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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-19
Cornelius Vanderbilt Very Low.

NEW YORK. December 10. - Cornelius
Vanderbilt passed fairly good night. The
presence of two doctors in the house
throughout the night indicated that Mr.
Vanderbilts condition continued very grave.
This afternoon close friend of Mr.. Van
derbilt who was in the house for consid-
cradle time today, said: Mr.. Vanderbilt Is
very low, but there is hope"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-19
Damages Placed at $4,000.

Charles E. Severe. by his next friend,
William b. Severe, today filed suit at law
against Allan L. McDermott, as receiver Of
the City and Suburban railway of Wash
ington, to recover damages in the sum of
So, 600 1t is alleged that August 81 last,
while at Riverdale, Md, a car of the COM
pany mentioned struck Charles E. Severe
and injured him to the extent that ampu-
tation of the left leg was necessary. Attor-
neys A. S. Worthington and VIM. NJ. Levin
represent the plaintiff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-19
Prince Hall Lodge Election

At the meeting of Prince Hall Lodge, No.
IA, F. A. A. M, held last evening the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing Masonic
year were elected and installed: Dr. w. A.
Warfield, w. M; W. H Haynes, s. W; e.
tary (for fourth term); Douglas b. McCary
treasurer (for fifth term: w. w. McCary,
S. D.; w. E. Cobb, J. D.. w. L. D. Wilkin-
son. 8. NJ. c.; J. D. Brown, ]. NJ c.:
Thomas Carter, 8. s.; c. e. Lane, J. 81;
E. N Holland, marshal.
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MENACE TO THE CITY
Coal Received from Indepen-
dent Operators.
BUSINESS MANS VIEW
SOLD IN PREFERENCE TO THAT
WITH A FIXED PRICE.
The Latter Said to Be Held by Dealers
Until Former is Dis
posed Of.
BUSINESS MANS VIEW

Economy in the use of fuel of all kinds
must be the slogan of Washingtonians
throughout the winter If hardship and suf-
fering are to be reduced to minimum. 1t
is of paramount Importance that every one
fortunate enough to have coal make the
same go as far as possible.
There was no change today in the coal
situation. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
brought to the city the usual amount of
coal from the anthracite mines of the Pnila-
delphia and Reading Coal and Iron Com
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-19

The officials of the company placed IT in the
bins at the Four-mle run power house and
are holding on to it.
Ten of the smaller coal cars of the Balti-
more and Ohio railway, laden with soft
coal, were on the treStle at Shepherd S
Landing. opposite Alexandria, yesterday
evening. awaiting the transfer of their car
goes to barges to be brought to this city.
The contents of the cars should reach here
this evening
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-19
Court Dismisses Proceedings.

Justice Hagner. in Equity Court No 1.
has dismissed the proceedings instituted by
William p Bateman against Mary M. c..
Taylor and her sister, Jennie c. White. to
establish a will alleged to have been made
by Nathaniel c: Bateman. father OF the
parties to the suit, which paper writing, It
was commended. was lost. The alleged will
was said to have borne date of July 3, 1877.
Justice Hagner held that the complainant
had not proved his case. Attorneys c. L..
Frailey and George P. Hoover appeared for
the defendants.
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Committed to Hospital for Insane.

Roy Rhodes, colored. a veteran of the
Spanish war, was committed to the hospital
for the insane today by Sanitary Officer
Frank. Two days ago the young colored
man was picked up on the street sick and
taken to the Emergency Hospital Last
night he was arrested and taken to the
first police station, where he succeeded In
tearing an iron bench from it's fastenings
Rhodes enlisted as being resident of Alex
andria and the sanitary officer Is trying to
locate his friends.
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Divorces Granted.

decree has been signed by Justice Hag-
ner, in Equity Court No 1, granting Jane
NJ. Eatman a divorce from William Eat
man. on the ground of desertion.
Justice Hagner today announced that he
will grant Hatty V. Goodwin a divorce
from Wade A. Goodwin, on the ground of
infidelity. The decree has not yet been
drawn.
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Robbery Reported.

Mrs. M. c. Phillips OF % sth street north
east called upon the police this afternoon
and reported that she had been robbed OF
her pocket book. containing ST. She was
robbed while shopping in a eth street store.
Mrs. Phillips is sister OF J. A. Humphrey,
chief Of the Baltimore detective force. A
woman who stood near her in the store Is
suspected. II the woman wanted the
money for the purpose of purchasing coal
or some other necessary of life. Mrs. Phil
lips says. she Is satisfied for her to have 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-19
Anacostia. and Vicinity.

Mack Duianey ofsAaaacostia has reported
to the police the theft Of the sum Of SO
from bureau drawe9.' sIS 49,
Capt Francis Crosssof the police depart
ment was visitor 1t the local police sta
ton last night.
costa under construction for Mrs Mary
Hartigan, is rapidly approaching comple-
ton.
The roads in the Anacostia section of the
District. which were placed In a bad con-
dltion By the late rains, are being given
general repairs.
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Permit to String Cable.

The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company has been granted permission by
the District authorities to string an aerial
cable from the pole at the corner OF 14th
and Princeton streets to the Western Union
pole on Princeton street. The usual condi-
lions relative to stringing wires over pr
waite property are attached to the permit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-19
Naval Orders.

Ensign NJ. H. Brown has been detached
from the Monongahela and ordered to the
Norfolk hospital for treatment,
Surgeon N. ]. Blackwood from the ALI
Passed Assistant Surgeon G. Dew Brow
nell from the Panther to the Alliance.
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To Establish Court of Probate.

Mr.. Mercer has introduced a bill in the
House to establish court of probate for
the District of Columbia. The bill pro-
vides that the court shall exercise all the
powers and Jurisdiction now held and tx
ercised by the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict during its special term known as the
Probate Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-19
German Steamer Disabled.

LONDON, December 19.-The British
steamer North Point from Philadelphia De-
cember 3 for London, which passed the
Lizard today, signaled that she had in tow
the German steamer Pure Oil, from Ham
burg December for Philadelphia. which
had previously been abandoned. Further
signals were obscured by the mist which
prevailed but it is supposed that the North
Point meant to convey the information that
the crew of the Pure OIL had been saved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-19
Held for Grand Larceny.

Frances Garland, a colored domestic en-
ployed at the residence of S. NJ. Taylor, 1922
Corcoran street, was arrested by Precinct
Detective Estes and Sergeant Dunning be-
cause OF complaint made by her employer
that a quantity of clothing and tableware
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-19
Movements of Naval Vessels.

The flagship New York has sailed from
San Francisco for Santa Barbara, the
cruiser New Orleans has arrived at Cavite,
the Caesar has left Colombo for Manila
and the training ship Buffalo has arrived at
SANTANA bay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-19
Habeas Corpus for Lewisohn.

NEW YORK, December 19.-Justice Scott
In the supreme court today dismissed the
writ of habeas corpus in the case Of Jesse
Iewisohn, arrested on a warrant for refus-
ing to answer questions respecting alleged
gambling houses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-19
Increased Yukon Mail Service.

SEATTLE, Wash, December 19.-The
United States government has doubled it's
Copper river and Yukon mail service. From
this time on the mail will leave Valdez for
Copper river, the lower Yukon and Nome
four times a month.
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ed by the District Commissioners, In Vir'
ginia and Maryland avenues. SO as to re-
lieve the congestion on the Chesapeake ano
Ohio railroad. This VIII mean the fetching
to Washington of many tons OF soft coal
daily coal that today cannot be handled
here because of incomplete trackage facil-
tiles.
Prices are still way up. Hard coal was
sold today at as high as $13 a ton. while
bituminous coal had ready sale at $500
a ton.
Critical at Steamboat Wharves.
The soft coal situation at the steamboat
wharves is still very critical and at any
time the boats may be forced to lay up for
want Of fuel.
The steamer Wakefield left here yester-
day with her bunkers only partially filled
but will get a further supply at a river
point where a small quantity Of the fuel
has been stored for several years for use
of the boats in case of freeze up.
The steamer Estelle Randall has had to
take on COAL which was fortunately left on
hand from the last excursion season at
River View.
Ferry Lines Hampered.
The ferry line and the Mt. Vernon line are
receiving just enough coal each day to en-
able them to run and failure to receive
this supply means tie-up. as there Is not
a pound of reserve coal on any of the
wharves.
The Washington. Alexandria and Mount
Vernon railway is fortunate in having a
thirty days supply on hand, obtained by a
local dealer who thought he had too much
coal in stock, and delivered 200 tons of an
order for go tons upon the railway sidings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-19
Where Are tho Proatsr
From tho Fhiladelphia Record.

- rom inc fniiaoeipnia taecotu
One OF the most unfathomable mysteries
OF the age Is: What becomes of the profits
of the coal industry? The mine operators
make nothing, nor do the carrying compa-
MES. nor the wholesale dealers, nor the re-
taiiers. nor the miners 1t appears to be q
bad business all around.
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Nicholas Fish's Murderer Convicted.

NEW YORK, December 19.-The jury in
the case of Thomas ]. Sharkey, accused of
the murder of Nicholas Fish, the banker.
returned a verdict today of manslaughter
In the second degree, and recommended
that the mercy of the court be exercised.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-19
Will Filed for Probate.

The will of Maria G. Devereux, dated May
TO- 1901, was filed thus afternoon for pro-
bate The greater part of her estate Is left
to her niece, Ann Forrest Green.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-19

valued at SAT had been stolen from the
house. At first the woman denied that she
knew anything about 1t, but 1t Is said, she
finally informed the officers where the ar
tcles were. s.-.-...,,
charge. of grand larceny was preferred
against her and she waived preliminary
hearing In the Police Court this morning
and the bond was fixed at $500 until the
case is called by the grand jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-19
Addition to Fuel Fund.

The Evening Star acknowledges receipt of
$40 contributed by Cash" to be added to
the fund for the purchase of fuel for the
poor.
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New York Stock Market.

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs G. Co, bankers
and brokers, 1419 F ST. members New York
stock exchange, Washington stock ex-
change and Chicago board of trade.
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Tracks Should Be Put Down.

the highest price before selling the product
on which there is stipulated price fixed
by contract"
Tracks Should Be Put Down.
Mr.. Thomas W. Smith. president of the
Board of Trade. who was listener to tais
statement. said that the Pennsylvania rail-
road should be urged to forthwith put down
the tracks. permission OF which was grant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-19

The congress of 1Mexino has granted q
concession to Isaac Hutchinson for the es-
tablishment Of car works..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-19

Delarue, G.. Milton Thomas George w
Heisey, Walter T. Richey and Frank Slye
The meeting was regarded as being the best
attended one of the year, the room being
crowded with members and visitors. The
meeting scheduled for December % will be
omitted and public installation of officers
will be held Thursday, January s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-19
Steamship Arrival.

At New York-Lombardia. from Genoa
and Naples.
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ty, KY For some time they were hos
pitably entertained at the home of old In
Gle Tom Benson. a most worthy Baptist of
the old line, who, in accordance with the
customs Of Kentucky. and the well-known
habits Of the people who were now his
guests, supplied them plentifully with the
good creature One day the party was in
vited to go home to dinner with one Of the
brethren who had not a reputation for hos
pitality equal to that of their present host.
leading Hardshell objected to accepting
the invitation He was, however, finally
overruled, and the party set of. Arriv-
Ing at the house they we're kindly received.
The man who objected to accepting the in
vitation left the party for a few moments.
but soon returned. a broad and beanling
smila upon his face and huge bowl OF
eggnog in his hands. Presenting 1t in tri-
umph to the party he roared out, Well,
friends, brethren and sisters, I thought We
ought to have stayed at old Uncle Benson's,
but 1 find we are among Gods people up
here wherever we CO..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-09
The Smallpox Germ.

From A1nsiees
One reason why the smallpox germ is 30
hard to conquer is that he can assume SO
many different forms. He can transform
himself from DR.. Jekyll into Mr.. Hyde. and
into two other distinct persons at will. One
can never tell which metamorphosis he may
assume AS Mr.. Hyde he Is known to the
medical profession as Hemorrhagic, muir
derous deadly fellow. that covers his an
tagonist with wounds that bleed SO CO.
piously the afflicted one rarely survives
more than few hours, or, at most. O few
days. In one of his other characters he
bears the name of Continent, as which he
raises poisonous weits on the skin of the
victim very thickly. and they have ten
dency to coalesce. In this character he In
flicts wounds more painful, but less fatal
The Discrete type manifests himself In
fewer papules. and is less vigorous in his
assaults. The yarioloid is the gentlemanly
DIR. Jekyll held in check by vaccination.
and. although there Is no mistaking his
identity, he Is mild hammered and we'll dis
posed to the sufferer. victim may be ex-
posed to the Hemorrhagic type, and yet the
disease which develops in his own system
may be any OF the other varieties, and sim
ilarly through all the combinations In
which form the disease will make Its APP
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HORSES AND MULES.
Enormous Consumption During the
War of the Rebellion.

The last official report of Edwin NJ. Stan
ton, Secretary of War in President Lin
coins administration, gives some faint con-
ception of the enormous consumption of
horses and mules entailed by actual HOSTILE
ties on large scale during such a gigantic
war as that between the northern and
southern states of the American Union,
which lasted from April. 1861. to May. 1865.
The report Is dated March 1, 1866. and
contains the following striking passage:
THE supply of horses and mules to our
armies has long been at the rate of 500 per
day, which Is also the average rate of their
destruction The cavalry of the Army Of
the Potomac was twice remounted during
the first eight months Of 1854 The re-
sources of supply in this country were able
to bear the immense drains upon its horses
and mules, and, judging from current
prices, the stock shows no symptoms of ex-
haustion or diminution. An army in the
field. we'll equipped with artillery, cavalry
and trains, requires one horse or mule to
every two men. The number of horses and
mules In our armies Is nearly equal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-09
Visual Hygiene in Schools.

From American Medicine
The time has surely come when 1t should
be demanded of the state that adequate and
scientific hygiene must be provided If school
attendance is made compulsory. Those who
have in general terms advocated this have
often shrunk from definite and detailed
description Of what this means for fear Of
the charge of self-seeking and self-adver-
Using. We must conquer such squeamish-
ness. because as we progress Cor regress?)
there is more danger from the great ma
chine which with grind and "crammiag
too often endangers the health and vision
of the children. In every state the law
should command that thoroughgoing testing
of the eyes of every pupil should be as
sured by a competent refractiOnist, either
supplied by the parents or furnished by the
school authorities. The majority of young
eyes are hyperogic and astigmatic. and life
long harm may follow their use at a tender
age without spectacles. There Is an error
all too prevalent already that eye-stiain
means overuse of q normal Tor approximate
~ normaD eye, whereas the term means
the results of the use of an ametronic eye.
A vast deal of the iu-health and bad re-
suits charged generally to schooling and
soyefcroWding. such as anorexia, nervous
ness, 1enutritfon. headache, etc. are solely
due to ametropia, which itself is not dis
ease Except In high myopia), but which.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-09

pearance can never be predicted with Gel
tainty.
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with use of the eyes, speedily begets dis
Prunes.
From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
What is a prune? Most of us would say Q
dried plum. Our excuse for lacking more
specific knowledge is that even IL we can
grow plums, we cannot cure prunes. But In
California. from which We are the largest
purchasers of dried fruit. a prune primer
dts utterance produces an expression al
most as gentee as prunes and prismsD is
issued for the use Of children. Here We are
told that though the prune tree grows from
seed, it is in an odd way. A peach or april
cot seed is planted, and when the little
tree is a year old 1t Is cut to the ground
and piece of live prune tree fastened to
it. After three years the prunes grow the
deep-blue ripe fruit being most plentiful
at the end Of August and beginning Of Sep
TENDER. At the right moment the prunes
fall to the ground, and are picked up.
When graded in sizes the prunes are dipped
in hot liquid to crack the skins, and then
are given cold water bath. Next they are
placed on trays for four or five days TO
dry In the sunshine. for. unlike England.
1t rarely rains during the Californian sum-
mer. About 62 coo acres. each acre with 100
trees, are planted with prunes.
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WEARS THE SAME CAP.
A Georgia Negro Who Will Not Buy a
New. One

There's negro at Athens" said a men,
Der Of one of the Georgia posts. who has
worn the cap he wore during the war every
day since, and it has been patched and
mended more than five hundred times The
negro was servant to one of the men who
went out from thatr oitys: and followed him
throughout the war. When he returned
home he told his 66,rnasS "a ma ter that he In
tended to wear the esp As long as he lived,
and 30 far he has caPffed out his intention.
I understand that reason the negro
liked the cap was, THAT'S fbtnliet went through
it In one of the Battles aid plowed a trench
through his WOO. ;sIhibnE
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Separated Fifty-seven Years Acc.

Many reunions have been and will be held
during the G.. A. r. encampment, but none
more enjoyable than the reunion OF the
"Swiggett boys family of four boys,
all Of whom served in the Union army dur
ing the war Of the rebellion. have not seen
each other for fifty-five years. having been
separated at the death of their mother
The oldest. Captain Samuel A. Swiggett,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-09
His Feet Were Sore.

tWell," said a tired-looking marcher, as
he halted in the midst of the parade yester-
day, Il just reckon I'll ease up bit on
my feet" Without another word the
marcher proceeded to the curb, sat down
and deliberately took of his shoes and
socks. and. picking them up in his hands,
proceeded Ieisurely toward his hotel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-09
Sky-Scrapers Doomed.
From the Atlantic Magazine.

To" the latIHHtlc MHgHZlne.
While the exigencies of our practical
American life will still demand the erection
of large office buildings, the rate of pro-
duction is likely to decrease rather than
increase; the mania for mere bigness Is
subsiding and Is bound to give place to a
better conception Of corporate eminence.
and the production of the sky-scraper itself
inevitably necessitates the development of
a large amount of urban property along
more modest lines. That Is to say, the
mere architect, in distinction from the con-
struction engineer, will yet find in our
great cities an opportunity to exercise his
trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-09
N3N
THE WAR IN CUBA.
Why the spaniatas Mere So Quickly
WhApp6d.

Wandering into thesstst precinct police
station an old G. ,iArfF. man, who had
reached conditionoo!k cheerful familiarity
with strangers, metut We Virginians, with
whom he engasedujHo 5eenversation about
the great civil strife in which he had taken
part How do yohaeeeunt for the fact"
he was asked, that 1t took the north so
long to subdue the south, when a few
years ago the United States troops. with
confederate soldiers lighting In their ranks,
thrashed the Spaniards with neither trou-
bic nor delay? The grizzled veteran
thought but moment, when hitting upon
an idea which seemed the very thing to his
mind he exclaimed with vigorous quail
flying clause, Eyes. but they want rebels. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-09
Stood EN- OF for Four Years.
Escort to Illinois Department.

Out Of a total membership of 600. U. s.
Grant Post, No. %, Of Chicago had in line
yesterday 3S5 of its members The post
was commanded by Post Commander Henry
Mccall, and acted as escort to Commander
II. M. Trimble, commanding the Depart
ment of Illtnoia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-09
The Clergy
Like lit

DR.. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder
Cures all Creeds. It Relieves in 10
Minutes.
Here a few names Of elergymen Of different
creeds who are firm believers In DIR. Agnew's Ca
tarrhal Powder to live mp to the preaching In
all II claims: Bishop sweetman. Rev. DR.. Langtry
(Episcopalian}. Rev. DIR. Withrow and Rev DIR.
Chambers NIefhodisG and DIR. Newman all Of To-
roto. Canada. Copies Of their personal letters for
the asking
DIR. AGNEw,s OINTMENT RELIEVES PILES
IN A DAY.
Sold By r. s. WILLIAMS, 9th ana sts. :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-09
AMONG GODS PEOPLE
An Apropos Story About washington's
Hospitality.

1.-THE kindly and hospitable manner In
which we have been treated In Washing
tom said F. w. Redwine of Columbus.
Ohio. reminds me of a story heard once
about the Hardzhell Baptists. 1t appears
there had been great gathering Of the
brethren at meeting place in Bullet coun-