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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-12
Want. Hu.bn nd to SUPPORT Her.

Mary V. Meunier. through Attorneys Biz
ney and Woodward, today filed a petition
asking that the court direct her husband,
LOUIS Meunier. TO pay her each month a
suitable sum for her support The hus-
band, it is charged. has deserted his wife
1t is added that he is employed at the navy
yard, receiving $63 a month, while he HAS
an income of Sl2 month in the way Of a
pension.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-12
GoODWYN-BREWER CONTEST
Argument Before House Com
mittee.


The contested election case of Goodwin
VS.. Brewer. from the fifth Alabama dis
trict, was argued before the House COM
mittee on elections No. 1 today. Mr. Good
wyn contested the seat held by Judge Cobb,
in the last House. and was given the seat
Mr.. Goodwin was represented in the
committee today by Gen. w w. Dudley OF
Indiana. and Mr.. Vaughn OF Alabama, and
Mr.. Brewer by A. d. Pitts and G. H. Pat
rick. Cobb's plurality on the face of the
returns was 100; Brewers almost e,OVa As
in the Aldrich-PluRman contest the prin-
cipal allegation OF fraud u made against
the returns rom the county uowndes in
this case), where there is large excess OF
colored popuiationtever white. The census
shows that fhhe. population OF Lowndes
county consisted of 4.5B whites and $685.
colorcd persons The official returns from
this county gave Brewer, democrat, 3, 497,
and Goodwymts Republican. 272
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-12
PERMIT GRANTED.
Capital Railway Hopes to Perfect
Brown Electric System.


Brown Electric System.
Mr.. A. E. RandIe president of the Capt.
tai Railway Company, today obtained from
the office of the Engineer Commissioner
of the District a psrmit which will, in his
opinion. enable his company to perfect the
Brown underground electric system, by
which the road Is operated.
1t will be recalled that several days ago
the majority of the District Commissioners
ordered the Capital company to discon-
days. That order has not been revoked.
and yesterday the Equity Court was asked,
as told in the Star, to snjoin the road from
operating the Brown system and the Com
missioncrs from revoktng the order discon-
ttnutng It's operation. Meantime, President
TONED, In order, as he stated to a Star re-
porter this afternoon, to perfect the sys-
tenn before the expiration of the thirty
days mentioned In the order OF removal
The permit granted today authorizes
the Capital Railway Company to make ex-
cavations between its tracks and for such
distance outside thereof not exceeding two
feet over such portions Of the streets for
which the company Is responsible. for the
purpose Of making repairs to the tracks
The permit Ii to extend not longer than the
S1st Of next month. and meantime Mr.
Rardle Is confident that the promoters Of
tHc DIOWu system Will SD perfect II rs 10
remove all objections which have been
urged against it, and to enable them to
then say to the Commissioners that the
system is free from all those imperfections
on which the majority of the Commission
ers based the order of removal.
Revocation Ordered.
When Commissioner Black was question:
ed as to the effect Of the permit granted
the Capital Railway Company today he
stated 10 a Star reporter that 1t was is
sued by his assistant. Capt. Beach, simply
to cover repairs on the tracks Of the COM
pany on the Nichols avenue line, and for
ordinary repairs only.
Capt Beach tells me-" said Commits
sinner Black. that the permit was issued
under a Misrepresentation OF facts. there be-
ing no intention on his part to authorize
Mr.. Randle to perfect the Brown system
under 1t. have directed the permit to be
at once Cancelled. rs 1t was issued without
authority. as also Inadvertently, by Capt.
Beach,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-12
NEW York ,Ho.oRs LINCOLN.
His birthday Is observed ms n Pubil
in fJtai,,ux

His birthday is observed as n Public
III H61i.iuy
NEW YORK, February 12.-For the third
time the birthday Of Abraham Lincoln was
celebrated neithis' City today as a public
holiday. All banks and public institutions
were closed. as were also the majority Of
stores. n
The chief event sof the day will be the
annual Lincoln dinner at the Republican
Club, which Will be presided over by
Chauncey NJ Depew. who. with Congress.
man Charles A. B8utele, Assistant Score
tary Of the Navy Roosevelt and others.
will speak. Senator John NJ. Thurston will
address the ynion League Club of Brook
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-12

The Judges OF the Police Court. Messrs.
Kimhall and Scott at their conference yes
terday did not. as was believed. take up
the question Of the retention Of IN their
subord1nates. and adjourned after dispos-
ing OF the case of Chief clsrk Potts. who.
as It MAS STATED In The Star. was con-
uuusd In his present place. The tenure
Of ONES Of tbs other ofl1cials Win be con-
adered at . future conforence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-12
FRUIT STOPPED AT HAMBUnc
German Omcfais Scrutinixing Shin
ments From America.

6trmhh OmcfnIs ScrutfnfxinE Ship
ments From America.
A cabiegram received at the State Depart
ment FROM Ambassador White at Berlin
says that the consul at Hamburg reports
that of 2.T00 packages of fruit arriving by
the steamship Patria. 81 cases of Cali
fornta Pearmain apples were stopped, all
others being admitted freely. OF 1, 100 pack
ages received by the steamship PennsyIva-
MIA. and z.GUO by the Lain. from Bremen,
up to the 10Th instant, only two small lots
of California Pearnains and Sonoma ap-
Piles have been stopped. although the ex-
animation of these 1000 packages has not
yet been finished. No charges have as yet
been made for the examination. Only one
more steamer. carrying about go packages,
Is due before the close of the season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-12

Cecil Bell Germon today Instituted suit
for divirce against Frank Germon. They
were married IN October. 1855, and the
wife charges her husband with cruelty.
adultery and with being an habitual drunk
ard. In addition to a divorce, Mrs. Germon
asks alimony and the custody of her one
child. r. n. Donaldson is the solicitor for
the petitioner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-12
DoxA-FIDe CIRCULATION.

A refsFence to the statement BE-
low win show that the circulation
sworn to D q bona hde one.
1t Is easily possible for a news
paper with an elastic conscience to
swell its legitimate circulation enor-
mously, In or1er 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
cluded 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.
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Capt.. Casey Pa..es.

Capt. Siias Casey has passed his exam
nation for promotion to be commodore.
Capt. H. o. Robson has been ordered IN
appear before naval retiring board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-12

81 torF Ha"s'
The subcodnmifshe on Indian affairs
which has been engaged for considerable
i oai. e the the government % Of the
Indian Territory ana to bring order out of
chaos prevailing there. has completed its
work, and tbs result will be presented to
the full committee Monday.
The bill framed is d most comprehensive
measure. 1t abolishes all Indian courts In
the territory and requires the President. 8
approval Of all sets passed by the Indian
legislature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-12
FISHERMEN FINED.
Were Convicted of Violating IN
Local LAW.

Local LAW.
Rozier Harrison and George Suit were
today fined SO each by Judge kimball for
fishing in the Anacostia river. Suit paid
his fine. but Harrison was unable to do SO.
and went to jail. 1t is understood. however,
that the latter's friends will make up the
fine with a view Of having him released
tomorrow.
The trial of these men was begun yester-
day, and after being partly heard was
continued until today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-12
Circulation of Til" "Evening Starr

Circulation of Til" "Eveninr Star."
SATURDAY, February s, 1928. 40
MONDAY, February !, 1895 . SO. 55e
TUESDAY, February s. 1898. o,4ss
WEDNESDAY. February 9. 1898. 80, 1874
THURSDAY, February TO- 1885, ........ s1,Oo1
FRIDAY, February IL, 1888 .,se
Aosai. 100, 10
soemniy swear that the above statement rep
resents only the number of copies of THE EVEN
ING STAR circulated during the six secular DAYS
ending Friday, February II, sss-that is, the mum.
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 Office uusold.
j. WHIT. HEBRON,
Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
twelfth day Of February, A. D. 1885,
JESSE ". RAWLINGS,
Notary Public. D. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-12

BALTIMORE. February l2-Buttsr quiet-fancy
creemers. "a; dc. imitation, leAl7; Do ladie 10;
-fresh. IA. Cheese stsady-fsncy New York, 90
Arr, SSea9i 90; ~ medium. loeioh; 90; q
1sttuce-a -2sauSe per bsskst whisky I'm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-12

Judge Hagner. In Equity Court No. 2,
this afternoon. signed a decree granting
Charles w. Slater a divorce from Cora
Slater
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-12

SEATTLE. WISH. February IA letter
received here from Sitka, Alaska, states
that the gunboat Wheeling, which in sta
toned there. has been ordered to Skaguay.
The record-union., 1898-12-12
ELECTRICITY'S FRANKS
Things Were Lively in the Folsom
Power-House.

The Folsom Telegraph says: There
was display of its powers and fury
down at the power house on Monday
night last at 6:15 o'clock. One of the
big dynamos was whirring away at 800
revolutions per minute when in some
unknown manner a short circuit oc-
CURED. Flashes of lightning darted
from the dynamo, followed by q loud
report like a clap of thunder
The heat generated was intense. melt
ing the solder and sending it around
the room in perfect stream About
900 feet of binding wire flew from the
armature with great force. breaking
into bits. couple of pieces of the
wire penetrated an inch board.
When the accident occurred Robert
Scott was standing within two feet of
the dynamo and almost in a direct line
or the shower Of solder and wire. With
presence Of mind and courage he rush.
ed through this flying mass of material
and turned the water off, stopping the
dynamo
Mr.. Scott was considerably bespatter-
ed with solder and a couple of pieces
OF Wire passed through his clothing
but, fortunately, did not strike him on
the body
The electric lights in town were ex-
tinguished by the accident, but onlv
Tor few minutes, as the other dyna-
mos We're Immediately started going.
The damage done amounts to several
hundred dollars
The record-union., 1898-12-12
MRS. SARAH BYROD'S ESTATE
HER NEPHEW Is STRIVING TO
SECURE IT.
Says She Was Not Married to Jas.
Byrod, but the Latter Says
A. She Was.

An Oakland dispatch published in a
San Francisco paper yesterday has this
to say concerning the estate Of Mrs.
Sarah Byrod, former resident of this
city, who lately died
Attorneys are trying to find James
Byrod. He holds the key to the situa-!
ton in the prospective contest of the
will of the late Mrs. Sarah B. Byrod,
the school teacher of Oakland, whose
life story has developed remarkable
features.
"Ryrod, whose name the prominent
educator bore, was supposed to have
been her husband She omitted all
mention of him in her will, devising
the bulk Of her estate to the Home of
Truth. If the Washington Cd. CO
nephew, George 3. Ellsworth, who has
appeared as a contestant, verifies the
tale he has laid before his attorney, Hi
ram Luttrell, Byrod will cut no figure,
for Ellsworth declares that his aunt
was not entitled to the name she bore.
''Byrod is in California, has been in
Oakland, and the lawyers on both sides
are anxious to find him. Attorney
George E. de Cola, who represents Mrs.
Mary E. Hawkins, the executrix of the
will, declares that he knows nothing
of Ensworth's claims. De Cola says:
Among the effects of Mrs. Byrod We
found letters from this nephew, urging
his aunt to send him money That is
all we know about him. 1t remains for
US to find Byrod. If he is this dece-
dents husband, he will be the sole heir
TO her estate. The law only permits her
to leave one third Of her property to
charitable institution, and that is AS
far as the Home Of Truth can benefit
by her will under any circumstances.
It is known that Byrod lives and that
he is in California Whether he will
come forward and establish claim AS
the heir is a question yet to be settled.
He holds the important place in the
matter just now
Attorney Luttrell said: My client
has presented a straight and circum-
stantial account of his aunt's life. Upon
that we will stand in the contest of the
will in court. There is no doubt that
this man Byrod is no myth, that he ex-
lists, and that he can throw much light
Upon the extraordinary phase of the
case which has developed.
Whatever may be the outcome Of
this contest, / am satisfied from collat-
eral investigation that Ensworths story
is true. No one among her friends here
or in Sacramento knew her story"
WHAT BYROD SAYS.
Mr.. Byrod was seen last evening by
Record Union reporter, and said, in
reference to- the above:
MY Whereabouts are we'll known to
the lawyers referred to- Mr. de Cola
was here two days ago. and had long
talk with me. Frank D. Ryan is look
ing out for my interests in this matter.
'As to the allegation of Mrs. Byrods
nephew that his aunt was not my wife,
can procure indisputable proof of our
marriage"
One thing is certain-Mr. and Mrs.
Byrod lived together in this city for
many years prior to their separation
and her removal to- Oakland and there
never was any question raised as to
their marital relations. If Byrod can
disprove the statement made by Mrs.
Byrod's nephew he will undoubtedly
come in for a good share Of her $4,000
estate.
The record-union., 1898-12-12
ADJUSTMENTS.

The Daley company concluded re-
markably successful weeks engage
ment at the Clunie Opera house last
night, with a packed auditorium The
company was in the best of spirits and
gave the idyll Dream Faces" and the
low comedy Confusion" with a neat
ness, taste and energy out of the COM
mon. Miss Nannary was at her best,
and Mr.. Daley assumed still another
old mans disguise admirably. Miss
Courtney really succeeded at last in
the idyll in expressing soberness Of
thought by control of countenance.
With still further study of facial art.
this clever sOubrette will so far i'm
prove her work as to make it notable.
1t is possible to her. She has the ma
tive ability and the stage training
what she needs now is facial control.
At the conclusion of the second act of
the comedy Mr.. Daley came forward
and made a neat speech of thanks for
support. He said it had been the most
successful of all the engagements he
has played in Sacramento, and an
nounced that the company would re-
turn in April. He paid a handsome
compliment to the new manager Mr..
best and most accommodating man.
ayers he had yet met. He likewise
thanked Professor Franz and the or
chestra and stage force for meeting
the demands of every play presented
fully. Daley was loudly applauded.
He was happy, the audience was
pleased and general good feeling was
in the atmosphere.
I The box office of the Clunie Opera
house is now open for sale of seats for
the Janet Waldorf engagement, begin
ming tomorrow night with Shake
speare's Twelfth Night or What
You WILL" 1t has been score Of
years since this delightful romantic
comedy of the great bard was played
here. If it is given even half we'll it
will be refreshing change from the
long run of low comedy, farce and
melodrama in this city. Miss Waldorf
will be the Viola of the comedy Mr.
McGregor, late leading man for Rose
Coghlan, will be the ''Sir Toby Belch"
and probably Mr.. McVey, the Juvenile
actor, as Sir Andrew Ague Cheek. This
famous comedy was first acted in
February, 1901. The celebrated pass
age in the fourth scene of the second
act
TOO old, by heaven, let still the wo-
man take
An elder than herself
is generally accepted as a direct ref
erence to Anne Hathaway, who was so
much the senior of the poet 1t is sup
posed that Shakespeare founded the
comedy on the italian play "Ingauni,' .
which in turn was based on a novel
by Bandello, though Barnabe Rich
published in 1881 tale having many
points of resemblance to the story of
Twelfth Night" but it remained for
Shakespeare to elevate the plot to the
intellectual level that has won for it
immortality of art and to invest it
with dramatic charm no other could
bestow upon it.
The record-union., 1898-12-12
FOLSOM CHICKERING'S.
Matters in and About The Foothill
Town.

F'rom the Folsom Telegraph)
The Mississippi Bar mine is a go,
sure pop. w. P. Bonbright & Co. of
Colorado now have title to the prop
erty, and the contract for the con-
struction Of the big dredger has been
let to the Risdon Iron Works of San
francisco. The timbers for the dred-
ger are being framed in San Francisco
and will be shipped to Folsom some
time next week, and will be immediate
ly hauled to the bar. A force of car
penters will be put TO work and the
frame work of the dredger will be rush
ed to completion.
The machinery is also being made
by the Risdon people and will be ready
TO be placed in position as soon as the
carpenters finish their work
An excavation, about seventy-five by
one hundred feet in size, down to bed
rock, viii have to be made to build the
dredger in
The opening up of this mine means
much for Folsom. Fifteen men will be
employed on the dredger, besides sew
eral men will be required to cut wood
for the big machine, as it will be op-
Grated by steam power, and that means
a market for owners of timber land.
There are several other bars along the
river that can be worked by the dred-
ger system, and they will not be long
idle If the Mississippi Bar mine proves
TO be success.
The strength of the American River
bridge was again tested on Wednesday
morning last. A sheep herder drove
upon the bridge several hundred sheep
In excess of the number permitted by
law. An eyewitness informed our re-
porter that as the animals crossed the
bridge it swayed out of position a. foot
or more. If the offenders are not pun
lshed and are permitted to crowd the
flne steel structure beyond its carrying
capacity at pleasure, some day the
Orangevale and Ashland people will
nave TO resort to a ferry boat to reach
FOLSOM. There will be no bridge left.
The Methodist Sunday-school children
viii give an entertainment in.the opera
house on Tuesday evening December
Zoth. The committees are working ar
duously to make the affair complete
success, and the children are being Wig
orously drilled in their parts. The fea-
ture OF the program will be the pro-
ductlon of THE Court of Mother
Goose There will also be songs by
our popular vocalists, music by the or
chestra and a comedietta,
+
with cannery running next sum-
mer, the sawmill operating full blast,
the box factory turning out boxes bv
the carload, the road built to the Zent-
graf mine and the Blue Ravine and
Mississippi Bar mines producing hand
somely. besides our farmers hauling
bountlful crops into town, Folsom
ought to be the liveliest interior town
IN the State. A little enterprise will
bring about the result
The record-union., 1898-12-12
THREE STAKES.
Results Of Yesterdays Coursing at
Agricultural Park.

The open coursing stake at Agricul-
tural Park yesterday was won by the
Dixon KenneIs Fireman, the same own
ers' Said Pasha second, Lynch & Ha-
ley's Skylight third.
In the puppy stake Nethercott Bros
Jessie S. was first, T. Kennedy's Notice
Me second, r. Lawrence's Pride of
Clare third.
COndrey & Raught's Handspring was
first in the consolation stake, j. Nc
Cures Pride of Arizona second, Olym-
pic Kennels Little / Am third, and
Rosedale Kennels Signal third.
The record-union., 1898-12-12
Military Scores.

At the weekly target practice of
Company G yesterday the attendance
was light, owing to the sharp wind.
These scores were made:
Sergeant Guth A. Sergeant Klein sc.
Corporal Klees Al, Privates Wackford
4O Cook 49, Cippa 36, Larrabee 35,
Ffnnley 81
In the pool shooting Wackford made
Al and Cook 81.
The record-union., 1898-12-12
Hoffman, England; A. c. White, Phil
adelphia; A. Brown, Milton.
LAST NIGHTS FIRE.
Caused by a Bad1y-Constructed
Fireplace.

Fireplace.
The alarm of fire last evening was
caused by a defective fireplace in the
new residence of Mrs. G. H. Stephen
son at Eleventh and n streets. BY
the use of small. extinguishers Chief
Guthrie and some of the firemen sue
ceeded in extinguishing the fire.
Chief Guthrie informed a reporter
that this was the fifth fire Of that kind
that he had been called on to handle
this winter, all of them in new houses.
In each case the fireplace had been
constructed in a corner, making 1t tri
angular, and the woodwork was brought
too close to the hearth, being separated
by only a few inches of friedrich.
This fire-brick,' said the Chief,
''gets as hot as iron and readily chars
and ignites the wood. I have had to
condemn several of these new-fangled
fire-places."
The record-union., 1898-12-12
Children's Society Tonight.

The Sacramento Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Children will meet
this evening at Superintendent Erie
wines office, Odd Fellows Temple, at
7:3O. The directors meet at the same
place at Z. This is an adjourned meet
ing and the desire of the Executive
Board is that there shall be a large
attendance
The record-union., 1898-12-12
Elk Groves Attractions,

Says the Elk Grove Record: lien
and Fred Posten, brothers of Mrs. G.
NJ. Cotton, have arrived from Daven-
port, Ia. on a visit to their relatives
They are out for good time, and right
here is the place to have it, We have
an abundance of wild geese, ducks, fish
and-marriageabl girls"
The record-union., 1898-12-12

EXPOSURE to sudden climatic change
produces cold in the head and catarrh IS
apt to follow. Provided with Ely's Cream
Balm you are armed against Nasal Ca
tarrh. Druggists sell it at so cents. or
Ely Brothers, 56 Warren street New
York, will mail the SOC or 10c trial size
The Balm cures without pain, does not
lrr1tate or cause sneeZing. 1t spreads
itself over an irritated and angry surface
nation, cleanses and cures. Cream Balm
quickly cures the cold
The record-union., 1898-12-12
Big Sale To-Day.

At Sacramento Home Supply Co., ia J
street; good goods slightly damaged by
water. +, Women's and children's fine
shoes from 25c to SOC, sizes / to f.
Boys wool vests, 15c to 45c; mems wool
blanket overcoats. $3.45; same in pants,
$1.75;' sweaters, r39c; corsets, hosiery,
etc. etc
The record-union., 1898-12-12
Peace Disturbers.

Complaint was sent In from the Clunie
Theater last evening that a crowd Of
young men there were raising a dis
turbance. Officer Fisher finally ar
rested H. Shipley, who is charged with
disturbing the peace.
The record-union., 1898-12-12
Hotel Arrivals.

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
yesterday: A. L. Newbauer, ]. c.
Bothin, T. c. Foster. c. w. Gaffney,
George Arnold, San Francisco; ]. A.
Bfttel, Mr.. Howard and wife, Chicago;
l. c. Morehouse. San Leandro; w. J.
The record-union., 1898-12-12

Runs responsible for-Shields 5 Three
b, lse. hit-Sheehan. Base on errors-Ath-
letics l, Gilt Edge z. Base on bails-Off
Hughes 8, Shields 2. Pitt g. Left on
out-By. Hughes 1, by Shields 8. by pitt
2. Double plays-Sheehan to Dennie to
McHale. Passed balls-Devine 2 Time
of game-1:50. Umpire-Michael Angelo
Fisher. Official Scorer-G. A Griffin.
The Yolos defeated the Sacramento
College nine at Fifteenth and P streets
yesterday by score of % to 13 The
feature of the game was the hard hit
ting of the Yolos, G. Clifton getting two
home runs and Palm hitting out a home