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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-30
HOSPITAL ATTENDANTS
ACT QUICKLY AT FIRE
Bucket Brigade Is Formed and
Flames Are Extinguished
After Slight Damage.

Quick work on the part OF physicians
and nurses at the tuberculosis Hospital,
14th and Upshur streets, saved the build
ing and probably the lives of many pa
tients, Shortly after o'clock last night
when fire broke out in the paint shop,
which is in the basement of the building.
A bucket brigade was formed. and the
blaze had been extinguished when No. II
engine company reached the hospital. An
examination showed that the fire was
due to spontaneous combustion. The dam
age is estimated at about $50.
A slight fire In the basement of the
Mount Vernon apartment house. New York
avenue and 9th street. about 1890 O'Clock
last night. was put out before No.
engine company which had been sum-
moned, reached the scene. A small guam
tity Of waste material was burned. The
damage amounted to S.
No. II engine company responded to a
call from the premises of Burr Bros,
Michigan avenue. Brookland. yesterday
afternoon. and found a hay rick burning.
The origin Of the fire was not learned.
About $50 damage resulted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-30
Pimples Disappear :
i'm q Week
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WATERS In Every Variety of .
Skin Eruptions. =

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-30
GRAND REGENT HONORED.
Banquet of Capitol Council of the
Royal Arcanum.

Capitol Council. No. 800. Royal Area
mum. held an identification meeting In
connection with its latest regular as
senlbly at Pythian Temple. Four new
members were initiated. Grand Regent
Harry G. LEM. Grand Vice Regent Sid
ney 1, Besselievre and Grand Sentry
Ruth Of the Grand Council OF the Dis
trict Of Columbia made interesting ad-
dresses. a musical program was render
ed by Regent Michael D. Schaefer, Past
Regent Maurice Sinsheiner, and Messrs.
Buckley. Miller, Murphy and Rosenthal.
The council then enjoyed a banquet
given In honor of Grand Regent LEM
Michael D. Schaefer. regent of Capitol
Counil acted as toastmaster. and re-
sponses were made by Grand Regent
LEM. Wee Grand Regent Besselievere, L.
J. Silverman, ii. G. Scott and others.
The arrangements were in charge of
the entertainment committee OF Capitol
Council. composed of II. c. Drummer. Sid
Fey l. Besselievre. L. j. Silverman, Maui
rice B. Sinsheimer and Walter Maple.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-30
Masaniello's Opportunity.

"On Sunday, July 7, 1917, the festival
of Our Lady Of Carmen, the fruit grow
ers from the entire region around Naples
came into the city, and. as usual. each
man and woman brought basket Of
oranges or figs or olives to sell for spend
ing money. 1t was the first time that the
tax on fruit had been demanded from
these humble people and they refused to
admit them for that reason, and several
hundred honest. hardy, industrious peas
ants collected at one of the gates clamor-
ing against the oppression, when Masa-
niello appeared among them at the head
of his 2.COO boys and began to kick over
the baskets, sending the oranges rolling
on the ground. He declared that the peo-
pie were fools to raise fruit in order to
furnish money to pay for the vicerOy's
Injuries, and started the cry No more
taxes"
THE crowd caught up the words and re-
iterated them louder and louder. Masa-
niello sprang upon a table and spoke with
fiery fervor that stirred the hearts of his
hearers. st. Peter, he said. a humble
fisherman. had once relieved the world
other humble fisherman. would lead the
people to win back the ancient privilege
of Naples which relieved them from all
taxes upon the products Of the soil.
When Masaniello stopped speaking
the crowd had increased to thousands,
guards who stood before the gate were
swept away and Masaniello, with his
1900 we'll drilled youngsters. led the
mob to the palace. broke in the doors
and rushed from room to room seeking
the viceroy, Ponce de Leon. Duke of Ar
cos. who fed by a back window in a
carriage to the Castle of st. Elmo for
protection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-30
DISTRICT SETS EXAMPLE.
Hinged Smokestack on Police Tug
to Demonstrate Theory.

The work of installing the hinged
smokestack upon the harbor police tC'-
Visilant is rapidly approaching compile
ton. The work is being done under
riders from the District Commissioners,
who wish to set a good example to tug
boat owners and to show that it is pos
sibIe to hinge the stacks OF their boats
in order that they may pass the draws Of
the Potomac bridges without requiring
then. to be opened. Within the next week
the Vigilant wi | be In service. The stack
and lowering apparatus is in position, but
the finishing work remains to be done
and this will require three or four days
longer.
With this apparatus il is possible to
lower the stack OF the tug i'm very short
time and with comparative ease, but tug
boar men assert that the lowering equip
menI is bulky and will prove unsatisfac-
tory on the top decks Of the tugs.
The going into service of the Vigilant
with the equipment aboard is awaited
with interest by tugboat men Of the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-30
Colored Y. M. c. A. Fund Grows.

At the close yesterday Of the second
days canvass for $4,000 for the colored
Y. NJ. c. A.. the total subscription
amounted to S1,s4O, Of which 1901 was
paid in cash. An effort will be made
today to increase the amount to $2.5OO.
AUS making one-sixth of the entire
amount to be raised by May II.
Of the Y. NJ. C. A., spoke to the men at
a meeting last night at Martins cafe,
18th and = streets northwest
A meeting will be held at the Belasco
Tneater tomorrow afternoon at 3:15
o'clock Mr.. Aaacfarland, formerly Com
missioner of the District Of Columbia,
will be the principal speaker. Register
Vernon of the Treasury Department will
preside.
Mr. Cooper will give a. stereopticon
lecture on Y. NJ. c. A. building. The
Lyric Orchestra and Howard Glee Club
will furnish the music.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-30
CELEBRATION MAY Is.
Fiftieth Anniversary of Nomination
OF Lincoln and Hamliu.

The committees in charge OF the ar
rangements for the celebration OF the If
tieth anniversary Of the nomination
Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin
held a meeting at 10 ~ street last night
The celebration Is to take place under
the auspices of the Lincoln Emancipa-
ton League OF the District of Columbia
Monday. May 16,
James w. Poe. president of the league,
presided. c. l.. Smith acted as secretary
It was decided to hold the celebration in
a hall. Samuel B. Thompson, Rev. George
Roy, Rev. r. l.. Briscoe. John Lawson
and c. L. Smith were appointed a COM
mittee on hall. and on speakers, James
w. Poe, 8. B. Thompson and A. B. Rice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-30
DEVOURED BY CANN|bALS
-
b.
TWO MISSIONARIES VICTIMS OF
SAVAGES ON ISLAND.
Captured While Teaching Converted
Natives-Vessel Brings
News of Horror.

MUkILTOE. Wash. April 30.-Ths
Rev Horatio Hopkins and his assistant.
the Rev. Hector Laurie Mcpherson. mis-
sionaries of the Presbyterian Church on
Savage Island, in the South Seas. were
killed an eaten by cannibals Febru
AIRY ; last. according 10 the crew OF the
barkentine Mary E. Winkleman, which
arrived yesterday from the Tonga Islands.
Savage Island was annexed by Great
Britain in 1899.
While the barkentine lay at Tangatabu.
in the Tonga, Tor Friendly Islands, .
canoeload of mission natives from Saw
age Island arrived at Fua with news OF
the butchery.
The natives said Hopkins and McPher
son were teaching in the mission build
ing on the beach in the little harbor OF
Savage Island when 200 unconverted saw
ages bowling war cries and brandishing
clubs and spears, descended on them and
took thirteen prisoners. The missionaries
had twenty converts in training at the
time and only nine of them escaped.
Left Lying on Beach.
Both missionaries were bound With
thongs and left lying on the beach In
the tropical sun for several hours while
the savages took the native captives in
land.
The cannibais then returned TO the
beach and carried the missionaries on q
litter to the crater of the extinct VOL,
cano Van Iue. in the center of the island.
There for two days and nights they held
a corroboree. At times their dancing and
revelry could be seen plainly by the
fugitive Christian natives.
While most of the cannibals were
sleeping the captive natives escaped
Their going was FASTENED by the sight
Of FL ik1o1 oh sarc $kSA
clothes of the missionaries. The clergy
men already had been eaten.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-30
HUSTON FOUND GUILTY
CONSPIRED AGAINST STATE, Is
JURY'S VERDICT.
Lawyer for Architect Of Capital at
Harrisburg Will File
an Appeal.

HARRISBURG, April 3O-"Guilty OF
conspiracy to cheat and defraud the com
monwealth of Pennsylvania" is the YER
dict rendered yesterday in the case Of 10
seph NJ. Huston, architect of the stats
capitol.
The verdict came at $50 O'clock in the
afternoon, after four weeks of a hard
fought trial and a twenty-six-hour vigil
on the part of the jury. The verdict was
coupled with recommendation Of mercy
because of This irreproachable good repu-
tation prior to this charge
Huston was not present when the YER
dict was announced. He had returned to
his home in Philadelphia to escape the or
deal. The verdict was telephoned to Hus-
toms home by his chief counsel, George S.
Graham. Huston was out. but Mrs. Hus
ton took the message. She inquired as to
the result before Mr.. Graham could speak
THE worst possible" replied the attor
ney, who heard in response only sob as
the receiver was hung up at the other END
OF the wire.
That trial. said Mr. Graham. as he
turned away from the telephone. was
an example of rank injustice
Motion for New Trial
Judge Kunkel dismissed the jury with a
brief word of thanks. after which coun-
sci for the defense handed up a motion
for a new trial. asking time in which to
prepare the reasons You may have
thirty days" said the judge. Then court
adjourned
Mr.. Graham, after it was all over. was
asked for his opinion of the result. H.
said:
Let me repeat what I have commended
right through this long trial. and what i
have always felt in my Utmost heart, tina
Joe Huston Is innocent of the crime 70
which he has been convicted. 1 regard
him as the victim Of persecution by The
commonwealth, whose law officers hav
taken advantage of the books and docu-
ments which we turned over to them tw,
years ago, and have now used them
against us.
In regard to the verdict, I can only
say that 1 think 1t was wrung from the
minds Of men who were tired out and eX
hausted, and who were unwarrantabl,
sent back to confinement in the jury room
after they had already come into cour
and rendered their verdict.
II shall at once make a motion for a
new trial and for the fight has JUS
begun. / feel that there is the stronges
hope for my client getting a new trial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-30
Left Lying on Beach.
Fewer Contagious Diseases.

Reports from the contagious disease
service of the health department show q
general decline in every disease that has
been troubling the authorities recently
Scarlet fever shows signs of dying out.
there being only 1852 cases under observa-
ton. Whooping cough is decreasing,
measles shows only nineteen cases and
chickenpoX had even hundred at the
last report. Smallpox cases have been
reduced to ten.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-30

ball Is to Americans. and 1t is on this
account that the descendants Of William
Tell have earned worldwide fame as
nation OF expert marksmen.
The local colony will be represented at
the Bern tournament by, Leon Chapus,
secretary of the Washington Gruetli-
Verein
The cup which Minister Ritter is to pre-
sent on behalf of his countrymen in this
city is now on exhibition at 1918 q street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-30
Georgetown w. C. T. u. Meeting.

The Georgetown Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union met at the home OF Mrs.
Thomas, 1922 Q street northwest, Thurs
day afternoon. and planned a public meet
ing TO be held on a Sunday afternoon in
the near future, in one of the Georgetown
churches.
Mrs. Zed II. Copp, the president, pre-
sided. Among those present were Mrs.
Marshall. Mrs. Buzzee. Mrs. Thomas 3,
Mrs Burton, Mrs. Richmond, Mrs. Have
ner, Mrs. Morgan. Mrs. Rice. Mrs. Bron-
Wilson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-30
GIFT OF SWISS COLONY.
Silver Loving Cup Presented for
Trophy at Bern Shooting Tourney.

Upon the occasion of his approach
visit To his home country. DIR. Paul Rit-
ter. minister from Switzerland. will be the
bearer of a beautiful silver loving cup the
Swiss in Washington are sending as a
prize to be contested for at the biennial
national rife tournament to be held at
Bern from July II to 81.
Rifle shooting Is TO the Swiss what base
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-30
Loot Palace and Armory.

Failing to find the man il sought or
an opportunity to present its demands
to him for the restoration OF the ancient
privileges of the city. the mob looted
the palace and the armory and replaced
the Spanish standard upon the castle
with the flag of Naples. All business
wa: suspended. The shopkeepers put up
their shutters. locked their doors and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-30
BRIEF RULE AS KING
Humble Fisherman Wins HON.
age of His People.
PROPHECY Is FULFILLED
Legend of Naples Related by Uni
versity Professor.
BLOOD OF BISHOP PRESERVED
Expected to Liquefy on the Ami
versary of His Birth
Each Year.
BLOOD OF BISHOP PRESERVED
BY WILLIAM z. CURTIS.
ecial Correspondence of The Star and tht
Chicago Record Herald

B1 WILLIAM u. CC RllS.
Special Correspondence of The Star and the
Chicago Record Herald.
NAPLES, March %. 1910
st. Januarius once Bishop Of Bene-
vento, who suffered martyrdom under
Diocletian I'm the year 3O5, is the patron
saint of Naples and the great cathedral
is dedicated to him. Upon the high altar
in beautiful chrysm. heavily mounted in
gold, are two bottles. which contain his
blood, preserved by his disciples at the
time of his death. Upon the 10Th OF
September. the anniversary of his martyr
dom. 1t is expected to liquefy; that is. to
be transformed miraculously from It's
and condition of life.
This liquefaction. as they call it, has
occurred annually for sixteen centuries.
except in a few years when the failure
has been followed by some terrible dis
aster. Therefore. the people have come
to believe in this omen as absolutely ac-
curate, and whenever the blood refuses
to turn into a natural state. as a sinful
friend remarked 1.-The whole population
begin to say their prayers and wonder
what is going to happen to them. The
fused to liquefy was in 1884. when the
omen was followed by an epidemic of
cholera which swept away 20 per cent OF
the inhabitants of Naples and the towns
around it.
The reliquares containing the blood OF
the saint are not shown to the public,
but, through the influence of a friend OF
high authority. was able to see the most
sacred object in Naples, which Is regard
ed with such great reverence and awe.
Many tragedies, many remarkable mani
festations have taken place in the pres
ence of this sacred relic and in the middle
ages 1t was often appealed to to deter
mine disputes and settle controversies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-30
COMET NOW SKY CHUM
OF THE PLANET VENUS
They Are Really 6,O0O,O0 Miles
Apart, But That Is Nearly Edge
to Edge in Human Eyes.

NEW YORK, April 3o.-"A beautiful
sight. low in the east, will greet the eye
early in the mornings OF May l and ..
says DIR. Frederic Campbell, president de-
partment of astronomy, Brooklyn Insti-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-30

Joined the rebels, and at the head OF
$1,000 frantic men and women Masaniel-
10 looted the palaces of the aristocrats
and burned them. The next morning
Masaniello found himself. as the old
monk had predicted. King OF Naples In
throne in the plaza before the castle and
dispensed justice to every one who APP
pealed to him.
This situation continued for several
days until the viceroy from the castle
sent ambassadors offering to grant, with
was arranged that he should make a
formal proclamation in the Cathedral Of
st. Januario the next morning. In tn
meantime. however, he employed Perrone,
a p. OCCASIONAL bandit. to assassinate
Masaniello during the service. The great
sat beside the bishop under a
canopy at the right of the altar. sur
rounded by notable assembly of lords
and cardinals, wearing their most gor-
geous robes. Masaniello stood modestly
alone upon the other side, near the altar
steps. as the representative Of the people,
clad in his fisherman's shirt of blue fan
mel. wide trousers of white cotton and his
knitted cap in his hand. In the midst of
the mass seven shots were fired sinful
taneously from different points in the
church. Two Of the bullets passed
through the blouse of the fisherman. The
others struck the altar at his side.
when the crowd realized what had
happened they tn ned upon the assassins
with fury and tore them to pieces as If
they were wild beasts. Two or thre.
were saved for torture and were COM
PEELED to reveal the names of their ac-
completes. Tall poles were set up In a
head was impaled upon the top Of every
pole.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-30
Increase of His Power.

"Masaniello was stronger than ever
continued Prof Mazzoli. His escape
from the assassins was regarded as a
miracle and he was recognized as the
favorite of heaven az we'll as the cham
pion of the people. The viceroy disclaim
ed all knowledge of or sympathy with
the plot, and his denials were accepted.
MasaniellO sent him word that he would
visit the castle the next morning to ar
range for another ceremony. at which the
ancient privilege of immunity from taxa
tion might be proclaimed to the people.
Notwithstanding the remonstrances Of
his most faithful friends. Masaniello put
off his humble garb and went to the cas-
tie wearing a suit of white satin. en-
broidered with silver. a hat with a gay
plume and a jeweled sword and rode a
snow white charger caparsoned with the
trappings Of the duke, which had been
found in the palace stables. He was re-
ceived at the castle gate by the duke
who conducted him into the audience
chamber. treated him as an equal and
assured him that all taxes upon fruits
and vegetables and fish should be abol-
ished that a pardon should be granted to
all the rebels and finally ennobled the
fisherman with the title and rank of duke
OF ST. George, hanging the insignia Of
that order. suspended by a chain Of mas
sive links Of gold. around Masaniellos
neck with his own hands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-30

The town Of Elkton. Rockingham county,
Va, Is to have electric lights
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-30
Familiar With the Legends.

Ny old friend, DIR. Mazzoli, professor OF
history in the university. was in re-
Elective mood as we sat in the Church Of
St Januarius the other day, and all
enclycopedia of historical romances he is.
He knows all the legends and supersti-
tions as we'll as the events OF Naples,
and perhaps there is no other spot on
earth which has seen so much history, or
where the people are SO thoroughly sat
urated with superstition.
nieIlo, the fisher boy. who was King Of
Naples for a few days?" he asked. IF
not you have missed one Of the most ex-
traordinary events In human history.
and he commenced to tell the tale.
-MaSaniello was the son OF an AmalH
fisherman" said Prof Mazzoli, land was
born in the year 1912. When baby in
his cradle a venerable monk. who lad
never been seen in that neighborhood be-
fore, wondered through the village one
ray, stopped at the door of the cabin, and
wearied limbs. AS he left the house he
blessed the babe In the cradle and pre-
dicted that some day he would be
king, but his reign would be brief and
his fall would be terrible. This prophecy
was the source Of some amusement
among the neighbors, and they used to
Joke Masaniello's father about it. But
after a while the incident was forgotten
and the boy grew up in his fathers tra~e
married a girl of his own class. moved
over to Naples and became one OF
well known on tee sea and in the market
place because of the courage. intelligence
and self-reliance which made him a
leader
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-30
Taxation Becomes Burden.

Naples was then under the rule OF
Spain and the Spanish viceroy loaded
taxes upon the people, particularly upon
the poor, and wasted the revenues in
riotous living. In violation Of what was
known as the ancient privileges of Ma
PIES he raised the rates on fish, -four,
poultry, vegetables. wine, milk, cheese,
salt and finally imposed a new tax on
fruit, which had never been known before
and provoked the peasants to fury OF
Indignation. Without leader, the popu-
lar excitement might soon have spent
itself In complaints and criticisms, but the
leader was there and the tax collectors
aroused him to action when they arrested
Masaniello and seized a basket of his
fish, accusing him OF neglecting to pay
the tax, which had been fully paid. The
same day his wife was arrested and
dragged to the tax Office for carrying In
her apron a small quantity Of plums
which, the collector said had been SNUG
gied. Having no money to bride him or
pay the tax, she was locked UP in a cell
until Masaniello learned of her predica-
ment and bought her out. From that
moment, however. he lived for revenge
and began with the street boys, whom he
taught to assault the Spaniards with
phrases of deris.on and insulting cpl
thets and organized 1900 Of them into as
dangerous gang Of patriots as ever as
sembled. Each lad had a rod or cane
and streamer Of black linen, which he
carried like pennant in frequent pro-
cessions, and Arasanielo was their cap
tafr