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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-11
Two Big Pensions.

One of the biggest pension allowances made
to disabled private soldiers Of the war of the
rebellion has recently been secured by John
Jones Of the town of Richfield, N. Y. Jones
belonged to a New York regiment of volun-
teers. He claimed pension on the groun
that at the battle of Charlottesville the ex
plosion of muskets or cannon caused inflam-
nation Of his eyes, which has since terminated
in total blindness. He is allowed S72 q month
during life. with S15.S06.27 back pay.
A pension allowance only trif1e less in
amount has been awarded to another blind
veteran OF the ranks-Henry Wrighter of the
town of Windsor, n. Y. He served i'll Penn.
sylvania regiment, and while OH long march
suffered q sunstroke. which caused total blind
ness. He has been awarded Sl5,750 arrears
and s72 month The veterap has passion
for horses and his first move after getting the
check for his bnck pay was to pay $500 for O
farm and then to stock il with twenty-five
horses and fourteen sets of harness at cost OF
nearly rs much moro.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-11
a GOOD THRASHING
Is What a Tough Got From ~ Peace
able Mana Fine In Court

able Mana Fine I'm Court
Last evening an intoxicated man staggered
into The STAR Office and crowded against Mr..
j. +. Donald of Pittsburg, who standing at
the counter attending to some business. The
fumes OF bad whisky were more than Mr.. Don
aid could stand and he made room for tine
intoxicated citizen. The latter, however,
wanted to be near Mr.. Donald, who
was compelled to use force to free
himself from the rough-looking man.,
who claimed Boston as his place of
residence. After breaking his umbrella over
the intruder's head Mr.. Donald walked
hurriedly along the avenue and turned the
corner of 10th street to go north. The intoXi-
Gated man, who had whisky bottle IN his
hand. followed and when Mr.. Donald entered
the Office of the National Cash Register Com
rany the drunken man hurled the bottle
through the window, but Ii did not strike Mr..
Donald.
II was evident that Mr.. Donald could not get
away without fight and he waded in with
sleeves up and gave the man thrashlng that
would have done credit TO John l.. Sullivan.
Ey THU time large crowd had assembled and
cries OF police" and murder attracted the
attention OF Policeman Boyce, who captured
the rough after a long chase
The latter, who gave his name as Frank Will
liams, resisted arrest, but he did not succeed
III escaping.
The prisoner told Judge Miller today that he
came here from Boston a week ago to get a job
u prcssman.
is this the work you wanted to do?'
No. sir; had been drinking couple of days
and .ast night was crazy"
Policeman Boyce said that the prisoner had
been begging ea-lier i'll the evening.
These tramps are getting aggressive now"
said the judge. If you don't give them what
they want, they want to light" fine Of $40
or sixty days imposed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-11
ScrutiniLiDg Election EXPENSES,

1t going to be very interesting to examine
the sworn afidavts of the candidates for offices
in New York state Supplementary to the new
ballot law is what is known as 1.-THE corrupt
practices act" which provides that every can
didate must make a sworn statement Of his ex-
penses during the campaign. 1t must be de-
tailed statement. must show every separate
payment of money and state the purpose. 1t
Is almost exactly like the English law, and the
general opinion was. when iI was passed, that
1t would make bribery very risky proceeding
So far tho affdavits come i'll very slowly and
they indicate that trifling amounts only were
spent for printing and legitimate campaign ex-
penses by the candidates who have already re-
ported None of the candidates for the higher
offices on either ticket has yet filed his affidavit
but when those of the successful Tammany
candidates are handed in very close scrutiny
of them will follow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-11
THE SMELL FAMILY QUARREL.
An Interview With the Daughter-in.
Law of the Murdered millionaire.

great sensation has been caused in Chi
cago by the startling letter written by Mrs A.
). Smell in regard to the murder of her father
ln-Iaw three years ago, and in which she
strongly lntimates that A. ]. Stone. the son-in-
law OF the dead man. who has taken such a
prominent part in the pursuit Of Tascott, has
abandoned the pursuit for some mysterious
reason. In another interview yesterday Mrs.
Smell said:
Il have no doubt in my mind that il my hus-
band and myself set out to catch the murderer
We will be successful. On the morning OF the
murder. when Mr.. Smell and myself were at
the house with the rest OF the family, Mr.
stone never came near us. l saw him o: a
distance several times hurrying from place to
place. When first saw him did not know
INN. lie had on new suit of clothes and II
changed his appearance SO much that had TO
look second time before l recognized him.
1 thought 1t strange that he did not come TO US.
but said nothing at the time.
"one evening when i was walking down
Bishop court l heard a man walking rapidly
behind me. glanced TO see who it was. and
ana not recognize the person. Then a voice
SAID, Hello II was Mr.. Stone. / said
'Graclous, II is singular did not know you al
! glance. have to look at you twice now be-
lore recognize you, you are so changed"
"Hou SAID that Mr.. Stone and Mr.. smell had
quarrelcdY'
Yes. they had had words. and Mr.. Smell had
made up his mind to dissolve their partnership
the following spring. In fact Mr.. Smell had
already made arrangements with young man
to take care of his business"
Did Mr.. Smell make a willY"
II know he said he was going to make one
but no will was found after The murder"
WAS the division OF the property between
the heirs am:cably arranged?"
when 1t was first talked Of Mr. McCrae who
was then in the family, said he would never
consent to Mrs. Stone receiving anything. lie
SAID she did not belong to the family; that she
had never been legally adopted by Mr.. Smell
and that she was entitled to no beQuest In
the end Mr.. McCrea won, however,"
Mrs. Smell repeated her declaration that Tas-
colt was under cover i'll Chicago, and that the
investigation she proposes to institute would re-
veal family scandal
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. SENTENCED FOR THIEvING.
James Wright Sentenced to Two Years
in Albany Penitentiary.

A colored man, James Wright. formerly in
the employment of L. II. Little, was tried in
the Criminal Court, Chief Justice Bingham, to-
day for the larceny OF pocket book with Sl60
and a diamond ring September IL from Mr..
Little.
Maj j. Med. Darlington appeared for the
defendant 1t was testified that Mr.. Little lost
his pocket book in his buggy; thai defendant
offered to sell the ring at Hoffas, and that Mr..
Conradi told him to wait while he took the
ring to jewcler, and then ran to police head
quarters and Detectives Horne and Mahon ar
rested him.
Wright took the stand and testified that he
found the pocket book and that it contained,
beside the ring. but S65
The jury returned verdict Of guilty, and
Major Darlington said the prisoner had virtu-
ally confessed what he had done and he asked
the court to be lenient
The court sentenced him to two years in the
Albany penitentiary. Referring to conflicting
statements made by the prisoner the court said
he was satisfied that the prisoner had sworn
falsely. Otherwise he would have made the
sentence rs low as possible. He had for the
purpose OF mitigating the punishment sworn
TO VIVA. was false
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Double Train Robbery by One Man.

Two night trains on the Georgia railroad
we're robbed Sunday night The Southern Ex-
press Company takes no way packages, it being
a through run. and the messengers sleep on
cots in the express car. The train. leaving Au-
gusta was robbed. Messenger Ficklen is q
heavy loser. as q telegram from Atlanta says
his packages amounted to $4,000. He was
asleep on cot in his Car and the robber must
have entered the door next to the engine. His
key was in his vest pocket, which hung on
the wall One package could not get
into the safe and lay alongside. When he
reached Augusta his key was missing, but he
had no apprehensions. thinking it was mis-
placed. After two hours search, failing to dis
cover it. his safe was broken and IL was then
discovered that he was robbed Both robberies
were evidently the work of the same man, who
probably know the run OF the road. The trains
were not stopped, the robber mounting them
at station quietly and doing his work and
getting of at the next Messenger Smith, on
the up train, loses only about $l00
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WESLEY BALCH'S SUICIDE.
To Hide the Disgrace Of Failure the
Well TX flown Turfman Shoots Himself

~.
Rather than face the disgrace Of failure,
with Indebtedness between 300, 900 and $500, 600
which could not be met Wesley P. Balch, one
Of the Dest-known turfmcn in the United States,
ended his life yesterday afternoon in his private
Office on Devonshire street, Boston. There was
a great sensation on the street when the news
was known, for Mr. Balch stood high in bust
ness as well as sporting circles. When Mr..
Balch parted from his wife In the morning he
gave her no hint Of what was coming He
passed several friends and smiled and nodded
pleasantly. At the office he appeared in the
same joyful mood and the Office boy, with whom
he spent his last hours, says that his
employer showed not the slightest
sign OF impending trouble. appearing, if posi-
BILE. more jovial than usual. The Office boy
went to dinner at 1890. and three-quarters of
an hour later a muffled pistol shot sounded
through the corridors. When the Office boy
returned the door was locked. 1t was burst
open and an awful scene confronted the in
vestigators. Mr.. Balch was sitting on the floor
in front of the washstand with his right hand
still clutching the revolver and two ragged
wounds in the head, which marked the passage
Of the bullet. His head was resting ON his
breast and the blood covered his clothing.
An investigation disclosed the fact that his
debts were SO far beyond his resources that he
coulu Bee no way vi meeting tneHl One nun
dred and fifty thousand dollars OF his indebt-
edness will come from tho pockets of four
men. Very little OF this was represented by
security, and will prove total loss to those
who hold Mr. Balch's notes. He made his rep
utation on the big stallion races. The first of
these important events was in 1888 In Sep
TENDER, 1889, in connection with Charles H.
Thayer, he gave the big race which was con-
tested by Nelson, Aicryon, Pilot Knox and two
other stations OF lesser fame and which ended
in the suspension of Nelson and Alcrvon on
charges of crookedness. 1t is said that he
cleared $4,000 by the race in 1889. He was a
man OF very nervous temperament, easily de-
tits of melancholy. At such times he went on
prolonged debauches, disappearing for days
and weeks, his Whereabouts being unknown
oven to his intimate friends.
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nUNcANsoN BROS, Auctioneers.

SPLENDID BUILDING LOT oS TENTH STREET
BETWEEN AND STREETS NORTHWEST
On MONDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER SEVEN
TENTH. $500 at FoR1Y-fINE MINUTES PAST
foUR O'CLOCK. we will SELL 10y order VI the heirs, 10
close an estate,
LOT IL. SQUARE 56S
Fronting p feet inches enth street and with
depth OF lbs g-l2 feet TO a 3O-fOot alley.
This property situated Of the best locations
Of this city and for building purposes cannot he
surpassed.
Terms One-third cash. balance in one and two years.
notes TO bear STA cent Interest from day Of sal
payable semi annually, and TO be secured ly de,d Il
trust on property sOId, all cash, at option
chnser. deposit oi goo required time of sale.
Conveyancing &c. at purchasers cost leans Ia he
COMPLIED with III ten days, otherwise night reserved
resell At risk and cost OF deaulg purchaser Ave
days advertisements OF such resale IN NEWSPAPER
published IN Washington, ID &.
! lite good and abstract shown.
By order OF the heirs.
niI-d&ds DUNCANsoN BROS, Auctionecrs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-11
THE LEXINGTON RAILROAD.
The Work Of Extension Along q Street
Begun-Cars to Run at New Year.

Inc Work Of Extension Along q Street
Begun-Cars to Run at New Year.
The work Of laying the rails for the extern
sion Of the lexington Electric railroad has be-
gun and gangs Of men are employed on G
street preparing the road bed. The construc-
ton of this part of the road will be of the
same substantial character as that which is the
feature OF the main road. Anew departure in the
method of construction will be laying the rails
on base of concrete. There will, Of course, be
wooden sleepers laid at the usual intervals and
their ends will rest upon and be partly sunk In
the concrete. When the wood decays the level
of the road bed will not be disturbed. as the
rails rests in the concrete. 1t is expected that
cars will be running on the new addition on the
LIST OF January.
ELECTRIC STORAGE THE MOTIVE POWER.
Electric storage will be the motive power en-
ployed. Col. Truesdell, the president Of the
road, states that an effort was made to secure
system by underground wires. but the expert
ments made In this line have not as yet reached
a stage where the entire practicabiiity of what
is known the conduit system has been
demonstrated. The storage battery cars will,
however. be used, and there will be a continu-
ous railway line from the Catholic University
and Glenwood cemetery to 18th and G streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-11
Work Of tho Ballot Box.

The official count Of Allegheny county, Pa,
shows a majority for Stewart (rep.) for Con.
gress over Craig (dom.) of 1851. This gives
Stewart majority of thirty-four in the district
(the Internationally over Craig, whose election
has heretofore been claimed. The district in
1883 gave Ray (rep.) 4,aas majority. The dele.
CATION from the state in the next Congress
will consist Of eighteen republicans and ten
democrats, a democratic gain of three.
Official returns from all but seven counties
in Indiana, and unofficial returns from those
seven give Matthews (dem.) for secretary OF
state 1905 plurality.
In the official count in the first congressional
district Of Illinois, Ewing (dem) gained 221
votes in two wards This ratio. If kept mp,
would elect him over the present incumbent
CONGRESSMAN Abner Taylor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-11
What Must be Taught in Germany.

The German Emperor will shortly issue an
edict to the Prussian ministry directing that
teachers in national schools must be familiar
with the principles Of political economy to en-
able them to demonstrate the errors of social
istic teachings In religion less attention must
be paid to mennonite exercises and more to the
comprehension of the ethical side of religion.
In the higher schools recent modern history,
especially of Prussia, must DO taught, and the
benefits which Prussisn kings have always con-
ferred upon workingmen must be inculcated
II il stated that the edict was drafted before
Prince Bismarck resigned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-11
Political "Bosses" Disarmed.

The democratic city committee of PhiladeI-
phia at meeting last night expelled Peter
Monroe and VIM. McMullen. the democratic
leaders in the third and fourth wards. for
alleged treachery to the party at the recen N.
election. These wards are democratic strong
holds and form a part of the third congress
sional district in which Congressman Richard
Vaux ran against VIM. McAleer, the regular
democratic nominee and suffered defeat The
fourth ward, which ordinarily shows a demo-
cratic majority of 800, gave only 55 plurality
for Pattison for governor, whereas McAleer
had a majority of 1881. McMulen is charged
with being responsible for this discrepancy.
Monroe is said to have exerted the same infiu-
ence on the vote in the third ward
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Co-operation the Best Remedy.

A meeting of the Liberty and Property De-
Tense League was held in London yesterday. at
which Mr. David Dudley Field presided. Mr..
Field delivered an address on Tho functions
of the state" He said that the state ought not
to provide work for the people, nor furnish
them with bread, clothes, houses or land OF
all means to reconcile the conflict between capt.
tai and labor, nothing, in Mr.. Fields opinion,
was comparable to cooperation. He did not
believe that the socialist theories, which are
now menacing and disturbing society, would
ever be generally accepted Society might be
ferceIy shaken but it would not fall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-11
Fighting Women.

Carrie Green and Mabel Waters today ap-
peared in the Police Court to settle a fight that
occurred Friday night. Carries face appeared
as though she had been kicked by a mule. but
she only claimed that Mabel's fist did the dam
age. Mabel denied the charge and claimed
that Carrie fell on the floor and injured her
face on n cuspidor. She claimed that she
pulled Carrie away from her friend Mack, "
as she called George McCallum. because. she
said, Carrie had her hand IN ''Mack's" pocket.
Lawyer Nauck, who appeared for the de-
PENDANT. argued that she must have been in
jured by the fall. but Judge Miller wanted to
know how the woman's eyes wore both in jured
''lf the wounds we're inflicted IN that way,
said The judge, she must have fallen on the
bias"
Mabel was fined 500
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-11
Gen. Albert A. Pike Recovering

Gen. Albert A. Pike, the venerable grand
commander Of the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite Of Freemasonry and pro-
vincial grand master Of the Royal Order
of Scotland for the United States,
has been seriously i'll for several weeks past
and confined to his bed at his home, the
Scottish Rite Temple. corner Sd and streets
He has suffered a partial paralysis OF tine throat
and was threatened with paralysis of the
stomach His physicians, Drs. Stanton and
Morgan, have treated the case with great
success and he is now considered
out OF danger. At the temple
house today STAR reporter who called there
was told BY the generals son, Capt. Pike. that
Gen Pike is on a fair road TO recovery and that
the best results were hoped for in case he COM
mits no indiscretion to retard his recovery
Gen. Pike is a very old man and this improve
ment IN his condition is considered quite re-
markable, since he was at deaths door Tor quite
awhile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-11
Strange Interruption of a Mass.

A lively scene occurred in St Peters Catholic
Church at Saratoga, n. Y, Sunday. During
the celebration OF high mass the pastor, Rev.
Father John McMenomy, went down the
middle aisle demanding payment of pew rent
He talked loudly and severely to several
prominent members and ordered the church
choir to stop and the mass changed from
high TO u low one. Nearly the entire congre-
tho matter will be carried 10 the bishop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-11
SOUND AND LIGHT.
Wonderful Discovery Recently Made
With the Solar Spectrum.

A wonderful discovery has been attracting
the attention Of scientists, says the Chicago
Mall A beam of sunlight is made to pass
through a prism go as TO produce the solar
spectrum or rainbow. A disk, having Sits or
openings cut in it, is made to revolve and the
colored light Of the rainbow is made to break
through it and fall on silk. wool or other ma
terial contained in a glass vessel As the
colored lights fall upon it sounds will be given
by the different parts of the spectrum, and
there will be silence in other parts. If the
vessel contains red worsted and the green
light flashes upon it loud sounds will be given.
Only feeble sounds will be heard when the red
and blue parts of the rainbow fall upon the
vessel, and other colors make no sound at all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-11
FIGHTING OVER A CORPSE.
"A Disgraceful wranglc Over the Pay.

ment of Life Insurance.
A Pueblo, Col, special to the Ne,cs says
The names Of ". A Jimeson and Mrs. Jime.
son and Tom Tayler are on every ones lips.
Four years ago fifteen conductors on the Rio
erande were laid of by a change in the man.
aGement, which rendered their services IN
necessary. Among them was W. A. Jimeson.
Jimeson bade his wife and four-year- old good
bye and went to Texas to secure work. Soon
after he left Mrs. Jimeson became very friendly
with Tom Taylor, superintendent of bridges
and buildings of the Denver and Rio Gran de.
She obtained a decd to their home on Alb
rlendo avenue, mortgaged the property for
Sl,3o0 and left with Taylor on q trip to the
northwest. visiting Seattle, Tacoma and other
places, returning after few months Jimeson
heard OF IL and returned with the intention o.
shooting the man who had betrayed him. Tic
did not find him and the affair broke up the
family and Jimeson reterned to Texas, and re-
!ations between Taylor and the woman con.
tinued.
Last Saturday Jimeson was killed at Claren.
don, Tex, by the cars. and his body brought
mere Tor burial and was taken in charge by the
order OF Railway Conductors and Masonic
fraternity The guilty wife asked that the body
De taken TO her house. but it Svas refused
After much pleading with one of the leading
Masons the woman was given an order on the
unoeItakers Tor the body, which she desired
TO havo remain in her house but
one night. The undertakers got the
corpse and were half way to Mrs. Jimeson
mousse when the conductors found out what was
gong ON and by quick work stopped the hearse
| and ordered it back. After some controversy
the hearse turned around and again placed the
| coffin in the Masonic Temple When tbs
woman found this out she vowed that she
would replevin the BODY Mr.. Jimeson car.
! ried y, 500 insurance with the Order of Eail-
way Conductors and $4,000 with the Masons
When the first trouble occurred he changed
the papers from his wife to his daughter. By
holding the body of the deceased in her house
over night she could get control of this money
The two societies swore that the MONEYS should
go TO the child when she becomes of age an
II she replevins the body they will swear out q
warrant charging her with adultery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-11
nUNcANsoN BROS. Auctioneers
TRUSTEES SALE OF IMPROVED PROPERTY,
No. 6le SIXTH Strict N0KTHEAsT.
IA

By virtue Of a certain deed Of trust US, bearing
date on the 18Th day of Se.ten btr. A. d. 1881 and
duly recorded IN Ilber No. lil3 folio 46s ct SEQ.
and Of the land records Of the Instinct 81 Cuuuli
and at the request Of the party SECURED will SELL at
public auction, IN front of the PREMISES SAIIk-
DAY. the 1MENTl-sfCONDD DAY or NOVEMBER,
A ID. 1870. at HALI-PAsT -FOUR O'CLOCK Pm,
the following described PREMISES situate IN the city of
Washington DC. ard being the SOUTH rnust ID and
1si 90 ieet front by the depth OF lot numbered ll
Salutree W. Surriden. Cabner Kelly stss suiil
vision OF Fart OF square ncnbe sd eight hundred aud
nifty nine (S59D. the same having deph seventy
five feet to a tenfoot alley, together with the
provcmcEts, &C
Terms Of sale: One half Of the purchase money in
cash. balance IN two equal install ents siN CO and
twelve (l2D months wItE Ter Ter
annuln, interest payable annually and secured
uron the Properly sold. all cash. at purchasers
option deposit Of 500 Mlll be required At time uf
sale all yRncing and RECORDING purcl Rsers
cost Terms Of sale 10 lie complied with IL ten day
from day oi sale.
MAHLON ASHFoRD.l 1-,s,oos
n1l-eod &. H. WILLIAMSON, 4 afu