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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-01
WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS.
Justice Bradley Authorizes Issue on
Application of VI. w. Fnlk.

Macmillan w. Falk today, through At
torneys Edwin Forrest and Edmund Burke,
filed a petition for writ of habeaS corpus
seeking by this means to secure his re-
lease from custody. He is now confined IN
the District jail, having been taken there
upon his arrival in this city a few days
ago from New York, where he was arrest
ed as an alleged fugitive from justice. The
petition was presented to Justice Bradley,
in Criminal Court No. ., who directed that
the writ issue, returnabie before MN at II
o'clock tomorrow morning.
1t is set forth in the petition that the Attn
of April. 1898, there was filed in court an
alleged Indictment against the petitioner
charging him with adultery with one Hat
tie, NJ. Davidson; that an alleged verdlct OF
guilty of the alleged ofense was returned
against him: that motions for new triai
and in arrest of Judgment were filed, ana
that the motions, so far as the record ~lS-
closes, still remain undisposed OF, although
the term during which the alleged cause
was alleged to be tried has some time since
expired. and though this petitioner mas
though uniawfuliy detained, as he alleges
the fact to be, the warden of the jail re-
fuses to release the prisoner
The petitioner further declares that the
court was without Jurisdiction, authority
OF power tc hear determine, adjudicate or
dispose Of with an alleged jury in attend
ance, the case, for the reasons that the JUS
tice holding the court attempted to Try anu
determine the case during the absence OF
the petitioner, and while he was not repre-
sented by counsel, and because there was
10 CrTe2cc CHARGED in the alleged lndlct-
ment of which the Supreme Cou.t = tie
District of Columbia had jurisdiction to Try
and determine"
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oneI to succeed Colonel VIM. P. Lane, who
resigned about year ago. and were hope
full of prevailing upon Colonel Lone to
again accept the position, either uncon-
sciously or Intentionally placed Colonel
Lane in a queer position. If he resigned
the position about year ago the unin-
formed would infer that he was dress
parade soldier only and had taken that
action to escape from service in the Span
iSh-AmeriCan war The facts are ueclu-
eddy the reverse.
When the President called for volunteers
a year ago the LIST Maryland Regiment.
with Colonel Lane at it's head, was one OF
the first to report at the states rendezvous
The proportion of Maryland for the first
call was one regiment and two battailons
The 9TH Regiment was selected by Gov,
ernor Lowndes for the full regiment. and
the officers of the 4th Regiment were Of
fered the chance of going into the service
as the two battalons This they hauShuly
declined and marched the regiment away.
When the offer was made to the list Regi-
ment Colonel Lane promptly accepted, ana
the regiment was mustered into the service
as two battalions, with Colonel Lane re-
duced to the position Of lieutenant colonel
While in command of Fortress Monroe the
regiment received the additional battalion,
and Colonel Lane was restored to his
old position. For nearly year the reg1-
ment was retained in the service and did
its full duty. Officers and men naturally
Porto Rico or the Philippines but this was
denied them, to their great disappoint-
ment, and on February 2S the regiment
was mustered out and ordered home
During his service at the front Colonel
Lane made an enviable record: much so
that he was personally complmented by
the President, who also said frankly that
only the reduction of the size of the army
prevented him from promoting the colonel
to be a brigadier general Adjutant General
Corbin said that Colonel Lane was one of
the volunteer officers of whom he received
only the best reports.
on returning to Hagerstown Colonel Lane
was surprised to learn that when the regi-
ment returned to the National Guard of
the state he ceased to be its commanding
officer. BY some queer construction of
Maryland law it was held by the authori-
ties that when Colonel Lane accepted a
commission as lieutenant colonel he had
resigned as colonel of the National Guard.
Adjutant General Wilmer upheld this point
and instructed Major Little. the senior
major of the regiment, to take command
of the regiment Colonel Lane aCquiesced,
but it is probable that he will be reelected
colonel of the LIST Regiment. Maryland Ma
tional Guard, If he will accept.
Colonel Lane is one of the most popular
men in western Maryland, was beloved by
the officers and men OF his regiment. and
is also a high officer of the Masons in the
state. &. M.
May ], 1899.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-01
''THE QUESTION OF BRUTES.-
Two Letters on The Stars Treatment
of the Subject.

Two communications have been received
by The Star in regard to its editorial head
ed The Question of Brutes." The first,
signed wv. II. Miller" is as follows:
l read with good deal of establishment
your editorial in tonight's Star headed The
Question of Brutes," and you will pardon
me for taking a few exceptions to it from
a southern point OF view. We all will agree
with YOU when you say that large major
ity of the negroes of the south are far from
being brutes and are friendly and docile
and so forth. If the majority of them We're
Of the Sam Hose sort We would be ex-
periencing a calamity as great almost as
the late civil war. But when you speak of
the white man and the negro forming some
Of the greatest friendships that ever exist
ed don't You think that you are going back
about forty years? The white man bears
little love for the negro of today. AS
slave the negro was loved by the white
man, loved because he was benefit, help
to him, but put them on equality and you
find things just the reverse the white man
having little use for his former slave For
proof Of this search the records before the
war when the negro was in bondage and
how many cases Of infdeIity on the part of
the slaves do you find? On the other hand
examine the records within the last thirty
hNe years and you will lind that nine out
of every ten cases Of felQniouS assault have
been made by the negro. Hence you Will
see that the term black brute" has NOT
been enormously constructed. Picture, If
you can, sir, a happy nome-the mother at
tending to her household duties the father
away to his daily toll. During his absence
Il brute enters, for you can call him nothing
else, be he black, white or yellow, and
makes an assault upon this defeHseiess Wo-
man, an assault which is worse than death
itself, an assault which will cause da rk
blot on the victim which she will carry to
her grave. Much is said in the newspapers
about Iynchng such brute, but little is
said about the crime he has committed. l
echo the sentiments of the entire south
when / say that the worst fortunes that
could be inflicted are not severe enough for
such a scoundrel. and the better class of
negroes will say the same thing
How much better it is to make way with
such a brute at once than to wait and try
which his victim has got to testify. an or
death itself.
Again I say that too much is said about
the results of such crime and not enough
about the crime itself
The other is from l. II. Singleton and
takes entirely different view. He says:
Allow me TO express my thanks regarding
the editorial in your paper OF the 18th in
slant. The Question of Brutes,' and hope
that every man, white and black, did or
will read it. 1t is the most honorable, man
ly, impartial article I've ever seen in print
regarding the race troubles of the south
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-01
The Humor of the Thing.

10 the Editor OF The Evening Star:
Has the sense of humor been eliminated
from the American mind? That, in fact, it
had been recently dormant in the editorial
consciousness if not in that of the ordinary
American citizen, must be the conclusion OF
one who has seen the recent utterance of
the press in commenting on the heinous
crime committed by one of our naval heroes
in reciting to a circle of riends the inim-
liable Hans Breitman ballad, which illus
trateS with delicious humor one phase of
the kaser's Weit-knoWn characteristics, in
that mirth- provoking me.ange of German
and English vocabularies which Emperor
Wilhelm himself, with his undoubted in
nate manliness, could hardly read without
a smile, and to which he would not be at
all likely to take exception
Have we really reached point where
our fighting men must wear muzZles, lest
possibly some great nation will be inSulted?
The RIGHTEOUSNESS which, according to
the papers, possesses the State Depart
ment, the cabinet and the people lest little
of the truth to recent strained condi-
tons in the Philippines should be spoken
by one who knows, Is hardly indicative of
that calm serenity which consciousness of
our strength as a great nation should In
duce.
Have we not had enough of this nom
sense? =
April %, 1899.
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Lived I'm Three Centuries.

From the Sketch.
April IA was the 1880 anniversary of the
death of a latter-day Methuselah who lies
buried In the porch of All Saints Church In
Northampton.
John Bales gravestone declares that he
lived to be I2G, but local tradition adds yet
another four years to the total. This re-
vised version is reached thus: Bales at
fiImed that when he was a boy of twelve
he was present Tilbury when Queen
Elizabeth reviewed her troops, and as that
was in 1888 and he died in 1905 his age
was 100 instead of 12G
Against this is the testimony Of the
parish register, which reduces the age OF
its John Bales to about ia. There is no
proof that the Bales of the register was
the Bales of the tablet The latter had
a daughter who claimed two years more
than a century for her span of life, and
that achievement counts certainly in her
fathers favor. Leaving him, then, in UNI
disputed possession of his 100 years. John
BALES began. life under Queen Elizabeth
ana finished 1t under Queen Anne thus see
ing out all these rulers: James l. Charles
l, Cromwell Charles II, James III and VIII
liam and Mary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-01
ANACOSTIA HAPPENINGS.
rnnyements for Pence CarnixaI

Fishing in the Anacostia river at pres
ent, it is said, yields good results. The
river Is said to be well stocked just now
with perch and catfish and frequently
schools of fish can be seen in shallow wa
ter. 1t Is charged that recently a colored
man struck with stone fine black bass
and killed it, securing his prize afterward
and displaying it.
1t is claimed that the waste product
principally tar from the gas house near
one shore Of the Anacostia river is being
allowed TO find It's way to the river, and Is
doing considerable injury to the fish in the
stream.
The members of Mineola Tribe, No. H.
Improved order of Red Men, of Anacostia.
are making arrangements to participate in
the Washington peace jubilee. The COM
mittee of arrangements appointed to CO.
operate with like committees from all the
other lodges In the District Is composed of
Messrs. Henry W. Tippett and George Bax-
ter. Mineola Tribe expects to have in line
about 100 men, mounted and attired In
dams,
A concert by well-known Washington
people was given at St Elizabeth Asylum
Friday evening. The program rendered
was as follows: Quartet Sweet and Low
Mrs. kittie Thompson Berry, Mrs. Eulalie
Domer- Rheem, Mr.. Jasper D. McFall and
Mr.. Melville d. Hensey: solo, AT Parting
Mrs. Rheem; recitation. Mr., Parks; tenor
solo, Mr.. Hensey; duet, Schuberts ''Sere-
made, Mrs. Berry and Mrs Rheem; bari
tone solo, Mr.. McFall; recitation. Mr.
Parks; solo, "A May Morning Mrs. Ber-
ry; quartet, Coed Night, Beloved Mrs.
Berry, Mrs Rheem. MIR. Hensey and Mr..
McFall. Mr.. Archibald Olmstead was the
acCompanist.
With the establishment of the new Ana
costa police station next July an effort is
to be made to secure a complete patrol
service for this section of the District. Pa
troll boxes are erected in this police district
but no patrol wagon responds to them the
nyYG nor hrn I.sPhf nv Afi.,
the station. and the patrol wagon from No
, station called for.
Citizens have asked for the removal of
the water hydrant at the corner of Pierce
and jackson streets, near Masonic Hall.
1t is pointed out that the hydrant is of no
practical purpose, but serves only as a
plaything for boys, who daily waste many
gallons.
Albert Tew, who has been stationed at
the city of Havana, with a portion of the
Signal Corps, returned home this morning
having been mustered out
a brick addition is being built to the
parsonage of St. Teresa's Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-01
HEAVY BOND REQUIRED.
PIfny Russell Held for an Alleged
Criminal Assault.

Mrs. Lillian Dempsey, a former resident
of Rutherford, n. c., whose husband Is in
the theatrical business, was the prosecuting
witness in the Police Court today In case
involving a charge of attempted felonious
assault against Pliny Russell, driver Of
public vehicle. The offense charged is al
legged to have been committed yesterday
morning about O'Clock on the Long bridge.
Attorney StIfers represented the defennant.
Mrs. Dempsey testified that she has been
stopping at No. 9l2 New York avenue for
several days. Her husband is in the city,
hut he has not been rooniaS with her for
two or three days. Saturday night. be
tween and O'clock, she said, she met her
husband and welt with him to a hotel
cafe, where they dined.
Mrs. Dempsey said she drank one glass
of beer, but nothing else. 4 few minutes
after midnight. she told Judge Scott, her
husband left her at Pennsylvania avenue
and 18th street, and she started to walk
home. She had gone only short distance
when the defendant. who was in charge of
a coupe drove up AMI solicited her patrC-
mage. On account of the lateness of the
hour she thought she would ride home.
When the vehicle had gone but a short dis
lance she realized that she not on her
way home. and called to the driver to take
her directly home. While the vehcl. WAS
and made an improper proposal to her. She
resented his proposition, but, not knowing
Just where she was, she remained in the
coupe Then instead of taking her home,
she said he drove to the Long bridge and
attempted to assault her, telling her of his
intentions. She screamed, and two men
who came along stopped few seconds
Policeman Lake told Judge Scott that the
two meh referred to informed him at Mary
land avenue and 18th street about he
trouble the bridge. When he reached
the bridge, he said he saw the defendant
holding Mrs, Dempsey. The latter was en-
deavoring to get away from him.
Sergt. Dunnigan, who reached the scene
soon after the arrest was made, also gave
testimony.
Russell was held for the action of the
grand jury, and the court fixed the bond at
81, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-01
FORFEITS COLLATERAL
Mr.. Holman Accused of Unlawful
POssessiGn of Registered Bottles.

Charles Hohmann, who conducts a bot
Ting estabishme mt at 11o1 4th street north
east forfeited SO collateral in the Police
Court Saturday for an alleged violation Of
section 1ls9 of the Revised Statutes relat-
ing to the District of Columbia. This Jaw
protects dealers who register their bottles
and publish the registration in local
newspaper.
Mr.. John H. Schleuter of 1901 5tn street
complied with the law by publishing the
notice Of registration in The Evening Star,
ard five of his bottles We're found in pos
session of Mr.. Holman. AS he had been
prosecu ted on a previous occasion, second
offense was charged against him by Detec-
tive Flinders of the Botuers' Protective
Association.
The penalty for first offense is fifty cents
bottle, while for a second oftense 50 is
the penalty for each bottle found in pos
session.
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THREE WEEKS HENCE
Then the Peace jubilee Celebration
viii Be Inauguratad.
COMMUNICATION GF NATIONS GLORY
Men Who Are Exerting Their En-
erges in Its Behalf.
y o 7 E S OF PROGR IS

Three weeks from tomorrow the national
peace jubilee will be inaugurated. and from
the present Appearances the celebration
promises to be most successful in every
particular, whether considered as a spec
tacle, instructive lesson in American
progress or outpouring of the nations
citizens at the nations capital to COM
memorate the nations glory. There re-
mains immense amount of work to be
accomplished during the intervening period,
but the enterprising men and women who
are pushing the project are all inspired by
confidence that assures the browning of
their lab0rs in the most gratifying way.
The snews of war are being strengthened
and increased with each day, and the
finance committee. which is responsible for
them. Is more energetic than ever.
The meeting tonight is expected to show
that the sum of 81, 600 or over has been
already subscribed, and ii is confidently
hoped that the increasing interest being
the growing desire to help ii along will
have the effect of securing a fund twice as
large.
The Finance Committee.
The finance committee is composed of
representative citizens as the following list
will show. and probably no man in the Dis
trict has a wider acquaintance than the
chairman Mr. Allison Nailor, jr., whose
public spirit is always alive in behalf of
any movement beneficial to the community
Mr. Nailor was born in Washington and
has lived here all his life. For many years
he conducted an extensive livery stable,
but retired from active business several
years ago. He has been an extensive trav-
cler and has nearly encircled the globe sew
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-01
Or of The Evening Star

The reception given the District boys
upon their return from Cuba was quite a
success. 1t was perfectly right and proper
that our heroes should receive royal well
come after their sacrifices, trials and suffer-
ings for their home and country. Would it
not also be consistent for us to endeavor to
show our appreciation to the 4th Immunes
who, l understand, are to arrive in Wash
ington in about two weeks. | am inform
ed that quite a number five companies) of
them are district men, and think that we
should make every effort to show them that
the District is proud of al he representa-
tives in the grand patriotic army of the
United States. A CITIZEN.
April 70, 1899.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-01
,Junior Journalists.

The Washington Junior Journalist League
met Saturday evening. After a musical
program had been rendered by Misses Bog
erer. Williamson, Hodgson and Messrs.
Miller and Smith, the guests of the even
ing Messrs. George A. Schultz and G. H.
Miller, were introduced. Mr.. Schultz spoke
on the work of the Journalists III Cuba dur
ing the war, and related many anecdotes
concerning their bravery.
Mr.. Miller discussed journalism as pub
lie official He enumerated those who hold
high positions under Cncie Sam, and said
they are all a success.
After a speech by TIE president the club
adjourned to the banquet hall, where lunch
served.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-01

features of the celebration will be the
parade of foWer-6ecorated private equip
ages the afternoon of the second day. There
have been many announcements received
from intending participants, and the people
of leisure and wealth are particularly ami
mated over the event There promises.
therefore. to be great rivalry among them
as to who will make the most artistic dis
play, not for the substantial prizes to be
given so much as for the honor of 1t. The
committee having this important feature IN
charge will meet tonight at o'clock at
TIA F street northwest The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-01
Hear Him Out.
From Life.


Waggle-"Yes, sir, a man never knows
what happiness is until he marries-'
Mrs. WIN glad TO hear you say
that
And then ii is too late"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-01
Light, cool,
Umd erWe ar J

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-01

From Tit Bits.
She (on the river)-"Oh, how delightful IL
would be to drift on like this for ever and
ever.
He (Sho has k.red the bcat)-'Not at Q
shilling an nour."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-01

Prof. Ira Remsen, high scientific authority de-
scrbes the wonderful new substance liquid air. and
states the important ryday that be made
Of it, in Appetons Popular Science Monthly for May
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-01
Col, Lane in the Wur

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
Recent dispatches from Hagerstown, Md,
stating that the officers of the LIST Maryland
Regiment were endeayoring to select a col
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Banquet to Officials of the Plate
Printers Union.
SZEGEDY GIVEN SOUVENIR
Resolutions Expressive of Gratitude
for Services Rendered.
DINNER ORATORY

The steel and copper plate printers of
Washington gave banquet Saturday
evening at Typographical Temple in honor
of Mr.. H. w. Szegedy, president of their
organization. and the following members Of
the executive committee: Messrs. Thomas
F. Roche, Charles 7. Smith, William Slo-
cum, Theodore A Rooney and William
Yates.
Previous to the festivities President
Szegedy and the members of the committee
were each presented with a handsomely
engrossed copy of resolutions adopted by
the Plate Printers Union, expressive of
the appreciation of the body for the eff
forts of those named in securing legisla-
ton from Congress at its last session
which restricted the use of steam power
presses in the bureau of engraving and
printing. President Szegedy returned his
thanks to the donors for the evidence of
their appreciation of his labOrS. and stated
that it was through organization and the
prestige of the American Federation of
Labor that they were successful. He fur
Their said that it was an object lesson
which should stimulate organization and
convince those of his craft employed in
the bureau of engraving and printing who
are not members of this organization that
1t is their highest duty to combine with ii
and thus secure desirable conditions. Each
of the other recipients named made
marks along the same line.
AS a further mark of the esteem in which
the organization held Mr.. Szegedy, the lat
ter was presented with a gold locket and
heavy chain. The former is inscribed: "A
souvenir of appreciation presented to H.
w. Szegedy by the plate printers of Wash
fngton, d. c., April 20 1899" The locket
is heavily studded with diamonds and
TubieS.
Before retiring to the banquet hall, Mr..
John Farquhdr, a member of the industrial
commission, who was introduced as the
Oldest living eX-president of the Interna-
tional Typographical Union, made few
congratulatory remarks, did also Mr. 7.
'. Powderly, commissioner general of i'm
migra ton.