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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-08
PENSION LAW CODE.
1t Will he Considered Mt n Special
House Session This Evening.

1t Will he Considered mt Special
House Session This Evening.
Representative Martin, chairman of the
House committee on invalid pensions, will
make an effort to push to enactment before
the death of the Fifty-third Congress the
bill embodying the codification of the pen
sion acts, which is the one project most
desired by the pension bureau. The codi-
fication has been compiled by Messrs. T. +.
Dernis ard D. s. Parter, two experts, who
are detailed by the pension commissioner
for special service with the House commit
tees on invalid pensions and pensions. re-
spectively. 1t Is the result of much work
and research, and, If it secures the au-
thoriZation of Congress, will materially
lessen the work of pension officials and
attorneys.
BY consent of the House. given yester-
day, there will be a special night session
tonight for the reading OF the bill. In view
to push the bill through without a reading,
but it was not desired to consume as much
of the time of the House in its regular
hours as would be necessary to read the
whole document. 1t is estimated that the
clerk will require four hours to declaim the
1iU pages. The sanction of Speaker Crisp
has been secured for the measure and
as it's passage is earnestly desired by Com
missioner Lochren and Assistant Secretary
to recognize Mr.. Martin to call it up in the
near future.
The bill is also or the Senate calendar
and members Of the Senate committee on
pensions are pledged to put forth every
effort to secure Its consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-08
ELECTIONS IN ONTARIO.
The Protestant Protective AssOoia-
tion Was n Factor.

TORONTO, Ont, January s.-Interest in
the municipal elections held throughout
the province of Ontario yesterday was
principally local. The Protestant Protec-
tive Association. an organization similar
to the A. p. A. in American politics. is
very strong in some parts of the province
and had several candidates in the field
who were elected
In other districts the p. p. A. casts its
strength with the candidate whom it
thought most favorable to the reviews.
As between conservative and liberal
nominee the former generally secured the
r. p A. vote. In Toronto there was a
split in the Il. +. A. and as result Mayor
Kennedy. who was the Z. p. A. candidate
last year. when he had a majority of 4JOO
votes was returned over ex-Mayor Fleming e
yesterday by only "a votes. In Hamilton
A. ID. Stewart. the P. r. A. candidate, was
reelected mayor. Otner returns are: OF
tawa, A. ID. Borthwick (cons.). by 90; Lon
don, j. w. Little (cons.). by 1870; Kingston,
Clark w. Wright Qib.), 200.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-08
DENVER'S STRANGE CASE.
The Two Prisoners Believed to BE
Tools of a French Society.

DENVER, Col, January S.-The more
the stories told by Alphonso Lemaire. or
Charles Guychard, which is his real name,
and Victor Monchanan regarding the Mar
ket street strangling cases are investi-
gated the stronger becomes the suspicion
that they have been concerned in the In
terest of LES Chevaliers d'Amour," the
French macquereaux. who have been sus-
pected of the murders. Last night Mon
chanain and Guychard were brought face
to face. They were questioned. badgered
and bullied for four hours. They were also
allowed to bully each other. They repeated
in detail the accusations they had already
made against each other. each punctuating
the others language with an occasional
You're a liar
The two stories. agreeing as they do in
so many points, look as though they had
been prepared and carefully repeated and
carefully rehearsed by Monchanain and
Guychard before being told to the detec-
tiyes Moreover, John w. Williams, a ne
GRO now comes forward with a statement
that ne heard Monchanain and Lemaire
discussing in the street the proposed muir
der and robbery of Marie Contassoit, but
he saws the conversation took place No
vember 80. whereas the murder was COM
mitted October 2S.
Monchanain is a native OF Lyons. and
has been fifteen years in this country. He
has been two years in Colorado. and
worked in the Palace Hotel at Cripple
Creek before he came to Denver, year
ago last October He is a carpenter by
trade but claims TO have worked at min
ing.
Charles Guychard was horn at Morlaix.
on the Bretagne coast, and has been fol-
lowing the sea during the greater part of
his life. He came to America in 1SS4
About two months ago Guychard wanted
Sergt. McPhee to give him gun and po-
liceman's badge, he said he could find
the stranger He was drunk at the time,
and McPhee threw him out of the police
station. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-08
THE BANKRUPTCY BILL.
The RumOr ns to Setting Aside the
Nicaragua BILL Denied.

The RuInOr to Setting Aside the
Nicaragua Bill Denied.
There is getting to be some impatience in
the Senate on the part of the champions
Of other bills over the prolonged debate on
the Nicaragua canal bill. The advocates
of the bankruptcy bill are growing espe-
cially solicitous, and it was rumored to-
day that Senator George. who has the
bankruptcy bill in his keeping, would soon
attempt to have it taken up, even If in
doing SO he would have to ask that the
Nicaragua bill be displaced. Mr.. George
pronounced this rumor as without fonnda-
ton, but admitted that he had been disap-
pointed that the debate on the canal bill
had continued for such a length of time.
He said that it had been understood when
the order as to the consideration Of the
measure had been agreed upon that the de-
bate on the canal bill would not exceed
six days. II shall not attempt to check
it, he said, but shall be very glad when
it Is out of the way"
Senator Morgan saidH sitter the close of
the session yesterday, that he did not think
on the canal bill and that he believed that
two days more would bring the debate to a
close If it could continue witAout Interrupt
ton. Il am" he said; .as anxious rs, as any any
one can be to close the debate but there
have been unforeseen delays.'
Senator George expects to encounter con-
sidera BILE opposition to the bankruptcy bill
and will not be surprised if the debate on
it extends to considerable length. but he
says he will push it to a vote as soon as
possible after the debate begins, and he Is
hopeful that the result will be favorable to
the bill as reported from the Senate ju-
dietary committee. 1t is understood that
the advocates of the Torrey bill will oppose
the pending bill. The fight will be in a
general way between the advocates of vol
untary bankruptcy and those Of involun-
tary bankruptcy. The pending bill provides
only for voluntary bankruptcy, and it is
supposed to be in the interest of the cred
itor rather than the debtor class.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-08
CUBAN SUGAR.
A satisfactory Arrangement With the
Government of Spain.

Government of Spain.
AS indicated in the cablegram from Mad
rid, the negotiations between the State De-
partment and the government of Spain
looking to the restoration of the minimum
and Porto Rica have almost reached a sat
isfactory conclusion This outcome will be
received with pleasure by the great ex-
porting firms of the east-as well as by the
milling interests Of the west which have
seen a large and lucrative portion Of their
trade threatened with destruction. 1t is
true that some minor details remain to be
adjusted, but little difficulty is expected in
securing their settlement, and 1t is not
doubted that the tariff relations between
Spain and the United States will be re-
stored to their old status without resort to
any hard measures that might leave i'll
feeling difficult to remove.
COncessions to Spaih.
1t appears that in conceding to the United
States the benefits of the minimum tariff
Spain has also secured a substantial ad-
vantage. Her West Indian colonies ordi-
narily supply the United States with about
10 per cent of the sugar imported into the
country. With the exception of Hawaii, all
of the other great Sugar-exporttng coun-
tries pay direct or indAect bounty on
sugar exported. Thus theif sugar is liable
to a duty of one-tenth Of a cent per pound
posed on Cuban sugar, and In consequence
the Cuban planters practically receive a
protection equal to the discriminating duty
paid by European sugars, and are SO able
to control the market Of the greatest sugar
consuming country on the globe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-08
Over n Hundred Drowned.

A terrible accident, resulting in great
loss Of life. has occurred in the bay at
Rio Janeiro. The boilers of the steamer
Port Nictheroy. which had quite a large
party of excursionists on board, exploded
and the shock drove the redhot Goals in
the furnaces in every direction. The
steamer caught fire, and a great number
of those on board Of her jumped overheard
to escape the flames. Altogether one hum
dred and twenty persons were drowned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-08
Postma.tcrs Appointed.

The total number of fourth-class post
masters appointed today was thirty-four.
OF this number twenty-eight were to fill
vacancies caused by death and resigna-
tions and the remainder by removals. The
Virginia appointments we're as follows:
Grantland, J. C. Holt, vice Sarah E. F.
Holt. Dead Slatesville, r. L. Wilburn, vice
c. F. Lovelace resigned; Stokes Luther
A Rock vice G.. S. Stokes. resigned.
F. T. Stockett was appointed at Well
hams, Anne Arundel county. Nd, vice
Mrs Annie l.. Shipley, resigned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-08
Pensions Granted.

Among the pensions granted today were
the following: District of Columbia, Char
lotte D. Ohm, Anacostia. Maryland, Geo.
T. Nelson, Chaptico, St. Mary's county;
Isaac Mayhorne, Baltimore; Isabella Csen.
Cockeysville, Baltimore county. Virginia,
William L. Sewers, Duncan, Floyd county:
John Doyle, Elizabeth City; Samuel Boggs.
Puncoteague, Accomack county; Richard
Reynolds, Chincoteague Island, Accomack
county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-08
GATHERING AT CHARLESTON.
"Rfg FOur'' Combine I'm Opposition {
Ex-Secretary Elkfns.

Ex-Secretary Elkins.
BALTIMORE, Md, January S.-A special
to the News idem) from Charleston, w.
Va, says: Every train brings crowds OF
delegates and senators to the capital and
when the gavel falls tomorrow a good at
tendance is assured. MANY of the members
already here are non-committal on the
Senatorial question. and those who do talk
declare stoutly for ElkfnS.
The Hutchison-W Whitaker-Sturgiss-Flo
or big Four combine shows signs of
Weakening as whole, although Mr.. FLOYD
stoutly maintains that his individual
strength is growing.
Messrs Sturgiss, Hutchison and Whit
aker will arrive this evening with large
coterie of followers.
These gentlemen have had little or mo-
communication Of late. Each appears
working for himself, which is regarded by
the knowing ones as indicating that
split has occurred or will occur when
opportunity offers Mr.. Elkins' possible
defeat lies in their fnseperable unity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-08
The Auueal for "Dat" Shea.

ALBANY, N. Y, January S.-The appeal
papers in the case of Bat" Shea, the muir
derer of Robert Ross Of Troy on election
day last year, have been filed with the
court Of appeals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-08
TERMS ACCEPTED.

Commodore Smith Cables to Secretary
Grant.
NEW YORK, January S.-The following
cablegram was sent to the secretary Of the
Royal Yacht Squadron by ex-Commodore
James D. Smith, chairman of the Americas
cup committee. today:
Grant, CoweS:
cable Of 9TH, are accepted. SMITH,
Chairman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-08
A TREASURY RESIGNATION.

Mr. John A. Hutchison of Pennsylvania
has resigned his position as confidential
clerl. to the supervising architect of the
treasury, the salary Of which is SO day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-08
Acffnr Chief Clerk.

During the absence of Mr.. Josephus
Daniels, chief clerk of the Department of
the Interior at Raleigh, N. c., Mr.. Will
liam H. De Lacy is acting chief clerk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-08

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IN fee eating. pssferoap's
Star contained 80 columns
Of advertisements. fnaoe up
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-08
Trcnsnrx Receints.

National bank notes received for redemp-
ton today, $474,S3 Government receipts
From internal revenue, $325.O17: customs,
1921 ,UyJ; miscellaneous, $44.S44.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-08

The Flagship Baltimore.
The flagship Baltimore arrived at Che
mulpo, Corea, yesterday.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-01-24
EARN and Garden Notes.
Twenty hens will give as much year.

Twenty hens will give as much year
ly profit as cow.
Give the hen house good cleaning
up and whitewashing.
Fresh cut bones as a poultry feed
are gaining friends every day.
Don't forget that "green food" you
mean to feed daily now that the ground
is frozen.
In order to have plenty of eggs
fresh blood should be introduced into
the focks every year.
In breaking high-strung colt, one
with a nervous temperament, think
twice before you strike him with the
whip.
Crowd the fattening stock with all
they can be made to digest and don't
wait too long before disposing Of them.
Short-necked horses never look well,
and when added to this unbecoming
feature is a big coarse head they have
no attractions at all.
Regularity in feeding and exercis-
ing, together with good grooming and
proper shoeing, will prevent you pay
ing many veterinary bill.
1t is stated that horse can live FIVE
days on solid food without drinking,
seventeen days without eating or
drinking, or twenty days on water
alone.
If the hen house is so cold as to
freeze water solid during the day, give
it twice a day and little warm at
that-not so hot as to scald the fowls
in their eagerness to get a drink.
The noble, intelligent horse will not
be lost sight of in the advance of civ
ilization. Relief from the heavier du-
ties will leave more energy for the
driving, of which every American cit
izen of means and leisure is fond.
An eminent veterinary authority
says: "Bran stands decidedly fore
most as the food most generally in use
for the working horse, 1t acts as
laxative, is frequently tempting to the
appetite and easy of digestion.
Dutch bulbs. hyancinths, tulips, mar
cissus and crocus can be grown at
home without much trouble. The
story is a simple one, but too long to
tell now. With the aid of cool Gel
lar or a cold frame the windows filled
with the foliage plants named above
may be turned into gay mass of
bright bloom.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-01-24
Winter Night Sport.

A peanut hunt is lots of fun for an
evening party. The hostess hides pea,
nuts in all sorts of queer places about
the room, sometimes putting two OF
three nuts in the same place. Then
she provides each Of her guests with a
little basket tied with gay ribbons and
the "hunt" begins. After a certain
time the finds are compared. The one
who has the largest number wins the
first prize, while the booty prize is
fttingly awarded to the one having
fewest.
Some other trials that are great
sport are often introduced. One is to
see who can carry the most peanuts in
one hand from one table to another
A boy ought to win this. Forty-two
is good number. OF course the win
neris to be rewarded, while the "booby
too, must have simple something.
Another trial consists in carrying
potatoes from one room to another in a
teaspoon. The potatoes, which should
be round and big, are better put on a
table with a polished top. The one
who can carry the greatest number of
potatoes from one table to the other in
a given time wins. The tables must
be far apart. 1t is not easy to scoop
up the potatoes, and once secured, it
is still difficult to retain.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-01-24
How Screws Are Made.

The process Of making screw is
very interesting. The rough, large
wire in big coils is by drawing through
a hole smaller than itself made the
size needed. Then it goes into ma
chine that at one movement cuts it a
proper length and make head on it.
Then it is put into sawdust and "rat-
tled" and thus frightened. Then the
head is shaved down smoothly to the
proper size, and the nick put in at
the same time. After ratified again
in sawdust, the thread is cut by an
other machine, and after another rat
Ting, and thorough drying, the screws
are assorted by hand (the fingers Of
those who do this move almost liter
ally like lightning) crossed by weight
and packed for shipping. That which
renders it possible for machines to do
all this is a little thing that looks like
and opens and shuts like goose's bill,
which picks up screw at a time, car
ries it where needed, holds it until
grasped by something else, and re-
turns for another. This is about the
most wonderful piece of automatic
skill and usefulness l have ever seen,
and it has done its distinctive work
at the rate of twenty-one screws a min
ute, although this rate is only expert
mental as yet; ninety-three gross per
day, however, has been the regular
work of one machine:
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-01-24
The Great Auk's Eggs.

An egg of the great aux was sold at
auction in London few days ago
for 300 guineas, about $3.50. There
are only sixty-eight eggs of this once
very numerous bird known to be in
existence, and less than fifty of these
are good specimens. The great aux
was the largest bird of the aux fam
lily, and was especially remarkable in
not having the power Of fight, because
of the smallness Of its wings. 1t for
merly abounded on both coasts of
the North Atlantic, and was to be
seen in great numbers on our own
coasts as far south as Massachusetts
It became extinct in 1914, and now
its eggs are among the greatest of
pathological treasures.
There are only two eggs of the
great aux in the United States. Hol-
land has two, and one each is pos
sessed by Denmark, Portugal, and
Switzerland. Germany has three {,
France ten, Scotland three, while
forty-fve are ownedin England. Only
ten of the sixty-eight eggs recorded
to be in existence are really perfect
specimens thirty-four are fairly per-
feet, ten are cracked, and fourteen
are eggs by courtesy; the Natural His
tory Museum at South Kensington has
two small pieces ofeggs thatare counted
in the sixty-eight. Twenty-Five Of
the eggs are in nineteen public muse
ums; the remainder are in private
collections. The price Of the eggs
algely increases at every sale, and
sales seldom occur. The first record
ed sale was in 1858, when $50 was
paid for an egg. Only about half a
dozen eggs have since come into the
market, and their value has steadily
risen until now a good specimen would
bring several thousand dollars. The
one sold in London recently was not
a good specimen. 1t was bought by
a collector about 1910 for forty cents
from a fisherman in Boulogne, who
had it on a string with some swans
eggs. The fisherman had no idea of
the value of the egg, and there may be
other great aux eggs similarly owned
by people ignorant Of their great value.
The eggs vary in shape, color, and
markings, and only an expert can
distinguish them from the eggs of the
common razor-bill aux. They vary
in length from four and a-halt to i've
inches. The greater number have
white ground, but some are of various
shades of buff, and the markings are
in spots, splotches, and lines. Strings
of birds eggs are common adornment
of the homes of fisher folk along the
New England, Nova Scotian and Brit
ish coasts, and it may possibly be that
some eggs of this remarkable bird are
vet undiscovered. But the chance is
slight, for ornithologists have hunted
the world over for them. Ityet might
not be bad idee for any owner of
such a string of big eggs to get an ex-
pert opinion on them.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-01-24
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

The following Is the time OF trains Sioppins
at Shenandoah Junction, in effect Nov. Is
1891:
EASr-BoUND.
No 4j-5S5 4. NJ. Memphis 10 New York
Connection with y. n W. north.
No. l0-i56A VI. Pittsburg and Baltimore
Express Stops on signal.
No. SO-6 - \. VI. Martirsburg and Bruins
wick Accommodation.
No. 2-lO.tS \. VI. ~. Louis ard New orb
Limited Express.
No. l6-ll.ii A. NJ. Keyser and Baltimore Ac-
commo datiOn. via Washin. ton.
No. S-l2O5 l.. VI. Chicago and New York
Express. stops on signal.
No. 6-2i7 L. VI. Express. stops un signal
No. li--5.59 =. NJ Keyser and Baltimore Ac-
commoda' ion.
No. i6-S.25 Z. VI. Washington Express, daily
except Monday.
wEsT-BoUND
No. i3-l.9O \. VI. Leaves Baltimore 1920 +.
VI. and Washington ll.2J +. VI. con.
Meeting with y. x w. going south.
No. 1879 A. VI. Baltimore and Cumber-
land Accommodation.
No. l7-l2.36 Y. NJ. Baltimore AMI Keyser Ac-
commodation. Daily except sun
day.
No. l-5.i6 i. NJ. New Yo-k and 81. Louis
Limited Express. Connects with
y. 4 W. south.
No. 79-6.4S +. NJ. Brunswick and Martins
burg Accommodation.
No. 5000 +. NJ. Baltimore and Pittsburg
Express.
c. O. SCULL,
Genl Passenger Agent
]. I. ODELL,
General Manager
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-01-24
Keep Well Informed,

II every progressive young man
would write out or paint the above
legend on a board and nail it up
where his eve could fall on it contin-
ually, il would remind him of duty
that he owes to himself and those de-
pendent on him. There is nothing
that better fits man for the position
that he holds, or insures his promo
ton faster. than the fact that he is
well informed and thoroughly posted,
Will always he pleased to keep you
postedon prices of any goods in my
line not enumerated below. Patent
Hames soc per pair, common HaInes
soc per pair, long handle Shovels 35c,
long handle solid socket Shovels 45c,
four prong Forks 30 TO 35c, Breast
Chains 40c per pair, Butt Traces 40c
per pair. Plow Traces 40c per pair.
Halter Chains zoe, Rope Halters &c,
Mattocks Ace, Coffee Mills 2jc, Garden
Rakes 20 to 35c, Whitewash Brushes
5 to 2jc. copper bottom Teakettles
2lc, solid copper Teakettles soc, Tin
Sifters Sc, Coffee Pots to 15c. Oil
Cans lot Sc. cot 12c, 4qt 1Sc; Red
Warrior Axes 6jc, Horse Shoes SO. so
per kpg of 100 lbs, shingle and fence
Nails 80 90 per keg, % los. bag of shot
81 40. No. Steel Traps with chains
81. % per doz Straw Knives 75c. Single
tree Clips zoe, per set. Double-tree
Clips zoe per set. Barb Wire 2tc per
10, Door Locks 10 to Doc, CurrycOmbS
) to 2Oc, Superior Clothes Wringers
$40 Black Hawk Corn Shelters 50 25.
Gate Bolts zoe per hundred, Double
action British Bulldog Revolvers $40
Powder 2jc per ID, Princess Curling
Irons DC, Little Duke Mustache Curl
erS &c, pieces handsomely PAINTED
Chamber Sets 81 p, Tin Roofing s.
per square, Steel Roofing 81 per
square, House Spouting Sc per fl
Large Barn Spouting Zoe per #, Cook
Stoves from IS to $50, Cistern Pumps
81 Corresponding low prices on Oils,
White Lead, Tar, Turpentine, Rims
aud Spokes, &c, &c.
Returning thanks for the liberal
patronage of the past, | hope to merit
a continuance.