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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-06
GAITHERSBURG.

Monday the election Of new board Of town
commissioners passed off very quietly. large
vote polled and the result is especially graft
flying to the retiring board the successful candi-
dates favorable to the perfection Of the re-
forms lately inaugurated by 1t. Messrs. Harvey
w. Gladhill, II. Dorsey Trundle, James b. Adams,
Thomas Gloyd and Richard l. Buxton were elected.
Mr. Gladhill receiving the largest vote is president
of the board.
The Travilah Baptist Church was crowded last
night a temperance rally in the interests of the
Good Templars Rev. L. R. Milbourne presided,
and Rev L. L. Lloyd, Rev. J. D. Rayfeld Mr..
George Lewis made addresses. Prof. q: W.
Walker, Prof. NJ. B. Montgomery, Rev. E W.
Walker and a trained choir discoursed excellent
vocal and instrumental music.
Mr.. E. L. Amiss, secretary, has issued a call for
a special meeting of Ridgley Brown Camp Of Con-
federate Veterans, to be held Rockville Saturday
at 1920 o'clock. 1t is the object Of the meeting
to arrange to attend the Richmond general encamp-
ment June 80.
Mr.. Horton G. Thompson has left for Kansas
City to visit his brother James, who Is critically
ILL.,
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph c. Phebus last night enter
tanned the May social of the Gaithersburg Chapter,
Epworth League. Two members were received and
u literary program and social were much enjoyed
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HERNDON.

The Fortnightly Club held its regular meeting
Saturday with the Misses Thornton. Some inter-
esting sketches Of Thomas Hughes were given by
different members. The afternoon being stormy
the attendance was not as full usual.
The ''Silver Lecture" by Senator Stewart of
Nevada came of Saturday night, per bills under
the auspices Of the Financial School.
Miss Bessie Champln is visiting with the family
Of Mr.. Isaiah Bl eady.
Miss Edith Rainey Of Hudson, n Y, is visiting
with the family of Capt. F. w. Mitchell.
Mr.. Herbert Kendall of California, formerly Of
Dexter, Me-, recently visited his uncle Mr. George
L. Howard, here on his return trip from Maine.
Mr.. Ludwen Presgrave has moved from Pine
street to NJ. NJ. Brnkerhof's house, on Monroe
street.
Rev. ]. ]. Clopton Of the Episcopal Church met
with painful accident Moptay. While at
Chantilly his horse stood uahitchcd near the road
eating Mr.. Gopton had occasion to step into the
buggy for his overcoat. when the horse started to
run, and US he was not able to handle hin. by the
rens he sprang from the buggy, and striking near
bis hip injured the muscles to some extent He
thinks few dnys will bring him out all right
The horse ran half mile and the buggy striking
a wood pile stopped him. The buggy is minus q
wheel.
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WANT A SHOW.
Cabmen Claim Discrimination In
Favor of Hotel buses.

Cabmen Claim Discrimination In
Favor of Hotel buses.
A case of considerable importance to the
Police Court yesterday afternoon. Under the
laws and regulations the police have exer-
cised authority over the drivers of public
vehicles especially at the hack stands and
railroad depots. At the depots the hotel
vehicles have always had the right of way
over the hacks and cabs, being given post
tions nearest the entrances This, the cab
men claim, gives the hotel drivers the ad-
vantage and they claim that some CT the
drivers do not confine their business to
people who want to go to the hotels. Be
cause of this alleged injustice Samuel Alt
man was selected the man to go into
court and stand trial.
He refused to comply with the order of
the police but took his position in a
place set apart for hotel bus.
Lawyer Sillers defended the case before
Judge Kimball and argued that the law
was not operative for the reason that it
favored particular class.
Judge Miller heard counsers argument
and decided the case against the defendant t,
holding that the law is good.
Speaking of the business of cabling, Alt
man said that the street car lines and bi-
cycles had done a great amount of injury
to the business during the past few years,
and now he saw the buses of the hotels
make it almost impossible for the drivers
Of small vehicles to earn a living. What
he says he wants is an equal show with
others, and he will not complain.
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Electric Eyes for the Blind.


In recent meeting Of teachers and other
experts on educational matters in Russia.
at Moscow, DR.. Noishewski demonstrated
an instrument invented by MIN several
years ago, but considerably improved re-
Gently, which he calls the "electrophthalm,"
or electric eye" This very sensitive in
strument is intended to enable the blind.
by the sense of feeling, to observe objects
which we see with our eyes, Noishewski
uses in the construction of his instrumsn. g
the two metalloids selenium and tel
lurium, both of which will change their
quality as conductors of electricity with
different conditions of light.
The instrument constructed by Noishew-
ski denotes these changes, and, while Ii
does not enable the blind to see thew will
feel the various effects of changing light
by means of this apparatus. The .Wjedo-
most" reports, in a recent number, that
DIR. Noishewski has succeeded in having a
totally blind man find the windows in a
room, and, after little practice to distin-
guish approaching men from approaching
animals. The inventor is still at work
upon improvements to the ''electroph-
thalm," and hopes to perfect IT to such an
extent that the blind will be able to tell
almost with certainty when approaching
opaque or transparent objects, which
would be a great stride toward lettering
the condition Of the blind.
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A COFFEE VEIN.
Dishonest Employees Had Filled ,
Flue With the Brown Berries.

. One or more employees Of a wholesale
grocery house in Terre Haute Ind, were
SO DESTROYS of getting bicycles that they
opened not less than 800 packages of coffee
to get the coupons, for a certain number
Of which the manufacturers give a bicy-
Gle. When a change was made in the wall
Of the building on the ground floor, it was
found necessary to remove some bricks
from the flue. At once there flowed from the
aperture thus made a torrent of the brown
berries. The workman thought he had got
Tito the wrong place, but his surprise was
exceeded by that Of the clerks
1t was found that the fiUe from the third
floor to the basement was full of coffee
Another fiUe was opened and II, too was
full Of the loose coffee. The fues are not
used because the house is heated by steam
Investigation deveopcd the fact that some
one had been opening the packages of cof-
fee, taking out the coupons, and throwing
the coffee into the hue at the third floor
which Is the floor on which the coffee de-
partment is located. For some time the
foreman of the department has been re-
porting that he could not make his coffee
stock balance with his account but he
could not imagine how the shortage &C.
Cured One of the employees was discharg-
ed after the discovery was made
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FALLS CHURCH.

The regular monthly meeting Of the Village I'M
provement Society was held Monday night at the
residence OF Mr.. A. P. Eastman, with a large at
tendance of members and friends Mr.. G. A. L.
Merrifield presided, and In the absence OF the
secretary, Mr.. A. C. ROreback acted. 1t
decided to hold the usual Fourth Of July celebra-
tion under the auspices of the society, for the
past four ytcrs, and the executive committee Were
authorized to appoint the necessary committees
for the occasion. Rev. John Mctiin offered
luton, which adopted, for the appointment
Of committee to inquire into the question of
asking the post Office authorities to change the
name of the offices at East End and West End,
that these branch Offices of the Falls Church post
Office may be designated In such way the
present confession in the offices may be avoided.
Rev John Metiill. A E. Rowell end e. r. Phillips
were appointed the committee. The committee
on purchase OF book case for the public school
would assist ' Mr. Meekns Se
expenditure of SO appropriated by the society on
D reported the sxpenue Of n
priated fo- the first ward The question of
laid over for consideration at the September meet
ing DIR. T. Z. Quick was enrolled as u member
Garretson for the society &c meet at her home in
June was accepted The committee on arbor
the of business soeabie me
vas had and the following program rendered,
and RyaM AI5ertson; readings, Mrs W ".
s ki1sSe e.. Meek Ms and Eastman; vocal
ent were Mr.. and Mrs. G. K. Phillips Professor
and Mrs. W. ". Kinsley, DIR. and Mrs. ]. 3.
Gould, Mr.. and Mrs. L. b: Parker, Mr.. and Mrs.
A c. Rorebeck. Mr.. and Mrs. F. n. Meekins Mr.
and Mrs William Stranahan Mrs. G. w. Poole,
Mrs. Garner, Mrs ]. Fl. Garretson. Mrs. T. W.
White. Mrs. Maggie Brown, Misses Jennie Thorne,
Nellie Hawxhurst Margic and Emma Garner EN-
ms Albertso1, Margret and Gertie Nourse, Flor
ence Poole, Rev. John Mctiill. Messrs. G. A. l..
Merrified, W. W. KinsIey, jr,, DIR. T. C. Quick,
The officers of Pioneer Lodge of Good Templars
We're installed last night by Deputy Grand Chief
Templar W. F. Parker. assisted hy Mr. Howard
Jacobs as grand marshal and Miss Ida Elliott
as deputy grand marshal. The lodge will hold a
sotiable May 26 at the hall. The following dele
gates were elected to represent the lodge in the
DISTRICT Lodge, which meets Fairfax c. II.
May y, viz: Mrs ]. H. Garretson Mrs. NJ NJ
Erwin, Misses Emma Garner, Ida ]: Quick. Leila
Jacobs Lilly Croker. Messrs. c. W. Hawxhurst
Thomas Hitler, F. +. Rorebeck, C. VI. RathluD
A ID. Swift John Howard The lodge reports
loi members In good standing to the Grand Lodge
Mr. q. y. McGroIrty of the Treasury Depart-
ment has rented '-InnwOOd' Of DIR. N F. Graham
and will move out the first of June for the sum
~
There will be silver tea sociable by the men,
btrs OF the Episcopal Church at the residence of
Mrs. Phillips Friday night, and the members of
Crescent Lodge, Jr o. ". A NJ, will hold n lawn
party on the Eagle House lawn same night
Mr. Jas. W. GuIiaty Of Washington has moved
In the Ryland house. on Little Falls street
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AN AWFUL DAKOTA STORM.
A Daughter Lost Her Hands and TwS
Sons Lost Their Feet.

From the Chicago News.
The celebrated survivors OF Dakota's ter
rible black blizzard in 1888 are now living
quietly at gainesville, Ohio.
So far as known the Sweet family are the
only people out in that awful storm who
lived through 1t.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sweet started from their
home in olivet, Hutchinson county, South
Dakota, about IL o'clock in the morning Of
January II, 1855, to attend their sons we'd
ding, about four miles sway.
They were accompanied by their daughter
Berdena, aged nineteen, and their sons
Orlo. Herbert and Wesley, aged seventeen,
hfteen and five, and a nephew nine years
old. 1t was an ideal winter day, clear and
sunshiny, but as Mr. Sweet tucked his
family snugly beneath the blankets and
robes he remarked that il the wind changed
when the sun went down there would be
a storm.
When they were within two miles of their
destination the wind shifted from the
southwest to the northwest and without a
moments warning nail, sleet and snow
struck them square in the face. The sun
went out like an eXtingufshed lamp. The
wind howled and came from all directions !;
the cold became intense and the snow blew
with binding, piiless fierceness into their
eyes and faces and crept beneath every
crevice of the covering that protected them
They had just passed school house, and
HHulnS II Impossible Tor the horses to face
the storm Mr.. Sweet tried to turn around
and go back to the school, and soon found
Il impossible, as he could not tell from
which way the wind was coming as it
seemed to come from every point of the
compass, from the heavens and from the
earth
In that terrible storm 1t was certain death
to stop and possible death to go ahead The
track had long since been lost and the
horses were going through the fenceless
country, no one knew where but they kept
on travelling until about midnight. The
snow was SO deep and the crust so hard
that the horses found it almost impossible
to move. Finally they stopped and could
be urged no farther, and with a cry that
was almost human one of them dropped
dead In his traces. A few moments later
the other one lay down beside his mate, and
too frozen and exhausted even for his death
struggle died quietly under the drifting
snow.
Until dawn Mr.. Sweet walked around the
sleigh to keep the robes over his perishing
family. At daylight he started for help
but when he reached the nearest house and
attempted to thaw the ice from his face
that he might be able to speak his eyes
swelled shut and he was blind for DAYS
The family was rescued by school teach
er, who took the members in his sleigh to
his home. Doctors were soon in attendance,
and on February l Miss Sweets hands
were amputated and the next day Orlo and
Herbert had their legs taken off below the
knees. Three days after Wesley's fingers
on the right hand were removed and the
nephew lost all the toes on both feet; also
his left heel. 1t was six months before he
frozen internally, but did not lose any
limbs
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PERSIA'S LATE RULER.
How He Exercised His Power Over
His Subjects Lives. .t..

HOW nc HAcEclSeu En1S To"eE oSeE
His Subjects Lives. at..
Nasr-Ed-Din was known as the most
merciful of Persian rulers, says the New
York SUM- Two visits that he made to
Europe helped to civilize h:n, as he was
somewhat partial to Christian esteem.
The introduction of reforms in Persia fol-
lowed each of the visits. After one he per-
mitted the introduction of the telegraph
into his dominions. After the second, mis-
subjects having cut down many Of the
poles and shot away the wires just to pass
away the time, and having ignored the
royal DEGREES, and shot and cut every time
the damage was repaired, the shah decreed
that the first violation of the order to let
things alone should be severely punished,
and the second offense should be punished
by burying the offender to the neck beside
the pole interfered with and leaving him
there to die. A traveller through Persia,
speaking of this second order, said that
when he passed through the kingdom fol-
lowing the telegraph lines, he saw, at the
foot of every pole, a human head. In some
cases only the skull was left On some
there was some flesh; others were still
fresher, and now and then one would be
seen not yet dead. This drastic treatment,
the traveller said, stopped Interference with
the property of the telegraph company.
This particular telegraph line was from
England, via Teheran, to India. Under a
less merciful monarch than Nasr-EG-Din
the offender probably would have been
sliced up and the pieces hung on the wires.
Ex-Minister Benjamin in one of his books
on Persia, relates an instance of the abso-
lutte power over the lives OF his subjects
possessed by the shah:
The shahs soldiers hadn't been paid for
months. The paymasters had used the
money for other things. One day Nasr-ed-
Din was riding through Teheran when the
soldiers sought an audience, as is the
oriental custom. The wicked paymasters,
sCspecting that their villainy would be ex-
posed, interfered. Some of them stood at a
distance and fired stones into the crowd.
Some of the stones struck the royal car
riage. The shah returned Immediately to
the palace, friends Of the paymasters tell
ing him, meantime, that there was proba-
bly, conspiracy to kill him, and recalling
the conspiracy at the time when he AS
cended the throne. Vexed beyond measure.
and knowing nothing of the facts, the sha
ordered that the dozen soldiers who had
been arrested should be brought into the
yard In front Of the royal palace. They
were brought in, bound hand and foot. and
arranged in line before the ruler. He
stood with folded arms surveying them.
Then, without examining them or Question
Ing them, Mr.. Benjamin says, he gave The
signal. land the executioners threw cords
around the necks of the twelve men and
strangled them before the shah, One roor
young man was SO robust that the execu
tioner could only extingu.sh life by stamn-
ing on his breast
1t is said that the shah was much rrieysd
when he learned his mistake
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ROCKVILLE.

An election for mayor and four members Of the
town council took place here Monday afternoon
resulting in the choice Of Joseph Reading for mayor
and Lee oFutt, VIM. r. Pumphrey james f. Allen
and s. B. Hege for members OF the council. The
following Is the vote in detail: For mayor, Joseph
Heading, FOL For the council, s. B. Hege, 1877,
James +. Allen, 147; VIM. II. Pumphrey 1853; Lee
onutt, 81; D. 81. Warheld, SO. 1t was noted an
the quietest corporation election ever held In the
toWn. Nnile me carrying out of the provisions of
the new law giving the mayor and council the an
hority 70 Issue 6onSs 20 the amount Of $4,000 for
been the OF considerable discussion among The
people. no defaite issue was made the subject mt
me eieetion there being virtually but one ticket in
take In the matter is subject for conjecture al
tE2ugn they are thought TO favor water works
% the farm Of Mrs Lee Ofrutt, about four miles
nom this place, On the Frederick road, had shown
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ZEN, =. 7. LING. p. 7, Long. P: Q; Coon. W. g.
MAJ: Allan Foote has returned to New York from
visit Of few days to his Takoma home.
Messrs: 8. 0rndoh and Thos. Hutchins spent Sun
day at Capt Lays,
Stier were guests on Monday Of Miss Carol Sunny;
Mr.; Chas. b Ford has cope to New York, en- route
to his homo In Indianapolis having spent few
days with his parents, MIR. and Mrs. Byron Ford OF
Maple avenue
Mrs. Edward A. Gay (nee McPherson) will be at
home Tuesdays to her fricnds at her home at Mr..
Byron Coon, on Sycamore avenue. Mrs. Gay was
compelled to change her intention of celebrating
her return from an extended bridal trip with q
formal reception by the sudden death Of a near
relative.
The first Of series of soc,als to be given by the
members Of the Guild of Trinity p e: Church, for
the purpose of repenishins the guild treasury
was held on Friday night at The residence OF the
president Mrs. Ii. P. II. Holt. A most enjoyable
evening was spent, and notwithstanding tine chilly
temperature, Ice cream AMI cake found ready
sale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin F. King of Washington VII
spend the summer with their son, Mr. b. W. King
OF Maple avenue. Mr.. King has sufficiently re-
covered from attack CT tonstitis 20 resume
bis official duties
Mr.. Harvey Kohr. with his family, are doIniclled
in the Holt cottage, Carroll avenue. IakOma
residents to be congratulated upon this ac'
QUESTION.
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TAKOMA PARK.

select and apprecative audience of music
lovers were guests Monday night at the residence
Of Mrs. Morris Bien, when Mr.. VIM. T. Southland
rendered in a skilled and artistic manner number
Of choice selections upon the piano, including
among others Prelude and Fuga, "Baeh:'' Soncta,
Beethoven" Scterzo, Rondo, Cappriccioso, Men
delssohn. In,promptu. Baliade and Polonaise. Che
pin Novelette,, Schuman, Pasquinade Gottschalk
Mr.. Southland has accepted an Invitation to give a
parior recital at early day.
Mr.. Warner Childs has gone to New York, where
Mrs. Childs will Join BIN upon the completion of
the beautiful cottage in Of construction On
Maple avenue. -
The election for mayor and six c0uncilmcn on
Monday passed OF quietly, ard resulted in the
election OF the citizens ticket" viz: Mayor IS
3. shedd; ccuncimen W. w. Dyar, Geo. A. War
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Touching Constituency.
From the Boston Courier.

From the Boston Courier.
Prison Visitor-"Ah! Here is cell that
is so tidily kept that it reveals evidences
Of refinement. And that beautifully worked
motto Of Home. Sweet Home on the far
tier wallis 1t possible that that is the
hsndiwork of the occupant of this cell?"
Warden-"It is, sir"
P. V.-"Wonderful! And for what Of
fer Sc against the law can such a man be
confined?"
Warden-"Just wife beating; that's ALL"
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A Chaucer for $500.

From London Letter to New York Journal.
A damaged copy of Ckaucer's "Canter-
bury Tales" printed by Caxton, in 147S
and a first edition, recently fetched s.. JOG
at auction. Some of the leaves are missing
and two had the corners torn off. This is
the highest price known to have been paid
for the work.
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Death of Mai. sprnrue.

A telegram has been received at the War
Department announcing that Mai c. ].
Sprague, a retired paymaster of the army.
died at Oakland, Cal, Monday.
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BULUWAYO IS SAFE.
The Peril is Past, SAYS Ear,
Grey.

Dispatches from Buluwayo, South At
r1ca' say that Earl Grey, the newly
arrived coadministrator with Cecil Rhodes
OF the territory of the British South
AFRICAN Company, who is now in charge
there, has officially expressed the opiu-
len that the Back of the Matahale
rebellion is broken" Continuing, he said
he hoped that all disorder will have been
crushed before long.
Buluwayo, he asserts, although at one
time In the greatest of peril, is now, thanks
to the perfected defenses and to the lessons
taught the natives by the repeated sorties.
as safe as London or Paris"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-06

II you don't smoke Sweet Moments cigarettes
you don't get the best.