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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-26
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U. S. SUPREME COURT
Several Important Decisions Handed Down
and Made Public.
The Right Of Property in D0gs DE-
fined-Rights of Municipal
Governments,

The United States Supreme Court today
decided a case involving a claim for dam
ages for killing a dog, which has made its
way from the lower courts of New Orleans
through the various phases of litigation, to
be hnally decided here in opposition to the
claim. The suit was instituted by George
w. Sentell, jr., against the New Orleans end
Carrollton Railroad Company. The dog.
Newfoundland, valued at 500, was killed
by car owned by the railroad company
':he case turned upon the validity of an
act of the Louisiana legislature recognizing
dogs as personal property only when placed
upon the assessment rolls
In this case the dog was not assessed.
Justice Brown delivered the opinion of
the court, sustaining the constitutionality
OF the law and refusing damages. Justice
Brown laid down the law In regard to dogs
in general in the following terms: .'The
very fact that they are without protection
OF the criminal laws shows that property
In dogs Is of an imperfect or qualified
nature and that they stand, as it WERE be-
tween animals ferae naturae in which I'M
til subdued, there is no property, and do
nestle animals. in which the right of prop
erty is complete.
They are not considered as being upon
the same plane with horses, cattle sheep
and other dOmesticated animals but rather
IN the category of cats, monkeys parrots
singing birds and similar animals kept for
PiodSu1e, curiosity or caprice. Unlike other
domestic animals, they are useful neither
food" '- ioi
In the case of the Long Island Water Sum-
ply company agt. the City of BROOKLYN
Justice Brewer handed down the decision
OF the court. sustaining the city's conten-
tion. The case involved the city's right to
ahroSate contract to supply water. to a
portion of the city.
The court also upheld the municipal gov
eminent of the city of Baltimore in its
claim to the right to decide whether
street should accommodate one or two
street car tracks. The decision was rem
dered In the case of the city of Baltimore
agt. the Baltimore Trust and Guarantee
Company.
The court. in opinion by Chief Justice
ruler. dismissed for want of jurisdiction
the case of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad Company agt. the City of Louis
The suit was a test case to determine
wnether the railroad company was entitled
10 discount on tax bills under the state
law OF 1884, which, while providing for a
general discount for early payments of
taxes. did not in terms include railroad
property.
The chief justice announced a final ad
1ournment for the present term on the 24th
OF May. The call of the docket will he sus
pended on next Friday when the court will
take a recess until May TO- when there will
be sitting for the purpose of delivering
opinions. Another recess will then be taken
until the oath, when the final sitting of the
term will take place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-26
WANTS AN EARLY TRIAL.
Charles A. Ruffee of Minnesota Deu,e,
Defrauding the Government.


Defraudfng the Government.
Charles A. Ruffee of Minnesota, indicted
here the 10th of this month for viola ting
section 5421 of the Revised Statutes, with
intent to defraud the United States, was
brought here Saturday night by United
States Marshal R. T. OConnor, being
brought into the Criminal Court this after
noon for the purpose of giving bail.
The indictment charges that Ruffee, a
citizen of Great Britain. became a nat
uralized citizen of the United States in
Minnesota in 1877, and that in order to
prosecute claim for 500, 1O4.G0 in the
Court of Claims he did on the 18th of
April, 1894. unlawfully utter and publish
certain falsely altered writing the said
naturalization paper, issued by Stearns
county district court of Minnesota October
~. 1877. it being necessary, SO the iIdict-
ment alleged. that in order to prosecute
the claim for Indian depredations in the
territory of Minnesota Ruffee should show
that he was a citizen of this country at a
period between the spring of 1861 and
March, 1867.
Senator c. K. Davis of Minnesota, who
has known Ruffee for many years, saw him
at the city hall today. and spoke very
highly of him. The accused denies the
charge, and is DESTROYS of an immediate
trial. He Is represented by Attorney A. A.
Lipscomb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-26

June. ean.esl.; Iuly. 30 hid: August. sos.asi :
steamer mixed. blSa2s,S-r-c-irts 17s.ass bush
els exports sf s<e bushels; stock. 1906 7as bnsh.
els-soutbern white corn. 81; do. yellow, 81. Oats
nrn good demand-No white. 2saa6: No 2
mixed. zsna24-rsceipts. II. ssI sashrls: eIYais.
non-; stock. lio,3s+ bushels Rye casI-r-Ne. :
nearby. 41stas2 No. western. 42LaSci<-recsipis
26ai bushels; exports. none: stock 90 So bushels
Hay strong for choice grades-cl,oice Timothy. sis
asked train frctghts quiet. rates fairly steady
steam to Liverpool. per huxhel 2s,d asked Nav:
Snrk, for orders. per quarter. - Nd. April aud
May sugar Strong-granuated. ass Der loo
pounds. Butter steady-fancy Creamery Halls: do
imitation laale: do. ladie lasi4: god iadie. IL:
STORE packed. sale Eggs steady-fr-sh, .. Cheese
POUNDS Ishs; do. p pounds I2saIs. WHISKY
Sl-5aa$l3 81 per gallon for finished goods in car
loads: Sl.3lasi ID par gallon for ts,hinr lots '"
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Compressed AR vs.. Electricity.
To the Editor OF The Evening Star:

April Is. 1897.
The advocates of compressed air. who
claim for IL a dangerous rivalry of cleo
trlcity, could have witnessed a practical
demonstration of the superiority of the lat
ter to the former mad they been at the cor.
ner of r street and lexington place on
Tuesday evening of this week.
As the Hoadley-K knight air car, now on
trial on the lexington line was making
its return trip on the evening stated, after
its customary run of about a mile and
three-quarters from the power house to
the Treasury Department. IL became hope
lessly stranded in ascending the short
grade of the halt square between Quincy
and X streets, md was unable to reach the
top.
Under the skillful manipulation of the
lever and brake by the expert in charge OF
the car. every possible effort was made &c
force Ii up the grade, but without success
The car was backed and forwarded severa
times. but each attempt to reach the sum
init resulted only in its getting further and
further down the hill Finally. in despair
the receiver of the road, who was on tn.
back platform of the stalled car directed
the conductor, sotto voce, to signal the troll
ley car. which was a short distance In the
rear, for assistance, and electricity re.
spending promptly to the call of fits com.
petitcr In distress. came to the relief OF
compressed air and with perfect ease push.
over the curve to the downward grade
where it could help itself
1 have been on this air car a number of
times when ii was barely able to reach the
top Of the grade at this point and 1 had
heard of several similar hold ups to the
one above described, which the car had ex-
perienced at the same place. but 1 mention
TINS particular instance because of having
been a witness of the occurrence
The most noticeable peculiarities 81 tails
air car are its evident aversion to grades
and its decided tendency to get winded when
forced to climb a hill, all Of which goes 10
support the doubt expressed i'm my recent
ly published criticism of the air motor ex-
pertinent as to the ability of this car 10
make one round trip successfully over the
lexington line.
1 mean by one round trip. following the
usual course OF the other cars on the line
from the power house to Brookland from
Brcokland to the Pennsylvania railroad
depot, and back again to the power house.
round-trip distance probably of between
SIX and seven miles. the trip which the
air car has not attempted to make
T. p. KANE.
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Much Excitement, but No Damage.

Much Excitement, but No Damage.
Shortly after o'clock this afternoon an
explosion Of gas occurred In the basement
Of the frame structure just south Of the
treasury. occupied by the Photographic
bureau Of the supervising architects olnces
The explosion caused. for q time. consider
able excitement among the employessSoiHe
waste and rubbish caught IRE and an
alarm was sent Ia from the box at the cor
ner Of 18th and G streets, to which prompt
response was made. No one, however. " a.
injured by the explosion. and the damage
done b only nominal being placed at 30
There was mere smoke and excitement and
ooor OF gas than there was IRE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-26

BASE BALL COMBINE.
A Sensational Story of a Coalition Of
Players.

ST LOUIS. Mo-. April 26.-The Post-Dis-
patch today says: IF coming events cast
their shadows before the end of the ba sc
baIi season just commenced will witness
one OF the strongest coalitions of PLAYERS
that has ever existed, not excepting the
brotherhood. which seeded from the mag
mates. and organized league of its own.
The peculiar conditions existing between
the players and the magnates are respou-
sibie.
primarily the reserve rule which con-
verts a skillfui ball player into a chatteI
who can be sold and forced to play with a
team obnoxious to him. and with no voice
In the matter: the agreement between the
cruz owners regulating salaries; the power
10 me. suspend and discipline a PLAYER
with no redress to the performer from CON
sequent loss of salary, and several other
grievances, amC ng which are the docking
OF men when unable TO play from injuries
received In the game. are the causes which
are compelling the active agents pastime
TO band together for self-preservation.
The players believe, and with the best of
reasons, too. that with the support of the
men W no constitute the strength of the va
riors teams, as an organized body behind
them. that the rights of individuals would
command a consideration that does nor
now exist This sentiment is growing fast.
and the trail of the Chicagos lies over T;
all Just why this team should he the crn
saders in the movement ii is hard TO say.
Captain Anscn is we'll aware of the feet
ing which exists. OF course / Know there
Is revolt, he said when approached to-
day. ~
Clark Griffith is at the head of the MIL
uieers on the Chicago team and he has
some willing lieutenants. They have been
DOING missionary work in Cincinnati and
i understand intend to try IL here. But
let NE say this. and the captains face TOOK
or serious expression:
The ring leaders are known. The Ieapue
mas spoilers everywhere. and no steps ear
be taken without the club owners bcina
posted as to every detail"
He intimated that IL would !,e t,npl.,ss,,
Tor the player who became too jealous in
his reform movement,
The brotherhood the cap,aI1 said in
conclusion was sill enough of 4 recon: ,iis.
aster TO cite as instance of The bip
leagues ability TO hold its own and wasth
er All gales stirred mp by players
Clark Griffith. the pitcher of whom Can.
tam Arson was SO open in speaking of as
the big chief Of kickers, Is the only man
on the white stocking team who has NOT
YET written his name on a contract IL il
Understood Griffith is holding out for 81 5O
In conversation three or four of the Chi
cago players admitted that they expected
10 Keep up the work and lose 10 oDoor.
tuhitlss 10 gain converts. The men would
not say what policy they would follow In
case the magnates declined to hear theIy
grievances and satisfy or partly satisfy
their requests.
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STOCK EXCHANGE CHEERFUL.
London Seemed to Regard the War as
Virtually Ended.
RETREAT OF THE GREEKS,
Edhem Pashn Cannot Understand VIII,
They Abandoned Larissa.

.1ss'se ~ HShu SahhOt thOcrStand " ny
They Abandoned Larinsn.
LONDON, April IA special dispatch
from the headquarters of the Turkish
army near Tyrnavo. Thessaly, published
today. says:
have just received from Edhem Pasha
confirmation of the disorderiy retreat Of
the Greeks
Seated in captured Greek tent he said
10 me in French: 1T is finished No one,
however, understands why the Greeks
abandoned a position naturally strong and
well fortified"
E'.ham Pasha believes the Turks woul1
speedily have crushed the Greeks; but ii
Is said that the Greek commander was
warred of the arrival of the Turks by a
priest belonging to a Greek village, who
heard the Albanian soldiers singing.
The Greeks fled southwark, destroying
bridges ard leaving vast quantities of
stores of barley. maesse and sardines, and
above all. brandy. A Turkish officer jok-
ingly remarked to me: The Greek officers
must live on brandy
AT Tyrnavo the shops were found to be
empty. and the population had entirely dis
appeared. Edhem Pasha is maintaining
strict order. has posted sentinels at the
doors of all the churches and all the pris-
oners are treated humanely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-26
TREASURY CLERKS.
Committee to Inquire Into Their GEN
eral Efficiency.


eral Efficiency.
Acting under Instructions from Secretary
Gage, a committee. consisting of Private
Secretary Vanderlip. Appointment Clerk
Bracket and Chief Clerk Swayze, is en-
gagged in an investigation of the general
efficiency of the clerks and employees of the
Treasury Department with a view to re-
adjustment of their assignments on a more
equitable plane of merit and efficiency that
has prevailed of recent years. The main
idea is to do away with favoritisrn, and to
give the men and women who really do TIE
work in the various offices the financial
benefit of that fact Industry and faithful
ness are to be rewarded by promotion.
and idleness and neglect of duty are to be
punished by reduction or REMOVAL accord
ing to circumstances. The committee was
in session in the office of the Secretary this
afternoon, and will be engaged in their big
task for some time. The result of :heir
researches will he reported to The secretary
In the form of a confidential report. -'o41s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-26
TRIAL OF JAMES LEWIS.
Notwithstanding Judge Chtchester's
Funeral the Case Was Taken In.

Special Dispatch TO Tie Evening Star
FAIRFAX c. H., Va, April 26-Accord-
ing to custom and the usual courtesy. and
part from the great love and high esteem
of the members of the bar for the late
Judge Chichester there would have been no
session of the county court today but there
has been so much excitement in Alexandra
and Fairfax during the past week over the
two rape cases that at a meeting of the bar
held yesterday il was deemed wisest to
let the case of James Lewis, the assailant
of Mrs. Riedel go on trial today.
Lewis was kept I'm the Leesburg jail till
this morning. when ne was taken by Sheriff
Williams of Herndon on the first train as
far as Hunters Mill station and from there
brought to the court house.
The residents of Fairfax had been much
stirred UP over the lyDcning party that was
expected here from Alexandria and the
lower part of the county Saturday night
but the report that Sheriff Gorden had
taken Lewis to the Alexandria Jail. to be
placed under the protection OF the Alex
andria Light Infantry, stopped the party
Mr.. Geo. Appach. the jolly German in
terpreter. is indignant that the scare given
the Fairfax authorities should have been
attributed to him, as he was in no way re-
sponsible for it
Another Assault by Lewis.
Constable Webster has secured two witt
criminally assault an old colored woman
on the same day that he brutality as
saulted Mrs. Riedel. The witnesses are
Wilson Jennings and his wife. Rhoda Jen-
nings. Jennings, who Is a well-known old
colored man, resides near Fort Lyons a
few miles from the Riedel farm. He says
that on the day the crime was committed
he and his wife were working in the field,
when Lewis approached them and asked
for work. About this time the old woman
returned to the house for some seed. Lewis
Immediately feigned having the toothache
and asked the old man to permit him to go
to the house for some salt to relieve the
pain. Lewis went to the house, and had
been there but few minutes when Jen-
nings heard his wife screaming.
The old man seized his spade and hur-
ried home. to find his wife lying on the
hoor. where she had been thrown by the
man. Lewis escaped from the building
but shortly return ed. armed with a club
doubtless with the intention of killing the
old man.
The approach of a neighboring farm hand
frightened the negro of. and he went down
the road in the direction of Mr. RiedeIs
farm L. is supposed that he remained In
the neighborhood until after dark, when he
went to the Rosehill farm and assaulted
Mrs. Riedel
p.m.-Mri Riedel was the PRINCIPAL wit
hess in the case this morning Her tes,i-
mony was very strong against the prisoner
The case is not likely to go to the jury
under two hours.
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more hopeful. and people are beginning to
recognize that the situation is not as crit.
zeal at first supposed.
detachment of 80 Garbaldians has left
this city for Epirus, but Riccotti Garibaldi
remains here to organize the Italian volun-
teers who are constantly arriving
Colonel Manos, the commander of the
Greek troops operating against the Turks
In Epirus. is preparing to leave Arta and
Resume the march upon Janina-
CONSTANTINOPLE. April % delayed in
transmission).-The news sent from Janna.
Eprus. by the foreign consuls. shows the
situation there to be precarious. The con-
suis have barricaded their residences. and
troops have been dispatched from Monastiri
against the mutinouS Albanians.
STOCK EXCHANGE CHEERFUL.
London Seemed to Regard the War as
Virtually Ended.
LONDON. April 26.-The stock exchange
opened cheerful today. Prices were dis
POSED to advance all round. The war be-
tween Greece and Turkey was regarded as
being virtually over. which. combined with
the cheapness of money and the low range
of prices prevailing, impaired a marked
tone of firmness to the entire house. Inter
national securities were freely bought in
view of the speedy end of the war. Ameri-
can securities were disposed to improve.
The Pail Mall Gazette says:
There is widespread feeling that Ameri-
The absence of further unfavora BILE develop
meDtS in the ST
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The Revolt I'm the Philippines In Yet
Quite Active.
MADRID, April ga dispatch to the
Heraldo from Manila, capital of the Phil
ippine Islands. says that 1900 insurgents
who have not submitted to the Spaniards
have taken up in the mountains and are
offering q stout resistance to the troops,
The recall of Gen. Polavieja, it il added,
has produced a bad impression In the Phil
ippine Islands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-26
MRS. KIMBALL DISAPPEARS.
She Doesn't Want to Testify in thu
ROmeyn COurt-Mnrtial.

ROmeyn COurt-Mnrtial.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
ATLANTA, Ga. April 26.-There was a
sensation at the Romeyn court-martial to-
day when 1t was announced that Mrs. f.
V. Kimball had gone away to escape being
sUbpoened. Capt. Romeyn insists on her
testimony, and the court agrees that she
shall be brought back II found. Her hug
band. Lieut.. Kimball, is now on the stand,
and hot fight is in progress between
Romeyn and the judge advocate as to his
right to speak for his wife. The War De-
partnlent has an officer here investigating
Capt. Roneyn's counter charges against
Lieut.. O'Brien. A shake-up in the garrison
Is certain to result.
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MR.. sTEvENsON's PLANS.
Will Attend the Nashville Expositio,
and Then Go to EurODe.

and Then Go to Europe.
BLOOMINGTON. ILL.,, April 20. - dlai
stevenson will leave this city this after
noon for Nashville, Tenn where he will
attend the formal opening of the Tennessee
exposition. He will be accompanied by
his son. Lewis G. Stevenson. The former
Vice President will remain at Nashville a
day or two and thence will go to New York
to meet Senator Wolcott and General Paine,
his associates on the International bime-
tallic commission. He thinks they will
sail for Europe about May 10. Mr.. Steven
son will be accompanied by his daughter,
Miss Letitia, who will remain abroad until
her fathers return. She will first visit the
family of her fathers cousin, JAS 3.
Ewing. United States minister to Brussels,
and with her father will make a visit in
London. their visit being timed to the cele-
bration of the queens jubilee.
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A. VI. FriedInnder, Artist.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Col, April &c
Augustus NJ. Friedlander, the portrait
painter of New York, died suddenly in this
city last night of consumption He came to
Colorado about two months ago on the ad-
vice of his physicians in New York. and
has engaged in painting portraits of promi-
nent colorado Springs and Denver people
since residing here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-26
REAR ADMIRAL MEADE,
Seriously Ill, Though With q G,
Chance for Recovery.

O""hCS HUE hccOVeFys
1t was reported this afternoon that there
was no material change In the condition of
Rear Admiral R. w. Meade. who has been
seriously Ill for several weeks past He is
at the private hospital Of DR.. johnson and
underwent an operation for appendicitis
about ten days ago.
Yesterday afternoon he had a slight re-
lerse, and fatal consequences were feared-
His physician says. however, that II NO
new complications arise he has a good
chance of recovery. Although sixty years
OF age the patient has q good constitution
and 1t Is hoped will be able to recover
from his present Illness.
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Ocean Steamship APrfynIs.

At New York-Veendam. Rotterdam: Hes
peria. Naples.
AT Hamburg New York.
AT Gihraltsr-Werra- New York for
Naples and Genoa.
At Hayre-La Normandie. New York.
AT characterization. Baltimore.
AZ Gasgow-State Of Nebraska. New
AT Liverpooi-Cestrian. Boston
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-26

HARRISBURG. Pa. April 26.-Col Joseph
H. Gray of Pittsburs died this morning at
the Harrisburg Hospital of apoplexy He
was taken i'll late last night while en- route
from Plttsburg to New York as a guest of
Inc i4th Regiment, n. G. p. He died thirty
minutes after being admitted to the hospi-
tai
Tie remains were this afternoon shipped
to East Liberty