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Evening star., 1895-06-07
MR.. H0oVER'S DENIAL.
Says His Wife Possesses an UngOvern-
able Temper.


Thomas G. Hoover, who was Yesterday
made the defendant in suit for divorce
filed by Mary L. Hoover, because OF his
alleged cruelty and alleged infidelity with
Mrs. Ada l. Burroughs, today filed an
answer wholly denying his wfe's charges
According to the statements contained in
his answer he has always been a kind and
indulgent husband, although he charges
that his wife is "a woman with the most
violent temper, and absolutely determined
to have her own way at all hazards" He
states that he is Mrs. Hooyer's third hus-
band, her first having drowned himself and
she having obtained divorce from her
second one, after first securing a deed to
all of his real estate and the greater por-
ton of his personal property, which opera
ton she Is now endeavoring to perform the
second time, by having induced him
CHoover) Il build four houses upon piece
of real estate in her name" One of these
home for the family. the others to belong
to complainant and him jointly. He says
his wife has no grounds for the divorce,
and charges that her sole purpose in seek
ing it is to obtain the property.
He denies being unfaithful with Mrs
Burroughs at any time, and complains that
for the last four years his wife has been
endeavoring to obtain grounds for a di-
vorce, ard, claiming that she has employed
private detectives for the PAST several
months to watch him. charges that through
them and the Vaccinations of his wife the
late uncalled for and unfounded scandal in
regard to Mrs. Burroughs was made pub
lie He charges. too, that Mrs. Hoover has
frequently threatened him, habitually ours
ed him. has drawn a deadly weapon upon
him, land by her ungovernable temper and
tongue has endeaxored to drive him away
from their home During the last three
days. he says. she has given him written
notice to depart.
But. Notwithstanding all these things, he
concludes by informing the court that he
is still deeply attached to his wife, al
though he will not humor her to the extent
of giving up his home, children and prop
erty or suffering a divorce. He therefore
prays that her petition be dismissed
Evening star., 1895-06-07
St. Paurs Church Lawn Fete,

The lawn fete on the grounds of the rec
tory adjoining St. Paul's Catholic Church,
corner of 18th and V streets, is proving to
he an immense success. 1t is given under
the auspices of the Sunday school OF that
church, under the immediate direction of
Mr.. Charles A. Dunn. superintendent of the
Sunday school, assisted by hIessrs. Hail.
Eberly, Straub, Rely, Sheridan and Hur-
ney, and already a large sum of money has
been realized. The grounds present an un-
usually attractive appearance, with the
great number of attractive booths presided
over by pretty young misses and staid
matrons, and very large crowd was pres.
ent to enjoy the many good things offered
Those in charge of booths are Miss kath-
crime Roach. Mesdames Sheridan. Harding
Carusi and Colun, and Misses Queen, Ford
O'Driscoll, HARRISON, Shea, Phillips, Nc
Kim, Lay, Phelps, Dams, Mrs. Thomas
Long, Mesdames Zeh. Dunn and Courtney,
Misses Laskey. X. Dyer. d. Dyer. Irene
Simms, Eleanor Simms, L. Brick. H. Brick,
G. Dunn, Albert Young Long. Effie Young,
Miss Josephine Keliher, Misses Breem, Ri
ley, Mrs. George Aiken, Miss Mamie Byrne,
Mesdames barley, Green, Kelser, Misses
Eerie Hunt, Snow, Treanor. Custer, Mo-
riarty, Green. Gertie Walsh, DR.. John H.
Koch, Messrs. Harvey Dyer. Raymond S.
Donaldson, Otto Welienreiter, Mr.. Andrew
Sheridan, Messrs. Frank Federline. Joseph
BOYLE, Thomas l.. McEneany, William Ri
ley, Gerald Griffin. The party will be con-
tinued tonight and tomorrow night.
Evening star., 1895-06-07
cuILDREN's COUNTRY HOME.
The Annual Pound Party Success
Many Liberal DOnntiOns.

In about a week the Children's Country
Home, out on the road toward Chevy
Chase, will be opened for the reception of
it's little guests, who have each year only
this chance to get out into familiar reach
of natur, and to breathe fresh air and eat
wholesome food. Yesterday afternoon the
annual pound party drew a large assem-
blage of fashionable people out to the
home, where they enjoyed a good time
and renewed their interest in the institu-
ton. A large number of liberal donations
were made, which materially Increased not
only the lar der, but the treasury of the
nome. \ luncheon was served by the la
dies in charge of the home during the af-
ternoon. The officers in charge are: Presi-
dent, Miss Kate l.. Roy; vice president,
Miss Caroline Simpson; secretary, Miss
Frederica Rodgers, and treasurer, Mr.. +.
V Robinson. The trustees are: Miss Eliza
beth Bryan, Miss Margaret Cassels. Miss
Kate Chandler, Miss Victoria Emory, Miss
Mamie Eastman, Miss Josephine Hocka-
day. Miss Hunt, Miss Margaret McPher-
son, Miss Alice Parker, Miss Kate L. Roy,
Miss Frederick Rodgers, Miss Emily Stor-
row, Miss Caroline Simpson, Miss Lila NJ.
Towsend. Miss Mary l.. Wilkes, Miss Mar
ian West, Miss Louise Wainwright, Mrs.
E. E. Whiting and Mr.. F. V. Robinson.
Miss Mamie Gordon of 213 18th street
southeast is the visitor to whom all appli-
cations for admission should be made.
Evening star., 1895-06-07
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales-regular call-12 O'Clock m.-Columbia Rail-
politan Railroad. 10 at 7Sss 10 at So Lincoln Fire
Insurance. 10 at sa. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 100
Government Bonds-U. S. As. registered. 111&
bid Y: S. As, coupon, 11s bid. .. s is. 1854
District Of Columbia Bonds.Oao-year fund IS. 1o5
bid ,oS S9year fund 6s gold, III bid Water stock @
s S unSns %
bid Ills. asked. 3lss, registered, 2-los 100 bid.
ss bid s5
Washington Wa and Georgetown Railroad eonv. es. %.
SG I I bid iG ios Sse asked Belt s '' s. bid
ssh asked; Eekington Railroad g. 100 bid Co
!nrion Gas Company g. series 3. is bid. wash
5 Sas cST g I ID sa and %
tomac Telephone IS, 1904 bid. lolA asked Amer
American security and Trust 5s, A. and O.. Io1 bid
Washington Market Company LIST 6s, ilo hid, II5
% bid lis Ms ASKED Washington Market Company ext.
ss, 1o7 bid. Masonic Hall Association 5s; los bid.
S National Bank stocks.-Bank Of washinsion $50
Mercpolitan Net pol sss BID aaS asked; Central sIs BID.
Farmers and MechanIss ; Iss bid do SssOnd See m lbs BID
Capital Iii bid. West End los bid. 1l0h asked.
Traders. Jos bid Lincoln % bid. 'o2 asked.
SAFE Deposit and Trust Companies National Safe
@ d d n ia sa speurg qap sn snS
Trust, 1875 bid. Washington Safe Deposit, 60 bid.
50 asked
26S bid asked. Metropolitan. so bid. 81 asked.
Columbia, e. bid Belt, II asked. lexington. p
bid.
Gas and Electric Light stocks. Washington Gas.
seefTe Fl sq, u Light, dssls bid iss asked "
Insurance stoeksNFiremeans. Ssh bid franklin. franklin.
IS bid Potomac. 69A bid. Arlington, $50 lid lc6
asked. German American 169 bid, 200 asked Ma
tional Union, 13 bid, 16 asked. Columbia i34 bid.
Riggs 75s bid. 50 asked. Peoples, 5A bid 6h
asked. Lincoln. bid sla asked Commercial. AZ
bid. SIS asked.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title. 108
bid, 11s asked Columbia Title. ~ bid. asked.
Washington Title, asked. District Title, 10h
Telephone Stocks.-Pennsylvana IS bid. Chesa-
peake and Potomac, 5S1s bid, 60h asked. American
Graphophone, Az asked Pneumatic Gun Carriage.
.25 bid. &c asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks Washington Market. Il
bid. Great Falls Ice. 1S0 bid. lao asked Bull Rua
Panorama, 20 asked. Norfolk and Washlngtna
Steamboat, 90 bid. 100 asked. Lincoln. Is bid.
Mergenthaler Linotype, l9s bid, 200 asked.
sEx div.
lex riYhtG.
Evening star., 1895-06-07

If a paper receives credit for
having a larger circulation
than it really enjoys, reason
exists for Withholding from
the Advertiser the actual cir
culation figures and mystify-
Ing customers with "about"
and approximately" The
Star, however, has circuIa-
tion that; it is proud of and
each SatuEday prints a detailed
sworn statement of its actual
circulation. giving the adver-
tiser what by business ethics
he is plainly entitled to--a
guarantee of that which he is
buying. The advertiser in
The Star is not asked to "trade
iackknives, sight unseen." He
knows exactly what he is pay
ing for. The Star is alone
among Washington newspa-
pers in making public an
nouncement of its circulation
figures. Last week the daily
average was 32,403 copies.
Evening star., 1895-06-07
THIRTY GRADUATES.
Commencement Exercises of the FrOe.
bel Institute.

Comm menccment Exercises of the FrOe-
bel Institute.
The commencement of the Froebel Nor
NAL Institute of this city will take place
this evening at the Church of Our Father.
Rev. Alexander Mackay-Smith rector of
ST. Johns P. E. Church, will present the
diplomas and certificates, and Rev. Dr. j.
II. Elliott, rector of Ascension P. E. Church,
will also take part in the exercises. The
ladies who will participate in the program
will represent sixteen states of the Union;
some will then finish the teachers course,
and some will take a two years course,
while others will later accompany the prin-
cipal of the institute, Miss Susan Plessner
Pollock, to Mountain Lake Park, Md,
where Miss Pollock will be at the head of
the kindergarten department of what Is
known as the Mountain Chautauqua.
One of the class, Miss Salee Oomasuyah
of Indian territory, is native Indian gill
and will appear in her own native national
Indian dress. Miss Oomasuyah is at pres
ent staying at the Lucy Webb Hayes Dea-
coness' Home, in this city. The valedic-
torian will be Mrs. Mary j. Chisolm Foster
of Amsterdam, N. ", author. of THE
kindergarten of the Church"
A kindergarten play, The Ripping, Purl-
ing River" will be impersonated by the
tableau, the ''Soap Bubble" the "Clock
Song the Presentation of Work." also
tableau, all by members of the class,
and solo, 20, Rest in the Lord from the
oratorio of "IIlijah," and rendered by Miss
Sara Katharine Lippincott, will be features
of the evening.
Those who will take part In the exercises,
besides those already named, are: The
Misses Alice Evelyn Morgan of Maine and
Anna Rosalie Poore, New York post gradu-
ates; also the following graduates: The
Misses Elizabeth Freligh Fuller and Flora
Rebecca Thompson, New York; Edith
Bessie Daskam, Helen Hunt Potter, Bertha
Taylor Baldwin, Margaret Vernon Nc
Kelden, Sara Rebecca Morgan, Bessie Boyd
Mulford. ALA La Garde Vickery. Grace
Bryant, Helen Louise Bentley, Amelia
Nanita Mahr, Lily Johnston Taliaferro,
Virgie McLain Galbreath. all of the Dis
trict Of Columbia; Charlotte Lucretia Grey,
Oregon: Helen Boggis Lester, Pennsyl-
vania; Martha Jenkins Robinson, Missouri
Katharine Fullerton Curtis, Helen Floyd
McVea, North Carolina Daisy Brewer
Walsh, Alabama; Sallie Hunter Moss,
Georgia; Carolyn Anna Slack. Mary Eliza
beth Slack, Massachusetts,: Matte Souther-
land Pope, Maryland; Daisy Kerr, Ohio,
and Annie Payne Pillow, Mississippi.
Evening star., 1895-06-07
Effect of the Flood in the Black
Forest District.
4 NUMBER OF PERSONS DROWNED
Many Buildings Reported Swept
Away.
STILL ANOTHER CLOUDBURST

STUTTGART, Germany June 1T IS
officially announced that the fatalities
which resulted from the cloudburst on
Wednesday evening over the Wurtemhurg
portion of the Black Forest amount to
fifty. At Balingen alone thirty houses were
demolished, and many other buildings were
damaged
There was another cloudburst last even
Ing over the same district, and the Eyach
valley was again flooded
The Rems valley was also visited by a
waterspout. and there have been heavy
thunder storms throughout the southern
portion of Wurtemburg. The Danube and
Neckar are greatly swollen.
PARIS, June 1.-Extensive floods are pre-
vailing in the north of Spain and the south
west of France. The rivers have over
flown in various districts of Navarro, rem
derng communication between towns very
difficult around Pau. TIE railways are
submerged and many. factories have been
inundated In many places the mails are
conveyed by boats.
Evening star., 1895-06-07
MARYLAND SONS OF VETERANS.

ApprcE ching Annual Encnmpment to
he Held mt Frederick.
The Division of Maryland. Sons of Vet
Grams, United States of America, will hold
its annual encampment at Frederick, Md.
June II and II. Many members from
Washington Will attend. and great
many matters of Importance to the Sons
of Veterans will be brought up and dis
cussed very interesting meeting is an
ticipated.
The delegation from Washington will
leave on tho $50 train via the Baltimore
and Ohio on Tuesday next, returning late
on the evening of the 18th or 18th.
The Division of Maryland comprises the
states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia,
North and South Carolina and the District
of Columbia.
The object of the order is to keep green
the memory of the heroic dead by fttingly
observing Memorial day CMay 800 and
Union Defenders dayFeb. 12). Its principles
are friendship, charity and loyalty. 1t en-
deavors to aid worthy and distressed Union
soldiers and brothers of the order. 1t is in
nc wise political or religious order. dis
cussion of both subjects being prohibited
by constitutional law, and it endeavors by
its teachings to make upright honest. ca
pable, efficient ard loyal citizens of its
members.
Six Commanders From Washington.
III uiNiSioH CoHtIildHuerS tHe CITY u " dSH-
irgton has been very fortunate. furnishing
six out Of eight commanders.
The first colonel of the division was
Miles w. Ross, an attorney of Baltimore
Md; the second, Sherman ]. Brown of this
city, clerk in the office of the auditor for
the Post Office Department, United States
treasury; the third, Maj. E. r. Campbell
of this city, well known as the commander
of the fourth battalion, D. c. N. G.: the
fourth, Col. S. E. Thomason of this city,
at present engaged in newspaper work in
Chicago. ILL.,; the fifth, DR.. John R. Nicely
of this city. at present surgeon Of the fifth
battalion, d. c. N. G.; the sixth. Col. Rob-
ert Wilson of Baltimore, prominent mer-
chant in that city: the seventh, Col. VIM
E. Rutherford of this city.
Officers of the Division.
The present division officers are: Com
mander, Maj. Otto L. Suess of this city,
the present commanding officer of the fifth
battalion. d. c. n c.; senior vice division
commander, DR.. Hamilton S. Smith of this
city, professor of clinical dentistry, medi-
cal department. Howard University; junior
vice division commander, John A. Londen,
Baltimore; division council. r. w. Foraker
teller, National Capital Bank of this city,
and ]. l.. Christian, custom house inspec-
tor, Baltimore, Md; adjutant, D. H. Deloe
Washington Press; quartermaSter, /. w.
Reid. bookkeeper, Chesapeake and Ohio
Telephone Company; surgeon, o. S. Walms-
Harry Clark. Baltimore. Md: chaplain, F.
A. Nordeman of this city; judge advocate
w. E. Aughinbaugh of This city: inspector
Wallace r. Searcy of this city. Mr.. Frank
A. White of Easton, Nd, is prominent
candidate for next division commander.
Evening star., 1895-06-07
business. Men ut Cleveland.

At the banquet in the Cleveland Grays'
armory at Cleveland last night covers were
laid for 1000 guests. The assemblage was
composed of the leading business men of
the five principal cities of the state. James
H. Hoyt of Cleveland was toast master.
The speakers were Wilson NJ. Day, presi-
dent of the chamber Of commerce; Senator
John Sherman, Governor Mckinley, Senator
Brice, NJ. E. ingalls,, Daniel J. Ryan of
Columbus, E. NJ. Thresher of Dayton, Jas.
s. CroweIl of Springfield, Judge John H.
Doyle of Toledo and Gen. Asa S. Bushnell
of Springfield. The speaking lasted until a
late hour. Most of the visitors left for
their homes Immediately after the conclu-
sion of the banquet.
Evening star., 1895-06-07
FINANCE AND TRADE
Effect of Northwest's Decreased
Dividend.
ANNOUNCEMENT WAS NOT A SURPRISE
Prices of Coal Stocks Were Again
Weak.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
NEW YORK, June THE reduction of
Northwests dividend rate TO liz per cent
announced after the close of business YES
terday, had depressing influence on prices
this morning. The concessions reflected in
opening figures were generally fractional,
except in the case of Northwest, in which
the discrepancy between closing figures last
night and initial figures this morning was
represented by decline of 11s per cent
The earnings of the road in question have
for months indicated the necessity of yes
terday's action, and the official announce
ment was surprise to none but those who
relied upon the belief that the future would
be so far discounted as to allow present
owners to derive benefits not yet accrued.
n this short-sighted policy had prevailed
the stock would have Immediately lost
caste and would have justly been an object
Of suspicion.
Had the tone of the general market been
stronger 1t is quite probable that a SUBJ
stantial advance could have followed from
the covering Of short contracts.
London sold few stocks during the day.
and arbitrage houses are authority for the
statement that no opportunity 60 take
prohtS will be passed over. The room is
inclined to look to the short side Of the
market for immediate profits, and in the
continued absence of an outside demand a
crumbling process is likely to reward its
efforts in that direction.
The coal stocks were again weak. as the
result of trade complications and the SEEM
| ing inability to establish concerted action
among the several companies. Reading
and Jersey Central lead the activity at &C.
clines of l is per cent each.
The reorganization of the former property
| Is progressing so slowly that grave doubts
of the feasibility of the scheme are enter
| tanned The motion made at yesterdays
meeting to restrict the tonnage for the
present month 10 per cent more than for
| to agree, on the ground that II passed no
| one would respect it.
Sugar opened strong around closing fig
| ures, but yielded to a selling movement
| later in the day for loss of 1-S per cent.
| the regular quarterly dividends of 3 per
| cent on the common and 3-4 en- the pre-
| ferred were announced during the morning.
Chicago Gas was unfavorably Influenced
| by the announcement that the governor
| mitted for his approval. This action will
| give executive sanction to the recent un-
| dignified legal proceedings against the
property. Chicago houses were liberal SELL
/ ers of Distillers. in anticipation OF endless
| litigation by the former owners Of that
| property. Consolidated Gas advanced
| sharply to LAT 1-2 during the early after
| noon, gain Of 1-2 per cent from opening
| figures.
| over 10000 shares in Northwest, the cover
| ing of which at this time would force on
| advance in all parts of the list. The mar
ket is narrow, professional and extremely
sensitive to any new Developments and all
| rallies will be utilized for profit taking.
Evening star., 1895-06-07
DIR. PARKHURsT's NEW FIGHT.
Will Try to Reform the New YOrl
Legislature.

ktChOfhA tAc NC" AoEN
Legislature.
IF we don't look after the cities,". said
DR.. Parkhurst Monday night in New York,
"the country at large will go to the devil.
He was speaking at the Good Govern
ment Club A dinner His subject was
plans for the Fall Campaign
DIR. Parkhurst denounced the legislature,
and proposed that reformers should set
back fires all over the state. DR.. Park
hurst said he saw ground for encourage
ment in the awakening of municipal con-
science.
I'VE are going to fight for home rule for
CUR city, he said. land we shall get it.
We will resent as an impertinance any in
trrsion of state or national politics into our
municipal affairs. But in that fight the
practical politician is going to be your
enemy and my enemy as long as we live
and breathe.
IF We had legislature this year that
did one-tenth of its duty, Mr. ROOSEVELT s
duty would not now be one-tenth as hard
as 1t is.
''Our fight now must be for the legisla-
ture. We must do something that will be
felt. not only here, but throughout the
state, in the personnel of the next legisla-
ture. The last legislature betrayed its
trust-struck reform square between the
eyes when it refused to give us the one
tninS We asked, ponce reOfganlZatlOn. w
must have legislature that will give it to
u.s.
But it was the senators who played us
false. Action against them may infringe
upon state and national politics-the elec-
ton of Senator-but we are going to
fight for our city. 1t is more important to
us than anything else just now.
Il am now getting together list of men
in all parts of the state who are honest
and fearless. and are with us in this move
ment. We must work together. The Good
Government clubs must foster this spirit
throughout the state. The people may be
with them. Let us trust in God, in the
people and in ourselves, with no foolish
ambitions or silly pride, and we shall gain
victory for our people and for our coun-
try"
DR.. Parkhurst spoke with great earnest
ness, and was loudly cheered.
Evening star., 1895-06-07
CORNELL'S EIGHT AT HENLEY.
The College Boys Pleased With Their
Quarters.


Quarters.
The Cornell eight which Is to compete at
the Henley regatta in the contest for the
Grand Challenge cup arrived there yester-
day, and were greatly pleased with the
quarters which Commodore w. T. Hastings
of the Cornell University secured for them
on a hill at Underwood, a pretty little place
overlooking the Thames. and situated about
quarter of a mile from Henley. The two
paper shells arrived with the crew, and
after they had been carefully examined
everybody was pleased to see that they had
sustained no damage during their trip
across the Atlantic on board the Paris
The young men from Ithaca created a
favorable impression among the onlookers,
but the expert Britishers ashore expressed
the opinion that they were too light.
A representative of the Associated Press
had an interview during the morning with
member of the Cornell crew. When
asked about the alleged lightness of the
crew, he remarked: They were selected
with that very thing in view. If we win
here we must do SO in a squirt, and the
lightness will be an advantage. The boys
are greatly pleased with all of Hastings
arrangements
Commodore Hastings said: Eve have our
own servants, do our own catering and
cooking and the house selected for the
quarters of the crew is in every way con-
venient and healthy"
Mr.. c. s. Francis of Troy, n. " who is
looking after the crew, expressed similar
views regarding the prospects of the crew
and their accommodations.
The steamship Paris, with the Cornell
crew, which Is to row at the Henley re-
Satta in the contest for the Grand Visitors
challenge cup. arrived at Southampton,
Wednesday night. All the American oars
men were in fine condition and they said
they had greatly benefited by their trip
across the ocean. w. Bently of Fluvanna
N. Y, and F. NJ. Matthews of Buffalo, n
ed from seasickness, and they were only
slightly under the weather the first two
days. The oarsmen highly praised the Off
GERS for the manner in which they had
been treated while on board the steam
ship.
The Cornell oarsmen had words of special
praise for the chief steward of the Paris,
who, they said, prepared all the meals
which were served to the American ath-
letes separately from the other passengers
LONDON, June 7.-Sporting Life says
that the comparative shortness of the
stroke of the Cornell crew was the first
thing that attracted the attention of the
on-lookers when the Americans took their
first spin over the course. The method of
propulsion is entirely different from that
usually adopted here The shells are very
pretty craft.
In an interview Coach Courtney said:
1--WE left three of our best men at home,
because We desired to prevent all possibil-
ity of the question of the amateur status
being disputed. Whether We accept the in
vitations for other regattas will depend in
a large measure upon our success at Hen
ley. We shall give the boys only light
work for the first week They will get
enough land exercise in going to and from
their quarters"