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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-01
STOLE THE ELECTION TICKETS.
Union Labor Leaders Attacked by q
Mob In Arkansas.

mob Of about z, 500 men, some mounted
and some on foot. on Saturday surrounded the
Morrillion station, in Arkansas, on both sides
OF the track. anion labor macs meeting was
to be held there. On the incoming train from
Little Rock among others were J. d. McLaugh-
lin, weil-known union labor orator, and Geo.
Small OF Springfield Conway county, a promi-
nent white republican who bad been there for
the purpose OF getting union labor tickets for
use in Conway county at the election today.
Small carried the tickets, 1000 in all, in a va
lise. When the train stopped crowd Of men
sprang forward and rushed into the coach
whore NcLaughlin and Small were seated
Among the foremost, 1t is said, we're Oily
Bentley, Jim Lucas and Walter Wells
Small was struck repeatedly upon the head
with loaded sticks and he soon los. con.
sciousness. Mclaughlin was thrown upon the
hoor and bis right shoulder severely wrenched
After striking small several additional blows
the satchel was dragged from beneath his feet
and paused out through the crowd In few
moments the assailants had left the car. What
became Of the tickets is not known. McLaugh.
lin got Of the train on the opposite side of the
depot. He passed along the line of horsemen,
houses were closed and every man and boy was
out taking part Ia the general excitement In
spite Of the murderous assault Oh Small, the
mob seemed disposed to treat Mclaughlin with
some degree OF courtesy after he left the train
and be was thus enabled to get dinner at the
hotel Mclaughlin came back to Little Rock
a. night and his description OF the affair has
created great deal OF excitement The tickets
are being printed 10 replace the ones stolen.
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DEPEW ON LIVE ISSUES.
Reciprocity, Hobnobbing With Princes
and the Mckinley Bin.

Special Cable to New York World
Depew said further that he had sound assur-
ances from homo that the only dissens,on
among republicans on the Mckinley bill vas
on Blaines reciprocity policy, and that the ma
jority were rapidly coming round 10 Mr..
Blaine's views
You newspaper men," said pepev, "ars
very fond Of telling people at home how hob
mob with the Prince of Wales and get into the
social swim, but after all the only men try 70
meet while abroad are the men who run the
government in the countries visit 1t 10 be-
cause must go into society to meet them that
60 into society ut ali. have talk ed with sew
eral of these men last week in Homburg men
who make the government in England, 10 Ger
many, and In France. They all talked very
freely TO me. can hardly tell you Of the alb
solute terror that prevails in France and Ger
many about the passage Of the Mckinley bill
This terror has broken through the official
crust Of the upper classes and soaked we'll into
the people OF the manufacturing districts In
Germany and France particularly whole vii
lagos and districts, where the people subsist
from year TO year On nothing but the product
OF their labor sold in America, believe that the
Mckinley bill means starvation to them. ] am
assured by men competent TO speak that II Ia
impossible to allay this feeling OF alarm. In
England it is not so bad, except among manu.
fscturers. Tho easy-going British workman
believes that he can get along somehow, but
several manufacturers told me that IL the bill
became law they would certainly build
factories in America"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-01
A BUSINESS MANS SUICIDE.
Joseph Britain Found Dead In q Pitts
burg Hotel

Joseph Britain, IT,, manager of the Butler
salt works ~ Butler, Pa, was found dead in
room 70 at the Boyer Hotel in pittsburg at 8
o'clock yesterday morning. He is supposed to
have committed suicide, as an empty bottle
that contained morphine was found near his
bed. Britain came to the Boyer Hotel on FRI
day last. He was nervous and acted strangely
He retired to bed early Saturday night. Just
before midnight porter who visited his room
found him sleeping quietly, but at O'Clock he
was found to have been dead for two hours.
Mr.. Britain, who was thirty FIVE years DID,
WAS the organiser Of the Butler Chemical Com
psny. in which be held s20O, 900 worth of stock
and OF which he was the manager. He also
hold half interest in the Winfield furnace
property, for which he recently refused SlG0, 600
from Pittsburg parties. He was in financial
straits, however, owing to An overlooking Of
stocks in the above concerns. which il believed
to have caused him to take bis life.
Mr. Britain left q letter accusing promi-
Dent business man Of having swindled him out
Of n large sum OF money. James w. Drape
who 10 president Of the Butler Chemical Com
pany. says this charge is probably unfounded
He says he discovered on Thursday that Mr.
Britain was insoivsnt and sent for him. What
occurred at their interview Mr.. Drape declined
TO make public. He 10 Of the opinion that Mr.
Britain lost his money speculating in oil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-01

Extreme Poverty Drives a German
Government Clerk to a Double Crime.

post Office assistant in Berlin, who has oc-
cnpied responsible position for twenty-three
years and risen to the enjoyment OF a salary Of
II shillings per week, committed suicide with
revolver Saturday at his rooms on the Reichen-
berger Strasss. Before killing himself he blew
out the brains Of his intended bride, Helene
Richter, a beautiful girl. When the police en-
tered the apartments, attracted by the reports
Of the pistol, they found the most squalid sur
roundings and evidences Of terrible poverty.
letter written by the suicide gave as a reason
for his act debt Of SO marks, for which he was
being pressed and unable to pay, and likewise
the utter hopelessness of his efforts ever to
earn sufficient in the government service to
live upon and the abject poverty his position
imposed upon him and the girl he loved. The
papers in commenting upon the case suggest
the schedule Of salaries for faithful govern
ment employes,
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$4,000 FOR BROOD MARES.
millionaire Salisbury Engaged In ~
Enormous Trotting Horse Deal.


Al enormous deal in trotting horses leaked
out at Louisville yesterday afternoon 10 spite
OF the efforts Of the parties connected there
with to keep it secret. at least until tho stock
desired had been secured. 1t appears Monroe
Salisbury, the ten times millionaire of Califor-
MIA, has placed $50, 600 in the hands of the firm
Of Brasield Il Upton, to be distributed in pur-
chasing fashionable bred brood mares. Thus
FAR these gentlemen have expended about
sS5 200 and secured a number of royal bred
stud matrous Que = daughter of Mambrino
Patchen. bought At q cost OF 60 900 in Nebrasks,
another, Miss Bemis, by the came horse, that
cost 1850. two daughters OF wilkes
Boy, 2241S, and Annie Jackson, q
daughter Of Rcd Wilkes, with sucking Ally
by Bell Boy. that together cost in the
neighborhood OF the first mentioned sum
The great two-year-old Evangeiine record
22ss4, was also secured for e6.0O0 but owing
to splint the veterinarian who examined her
could not say she was entirely sound and Mr..
Sau!sburys agents therefore, refused to close
the trade. The mares are being occurred to be
bred TO Director, 2. H. and Monroe Chief g. lS1I,
salisbury. Save the fact that they belonged
70 him. this gentleman has figured a. . small
factor OF late years in the trotting horse world,
but the present liberal purchase will again
bring him prominently before the public. The
present outlay Is by Gods the largest made by
any one man ia America this year and will have
tendency to bull the trotting horss market, at
least 30 far as the most fashionable bred ones
ars concerned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-01
CHANGING A RIVERS COURSE.
The Channel Cut Through Solid Rock
to Give o Big City Water.

The East Jersey Water Company, which has
contracted to furnish a s6, DOC, 0OO water supply
to Newark, is prosecuting an immense WORK in
the Passaic water shed. The company is really
the LehiGh Valley Railroad Company. which
owns the Morris canal, which is to be the bed
Of the pipes TO bring <he water forty miles to
the city. The contractors have Just effected
change in the course Of the Pequoluock river IN
order to construct large dam In the N ounta;u
gap through which the river naturally flows.
This was done by cutting new channel through
the solid rock. The river nov aows through
its new bed q thousand feet from where Is has
lowed for ages In a few minutes after the
new course was opened the old led was dry.
When the dam 10 completed .he river will be
directed back 70 its ancient bed. but before it
issues from the mountain gorge Il will form b
lake three miles long. which vii. be part of the
forage waters Of the new supply for Newark
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-01
Told by Edwin Booth.

From she Philadelphia Inquirer.
Edwin Booth. when last IL this city, told .
good story connected with bic professional visit
TO Germany. In Berlin he was billed &c presen,
Hamlet" and during the performance. in the
6rst interview with the players. he was utterly
astoundsd to zee the Fret dctov come Oh the
stage made up as q very old man. with long
flowing white beard, which reached TO his
waist, making him look like the traditional
Hebrew patriarch. Being unable TO speak Ger.
man and the performer having no knowledge
whatever Of English, Mr.. Booth could not as.
certain the reason Of this extraordinary make
up He uss unable, however, to master his
curiosity in regard TO II. So after the represen-
tstiou, be procured an interpreter and pro-
ceeded to interview the performer on the SUBJ
ject.
why on earth" asked Mr.. Booth. did you
make mp so old for the First Actors In Amer.
lea be Is a,waJs played as young man and I
cannot understand Why he should be repro
sented otherwise"
oh" replied the German, "shakespeare
himself ID my authority. for does he not make
Hamlet address the Fret Actor AZ old frien dr.
Mr. Booth smiled and proceeded to explain
that in English a man might be called an old
friend and yet be young. but the German
utterly failed to get it through his head. Mr..
Booth sfterward ascertained that not only in
Berlin. but throughout Germany, whore Shake
spesre's plays are done more frequently than
ip either England or the United States, the
First Actor had invariably been made up a.
very aged because Hamlet styled him old
friend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-01
MONTGOMERY COUNTY FAIR.
Entries for tho Races-Reai Estate Sale
At Rockville, Etc.

oOrrsspsndsacs o! TIE EvgsIr0 s1An.
ROCKVILLE, August 81.
The following entries for the races at the
Agricultural fair, commencing next Wednss-
day. have been made: $40 class bright, Harry
Goodssii, Frederick. Md; Bunch of Roses, H.
Kengla, Washington city; Bashtins. J. H. Nor
row, Washington, Helen Davis, same. Three
year-old running rscs-Austenette, J. 2. Gott
Boyds. Nd; Frank, Geo. Pitkins, Washington.
Free for all, trotting racs--Jack Rowley. J. II.
Morrow, Washington. County running race
Sam Slick. F. o. Sellman. Dickerson, Md;
Bessie g., Griffith Bros, Beallsville, Md. !;
Rowdy Boy. W. schaeffer, Poolesville, Md.
4 so class-Bright. H. Goodsell; Bunch of Roses
II. Kengla; Buckskin Charley, G. W. Smith,
Wheaton. Md: Billy, J. II. Morrow; Helen
Davis, same; Madeiaide, F. 8. Davidson, Wash
ington city: Free for all, running race-ValIey
Boy. W. ". Hutchinson, Berryville. Va; Pros
pect. same; Hano!ine. Jas. Hosd Leesburg.
va; Frank. g. Pitkius, Washington city
Myers, Potomac. Nd; SLEEPY DAVID.
F. c. Griffith, Laytonsville, Fannie r.,
w. H. Rabbit, Rockville; Harry Bashaw
H. h. Griffith. Lnytonsville Free
for..il running race Zone lap, Austenetts, J. P.
pect. same; Roddy Boy, W. scheffer; Frank
G. Pitkins. The track Is now in frst-class
condition and is daily used for the training of
county horses. Much interest is manifested
here in the county trotting and running races
and the horses entered are pretty we'll matched
Every stable and temporary stall on the grounds
has been engaged and the managers are now
having erected six additional stables
Cooke ID. Luckett, real estate agent. has sold
to DR.. ". o. Bohrsr of Washington city for
" 100 cash eight acres OF land improved BY a
six-room house, lying between North Rockville
subdivision and Derwood station.
Mitchell Hawkins, colored, had a hearing be-
fore Justice Morgan at this place yesterday
charged with sssaulting and cutting Reuben
johnson with a razor on the 27th instant, in
ficting . dangerous wound. He was committed
to the house Of correction for two months
SAN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-01
HEBREWS LEAVING RUSSIA.
Large Numbers Emigrating to Brazii
and the Holy Land.

The emigration of Hebrews from Russia has
now been placed upon q systematic basis and
they are leaving or preparing to leave
in great numbers. During the last
few weeks thousands Of families
have left Russia, Poland, Llthuania and Vol.
hynia for Brazil NJ. Joffa. well-known
Hebrew, whose efforts in behalf Of his fellow
sufferers have given him much prominence,
10 arranging for a wholesale migration
to Palestine. To this end be is
gathering together those wno are will
iEg to join his movement 10 repopulate
the Holy Land and has now the pledges Of sew
eral hundred people, among them q number
who arc wealthy, to become members Of his
new community. subscriptions have been
opened in several towns to enable the poorer
members OF the persuasion to leave the country
with the Others
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-01
FATE AGAINST HIM.
The BetrOthed Of Winnie Davis Suffers
Loss to His Fortune.

The Wilkinsons Of Syracuse are again in
trouble and Miss Winnie Davis fance will not
be able TO lead her to that homo of luxury that
once was his. A few years ago Alfred and J.
Foreman Wilkinson were influential and
wealthy bankers. Financial troubles overlook
them and, though an effort was made to save
snug fortunes, their affairs got into the courts,
and as result tho creditors got portion Of
what belonged to them. The loss Of money,
influence and respect made outcasts Of the two
brothers and their deaths soon followed. SYM
pathy for young Wilkinson and his mother
touched the hearts OF the creditors and they
were allowed to keep their elegant $4,000
for els,500 and 1880 we're placed upon the
furniture.
One week ago Thursday men employed about
the premises were engaged in cleaning and
Kidding the house Of moths. They were using
b b. Yin and burning sulphur. Three barrels
knows exactly what happened, but the coach
man was blown out Of the upper story OF the
house. He died, and the house was almost
totally destroyed by the fire which ensued. BY
the terms OF the insurance policies explosives
like benzine we're not allowed on the place,
and although the insurance companies have
some sixty days in which to settle all claims it
IL asserted that young wilkinson has no claim
against the companies in this instance, and
while they are sorry for him and his widowed
mother they cannot afford to establish the
precedent Of paying unjust claims out Of sym
pathy.
The Wilkinson residenC was about all that
was left OF what was once q large estate. It was
to have been the home, for time at least, of
Winnie Davis, after she had become Mrs. Will
kinson. She admired the handsome dwelling
and it's surroundings Mr.. Wilkinson has not
decided upon his course il the insurance COM
panies refuse to pay the loss, loss which
neither he nor his mother can afford.
Mrs. Wilkinson is in Europe One Of her
sons sailed last week to tell her of the destruc-
ton of the house, fearing that a cablegram an
nouncing the explosion would shock her be-
yond her endurance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-01
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT DEAD.
A Man In a Shooting Gallery Kills
Woman Who Was Driving by.

At Woodland Beach. Del, jacob Reilly,
white man Of Chester. Pa, undertook to try his
skill as a ,narksman while under the influence
Of liquor at a shooting gallery Saturday. AS
he was handling shs gun Lizzie Moore. . co...
ored woman, thirty years Of age, drove past tie
gallery With Jacob Robinson on their way &c
the steamboat pier. At ,hls instant the gun
exploded, the bali entering Lizzis Mpors's
right side. Death followed almost instantly.
Kelly vas arrested. coroner's inquest was
held in the evening" The jury sxonerated him
on the ground Of accidental shooting. Attor-
ney Genera! Biggs was notified OF the affair
and he ordered Kelly rearrested The wit
nesses we're held The case came up befoae
Magistrate Cooper. Kelly was committed to
jaii without bail, and the witnesses were held
for the fall court
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-01
"BlG QUARTERLY"
The Day That Colored People for Miles
Around Assemble In Wilmington.

''Big Quarterly" was observed in Wilmington,
Del, yesterday. About 5000 colored visitors
thronged the city. They came from Eastern
Pennsylvania, Delaware. Maryland and New
Jersey. The crowd vas more orderly than on
any previous occasion French stree, from
end &c end vas lined With promenAders. All.
day services were held in the coiored chur ches
In tents and IL :he open air. This singing and
shouting could De heard for squares. II is
evident that Big Quarterly" IL Oh the wane
TOR tie hnmbei OF visitors is yearly growing
tess
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-01
JOHN BUTLER DEAD,
4 Runaway Slave Who Was Kidnapped
tu Cumberland County.

John Butler, Auoted colored citizen Of Noun,
Holly. Pa, 10 dead. Butler was the individual who
wAs kidnapped as . runaway slave from his
home in Dickinson town many years ago and
carried TO Maryland. One Of the kidnapers
vas atterward captured and taken to Mount
holly.
His trial created considerable excitement
throughout the country. The slave papers Of
Maryland and the south took up the cause of
the kidnapers. and the strong partisan feeling
which was sngendsred threatened to become =
crisis. such a. did really happen in the historic
John Brown episode after ward
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-01
FRENCH ENGINEERING SCHEMES.
Ship Canal to Paris and Railway
Across the Desert of Sahara.

NJ. Yues Guyot the French minister Of public
works, has submitted to the cabinet project
for the construction Of a sea canal to Paris.
His plans were favorably considered and were
referred to committee Of engineera
The commission Of inquiry which has been
Investigating Trans-Sahsrian railway schemes
has approved route from Constantine and
Biskra in Algeria, across the desert to Lake
Tchad. This route is by way ef Ttmassiniss
and Anguid and traverses the Tonarsgs coun-
try. Its length is given as 1000 miles. The
project is backed by the Banque Russo ct
Francaise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-01
A Girl Killed at . Rope Walking Ex-
hibitlon.

Mamie Eyer. aged twelve years. died a few
minutes before midnight Saturday at
Chamtersburg, Pa. from The effects o: in
iur,es received from falling pole used 70 sup
port rope-walkers paraphernslia The rope
walker. whose name Is said to be Thomas Bond,
came - Chant srsburR Friday aud gave an
exhibition on the grounds OF Frank Miiier's
West Point Hotel. Just IS hs was abut to slide
&c .he ground the pin holding q guy rope
pulled from the ground and pole % feet long
and weighing about q thousand pounds fell.
There were a number o. persons near by and
they started TO run, but Mamie Eyer was
caught BY the falling pole and struck on the
head with such force that she was crushed to
the earth Her skull was horribly fractured
and both her legs were broken, the bone of the
ieft one protruding from the flesh. She was
carried to tho hotel and died several hours
afterward. The rope walker was arrested and
Is ia Jail to await the verdict Of the coroner's
Jury. He 10 said to have been intoxicated at
the time of the performance and the poles we're
erected In an insufficient manner in soft earth
The pole which fell was less than two feet in
the earth and the guy pole only ten inches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-01
CITY AND DISTRICT.

- A recently published work on ''TheArt Of
Advertising" says; "a point which will afford
reliable information as to the value Of publ
cation as an advertising medium is the close
ness with which the publisher sdheres to his
advertising rates." TEE STAR invariably holds
to its ratss; and, what is Of greater importance
to the advertiser, it charges spevybody the san,s
price for TIE same se,uice This few papers do!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-01
ABSCONDER KIMBALL CAUGHT.
The Woman With Whom He Fled is
tho Means Of His Betrayal.

Frederick Kimball, paying teller OF the
Peoples Savings Bank of Worcester, Mass,
who fed on April with S43 500 in bonds and
5000 in money, was arrested IN New York yes
terday. Ktmball abandoned his wife and two
children and sailed for Europe from Boston
with French Canadian woman named Estelle
LIE Bon. Detectives Hayter aud Shaw Of Wor-
cestcr have been on his track, working with
Inspector Byrues. About q month ago the
Worcester detectives heard Of Estslle lie Bon
in Boston, but before they could locate her she
left Boston apd came to New York. Detective
Sergeant Rogers finally found her and De-
tectives Hsyter and Shaw came 90.
The three detectives kept constant watch
upon the womsn's movements. They soon
learned that she was receiving letters from
Yesterday the detectives saw the woman issve
her house and followed her. She went to the
French line pier, ut which the steamship La
Bretagne was to arrive. When the
passengers came ashore the detectives saw
Miss LIE Bon anxiously scrutnizing faces
Finally Kimball came down the gang plank
and she rushed into his arms. The detectives
stepped forward and nsbbed him and took the
pair to police headquarters. kimbalt was
searched, and the e43,0O0 in bonds we're found
sewed In . bag in his undershirt. The bonds
were just as he stole them from tho bank. Kim
ball had spent the 81, 600 and had in his possess
sion only few dollars in cash. The bonds are
principally railroad bonds.
Kimball said that he bad nothing to say. HE
is about forty years old. Miss lie Bon expressed
great affection for him. She said that she did
not know before that he had stolen money, and
that she did not know that his name vas Kim
ball until she discovered it lately by accident.
She said that they travelled extensively in
Europe. but had a falling out in Paris several
months ago, after which she returned TO Boston.
Soon after her arrival they made up their quar-
rel by correspondence and Kimball came over
to see her.
Inspector Byrnes had no further use for the
woman and let her 60 Kimbail has been in
dicted ct Worcester and will be taken there as
soon as requisition papers can be obtained
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-01
Attempt &c Burn Senator stanford's
Stables.

Only the vigilance o: Holsters a. Senator
Stanford's big Palo Alto ranch Saturday night
prevented a fire which would have been repe.
tition Of the disastrous FIRE Of three years ago,
In which more than a dozen young trotters and
runners were burned. About Q O'Clock dames
were detected in 10, 006 bales OF straw near the
main stable. This straw had Just been pack ed
in the large barn and sealed up for winter. By
the light OF tbs burning straw two men we're
seen running away. When the hostlers got out
the h-~ hose they found big knot tied in the
middle to make il useless. The Are was con-
fined to the stable Loss on stable n. 600
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-01
Iudicted for Wire Tappins.

The Baltimore grand jury has indicted Perry
w. Wadham for cutting the lines Of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company. Wadham WAS
arrested few days ago, charged With stop
ping" the wires. He was found in q we'll
appointed telegraph Office, which had sstab-
iished connection With the Arlington race
track wire. Tho fraud was discovered before
the operators had got to work.