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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-05
Pensions Granfed.

Among the pensions granted today were
the following:
District of Columbia-Original, James Ry-
an, United States Soldiers Home, Washing.
ton; original James r. Hanly, Washington
original, Robert NJ. Jameson, Washington
original Hugh Mitchell, Washington; origi-
nal, Alpha Beall, Washington; additional
Eugene Fugitt, Washington; reissue. Geo
w. Francis, jr., Washington: original wild
ows', etc, Caroline Coe Qmother) Washing
ton; original supplemental. Elizabeth s.
Lowden, Washington.
Northumberland, John H. Copes, Bal.
timore; increase, George lane, Baltimore
reissue. Andrew French, Baltimore; original
widows, etc, Mary Brooks Baltimore
Mexican war survivors, increase, William c
Boswell, Baltimore.
Nirginia-Original. Daniel baltimore, Nor
folk; original. Barnett Ashton, Owens Kine
George; renewal, Wilson Willis Nationa
Military Home, Elizabeth City; Mexican wa
survivors, increase. Andrew S. Leitch, Stat
ford.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-05
In Memory of Mr.. Matthews,

Yesterday afternoon a very well attended
meeting Of the members of the bar was
held at the court house to take action on
the death Of Chas. NJ. Matthews. Mr. n.
Wilson presided and Blair Lee was the
secretary. After the object of the meeting
had been stated Messrs. w. ]. Miller, Reg
inald Fendall. w. A Maury. ]. G. Payne
and W. A. Gordon were appointed a COM
mittee and reported resolutions of respect
to the memory of the deceased. After re-
marks by Messrs N. Wilson, j. G. Payne,
w. A. Maury and 8. r. Bond the resolu-
tons Were adopted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-05
EXCISE BOARDS WORK.
Reviewing the Inauguration of the
New Liquor License Law.

The first annual report of the excise board
was submitted to Congress today. 1t says:
shortly after passage Of the act, the
Commissioners Of the District Of Columbia
deeming that the law was operative from
that date and finding that licensed dealers
were not inclined to comply with its pro-
visions in filing the applications required,
caused liquor dealer to be arrested in order
that the matter might be judicially tested
The case was tried in the Police Court, and
decision was rendered sustaining the posi-
ton taken-that the new law repealed the
old one, and all licenses issued under the
act Of the legislative assembly of August %,
1871, were annulled The case was taken on
a writ of error to the Supreme Court Of the
District of Columbia by the defendant and
transferred to the Court of Appeals This
court on June 8, 1898, rendered an opinion
the chief justice dissenting. in effect that ali
licenses issued under the old law were valid
until November 1, 1898. Pending the appeal
on May 3, 1893 the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia, acting as the executive
officers thereof. sent to each licensed liquor
dealer in the District of Columbia a circular
letter calling upon him. in view of the posi-
ton taken by the Commissioners and in ac-
cord with the decision of the Police Court
to file their applications under the new law
under penalty OF prosecution for non-cOmDli-
ance, giving them twenty days within which
to comply. This letter met with a ready 1e-
Spouse. for within said period there were
filed with the excise board $40 applications
for bar-room licenses and 1O2 applications
for wholesale liquor licenses. OF the $40
bar-room licenses applied for, 119 were al
lowed and forty-siX were rejected Fifteen
wholesale liquor licenses were granted and
nine disallowed. A great many of these ap-
plications were acted upon prior to the de-
cision of the Court of Appeals The courts
opinion sustaining the validity of the old
licenses caused the refundment under the
new law to some few new places
since November !, 1893, when the new
license went into effect, to March g. 1894
56l applications for bar-room licenses have
been granted, thirty-six rejected and one
license revoked; 107 applications for whole
sale liquor licenses have been favorably
acted upon and five have been disallowed: "a
persons have been convicted of violation of
the new law. The total amount of fines inn
posed was Sl4 1925. of which s4,OO9. 81 ha 8
been collected, leaving $lO,I2694 of said
amount unsolicited by reason of the large
number OF persons who serve out the work
house sentence instead Of paying the fine
imposed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-05
Suspected Dynamiter Arrested.

LONDON, April 5.-An anarchist and an
archy form the chief subject for converse
ton in public places here today. The
news flashed from Paris of last nights
latest outrage is being discussed ON all
sides. Interest in the event is increased by
the arrest, last night, at Victoria railroad
station, this city, of Charles Meunier, a
notorious anarchist. Meunier is said to
have been the accomplice of Francois who
was instrumental in causing the explosion
in the Cafe Very, Paris, out of revenge for
the part taken by the proprietor and an
employe of that establishment in the ar
rest of the still more notorious Ravachol
Munier and a companion named John
Picken, who was arrested by Inspector Mel
Vile at the same time and place, were
formally charged, at the Bow street police
court this morning. The first named Iris
oner was charged with being connected di-
rectly or indirectly with the explosion at
that establishment lost his life. Picken
was charged with being suspicious char
acter, possibly connected with an anarchist
conspiracy.
Inspector Melville described the desperate
struggle which he had on the platform of
the railroad station with the two prisoners
before he succeeded. with the assistance of
some railroad employees, in subduing them
| The case against Meunier was postponed
until this afternoon, in order to enable the
police to furnish further evidence against
the prisoner
Picken was remanded for week In or
der that inquiries may be made regarding
him
During the afternoon Meunier was again
brought up at Bow street police court and
was remanded for further examination
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-05
Further Objection.
BY NEARLY 5000.
Republicans Make n Clean Sweep I'm
Rhode Island.

The election in Rhode Island was a clean
sweep for the republicans throughout the
state; the gains were notable. In Provi-
dence the victory was celebrated at lis
o'clock this morning by firing salute from
the cove. At 1: 80 a street parade was start
ed and Governor-elect Brown escorted to
his home.
Democratic papers concede Browns cleo
ton by plurality of 4.914, and say the gen.
eral assembly is also the enemy's.
Returns from all but five towns give
Brown 23,0al; Baker, 1850. The republi-
cans are celebrating the victory all over the
state.
The vote of the city of Providence was:
Baker (dem.), $500; Brown (rep.), 10, 40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-05

Some of the Marvellous ThD les which
Nikola Tesla Con rDo.

From the Springfield RepuflfcsD
1t is not an extravagant statement 10 saw
that never before in the is,ory Of the world
has there been a sciear ,tic discovery about
which centered such " asnihceut dreams as
are being built up o. certain recently dis
covered electrical rinciples Among these
the foremost p.sr-e must be given to the
astounding dlscs veries OF the young SerVisn
genus Nlkc 20 Tesla, which are so novel
ana SO u.@ Drdinary that the most imagi-
hauNe OF Inventors are unable 10 foreses
what Tor m this development will take.
JUST rs the experimenters were beginning
70 IN 1s that they knew all that could be
learn Cd about electricity. and that further
imp OF ement must be in the line Of rore
per 10 ct mechanical application. Mr.. Tesla
sh orSs us the electric fluid under conditions
a which IL differs from ordinary electricity
A. much as light differs from heat a cur
(, TENT Of 1000 volts will kill a man IN the
! twinkling OF an eye. but this modern wizard
fets currents pour through his hands with
potential OF 20.OoO volts. vibrating mil
lion times a second and showerng from him
in dazzling streams OF light. For some time
| after the experiment ceases his oody ana
| clothing emit streams and halos or splin-
| tered light.
The widest dream ~ the inventor could
! not have foreseen that while curre.lts o. low
: frequency are deadly. these are harmless
mir. Tesla says that he VIII soon be able to
wrap himself in complete sheet OF electric
fire that will keep a man warm At the north
pole without harm,ng MIN. Neither Merlin
! nor Michael Scott nor any Of the wizards OF
old ever wrought a more potent miracle
even in fancy. The meaning OF ms Is too
far beyond US to be realized at pres ent. We
can no more grasp its Significance than
Franklin could discern the electric motor
in his captured thunlerbol--
| Equally astounding. ami with more IS
ible usefulness is Mr.. Tasla's discovery
that currents of such enormous potential
and frequency can b. TRANSMITTED W. hcut
the use of wires 4 room can be filled with
! electricity from cooper Plates IN ceiling and
! floor so that electric lamps Will burn with
| out any connecting wire as soon as they arc
brought in. In the same way intelligence
and power may be transmitted without a
circuit. doing away with the necessity Cor
| trolleys storage batteries and subwavs
When IL is considered that such startling
| changes as this are already theoretically
possible, IL Will ne seen that in the inNer-
| tons upon which 50 cpmDiacently con-
graduate ourselves we have only un1irly
padded along the shore Of the great sea yet
| to be explored.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-05

Ii Seems So ia an OcuIist. Who Gives
Some Instances TO Prove II.


From the New York Herald
Il think the eye power OF the p-esent
generation Of civilized men must have de-
Perforated a good DEAL" said an ocuhst
to me the other day. 81 am called upon
to examine so many young persons nova
days whose eyes show no symptoms OF dis
ease or strabismus, but are simply unable,
to do the ordinary amount of work requir-.
ed OF school boys, school girls. college stu
dents or moderate readers without showing
symptoms of overwork.
This weakness seems 10 be constitution
al, and glasses are required which lessen
the muscular strain on the eyes only. In
spite Of the invention of the typewriter
which has relieved the eve of so much
work, the state of things is almost equally
as prevalent In business circles as among
students.
THAT this is a deteriora ton from the
men of old is evidenced, / think by the
vast amount Of work some of them are
known to have done without any trouble
from their eyes Take Dickens voluminous
works. for instance. He wrote them all
with his own hand, volume after volume
and composing is far greater strain on the
eyes than mere copying or reading, since
composing or studying involves mental e.
fort as well as physical
Dickens wrote a great deal Of the time
with blue ink upon blue paper and his era
sures and interlineations were lone in 20
fine a hand that II used TO be the despair
of the printer.
Scott wrote all his numerous works and
poems without the aid of an amanuenss:
Johnson did the vast amount of work in
volved in his dictionary In the same way.
and Thackeray. who wrote his long-dravn-
out stories in an almost microscopic hans
used to say laughingly, but truthfuily. III Al
If he failed to make a living a now list
he could earn money by exhibiting his abil-
tiles to write the Lords Prayer o. his
thumb nail"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-05
REPUBLICANS MADE GAINS.
Results of Municipal Election. I'm I'm.
West

township elections were held throurbout
Illinois on Tuesday. The contests in ali cases
We're without political Significance being
made purely on local lines. Where marty
hhes We're drawn at all the republicans show
substantial gains. Chicago went repuhlicaa a,
by from 1000 to 10000. Republicans gain
ed five aldermen.
Inc principal interest involved in the mu-
niclpal elections throughout Kansas ON Tues
day was in the special effort made nv the
equal sufragists TO call out a heavy woman
vote, because of the influence Il would have
on the vote for the equal suffrage amend
ment to the constitution at the November
election. In comparatively few towns were
party lines closely drawn. local issues pre-
dominating. Returns from points where
straight party lights We're made show
heavy republican gains without a single ex-
cepuon. The result was a light vote al
though there was an unusually large per
centage Of woman votes cast.
Returns from a large portion of the priu-
cipal cities in Nebraska show that the fight
this spring was not on party lines, but was
confined largely to the question of prohibi-
ton and high license. Towns that have
hitherto been for license have decided to try
a new policy, and others which have been
equally strong for prohibition Topped as far
the other way.
Municipal elections were held on Tuesday
in Minnesota at a few points. At st. Cloud
w. ID. Burckharit, republican, was elected
mayor, but the council is democratic Po-.
litical lines were not drawn closely at any
point. Local option was the principal issue
Returns from the cities and towns
throughout Ohio show that the republicans
have elected their tickets universally. In
Canton, the home Of Gov. Mckinley the
democratic rule was set aside. Among the
cities where the republicans won were the
following:
Alliance Hamilton. Wooster, Dennison,
London, Wsverly, Washington Court House
Fostoria. Mansfield Piqua, wapekoneta
Lima, Dayton, Crestline Akron, Cleveland
and Toledo.
On Long Island on Tuesday the republicans
won at Babylon, Flushing. Uempsteaa
Roslyn. Newtown. Riverhead. 1slip, Jamat-
ca and Northport, and at Grasesend the
citizens league defeated the democrats
The republicans won in majority OF towns
throughout Wisconsin, Carrying Milwaukee,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-05
THE PARIS EXPLOSION.
General Belief That the Police Are
Without Clues.

PARIS. April 5.-The explosion of bomb
in the Restaurant Foyot, near the senate
chamber, late yesterday evening has caused
a great sensation in Paris, and the opinion
is generally expressed that in spite of the
extraordinary precautions taken by the au-
thorities in order to prevent such outrages
the police are really powerless in the mat
ter. Several persons have been arrested
upon suspicion. 1t is now said that there
were but three persons dining in the restau-
rant at the time OF the explosion.
This morning il was seen that the build
ing was completely wrecked and that the
damage done to adjoining buildings is much
greater than at first supposed.
The waiter in the cafe VINO was wounded
is believed to be dying, but the other wound
ed persons are doing well. The report of
NJ. Gierard, chief of the municipal labora
tory, says that the bomb was chiefly charg-
ed with nitro-benzine, although there was
also a quantity of dynamite used with it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-05
EX-PRIEST SLATTERY'S PERIL.
Attempt to Mob the Lecturer Mt San
Francisco Prevented

SAN FRANCISCO. April 5.-For while
last night it looked as If ex-Prest Slattery
and his wife would be the central figures Of
a battle of religious factions. Slattery was
billed to lecture in Odd Fellows Hall. on
'"Why Priests Do Not Wed"
The hall was crowded and on the outside
fully 1000 people gathered. Cries of lynch
him." hang him. and kill him." went
up.
During the lecture Sattery received a
note, stating that a mob was waiting for
him outside. but he said he was not afraid
When the lecture was over, memb ars of the
A. p. A. formed a guard about the ex-
priests carriage. When the lecturer and
his wife appeared they were hootel and
leered by the crowd. Guarded by the A.
p. A. men they entered the carriage ard
were driven at a gallop through the crowd.
The mob attempted to follow, but was dis
tanced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-05
Interior Department Changes.

The following official changes have been
made in the Departn ent of the Interior:
Office of the assistant attorney general
Appoil' tment: Irvine DUNCAN of Jackson,
Ohio, law clerk, $1,000. vice Richard Brod-
head, resigned. Patent office-Appoint-
ment: Martin J. Nolan of Pennsylvania,
copyist, s720.
Mr.. DUNCAN was a one time a member of
Congress from the buckeye state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-05
Postmasters Amounted,

The total number of fourth-class post
masters appointed today was 40. OF this
number 30 were to fill vacancies caused by
death and resignation. and the remainder
by removals.
The Virginia appointments were: Battery
Park, Helen G. Weston, vice J. X. Todd re-
signed; North, H. g. Jones, vice J. w.
Down, resigned The Maryland appoint
ments were: COrbett, J. " Slade vice Dan
lei Alder, resigned; Edna w. L. Hoffman,
vice Mrs. Ida j. Arma cost, resigned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-05
MesSenEers DiSmissed

Messengers George w Meredith and Jas.
E. Edwards, employed in the sixth auditor 5
office, were dismissed yesterday. The first
named has served under four auditors and
Mr.. Edwards has done duty for twenty
years. Both are making efforts to be re-
instated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-05
The Indian Trouble.

Adjutant General Ruggles has received a
dispatch from the department of Missouri
confirming the report of the killing of an
Indian chief and white man near Wau-
chita, Okla homa. last Sunday. in a dispute
over horse. The dispatch states however
that every ming is quiet and IT does not
mention the battle which is reported to
whites.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-05
Arrives Tonight.

Rollo Tefft, the alleged diamond robber
who is under indictment here for stealing
diamonds from the house of Mr.. Hayes
will arrive here tonight from Allegheny
City, Pa, where he has been under arrest
several days
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-05
WHISKY TRUST LOSES.
Its Plea Insufficient I'm the Quo War
rantO Proceedings.

CHICAGO. April 5.-Judge Gibbons today
sustained the demurrers filed by Attorney
General Maloney to the pleas of the whisky
trust to the quo warranto proceedings.
The plea set up generally that there was
no unlawful combination, as charged in
the information. and asked that the quo
warranto be dismissed. To this the attor-
ney general demurred, raising the issue
that the pleas were insufficient, and the
defendant alleged trust should be COM
PEELED to answer more fully. Judge Glib
bons sustained the demurrer, holding the
pleas insufficient. and will give the de-
PENDANT further time to plead again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-05
A states Claim.

Ex-Gov. Wilson of Wss Virginia has ask
ed the first controller OF the treasury to re-
open the claim of the stt te of West Vir-
ginia for refund of direc, tax The state
claims SELDOM in addit.ot- to the $4,000
already allowed as payment in full.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-05
an Alumni Raruuot

The Society of the Alumni of the Irniver-
sity Of pennsylvania will hold their annual
banquet at Welckers April 10. Mir. Provost.
Dr. VIM. Pepper. with several members OF
the university faculty, have accented tn,,i-
tations to be present Graduates of Ali de-
partments of Pennsylvania are invited to
be present and to md their names to the
chairman OF The committee. DIR. VIM. II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-05

The carpenters council at INDIANAPOLIS Ia ct
night voted unanimously to go on a strike
today. Twelve hundred union Carpenters
will lay down their tools
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-05

The International Medical Congress at
Rome closed its sessions today. The next
congress will meet in Russia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-05

Misses Dongola Spring-heeI
Plain Button Dix's $3.50 Shoes,
II IL, liz, !.
G II, 11la. Is. 1871.
Mems Calf $3.50 Prince Albert
Low Shoes. Sizes 5. IL.
Mems $3.50 Tan Low Shoes.
Sizes 8. o. IL.
ladies' Kangaroo and Dongola
81 Button Shoes.
Sizes 2 and pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-05

ladies' s1.5O and So Kid
Newport Ties and Low Button
Shoes.
Sizes G 215. 3 and 4.
Ladies' Gray and Tan Suede
Sandals and Ties.
Sizes c "a to 5.
Ladies' Pat. Lea. Sandals.
Sizes = and Z.
Ladies' Pat. Lea Oxford Ties.
Sizes 2, 3, 31a.
ladies' Red Goat $3.50 and
So Ties.
Sizes 2hs. 4, 8. 5t5. g.
Mems Seamless Creole Caters.
Size 9.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-19

food, While isiIo~ convict Under the he, EYES &c" -
the offieer cleaned his cell:
had checEmsted the eonvicts in their Efforts to
help Clay. Food which WAS Intended for him
S.r ssaSSG sSs s c sGcf SS8eS Ssd
edloined a storero9m connsctine with the
s,sT that SNORT:
had been made to pas a, to the msn In solitary
small hole in the cell. which had been in:
genlously constructed and then concealed
These articles, scraps OF which were found
he could never break Cisy's spirit until he had
absolutely isolated him from the other con.
th. granite hillside wien forms ons eotS o 81
placed. with two guards at the door day and
on the night Of Feb. IL he tod the guards to
send word to the superint emo emit that he had
and bones but his remarkable constitution
enabled him n few days to reeoyer his
back his unparalleled obstinacy.
onli week after his e., release he was sc once
pewed threats against the negro convict
When In the presence OF Gatee. he displayed
once more are bis intense amin sitJ toward the
his eyes rolled with passion. and he seemed
ready. even In the presence Of the guards. to
dent thounCh very humane man. saw that
persuasion was out OF the question, and once INC,
lie is there now. and the fortnieht that has
elapsed seems to have had n effect in over;
coming his spirit Those who know him veil
say that he wants to make record q END sndu ar
any, csR:S Prison n I'll: SS%PsE, q 4 n. The
nothing willever pc able 70 soften It.
In this contest there will be no weakening
by Superintendent Gates, who. though very
msrkable bravery and nrmness. He was the
hero of perhaps tho most deadly prison break
ss e,s S this %
to make break from the, prison while they
were doing work within the yard. The gate
Became Ss Hp possessed Of several long Knives. At
the noon hour Just az the convicts were to be
called or dinner and as the guards were
Gates and the two officers who were with
him. They held Gates up as a shield and
backed toward the open entrance to the prison.
Gates struggled with the two men who were
holding him. and was terribly stabbed IN the
neck and breast. In this position no called to
h9 .Sen il sSsS To- m
luck would have It the two men ON the towers
were expert shots They opened on the mu;
both the men who held Gates without touc ching
him. The others were subdued by the guards
with the help Of q convict who was In for life
secretary to Oates seized a pistol in the Super
intendents office rushed into the prison yard.
and killed two Of the matineers.
the loss of blood superintendsd the removal
OF the injured cor victs to their cells before he
balance for two M nths. but tn anEs to q robust
constitution. he recovered. since then there
has been no attempt ct an outbreak In Yuma
there IL little hope OF any rslenting in the case
OF the obstinate convict. John Clay.