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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-05
STYLE IS THE BEST ONE
Chairs Should he SO Constructed ms IN
Give the Greatest Comfort.

From the New York World
When our grandmothers were girls o,1
STRAIGHTFORWARD chairs instead of ouch
toned divans we're the usual RESTING rI,oas
the young women held themselves with n
straightEess that was almost stiffness
Then when they grew old they still held
themselves like duchesses. For it is the
way one sits rather than the exercise one
takes that determines the Greatness of tho
figure.
prominent physician says that the
proper sitting Position requires that the
spine shall be kept straight, and that the
support needed for the upper part shall be
felt in the right place Therefore IL is
necessary to sit as far back IN the chair as
possible so that the lower end of the spne
shall be braced against the back of the seat
III this back is straight the shoulders will
also rest against IL, and even IL the shou!-
ders have no point of support IL will be
found that they do not need ii when the
base of the spine is supported properly
This position makes no strain upon the
igaments OF the spine. Every organ of the
body Is properly fixed by this attitude
The feet should rest sQuarely upon the
floor; the hands should rest lightly in the
lap, and thus perfect equilibrium and rest
are secured. The arms should never be
crossed, for that position causes a strain
upon the spine, places a weight upon the
stomach and diaphragm and thus in
creases the labor of digestion and respira-
ton.
Once In while 1t is a good thing to place
the arms behind the back, giving, as II does
the fullest expansion to the upper part of
the body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-05
LATE NEWS BY WIRE.
The Twelfth Juror Secured in tbs
Coughlin Trial.
FIGHT OVER MRS. FAY'O TESTIMONY.
The Defense Alarmed at Her Rev.
citations.
OPPOSING HER APPEARANCE.

CHICAGO, Dec. ga jury was finally Sc
cured today in the trial OF Dan CoughIin for
completely in Dr. Cronin's murder.
Less than half an hour was required to
obtain the twelfth juror, who was the sec
ond talesman examined The last man is
Hiram NJ. wadleigh. a marine engineer
who was living in Iowa at the time OF the
Cronin murder.
The jury was then sworn in by the clerk
and admonished as to their high and solemn
duty.
When the Jurors had retired from the
court room, ex-Judge Wing for the defense
informed the court that counsel for the
state had intimated to him that Mrs An
drew Foy would be a witness for the prose-
cution and, II 1t should appear that she was
not a proper person to testify against the
defendant, he would move that the court
instruct the prosecution to eliminate from
the opening address to the jury all mention
OF Mrs Foy and the evidence which she was
expected to give.
This was the real opening of the trial ard
the importance of Mrs. Foy's evidence. in
the estimation Of the defense. was demon
strated by the long argument of Attorney
Wing and the cases he cited to keep her new
story from the jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-05
The Steamship of the Future.
Iufacturers' Gazette.

From the Manufacturers Gazette.
Sir Nathaniel Barnaby, the late chief
constructor of the British navy, has given
the weight of his high reputation to the
possibility of constructing a ship for At
lantic navigation which will be loo feet
long and 300 feet broad, with engines of
$4,000 horse power and an ocean speed OF
Is knots. This ship he described as steel
island which will be incapable of enter
ing any dock, at any rate as at present
constructed having several engines, work
ing side by side. He thinks that a draught
of twenty-six feet of water need never be
exceeded. Il do firmly believe" said Sir
Nathaniel, that We shall get the mastery
over the seas, and that we shall live more
happily in a marine residence. capable of
steaming ID knots an hour, than we can
ever live in a seaside town" This project
Is not, however, intended to shorten the
duration of a translantic voyage, but to
make it more tolerable while il lasts Most
OF the efforts hitherto made to deal with
the problem of Atlantic navigation have
aimed at speed the first essential and
have left out of account the possibility of
making such mechanical provisions against
NAL de mer as would enable the most
squeamish of passengers to contemplate an
Atlantic voyage with perfect equanimity
In this direction the achievements of the
last half century have been truly marvel
Gus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-05
IN THE HOUSE TODAY.
Getting Down to Business and Passing q
Few Bills
The Bankruptcy Bill Taken Up by MI.
Oates md Discussion ON 1t
Commenced.

After thejournal of yesterdays proceedings
had been read and approved, a large num-
Der of executive documents were laid be-
fore the House and referred. These in
cluded the annual reports Of bureau chiefs
and heads of departments.
letter was received from Gov. Altgeld
Of Illinois announcing the completion of
statue to Gen. Shields, which had been
placed in Statuary Hall, and inviting the
members to attend its unwilling
The call of committees was then ordered
for reports.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for a light
and fog signal station on Butler flats at the
entrance to Lower harbor, New Bedford,
Mass, favorably reported from the commit
tee on interstate and foreign commerce,
was taken up for consideration, and Mr..
Randall (Mass.) explained it's provisions.
AT the request of Mr.. Sayers CTex.) the
bill was withdrawn.
Land Bills Passed.
A bill to confirm private cash entries to
certain lands in Alabama, Mississippi and
Arkansas, which originally embraced 10 564
acres, was taken up. At present 2.922
acres are open to reinstatement by legisla-
ton. desultory discussion followed, Mr..
McRae (Ala) favoring the bill, and the bill
was passed.
bill to amend the act providing for the
forfeiture of certain lands heretofore grant
ed to aid in the construction of railroads
was taken up. 1t extends the time in which
purchasers may perfect their titles to jan
uary l, 1897. and involves no appropriation.
NJ. Ellis (Ore) made ten-minute speech
in favor of the bill. which was passed.
A joint resolution for the protection of
settlers who have heretofore been allowed
to make entries in the Millelack Indian
reservation, Minnesota, was considered. 1t
makes all entries. found to have been made
in good faith. legal. Passed.
To Correct the Journal.
At the expiration of the morning hour.
M. Wheeler (Ala) asked that the journal
Of yesterday be corrected so as to show that
the roll was called by states and not in
alphabetical order. He said that when he
mentioned the subject yesterday the gentle
man from Maine (Mr. Reed objected. and
thereby endeavored to deprive the states of
some of their rights.
In deciding the point of order the Speaker
said that after the House was organized
the rules provide that all roll calls must be
in alphabetical order. He said that a quo
rum of members would be shown whether a
quorum of states was present or not.
A Dig at the Message.
Mr.. Boutelle (Me) created some
merriment by suggesting that he did not
think any one should object to the central
VI power dIter the executive 0OCu-
ment which had been received yesterday.
The bankruptcy Bill.
On motion of Mr.. Oates (Ala) the
bankruptcy bill was taken up, and on
further motion it was decided that general
debate shall be limited to six and one-half
hours. four of which shall be controlled by
the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Bailey and
two and a half by Mr. Oates.
Mr.. Terry (Ark) then spoke in opposition
to the bill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-05
Chicago Grain md Provision Markets.
Reported by Silsby & Co, bankers and
brokers, Metropolitan Bank building.
CHICAGO. Dec. 5. IssS
baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE. Dec. 5.-F1our dull, unchanged
receipts, 2151l barrels; shipments. 6606 barrels !;
sales 200 barrels. Wheat quiet and easy-No. .
red. spot, 65Tsa66; December. 65'sa66 January.
81 4a6Ii2; May, d2ai2l.: steamer No. red. 81
asked-receipts, 20.399 bushels; stock. 1857 .3l2
bushels; sales. $4,000 bushels; milling wheat by
sample. 66isa66S.. Corn ensy-miNed spot, Ala
43ls: December. and old. 42Aa43: January
42LaI24.: February, 42l4 hid: May. 44S.a45ls /:
steamer mixed. Al lsa42-receipts. 6S 2S5 bushels:
stock. 432 20 bushels: sales $4,000 bushels: white
corn by sample +0a44; yellow corn by sample. 40s
~. Oats frm-No. white western 81 bid; No .
mixed western. 81 asked-receipts, LOCO bushels;
stock, 197. 500 bushels. Rye dull and steady-No.
.. 53-receipts GAG bushels: stock. 81 76I bushels
Hay quiet-coOd to choice timothy. sl4.50aSI5 so
Grain freights dull and unchanged. Butter firm
creamery, fancy. 2sa29; do. fair to choice a4ao6.
do. imitation. 23a2i: lade. fancy. -: good TO
choice. laaa0: rolls. fine 2la22; do. fair TO good
laa2n: store packed. 16ali. Eggs steady-24. Other
articles unchanged.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 5.-Virginia consols threes
66s4 hid: Baltimore and Ohio stock. TIARA. Norfh
Central stock. 6Sla bid: Baltimore and Ohio
Southwestern frsts. 10Ii5 hid: second Incomes %
asked: third incomes. asked: Consolidated Gas
bonds 114al16; do. stock. 55L4a55k.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-05
FINANCE AND TRADE.
Decline in Atchison the Feature of
the Morning.
RUMORSOFA REGEIVERSHIP CIRCULATE.
The Entire List Strengthened
During the Afternoon.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS.

Spe ,ial Dispatch to The Evening star
NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-The opening of TO.
days stock market was from L. to l Der
cent below last nights closing. and was
but little improved on later trading Lon
don was trading at a discount, ranging
from L. to 1 1-2 per cent, with Atchison
the feature. Rumors Of a receivership for
this property were circulated on that side.
presumably based on the report that the
company will have TO meet payments as-
gregating S2,Vo,0U on January ! that are
not yet provided for. Having successfully
uded over the critical midsummer period.
the company should have no difficulty in the
present state OF the money and bond mar
kets to meet these obligations. While
traders sold the stock rather freely through
out the morning, there was a conspicuous
absence of liquidation, which gives color TO
the local theory that the decline was part
OF the bear campaign.
After opening off 1 per cent In sympathy
with foreign cables. further decline OF
1 is per cent was recorded to 10, at which
figure IL was well sustained by traders buy
ing back the stock sold earlier i'm the day.
Union Pacific declined l per cent on bear
operations. and Lake Shore was l Ia per
latter stock is ascribed to a desire on the
part of certain interests already connected
with the property to secure an additional
block of cheap stock in this and certain
other allied roads.
The marketing of a large block Of the
stock Of the American Cotton Seed oil Com
pany depressed the price 1 SIS per cent TO
2s L.
General Electric was weak on early trad
ing and lost ] per cent to 33 1-2. but re-
gained the loss during the afternoon on
covering.
Sugar sold UP l l-2 per cent TO 81 Ia On
the rumOr that the regular dividend OF
rer cent will be paid tomorrow. What
ever truth there may be in this report, IL
is generally conceded that subsequent divi-
dends under vtoposed revision of the tariff
will have TO be suspended.
The entire market strengthened during
the afternoon. and prices were advanced
for slight gains throughout the list. The
general character of speculation is practic-
ally unchanged. and the bulk of the trad
ing is confined TO the room, resulting. as
usual. in a duh and lifeless market.
Sterling exchange advanced 1-2 per cent
today, owing to the scarcity of bills. and
general demand from remitters. Arbi-
against sales of stocks for London account.
being again disappointed in the receipts OF
commercial bills Actual posted rates were:
Gables, 4S6 3-4asS7; sight, 4S6 liz; sixty
days, asa l-ia4Si IL
The local money market continues easy.
with rates unchanged from those previously
quoted.
The clearing house statement shows ex-
changes. sl02.212,361: balances. 1851. 4l1.
and the subtreasury's debit balance. s5la-
529.
The best prices of the day. in many in
the last hour and traders took advantage OF
the improvement to put out a fresh line Of
short contracts. The closing was dull at
fractional declines from opening figures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-05
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS,
The First Local Bill I'm the House an
Electric Railway Measure.

The first District bill introduced at this
sc ssion was offered in the House by Mr.
Reyburn of Pennsylvania, to authorize the
Washington and Marlboro Electric Rail-
way Company to extend it's line within the
District. The road is to enter the District
upon the following route: Beginning at and
on the southeasterly boundary line of the
District of Columbia, where the line of
railway of said company within the state
of Maryland shall reach the same and
running thence by Suitland road, Bowen
read and Branch avenue, or other practi-
cable route which may be approved by the
Commissioners of the District. to connect
with Pennsylvania avenue extended: thence
by and with said avenue and to the Ana
costa river at or near the burnt bridge;
thence across the Anacostia by trestle or
other bridge for the exclusive use of the
electric railway passage, to be approved
by the Secretary of War, and built by said
company over and above said river and the
tracks of the Baltimore and Potomac rail-
road In such manner and at such height
as not to interfere with the use of said
river of railroad. and thence to the
southerly circumference of the circle at
the west end of the new Pennsylvania
avenue bridge and along said circle to said
Pennsylvania and Herewith to the center
line Of Sth street southeast; also across
said Pennsylvania at its intersection with
Kentucky avenEe, and with the latter to
ID street Soutn, WIN SAID Is street 10 4 L.
street; thence with the latter to Missouri
avenue and with that to 9Th street west;
thence to b street northwest. and with that
to 9th street northwest. The motive power
Is to be cable or electric.
To Revise the District Code.
Congressman Richardson of the subcom-
mittee of the House District committee hav-
ing charge of the proposed revision of the
code Of District laws, is now ready to take
the subject up for consideration. He says
he has received letters from a number of
District lawyers during the recess urging
prompt action in the line of the proposed
codifcation and he has collected considera-
BILE data upon the subject.
Il will be glad" said Mr.. Richardson to-
day to Star reporter. Ito hear from any
one who has any practical suggestions to
make upon this subject. Communications
should be made in writing and they will
be laid before the subcommittee. 1t is
likely that the subcommittee will give hear
ings later on to persons who may wish to
present their views. The subcommittee is
anxious to obtain all the light 1T possibly
can in this direction, for it's work must
necessarily be in the line of what the peo-
pie Of the District themselves want"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-05
How to Test OIL,
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.

FROM the flttsburg DlsIcltch.
Petroleum is now much used for cooking
and heating purposes. There are cheap oils
which are dear at any price The principal
danger lies in the impurity of the oil. and
cheap oils are never pure. Dr. Hagaman
has been lecturing in PHILADELPHIA on the
subject of safe and unsafe oils and assures
us that In order to be safe an oil should
have flash test of a least 1870 degrees 1t
is well that householders should know how
to ascertain what the flash test of any
given oil is before using it, The method is
simplicity itself. Take any small vessel or
pan that can stand heat and half III il
with fine sand. On this pour some OF the
oil to be tested and place in the mixture a
thermometer Now put il on the kitchen
range so that the heat may gradually rise
and watch the thermometer. Hold at the
same time very thin lighted taper over IL.
W hen the thermometer has risen sufficient
ly. the vapor will ignite. The temperature
Is the flash point. BY the wav. servants
ought 10 be warned against the practice of
filling lamp quite full
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-05
FRANCES NEW MINISTRY.
What Is Said of the Vote I'm the Cham
her of Deputies.

PARIS. Dec. 5.-The majority in the
chamber of deputies yesterday against the
proposal OF VI. Grousset, socialist, to grant
amnesty to political. press and strike Of
tenders was made up of 2O9 republicans
and forty-eight members of the right. The
minority was composed of twenty-seven
republicans. twelve members of the right
and the entire socialist faction.
The republican journals hail the minis
terial declaration made yesterday in the
senate and chamber of deputies as being
thoroughly consonant with the hopes of the
country. The conservative organs receive
the declaration favorably.
The opposition journals strongly censure
the aggressive attitude of NJ. Raynal, min
lister of the interior. The radical organs
declare that the vote on the amnesty pro-
posal yesterday was a severe blow to the
government.
The principal business at the beginning
of the session of the chamber of deputies
today was the election of a president to
succeed NJ. Casimir-Perier, now the prime
minister. The vote resulted in the cleo
ton of NJ. Dupuy, lately the prime minis
ter. who received PSI votes against 213 cast
for NJ. BrisSon-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-05
THE LEHIGH VALLEY STRIKE.
Strikers and Railway Oncials Profess
Confidence of Winning.

JERSEY CITY, Dec. 5.-There is very lit.
tie change in the situation at the Lehigh
Valley yards. The strikers are holding out
to a man and claim that their chances of
winning are better than at any time since
the strike was ordered. Freight and pas
senger trains are being moved by the COM
pany, but the business Is light.
Supt. Donnelly of the eastern division Of
the Lehigh road. said this morning that
the company is in the fight to win.
He added: 1T is not true that we are en-
ploying green hands. Our new men are
competent railroad men and were strikers
at one time themselves
They were employees of the Burlington,
Reading, and other roads, and lost their
places by striking, and the present strikers
were the "scab' who took their places. So
far as the eastern division of the road Is
concerned, We are operating the train ser
vice as we'll as before the strike None of
our engines have been burned out and we
handle all the freight offered without de-
lay"
Three freight trains were sent out from
the Jersey City yards and two received
this forenoon. No more attacks on freight
trains have been reported to Chief Gregory
of the special police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-05
CAPITOL TOPICS.
CIoture Proposition in the Sena

CIOture Proposition in the Senate.
Senator Blackburn chairman of the COM
mittee on rules, says he will call the COM
mittee together at the earliest moment
practicable this week for the purpose of
discussing the numerous amendments to
the rules offered at the last session of the
Senate. What the committee will do in
this matter is purely cOnjectural, but it is
known that there is one influential member
of the committee who has declared his I'M
alterable intention Of opposing any and
all attempts to change the rules of the
Senate.
The Building Ready.
The new building erected for the Senate
folding room behind the Maltby House has
been completed and is now beirg dried
thoroughly before occupation. The re-
moval will take place in about a fortnight.
senate Bills.
Half hundred bills were introduced in
the Senate yesterday, a large majority of
them being by Senator PETER of Kansas.
Mr. PETERS bills included reintroduction
Of the anti-option bill of the last Congress.
Mr.. Plat Comm offered bill to es-
tablish a bureau of health in the Treasury
Department.
House Naval Committee.
The House committee on naval affairs met
today and had a general talk over matters
referred to it. The various subcommittee
were urged to report on measures referred
to them as soon possible, and Mr.. Meyer
of Louisiana was authorized to call up in
the House. soon as possible, the resOlu-
ton reported by the committee providing
for the appointment of a joint congressional
committee to investigate the question of
rank and pay of the navy.
Those Police Caps.
The Capitol policemen are gorgeous in
new trappings. The chief feature of the
landscape about the marble halls nova
days is the tall caps of these preservers
of the peace. 1t has a high barrel and an
extended visor and looks like an elongated
yachting cap telescoped shake. 1t Is
not thing of beauty, but 1t serves a pur-
pose, in that IL marks the presence of
policeman in a crowd beyond possibility
of mistake. AS a trade mark 1t is howl
ing success, but as an esthetic adornment
1t must be pronounced an enthusiastic fail
ure.
Unclaimed Property.
Mr.. Mutchler today introduced bill in
the House providing that goods stored in
warehouses may be sold after reasonable
length of time If the storage dues are not
paid. The owners, however are to be in
formed of such proposed sale and the bal
ance after charges is to go to such owners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-05
professional" Putrefnctive Poisoning

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
Permit me to supplement your interest
ing annexation upon Bullets as Microbe
Carriers by the following remarks: AL
though in the case of the bullet the infec-
ton with poisonous bacteria is accidental
owing to striking the earth. vet il is re-
ported that there is a tribe of aborigines
in the New Hebrides who purposely make
use of a telluric or earth poison for their
arrows. On their arrow heads they dry
earth taken from marshy ground, with the
result that the wounds inflicted by their
arrows usually end fatally in tetanus and
lockjaw. Allied micro-organisms are prob
ably also the source of those deadly arrow
poisons which are obtained bv savages from
putt active matter. In The Norwegian
whale fisheries. after having driven the
whales toward the shore. they are surround
ed by a net, which prevents them through
fear returning TO the deeper sea. The
whales are next struck with prepared pu-
trefactive poisoned harpoCus. In about
twenty-fo hours some OF the whales be-
gin to exhibit Sirns of exhaustion, iJr, la
bly, through septic or suopGr1tive poisoning.
and are hence readily captured. Ii is then
found that the harpoons are imbedded in
masses of infiammatory gangrenous tissue.
These harpoons are removed and careful
ly preserved without being wiped or cleaned.
to be employed for the next shoal of whales,
when these harpoons are again used pro-
ducing and repeating their septic or poi
sonous properties. The explanation of this
rapid poisoning is due to the harpoons car
rying with them the germ of bacteria OF an
infective Inflammation. inoculating the
whales by getting up infective or poisonous
infiamma ton. Nero and Domitan used spe-
cial putrid preparations made from the sea-
hare tAplysis punctatal. a kind of sea-slug
or snail for secretly poisoning their enc
mics. Similarly. from time immemorial
some savages have used dried putrid ami
NAL poisons for their arrows to kill men and
animals.