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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-13
HAS WEALTH AND IDEAS,
A Vanderbilt SOn-in-Law who IL .
Popular Club Man and Successful I'm
Business. If5 D..

A Vanderbilt SOn-in-Law who IL n
Popular Club Man and successful I'm
Business. 5u as
DR.. Seward Webb Is a man who always
attracts attention. A Vanderbilt son-in-Iaw
he Is q bright all-around man who has ideas
of his own. DR.. Webb is not known person.
ally except to q comparatively few persons
who move In his own social and business
circles, says the New York Commercial Ad-
vertiser. weli-looking, well set-up man
Of early middle life and popular with those
with whom he has to do is DIR. Webb, VINO,
though called doctor, does not practice med
icine. He has occupations more profitable
His wife inherited a large fortune from her
father, but DR.. Webb had money from his
father and he inherited the faculty of maxi
Ing money. He is as hard q worker as his
brother-in-law, Cornelius Vanderbilt, ana he
works to a purpose. He ia a director in the
chief executive officer in a palace car COM
pany. He was smart enough to be able TO
run railroad through New Works beauti-
ful state reservation in the Adirondack
mountains to connect with Canadian lines
and he has dozen more irons In the fire,
and all are red hot. In addition DIR. Webb
Is one OF the most expert and successful
importers and breeders OF blooded horses
ana cattle in America. His farm Is well
known. and he has many hackneys Who
proudly wear blue ribbons. Unlike the
Vanderbilts, DIR. Webb is what is called a
or more OF the best clubs In New York
and Is popular in them. Unlike the Wander
bits, too. he is in a way fond OF society
and IL to be met at most OF the social AFFAIRS
that are interesting enough to invite at
tendance. He entertains on a princeiy scale
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-13
HIGH WINDS ON THE COAST
4 Severe Storm From New Brunswick 70
Long Island
Vessels Ashore ON New EnglaAA-Sall-
ti0ns-Others In Danger.

ST. JOHN, N. B.. Jan. ia severe
storm commenced at an early hour yester-
day morning. causing heavy drifts OF snow
all over the city. and. with a strong wind
from the northwest. developed into by far
the worst storm Of the season and one of
the worst ever known in the history Vt the
city. The streets were soon in such a con.
dition that travel was brought to a stand
still. The electric cars ceased running.
pedestrians were driven from the streets
and the trains east and west were seriously
delayed. All business in the harbor con-
nected with the unloading of vessels was
stopped.
HALIFAX. N. s., Jan. 13.-The worst
storm Of wind and snow that has visited
this section of the country for years ragged
here all day yesterday. The streets are al
most impossible. and traffic Is almost sus-
pended. The high wind drifted the snow
badly. The storm also ragged along the
seaboard east and west Of here.
SYDNEY. N. g.. Jan. 13.-The widest
storm Of the season ragged along the Cape
Breton coast yesterday, q northeast wind
blowing with hurricane velocity. The roads
are badly blocked with drifting snow and
1t looks as though the island would be
blockaded for several days.
NANTUCKET, Mass. Jan. ia three
masted schooner reported at Great Point
as hying signals Of distress Is the schooner
Minnie c. Taylor of Portland. bound from
New York to Boston with oil. The Taylor
was seen by the patrol Of Coskata life
saving station, and although badly iced. her
crew were able to work her UP half q mile
west Of the station. where she struck. A
line was fired across her deck and the crew
Of five landed. The Taylor is full Of water
and lies in a dangerous position and will
probably be q total loss.
PROvINCETOwN. Mass. Jan. 13.--Ffsh-
ing schooners Addison, Center and Mary
Cabral dragged their anchors this morn
ing and went ashore on Long Point. The
sea Is making a clean breach over them.
The crews will be taken on at low water.
A very heavy northwest gale IL blowing
with the thermometer four above zero.
CHATHAM, Mass. Jan. 13.-An unknown
three-masted schooner dragged ashore on
Common Flat this morning and II flying
her ensign Union down. II Is impossible to
board her from the shore on account OF the
ice. The heavy westerly gale continues
and the weather is very cold.
NYACK. N. Y, Jan. 13.-very heavy
winds prevailed in Rockland county last
evening and among other damage done a
part OF the roof OF Haverstraw's large
opera house was blown of.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-13
HE'D CLASSICAL TASTES
NUT the soulless Bartender nh X,
HarMOnise With M. r

NUT the SOulless Barteusa. M.
harmonise With His Fanc1e..
From the New York Journal
w ohe VINO might have seen hin, &c ho
"ppeo IN between the swinging door, 30
.ne siided cafe would have backed b,s 80
ior large amount. Yet there was 60
..ins IN MS air that distinguished b,r, 80.
the ordinary run Of Park Row aristoor...
dot any foaming sackY" he ..saS
.nrusung his right hand into the bre.st -,
Sn,mmering frock coat that encirc,ed
iis who~y form. while with the other no
frorn 'n me- a Boston brown bread sandwich
Cnlmmy, the courtly cocktail iueo,.-
vor,. creaung an absinthe frappe for q 70 !.
ally: iaconic-
Nope"
Or any rare Falerian?" continued the
sLanser' as he. Incorporated a generous
nelpins OF lobster salad into his internal
Chimmy" was still busy with the svm-
pn :S IN green. He again replied:
The mysterious stranger paused to a,-
tack the huge pot of baked beans in eche-
lon movement and to enjoy a brief but
decisive skirmish with a light brigade of
oyster crackers before he said:
octos eDDe j., S4nve got stoup of nut-brown
MOI! roared the indignant bartender
What d. yer take this place fur? A
shakespearian curiosity shop?''
BY no means, retorted the fastidious
visitor, whose evident grief did not pre-
vent him from swallowing a cup of hot
bouillon and finishing his repast with q
couple OF olives. but I did suppose you to
be familiar with at least the simpler bever-
ages of our ancestors. / am surprised to
find that the officials Of so eminent an es-
adjustment as this should be wholly ig-
norant of the classics, and though unwiil-
ingly. I must decline to bestow my pat
ronage upon it. Perhaps you sized me up
for beer? If so, the incident will impress
indelibly upon your mind the futility of
judging from q casual inspection of ex-
ternal appearances"
"Chimmy" reached for the club, but be-
fore he could get around the farther end
of the bar the stranger had disappeared
into the silent blackness Of the pitiless
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-13

any way with the domestic affairs Of her
kingdom. A certain state or condition of af-
fairs existed on January IL. 1893. which
was oyerthrown by our unlawful interven-
ton. If the President. within constitutional
limitations, could remedy this wrong. he
was willing to do so. and to this extent
only. and under these circumstances only
ne inquired as to the future policy Of the
however. must be her voluntary act.
with this explanation. consented to re-
ceive further communications from the
queen.
urday interview had been verified, I went
to Washington place. where the interview
occurred. report Of which I inciose.
very respectfully,
Interview with queen at Washington
Place Monday. December lS
Interview With President Dole.
The account Of the celebrated interview
OF Minister Willis with President Dole on
December Is Is given at length. substan-
TALLY as already published, closing az fol-
lows:
II becomes my further duty to advise
you, sir. the executive Of the provisional
government and your ministers Of the
Presidents determination Of the question
which your action and that Of the queen
devolved upon him. and that you are ex-
pected to promptly relinQuish to her her
constitutional authority.
And now. Mr.. President and gentlemen Of
the provisional government. with q deep
and solemn sense of the gravity of the
situation, and with the earnest hope that
your answer will be inspired by that high
patriotism which forgets all self interest,
In the name and by the authority Of the
United States Of America / submit to you
the question ARE you willing to abide by
the decision of the President?''
In this connection there Is an Interesting
letter from the queen accompanying her
former written promises of amnesty, as
follows:
The Queens Letter.
WASHINGTON PLACE, HONOLULU,
December Is.
To his excellency, Albert Willis Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo-
Tertiary. U. 8. A.:
Dear sir: Since had the interview with
you this morning I have given the most
carfui and conscientious thought as to
my duty and 1 now Of my own free will
give my conclusions.
I must not seem vengeful to any Of my
people. If 1 am restored by the United
States I must forget myself and remem-
Der only my dear people and my country.
must forgive and forget the past. Per-
hitting no prescription or punishment Of
any one. but trusting that all win hereafter
work together in peace and friendship for
the good and for the glory of our beauti-
full and once happy land.
Asking you to bear to the President and
to the government he represents a message
of gratitude from me an from my people,
and promising with Gods grace to prove
worthy Of the confidence and friendship
Of your people, / am, g..
LILIUOKALANI.
Then follows text of the queens agree
ment as already published.
Mr.. Willis transmits Mr.. Dole's reply,
by the following letter an
that he will take no further steps.
After some other dispatches an account Is
given of the interview with President Dole,
already detailed In press dispatches, and the
reply of the provisional government refus-
ing to accede to Mr.. Willis demand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-13
LOVERS vows ON PAPER.

How an English Newspaper Proposes
to Simplify Breach of Promise Suits.
The London Spectator, moved by the
painful spectacle Of the modern breach OF
promise case, proposes a novel expedient in
order to overcome the difficulties which
such suits present. 1t says: There would
be one very simple method of tightening
the task of the jury, which would also at
ford the young women and their guardians
a means of ascertaining whether the lover
had any serious intentions of developing
into a husband or not. Let no promise OF
marriage be held valid unless 1t is made in
writing upon properly stamped paper. If
the plaintiff could produce formal promise
of this kind, there would be no need to go
into all the history OF doubtful courtshlp'
or to consider any other factor in the as
sessment damages than the respective in
comes of the contracting parties. OF course
1t will be objected that such a proposition
is injurious to all the romance of courtship
and marriage But where, We would ask,
Is the romance in nine out of ten breach of
promise cases that find their way into the
law courts? These cases are hardly ever
brought except by people whose affections
have not been deeply engaged in their ac-
ceptance of a sutton. For one young woman
who now brings an action for breach of
promise at least nine are Tilted and suffer In
silence. The more their affections have
been engaged the less they can bear to tell
the pitiful tale Of their disappointment and
witness the poor little romance Of their life
exposed to the ridicule and laughter of an
unsympathetic world. II it once became
understood that the ardent lover should
offer such a proof of his good faith, then a
girl would know well what to expect from a
lover who withheld it. At any -ate parents
or guardians of the lower middle classes
would not allow a young man to grow too
particular in his attentions''-as their
phrase runs-unless he showed a disposition
to furnish this guarantee. Then. If the
promise were unfulhlled, even the most
modest and sensitive maiden could proceed
against her faithless lover without loss of
pride or dignity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-13
The Mirage I'm Texas.

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat
In Texas mirages can be witnessed I'm ss
wonderful forms as are ever produced I'm
any part of the world. In that portion of
the state marked upon the maps OF the
olden time as desert where no plant could
grow or breathing thing live, but which is
now cut up into immense wheat or grazing
fields 1 have experienced the most life-like
optical deiusions of which the mind can
conceive. For that matter the entire nrai-
RE appears to be a deiusion The air is so
rare that no odor is perceptible even from
carrion. AS a man rides along he sees he
fore him beautiful groves of majestic trees
which. when reached, prove to be mesouite
bushes three or four feet in height over
the plain are what appear to be stakes SIX
or eight feet high, which in reality are Snan-
ish daggers about a foot in height, the en-
tire plain being called the 'Staked Plain.
from the effect produced by this plant. The
best mirages or cloud pictures are to be
seen about Amarillo, where beautiful Iakes
appear to be but a mile or two away' ana
strangers almost invariably ask If thew CON
tain fish. Views of the gulf are occasional
ly had, and once q steamer in distress va g
seen, and IL was learned that a steam nod
been lost at sea at that time few miles
above amarillo Is steep canyon the prat-
rie ending abruptly where the river flows
between perpe ndicular rocks LOCO feet no.
low the tableiand. This canyon can SOME
times be seen inverted in the skv Tha
mirages assume all kinds OF shapes. and in
the summer season few days pass duriny
which there is not some kind of landscan ne
scene In the sky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-13
Women and Law.
I'm Jenness Miller's Monthly.

4 rom Jenness Miller's MONTHLY.
There would be fewer frauds perpet.ated
upon unprotected women by unscrupulous
executors. trustees and lawyers had women
understanding Of the laws relating to hus-
bands and wives and knowledge Of the DIFF
ference between bond and mortgage, stocks.
commercial securities, etc. Men unIearned
In law acquire practical Information ly
business contacts. which few women have
the opportunity of doing. Not a day passes
but the newspapers give narrowing details
OF the INSTRUMENTATION o. soma woman =
affairs, by which she loses her all. end
study or documentary technicalities Of COIN
mon law would prove a great protection to
women. The study Of law appeals 10 mo
thoughtful woman who wishes to discipline
her mind and prepare for sound discussion
OF the topics Of the day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-13
Washington Stock Exch..~.


Saies-resular ca1l-l2 O'Clock nm Washing
ton Cas- at 49, '' '" osiinis-
NC government Bonds.-u. 8. Az. Registered
1901, lib bid, ia asked 10 'o1poii'
District Of Columbia Bonds IA ,,..x ,....
%. TO pid Water stock Is 1901. currency
10 bid 30-year fund S. gold nix hid W.
Ter stock as. 1903. currency, l2o bid. a.ass-
funding. currency, 100 bid
miscellaneous Bonds.-Washington ana
Georgetown X. r.. cow. 6s. LIST I4O bid Ioo
asked. Washington and Georgetown r. n
conY. os. "a, l4o BID. 100 asked. Masonic
Hall Association IS. 103 bid. Wasbinrfon
Market Company LIST Cs. l05 bid Wsshine-
ton Market Company imp o. lo3 ND
Washington Market Company ext Ga IUD
bid American Security and Trust IS 1915.
A and o., 100 bid. American Security and
Trust IS. 1905. r. and A.. 100 bid Amertcan
Security and Trust is, 1896. A and o.. 1D
bid. Washington Light Infantry LIST "a 9si.
bid loi asked; Washington Light Infantry
ID as. y. bid. Washington Gas Company 6s
series A. 1l6 bid. Washington Gas Com
pany Us, series Il. liz bid. Washington Gas
Company cow. Is. LIS bid. lexington r.
X. 6s 100 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone 5s l03 asked. Metropolitan r. RI
cow. Gs. l0l bid. L. s. Electric Light cow.
IS. lib bid
National Bank stocks.-Bank OF WASH
ington. 800 bid. $50 asked Bank of the Re
public, 90 bid. 215 asked Metropolitan. 10
bid 296 asked. Central. 260 bid. Second.
$50 bid. Farmers and Mechanics. i5o bid
Cltizens', lio bid. Columbia- j ID bid. Capt.
tai. ITO bid. West End. - bid Traders
100 bid. Lincoln. 50 bid, % asked. Ohio. 81
asked.
Railroad Stocks-washington and Geoge-
town. 30 bid. 40 asked. Metropolitan. 81
bid 100 asked. Columbia, % bid. ~ asked.
Capitol and North o Street 81 asked Eek
ington and Soldiers Home. 81 asked.
Georgetown and Tenaliytown, 70 asked.
Insurance Stocks-Firemen's. 30 bid. a.
asked. Franklin. 46 bid. IS asked. Metro
politan. ~ bid. National Union. 12S bid.
16 asked Arlington. 80 bid. 16O asked.
Corcoren, 65 bid, 80 asked. Columbia. 1874
bid. las asked, Potomac. 20 bid. Eggs. 6's
bid. IA asked. Peoples. bid. 81 asked
Lincoln. ~ bid. s asked. Commercial. q
bid. 5S asked.
Title Insurance Stoclcs.-Real Estate IT,
tie. H. bid, lbs asked. Columbia Title. 81
bid III asked. Washington Title, bid.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks.-Washng-
ton Gas ASH. bid. so asked. Georgetown
Gas. 30 bid. % asked L. s. Electric Light.
1l5 bid. lis asked.
Telephone stocks-Pennsylvania.4 asked
Chesapeake and Potomac. ~ bid, ~ asked
American Graphophone. ~ asked.
ket. 13 bid Great Falls Ice. ITO bid. ~13o
asked Bull Run Panorama. 20 asked.
Pneumatic Gun Carriage. 40 asked. Lin
coin Hail. 100 asked. Inter Ocean Building.
100 asked.
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies-Na-
tional Safe Deposit and Trust Company.
los. bid. $50 asked Washington Safe De-
posit f0s asked. Washington Loan and
Trust. 1861 bid. American Security and
Trust sI27 bid. 135 asked.
Eek dividend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-13
ACTIVITY AT DIES MONIES.
Gears Following VIII support Per-
kins II He Fails Himself,

The senatorial contest Is uppermost in
the minds Of politicians again at Des
Moines. Iowa, and the champions of the
several candidates show a degree Of activ-
ity calculated to atone for whatever apathy
existed during arrangements for the inaugu-
ration. Congressman Gears friends con-
tinue to claim his nomination, but IL they
cannot accomplish it. 1t is practically set
tied that his strength shall 60 to Congress-
Man George D. Perkins.
This arrangement has been made because
Of all the field Of candidates Mr. Perkins is
the only one who has not directly antago-
nized Gear. Considerable bitter feeling has
arisen between the forces Of Gear and those
Of Congressman Hepburn. who but for the
selection Of Perkins as the second choice Of
the Gear element would occupy a position
next to the leading candidate. 1t is belfev-
ed that so far as actual strength 10 con-
cerned there has been no change in the po-
sition Of the candidates for a week
The republican caucus for the nomina-
ton of state officers elected by the legisla-
ture was held last night. The Gear men
seriously contemplated forcing a vote on
senator at this time. but changed their
minds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-13
TRAINING BOTH HANDS ALIKE.
No Good Reason Yet Advanced why 1t
should Not be Done.


From the Jenness Miller Monthly
In one Of his essays in q book entitled
"Brushwood," the late James T. Fields
wrote: IF I were a boy again L think
would learn to use my left hand Just as
freely as my right one, SO that IL anything
happened to lame either of them, the other
would be all ready to write and handle
things just as freely as il nothing had oc-
CURED" And undoubtedly a great many OF
US would learn to use both hands alike IL
We had our lives to live over again. OF all
the young women who came under my in
struction while in charge of the School of
Domestic Economy, of the Iowa Agricul-
tural College not more than one In twenty
five could sweep properly. The ratio in this
respect OF those who came under my IN
struction at Purdue University, was about
the same. And, as far as my observation
extends, this ratio will hold in regard TO
women generally.
As rule. women, old and young. do not
know how to handle a broom. Their right
hands only have been trained. Their left
hands have been neglected. When a woman
takes hold of a broom IL is with the right
hand near the top of the handle and the left
hand toward the corn and instead of chang
ing ana reversing them. as occasion de-
mands. she always keeps them in the same
position. Whether she sweeps to the right
or to the left, the position of her hands
remains unchanged. And her body is con-
tof teo anu ner muscles strained, in the
performance Of an operation that would
exercise these organs tremendously. II the
hands were so trained that they could be
used at will and were changed as Demanded
by the changes in the position of the
sweeper.
refer to women sweeping merely to H.
lustrate my point. The same can be said
concerning the training of the hands IN
numerous other branches of women's work
that IL Is unnecessary to mention: and so
far as the use of the left hand is concerned.
men are In no better condition than women.
Men and women are in this respect maimed
and handicapped alike. Why should such
OF manual training. should we overlook
and neglect the education of the left hand.
and continue to train the right hand at the
eFspense OF the left? No physician or
psychologist has ever given n sensible ras
son for SO doing. and We seem to adhere to
the custom merely because IT has been
carried down to us by our ancestors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-13
STAR READERS AND THE POOR.

Let All Subscribe Something, No Mat
ter How Little.
Subscribers to The star who desire to
take part In the general movement to re-
lleve destitution In the city can send their
contributions to the general committee
through the collectors Of The Star when
they call to make their monthly collections
1t is desired that all who can shall make a
contribution every month for three months.
Let every one give something, II 1t 10 only
a dime. The contribution should be placed
in an envelope with the accompanying
coupon. properly filled. and handed to The
Stars collector.
Those who desire to do 30 may seni the
envelopes directly to The Star ONCE instead
Of waiting for the collector.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-13
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 il entitled
to this protection. but The Star il
alone in this custom as far as WASH
ington il concerned. Below will DO
found the statement for the week just
past.
The average circulation exhibited
is believed to be nearly. II not quite.
double the combined circulation Of
fully Ave times that Of its afternoon
contemporary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-13
Somewhat Over the Verge OF Faa.
From the Springfield Republican.

From the Springfield Rer,ublican.
Stories about the little son OF q learned
college professor are making their way
in print all over the country. and are evil
IDENTIFY regarded as funny. One relates
how. when he was just big enough to carry
the muzzie of a lawn hose. an eminent ana
beloved citizen passing along said. kindly:
What are you doing. my little man.
and the little innocent replied: I'm
turning the hose on you. you old billy
goat,' and straightway drove the stream
into the old gentleman's face. Another
starts of by saying that this terrible IN
ers-which is a playful Introduction TO the
incident of his wheeling the baby carriage
with his brother in it, into the middle OF
the street and leaving IL there while ne
went back to the sidewalk. A bakers
wagon spinning arodnd the corner 1ust
missed running down the baby. A few
minutes later the baker, driving back found
the carriage still I'm the street. the boy
placidly awaiting Developments .rsee
that baby out Of the street he'll be run
over" "will hey" said the boy CONTENDER
". well, that's what / put him there
for"
Perhaps we are behind the times and do
not quite comprehend the scope ana char
acter of true humor, but these anecdotes
seem more Ike contributions IN evidence
of original sin and total depravfty than
matters for passing laughter That child
handling to save him from worse things.
Had the baby been run over and killed
where would have gone the amusing quail
ity of the anecdote?