The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 16, 1897, Page 2

i BN o THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, lives, and will live, because what he did memorial. It expresses not only ths | wasforthe exaltation of man, enthrone- eratituts and reverence of the living, but | ment of conscience and the establisnment % a testimonial of affection and homage | of & Government which recognizes all the irom the dead. Comrades of Washington | governed. And so, too, will tae N;}t’lon projected this monument. Their love in- | live victorious over all obstacies, a iex;]- spired it. Their contributions helped to |ing to the immortal prineiples whicl build it. The past and present share its | Washington taught and Lincoln su:- leti n re generations will | tained.” : c?é'}’ii‘y“’“ :sns(ln):“‘ 5 | “The decorations throughout the city “To participate in tle dedication of | were lavish. The Presidential party fol- rentisa rare and precious | lowed the procession under the escort of Every monument to Washing- | the City Troop. It was tendered an ova- and tender sentiment connected with this such a mon privilege. ! L ton is a tribute to patriotism. Every | tion. After the ceremonies were over the statua and shaft to his memory helps to | President and party were driven to the inculcate the love for country, toencour- | traiu for Washington. The remainder of age loyalty and establish better citizen- | the distinguished guests attended the So- ship. God bless every undertaking which | ciety of tbe Cincinnati banquet at the revives patrictism and rebukes the indif- | Union Lzague to-night. ferent and lawless. A critical study of | When the movement for the monument Washington’s career only enbances our | was started in 1810 by the Bociety of the estimation of his vast and variea abilities. | Cincinnati that organization had not yet **As commander-in-chief of the Colonial armies from the beginning of the war to the proclamation of peace, as president of the convention which framed the consti- tution of the United States and the first ident of the United States under that scquired its pecutiar distinction as an or- ganization of patricts of opulence and leisure dedicated to the worship of their ancestry. They Were not unlike the legions which have grown outof the late Civil War, and Washington was as near constitution, Washington has the dis- | to them as Grant still is nesr to us. : tinction of differing from all other | They began with the purpose of raising illustrious Americans. No other name about $150,000, but the war of 1812, with bears or can bear such a relation to the | iis two vears of excitement and the bard Government. Not only by bis military | limes which followed, caused a temporary genius—his patience, sagacity, courage |suspension of the movement. More than and skill—was our National independeuce | seventy years ago some Philadelphians, won, but he helped in the largest measure | who were disposed to be faster and less todraft the chart by which the Nation | conservative than the Society of the Cin- was guided and be was the first chosen of | cinnati, bezan to raise complaints. When the people to put in motion the new gov- | Lafayette came to the city the absence of ernment. any monument of Washington was re- “His was not a boldness of martial dis- | garded as a matter of reproach. play or charm of captivating oratory, but In the outburst of patriotism atthat s calm and steady judgment won men’s | time a committee of citizens proceeded to cupportand commanded their confidence | raise a new fund, which was soon forgot- by appesaling to their best and noblest as- | ten, but which was revived 1n 1832 when pirations. And withal, Washineton was | the one hundr-dth anniversary of Wash- ever so modest that in 1o timeof his ca- | ington’s birch produced another revival of reer did be personaily seem intrusive. | patriotic memories. A great procession He was above temptation’s power. He | Wwasorgamzed in Lonor of this centen- ested crown. He would |nial; and in the division given up to trades was a cer drawn by seven horses and carrying the cornerstone which the stonecutters had prepared for the Wash- inglon monument. Again the pextyear there wasa great | parade and the cornerstone was laid in he center of Washington square within sight of the venerated Independence Hail. Year after yesr and decade aiter decade went by and the soil which was laid over the cornerstone was uot disturbed. Now and then there was somo talk of a ‘‘de- An interesting fact, and one which I love to recall, is that the only time Wash- ngton formally sddressed the constitu- tional convention during a!l its sessions over which he presided in this ci appealed for a larzer representatio the National House of Rep- 1 Thus was he ever keenly wetch- | ul of the rights of the people in whose hands was the destiny of our Government | en and now. *Most masterful were his military cam- but his civil administration com- inal fund of 1810 in the custody of tbe Cincinnati bed remained undis- turbed in ail these years. The cilizeny' mands equal admiration. His foresight | fund of 1824 and 1832 was also substan- was marvelous. His conception of the | tialiy intact in the care of Charles Chaun- philosopby of government, his insistence | ce¥. They had at the beginning asked the Cincinnati to unite their fund with on the necessity of education, morality tne Chauncey fund, but the request was d enlightened citizenship, to the prog- ress and permanence of the republic, can- t be contemplated even at this period without filling us with astonishment at the breadth of his comprehension and sweep of his vision. “His was no narrow view of govern- ment. The immediate present was not his sole concern, but our future good his | constant theme and study. He blazed | the path of liberty. He laid the founda- tion upon which we have grown from a | weak scattered colonial Government | to the United States, whose domain and power, as well as whose liberty and free- | dom have become the admiration of the world. Distance and time have not de- tracted from the fame and force of his achievements, or diminished the grandeur | of his life and work. Great deeds do not | stopin their growth, and those of Wash- ington will expand in their influence ia | all centuries to foliow. | “The bequest Wasbington has made to | civilization is rich beyond computation. The obligations under which he has | placed mankind are sacred and command- ing. The responsibility he has left for the American people to preserve and per- fect what he accomolished is exacting and solemn. Letus rejoice in every new evi- dence that the people realize what they enjoy, and cherish with affection the illustrious heroes of revolutionary stock, whose valor und sacrifices made us a Na- tion. They live in us, and their memory will help us to keep the covenant entered into for the maintenance of the freest Government cf the earth. “The Nztion and name of Washington are inseparable. One is linked indis- solubly witn the other. Both are glori- ous; both triumphant, Washington | denied. It was in 1858 that Jobu Sartain, together with Joseph R. Ingersoll, Joseph Harrison and others, entered into a move- ment for the consolidation of %tie two funds, but they met o much opposition tnatjthe projeciors abandoned it in disgust | The Society of the Cincinnati would meet once a vear and solemnly pass resolutions. At last, about fifteen years ago, they went into court and asked for the Chaun- cey fund. Alexander Purvis of the Phila- delphia Saving Society bad invested it so carefully that it amounted to $50,000. O. the other hand, there had been not less prudent husbandry of the Cincinnati fund, It had swollen to about $130,000. The union of these funds forms the treasury in which bas been accumulated the money for the payment of the monument now awaiting dedication at a costof more than ,000. Now, while the old cornerstoneis in its place, the Leautiful structure of to-day, entirely different from the ideas of those who originated the scheme eighty-six years ago, adorns the park. The monu- ment is the most magniticent and costly, with tbe single exception of the tall shaft at Washington, ever erected tothe mem- ory of the Father of His Country. The monument is 44 feet high. The equestrian fizure of Washington stands 20 feet above the pedestal, which is 17 by 30 feet, and rises from a platform 61 by 74 feet, reached by thirteen steps, symbolical of the thir- teen original States. The cosi of the monument was $250,000. The platform and pedestal are of green and pink Swed- ish granite, the pedestal being beautiiully polished, aund the siatue, figures, bas- reliefs and other ornaments are of bronze. ‘Washington is represented in colonial NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. SPECIA L. SALE BLACK DRESS G00DS FOR THIS WEEK! Commencing To-morrow, Monday, May 17th, we shall place on Special Sale 300 PIECES NOVELIY BLACK GOODS At the Following Extremely Low Prices: At §3.00 a Suit REE ces ALL-WOOL FRENCH JACQUARD SUIT- , all new designs, regular price $450 a suit. 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Each fountain is guarded on the sides by typi- cal American animals, the moose, buffato, dcer and bear, and on the front and back of the pedestal are two allegorical groups. That at tne front represents America seated, holding a cornucopia and a trident, and receiving the trophies of conquest from her victorious sons. Below the group there isan eagle supporting the arms of the United States. The group at the back is America rousing her sons to a sense of their slavery. Below are the arms of Pennsylvania. On the sides of the pedes- tal are two bas-reliefs, one representing 1he march of the American army and tbe other a westbound emigrant train. One side of the pedestal bears the inscription, “Sic semper tyrannis” ana “Per aspera ad astra,” and the other side, “Westward the star of empire takes its way.” Around the upper part of the pedestal are the words, “Erected by the State Society of the Cincinnati of Pennsylvania.” REMARKABLE MURDER TRIAL Close of One of the Most Interesting Cases in Okiahoma’s Hisiory— Conviction of Dr. Stuisman. WICHITA, Kaxs, May 15.—The Stuts- man maurder trial, justclosed at Oklahoma City, 0. T., in which the jury returned a verdict of guilty, sentencing the defend- antto a life term in the penitentiary, is one that attracted more atteation than any of the many murder cases that have burdened the criminal dockets of Okla- homa. In the trial of the case 180 witnesses were subpenaed, and the best legal talent of the Territory fought hard for a week for the slightest advantageous point towaxd a conviction or acquittal. Horace Speed of Guthrie, formerly United States District Attorney for Oklahoma, led the defense, assisted by H. B. Mitchell of Okla- homa City and W. F. Horn, formerly United States special agent for the In- terior Department. Judge Brown of Ok- lahoma City, probably the shrewdest criminal lawyer of the Territory, was the chief counsel for the prosecution, He was aided by Lon Chambers of Oklahoma City and County and Attorney Blackley of Pottowatomie County. The history of this famous case is this: On the night of July 11, 1896, Aaron Han- ing, a prosperous saloon-keeper of Keokuk Falis, was murdered in his saloon. He haa been shot through the head. When found the next morning he was still living, but died that afternoon without regaining consciousness. The docfors, in probing, found that the probe traveled from the poiut of the buliet’s entrance in two differ- ent directions. This was explained by the finding in the saloon of a long nail, par- tially stained with blood, which had evi- dently been used tocomplete the dastardly deed that the assassin’s bullet had leit in- complete. The murderer, as w. fters wards proved, had inserted the nail into the wound and stirred up the victim's brains to make sure ot his job. The most untiring of Keokuk Falls’ citizens in endeavoring to locate the mur- derer was Dr. Nicholas Stutsman. Through his efforts several arrests of men suspected of the crime were made, but each arrest lpxavsd wrong and the suspect was turned oose. Finally a farmer—Sam Bartell—who had had considerable experience with crime and criminals through long service as Deputy United States Marsbal, became interested in the case and soon developed clews jointing toward the guiit of Stuts- man hiwself. The evidence was purely circumstantial and weak at first, but each clew when followed to an end placed the crime of Haning's murder more surely at Stutsman’s door. At length all questions were settled by the statement of Stutsman’s wife that Stutsman haa confessed the killing to her and had also named as his accomplice S. Howard, who was then Incarcerated in :he Fort Smith (Ark.) United States Jail. In the meantime Mrs. Stutsman had left her husband. A meeting was arranged between How- ard and Mrs. Stutsman, and upon her telling him that her husband had told Ler all he confessed. Here was a moral certainty that Stutsman had killed Haning, but baiked by the rule of law that & wife cannot 1testify against her husband the confession was worth noth- ing. Noone was a witness to the killing, and the conviction, if secured, had to be on circumstantial evidence of a doubtful character. The horse’s tracks found leading from the saloon corresponded to the tracks of Howard’s horse. The tracks led south for a mile, then returned and disappeared at the home of Moneypenny, one of the men who had been arrested at the instance oi Stutsman, Stutsman went to bed late that night, but was up at daybreak next morn- ing and the fact was shown that he was invariably a late sleeper. Stutsman’s re- volver the day aiter the killing was found to have five corroded shells and oneempty shell. Later it was found that the empty shell waa replaced with a new one. Stnisman endeavored to bribe Mrs. Hosey and her son, at whose house Moneypénnv staved the night of the kill- ing until 4 o’clock in the morning, to swear that Moneypenny departed be- tween 1 and 2 0'clock. Stutsman was the first to discover the murdered Haning by entering the rear door of the saloon early the next morning. He was seen by a little girl to enter the saloon, and she swore that he remained there at least fil- teen minutes b:lore he returned and gave the alarm. The theory of the prosscution was that then was when the nail was pushed into Hening’ rain. Before the murder Stutsman had tried to induce a young man named Frecman to propose to Moneypeany to steal kis (Stutsman’s) horses the night of July 1; to let him (Stutsman) know the road to be taken. and that he would follow them, arrest { them, and that by the boy Freeman turn- | ing State’s evidence. he would, tu.rough | Stutsman’s influence, be turned loose and Moneypenny would be sent to the peni: tentiarv; Stuisman stating that he be- | lieved Moneypenny was a horsethief, and he wanted to catch him in the act. | Stutsman’s horses were in a barn, the | next door to Haning’s saioon. Freeman | refused the proposition. Had be scceptea and undertaken the act he and Money- | venny would have been hanged by Judee Lynch’s edict, and, justice apparently sat- istied, the real murderer would bave gone unscathed. The bullet found in Haning’s head was proved to fit Stutsman’s revolver; but this | proved nothing, as in Keokuk Falis and vicinity, being known as ‘“‘Oklahoma’s Hell Hole,” every one went armed, num- bers having cuns exactly similar to Stuts- man’s. The above, with a number of minor circumstances, was the prosecu- tion’s case. To complicate matters one of the prin- cipal witnesses for the Territory, Jap Henry, who had heard a portion of How- ard’s confession to Mrs, Stutsman, be- came the paramour of Mrs. Stutsman. | Mrs. Stutsman is a very beautiful woman and since leaving her husband has dritted to the bad. The affaire d’amour grew so public that the de'ense had no trouble in securing plenty of evidence of their con- duct, and _the prosecution’s objection to the introduction of evidence of the im- proper relations between Henry and Mrs. Stutsman was overruled. The attormey for the defense cited the | case of King \David. who coveted the wife of Uriah, showing Henry’sinterest in con- victing Stutsman. The defense was short, Stuisman not going on the stand, they relying on their severe cross-examination of the prosecution’s witnesses. The jury was out but a short time, returning a ver- diet of zuilty. Dr. Stutsman came to Oklahoma from Sedan, Kans., where he lived for ten or twelve years. He bas the reputation of being what is called a “bad man,” but a man who fights square. He has been shot “all to pieces” upon several occasions and has “killed his man,”’ in fact several of them. He is rather small, thin cheeked and lipped. He is an intelligent, well-in- formed person, and one Wity whom it is a pleasure to talk. He has many warm iriends and as many warm enemies. Many of the latter would have slept un- easily for years had he been acquitted. The officers had taken every precaution to prevent trouble in case of Stutsman’s acquittal, as there was an absolute cer- tainty of war between the Haning follow- ing and Stutsman and his friends. Howard is being tried for the same crime and tue chances are that he will be convicted, as the evidence of Mrs. Stuts- man, which was not admissible at her l)::nbnnd’a trial, will be introduced against m. SO LAWLESSNESS 1IN NEW MEXICO. Delegate Makes an Appeal to BSeoure Hegular Troops. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 15.—An. tonio Joseph, New Mexico’s Congressional Delegate, to-day informed lacting Secre- tary Meiklejohn of the War Department that lawless men are terrorizing people in the western part of the Territory. He re- quested the assistance of regular troops. Meiklejohu replied the War Depart- ment could not afford protection under the present situation and suggested that the Department of Justice be consulted to the proper method to secure assistance. prELoA Ty Pacific Coast Pensions. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 15.—Pen- sions to Pacific Coast velerans have been issued as follows: California: Original— John W. Tuck, Alameda; Nathan T. Ewan, Los Gatos. Increase—Francis Mc- Mahon, sSoldiers’” Home, Los Angeles; Edward B. Grifith, San Francisco. Original widows, etc.—Matilda T. Smith, Los Angeles. Washington: Restoration and supple- mental—James O. Russell, Batsop. In- crease—Charles H. Wedawood, Golden- dale. Original widows, etc,.—Melvina H. Shahan, Satsop. Must Put Aside Their Distinctive Garb. ALBANY, N. Y., May 15.—Superintend- ent Bkinner of the Staie Department of Public Instruction to-day handed down a decision requiring tie six Catholic Sis- ters acting as teachers in the Waterviiet public school 1o discontinue wearing dur- ing_school hours the distinctive garb of their religious sect, S Secretary Lomg Corrects @ Rumor. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 15.—Bec- retary Long to-night said there was no truth in the report that the flagship New York had been ordered to Key West. He said the vessel would be ordered to Boston in about two weeks, where she would take part in the celebration. Sy ZLunchron to Chan r_«n Ho:n. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 15.—Mr. and Mrs. John W. Foster gave a luncheon to-day in_honor of Chan Yen Hoon, the Chinese Embassader. Minister and Mrs. Romero and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Grant were in the company. i Fire Sustrians Buried in a Landslide. NEWOCASTLE, Pa, May 15.— Five Austrians were buried in a landslide caused by the Neweastle Traction Com- pany this morning. MAY 16, 1897. ATROCICUS CRIME AT DEADWOOD Prominent Lady Robbed and Murdered by a Negro. .lTwo Thousand Cltizens Sur- round the Prison to Lynch Him. The Mob Held Back by Thirty Guards, but a Conflict Is Imminent. DEADWOOD, 8. D., May 15.—Mrs. Emma Stone, wife of Colonel L. P. Stone and a prominent Black Hills woman, was murdered last night and all day a crowd of angry citizens have surrounded the jall, where the seli-confessed murderer, Charles Brown (colored), is confined for the purpose of lynching him. The authori- ties are determined 1o protect the pris- oner to the extent of their ability, but can do little. The mob seems to be only waiting the arrival of Colonel Stone from his ranch twenty miles north, He will arrive some time to-night, when the negro will be hanged. A conflict isim- minent, Mrs. Stone conducted the Keystone Res- taurant in Deadwood, and as it has always enjoyed a good patronage the daily re- ceipts were large. She slept in & room partitioned off the dining-room, and some time in the early morning hours entrance was effecied to it. She evidentiy had been awakened by the robber and made a short strugglewith him. It was short, indeed, for the weapon which he wielded—abutch- ers’ cleaver—proved|terribly effective. One biow was sufficient. She bad been struck in the right temple, and the blede made a wash frowm behind the right ear clearacross | her face, It proved instantly fatal. The crime was discovered early this morning by one of the servant girls, who | wontto awaken her. Suspicion at onee fell upon Charles Brown, a former cook of the esiablishment, a colored man, and he and a negro companion were arrested while trying to leave the country. Heat once confessed. The room had been ran- sacked from top to bottom and everything of value taken. He said he was robbing his victim, when she awoke, and he killed her to escape detection. As the Sheriff entered the town with Brown, the self-confessed murderer, he was met by 2 mob of a thousand angry citizens. Twenty-four Deputy Sh.riffs with drawn revolvers took him through the crowd to the jail. The mob now surround the jail, and all that is required is a leader. Angry mut- terings are heard on all sides. The mob at the to-night numbers 2000 and more are coming. No one knows what will happen before morning. Charles Brown is a cook, and formerly worked for the lady. He drove to town last night from aranch he owns near Crook City, and had supper at the restaurant about 8 o’clock. He seen in the restaurant this morning about 3 o’clock. There is every prospect of a conflict between the mob and she thirty guards at the jail. A CHEROKEE PHILANTHROPIST. W. 7. Whittaker, a Full-Blooded Indian, Seeks to Found a Homs for Orphan White Childran. WICHITA, Kivs, May 15 —W. T. Whittaker, a fuli-blooded Cherokee In- dian, whose benevolence has been shown in many charitatle enterprises, is the ginator of & project to establish an or- phans' home for white children i the town of Pryor Creek, L T. He has issued the following appeal: To the people of the Indian Territory and to all Ciristian peopic throughout the United Stales: There are over 800,000 non-cit.zens in tne Indian Territory, drifted in here from the | various States of the Union. Many parents bave died and left orphan chiidren without relative, home or proiection. Many of these children are growing up in ignorance. Tae Incians all have free scbools and orphan homes. The white children have none, the white man not having the advaniage that an Indian has. Being a Cherokee Indisn, myself and famly all inberit our land. Looking down into the fature, I can say what the United States citizen cannot say. My children in- herit their land and the burden is not left on me 1o lay up woney and trouble myseif in looking after & home for them, giving me more time to look after the interesis of the poor. T have always felt that this was my calling. Therefore I sct apart eighty acres of my land 10 be used for the support of an orphans’ home and have resolved to uppeal to all my brothe ersin theA. O, U. W., F. A. ana W. 0. W.. | secret orders of which T am & member, and 10 | churches and Sunday-schools throughout the United States for 1 10 10 ceuts each to aid me in the erection of an orphans’ home Dear the town of Pryor Creek, L T. This home and school will be under strict religious influences and non-sectarian, for boys and girls. Iwant the names and address of all persons having orphan children in their charge in the Indian Territory, Respectfully, afriend to the orphan. W. T. WHITTAKER. Mr. Whittaker is indorsed by the Pryor Creek conegregation of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, by his A. Q. U. W. lodge and other organizations and in- dividuals. S —— KING USCAR’'S JUBILEE. Opening of the Great Scandinarian Ex- position at StockRolm, STOCKHOLM, Swepey, May 15.—The great Scandinavian Exposition in_honor of King Oscar’s twenty-five-year jubilee as the ruler of Sweden and Norway was formally opened to-day with imposing ceremonies, participated in by King Oscar and the court and delegations from allthe municipalities of the nation. Ail the European Governments sent| That Tired Feeling At this season is a signal of danger. It is conclusive evidence of impure, impover- ished blood, which may lead to serious illness. Purify, enrich and vitalize your blood at once with Hood’s Sarsaparilla and be well and strong. This medicine will cure that tired feeling and give you vigor and vitality. Sarsa- Hood’s parilla Is the best—in fact the One True Blood Purifier. Insist upon HOOD'S; take no substitute. Hood’s Pills {Find, Paseanacd Ely’s Cream Balm leanses the Nasal Pas u“.”'nl'-y-" Patn and Infla: 3 Besto: the Senses of Taste and Smell. Heals the Sores. Apply Balm 1ato each nostril ROS,68 Warren st,N.Y | Burbanks and Lieutenant M. E. Saville of | special representatives. The exercises ere preceded by a grand procession. The city is gayly decorated, and great en- thnsiasm prevails. % The United States is represented in the artaepartment of the exposition. There is an independent exposition of the pro- ducts and manufaciures of the United States, in which nearly 3000 firms or in- dividual exhibitors are represented. The exposition is located in the famou- Djur- garden, which is to Stockholm what the Bois de Boulogne is to Paris. The structures include industrial, fish- ery, art and machinery hall, a museum, army and navy building, a city pavilion, 4 spacious and ornate pavilion for the press, a representation of the Swedish capital in 1520 and several foreign build- ings. Tne exposition will be visited by a large delegation of Swedish-Americans next month, and wil! last unsil October. rakdaine oo A THRIFTY INDIAN AGENT. UKITED OF BUNCER HILL MORUMET, Romantic and Startling Climax of a Unique Elopement. Pursued to the Top of the Tall Shaft by the Bride’s Angry Father. Captain Baldwin Accused of Various Shady Transactions Among the Red Men of Oklahoma. WICHITA, Kaxs, May 15.—Secretary Bliss has detailed another inspector to in- But the Panting Old Gentleman Is Teased and Tortured Until He Finally Consents, vestigate indian Agent Baldwin of Ana- darko, O. T., and some startling develop- ments may be lonked for in spite of Gen- eral Miles' efforts to even up everything. The report submitted by the last in- spector states that Captain Baldwin paid more for cattle to be given the Indians than the same grades were selling for at the time, anda charges that in all sorts of deals wherein Indian money was involved | be was uniformly careless, to the detri- ment of the Indian fund. The pointis made that the agent has never madea financial transaction in favor of the In- dians. The report contains evidence to the ef- fect that the agent went into a schema to condemn a good $10,000 school building and wanted to erect a §75,000 building, the new one to be so locatea thatit would | conform to the ideas of Captain Baldwin and Captain Hugh J. Scott of Fort Sill. ! Financial designs are atiributed to Cap- | tain Baldwin in this connection, more so, | in fact, than a desire to supply the intel- lectual demands of the Indian youth. It is also shown in the rcport that Captain Baldwin evaded the payment of a personal Eldament ol $186, secured against him at i Reno, by cla.ming that certain prop- erty attached belonged to the Govern-| ment, when in fact it belonged to him and | was liable for levy. The evidence of Captain Crayton 8. | the Tenth Infantry, stationed at Fort Sill, | is given in the report, to the effect tnat Captain Baldwin lor a long period of time was unfit for any duty by reason of liberal indulgence in strong drink. A few pages of the report is devoted to the lease question in!the Kiowa, Co- manche, Apache and Wichita reserva- tions. The effect of this has been to in- duce the secretary not to lease the Wich- ita reservation, but to open the same to BOSTON, Mass., May 15.—Way up in the top of Bunker Hill Monument to-day was enacted the startling climax of the most unique elopement here. Judson Bawkis and Rebecca Wilson, a patriotic young couple from Cape Cod, came to town clandestinely this morning and sought out a justice of the peace of their acquaintance and repaired to their novel wedding-place. It was a wearisome task which the wedding party bad to perform 10 reach their goal, for there 1s no elevalor in the big stone shaft and they bad to climb up the hundreds of s.eps of the winding staircase. Iicost them a quarter each admission fee, too. After resting from their ex- ertions the knot was tied. Nosoon r bad this been done n there came a rude in- terraption to their happiness in the shape of no less a personage thau Squire Wilson, the father of the bride, who came puffing up the stairs, red in the face from indig- nation and 1he cffecis of the stair-climb- ing. He had tracked the elopers, but did not sueceed in arriving upon the sceunein time to prevent the marriege, agal which he had set bis foot. At Lrst th was consternation in the hearfsof M and Mrs. Hawkins, but Judson was struck with a bright idea. Taking advantage of the exhaustion of the fat old gentleman, who could hardly speak after climbing so many stairs, be jumped upon him, tripped bim up and sat upon him. Then, aided by bis newiy won bride, who held his hands, he tormented and tortured the old gentleman, until, in despair, that worthy was compelled o give his conzent in or. der to escape, for Bunker Hill monument is a lonely place, few caring to brave tbe mountain of stairs, and there was no one within hearing to respond to his cries for belp. Squire Wilson is a wealthy land- owner and the bride is his heiress. settlement. —_— SEVENTY-SEVENTH BIRTHDAY. Florence Nightengale Receives a Shower of Congratulations. LONDON, Exc., May 15.—Congratula. tions are being showered to-day upon Florence Nightingaie, the famous nurse | of the Crimean war, upon the occasion of her seventy-seventh birthday. An autoe eraph letter from Queen Victoria was de- livered by special messenger at an early hour. Flowers in abundance were also sent by the pubils of the Nurses’ Training and Employment Institution, which Miss Nightingale founded with the purse of $250,000 subscribed by a grateful country after the Crimean campaign in honor of the “lady with the lamp.” Miss Nightin- gale has been in delicate health for several years, but she devotes the greater part of her time to the interest of nursing institu- tions and to the writing of pampblets con- cerning the care of the sick and injured. NICOLINI DANGEROUSLY 1LL, Telegrams Sent to Patti, His Wife, Who Is on the Continent, LONDON, Exa., May 15.—Nicolini, the husband of Adelina Patti, the famous singer, is dangerously ill. His health has been very poor for some time, but vester- day his condition suddenly became so serious that telegrams were sent to his wife, who was on the Continent. She started for home to-day and will travel by syeciai train to es. Nicolini was at o{le time a singer of con- siderable abuity. 2 was born;in Tours, France, in 1834 He was singng wiih Patti at the time of her divorce irom her first husband, Marquis de Canx, and sub- sequently married her. His r name is | Ernest Nicolas. o ' NEW TO-DAY. “AT SLOANE'S” ANNUAL (LEARANG SALET . CARPETS, RUGS, LACE CURTAINS, DRAPERY GOODS. We offer without reserve our entire stock of Saxony Axminsters and Best Grade Moquettes, Sewed, laid and lined at 95¢ per yard. Mottled Moquettes and Axminsters, Sewed, laid and lined at 80c¢ per yard. | Royal Wilton Pile Velvets, the highest grade manufactured, Sewed, laid and lined at $ 1,25 per yard. Standard Grade Wilton Pile Velvets, Sewed, laid and lined at 97:c per yard. Immense Line of Tapestry Brussels, Sewed, laid and lined at 65¢ per yard. The above prices are an absolute reduction of from S Ppexr cent to 881/ per cent. RUG DEPARTMENT. 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