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Evening star., 1896-03-30
SENATOR PRITCHARD RETURNS,
Says He Has No Aspirations for a
Cabinet Office.


Senator Pritchard returned to the city
this afternoon from North Carolina, where
he has been engaged in court trying cases
for some time past. He said to a Star re-
porter this afternoon that he would take up
tomorrow the matter of the resolution re-
Gently passed by the Senate directing the
committee on civil service and retrench-
ment, Of which he is chairman, to investi-
gate the application Of the civil service law
to the government printing office, and he
hoped to proceed speedily with the inquiry
He further said that the stories that were
printed during his absence that it had been
arranged between him and ex-Gov. Nc
Kinley that in case the latter were NOM
mated and elected President that the south
should receive two cabinet positions, of
which Mr.. Pritchard was to have one:
There Is absolutely no truth whatever
In that rumor," said the Senator.
There has never been a word passed
between Mr.. Mckinley and myself with
reference to the south and the cabinet.
AS for me, l am candidate for the SEN
ate. My ambition Is to succeed myself
and have no aspirations for the cabinet
1 wish YOU would make this correction in
very plain terms, as the report is entirely
unfounded."
Evening star., 1896-03-30
OPPOSING THE BARTLETT BILL.
Arguments Made Before the SubcOm.
mfttee In Charge of Ii.

Arguments Made Before the SubcOm-
mfttee In Charge of Ii.
The subcommittee of the House District
committee having In charge the bill intro
duced in the House by Representative Bart
lett 'for the Incorporation Of associations
for the improvement of the breed Of horses.
and to regulate the same and establish q
racing commission" gave hearing to the
opponents of the measure this afternoon.
Rev. Wilbur F. Crafts, superintendent of
the national bureau Of reforms, declared
that the bill was in effect the same as the
Gray-Percy law in New York. which, he
claimed. permitted gambling on race
tracks. He suggested number of amend
ments to relieve the measure of its alleged
odious character. Other protests were re-
ceived from various organizations and in
dividuals.
Evening star., 1896-03-30
Closing Of the Maryland Legislative
Session.
SCENES CT BUSINESS and HURRY
Matters of Local Interest Taken
Up.
MONEY FOR BRADFORD HEIRS
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, March SO.-Today
being the last day of the session the Gus
tomary crowd of visitors Is on hand and
the usual hustle and hurry incident upon
the last hours of work is evident. There
is tremendous congestion of work in both
house and senate, and bills have been rush.
ed through with rapidity that defies the
closest attention. In addition to those
who are on hand to look after bills there
Is a throng Of mere curiosity seekers, and
the spectators benches have been crowded.
The house of delegates will present
Speaker Mudd with a handsome silver
service this evening, and the senators will
present President Bruce with a silver
punch bowl.
The bill to extend the powers of the
Washington, Annapolis and Chesapeake
railroad. " hieh was introduced by Senator
Bowie, was returned to the senate from
the house this morning, having passed the
latter body. Senator Talbotts bill to cur
tail the town limits OF Rockville, Montgon-
cry county, has also passed the house and
been fetuned to the senate.
Tie house bill permitting the Baltimore
and Washington Transit Company of
Montgomery. county to use electricity as
motive power, has been passed by the SEN
ate.
The bills to permit Rockville Montgom-
cry county. to borrow money to construct
water works and to change the charter of
the town OF Tacoma Park, Prince Georges
county, were passed today.
The bill authorizing the consolidation of
proposed railway companies between Bal
timOre and Washington under the title of
the Maryland and Columbia Railroad Com
Pany. was passed by the senate this after
hoon.
Delegate F. B. Bye endeavored to have
the house pass q resolution providing for
The Investigation of charges Of undue in
huence being exerted to aid the election Of
Dir. Wellington to the United States Sem
ate. but was ruled out of order by the
Speaker. Mr. Bye's effort caused something
Of a sensation.
The bill to appropriate $4,000 to COM
pensate the heirs Of Augustus W. Brad
ford, governor Of Maryland during the war;
for the loss incurred by the burning down
OF their home by the confederates, passed
the senate tEis afternoon with only one
dissenting vote. The bill had previously
passed the house. Senator Tilghman of
Talbot. who said that it gave him great
pleasure as confederate soldier to vote
Bradford heirs have beeen trying to get
this appropriation for a number of years.
While Governor Lowndes has given no
mint as to his probable action in regard to
the assessment bill still in his hands, the
general expectation Is that he will sign It,
especially if several supplementary bills
which he favors are passed before adjourn
ment tonight.
Senator Talbott's bill to authorize the
town of kensington. Montgomery county,
to issue bonds for the construction of a
afternoon.
Mrs. Anna B. Jeffer, daughter of the late
Commodore Jeffer, has been appointed state
librarian.
Evening star., 1896-03-30
CENTRIFUGAL FORCE.
An Able Dissertation in n Stage Coach
Which MIR. Lincoln Remembered

An Able Dissertation in n StaEe Coach
Which Mr.. Lincoln Remembered.
From the ST. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Il see that Col Thomas Nelson of Terre
Haute is dead.' remarked A. NJ Murphy
to reporter last night. Nelson belonged
to that class of individuals to whom the
growing generation invariably refer as
gentlemen Of the old school,
"Col. Nelson possessed rich fund Of l1u-
NOR, and he enjoyed telling a story Just
as we'll If the joke were turned on him as
when the other fellow caught it.
AT an old settlers meeting in Terre
Haute In 1SS5 Col. Nelson related story
about his first meeting with Abraham Lin
coin. 1t was in the ante-bellum days of
stage coaches. One morning the stage ar
rived at Terre Haute from Paris, Ill, and
stopped at the Clark House, the principal
hotel In the city in those days, and among
the passengers was a long, lanky indv.d-
ual, who, after partaking Of breakfast, re-
suned his journey to Indianapolis. Col.
Nelson was one of the passengers, and on
the way endeavored to scrape an ac-
quaintance with the lanky looking passen-
ger. The latter told several funny stories
in the course Of their rather tedious TOUR
ney. Nevertheless, the colonel took his fell
low-passenger for some green country mer-
chant ON his way to Indianapolis to replen-
1sh his stock Of groceries, hardware, &C.
The colonel also talked, very learnedly
him In manner that evidently betokened
admiration Of the great wisdom of his
travelling companion.
Arriving at their destination the COL
onel put up at the principal hotel, and
after making an elaborate toilet, made his
way to. the hotel office. There he observed
his fellow-passenger. the central figure of
group Of gentlemen, most of whom were
we'll known to the colonel Stepping up to
the clerk, he inquired as to the identity of
the tall individual. and his eye was guided
by the finger Of the clerk to the open reg
lister, where he read "A. Lincoln, written
In bold hand. A coating Of moisture
oozed through the pores of the coloneps
countenance; he was thunderstruck.
dumfounded. and. hastily calling for his
'carpetsack. sought quarters elsewhere.
In 1861 the friends of Col. Nelson sue
ceeded in securing an appointment for him,
and Gov. Morton, who was in Washington
telegraphed the colonel to come on, and
when he arrived at the capital he was told
that he would probably be appointed min
lister to Chile. When he made his call upon
the President 1t was with the hone that
Mr.. Lincoln would not recognize in him
the stage coach passenger who had aired
his erudition during the journey of a few
years before.
''Mr. Lincoln greeted him cordially. and
after notifying him Of his appointment and
expressing the hope that he would accept,
looked at the colonel with a merry twinkle
in his eye, and said: Col. Nelson, do YOU
know, 1 have often thought Of your talk
on centrifugal force during the stage coach
ride Now, colonel, 1 am going to toss you
away off to Chile >"
Evening star., 1896-03-30
PREPARING HORSE MEAT.
A Comparatively New Industry In the
, Eastern States.

A COmpa rn lively New Industry In the
Eastern States.
From the Brooklyn Eagle. -.
The use Of horseflesh for food is a COM
paratively new thing in the east, but 1t is
growing. One of the important monthly
magazines has in preparation an extended
article, which will appear soon, devoted to
the scarce but thriving industry
met the other day the artist for this mag
azine, who lately received the commission to
prepare pictures for the forthcoming arti-
cle. He had considerable trouble in exc
cutting the commission, because the horse
meat business is at present conducted as if
1t were illicit.
There are laws against the slaughter and
sale for food of diseased animals equine or
bovine, and that may explain why the artist
experienced so much difficulty in passing the
barriers of the trade. By little finesse,
however, he did get into the largest butchery
In the east, or perhaps in the country. 1t is
situated in that sparsely settled part of
Brooklyn called Centerville. The owner kills
about three hundred head of horses and
mules week. AS his profit is something
like $40 head 1t appears that he is on the
high road to fortune. :
It appears that all the "red hots" Crank
furter sausages) sold at Coney Island and
on the streets Of New York are horse meat
or mule meat, to say nothing of their being
of the very lowest qualify at that
The owner of this plant courts secrecy.
All his "critters'' are brought to him and all
his manufactured product taken away under
cover of night. This IS out of Difference to
the great public, which ts perfectly cognizant
of the nature Of his. business, but loves above
all things to be h,ifnbugged.
The manufacturfr, am told, sells great
part of his product to a firm which makes a
speciality of the dainty known as "chipped
beef" Its brand, on very handsome tin
boxes, may be seen in the best groceries of
almost any large, city, and is an accepted
standard Of excellence.
The slaughter of horse Is very much
like that of an ox.'hThe' Antmal is knock ed in
the head and its throat is cut. The skin,
which Is stripped off instantly, fetches from
$3.50 to s. at the tannery. It Is the hind
quarters that go to the Clipped beef factory.
Housewives can invariably distinguish the
bogus product from the real by the color.
Horse meat is much darker than beef. Some
times it is almost black. .-.
The hoofs go to the glue factory and the
pilates.
This mans place Is, thronged at night by
butchers from the poorer quarters. They get
the first pick from the barrels into which
the flesh has been thrown, and bright and
early next morning their purchases are on
sale as beefsteaks. There Is no especial
harm in this, except the fraud. have eaten
horse steaks, They are not to be distin-
guished from beef steaks unless it is because
they are tougher, ~ -.
Evening star., 1896-03-30

BALTIMORE, March 30.-Flour dull-western su-
ily $S4sasa q; winter wheat patent. S. sOas 405;
ssIng 40 spring wheat sraish
rs barrels; sales, 459>barels. Wheat dnli-spot
and MONTH 53a7SA; May, 6s4a7O; July, 7OEs asked
stock, III, ,2S9 bushels-southern wheat by sample
7Ga77; do; on grade. 72a75. Corn dull-spot, month
and and, April. . Sitsa34A; May. s4Aa34S; steamer
mixed, 33asSa-receipts, 21 .17S bushels shipments
81 429 bushels stock 677 655 bushels; Sales q 900
bushels-scIthern white and yellow corn. 35. Oats
quiet but hrm-No. white western, 26l.a27; No.
mixed do, 241aa25-receipts, 1867 bushels: stock,
l0e s24 bushels. Rye inastiye-No, 2. 42ls nearby
S5a48 western-receipts. Lbs busheis stock. 81,
GUT bushels: Hay very frm-choice timothy, $1,000
Grain fresghts quiet-steam to Liverpool per bushel
"a April; 214d: May: Cork for orders per quarter,
SID: April. Sugar f1rm-granulated, $50 per 100
pounds. Butter frm.faney creamery, 2ea23; do
imitation l7als; do. lade, Is; good iadle, 13a14;
steady-fancy New York, 90 pounds, 1la1ik; do
SS pounds, 11ha11&; do q pounds, 12a12k
Whisky unchanged.
Evening star., 1896-03-30
SAVANNAH DRILL.
Local Interest Growing in the Com.
petitfOns.

Local Interest Growing I'm the Com.
petitions.
Local interest is added to the interstate
competitive drin to be held in Savannah.
Ga, May II to 16 Inclusive. by the an
nouncement that the music committee OF
the Military Interstate Association has
practically closed q contract with the Mt.
Pleasant Field Band Of this city to furnish
the music for the May military celebration.
The zouave drin, which has been added
to the list of contests, is attracting great
deal Of attention from zouave organizations
all over the country. and It Is expected that
the unique competition will include as
many contestants Of this character as have
participated in other drills held in recent
years.
last week, has formally reported to the
association as regards his visit Imme-
diately after hearing from Lieut. Cam the
drill management entered into correspOn-
dence, by telegraph, with Adjt Gen. Ma
bry Of Texas. the custodian Of the Calves
ton semi-centennial championship cup, ask
ing that the trophy be placed IN competi-
ton at Savannah. favorable reply was
low the cup to be competed for on certain
conditions.
Another effort will be made, it is stated,
to secura United States army officers as
replied to q request to that effect with a
statement that an order had been issued
from the department against such partici-
patton in prize drills by army officers, but
the military, men in Savannah are not sat
isfied as to the Interpretation Of the order.
However. If 1t is mandatory. the Secretary
of War will be asked to modify it to such
an extent that the judges desired can be
secured If the officers themselves decide to
accept invitations to attend the celebration
as guests of the association.
The Indianapolis Light Artillery, the
champion artillery organization Of the
country. has made an offer to visit Savan-
nah and give several exhibition drills, and
the same will probably be accepted.
1t will be Of interest to the local organiZa-
tions that intend to visit Savannah that a
series OF night entertainments, to be con-
Quoted on an elaborate scale, are being ar
ranged. These will include such features
as fireworks and a vaudeville entertain
ment as the committee in. charge may de-
eide upon. A bicycle exhibition during the
celebration is also expected to be one Of the
features.
1t is announced as a certainty, up to date,
that among the competing companies, In
dianapolis. Ind; Houston. Texas: Memphis.
Tenn; Forth Worth, Texas: Rome, Ga. I;
Charleston, s. c.; and Nashville, Tenn, in
addition to this city, will be represented at
Savannah.
Evening star., 1896-03-30
THE SCHOONER TODD.

The State Department Has Heard
Nothing of the Alleged Attack on Her.
1t is said at the State Department that
no report has been received there regarding
the reported firing on the American
schooner VIM. Todd by a Spanish gunhoat
off the Isle of Pines. and consequently that
there is no ground for official action in the
matter.
Evening star., 1896-03-30
THINK STRONG GUILTY.
Theory Regarding the Murder of IL
Stone EamilY Near AErau.

Theory Regarding the Murder of the
Stone Family Near Akron.
AKRON, Ohio, March SO.-The authorities
have a theory today that Anton Strong
murdered the Stone family last night. Three
years ago Stone was instrumental in send
ing Strong to the penitentiary for horse
stealing. and at that time Strong vowed
vengeance on Stone and his family. Strong
was released recently. but has not been seen
near the scene of tho crime. All the in
5ured except Stillson. the nephew. will re-
cover Stillson's death is momentarily ex-
pected
The county commissioners have offered q
reward of $1,000 for the arrest of the mur-
derer.
Evening star., 1896-03-30
A Collision.

Today about noon Charles Kaiser's baker
wagon and motor car No. II, on the 9th
street electric line, collided near the cor
ner Of 9th and M streets. William i. Snow,
the motorman, was unable to stop his
train in time to prevent the accident, and
the result was that the baker wagon was
wrecked. Mr.. Kaiser vas thrown to the
pavement. He sustained fracture of the
arm and other injuries. He was taken to
his home, No. 12O9 9th street.
Evening star., 1896-03-30
Mexico's Indian War.

HERMOSILL4O. Mexico. March 3O.-Ofl-
cfal advices have reached here Of battle
between a detachment Of government
troops, under command Of Captain Ayal
and a large force of Yaqui Indians. The
engagement occurred In the mountains
near one Of the Indian villages, and re-
suited in a victory for the government
troops. Twenty Indians were killed and a
number wounded. Plans are being made
for the concentration of q large force of
troops in the Indian country, and 1t Is be-
Heved that after vigorous campaign The
rebcllious Indians will be conquered.
Evening star., 1896-03-30
Van Riswick Estate.

In the matter of the controversy over
the estate Of the late Mary Van Riswick
Judge Hagner today granted the applica-
tion of Wilton J. Lambert for the appoint
ment Of collectors for the personal estate,
and named Walter c. Clephane and Pey-
ton Gordon as the collectors. The court
also granted Mr.. Lamberts petition for a
receiver for the real estate, said receiver
to be hereafter named.
Evening star., 1896-03-30
The Gold Reserve.

The gold reserve. as officially reported to-
day. is 1928. .71.956, the highest point yet
reached during the present administration
The total amount Of gold so far received on
account Of the last bond sale Is $1O6, ,159 OH.
of which sos. sos. $50 is for principal, s10.-
616964 for premium, and $14S 757 for in
terest. which leaves approximately 36, ,OOO,-
600 yet to be paid, under the conditions Of
Secretary Carlisle's circular.
Evening star., 1896-03-30
CENTRAL NEWS SUED,
The London Times Says Its Chinese
War News Was False.

War News Was False.
LONDON, March 3O-The suit of the
Times agains. the Central News Company,
a concern which supplies a certain agency
i'll the United States. was opened in the
queens bench division of the high court of
Justice today. Sir Frank Lockwood, Q. c.,
who was solicitor general in the late gov
ernment, led for the Times, and Sir Edward
Carson, O. c., led for the Central News.
The Times charges that the dispatches re-
garding the japanese war. which were sup
piled by the Central News, were in some
cases largely altered and expanded, and
that by publishing them the Times suf-
fered in reputation.
Evening star., 1896-03-30
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT,
Makes Claim.

The Commissioners this morning heard
the case of Mrs. Josephine Crumbough, who
seeks damages for injuries received by fall
ing through hole in the board walk near
the Aqueduct bridge, on the night of Sep
tember 2, 1895. Mr.. s. J. Block represented
the claimant. and explained that the in
juries of his client amounted to a disloca-
ton of the knee cap, which has made her q
cripple. She was not able to go to law and
sought $1,000 as compensation. He finally
said that perhaps they could compromise on
S1,OO- The Commissioners requested him
to put his claim in writing and it would
receive attention.
Evening star., 1896-03-30
Cooperative Car Works,

ST LOUIS, Mo-, March 3O-It is an
nornced that large car factory. to be
known as the Union car works. and to be
run on the cooperative plan, will be put
into operation in north st. Louis during
the coming summer. Sixteen acres of
ground were purchased in Baden between
the Burlington and Wabash tracks and the
work of building the shops will be pushed
as rapidly as possible.
Evening star., 1896-03-30
Lost Their Lives in a Kiln.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
LEESBURG. Va, March 3O-Two COL
ored men, VIM. Powell and Aquilla, his son,
employed at the Leesbrrg Lime Quarry
Company here lost their lives this morn
ing. The son went in the kiln a short
distance to arrange the stone, when he
was overcome with gas from the burning
coke. His father went to rescue him, when
he shared the same fate. The alarm was
given, and in short time their bodies
were brought up. but they had been dead
about half an hour.
Evening star., 1896-03-30
Municipa1 Lodging Hou.e.

The report of the superintendent of the
Municipal Lodging House for the past week
shows decrease of six in the number of
people cared for during the previous week.
Cutting Of Water.
For the purpose of removing and replacing
a fitting in front Of the U street pumping
station, the water in the high service area
north Of U street, from Connecticut avenue
10 7th street northwest, including Columbia
Heights, Mt Pleasant, Brightwood avenue.
lexington and Brookland, will be consider
ably reduced from pm. on Tuesday, the
31st instant, until 5 am, Wednesday, the
first proximo.
Evening star., 1896-03-30
ROCK CREEK PARK CASE.
To Be Carried to the United States
Supreme Court.

To Be Carried to the United States
Supreme Court.
A meeting Of the Rock Creek Park COM
missioners was held at the city hall this
afternoon. to take action upon the de-
cision of the Court of Appeals in the mat
ter of the assessment Of special benefits
against owners of land adjacent to the
park. ..-..
Judge Cox held in the court below that
the park act was, in that respect, uncon-
stitutionaE and enjoined the Commissioners
fIom making the proposed assessment
That decision the Court of Appeals affirm
ed, although Mr.. Chief .,:,stice Alvey dis
sented from his associates At the meeting
of the Commissioners this afternoon 1t was
decided. in view of the divided opinion of
the appellate court, to carry the case to the
United States Supreme Court. An appeal
to that court will, therefore, be made.
Evening star., 1896-03-30

Edward Winslow, young colored man.
was convicted today in Criminal Court No.
of snatching away and stealing the pocket
book Of Clarence Benn the 18th Of this
month. Judge Cole remanded him to Jail
until Saturday next, to await sentence.
Evening star., 1896-03-30
Meadowcroft.' Sentence Confirmed.

CHICAGO, March 3O.-The Illinois su-
preme court has affirmed the sentence Of
one year in ths penitentiary against Frank
and Charles Meadowcroft. The Meadow
erofts were bankers. who failed for $780,
700 after unsuccessful worlds fair specula-
ton Their offense was receiving deposits,
knowing themselves insolvent
Evening star., 1896-03-30
Cutting ARRAY.

Late this afternoon, in an affray at Sd
and streets northwest, Robert Harris cut
Samuel Hall with knife and then ran.
After lively chase Harris was caught at
9th and l streets by Officer Nelson. Hall
was taken to the Emergency Hospital,wh
his wounds were dressed.
Evening star., 1896-03-30
Seismic Shock. In wyomine.

RAWLINS. Wyo., March 30.-Sharp
earthquake shocks were felt at 10 o'clock
saturday night The waves seemed to
travel from the southwest. The shook
was accompanied by q heavy rufnbling
sound, like distant thunder.
Evening star., 1896-03-30
HOTEL GUESTS IN A PANIC.
One Received Fatal Injuries by Fall
Ing Five Stories. f.

MOBILE, Ala, March 30-Fire in the
Battle House at $50 this morning was
checked before serious damage resulted.
Fifty guests were panic-stricken, and Con-
stantine d. Liverati, a Greek, represent
ing cotton buyers of New York, and Lon
don. received fatal injuries by falling from
the fifth story. Liverati died at 8 o'clock
today
Evening star., 1896-03-30
GRAIN.

Ideut A. c. Almy Of the navy Is at 1913
Vermont avenue.
Commander Edwin White Of the navy
has just concluded flying visit to this
city.
Passed Assistant Paymaster VIM. n.
Wilcox OF the Pensacola II At the Army
and Navy Club.
Evening star., 1896-03-30
CONFIRMED BY THE CUBANs.

Gen. Garcia and the Bermuda Safely
Reach the Island.
The Cuban delegation has just received q
cable announcing that Gen. Garcia landed
safely in Cuba. The Bermuda took 1900
rifles, one million rounds CT cartridges and
several twelve-pounder cannons.