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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-25
A Robbery by Mask ed Men,

MARYLAND FARMERS WIFE ASSAULTED AND
HIS HOUSE ROBBED.
Last Saturday Mr.. Kline, an aged farmer, re-
siding near Benevola, Washington county, Md,
left his home to visit his son, living near
Breathedville, with whom he intended to take
the train the next morning for Washington
Grove Camp. Mrs. Kline, who is also advanced
in years. remained at home, and about mid
night she was awakened by the noise of some
one walking in the room, and by the dim light
OF a candle she distinguished two masked men
Attempting to rise from the bed, she was
struck ON the head with q sand bag, and, by
accident, the candle was extingushed. Upon
the candle being relighted, Mrs. Kline was con.
frOnted by the men, with drawn revolvers in
their hands, who demanded what money was
in the house. She directed the robbers to where
S24O in cash was concealed, taking which they
quickly left the premises. Mrs. Kline failed to
recognize the thieves, but the impression is that
they reside in the neighborhood, and knew of
the absence of Mr. Kline and the existence of
the money in the house. Mrs. Kline, although
con iderably Frustrated by the occurrence. is
gradually recovering her usual strength Yes
terday afternoon the police arrested Edward
Ludwig, Hiram Kline, George Kline, his son,
OF Hagerstown; Harry Hill, who claims to be
from Philadelphia, and a stranger who refused
to give his name on the charge OF having as
saulted and robbed Mrs. Kline Upon being
searched $121 was found ON Hill, $50 on Lud-
wig and smaller sums on the rest. The pris-
OnerS were committed to iail for a hearing
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virginia Politics.

A PROPOSED ANTI-MAHONE CONVENTION, ETC.
A Richmond dispatch to the Baltimore Sun
states that "a call has been issued by we'll
known anti-Mahone colored men of this state
for a convention to meet at Lynchburg Sep
TENDER 80 to consider the political situation in
Virginia. It is understood that the object of
this movement is to place an anti-Mahone re-
publican ticket in the field. The signers of the
call for this convention have been active in
Virginia politics for several years past. Some
of the white and colOred republican leaders are
openly and boldly opposing the Malone ticket.
Ihey insist that candidates should be nOmi-
mated by this element who can be conscien-
tiously supported by all who entertain similar
views.
Cen w. c. Wickhan, one of the most promi-
nent republicans in Virginia, has announced
his determination to support Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee for the gOvernorship.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lees first engagement in the
Virginia campaign is on the 31st, in Accomac.
southwest Virginia. emphatically denies the re.
port that he had espoused Mahoneism.
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A Curious VIII.
A CONTEST FOR POSSESSION OF
CHILD.


A CHILD.
The will Of the late Hugh r. Stockman was
filed to-day. He bequeaths his estate to his
parents and their survivors to use the income
until such time as they or either Of them OBJ
tain control of his daughter, Lucille, and then
to hold 1t In trust for her. In case his parents
die before they obtain control Of the daughter
the estate Is to be distributed between his
all lawful means to secure the custody and con.
troll of Lucille, and to convert all the estate If
necessary, for that purpose. 1t is his desire
that when Lucille attains the age Of discretion
and learns how untustly was treated by Frank
and Marietta Shaw, and how, by willful perjury
and subornation of perjury, they managed to
hold her from my custody without color of
right, that she will voluntarily come and live
with my said father and mother" The testator,
the eldest son of A. II. Stockman and Anna
Bella StOckman, died on Sunday mo:ning at
his parents residence, corner of 9th and
streets northwest, from whence the funeral
took place this afternoon. He was a young man
who for several years past had filled the posi-
ton OF special examiner in the Pension Office.
Some years ago he married a young lady OF
Michigan, by whom he had one child-the
daughter alluded to- His wife died while on q
visit to her parents, and they claimed the GUS
tody of the child, over whom there has been
considerable legal controversy between them
and the deceased, he having petitioned the
courts In Michigan for its custody, and the case
Is now 1t is safd pending in the court OF appeals
of Michigan
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The Vireinia C,oIo.o., p.,.,.,

The Virginia COlOred Baptfsts.
THE CONVENTION IN MANAssAs-AN INSTANCE
SHOWING THE SPIRIT OF PROGRESS.
Correspondence OF THE EVENING STAR
MANASSAS VA, August o. 1885.
This village has been filled for several days
with coiored citizens attending the annual ses-
sion of the colored Baptist association of vir.
ginia. They come in ON excursion trains. They
ride In on every kind of quadruped and in
every Imaginable conveyance While all is
jollity and good humor outside among the
stands, booths and tents, the deliberations of
characterized by a Difference to parIiamentaTy
law that would honor any assembly of their
white brethren.
The address Of the Rev. Mr. Taylor, of Rich
mond, secretary of the board OF foreign Ilis-
sions of the colored Baptist church, was excel
lent, and informed his audience that they had
Africa. They proposed to raise tour thousand
dollars for foreign missions this year.
Ihat these coored men are making progress
aged brother, who spoke as follows: .Brethren:
Don't none OF yo' get off that old toolishness to
yo' congregations bout not KNOWN what yer
poolpit. 1 tell yo', breth'rin, we must sweat
and pray-yes, and study, too, before we can
find acceptable words to tell the story of the
tian darkness with the shackels OF slavery on
our limbs. and were compelled to work in the
corneid an DAY, why the Lord maybe gave us a
ment In our mouths on Sunday. But il a
preacher nowadays tells yo' that when he
opens his mouth the Lord fills it, yo just tell
him that in this day of public schools, colleges
and newspapers the Lord has done stopped
doing that thing, and if he wants his mouth
filled with anythin' but wind he must wrastle,
and pray and study for f1ttin words and ideas.
I telf yo', bretherin, the congregations have got
beyond these rattlin old wind-mills that 20
about grinding over stale and musty old coan
and calling it strong meat, straight from de
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rroo, wall Street To-day.

NEW YORK. August 25.-The stock market
was quiet az tie opening, but generally u to
IA per cent lower than il closed last evening,
although NY. Central showed gain of "A and
Lake Shore Is. while Northern Pacific preferred
Was down IL. Decided weakness deve-
oped in the early dealing, and before 1890
Omaha common had declined Ply and North.
western Ia. The declines Tor the rest OF the
list amounted TO Il to q. per cent The decline
was checked, but the market remained more or
less heavy during most OF the hour, finally set
Ting down. however, to prices which at eleven
o'clock are a little above the lowest OF the
morning AZ eleven O'Clock the market is quiet
and steady. Total sales first hour, $4,000
shares,
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CEMENT FOR SPAIN.
The Chautar,uua University.
THE GOOD WORK IT Is DOING IN ALL PARTS Oh
THB. WORLD.

THH. WORLD.
CHAUTAUoUA, N.Y. August 25.-The rains OF
Sunday and Monday have raised the water in
the lake over two feet. At q meeting OF the
Chautauqua university trustees all the depart
mentS of the assembly and university were for
mally constituted dep artments of the ChautSu-
qua university. The school Of theology as
four hundred and SiNt y-nine resident students,
not one of whom is alb. to take a regular course
at a seminary. The &C 'llege of liberal arts has
one hundred and sixty students. The branches
are those pun sued at ale, Harvard and other
colleges and universiti es. The art school, which
is about two months O. Id, already has twelve
hundred students. Tn town and county cluD,
about three months Did, has seven hundred
students. One thousar ID students of the Chau-
tauqua literary and sci entific circle, who had
completed the four ears course of readings,
were graduated this year, and one hundred
thousand in the United States, Canada, Great
Britain, the continent, India, China, Japan,
South Africa and other parts of the world a he
now reading the requiI ed books for 1856.
Most of the teaching n the University is dome
by correspondence. With aid from local instruc
tors Degrees are given only TO those who coIl-
pete regular college q purse in eight or sixtee
years. Mr.. George +. Vincent graduate l,f
Yale and a son of DIR. John Ii. Vincent, chance l.
lor of the Chautauqua L University, has been a, -
pointed by the trustees director OF the Chautli
qua press, located in Boston, and Will give his
time to the investigation OF various methods OF
collegiate and university instruction and of
Prof. Alfred n. Wheeler, of Yale, lectured on
James 1. this morning and William Noble, of
London, England, spoke at IL O'Clock on Con
science and Appetite" Rev. DR. w. G. Harp, of
the Baptist University at Chicago, lecturtsd In
the Temple this morning On Jonah"
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Attempted Lynching I'm Iowa.
MoBs TRYING TO GET A RAvIsHER FROM OFF,
GERS OF THE LAW.

Sioux CITY, August 25-Fred. Ward a farm
laborer, was lodged in Jail here last night
charged with outraging Mrs. j. l.. McGlasher,
of Otto, forty miles east OF this city, Sunday AZ
ternoon. Ward got drunk I'm 0to rode to No
Glasher's sawmill and, finding Mrs. McCilasher
crime. He was found by an officer in a saloon
playing pool. Ward made a show OF fight,
mounted his horse and rode of. Another off,
Ger chased him three miles and captured him.
As the officer was leaving Otto with the prisoner
about 100 men came with a rope To hang Ward.
but on the officer showing revolvers the crowd
allowed him To start with the man. Another
crowd collected at a lonesome spot, a mile from
Otto, to take the prisoner from the officer bus
another road was taken and Ward was brought
here In safety,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-25

YOUNG CREOLE WIFE CHARGED WITH POISON
ING HER HUSBAND.
There is continued excitement in Emporia,
Kan, caused by the sudden death of Hon. j, r.
Walkup, president of the city council and act
ing mayor, who died ut his residence last Sat-
urday evening of what the doctors call arseni-
cal poisoning. His wife, a beautiful young lady
of 1S years, is in charge of the sheriff on sus-
p1cion of having administered strychnine to
him last Friday and arsenic during the week.
MAJ MADE wnhs AK was 49
lace, prepossessing girl of Creole extraction,
on his visit last tall at the New Orleans EXPOSE
well known in that city. Walkup became in.
fatuated and persuaded her to marry him, the
ceremony taking place in Covington, KY, July
~. On their arrival at Emporia the newly
married people were given public reception
by the city council and officials, and the mar
disparity Of ages and the Brides e beauty. Mr. Mr.
Walkup laviShed every attention on his wife
and She appeared to fully reciprocate his afec-
1t was discovered that Mrs. Walkup had
bought strychnine ON the Thursday before her
nuspands first attack and arsenic on Monday
toms, led TO the conclusion that she hed
poisoned him while serving as his nurse. The
alieged object of the crime was to realize on his
property and his life insurance, in all worth
from $4,000 to $4,000.
coroner Frost impaneled q jury and held q
Post-mortem examination Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Walkup freely admitted the purchase Of
the poison, saying she got the strychnine to put
IN mixture TO take stains out of her clothing
present at the inquest and expressed every
evidence OF affection and emotion at the re-
cltals OF the death-bed scene. She alleges her
ent!re innocence. The corOner's jury met again
yesterday, and without hearing any testimony
OF importance adjourned again until to-day.
church took place yesterday afternoon, with an
immense attendance, filling the church and
aoJacent streets, many people coming from the
surrounding country. Mrs. Walkup retained
ner easy, cool, selfpossessed bearing, and con-
mn I'M 10 assert her entire Innocence. She did
not atten0 the funeral at the church, Us her
ment. -
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A MAN AWAKENED AT NIGHT BY THIEVES AND
SHOT TO DEATH

MAN AWAKENED AT NIGHT BY THIEVES AND
SHOT TO DEATH.
The village OF Duncansville, five miles frem
Hollidaysburg, Pa, was thrown into consider.
able excitement over q daring robbery commit
ted ten days ago. which Saturday night resulted
In tragedy. On "Wednesday night, August IL.
two burglars, after breaking into several houses
In Newry, an adjoining village, and securing
two gold watches and q large sum of money
entered the residence of George Cough who
worked In the Duncansvile rolling mills and
who on that day received his month q paw BY
means OF q ladder the burglars climbed into
Coughs bedroom, where a light was dimly
burning. In rummaging through the bureaus,
the villains happened to make a slight noise
Clough awoke and saw one man I'm the room
and the other at the window. He sat up In bed
and prepared TO grapple with the FIRST Intruder,
who said:
"Lie still or I'll shoot your
Clough, being but half awake, scarcely recoe-
nixed bis peril, and was In the act of Jumping
out when the burglar leveled q revolver at him
and fred, the ball penetrating Coughs chest
ana passing through the abdomen. The bur
glars then escaped without arousing the neigh
borhOod. The wounded man fingered until late
on Friday night, His funeral took place to-
day.. "A heavy reward is offered for the appre-
hension Of the murderer and his accom- fice.
One OF the men is described as being i've feet
nine inches high, nom thirty % thirty-nve
years old, with sandy hair, smooth fQce and
neckled hands; the other Is fat, smooth faced,
fve feet SIX inches high. and twenty 0ve years
old.
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CHICAGO, August 25.-Nice President Hem
bricks and wife are i'm the city and will remain
until tomorrow, when they will return To In.
dianapolis. Mr.. Hendricks will visit the stock
yards to-day, his escort being Congressman
Frank LAWYER, whom he met at Waukesha.
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Severe storms I'm New England.

BOSTON. MASS, August 25. - Very heavy
thunder storm, accompanied by gale, pre-
vailed throughout New England last night. II
was exceedingly severe in Boston and the vi
cinity, md in the suburbs many houses and
other buildings were damaged by lightning.
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VICKsBURG, MISS, August 25.-The officers
of the Famous Dry Goods company, whose
store was burned i'm the disastrous fire OF April
p, have brought suit in the circuit court for
500, 800, the amount of policies issued by the
following insurance companies: Factors and
Traders, of New Orleans; Phoenix, OF Brooklyn;
New Orleans Insurance association; Phoenix,
of Hartford; Queen, Of LIVERPOOL; Georgia
Home; Home, OF New York: Germania, OF New
York; Western, of Toronto, and Crescent OF
New Orleans. IL is stated that the dry goods
company will also bring suit against some Of
the companies for defamation OF character.
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CHINHE Mar APPRAL 10 fH1 eUPREHB
CoURr.-In the United States circuit court In
San Francdeco. yesterday, Judge eayer rendered
OF Sun Hung and 81 zee, allowing them 70 take
IN appeal nom the United States district court
70 the Supreme Court Of the United State.
Judge Holman, I'm the district court, 10 said 70
have decided that they were not entitled n
land The enect Of Judge SAyer's decision Win
pc 20 give every Chtnaman who wants 10 RET
into the country the right Of appeal 10 IT, -
pceme Court q the United Statae
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DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CASES AND
THE DEATHS In SPAIN.
MADRID, August 25.-There were 4.7Ol new
cases of cholera and ], 433 deaths from the di 8.
ease reported throughout Spain yesterday
King Alfonso will visit the cholera hospitals in
this city tomorrow.
MARsEILLES, August 25.-Sixty-seven deaths
nom cholera occurred here yesterday.
TOULON, August 25.-Thirty-four persons died
from cholera in this city yesterday.
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A Variety Actor Cuts His Wife.
HER rNITRIES NAY PROVE Fatal

John and Ida Booker, well-known variety
performers, who have made their home in Bal
timore, have not lived together recently, and
John has been out Of town for two months. He
returned yesterday and hunted up his wife.
Finding her in q boarding house on West Balti-
more street, he accused her OF leading q disso-
Lutte life. A quarrel ensued, which ended by
the man drawing q knife and cutting the Wo.
man about the body In most horrible manner.
One wound, In the region Of the heart, II likely
TO provo htal, and Booker II held TO await the
result a his Villas Injuries
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An Arab village destroyed.

A SUCCESSFUL EXPEDITION FROM sUAKIM By
THE BRITISH AND FRIENDLY ARABS.
SUAKIM, August 25.-Two hundred and forty
friendly natives, in one OF their steam boats,
accompanied an English steamer 14o miles
north OF here on the Red Sea To the village OF
Shinat which was attacked and destroyed. The
British and their allies in this battle killed q
large number of the hostile Arabs who tnhab-
tied Shinat, and captured enough grain and
cloth TO make q large cargo.
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A Billiard Hall and Skating Rink
Burned.

ST. IGNACE, MICH, Aug. 25.-Brown's billiard
hall, over which was a roller skating rink was
burned last night. Browns dwelling and a va
cant store John McDonald's saloon and resi-
dence, Hulett & Miners drug and grocery store
the large hardware establishment of o Farrell 81
Co. and Jameson's meat market were also de-
stroyed, and the second ward school-house was
slightly damaged: The loss is about $50, 600;
insurance $1,000,
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England Charge.i with Tacitly APP
proving the Course of Germany.


MADRID, August 2t.-The CorrespOndencia
charges that England b, Is given tacit approval
of Germany's conduct in seizing the Caroline
islands.
Count Won Zolms-Sone invade, German am
bassador to Spain, who for some time past has
felt constrained to abstai n from appearing in
public, is about to go to b srlin to enjoy holi-
day.
BERLIN, August 25.--It is reported that Ger
many has asked power ff1endly to both her
self and Spain to act as arbitrator in the Caro-
lines dispute.
FRENCH ENCOURAGEMENT FOR SPAIN.
PARIS, A ugust 25.-The French newspapers
are praising Spain tor the attitude she
has assumed iowa IDS Germany over
resist Bismarcks greed, and assure the
Spaniards that Bismarck will yield If they con-
tinue to maintain old front. There Is a
great deal said in the press about 8 Franco
Spanish alliance, and thiScauses uneasiness in
French official circles, because il Is feared that
Bismarck may make forcible complaint
about it,
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The Forestry Congress.

BOSTON, MASS, August 25.-The fourth an
nuaI meeting al the American Forestry con-
gress will be held ina horticultural hall, In this
civ freginning on September 22d, under the
ausf,ices of the Massachusetts horticultural
society in conjunction with the New England
Agricultural society, the Massachusetts Il Dard
of Agriculture and the society Tor the promo
of agriculture.
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THE EVENING STAR
PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday,
AT THE STAR BUILDINGS.
Northwest Corner Pennsylvania Ave. and lltn s.. BY
The Evening S:.n- Newspaper Company,
GEO. W. ADAMS, Pres't

THr EVENING STAR served to subscribers IN the
eity nv carriers their OWN account at 10 cents
week or 4+c per month. Copies AZ the counter.
cents each By uiail-pOstage prepaid-oO cents .
month: one year. So six months, SO
ENTERED the Post Office a. asnington, D. C., as
second-ClaSs mail platter-
The WEEKLY STAR-puhlishe6 Friday-Sl
year postage prepaid six months. so cents.
A. All mail Subscriptions must be paid IN advance
NO paper sent longer than IS paid for.
Rates of advertising made known application.
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The Niagara Falls Park.
THE CANADIAN AUTHORITIES TAXING ACTION
ON THEIR SIDE OF THE RIy gR.

NIAGARA FALLS ONT, August 90 Nj
agara Falls Canadian Park commiss son are
holding a meeting here. The subject IL 20
acquaint themselves thoroughly with the and
required for the park, and 10 take action IN
their surveyors report previous To making thei
report to the Ontario government. III the report
Is received 1avorably the next steps of the COM
mission will be to appraise the necessary prop-
erty to be appropriated. Then full report viii
be laid before the next session of the Ontario
legislature for their consideration.
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THE BUCKEYE CAMPAIGN
Views Of Dependent Democrat.
he THINKS MANY OF HIS PARTY WILL VOTE
THE PROHIBITION TICKET.

THE PROHIBITION TICKET.
Some Of the Ohio democrats who are in Wash.
ington frankly admit that their party in the
buckeye state Is not in the best trim for the
coming nght at the polls One of them who has
Deen an active partisan for years, and who Is
well informed with regard to the politics of his
state, said to STAR reporter to-day: "Hoadly's
denomination was not q compliment to him,
nor was 1t intended as SUCH His administra-
ton has not been popular even with his own
party. The last legislature was q disgrace to
the party and to the state. Votes were bought
ana sold, and its acts of omission and of com.
wanted to take the field and the task of defend
Ing Hoadly's administration and the legislature
% WV Mn served with It, The party concluded TO
u was deemed right and proper that he should
90 so. Hence he was renom1nated. practically
without opposition. I have heard good demo
vote the prohibition ticket. What for?
Why they say they propose to teach the
Last year the G Sss
friends, and who had voted with the party on
s!ate issues for their own benefit deserted us.
There are democrats who would be glad to
elect the prohibition ticket "a means OF re-
taliation upon the Germans. Ibelieve our tolks
viii pay more attention to the legislative fight
than to the state ticket. expect to see the
state ticket sacrificed wherever votes for demo-
cratic candidates for the legislature can be
game thereby. If we can get the legislature
thurman will be sent to the Senate unani.
mously. and then we will have leader In that
body who can aid the democratic administra-
tlon. But can tell you this much, 1t Is idle at
present to speculate upon the outcome in Ohio:
NOBODY can tell what the prohibition vote Will
be. 1t Is well understood among the democrats
that this is Sherman's fight and they know that
means plenty of money for the republicans. l
expect to see both parties concentrate efforts
upon the legislature and make the state ticket
secondary consideration"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-25

The cxar has issued an imnertal ukasa ahsc.
luteiy f0rDidding dueling among students, and
fixing the uniform penalty of exile TO Siberia
Richard A. Kerns, aged I8. while care,aaalv
playing with an electric wire ct New Orleans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-25
Explosion Of q Barrel OF Rurmime
whisky.

NEW YORK, August 26.-A fire OF unknown
origin broke out this morning In the liquor
eral men were drinking there at the time and
they took hand In trying to extinguish the
lanes. The fire communicated to one Of q
number OF barrels of whisky stored in the
saloon and the barrel exploded with terrific
iorce Two men, named Thomas Lestrange,
years, were deluged with the fery LIQUOR and
severely burned. The flames were Afterwards
exttnguiShed by the IRE department.