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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20
short story Holds n Meeting

The Short Story Club held its regular ses-
sion at the Lehman building November
10. pleasant evening was spent in the
discussion of Dickens and his writings.
The music was furnished by Miss Gertrude
Metcalf. and the story of the evening. en-
Titled Solving a Psychological Problem. y
ghost narrative. founded on fact, was
written by Mrs s. NJ Hayden. Owing to
tho authors recent Illness. Mrs F.. r. Bur-
ket kindly consented to act as her sub
sntnte IN its reading. Miss Corrinne Hav
recited The Turkey Tail Fair" a planta-
tioil story ana in response to an encore
gave the courtship scene between Herr "
and Catharine OF Aracon.
PIesiden, Kirk read letters to and from
An,hohy hope Hawkins. the latter ex-
pressing regrets at his inability to he a
guest OF the club at that meeting.
Visitors present were: Mr. and Mrs. An
pesoh D lark. Mr. and Mrs. 8. X. Hail.
Mrs N II. Sterns Mr. George n C.ntn,
Mrs Peacock and Miss Metcalf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20
BOUGHT BY) A RAILROAD
Strip Of Land SixE-six Feet Wide and
About Twe1 Miles Long.
The Chesapeake hay Railroad Com
p"ny PurchAses the. Right of Way
Through the District.

The right of way formerly owned by the
Maryland Southern Railway Company has
been purchase by the Chesapeake Bay
Railroad Company AS has been stated re-
cenuy In The Star. this company is now
engaged In the construction of a railroad
from point on the Chesapeake bay about
twenty-five miles south of Bay Ridge, to
the District line near Burrville, and thence
1t Is proposed to go by direct line to Deane-
wood, station on the Pennsylvania rail-
road near Benning.
II VIII be recalled that charter was OBJ
tanned from Congress some thirteen years
ago by company known as the Southern
Maryland Railroad, for the purpose of
building railroad from Deanewood to the
Distrlct me- the right to continue the road
through Maryland to the Chesapeake bay
wing been secured from the Maryland
lie yisiature 49,
rms ROAD was graded and the ties were
lald put 1t was never fully completed. and
was never operated as a railroad. The
land thus acquired by the railroad is a
strip some sixty-six feet wide, extending
from Deanewood to the District line which
nad been sold by the District for taxes and
purchased by individuals. 1t is the title to
this land which the Chesapeake Bay Rail-
read Company has secured by purchase
from the holders of the tax titles.
Electricity VS.. Stcnm.
Workmen are now engaged in building
the roadbed of the portion of the line in
Maryland, and active operations are going
on along the line of the proposed ROAD
lying within the District. 1t has not yet
heen decided by the promoters of this en-
terprise whether the road when constructed
VIII be operated by steam or electricity 1t
Is stated to have been the original intention
OF thoSe who are building this road, and
VINO. as already announced in The Star are
mainly western capitalists, to operate the
entlre road by steam, but since they have
begun the building of the road the dealers
In electrical supplies have made PROPOSE
ions TO them in regard to equipping the
entire road with the overhead trolley.
1t is claimed by the electrical people thai
as good rate of speed can be secured
from the overhead trolley as from steam,
and as this Is an important point with the
promoters of this enterprise, they are CIV
ing the matter some consideration.
Columbia Railroad Extension.
AS already stated in The Star a direct
connection with the city is proposed to be
secured by means of an overhead trolley
road. which is to be built along the Ben
ming road from the terminus of the Column
bia railroad at 18th and H streets north
east to Deanewood, which would be the
northern terminus of the proposed CheSa-
Feake bay railroad.
The managers of the Columbia railroad
sion for authority to build this Benning
road line, and, If authority is given, those
who are interested in the Chesapeake bay
railroad enterprise believe that passengers
can he conveyed from the heart of the
city to ChesaEeake bay within one hour
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20
THE SOLDIERS HOME.
Intempernnce the Cause of the Only
Disorders.

General Miles, as president of the board
of commissioners of the Soldiers Home,
near this city, has made report to the
Secretary of War of the recent operations
of that institution. According to this re-
port, September 30 last, there were LII
beneficiaries on the rolls ian increase of
43 over last year,, and 724 of the bene-
f1ciaries We're present at the home on
the date named. The total income of the
home during the past year was S221 65S, of
which $134, 256 resulted from deductions of
12k cents per month from soldiers pay,
court-martial fines, forfeitures of desert
ers, etc, and s1,449 was interest from
the permanent fund. The income also in
deceased inmates and miscellaneous
sources.
The expenditures were $163,745 for cur
rent expenses and $31 101 for permanent
improvements, making a total expenditure
of s194, S46. The increase in the permanent
fund is stated at s26,S12, and the balance
in the United States Treasury September
30 last 81, 1877 sos.
The amount expended for permanent i'm
provements was principally for completing
the new amusement hall, purchase of ma
terial and hire of labor in wiring for
electro light plant about to be installed
contract having been awarded for the
necessary electrical machinery for the pur-
pose.
or the IA resident inmates, 566 are re-
ceiving pensions from Sc to $50 per month,
with one receiving $50 and one So, and
Cos had war service.
The amusement hall was completed in
January last, and a variety of excellent en-
tertainments have been given
The governor reported that almost the
only disorders that have occurred at the
home were the result of intemperance an
evil, he says, that cannot be cured and can
be ameliorated only by wise disciplinary
measures. ST ~
board to the food supplies, which. the re-
port says. nave been brought Up to a
higher standard. oq
An excelleRts library is provided with
daily and weekly. papers and magazines.
and the buildings have been kept In good
repair, and fae grounds and driveways are
in excellent alon(fitpn. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20
REDUCTION AND REMOVAL.
Questioned Whether They Can he Re-
Earded in the Same Light.


If the case of F. A. Crandall. lately re-
duced from the position of superintendent
of documents to librarian of the document
room of the government printing office, is
sion it is doubtful whether the commits
SION will consider that it has any jurisdic-
ton III the matter. The commission has
rot yet construed the reduction of a gov
eminent employee. without being given an
opportunity to see and answer charges
against him, as a violation of the Presi-
dents amendment to rule IL The commits
sion has interpreted this amendment to the
rule as referring to dismissals from the
departments it has been applied to reduc-
lions.
This is the case in the Treasury DEPART
ment, and under this Interpretation of the
rule Auditor Castle furnished each of the
clerks he anticipated reducing with written
charges and called upon them to show
cause why they should not be reduced
The civil service commission, however.
will probably continue to interpret the
Presidents order as applying to removals
from the service only until the President
himself gives instructions that he intended
it to apply to reductions in rating, IL he did
so intend.
In this event the only way In which the
case of Mr.. Crandall could reach the Presi
dent would be through his friends who. II
is thought likely, will lay the matter before
him personally. The case is especially in
teresting, as it may be the means of some
further order from the President more
Felearly defining his amendment to rule II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20
Dull, Featureless Market in Stocks at
New York.
SUGAR AND GAS SHARES IMPROVED
Prices Toward the Close Stiffened
Up Slightly.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, November 2o.-The transac-
lions on the stock exchange today were de-
void of any particular interest and were
characterized by a very dull. featureless
market, with no attention paid TO any par
ticular stock.
The opening prices We're a little lower
and continued to work lower during the
first hour of trading talk around the
room that the fire in London would make
money tight there and a declining market
The decline here was very slight, however
and, although the trading was very dull
the marked strength of the past three days
commenced to assert itself, and a slight
betterment of prices resulted.
The transactions in Sugar fell off con.
siderSbly, and the price recorded a de.
cline, but at the reduced price the stock
was bought and advanced to the initial
ots'ioa--- sc--s'he-s e closed
The other speciality Of the active list
Consolidated Gas-scorei a gain of two
points today. and closed very strong al
about top figure. The rest of the list was
almost neglected, and the result of the
transactions for the day is a fractional de-
cline.
The week just ended has been one OF
staSnatIon in the stock market. Prices
have shown marked strength and particu-
nave witnessed some good buying. The
buying of these stocks is due principally
to their particular bright future as regards
extra dividends.
The most active stock during the week
has been Sugar, which has attracted most
OF the attention. IL was certainly the
key to the rest of the list. The strength of
this stock was due to the usual clique buy
ing.
Aside from the activity of Sugar and the
hurries in gas stocks. the market during
the week has been without features Earn
ings continue good; and the news from
washington is more favorable but the
near future for stocks is continuation of
the present traders market. with OCCASION
al furries, until the assembling of Con-
gress.
The bank statement shows that the banks
have gained over three million dollars,
of which four-fifths is legal tenders. The
loans show an increase of nearly five mil
lion dollars, which is largely due to the
fir ancing of the Union Pacific purchase.
The arrangements for operating this pur-
chase are complete that there is hardly
possibility that the money market will
be disturbed by 1T. The reserve is now
34.S, 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20
BoNA-F1DE 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 it's legitimate circulation enor-
mously. in orier 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
eluded in what purports to be an
honest statement of circulation.
Intelligent advertisers, however.
judge by results, and bogus circula-
tons don't give them.
The family circulation of The Star
Is many thousands in excess of any
other Washington paper.
The variance between the circula-
ton figures furnished by the Adver-
Users Guarantee Company and
those given in the weekly statement
published by The Star is due to
the fact that the former figures in
clude only those sold for cash, while
the latter include copies for which
other valuable consideration is given,
such as copies furnished employees
and others for services to advertisers
and to exchanges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20
GOVERNOR AHUMADA.
Ruler of chihuahua Now a Visitor in
Washington.

Governor Miguel Ahumada of the prov.
ince of chihuahua, Mexico, arrived here
late yesterday afternoon, having left his
home about a month ago. Governor Anu
mada is accompanied by mis- wife and little
daughter. He has made quite an exten.
sive tour of the country, having visited
Chicago, New York and other cities. He
has never before been in the United States
although Chihuahua, of which he is the
governor. is one of the border provinces
of his country.
Shortly after he arrived yesteday Minis
ter Romero called on him, and today he re-
ceived many visitors. largely from among
the friends Of Governor Shepherd, with
whom he has long held very close relations
in Mexico.
This morning Governor Ahumada, ac-
companied by the secretary of the Mexican
legation, made a tour of the city, and to a
Star reporter who called on him this at
ternoon he expressed great admiration for
the beauties of the city, as well as for the
country ct large.
He visited the Capitol, new library build
ing and State Department building and
was greatly pleased with the architecture
of these structure. It is expected he will
call on President Mckinley Monday, after
which he will leave for Chicago, thence
going to California and shortly thereafter
returning to Chihuahua
Governor Ahunada is an old friend OF
Governor Shepherd. He said he had left
him and his family in good health. The
governors mining properties, he said, are
in a state of active development He said
Governor Shepherd was highly regarded in
Mexico, the mining work he is CARRYING
on being exceedingly successful.
Speaking of the province of which he is
governor he said there are about 1000
Americans resident there, chiefly engaged
in mining, merchandising and stock rails
Ing. Conditions there were generally pros
porous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20
HARVARD VS.. PENNSY
Continued from First Page.)

2:11.-Dibble gains fifteen yards around
left end.
213.-Pennsylvania ball on her five-yard
| line.
2:21-Minds punts to Pennsylvania thir-
| ty-fve-yard line. Harvards ball.
2:2S-Pennsylvanias ball on tumble.
twenty-fye-yard line for free kicks.
Houghton punts out of bounds.
| 2:2fHoushton punts. Minds carries ball
| back fifteen yads. Pennsylvania's ball on
| Harvards forty-fve-yard line.
2:2-Minds kicks to Harvard's ten-yard
| line.
2:25rHoughton UNITS to Morice Morice
| carries ball back twenty-five yards Penn
sylvania's ball on Harvards twenty five
yard line
| 2:2s-Pennsylvania's ball on Harvards
| fifteen-yard line.
| 22eJackson gains five yards on quarter
| back kick. Ball on Harvard's ten-yard
| line.
2:35-Ball on Harvard's 5-yard line Third
down one yard to gain. Harvard's ball on
tumble.
2:3s-Houghton kicks to Harvard,s So
yard line.
2:39-Morice tries for goal from Pennsyl-
vania's 35-yard line, but misses.
2:40-Houghton kicks.
2:43.-Ball on HGrvard's 20-yard line.
2:45.-Minas kicks goal from field on place
kick from Harvards 25-yard line. Score
PENNSYLVANIA. 3: Harvard. 0.
2:46.-Houghton kicks: Morice returns
punt, harvard S Dali on ler .1U-yaru line.
2:AS.-Houghton kicks to PENIS 30-yard
lire. Minds returns punt to Harvard
4o-yard line. Boyle hurt.
2:O.-Houghton kicks to PENIS 25-yard
lire. Minds returns kick to Harvard's
45-yard line.
Houghton punts. PENIS ball on her
thirty-ive-yard line.
Minds punts to Harvard's f1fteen-yard
line. Harvard's ball.
2:3J-Houghton puntS to PENIS fifty-yard
line. PENIS ball. Minds returns punt to
Harvard's fifteen-yard line. Harvard's ball.
::54-Houghton punts. PENIS ball on
Harvard's forty-fve-yard line.
2:5l-MindS punts. Harvard'S ball on
Harvards three-yard line
2:1S-Houghton kicks. Morice makes free
catch and is given fifteen yards on foul
yard line.
3:03-Pennsylvania's ball on Harvard's
11-yard line.
3:05-Ball on Harvards 2-yard line.
3:O6-Minds scores touch down and kicks
goal. Score: Pennsylvania, IL; Harvard
5OS-Houghton kicks; Morice returns kick
to middle of field. Harvard's ball in mid
field.
:1o-Hcughtcn kicks. PENIS ball on her
twenty-five-Yard line.
3:12-Minds kicks to midfield
3:13-Parker makes fifty-five-yard run for
touchdown for Harvard. Houghton kicks
goal. Score: Pennsylvania, IL; Harvard, G.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20
MARRIAGE TO BE PRESUMED.
Assistant Secretary Davis Reyerscs
Pension Office Decisinn

WEBSTER Davis, assistant secretary of the
department of the Interior, today rendered
many important pension decisions anon.
them being decision in the claim of Chas.
"A. Fry and Sarah E. Fry, minor children
OF John Fry of Company E, 10Th Kentucky
Ii fantry.
ms claim was rejected by the pension
department under the last administration
on the ground that the evidence failed to
sho" that the mother of the claimants was
the lawful wife of the soldier
me Facts in the case are that soon after
the war closed the soldier and Mary Green.
po'h residents of Kentucky, went to Ili-
hois. where they remained for some time
period of about four years after which
they returned to Kentucky, and lived there
until the death of the woman, in 1878.
In Illinois they lived together" says the
assistant secretary, ''as man and wife. and
stated that they were married, and were
regarded as married persons in the COM
munity where they lived. After their re-
turn to Kentucky they continued to live
together. ana hold themselves out to the
public as husband and wife, alleging that
they had been married in Illinois, and this
relation was maintained until the death of
the wife.
1T is impossible to obtain any direct proof
OF the marriage, both OF the parties being
dead. and no person being found who knows
when or where the marriage occurred, or,
In fact that there was a marriage"
MIR. Davis reverses the action of the pen
sion department, and among other things
says that:
These parties lived together as man and
wife continuously for ten years or more:
during all that time their reputation was
that OF married people; they declared that
they were married; they conducted them
selves in all respects like married pople
they We're treated and received as hus-
band and wife among their friends and
negnbors, and it appears that at the time
they began to live together there was 10
impeachment to lawful marriage on the
part of either of them. l think any court
would. in such case, presume marriage in
the absence of facts tending to create a
counter presumption.
1T is quite possible that the parties were
united in marriage by formal ceremony
The failure to find any record of such cere-
mony is by no means conclusive evidence
that they were not. The records of the
county wherein they lived in Illinois were
destroyed by fire. But aside from this 1
think there can be no question as to the
sufficiency of the evidence to establish a
common law marriage in Illinois. After
that it must be presumed that the soldier
and the mother of the claimants were law
fully married. The decision of February
20, 1897, Is therefore rescinded and the re-
lection of the claim set aside
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20
PECULIAR MISHAP.
A Lady Slips Through nm OPENING I'm
the Pavement.


A peculiar accident occurred this morning
in front of the building No. 705 18th street.
fitted up to be used as the ticket Office of
the Southern Railway Company A man
working there raised the iron door of the
coal hole near the curb of the sidewalk to
dump some rubbish in 1t. A number OF
people were passing at the time, and just
as he raised the door a couple Of ladies
reached the place, and. not noticing the
danger. one Of them slipped into the open
ing.
The pile of rubbish IN the vault prevented
her from falling more than four or five
feet, but she received a painful cut on
the upper lip and was badly shaken up.
She was taken into Thompson's drug store
and carriage being called she soon left
for her home. She declined to give her
name to the police officer who was near
when the accident occurred. and said she
did not care to have any arrest made.
The man opening the door in the pave
ment declared that he had raised 1t only
sufficiently to allow him to dump the rub
bish. the accident occurring just as he
was doing So
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20

Adjutant General Brock has received a
telegram from General Wade at ST. Paul.
stating that all troops. excepting a de-
tachment of twenty men, with Lieutenant
Freeman of the 10th Cavalry and Lieuten-
ant Hunt of the 26th Infantry, have been
withdrawn from Fort Custer and distribut-
ed as follows: Troops A and E of the 10th
Cavalry to Fort Keogh, Troop K. 10th Cav
airy. TO Fort Assinniboine; Companies A
and d, 18th Infantry. to Fort Harrison
Lieutenant Colonel Daggett has been or
dered TO Fort Missoula. Troop Il. 10th Cav
airy. will soon be ordered TO Fort Keogh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20
TRAILS COVERED WITH SNOW.
Marrow Escape of Travellers ON Sum-
init of Skaguny.

ShAGCAf, Alaska. November IL, via.
Seattle. Wash, November 20.-On the Ska
quay trail the snow is fully three feet deep.
At is five or six feet on the Dyea route
E. Erving Halstead, formerly Of Tacoma,
and Charles L. Warner, manager of the
Pacific coast branch OF the Westinghouse
Electric Company, whose headquarters are
III Tacoma, had experience this week
on the summit OF the Skaguay which near
iy cost Mr.. Warner his life. On the summit
he became exhausted from travelling in
snow nearly up to his neck and fell fiat on
his face, unable to rise But for the time
~ arrival of detachment CT Canadian po-
lice Mr.. Warner would certainly have per
fshed before Halstead could have procured
aid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20
TESTING THE QUALITIES.
Carcascs of Hogs to BE Analysed b.
Agricultural Department..

There were received at the laboratory OF
the animal division, Department of AgricHi-
.ure, today. TIE carcasses of the hogs which
were raised at the 'Ames experiment sta
ton, Iowa, and were fed under different
conditions. These carcasses will be cut w
and analysed in the laboratory to determine
the amount of fat, bone and other co,lstitu-
ent parts in Zach, to see which condition oil
feeding was the best to produce bacon
and lard hogs, respectively, and also to
determine which of the breeds was the
best. There were samples of the Berkshir
Poland, China, TamWorth, Chester and
Yorkshire varieties. The meat will be given
away when the chemists are through with
their experiments. The animals were, OF
course, free from all disease as the idea
was simply 10 experiment as TO the feeding
conditions and breeds. They were killed by
Swift & Co. of Chicago, who will ship sew
eral carcasses of the different breeds to
Europe to discover which brings the high
er price
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20
Medals for Saving Life.

The Secretary of State has received from
the British government. through the en-
bassy here. medals for the mate, cook and
two se%men Of the American vessel George
s. Boutwell, OF Gloucester. Mass, in recop.
milton Of services rendered to the shin
wrecked crew of the British stsamshi,
warwick. which stranded on the COAST nj
New BRUNSWICK last December. The med
ais have been fordwarded to the haroio
seamen for whom Intended
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20
4 New Counterfeit.

A rev counterfeit ten-dollar national
bank note has been discovered on the Los
Angeles National Bank of Los Angeles
Cal IL Is a Photographic production.
printed on two pieces Of paper pasted to-
gether containing silk or imitation of
It On the whole, the note has good ap-
pearance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20
Judge Was Accommodating.

Among the individuals arraigned today
in the Police Court as Migrants was James
Bennett.
He was drunk last night" explained a
policeman. land told me he wanted to be
sent down. Therefore brought him into
court"
for couple OF days." admitted Bennett.
Judge Scott Is obliging. and accommo-
dated the man with thirty couples. Two
months was the sentence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20
-cIematis Club Dance.

The Clematis Social Club gave it's first
complimentary dance Of the season Novem-
Der Is. at Typographical Temple, and re-
ceived many compliments for. the manner
in which stfe affair was conducted. Re-
freshments were served
The hext meeting Of the club viii be held
at the residence Of Mrs. J. T. Barber. a1th
and streets northwest. November "a.
The club has under consideration an en-
tertainment for the benefit OF rthe poor OF
the city. -