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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12

Two men we're overcome by foul air while
engaged in cleaning the double bottom Of the
British cruiser Medea at Chatham. Eng, and
died before medical assistance could reach
them.
The Inauguration Of Governor elect Crounse
OF Nebraska took place yesterday afternoon in
the presence Of large audience. The Iegisla-
ture In joint session listened to the reading Of
ex-Gov. Boyds dual message, ~ the conclusion
Of which the inaugural ceremonies were com.
menced.
B. W. Abbey, pitcher Of the Warrington ball
team last season, has signed with the Pittsburs
team for 1888
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12
To Speculate I'm San Domingo.

The New York and European Investment and
Trust Company has fled articles Of incorpora-
ton in the county clerks Office at Newark, n.
j. William Brown, William l. Masken and G..
NJ. wriker OF New York, Warner Miller
Of Herkimer, n. Y, George P. Sheldon
Of Greenwich. Conn, and John W. Taylor OF
Newark are named as directors. The company
aims at the control of the commerce and GUS
toms revenues of San Domingo. The debt Of
the republic is now in the hands OF a man who
holds a lien on the customs and duties for its
payment in yearly installments. The company
proposes to purchase the bonds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12

Special Commissio ner Sent Abroad by
Secretary Rusk.

Spectei Commtsetoner sent Abroad by
Secretary Rusk.
Secretary Rusk has sent q special commits
sioner to Copenhagen for the purpose Of Inves-
tigating and reporting upon the dairy industry
Of Denmark, q country which he regards as the
most advanced in dairy production of any in
the world The man selected for this important
commission is Mr.. c. C. Georgeson. professor
Of agriculture at the Kansas State Agricultural
College at Manhattan. Prof. Georgeson. though
a citizen Of the United States for many years,
is himself Dane by birth and education. and
has. therefore, special advantages for conduct
ing an investigation in his native land. and 10
regarded as in many other respects thoroughly
well equipped for O mission of this description.
He lie q graduate Of the Agricultural College Of
Michigan, at Lansing. He sailed the
steamship Adriatic on Wednesday, and Secre-
tary Rusk anticipates q report from him which
will be specially valuable and instructive to the
dairymen of this country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12
Ungallant.

From the Youths Companion
Although American gentlemen have the
reputation in Europe Of allowing the female
members Of their families TO do much o. they
please they have not the name Of possessing the
quality which Frenchmen call gallantry. They
are not makers Of compliments.
In support Of this view a story told by an
English-speaking guide in the Alps IL repeated
The guide was conducting through various
points Of interest in the mountains an elderly
American and his somewhat querulous and
fAult-fnding wife.
In this direction" said the guide. athers d
. most RENAL kable echo, which repeats clearly
i've times every word that IL shouted Shall I
show il 10 your"
well, guess not, !" said the old American.
81 can't holler none myself. an ! GIT words
enough from my vile without hearin' On 'sa
i've times over"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12

From the St. Louis Globe Democrat.
Few Biographies mention the district in the
south known as the Poor Mans Belt" 1t is .
tract Of country generally very sandy and pro-
ducing little timber save the long-leafed pine.
1t begins not far south Of Richmond, Va, and
extends along the Atlantic and gulf coasts into
Texas. Its length is not far from 800 miles,
while it is from SO to $50 miles in width. The
soil IL poor, but the forests produce not only
lumber in abundance, but also large quantities
of tar, pitch and turpentine. 1t got bad name
during slavery days because no cotton was
raised in il, but since the south is beginning to
look elsewhere than to the cotton field for its
wealth the Poor Mans Belt promises to be-
come one Of the richest parts Of the southern
states.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12
CHARGED WITH FORGERY.
A Young Man whose skill with . Pen
Has Got Him Into Trouble.


Has Got Him Into Trouble.
Michael o'Toole, young man who has been
living here only . few years. became acquainted
with Mr.. John Noonan, q well-to-do citizen Of
what was once the first ward Michael was .
good penman and was able to make q good
counterfeit OF Mr.. Noonanis signature. He made
several Of them on checks, which he succeeded
in getting cashed a, Riggs 4 Co.'S bank
He was detected after he had drawn more
than sioo from the bank. and this morning
he was arrested by Detective Wheeler. The
officer says that there is also another case Of
forgery against 0'Toole, as he is charged with
having written the name OF q Georgetown cit
izen 10 n check for s4s
Michael admitted his guilt. He had bought
some new clothes with part OF the money and
had squandered the balance OF II. The officer
found him in the Limited" saloon on 18th
street and locked him up
He will be given hearing in Judge Miller's
court tomorrow morning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12

James Temple, the young negro who has
spent several years in jail, was released only q
short time ago and today he appeared in the
Police Court There were three charges
against him 1t appeared that soon after Jim
got out of prison the weather was cold and he
needed some covering both in the nature of an
overcoat and bed clothing
He went to South Washington on a stealing
expedition. the officers suppose. because be was
not known in that locality. Three stores were
visited by him, and he secured an overcoat. a
pair Of blankets and quilt. He got hard up
and attempted to sell the overcoat. That was
what got him in trouble. When he appeared
in court he protested his innocence and said
that he always plead guilty if he really wal
guilty.
Il was sent down once last spring when
was not guilty, he said, land I'm not guilty
this time
The judge. who was well acquainted with the
prisoner. said he knew OF no way to keep him
from stealing other than by sending him Il
Jail, and a sentence Of six months was imposed
in each Of the three cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12

Andrew bingham, colored, who died at Ben
ming Sunday and whose funeral took place yes
terday afternoon from James n. E. Chapel,
was reputed to be ITO years old. He was born,
it n said, at West River, Nd, in 1888 and came
to Benning twenty-seven years ago. He was q
member Of the church for seventy years. He
leaves three children and many grandchildren.
The services yesterday were conducted by the
Revs- A. Young, N. Jackson, VIM. Steward and
]. Bell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12

During the twenty-four hours ending at noon
today burial permits were issued from the
health office for the following:
white-Benjamin F. Butler, "a years; John
E. Kenna, A years; Henrietta Heitmuller
81 years; Sister Mary C. Crehsn, Sc years
James Carrico, 43 years; Eliza E. Bray, %
years; Hattie NJ. Fuller, 8 months; Chss. II.
Miller, 90 years; Albert Piper, So years; Eleanor
7. Cole, SO years.
.Colored-Annie Brown, 81 years; Mary E.
Adams, 20 years; Harry Dorsey. "a years; Anna
j. Washington, years; Amanda BDbwn, ]
month; Ruby Powell, days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12
An Eight Hour Application Denied.

The Secretary Of the Treasury has denied the
application to have the provisions of the eight
hour law extended to laborers employed in the
subtreasury at Boston. Thie is in pursuance
with the opinion of the Attorney General that
this law applies only to persons employed in
the actual construction OF public works and that
it does not apply to laborers employed inpublic
buildings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12
Tho Current Topic Club.

The regular meeting of the Current Topic
Club was held last evening. Among the features
Of the evening we're vocal solo by Miss N.
Smith, a mandolin and piano duet by Mr.. De
Land and Miss N. Robertson, q scientific essay
by Mr.. Melvin Hazsn, humorous recitation by
Mr.. Griffin and an essay, ''Eloquence Of
Shakespeare" by Miss Shoemaker. After the
literary program dancing was enjoyed BY all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12
He Was Found Guilty.

In the Criminal Court, Justice McComas,
this morning Alfred Brown, Young colored
man, was placed on trial for an assault and
battery with intent to commit rape on the per-
son Of Catherine Harrison. white infant child
Of two years, on October II last, Mr.. Miles ap-
pearipg for the defendant. A verdict of guilty
was found and notice Of motion for new trial
given.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12

The municipal authorities Of Southampton
have appointed . committee to formulate .
plan for the celebration Of the arrival OF tie
frat Inman steamship from New York.
The Hamburg health office reports that there
were 10, 9l9 deaths from cholsra there In 1891
and d, S2S deaths from all caussa The births
numbered a. 999
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12

n. A. A. o. Executive Committee.
A meeting Of the executive committee Of the
National Association of Amateur Oarsmen will
be held at the Gilsey House, New York, on
Saturday afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12
The Trinity Church Damage Suit.

In the Court in General Term today. before
Chief Justice Bingham and Justices Hagner and
Bradley, the case of Harriet J. Woods against
the yestry Of Trinity parish was argued. This
is a suit tor damages received by shutter fall
ing during storm May &C. 1888, from one OF
the towers of Trinity Church, Sd and streets
northwest. and inhicting such injuries as to
cause paralysis, and in the cour; below a YER
dict was found for plaintiff for $4,000. The
case comes up on exceptions, the defendant
claiming that the verdict excessive; that
the jury allowed their feelings to sway them
misconduct of a juror in stating to a fellow
juror during the trial that the defendants opgh,
TO be made to pay heavy damages. and that the
neglect to have the shutter properly fastened
Was chargeable to a contractor. Messrs. She'll
abarger Wilson and Mr.. Fay appear for
plaintiff and Messrs. T. X. Perry and W. Z.
Meloy for defendants
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12

The case of Philip Maloney, the grocer at the
corner of 2lst and streets charged with using
a meat cleaver on William Norton's neck sew
eral days ago, as published in The STAR at the
time, heard in the Police Court today.
Norton. who said he had been arrested many
times. told the court that he went into the de-
PENDANTS grocery store and asked for pint of
whisky. After filling the bottle Mr.. Maloney
poured the contents back into the barrel and
turned upon him.
Had you been Drinking inquired Lawyer
Darlington.
NO. sir.
WAS Mr.. Maloney sober?"
'No, sir; he as drunk as a billed owl"
Witness denied thai he struck Mr. Maloney
The defendant, who the only otherleye-
witness. told his side of the affair. He said that
Norton assaulted him with the bottle and he ex-
hibited scars on his face which he said resulted
from the blows inflicted by Norton. He said
he acted in self-defense.
Norton said that Maloney's face was bruised
during the Christmas holidays. but Mr. Car
rington showed that his clients face was not
bruised until the conflict with Norton.
Mr.. Darlington argued that the government
had failed to make out case against his clients.
and the Judge was OF the same opinion. The
charge was therefore dismissed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12
The strnographers' Club Lectures.

The Washington Stenographers' Association
have completed arrangements for a series of
lectures for the season of 1893. The first in the
series will be delivered by Mr. David Wolfe
Brown, senior member Of the corps of official
reporters of the House of Representatives, in
the parlors of the National Academy of Fine
Arts. No. SO4 E street northwest, on Saturday,
14th instant. at O'Clock pm. The subject of
Mr.. Browns address will be 'Hindrance to
Speed in Stenography." Owing to the many
requests from outside stenographers for adj
mission it has been decided to extend a general
invitation to all members of the profession.
The practice and reading rooms of the
Stenographers' Association are permanently To-
Gated at 1921 f street northwest and are open
to all persons interested in shorthand. ANY OF
the officers of the club will be pleased to meet
all who wish TO improve themselves in steno-
graphic practice or become members of the as
ISOLATION.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12
SHOOTING STARS.

81 see Cholly is still inhaling cigarettes"
''Yes; he couldn't get along without them.
They assure him that he isn't forgetting to
breathe"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12

The Austrian government has signed the
agreement with the Rothschild syndicate for
the CONVENTION Of 1sS ,ooo, 900 guiden paper
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12

SHOCK.
To her. the fairest in the play
Choice buds he brings in sweet array.
But bliss from pain can never be
Free.
The big doorkeeper sho uts to say,
You Teller wild de big bouquet
Kin leave it here wild me.
See?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12

"will ron elope with me7"
What il your income
Three thousand year"
mo. Harold. II you had five thousand
would. but with only three I'm afraid mamma
wouldn like it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12
Aid for the Poor,

Mr.. n. A. Poole gave the Associated Chari-
ties eighty sacks of nour for the benefit of the
poor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12

Gen. Dodds reports that Behsnzin, King q
nahomey, II . fugitive In the wilderness al
that he has only 1000 Warrior With him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12

DFsoLATIoS.
Gone. gone. The house is filled with gloom;
The sunshine halts outside the blinds.
And only darkness loves the room
To which her way no more she finds.
Oh. world OF WEAKNESS and woe,
moment since so free from pain,
We dream of bliss and wake to know
The servant girl has left again.
lis that your daughter making all that noise,
Mrs. Clanty?''
My daughter. old have you to know, Mrs.
Halleran. Is cultivatin' her voice
"Cultivatin' her voice. is it, Mrs. Clanty? It's
meself that I'D loike to compliment her on the
big crop she is Rettln'.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12

"Doan model yoh life aftah de toboggan,"
said Uncle Eben- 1T doan pay ter go toilin'
up de path OBJ repentance des fob dc sake OBJ a
smooth swir backslide"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12

The air seems freshcr in winter than it does
in summer"
"Yes. It's kept on ice most of the time, you
know"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12

Il know now why they call this falling
weather, said the man who had just struck &
slippery spot in the pavement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12
FOR A GREAT SHIP CANAL.


PROMOTERS OF THE PROJECTED CANAL BETWEEN
THE ATLANTIC AND TIE GREAT LAKKs-rHE
WORK OF ORGANIZING THE CONVENTION AT
THE ARLINGTON.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-28
PASCO'S VACANT SEAT.
GOV. FLEMING EXPECTED TO NAME
HIM FOR TIE PLACE.

No Contest over the Matter Expected
Unless the Republicans Are in an
Unusually Ugly Mood-The Prece-
dents Set by the New Hampshire
Cases VIII Probably settle the Mat
ter.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-There will prob
ably be no contest over the successor TO
Senator Pasco when the Senate meets in
special session, unless the republicans are
in a very ugly mood. The governor OF
Florida is understood to be ready to reap
point Senator Pasco TO serve until the meet
ing of the legislature in April, and no
other candidates are making a serious fight
for the appointment An appointment by
the governor before the legislature has had
an opportunity OF meeting has given rise 70
q contest as to the right of the ap-
pointee TO seat in previous ses-
sions of the Senate, but the decisions
in the New Hampshire cases have been so
uniformly in favor Of the governors right
TO make the appointment that it ia difficult
to see how any contest can be made next
Saturday. The right of the governor TO
appoint in anticipation OF the vacancy has
also been settled in the case of Senator
Chiffon, who was appointed to succeed SEN
ator Reagan, and will not afford serious
ground for a contest unless the republican
senators intend TO take advantage OF every
technical loophOle to resist democratic SUI
premaoy in the upper branch of congress.
Representative Mallory said to-day that be
had no doubt Senator Pasco would oe re-
appointed by the governor, and that he
would probably be reelected in April
PAsCo REPORTED APPOINTED.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Feb. GA special
from Tallahassee says that Gov. Mitchell
has appointed Samuel Pasco to be United
States senator from Florida-ad interim
beginning March and ending
with the election of Senator
Pasco's successor by the legislature
which meets In April. Senator Pascos
commission has been signed and Is now In
| his possession at Washington, although the
vacancy does not actually occur until next
Saturday.
wAsHINGTON's BALLOT.
OLYMPIA, WASH, Feb. 27.-To-day's s
senatorial ballot stood Allen 40, Turner 20
Griggs 20, remainder scattering.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-28
ON TRIAL FOR HIS LIFE.
THE BAIRD MURDER CASE TAKEN
UP AT GRIFFIN.

Hattawsy's Counsel Set Up a Plea OF
self-defense-The Testimony Of the
Day Damaging to the Prisoner-his
Doctor Testihes That None Of His
Wounds We're Serious.
GRIFFIN, Ga, Feb. 27.-The criminal
docket Of Spalding superior court was
taken up by Judge Boynton to-day.
The first case called was that of the state
against Joe E. Hathaway charged with the
murder of Lewis J. Baird on Nov. 10 last.
It will be remembered that Hathaway and
Baird were engineers at the water works.
and that about 8: 80 O'Clock on the nighs
mentioned Hathaway telephoned for ply
sioian and the sheriff, stating that Baird
had cut him all to pieces and he had Shot
Baird. Parties who we're firss
on the scene described the sur
roundings as follows: Baird was lying
just under the telephone in front Of the
engine with one bullet through his heart,
another through his brain, ana third hav-
ing entered the left cheek and ranged into
the back OF the skull, striking the nerve Of
the spinal column. Hattaway's wounds
we're only slight, and many believed they
were made by himself. A number OF wit
nesses have been examined to-day and gave
damaging evidence against him. Even the
witnesses for the defense proved OF no value
TO his cause.
DOCTOR THE FIRST WITNESS.
DR.. T. Ellis Drewry was the first witness
who testified. His evidence was in sub
stance the receiving of "A call to go to the
wnter works to see some one who had been
shot, his arrival there, examination of the
body as to the extent Of the wounds and TO
see il the deceased had any weapon. He
found none. He was submitted Co a rigid
cross-examination in regard to the length
Of time IT took him TO reach the scene after
receiving the message and also in regard to
q weapon, but nothing could be gotten ad-
ditional from him.
H. c. Burr was the next important
witness. Mr.. Burr is receiver
OF the water works and had been out there
the afternoon before the tragedy. He said
Hathaway showed signs Of drinking, and
when he went to leave he told him TO tell
Baird 10 come up and see him at the office.
Hathaway says 10 was the delivery of this
message which preoipitated a fight In which
he was being out by Baird. lie says thai
Baird said to him when he delivered the
message: "You one-legged - , you
have been telling lies on me TO beat me out
OF my job,n and began the attack.
DR.. J. M Kelly, the physician who at
tended Hathaway and who was witness
for the defense, stated that none OF his
wounds we're severe, but that the deepest
cut was over the left eye, which barely
went through the skin, aud that all the
wounds we're made from left to right This
seemed TO be an important point in the
prosecutions favor, or at least some say
| they 80 regard 1t.
With the conclusion OF DIR. Kelly's testi-
mony the court adjourned until tomorrow
morning, when the case will be resumed.
The prosecution lie conducted by Solicitor
General Marcus W. Beck and Messrs. Dis-
nuke and Mills. while Judge John /. Hall
and Messrs. Hammond and Cleveland
represents the defense. The case will probs
ably occupy two days longer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-28
NEW FLAG OF TsE NEW YORK.
The Attention OF the House of Com
mons Called TO tho Change.

AA6 AkbCIblOu OF bn0 house OF
mons Called to the Change.
LONDON, Feb. 27-In the House of Com
mons to-day William @. Cavendish- -Benti-
nick asked whether the attention Of the
admiralty had been called to the recent cell
ebration at New York. at which President
Harrison WAS present. when the flag of a
steamship that had been built and subsl-
died as the queens cruiser had been
changed and the flag Of the United States
hoisted in its stead. Mr.. Cavendish- Benti-
nick also wanted 10 know whether the ad-
miralty would henceforth prevent such a
proceeding.
Sir Kay y-Shuttleworth, secretary to the
admiralty, replied shat there was
nothing TO prevent the transfer
Of British mercantile cruiser
to foreign country after the period for
which subsidy had been granted her had
elapsed
MIR. Gladstone made a motion that on
Tuesdays and Fridays the house meet at 2
O'Clock in the afternoon, and that govern
ment business, especially the second
reading of the home rule bill
have precedence over all other business.
sHenrY Seton-Karr, conservative, moved
that Mr.. Gladstone's proposal be rel ected. He
accused the liberal leader OF sohemiug to
rush business through. The government,
he said, had already monopolized the whole
time Of the house, thus preventing the mem-
bers from introducing bills. Such a course,
Mr.. Seton karr held, was a wanton outrage
on the rights Of the members.
Mr.. Gladstones proposal was carried by
majority of AZ.
Sir William Harcourt, chancellor of the
exohequer, in introducing the liquor trade
veto bill. argued that the liquor traffic
being a monopoly regulated by the state,
parliament had the right TO deal with iE.
The present licensing authorities, he
said, were not popular bodies, the
county council could not properly
deal with the matter of licenses. The bill
sought, therefore, TO establish control of
the traffic by popular veto, the best system
known, as by ID the needs and desires OF In
dividual communities could be satisfied In
accordance with the local conditions The
bill passed its first reading after brief
debate
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-28
SUFFERING IN OLDHAM.

The Strike So Prolonged That Local
Charity is About Exhausted.
LONDON. Feb. 27-Great suffering exists
IN Oldham owing TO the prolonged struggle
between master cotton spinners and the
operatives. The number out OF employ
ment in Oldham alone is "a. 900. Thousands
Of these are destitute of food and fuel, only
those who belong to the operatives union
receiving union aid. The prolonged cold
weather has caused bitter hardship to null
titudes of those out of work on account of
the strike, and the frost and snow linRer
with a persistence that points to fearful suf-
fering unless relief speedily comes TO
the shivering and starving poor OF
the great cotton manufacturing
center. The local authorities are
overburdened with the demands upon them
aud private charity has been exhausted by
the continual and increasing drain since
last November. Oldham has not seen such
misery since the time Of the American war,
when the scarcity OF cotton caused thou
sands Of Lancashire operatives 10 be thrown
out Of employment.