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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-29

A DIEO NDACKS -FLUME COTTAGE koen1 Naie
n \ Y-Bcautifully situated. n at OF She in9pntal
Pronrlc,or n.I.nnnly colducts nartos. lLrrul-. 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17
FLOODS IN AUSTRALIA
Fine Old Winter Weather With the
Mercury at 1O1.

SAN Francisco, ,Feb.17.-Reports from north
ern Queensland received by the Sydney steamer
show that floods have done great damage in
that colony. Between December 25 and jan
uary forty-nine inches of rain fell at
CardweIl, and at other places the rain
fall was nearly as heavy. At Norman
ton the railway was nine feet under
water. At Croypon mails were carried in boats
and relief parties were sent out to rescue
settlers who had taken refuge in the trees.
Ordinarily Glastonbury creek is shallow
stream, but in consequence of the heavy rain
1T came down in a wall of water 20 feet high.
Three houses were washed away aud MANY
acres under cultivation along the banks
were flooded, resulting in great damage
prospector named Coomber with
his wife and three children were living in a
house on the river bank. The house was
washed away and the woman and three children
were drowned. Coomber saved himself by
cllngng to tree through the night, where he
was found exhausted the following morning.
On Eel river over twenty people lost their
lives IN one small district, and it is expected
many more fatalities will be reported.
In Victoria excessive heat was experienced in
January. Sunday. the 18th, the mercury rose
to l0l In the shade and l47 in the sun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17
THE sAwTELLE MURDERER,
A CDR. Blood" Brought I'm as an Accom-.
plice.

Down, y. e., Feb. l7.-what will douhtless
prove an important development in the Saw
telle murder mystery has been furnished by
Mrs. Charles Richmond, who upon taking up .
Boston Sunday paper this morning saw the
picture OF "Dr. Blood" who is strongly sup
posed to have been implicated in the taking OF
of Hiram Sawtelle.
why, l know that man." she said He
called here a week ago today. II was in the
afternoon He asked for room. 1 told him
had one, but when looked at his face / re-
fused to give him one. He had two
bundles, one done up in wrapping pa
per; should say il might have contained clothes
The other done up in a newspaper,
about the size of mans head. He looked Just
like the picture OF DIR. Blood. / sent him to
Mr.. Halls. Later the picture was shown to
Mr.. Hall, who recognized il as that of a man
who engaged rooms OF him last Monday but
didn't come back. Hall also saw him on the
street that night
This morning Detective Shields found a gem
tleman, the Rev. Mr.. Down of East Rochester,
who on the night that Hiram Sawtelle was
killed met team on the road in East Roches
with two men in il, one of whom acted
strangely.
Mr.. Downs hailed the team and inquired OF
the one, since identified as Isaac Sawtelle,
what allied his companions. The man replied,
''he is drunk" The other man was probably
then dead or dying. and this testimony fixes
the fact that the deed was committed in New
Hampshire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17
AN AUSTRALIAN RUDGET.
Five Hundred People Sleeping In
Parks-A Big Fire.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. r.-Further advices
from Sydney by the steamer Zealandia, which
arrived last evening, state that the condition
OF the unemployed at sydney is becoming seri-
GUS. On a recent night 500 men and women
were counted asleep in the parks OF that city,
all without money or homes.
Commander f. NJ. shepherd will relieve
Captain Coughlan. in command Of the United
States steamer Mohican. and Commander G. s.
Wlngle relieves Commander Lyons of the
United States Steamer Adams. DIR. ]. b. Cor
dero, who arrived on the Australia, relieves DIR.
L. H. Derr of the Nipsic.
Among numerous fatal accidents the collapse
of the Volunteer Artillery hotel in Sydney on
January was the most remarkable. At the
time of the disaster fifteen people were in the
structure. Two men were killed outright aud
several were severely injured
A fire at the wharves of the Tasmalia steam
ship company in Sydney destroyed about
sl5OOOO worth of buildings on Christmas day.
The wharves were all comparatively new, and
the loss will seriously Inconvenience shipping
interests tor a time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17
Wall Street Today.

New York, Feb. 1.-THE stock market
opened with great activity and decidedly
weak tone and first prices, as compared with
Saturdays closing figures, were generally from
4aI per cent lower. The pressure to sell
caused further fractional losses in the early
dealing, though these in few cases exceeded Il
per cent Rock Island was prominent
in the decline, but the weak feature
of the trading was Chicago gas, which
rapidly fell away from 451S to Az. The strong
point in the regular list was New England.
which even advanced slightly in the face Of the
weakness Of the general market Sugar was
also remarkably strong in the early dealings
and from 6sH it rose to 69H against 67sk on
Saturday, though it could not hold all Of the
improvement but afterward fuctuated
between So and 6s1s. @. C. G.
ductuated between SO and 6sL
ECC.C. and st. Louis was also weak and on q
moderate business dropped from 50 to 67s<.
The market became more quiet ct 1880, when
the downward movement was checked and
some slight improvement was afterward made
in quotations, Union Pacific and Rock Island
being specially prominent in the recovery. At
IL O'Clock the market was active and firm, but
generally ct something under the opening
6gureA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17
MURDEROUS WHITE CAPS,
A White Woman Taken in Adultery at
Frederick and Shot

FREDERICK, Mp., Feb. 17.-Mrs. Rebecca
Bruckey, white woman, aged about forty
years, was shot in the left breast below the
heart at $50 O'Clock last night at the home of
Dennis Davis in Brookhill a small village six
miles from Frederick. Her wound is probably
fatal.
The shooting was done by a party Of masked
men representing themselves as white caps and
numbering about thirty. They accused the
woman of undue intimacy with Davis and,
going to the house, called her out. As she
opened the door pistol was fred by some one
in the crowd and the woman fell wounded.
None Of the parties to the shooting have been
arrested nor can they be identified.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17
PANDEMONIUM ABLAZE.
An Insane Asylum Afire and 500 Patients
Chattering and Shrieking.

LITTLE Rock, ARK, Feb. 17.-At3 o'clock
yesterday morning fire broke out in the
boiler room of the insane asylum near
this place and spread rapidly throughout
the entire building. There were nearly
five hundred patients in the building,
all OF whom were removed from the different
wards to the first floor preparatory to taking
a scene of pandemonium reigned, the patients
screaming, cursing and sobbing with terror
as the keepers hustled them from
floor to floor until they were in comparative
safety. Meanwhile the water gave out and
only the timely arrival of the fire engine from
this city prevented the complete de-
struction Of the building. One wing,
including the boiler room, pump room, engine
house, laundry, dry house, Kitchen. bath
rooms and pantries, was destroyed, entailing Q
loss of about SIS, 900. There Is no insurance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17
A Posse After a Brute.

AMSTERDAM, NY, Feb. ia posse of Of
hcers is searching this vicinity for an unknown
man who late Saturday robbed Mrs. George
Ross, wife of prominent farmer, Of a con-
siderable sum of money and also attempted to
assault her. Mrs. Ross. who is sixty years Of
age and resides some distance beyond the city
limits, was getting over a stone wall when she
was grabbed by her assailant, who, later, took
to the woods, where he is supposed to be hid
ing. The woman was badly injured and it was
with much difficulty that she reached her
home. Her assailant is about thirty years ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17

PERsoNAL.-Eli Perkins, the humorist, D. H.
Ray OF Chicago, Ed. Brown Of Quincy, ILL.,, and
d. A. Dishler of Utica are at WilIard's.-F c.
johnson. E. II. Townsend and Geo. 8. Dearbon
of New York, s. W. Allerton of Chicago. F. P.
Goulding of Worcester, Mass, F. G. WEIGH OF
Boston, W. Fl. rurker of Providence are at the
decentralization. r. A. Alger of Detroit r.
s. Munger of Duluth, II. Chase Of St Louis
and A. Q. Hunt OF Chicago are ut the Arlington.
john Mckinley of New London, Conn, T.
ID. Payne and Thos. NJ. killen of Hot Springs
are at Wormley G.. McLain of India
napolis, John W. Hutchinson of Lynn. Mass,
and John w. Guiteau Of New York are at tho
Riggs.--Hon. W. A. ]. Sparks, ex-commis-
sioner of the land office, Hon. f. S. Pierce of
Grand Rapids Mich, Hon. l. J. Note Of North
Carolina, A. Y. McGlew of Kobe, Japan, and A.
S. Colyan of Nashville are at the Ebbitt--
Willis Marshall of Denver, Capt Alex. Nc
Dougall and o. II. Smonds of Duluth, E. c.
Shellenberger and W. Z. Gary of Philadelphia,
L. C. Watts Of Charlestown, W. Va, and Wm
Hale Herrck of New Haven are at the National
-G. b. Daniels of Grand Rapids, Mich, DIR.
c. s. Hovey Of Bridgeport Conn.,, and Geo.
Parker Of Milwaukee are at the st. james,
Mr.. Colin Studds left yesterday for Philadel-
phia, from whence he will start tomorrow on a
business tour through the southern states and
down to the City of Mexico, returning by way
of the Pacific coast. He will be absent until
early in May.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17
THE WORLDS FAIR BILL.
Amended by the House Committee so
as to Delay Action In the House.

More delay in the interest of New York was
secured at the meeting of the worlds fair COM
mittee Of the House today. The resolution
offered in the House on Saturday and referred
to the committee was amended 30 as to provide
for the debate to begin in the
House on Thursday instead of Tuesday,
to extend over Friday and the vote to be taken
on Monday, a week from today. An attempt
by MIR. Hit to secure earlier action was de-
feated and the chairman was authorized to re-
port the resolution as amended
THE NEW WORKERS STILL HAVE HOPES
The New York men still have hopes that their
folks at home may come to some agreement or
that the fair may be postponed until 1893 and
then go to New York without politics entering
into it.
The talk Of providing for some sort Of hall,
auditorium or institution of learning in Wash
ington, the corner stone to be laid In '92 with
ceremonies in enumeration of the discovery OF
America, is being renewed with the hope of
compromising the matter in that way and let
ting the fair so to one Of the other cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17
FOUR HUNDRED LOST.
A Big Coolie Steamer, Gone Down I'm
the Pacific.

SAN Francisco, Feb. T.-Sydney papers
which arrived by steamer yesterday report the
arrival there January of the vessel that
made fruitless search for the large passenger
steamer Dubury, which, it is feared, had found
cred in the recent typhoon in the China sea.
No trace of the missing vessel was found and
there is no doubt that she sank with her 400
Chinese passengers and crew. The only traces
of her seen were floating bundles OF rattan
that formed part Of her cargo.
A German steamer bound for Hong Kong
last month picked up the crew of a small Ma
Mia bark which had been drifting about in the
China sea for thirty days. The vessel was un-
manageable and those on board, twelve men
and two women, had been without food or
fresh water for twenty days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17
Death Of Capt. w. II. Sanger.

Capt W. P. Sanger, civil engineer of the
United States navy, retired, died at his resi-
dence, SSO9 Prospect avenue, Georgetown, yes
terday, after alingering illness, in his eghtieth
year. He was one Of the best known and most
highly respected Of the retired officers living
in this city. The funeral will take place to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock from St. Johns
church, Georgetown, and the interment will be
at Oak Hill.
Capt. Sanger began his active career as q
student and assistant to the eminent engineer,
Laomi Baldwin, who constructed the first stone
/ dry dock in the United States at the Boston
navy yard. On its completion, in March, 1884,
he constructed q similar one at Norfolk, Va.
When this was finished Capt. Sanger, then q
civilian, was given work at the Norfolk yard
until September /, ls42, when he received an
appointment as civil engineer in the navy and
was attached to the bureau Of yards and docks
He was the only officer OF this kind at that time
and this fact, together with his great natural
ability. rendered his services invaluable to the
department. On the 18th of October $780, he
was placed on the retired list Of the navy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17
A BIG HAUL.
A Dominion Defaulter Gets OF With q
Quarter Of a Million.

QUEBEC, CAM, Feb. 1.-THE amount Of the
defalcation Of Charles G. Davies, agent here
for Bryant, Powis & Bryant, the extensive lum-
Der firm of London, WILL it is now thought,
reach S2OO.OO0, possibly s25O,OOO. He disap-
peared several days ago. and his present where
abouts are unknown. member of the London
firm is now on his way here to investigate the
matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17
Brazilian Quiet.

New YORK, Feb. 1.-THE steamer Finance,
from Brazilian ports, which arrived today,
bringing forty-one steerage passengers, most
of whom are Germans who went to Rio Janeiro
to better their condition. They all returned
disappointed. Capt. Baker of the Finance re-
ports all very quiet at the various ports fropa
which he sailed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17
LATEST FROM HAWAII.
The Native Party Wins In the Recent
Elections.

SAN FRANcrsco, CAL, Feb. 1.-THE result Of
the election in Hawaii is a complete triumph
for the native party and crushing defeat for
the ministry and the foreign element The
leader of the native movement was Robert w.
Wilcox, who was also the leader Of the revolu-
tionary fiasco few months ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17
The Louisiana Lottery Will Pay a
Big Price For One.
AUSTRALIA HAS A WINTER FLOOD.
White Caps Shoot a Woman in
Cold Blood at Frederick.
THE sAWTELL MYSTERY UNFOLDING.
LOUISIANA'S TURN.
The Lottery Folks Will Pay Her State
Debt For a New Charter.

New ORLEANS Feb. 1.-THE Louisiana lot
terry company is making a desperate effort to
retain its corporate life. 1t has failed to se-
cure a charter from North Dakota and its next
move, it is said, will be an enormous bribe to
the Louisiana legislature for a rene wal
of its present charter, which will expire two
years hence. Its proposition will be to pay the
entire state debt. amounting to from Sl0 0o0O,-
600 to $120OO,OoO. The lottery is earning
s25o,OOO month or %, zoo, 900 per annum net
Many prominent Louisianians fear that the
bribe may be accepted:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17
Boston's Post Office Clerks.

BosToS, MASS, Feb. 1.-THE Boston post
Office clerks association yesterday became .
permanent organization. The association was
formed for the purpose Of obtaining if possible
proper classification Of clerks and salaries.
The members seek the passage of a bill
through Congress for a minimum salary of
department, and in the money order, registered
letter and stamp departments from ssO0 70
81 700
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17
Pugilists Quarrel.

CHICAGO, Feb. IA special dispatch from
San Francisco says that Jack Dempsey and his
old trainer, Denny Costgan, have quarreled,
and that Denny Kelliher will finish Dempsey's
training for his battle with the Australian (Blly
Mccartney Tuesday night. Costigan and Pete
Mccoy left the city for the east Saturday night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17
Bank Plucked and Shut.

LANCASTER, Pa, Feb. 1.-THE Lincoln na-
tional bank, which has been plundered by
Cashier Bard and F. W. Hull, has closed its
doors under the orders of Bank Examiner
Greene. 1t is reported this morning that the
defalcation is much larger than the first esti-
mate, which placed the amount at between
$50, 600 and $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17
Smashed Her Mizzen.

QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 1.-THE new Liverr ool
steamer Arethuss, while entering the harbor
of this port ran afoul of the steam ship
Persian Monarch and demolished the latter
vessels mizzen top. She subsequently ran
aground.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17
PUBLIC DOCUMENTS,
Some Facts About Them i'm the Annual
Report OF Superintendent Ames.

The report Of John c. Ames, the superinten-
dent OF documents, Department Of the Interior,
just submitted to Congress, is Of more than
ordinary interest. as, in addition to the statis-
tics showing the number of documents dis
tributed and the list of libraries to which they
have been sent, it treats at some length of the
value of public documents in general and of
the causes of their being popularity held in
SO low estimation. The superintendent recon-
mends some change in the general makeup of
the volumes comprising public documents, SO
as to make them more attractive in their gen.
eral appearance, and advocates the preparation
of thorough general index of all publications
OF the government. the reduction of the num-
Der of editions of the same document. and
urges at some length the establishment of a
bureau from which all documents issued for
gratuitous distribution shall be distributed.
The report shows that the work of exchang-
ing duplicate documents among the libraries
of the country has assumed large proportions,
nearly 81, 900 volumes having been returned to
the department by libraries having them in
duplicate for redistribution to other libraries
In which they are lacking, an undertaking
greatly advantageous to the libraries them
selves.
The sales of documents during the period
covered by the report, under the law Of March
8, 1887. authorizing the Secretary of the In
terror to sell any public document at cost,
amounted to S7,464. The distribution OF the
entire edition of the reports of the tenth GEN.
sus by this Office, where Implications in the
orders of members Of Congress and others
could be detected, has enabled the
superintendent to test the question of the
| amount Of such duplication. About four-fifths
OF the edition has been distributed and to date
orders involving the duplication of not less
than a, 900 volumes have been received and
| this duplication prevented. Complete sets Of
the reports Of the tenth census, twenty-six
volumes each, have been supplied to 2,SO0
libraries and other public institutions in the
United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17

The FEBRUARY DINNER of the Gridiron club
falls on Washington's birthday and will be
given at the Arlington. A number Of special
features have been arranged for the entertain
ment OF the clubs guests and a jolly time is ex-
pected. The committees on music and enter r.
tainment are hard at work and choice programs
are now in course of completion. 1t is under
stood that Herndon Morsell's ''Song That
Reached My Heart will be one Of the musical
numbers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17
For Pyne's Place.

DUBLIN, Feb. 1.-THE nominations in the
west division Of Waterford to I'LL the seat in the
house of commons held by Mr.. Jasper Douglas
Pyne, who mysteriously disappeared some
months ago, will be made on Monday next
The polling will take place on March s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17
100000 DEMANDS.
Prospect OF an Enormous Strike Among
English Coal Miners.

LoSDoS, Feb. 15.-Four hundred thousand
miners in Great Britain have decided 10 adhere
to their demand for an increase Of 10 per cent
in their wages. 1t is probable that the men
will strike. Should they do 30 the coal output
will be decreased three-quarters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17
Another Crank Crime.

Sr. PAUL, Feb. ia special from HastingS
Mimi, says: Mary Dielsen was shot last even-
ing by Louis SINNERS, whose proposal Of mar
at large.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17

POSTMASTER GENERAL WANAMAKER visited
the Medical mission in Philadelphia yesterday.
The place was crowded by a rougher assem-
biage probably than Mr.. Wanamaker ever ad-
dressed even in the day when Bethany church
was missionary station in a rowdy suburb.
The speaker took the water of life for his sub
iect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17
He Can See Orleans Now.

PARIS, Feb. 1.-THE order prohibiting the
duke Of Luynes from visiting the duke Of
Orleans during: the latters Imprisonment has
been revoked by the government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17
NOMINATIONS TODAY.

The President today sent to the Senate the
following nominations:
United States Marshals: Hatson B. Saun-
ders, district of Maine; VIM. G. Long, northern
district Of California.
Postmasters: Edward B. Lyon, Dayton, O.;
Edward ID. Rhodes Rensselaer,. Ind I; Lincoln
n. Gray, Longview, Tex; Daniel Gum, Sui
phur Springs, Tex.
Supervisor Of Census: Wilson II. Scale.
fourth district, Indiana.
Withdrawn-Receivers Of public moneys:
Malcolm ID. Mix, at Del Norte, Col; John A.
Percivi, Devils Lake, N. d.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17

NAVY DEPARTMENT PROMOTIONS follow
ing promotions have been made in the bureau
of navigation, Navy department: D. c. Nor
rison, from 81, 400 to 81 600, vice Wyeth DENLY.
deceased; E. A. Roderick, from $1,000 to
1.4OO, vice Morrison, promoted; Miss NJ. d.
Routh, from $1,000 to $1,000, vice Roderick,
and Miss Josephine Sullivan, from S720 to 5000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17

FIRST LIEUTENANT ALEX. McGUARDo, nine
teenth infantry, has been relieved from duty at
David's Island, NY, and ordered to join his
| COMPANY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17

The PRESIDENT GONG TO PIrrsBURa.-The
President will leave the city Wednesday morn
ing for Pittsburg to attend the opening of the
free library donated to that city by Andrew
Carnegie. He will be accompanied by Private
Secretary Halford and possibly Secretary
Blaine. The party will return to Washington
Friday morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17
HOUSE.

After the reading Of the journal Mr.. Carlisle
arose and said that since the 29th Of January
his side Of the House had been protesting
every morning against the approval of the
Journal on the ground that it contained an
entry made by direction Of the Speaker show
ing the names Of certain members present and
not voting. Last Friday the House had accepted
code of rules providing for such practice.
Against this the democrats had protested and
would protest as an unconstitutional practice.
But It was q question which could not be de-
cided in this House, and whenever proper cases
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17

Rev. DR.. Patton Of Princeton preached in
terday.
Rev. J. Cannon Hobson, grandson of the
late Henry A. Wise, died in Richmond Sssur.
day.
Rev. Jno. p. Tyler Of Charles City has been
called to the Trinity church, FredericksburE.
Wise county, Va, has resigned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17
A Big Berg,

Bosrox, Feb. 1.-THE steamer Lepanto, ss
this port today from Antwerp, reports February
10, latitude 425s north, longitude 4s.4s west.
that she passed an enormous iceberg, apparently
an eighth of . mile long and 500 feet high.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17
zANZIBAR's BUDGET.
The Sultan Receives The wisSman
Force Opposed.

ZANZIBAR, Feb. i7.-Bwanaheari, with large
force, holds the field against Maj. wissmAnn.
Bwsnaheari is q territorial chieftain belonging
70 an ancient family. He has far greater infiu-
ence than was possessed by Bushri. the chief
who was recently hanged by the Germans.
The new sultan, Senoid Ali received all the
European residents Of Zanzibar yesterday and
formally hoisted his flag