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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-26
NO EXTRACTION TREATY LIKELY.
Cardinal Difference Between the
Legal Systems I'm Costa RIGA and
This Country.

Notwithstanding the tacit agreement at
the time Weeks was surrendered to the
United States officers by the Costa Rican
government that negotiations would follow
looking to the formulation Of an extradition
treaty between the two countries. 1T now
appears that there is little probability of a
successful outcome of the attempt.
The difficulty lies in a cardinal difference
between our legal system of punishments
and that which prevails not only in Costa
Rica. but in some other South and Central
American countries, and first and foremost
is the failure of the Costa Rica law to pro-
vide for the death penalty. Possibly this
is to be attributed to the frequency Of
revolutions. which put many lives in jeop-
ardy, could the death penalty be imposed.
But, practically, the effect of the omis-
sion would be to prevent the Costa. Rican
government from surrendering to- US a
fugitive guilty of murder or any other
crime punishable under our laws by death.
and it is felt that an extradition treaty
failing in this point would be Of little value.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-26
Death of Col. j. NJ. Huger.

Col. John Middleton Huger, a distinguish
ed member of an old southern family. died
at his residence. 537 5th avenue. New
York, Saturday morning. Col. Huger was
born in Charleston, s. c.. in 1903. His IA
Their was Judge Daniel Elliott Huger. Z nited
States Senator from South Carolina, for a
number of years. His eldest son is Col.
Daniel Huger of Mobile, Ala Another son
is Capt. William Huger of New Orleans,
president of the New Orleans Stock Ex-
change. His third son is Capt. Charles
Huger of Mobile, Ala.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-26

Joseph Harris and Robert Allen, colored,
employed by Prof. J. A. Bell of 1886 10Th
street, were found about 10 o'clock yesterday
in the stable in rear of 1910 street in an
unconscious condition from the escape of
gas. Drs j. s. McLain and H. A. Robbins
attended them, and they were sent to the
Emergency Hospital, where they both were
found in a serious condition. Harris is
twenty-four and Allen twenty years of age,
and they were out late Saturday night and
it is supposed the turning on of the gas was
accidental
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-26
No Owner Yet.

The $3.50 diamond found by Walter Thax-
ton, colcred, who was arrested last week
on suspicion Of stealing 1t, is still held at
police headquarters. and Thaxton having
explained that he found it on New Jersey
avenue has been released. and should the
gem fail to find an owner at the end of six
months will be turned over to him. Thus
far Col c. A. DeArnand and Gen. Boynton
have endeavored without success to identify
it as one lost by members of their family.
Mr. Sylvester has received descriptions from
others, but the owner has not yet appeared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-26
THE MAYOR ALSO INDICTED.
Prominent kentuckfans to BE Prose-
cuted for Carrying Deadly Weapons.

The special grand jury at Lexington, KY
has returned indictments for libel and car
rying and drawing deadly weapons against
the participants in the recent casualty be-
tween Mayor Duncan and Editors Baxter
Of the Transcript and Roberts Of the
Leader.
Eight men in all were indicted Including
Mayor Duncan. his son Henry, County At
torney John r. Allen and ID. T. Baxter. s.
J. Berg and w. A Ford, proprietors of the
Transcript, and Editor Roberts of the
Leader. The mayors bond was fixed at
81, 500 and that of his son at 81 100, while
the others were admitted to bail In various
sums. ranging from $50 to $500. Great sem
sation is caused by the indictments
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-26
CONTINUES TO INCREASE.
Grows Plurality i'm Pennslyyanfa
Thus far is 1SG,459.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26.-The official
count of the vote of Allegheny county was
completed today. 1t gives Grow a plurality
of 1865, which is 10o1s more than the re-
publican plurality last fall. and over 1000
above the highest estimate of Grows plu-
rality.
Armstrong county's official vote shows
plurality for Grow of 2,111, a democratic
gain of IS.
by these figures to 1885, 59
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-26
Naval Movements.

The Lancaster arrived at Singapore yes
terday on her way from China to New
York by the Suez route. The Essex ar
rived at Newport today to take on appren-
tees for a cruise in the West Indies. The
Bennington arrived at St. Vincent yester-
day on her long voyage from Gibraltar to
San Francisco through the Straits of Ma
gellan. The Concord arrived at Shanghai
yesterday from Yokohama.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-26
CAPITOL TOPICS.
The Pacific Roads.

Representative Reilly Of Pennsylvania,
the chairman Of the House committee on
Pacific railroads, will call meeting Of the
committee for Thursday, March 1, to take
Up the difficult problem of the Union Pa
cific Indebtedness to the government. For
a north past Representative Reilly and
Senator Brice, the chairman of the Senate
committee, have held frequent consulta-
ticns upon Pacific affairs. While half a
dozen plans for settling the matter are be-
fore Congress, Mr. Reilly states that no
course has been agreed upon or discussed
by the committee.
Combinations.
The Senate in executive session today
confirmed the nomination of VIM. A
Poucher to be United States attorney for
the northern district of New York. The
nomination was sent to the Senate on De-
cember last. The Senate also confirmed
the nomination of j. Adam Bede to be
marshal for the district of Minnesota.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-26
Three Slight Fires.

On Saturday evening q slight fire took
place at $50 Goth street northwest, occupied
by the Emmerich Beef Company.
Yesterday morning fire took place at the
house of Leon Kahn, No. 81 1-2 street
southwest.
At o'clock this morning a fire took place
at the house of Raymond Moses on 14th
between East Capitol and A streets north
east. and No. 8 engine responded, but the
building was entirely destroyed. 1t is
thought to have caught from an overheated
stove. The loss is about $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-26

In Criminal Court. Division 2, VIM. Bryan,
George Raymond, George Shields and Ed
ward Butcher were arraigned for the lar
ceny of twenty gallons of gin, and George
RAYMOND plead guilty and the others not
guilty.
William c. Cox and Philip Stewart charg-
Cd with false pretenses in obtaining $40 of
MT w b. Webb for Mt. Jezreel Baptist
Church. plead not guilty.
James IL Cooke for HOUSEKEEPING and
Malone Wheeler, embezzlement, plead not
guilty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-26
A Patent Circular.

Commissioner of Patents Seymour has is
sued a circular announcing that hereafter
on Wednesdays he or the assistant COM
missioner will give oral hearings on ques-
tions of classification of applications or
patents to examiners whose divisions may
be involved No written statements on
these questions will be received
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-26
Arrested at Iasf

Officer Breen has arrested Daniel Molatt
a colored man. wanted in Alexandra for
an assault with intent to kill committed over
a year ago. his accomplice having been cen
vtcted and sentenced to five years in the
penitentiary. Molatt was sent to Alexan-
dria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-26
Acts AuDrOveI.

The President has approved the act grant
ing to the Des Moines Rapids Power Com
pany the right to erect, construct. operate
and maintain a wing-dam, canal and power
station in the Mississippi river in Hancock
county. Ill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-26
The Eleventh Banquet.

The eleventh annual banquet Of the
Washington Association of the Delta Kappa
Epsilon Fraternity will be held at Welckers
on Wednesday evening. This is one of the
best known college f-aternities in the coun-
try, founded at Yale in 1874, and has thirty
two chapters. Representative John De Witt
Warner is president of the Washington as
ISOLATION. A delegation from the Delta
Kappa Epsilon Club of New York. headed
by the president. David Bannett King, will
come down for the banquet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-26
A Naval Vacancy,

Capt. n. H. Farquhar, whose term as
chief of the bureau of yards and docks ex-
pires on the 9Th proximo, will be assigned
to the command of the League Island navy
yard. near Philadelphia. Capt. J. n. Miller
and Capt. z. o. Matthews are the leading
candidates for the prospective vacancy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-26
Marriage Liceusea.

Marriage licenses have been issued by the
clerk Of the court to the following: Andrew
]. Courts of Baltimore. Nd, and Laura
Griffin of Denton, Del: W. S. Cruzan Of
New Orleans and Leonora Eide: Nicholas +.
mond Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-26
An Omce DiSanneara.

Capt. c. T. Beall, the only medical store
keeper in the military establishment, was
placed on the retired list of the army today
on account of age, and the office has gone
out of existence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-26
Silver Coinage Movement.

The movement Of standard silver dollars
during the last week aggregated s226.375
against 1888 $50 during the corresponding
week Of last year. The shipment Of frac.
tional silver coin from February /. to p, in.
elusive. amounted to 1858, 302
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-26

The investigation of the alleged irregu-
larities concerning the printing of the Pa
tent Office Gazette has been postponed by
the Senate committee on printing until
Wednesday morning at 1870.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-26
The Payment of Pensions.

The recommendation recently made by
Judge Lochren. commissioner of pensions
that the instructions in regard to the exc
cution Of pension vouchers be modified by
the elimination of the fourth paragraph re-
1ating to the execution of vouchers by the
United States pension agents, has been ap-
proved by Judge Reynolds, assistant sec
rotary Of the interior. The paragraph in
question is as follows:
When any payment is made to the pen
sioner in person, the same rule shall ap-
ply, except that neither the pension agent
nor any clerk employed by him shall appear
as witness in either the voucher or the
duplicate receipts"
This modification will revive the practice
OF making payments to pensioners in per-
son. and permits the pension agents or their
deputies to attest the signature of pension
ers to vouchers and receipts for pension.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-26
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The following are the opening. the highest ana
tne lowest ana the closing prices OF the New York
stock market today. as reported by Corson a
members New YORK stock exchange.
Correspondents Aessrs Moore schley, No. e
BROADWAY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-26
Policy Sentence.

Thomas Zedwicks, colored man. arrested
by Policeman Muller for violating the policy
law, was sentenced to jail for four months
by Judge Miller today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-26

A supposed bomb has been found i'm the
court OF justice at Boulogne. 1t consists
OF a glass tube containing gunpowder
pieces OF iron. tin and bullets. together
with some half burned wool and a LIQUID.
Ex-Secretary Fairchild is still seriously
III at New York with the grip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-26

William A. Kjellmann of Madison, Wis.
has been appointed superintendent of tn
government reindeer station at Port Clar
ence, Alaska, at loo year. He will
commence his duties in May.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-26

The following were the readings of the
thermometer at the weather bureau today:
am, 30; pm. IS; maximum, 80; mini
mum, %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-26
washinxton stock Rxchangs.

IRE insalsnss 30 at 81 Sss.d ss.is E:esiss
Government Bonds.-United States a. regisasrsA
1907. lisa bid, li4r asked. United States =
sonpnn, lse'' lisa bid il+h asked United statss
District Of Columbia Bopds.-aoyear FuoAisg C.
sSysar Funding 6. so si'f1 s I'D %s,.4 I Soc
CURRENCY. Is, iscs. 40 bid s.Gss. Fundias Gus.
Miscellaneous Bonds.-wsshlngton and Gssrse,
town Railroad COW. O., LIST, Is bid. $50 asked.
rs bid. $50 asked. Masouic Hall Associative d.
lo2 bid Washington Market Company LIST d. los
hid Mass Company Company emp & S
bid American Security and Trust ss, 1906 A. .
ia ' I'D iea bid ss %a.Ea a TN sst /.
fantry ist 6s. 100 bid. Washington Lght InfanfrY
a lie u bid s'a i2s ssIeS %asinsion ss cs. s
-, series B. ~ bid - asked washiEton Gas
nspya s AK S ana
ioa asked. Capitol and North street Railro.A
g. 81 bid ~ asked MetrepSlitsn R.ilroes ccss:
Sst,ona ssHt s.osfs e M We IN zoe
politan. 2t0 bid Central rs bid Second. lx3
bid Farmers and Mechanics, $50 bid Gti.sr,,
West En- End ica hid. 40 asked Trader. ioi bid.
Lincoln. 9i,s bid. Ohio. 50 asked.
40 bid. 800 asked. Metropolitan 80 bid. 50 asked
Columbia, s. bid, g asked. Capitol an North 9
Street. IL bid. lexington and s0d'e" Home IL
Insurance s,ocks.-riremens. AZ bid. 80 asked,
hid, ia asked Arlington. 1856 bid. iS asked
Corcoran. 90 hid. Columbia ~ bid 10 asks@
asked. Rigs, O.. bid. ~ asked Peopls's, bid
So asked. Lincoln. ~ bid, IA asked CONNER
cial, 81 bid G asked.
Title Insurance stocks.-Real Estate Title. III
bid los asked Columbia Title, Gsz bid, ~
asted Washington Title, ~ asked.
Gas and Electric Light Stccks--w ashington Gas,
4els bid. a. asked Omitted States Electric Light
Te, SS re01 srocss -rennsyiyania. IS asked.
cq.asaneoke and Potomac. 4Sih hid. 4s11 asked.
Amsri'an trapbothone "a. lid. 81 asked
MISCELLANEOUS Stocks.- wasaiingtoa Market. 10
hid. Is asked. Great lalls Ice I'D bid 100 ssked.
riaTe IS hid Lincoln Hall, 20 hid. 100 asked.
Inter. Ocean Building. - asked
Safe Deposit and Trust Company, l2e,. hid. iss
asked Washington safe Deissit JOS asked.
smerican security and Trust. l32ts hid. l3S asked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-26
baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE Md. Feb ae-Flear dgll-wsye.
orn suuer 1 70a2 90: do. extra, 210a2 30; d,
fam,iy = Goa3 90; winter wheat, patent l5s3 81,
spring do. 3Iaaioo; spring wheat strnighi 3 ga
r,ls Wheat dull, lower-spot, 5alsa5sc; Eebru-
airy. 5ss.asys.; May, esa6sb.; steamer No. red.
Ses.-receiuts, 1850 bushels: stock, Liza As
y, stseis- sales 10000 bushels-miing wheat ty
s.nnle Gns6i Corn hrm--srsot. 4OAa40A: Felsri-
sry 4olSa4o+.: March. 4Ol.as0lz; May, a l-a<li.;
steamer mixed, 4ols bid-receipts. 56s5S bushels;
suck as7Ts5 bushels: sales, $3.50 bushels
southern corn by sample. 42a4s: do. on grade
4Is.a42IS Oats nnn-No. white western, SOFA
81: No. 2 mixed western. 34lsa3o-receipts. 1000
bushels: stock, 1874, SIS bushels Rye nrm-No ?.
5Ta!s-sto,k 25,6s2 bushels. Hay quiet-good 90
choice timothy. sl45oasl5.0o. Grain freights
February and March, Cork for orders. per quarter.
Is I'd ABS I'D. February; cotton per 100 pounds q,
sugar unchanged. Butter dul-fancy creamery,
2Ga27: do. imitation, 20a22; do. ladle, l7als;
good iadle &c: store packed. l2al4 Es,rs fair de-
maId-fresh, IS; cold storage. 10. lined. -.
Cheese unchanged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-26
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.

Reported by Siisby & Co. bankers and h-ola
MetropOltan Bank building. = eiN'
The free press., 1894-08-16
PICKING TEA LEAVES.

An American teacher in Japan
gives simple description Of tea
picking Us practiced in that country.
The tea-bushes are not more than
breast high at full growth, and the
young plants are quite small. When
first set out they are allowed to grow
three years before any of the leaves
are taken; after that the leaves are
picked each season, yet the plant
thrives, and lives about man S life
time.
The plant is never stripped entire
ly, but only the bright green leaves
are plucked, which appear on top of
the bush in the spring and summer
If the older leaves are ever picked,
it is simply to make coarser and
cheaper quality of tea.
The very finest quality, that which
costs several dollars pound, even in
the province whore it is produced,
is made entirely of the delicate shoots
found at the tip of the stem in early
spring, just as the tiny leaf is in pro-
cess OF forming. These minute
shoots ure carefully picked first, and
the leaves below them are gathered
afterwards
Upon approaching the tea-fields
we find numbers of young girls and
women scattered among the bushes,
and busily engaged in filling their
baskets with the fresh leaves. They
are chatting merrily together, and to
our yankee eyes it looks like a good
sized huckleberry party in New Eng
land.
The women, young and old, keep
their tongues going as brislSly during
the tea-picking as their sisters OF
other climes are accustomed to dc
at their tea-drinking socials; so that
the little leaf begins and ends il
gossip. Detroit Free Press.
The free press., 1894-08-16

II the foot of a fly is put under the
glass of good microscope it may be
seen how simple is the contrivance
that seems able to defy the laws Of
gravitation. The foot is made up OF
two pads, covered with fine, short
hairs, with pair of curved hooks
above them. Behind each pad is q
tiny bag filled with clear liquid gum,
the hairs also being hollow and filled
with the same sticky fluid. AS the
fly glides rapidly over a smooth sur.
face every step presses out supply
of gum strong enough to give him a
sure footing and to sustain him in
safety if he halts. So strong is the
cement that upon one of his six feet
is quite sufficient to sustain the
eight of his whole body. If he
stands still any length of time the
sum is apt to dry up and harden,
and so securely fasten the hy's foot
as to make sudden step snap the
leg itself.-lChicago Herald.
The free press., 1894-08-16
KNEW HIS OLD MASTER.

l.. III. Richardson of Westfield,
Mass, tells the following pleasant
story:
Walking from the armory in Spring
field down street one day, giving no
heed to the passing of carriages in
the street, he suddenly heard horse
whinny. He looked in the direction
of the sound, and recognized horse
he formerly owned. He waved his
hand for the driver to stop. The
man in the buggy did so, and Mr.. r..
stepped from the sidewalk into the
street, and, laying his hand on the
horse, said to the gentleman:
Excuse me for stopping you, sir,
but | wanted to speak Of your horse,
which attracted me.
At the sound of his voice the
horse turned his head over his shoul-
der and softly whinnied again, as a
horse will often do when one goes
into the stall beside him to give feed.
Mr.. R. softly patted the creature and
the driver remarked:
''IIe is fine animal.
so see," replied Mr.. R.; chow
long have you owned him?"
1.-TWO or three years; bought him
of Westfeld man whose name |
don't remember. Had him out on
the race course in Chicago last year. "
Mr.. r. stepped out in front of ~"
animal, whose bright eyes tI /
ding head evinced his i.eI rs .,n.i
said:
''How do you do, Prince?'
The horse Immediately put his
right foot into the outstretched palm
The free press., 1894-08-16
ADULTERATION OF FOOD.
What an Expert Says on This Subject

Singularly exaggerated ideas con-
cerning the adulteration Of food are
very generally held, according to DR..
II. w. Wiley, chemist of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
Sand, for instance, is not sold with
sugar-at least in the United States
The granulated and lump sugars in
the market are almost absolutely
pure, powdered sugar sometimes
though rarely-contains little flour
or starch, and low grade sugars are
impure chiefly through the molasses
and water they are made to absorb in
manufacture. Not as good report
can be given of syrups. There is very
little pure maple syrup, most of
what is sold us such being mixtures
of glucose or cane syrups with small
proportion of the product of the ma
pie, while in an imitation actually
protected by patent the maple fla
vor is given by an extract of hickory
bark Liquid honey is largely adul-
terated with glucose. OF comb hon
ey, however, only that in bottles and
jars is simpure the old impression
that comb honey in the frame
is adulterated having been proven
to be erroneous. Ground coffee
is so largely adulterated with chic
cory, peas, beans, etc, that it is
rarely found pure, and even the I'M
ground berry is initiated. Tea is
rarely mixed with foreign leaves, but
frequently has its weight increased
by the addition of salts of iron and
copper-materials quite prejudicial
to health. Cocoa and chocolate are
largely adulterated with starch and
sugar and products claimed to be
greatly improved as to digcstibility
may have little Of the virtues of the
original cocoa bean left in them.
A danger from canned goods is the
use of adulterated tin, which may
contain as high as twelve per cent.
of lead the organic salts formed by
the corrosion of the lead being always
poisonous. The common practice OF
coloring canned peas with copper is
very Objectionable. The use of pre-
servatives, such as salicylic acid, is
not without development of nitro
genous bodies called ptomaines in
preserved meats,
The above are illustrations of the
principal food adulterations, which,
though bad enough, are insignificant
in comparison with the startling re-
ports that have been published.
Much the greater part of the foods we
eat is pure and wholesome.-[ [Tren-
ton On. J.) American.
The free press., 1894-08-16

of his old friend, whom he had not
seen for more than two years.
II did not know he had any tricks
like that" said the owner. when
did you know the horse?'
II sold him for $400 to man who
came into my yard to see him-quick
trade"
"And 1 was offered 81, 900 for him
in Chicago last year." laughed the
man IN the buggy.
kiss your old master if you love
him." said Mr.. R., and the horse
pulled on the checked rein and
buried his lips in the full beard Of
his old friend.
"a fine old fellow" said Mr.. R.,
"and | should not have seen him il
he had not called me.
He patted the horse an affectionate
goodbye, bowed, and the man in the
buggy drove on, while he resumed
the sidewalk, full of tender memory
of an animal he had loved and lost
[Our Dumb Animals.
The free press., 1894-08-16
Effect of Smoking on Boy 9.

One of the medical journals re-
cords the observations of a physician,
who has been Investigating with
great minuteness and accuracy the
effects of smoking on boys. He took
Tor this purpose thirty eight boys
from nine to fifteen years, and care
fully examined them. In twenty
,even of the number he discovered
lljurious traces of the habit. In
twenty-five there were various dis
orders of the circulation and diges-
Jion, palpitation of the heart, and a
more or less taste for strong drink.
fn twelve Of the cases there occurred
frequent bleeding of the nose, ten
had disturbed sleep, and twelve had
light alterations of the mucous men,
prane of the mouth, which disappear
ed on ceasIng the use Of tobacco for
some days. The Doctor treated them
oil for weakness, but with little
effect, until the smoking was dis
continued, when health and strength
were soon restored.