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Evening star., 1897-05-15
ORIGIN OF THE PARIS FIRE.

Man Named Bellnc COnfesxes That He
Accidentally Started the Blaze.
PARIS. May 15.-The origin of the fire
on May last at the charity bazaar on the
Rue Jean GouJon seems to have been es-
tabfished. man named Bellac. an en-
pioye of the cinematographe booth Of the
fair. confessed yesterday evening 20 having
accidentally caused the confiagration. Bel
lac explained that. finding the cinema;o-
graphe lamp burning badly. he tried to I'LL
IL Rith ether. In order to be able to see
the better. he struck q match. when the
vapors isnited and instantly spread to the
hangfngs around the apparatus
Beiiac and his assistant have been elbow
Ell their liberty Professionally. The INQUIRY
into the cause of the disaster Is now closed
Evening star., 1897-05-15
Natural Coke.

From the Salt Lake Herald
In works of mineralogy 1t is learned that
there Is such product as natural coke.
but SO far as known there has but one de-
pcsit Of this commodity been found in the
United States. and this was In the vicinity
of Richmond. Va.
Although the deposits Of coal In Utah are
immense in their proportions. 1t was never
dreamed that among its commodities Of
trade and commerce the state could boast
OF beds OF this natural COKE but such Ia
Inc case however. and the Herald Ia In
FORMED that short time ago vein on
this coke had been discove red In a section
OF the country about 40 miles south of
road.
This deposit crops out on the surface for
some distance. and a twenty-five to thirfy-
foot tunnel has disclosed a body of coke
that Is all OF five feet In width and t,er, 10
every reason to believe that with deDth
the size of this deposit Will increase. In
quality the coke is all that could be de-.
sired. and at the assay offices st which 81
mas been tested the statement Is made
thaf II Is pure article, and that IL ia even
superior to the manufactured coke as II
is entirely free from sulphur, bitumen and
mat u gives out no smoke when burned
ana makes less ash than the manufactured
article. =
The new find. which IL considered as no
ing among the most valuable that has beer,
made In the state. Is owned and controlled
by ex-Mayor r. N. Baskin and seyerai
other Salt Lake gentlemen, who have To-
Gated go acres In the immediate vicinity
OF the discovery.
Evening star., 1897-05-15
BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION,

A reference TO the statement be-
low will show that the circulation
sworn to is a bona fide one.
1t is easily possible for a news
paper with an elastic conscience to
swell its legitimate circulation enor-
mously. in order to deceive adver-
tisers. by sending out thousands Of
papers to newsstands. which are re-
turnable. and which are in fact re-
turned. but nevertheless are in
ciuded in what purports to be an
honest statement Of circulation.
Intelligent advertisers. however.
Judge by results. and bogus clrcula-
tions don't give them.
The family circulation of'Fhe Star Is
many thousands in ,excess Of any
other Washington paper.
Evening star., 1897-05-15
Insurance SUITS.

Ihree more suits were filed today by the
julius Larssbursh Furniture and Garnet
'"ehpaEy aisainst insurance companies for
failure to pay losses incurred by the burn
ing of the rink building on New York ave-
nue the 2sth Of last December. The co,r-
panies sued today were the Reading Fire
Insurance Company of Reading, Pa: the
Westchester Fire Insurance Company CT
New York, and the Paiatine Insurance
Company. Limited. of Manchester Eng
land. The amount of the policy in the first
named company Is $1,000. and s., 500 each
In the others.
The plaintiffs are represented by Attor-
neys Wm- F. Mattipgly and Leon Tobriner.
Evening star., 1897-05-15
Miss, Willard to Return to Exan.,o,
i'll.

AAi"": :..ie9 iss9asfarA 70 Heturn to Evanston.
From the, Chicago News. =.
Mics Frances r. Willard. ptes,dent of ~.
National Woman's Christian Temneranoa
Union. and Miss Anna Gordon will ret,rn
to Evanston. lil.s-yin May to take IN their
residence at Rest Cottage. Since the deaIb
of her mother in 1892 Miss Willard ba. 40,
lived at Rest Cottage. making only occa-
sional visits there. -.
M kinabail. q cousin OF Mary r wiz:
Cottage. expects to take his family ahroaI
for stay several months. and this
leaves the @ap4i3ments at Miss WINS .l.s
disposal. Lady Henry Somerset viii ars
rive rave mere m IN June and be Miss WIZARDS
Lady Somerset viii remain with Mic.
Willard until rA1tersithe worlds Woman.s
Christian Temperance Union convention IN
Toronto and The national convention in
bunaio. next Qstober and November. re-
spectiveiy VAS s6on az Miss Willard ia
again settled ih1Evanston Important hnsi.
ness conneftet6nvith the orranizatIon ~
which she Ms pWesadent will be brought to
her notice.mAna officers meeting viii be
held. at which Mrs. Frances e. Beauchamp
Of Lexington. KY; Mrs. Clara C. Hofrman
Of Kansas CitnsMo.. and possibly Mrs. L.
N. N. Stevens of Portland. Me-. viii be
present. the other officers resziing here.
o.so =" nAaxU waa SVOh ieAFe CASTLE. N. T.,
where she has ssSeen several months. and
will I'LL sReHkin9 engagements at Roches-
ter. N. Y. and New York city. She has
one or two appointments in New Jersey.
will speak in Washington. D. C.. and viii
address the students Of Bryn Mawr Col
lege and come direct to Chicaxo.
When the household effects are again
set ,up. the old horse brought back from Its
five years banishment. ''Toots," the An
CORA cat. reinstated, then will Evanston re-
turn to Its former activity as center for
white ribbon circles.
Evening star., 1897-05-15
surplu. Must be Paid Now.

During the recent sale Of property for
delinquent taxes. bidding upon certain
pieces became quite spirited. and in many
instances the District received an excess
over the amount due. The question was
raised at the time as to when this surplus
became due. Several Of the purchasers
took the position that the money would not
be payable until the property should be
surned over. to them. The collector of
taxes forwarded the matter to the Com
missioners and they have decided. II Is un-
dcrstood. that whatever surplus Is due
should be paid before the close OF the sale.
Evening star., 1897-05-15
"A. P. EDGERTON DEAD.

der Cleveland's Admi n istrntion.
FORT WAYNE. Ind: May ia. P. Ed
gerton. civil service commissioner under
President Cleveland during his first term
died last night at his country home at
hlchsyille, Ohio. where he has resided for
the last several years. at the advanced
age OF eighty-four years.
He was at one time a member of the
ohio legislature. and also of the Indiana
senate. and served in Congress during the
1fties He was quite wealthy. owning
iarse landed estates In this state and Ohio
Evening star., 1897-05-15
CAPTURED THE CAPITAL.

Little Soldiers From Greater New York
Make Successful Assault. -
Washington Is In possession Of an armed
force of soldiers who, despite their diminu-
tive proportions in a physical sense. are
taking captive ali who come in contact
with them. -~'i- ~
The visitors are a small army Of small
boys who have made descent upon the
capital Of the nation. proud of the uniforms
they wear. and the little guns they carry,
and: like all Gothamites. prouder still Of
the greater New York that they hail FROM
And they are accompanied by a number
or their fathers. mothers, and their sisters
and their cousins and their aunts, who are
prouder of the youngsters than the latter
are Of themselves
The military contingent composes the
hrst battalion Of the American Guard, the
military organization composed of the pub
lie school scholars Of the country. which
was suggested 1t the Grand Army encamp-
ment OF 1885, andfcomprses pupils of gram
mar schools 80 end 81 of New York city.
They arrived .jp Washington last night
over the Baltimore and Ohio road on
Royal Blue train and attracted a great
deal of atteksioi 5..- = .
The main body Of the boys were quartered
at the Oxford. and the way they attacked
the commissariat, showed that they were
every one soldiers. The band and a large
number of ladies' accompanying the party
group to the NlsMere.
President Mckinley will be received by
the ladies tonight on his return from the
Washington imoiipment exercises in phlla-
delphia. The battalion viii form at the
OAtoTd Hotel at O'Clock and proceed 10
executive to the White House. They win
leave, for hone t6morrows afternoon
Evening star., 1897-05-15
BRINGS MAxFLOwERs LOG

Ex-N ma bn ssadOr Bayard Arrive. in
New York ON the st. Paul.
NEW YORK. May 15.-Thomas F.Bayard.
ex-ambassador of the United States to
Great Britain. arrived today on board the
steamship St Paul. from Southampton. He
has with hin, the document Known as the
log of the Mayfower. which was recently
intrustrd to his keeping by the archbishop
cf Canterbury for Transmission to the gov
ern"r OF Massachusetts,. Larx Anderson CT
Ohio. recently secretary o: the legation at
St. Paul ~ 'iie
Evening star., 1897-05-15
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Turkish Force at Prevesa Reported
Ready to Capitulate,
TURKS WILL DEMAND Big INDEMNITY
Turks Post Placards Protesting
Against Continuing the War.
OPPOSED TO MORE BLOODSHED

ATHENS. May ia private dispatch
from Arta. just received here says that
the Turkish garrison at Prevesa, at the
northern entrance of the Calf of Arta
which has been besieeed Icy the Greek land
and sea forces almost from the outbreak of
the wer. has sent the Greek archbishop and
five notabilities of Prevesa 10 the COM
mander OF the besieging Greek army with
a message saying that the Turkish force
Is ready to caritulate to the regular forces
Turks VIII Demand Indemnify.
CONSTAN TINOPI.E. May 15-The sum
OF 1o."0.UO pounds tTurkish,- is mentioned
here as the amount of the indemnify which
Turkey will demand from Greece.
Placards have beer posted in the SIAM
boul quarter protesting against the she'd
ding of Mussulman blood. on the ground
that the sacrifices imposed upon Turkey
by the war are out of proportion to the
advantages she car gain.
Turks Burning Villages
HEADQUARTERS OF THE GREEK
ARMY IN THESSALY, DOMOKOS, May
ia detachment of Turkish cavalry ap-
peared here at daybreak this morning. hut
retired on seeing the Greek advance posts
The Turks have burned all the villages
around Pharsalos.
On Advice of Emperor William.
PARIS. May 15.-Iti is stated that the de-
lay of the Sultan of Turkey in arranging
for a cessation of hostilities is due to the
direct advice of Emperor William of Ger
many. not to grant an armistice until the
creeks have again retreated.
greeks Bombari NikopOlis.
ATHENS. May 1.-THE Greeks have
been bombardiHg Nikopolis since early this
morning.
Evening star., 1897-05-15
Are without Authority,

Some time ago the North Capitol and
lexington Citizens Association. IN let
ter to the Commissioners, requested that
the name of the street running from Flor
ida avenue between 1st and I'D streets,
be changed from lie Drolt avenue to I'd
street, but the Commissioners have de-
cided that they have no Jurisdiction to
change the name Of a recorded street with
out special act of Congress.
Evening star., 1897-05-15
Gen. Bond,s Defense.

The Commissioners have set aside Mon
day. at IL o'clock. to hear the defense of
Sealer OF Weights and Measures Bond to
the charges filed against him by the Wash
trgton Coal Exchange. At Col Boads re-
quest the hearing will be private. although
the press will be furnished with a copy Of
the answer.
Evening star., 1897-05-15
q KeM Da.lkrer.
! - s-l-
r
Era9 Puck.. !.

First tramp-.I hear dere.s new drug
whut kin be put In q cup of coffee an it'll
take away yer desire fer liquor widout yer
knoWin' IT.
Second tramp-"c;Seat hevings! Some of
dem women te,nperance cranks.H be tryin'
dat game on u&p'
Evening star., 1897-05-15
:; oaGesete, E-ypAss, ost .,Nest,,

Ffofn tie FNiAcellhda Thes.5nis'ono f..-:s- Ego e.
A peculiar law ID California u tha pay.
Inent of a bounty for coyote scalps.n The
coyote is a troublesome beast and plays
havoc with domestic animals. Though It
IS to the interest Of the granger to ami
htlats the prowlipg yarmints, and the state
has for several years expended aboHt ssOo.-
Voo per Year for scalps. coyotes are more
numerous now than ever. At first the
bounty was 81 per scalp for slain coyotes.
out the pon,icians finally got the figure
raised to %. At once the grang,rs saw
that raising infant coyotes was to become
prontaOle industry. and set about en-
couraging their propagation. Recent in
resusa sss alions SHOW that regular coyote
iarms were established. and honest gran.
gers did such, "A thriving business that
their other crops languished.. In the conrso
OF Legislative Investigation RECENTLY II
WAS SHOWN tnat IN one county. where 1909
scaipS had bean turned in during The war
more Than three-tOuTths CT III I'm were frau,
dulent. it being proved that four or five
scaips were made from each coyote skin:
a.so. slSs 'aa5 some oa the scaips were those of
toxes and wolves. The town officials never
having seen either Of these animals. the
deception was an easy matter, for the COW
ote bears strong resemblance TO both
these animals. ~
He Is a combination animal WITH ~.
bark Of a dog, the stealthlness of a wolf
and the cunning OF fox. He will cot
poultry. hogs and human beings. but will
not attack person unless he has the, Of
q disadvantage. They have an instinct
which tells them when they may safely at
lack. "A pack offtwenty win hesitate to at
lack two or three miners. but win surround
the camp and howl and bark ali niea,
when the campers turn In they approach
steaithtly and attack the sleeping men. the
aiscnarge OF one gun will, however. set
them all to fight..,'v -. oe'
SO great has the abuse In the.rn,f.o, Of
bounties become that the law will IN ali
probability be repealed. and farmers viii
hereafter have to kill the coyote without
Evening star., 1897-05-15
Relates to General Taxes.

The water department Is congratulating
itself upon a recent opinion Of the attor-
ney for the District. by which it will be
saved several thousand dollars -
The act Of March 2. 1897. remitting pen
alties en- arrears Of taxes due and payable
on or before the first day Of July. 1895, pro-
vfded that such taxes may be paid with
q per cent interest. II paid before July 1,
1897.
There were under the water department
a number Of property owners who were in
default for failure to pay Waterman taxes
ana other water assessments. 1t was
thought at first that the law above referred
to contemplated the relief of these, but
Upon an investigation of the matter At
torney Thomas decides that the law re-
iates TO general taxes only and property
owners In arrears for Waterman taxes viii
have to pay up in full. penalties and all.
Evening star., 1897-05-15
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

Furnished by w. b Hibbs & Co., bankers
and brokers. 1927 F St, members New York
stock exchange. correspondents Messrs.
Ladenburg. Thalmann & Co., New York.
Opcn. High, Low Closc
Evening star., 1897-05-15
Oer.man strotch Dea.l.

LONDON. May 15.-E. H. Strotch, who
rowed in the Oxford crew In the races with
CAMBRIDGE in 1854. 1905 and 1894 died yes
terday Of peritonifts. ~
Evening star., 1897-05-15

II you want anything, try an ad. In The
Star. IL anybody has what you wish, you
till get an answer.
Evening star., 1897-05-15
Government DOndA.
Quotations reported by Corson & Macart-
ney. bankers.
train and Cotton Mar kct.,

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.. bankers
and brokers, 1927 F ST.. members New York
stock exchange. respondents Messrs.
Thalmann & Co., New York
Evening star., 1897-05-15

= I solemnIy swear that the above statement rep
resents only the number Of copies Of THE EVEN
ING STAR circuistsd during the six, SECULAR days
ending Friday. May II, iss7-shat ID. the num-
Der of copies actually sold, delivered. furnish
ed or mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona
nde purchasers"or Subscribers, and that none of
the copies SO counted are returnable TO or remain
In the once uns0ld.
J.F. NEWBOLD,
Supt Circulation Evening Star Newspaper Co.
Subscribed and sworn to before mo this
fifteenth day of May, 4. D. 1881. :.
-JESSR W. RAWLINGs,
s,.. Notary Public. D. C. o.
q.
Evening star., 1897-05-15
CircuIa fion of The "Evenine star.

Circulation of The evening STAR"
'5t SfF } &c..
SATURDAY, May g. 1897. .35.721
MONDAY, May 10, 1897. 1857
TUESDAY, May IL, 1897. 1882
WEDNESDAY, May ~, 1897. .29. .747
Nay ID, 1897 29,776
FRIDAY. May IA, 1891. :.e9.6s8
iotA- .-.-..-............... --:...1S4,519
Daily average. 80, ,7s6
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-03

If the official report of the Naval
Trial Board is accurately stated, the
new battleship Iowa did far better ID
her recent speed run off Cape Ann
than the preliminary report Indicated,
or, indeed, than anybody had believ-
ed to be possible.
After the run the average speed
maintained by the Iowa was unoffic-
tally announced to be just IL knots, sub
ject to tidal and other corrections.
These corrections must have been un-
usually important and unusually ad-
vantageous to the ship, for the official
report credits her with the remarka
BILE speed Of II, 871 knots, or knot
and seven eighths above her contract
requirement. This will increase the
builders premium, which was set at
about 5000, 900 on the basis of prelimi-
nary estimate, to the very handsome
sum of 1914, OO0-one of the largest
bonuses the Cramps have ever earned.
This brings Iowa very closely up to
the speed of the fastest foreign bat
tleships which carry by no means her
weight of battery and armor, and
strengthens her title to be regarded
as all in all the most formidable fight
ing vessel in the world.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-03

Some very interesting new spaper
stories come from Omaha about an
air-ship, which is reported to have
been skylarking about by night I'm the
empyrean near that town. There are
several tales about it. The first of
them took note of mysterious lights
which moved strangely in the sky.
Next they were seen again, and the
hypothesis of an air-ship was devel
oped. Still more recently the ship
seems to have been viewed, and that
by considerable number of people.
A despatch, dated April 6, and pub
ished in various papers says the sup
posed air ship was seen in Omaha
the night before by crowds and that
the names of one hundred persons
could be secured. Some names were
given, and that sounds explicit; but
still some journals that are very loath
to miss bit of news seem to fight
shy of this tale and it seems still un-
safe to accept it. All that one may
venture to be sure of is that if some
one has perfected an air. ship that
will carry him, he must be having a
lot of fun with it, and will probably
take his time abovt sharing his Sc
cret with the rest of us.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-03
Trust Estate of S. r. Corey of
CraftshnrY.

STATE OF VERMONT, ORLEANS DISTRICT,
- IS: In Probate Court, held az Newport.
in said district, on the 10th day Of april
A. ID. 1897.
j. A. Gallagher, trustee OF the trust estate
of s. b. Corey, late of Craftsbury, in
tration account for examination and allow
ance.
Whereupon, il is ordered by said Court,
that said account and said application be re-
feTred to a session thereof. 20 he held az the
Probate Ohice in Newport So said dis
trict, on the 9TH day OF May. A ID. 1897, az
O'Clock in the forenoon, for hearing and
decision thereon.
And. IL is further ordered that notice
hereofbe given 10 all persons interested, by
publication OF the same three weeks success
lively in the Orleans County Monitor, a news.
time appointed for hearing, that they may
appear at said time and place, and show
cause, If any they may have, why said account
should not be allowed.
BY the Court-Attest.
1918 y. r.. ALFRED. Judge.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-03

A man was once cast away on a
cannibal island. When the natives
discovered him, they at once began
to argue to the best method of cook
ing their captive. Finally one old
chief said:
Gentlemen, we are wasting too
much time. Let us stick the prisoner
and drink his blood. Then we can
settle the question of cooking later"
Hearing this, the castaway remark
ed:
Gentlemen, it may be the custom
in your country to kill and eat de-
fenseless strangers. That's all right,
and when I am in Rome 1 want to be
a Roman, SO will not protest. But
for heavens sake, gentlemen, don't
stick me for the drinks for this whole
crowd!"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-03

Unbreakable mirrors are now be-
ingmade by putting coat OF quick
silver on the back of thin sheet of
celluloid, instead of on glass. BY
laying a second sheet over the coat
ing double mirror may be obtained
Common celluloid is highly infiam-
mable, one of it's ingredients being
gun cotton. But it is alleged that a
way has been found to overcome this
objection by introducing small pro-
portion of some other substance into
the composition.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-03

A woman who knows says that
cleaning furs is easy enough. Put a
quart or two of rye -four into an iron
pot and set it over the fire, stirring
and heating till very hot. Spread out
the furs and sprinkle the flour hot
and thick over them, rubbing it well
in. After kneading for some mo-
ments, shake the flour off and brush
and beat the furs well. The natural
lustre will return and make the furs
look almost like new.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-03
POINTS ABOUT FLOWERS.

The name of the lily is from the
Celtic word Ii, signifying white; this
flower having always been an emblem
of purity.
The candy tuft owes its name to the
sweetness of the blossoms and the ir
peculiar habit of growing in clusters.
The magnolia was named after p.
Magnol, professor of medicine t
the University of Montpelier, France
The marica is thus named from a
Spanish word meaning "to fade," an
allusion to the transient nature of the
blossoms.
The Adonis is so named in honor of
an ancient hero, a beautiful youth
greatly addicted to the chase and fin
ally killed in hunt.
Glover is the common name for the
trifolium, an allusion which will be
understood by all persons.
The hydrangea is named from two
Greek words meaning ga water YES
SELL" referring to the cup form of the
capsule or seed vessel.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-03

A man asked an Irish priest What a
miracle was. He gave him full ex-
PLANTATION, which did not satisfy the
man, who said: "Now, won't you give
me an example of miracle?"
"Well," said the priest, 'step be-
fore me and I'll see what l can do"
AS the man did so he gave him a
tremendous kick behind.
"Did you feel that?" he asked.
"Begorra, did feel it, sure enough. :"
WELL" said the priest, sit would
be a miracle if you didn't.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-03
DOES CULTURE KILL?

Switzerland cannot boast of a sim
gle man who is 100 years old, but
Spain has 40.
England possesses of centenarians,
146; Ireland, SIS; Scotland, 46; Den
mark, 2; Belgium, 5; Sweden, 10;
Norway, with 1000, 900 inhabitants,
%.
Some astonishing figures come from
the troublesome and turbulent Balkan
peninsula. Servia has SIS persons
more than 100 years old; Roumania,
1,084; Bulgaria, 1883. Bulgaria has a
centenarian to every 1000 inhabit-
ants and holds the international re :
cord. In 1892 alone there died in Bull :
garia $50 persons of more than 100
years.
A German scientist and statistician
has been looking over the census re-
port of Europe and has learned a few
things from the records. He finds
among other things that higher civili
cation does not promote long life.
The German empire. with a popula-
ton of 81, 0OO,O 900, has but 7s subjects
who are more than 100 years old, and
France with 40, 900, 900 people, has 213
persons who have passed their Tooth
birthday.