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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27
ANTI-DIVISION.
The Association Files Articles of In
corporation Today.

The Association Files Articles of In
corporation Today.
Articles Incorporating 1.-The Ant.-Division
Association for the Suppression of Vice in
the District of Columbia" were filed today
ny Wray Beattie, J. s. Blackford, G. p.
Hopkins, s. D. Luckett, S. NJ. Newman,
Mary L. Newman, Lizzie c. Pratt c. r.
Shafer, d. w. Skellenger, f. D. Bailey,
Hugh Johnston. c. w. Baldwin, Thomas
G. Easton, G. N. LuccOck, Margaret B.
Platt. Ellen Powell Thompson. Eudora Luz
cas- Ha.lmann and w. Livingston Bruen
The business and objects Of the associa-
ton are stated to be 10 promote in all
Proper ways the enforcement of the criminal
law, to stimulate public sentiment in favor
of it's execution by educating both men and
women to single standard of purity, to
promote the eradication of the sources and
causes of crime and vice. to disseminate
information respecting them, to advise and
assist the weak and helpless. and especial
ly those under age, in obtaining the protec-
ton of the courts and of the law, to create
demand for the making of wholesome
laws against vice. and to organize public
meetings for discussion upon such topics
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27

from InC BOSTON, 1ranScrtpI.
In one Of the public schools last week the
pupils were asked to gather from the news
papers the material for composition on
the lie of Gov. GreenhaIge. which they
were to write in school during the first
half hour of the afternoon. Here is the
effort of Jerry G., aged ten; it shows a
fresh, original. and incisive style:
GOVERNOR GREENH ALGE.
In the year 1874 there came from Eng
land Frederic T. Greenhalge, with his
father. who worked in a cotton mill in
Lowell. Frederic went to the grammar and
high school and to Harvard College.
Then his father lost his job ia the mill
and died, and Greenhalge had to come
home. and got a job as teacher, to help his
mother and sister make a living. He
couldn't go to war, because he wasn't
healthy enough, but he did, just the same.
and was a lawyer and a governor. Ny
father says Greenhalge wasn't death on
heather the republicans or the democrats,
and nobody could buy him and sell him and
put him in your pocket.
Once whole gang of them come up to
the state house and yelled out they wanted
a job end Frederic =. Greenhalgc SAYS:
Don't have to mind the law as well as
you fellers They were shooter or can
non on the common yesterday when ne
was gettin' buried. every five minutes,
and in Lowell every two minutes.
He WAS q square man, and We had no
school to respect him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27
THE d. AND o. TRACKS.
Promised Plan to Abolish Grad,
Crossings.

PrOmtsed Plan to Abolish Grade
Crossings.
Senator Mcmillan recei Jed a call this
morning from representative of the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Company, who
informed him that early next week he
would lay before the Senator the PROPOSE
ton Of the railroad company for the aboli-
ton Of grade crossings on the line Of its
road in this city.
1t IS expected that this plan will be a
modification Of the bill introduced at the
last Congress, which provides for the COIL
struction of a masonry .viaduct out LIST
street cast from the present station, to he
used in carrying both the Metropolitan and
the Washington branches fthe road, to be
united at a point outside of the city limits
b. diverting the latter branch from it's
present course just north of Kendall
Green.
The company may, in its proposition. sub
stftute steel for masonry in the cGnstruc-
ton of the viaduct, but the principal con-
tention is liable to rest upon the direction
Of the tracks.
MIR. Hamilton, the attorney for the Balti-
more and Ohio, and Mr.. John K. Cowen for
the receivers Of the road, were served with
formal notice today by Chief Clerk Wo-
mack Of the Interior Department. to vacate
square 2O1, between G and H streets and
LIST street and Delaware avenue, within
thirty days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27
MERIT SYSTEM OPPOSED.
Adverse Action In the Maryland
House of Delegates.


House of DeleEutes.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Nd, March q.
The house of delegates this afternoon.
after a very tumultuous session, again
turned down civil service by vote of
81 to :I6. The bill defeated provided for
the application of the system to the police
ard fire departments i'll all towns in the
state having a population over 5000. The
debate prior to the vote was exceedingly
stormy and personal.
A large crowd of Baltimore capitalists,
headed ny Mr.. Enoch Pratt, came down
this morning on a special train to add
their protests to those already entered
against the assessment bill, now in the
hands of the governor.
Senator Bowie has introduced joint
resolution calling upon the Maryland Rep
osentatives in Congress to aid in securing
Eastern branch of the Potomac
The senate bills providing for 100000
loan for a new penitentary, and $lUO.OOO
for an insane asylum at Springfield. Car
roll county, have passed the house. the
rules having been suspended to permit the
passage.
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BELT LINE IMPROVEMENT.
Proposition for Rapid Transit by Us
of COmpressed Air.

PrOpositfon for Rapid Transit by Use
of Compressed Air.
There was . conference this afternoon
in the room Of the Senate District COM
mlttee between Senator Mcmillan and rep
resentatives of the lexington and Belt
Railway Companies, accompanied by Sem
ator German and Mr.. Douglass, formerly
chief engineer Of the Baltimore and Ohio
road and now consulting engineer of this
system Of street railways.
The object Of this conference was to dis
cCss plans for the extension OF the Ecking-
ton AMI Belt lines on terms that would
be mutually agreeable to the company and
to the District committee. Senator McMil-
Ian had persuaded the representatives Of
the companies that extensions along L and
nth streets In the city were utterly out of
question, as they could not be consented to
hy the committee. Accordingly. this plan
vas abandoned.
The companies agree to put frst-class
cars. propelled by compressed ar motors
on the lire within a short time after the
passage of the bill granting them the ex-
tensions they ask.
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SELLING GAS BY SLOT METERS.
Growing Popularity of This Device
In the City of London.

III inc Slly VI LOhuOHs
From the Birmingham Post.
BY the commercial historian of the future
i. seems not improbable that the present
period will be distinguished as the penny
in-the-slot'' age-the age, that is to say, in
which retail transactions were first facili-
tated and encouraged by the introduction
of mechanism, worked by the drop
ping of coins.
Not the least successful of its many appli-
cations is the supply of gas for heating and
illuminating purposes by means of auto
similar to that adopted for the supply of
sweetmeats. cigarettes and photographs.
We are only concerned as to its success,
respecting which some suggestive statistics
s..e contained in the report of the London
Gaslight and Coke Company. That under
taking appears to have had very success
full time during the last twelve months.
Last years sales. indeed, were the largest
on record, being more than 1000, 1000, 900
cubic feet in excess Of those for the year
previous. That increase alone would have
been sufficient to light an important town
like Brighton, Oldham or Stafford for
whole year. During the last half year the
consumption increased by 1856 per cent, of
which no less than 2.2S per cent was owing
to the new class of customers consuming
gas on the prepayment meter system. There
can be no doubt that the Introduction Of in
caEdescent burners has greatly increased
the popularity of gas for Illuminating pur-
roses, and enabled it to hold its own little
longer than might otherwise have been pos
sible against the rivalry of electric light
iIg; but in London, at all events, the most
potent new factor in promoting the con-
sumption of gas has been the penny-in-the-
slot system.
the Gaslight and Coke Company of the
great potentialities of this system, that
they have just issued further capital repre-
senting nearly 100000 in cash, which is
n no fn6 a fi.al
opment Of the automatic-meter supply sys-
lem. The number of orders already on the
company's books for these automatic ma
chimes is no less than 1900, and additional
week. The gross collection from the slot
meters during the last half year. 1t seems,
amounted to upward of 10000, the whole of
which, Of course, was in pence At the
present time, we are told, the company are
collecting from these meters 100, 600 coins a
day, Weighing nearly one ton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27

great utilization by the members interested
In private bills. The House then went into
committee Of the whole for the considers
ton OF bills on the private calendar.
Bills to BE Considered.
Mr.. Picker Is. d.. chairman Of the COM
mittee on invalid pensions. moved that the
bills from the committees on claims and
war claims be laid aside without prejudice
and that the committee consider only bills
from the committees on pensions, invalid
pensions and military affairs.
Some of the democrats attempted to fill
buster by offering dilatory amendments,
but all were voted down. and Mr.. Pickler's
motion was agreed to.
Much of the afternoon was consumed In
the discussion of q single bill, the deE,o-
Gratis intimating that an unfair advantage
has been taken Of them by the adoption oil
Mr.. Pickler's motion. When the appropria-
ton bill had been displaced they supposed
claims and all other bills on the private
calendar would be considered in their Or
der. not that pension cases alone would be
singled out for consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27
USE OF THE TUNNEL.
Why the Authority to Utilize 1t Cam
not BE Expedited.

Why the Authority to Utilise 1t Cam
not BE Expedited.
A delegation Of members of the board OF
trade committee on the increase of the
wster supply called on Senator Mcmillan
this afternoon to urge the prompt passage
OF the bill authorizing the completion of
the aqueduct tunnel.
The Senator showed the delegation how
1t was impracticable to go ahead with any
greater speed than has already been shown
since the most practicable way to secure
this legislation, he thought, would be to
have the proposed authorization for the
completion Of the tunnel to be added to
the District appropriation bill as an amend
ment, and that bill has not yet finally pass
ed the House.
The committee informed him that joint
action could be had in the House on the
independent measure now on the Senate
calendar If the Senate were to act upon it,
and Mr.. Mcmillan assured his callers that
If he could be satisfied that this were the
case and the House would act without de-
lay he would make an effort to secure ac-
ton at once in the Senate upon the joint
resolution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27
CHICkAMAUGA PARK,
Official Report of the Congregational
Joint Committee.

representative Grosvenor of Ohio has
submitted to tine House the report of the
joint committee representing Congress that
participated in the dedication of Chicka-
manga and Chattanooga National Park
The report says the event proved TO be
without president in the history of wars
and one which would not be possible in any
other nation than our own, for there were
found gathered IT. enthusiastic comradship
the most distinguished surviving leaders Of
both sides, and many thousands OF the
rank and file of the once contending forces.
The park itself was also found to be
without precedent. being the RECONSTRUCT
ton of great battlefields by the victorious
side, in which. in every respect. both great
and small. the utmost impartiality has
hseu observed in marking lines of battle
and in preserving on monuments and tab
lets the accurate history of every organiza-
ton engaged.
The securing of the point Lookout noun
tam, which oyerlooks all the battlefields
embraced in the National Park. seems to
the committee very important to the COM
pletion of the project.
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The Com Danx Wins.

Albert Sakers. a young man. was killed
at the Center Market in January, 1881, by
jumping from the elevator while it was in
motion. Samuel K. DashieIl, as admins
traitor, sued the Washington Market Com
pany, claiming $4,000 damages. The case
was today placed on trial before Judge Nc
Comas. in Circuit Court No. 2 and, after
testimony for the plaintiff had been given,
the court, upon the motion OF Messrs. VIM.
Birney and J. J. Darlington, counsel for
the defense. directed verdict in favor Of
the company, holding that the young man
was himself at fault
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27
CHINESE TEA PICKERs.
How the Crops Are Gathered and the
Care Taken in Their Handling.

From the Providence Journal
The Chinese tea plant is pretty ever
green from three to seven feet In height.
covered in the winter months with fragrant
white yeilowish blossoms. resembling
those of the orange or blackberry. The
first crop of <endar unexpanded leaf buds
IS gathered in May or June, and is the
tinest quality. being reserved for the use
of the mandarins and other individuals OF
authority. and selling at s. pound.
They are gathered by hand with the
greatest care and often with rough sort
of glove. while the pickers are forbidden
TO partake Of any fish or strong-smelling
substance, for fear of affecting the delicate
lavor. Much depends also upon the exact
lime of picking. as a delay of even twenty
four hours may produce an inferior grade
OF tea. No less than five successive INNER
sions can be made from these leaves, while
the other crops supply but one or two
The second and principal harvest is in
early summer. the tea selling at slJo q
pound. and the third ard last crop is gath
cred In the autumn. This is what is usu-
ally exported, SO that unless dealing with
Weil-kno"n tea houses We seldom obtain
the choicest brands.
Green tea is made by roasting the leaves
over hot fires Immediately after picking
but those intended for black tea are al
lowed to wilt and ferment for several DAVIS
in the open air till they turn red, when they
are fired" over furnaces of burning char
coal.
The Hysons are most generally used of
the green teas. and like other brands of
their class. are often stained 10y the Chinese
with various mineral dyes, such as indigo
and gypsum. Ali but the best teas are also
subject to adultera lion from the mixture of
other kinds of leaves or of exhausted tea
leaves recolored with black lead or log
wood
The greatest tea drinkers are said to he
the Australians, and after them the Eng
lish. VINO consume four times as much tea
as coffee. while the people OF the United
States drink eight times more coffee than
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27
WALTER DYGERT.s CASE.
Consul General Williams Waiting
for a Reply.

HAVANA. March 27.--Walter Grant Dy-
CERT of Illinois, who is alleged to have been
one of the leaders of the insurgents under
another name. was recently detained by
detsc hment of troops operating in the coun-
try. and as he had no documents upon his
person. with which to establish his identity
as an American citizen, he Was imprisoned
in the jail at Guines, province of Havana
He wrote a letter to the United States Con-
sui General Williams, who yesterday pre-
scented 1t to the government here. Instruc-
tons were Immediately issued for a report
of the case to be forwarded to the Captain
general, and Mr.. Williams Is now endeavor-
ing to ascertain If Mr.. Dygert is to be tried
by civil or military law. as this dispatch
Is sent the United States consul general
has not received an answer to this inquiry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27
g asked. Washington Market, ls bid, Great FaIls
Ice. 40 bid. 40 asked. Lincoln Hall. 90 asked.
Baltimore Markets.

receipts, O. l0l barrels: shipments. ices barres;
GALES, $50 barrels: wheat arnsr-spof and month.
$40 sushsi:: .tcef Sa.sss sses Zoo
bushsls. SO wheat BY sample. ts.77; DO. On
grade, 12aD. Corn nrmer-spot. month and April,
34,sas4h: May. 84Ssssss; steamer mixed ssassX
receipts, go ~! bushels; stock, e7G.0<o bushels;
sales. 200 bushels-scuthern white corn, IS: do.
Ss,4a27; No. mixed DO. 24lsa2s-receipts q. 2O5
bushels: stock, 100.622 bushels Rye dnliNo. 2.
Hay frm-choce timothy, sl6.OO bid. Grain
Ireghts vei Iuet. rates fairly steady. unchanged.
Sugar hrm, unchanged. Butter firm, UNCHANGED.
Egg steady unchanged Cheese nrm, unchanged.
Whisky unchanged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27
EMERGENCY HOSPITAL.

This Was Donation Day at the Insti-
tuition.
This has been a red letter day for the
Emergency Hospital, and since early morn
Ing delivery wagons have been driving up
to the door and depos;ting in the way of
supplies almost everything from a box Of
matches to a ton Of coal The congressional
appropriation for the support of the Elmer
gelcy has been found rather parsimonious,
and. in order to secure many necessary
articles for the use Of the institution. an
annual donation day was several years ago
established. and has now become a feature
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27
Somebody Liked Hi. Sermon.
From the Chicago Record.

From the Chicago Record
The wife of a minister down in Cincinnati
traded a barrel of his old sermons not long
ago for a new bread pan. The next spring
the rag man came around again and asked
II she had any more sermons to sell.
why do you want sermons?'
"Becs use I did SO we'll with those I got
here year ago. I got sick In the summer
and preacher In the country boarded me
ard my horse three months for that barrel
OF sermons, and he has since got q great
reputation as a prescher up there. / WIN
give you cents q pound for all you have
got"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27

TO ADVERTISERS
QUALITY is no less valuable
than QUANTITY in the matter
Of newspaper circulation. Not
only is the circulation of The Star
much LARGER than that of any
other paper in Washington, but
it is a great deal BETTER. 1t
goes into the family circles OF
the City to more than three
times the extent of any other
paper, and is read by pretty
much every member of the
household This it is that gives
its columns a special value to
advertisers, and accounts for its
liberal advertising patronage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27
A Ragpicker's Estate.
From the Boston Herald.

Gsrdner Brown, who died recently at the
Newport, r. l., Hospital left an estate
worth about $4,000. Brown worked daily
at any employment he could find. He pick
ed over ash barrels and collected articles
Of all descriptions from the streets. going
about with handcart or with a bag He
was of misery habits, living in q howell
and denying himself common necessities Of
life. He left no will. The greater part Of
his money was deposited In savings banks
He was unmarried.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27
HOW TO SLEEP BEST,
Should the Head Be Turned North.
south, East OF West.

From the New York World.
The proper position of beds with regard
to the points Of the compass: that ID.
whether We should lie north and south,
parallel TO the earth's axis, or east and
west, across it, is the puzzling problem
propoTnded by Sir Benjamin Richardson in
an English publication. If the head ID
turned west there is q tendency. Ii is said.
to send the blood rushing to that organ.
If the head is east the feet are affected in
a similar way.
Sir Benjamin thinks that IF we should
lie in the line OF the axis due north and
south II would be- most probable that the
rotation of the earth would produce 10
special effort OF the blood in Its course to
or from the head" AS for himself, he has
tried all positions and sleeps best when his
head is turned toward the United States
The only objection he has to IL 10 that tho
sun wakes him up a little earlier than hS
likes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27
Observation-Disclosures GAMES.

Light Blue Won the Majority of the
Athletic Contests.
LONDON, March 21.-The Oxford Cam
bridge games took place at the Queens
Club today. Jordan took the 100 yards
dash in 1OA seconds. In the quarter mile
run Fftzherbert beat Jordan in 10 IS Sec
ords. The broad jump was won by Batch
eler of Cambridge, - feet inches
Cambridge won five events and Oxford
four
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27

PHILADELPHIA. Fa.. March 27.-A
committee of Senator's from Washington,
including Messrs. Chandler, Tiliman,
Squire and Kyle. left this city this morn
In gin special car over the Reading
railroad for Bethlehem, where they will
visit the plant of the bethlehem Iron Com
plate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27

The Secretary of the Treasury submitted
to the House today estimates of deficiency
appropriations for the District of Column
bia aggregating $9OO72. Among the items
was one of 5000 to complete the small
poN hospital and one of 500 to light the
streets of lexington and West lexington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27
Building Permits,

Building permits issued today were as
follows:
Geo. a. King. to erect one brick dwelling
at 1G11 18th street northwest; to cost
$4,000
J. ]. Appich, to erect a private frame
stable in rear Of % Harrison street. Ana
costa, at cost of 500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27
Tn. Unclaimed Chicago Cor,.e

CHICAGO. March 21.-It has been ascer-
tanned from the books of the Northwestern
Railroad Company that the box containing
a corpse. which was sold at the unclaim-
Ell freight auction was shipped from Salt
Lake City February s. 1893. The con-
signor was G.. NJ. Morgan and the con-
signee G. NJ Morgan. 1876 Jefferson street
Chicago. The police have communica ted
the facts 10 the Salt Lake City police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27
The Nicaragua Canal

The investigation of the Nicaragua canal
problem by the House commerce commit
tee was begun today, ex-senator Warner
Miller. president Of the canal company, be-
irg heard On the subject.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27
Alleged Purchase OF Delnsoa Bay.

LONDON. March 27-The Chronicle
prints under reserve a rumor that England
has purchased Delagoa bay. with the whole
strip of territory from Amatonga on the
south to the Chartered Company's terri
tory on the Forth, the LimDopo river con-
shutting the eastern boundary, for fa,OOO,-
OOD sterling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27
Opera House Burned.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, March 21-Fire
completely destroyed the Grand Opera
House at O'Clock this morning. The build
lEg cost $4,000. and was insured for $4,000.
The property was owned by F. s. Heffern.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27

Escape of Convicted Murderer.
FORT WORTH. Texas. March 27.-Ex-
Alderman McGrath. convicted for the muir
der of James Rushing, and given nine years
In the penitentiary, escaped from the county
jail this morning. owing to carelessness of
the jailor, who has been removed by the
sheriff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27
REPORT IS CONFIRMED.
T:ie Turkish Minister In WashlngtO
VIII he Recalled.

The repors that Mayroyeni Bey. the
Turkish minister to the United States, is
to be recalled has been confirmed at the
foreign Office at Constantinople. So far as
en- be learned. however. nothing OF an
o.-ciai character on that point has been
re -eived at the State Department or at the
Turkish legation in this city. The Turkish
minister says he cannot say that he may
Mt. be recalled for the very good reason
that no diplomat can tell in advance that
he is or Is not to be transferred TO another
field of dury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27
Miss willard Coming.

Miss Frances e. Willard. president of the
Worlds and National w. C. T. T.. will
speak in this city under the auspices of the
District W. c. T. u. Sunday, April II.