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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-04
THE ELECTRIC WIRES.

Superintendent Renshaw Tells What Pre-
cautions Are Taken in Case of Fire.
Superintendent Renshaw of the United States
Electric Lighting Company called upon the
Commissioners today and incidentally spoke of
the recommendation of the chief of the fire de-
partment relative to the electric wires
on burning buildings Mr.. Renshaw said
that the company always kept on hand man
whose special duty it was to attend all fires
where the company had its wires. In tine case
referred to by Chief Paris yesterday
Mr. Renshaw said that eight minutes after
the alarm sounded man was on hand ready
to cut all cables and otherwise remove any OBJ
structions to the free working of the fire de-
partment. There was no danger whatever, he
said, from the wires which transmitted the
power for incandescent lights, but from
the unprotected wires which supplied
the electricity for the arc lights there was
danger. and as soon a fire occurred the man
at the central office stopped the dynamo which
operated the line in the locality of the
fire and made the wires perfectly harm
less. The burning of the cable which caused
the falling of the ladder, he said. WAS due to
two cables of the incandescent light service
coming together. They produced a great heat
and would burn, but would not give shock.
1t was not the electric light wires, he thought,
which prevented the working Of the fire depart
ment, but the telephone and telegraph wires.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-04
The Queen and Teunysou,

From the London Queen.
1t was in the latter part of 1852, the year
after the death OF the prince consort. / was
conversing with Mrs. Tennyson on the sudden
death Of a much-yalued common friend ard the
loneliness of his widow, when Tennysou, who
had been stalking up and down the end of the
bow-windowed drawing room with his usual
long strides, suddenly broke in with, Il saw
another widow three days ago" 'Indeed."
replied, land who was that" The queen" he
replied in his deepest tones. ''She sent for me
TO Osborne" / said that l supposed her
majesty wished to thank him for his noble
tribute to the memory of the prince consort
and, with perhaps pardonable curiosity. went
on to ask what the queen bud said to him. Il
can't remember" he answ Ufed; II lost my
head. l only remember what l said
to the queen-big fool that was
What was that" why. what an
excellent king Prince Albert would
have made. As soon as il was out of nv mouth
felt what a blunder had made. Bat, happily,
it proved to be the very right thing to have
said. The queen replied that that had been the
constant sorrow of her life-that she was called
to govern, while he who so worthy of the
first place was obliged to take a secondary posi-
ton" Tennyson had little more to say OF his
reception, except that. notwithstanding the
perfect calinness and self-restralnt of the queen
and the sweet consideration she manifested for
him, the interview was a peculiarly trying one
and he was glad when it was over. To stand
SO long in a respectful attitude was unnatural
to one accustomed to perfect freedom of move
ment. The queen is accustomed to it and
does it well; l did it awkwardly."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-04
THE VOICES UNDER THE HATS.
A Consensus of Opinion Caught on the Fly
at Wizards.

The man with the silk hat was New Yorker
The man with the soft hat was San Franciscan.
The man without any hat at all was a Washing
tonian. They were leaning against the bar at
an uptown hotel. Washington was the sub
ject of their conversation.
Eyes said the voice under the silk hat, Il
enjoy my trips to Warrington immensely
While in New York the narrow streets. the skv-
scraping buildings, the noise, the hustle. the
mad haste and scramble make me feel like q
jack-in-a-box. When l get to Washington
ioyfully hop out Of the box with a jump and
breathe again. The broad beautiful tree-bor-
dered streets and avenues, the charming vistas
and artistic perspectives. the clean asphalt
pavements, the statues. the lovely little parks,
the imposing public edifices. the grand hotels
the blocks and blocks of elegant residences
intellectually ornate-one New York house.
you know. answers for ali the miles Of attract
i've homelike dwellings,, all neat, clean and
roomy. the picturesque suburbs, and above
all. the handsome women. make me long for a
permanent residence here.
But there is one hideous Disagreement of
this confined beauty that all but relegates
Washington within the shades Of proyincialism
and that is"
''What?" interrupted the voice under the
soft hat, interestedly.
"ies, what?" repeated the man without any
hat at all, warmly.
1.-The patches of red brick sidewalks with
their mountainous elevations that trip YOU up
and their depression of meadows that plunge
you from the heights above into the depths
below az every other step. Philadelphia. BaIti,
more. Wilmington and other ancient. rural and
obscure hamlets cling TO their red brick side
walks with that characteristic conservatism
that at once smears them With the smut of past
generations. Here in tins beautiful city they
are as incongruous white tape lacings of a
ladys gar ment hanging oct over her silk dress
make it little stronger, please
II agree with you." said the man under the
soft hat Washington is perfect as a city.
but the red brick sidewalks-two Jumps Of
sugar
"Fill'em up again, for truth deserves its re-
ward was the sad rejoinder of the voice that
would have been under a hat if there had bee
any hat on the head for i. to have been under.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-04
Showers of Ink.

From the Philadelphia Press.
The meteorological records of the world
chronicle several incontestable instances Of
black rainfalls, to say nothing of the more
startling phenomena of showers Of blood,
blue SHOWS, &c. Prof. Barker, in April, lS45,
laid before the Royal Socie.y of Dublin some
observations on SD over of black rain which
fell around Carlow and Kilkenny, extending
over an area Of about 400 square miles.
During the course OF his lecture Prof Barker
exhibited to the society specimen of this un-
canny shower which had been sent to him by
friend. The specimen shown in the vial was of
a uniform black color. much resembling COM
mon black writing fluid. DIR. Barker found,
however, that after allowing it to stand for \
short period the black coloring matter sepa-
rated from the water with which it had mixed,
rendering the color OF the rain water much
lighter, but still dark enough 20 be called
BLACK rain" The shower, which was in
broad daylight, was preceded by darkness SO
dense as to make it impossible for one to read
without the aid of q candle. After this dark
ness had continued for some time a hail storm
set In, attended with vivid lightning, but with
out the least semblance OF thunder. When
this hail storm was over the black rain began to
fall.
On examination of the rain Immediately after
the storm was over it was found to have an ex-
tremely fetid smell, as well as a very disagree
able taste. All light-colored animals and all
articles OF clothing exposed bore dark spots
and stains, and cattle refused to drink the water
or eat the grass until after shower of real
rain bad washed, oil the black, poisonous
matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-04
SAVED ms FRIENDS ,>p purp.
txe~utrd Cor Intrndiax tra the ~.-red
Presence &C the ry.,.s..

From 'h- lcuth'- Com aaion
The story Of Noscro. a peasani - Japan 10
one Of TIE mos; pathetic IN ths srasi. n hero
isul In lstt tho country fo,s - Saks-a ~.
30 cppres-cd By laal arruts tiut hs.r con.ii.
iiOn appeared - thrm ma. q. i.,ara'a.. rasv
had NJ ncS- pspcr % SCI forth tistr sfsre. aul
rcmcn-trau0c Of any Sori pas arrrarsl-
Drivcn TO desperation. sns1o ~ ther. met TO-
eeihcr and prepared p''iiI"n O. "a. ,laimia
Who Nas spending IN ais-ipan N at Nsis me
money Nrang fron them b, taAarof.
They wrote aud sent thu petit on lui 40
notice Shsaescr was taken % G. Possibly no
one hal even ,tlcn she ,f1abl. o. IA
IL. and their wrongs sccncd g. i,e slthsat
remedy
Moved by the general suffering. Sox ,rs. /.
man If middle axe. determined. a. q lat and
desperate resort To present tho pot,tiau On PER
son o. hts august greatness. the tvcoau
Taking leave 81 his friends he went O. A.da
secrc;e9 himself under lrligc Which "a erea,
man VA. 10 pas. aud the righ; moment
pushed the petsion al the end Of long BAN
boo directly into the ROYAL hands.
The act was without parallel IN all "a. hist.s-v
OF Japan. 4 mere peasant had disturbed %.
ROYAL seclnsioa. and a, the ssitas moment
broken the etiquette e the roalm tuts . thea
sand pieces. The onormit, - the urt "a 10
immediate inquiries into the curruni.tauce- q
the case. aud tie justice 81 com plaiut ~as tully
proven.
The peasants wrongs we're a, once rclrc--sa
bu; slnce decurnm must be- preserved IA Janan
at Rny cost. the one mar who haA thu. s-rv.f
his people Nas delivered oSrr tor uuuishtn.ut
to the very dalmio Of whom hc had COM
planned.
iiy his order Sogoro. his wife and their three
children were put g. death To-day mona
mont marks ihs ~po; wh.r. she, dad. aus thcsr
names are held IN grateful RENE nhrance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-04

ing to acknowledge that prohibition il i'm
practicable. Mrs. La Petra is aware of the
efforts being made to obtain Liquidation regu-
hitting the liquor traffic and in. this connection
said that the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will not openly oppose the efforts Of
those who aim at high license. bat win grant
that they are sincere in their efforts. The
association, she said could not indorse them
however, for 1t does not believe that a moral
crime can be Iegalized
Mr.. THOMAS B. MARCHES OPINION.
Thomas b. Marche, high chief ruler Of the
Independent Order Of Rechabites Of North
America, said to STAR reporter when asked
for his views in regard to the measures pro-
posed for the regulation of the liquor traffic
in the District: 1.-The bills presented in the
House by Messrs. Campbell and Meredith are
entirely in the interest Of the liquor men and
we're no doubt framed by their attorneys.
While the Campbell bill proposes to raise the
bar room license somewhat at the same time
it proposes to remove the protection afforded
respectable neighborhoods by denying the
property owners or residents any voice against
the location OF bar room in their midst. The
Meredith bill does not even have the merit Of a
high license bill, but proposes to throw down
the safeguards that are now afforded our
citizens.
II am heartily in favor Of the Mcmillan bill.
While as a temperance man believe the licens-
ing of an evil is wrong yet if it must be licensed
then every safeguard should be thrown around
our citizens to protect us from its evil conse-
quenees. believe that the Mcmillan bill will
provide us an opportunity to have local option
at least in the respectable residence portions Of
our city, and the compelling of applicants to
get 400 feet away from churches and school
houses will close up many bar rooms. 1 con-
slider it the height of folly for temperance and
church people to withhold their Endorsement Of
the Mcmillan bill, because the liquor dealers
are going to leave no stone unturned to have
either the Meredith or Campbell bill passed,
and if the anti-saloon people are Indifferent the
saloon men will succeed. l trust the Mcmillan
bill will pass
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-04
The Popularity of Metal Bctisteads.

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat
The demand for metal bedsteads has increased
very rapidly during the last few wears. and
more especially the last few mouths. and the
west is changing it's reputation in this line of
goods. Formerly the demand was almost ex-
clusiveIy for wooden bedsteads, ana very few
iron and still fewer brass beds were sold west
OF the Mississippi. Now, however, there is a
steady call for good iron and brass bedsteads
as we'll as for lower-priced grades. st. Louis
is nlakineea large quantity Of furniture of every
kind, and for some time has been manufactur-
ing iron bedsteads of very durable and popular
patterns. Now. to meet the demand for artistic
brass bedsteads, plant is being put in and an
other important addition made TO the already
extensive manufacturing facilities of the city
One OF the reasons of the great growth in the
furniture business Of the city 10 the increased
friendly relations between st. Louis and Mex
leo. Some people think there is not much
scope for trade with Spanish American coun-
tries, but this sentiment is confined exclusively
to those who have never been to Mexico or to
any other of the republics in which the Spanish
language is spoken exclusively or extensively.
One month spent in any Of these countries viii
convince the most skepticai that tine United
States ought to have nine-tenths of the trade of
these prosperous communities, and that it can
have it for little more than the logical asking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-04
The Star Santa Claus Club Fund.

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
In your last evenings edition Of your most
valuable paper you gave to the first subdivision
Associated Charities the sum of 1900 (three
hundred dollars. Why do not the other
branches get "A share? l see by your paper that
the one south of the avenue from 18th street up
the people are in destitute circumstances for fuel
provision and clothing, being thrown out of
work Please inform q subscriber of long
standing INTERESTED
1.-The statement referred to by the writer Of
the above it is assumed was the announcement
that $500 Of the funds of The EVENING STAR
Santa Claus Club allotted to Georgetown.
No sum of money was given from that fund to
the first subdivision or any other subdivision OF
the Associated Charities. The funds were
raised for specific purpose-that Of spreading
as much Christmas pleasure as possible among
the homes of the poor-and to accomplish this
the city was divided into four districts, Of
which Georgetown was one.
In the central district. including the locality
described by the correspondent. the sum Of
$500 was expended; in South Washington, $780,
and in East Washington, $500 The money was
apportioned as near as possible. in proportion
to the reports of cases of distress received by
the committee from the different districts. ED.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-04
USED A BABY As A BALI.
Tossed Into the Air by Drunken Woman
Child is Killed.

aChild is Killed.
The carelessuess OF Mamie Clancey. do
nestle in the employ of Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman
Finch of New York. was yesterday the cause
indirectly Of the shocking death of their infant
daughter Annie
Mamie received permission in the afternoon
to visit a married sister and took the child with
her. On the way she stopped at the home of
John McCabe. in the basement Of l27 West
Goth street The McCabes were entertaining
some visitors with a mixed ale party. and Mrs.
McCabe was drunk. The baby was a burden to
the servant girl and she left il in Mrs. McCabe's
care when she started Oh 10 her sisters house
The janitor Of the fat. a few minutes after
Mamie Clancy went away, saw Mrs. McCabe
tossing the baby in her arms. He ran TO the
station house. and, as he was returning with
policeman. they saw Mrs. McCabe throw the
little one into the air. II fell In the street
twenty feet away. Its skull was fractured aud
IT died in the policeman's arms as he was taking
it to a hospital Mrs. NcCabe was arrested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-04
Natural and Artificial Dryness of Champagne.

Natural dryness and the smallest percentage
of alcohol constitute the purest and most whole
some champagne. compared with artificial
and spirituous dryness. which admits of
higher percentage Of sugar in the wine, while
giving drier but false taste. as is the case with
several of the so-caiied ''brut' wines. BY chemi-
cal ANALYSIS OF Prof. X. Ogden Doremus G. II.
Mumms extra dry contains in marked degree
less alcohol than any other prominent brands
and he recommends it, not only for its purity
but as the most wholesome champagne. These
properties and its remarkable quality and natrl-
raj drvness have made il the most popular. as
evidenced by custom house statistics show
ing its importations in 1892 to exceed those Of
any other brand by 9,127 cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-04

life burden Purify your blood, and you
have il
Al the year round, you NAV RELY upon
Or. herce's COLLEEN Medical Discovery 10
purify the blood and invigorate the system.
Its not Ike the sarsaparillas, that are said to
Be good for the blood in March, April and
May The Discovery" works equally well
81 All times, and IN all cases OF bloodLtaints,
or humors, no matter what their name or
nature.
Its the cheapest blood purifier. sold
through druggists, because you only pay for
tao good you get
Your money Is returned II it doesn't bene-
nt or cure you.
Can you ask more1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-04
He Was Not tn. Man.

Bladen Thomas Busey, the young coIored
man who was arrested by Constable Mccarthy
at Lewinsville, Va, and brought here yesterday
on suspicion Of being the murderer of an
oyster dredger named Reed at Dukes wharf,
Calvert county, Nd, as stated in yesterday q
SrAR, was released from custody today. A
reputable citizen visited police headquarters and
spoke good word for the prisoner. He had
known him for years and knew that be had not
been - far from here - Dukes wharf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-04
Willing to Try It.

From the Chicago Daily Tribune.
Rivers-'.H yoa are suffering from rheuma-
tism, Banks. why don't You try carrying cedar
knot in your pocket They say it has been
known to cure il.
Banks-"That's too utterly preposterous and
idlotic for any sensible man 20 believe"
Riyers-.'I don't know anything about it my
self. but friend OF mine says he has heard it
knot in the pocket the person with the rhsuma-
tism must az the same time drink gill Of apple
brandy twice day."
Banks-'.Rivsrs, I'll try it! There may BE-
something in 1t. A cedar knot, did you say?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-04
*. NsrhhssssssSoSS. SIS 7TThh

phoF. l. wySDRAM's fIfcroRA1 HAS 4
Sris reputsilon Ea-ope a. nerve tonic and sp-
peti@r ant al tho-e aftictei With
- d-oitJ - impaired digestion will derive
- e-n-rt rrom N. Use Of - most pastable and
- lstis h-ro iue1rtn- than any similar pre pa
rs'iun 90 th- nt.rk-t while sck hssarhe will yani.h
- t0fe like alazfc- Physicians prescribe H. For
-. - ssheiier stsy~ns. cor 9th - AMI Pa ave
- drtl.rxist. ssn.rslly. Dr. JULIUS DIENELr
S~AAA-e ds-3m
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-04

The erlosion
Of a bom6 is not
more sudden or
unlocked for
than the attack
of some rualig-
nant disease
which would not
occur were the
blood in perfect
order. To i'm
pure blood is due
a great variety
~ III. &L-A -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-04
His Part.

From the Chiraro New, Rsrn-i
Jamey WHO was hritupser Columbus,
pay"
Ia IN explorer l have written a look
about. NV son.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-04

Dashaway-'I have just been mp In the
mountains for n little shooting"
Cleverton-.'Any luck!''
Dashavay--" One guide"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-04
81 Mo T N EASC HIS.

Representative Richardson of Tennessee, a
member of the District committee, thinks that
the Commissioners of the District should be
given broad and liberal powers in the regulation
of. the liquor traffic of the District Mr..
Richardson hopes to see legislation at this ses-
sion Of Congress which will confne the liquor
business To strict limits.
He il not an advocate of prohibition in the
technical sense. as he explained TO STAR re-
porter. that is, of the prohibition that does not
prohibit, but believes in hemming in the deal
ing in liquor with the most restrictive license
regulations that will control the traffic and
regulate it. This does not necessarily imply
the cxaction OF an extremely high license, but
requires vigorous enforcement Of the law and
the enactment Of adequate rules and regu-
lations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-04

DAshaway-"Stuffer must be dead"
Cleverton-"Why?"
Dashaway-'I invited him to dine with ne st
:, aud it's five minutes past"-Lis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-04
Mr.. JAMES L. BARBoUR's VIEWS.

The urgent need for a wholesom liquor law
has been manifest for some time" said Mr.
James l.. Barbour when asked by a STAR re-
porter TODAY his view. regarding the pending
liquor license bills. AS vet / have not had the
time to give the several bills the consideration
they demand. but from a cursory examination
1 would say that ] favor the Meredith bill II
has it's faults. however. The most important
one il the hceuse fee. II is altogether too low.
| am in favor 81 $3.50 license fee for retail
places and Sl00 for Wholesale places. Now, the
license fee in the Mcmillan bill is too high and
many OF the features of the Campbell bill are
Objectionable. There is one matter of the ut
most importance that should, think. be incor-
poratedin the bill that becomes a law / refer
to the clause in the Meredith bill which pro-
yides that after once obtaining the consent of
majority of the residents and property
owners as required by law the applicant for a
liquor license should not be required to get the
consent again for renewal Of the license.
There Is not saloon keeper i'll the town.
venture to say. who has not had trouble in this
regard. and ! could name you u score or more
who are blackmsiled every year bv residents
their applications. The Commissioners under
the present Law have altogether too much power
in the granting and refusal of licenses. be-
heve they would favor bill which would be
speciflc I'm Its provisions and point out exactly
the class of cases to be licensed. Yes, favor
an excise board OF three or five persons and
think II would materially assist the Commits
sioners. ia board of three is provided am
IN favor of its BENG composed of the assessor,
the collector of taxes and the chief OF police
What the liquor men want is "a fair and equita-
BILE bill. AID what the citizens Cant is q liauor
law that you cannot drive a horse and wagon
through"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-04
Al, HSiiSSt& WEE AFF EEkkEESe HaTEB
A. X. NttEEHHttSSssSSSS,ss. SIS 7TH ST:

f"tN} ~a4ss since We Introduced the
n" minimum Ware prove conclusively
th1i = as merit ant l. being appreciated
A4luiuum" Ware ha- many adyan-
49, -sss silver plated war;. silver plated
VAR event lA4iy t.lrnisA-s and Alum
rum do-- uut Aluminium Is eonsi,l-
.rahiJ i-hter. - uiur- readily worked into
slsfs- snd n alSo more durable. The beet
feafurr q ''AiunluuIn~ ware Is Us In
eap~n-sveues-. FOR although better than
s.-ysr-I lated Nareft j. sold a. about hair
g. prile- We nrst % introduce ~ in
Ma-hirrfon. our i.nportaiion embrace.
huu Bon Boxes and Dishes. Necklaces.
hsarrisi-. level CAses. PURSE. Cigarette
tsses. Trays. Toothrick Holders. Individ-
~ salts. Individual Buffers. Napkin
bins. Win. and Water sets. Combination
~rfer. sait and butter sets, Envelope
.d~r-. Hand MirrOrs. DRINKING Cups.
Ahilnh.e -. u Ths-e are nov on exhibit
and WI b s,ld al cree p,i0aaiin t0r pTtcss
city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-04
CONSUMPTION
SURELY CURED.

To the Editor-Pisase inform your readers that
have positive remedy for the above named disea.e
By its timely use thousanas of hopeless cases have
been permanently cured shall be glad to ssud two
bottles Of my remedy free any Of your reader. who
hare consumption II they viii ssnd M thei- express
and post oaaas address. T. A. sLocUM. n. c.. LIS
Pearl st.. New York. sa4-ws2s