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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-03
WORKS A CHANGE.
Ehect of New Regime on jackson
City and ROsslyn.

lily ana ROsslyn.
Jackson City and Rosslyn are as quiet
as law-abiding villages can be today. Fri
DAY the new county officers were sworn in,
ana saturday afternoon the gamblers were
told that they would have to close their
places. So far advices received at
police headquarters are concerned, the
gamblers made no protest but closed their
places, hoping they will be able to start
up again in the near future.
Policy Detective Watson visited both
places this afternoon. The men who had
conducted the games We're idle, and groups
of cOlored men who had been in the habit
of playing policy stood about the corners
and in front of the places discussing the
situation. One of the leading gamblers of
jackson City made the remark that he
would be out of job if this condition of
affairs lasted very long.
Detective Watson gave fair notice that
II the men, or any of them, transferred
the gambling business across the river to
the District some prompt prosecutions will
follow. With the gambling places closed,
1t is stated, a number of drinking places
there will not be able to hold up very long.
the gambling shops have had to close Just
after an election. On occasions previous
to this, however, the places were permit
ted to open up again. 1t is stated that the
present county officers do not intend that
they shall resume business again.
Landowners who are not interested in
the sites on which the gambling houses
are built are heartily in sympathy with
the county officers, and will lend them
what aid they can in making these sec
tons of Alexandria county places where
respectable people may live in peace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-03
CASE OF ATTORNEY YEAGER,
Fails to Appear for Trial and is Re-
arreAted


Lewis Yeager the member of the bar
who was arrested Saturday on a charge of
having ruined Edith Schnebel, as published
in Saturdays Star, was subsequently re-
leased on 81 600 bond with Salle w. Will
ard as surety. This morning he failed to
appear in court to answer the charge. 1t
was supposed then that he had left the
city, but Detective Herndon found him at
his room, No. 515 I'd street northwest this
afternoon, and rearrested him. He was
then taken to police headquarters and later
to the sixth precinct station, where he will
be held until tomorrow unless he gives
new bond. Mr.. William Schnehel and his
daughter, Edith, were in court this morn
ing ready to give testimony, but the fail
ure of the defendant to appear prevented
hearing.
Inspector Boardman made inquiries and
learned that Yeager was in his room. When
Detective Herndon called there he found
the defendant in bed. He told the officer
that he sick and showed a prescription
that had been given him by his attending
physician. Police Surgeon hewitt was sum-
moned, and after an examination decided
there was no reason why he could not be
removed. District Attorney Davis was con-
suited and it was upon his advice that
Yeager was again arrested.
In the event of his making application for
his release on bond, an effort will be made,
it is said, to have the court fix the bond
at an amount larger than the one already
given.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-03
RIGHTS IN DISPUTE.
Contention Over Franchise of Wash.
ington and Gettysburg Hallway.


fngton and Gettysburg Railway.
As a sequel to the recent decision of the
District Commissioners that George H.
Harries and his associates of the Washing
and Gettysburg Railway Company and the
claim over that of certain Baltimore par
ties, the latter today brought suit in equity
in the Supreme Court of the District Of
Columbia in the name of the Washington
and gettysburg Railway Company and the
Montgomery Construction Company against
George H. Harries and seven other defend
ants The compliments ask for a tempo
rary and final decree restraining the defend
ants from issuing any stocks or bonds in
the name or on the credit of the Washing
ton and Gettysburg Railway Company;
from seeking subscriptions to the same,
and from constructing a line of railway into
the District of Columbia along the route
from the intersection of the boundary line
with 14th street northeast extended to the
Intersection of 10th street northeast with
Rhode Island avenue.
lnJunctions are also asked to prevent the
defendants from entering into contracts or
purchasing rights of way In the name of
the Washington and Gettysburg Railway
COMPANY
Inc compliments in this case opposed
the granting of a permit by the Commits
slonerS to the defendants to proceed with
thelr work of construction, but the OBJ
1ectlons were overruled. 1t is claimed by
the compliments that they know nothing
OF the ownership of the 1S00 shares of
PENDANTS. and they allege, further, that
the latter are proceeding unlawfully and
fraudulently. Ashley NJ. Gould and Guion
Miller are solicitors for the complainants
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-03
CONDENSED LOCALS.

The fire department responded to an alarm
turned in from box S16 between II and
o'clock yesterday morning for blaze in
stable at Oak and Center streets, Mount
Pleasant. The fire started from some I'M
known cause and was eXtinguished before
any Roadway was gained. Only about $40
damage was done.
Henry Taylor. Fayette Waters and VIM
j. Flaherty were today charged in the Po-
lice Court with being drunk in Mount Ver-
non Square yesterday morning. Each was
fined s. by Judge Kimball, but none paid,
and all went down to the workhouse.
Miss Emma Rher, living at No 800 East
Capitol street, fell down a flight of stairs
late last night DR.. HaZen, who was sum-
moned to attend her, found she had re-
ceived severe cuts and bruises about the
head and face. Her condition is not Sc
rious.
The hearing of the case of Oscar NJ
Thompson, who was arrested last week and
held in bail to answer charge of seduc-
ton, was today continued in the Police
Court until Saturday next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-03
Hair for Violin Bows.

From the New York sun
The horse hair used in making violin and
other similar bows is imported from Ger
many. considerable part Of the hair thus
imported. however. coming originally from
Russia Horse hair for these purposes is
white and black. Thu black is the heavier
and stronger. and this is used in making
bows for bass viols. because il bites the
big strings better. In preparing the hai~
for Use in bowmaking the white bar used
for violin bows is blCached 10 brig il TO
its final whi;eress
TN STANDARD violin bow is twentv-ft1ae
inches in length; longer bows are mace %
order. shorter bows are used by young
persons. but the Row commonly seen i'm me
hand Of violin player is tweuty-ni!s
inches long Horse hair fuT violin bows is
imported in various lengths, but mos lynn
lengths of thirty-siX inches. Hair sufficient
Tor one DOW is put together in what is
called hank; the hanks are tied up in
bundles IF dozen hanks: these are bundled
In crosses. and the gross bundles are put
together In great crosses, in which shane
the hair is imported.
There are grades and qualities of the
horse hair. but the best is not very costly
a hank of the best white hair can he
bought for twenty cents: it might cost
thirty cents more to have IL put into the
bow. To rehair a bass viol bow costs NOR.
the bulk of hair required being greater.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-03
Raising Men In Georgia,

FROM the Philadelphia Post.
During a recent visit to the army camp in
Savannah General Joseph Wheeler was en-
tertained by a party of northern men at
the DE Soto, when, in the good hurnor of
after-dinner cigars, one of the gentlemen
said, laughingly:
How is it, general, that the sleepy farms
of the south produce such whirlwind fight
ers in such small packages?"
We'll, general" said the little general,
pulling at a large mans cigar, Il believe
III have to give you the answer an old
cracker woman once gave me when |
asked her similar question. Not many
years ago mad occasion to make a saddle
Journey through the pine barrens of
Georgia, where most everybody is a crack
er and mighty shiftless. One day. how
ever, L rode into little community that
showed such signs Of thrift as to be quite
out OF Keeping with the general character
OF the barrenS, i do assure you gentlemen
L rode up to a cabin where a gaunt cd
woman stood in the doorway, and asked
her who owned these little farms that were
so well kept
That farm the left belongs to my
son Jabez.' said she. and the next one to
my boy Zalim, and the next to nv lal
Jason, and the next is my boy Potiphars
place, and
Hold on, sister, said /. How did you
manage to raise such a fine lot of boys
way off here in the woods
Wall, stranger, she answered L am a
WILDLY woman, and all l had 10 raise EN- on
was prayer and hickory, but | raised 'em
powerful frequent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-03
THE COURTS.

Equity Court No. 1-Chief Justice Bingham
Burche agt. Paine; sale ratified nisi.
Dunn agt Chesapeake Bay Construction
company; rule on defendants returna BILE
July L granted Rothw agt. Riley; or
DER on final report of temporary receiver.
willard agt. Willard; divorce a vim. mat.
granted. Breneman agt. Breneman; decree
of divorce amended. Green agt Movers:
copies of documents from Secretary of the
Treasury requested.
Circuit Court No. 2-Justice Hasner
O1futt agt. Capital Traction Company; on
trial.
Criminal Court No. 1-Chief Justice Bing
ham
United States agt Edgar Collins lar
ceny; personal recognizance taken. United
States agt Margaret II. WorreIl false pre-
lenses; bail fixed at $1,000; recognizance
taken, with Samuel G. Hunter surety
Probate Court-Justice Bradley.
Estate of Jno. Senge; proof Of publca ton
Estate of Anna c. Simms answer filed In
re Ernest H. Augusterfer ct al, minors:
Mary NJ. V. Rouzer appointed guardian;
bond, $4,000. Estate of Felix NJ Draney:
hral notice naming Friday, July %, for set
Ting estate. Estate of Jane NJ McCrabb;
40: In re Cecelia Woodson, guardian; pc
ution filed. Estate of Mary E Prince;
waiver of citation filed. Estate of Fred
ericka W. Stolpp; will admitted to probate
and letters testamentary granted to c. VIM.
kloeppinger; bond, 81, 600. Estate of Jas.
P. Perley; will dated November 10. 1897
publication. Estate of VIM. Schoonover:
will dated February %, 1899, filed. Estate
OF Marion PerVtance: petition for probate
OF will filed and summons issued In re
Anson 5. Taylor, guardian; account filed
Estate of Francis Gaines; will admitted TO
probate and letters testamentary granted to
Edward P. Gaines; bond 5000 Estate of
Henry kellum; inventory and answer filed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-03
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued as fol-
lows:
Whte-B Henry Mattingly and Dole A.
Gibbons, Charles county, Md; Louis o.
Hodges and Ethel B. Kirkus; VIM. Howard
Reed and Mary Isabelle Flynn; Thomas w.
Tschiffely and Laura F. Trenis, Montgom-
cry county, Md; Wilson Burnett and Will
helmina Helmker, Baltimore; James Harri-
son and Mary Ryan; Joshua H. Stewart
Gloucester, N j., and Katie G. Hentzell
Philadelphia; Richard l, Vorce and Louise
NJ. Stubblefield; James i. Davis and Han
nah T. Caldwell, Philadelphia; Philip W.
Black and Mamie Rennemanj John B. An
derson and Bessie 2. Subett; Frank Luck
EFT and Rebecca Brown, Fairfax county
Va; Sidney w. Burgess and Mignionette
H. Reid; William Clement and Mollie v
Grimes: Louis Krauss and Elizabeth
Kraus: John D. Harvey and Helen r.
Brown; Willard F. Johnston and Ora NJ
Roodacille, Warren County, Va; George l..
Kay, Hampton, Va, and Ada L. Bailey
Richmond, Va; John Deutermann and
Alice Whitehead. 49, al. - t,
Colored-Daniel Moody and Nancy Sum
mers; Luther Thomas and Charlotte Hicks;
James Hipkins and Ella Hayes; Philip Will
lis and Fanny Grimes. Alfred b. Casey and
Anna S. Bailey; James Hill and Fannie
Baker; George W. aTimus and Bessie F.
Fraley; Charles E. Ross and Sadie Jane
White.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-03
BEAT THE TRUST.
Took Large Orders in Advance mt n
Cut Rnfe

From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
Il don't care to mention Names" said a
visitor from New Jersey, ''but this is an
absolutely tue story of how one man at
least beat big trust at its own game. He
was at the head of a small concern making
let us say-car wheels Chats not exactly
it, but pretty nearly and about year ago
he got a private hint that the other car
wheel people Were arranging a combine
He said nothing, but Immediately COMMUNE
Gated with several of the largest consumers
and by offering confdentially a reduction
of about 10 per cent secured advance or
ders that would occupy him over two years
to fill, runring at full capacity At the price
named every wheel would b. made at a
loss, and his partners were badly scared
lie told them to keep their mouths shut and
wait In a few months the trust was or
ganlzed, according to program, and one day
blaHd agent dropped in and offered him a
ia ir price for the plant. He said he didn't
care to sell. The trust thereupon proceeded
10 put on the screws in the usual ashton
In other words, they cut rates but stranpa
TO say, the little matchmaker didn't seem to
care. Then they made another and much
larger cut with the intention of freezing
him out at one fell swoop. That was just
what he was waiting for and through
third party he instantly placed orders COW
crinS all the contracts he lad made a a
h&ure that left MIN a handsome margin of
proht. without suspecting that the large
orders came from their intended victim, the
trust people became alarmed at the losses
incurred In the freezing-out process and
made him another and much better offer
Tor his plant, which he promptly accepted
Now the trust has the concern and is
Obliged to run it day and night to make
wheels at % per cent under actual cost
from the man it tried to ruin AS fast as
he gets them he turns them over on his
contracts and reaps the intermediate profit.
wnlle, needless to say, the trust magma ties
hoWl with anguish every time they make a
delivery. The little matchmaker got enough
out OF the sale of the plant to retire for
life and he is carrying out the rest of the
campaign merely for sport. lie says it's
great fun to see trust on the gridiron -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-03
ALLEGES INFRINGEMENT
Foreign Company Sues United States
Naval Ordnance Officers.
Thirty Thousand Dollars Alleged as
Aggregate of Damages-TwO
Suits Filed.

Sir w. 6. Armstrong, Whitworth & Com
pany, Limited, of Newcast ie-upon-Tyne,
the well-known makers of English ord
nance, today filed two suits at law against
United States naval ordnance officers for
an aggregate of $4,000 damages for an
alleged infringement of patent on trunnion
bearings for heavy guns
In the first suit Admiral Chas. ONeil,
chief of the bureau of ordnance of the
Navy Department.; Capt. Alex H. McCor-
mick, commandment of the Washington navy
yard, and Commander Edwin c. Pendleton,
superintendent of the naval gun shops at
the yard in this city, are named as defend
ants, and the amount of damages is placed
at $4,000.
In the second suit Capt. Mccormick is
omitted from the list of defendants, and
the damages asked arc $4,000.
The Armstrong Company alleges to own
4 patent secured in this country upon the
invention of trLnnon bearings for ord
nance of Ralph t. Bankstone. 1t is alleged
that in the recent manufacture of naval
ordnance this patent has been infringed
VIM. d. Baldwin and VIM. Stone Albert are
attorneys for the Armstrong Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-03
Bids for Custom House Propertx

Bids for the New York customs house
property were opened at the Treasury De-
partment at o'clock this afternoon The
upset price fixed by the government was
SS,0o,ooo. There were three bidders, as
follows: National City Bank of New York
S5'269,Vo; the New York Realty, Bond
Exchange and Trust COMPANY. 81 O75 0O0.
the Farmers Loan and Trust COMPANY
1000. The National City Bank, being
the highest bidder, was awarded the prom
erty The purchasers desire to pay most
OF the money in cash, and will arrange the
future payments with the government The
government will continue to rent the pres
ent property until the new customs house
is completed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-03
Real Estate Transfera

Eighth and H streets northeast-Wm. ].
Frizzell ct al, trustees, to Magdalena
Beuchert, lot 1, square $780, Sc, 800.
Washington street northwest between 4th
and 9th streets-Jacob E. Young ct ux to
Johanna Young, part lot 2, square SIS; $40
Stamps, $3.50.
Myrtle street between North Capitol and
LIST streets-Eliza E. W. Dick to Chas A.
Sickel, lot 49, square 675; $40 (stamps,
$3.50.
Friendship and Mount Airy-Wm F.
Quicksall and Upton H. Ridenour, jr, trus-
tees, to Robt. Q. Hoffman, lot &C. block q;
$1,150.
Second and E streets southwest-Michael
Chambers to Catharine, Frances and Mary
l. Mcnamara, lot %, square 5S3; 50
Stamps, SD.
I street northwest between 18th and 10th
streets-Wm. E. Edmonston ct al, trustees
to Mary P. Mitchell, part original lot g.
square 1906; $4,000.
Sixth street northwest between Q and R
streets-John j. Dolan ct al, trustees, to
Isaac H. Chase, part lot O. square AT; ST.
900. Eleventh street southeast between B
and c streets-Rowland O. James ct ux. to
James A. Pruitt, lot 72, square $50; SO
Stamps, S).
Pennsylvania avenue northwest between
9Th and It'll streets-Oscar Luckett, trustee
to Peter Latterner, part original lot l.
square 461; s70O. yelling place, Bernard A.
Duke ct ux. to Jay G.. Wilson,, part lot A.
block As, University Park; $40 Stamps, S14)
Q street northwest between LIST and Sd
StreetS-JameS A. Dee ct ux. to Thomas
Heany, part lot s. square 551; $40 Stamps,
SO cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-03
Partridge. as TAME a. Chickens.

From the Morristown fTennI Gazette.
The idea that a partridge could not be
tanned has always beep a prevailing one,
and that, too. not without foundation. The
experiment has often been tried without
any success. Mr.. Joseph Galloway of this
city, however, has made zau exception to
this seemingly natural rule. ,He has num-
Der of partridges about two years Old which
were Matched on his premises. They are
perfectly gentle and are as demesticated in
their habits as the common chicken. They
manner brood and raise their young. This
demonstrates the possibility of what has
always been considered impossible, thinks
Mr.. Galloway. a. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-03
Collided With q Whale.
From the Cleveland Leader.

Lieut.. F. l.. Chadwick of the United
States navy is visiting his uncle, DIR. L. S.
Chadwick of Euclid avenue During the
war with Spain Lieutenant Chadwick serv-
ed on the cruiser Raleigh. He entered
Manila bay when Dewey made his famous
dash into the harbor Lieutenant Chad
wick said yesterday that on his return trip
there was collision, with a, huge whale
that was sleeping on the water. Lieutenant
Chadwick was on watch when the boat
gave lurch. -
Il thought we lad run on some hidden
rocks, he said. Il rushed to the rail and
found that the ram of the cruiser was fast
engines had to be reversed before the whale
was released. He fioated away dead You
may think that is fish story, but it is an
actual fact, and the cruisers log will verb
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-03
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Being Considered to Unite
Lincoln and Potonaac.


Lincoln andP0tosnac.
What appears to ba q practical step
toward bringing about some consolidation
among the fire insurance companies in this
city is the conclusion reached by represen-
tatfves Of the Lincoln and Potomac Fire
Insurance Companies that the business now
done by both companies could more profit
ably be done under one management, with
one set of officers. The matter has been
discussed by those representing both COM
panies, and as far as they are concerned
the opinion is unanimous that it will be a
good move for the stockholders Of the two
corporations. ~ u
1t is proposed to form a new company.
with a capital of at least 500, 600, and in
addition to local business, the new concern
will also have agents in other cities and
carry on what is known as general fire
insurance business. The details have not
as yet been put in shape for submission to
the stockholders, but it is thought, if the
scheme meets with approval, the new COM
pany can be organized>and ready for BUSH
early in the coming fall. Both of tho
companies named are said to be doing a
profitable business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-03
SENIOR MELANO EXPOSED.
Missing Bug Brazenly Betrayed It's
Defenders in New York.


From the New York Tribune
The Tribune desires to retract all that it
said yesterday on behalf of the melano-
iestes picipes. 1t is not unusual, and it is
not pleasant, to have to retract anything
that mas once been said, but in this case it
Is public duty. And the retraction itself
s not so unpleasant as the occasion for it.
rhe Tribune wishes row to say, without
reservation, that the melanolestes picipes is
a poltroon, a blackeg literally and fig
uratively, deceiver, a wrecker Of homes.
a traitor, coward, a vulgarian, a foul. re-
pulsive, bloody minded blot on the fair
name of insect, a selfish constituencies.
perjured prosecutor of the poor a hideous
Hateful, heartless horror of the HELPLESS. a
hayward wantOn wreaker of wrong upon
the weak, fearful, fierce, frightful feeder
uLon the feeble, a deadly, dastardly, devil
ISM destroyer of dermatic beauty, a pratt
CaI preyer on peaceful peltry, common,
coarse corruptor of comellness a black
guard, bane. a blast and a blight
1t was insinuated in these columns YES
terday tnat the melanoestes pic:Des had
some honor about it-that this ruthless
creature, this insect, this kissing bug, was
going to confine its depredations to Me-,
Jersey, where 1t would BE- welcome where
the people would delight in it-would be
proud or It. But the melanolestes Dicfnes
10y GU IT'S ueleHuerS- L he words 1T
It's behalf were not printed before it came
to New York and bit man True he was
a Tammany man. but that was no dispIay
OF morality on the part of the bug: it was
only display of bad taste. 1t is no use to
try to be the friend of such a creature as
this. Defend it; say that it attacks the
strong instead of the weak; that it is pro-
noting the knowledge of bacterioogy bv
practical demonstration. and the next mo.
nent 1t bores hole in your neighbor and
he swells up and goes to the hospital and
takes up room and the attention of phvsi-
clans in an institution which the taxpayers
support largely as a refuge for the victims
OF imaginary creeping things, not real ones
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-03
FOR PHCNICS.

In making up lunch for picnickers some form OF
substantial food that cannot easily be injured In
transit should be supplied, and the most ideal ar
tele for that purpose is Grape Nuts This food
comes in E 15-eent package, Is already thoroughly
cooked and can be rsed either dry or with the adj
dition of some milk cream.
Grape Nuts are used by some epicures in irving
fish. for they add delightful favor and are nat
uraiiy superior to the ordinary erumbed crackers
or corn meal for this purpose In addition to the
convenience Of Grape Nuts, their high nutritive
food value should not be lost sight Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-03

One of the rarest and most expensive OF
Chinese gold fishes is the brushtail, pair
of which sells for 81 900. The brushtail gold
fish is SO small that an American silver dol
lar will cover 1t, and probably there is no
other living thing of its size and weight
that is worth SO much money. Like all
the. other Chinese fishes that are SO highly
priced by collectors, the form of the brush
tail is due to some extent to artificial meth
DDS. The Chinese know how to assist ma
tGre in shaping and identifying fishes. How
they do 1t is one of their many secrets
which We have not discovered yet.