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The herald., 1895-02-03
THE WHISKY TRUST.
Proceedings to Oust the Receive
Opened.

Proceedings to Oust the Receivers
Opened.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-Proceedings in the
whisky trust litigation in the United
States courts opened with promises of q
battle today. President Greenhut was
called and Judge Grosseup asked:
did you deal in any whisky trust
Btock Monday or Tuesday 2"
Eyes," replied Greenhut. Tuesday
I bought between 5000 and 1000 shares
on the New York market. 1 did not
sell and have the stock bought them"
Receiver Lawrence said he neither
bought not sold stock.
Attorney Lsvi Mayer then began ar
gument on the motion to GUST the re-
csivers. While Mayer was presenting
his argument Greenhut asked PERMITS
sion to interrupt and said he was mis-
taken about the purchasing of 5000
shares OF stock having been made on
Tuesday. 1t was Wednesday afternoon.
To further question of the court he
said he was short-how much he did
mot know. Not as much as $4,000
shares, as declared by Mayer. He pur-
chased the stock as $50. Mayer said
his children represented 300, 900 shares
of stock. and since leaving New York
they had been advised that 10000 more
shares had been placed on the list.
There was $780, 900 in the bank to the
credit Of the trust. and the indebtedness
was not over $780, 900 outside of rebates
on certificates. President Greenhut
drew salaries and had several accounts
against which he was permitted to
check. The directors each received an
nually q salary of $4,000. and drew other
salaries as managers OF distilleries. Be-
sides, President Greenhut was interest
ed with Nelson Morris in cattle.feeding
contracts with the trust.
Greenhut. ne said. was president OF The
coopersgs and other ompanies selling
to the trust. His bondsmen were rela-
tives OF Morris. Lawrence was an Off
cial of the bank in which Morris trans-
acted business, which bank had a
secured indebtedness of 100000 against
the trust. He knew Greenhut was
$1,000 shares short, that the directors
did not hold, all told, 1000 shares
of stock and that several held less than
100 shares.
Olnstead, who leads the list OF three
men applying for rsceivership. never
had any stock until Monday, when SOC
shares were transferred to him by q
New Yoik broker an hour o. two before
the application. He would prove. con-
tinued Mayer. that the directors did not
know OF the application or appointment
OF receivers. He read an affidavit signed
by Directors Hobart, Boggs, Greene.
Freiburg and Hsnnesy, in which they
reviewed the financial history OF the
trust, averted the need of receiver, and
requested the court to retain Greenhui
because of h;s intimate knowledge OF the
affairs of the company.
The court reserved decision until
Monday.
The herald., 1895-02-03
HOW WEI Hal WEI WAS TAKEN
Fine Generalship Displayed by
the Japs.
Stubborn but Weak Defense of the
Chinese.
A she'll From = Cruiser Fell Into a Pow
der Magazine and Huadveds
We're Killed.

HIRosHrMA, Fob. 2.-Oficial dispatches
show that ths capture of the forts at
Wei Hal Wei was due to the skillful
combined movements of the Japanese.
The chief forts at Pal Chi Hyiaso
were taken after few hours fighting,
some others were stubbornly defended.
The Japanese of the sixth division were
under arms at o'clock in the morning,
and sn advance was Immediately or
dered. The assault on the Chinese de-
isnssr began at daylight, and by 9
o'clock the outlying batteries and
trenches were all taken.
Meanwhile the second army corps
was sssaulting the Pal Chi Hyiaso forts
on the southwest. These defersss were
Of great strength. and had prseipitous
sides 100 feet high. The attack was
made under cover of furious bonn bard.
msnt from the Japanese feet. Here
was the main point Of the Chinese
resistance. After the fighting had pro-
ceedsd some hours, the sixth division,
having driven back the enemy, made q
detour, and advancing behind Mount
Ku, the Japanese troops made q strong
attack from that side of the Pal Chi
Hyiaso forts, which were captured by
2:30 .. m. The Japanese feet then,
by preconeerted arrangement, proceeded
to take possession OF the eastern en-
trance to the harbor. and by p. m. all
the forts about Pal Chi Hyiaso to the
southwest were captured, and she Chi
nese were retreating towards Fung Lin
Chu.
At 80 p. M, when these dispatches
were sent, the battle was still raging.
The Chinese feet at Yatso, Thasmao
and Warng Tao were furiously replying
to the Jsps, whose ships were maneu-
vering so az to block the entrance to the
harbor.
CHEE Foo. Feb. 1.-THE western forts
ct Wei Hal Wei were taken by the jap
anese on January 80, in spite of the good
resistance made by the Chinese. One
Of the Japanese gunboats was sunk after
having been badly damaged. A shell
burst in the magazine of one OF the Chi
nese forts and the whole store of powder
blew up and is believed to have caused
great mortality. The eastern forts were
bombarded for hours by the Japanese
cruisers NRriwa. Akitsushima and Kat
sura.
The Japanese fire was well directed
and dismounted several guns. but neither
the eastern forts nor the city of Wei Hal
Wei were captured. The authorities at
Chez Foo are Selling and beheading
Chinese soldiers who ran away from
Wei Hal Wei. Further operations are
impossible for the present, owing to the
severity of the weather.
SHANGHAI Feb. 2.-It is stated the
British, French and Russian ministers
at Toxic and Pekin have received in
structions from their governments to
advise Japan and China to arrange
terms of peace.
The herald., 1895-02-03
Bran rom Corn Ooh..

OMAHA, Feb. 2.--Ths Omaha milk
men claim to have just found that they
have been swindled by a shrewd device
OF the cereal mill here. The mill 10 al
legged to have been grinding up corn
cobs and selling them for bran. This
sort of bran costs 5000 per carload, while
the real bran costs $500. The milkmen
have been puzzled by the small amount
of milk produced by sheir cows since
this bran was placed on the market a
month ago. Corn cobs have the quality
OF drying up COW, and the mill will
probably 60 out of business.
The herald., 1895-02-03
BURNED a WHITE noe.

How the Onondaga Indians Celebrated
New Years.
SYRACUSE, N. Y. Feb. 2.-The Onon-
daga Indians celebrated the new year
BY the burning of white dog and with
dsnces OF great violence. This tradi-
tional festival has just been interrupted
by the sudden death OF George Lyon,
tho chief, OF pneumonia. The white
dog had been burned and the dances
were in progress when he succumbed to
the malady.
The Indians say there is an evil spirit
among them who is responsible for the
tragedy. Efforts are being made by the
pagan members OF the tribe to discover
the psrson, and the one whom they
conclude to be he is likely to meet with
violence. There is much excitement on
the reservation.
The herald., 1895-02-03

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-Accordi ng to
news received in this city the Manhat-
tan and British Chess clubs will play the
great match on ten boards in one sitting
by cable on March 8. According to the
same source. Professor Irice OF this city
will be asked to act as umpire for the
Britishers. The club rooms here and in
London will be connected by direct
wire, and two operators will be engaged
on either end. the one for resolving and
the other for transmitting the moves.
In all proba ability trial will be made
on March 7. when ono game will be
played between here and London.
The herald., 1895-02-03
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HOW SHE WAS SAVED.
stery of the Only Woman Rescued from

stery of the Only Woman Rescued from
the Elbe.
LONDON, Feb. 2.-Miss Anna Buech.
ner, the only woman saved from the
North German Lloyd stea mship Elbe,
says when the first boat cspsizsd she
SWAN until she caught ono OF the oars of
the other boat. Somebody shouted,
''Push her off," They tried to push her
off, but she held on so firmly to the oar
she was finally pulled on board. Miss
Buechner says the officers of the Elbe
miscalculsted the time the steam err
could keep afloat.
The herald., 1895-02-03
The Crathie,a Crew.

ROTTERDAM, Feb. 2.-Captain Gordan,
master of the steamer Crathie, alleged
to have sunk the Elbe. and the man who
was at the wheel of the Crathie when
the collision occurred. and members OF
the ere W of that vessel on watch at the
time of the accident, have been exam
ined judicially, and all affirmed that
they did not see the vessel with whic
the Crathie collided. They add that
they did not see the vessel sink and did
not hear any cries Of distress.
The herald., 1895-02-03

$40, 900, which she wishes to bequeath
TO her long-lost sister. When this news
was first published an investigation wac
set ON loot, which has resulted in the
finding of Mrs. Lloyd. She resides at
1854 San Pablo avenue. this city. Mrs.
LLOYD says she has been writing hersis-
ter for the past 20 years, but could get
no response. and she believes that hes
letters have been intercepted by some
oae anxious to keep.ths two sistsrslapsrt.
The herald., 1895-02-03

BAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 2.-Supervisor
Dimond called the attention OF the judi
ciary committee OF the board OF SUPER
visors yesterday to the fact that the
supervisors should do something, either
in the legislature or in obtaining another
The herald., 1895-02-03

HoLYoKE. Mass, Feb. 2.-Polics Off.
Ger Patrick j. Deveraux shot Captain
Meyer D. Fenton fatally at the police
station this morning and then killed
himself. AS far as known the men ad
not quarreled. 1t is thought Devsr-
eaux was insane.
The herald., 1895-02-03
The Barrel Burst.

PfrTsBURG. Feb 2. "A barrel contain
ing steel castings. which formerly con-
tanned alcohol, exploded at tho West-
inghouse works at Brint today. John
Dugan was killed instantly. Michael
Purdy and George Logan were fatally
hnvf
The herald., 1895-02-03

OAKLAND, Feb. 2 Eliza McCabe OF
2bl West FiItieth street. New York. has
been aesrching for her sister. Mrs. Alice
Lloyd. who came to California 90 years
ago. Mrs. MoCabe ~ said to bs worth
The herald., 1895-02-03

London, Feb. 2.-Henri Rochefort,
exiled from France in 1889, has pre-
pared to return to Paris, the amnesty
bill having been passed.
The herald., 1895-02-03
Contaat for Omcaa

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2.-J. B. Allen
has commenced q contest FOR the Office
of recorder against Thomas ]. Glynn,
whose plurality was 1911. Allen kept
snap tallies OF other contests, and says
he was defrauded out of 1905 votes.
The herald., 1895-02-03
A Light Haul.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-Burglars entered
the bank at Vernon last night, opened
the safe with dynamite, aud secured
$500 and some valuablea.
The herald., 1895-02-03

Metropolitan Turf Exchange.
The Metropolitan Turf Commission
Room. Commissions taken on San
Francisco and eastern races by wire.
Pools sold on sporting events.
DURKEE& FITZGERALD,
126 West Second street.
The herald., 1895-02-03
Drink shaeta Water, Woollacott agent,

A. A. Eckstrom has removed to 324 South
/ Spring stiest with his stock of wall paper
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-29
A Ncar.Sf(le City.

The Commissioners deserve commenda-
ton for their final decision to compel the
rapId-transit street car lines to observe the
near-side rule in the stopping of cars at
street crossings. This rule Is in accordance
with the testimony that the Commissioners
received from other cities, which was sum-
married. in a recent issue of The Star. and
it Is assuredly in the best interests of the
citizens. 1t may not be wholly agreeable
to the corporation whose cars are now run
on the far-side plan, out this objection
should not outweigh the greater considera-
ton of public safety, nor has It been per-
mitted to do so. The public benefits of this
action are not only those which result from
the greater safety Of the near-side rule.
but also those in the line of greater public
convenience. which will follow the uniform
ity In stoppages at street crossings all over
the city to be secured when sufficient time
has elapsed after official PRONUNCIATION to
cause the new police regulation to become
operative. Washington has achieved dis
friction of late years as a thoroughly mod
ern municipality in many directions. and
now, thanks to the Commissioners action,
it will be henceforth entitled to extra re-
gard as "a near-side city,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-29
Mr.. Reed and the District.

Speaker Reed-he Is so certain of attain
ing this title in short time that it is now
useless to speak OF him in any other way
probably realizes as 10 very few members
of the House of Representatives. the great
Importance of the exercise OF care in select
ing the chairman and members of the COM
mittee on the District of Columbia. Mr..
Reed has served IN Congress for eighteen
years and is about to enter upon mis- tenth
term of service as a member OF the lower
house. This unusual range of legislative
experience. utilized to the full extent by
Mr.. Reed, fits him to direct wisely and ef
fectively local as well as national legisla-
ton. The next speaker Of the House needs
no instruction to demonstrate to him the
extent to which the people Of the District
are dependent upon his forthcoming action
for the character of the legislation to be
melted out to them during the next two
years. Mr.. Reed Is almost as much of
Washingtonian today as he Is n citizen of
the state of Maine, and it would be re-
markable If he could be newly informed
upon any general local topic. He has read
the newspapers with more or less care dur
ing the past eighteen years, and 1t is known
that he takes a considerable personal inter-
est in municipal affairs. He Is known, too.
to be in sympathy with the people and tine
principles of good government, and there is
every reason to expect that he will give ex-
preston to his feelings ami profit by his
local experiences IN the selection Of the
small body of men who constitute virtually
one branch of the local legislature. The
District needs committee Of practical bus
mess men, versed in municipal affairs and
interested in the welfare of the national
capital. who will attend the committee and
subcommittee meetings and give their best
thought to the propositions brought before
them. The chairman of the committee
ought to be a man who in addition to the
qualities suggested as desirable in commit
tee members has not only the confidence
and respect of the House, but the parlia-
mentary ability to secure for the district
in the struggle on the floor its just share of
the Houses time and consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-29
Millinery.

Your eyes will tell you the differ
cnce between the prevailing cheap
trash and this fine millinery cheap.
GTThe Crepe Paper exhibit is to occupy much
of the Millinery Department that fine goods are
being almost given away
- 4Sc for choice Of counter full Of rare and
beautiful Birds, Wings, etc. positively sold up to
$2.25 each.
GIF25c for choice of 4Sc, Toe and 81 Imported
Tam o'Shanter Hats, all materials, in plain colors
and plaids trimmed with quilts ard rosettes
GT3sc a bunch for the 15c French Roses, and
only lie for the 75c Fancy Wings of all kinds.
GTl9c for the 2oc and a5c Jetted Pompons,
Birds, Agreitcs and Ostrich Feathers.
GS5 cents for 19c. 2sc and 35c Jet Ornaments,
Buckles, COronets ard Aigrettes.
G$25 per cent discount one-quarter off the price
marked on all Trimmed Bonnets and Hats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-29
Official Silence.

This government might take profitable
lesson from the English statesmen who
have charge of the details of administra-
ton, and particularly those that relate
to foreign relations, in the matter of keep
ing the public informed of the state of the
issues in which the country is involved.
During the session OF Congress the Presi-
dent, it Is true, has more or less frequent
communication with the two houses by
mt ssage. in which he states the progress
of events in an official and, of course, an
authoritative manner. But during the
long interim between sessions, such as that
which has just elapsed which was marked
by an unusual number of complicated In
ternatlonal affairs. the people are left
almost without any means of knowledge on
subjects that interest them most deeply.
The English system Is far more likely to
ensure public confidence in the admnistra-
ton. Lord Salisbury, it will be noted, has
something newsy and important to say at
almost every banquet at which he speaks,
and in other ways keeps the people in
formed of the course of events without
disclosing such diplomatic secrets as should
very properly be kept from the knowledge
of the public at large. Indeed these din
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-29
short Walks for ConEressmen.

Those new Congressman who are seeking
for light on the Legislative needs of the Dis
trict by actual observation should not neg
lect to go over towards Georgetown and
pause for few minutes on one of the four
bridges that cross the once beautiful Rock
Creek within the city limits, at X. Al and T
streets and Pennsylvania avenue. They
should stop long enough to notice that the
water, instead of being clear and pure. has
become foul to the sight and offensive at
seasons to the nostrlls. They will see the
banks strewn with Unlocking debris from
the streets and alleys, thus gradually closing
in on the channel and making unstable and
unlovely walls through which the polluted
stream must run. They will also see sewers
poking their miasmatic mouths through
these walls Of earth and ashes, and with
their steady flow OF liquid refuse poisoning
the air and the water. Perhaps. then. they
Will realize the Importance of the plans that
have been formulated to relieve the city of
this Offensive open sewer These plans have
been well considered and represent the real
needs of the District in this regard They
include the divergence of all the sewers that
now empty into the creek and the erection
of masonry walls to confne the stream and
prevent the destruction or unregulated fill
ing in of the banks. The creek in the city
will never again be the beautiful stream that
it used to be, years ago, but it can at least
be saved from complete transformation into
a nuisance and q threat against the health
of thousands of citizens. The Congressman
who will go to this small trouble will be well
qualified to act intellisently upon a measure
that may come before them at an early date
making provision for the commencement of
this work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-29

ners and such functions have come to be
regarded in the light of necessities, as
parts Of the British system Of administra-
ton, so frequently are they utilized to give
voice to official declarations of principle or
announcements of events. In this country
much more practical and sensible system
could easily be adopted, and. indeed. under
some administrations such a plan has
actually been utilized to spread the official
intelligence through the country and certain
Secretaries of State have wisely interpreted
the rules of official conduct and diplomacy
so as to permit occasional publications
from authoritative sources in a manner to
set at rest all speculative gossip and in
furious comment on false hypothesis. The
administration that does what Is right and
what the people want-and these are
usually synonymous-can well afford to
disclose frankly the progress and results of
vigorous policy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-29
Wraps and Suits.

The list of souvenirs merely tells
you that 10 per cent discount is al
lowed. Your eyes will tell you that
the garments are already marked at
less than prevailing prices.
OLet the Velvet Capes be test Those here
marked SIS have Thibet fur collar, are lined and
interined "a inches long and full sweep. The dis
count makes the price $le.2O. Before deciding see
II you can buy such Capes elsewhere for less than
$40.
0And see IL these Capes marked S225O are
not $so elsewhere. Note the Tibet fur collar,
front and all around. and that the discount t0mor-
row lowers the price TO S2O.25.
IL The discount makes the $3.50 Capes only
$3.50. See If $40 is not the elsewhere price for
Lest Velvet Capes with jet and ostrich feather
trimming.
O1O per cent of price marked all Furs.
Capes, Jackets, Waists, Suits, Wrappars-off every
garment in this department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-29

1t would be a great pity for the members
of the dominant party in the House to de-
c'de in caucus to choose for chaplain a man
from elsewhere than the District. The pur-
pose of the combination" that now seeks
to violate the presidents by including this
office in the iron-clad SLATE" that II hopes
to put through ought to be defeated by the
votes of those members who regard this
small place as being apart from the range
OF party patronage. 1t is an office that
does not belong to any political scheme or
party and its religious nature should keep
1t from being the object of an undignified
scramble. The salary attached to 1t should
surely not attract many aspirants, and 1t
Is almost incredible that a clergyman from
distance should be drawn by such a slen-
der financial thread to Washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-29

A paragraph recently anneared IN the Ros-
ton Advertiser that has aroused the ,nd,ena-
ton of the public school teachers NJ wash
ington. The Advertiser noted the fact tn =
the bazaar about to he held here is exnected
to swell the annuity fund hv saO OoO mentions
that at a similar fair hold in Roston !, nrotit
of St9OoO was raised and adds anud;ne n
the Washington teachers. ..Their task is
an onerous one since thew c.n hardly count
upon as hearty co-oneration and aid from
the hostir. nonn,a,,on ~ III. n.,,,,., cor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-29
4 Self-De~it.

He thinks he's 4 cynic and closes his eyes
To the sun which is faithfully shining.
And he vows that to carp is the way to be
wise,
And that life is but slumber and dining.
Persistent, he struggles his conscience to
threw
Into states that are called cataleptic;
He wants to be modern and wicked" you
knew,
When in fact he is only dyspeptic.
In silence he winks a himself with a leer
In the presence of gaiety harmless.
His sigh is a growl and his laugh is a sheer
AS he vows that existence is charmless
And he looks on himself with pitiful pride
AS a vastly superior skeptic;
His claims misanthropic he won't hear de-
MED,
When in fact he is only dyspeptic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-29
Mems Goods.

Your eyes will tell you that the
window full of Neckwear marked
soc for choice are the same Scarfs as
marked IS cents in the mems furnish
ing stores.
GTFor other price Inducements in Mems Depart
ment zee list of Souvenirs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-29
For Children.

Your eyes alone can tell you OF
this attractive collection of children's
garments.
Dsee the 50. As Etd.rdown Coats that arr to be
$1.9S for tomorrow. Choice OF Long and Short
Coats. Infants sizes to 4 years.
GySee the Red Flannel Dresses in sizes 2 to 8
years. SOC instead of CSC for choice.
GTSec the silk Caps with velvet and peaver
head trimming All sizes. Csc instead Of 81 for
choice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-29
Professional Jealousy.

at seems to me- said the member of
Congress from the far west, that some of
these eastern men are not exactly consider
ate in their references to our state"
Don't you pay any attention to them, -
replied his friend. They're envious be-
cause they don't collect as much mileage
as we do
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-29

A large number of eminent gentlemen
terminated their sentiments of gratitude
abruptly with the stroke of midnight They
feel that they did very we'll indeed If they
succeeded in being thankful yesterday with
cut being called On to work overtime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-29
Gloves.

: While less than regular prices are
asked, we'll try ON as usual, at our
risk.
Mote that the Ladies' $3.50 Gloves are to be
S1.33 tomorrow, and that the new Two-clasp Au-
tomatic Fastening Chevrette Gloves Included
Your eyes will tell you such Gloves 81 else
where.