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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-11
SUICIDE OF A CHILD.
Eieven-Year-Old Philip Fiuharty's Head
Turned by the Miller Murder.

Philip Fluharty, eleven years of age, was
found about 8 o'clock ON Thursday morning
dead and hanging at the end of a rope In the
hatchway ofthe stable of John S. Ward. Beach
and Marlborough streets, Philadelphia. The
case was evidently one Of suicide. Mrs. FIuharty
had sent Philip to the wharf below their house
with message for his father. He did not re-
turn as soon Is she thought he should, and,
fearing that he perhaps had fallen into the
river, she went to look for him.
After looking the yard all over and shouting
his name several times she went to look for
him at the stable. The first thing she saw on
entering the building was her boys body hang
ing through the hatchway. The mother $
screams soon brought the father to her side
and the boy was quickly cut down, but he was
already cold, and it was Immediately seen that
any effort at resuscitation would be useless.
The rope on which the boy was found hang
ing was one used for lowering feed from the
loft OF the stable to the first floor. Ii was a
half-inch line and on the end was heavy iron
hook. The moose was made by pulling the
hook around the rope. 1t is hard to under
stand how this could be accomplished except
brought out the fact that the boy has been
taking an almost sordid interest in the Miller
murder at Merchantvile. At his home they
all are subscribers for an evening paper. and
the boy every evening would wait impatiently
for the arrival Of the paper. Upon getting it
he would 60 off by himself and read it over
again and again.
He took a special delight in the bloody de-
tails OF the tragedy, and the day succeeding
the murder. after he had been looking at the
paper for a long time, he turned to his mother
and said: Il wonde: if it hurt her much when
he cut her throat" Again, when the possible
ity of hanging Lingo was discussed, he said
eagerly: Il wonder how it feels to be
hung" For the past few days he had been
talking with his parents almost continuously
about the case.
Few people who knew the boy will even dis
cuss the suicide theory, as the boys happy dis
position and general good behavior made him
very popular in the neighborhood. theory
which has many adherents in the locality il
that the boy stood on the ladder leading to the
loft and, putting the rope around lis neck. fell
of. That he made a desperate struggle to re-
lease himself is almost certain, as the left boot
he had on at the time has several large
scratches upon it. 1t is also marked with brick
dust where he had kicked the wall in his strug.
giles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-11
INTERCONTINENTAL RAILROAD.
MIR. Curtis Says IL is Coming, Despite
All Opinions to the Contrary.

One OF the matters which the Pan American
conference brought to the front and which 10
still there is the intercontinentsl rail road
scheme. Additional interest is given this mat
ter by the fact that the international railroad
commission will meet here in a little while to
arrange preliminaries and to make recommen d.
atoms to the respective governments. Ex-Gov.
Osborne OF Kansas, who has been United States
minister 10 both Brazil and Chill, is OF the
opinion that the railroad will never be built
and in recently published interview said the
accomplishment of such project was not even
within tue range Of probability. Three obs,a-
cles, he said, were conspicuous among the rea-
sons for his opinion--the cost, the practical
imposslbility of the territory and the enor-
nous freight charges.
Mr.. CURTIS on THE OTHER SIDE
On the other side Of the argument is Mr.
William f. Curtis, executive officer of the In
ternational American conference, whose South
American experience amounts 10 a good deal
i o STAR reporter, who called Mr.. Curtis at
tentlon to the interview with Gov. Osborne
that gentleman sald There are always croak-
ers sitting around on the stumps when a great
enterprise Is undertaken. and occasionally YOU
ind one like Gov. Osborne. who ought 20
know better. lie was a very popular minister
in Chill and Brazil. and ID an able accomplished
| nature and always sings in a minor KEY. Some
where IN my scrap books / have interview
he published IN lSS5 in which he said that the
South American commission was a lamentable
failure and no good would ever come OF il;
yet the widespread and rapidly increasing in
terest IN South American affairs began with
that commission and was aroused by
it. Its reports were sought and read
by the merchants and manufacturers
of this country, TO a degree that few people
realize ana the information these documents
contained was found OF the greatest value. The
| statistics show that our trade with Latin
| America began to grow then and has kept on
growing ever since. The report OF the SUPER
| intendent of foreign mails will show that cor
respondence between this country and Latin
America has more than quadrupled IN the last
i've years. With some countries the increase
has been 200 per cent
THE PAS-AMERIcAS coSFERgScE.
''Gov. Osborne also thought that the PAN
American conference would be a failure;
no results would ever come from it aud he was
| quite certain that our Congress would never
| approve of the policy of reciprocity treaties.
| He holds similar views about the intercolonial
| railway, but We are going to have reciprocity
treaties and a railway all the same. Lots of
| men talked in the same way when Prof. Morse
invented the telegraph, and more Illustrious
statesmen than Gov. Osborne declared that
| the Atlantic cable would never succeed and
that the transcontnental railroads Of ne
United States would never be built"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-11

Secretary Carter of the republican congress
sionsl committee will leave the city this even
ing for Chicago. His stay in Chicago will be
brief, for Montana is his destination The cam
paign il raging there with . good deal Of
ferceness, and ss Representative Carter would
not like to be ex-Representstive Carter i'm
mediately after March 4 next he naturally
feels as though he ought to be in the fray, es-
pecially it has been intimated that Senator
Power, also republican, is perfectly willing to
see Carter beaten. just now Secretary Carter
10 feeling pretty well, thank you. He chal-
lenged Mr.. Dixon, the democratic candidate,
to joint discussion at some of the more popu-
lous points Of their state and Carter is in tele-
graphic receipt Of information to the effect
tina. MIR. Dixon will do no such thing. The
secretary is one of the keenest debaters that
over sat in Congress, and those who know him
are not surprised that Mr.. Dixon should have
decided to run an anti-debating campaign.
Nobody knows just how long the secretary
will be away from his desk at headquarters.
That desk during his absence will be used by
Mr.. J. s. Clarkson, who will not allow the Job
to die Of inanition any more than Mr.. Carter
w0uld
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-11
THE TRADE WITH MEXICO.
A Citizen Of That Republic Thinks
There Are Millions In Reciprocity.

Secretary Blaine has received from Carlos
Girls, . citizen Of MiAhuatan, state Of oa,aca,
Mexico, and . representative Of the Agricul-
turai Company Of Oaxaca, IN interesting letter
on the subject OF reciprocity. Mr.. Girls says:
''fhs treaty Of reciprocity between the United
States and the Sandwich Islands has built up
trade which in the year 1889 amounted TO
GIG, 1sS, $50. do not know why . reciprocity
treaty such - that negotiated for Mexico and
the United States BY Messieurs Romero and
Grant would not produce equal, IL not greater.
results. II so, the trade between Mexico and
the United States, il increased in the same
proportion - that With ths sandwich Islands,
might in a short time come to amount to
l.5O0 or 1000 millions Of dollars . yeaa The
agricultural, commercial and industrial char
acteristics Of Mexico aud she United States are
so different that the two nations complement
each other, 90 70 speak. We Mexicans now
purchase every species OF commodity produced
In the United States. We cannot purchase in
large quantities because We have not the
means of paying. Il il unquestionable
that such treaty as that signed
by Messieurs Romero and Grant would
enable us to exchange products.
have here upon my desk documents which
would amply prove that ali the North Ameri-
can products fnd good market in Mexico. l
must not, In this letter, point out the dissmi-
bttitS DetWoen the products OF the TWO nations,
since you are. no doubt, perfectly aware Of it
"As journalist and merchant have studied
almost every portion Of this country, and be-
lleve voice the general opinion in assuring
you that Mexico desires the greatest possible
freedom in its commercial relations with the
United States. have likewise travelled in the
United States and it has seemed to me to be
entirely clear that that country needs and de-
sres freedom in its commercial relations with
Mexico.
Some American papers," continues Mr. Girls,
urge the objection that Mexico can produce
everything that the United States produce.
This is true; bat it would not pay Mexico to
produce what the United States produce, nor
would it pay the United States to produce wha,
Mexico produces. Ii will never pay us better
to make plows or cotton cloth than TO plan,
coffee and cane sugar; and the United States
will not find greater profit in growing plantains
than in sowing wheat Each of the two coun-
tries is especially we'll adapted to produce what
the other lacks. The importance of reel.
procity 10 therefore evident"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-11
RAFFLES AND LOTTERIES.
Questions Concerning Them SIN Com.
ing to tbs Poet Ofiice Department

The anti lottery law is increasing largely the
correspondence OF the Po st o6ce Department.
The provisions OF the Law are not evidently
understood and ever since Judge Tyner issued
the instructions to the postmssters which are
practically a commentary upon the Law, the
inquiries continue to fow in. A few DAYS ago
letter was received from North Caro-. ma
The writer stated that some ladies with the IN
tention ofstsrting fund for Q home for con-
iederste veterans had organized a guessing
contest The authorities we're asked II 10 wAs
contrary to the new Law TO admit 70 the mails
newspapers containing notices efsueh contest
There are other schemes over which there 10
DOUBT, such as when newspapers oder prizes 70
persons RECEIVING the largest plumber OF yotea
Inc question whether schemes Of this charac-
Yer are prohibited by the law has been referred
TO the Attorney General for HE decision ana
ths department has made no railing pending
this decision.
no EXCEPTIONS nApG
The managers of fairs for various charitable
Purposes ere apt 10 be annoyed when they Cad
that their freedom In advertising their enter
prlses Is considerably curtailed by the pro-
visions OF this law. Ii is not unusual TO receive
requests at the department that an exec ption be
made In some particular case because the cause
Is aworthy one. press dispatch from London
states that Michael Daviti Expresses confidence
that the American postal authorities will allow
his paper to circulate through the mails when
they learn that the lottery advertised in its COL
umns Is merely a charitable bazaar for the
benefit of hospital in London. Mr.. Davitt
will learn that the American authorities viii
have no discretion in the matter, except 20
execute the law, and that the law is construed
to mean that foreign newspapers, pamphlets
and publications OF all kinds containing printed
matter forbidden by the provisions Of the Law
are to be treated as II they were published in
the United States.
EyADISa THE Law.
lottery agent publishes in q Texas paper
the following advertisement: 'Our country,
It's of thee, sweet land of liberty. Dead 10 the
world This space was occupied by an sdyer-
tisement, but Reeds gang shut down on M
September Is. 1890. The voice OF the press
throttled by an American Congress"
Then follows picture Of the Speaker labeled
Gear Reed" and below is a picture OF what IL
supposed to be the agent himself HIS name
| is given. and he announces that he Is still in
the ring"
by this ingenious method the public are in
| formed that the lottery agents are still selling
tickets. which. 1t is presumed. they get from
New Orleans by express number Of other
papers In various parts OF the country have
been received at the department with the col
umn usually filled by the lottery advertise
ment devoted TO Iaments in regard 20 the death
of liberty aud the muzzlinS of the press, which
all unite In stating began on the 10th Of
September
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-11
The Extra Session Talk.

The extra session rumor was not looming up
with any degree of clearness today: to be pre-
else, it was not looming up at all. Nobody
seems to know where the rumor had its origin
and no one has any good and sufficient reason
to advance for its being originated. There is but
one man in town who could have stated whether
or not there would be an extra session. and ne
told STAR reporter today that there was no
possibility OF Congress being called upon to
assemble before the regular day in December
The only reason advanced in favor Of the extra
session is the one which says that the federal
elections bill can be passed before December If
the Senators are here to do it. II that be true
then the small quantity of time required for
the discussion and passage of the measure
would not do any damage to the regular ses-
sion. There would be ample time left in which
to dispose of the appropriation bills. OF course,
no one here knows the Presidents mind, and
he may consider extra session necessary
but he has never told any one SO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-11
The Change at the White House.

President Harrison will find it difficult to
recognize the official end of the White House
when he returns. The most apparent change
is in the corridor which divides the Presidents
new Office (Secretary Halford's old ROOM from
the room heretofore sacred to Col Crook.
Here the partition has been removed and when
the carpenters and paperhangers and painters
get through with it it will be arranged as to
accommodate those who may find it necessary
to wait the pleasure of the President before
entering his presence. Rows of chairs will be
placed near the walls and the new apartment
will be made quite comfortable 1t has been
customary, heretofore, for visitors to set in
what was Col Crooks room-the apartment
now being run by Mr.. Pruden; from now on
that will be private Office
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-11
Tho National Game.

Only three Of the four scheduled games were
played yesterday. Baltimore defeated Roch-
ester in weli-piayed game. The champions
took their revenge on Toledo for the dose Of
whitewash they received on Thursday, and Co.
lumbus downed the Browns
The morning conference Of the presidents Of
the National Baseball League continued until
o'clock yesterday afternoon, when an ad-
journment was had to meet on the evening Of
October 20, when they will receive the report
Of their committee, which meets that day at
noon with the committees from the other
leagues. The two League scheme, outlined in
yesterdays STAR, finds most favor
The results of yesterdays games are: Balti-
more 8, Rochester /; Louisville Z, Toledo 6;
Columbus 8, st. Louis g.
The standing Of the various clubs up to date
is as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-11
KEMMLER'S DEATH.
DR.. Macdonald Says Electrical Execar
tion is Preferable to Hanging.

DIR. Carlos F. Macdonald, president Of the
New York state commission in lunacy. has fur
nished Gov. Hill an official account OF the re-
cent death of William Kemmler at Auburn
penitentiary by electricity. He says in con-
clusion:
Compared with hanging, in which death 10
frequently produced by strangulatlon, with
every indication of conscious suffering for an
appreciable time on the part OF the victim, sx-
ecution by electricity is infinitely preferable,
both az regards the suddenness with which
death is effected and the expedition with which
all the immediate preliminary details may
be arranged. BY the latter method
| the fatal stroke renders its victim I'M
conscious in an infinite imal fraction OF Q
| second, so small as to be beyond the power Of
the human mind TO estimate, while, 40 the
same time, II dislntegrates the nerve Tissues
and blood 70 an extent which insures an
time than is possible ~ any other known
! nssbe6- In other woris, u 10 Vss sgrsst,
quickest, most efiiyiest ard iess. FAX fni
method that has yet been DEVISED
The execution of kesi,.-.s,, iIom me time BIO
entered the room until the second contao, vac
interrupted, occupied not more than eight
minutes. whereas executions by hanging r>--~-
require from fifteen 10 thirty minutes In ;~>A
it not unfrequently happens that the heart c---
tinues to beat for that length Of time after the
more time 10 consumed in placing
the prisoner on the gsllows, pinioning
his limbs, putting on the black cap,
placing the moose about his neck and care
fully adjusting the knot under his left ear
(frpm whence ii sometimes slips at the critical
moment, resulting In strangulation instead OF
/ q broken neck), than would be required for ar
ranging the preliminary details OF an electro
cal execution. During the preparation OF this
| report the Associated Press dispatches CON-
tained an account Of q hanging in which the
criminals head was almost completely torn
from the body.
DIR. Macdonald recommends that the
engine and dynamo should be especislls
constructed for the purpose and should
be capable Of generating an electro-motivs
| force of az least 5000 volta The volp
metre should be located in the execution roorn-
and competent and responsible oihcial should
be detailed to take the readings Of the metre
before and at the instant the current II applied.
The voltage should not be less than 1850 nor
more than 1900. and should be matter of Of
fciai record The prisoners RESTS tanos should
also be taken Immediately before bringing hin
into the execution room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-11


Eugene CTist has won many bicycle race
and there 10 reason to believe that he will win
many another. There was Q time when Crist
had national reputation as a crack pedal
pusher and he defended this fame in noble
manner. His celebrated squirt became the
terror Of his antagonist and the model for
younger men on the cinder track. For the last
couple Of years, however, he has had hard
luck and, whether through the lack OF proper
training or otherwise, has not been able to
duplicate his former successes. 1t may be the
advent Of the new stars, such "a Van Wagner
and Windle. that has caused him to lose races
instead of winning, but, drop as he may, WASH
ington folks cannot and will not forget
the honor that he has brought to this
city in years gone by. He has scores Of tro-
phies Of his victories, and his record book bears
the history Of many tight race run and won
by means Of that marvellous squirt.
Crist began riding in the spring of 1884,
taking second place in 1928 in the mile race OF
the G. Since then he has made his mile
in 2.32 2-5, which is very close to record time
In 1887 he started fifty times and received
forty-six prizes, thirty-eight of them firsts. In
1888 he took sixteen frsts, eleven seconds and
five thirds. Latterly he has taken up rowing
and handles an oar SO well that he has been
chosen for the senior eight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-11
Another Line Of Duty Decision.

Assistant Secretary Bussey has overruled q
former decision of the department. rejecting a
claim for pension Of Joseph Terbach, late OF
the second Missouri artillery. The gound OF
rejection given was that the disability of deaf
ness was not received in line of duty, but while
engaged in a quarrel. The claimant, while
with his battery at Warrensburg, No., was de-
tailed with two others to carry water for cook
ing purposes. A quarrel arose between the
claimant and another of the detail az to the
breaking of some buckets and a day or two
afterward while the claimant was on duty
watering horses and without any provocation
on his part, he was assaulted by the soldier
above referred to and was beaten over the head
with large revolver. His skull was fractured
and he received permanent injury. Gen.
Bussey decides that he was injured while in the
line OF duty and that he is entitled to pension.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-11
A Demand for Secretary Rusk.

A western farmer wants Uncle Jerry Rusk
and he wants him right away. For week
past there has been continuous wall from
Ohio and coupled with it was a demand for
the immediate presence of the Secretary of
Agriculture. Among the agriculturists no
speaker in the party is one-half so powerful as
tie fine old gentleman from Wisconsin. He
talks good common sense of the kind that
the simplest can easily understand. Many
times day are letters and kilograms received
at the republican congressional committee
headquarters asking that the Secretary be sent
into the great western vineyard to assist har-
vesting what some people will refer to, after
November 4, as sour grapes. 1t is not yet
known when the Secretary will go. but it is be-
lievcd to be certain that he will go within the
coming week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-11

S. J. King, who is regarded by every one in
the c. A. C. as Its fastest short-distance run
per. entered the club in the summer of 1883,
just after he had graduated from Princeton
College, where he had won the reputation of
being the swiftest sprinter at that university.
his work was not confined to this fold, but ex-
tended among some of the best men Of the
metropolis on their own ground. He is now
% years. stands feet inches high and at the
present time. in what he considers his best con-
dition, he weighs about $50 pounds While at
Princeton he broke two records, doing 100
yards in 10 seconds and 22O Yards in
22L seconds. He holds the Philadel-
puIa Press gold medal, won at the
trst indoor meeting of the University of Penn
syivania at the Academy of Music in Philadel-
phia, doing 40 yards in As seconds, this being
record time. The greatest running he ever did
was at the Manhattan Clubs indoor meet, Jan
Jury %. 1SSS. when, out Of 70 entries. he I'm
ished in the finals second to Westing, who after
ward became champion OF the world May 19,
$50. he won the 220-yard race at the spring
games of the New York Athletic Club in 90 Sec
Onds. with 40 men in the field. In the contest
for the eastern championship last year he
earned second place in the 100, being defeated
by sheriff. In his own judgment and that of
Trainer Crossley he was never in better condi-
ton to run for his own reputation and that Of
the club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-11
Their Flight Expected.

Messrs. I. d. Sullivan, T. Harrington and T..
p. O'Connor will sail for America on the 10th
P. p. Gill left on the 9th. The sudden de-
parture of MessrA Dillon and Brien, although
it causes some sensation among the general
public in Ireland, was expected by the nation
alists and was, in fact, foreshadowed by cable
gram on September "a. The starting of the
American famine relief fund has caused them
to somewhat hasten matters. 1t is believed
they were disguised. Inquiries show that they
did not sail on any of the vessels that left
Queenstown, Neville or Southampton Thurs
dav
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-11
Section FOremen in Convention,

The annual convention OF the Brotherhood
of Railway Section Foremen, at Toledo, Ohio,
yesterday decided that one assessment be kept
in the treasury in advance, so that it can be
paid at once on the death of member. Kansas
City was made the grand headquarters for the
next tive years, and a committee was appointed
to frame articles of amalgamation between the
Order Of Railway Traekmen and the brother
hnol