Evening Star Newspaper, November 15, 1897, Page 2

2 LATE NEWS BY WIRE| MR. SOVEREIGN’S AMBITION —— ed Particulars of the Wreck of the Rutherglen. THROWN ON BEAM ENDS BY CARGO Her Crew Rescued bya Norwegian Bark. A STEAMER’S NEGLECT eget QUEENSTOWN, Ireland, November 1 Particulars have just teen received of the wreck of thé steamer Rutherglen, Captain English, from New York. October 26, for Plymouth, which, as cabled exclusively to the Associated Press Saturday afternoon last, foundered when 330 miles west of the Fastnet. Her crew was picked up by the Ncrwegian back. Hermanos and reached Crook Haven, twenty-one miles from Skib- bereen, Saturday. The Rutherglen, it is added. after leav- ing New York, encountered a series of gales, which raised mountainous seas. The steamer labored so heavily that her cargo shifted, but the crew were able to right her for a time until she was throw: her beam ends, her cargo shifted to steady her. were sometimes submerg: —- went from bad to worse until Tues- ¥- The steamer was filling with water when she was sighted by the Hermanos, which Vessel immediately headed toward her. It was decided to abandon the Ruther- glen and Capt. English tried to lower away a life boat. Two of the boats were smashed against the steamer's side and washed away before any success attended his ef- forts. The third life boat succeeded in getting away from the steamer, but was stove in and sank just as it ran alongside the bark. The struggling men were hauled on board the Hermanos and were subsequently land- ed at Crook Haven, from which place they were forwarded to this city. The boats of the Hermanos made five trips before all the members of the Ruth- erglen’s crew were rescued. Some idea of the difficulty of this task may be gathered from the fact that it took nine hours to rescue all the crew of the British steamer. a latter numbered twenty-eight men in all. Captain English reports that on the Wed- nesday after leaving New York an east- beund Hamburg steamer. with a green, white and green funnel, was asked io take off the crew ef the Kutherglen, but refused even te stop. The Hermanos was outward bound to Martinique, but she was obliged to put into Crook Haven, in order to land the ship- wrecked crew. a GERMAN FORCES LANDED. China to Be Forced to Make Repara- mn. November 15 COLOGN the Cologne Gazett the German —A dispatch to irom Berlin says that nes belonging to the . Off the coast of and m: r D cru ia, have made a landing in ferce at chan b the nearest port to Yen- C1 » in the southern part of the Ch > pre -e ef Shan-Tun, where the Ger- man missionaries were recently murdered, ew of forcing the government ina to completely satisfy the demands ermany. with of C eee WAS KETCHAWS WIFE. Mrs. Wellace’s Claim Brings Out Her Romentic History. CHICAGO, vember The claim of Mrs. Mabel Estell Wallace, at who: en Indiana avenue John B. Ketcham died i that | she is the widow of ‘the | has brought to light her } According to Mrs. Wal- uy which she became romantic history. lzce, the ceremony the thira Mrs. Ketcham was performed in Milwaukee September 24 by a Methodist ter. The latter's name she does not mber, but says he be easily found ms to Mr. ‘3 estate of h and her cl: etel is the widow of James R. Walkup, aer mayor of Emporia, Kan., end wealthy. When he died, in 1885, under sc mewhat ange circumstances, _ his uthful bride was arrested and tried for dering him, but she was freed. She ried him when she was only although he was almost was a widow at evoid unpleasant the name of Wall: ame to Chicago after she had spent fifteen considerable money traveling in Europe, and purchased the residence at avenue, which she furnished s Of late she had been seen several times driving in company with Mr. Ketch- am, whose divorce from th cond Mrs. the Toledo soci s nm a few month lece, or cham, declares that the certifi- cate of he arriage to the deceased, as well as his last will and testament, leav- ing all his e to her, is locked up in » deposit vault down town. “John de mether or “But his brother to visit him before he died. John buried in my lot in Rose Hill ceme- where I expect to lie beside him when ime comes.” STTLED OUT OF - A. Van Valkenburg, Attempted Bribery. COURT. Case Against Charged W wita conspiring to bribe Representative- elect Webster C. Weiss of Northampton county to v for John Wanamaker for rte States senetor as against State Penrese, has been settled out of The case has been ¢: several trial, but was postponed from ime. Today was finally - counsel for both sides for the tri to 1, but when court convened this merning it Was announced th itle- ment had been made. The case promised tc be a sensational one. Mr. namaker and Thomas Dol had both been subpo a Charges the Warden With Murder. on by DENVER, Col, November 15.—Rev. My- ron ped, Temple, has created something of a sensation while the kiliing of the Ute Indians by that he intends to Wilcox and his deputies are tried for murder. He also Genounced the preachers who have remained silent in the matter. ee that War- —— Mrs. Beckwith ins Her Husband. CHICAGO, November 15.—Mrs. Jessie Lincoln Beckwith, daughter of ex-Secre- tary Robert T. Lincoln, left Chicago last night to join her husband at Mount Pleas- ant, Iowa. Her marriage to Warren W. Beckwith at Milwaukee recently created a sensation, and it had been rumored that her fatker would insist on the separation of the young couple, but no apparent effort was made to prevent her departure. ——_— A Chicago Pioneer Dead. CHICAGO, November 15.—Homer N. Hib- bard, ene of the wealthiest of Chicago pio- neers, died at his home here Saturday night of Bright's disease. He was seventy- three years of age. ——— The Yellow Fever Record. NEW ORLEANS, November 15.—There Were sever. new cases of yellow fever and one death reported at the board of health up to 1 o'clock today. MOBILE, Ala., November 15.—No deaths from yellow fever today. New cases—Leah Smith, Heary Jones (colored) and Bruce Said to Be Aiming at the Presidency of the United States, Alleged Reason for Resigning—Story Not Generally Credited at Louisville. LOUISVILLE, Ky., November 15.—The Ccurier-Journal this morning, under the caption, “Sovereign's Vaulting Ambition,” rays: The great secret is out at last. Mr. J. R. Sovereign, the retiring general master workman of the Krights of Labor, resigned Bis position in order that he might push his candidacy for President of the United States in 1900. It was exclusively mentioned in yester- @ay morning's Courier-Journal that Mr. Sovereign would be assigned to the posi- tion of “field worker.” Being free now from the responsibilities of general master workman, and having none of the former difficulties to contend with, Mr. Sovereign has a clear way before him, and the delegates to the general as- sembly openly acknowledged last night that Mr. Severeign is an avowed candidate for the presidency of the United States when Mr. McKinley’s term expires, and the movement of making him “field worker” is the initial step of the general assembly of the Knights of Labor to launch Mr. Sovereign's boom. While it is said that Mr. Sovereign an1 W. J. Bryan are on the friendliest terms, the supporters of Mr. Sovereign say he will make every effort to land the prize which Mr. Bryan seeks to secure. He spends all his spare time disseminating his views and the general agitation of the principles which the Knights of Labor advocate. LOUISVILLE, Ky., November 15.—The morning session of the general assembly of the Knights of Labor was devoted to a discussion of the report of the committee on emigration. It was the prevailing sen- timent that some vigorous steps should be taken to restrict immigration. and statis- tics were presented showing that nearly ten million foreign laborers had come to this country during the last twenty-three years, all of which, it was claimed, work- ed a hardship on the American working- men. The report that Past General Grand Mas- ter Sovereign had stepped down and out because he desired to fix his fences for thé presidency on a labor reform ticket in 1900 was vigorously denied on all sides. “Mr. Sovereign has no such idea,” said one of his closest advisers this morning, “‘and there is absolutely no truth in it. If the presidency was offered to him, I suppose he would ac- cept it, as almost any other man would do, and the Knights of Labor would glory in him, but he has no designs on ihe presi- dential chair. His resignation was solely for the purpose of giving him more time and a broader and wider field in which to work for the upbuilding and strengthening of the cause in which he is so vitally in- terested.” —_—>—_—- MURDEROUS FROM DESPAIR. A Boston Consumptive Shot by His Wife, Who Attempts Suicide. BOSTON, Mass., November McLaughlin and bis wife, Mai found in an unconscious condition in their home in South Bostcn this morning. Both had been shot and both, it is thought, will die. ‘The man was revived by the physicians who weve summoned, and in a short time was aole to talk. He informed the policé that wife had shot him while he was asleep, and that she afterward attempted to kill herself. x McLaughlin, who is in the advanced a stage of consumption, had been ordered to the hospital today. The police believe wife, driven to d ation, de- that hi: cided to end both of their lives. They had ed in abject destitution, and there only a single piece of bread in thefr room: Two months ago their child died, at the ege of two weeks, and the event seemed to weigh heavily on the woman's mind. Two weeks ago she asked her husband to buy a revolver for her, as she wisaed one with which to protect herself after he had gene to the hospital, as at that time it was expected he would be compelled to £0 oon. McLaughlin bought the revo} which was the one used in this morning’s shooting. McLaughlin is about thirty years of and his wife is twenty-six. They had been married only about a year. of Denver Smith's Wife. CINCINNATI, Ohio, November 15.—A special to the Commercial Tribune from Brazil, Ind., says the wife of “Denver” Ed. Smith committed suicide there in her room by taking strychnine. She was thirty-five years old. No cause was assigned. The only writing she left was a note to her little son, very affectionately begging him to grow up 4 good man. Shot Down in a Potato Field. FAIRBURN, Ga., November 15.—Henry ‘Turner, wife and sister were coming to Fairburn. While crossing a small potato ‘field leading to the main road, less than half a mile from their home, they were shot down. At what hour the murder was committed no one knows. Captain Yarborough’s bloodnounds were placed upon the trail, but all pursuit has been futile. Shot His Sister by Mistake. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., November 15. Ceci! Robison, fourteen years old, shot and instantly killed his seventeen-year-old sis- ter, Mattie, last night, at the Robison home on Jefterson avenue. The shooting was ac- cidental. Young Robison pointed the re- volver in the face of his sister, not know- ing that it was loaded. When he pulled the trigger the weapon discharged a bullet Into the girl's head. Young Robison was locked up, but was released when it was established that the shooting was an acci- dent. Killed by a Policeman. SHELBYVILLE, Ky., November 15.— Willis B. Campbell was shot and killed by Policeman Oscar Duncan. Campbell was an ex-policeman and very dangerous when drinking. He was intoxicated and boister- ous, and the officer asked him to keep qui He pulled his pistol and snapped it at the officer's face, when the latter shot him through the heart. Shot Instead of a Deer. TRON MOUNTAIN, Mich., November 15. —Fred Pawling, twenty-six years old, man- ager of Wright Bros. extensive cedar busi- ness, was shot dead yesterday four miles from Channing. He was mistaken for a deer by an old hunter named Walmsley and shot in the back, thé ball passing through his heart. This makes the fifth fatality in this section since the deer season opened, a week ago. Suicide of a Stage-Struck Girl. SYRACUSE, N. Y., November 15.—Kath- erine Steadman, who committed suicide in New York last evening, is the daughter of Peter Kelson of this city and the wife of William J. Steadman, a driver in the employ of the American Express Company. She was married to Steadman, who was then janitor of the Wieting Opera House, about seven ycars ago. She became stage struck, and after several attempts to ob- tain positions in companies which played in this city, she left her husband and went to New York city. Her father says he knows but little of her life in New York. —__ All Have Acquisced, The order of the Commissioners requiring the closing of all disreputable houses on 18th street goes into effect today. Thirty days ago the order was issued and it was the intention of some of the women, own- ers of the property they occupied, to resist the order, but the police report they have abandoned that intention. Most of the keepers of the have left the street and moved elsewhcre in the same neighbor- hood. Those who have not moved, it was stated this afternoon, will not attempt to continue the business which they have so long carried on. —— Government Receipts. __ National bank notes received today for redemption, $387,040. Government receipts —From internal revenue, 3 customs, eg <oRHE EVENING, SA) MONDAY, NOVEMBER ie jens PAGES. A DASHING CHARGE} ..{THIEF'S RICH BOOTY Bet its ape Se en: CAPITAL TRACTION BOARD. + ‘ — % PrelimingFies. for. the Installation New Electric System. MARTIAL LAW ESTABLISHED : E Workmen-are engaged today in laying a Deoree Issued by President Moracs of Highlanders’ Daring Bush Across 8 | or oder renner oot oF rcibaat Secures Money and Jewels Valued at Brasil. _ Det Valley Set pe eS About $2,500, ginning the installation of the underground No Oficial Information Herc, but the electric system on this and the Pennsylva- VICTORIA CROSS FOR THE. PIPER nia avenum ape of the Capital, Traction LOLABURKE THE UNFORTORATELOSER Report is Credited in Diplo- matic Circles, The contractor, Mr. Saxton, expects to go right ahead with the work, and the first tl Rejersexee. will be the digging of a tren tween the two tracks, where the feed wire gucts will be laid. It is stated!@hkat the cast iron pipes which will contain the feed wires have been re- ceived in_thia city in sufficient quantities somtoens the steady prosecution of the | WOMAN’S SIORY OF AFFAIR It is un Detectives Confident They Will Soon Make Arrest, Most Thrilling Incident of the War in the East. A dispatch to the London Times from Rio Janeiro says that President Moraes has issued a decree establishing. martial law for @ period of thirty days. The evidence of a political conspiracy in connection with the recent attempt to assassinate the president }is increasing. The city, however, is quiet, and public opinion supports the course of the executive. The prefect of police has resigned. The police prohibit the gathering of people in the streets. All things consid- ered, the situation is improving. No official information has been received bere confirmatory of the report cabled from Rio Janeiro via “London to the effect that President Moraes has issued a decree declaring martial law for a period of thirty cays. Nevertheless the report “is credited in diplomatic circles. If there was evi- dence of the existence of a political con- spiracy in conriectién with the recent at- tempt on the life of the president of the Braziliag republic, as the cable states, a suspension of civil rights, it_is pointed out, Would be necessary to accomplish the ar- Test of any members of the house of dele- gates or the senate wno might be impli- cated in. the conspiracy. The constitution of Brazil gives the members of congress immunity from arrest during the sessions, €xcept by the direction of the branch of the legislature of which they may be mem- ters. To procure stch an order of arrest from congress wold be a long process, and, in addition, inflame popular excite- ment by the precipitation of bitter and acrimonious debate. This being the case, if there was reason- able ground for the belief that any of the radical menbers of Congress were involved in the conspiracy, the only way in which they could be summarily dealt with would be to declare martial law. This would not only place in the hands of the government the weapons necessary to bring the con- spirators to justice, but the very assump- tion of this exceptional authority would, in itself, tend to crush the conspiracy and ‘allay the e>citement. That the conspiracy is directly traceable to the existing politi- cal divisions in Brazil, it is said, is further evidenced by the reported resignation of the prefect of police, who is a prominent radical. The political excitement in Brazil dates back to last May, when the republicans in both brenches of congress split into two factions. Previous to that time there had been practically but one party in Brazil, known as the federal republicans. The cld monarchists, or reactionists, were not formidable and made no _preten- sions to the dignity of a party. The line of cleavage in the republican party sep.- rated the radicals from the conservatives. The foriner, who are known as the Jacob- ins, but also cling to the name of federal republicans, desired to exclude all the old monarchists from any participation in the government. Their slogan was “The re- public for republicens.” ee The conservativ. DISLODGED THE TRIBESMEN lerstood to be the policy of the company to-hasten-the work with all rea- sonable dispatch. It is also said, as stated in The Star, that if-the ldth street line can be completed before the rest of the road is equipped with the new system, it will be possible to Rave the cars running by the underground electric power by leasing the current from-agme’ other corporation. LU AN CONFERENCE. LONDON, November 15.—The newspa- | pers of this city have received graphic de- tails by mail of the recapture of Dargai ridge on the Afghan frontier by the Gor- on Highlanders October 20, during which that regiment exhibited remarkable dash and courage. ; After the fighting Monday, October 18, between the column of British troops com- manded by Geteral Sir Yeatman Biggs and the tribesmen from Chagru‘on the Samana range, the British retired upon Shinware, and the enemy, greatly: reinforced, reoccu- pied Dargai ridge, which commands Cha- gru. “This capture and the eventual re- treat from Dargai ridge has been pro- nounced by some to be a military error, but on the other hand it has been defended on the ground of the extreme difficulty expe- rienced in transporting supplies through such a mountainous country. On Wednesday, October 20, General Biggs sent the 2d division to dislodge the tribes- men from the Dargai ridge. The position was a very strong one, the enemy occupy- ing the summit of a precipitous hill. The top of this hill could be reached only by a single path, along which the attacking force, at first consisting of a Ghurka regi- ment, the Derbyshire regiment and the Dorchestershire regiment, was obliged to climb in Indian Sle, while three batteries of artillery shelled the sangars or breastwork entrenchments of the hill men. Dargai ridge, from the direction of the assault, it is now more fully explained, presents a frontage of about a mile, the left end of which is sheer réck for 20 yards. In spite of the difficulty of the as- cent, the movements of the British troops were fairly well covered, except in the case of the low dip or small valley, from 100 to 150 yards wide, about half way up the ridge. This dip was exposed to the direct fire from the summit of the cliffs. Across the Death Valley. As the Ghurkas, supported by the Derby- shires and Dorsetshires, reached this fire zone the top of the cliffs burst out into flame, for a thousand tribesmen had re- served the fire of their rifles until that moment. Though decimated, the little mountaineers (Ghurkas) struggled across the dip and reached the shelter of a few rocks, where they lay down under cover for a moment or so in order to recover their breath. Then, led by their officers, they made a rush for the cover of the cliffside. But the others could not follow and the enemy, with true military instinct, re- served their fit Though the remainder of the Ghurkas, the Derbyshires and the Dorsetshires appeared on the fringe of the dip, yet to step into the fire zone was to court death. But the Dorsetshires again tried to advance to the support of the Ghurkas, and thirteen men struggled into the open space, cnly to drop before the far side haven was reached. Already the little dip wes strewn with corpses, and so bloodthirsty were the enemy that a wound- ed man had but to move a limb to become the target for a dczen marksmen. ifany a man struggled to his knees or to lis feet. only to be struck down again, and many sacrificed their own lives while try- ing to save their comrades. It was in reality ‘‘a passage of death.” Then reluctantly the senior officer helio- graphed down to the main bedy of the British troops that the passage could not be made. Highlanders to the Front. At this juncture Gen. Kempster ordered’ the Gordon Highlanders to the front. The time had arrived for desperate acy tion, for it was then 4 o’clock in the after- noon, and the dead end wounded were lying thick on every side. Over 100 men bad already fallen, and the enemy were shouting their defiance and waving thetr battle flags or standards and beating their drums, confident of the impregnabHity of their position and certain of their success. But the Gordon Highlanders had yet to be reckoned with. Rapidly forming his men, and after his now historic speech, “Men of the Gordon Highlanders: Our general says that position must be taken at all costs. The Gordon Highlanders will take it,” Col Mathias, the commander vf the Highlanders, dashed out at the head of his gallant regiment and in a moment they were across, carrying every one with them in their onrush, storming tke ridge with a resolution that was resistless and beating down all opposition. When Colonel Mathias gave the order to advance he and his officers leaped into the open, and the pipers of the Highlanders followed, striking up “Cock of the North,” and with a shout the leading company of kilted men was into the fire zone. A stream of lead swept over, through and past them, bullets churning up the dust, which half hid the rushing bodies. The Piper in the Lead. Piper Findlater, blowing his loudest and best, was among the first to show the way across that deadly strip of ground, and, when, after traversing but a few yards, he was laid low by a shot through both legs, he managed to prop himself up against a boulder, and continued with un- abated energy to play “Cock of the North,” animating his comrades by the familiar, stirring music of his beloved pipes. But the fire of the enemy was most dead- ly; the leading line melted away, and it seemed that the Gordon Highlanders would be annihilated. More men, however, sprang into the passage, and the leaders strug- gied across to the cover. There then was a lull, and, as one paper remarks, “one had time to see how cruel had been the slaughter.” Then with a secend cheer the mixed troops, Highlanders, Dorsetshires, Ghurkas, Derbyshires and Sikhs, streamed across, and the enemy, seeing the barrier had been swept away, left their loopholes and rock barricades and fled precipitately down the reverse slopes, without waiting for the line of cold steel which was then nearly on the crest of the ridge. Se Piper Findlater hes bean recommended for the Victoria cross: yy j..3; Captain Robinson of, the ‘Ghiirkas also acted with the greatest gallantry. After leading his men across, the, fone to the cover and finding the, forge.there insuffi- clent, he returned over..,, death trap.| alone, and was mortally, wounded while A woman known as Lula Burke, who lives at No. 214 11th street northwest, not quite two squares south of Pennsylvania avenue, complained to the police about noon today that she had been robbed of money and. jewelry to the extent of $2,520, of which amount $1,920. was-in cash. Sat- : urday afterhoon’she drew the money from President « Burke | Condemns : PETA Ott ay Face Be Christian Endeavor Societies. a Safe deposit edinpany f6¥ the purpose of The ache crenceiof-the Maryland taking up a note this morning. The money synod, whictete counwoucd of the Lutheran {8%€ had wrapped in a paper bag, and had churches. tn-=Washington “and Baltimore, | Put. it in’her wardrobe for safe keeping met’ this morning“in: the: Church of Our} UP this;mornirig. ‘Ip thé Wardrobe be- Redeemer. -President I. .C. Butke eecuoied | ide the money she. put her jewel-bag, in the -chair ard made an address: -In! the} Which she .bad,-foyr wings and a pair of course of hin-venacks he made a bitter at.|#2mond cuff buttons. These rings were tack on'the Christian Endeavor ‘movement, | TOU $550. The Arraratneramhied pares on his rience in hts own church : Hanssen society, he said, haa|*°creted himself in the house late last 200 memhere-threetourths of whom con-|™ht. She aleo thinks that the thief sidered that if they attended the Christian | C/mbed out of the window of the bath room Endeav ting Sunday it was as much| women in the house theapht thas dena ee aes canes sh caemn foe that eyentne: women in the house thought they detected the odor of chloroform, and they are of He further said there were 1,000 members| the opinion that the drug was used by the of his Sunday school, all of them of great burglar. help in his church. It was about 3:30 o'clock in the morning This, however, he asserted, could not] w; hen the woman went to her room and be said of the members of the Christian | retired. She felt beneath her pillow and Endeavor Soctety, and he declared that] found her pocket book and a revolver he despised the movement for everything} there. Her keys were there also,. among except the name. them being the one which fitted the ward- Rev. Dr. George W. Miller, also of Bal-| robe. timore, replied briefly to Mr. Burke and said he did not think the Christian En- deavorers deseryed such censure as the latter had given them. After the transaction of routine busi- ness, Rev. Dr. Dunbar read s paper en- titled, “Has the Ministerium the Right to Order to the Gospel Ministry Without the | the Part of one of the women, and made a Action of the Synod.” remark about it. She returned to bed for Sessions will be held this afternoon and] ancther nap. She complained of being un- evening. usually sleepy, and when she was told of the chloroform odor she suspected the drug had been used to keep her asleep. An hour later the womar again got out of bed,when Continuation of Testimony in Case of | SH¢ noticed the chamois jewel bag on the Alleged: False“ Pretenses: floor near the door. The trial of Robert J. McLean, at one} heart had ceased to beat. time a prominent local lumber dealer,| “I’ve been robbed,” she-screamed, and, charged with’ false pretenses, was contin-| hurrying from the bed, she picked up the jewel bag, only to find it empty. The ward- Ce neday pefore Chief Justice Bingham in| rohe door was open, although she knew she had locked i a an When the trial was adjourned last Thurs- | examination revealed that her Has as day Mr. Joh’ H: Howlett, the prosecuting | gone. witness, was’én the stand, and today he Police Notified. concluded his. testimony, which was to the | Complaint was made to the first precinct, effect that the defendant, in the summer of | and Policeman Schuyler was sent to the 1895, obtained seueral hundred Gollars from | house to make an investigation. Later, De- im and bjs wife by selling D - | tectives Weedon and Helan made a careful sory eT ied oe ee eee “cman of the premises. ‘They also Wash. Nailor, Wim, E. Keyes, A. J. Demoz- | learned from the women in the house the names and personal characteristics of some Wash Nallor followed Mr. Howlett | of the men who nave frequented the house er tendmabees feed notee sseTioe! Monee. ay during recent days. Since the opening of him. Mr. INailor also said that the defend. | the race season at Benning, said the Burke ant would;heve had no occasion for forg- | Woman, many suspicious-looking men have ing his indorsement, as-he would have in.| Visited her house, and come of. them she dorsed for him,shaving often done that for | Knew were here in conagotion with the him. f aces.” z . The examination of witnesses continued | _The@-woman has a pair of diamond ear- until shortly sbetore 3 o'cloak, when the Amare ema oe akout pide Te court adjourned;until tomorrow morning... |'She thinks. the robber was after them. etiourpeds a "S| Last night she had these earrings in her ears, so that it was almost impossibie for them to have been stolen. It is said one of the women had been asked by a male visitor to tell him where Miss Burke kept her jewelry. The man: who asked the question was a stranger to her, and the woman grew sus- picious. the Found Shutters Open. This morning, when Miss Burke was awakened, she went to the bath room and found the window shutters open. This she believed was the result of carelessness on —_— THE McLEAN TRIAL, For an instant, she said, she thought her on the other hand (and they were in the majority in both houses of congress), believed in conciliat- ing the old monarchists, and, under the leadership of President Moraes, announced the policy of a republic for all Brazilians. The two wings of the republican party also opposed each other on the financial question, although the proclaimed purpose of each was to establish a retrenchment reliey which would balance the expendi- tures and receipts of the republic. Last month the two parties nominated their_respective candidates for president ard vice president, who are to be chosen at the general elections next March. There was naturally much excitement, which was intensified by the stirring debates in con- gress, which was in session. These -le- bates were occasionally of a very personal character, and were marked by sensational attacks on the Jeaders of the respe>tive sides. Campos Salles, governor of one of the Brazilian states, was nominated for presi- dent by the conservative republicans, and Lauro Sodre, senator from Para, by the radical republicans. By the constitution of Erazil, the president is ineligible for re- election, so that the failure to renominate President Moraes in no wise involved dis- satisfaction with his administration. 2-——__—__—— What Terraline Is. In regard to terraline, the remedy for the cure of those complaints and diseases which have their seat in the throat and lungs, it is stated that crude petroleum, treated in a special manner, is the base of the preparation. It is claimed that ter- raline is a vast improvement gained over cod liver oil, as it is free from the nauseat- ing odor and flavor of those preparations, and is easily assimilated. The medicine has received the approbation of many well- known physicians, and is said to be all that is claimed for it in every way. ——— Sanitary Inspector Carson Resigns. Because of continued ill health Perry Carson today tendered his resignation to the Con missioners. For some time he has been engaged ag sanitary inspector, but the outdoor life was too severe and he was forced to give up. This morning, after en absence of nearly two months, Perry called upon Commissioner Wight and tendered bis resigration. It was imme- diately accepted, and in his place his son, William P. Carson, was appointed. —>.—. Fell in a Fit. Laura Burk, colored, forty-two years old, had a fit while walking near 3d and K streets southwest about noon today. She fell to the pavement with such force that her head was frightfully bruised and cut. The fourth precinct patrol wagon was sent for, and she was removed to the Emergency Hospital for treatment. ———— Baltimore Markets. a as FINE CARD AT BENNING. nines Another Gpod, Attendance at the Race _ hgoy,2:Meeting. i Fine weajher and a good card were re- sponsible for another good attendance -at the Benning, track. this afternoon, the eighth day of the second fall meeting of the Washington Jockey Club. The track was again heavy. and slow, in, consequence of the heayy rain yesterday and last night. | Speculation, as usual, was heavy. aa ‘Thereis no truth in the report that the Opinion of the Police. Just When the robbery was committed is not known, but it is believed by the cfficers that it was done while the proprietress was on ‘the upper floor between 2:30 and 3:30 o'clock talking with her companions. mecting will Glose earlier than’the adver- | \ Detectives Weeden and Helan are, confi- Saad ante Bolacay due QUEL dent that they will eventually capture the se nee ys tee robber. They. are satisfied that he did not Thomas Cat was scratched in the first | enter through the bath room window, al- race, Gaspard and Dutchess Annette in | though he may possibly have made his exit the second, W. J. P. and Sue Kittle in the | through this opening. This afternoon they third, Judge Wardell and Isen in the | are endeavoring to find some of the sus- fourth, Hugh Penny in the §fth and Rus- pected parties. . ‘ay Fox (sims), 1 Cl Plantali Seas =ag ee Sly Fox (Sims), 1 to 4 and out; Plantain is = = (Jackson), 5 to 1 to 2; Long Acre (Maher), THE ICE-BOUND WHALERS. 15 and 3; Aurum (O'Connor), 4 and 3 to 5 and Black Dude (Garrigan), 20 and 4, started in the first race, six ane one-haif furlongs. Sly Fox won easily by a length; Aurum, second, and Long Acre, third. Time, Gevernment Reindeer to Be Used for Their Relief. Secretary Gage kas requested the Secre- tary of the Interior to instruct the Alaskan Foue officials to gather about 600 head of rein- Second race, fiye and one-half furlongs—| deer from the government herds for the The Cad (Hewitt), 20 and 5, first; Beekman | use of the expedition for the relief of the (Songer), even and out, second; Ella Daly | ice-bound whalers in the arctic. It is ex- (O'Connor), Gard 2, third. Time, 1124-5. | pected that the Bear, which is now at Tomorrow's Entrica. Seattle, will be ready to sail in about ten First race, three-year-olds and up, five | Gays, and within twenty days thereafter and a half furlongs—Continental, Gov. |it is expected that she will have reached Sheehan, 115; Male Prince, 112; Bastion, |scme point on Norton's sound where a Bessie E., Wampum, The Manxman, 107; | large party will be engaged for the 6W Maud Adams, Vinita, Red Spider, Geo. P. | miles overland trip to Point Barrow. Ketcham, 110; Spot, 104; X-Ray, 102; Athy The herd of reindeer, which will be killed Squan, 99. g for food, if needed, will be driven overland, Second race, two-year-olds, maidens, fil- | and it is the confident expectation of Capt. lies and geldings, three-quarters of a mile— | Shoemaker, chief of the revenue cutter Pink Chambray, Crayon, Palmy Days, | service, and Capt, Hooper, who-is in com- Princess India, Duchess Annette, Deal, | mand of the Bering sea patrol fleet, that Gun Metal, Charagrace, 110. the herd will reach Point Barrow and the ‘Third race, s@lling, one mile—Beau Ideal, | imprisoned whalers before the middle of 114; Lansdale, 107; Marshall, 106; Timour, | February. Summer Sea, “103; Waterman, Abingdon, The eight vessels now ice-bound have a Eleanor Mc., James Monroe, 9; L. B., | combined complement of 265 men. It is Break O'Day, Cotivention, 95; Mount Wash- | believed that the relief expedition - will ington, Detective, 94; Mohawk Prince, Her | reach the ice-bound fleet in ample time to Own, 91. prevent suffering from want of food. Hourih ace two Tear Oils, six_and, ane ———— half furlongs—Mont D'Or, Gala Y, * THE . Senator McCarren, Brentwood, Hairpin, aactctele ere 105; Bardella, Lady Ashley, Isen, 102; Mrs. Reeves, Refide, Pink Chambray, 97. Fifth race, three-year-olds and up, one mile—Volley, 118; Albert 8., King T., 116; Premier, 126; Sallie Cliquot, 113; Kinniki- , ‘Bannock, Blue Devit Stray Step, Knight of the Garter, 108, No Change im Its Status in This City. Col. Heywood, commander of the Marine Corps, had a conference with Assistant Secretary Rcosevelt at the Navy Depart- ment, this afternoon in regard to the af- ire "Qf tlie Marine’ Band.” It ‘was’ after-| St. . "d.eficially announced that there wouid Cubans Will-Not Accept Spain’s Offer-} ¥¢nechange in the affairs of the band and fi = Autonomy, : 6 ene ae i Sere to con- General Gomez, commanding the Cuban | Unt’. t& act as formerly, le Navy De- insurgents. itJe sald. haa writien a Ietter'| Prtwet hever intended, it was stated, to di 8, shels: sales, heat sas: easy—spot, month ‘ovember or December, none; 700, ushels—southern wheat by samp! do. on grade, S2yesT —_—>—— GEN. GOMEZ’S LETTER. ré with its business in this city and steam to Liverpool leading the secor.d rush¢of Ghurkas t fo she Bee Ep ar ening. the Leber ee alts Rigid err ie re peo pe ey eg ee ed fs “4 's to sup- | declaration fredivently made by him in pub-.| has lec! s.tfiat the band shall not for re per fer, .a4s. November, port the first body of that regiment. Ushed interfiews, that the Cubans will not | be alléWed to lehve the city to accept en- | $57isd.ngs.Od. | December. ego —__.—_—__. For Cancellation of Taxes. gagements which might interfere with large bands in other cities. It is expected e offer of autonomy and steady—fancy creamery, 3 acept the Sp imitstion, 16a17; do. ladle, 13214; ood ladle, will be satisfied with nothing short of inde- gal Eggs firm—fresh, 21: 3 Store packed, 1. Chere eady—faney New York, large, that Prof. Zimmerman, the new leader of | Cheese st 10: John A. Sweeney filed a bill in equity late | Pendence. a letter was received it | the band, will assume his duties as such in | medium, 104a10%; do. small, 10\uali. Whisky— this afternoon, naming the District of Co-| Wovld havéeno@Mcial recognizance, inas- | 5 few days $1.25a§1.26 Jer, kallon for finished ia car lumbia 2s defendant. The’ court is asked rg ent bes npicetations , Peper octane emer las to require the District to cancel certain taxes and issessments entered against the plaintiff on its books. c ——-__ Mast Pay Alimony. In the divorce proceedings instituted De- cember 15, 1896, by Beresford L.*Osborn against Jessie C. Osborn, Judge Cox this The Durrant Case. On motion of Assistant Attorney General Government Bonds. morning the.spegial counsel having charge of the prosecution, of the highway exten- Durrant murder case. No representative it was in court when the motion argu Mi was made, and the court, after a hurried bi, “that seein be int consultation on the bench, announced, “verdict of the jury in the | through Chief Justice Fuller, that the man- ‘before proceeding. This was | date should issue forthwith. Mr. Anderson end this will settle the matter and rate of $40 per month during th of the suit. . ey —_——_. Condition More Favorable. Mr. John W. Thompson has entered upon the fifth week of his sickness under condi- FINANCE AND TRADE pina eee Btanding Aside and Waiting, DULLNESS IN STOCK DEALING ——_+-___- Shares Affected by Advices From Washington. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS > ‘Special Dispatch to Toe Evening Star. NEW YORK, November 15.—Opening prices this morning were, in many in- stances, a shade under last week's closing parity and subsequently receded under cov- er of extreme dullness. London was tndif- ferent to the course of local prices, and , has turned attention once more to the east- ern situation, from which, sooner or late; financial disturbance may come. Conditions throughout the eastern colonies are not 1m- mediately threatening, but the public mind is undoubtedly working itself into a state of unpleasant expectancy. Foreign cables consequently Teflect the opinion that, « with new enthusiasm im the local mark+ it is doubtful if London would become buyer on any considerable scale. The apathy throughout the day has only been equaled during holiday periods, Wut it is entirely in line with earlier predic- ticns as to the nature of the market, once liquidation ceased. ‘The professional ele- ment has made its turn in the short ac- count, and is now confronted with a mar- ket a trifle too low to sell and th condi- tions too complex to warrant purchases. To stand out and ait developments is only natural, and this, for today at least, is the policy of the larger traders. Weshington advices again anrounced the postponement of the Nebraska freight rate Supreme Court decision, and this for a time invited som» selling around the room, Burlington losing 1 per cent in the process. Frem the same center came assurances of the Treasury Department's failure to find sufficient law to compel the coliection of a countervailing duty on Dutch sugar. The stock of the American company sold down 2 per cent as the result of a growing conviction that today’s telegrams describe an actual condition. Grave questions of international law and treaty rights are in- volved in the pending decision and shrewd lawyers have all along emphasized the ne- cessity of delicate handling to avoid viol: tion of these mutual obligati Tt has been evident for some weeks also that the American company’s own legal household has hinted at the difficulttes in the way of perfecting the monopoly through the medi- um of a countervailing duty. The seiling of the stock during the last fortnight has been the most conspicuous a feature of the entire market, and, as the volume of the business indicates, it was not for the accounts of amateurs. Tod as usual, the entire market was forced a sympathetic movement with sugar. the latter property only rallied on c¢ the undertone of the general market was consequently heavy and substantial de- clines were only prevented by lack of busi- ness. Consolidated Gas declined characteris- tically for a net less of 7 per cent, but the balance of the list was not influenced there- by. People’s Gas was favorably comment- ed upon hy brokers, and predictions that it would sell at par ex-dividend were made by a leading interest, but even thes? ert sanguine assurances failed to attract any censiderable new buying. Earnings, money and all outside €evelopments, are favorable, but there is no one to bu: sional circles. The securities outside of profes- cemand is not likely to r Congress has outlined Some cf the speculati feates identified with the midsaminer sre occasiorally noticed among the buyers of Missouri Pacific, Chesapeake and Ohio and kinared issves, but there is as yet something conspicuously half hearted in their efforts. necessary ees FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the cpening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- forted by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 8) Broadway. Open. High. Low. Cicse, American Spirits... American Spirits, pfa. American Sugar... / American Sugar, pfd.. American Tobacco. American Cotton Oil Atchison .... Baltimore & Omi0. Bay State Gas. Canada Southern...) Canada Pacific. esapeake & Ohio. C.,C.C. & St. Lous. Chicago, B. & Q. Chicago& Nortnwestern. © M.& St. Paul. pid. Chicago, R.I. & Pacifie Chicago, St. Paul, Consolidated Gas. Del. Lack & W .. Delaware & Hudson. Den. & iio Grande, pi Generai Ziect Mhnols Centrai Lake Shore... Louisville & Nashwiiie. Metropolitan ‘Traction Manhattan Elevated. Michigan Central. Missouri Pacitic. National Lead Co. National veaa Vo.. pid. New Jersey Centrai.. New York Centrat Northern Pacitic.. Northern Pacitte, pfd. Ont. & Western. Pacitic Mant..... 2 Phila. & keading. Pulunan P. ©. Co. Sonthern Ky., pa. ila. Traction ... ‘Texas Pacitic. ions “4 12 o'clock 5Si4: 10 at —Capl Bs: 30 a Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund 5s, 101 bid. 30-year fund Gs, gold, 110 bid. Water stock 7s, 1901, currency, 110 bid) Water stock Earrency. AAA bid. 3.654, funding, currency. bid, 115 asked. . ome ~<Metropolitan Railroad 5s, Metropolitan Railroad conv. Htan Railroad cer can Seeurity and Trust 5s, » 100 bid. American Security and Trust 5s, A. and 0., 100 bid. Wa Ast 6s, 116 bid. Washington . Gs, 110 bid. Wastiington Market Company ext ‘and De aukrd. Metropolitan, {20' bid, 132° ck, = wanted Blectrig Light Stocks. —W Gas, 46 47% asked. Gas, assed. & Si sccttic Light, Hoa’ ha tat = 38 33 bid. is asked. National Caton,