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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-23
JOSEPH r. EDSON,l rS.
my4-w&stds CHAS. r. BAILEY, trustees.


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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-23

1t II Deficient and Inferior in Maryland,
Delaware and Virginia.
Farm labor in Maryland, Delaware and vir-
ginia is not sufficient to satisfy the demand. and
a large proportion of that which is available is
are reached in report just issued by the De-
partment of Agriculture. Says the report:
"a deficiency is indicated by the reports for
Delaware and Maryland Of more or less con-
tinuous character as to time and Of severity as
to degree, extending well over their area. The
tendency to the cities, the demands of the rail-
roads. oyster and other fishing, fruit canning
and the renting of land and low prices Of farm
labor are responsible for the deficiency. In q
few counties labor is sufficient or abundant, but
in many cases Of inferior quality and liable to
disturbance at stated seasons by other de-
mands. There is a general lack of the best
quality.
In many districts in Virginia enterprises Of
local or Of more extended range, which have
sprung up and become active in recent years,
are Withdrawing labor from the farm, while
they increase to great extent the demand for
farm products. Public works, railroads, lum-
Der and mining and manufacturing industries
Of various kinds, with the usual inclination to
town or city employments, have made farm
labor scarce in about fifty counties. In some
of these there would be enough if it could be
relied upon and in others but for the fisheries,
which interfere with its annual EMPLOYMENT
There arc few counties in this state which show
much surplus Of farm or other iaborers.
about the same may be said Of West vir-
ginia as Of the parent state as to labor supply
and conditions. Manufacturing, mining, lum-
bering and railroad building and operation offer
better wages than the farm, while they make a
market for farm products. A few counties re-
port sufficient supply or a surplus"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-23
GEN. CLAHKsON's VIEWS.
HIS Personal Preference He viii Not Name
His WashinKton Visit.


From Iutervicw in the New York Tunes.
Gen. Clarkson refused to come ont openly
against Harrison. He admitted having stopped
over to see Gen. Russell A. Ager, but de-
nounced as bosh the published dispatch to the
effect that he had been commissioned by Alger
to visit Blaine and get from the latter a posi-
tive declaration as to his candidacy.
II stand absolutely uncommitted to any can
didate," said Gen. Clsrkson. Il 60 to Mime
apolis as delegate from Iowa, but am not in
strncted. The delegates from Iowa, in common
with the great majority of the delegates from
the other states. feel that it would be unwise
to decide on candidate beforehand. We want
a candidate who can carry the doubtful states
of Wisconsin, Indiana, New York, Connecticut
and Rhode Island. The delegates from these
doubtful states know who is the strongest man
in those states, and their Judgment ought to
prevail.
The strongest candidate, without doubt, is
Blaine. His health is so good that it offers abb
soiuteiy no bar to his candidacy. There is posi-
lively no definite assurance from him that he
will not run. 1 do not know the real state Of
his mind. Few men ever do know just how Mr..
Blaine stands. But il he will run he is the
strongest candidate.
Harrison is an able man and has made a
good President, but there is strong and grow
ing opposition in all parts of the country
against second term. This prejudice will con-
tinue to grow, in my belief, until it produces a
condition Of affairs where no President can get
q second term.
While my political judgment points to
Blaine, If he can be persuaded to run. l have q
personal preference for q candidate whose
name will not disclose. He is my personal
candidate, and all that will say about him is
that he ia a man whose name has been consid-
erably mentioned for the place.
Personally, my relations with Harrison are
friendly. He has treated me nicely, better than
any other President ever did.
1.-The present sentiment of republican dele
gates-elect to the Minneapolis convention is not
for Harrison or against Harrison. or for or
against anybody else. The real sentiment is
that no candidate should be selected until it Is
decided who can carry the doubtful states.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-23
EASE BALL.

Before a crowd numbering nearly 1000 the
Cincinnatis yesterday shut out the Louisville
club BY the score of To 0. 10th teams were
of In their batting, ouly three hits being made
by each slde. Meekin, however, WIS wild,
giving seven men bases on balls. Ou, OF re-
spect to the memory of Hub" Collins the
Louisville players wore bows of crepe upon
their shirts.
Saturdays games Chicago. 4; Pittsburg. o;
Cleveland. .; st. Louis, o Qorfeit); ST. Louis,
4; Cleveland. l.
Fam prevented the Philadelphia Baltimore.
the Cincinnati Louisville. the New York BI ook-
lyn and the Washington Boston gapies.
Where they'll play todav-Washington at
Brooklyn; Philadelphia nj Baltimore; Pittsburg
ut Chicago: New York at Boston; st. Louis at
Cleveland
Hubert Collins the well-known base ball
player Of the Brooklyn nine died OF typhoid
fever in Brooklyn on Saturday. He leaves
widow and one child. His body will be sent to
Louisville, Kentucky. where they reside. Collins
was stricken with the fever while in Boston ten
DAYS ago
Chicago began the season by winning two
games. After that Arson and his men lost nine
straight. Then Philadelphia and Boston came
along and Chicago won and lost a game with
each. This brought Chicago's record up TO four
victories and eleven defeats. On May 8 Chi
cago was tenth in the championship race. A
week ago AnsOn's Colts were seventh and today
they are third, with one more victory than
GrOOklyn and two more defeats. Inc ChicagOs
record Of victories since May includes one
game from Baltimore. two from New York. one
from BROOKLYN. two from Washington, two
from st. Louis. three from Pit;sburg and two
from Cleveland. Ill these games have been
won on the home grounds. Chicago still has
two games 20 play IT home, and then Arson
and his men VIII come east To play eighteen
games III Arson can splis even in the east he
viii have more than a fighting chance fer the
pennInt. as the JhicagDs will play twenty-olrc
Of the last Twenty-Five games Of the first
Mt home. pl,iI fnq,ttrfr.
President Temple OF Pi.ts6nr has yielded TO
Burns demands and the latter win consequently
captain the Pirate.
Browning not long ont Of a job. Com
fskey took him CGmiskcy will probably take
Dolsn. After Eilroys great work here he will
not be ont Of Job long.
o. p. Caylor Is such dro!l fellow. lie saws
he believes that the BroOklyns are the hardest
hitters in the league excepting the New
lOrks."
Pittsburg has lost just enough games now for
the directors to begin releasing PLAYERS and
sign in new ones by the wholcsdc.-Ihiladet-
pAid Press.
Wood is to be given to Pittsburg in part
recompense for Hanlon.
In all our Affections there is ore consolation:
the WashinStons are yet ahead Of the Balti-
mores-
Is there not lot of suggestion in the fact
that Boston and Brooklyn have not released
any men this year? Ii Is not the mines that are
constantly experimenting that win games.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-23
A WONDERFUL WELL.
An Outlet for Subterranean Sea Of Oil, Gas
and Salt Water.

An Outlet for a Subterranean Sea Of Oil, Gas
and Salt Water.
There is much excitement at Bellairc Ohio,
over wonderful well on Pawpaw creek, near
Salem, a village on the Cleveland and Marietta
railroad, fifteen miles south of Summerfield
Noble county. A well was drilled to the depth
of fourteen hundred feet about nineteen years
ago. Oil or gas not being found, i. was ADAM
doned- Several years later water and gas COM
menced coming from the hole in great force,
which threw the tubing out That gave it q
chance. and it washed out a large cavity. forty
feet in diameter. Six or seven years ago
il ceased to flow. Jacob Martz. about
two years ago, filled the hole with logs,
stone and earth, and built a large barn on
stone pillars, one Of which stood in the center
Of the cavity. Recently gas burst up alongside
the pillar with report like that of thunder, q
large flow Of oil and water followed, and before
a bali hour passed around the pillar began to
sink, and was soon out OF sight In twenty
eight hours a basin, some thirty-five feet
in diameter, and no one can tell how deep, was
formed. and filed with water, which is con-
SANITY in motion, and the earth for several
feet around ii also moves up and down. Il Is
believed that the well Is an outlet for q subter-
ranean sea Of oil, gas and salt water, it Is in
the Maxburg oil and gas field. Thousands Of
people visited it, and are afraid to make an in
vestigation. The oil which issues forth. when
separate from the gas and water, is of irst-class
quality.
The roar Of escaping gas and the under
ground rumbling can be heard for miles
around.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-23
THE HETHERINGTONs ARRIVE.
They Refuse to Talk About the Scandal That
Ended in a shooting.


Lieut.. J. ii. HetheriagtOn L. S. N. accom-
panied BY ms wife and three-year-old child, ar
rived at san Francisco ON saturday from Yoko-
hama the steams hip Oceanic and a. once
took quarters at tire Occidental Hotel Since
his acquitted in March on the charge OF murder
of Mr.. Robinson. whom He.heriagton accused
Of criminal assault upon his wife. Lieut. and
Mrs He;htrmstOu have been travelling ia va
rious paris u Jaran. awaiting permission from
the Navy Department 20 return TO this country
on fu=lorSh. HsiheriugtOn. who is man
Bearly si% feet in height and OF massive build
Vas fOreiblc IL his refusal 20 discuss his recent
troubles VIII a Newspaper representative.
When Mrs HeiheriaSton WIS approached she
also declined L. be communicative. There is
nothing ! eau say that has not been told" she
stated. and beg - DC relieve from speaking
further on che subject"
Mrs. He herington like her husband. is tall.
but sleEler III buIli Her face is oval. with
large BIN gray eyes. straight nose. the nos
triis OF whlsh contract or diiate a. she speaks.
and a small mouth The compile we're objects
of much curiosity during their ocean trip, and
Mrs HetherIngton. after n few DAYS. retired to
he cabin complaining of ill-health. Several
Of the Yokohama papers eCiitorially criticised
tie verdict Of acquIttal. and the Jaran Add
referring TO the charge that Mrs. Hetherinyton
had been outraged b. Robinson adds: IF this
he true. wins was rot Robinson at once arrested
and held 20 answer In a court which might be
relied on to insure justice being done. No
more serious charge short of murder itself
could be preferred. and il proved would at
once have relieved the husband of the RESPONSE
bihty OF taking any other steps against the vio-
Es:or OF the sacredness of his married life, and
would have proved decidedly the most ehectual
20 the honor Of his wife that could possibly
have been employed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-23
KILLED BY TROLLEY WIRES.
A Scene Witnessed at Newark, N. j., Yester.
day Morning.


day Morning.
Thousands of persons stood in Bruce street,
Newark, N. j.. yesterday morning and saw a
horse slowly roasted to death by electricity. 1t
was gruesome sight. for at times spiteful little
tongues of fame shot out from the suffering
animals hoofs and mouth. After ten minutes
of torture the horse was dead.
-Four horses and a stage were hired from a
livery firm on Halsey street by members Of the
Arion Singing Society for a May ride. The
stage, gaily decorated with bunting, was driven
up Springfield avenue about IL o'clock. the
thirty occupants enjoying themselves hugely.
When Bruce street was reached the coach
stopped suddenly and the rollicking May riders
were thrown forward forcibly. The Your horses
fell to the pavement and the driver, Samuel
Coles of 81 Springfield avenue, young colored
man, yelled, For Gods sake cut the lines"
He sat as stiff as statue, unable to release
his hold on the reins. Every boy and man in
the vehicle got more or less OF an electric shock
and in less time than il takes to tell it they were
out of the coach.
One OF them responded to Coles cries, drew
a knife and severed the lines close to the drivers
hands. He was flung staggering across the
street by an electric current which travelled
through the knife blade.
Coles jumped to the ground and ran to the
horses, which were plunging madly. Catching
the bit of one he received a shock which flung
him back rome yards.
The horses jumped and plunged until three Of
them broke loose But the fourth became ex-
hausted by the continuous passage of the cleo
trio current through its body and fell with its
neck to a trolley pole.
BY this time crowd of several hundred Der
SONS had collected. but no one could do any,
thing for the suffering animal. whose body was
so highly charged with electricity that no one
could touch it. When at length two linemen
arrived and made some repairs to the trolley
wire an attempt was made to strip the dead ami
NAL of its harness, but il could not be done.
When the bit was taken out of the mouth the
flame followed it. The body was not removed
for some hours. The three horses which
escaped were taken back to the stable and a
veterinary surgeon declares they will not be fit
for work for two weeks.
The May riders proceeded on the excursion
drawn bv four other horses. Many of them
were badly shaken up, but none seriously in
jured.
The power house of the New Jersey Traction
Company. which owns the trolley wires and
poles. is a block away from the scene Of the
accident. An electrician said the current had
leake i into the pole because Of defective insu-
lstion and through the poles into the ground
ard sent it TO the steel rails shocking the horses
when they stepped on the track.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-23
IVES AGAIN WINNER.
HIe Defeats Sio-son i'm n Match for the Bill
lard Championship.


The billiard match between Slosson and Ives,
800 points. I4-inch balk line. in Chicago Satur-
day night attracted TO Central Music Hail.
whete the match was PLAYED, an audience which
packed tine spacious building from roof to base
snent-
The play was steadily good rather than bril-
Slant Slosson won the lead and in his first in
Iirg made one. Then Ives ran up small
score, and in a short time later Slosson put to-
Ccther a score of 100 by really good play. Ives
followed with AZ, while Slosson kept on with 2,
-, s and an occasional 0. Up TO $50 he made
40 good score Ives. b. fair scores. the largest
OF which s.. made his total $40 against
Blossoms Ill.
In the ninth round Ives made some brilliant
strokes, one being a shot three times across the
table. by which he brought the balls to an
Ecehor nurse, rolling up so; then in the thir-
feenth inning the balls lined up straight across
the cushion with the cue ball at one end. Ives
Jumped the nearer object ball, his opponent hit
lihs red and brought the two together, making
q score of I22.
Slosson played one remarkable kiss shot
rhlch evoked rounds of applause. In the
eighteenth round he brought the balls twice
ground the table and missed a stroke for lack
of speed. after a scOre of 81.
At IL 40 the score was: Ives. ST. Slosson A6s.
Toward the close Ives made squirt. altogether
Outstripping his opponent With a run of rs
and another of 12i he brought his total up to
S57. Slosson followed with a spiritiess run Of T.
Then Ives went IN and finished with an unfin-
6shed 49, making the 500.
The champion received n soul-stirring ova-
tion- He has broken the record for averages
bis being 26L.
The following il the score in detail:
lves-2, l, Z, o. 81. AZ. 70. Is. So 10. o. 6S l22
j. SO, 6, %, l. Ii, 2. 1, GO, l3, Ii, l. &C. 124 49,
making total of 500.
Slosson-I, 2. Is. 120. 2. 10. 6. /. o. o, l. 6. 90
TO- 20, IS. H. 81, o. 10, %. H. g. 2, 90 %, 0, g.
j., ., making total OF ass.
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Garza SIN af Key West.

II is rumored that Cara is still at Key West,
having arrived there several weeks ago from
Nassau. He is said to be concealed In the
house Of a prominent spaniard under the as
sumed name Of julius Ferrel Betaneourti. He
claims to be q Cuban patriot interested in u
new revolutionary movement among Cubans
and resident SpaniArds in Cuba. He recently
made speech In San Carlos Hall with the OBJ
ject Of raising funds to help the Gauss. Nobody
there IN known to be authorized to arrest GArzA
No sdvices from the Mexican or the United
States authorities have been received e yet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-23
THE GRANITE CUTTERS, STRIKE.
The Grievances Set Forth In an Address Sent
to This City.

The granite cutters here do not anticipate any
trouble on account of the great lockout unless
granite from some other point where the union
is locked out should be shipped here to be cut
1t is said that between 1000 and 5000 granite
cutters are now locked out. The national com
mittee has issued from its headquarters at Con-
cord, N H., and sent to this city an address Ito
the workingmen of the United States and all
minded men Of whatever station in life"
This address says: We have now thrust on us
by the New England Granite Manufacturers
Association a lockout Of all granite cutters, paw
ing cutters and quarrymcn in the employ of
that association. This quarrel il not Of our
seeking. No conference has been asked for by
the manufacturers association, but O secret
conspiracy has been formed by them TO destroy
the liberties and rights Of those unfortunate
enough to be employed by them. Without any
notlncation OF any grievance existing which
these employers consider should be remedied
they presented us with their ultimatum Nav 5,
giving Us nine days TO accept their terms We
desire 70 state tO the trade in particular and
enlightened people generally outside Of our
trade, that unless IN Cases OF violation of agree
ments by them. we give employers at least
three months notice of changes desired in ex-
isting agreements OF bills Of prices, and it has
been customary ever since the establishment
OF bills OF prices to stand honorably by our
agreements; and on May L. in Westerly, r. l.,
one of our branches, on being notified by the
employers that the agreement bad not been
technically carried ont, withdrew its bill, and
were then distinctly told by the employers that
the old agreement held good for another twelve
month; yet, in violation Of such assurance, on
saturday, May IA, the men who honorably
Withdrew their notification after three months
notice. when the technical point was ruised by
the employers that it was contrary to the asree-
men', were locked ont without any notice what
ever. simply ut the dictation Of the executive
committee of the New England association.
Other instances of Al similar nature can be given
where, IN violation of honorable agreements,
they have locked ont our members Had our
union ordered a general strike We shonld have
been very quickly reminded OF our agreements.
The issue raised by the manufacturers is that
bills OF pricc1 should expire December 81 OF
each year, instead or. il customary in the
different SECTIONS, to expire and 70 into effect
IN the spring Of the year. TO some it may seem
tirt the REASONS advanced by the mann fac tuners
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-23
kissing the Relic OF Sc. Ann.

II is estimated that two hundred thousand
people have kissed the relic of ST. Ann during
the two weeksit has been exhibited at the little
church Of st. John the Baptist in New York
Many persons apparently have been miracu-
lously cured from various diseases owing to
their faith in the relic, and had it not been
taken away to Canada il is probable that pill
grimages 10 the church referred to would have
been inaugurated Thirty-fve miracles have
been reported ~ such. The relic was obtained
for that church from Abbot Jacobus Of Mgr.
Marquis at the special request Of Pope Leo KILL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-23

He Writes m Open Letter in Reply 70 Sec
rotary Blaine's Charges.
Mr.. Frederick Bancroft, lAte Librarian Of the
State Department. has replied to Secretary
Blaine's recent structures made upon him in .
letter addressed to the President. Mr. Bancroft
says:
THE remarkable tone Of your letter IL no less
surprising than the fact that you now assign an
entirely different ground for my removal from
that You gave when first Intercepted in my
behalf on the subject On that occasion you
assigned as the only reason for my removal
that had been absent without permission de
livering lectures, which in al occupied my time
for but . few days annually. Are tho hsv
charges, contained in your letter Of Friday.
fronted with your own written permission 10
do the very thing complained of?
ut b well-known fact in the department that
IL was not until several days after you had re-
solved upon my removal and had commissioned
my successor that you began an inquiry for the
ton, which might, perhaps, also serve as q reply
to resolution Of the House Of Representatives.
Although the charges now made are plainly
trumped up and are due TO an unexpected ne
cessity on your part, I shall not shun them"
MIR. Bancroft claims that the Secretary did
not consult Mr.. Bancroft's direct superior n 10
the librarians fitness, but made the change
without even informing that official whi3ehe
was absent. Mr.. Bancroft says the SecretaIV
made no charges against him, gave him noOp-
portunity for justification and insisted upon his
taking the consulship and keeping quiet, Ekich
he refused to. do until justice was done him
Mr.. Bancroft says: ''Soue may share my
Amusement that il should have taken You three
years to discover my inefficiency. But, per-
haps, you will find an explanation for this in
the fact that it is only recently that it has be-
come necessary for yOu to make permanent
place for your protege in the department over
which you preside. ana where, according to
your own declaration, incompetency may -four
ish. and want Of ability and merit are not causes
for immediate removal"