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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-30
COL HOGE DROPPED.
He VIII Not FIJI the Position Of Co,.
sui at AmbOy.

Col J. Hampton Hoge of Virginia will not
represent the United States as consul ,o
Annoy. China, a position to which he was
appointed last summer. As a result of the
investigation OF his case. he has been
dropped from the rolls of the State Depart
ment Secretary Gresham has sent him a
letter notifying him Of the action Of the
department and has also informed Senator
Daniel Of Virginia of what has been done
and the reasons therefor. Mr.. Hoge never
reached his post. He made a good start
however, and got as far as San Francisco
From there 1t became necessary for him to
return to Washington to answer various
charges Of moral delinquency that had
been lodged with the President against
him while he was making the Journey be-
tween his home in Roanoke and San Fran
cisco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-30
CAUSED EXCITEMENT.
The Ferry Boat Columbia Damaged
Somewhat by Fire.

Somewhat by Fire.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. Dec. 3O.-The ferry
steamer Columbia caught fire at her dock
here this morning and was considerably
injured. Just before $40 o'clock, as the
steamer was about to leave the wharf, AL
bert G. Uhler and Capt. Elmer Kintz dis
in the rear OF the seats on the upper deck
in the rear Of the seats on the upper deck.
and gave the alarm. 1t was found that the
casing around the smokestack was on fire.
The steamers fire engine went to work. A
general alarm brought the fire department,
and about 1900 people lined the wharves.
The fire was subdued in half an hour, and
at 9:15 the Columbia left on her trip for
Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-30
LOBENGULA AT BAY.
Reports That the Deposed Matabele
Chief VIII Fight Again.

LONDON, Dec. 30-A dispatch received
by news agency in this city from Cape
Town says that native runners who have
arrived at Fort Salisbury report that King
Loben gula, with heavy force of Matabeles,
is moving back in the direction of Bulu-
wayo, his former capital, from which he
was recently driven by the forces Of the
British South Africa Company.
The London papers, however, place little
if any. credence in the report
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-30

Friends familiar with the circumstances
of Mrs. schuyler c. Colfax, the widow OF
the late Vice President Colfax, living at
La Porte, Ind, declare that the failure of
the Indianapolis National Bank has entirely
swept away the small fortune left by her
husband AMI which was invested in the
ruined Institution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-30
Has AUnlied.

A friend of Mr.. w. w. Pennell of Brown
county, Ohio, has applied to Secretary Car
lisle for his appointment as chief of a divis-
ion Of the Treasury Department
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-30
Secretary Lnmont's Return.

Secretary Lamont has returned from Nc
Granville, N. Y, where he went to visit
his father, who is in bad health. He was at
his desk in the War Department most of the
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-30

The Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co.
ct al. by Mr.. w. +. Mattingly, has filed q
bill against Virginia Hunter to foreclose
deed OF trust and appoint a receiver for
lot l3 square $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-30
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS.
Also the Expenditures for the Year
Ended Today.

the receipts and expenditures of the United
States:
The receipts for month to date, s26,O27,-
S97; the receipts for fiscal year to date
s155, ,431 314; the expenditures for month to
date, $50, lis, $40; the expenditures for fiscal
year to date, $1S9, ,5OO,0 ,032.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-30

Government Receipts Today.
The receipts from internal revenue today
were s46s, 724: from customs, $346, ,s29.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-30
Not a Highway.

The trial or Basantpeer rioters has been
concluded. Five were acquitted and two
who were wounded were sentenced to fif-
teen years Imprisonment.
Gen. Gourke governor of Warsaw, and
one of the most distinguished generals of
in a dying condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-30
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT,
Today's Orders.

The Commissioners today ordered that:
The employment of a carpenter for not
more than nine days, to construct shelving
at property yard. at a compensation of 50
per day. payable from appropriation for
street and lighting, is hereby authorized.
A sewer be constructed in alley. square
633. between Arthur place and / street un-
der the provision of the permit system, at
an estimated cost of s240.
Samuel b. Rose. James F. Suit, Mallet
and Hodge and Oliver F. Bounds, each be
registered and licensed master plumber
and gas filter. after filing proper bond.
To Protect Shippers.
District Attorney Thomas has sent a
favorable opinion to the Commissioners on
bill 1:0, to provide for the punishment of
certain frauds. His opinion is based largely
on an opinion given him by District At
torney Birney, who says that a great many
commission merchants in this city have
been defrauding the country people and
whom IT is well nigh impossible to punish
under the law as they now stand. For
these bogus commission merchants the new
bill has been designed.
Not Highway.
District Attorney Thomas has decided
that Meriden road, over which there has
been a lengthy controversy, is not a public
highway.
The trial or Basantpeer rioters has been
concluded. Five were acquitted and two
Evening journal., 1893-06-14
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Old Ohlcers Reelected and the Board
Organized by Eleven New Members.
The Board of Education met last
evening and organized by the reelection
of the old officers.
The following elections of new mem
bers were reported by a committee
Jesse X. Baylis, Of the First ward
II T. Alexander, of the Second ward 2.
q. West, Of the Third ward William
Il. Clerk of the Fifth ward Samuel II
Baynard, Of the Sixth ward; David r..
Smith, Of the Ninth ward Thomas f.
Spallane, Of the Tenth ward; Christian
Frederick of the Eleventh ward.
John r. Hartman of the Fourth ward
and DR.. John Palmer of the Seventh
ward were reported as duly elected by
S r. Smith, David Coyle and Thomas
f. ODonneli, but had not presented the
required evidence to prove their quail.
fcations. Afterward DR.. Palmer came
in and was sworn in.
Arthur w. Brlely Of the Twelfth
ward presented proper qualifications,
but there appeared to be an inform
ality in the holding of the election in
making out certificates The law re.
qulred that two inspectors should hold
the election and should sign the certif
Gates. The certificates in this case were
signed by one inspector and clerk.
Joseph Pyle explained that the infor.
mality in the election of the Twelfth
ward was unavoidable. Mr.. Brilelv
was subsequently sworn in.
Charles Baird was re elected president
Lawrence b Jones' secretary and
treasurer and Thomas Webb bailiif.
President Baird reported that he had
procured the necessary blanks and
superintendent Harlan had required the
teachers to make the necessary returns
of the number of scholars belonging to
the schools as required by the act
amending the school fund appoi tlonment
law.
Evening journal., 1893-06-14
THE DECISION RESERVED.

The Richenberger-MeVey CertiOrarI Mat
ter Before the Superior Court Yesterday,
William Michael Byrne called up the
certiorari case of Manuel Richenberger
VS.. State Detective McVey in the Super.
ior Court yesterday afternoon. Ex CITY
Solicitor William T. Lyman represented
Richenberger.
Richenberger bet Detective Witsil he
could not show him certain sum of
money. Each man deposited S35 with
McNey as stake When Witsil pulled
out the sum to be shown Richenberger
refused to look at il. Witsil waited
uutil Richenberger began to read and
then showed the notes under his ewes.
He claimed the purse and got It,
Richenberger sued McVey before Magis.
trate Sasse and got Judgment for S35
aud costs McVey appealed, failed to
enter it according to law, and hence the
certioraH case. The upper court re-
served its decision
in the divorce case of Phyllis VS.. John
w Gross, Henry c. Turner. commits.
siouer, made a favorable return and
Judge Ball, counsel for the plaintiff
asked for publication
The court ordered the county TO nav
the costs in the cases Of O'Donneli
Casey and Curren, liquor dealers eop
vic'ed in the Municipal Court. The court
decided that the Municipal Court had no
jurisdiction in the matter.
Evening journal., 1893-06-14
A PHlLApELpHIA ouTRAeE.
Wilmington Wheeimen Spend Night 4
"A polfce Station Cell

Wilmington Wheeimen Spend "a Night I'm
Police Station Cell.
Oliver Frank, Of this city, and James
f. Booth, Of New Castle, well-known
wheelmen, are boiling with rage because
they were forced to spend Monday night
on the soft side of an oak plank in Phil
adelphia police station cell The crime
alleged to have been committed was that
Of invading tne sacred precincts Of the
City Of Brotherly Love- in the night
time, on their wheels and without Ian
terms or sufficient funds TO meet unfor-
seen contingencies
The unfortunates went TO Reading on
Sunday About 1.30 o'clock Monday
afternoon they left Reading for Philadel
phia, expecting to get there before dark
and take a train for Wilmington.
Frank could not keep up the pace and
Booth waited for him. They reached
Philadelphia several hours late. When
they reached City Line road they did not
know where they were, and were as
Ignorant Of the lantern ordinance as they
were Of their whereabouts.
Booth was ahead of Frank. Just as he
dashed over the line a man yelled HALT 70
Frank halted Just outside the line Booth
about one hundred yards beyond.
The mounted policeman went to
Booth, told him he and his friend had
broken the law and ended the palaver by
arresting both of them, despite their
assertions of ignorance, innocence and
indigence
officer Meyers. for that was his name.
took them to Magistrate Thomas IL
Clark's office. known as Court No. % 1t
was at No 409l Lancaster avenue. The
magistrate was absent They offered
to leave their wheels as security The
offer was refused and they were rele.
| gated to cell where they spent the
night without bed of any kind.
Next morning they were arraigned.
Officer Meyers preferred his charge.
Without giving the Wilmington men an
opportunity to defend themselves Magis.
trate Clark sentenced them to pay 81 50
and costs each Finding that thev
could not produce the S15 he threatened
them with four or five days imprison
ment. AT last they got to a long. dis.
tance telephone, called up S. Wallis Mer.
rihew and explained the situation
He communicated with PHILADELPHIA
business friends and they advanced the
money. Frank and Booth were released.
and when they reached Wilmington YES
terday had blood in their eyes and Ian.
tern on the brain. Their denunciation of
the treatment they received at the hands
OF the officer and magistrate is unquali.
fed
Evening journal., 1893-06-14

SEVERAL Of the New York papers are
very much exercised and doubtless
properly shocked at the alleged declar
alton of Hon. .Poindexter Dunn. of
Arkansas, a member Of the Custom
House Investigating Committee, that the
persons killed by the collapse Of the Ford's
Theatre building in Washington should
have been able-b bodied pensioners instead
Of poor clerks Mr. Dunn denies the
remark, and he probably did not use it
with the fierce savagery with which
several papers, OF certain class, de.
light to decorate It. But It is quite
likely that Mr. Dunn made use Of some
expression which exhibited disapproval II
not contempt, for the insistent energy and
Inconsistent patriotism which is preva.
lent among the old soldier class. The
old soldiers need not mistake that senti.
ment. While nobody, except Grover
Cleveland, connected with politics dares
SET himself up as a target for patriotic"
abuse by resisting the pension industry
every intelligent and candid man In the
country, who is not drawing a pension
for chronic Incidence, believes with the
New York Tribune that this pension
business must stop It has been brought
into public contempt The old soldiers
need not, unless they are blind and cal
Ions, mistake that
Evening journal., 1893-06-14
DANIEL MORRIS GUILTY.
Convicted In tho United States Court
This Morning The Ponzo Jury stin
out schmit to BE Tried This Afternoon

Convicted In the United States Court
This Morning g-The Ponzo Jury stnl
out sohmit to BE Tried This'Afternoon
This morning in the United States
Court the jury in the case Of Isaiah
Ponzo charged with sending obscene
letters through the mails, went out at
10 30 o'clock
The next case to come up was that Of
Daniel Morris, charged with dlsobedi
ence on board the bark Coromandel
while she was lying at the yard Of the
Harlan and Hollingsworth Company.
Tho FIRST witness called for the govern
ment was Captain Lewis Williams.
He testified that the seaman had
refused TO obey the commands Of the
mate Alfred Delquist sailor on the
bark was next called, but he knew
nothing about the case
Morris made statement IN his own
behalf, in which he denied the charge
He was not represented by counsel.
At 1l20 the jury retired and
returned at 1910. The foreman
Claytons W. Fisher stated that they
had failed TO reach verdict. They
were sent out again by the Judge. They
returned at o'clock with a verdict Of
guilty.
August Schmit charged with the same
crime will be tried this afternoon. Dis
trict Attorney Watson filed second infor.
nation on the case of James H. Fortner
for selling liquor without license.
About 2 o'clock the Ponzo Jury had
not yot reached verdict.
Evening journal., 1893-06-14

TIE decision Of the court TO exclude
the testimony Of Lizzie Borden before
the coroner's jury, likely prevents the
success Of trick Of the lawyers for the
state. The warrant for her arrest for
murder was withheld aud the arrest de.
layed. If that course had not been pur-
sued she would havs been warned not TO
testify and if she had testified her law
yer would have been in attendance
There is no doubt that lawyers may
confuse even person who has no other
idea than that of telling the truth In
such a case as this the brow beating
methods frequently adopted by attor
neys, rs we believe was employed in this
case, may become not only harsh and
unjust but criminal. It is
not likely that the case Of the
state viii ba materially weakened by
this ruling, for the jury would have
been compelled to consider the coudi-
tions uader which the testimony was
delivered. The case OF the state. so
far as IL has been developed, is unques
tiouably, presumptively strong. II
abounds with features which are In
consistent with the theory Of the
prisoners innocence But there is moth
ing TO prove incontestsbly that she is
gnllty. We are inclined to presume
that Miss Borden is guilty chiefly be-
cause there IS no one else 90 suspect,
and We cannot conceive Of any other
person Who would be guilty OF such
a murder in such a manner. The muir
der was committed, aud instead Of
arspicting the SUI, the moon aud other
impossible things or weaving an ex-
citirg and inconsistent romance Ike
Poe's Murder Of the Rue Morgue, we
are inclined 10 suspect the possible and
the probable That is a quality Of the
Evening journal., 1893-06-14

CHARLES i. PECK, former labor com.
missioner Of New York state, who was to
have been tried, with his stenographer
Ebert +. Rogers, at the sitting term of
the Court Of Sessions. at Albany, started
last Satu, day for Europe. II he is not
produced at this term of court his bonds
will be-forfeited Meantime the destruc
tion Of the papers he used as evidences
of the Mckinley boom in wages, which
never doomed anywhere else, has been
declared a felony All Of this revives
interest in the use General Harrison
made Of the doubtful figures Of Peols's in
his state papers. a great deal may be
forgiven a wicked man in politics, but Mr..
Harrison is "a good man, who was backed
by two or three Presbyterian elders
in his Cabinet Surely there ought not
to be any suspicion, even, Of wickedness
In his conduct. Lincoln and Grant were
wicked men they never conducted fam.
lily prayers so that all the world might
hear the thump Of their knees on the
White House floors, but we do not believe
either one Of them would have used the
figures Of a self.proclalmed scoundrel like
PecSin two state papers. There are several
kinds Of goodness. Two kinds. those
that were illustrated in the famous
temple scene in Jerusalem, where the
Pharisee gave the Lord catalogue OF
his virtues, and the poor Publican dared
not lift his modest voice TO heaven, have
existed ever since the world began.
One phase Of goodness was prom
inent distressingly, lamentably prom.
inent in the late administration.
We do not mean to say that General
Harrison is not good man He is. So
was Mr. Pharsee We distinctly state.
however that there are several kinds of
good men, IL Mr. Pharisee were run
ming for the Presidency, he would have
signed the Disability Pension bill. the
Mckinley BILL the Geary Chinese Exelu-
sion bill, the Sherman Silver Purchase
bill and urged the Force bill. Mr..
Publican would have rejected every one
of them Lincoln would not have signed
the Geary act Grant vetoed a pension
bill which was not so bad as the Dis
ability act that General Harrison signed.
Evening journal., 1893-06-14

A despatch in the EVENING JOURNAL
from Chicago yesterday states that Rev
7. g. Hall, son Of the celebrated DR.
Hall, Of New York, practically has
challenged a trial for heresy. 1t was in
meeting Of the Chicago Presbytery at
which the commissioners who went to
the General Assembly at Washington
made their report Mr. Hall said Il do
not believe that Moaes wrote the
Pentateuch nor that Isaiah wrote the
two books. Our church has taken a
position narrower than that Of any other
in the world do not believe It was
legal OF constitutional. tske the same
position practically as that taken by Dr.
Briggs" That is another evidence that
a question cannot be settled tin IL is
settled right. It is useless, foolish, cruel
and unchristian TO attempt to suppress a
question like the General Assembly
attempted TO settle the question
Of the errancy Of the Bible. Truth can
not be handled that way. With the
strong party in favor of Dr. Briggs, and
arespectable body Of scholars and theolo.
gians everywhere prepared to admit his
propositions and look the fact Of the
notable errors Of history and science in
the face. and still revere the Bible as
containing the Word Of God, It would be
amazing that a deliverance Of body
listening to man like Spit-fro McDougall
could stand It cannot stand and keep
the church intact. Something must
snap
Evening journal., 1893-06-14
NED ocARTwRleHT's OPINION.
Convinced That He Was beaten Fairly In
Both Fights.

Both Fights.
"Ned" Cartwright, the champion light
weight pugilist Of the District Of Colum-
bia, acknowledges that Tony" Stannard
Is bis superior as a lightweight.
He writes as follows
No. 25 Myrtle Street, NE,
WAsHINGTOH, ID. g., June 10, 1888
SPoRTiNG EDITOR EVENING JOURNAL,
Wilmington, Del.
SGR:-With view OF setting myself right
before my friends In Wilmington would ask
you to publish the following:
Tony Stannard defeated me on April 30 and
again ON June 2-both times i'm jig time. He
done the Jobs fair, and myself and hackers
give him credit for H. / was advised to try
IL a second time by Wilmington friends who
honedtl might reverse the hrstdcfeat IL wa
worusto say about Stannard ANYBODY who
thinka he cannot hit hard will get very badly
fooled lf they viii sample "a dose Of the medi-
cine got. lie can hit harder than any light
weight / ever was against in my long eX-
perience. 1 just want TO give some oil the
N ilmlugton newcomers or his intending
opponents pointer. If they 20 against him
not TO think he cannot hurt them because ho
quite good many IN my time OF twelve
yclrs in the ri ng.
] think Stanrard can do any man in the
country az weight, and a whole lot moro of
us9tgrs bigger Than him. He whipped me,
ana done n right, and that's all can state
undcrstlnd some of my friends feel sore
at losing money. etc. Well, all that 1 write
this letter for is 20 let them know why II
was, and they all know 1 neve' vet have had
a ecteat at lightweight from anybody evceut
this big little fellow staunard
lour ktnuness In giving space to the fore
going Will greatly obuee
~ hampton lightweight of the District OF
Evening journal., 1893-06-14

taken, the indianapolis Journal, referring
to ex Governor Chase says that IF he
had known anything about the banking
business, he could not fail to see that the
Dwiggins method Of borrowing money
from the bank on worthless securities
was nothing less than stealing, and that
depositing money in such a bank was
like pouring water into rat hole; but he
probably was as much surprised as any
body when the crash came Neverthe-
less, be is very properly held TO answer
for his connection with the fraud, and It
would be no more than right If he should
pay a severe penalty for his offence
1t is really pity that the New York
Post and the indianapolis Journal delib-
erately toss away the patronage Of the
banks by writing in that manner. There
is no sense in expressing such honest,
vigorous. wholesome sentiments The
editor viii only get himself dislilSed and
his paper boycotted
OF course ex Governor Chase ought
not TO be held responsible for the trust
and confidence his name and reputation
inspired. How could he know that
zimri Dwiggins was simply a swindleri
II Is harsh and unreasonable for the
papers TO urge that man who accepts q
trust ought to fulfill it. II be doesn't
know that he is promoting or permitting
a swindle or defalcation, he ought tc
be excused.
Men take such places for ornament moi
for use.
Evening journal., 1893-06-14
FOR ORNAMENT NOT FOR USE.

FOh ORNAMENT NOT FOR USE.
The indictment of ex Governor Chase. of
Indiana, for completely in the Greentown
Bank swindle, one Of the many swlndles
of the kind promoted by Zimri ID Virgins.
ought 10 teach lesson to many another
man who commits the same 0ifense. Mr..
Chase is man whose personal integrity
is above suspicion, and whose record has
always been that of strictly honest
man. His crime, as 1t is concisely des.
crihed by newspaper friendly TO him,
was that without any knowledge what
ever OF the banking business, and almost
without business experience of any kind.
he embarked in an enterprise, OF the
true character of which. it is evident, he
knew nothing, and for salary, gave
the weight of his name and ex official
position and his active service TO bolster.
lug up deliberate swindle New York
Evening Post
II is foolhardy and costly for a news
paper to express such base sentiments as
the above The Post will incur the dis
pleasure Of the bank dir, ctors and then
lose the patronage Of the banks.
No banker will allow a paper to obtain
any patronage that he can prevent, un.
less the editor pledges himself to say
nothing except good Of the delinqueucies
Of the officials ard directors Some
editors will not give pledges The editor
of the EVENING JOURNAL does not give
pledges to anybody
Thst is not a thrifty practice; but the
people seem to appre ciate it. They give
us greater number of readers-enable
Us to sell greater number Of papers
than any other newspaper in Whining
ton Hence we are trying to struggle
along without the assistance Of those
who will need us sooner and more
urgently than we need them
We regret some things which have oc.
cured, OF course; but we have the salts
fuetieu Of knowing that the majority OF
The people approve our course in refer
ence to telling the truth about frauds
and defalcations The EVENING JOURNAL
is not an engine Of suppression. We be-
lieve in light-the truth about every.
thing
Taking the sane position that we have
Evening journal., 1893-06-14
Collier au Embezrler.

Charles h. Collier, alias Collins. was
arraigued in the Municipal Court this
morning on the charge Of embezzling
S63 35 from the Prudential Life Insur,
aucs Company, of Newark, n. j. His
plan of deception was TO collect money
from p' y holders and not report it on
his books. Re was represented by II
II Ward, and the prosecution was con.
dncted by Victor b Woolley and Alan
Cunningham. He was held in 5000 bail
for court