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Evening star., 1896-01-03
cANADA,s PARLIAMENT OPENS.
Indications of an Extremely Import
ant Session,

Indications Of an Extremely Import.
ant SessiOn.
What promises to be the most important
session Of the Canadian parliament. since
1857. when the provinces were confederatei,
opened yesterday at Ottawa, Ont. On the
question OF separate schools in Manitoba
the government is so seriously divided as to
Jecpardize its stability.
In 1890 tho legislature Of Manitoba abol-
ished separate schools for Catholic chill
dren. The hierarchy Of the province ap-
pealed to the imperial privy council, the
highest court in the British empire. This
appeal resulted in the imperial privy coun-
Gil leaving discretionary power with the
dominion parliament to aid the Manitoba
Catholics.
1t is on this question that the fate of the
present conservative government hinges
Ontario members, who represent Protest
ant constituencies, and Of whom there are
ninety-two, cannot vote for the re-estab-
lishment Of separate schools and be re-
elected. In the last four bye-elections
three opposition candidates have been re-
turned, and as Indications show the gov
ernment will be defeated in the house in
the coming session If they carry out their
promise to bring in bill that will SUPER
sede Manitoba legislatures act and that
will re-establfsh Roman Catholic schools
The population Of Manitoba is 200, 600 Of
whom only 10000 are Roman Catholics.
Evening star., 1896-01-03
GEORGETOWN HAPPENINGS
An Alleged Bookbinder Oonverses Inac-
ourately.
Various Notes About the City Beyond
Rock Creek-SOcial and
Otherwise.

A man with hungry look and a saucy
| tongue, who addressed everybody as
sport" came through town yesterday ask
ing for assistance. He at first presented
| his request in writing. His appeal stated
that he was a bookbinder, and that he had
been promised position in the bindery de-
partment of The Evening Star. The place
would be open for him in two days. he said.
and he only wanted enough to tide him
over.
He ran up against the Georgetown re-
porter.
Where is The Stars bindery depart
ment?' was asked him.
I'm the rear part of the building" was
the answer.
What do they bind there?" was the next
query.
Books, pamphlets and magazines" was
the information given.
The fellow was told there was no bindery
department connected with The Evening
Star.
"oh. did say Starr" said he. T meant
the POST
Then he was told that the Post had no
department where ''books, pamphlets and
magazines were bound.
This f1oored him for second. but recov-
ering. the alleged bookbinder said: Sport,
I reckon I've run up against snag; but l
need a nickel, and 1 need 1t worse than
Lazarus needed crumbs"
His terrible financial distress was re-
lieved. Then the man started in on an ex-
plosive fnvective aimed at capital and cap
italists. He seid the world was all wrong
the wrong people had the money, and
wrong was being done the bookbinders par
ticularly.
The man promised to desist from sailing
under false pretenses.
miscellaneous.
Mrs. Howard Troth # 30O2 Q street enter
tained her Sunday school class at a lunch on
New Year eve. Those present were Miss Es-
telle Stearn, Miss Susie Haycock, Miss Virgie
Fowler, Miss Edith Giddings, Miss Marie
Conley, Miss Emma Coon, Miss Emma Bog
ley, Miss Fannie Harmon and Miss Oracle
Oliver.
|, John Schriver who has been Ill for the
past two months with typhoid fever. has re-
covered.
Mr.. Joseph Darneille Of 3041 N street left
yesterday for Manchester, Indian territory,
to join the United States geological survey
party operating near that point. He will
remain away from six months to two years.
Information has been received here from
Manchester Of the complete recovery Of Mr..
William Riley of Georgetown. For several
weeks he was In a hospital. with low form
Of malarial fever, contracted while work
ing with his party.
A man who gave his name as John Falon
and said he was the brother of Judge Falon
OF Boston asked for nights lodging at the
police station last night. He was a miser-
able specimen Of inebriation. The man was
permitted to stay in one Of the cells all
night.
There is a crying demand for night lodg-
ing facilities here at the seventh precinct.
The room used here for morgue purposes
Is without preservation facilities Of any
kind. There are a great many bodies
| brought here all Of which have to lie ex-
posed to heat influences for many hours.
Evening star., 1896-01-03
st. JacksOn.s Day.

The anniversary of the battle of New
Orleans, January s. long ago became the
anniversary on which loyal democrats
gathered to venerate the memory Of their
patron saint, Andrew jackson. and this
year in Washington 1t will be observed In
an appropriate manner by the Interstate
Democratic Association. A meeting will bs
held at Odd Fellows Hall. on 9TH street.
where an address on the career OF Gen.
jackson will be delivered by Representa-
tive Richardson of Tennessee. Other we'll
known democrats will also speak, and there
will be a musical program of high order
OF merit. At the conclusion of the meet
ing there will be a reception at the club
house of the organization, 1928 New York
avenue where a collation. will be spread.
Evening star., 1896-01-03
Brief Points of Business Law,

Ignorance Of the law excuses no one
The act Of one partner binds all the
others.
A contract made on Sunday is void
A principal is liable for the acts of his
agents.
A contract with a minor cannot be en-
forced.
The above and other complete informa-
ton regarding business law. such as Notes,
Checks. Deeds, Mortgages, Bills of Ex-
charge, Drafts, Acceptances, Copartner-
ships, Corporations, Constitutional and
Criminal Law represent but an insignif-
cant feature OF Inc Evening v NC stars Alma
tains 416 solidly printed pages Of informa-
ton, Natter al, International and Local Sta
tistics, Records, etc. 25c. per copy. For
sale at The Evening Star Office and all
news stands.
Evening star., 1896-01-03
Tests of Machine Guns.

As a result of the competitive tests OF
machine guns firing the ammunition made
for the new naval smell arm. which have
been in progress for many months, an order
has been placed with the Colt company for
fifty of their automatic guns. The other
competing automatic gun companies. the
Maxim Nordenfeldt and the Hotchkiss, have
been assured that IL they succeed In alter
ing their guns so as to make them superior
to the Colt gun they also will receive or
ders. The automatic guns, by which 10
meant guns that load, fire and eject contin-
uously as long as the trigger is held down,
without the aid of manual force, proved
their superiority over the old type Of guns.
which require men to turn a crank during
the firing.
Evening star., 1896-01-03
The New orleans Levee Riots.

Upon the representations OF the British
ambassador here, the State Department re-
Gently called upon the governor Of Louisi-
ana for a statement of the circumstances
under which a British subject, James H.
Bane purser of a British steamship, was
wounded in the leg during the levee riots in
New Orleans last spring. Governor Foster
general of Louisiana, who has made report
which has been transmitted to the State
Department alleging substantially that tho
wounding OF Bane was purely accidental,
and that the mob from which the shot was
fired was attacking negroes working on
the wharves, and had no intention of shoot
ing at any person on the British steamship.
This report has been supplied to the British
ambassador, and what turn the case win
now take Is unknown.
Evening star., 1896-01-03
stereotypers' Union Election.
THE ANTARCTIC CONTINENT.
It IL Believed to Be a Land Full O
High Mountains.

1t II believed 10 be Lana cuu OF
High Mountains.
The photographic office has issued a new
chart showing the limits, according to the
numerous reports received at the United
States photographic office, of the enormous
ice fields encountered by mariners in those
waters during the exceptionally severe
years of 1892 and 1898. All of these reports
agree in describing the icebergs seen during
these years as colossal in height and extent
and herded so closely together that any at
tempt to force a passage through the main
body Of the drift was attended by grave
danger, many vessels being more or less
damaged by collision and two lost.
Some of the bergs are high and perpendicu-
lar, and are regarded as Of recent origin.
Others are known to be old. Their character
is such that they could not have been form
ed on low, fiat lands. Scientists believe there
are high mountains in the Antarctic con-
tinent.
Evening star., 1896-01-03
conditions

In some conditions the
gain from the use of Scott's
Emulsion of cod-liver oil
is rapid. For this reason
we put up a Soc. size, which
is enough for an ordinary
cough or cold or useful as a
trial for babies and children.
In other conditions gain
must be slow, sometimes
alnostimperceptible.health
can't be built up in a day.
For this Scots S Emulsion
must be taken as nourish-
ment, food rather than
medicine, food prepared for
tired and weak digestions.
Scorr & Rou,sr ch.r,;se N.-xorL -er, ,cS G, -
Evening star., 1896-01-03
EXCHANGE OF MAILS.
Twenty-FOur Hours Saved Betweel
Warrington and City Of Mexico.

Twenty-FOur Hours Saved Between
Washington and City of Mexico.
An important order for the expedition OF
the mails across the Mexican border was
issued by Assistant Postmaster General
Nelson yesterday providing for the first
exchange of the mails Of railway post offices
of the United States and Mexico. This does
away with the stopping of the mails at the
post offices Of both countries along the
line, and effects a saving of twenty-four
hours and more in some instances. The mail
allowed to pass without Interference, how
ever, is restricted to unregistered letters,
postal cards and periodical publications, and
all postage is required to be prepaid in full
Though the first exchange to be made with
Mexico, a similar plan has been in opera
ton between this country and Canaoa prac-
tically since the establishment of the rail-
way mail service.
Evening star., 1896-01-03
After FOrty-Slx Years of Service.
To the Editor Of The Evening Star:

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
Referring to your "reminiscences of Uncle
Sans employees in your issue Of last Sat
urday. have respectfully to inform you
that you have ignored my claim to being
the only survivor Of the old War Depart
ment in active service up to date left to
tell the tale Of the good old times we had
in the department at that period. The War
Department was at the time served, 1886
"A, one happy family, and any visitor, be
he ever so humble could obtain an inter
view with the Secretary. I entered tine
War Department as page to ]. r. Poinsett,
Secretary of War, and served in said ca
pacity to John Bell, j. c. Spencer and Mr..
Porter. Since I left the War Department
proper I have served in numerous civil and
military positions, and have participated in
three wars. namely, the Mexican, the In
dian and the late rebellion, and can score
forty-six years Of service under Uncle Sam.
am still in harness and am serving as a
messenger boy at the age of seventy in the
chronological divisio Of the Department
of Agriculture. WESLEY HARDWOOD.
Evening star., 1896-01-03
Father and Son Sentenced.

Edwin Bookmyer and Edwin H. Bookmyer,
father and son, Of Lancaster, Pa, who
were convicted in the UEited States dis
trict court cf securing pensions by fraud,
were yesterday, at Philadelphia, sentenced
by Judge Butler-the first named to pay q
fine Of 500 and undergo imprisonment for
eighteen months, and the latter TO pay a fine
Of SIS and six months imprisonment.
Evening star., 1896-01-03
UNITY CLUB REUNION.
A Large Gathering Entertained In 8
Variety of Pleasing Ways.

A Large Gathering Entertained In q
Variety of Pleasing Ways.
The old and popular Unity Club held a
social reunion and reception New Year night
at the residence Of the secretary, DIR. w.
w. Baker, 916 s street northwest. The re-
ception committee consisted of Mesdames
Baker, Voorhis, Boyce, Rueckert, Hall,
Craig, Stierlin, McCreery, Burgess and
Cowling, Misses Lash, Rueckert and Nc
Creery and others.
Mrs. Dora T. voorhis read an original
poem entitled the BUSY B's." Miss Rueck-
ert and Mrs. Townshend entertained the
club with instrumental selections on the
piano, and Mrs. Isabel Dew. Bradford with
song, accompanying herself on the guitar.
Prof. Nelson Wood Of the Smithsonian In
stitute gave a wonderful exhibition of the
language Of birds and animals.
For three hours the large parlors were
thronged with the members Of the club and
their friends, who did ample Justice to q
generous supply Of refreshments, the ladies
of the club relieving each other in presid-
ing over the table. The next meeting of
the club will be on the 10Th instant, at
which the regular exercises Of the season
will be resumed.
stereotypers' Union Election.
At the meeting of the stereotypers'
Union. No. 10. !. T. u, held last night, the
following officers were installed for the
ensuing year: President Thos. McCarty:
vice president, Jas. s. Smith; secretary,
jos. F. Torrens; treasurer, Geo. Thayer;
sergeant-at-arms, Thos. B. Waters. The
the Federation of Labor Of the District Of
Columbia were A. Thos Campbell, NJ. A.
Vierering, Jas. s. Smith, Joseph F. Tor
rens, ThoS. McCarty.
Evening star., 1896-01-03
The Frfgate Lancaster.

The frigate Lancaster. which was blown
out Of her course from New York to Monte
video, clear over to Madeira, will take on
coal at the latter port and make her way
under steam, to her destination.
Evening star., 1896-01-03

SANTA BARBARA SEA SALT, FOR BATHING.
Supercharged with oxygen. Bracingi Invigorat-
ingi A boon for Lvalids. The ocean at home! (!
- per keg. Sufficient for month COLUM-
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The San Francisco call., 1896-11-10

looked by enterprise. The men who have
settled In that region have been energetic
industrious and pr oppressive, butthey have
lacked the means of overcoming the OBJ
stacles in the way of great railroad build
ing. and their rich county remains to this
day almost shut off from the rest of the
world.
For some years past projects for railway
building through Humboldt and the re-
gion around it have been discussed and
ways and means for carrying them out de-
vised. If it had not been for the panic of
1893 and the long depression which fol-
lowed it is safe to say that one of these
projects would have been realized before
this. The awakening of industry which
has so promptly followed the election of
Mckinley will. of course, revive these
plans for the opening up of the rich north
and the development of Humboldt. Be-
fore the coming winter is over some plans
may oe arranged for the immediate be-
ginning of the work, and in compara-
lively short time this long secluded region
may be a. open to enterprise and develop
meni as is the country around Los Ange-
les and Puget Sound.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-10
DOWNFALL OF LEM AGOGUES

This should not be season for "crowing"
over the misguided men who were misled into
following Bryan with honest zeal and feryor
but it is a season for Growing over the Till
mans, the Budos, the Examiners, the Alt
by disloyalty, governed by hatred and actu-
ated by mean instincts and ignobIe purpose.
No explanation, no sophistries nor arguments
can palliate or excuse the intemperate utter
ances of our miserable chief magistrate, who
shocked decency and violated honor by the
incendiary, miserable and outrageous utter
ances to which he gave voice upon the stump.
He seemed to forget that he was Governor,
and remembered only that he was Budd. No
pea OF party fervor can excuse the style and
character of the campaign conducted by the
Examiner. 1t was mean, devslish and de-
praved. 1t lied openly and deliberately. 1t
distorted the truth out of all semblauce of
facts and piled abuse upon the heads of honest
men, whose sole offending consisted of their
Republicanism. 1t attempted to breed q spirit
OF hatred In the mind of labor against its en-
ployers. 1t appealed to every prejudice and
class hatFed. and would have stopped at MOTH
ing. no matter how disreputsble, that promised
10 secure vote for the infamous cause which
ii attempted to sustain.
The hurt that comes to a good American
citizen. the thing that wounds, is the thought
that great National party could deem it ex-
pedient TO adopt such platform as that sane
toned by Democracy and the further thought
that Bryan was even serious possibility.
There's where the hurt lies that he was even
possibility.-The Wave.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-10
REVIVING INDUSTRY.

According to dispatches from New York
nearly 200. 900 men hitherto unemployed
have already been set to work as a result
of the election of Mckinley and the tri-
umpb OF protection and sound moncy.
Reports of opening mills and expanding
enterprises come from every section of the
Union, and a thousand evidences attes,
that the long depression has ended at last,
and new era of prosperity begun.
From Cincinnati it is reported that four
great industrial establishments which
have been working with reduced forces
for long time have already increased
the numbe of their men and are now run
ming to the full limit. In Cleveland two
great machine companies have begun this
week by employing $50 additional men.
In Chattanooga orders have been received
by the roIling-mills which have led to en-
ploy ment of upward of 200 men during the
week.
Kansas City reports the establishment
OF mandatory which begins work with
100 men from the start Eliza beth, n. J.,
announces that the National Corda ge
Company, whose plant was burned some
time ago, has decided to rebuild it and
will give employment to 2000 men. From
Denver comes the news that the iron
companies and mills have started work
on the construction of steel rails, and will
at once engage about 1900 men. Victor,
Colo, reports the beginning of new cleo
tric line, thirty-one miles in length, which
of course will afford work to many. To-
ledo reports the reopening OF rolling
mill and the employment of 200 men.
From Terre Haute the news comes that
the rolling-milis began yesterday to en-
ploy 400 additional men, and that the
Standard Wheel Company would also add
to their force. Texarkana announces that
the. Central Coal and Coke Company has
issued orders to start up all the mills De-
cember ], and that several hundred men
have been put to work on the Kansas City
and Gulf Railroad. From Utica, N. Y,
comes the further news that the West
Shore Railroad shops at Frankfort have
started up running on full time and will
give employment to 800 men.
These instances by no means adequately
represent the full extent of the revival of
industry. Taken as they are, however.
from all sections of the country, the east
and west, north and south, they serve to
show how widespread is the feeling of
confidence in the coming of better times.
Capital has now an assurance of profit,
and as consequence it can once more give
employment TO the workingmen of the
country. Labor's opportunity has come
at last. The job will soon be hunting the
man instead of the man hunting the Job.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-10
PROSPERITY FOR HUMBOLDT.

One of the counties OF the State likely
to receive en- early benefit from the reyi-
val of prosperity is Humboldt The rich
region within the county and Immediately
surrounding it has never had those facili-
ties of transportation which are necessary
for the development of its resources and
the progressive welfare OF its people.
These facilities are now almost sure to be
attained and the capitalists of San Fran
cisco should take the lead in providing e
them.
Few portions of the world are SO rich in
natural resources as Is Humboldt County.
1t opens to the ocean a spacious bay,
is rich in fertile soil fit for almost any
kind OF rural industry from hay raising
to fruit growing. and possesses immense
wealth in the great forests that now COW r
almost the whole territory. With proper
facilities for the export OF goods through
railway connection with the rest of the
State, the advance in Humboldt would
not fail to be remarkable in every respect.
We have had booms in Southern Cali
fornia and around Puget Sound and as
consequence those sections of the country
have been fairly we'll developed, but the
vast region lying between this City and
Oregon has remained almost unnoticed
by capital. and to large extent over
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-10
REGENTS AGAIN vEXED.
The Attorney General Rules
Against the Use of
Folsom Granite.
Berkeley's Institu ion Is Gladdened
by the G nerosity of Mrs.
Hearst.

Inc regents OF the university are b.v;nr
no end of trouble with the affiliated coi,
ie es building. The contracts were all
duly awarded and signed. The Governor
nimseu agreed that Folsom granite oould
be used and Mayor Sutro, in his gener-
osity, gave the land and two extensions ot
lime Tor beginning work. When ALI the
uinerehces We're seemingly adjusted on
lines tnat indicated immediate and active
work the Attorney-General alarmed all
the interested parties by ruling that
FOLSOM granite could not be used.
To-day the regents will meet to consider
tue new com plication. 1t is possible that
oouge wallace, Arthur Rodgers and
Malor Mhoon may devise some plan of
action to save the site and prevent the
stare appropriation from reyertinp back
10 the treasury. The expression of opin-
ION among regents yesterday was to the
eHect tnat operations wonld not be sus-
pended by reason Of the Attorney Gem
erals rulings.
May Deck expected to start for the East
yesterday evening, but the new com plica-
,ion requires the regents presence in The
City for q few days. Mr.. Reinstein will
not extend his journey beyond the CONT
nent, but Mr.. Maybeck will 60 abroad and
confer with architects of worid-wide fame
Mrs. Hearsts gen rous letter REQUESTING
the privilege OF meeting the COST of the
international competition of arcbitects
for the new plan of extending the mi
versity buildings at Berkeley, places the
regents on velvet in this enterprise. she
mas plainly indicated that the competition
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-10
PERSON AL

Judge G. B. Graham of Fresno is in town.
Professor L. P Lowe of Pasadena is in the
City.
Harry C. Kessler of Butte, Montana, is in
town.
Judge R. B. Garfield of Santa Barbara is in
town.
Eugene ]. De Saba Jr. OF Nevada City is in
town.
Miss L. Fox of Wimbledon, London, is at the
Palace.
John NJ. Maxwell of Leadville, Colorado, is
on visit here
The Rev. Thomas F. Delaney OF New Orleans
is at the Baldwin.
Ernest Graves, business man OF San Luis
obispo, is at the Baldwin.
A. w. Hutton, a mining man of Butte, Mon
tsaa, is a recent arrival here.
George Mainhart the mining superintendent
OF Grass Valley, is at the Grand.
]. B. Peakes, proprietor of the Yosemite
house at Stockton, is in the City.
Mrs. T. NJ. Hous ton. a missionary of Nam
king, China, is at the Occidental.
F. T. Lynch of Central America is at the Oc.
cidental, accompanied by Mrs. Lynch.
Among the arrivals here esterday was A. L.
Begbie, the mining man of Placer County.
John A. Mcintyre of Sacramento, owner OF
gold mines in Placer County, is in the City.
Michael Mulrooney OF Port Costa, grain
buyer, is in town at the Cosmopolitan Hotel.
Mrs. G. S. House of Grass Valley will winter
In the City and is at the Cosmopolitan Hotel
Harvey c. Somers the welI-known merch ant,
has gone to Los Angeles to be absent a fort
night.
General Manager Krutts chnftt of the
Southern Pacific has gone on a visit to New
Orleans.
DR.. and Mrs. F. d. Wood of Palo Alto are re-
cent visitors to the City. They are at the oc-
cidental.
R. c. Walrath, the mining man of Nevada
City, has arrived here to attend the mining
convention.
Z. F. Hill, cattle-rsiser of Oak Harbor,
wash, is in the City on business and staying
at the Cosmopolitan Hotel.
Hon. L. W. Rosendale of Albany, N. Y, ex-
Acknowledgement of The Empire State, is at the
Palace, accompanied by Mrs. Rosendale
W. l.. Warren of Albuquerque. and A. w.
Hutton and F. B. Field of Los Angeles attor-
neys of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Railroad, arrived here yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Brien of Auckland, New
Zealand, are in the City. and will leave on the
Australian steamer for home on Thursday
next, after tour of the world. They are
staying at the Cosmopolitan Hotel.