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Evening star., 1897-01-20
THE SALE STOPPE Ed
The Anacostia Road Will Not Be Sold To-
morrow.
History of the Controversy Between
the Road and District COmmf ssiOn-
ers Over Various Paving Orders.

Upon the petition of the Anacostia and
Potomac Railroad Company Judge Cox this
afternoon signed an order restraining the
sale tomorrow of the roads franchise, un-
der certificate of Indebtedness of 1871, is
sued to the late H. L. Crawford, and under
similar certificates issued to the Washing
ton Asphalt Block and Tile Company. The
restraining order was issued against the
District. the Commissioners thereof, and
the Washington Asphalt Block and Tile
Company, being made returnable Monday
next.
The railroad company sets forth that
agreeable to the provisions of the act of
Congress of August 1, 1888, 1t laid it's
tracks on level with the surface of the
streets, and paved the space between
them with good substantial material, cob
BILE stones and granite blocks and kept all
in good order. September 1894. the Dis
trict authorities ordered that all granite
block pavements then In place in the two
FOOT strip on the south side of Canal street
between and c be removed and rev
pavement of asphalt blocks laid therein.
The company protested that said change
at the companys expense was not lawful
but the protest was unavailing. and the
District employed the Washington Asphalt
Block and Tile Company to remove the old
and lay the new pavement and sent the
railroad company bill for S335.59. for the
WORK. III IdNOr OF the said Washington
company.
During the summer Of 1895 the District
ordered the railroad company to change
its tracks on E street between South Capt.
tol and I'd streets southeast to conform to
new grade and improvements and repave
with asphalt blocks.
The company refused to do so. whereupon
the District did the work, submitting pill
for $3 1881. GA. The railI Dad company claims
that the acts of the District in the premises
We're invalid and Ii also complains that it
paid the Crawford certificate. The company
charges that the District Commissioners
propose to split up and sell portions Of its
franchise, to wit. the right to occupy por-
tions of the tracks over which the Metro
poitan the lexington and Soldiers Home
and the Capitol, North o and South Wash
ington railroad companies also have right
of way. and that such sales would be un-
lawful.
Therefore. the company prays that such
sales may be anjoined, and that said al
legged certifca tes of Indebtedness be de-
olared null and void and surrendered to the
District and Cancelled. The company is rep
resented by Attorneys Edwards and Bar
nard.
Evening star., 1897-01-20
AIMING At THEATER HATS.
Provisions of n Bill Intended to Sup
press Them.

ST. LOUIS, January 2O.-Mr. Watson in
the house of delegates last night introduced
bill aimed at women who wear high hats
in theaters. A proposition to kill the meas
ure failed to pass by a vote of to 4.
Managers who permit high hats shall be
fined not less than SO nor more than SO
1t is made the duty of policemen who wit
ness the violation of the ordinance to ar
rest the offenders after the close of the
show. The offender is to be released upon
payment of s. to the police officer, whic h
sum is to be forfeited in case the offender
fails to appear for trial If the offender
appears and is found guilty a fine of not
less than s. nor more than s. is to be as
seSsed.
Evening star., 1897-01-20
Medal Of Honor Awarded.

:: The President has awarded medal of
honor to DIR. George w. Brush Of Brook
lyn. N. Y, for distinguished gaIlantry in
,action on the Ashepeo river. s.. c.. May,
1864. This officer. then captain 34th u. 8.
C. Infantry, voluntarily commanded q
boat crew, which went to the rescue of a
large number Of Union soldiers On board
the stranded steamer Boston, and, with
great gallantry, succeeded in conveying
them to thu shore. being exposed the while
to heavy fire from rebel battery. Med
ais have ale0 been awarded to the soldiers
who participated in the rescue.
Evening star., 1897-01-20
Ex-pREs1DEsr HARRISON.

He Appeared in the Supreme Court
as Counsel.
Ex-President Harrison was in the Su-
preme Court today, whore he appears as
counsel in the case of Mrs. Catherine For
sythe, against the town OF Hammond,
near Chicago. Mrs. Forsythe seeks to
prevent the annexation of a large tract OF
land owned by her to the. town, and the
ex-President is among her counsel, as is
also ex-Attorney General Miller. Mr.. Miller
opened the argument for Mrs. Forsyrhe and
was followed by Mr.. CT II. Aldrich, for the
Hammond corporation.
Gen. Harrison will close the argument for
Mrs. Forsythe late fn the day.
Evening star., 1897-01-20
MURDERED IN MEXICO.

An American MinernlOgist Killed in
the Mountains.
POMONA. Cal. January 2O.-Henry Gray,
who recently went to Mazatland, Mex, to
vieit his brother, Joseph Gray, a we'll
known gold miner Of Arizona and a grad
uate of the State University of California,
writes that the latter has been murdered
in the mountains forty-seven miles from
MaZatland.
The authorities in Mexico have been in
vestigating the case. but they have as yet
not found the least clew to the identity of
the murderers.
Evening star., 1897-01-20
For Tennessee's Centennial,

Representative Washington OF Tennessee
Mr. Gardiner G. Hubbard and Major Powel;
appeared before the House appropriations
committee today to urge an appropriation
OF SlooVo to enable the District of Columbia
to make an exhibit at the Tennessee can-
tennial OF the fund 5000 is TO he de-
voted 10 an exhibition by The colored resi-
dents of the District -N''
Evening star., 1897-01-20

tween the parents in the local courts is dis
posed of.
Mr.. Tobriner, Mr.. Wilber's counsel. an
nounced that there was no desire on the
part OF the father to keep Mrs. WILDER from
pose no objection to her visiting the child
as often as the rules of the school would
permit.
Mr. Wilbef's Answer.
When the hearing commenced this morn
ing the court room was well filled with
spectators, and. while no witnesses were
placed upon the stand, Mr.. Wilber's an
swer was decidedly interesting paper
Evening star., 1897-01-20
The Free Homes Bill.

The free homes bill will be reported
back to the House exactly as 1t came from
the Senate, according to decision reach
ed by the House committee on public lands
yesterday. Chairman Lacey of the COM
mittee gave notice that he would make a
minority report to the House n favor of
exempting from the operation of the bill
the lands which the government is selling
as trustee for Indians. He proposed the
amendment at the committee meeting, but
1t was rejected.
Evening star., 1897-01-20
BIG WATER CARNIVAL.
British Warships to Honor Admfra
Beardslee at San Diego.

Beardslee at San Diego.
SAN DIEGO. Cal, January 2O.-The ST.
Andrews. with officers of the British gum
boat Pheasant. which has just arrived. re-
veals the fact that orders have been is
sued to have the Pheasant, Comus and I'm
perieuse rendezvous here about February
% to participate In the big water carnival
to be held in the bay Of San Diego in honor
Of Rear Admiral Beardslee, U.S.N., COM
mander Of the north Pacific squadron, who
will retire from the navy on that date.
The affair will be participated In by mil
itary detachments from all southern Cal
ifornia and sailors and marines from the
United States ships Oregon, Philadelphia,
Monterey, Monadnock, Adams and Alba
tross and the British gunboats Pheasant,
Comus and Imperieuse, making upward of
5000 men in the parade. A grand interna-
tionaI review. to be participated In by ships
OF both navies. under charge of Rear Ad-
mirai Beardslee. is also contemplated.
Evening star., 1897-01-20
Acts Approved.

The President has approved the act pro-
v'ding for certain requirements for vessels
propelled by gas. fluid. naphtha or electric
motors; the act for the entry of lands I'm
Greer county, Okla, and the acts for the
relief of VIM B. Ellis and Patrick Rainey
Evening star., 1897-01-20
Proposed Dinner to senator sh.-m.,

~ SehatOr ShermaD l..
The members of the Ohio delegation In
the House are arranging for compliment
ary dinner to be given to Senator Sherman
Upon bis retirement from the Senate 10 ac-
eept the portfolio of state in Mr.. McKin-
iey,s cabinet. No details of the dinner
have yet been decided upon. but iI will he
given j. st prior to the expiration of this
session OF Congress, probably in the closing
days Of February.
Evening star., 1897-01-20
A Fleet Enxineer's ColIause

Word has been received here that Fleet
Engineer Burnap, veteran of the civil
var. has collapsed under the strain of look
ing out for the 1900 horse power ma
chinery of the Olympia and also supervising
the motive power of the other vessels of
the Asiatic squadron.
Evening star., 1897-01-20
STATUE TO L'ENFANT,
Representative MOrse's Bill to Erec
One in This City.

One in This City.
Representative Morse has introduced in
the House bill to build a bronze statue to
Peter Charles LEnfant, the French en-
gineer who laid out the city of Washington.
The bill calls for an appropriation of $780,
600, and the statue, If the bill becomes law,
is to be erected under the direction of a
commission of five, two Of whom shall be
appointed by the Speaker of the House. two
by the President of the Senate and one by
the Secretary of War. The commission is
empowered to prepare and select a plan and
contract for and locate the monument on
ground belonging to the United States gov
ernment
Evening star., 1897-01-20
THE ARBITRATION TREATY.
Difficult for the London Times to Be-
lieve Rejection Possible.

LONDON, January 2O.-The Times COM
ments editorially this morning upon the
fears expressed by a correspondent in the
United States that the general arbitration
Treaty will perhaps be not ratified by the
Senate. The Times finds it difficult to be-
lieve that the treaty will be rejected after
having obtained the approval CT the eXecu-
uves of both countries
England, however" it continues, has
done her part and no blame will fall on our
shoulders if II lapses.''
Evening star., 1897-01-20

ID. and o. Earnings Show Increase.
BALTIMORE, January 20-The earnings
Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad for the
month of December, 1899. were s., les. ss3.
an increase of $l07 ,343
Evening star., 1897-01-20
The Next Loud Bill Hearing.

Senator Chandler, acting chairman of the
committee on past offices and post roads
announces that there win be further hear.
ings on the Loud bill on Saturday. Jan
vary 28, and Saturday, January 80. which
will conclude the hearings.
Evening star., 1897-01-20
and so were the afidavits that accompanied

Mr. Leon NJ. Tobriner, counsel for Rep
resentative WILDER, read his answer to
Mrs. Wilbers suit. 1t was a long paper
and was accompanied by dozen or more
affidavits from people of Oneonta, N y
and vicinity, touching the relations between
Mr.. and Mrs. WiIho~s From the contents
Evening star., 1897-01-20

Ocean Steamships Arrived.
NEW YORK. January 2O.-Arriyed Nord-
land, Antwerp.
SOUTHAMPTON, January 2O.-Arrived.
Spree. New York, for Bremen.
Evening star., 1897-01-20
A Bill for Sick LeaHea-

senator Burrows today introduced a bill
granting thirty days of sick leave annually.
with pay, to the employees of the govern
meht printing office and the bureau of en-
craving and printing.
Evening star., 1897-01-20

Mrs. Harris was Miss Jane Travis of the
same state in which she died. She was lit
tie known in Washington, although her
husband has been in public life here for
many years, because the climate did not
agree with her. She spent some time here
when her husband was first elected senator
but has not been in Washington for many
years.
Senator and Mrs Harris were married
fifty-one years ago, and their marriage was
one of the great ante-bellum events of
southern society. Senator Harris was then
in public life and was as well known and
popular almost as now.
Mrs. Harris was distant descendant of
Davy Crockett of Tennessee, and in her
younger days frequently had the name of
Crockett applied to her by her companions
because of her fearless horseback riding of
which she was very fond. She was one of
the most beautiful woman of her state and
was leader until family cares prevented
her taking part in state social matters.
Evening star., 1897-01-20
COnsuls ReroRnixed.

The President has recognized Gilkey Du-
lin as Swedish vice consul at San Diego.
Cal, and w. H. Leinkaup as vice consul
Of the Netherlands at Mobile, Ala.
Evening star., 1897-01-20
DEATH OF MRS. HARRIS.
Wife of the Senator From Tennesse,
Breathea Her Inst.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, January 2O.-Mrs. Mar
tha Maria Harris, wife of United States
Senator Isham G. Harris, died this morning
at her residence at Paris, Tenn.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-07-01
To Teachers.

We wish to announce to- the teacher
IN this vicinity, and public in genera
hat you will lose many dollars b,
sending away for school cards, East
n cards, etc. We have them in al
'izes and kinds, every one beauty
Our stock of cards is so large for yo,
0 select from and, we will sell Their
20 cheap that we know we will sell yol
f you will only come and see us.
d. CLEVELAND & Co.,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-07-01
Dr.. Fenner's Kidney and Blackjack
Cnra.

If you suffer from kidney, bladder
)r urinary troubles take this wonder
jul remedy, it is prepared by an emf
aent physician, a writer of &C
knowledged authority on medica
questions. Old gentlemen troubled b,
100 frequent urine always find cure
'esult from using it. Scheldrup &
Fiesler, sole agents will refund your
nouev if not satisfied after using tn,
first bottle.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-07-01

Don't you want rake and wheel
barrow to clean up your yard w,
keep them How Bros & Co
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-07-01

For SAIE-I offer for sale at bar.
cain the Mrs. Colvert brick residence
]. f. COOPER.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-07-01
no TAl CIRCUS.
Barnum Il BAILEY AixcursiOnss to be
Run ON All Railroads.

+ &
Barnum 4 HALEY excursions to be
Run ON All Railroads.
OThe great Barnum & Bailey Circus |
is to exhibit in st. Cloud, July 10. |
and for the notable occasion all rail
roads will make special low round
trip ticket, SO that all those who de-
sire to witness the Greatest Show on
Earth, can do so at a small expense.
The Barnum & Bailey Circus this
year, while always the best and big
gest in the past, is now conceded TO be
the most Incompatible exhibition in
he entire world. Nothing has ever or
will ever approach it, for the genuine
merit of it's circus performance, the
'ize and completeness of it's menagerie
and the wonderful display of it's gor
geous equipment. The showsj requir,
sixty big railroad cars for it's trans
portation, employs 700 people and pc
;esses over 400 horses and half hun
ired cages of rare animals. It's dali.
lily instructs and entertains severa
million of patrons. 1t is the big show
Of the universe and one of the largest
enterprises in the entire world. II
will be great day for this vicinity,
ard doubtless large crowd will a.
vail themselves of the low rate and at
lend the performance from this place.
On last Saturday the Grey Eagl,
Base Ball team came over to play ou
boys. The game was called at 3 P. M.
and was an interesting game.
At the end of the third inning the scor,
was tie, three each. After that the
Grey Eagle boys went to pieces ant
our club walked away from them will
ease. The score at the end of tn,
game was six to ninteen in favor OF
Sank Centre. The Grey Eagles
brought over only six men and had to
substitute three, was one of the rea.
sons of their being so far behind.
The place to buy your fire-crackers.
Gorpedoes, rockets, Roman Candles
in short, all kinds of fireworks for
the Fourth of July, is at D. Cleveland
& Co.'S.
The best is the cheapest Bankol's
atent fly screen being made by The
Sank Centre Manufacturing Co it il
he latest and best. See them befor,
buying.
Flags of all sizes for decorative pur-
poses, false faces and other Fourth
July incidentals, at D. Cleveland {
Co.'S. Call and examine their stock.
WANTED-Two girls, Immediately
one for laundry and one for kitchen,
at the Sank Centre House
Master Willis Dean met with pain
full accident on Tuesday. While play
ing about the warehouse of his fathe
ne fell through an opening in the sec
md floor striking heavily on the foo
below badly straining his foot. He
)ut on. crutches.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-07-01

ard doubtless a large crowd will a
vail themselves of the low rate and at
5end the performance from this place.
Evening star., 1897-06-10
FAIR TONIGHT.
Warmer Weather Indicated for To
MORROW.

Warmer Weather Indicated for To-
morrow.
Forecast till s pm. Friday--For the Dis
trict Of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia. fair tonight and Friday: warmer
Friday; northerly winds, becoming vari-
able.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The area of high pressure has moved
slightly to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
diminishing markedly in magnitude. A
wide ridge of high pressure extends from
the gulf to Ontario. A high pressure area
has moved from the north Pacific coast to
Montana.
A storm of considerable intensity has de-
veloped of the southern New England
coast, fall of O.42 of an inch in twenty
four hours being reported from Boston. A
trough of low pressure extends from Texas
to Manitoba.
Rain has fallen IN this trough in New
England, the lower lake region and in
Florida.
The temperature has remained stationary
in New England, III the extreme north
west, in the east gulf, and has risen gen.
orally elsewhere.
Fair weather may be expected in the mid
die and south Atlantic states; increasing
cloudiness and showers in the Ohio valley.
The following heavy precipitation Gn
inches) was reported:
During the past twenty-four hours
Mortified. 1.5s; Portland. Me, 1O2: Boston.
1.S4; Albany, 40, New York city, los;
Saint Paul, 1.O4.
Rivers-The following changes in the
rivers Qn feet and tenths) have occurred:
Evening star., 1897-06-10
NDE-N ED LOCALS

Nicholas Bloss, thirteen years old, son
OF Lumber Inspector Bloss, happened to
be on the street near 18th and e streets,
this morning, when a runaway horse came
struck the boy and knocked him down. He
was taken to the Emergency Hospital In
the patrol wagon, and the doctor found that
his knee was painfully injured.
Near the corner Of 5th and I streets
northeast there is a pond Of stagnant wa
ter in the gutter, and It's filthy condition
was complained about today by the police.
There is a leak in the water pipe beneath
the sidewalk near 14th and East Capitol
streets. and an obstructed sewer In front
of sos H street southwest.
Lieut.. Kelly has called the attention OF
the parking commission to two damaged
trees near the corner of New Jersey ave-
nue. and street northwest He also made
&C mplaint of the bad condition of the pave
ment in front Of 7O4 1st street northeast
Fifty-four arrests were made by the po.
lice yesterday, and Of that number but one
was for intoxication.
A colored man named Smith Pennington
who lives on I street northwest. between
26th and 27th streets, was struck on the
head with q stone in the monument
grounds about 6 o'clock yesterday. He va:
unconscious when picked up. and taken t.
the Emergency Hospital. Soon after reach
ing the hospital he regained consciousness
and was able to go home.
Jerald Rickard of No 1925 New York
avenue northwest reported to the police to-
day the loss of his bicycle. His wheel was
stolen Tuesday from in front of the Wash.
ington Loan and Trust Company's build.
ing.
Last night the stable of c. A. Lemar
No. 1924 11th street northwest was en-
tered by burglars and robbed OF set Of
harness.
Evening star., 1897-06-10
PYTHON EGGS.
New Arrival in Warrington Pro.
duces a Surprise.

New Arrival in Waahfn gtOn Pro.
duces a Surprise.
In a house on Rhode Island avenue is q
female python. To say just which house
might occasion more alarm than curiosity.
This reptile is the pet of a young man who
is interested in herpetology. He bought
the "vermin'' week ago in New York,
wfdther it was brought by a traveller from
India. Day before yesterday, to the COM
plete astonishment of the young student
of snakes, he found in his python's quar-
ters a mess of white objects unlike any
thing he had before seen. They were
eggs, and there were twenty-five Of them.
In size and color they are much like a
hens egg. The shell or skin which en-
velops the yolk is not rigid as in a hens
egg, but as flexible and tough as leather.
The shape is oblong. but not symmetrical
and somewhat irregular. The whole twen-
ty-hve eggs were laid in few hours.
An effort will be made to incubate these
eggs. There are a number OF perplexities
about Matching snakes eggs. In the first
place there is doubt as TO the temperature.
Some say 1t is q degrees; Others Ia de-
grees. The former seems unduly low; the
Matching hens, ducks and turkeys' eggs
is 1U3 degrees. The time it takes to hatch
pythons' eggs is said to be eight weeks.
MIR. E. S. Schmid has been considering
ar thinks it can be done. There is also
a question as to the fertility of these par
ticular eggs. The python that laid them
is about ten feet long and as big around
as a stove pipe. She is quiet and harm
less Thus far she has eaten nothing
since coming to Washington. AS a good
sized python is worth SO to 80 1t would
be worth while to hatch the twenty-five
eggs II it can be done.
Today DIR. Stejneger Of the Smithsonian
will be asked to advise in the matter and
sunertntend the process of incubation.
Evening star., 1897-06-10
ST. VINCENTs ACADEMY.
Commencement Exercises to TAX
Place This Afternoon.

Commencement Exercisea to Take
Place This Afternoon.
The commencement exercises of st. Vim
cents Academy will take place at the
Columbia Theater this afternoon at 4
o'clock. The program is as follows: MAN
haitian Beach March," Prof. Holer, Misses
N. Rocca, s. Cullen, E. Bailey, B. Rocca,
1. Clarke and S. Taylor; chorus, "O'er the
Hill. Ger the Dale;' recitation, 'BrIar
Rcse." Miss Dorothy Stuart; piano solo,
Miss Margaret Green; the farewell dia-
lcgue. Misses z. Allen, B. Wood and E.
Nibcud; The Belle of the Ball." Miss Ma
bel Armstrong and juveniles; instrumental
trio, Grand Imperial March," the Misses
NJ. Green. E. Vipoud, N. O'Conner, c. Del
rue, L. Cusick, M. OConner; vocal solo.
Ihe Holy City" Miss Blanche Wood, ac-
cGmp5nied by Mrs. Esputa Daley; essay,
MISS Margaret Day; overture. Misses s.
Cullen and E. Bailey and Prof. Holer:
drama, The Voyage of Life" Misses A.
Mccarthy, E. Viboud, NJ Austin + Shee-
nan. x Milorich. A. Neumyer, T. Romaine
Z. Richmond and v. Latham and chorus.
vaiedictory. Miss Blanche C. Hewlett.
gold medal and crown will be awarded
TO each of the Misses Margaret e. Green
ana Blanche E. Hewlett for having passed
through the graduating class also: a gold
medal for excellence to Miss Elizahefh
viboud: gold medal for regular at1enSsnoa
10 MISS Emma Sheehan. and a medal for
typewfiting and stenography to Miss n
Romaine.
"A great number Of premiums will he
awarded for excellence in various branches
OF study, department, etc.