Evening Star Newspaper, September 1, 1897, Page 1

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WASHINGTON, D. 0., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1897—-TEN PAGES. = = hab} bd TWO CENTs. | 7 "* ATTEMPTED SUICIDE Young School Girl Takes a Dose of Poison. LUCY KINSOLVING TIRED Of LIFE Dramatic Affair on 17th Street Last Night. SAVED FROM DEATH > Lucy Kinsolving,a fifteen-year-old school- |. whose home is on T street, made an ie effort to commit suicide early evening. While in the parlor of -stminster flats, at the corner of 17th and @ streets, or on 17th street just in front of the flats, she took a big dose of Her sister found her and learned her con- ditic before the drug had made much progress in poisoning her system, and ptt her in the hands of a physician. But for the opportune discovery it is probabie she would have accomplished her purpose. She aken to the house of Dr. Filler, whose Q street, where, after five was offi eis at 1 hours’ work, she was restored to con- sciousness. The girl, who attend the Force School and is a pupil in the eighth grade, chose nd place to make her effort some- t sensational and romant Shortly after 7 o'clock the dwelle w her into the parlor, without ringing the or in any other way indicating that she desired to see any one living within, a half hour later those sitting on the settess on the Iith street side of the flats e reminded of her presence by the discove of her sitting in a dark corner of the par- lor. W ked what she nted she said she waiting. Her talk was inco- herent arted away from the house. Was Saved. staggered as she walked out on to 17th street. At the corner of Q and 17th streets a slightly older girl met her. The two talked a while, and Lucy fell into the r. The older girl was time Th arms of the new her sister, who had traced her from her home to the flats. A young man named Robert Christ Ss attracted by the tions of the girl He tcok the t unconscious £ er to the corner drug ug store she w number of Luc n the neighborhood ard to them Luc ited that she ha rl and half car- the poison on account of her fathe mitting the attentions of a young man. r made arrangements to meet the man at or near the Westminster, but led to keep his While in the doctor's she m B te take another dose of the drug, but was prevented in time. It is supposed that she creted the bottle from which she had en the first dese and that she tried to r that it containe the efforis of th sciousne tion to be taken home. is a tall, rather good-looking girl, when love affairs are seri- he doctor and left Lucy and is at the cus matters The Mother's Statement. olving was seen by a Star re- ternoon. indignantly de- "port that her daughter had made sintment with a young man at the She said t daughter a, but fift rs of aj ras not in the habit of mak- & appointments with young gentlemen. uid that the sole reason for the act fact that Miss Lucy was nervous ee. Sie had been to an s ago in order to see about she had with her eye was of the opinion t from these organs. cterized the deed as . end said that now was heartily and that s' cculi some that the nervous Mrs. Ki it se ul ack ving made an appoint- . but could get no t the drug store y W. Kenner, under the * obtained somewhere in of two ources of the ad took it almost immediately upon it. rhoed how- nd arly every n some became m this Miss sion to go n 5 store to obta needed well ng h the . Uhat she wanted The bottle con- 4g could not be fdund. called at the drug store and inquired if the poison was ed there He was told that it was Kinsolving was entirely out of a by 1 lock last night, and during ; der of the night rested well. T ts she felt no ili effects from the > DA SHAK Supervising Archi- “s Ollice. cat en a shaking up in the offi i rehitect of the Treas- and the result is that five been discharged,two have been one been reduced, one nd several divisions have been has ced the ment for the 4090 Lo $210,000, 4 meet appropriation for coming year from 4 it was necessary to cut in some w: The @ reduction in salaries h makes up for part of the Tae men who have been discharged be reinstated if there were places @ part of th lery and the tracing nSolidated with the rg and drafting. The bas been consolidated e division of inspection and mate- ad the new division is to xo under the of division of inspection, material repairs. John B. Clark, chief of the old di- of and material, was those to lose his place. C. R. Me- chief of photegraph division, alse lost his p' They sent in their res- nations on learning that their divisions to be abolished. fefs for the lated divtstor ve not been ap- paces eee Et Government Receipt ‘rom internal rev- , $388,281; miscel- custom! notes received today for 205. MR. M'LAURIN'S SUCCESS|THF CRIMINAL LAWS Not Likely to Be Any Opposition in the Leg- islature. Southern Democrats Encouraged to Break Away From Old Tariff! Doctrines. The success of Senator McLaurin in the democratic primary in South Carolina yes- terday {is not a surprise to the colony from the Palmetto state here. The majority of those here expected McLaurin to win. It is not believed that there will be any op- osition to McLaurin in the legislature. The members of that body are morally bound to respect the primary, and Mc- Laurin will be elected in January. His term will be five years from the 4th of next March. In view of his peculiar and unorthodox tariff views the success of McLaurin {s sur- prising to democratic politicians from cther states, many of whom don’t understand how a southern state would vote for a man who is not a full-fledged tariff-for-revenue democrat. As heretofore stated in ‘The Star, it is felt that McLaurin’s election will have a far-reaching effect on the future of the democratic position on the tariff in southern states. Various democratic lead- ers from that section have broken away during the last year from the traditions and policies of the party, and their independ- ence has been upheld in every instance. McLaurin’s tariff vote in the Senate is up- held in this case by a large majority of the democrats of his state. If the change in southern sentiment is 2s rapid in the next three years as it has been in the past year, pol jians here say that there is no telling where or how it will end. At this time a guess at what may turn up is out of the question with them. All they know is that something is in the air. While McLaurin is a silver man he is of that independent disposition which would make him change should he consider it for > best. He has made his way to the front en any other man in his state would have been crushed. He was the only man in the Tillman faction in South Carolina who dared to oppose Tillman when he thought proper. He and Tillman were not on friendly terms for a long time, and it was believed three years ago that Tillman tried tu defeat McLaurin for election to the House. For the last year, however, they have been working harmoniously together, and while Tillman said he would take ro part in the contest just ended it ts said that he was friendly to McLaurin and aided him in a quiet w: The campaign was a bitter one, and the field was arrayed against McLaurin. Bitter charges were made by the candidates and their friends and numerous fights were T.ar- rowly averted. McLaurin, however, main- tained a dignified position and did not in- dulge in the mud-slinging, simply replying to the charges made against him. Dur- ing the last three weeks of the cam- pelgn McLaurin was confined to his home, having been prostrated at the cam- paign meeting at Yorkville. He succumbed there while In the mi of a passionate reply to some of the worst accusations against him. McLaurin is considered by the best element of South Carolina as the ablest and most finished man turned up by the Tillman faction in the revolution of 1800. + e-______— HAS ABANDONED DR. TUCK. Senator Wellington Will Support Au- other Man fer Collector. Senator Weilington appeared in Wash- ington today. He went to the office of Sec- retary Gage, accompanied by Assistant reasurer Sloan of Baltimore. They had a conference with the Secretary. They came out. Senator Wellington refused to talk to a Star reporter, having, it is supposed, come to the conclusion not to talk for a few day: “Have you withdrawn your indorsement ef Dr. Tuck?" the reporter asked Senator Wellington. - “haven't done so yet,” was the answer. Will you do so?” I may, but I can’t say now.” Notwithstanding this it is known beyond doubt that the senator informally notified Secretary Gage that he would withdraw his indorsement of Dr. Tuck for collecior of internal revenue, and that he will come to Washington when the President gets here to present another man for the po: tion. Three weeks ago Senator Wellington was here in the interest of Dr. Tuck, and threatened to go all the way to Lake Champlain to have Dr. Tuck appointed thai he might get the best of the combina- tion against him. Dr. Tuck was elected chairman of the republican convention of Maryland over the Wellington nominee. tor Wellington changes his mind about . Tuck being such an eligible person for the place. Result: A great fight when the President gets back. Ry pntative Mudd has not been idle since the convention. He, too, has seen and talked with Secretary Gage, but it is not known, what he had to say. This was several days ago. Secretary Gage will take no part In the fight. He announced a good while ago that he would leave the whole matter to the President to settle, and this will be one of the questions which will vex the Presi- dent immediately upon his return. PRESIDENTIAL A of Among Those Selected. Large Postmasters The President has made the following appointments: Henry Demas, naval oflicer of customs in the district of New Orleans, jam J. Wren, carpenter, U. Ross, commander, U. S. nav Myton, commissioner to allot lands to the Uncompaghre Indians in Utah; Ella M. Henry, postmaster at Elberton, Ga.; Lee McLaughlin, postmaster at Sanger, Cal; George A. Purdy, postmaster at Pierce Mo.; George H. Service, postmaster ew Carlisle, Ind.; Isaac A. Maecurda, postmaster at Wiscasset, Me.; William A. Banks, postmaster at Laporte, In Geo. E. Washburn, postmaster at Wymcote, Pa James M. M. nm, postmaster at Lake Charies, La.; Wiliard M. Dunn, postmaster at Waterville, Me.; George H. McKinley, postmaster at Moline, Il; Samuel S. Di gee, postmaster at Wilmette, Hil; Andre’ S. Ellingson, postmaster at Northwood, D.; Everett W. Osgood, postmaster at Win- netka, Il. see IMMIGRATION FALLS OFF, About Seven Thousand Less in July ‘Than in the Same Month Last Year. ‘The Treasury Department figures show a total immigration into the United States of 14,756 in July, against 21,476 for the cor- responding month last year. During the past few years of depression immigration has steadily decreased. It is believed at the Treasury Department that as sooff as the improving business situation in the United States becomes a matter of public knowledge in Europe the. immigration to this country will once more begin to in- crease. The largest number of immigrants came from Italy, 2,928; Russia was next, with 2376, Germany sent 1,377 and Ireland 1,285. Mcre females than males came from Iieland. This is the only country whence came more women than men. 5 e+ — Paying Interest on the Bonds, For the interest due September 1 on United States bonds of the funded loan of 1891, continued at 2 per cent, the treasurer will mail today 1,071 checks, aggregating | $126,822.50. Plans and Purposes of the New Com- REASON §=FOR ITS. CREATION Has Been No Revision for Over Twenty Years. oe WORK OF CODIFICATION ——— The commission which was recently ap- pointed, by virtue of an act of Congress, to revise and codify the criminal and penal Jaws of the United States, has organized and entered upon its duties in this city. ‘The commission is composed of Judge Al- Lert C. Thompson of Ohio, chairman; Judge Alex. C. Botkin of Montana and Judge David B. Culberson of Texas. Mr. F. W. Collins of Nebraska has been appointed secretary and Mr. N. C. Crutchfield of Ken- tucky one of the law clerks. The commis- sion is located at 1416 F street northwest. The objects of the commission were oat- lined by Judge Thompson in conversation with a Star reporter today. Reason for the Commission. “Because of new legislation since the revision of 1873, said Judge Thompson, “and of decisions of the Supreme Court and other courts, it is difficult to ascertain readily what the criminal law is in many respects. The laws dealing with penalties were not included in the chapter on crimes of the revision of 1873, and for the purpose of convenience Congress thought best to put into a single code not only the criminal but what are called the penal laws of the United States, with such revision as will correct errors, supply omissions and bring the whole into harmony. The work of the -oramission will proceed along those lines. What division of the work among the eas has been made?” he was ed. one; in the progress of the work, how ever, some division of the labor will nat- trally grow up. But each section and paragraph of the code, as finally com- pleted, must have th> approval of the commisston or of a majority of the com- missioners. If there be any division of labor among the commissioners the work of each will have to be submitted to the hedy and approved before it can become part of the code.” The commission is going ahead rapidly with the work in hand. The law clerk and the secretary are going through the statutes, segregating them and arrang- ing them for the convenience of the com- missioners. The latter are conferring upon the methods to be pursued in the coditi- cation and making a preliminary examina- tion of the material to be handled. Asking for Suggestions. The commission has caused a letter to be prepared, which has been sent to each United States district judge, each United States circuit judge and each United States district attorney, citing the act organizing the commission, and saying: “Recognizirg the grave importance of the work before us, we have the honor to request that you shall communicate to us any suggestions that have oeen derived from your extended experience in admin- istering the criminal and penal laws of the United States. While there may be some doubt as to whether procedure is covered by the terms of the law, we will be grateful for sn expression of your cpinion as to the need of such a code, and what it should embrace.” Provision of the Commission. The provision for the appointment of the commission was contained in the sundry civil appropriation bill, which was ap- proved June 4, 1897, and was as follow: “That the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint three commissioners whose duty it shall be, un- der the direction of the Attorney General, to revise and codify the criminal and pen: laws of the United States. “That they shall proceed with their work as rapidly as may be consistent with thor- oughness, and shall report the result of their labors to the Attorney General when completed, to be by him laid before Con- gress, and shall make such other reports during the progress of their labor as they shall see fit to the Attorney Gene to be iaid before Congress at his discretion. “That thelr report shall be so made as to indicate any proposed change in the substance of existing law, and shall be accompanied by notes which shall briefly and clearly state the reasons for any pro- posed change.” The Commissioners. The appointment of the commission fol- lowed. Judge Thompson is a prominent lawyer of Ohio. He represented his state in the House of Representatives in the Forty-ninth, Fiftieth and Fifty-first Con- gresses, His fitness for the work was recog- nized once and President McKinley de- clded to make him chairman of the com- mission. Judge Botkin is one of the most promi- nent lawyers in the west. He has been associated with the growth and prosperity of Montana for many years, and has taken a prominent part in state’ politics. He is regarded as a man of high legal ability and well acquainted with the details of the work cut out for him. Judge Culberson of Texas has been one of the foremost lawyers in Congress for many years. When the democrats were in power in the House he was chairman of the judiciary committee, and his ability was recognized by the republicans as weil as his own party. Speaker Reed enter- tained a high opinion of him, and such was the esteem in which he was generally held that he never failed to get a hearing when he took the floor, and very seldom lost a bill which he was engineering. A great deal of interest has been mani- fested throughout the country in the work of the commission, and for years lawyers have been besieging Congress to authorize the work the commission has now under- taken. The principal states of the Unicn have codifications of their criminal laws, but there has been great confusion with respect to the United States laws. LOWER RATES RECOMMENDED. Helplessness of the Interstate Com- misxion in Certain Cases. ‘The interstate commerce commission to- day, in an’ opinion by Chairman Morrison, has “recommended” reductions of freight rates to Eurcka Springs, Mo., over the Eureka Springs and St. Louls and San Francisco railways. ‘The Eureka Springs railway has for many years carried to its terminus freight at greatly reduced rates.when intended for points beyond to be reached by wagon transportation. The commission holds this arrangement does not make the railroad company carriers beyond Eureka Springs and that such lower rates are a discrimina- tion ‘against Eureka Springs and its bus- iness. The opinion 1s particularly noticeable in that it calls attention to and interprets the recent dectsion of the Supreme Court re- rding the power of the commission to fx rates which shall control in the future. Of this decision the opinion says: “Under the law as construed by the court the com- mission has the power to say what, in re- spect to the past, was reasonable and just, but as to rates complained of as unrea- sonable, unjust and unlawtul, and so found -to be by the commissfon, it can make no provision or order for their reduction which the courts are required to enforce or the carriers obliged to obey. When the rates are found to be unreasonable, the com- mission can declare them unlawful and rec- ommend their reduction, and where, after. investigation, rates of carriers complained of are found to have been in the past, and still to be, unjust, unreasonable and in violation of the statute, it is made the duty of_the commission to notify and require such carriers to cease and desist from such violations.” —_—__+-e+_____ MINISTER WOODFORD’S RECEPTION. It Will Be Somewhat Delayed by the Queen Regent's Stay at San Sebastian Gen. Woodford, United States minister to Spain, has advised the State Department that he will leave Paris today for San Sebastian, the seat of the Spanish court in summer. Minister Woodford will not be formally presented to the queen regent at San Sebastian. It is said to be only in ex- ceptional cases that presentations of new ministers are made there. Gen. Woodford, however, will not be prevented from reliev- ing Minister Taylor, nor will he be estopped entirely from the performance of his duties. It is expected that he will be informally presented to the Spanish minister for for- eign affairs at San Sebastian within the next few-days, and that he will be recog- nized by the Spanish government to the extent of transacting business of an emer- gency character, and such as does not in- volve questions of large policy. This limi- tation will delay the execution of such in- structions from President McKinley as Gen. Woodford may have touching Cuban au- tonomy and the abatement of the present conditions in Cuba, but the delay will not be for a long period, for as soon as the Spanish court returns to Madrid, the capi- tal, Minister Woodford wil! be accorded full recognition as a minister plenipotentiary, and will be in position to present his views. A similar course of procedure was fol. lowed by this government recently in the case of the Chinese minister, who was in- formally received by the Secretary of S| for the transaction of routine busine pending the return to the capital of the President, who was away on his vacation at the time, M cone REWARDS FOR HEROE! Medals of Honor for Gallant Deeds During the War. Medals of honor have been awarded as follows: Richard Enderlin of 147 FE. Water street, Chillicothe, Ohio.—At Gettysburg, Pa., thi soldier, then a musician, Company B, Ohio Volunteers, voluntarily took a rifle and served as a soldier in ranks the first and second days of*the battle. On the night of the 2d of July he sought permis sion to go into the enemy's lines, and, hav- ing obtained authority, went, sand rescued a wounded comrade—this under sharp fire from the opposing pickets and at his own imminent peril. John J. Toffey of Jersey City, N. Chattanooga, Te: November 28, 1863, this officer, then first lieutenant, 38d New Jersey Volunteers, having been ordered to be excused from duty on account of sick- ness, refused to absent himself, went to the ‘front in -command of the advance storming party, and with con: jcusus: lantry participated in the assault of M sionary Ridge. This officer was herewound- ed and permanently disabled for act duty. ss —_-e+___ NO SILVER DOLLARS COINED. Work of the Mint During August Was Mostly in Gold, The monthly coinage statement of the di- rector of the mint, issued today, shows a total coinage during the month of Au- gust of $9,555,606, aggregating 8,05: pieces. Nearly ail of the coinage was in gold, the total amount of that metal being $5, In doubie eagles, $4,870,000 was coined; eagle: ; half eagles, $1, 817,850. The silver coinage was all sub- r dollars have been coined li recoinage, as in 5-cent pieces and $28,060 in 1-cent pieces. —___—_—_-e-.__ FARMERS WILL BENEFIT. Rise in Wheat Has Come at a Good Time. Representative Brownlow of Tennessee was at the Treasury Department today looking into the reinstatement of a con- stituent. Mr. Brownlow has been ill since the adjournment of Congress. He says that prosperity is abundant in Tennessee. ‘The rise in wheat, Mr. Brownlow says, has come at a good time for the farmers. The wheat is still in their hands and they will profit by the ris. ——- +0 Personal Mention. Maj. Wm. P. Hall, assistant adjutant general, and family, have returned from Narragansett, where they spent the sum- mer. Lieut. Col. H. C. Hasbrouck, 4th Artil- lery, is at the Army and Navy Club for a few days. Lieut. F. B. McKenna, 15th Infantry, is at California avenue on leave of ab- sence. Dr. Cummiskey of 441 7th street south- west has returned from a pleasant outing at Round Hill, Va. Mr. Max Goodman and Mr. Mose Blu- menthal have left for an extended trip to Rockville and vicinity. Mr. Geo. C. Dean and Harry Blair Smith are at Ocean City. Jno. Speed Smith, Green Clay Goodloe and Car! A. Droop have just returned from an outing at Ocean City. Frank H. Hiatt and Jesse and Wm. Ad- kins of Capitol Hill are enjoying camp life at Anne Arundel-on-the-Bay. They will be gone several weeks. Secretary Bh of the Interior Depart- ment is expected to return from Ocean’ N. J., tonight. Private Secretary Rainer has returned to his desk. Chief Clerk Swayse of the Treasury De- partment is on leave of absence. Representative White, colored, of North Carolina is in the city on departmental business. —_-o—____ Army and Navy Orders. Lieuts. Thomas F. Dwyer, 9th Infantry, and D. W. Ryther, 6th Infantry, have been detailed for the two years’ course of instruction at the Infantry and Cavalry Sckcol at Fort Leavenworth, Kan: Lieut. H. D. Humphrey, 20th Infantry, has been granted leave of absence for one month, The appointment of F. F. Hicks as pay clerk will be revoked, to take effect Sep- tember 15. Mate H. E. Olsem, from the Iowa to the Franklin; Mate R. Rohange has been ordered from th» Monongahela to the Vermont; Mate J. Kenyon, from the Iowa to the Constellation. Lieut. Commander J. E. Drake is at the Army and Navy Club on leave. Commander C. M. Thcmas {s dy special duty at the Navy Department in connec- tion with his duties at the Naval = et: Siete. sishoed of the State Depart- ment has returned from:a short vacation at Atlantic City. Advance in Price gf Pine Lumber. MINNEAPOLIS, in., September 1— There is to be a marked advarice in the price of white pine lumber, as a regult of the advance in agricultural products. The list committee of the Mississippi Valley Lurnber Men’ met today to agree on an advance, take effect next week. A second advance made | month later, =| ¥ eae * ee F) NO BILLS ON INDIA Bank of England Suspends Their Sale for Ten Weeks. BY ORDER OF SECRETARY OF SPATE Suggestion That the Government Intends to Establish Gold Standard. PUNITIVE COLUMN —— READY LONDON, September 1.—The following notice was posted on the Bank of England today: “The secretary of state for India, in counail, gives notice that the sale of bills of exchange on Calcutta, Bombay and Madras has been suspended for a period of not less than ten weeks.” The government has very little money in India to draw on, owing t6 the famine and the plague having rendered the collection of taxes slow. The present time may be opportune to accustom the Indians to the vse of gold instead of siiver, though it would not have been attempted had not the scarcity of money arisen. The Daily Telegraph, anticipating the action of the Indian council, said today: “The council may refuse to draw alto- gether, thus sending exchange up to gold point and render possible the establish- trent of the gold standard in India.” Punitive Expedition Getting Ready. BOMBAY, September 1.—Military move- ments are reported from many places, and rapid [progress is made in the organization of the punitive expeditions being sent against the insurgent tribesmen. Col. Gerdon’s co! Peshawur hi nn of troops arrived safely at from Kohat, without having met any opposition on the part of the insurgents. - according to the latest re- left the Khyber Th port Afrid| have apparently The British pos tan, which was h attacked Sunday ni; Brahuis, who mz levies and some t refuge there. Many new signs of disaffection are re- ported from various points along the In- dian harbor, Afghan Sheik Honored. CONSTANTINOPLE, September 1.—The Afghan sheik, Seid Yahia, who has been on a visit to this city, has been loaded with presents by the Sultan of Turkey, and takes back with him a number of valuable gifts and an autograph letter addres the sultan to the Ameer of Afghan Outbreak in Malnbar. MADRA: September 1.—An outbreak is reported among the Moplahs, or fanatical Mahommedans, of the Malabar coast. It hes not yet assumed serious proportions. Malabar is a district of India in the Ma- dras presidency, and on the west coast of India, but the term Malabar coast is also applied to the west coast of India in gen- eral. sht last by rdered and robved the lers who had sougnt Secretary Gage said this afternoon that it would be a hard matter to draw an in- ference from the suspension of the sale of bills of exchange. He caid there might be many reasons for this, and until he could hear more of tae ter he preferred not to discuss the question. the Mint Preston and other treasury officials who keep up with the situation ia preferred not to dis- cuss the question at this time. They, too, thought that many reasons might be at the bottom of th as ion. One rea son advanced by ral treasury officials is that the suspersion might have heen ordered to avoid the threatened export of gcld from London to India. There was a general belief, Director of however, that India will not be long i ing to the gold standard. She is virtually on a gold stardard now, it was said. Agricultural Department. Col. Andrew Geddes of Iowa, who was re- cently appointed chief clerk of the Azricul- tural Department, assumed the duties of his office teday. Colonel Geddes was se- lected for the place by Secretary Wilson account of his executive ability and his familiarity with departmental work. He has held several positions under the goy- ernment in Washington since 1884, and at the time of his appointment to the chiet clerkship of the Agricultural Department Was 2 special examiner in the pension of- fice. Colonel Geddes is well known in this city aud in Grand Army circles throughout the ceuntry. He has a brilliant military record. He enlisted when he was barely sixteen years of age; in 1861, as a private in Com- peny K, Ist lowa Volunteers. After the battle of Wilson's Creek in the same year he was elected captain of Company B of the 8th Iowa Infantry, and was subsequent- ly unanimously elected lieutenant colonel of the regiment, and commanded it. Iie served throughout the war, and, with Lis regiment, was mustered out in’ 1866. He received praise for gallant conduct be- fore Vicksburg and Shiloh, and was the youngest officer of his rank, it is said, in the United States army. After the war Colonel Geddes was ap- pointed a lieutenant in the regular army and speedily promoted to be captain. He served for thirteen years in the regular army, doing conspicuous duty upon the frontier. “Colonel Geddes is 2 personal friend of Secretary Wilson, who is weil acquainted with his capabilities, and who, as scon as he was appointed to his place in the cabinet, drafted Colonel Geddes into his own service. Colonel Geddes has been performing the duties of confidential clerk to the Secretary up to this time. ——_-e-_______ ADMIRAL WALKER ARRIVES. Plans of the Nicaragua Canal Com. mission Outlined. Admiral Walker, chairman of the Nica- ragua canal commission, has just returned from an outing in Vermont. He spent the day at the State Department collecting in- fermation bearing upon the work of the commission. Captain Carter of the army, who is a member of the commission, is ex- pected to grrive at New York from Europe about the lith instant, and a meeting of the commission will be held in New York soon after that date. The commission will go to Nicaragua about the Ist of Novem- ber, and it is possible that the Dolphin or some other naval vessel will be placed at its disposal to facilitate the prosecution of its work. zi Seas Smuggling Phenacctine. The special agent at New York has ar- rested Henry Dies, a waiter and musician, employed on the steamer “Havel,” for at- tempting to smuggle into the United States six packages of phenacectine. At the hear- ing before the United States commiasioner Dies was committed for the grand jury in Gefault of $1,000 bail. Since this arrest in- formation has led to the seizure of a large quantity of phenacetine, and the smuggler haa been arrested, BARONET BEHIND THE BARS THE | SAFE ROBBED Collector of Taxes Office Loses About: $9,000. Prisoner at 'Frisco Olaims He is a Nephew of Sir Astley Cooper. Police Think He is a led Bank ar Swindler and Are Investigating HESSEN WKINS ECTED His Past History. GER Hh sUSP Detectives on a Lively Hunt for the Missing Money. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., September 1.— In the person of Sir Harry Westwood Cooper, M. D., now confined in the city prison, Chief of Police Lees believes that he has behind the bars one of the most no- torious bank swindlers who ever operated in this or any other country, despite the fact that he is under thirty years of age. He was arrested at the Langham Hotel, and a dispatch of inquiry as to Cooper was sent to the Bankers’ Protective Association and there came back the reply that he was a noted swindler, and was wanted by the association for fraudulenéwork done in the east. Soon after Cooper's arrest his room at the Langham was searched by the detec- tives, and in his trunk were found a lot of certified checks and drafts, which the police believe to be bogus. Cooper claimed that he was a nephew to WORKED THE COMBINATION eatin. When Cashier Chamberlin of the Dis- trict tax collector's office, who has been on leave for some days, returned to his duties this morning he proceeded to open the big iron safe which occupies a place in the rear of the long room occupied by the tax collector's force on the first floor of the District building. The combination answered to his fingers, and when the massive doors swung open Mr. Cham- berlin proceeded to look over its contents in order to take out the books and docu- the late Sir Astley Cooper, surgeon to |. elisa Queen Victoria, who, he said, had died | “ents necessary to the transaction of the six months before, and that he had come | 44y’s business. He was thunderstruck into Sir Astley’s title and succceded to his | when he saw that the big tin box about a vast estate in Australia, with a present] foot square, in which the daily cash re- value of $600,000. Having created the desired impression by his talk of titles, estates and posses- sions, the police say that Cooper began his fraudulent work, and they claim that be- fore he was caught he had succeeded in ceipts of the office e deposited, was not its accustomed pla in the large com- rtment in the lower part of the safe. de inquiries of Deputy Cashier Col- He s, wi ad be ti vietimizing a number of people. aad tag entice tcstaes b non It was but one or two days ago that! Coins stated that he had put the cash Cooper, for the purpose, as assuring John P. G. of the Langham, of his unstinted financial resources, gave into Gallagher's hands a draft on a Chicago bank for $ Thi: draft is now in the pos ‘sion of the police, and they confidently assert that they will prove it to be worthless. — 'S GRAVE DESECRATED. claimed, of her, the proprietor WOMAN) Mysterious Act of Vandalism at San : Jose, Cal. SAN JOSE, Cal. September 1.—A mys- terious act of vandalism was perpetrated last night in the desecration of the grave of a former Chicago woman. The vault in Oak Hill cemetery, owned by the Grib- ner family, was broken open and the big marble slab over the coffin containing the remains of Mrs. Dr. Spranger was torn from its places in the solid cement and masonry. ‘Phe body was not disturbed, al- though the slicing door on the casket was pushed back and the remains exposed. Mrs. Spranger and her husband came to Santa Clara county a few years ago from Chicago and built an elegant home only a few miles from Wright. Mrs. Spranger cied about two years ago box in its regular place and locked the and shortly afterward several papers print- | safe as usual yesterday afternoon at the ed a lot of sensational gossip against the | ¢jo. of business. Collector Di who family. She was said to have great wealth | srrived a few moments after the discovery by her Chicago relatives, who intimated that there was a mystery in connection with her death. The authorities are now wondering whether this has anything to do with the desecration of her grave. ———__ EXCITEMENT OVER GOLD FIND. was made, could tell nothing of the where- abouts of the box The mystery was dense. A search was made, and the tin cash box was found in a compartment of the wooden washstand, which stands in the corner of the few fe from the safe. When it placed in the safe by Deputy Collins yester- day it contained about $9,000, representing the receipts for general taxes paid ve: Reports Verify the Richness of Dis- co fen N cl Sites aoe Gee a day and some special deposits. When open- SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., September | ¢q this morning it was empty. The thief 1.—Later developments tend to substanti- | only took the paper money that was in the ate all that has been reported concern- | bCx, leaving about $68 ins at was ing the richness of the recent gold find | !" two receptacles beside it. at Michipicotem, and there is no end of ex- inted to Hawk citement here in consequence. The tug Annie Clarke returned from the new gold fields last evening with Mack: one of the owners of the first location, Mr, Mackie brought down with him thirty ounces of gold, valued at about $700. This gold was extracted from surface quartz. The tug will return today with prospectors. A party of fourteen residents of the Soo rted last evening on a specially char- All the members of his force were in- terrogated by Collector Davis, but none was able to give any key to the situation. Then it was discovered that Varick Hawkins, who has been for years the trusted colored messenger of the tax collector, who had been the last person in the office yesterday evening, was missing, and suspicion imme- diately fell upon him. Further inve pd boat. The territory characterized by | tion strengthened the { that Haw gold indications is an extensive one, and} had robbed the safe, and Inspector it take some time to prospect it thor- | tingly was notified. oughly. Deputy Collins said that when he left the office yesterday afternoon i: other employes had departed excent Hawkins, who remained, saying he wanted wash the windows, and Mr. Collins left him en- ee POLICE GUARD THE SCHOOLS. Children Refuse to Recite to the New gaged in this task. Officer Mannix, who ere was on duty at the entrance to the Dis- SPRING VALLEY, Ill, September 1—| trict building up to 4 o'clock, said that The Spring Valley schools opened today, | When he was going off duty at the hour named Hawkins, who had appeared to be particularly lively during the day, was standing in an easy position with his elbow upon the letter case in the hall near one of the rear doors to the collector’s office look- guarded by the entire city police. The wielders of clubs patroled the school yards, while crowds on the outside peered at them through the fence pickets. The new teachers hired by the Spring Valley coal faction of the school board, many of whom do not live here, have many things against them. The old teachers, who were reinstated by the anti-company members, seem to have the sympathy of the pupils. In many rooms the children refused to recite their lessons for the new teachers. The fight between the contest- ing janitors is also warm. FRED HORTON’S GOOD FORTUNE. Young California Miller Inherit: ‘ather’s Mexican Estate. OAKLAND, Cal., September 1.—Fred Horton, a young flour miller of Los An- geles, has fallen heir to a fortune amassed by his father, Philip Horton, a well-known Californian, ‘he news of whose sudden death three weeks ago has been received by relatives in Oakland through the United States consul at Guayamas. The father and son have been separated fcr many years. The youth, now about nineteen years of age, was a child when his parcnts were divorced. The mother, who subsequently remarried, took the boy with her and the father left California. He settled in a Mexican town near Guaya- mas, and there established a flour milling business. By thrift and industry he ac- cumulated a large estate, the value of which has been reported as $2,000,000. —— Burglarized Safe. ing intently toward the entrance. Officer Carrington, who relieved Officer Mannix, stated that Hawkins came to the entrance several times after 4 o'clock and looked up and down Louisiana avenue, and that when Hawkins left the building at about 5:30 o'clock he was copiously perspiring as if he had been doing hard work. Officer Carrington said that Hawkins stopped and spoke when he came out from the tax collector's office. Hawkins had a half-cmoked cigar in his fingers. Carring- ton spoke to him about perspiring so heav- ily, and Hawkins said he had been clean- 3 WILL PROSECUTE SCHLATTER. Hlinois Authorities Serve Notice on the Self-Stlyed “Divine Healer.” | CHICAGO, September 1—The man call- ing himself Francis Schlatter, who has been conducting a “divine healing” camp at Manhattan Beach, since Sunday, has been served with a summons to answer the charge of practicing medicine without a license. He will be prosecuted by the state board of health of Illinois, and if convicted is lable to a fine of $100 for the first offense and $200 in addition if his patients care to trouble him further. Dr. J. A. Eagan, secretary of the state board, instituted the legal proceedings. —_-—_ Death of Catholic Bishop of Alaska, VICTORIA, B. C., September 1.—A pri- vate telegram received here announces the death near Coban, Guatemala, of Right Rey. Bishop Lemmens, Catholic bishop of ‘Vancouver Island and Alaska. EE ANSE Mother Killed and Child Escaped. MONROE, Ga., September 1.—Mrs. Guth- rie, wife of Luther Guthrie, a prominent citizen of Walnut Grove, was killed by lightning last right. She had one of her children in her arms when the bolt fell. Mrs. Guthrie was killed instantly. ing up and cleaning the windows. “Commissioner Wight's coming ‘back to- morrow,” said Hawkins, “and he'll be sure apd go around and look at everything, so I wanted to have my room look nice. + The Suspected Man. “I am endeavoring to discover who rob- bed the safe,” said Collector Davis to The Star reporter this morning, “but I am all at sea. Of course, everything points to Varick Hawkins as the guilty party. He has been in my office several years, and I trusted him as absolutely as i did any other member of the force. I did not know him when he was appointed and ob- jected to his being given the place, but ‘Commissioner Ross and Mr. Douglass, who was then a Commissioner, both knew him well and vouched for = honesty,so I with- drew my opposition. s90n came to re- gard him as perfectly honest; found him to be a particulariy valuable man about the office and trusted him implicitly. He must have picked up the combination tn some way and awaiting his oportunity