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Evening star., 1894-03-24
MYSTERY OF THE PYRAMIDS.
Many Theories Regarding the object
of the Snst Egyptian Structures.

Many Theories Regarding the object
of the ynst Egyptian Structures.
Why the pyramids were built has always
proved to be a perplexing question For
some reason the builders of the pyramids
of Egypt appear to have concealed the
object of these structures. and this 50 sue
sessfully. according to the Brooklyn Eagle
that not even a tradition has reached us
which purpo-ts to have been handed DOWN
from the date of their construction. In
Guiding ancient and modern theories, we
find a wide range OF choice Some have
thought that these buildings were aSs3-
ciated with the religion Of the early
Egytians: others have suggested that they
were tonbS: others that they combined the
purposes Of tornbs and temples, that they
were astronomical Observatorles, oefenses
against the sands OF the Great Desert.
g-anarieS Ike those made under Joseph ;
direction. OF places of resort during eX-
cesslve overflOws Of the Nile, while Aris-
tOtle says that the work was set on foot
to keep the common people well employed
and busy in earning their daily bread. so
that they should have no leisure for con-
spring against their rulers. According TO
the late Professor Proctor. none OF these
IDEAS is found close examination 20 be
tenabia as representing the sole purpose of
the pyramids. and he suggested that they
must have been intended to serve some
useful purpose during the lifetime of the
buR1er. and that they were built by each
different king in order that astronomical
observa tons might be continued through
out his life. to determine his future. to
ascertain what epochs were dangerous or
p-opitious for him. and to note such un-
usual phenomena among the celestial bodies
as seemed to bode him good or evil fortune
AstrOlogy Is, in fact the keynote of his
theory. which is. perhaps, the whole
the most satisfactory that has been evolved
IL has been stated by experts that the
great pyramid could not now be built at a
less cost than Sl45.2tO.OCO
Evening star., 1894-03-24
JACKSON CITY RAIDED.
The Proprietors of the Policy business
Had Decampcd.

Assistant District Attorney Muilowney
Detective Lacey and officers Helan and
KiImartin this morning went before United
States Commissioner Fowler, at Alexan-
dria, from whom they procured warrants
for some of the alleged policy people at
Jackson City. The warrants were Issued
for Charles Beveridge and George Gardner,
alleged hackers of their firm, and also for
Mrs. Gardner and Kate Travers, daughters
of the GARDENERS, charging them with pro-
noting the business in Washington.
On account OF the absence from the city
of Deputy Marshal Joseph Glover, the
officers thought for time they would have
to postpone the raid, but that officer re-
turned while the warrants we-e being made
out and the party of officers and two re-
porters started for jackson City about
noon.
On arriving there they found all sorts Of
petty gambling games in full blast, crap,
sweat and similar devices. Between 3ot
and HOO negIoes were on hand. the gam
bling pa-aphernalia was seized and the
gamblers routed in panic. The proprie
tors of the policy business had, however
departed. having taken a train and gont
south. There was great CONSERVATION
among the negroes who were engaged IL
the different games at the appearance o.
the officers. and they at once fed in al
directions.
Evening star., 1894-03-24
Washington Stock Exchange.

Government Bonds-U. S. As. reg, lI3 bid.
ia asked. L. S. As, coup, ia bid. L. s.
IS. III bid.
District of Columbia Bonds.-2o-year fund.
rs. los bid. 3O-year fund. gold 6s llG bid
Water-stock currency as. 1901, III bid Wa
ter-stock currency as. 1903, 40 bid Fund
currency 3.65s, ll0l2 bid Reg. 2-l0s. Si.s,
100 bid
Miscellaneous Bonds. - Washington and
Georgetown Railroad conv. is, LIST, IDS hid.
li0 asked. Washington and Georgetown
Railroad conv. Is, ID l25 bid. l40 asked.
Metropolitan Railroad conv 6s lOl bid 1861
asked. Belt Railroad 5s, 50 bid. 90 asked
lexington Railroad Is. SO bid, 100 ASKED
Washington Gas Company, ser. A. cs. 1le
bid, l25 asked. Washington Gas Company,
ser. b. 6S. liz bid. l25 asked. Washington
Gas Company conv. is. 12G bid. United
States Electric Light conv. IS, LIB bid l24i4
asked. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
| 5s, % bid, 1o0l2 asked. American Security
and Trust 5s. +. & A. loo bid. American
Security and Trust rs, A. & o.. 100 bid
| Washington Market Company lst 6s los
bid. Washington Market Company imp cs
Company eXten. 6s, 104 bid Masonic Hal
association IS. 1O3 bid. Washington Light
Infantry LIST Is, 10i bid. Washington Light
| Infantry I'd 1s 100 bid.
| National Bank Stocks.-Bank of Washing
ton, 800 bid, $50 asked. Metropolitan %:
| bid, 800 asked Central, 2SO bid. 300 asked
Farmers and Mechanics, 1870 bid. Second
| l4O bid, $50 asked. Citizens l3O bid co
End. 101 bid. Traders, l03 bid Lincoln. q
! bid. Ohio, 100 asked.
| Safe Deposit and Trust Companies-Na
tional Safe Deposit and Trust, 132 bid, Il.
! asked. Washington Loan and Trust 10
bid, 126 asked. American Security and Trust
1854 bid, l36 asked. Washington Safe DE
posit. 101 asked.
Railroad Stocks.-Washington and George
town, 296 bid, $40 asked. Metropolitan, 4
bid, % asked. Columbia, $G7 bic. "a asked
Belt, p bid, 35 asked. lexington, % bid
81 asked.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks.-washing
ton Gas. 46l2 bid, ~ asked. Georgetown
Gas, IA bid. United States Electric Light
"l2O bid, IL asked.
Insurance Stocks.-Firemen's, 43 bid, 4
asked. Franklin ~ bid. 20 asked Cor
coran, GO bid, 40 asked. Potomac a. bid
81 asked. Arlington. los bid. 165 asked Gsr
man American, les bid National Union, |
bid. 16 asked Columbia, Is bid. Riggs. g.
bid, a. asked. Peoples. u. bid. 80 asked
Lincoln, ds. bid, SIS asked. Commercial
bid. 35s asked.
Title Insurance Stocks-Real Estate Tit,
112 bid, l20 asked. Columbia Title, 67s bic
IA ked. Washington Title. Sl4 asked.
= Jhone Stocks.-Pennsylvania. ~ asked
Che~.peake and Potomac, AZ bid, 30 asked
American Graphophone, 3 bid. , asked
Pneumatic Gun Carriage. 81 asked
Miscellaneous StOcIs.-Washington Maj
ket, 121z bid, Is asked. Great Falls Ice. il
bid, lio asked Bull Run Panorama, Is bi,
Lincoln Hail. 50 bid. Inter-Ocean Buildin.
! 100 asked
sex. dividend.
Evening star., 1894-03-24
A Reduction I'm COmpeusotfou.

The bill fixing the compensation and
duties of United States attorneys, clerks
marshals. and other court officials. which
has been under consideration by the House
judiciary committee for some time was
finally disposed of today. The object OF
the bill is to do away with the present fees
system, and to pay each of them a regular
salary. AS finally agreed upon. such com.
pcnsation for attorneys. marshals and
clerks was fixed at $4,000. Representative
VIM. a. Stone of Pennsylvania is the autho
of the original bill, and it fixed the salary
of the district attorney of southern New
York at 5000 and the marshal for the
same district at 5000, and the salary OF
the district attorneys for northern New
York, Massachusetts and eastern and ives
tern Pennsylvania, District of Columb
southern Ohio, Northern Illinois and Cali
fOrnia at 5000 and the marshals fol
those districts at 5000
Evening star., 1894-03-24
II the Army ShOuId Get Here,

Senators and Representatives generally
agree that If Coxeys army should reach
Washington in large numbers and should
become stranded here it would be imprac-
ticable to afford them any assistance
through congressional appropriations. Spe-
cial appropriations to relieve distress are
at all times difficult to obtain, and tie gen
eral impression is that there would be
especial objections 10 this case, as special
provision in this case would be regarded a.
an invitation which would influence al
classes of unemployed people whether sucf
by force Of circumstances or through shift
lessness, to move upon Washington wher
they might feel so inclined. As there /!
no municipal legislative authority in Wash
ington outside of Congress, the subsistence,
of the army might become a serious ques
ton.
Evening star., 1894-03-24

A Large Gathering Expected ut the
congregational Church Tuesday.

Congregational Church Tuesday.
The Christian En- leavo-ers of the city are
anticipating a delightful evening on Tues
day next, when they mold mass meeting
in the First Congregational Church. The
program includes a number of good things
and is as follows:
The meeting. which will be held under the
auspices of the preliminary committee of
'96. will open with u song service Inder the
leadership of the Christian Endeavor Choir,
Mr. Percy S. Foster. director. This will be
followed by Scripture reading and devo-
tional exercises. An address on the topic
Does it pay to attead an International
c. L. convention" will then be delivered
by MIR. p. S. Foster, and this will be fol-
lowed by singing.
The event OF the evening will be the ad-
dress of Rev. J. z. Tyler. chairman Of the
committee of arrangements for the Cleve-
land convention. The topic OF his address
is the question, "Win it pay to attend the
international c. Z. convention at. Cleveland,
July 11-15. '94?" The CleveiaI1 rallying
song. Pass Along the Natchword, CleYe-
land, o." will be printed OIL the programs
and sung by the audience.
Mr.. W. II. II. Smith, chairman of the
Washington preliminary committee of 'o6,
will deliver an address upon the topic,
viii 1t pay to have The International c.
E. convention at Washington IN '96?' The
rallying song, Washington, '96," will also
be printed on the programs and sung hy
the audience.
The campaign of the Christian Endeav-
orers of Washington looking toward the
securing of the Christian Eendeavor con-
Vention for Washington in '9i is being en-
Enthusiastically prosecuted and with most
encouraging results, which justify the COM
mittee in charge in the pradictton that their
efforts will be ultimately successful. 1t is
expected that the First Congregational al
Church will be taxed to Its utmost caracity
on the occasion of the mass meeting. Tues
day evening,
Evening star., 1894-03-24
buried SilNcrNyc:ir

That The Slasher" began operations as
early as August last, and that he is one of
TIE shrewdest criminals in the history OF
the local police department, was evidenced
this morning, when Taylor, after being
closely questioned for some time ct police
headquarters by Detective Horne. whom
The Slasher" believes is his .dwyer, stated
that he would show the officers where the
silver ware of Mr.. j. c. Malcomb Of the
Baltimore and Potomac railroad was. A
cab was called, and in company with De-
tectlves Horne. Weldon and Burrows Tay-
lor was driven TO a point near the junction
of Connecticut and Florida avenues. Wash
ineton Heights. When the cab was stop
ped THE Slasher'' conducted the officers
to an old oak tree the hill, and told
them that the silver ware he had stolen
from Mr. Malcolmb's residence on the early
morning of August q last was buried in
Evening star., 1894-03-24
'1aking Testimony in the Heyerman
Court Martial.
DYNAMITE UNDER A JUSTICES HOUSE
fifteen Persons in New York
Charged With Malpractice.
RESCUE OF A BARK's CREW
HELD FOR EXAMINATION.
The Fifteen Person; Arrested mt New
York for Malpractice.

NEW YORK, March 24.-In the York
lille police court this morning there were
arraigned the five men and ten women who
were charged by the central Office police yes
teriay for malpractice. They We're held
under 81. 800 bail for examination on next
Tuesday, with the following exceptions:
DR.. Selden W. Grove. $500 bail. examina-
ton Friday; DIR. Newton Whitehead. 5000
bail. examination Thursday; DIR. Benjamin
Hawker $500 bail, examination Thurs
day. The other prisoners were: Lee Ran
dali, VIM. Kraus. Caroline Becker, Louise
Schott, Bertha Sschwab. Amelia Wrinkle
man. Ella Laughlin. Mrs. Karch. Christia
Rathkraws. and Valley Fromberg.
One of the charges Of malpractice, that
against Mrs. Lila Schroeder Of 3lS East
10Th street, who says her name Is Llnoen'
In whose house the corpses OF two chill
dren were found yesterday, was changed
to one of MAI slaughter. On this complaint
she was placed under $4,000 bail for ex-
amir alton on Tuesday.
All the prisoners furnished bail through
the agency Of Nh Britton'S society for the
enforcement Of criminal law, who reported
the accused persons TO Superintendent
E2yru
Evening star., 1894-03-24
OLDEST DOLL IN THE WORLD.
Believed TO Date From the Beginning Q
of the Christian Era.

Francella A. Hitchcock. in the Dolls
Dressmaker," tells an interesting story OF
the famous Bambino di Ara Coeli. II is the
oldest doll in the world. and, If tradition is
true, almost old as the Christian re-
ligion, for IL is claimed to have been
carved out of a tree from the Mount of
Olives in the time of the apostles. and 10
have been painted by st. Luke. Fe this
true or not. il has been in the eternal city
many hundreds of years, and is called the
Are Coeli Bambino" (baby), because the
church of that name, one of the oldest an
most interesting in Rome, is its homA This
church is built on the site of very ancient
pagan temple, and its nave is formed Of
twenty-five columns. the spoils Of the
ancient buildings, the Inscription on the
third on the left proving it 10 have been
brought from the palace of the Caesars.
/ shall never forget the frst day we
visited this vast and solemnly picturesque
edifice. 1t was just at sunset, and golden
shafts of light illuminated the mosaic floor
lighted up the richly gilded ceiling above
and flashed in wondrous brilliancy over The
Presepio, or manger, where tay tine miracu.
lous Bambno in swaddling clothes. litera lly
crusted over with diamonds. enleralds, ru-
bies, sapphires and other precious stones
while its neck and wrists were entirely COW
cred with strings of the Durest orien ia
pearls
Evening star., 1894-03-24

The Decision of the, Court Regarding
the Cornell Student, Taylor.

When Taylor, the Cornell University
student suspected of completely in the
chlorine gas poisoning at the freshman ban
quet or knowledge of it, refused TO testify
before the grand jury at Ithaca, ~ Y,
on Thursday. an interesting question arose
as to his rights In the matter
John B. Stanchfield of Elmira who has
lately been retained by the student sus-
poets, asked permission to address the
court. He stated that his client was per-
lectly Wiling to give all knowledge of the
affair to the grand jury, but being by COM
mon rumor suspected of completely In the
matter. and being a room mate of Dingen,
the court could not compel the witness TO
answer any questions which might have
tendency TO mix him up in the affair
He thought that the witness would answer
any and all questions not included in this
category.
Judge Forbes stated that he was tired of
all thls delay, and was convinced that this
was deliberate attempt the part of
Taylor to shield some one. He did not be-
lleVe Taylor was one of the guilty par
ties, but he did believe that he had certain
knowledge of the affair which should be
In the possession of the grand jury
He said further that from the start the
court had intended TO have this matter
sifted to the bottom, and he was still as
determined as ever to assist the grand jury
to unravel the affair as far as was con-
sistent with his judicial powers. He said
that 1t must be understood that the court
must not be trifed with any longer.
This was not a prosecution of Taylor but
an honest effort to assist justice The dis
trict attorney here interrupted the judge
to state that Taylor had testified that he
knew nothing of the nature of the act; did
not know how access was gained to the
room in the building where the alleged
crime was committed, and had not seen the
jug on the day or evening in which the
act had been committed.
Judge Forbes Determined.
When he heard this Judge Forbes wa.
more determined than ever to insist thai
the witness answer questions put to him
for by such a statement to the grand jury
he had shown that he was not implicated
the district attorney take witness bacl
the questions he refused to answer and t.
return to court.
The district attorney soon returned will
| his witness. When asked by the Judge a!
| to what he had to say for himself his at
! torney, Mr.. Stanchfield, answered for hin
| in a long argument in defense of the posi-
| tion which Taylor had taken.
| He claimed that the judge could not SHOW
| any authority for the position he was as
7 ing the rights conferred upon every citi2el
/ by the constitution.
Judge Forbes waited for counsel to con
| clude, and then told Mr.. Stanchfield h.
| had tried all day to coax the testimony on
| of TAYLOR. The judge then, without fur
| ther ado ordered the clerk to enter til
! Judgment of the court that +. l.. Taylo
| be committed to Jail for contempt of cour
and there to remain until purged of SAT-
| nnt
Evening star., 1894-03-24

The mandGmus case of Carroll L. Riker
of Chicago, who seeks TO compel Secretary
Carlisle to award to him all or part OF the
S5O,WO,OUO bond issue. will probably be
heard in the Court of Appeals in the latter
part of the May term. The appeal was
fled March 4, and the record is required by
law TO be fled within forty days of that
time. The ChicagOan and mis- counsel are
determined to carry the case 10 the United
States Supreme Court. If an adverse de-
cision is rendered by the appellate court.
MIR. Riker is expected TO be again in Wash
ington in q, week Or fortnight 10 consult
with his counsel, Attorney George A. King.
Evening star., 1894-03-24
THE HEYERMAN CouRT-MARTIAL.
Testimony by the Former Navigator
of The kcarsarge.

NEW YORK. March 24--The presence OF
AcuIral Oscar =. Stanton and Lieuts. Ly-
man and Brainari. the principal witnesses
for the prosecution in the court-martal OF
Commander -. Z. Heyerman. removed the
obstacle which has for two days stood IN
toe VIZ Of The proceedings. and the work
of tne court began in earnest this morning
The taking of testimony was begun oy
calling Lieut. CEas. II. Lyman, late navi-
gator Of the ke1rsarge. who at the court OF
inquiry held n few weeks ago testified that
the position of Roncador reef. as shown by
the charts, Is several miles out Of the way.
The witness was allowed to go after hav-
irg idel tilted the sailing directions or the
Gulf Of Mexico and the Caribbean sea and
the various charts used on board the Kear-
sarge during her last voyage.
Evening star., 1894-03-24
A KNOWN QUANTITY.

1t is the practice of The Star to
print on Saturday a sworn statement
of its circulation day by day for the
preceding week. 1t would seem self
evident that the advertiser is entitled
to this protection, but The Sta- is
alone in this custom as far as WASH
ington is concerned. Below will be
found the statement for the week just
past.
The average circulation exhibited
is believed to be nearly, If not quite.
double the combined circulation OF
the other Washington dailies. and
fully five times tina: of its afternoon
contemporary.
Evening star., 1894-03-24
Dropped Dead.

Harriet Dent colored. sixty-one years DID,
died SUDDENLY today on the south pavement
of B street between Tth and Sth streets
northwest. For many years she had been
a vender of vegetables, herb and flowers.
She was lifting a barrel Of potatoes into
her wagon when she dropped her burden,
threw her hand to her side and sank to the
ground She gasped a few times and eX-
pired The emergency ambulance was call
ed out but the woman was dead before IL
arrived. The body was removed 20 her
home No. 512 "a street southwest. Heart
failure is assigned as the cause of death.
Evening star., 1894-03-24
THE RACQUET wIELDERS.
National Lawn TENTS Association Ar
ranges Many Fixtures.

At a recent meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the National Lawn Tennis Asso-
citation held in New York city the sch edule
of the tournaments of the coming season
was arranged. There may be some changes
and additions to the present list of fixtures,
but they will probably be of small impor-
tance, as the major tournaments have been
provided for. The schedule is as follows:
March 2!-St. Augustine L. T. c., tropical
championship.
April 2-Thomasville L. T. c., open tour
nament
May 3-Harvard interscholastic champion
SNIP 1ale interscholastic championship.
Princeton interscholastic championship, CO.
lunbla nterscholastic championship.
May 2l-Southern L. T. c., Washington, d.
G, southern championship
May 29-New Haven Lawn Club. New
England championship.
June l2-Philadelphia Cricket Club, ladies'
shS!e championship. ladies' double cham
plonshlp, mixed double championship
June l9-Merion c. c., Philadelphia, Perm
sylvania state championship
June 2O-Hudson River l.. r A. Yonkers
N u association tournament
June 25-Neighborhood Club. West Newton
Mass, invitation tournament
June 2I-Orange L. T. c., Orange. N j..
middle state cAampionship
July Tuxedo L. T c. Tuxedo N I
invitation tournament; Hyde Park Country
Club, Kansas City, No, Interstate tourna-
ment uoWa, Nebraska, Kansas Missou-O.
Paciac States l.. I. A, San Rafael, Cal
Paclnc coast championship.
July 9-Seabright L. T. c., Seabrixnt n
j., open tournament (cupl
July lO-C. 5. y. l.. T. A., Chicago. West.
ern championship doubles; Western Penn
! sylvania l. I. A. Pittsburg, Pa, oper
singles.
July 14-Knickerbocker l.. T. c. New
York, open tournament
July li-EsseN County Club, Massachu
setts, invitation tournament; Saratoga tn
letic Association, n. y. New York stat
championship
July 2I-Longwood c. c., Boston. Mass.
| open singles (cup).
| July 3O-Meadow Club of Southampton. L
l., Long Island championship; Newcastl
| IN. HI Outing and Tennis Club. open tour
| nament; kebo Valley L. I. c., Bar Harbor
/ Me, open tournament.
| August 6-Sorrento l.. T c. inyitatio,
I tournament; Bar Harbor l.. T c., Bar Har
Dor. open tournament (Mossley Hall cup.
August l3-C. S. y. l.. T. A. Narraganset
Pier. r. l., eastern championship doubles
East VS.. West, doubles
August 16-Tacoma L. T. C, champion
ship Pacific northwest fourth annuaD.
| August 21-U. S. n. L. T. A. Newpor
championship singles. championship double.
interscholastic championship; West Penn
sylvania L. T. A, Altoona. Pa, doubi
championship.
August 27-Dykington L. T. c., Kansa
! City. Mo. Missouri and Kansas champion
| ship.
September 4-Nyack Country Club, n. Y
| open tournament.
September s-Pacihc States L. r A. Sa
Rafael, Cal, double championship, ladie'
single championship.
! September 11--Rockaway Hunting Clul
Cedarhurst. l.. L., open tournament.
October intercollegiate. New Havel
championship.
Evening star., 1894-03-24
WORN OUT TEACHRS.
An Organization to Provide Means for
Their support.

A permanent organization of the Teach
ers. protective Association was formed to-
dav at a meeting which was held at the
FRANKLIN building. w. 3. Powell was
chosen president: N. P Gage, first vice
president; Miss Hendley, secretary; John
7, Eraeman. financial secretary, and A. 7.
Stua- Il. treasurer board of trustees was
elected. This organization is designed to
accumulate a fund by means of means OF
dues from members and donations, from the
income of which WORKOUT teachers may De
nrovided with support. 1t is the intention
TO hold a general meeting soon for the pu:-
pose Of enlsting the cooperation OF al
the teachers. Similar organizations eXisl
in New York and other cities.
Evening star., 1894-03-24

Reported by s.lshy a. - haAAeFs anu bf"Aers.
Nctr,,s,l.tan Bank building:
Evening star., 1894-03-24

the hollow of the tree. elective Weldon at
once began digging cut the old leaves and
loose dirt, and about two feet below every
piece OF the silver taken from Mr.. Nal
colmb's residence with the exception Of a
silver cup, which was found a the home Of
Taylor near Richmond, was dug up. While
the officers were digging THE Slasher''
calmly looked on, speaking not a word.
He was taken back to No. 1 precinct, and
the silver ware carried to police headquar-
terS. where II was at once fully identified
by Mr.. MalcOlmb, who stated that it was
worth not less than 500.
identifying Property.
Today's find was the most valuable ye,
made by the officers. and just after 1t was