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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-01-24

n PERFECT deluge of bills on al
most every conceivable subject has
been poured into the House OF Dele
gates, and in the Senate the number
is just as large in proportion to the
membership. The bulk ofthcm will
die in the committee rooms. and
hardly one in fifty will become laws
"a fact, we dare say, not to bc re-
GREETED. We can form hut a meager
idea of the objects in view in the
bills introduced from the reports
given by th" Charleston papers.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-11-14
A Rush Message.

The ways Of "loveIy women" when she
calls to her aid tho telegraph service, t.
gether with Rllmpses into disordered
household, were both shown in dOwL
town telegraph office one day last week
1t was nesrly O'Clock when young VIC
man, tall, well dressed and considerably
agiated. appeared there, and seizlng q
blank, wrote rapidly for q moment be
| fore she stepped over TO the tnan IL
charge,
Won't you hurry that along as fast at
possible, pease2 she said laying the die
patch on the counter
II was addressed to the Cillce on the
north flIe. TIE operator, used to the r.
quest, took the message and began the
ual snno alton,
Twenty six cents, he sail, still Iabbug
At 1t with his pencil,
How soon will It go2 asked the TEND
er
At oLce.
1t ought to get there before $50
O'Clock she h,z,rded, with rising IN
Election
1t ought, assen,ed the operator.
But 1t vail, do you tLiuk2 she persist
ed.
Il there is % delay at the other end.
She paused 10 the act Of putting down
the money,
| wonder if messenger wonld be quick
err sbe tAid, half TO hertelf
The operator wgi ed.
iii be back 10 minute, shs vent %
and hurried TO the messenger desk.
What IL your sborie.t time 10 Chicago
avenue, 90 the north slider she burst out.
brestbIessly.
We have done 1t IN tsenty five minutes
FIf Six, called tne manager ia snticps
too Of quick srrgrce.
q, don't believe be couli get thefe g.
soon as thai, Of! cted the Young womaa
az the boy presented hmsrlL
10 thiry he could, ssid the manager
uos would he oo1 persisted the 4n
toner
BY street car ana ran up Cbtoago
Avenue.
Sull she hesita,ed. A glprce at the
clock decided Der.
ll's ou the stroke Of 4 che sali. aud
the message must be delivered bsiore4 80
o'clock. ltli4k the telegraph j. quicker,
Add now 10 ifartic haste sLe % to
the operator. H. wss ba.y silh me.
sage, aud tao more precious minutes
~ers losi.
sead tusi dispatcb !ast as isst Sc you
eau. che s.id = hen : tarn cane, and
do pat on it TO deliver Al case, eslt
!oui
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-11-14

Ietiirg ny hatsc take ats osn bead,
: caught up wiib uountslaert ou a uois
' alto taking bn time ier u,
Good mormul. SAYS L It'sa tlae mort
'ns tot riilng.
Mighty, ssys he ef ye siat ri3Irg
mule
dout know shout that, some OF lh'
pleasAntest rides I've had 10 The moua'aio'
hsve been mnlebaok
Tbst's case yer diiut have TO ride ono
oaly when yer wanted ter. III yer 30 ~
ttum ueedoesslty bits different
That one you're on seems to I've pretty
good one.
Bou, ~ good ~ mule ever gets to hr
| reckon, be said iuS tone indicating bic
lack Of faith 10 the mule
/ What's the matter with him'
/ He's got bis notions
What are tbey1 Notions to kick the top
rsll of the fences?
No, be amt much Of kicker, be Mo
der pears to haveR satisfied sort uw mind,
aud takes things prutty much as they
come
Then what ais hlm2
Well want TO get over on L OTHER side
nv the Fork, and can't Till git up here
about two miles Whar thars boat. SOS
kin ride over 10 that.
why don't you ride him over?
That's what don't like about him.
Why2
He's Baptist mule and I'm a Meth
dis,
This was poser and quite beyond my
scope Of comprehension. ! had heard Of
preludices, but they had never
gone so far as TO affect any other atimGl
than man.
You will have to explain that point says
|. It's too far over Tor me.
Well, hiti this way, he said. with
short laugh. Yer sec, got this crtter
rum Biptis' preacher that had raised
aim irum u colt and had rid him fer seven
years on circuit an wouldn't apsrted with +
lim fer no price only he wn2 going to
hissoury an couldn'ttake the mule along
1e Was power TO work, and the preach ,
ID usened ter help out his wages Letting !
he mule ter people when be wu21t rid x
ng bim. That's how come TO git HIM. j.
Veil, the preacher never said nothing
nd never axed nothing. and the fast ,
sunday after ! got him | nd Cil TO the j.,
leth dist meeting, never thinking nothing. II
bout mile irum the meeting house n
ad TO ford the Fork, and the water wu2
urty deep that morning, but the mule d,
Dowed the way and ! jlst let him have ;,
il head. And by gum. he done hit, fur nj
hen he got ter the deepest place be stop :;
ed square in the erik, duoked bls head,
listed bis heels and sent me kilIng uyet
is ears iDter the water whar hit wuz four
et deep ef bit wuz inch, aud soused me 81
can outen sight d,
Dll uc Iuu h"Hl hbhtui bb Tue | a,
ouutaneer paused a moment to think
yer it,
Nary a run, be said. When | come up, -,
leczng and snorting, he wuz waiting n
ere for me q quiet ez yer granmammy, of
ID got mp and rid him ont. Yer see, ot
, colcluded, the dern mule knowod a.
~ Meth dist, and ez be wuz Baptist, 80
'rn and raised, be jist tun his doctrine
onter me and soused me all over when
bad the chance, He's too good mule M
kill, and ef hs ever Goes that again I'll vi
Il him shore. Sos not to give him no pc
mptali)n never try no more fording
Nh him. WI
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-11-14
4 s,otArian NJ ale

AL yossed slong The sandy banks Of
the Poor Fork Of the Cumberland river
Evening star., 1895-06-12
THE WATER SUPPLY.
Col. ElliOt's Report of Operations
During May.

Col. G. H. Elliot has made report to the
chief of engineers of operations for the i'm
provement of the Dalecarlia receiving res
ervoir during May, showing that good
progress was made in the project of pro-
tecting the reservoir from polluted drain
age. The masonry walls at the east and
west portals of the tunrel were completed
and the construction of the dam across the
mouth of Little Falls branch was contin-
ued. The earth work of the dam has been
carried to a height of five feet above the
bottom of the valley. The excavation and
paving at the head of the channel between
East creek and Mill creek were completed,
and the water of East creek was turned
into the channel May Is. The excavation
and paving of the channel between the two
branches of East creek and the construc-
ton of the dam at the head of the smaller
branch were completed May %. The water
Of this branch was turned into the bed of
the main branch above it's dam on the same
day. The excavation of a channel below
the north connec tion," through which the
supply of Potomac water from Great Falls
into the reservoir will be regulated, was
commenced, as was also the excavation at
the head of the reservoir, contemplated in
the project. Col. Elliot says the remainder
of the work on the channels around the
reservoir will be nearly, If not entirely,
completed this month.
Evening star., 1895-06-12
DEBs PRESENTS HIMSELF
Says He Fell Asleep and Broke His
appointment.

S"ss ne FeIl asleep and Broke His
Appointments.
CHICAGO, June 12.-The mysterious dis
appearance case of President E. Y. Debs
OF the American Railway Union petered out
today. He presented himself at the United
States marshaTs Office at IL am. after
having been lost to the authorities since
noon yesterday.
Debs surrendered himself shortly after
the entire force of United States deputy
marshals had been sent out to search for
him. Debs explained his absence by say
Ing that he was ill yesterday He went to
a friends in the afternoon and fell asleep.
he said, not awakening until o'clock to-
day. Aside from bad headache he SEEM
ed to be in good health when he arrived at
the marshaPs office. He deeply regretted.
however. that he had failed 10 keep his
appointment with the deputy marshal, who
was to have taken him to Jail last night,
and was much surprised to hear that the
search has been male for him.
Debs was emphatic in his denial of the
story that his tardv surrender was the
result of too free Indulgence in LIQUOR.
He was kept in the marshars office during
the afternoon, arrangement being made
to take him to Woodstock, at p.m. in
charge of a deputy marshal.
Evening star., 1895-06-12
MRS. RENTON'S CLAIM.
The Government of Honduras Hn,
Finally Settled 1t.

The Government of Honduras Has
Finally Settled 1t.
According to special advices from San
Juan del Norte. Nicaragua, the Honduran
government has paid the agents Of the
United States the sum of $50. 900 in gold in
settlement of the claim Of Mrs. Renton for
the murder of her husband Charles w.
Renton, an American citizen, at Brewers
Lagoon, Honduras, two years ago. This
case has been the subject of negotiation
between the United States and Honduras
for several months, and its settlement, al
though tardy, Is the source of general
satisfaction in official circles.
The history of the case has been told
several times in The Star
After almost incredible hardships Mrs
Renton and her niece reached Bluefields
Nicaragua, and subsequently came to New
York. She laid her case before the State
Department. and Mr.. Young United States
minister to Honduras, was instructed to in
vestigate the matter. Owing to delay in
satisfactory action by the Honduran au-
thorities, the cruiser Montgomery was sent
TO Brewers Lagoon last winter, and Capt.
Davis made special investigation of the
case. His report was made the basis for a
demand for an indemnity. Honduras agreed
TO this, and now, according to special
telegram, she has fulfilled the agreement.
Evening star., 1895-06-12

different phase and said that counsel had
better go into the legal question.
THAT will be very BRIEF: remarked Mr..
Wilson.
Counsel first read the act of Congress
under which the Commissioners passed the
regulations. He then read the penalty
clauses and said that the Commissioners
had no more right to fix the penalty at
s25 day than they had to fix it at 81 900,
in the absence of statutory authority. They
had no right to impose the penalty and
the court has no right to enforce it.
In support of this claim he read the de-
cision in the oleomargarine case of Eaton,
in which the commissioner Of internal rev.
enue attempted to make certain regula-
tons containing a penalty clause.
In that case, said Judge Kimball, the
commissioner went outside the law.
Mr. Garnett also participated in the argu-
ment for the defense in the claim that the
authority given the Commissioners by Con-
gress did not give power to provide an
effective penalty clause.
Mr.. Pugh Argues.
Following this Mr.. Pugh made lengthy
argument for the District He dwelt upon
the law in the case, and said there was no
doubt that Congress had the authority to
give the Commissioners power to make reg
ulations. The only question left, he said,
was whether the regulations could be en-
forced. So far as he was concerned he
argued that they had sufficient power for
that purpose.
1t was not reasonable to suppose that
Congress would confer upon them power
to make regulations If they were not to
have the power to enforce them, for then
the regulations would be of no earthly use
Before disposing of the case Judge KIM
ball said he desired to hear from the Com
m:ssioners concerning the Columbia roads
tenders, and Mr. Pugh sent for the Com
missoners to appear in court as witnesses.
The hearing had not concluded when this
report closed.
Evening star., 1895-06-12
A Peculiar Mistake.

A rather peculiar pension case has just
been decided by Assistant Secretary Rey-
nolds. A A. Rudder, who served in a
Tennessee regiment. was pensioned in 1889
at So per month, was granted an Increase
in 1891 to $40 per month. By a clerical
error the figures $40 were mistaken for s16
and Rudder was paid the latter amount
monthly for over two years and might
have continued to receive it Indefinitely had
he not filed another claim for increase. The
error was then discovered and the ray
ments reduced to $40, while further
amount Of Sc per month will be retained
until the amount overdrawn is refunded
Evening star., 1895-06-12
A MINISTER TO VENEZUELA.
Mr.. Olney Expected to Select One n

Mr.. OIuey Expected to Select One at
an Early Dny.
1t is expected that Secretary of State
Onley will select a new United States min
lister to Venezuela at an early day, that
important post being vacant since the re-
tirement of Seneca Hazleten, the former
minister. The salary is sk5GO. and aside
from it's being one of the BEST of the sec
cnd-rate missions, it has special i'm
portance at the present time, owing to the
prominent part the United States govern
ment is taking in the British-Venezuela
boundary controversy. For this reason it
lister a lawyer fully equipped for the deli
cate International questions likely to arise.
Mr.. Bartlernan, the secretary, is now i'll
charge Of the legation at Caracas.
Evening star., 1895-06-12
Personal Mention.

Rev. w. ]. Mcknight, DID,, is at Oak
land, Md.
Mr.. Thos. P. Morgan, who is now confined
to the house, the result of a fall last Mon
day, hopes to be out in a few days.
Secretary Lamont has gone to visit his
Viii viii probably return here on Friday.
Capt Frank L. Dodds, ninth infantry,
is in the city on leave of absence.
State Treasurer James s. Keger of Tren-
ton, N j., is at the Riggs House.
Representative-ele s. S. Fitzpatrick of
Kansas is in the city. He spent today at
Annapolis, where he has a son, who will
graduate this year.
Evening star., 1895-06-12
FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Archbishop Ireland Speaks at the
Notrc Dame Celebration.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, June 12-Arch-
bishop Ireland was the principal speaker at
the golden jubilee of Notre Dame, and his
address was devoted to eulogizing the
work Of Father Edward Sorin, the founder
of the university, and the deliverance of a
powerful argument in favor of higher edu-
ayn fbev were
and that the Catholics made mistake in
fighting the system.
Evening star., 1895-06-12
PardOns Denied.

The President today denied. applications
for pardon in the following cases: Vim.
H. Bristol, convicted in Louisiana of lar
ceny of post Office funds; Claude Vena-
mon, convicted in Illinois of breaking into
the post office 1t Hinsor Park; George w.
Cummings, convicted in California of rob-
bing the mails.
Evening star., 1895-06-12

Capt. Pope Detailed to Act Tempo
rarily Warden.

Capt. James w. Pope. assistant quarter
master, has been detailed to act Temporal
rfly as warden of the United States peniten-
dary at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. He has
been ordered to report to the Attorney Cen
eral for instructions. The penitentiary will
be formally transferred to the charge of
the Department of Justice on the 1st prox-
limo. The military guard will be retained
for duty at the prison for such length of
time, not exceeding ninety days from July
], as the Attorney General may deem neces-
sary for the proper transfer of prisoners
and property from the military to the civil
authorities
Evening star., 1895-06-12
The Amphitritc Mt Fort Monroe.

The Amphitrite has arrived at Fort Mon
roe. This warship is the first vessel of
the new navy that has gone Immediately
INTO service. has made her cruise and has
returned without finding anything that
reed be repaired. The Amphtrite is a low
Tree board monitor of 1000 tons, double
turreted, twin screw, with 1.6o0 horse pow
or. The department is much gratified with
the result of the showing made by this
Evening star., 1895-06-12
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
Members to Call on Secretary q
State Olney Tomorrow.

Members to Call on SecrefNFy OF
State Olney Tomorrow.
Senator Morgan called upon Secretary
Olncy today to pay his respects and to
discuss briefly the condition of our for
eign relations.
The new Secretary has addressed formal
notes to the various embassies and lega-
tions in Washington. advising them of his
appointment and notifying them that he
will be pleased to receive them tomorrow
at IL o'clock am. The diplomatic corps
will accordingly call in a body, and the
members will be presented to Secretary
Olney by Baron Fava, the Italian ambassa-
dor, who is dean of the corps in the alb
sence of Sir Julian Pauncefote.
Evening star., 1895-06-12
THE NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL.
He Spent the Day Fami1iurfzlng Him.
self With His New Duties.

self With His New Duties.
Attorney General Harmon spent the day
at the Department of Justice familiarizing
himself with his new duties. A great many
prominent officials called on him to ex-
tend their congratulations. Judge Harmon
will return to Cincinnati in a few days to
close up some business matters. This will
occupy him about two weeks, when he will
return here to remain during the summer
with short visits to his home. His family
will remain in Cincinnati for the present,
and will not take up their permanent resi-
dence mere until autumn.
Evening star., 1895-06-12
Charged With Bridge Jumping.

NEW YORK, June 12.-David Cohn'
Hungarian tailor, is under arrest, upon
the charge that he jumped from the Brook
Iyn bridge today near the New York ap-
proach. If he did jump. as alleged. he re-
ceived no injury.
Evening star., 1895-06-12
National Guard Officers Commissioned

The President has signed the commissions
of Frank E. Gibson as inspector of rifle
practice of the third battalion of infantry
with the rank of first lieutenant, and of
Benjamin G. Pool as surgeon of the fourth
battalion Of infantry with the rank of first
lieutenant.
Evening star., 1895-06-12
will Not Leave untt. Saturday.

1t is believed that the state of public
business will require another meeting of
the cabinet on Friday, and that the Pres
ident will not be able to start for Gray
Gables before Saturday.
Evening star., 1895-06-12
BoHRMAN SENTENCED FOR LIFE.

Caused the Death of Two Boys In
Brooklyn.
BROOKLYN, June 12.-John Bohrman,
who was convicted Of murder in the second
degree in causing the deaths of the two
boys, John Seims and Henry Knoop, who
were found suffocated by gas in Miller's
Hotel, Brooklyn on the morning Of Febru-
ary II, was today sentenced to Sing Sing
for life.
Evening star., 1895-06-12
ST. LOUIS MAIDEN TRIP,
Reported Passing the Scilly Island
This Afternoon.

This AftcrnOOn.
SOUTHAMPTON, Jure PA special dis
patch to the Associated Press from the
Scilly Island announced that the American
line steamship st. Louis passed that point
at 3:45 this afternoon. 1t takes the Paris
eight hours to reach here from the Scilly
Islands.
The ST. Louis left New York last Wednes-
day
Evening star., 1895-06-12
Naval Movements.

The training ship Alliance arrived at Glib
raltar today, and the monitor Amphitrite
has arrived at Hampton Roads from Port
Royal.
Evening star., 1895-06-12

tee proof Of fee puooins is
IN f6e eating 9pesteroap's
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Of sooerftsemenfs, mace up
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8eusef pa8fteifp-nef merefp
space.
Evening star., 1895-06-12

ne Evening Star IS served to subscribers In the
eity by carriers, on their own account at 10 cents
per week, or a cents per month. Copies at the
counter cents each. By mail-anywhere in the
per month
Saturday ouintuple Sheet Star. 81 per year, with
foreign postage added, $500.
entered at the Post 01lce at Washington, D. c.,
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DAll mail subscriptions must be paid In advance
Rates Of advertising made known on application.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-31

at haphazard In certain sense he does
not work for today, but plans for future
crops. He goes about looking for suitable
sprouts and saplngs to train and mark for
Text years crop, and incidentally gathers
those prepared the previous year. When
he finds young oak that promises to
make good stick, he sits down and pa
tiently gashes and marks it at regular in
tervals along its length. taking care to
make each cash of sufficient depth to
mark the under wood. By the following
year the bark has healed, leaving an oval
scar that shows plainly the wood when
peeled. Such is the wounded oak, better
known as English crab. The gashes can
be made to produce some striking and
unique designs. Some cane hunters carry
little pricking wheels that inflct pune
ture at regular intervals. This is varied by
the use of a scroll wheel and dies that
leave the imprint of an initial letter. stars,
Crescents, crowns, Venus-like figures, etc.
This season handles made from natural
wood are more popular than ever before.
The most desirable of these are made from
pimento and anented with snake-like
turnings of silver. The pimento is really
the root of a species of coffee plant, and is
imported in punches. in Rough form, Just as
the root Is pulled from the ground. The
process of preparation is somewhat inter-
esting. First the sticks are sorted into
qualities, those having the most gnarls and
twists being considered the most valuable.
Now they are trimmed with a fine circular
saw, manufactured especially for the pur-
pose. as it requires very fine temper to
W
of the fine grit and small stones that are
often imbedded between the roots and out
of sight of the sawyer. If the branch
that is joined to the root is long enough
and not toe crooked the cane and handle
are of one piece, but, as is the case in
many instances, the branch has to be sew
cred from the root, which is then prepared
as handle for some other stick. 1t is
followed out and Joined neatly to an
other stick to be imperceptible TO the
novice. AS the roots very hard they
are susceptible of high polish and fine
carving.
One of the recent novelties in pimento
canes has silver lizard placed as to
look as If he crawling among the
roots after fly that Is ingeniously placed
on the opposite side of the stick. Another
has a spiders net of silver threads spread
between the gnarls. 1t is neat though
rather suggestive design in the hand Of a
sporting man.
The popular Madagascar vine Is from
Brazil. 1t is a heavy stick, and In free
fight is worth two Irish blackthorns. Deep
seams and heavy knots are Its peculiar
features AS 1t Is very flbrous stick 1t ts
hard to cut. and is, therefore, usually fin
ished In natural form by trimming and pol
fishing the end 1t Is frequently stained a
fine seal brown. and makes a swell cane
for the of the young man who takes
his afternoon stroll in walking suit of
koNR Or mouse color
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-31

been brought to a kneeling posture by two
dogs clinging to either side.
In the natural woods such as the Wei
schel and pimentO, the ornamentation con-
sists of knobs and snake-like coils of silver
and gold ornaments. These applied pieces
of metal are often engraved in fanciful de-
signs, but the plain. polished surfaces con-
trast very well with the natural wood A
novelty for a Malacca has a snake coiled
about the upper end, and his projecting
head. as in the act of striking at a foe
serves rs handle. Some who have their
canes made to order have added to the re-
alism CT the snake by having it covered
with leather tanned from the real snake
skin. But that seems almost uncalled for
while there is an abundance of gold, silver
platinum, ivory, ebony and horns from
the rhinoceros