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Evening star., 1897-03-08


Grandfathers and grandma hers are very
proud when they can boas of having a
paltry score or two of descendants. but
no one seems to. be aware of the grounds
he has for boasting of the number Of his
ancestors
Has it ever occurred to you to count back
in direct line? If not, try it now. and
you will be astonished. At the first re-
move you have two-father and mother.
At the next step you have four-two grand
fathers and two grandmothers.
Each of these mas had a father and a
mother so you have four great-sranG-
fathers and four great-grandmothers. Each
of these, again, has had two parents, so
that at the fourth generation hack you
have sixteen ancestors. at the fifth you
have thirty-two. at the sixth you have
sixty-four and at the seventh you have
one hundred and twenty-eight.
AS you so a little further they rise to
the thousands, tens of thousands and hun
dreds of thousands, so that. il all your di-
rect ancestors for twenty generations be
added together. they amount to over a
million, and II you go back another twenty
degrees. they total 600 O.0OO.O"o-or more
people than there are in the world at the
present moment, If you leave out Asia.
Now, as forty generations are equal to
only about 1000 years. Il you were to cal
culate back to the beginning of the world
YOU simply couldn't find figures to express
the number of your blood relations.
Evening star., 1897-03-08
INTERMITTENT SPEECH.
Missouri Man Who Can Talk On
Some Days and Cnn't on Others.

Some an0 othera.
From the Kansas City Times
Some days he can talk: some days he
cannot Such is the predicament of Theo-
core HeinZe, a railroad employe In Argea-
tine. whose case is one of the strangest
that has come urder the notice of the
local medical profession for some time
Heinze's troubles are caused from stroke
of paralysis. sustained last March. but just
why he can talk plainly on some days.
while on other days he is dumb an
oy ster, the doctors are at a loss TO under
stand
Heinze has been an employe of the Atch!-
sen. Topeka and Santa Fe railway for
many years. One day last March he was
doing some repair work on a freight car
in the company's yards in Argentine when
he was suddenly seized with pains all ever
the body. He fell helDlessly to the ground.
and when picked UP by fellow workmen a
few minutes later IL was found that he
could not speak. Ii was discovered. too.
that he could hear nothing. He was re-
moved to his home on East Ruby avenue.
and the local railway surgeon. DIR. Burke,
was summoned. The physician said that
the man was paralyzed on the right side,
and that he had suffered from the stroke
all over the body. AT the time HeinZe Was
| deaf and dumb.
Regular treatment soon gave the injured
| man relief. and a few months after the oc-
currence he was able to walk about His
1
| ever. Last August. five months after the
| accident. his hearing returned to him as
| if by magic. He went TO bed one night
deaf The next morning he arose and
could hear sounds distinctly. He has not
been troubled about his hearing since.
| While he slowly recovering from his
other injuries all these months his speech
was still lacking. Even after he had r,-
gained his hearing he was unable to utter
| syllable. The treatment was continued,
ana about December his voice returned TO
| him.. Then suddenly. after two days spent
| in pleasant conversation with his friends
and relatives, Heinze was left as dumb as
| the first day that he was stricken with
| paralysis Three days of enforced silence
| were followed by three days during which
| he had the use Of his voice. So his condi-
| ton has been ever since. He will converse
| with his friends on an evening go to bed
| ana arise the next morning unable to ,e-
| peat single word spoken by him the
| previous evening. He visits his physician
| every day and keeps up his treatment but
| as yet it has had no effect on the period
| lcal changes in his speech. He has re ,o,-
| cred from the paralytic stroke some what
| Dut he Is Yet very weak. and the nhNsi-
clans state that he will never be able to
40 another days hard work. The fact that
| he has the of his speech some days
| while other days he has not is more ;han
| the Argentine doctors can explain IL is
| lhouSht mat there is not a case like his
1 on record.
Heinze is forty-fve years of age and
| small in Stature. He has a wife and say-
eral children. His wife says that preyio rs
| TO March he had experienced the hest OF
nealth, and as far she knows has never
| Deen subject to disease. Heinze himself
can assign no cause for his affiiction
Evening star., 1897-03-08

ire some signs of a change of attitude
The National Zeitung and the Berlin Post
contain statements, apparently inspired. to
the effect that it Will be impossible for
Germany to hold out in her contention if
the other powers show a disposition to
give way so far as 10 negotiate further
with Greece or to insist that Turkey also
shall Withdraw her troops from Crete The
National Zeitung reminds the government
that Germany has no direct interests In the
east .'
The British minister at Athens has wired
home his belief that peaceful settlement
will now be arranged
Cleared for Action.
dispatch to the Times from Canea
says that yesterday the British battle ship
Barfieur cleared for action owing to the
presence of reinforcements of the Greek
fleet in Cretan waters.
A dispatch to the Times from Athens at
rnignight says: Some of the members of
the foreign legations and other foreign
residents have already left the city. and 1t
is reported that several of the legations
have advised all foreigners to leave Greece.
This has caused a painful feeling on the
part of the Greek public. which regards
it an unit sttiahle step, as. with the
exception of occasional affronts from per-
sons of the lower classes, foreigners have
been treated with all respect ard have at
time been in any danger whatever.
Moreover. d majority Of the foreign resi-
Certainly the aspect Of the city is very
wariike, but considering the excited state
of the public mind, the people ere behaving
with moderation and exhibiting marked
self-co1troL
Trains are bringing in thousands of re-
serves from the provinces. and these are
parading the streets with their accouter-
ments. Squadrons of cavalry and batteries
with their artillery traverSing the princi-
pal thoroU ghfareS to embark for TheSsaly
give a peculiar yividnesS to the scene
Great crowds JOIN the soldiers in hurrah-
ing for war and proclaiming loyalty to
Greece. 10 King George and to the govern
ment-
The decree summoning the remainder OF
the reserves is held back at the last mo-
mnt The troops already on the frontier
are deemed sufficient for the present: and.
more than this. il is believed that the
presence of foreign men-cf-war near Pira-
Gus indicates that the blockade VIII COM
nience tomorrow tonday), thus seVerlnS
communication with the fl ontler by sea
The members OF the DresS OF Athens
have joined in dispatch to Admiral Can
evaro. commanding the allied fleets at
Canea. expressing surprise that the lives
of foreign correspondents should be en-
dangered by threats of violence on the
part of the Mussulmans populace, and urg-
ing the admiral to take wha tever steps
were necessary TO safeguard the lives OF
inoffensive journalists engaged in the hon
orable performance of duty under the pro-
lection of the flags of six great powers.
Evening star., 1897-03-08
SNOW AND RAIN IN THE WEST.
Railway Trains Tied Up-WashOufs
Caused-Bridgca swept Away.

ST. PAUL. Mimi, March S-The states of
Minnesota. North and South Dakota are in
a nervous condition over the prospects of
the next few days. 1t has showed every
day this month. yesterdays storm being
the greatest in weeks.
Railway trains are tied up in every direc-
ton and many of the small branch lines
are abandoned. The legislature at Pierre,
which adjourned sine die on Friday night.
is lied up as tightly as if under siege. Not
a train is running into CT out of Pierre.
I here is almost the same state of things at
Aberdeen. Blunt. Gettysburg, Mibank and
Chamberlain.
General Superintendent Russell Hastings
of the Great NortheS~ speaking of the
STOW. said: I'm all my career l never saw
anything like 1t. \ conservative estimate
would place the snow III North Dakota at
three feet on the plains
1t is probably nearer four feet on the
level And the snow is not all down yet.
as kilograms indicate another storm soon.
CARLYLE. ILL.,. March s.-The Kaskas-
kia river is still rising rapidly. The water
is now at a stage within foot of the
unprecedented flood of 1SS2.
The suspension bridge across the Kaskas-
kia at this point is threatened with destruc-
tion. Thousands of logs and RATS are lost
i'll the swift current One hundred thou
sand bushels of corn, which is stored in
cribs in the overfiowed district, will be a
total loss.
Shoal creek. six miles west of here, is
three miles wide and is rising rapidly.
Many acres of growing wheat have been
submerged.
NANDALIA. H.. March s.-Reports from
all over Fayette county show the damage
wrought by the flood to be very great.
There Is scarcely a bridge or culvert left
intact and great chas;ns have been cut
through the public roads and thorough
fares. rendering them imDdsSable.
The overflow was the greatest in the
Okaw bottom since the big flood of 1885.
Evening star., 1897-03-08
HALF FISH, HALF REPTILE,
Ii fs Found I'm the Amazon nDd Hn.
Other Interesting Heculln ritia.


Other Interesting PeculIarftfes.
From the San Francisco Examiner
A lepidosren has been caught at tho
mouth of the Amazon river Dr. Emil
Geoldi. director of the museum at Para.
reports with pride and glory the capture of
this rare and interesting creature.
One of the great ambitions of Dr. Geoldi's
life since ne took charge of the museum
has been to become the possessor of n
lepidosiren. For several years his ambition
remained ungratified, but now he is happy
The lepidosiren is half fish and half rep
aie,out this popularity is not its only claim
to distinction. 1t has many strange habits
Hitherto naturalists have been divided in
opinion as to its classification, some calling
1t fish. others a reptile, and others a
combination of the two.
1t has legs and lungs and can live out of
water, but its head is distinctly that of a
fsh. In the construction of its tail il
shows some resemblance to a newt. The
lepidosiren is sometimes inelegantly called
the mudfish.
1t lives in shallow waters which are COM
pletely dried up by the sun during a long
period Of the year The muddy beds are
baked into a hard and stony flooring, and
these animals would soon become extinct
il they did not possess unusual means of
defense against this infliction.
When the hot season has set in and the
water mas greatly leSsened the lepidosiren
wriggles its way into the mud. Its eyes
are SO constructed that the wet soil cannot
injure them and the external nostrils are
two shallow blind sacs.
After 1t has reached a comfortable depth
1t curls itself around, with its tail wrapped
partly over its head, and In that position
awaits the arrival of the rainy season. 1t
has a very flexible spine enabling IL to
curl up thoroughly.
While ii is curled up IL secretes a large
amount of Shiny substance. which makes
the walls of its cell very smooth and aids
in binding the mud together. 1t lies In a
torpid condition, and is able to live without
air.
When the rain falls the moisture pene-
trates rapidly through the issures of the
earth, cracked in all directions by the con-
slant heat. reaches the cell OF the lepido-
siren. dissolyes its wall and restores the
inhabitant to life. liberty and the pursuit of
happiness in the water.
The cell of the lepidosiren is technically
called a cocoon. Until thoroughly soaked
in water its wall is very hard. The mucous
substance lining IL forms a sort of skin.
The lepidosiren attains a considera BILE size
and has very powerful jaws and teeth. The
one in the possession OF DIR. Geoldi meas
ures over two feet In length.
Evening star., 1897-03-08
Wanted In Alexandria.

A telephone message was received at the
detective office this afternoon from Police
Lieutenant Smith of Alexandria. asking
that William Broidy Of 494 Louisiana ave-
nue. be taken into custody and held for the
Alexander authorities. By a queer coinci-
dence Brofdy entered the office while the
message was in course Of transmission. and
announced that he was ready to answer
any charge that might be preferred against
him.
Broidy Is wanted for housebreakinR. His
side of the story Is that he Is q dealer in
furniture on the installment plan, and that
he entered house, the door being open.
to get some goods that belonged to him.
Evening star., 1897-03-08

changed receipts. 7..2t barrels: exports. none
sales, coo barrels Wheat dull and easy-sppi l.
ssA hid May. sisas2 receipts. i2,719 bushels.
exports none stock, tsa .o23 bushels southern
wheat by sample. 9ia92: do. grade. s&s.asss.
Corn irrner-spet. 2oi.a2T month. 2aanass> April.
27a2Is: May. e1SaeI1s; steamer MIXED. 2ai,s25Ls-
receipts. 2lo2sg bushels; expcrts Sii a92 bushels
stock. 1,166.s SO bushels; sales. I37..1 bushels
southern white corn. 2d;sa2dl. do. yellow. esa
26te. oaus steady. fair demand No. , white. a3isa
"a; No. mixed. csa23 reccipts l6.0i2 bushels
exports. none: stock. 3ss ~. bushels Bye STEADY
No. ?. 4oa49is: western. Al. sales RECEIPTS 5iv
bushels: exports, none: stock. - ,Gis bnshels Hay
quiet hut frm-choice timothy. Si3 50asiI Grain
freights quiet, unchanged. Sugar steady granu-
lated Si.33 per 100 It's Butter STEADY fancy
creamery. l9a20; do Imitation. l5al6: do ladIr
l3ai@: good ladle. llal2: store packed. Salo: ros
l2all Eggs weak-fresh. II, Cheese steady
fancy New York. 60 pounds. 1874; do-, - pounds,
12is: do. - pounds. l2t4al3. Whisky -,
per gallon for finished goods In car loads
Evening star., 1897-03-08
WOULD FIGHT FOR GREECE.
Many the Pacific Const Willing to
Prove Their Patriotism.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. March SIN Re
sponse to queries to the number OF
Greek residents of the Pacific coast who
ready and fit for active service the
president of the local Hellenic society says
There are about 1.OO Greeks on the coast.
They are engaged in various business pur-
suits. Out of this number at least 600 are
willing TO serve their country, and are
ready to leave for Greece or Crete at
days notice Several of these are married.
but that will not interfere with their de-
parture. One and all say that they will
make any sacrifice for their king and coun-
try
We fear that our nation is poor. ow-
ing to the heavy drain upon its financial
resources. that the government cannot fur
nish funds to pay the heavy cost of trans
pertation. However. some of US intend TO
&c TO Greece and fight, even If we have to
pay own passage
Evening star., 1897-03-08
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales-reguIar call-12 O'Clock m-Metropolitan
10 eeass nItas at @ a un a sase ~ at
s hd Of coluRoa Ia S q ia Fund ss
reney Is. 1868: lilh bid. Fund. currency 3Gos,
Miscellaneous Bonds-Metropoltsn Railroad IS,
los bid ilSh asked & Metropolitan railroad eonv
e. s BID m BS s.rsS
Belt Railroad 5s. 20 bid lexington Railroad 6s.
50 bid. leo asked. Columbia Raiirosd 6s. M bid.
Washington Gas Company, Ser. A. Gs. l13 bid.
Washington Gas Company, ser. B. Is. ia bid.
.ona,,I and Isephops s 100 hid
a loi bid M,as.nstSn Market Company LIST g. 10
BID Washington Market Company e1ten, 6s los
bid Masonic Hall Association IS. io4 bid. WASH
National Bank stocks.-Bank Of Washington. 2s0
BID @ ssssd Bank % e Republic so @ s,G
Farmers and Meshsnies.. l7S bid, 1870 asked; Sec; Sec
ss sS Sis us :.tsS bid a Is
bid. 1lo asked: Traders, % bid. 100 asked. Lin
eGa 1Gs Ss iSS ss Tat
nstea loan and s bid "a 2S asked
ington Safe Deposit. 55 bid.
bs ss sstss is S to-
&: Gas q. ana sses:is Light sseet:-w.selnstea Gas.
United States Electric Light. 81 bid, 50 asked '''
=. ss S,s bid e
German-American. ls9 lid. National Union. 1O1z
bid. l. asked. Columbia, II bid. - asked Riggs.
Lincoln. sh bid Sh asked. Commercial, AZ bid,
6K asked.
Title Insurance StocD.-Real Estate Title, 81 bid
1O7 asked Columbia Title. bid, asked. WASH
ingten Title, 9 asked District Title. asked.
Chesapeake and Potomac, So bid. American
Grapbophone. 81 bid. 81 asked. American Gnpho-
phone. pfd. ? BID. II ssked. Pneumatic Gun Car
Miscellaneous Stocks. = Mergenthaler Linotype,
125k bid, 126 asked Lanston Monotype ~ bid
81 asked: Warrington Market. 10 bid. 13jz asked.
Great Falls Ice, 125 asked :
Evening star., 1897-03-08
ANNOYED BY STRIKERS.
Warrants Issued for the Arrest OF
TWENTY-FIVE.

PATERSON, N. J., March S.-Warrants
for the arrest OF twenty-five men and wo-
men were today issued by Recorder Senior
They are for assault and attempted as
sat,it. and the persons will he taken into
custody during the day. They will prob
ably have hearing in court tomorrow
The accused were all former employees
OF the Phoenix silk mills. where strike
Is in progress. They went out because
they were not granted an increase in
wages. Among those weavers who return
ed &c work were Walter Fairclougii and
John Ridgeway. 1t is for annoying them,
making threats. following them from the
works TO their homes and insulting them
that the warrants were applied for today.
The warrants are all mostly made out In
the name OF John Doe and Mary Doe.
The mills are running, and the proprie-
tors say they will not take the strikers
back Us a body. New hands. they claim.
are applying for work daily. but this is
denied by the strikers, who declare they
VIII yet win.
Evening star., 1897-03-08
COMING OF sANGUILY.
He Will Tell the President About Inn
prjsOned Americans.


prjsOned Americans.
General Julio Sanguily who was recent
ly released from a Spanish dungeon, will
today or tomorrow come to Washington to
seek an audience with President Mckinley.
The general believes he can tell the Pres
ident a few things concerning the treat
ment of Americans in the Island Of Cuba
which may influence the policy of the new
administration in it's future attitude to-
ward this whole question, says the New
York Journal.
sarguily Will also make an effort to see
and talk to Secretary of State Sherman.
He has great hopes of Sherman on account
Of the latter's warlike course in the Sem
ate committee on foreign relations.
II helieve t,n In President MGKiney ik1na said
dungeon in the Cuban fortress I kept up
heart by repeating to myself, When Nc,
Kirley gets in We shall have warship.'
/ knew that that might mean death to my
self and many others, but the fates of fu-
ture prisoners would be happier. You can
imagine my surprise when | found myself
liberated under Cleveland and Olney.
To Tell of Weyler's Brutality.
II hope President Mckinley will grant
me interview. l have received assur
ances that he will. hut 1t is never wis. to
depend upon promises.
II want to show him how vitality essen
tial it Is that there should be a United
States nan-of-war in Cuban waters to
protect Americans against the horrible
brutalities of the Spaniards.
II want to tell him that Weyler in his
Journeys into the interior never left any
live Americans behind him, not even wo-
men or children. l shall not ask for any
Interference by the United States. We dom t
need that. We can end this war ourselves
and that before the year is out.
I'VE are confident. however, that the new
administration will pursue a firmer course
toward the Cuban question than the old.
Secretary Sherman appears from his pre-
vioCs utterances to be an American to the
| backbone. All we ask is not to be blocked.
Suffer US to take arms to Cuba without
molestation-we ask nothing more-and we
| will end this war.
But the United States should no longer
| fail TO protect Its own citizens from Cut
| rage and assassination. United States war
| ships should no longer disgrace the flag by
assisting Spanish cruisers to police the
coast. feel confident that under Mckin-
| ley the end OF these things Is at hand
| He was asked II it was true that he
| would return at once to Cuba at the head
| of strong expedition, and assume the
| command left vacant by the death Of Ma
Geo.
| evasively. Il do not know what l shall
| do"
He was interrupted at this point by the
arrival of fresh callers. and did not again
| recur to the topic of his probable return
| to the island.
When he has finished with President
| Mckinley and the warlike Sherman he will
go to Philadelphia. where a reception In
| his horror is planned for March 25. Beyond
this Sanguily declares he has no plans.
Evening star., 1897-03-08
HIS PAST IRREGULAR.

Why n Verb WINS Dlnckba1led by the
Parts Of Speech Club.
From the New York Herald.
The Parts of Speech Club was in session.
and the question was as to the election Of
a Verb to membership.
IT must decline" said the Adjective. ito
vote for tie admission of this person.
His family is not to be compared to mine" +"
s"Tushw exclaimed the Definite Article.
you're not SO numerous!' tauntingly
rejoined the Adjective. land I'm positive
that neither 1 nor any of my family will
associate with this candidate.
Thereupon the Adjective moved that the
candidate be excluded on the ground that
he had a past which was extremely irreg-
ufar, The motion was carried.
Evening star., 1897-03-08
Personal Mention,

Mr.. Joseph M. Grady. formerly Of this
city. but now manager Of shoe and cloth
irg company in Denver. is being urged to
become q candidate for mayor of that city.
Capt. VIM. H. Beck. 10th Cavalry, is In
the city on business with the Indian Office.
Ex-Secretary Herbert intends to locate in
with his son-in-law, Mr.. Benjamin Micou.
Mr.. H. NJ. Hanks. formerly the popular
clerk at National Guard headquarters ia in
the city for a few days visiting friends. He
is now permanently located In New York
city.
Evening star., 1897-03-08
Got Watch for Soap Wrappers,

Miss Louisa l.. Phillips. 1114 14th street
has been awarded one of the 81 gold
watches which are given for Sunlight Soap
wrappers Forty of these watches are
given away every month. together with a
prize of 800 in cash and a number of his h
grade wheels. under conditions which have
been printed In The Star from time to
time 1t IS a matter of some interest that
one of these prizes has been captured by
a Washington woman, and doubtless more
will come here in the future
Evening star., 1897-03-08
Why q Cat Play. with a Mouse.
From Answers.

From Answers.
'The :dea that cats out of cruelty play
with a mouse before killing II is a mis-
take" said a cat fancier.
Notice what happens when a cat CATCH
es a sparrow. The bird is not played with.
but slain at once. II the cat tried any
game with 1t. the sparrow. though wound
ed, could easily fly out of reach.
"A mouse cannot escape In that way, se
the cat practices upon the unfortunate ami
nal q variety Of experiments In order to
mark. That is why # gives the mouse
chances OF getting away. and the harder
the task he sets himself the more will his
skill be improved. II he did not take such
mouser."
Evening star., 1897-03-08
Mr. He'll Axniwua

VIM Fl. Bell. engaged in the grocery b,si-
ness at 20Is 1Ith street, made an assign
nent today for the benefit of his creditors.
The assignee Is Percival NJ Brown. The
liabilities are placed at $2.O5i16. The as
sets. value not given. include the stock and
fixtures and an equity in lots 147, 1ls. I49
and $50. square go
Evening star., 1897-03-08
Dispute Over Sale of Bonds.

NEW YORK. March S.-The temporary
injunction obtained by Lawson. Weidenfeld
& Co.. stock brokers. restraining William
Buchanan from disposing of $4,000 in
come bonds and 5000 shares of stock in the
Bay State Gas Company, held by him as
collateral for a note for $4,000 made by
Lawson, Weidenfeld & Co. in settlement OF
an action brought by Buchanan against
the Bay State Gas Company. has been va
Gated by Justice Andrews In the supreme
court.
Evening star., 1897-03-08
TO ESCAPE ARREST,
Suicide of q Supposed Fugitive /
Justice.

Suicide OF q Supposed Fugitive From
Justice.
NEW YORK. March S.-A man who reg
istered at the Astor House last night IA
George Anderson shot himself fatally to-
day in his room at the hotel just a. two
deputy United States marshals were about
to arrest him. The dead man is supposed
to be a fugitive embezLler from Sweden.
The Swedish consul in this city accompan-
led the marshals. They had no sooner
broken open the door of Anderson's room
than he put a pistol to his head and fired.