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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-24
A Regatta Extra.

An extra Star will be issued this evening
after the last race of the Potomac regatta
is rowed, giving full account of the events
of the regatta, the result of the great race
for the Futurity stakes. reports of base ball
games and other sporting news up to the
hour of issue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-24
Wheeling to Milwaukee.

BUFFALO, N. Y, August 24.-Three
Baltimore wheelmen, Harry J. Hush, ].
Mortimer Johnson and Joseph Hartman,
arrived here last night on a journey over
land from Baltimore to Milwaukee. They
leave here today via Dunkirk, Erie and
Cleveland for their destination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-24
Gold Deposited at sam Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO. August 24-The sum
of 100000 in gold was deposited in the
United States subtreasury Of this city to
the credit of Morgan & Co., the New York
bar rkers. The money came from the bond
syndicate. and was paid pursuant to an
agreement made with Secretary Carlisle
to keep a stated gold reserve on hand in
the United States treasury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-24
A New Road From Fort washakie.

LANDER, Wyo., August 2t.-Major Kra-
mer, commander at Fort Washable, has
made detail of forty men from company
F, eighth infantry, to, build road from
Fort Washakie into the Jackson Hole coun-
try by way of Union Pass the object being
to bring Fort Washakie as near to Jack
sons Hole as possible. 1t is said the pro-
posed route will save at least two days in
the passage across the mountains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-24

A bill in equity for the sale of real estate
was this afternoon filed by Helen r. Arnold
against Samuel G. Kirby and others. The
property, aggregating S70,623 in assessed
value, was left by the late Samuel Kirby,
who directed in his will that a sale be made
ten years after his death. At that tene,
however, real estate values were SO de-
pressed that the sale was rot then asked
for, but was postponed until today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-24
superintendent winthrop Acquitted.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, August 24.-O
w. Winthrop, superintendent of Laurel
Hill Society and an officer of the Order of
Chosen Friends has been acquitted of the
murder of Mrs. Jennie Matthews. Win
throp ives accused Of poisoning Mrs. Mat
thews in order to obtain control of $1,000
life Insurance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-24
To yentilate the Amphitrite.

Naval officers who have been delegated 10
examine the plan Of ventilation for the
Amphitrite say they will report a plan of
reconstruction of her interior which will
make the quarters for the officers and crew
tenable when the monitor is under steam.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-24
Music ut the White House.


White House this evening will consist of
selections by the different daily newspapers
of the city. The concert begins at $40
o'clock, and the program is as follows:
Evening Star selections:
March-"Evening Star" Fanciulli
Overture-"Fra Diavolo". .Auber
Overture-"William Telr' r'............ .Rossini
Evening News selections:
March-"Evening News .Fanciulli
Grand selection-"Faust".. st"............. .Gounod
"a Night in Bohemia" .Fanciuln
Comprising old and new melodies. and
ending with THE Man That Wrote Tara
toom-te-ra and How He Did It.')
The Times selections:
March-"The Times" .Innes
March-''The New Baby. Fanclulli
Dedicated to the Evening Times)
"A Trip to Manhattan Beach ..... .Fanctuli
(Break Of day; sun rise; running for the
boat; bars carole down the harbor; rushing
for the train railroad ride; a glorious day;
waltz in the sand; dance of the sea nymphs;
imitation of fireworks; after which we all
go Home, Sweet Honey
Washington Pest selections:
March-'Washington Post '........:. .Sousa
MaIch-"Daily Post" ".................Fa .Fanclult1
Waltz-"Blue Danube. Strauss
Turkish Patrol .....................Nl .NlchaeiS
Dedicated to Gen. Agnus of Baltimore
American)
Hail Columbia" .......fyles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-24
The Age Limit Abolished.

The President has issued al order abol-
ishing the civil service age limit so far as
printers and pressmen are concerned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-24
Declared to Be Insnne,

A marshars jury today declared Sarah
Casey. Erward Pine and Eleanor Billing to
be insane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-24

tee proof Of fee puooinsts
IN f6e eating. pesferoap's
Star contained 81 oofumns
Of Advertisements, r,aoe up
Of 524 separate announce
menfs. t8ese advertisers
8oas8f pu86eifp-nof merefp
space.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-24
EvACUATING PORT ARTHUR.

Japanese Leaving and Dismantlfng
the FOrtificat tfOns.
ST. PETERSBURG. August PA dis
patch to the Novosti from Vladivostock
says that the japanese are evacuating Port
Arthur and dismantling the Notifications.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-24
Watching DevcIopm ents.

Democratic leaders in other states are
watching developments in the blue grass
state with much interest and solicitude.
A trip-up there this fall r1ight send the
party at large sprawling on next years
field
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-24

Private r. 8. Reed has been fined $25
violation of rules of the fire department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-22
Watching n Glnss Spinner,

All day long there have been great
crowds in front of Lansburgh's big win
dows on 7th street watching an expert
glass worker who Is giving remarkable
exhibition of what can be done in the way
Of making beautiful objects of art out of
this delicate and fragile substance. The
artist is Madam Lorow of the Libby glass
works, who gave such a fine display Of her
ability at the worlds fair She Is Bohe-
milan glass worker, and the delicacy of her
methods and the attractfveness of her
product are alike novelty in this city.
During the early part of the week she was
making strands of spun glass, which were
given away to customers for book marks,
but today she began, making ships, ami
mails and other more complicated wares.
The exhibition will continue until Satur-
day evening and is well worth an inspec-
ton,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-22

= An heir to the possible estates of William
Penn seems to be living, in Washington.
Some time ago. Col, William Stuart of the
Isle of Wight secured writs of ejectment
against several people in West Chester,
Easton and Philadelphia, on the ground
that he was the heir to PENIS estate.
Yesterday a Philadelphia attorhey Received
a long letter from this city setting forth
in careful details the ground of another
claim, apparently belonging to the son of
Stuart's wife by a former marriage. This
claimant is Reverdy Penn Davis. MIR.
Davis says his, mothers name was Char
lotte Penn, a daughter of John Penn, grand
daughter of Rein Penn and great-grand-
daughter of John Penn, who died in Balti-
more county, Nd, 1879, leaving a large
tract of land to his children. The property
was kept in the possession of the Penn
family until 1915, when, by the death of
the parents, it got out of the possession of
the youngest children. Mrs. Stuart made
all effort to regain possession up till the
date of her death, 1878. She was married
three times. Her last husband was VIM.
Stuart, whom she married in May, 1863.
She had one son by her first husband, who
died in 1871. Reverdy Penn Davis thinks
the courts of England have made de-
cision favorable to his mothers claim, and
that he is the lawful heir to her rights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-22

Frederick c. Chandler, builder and con-
tractor, has been suspended from Car
penters' Union, No. !, for a term of twenty
years. The action of placing Mr. Chandler
on the blacklist was not accomplished
without a warm fight Several Of his
friends opposed the suspension. The
trouble resulted from aftidavits filed by
Thomas F. Towles, Joseph Sholes, William
Dargie, Joseph J. Caylor, journeymen car
penters; Charles Fentroy, Waterman, and
Miles benson, laborer all late employees of
Mr.. Chandler, charging certain Irregular
tiles in the matter of pay. Those atlantis
who are carpenters charge that Chandler
hired them at union wages, So per day, and
paid them off on a basis of $3.50 per day.
Fentroy and benson charge that certain
amount Of their pay was withheld from
them each week.
Mr.. Chandler claims that his suspension
is due to the malice Of certain of his en-
ployes whom he had discharged. The men,
he maintains, were paid So per day. He
had not, he says, withheld any money due
the Waterman and laborer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-22
JUMPED TO SAVE THEIR LIVES.
WOrkmen In the Eighth Story of a
Burning Building.

w Ofhmeu IN the VI Is
Burning building.
Fire broke out in Arbuckle Brothers big
coffee mills, at John and Jay streets and
the East river, Brooklyn, yesterday after
noon, and it was not until night that the
firemen succeeded in getting the fire under
control.
The fire started in the largest of the three
buildings occupied by the firm. 1t was an
eight-story building and abuts on the river
The flames shut off the retreat of eight
men who were at work on the eighth floor
Ladders were put up, but would only reach
to the seventh floor. Six of the men who
were on the eighth floor procured rope
down which they slid to the top Of the
ladder and then made their way to the
ground. The other two men ran to the
roof and finding all other means Of es-
cape cut off jumped down two stories to
the roof of the siX-Story building adjoining
They were Joseph Smith and D. b. Carr.
They were taken to the street by fremen
and sent to the city hospital. Foreman
Wallace, who gave the alarm, was badly
burned about the face and hands.
The height Of the building made 1t hard
work for the firemen to put out the fire.
and the three upper stories OF the eight
story building were burned out before the
fire was under control.
During the progress of the fire several
of the big cylinders used for roasting cof-
fee exploded. The other buildings occupied
by the firm are six and four-story struc-
tues. used mainly for storage. Their con-
tents were considerably damaged by water.
Superintendent kell stated that the loss,
In his opinion. would be about $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-22
THE GREATER NEW YORK.
1t Il to Have Three Millions POpuln-
ton.

1t IL to Have Three Millions POpulH-
ton.
New York Cor Philadelphia Press
There is now no longer any dout that the
legislature will very soon clinch the vote
of the people, declare the consolidation OF
New York and the outlying districts done,
ard appoint a commission to prepare
charter This legislation will not be SUBJ
mitted to the people for approval, as 1t is
very properly reasoned that they expressed
approval when they voted for consolidation
in November. The measure which will
pass will undoubtedly provide for the re.
tention of Andrew H. Green and his assoc
ciates of the present commission and will
add to it the mayors Of New York and
Brooklyn, and from that body the new
charter must come. The chief fact of IN
portance, however. just now is this that
consolidation itself Is effected. The mo-
ment this bill is signed by the governor the
greater New York is established. The diff
ferent districts included in the consolida-
ton, like Brooklyn, Jamaica and other
towns, will continue to exercise their local
powers just as now. There will be no off,
cial head until the new charter is adopted.
but legally within the next three or four
weeks a new municipality, containing more
than 3,OOO.OOO people. Will have been
created and so after twenty years Of agi-
tation, Mr.. Andrew II, Green and Mr.. John
S. Stranahan, one Of New York and the
other of Brooklyn. will see the ambition Of
their lives consummat ted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-22
Acts ApprOved.

The President has signed the joint reso-
luton earnestly recommending to Great
Britain and Venezuela the Presidents sug-
gestion that their boundary dispute be set
tied by arbitration. and the following bills
Providing for the erection of public build
ings at Brockton. Mass. and Pottsville,
Pa, and increasing to 100000 the limit of
cost Of the Paterson, N. j., public building;
to provide for coinage at the Denver branch
mint; to disapprove the treaty with the
Southern Utes in Utah and permit them to
take lands in severalty; to confirm the en-
largement of the Red Cliff reservation,
Wis; for the encouragement of education
in Mississippi by the allowance of public
lands; for the relief of certain Winnebago
Indians in Minnesota; to provide for public
buildings at Cumberland, Nd, Newport,
Ky, and South Omaha, Neb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-22
PREPOSTEROV THUMB
SCREW STORIES.
THOSE
They Are Branded as Malicious False
hoods.

From the Honolulu Advertiser, Feb. Sth.
1t having come to our knowledge that
malicious and preposteTous statements are
being manufactured to go abroad of ill
treatment of the prisoners; in Oahu JAIL we
have made personal Investigation of the
facts, and although no person of sense here
would for a moment believe such state
! ments as are alluded to-, and their refuta-
ton is not required in this community we
wish to inform our foreign readers that
there is absolutely no. truth in any such
reports, no matter from what source they
emanate.
Although the better Element of the COM
munity take no notice Of these floating lies.
in view of the statementsi which might be
sent abroad, a representa- tive of the AdVer-
tiser interviewed Marshal Hitchcock and
number of citizens thoroughly conversant
with the treatment of the political pr1S.
oners, to learn the facts in the case.
Marshal Hitchcock said: There is no
truth whatever in these stories ABOUT
thumbscrews, putting on ice and in tubs
of water. Some of the men, whom we
learned from noNless than two witnesses
had knowledge of the location of rifles
and revolvers were put In DARK cens
Without exception these men have come
out and given information by which the
officers were enabled to go to the place
designated and capture arms and ammuni-
ton. one man cOn1eSSeu MS hHo"ieuSe
and directed the officers to place where
five revolvers, with ample ammunition,
were found.
Putting in the dark cell Is regular
mode of prison punishment. Some nave
remained in close confinement not more
than one hour, and the longest any one
has been kept in the cell was forty-eight
hours; in only one instance was man
confined that length Of time No more
than ten have ever seen the inside OF the
dark cell. They have been allowed the
regular diet of bread and water, and as
large quantity as they desired.
Yes l have heard the stories of men
being packed in ice and put in big tubs OF
water and threatened with drowning. The
fact is the allowance of ice at the prison
is but five pounds a day-hardly enough
for a man to sit on, much less be packed.
AS for tubs Of water, we haven't any tubs
large enough to carry out the methods
said to have been pursued.
THE whole story is false from beginning
to end We're civilized If we are under
martial law"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-22
DRINKING IN-THE NAVY.
Secretary Herbert on Drunkenness
Among Officers.

Among OMcefS.
Upon the recommendation of the judge
advocate general, Secretary Herbert has
placed Lieutenant Commander F. w.
Crocker upon probation for one year. The
officer, last October came up for examina
ton for promotion, but the decision of the
board was adverse. on the ground that he
was given to habits of intoxication. The
officer pleaded that he was not given OPP
portunity to meet this charge, and, another
examination being ordered, he passed.
Then the question arose as to approving
the last report and the Secretary, taking
into consideration the testimony that the
officer had reformed his habits. and his
many good qualities, has given proba-
tionary appointment. Secretary Herbert,
in reviewing the case for presidential
action, made the following comment re-
garding naval drunkenness:
Boards of examination should clearly
understand that drunkenness at any time
and under any circumstances is inhibited
by the law and the regulations of the navy
1t is not true, was contended in this
case, that the government is not concerned
about the habits of a naval officer In his
home, in his club or at the house OF
friend. The time has passed for consider
ing drunkenness on convivial occasions
vice in which naval officers can indulge
with impunity. The habit Of drunkenness
OH uuty OF OIL uuty Is one lndl, Inc o.iIi
habits, seizes upon and eventually controls
the victim. 1t is true that there may be
degrees Of criminality in this regard.
Drunkenness on duty is properly. recognized
in the regulations as a more heinous Of
Tense than when off duty, but command
ing officer at sea is practically always on
duty, and he certainly has no hours in
which he could indulge in this habit. Nor
is 1T to be permitted, either on or Off duty,
that a naval officer anywhere shall become
intoxicated. 1t undoubtedly is a SUFFICIENT
ground for the refusal of promotion II 1T
shall appear that an officer is in the habit
Of becoming intoxicated at any time or I'M
der any circumstances"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-22
F. THE NEW YORK RACING BILL.
Hearing Before IL Committee of the
Legislature


Legislature.
At a committee hearing on the racing
hilf at Albany, N. Y, yesterday, Anthony
Comstock opposed the measure. He said
the bill was not in the line of respectable
legislation, and its one idea was to evade
the constitution and allow the boss gam
bier to still fleece the public.
Shaking his fist at the gathering of rae
Ing men, Mr.. Comstock said: Shame on
those respectable men. who, for a little
money, Will wreck homes and the happi-
ness of women and children"
Mr.. August Belmont of New York said
that 1t was unnecessary for him to say
that If the bill permitted anything like the
abuses related by Mr.. Comstock he would
not come forward to speak in favor of it.
He believed 1t would be unconstitutional
to, by statute, make gambling possible, and
that answered all of Mr.. Comstock's ar
gument for an unconstitutional bill would
be of no avail. The jockey club he repre-
scented had made racing respectable and
honest. and was not now trying, as was
alleged, to make it again disreputable.
Mr.. John NJ. Bowers, as counsel for the
Coney Island Jockey Club, went into de-
Tense of the legal rights of the race track
owners and breeders and the constitutions
al status Of the bill.
The hearing was adjourned for two
weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-22
Orioles Preliminary Games.

The Baltimore Base Ball Club will leave
there March II for Macon, Ga. arriving the
next morning. The team will at once go
into practice and work for eight days.
March % and % they will play at Mont
gcmery, Ala. From March 81 to 81, inclu-
sive. they play at New Orleans; then n
Jump will be made to Allentown, where
two games will be played April l and =;
thence to Raleigh N c.. for one game; in
Danville, Va, they play April Il; Roanoke,
April 3: Lynchburg, April s; Petersburg.
April s: Portsmouth. April .; Norfolk. April
10: Richmond, April IL and H.
The team will then return home and play
two games with Princeton, April Is and IL.
Yale comes fC.' a game on April Is. After
the last date the regular championship sea-
son will be due.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-22
The Columbias' Smoker,

The Columbia Athletic Club will hold
another smoker tomorrow evening The
amusement committee has engaged a
number of clever entertainers and good
show is anticipated. Among those who
will appear are the Georgetown Banjo and
Guitar Club, Lee Baumgarten, C. J. F'itz-
gerald, Jas. Nolan, Harry Goldstein, Tux
edus Matt Wright, Sam Ireland and others.
In order that each team may be able TO
play all the games for which it is scned-
uled a special meeting of the Basket Ball
League will be held at the Light Infantry
Armory tomorrow night to rearrange the
schedule. The game scheduled for tomor-
row night between Columbia Athletic Club
and Washington Light Infantry, in the
gym of the former, is postponed on account
of the smoker"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-22
LATE SPORTING NEWS
LOCAL RACING GOSSIP.

Competent Jockeys Sadly Needed for
the Approaching st. Asaph Meeting.
Owners of stables quartered at the st.
Asaph course of the Virginia Jockey Club
are beginning to wonder how they can win
races at the approaching spring meeting
with stable boy jockeys, says Washing
ton special to the New York Herald. In
less Taral and Doggett come down from
New York the track cannot boast OF a
jockey above the third class.
When the meeting begins Willie Sims
will be either in England or en- route to
join the Dwyer-Croker contingent there
Griffin and Bergen at San Francisco and
majority of the lesser lights at New Or
leans. or with their stables, getting ready
for the western campaign.
One owner wrote to Jockey John Lamly,
at PaSSaic, Nj, making him flrSt-rate
offer for his services the closing fortnight
in March. Lamly declined on the score
that he would be obliged to report for duty
with the Rupert string at Nashville,
Tenn, March l. 1t is said that Jimmie
Lamly, who was not allowed to ride in
California, and is now at Babylon, LII,
will be claimed by Lucky Baldwin, in
the event of his securing license, and not
permitted to come here even as an exercise
boy.
Had the Old Dominion Jockey Club OBJ
tanned recognition from the western turf
congress the Nirginia's patrons could have
drawn upon such clever boys as Taylor,
Ham. Murphy, DOnnelly, ietter, Burns
and Dwyer, but, as the Old Dominion is
still Outlawed, there can be no relief from
this quarter.
Secretary Tompkins of the Old Dominion
Is authority for the statement that as yet
no date compromise has been arranged by
representatives of the rival clubs. He says
that his club will resume racing March l.
owners who stabbed at st. Asaph during
the winter and raced at Alexander Island
have been ordered to remove their horses
from the Virginia Clubs grounds. 1t Is
probable that stable of jumpers, includ-
ing Grand Prix, Imp. Bones, WaIcott, Con-
Zales and BobOhnk, will be organized at
Alexander Island. schcoled and sent to
Hawthorne in May.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-22
silver Men VIII Fight 1t.

The silver men have determined to fight
the proposition for certificates of indebt-
edness in the sundry civil bill, and will
carry their opposition to such lengths as
will prevent the bill becoming law if it
is retained. A conference of silver Senators
upon this subject last evening developed
great opposition to the certificate PROPOSE
ton and the course of talking the bill to
death in case the loan amendment was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-22
The COIOnels Go South,

The Colonies left Louisville on their
southern trip last night at midnight. All
the players have reported except OBrien,
Hatfield and Gettinger, who will join the
team at New Orleans, and knen and
Borchers, who will report for duty at
Houston, Tex, where the team will train
for six weeks. the team will go direct to
New Orleans and play three games there
before going on to Houston The games for
birmingham and Montgomery, Ala, have
been called Off
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-22
ANOTHER AMERICAN COUNTESS.

Miss Anna Gould to De Married on
March g.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gould have started
preparations for the wedding of Miss Anna
Gould to Count De Castellane. 1t Is an
nounced definitely that the date for the
wedding has been set. March will be the
day. The ceremony will be performed twice,
by Archbishop Corrigan and by DR.. John
r. Paxton. The double ceremony will be
out of Difference to the count, who Is a
member of the Catholic Church.
Miss Kfttie Cameron, Misses Montgom-
cry and Miss Richardson are said to be
the choice of Miss Gould to act as her
bridesmaids.