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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-01
GEORGE DAHLE's SUICIDE.
Some Of the Circumstances Preceding tn.
Commission Of the Act.

Some OF the Circumstances Preceding the
Commission Of the Act.
Yesterday afternoon Coroner Patterson
viewed the body of George Dahle, the grocer
and saloon keeper at North Capitol and p
streets, who committed suicide by shooting
himself in the head in an unfinished house in
lexington, as published in yesterdays STAR,
and gave certificate of death from suicide.
The suicide had been missing from his home
since Sunday night, and his father, wife and
sister were making efforts to have him located.
Mr.. DAZZLE, his father, turned the business at
North Capitol and P streets over to him about
two years ago and went to Prince Georges
county, near Oxon Hill, to reside. The son was
married about that time and lived with his wife
and child over the store. Sunday night about
IL O'Clock his sister saw him at the front door,
and she asked him why he did not 20 to bed.
His reply was that he could not Sleep He left
home, and, it is thought, went directly 10 the
unfinished house and ended his life II is said
that he was nearly O. 900 behind In his bust
ness accounts, which was due, perhaps. to
lack Of business ability. That, however, is not
thought to be the cause Of his taking his life
Several weeks ago while out driving Mr. Dahle's
horse ran away and threw him to the pavement
At that time he sustained a severe injury to his
head, from the effects Of which, it is thought
he never fully recovered
His funeral will take place tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-01
THE PRESIDENTS FISHING TRIP.
He and Editor Davis Landed $50 Yester.
day.


day.
When the steamer Sunshine" arrived at
Broadwater Landing yesterday morning at SIS
Mr.. Cleveland was standing on her bow and
seemed to be enjoying the southwesterly breeze
which was blowing freely. He was the first to
leave the steamer, but was closely followed by
Mr.. L. Clarke Davis and DR.. BRYANT
Upon their arrival at the club house the Pres
ident was informed that he would occupy the
same rooms on the first floor he occupied last
winter. The other gentlemen were located on
the second floor. The President did not seem
to be at all fatigued by his journey, and when
breakfast was announced at $50 he was the
first person to respond and ate heartily.
Shortly after breakfast the party appeared
upon the porch of the club house attired in
their sporting costumes ready for a fishing ex-
petition. The President. accompanied BY Mr..
Davis, and with Tom Doughty as guide, were
the first to make a start for the fishing grounds
reaching them about 1l:30. The party could
not have wished fer O more favorable day for
their sport, and took advantage Of the oppor-
tunity by remaining until 7:30 p. m. bringing
back with them about $50 fish, Of which over
fifty were large blue fish and the rest spots,
hog fish and trout. The President was more
than pleased with his first days sport and said
he would try it again today il the weather
continued favorable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-01
To Count the Treasury Cash.

United States Treasurer II. Y. Morgan as
sumed control of his new Office today. Iestcr-
day he had an extended interview with Secretary
Carlisle and spent the remainder of the day
with Treasurer Nebeker. Today the committee.
consisting of Messrs E. d. Daskam. A. T. Hant-
ington and Charles ii. Noble, appointed
by the Secretary to count the cash
account of the treasurer's Office will begin their
work. This count Is a laborious one and viii
notes are counted separately, but the coin is
weighed. should there be a lack of weight In
any of the bags in which the coin is kept that
bag is placed to one side and each piece in it is
counted separately. There has never thus far
been any discrepancy found in the treasurers
statement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-01
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE.
Items Of Interest From This Progressive
Maryland City.

Items Of Interest From This Progressive
Maryland City.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE, Nd, May 81, 1885,
Edward Lewis, a colored man in the employ
of Mr.. Joseph n. Bailey. wood and coal dealer
at this place, suddenly dropped dead this
evening about O'Clock. During the day
he was in his usual good health and had
been engaged in driving a cart In the even
ing. while at the brick yard Of Mr.. Cornwell,
about half a mile from town, and while sitting
on the cart which he had just loaded, he sud-
denly fell over and died almost instantly. He
was about sixty years of age, was sober and in
dustrious, and had previously enjoyed good
health. His remains were removed to the I'm
dertaking establishment Of W. r. Humphrey,
where they were afterward viewed by a large
number of people. II is thought that he died
from a stroke Of apoplexy.
Mr.. Charles ]. Corrick has sold to Mrs
Laura NJ. Rihl Of Washington a dwelling house
and two building lots in Janetta, the south
5000. Mr.. Corrick has also bought Of John
Hammond Of Fairfax county, Va. lots 26 and
"a. blocko6, in Rockville Park, for which he
paid $500. He is now making arrangements
for the immediate construction Of Q handsome
dwelling on the premises
Charles NJ. Butler, at one time one Of the
best known residents Of the county. died last
week at the residence Of his son in Virginia in
the ninetieth year Of his age. At the breaking
out Of the late war he left his home in this
county and went south. joining his fortunes to
the thirty-fifth Virginia cavalry, commanded by
Col. E. V. White, with which command he re-
manned until the war was ended. He wa
noted for his unfinching bravery and love Of
all kinds of sport.
The clerk of the circuit court has issued
marriage licenses to the following parties: jas.
C. Reed and Annie NJ Brown. George w. MUIR
dock and Annie l. Norris
1t is currently reported here that Mr.. Hoke
Smith, Secretary Of the Interior, has engaged
rooms near this place for himself snd family
during the summer.
Reports from all sections Of the county rep
resent the prospect for q large yield Of wheat
as very iattering. 1t is said that the growth oil
straw is almost unprecedented in this section.
The prospects for heavy hay crop are net fat
tering at present 8. A. n.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-01

Senior Ortiz Says That Treaty OBLIGATIONS
Would Not Allow such n Thing.
The probability of the establishment Of Q
protectorate over Nicaragua, which has been
suggested as probability, was the subject Of
an interesting talk today by Senior Don Paulino
Ortiz. Senior Ortiz, who is one of the most
distinguished citizens of Central America, ia
miliar with the condition of things in Nicars-
qua. is making tour Of the United States with
a small party Of travellers from his country
Nicaragua" he said, sis under treaty
obligations which forbid her to place herself or
the Nicaragua canal route under the control Of
any foreign power. Moreover" said he, ".he
Nicaraguan people are so proud Of their in
dependence and have fought 80 brsvely against
undue foreign influences that the idea of Q
professionals can only exist in the minds Of
persons who are utterly ignorant Of the real
feelings prevailing all over Central America a.
to their autonomy and self-government.
The present conflict in Nicaragua. serious
it il, il far less important than the long civil
war Of 1s54-57, which eliminated in the SELF
elevation Of William Walker TO the presidency
Of Nicaragua, followed by his downfall, his
capitulstion and his execution as a hlibusterer
on the coast Of Honduras. During that long
civil war nobody in Nicaragua thought Of ash
ing any foreign protectorats, and it WAS to
avoid the control Of her affairs by foreigner
that she strained all her energies There is no
reason whatever to believe that those feelings
have since changed"
Senior Ortiz particularized to some extent
the difficulties that Law in the way OF a pro-
tectorate. The public law of Nicaragua" he
said, would be, in the first place, . most
serious obstacle. Secondly, she is not the only
owner and possessor Of the so-cailed Mica
raguan route, Costa Rica being equally inter-
terested In the canal, bordering she does to
. great extent upon the south side OF the
future canal or Of its dependencies.
The Nicaragua canal route must be neutra1
for the free and equal use and benefit OF I'll
nations. This was plainly stated by q resolu-
ton adopted by the United States Senate
March 8, 1885; by President Polk in q message
to the Senate on February 10, 1s47; BY the mes
sages to the same body vf President Taylor on
March 19 and April %, 1850: by the Clayton
Bulwer treaty Of April l9, 1850; by a most ex-
plicit declaration Of Lewis Cass, Secretary Of
State. to Lord Napier, then British minister 20
the United States. on November 8, 1855: by
President Cleveland, in his annual message Of
December 8, 1885.
Nicaragua is also bound by treaties with
Spain, Great Britain the United States, France.
Costa Rica and other powers, by virtue II
which the canal must be neutral The conces-
sions and 'decrees Of Nicaragua of March %.
1887. and Of the republic OF Costa Rica July
81. 1883. to the Nicaragua Canal Company, pro-
vide that the canal must be neutral, and that in
no case will the concessions be transferable to
foreign governments or to foreign public
powers.n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-01
Heavy Damages Asked for Assault.

A special from Canton. Ohio, says: Gen.
1. r. Sherwood, editor of the NeIos-De'n-
ocrat and an ex-Congressman, has brought
suit against J. J. Clark. a prominent q. A.
r. man, for $4,000 damages. The suit
grows out of an assault made on the general on
May 10. The petition alleges that Sherwood
was struck in tbs back of the head and perma-
nently injured. The trouble grew out OF art
icles which appeared in the generals paper,
criticising Mrs. Clark, who was national
member of the Woman's Relief Corps Gen
sherwood was to have delivered the Memorial
day address at Rhinebeck, NY, but Is unabis
to leave the bed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-01

More Objections to It's Being Located On
Square i112.

More Objections 20 It's Being Located on
Square INA.
In the hearing before the District Commits
report closed, Mr.. NJ l. Weller also spoke
against the location Of the contagious
disease hospital on square 1l12 He argued
that the Commissioners compelled applicants
for liquor licenses TO obtain the signatures Of
neighboring property owners before license
was issued, for the reason that saloons were .
menace to property values.
How much more Of q menace was q con-
tagious disease hospital II, he said, the Com
missioners had gone ahead and purchased the
site without asking the consent Of anyone, es-
peciaily those whose interests were in the i'm
mediate neighborhood. The Commissioners
had neglected their duties 10 the taxpayers snd
the citizens Of East Washington in not giving
them chance to be heard before the site was
selected.
There were several men in East Washington
VINO were ready and willing to take the land on
OF MI. McLesn's hands il the Commissioners
would only decide net to accept il. East WASH
ington bad its full quota Of institutions already.
There was the cemetery. there was the Con-
gressional cemetery, Washington asylum and
the jail Efforts have been going on for some
years to bring about q removal of these institu-
tons, and the support Of members Of both
houses Of Congress had been pledged to it.
III the Commissioners insisted upon the loca-
ton OF the hospital in square l112 il would be
another rivet In the chain which prevented
East Washington from improving. II was un-
just to discriminate against that section Of the
city. II, as has been stated, there WIS no dam
ger OF contagion, why had not the Commits
sioneu purchased a site in the northwest or
southwestern portions Of the city, and not put
smother load on East Washington? Before
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-01
A Washington Man Hopored.

Mr.. Robert Payne Bigelow of this city, who
is a student at Johns Hopkins University in
Baltimore. has been appointed to the depart
ment of biology at the Institute Of Technology
in Boston. Mr.. Bigelow has been the holder of
the Adam I. Bruce fellowship during the
present academic year. This fellowship is be-
slowed by the appointing board upon the can
didate whom they consider most likely to pro-
mote biological science, and especially animal
morphology by original research. Mr.. Bigelow
was a university scholar in 1890. fellow in
1S90-91, and holder of the Bruce Fellowship
also in 1892. He is a b. s. OF Harvard, 1881
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-01
Naval Movements.

Rear Admiral Gherardi yesterday relinquished
command Of the naval review feet, which is dis
solved, and assumed command Of the New York
navy yard. relieving Acting Rear Admiral
Erben. The vessels Of the feet are being put
in condition for foreign service rs rapidly -
possible, and probably most Of them will be
away by the middle Of next month. Although
no orders have vet been issued. it is understood
that the Philadelphia will proceed TO Hawaii
and relieve the Z. S. s. Boston. flagship of the
present Pacific squadron. so that she may re-
turn to the United State and be locked, cleaned
and put in order after her long service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-01

ussion Of diocesan missions. The missions
committee, Archdeacon Gambrall chairman,
asked permission to apportion among the
churches an assessment of SIS, 900 for missions
in the diocese. At the suggestion Of Bishop
Paret this was increased to $4,000. The total
amount appropriated to benefciaries during
the year was IS, 500 in sums from $500 to $500
The fund for this purpose received donation
OF $500 and amounted to S6,llS. There is now
balance Of SAGA In general mission work
$4,000 has been spent. including %, 500 for q
church at Brunswick, Md. The colored work
is being earnestly prosecuted. The bishops
penny fund is used for this purpose, and 81, Soc
was appropriated to it. The total appropria-
tons to all purposes during the year was
S13,217
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-01
Suppose DIR. Briggs is Right.
From the Philadelphia Press


1t may be necessary for a church to part
company with its leading scholars, to close its
pulpits to their preaching and to expel them
from its theological seminaries. The decision is
one which no secular journal is called upon to
judge. But such decision, at the present time
and IN the present posture of religious thought,
criticism and discussion cannot fail to chal-
lenge the attention of thinking meu. Amajority
Of the general assembly is fully competent,
legally and morally. to decide what the Presby-
terrain Church believes but this majority is
wholly unable to decide what is the truth about
the Bible and its Interpretation or inspiration
In this matter the opinion Of scholars out
weighs mere numerical majorities, and when
the majority chooses to array itself against
the very men who are giving their lives to these
studies, the risk is great that the majority will
end by putting Presbyterianism on one side
and scholarship on the other. In such q con-
test scholars like DR.. Briggs may suffer, but
scholarship will win. Majorities are weak
against 1t.
DR.. Briggs may be wrong-in which case he
will be forgotten, whether acquitted or held a
hereto. But suppose he proves right and the
Presbyterian Church is chained to ansassertion
in regard to inspiration and the "inerrancy" Of
the original autographs which other churches,
both Roman and Reformed. have wisely avoided,
how serious will be the consequences to the de
nomination, to thinking and studious laymen
and to ministers OF scholarship and research?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-01
Ending an Old Labor Trouble.

1t is stated that an amicable agreement has
been reached in the difficulty existing for
nearly four years between Liggett & Myers
tobacco manufacturers, and the Knights OF
Labor at st. Louis. The particulars of the
treaty have not been given out, blu: it is stated
they are mutually satisfactory and that the
knights will order the boycott lifted from the
companys product
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-01

large freight car is being fitted up at
Bordentown, n. j., for twelve young men
who propose spending two weeks at the
Columbian exposition. The car will contain
sleeping hunks, a cooking range and a we'll
stocked larder. Ii will be attached to fast
freight trains. The estimated cost Of the round
trip is only SO head
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-01
Scientific Work Recognized.
NIL -.


President Cleveland in appointing DR..
George NJ. Sternberg surgeon general of
the army has made the first appointment
in many years to the head of this staff
corps which recognized scientific work.
The selection has usually been by seniority,
though strong efforts have been made to
secure the appointment Of DR.. John s.
Billings, a man thoroughly fitted for the
post. He is about dozen numbers below
DR.. Sternberg and DR.. Sternberg is about the
same distance from the head of the corps Dr.
sternberg is an accomplished bacteriologist
and has for nearly fifteen years been
making important discoveries and re-
searches. 1t has always been questioned
by military men whether the administrative
work Of the surgeon generals office would
be best done by scientific man, and always
urged by doctors that this post ought to be
given to ability rather than to rank. If DIR. Stern
berg is successful, his appointment will con-
stitute useful precedent, and it is in any case
recognition of high a:tainments
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-01

Villiers, the Correspondent, in Trouble.
Frederick Villiers of London, the famous cor
respondent. was arrested on Midway Plaisance.
at the worlds fair, Tuesday for carrying a
camera without permit from. the person
known as the official photographer. Mr.. Viii
liers was Immediately released, as is everybody
else arrested by the Columbian guard, but he
was highly indignant and said he did not think
it was treatment due correspondent who was
taking pictures solely for publication. He pro-
poses to make a test case Of it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-01
Patents TO p,.tr,ct Inventors.

Patents have been issued to locsa inventors
as follows: Lincoln Gerhsrdt. assignor of one
half to F. Hume, oar lock Charles f. Randall,
assignor to Lowell Machine shop, separator
mechanism for ring-spinning frames Robert
s. Avery, design for font Of printing type.
Nathan Bond. Fairfax Court House. asslgnor
Of three-eighths to S. ]. Meeks and A. S. john
son, Washington, ID. C.. match safe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-01
Acquitted of Killing a Brother Editor.

The trial of E. NJ. Tate. editor of the Hopkins
county (Texas) Echo, for the killing of E. S.
Moore. editor of the Alliance Vindicdtor, at
Sulphur Springs, in September, 1891, made
famous by the prominence of the parties and
the political phases that entered it, has been
concluded and a verdict of acquittal rendered
after the jury was out only seven minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-01

The dispatch announcing that Isinglass had
won the derby race reached the United Press
Office in New York city before the third horse
had passed the finishing post. The dispatch
came by the Western Union Company's cable
and was received at % minutes and As seconds
past 10 O o'clock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-01

Mr. Brooks Of Chicago, recently appointed
consul at Trieste, Austria received his final in
structions from Secretary Gresham and viii
start for his post at once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-01
RA0. 600 Eire At IlalfiInnr0,

The copper factory of Engel. Kirschner &
Regner. 1909 and 1911 Thames street. Balti-
more, was damaged $4,000 by fire yesterday
morning; insured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-01

During the cyclone which has been raging in
the Bay Of Bengal the ship Germania was
wrecked and sixty-four men who were on board
the vessel lost their lives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-01
DIVIDING THE DIOCESE.
Probability OF the Baltimore Convention
Petitioning for It.

BISHOP PARET DECLARES THAT IT WILL BE-
COME NECEssARY-How THE MARYLAND DIos
cEsE HAS eRowN-rHE MOVEMENT FOR A
CATHEDRAL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-01

A Melter of the Denver Mint.
Walter Allen has been appointed melter Of
the mint at Denver, Col.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-01
SAILED for Reripr Sea.

The Mohican and Ranger have sailed from
Port Townsend for Boring sea, thus completing
the United States feet in those waters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-01

MINISTERS AND ELDERS EXPLAIN THEIR sENTI-
MENrs-oUITE NUMBER OF BRIGGS MEN Ex-
PRESS THEIR vIEws-rHREE SOLID HOURS OF
TALKING THAT PRECEDED THE VOTING
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-01

THE THREE-MINUTE SPEECHES.
The Debate ON the Briggs Case Yesterday
Afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-01
TAKING THE VOTE,
Ine CharEes Against DR.. Briggs Sustained
by . Large Vote.

THE CLOSING SCENES OF THE BRIGGS DEBATE
IN THE ASSEMBLY LAST EvENIyG-oNLY 116
VOTES MUSTERED AGAINST THE CHARGES
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-01

THE GENERAL CONVENTION.
81 read Of noble deeds and noble gifts, of
grand endowments for universities and hos
pitfalls. Surely there are men who can love
Christ's church as well as men love merely
human institutions. And to accomplish q result
80 important to the church as this believe
there are hearts and hands ready to act But,
besides the will Of the convention and the con-
sent Of the bishop, the approval of the general
convention is needed That body does not hold
its regular session until 1895. We have time to
consider the matter fairly. We ought to be
ready to give our own decision at our conven-
ton of 1894 l suggest that the subject Of the
division be referred to special committee. who
shall report both upon the advisability of the
division and upon the lines and conditions
which should be observed if the division be
approved"
A committee. consisting of Rev. Arthur Chill
ton Powell, Rev. DIR. G. r. Stewart, Rev. DR..
J. S. b. Hodges, Rev. A. c. Haverstick. Messrs.
H. E. Pellew, Bernard Carter and Lloyd
Lowndes, was appointed to take the whole
matter into consideration.
THE STANDING COMMITTEE QUESTION.
A lively debate on the standing committee
question will come up before the election of
the committee at noon today. Last year an
effort was made to provide for the election of
laymen on the committee and thus put the
Maryland diocese in line with the vast majority
of dioceses throughout the United States
Much opposition was developed and the matter
WAS finally referred to committee with in
structions to report this year. The committee
presented two reports yesterday. one from the
majority represented by DR.. Southgate, oppos-
ing the laymen and another from the minority
favoring lay members on the committee and
represented by Mr.. C. n Matthews of Wash
ington. The discussion of these reports was
made the order of the day for today. An
amendment to that part of the constitution
relating to the election of bishops was offered
by DIR. Hall Harrison. 1t was referred to a
committee, which was ordered to report next
year. DIR. Harrison's amendment provides that
the clergy and laity shall sit and vote concur
rently, and that simple majority of those en-
titled to vote In each house be sufficient to elect
As the law now stands it requires a two-thIrds
majority in each house to elect
This, DR.. Harrison claims enables minority
OF one-third and to prevent the majority
making it's choice and can defeat elections
LAST NIGHTS SESSION.
! Last nights session was devoted to the dis