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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25
PANIC AMONG MERRYMAKERs.
Flames Broke Out During the Pro-
Eress of a Fair.

DUBUQUE, Iowa, January 25.--Durin;g
the progress of a Roman Catholic fair in
the opera house at Farley, a village of
1.cH inhabitants, twentythree miles west
of this place, last night, fire broke out and
created panic among the merrymakers
In an instant the merry crowd became a
struggling mob anxious to reach open air
and safety The fragile booths were torn
down as the surging mass of people crowd
ed to the entrance Many were framn.e.,
upon and suffered severe bruises, but no
fatalities will result
There was also a panic, though less SER
lous, among the guests Of the Loomis Hotel
across the street The opera house block
was entirely destroyed, together with the
LOOMS Hotel and two banks, two small
stores ard twC residences. The loss will
aggregate $4,000 only partially insured.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25
SIR FREDERICK LEIGHTON DEAD.
He Was President of the British
Royal Academy,

LONDON, January 25.-Lord Leighton,
better known as Sir Frederick Leighton,
president of the Royal Academy. is dead.
Lord Leighton suffered from a chill this
morning, and this was followed by a seri-
Gus affection of the heart. His condition
soon became critical. and during the after
noon he sank rapidly. and then came the
end He was sixty-five years Of age.
The deathbed scene was extremely touch
Ing. At intervals strong doses of chloro-
form were given the dying man, in order to
soothe the great pain he was enduring, and
as the end came he lifted up his right hand
and with difficulty exclaimed:
MY love to the academy"
A few moments later he expired,
Lord Leighton died in great, agony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25
Death of Mrs. Mary Price Lincoln.

Mrs. Mary Price Lincoln, wife Of Col
Charles P. Lincoln Of this city, died at At
lantic City yesterday, where she had been
taken in the hope that the sea air might
prolong her life. Mrs. Lincoln was taken
Ill shortly after Christmas, on her return
from visit to the Soldiers Home at
Hampton. Va. where her father. Rev. WILL
at Louisville, KY, in 1854. Mrs Lincoln.
with the exception Of six years residence
in China, where her husband was United
States consul. has resided almost continue
ously IN Washington and was respected and
beloved by large circle Of friends. The
funeral will take place Sunday at $50
from st. Andrews Church, 14th and Cor
coran streets, and the interment will be at
Arlington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR CEREMONIAL,
The Eminent Grand Master to Re Mt
C0lum hin Cnm

The Eminent Grand Master to Be MT
Columbia Commandcry Tonight.
There will be ceremonial of special in
terest and pleasure to Knights Templar of
Washington this evening in Columbia
Commandely, No. 2. Most Eminent Grand
Master Of Templars w. La Rue Thomas,
at special conclave, to which all knights,
resident or visiting, in Washington are
earnestly invited, will confer the order Of
the temple.
The grand master returned to Washing
ton yesterday afternoon. having gone to
New York, after officiating at the installa-
ton of the Grand Ccmmandery of the Dis
trict, on the 14th instant, to attend the grand
ball Of Knights Templar at Madison Square
Garden.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25
Plays for Emperor william.

Miss Yanotha, the court pianiste to the
German emperor, is making a visit in
Washington. She attended the reception OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland a. the White
House Thursday and was received at q
private audience yesterday by Mrs. CIeye-
land, where she delivered friendly private
message from MIR. Gladstone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25
BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION.

A reference to the statement be-
low will show that the circulation
sworn to is q bona 'fide one.
1t is easily possible for . news
paper with an elastic conscience to
swell its legitimate circulation enor.
mously, in order to deceive adver-
tisers. by sending out thousands Of
papers to newsstaads, which are re-
turnable. and which are in fact re-
turned. but nevertheless are In
cluded in what purports to be an
honest statement Of circulation.
Intelligent advertisers. however,
Judge by results. and bogus circula-
lions don't give them.
The circulation of The Star IL
many thousands In excess Of any
other Washington paper and II be-
lieved to be fully five times that Of
any afternoon contemporary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25
Street ExtensIon.

Judge Cox announced today that he would
at 10 o'clock Monday morning next render
his decision in the matter of the constitu
tionality of the street extension act The
case in which the decision viii be made is
419, Denison and Leighton's subdivision. the
first of the street extension cases heard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25
A DIsBURsING OFFICER.

Mr.. 9. Mnllet-PrevOst Appointed ~
Such by the Treasury Department..
Acting Secretary Wike Of the Treasury
Department today appointed Mr. 8. NAL
let-Prevost special disbursing agent Of
the Treasury Department for the disburse-
ment of the appropriation Of 100000 for
the expenses of the Venezuelan boundary
commission. He will serve without extra
compensation and is required to give q
bond Of $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25
CHRISTIANS IN CONVENTION.
Delegates From Three States ana tn,
District Meet at HaEerstoMn.

The convention Of the Young Mems
Christian Association. composed Of dele
gates from Maryland Delaware. West vir-
ginia and the District of Columbia, con-
vened in the chapel of the Presbyterian
Church at Hagerstown, Nd, yesterday af-
ternoon.
The opening session was begun with de-
votional exercises conducted by F. c. Mid
dleton Of Washington. Last night a song
service was conducted by Percy 8. Foster
Of Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The following are the opening. the high
est and the lowest and the closing prices
Of the New York stock market today as re-
ported by Corson & Mccartney members
New York stock exchange. Correspondents
Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. so Broadway
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25
The Presidents Condolences.

i. Ambassador Thomas F. Bayard yesterday
in London sent Queen Victoria q message
from President Cleveland, expressing sim
cere condolences with her majesty upon the
death Of Prince Henry Of Battenberg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25
Government Receiut..

National bank notes received today for
redemption. $572.93s. Government receipts
From internal revenue. $41s. 154; customs,
$492, 391; miscellaneous $123, 100.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25
Naval Movements,

The cruiser Yorktown arrived at Nagas-
iki this morning. The flagship Olympia is
at the same place
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25
SILVER AND PROTECTION.
Senator Cannon of Utah States His
Platform.

Platform.
OMAHA, Neb., January 25.-United States
Senators-elect Frank ]. Cannon and Arthur
Brown OF the new state of Utah passed
through this city last evening, en- route to
Washington. In conversation, Senator Can
non said he was heartily in favor of the free
and unlimited coinage of gold and silver a t
the ratio of 1G to 1. In his opinion, high pro-
lection and free silver go hand in hand, and
both are essential for the improvement of
the condition of the country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25
Grain and COTTON Mnrlet..

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co., 1921 F
street, members New York stock exchange
correspondents Messrs Ladenburs, Thai
mann & Co., New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25

Circulation of The "EveninY Star"
SATURDAY, Jan. is, 1886. s6.33O
MONDAY, Jan. 90, 1896 .3o,olo
TUESDAY, Jan. 81. 1896 30 ,554
WEDNESDAY, Jan. %, 1896. .3O,444
THURSDAY, Jan. q, 1896. .30,40O
FRIDAY, AN. 81, 1896. Be, 4i5
DAILY average. .oA,44o
l solemnly swear that the above statement ref
resents only the number Of copies Of THE EVEN
STAR circulated during the six secular days end
ing Friday, January "a, ls36-that is. the num-
Der of copies actually sold, delivered, furnished
or mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona fde
purchasers or subscribers. and that none Of the
copies 30 counted are returnab!e to or remain in
the ofice unsold.
j. WHIT. HEBRON,
Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
twenty-nfth day Of January, A. d. 1895.
E. Z. RAMEY,
Notary Public. u. C.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-06-05
The Awful Truth His weapon.

Dr. English of San Francisco, who
is now stopping in Philadelphia, is
practical joker of rare ability. The
doctor possesses the most essential
qualification of ioker-that is, per-
feet command of his facial expression.
A few days ago, while rainstorm was
at its height, pompous man of large
girth rudely pushed the physician
aside as he rushed for Tenth street
car.
Just as the fat man pulled his way
to the platform, DR.. English yelled
and wildly beckoned him back to the
pavement. With much astonishment
and labor the passenger waddled to
the curbstone and asked what was
wanted. Placing his hands on the
fat mans shoulders the doctor asked
him earnestly if he knew the day Of
the week.
why, it is Tuesday, was the
reply.
"Are you sure" entreated the doc
tor.
"Yes, sure"
"Great heavensl" yelled English, aa
he hoped on q passing car. ''Then
yesterday must have been Monday.
Philadelphia Record.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-06-05
The WORLDS Biggest Watch.

The largest watch in the world was
made in London for William Wilkens,
founder Of the firm Of William Will
kens & Co., dealers in curled hair and
bristles, of Baltimore. It is kept by
his sons as On heirloom.
Mr.. Wilkens was an odd man in
many ways One of his peculiar de-
sires was to possess things that were
entirely different from other things in
the world. His big watch was a man
Hesitation OF this trait. It cost him
80, 800. He ordered it in 1866. but it
was not finished until 1869. The mas
sive gold chain, to which it was at
tached, weighs four pounds and cost
$500. 1t was made in this country.
The watch-a repeater-weighs two
pounds lacking an ounce. The hunt
ing case is of eighteen-carat gold and
is seyen-eighths of an inch thick. The
white enamel dial is four inches in
diameter. The case is deliberately en-
graved inside and outside, the design
on the front representing Mr.. VIII.
ken's Baltimore factory and residence.
The engraving on the back represents
Mr. Wilkens and his favorite old
white horse, for which he had so much
affection as it is possible for one
to have for a dumb animal.
Mr.. Wilkens carried this big witch
to the day of his death. The chain,
which is about four feet long, was
worn about his neck. He had an ex-
ira large pocket made in each of his
vests to hold the watch. Some idea
of the immensely of the timepiece
may be gained by knowing that the
largest watch now occasionally manu-,
featured for the trade has case two
inches wide. The diameter of thu
watch is nearly four and a quarter
! inches.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-06-05

HE desk. lie looked up as I closed
the door, and-ho was Jack"
Jack !" gasped Kathryn.
Eyes, Jack. just eouldn't spoae,
my feelings we're 80 mixed, you know.
So be rose aud said. Mariory, ! do
hope you vail forgive me- You know
il you had taken much interest
In my career, IL would not have been
possible for mo TO have practised thia
deception.
81 WINGED a little al that and felt o
blush slowly mounting to the parting
Of my hair.
"'You have done splenlidly,' be
went on. i had no idea at first that
you we're so gifted. 1 am in sober
earnest about the Offer We might
make 1t a partnership affair. What do
you say p
$50 now you see, Kathryn Ball,
have not given up my career at all,
and as married woman shall 80
right on with my literary work. ~
Womankind.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-06-05
UtIlIzes Turtles in His business.

"There are ingenious contrivances
that do not find their way into the
patent Office" remarked n clerk IN
that department to a Star reporter.
II might also say, in the same con-
neetion, that there are men who seem
to be able to turn almost anything t.
account / was thinking OF a fisher
man know down on the Florida
coast A causual observer would see
nothing remarkable about him, and a
visit 10 his rude hut would give the
impression that he was poor and shift
less. The principal thing that inter-
ested me when I happened to call at
his house for a drink of water while
hunting one day, was tho presence Of
two monster sea turtles, both alive.
"We started a conversation, the re-
suit of which was that I employed him
to take me in boat on a fishing expe-
ditlon the following day.
'In the morning called at his
house, and he was ready. He held
two stout leather thongs in his hand,
one end Of each being attached to a
turtle. was somewhat astonished
when he started driving the sea rep
tiles ahead of us, but in reply to my
questions, he said, You'll see
"And I did. We entered the boat,
and the turtles began to swim, draw
ing the boat through the water at a
good rate Of speed. The thongs were
fastened to their necks, and he could
guide them by simply turning their
heads, exactly as he would horses.
"In about an hour we reached the
fishing place, and tying his turtles to
a tree on land, my companion pro-
ceeded to the business of the day.
We went back drawn by the turtles
in the same way. Washington Star.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-06-05
Long Flights OF Birds.

The distance which birds travhl is
marvellous. the naturalists say and
laymen are inclined to believe them.
w. Herbert Puryis writes to The Lon
don Field that every spring great
numbers of golden and ringed plover
arrive In the Hawaiian Islands. and
leave the first week in May.
The nearest points of the American
coast to which they go are in southern
California and the Alaska peninsula
respectively, about 2, 900 geographical
miles, and there is no intervening
land. 1t may be that the birds drop
into tue water to rest occasionally, as
ducks do, during such long flights,
but it is not probable. This is the
longest regular flight known of shore
birds over water, but it is known
pretty certainly that some sea birds
fly as a regular thing much further
than this during their migrations.
The brant geese, for instance, are said
to nest in Siberia, and to fly north
over the Arctic Ocean and south again
to Cape Hatteras, or there abouts and
beyond, every year.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-06-05

their models, bat this IS not 80 good q
plan aa making plaster casts from
them, though less troublesome and
much cheaper These baked models
are called terra Gotta baked oarth)
figures, are extremely numerous and
are generally OF small dimensions, bat
there are a few Of large size in yafl-
Gus European museums There aro
four at Naples which we're found at
Pompoii, and the inieriority Of these
works is some proof Of the advantage
Of tho modern method Of taking plaa-
ter casts from the models over The
ancient system Of baking them, for
the errors in the proportions Of these
works are probably TO great extent
due to the shrinking Of the clay in
the oven. The ancients made also
molds Of clay, which they likewise
baked, and they formed their casts
by the pressure Of clay into these
This practice Of pressing clay or any
malleable substance is still occasion
ally had recourse to in works OF fine
art, and constantly in the potteries
and by frame makers. The Architect.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-06-05
Three Houses Form Thls Parish.

The changes necessary to Queen
Victoria street, London, have brought
about a curious state of affairs. Piece
by piece has been taken from the par-
ish OF st. Mary Mountain until at
present it actually consists Of but
three houses, and yet it is legally
an electoral parish still.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-06-05
Helped ont.

Tramp to manager of large stored
Excuse me, sir, but I'm in distress.
VIII you kindly help me out9
Manager-Certainly Calling por-
ter. } Here, Mike, help this man into
the street.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-06-05

All Wang, prosperous Chinese.
laundryman and merchant Of Aurora,
ILL.,, is about to marry Georgia shra-
der, a German girl, who has been for
some time a clerk in his store.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-06-05
All THAT Was Claimed.
WHY SO snd. Wilhnr2,

WHY SO sad, WlIDurF
"Lost my wheel. Bought it from
a man who said it would go like the
wind-and itdid. Went like the deuce
for an.hour, and then died down COM
pletsiy. Harper's Bazaar.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-08-13

"Rurns has been holly assailed,~
writes Arthur Warren In presenting
The Other Side of Robert Burns" IN
the Ladies' Home journal. because o,
his alleged Indifference to his wife
dean Armour. but the fact Is he was
ardently fond of her Jean was true TO
him. and his true affection never
really turned from her Jean Worship.
ped him-litcrally worshlpcd him. And
when we study her devoted life we
must agree that there must have been
much that was admirable In the char.
actcr of a man who was adorcd 10y so
true woman. Burns biographcr-
have paid too scauty attention To all
this. There Is no use In apologiZing for
the defects OF Bobbic's life. but there Is
such n thing ns insisting too heavily
upon them. Too much has
been made In the thousand stories of
Burns life of the Highland Mary cpl
sodc. aul too little OF what he really
felt for Jean Armour aud Of Jeans IN
tense loyalty to him aud devoted care
of him. The real facts about Highland
Mary will never he known. They com
prise the one episode of Burns life
which is vellcd In mystery But ono
can study the poets life closely enough
to see that the persecution which In
the early days seemed to hop' ;.ssly
separate him from love drove him 20
Highland Mary for solacc, ana that
Marys sudden death idcali2ed that
Highland lassic In his memory. There
was not much moro to II. and Jean
never troubled herself about II. There
has been a sad waste OF popular sym.
pathy over Highland Mary. 1t is 10
loyal Jean our thoughts should turn.
Burns love for her and for his children
was very great That Is a pleasing pic.
llrc Of him. handcd down NV one who
laws in Millars Ia the sunllucr tceniIn
at ii:.,.oor with his little daughter in
his arms. dangling her, and singing to
her, and trying to elicit her mental fac
ultics.' The little girl died In the au.
tumn Of 1875, when her fathers health
U2S falling"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-08-13
The AMERICAN BISON.
A Western Rnucher says II IL Not
Becomiur Extinct.

Il. A. Bennett Texas rancher now
IN the East. says that the story that
lbe great American bison is becoming
extinct is not true. why. do you
know" says he, they are unching
them in Montana and Texas extensive.
ly and en- smaller scale in some other
placesI A man in Montana is expert.
mcnting by crossing the buffalo with
the black-poled Angus cattle. He is
Of the opinion that finer hide can he
obtained by this union.
Goodnight, the greatest Texas cat
tleman. has fully 100000 acres Of
ground rancned in, and Is breeding to
bison pure. lie has fenced off big
tract of land. and Is well satisfied that
he will make n success OF his new en-.
terprise. lie has already sold many
animals Of his own raising TO show
people and TO zoos In several places.
Goodnight, too. has n herd OF elk. but
they are not profitable. There is little
or no sale for them. For meat purposes
the buffalo Is not In II. The tongue
makes good eating and portions of the
headquarters. but the rest of the car.
cass Is worth little for eating. IL would
make mighty good phosphate, though"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-08-13

the erorp IN aud down the wall. Father
aud mother sit there for half an hour. saw
ing nothing. wonder what they are think
ing of After n while the father breaks tho
silence anl says; "Well. I wonder whore
,ur boy Is in town to-nlghtT' And the
mother answers; ain no bad place. war
rant you; we always could trust him when
he was home. and since he has been away
there have been so many prayers offered for
him we can trust him still" Then at =
o'clock-for they retire carly In the country
at o'clock they kneel down and COM
mend you to that God who watches in coun-
try and In town, on the land and on the
sea.
Some one said 10 Grecian General.
"What was the proudest moment of your
life?" He thought moment. and said;
"The proudest moment OF my life was when
| sent word home TO my parents that had
gained the victory" Aud the proudest and
most brilliant moment In your life will bo
the moment when you can send word 10
your parents In the country that you have
COD Juered your evil habits by the grace OF
God, and become eternal victor.
oh! despise not paternal anxiety. The
time will come when you have neither
father nor mother, and you will go around
the place where thcy used TO watch you, aud
find them gone from the house, and gone
from the fleld. aud gone from the neighbor-
hood. Cry as loud for forgiveness ms YOU
may over the mound In the churchyard they
will not answer. Dcad Deadl Aud then
you will take out the white lock OF hair that
was cut from your mothers brow just before
they buried her, and you will take tho
cane with which your father used 10 walk.
and you will think and think. and wish that
you had done just as then wanted you to.
and would give tho world u you had never
thrust psng through their dear old hearts.
God pity the young man Who has brought
disgrace on his fathers namol God pitythe
young man who has broken his mothers
heart! Better N ho had never been born
better II. in the first hour OF his life, instead
OF being laid against the warm bosom Of ma
ternal tenderness, he had boen coflined and
sepulchredl There Is no balm powerful
enough 20 heal the heart OF one who has
brought parents TO a sorrowful grave. and
who wanders about through the dismal GEM
etery. rending the hair and wringing tho
hands, and cryingi "Mother! mother!" Oh.
that to-day, by all the memories OF the past.
and by all tho hopes OF the future. YOU
would yield your heart to God! May your
fathers God and your mothers God DO
your God forever!
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-08-13
HAzINc AT WEST POINT.
Cadet Rand Receives Sentence That
Nav stop the Custom.

According 10 Information received nt tho
War Department, ha2lng at the West Point
Military Academy has received heavy blow.
The court martial which tried Cadet Elliott
II. Rand for compelling "Piebes" Harris and
Neely to stand on their toel. reached n ver-
diet Saturday afternoon. II sentenced Rand
to one years confinement. with n deprlva-
tion OF all privileges, including the three
month"; 3 furlough next year After the ca
diets return to barracks Rand will also be
obliged TO walk tour OF guard duty every
Saturday afternoon. while tho rest OF the
cadets are Mt liberty.
Rand's severe sentence has struck terror
into the hearts ofall the would-bc hnzers. The
evidence did not directly connect him with
the hazing Of the two "plebcs,' aud he made
n strong defense TO substantiate his dental.
His sentence may also interfere with his
class standing. He IL at present at tho head
OF his class, but the hazlng episode will seri-
only mar hitherto unblenished record.