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The evening times., 1899-01-31
GORMAN LAW IN THE WAY.
Postal Consolidation of Greater New
York Finds an Obstacle

New York, Jan. Ex-senator German IS
held by postal officials to be largely re-
sponsible for the long delay in consolidat-
ing the postal service of Greater New York
Consolidation thus far has not extended
beyon the municipal government and its
machinery. To the official knowledge of
the Postofice Department New York city
haitian and Bronx boroughs.
1t is explained that the plan of the Post
office Department to bring about consoli-
dation was first to unite thirteen small
offices on the Long Island side OF the East
River under the Brooklyn Office, and fif-
teen offices on the other side of the river
under the New York office. This plan
Postmasters Van Colt and Wilson have ap-
proved. They say it will result in saving a
large sum of money and giving Il much
better postal service.
An existing law framed by Senator Cor
man provides that a postoffice situated at
a county seat cannot be abandoned. Ow-
ing to the opposition of Mr.. German and
others, Assistant Postmaster General Heat
has informed those interested here that il
is impossible at this time to get bill
| through the Senate repeating the law ir
| regard to retaining postoffices at county
seats.
Mr., Heath plans to accomplish the con.
| soiidation without including the post
| offices at county seats. 1t is proposed t.
extend the rural free delivery system Il
all places surrounding these independent
| offices, thus reducing their business to
minimum. The consolidation, it is hoped
will be effected by July 1.
The evening times., 1899-01-31
A GIRLS INFATUATIoN.
EIopcd With Married Man "Be
cause She Loved Him S0.'


New York, Jan. 31.-Horace NJ. Cornell
and Mabel Hewitson, who eloped from
Philadelphia on January Z, were arraigned
in the first criminal court in Jersey City
Yesterday morning. They were charged
with being disorderly persons. The young
woman's mother and Cornell's wife were
in court and Mrs. Cornell created scene
when her husband was brought in. You
dirty loafer," she exclaimed, rising from
her seat and shaking her fist at him.
You deceitful william; only scoundrel
would desert his wife and children and run
away with an innocent girl
Cornell hung his head and seemed to be
CRYING. He kept his eyes averted from his
wife during the examination. Miss Hewitt
son caused some surprise by admitting that
she knew two years ago that Cornell was a
married man. She said she left Philadel-
mia with him because she loved him.
Cornell testified that the statements by
his wife and Mrs. Hewitson were false
During the two years l called on Mabel,
he said, "she complained continually to me
of the treatment she, received at home
Mrs. Hewitson turned to her daughter
and asked her if she had not always been
treated with consideration by her father
and mother She replied that she had.
Didn't Cornell propose marriage to you
The evening times., 1899-01-31
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.

An order was issued at the Navy Department
yesterday detaching Commander T. l.. Tanner,
retired, from the bureau OF equipment; Lieut. Z.
s. Jacobs, retired, from the bureau of navigation,
and Lieut.. A. j. Dabney, retired, from the Hy-
geographic Office, Navy Department. The de-
tachments will take effect February g.
Lieut.. Charles r. Pugh, OF the 160th Indiana
Volunteer Infantry. was yesterday hOnorahly dis
charged from the volunteer service by President
Mckinley.
The following officers Of the regular army have
been granted leave of absence: Capts. Conville
p. Terrett and Z. o. c. Ord, and Lieuts. L. {.
Andrews and NJ. 0'Neil Calvin.
By direction of the Secretary of War, the foi>
lowing named officers of the ordnance department,
T. S. Army, will proceed to and take station at
San Antonio, Texas, and report in person to the
commanding officer of the San Antonio Arsenal,
for Temporary duty pertaining to the graduation
of new sight for the L. $. magazine rife, cal
ibre 80. and on completion of this duty will re-
turn to their proper stations First Lieut.. Tracy
c.. Dickson, from Springfield Armory, Springfield,
Mass. First Lieut.. Clarence @. Williams, from
Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island. III.
The Secretary of War yesterday ordered that
the following named officers, relieved from duty
aides-de-eamp to general officers will proceed
without delay to join their respective regiments:
First Lieut.. f. b. Wood, Fourth Wisconsin Vol
unteer Infantry: Second Lieut. David c. Chapman,
Third Tennessee Volunteer Infantry; First Lieut..
Archibald &. Matteson, First Rhode Island Nolun-
teer Infantry; Second Lieut.. G. Foster Sanford,
Third Connecticut Volunteer Infantry
BY order of the Secretary of War, Major Culver
/ G. Sniffen, paymaster, United States Army, will
pay the troops at Fort Mott n. j.; Fort Della
ware, Del; Fort McHenry, Md; Washington Bar.
racks, District of Columbia, Fort Myer, Sheridan
Point, and Fort Monroe, Va. Fort Washington
Nd; Forts Macon and Casweii, NJ C., TO Janu
ary 81, 1899, and Major Clifford Arrick additional
paymaster United States Volunteers. will report
to Major Sniffen, and assist him in the payments
The payments will be made in person, except al
Fort Mott, N. j., which will be paid in funds b,
express.
The evening times., 1899-01-31
THE SAVANNAH WAY.
officers LcgisIated Out That Others
May lie Put In.

MAY ne fut IN.
Savannah, Ga, Jan. 3I-As a SEQUEL 10 a
most exciting municipal election held che
week ago there will be a wholesale de-
capitation OF political heads By the mayor
and aldermen Of the city.
Mayor Herman Myers and his new board
OF aldermen held their first regular meet
ing last night 1t was a record breaker,
even for this town, where local politics
are always rampant. The three best offices
in the gift of the council will be abolished
so as to get the incumbents out of Office.
and as promptly re-established under new
titles TO permit OF the placing of the fav-
orites of the faction now in power
Those who find themselves without
places are Chief of Police Frank McDer-
mott, Chief Fireman Michael Hanley. and
Superintendent OF Public Works Harry
Willink.
There were three aldermen opposed, but
their protests availed nothing
The partisan board, after adopting the
repeating ordinances, adopted others Civ
ing the mayor power TO appoint a super
lntendent of the fire department a super
intendent of police. and placing the work
OF the superintendent of public works in
the hands Of an aldermanic committee
The new superintendent of the fire de-
partment is John E. Mcguire. a stanch
Myers man. Thomas Screyen, a member
of the board passing the repeating ordi-
nances, was appointed superintendent of
police during the night.
The lawyers and the court officials will
wax fat on tonight's work The fire chief
and the police chief will fight to the erd
to retain their places, claiming to have
been elected for TWO years on January II.
Last nights action is but the forerunner
of similar acts. The incoming board re-
pealed unanimously an ordinance which
prevented the dismissal of men holding ap-
pointive offices without a trial by council.
and in ten minutes thereafter two heads
fell in the basket.
The evening times., 1899-01-31
CANNOT STAND THE SUMMER.
American Troops Would be Inchpac-
itated IL Kept I'm Cuba Too Long.

itafed IL Kept I'm Cuba Too Long.
warning note has been sounded by
medical officers of the army against keep
ing American troops in Cuba during the
summer. and predictions are made that
unless they are withdrawn, or some health
full place found in the island where they
can be assembled during the sickiy period.
illness will render one-third of the men
unfit for service Army surgeons believe
similar conditions may prevail in Porto
Rico. but not to the same extent.
There is not much apprehension regard
ing the safety of the soldiers in the fhh-
ippines. and il is claimed there is no rea-
son why the army cannot be kept there
The year round, If proper precautions are
taken to guard against sickness and 20 pre-
serve the health of the men. Colonel
Greenleaf, who has just returned from
visit of inspection 10 the Pacific Coast,
found the hospital service there was in
excellent shape and ready to receive con-
valescents from Manila, and the transpor-
tajiOn equipment was in fine TRIM
AT the Preside the hospital is being
put in order for the sick and convalescent
troops now on their way home by trans
ports from Manila, and as this station Will
be called upon TO care for nearly all the
sick sent home from the Philippines, il
may be necessary to enlarge its accom-
modations Colonel Greenleaf will leave
in few days for Cuba, TO inspect the old
Spanish hospitals and to arrange for their
overhauling and equipment for the &C c:om-
mediation Of American troops.
Colonel Greenleaf believes that it may
be necessary to bring back from Cuba in
The summer practically all the troops on
the island and TO turn over TO native
troops, at least temporarily, the military
work. Other medical officers share bis
opinion that until effective sanitary meas
ures have been introduced ana conditions
improved the island will be a plague spot
for soldiers not accustomed 70 its climate.
The evening times., 1899-01-31
KISSING THE BIBLE
BEFORE THE JUDGES
CONFERENCE OF MAGISTRATES.
Not Required by LAVA Justice Who
Once Ordered the Book
Eurned.

New York. Jan. s1.-opposition to The
kissing of the Bible in police courts is
growing among the city magistrates. The
attention Of the public hay been called
anew to the dangers Of contagion which
lurk in the leaves of the well-thumbed
Bibles.
This matter was informally discussed
after the close OF the meeting OF the
board Of police magistrates last evening.
Magistrates Kudlich and Simms were on
the side of Magistrate Pool, and asserted
that the Bibles used were sources Of great
danger
Magistrate Kudlioh said that he once
ordered Bible to be burned. He had seen
it kissed by a man who was suffering from
a contagious disease.
He requested a physician who was in
court to examine the mans mouth. 1t was
found that the witness lips were covered
with the marks of the disease The mag
istrate said he was in favor Of abolishing
the use Of the book entirely.
Magistrate Simms said he never sugr
gested the kissing OF the Bible. and had
long ago required that witnesses only raise
their hands.
1t was expected that Magistrate Pool
would bring the discussion of the use OF
Bibles before the board last evening The
magistrate said that he had not felt dis
posed to do so, as il was matter which
every magistrate could manage for him
self He said he had discontinued the
use of the book in his court because he
was convinced that it might result in the
spread Of disease.
Personally said Magistrate Mott. I'm
in favor OF the Bible every time. But if
a person who comes before me desires 10
solemnize his oath in his own way he
shall have his way, for the law leaves ne
no choice. There is no law compelling q
man to kiss the Bible. The Bible will stay
in the court where ! am. sitting"
Magistrate Meade said that he favored
the use OF the Bible, because il often aided
TO impress persons with the sOiemnity and
responsibility Of the oath
Other of the magistrates took the ground
that no one was compelled TO kiss the
book. Magistrate Olmsted said a piece or
blOtting paper would do as well, as far
as the legality of the oath was concerned
Magistrate Deuel. thought that il it were
found that the Bibles have germs OF dis
ease the board OF health and not the
magistrates should take action Magis-
trate Flammer said that as the law did
not compel the kissing OF the Bible the
cry against it did not amount 10 much.
Many who have business in police courts
think that the law Compels them to kiss
the Bible One magistrate said that he
had frequently warned witnesses against
saluting the book and had requested the
policemen OF the court squad not 10 pre-
| sent the book to the witnesses.
The evening times., 1899-01-31
Justice Defeated the widow.

Riverhead, L. l., Jan. S1.-Supreme Court
Justice Wilmot NJ. Smith, of Patchogue,
appeared in the surrogate's court here
yesterday TO ask construction of the will
Of Joseph w. Weeks, by which the justice
was left valuable diamond scarfpin in
lieu of fees for legal services. Mrs. Cath
crime T. Weeks, widow of the testator
refused TO give up the diamond sending
a gold collar button of little value instead
1t was sent back and the action before the
surrogate begun. Mrs Weeks asked the
surrogate for an immediate ruling. He
decided against her, and Justice Smith got
his diamond scarfpin
The evening times., 1899-01-31
SUICIDE OF AN AERoNAUT.
Drank Laudnnum and Then Shut
Himself Up In Trunk.

Philadelphia, Jan. 31.-"Professor' Rob-
ert T. Rink. an aeronaut, who last summer
thrilled hundreds at various New Jersey
summer resorts by his daring balloon as
tensions, committed suicide last night or
early this morning in a peculiar manner.
This morning his dead body was found
huddled up in large Saratoga trunk at
his hoarding-hou
The trunk also contained half-empty
bottle of whisky and a half-smoked cigar.
A bottle which had contained iaudanum
was found in the room. 1t is supposed
that the young balloonist after drinking
the drug shut himself up in the trunk 10
await death.
Kinks home was at Pitman Grove, y.
J. He had mentioned his intention of kill
ing himself to friends saying that he would
do the act like a Mrs. Ayers. who commit
ted suicide at Penn Yan, y. Y, recently,
in similar manner.
The evening times., 1899-01-31
THE SAENGERBUND CARNIVAL.
The Annual Occasion of Mirth. Music,
and GeodfelIoXySf,ip

The Washington Saengerbund made merry last
night at its home in c Street and the occasion
OF it all was the annual grand carnival, which
was more gorgeous and mirthu than for many
years previous, if such thing possible
The members of the Siengerbund and their
families presented themselves in great numbers
and many whose social functions are very famous
were there to direct the reverv. The ladies and
children attired i'll fancy costumes and the
equaled only by the goodfellowship of those who
participated. Dancing continued until 4 late
hour, and the Washington Saengerbund went home
feeling that it had made good OF itself. to the
Immense enjoyment OF its friends and to its
sslisisction
The evening times., 1899-01-31
MORE COAL THAN AIR.
The Former May OutIast the Lat


Terre Haute, Jan. 31.-President Leo
Mees, of the Rose Polytechnic Institute,
says that lack of coal for fuel in the re-
mote future is not a thing to be feared,
but scarcity of air. The supply of coal
may last for several centuries, but the
supply of air may be exhausted by burn
ing up the coal. The coal is changed by
burning from carbon to carbon dioXide,
and the oxygen can be liberated from the
dioXide only by plant life.
Lord Kelvin is probably the shrewdest
guesser in speculative knowledge that the
world has ever known" says President
Mees. rOn the subject of the total guam
tity of combustibles in the world he has
certainly presented some very pretty spec
ulations. Such an enormous amount of
fuel is used TO release stored-up energy
that government commissions have been
appointed to ascertain as nearly as prac-
ticable the total existing amount of ayaila-
The evening times., 1899-01-31
on Christmas night? Yes replied the

In answer to a question by Judge Nevin,
Cornell said that the Philadelphia police
did not have warrant for his arrest on
charge of grand laceny. His wife, he said.
had threatened him with arrest. even if
she had 10 trump up a charge against him
and swear to lie.
That's a lie exclaimed Mrs. Cornell,
shaking her fist at her husband. You are
a liar"
Justice Nevin asked Mabel if she was
willing to go home with her mother, and
on her saying that she was he discharged
her. Cornell was remanded TO ascertain II
the Philadelphia authorities want him.
Chief of Police Murphy telegraphed TO
the Philadelphia police, but has not re
ceived any answer.
The evening times., 1899-01-31
The North Carolina society.

meeting of the North Carolina Society
held in Confederate Veterans Hall, Eleventh and
Streets northwest, last evening. The object
Of the meeting the election of officers for the
ensuing year. Representative Romulus z.
Linney OF North Carolina. after reviewing the OBJ
jects of the society and its history, placed in
nomination DIR. W. c. Murphy for president of
the society. DIR. Murphy was unanimously elected,
as were the following officers: Vice president,
]. b. Lloyd; secretary, +. NJ. Little; treasurer,
David Anderson.
The evening times., 1899-01-31
Rev. Hyron WinsIo,v Reed.

Denver, Col, Jan. 91.-The Rev. Myron
Winslow Reed pastor Of the Broadway
Temple, of this city, died az St Stephens
Hospital from q @-~~-~r breakdown Of the
system In 1865 he was nominated for
Congress by the Democrats. but was de-
feated. He leaves a widow, Two sons, and
a daughter.
The evening times., 1899-01-31
Volcanic EruptiOnS

Are grand. but Skin EFuptions rob life Of joy.
Bucklens Arlica Salye cures them; also Old.
Running, and Fever Sores, Ulcers Boils, Felons
COrns. Warts. Cuts Bruises. Burns ScaIdS
Chappcd Hands. Chiiblains Best Pile cure on
earth. Drives out Pains and Aches Only - cents
a box. Cure guaranteed Sold by Henry Evans
Druggist SIS L Street
The evening times., 1899-01-31
ID H1HS eE sEess on FURNITURE.
EAcSshO OA VAV plhNnS Hn1SCS

Wagons, ETC.. 81 lowest rates and on the DAY
you apply. We leaning on the building
Loan Association plan, which makes the cost Of
carrying loans much less thai you pay else
where. and allows you to pay It of in any sized
notes you desire running from one to twelve
the lagth CT time you carry it. II you have
loan with ether company will pay e
of and adyarce you more morcy II desired. Rates
cheerfGl!y given. Gnd cos. to you unless loan
is made. Loans made anywhere in the District
Gail and get rates Front room, Hrst aoor. Ssies-
tific American building.
National Mortgage Loan Co.
625 F St. n. Va.
nce-ti
The evening times., 1899-01-31
MONEY WANTED AND TO LOAN.

MONEY TO LOAN at and "a per cent IN sums
OF .Oo0 TO $4,000 D. c. real estate; pay
off and Per cent mortgages and begin anew;
all transactions conducted with economical con-
sideration for borrowers WM. H. SAUNDERS
CO.. 1907 F St NV. se24-tf-em
The evening times., 1899-01-31

WANTED-si, 800 for Two wears, On first mortgage,
on very valuable property in Falls Church,
Va; No. l investment. NEWTON {. PRICE.
302 Pa. ave sc. Item
The evening times., 1899-01-31

LOANS OF 5000 to 81, 600 made on collateral or
second trusts; delay. Apply early. GEO.
P. ROBINSON, 1905 C st. nG. ja5-1mo
MONEY TO LOAN ON APPROVED COII,AT.
ERAL-No delay. YERKES & BAKER
Rooms 40 TO A, Metzerott Bldg, ITO ST.
iel2-tf
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-09

Applications Granted ny the Crowi
Only for Good Reasons.

Now, the crown has the absolute right to
grant or withhold AZ It's Pleasure Its license
and authority for a change OF name. and X
all one hears be correct almost as many
applications are refused as are granted.
Needless TO say. the refusals are not the
personal refusals of her ma jesty. but en-
anats from the home Office through which
all petitions pass. and the home ONCE has
assumed TO itself the decision as 20 whether
or not a case shall be put forward for the
personal consideration OF her majesty. In
no circumstance can any one compel either
the home Office 10 put forward petition
or her majesty to gran, her license. But.
Judging from pas; experience. one Is able
20 indicate generally tire cases in which an
application Is likely to BE- successful. To
begin with no case has ever been known
In which the crown has refused its license
for any change or assumption which is In
conformity with either will or settle
ment. 50 that Z may be taken for granted
that any application for royal license n
pursuance OF either a will or settlement
VIII be granted wishou. the least difIicuisy
being raised
Applicants desiring to assume same un-
der other circumstances must show what
the crown. can cons.Ger 10 be good and SUI
Accent reason why the change should be ef-
fected. The refusais as TO which one hears
occasionally do not ali seem 10 be Indicated
from Identical reasons. but IL - d.fY1cuss 10
get exact particulars Of such eases, and
though one would hesitate TO say that the
granting OF . royal license upon yolun-
tary application was . matter OF the ca
pg.ce OF the crown or Its officers, one can
not. however. definitely say that such and
such case would be Invariably refused
Consequently. one can only indicate the
probabilities % eorsens or refusal. These
will usually be found 70 be somewhat as
follows, though. as each case has iss spe-
clai circumstances. Z is naturally dieicuit
to speak with any certainty.
An applicasteo 20 assume . name where
no descent can Be shown frcU any fnns3y
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-09

In 1893 James Paget. inferno in a Lon
uon hospital. while dissecfinc the nn,1sc,,,o r
tissues of a human subject, found little
specks CT extraneous matter, which when
taken TO the professor OF comparative an
atomy. Richard Owen. were ascer,afne1.
with the aid OF the microscope. to be the
cocoon OF minute and hitherto unknown
insect owen named the insect Trschina
sparais. After the discovery was publish
60, u .ranspired that similar specks had
netn observed by several earlier fnyes,i-
gators. put no one had previously suspects
ed. or. at any rate. demonstrated thar
nature. Nor was the fun story ~ ~
trichsna made out for a long time affer
OWENS discovery. II was not until 1871
mat the American anatoSnist. DIR. Joxeph
Leiay, found the cysis OF trlchIna In ,h..
tissues OF pork. and another decade. or 81
eiapsed after that before German ~ork
ers' cnief among whom were IIeuckart
Nffchow and Zenker. proved that the mar.
asife gets into the human system thr.s,.,.
inges'ion Of infected pork, ana that -
causes definite set of symptoms ~ Ats
care which hitherto had been m,.taken
TOT rheumatism. typhoid fever and other
shaiacies- Then the medical world was
asog .or time over the subject az ,rteni-
nosss: government inspection OF cork was
es.aniished IN some parts OF Germany.
1mefican pork was excluded altogether
ITotn france ana the whole subject thus
came prominently TO Euhlic attention.. ~.
important as the trcafna naru.s,e r,~,..s.s
on It's own accoun; in the END. III creates,
Importance. after all. was In the share i,
played IN directing attention ~ the ,tu,.
Of iss discovery In IS33 to the subS~et ~
microscopic parasites In General-Harper.s
Magazine.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-09
TODAY'S CHURCH SERVICES.

Hereafter the rcstInseiligcncer WIN allow ave
lines In formal church notices free OF charge For
every lire over Eve there will be a charge Of 5
cents This rule win be strictly adhered to-
Church notices must be In this office not later
than y. N. Saturday.