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Evening star., 1886-09-04
Capture OF q wild Family That Con'e
Talk and Have Hairy Faces.

CHICAGO, Sept 4.-The Times Topeka, KAN,
special says: For several days parties have
been searching on Parsons Creek, Washington
county, for four persons known as the wild
family, consisting OF a man, woman, girl, aged
about Is, and q child. Yesterday the search
ended In the capture of the entire family. The
man, woman and girl have black hair on their
faces, and the man much hair ON the body.
That on the girls face is very f1ne. The color
OF the faces OF all is ashy gray. The parties can.
not talk, but the woman makes q peculiar
noise something between grunt and q groan,
which the girl appears to understand. On top
OF the heads OF man and woman are slight evi.
dences that they have been scalped. The
opinion prevails that they were scalped by
Indians years ago and became insane, aud have
wandered In the woods ever since. Doctors
propose to perform an operation on the party
In hopes of restoring their minds.
Evening star., 1886-09-04
Convicted Of . Horrible Crime.
A NULATTo TO HANG FOR THE UNPRovoKED
NURDER OF THREE PEOPLE.

CHICAGO Sept 4.-A Times special from Fort
Smith, Ark, says: In the federal court Lass
evening, John Stephens, fine looking mulatto,
was convicted OF u wholesale murder IN the
Delaware nation. II was proved that on the
night of the 2Sth of May last he went TO the
house of Mrs. Annie Kerr and killed both her
and her son by splitting their heads with an
axe. From there he went TO the house OF DR..
James 7. Pile, one and a halt miles from Mrs.
Kerrs, and slipping in on the sleeping inmates
split the heads OF the doctor and his wife. The
lacts became known early In the morning, aud
before night stephens was arrested some miles
from the scene OF the crime. The following
circumstances brought about his arrest and
convicted him: He borrowed q horse and saddle
blanket from Charley Whitefeather, Delaware
Indian, on the night OF the murder. The
blanket was found at Piles also a loot rag was
found there and the mate TO II was found In
Stephens pocket DIR. Piles lived six days and
his wife recovered. She was here Is o witness
and displayed her terrible wound on the head
from which twelve pieces Of bone have been
taken since she received IL. Her recovery Is
miraculous. Stephens has no ground Of de-
Tense, except his own assertions, and they were
proven to be wholly false. The jury were about
twenty minutes In making their verdict IL
goes on record as one of the most horrible
crimes ever perpetrated, and no motive can be
assigned for IL.
Evening star., 1886-09-04
A MEXICAN CITY IN DANGER.
ssEl Coyote" o Famous Bandit, March
fng 20 Attack New Laredo.

CHICAGO, Sept 4.-The Times New Laredo.
Mexico, special. dated yesterday, says oricial
dispatches from Guerrero were received here
bandits who have been plunderinr i'm Nuevo
Leon, under the leadership OF Juan Roderigues,
better known as "El Coyote, !" were marching In
tense were Immediately made, aud 1t o'clock
q detachment OF mounted police, under Col
Pedro Morales, was sent out TO the front, fol-
lowed an hour later by q detachment OF mount
ed customs guards The federal troops. under
Col. Martinez, are guarding the custom house.
Al this writing IL is reported that the bandits
are but 12 miles west from here. "El Coyote"
was imprisoned two years ago for completely In
the Mexican national train wrecking case at In
Jarita, and he made his escape soon after.
wards. Three OF the train-wreckers, now in
prison here, were this week sentenced TO b
shot. 1t is reported that "El Coyote" will at
tempt their release. His force In reported
as numbering 600, which 10 much larger than
the com bined federal and municipal forces In
the city. Additional troops have been called
for, and great excitement prevails.
Evening star., 1886-09-04

To CALL THE DELx0ArEs 10 ACCouNr.-It
was reported In London yesterday that the del
egates from the Irish parliamentary party to
the recent Chicago convention, Messrs. Red.
mond, Deasy and OBrien, are likely to be called
to account for some OF their utterances across
the ocean. It II known that the law officers of
the crown have very carefully perused the re-
ports of the land league convention published
In the American papers, but It 10 also believed
that . special report Of the proceedings was
made FOR them by o reporter on the ground, aud
that IL 10 inclOsed In Q tightly sealed official
Evening star., 1886-09-04
THE CHARLESTON SUFFERERS,
Further Contributions to ssThe Star
Relief Fund.

The following additional contributions have
been received at this Office for the Charleston
sufferers: II. A Seymour, 800; Jas. E Fitch.
$25; B. II. Warner, $25; "Cash," c. B. s., Frank
A. Wood, "W." and "Cash," 81 each; H. K. Full
ton, J. n Reisinger and p. H. Hill, SO each;
A Friend, H. Polkinhorn, Geneva Irving and
"Cash," IS each; George Krager, S3; F. Warren
Johnson and sc. A." 81 each. Acting Com
missioner Stockslager, Gen. Wilcox and the
clerks of the general land Office, through Mr.. B.
F. Gardner, contribute $74.45. Mr.. William
r. Bushby sends to The STAR S29.45, collected
johnson. 81. Nv. T." SO. Lansburgh &
Bro, $40. Mrs. Norris Murphy, $40.
Evening star., 1886-09-04
UNHAPPY ALEXANDER,
Said to be I'm Hourly Danger Of Assas.
0fM0tiOn.

Special Cable Dispatch TO The EVENING STAR.
LONDON, Sept 4.-The queen lis said to have
been strongly moved by the brutality Of the
cars reply to Alexander's overtures. Though
court connections do not as Q rule give much
color to the foreign policy of this or any other
European state, the report goes that Salisbury
has been moved to express Q very strong
opinion regarding the attack on the prince.
The time is rapidly coming when Great Britain
will have to make up her mind TO the exact ex-
tent of her interests In the Balkans, and having
made it up stand by 1t. 1t Is feared here that
II Alexander does not abdicate he will be g.
sassinated, Of which he is In hourly danger.
Evening star., 1886-09-04
THE TALK OF LONDON.
Literary and Personal Gossip from the
Great Metropolis.


Special Cable Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
LONDON, Sept. Airs. Oliphant will be
obliged If persons possessing letters of the late
Principal Tulloch will intrust them to her for
the purposes of her biography. addressing them
to her at Blackwood. Edinburgh.
Fitzgerald Mallory will soon publish, through
Ward Downey, work on famous plays.
"Fandon Dercroft' is the title OF new social
list novel by w. Reeves.
Marie Brown has nearly finished q work
called Honour to Whom Honour Due" re-
garding Morse discoveries of America
Swan & SOnnerscheim have in press q new
critical translation OF the gospel OF st. John,
by d. and +. A. Paley.
There will soon be published q number OF
legends and popular tales of the Basque people
reduced to = literary form by Madame Mon
teriO.
The first volume of Prot Mortris attempt TO
write q history of English literature VIII be
published by Cassell under the title From the
Earliest Times to the Reign of Alfred"
LOngmans announce q new book by j. A.
Doyle, called English in America; the Puritan
COlonies."a
learn that Prof. Tyndan is seriously i'll from
overwork.
Evening star., 1886-09-04

PoRTED.-In response to an inquiry Mr.. 8. g.
upper, chairman Of the board of harbor
commissioners of Charleston, 8. c., telegraphed
Yesterday to the superintendent of the coast
the channel at Charleston harbor, as yet.
The PRESIDENT COMES OUT OF THE WOODS.
The President and his par ty have come out OF
the wilderness where they have roughed it for
four days. They arrived at Saranac Inn last
night. One fine buck fell victim to the Presi.
dents rifle. Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. Folsom
roughing. Before they reached shelter at
Pliny Robbins, in the heart OF the forest, they
were caught by storm and drenched. The
felurn1ng party were given cordial reception
at Saranac Inn. They are expected to return
TO Washington about the middle of the month
THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE EARTH
oUAKE.-The report of the recent earthquake
disturbances cabled yesterday to the British
Association for the Advancement OF Science by
thae sS lowell Of the geological survey stated
North Carolina. August 81, $50 pm, seventy
with great rapdity in all directions. with veloc-
lty varying from 20 to 65 miles minute, over
an area Of BOO, ZOO square miles, one-Quarter Of
the United states, embracing twenty-eight
states, from the Gulf of Mexico to the great
lakes and southern New England, and from
valley. In the Carolinas it was accompanied by
landsl1des, crevasses and great destruction Of
property. No sea wave was reported, The
principal shock was felt over this vast AREA
within 15 minutes.
The MARINE BAND CoNcERT.-The program
for the Marine band concert at the White House
grounds at halfpast o'clock this afternoon is
as follows: 1. sounds from the Operas, ;" Hamn;
2. Overture-"Hungarian," Kele-Bela; 8. Song
and Dance-"Helo Baby" Braham; 4. Selec-
tion--"Heart and Hand" LecocQ; 5. Valse-
Loves Dreamland," Roederer; 6. Hymn
,Nearer, my God, to Thee," by request; Z. Col
ocatiOn-"Patience," by request, Sullivan; 9.
Galop-"Song OF the Storks, !" Fahrbach.
DEATH OF GEN. CHEArHAM.-A telegram
received at the Post Office department to-day
states that Gen. Cheatham, the postmaster at
Nashville, Tenn, died this morning. He was
quite an old man, and during the war he was
one ofthe prominent confederate generals.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Passed Assistant Paymas-
ter James E. Cam, U. s. N, is ordered to duty
at Key West, Fla, October LIST, relieving Passed
Assistant Paymaster John w. Jordan. Assist
ant Paymaster John S. Carpenter is relieved
from the Iant1c and ordered to settle accounts
and await orders. Assistant Paymaster Thos.
J. COw1e has been detached from the New
Hampshire and ordered to waiting orders.
ARMY ORDERs.-Leave OF absence for two
months from September 10th has been granted
Lieut.. John C. Walshe, signal corps. Capt. P.
II. Ellis, 18th Infantry, is constituted board
Of survey TO investigate q deficiency OF clothing
In an original package received at St Louis
rom the Philadelphia Qpartermaster's depot.
Evening star., 1886-09-04

It is Again Asserted that British War.
ships VIII Aid Canada's Cruisers.
TORONTO, ONT. Sept Am Ottawa special
says:-As Q result Of Q correspondence which
has been going on for some time past between
the Canadian and imperial authorities, orders
have been issued by the English admiralty
seIs now aionS the Aflsntic and gull coasts to
report at once to Halifax for duty. They will
be used TO assist the Canadian cruisers In pro-
tectfng the fisheries, and also to look after and
protect the New Foundlsnd fisheries.
Evening star., 1886-09-04
Mr.. w. Clarence Duvau and family have
returned In the

returned to the city.
A recent telegram In the Cincinnati Enquirer
says: "A letter frem Rock Enon states that the
engagement Of Mr.. w. v. Cox and Miss Juliet
Emery, who are now at the Springs, is an
nounced. Mr.. Cox Is from GAINESVILLE, Ohio,
and is at present the chief clerk of the National
Museum. Miss Emery is . young lady well
known In society circles, and is the daughter OF
ington."
Hon. M. v. Montgomery, the commissioner OF
patents, left this afternoon for Boston, by
steamer.
Mr.. E L. Fowler, chief Of the appointment
division In the Office Of the First Assistant Post
master General, and daughter, are spending q
vacation at River Springs, Md.
Mr.. Nathan Smith, of the Post Office depart
ment, has gone TO Minnequa Springs.
Evening star., 1886-09-04

NEW YORK, Bept l.1he STOCK market
was dull aud irregular ~ the opening, 0rst
prices showing changes Of small fractions
either way from the ciosing figures Of yester-
day. st. Paul was active, and there was fair
business In Northwest, but the remainder were
dull. The 0rangers were held steady, but the
others displayed declining tendency In the
afterward recovered. Toward II o'clock the
market became gtagnant With no movement
or Life even In 81 Paul At II O'clock the mar
Evening star., 1886-09-04
kilograms to The Star.
SHOWERS OF PEBBLES ATCHARLESFON
Confidence Impaired BY Last Night'sShOCkS
Continuous Earth TremOrS at Savannah
CONCuLATTNG THE IRISH.
BANDITS MARCHING ON NEW LAREDO.
Prince Alexander in Danger of Assassination
PLACATING THE IRISH.
kilograms to The Star.
OF PEBBLES ATCHARLESTON
Confidence Impaired BY Last Nights Shocks
Continuous Earth TremOrS at Savanna
CONCuLATNG THE IRISH.
BANDITS MARCHING ON NEW LAREDO.
Prince Alexander in Danger Of ASSASSINATION
PLACATING THE IRISH.

PLACATING THE IRISH.
Good Effects OF the COnciliatOry Policy
Of the Conservatives.
Special Cable Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
LONDON, Sept 4.-Despite the nightly wrangles
In the house, parliamentary affairs are becom-
Ing less exciting. The government has found 1t
necessary to allow q pretense at legislation.
Parnell will soon introduce q bill intended to
stand between the landlords and tenants dur
ing the winter. Though the government will
not forward the bill, it will doubtless see an ad-
vantage in letting Parnell state his case. The
latter will draw the bill on the lines Of his re-
cent speech in the house giving power to the
country courts
TO SUSPEND EvICTIoNS
absolutely, on the payment by u tenant OF two
thirds of his rent into the courts, providing the
tenant makes q statement of his inability 70
pay in full. So far as can learn there will be
recent speech Parnell declared for fixing rents
on sliding scale to meet the rise and tall of
prices. Chamberlain spoke favorably OF the
IDEA. The government, however, have set their
faces against fresh revision of rents. Any
attempt to establish a sliding scale at present
might wreck whatever small chance there Is for
the more moderate bill for suspending evictlcns.
Ihe Giadstonian liberals, 1t may be taken for
granted,
WILL SUPPORT PARNELL.
Gladstone himself is likely to be in his place
and give the weight of his influence to the Irish
bill. He will return from Bavaria In q fort
night, about the time the bill will be reached.
In the meanwhile We shall have dull debates
on the estimates. The great majority of the
members are leaving London for the country.
The conc .liatory attitude of the government in
regard 10 the Irish measure PROMISES to re-
move q good deal Of the opposition threatened
In regard TO a supply bill.
CHURCHILL ovERTAxED.
In spite of his assumptions to the contrary
Churchill is highly nervous man. Hn
physique is too slight to stand the severe strain.
His new position appears to be proving too
much for him. One night this week he was i'm
q fever and excused himself from attending q
edly been source to him OF great annoyance.
Evening star., 1886-09-04

EAST SAGINAW, MICH, Sept. A nre broke
out in the mill OF Bliss Bros, at Zilwaukee, "a
midnight. and destroyed the mill, three drill
houses and five million feet OF lumber. The los
will considerably exceed $1O0,0OO. The lums
Der on the dock is still burning.
Evening star., 1886-09-04

cadetships, examined at Annapolis, failed in
English studies. They will be given re-exam-
ination.
Evening star., 1886-09-04

THE UNCALLED three per cent q. 8. bonds,
those voluntarily surrendered, redeemed by
The Treasury to date amount to S677,OOO.
Evening star., 1886-09-04

The o. 8. SHIP JAMESTOWN, Commander G.
J. Train commanding, sailed from the naval
academy yesterday afternoon fn. Norfolk
Evening star., 1886-09-04

APPOINTMENT CLERK HIGGINS, Of the Treas
urp, is of on one days leave.
Evening star., 1886-09-04

SOME DIFFERENCE OF OPINION REGARDING
THEIR UTILITY-MoNEY ORDERS SAFER
POSTAL NOTES ACCEPTED AT THE BANKS
THE USE OF THE NOTES STEADILY INCREAs-
ING.
Evening star., 1886-09-04
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, SAG. .255.s6: customs, $41s, ,7O5.53.
Evening star., 1886-09-04

ARMY ORDERs.-Leave OF absence for two
months from September 10th has been granted
Lieut.. John c. Walshe, signal corps. Capt. p
II. Ellis, 18th infantry, is constituted q board
Of survey TO investigate deficiency OF clothing
In an original package received at st. Louis
from the Philadelphia qparternaster's depot.
Evening star., 1886-09-04

No CHANGES IN CHARLESTON HARBoR RE-
PoRTED.-In response to an inquiry Mr.. 8. g.
Upper, chairman Of the board of harbor
commissioners of Charleston s. c., telegraphed
yesterday to the superintendent Of the coast
survey that there were no reported changes In
the channel at Charleston harbor, as yet.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-07-29

business" The aggressive air OF indo
pendence that Is one Of the distinguish
ing characteristics Of the American
girl Is especially prominent in the
young lady stenographcr as she sits
hammering at her typewriter, proudly
conscious that she is learning her own
living" Is she puts It,
The pay Of amanucnses ranges fron
few dollars to $50 or more . week
The latter salary Is, however. sxsep-
tional. Fifteen dollars week d con.
sidcred fair pay for the average aman-
uensis. Men as a rule get more than
women. Twenty-Five dollars Q weok is
quite common salary in New York.
when employers have stenographes
sufficiently cornp, :ent 40 need no at
tention after dictstion. Each court In
New York has aniofiicisl s>enographer.
who is paid $500 year, which
amount he usually doubles by making
special reports and transcripts for in.
terested parties. Nj. james E. Mum
son. OF tho Superior Court, earns about
-. 900 per annum from his court work.
prescriptions and the sale Of his books.
Mr.. Munson, by tlp way. takcs lifc
very easy. He scarcely ever makes his
own transcripts, but has . competent
corps Of assistants. who can read his
notes readily. Thus he reported the
Beecher trial alone for New York
paper.
Outside of official positions law re.
porting is the most lucrative branch OF
the shorthand profession. and there is
moro of this sort Of work done than is
commonly supposed. The "high.
toned" lawyers frequently desire spec
ial reports of cases made out for them
selves, and will gno big pay for fine
work. Some Law reporters in New
work make IS high as $4,000 and
$1,000 q year, and few OF them are
women, too' lnrso sfo sno P0iSoa'
who work for themselves" The de-
ludcd victims who are employed by the
"stcnographic bircau." at stated sal
aries to do whativer business the bu.
reau has on hand do as hard work a.
their more independent brother. but
the bureau reap, the profits of their
labor. These bifoausAre, Of course. a
grca, convenienJo to the public. since
one has but to Inform the manager OF
one of them whit case or what work
ho wants done AID at tho stated hour
a neatly printed typewriter copy is
placed in his haads. But they arc de-
cidedly rough % their employees, who
are undcrpa,l t.i.s oycrworked.-M T.
Mail aud Express.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-07-29
$500 1 YEAR.
Melinda. .why didn's you ell md
she was in the way"

Melinda. .'why didn't you ell md
she was in the wayp"
"She wasn't nowhere near you"
insisted Uncle Jonathan; "and I
thought you was goin' to shoot at tho
mark"
Poor Jim was crying as though his
heart was quite broken.
Never mind" said his aunt pat.
ting his head. "Tll buy you another
hen, and wen eat old Scratch for din
ner. Firm pistols 10 always danger
ous."
Uncle Jonathan picked up old
Scratch and carried her Of to prepare
her for cooking. He was gone o long
while.
When he came back Aunt Melinda
had returned to her ironing. and Jim
was sitting disconsolately on the door.
step.
.Look hero what l found" he said
slowly.
There were somo shining particles
In his hand.
"Why. it looks like gold," said Aunt
Melinda. Where did you git itp"
"In old Scratch's crav," said Uncle
Jonathan. "I'm gom' to take 1t 10 the
assayer's. Whatever 1t is. 1t come
out Of our garden"
The assayer discovered that what
Uncle Jonathan brought him was six
dollars worth Of pure gold. and IN
few weeks the garden was leased to
men who began sinking shaft
BY the next Fourth OF July Aunt
Melinda, as the wife Of wealthy man.
had grown better-tempered. and Jim
went to school and was As Independent
and manly rs though he had never
worn gingham apron.
II tell you, Melindy," Uncle iona.
than used to say, ~ wasn't such fool
as you thought when l set round and
smoked my little black pipe an lot old
Scratch do my prospectin' fur mo-
Golden Days.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-07-29
Not Very Flattering.

First Dude-Ole fellah, what do you
think of Miss CommonsenseP
Second Dude-Well, ma deah boy,
my opinion of her is not vewy fwat-
twing
First Dude-Thath bad. Watts the
weason you don't wike her?
Second Dude-Too deuced sahcastic,
don't ye know. Wy, the other day
we were out widing. she and j, and we
passed by one Of these donkeys' a mis-.
wable animal, you unnerstan, and
asked her the difference between that
beast and myself. l thwought she
would say she didn't know, and !
would tell her that the donkey dwew
loads and dwew pictures. Ye know
am u sowt of an ahtist, and that
would be . fwine joke, bah Jove.
First Dude-And what did she sayl
Second Dude-She said the onwi
difwnce she could see was in the length
of the eara-Dctroit Free Press.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-07-29
CRIMINAL NEWS.
How They Are DIshed Up by the Humor'
Gus Reporters OF City Papers.

How They Are Dished Up by the Humor'
on. Reporters Of City Papers.
Patrick O'Toole was brought up bc.
fore Judge Smallfne yesterday.
charged with having performed q
pokersolo on his wife's head causing her
to pass in her checks and
skip the dark gutter to Heavenly
home. An indulgent smile msntled
his Honor's face. as he surveyed the
prisoner. "Wcll, Pat" ho exclaimed.
Eat 1t again. l see."
"At it again, yer Honor" replied
Pat, with n wink.
"Did you kill the old woman at the
first blow, Pata"
al did not. yer Honor; | stooned her
at the first blow, an par'lyzed her on
the second; but it's all roight; the byes
is goin' to give her daisy wake"
"well, come back after the funeral, :"
said the kind-heartcd judge. al will
give you two daisy wakes in the county
Jail and we'll call it square,"
So Patrick winked again at tho court
and ambled from the room.
Bridget Finnegan was next sum-
moncd to show cause why she should
have poisoned her six children to save
their lives from starvation.
"Av it piase the coort," said Bridget,
"Oi murdered the darlin's becase Oh
had nothin' to give thin to ate an Oi
couldn't see them suffer the pangs O.
hunger" At this sally of wit there was
roar, in which the court joined, aud
which was renewed as the thin and
scrawny woman burst into tears.
"Bridget." said his Honor. warn
ingly, al fear you are incorrigible. You
are constantly coming to this court to
be dealt with for these minor offenscs
fear must condemn you to be hanged
by hemp cravat until you shuttle off
this mortal coil. hope that will bc a
warning to YOU"
Bridget was led weeping from the
room. much to the amusement Of all
the spectators.
Amerigo Arrano, jolly-faced
''dago," was next hauled up to take
his dose of justice. Amerigo laughed
heartily, as the officer who arrested
charged him with beating small Ital-
ian lad until his stock Of bones could
not have been sold at half their orig
inal value. Even the court looked
amused at this comical affair.
"How did It happenp" queried his
Honor, with an encouraging smile.
Amerigo replied: "Ze boy-a he would
not beg on re street, so beat heem
wiz an axe-handlc. He died dis morn
in"
al guess we'd better rletyou offeasy,"
said Judge Smallfnc. "Just find out II
this is his first oflcnse, and II 1t is, let
him be hanged on the sixteenth OF this
merry month"
There was roar of merriment from
the crowded courtroom as the judge
gave vent to this burst Of humor, and
the constables were ordered to bid
the spectators 10 disperse.-Ram6ler