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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30

Republicans who are priding themselves
on the possession of presidential booms
must not be overconfdent, for a veteran
not recently mentioned in connection with
the possibility of presidential nomination
Is about to lead a crusade, the object of
which Is the abolition OF the tipping sys-
tenn, now so extensively practiced on sleep
ing cars. The leader Of this popular move
ment Is Senator Sherman. and he has Sc
cured senatorial Endorsement of a resolu-
ton requiring the committee on Interstate
commerce ito inquire into the expediency
OF regulating by law the employment and
use of sleeping and parior cars, not owned
by railroad companies engaged in inter-
state commerce. the cost of operating them,
the charges made for their use and what
would be a reasonable charge for the seats,
berths and sections therein" No mention
Is made in the resolution Of the porters or
the methods by which they are said to be
compelled to assault the pocket books of
those who patronize sleeping or parlor cars.
but in an interview printed In The Star
the Senator outlines the plan Of campaign.
II he can succeed in wiping out the tip sys-
TEN he will render the travelling public a
service for which votes would be but paltry
recompense. The investigation promises to
make plain some matters that have been
considerably obfuscated. and before the
committee makes Its report the public will
doubtless know whether there Is any truth
in the oft-made statement that the sleeping
car companies have by their alleged failure
TO pay their porters and conductors sufi-
cisnt wages unjustly compelled individuals
to contribute toward the support of those
employees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30

Remarkable effective missionary work Is
that which IL being done by the Northeast
Washington Citizens Association in behalf
OF the abolition Of Baltimore and Ohio
grads-crossings within the city Many con-
gressional committees have been frequently
addressed by representatives OF people
whose grievances were and are real, but
the soundest argument. the smoothest elo-
quence, the most carefully prepared array
OF figures are. even when sensibly combined.
much less effective than view at short
range OF the blood-stained gridiron that a
graspinS corporation maintains across a
great portion OF the city-reaching Almost
to the Capitol itself. BY this time the
House committee on the District of Column
oia should have a very fair idea of the OBJ
structive and destructive conditions that
prevail along the Baltimore and Ohio right
of-way In Washington. Its members have
been introduced to the ancient system by
men who have daily experience with its
shortcomings and its threats and out Of
the information acquired in such trips of
inspection as took place yesterday should
come legislation so framed that II must af-
ford relief to the thousands now hsurIy dis
tressed. There Is something very practical
and very convincing in showing congress
hnal committees the places where innocent
Mood has been shed by corporate disregard
sd the bones Of men, women and children
lave been pulverized in the constituencies
face for dollars. 1t is also we'll that the
committee should have more than once ex-
perfenced such delay at crossings as Is the
common lot of those whose business calls
them to pass over the interceptlng tracks
1t would be an interesting piece of arith-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
Should Mary Get There, Oh, What 10,

Should Mary Get There, oh, What JOY!
From the Boston Journal.
Topeka, Kan. June lit is announced
here that Mrs. Mary Lease VIII be nomi-
mated by the popalis's for Congressman at
Large from Kansas and that the Prohibit
tionists will endorse the nomination.
When Mary runs for Congress,'y links but
won't we laugh
To see the Pops eiectin' Mister Leases
The Prohibs. too. they say the jubilee Ill
surely come
With Mary Ellen In the House an nary
drop o rum.
When Mary gets to Congress she will kill
the railroads dead,
An Wen ride upon the Pullman keers
fthout a single red;
she II give US silver. plenty, SOS we'll all be
glad she went.
An Wen borry money on our farms At
less'n two per cent.
I'd like ter know what Thomas Reed, IL he
Is In the chair
VIII do when Mary takes the floor an
shrfeks an paws the air;
1 guess you folks ats got the bonds will
kinder feel afraid
When Mary Ellen stomps her foot an saws
they sha'n't be paid.
The Usage orange hedges are a-shakin' in
That will shortly be a cyclone a-rippin' ND
the trees; ~
You fellers in the East hev got to knuckle
to the prairie,
An you might as well make I'D yer minds
ter start US in with Mary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30

After uncovering a great quantity of
wickedness. for the existence of which
Tammany and New Yorks police force are
unQuestionably responsible, the Lexow In
vestigating committee has taken a recess
until September 10. at which time 1t will
take up the work where It left off, and con-
tinue 1t until completion. The testimony de-
veloped by shrewd counsel has proven cor
clusively the existence of municipal rotten
ness the like of which has probably never
been known in any other city in the coun-
try. All classes Of people. from wealthy
gamblers down to the shoeblacks on the
streets (morally the shoeblacks ought per-
haps to have been mentioned firsO. have
been blackmailed out of sums that in the
aggregate cannot have been otherwise than
enormous. People who were not unnatu-
rally curious have wondered as to the
sources from whence Tammany's bosses
secured their wealth. Now everybody knows
all about II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
A Significant Com pa rison.
I'm the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
French justice moves without any I'M
necessary delays. Cesare Santo committed
his cowardly crime June -. on July %
he will be tried and 1t goes without saying
that, as in the cases OF other anarchists.
Ravachol, Henri. and valiant, he viii be
found guilty and promptly gulIlotlned. Were
he prisoner In this country he would re-
main in jail several months before trial.
The trial itself would occupy several months
more. and then he would remain in Jail a
long time before the penalty was inflicted,
with the chances of new trials and delays
innumerable, secured by processes which
are familiar to tricky lawyers, and with
the added possibility of an insanity trial.
Justice Is better ordered in France and
this dastardly, cowardly assassin will go
to his doom without a days unnecessary
delay. If he shall have imitators they will
go the same way at the same pace In all
this French justice is better than Ameri-
can.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30

At this cheerful season Of the year. when
the sun shines with eviden' enthusiasm and
the elements seem to be In imminent danger
OF melting with fervent heat. 1t is pleasing
to note, on the authority Of NJ. Wills. a
scientist Of renown, that a temperature Of
81 degrees below zero was registered at
Werckojansk. in Eastern Siberia, in Febru-
ary, 1892. The news is a little late in m Ak
ing its appearance, but 1t is so refreshing in
its character as to awaken at least tempo
rary interest. NJ. Wilds says that the rec
ord Of that werckojansk thermometer IL a
long way below any other known to man.
kind of today. Perhaps SO, but If Prof.
Wilds is a student Of temperatures and an
admirer of genuine chilliness he should
come to Washington and enjoy ere of those
cold days" for the development CT which
the Washington Baseball Club Is being held
responsible by people who are unreasonable
enough to imagine that the home team
should win every game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30


Whenever there is threat of an endemic
the people Of the United States invariably
become much excited and call loudly upon
the authorities to take every step necessary
and a good many steps that are unneces-
sary to shut out or stamp out the dread
disease At such times the popular condi-
ton Is panicky in the extreme and it takes
the combined efforts Of about all the sensi-
Die men and women in the country to bring
the unduly-excitable ones back to their
senses. But In the matter Of preventable
diseases-fevers of several varieties, diph-
iberia and consumption-there is remarka-
bic lstlessness, although the number of per-
sons who die unnecessarily far exceeds the
total OF those who perish from smallpox
and yellow fever and cholera. This state
ment Is easily capable Of homemade proof
but for the present purposes of argument
1t Is better to use figures that are compare
tive The English health authorities have
been working to diminish the death rate
from preventable diseases for some years
past, and have done great work. In the
decade ending 1880. the average death rate
from proven table diseases was p, 272 out of
each million of population; in the previous
decade. before there was any sanitary legis-
lation that could be termed effective. the
uedtH rate was <<,fIO-lalr applcatlon OF
the law had resulted in a saving of 1,444
lives out Of every million. 1t Is easy enough
to figure out what even this rate of salvage
would do for the people of the United
States. Before any marked improvement
can. however, take place in this country.
there will have to be a central organization
devoted wholly to the work of instruction
and supervision-a bureau Of public health.
attached to an appropriate department and
controlled entirely by the general govern
inert.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30

metic to figure out how many thousands Of
dollars worth Of time is annually wasted be-
cause the railroad company chooses to have
Its trains stand at street crossings; the
total amount would be tremendous. Cross
ings at grade are dangerous. even when the
danger has been minimized by gates and
watchmen. but II cannot be claimed by the
Baltimore and Ohio Company that 1t tries
to make present conditions as harmless as
possible. Few Of the crossings are properly
guarded, and many Of them are without
watchmen at night. although, in some in
stances, the thoroughfares bisected are i'm
portant and frequently Travelled. As a ma
tural consequence. narrow escapes are very
frequent, and the wonder Is that more lives
are not sacrificed. The remedies asked by
the people Of this city are not unrea sonable.
The Baltimore and Ohio Company has ac-
knowledged the desirability, If not the Le-
cessity, Of elevating its tracks, but II will
not do anything toward the fulfilment Of its
promises until 1t Is compelled by Congress.
Three years ago Representatives Of the COM
pany appeared before the Senate District
committee and gave the members of that
body a very definite impression as to
an elevated structure Of solid masonry
which the company had in mind to erect at
the earliest period: since then the company
has done nothing but postpone and make
excuse and deny. This is an especially au-
spicious time for commencing a work Of
such magnitude as the elevation of the
tracks undoubtedly would prove to be, and
Congress should take the matter up in ear
nest. A vast amount Of capital is now idle
and can be secured without difficulty at low
rates by such strong company as the Bal
timore and Ohio, while labor and material
are cheaper than they have been for a long
while.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
SHOOTING STARS.
How He Kent CnoJ

ITS frightfully hot" said one Washing
ton correspondent to another. = =
rs it?' was the response in a tone Of
surprise.
why. OF course 1t Is. Haven't you felt
1t for yourself 81
No. can't say I have"
"Well-where in the world have you been
in cold storage?"
NO But l spent seven hours trying to
get an interview with Senator Hill ON the
income tax"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
A Delicate Burden.

n DeIICUtc BuFde0.
The expressman had just picked I'D an
deliberately packed article. Excelsior fut-
tered from between the stats, and the adj
monition Handle with care" was painted
in big letters.
II wonder what's In here?" he exclaimed.
Something that they're mighty particular
about"
Yes" replied fellow workman Here
1t says fragile and just under it break
able, and on the other side is the warnin'
lift gently"
Something mighty precious. I'll bet. BY
links, I've got an idea. know what 1t is"
"What?"
"A chunk Of armor plate Gimme hand
on 1t, and fur the love of life don't jar it
any more'n you kin help" IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
He Lost All Confidence.

raw said the small boy, kin I have
any fireworks on the Fourth Of July?'
Yes; II you will let me shoot them off
for you," replied the prudent father.
The proposition was evidently not COM
pletely satisfactory, but it was accepted as
being better than nothing. After d minute
or two the youngster said: <ar
Nav" 5000
What is ftp -r I,S,.,, --
rs there any more pie?"
Eyes"
WELL I'd like piece If paw won't want
to eat 1t fur me-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
A Back.Slfder.

There's nothin'," said the anarchist.
"disgusts me like idle speculation; like seem
a man set down an figger and fgger with
out doin' nothin'"
What's the matter?"
I've jes come away from one Of our best
men. He's weakenin In the cause. He
got hissef pencil and a piece of paper,
calculated 1t up that with the work an
time he'd put in maxim a dynamite bomb
he could earn two weeks board ez a farm
hand. An the line Of thought has took his
mind clean off his 'rlginal glorious princi-
pies"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30

If Coxey should by any possibility be
elected to Congress, a vigorous effort to
throw a good many Keep of the Grass
signs on the market might be expected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30

The railway difficulties bid fair to rival
in magnitude the occasional tie-up Of the
senatorial trains of thought.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30

If the sugar trust has finished with the
United States Senate 1t should make ar
rangements to send that body home
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30

The police investigation in New York
came just in time to relieve some Of the
members of the finest from income-tax en-
barrassments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30

Although she IL physically convalescent
Mrs. Lease continues to suffer from an
acute attack Of politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30

1t should have occurred to Mr.. Croker
that his frequent returns to New York
make him continually the legitimate prey
Of the interviewer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30

The fate OF Prendergast Is not without
Its horror. He probably has years of sus-
pense to live through.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30

Transition.
She has put aside her classics
And she condescends to speak
In ordinary English .,..r.E
Instead Of ancient Greek.
Her mental feast is over;
She leaves with ease most rare.
The class-commencemsn program
For the seaside bill-of-fare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30

There II no institution more genuinely
heartless than the so-called sympathetic
strike.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
THE WEEK.

The Senate has nearly completed its con-
sideration Of the tariff BILL the fight ovlr
the income tax feature being the important
part Of the past weeks work. 1t was passed
on Thursday. only Messrs. Smith and MUIR
ply Of the democrats voting with Mr.. Hill
against 1t. The House passed the bill ad-
hitting New Mexico to statehood. Sensa-
tional evidence was given during the In
vestigatton Of the frauds in making armor
plate at the Carnegie mill. Congress ad-
tourned on Monday out Of sympathy with
France for the assassination Of President
Carnot The House passed the Senate bill
making Labor day Uhe first Monday in
September) a national holiday. A joint
resolution was passed extending the appro-
priations for thirty days. the Senate having
failed to pass all the appropriation bills as
they came from the House. The boycott Of
Pullman cars ordered by the American Rail-
way Union, in support of the demands OF
the workmen at Pullman for more wages,
was inaugu-ated en- eleven railroads enter
ing chicago, and spread throughout the
west. The United States marshals in Cali
fornia were instructed to see that trains
bearing the mails were not interfered with.
II Is intended to extend the boycott to the
large cities in the east No trains carrying
Pullmans are to be run II the strikers can
prevent It. President Huntington of the
Southern Pacific has ordered that strikers
refusing to allow Pullmans to be carried be
never again engaged on that road. A num-
Der Of New Orleans officials have been in
dicted Tor bribery. The investigation Of the
New York police has continued to show
startling state of affairs. The annual
boat race between Yale and Harvard result
ed In an easy victory for the former Col
Singerly was nominated for governor by
the Pennsylvania democrats and Spencer
Fisher by the Michigan democrats An en-
thusiastic meeting of the National Republi-
can League was held at Denver. A disas-
trous cyclone swept over Minnesota Miners
IN the coal region continue to resume work.
Inc National Saengerfest was held at New
york. the Washington Saengerbund winning
SILVER cup. The Uniformed Catholic
francisco Italians. called to condole with
france over the murder of President Car
not, ended In a riot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
ReRnl.

The summer youth for months must toi
Amid the mart's mad whirl -.
To pass a brief vacation near t''l
The dainty summer girl,
And she enshrined on wooded hill.
Or by the murmuring ocean,
Reviews with gracious dignity
A pageant Of devotion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
Foreign.

the assassination Of President Carnot of
france at Lyons on Sunday evening by
Cesario Santo, Sicilian anarchist. aroused
the horror Of the civilized world. On We'd
nesday M. Casimir-Perier. president of the
chamber Of deputies. was elected his sue
cessor. Premier Dupuy resigned and M.
buroeau was asked to form a cabinet The
new president Is not satisfactory to the So
eiahsts and radicals. The trial Of Santo
s s.t peen nxed for July %; he was with
dimculty saved from lynching. Sixty-five
thousand Scotch miners STRUCK again st a re-.
Guctlon IN wages Many lives were lost in a
spanish mine explosion. A new company has
peen raised with $l2OOO.OO0 to complete the
ahama canal James X. Hardie, social
ISL member OF parliament, created a stir in
the commons by opposing the motion to ex-
tend congratulations on the birth of the son
OF the Duke and Duchess of York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30

All Best SCOTCH SWIVEL. SIX CINCL
HAMS, in beautiful designs and tasteful color
that were Sec, now
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30

Inc weather has been a subject of more
or less public interest, although the mer-
curry has not been as ambitious an II was
iast week. The opening Of the bathing
beach was an event which caused the bows
OF small and larger growth to rejoice Agi-
tation for and against city wells has con-
tinued steadily; the wells are being filed IN
as rapidly as necessary. Prepare tons or
Ihe part OF the citizens committee for the
y,hian encampment are going right ahead
with great enthusiasm. The deaf Of Psar
ADMIRAL William G. Temple from apoplexv
occurred during the week. A bill to erect
a nall OF records on the square at the cor
ner OF ist and streets southwest was
ton was taken o"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-30
CITY BREvITIEs.

James Leonard and James Davis, execu-
tors of the will of Daniel O'Connell,
were granted letters dismissory yester-
day in the court of ordinary.
The city drainage forces are at work
cleaning out the vegetation from the
Bilbo canal. The grass and weeds were
raked out on the banks from Wheaton
street to the river.
The Telfair hospital closed yesterday
for the summer, as has been the custom
with the institution for years. 1t will re
main closed during July and August, and
extensive repairs will be made in the in
terror Of the building. The hospital will
be opened again in September.
The fiscal year of the government
closes today. The deputy collector of
internal revenue will keep his Office open
until > o'clock this afternoon for the pur-
pose of receiving internal revenue taxes,
which is required TO be paid by law be-
fore the opening of the fiscal year.
There is much complaint about the
crowd of noisy bootblacks that congre-
gates morning and afternoon near the
corner Of BroughtOn and Drayton streets
every day, and especially on Sundays.
Their noise and cursing disturb many
who desire quiet neighborhood. 1t is
said they dispense when they see police
man coming, but it does not take them
long to get together again.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-30
MUSIC IN THE HIGH SCHOOL.
THE ooLoRED SCHOOLS.
Interesting Graduation Exercises at
the Second Church.

The commencement exercises of the
colored grammar schools were held at the
Second African Baptist church Yesterday
afternoon. The building was packed to
it's utmost extent, there being in the
neighborhood of ! 800 people in attend
anCe.
The large crowd was called to order at
4:30 O'Clock by Principal Ross of the
East Broad street school, who acted as
master of ceremonies The opening of
the exercises was preceded by brief in
vocation by Rev. J. J. Durham, invoking
the blessing Of the Almighty upon the
efforts which had been made to improve
and uplift the minds of the pupils
The programme began with the anthem
praise We the Lord, by the graduates.
The anthem was splendidly sung, as
were, in fact all the songs Of the &C.
casion. In fact, the vocal music was such
as would be hard to excel anywhere
Principal Ross showed himself to be a
musical director of no mean ability
DIhe greeting by Rebecca Styles of the
East Broad street school was appropriate
and well delivered
Live for Something" was well spoken
by Robert S. Williams of the West Broad
street school
Away to the Daisies" was another
oOuB wen ouLs ny bn6 SCHOOL.
Cripple Benz was the title of an ora
ton by Sarah A. Sheftall
The Brahman's Lesson" was very
well spoken by j. Edmonia Granderson.
The voices of the children came out
well in the song Away to the Meadow. /"
Keeping at it' was delivered by Samuel
G. Prentice. Meta Cashin did herself
credit in the Boy who went from
Home" Priscilla r. Marks won great
applause by her delivery Of Character
and Achievement, and was compelled TO
respond to an encore.
Resisting a Mothers Love" was the
title of an address by James Edwards.
The Farewell, - by Lizzie Anderson Of
the West Broad street school. was in good
style and well delivered The response
TO the farewell, by little Nettie Houston
of the East Broad street school, was, IN
doubtedly the best piece of the pro
gramme. The response, which was writ
ten by Prof Ross was in splendid style.
and its delivery left nothing to be asked
for. The little midget did herself great
credit.
The address TO the graduates was de-
livered by Rev. h. IL. Downs. presiding
elder of the Savannah district, and was a
scholarly effort. DR. Downs dwelt espec-
tally upon the opportunities offered by
the state TO the colored children. as well
as 10 the white, and their duty To take