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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-18
DEPUTIES AT FISTICUFFS,
Unparalleled Disorder in the Bohemian

Unparalleled Disorder in the Bohemian Diet.
| The Bohemian diet was the scene yesterday
of a display of violence and disorder unpar-
alleled in the protracted and bitter struggle
for supremacy between the Czech and German
elements
bill was before the diet which conferred
upon the local tribunal at Trautnau, a town Of
Bohemia twenty-five miles from Konlggratz,
certain powers, intended to strengthen the po-
sitIon OF the Germans as against the Czechs.
Inc young Czechs carried on a resolute fill
clustering to prevent the passage of the bill.
Prince Lobkowitz. president Of the diet. who
IL an appolntee OF the Austrian emperor and
therefore attached to the German interest re-
buked the fllbusters for their obstructive
course and insisted that Herr Funcke, whom
the committee had selected to report the bill.
should be heard
Herr Funcke entered the trihuna and ot
tempted to speak. He essayed to make himself
heard and some utterance by Funcke was con-
strued by Czech deputy, named Brzorad as
alludlng In sarcastic manner to him, BrZorad
The offended deputy did not appeal to the
chair. but climbed up on the tribune instead
and seized Funcks. BrZorad and Funcke had a
lively wrestling encounter in presence of their
colleagues, who showed the most intense excite
ment as the champion of the Czechs struggled
for the mastery with the champion of the Ger
mans.
Brzorad succeeded in ejecting Funcke from
the tribune amid the intense delight Of the
CZechs. Everybody i'll the house was shouting
and shaking fists. and angry challenges to fight
could be heard here and there in the din.
Funcke, not sub6ued by his precipitate exit
from the tribune made himself heard on the
floor, and was gasping defiance at his enemies
when Czech Deputy Yasaty interrupted him
with large pot of ink. Vasaty aimed the ink
pot at Funcke. but the weapon missed Funcke
and was smashed by collision with desk. the
contents of the ink pot being distributed over
Funcke and number of others in his vicinity
and interfering with the harmony OF their COM
plexions besides scattering their clothes
Encouraged by the discontinue which the
ink pot had caused among their forces the
Czechs next attacked the stenagraphers and
maltreated several of them. Prince Lobko-
wits himself was menaced with personal vio-
lence and decllred the sitting closed The
prince has since been occupied in the prelim-
mary arrangements for duels with several of
his antagonists.
The scene in the diet caused great excite
ment throughout the city. The students of
the university broke out in q riotous demon
stration and wrecked the windows of club
houses and of mansions of people obnoxious
to them. The police guarding the streets
in the vicinity Of the building where the ses-
sions of the diet are held
The diet will probably be dissolved. 1t is
stated that the bill opposed by the young Czechs
proposed virtually to separate the northern
districts of Bohemia in order 10 give the Ger
mans control over their local affairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-18

The Baltimore Forwarding and Railroad
Company has made an assignment to Winfield
j. Taylor. Differences among those interested
in the management of the road are said to have
been the real cause of the trouble The dissat-
isfied element took advantage of an indebted.
ness of $4,000 to apply for receiver at Bel Air,
Nd. yesterday. alleging that the company was
not solvent. This action caused the assign
ment papers to be filed, in order to checkmate
the receivership move.
The Baltimore Forwarding and Railroad
Company was incorporated by the Maryland
legislature of 1892, for the purpose of recon
structing and operating the Baltimore and Lee
high railroad, which extends from Baltimore to
York. Pa. Its interests are concentrated and
the assignment does not affect any other rail.
road or business at Baltimore. The present
company is John Henry Miller; general man
ager, W. r. Crumpton: general agent, John S.
Bull: counsel. Messrs. NJ. II. Housemau and
Winfield j. Taylor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-18
TRIAL OF THE NEW YORK.
The Big Cruiser Ran Down the Delaware
Very Carefully.

Very Carefully.
The great cruiser, the New York. the pride o;
the American navy, got under way Tuesday
morning at II O'Clock, as announced in TIE
STAR at the time, and steamed down the Della
ware on her official trial. In addition to the
thirty-nine officers comprising the board of in
spection appointed by the Secretary Of the
Navy the New warship carried 400 souls Capt.
r. W. Sargent and Pilot Chambers handled the
vessel as she swung ont into the stream OPP
posite the 10o-ton derrick at Cramps shipyard,
and displayed a clever bit of seamanship in
winding the monster craft in a narrow channel
In Difference to the merchant craft moored to
the wharves along the river front, the New York
turned over her engines only forty-five times
per minute, with pressure OF eighty pounds
to the square inch.
Under these conditions she steamed about
six knots, for had she attempted to go at full
speed the disturbance in the water would have
been sufficient to part the mooring lines of
more than one craft along the shore. After
reaching the coal docks of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company the throttle was opened little
wider and the revolutions ran up as high as 100.
This gave speed of fourteen knots which was
retained until the New York anchored off
Petty's Island. There she lay for three hours
waiting for higher water to cross the shoals.
She got under way Mt $50 o'clock and ran
down stream about fifteen miles. The anchor
was dropped again at midnight. but shortly
after daybreak yesterday morning the New
York got under way and ran down as far as the
breakwater. Here the ship was headed for the
open sea and course shaped for Boston.
The Vesuvius and Bennington, accompanied
by light house tender from Portland Me-. and
several small tugs, awaiting the New York
off the coast of Cape Cod. They will assist in
the laying out of the distances and keeping the
course clear of small craft
The run. which must be for four consecutive
hours, will take place Saturday, wind and
weather permitting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-18

From the Detroit Tribune.
ittred in a morning robe of delicate lace,
she needed not the bitter tears that chased
each other along the bridge of her nose and
splashed upon the fried eggs that lay with the
sunny side up before her.
Regretfully her glance rested on her husband
who sat In his dressing gown and nervously
toyed with his spoon.
''No. Annabel." he was saying, 81 do not
care for any OF the baking powder biscuit you
builded with your own hands"
short gasp stirred her bosom.
"Plantagenet, she faltered. Ibid you not say
before were married.
4 sch temporarily choked her utterance.
"-th-that you would gladly die for me?''
He started and turned pale.
Did say that?" he eagerly demanded.
"Iou did. Plantagenet.
''Annabel," he said i'll hollow voice. Il am
man of my word. Can l trouble you to pass
me those baking powder biscuit? Thank you. "
And without another word he courted death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-18
THE MOQUI INDIANS.
Their Religious Rites Described by DIR. j.
Walter Fewkes.

Walter Fewkes.
Dr. J. Walter Fewkes. who spent a mum Der
Of years among the Pueblo Indians OF the
Hemenway expedition, lectured at the last
meeting Of the National Geographic Society at
the Builders Exchange on the religious rites
practiced BY the Moqui Indians of Arizona.
One Of these rites is the snake dance. which
occurs once in two years. Dr.. Fewkes brought
Moqui villages and these have been transferred
to lantern slides, with which he illustrated his
lecture last night.
The snake dance. so called, is not very much
Of dance. and the principal interest which
attaches TO 1t is a study Of strange ceremonies
which precede il. The dance among the
Moquis Is performed by fraternity of priests
and occurs before the people of the village,
but the preliminary ceremonies are pe-forme
IN underground rooms 10 which none but the
priests are admitted
Tho snakes, abous sixty-fve in number and
the majority of them rattlesnakes. are collected
from the rocks of the surrounding country. and
kept in one Of the underground rooms during a
part Of the ceremonies. On the last day they
the people, carrying the live snakes IN their
mouth, holding the reptile with their teeth and
grasping it Just back of the head.
After the dance the snakes are returned TO
the rocks, and are supposed to carry TO the
Indian deities the prayers of the people for rain
and other blessings.
Dr. Fewkes' lecture was delivered with much
attention to detail showing that he had devoted
considerable time to the study of the subject.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-18

F-sr, the Icudgu DAILY Telegraph.
Mr.. Baring-C1cIld observes that quite as
much champagne is consumed among Us now
a before the duty was increased. Perhaps a
little aneedote related by him in Good Words
NAV throw light on this TACT. A gentleman the
other day applied 70 large apple orchard
farmer in the west of England for hogshead
or two of his sparkling cider. The farmer re-
plIed that he was very sorry not to be able to
accommodate him as in previous years, bu: a
certain London firm had taken his whole year.
pounding" He gave the name Of the firm
and assured his customer that he could get
the cider from that house. TIE gentleman ap-
piled and received the answer: .'Sir: We are not
cider merchants. You have made some mis-
take. We are a firm of champagne importing
merchants from the celebrated vineyards OF
M. So-an6-so, at So-and-so."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-18
Race of Horning Pigeons.

The second race of homing pigeons owned By
the members of the Washington Federation will
take place from Chatham. Va, on the 21st in
slant. airline distance 1874 miles, The birds
will fly for league honors, and also for the fol-
lowing prizes:
First prize, a handkerchief box, donated by
Or. p MunsOn. a member of the federation
second prize. barrel of peas. donated by Mr..
Ed Schmid. 712 18th street northwest: third
prize. silk umbrella. donated by Frank 4 Son,
corner 9Th and ID streets northwest; fourth
prize pair of shoes, donated bv Frank Craw-
ford. 73l It'll street northwest; fifth prize, box
of cigars. donated by A. C. Mclean, II member
of the federation
The birds winning the first. second. third and
fourth prizes will each receive from the League
OF American HoulinC Clubs diploma, in which
q description of the bird will be given. the num-
Der of miles flown and the average velocity
attained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-18
Burleigh and Barbara.

From the Boston Transcript.
Little Burleigh. not yet three years old, has
the usual childish habit of talking to himself
when at play. The other day his mother in an
adjoining room heard him say: why, two
mans fell down; must pick two mans up" She
glanced into the room to see what had hap
pened and saw that two photographs had fallen
from a table. One was of the little boy HIM
self, the other was of Bishop Brooks.
Little Barbara's mother il careful about her
manners, and teaches her to answer everybody
politely. But Barbara is capable of mixing up
her polite speeches. The other day she came
running into the house to her mother with
some letters and said: Mamma, l met the
postnan out by the gate and l took the letters,
and he said. Thank you.'' And what did
you say to him, tnen?" asked her mother. ooh,
l said Pleasant dreams" answered barbara,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-18
DOCTORS AND DENTISTS.
Degrees Conferred by the Medical Depart
ment OF the National University.

Degrees Conferred by the Medical Depart.
ment Of the National University.
The medical department of the National Uni
versity last night conferred degrees upon seven
graduates, six of whom will practice dentistry
and one medicine. The commencement sx-
ercises were held at Metzerott Hall, which was
very prettily decorated for the occasion. A
large number of friends Of the graduates and
the university were present. Across the front
of the stage there was a bank of palms and
cut flowers, behind which tine graduates and
members of the faculty were seated.
A section of the Marine Band furnished
music. which was generously distributed
throughout the program. After several selec-
tions by the band the graduates and faculty
marched on the stage. In the absence of DR..
Oliver Brown. whose name appeared on the
program, Chancellor Macarthur introduced
which he thanked the Almighty for the advan-
tages which he had given for the advancement
of science and invoked His blessing on the
young men who were about to start on their
path through life.
The address of Arthur Macarthur, IL. D.,
the chancellor OF the university vas an able
and well-delivered one. He spoke with feeling
of the pleasure with which he could congratIl-
late the gentlemen who were about to receive
the last reward the university could confer on
tAein LOT tner study ana appllcation- Ills re-
marks we're well received.
DIR. Macarthur. assisted by DR.. Thomas Will
son. the secretary of the board OF regents, then
conferred the degrees on the following Young
men: Graduate in Northumberland L. Dunn
bic, Ohio. Graduates in dentistry-John ".
Church, Pennsylvania; F. Chiffon Hodgkin,
Virginia; Willis PERI IOOgle. A T.. Ohio:
John Ellis Parker Massachusetts,: Philip n.
Wisaer, District of Columbia; L. Hirst Winter,
District of Columbia.
Prof. Willard f. Thompson delivered the adj
dress 70 the graduates, In which he gave them
some sound advice. The valedictory address
was made by Willis Perry KoOCe of Ohio
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-18
Oriental Councils Ladies' Social.

Oriental Council. Royal Arcanum, on Mon
DAY evening last held the second entertainment
in the series of ladies' socials established by the
council The bright and cheerful council room
in typographical Hall was, for the time. turned
over to the ladies'. Games of cards, chess, dom
inoes and checkers were provided and a game
of progressive euchre played with ten tables.
An entirely new game. known only to the mem
bers of this council and their guests. was PLAYED
by all the ladies and gentlemen. and they viii
never forget the game Of Hustle" or "Get
Thar" Miss Bessie Driver sang several very
pretty songs Prizes were distributed in the
game OF progressive euchre to Mrs. ii. '. Hot
tel and Dr. John p Hammer "a the best
players. and Mrs. Thomas d. Heager and
Mr.. James l.. Feeney captured the BOBBY
prizes. The next entertainment will be "a stag
partv." Mr.. ". W. Chase Is chairman OF enter
tsinment committee for the present quarter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-18

The Investigating Committee Seeing How
the Immigration Law is Executed.

INTERVIEWING SOuinfttee seeing now
the Immigration Law is Executed
The Senate investigating committee i'm
migration matters went TO Ellis Island yeste--
day. They were met on the island by DR..
Senner. commissioner Of Immigration.
Surgeon General Wyman OF the marine hos
pital service explained TO the committee what
preparations had been made by the federal
authorities to prevent the entrance of cholera.
The Senators spent the entire morning in
watching the working of the new immigration
law. While they were at the island about 5000
immigrants were landed and registered
There are five registry clerks and beside each
one stood Senator. 1t was the unanmou s
opinion that the new law is an improvement on
the old one and will be success as soon as the
clerks and steamship companies become &C
customed to it.
the main building the Senators returned to DR..
Senners Office and began an examination of
certain officials.
DIR. Senner took the stand and named some
OF the improvements that he thought should be
made in his department.
James A. Wright second vice president of the
international Navigation Company. the next wit
ness, said that he not aware that there was
an organized effort on the part OF steamship
companies to encourage immigration to this
country. He considered the new immigration
law good one and practicable.
Senator Chandler then said that as a result of
the investigation so far he satisfied that
Commissioner Senner and all of the island we're
doing all in their power to carry out the law.
But, he said, it seemed that more help is
needed and therefore more money. He. for
one, would recommend a more liberal appro-
priation of money.
Senator Faulkner said he Endorsed what Sem
ator Chandler had said
I'm other words" said Senator Hill. ''the
new law should have a chance to be tried with
out being handicapped for want OF funds"
The meeting then adjourned to convene
again June /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-18

The will of the late Rufus Hatch, the WELL
known Wall street operator, was up for probate
in New York yesterday. There was no contest
to the will After providing for the distribu-
ton of his property MIR. Hatch gives the fol-
lowing advice to his sons:
Il do not wish nv boys to go to college. but
to receive a commercial education. Should
any of them. however, wish to become law
Yer. doctor OF clergyman, then he may go to
college. but much prefer that my sons should
learn a mechanical trade, SO that they will
always be sure of an honest livelihood.
Il most strongly warn my children not to
use tobacco in any shape. taste or use wire or
liquor in any way. L earnestly desire that my
children shall not gamble an arg ,rGy for
money. Italicized in the will Their father
has experience sufficient to serve for all his
DOsterity"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-18
SURPRISED At His Sentence.

ace Cream Is the sign OF the place Of busi-
res OF George Drll on a. street southwest
no. Tax from tne s-sena!. but the police had
reason 10 suspect that he was conducting a
Speak easy" there and 50 they arrested him.
The case was heard in Judge Kimballs court
1t was admitted that soldiers had been in the
place drinking and that as many as thirty of
them had been there in a single day. On be-
half Of the defendant. however. it was claimed
that the soldiers sent out and bought their
Gquor. but a policeman said he had seen the
liquor paid for on the premises
Judge kimball held the proprietor guilty Of
the charge and the latter was completely sur
Prised when the judge said: ''Four hundred
dollars or four months" He went down
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-18
He Was AcnniffeI

The manner Of dong business by the excise
board was discussed in the Police Court yester-
day afternoon in the case of Thomas Rupert,
a ~ street saloon keeper, against whom there
was charge of keeping an unlicensed bar
The information charged violation of the law
on the 18th OF last month. His application for
license had been rejected. and in a notice
Eent Ia him by the board he was informed that
he would be prosecuted for a sale made after
the 25th OF the month. notwithstanding this
notice. he was proceeded against. and by the
direction OF the court the jury promptly ac-
uCitted him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-18

One of the feats of strength performed by
Blondin. the strong man travelling with circus
which has b III giving exhibitions i'll New York
state, was the holding together of two large
horses that attendants endeayored to lead IL
opposite directions In this act at Lake Placid
the horses used had been lately purchased and
were never before in the ring. They became
frightened and reared and plunged and Blon
din, in his efforts to hold them. ruptured blood
vessels of the head and chests. He tainted
from loss of blood and soon after he was carried
from the ring he died.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-18
A NEW RELIGIOUS ORDER.
An English Judge Expresses a Stron,
Opinion on Its Tenets.


Opinion on Its Tenets.
A religious order known as the Rayburn Pill
grims has appeared in the courts in various
ways in the past few months. A remarkable
case was heard in the Newcastle county court
yesterday. when wife sued for the mainte =
nance of herself and child. Celibacy is one of
the cardinal rules of the order and the husband
in this justified his desertion in letter to
his wife in which he said
You already know it is my aim to conform
my life to the teaching and example of Christ,
and my convictions are such that feel called of
God to live a life Of purity for Him. Our living
together as husband and wife would be a viola
ton Of these convictions and in direct disobe-
dience to the will of God. Therefore 1 cannot
under any circumstances consent that we should
live together again as aforementioned, but am
perfectly willing. and always have been. to live
as brother and sister. provided you allow me
religious freedom and liberty Of conscience to-
ward God and myself.
This course you have persstently refused to
accept. Hence l have no alternative but to
pursue the course l have hitherto adopted"
After the case had been settled by an order
for the husband TO pay SO weekly. Judge Sey-
mour discussed the doctrines of the Pilgrim
brothers in interesting judicial language.
Purity indeed" exclaimed the judge. "Have
you forgotten that the mother of our Lord was
the lawful wife of Joseph. Was He an acces-
sorry to their impurity when the incarnate son
of God took human nature upon Him in their
home of married love in Bethlehem? Was He
sanctioning impurity when He and His disciples
attended the marriage feast at Cana? Did lie
consider married life a life of impurity when
He said for this cause shall a man leave his
father and mother and cleave unto his wife,
and added from His own blessed lips, Whom,
therefore, God hath joined together, let not
man put asunder.
Judge Seymour hoped he had said enough to
convey to these Pilgrim brothers some sense of
the detestation and contempt in which lie held
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-18

Confscated ain the Interests of Morality. :"
Advices from Constantinople regarding the
seizure Of Harper's Magazine bv the Turkish
government on account of the alleged immor-
atty of its contents state that the seizure was
not, as at first reported. because the book con-
taized poems by Schlegel. but was probably
due to an article on European armies and the
political situation. which would not be consid-
cred objectionable anywhere outside of Turkey.
The seizure of Schlegel's poems WAS made sepa-
rately, aud.bo:h actions were explained as hay
ing boon taken III the interest of morality. The
magazine and poems were the property of an
Eng!iSh:nan residing iii Constantinople They
were stopped and confscated by the Turkish
customs officials, presumably on advice of the
censor,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-18
How She Failed to Make a Case.

II was not the fault Of woman said to be a
member Of the Wcman's Christian Temper
ance Union that a number of warrants were
not issued against druggists for the sale of
liquor in violation Of the new liquor law. The
individual in question. whose name is not
known. applied to Attorney Pugh in the Police
Court. She had in her possession wholesale
supply of liquor in small bottles. but she had
made the rounds alone. and as the law requires
two witnesses she could not get the warrants.
She said. however. that she would not give
up tine fight and would again visit the stores in
company with another person
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-18

II will be an item o: sad interest to those who
witnessed the performance Of the cantata OF
'Belshazzar" month ago by the ehoirs OF
Grace and Ryland Churches TO know that the
bright little girl, Bessie Young. who took tine
character of ZerubJGbers daughter, died last
week from diphtheria. The cantata was to
have been repeated this week. but has been
abandoned out OF grief for her and respect for
her family. Her father. Mr.. Thomas G.YOung,
was the director of the cantata-