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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-15
Shot With HI. own Pistol.

Just as the doors of the Carolina Nation
al Bank had been closed for the day at
Columbia, S. c., Wednesday. a pistol shot
rang out in rear bed room in the bank,
and the officials ran back to the door of
the room to find Alfred Burwell Summers,
the banks bookkeeper, lying across the bed
dead, with bullet through his heart In
vestigation shows that the killing was an
accident. 1t seems that every afternoon
he has been going out on his wheel. He
always took the pistol with him. and al
ways broke 1t to see If it was loaded
He had already rolled his wheel out and
had put his trousers clamps en-. 1t ap-
pears that when he went to break the pis-
tol he caught the double-action trigger in
stead of the guard. and sent the bullet
through the lower lobe of his heart
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-15
LIYerpOOl Trade Eihica.

Trade morality, which sometimes reaches
a very low ebb even in honest Britain. had
a curious illustration in the Liverpool bank
ruptcy court the other day. A tradesman
in difficulties remarked that he was In the
habit of affixing a private mark on his
goods TO denote the cost, and then left It
to the judgment of his clerks to determine
what price should be charged the purchaser.
He simply int;mated that from 10 to 20 per
cent would be about the right thing. The
consequence was that If keen, calculating
individual wanted to purchase anything,
the clerk soon sized him up and charged
him the lowest price 1t was the trading
of the good-natured, easy-going customers
which really kept up the business, for the
clerks put it onto" them. 1t was explain
ed that this system is in pretty general use
in Liverpool shops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-15
NEARLY LOST THEIR LIVES.
Young Men Tie Dynamite and Fuse
to n Mad Dogs Tail.

John Gallagher and Peter Harkins, two
young men of Silver Brook, Pa, through
an oversight almost lost their lives beside
throwing the entire community into a state
of the widest excitement.
A dog, woned by Henry Yansis, was the
first to excite the town, and 1t was pro-
nounced mad. Gallagher and Harkins went
to the rescue of the villagers and succeed
ed in corraling the canine in an old stable
at the outskirts of the village, when they
proceeded to dispatch the dog with a shot
gun, but being poor marksmen failed in
their purpose. 1t was then decided to
make short work of the dog with dynamite.
Accordingly. a stick of the explosive, with
a cap and fuse, was tied to the animals
body and the fuse ignited.
The boys then ran to a place of safety.
In their haste they had forgotten to secure
the dog, and to their horror found him
chasing after them. The dynamite was
liable to be exploded any moment, and to
save themselves they climbed tree. They
had gotten ten feet from the ground when
the dynamite went off. The dog was blown
to atoms. and the earth dug away from the
bottom of the tree so much that 1t top
pied over. Both boys were struck by the
flying debris, but escaped dangerous in
juries The terrific shock alarmed the en-
tire neighborhood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-15
Taken TO the House of the Good Shop

Officer Wilson Of the Humane Society to-
day took to the House of the Good Shop
herd Edna Hutton, a good-looking young
girl, who spent some time in the institu-
ton two years ago. Edna is now nearly
eighteen years old, and her father is in
the insane asylum. Her mother lives at
Chester, SC, and it was on her complaint
that the officers of the first precinct ar
rested Edna last night. She had been en-
ployed in the census office, it Is said, but
was dismissed because of her alleged i'm
proper conduct. Maj. George Wiley, who
is prominent in Grand Army circles, seems
to take an interest in the girl, and the lat
ter says it is because he was a friend of
her father.
The police found the girl at the boarding
house of Mrs. Haight, No. 92S E street
northwest. She says that Maj. Wiley got
her the boarding place, and advanced her
money, as she was going to do some cler-
ical work for him. Edna, it is said, was
friend of Maj. Willey's son, who also lives
here.
Very much against her will, Edna was
taken to the House of the Good Shepherd
and turned over to the care of the Sisters
of Charity, and friends here have sent
word to her mother of the action of the
Hunane Society's agent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-15
CONSUL CUNIO DEPARTS.
The Italian Representative mt Denver
Goes to WalsenburE.

The Italian Representative mt Denver
Goes to WalsenburE.
DR.. Cunio, Italian consul, started from
Denver for Walsenburg last night in COM
pliance with instructions from Baron Fava,
Italian ambassador. DR.. Cunio received the
following telegram from Walsenburg:
THE Italians of this county anxiously de-
sire help from you. Come to these I'M
fortunates. Five men killed.
"a. BERLOILANO."
The following answer was sent:
Thanks for information. Governor guar
anteed me protection. You will have in
him a faithful father Courage. 1 am
ready to come If necessary. Telegraph me
at least sign of danger. Troops are pre-
pared to come in case OF emergency.
"CUNIO."
Il am under instructions from my gov
eminent, and will fulfill them, but will not
express my opinion until l am authorized,
especially at this moment, when the United
States government is friendly toward our
government
Afraid to Say Anything.
A warm wind at Walsenburg yesterday
melted the snow rapidly and dried the
earth so that searching parties again set
out to hunt for the two Italians killed by
the mob Tuesday night, of which no trace
has yet been found.
Quiet reigned all day. There is no doubt
that considerable number of people know
who did the killing, but they know too well.
Walsenbprg has for years been a hard
town, with an element that occasionally
shows it's teeth and uses it's guns. These
men are of more or less prominence, and,
as it is believed they did the work, no one
dares to say so acknowledge any cog
nizance of the participants for fear of be-
ing himself used as target.
Notorious Bob Ford, slayer of Jesse
James, ran a dance hall in the town of
Walsenburg for several years. Six of his
pals fl ON that place are now in the state
prison for various crimes, but others are
still on hand.
Walsenburg is hamlet of but 1000, with
coal mines and miners at her doors on
every side, and the turbulent element is
therefore large, and especially since the
strike of last summer, after which many
miners who were steady and had accumu-
lated some property moved away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-15

The annual meeting of the Church of the
Covenant was held last evening" Admiral
E. R. Colhoun. Paymaster General Edwin
Stewart and Alfred R. Quaiffe were re-
elected ruling elders. and Messrs H. B, F.
Macfarland, R. B. Taylor, W. H. Aspinwall
and A. w. Mallery were reelected deacons.
The reports presented show that the
church now has 661 communicates and is
prosperous In all its departments of work
Especially Is this the case with its mission
in Georgetown peek Chapel, under charge
of Rev. Chas. Alvin Smith.
The contributions of the church for be-
nevolences during the year aggregate
nearly $11. 600.
An effort to liquidate the church debt is
now in progress. and Notwithstanding the
present hard times. $31, 800 has been already
subscribed for that purpose. The pew rent
ais for the year amount to $13, 1892.
Messrs. VIM. Ballantyne, Matthew W.
Gait and Claudius B. Jewell were reelected
trustees of the church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-15
CONSERVATION at Cincinnati.

The Law and Order League of Cincin-
rati has caused CONSERVATION by it's
charges preferred against certain city off,
Gals. For some time the league has been
Insisting on the strict enforcement of the
midnight and Sunday closing laws and on
stopping Sunday theaters. They nave
purged the city OF slot machines and all
gambling is closely shaded. The league
charged that the police were obstructing
them in enforcing the law. Their charges
against Detective Charles H. Hudson were
sustained and he was dismissed Similar
charges were filed against Detective Cal
win Grim. and charges are expected against
others soon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-15
Two Cases of Larceny.

Two cases of larceny were tried and dis
posed of in the Police Court today. In one
case the prisoner was a small colored boy
named John H. Butler, who was charged
with having stolen a silver watch from
William Hughes. He picked the mans
pocket and had the watch on him when
Precinct DetectlVe Heian arrested MIN last
penitentiary offense of larceny from the
person was not preferred against him, and
he was given six months in jail for petit
larceny.
Rebecca Davis, a colored servant, was de-
PENDANT in the other case. Frank Hayes
called al the house where the woman was
employed, and she stole book from his
overcoat pocket.
She denied the charge. but when searched
the S12 stolen money was found on her. A
sentence of ninety days was imposed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-15
Something to BE Fixed by Law.
from the BroOklyn Eagle


The amount of bag at the knees In wo-
mans bicycle trousers will have to be fixed
by law in order to secure her against ar
rest. On fair day in our town women
are to be seen in all sorts of wheeling cos
TUNES, from flowing skirts to Amazon rigs.
Ten people were arrested in New York last
evening, however. for not carrying. lighted
lamps on their bcycles-though 1t does not
appear that any of the carriage drivers
were taken into custody for the same Of
fense-and one of the ten was woman
in derby hat and trousers frightened at
the ankles instead of at the knee. She
was taken to police station and locked
up for the night. The police do not real
ize how fast nor in what direction the new
woman is advancing. When she tries to
advance on a bicycle she ought to be al
lowed to wear clothing that will not catch
in the spokes and pedals. Must 1t be that
a woman shall not ride on a wheel In
bloomers unless she rufiles the rims there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-15
WILL NOR Guy 1T.
No Truth in the Reported Sale of the
Anac0stia Railway.

No Truth In the Reported sale OF the
Anncostia Railway.
Vice President schoepf of the lexington
and Belt line street railways who repre-
sents the Elkins-W idener syndicate in the
management Of Therapeutics. was asked
today what truth there was in the report
that his people were;aboht to purchase the
Anacostia railway. famiflarly known as the
Washington and Potomac.
YOU may deny th4t al positively as you
please" said Mr.. sGhoapf. 1.-THE Elsins-
Widener syndicate has never considered
any proposition to purchase the Anacostia
road nor ever entertained even remote
idea in that direction"
1t is probable that the rumor grew out of
the interest recently taken by Messrs. E.
NJ. Newbold and Robert S. Carswell in in
curing the probable price of the Anacostia
road. Mr.. Newbold is the president and
Mr.. Carswell a director of the Belt line, but
their inquiries regarding the Anacostia line
were made upon their individual RESPONSE
bility and did not include the conjunction
of the latter with the Belt system in any
event.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-15
Whipping Post Bill Beaten.

The whipping post bill. introduced by
Senator O'Connor and passed without OPP
position by the New York senate has been
defeated after a sharp fight in the assem-
bly, by IS to 81. The bill provided that a
Judge may sentence the convict to receive
forty lashes, in addition to the regular
messed only by the warden and a physi-
clan. The republican leader. Danforth E.
Ainsworth, and the ablest democratic ora
tor. John B. Stanchfield, advocated the
measure. Assemblyman Robbins, republi-
can, led the opposition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-15
On Her Way Home.

Detective Quinlan left here this morning
to go as far as New York with the little
girl who was brought here from her home
at Calgary, Canada, by Prof. Campbell, as
heretofore published in The Star. The de-
tective will put her on the train for Mon
treal, where she will be met by a sister Of
a resident of Calgary, named Caven, who
Is at present in this city. The girl will
then be put en- a through train, which will
land her at Calgary, where she will again
see her parents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-15

Robert William Dale, the preacher, au-
thor and lecturer. of England. is dead. He
was born in London December 1. 1929, and
graduated at the University of London in
1853. He began his ministry at Cars Lane
(CongregationaD Church. Birmingham, in
1853. DR.. Dale was chairman of the Con-
gregational Union of England and Wales,
1S6S-69. For seven years he edited the
Congresationalist, was the author of many
works or theological subjects and took ac-
tive part in non-conformist controversies
and liberal political movements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-15
AerOnaut Wise Dead.

Charles E. Wise, the aeronaut, died of
pneumonia at his home in Jenkintown,
near Philadelphia, Tuesday. He was the
son of Prof. John Wise, and for forty-two
years was the manager and engineer of
more aeronautical appliances for the pleas
ure of the public and for meteorological
investigation of the air currents than any
one now living. He was the engineer of
the balloon corps at the first battle of Bull
Run
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-15
p,.,,trou. Fire at Kansas City.

A fire which destroyed over 100000
worth of property in an hour broke out in
Kansas City Wednesday afternoon in the
four-story building at 40 West 9Th street.
occupied by the English Supply Company.
The flames were carried to the top of the
fve-story brick building north of the En-
glish building, occupied by the Western
Newspaper Union and the Great Western
type foundry Both of these buildings were
practically destroyed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-15
Cannot Help the Farmers.

The Colorado supreme court has handed
down an opinion holding that the bill pass
ed by the legislature for the relief of east
ern Colorado farmers is unconstitutional
1t will, therefore, not become a law, and
the destitute farmers will have to look
elsewhere than to the state for seed with
which to make a fresh start this Apring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-15
Arrested for Endorsement.

Louis A. Tracy. secretary and teller of
the Security Company at Hartford, Conn.,,
has been arrested. charged with having
embezzled $9.1GO from the company 1t is
claimed that by bogus checks and memo
randa he has emheZzled nearly $4,000
Tracy has been secretary for the company
for several years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-15

The dead body of a colored infant was
found on lot near 22d and G streets about
o'clock this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-15

Not Too Late i'm the Season
To think Of getting Lamp for your study or
parlOr. We have expatiated on the B. & H. until
you probably know 1t to be the best on the market
1t is,
And the price Is moderate
Are You thinking of laying in a supply of mate
rial for your studio? Make your selection here
NO finer to be found. Prices always right. Don't
forget thisi
ARCHITECTS, BUILDERS AND PAINTERS
The building season is here and YOU will need
materials such as we carry. 1t is TO your int crest
to give US call. We can give you the best.
GEO. +. MUTH G. CO.,
41S It'll ST. NV
nh1+24d
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-18
DON'T SEE ALIKE
How Different People Looked at
Fin do Steele Gown.
Dressnaksr, Woman of Fashion and Mers
Man Give Their Respective Opinions
Walking Dresses and Gowns
for Afternoon Teas.
lCoPYRIGRr. Isei.l

''1've gotten all over signing: oh, wa6
some power the giftie gre rs to see
ourselves as ithers ses u.s." said o
bright woman a dav or so ago. For,
you must know, no two OF them look at
us alike, and so their opinions are more
confusing than valuable.
You see I've Just had a new dress.
I It was quite smart dress, O regular
fin de steele affair, only please don I
de steele means. l sent to Paris for II
and it had 70 go to my dressmaker &c
have the At adjusted little.
What do you think of it% I asked,
as tried it on, trying to hide my Gag
ernesS-
''She looked at 1t rather frigidly,
and studied 1t calmly and critically.
Him. / heard first; the bodice is rather
good. Tha. collar is effective, the fall
of lace sufficiently softens the plain
line of the fronts; and the sleeves are
large enough TO GO, should say ]
lookss up radiant, but she carefully
evsded my glance, and went on: The
chAi = - tS~NAr 'ti.N Jul.
across the front slants too much. II
would never sit as il ought If il were
brought sharply across the top, in q
short slant, then dropped toward one
side, the effect would be better. Or il
the whole slant were more gradual, il
might do. But as it is you win never
be satisfied with its hang And she
frowned at it severely.
This wasn't encouraging, but it &C
curred TO rne that while | was abou. i,
might as we'll get variety of critical
opinions on my poor dress, which was
meeting such frigid reception afte,
its voy from la belle France Sc
the first time l wore tit was at ar
afternoon teal made myself particu.
larry disagreeable to the artist who has
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-18

always declared my taste so excellent
rubbed his fur studiously the wrong
way and finally asked him casually:
by the way, what do you think of my
Paris gown?' My praise of Aubrey
Beardsley and other fads he detests
had inclined him TO bluntness, and he
said savagely;
From an artistic standpoint, my
friend. am free TO confess that 1t is
bad. You see the corner at the skirts
edge. Now corner is never graceful.
Angles never drape. and are so unpleas-
ant. Those designers forget that they
are drapiug figure, not stick Walk
ing or sitting. il looks awkward, as il
YOU were cut on the bias; and walking,
every step gives the thing an askew,
avry look.
Now, if IL had been made with two
side bands, the effect would be better.
Then, when walking, there would be
an easy motion. The waist is different.
That doesn't depend on the motion Of
the body to give it grace think the
waist is rather good, unless those front
pieces fly apart more than they do now
~ didn't enjoy this result OF having
poked the bear. but still went deIb-
erately on and asked the opinion Of my
most fashionable acquaintance. She
would be frank, knew. without polk
ing. wasn't disappointed.
We'll. my dear she began, SO tell
you the truth, it isn't in harmony.
The theme isn't carried out It's just
as important 10 have a theme in cos
tune as in musical composition
Now. II that curved band across tho
skirt had its counterpart IN the waist
in the shape Of short jacket slarted
across the lower bodice and edged with
the fur, and II there were slsnted fur
bands on the sleeves, It would be better.
Or If the straight effect Of the bodice
had been carried out in the skirt
should pronounce it better still
IS But. after ali. the general effect is
rather pretty. To b. sure, shouldn't
Just like IL for nlyself-but, then. that
doesn't count. The little jacket is real
neat. and the sleeves are quite TIE
thing
q. Real neat finished ne. One doesn't
send 20 Paris for real reatness- You
can manage that yourself on rainy
afternoon up in the little sewing room
Real neat Is home made 80 smariinZ
snder this deadly insult few tor
comfort 20 nv staid- fniddle-aged sd-
mirer. lie l. sensible and well-in-
formed IN current topics ! determined
TO ask him when he called. and cid n
that eTeulug.
Give ron nv opinion Of Tour gown
Why, great heavens. my child. what 90
] know about yvonca's clothss, i u
IS yoEr dress. and you are going 20
wear il. why, an SIRE il i al right,
and no doubt very pretty Let ne
look a. II sgsin- Yes tbzt lace dang
ling there looks very nice And those
points OF the sleeveS-ia tu-- ehe-yes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-18
MAKING NEW SHIPS
Gfnishing Up a Batch of Monitors
Begun Years Ago.
The Terror . Novelty-New ideas IN Ma
EinS Mechanics That Will Depend
Upon Her Triais-Anotiler Batch
Of Cheese Eo1es.
IooFYRIGET. 1881


Whether or not the war clouds on
Sne oriental horizon have stimulated ac-
Evity in that direction, the work on a
huI1ber Of Uncle Sans new warships
b being pushed by the men in the navy
yards. The necessity for calling so
many of our new cruisers into foreign
waters has, perhaps, awakened the
powers at Washington to a realization
of the fact that our harbors must not
De left defenseless, and batch Of mon
ators started away back in the seven
ties Is being finished up now for active
service with the fast-growing "white
squadron.
Over twenty years ago congress APP
propriated more than Sc, 900, 900 for the
building Of four monitors ships
of $50 feet each-to be known as the
Amphitrite, Miantonomah, Monadnock
and Terror To this embryo squadron
wassto be added fifth vessel planned
after Erricson's famous ''cheesebox on
a raft" to be called the Puritan. The
Puritan. however, was to be thirty feet
longer than the other four and the
largest vessel of its class ever con-
structed. All of these ''raftS," too,
were to have two 'cheeseboxes," as the
revolving turrets were facetiously
dubbed after the original Monitors
first great victory at Hampton Roads.
Of these five monitors, only one, the
Miantonomah, had ever been finished,
although all five were started at the
s- ~ he
others were built and their engines put
in, but for many years after the early
stages C their manufacture, they Icy
idly in the yards of the government ac-
cumulafjng rust and barnacles at q
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-18
HE HAD A HOBBY
Fielding Takes One to a Nephew
in New Jersey.
He Meets with Many Adventures on the
Way and Arrives with Both the Horse
and Himself In a Dilapidated
Condition.
COPYRIGHT, 1891

At this appropriate season I have
been making others happy. 1t is easy
enough to do that, if one will only sac
Irifice himself. If he is willing to do
something exceptionally foolish, and
let his friends and relations see him do
,it-especially that large majority OF
them who have always said that he
was that kind Of a mamie will in
crease the sum of human happiness to
an extent absolutely incredible by one
who has not tried it.
1.-The reason we haven't had good
time on Christmas in the past ten
years." said 1 to Maude, SIS that we
haven't been where there were chill
.dren. The little FOLKS are the ones
who enjoy the day. Thirteen thou
sand years ago-I will not pretend to
be exact, but it seems as long as that
when / was boy, We used TO have
great times"
Then 1 made proposition that we
60 and spend Christmas with my
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-18

The word pa" Is Derived from Pisa,
= Greek city e Els. which teens IN
have been the center GO The p-s-2rov.-
iag industry ,9r years t~forr the time
n Christ. The satiq1aTians aver that
the mess psotlags" for which EAsu sola
lis blrthzizh: -s diEh a peas In
thoas tines t.sv .ers called ''Lsutil..-
and even al tns Pres~-; day the Eng
hsh eouanon people % several OF ths
English sarir~A. notably Hidd.esez and
OIforczhi-s s'in cal them '-tils, drop
ping ~ len" II the Tim. % Mary
they we're called 'peasous. ~nd Ia ,ha
iifas n faar.es Z. pas Prof Z. II
baliy - -ulaoritT for the statement
that pa have teesi Ia cultivation In
EorpPe :oE iaore than two th0rAAad
yE-Ta