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MURDER AND ROBBERY.
Mexican DesperadOes Kill a Mining
Superintendent and Rob the Safe.

SocoRRo, n NJ, May 16.-The Santa Fe
mines, near Carthage, was the scene of a ter
rible murder aad robbery yesterday. About
$4,000 arrived from Topeka with which to pay
of the miners working in the mines of the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railway.
All the money except $1,000 had been paid
out and this sum was in charge of Supt
g. W. Richards in the Office. About o'clock,
while Mr.. Richards was alone, two Mexi-
can desperadoes gained accession to the
office and shot Richards killing him instantly
They then captured all the cash in the safe,
amounting to over $1,000, and taking their
horses fled to the mountains A posse of min
ers on fleet horses is in pursuit, with good pros
poets OF capturing the desperadoes. General
Manager Dobynson offers a reward of $500
for their capture.
Richards had been tn the employ of the COM
pany as mining engineer and superintendent
of mines several years. He came from Quincy,
ILL.,. and was educated in the University of Hi
nois.
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AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
A List q the Presidents Callers this
Afternoon.

In addition to the White House visitors men,
lowing called:
Gen. Jas. A. Ekin (retired), q. s. A., brought
with him another Kentuckian, John L. Wheat,
Of Louisville. They apologized for cali
ing, but gave as the cause a rumor
which stated that the collectorship of
the fifth Kentucky district had been
given away to some man whom they did not
want to get it. While they were in. however.
they said a few words in behalf of John l..
Wheat, who is a candidate for the surveyorship
Of customs at Louisville.
Samuel @. Elliott was the only other Ken
tuckian who called
+. ID. Lee, a colored Virginia lawyer and one
of the delegates to the last Chicago convention,
is interested in the distribution of patronage in
his state, and he talked 20 the President about
it; he was pleased with his reception.
AMERICAN AND ITALIAN OPERA
met on common ground this morning. II. K.
Thurber represented the former, while B. W.
Goldberg was the latter's victim. Both have
lost money in the business, but Mr.. Goldberg
Is the only one who wants the United States
to recoup him for his losses by giving him a
place. He is an extensive linguist, and he
probably tried another language on the Presi-
dent this morning, although his English is
not really bad If he can only be consul-gen-
eral at Berlin he will never attempt TO train a
chorus again. Mr.. Thurber only wanted to pay
his respects.
OTHER CALLERS
were J. N. Palmer and delegation of business
men from Albany, N. Y; ]. NJ. Lachlan, New
York. James r. Webster, Waterloo,
N. Y; A. B. Humphrey, secretary of the
republican league Of the United States;
and Mr.. Peixotte, of New York CITY: II. L.
Pelouze, Richmond, Va; John W. Chaplin,
Columbus, Ohio; c. H. Gillespie; w.
III. Thomas, South Carolina; George V.
Clark, stephen w. Parker, of Americas. and
r. ID. Locke, Of Macon, Ga, Paul q. Henry
and w. II. Malone, Asheville, N. c.;
James w. Templeton. Chicago; J. R.
Miller, Illinois; Zachary Taylor and John c.
Dougherty, Tennessee; Stanley II. Bell. Nash
vile, Tennessee; j. NJ. Whitehill, Arkansas
City, Ark.
Two English gentlemen-Samuel Cole, of
Fernleigh, London, and Rev. c. Leach, Of
Queens Park Congregational church, London
shook the Presidents hand and were delighted
with their reception.
THE SECOND CoNTRoLLERsHIP OF THE TREASURY.
Rumor has it now that b. F. Gilkeson will be
appointed second controller to-day or
tomorrow. Mr.. Gilkeson was the Penn
sylvanian who was displaced as solicitor
OF internal revenue by Mr.. Alphonso Hart, OF
Ohio. He was talked of for a Florida
jugdeship, but il is said that the
Floridians have agreed to abstain from
disagreeing, and the probabilities point to the
elevation of Mr.. Swayne, of Kissimee, to the
bench in the United States court.
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Real Estate Matters.

Alberta Barnes has bought in trust Of c. r.
Durhay, for s4,S00, sub l5s, square AS, q by
43 feet, on the northeast corner of P and
Marion streets northwest
Julia s. Cox, Of New York, has purchased for
$4,000 of Crawford Arnold, subs IL and IA.
square ia, the first fronting ST. 81 feet on New
Hampshire avenue and 2O333 feet on goth
street, and the other 81 feet wide on New
Hampshire avenue, between o and streets
northwest
Walter B. Williams a Co., auctioneers, sold
yesterday at public sale lot Z, square S7s, II hy
az feet, Temperance alley, between 9Th and
Ioth streets, and Z streets northwest, i'm
proved by two-story brick building. TO j. B.
Rocca, for $4,000.
Col. c. @. Byrne has bought Of J. B. Winner,
for Sl3,6O3.25, four lots in square Of EckIne.
ton
W. Lowenthal has bought for sl2,0 900 of Jpo
Miller, part 4, square Asa, 3,0s3 square feet on
street, between 5th and6th streets northwest.
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Indians Will Sell Their Land.

CHICAGO. May ia dispatch from Yankton,
OAK, say that dispatch received there last
night from the Iankton Indian agency states
that the Sioux Indians at that place are pre-
pairing to negotiate with the government for
the sale OF about seven townships of the north
part of their reservation. Engineers are now
at work surveying the agency and the Indians
selecting their land in seyeraty The
reason assigned for selling this land is that
their treaty with the United States only al
lows them $4,000 per annum and the present
treaty will soon expire. The tract embraces
some of the finest land in South Dakota and a
rush of settlers is expected to follow its OPEN
ing to homesteaders, which will probably be
within thirty days. These lands will furnish
homes for 1000 families, allowing each 100
acres.
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Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE. May 16-Cotton quiet-middling,
lis. Flour quiet and steady. Wheat-southern,
active and firm: Fultz, 90a96; Longberry, 90a96;
western, spot, firm; futures easy; No. winter
red spot, IS; May, 50; June, SAY; July, S1aS1 a;
August SO bid. COrn-southern firm and higher;
white. 43a45; yellow, 4}a45: western, easy; mixed
spot, 42Ka424; May, 42Sa42%: June, 414a41 a;
July. 42a4215: steamer, 41a41lS. Oats, steady
western white, 32a33k; western mixed, 29a31.
Rye, quiet 54a55. Hay weak - prime to choice
timothy, l5O0a1550. Provisions quiet and
steady. Butter quiet-western packed, 12a13;
creamery. Is. Eggs, weak, 12Hal3. Petroleum,
dull-refned, go. Coffee firm-Rio cargoes
fair, lSsGaiS4. Sugar, frm-A soft, S3SaSk: cop
per, barely steady, refined, l2. Whisky quiet, and
steady, ITO. Freghts 10 Liverpool per steamer,
dull-cotton, % cents per 100 pounds; grain, per
bushel, 3D. Cork for orders, 3s. lloyd. Receipts
Hour 5000 barrels: wheat, 5000 bushels; corn,
1000 bushels; oats, 900 bushels. Shipments
-four 81, 600 barrels: corn, IL, 900 bushels. Sales
wheat, 10000 bushels; corn 50 600 bushels.
BALTIMORE, May 10. - Virginia consols, 35a
40: do ten-forties, 35si bid; do threes. 67a67 u;
Baltimore and Ohio stock, S2KaS7; Northern Gen.
trail, 761E: Cincinnati, Washington and Baltimore
frsts, 94k bid: do. seconds, 4sa534: do. threes,
20a2o; consolidated gas bonds 113a115; do. stock,
43M.
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A Murderer Discovered.

LITcHFIELD, ILL.,, May 16.-A sensation was
caused here yesterday by the announcement
that the identity of the murderer of Sam
uel Waldrup had been established. April 1
1888. WaldrOp was shot to death while standing
in his own doorway. He was prominent citi-
zen. Posses secured the country and every
tangible clue was followed, but the MUIR
derer was never arrested. A relative
of the Waldrup family was suspected
but not arrested. Yesterday this
man in letter dated st. Louis, May IA, and
addressed to Taylor Waldrup, brother of the
victim, acknowledges himself to be the assassin.
The writer says he killed Samuel Waldrup for
an unnatural offense. kilograms have been
sent to st. Louis offering $500 for his arrest.
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The Bookmakers' Boycott "Of.o

LOUISVILLE, May 16.-The alleged book
makers boycott on the Louisville Jockey club
is of. At meeting of the club executive COM
mittee last night, called for the purpose of
ruling of the organized bookmakers, p. A.
Brady, G. J. Enright, and W. II. Louderman,
constituting the executive committee of the
Western Bookmakers association, signed O
statement declaring that the association had au-
thorized no boycott and was in fact cognizant of
none, and that il individual members had used
intmidating tactics its was on their own re-
sponsibility; also. that the association will not
discriminate against any members who make
books at Louisville in future dealings. This
settled the matter satisfactorily.
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DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
BUILDING PERMITS

were issued to day as follows: Tyler 4 Ruther-
ford. ten brick dwellings, from 1901 to-is2l
18th street northwest, $4,000; r. NJ. Tilton,
one brick storeroom at 300 I'd street northwest,
$500; Johanna Gleason, one frame dwell,
ing on Foxall road. 5000: William
O'Brien, seven brick dwellings at the southwest
corner of LIST and o streets northwest 81, 200:
Patrick Hertigan one frame dwelling at Shan
non place, Anacostia, Sl,250; Michael Stanisci,
one brick dwelling at 625 ID street southeast
Sl,50O; Robert 0Neill, ll0l 4th street
southwest, one brick dwelling, $1,000; C. f.
Meinhau, seven brick dwellings, from 1901 10
1913 Wiltberger street northwest, $1,000: II. A
Lenger, two brick dwellings on Avenue Ter
race, Anacostia, 1880; Addison & Larcopbe,
one brick store at l2l0 + street northwest,
$4,000
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American Baptist Missions.

BosroN May 16.-The first session of the
second day of the anniversary of American
Baptist missionary union opened with a larger
attendance than yesterday. At the business
meeting Rev. DIR. King, read the report of the
committee on missions in Burmah. During the
past year the work has been going on with en-
couraging results. The opening of the Shan
states to foreign occupation is near at
hand and another force of missionaries
should be provided 80 that the work in Lower
BurInah be not interfered with Burmah is on
the eve of a great spiritual revival. The edu-
cation of native minority and increase in ma
tive missionaries should be encouraged
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Two Suicides.

New BRUNSWICK, N. j., May 16.-Early this
morning the body of James Gaisley, a con-
tractor of this city, was found in the canal.
He had been missing since Monday. 1t is be-
lieved he committed suicide. No cause for the
act is known.
George Askew a retired farmer Of Highland
Park, committed suicide last night. He dis
charged gun with his foot. great part of
his face and head was torn away. No reason is
assigned for the act.
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The Case OF VIM. Easton, Doorkeeper 1t
Harris Bijou Theater, ON Trial.


The civil-rights case of William Easson. dom.
keeper at Harris Bijou Theater. as heretofore
mentioned in The STAR, was called Tor Trial i'm
the Police Court this afternoon. Mr..
Campbell Darlington appeared for the
defendant. In calling the courts attention 90
the case Mr.. Darlington said he agreed with
counsel that colored people were entitled 70 the
same rights - white people. but he
certainly did not think they were entitled
to any more privileges than white people. In
this case he said he expected 10 prove that the
prosecuting witness wanted TO be treated bet
ter than whites are treated. A plea Of not
guilty was entered.
Mr.. Darlington asked that the ladies who
were witnesses be separated. as ladies imagi-
nations were usually stronger than men.
TESTIMONY OF LAWYER PRYOR.
George L. Pryor. = colored. Norfolk. Va,
lawyer, testified that Monday afternoon. Mays.
he went with three ladies 20 Harris
theater and presented his tickets 70
the defendant. who was doorkeeper
The latter at first refused to accept he
tickets, telling witness that they were eyen-
ing tickets, and he would have 20 hive
them changed Witness remained az the
door some minutes and saw a white
man admitted ON tickets similar 20 those
which he held. The defendant then admitted
them, and said that the usher would show
him seats. The doorkeeper did not give the
usher the checks. Witness started toward the
front seats, but the usher called him back and
said:
These are the seats for YOU" Witness re-
turned to the doorkeeper and asked for the
return OF his checks or money, but was
refused and was told that be could have the
seats shown him or nothing. His wife re-
manned at the door and retained her tickets.
She did so because witness suspected something
wrong.
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LEADERS OF THE REICHSTAG.
Picturesque Groups of Statesmen-Bis-
marks Great Adversary.
From the London Globe.

From the London GLOBE.
contributor to 'LIllustration'' has re-
Gently in a series of articles given an interest
ing account of the interior of the German par
lament Speaking of its general appearance,
he says, in a moderately sized room are gath
cred specimens of all the various races of Great
Germany; the Bavarians and the monumental
Rhinelanders with boards la Lohengrin; the
pure-bred Prussians, squat and snug like
Richter, who keep by themselves, and pass
without looking either to right or to left; the
gentlemen from Silesia, big and bony, with
blazing-red beard and the air of an aldermanic
captain of militia, or of an English yeoman, foe
of foxes, and officer of volunteers There is no
lack of uniforms in the group, and no lack of
overcoats folded and held on the arm-over-
coats bourgeois, bureaucratic and PROFESSIONAL.
Still more numerous are the collarless ecclesi-
and members of the Catholic center. The
members for the conquered provinces are con-
spicuous spots in this crowd. Antoine, despite
his great military mustachios, would not be
taken by the greenest or most short-sighted re-
porter for a captain OF the landwehr, and the
Partisan vest of young Baron Zorn, of Bulach,
is in sharp contrast with that of his brother
sportsmen of Brandenburg or the Vieille-
Marche.
The personal portraits are all exceedingly
Prince Bismarck and others, who have been
described ad nauseam; but the following de-
scription of Herr Windthorst is clever and life
like: The figure of a gnome, the long neck of a
child, great blue spectacles which shelter the
remains of used-up eyes, large mouth with a
satiricle twist. Such is Herr Windthorst the
pearl of his party. the most redoubtable parlia-
mentary tactician, the only adversary Prince
Bismarck has been unable to overcome, and
with whom he has often had to treat on equal
terms. He is not a thunderbolt of eloquence.
From his tOothless gums comes a feeble voice,
which would not be able to travel past the
tribune or the bench from which he speaks
were it not that the Unsuitable curiosity which
this resourceful spirit provokes establishes in
the assembly perfect silence as soon as he
arises. The skill and irony which at each step
shine in his oratory make every one forget that
this thickset little man, with his wooden voice
and monotonous gesture, is the very opposite
of an orator. 1t is his mind which has held
together for eighteen years without visible
change, and even after the religious peace, that
paradoxical Catholic party built of elements 30
heterogeneous-great conservative and feudal
lords, little clergy with democratic tendencies,
and socialists.
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WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

miscellaneous callers on the President to-day,
Hoosierdom was far and away in the lead and
only one man--w. A. Pfaf, of Indianapolis
upset his opportunity to ask for anything by
writing respects on his card. The
others were J. H. Simpson, Vim
cennes; J. E. Braden, Ligonier; James
H. Cisney, Warsaw; Frank w. Rawles, Fort
Wayne; DR.. J. R. Weist, Richmond;
c. E. Marvin, Franklin; NJ S.
Ragsdale, Worthington; James NJ. Townsend,
Richmond, and Rev. DR.. ]. w. Randolph, who
gave no more definite place of residence than
lind"
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also his young wife and
child, and, enlisting in
an Ohio regiment,
served in the west until
the close Of hostilities.
A few months after in
1869 he came to this
city and took up his
residence in South
Washington. He FORM
ed a legal partnership
with ex-Gov. Ford, of
Ohio, and for a num-
Der of years was the
junior member of the
firm of Ford Il Hine.
During this time he be-
became quite popular
in his section and was
elected to the councils
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DESTROYED OVER A HUNDRED HOUSES,
nvnlyine q loss of NOT los finn s1nn nAn
THE WESTPHALIA STRIKERS,
Emperor William Receives a Mine
Owners Delegation.

BERLIN, May 16.-Emperor William to-day
received and listened to deputation of West
phaia. mine owners whose employees are on
strike.
The members Of the strikers committee are
quarreling over a division of the funds re-
ceiyed from sympathizers for the strikers sup
port. To-day one of the committee was
stabbed.
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Severe Storm in Iowa.

BURLINGTON, Iowa, May l6.-A heavy rain
storm struck the city yesterday morning and
continued for two hours. wind storm fol-
lowed, which unroofed two business houses,
while barns and other buildings we're moved
from their foundations and trees and fences
blown down. The aggregate damage is con-
siderable, though the individual losses are not
heavy. The rain was of much benefit to crops.
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Snow I'm Wisconsin and Michigan.

ASHLAND, WIS, May 16.-Passengers on
trains arriving in this city last night report
from to inches of snow all over northern
Wisconsin and Michigan. Four inches fell at
Pratt. Wis, and from 3 to inches are reported
an along the Gogebic range.
ST. IGSAcE, MICH, May 16.-A heavy snow
storm occurred here yesterday. The fall seems
to be general over northern Michigan
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WV
Waiting.
From the New York Evening Sum

From the New York Evening Sun.
A few weeks ago Bret Harte was visiting a
friend who lives just outside Of London. There
are several little children in the family, and az
MIR. Harte was passing through the hall he
noticed quaint little four-year-old boy stand.
ing alone by the closed nursery door, while
from within came the sounds of childish laugh.
ping moment, '.what are you doing there an
alone?" I'm playing" dPlaying? What ere
you playing?" I'm playing house, Sir" 1as
the reply. Playing house. Why, you cant
play all BY yourself. Why don't you 60 in and
play with the other children?" said the poet
Il must not do that yet" said the little fellow
seriously. .Tm to be the new baby and I'm
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HIS APPLICATION RETURNED.
A Grand Army Post Don't Want 4
Clergyman as a Member.

BosroS, May l6.-Gen. S. C. Lawrence Post.
No. &c, G. A. r., Of Medford, has adopted reso-
buttons instructing the adjutant to return to
Rev. ]. Fl. Abbott his application for member
ship as contributory member, with its ac-
companying fees. Mr.. Abbott ON Easter Sum
day, in the course of a sermon, reflected very
severely upon Grand Army veterans. and made
the assertion that 'more men owed their disa-
bilities to whisky from the suffers tent than to
shot and she'll" He also alluded to them as
''whisky-scarred and manned veterans"
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Dastardly Attempt to Wreck Trail

GREENFIELD, Mass, May 16.-A dastardly at
tempt was made last night to wreck passenger
train No. Sc, bound west on the Fitchburg rail-
road q short distance beyond Shelburne Falls
The train leaves the station at 1854. Shortly
before this hour track walker found pile of
ties on the track at sharp curve. He at
tempted to remove the obstruction and was
vigorously stoned by some unknown persons.
He ran to Shelburne Falls and secured help and
cleared the track in time If the distractions
had not been discovered terrible smash-up,
attended with loss of life, must have resulted
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EXPLODED BY LIGHTNING.
A Powder Magazine i'm Saxony Blown
Up.

BERLIN. May 16.-The powder magazine of
the Fortress of Konigstein, in Saxony, was ex-
ploded by lightning to-day during a thunder
storm. The magazine contained a
large quantity of powder and thou
sands of shells Fortunately none of
the garrison was hurt. The explosion,
which was tremendous, broke windows in the
villages adjacent and shook the ground like an
earthquake.
The fortress is situated on a rock $50 feet
high, and has always been impregnable.
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Montana's Close Vote.

ST.. PAUL, MINI, May 16-A Helena special
says: The republicans concede the control OF
the Montana constitutional convention to
democrats by from to majority. The Herald
(rcp.) figures the convention at 80 democrats,
80 republicans, l labor and / independent
but this is partly estimated. One district at
Missoula is SO close that the official count will
be needed to decide the election. The vote
was light, to which fact the republicans as
cribe their defeat
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Designs for the Protestant Episcopal
Cathedral,

New YORK, May let is learned that of the
four designs, which are being fayorably con-
sidered by the trustees of the proposed Pro-
testant Episcopal cathedral, one is by Archi-
tects VIM. Potter and r. H. Robertson, another
by VIM. Halsey Wood of Newark. one is by a
Providence architect and the other is probably
by X. NJ Hunt of this city. Mr.. Potter is a
brother of Bishop Potter.
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Suit for $4,000 Damages

Jno. Bartlett this morning entered suit against
Mrs. Annie NJ. Cole claiming $4,000 damages
for the loss of two front teeth and other in
juries alleged to have been caused by his fall
ing into excavation in front of Mrs. Coles
premises on NJ street. He claims that the place
was not properly guarded by lights or barri-
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MILE Tobias Still i'm the Lead.

BALTIMORE. May l6.-Last night Mile Tobias
had reached ia miles, leaving Killbury four
miles behind. Macbeth had reached $50 miles
and was keeping up bravely. The score at
laps; Laura Jeffries, SO miles laps; Bella
killbury, 1888 miles 8 laps; Belle Hendson, sc
miles laps; Sue Smith, l12 miles IL laps;
Pile Roze, Isl miles II laps; Mile Tobias, 100
miles 6 laps.
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Shot by a Eerryman.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 16.-Thomas L. Angel a
prominent citizen of the Indian territory,
during slight alteration with John Swallow,
the ferryman, at the Audrain ferry, on
Grand river, yesterday, was shot three times
by Swallow and killed. Swallow had been
drinking and was in an ugly mood He
escaped, but will be captured.
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The ConviviaI Restorstiv,

After fatigue appears to be "Mumm's Extra
Dry Champagne" II. r. u. and the hunting
authorities of England adopt IL after deer
stalking, while Gladstone and Bismarck used il
M sfser speaking; The new vintage q lss4 Of
yivants as il has connoisseurs
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The Death Record

During the twenty-four hours ending at noon
to-day deaths were reported to the health Of
fee as follows: Mary A. Feeney, white, n
years; Richard Waters white, 4s years; Lorento
Douglass, colored, years; Florence r. Cox.
colored, MONTHS Annie Smith. colored, 4
months; Martha Kelsic, colored. months;
Helen johnson, colored, 10 months