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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21
seuth Washington Endowment As
ISOLATION.

The fifteenth annual meeting Of the South
Washington Endowment Relief Association
was held in ST. Dominic's Hail. corner 9Th
and + southwest, Thursday night The re-
ports Of the secretary and treasurer were
read. which disclosed a gratifying exhibit
This association was incorporated December,
1ssO- The intention OF the founders, to
make 1t a relief association in fact as well
as name. has been adhered to during the
nrteen years OF its existence All the Off
GERS. with the exception OF the secretary
nave served without pay, consequently the
ccHectlng and disDursing of the large sum
VI S-<''J0 mas been attended with little or
no expense, and the money paid by mem
Ders mas gone direct to the widows and or
phans of deceased members without any
one reaping a profit. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Isaac
Fairorother' president; +. F. Bartle ST.
wee president; Ellery j. Burt secretary
Emory w founs. treasurer; w A John
son, Robert Guard, Joseph Falck. Hanson
=. n Lemon and J. s Rawins. directors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21
Suit to Enforce Contract.

John G. Slater has filed q bill In equity
to enforce specific performance against
Rachel Pratt and eight others, the widow
and heirs-at-law Of Smith Pratt The bill
alleges that June 20. 1889. he agreed to sell
lots 3, and 5. square 93s, to one Phillip
Ellwood, but died before the property was
finally paid for. The complainant. becom-
irg possessed Of Ellwood's right and title
to the same. asks that the defendants be
required to complete the transfer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21
To Quiet Land Tes'

United States District Eney Birney
r,ade a brief statement to- House Dis
trict committee yesterday irsor OF the bill
TO quiet land titles In the r1ct OF Column
bia- which has been recoenoed BY thu
Bar Association
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21

One of the well-known architects in this
city had a rather amusing experience the
other day. He received note from a per-
requesting him to call at an address given
to consult in regard to the erection Of a
house. He obeyed the summons went to
the address designated and was received
by lady, who said that she would like
him to make an estimate of what he would
charge to erect house for her
He stated, in reply, that he was not a
contractor or builder, but was an architect
and that his work was confined to the
drawing of the plans
She expressed her surprise saving that
she thought he was an architect or builder
and could put up a house. She, however
said that she would not need anyone to
draw plan, for while she had no plans
prepared, she knew exactly what sort of a.
house she wanted, and she thought IL would
be sufficient If she could tell him the kind
of building she desired to have erected and
then he could proceed to build 1t for her.
Her visitor observed, with slight touch
of sarcasm, that she had the plans
drawn in her mind, If not on paper that
the person she needed was a contractor or
builder, who could put into execution her
ideas. The architect then closed his visit
but is uncertain whether he left in the
mind of the woman a clear idea of the dis
tinction between an architect and a con-
tractor.
A Row of Six Houses.
Plans have been prepared by George s.
Cooper, architect, for six houses to be erect
ed at the southwest corner Of 14th street
and Columbia road. The houses will con-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-11

been entered to the admission of the evil
dence, Judge Baker overruled the objec-
ton, The counsel for defense had their
cepted to the ruling of the court on four
grounds. They We're that 1t was not a Ger
tiacate by the Controller but by the Deputy
Controller, with nothing to show that the
Controller was absent or that there was a
vacancy in the office; that it was, not a
certificate that the provisions of the law
had been complied with; that the certificate
did not conform TO the law in that it did
not state the residence and amount of stock
held by each stakeholder, and that ii did
not appear in the certificate that the name
selected by the incorporatoTs had been APP
proved by the Controller. The documents
were then read by Mr.. Kern.
Certified copies of the original certificate
filed by the officers and directors Of the
bank at the time it began business. con.
tanning tine names and addresses of all OF
them, with the amount of stock owned by
each; the amendment to the articles of as
ISOLATION filed Sept. so, 1884, extending the
corporation for thirty years, were then Of
fered by the government and objected TO
by the counsel for the defense, but admit
ted over the objections.
perhaps there never was an Indianap-
oils National Bank" facetiously remarked
Mr.. Kern.
The minute book kept by the directors of
the bank was then introduced. It's authen-
ITCHY was admitted by counsel for the de-
Tense without proof, and Mr.. Kern read
from it the names of the officers of the
bank for the years 1891 to 1893, inclusive.
The court then adjourned till 8 o'clock this
morning.
Before the jury was dismissed. Judge
Baker turned TO il and said: "Gentlemen.
YOU will observe by the number of repra-
sentatives of the press who are present on
behalf of a reading public that a great in
terest is being taken in what transpiras
here. 1t is entirely proper that the repre-
sentatives of the press should be here; il is
proper that the proceedings here should be
recorded. While that is true, il is of the
greatest Importance that YOU should re-
member that you are separated for the pur-
pose Of a high trust and it is OF great conse-
quencs TO the administration of justice and
reaching of right conclusions that nothing
that appears in the press should inter-
mingle with what you hear here. To avoid
this let me admOnish you that YOU do not
read anything about this case that NAV ap-
pear in the papers. This is not given per
functus, but because it is important that
you discharge the duties that devolve upon
you"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-11
Steinkamp Was Ignorant.

The Governor yesterday paroled George
+. Steinkamp. of Jackson county, who was
sent TO the p~enitentiary last September for
two years for forgery. Steinkamp is a
common laboTer, without education, ard
has a wife and five children in destitute
circumstances, and who have been support
ed by their neighbors ever since his i'm
prisonment. He had no appreciation Of the
offense which he committed. and was, in
fact, induced to forge a note for SO by
the representation Of a friend, who told
him 1t was an easy way 10 secure money
TO relieve his family necessities. Stein
Ramps brother took the note up when IL
was due, 50 that the man whose name was
forged lost nothing. 1t was not until eight
months or more after the note was forged
hat Steinkamp was arrested. He pleaded
guilty. and was sent TO the JeffersOnville
prison for two years, but the Judge, court
officials and many leading residents of the
county urged the parole. and the Governor
nranffd IL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-11

ference. This is the construction that has
been given 10 our Constitution by great
lawyers. Governor Baker refused TO sign
the apportionment bill OF 1872. because ne
said that 1t was an outrageous abuse of
the legislative discretion which amounted
TO a crime itself. He also refused TO veto
the bill, because the act of apportionment
was purely legislative and not subject TO
Interference by the executive department.
Governor Hendricks. in speaking of the
legislative apportionment OF 1872, said that
IL was an outrage and Il crime, but said
that there was no redress Tor such abuses
except through an appeal TO the people.
Governor Robertson, of New York, IN
speaking of the legislative apportionment
Of that State, said it was in the nature
of "a wholesale disfranchisement of the
people of the State, but that. since II was
a legislative power, he declined TO veto II
suit brought in that State in 1892 TO de-
clare the law Unconstitutional, decided That
the act of apportionment under the Con
Stltutlon was vested In the LEGISLATURES
discretion, and that the courts could nor
remove or reverse that discretion. Before
the court can declare a statute u%nconsti-
tutional it must find that it violates some
express provision Of that instrument, anu
If a doubt exists as to whether the law
is constitutional or not, that doubt must
be resolved in favor of the law. 1t must
appear that the law assailed as unconsti-
tutional Is plainly and palpably so, and the
person charging such against
the statute must be ready TO point with
exact decision the unconstitutionality or
the law. If the court believes that by
holding the statute invalid 1t would throw
the State into a condition of anarchy and
excitement and leave the people without a
law upon the important subject, or make
it necessary for an extra session of the
Legislature to pass the same law or make
a new one, at a cost TO the people of the
the State of 100000. it would be the duty
Of the court to deny the prayer of the
petitioner. No court can afford TO fasten
such a burden upon the taxpayers simply
TO correct the inequalities that will always
exist. In such cases the costs to be in
Cured by the people are far greater than
the evils complained of in the law"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-11
The Cody Patent Sustained.

Judge Swan. of the United States Court,
rendered a decision at Detroit yesterday
against the Michigan Central Railroad
Company, which sustains the validity of
the Cody patent of 1883 on steam heating
for cars. owned by the Consolidated Car
Heating Company, of Albany. He also
granted an injunction and ordered an ac-
counting. This will affect nearly every
railroad company in the country using
steam heating, and all those using the
Martin apparatus, such as the Michigan Cen
trail used. This litigation has been pending
for several years. and has been hotly con-
tested. The decision holds the patent valid,
and declares the use of the apparatus used
by the railroad an Infringement.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-11
CHiROPoDIsT.

keeper oleo without the proper label on
the packages. The latter bought the stun
for OieO and there was no deception what
ever except a negligence Il observe the
letter of the law relative % bogus butter.
The charge was made by an agent In the
revenue service and the restaurant man
summoned as prosecuting witness. He and
the grocer are the best OF friends and he
says he bought cleo from him right along.
The violation IS merely a technical one.
Martin was given a hearing by United
him I'm 500 for grand jury action. He fur
nished bond, with Chas. ID. Pearson. Of
Pearson a Wetzel. OF this city. as surety,
and Waa rplaa sol
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-11
ANTI-LIQUOR
The League Issues a Call for q Temper
ance Mass Meeting.

A number Of persons interested in tenn
perance are making arrangements for hold
ing conferences in this city on April IS.
Meetings will be held at the y. NJ. c. y.
Hall in the morning and afternoon, and at
Tomlinson at night. The following call has
been signed:
The Anti-Liquor League originated
through the action of the highest legis-
lative bodies of the Christian churches. 1t
is a movement in which members of all
denominations and all parties participate.
1t is INSTRUMENTATION and all-partisan.
Its object is TO unite all temperance people
in working for the nomination of pure
men in his own party, and voting only for
temperance men at the polls. 1t works
with all parties and against none as such.
We believe that this organization is the
surest way to secure the enactment OF
better temperance laws and the faithful
execution OF existing laws. We believe that
the temperance voters far outnumber those
who favor the liquor interests.
Therefore, We Join in a call for a mass
meeting of all temperance people who favor
the aims and methods of the Anti-Iiquor
League. We hope to awaken such an in
terest that a league Will be organized in
every church and locality in the State. The
LIQUOR League is in earnest. The temper
ance people must be no less so.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-11
RAILWAY TIMETABLES.

N Trains Run by Central Time.
{ OFFICES at Station and at corner Illinois aud
Washington Streets.
TRAINS MN AR FOIIOWg.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-11
Golfers saloon Ordinance.

The finance committee OF the council
will meet tonight. About the only thing
10 come before it is the saloon license or
dinance. Councilman Golfer, who intro
duced IL. said last night: The object of
this ordnance Is TO condense and simplify
our present license laws. They have been
amended so many times that they are now
in a bad shape. This ordinance does not
change the law at all. but IL puts the or
dinances and amendemnts as they now
stand in a concise shape. so that hey can
be understood by anyone"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-11

Daisy Davidson. aged eighteen years. who
disappeared from her home. No. I'll Massa-
chusetts avenue. where she had been living
with Harry Donavon. her adopted father.
about three weeks ago. and who was sup
posed 70 be visiting her aunt In Terre
Haute. has been located in this city. Shs
is now az her homs
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-11
OIeo Case from Bloomington.

Peter b. Martin, of Bloomington. was
brought here yesterday by Deputy United
States Marshal Stewart for alleged viola
ton of the internal revenue law. Martin is
a grocer and has been supplying various
customers with oleomargarine. In the case
charged he has been selling n restaurant
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-11
Personal. LocnI and General Notes.


NJ. E. Ingalls,, president of the Big Four,
will return from the East to-day.
E. E. Posey has been promoted to general
passenger agent Of the Mobile & Ohio.
L. w. Parker, the new agent of the Mo-
May /.
H. C. Parker, traffic manager of the Lake
Erie & Western, is in Chicago on official
business.
The gross earnings of the Illinois Central
March. 1893.
The New York Central this week COM
pleted its block-signal system from New
York city 10 Buffalo.
j. ID. Allison, agent of the Panhandle lines
at Winamac, is a candidate for treasurer Of
the city of Logansport-
T. c. Mendenhall has been appointed as
sistant superintendent of the New Jersey
division OF the Pennsylvania lines.
w. F. Wilson, general manager Of the re-
organized West Shore fast freight line, is
expected in the city to-day on official bust
ness.
Cornelius Vanderbilt and Chauncey NJ.
Depew are on their annual inspection of
he Vanderbilt lines, and will reach Chicago
this evening.
The Lake Shore people have under con-
branch of the road to Pioneer, .. Presi-
dent Newell is said TO favor such an inn
provement.
j. r.. Cavenaugh, superintendent of car
service of the Big -Four lines, who has been
for several days at Chicago and other West
ern points on official business, is expected
home to-day.
Conductor Trindle says passenger bust
ness is reaching its old-time volume with
the Nandalia. On Train 20, yesterday, he
brought in fifty-two passengers and 10 To-
cal passengers.
The Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michi-
gan, in connection with the Wabash. will
open a new passenger line between Toledo
and Detroit, using thirty-twO miles of the
Ann ArbOr road and thirty-three miles OF
the Wabash.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton has
distributed 60,OO0 ties on the Indianapolis
and will shortly let the contract for a new
bridge near Liberty and another near
Brownsville, Ind.
r. +. Il. Morse, Eastern passenger agent
OF the Big -Four at Buffalo, n. Y, has not
yet resigned. as stated by a Cincinnati pa
per. The Southern Pacific is anxious to Sc
cure his services, and should they agree on
terms he may leave the Big Four.
The citizens of Springfield. o., say the
talk OF the Ohio Southern moving its gen
eral offices from Springfield TO Lima is n
mere blum to get that city TO put up $i0,O
TO retain the general offices, which will not
be done, says the Journals informant.
The troubles in the C-incinnati-St. Louis
pool have broken out afresh. Friday Com
missioner Shattuc will get the belligeren,s
together and try and patch up "a peace.
The Big Four is doing too heavy a business
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-12-20

est man into frpnzies. Now the kava
is distilled from The Iaro in a more
civilized manner.
Although such marvels have been
wrought in Fiji since the introduction
of Christianity by the Wesleyan mis-
sionarieS reminding one of the early
conqueSts of the cross among the
barbarianS of Europe), there are still
Isolated cases of cannibalSm
found in the outlying districts.
During our visit to Suva. there We're
prisoners in town awaiting trial for
this horrible crime. When we heard
that, we We're relieved also to
learn that white people are not es-
teemed the delicacy the. vainly i'm
agined themselves to be. Their flavor
is too salt for the Fijian palate. AS
we rOWed back to the steamer in
the fast waning light
watched the lamps cleaning out
from the town. and Il silver crescent
moon rising over the needle pointed
hills and the great dark bulk of the
Devils Thumb. the whole was pho
tographed on the memory as a per
feet picture of tropical beauty.
Elizabeth Sterling Wright
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-12-20

and angry-loobing, met her near the
door, and pointing to 4 churn standing
in the shade near the corner of the
house. said:
"Thar'S that thing standin' thar all
the mornin' and you Il foolin' round
down thar on the branch. You air geSt
a gittin' SO yo' amt no manner account
on the face of the earth. Who was
that down thar scrappin' with you
But you ncenter tell me-I know. Ii
was that good for-nothin' Sam Foster.
A triilin 'er wretch never lived on the
face of the Garth"
Hes goin' to be poet" the girl re-
piled, taking an apron off a lilac bush
and tying the strings about her waist.
And what's that, for goodness sake"
the woman exclaimed. He'd better
be thinkin' about cuttin' them sprouts
outcn that pore old hillside field thai
he's afflicted with. Conscience alive,
pity the woman he marries."
II don't reckon he's old enough vet
to think about marryin' anybody" the
girl replied. Having tucked up her
skirts she had begun to ply the churn
dashcr.
Not old enough" the woman
snapped. My salles alive, ia like 10
see a fool too young to think about
gittin married these here days. And |
warrant you that thar air gals fool
enough to marry him. Oh you ncenter
jerk that dasher around, for you know
it's Il fact. do believe you'd be fool
enough Yourself"
The girl was silent She had ceased
to ply the churn dashcr, she stood mo-
tionless, gazing down the slope toward
the pool where she and the young fell
low had watched the bass and the
perch
Yes" the woman repeated, II do
believe that you'd be fool enough to
marry him yourself"
well, if | was to. might not have
to churn all the time" the girl replied
rcsuming her work.
THAT'S fact" the woman quickly
| agreed Yes, that's a fact, for you
wouldn't have nCthin' to churn."
"Wcll, ID rather not have nothin to
| chura | wish there wasn't cow no.
whore hate en- All the time goin'
10y: e." il f,l';> To churn If | was
to marry Il man I'd see that he didn'
have a COW"
You can safely marry Sam, then
He'll never have one-hell never hav,
anything"
Hell have wife if he marries,
reckon"
Don't you sass me, Nell. won
have it."
II wouldn't sass you. nanny. Io1
know wouldn't; but he would have
wife if he married. wouldn't he? If h
didn't there wouldn't be any use il
marryin', would there?'
Hush SIGH foolishness. Itwould de
pend altogether on the woman he got.
suppose he got me?"
Look here, Nell. You amt thinkir
about marryin' him, air your
"'Lowed might, as he amt got
COW, and that's about all I'd ask .
him. But, nanny, suppose | was t
tell you that love him."
Il would think you had lost you
senses"
We'll, then, | reckon | have, for
do love him. Yes, love him SO niue
that l despise him and l could knoc
him down."
''Gracious alivev' the woman cried
you've upset the churn and all tn
milk's gone. Come back here to me
You'll break your neck runnin' OF
down thar. You are the fetchtakedes
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-12-20

There amt nothin' in the ground for
me to dig out-my fortune and my
fame are in the air and the woods"
''Oh, shucls, Sam, why don't you
grabble all that foolishness out of your
head and go TO work reckon I've
gone to school as much as you have,
and never have thought about bein' a
poet"
Maybe it is because you never have
been in love" he replied. half pioi-
fully
Maybe So, she rcjoined, and then
in excitement cried Look there! the
bass has caught the perch" AID sht
had not more than said this when he
seized her in hisarns and passionately,
violently kissed her
''Oh, quitH' she cried Don't | tell
youl Mother is in the door and will!
see you Go away, you-you fool"
He released her and stood gazing at
Dor Il despise you" she said
''Ah, have squeezed the truth on.
of you, have I?"
''If you have you put yourself to I'M
necessary trouble-you might have
known it before"
Eyes, might, for the poet always
has been despised.''
''Oh. has he? But if that's the case
you ought to be loved
Nell, you'll force me to hate you.
Il will? But why should you wan
to make me so happy?' She took VI
her sunbonnet, which had fallen to tn.
ground and, holding it by the strings
stood swinging it like pendulum.
''Do you mean that?' he asked
"Of course. Why shouldn't 1, Sam
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-12-20

A cabin squatting on the side of a
hill; trees leaning back as though
afraid of falling into the ravine below;
grass green under the brow of a rock
as if hiding from a COW that stood in
the hollow, ringing her bell; Il hawk
sailing round and round. darting his
rovetous, hungry glance at Il pig sly
whereunder hen had taken refuge;
the Turgle of water pouring over g,
sh2,f-lille ledge of slate StCEC :; d toy
ard a girl standing under a tree,
drear;'y gazing into a blue pool, The
month was June, the scene. the back
woods of Kentucky.
IF ] was that bass down there, "
said the boy, land you was that perch,
| wouldn't let them common fish come
a nigh you"
She laughed. "Oh, you'd want to
eat me all ~ yourself"
He gave her look of troubled re-
proach. She laughed merrily. You
can't take joke yet, can you?' she
asked.
why yet?" he replied
Because you've got to be so well ac-
quainted with me-" she rejOined.
"Is that a reason why ought to take
jolle?"
''Yes; for amt nothin' more than a
joke"
"Wcll then" he said, II can take a
joke could take you"
"Oh, could you? But that wouldn' t
be a joke 1t would be awful serious
to me-"
Nell. don't talk to me that way.
You know why l am stayin' here-yOu
know that if it want for you I'd go
away somewhere and be poet. You
know the School-tcacher said he
couldn't learn me any more, and take
it that when Eli Jimison can't learn
anybody anything he's goin' to be a
poet. Unison told re that | ought to
go away SOmcwherc-saidt there never
would bc any chance for me here. And
do you reckon I'd pillow over yonder in
that blazin field if it want for YOU
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-12-20

you have made me miserable all my
life. Yes, you have, now. All the
time at school, whenever nobody was
loollin' you'd all TIC time try to kiss
me, and hate to be kissed al the time
Why, you don't know how tiresome it
is. There, mothers c@llin' me. and
just know shv, gOin' + i've me an aw
full goin' over for STAIN round here
foolin' with you. Good-by. and | hope
I'll never see you again-all the time
tryin' t. kiss me. Ycs-um." she cried,
I'm comm"
Size ran up the hill, striking at the
trees with her bonnet. A woman, flushed