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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-26
THEY COURT INVESTIGATION.
The Civil Service Commissioners Glad
of the Chance.

1t is expected that the House committee on
reform in the civil service, to whom was re-
ferred the resolution for investigation of
the civil service commission, will report in
favor of an investigation soon after the re-as-
sembling of Congress They will probably ex-
tend the inquiry so as to show the effect of
the reform on the government service.
The civil service commissioners are anxious
that such an investigation should be had They
are sure of showing that their administration
Of the affairs Of the commission has been on
an impartial business basis, without irregu-
Iarity of any sort. They know. too, that it can
be shown that the government service has been
vastly improved under the civil service reform
system. The record of work done and the gen.
eral character Of the departmental service will
be the strongest testimony in favor Of the re-
form.
Mr.. Thompson says Of the proposed investi-
CATION that it cannot fail to advance the inter-
ests OF the reform. The showing, he is sure,
will be such as to disarm opposition. "Under
perience and from observation the service made
u marvellous advance in improvement The
system cannot be praised too highly when one
observes the good that has been accomplished
by it."
The civil service committee having charge
OF the matter in the House is organized strongly
on the line Of reform. The chairman, Mr..
Lehlbach, is q pronounced civil service re-
former. Bayne, Butterworth, Greenhalze and
Andrew are well known as civil service re-
formers and are men OF ability. Dargan wrote
q report during the last Congress in which be
made . very able defense Of the reform.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-26
DEATH IN A CYCLONE.


SYRACUSE, NY, Dec. Pa cyclone from the
southeast swept across 0nondaga lake about 10
o'clock this forenoon, prostrating many struc-
lures. Ii caught up and carried wildly before
it great volume of water. Itstruck the horse
barn OF the Peoples street railway company,
carrying away the cornice and roof of the
building and oyertbrowing the front walls.
mass of brick and timber was hurled into the
building, doing much damage. Chas A.
Nichols, assistant superintendent, aged about
forty, was sitting near the door and IN
stantly killed. Giles Wood, an employee had
his collar bone broken and he was otherwise
hurt. His condition is not dangerous Jos.
Forkheimer was cleaning a horse, and he was
dangerously injured and hurt internally. The
horse was killed. Several other employees were
slightly injured. The damage to the building
Is several thousand dollars
OswEGo, NY, Dec. 26.--A violent rain and
hail storm from the northwest, accompanied by
thunder and lightning. passed over this section
this morning. No serious damage is reported
here.
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RAILWAY BUILDING.
The Mileage of New Tracks Laid Down
the Past Year.

New YORK, Dec. 26.-Ths weeks edition of
Engineering News will say: During 1899 the
total addition to the main track railway mile
age of the United States amounts to nearly an
even 5000 miles, This is the smallest construc-
tion recorded since 1885, when the total in
crease was but 3.5ss miles. The bulk of this
years construction has been done in the south
Washington, however, has had the greatest in
crease in railways Of any single state. 1888
miles having been built there i'll 1sS9 Georgia
comes next with 3l5 miles, and then follow
North Carolina with 279 miles. Texas with 27O
miles and Mississippi with 2l2 miles. Very few
long lines have been built this season, but there
have been great number of short branches
and extensions. especially in the east. The
total number Of separate lines on which track
was laid during the year was 253. In Canada
during 1889, 733 miles of track were laid, and
in Mexico the construction amounted to 369
miles
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Small War in Georgia Between
Blacks and Whites.
TWENTY MEN WERE KILLED.
A Cyclone Dashes Into the City of
Syracuse.
SMALL BUT sLooDYeATTLEs IN BRAZIL
DRINK DID 1T.
A Physician Shoots His Wife and Cuts
Open His Jugular Vein.

Rock RAPIDS, Iowa, Dec. 26.-Further par
ticulars as to the tragedy at hardwood, 16
miles from here, in which DIR. Abel Monroe
fatally shot his wife and then killed himself, go
to show that domestic difficulties had caused
the pair to separate, the wife keeping the FIVE
yoar-old son. An action for divorce was pend
lag, brought by the doctor, who accused his
wife of infidelity. Tuesday morning Monroe
was arrested for threatening 20 kill merchant
named Miller, who had sued him for debt.
After his anger had cooled he was allowed his
freedom. He went to his wife's house, accused
her of being untrue, and finally got angry and
told her to prepare to meet her God" At
the same time he drew a revolver and fred the
ball missing her. She ran into the bed room,
where her son was sleeping. and he followed,
placed the revolver to her breast and sent
ball through her lung. She then ran out of
doors and he fired two more shots without
effect. He watched his wife till she fell and
then went back into the house, walked to a
looking glass, and, taking a physicians small
lance from his pocket, cut e cash not over an
inch long severing the iugular vein and dying
almost instantly. The wife may recover.
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A SANTA CLAUS AFIRE.
Rushing Through q Crowd Of Women
and Children.

TusCoLA, Ill, Dec. GA serious accident
occurred at q Christmas celebration in the town
of Bourbon Tuesday night Samuel Beardsley,
well-known merchant of the town, was enact
ing the part of Santa Claus at Christmas fes-
tival and was dressed in the usual costume,
composed largely Of raw cotton and other in
fiammable material. The cotton accidentally
caught fire and in an instant Beardsley was
enveloped in flames. He endeavored to reach
the open air and in SO doing plunged into the
dense crowd-mostly women and children
that thronged the room and terrible panic
ensued When the victim of the flames was
reached by those retaining presence of mind
enough to aid him he was in o pitiable condi-
ton. being burned from head to foot in q
shocking manner. He cannot live. A number
Of women and children we're quito seriously
hurt by being knocked down and trampled
upon.
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MIR. BYNUM.
Sim Coy's Friend Proposes to Go for
Col. Dudley's Protectors.

CHICAGO. Dec. 26.-A Tribune special from
Indianapolis says Congressman Bynum has
written letter, which was made public yester-
day, replying to District Attorney Chambers
request that an investigation be made of his
action and the course of his predecessor in
Office relative 10 the failure to bring Col
Dudley to trial for the alleged writing Of the
"blocks-of-five" letter. MIR. Bynum says he
will bring the matter before Congress and has
little doubt that in view of the district attor-
ney's request the investigatson will be ordered.
He concludes the letter by saying: Il will 30
frame the proposed resolution as to ascertain
whether your predecessors were over-zealous
in the performance of their duties. as well as
whether you have during your incumbency
shielded persons legally charged with crime"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-26
FLOODS IN CALIFORNIA.
Rivers Breaking Their Levees, Causing
General Destruction.

Los ANGELES, CAL, Dec. 26.-The heavy
rain of the last few days continued last night
and the levees on the Los Angeles river have
broken through in half dozen places. The
river fell some yesterday, but the rain began
to fall again last evening. So many railroad
bridges have been washed away that no trains
were able to leave or arrive here yesterday
Washouts on the Southern Pacific line are re-
ported north OF here and east Of Yuma Ari.
A bridge near this city on the line of the Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe is so badly wrecked
that trains cannot cross il. From present ap-
pearances it will be several days before trains
on any of the lines will be running
Los ANGELES. CAL, Dec. 26.-It is reported
stroyed yesterday together with 100000 worth
OF wine by the breaking of the levee on the
Los Angeles river.
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Wall Street Today.

New YORK, Dec. 26.-The dullness which was
30 prominent feature of the stock market on
Tuesday again prevailed this morning. though
Missouri Pacific. Reading, Lackawanna, Pacific
Mail, and sugar all maintained a moderate de-
gree of animation. In these stocks there was
some movement and Pacific Mail, after OPEN
ing at 36A advanced to 3711s, while Missouri
Pacific declined from 7l$4 to Il, the others
moving backward and forward over an ex-
tremely narrow range. First prices were steady
as compared With the final figures of Tuesday,
but except in the stock mentioned utter stagna-
tion marked the declines. Later, however.
marked strength was developed in sugar which,
after opening at 56 and declining to 55sl, rose
to 57$4 and retained most Of the improvement.
At ii o'clock the market was dull and steady
to trm, but generally al Opening prices.
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PERHAPS THEY ARE HOODOOED.
Or 1t may be the Mice or the Cat are Gull
prits

CHICAGO, Dec 26.-Eyer since last July there
has been mysterious loss of money in the re-
tail stamp department of the post Office There
are four clerks engaged in retailing stamps in
the dirty little hole in the west lobby which is
gant new quarters Just to the north of it.
These clerks receive salary of from : 900 to
81 200 Il year. They sell $500 or 5000 of stamps
and envelopes every day. They exchange their
cash for stamps aud envelopes at the close of
every days work. Oace or twice q week they
take an account of stock and square their ac-
counts with the wholesale stamp and enve-
lope department. They carry $1,000
worth of stock and ought to have
that much in stamps, envelopes and
cash every time they take an account of stock
II their work we're done with absolute correct
ness they would come out about Is cents ahead
every day on account of the fraction of a cent
gained in retailing single envelopes, but the
work is so harrassIng aud exhaust!ng that it has
been very seldom that any OF the clerks have
been able to make any inventory come out
right. Since last July each clerk has been fall
in; short about $50 month. The matter was
put in the hands OF detectives, who have
worked themselves nearly into insanity trying
to solve the mystery. but are no nearer solution
than months ago. 4 theft would account for
the shortage, but all are watched so carefully
that no one can conceive how such a theft
could be practiced. The clerks arc all people
of tried honesty, and yet the situation is so
peculiar that it makes them feel that they must
be the objects of suspicion. 1t look rs if some
one of them was stealing from the others, but
nobody can conceive how he could do it, even
if he were dishonest.
THESE ARE QUEER FACTS.
One or two very laughable things have oc-
Cured in connection with this matter. Ono of
the clerks having made up his mind that it was
the money that was taken, kept an inventory of
every piece OF money received But his pre-
CAUTIONS were rewarded with loss of $40 for
that day alone. Last Monday, during great
rush Of business, John English, the postmaster 3
private secretary, was sent to sell stamps in the
new department. separate from other clerks
He undertook the job mainly for the purpose
OF showing how the work could be done with
out loss if a person was careful. He sold stamps
for two hours and then took an account Of
stock and found that he was short Just Sl2.
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He Killed Three and Himself.

ST.. LOUIS, Dec. 26.-Agnes Arson, the
second victim of the frenzy of Caspar Clispy,
died last night. Chspy, a young mechanic of
a mean, revengeful disposition, had been pay
ing attention to Mary Anson, and fancied HIM
self accepted suitor. Rumors affecting
Clispy's character reaching the ears of John
Anson, the girls father, he denied CIispy the
house. On December he entered the base
ment where the family were at breakfast, killed
John Anson, shot Mary, his sweetheart, and
Agnes, the latter's wound proving fatal last
night He put three bullets into his own brain,
dying on the spot. Agnes Anson was q lovely
gIrl of seventeen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-26
Clerk Gone Wrong

CINCINNATI, ONO, Dec. 26.-Edward Crumbs,
the confidential book keeper and accountant
for the Cincinnati, Washington and Baltimore
and Ohio and Mississippi railway companies,
was arrested by officers of the law and locked
up in central station on the charge of embezzle-
ment. The warrant for his arrest was sworn 10
by 5. I. Mclaughlin, general manager of the
Continental line. 1t charges the stealing OF
S1,0O0, and after Crumbs was locked up he
acknowledged his guilt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-26
EXTRADITION OF sILCOTT.
Nothing Official as TO the Forgery Has
Come Before the State Department.

The State department has taken no steps TO-
ward the extradition of Cashier Silcott who
recently disappeared at the same time as the
money of a number of members Of Congress.
In fact, it is officially of his existence,
his crime, or his suspected whereabouts, and
is unable to act until it receives a request
from the district attorney for the District Of
Columbia, through the Attorney General, for
a requisition.
As soon as these formalities are complied
with it will then be the duty of the department.
to make a requisition on the governor general
of the Dominion of Canada for Silcott's return
to this country, under the provisions of article
10 of the treaty of 1912 with Great Britain,
which makes arrangements for the extradition
of persons charged, among other crimes with
forgery and the utterance Of forged papers.
Or such request may be made through the
British minister at Washington, who has the
power to order extradition under that treaty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-26

The CHRISTMAS NUMBER OF The WEEKLY
STAR is issued today and is a splendid edition.
1t contains besides large amount of specially
selected matter apropos to the season a story
by Mrs Southyorth written expressly for IHE
STAR, talk with WashingtoniGns about their
Christmas experiences i'll earlier days. an ac-
count O: the way in which the lives OF Con-
pressmcn are written for the Congressional
Directory, "a full list OF the congressional COM
mittees for the Fiftieth Congress and many
other articles of general and local interest. 1t
is a specially fine number and can be had at
the business counter wrapped ready for mail
with the Home Magazine by Mrs. Gen. Logan
one year, Sl.l0. A pocket dictionary to every
subscriber in addition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-26
WHITES AND BLACKS.
Fifteen Men Killed in the Georgia
Race sWar.o

JEssUP, GA, Dec. GA terrible riot oc-
Cured here yesterday. 1t is stated that eight
men were killed. A drunken negro was ar
rested by Marshal Barnhill interference was
made by a number of negroes, resulting in the
death of the marshal and W. H. Woods of
South Carolina, and the fatal wounding of W.
j. Woods of Jessup. Constable Leggett and
private citizen. Besides the above over fifteen
whites and blacks are known to have received
serious injuries. Bad blood has existed be-
tween the whites and blacks since a negro
lynching, which took place Mt Boxley, twenAy
miles from here, few weeks ago. Since then
number Of incendiary fires have occurred
and the negroes have been blamed therefor.
Yesterday Bob Brown, notorious negro
deSperado, was celebrating and was sur
rounded by crowd of his friends. Marshal
Barnhill ordered the crowd to disperse and
was at once shot dead. The shooting then be-
came general. White reinforcements arriving,
the negroes were driven into Mcmillan swamp,
where they were surrounded by the whites
Skrmishing during the afternoon is said to
have resulted in the death of six negroes
Gov Gordon ordered troops from Savannah
and they arrived here last evening. Advices
from Brunswick state that negroes there
threaten to burn the docks il a train is not fur
nished to convey them to this place SO that
they may aid their friends.
AT MIDNIGHT.
JEssUP, GA. Dec. 26.-Midnight-The situa-
ton is somewha. quieter at this hour, but an
occasional shot is heard. The streets are still
paraded by armed men. A negro was found
dead in an alley a few moments ago, and two
others of the wounded are reported dying
Fear is now entertained for the safety of the
people remaining in the neighboring towns.
but as all the negroes and whites seem to be
congregating here, very little danger need be
apprehended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-26

H-x,THiS IS TO GIVE NOTICE THAT IHE
g. subscriber. OF the District OF COlumbia, hath
Obtained from the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia, holding Special Term for Orphans Court
business le tiers testamentary the personal estate
OF WILLIAM MUEIILEIsEN, late of the District OF
Columbia, deceased an persons having claims
against the said deceased hereby warned to exhibit
the with the vouchers thereof to the subscriber
before the 9TH day OF December next; they may
otherwise by law he excluded from all benefit Of the
said estate.
Given under my hand this 9Th day of December 1889,
LOUISE MUEHLEISEN, Administrative,
slS 9th st. NV.
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Two Dead-Blew Out the Gas.

BETHLEHEM, Pa, Dec. 26.-Two young men,
John 2. Jones and Vim. H. Palmer of Bangor,
Pa, were found dead in a room at the Pacific
hotel here this morning. They had blown out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-26
Mrs, Mautwell Goes to Jai,

CHICAGO, Dec. 26-Mrs Johanna MAXWELL
was removed from East Chicago avenue sta
ton last night TO the county Jail Sho still in
sists that abe knows nothing about the murtier
Of her husband. The police have, as yet, found
no trace OF Federspiel, the Polish crazy man
for whom they have been looking so assidu-
ously. For week prior to the murder he was
seen about the neighborhood, but since that
time he has not been seen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-26
Fine Stock Rarned,

CLEVELAND, ONO, Dec. 26.-Late Tuesday
night the barn attached to the summer resi-
dence Of Dan p. Eels at Rock River, seven
mile west of the city, was burned to the ground.
The six farm horses, two coach horses and
seven calves were led out, bat fine herd of
registered Holsteins could not be rescued, with
the exception of large bull A yearling bull
and twelve COWS were already suffocated or so
nearly so that most determined efforts to make
them rise proved fruitiess. large amount Of
hay and grain was also destroyed. The loss
was SIS, 900 and is secured by insurance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-26
RIOT IN BRAZIL
Foreign GuDboats Gathering at Rio to
Protect Aliens.

NEw York, Dec. 26.-The steamship Sirius.
which left Rio Janeiro December and arrived
here today, reports that several foreign war
ships, among them the United States steamer
Richmond, had arrived in the harbor and that
quietness reigned in the city, but that riot had
taken place in the Rio Grande district. al
though no particulars could be learned up to
the time of sailing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-26
A Light Weight Whipped.

TACOMA, WASH, Dec. 26.-Jack Farrell, the
Brooklyn light weight, was whipped here last
night by William Higgs of st. Paul The fight
lasted three rounds. Farrell seemed to take
the mill as q joke at first, and looked as though
he expected an easy victory. Higgs dealt
Farrell three blows over the heart in rapid
succession in the third round, and the Brooklyn
man went to grass. He had to be helped from
the room
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-26
Fatal Quarrel at Frederick,

FREDERICK, Nd, Dec. 26.-oliver H. Thomp-
son and Wesley Currey, both residing at Lib
erty this county, renewed an Old quarrel yes
terday, and Thompson blew Currey's eyes out
with a shot gun. The wounded man will die
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-26
Gen. Drake Hurt.

ELIZABETH, Nj, Dec. 26.-Gen. ]. Madison
Drake was badly injured yesterday while try
ing to stop a runaway horse. His condition
was critical last night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-26
Death Of a Consul.

SEATTLE, WASH, Dec. 26.--Col. Robt. L.
Stevens, Nova Scotian consul at Victoria, BE-,
died suddenly of apoplexy yesterday afternoon
at the residence of his son-in-law, ]. II. Hat
field. in this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-26
A Noted Citizen Dead,

CINCINNATI, Dec. 26-Hon S. F. Covington,
well-known business man of this city. died at
his home in Madisonville this morning, aged
seventy. He was president of the Globe iusur-
ance company and was president OF the cham
Der Of commerce for two TERMS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-26
Stabbed an Actar.

Rock ISLAND, ILL, Dec. 26.-Clarence Mart,
a Moline. ILL.,, painter, plunged knife into
William Chatterton. leading man of the Georgia
Hamlin dramatic company Yesterday, and the
doctors say the victim cannot recover
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-26

aA LARGE STOCK OF BRONZES,
Sconces Statuary, Parlor Easels. &c., at low
eft prices GEO. RINEAL. JR,
diO-3y AIS 9TH st. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-26

INTERNAL REVENUE APPOINTMENTS. .-TheSec-
retary of the Treasury has made the following
appointments in the internal revenue service:
4. d. Powell, storekeeper and gauger, eighth
Kentucky; T. j. Randall. storekeeper, first
Pennsylvania; L. 4. Welsh, storekeeper and
gauCer sixth Missouri
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-26
From Other Lands.
DEATH.


BERLIN, Dec. 26.-Herr youalwens, vice
president Of the Bavarian chamber of represen-
tatives, is dead.
NIHILISTS.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 26.-The university al
Odessa has been closed owing to the discovery
of the fact that a number of the students were
nihilists and were actively engaged in spread
ing their propaganda.
SALvATIONIsTs.
BERLIN, Dec. 26-Despite orders issued by
the government prohibiting the holding of
meetings by the Salvation army in Switzerland
members of that organization continue to hold
open-air meetings in Geneva. The authorities
have decided to adopt vigorous measures to
suppress the gatherings of the salvationists.
BoULANGER NOT COMING.
LONDON, Dec. 26.-Gen. Boulanger denies
the reports that he has been engaged to de-
liver a course of lectures in the United States.
He says he never thought of going on a lectur-
ing tour in that country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-26

Two REsIGSATIoys.-The Secretary of the
Treasury has accepted the resignation OF H. B.
Moore. collector of customs at Duluth, and d.
Z. Asbury, as supervising inspector of steam
vessels at St. Louis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-26
Found Guilty.

PoMERoY, ONO, Dec. 26.-James II. RadcIff,
on trial here during the past ten days for muir
dering his brother-in-law, Lewis ID. Catterill,
at the Hubert house. this city, last February,
was found guilty of manslaughter this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-26
Dom pedross Mind

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Senor Joao Ribeiro, Q
Lisbon journalist, who Las just arrived here
says that Dom Pedro has shown signs Of mep-
tai alteration since reaching Lisbon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-26

A DIsTILLERY SEIZED.-The commissioner of
internal revenue was today informed by tele-
graph of the seizure of the Fresno wine dstil-
lery, near Fresno, Cal. for alleged fraudulent
distilling. No particulars are given