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Evening star., 1899-12-05
Real Estate Transfers.

street northwest between 18th and 18th
streets-Kate Album to Margaret c. Doyle,
lot 81, SO. 213; $40 (stamps, 81
Holmead ManOr-Louis II. Movers ct al
to Louis Boyer, jr, lot II, blk 10; $500.
Misunderstanding. NJ. Henderson ct ux.
10 Bertha r. Hudson, lot 4, blk q $40
stamps, $500.
Addition to LIE Droit Park-Emanuel
Spetch ct ux. to Robert J. Windsor. lot 80,
blk. II; $40
II street northwest between 4th and 9TH
streets-Margaret c. Doyle 10 Emily r.
Doyle, lot 81. So SIS; $40 (stamps. -.
H street northwest between 4th and 18th
streets-Emily r. Doyle to Margaret c.
Doyle lot &C. SO. SIS; $40 Stamps, so.
Addition to lie Droit Park-Emanuel
Speich ct uX. TO Robert ]. Windsor, lot 80,
blk. Il; $40 Clamps, Sd
Woodland-Adolphus Guide ct ux to Fred
$500
VI street northwest between Both and 31st
streets-Edw. j. Daw to Thomas Hyde,
part lots SO and 81, square 119S; S42JO
Barry Farm-Alex. NJ. Allen ct TX to
VIM. II. Dorsey, part lot 6, section I: Sf0
(stamps, SD.
p street northeast between North Capitol
and 1st streets-Chas V. Mallet ct ux to
Mary F. Just. lot 81, square $50: SO 400
NJ street northwest between 31st and 32d
streets-Edw. ]. Daw to Morgan r Cod
dard, part lot u, square 11U9; $1,000.
New York avenue between North Capitol
and 1st streets-Wm. S. Minnix ct uX to
Thomas Judge, lot 26, square 619; $40
(stamps. $500.
South Carolina avenue southeast between
18th and 14th streets-Mary C. Davis to
Harriet n. Whitcomb, part lot 6, square
1899; so (stamps, 81.
Addition to lie Droit Park-Wm Fl
Barnes ct al, trustees to Frank s Collins
and Eugene e. Gaddis lots 43 to 50, block
20; $40 (stanNs. S10.50).
p street northwest between 9th and 10th
streets-Alfred j. Henry ct ux. to Maria l..
Johnston, lot N, square $3.50; $40 (stamps.
$500.
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NJ H Jepper examiner ordered taken.
Hillside Chemical Company agt. Glyza
Chemical Company; amended and supple
mental bill allowed to be filed. and rule on
defendants, returnable December Is,
granted. Foster agt. Wheeler's heirs; ap-
pearance of absent defendant ordered. Ben
ton agt National Correspondence Institute;
decree dismissing bill without prejudice.
Equity Court No. 2-Justice Barnard.
Luman agt. Luman; order postponing
consideration of motion for alimony. Fitz-
gerald agt. OLeary; injunction denied, with
costs. Brady agt. Hayes ct al. George M.
Myers appointed trustee to release. Brooks
ast Brooks; sale decreed, with Robert An
drews trustee to sell Bergen agt. Lei
pold: sale decreed with Jos. ]. Darlington
and Samuel Maddox. trustees, to sell.
Bankruptcy Court-Justice Hagner.
In re Isaac Katzen; hearing fixed for De-
cember 1S.
Circuit Court No 1--Chief Justice Bingham
Latham agt. Domestic Fire Extinguisher
Company; judgment of justice of the peace
affirmed Smith agt. Mcintyre; judgment
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Want New Trrstee Appointed.

A bill in equity was filed today, through
Attorney George r. Linkins, by the First
Methodist Protestant Church against Sam
uel l. Phillips by which il is sought To
have a new trustee appointed by the court
in place of Phillips to execute certain
trusts. 1t is set forth that December 6,
1872, Phillips was made trustee in connec-
ton with certain real estate In order that
he might pay an annuity to Rebecca Mac
key The latter died September II last, bat
ii is set forth that Phillips declines TO re-
lease the property involved on the ground
that he is not satisfied that he is the per-
son to whom the deed of trust is made.
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Alleges Non-SuppOrt

On the ground of alleged non-support, de-
sertion and infdelity, Carrie NJ. Gayle has
instituted proceedings for divorce against
Boyd T. Gayle. Her husband Is known as
PROF. Bernard" Prof. Leon" Prof Bel
mont" and Prof. Davis" according to the
petitioner, and his business is that of clair
voyant or life reader. Mrs. Gayle declares
in her petition that she has mo desire to
live upon his il-gotten gains" and states
that she refrains from asking for alimony.
Evening star., 1899-12-05

John Mason; summons returned served. Es-
tate of Virginia NJ. Hughes; petition for
probate of will filed. Estate of Annie r.
Barbour; do. Estate of James T Prftch-
ard; do. Estate of James McCandlish; ap-
plication for partial distribution. Estate of
George ]. Killian; proof OF publication. In
re Joseph J, Waters, guardian, account
filed with answer to rule
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Grand Jury VIII InvestiEate.

Lewis West was today arraigned before
Judge Scott on the charge of stealing q
pair of reins valued at 81 and a rubber coat
wcrth 81 from William Hawkins. This be-
ing Vests alleged second offense of the
kind he was held in sou for the action OF
the grand jury.
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prohate Court-Justice Cole.

Estate of Martha C. Carter; petition of
American Security and Trust Company for
letters of admn. d. b. n, C. t. a., filed. In
re Ida E. Cole, guardian; account hled.
Estate of Mary e. W. Garnett; 90. In re
Charles H. Kengla, guardian; order au-
thorizing guardian to loan $4,000 on real
estate Estate of John ]. Reilly; order of
publication filed. Estate OF Albert Lee;
DO. Estate of Mary E. Dyer; appearance
entered Estate of Elizabeth A King; oath
of sureties. Estate of Sarah A. Dalton;
receipt filed. Estate of Christian Excl; pc
tttion for letters of administration filed. In
re Ethel E Brent ct al; petition for letters
of guardianship filed. Estate of Henry G.
Stewart; proof of publication. Estate of
Grace Roberts; order of publication. Estate
of Charles W. Hauptman; consent filed
Estate of John P Lothrop; will dated May
4, 1898, filed. Estate Of Phebe A. Walker
will dated July Is, 1856, filed. Estate Of
Evening star., 1899-12-05
SERGEAN TyMcNEELYS TRIAL
Witnesses for the Defense Placed Upon the
Stand Today.
Alleged Attempt os Prosecuting Wit
ness to Entrnp the omcer-Case
Again Continued.

Sergeant Samuel A. McNeely of the sixth
police precinct, who is under charges in
connection with the alleged bribery episode
near Lincoln Park a week ago yesterday,
appeared before Trial Officer Pugh this
afternoon with his counsel This is the
fourth session that has been held on the
hearing of this case, and Trial Officer Pugh
expressed the hope that the testimony
would all be in today before the hour of
adjournment.
The first witness examined this afternoon
Smith. She testified that she is acquainted
with VIM. III. Lee, as we'll as with the loca-
ton of his place. Witness said she is also
acquainted with Sergt. McNeely. Two or
three nights after the raid on Lees place,
she said, she met Lee at Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and ID street. They walked up ID
street. she said, and Lee asked her if she
knew Sergt McNeely. She answered in the
affirmative, and he told her he would give
her 30 II she would make arrangements to
meet him In front of the City Hall and put
up n Job or him.. He told her to arrange
meeting at night, and when Lee and
other man approached she was to scream.
Then she was to say he was trying to take
advantage of her Witness told him Qee)
THAI the sergeant wouldn't meet her. and
he said he would If she would tell him she
had Information for him.
Sergeant McNeeIy,' she said Lee told
her, will go to h for information
Witness said she refused to enter into
such arrangement. and then Lee offered
is employed in disreputable house on 18th
street.
Evening star., 1899-12-05

by default. Childs agt. Cowen ct al; on
trial.
Circuit Court No. 2-Justice Bradley.
Rosenberger agt. Capital Railway Co; on
trial.
Evening star., 1899-12-05

Extra Size Smy rna Rugs. hean1ifal ort4BiHl
both SsISrs snds and 81 a:sfas 81 tns.d " Sl.0@
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nottingham Lace curt aims fun lengtE b and
width. In Brussels and floral Effects r. 6lc
per pair. ..-..... .,-.... ~ -
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Yale-HolIlnd Window Shades. in , 4 n
all colorS-wiIh liNtures complete. n ~
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Paid Her to Say Nothing.

When she finally refused to make bar
gain with Lee, she said, the latter gave
her % cents and told her to say nothing of
what had happened. Witness said she had
frequently passed time with woman who
occupied a room in Lees house. She re-
ported Lees offer to Sergt. McNeely be-
cause she read in the newspapers about
the case.
Policeman Sylvester Murphy of the sixth
precinct testified that several days after
the raid on Lees place he was with Sergt
McNeely when old colored man ap-
preached and asked the sergeant If he
would not call and see Mr.. Lee The ser
geant told him he would have nothing to
do with Mr. Lee. Then the old man told
him that Mr.. Lee wanted to see him on a
matter of Importance, but the sergeant
again told him he would have nothing 20
do with him. Sergt. McNeely he said, af-
terwards told him he had a strong case
against Lee.
William Buckley, employed in the War
Department, related a conversation he had
with Sergt. McNeely on 7th street some
time in November During the conversation
witness spoke to the sergeant about his
transfer and witness told him he was un-
der a good man Uieut. Kelly, and Sergt.
McNeeIy he said, answered, Yes, yes, he's
fine man
Evening star., 1899-12-05
Chief Clerk kemp's Testimony.


Chief Clerk Kemp of the police depart
ment identified copy of the statement
made by Sergt. McNeely at police head
quarters the 9th Of last month. a few
hours aft ,r the Capitol Hill episode. Wit
ness said he had always regarded the SER
geant as a good and energetic officer, He
regarded him one of the best in the de-
partment WitI eS5 was questioned con-
Cerning Sergt. McNeely's health, and wit
ness related what the sergeant had told
him about his throat trouble. The ser
geant, he said, told him he thought another
winter on the street would put him out of
the business.
At the time Sergt. McNeely made the
statement the latters eyes appeared red,
and witness judged he had been giving way
TO his feelings. The statement was made
by McNeely in the presence Of members of
the police force. He was present when the
money in question was laid on the table.
The sergeant did not hesitate to give up
the money.
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Question of Character.

At the hearing yesterday afternoon, after
The Stars report closed, Mr.. Smith ad-
dressed the trial officer on the question of
character. Commissioner Wight, he said,
had remarked that there was no doubt
about the sergeants 5 reputation, and it was
not necessary to prove it by witnesses. lie
desired however, to submit the names of
Il number of witnesses he had summoned.
These witnesses, If put on the stand he
said, would show the excellent character of
the accused officer. They would vouch for
his reputation for honesty and would also
show that he was vigilant officer who
always endeavoring to run down Grim
inals
The nst Of names was submitted and en-
tered upon the records.
Policeman Bean Of the sixth precinct teS-
tihed that he went with Sergt. McNeeIy
and Policeman Mullen to the neighborhood
of 18th and L streets and on their return
trip Policeman Mullen left them at 1lth
and F streets. After he left Sergt Nc
Neely told witness that he expected to
meet a party at East Capitol and 11th
streets from whom he said, he would get
some information. This Information, he
said, might enable him to do some business
the following Saturday night.
What kind of business did he mean?'
Police business, | suppose"
The conversati ton took place on the car
Sergt McNeely left the car at the Balti-
more and Ohio depot and went toward the
station.
Letter Produced.
Policeman Reh of the sixth precinct tes-
, tilted that he saw Sergt. McNeely have a
letter which purported to be signed by
"Bill' Lee. The letter was produced and
witness identified 1t as the letter shown
him previously. .E
The letter reads:
Don't forget to come up to east Capital
and 11th street today, at Z o'clock am GO
ing to see man there who wants to sell
me lot of jewelry think he has bout
500 dollars worth with him and 1 will tell
you all about the other bed houses and
speak-easies / will be there at 3 O'Clock
Shure siI- ar
- ras bill LEE"
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Daniel I. Walsh, reporter. testified that
he had known SeTgt. MCNcely as an efficient
and reliable officer He was always atten-
tive to duty, and witness said he was al
ways known as the pet sergeant" of the
force. Witness said he talked with Sergeant
McNeely several days after the raid and
the sergeant told him he expected a great
deal of trouble. Sergeant McNeely told him
he hoped 20 convict Lee. but said he knew
Lee would put Lp big fight.
Mr. Smith sail that several important
witnesses had been summoned, but they
had not appeared. At his request an ad-
tournment was taken until II o'clock tomor-
row morning.
Evening star., 1899-12-05

Sofa Pillows and Head Rests of srflsii-
golden drapery, rlltiled all around rQnc
edges Observation-Disclosures. AtAs
Evening star., 1899-12-05

HECHT & COMPANY, 513=515 Seventh Street.
Evening star., 1899-12-05
Specials i'm Millinery.

We secured direct from y. Y importer
% pieces Of Gloria Silk manufactured II,
LYONS; It is extra high lustrouS nhlSn ann anu
,r1Iarante,d best black. No fabric hdapIs
ttan,f ha+tpy for underskirtS or waist, shlft
and CAPE Innings. 2ac, vaiue-"ed- l9C.
nesd Nv ........ '''''
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-21

"lignte," which to-day is probably the
most valuable mineral asset of the Amer
lean India. At length there came
crumpling and upheavaI of the earths
crust, so tremendous as to be felt all the
way from Switzerland to the Himalayas,
where the bottom of the ocean was up
lifted into mountains three miles above
sea level. Indeed, the strata representing
these ancient marine beds are now found
in the Himalayas at an elevation of l6,
900 feet. The Philippines shared in this
uplift, which also formed the land bridge
to Asia already mentioned
Across the land bridge from the main
land care all sorts of animals to the
archipelago, and in a later age they were
cut off from returning by general subsi-
dence of the islands. The latter sank so
much, indeed, that the group was reduced
to mere sprinkling of hiily islets four
or which eXiS ed within the present area
covered by LuZOn, while Cebu was COM
pletely submerged. At this time there be-
gan series of volcanic eruptiOns. mostly
submarine. which threw up a great
amount of material from the bowels of
the earth. thus adding largely to the land
area, and about 1000 years ago there
came another uplift, which raised the
archipelago to its present status. approx
lmately. 1t Is believed, however, that the
islands are still rising gradually, occa-
slonl earthquakes being merely jars in
clGental to the slow process of elevation.
The volcanic phenomena have not yet
ceased. In 1897 there was violent erup-
ton of Mayon. in Southern Luzon, which
is the most beautiful symmetrical vol
canic cone in the world, sharply pointed
at the apex.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-21
A NOVEMBER FABLE.
The Turkeys Views on The Thank sgiving
Dinner Question.

A merry young turkey was asked one
day by bald-headed eagle why ne cared
TO let himself be fooled by being fatted
UP for a Thanksgiving dinner to make a
dish FOR all the greedy mouths that could
afford 10 get a slice OF him.
81" said the eagle. IAN the king Of
birds. / am the terror of the Alleghenies
and the Rockies and | defy the greedy
appetite o. your masters. / am all wool
and a yard wide. I'm the great American
eaglei WhoOp lar
All" said the turkey, benignly, as he
east a pitying look upon his proud and
scornful critic. you are not civilized yet
and 50 YOU don't know what you are talk
ing about. You are as wild and untutoTed
as the savage Indian, and, Ike him, must
delve and fight and struggle for your mis-
erahle existence, wnile / have more food
thrown down al my feet than l can sw2I
low
Then, again, poor devil. you have TO
sleep In some cold and dismal Granny Ia
the rocks while / have always a warm
and comfortable lodging provided for me.
/ have nothing 10 60 but strut around and
enjoy life and the more food / eat the
better NV master likes it. Out Of all your
life of freedom you do not have a. many
hours OF ease and solid comfort Is / Go in
my brief career.
Leave il TO a turkey 10 know what's
what / don't want to be any emblem Of
freedom. My respects 10 you. but I've got
a snap, and / know IL \ short life and
merry one is my motto. and / want no
more sincere respect than Is shown 10 me
when / am well cooked and dished up for
a Thanksgiving dinner What could be
more glorious. indeed. than 20 die as the
apOIheOsis Of a great nations gratitude?
Go 10 your eyTie. old eSsle, for ! am
the ~reater bird Of the two
Yes. when you are fat;ei up 10 eat
replied the eagle. sarcastically. by way OF
a farewell thrust. as he swung into his
customary gait and rolled away over the
barn 10 escape the bul.e1 from the farm
eT's rife
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-21
From Guns TO Piows.
From the st. Louis Republic.


DR. Calling who has shown such pro-
ficiency in inventing machinery for now
ing down man. is credited with turning
his mental faculties in an opposite dfrec-
ton and utilizing them in devising some
thing for moving down wheat His de-
vices for promoting the planting" of his
fellows are to be atoned for I'm some degree
by his contTivanCe for planting corn and
other things to upbuild human beings and
keep them alive
The distinguished inventor or some of
the most destructive agencies OF modern
warfare Is arranging plans for the manu-
facture of an automobile plOW which Will
be manipulated by a wheeled vehicle pro-
PEELED by gasoline or oil.
After the field has been broken up and
cultivated by DR.. Gatling's automobile
plOw and its notifications, the cuItivators
can be disconnected and the vehicle
hitched to a mower, harvesting machine,
or wagon. thereby extending its chain Of
usefulness.
There VIII be no trouble with IL. prob
ably. in the matter Of biting off the tops
or the young corn or In stopping II the
end or every row TO gather a mOuthful OF
grass as with the quadrupedai plow-
pullers now In use. Neither will II be
likely 10 tramp down the young stuff"
or break trace in its hurry to get 10 the
sorn crib when the dinner horn blows But
4 viii take the automobile cult'vatsr
long time to acquire the habit OF stopping
pstill whenever the piow-pOint gets under u
root, and It's machinery II liable to be
wrecked in a most disheartening way
whenever II attempts to cope with the
emergencies and underground complica-
tions that beset what a farmer calls his
new ground"
However Dr. Calling IL to be commend
ed for his new departure. An automobile
plOw IS a more potent factor for civilizing
people than machine gun that kills men
as fast as winking.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-21
His Boy Was Innocent.

Last year" he began as he entered a
Boston hat store and took a long minute
10 survey the stOck-"iast year, about this
time, came in here TO tuy a gift for my
little boy. | told you ne was innocent and
contiding, you remember. and you recon-
mended me to take toy mule"
I'VE have never kept toys, sir" replied
the salesman.
But this must be the place" insisted
the old man. Yes, sir and / think you
are the man | talked with. That mules
head was loose. and ii would swing right
and left and 90 ng-dOng-ding- dong.
You said the head would never come off,
but for years and years ii would keep
right on going ng-dong-ding-dong
You are mistaken, sir; this is a hat
store"
Yes, ! see some hats around. but that
mules tail was stuck on sideways, but
believed your assertion, sir-aye. / believ-
ed you and thereby deceived my innocent
little Willie"
My dear sir" said the salesman as he
laid his hand on the old mans arms, you
have made a mistake This is a hat store
You Will find ii toy store down the street"
And you didn't sell ne 4 mule whose
head was warranted TO so ding-dOng-
ding-dOng for years, but which fell off in
two -dyS?
NO, sir"
"And whose tail was stuck on sideways
and couldn't be tiirled about?'
No, sir"
"WeIl, mebbe you didn't. | will go down
there. / will tell my story-tell how | was
deceived, and they ill have to make me
good or I'll give them the biggest lawsuit
that was ever heard Of on the face Of this
hull earth! look innOcen5, sir, and / am
the father Of an innocent boy, but when
they press me TO the wall-when the try
to ding-dong me with mule the worm
turns and down comes the shanty and |
can't be Dluffedi'
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-21
Three Kinds of YapderbiiIs.

From Leslies Weekly.
The will OF the late Cornelius Vanderbilt
is i'm many respects a remarkable docu-
ment 1t discloSeS 10 the world three diff
ferent Vanderbilts, and in q light in which
they have never before been seen. II
shows the stern stuff of which the father,
the late Cornelius was made. He was a
man Of deep affection. That is revealed
by his generous bequest of $4,000 10 his
warm. intimate friend and personal
adviser. Senator Depew; by his
gift of 100000 to his brother; of
s.. 900 to the pastor of his church, anl
generous remembrances to many friends
and attendants. including h.s barber. who sc
family name he did not even know. There
must have been a reason fer the deIerml-
nation TO cut off the eldest son, Cornelius.
ir. though what that reason was the will
did not mention. That young Cornelius
himself inherited something OF his fathers
backbone is shown by the fact that he in
sisted on marrying the woman OF mis-
choice, even if disinheTitance followed.
and later by the prOmptness with which
he refused 10 accept the conditions Of his
fathers will until he had been placed on
an equality with the rest OF the family
eXccpting the chief beneficiary. TIE third
Vanderbilt which the viii discloseS Is the
fayorite elder brother, Alfred Gwynne
who generously Welded the munificent
sum OF 100000 of his share Of the estat
To the dissatisfied brother. 4 family quar-
rel i seldom a pleasant and never a prof
liable thing, and wisdom, as We ! a. al
fection was displayed in the early settle
ment by the Vanderbilts, Of what might
have developed into a somewhat ugly dif-
ficultV
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-21
IDENTIFIED BY FINGER PRINTS.
Remarkable Cases in Which Criminals
Were Thus Detected.
From the Medical Journal

From the Medical Journal
The fiasco of Bertillon in the recent
Dreyfus trial al Rennes gives some addI-
tiOnal interest to the discussion on finger
prints that took place at the latest meet
ing of the British Association for the
Advancement OF Science. Galton read
paper on the finger-prints of young chill
dren, in which he maintained that these
PRINTS. if properly taken. would suffice
for Decentralization by an expert. The
grave defect in the Bertillon system Is it's
reliance upon system of measurements
a defect that does not exist, it is claimed,
in the more accurate system of taking
prints. At the same meeting Mr. L. Il.
Henry. inspector general of police in Ben
gal, gave demonstration with a magni-
lying lantern of this same method. He
claimed that the personal equation"
which vitiates results in the Bertillon sys-
TEN Of anthrOpometry, is entirely elimi-
mated in the printing method. Finger
prints, being absolute impressions taken
from the body, are not so uncertain as a
set of measurements usually are The
method described by Inspector General
henry is as follows: A thin film of print
ers' ink is spread over piece Of tin, and
each finger in turn is pressed on the film
and then pressed on paper, by which
means clear impression is secured. Mr.
Henry gave some remarkable illustrations
OF cases in which criminals had been iden-
tifled by their finger-prints-one by finger
marks on the soft paint Of a window sill
and another by blood marks made by the
nnSerS on the covers OF a book In con-
sequence OF these remarkable facts the
legislature in India had amended the law
of evidence
With such respectable authority 10
vouch for it, this method may yet rise IN
esteem in American courts of Justice
English prison officials are not, as a class.
likely to become enamored of any mere
theoretical scheme-a reprOach TO which
the French will possibly be exposed Dy
the extravagant demonstration made by
BertillOn. At any rate, this system OF
Identification by means Of finger-prints
seems worthy OF further experimental
trial. and would be a good field for some
of our prison officials to utilize in order
to demonstrate that they take an inter-
est in the science of criminology. ....