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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-11
FOR A NEW TRIAL.
The Grounds as Set Forth by the
Counsel for the Defendants,

Counsel for the Defendants,
A motion for a new trial and arrest Of
Judgment in the case of Coxey. Browne and
Jones Of the commonweal has been made
and papers in the case have been fled.
They were filed with the clerk of the Police
Court late this afternoon.
Attorney Lipscomb. in behalf Of the de-
fendants. filed the following:
''Now come the defendants and move the
court to set aside the verdict heretofore
rendered IN this case and to grant them a
new trial. and that the judgment upon said
verdict be arrested and withheld for the fol-
lowing reasons: -,
IL Because the verdict is contrary to .he
evidence.
-, Because the verdict is contrary to
the law.
''3. Because OF errors Of law committed by
the court in admitting and rejecting evil
cence at the trial.
BY the court in refusing the Instructions
asked by defendants.
5. Because Of errors Of law committed by
the court In its Instructions to the jury.
q. Because said Information upon which
the defendants were convicted does not
state any offense with legal and formal GER
fainty.
I. Because the information is based upon
law which Is unconstitutional and void
because In violation OF the letter and spirit
OF the hrst amendment to the Constitution
Oh Lne United states.
In Behalf of Browne.
Attorney Hyman fled an additional mo-
don in the case OF Browne. In addition to
recitins the grounds set forth in the above
petition, he attacks the legality of the ver-
diet and claims that there is no legal YER
diet upon which 20 predicate a judgment.
He also claims that the Information alleges
an ofrense over which the Police Court has
no Jurisdiction The refusal of the court to
shape Of an argument is also attacked as
violation Of Brownies constitutional rights.
Attorney Hyman was IN court early this
morning conversing with Judge Miller about
The case. Later in the day Representative
Hudson and Attorney Lipscomb appeared
and spent some time in the judges room.
\ The motion having been fled. the matter
will come up before Judge Miller tomorrow
Tor argument 1t Is generally supposed
that the motion will be overruled and
sentence imposed
The question OF the nature OF the SEN
tence Is puzZling counsel for the convicted
men. who are hoping that the court will
not do any more than impose a fine. The
court may, however. impose sentence of
ooth Imprisonment and fine. Under the
lsw there is no appeal from the Police
COURT. but counsel said this morning that
~ event OF the imposition Of p heavy pen
aity the case would, in all probability go
bffore the Court of Appeals on a writ
OF h2beas corpus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-11
A Combined Test Next Tbur.a,x

The combined test of thirteen-inch gun.
eighteen-inch armor plate and heavy pro-
jectile will take place at the Indian Head
proving grounds next Thursday, and not
tomorrow. as originally intended. The plate
VIII be taken down tomorrow and placed In
position
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-11

Arrangements have been made for the
triple-screw cruiser Columbia to leave the
League Island. Pa, navy yard on the 18th
instant for her final forty-eight-hour trial
at sea. during which time she will be thor
ouGhly inspected preparatory to her final
acceptance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-11
Complain of Delaware Politics.

A delegation from the state of Delaware
called at the Treasury Department today
and complained that the life-saving service
In that state was being run in. the interest
OF the republican party. The delegates had
conference with General Superintendent
kimball and Assistant Secretary wike.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-11
A Bill Approved.

The Commissioners have approved the bill
to open and regulate E street northwest
from I'D street to the river. The object OF
the bill is to allow the Mount Vernon Rail-
way Company to lay its tracks along this
street. An appropriation of $4,000 is asked
to do the work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-11
Trade Marks.
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
a Site Offered.

Robert Stead has Offered the Commission
ers the north half of square 1905, containing
about 25.OOo square feet. as a site for the
Contagious Hospital, at 40 cents per square
foot. The lot Is situated on Pennsylvania
avenue southeast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-11
West Point AppOfntments,

Cadet appointments to West Point have
been issued to Walter Seely, fourteenth dis
trict, New York; Wallis Chairman (alter-
nate), fourteenth New York district, and T.
B. Curran of Rhinelander, Wis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-11

William A. Maury has been appointed by
the Supreme Court of the United States as
commissioner to take testimony In the case
Of the state Of California agt. the Southern
Pacific Company. The ownership of the
Oakland. Cal, water front is involved in the
ca Sc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-11

CHICAGO, May 1.-THE output of spirits
In the Chicago district has been reduced
lately to the lowest point It has reached in
the history of the whisky trust The Shu-
feldt and the Riverdale distilleries are the
only ones now running
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-11
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CAPITOL TOPICS.
To Remove n Military Post.

Representative German OF Michigan has
reported to the House the bill agreed on by
the military affairs committee to remove
the military post known as Fort Mcintosh
from its present site to a more desirable
and larger one near Laredo, Texas.
Trade Marks.
Senator Cockrell today introduced a bill
to authorize the registration of trade marks.
The bill provides that to procure registra-
ton the applicant must pay into the treas
ury a fee of SIS and file In the patent Office
written application of the registry and
comply with other regulations, which are
specified at length.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-11

{The Navy Department IS informed that
Fay Director John s. Cunningham, L. s. ",
dted at his residence at us West Gith street.
Sew York city. last night of general debil-
ify Mr. Cunningham was appointed TO the
navy from South Carolina in March, 1857
9nd rose through the successive grades to
yne rank OF pay director October II, 1871.
He was -ecired for age December y. 1Ss3
nd since then sDe:it most Of his time in
Few York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-11
Sinking of nu Ohio River Steamer.

HENDERSON, KY. May 11.-During
gale here yesterday the steamer Eugene
was overturned just in front of Mount
Vernon and sunk. The crew escaped, but
the captain was rescued with difficulty Just
as the boat sunk out Of sight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-11
Treasury Receinta

National bank notes received for redemn-
tion today. s24s,331. Government receipts
from internal revenue. $500 i14 92; customs.
$i22, io'.5l, and miscellaneous, SSi, ,3ss 6s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-11

S& proof Of fee pueeins is
in fee eating. 1peeferoap's
Star contained 46 columns
Of aeoerfisemenfs, MADE UP
Of So3 separate announce
menfs. 58ese advertisers
bous8t pubfietfp-nof merefp
space.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-11
An appointment.

John L. Green Of North Dakota has been
appointed Chinese inspector, vice George
w. Baker, resigned.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-01-10
GORGE OF THE LUALABA.

Interesting Stretch of the River, Unlike
Anything Seen Elsewhere in Africa.
The Western head sources Of the
Congo River were visited for the first
time by white men last year, and the
they saw and of the stream that plunges
through it, almost as swift as an arrow
for many a mile, was entirely out of the
common in Congo explorations. The
explorers were Lieut.. Francqui and DR..
COrnet, in the service of the Congo
Free State. They traced the Lualaba
River from its fountain head, and made
discovery that, as far as is known, is
duplicated nowhere in Africa.
Imagine narrow stream flowing
placidly between it's narrow low banks.
1t has gradually been gathering volume
from little contributions that dozen or
fifteen tributaries have supplied. The
channel is quite deep, though not wide.
Nearer and nearer the water APP
proaches a mountain pass to the north,
which ct distance appears to have no
passage through. Suddenly the water
rushes into rift IN these hills, and for
many mile it tumbles along, zigzag-
glng between two gigantic, perpendicu-
lar walls of solid rock. Sometimes it
falls headlOng as a cataract, anG then
again it is merely a rapid, with speed
five times as great as that with which it
enters the hills.
This great gorge has tortuous course
bending first to the east and then to the
west. 1t is nowhere over 120 to $50 feet
wide, and it rises l 900 10 200 feet
above the level of the stream. The
walls rise nearly perpendicular in every
part, and are formed of bare crystalline
rock. Here and there in some crevice
little soil has formed, just enough for
a tuft of grass or a puny tree to take
root. At the level of the stream one
can see only little ribbon of the sky
above, for at that great height the tops
of the walls seem almost to touch one
another, and the trees at the top over
hang the edge and shut out nearly
every glimpse Of daylight. At the bot
tom of the narrow gorge the little river
glides swiftly, sometimes almost with an
unbroken surface, and then again dashed
into foam by thousands of rocks, whose
tops rise above the surface; and then
again the water pOurs unanimously
over the edge of declivity, and then
plunges on In a series of rapids.
In distance of forty-three miles the
river drops 1,50Q feet, and then it
energies upon the plain and forgetting
its mad career it flows placidlv along to
join the luapula River, and at the
junction OF the two rivers the true Con-
go begins. No other tributary OF the
Congo or even the great river itself,
where it tumbles along in rapids for
235 miles, between Leopoldville and
Matadi, presents d spectacle so savage
and SO viOlent.-NeW York San.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-01-10
A FOX AS A RAT-CATCHER,
Rcynard Cleared Mine in Pennsyiv;
mia of the Rodents.

Rcynard Cleared a Mine in Pennsyiva-
mia of the Rodents.
The best rat-catcher we ever had in
the mine," said a Lackawanna Valley
mine foreman, according to a Scranton
dispatch to the New York Tribune, twas
a fox, and the way he got down into the
mine was little curious One fall
morning, just as [ had started down the
shaft on the car, fox leaped into the
shaft and landed on the car close to me.
The poor animal was all Of tremble, as
though he had been chased all night by
hound, and he had evidently plunged
into the shaft in search of shelter from
his pursuer. The fox was in pickle
when he found where he was, but he
couldn't get back to the surface or off the
car, so he jumped back and forth until
the car reached the bottom Of the shaft,
when he sprang off and disappeared in
the gangway. l ordered the miners and
driver boys not to scare or hurt the fox,
and as the only way for the fox to get
out of the mine was through the shaft,
Jerry, as | named him, had to stay in
the mine.
''The fox gradually became wonted to
his new home and the way he began to
to surprise the cats and please the
mules. Jerry soon learned that the
rats were in the habit of f1ocking to the
barn when the mules were fed, and it
WASH long before he killed more rats
every day than all the eight or nine cats
put together. When the mules were at
work Jerry would crouch and watch
for rats near the dining cans of the
miners, and as men never frightened
him, he got to be very tame and contid
ing and was great fayorite among the
workmen.
''When Jerry lived In the mine few
months he became homesick ana one
morning he jumped on loaded car at
the bottom OF the shaft and WAS hoisted
to the surface, | never expected to see
the fox again, but two mornings after
ward Jerry returned to the breaker, got
on car and came down into the mine.
| thought he had been cured of his
inconsistencies, and the men and boys
were very glad to see Jerry Looping
through the gangways and swapping up
rats again. In the spring and summer
the fox rode up the shaft every two
weeks, stayed away day or two, and
then appeared at the head of the shaft
and waited for car to take him down.
The rats had to hustle whenever Jerry
returned from his vacation.
"Work in the mine was indefinitely
suspended in the fall, the mules and
cats were removed to the surface, but
Jerry was left down there. Six weeks
after | went down the shaft and found
Jerry lying dead in the mule barn. He
lad killed every rat in the mine
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-01-10
SLAIN For A PIPE.
Object That Inspired the Murder of a
San Francisco Cinnamon.

Object That Inspired the Murder of "a
San Francisco Cinnamon.
The San Francisco Chronicle states
that rewards amounting to 81 400 have
been offered in Chinatown for the
arrest and conviction Of the person or
persons who killed Fung Sing Suev, the
Chinese doctor. The Fung family in
that city, comprising all who belong to
the Fung tribe, have offered $500 and
the Sue Hing on of the Six Companies,
a like sum. The money will be paid six
days after conviction is secured. The
Chinese Benevolent Society will give
$500 ii conviction of murder in the
first degree is obtained, $500 if the
verdict is murder in the second degree
or 5000 if it is homicide in a lesser
degree. The large, red placards on
which these announcements are made
are posted up on Washington, Jackson
and Sacramento streets, near Dupont
One of the several opium pipes which
the Doctor possessed aud which were
much envied in Chinatown was made
of precious wood and was bound with
gold. He was offered $500 for it, but
said he would not sell it for less than
81 600. A relative Of the dead man said
recently that the pipe was a veritable
panacea. Persons who smoked opium
IN it were relieved of many bodily Ills
Other pipes had no such beneficial
effect on them. This one never failed,
and there was widespread desire in
Chinatown to inhale the fumes of the
comforting drug through it's stem at
was particularly good for stomach ACHE"
said the relative at also relieved
headache and pains;n other parts Of the
body. In response to a question as to
what the virtues Of this wonderful pipe
were ascribed he said that it's curative
properties came from the rare wood
used in making it. This wood has been
difficult to obtain for hundreds of years
1t is not improbable that the suspi-
cion that the doctor was murdered Tor
the sake of his pipe is correct.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-01-10
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS

Are annually lost because poor seed is
planted. Now, when you SOW you want
to reap. For instance, A. M. Lamb
Penn, made So. 500 On ten acres of veg
etables; r. Bey. Cal, cropped 1,213
bushels Salzer's onions per acre; Frank
Close, Mimi, 100 bus uels of spring
wheat from two acres; n. Hahn, Wis,
1,4l0 bushels potatoes per acre; Frank
Winter. Montana, 216 bushels pounds
oats from one bu5hel planted. This is
what Salzer calls reaping.
l. You Will Cut This Ouc and Send It
With 1Oc to the John A. Salzer Seed
Co., La Crosse, Wis, you will receive
their mammoth catalogue and ten sam
ple packages Of farm seeds. Catalogue
alone, &C postage.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-01-10
1t Stuck the Jury.

According to the st. Louis Globe
Democrat, Macoupin County, Ill.,, once
had grand jury that got stuck on the
word ''mandamus. The county had
built courthouse costing considerably
over 500, 900, and the result was that
the public funds ran short The bond
holders sued the county in the United
States court and recovered Judgment
for large amount. A mandamus was
issued to compel the county to levy a
tax for the purpose Of paying this judg-
ment The Board of Supervisors did
not know what a mandamus was, and
one Of them made motion to lay it on
the tabIeo the ground that the people
were taxed too much already. The
motion prevailed, and the records
showed the mandamus to be laid on the
table. Judge Treat, of the United States
court, promptly cited each one who
voted in favor OF this proceeding for
contempt of court and fined them heavi-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-01-10
Plans for a Warship.

A committee of pensioners living at
the Hampton Home has proposed to
Secretary Herbert the construction at
the Newport News yards of the largest
and most powerful war vessel yet built,
the cost to be betrayed by voluntary
contributions of pensioners. The yes
sci when completed is to be called the
Pensioner. The suggestion has also
been made to members Of the House
committee on naval affairs that a Joint
resolution be introduced authorizing
the secretary Of the interior to with
hold with the consent of the pension
err l per cent. of his pension money
each quarter during 1894 for this pur-
pose. 1t is estimated that the fund
which could thus be secured would, on
a basis of $15O,OOO,OOO annual pension
payments, equal $6,OO0,O0 Navy De-
partment officials are not very sanguine
that the proposed plan will be carried
out, but would be very glad indeed if
such fund could be raised
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-01-10
bringing Up" Mothers.

A young person has been writing an
article on the bringing up of mothers.
Thirty years ago mothers were not
brought up; they justgrew They wore
caps early, gave up dancing when their
children were in short frocks and
knickerbockers, and developed all sorts
OF incorrect ideas about chaperons and
fiirtations. Formerly the young idea
was trained the way it should go. Now
the old tree is pruned and pared into
shape. Girls have assumed the respon-
sibility of looking after their mothers.
Mothers are kept to see to well-or-
dered house, coax refractory fathers
and attend to bores. They must, more
over, be ornamental, look we'll at the
head of the table, dress becomingly,
keep up with the fashions, look nice
when the girls take them out with them,
and smile encouragingly at the young
men. Nor are their morals forgotten.
Frequently one hears girl say: at is
an interesting show, but not one I'd
care to take my mother to-"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-01-10
The MOhamnedan Paradise.

The Mohammedan paradise is fairy
land. To enter it the believer must
cross seven bridges, at each of which
he must answer questions relating to
his past life. Having crossed the
bridges he is at the entrance. There
are thirteen doors. The first act is to
take bath, which gives to the body
great brilliancy. This abode Of life is
built OF bricks OF gold and silver, held
together by mortar of musk. Spring is
eternal. -Four oceans soothe the senses
one of water, one of milk, one of
honey, one of Wine. Waves of per-
fume envelop them, so powerful as to
be noticeable 500 days march away.
Lastly cor G the castles of the houris
70 castles with 70 rodies containing
20 state beds and 20 tables already set
and in this castle 1,68O, 700 houris. This
to each of the elect. He himself has
20 robes of green brocade embroidered
with rubies and topazes.-New York
Recorder.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-01-10
BOX CAR MERCHANTS.
Arrested for Selling Fraudulent Grocer

Arrested for Selling Fraudulent Grocer
les.
Several box car merchants, whose head
quarters are said to BE at Chicago have been
arrested1at West Salem, Wis, for selling
cheap mixture of alum and soda under the
pretense that it was Royal Baking Powder.
Similar operations have been heard OF IN
other sections of the country, and two men
recently arrested at Canton, n. Y, for the
same otfense, have been convicted and SEN
fenced totthe full penalty provided by the
law
The usual method of parties engaged in
this business is to obtain orders from farm
erS for all kinds of groceries at prices con-
sdcrably below those charged for the same
goods by the local dealers, and then to de-
liver bogus articles. Tempted by the
prices, the farmers order largely various
articles, perhaps whole winters supply.
These orders are put up at Chicago and de-
llvered at different towns by the carload.
Almost every person to be served at West
Salem. had ordered Royal Baking Powder,
but when the packages were examined, it
was found that the baking powder was not
IN the genuine Royal cans. This was evil
dence of fraud, as the Royal is never sold
otherwise than in its own red-labeled tin
cans. The parties upon being questioned
specifically stated that the article was the
genuine Royal, and were thereupon ar
rested. A subsequent examination proved
the powder to be a mixture made from
alum.
Consumers should be on their guard
against receptions of this kind. While
these purchasers thought they were saving
ten cents pound on Royal they were pay
ing thirty-tive cents for a mixture that can
be bought anywhere for ten cents and which
is dear at that.
So we'll is it understood that the Royal
Baking Powder is never sold in bulk or
otherwise than III its own sealed cans, that
a will +
any one who pretends to make such sales.
Reputable grocers have an equal interest
with consumers in breallingup these frauds.
The goods sold by these travelling agents
are OF an inferior character. 1t is in this
way the country is filled with adulterated
goods which the farmer is buying at Ia tie
lar beyond their value, while the trade of
the legitimate local dealer is being de-
stroyed. We are glad to know that the
Royal Baking Powder Co. will prosecute
all cases of fraud of this kind Of which it is
aAN
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-01-10
Tt shut Off the Bishop.

The New York Tribune has obtained
from an Episcopal clergyman this semi
ecclesiastical story: "Many bishops Of
our church are in the habit Of describ-
ing themselves by divine permission
bishop of their diocese in official docu-
ments. A certain bishop, whose name
need not be given, not long ago had oc-
casion to send such a document to a
most devout but not highly-educated
layman. Thereupon it became the duty
OF the layman in question to draw up
and sign an official document relating to
some church business, and noticing the
phrase referred to in the bishops paper
he thought it was incumbent upon him
also to recognize the divine guidance
So, in entire good faith, he described
himself as John Smith, by divine per-
mission grocer and dealer in all kinds of
-four and feed The paper never got
into the archives of the church, how
ever, as he was requested to draw up
another with the Objectionable phrase
omitted -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-01-10

that of her husband, the clouds will pass
the sooner. Many of us have learned
that the luXuries that we have consid-
cred necessaries are after all but super
1uities which we can be very happy
without. To have what we want is
wealth, to be able to do without is
power. A new sense of independence
of trifies has come to many victorious
attitude toward circumstances. EconO
my is practiced by all classes Of society,
and nobody is ashamed of it. Women
with strong social instincts sigh little
over the fact that almost any entertain
ment puts too great strain upon the
domestic eXchequer, but inventive abil
ity to overcome this is fast being de-
welcomed