Evening Star Newspaper, August 10, 1891, Page 6

. CITY AND DISTRICT. €F A recently published work on “The Art of Advertising” sys: “A point which will af- ford reliable information as to the value of & publication as an advertising medium is the closeness with which the publisher adheres to bis sdvertising rates” Tue Stam invariably holds to its rates; and, what is of greater im- portance to the advertiser, it charges evryboly Die same price for te same service. This few papers do! OLD MAN RYE. & Star Reporter Visits Him in Jail at Port Tobacco. BE TELLS HIS STORY OF WHAT LED TO HIS SHOOT- ING JACK WHEELER—A PLEA OF SELY-DEFENSE WHICH 18 NOT GENERALLY BELIEVED—AN- OTEER WOMAN IN THE case. Bpecisl Correspoudence of The Evening Star. Port Tosacco, Mp., August 9, 1891. Jobn Marshall Rye, who is held in jail ona cbarge of murder, came nearer being lynched Wednesdsy night than he has any time since, although the feeling against him throughout the county is strong and the sheriff has taken ‘extra precaution, which, however, could not possibly prevent a dozen able-bodied men from Dreeking open the jail and banging the pris- oner. Last night Sheriff Adams’ son, who is deputy, remained on guard all night to make what resistance he could in the event of a visit of the lynchers. He was the only person in jail oxcept the prisoner and he remained in an adjoining room. Tho prisoner slept soundly all night except at times, when he would be heard talking to him- self. ‘At other times he sored loudly, although he was res:less, as is he anticipated trouble be- fore morning. The night passed on and everything that made a noise about the jail attracted his atten- tion. During the night and early in the morning before daybreak the dogs in the village mad great to do, and this was a sort of warning, some of the superstitious colored folks thought, but there was no trouble. When the bright sunlight beamed in through the iron bars there was a heavy load lifted from the prisoner's mind, and aa the days pass and the excited ones have time to reflect the fear of lynch law lessens and tho jailor feels greatly relieved, even though the prisoner seems more badly frightened. ‘TRE OLD COUNTY JAIL. @Soon after sunrise this morning Tax Sran’s correspondent visited the prisoner in the jail and held an extended conversation with him. Like all other buildings in Port Tobacco the Jail—and it is the only one in the county. would not do credit to any community. It isa small brick structure with three cells on the second floor and rooms on the lower floor, ‘Whicis are used in cases of emergency, although an emergency seldom arises, as there has not been more than eight prisoners in the jail at any one time for a number of years. ‘The building is about fifty feet in the rear of the old court building that has been the scene of many trials during, the past century. Thi is also a dilapidated building, and the large cracks in its walls make it appear as though it would be but # short time before it tumbles to the ground. THE OLD GALLOWS FOUND. Sheriff Adams has the old gallows ready for ‘use, but as his term of office expires soon he woul. not officiate at an execution, even though the verdict of the jury and the sentence of the court required thé performance of such an un- | pleasant task in Kiye’s case. It was not until after the killing of Wheeler by Rye that the sherit! knew where the gallows was kept. The large trap door, which was used in the last exe- cution in the county nearly fifteen years ago, has occupied a position in the court house where hundreds of trials have been conducted, but very few persons ever bad any idea what it was. It is made of heavy pine boards, strongly put together, and has the iron hinges and ap- pliances such as are used in all parts of the county. It is large enough to accommodate four or five persons at # time, and every time there is & therougi cleaning of the court house this trap door gets acoat of whitewash. The up- Tights and cross beams are beneath the steps tform on the side of the court room sembles to make ita re- nd should it be required for use at any time the steps will have to be removed and the court room temporarily dis- figured. THE LAST EXECUTION. The scaffold was last used in 1877, when two negroes, Martin Simpson and Charles Henry Hendricks, were hanged for one of the most cold-blooded murders ever committed within the borders of the state. They murdered a storekeeper named Everett, who was in business between Port Tobacco and Marshall Hall, not far from Mattawoman swamp. The murder was committed on a bright moonlight night ‘and not log after the merchant had closed his store and retired. Dr. Compton, who still lives near the place, was seated on his front porch with his family, while the negroes were secreted on the side of the road not far from his fence. It was but a short distance from the doctor's house to the store, and the two negroes could tell when the light went out that Everett had retired. They were where the conversation at the doctor's house could be heard by them, and there they laid on een’ grasé=o and «drank whisky until the moon rose over the trees and made their position a risky one. Then they move nearer the store and about the time the mer- ebant had got fast asleep they got in the rear of the store and beat him to death with a club. After that they robbed the store of what money and other things they could and departed. A Feward of €2,500 wus offered for their arrest which was brought about in a singular wa; assessors were going through the count that time and when one of them called at the house of a colored woman he doubted that she had told him the entire truth and spoke toher about it sie invited him inside. Incidentally the woman remarked that she had gote letter from an old friend, which she showed the assessor, and upon ’ inspecting it he discovered ' that the two men were near Silver Spring in Montgomery county. Thinking he could effect’ their capture be was made a deputy sheriff and be at once started for Silver Spring. Upon reaching there he learned that Hendricks and Simpseou,were in the neighborhood and that they wsre getting ready to leave. Two decoy letters were written and put in the post office. which was then in a country store, and the deputy stationed himself in the store to await their arrival. A colored bey in the neighborhood had been sent to notify them that the letters were there, and in a short time ue of the murderers appeared. At the point of pistol he wus compelled to undergo « search and was then handcuffed and detained in the store until along came his companion, who was treated in « similar manner. They were brought back here and each made @ corfession charging bis companion with d the actual murder. Their tri and they were executed, it being the first legal execution in the county since 1826. A member of Dr. Compton's family was the first todiscover that there was some- ‘thing wrong. and the doctor was the first one fo guter the place and discover Everett's dead y- “OLD MAN RYE.” When Tux Sran’s correspondent reathea the fail carly this morning the prisoner—or “old man Rye,” as he is now spoken of—was the prison- : night. A heavy iron chain holding the circular-shaped fron bracelet was fastened in the con wooden floor, and about which fastening were ebarred boards. These boards had been set on fire by acrazy man, who attempted to burn his way out of confinement. The lunatic had also pulled the plaster and bricks from the walls, but these places have since been re- paired and the new whitewash on the walls Barve it s snow-white appearance. It was not long after sunrise, and upon open- the outer wooden door — the bright sunbeams could be seen entering throagh the outer window, which was partially hidden by one of the prisoner's garments. The Usual crowd of colored men had gathered in front of the hotel, where they had remained Until a late hour the night before drinking what they called “five-cent drams.” Their voices gould be heard distinctly in the cell occupied by the alleged murderer, who expzeesed a will to tell all about the fat meeting be- tween himself and School Teacher Wheeler. AE TELLS Wy STORY. “The trouble between ‘Jack’ Wheeler and mytelf,” be said, “was caused by old man Ken- rick, and be (Kendrick) is the man who is re- ible for Wheeler's death. Wheeler had eral times and he spoke as we but he never said a word to me about what I had told Kendrick, and that is one reason I hat lieving that Kendrick and possibly others put him up to come over to my house. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE SHOOTING. Yednesday afternoon,” he continued, “f was sitting on the front porch stemming to- bacco when a boy came in and told me that Wheeler wanted to see me at the fence. I had the pistol in my pocket at the time and it was wrapped in a handkerchief. 1, however, had n no idea that I would have to use it. Whe: reached the gate I saw that Wheeler was very angry, and as our conversation continued he became worse until he got out of the buggy. jie said to me, “You infernal scoundrel, “Just then he reached for a fence rail and he reached in his bugey, and thinking nt what he said I took the handkerchief und the pistol and shot him. I shot self-defense, as I had@every reason to believe that he intended to murder me. “After I shot him my nephew asked me what we had best do, and I told him that we had bet- ter put the wounded man in his buggy and drive him home. ‘The reports of the pistol shots had caused the horse to walk off a road, and I went and brought the animal back. ‘Then I lifted Wheeler into the buggy. He was not dead, but he died in a few minutes, and when I met two men on the road I got them to drive the buggy to Wheeler's house.” NO INTENTION OF ESCAPING. Here a suggestion was made concerning his escape, but he said: “I never had the slightest intention of escaping; if 1 hadI would never have been found a to Port Tobacco. As soon as I turned the horse and buggy over to the other men I went tosee aneighbor who owed me some money and arranged for him to settle a bill of $11.25 that I owed at m store. ‘The bill was not due and I told him to settle it by the ist of September. From thereI went to the house and changed my clothes and then I started for Port Tobacco to give myself up to Sheriff Adams. When on the road near Hill Topi met Mr. Luttrell, a farmer and another man. I had the pistol in ——_ then. The men were looking for me, and when they neared me I told then 1 would’ surrender and give up the pistol only on condition that I would be taken direct to Port Tobacco and not back in tne direction of Nanjemoy. They promised to do as I had suggested and so I gave up my weapon and accompanied them. In- stead of doing as they had promised fey turned around and took me all the way bac! to Price Gray's store, reaching there after sun- down. “I knew,” said the man charged with murder, “that something other than foul play was meant, but if it had been decided to lynch me 1 bad made up my mind not to die like a cur. PREPARATIONS FOR LYNCHING. “After we had been in the store a short while and I was sitting on a box some one said that the men were a long time coming, and the rope which was intended to hang me with was brought in and laid beside me, but the men from the lower part of the county did not ar- rive. *Youcan lynch me and choke me to death,’ I told them, ‘but I'll fight till heil freezes over.” “There I was kept all night until the magis- trate made out a commitment and deputized Luttrell to take me to the jail. Iknewif I could get there that Sheriff Adams would pro- tect me.” Speaking of himself Rye said that before this he had never been in any trouble in his life. He is now over sixty years old and was never arrested before. He li in Washing- ton nearly twenty years of his life, spending most of his time in South Washington, where be was a member of Eastern Lodge of Odd Fel- lows. His wife, who still lives there, is pretty well to do, but she has nothing to do with her husband. WHY HE LEFT HIS WIFE. “Thirteen years ago,” said Rye, “my wife told me to leave and I did so without ssying = word or causing any trouble, as many others would, and I have not troubled her since that day. ‘Twent south and worked for my living, and during the time 1 was there I never had s cross word with any one.” ‘The people here do not take much stock in Rye's plea of self-defense. He either had a right to kill Wheeler on “e they say, or else he ix guilty of murder. In ‘the minds of the citizens his only justifiction can be to show previous to the fatal meeting that he hada Tight to kill on sight from the circumstancea that caused the trouble and not to sey that he was in danger of his life from a crippled man who was unarmed. Nobody in the county seems to sympathize with the prisoner, and many are inclined to the belief that the shoot- ing resulted from a cause other then the one stated, but that the cause was known only to Rye, who did the shooting. ANOTHER CAUSE FOR THE SHOOTIXG. It is believed by these people that Rye went armed for Wheeler and was glad of an oppor- tunity to fire the fatal shot and have an excuse for so doing. One of the lending residents of the town stated Saturday night that Wheeler and Rye had kept company with the same woman, and he thought that Wheeler was not aware of Rye’s visite, while the latter was well aware that Whéeler was paying ber attention. After killing Wheeler Rye reloaded his revoi- Yer and put it in hia pocket. He knew that there would be a feeling against him, and hud he known that Farmer Luttrell was going to take him back to Gray's store instead of bring- ing him here he would no doubt have had the blood of another person to answer for. ‘The next meeting of the court is in Novem- ber and Kye cannot be tried before that time. In the meanwhile he will have to content him- self in the little room of the Charles county jail, where Sheriff Adams serves him three meals a day and provides him with a bucket of fresh water each time. His food is much better than the food furnished prisoners in larger prisons, and Rye is perfectly satisfied with his treatment at the hands of the sheriff and his deputy. es A VICTIM OF ANDERSONVILLE. Farmer Lacid Thinks He Is Pursued by the Confederates. John H. Lacid, a prominent farmer of the town of Bethel, Sullivan county, N. ¥., has been received for treatment at the New York State Homeopathic Hospital for the Insane at Middletown, N. Y. He isa victim of the hor- rors of Andersonville prison. He served in the jar of the rebellion in the fifteenth New York regiment of heavy artillery and was captured by the confederates and lodged in prison at Andersonville. There be remained for more than a year, until released by an exchange of privoners, and suffered his full share of hard- ships and privations. Ever since his release Lacid had complained at times of distressing pains in the head. A few days ago he was stricken violently in and imagined that a squad of confederates was after him intent upon taking him back to Andersonville prison. In the extremity of his fright and frenzy Lacid brokeaway from the friends who were trying to restrain him and escaped into the forest region north of White Lake. Nearly the whole body of adult males of that part of the country, including scores of New York city and Brooklyn summer boarders, turned out to hunt for the erazy man, Lacid had hidden in a dense swamp, where he remained all that night and most of the next day. When found he was in a most deplorable condition, suffering from hanger and exposure. It is doubtful if he recovers. He has a wife and six small children. ——2e a CIRCUS TENT COLLAPSES. A Furious Storm in Wisconsin—Twe Boys Kiled. A storm cloud, which came up from the west, broke over Checquamagon bay, Wisconsin, With disastrous results on Saturday. Rain fell in torrents, accompanied by wind blowing at a tremendous velocity. The roof was stripped from the Fifield block at Ashland. The Swed- ish Baptist Church was lifted four feet from its foundations and torn around and numet- tenings and were wrecked upon the shore. ‘The total damage amounts to $10,000. ‘The worst effects of the storm were ¢3 enced at Washburn, on the opposite side Day. A small circus was giving an exhibition when the storm struck the tent, and it col- lapsed. In the panic which ensued two small boys were crushed to death and a number of others seriously injured. could barely slide throngh it sidewa; of the big hallway was a lake. One on the other size of which could not be discerned. The ex- THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C... MONDAY, AUGUST 10. 1891. WHIPPED IN THREE ROUNDS. Wiliam McMillan Knocked Out by Tommy Ryan at Richardson, I. The fight announced for yesterday between Tommy Ryan, who defeated Denny Needham at Minneapolis last winter for the welter weight championship, and Wm. McMillan of this city was fought at Richsrdson, lL, » milk station forty-six miles west of Chicago, on the Chicago, St Paul and Kansas City railway, yesterday morning. The fight was one-sided from start to finish. McMillan, who had been nearly starved in order to weigh in under 144 pounds, was so weak from his train- ing that he could hardly have fought » school boy. The result of the contest was easily predicted when the two’ men stepped in the little railroad freight ware house at Rich- ardson and stepped on the scale. Ryan, in ex- cellent condition, was in marked contrast to MeMillan’s overtraincd appearance. Their weights, at 4:20 a.m., are unknown, as neither inced the scale, which was set at 144 pounds. McMillan insisted upon the full measure of ro- pose between weighing and the beginning of 1@ fight, as stipulated in the articles—two hours—while Ryan wished immediately to be- gin hostilities and have it over with. Ryan was a hot favorite, odds of onywhere from two to one up to four and five to one being offered, being sparingly taken. ‘The sec- onds were chosen as follows: For Ryan, Jim Hall, the Australian, and Prof. George ‘Siler; for McMillan, Bob ‘Collins snd Jim Kuhns. Malachi Hogan was then solected as referee and at 6:40 a.m. time was called. The match was for 75 and 25 per cent of the gate monoy and a small side bet, Queensberry rales, with two ounce gloves, to a finish. ‘There were present probably about $50 men at €12 per head, After the usual preliminaries time was called and the fight was on. It was plain in the first round that Ryan had , McMillan, though taking his ae well, not having sufficient strength fo make his blows effective. : In the second, however, Ryan began to force matters, and in his eagerness laid himself open to McMillan’s right, which countered on his neck. Ryan, dazed for a minute, fell heavily backward. and it was feared he was done. At veven seconds Ryan regained his feet and ap- peared little the worse for the blow which so nearly lost him the fight. He went in now for driving McMillan all over the ring d furious blows, twice felling him ‘This round was the beginning of the end, for McMillan was helpless as'a kitten in the hands of his quick opponent, who seemed to grow stronger and fresher every minute. His feeble resistance was pathetic and his condition so pitiable that many spectators turned away faint and sick. Blood was streaming from his nose and running down his face from his wounded eye, and all only hoped the brutal spectacle would soon terminate. For tho third round he came up with un- steady gait, weakly attempting to ward off the owerful rushes of Ryan, who landed right and ft at willand where he pleased. ‘Then, see- ing that the time was ripe for the final wind-up, Ryan tapped his staggering foe on the neck aud be fell. Slowly bo struggled. to his fest, only feebly to clinch for s moment, and on the break the fateful blow was given and the agony was over. Kyan shows nota scratch, while McMillan has several bad cuts and bruises. ———————— OHIO ALSO HAS A BIG CAVE. Like the One Discovered in the West It is Said to Rival the Mammoth. People within # radius of twenty-five miles are flocking to the farm of George Unangst, six miles west of West Mansfield, on the Jeru- salem pike, Logan county, Ohio, and about three or four miles from Bellefontaine, to see part of the interior of a vast cave, the extent of which is yet unknown, but which gives promise of rivaling in greatness the famous Mammoth Cave of Kentucky. ‘The cave was discovered by the brother of Unangst while out hunting. He saw a hole in the depression of the ground and resolved to seo where it led to. The orifice was about eight inches in diameter. He made the hole larger until he came to two rocks. He found small crevices between the rocks and made his way into a cavern beautiful with stalactites and stalagmites. He went as far as he dared and returned home with the wonderful story. Until a couple of days ago no one had the nerve to explore the cave. A party of Marys- ville men and John Walker, a St. Paul news- paper man, by accident heard of the discovery and organized an exploration party. ‘They found the entrance just large enough to per- mit of one person at a time to down ona rope of thirty feet, wheres landing was made on solid rock. : ‘The passage grew larger until the vestibule of stone was reached. In this antechamber preparations were made for along march. Each person was equipped with a lantern and pienty of ropes were provided. The hallway was found tobe 600 feet long and lined on each side with numerous small chambers. The way was so narrow in some places that a person yt All along the floor were huge stones, which had evidently fallen from the roof. Atoneend side bad gone dry. ‘The lake had water twenty- five feet deep init. The cave was damp and muddy, but breathing was effected with per- fect ease. At the furthest end of the hallway was a slip- ry ascent like a stairway, evidently worn out yy water. This led to another large room, plorers wore afraid without better means of working their way to go further. Great exaite- ment prevails, and an immense exploring party is to be organized. ‘The discovery is now made public generally for the first time. ae STABBED BY A WOMAN. A Tragedy Follows a Game of Crap in Phil- adelphia. During an altercation early yesterday morn- ing in Philadelphia between a white man known as Frank Hetzelberger and Ida Howard, col- ored, the woman stabbed Hetzelberger in the breast, producing a wound from which he bled to death in twenty minutes. About 4:30 o'clock yesterday morning the Howard woman and two colored men were sitting on a step on Lis- bon street, a small thoroughfare in the heart of the slums, playing crap. Hetzelberger and two brothers named Morrison came up the street and stopped to watch the progress of the game. The woman resented this, and some words passed between her and the three men. Finally Hetzelberger and his companions walked away, stopping at the corner of the street to talk with some people there. While they were standin; there the Howard woman ran up and struct Hetzelberger in the head two or three times and then stabbed him in the breast. After stabbing Hetzelberger the woman ran away and made her escape, but was subsequently captured by the police. Hetzelberger at first was un- aware that he had been stabbed, but the spurt- ing blood from the wound apprised him of the fact. Ax quickly as possible he was removed to the hospital’ but died three minutes after his admission from loss of blood. An examination of the body showed that he had been stabbed directly over the heart, the cut severing the pulmonary artery. The Howard woman was given a hearing and committed without bail to await the result of the coroner's inquest. She isa Coed character, ond for a number of years past has given the police a great deal of ————+e+—____. LUDLOW’S ONE CARRIER. A Post Office Experiment ina Small Vermont ‘Town. Ludlow, Vt, is one of the small towns se- lected by the Post Office Department for a year's trial of the free-delivery system by carrier. The new plan went into effect the Ist of July and Postmaster Howe has completed his report, no that an idea can be arrived at of the workings of the system in so smalla town. Seven collection boxes have been put up and one carrier bas boen secured who makes two collections and one delivery daily, the last trip being at 6:30 p.m. He is supposed to in- clude the entire corporation in his route and it generally requires about three hours to get over There are but 2,000 people in Ludlow, only one small woolen mill, one cheese factory, sev- eral minor industries, and but one well-known person, Judge Hines.’ Yet the carrier. has col- ted 1,855 pieces of mail matter and delivered the | 3,397. This is we ee good work for the first month. ‘The tac factory trial tthe people have no reason to expect that the departure will be anything but » twelve months’ experiment, and the master has received no assucance that it willbe A THE OLD COOPER HOUSE Almost as Much of a Landmark as the Novelist’s Grave. 1 ‘The Cooper House, whose destruction by fire was reported in Saturday's Sram,was almost as much @ landmark in Cooperstown as the burial grounds or the tall Leatherstocking monument that is seen from the lake as it rises among the trees in the hillside cemetery. It stood in a spacious and elevated inclosure within the village limits, and yet just removed from the business parts. Many years are represented in the noble evergreen and other trees that line the graveled paths and driveways and rise from the inviting expanse of well-kept lawns. Sur- rounded by « strong and tall fence, the se- clusion of these attractive grounds has alws been well secured. The building was sul stantial wooden structure, for many years painted yellow, with central part and wings, and was entered by a high contral i from the main driveway, closely fered in that part by ever ‘The history of this property is the history of a train of misfortunes. It was erected origi- nally a8 8 seminary, and for many years had a wide reputation. “At the beginning it was man- by men connected with the Methodut church. Methodists raised $15,000 of the origi- nal capital and others contributed €20,000. The main structure was erected in 1854, and at the formal opening Bishop Simpson made the lead- ing address. The first principal was the Rev. Mr. McKown, who remained one year and was suc- ceeded by the Rev. P. D. Hammond. The number of students at the start was nearly 300 and prosperity seemed assured. A five years’ Jease was taken in 1856 by Mr. Hammond and the Rev. C. R. Pomeroy. In the followin; year Mr. Pomeroy was the sole principal, an in 1859 he retired. The seminary was then burdened with a debt of $23,000, and was soon closed Tor several months. RC. Finck now purchased the property, aided by citizens of tho village, who lent him $5,000 without interest, the loan to continue as long as the school was kept open. The school was reopened in November, 1859, and its history appears to have been without striking incidents until February, 1865, when Mr. Flack retired, after a sale of the property had been made to William M. Clinton, who at once mt @ con- um in repairs. Mr. 8. M. Shaw, in of Cooperstown,” Clinton sunk large sum of ‘money in t venture.” Prof. George Kerr became princi d after two years of successful nd was succeeded by the Rev. Orren Perkins. The next chapter in this troubled history re- lates to the beginning of the hotel period. In 1869 Henry F, Phinney, a former citizen, who had made a fortune elsewhere, returned to Cooperstown and purchased the seminary from the Second National Bank, which had acquired possession of it. In his new venture Mr. Phi ney, says Mr. Shaw, “sunk not far from 65,000. He so altered the interior as to fit it for hotel Purposes, improved the grounds, erected new outbuildings and bought paiutings. He named it the Cooper House and leased it to Charles A. Watkins. Mr. Watkins remained two years. He was riko and young, but ‘‘he lacked capi- tal.” Following Mr. Watkins came Coleman & Maxwell, who “hada very successful season” nd appear to have continued their success for some years. In May, 1878, 8. E. Crittenden took poasession of the hotel and made many im- provements, and in March, 1881, he b@ught the proverty from the executors of the estate of ir. Phinney for the sam of $16,000. This sum included the furniture. “Mr. Crittenden’s ten years of ownership seemed to have entirely recovered the character of the property's history, but tire hasnow over- taken him—an obstacle by which the efforts of none of his predecessors were frustrated. +e —____ TERRIBLE MINE EXPLOSION. Fourteen Miners Badly Injured, Three Fa- tally. Fourteen men employed at the York coliiery farm, near Pottsville, Pa., were badly burned by an explosion of gas Saturday afternoon. The names of the victims are John Corbors, Thomas Goldsworthy, Joseph Robertson, David Davis, Thomas Davis, James Hartzell, Scott Brubaker, Henry Zimmerman, Charles Sours, Robert Kelley, James Miller, James Tidiback, John Conners and George Tierney. ‘The mine inspector notified the men that they were likely to encounter gasas they approached the vein, but notwithstanding this fact they en- tered the dangerous portions of the tunnel with naked lamps. The blasts are fired by rounds, and after the first blast had been fired, which took the vein, and the laborers had gone back to set off the second round, the gas, which had accumulated in the meantime, exploded. The vein that was quit is still making gas, and for some time it was impossible to reach the scene of the disaster. The sir pressure was imme- diately put to worl ‘Men were sent to the surface for a fan, which had been in position, and with which they expect to clear away the gas some time to- morrow, and until then the extent of the dam- age done will not be learned. As soon as the Ld ignited there was aloud report, and every pay ta the tunnel at the time felt its shock. The men who were delving in the bowg}s of the earth in the endeavor to make a living for themselves and their families little greamed of the terrible fate that was in store for them. The deadly gas swept everything before it, and the miners were thrown to the ground ‘with considerable force, at the same time being badly burned. ‘Tiaiback was at the face of the tunnel when the explosion occurred and fared better than those who were acattered in different parts of the tunnel and at the bottom of the slope. The men were all badly burned and their sufferings were intense. Ina short time the news spread and hun- dreds flocked to the scene of the disaster. ‘There they waited with great anxicty until the men were hoisted from the slope to learn if their sons, husbands or brothers were among the victims. Not until the Jast man was taken from tne mine did the excitement abate. ‘the colliery officials removed the men to their homes. Physicians were summoned and every- thing done to alleviate their sufferings. piderrsioeis Saas ORLEANISTS IN CONCLAVE, The Count of Pai and His Adherents Have a Confab, A conference of the leaders of the Orleanist party has been held st Sheen House, the residence in England of the Count of Paris. The conference added emphasis to what has been known for some time past to observers of the political movement in France and of the intrigues in other countries looking to the establishment of the monarchy with the Count of Paris at its head, that there is in- creasing discontent among the count's ad- herents. This feeling is due to the refusal of tho Count of Paris to adopt a policy character- ized by greater activity than the one now fol- lowed by him. His adhetents believe that the movement of which Cardinal Lavigerie is the leader, looking toan alliance between the republic of France and the Vatican, is assuming proportions that threaten the success of the Orleanists’ plans, and they urge the Count of Paris to adopt a jolicy that will counteract the effects of the vigerie movement upon their scheme. ‘One of the influenti apportersof the mon- archist movement, M. de Bourdon, member of the French chamber of deputies, attended the conference at Sheen House, and during the de- Uberations he urged that the Count of Paris should visit Rome and make @ personal sppeal to the pope in support of his claim, or at to secure from holiness a promise that he would withdraw his consent to the policy advo- cated by Cardinal Lavigerie. i a , RARE SURGERY SAVED HIM. ‘The Story of a Boy's Wonderful Escape ‘There are few boys who have been so close to death as Eddie Seifert, the fifteen-year-old son of Col. A. E. Seifert, secretary of the brewers’ exchange of New York, and at the same time there are few cases of escape from death that ‘will prove so interesting td the public and to the medical profession as his. The boy, ac- cording to the statement of his physician, has two pieces of a bullet encysted in his brain, os Yet today he is a very active and promising a. The Seiferts live at 10 West 19th street, New York city. Early in June Col. Seifert took his family to Valley Forge, a village in the Cate- Kills, for the summer. ‘The boy Eddie was par- ticularly fond of shooting and . June 16, while out enjoying these sports with a boy of the village, he received his wound. He was trying to cross a stream with his rifle in his hand. His foot slipped on a stone. The rifle fell from his hand and was discharged. The bullet entered his head just over the right eye. boy was found sitting on a fist roel conscious, wiping from his head the ‘blood an brain matter which oozed from the wound. ‘The boy swooned when he was being carried a hotel. The local physician treated him and he regained consciousness. Then Col. Seifert arrived from New York with his family physician. The elec’ the wound. It was found that the bullet, when it had struck his skull, had split. One-half had torn its way upward through the brain and rested a half inch from the wall of the skull. The other half, after Bigs | its way straight bes aan A 8, into the brain for six in imbeddediteelt there. The physicians said the boy must die. Col. Seifert brought all of his family home except the boy and his mother. A friend ad- vised him to consult another physician of New York in regard to his boy's case. He took the doctor up to Valley Forge. On examination the doctor found a splinter of bone pressing on the brain at the mouth of the wound. After removing it he probed for the pieces of bul- let again, and found they rested as described above. He gave little hope of the boy's re- covery, but, as @ surgeon, atly in- terested in the case of one who could live un- der such circumstances, and he gave the lad Tophea vom attention. silty losin Young Seifert was, however, rapidly his strength. He ate little or nothin, nd hed severe pains in his head. July3 the doctor said that an operation must be performed, and on its success would rest the only hope of the boy's recovery. Eddie was brought home. To all appearances the wound had almost healed up then, but the doctor said that it must be re- opened.’ July 4 the operation was performed. e wound was ned with cocaine and Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Report. Reval ABSOLUTELY PURE AUCTION SALES. AFTERNOON. ATCLIFFE, DAKR EXECUTOR'S SALE OF BRICK HOUSE No. #16 TORY StREET SOUTHEASE. SS NS 8 On MONDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST TENTH, 181, Al SIX O'CLOCK, village boy, after Eddie out of | of the water, ran for help. en help came the fa » perfec Baki Powder BICYCLES. HV You Beew Watrine Fou oN? * LOVELL DIAMOND. qXitttand strong, ball bearings all over, and onis aur for the eanse in the north ALIMITED NUMBER I STOOR. GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. co., 1. B. GRAVES, Manacer, (325) _1325 14th st. n. EW RAPID SAFETY BICYCLES-MATERI . perior to all others. | N es, Sixth season, cushion tires, ol, ave. PALMEM, Prop. Jy Li-Lin YOU WANT To SkE THE NEW CAPITAL DART. HIGHEST GRADE HOME PRODUCT. WITH CUSH- TON TIKES. ee ‘Six inches to the rear line of said lot one thence south seventy-five feet six inches to the place of beginning, together with the fa- Provements, ‘Terms: One-third cash, the balance in one and two G percent, payable semi-aum trust upon the ast sixteen feet and ally, secured by ‘dor ali cash, at th ‘of $200 required up Tremines 80: ue Purchaser. A deposit he thue ot sale. If the terms of plied with in fiiteen days from the day of sale rit to resell the property at the ri ing purchaser after five su in some newspaper p ‘All conveyancing and chaser. 1. MEADER, Executor, ‘Norti cor. Sth and ['sts.'s.0, RATCLIFFE, DAR § CO. trio probe was applied. to |g We the best assorted line i NEW STORE, ‘ST. N.W. nue.” Repairs Line WINK, Get i ath TOMOKROW. HE 180i COLUMBIA SAFETY BICYCLE JPUNCANSON BROS., Auctioncers, Oth and Dts. KEGULAR SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, TORE FIXTURES, HORSES: aU: NTH. 1891, COM- AM: ai OUR Its. beauty and puts all others to sleep. oi GEO. &. ATWATER & 00., 1424-26 Penn. ave. ce aecheepuectiinnnennederaemea RATLROADS. AT VENNSYLYANL. TOTHE NORTH, WEST a DOUBLE RACK. STEEL RAILS. MAGN’ 2 will'sll at putts suceionva Sn ‘oll at auct 8 Ee. en 3 follows: Handsome Parlor ash; Diniue Kooin and Kitchen * urni Bedateads, aus, Wash ‘Sofas, Divans, Folding Beds, Easy Chairs, a ‘Al LE ESO, 7 TWELVE O'CLOCK 3 PLATFORM SPI ‘S DOUBLE HANES: D ONE COLUMBIA BICK RATCLIFFE, DARE & 00., Auctioneers, ether was administered. Then « hole about an inoh in diameter was bored in the skull. It was found that the path through the head which the bullet had plowed was filled with small pieces of shattered bone and with pus, ‘The wound was thoroughly cleansed. Then s. silver tube was run through it, with a double Purpose. Itkept the wound open eo that it could heal and carried off the discharge of pus and brain matter. ‘There was at once marked improvement in the lad’s condition. The fever was greatly de- creased almost immediately. His appetite came back and his strength began to return. For » week the discharge of brain matter through the tube was alarming, there certainly being as much as two teaspoonfuls of it. Improvement ras steady, however, and finaliy the pieces of lead in the boy's head became encysted. and July 11 the doctor told Col. Seifert that Eddie would live. Fifteen days after the operation the lad was out of bed, weak as compared with his former strength, yet with all bis faculties and his strength rapidly returning. He plays now with his brothers and sisters and in another month will have nothing to show for the terrible or- deal through which he has passed except a bad scar on his forehead. A FOLLOWER OF BRIGGS. Rev. J. H. Bausman Resigns From the Rochester Presbyterian Church. A letter has been received in Rochester, N. ¥., from Mr. Ewing, s member of the session of the Presbyterian church of Rochester, under ate of London, July 26, from the Rev. J. H. Bausman, the pastor of the church, stating that owing to the action taken by the session protesting against his advanced views in re- ligious teachings ho tendered his resignation. ‘The session had taken this action in June, and notified the Rev. Mr. Bausman by letter. It ecems tha: they did not at the same time notify the congregation of their action, and many oi the members are highly indignant over the coursé pursued in the matter. It is thought when s meeting of the congregation, which will be called soon, is held that the majority of the members will sustain the pastor and will not accept his resignation. ‘The specific objection of the session to the Rev. Mr. Bausman is based on a public declara- tion that he was in accord with the views of Prof. Briggs, so far as they have been pub- lished, ai t if theax should fall on the head of Prof. Briggs, be (Baustnan), with hun- dreds of others occupying Pres is i would invite the same fate. with having declared that does not place the sinner outside the reach of God's mercy.” ———_-+e--____— THE JANITOR WAS A THIEF. Neat Detective Work by s Subtreasury Coin ‘Teller. Ashton G. Bean, chief coin teller of the sub- treasury in the custom house at St. Louis, by someclever detective work succeeded in cap- turing Friday morning a thief who has made several raids on Uncle Sam's mcney recently. Mr. Bean had noticed the disappearance of several small piles of coin from his desk. Once a bag containing $62 in battered nickels disap- peared, another time $10 in quarters. He made good tha deficit out of his own pocket, but firmly resolve1 to catch the thief before departing on his vacation. His scheme was eminently successful. He suspected the janitor, Louis Lee,a colored man, because that official bad shown W. B. Ferguson, the watchman, sevetal battered | in nickels and asked if they were good. Early Friday morning, before it was time for the Janitor to clean up the apartments, Mr. Bean Iaced on his desk for bait s bag -containin, 50 worth of silverdimes. He then paca himself in the little closet in the opposite side | ‘ $100 deposit on. bs at THOMAS DOWLL autukds: of the room, in the door of which he had bored a tiny hole, through which he could look with- out being seen. After paticntly watching for an hour or more he saw the janitor appear. REGULAR SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, CARPETS, &., COMPRISING PARLOK, CHAM- . DINING ROOM AND'OTHER, sold exclusively within our ‘0 Penusylvania avenue n.W., on lORNING, AUGUST ELEVENTH, LOCK. z re from Pittsbu Al a Louis and Cincinnati x) annati, Western !-xpress at weeping Cars Washington connecting dauy at Harris pers or Louisvilleand Mes ALSO, IMENCEMENT OF SALI ik HONORABLE SECRETA Iron Bedsteads or Cots. Plow. BY ORDER OF ¥ OF THE IN- ‘xpress, t, with throueh burg aud Pittsburg to Chi . daily, for Pitts- sleeper to Pitts |AC RAILROAD. RATCLIFFE, DARR & CO. rand Miecare Pall rcope a FUTURE DAYS. : 24 PUXCANSON BKOS., Ancts . ‘Vth and D'sts. nw. TWO-STORY FRAME OVED WITHIN. FIVE rect and Lincoln avenue, ‘oo om ally, demned for the purpose of widening 1's fmited Express with Dini: Ore. 4:00 p.m. dally. gus FOR PUILADELPRIA ONES. 10a. week days and 3:45 3 em. week day 45 p.m. dally. Fins cash. By order of the District Comm: aub-it DUNCANSON |UNCANBON BKUS., auctioneers. th and Dats. nw. Snnect at of Brooklyn Annex, afford- rect transfer t0 Fulton st., avoiding douole p.m. week days, 11:35pm. the preinisen, we will se! Lihco.u avenue, by adeptu of about 175 feet. J ‘made kno UNCANSON BROB., Auctioneers, 9th and D streets, ATIMEE & SLOAN, Auctioneers. 4 ee ENTIRE CONTENTS OF ¢ MEN1, SITUATE ON SOUTH WES: ere ote LATIMER & SLOAN. ‘Ivania avenue, aud at the Auctioneers. ‘Where orders can be leit for the chec! to destination trou hotels and ner of 13th street and Pennsy! SALE OF CONTEN’ UR: 1.00) STREET AND No. 1001 E STREET NOMTH- WEST. AND DANVILLE Ral edule in effect Aucust leave and arriveat Penny ily, ‘except Bi ily, cxopt Sunday, for Manassas, ‘Orange, Charlottesvilie, ‘ital Nort Carolina Division; Chariotte Carolina Division, and siations Atlanta and Charlotte nto Atlanta, wi Ex for ull principal pointe south and south: Waite: “LINEN, RE, CARPETS UGS, usually found in such bove will be offered. as an entirety, aud ‘be offered in detail. t ne STEA BLE. GL. ROOM AND OTHEL F' iXTCRES, HAT RACK, KEENS abd other articies uta, conbect.n with RAPHAEL C. GW! Baus ¢, MAD le wits Pullman Sleeper tor At with Pullman Si a Knoxvilie Via Astieviti wan Sieeper for for aprenton un rf ‘ 4 ON AND SOUTH: .— Amarnificens ¥ THOMAS M. FI 44 La. SALE OF VALUABLE x PROPERTY Drawing Room, Diniug. Si decree of the Supreme Court of we Library aiid veer Dorman and husband vs. Bruch the premis-s. on MONDA\ ENT, INOL, at FIVE OC) 1043. most Maxuificent snd Lux this train in connection with, Arrives at Atisnta 4p. m- following Iurdiate connections with fast rious Design, built ex- a8, depth of about 9 feet , 1 Ly an averace depth of about 1.90 feet and 1s a comfortable fraiue awelinz and st. Fun back toa wide alley and rapidly xrowing part of the city. ‘cash; balance th two equal install- tina Division, Charlotte amd sen tions: pet ome! Yi ¥ ue naa ta and Charlotte Division ta a ments of one and two years, with interest at 6 per U1 —— cont per annum from the day of sale, payable semi-an- nually, deterred payment to be secured by deed of | trust on the property sold. ee ‘to beat + York and Washington % [rustee. iG & SON, Auctioneers, ‘The colored men slyly thrust the bag of coin into his pocket in full view of Mr. Bean and son of Watchman Ferguson, who were sta- tioned in an ante room on the opposite sido. ‘The colored man was allowed to finish his dust- ing and depart from the room, ‘The thief was captured by Messrs. Bean and Ferguson just sabe was about to loure the building. ‘The coin was found in his pocket and he was turned over to the police. ————ee SNEEZING TO DEATH. ‘The Remarkable Nervous Affiiction of an Ohio Girl, The physicians of South Charleston, a village R =e IMPORTANT SALE B ‘AND DESIRA TY-RIFTH STREET twelve miles east of Springfield, Ohio, are com- pletely baffled by the case of Miss May Creston, who is literally sneezing to death. She seems to be tke victim of some strange nervous afflic- The Count of Paris, after listening to the arguments advanced by M de Bourdon, which were intended to show the benefits he believed ‘would result to the party should the count ac- Cept his suggestions, declined to. sccept the proposal. ———+e+_____ Death of a Big Dog. The New York kennels have experienced a serious loss in the death of the great St. Ber- nard Prince Regent, who died recently from Gastric fever. This grand specimen, who weighed in condition 215 pounds, arrived from England only s few weeks ago. Owing to his and beautiful proportions his owner manei' to had expected to win most of the prizes at the bench shows this fall. In England he was con- sidered second only to the great Sir Bedivere, and, in fact, was the only dog that ever de- tion, together with hay fever and with the lin- gering effects of a severe case of the grip, with which she was afflicted last winter. Last Tuesday evening she was seized with severe paroxysms of sneezing, which followed each other atrapid intervals. Suddenly the paroxysms stopped, lesving her very ex- The girl then went into » trance LAKISTONE’S oot ae ¥ jomac river, WILL BE 'SULD AT AUCTION Al’ LEONARD- UESDAY, AUGUST TWENTY-FIFTH, 1891. t a it HOURS, OF ONE AND THREE ree, Je notable in Maryland and’ ie pluruEs, 1y adapted fore D OHIO RAILWAY. ose ON aaa and Norfolk 4 oss p haaeesenimessane! i tea beautiful pl cash, balance in ‘KOBT. C. COM: street wharf, Washi ches Leonardtown eur.y aus lawsw ARE & CO... Auctioneers, - © 00. 2) teen ove. aw F AUCTION UF VALUABLE BUILDING Lors ON dite BETW! SEROON. AUGUST EWELFTH. bul Lock ‘We will sell by public suction in front of the prem- J1and 1° OF SQUARE 107, ‘ayeite) 21.20p.m., F. FV. Vestibule oS Limited. daily. soit ‘pleeper for Lea- at 9 p.1n. and 1621 deunsyivants avenue. eee Leave Washington station corner of New, 1 (220, 14:20. bie oa Ristora bore. B. Values in Advertising. Primarily what an advertiser seeks is PUBLICITY for such ennouncements as be wishes to make. And the wider the publicity the better, other things being equal. He might just as well put the money be pays for advertising into an old stock- ing and bury it tn the back yard as to print his inducements where they will not be seen by the particular people whose attention he aims to attract. What he Should use, therefore, is THE NEWSPA- PER THAT IS READ BY THE LARGEST NUMBER OF PERSONS LIKELY TO WANT WHAT HE HAS TO OFFER. Mere EXTENT of circulation does not always insure the kind of publicity required by the advertiser. It is the QUALITY of cir- culation that telis,es well as its extent. ‘That, indeed, is the vitel factor in the problem the advertiser has to solve. Sen- Sational and scandalous cess-pool jour- ‘nals, that are chiefly circulated in the slums of a city, and read by the riff-raff of the town, may and often do have a very considerable ciroulation, as the number of copies printed end handled indicate, but they are merely glanced at to see whether the new scandal is worse than the old one, and then tossed into the gutters, where they belong. They are consequently worth nothing to the man or woman whose sim is to reach reputable and responsible peo ple who will probably become customers if sufficient inducements are held out. What is needed in such @ case is anen- terprising, bright, alert, clean-cut, care- fully edited FAMILY newspaper,—one that cansafely be put in any hands, whose contents tell the whole world’s news story Of today, (not of last week or yesterday) and which is eagerly and profitably read from beginning to end every day by every member of the household, from its dual head down to the help in the basement, and especially by the ladies and children Of the family. Such a journal is THE EVENING STAR. It bas both EXTENT and QUALITY of circulation within the fleid it occupies in ® Greater degree than eny other psper in the world. In these respects it is abso- lutely without @ rival, anywhere, and there is no paper in Washington worth talking about in comparison with it, In Verification of this claim, LOOK AT THE FIGURES: For the six months ending with the 30th of June last THE STAR'S average daily circulation was 34,064. For a popula- ton of 250,000 this aggregate is some- thing phenomenal, even where the city of publication is surrounded by prosperous nd populous villages and thickly settled agricultural districts, es most pieces of that size are. In this respect, however, ‘Washington differs from other cities. She is practically isolated, having few outly- ing towns subordinate to her or identified with her interests. The circulation of THE STAR 1s, consequently, slmost en- tirely a HOME CIRCULATION, with « isrger percentage of the whole output regularly delivered by carriers at the res- idence of permanent subscribers within the city where printed than eny other paper that can be named, no matter in what city or country the same may be Printed. This is Gemonstrated by the fol- lowing daily average UNPARALLELED SHOWING: Served by carriers in the city, - - 23,377 Miscellaneous sales, over coun- ter, by news stands, news-boys, about these figures. They are substan- tiated under the solemn obligations of an oath, and they may be further verified by ‘an examination of the books of the office ‘and inspection of its press and delivery rooms on the part of any person having interest in the correctness of the exhibit. Few newspapers ere willing to submit to so trying an ordeal. But THE STAR does it cheerfully. It has nothing to con- ceal, and no motive for exaggeration. The truth is good enough for it. FAIR DEALING is its business motto. As THE STAR in- sists on its right to know how many pounds of ink it gets when it buys a barrel of that article,and bow many pounds of paper it pays for in one of the immense rolls delivered et its press rooms, so it is Willing that ite edvertising patrons shall know exactly HOW MUCH and WHAT KIND of publicity they are getting when they put an announcement in its columns. Wciaims to be THE one Washington pe- per that is taken by the family, for the family, and read by the family, end es pecially by all the people in the city who ‘want things and are able to pay for them, and it is willing to have its claims sub Jected to the most exbsustive and conclu- sive tests that can be devised. In other ‘words, and in short, THE STAR COVERS ‘THE WHOLE FIELD. ITS FAMILY CIR- CULATION IN WASHINGTON 18 THREE TIMES AS LARGE 48 THAT OF ANY ‘STARE Kept my fourteen-year-old, niece in his school been missing for a month, had enlisted in the atterncen of Angie a Rey Bad crowns iuseriede OTHER PAPER, AND THE NUMBER OF make & lie,and w card army. | On the 2ist of Jast month he | transit will be twenty minutes lees than 113 | #7HE BVANG DENTAL PARLORS ToiTPa ave | Bo BRADERS IN THE CITY 18 FIVE it end satisfied sayeelf ct the fnew Inc cnterta(aed at the. ‘Baltisore, Club several Bours ue theca ale age 39 a mics ayer aie oan araepecadand aay epee marked to Kendrick that W Was no gen- friends,'and they had a time. On the fol- peing atioeet Sactiy tt ies Be , inelnd- sae bf oe Sanne ear sex Heman, but did not send Wheeler any message. lowing day he entered office and | ing ‘This equals the record on ‘tenth, crown and as | ot ‘There was a story told about the country that wus coopted on ut, monte’ protein. He but in the case ‘the baron there is no Prices. OTHER PAPER. eee ee a een vepeme ee ene are ae meen sporle tain este wherever ‘The time is x me 4 ‘Thes® are the qualities that constitute papile reper Re, Sonne =< - period outer the oay- made on regular trains making close counse- we 3 “Values in Advertising.”