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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-20
THE CAM PAiGN OPEN
Vigorous Prosecution of Alleged Illegal
Food Dealers.
The Traffic in OleOmargarfne and
How 1t Was Carried On-In-
formations Filed.

The campaign against the Illegal sale Of
oleomargr rine in the District of Columbia,
which was inaugurated last week by the
filing of civil suits against several persons
who were alleged to have sold the article
Under the representation that it was pure
creamery butter, was made still more Wig
orous yesterday. Early in the day the COM
missioner of ir ternal revenue sent to Dis
| trict Attorney Birney informations against
tweEty-six persons, who were charged by
the special agents of the department with
violating the oleomargarine law. Mr.. Bir-
ney placed the papers in the hands of his
assistant Mr. Mullowny, and directed him
to take proceedings against the parties
named in the informations
The cases already brought are but few
of those which are to be presented to the
attention of the courts, and it is the in
ter ton of the Treasury Department to al
low TO laXity on the part of any govern
ment official in pushing the prosecution as
rapidly as possible, and in securing all the
testimony necessary for bringing those who
have failed to meet the requirements of the
law to a realization of the full penalty pro-
Vlded for such cases.
The prosecuting officer has not yet de-
clded IN just what manner he will proceed
against the persons whose names have
been handed In as violators of the law but
IL is generally supposed that they will go
direct to the grand jury, and will noc be
L
lice Court. Such was the course pursued
when the last cases of this kind were called
10 the attention Of the courts on indict-
ments.
1t is said that in the cases filed yesterday
the complaints were chiefly against store
Keepers who have been selling limitations
for the genuine butter.
Mr.. Clarence A. Brandenburg is counsel
FOR the pure-butter dealers, and he has
given the matter some attention. He said
to Star reporter today that he expected
the proof in most cases would show that
the dealers sold the oleomargarine at but
ter prices, which, he said, was at the rate
of about twice the price of the oleomar-
garine.
He said that in number of instances
they had discovered that the dealers had
sold the imitation, representing it to be
oysters butter, and had so sold it when
the patrons expressly asked for this par
ticular brand of the genuine article These
complaints, made yesterday, he said, were
against persons whom the agents of the
dealers had visited and just how many
more prosecutions will be filed he could not
say, as he did not know what the internal
revenue agents were doing
This warfare against the alleged violators
of law will be continued by the dealers in
pure butter until every one is prosecuted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-20
CHILDREN'S GUARDIANS,
End of the Harrison Children for u
Time.

Time.
The two little girls, May and Fairy Har-
rison, who were before the Police Court last
week on an application to have them turned
over to the board of children's guardians, as
published in The Star at the time, were in
court again today. Their father, W. H Har-
rison, the telegraph operator was in court,
and he was anxious that they should be
turned over to him.
Mrs. Price, mother of Clarence Price who
married the mother of the children, and
went off with her, was in court, but she said
she was not able to take care of the young
ones.
Judge Miller turned the children over to
the board of children's guardians, and it is
likely that their father will be allowed to
take care of them, under the supervision of
the agent of the board.
This is the case in which the little chill
drens conduct in Stanton square, dancing
and smoking cigarettes, attracted the atten-
ton of the police.
An officer who has done duty in the park
for some months said to Star reporter that
such conduct on part of boys and girls is of
frequent occurrence. 1t is not an unusual
thing, he said, to see half-grown boys in the
park embracing girls. Parents of such chill
dren he thought, should pay more attention
to them and keep them at home. especially
after dark. He said that If this conduct is
repeated he intends to make some arrests
and have the Police Court determine
whether or not there is violation of any
a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-20
SERIOUS FIRE.
Early Morning Blaze Mt Washington
Brick COmpnny's Works.

Brick COmpnny's Works.
This morning about $50 o'clock a big
blaze at the Washington Brick Machine
Companys works, near Florida avenue and
14th street, illumina ted Northeast Wash
ington and got many persons out of bed
long before their usual time. Fire had
broken out in the drying sheds of the COM
pany and threatened the destruction of the
entire plant. An alarm from box 62S, soon
followed by a second alarm, called out the
fire department, and several streams of wa
ter were soon pouring on the burning build
ing. The tin roof of the shed made the
work of the firemen extremely diffic ult, and
for more than two hours they labored to
save the other buildings and valuable ma
chinery of the company. Rain was falling
when the firemen were called out, and the
police and citizens who responded to the
alarm were thoroughly drenched The hard
work of the tiremen was rewarded, for on
ly the shed in which the fire started was
destroyed The origin of the fire is I'M
known. The loss Is estimated at about
5000, which is fully covered by insurance.
The steam fire apparatus of the company
did good service, and what might have
proved a most disastrous conf1agration was
prevented by prompt and efficient work of
the employees of the company and of the
police and fire departments. The works
started up usual this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-20
TO JOIN HANDS WITH ENGLAND.
Spain and France to Make Demands
VanazneIn

Spain and France to Make Demands
Venezuela.
A special cable dispatch to the New York
Herald from Havana, Cuba, November 10,
1895, says: 1t Is reported here that Spain
is preparing 20 press important claims upon
the government Of Venezuela, simultan-
eously with the demand Of Great Britain
upon the same country.
There Is q report current in this city,
also, that France will Join Spain as she has
claims Of her own to settle with Venezuela.
The cruiser Alfonso XII has sailed for La
Guayra, Venezuela. The Spanish warship
left the port Of Havana hurriedly last
night. Senior De Castro, the Spanish min
lister to Caracas, who has been in this city
for some time, was on board the vessel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-20
CIVIL SERVICE REFORMERs,
Preparations for the Coming Meeting
Here of the National League.

Preparations for the Coming Meeting
Here of the National League.
The National Civil Service Reform
League will hold its annual meeting in this
city, at the invitation of the Civil Service
Reform Association of the District of CO.
lumbia, on Thursday and Friday December
II and 13. The Cosmos Club will be its
headquarters, and its sessions will be held
in the Cosmos Club hall. the morning ses-
sions being devoted to the business of the
league and the afternoon sessions to the
reading of papers. The annual address of
the president, who is now ex-Secretary
Carl Schurz which Is always the most i'm
portant thing a the annual meeting of the
league, will be delivered at Metzerotts
Hall Thursday evening, December u, in
order that as many people as possible may
hear it. Friday evening the visiting dele
gates will be entertained by The local asso-
citation at reception, which will probably
be given at the Arlington. This will be an
agreeable substitute for the banquet which
has hitherto been given by the civil service
reformers to the league in the citywhere its
annual meeting was held, and which was
apt to be rather too formal for great en-
1oyment. At one of the sessions the
league will be formally welcomed to Wash
ington by President John Joy Edison of the
Civil Service Reform Association, and also
in all probability by one of the Commits
sioners OF the District of Columbia, and
many of the delegates who are not only
prominent at home, but known to the
whole country, will be warmly welcomed
and privately entertained by their friends
here. Among those who are expected tic
read papers at the meetings are Moorfield
Storey of Boston, Sherman S. Rogers of
Buffalo, John W. Ella of Chicago, William
Dudley Foulke of Indiana, Herbert Welsh
of Philadelphia, Richard H. Dana of Cam
bridge, Herman Justi of Nashville and F.
l.. Siddons of Washington. This will be the
first time that the National Civil Service
Reform League has ever held an annual
meeting in Washington. hecacsc until last
year there was no local Civil Service Re
form Association to invite it to meet here
But the invitation given by the associat ton
of the District of Columbia last year was
most cordially accepted, and the secretary
of the league. Mr.. George McAneny, writes
from New York that the attendance of
former meeting. The league has invited all
municipal reform associations and aftli-
ated organizations to send delegates to this
meeting, so that large number of per-
sons are expected to be present and the
meeting promises to be both interesting
and important. The local association has
appointed two committees to make ar
rangementS in connection with the annual
meeting of the league, one on entertain
ment, consisting of President John Joy Ed
son, Dr. Alexander Mackay-Smith and
Messrs. John w. Douglass, 7. A. Lambert
Charles Lyman, Theodore w. Noyes and
F. l.. Siddons, and the other on the press
consisting of Messrs. Henry B. F. Mac
farland, Francis E. Leupp, P. V. DeGraw
and Charles A. Boynton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-20
KING HTS OF LABOR
In Executive Session on Private Business
All Day.
The Canadian Separation Failed of
Approximately Matters of
Business Detail.

The Knights of Labor in their general
assembly today have been engaged all day
on secret business connected with the ad-
ministrative affairs of the order. After
roll call and reading of the minutes this
morning kilograms were read from August
Cans of Chicago, president of the American
Industrial Union. approving the action
taken by the general assembly on the de-
cision of the Supreme Court in the Cali
fornia railway strike cases, and from Jas.
A. Ferguson, president of the large as
sembly of miners, three or four thousand
strong, at Anaconda, Mont, assuring the
general assembly of sympathy and support.
Immediately after these kilograms were
read the assembly went into executive ses-
sion and will continue under that order the
rest of the day. 1t is now expected that the
general assembly will conclude its work by
Saturday end adjourn sine die. Roches-
ter is likely to be selected for the place of
meeting next year. Hot Springs and Little
Rock, Ark, and Dallas, Texas, have been
talked Of, but they are far from the
centers Of travel that to many delegates
they seem unavailable.
An Elective Judiciary.
The discussion of the Supreme Court de-
cisicn affirming Judge Ross decision in the
case of the three American Railway Union
men In Los Angeles who were imprisoned
for aiding in the Debs railroad strike
brought forward proposition yesterday to
declare in favor of an elective judiciary
with short terms. No action was taken on
this, however.
The amendment proposing a separation
by the Canadian Knights of Labor failed
to pass 1t is said that the rank and file of
the order In Canada are not in favor of it,
and that the idea came from the leading
officials there.
Resolutions of sympathy for Eugene Debs
were adopted.
The request of District Assembly No. 253,
or New York, composed of trades connected
with the building industry, to extend it's
Jurisdiction over territory embraced with
IN radius Of twenty-five miles from the
city hall of New York was debated. The
passage of this amendment would give No
2a3 Jurisdiction over the assemblies on Long
Island, Staten Island, Brooklyn, Hoboken,
Jersey City, Newark and other places. This
1t was claimed by District Assemblies No
20 of Brooklyn and No. 1871 of Jersey
City would work an injury and be an injus-
tlce to them and to the local trade councils
In their jurisdiction. The committee report
ed the amendment favorably, and one sec
ton OF their report, with certain restrictions
was passed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-20
Real Estate Mt Auction.

Duncanson Bros, auctioneers, sold yester-
day at public sale two three-story brick
houses on street, or Mount Vernon square,
No. 713 being sold to H. Burkhart for $3.50
and No. TT to John W. schaefer for 1925;
also the three-story brick house No. 1908
sth, at the corner of Sth and K streets north
vest, to John T. Winter, for s7,400.
Ratcllffe, Sutton & Co., auctioneers, sold
yesterday al public sale the three-story
brick house 80 K street northeast, the lot be-
ing 20XS0 feet, to Z. A Dick Cor So, 400; also
house No. 13o 4th street northwest, to John
Fitzgerald, for s., $50.
Walter B. Williams & Co., auctioneers,
have sold at public sale house No. Ills x
street northeast to Mrs. f. F. P. Potts for
$3.50, and house 1102 K street northeast to
same for $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-20
ONLY ONE MAN.
The Husband, However, Was Not That
Man With Celia.

The Husband, However, Was Not That
Man With Celia.
William Seymour, a Woodworking young
colored man, entertained the audience in
Judge Nliller's court room this morning for
several minutes as he told the court Of the
alleged misconduct of his wife last night
Celia Seymour, the wife, and Henry Crown
er, a young colored man, were on trial
charged with violating the most serious
provision of the Edmunds act. William
W no suspected his wife of being unfaithful
to him, concluded last night that he would
watch the house, and the result was that
there came near being a double homicide
According to the husbands story when
he went home from work, Henry Crowner
and his (William's) wife were in the par
lor, and she said I'VE are only playing
Well, judge" said William, Il con-
cluded that l " ould see what was going on
in my house; and after supper 1 put on my
Sunday clothes and said l thought I'd go
to the fair. Celia gave me a quarter, and
1 started"
Never mind the fair" interrupted the
judge, tell about what happened"
We'll" resumed William, las I was say
ing, this here feller Henry. went all the
when he was satisfied that I was
away from home for the evening, he
left me and went back to the house. But
he wasn't too smart for me, for 1 went
Ddch, lOO anu waited III the ydTu III the
Geld until my legs trembled.
There's ten steps in the house." he con-
tinued, land 1 think 1 went up all of them
at once"
He then told of the condition of things in
the room, and said that Henry was SO bad
ly frightened he could not move.
Il went In the other room and got my
pistol to kill Them he said. but 1 told
them I would not get my neck broke or go
to prison for any such common people. And
what makes me feel worse than anything
else is that only two weeks ago she said
to me, VIII, there's only one man in the
world for me-"
Did she say whom that man was?"
asked Lawyer Kicks, the womans counsel.
mo, indeed. She kept me guessing till
last night" was Williams quick response.
Lawyer Kicks inquired of William if ne
knew Martha Washington, and he said he
did.
How long since you have seen her?'
That's tellin'S."
He then said he had not seen her for five
years except on the street.
The court heard other evidence. and held
the prisoners in $500 security for the grand
fury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-20
SOME FLAKES FELL.
The Promised Snow Appcnrs-A VIM
try-LOoking Day.


try-LOoking Day.
After long spell of genuine Indian sum
mer the weather sharps have decided 20
call halt for Washington, and the result
is that cold wave flags have been flying
merrily in the breeze today, and Maj Dun
VIC ody smilingly told a Star reporter at the
weather bureau this morning that the tenn
perature would surely go down to the freez-
ing point and lower before tomorrow morn
irg.
rs 1t likely to snow before tomorrow
maSor?'' asked the reporter. -
Yes, l prophested that yesterday, and it
would have been mere repetition to repeat
the promise today. l said it would rain or
snow. and it certainly looks now as though
we would have at least a few flakes before
the day Is over IA.
Shortly after II o'clock this morning
there was slight fall of snow, not a very
pronounced effort. but sufficient to warrant
the weatl er experts in saying I've told
you So" ~
The present cold wave is not very Sc
we're ore, and would not be so very notice
able did 1t not come right on top of such
warm spell. 1t will hot last very long,
and the temperature will hegin to rise
again by tomorrow evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-20
TO sYsTEMATIZE UNIVERSITIES.
Movement Started to Secure M
tfOnal Supervision of Colleges.

A Movement Started to Secure Ma
tfOnn1 Supervision of Colleges.
Presbyterians and Education was the
subject discussed last night at the second
centennial celebration service in the First
Presbyterian Church. Rev. DIR. Talma ge
presided, and Rev. Henry NJ. MacCracken,
chancellor of the University of the City of
New York, delivered the address. 1t was
expected that DR.. E. d. Warfield, president
of Lafayette College, would also address the
meeting, but it was announced that he could
rot be present.
DR.. MacCracken proposed to the citizens
of Washington the formation Of IAN asso-
citation for systematizing by legislation and
other means the universities, the colleges
and the secondary schools of America"
He compared thoroughly systematized
country such as Scotland, with its four uni
versities, each including undergraduate col
lege work, as we'll as faculties of advanced
and professional training, and fits secondary
schools, with the heterogeneous condition of
our forty-five states in America. He recog-
nized fully the lack of power in our central
government to shape directly the work of
education in any state. Nevertheless, by
the government apportionng to the states
moneys equal to the value of the college land
grant of thirty-three years ago, which
amounted to perhaps $4,000, 600 or 5000, 600
altogether, and renewing the appropria ton
for successive years, if necessary, the states
could be, he thought, persuaded to establish
laws that would accomplish objects like the
following:
l. The fixing of a minimum property stand
ard for every corporation hereafter to be
chartered to give college degrees in medi-
cine, law, pedagogy or technology.
3 The fixing of a minimum entrance and
graduation standard to be required of every
college and university hereafter to be in
corporated.
3. The fixing. of the amount of a money
grant to be given by each state TO existing
corporations chartered as universities or
colleges, but which fall below the recon-
mended standard, upon condition that they
become secondary schools and surrender
their right to confer degrees
t. The fixing Of the amount OF subsidy
to be given to the stronger universities and
colleges In each state, which may possess
the minimum property requirement for col
lege work or for university work, on condi-
ton that they accept and enforce the ma
tional standard for entrance and for gradu-
alton, as respects each and every degree in
arts and science, medicine, law, pedagogy
or technology.
At the close Of the address there was an
informal reception in Dr. SunderlanIs study
attended by large number of gentlemen
A lively interest was expressed in the sub
ject discussed by the address Of the even.
ing, and 1t was resolved to appoint a small
committee to confer this evening and re-
port publicly with reference to the feast
bility of carrying out the measures advocat.
&c by Chancellor MacCracken This com
mlttee consisted of three ministers and three
prominent laymen Of Washington city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-20

err will prevail tomorrow from southern New
England to Florida, and warmer, fair wealth
er in the gulf states, Tennessee and the Ohio
valley.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition Of water at 8
a. M: Great Falls, temperatures S; condition,
36; receiving reservoir, temperature, so: con-
dition a north connection, 80; condition at
south connection, SO; distributing reservoir,
temperature, 40; condition al influent gate
house, 80; eff1uent gate house, SO.
Tide Table.
Today-LoW tide Al am. and 4:4S D. M
high tide, 1928 am. and 1915 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide SD am. and 500
p m; high tide, II 16 a. m and II "a pm
The Sun and Moon.
Sun RISES 6:52; sun sets, 4:40.
Moon rises, 1O:5S am; sets. sos pm.
The Bicycle Lamps.
All bicycle lamps must be lighted at 40
The police regulations require that "All cy-
Giles, bicycles and lricycles in motion after
shutdown shall carry a suitable light"
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by 1854 pm; extin-
gushing begun at 500 am. The lighting is
begun one hour before the time named
Range of the Thermometers
The following were the readings of the
thermometer at the weather bureau today:
= am. ~; pm, 40; maximum, A; min
imum, 40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-20
Hotel Arrivals.

Raleigh-John Lamb, Max Cohen, Frank
G. Eaton, New York; Mrs P. w. Dawson,
Mrs. William Campbell. Charleston, w.
Va: L. e. Herring, Philadelphia.
Willards-B. F. Russell Stubville, No.;
Henry Mosher, New York; A. H. Mckinney
and wife, Frederick. Md; Sion TAVERN,
consul general to Portugal; t. j. Sullivan.
Albany, New York.
Riggs-John Messing, Portland, Me-; De
Lancey Cleveland, jr., F. Mullar, w. NJ.
Thompson, New York; w. Williams, Balti-
more.
Page's-W. C. Beecher, w. E. Jones ana
West Virginia.
Shoreham-J. H. Coville, J. O. Wood, E.
r. Washburn, New. York: F. S. Stratton
and wife, San Francisco; Dallas Sanders,
Philadelphia; VIM. l.. Doyle, Trenton, n. j.
Arlington-J. D. Miller C. Redfern,
Joshua Oldham, New York; Geo. o. Wales,
Boston; Representative-elect B. b. Odell,
IT., Newburg, N. Y; r. C. Kerens and
ST. James-Henry Lundy, j. F. Wilhelm,
Williamsport, Pa; George s. Flagg, New
port, r. L.; NJ. and S. Zunder, New Haven,
Conn.
National-A. NJ. Bickers, Philadelphia; ].
H. French, Rochester; H. S. Wilson and
wife, ParkersbuIg. w. Va: John F. Ker-
per, Harrisburg, Pa; j. r. Cottingham,
Ontario.
Metropolitan-H s. Williams, Boston; NJ.
]. Mccormack. Philadelphia; Ed. ]. Mayer,
!. Kern, ]. w. Kirk and Thos. L. Parker,
New York.
Ebbitt-Daniel D. Sullivan, c. s. Greene,
NJ. Sweeney, Quirlan Leary, Fall River,
Mass; George Miles, Boston.
Oxford-C. Trent and wife, Atlanta; W.
c. Grant, New York; w. N. Hill, Newark,
N. ].
acknowledgements S. G. Hilborn,
Oakland. Cal: State Senator c. E. Champ
lin. Providence, r. l.; DR.. Frank S. Dob
bins, DR.. E. B. Palmer. DR.. C. C. Bittney,
PHILADELPHIA.
Cochran-Jas. W. Flack, IT., Baltimore:
Samuel E. Spencer and wife, New York
acknowledgements D. B. Hen
derson, Dubuque, Iowa; Representative j.
G. Cannon, Illinois
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-20

Charles Skinner reported to the police 20
day that black coat and vest were stolen
from Odd Fellows Hall about ten days ago
Miss Edes Warning of sd NJ street north
west reports to the police that her room was
entered during the last four or five days
and $2S was stolen from bureau drawer.
Two horse blankets were stolen this morn
Ing from the wagon of ]. A. Augusifer al the
Center Market.
silver watch and gold chain belong
Ing to James Dougherty was stolen from the
Academy of Music last night.
a light overcoat was stolen from the house
OF w. II. Baker, 1213 Pennsylvania avenue
G. F. Carus of 122J 18th street northwest
reported to the police this morning that a
suit of bicycle clothes and white sweater
were stolen from his house last night.