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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-27
MANCHESTER's FREE LIBRARIES.
fOmes Interesting Facts Stated at 4
Meeting Last Night.

The thirteenth regular meeting of the LII
brary Association Of Washington was held
at Columbian University last night at
o'clock. The resignation of Mr.. Oliver L..
Fassig. secretary and treasurer, was re-
ceived and accepted with expressions of re-
greet. Mir. Fassig is going abroad for a
year or more. Mr.. F. H. Parsons was
unanimously elected to fill the vacancy.
Miss Isabel Smith was elected a member.
Miss Margaret c. Dyer read a brief but
Interesting Communication upon the history
of the free libraries of Manchester, Eng
land. She showed how an increased inter-
est in educational matters in 1850 was fol-
lowed Immediately by desire for the es-
Enlistment of libraries, museums and art
galleries as adjuncts to the educational
systems. The Manchester library move
ment started in 1880 with subscription Of
f13,,a0 and 1900 books. The library was
opened i'll 1872, the ceremonies being at
tended by Dickens. Thackeray and Lytton.
The library was a success from the start,
the nrSt year operations developing the
interest taken by the public in the enter
prise. Eetween 1s.2 and 1870 the library
gradually increased in size and several
branches Were established IN the outlying
distric Is of the ci,y to accommodate the
poorer classes who could not conveniently
get to the main building. In 1872 30000O
BOOKS Nere read by the patrons CT the free
libraries
lii 1873 it was necessary to abandon the
Old library building, and the books were
moved into the town hail. The result of
adopting a more central location was i'm
mediately apparent. The next year showed
an increase of business .ilrea-fold. About
this time two Improvements were made in
the service The library was opened Sun
day and a separate reading room provided
for boys. Carefully selected matter was OBJ
taiiie'i for this room, and il Immediately
became exceedingly popular with the
younger generation, bringing the boys in
from the streets at night and furnishing
entertainment and instruction for them.
Branch reading rooms were next establish
ed In several parts OF the city and course
OF free lectures undertaken.
Between 1885 and $500 the city extended
It's boundaries and the annexed districts
insisted upon having the benefits of the
free libraries on the parent city. The IL
DrarieS have now added coffee taverns,
chess and billiard rooms and smoking
rooms to the reading rooms.
In the year 1891 the visits to the library
AMI the several branches amounted to over
SIX million, or over 5000 a day.
Communicate were also read last night
from DIR. Herbert Friedenwald of Philadel-
phia on the early editions of the journals
OF the Continental Congress and from Dr.
ID. Darlington Bolton on q checklist of
scientific periodicals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-27

The sound money committee of the New
York chamber of commerce held a meeting
yesterday in the rooms of the chamber OF
commerce. Only fourteen members of the
committee were present. Resolutions were
adopted requesting the executive committee
10 prepare and submit 10 the chamber OF
commerce an address inviting the co-opera.
ton of all commercial bodies and OF all bust.
ness men in the movement to secure the
adoption by the national conventions of boil
great political parties of unequivoca
declarations in favor of the maintenance
of the present standard of value.
Henry HentZ, chairman of the general
committee. presided. He said the fight fol
sound money would be kept up unremtting.
ly on the lines already laid down by the
committee. He said that while he believed
the silver heresy'' was dying out. he real
lied that the fight was not yet ended, and
that the chamber OF commerce would be in
the front ranks in the fight for sound
money"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-27
The Colored High School.

The pupils of the Colored High School are
to have lecture tomorrow afternoon dur
ing the last hour of school from Mrs. Ruth
c. D. Ravens.
The first year scientific classes have I'M
dertaken the task of starting a school pa
per and the initial number will make it's ap-
pearance at the close of school tomorrow.
1t is to be known as the Weekly Scientist.
Addie Bruce is the editor-in- chief, with Bes-
sic Miller and Robert Culley as assistants.
The paper Is to be illustrated occasionally
by Robert Culley, enc Of the associate edi-
tors.
The freshmen and sophomore classes of
boys have decided to start literary society,
which is to be known as the Junior Literary
Society and will hold meetings each Tues
day.
Several changes have recently occurred in
the nOn-commissioned roster of the officers
of company A on account Of the death last
week of Junius Coleman, the sergeant
major First Sergeant Nathaniel Guy, who
several times acted in that capacity, has
been appointed to the vacancy, and as
George L. Sydnor was the ranking second
sergeant, he was appointed first sergeant:
Leon Turner. the leading third sergeant.
was given the position thus vacated, and
Joseph F. Montgomery was appointed third
sergeant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-27
BRUTAL ASSAULT.
Youthful RufIfans Attack IN Aged
CripDlc.

Cripple.
A case showing the total depravity of a
crowd of colored boys who live in and
about the vicinity fof o street alley was
brought to the attention of the Police Court
today. Four of the boys gave the names
of Harry Winston, Harry Lee, George
Warfield and Benjamin Grimes. Harry
Winston, seventeen years old, the eldest
boy In the quartet, it appeared, was the
leader Of six othefs who had participated
In disgraceful assault on an elderly man
named John T. Norris. He Is about sixty
five years old. and was walking quietly
along the street, when the boys made the
attack on him. Being an invalid he could
not 90 much In the way OF resisting, and
so he was roughly handled.
winston made the first attack with q
stick, and his companions, all of whom are
younger than himself followed his bad ex-
ample. Some used sticks and others stones
or pieces OF brick, so that Mr.. Norris was
badly bruised. when he was finally rescued
from the band of assailants.
In court the boys laughed and chatted as
II they regarded the whole affair as u
joke.
Il saw the old man coming along" said
Winston, land hit him with the stick"
He had no reason for 1t, nor had the
others. except that they assaulted him be-
cause they had seen Winston deal the first
blow; One after another they said: I hit
him because Winston did
Judge Miller could hardly account for
this conduct, but he said he would do all in
his power to prevent repetition of the at
fair
George Warfield, the youngest of the
party. was sentenced to the reform school.
while his companions were given s04 days
IN jail each. Three others who figured In
the assault have not been captured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-27
ANOTHER CUBAN EXPEDITION.

The VOlusia. a Baltimore steamer,
Said to Have Been Engaged.
There was rumor in New York yester-
day to the effect that another Cuban fill
clustering expedition was being planned.
and that the name of the steamship to be
Used Is the Volusia. Capt. Higgins.
The Volusia is q coastwise steamship,
plying regularly between New York and
Baltimore. Her agents are H. c. Foster L.
Co. of the New York, Philadelphia and
Baltimore Transportation Company, known
in Baltimore as the Shriver or Ericsson
line.
The fact that the volusia yesterday
cleared through ]. E. Kerr & Co. for Port
Maria, via Kingston, caused the comment.
At the office Of Foster & Co. it was said
that the Volusia had been chartered for
one trip to Jamaica, after which she would
resume her regular runs between New York
and Baltimore. At the office of j. E. Kerr
& Co. 1t was said that the Volusia had
been chartered for one trip from New York
to Port Maria, via Kingston, and that she
carried a general cargo. 1t was emphati-
cally denied that any filibustering eXpedi-
ton had been planned in connection with
the brief lease of the Volusia. The Volusia
has been running nearly all winter be-
tween New York and Baltimore.
Senior n. Lopez, Spanish consul, died al
New Orleans yesterday morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-27
NERVES ALL UNSTRUNG
And Brain, Blood and Muscles Share in the
Evil Done
DR.. Charcofs KOla Nervine Tablets
VIII Surely Bring New Life
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-27
"VOu Don't Become
a Clave to their Use!"

The above words have been
truthfully spoken concerning DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets by one
who has had abundant opportunity
to observe their more favorable ac-
ton as compared with that of other
pills.
Most pills and medicines in use
for constipation, i'll the long run,
make bad matter worse" I'm
like such agents, DR.. Pierce's Pei
lets exert such tonic or strength
ening effect upon the membranes
of the stomach and bowels, as to
produce lasting benefit. Their use
can, therefore, be gradually discon-
tinued. With most pills the longer
they are taken, the more dependent
upon their use the patient becomes.
Not so with the Pellets" Their
secondary effect is to keep the bow
els open and regular, not to further
constipate. Hence, their great
popularity with sufferers from hab-
itual constipation
The Pellets cure costiveness, or
constipation, biliousness, sick and
bilious headache, dizziness, sour
stomach, loss OF appetite, coated
tongue, indigestion, or dyspepsia,
windy belchings, heartburn"
pain and distress after eating, and
kindred arrangements of the liver,
stomach and bowels. One little
Pellet is a laxative, two are
mildly cathartic.
They are tiny, sugar-coated gran
ules; any child will readily take
them. Sold by all dealers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-27
MANY ROBBERIES,
They We're Committed by Seventeen.
enr-Old John Archer.

enr-OId John Archer.
Policeman Mulveys arrest of John
Archer. the colored burglar, at an early
hour yesterday morning at Bielaski's store,
corner of 22d and H streets. as published
In yesterdays Star. proved to be Of more
Importance than was at first supposed.
Archer. altho Ugh only seventeen years old,
looks much older. and he has now con-
fessed to seven burglaries. The most i'm
portant job was the one he committed at
the saloon of Hugh Harten, corner of 9th
and streets. where he took quantity of
cigars and liquor, a gold watch and chain
and diamond pin.
The Harten robbery was only one of the
long series of robberies committed by
Archer, who found no trouble in his efforts
to dispose of his plumber. Whisky and
cigars, tobacco and cigarettes were sold.
given away and consumed, while the ar
ticles of jewelry were put up in Heiden-
heimers pawnshop by James Majors at
whose house Archer had lived. The pawn
broker identified Majors the one who
pawned the articles, and the ticket for them
was recovered from man named Neal,
who was to have redeemed them this
morning.
Archer and Jim Majors were held behind
the bars, while the others who were ar
| rested were released. This morning this
pair of colored prisoners appeared at police
headquarters to be measured and photo
graphed for the gallery. Sergt. Keefe and
Policeman Hart had them in charge. In
| addition to the jewelry recovered, the off
GERS had Saloonkeeper Flynn's hat and
| razor. which they had recovered from the
| man Neal. who also had the pawn ticket.
Archer talked freely about the burglaries
| he had committed, and although he admit
| ted only seven, the police are satisfied that
! he committed many Diners. The prisoner
| saw Policeman Muivey before he went to
! rob the store yesterday morning, but the
officer was In citizens clothes. And said
Archer, Il thought he was out on the pave
| ment taking smoke before going to bed,
| and when he caught me I was SO scared
that l couldn't move"
John said he had watched the policemen
| in uniform, and if he had known any OF
| them were in citizens clothes he would not
| have committed the robbery. After being
photographed the prisoners were returned
to the police station and locked up. Arch
| er's parents live here, but are separated
and that is the reason their son has gone
astray in this way. Two years ago he was
arrested for the theft of bicycle, and was
! released from custody last March. The
| cases will come up in the Police Court to-
| morrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-27
THE COURTS.

Equity Court No. 2-Judge Hagner.
chr Heurich Brewing Co. VS.. Mayse; Or
der ratifytng sale nisi. Mccormick agt
White ct al; Latmer, Morgan & Co and
Jas. W. Amos allowed to intervene Baker
ast. Fry; demurrer sustained and bill dis
missed with costs. Cost agt. Cost: leave to
amend bill granted and time to take testi-
mony limited to thirty-fve days Sothoron
agt. Sothoron; testimony before C. A Bran
denburg. exmr., ordered taken. Brown agt
Chambers, leave TO amend bill granted.
Wheeler aSt. " heller; order for possession
of premises. Cooksay agt Thunbert: refer
ence to auditor ordered. In re Jas. o. p
Burnside. lunatic; order approving report
of committee.
Circuit Court No. Judge Bradley
Nail CityeStamping Company agt. AuSen-
stein; Judgment by default. Central Ma
tional Bank agt Heiskeli ct al: Judgment
by default against Z. H. Heiskell, jr. Same
agt- Mayse ct al; do agt. r. A. Morrison.
Derr, administrator. agt. Boswell; order
Substituting A. n Dsrr. administrator de
bonus non. as plaintiff. Columbia National
Bank aSt. Beali ct al; Judgment by de-
fault. Smithsoh agt. Oppenheimer ct al,
do: Stellwagen agt. District of Columbia
tion agt. Columbia Chemical Company
Judgment by default and of condemnation
. United States ex rel. Laws agt. Lochren:
rule to show cause denied.
Circuit Court No. 2-Judge McComas.
Moore ct al agt. Barbour; jury respited
ID LIZ
iumbla: Judgment in certiorari. Ruebsam
agt. District of Columbia: do. Kellogg agt.
District of Columbia; do. st. Thomas Lit
erary Society ast. District of Columbia
do
Criminal Court No. Judge Cole.
Jno- c. Ashton agt. Commercial Union
Assurance Co.; on trial.
Criminal Court No. Judge Cox
u ). agt. Jno- H. Lawson; housebreak-
Ing: verdict guilty: sentence Albany three
years. U. 5. agt. Jas .. p. Burnside: en-
bezzlement; nolle pros. u. s. agt. Jas IL
Dickinson; adultery; verdict guilty L. s.
agt. Arthur H. Harris; false-pretenses: on
trial.
Probate Court-Judge Hagner.
Estate of Hugh a. HARRISON; will returned
with commission unexecuted. Estate OF
Meinard Menke; will proved. Estate of Ann
W. de Walls; application for leave to dis
tribute assets fled In re Mildred c. Frost
petition for probate of will and assent OF
next of kin fled Estate of JAS D. Holman;
Inventory filed. In re Mamie j. McFall
guardian; petition for an additional allow
ance filed. Estate of Mary ]. G. Temple In
Nentory filed. Estate of VIM. B. Royal;
Will returned with commission executed
Estate of Edw. j. Sullivan: will admitted 10
probate and letters of administration c. t. q
granted to J.A.Barthel: bend 800; admins
traitor bonded and qualified. Estate of Jno J.
Ryrncs: Will fully proved. In re Ernest L.
EYc gazzi; Louisa Bregazzi appointed guard.
tan: bond. 5000. Estate of Meinard Menke
Summons issued. Estate of Sarah c. Hoff.
man: final account passed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-27
Terrible Death.

There was horrible accident in the yard
Of the Baltimore and Ohio depot yesterday
afternoon, in which a colored man named
Henry Smith lost his life. Smith lived in
Balls court, and yesterday, while in the
railroad yard. he was struck by moving
engine. One leg was nearly severed from
the body. and the unfortunate man was al
most disemboweled. A physician who hap
pened to be in the depot looked at the poor
man and pronounced him dead. He was
lifted In the patrol wagon and was driven
in the direction Of the morgue. but before
reaching there the driver noticed that he
was not dead and then took him to the
Emergency Hospital, where he died later
In the day.
Smith regained consciousness before
reaching the hospital, and was able to tell
his name and residence.
Coroner Hammett viewed the body today,
and will hold an inquest tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-27
A Chance to Dispose of Ones Brains

DR.. Wilder of the Cornell Brain Associa-
ton has made another appeal to educated
anG moral persons to bequeath their brains
to the institution for scientific study. In
response to this letter the society has al
ready received eight brains and the prom
Use of twenty-five others. which are as yet
being used by the owners. These latter
INCLUDE the brains of Thomas &. Beeches
of Elmira and Mrs. MCGEE. daughter of the
astronomer, Simon Newcomb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-27
New Belxinn Premier.

NJ H. Desmet De Mayer, Belgian minister
OF finance. has been appointed premier. In
succession to NJ. ]. De Berlot, who resigned
the presidency Of tie council Of ministers
Tuesday. NJ. De Berlot ia going to Lisbon
~ Belgian minister to Portugal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-27
Transfers of Real Estate.

Deeds in fee have been fled as follows:
Iathilde F'eldhaus to VIM. Feldhaus. part
of lot 2, SO. 1893; SO. Margaret K Atherton
to Clara A. Reidel, lots 81 to Al. So. 554; $40.
DilIer B. Croft to Adam H. Croft. part of
original lot g. SO. 752, and part of lot 9, blk
Is. Bloomingdale; SO. John Miller ct ux.
ct al. to Martin G. and Arthur Copeland,
east one-half of original lot 1, SO. S21;
s1.S37.5O Jas. B. Winner ct ux. to Jno. H.
Lane, lot 5, SO. 8, lexington; 81, $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-27

Senior n. Lopez. Spanish consul, died al
New Orleans yesterday morning.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-04-20
sEMI-NEwsY AND INTERESTING

The old-fashioned gavotte and redowa
are again the fashionable dances in
Paris.
The conscience fund at Washington
has been increased by $4,000 cDntri-
button from London.
A huge egg-bake was witnessed re-
Gently in Ovid, Mich. A warehouse took
fire, and in it were $4,000 eggs, ,all Of
which were baked hard.
A cougar, six feet long, and two well
grown cubs we're killed near The Dalles,
Ore, recently. The family had carried
Oft many calves and sheep from neigh
boring ranches.
Oakland, CAL, claims to be the
healthiest city in the world, or, at any
rate, in the United States. The death
rate has fallen since 1882, when it was
1886 thousand. Last year ii was 1 .S5
thousand.
A tramp at Decatur, Ind, rescued Miss
Elvira Rex from drowning. She had
been skating and fell through the ice.
Her rescuer has since been a guest of
the young lady's family, aid will be
started in business by the grateful
parents.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-04-20
THE DOINGS OF WOMEN.

Women in Holland are employed as
watchers at the railway crossings, and
no accident has ever occurred through
woman's carelessness.
Miss Virginia Pope is head window
dresser for large dry goods estab-
lishment i'll Buffalo, and receives next
to the largest salary paid in the estab-
liShment.
An enterprising woman in large
city has made study of entertaining
children, and has turned her acquire
ments III this line to practical account.
She a&@ists at childrcn's parties, ar
ranging beforehand an entertainment
suitable to the age and tastes of the
company.
This year Calve is the best paid of
the singers in the Metropolitan opera
company, getting more than Melba or
DE ReszlSe. She has an offer from an
American manager for tour of the
country next year in Carmen" so per-
formances, $2,400 night.
The term abigail" as applied to
ladies' maids, originated from the Chris
tian name of Mrs. Masham, better
known as Abigail Masham, at first
waiting-maid upon Queen Anne, and
a. last the intriguing favorite who sup
planted the duchess of Marlborough in
the good graces Of that sovereign.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-04-20
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ Sealed Proposals will be received at
the County Clerks Office not later than the
I'd day Of May, 1896, at 4 o'clock p. NJ, to-
wit:
First-To patch and repair the plasterinE
wherever loose or likely to fall, or where
has fallen in the Courtroom.
Second-To paint the woodwork Of the
Courtroom two coats OF white lead, and
Third-To paper tho walls and ceiling, the
county to furnish the paper and border.
llBids to be received for the items separate
ly.
The Board reserves the right to inject any
and all bids.
Elko, Nevada, April 8, 1895.
JOHN HENDERSON,
County Clerk.
By w. PATTERSON,
Deputy Clerk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-04-20

THE CARNIVAL OF ROSES. to take
place in San Jose, May 9th to 9th,
inclusive, though a more recent can.
dldate for favors of the fun n.lov1ng
world, yet because of the limitless
possibilities of the Garden City for
anything that is made of roses, is quite
as full of promise.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-04-20
NOTICE.

BY order of the Board of County
Commissioners Of Elko County, State
Of Nevada, made this 4th day Of
March, 1896, notice Is hereby given
that all persons who are charges upon
the county must come to the County
Hospital, or all claims for their sup
port will be disallowed by said Board
except in cases OF extreme emergen.
cy.
Attest:
WEBSTER PATTERSON,
Deputy County Clerk
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-04-20
TREAsURER's RALANcE SHEET.
Cash in Treasury to tie credit Of the
various funds, March 81. 1896.

Oh, IOJDS
In state fund . d ....:....S 5,913 Al
n Henerai county fund. 49,. 3,647 O4
IL IL casn contingent fund. 1903 IL
IL lnuigent SICK tund ...- ~ OIL
IL County school fund. 80 "a
II oiueers salary fund.-. 615 Al
1u Coau Iuna. ;.:....:. 1881 80
II O9unty hlgh school fund 1,344 ~
ln Eiko county Special
high school fund. 4.546 10
Total... l4,72S II
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-04-20
Flower Festivals,
Ficstas,
Bose CaTniValS,
and the like, will be the delight of
California for the next two or three
months.

SANTA BARBARA FLOWER FESTIVAL,
the fame Of which is worldwide, and
the glory of which, like that of Solo
mon' Is not half told, opens April Is.
Queen Flora will reign days an ar
bitrary and absolute despot.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-04-20

LA FIESTA DE Los ANGELES, now
fixed In the chronology of California
feasts, and not less illustrious than
Its older prototypes, commences
April ~, and the riot of fun will
spread over days.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-04-20

-. the BEST
SPRING MEDICINE
IS SIMMONS LIVER REGULAToR-donr
forget to take it. The Liver gets sluggish
during the Winter, just like all mature
and the system becomes choked up bI
the accumulated waste, which brings or
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tlsm. You want to wake up your Live,
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You get THE BEST BLOOD when
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Iry Liver Remedy once and note the
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LIVER REGULATOR which makes the
difference. Take it in powder or in LIQUID
already prepared, or make a tea of the
powder; but take SIMMONS .IVER REGU-
LAIOR. You'll niId the RED Z on everv
package. Look for it.
j. II. Zeilin & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-04-20

The above balance stands to the
credit OF the various funds as ner
Ireasurers Balance Sheet, dated
March 80. 1896: "
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-04-20
REDUCED RATES

REDUCED RATES
will be made by the Southern Pacific
Company for all these brilliant events.
Arrange your programmes according
ly, and call on agents for uarticu1
lars.
April 6. 1896.