Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-30
KILOGRAMS TO THI STAR
Esspea .. Cnriss.ns. Eve.

cago, called at the four courts yesterday morn
ing and asked the aid OF the police 10 find his
daughter Rosa He said that Rosa is only "a
years old. but that she ZEN in love with a young
man named v. T. Cannon, aged Is. and that
on Christmas eve Miss Rosa very coolly made
had stored away. and meeting her lover At an
appointed place they started for the dep,n and
TO Tsses s
dence as 70 the authority OF the young lady to
dinner al the hotel and passed the night there.
took In the sights during saturday morning,
ana S,aroay evening len ,or hanss s ally ne
got wind OF the route taken by the lovers, and
telegraphed 10 Kansas City 20 have them ar
gram was received last night from the kansas
City chief of police. and the fond fatner started
afser hts hayward daughter on the inst train.
An Oregon wild Man.
A MISSING HUNTER FOUND IN THE NOUN
TAINs NAKED AND COVERED WITH HAIR.
PORTLAND, ORE, Dec 3o-Great excitement
Oregon. over the wel-authenticated report that
q veritable wild man has been discovered in
that region. About tour years ago q man named
John McEntire. OF Lebanon. white out hunting
teriously and no definite trace OF him has ever
been found. A few days ago James Fitzgerald
man m the
Entire entirely destitute OF clothing. He had
grown as hairy a. = grizzly. and was perfectly
when he was first seen, and the hunters APP
preached within . few yards before he saw
being organized at Lebanon TO search for and
capture, N possible, this Wild man. several
other citizens assert that they have also re-
Gently seen the strange looking man.
Bound That He Would Die.
DAVENPORT, To-, Dec. 30.-wiiliam Paehal.
man, aged hfty-two years, committed suicide
har I'm a Aaen MOI "a
q box he adjusted q rope, cut the veins OF his
wrists with q razor, and then kicked away the
S SGx. Inc boy Prssen.ed gh1ss.y sigh. when
tracted spree and committed the deed while in
hit OF dependency.
MRS. WALK p's slanderer Abseeada.
New ORLEANS, Dec 30-Ms. Minnie Wal.
lace Walkup says she has just received a letter
from her guardian. Mr.. Jay, ut Emporia. Kan,
announcing that Ed. Gutekunst, the fellow who
had fled under tear OF prosecution Tor libel and
perjury, which had been intended. Young
Gated in the same scandal, viii not be PROSE
cuted, as his fathers family were very kind TO
Minnie when she was In prison. and IL is
claims on her late husbands estate.
No Unclaimed Millions An England.
AMERICANS BEGUILED INTO BELIEVING THAT
THEY ARE HEIRS TO VAST ESTATES
A paper on the subject OF unclaimed estates
I'm England, prepared under the direction Of
Minister Lowell by Mr.. Henry White, one OF
the American secretaries OF legation has been
sent by the President TO Congress with other
state papers. "There seems to be no 6oubt'
Mr.. White says, shat many are led to believe
themselves heirs TO vast estates I'm Great
Britain by designing persons on both sides of
the ocean," Mr.. White describes the results OF
inquiries relating to the clemens estate" 10
which there were many American claimants,
showing that the property went TO the
heirs At law long before American claim
ants were heard OF, and that the
latter never had the shadow OF q title similar
to this case are the Hedges estate" the "Brad-
ford estate" the "Hyde estate" the Horne
estate" and many others which are described as
among "the ordinary myths by which many
OF our countrymen have been beguilcd." With
regard to large sums supposed 60 he awaiting
American claimants In the Bank OF England,
Mr.. White quotes nom . letter written by the
chief accountant Of that institution as follows:
There are no large amounts OF unclaimed
stock or dividends standing In our books.
Speaking generally, without having made an
exhaustive research, which would involve some
considerable labor, there are very few amounts
OF 81 900. and probably none that exceed this
sum by more than f1OO or GOO. II will doubt
less cause some surprise and disappointment TO
such as these 70 be Informed that the whole
amount OF money In the custody OF the court Of
chancery at the present time Il about Eta, OO0,-
600, of which fs3 600 900 belong TO owners
who are known, leaving about q, OOO, 900 only
OF unclaimed or dormant funds"