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Masked Men Take Possession Of an
Express Car.
JOHN SIEBRECHT GIVEN $4,000.
Over S., 900. 900 Damage Caused
by Fire in Sydney, N.S.W.
FIReMeNs DISPLAY At PAWTUcKeT.
THEY RULED THE TRAIN.
An Adams Express Car Entered and
Robbed by Masked Men.

TrYYrN, ONO, Oct 2-As train No. on the
Cincinnati, Sandusky and Cleveland railroad
was pulling out OF Urbana this morning at 8
o'clock two masked men broke in the Adams
Express Company's car and presenting revolt
vers AZ the head of Arch L. Scudder, the ex-
press messenger, demanded his keys. Scudder
surrendered them and was then bound hand
and foot and gagged. The robbers then rifed
Scudders pockets, securing SIS in money, his
watch and with the keys rIhed the safe of its
contents, about q, 900. The train had reached
a small town, West Liberty, by this time. and
the robbers left the car and took q position
upon the platform.
the local agent to his condition and was liber-
ated and the alarm given, but the robbers COW
cred the train men with their guns and Or
dered the train to proceed, which il did and
just as they reached Belletontaine the robbers
iefs the train and disappeared in the darkness
with the booty.
GREAT SENSATION CAUSED.
BELroSrAISE, ONO, Oct. 2-The daring ex-
press robbery on the Cincinnati, Sandusky and
Cleveland railroad, between Urbana and this
city this morning, is causing great sensation
in railroad circles. The long immunity from
attack by knights OF the road has caused o
feeling OF security to exist which was
not warranted by the episode of this morn
ing. IL is understood that no one except
the messenger is permitted in the express
car, but this rule is violated every day and ac-
cess to the car il as free as to the smoker
Scudder, the messenger, is an old employee and
no blame attaches to him His door was
locked and the first intimation he had was the
cold end of = pistol held ct his head with the
blood-curdling demand, Throw up your
hands"
The riding OF the safe was short work. and
by the time the robbers were through Scudder
had negained his voice and began to halloo
At this one Of the masked men placed his re-
volver at his head and pulled the trigger, but
the gun snapped without exploding the car
fridge, the other robber then interfered and
saved the messengers life by standing between
him and his pal, saying: 1--WE don't need to kill
him"
After leaving the small station Of West Lib
erty the crew we're under the guns of the rob-
bsrs and could do nothing. As the train Stacked
up just before reaching this city the robbers
jumped and fed to the woods, Scudder from
his car, saw them jump and fired upon them
They returned the fire with a voiley from both
revolyers, however, doing no damage. re-
ward has been offered for their capture and a
large posse Of men are searching for them near
this city.
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Aid for Striking Cigar Makers.

At a meeting of Nationalist Club, No. /, last
evening, delegate from the Binghamton
cigar makers, now on strike, made stateme
Of their deplorable condition, after which the
club passed resolutions that this club is I'M
able to find language sufficiently strong to ex-
press its condemnation Of tho shameful and
outrageous manner in which tho machinery OF
justice is being prostituted to the violation OF
the rights Of American citizens by the tobacco
manufacturers of Binghamton, NY, and the
power which they possess by reason Of their
wealth, used for the coercion and oppression
Of labor in every possible way, and that this
club pledges all the financial and moral sup
port in its power to the men Of Binghamton
now on strike" &c.
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Wanted for an Old Murder.

@. A. Benson, who is wanted in Leeven-
worth, Kan, for murder. was arrested in the
Camden, N. j., post office yesterday and was
fully identified last night by Deputy Sheriff
Picking, who came from Leavenworth in re.
Spouse TO . dispatch sent by the chief OF police.
Benson was caught while inquiring At the de.
livery window Of the post Office for o packags
which he was expecting from Leavenworth.
He has been living under the name of Feltor
at No. tel Pennsylvania avenue, Camden. TO,
about two months Previous to going there ht
resided in Philadelphia. Benson has consented
70 60 back to Kansas without . requisition
The crime for which Benson 10 wanted was Z
most atrocious one. He was paying attention
70 she seventeen-year-old daughter Of q femals
fortune teller in Leavenworth. Tho uotheI
objected 70 his attentions because he was
married man. The daughter and hor .lovel
formed plot to get rid OF the mother. Ben
son shot her through tho head, killing her, ant
then, after saving mp the body. dumped 1t init
the Missouri river. The daughter was arrested
bus Benson, having secured possession Of sbou
eco Of the murdered wounan's money, man
aged 70 elude the police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-02

The IntercOntinental Railway.
The Department of State has received dis
patch from the United States legation at Buenos
Ayres announcing that the president Of the
Argentine Republic has issued decree accept
ing the plan for an intercontnental railway
commission and has sent message to Congress
asking for authority to appoint engineers TO
attend the conference in Washington this
month
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Tie Up Of the Express COMPANY.

NEW YoRx. Oct "A special from Asbury
Park, NJ, says the tie up Of Adams express at
jersey City yesterday was felt very severely at
all the seacoast towns on the lines Of the New
York and Long Branch road, over whose lines
She Adams people control the express business.
Not piece Of express Was received after noon
yesterday from New York by the agents 1t Red
Bank. Long Branch, Asbury Park and the other
Dhore tovps
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Had to Pay the Policy,

Buffalo, n Y, Oct 2-Ths jury in the case
Of Harry Evarts, IT,, against the United States
Mutual Accident Association Of New York yes
terday found for young Evarts. assessing his
damage 81 e5, S66l67. This Is the action 70 re-
cover the value Of e5, 600 life insurance policy
taken out by Harry Evarts, sE., the well-known
press agent for Barnum's circus, who was
killed In the Grand Trunk road accident near
Hamilton last year. A stay Of sixty days was
granted the defendant in which TO prepare .
case Of exceptions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-02

The presidential nominations which failed
for lack Of action by the Senate number
twelve. The chief of them is the nomination
Of Vim. Monaghan Of Ohio to be consul at
Hamilton, Can. Of the others one is the nomina-
ton Of an army chaplain and the others are
postmasters' nominations
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A Murderer Pardoned.

81. PAU, MINI, Oct. IA pardon was
granted yesterday TO Thomas oConnor, Who
hss served twelve years Of life sentence in
The psnfsentiary IS Saltwater, on condition that
he leave the state forever. The chino for
which he vas sentenced 10 life imprisonment
was the murder OF his nephew, twelve years
ago, In drunken row.
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Auction Sales of Real Estate.

Thomas Bowling, auctioneer, has sold at
public sale two lots, each 1880 feet, at the in
tersection OF Florida and New Jersey avenues,
in lie Droit Park, to NJ. J. Moore for sl.2s per
square foot; also the three-story brick house
3022 P street, Georgetown, the lot being 7bx12O
feet to Il. W. Blunt for ga, 900; also o two
story frame house, 1137 18th street southwest,
the lot being IA feet ~ inches by ITO feet 6
inches, to Thomas Michigan for S2,76O.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-02

The closest base ball contest in the history
Of the Western Association ended ON Tues
day in Kansas City taking the pennant,
Minneapolis taking second and Milwaukee third.
Kansas City won ~ the narrow margin Of two
yictories
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No Frsnco.Russian AllI.nc..

The Eoro& Of 81 Petersburg publishes
seni-ofdcial denial Of the report that the
Russian government proposed An alliance
with France whom n. 6pullsr wss French
minister Of foreign Affairs.
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Bills the President Did Not Sign.

lilo TcblucHt DIu NOL SIkus
Eleven bills which passed both houses failed
TO become laws because they did not receive
the Presidents signature. The most impor-
tant Of them is the bill for the relief Of the as
signees Of John Roach on q claim for extra
allowance on the contract for the machinery Of
the U.S.S. Peoria. amounting to $61,752. The
bill referred the claim to the Court of Claims
and gave the court jurisdiction in the matter.
The other bills "pocketed" by the President
are as follows: For the relief Of the Washing
ton Iron Works. on a claim for naval work, in
volving an appropriation of 500. 161; for the
relief Of Larrabee Allen of Bath, Me-, re-
quring an appropriation OF gil, 708; for the
relief OF the legal representatives of Henry s.
French, for the recovery of the net proceeds Of
$50 bales of cotton taken by the order OF Gen.
Sherman at Jonesborough, Ga, in 1854; for the
relief of Reaney, Son Archbold for the work
done on the steam vessels Waterite, Suwanee
and Shamokin over and above the contract
prices; for the relief of ID. H. Mitchell, requir-
ing an appropriation Of $4,000, to pay for the
corn delivered to the quartermaster at Fort
Harker, Kan, in 1868; to place Edward ii. Lieb
on the retired list OF the army with the rank of
captain; for the relief of X. j. McCreary, ad-
mnistrator of the estate Of J. NJ. Heath, de-
ceased, appropriating 81, $50 in payment Of the
failure OF account with the Usage tribe of
Indians; granting pension to James Melvin
Information was received that the claimant in
this case had died); granting pension to Lou
Use Selden Claimant recently remarried), and
granting pension to Benjamin L. Baker, now
deceased.
DOy'r LOSE your Opportunity Wesley
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THE vow.
By all the gods Of earth and air,
That poets love and sing,
You shall not chew my spruce gum, Ben,
For having done this thing.
From "a Tale Of VICE." jeremiad by I
Reed
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WANTED--HOUSES.

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Congress has really gone and done il

All THERE ,MAcAuLAY2
How well Horatius kept the bridge,
In the brave days OF old"
Il shown in this, that ever since,
The whole world has been told.
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r n r O. p A r

OF all sad words Of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these, II am snubbed by Ben"
From "Dow-Dow," o translation from the
Hellenic, by T. Bracket Reed.
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TAX ON STREET RAILROADS.
The District Commissioners Consult
Assessor Trimble.

The first board meeting that Commissioner
Ross has attended took place this morning.
Assessor Trimble has been giving the question
Of the taxation Of street railroads q large
amount Of attention since he has been in Office
with view Of having . rule adopted whereby
this vexed question shall be settled for good
and all. This morning he appeared before the
Commissioners in the board room and
talked the matter over with them. When
the Commissioners asked him for his views on
the subject MIR. Trimble said he thought Con-
gress the wisest judge of how railroad should
be taxed and Thought that if the Commission
ers would take the most recent legislation Of
Congress regarding the taxation of railroads it
would be the most just and proper method that
could be adopted He, therefore, sug-
gested that the clause relating to the
taxation of the lexington end Soldiers Home
railroad be adopted, whereby all railroads
would be taxed lper cent on their gross earn
ings. The Commissioners will take the matter
under advisement
Commissioner Ross was much interested in
the subject and took an active part in the con-
yersatlon.
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The dog cannot go without pants in SUNNI.

Congress got corner on Wheat at last ant
there IL Q vacancy in the House post office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-02

Chicago nobleman who has risen by raising
hogs remarks: "Take away the sword; states
can be saved without it; bring the pen"
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SHOOTING STARS.
FOOLED.

foILED.
When Mr.. Reed came In last owe,
He found an empty forum;
And though he raked and scraped the floor,
He couldn't find quorum.
P.S.-But he got there just the same.
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The Intercontinental Railway.

READ advertisement of free excursion in Sat
"a
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Cuconfirmed Nominations.

Doy'r LOSE your opportunity. Wesley
Heights.
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D1Ep--At 6 pm. Wednesday, October 1st, OF
anamia, US. Congress, atat IL No flowers.
Interment private.
We watched it breaking through the day,
Its breaking soft and low,
Az in the House the wave Of life
Kept heaving to and fro.
Our very hopes belied our fears,
Our fears our hopes belied;
We thought il dying when it slept,
And sleeping when it died.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-02

The usual vote Of thanks rendered to the
in the shuttle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-02

The Servant Girls Association has adopted as
its motto this utterance Of the late Hon. VIM.
II. Seward: There 10 . hire law than the Con-
stitution.
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Fer oshsr Tslsssavh News See Pages 1 s.a
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HAPPY POOL SELLERS.
They Celebrated the Veto That Permits
Them to Recross the River.

Yesterday when the welcome news reached
Jackson City, the suburb at the other end Of
the Long Bridge, that the President had vetoed
the bill prohibiting bookmaking and poolsell-
ing within the District limits. it was received
by the populace there with great ap-
plause. They cared not what reasons might
be assigned for returning the bill without his
approval They only knew that the bill was
not law and that they were at liberty to re-
turn to the more accessible resorts at
Monte Carlo and once more ply their
trade IN security there. A meeting
of bookmakers and others, who man.
age to exc out luxurious living with the as
sistance Of people who think they have sure
tips on the races, and have money to back their
guess work, was called to express their ap-
prevail Of the Presidents action. Resoluti ons
to this effect were passed unanimously and
amid great enthusiasm.
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A New Workers. Suicide In Japan.

A special to the New York Herald from San
Francisco says: BY the steamer China news
was received here Of the suicide at the Grand
Hotel in Yokohama, Japan, on September 4, of
Leonard Tobias, said to be Of New York, who
shot himself in the head The act was caused
by financial worry and Jealousy regarding his
wife. Tobias was young man. and his family
city. A witness at the inquest said deceased
told him he was worth $500, 900 in his own
right, and that his father was ten times mill
ionaire. Witnes said he saw Tobias write the
following .cablegrsm: IL. Tobias, No. 10 Wall
street., New York. Cable me $4,000 to the
Hong Kong and Shanghai bank. (Signed.)
Leonard" The widow, Maud Tobias, testified
she believed his death vas due TO financial
difficulties and the trouble with his family be-
cause OF his marriage. DR.. Hall, Tobias ply
| stefan, testified that deceased had told him
he was Jealous Of his wife, but he did not be-
iieve there was any ground for il
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Psymaster General Cutters VIII.
The will of the late George Francis Cutter,
paymaster general, United States navy, was
filed today. He leaves his estate to Mary L.
Cutter, his wife, whom he names a. executrix.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-04-29
ANCIENT LIBRARIES.
Before the Discovery of Printing, Books
Were Very Large and Heavy.

Before the Discovery of Printing, Books
Were Very Large ana Heavy.
The discovery Of the art Of printing
wrought many curious changes; but in
no respect was the TRANSFORMS ton more
striking, perhaps, than in the appear
ance OF library interiors. So long as
books were written by scribes upon
leaves of parchment it followed of ne:es-
sity that matter which might now be
compressed into small duodecimo filled
what is called folio-a book of the
shape and size of a huge ledger.
SO heavy were these folios, that the
wits of the day asserted that ladies read
books which they could not lift.
1t was customary to ornament only
tho upper cover, and in order to show
the carving, chasing and enamel work.
the book was invariably laid upon it's
side.
To protect the work of the silversmith
or carver, the work was usually encased
in thin leather cover. called it's
'farel," the edges of which met in
front of the book, where they were tied
together by leather thongs, so that all
dust and dirt might be excluded.
To distinguish one book from another,
the title was written upon a parchment
tag which was fastened to the thongs of
the farel or to the metal clasps often
made use of. 1t was not unusual, also,
to inScribe the title upon the clasp itself,
or even upon the front edges of the
book.
From what has been said, it will oc-
cur to the reader that the first thing to
meet the eye upon entering one of these
old book rooms was line upon line of
books, lying fat upon the shelves with
their front edges turned outward-a
very different sight from that presented
by modern library, with it's shelves of
books all standing on end with their
backs brilliantly ornamented.
But the makers of these old folios did
attempt to beautify the edges of their
books. This process was termed
''gauffering." The book was placed in
press and the edges were gilded, after
which a delicate tracery was worked
upon the edge by indenting it with o
steel die struck by a small hammer. In
other cases symbols and verses were
painted in bright colors upon the front
edges; so that, after all, the appearance
of ono of these old libraries was not
quito so dreary as might at first be sup
posed. Companion.