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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-08
CONSUL McIVER RESIGNS.
He Was Offended by tn. Action of
Department OfMcinls.

He Was Offended by ths. Action of
Department Officials.
H. r. d. McIver, U. s. consul at Denia,
Spain, since September 4. 1893. has re-
signed his position in pet because of
alleged discrimination against him by Mr.
Renick. chief clerk of the State Depart
ment, and by Mr.. Faison, chief of the con-
sular bureau of that department. He has
filed charges against those officers.
1t is said that the gravamen of these
charges is that the officials named per-
sisted in ignoring Consul McIver, and that
he was embarrassed in his consular duties
In consequence.
At the State Department it is explained
that the only ground for Mr.. McIver's
complaint Is that they recognized Mr.. Nc
Crillis as consul at Denia up to the time
that Mr.. McIver had been officially recog-
nized by the Spanish government. This
course WAS in strict accordance with the
regulations. 1t appeared. however to be
CALLING to Mr.. McIver, as even after he
reached his post he was compelled to rely
on his predecessor for official Information
from Washington.
No importance is attached to the
charges, and it is not likely that they will
result in anything to the prejudice of the
officials against whom they are directed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-08
Baltimore Markets,

BALTIMORE. July s.-Flour easy-western SUPER
100: winter wheat patent, 4.0Oa4. %: spring wheat
patent. 4O5a4 80: spring wheat straight, 3.sOa
395-recepts. 1858 barrels: shipments, lS5 bar
Iels; sales $50 barrels. Wheat weak-spot and
month. 7Oa7Oh: August, 70ha7oN: September
7217 bushels: stock 27s, 1873 bushels sales &C. 900
bushels; southern wheat by sample, 7Oa73: do on
asked; August. 4ss. asked-receip,s. 9.737 bushels
stock liz. 300 bushels; sales, 1900 bushels; south
ern white corn. J012a31; do. yellow, 53a54 Oats
quiet but frm-No 2 white western. 33Iaa34: No
mixed: 3o12a31.receipts 9.02s bushels; stock
107,S77 bushels. Rye lower-No. 2, 51-reccipts
162 bushels: stock. 1896 bushels. Hay firm :
choice timothy SIG. 5Ois17.OO. Grain freights quiet
and steady-st.am TO Liverpool per bIshel. la
I'D. July; Cork for orders per quarter. IS Cd July
Sugar firm-granulated. 40 per 100 lbs. Butter
steady-fancy creamery, 1Sa19: do, imitation liza
l6; do. ladle l3a14; good ladle. 11a12: store
packed. 10il2. EGGS steady-fresh, II. Cheese
do. % size, 9h.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-08
IN THE ROMANY TONGUE.
Evidence Tint Mexico Was Settled by
Gipsies.

From the ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
An item of great Importance to phflolo-
gists and antquarians appears in the Mon
itor RepubliSano" CT the City Of Mexico
in a letter written from the sugar plarta-
ton Of Calihan Tehuacar by Jose A. Var
gas. The writer says that along the boun-
daries of the states of Pueblo and Oaxaca
there exist several villages Of natives who
speak language called "MaZteco," similar
to the dialect spoken in The MiXteca coun-
try, although it Is noticeable that the Ian
guage in use in the mountain appears to be
pure as it has no Spanish words in it, as
is the case in the dialect of the Maxtecas.
The reason for this Is explained by the
fact that. living In the mountains, these
people havechads little or no contact with
the outside nworid. but recently. through
the cultivation of coffee, groups of various
nationalistsi have. overfowed, SO to speak,
and have commenced TO people the virgin
forests. One of these sro:Ips of imnli-
grants, who are here awhile and there
awhile. composed of giDsies, who make
living by mending kettles and copper uten-
sis, happened to pass by this place, and
camDed for a few days. Needing various
articles of food, the gipsies approached the
natives, but, not knowing their language,
they made signs for what they needed.
One of them. impatient at his siSn IAN
guage not being understood. commenced to
to iind himself answered in the same Ian
g,Iage and the natives. delighted with the
discovery that they spoke the same tongue.
not only gave them what they wanted. but,
even now, on all the plantations. Where
there are any Hungarans or eipsies they
obtain what they require at less rates than
other people. Mr.. Vargas says:
4 hasten to communicate to You fact
so noteworthy, as I think the government
or geographical or statistics societies should
send a commission to Investigate it. The
greater part of these glpsies, although
coming from the south of Spain. are ories-
nally from Hungary, or. more properly.
from Istria and Dalmatia. AS we vel!
know, first the Romans and then the ' enc
tiars were continually invading and domi-
rating Dalmatia. for which cause it was
more than once almost deDopulated, the
inhabitants immisrating to various coun-
tries, and, as they were nearly all sailors.
i. is not hard TO believe that some or
thcm reached our shores and became the
ancestors of the present MaNtecas. How
can we explain otherwise the fact that the
same language Is spoken in 1,alniatia and
in these mountains of Meyico:"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-08
MRS. COTTIER SENTENCED.
VIII De Imprisoned for Not Telling
Where Her Child Is.

CHICAGO, July S.-Mrs. Lizzie Cottier Of
Washington was today sentenced to six
months In Jail for contempt of court In re-
fusng to disclose the whereabouts of her
daughter Florence. Mrs. Cottier Is the
Washington stenographer who. in 1855. af-
ter placing her daughter in hiding. told the
Buffalo police that the child had been
drowned. Her husband. AlZerno Cottier.
who Is a wealthy Chicagoan, had attempted
during the hearing of the divorce case to
regain possession of the child, and Mrs.
Cottier was ordered by the court to tell
where her daughter is hidden. This she
repeatedly refused to do. her final and
emphatic refusal to obey the order result
ing in her sentence today.
Mrs. Cottier was at once placed in charge
of a deputy sheriff. but was not imme-
diately taken to jail. Her lawyers asked
time for preparation of arguments for an
appeal from the decision. and she was al
lowed to remain in the court room during
the day, pending action on the question OF
an appeal
Mrs. Cottier declared that she could not,
no matter what the penalty, disclose her
daughters whereabouts, as she believed
that the girl would be both morally and
financially injured should the father find
her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-08
GOV. G'FERRiLL ARRAIGNED.
Statement Regarding Use of Troops nj
P0cahOntas.


'Spccia, Dispatch to The Evening Star.
RICHMOND. Va, July S.-The board of
trade of Pocahontas. Va, has sent out for
publication statement in which Gov.
O'Ferrall is sharply criticised for his ac-
ton In the trouble at Pocahontas and vi
cintty, excoria ting Maj Simonds. who is
in command of Virginia troops there. and
giving the mayor of Pocahontas a broad
side In the way of censure.
The board asserts that the Virginia
troops have rot only permitted coercion,
but have repeatedly been themselves the
coercers and marched in captive line the
300 Italians who went there to work to
the schacks prepared for them by the
Southwest Virginia Improvement Company
and left them several days under military
guard. The statement Is further made
that the Italians We're told they had to
work or go without bread, and the threats
were put into execution, so that in many
cases workmen were imprisoned and
marched out of the state at the point of
bayonets. and that the mayor, who Is in
the employ of one of the mines. has been in
league with the capitalists to keep up the
trouble.
Grave charges are made against Mai. 81.
monds who Is termed modern Robes
pierre and the private detectives of the
Southwest Virginia mines are accused of
serious acts. The trouble at Pocahontas is
by no means over, and the situation there
today looks ugly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-08
when Tears Are Dangerous.

From the San Francisco Call.
NJ. S. Gregory, sheriff of Amador. was
telling some friends the other evening IN
the Grand about a plucky deputy, and
wound I'D by saying: when you find
man as cool and steady as rock IN the
face Of danger you can bet on him. But
the most dangerous men are those VINO
laugh or cry when they have dispute on
nand ! knew man named Drew, down
in Texas. who was noted as very bad
man, When he was doing any shooting he
would laugh loudly-a hard, sdemoniacal
laugh, without any merriment in it. Up at
Indian Diggings, many years ago, two men
named Archer and Pawson had a dispute
with a German about claim. When they
claimed the property and said they. would
take possession be broke down and cried.
and they. supposing that they would have
no trouble in taking possession. marched
on the ground. The German took up
broken pick and laid them both out.
Archer was badly hurt, and was long
time getting over his injuries. After that
whenever he saw a man start to cry he got
out Of the way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-08
AN OFFICER ARRESTED.
Policeman Curtis Did Not Have His
Bicycle Lamp Lit.


Policeman William H. Curtis, dressed in
full uniform, appeared before Judge KIM
ball this morning as q defendant because
he rode a bicycle yesterday after shutdown
without a lighted lamp attached to his
wheel. Although it was after shutdown it
was not dark and the rider would prob
ably no. have been arrested had not his
wheel struck a small boy who was cross
ing the street near the government printing
Office. Policemen Cox and McNaree made
the arrest. When Curtis started out
for a ride yesterday he had on his snort
trousers and sweater and he expected to
have returned home before shutdown. But
he stopped at drug store to get a glass
Of soda and the delay of few minutes
rest was made Curtis had to leave
s. collateral. During the trial of the case
1t was shown that although the arrest was
made after shutdown 1T was not dark
enough to make riding dangerous
The electric lights were not lighted"
said one witness.
And how about the gas Lamps" Law
yer ShiiHngton. for the officer. asked.
THE gas lamps would show nothing"
remarked the court. NO one can ever tell
anything about the time Of lighting these
lamps"
> Judge Kimbali said he would treat this
case as he had treated other similar cases.
The rider started out with the expectation
of returning before dark and was delayed.
While there Is technical violation of the
law there Is not an intentional viola ton.
Curtis collateral was returned and his
personal bonds taken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-08
Local Pensions Allowed.

District of observation-disclosures p.
Lightfoot Washington; John Waller, WASH
ington; Thomas Lynch, Washington; Chas.
s. Whitman. Washington; Ludwig Schu-
macher, Washington. Increase-Thomas A.
Kerr United States Soldiers Home, Wash
ington. Original widows, &c.-Rachel Seb-
ring mother), Washington. Reissue-John
Littleford, Washington; Rinaldo G. Daniels,
Washington; George Nanny, Anacostia.
Maryland: Original-John W. Jennings,
Burkittsvile, Frederick; additional. Jos. b.
Stotlemyer. Little Orleans. Allesany; re-
newal Amos Dunmore, Baltimore; increase,
Samuel Snyder, Hancock, Washington: re-
issue, George NJ. Seth, Denton, Caroline;
reissue Alexander H. George. Elk Neck,
Cecil; reissue, Byron Etchison. Newmarket,
Frederick; ressuS, George w. Keck, Bal
tlmore; reissue, henry Bush, Leonardtown,
st. Mary's; reissue, Thomas H. Coldwell.
St. Michaels, Talbot; reissue. Daniel Gil
bert, Still Pond, Kent; original widows, &c.
Julia Cottman, Princess Anne Somerset;
original widows, &C., Alverta Bantom, Bal
timore.
Virginia additional, Charles F. Peck
ham, Natoral Military Home, Elizabeth
City; renewal, Moses Coston. Yorktown
YORK; increase, William Ward, Springfield
City, Norfolk; reissue. James Lang, Ma
tional Soldiers Home, Elizabeth City;
Samuel Wise. Onancock, Accomack: Thos
b. Harris, Rushville. Charles City: Or
iginal widows, etc., Lucy Booker, Rich
1nond, Henrico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-08
Transfer. of Real ESTATE,

Deeds in fee have been filed as follows:
Jno. NJ Harrison ct uX. to Marion E. Bull
lock, part lot 4. block IL, Brookland; So
Everett Hayden ct TX. to Alice W. Tys-
sowski. lot 4, Pleasant Plains; 10000 Mary
Il. Balch to T. H. Anderson, trustee. lots
% to 81, block 8: lots II and Is, block T.
lots 49, 80. 90, block ), section 3, Burrville;
$1,000 Emil H. Block to VIM. NJ. Starr,
lot 8. square SIS. and part lot 5. square
70l; so. Heirs of Emily H. Reed to Thos
]. Chew, part original lot 3. square S14;
2,:,G3I5. David B. Gottwals to Elkanah n.
Waters. lot 100. square $50; $40. Jno. A.
Meyer ct Tx. to David B. Gottwals, lot H.
square SGD: So Martin L. Weitiey ct ux.
ct al TO WEn. Barnum, lots Is and 16.
square 1913; $40. Same to Maryland Barnes,
lots ID and IA. square 1913; SO. Jno. c..
Davidson ct TX. to Bernard H. Johnston.
lot II, square sos: SO. Luther S. Fris.oe
ct ux. to Bernard H. Johnston. lots At, As,
40, block IL. LIE Droit Park: $40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-08
QUEER FREIGHT FOR CHINA.
The skeletons of Dead Chinese Ship
ned In Boxes Marked "Fish BOne."

The skeletons of Dead Chinese Ship
ned In Boxes Marked "Fish Home"
From the Chicago Record.
A curious freight which is shipped ex
clusively from San Francisco to China is
fish bone,'' which pays $40 ton. 1t is
sent in large boxes consigned to the Tung
Wah> Hospital at Hong Kong. but the con-
tents of the boxes are really the bodies of
dead Cinnamon sent home for burial. Most
of the Cinnamon who come to the United
States are under the care of the Six Com
panies, who sign a contract guaranteeing
L, return the bones of the dead for burial
with their ancestors in the celestial empire,
and the Tung wah Hospital acts as the
agent on this side in carrying out the
agreement. They are shipped as fish
bones in order to evade the rule OF the
steamship companies. who charge full first
class passenger rates for the dead
Nearly every ship leaving San Francisco
for China carries among the Storage pas
sengers a number of invalds who hope to
live until they reach their native country,
but several usually die on every voyage.
There is an agreement between the steam
ships and the Six Companies which for
bids the burial of these bodies at sea, and
the latter furnishes collins of the peculiar
Chinese pattern for use in SUCH emer-
gencies They are made of Slabs the first
cut of the log, so that the sides and bot
tom and top are rounded. A dozen or
mere are carried on each ship, and the
surgeon Is furnished with supply of en-
balmng fluid
When a Chinaman dies at sea the sur
geon embalms the body. which Is then
placed in a coffin. sealed up. and lowered
into the hold. The expense Is paid by
voluntary contributions from the other
Chinese passengers. the crowd. and the
stewards of the ship. all of whom belong
to that race. No subscription paper IS
passed around. but a pan containing Chi
10 MIA hos 1a no Hin
every Chinaman on board drops In his con-
trihution, from a dime to a dollar. and
takes piece of sugar from the pan, which
Is supposed to bring him good luck and
prolong his life. When the ship reaches
Hong Kong the collins and the belongings
of the dead are delivered to the Tung Wah
Hospital, which disposes of them to the
surviving friends in China. Every China
man in the United States is supposed to be
registered at Tung Wan Hospital and with
the Six Companies at San Francisco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-08
The Sale of Jewelry.

From the Hartford Courant.
H. B. No 800 Is the child of the State As
ISOLATION of jewelers. and Opticians. and
several dealers have appeared in its behalf
before the judiciary committee. The bill is
intended to regulate the manufacture Of
gold and silver articles and false represen-
tations thereof. For such false representa-
tfons a fine of not less than $3.50. one-half
to go to the informer. upon any person
manufactur selling or having in his
possession for sale any gold or silver article
Improperly stamped or misrepresented as
to the amount of alloy in such articles.
The committee objected to the minimum
fine being as large as $3.50 and thought that
such laws should name only the maximum
fine 1t was also suggested that dealers"
be substituted for persons" in the bill.
Gen. Ford of New Haven was the principal
speaker for the bill. He described the re-
quremcnts in France and England regard
ing the correct stamping OF gold and silver
ware and articles made of alloys of these
metals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-08
Shop Window Advertising.

From London Answers.
One of the most extraordinary devices
for attracting custom on record was that
of a fruterer in a midland town. Instead
of the ordinary plate glass, large num-
Der of rough magnifying glasses formed
the window. Seen through one Of these
panes, an orange looked as large as a
pumpkin and cherries as large as apples.
A great disadvantage attached to this nov
city was the fact that at the distance of a
few yards from the window it was quite
impossible to see into the shop. Every
body knows that you must hold magnify
ing glass very close to the eyes to see any
thing through it. Nevertheless, for some
time, at all events. the enterprising pro-
pr.etor did roaring trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-08
ON AN EXCURSION.
Local Elks Take the Train for At
luntic City.

At noon today 125 big-hearted, Jolly Elks
left Washington for Atlantic City. There
was not a wild one in the party, and all
Were fmbued with one idea-to have a good
time 1t was. as a big banner strung on the
outside of the ladies' car indicated, the
trip of Washington Lodge, No. H. B. P. o.
Elks, to Atlantic City, where grand re-
union will be held this week. A special
train of five Royal Blue coaches was well
filled. About twenty-five ladies went
alcng. The excursion was under the
charge of Grand Exalted Ruler DIR. c. B.
Robinson. who. after seeing the party as
far as Atlantic City proceeds to Europe for
three months stay. Among those who
accompanied the local Elks were Mr.. Joe
Miller of Denver. formerly of this city. and
E. ]. McCrossin and family of Birmingham,
Ala.
At Atlantic City.
The thirty-first annual session of the
Grand Lodge of Benevolent Protective Or
der of Elks. to be held in Atlantic City
July .. 10 and IL. will attract from 10000
to 10000 persons this week, as excursions
have been booked from all parts of the
country.
The program for the week includes an
address of welcome by Mayor Stoy in Nor
ris Guards armory at 1880 a. m. tomorrow;
response by w. G. Meyers; an address by
Brother S. +. Perry of Atlantic City Lodge,
No. 2I6, and response by Grand Exalted
Ruler Hay of Washington. This will be
followed by session of the Grand Lodge
In the evening there will be a concert by
visiting bands on the ocean pier at the foot
of Tennessee avenue. and at $3.50 pm. there
will be hop and promenade concert. the
Jennings Sixth Regiment Band and WILL
ards Orchestra furnishing the music.
The feature of Wednesday will be the
parade of visiting lodges. In addition to
the fireworks on Wednesday night, there
viii be a social session at the Casino, at
which addresses will be delivered by James
]. Armstrong of New York. Percy Williams
of Brooklyn, John w. White of Chicago. c.
Benjamin Johnson of Wilkesbarre and j.
l.. Stack of ST. Paul.
The election Is the final order of business
on Thursday, and there will be free-for-
all race for the Offices Action will prob
ably be taken respecting the recalcitrant
members who claim to represent the orig
inal organization. 1t Is believed that a
recent decision by the supreme court of
New York and the large number of lodges
represented at the Atlantic City gathering
will forever settle the dispute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-08
Disease Among Poultry.

Experts of the Agricultural Department
have been carrying on ar exhaustive In
vcstigation Of infectious diseases among
poultry. The prevalence Of nj otoAoa among
turkeys was The subject of special in
curry. The results show that the disease
attacks the young by preference, and that
Infection does not take place till later on. 1t
runs no regular course. but varies in Sc
verify, duration and termination. Though
restricted to the caaca and the liver. its
action is severe enough to prove fatal to
many affected turkeys. The disease pro-
cess Is always associated with a protozoan
parasite of very minute size. Certain
fiocks Only are affected and the disease be-
comes perpetulted and diffused among
reighboring hocks. The remedy recon-
mended by the department is to entirely
destroy the diseased aocks and obtain new
animals elsewhere. after a thorough
cleansing and disinfection of the territory
occupied by the diseased fowls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-08
To Practice With Her Guns.

To settle at once the effect of the blast
of a great gun upon the deck of an armored
vessel, Secretary Herbert has given orders
that the double turret monitor Amphitrite'
now at Norfolk navy yard, go to sea and
practtee her guns. The data gathered in
this test is expected to be of value IN set
fling The question now agitating the Navy
Denartment as to the location of the turretS
on the two new battleships, as fear has
been expressed by the ordnance bureau that
the blast from the S-inch guns, If they are
fired directly over the Pinch guns will
blow in the cover of the turrets of the lat
ter guns The officers of the construction
bureau feel no apprehension on that score
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-08
THE ST. MARK's TROUBLES.
vestry Difficulties Come Up Before
Judge Bingham Today.

Chief Justice Bingham. in Equity Court
No. 1. took up about noon today the case
of the contending vestrymen of st. Marks
Protestant Episcopal Church, known as
that of John P. Torbert and others against
Joseph B. Bennett and others.
AS has been heretofore explained in The
STAR 1t is a proceeding in which the COM
plainants alleging that they were duly
elected at the late Easter election seek to
restl ain the defendants. the de facto vestry-
men, from acting and continuing as such.
A temporary restraining order. returnable
today. was granted last month by Judge
Cox.
Owing to the late hour when the case
was taken up today about the only progress
made in it was the reading of the vol
luminous bill of complaint and its accom-
parying exhibits and the equally long
answer of the defendants and its accom-
panying exhibits. 1t is expected that the
real matters at issue will not be argued
until tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-08
Dcnth of Lieut.. Cnl. Hentou-

The War Department is Informed of the
death of Lieut. Col. James Henton. twen-
ty-third infantry. at Ringgold barracks
Tex. Col. Henton rose from the ranks
having enlisted from Connecticut as a pri-
waite in 1853 His death promotes Major ].
W. French of the fourteenth infantry to be
lieutenant colonel; Capt. Charles F. Robe.
twenty-fifth infantry, to be major; First
Lieutenant f. F. Glenn, twenty-ffth infan-
try. TO be captain. and Second Lieutenants
Peter c. Harris, thirteenth Infantry. Mum
roe Mcfarland. twenty-first infantry, and
William T. Wilder, nineteenth infantry, to
be first lleutenants.