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a DYNAMITE CRANK.

He Threatens to Blow Up Armour Instl-
tuto and Mr.. p. ID. Armour.
CHICAGO, Dec. 24-Armour Institute,
at Thirty-third street and Armour ave.
nue, has been threatened with destruc-
ton by dynamite crank, and it is said
also that the lives of Philip D. Armour,
founder of the institute, aud DR.. Frank
Gunznulus, its president, and pastor Of
Plymouth church, have been placed in
jeopardy by the came individual.
Neither Dr. Gunzaulus nor Mr.. Armour
will say single word concerning the
story OF their own lives being in
danger, but at the same time it is known
DR.. Gunsaulus has declared that man
who was at one time connected with
the Armour Institute hau threatened to
blow 1t up with dynamite at n time
when such q deed would prove terri
ble calamity. When the threat was
made the doctor by his persuasions and
threats had for the time being converted
the would.be dynamiter who departed
promising not to carry his threat into
execution.
The story is that the crank demanded
that DR.. Gunsulaua furnish him with
money or get it from Mr.. Armour. The
millionaire is member OF the
congregation Of Plymouth church
and a warm personal friend of its
pastor. 1t was on this that the
crank counted when ho demanded
that DR.. Gunsaulus use his influence
with Mr. Armour in order to procure
the money. When the request was de.
MED by the pastor then came threats OF
blowing up both him and Mr.. Armour
as well as the institute.
DR.. Gunsaulus SAID tonight that he
had seen the man several times lately,
and was still little apprehensive con-
cerning the institute.
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WAsulGToN, Dec. 24-Secretary Her
bert tonight received telegram from
Captain Picking last night, the nature
of which is only speculative, and was
not read until this morning. Secretary
Herbert tonight refused to give the
message out for publication, saying:
"There is nothing in the message to in
dicate that there have been any recent
victories, either for the government or
the rebels, or that there is any materi-
al change in the situation.
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Hc wasn't Guilty.

TOLEDO, Ono, Dec. 24.-Postmaster
]. NJ. Brown has forwarded a mass OF
evidence to Washington, completely
exhonerating ]. @. Rike, superinten.
dent Of the post office from violating the
civil service law in soliciting aubscrip-
tions to campaign funds. Afidavits are
made that although the circular calling
contributions from letter carriers was
printed on Republican committee let
ter-hoad bearing Rike's name it was
done without the sanction or knowledge
Of either Mr.. Rike or the committee.
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GREEN HANDS
Hold Up n Train In California But Only
Get $40 For Their Trouble.

Hold Up n Train in California But Only
Get $40 For Their Trouble.
Los ANGELES, CAI,, Dec. 24-Tho
railroad brigands have again appeared
in California and this morning attacked
a Southern Pacific train bearing the
treasure of the Wolls.Fargo Express.
Passenger train No. 20, which pulled
out OF this city late last night. north
bound, was held up at Roscoe, small
station twelve miles north OF here, early
this morning. The train was stopped
by two men who covered the trainmen
with rovolvora and blew open the door
OF the express car with dynamite. After
the robbers had gone through the ex-
press car the train was allowed 70 pro
ceed after detention OF about thlrty
minutes. It is claimed that the roppers
got nothing with the exception oil SlV,
which was taken from the engineer, as
they were unable to open the safe and
everything was locked up.
WORK OF GREEN HANDS.
viii Smith, Southern Pacific detec'
tive, who started out from here about
A O'Clock this morning With a posse, re-
turned about noon. He says the work
was that OF green hands who won't out
from this city and returned immediate
!y alter tho robbery He thinks they
arc local men, and this evening officers
arc working on q clue which promises
10 leal to their capture.
One Of the robbers went out early in
the evening with horses aud the others
followed on tho train. At Roscoe the
first man built fire by tho track and
IS tho train approached hoisted tho
flags as a signal to his confederate who
was on top Of a freight car just behind
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DIVIDED COMMITTEE.
The Majority and Minority Re-
ports Of the Ways and Means
ON The INTERNAL REVENUE.

Plan to Tax Invest.
ments in Stocks and Bonds In.
stead of a Straight Income Taxa
Duty on Sugar Probable to Make
Up tho Observation-Disclosures of In
ternational Disputes-Memorial to
be Sent to All Foreign Govern.
ments.
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wENr our Is pAssENaERg.

Another story is that the robbers
went out on the train as passengers,
having purchased tickets to Burbank,
where they left the train ostensibly but
made their way forward in the darkness
and again boarded the train forward,
when they made their way to the engine
over the tender.
The Southern Pacific has announced
reward OF 81 900 for information lead
ing to the arrest OF the robbers, in addi-
ton to the regular WelIs-Fargo reward.
No one was hurt, and no damage done
beyond the breaking open of the ex-
press car.
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WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec. 24.-Minister
Mendonca received cablegram from
Rio Janeiro late last night, which he
said contained very encouraging in
formation. -,
"The government reports to me-"
said the minister tonight, that there
have been several important changes OF
positions at Rio which greatly
strengthens the government. All the
commanding islands in the bay are
now in the possession Of the govern
ment except Villegaignon, Corbras and
Paouela,"
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WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec, 23,-The
Hamilton House, popular family
hotel, facing Franklin square, In the
northwestern part of the city, and a
favorite stopping place with number
of congressman, was discovered to be on
dire about 10i40 o'clock tonight. and for
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New YoRK, Dec. 24.-Pugilist Charley
Mitchell arrived in New York this
morning from Boston and left in the af-
ternoon for Philadelphia. He will re-
main in tho Quaker City until Tuesday,
when he will start for Jacksonville and
go into his training, Mitchell looks ex-
ceptionally well and he expressed him
self as being perfectly confident that he
would come out victorious in tho fight.
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WANTS HER HUSBAND.
An Iron Manufacturer, of Ohio,
Accused of Kidnapping
ANOTHER IRON MANUFACTURER

OF PlttsburGh-Tho Queer Story Told
by Mrs. L. NJ. Byors rs-sho Claims
That Her Husband is Under Such
Restraint That She is Prevented
From Seeing Hlm-on tho Other
Hand it is Stated That Mrs. Byers'
PoouliaritIcs Have Worried Her
Husband into Ill Health.
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Ono occurs in California and the
Other in Indian Territory.
GREEN HANDS WERE At WORK
In the Former Job and Experts in
the Other Instance.
ONLY TEN DOLLARS OBTAINED
BY the Amateurs, Although They
Made Use of Dynamite.
THE HELLS-FARGO SAFES RESISTED

All Attempts to Open Them Tho
Train Held Up in Indian Territory
Was Thoroughly Looted by Eight
Dcsperate-LookIng Armed Men
Tho Passengers, Mail and Express
Robbed of Many valuables and
Cash-The Thieves In This Case
Made u Big Haul.
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A Twelve Round FIGHT.

MusKraox, MICH, Dec. 24-Kid Ho-
gan, of California, and Jack Bates, of
Rochester, N. Y, the former at l3l and
the latter at las pounds, fought twelve
rounds this morning before the Muske-
gon Athletic Club pt Lake View, just
outside the city limits. Bates was de-
Eaota5
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RIorING IN SICILY.
Troops Called out to ouon tho Mob,
Mhich Nns DIsporsed.

Troops Called Out TO S"eit 'AO N''"'
Which Was Dispersed.
PALERMO, December 24.-There has
been renewed and serious rioting owing
to the anti-octroi agitation at Lercara
di Freddi, town fOrty-three miles
from here, which ia famous FORTS sui.
phur mines. a crowd OF peasants and
workmen, accompanied by their wives,
assembled in front of the town hall
shonting. "Down with the octroi,"
''Down with the municipality" Long
live the king and queen" The mob
then marched to the octroi stations and
burned several OF the toll houses.
Troops and gendarmes were hastily
summoned and after sharp conflict,
during which two of the policemen were
wounded, the mob was disper0ed. In
consequence of the repeated disturb
ances In Sicily reinforcements OF troops
will be dispatched to that island.
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the tender. The latter then clambored
down over the tender, and covering the
engineer with his revolver ordered him
to stop the train, which he did, when
another man appeared at the cab and
the "hold-up" was proceeded with.
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LAWYER AssAssINArED.
he Receives tho Contents of Double-bar
relied Shot Gun in the Back.

lie Receives tho Contents of n DoubIe-bar-
relied Shot Gun in the Back,
SULLIVAN, IND, Dec. PA dreadful
tragedy was enacted here this morning.
w. @. Hultz, u prominent attorney of
this place was shot at the entrance to a
livery stable. The assassin was armed
with double-5arrelled shot gun, both
barrels OF which we're discharged in
rapid succession, taking effect in Hultz'a
back. He fell at the entrance OF the
stable and calling to man in the rear
part OF th, stable that he had been shot
by Lem Willis. He died almost in
stantiy. No ono appears to have seen
the shooting which occurred at s o'clock
when but few persons were out. The
assassin, who appears to have been in
disguise, was seen to run away from the
place, lodging through alleys. Willis
has been arrested, but claims he was in
nocent,
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nnrnra, strIke Collnpsed.

MADRID, Dec. 24.-The threatened
bakers strike has collapsed, owing to
the request of sixty men, including the
promoters of the strike, and to the fact
that the authorities were able to fetch
large quantities OF bread from the
provinces.
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Orders for tho Now York.

WASHINGTON. D. G., Dec. 24-It was
stated semi-oficiaIly tonight that the
orders for the cruiser New York had
not been issued up to this time. 1t is
likely that the orders will bo forwarded
to.morrOw
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An Employer Honored.

The employees OF Augustus Pollack
surprised that gentleman on Saturday
evening by calling on him in body
and presenting him with handsome
office chair. Mr.. Pollack thanked them
for the gift in fitting terms.
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Save Each Days Coupons for lnG@7lIg@n@gF Photos

a time 1T looked as if the large building
might be completely gutted, but, by
good work by the fremen, the flames
were confined to the fourth floor and
the mansard or fifth story. Loss $4,000.
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PnrIADEIPH1A, Pa, Dec 24-In
riot between Hungarians and police at
Scranton to-day, ono policeman was
shot and several othOrs were badly
hurt
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PARsox, KAN, Dec. 24.-Another and
the boldest OF train robberies ever per-
uotrated, has been recorded in the In
dian Territory. The robbery occurred
about s o'clock tonight at Seminole, q
small station on the Kansas and Arkan-
sas railway which is division of tho
Missouri Pacific. Tho train robbed was
No. $50, train bound for Little Rock,
Arkan1as.
As the train approached Seminole,
the engineer saw danger signal ahead
and slowed up, being under the impress
sion that he was being tagged to meet
another train. AS the train neared the
switch, however, the engineer perceived
that fat car had been run out of the
side track onto the main line and red
light placed on the car. AS soon as the
train reached the obstruction the engine
was boarded by two or three men who
commanded the engineer and fireman
10 Jump out of the cab, which they did
with alacrity.
ARMED TO THE TEETH.
As they did so they were confronted
bv half dozen other men armed to the
teeth with Winchesters and revolvers.
A detachment OF the bandits then
started towards the back Of the train
and as they proceeded gathered the
rest OF the train crew who had stepped
off to ascertain the reason for the sud-
den stopping OF the train.
When the robbers had collected all
the crew they were corralled and
guard placed over them, aud they pro-
ceeded to their work of mutilating the
express and mail cars. They attacked
the mail car first, and met with no re-
sstance from the mail clerk. Pouch
after pouch was opened and rltled OF its
contents. Then the letters which had
been distributed in the pigeon holes
we're gone through deliberately and all
their valuable contents extracted and
placed in receptacle which the rob-
bers carried.
LOOTED THE EXPRESS CAR.
After completing their work in the
mail car the robbers turned their atten-
ton to the express car and looted it OF
its contents without the least objection
from tho express messenger. who was
powerless to protect the compauy's pro-
perty against such odds.
Having satisfied themselves that they
had secured all the yaluables in the ex-
press car, the gang then proceeded
through the coaches and made q clean
sweep Of all valuables in the possession
Of the terrorized passengers. 1t would
have been more than folly for the pas:
sengers or crew to resist, as the band
was made up OF eight desperate looking
men.
KNEW THEIR BUSINESS.
1t was evident from the way they
wont Mt the job that they knew their
business. While the robbers proceeded
through the coaches each passenger
wau compelled to hand over all his cash
aud jewelry. No violence was offered,
because every one gave up, glad to
escape with a whole skin. They secured
big booty, but no estimate can be given
Of the loss. A posse was organized as
soon as it was possible to advise the
ANaaA aNa
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CHICAGO, Dec. 24-Henry B. Shields,
of Coleman, Shields & Co.. iron manu-
facturers of Niles, O., and manager OF
the Girard furnace at Girard, O., was
arrested last evening charged with kid
mapping E. NJ. Byers, OF Pittsburg, Pa,
member OF the wealthy iron manu-
featuring firm OF A. NJ. Byers & Co., OF
that city. The warrant was sworn out
by Mrs. Byers. Shields arrived in the
city yesterday morning and registered
at the Hotel Grace under the name Of
]. B. Perry, Boston, 0. The arrest was
made so quietly that no one about the
hotel knew of it. The prisoner was
taken before Justice Murphy and ad-
mitted to bail in tho sum Of $4,000.
Attorney George S. Baker, who rep
resents Mrs. By ers in Chicago, says:
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WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec. 24.-While
some OF the members OF the ways and
means committee will work during the
recess, others are making holiday Of
it. In fact it is claimed that little can
be done until the eleven majority MEM
bers OF the ways and means committee
come together and accept either major
ity or minority reports Of the sub-com-
mittee on internal revenue.
Messrs. Mcmillan and Bryan reported
a plan in favor OF an individual income
tax. Mr.. Montgomery reported against
it, and suggested the plan of tax on
the incomes from the invested wealth.
Mr.. Montgomery deienda his plan, and
says that he could get into any commu-
nifty aud combat any argument for the
plan suggested by the other members
OF the committee.
MoNTGoMERY's PLAN.
"In the first place." said Mr. Mont
gomery, "lf a man has 100000 and
engages in any business enterprise, he
will give employment to many people,
and is benefit to the community, if he
makes $4,000 year and spends it. l
do not care how the money gets in cir
culation and benefits the people. II
the profits are invested in stocks and
bonds, the man does not spend it, but
gets return in interest, and upon such
return he should pay taxes for the sup.
port OF the government. The money
which n man earns and spends is kept
in circulation, and, no matter whore or
how, it reaches many people and is
constantly doing good.
"When a man having 1000 chooses
rather than invest it himself to loan it
to those who are more venturesome,
who have more energy and enterprise,
and who wish to engage in business on
such capital, he becomes a drone in
society, is supported by the work OF
other persons and he should not COM
plain ii he is taxed for very small part
OF his profits"
THE COMMITTEE DIVIDED.
While Mr.. Montgomery was talking
Mr.. Stevens, OF the committee, said in
jocular manner that he believed he
would win over the members of the
committee who disagreed about the in
come tax to support proposition to
put duty on sugar to make up the
deficit, which was expected to be raised
by the tax on incomes. This 10 only an
indication that all the members OF the
COMMITTEES, as well as many in the
house, are not altogether satisfied with
the income tax proposition, and that
duty on sugar is yet a question to be
considered
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FOUND IN ST. PAUL.

After a long search E. NJ. Byers and
his nurse were found in st. Paul. Mrs.
Byers went Immediately there and
found him. The next day DR.. Tallman
arrived, and together they returned to
tho Great Northern Hotel in this city.
1t was while they were here that Mr..
Byers was again taken away. This time
by DR.. Tallmau, while Mrs. Byors lay
iii. DR.. Tallman, with the nurse, took
his patient to Montreal, where he regis
tered tho party as 'Dr. Z. NJ. Brown, j.
B. Smith and Mrs. Alva Dobson, Chica-
CO." Since then Byers has been taken
TO various parts OF the country. He has
drawn personally but little money from
his firm, yet it is estimated that since
his abduction last May there has been
spent from this source for his account
sum ayproximating Sl5, 900. 1t is known
from statements made BY Tallman and
others that Byers wants to go to his
wife, but is held in duress and detained
in the manner related herewith.
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"May 1S last Henry B. Shields took
Mr.. Byers from the hotelin Pittsburgh,
where he was then visiting, and
brought him to. Chicago. Here he was
placed in charge of DR.. W. Lewis Tall
man, house physician at the Great
Northern Hotel. Mr.. Byers was, by
various artifices and charges against his
wife, worked into state in which he
was easily handled. Shortly after his
arrival there he was placed under the
immediate charge Of woman nurse,
named Dilts, who received her direc-
tions from DR.. Tallman. For more
than three months Mrs. Byers made
diligent search and inquiry for her hus-
band, and during this period, she says,
Mr.. Byers wrote frequently to her, but
none OF these letters reached her, and
when he would inquire why, he was
told that she no longer cared for him.
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DR.. Tallman ridicules the story of the
alleged kidnapping and the allegation
that his patient is insane. he says:
"Mrs Byers has her peculisrities and
twenty years Of married life with her,
together with business cares, has
brought on nervoua prostration, 30
when Mrs. Byers went down to Allan
tic City last May he came out here to
recover his health. He was doing finely
and in August went up to St. Paul to
the races in charge OF trained nurse.
Mrs. Byers went up there and created a
scene. 1 went up there and brought
the entire party back here. Mr.. Byers
said no would try and live with his wife.
For fourteen days they lived together.
On the fourteenth day he told me he
could stand it no longer; that he was
going away where he could have q
chance to get we'll. Since then l have
seen him but once. His friends know
where he is, for he writes TO them occa-
sionally. Shields left for Pittsburgh
to-day but.will be back here on Wednes-
day when his case is called.
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For West Virginia, Western Pennsylvania and
Ohio. showers, southerly winds, much colder
Monday night.
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MS furnished by c. SCuNEPF. druggist, corner
Market and Fourteenth streets
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-29
DIR. BACHELORS FUNERAL.
Impressive Service to Be Held in the
Temple This EveninH.

The private funeral services over the body
Of the late grand comman Ter Of the Scot
fish Rite, DR.. James Cunningham Batch
elor, which were inadvertently stated in
yesterdays Star to be held last evening
will be held at the House Of the Temple Sd
and E streets northwest, at Z o'clock this
evening. The solemn and beautiful funeral
services will be read by Grand Minister Of
State Q. S. Long of West Virginia, assisted
by Dr. Thomas F. Hatch Of this city, the
representative from the northern supreme
council. The service will be that pre- Jared
by Lieut.. Commander Philip Crosby
Tucker of Galveston. Texas, the SUCCESSOR
of the deceased grand commander unul the
next meeting OF the supreme council, for a
chapter OF Knights Rose Croix, 18th degree,
but which Is capable Of Deing adapted TO
that of any other body of the Scottish Rite
Only Masons to BE Admitted.
Owing to the limited accommodations of
be limited to SD degree members. The
their conclusion the body win be prepared
for shipment to New Orleans. La, the
home for many years of the deceased,
where the interment will take place under
lana. The remains. as stated in yesterdays
Star. will leave here tonight on the IL 10
train and will be accompanied by Grand
Secretary Weber Of this city, Grand Min
lister Of State Long. and by. the sister of
the departed grand commander. Mrs. Hut
chins. The body will arrive at New
Orleans Tuesday morning, and the impress
sive kadosh services will. 1t is thought.
be held there at midnight of that day.
Since yesterday the remains have lain In
state at the House of the Temple and
have been viewed by many friends and
members Of the Masonic order.