Evening Star Newspaper, September 10, 1897, Page 2

2 —SSSS== and Inspector at or near Grand Bay sev- eral days - “Ww. S. SANDERS, Health Officer. A telegram was received from Passed Assistant Surgeon Glennan, stating he would arrive in Grand Bay today. This is a point of Inspection in Alabama, near the Mississippi state line. There is only one railroad, the L.-and N., aiong the line of the infected route In Mis- sissippi, and there are Inspection stations at each terminus. Measures have also been taken by the surgeon general to ascertain the correct- ness of the reports that yellow jack ha: developed at other points in Mississippi, netably at Perkinten and at Scranton, where Dr. Sullivan is said to have reported two suspicious cases to the president of the Loutsiana state beard of health. Surgeon rter has gone to the latter place, and rgeon Murray is expected to follow him, leaving Dr. Wasdin temporarily in charge at Ocean Springs. If the reports of the existence of fever at those places are found t, stringent measures will promptly dopted to prevent the spread. Suspicious Cases in New Orleans. The following announcement has been sent from New Orleans: ‘To the president and members of the Louisiana board of health. “Gentlemen: We, the physicians who have been requested to examine into the nature of the cases of fever on St. Claude street, would respectfully report that in their col- lective aspects they should be regarded as suspicious and should be taken charge of by the board of health. Gigned) Drs. LEMOUNIER, COURARTE, PICKHAM, PETTIT, PARHAM.” <2 __ CALIFORNIA SILVER REPUBLIC! Arrangements Being Made to Call a State Convention. LOS ANGELES, Cal., September 10.—The provisional state committee of the silver republican party has formed a permanent organization and elected the following of- ticers: George W. Baker of Oakland, chair- man; J. N. Phillips, Los Angeles, first vice chairman: L. T. Hatfield, secend vice chair- man: J. H. Wootman, San Diego, third vice chairman; W. C. Petchrer, Los Angeles, treasurer; F. J. Cooper, Los Angeles, sec- The administration committee has been em powered to call a state convention when- ever it is deemed best to do so. patent WILL START UP THE MINES. Plans of Ohio Opera Conventio Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, OHIO, September 10— The plans of the Ohio coal operators have been determined upon in case the Colum- bus conference fails to end the strike. They have quietly but inflexibly deter- mined that work shall be resumed in time to fill contracts for coal for lake shipment. In some quarters it is hinted the method will adopt, provided the miners re- to accept the compromise recom- mended by their leaders, is to give the miners the 69 cents they demand and as sovn as the contracts are filled to drop the price to 54 cents without warning. The operators believe the public sym- pathy will be with them in case the miners do not confirm the compromise agreement, and whether they reopen the mines by force or strategy public opinion will sus- tain them. fese ——.__ WILLIAM SPOHN BAKER DEAD. Histerian and Owner of Remarkable PHILADELPHIA, September 10.—Wil- liam Spohn Baker, who has written numer- ous papers on historical subjects and pub- lished several valuable works on the life of Washington, is dead at his home in this city, aged seventy-four years. Mr. Baker Was @ member of the American Philoso- phical Society, the American Historical Association and other similar organiza- tions. He was the owner of one of the most remarkable collections of Washing- tonia in existence. + Se WILL ONLY SING ONCE. Mary Anderson Navarro Corrects a 4 Repert Prom London. LONDON, Septembét 10.—Mrs. Antonio F. De Navarro (Mary Anderson) telegraphed to the Associated Press, saying that the Statement of the Daily Mail to the effect that she may appear on the concert plat- form In London this autumn is absolutely false. Mrs. Navarro adds that her only ef- fort In this direction will be in singing one evening in a small village for charity. ee DIED OF RABIES. Cows in This Neighborhood Bitten by Mad Dogs. Three cows belonging to the herd of W. G. Lown of this city have died from a dis- ease thought to be hydrophobia, on his farm in Virginia. and experiments with the virus taken from the first to die on two rabbits by the bureau of animal industry of the Agricultural Department confirmed this. Mr. Lown communicated the fact that the cows were suffering from the disease to the bureau. and an inspector was de- tailed to investigate the caxe, and to pre- vent it spreading.” All of the three ani> mals died, and their bodies were burned, after the virus was taken from the first. Two rabbits were inoculated at the bureau with this, and were kept under close ob- servation. Saturday, after a short illness, which showed all the symptoms of rabies, one of them died. The second rabbit diea with ‘the same disease Monday, and sub- sequent investigations showed that the disease was undoubtedly hydrophobia. It has not been learned how the animals were inoculated with the disease, but it is supposed they must have been bitten Ly a mad dog or other animal afflicted with hydrophobia. The affair was regarded as such an unusual one, and the fact so firmly established in the minds of the ant- mal industry bureau officials that the dis- ease which carried off the cattle was rab- jes, that a report was sent to the health officer of the District, with all the details, and certifying that none of the remainder of the herd had beceme infected. Anglo-Mexte: Treaty I ed. LONDON, September 10.—The text of the treaty concluded between Great Britain and Mexico regarding the boundary line between Mexico and British Honduras was issued today. E f ——_.>___ Duke and Duchess at Glasgow. GLASGOW, September 10.—The Duke and Duchess of York received the civic author- ities and opened the new Prince’s dock to- day. The city was profusely decorated in henor of the visit of their royal highnesses. eae William Lends the Assault. HOMBURG, September 10.—Emperor Wil- Mam today personally commanded the at- tacking force in the army maneuvers, all the troops being engaged against an imag- inary army. odes. JOHANNESBURG, September 10.—An ex- plosion of dynamite has taken place in the magazine of the George Gooh Deep-Level mine, causing terrible havoc. Five white men and twenty-five Kaffirs are known to have been killed. y pe SS Took Rough on Rats. TAMPA, Fla..~September 10.—Mrs. Cor- nella Lorrient committed suicide today by taking rough on rats. Her husband was murdered four years ago. She leaves three small children. Consul Dent Reaches "His Post. KINGSTON, Jamaica, September 10.—Mr. Louis A. Dent of Washington, D. C., the new United States consul, arrived at King- ston today. Mr. O. O. Eckford, the retiring consul, ag Sere for home s next. Mr. terday was present- ed with an address from the A THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, “SEPTEMBER 10, 1897-12 * ‘ ES, GRADE CROSSINGS The Police Regulations Will Likely Be Changed. St OF THE DEADLY GRAD Places That Are Left Unprotected All Night. THE TAKOMA STATION A new section will be added to the police regulations to take the place of section thirty-one, which has for its object the protection of the grade crossings along the lines of the steam railroads operating in the District of Columbia. Late yesterday afternoon the attorney for the District, Mr. S. T. Thomas, had a conference with the Commissiorers upon the desirability of adding something to make these crossings safe. The recent accidents have brought this matter squarely before the Commis- stoners, and they are awake to the situa- tion. The regulations governing this mat- ter at present are considered totally ir- adequate, and the new regulation, which the attorney for the District is now pre- paring under orders of the Commissioners, will be so broad that the several railroad comparies wili be required -at all times, day and night, to keep watchmen and safety gates in operation. It has been considered that perhaps the whole subject could be best regulated by requiring railroad companies to protect their crossings at all times with safety gates and to open them only when requested by citizens in passing. But this, it is argued, would be a nuisance in itself and the citi- zens would not tolerate it. Another plan, similar, it is understood, to the one in force in Cincinnati, is to enact a law requiring the railroad company to So protect its tracks and crossiags 23 to render them at all times safe and inseri a civil penalty whereby for a violation of any of the laws the rallroad company would be submitted to civil process and a fine, a pertion of which would go to the in- former. As an argument against the Com- missioners - urging Congress to take this action come the promises of the railroad companies to so arrange their tracks with- in the near future as to practically abolish grade crossings. Second Precinct Crossings. Apropos of the investigation now going on by the Commissioners of the subject of srade crossings in the District of Columbia, with a view of finding out their conditions as to safety gates and watchmen, instruc- tions were sent to the chief of police direct- ing the lieutenants of the several precincts in which railroads were operated to report the condition of the same at the grade crossings in those precincts. These reports were submitted to the Com- missioners today and are from the second, the sixth, the eighth and the ninth. Lieut. Heffner from the second precinct reports as follows: “There are two grade crossings of the Metropolitan branch of the B. and O. rail- road in this precinct, at Ist and L and at Ist and M streets northeast. There are gates at these crossings and watchmen are on duty there from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. These gates are not operated after 9 p.m. Eighth Precinct. Sergt. Slattery, under detail of Lieut. Kenny of the eighth precinct, reports as follows: “The following are the names and loca- tions of grade crossings with and without safety gates and watchmen on the Metro- politan branch, Baltimore and Qhio, rail- road, in this precinct: New York avenue and Florida averue, gates operated by watchman between the. hours of 6 a.m. and 9 p.m.; R, S and T streets ang Bates road northeast, neither gates mor watch- men; University station or the Bunker Hill road, gates operated by watchman be- tween 6 am. and 9 p.mi.; “Chase © ‘road, Lamona’s station and-Chestnut avenue, neither watchmen nor gates; Takoma sta- tion, Carrell avenue, gates operated by the agent.” Lieut. Kenny, in transmitting this report, adds the following: “‘In addition to the ser- geant’s report I wish to add the informa- tion that the man named Charles Dickin- gon at Takoma, D. C., has the following duties to perform. Gateman, ticket agent, express agent, freight agent, baggage mas- ter and telegraph operator. He goes on duty, I_am informed, at 6 o'clock a.m., and goes off at 9 o'clock p.m.-. The -gateman, Benjamin Melton, at University Station, D. C., and the gateman, Melton Cramer, at the Florida avenue crossing, go on duty at the same hour and come off at the same hour. They have nothing. to do with the station work except to keep the station clean and tend to the gates between the hours named. The crossing at University Station has an electric gong that indicates the approach of all trains, and is in opera- tion all of the twenty-four hours, this be- ing in addition to the safety gates at that point. Sixth Precinct. Lieut. Kelly of the sixth, through offi- cers detailed for the work, reports that the eight crossings in his precinct are all provided with gates and gperated all night, except the D street crossing. There is a flagman stationed at this crossing, but the gates are never lowered. Ninth Precinct. The following report is that of Lieut. McCathran of the ninth: “Grade crossing at Langdon, D. C., has no gates. or watchman. “Grade crossing at Ivy City and Mount Olivet road have gates and a watchman between G a.m. and 9 p.m., but none after- ward. “Grade crossing at Florida avenue Le- tween 9th and 10th streets and at L street and 9th has gates and a watchman be- tween 6 a.m. and 9 p.m., but none after- ward. “Grade crossing at 7th between I and K kas gates and watchman from 6:30 a.m., until 12 p.m., but none after midnight. “Grade crossing at 5th and I streets has gates and a watchman between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m., but none afterwards. “Grade crossing at 4th and I streets has gates and a watchman between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m., but none afterwards. “Grade crossing at Delaware avenue and H street has gates and watchman, both day and entire night. “Grade crossing at Delaware avenue and G street has gates and watchman, during day and entire night. “Grade crossing at Ist and H street north- east has gates and watchman during en- tire day and night. “Grade crossing at Delaware avenue and I street has gates and a watchman from Gaim. to9p.m., but none during the night. “Grade crossing at Delaware avenue and I street has gates and a watchman between G aim. and 9 p.m. but none during the night. “Grade crossing at Ist and I street has gates and watchman during the day and entire night. “Grade crossing at ist and K streets has gates and a watchman between 6 a.m. and but none afterward. 9 p.m., but none “Grad gates and a watchman but none afterward. 9 p. be “The tracks at 6th and I streets, while com- siderably above grade, are approached on either side by a wooden stairway three feet wide for use of le crossing at Ist and L streets has gates and a watchman between 6 a.m. and ard. le crossing at ist and M Streets has Wetween 6 a.m. and HOTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR TRACING “HIS “STEPS A Record of 96. Degrees Marked at the Weather Bureau. No Relief is im Sight—High Tempera- ture Is Again Indicated for Tomorrow. A big, red-faced man stood at the Palais | Dog Similar to. Royal corner at 2 o'clock today squeezing the moisture out of a huge cambric hand- kerchief and looking over at the rapidly disintegrating crowd that had been attract- ed by the alarm of fire sounded for an in- efpient blaze which had started in a pile of rubbish in the cellar of a house on G street west of 11th. “They'll say "twas spontan'us combus- chun,” he said with a scornful sniff, “but thet fire didn’t catch all by itself, an’ 1 know it. I know what done it,” he con- tinued, adcing new dampness to the cam- bric wpe. “The sun shined in through a crack into that cellar and just naturally Set the old stuff down ther a burnin’. “It’s doggone funny to.me,” he went on, “that there ain't a fit: in every block, or where there’s shingled rcofs, anyhow. That sun up there’s hot enough to. con- flagrate anything that'll combust.” Extravagant as that might seem, there Were countless hundreds of conservative inlided people who held very similar ideas. And tkere wa’ plenty of excuse for them, because the day was the hottest in the calendar of the year 1897. ‘The sun’s rays were simply awful. They cleft an atmosphere that was clear, thin The THE FOLIC HAVE A THEORY Ahe One Seen With Drown. oe MAKING «a. .sEARCH sx Additional knowledge ¥ ing the move- ments soon after reaching this city of the man who is supposed to have murdered the woman, the decomposed remains of whom were found last Sunday morning in Kel- logge woods, near Laurel, Md., was secured today through the investigation of a Star reporter. As heretofore published, The Star traced the alleged murderer from the scene of the crime to Beltsville, Md., and from there brought him.to-e point within the city limits, at 15th and H ‘streets-northeast. It was learned that thé-man was allowed to ride from Beltsville to this city in the wagon of a farmér“hamed Starsfield. He applied at several brick yards in that lo- cality for employment as a brick maker or setter. He waxy not successful in that direc- tion, howeyer, and after begging a few pen- nies from the workers“at the brick yard and dry, and they fell upon an already | entered a small store and purchased some overheated earth, that caloric with mirror-like fidelity. Nature animate and nature inanimate suffered alike. The day's effect on the leaves and grasses, already beginning to wither from the heat of the past few days, was plainly apparent. The leaves curled up and rustled in the light breeze, that was like furnace heat from an open register, and the grass shrunk and shriveled. Men sweltered, suffered and swore. Even sum- mer girls looked wan, and horses were kept at a slow gait, and didn’t even relish that. No Cool Nights Possible. “There is little hope for any cooling off at night here, either,” Williams. gave back the] buns. That was the last seen of him in that neighborhood. _ The Star yesterday, after careful in- quiry, learned that in all probability the man who was seen ‘with a woman in the Kellogg woods spent the night of August 10, or rather the early morning of August 11, in a lodging. house, condycted .by a man named Hall, at 104 B street. As the man left the lodgihg house shortly after day- light he was seen by Policeman Coghill. of the sixth precinct, who was going off duty at the time. Another Trace. So far as has yet ‘been discovered the continued Chief | alleged murderer has’not been seen to be “During the first days of the | recognized or remembered up to date, but present spell the earth managed to get rid@'|The Star reporter today accounted for of its heat early in the evening and the | his movements after, leaving the neighbor- nights were bearabie. overheated and cannot get rid of tts sur- plus.” Now the earth is | hood of the brick yards at 15th and i streets northeast until he applied at the B street house for lodging. On reading the sine J ar of the It is a very fortunate thing that. there | description published-in: The Star o is so little humidity in the atmosphere. If-}|™an who was thought to have committed this condition was largely present the heat would be dangerous. Many thermometers the murder, well-known Mr. B. Stanley Simmons, a local architect, who resides down town on business streets registered | @t 155 E street southeast, recalled that a 98, 99 and 100 in the shade, and the streets Tuan Who tallied with the description in were pretty well depopulated during the | ¢very detail called at his residence, as early afternoon. The Weather Bureau Thermometer. A few minutes after 2 o'clock this after- noon a Star reporter, in company with Chief Williams of the forecast division of the weather bureau, stood in front of the little instrument in the forecast room, which records the record made by the mer- curial thermometer on the roof. The indi- cator, which had trembled at 95 degrees, made a quick jump to the 96th line, then fell back to 9, and slowly started to rise again. ‘This indicator,” said Mr. Williams, “sometimes indulges in slight errors to the extent of a fraction of a degree. “It may be that 96 degrees has not been absolutely reached, but it has come very close to it. It is the hottest day of the ear,” he continued, “the fiext highest, so far as recorded in 1897, being 9 on the last day of June. The hottest day ever re- corded in Washington was a September day. On the 8th of this montP in the year of 188! the weather bureau thermometer marked 104 degrees. No Relief in Sight. _ “There is no relief in sight so far as w can discover,” ‘said Chief Williams, with a very sympathetic inflection a he regarded the disconsolate expression that was mixed up with the perspiration on the reporter's ace, “and high temperature wilt prevail jomorrow. There-is a cool area up in thei northwest, but there Is no telling whether; it will move this far or rot, At Bismarck, Dak., last Tucsday, the them mometer reached 102; yesterday it had fal- len to 78. There fs a very hot streak, how- ever, between that coolness and this sec- tion. It was the hottest day ever known in northern Michigan yesterday, the ther- mometers at Alpena and Marquette mark- ing 84 degrees. RELIEF EXPECTED AT CHICAGO. Prof. Carriott Predicts a Fa) Degrees Today. CHICAGO, September 10.—Relief in the shape of a.cold wave, according to Prof. Carriott of the weather bureau, is on the way to sweltering Chicago, and a drop of of Ten expected by tonight. There was one death —that of C. A. Partmak—and several cases of prostration from the heat yesterday in the city. equaling the September record. The maxi- num was 94 at 4 p.m. Only once in twen- | ty-five years has a higher temperature been ncted—during the hot spell in, September, 1883, when the record of 95 was established. In September, 1881, $4 was attained. ‘Throughout the northwest, Prof. Carriott said there had been a-great fall in tem- Perature at mai 8 degrees in twenty-four hours. At Bismarck, N. D., the 100 degrees of Wednesday had fallen to 68 degrees. The cool wave, he said, was not traveling fast, VERY HOT IN GOTHAM. Public Schools in Hoboken Close on. Account of the Heat. - NEW YORK, September 10.—Today in this city is one of the hottest September days on record. At noon the thermometer registered 88 degrees. The local weather office predicts hotter weather during the afternoon, and the indications lead to the belief. that the record for the month of September—04 degrees, September 10, 1894— may be equaled. 4 Because of the heat, the schools in Ho- boken; N. J., which opened on Tuesday, were closed at noon today. Many of the classes were overcrowded, and the heat made the rooms untenable today. There- fore the board of education decided to close the schools until the hot wave sub- sides. Thermometer at 90 in New Haven. NEW. HAVEN, Conn., September 10.—At 1 p.m. today the official thermometer at, the local office of the United State weather bureau registered 90. degrees, a.tempera- ture which broke the record forthe sea- son. The indications are that before 3 p. m. it will be one or two degrees hotter. es ——_ IMPORTANT SALE. Real Estate Transferred for Constd- eration of Over $100,000. Ratcliffe, Sutton & Co., auctioneers, sold at duction for Blair Lee and John D. Coughlan, trustees, lots 1, 2 and 6 to 16, both inclusive, and 26 and 27, block 1; lots 6 and 10 to 21, both inclusive, in block 2; lots 1 to 22, both inclusive, in block-3;.lots 1 to 3, both inclusive, block 4; lots 1 to 8, block 5; lots 8 to 15, block 6; lot “A,” 17th street, extended, and south of Park’ street, Pleasant, known as Ingleside, to Reg- inald Fendali, for $103,717.95. ——— __ PREPARING FOR ANOTHER ATTACK. near as Mr. Simmons could remember, about August 10, in all probability on that very datq),Mr. Simmons’ sesidenca If a corner house, and thé servant employed” in the family was quite alarmed about 8:30 o'clock in the evening when a strange man entered the acltche without prevjously an- nouncing his coming. Mr...Simfifons hap- pened to go in the kitchen from the din- ing room at that ‘mbdmeht. ‘The stranger had a reddish mustache, long at the ends; a growth of beard~about two weeks old; wore a felt hat and old clothes. The man was very, very névols'and bore a hunted expression on hig face. It was plain to see that he was fre: Ing and was notice- ably agitated. ‘asked for a drink of water, and after It was given to him show- ed no disposition_to depart until ordered so to do. Mr. Simmons thought the man had‘been drinkingsomething stronger than water. ,Upon Stranger passed rou jhe rear yard and stopped at, the kate ‘fufficlently long to pick up a'small sacHeF and a bindle,which he chad depositeds thore on entering tho yard. MO sonnet me The strange oteetrngg of the visit was that the man after paSsing from the rear yard proceedéd”’@trectly to thé site cn- trance of the house and again requested a drinks of sweater: ayhir. sSimmonay thinking, the, act: mep, rather queer, to gay the east” Iaeatened to summon_ the police unless the fitruder departed without delay. At the mention of “police” the man walked rapidly. qway along E street in the direction of Jst)strept.. glancing behind him apprehensively etd or twee. »He. was also seer-at the “House ‘by Mr, Simmons’ mother, other merirbers of the family and by: several ‘heighors. ~ ie A Star reporter learned that aftér leav- ing Mr. Simmons’*house, the much-wanted, individual proceeded west along E street street. -He reached this point of his walk some time after 9 p.m. He selected the westside of the street and turned as though he meant to enter a small grocery Stcre at 415 ist stfeet. “The store was closed, however, but'a rather bright light was burning withim retraced his footsteps ard continued up Ist street. Poll iceman, time. north of the small store referred to. wise answering »-thedestription of make a move to enter the restaurant. : The man caught sight of @ policeman ap- proaching and,-hasteped wp the. street, abandozing his intention of entering the saloon. ar settee . 5 A night watchman on duly In‘ the neigh- horhood of ist ahd’ B streets southwest, stated to the reportet his belief that the man whose descriptionois now well. known spent perhaps two. hours one night about the 10th of on Ved on a big. vestone resting on the‘edge df Jéuvenal & Smith's stone yard, at--the southwest ‘corner of 1st and B streets southwest, one square north of the restaurant and summer gar- den. The man haa a satchel bundle. His head was resting in hfs hands and he seemed weary.” The watchman passed the place ‘several times and thé man had not departed. " J © “On my next rownd,”’baid the watchman, “I Intended to stir thé fellow ‘up, but he had gone.” There is no dcubt tht after leaving the stone yard the strange man with the va- lise and the bundle continued up ist street and finally ap lied;foy. lodging at the house on B street. 2s heretofore. stated in The The Palmer Theory. There are several’ inembers, of the local policé force who firmly’ believe that. the Laurel murderer 15 a’ man n who formerly resfded the murdered i occupation. The ce ee aid thy” one wndthek fen of the wife within a yed# jowsven was the in Washington ‘ube to-at 7, 80 the Police say. He hed amall,table"Gud wos engaged in writing, M on Penn- sylvania avenue streets. - »: -0 7% ing told. to get out the]. to Ist street: west and turned north*on ist. An alley runs along the’north side of the store and the man started to enter it, bu His moveméehts here were noticed * by the mefibers‘ofsa colored family living a: least 10 degrees in temperature may be dearby, wlto wore alttitg oeene rent porch of the house oteupfed by ‘them at the At tke southwest eotmer of ist and D The heat came within one degree of | streets southwest: is-ayrestaurant and dum- mer gardens. This 18“just half a’’ block At night the’ corner. is briglitly lighted, and a member of a: group -of.men-etanding on the corner about a month ago noticed a ‘man with a.satchel and bundle and other- the points, as much as 25} Laurel murderer -comé up ‘the street and derer in the vicinity of Laurel are positive that he was at least forty-five years of age. The neighbors of Drown and his wife, when they lived on Little Stockholm street, descriptions, woman was certainly the and that the murderer was her "Ss BODY. ‘Woman to Be Laid at Rest. . Special Dispatch to ‘Th> Evening Star. The Murdered LAUREL, Md., September 10.—There Were no new developments in the murder mystery this morning. The body of the murdered woman will be buried this even- ing, and interest in the affair has almost died out here. The articles found yester- day afternoon are in the hands of Justice Jackson for safe keeping. The old skirt, found late last evening, corresponds with the description given by Sylvester Smith of the woman's garment. When asked what kind of a skirt she wore he said: “It was black, made of this shiny stuff women line good clothes with.” The skirt found was, when new, a cheap black brilliantine. It is not generally believed that Mark A. Clift, whose coat and memorandum book were found, was implicated in the murder. The man who did the deed was fully forty- five years old and very large. The most accurate description of Clift has him a man of rather slight build and not over twenty- seven years old. It is now thought that Clift was the man who was carried into Washington August 10 by Farmer Stans- field. The latter sald that the man was young, seemed to be a consumptive and told him that he siept in the woods near Laurel the night previous. If this was Clift, the clothes were evidently found where he had discarded them when he arose in the morning: Another fact in confirmation of The Star’s theory that the murderer was Wm. Drown of Baltimore, and the murdered yvoman his wife, was obtained this morn- ing. Seven weeks ago Drown was in Balti- more with his wife. At that time he was seen by John H. Baker, a real estate agent, who had collecied rent from him when Drown lived on Szockhoim street, Balti- more. Baker said that when Drown was in Baltimore seven weeks ago he was ac- companied by a yellow setter dog. The dog now ir the keeping of the colored man tere, Basil Levy, which is said to have belonged to the murderer, is a very light red and by the majority of people would be called yellow. The description Baker gave of Drown exactly fits the man who Was seen several times in Laurel just pre- vious to and immediately after the murder Was committed. The sensational stories that the dead body may be that of a man have no foundation in fact. Nearly every physician here has carefully examined the body, and every one of them pronounces it that of a woman. Aside from the size and shape as indicated by the skeleton, they base their decision on the formation of the pelvis, which is unde- niably. that of a woman. Much dissatisfaction is expressed here at the failure of the county authorities to manifest any interest in the affair. Sheriff Underwood has been officially notified of the finding of the body, but he has not yet visited the spot, nor has he made any in- quiries concerning it. The coroner’s jury will meet again next Thursday evening, and Justice Jackson has summoned Sylvester Smith, Louis Haslup, Nat and John Wheeler to appear and testify. The stray dog has also been taken into custody, and it is probable that Drown’s friend, John H. Baker of Balti- more, will be asked to identify it. TiEY ARE HUMAN’ BONES Experts in Luetgert ‘Trial Make a Positive Fass Identification. CHICAGO, September 10.—Only a few People were gathered around the entrance of the criminal court building this morning waiting for a possible invitation and a pass which would enable them to eater the reem where they might occasionally get a #limpse of Adolph L. Lustgert, alleged wife murderer, ard; by continued attention catch a word or two of expert testimony as to chemical analysis on the bones and slime said to be all that remains of Mrs. Luetgert. For the first time in the history of the trial at least half the number in attendance at the morring session were men. © Shortly before the session opened two muscular officers brought in the dry goods box with its grewsome contents of bone, Mesh, slime and reeking canvas, by exam- Fination of which the expert witnesses for the state are expected to establish both the possibility and the fact of a human body having been disintegrated in the long wooden vat in the basement of the sau- sage factory. Testimony of Exper' At 9:30 o’clock Luetgert entered the court room, closely followed by the judge and jury. By the side of the prisoner were his son Arnold, William Charles, his friend, and several expert chemists, who assisted At- terney Vincent in cross-examining the ex- pert witnesses. Prof. Delafontaine, whose examination }was begun yesterday, was the first witness placed on the stand by the state. The al- most inaudible tones of the professor wera hardly reard beyond the stenographers and hatdly a word could be distinguished by the ‘jury. The witness identified several bits. of bone which he had received from Inspector Schaack, asserting that the par- ticles were taken from the slime which was = ignated as being the residue taken from e sluice leading: irom: the vat. Identified as Human Bones. After a few minutes of questioning the witness positively identified the bits of bore as human, asserting that they were portions of joints from fingers and. toes. This is gne of the most important facts which the state expected to establish. It preduced no effect on ‘the equanimity of the prizoner, who tilted back in his chair, wearing his usual expression of interest, but betraying no emotion as he listened closely to the testimony. —_.——_ GAVE NECESSARY PERMIT. Commissioners Authorize Glen Echo Railroad to Cross Belt Line. The Commissioners this afternoon agreed to permit the Glen Echo Railroad Company to fy tracks across the Belt road near Chevy Chase Circle. In issuing this permit the Commissioners recognized themselves as without authority to take such action, but believed.that the intent of Congress to draw up the necessary authority has been plainly shown, and that the’fack of author- ity is due to accident and not intent on the Part of Congress or the executive. The many friends of Dr. N. 8. Lincoln will be pleased to learn that he is recover- ing from his late illness. His attending physician thinks that he will steamer mixed. 34% bid—receipts, 154,229 bushels; Dughebe, “ do. yell 3 bushels; stock, 1,220,604 Fee pataaels—evathorn white corn, STa3x; FINANCE AND TRADE Gould Shares Were the Feature on Today’s Stock Market, MANHATTAN GAINED SIX POINTS Sata Ee London Has Begun to Buy Ameri- can Securities Again. du weak, unchanged. steady, unchanged. Whisky unchanged sith as ra Government Bonds, Quotations reported by Corson & Macart- ney, benkers. 2 per cents, registered... 4 per cents, coupon of 190; red G per cents of 1808 6 per cents of 1899. — Grain and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st. members York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. GRAIN. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS - Syecial Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, September 10.—The declara- tion of St. Paul's extra dividend had a stimulating influence on the entire active | wheat—Dec aan eo list this morning, and brought a few new Ms: 9.” wt issues conspicuously to the front. Besides ae OS its local influence, the effect on the foreign 21% 21% investor is certain to be extremely benefi- a cfal in the near future. te ip The tardy realization of the fact that Sd prosperity has really taken ‘substantial sg High. shape in the United States will bring out ox oe an increased volume of foreign investment th eo buying. The low rates of interest and divi- 84 6.08 Gends abroad must sooner or later force {die funds Into a market where liberal re-] WILL FILE A DEMURRER turns are secure. The hostility of the foreign press toward American investments will shortly be forc- ed into ridicule, as it is no longer & secret that large shipments of stock to that side are being arranged. London bought a few stocks during the day in the open market, but the largest operators are sald to have been privately made. The certainty of several duplications of St. Paul’s example is relied upon to hold the market well up to its best record. The advance recorded in Rock Island during the day may be taken as conclusive evi- dence of a determined effort to place that stcck in the 4 per cent class. There is some opposition to this increase, however, but it Is doubtful if the arguments on that side will prevail. Burlington's earnings for the month of August, while not officially due until the end of the month, are said to show enor- mous gains. The action of the stock to- day, crossing St. Paul for a time, may be taken as a reflection of these future re- ports. New York Central was advanced to a ew high level under the influence of ex- tremely good buying, inspired by the re- cently published statement and assurances of_an increased grain tonnage. ‘The Gould shares were the new features of the market. Manhattan was advanced from 107 5-8 to 113 on the covering of short contracts, and the somewhat improbable rumors of consolidation with a surface line in no way needing such an ailiance. Western Union was in better demand as the result of increased receipts and en- couraging business prospects. Missour! Pacific reported an increase of $93,000 in earnings for the first week of the month, but failed to profit by the showing to the extent originally anticipated. The high-priced shares were again in good demand, Consolidated Gas advancing 9 per cent under confident buying. The coal shares were somewhat improved in tone, an advance in Jersey Centra] help- ing the entire list. Earnings in the group are not quite up to estimates, however, and substantial addition to the demand are essential to significant advances. The industrials were slightly higher than yesterday, but are still features of only secondary importarce. The character of the day's trading was fully equal to, if not better, than any of its predecessors, The same legitimate arguments for im- provement prevall, and there is almost no inducement to selling beyond the appear- ance of large profits. The final tone re- flected a degree of confidence not usual at the conclusion of an active week. ——_. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, Probable Action of the Government in Woods Injunction Suit. juperintendent of Mailr le to Prevent His Own Removal. It is more than probable that some time this afternoon District Attorney Davis, on behalf of the Postmaster General and First Assistant Postmaster General Perry S. Heath, will file a demurrer in the case instituted several days ago against those eficials by John G. Woods of Louisville, Ky., who seeks to have the department restrained from removing him from his Position as superintencent of mails in the Louisville post office, to which he was ap- pointed in 1893. It is understood that a demurrer has been prepared by Mr. Davis, who w in- structed by the Attorney General to con- duct the case for the Post Office Depari- ment, and this morning he visited the de- partment ofr the purpose of conferring with Postmaster General Gary in the mat- ter. Mr. Davis had not returned at a late hour this afternoon, and it was not post- tively known at his office whether a de- murrer will be filed or not. The Admissio If the demurrer is filed, and whether it will or will not be, will depend upon the district attorney's conference with the Postmaster General. It will admit the facts set forth in Mr. Woods’ bill of com- Plaint, it is said, and will then deny that he is entitled to the relief he seeks, through the petition that the Postmaster General and his first assistant and others be re- strained from in yy manner interfering with the petitioner's duties and rights as superintendent of mails, because, as Mr. Woods represents, his removal was in vio- lation of the civil service rules and regula- tions. It will then be for the court to decide whether the contention of the government is well taken, and if it is, the demurrer will be sustained, the effect of which will be to dismiss Mr. Woods’ bill of complaint and throw him out of court. A Farther Contention. It is not improbable that the government will contend that Mr. Woods, if he has any right of action at all, has no right to relief by injunction, as his swecessor has been appointed, in which event he might have, as some attorneys think, remedy by writ of mandamus, or by writ of pro- hibition. The cese will come before Justice Cox, in The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. thee Renee Dia ee the Equity Court, tomorrow morning, un- American Sugar....... 1843s 155% 153% 154| less a further postponement 4s asked for American Sugar, pfd... 119%; 120% 1193; 1204 | by one side or the other, and from the de- American Tobacco. - 98: Mi 88 98% | cision cf Justice Cox an appeal will He 40 American Cotton Of...) 20. peice trata: me ottap the Court of Appeals, and from Atchison -...--..---.. - 164 16% 16 16% | bunal to the United States Suprem. eee Tee ie is ing | t2 Which latter court, both sides state, (he s as... - ". "4 y Cascais Genteeen oe case will eventually go. ANCHOR LINE STEAMER DISABLED. Tewed About LONDON, September 10.—The Thingvalia Line steamer Island, Capt. Skjodt, from New York, August 28, for Copenhagen, passed Butt of Lewis, In the Hebrides, to- day. She reported that on the morning of September 5, in latitude 52.46 north, longi- tude 33.54 west, she met the Anchor Line steamer Circassia, Capt. Boothby, from New York, August 28, for Glasgow, dis- abled, and towed her for 100 miles east- ward, when, owing to the heavy sea on the following morning (last Monday) the tow line broke and could not be replaced. The Circassia made no communication, but it is presumed her shaft is broken. Tugs have been sent to her assistance. The dis- tance to the Irish coast from the point where the Island left the Circassia is about 730 miles. No Alarm Felt in New York. NEW YORK, September 10.—At the of- fices of the Anchor line advices were re- ceived today of the Circassia’s shaft break~ ing, and it was stated that the Furnessia, which sailed from Glasgow yesterday for New York, would be directed before she sails from Moville today to look out for the disabled liner. The City of Rome, which sails from New York tomorrow for Glas- gow, will have similar instructions. No anxiety is felt for the safety of the steamer. The cablegram to the agents here inti- mates that the passengers had an oppor- tenity to leave the Circassia when the Island was by her, but they decided to stay . The Circassia Chicago, R.1. & Pacific. fea | St. Paul, M.£0 \ashvilie. a Traction.. 124 Loudest each Washington Steck Exchange. cal—12 o'clock =m.—Washington 20 at 45; 10 at Pneumatic Gua a it 65 cents; 100 at 64 cents, Mergent », 10 at 123%; 10 at 123, of Colu Bonds. "20-year fund Se, 1% bid. 30-year fund 6s, stock 7s, 1901, — , Lt re 4 carri crew, making the number of souls on board 210. i} Elyala to Go to Rescue. GLASGOW, September 10.—The Anchor line are having the steamship Elysia,whicn ! ANE EPEPEF oe 3 H fi I H 1 3 £ Hl 3 if I F 5 i | i ? i ll | }