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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-29
Meeting OF Creditors.

Ameeting of the creditors of John r.
Ralph was held yesterday at the court
house. w. ]. Shinn was appointed as
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-29

Latour viii give you q 50-cent corset for Is
cents; 75-eent corset for 80 cents 81 p Coulet
corset for IS cents; a $50 corset for 81 Frye's
btnFx
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-29

Weak men restored to perfect manhood by
the Great Australian remedy, free Address,
Box l,96i, san Francisco, Cal
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-29

Keep Your silverware Clean
By using silver White, for sale at Frisch Bros
jewellers, 10 Front street
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-29
IMPORTED PATTERN DRESSES.

Suits that We're $50 reduced to SD.
Suits that were so reduced to SO.
Suits that We're S.15 reduced to Sl3.
Suits that We're S:s7 reduced to SO.
Suits that We're SO reduced to $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-09
Written for The Evening Star.
A CLOSE CALL.

An Exciting Incident in the Life of a
Mining Superintendent.
81 only remember being thoroughly fright
ened one time in my life," said my friend
Everton, as we sat smoking together one night
in my bachelor room at a boarding house. On
table near US stood a bottle of bloater paste
some crackers and several bottles of beer,
ready to be consumed at any moment the spirit
might move us.
When Everton spoke Of being frightened
brushed the ashes from my cigar and looked
him over. Tall. broad shouldered. with pierc-
ing gray eyes and light mustache, he certainly
did not look like man easily scared.
''When was that3" asked, in answer 10 his
remark.
ut was when ! was in Tennessee with the
Upland Coal-mining Company. don't think
ever struck a harder crowd in my life than
struck down there. You see we were right on
the Kentucky border. and in the nearest town
man might murder another on one side Of the
main street. step over red-handed to the oppo-
site side and defy the law. He was then in the
jurisdiction Of another state. Under those cir.
cumstances murders or shooting affrays gen
orally were OF such everyday occurrence that
we looked Tor them as man looks for his
morning paper up here.
II remember one instance of this. I had
occasion TO DO in town early one morning and
on my arrival there was informed in an easy
nenchalant way Of o double murder committed
the previous night. A father and son, who had
made themselves unpopular with the society in
which they moved by loaning money in advance
upon miners pay at . ugurious rate OF interest,
were taken ont one night by gang Of Ave or
SIX and 20 riddled by bullets that the clothes
hung In tatters on their bodies. The assasuins
were unknown. Being from portion Of the
country where such happenings Gauss q7ite >
ripple IN society ! ives rsther shocked ct The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-09
ward boys in the District of Columbia. Congress

ward boys in the District Of Columbia, Congress
Is urged to make liberal appropriations.
AN examination and comparison OF the by
laws of this institution and ours will 70 per-
sons Interests ed in the work, be found interest
Ing, and special attention is invited thereto.
II anlindebted to Monsieur Cluge the director
OF the Mettray colony, for the copies Of the re-
vised bylaws of that institution. In July last
l wrote to him asking for information in refer
ence thereto. He kindly sent me the bylaws
with u lengthy communication, copy of
which IL herewith appended, marked ex-
hlblt l. From the communication it will be
seen that since the founding OF the Mettray
colony II has received G.G07 Juveniles commit
ted by law and 2, 900 others committed bv their
parents. Under the acts of Congress relating
70 our school delnquents can be sent through
the courts for violations of law, and by the
president OF the board of trustees for incor-
rlGiblhtv At the date of Monsieur Cluge's
letter there were 600 inmates In that institution
$50 committed for violations Of law and so by
their pnrents--sbout the same proportion in
our school.
These inmates are allowed deduc lions Of time
for good conduct, as Monsieur Cluge states, the
same as in our school. Monsieur Ciuge also
states that they follow the inmates after their
discharge, an agent visiting them frequently
so that they are continually Informed as to
their conduct. They also have the right under
the law, to recall to the colony
such as In their opinion have no
suitable homes or employment or are
disposed not to do we'll We have frequently
urged upon Congress-as will be seen IN
number of our previous reports, and as Is men,
toned in this report elsewhere-the necessity
of giving us the power of returning to the
school BOYS who have been to the school. but
who are liable to go astray again. When our
school shall have increased in population
az it husband Congress. through its
hberslity, enlarges it's accommodat ions it will
be very desirable to adopt the Mettray plan
of having an agent of the school 70 visit at
stated intervals discharged boys and see how
they have conducted themselves, whether they
have suitable homes and proper employment,
and when he finds they have not, or for any
reason, they may be returned to the school
during their minority. The importance of
legislation upon this subject by Congress is
most obvious.
1--WE have written at some length in regard to
the Mettray colony, because. az said. our school
is built upon its foundation, and if Congress
will give US the means of carrying out the orig
iual intentions Of the board of trustees and will
allow US TO more closely follow our model, our
school, although now standing in the front
rank of similar institutions, will assume the
position OF standing for usefulness second TO
none throughout the world and will become
model for others to build upon"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-09
GRIEF AS A BASIS OF SWINDLING
Friends of Dead Congressman Mcdonald
Called on by congressman Person"

Friends of Dead Congressman Mcdonald
Called on by Congressman Person."
Congressman Pierson Of Chicago was the
name given by a well-dressed and fine-iooking
middle-aged man, who attempted contempti-
BILE swindle in Harrison, n. j., on Monday
evening. Says the New York Sun: He said
that Speaker Crisp had deputized him to at
tend the funeral of Congressman E. F. Nc
Donald and to deliver the grafton. In con-
versation he spoke Of the Congressman as 1.
bosom friend. and was very sympathetic. He
visited the home of the widow and received
every consideration. The common council was
session in the evening, and the stranger went
to the Town Hall, where he made good i'm
preston. He announced that Mrs Mcdonald
WAS in straitened circumstances, and that he
was going to head a subscription for her with
81 900.
1t is understood that he managed to collect
some money from saloon keepers and others,
but he met a difficulty when he proposed TO
Brewer Peter Hauck that he should give 81 ,OOO
MIR. Hauck's suspicious we're awakened aud he
questioned the stranger. whose utter ignorance
OF Washington and affairs Of the House of
Representatives quickly betrayed him. He as
sumed an air of injured innocence, but man
aged to get out Of the hall of Mr. Haucl's house
before he was kicked out. He ran swiftly after
q Newark car. 1t Ia said that the scamp il a
Newarker named Pierce.
The Harrison Common Council and the Kear-
ney township committee passed resolutions of
coincidence and sympathy with Mrs Mcdonald.
Mrs. Mcdonald and the baby, which was born
on Saturday, are both doing well.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-09
NO MORE TA-KA-RA-BOOM-D

Little Girls DOsed With Cayenne Pepper
for Singing That Classic Song.
Voice culture in the Boys and Girls Aid So
ciety in San Francisco has met with q serious
setback. Four little girls were detected warb-
ling unexpurgated version Of "Ta-ra-ra-
boom-de-ay." Superintendent David Heap and
the matron, Miss Board, decided to discourage
such lyric renditions. 1t was just at supper
time. Miss Board got the pepper box, and as
the culprits ranged up alongside the supper
table Mr.. Heap said: Now, then, girls, shut
your eyes and open your mouths"
The songsters did so, and upon each tongue
that had warbled the bad words was dumped a
teaspoonful of cayenne pepper, fresh from the
box. Rather tropical treatment that, but it
proved effective. Each girl was made to swal-
low her portion Of pepper. Tears gushed from
the eyes of the little sufferers, who all declared
that they would never sing anything but Sun
day school songs. Then they were given their
suppers and sent to bed. They have since
cooled off, and now regard the whole matter
as joke.
1t was through the running away Of one of
the victims of Mr.. Heaps moral lesson" that
the story came ont. This runaway was Bertha
Gallach. a bright little German-Spanish girl,
aged fifteen. On Sunday evening. the night
after the treatment, Bertha ran away and wan
dered about the Potrero for two days and nights
with her mouth thrown open to the cooling
breezes.
1t was the fear OF another dose that tempted
the girl TO fight, and she then only surrendered
to the police when driven to do so by hunger
Annie Mccormick. aged sixteen, ccompanied
Bertha on the excursion to the Potrero Annie
was not n member of the class that received the
''grent moral lesson" Her reason for running
away is good recommendation for the home.
She says that her mother is dying at the County
Hospital, her father is drunkard and that her
little brother is running about the streets in
rags. Il ran away to fetch him to the home
she eaid. where / knew he would be we'll
tod ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-09
PINE RIDGE INDIANS HAPPY.

One Who Recently Visited Them Says
There is No Fear of Trouble.
81 am thoroughly satisfied that any trouble
with the Sioux, especially those at Pine Ridge,
is long way of, said Col. J. A. George Of
this city to STAR reporter today. II have
been among them for some months past and
they seem to be well satisfied. Especially are
they pleased with their agent, Capt. Brown
He is constantly on the go and visits all the dis
tricts in person. Under his direction many
material improvements have been made A
sawmil and single mill will soon be in opera
ton and these will be freely patronized by the
Indians. mixed bloods and squaw men who de-
sire to build houses. One of Gen. Crooks ia
nous old scouts -Baptiste Fourier DIETER
known as Big Bat). has just completed e. two
story eight-room house that would be credit
to any man. A windmill and tank supply every
room in his home with water. Looks a little
like civilization.
AT the agency new buildings have been or
are being erected. and some of the more antique
have been retitted and generally improved.
individual Indians are doing lots of work
Last month they turned in to the government,
and we're paid therefor about $4,000 worth of
beef cattle. Some of the steers weighed over
1.4O0 pounds. Much of the money that changed
hands has found its way into the banks in the
towns on the railroad
Just as was coming away Maj. Burke and
the Buffalo Bill Sioux who had been to Eu-
rope returned to the reservation. Every
Indian looked well and declared himself to be
happy. The major saw they got home safely.
1.-The most pressing need on the reservation
now is Touring mill Wheat and oats IN con-
siderable quantities have been raised during
the past season. and moro wheat would have
been grown had the mill been there to convert
il into -four.
Il don't see how there could be any trouble
there now. There is real contentment in all
the camps"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-09

IL peacocks and guinea fowls scream sad
turkeys gobble. and 4 quails make more noise
than usual rain
II sea birds fly toward land and land birds
toward the sea, rain.
II the cock crows more Than usual and earlier,
expect rain.
If swallows fy lower than usual. expect rain.
If bats hutte- and beetles hy about. there will
be fine weather.
IL birds in general pick their feathers. wash
themselves and ay to their nests. rain.
some Of the queerest miscellaneous auips re-
eeiyed are % the effect that:
there are no falling stars 10 be seen on q
bright summers evening you may look for tine
weather
II there be many falling stars on a clear
evening In the summer, there viii be thunder
rainbow IN the morning is the shepherds
warning.
If the marigolds continue shut after O'Clock
IN the evening. expect rain.
II fish bite more readily and gambol near the
surface OF ponds and streams, then look out for
rain.
If porpoises and whales sport about ships. q
hurricane
The moon, Of course. is the subject of many
OF The best weather predictions. Great cond-
aence is placed III the old prOgnostic:
Isaw ne moon late y-s;reen
WI the old moon IN her arm.
AID II wore Soing - master,
Tear We'll come - harm.
IL is also said Of the moon that III the new
moon appears With the points of the crescent
turned up. the month will be dry. II the points
are turned down IL viii be Wet"
One weather poet puts the case OF the noon
thus:
Her silver ssespt ,ispG sith .ssle ea i,oa-'
I1 Ds h1s ne oSdss tempest on The main.
Or. If hoI face with aery aushinrs glow.
Rat fS 1n nEsss os r rr , fS h siss
Mt ssnarpsned horns: u glorious then she shine.
III Der revolving rsce he wholly run.
Are void of tempes:s both by land and SEA =
A good many old housewives still remain
Their own weather prophets. and. a. a conse-
quence, one of the most popular of familiar
weather sayings is: when rheumatic people
complain of more than ordinary pains in their
joints, II viii rain. Another homemade baron
eter Is the tender corn or sentative tooth whose
connection with the weather has been ably stated
thus:
coming storm your shooting corn. rre.ara
ana aches Will ttrob. your hollow tooth will rage.
Mr.. Deg. when questioned Yesterday regard
ing the book to be gotten out, said: This is
the nrst book the bureau has gotten out on this
subject for ten years. Ii ia now intended, If
possible, to supplement the book gotten out
then 1t must be distinctly understood that
the government forecasts are not based on any
such thing as weather proverbs.
These proverbs are for the most part mat
ter OF curious information, although a portion
of them are really based on true meteorological
conditions, and these. if gotten together, NAV
be of some service to observers of the weather
where instrument and chart are not at hand
such as farmers and sailors. who have no means
of studying a more scientific method Of fore
cast"
Mr.. Dey says that in foreign countries a
good deal more account is made by the weather
authorities of these popular savings, and that
Of af.ah,
be of material heID in cases of doubtful and un-
certain conditions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-09
ALEXANDRIA.

correspondence OF he LveDlng Star
THE MONT OF THE ELECTION.
Alexandria was wide awake last night until
after midnight, and the night editions Of THE
STAR as well as the assembia9es at the opera
house, music hall and other places made an
nouncements OF election news. AS n large ma
jorlty Of Alexandria voters had given their suf-
frage to Mr.. Cleveland the news gave satisfac-
tion to most of the people, but there were no
tumuituous exhibitions of jubilee.
In 1872 there WAS tie in Alexandria between
Grant and Greeley, each candidate receiving
l,33i votes. Since that time there has been
democratic najorities at every presidential
election. In 1883 Cleveland's majority over
Harrison WAS l42. but anticipated in The
STAR yesterday the democrats made great gains
here at this election and Cleveland's majority Is
over 800.
GEO. POULToS SHOOTS WIN. RUST.
Geo. Poulton, u white man, said to be from
Washington, shot a colored man named VIM.
Rust on the Leesburs road near the old toll
gate yesterday afternoon. Rust is said to be
very badly wounded. Poulton was brought to
this city and is held for the Fairfax county au-
thorities.
THE CONFEDERATE CEMETERY.
Mt Bethel Cemetery Company has presented
a lot in their cemetery. on the southwest edge Of
the town, to Lee Camp of Confederate veter-
ans. The camp has purchased an additional
lot, and-a confederate soldiers cemetery viii be
established there for the burial OF such ex-con-
federates as have no family lots.
NOTES.
The city committee on the poor is now re-
ceiving bids at the auditors Office for the sup
plies of fuel, groceries, &C., during the coming
winter.
The circuit court of the county, Judge Keith
opened today at the Columbus street court
house for civil business.
The Alexandria Water Company has re-
elected its officers and declared the annual
dividend, 81. so per share.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-09
THE COURTS,
EQUITY CoURT-Judqe Brddley.

EQUITY CoURT-Judqe Bradley.
Today-Coltmau agt Moore; trustee author
lied to sell and convey. Hess agt Horton
check in lieu of security for costs allowed
Holmes agt. Brady; appearance ordered Wal
ter aSt. Knox; do. Same agt. Bieber; do.
COURT IN GENERAL TERM-Judges Hagner and
James.
Today-United States agt. Devlin: appeal
dismissed. Lucas agt. McGowan; do. Offut
agt. Catin; submitted. Hoffecher agt. Moon;
do. Gray agt. Edwards; appeal dismissed
Holohan agt. Young; petition for rehearing.
CIRCUIT CouRr-.Judge Bradley.
To-Day. p. Childs agt. J. Lyon, c. H.
Rsub Il Co.. agt. r. c. Hoffman, p. II. HE'S
kell, jr., * Co. agt. ]. II. Owens and Western
National Bank agt. J. $. Boss ct al; iudgnt..t
py default,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-09
MarriaYe Licenaes.

Marriage licenses have been issued by the
clerk of the court to the following: F. W.
Ridgway and Ella v. Barnes; James F. Heines
and George s. Brockett; Julius p. Militzer and
Catherine Meehan Roth; Edward T. Kaiser and
Laura Matilda Brelsford; Walter G. Aylor and
Kate B. Taliaferro. both Of Madison county,
Va; John T. Bohrer of Montgomery county.
Md, and Sarah Z. West; Thomas Walker and
Elvira Greer, both Of Spottsyivania county,
Va; Peter A. Drury and Ida Kearney; John
William Bowen and Mary T. Hunter Of Hughes
vile. Va; Albert Booth and Ella Hallam; F.
Gibbon Hall and Susie A. Dunn; Clarence ].
Collins and Nellie b. Hodgkin; Henry Childs
Brown; John +. Williams and Lottie A. Wat
son.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-09

40 The r,;r.s Th.d 49, go, on, nv -
yolyer and looked n over Thinking /. nigh. he
wall n have IL rode az can snaaanly en-.
mon . Wagon Srsvr nv = s,on, nsir .; rnnIas
and driven nv ola lem Hontin.i a newer of
wood and drawer of anything he conld GET his
hands on avon soma aid without the knoui
edge Of the riebtful owner Nv courtesy he
WAS n white man bu, long generations of strong
coffee drinkers and fat meat eaters had handed
down 70 Lem a rich legacy in the way Of a COM
plexion.
Good morning. lem. Il said very nolitelr
"sOmphr This as nearly AS I can smell Il
was his answer. uttered in tone half growl
half grunt
Somebody killed up YOUR wav.' 1 said, as
Stunning the CAV tone of the locality
lymph The infection held a SUSPICION of
inquiry.
'''Oid Hank Watson and his son shot through
and through like a connie of sleeves Tbey
con,an,t hoId n 5ror of wbisry 10 xor, ,,,,r,,e5
it in EN- BY the gallon / thought this a very
neat effort on nv part as the wstsous were
prea. dr,nle-s and kpev Len, livea pext door
to them and had shared in many nights sport
He moved a Mug of tobacco from one cheek 70
the other
".Je' want any wood { the mine this veek7
81 answered In the negative. whereupon he
whipped I'D his team and ratified of down the
road without another word heard asterward
that he went to see the t.ttered remnants Of his
friends with the rest of the crowd and that his
only comment was upon the artistic thorough
ness and neatness of the job and an inquiry as
to who did it.
.But as to the time I was frightened Well.
there was a rule at the mines that no shooting
was allowed on the works. Among such a mixed
class Of men "a We had to deal With such a law
was imperative. One morning. the head of the
company having been called away on business
l found myself in control temporarily. To nv
surprise about the middle of the forenoon a
pistol shot rang out on the air. l immediately
walked to the door of the office aud looked
around. About 100 yards up the track stood a.
group of four men, whom / recognized at once
as four Of our miners, and some Of the worst
men on the works. They were evidently look
ing for a reprimand as their faces were turned
toward me. There was only one course for me
to pursue, so put on my hat and walked up
to them. They watched my approach coolly.
"'Who fired that shotT said when reached
them.
lone Of them laughed contemptuously He
was man with five lives to account for TO his
Creator
90 4 did that shooting, Mr.. Everton he said
defantly and sullenly.
"'Well, are you acquainted with the rule that
positively forbids shooting these works, or
haven't you been here long enough TO learn it?'
This was sarcasm on my part as the man was
an old hand. always at the mine except when
the sheriff WAS on his track, when he would dis
appear for awhile and return when the excite
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-09
HEALTH OF THE DISTRICT.
Material Decline in the Death List Last
Week.

Health Officer Hammett presents the follow
ing report for week ending November s: Num-
Der of deaths, IS; white, 60; colored, 80, Death
rate per 900 per annum-White. 1877; colored,
1875 Total population; 1910. Twenty-seven
were under years of age, 20 were under
year and 10 over go years Twenty-Five of the
deaths occurred in hospitals and public institu-
lions The deaths by classes we're rs follows
Zymotic, 10; constitutional, 10; local, Al; de-
velopmental, 10; violence, 4. The principal
canses Of death were-Croup, /; diphtheria.
2; consumption, IA; diarrhpal, 4; typhoid
fever, 8; rnalarial fever, s. pneumonia, 8; con-
gestiou Of the lungs, 4, bronchitis, 2; kidney
diseases, =; meningitis, /; cancer. l. Births re-
ported-28 white males, IL white females: II
colored males, IA colored females. Marriages
reported-26 white; colored. Concerning the
report DR.. Hammett saws:
There was another material decline in the
death list for the week ended on Saturday last.
The number of deaths fell from Ill to IS, and
the death rate from 22.0 to 1910 as compared
with the preceding week. The magnitude Of
this difference OF in the annual death rate IL
easily to be comprehended when ii is seen to
represent saving to nigh 800 lives if continued
through the year. The improved health condi
lions are further to be understood when it is
noted that the number of deaths for the cor
responding week of last year was l25, and the
death rate 26O thus giving difference Of 80 in
number, equal to decline of q per cent
With the exception of fatal kidney diseases
there was Improvement along the whole
line Typhoid fever fell from to and pne,i-
monia from IL to3.
while this gratifying Improvement in the
state of the public health is shown the reported
death of one person from grip catarrhal
influenza, would indicate the presence Of the
exciting cause Of this dread malady. Four
deaths from this disease during last week in
New York city attracted the notice of the health
department of that city so far as to call forth a
warning to the public to take care of their
colds and to avoid all excuses and exposure
to extremes of weather."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-09

To-day in Judge Kimball's court the case Of
Frederick Rose, charged with violating old
act of the levy court in selling on Sunday,
was called and Mr.. Tobriner, counsel for the
defendant. made a motion to quash the infor-
nation and he also entered plea to the juris
diction Of the court, arguing that the court had
no jurisdiction in the case. Judge Kimball
said he had not looked into the matter and he
continued the case, reserving his decision.