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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-08
CAPT. CARRIERS ooURT-MARTIAL.
Effort to Connect the Officer With
Contracting Firm.

Effort to Connect the Officer With
Contracting Firm.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, March S.-The Carter court
martial has accomplished one of The things
that 1t came here for, notwithstanding the
refusal of the BANKERS and financial agents
to answer the questions asked of them.
1t was in evidence before the court-mar-
tial at Savannah that there was paid the
Atlantic Contracting Company, in 1885,
$4,000 for one of the contracts in connec-
ton with the improvement of the Savannah
river. The bookkecper of the company
testified that 1t COST the company but $751;
600 to do the work, leaving the snug sum
of $300,000 to be divided as profit The
theory of the prosecution all along in prov
ing that Capt. Carter was guilty of the
charge of conspiracy has been that he had
about one-fifth interest in the company.
The testimony of Capt. Carter's brokers
here was to the effect that few days after
the $375.00O was raid the company, he
Carter invested $60,0 in the stock of the
Delaware and Lackawanna railroad, al
though the broker added that he had after
ward learned that Capt. Carter did not in
tend to make the investment in his own
name, and that he had been told that the
100000 came from Mr.. Westcott, the father
of Capt Carter's wife, who died soon after
ward. There is no doubt that Mr.. West
colt had, ard has. enough money to make
Investments of the size that Capt Carter
made. but 1t struck the members of the
court-martial as very peculiar that Capt.
Carter should have made such an error as
to buy railrc ad stock in such a large guam
tity and forget to have put II in Mr.. West
colts name
The $4,000 was just about the share he
should have received out OF the Savannah
river contract. and was the exact invest
ment that the court-martial went to New
York to find out about The fact remains
that there never was any transfer of this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-08
Series OF Y. NJ. @. A. Meetings.

Mr.. D. white an associate of
Dwight L. Moody, who has been. conduct
ing series of meetings in York, Pa, has
come to Washington for the purpose of
taking charge of similar series, under
the auspices Of the Y. NJ c. A. The first
of these will be held this afternoon at
Calvary Baptist Church at 4:15 O'Clock and
this evening at 7:3O at the Fourth Presby-
terrain church. Other meetings will he
held as follows: Wednesday afternoon. AIS
Calvary Baptist Church; Wednesday even
ing. $50, Fourth Presbyterian Church:
Thursday afternoon, 4:15, Calvary Baptist
Church; Thursday evening, 1880, Foundry
NJ. T.. Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-08

MR. JAMES II. GAIT. OF THE LATE FIRM OF
Baird * Gait begs 10 announce that he is now
with Mess. Woodward & Lothrop. where he
would be pleased to his friends and former
patrons Inh56
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-08

HAVING WITHDRAWN FROM THE FIRM OF
hatehne. sutton 4 Co.. beg for the firm
or James W. Ratclire continuance of the very
liberal patronage bestowed upon the old firm dur
ing my connection Herewith
March I. 1898 JOHN Il SITTON Jr
mis- ' 49,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-08
CONDENSED LOCALS.

The District Commissioners have ac-
cepted the resignation of Probationary Pri
waite Thomas Mccormick of the fire denart.
nent. and have appointed John c. Dreamer
to fill the vacancy,
L. NJ. Cleveland has been appointed by
the District Commissioners as an addi.
tional rrivatei on the police force for duty
at the weather. bureau.
The charge of Hgross neglect of duty
preferred against Policeman George w
Morgan has been dismissed by the District
Commissioners.
W. f. Barton of Alexandria was run over
and injured by a team driven by W. J. H.
Taplett near New York avenue and 9th
street, about I9o'clock last night. He was
taken to the Emergency Hospital for treat
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-08
The Railroads. Contribution.

The Woman's Orchestra that is playing
at the New National Theater this afternoon
at the concert for the benefit of the Maine
sufferers was brought from New York by
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company on a
special train. which left at $50 this morn
ing and reached this city at AZ pm. AZ
ter the concert is finished. the ladies of the
orchestra will be taken back to New York
by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in a
special train. 1t is in this way that the
two railway companies make their contri-
button to the object for which the concert
is given.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-08

ference is being held, will leave there, bat
the matter to where he will be assigned
will hardly be known until the appoint
ments are read cut at tonights session.
What will become OF Rev. Hugh Johnston
is a matter of some doubt, as Bishop Nc
Cabe it IS stated, has declined to receive
him II: the Newark conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-08
Stockholders Choose Directors.

The stockholders of the National Life
Insurance Company of the United States
today elected directors as follows: Henry
J. FurDer. Adam S. Pratt, David Quigg
J. H. Nitchie. William II. Turner. William
A. Trail, Milton o. Higgin, Charles H.
Newton, Frank c. BransOn. Fred w. Pratt
Eugene c. Long, Henry ]. Furber, jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-08
SEVEN COTTAGES

:
CLEVELAND PARK feIT-tf
pr. McMASTER'S VETERINARY HOSPITAL,
los. q ST. n-a--Open ,!ay and night. Special
ties-Lameness and examinins0es 10 soundness
Tor intending purchasers. DAVID McMASTER,
Nd. Veterinarian. Prop Phone 13s. del55tf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-08
FAIR TONIGHT.
Partly Cloudy Weather Indicated for
Tomorrow.

Partly Cloudy Weather Indicated for
Tomorrow.
Forecast till pm. Wednesday: For the
District of Columbia, Delaware and Mary
lard, fair tonight; Wednesday partly
cloudy weather; east to south winds.
For Virginia, fair tonight and Wednes-
day, except possible showers on the imme-
date coast; warn er in the interior; east
erly winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
An area of high pressure is central on the
sure on the northern Rocky mountain
Slope.
The weather continues cloudy along the
south Atlantic coast line, and is nearly
clear in other eastern and southern dis
trlcts. There is increased cloudness in the
northwest, extending eastward to the up
per lake region and southwark throughout
the Missouri valley.
Light SHOWS have fallen in Montana and
scattered showers on the south Atlantic
coast.
The temperature has risen during the
past twenty-four hours in the lake re-
gionS, and in the southwest 1t has remain
ed nearly stationary on the Atlantic and
gulf coasts.
Fair weather will continue through We'd
nesday in the gulf states, with slowly ris-
ing temperature. The cloudiness will de-
crease on the south Atlantic coast Fair
weather will continue in New England and
in the middle states. In the lower lake re-
gion the weather will remain fair tonight,
with an increasing Goodness near the
lakes Wednesday, probably followed b.
showers Wednesday evening or night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-08

The Chinese language is to be taught
hereafter at Oxford. The lecturer ap-
pointed is Mr.. Bullock of New College.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-08
CORSON & MCCARTNEY.

CORSON & MCCARTNEY,
Members OF the New York STOCK Exchange,
1919 + st. Glover building
Correspondents Of NessraL Van Emburgh 4 After
bury. No Wall ST., New York city
Bankers and Dealers In Government Bonds.
Deposits. Exchange. Loars
Railroad stocks rnd bonds and all securftfcs
listed on the exchanges Of New York. PHILADELPHIA
Boston al d Baltimore bought and sold.
speciality q ade OF investment securities Dis
trict bonds and all b cal Railroad. Cas- Insurance
and Telephone Stock declt in
American Bell Telephone Stock bought and sold
Je31-1Gd
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-05-11
SenSitixing Paper.

There are two ways of sensitiZing pa per. One is 10 apply the solution with [ brush, and the other is to float the salt ed paper on the surface of the liquid Thin papers like Rives photographic paper take the solution quickly and dc not require so many applications of the solution if it is applied with a brush or So long soaking if fiOated On the liquid as do the heavy. rough paFCrs like Whatman's drawing paper or crsy on paper.
 The paper is first salied. and it i, better to have this done ly the dealer in photographic goods, as it is much easier to apply the sensitive solution than it is to salt the paper. Ii phuto graphic paper is used. ask for fresh s-lt ed paper, but if drawing paper is nsod take it to the dealer and have 1t salttd The expense is very trifling, a sheet Oi saIted paper costing only cent or twI more than the plain paper.
 The sensitizing solution is made oi 240 grains of nitrate of silver and : ounces of distilled or filtered wafer Dissolve the nitrate of silver cryst. Is in the water. and then add strong liqui0 ammonia drop by drop, stirring the 90 lution constantly until the brown gre cipitate which is formed by the a6di tion of the ammonia has disappcsTe, and the liquid is clear. Not more thaI 75 drops of ammonia should bc ndGet fo tba ao1uficn and if if dr,as nof cfs.. when this amount has been added ci. e. the solution by Altering - Harperf Round Table.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-05-11
varabond Pioneer-.

Tn The Century there is an article by the late Francis A. Walker on "The Causes of Poverty" General Walker says:
 will not inquire how many mute, inglorious Whitmans or TboTeaus there may be among the tramps of the United States, but it cannot be doubted that the Outcasts of highly sophisticated society embrace not 6 few who in a tribe of hunters or herdsmen or fisher men would have had s place and would perhaps have been not useless members of the body politic Formerly in the United States we used largely to rid ourselves of this element by throwing men of that type out on to the frontier
 While millions went west with un- daunted resolution, boundless energy and strong ambition to make for them selves and their children homes in the lands newly opened to settlement, there went along with them no inconsistent ble number who were simply uncom- fortable under the requirements of an old society. They sometimes made ex- cellent pioneers up to a certain point
 So long as all, the poorest and the best, had to live in huts, wear shabby clothes and live meanly while opening up the country and making the first hurried improvements upon the soil, these men felt at home. But when the mere camping out stage was passed, when public decency began to make it's requirements and social distinctions rose into view, straightway they came to feel uneasy. uncomfortable, unhap- py. Daily they cast more and more glances toward the setting sun, and be- fore long they were again on the move, seeking a country" where they could ! be as shiftless, irregular and shabby as they liked. The story of the reputable pioneer has been told in prose and in verse, but the story of the pioneer vag- | abond, sturdy, courageous, possibly good natured and honest, but intolerant of near neighbOrs and offensive to good so- 1 ciety, has yet to be written.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-05-11
A sixteenth Csn,urr Letter.

The following copy of Q letter, writ ten in 1895 by young lady when Ie. siding with lady of rank as att Edani in her waiting room, an office carrying no menial service with 1t and II eel sought after by the daughters of gentle folk. may be interesting:
 To my good Mother. Mrs Parke. st Broum.
 field:
 DEAR MoTHER-My humble dutye TeIncm bered unto my father and you, Sc. receivod on Wednesday last a letter from my Fa;l.eI and you. whereby l understand it is yOUI pleasure that should certihe you what time, do take for my lute and the rest of my t-.sI eises doe for the most part playe of my l-.tt after supper. for then commonlic lny Ls'iy heareth me. and in the morninges after am reddie playe an hover and my wriChi ing, and siferinge after have done my lutc. ! CT my drawinge take an hover in the Gi er nowne and my French at night before supYgI My Lacy hathe not been well these tGu d. vs she telleth me when she is well that she viii see if Hilliard will come and teche me, if she can by any means she will hope l sI.nll CT torme my dutye to my Lady with all care and regard to please her and to behave myselfc to eyerye one else as it shall become me. Mir. Bar risOne was with me upone Fridaye. he hcarG me play and brought me Q Gusson of treble. ] had some of him when l came to Londcn Thus desiringe pardone for my rude writinge 1 leave you to the Almightie, destringe Einl tc increase in you all health and happiness Youl obedient daughter, REBEccA PAREE
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-05-11
Mininr Int.lligrnre.

Col. A J. Duran and II. Blaugelt
 have taken T bond and lease nn the AccIdvnial mine on Lynx CT ek. Fms is one oi tho oldest properties in tha; section, having been worked
 away back in 1865. It Is owned by El. NJ. Blake and C. A Dakn who have done nothing on the pr p ,rty for years. 1t was in early days con sidered a gooi property but the greatest depth attained Is l25 feet. Messrs. Doran and Blauvelt propose to sink to a depth of 2J0 or 300 fe st a. d to run levels at various points 10 determine full ly what it contains
 \ telegram of recent date from Fl Paso, Texas, says: A sensation has been created here by the ar rival today from Chulchupa, viii lage in the heart of the Sierra Madre mountains, Mexico, of J. Newton
 Fowler with the news of the dis covery by himself and Morris Sin gletou of the famous lost gold mine Of Tiofa. The discovery was made 1
 In the evening of April $ in deep, narrow canyon, through which runs the Rio Chico. a tributary of the | Aras river. MT. Fowler, while chas- ing a wounded deer, came across the ruins of three arastras, and on Investigating discovered a stone wall inclosing an opening. Cutting through the wall an old mining shaft was discovered. At its mouth | were number of crude old mining implements. and going down the | shalt a few feet some very rich | specimens of gold. If this is the l old TiOfa mine, as is firmly believed | MT. Fowler and his associate will | receive Sl5,0O0 m gold from the Mexican government, a standing l reward it has offered for tho dis coyery of the mine. The records of | the mine were in the hands of the | pri 'sts who have searched the coun- try for it, and the records state that the shaft is walled ID. More than one man has lost his life hunt ing for this mine. In 1882 Pitsican, then chief engineer of the Texas & Pacific road was killed by the Apaches while he was searching for thIs mine. J. Newton Fowler IS from Brooklyn, N. Y., where his father is a contractor and builder, and singleton is an old ex-Texas ranger. The Tiofa mine was fabu- lously rich in gold, and was walled Tn when its owners were driven out of the country by the Indians in 1919.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-05-11
The WelIs Fargo Robbery.

John N. Thacker, chief detective Tor Wells, Fargo & Co, who came in a few days ago, on business con- nected with the recent theft of N,OOO from the company, left for Phenix yesterday. During his visit just after the fire, he made a careful investigation of all the circum- stances and conditions connected with the fire and robbery, and after an exhaustive interview with both of the young men. who slept in the office, MT. Thacker told Agent Ed. M. Blake and his assistant, Billy Murphy, that young Moser was the guilty party, and advised them to shadow him. Acting on this advice, Mir. Blake made the discovery which resulted in finding the money. He communicated the discovery to the officers, who followed it up and cleared up the mystery entirely. Young Moser had his preliminary examination yesterday, and was held under Sl,00O bonds. On the final count of the money, it was dis covered that all but S73.OO was re covered,
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-05-11
The RenArteR.

Even Dr. Johnson was won over by Wilkes delightful manners until they were found by Boswell "reclined upon their chairs, with their heads leaning almost close to each other and talking earnestly in kind of confidential whis- per of the personal quarrel between George II and the king of Prussia. It presented 10 my mind the happy days which are foTctold in Scripture, when the lion shall lie down with the kid. " According to Boswell. when Wilkes aud sat together each glass of wine produced flash of wit, like gunpowder thrown into the fire-puff. puff v But Wilkes hardly confirmed this, for he thought the famous Life" the work "of an entertaining madman, " in which much was put down to Boswell which was undoubtedly said by Johnson- what the latter did. aud the former could not say" We can we'll imagine that an encounter with Boswell would have many charms for Wilkes
 No man ever lived who could adapt his wit better to bis company. Compare his chaff of the alderman. formerly a bricklaycr. who was trying to carve turbOt with knife-"Use a trOwel, brother, Use a truwel l''-with his reply to Mime. de PompadOur when she asked him. How far is it safe to go in England against the royal family?"- ''That is what am trying to find out, madame" There are few more really witty replies recorded than that made to the prince regent, who asked him at dinner when he drank to the kings health, "How long have you been So loyal, Wilkes!'' Ever since l knew your royal highness "-Cornhill Maga zinc
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-05-11
Eirnt Prize Fnr urlInes..

This is the story of an ugly man, as told by a veteran of the late war:
 My cousin was the ugliest man in the regiment, '" said the raconteur. He was the ugliest man, in fact, ever saw. A general saw him and offered e prize for the ugliest man in the army to encourage competition. A rival regi- ment had its ugly man. The two were brought together. The general was there to act as referee. My cousin came up smiling and looked contemptuously at his adversary. The other freak gave one look at my cousin. Take him away he shrieked, he ain't human Then he covered his face and fled. It is needless to say my cousin took the prize. New Orleans Times Democrat.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-05-11
Onestinn of HenIiiin.s-

One who has done institutional work among the Italians for years wonders why the printed stories of affrays among those people always are headed Stabbed by an Italian, etc When the Irish or the Germans fight, attention is not called to their nationality in headlines. yet whenever a man with an Italian sound ing name commits a crime this distirc- tiOn invariably is drawn. Italians fail to see tho justice in it. This particular man whose life has been spent among the Italians is sure that they do not have recourse to the stiletto as often as is represented. They are quick and sud den in quarrel, but so are the Irish. Why, then, should the Italian be singled out for obloquy?
 Often, too. it is Greek with a mu- tilated name who gets into row and is credited with being an Italian. In the lower Italian quarter the Greeks and the Italians are hated rivals, and their similarity in names leads frequently to confounding their nationalities, when there is no need, according to this ob- server, of bringing the nationality into the question at all.-New York Press.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-05-11
A Fine Art Exhibit.

The parlors of Mrs. s. P. Behan have been crowded yesterday and today and last evening with ladies and gentlemen admiring her ex- hibit of painted China. While Mrs. Behan mas had quite a reputation for this class of artistic work, even prior 10 her visit east for instructions under Prof. Leykoff. one of the most celebrated China decorators in the country, the majority of visitors did not expect to see the exquisite beauty which awaited them. The collection consists of all kinds of China, from a tiny cup and saucer up 10 magnificent punch bowl, the decorations cen sisting of flowers, shells, fruit aud figures the blending of colors be'ug mos. perfectly done. A plate from the brush of her instructor Prof. Leykof is among the collection but the most artistic eye could not select 1t from those painted by Mrs. Behan. The collection IS certainly a most magnificent one and reflects great credit on the artistic ability as well as the skill Of the painter. Mrs. Behan's rooms will remain open this evening yet for all who have not seen the exhibit but who may desire to do so.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-05-11


 There should be no necessity in any town or city for a curfew .oIdi-
 nance. It should be the rule of every
 well regulated family to have its
 boys and girls under sixteen years
 of age al home by eight o'clock un-
 less absent with some older mem
 Der of the family. Absentees at family roll call at the above our,
 if treated 10 dose of sliPpering, shlngling or strappiug, for a few evenings would thereafter be on
 hand. Despite the theoretical reasoning however that no neces ,ity for Q curfew ordinance should ex- ist, such necessity does exist and i, is apparen; right here in Pres 'oit Boys ranging in age from sev n To sixteen years can be seen on the streets as It, as ten o'clock at at night and one from ten to twelve or thlrieen years old can he seen as late as midnight or even later. The city should not be asked to perform a duty that ddvolves on the parents If children to perform. but where the latter fails it mani festly becomes the duty of the municipality. in the interests of the children themselves, as we'll as for the good of society, to step in com pei children to be of the streets at night. Petty pilfrnng is often done during the early hours of the even ing, by boys wlo should re at home in bed. Boys who would otherNi>e be good aud respectable are thrown into the companionship Of evil ones and are surrounded by influences which are demoTalizing aud had
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-05-11
Yalues of Autorrnnhs.

"The different values of different su- tographs seem astonishing at first. FoI example, Q letter of the Duke of Vel hngton's can be had for 10 shillings, whereas letter of Lord Nelson's will cost you e5.
 How is that?'
 Well, Nelson is, of course, the more popular hero. But the main reason is that Nelson, who was generally at sea. wrote few letters compared with Vel lington, who was generally on land. And yet neither of these reasons holds good always. Here are a few prices that may puzzle you: A letter of Lord Beaconsfield is worth ? guineas, but a letter of John Bright's is only worth 5 shillings, and letters of Palmerston, Sir Robert Peel and George Canning are all frequently priced under shillings."
 What is letter of Charles Dickens worth.'
 About guineas-
 And one of Charles Lamb?''
 From e3 to e6."
 "Byron?"
 "A letter from Byron is worth fully elO. but a letter of Shelley is worth more than double that sum"
 And Burns?''
 "Oh. e25 to e3O at least ''-Acad- emy.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-05-11

The Spanish cabinet has decided that no more isolated fleets will meet the enemy, and has issued orders for the concentration of the entire Spanish paw to strike blow at an American city and then fight their way to safety at Porto Rico. This IS decided to be the only way to prevent tha overthrow of the dynasty and subdue threatened revolution.
 One of the officers captured on board the Spanish steamer Argo- nauta IS said to-be brother of Gen. Weyler.
 Rioting occurred in Madrid as a result of the news being given out there of spanish victory at Manila.
 The Oregon and Marietta sailed from Rlo Janeiro on Wednesday.