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Chile's Fine People.

From the ST. Louis Globe Democrat
''The Chieans are the Yankees Of South
America" said Victor +. Hart, now at the
Lindell, after several years spent south of the
line. "They are alert. progressive. ingenious,
and give the almighty dollar as hot chase as
any people on earth. The women are remark
ably beautiful, and the mon as fine a lot of fell
lows as can be found on the earth. They are,
for the most part, tall, broad-shouldered sup
pie as Hindoos and brave as lions. 1t is pecu-
liarly fortunate that the United States did not
become embroiled in war with Chile. OF
course, such a contest could have but one re-
cult, but it would not have been the walk over
the people Of this country supposed. The
Chileans are not only q brave and warlike
people, but their mountainous country affords
every advantage for defense. It 10 full Of
Thermopylaan passes where handful of men
could hold a mighty army at bay. 1t offers
abundant sites for Notifications az impregnable
as Gibraltar or Quebec. All this talk about the
Chileans disliking the American people is the
veriest nonsense. They regard the United
States ss the grandest country md the Ameri-
cans as the greatest people on earth. We
should cultivate the Chileans. They are .
deserving. people, and the glory Of South
America depends chiefly upon them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-23
TOs ABOLISH THE NEGRO VOTE,

A Bill introduced In the Alabama Lexis-
lature.
There was q bill introduced in the Alabama
legislature yesterday which Is bound to attract
great deal of attention throughout the coun-
try Hit becomes law it will practically do
away with the negro vote in Alabama. The
bill was introduced by Representative Brewer
OF Lowndes county, who has been in the legis-
lature for fourteen years and was state auditor
four years. He is looked upon as the financial
authority Of the state and has written history
OF Alabama, as well as two excellent novels.
The bill provides that "all persons whose
state and county taxes AZ assessed do not
amount to S. shall not be required to pay the
same If it be shown that such person failed to
vote at the August and November elections Of
the previous year"
This is the first attempt in the history Of
Alabama to legislate against the negro voters
who pay taxes not exceeding S5 a year. At the
lowest calculation SO per cent OF the negro
voters would take advantage of the opportunity
OF saving 50. The negro vote of the last cleo
ton was 1856, 900 out OF a total of 800, 600. 1t
can be seen that the effect of this bill will be
Widespread. Those most competent to Judge
vexes the white people.
The bill was q surprise. Few of the members
expected anything of the kind. 1t WAS the most
talked about matter during the day. The
opinion seemed general that the bill will pass
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vIRorNIA.s VOTE COUNTED.
The Board Of CAnvaasers WIN Canvass the
Returns ON Monday.

The BOARD Of CAnvaasers WIN Cunv>ae the
Returns ON Monday.
The Virginia board Of canvasssrs will meet at
the capitol on next Monday to canvass the re-
turns from the election in Virginia. The tabu-
lation has not been finished and until that ID
done the number Of votes received BY Cleveland
and Harrison and Weaver cannot beascertained.
Tho following is the total vote cast for Con-
gressmen in the state. the Same having been
officially tabulated:
First District-Jones (dem), IA, 624; Browne
(people's), 1o,545 Jones' majority, 1919.
Second District-Tyler (dem.) Is, 3ss; Corri-
gan (ind. rep.), 1884, Dezendorf (ind. rep. }.
$3.50; Collier {peoples), $40. Tyler over Cor
rigan. S,795. Tyler over all, 1929
Third District-Wlse (dem.), 1855; Grant
Cpeoples). 10.4sS Wise's majority, s.IO7.
Fourth District-Epes dem J. 10, $50; Good
(peopies), 9,462 Epes' majority, SOS.
Fifth Dissrict-Swanson (dem.), lA122;
Jones (people's). l2,o66. Swanson's majority,
Sixth District dmunds (dem.), 1885:
Cobb (people's). 13,SI9. Edmunds' majority,
Seventh District-o'Ferrall (dem.). 1889;
Lewis (people's), lo,147. OFerralls majority,
5,412.
Eighth District-Neredith dem }, 17.l24;
Turner (people's), 1O,066 Merediths majority,
Ninth District-M Marshall (dem.). 1s.4sl:
Cowan (people's), 1,709; Wood rep }, IL, 6y9'
Marshall over Wood, s, 1872
Tenth District-Tucker (dem.) 17,77S; Rob-
ln son (people's), 1886. fuckers majority,
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AN INTERESTING LEGAL POINT.
Can a Childless MIan of Legitimate Brit
Have Heirs.

Can Childless Man of Iliegitimate Birth
Have Heirs.
The supreme court Of South Carolina has
ordered a new trial in the sui: over the estate
of William Robb. for many years a prominent
buslncss man of Charleston. The case is a
curious one ana raises the question whether a
childless unmarried man OF alleged illegitimate
birth can have any legal heirs. Mr.. Robb was
Scotchman and wen. to Charleston many
years ago. He died in 1885. leaving property
valued at nearly sl5o.OOO. After devising o
portion of his estate to his partner he left the
remainder to ''sach person or persons. and in
such shares or proportions they shall be en-
titled to the same under the laws of the state
aforesaid relating to the distribution of the
estates Of intcstntes"
Mrs. Jean Robb Muir Of Woodcross, Utah,
claimed the estate as Robbs sister, Her claim
was contested by the state, to which the estate
was declared escheated. on the double ground
first. that Robb was an illegitimate child and
could have no heirs. and. second that when he
bequeathed AZ in his will he meant his lawful
relations and as he had none being illegitimate
his unlawful relations could not take il. Mrs
Muir was non-suited because she was not able
conclusiveiy to prove the marriage of Robb's
father and mother. and because the court held
there was no competent testimony TO show who
were the persons referred to In the will. The
higher court now reverses this decision and
orders new trial. The case is novel one and
raises points new not only in South Carolina,
but in this country.
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FIRE IN A COAL MINE.
Narrow Escape of Several Men From SufYo-
cation nj Taylor, Pa.

Narrow Escape of Several Men From Suffo-
cation AT Taylor, Pa.
Flames are raging in the workings of the Hol-
den colliery at Taylor, FIVE miles from scran-
ton, Pa. which are so located as to make almost
impossible their distinguishing in any other
manner than by flooding the mine. Monday
night force of workmen endeavored to reach
the blazing subterranean furnace, which is
1900 feet from tine bottom OF the shaft, but the
sitting after-darnp which filed the gangway
quickly overcame them after they had passed
the fresh-air ways, and one by one the men fell
in the ganSway. Several of them, realizing in
time tho awful danger into which they were
treading, turned in time and succeeded in get
ting to point where there was fresh air, which
enabled them to appreciate the condition Of
those overcome further on in the gangway.
Quickly summoning rescuing party and pro-
yidIpg Themselves with the necessary safeguards.
they returned into the gangway and fourteen
Frustrated miners we're carried out unconscious
and more dead than alive.
Those in the most serious condition are David
Davis. Benjamin Taylor, John Edmunds, Thos
Morgan and Jenkin Harris. Then another
force was formed under Superintendent Davies
to try and get hose upon the fire. In the
gangway they went, but as they proceeded they,
too, were overcome by the poisonous vapors,
and it was only by having men trailing behind
them that they were enabled to have rescuers
reach them. This time Superintendent Davies,
Thomas Hughes, John Fernan, Brian O'Hara
John Jeffers. John McAndrew, Fred Tinney,
William Dolan, David Evans, Michael Carroll
Henry Linthoit VIM. Goodman, Inside Fore
man Evans and Daniel Williams were carried
ont SO much overcome that the physicians had
to work more than an hour npon them before
they became conscious. Davies, Carroll and
Fernan, OHara and LETTERS are in a miserable
condition, and their recovery is doubtful.
This-is the first instance Of suffocation in the
mines Of this section. from this cause. since
1888. when twelve men were killed ut Mocanau-
qua, near Shickshinny.
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wAGENHURST SUES.
New Works Temporary Short Stop Of 80
Wants the SALARY Promised.


Wants the salary Promised.
A case Of considerable interest is on trial in
Philadelphia. being a suit by E. o. Wagon
hurst to recover salary from the New York Base
services TO that club in 1889. The charges
made by Mr.. Wagenhurst, if true, reflect con-
siderable discredit upon the metropolitan man.
ayers Of the national game. In January, 1899,
James Mutrie. manager Of the New York Base
Ball Club, signed wagenhurst to play short stop
for the nine in the place Of John n. Ward, who
at that time was on strike and refusing to play
ball again for the Giants. wagenhurst at that
time was q law student in the University of
Pennsylvania and loath to have his studies
ton. He and Mutrie entered into an oral con-
Yorks should not release Wagenhurst before
the end OF the playing season, whether he played
on the team or only sat on the bench. Then
Mutrie asked Wagenhurst to sign q national
agreement contract. WaRenhurst refused, as
this contract contained the ten days release
clause and hence was in direct contradiction of
the oral contract entered upon. Mutrie
assured Wagenhurst that tho contract wsS a
mere matter Of form, but nevertheless form
necessary under national agreement rules, and
that the signing Of this document would in no
way annul the contract already made. On these
representations Wagenhurst signed this written
contract. In May Of that year he was released
and tbs suit now on is brought by him TO re-
cover the money due him ON the contract en-
tered into.
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EYtTT>yII.LE.
c rs.rsnesres o, TIE lsruinr Sta.

G resfsncsrcs O. TIE i.yrIing Sta
HYATTsviLLE. Nd. Nov. %. 1892.
Junior Ga5.s- :. ". Lynch aad Brothers j. 8.
B-oo.ha-k and Clarence E. Fowler Of Golden
EIie Lodge. l. o. u. No. IS. of this place,
Taid ;r..-erEal visi: las: nigh: TO Columbia
Irisr % Washington and we're highly enter
t-lur,! oy - nissnbers.
\ ple.slH; hop viii he given at the MARYLAND
Agricultural EalleSe this evening by the stu
deuts -! In. place.
IEaEk. eiy:a- services will be held at the
firk-c. Memorial Church at II O'Clock tomor-
TON iaorrIrE. 10" offerings of the day viii go
tuSsrd Denentiuc disabled clergymea. High
riass sill be held at ST JeroIaes Catholic
tharcb At ocloc.. n the morning.
The democratic Publication meeting aud pa
rsde Tkica Was announced To take place in this
district tomorrow evening hiss been postponed
ua'I next lucssiEs CsCnlg-. The BladensburC
Democratic Club sill participate in the parade
vheh Will be gwen Ia Wa hington on Friday
night.
Hr. Geo. Ii. Webb has 20. only lost heavily
on the recent election. but. in accordance with
a. election wager made in Dr. Alfred Wells viii
becompeied to walk bacE ward from this village
Ia baasasblrs o. toi iei- tie sum Of IS.
The LADIES' Se~As society me. at the res
fa-nre of Mrs. J. &. Robinson YESTERDAY and
disposed Of several articles 0! wea-.
N,ss Mamie Gelb La. been arpoinxed to a
petition IN one Of the branch post Offices in
N&stinSton.
Miss Rachel levin has cornrleted her cottage
on spencer street and sold i; 20 q gentleman l..
Washington.
Henry George i expected to deliver q speech
on the single tax question before the single
tax league OF this village at an early date
Mr.. K Ford Combs has returned from a visit
10 Leonardtown. Nd. where he acted as best
man st the wedding Of a friend.
The committee On stree Lighting consisting
o. Commissioners Long and Latime-. promises
10 give this town a better system OF lighting in
the near future.
xr. and Mrs. ChGs. II. Welsh have returned
from Pheasant visit TO reiatiy es at W oodviile
Nd
Dr. Alfred II. Wells is now the only candi-
date IN the Held fox the pOs,mastership of Hy-
at,sville.
Joseph II. REYNOLDS while or his way TO
Warrington yesterday with load of hay which
pc bad for sale went to sleep on lis wagon and
feli 20 the ground. di>locating his righ. shout
der blade. The driver. rot knowing that Rev.
notds bad fallen out. continued on 70 Washing
ton Reynolds was found in an unconscious
state In the road an hour later and sent to
Washington.
Mise Louie FEller and Alice Owens have
fons on visit TO Miss SaIlie Got. at Nebeck.
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Some interesting facts are cleaned from
report issued by the census Office in regard to
the railway mileage Of the world during the
year 1890. Accompanying the report are
charts showing the length of railways in every
country. Out of a total railway mileage for
the world of 370.2sl miles the United States
has nearly ls3, 597 miles. or A. Is per cent. The
railway mileage of the United States exceeds
by 3.942 miles the entire mileage of the old
world, Europe's 1855 miles, Asia's 1878
miles and Africas 1892 miles. making an
aggregate Of only 1865 miles. The report
contains history OF railway mileage In the
United States since 1880, when there were only
forty miles Of railroad up to 1880
In 1870 the figures were 2,755 Is miles; 1850
they had risen to S.57l.4S miles: in 1860 tie
total had swelled to 2S.9i9.79 miles; the census
Of 1870 showed the mileage to be 40, 1863 80
miles: that of 1880 placed the figures at 3d.
724.0 s miles, while in 1890 there was total OF
1G3, 597.05 miles.
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WAR or THE LABELS,
The Knichta Of Labor Stand by the yellow
and Oppose the Blue.

| The KniChta Of Labor Stand by the yellow
| and Oppose the Blue.
The general assembly Ct the Knights OF
Labor 1t st. Louis yesterday took up the matter
| Of the proposed change Of headquarters.
After a discussion IL was ordered that the
headquarters property In Philadelphia, worth
from SEQ, 900 to $4,000. be sold by the general
officers on the best terms obtainable. These
officers were also authorized to select as per-
msnent headquarters one OF the three follow
ing cities: Niagara Falls. Columbus, Ohio. and
Baltimore, Nd.
A preference vote on these cities was taken
by the assembly, which resulted in Niagara
receiving 81 votes. Columbus 81 and Baltimore
Is. II neither Of these places upon investiga-
ton meets the requirements another place will
be selected at the next annual meeting.
The general officers were authorized to select
for the next annual meeting either Boston,
Chicago OF New Orleans.
The Miners Union matter was not taken up.
It may como up today.
telegram of congratulation was read from
the National Grange, now in session at Concord,
n. II. The following resolution adopted:
Whereas National Trade District Assembly
No. ZIG (shoemakers) is endeavoring to secure
the introduction and general sale of shoes bear
ing the yellow label; ana whereas the action Of
ar alleged international organization of shoe
makers granting the use Of blue label regard
less Of whether the concerns are organized or
not. is an outrage upon organized labor and is
calculated to bring all trade labels into disre-
pute; therefore be 1t
Resolved, That this general assembly calls
upon every subordinate assembly of the order
to use every effort to increase the demand for
the yellow-labeled knight of Labor shoes and 10
denounce methods adopted by fake unions to
introduce fake label, and would warn all
fair-minded consumers not to allow them
selves to be used TO assist in destroying the
only original and fair shoe label upon the mar
kettle yellow label Of the Knights of Labor"
A resolution was offered putting the order on
record against the abolition Of the tax on state
bank issuss, but it was finally dropped without
action, TO be taken up at come future conven-
ton. The discussion showed that the senti-
ment On the subject was about evenly divided.
1t Is understood that the business will all be
finished by today.
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FOUND AFTER MANY YEARS,
How Young Brother Lost Long Ago Was
Discovered.

Discovered.
Alexander Kearney. an actor in a New York
company. end a bright, ragged-!ooking news
boy are the leading persons in an interesting
kidnapping story. For more than seven wears
Mr. kearnev has searched in nearly every city
in the United States for a little cousin, or
brother, as he terms him through affection. who
was kidnapped when five Years old and who has
never been seen or heard of by his relatives or
friends until Mr.. kearney by most curious
chance found him selling newspapers at the
foot of the stairs of the 23d street downtown
station of the sixth Avenue Elevated railroad.
Mr.. Eearreg's relatives reside in Montreal,
Canada. In telling the story he said '.When
my mothers sister died about nine years ago
her only child. n boy, was an orphan. His
f. her died before he vas year old. Ny mother
adopted her sister child and he became known
as Herbert kearney, my brother. About seven
years ago he was abducted. My mother wrote
to me that the last seen of BERTHE was when he
was play ing around hand organ. ard it was
supposed the italian woman and her husband
who carried the organ about the ctree.s of
Montreal. had spirited the boy away. De-
tectives were put at work on the case and all
Canada was gone over in a vain endeavor to
find little BERTHE. All efforts to find him proved
fruitless.
Last Saturday night, after 1 had left the
Grand Opera House, on Sth avenue 1 bought
| newspaper from n boy who sat on the steps
OF the 9th avenue down town. station at 23d
street. He told me he had got stuck on
bundle of newspapers. and was CRYING as
though his heart would break. l asked him
few questions as to his narIe and other facts,
as have become accustomed TO questioning
every little waif meet. Something about the
lads face made me think OF my little brother.
and called him by the name of Berthe He
told me quickly that he used to be called BY
that name, but it was a very long time ago
When BERTHE was nearly five years old he was
thrown from his sled while sliding down hill
and severely gashed his left knee. the wound
being three-cornered in shape.
The mark knew would always remain and
discovered was RICH; when I BuEpec led that
the little newsboy was my brother. The mark
was there his left knee He told me he
could rot remember who took him away from
home. He was put aboard a train and some
one ne. him after long while He travelled
about with a man and "a bear. He was whipped
when he could get no pennies for his master,
and az last he Was brought to New York. He
ran away from the man who forced him to sell
papers, and has been without a home all sum-
mer. He slept about the city Railways and
begged enough to buy papers The hard life
he was forced to lead made him look about
eighteen, and he is only twelve"
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coIrxBsA ..HLrTrC cLrB.
0EoEGErowS COLLEGE.

Weaver snc Z. NahOacy on end are on about
eIsEl terms. bns the formers long experience
r1c hard st.le o: pl=r should give him u slight
sivnn@- &c. On III Other end Wilson and g.
SiahOasT shpuld have Il hard fight. Both are
Is; rC--er& and fai- tackles. The advantage
would hot Ii 20 res: viiE either
i. the tackles Columbia has the superior
neu. >Cch veterans aS Bob Church and Capt
~,lss shculi oe able 20 handle Walker and Sui
Ivan In The other three positions. the two
& I1,Gs ard Scatter. Georgetown has much the
Advantage. IL VIII Church can come anywhere
rsar holding Eugene Dyer he should be con-
g.a-ri@-Cd As a center O'ponuelrs greater
exIerie.-es vii give him n big advantage over
sehw-rt. who Is comparatively "a new man in
the place. The o:he: guards. Rainier aud Com
nerfu-d. ale PRETTY evenly matched. though the
h'ter schooling at Harvard makes him an ex-
ee.lent man. Behird the line Murphy out
classes Burroughs "a: quarter back. Bergen is
more th1l "a stanIU1 fo- Dovd: Lewis or Sef-
ton &c better g..ine-j than Seger. and the two
fi;.l backs. Shieids aid Carmody, are well
mated.
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shop. should be vacated and that space be
thrown into the machine shops. The forge
shop ia in itself n menace to the rest of this
large building, which is filed with costly ma
chinery and material. There is a detached
building Immediately south OF it, now known
rs the mold loft. which would make an ad-
mirable forge shop. In the annual estimates
the above changes were recommended and
estimated for.
new timber shed o. corrugated iron. for
the storage Of patterns and materials for max
ing the same is urgently required. One end Of
the building is to be used metal store ard
plans for snch structure have been prepared
and submitted. with an estimate. to the bureau
of yards and docks. The need Of floor space is
becoming matter OF serious importance as tie
installation of new machinery has crowded the
finished materials out Of the shops ard there is
at present no suitable place for their storage
Guns are piled up three tiers high at the south
end Of the gun shop. and there is scarcely room
to carry on the work Of fitting breech mechan-
ism, sighting. &c.
THE BIG l3-IScu GUNS.
As the l3-inch guns begin to be completed il
will be problem to know what I, do with
them, as they can only be handled by the
largest Of the cranes, which confines them 10
the north gun shop. Possibly four Nigh. be
accommodated on the floor. but no more. and
as there are twelve now ordered it will be q
4 OF
them.
A heavy wrecking car with a l5-ton derrick
would be OF great service in the yard in ham
ding materials. much Of which, such as steel
castings for carriages and mounts and gun
hoops. could then be landed along the railroad
tracks. OF which there are two miles in the
yard. and picked up rs required. The depart
rnent OF wards and docks has estimated for such
car: The same department is gradually inn
proving store No. II. an unfinished foundry
and IN the course Of time il will be Of great ser
vice as storehouse.
The increase in the number Of machines and
the installation OF additional engines has made
Tho demands upon the main boilers in the quad.
rangie 80 great that during the winter months
all OF them have to be kept constantly under
steam. rendering it impossible to clean them
properly or effect repairs. In order to over.
come this difficulty in O measure the boilers o,
the COPPER rolling mill. which are only used 90
e".ionaily, viii. by the bureaus direction, b.
connected with the steam mains Of the CUR
shop and will suffice 20 run its euRines and
allow Of portion Of the main boilers beinf
laid up when necessary.