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THE CLOSING TESTIMONY.
Witnesses Who Were Before the Jur

Witnesses Who Were Before the Jury
Today.
The inquest into the Ford's Theater disaster
opened this morning with every prospect Of an
early close. From all prospects the evidence
would all be in at or before adjournment for
recess. and the impression prevailed every
where that the verdict would take only short
time to be rendered. The process after the
verdict was well outlined. The coroner, after
making out his committals, would
place them in the hands of Lieut.. Amiss
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Commander Reiter's Detail.

Commander George C. Reiter has been Or
dered to relieve Commander Harrington from
duty as inspector of the fourth light house dis
trict, with headquarters at Philadelphia.
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1t Will Assemble AS soon as the Coroner's
Inquest Is Over.
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LIeut. Fisher Retired,
Trial Of "a Brooklyu Alderman.

Lieut.. Henry C. Fisher of the marine corps
has been retired with the rank of captain.
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Fsv York 0Ece, SO Potter Builiiue

TEE EVENING STAR IL serveI to subscribers in tho
ey oy carriers. on their account at 10 per
week. or Sc per MONTH Copies at the counter. 2
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sscond-class mail matter.
All mail subscriptions must n. -a,d IN advances.
Rates Of advertising made known application.
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Fourth Class Postmasters.

The total number of fourth-class postmasters
appointed today was one hundred and thirty,
of which fifty-six we're to fill vacancies caused
by designations and deaths.
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THE REQUEST DENIED.

THE REQUEST DENIED.
DR.. Patterson ruled against this reqdest. He
said that IL Col. Ainsworth desired to come
voluntarily before the inquest and make q
statement he would be given q hearing. He
did not think, however, that Col. Ainsworth's
testimony was necessary to their understanding
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

R~MIss P4EBY HALL REV. FRANK AND
~ Mrs Sarah Hall will conduct gospel meet
ines at the old Central Union Mission Hall $3.50 Penn.
sylvania ave. on MONDAY NIGHT. June 10. at 8
O'Clock. and Will continue thereafter. All Christian
workers are invited to participate in these meet
~SPIRITUALIsM-TRA SPEAKING,
nsychometric reatings SC. at Wonn's
Hall, ~ 9th St Il W.. every TUESDAY, 8to 10 p.
until tursher notice By Mrs. KATY ROWLAND.
R~SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL - A
~ stated meeting Of Mitfffas Lodge Of Perfec-
ton. No. i. will be held TUESDAY EVENING, June
10 1899. at 7::O O'Clock sharp Work. fourth tn
eighth degrees 10th inclusive. Candidates due for
'ns fourth degree mus; report 8 oslssi
R~JOHN K. PHRIL AND FAMILY HAVE
- gone to Co oEial Beach for the summer
SON. All business transactions can be done at 204 22d
stn jel9-;,t'
R~THE CLOSING EXERCISES OF EMER-
son Institute will take place at Metzsro.t
Music Hall ToMOkRow Tuesday EVENING at
ECO Friends cordially invited. It.
R~s9 9O-sUIT sALE-se9o.
Your choice this week Of 1.SOO suits in Sacks and
Getaways Of characterization and se-ees-each
and erery one Uorth FULLY from SIC to $15 AL to go
at see0 EIsEMAN BROS.
1ele Cor. 9TH and E n. W.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
rTHE wASHINGT n LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY.
Corner 9th and SITS.
FIRE-PROOF GRANITE BUILDING

FIRE-PROOF GRANITE BUILDING
This company furnishes to persons seeking con-
sentative permanent Investments its REAL ESTATE
BONDS. which are con fdently recommended as pos
sessing basis Of security which renders them safe
those Of the Government.
This company pays interest on deposits from to
per cent according to time Of deposit Acts execu
administrator fiscal agent treasurer for churches
lodges clubs. &c. Rents safe deposits boxes Loans
money approved real estate and collateral Rents
once rooms in its nrs-proof once building. corner
9Th and SITS.
This company is CHARTERED BY ACT OF CON-
THE SUPERVISION OF THE UNITED STATES
TREASURY OFFICIALS. PAID-UP CAPITAL.
ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
ERAINARD II. WARNER, President.
JOHN JOY EDISON. Vice President.
JOHN A. swOPE. Second Vice President.
JNO. R. CARMODY. Treasurer.
WM B. Robson. Secretary.
ANDREW PARKER. Assistant Secretary.
DIRECTORS:
Charles B. Bailey. John A. Hamilton.
A. L. Barber. John b. Larne-.
James L. Barbour. Theodore w. Noyes.
William E. Barker, Isadore Saks.
r. n. Batchelder. n. II. Shea.
Charles Baum. Ellis Spear.
John r. Carmody. Frederick C. Stevens.
John NJ Clapp. John A. Swope.
Horace s. Cumminss. J. s. Swormstedt
J. J. Darlington, George Truesdsll,
John Joy Edison. B. H. Warner.
Albert F. Fox. A. A. Wilson.
James Fraser, Louis d. Wine,
o. C. Green. 8. W. Woodward,
William b. Gurley. A. 8. WorthinGton. 1t
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Government Receipts Today.
Internal revenue, 81. 1853, SCI; customs, $685.
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@@ONCE USE
is the rule with business men who have ever
tried the Edison Phonoarsnh The Phono-
satisfactory manner its marvelous utility IN
dtspatchinS correspondence and similar Office
vorl. Rented or sold on instsllments.
Perfect Ai9nment OF re Dtnseo,s Typeuriter
more" Typewriter particularly and pre- emil
nently excels AL others-t IL in its parrot
ai,enmenf. The type bars hung after anew
and original principle. and the result 10 the
this century. We are sole District asen s. Let
us show you the De- smore."
COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH CO.. 627 ct.
E. d. FASTON. Pres. X. T. CkOMELIN. Sec
je2-3m
H~FoR THE EYE OF THE c0MNIs.
Let the Commissioners IL that the INSPECTORS
Of brick in instance reliable and
men Assure them Of their posi- Ion a. long they
are honest and lie US have more such brick side
walks IS We have had In the past ten years
advertising your prices riH drop you from the
Erchdn0e" Such Is the resolution passed by the
Merchant Tailors Exchange We want the Merchant
Tailors Exchange TO understand that propose sd-
vertisns prices. We further propose that those
prices shall be the lowest ever quoted Our friends
patrors whom please In cut Mt and quality.
and last but not least,
PRICE.
As an evidence Of this. will make you an honest
suit as low IS s1o All wooi-Ruarantsed 1T.
MERIT and MERIT.
Modern Price 7aaors.
9O6 St je19
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ROBERT CLARKsoN.

Robert Clarkson, the brick contractor, then
went on the stand again. He had made the
examination Of the underpinning decided on
yesterday. Tho piers. he said, we're in
shaky condition. He had gone under one por-
ton of the work, but some
dirt had come down and he had gotten out.
The piers, he said. had no dirt core. He
could shake the bricks. Many were on edge.
The building. he thought was decidedly un-
safe at present.
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ARCHITECT KEFFERsrEIN.


Architect Kefferstein was recalled and ques-
toned as to some further examinations that he
bad made in the new work The second pier to
the south showed q space inside that was plumb
and showed no dirt core.
He introduced some specimens Of the mortar
that he had found and stated that he had no
reason for changing his opinion As to the char
acter OF the mortar. After removing the Hrst
brick 1t was comparatively easy to remove the
other bricks with trowel. So far as the safety
Of the building and the bad quality Of the work
were concerned he had no reason 20 change his
opinion ~ already expressed to the jury.
At this stage the mortar was handed around
among the jurors, and they examined it care
fully Mr.. Harvey measured Q piece Of 1t and
announced that 1t was nearly an inch thick.
showing the size Of the joints left In the pier.
On being questioned Mr.. Kefferstein stated
that such mortar would never harden sufn-
GENTLY to sustain q great weight 1t was Of a
worse quality than ordinary lime mortar Even
IN small houses . joint should not be over three
cighths Of an inch thick. but hero he found
joints that we're nearly an inch thick. Such de-
fective construction should have been noticed
by any overseer OF ordinary intelligence and
experience. A man with ordinary poly
technie training and education should have
been able to see that the building was being
properly and safely repaired.
CO.. WALKER.
C.J.Walker, son Of Mr.. Walker, the brickmaker,
testified be knew Mr.. Dsnt and remem-
bered his having ordered the bricks from him.
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THE COURT OF INQUIRY.

Continued on Sixth Pdge.)
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THE EVENING STAR.

PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY,
AT ~TE STAR BUILDISGS,
l1ol Pennsylvania Avenue. corner 18th St., BY
The Evening Star Newspaper Company.
s Fl. KAUFMAN, Pres't
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TO KEEP COOL
A serene temper IL the first essential. yet
ofttiInes that IL difnr ult to attain when the
body IL depressed with too warm clothing.
Perhaps. therefore. comfortable clothes
should rank first.
Our business Is 20 furnish you With cloth.
Ing See our Serge Coat and Vest. in all
colors. 81.
GEORGE SPRANSY.
tel9 434 It'll St
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IHfss pr'ces noo ineI uds settin0 up IN your MOUSE
BARBER ROSS. cor. 1Ith and G SITS. ,e19
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-29
History of Printing in Japan.

In q recent number of the Archiv fur
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. there is an lnstruc-
tive article on the history of printing
in Jadan, based on q lecture delivered
by the Japanese savant, Shugeo. Ac-
cording to this authority, the Oldest
japanese manuscripts, like those of
Europe in the Middle Ages, were highly
decorated with miniatures, capitalists
and other ornsmentation. The art of
printing was introduced into Japan
from China. The oldest printing from
movable types date'~rom the year ITO
A.D. A copy of this publication is still
extant. The first printing of wood en-
cravings dates from 1923, the first i'm
preston made with colors from 1895.
At the present time the japanese pub
fishers generally print only on one page
of the sheet. The native paper is very
strong, but papers of a poorer grade,
imported from abroad, are now begin
ming to be used. The cover for ordin-
ary books is made ont IF the same kind
of paper, and on it are printed the title
of the book, the date, edition and name
of publisher. In the case of more
valuable books the covers are of cloth
or silk. In most recent times books
are also being bound after European
fashion. New York Independent.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-29

motor was used for ginning and press
ing cotton, thrashing grain, cutting up
iced stuff, etc, and gave entire salts
faction. In every community where
there IS water power, electricity could
be economically generated and used not
only for the above mentioned purposes,
but also to run saws, planning machines,
pumps, lathes, %grindstones, cider
presses, sorghum mills, churns, sewing
machlnes--in short, for everything re-
curing power. What farmer would
not welcome the exchange of smoky
lamps for electric lights? The arc light
may also prove useful in market gar
denlnG, some recent experiments made
In France having shown that it has G
marked effect in stimulating plant
growth when sunlight is not to be had.
Where sufficient water power is not
available, windmills might be used in
connection with a system of storage
batterlesN Such q utilization of the
wasted energies of nature would put off
the coming OF the coal famine that
threatens future generations. -Inven-
tive Age.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-29
FERTILIZERS AND cow-PEAs.

The name of properly treating and
applying fertilizers is yearly receiving
more consideration among farmers.
On this subject the Georgia Expert
ment Station tells Southern farmers
that the best results can only be ob-
tanned from concentrated fertilizers by
using them on therbest lands, and not
by scattering theA at the rate of 100
or 200 pounds to the acre over a large,
WORKOUT plantation. Nor should tho
mistake be made of applying large
amounts of concentrated fertilizers On
WORKOUT land. The larger the appl;-
cation the more important it becomes
that the land should be in the best pcs
s;ble condition, such as it would have
been left in by a good crop of small
grain, with thorough and deep plov.
ing and narrowing.
The practice of sowing cow-peas is
strongly urged for renovating the soil
and for hay. Nitrogen lis the most i'm
portant element of plant food because
it is indispensable to the plant and u
deficient in all yorn or partially ex-
hausted soils. LIS the most uniformly
effective element of o fertilizer for I'll
grains, grasses and cotton. While ala
most expensive, il haught in the msrs
ket. it may be drawn from the air by
c~ultivating such plants as clover, pea.
nuts, vetches, burrclover, lucerne and
especially the cow-pea, which, il prop.
erly utilized, will be more valuable to
the Southern farmer than red clover
has been to the farmers OF the North
and West New York World.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-29
E E

Spinach is one of the s~pringtime
Vegetables that should stand neal the
top of the list in healthfulness. But it
is seldom properly cooked. II should
be thoroughly, perfectly freed from
sand and dust by many washings, IN
cold water, and then put in a close
saucepan and covered closely, without
n drop of water, yer a moderate fire.
In an hour or more it will be perfectly
cooked then it should be drained and
chopped, and butter and salt added.
The old fashioned way was to almost
drown it in the liquor from corned
beef-and thus half it's nutriment and
medicinal properties were lost, and the
other half so disguised that the luscious
leaves might just as well have been cab
bage, or any other sort of F'greens.
Young beets and the "foliage thereof"
are considered fine by many but We
have been told, and found it true, that
if the leaves are held up to the light,
looked through and examined, SO much
life is seer between the outside and the
lining of them that no one will care to
eat sheet greens" thereafter. Our own
eyesight is generally eonvineing.--New
York Independent.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-29
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Pigs should suckle till ten weeks cid
The flock enjoy summer as we'll q
winter comforts.
Have a syringe handy when the foa
puts in an appearance.
Are there west places in the pasture
Give them a coat of manure.
There are family traits and like
nesses in sheep as much as humans.
Nc, no! Everybody can't be q gooG
shepherd; they amt made that way
Salt and wood ashes in reach of hogt
are beLsfcial. Good for horses also
Never refuse a good cash offer wher
you have anything Of the horse kind te
sell.
Many a man is a success as @ wool
grower and can't tell why to save hia
| life. ~
Feed oil and cotton-seed cake. It Ia
best for sheep, for the farm and foa
you.
One thing can be relied upon about
sheep manure-there are no weed seed
in it.
A few short, sharp brushes develop
speed much faster than miles Of slow
work.
Have some pasture held in case you
need it further on Vhen dry weather
comes.
The neglect given the chicks now
cannot be overcome with good care by
and by.
Make your flock what your wife is.
the best, prettiest, and the envy OF
everybody.
Health, comfort, neatness are the
things to be sought when building a
poultry house.
Is your experience that cooked OF
soaked corn is better than dry, hard
corn for hogs?
Little chicks enjoy fresh water te
drink. Give them some, even though
you provide milk for them.
Soft coal cinders and charcoal from
wood or cobs should be among the zap
jpetizers" kept on the hogs bill OF fare
daily.
The aluminium sulky, Weighing from
eighteen to twenty-five pounds, is said
to be coming along with the two-minute
Grotger.
Minnesota has passed q law making
ii q criminal offense to dock q horses
tail according to the hackney senseless
and cruel fashion.
II You are raising chicks for the egg
they will lay dc a't keep the cockerels
I'LL fall, sell tIs as DON % large
enough for broipss
Because brighdtimothy hay and oats
are the best feedsfor horses it does not
follow that they v 5uld not like q change
from it sometimes or that they would
not do better for such q change.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-29
THE cows CUD.

The cows cud is a quantity of the
food that is brought up from the first
stomach after the food has been swal.
lowed and the animal is resting and
has time to remasticate it more com.
pletely. Between the first and second
stomachs there is a receptacle about
FIVE inches long and the size of the
outlet. A portion of the food is pressed
into this part of the gullet and il
brought up into the throat and mouth,
where it is chewed slowly. This food
may be een ascending the gullet when
the COW is Illuminating. The cud is not
any distinct thing, as some suppose,
that may be lost, but is simply a por.
ton of the food which comes from the
stomach in the way described. Wher
a cow is said to lose her cud, nothing
is lost or dropped, but by reason OF
indigestion the action of the stomach
is suspended, and it is restored as soon
IS the trouble is removed by n
simple medicine. The most effective
is a dose of a pint Of raw linseed oil OF
melted lard.--New York Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-29
BREEDING sows.

A SOW that is a good breeder should
be kept for several years, or until she
forms some bad habit, of which unruli-
ness and eating her young are the two
that give most trouble. When the SOW
gets her full growth her litters will be
larger, healthier and lore uniform,
often without a single titman. In the
first litter, especially, if the SOW be a
young one, there will be two and
sometimes as many as three pigs that
are either dead at birth0r are SO un-
dersized that they are not worth rails
ing. A three or four-year-old SOW,
narrowing two litters of pigs q year.
will often give more ersoft than an
average COW, and not cost SO much to
keep nor so much labor to, care for.
The chief care with q breeding SOW
after she gets her growth is not to let
her get too fat. She will have an nor
nous appetite, bnt it should be salts
He'd, except when n is sucking he
Young, with the coarsest feed. SKIM
milk Is good. but not too much OF 1t.
With this mix bran or fine mlddl1ngs.
and then let the bulk of the feed be
roots. beets or mangels in winter, and
! run in the apple orchard OF Q clover
lot in summer. Ii allowed to u IN
pastnre one or two seasons old sows be,
come breachy, breaking through fences
and gates, andgoing where they please.
That il the fault for which most OF
them have to to fattened.-AmericaD
CultiTator.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-29
OUNCE JELLY.

Wipe the fruit, cut in halves, then
quarters, remove the seeds but do not
peel. Cut the ounces now in thin
slices, put into poroelain-lined kettle,
barely cover with cold water, boil until
very tender. Drain through g flannel
jelly bag, but do not squeeze or the
ely will be cloudy. To every pint of
juice allow n pound of granulated
sugar. Put the juice in porcelain-lined
kettle and bring quickly to a boil, add
the sugar, stir until dissolved, then
boil rapidly until it %jellies, skimming
the scum that m to the top, twenty
minutes is usually sufficient, but l have
boiled it thirty-five. Do not use the
seeds of ounce as they prevent the
jelly from being firm and clear. -Bos-
ton C%ultivator.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-29
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
WOODEN APRONS.

Wooden aprons are recommended
either to cooks or other women who are
constantly about a hot stove. The
aprons may be made from 8 light
weight, loosely woven wooden, and are
certainly a wise precaution against those
accidents from fire that happen every
few days. At the large stores there are
ready made wooden petticoate, the
cheapest of which are fifty cents, that
may be cut open and used for aprons.
They need only be used for cooking
and ironing, and the gingham apron
used~at other times. Washed in water
containing a little ammonia, they are
as easily cleansed as aprons of cotton.
New York Post.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-29
4 GROWING POTATOES,

10 grow potatoes, select the best
sou you get, avoiding ground hat
Is liable to overflow, clear off all the
trash, and if the ground is not yerv
rich apply q good dressing of well
rotted manure and then plow as deem
as you can. Then harrow until the
SOIL is In good condition. Then as soon
es danger Of frost is past plant for
early crop. First of June plant peach.
blows, When ready to plant take a
pillow and u deep burrows three and
one-half feet apart. Gut your potatoes
In pieces, mt or two eyes to the piece.
drop eighteen inches apart in these
burrows, one piece in a place. Then
take a hoe and cover, putting an inch
OF soil over each piece. Cultivate az
soon as the plants are we'll up and keen
filling in the burrows, and you will not
be troubled with weeds in the rows
and will not need to do ony hand
wedding. Cultivate once g week till
they bloom.--New York Observer.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-29
CULTIVATION OF WILLOWS,

inquiries are received concerning
the culture and marketing of Willows
1oE baskets and other goods. Notwith.
standing the basket willow does we'll in
this country, five-sixths of the quan.
tlty consumed is imported from for,
elgn countries.
The prevailing opinion that only low
land is suitable for willow cultivation
may be the cause of so little attention
being given to it. Low land is best,
but high land is good. It is certainly
far better than land where there ore
stagnant pools OF too much water.
For the growth of. willows the land
must be treated similar to that in
tended for the planting of corn. It
must be plowed in the fall and loosened
up in the spring. The field must be
kept free of grass and weeds.
The willow cuttings are planted il,
VOWS twelve inches apart. The lows
should be three feet apart and q culrr-
GATOR and hand hoe used to keep down
the weeds. {,
The plants are $ Cuttings from two to
three year old willows which are cut
n foot long, measuring three-eighths
to one-half inch in thickness. With o
stitch or iron rod holes are made in the
ground and q cutting introduced SO tina
one or two buds remain above the
ground. The first year only a few
r,~o.,&s ~r,11 e,e~;-~ Frovo aaob os7&%;re
Every year in March the switches are
cut close to the stem before the sap
shoots into the plants. The switches
are tied in bundles about ten inches in
diameter and placed in two or three
inches of water, remaining there until
the latter part Of April until the sap
has risen and small leavesoand sprouts
have appeared. This sap loosens the
bark which can be removed very easily
by being drawn through 8 wooden fora
similar to a clothes pin.
Willows must be dried in the open
Rir. They are then bundled to weigh
about fifty pounds per bundle. About
80, 900 willow cuttingstare necessary to
plant On acre. The willow reaches the
greatest production in the third year,
and with proper care and good fertiliz'
ing it will continue to yield good re.
suits for many years.
Dry peeled willows are worth five to
eight cents a pound, and green willowf
with the bark on them are worth $14
to $18 per ton.-Farm, Field and Fire.
side.