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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21

At the weekly meeting of the Society for
Philosophical Inquiry on Tuesday afternoon,
at the Columbian University. the president,
DR.. Sterrett, opened the conference on THE
Relation of Hedonism to Pessimism," main
tanning that the latter was the practical.
logical and historical outcome of the for
mer. Hedonism is the doctrine that the
only conceivable good in the world or out of
the world, weighs the world and finds it
wanting, thence reasoning to the theological
first principle, which unwisely or unwill-
ingly let the sinister event" of the world
occur. An historical resume was given of
Schopenhaurer's and Won Hartmann's test
ing the world in the scales of hedonics and
thereby reaching pessimistic anthology.
Prof. Peters objected to restricting the term
hedonism and brought forward Stuart Mills
distinction of kinds of pleasure, each man to
be the Judge of what is pleasing to him, and
thus Of what is good. Part was taken in an
animated discussion by Profs. Bigelow
Ward, Farquhar, Gov. and Mrs. Hoyt and
Others and the meeting adjourned to con-
tinue the conference on the same topic next
Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21
There Are a Great r1any
People i'm Washington

WHO have never heard OF That Is not
fault, as We have been doing business right 10
their midst for the past twelve years. and al
vertised association in nearly all the
papers Of the city during that time. In order to
inform those who do not know us. and also for
the information Of those who do. win tell
them that during the year ending last November
received the largest amount OF original cash
payments OF any Building Association in the Dis
trict. Our receipts anywhere from 100000 10
100000 monthly. Our present assets are s1.ll4-
7o4.ol. and liabilities. i.0o2 3e6Isavins us
a surplus interest fund OF SHEETS OF. Our
receipts OF interest from advances 81. 90
per month. and we constantly paying to
our members from $4,000 10 5000 monthly. thus
paying dividends all the time. IL a members
interest amounts to SO over. We pay IL 10
him monthly; IL less than SO. pay Il every
three months. thus allowing them TO ampound
their interest II times In a year. and the others
every quarter. For special payments pay
per cent per annum; for shares Withdrawn before
maturity. per cent per annun and at maturity
loo months over, our shares redeemed Mt
IL per cent per annum. Although we entitled
to notices for withdrawal OF money. except IN
times Of financial str.ngency. We always pay On
demand.
Some associations promise larger RATS Of profits
and by that means have unfortunately succeeded
in inducing some 10 place their money with them.
but the inyarabla rule Is that they do get any
interest whatever. and have TO stand a heavy
shave discount In order to get back their prin-
cipal. This kind Of business is q little different
20 mode OF doing IL. for always pay both
principal and interest in full the interest in soms
cases amounting TO thousands Of dollars, at the
rate OF IL per cent per annum.
We venture to assert that the Perpetual Bull1-
Ing Association bias good features and meth
DDS OF doing business. and done at less expense.
than any other in the United States. Nowhere
you go and lind the advantages that are
enjoyed by the members OF the Perpetual olhcs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21
The Washington Loan ana
Trust COMPANY.

PAlp-uP CAPITAL. ONE MILLION DOLLARS
Inns company has money to loan i'm snv .noncs
upon most reasonable terms. without delay. vber
'ne coateral or real estate offered is app-oved tv
Its executive committee
Tx you contemplate spring improvements An IN.
way OF building or other enterprises call ana -
what can be done for you
BRAINARD ii. WARNER, President
JOHN JOY EDISON. Vice President
JOHN A. sWoPE Second Vice President
JOHN Il. CARMoDY Treasurer
WM. II. Robson, Secretary
ANDREW Parker, Assistant Secretary
DIRECTORS.
Charles b. Bailey John A. Hamilton.
. a. l.. Barber. John h. Larner.
WIN. T. Baker Theodore W. NoyeA
II. y. Batchelder. Isadora Saks
Charles Daum. n. H. Shea
John X. Carmcfy Ellis Smear
John NJ. Clapp Frederick G stexeu.
Horace S. Cummings John A Swope
D. . Darlington. George Truesden.
Jas. 7. Dubois. b. H. Warner
John Joy Edison. A. A. Wilson.
Albert r. Fox louis ID Wine
James Fraser. g. w. Woodward.
o. c. Green A 6 worth,ng-on
William b. Gurley.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21
A SPEAk-EASY CASE,
1t Falls Throukh-The Citizens Sign
ing the Informs ton Not Reputable.

ing the Information Not Repu bic.
In Judge AIiller's court this morning
Prosecuting Attorney Pugh called for trial
the case of eX-Policeman Thomas ]. Boyd,
against whom there was a charge of keep
ing speak easy" His place is on Viz
GINA avenue southwest, where he keeps a
grocery and provision store. The law re-
quires that two reputable citizens shall
swear to the charge. and in this particular
case the names of Timothy Hanlon and
John Sheehan appeared. Lawyer Shilling
ton represented the defendant, but he
earned his fee without much hard work.
The alleged reputable citizens appeared on
the stand, and swore positively that they
had never purchased liquor in the place
been In the place.
The excuse they gave was that Police
man Klinger had threatened to "vag'' them
II they did not give evidence against Boyd
Judge Miller questioned the men closely
but they adhered to their original state
ments and the judge had TO take the case
from the jury, as Mr.. Pugh admitted that
they did not fill the legal requirement
was rendered and the defendant exonerated.
Judge MfIIer's Remarks.
After this had been done Judge Miller
said he did not like to talk about such mat
tiers, but he felt it his duty to say some
thing about the liquor law against which
the District is always staggering The Do
lice and the District Commissioners. the
judge said. are engaged in an honest effort
to enforce the law against its violators
one OF the most peculiar features of the
law. ne said, is the requirement of two
reputable citizens to make an affidavit II
congress meant two citizens irrespectiye of
the ponce there can never be a proper en-
-orcemellt OF the law. In the first place
citizens who drink liquor don't want 10
prosecute those who sell the liquor III the
law Is to be enforced as IL stands at pres-
ent 1t is necessary for policemen TO go in
the place and witness the violation. Officers
cannot force citizens to make affidayits
Inc action of the citizen must be voluntary
The judge said he could conceive of no
worse provision of law than this and the
sooner Ii is amended the better III will he
for the community.
Unless officers are eye witnesses to viola
lions OF the law, they are relegated to such
witnesses as Were produced ia this case.
persons afraid of being vagged.
IN conclusion the judge said that in caseS
of speak easies" where the lower order
OF humanity congregate and dring. sucb
thlng as prosecution can never be in
sututed, for the keepers of the places are
not gong 10 admit any one of apparent
responsibility as the regular customers of
the place and none of them are good citi-
zeES.
Warrant for Perjury,
While the court was engaged in the talk
on the law Sergeant Daley procured a war
rant against Hanlon and Sheehan for al
legged perjury and they were locked nm
Ihey VIII be given a hearing in court FRI
day morning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21
GUILTY OF TREASON
Conviction Of Members of the Omla-
dina Society.
PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ANARCHISTS
Latest News of the Rebellion in
Brazil.
GENERAL FOREIGN MATTERS

PRAGUE, Hungary, Feb. 21.-The judg-
ment of the court before which the MEM
bers of the Omladina Secret Society have
been on trial for some time past is as fol-
lows: Ziegloser is sentenced to eight years
Imprisonment; Waigert, Sticha and Hrad-
etz were sentenced to five years imprison-
ment; Wenzel and Click received sentences
or SIX years Imprisonment; Helm received
sentence of eighteen months in prison,
and Holzbach was sentenced to imprison-
ment for thirteen months. Two Of the &C
cused were acquitted and the remainder
were sentenced to terms Of Imprisonment,
varying from three years 20 a fortnight.
InoSe receiving the heavy sentences were
convicted OF high treason and lese majestic
and OF being members Of a secret society.
Those who received light sentences were
only convictd of disturbing the peace.
PARIS, Feb. 21.-The police yesterday
evening arrested twelve anarchists at the
lodgings of an anarchist leader name1 Du-
pratt Among those taken into custody
upon this occasion was the anarchist, Bas-
tard, who is supposed to be the author of
yesterdays outrages
Madame Calabresi who was SO danger
ousiy wounded yesterday by the explosion
of the bomb in the Rue St JACQUES and
the old people wounded by the same eXplo-
sion are progressing favoraoly
LONDON, Feb. PA dispatch to the
Times from Vienna says: 1t does not ap-
pear likely that any startling revelations
anarchists. who are charged with cons,ir-
ing against the life of Emperor Francis
Joseph or that anything will be developed
that will throw light upon the moevment
in which they were engaged. The indifier-
ence OF the accused testifes to the fact
that 1t Is their conviction that the triumph
or their ideas Is approaching. The bombs
1ound In their possession were prepared
from Anarchist Johann Mosts recipes
The correspondent of the Standard at
Vienna says that several of the prisoners
have pleaded guilty, while others have in
dignantiy denied that they were anarchists
One prisoner betrayed the fact that there
was an arrangement between them that
whoever of them told the real truth with
regard to their intentions would be shot by
his comrades.
The correspondent of the Times at Paris
says: The anarchists talk Of expelling
Sebastian Faure from the party for pre-
serving their letters and thus enabling the
police to seize them and discover their
movements
Ten anarchists have been arrested at
Lyons. One of them had in his possession
portraits of Bakounine and Ravachol, with
the motto, If you wish to prosper hang
your landlord"
Ten anarchists have been arrested at
Romans, In the department of Drome
Seventeen aliens have been expelled from
Marseilles for speaking in advocacy of the
SuilotininS of the bourgeois and assassina-
lon OF King Humbert of Italy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21
NIX. GLADSTONE'S ATTITUDE.
Radical Members of His Party Dixap
pointed at His Mildness

pointed at His Mildness.
LONDON, Feb. 21.-Mr. Gladstone's at
titude toward the house of lords in the
mouse OF commons yesterday has caused
disappointment even to high officials in the
ministerial ranks, while the radicals do not
disguise the fact that they are indignant.
cabinet council has been summoned for
Friday, and some important movement
upon the part of the government is ex-
pected.
The Chronicle editorial upon yesterdays
debate Is causing a sensation The union
list papers reprint it with big headlines. and
pretend to look upon 1t as call for Mr..
Gladstone to resign.
The Chronicles special house of comoons,
lobby reporter says that it is difficult to
imagine a more painful performance The
prenlers voice, he asserts was rough and
broken, and even his words came with diff
hSuity. lhere was not hint he also says,
Whlch suggested that the peers were not
most eStimabie.
In conclusion. the Chronicle special 70.
port remarks:
It was truly terrible send-ofr for a
great and popular movement"
The Times says: The government have
Piaced themselves in ridiculous and en-
Darrassing position. Mr.. Gladstone's fol-
lowers mad expected great oratorical eff
Tort from the premier, something that
would inspire them with courage and strike
dismay into the trembling peers They lis
tened, instead. to one of the feeblest
speeches. that Mr.. Gladstone has delivered
for long time. The Chronicle calls vester-
days debate In the house a ludicrous fiasco.
and says 1t would be difficult to imagine
more undignified and pointless obseoIies
MI. Gladstone's speech was totally un-
worthy of the occasion and chi,Iad b,s "a;
lowers 10 the bone. The liberal party has
a right to know where it stands. II Mr.
Gladstone feels that age and infirmitie.
press TOO heavily upon him for the leader
for him to say so. ~ -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21
BUYING UP GAS PLANTS.
A New York Syndicate to Control the
Situation In Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 21.-Evidence
tending to show that a wealthy New York
syndicate intends to secure control of the
natural gas product of Indiana is accu-
mulating. Three years ago Baron Jerman-
owaski, c. F. DIETRICH and A. B. Proal of
New York came here and purchased out
right the gas company and the Indianapo-
lis artificial gas company. Nine months
ago the same men bought the natural and
artificial gas plants at Frankfort, Leba-
non and Charlottesville, paying for the
properties about 100000. 1t is now an
nounced that Messrs. Jermanowaski, Deit-
rich and Proal have purchased the natural
and artificial gas plants at Lafayette, pay
ing for the same about $1.OOOOOO. 1t is
also announced that the syndicate is nego-
tiating for the purchase of the natural and
artificial gas plants at other cities and
towns, intending to supply manufactured
gas as fuel whenever the supply Of natural
gas shall fail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21

Madame AIbani sang in concert a. Berlin
last evening and was accorded IA fiatIeriug
reception. The empress summoned her to
her box and congratulated her. and request
ed her to sing at soiree ct the palace on
Thursday.
The Marseilles, France. Tnunicipal council
has passed resolutions protesting against
the proposal to increase the corn duly or to
modify the bonding system.
Arguments on the motion for a new trial
for Assassin Prendergast were concluded
yesterday at Chicago. Judge B-entano said
the decision will be rendered Saturday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21
HOUSTON'S TRAGEDY,
Refusal to Drink the Cause of the
Fatal Quarrel.

HOUSTON. Tex. Feb. 21.-Mrs. Lizzie
Morris Mitchell. wife Of the young muir
durer, says that Sutton had nothing what
ever to do with their family affairs. nor
had Sutton ever assisted her in any man.
her. She says Mitchell left her standing
on the street in Houston on July IL last,
saying he woulu return in a few minutes.
He failed to return and she wrote to her
mother for money with which to pay her
fare home. She asks the papers to publish
this much in justice to her. She also says
that the cause of the feud was that last
fall Mitchell asked Sutton to Join him in a
drink. Sutton declined the invitation say
ing that he would not drink with any
man who had treated his wife as he
MitchelD had done.
This was the origin of the feud which
has terminated SO tragically
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21
MRS. HOWE REJOICES,
The Verdict Against Her Husband
Clears Her Name.


BOSTON. Feb 21.-NIrs. Ithamar Howe
today said, regarding the verdict in the
Howe woodruff case which was decided
against her husband: II am greatly pleased
with the result. The decision, which was a
just one, not only vindicates an innocent
man. but 1t clears my name as well.
realize how cruel it may seem at being
pieased over my husbands defeat, but he
mas never been my true protector, and if
the public knew him as 1 do their criti-
clsm OF me would not be harsh. The suit
mas severed me from Mr.. Howe forever
NO, VIII not ask for divorce. but I
Will ask for separate maintenance
he made pretty violent threats to me,
which he said he would carry out If he lost
the case against Mr.. Woodruff, but IL he
dares to come to my house and shows any
disposition to injure me 1 will be prepared
to defend myself"
Howe sued Isaac O. Woodruff of New
York for $4,000 for alleged alienation OF
his wife's affections.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21
ALLIGATORs GROWING SCARCE.
Southern Farmers Consequently Com
planning of the Increase of Rats AN.
Rabbits.

Southern Farmers Conveniently Conn
planning of the Increase of Rats md
Rabbits.
The demand for alligator skins at the
north, where they are tanned and made in
to valises, pocket books, etc, has caused
them to be hunted so closely that it has al
most resulted in their entire destruction.
says the New Orleans Times-Democrat
Before the demand rose for their hides the
bays and bayous of Louisiana were fun of
the saurians, which did no particular dam
age except in catching a stray pig or cur
dog. but otherwise they were not supposed
to be of any value at all. With the disap-
pearance of the alligator 1t was noticed that
there was marked increase in the number
of other mischievous animals; especially in
the rice fields of Plaquemines parish the
muskrat increased to an extent that il Was
almost impossible to keep up the back lev
ees, which were built for the purpose Of
Keeping the water on the rice during the
growing season. The damage caused ley
the rats burrowing through the embank-
ments necessitated constant watchfulness
and entailed much hard labor, either in
building them entire or in digging out the
burrows and filling in with solid earth The
rodents also infest the front levees honey
combing them in every direction and ne
cessitating constant attention TO avert the
disastrous consequences resulting from
crevasse. Truck farmers in the lower part
of Plaquemines have also complained
that since the determination of the alligator
the common rabbit, the raccoon and other
wild animals have increased largely, and
that the RABBIT especially has proved very
destructive to caulifiower, cabbage and
lettuce-in fact, our informant said that IL
these animals continued to increase he
would be compelled either to erect a woven
wire fence around his truck farm or
abandon the culture of some of his most
profitable vegetables. Several years since
the police jury of the parish of Plaquemines
passed an ordinance forbidding the killing
of the alligator, and with the increase
came corresponding decrease in the num-
Der of destructive vermin. We understand
that the law has since been repealed-for
what reason we do not know
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21
QUIET AGAIN AT RIO.
IL II Expected That u Naval Enxare-
ment May Occur Soon.

IL IL Expected That u Naval Enrare-
ment May Occur Soon.
Copyright 1894 by the Associated press
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 21.-Tbe Arm.,
Gao batteries, which were DESTROYED nv the
insurgents in the battle of February O
"hen the government lost, It now appears
over 100 men. have been restored.
During the continued disability of Admiro,
ia CANA, owing to the wounds which he
sustained in the neck and leg at the battle
OF Armacao. AleXandrino de Alencal has
been In command while awaiting the re-
turn of Admiral De Mello, who is still said
TO have reached here on board the Republi
ca, though considerable secrecy is observed
on the subject.
The rebel force is said to have been re-
duced to 500 men and number of these
are more or less severely wounded. II is
not believed to be possible for the rebels to
undertake any further operations on land
until the fleet is strongly rinforced.
News from the Nictheroy is expected
hourly, and concerning the rest of Presi-
dent Peixotos fleet there are two stories
in circulation.
According to one report the torpedo fleet
is in bad shape and there is little or no
chance of naval battle being fought be-
tween the rebels and the government forces
The second story has it that the torpedo
fleet is moving south in order to Join the
Nictheroy and that news of an important
nature will shortly be heard.
Reports from the south still seem to
show gains for the rebels.
American prestige, owing to the determin-
ed action of Admiral Benham, is now very
high in Brazil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21
REVOLT OF CONVICTS.
Disturbance ia the Massachusetts
House Of Corr ection.

BOSTON, Feb. 21.--There was another
outbreak among the prisoners at the house
of correction yesterday afternoon and last
evening which for a little time threatened
serious results. Extra guards were ordered
on last night and the officials still fear
trouble.
The disturbance started with the refusal
of some of the men to work, and was fol-
lowed by yells and bowls from all parts
of the prison. The ringleaders have been
placed in solitary confinement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21
WORLDS FAIR SURPLUS,
A Good Balance on the Right Side of
the Ledger.

CHICAGO, Feb 21.-According to Acting
Auditor Bennington. the worlds fair direc-
tory will have 81. 424, s41 "a which can be ap-
piled to stock dividend when the expo
sition's liabilities, actual and estimated,
are deducted from the assets. The report
shows that the total expenditures up to
January 81, 1894, were SIG 925, $50. so. and
the total receipts were SOS, 465, 157 PC, leav-
ing a balance on the right side of the
ledger of 1883, ASSOC But from this bal
ance the estimated net liabilities of S97-
1927 were deducted, leaving the net bal
ance, which will probably be returned to
the stockholders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21
WORK FOR THE WILLING.

Resumption of Industry In the Con-
necticut Mills.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, Feb. 21.-The new
Anchor mill in Windsor Locks started today
manufacturing tissue paper. giving en-
ployment to about 100 hands.
The Torrington factories have all started
on full time, including the Coe brass mill
Turner & Seymour. hardware manufactur-
ers; the Union Hardware Co. and Schloss
Bros. & Co. The hame factory in Plain
vile is running nights. In Willimantic the
Windham cotton mill and the A. G. Turner
silk mill have both resumed work on full
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21
DEATH OF THE PEACEMAKER,
A New Jerseyman Who Tried to Stou
n Duel.

HACKENSACK, N. J., Feb. 21-Emil
Schmidt OF Woodbridge, who two weeks ago
was stabbed by John Roetcher with a
butcher knife. died in the Hackensack hos
pital this morning from his wounds. John
Roetcher was arrested at the time of the
stabbing, and will now be held for murder
Roetcher and his brother both of them
being butchers, had a quarrel, which re-
suited in the two men fighting a duel with
butcher knives. They had slashed each 9TH
er until both men were covered with blood
Schmidt stepped between them to act as
peacemaker. when John turned upon him
with fury and stabbed him several times
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21
Elected Vice President.

At meeting of the board of directors of
the American Electric and Manufacturing
Company held in the offices of the company,
in the Washington Loan and Trust Com
pany building, today Mr.. p. H. Christmann
was elected vice president and chairman of
tine executive committee in place of Mr., las
L. Barbour, deceased. Mr. H. Browning
who is the secretary, was also made treas
urer of the company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21
The JacksOn-Corbett Fight.

LONDON, Feb. 2l-The Sportsman says
it learns on the authority of a friend Of
one of the principals that jackson and Cor
bett have no idea of attempting to settle
their contest in the United States. They DO
not care to be badgered by clubs and au-
thoriteS as was the case in the MITCHELL
Corbett match. The event is almost GER
tain to be settled at the National Sporting
Club, in London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21

Removed for Offensive Partisnnship.
]. c. Miller has been removed from his
position as keeper of the West Point light
house, Highland Falls NY, because of al
legged neglect Of duty and offensive PARTISAN
shin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21

formerly held large deposits in the Bank of
England, lost them all in speculation. The
bank allowed him to overdraw his account
to the extent of 100000. Then, after de-
manding the payment of $4,000 it accept
ed f15O,OO0 in order to avoid Popes bank
ruptcy, which would have entailed still
heavier loss upon the bank"