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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-31

and it took all the policemen to keep the crowd
in order.
The big steamer was finally locked and the
passengers came down the gang plank. There
were many affecting scenes - friends on the
pier greeted those who had been 90 long at sea-
In short time the baggage was examined and
the passengers and friends left the pier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-31

Executions to the amount Of sl000o have
been issued against the East Berlin Carriaee
Manufacturing Company Of East Berlin, Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-31
More Aid for the Poor.

The following additional subscriptions for the
benefit Of the family of P. Snyder have been
received at The STAR office:
HerefoforA acknowledued sS 90
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-31

This mornings mail brought to the
health Office sixteen garbage complaints and
during the morning thirteen more complaints
were received.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-31

VESSELS THAT WILL BE SENT BIT YolEIaN Gov
KRNhESTs-soME OF TIE BEsr sHIPs OF THE
new USIrED Stairs NAVY WILL NOT BE
READY, Brr TIE E1RIBIrIoS WILL BIZ CARD
irABLE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-31

Simon Stsrne, the well known New York LAWYER
who had left his wife sick in Paris. WAS hurry
ing back to settle some business matters with a
view to an immediate return.
Thomas Sopwith Of the English diplomatic
service was making his first trip to America to
visit his son-n-law and daughter Gen. and Mrs.
f. Burd Grub, in Philadelphia, and was look
ing forward to meeting the famous City troop
of that town at Gen. Grubb's dinner table on
the Monday evening after Christmas, he having
entertained the six members who came over to
his daughters wedding as the generals grooms-
men in London year or two ago: Oliver Here
ford, the artist, known to the readers Of Life
Horpers and other magazines was returning to
) New York after two years among the painters
of Paris; John NJ. Campbell Of the firm Of J. T.
Lowery Co.. who went over ON the outward
trip of the Cmbris two weeks before, was on
his way back to keep a dinner engagement for
Christmas, j. p. Golding of Chicago was de-
termined to got home in time for Christmas din
ner SUNDAY night, which be declared he could
accomplish if the Unbria arrived at the Cunard
dock at her usual time saturday morning.
I Edward McVickar, Herbert C. Leeds and
| William Earnsworth Of Boston were making
| bets that they would take the afternoon train ut
New York for home Saturday; Benjamin F.
Watkins Of North Carolina. young fnancier,
who has been successful In London, was on his
way to his native state with a pot Of British
gold and the intention of spending the winter
shooting; Timothy Crimmins, the venerable
father Of John u. Crimmins, who had been to
Rome to see the pope. was on board with his
! daughter and niece: James McCaidin OF Brook
Ign was taking his wife and little son home after
spending the summer abroad; W. J. Hardy and
j. b. Renwck had cut business short to take the
! Umbria for New York in time for Christmas,
and there were lot Of German butchers on
their way to Chicago for the purpose Of OPEN
ing up live cattle trade to Hamburg; q lot Of
noisy, but good-natured English and Ameri-
/ can, Hebrew and Christian travellers, who made
the smoking room uproarious; any number of
lste-returning tourists Of both sexes and q
dozen or so of we'll beloved little children. the
circumsta lance that they were well dressed being
a factor Of considerable importance in a voyage
so long as this trip Of the Umbria was destined
| TO be.
LANDING THE PAssKNGERs.
Rarely has the Cunard line pier been the
scene Of such excitement as was visible from
an early hour this morning. Crowds Of pso-
pie. many Of whom had friends on the steamer,
locked to the foot of Clarkson street, aud
when the red smoke stacks Of the big steamer
began to appear cheer went up from the
/ crowd. One or two among the women became
hysterical
At 9 o'clock the crowd in and around the
Garrison street pier was 90 dense that the
police were summoned. Capt. AnAirs and .
| squad Of his men arrived shortly sfterward,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-31

Ono Of the gentlemen concerned in the man.
sgement CT the review was asked if the foreign
feet will visit the national capital and he re-
piled:
There is no reason why it should not, at
least some portion OF it. The depth OF naviga-
ton between Washington and the mouth Of the
river. at low tide, is ut place less than nine
teen feet. Along the wharves at Washington
there Ia twenty feet at low tide. There is also
ample harbor capacity for large feet between
here and Alexandria. The feet should also
stop at Mount Vernon, the tomb of Washing
ton, which is the mecca Of all distinguished
foreigners who visit our shores"
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-08-15
ELECTRIC FLASHES
Brief kilograms From Various Sec
tons Of tho World.

Brief kilograms From Various Sec
tions OF the World.
Two deaths from scarlet fever have oc-
Cured in the past three days at Benicia.
There are five or six cases and the places
have been quarantined.
Entries for the District Fair at Marys-
vile show that all the contests have been
filled and are more numerous than any
year the fair has been held there.
The boiler of hosting engine at the
wharf at Ventura exploded Saturday.
hurting the engine hundred feet into
the ocean. Though several people were
on the wharf, fortunately no one was
hurt.
Michael Harper, the dynamiter, who
was arrested and imprisoned Tor trying
to Kill Queen Victoria on Jubilee Day, in
1887, died Friday at Philadelphia. DR..
Gallagher, who was with him at the time.
is still in prison.
Desire Charnay, the French explorer
of Phantom City fame, has received an
invitation from the Government of the
United States to go to that country III
October TO prepare exhibits for the Chi
cagO Exposition. He viii make exact
copies in plaster of paris ofal the Aztec
curiosities he found in Mexico.
In the bicycle races al Toronto Satur-
day afternoon Zimmerman Of New York
lowered the quarter-mlle Canadian record
from flying start from So seconds to
81 80 seconds. In half-miIe handicap
race Zimmerman reduced the record
from LIZ 40 to Los 40. In the mile
handicap he also reduced the record from
2:32 to 2:2S 20.
During Friday night four convicts at
the Oregon penitentiary made their es-
cape. Their absence was not discovered
until morning. The escaped prisoners
are John Donahue, serving tive-year
term for larceny; John Evans, six years
for larceny; Robert Max Schneider, fiji
teen years for rape, and d. S. Holiday.
two years for forgery. All were sent up
from Multnomah county.
AS special passenger train of nine
cars, loaded with knights Templar re-
turning from Denver, approached Chi
cago on the Chicago and Northwestern
Railroad Saturday afternoon, one sleep
ing-car rolled down twenty-foot en-
bankment and two others left the track.
No one was killed, but fourteen persons
were more or less seriously injured. The
cause Of the accident is unknown.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-08-15
TRAIN RoBBER soNrAG.
He Came Near Making His Escape
From the Nisalia .IaiI

From the Nisalia Jail.
VIsALIA, Aug. II. George Sontag, the
train robber, came near making his es-
cape from the County Jail last night, and
if a few hours had elapsed the bandit
would have gained his liberty and joined
his companions III the mountains. Jailer
Fudge was sitting in front of the jail last
evening, when he heard an unearthly
racket going on in the lower corridor
among the "hobos" Nh. Fudge sus-
pected that something was wrong, and,
accompanied by other officers, Went into
the upper corridor and direct 10 Sontag' s
cell. They placed an Oregon boot on
Sontag and put him in cell directly
across the corridor.
The officers then made a careful search
of the cell and found that large hole had
been made in the ceiling through the lat
tice-work. -Four rivets had been severed
and four lattice bars had been bent back
over the top OF the cage. The aperture
was fully II by i inches i'll size, sui1i-
GENTLY large for Sontag to effect his es-
cape. a silver knife with serrated
edge was found in the water pipe, and a
piece Of wood was found under Sontag's
pillow.
A prisoner named Frank Williams,
awaiting trial for burglary, was found in
>
was doing there he said he had been
playing cards. His cell was across the
aisle, but he had slipped in yesterday
afternoon before locking-up time.
In order to escape from the jail it
would have been necessary for Sontag to
dig hole through the brick wall, an
undertaking that was successfully ac-
complished once before. 1t is believed
that friends OF Sontag have supplied him
with the instruments with which to effect
MS escape from the Jail, and ii is also be-
Ileved that Evans and Sontag intended TO
come to town last night and assist their
companion to gain his liberty.
Sontag had little to say when the
Ineans of his exit from the cell was dis
covered, but disgust and disappointment
were depicted on his countenance. With
a sickly smile he said to Jailer Fudge
that he did not think he would move to-
night. Sontag has been kept closely con-
fined, but it is not impossible for him 10
communicate with friends from the ex-
terror of the jail. a confederate, by the
use of a ladder, could reach a second
story window and throw knives, files,
notes, etc, to the top of the latticed cell,
whencei prisoner could reach up and
pull them through the bars. 1t is in this
way that Sontag obtained the knife that
he used In severing the riyets to the bars
A large pocket knife was found on him,
ana ne had USED IL IN cutting the teeth III
the silver knife. The Jail is well guarded
tonight and extra preparations have
been made for an attack.
The Sherili's office received important
information to-day regarding the two
fugitives from justice, and men left at >
o'clock to investigate the report. None
of the pursuers returned to-day and no
information has been received from
them. The trailers said yesterday that
the country they had traversed was the
best riding ground they had ever seen.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-08-15
Special to the REcoRD-US1oS.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. l4.-With meas
ured tread to the solemn music ofmuffied
drums 1900 representatives from the
naval, military, civic and patriotic organ
izations to-day joined i'll the funeral pro-
cession of Charles w. Riggin, the boat
sWain's mate of the United States steam
ship Baltimore, who was killed in the
streets of Valparaiso. At least 5000
others silently watched the cortege as it
moved from Independence Hall to Wood
land cemetery, where several thousand
more were permitted to enter the ceme-
terry, and listened attentively to the
funeral Grafton and sermon and wit
messed the religious services at the grave.
The military escort consisted of l25
men from the First Regiment, National
Guard of Pennsylvania; 200 men from the
Third Regiment, and fifty men from the
Gray Invincibles. The National Guard
of New Jersey was represented by sew
enty-tWo men from Company b. Then
followed long line Of veterans, Sons of
Veterans, Sons Of America, Junior Me-
chanicS and naval veterans, with numer-
Gus bands.
Firing by a squad of marines from the
League Island navy yard preceded the
hearse.
A dozen seamen and petty officers from
the United States receiving ship st. Louis.
acted as a guard of honor and pail
bearers.
The hearse was drawn by six black
horses. In the carriages following were
the family of the dead sailor and several
members OF the crew of the Baltimore.
The streets and every point of vantage
was filled with spectators, who watched
the cortege silently, without making any
| demonstration.
| Shortly after o'clock the hearse was
drawn up in front of a stand erected near
the grave. Rev. Samuel II. Boyer read
an appropriate prayer, and then spoke of
| Riggin, characteriZing him as a tender
! hearted, but brave and sober man, who
would be unlikely to offend any one.
| Then Assistant District Attorney Will
liam w. kneer wildly described how
! Riggin was killed, basing his remarks
upon the testimony OF an eye witness.
The people sang My Country, Ills of
| Thee" and Rev. DR.. Duncan McGregor
paid glowing tribute to the dead sea-
men and to American patriotism.
| When the casket was low cred the firing
| squad fired three volleys and the solemn
| services ended,
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-08-15
Special TO the REcoRD-UNIor.

NEW YORK, Aug. IA Naples cable
TO morning paper says: The festival OF
st. Anselino closed at Cesa this evening
with fireworks in the market place. A
bunch OF rockets too near burning
wheel ignited. Rods were driven in all
directions through the thick crowd. Six
men were struck in the face or neck and
so badly torn and burned that they died
before they could be removed. Sparks
set fire to the lightgowns Of several girls.
and before the fire could be extinguished
four OF the young women were seriously
injured. In the panic many children
were trampled upon. Seven men suffered
fractures OF the arms or legs while they
We're struggling in the crowd, and some
twenty-five or thirty women were more
or less injured
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CAME DOWN WITH A CRASH.

A Railroad Depot III New Orleans
Drops Into the River.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 1.-THE earth on
which the depot OF the New Orleans,
Fort Jackson and Grand Isle Railroad
was constructed began TO tumble and
shake this morning, followed by the cav
ing Of the bank in front of it about thirty
feet, after which the strong columns and
posts supporting the roof of the depot be-
gan to careen, followed by the crashing
OF heavy timbers up to midway of the
building, and making noise enough to be
heard mile away. All of the woodwork
broke i'll two and half of tue depot
dropped into the river. During the after
noon further caving occurred, and the
offices OF the company became total
wreck. All the cars and locomotives
were moved to places OF safety, also the
furniture and fixtures. BY . O'Clock this
afternoon the CAVERN was about a hun
dred feet long and ninety feet wide. City
Surveyor Brown expressed his opinion
that the bank can be restored. Tie loss
to the railroad company is $50, 900.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-08-15
Special to the REcoRp-UN1ox.

TACOMA (Wash.), Aug. IA sensa-
tional murder and suicide occurred here
this morning. Henry Harris, tailor,
who until a year ago had shop at
Tacoma, but now lives in Spokane,
killed his daughter, Eta Harris, en-
ployed as a typewriter at McNaught's
Detective Agency, and then stabbed him
self, at the Cleveland lodging-house.
where the girl lived. He shot four times
at her with 3S-calibre revolver, missing
her each time, one bullet cutting lock
of her hair. He then took peck et-knife
from his pocket and stabbed himself
three times. The daughter got up and
he, seeing she was not dead, drove the
knife to its hilt in her breast and ran out
out of the room into the street, staggering
as he ran. On the street corner he fell
and died.
Some three years ago the girl became
acquainted with travelling salesman of
Portland named Benton, with whom she
became infatuated. Soon after she went
to Seattle TO work. and then to Spokane,
where she received many letters from
him, importuning her to return to
Seattle. The father got hold of one letter,
and meeting Benton on the street in Ia
coma soon after, demanded that he marry
the girl. Benton refused, casting rehec-
tions on her character. Ever since then
the old mans mind seemed unsettled.
The girl at one time, encouraged by her
father, planned to kill Benton, but the
plan was not carried out. The family
removed to Spokane, the girl remaining
here at work. The father returned six
weeks ago, and has been watching the
girl closely. He visited her room every
morning, and when he ran out after kill
ing her and stabbing himself cried, 81
have got her dead to rights this time. :"
He left a letter to his wife, in which he
stated that he was not crazy, but did not
want his life disgraced,
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-08-15
The Language Was TOO High.

The Lewiston (Me.) Journal tells this
story about somewhat illiterate Maine
woman who had just returned home
after visit to New York:
OH she said to friend, 81 had such
perfectly lovely time, everything was
so convened, you know. We stopped in
a house where we rode up to our room IN
a refrigerator, and L always had my
washing done at the foundry right in the
house. 1t was awful nice. Then there
weren't no stove and no clutter in the
rooms. Then there was one Of these leg
islators right in the floor, and the heat
poured right up through"
How did il happen that you came
back so quickly?"
"Oh, well, you see. Sairy didn't have
no appetite. I had the hardest time 70
get her anything she could realize. Hon
estly, when l got her home she was al
most AN Individually
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-08-15
THE SHIPMENT OF TREASURE.
The Party Accompanying the Train
Had Some Bad Scares.

The Party Accompanying the Train
Had Some Bad Scares.
CHICAGO, Aug. II. = Superintendent
Troy of the railway mail service, who
had charge of the train which carried
S20,000,000 from the Federal Sub Treasury
in San Francisco to the Treasury in
New York, arrived here yesterday.
He says he has 10 desire 10 repeat the
experience of the trip, and is of the opin-
ion that the Government will not try it
again. The publication of the fact that
the train had started increased the dam
gers and necessitated increased vigilance.
The result was a loss of many hours
sleep and considerable discomfort. The
guards IN the front car were so situated
that they could see without being SEEN
and at the same time cover and protect
the engineer and fireman with NincheS-
tiers.
The party had two or three bad scares
on the trip. At one place in the mount
AIMS railway einploye placed a torpedo
signal on the track, and came near losing
his life as q train-Wrecker, the guards
thinking it dynamite.
AT another point a number Of tramps
made dash to board the train, but beat
precipitate retreat when confronted by
score OF double-barreled rifles.
COST OF TRANSPORTING THE TREASURE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE exact cost
OF carrying the big gold shipment of S2O,-
100000 across the continent, from San
Francisco to New York, is not yet known
at the Treasury Department, but Assist
ant Treasurer Whelple says that it Will
be less than $4,000. 1t was hauled by
railroads under their regular contracts,
as it came through as registered mail.
The lowest bid that the Treasury Depart
ment could obtain by express for trans
porting the money was 50 per 81 900 or
$4,000, This, of course, would have in
Guided risk Of loss in transit by accident
or theft.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-08-15
ON THE TURF.
CLOSING DAY AT THE BAY DIS
TRICT TRACK.
kildeer Runs a Milo at Monmouth
Park in 1881 1-4-New Record
in a Race.
Special TO the REcoRD-UN1oS.

special 10 Jfle RECORD UNION.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14.-The summer
race meeting ofthe Pacific Coast Trotting-
Horse Breeders Association closed yester-
day at the Bay District track. The day
was foggy and cold, and in consequence
only about 500 people were in attend
ance.
The racing was disappointment. In
the free-for-all trot there were but two
entries, Wanda and Flora NJ. Neither
was in condition, and. although Wanda
won in three straight heats, if horse that
could trot down in the twenties had been
out the fayorlte OF La SieSta stable would
haze been lett. In the first race Wanda
led i'll each heat from score to finish.
The Woodward contigent and their fol-
lowers from Yolo had a good thing in
three races and pulled off two of them.
First race, free-tora all trotting, Wanda
won in three straight heats, Flora NJ.
second. Best time, Z:2I!.
Second race, free-foI all pacing. Tom
Rider won, Allanah second. Time 2:20.
Third race, trotting, 2:2S class, Lucy
b. won, FitZsimmons second, Free Coin
age third. Best time, 2:20.
Fourth race, trottlng, for green horses
Admonition won, Mable second, Rincon-
abo third. Best time, 2:24.
KILDEER RUNS y FAST MILE.
New YORK, Aug. 14-At Monmouth
Park yesterday the horses were strung
out over eight races. The crowd was UNI
usually large and the weather perfect.
The principal feature of ths racing WAS
the astonishingly fast time made in sew
eral contests. Lorilard's kildeer made
a new record for a mile in a race, rum
ming the distance in 1874. This lowers
kirsch's newly made record three-quar-
tiers OF a second. The winner is a bay
tilly years old, by Darebin out OF Lou
Lanier. She is the property of Pierre
Lorillard. Kildeer carried only ninety
pounds.
Queenie Trowbridge, the flying West
ern FLY, ran three-quarters OF mile in
lila, making a new record for Mon
mouth Park.
70 TAMBIEN WINS AGAIN.
ST.. PAUL, Aug. 14.-The third weeks
racing at the Twin City course ended yes
terday with cloudy weather and an at
tendance of 1900. The heavy track
caused wholesale scratching and resulted
in one race being declared off.
4o Tambien beat Harry Ray and Yale
81 in the Twin City Exposition stakes as
she pleased. Tonight she left for the
Last. Rarely has a performer left the
West with greater prestige. 1t is safe to
say that she will have no difficulty in
maintaining her title as queen of the turf
in the East, provided she holds the form
that has marked her running in this sec
ton since the racing season began.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-08-15
Murdered and Crelnated.

CHICAGO, Aug. 14.-Early this morning
a schoolhouse two miles north of Fort
Sheridan was burned to the ground.
Shortly before the building was seen in
flames woman was heard screaming
and calling for help from the building. A
man and woman quarrelling in carriage
were seen going toward the schoolhouse
previous to this, and the supposition is
that the woman was murdered and her
body burned in the schoolhOuse
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-08-15
Left-Handed stone-Tbrovvars.

The Fiji Islanders and the Terra del
Fuegans are both left-handed-th is.
they possess equal powers with both
hands. Stone-throwing from both hands
is an accomplishment they learn from
their earliest years, and one in which
they arrive at high degree of perfection.
In times of war they throw the spear and
other missiles with either hand and with
unerring aim. It is strange fact that the
use of the right hand instead of the left
has kept pace with the march of civiliza-
ton. 1t has been found that the least in
telligent of human kind, when describing
a circle or any similar movement, always
work from the right to the left. A child
will also work in this fashion.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-08-15
Brush FACTORY Burned.

HUNTINGDON Pa.), Aug. IA brush
factory at the Huntingdon Reformatory
was burned this evening, together with
an adjoining three-story building. The
entire reformatory, containing $50 in
mates, was at the mercy of the flames for
time. Loss on stock and machinery,
$4,000. The fire is believed to have been
the work of some inmates of the institu-
ton. During the hight of the fire the
inmates kept up a constant yelling and
drowned the cries of the firemen For a
time perfect pandemonium reigned, but
armed guards soon restored order,
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-08-15
Order of Mystic Shrine.

OMAHA (Neb.). Aug. 14.-Thousands OF
shriners in Omaha are ready for the
opening of the Imperial Council of the
Ancient Arabic Order of Mystic Shrine,
which convenes here this week. The
official festivities do not open until to-
morrow, but the visiting mobiles are be-
ing cared for and made welcome by the
Arabs ofthe Omaha Oasis. Headquarters
were opened at the Paxton Hotel and
imperial Potentate Sam Briggs Of Cleve-
land is in charge.