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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15

1DT JFDEmOfiDiA.
A board of officers of the United States
marine hospital service, consisting Of Sur
geons George Purviance chairman; r. II.
Carter, recorder, and H. W. Austin has
been in session this. week for examination of
officers for promotion to the grade OF passed
assistant surgeons and for the examination
of candidates for appointment to the service
The following assistant surgeons were can
didates for promotion: DR.. c. H. Gardner of
Washington, son OF Surgeon w. H. Gardner,
United States army; j. W. Nydegger of
Maryland and W. S. j. Stewart of Virginia.
The examination for promotion closed yes
terday. The examination for candidates
Mill close today. The candidates for promo
ton were guests of the board at dinner al
the Arlington last evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE. February 15-ryour quiet. IN
Snnsea-rt cops. 13,iG1 barrels: shipments Il TlS
barrels; sales, 100 barrels. Wheat d0lI-srot aud
month, i3haI3!2; May. 72#. aT;-r receipts ESQ
bushels; stock, l47,aS2 bushels: sales 1000 bush
els-southern wheat 10y sample, 75a7T: do on grade
t S1a.9 Corn steady-spot and month, 80 a239s
steamer mixed. 32a32l4 receipts, 1881 bushels
snliments, 42S57 bushels: stock. 1876 3G7 bushels
southern white and yellow corn. 33a34 Oats
frIner-No. white western, 2SI5 bid No . mixed
DO, 26a25l2-receipts, 5225 bushels: stock so 400
By; Sass western-receipts. 5o3 bushels: stock
rs a9s bushels Hay good demand for choice at
TAR prices-choce timothy. $1,000 asked. Grain
freights show no Improvements. dull unchanged
Sugar very strong-granulated SOS per 100 pounds
Butter steady. unchanged. Eggs dlll-fresh 1884,
cheese steady, unchanged. Whisky unchanged
By Wednesdays fire in Guayaquil, Ecua-
dor, one hundred and thirty houses We're
DESTROYED and thousand persons were left
homeless
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15

PHOENIX, Ariz., February 15.-An-
nounccment has been made Judge j.
B. Kibbey of the territory publican COM
p1ittee that ne will in a few days issue a
formal call for the territorial convention
to be held in Phoenix, April 20. The con-
vention viii not only select the six dele
gates and six alternates to the national
convention. but viii choose the party's
candidate for delegate to Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15

Local Assembly 1896, Eccentric Associa-
ton of Steam Engineers, at d largely at
tended meeting last night at their hall, 314
Sth street northwest, adopted a resolution
rendering the thanks of this ssembIy to
y. A. 60 and the Federation of Labor and
sister assemblies for the kindly interest
and sympathy displayed in the loss Of our
late lamented brother. Edward j. Rea."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15
CAR CLEANERS BADLY HURT.
Explosion OF Gasoline in the Yards
at fitfsburg.

at Fitfsburg.
P1TTSBG re, Pa, February 15-An ex-
plosicn Of gasoline in the Pullman sleeper
Wyndham, about noon. demolished the in
terror of the car. badly damaged Pullman
cars Gita and New England and seriously
injured three persons. Their names are ::
Mrs Laura Faas, aged thirty years; Sadie
Conrcy, aged tvseaty-f sc years, and James
Richardson, porter, OF Cincinnati, aged
forty years.
The cars were lying in the Pennsylvania
yards and The women were cleaning the
carpets Of the Wyndham with gasoline
By some means the gas ignited from the
stove and the explosion followed. The con-
cuSSion wrecked the car and damag.I the
other cars lying alongside. The women and
the porter Were seriously burned ami cut
and Miss ConrOy will probably die.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15
Had to BE Sent Home.

Representative Howard of Alabama was
removed from the floor Of the House yes
terday afternoon and sent home in a cab.
His friends said he has been Ill, suffering
from overwork, and that the effort of at
tending the session Of the House to vote
on the bond bill was too much for him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15
Competition Brill Postponed.

Having rec eived official information that
Convention Hall will not be aiy for use by
the District of Columbia National Guard by
Monday evening next, Maj. Suess has post
poned the annual company competitive drill
of the fifth b. tt4Lon, scheduled for that
date, until Monday April q.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15
FIRED ON BRITISH FLAGS.
FrCoeh Suppress an Uprising in
'Iahiti.

Il fe3cn suppress an Uprising in
$685. Tahiti.
SAN FRANCISCO, February Id Paris
lie Cla re, late procureur and prosecuting
officer for the French government at
Pareete, Tahiti. brings news of a serious
skirn2ish which took place between the
French forces and the forces of Rafotea,
before he left the islands early in January
The natives rebeiied against French rule,
ard British flags were raised in the prin-
cipal villages.
lie Claire says a French ironclad pro-
ceedej 10 the scene of the instruction and
bomb1rded both villages. No troops were
landed, but there was considerable firing
from the ship. Guns were brought to bear
on the flag masts from which the British
naS5 were flying, and flags and poles We're
leyesed 20 the ground. There was no dis
position 10 spill blood or harm the natives
in the slightest, 50 no shells were thrown
The HaS poles were brought down with
solid shot. When this had been accom-
pl1Shed the war vessel returned to Tahiti
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15
FINANCIAL AND toMMERlCIAL.

The following are The opening, the highest
ana the lowest ami the closing prices OF Tho
New York stock market today, as rcpat d
10y Corscn & Mccartney, members New York
stock exchange. Correspondents BIessrs
Moore & Schley. No. SO Broadway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15
FAMILY PATRONAGE is

what everybody engaged in
reputable business desires to OBJ
tain. There is no agency so
potent in securing this as The
Stars advertising columns. The
Star has a larger and better cir
culatlon than any other paper
IN Washington. 1t is placed in
the hands OF over 1900 readers
every Gay, and goes to S21 per
cent of all the occupied houses
in Washington. This is a phe-
nomenal position in journalism,
one that no other newspaper
has ever reached.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15
WITH THE DnUMMoND LIGHT.
Another Discovery Made Regarding
Cathode Rays.

Cathode Rays.
BALTIMORE, Md, February 10. j.
Frank Eline u prominent electrician, has
demonstrated that the Drummond or lime
light will produce results similar tc the
cathode rays. In the first experiment which
NE EIine tried with calcium light he forced
the rays through board one-eighth of an
inch thick, and through an ordinary pho
toSrapher's plate cover made CT a paper
composition which is entirely unaffected by
ordinary rays of light.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15

Bids were opened at the Treasury Depart
ment yesterday afternoon for constructing
floor arches of the new Washington city
post Office. The lowest bid was that of
p. V. johnson & Co. of Chicago, at $49,-
800.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15

blackburn PolIed iIore Votes Than
Hunter,

Hunter.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, February ia spe-
cial to the Post from Frankfort says: The
roll call for the twcnty-tiird senatorial bal
lot showed 11G members present; necessary
to choice, 80. Senator Bowling joined the
three republican senators who have left DR..
Hunter, and this, with the pair of Walker
with 9Iarrard, gave Blackburn more votes
than Hunter.
The ballot resulted: Hunter, 80; Black
burn, 81; Carlisle, 8; Holt, 5; McCreary, 1;
Cochran, l; Bate. l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15
DEPOsiy0Rs WERE ANGRY.
Police Called Out TO Protect n
BROKEN Bank.

CHICAGO, February 15.--Following the
assignment Of the private banking firm of
kOPperl x Co. which occurred late vester-
day afternoon, Alexander Kopperl the
banker at J51 South Canal street, also
closed his doors this morning. The news
of the closing of the bank spread quickly,
and the deposiJ0rs. mostly small trades
men. started ruE on Alexander KopperFs
bank. forcing the assignment. There was
ccnsidera bic excitement and tire police had
to be called out to proven. violence.
No statement as to assets or liabilities
has been fled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15
Thomas III. HincI.Iey Dead

BOSTON, Mass, February 15.-Thomas
Fewes Hinckley. artist of wide fame,
died at his home in Milton today, aged
e!ghty-three years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15
BoNA-F1DE CIRCULATION.

A reference to the statement be-
low will show that the circulation
sworn to is bona flee one.
1t Is easily possible for a 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 newssta ids, 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 is
many thousands in excess of any
other Washington paper and Is be-
lieved to be fully five times that of
any afternoon contemporary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15
NO NEW TRIAL.
Judge Cole .OverruIes Motion i'm I'll.
CuID Case.

Judge Cole today overruled the motion
fer new trial in the case of John A. Culp
convicted the 29th of last month of man
slaughter, in kicking jeremiah A. Dough-
erty, small hoy, TO death the 18th of last
september. The defendant will probably
be sentenced Monday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15
FOR Ne" TRIAL. .
Case of Assault Oh. Policeman YER
million I'D Again.

miIiion Up Again.
Counsel for John Early, Richard Hurley
and Maurice Davis convicted several days
ago of assault and battery on Policeman
Eerniillion the 22d of last September, the
occasion of the killing of Timothy Denp-
sey by the officer, today endeavored to
move Judge Cox to set the verdict aside
and grant the men q new trial Judge Cox
reserved his decision, stating that he would
announce it next "Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
A Highway ELL.

Mr.. Richardson of Tennessee has intro
duced a bill in the House directing the
Commissioners to prepare plan for the
extension of a permanent system of high
ways over all that portion of the District
not included within the limits of Wash
ington or Georgetown. The system shah
be made as nearly in conformity with the
street plan of Washington as the Commits
sioners may deem advisable, the highways
not to be less than % feet nor more than
100 feet wide, except in case OF. existing
highways.
A Board of Trade iseariuEs.5'-fr'
Mr.. John B. Wight. secretary of the
Washington board of trade, has written a
letter to Mr.. Mcmillan, chairman of the
Senate committee on the District of Co
lumbia, requesting that the committee on
railroads OF the board of trade be given
a hearing on Senate bill 1926 providing, for
District of Columbia. 4 subcommittee,
consisting OF Mr.. Mcmillan Mr. Proctor
and Mr.. Faulkner viii hear the committee
on this subject at o'clock next Wodnes-
day.
Fayors Il Railroad OF 18th Street.
Mr.. Herman D. Walbridgc has written a
letter to Senator Mcmillan in regard TO
the northwest section Of the District and
to the Geological and Rock Creek Parks.
Mr.. Walbridge states that he is a resident,
owner of property on @ street near 18th
street, and that he has no money interest
in any street railroad in Washington. He
says that there is no section of the Dis
trict where a street railroad is so much
needed as between 18th street and Con-
necticut avenue and H street and the
parks. He says that ne believes that
nth street is the most direct, feasible and
natural street railroad route from II street
to Meridian Hill, Nit. Pleasant and the
Geological Park. And he earnestly advo-
Gates that an extension of this street be
permitted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15

The Lincoln League Of Detroit held its
first annual banquet Thursday night. About
5Uo republicans, mostly supporters Of Mayor
Pingree for governor, participated,
Etienne Chatelaire, pensioner of the
war of 1872, died at Cornwall, Ont, We'd
nesday, aged one hundred and nine years.
His widow Is over ninety-f1ve years of age.
He had two hundred and seventy-fiye living
descendants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15
Circulation of The Evening STAR"

Circulation of The "Evenins starr
SATURDAY, Feb s, 1896. 1886
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 1895 ....................30:5 22
/ ESDAI, Feb Ii, 1896. 3o,6s2
WEDNESDAY, Feb. u. 1895. .3O,381
THURSDAY, Fen. IS, 1896. .30,25S
FRIDAY, Feb IA, 1895. .3O.S97
Da'Iy aFeIiSe-. oi'oi'
l solenniy swear that the above statement rep
resents Only the number of copies of The EVEN
ING STA.4 circulated during the six secular days end
ing FriLay, February a, l5JG-that is the num-
Der OF copies .ly sold. delivered. furnished
or mailed, Tor valuable consideration, to bona tide
purchasers or subscribers. and that none of. the
copies counted returnab!e to OF remain in
the office uusold.
j. WHIT. HEBRON,
Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
fifteenth day Of February, A. D. 1886
E. L. RAMEY,
Notary Public, D. C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15

While the Commissioners do not consider
the construction of a bridge across the
Eastern branch in line with Massac husetts
avenue necessary, they nevertheless think
sIcn bridge would be desirable This is
substantially the report of the Commits
sloners upon House bill 1856, which con-
IGnplates the building Of such a bridge.
They also recommend a survey OF the sn.
proaches on the Washington side, and
recommend further that the bill be referred
to the Secretary of War.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15

The Commissioners have recommended
favorable action on Senate bill 1851. which
has for its object the Incorporation of the
National University.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-04-24
GUIIFORD CENTRE.

Esther Jacobs is visiting in Greenfield
this week.
A. G. Weeks has sent a pair of nice
horses to his farm.
An epidemic of measles has struck town
this week. D. L. Franklins family are vic
tims.,s
Ten were instructed in the third and
fourth degrees at the last meeting of the
grange. Visitors were present from the
Guiding Star grange.
There will be a leap year ball at the
Grange hall, Tuesday evening, May >, to
which all are invited. An ordinance has
been passed providing for ladies who do
not drive and who wish to attend, to the
effect that unless otherwise specified in
their invitations, the gentlemen will be ex-
pected to furnish teams. A box supper
will be provided and the gentlemen are
cautioned to be sure and not forget their
boxes, or to put their names inside, under
penalty of going hungry. The boxes will
be sold at auction to the ladies. Music by
the Philharmonic orchestra. G. II. Hines,
prompter.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-04-24
JACKSONVILLE.

The listers have completed the tax alb
stract.
Geo. H. Coleman has bought George
Corkins's Foster place.
W. A. Brown has bought r. H. Faux
4 ner's lot and store occupied by Allen tS
Hull.
The selectmen have appointed Lester E.
Corse road commissioner in place of Chas.
E. Allard who declined to serve.
We hear rumors that large building en-
terprises are in contemplation for the COM
ing year. Every one who has money, and
every one who hopes to have money is
drawn into the imaginary building schemes
Even now we can see the manufacturing
company in our thoughts, building large
plants on "Billy's Flat" end to the stores
and dwellings there is no end
Schools in town begin next Monday, the
9th. We have not learned who is to
teach in Nos. 6 and 49, The other teachers
engaged are as follows: 2, r. B. Dewitt
Newfane; 3, Miss Blanche II. Davenport,
Wilmington; 4, Miss Neva Corkins, Sears
burg; 5, Miss Musa Fairbanks; s, Miss
Bessie Smith, Heath, Mass; 8, Miss Chris
tine Murdoch; II, Miss Blanche Goodnow;
IA, Miss Clara Winchester, Wilmington.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-04-24
WILMINGTON.

Regular meeting of C. B. Lawton post
occurs on Saturday.
The snow has nearly disappeared and
the roads are getting in good condition.
Mrs. A. NJ. Parmelee went to Spring
| field on Wednesday to attend to matters OF
business.
DR.. A. W. Rice was in town on Wednes-
day. He has moved from Montpelier to
Lawrence, Mass.
Mrs. c. NJ. Russell returned from New
York on Wednesday and will soon display
full line of millinery goods.
A caucus has been called for the election
of delegates to the state convention to be
held at Montpelier on the Goth.
Rev. Mr., Mckenzie has moved his goods
to Brattleboro, and it is expected that Rev.
Mr.. Farrow will reach town soon.
About 100 men are engaged in driving
logs on the west branch of the Deerfield
river for the Deerfield River company.
DR.. A. w. Rice has recently sold his
house in Montpelier for $4,000 He will
leave that city about May 1st to locate in
Lawrence, Mass.
f. o. Barnard will remove from the
house he has occupied for year or more,
OH west Mdlu street, anu VIII occupy tue
tenement in his mothers house.
The Wilmington Grain Il Lumber COM
pany have been very lucky in getting their
logs down the river from Dover, and nearly
one million feet are now in the pond above
the mill
ii. NJ. Callison, steam boiler inspector
for the Casualty and Fidelity company of
New York, has been in town this week in
speeding the boilers insured through the
agency of C. NJ. Russell.
The sugar house belonging to the Forest
! and Stream club on the Pike place was en-
! tirely consumed by fire Sunday, with about
10 gallons of syrup. The origin of the fire
is not known, but it is probable that it was
from ashes.
Thomas Barlow got on a rampage Sat
urday, the motive power being hard cider,
and proceeded to smash up things generally
in the house Of W. X. johnson. He de-
stroyed three stoves, one door, lamp, mir
ror, table, etc. He was arrested and on
Monday he was arraigned before Justice
Titus and was bound over for his appear
ance before the county court, bail being
placed at $500. At this writing he has
not procured bail and it is probable that he
will be taken to Newfane.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-04-24
MONT PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY

will be held Friday, May 1, and will be a
"calico ball." with a penalty for every
lady not appearing in costume.
Harrie Chase brought in a large bunch
of spring beauties and adder tongue bios
SONS Tuesday, -quite an unusual find
within a week after the snow goes off.
Porter Carrier, who is at work at the
North River Manufacturing company's
mill, came home Tuesday night with a
badly jammed hand, having caught it be-
tween belt and shaft while trying to adj
just the belt.
Mrs. II. N. Brown has some fine house
plants among them being rose bush
about foot high having II beautiful buds
and blossoms. The blossoms are very
large and double, and six full-blown roses
have been cut off.
Last week Sunday there was a good
deal of snow to be seen and some sleighs
were used as the snow was quite deep on
some of the cross roads. The warm wea-
ther during the week changed all this, the
frost came out of the ground quite rapidly
and in many places the mud is all dried
up, but some of the roads are in a pretty
bad condition.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-04-24
NEWFANE.

Jesse Harvey is clerk at Edwards Il
CIRCUITS store.
The Homeland circle will meet at Rev.
S. Norton's next Wednesday at p. NJ.
Mrs. r. Wood returned this week from
Mortified, where she has been visiting her
brother, who has been i'll with pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Higgins are expect
ing to leave soon for Augusta, Me-, to
| spend the summer with their sons living
there.
The caucus at Union hall Saturday
evening, April %, will elect three dele
gates to the state Republican convention
to be held at Montpelier.
Regret is expressed at the departure of
Judge w. p. Carroll In his quiet, kindly
ways and varied intelligence he has been
good citizen here for year. He now
feels leaning to return to Wyoming,
where he lived 20 years.
Gilbert Batchelder, senior in the Brat
tleboro High school, appears to be making
quick recovery from the measles at his
home here. j. NJ. Miler's three daugh-
tiers have had more severe tussle with
measles than is common to most young
folk.
Schools in this part of the town will
open next Monday with teachers as fol-
lows: Miss Eta Morse in the village,
Mrs. Bert Morse in No. 4, Miss Henrietta
Carpenter in No. 9, Miss Florence Saund-
ers of Townshend in No. I.
The tropical week in April, succeeded by
the native GOODNESS favored lively work on
the parsonage foundation. By the enter
prise of several men the cellar wall has
been laid, and the prospect is that work on
ha b,ilIinr, will IN, 81,
manner.
The millinery stock brought here by II.
D. Porter of Wakefield, Mass, meets
want in the community and is well patron
lied this week. 1t is commended for its
freshness, variety and reasonable prices.
Miss Pratt has assisted Mr.. Porter and
proved herself possessed of the real MILL
merry instinct. She will be left in charge Of
the business.
A cause which calls for sympathy from
the whole civilized world, relief of the
Armenian sufferers, will be presented to
the Congregational Sunday school next
Sunday. Contributions may be made at
that time or during the following week, and
Mr.. Davidson, superintendent of the
school, will see that the amount is prop
erly forwarded.
1hC llCC lCCIulC W Dt gwen ny
Carroll next Thursday evening at Union
hall, is based upon the experiment of
womans suffrage in Wyoming as observed
in its working by Mr.. Carroll. He deliv-
cred patriotic and eloquent addresses here
last Memorial day and at the opening
of the Christian Endeavor course
this winter. He will have details of
interest to give us on the 30th from his
western experience in another cause. Let
us give him good house
A wave of sorrow comes in the news of
George Sceggel's death in North Adams,
last week from measles, with complica-
cations caused by taking cold. His family
moved from here last year. Mrs. Vaughn
Wiswell of this town is his sister. George
was about ten years old, and was we'll
known as the bright and winning cherry
boy" for two summers. He was also
known as the most polite boy of his age
here. The grace with which he DOTTED his
hat when greeted appealed to all and
doubtless was unconsciOusly initiated by his
elders.