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Evening star., 1899-06-27
Truth Prevailed.
From the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News.
An energetic junior counsel was defending
an action for a large firm Of English fruit
brokers. The action was for the return Of
500, the price paid for a quantity of figs
which were alleged to be unfit for human
food. The defense was that they were a
little discolored by salt water, as the plain
tiff well knew when he bought them, but
were perfectly good to eat. The figs were
in court. The plaintiff, coster, conducted
his own case, and under skillful cross-ex-
animation was obviously getting the
worst of it that the judge had to warn him
several times to behave properly on pain of
being turned out of court Turning desper-
ately to counsel, hoarse and perspiring, the
coster said: Look here, guvn'r, you say
them figs are good to eat and 1 say they
amt. That's all there is between US, amt
it? Now, s'elp me, If you'll eat two of
them figs and you amt sick Immediately
-afterward II lose my case" The judge at
and asked Mr.. - what he proposed to do.
Your honor is trying the case, not r." was
the reply. mo, no! The offer is made to
your" said the judge. A hurried consulta-
tion took place. Counsel suggested that 1t
was the solicitors duty to submit to the
experiment. Solicitor refused. The client
himself was then asked If he would risk it.
What will haApen to me if don't?' said
he. You'll lAse the case" replied both his
legal advisers. Then said he, hurriedly.
'lose the case, lose the case" And so he
did. Thus truth prevails against the ut
most display of forensic ability.
Evening star., 1899-06-27
Naval Orders.

Commander ]. B. Ford has been ordered
to additional duty inspecting machinery of
naval vessels under construction at Balti-
more, relieving Lieut.. D. c. Redgrave.
Naval Cons tructor w. H. Varney has been
instructed to superintend the construction
of steamer for the army quartermas ter's
department at the works of Spedden & Co.,
Baltimore.
Lieut.. G. W. McElroy has been ordered to
the Union iron works, San Francisco, In
connection with the construction of the
Wisco onsin.
Paymaster ]. r. Martin, from the Buffalo
and wait orders.
Passed Assistant Surgeon j. c. Rosen-
bleuth, from the Buffalo to the Vermont.
Lieut.. b. w. Hodges, freih the Newport
torpedo station to the naval observatory.
Lieut.. C.. A. Gore, from the Naval Acad-
emy to the torpedo station.
Lieut.. w. N. Harrison, from the Buffalo
to the Indiana.
Lieut.. G. w. Logan, from the Buffalo to
the torpedo station.
Chaplain J. p Chadwick, formerly of the
Maine, will be detached from duty at the
Washington navy yard tomorrow and or
dered to the receiving ship Vermont at
New York.
Assistant Engineer F. B. Read has been
granted a three months' extension of leave
on account of sickness.
Lieutenant Fl. Minett has been granted
three months sick have.
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AMERICAN MEAT GOOD.
Not Pound of 1t Condemned by
Edinburgh Inspectors.

In the course of a report to the State De-
partment United States Consul Rufus
Fleming, at Edinburgh, pays a tribute to
American meat. The public health act of
1897, applicable to Scotland, contains pro-
are more severe than the provisions of the
public health act of 1875, applicable to
England. The Scottish law not only gives
the local sanitary officers full control over
slaughter houses, but also empowers in
spectors to enter premises within the dis
trict of the local authority at any time,
search any cart or vehicle or any barrow,
basket, bag, or parcel and examine any
animal alive or dead or article intended for
human food. If it appears to him to be
unfit fer human food, he may take it away
to have it dealt with by a justice. The
justice may condemn it and order it to be
destroyed, and impose a penalty on the
person to whom the condemned article be-
longed in whose possession or on whose
premises it was found
The department of sanitary and market
inspection in Edinburgh was constituted on
it's present basis, under the public health
act of 1897 in May. 1898. During the past
year, not only have the slaughter houses
been under careful supervision, but inspec-
tors have paid more than 5000 visits to
the butchers and other shops. The guam
tity of meat seized or given up as unfit for
human food was 149, 163 pounds. One Cana
dian carcass was seized.
Not pound of American meat was con-
demned Inasmuch as the butchers of
Edinburgh handle a large amount of Amer
can chilled beef alone consumed in Edin-
burgh (not including Leith) averages 31,50O
pounds per week.-Mrs. evidence of It's
wholesomeness is noteworthy.
Evening star., 1899-06-27
RATS OF THE PACIFIC.
They Generally Disappear Before the
Brown Rat of Europe.
From Chambers Journal.

From Chambers Journal.
The native rat has a great enemy. When
brought into competition with the common
brown rat of Europe, introduced by ships
throughout the world, it usually disappears
AN examples of the evils of the influx Of
aliens. The depredations of the latter are
such that in Funafuti the indigenous oreeo
has been driven from the village, and, IN
deed. almost exterminated upon the MAN
islet by the foreign rat; In many OF the Is
lands 1t has been completely rooted out
Even more deadly onslaught has been car
ried on against it by the domestic cats,
which. originally brought over by mission
have proved of service in destroying the
rats. In the old days, when unchecked,
rats literally overran most of the ISLANDS Oh
the Pacific.
On moonlight nights hundreds have been
often seen gathered together round the ma
tive quarters, feeding upon waste rice I OF
bread thrown out A large bottle-shaped
hole was dug in the earth in Mangaia, and
baited with candle nuts, of which rats are
excessively fond, and when the hole was
pretty well filled with rats two men would
go down with knobbed sticks to kill them.
hole which would contain two men would
hold a goodly number OF rats. But rat
killing under these conditions would seem
anything but an enviable task. Keeping
the rats within bounds was matter of
such importance with the inhabitants that
in Funafuti, by law, each individual was at
times obliged to catch and destroy GER
tain number for which purpose an ingeni-
GUS trap was employed.
The natives destroy the rats with another
object,-shooting them for sport. Fanna
gooma, or rat shooting, as practiced ON
Hoonga In the Tonga group, apparently
Evening star., 1899-06-27
MOTOR CARS IN SCOTLAND.
often Seen on the Streets ana Couh-
try Roads.

United States Consul Fleming, at Edin-
burgh, writes to the State Department:
1.-The motor car has become familiar OBJ
iect in the streets Of Scottish cities, and Is
oft en- seen also on the country roads. Ihls
vehicle was introduced in Edinburgh by
local auto-cal hiring company early in 1898.
During the spring and summer of last year
A car. with a seating capacity of eight, was
run regularly between the post office and
the Forth bridge, a distance of about nine
miles This method of transit gradually
won public favor. AS the traffic increased
other cars were added The company, find
ing the Forth bridge experiment a success,
decided TO run motor cars on certain routes
in the city. Since these routes We're estab-
lished the public patronage has increased
steadily, and the returns of the company
during the current year have been quite
satisfactory. The rate of fare is practically
the same as the rate on the corporation
tramways, averaging Id. q cents) per mile.
This Is about the rate also, am informed,
in Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen. Hamilton,
Falkrk and other cities where auto-car
companies are operating.
That the motor cars have a promising
future in Scotland there seems little room
for doubt. They can be run into the rural
districts in every direction, both for pas
senger and good traffic. There are almost
as few country roads as city streets on
which these vehicles cannot safely and
easily go. An indication of the widespread
and growing interest in the motor car
throughout Scotland is found in the in
creasing attention given to the subject by
the press. The expansion of the motor
making industry, the changes and improve
ments in the vehicles, and the development
Of the street transit motor lines are now
matters of frequent comment.
1T is announced that the directors of the
Glasgow exposition of 1901 are making ex
tensive provision for an exhibit of these
vehicles in the locomotive and transporta-
ton department. with facilities for the
practical demonstration of their merits.
The auto-cars now in use in Edinburgh and
district are of British manufacture. There
seems no reason why an opening should not
be found here for American vehicles of this
Glass;
Evening star., 1899-06-27
Secret Drawers,

From the New Orleans Times Democrat
A secret drawer is sometimes very hard
TO locate in a large cabinet" said a dealer
In curios II had such piece of furniture
In the store last winter, and knew the
drawer YVES there from a reference to il in
an old inventory, but, in spite of all my ef-
forts, couldn't discover just where II was.
concluded that the spring must be con-
cealed somewhere about the very ornate
carving which ornamented the sides but it
escaped my scrutiny until one day when /
hao Dit OF inspiration. Such drawers are
usually made of sheet steel both for Sc
curity and on account of its thinness. and
L simply passed a small pocket compass up
and down before the carving At one GER
tain point the needle, just as had anticf-
pated, was DETECTED, and knew 1 had at
last hit on the right spot / located it with
IN a few inches. and then pushed and prod
ded every projection with the point of a
darnDg needle until something gave way-
and cut jumped the drawer It was very
-elever\y masked at the edges by the curves
or the pattern, and nobody In the world
would suspect its existence. had hoped
that might find something of value in n.
but 1 was disappointed; 1t was quite
empty"
Evening star., 1899-06-27

Louisville Liederkranz VIII he a
Cincinnatf's Golden Jubilee.

Cincinnatf's Golden Jubilee.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 27.-Everything
is in readiness, including the great golden
jubilee hall, for the triennial fest Of the
North American Saengerbund, which be-
gins tomorrow and continues the rest of
this week. The only society in The original
fest of 1a4p which will be present this week
at the twenty ninth Saengerfest is the
Louisville Lederkranz, which has not in
the past fifty years changed it's name or
been peorganized.
Outside Of the five great concerts there
are many other events scheduled for the
weeka Atothe meeting Of the Bund one Of
the chief, features is the Commers, and
that part Of the festival began today and
will continue over Sunday next. Among
the orchestral numbers attracting parucu-
lar attention in rehearsals is Wagners Kali
ser Marsch, which is built upon Elm Feste
Burg ist unser Gott," melody-German to
the cpreTthat had its inspiration in the
great evolution OF the sixteenth century,
and Upon the folksong, Hail, Hail the
Kaiser Which Wagner intended originally
to be. sung by great male chorus. Brahms
festival overture is likewise fitting, as it is
built Of the songs, "Wir Hatten Gebautet
Elm Sfattlfches Haus,'' Der Landesvater,"
''Hoert Ich Sing das Lied der Lieder,"
'Das Fuchslied,' WAS Kommt bort Won
der Hon. and the familiar "Gaudeamus
Igtur."
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Were in the Wrong State.

In the last sensational campaign in Ken
lucky the opposing candidates in one of the
southern districts DR.. Harrel and Mr.
Clark, who were conducting joint debate.
had an amusing experience. When they
went to Keysburg to fill their appointment
to speak they found nobody at all to hear
them. Everybody had gone to Red river
TO fish. The candidates followed the way
the people had gone, and when they came
to the river found quite an assembage on
the opposite bank. Harrel mounted stump
and began to address them at long range,
but soon found that his voice would not
hold up at that distance, so he requested
them to wade out into the water and draw
rearer. Instead of doing this, they sent a
skiff and ferried the candidates over, and
then sat patiently down and listened to the
speeches. When the speaking was over
the candidates were informed that they had
been speaking in Tennessee.
Evening star., 1899-06-27

Light Battery NJ, Seventh Artillery
Arrives at New York.

The War Department was this morning
informed of the arrival at quarantine, New
York. of the Logan, from Porto Rico, with
Light Battery NJ, 7th Artillery, SO men and
100 horses; Light Battery c, 7th Artillery,
6S men, 50 horses, and Battery B, 9Th Ar
tillery, 60 men. Col. McComb was in COM
mand of the expedition. The command
was in good health.
Gen. Merritt, commanding the depart
ment Of the east, recently issued the fol-
lowing order assigning the batteries:
THE following troops soon to arrive in
New York from Porto Rico, West Indies,
are hereby assigned to stations as follows:
Battery B, 9Th Artillery, to Fort Wads-
worth, N. Y; Light Battery c, 7th Artil-
lery, to Fort Adams, r. l.; Light Battery
NJ, 7th Artillery, to Washington barracks,
d. c.
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Charter Granted.

Va, today charter was granted to the
Ogram Chemical Company, the purposes of
which are to manufacture and sell proprie-
tary medicines. The capital stock is placed
at 100000. divided into shares of $50 each.
The principal Office Is to be in that city
The officers are: Thomas E. Ogram of
Washington, president; Henry ]. Gosling a.
Philadelphia, vice president; VIM. A. Hun
gerford of Washington secretary; Charles
F. Schneider of Washington treasurer
The following are the directors: Frank X.
Bowers of Baltimore, Edw. A. Newman
and Zeff Schlosberg of Washington
Evening star., 1899-06-27
Awarded Counsel Fees.

Justice Cole today granted Campbell Car
rington $25 as counsel fees for his services
as solicitor for Mrs. Nellie Flynn, in the
suit for divorce brought against her by
Thomas Flynn. The suit for divorce was
withdrawn before Mr.. Carringtons fees
were secured. On motion of s. D. Truitt,
counsel for Mr.. Darlington, Judge Cole re-
opened the case, saying the attorney was
clearly entitled to a fee for his services,
Notwithstanding the withdrawal Of the suit
Thomas Flynn was ordered to pay the
amount stated above.
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TRUE BILLS RETURNED.
Grand Jury Makes Report of a Num-
ber of Indictments.

The grand jury this afternoon reported
the following indictments: May Kenney,
alias May Brown, larceny; James Hail, lar
ceny; Edgar Collins, larceny; James Gray,
larceny; VIM. Mccarthy, alias John Will
liams, embezElement; Charles A. Gibson.
adultery, and George w. Rogers, larceny.
When the defendants in these cases were
arraigned all pleaded not guilty, with the
exception of James Hall. He was remanded
for sentence, the others for trial.
May kenny, one of those indicted, Is a
white woman about twenty-five years of
age. She is charged with having stolen
two diamond rings valued at $500 from
Lydia F. La Win of A b street southwest.
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Michael A. Rorke Dead

CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 27.-Michael Andrew
Rorke, one of the oldest practicing lawyers
in Chicago, and an active member in Irish
American circles, died yesterday of infirmi-
ties due to old age.
Mr.. Rorke was nephew of Sir James
Rorke, who was the first Catholic member
OF the British parliament elected after the
passage Of the Catholic emancipation act
Evening star., 1899-06-27
Prize Advertisements.

The Langlois prize advertisement ap-
pears in The Star today. Mr.. Langlois
gave notice recently that he would pay $40
for the best advertisement submitted prior
to June %, written by lady wearer of
Foot Form shoes, and the winner is indi-
Gated by initials and city address at the
head of the advertisement. The offer will
not be repeated.
Evening star., 1899-06-27
suggestions in writing Invited.

Mr.. A. P. Miller, who recently requested
the District Commissioners to grant the
citizens of Congress Heights a hearing in
the matter of improvements needed in that
section, has been informed by the Commits
sioners that they will be glad to have In
the section may desire to make in the
matter.
Evening star., 1899-06-27
MINERS PERISH IN SIBERIA.
Party of Twenty-Six From CaIifor
MIA Die of PrivatfOn,

SAN FRANCISCO, June GA snecia, +o
the Call from Nevada City, Cal, SAYS:
Mrs. ,Norvald Douglass of San Francisco
has received letter saying her son, Harry
Douglass, and twenty-five picked miners
from California, who left June . last wear
Tor Siberia, have perished from prfvations
and cold 1t is stated the party went to ST.
perla under contract to New York com
pany, expecting to be gone three years.
Evening star., 1899-06-27
BOGUS DIES ORDERED.
Chinese Suspected of Intent to Forge
Identification CertiHcatea.

IuoHthHc"ttUn CertIncHte8.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 27.-It has been
discovered that two dies similar to those
used by the United States and British Off
cials at Hong Kong in stamping the GER
tificates Of identification given to Chinese
merchants and students SO they may enter
American ports have been made in this
city.
The order for their execution was given
to an engraver by two Chinese. 1t is pre-
sumed the dies are to be used in stamping
forged certificates to be used by Chinese
not Of the privileged classes. Collector
Jackson says that no action can be taken
In the matter until the forgery Is actually
committed
Evening star., 1899-06-27
Awnings.

Our Awning Factory has already
doubled last seasons business-and
the end is not yet We are making
the best awnings in the world-make
them promptly and as you would
have them made-made right.
Is your order on our books?
1t W B. MOSES & SONS.
Evening star., 1899-06-27

was an amusement reserved for chiefs, Gnd
was undertaken with much ceremony. At
tracted by bait previously distributed, the
rats were shot with formidable unfeathered
arrows six feet long. The game was not an
individual but a party affair, the side first
killing ten rats being accounted the win
ners. and II the rats were plentiful, three
or Tour games were generally played.
Evening star., 1899-06-27
ON Calling Terms.

From Bits
Mrs. Riley.-"Are yez on callin' terms wild
our neighbour
Mrs. Murphy-"Av coorse am. She call
ID me thafe, and called her another"
Evening star., 1899-06-27

screen-perfection as shown in our
Patent Adjustable Screens
We want to say this to you:
The strongest points we can make
for the Moses Patent Screen are that
there are more of them in use in
Washington than of any other
more of~them are being sold this sea-
son than i'll any previous season.
more screen value for what they cost
than you could find elsewhere.
We have a way of keeping our
promises as to deliveries. Shall we
have your order?
Evening star., 1899-06-27

Frank Foster. one of the best known
residents Of jackson City, who last night
was arrested Tor being intoxicated on the
street. today forfeited his collateral in th1
Police Court.
Evening star., 1899-06-27
Grant and Hooker at MantIa

MANILA, June 2I-The United States
transports Grant and Hooker have arrived
here.
Evening star., 1899-06-27

Thousands of situations have been OBJ
tanned through the want columns OF The
Star.
Evening star., 1899-06-27
Furniture Fa tory. i2th and Il. S,or
Screens
For Doors and Windows.

If you have not as
yet given your order
for Screens there is
every reason tor
looking into the mat
ter NOW. If you are
not one of the thou
sands who know
Evening star., 1899-06-27

64inch silver bleached Ger
man d2mask. every thread Of Ii
is pure lineIi-wel1 worth 4Sc. ,xQC
q yard-for. Observation-Disclosures.
Evening star., 1899-06-27
Sc. TOWELS FOR 3szc

Full-size cotton honeycomb
ssSs'i tel q "s'F to the Se' ssst ss $780,
at cents-for .......
Evening star., 1899-06-27
ALL 81 MUSLIN GARMENTS, rec.

Some stores advertise muslin
underwear in a way that pro-
claims fake" at first sight.
We wouldn't insult your inte1li-
gence by resorting to methods
Of exaggeration. Tomorrow we
offer you the unrestricted
choice of any of our regular
stock Of muslin undergarments
consisting Of over 50 styles
of gowns. skirts. drawers,
chemise and cors It covers, and
also childral rs dresses, all Of
them claborately trimmed with
lace and embroidery-for. ...
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81 WATER COOLERS, e9c
s1.e9 WHITE PIoUE SKIRTS, soc.

remarkable value In pique
skirts. Choice of a lot of fine
quality white English pique q,
skirts. trimmed with two rows 81
of openwork insertion - cut
around front-perfectly tailored
worth 81 1.69-very special at.
Evening star., 1899-06-27

Tomorrow take all the
ladies' neckwear marked up TO
80 cents-consisting Of the sea-
sons newest conceits. such
silk. satin, velvet and lawn
stock collars. With All sorts GR-
Of trimmings-in all colors- %ON'
puff ties. Windsor ties ana
China silk stocks with full
bows-none of which sold for
less than 20 ceuts-aud most ot
II worth 40 cen s-choice for.
Evening star., 1899-06-27

You've always known yard
wide "Androscoggin' bIeached a<
muslin as one Of the best-and SnM
so tomorrow We shall sell IL ~
as special for.
Evening star., 1899-06-27
soc. JEWELED BELTS. 1Bc

Choice of an immense lot of
jeweled belts In both gilt and 1Sr
oNidized-tbe newest effects AOSs
which are worth so cents-fcr..
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-30

the testimony quoted, about II cents per
square yard. Allowing 81 per cent profit,
we have Is cents per square yard as a fair
contract price. Suhtracting this from the
price paid, as shown IN tho table given
in exhibit 400 We have Tor the contract
of 1896 Tor Savannah harbor q loss OF so
cents per square yard on 265,Ss0 square
yards. or a money loss of Ssai .66i. and
for tho oontrac, OF 1896 for Cumberland
Sound loss OF Us cents per square VA Il
ON 1870 square yards, or a money loss
az Si24,iSS. II Is 20 be mated that only
SSie,ooo has been actually paid on this
contract 1t will be interesting to note
here that by the same computation the
loss ON the contract OF 1892 for Savannah
harhor was so cents per square yard on
l3dS,a'2 square yards, or a loss OF 81. =
O9o,SS'. making a total OF S,7eC. 200. liter.
ally stolen from the government on brush
mattresses alone during these three con-
Tracts
Reference might be made to other essen.
ual facts brought out In the testimony
establishing fraud and conspiracy. hut
sufficient has been cited 10 show Tho
character OF this remarkable case.
End OF chapter number two.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-30
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.


fco rolslois young daughter, Countess IT,
tiana who has boon In Vienna for couple az
monthS for medical advice has returned IN
kussio
Carcl IlcndrIrk Kruger, nephew Of the
president OF the Trhnsvaal Republic, IL o rc.
cent graduate of the Edinhurph university,
where he won tho SWINE surgical scholarshin
nr Ascl hmoa will 70 on record ms one Of
the greatest vaccination MANNERS Of modern
times Iic recently had charge of administer
ing the vrua 10 over million Porto Ricann,
pr katc Perry Cain OF Covihston, Ky, is
called 1.-THE turnpike queen She owns and
operates the Coyington and Independence
turnpike witch Ia ono OF the husirat highways
IN Kentucky.
nr. James Henry breasted, professor OF
Egyptolosy In the University Of Chicago aad
secretary of the Chicago Society for Egyptian
Rcsoareh will apend the noSt year in study
abroad.
The now british commander -ehlct ~
South Africa ia Lieutenant General Sir Fred
ctick William Forester, X G, n. He Ia -
years old, tho youngest man OF his rank In
the army,
Prince Francis OF reek has iuet been mp
pointed purchaser OF Irish horses for tho Ems
llsh army, Prince Francis ia ono az tho 'ncs,
Judges OF horse consequently the appoint.
men, In a popular one,