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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-03

At o'clock there appeared to be little
hope for early vote on the bill The
rumor was in circulation that Senator
Power of Montana had materials. in his
desk for an hours talk, and that there
was fighting ahead on the income tax. Yet
robody appeared to be desrous of deliber-
ately postponing the vote. Some thought
that the last roll call might come at or 8
o'clock, perhaps 9, though many expressed
the belief that it could not be taken today
In that event session tomorrow is prob
able.
This matter of when the vote is to be
taken is simply beyond the range of pre-
diction with any degree of assurance 1t
has come down now to question Of hours
rather than days, and the problem of the
Senators is to keep still while they ere
surrounded with temptations. Mr.. Harris
realizes the impossibility of forcing the
Senate to do anything, and he is willing to
let things take their course, believing that
there can be no great delay now.
The sun., 1894-12-20
DD NOT SUICIDE.
Startling Developments fn the Coun,
ell Bluffs shoofing.

Council Bluffs, Iowa, Dec. 10. -
Startling developments were made to-
day in the bank tragedy which result
ed in Huntington's victims employing
an attorney to look out for their in
tereSts during the inquest. The new
feature was the suggestion given color
by friends of the dead bank clerk that
he did not suicide, but, on the con-
trary, was shot by some one in the
room at the time Huntington began to
shoot This theory was advanced
when 1t was learned that the bullet In
Huntington's brain was much smaller
than the ones fired into the two bond
company examiners, and that the
wound in his head was not powder
burned, as it was thought would be
the case If the revolver had been held
In his own hand. There was no other
evidence to bear out the theory.
Hayden and Cromwell rested easily
and are much improved. Cromwell sal
propped mp In bed nursing his three
bullet wounds and talked freely of the
affair, and Hayden talked as freely as
he could through an immovable neck.
They both insisted that they had never
accused Huntington of anything crook
ed. II they had not known the dis
crepancy in the account he gave of
his transactions Saturday night the
meeting Sunday morning would not
have been held and the tragedy would
have been avoided.
The sun., 1894-12-20
THE FINANCIAL BILL.

A Vote VIII Not He Taken In the
House Until After the Holidays.
Washington, Dec 19.-Speaker Crisp
and his 2esociates en- the house COM
mittec on rules determined to-day on
special rule by which Secretary Car
isles bill for currency revision will
be debated and voted on in the house
of representatives. The original pur-
pose of securing vote before the holi-
days was given up. Instead of that
it was arranged that the general de-
bate should begin tomorrow and con-
tinue until the recess at the end of this
week. When congress reassembles
Jan. 3 the currency debate will be re-
sumed, the 4th and 5th being given
to debate under the five-minute rule.
The vote will probably be taken on
Monday, Jan. Z. 1t would be fixed for
the 9Th if that were not jackson
day." which many members expect to
be absent at the celebrations. Instead
of carrying the vote over to Monday
noon, it may be determined to take it
Saturday night. Speaker Crisp will
determine on the exact time, and the
special rule in accordance with the
foregoing will be submitted by him tn
the rules committee ton orrow. 1t
will make no provision for morning OF
night sessions.
The sun., 1894-12-20
SAYS NOT GUILTY.
lsLIxT, THE MURDERER OF MISS
GING, CHANGES HIS MIND.
he Ii Arraigned and Enters "a Plea
OF Not Guilty-Harry Hayward Is
Brought Into Court and the In
dictment Is Read.

Minneapolis, Dec. 19-This morning
Claus A. Blixt was led up before the
district court bar by Sheriff Ege He
swayed as the sheriff released him and
seemed almost to fall, but recovered
himself and stood with fingers clasped
across his breast, gazing at the judge.
Il. Il. Odell appeared for the prisoner,
and on his behalf ertered plea Of not
guilty. Blixt did not appear to under
stand what was going on, and County
Attorney Nye inquired whether he un-
derstood the plea. do you know that
you are pleading not guilty?" Yes, I"
answered the prisoner in whisper,
'I understand" Blixt was then led
back to his seat. The trial was set
for Jan. Z.
Later in the day Harry L. Hayward
was taken before Judge Hicks to hear
the reading of the indictnent He
listened attentively while the indict-
ment was read. The prisoner made
no plea, reserving this for future
time.
Hayward was brought into court by
Sheriff Eye and two deputies. He ap-
peared in the same clothes he has
worn since his incarceration, and there
was decided difference between the
fashionably clad young man who un-
derwent SO severe an inquisition at
the hands of Mayor. Eustis and the
rather dingy looking individual in
in court to-day. Hayward betrayed
none of the evidences of guilty fear
that characterized Blixt's entrance
through the same door earlier in the
day. He walked with his head up, and
appeared to resent the sheriff's hold
upon his arm. The effect of his con-
fnement showed in the mans face,
though. He was pale and slightly hag-
gard, but there was the same super
cilious air about him that has been
noticeable from the first
Great care had been taken that the
time of Hayward's arraignment should
not be known, and there was but a
small crowd in the court room. The
prisoners attorneys, Hale & Morgan,
remained close to him during the time
he was in court, and he smiled when
spoken to by one of them His entire
bearing was that Of an innocent man,
and he is without question the most
consummate actor ever called on to
face a criminal Indictment.
After the proceedings had been COM
plcted, Hayward was taken out
through the side door by Sheriff Eye.
A crowd had gathered on the street,
and there were one or two remarks
as he was marched through it to the
hack. Hayward heard them and
glanced contemptuously at the people
standing about. Then he entered the
carriage and was driven back to Jail
| in st. Paul.
The sun., 1894-12-20
SETTLED AT LAST.
fhe B1uefeIds Incident In Regarded
as Closed.

- 11AMGMGAUA AhGAuGA4 Am G&AE0G0
as Closed.
Washington, Dec. 19.-United States
Minister Baker to-day cabied Secre-
tary Gresham that the Mosquito In
dians had formally Incorporated their
reservation with Nicaragua This was
very welcome news to the state de-
partment for it marks the end of the
Blue6elds difficulties which have 1lar-
assed the department for nearly a
year. In the treaty of Managua of
1860 the right was reserved to the In
dians at any time voluntarily to take
this action, and, of course, this having
been done, there can be no longer as
serted any claim to a protectorate by
Great Britain. Thus the correspond
ence ON the subject of Bluefelds which
will go to congress in answer to a reso.
luton will make what is known in
diplomacy as a complete incident.
There may still remain some claims
OH the part of Great Britain against
Nicaragua on the score of oppressive
treatment of British consular officers
and subjugating the turmoil attending
the upsetting of the Clarence regime,
but these are matters to be arranged
directly between those countries and
In which the United States has no dk
rect COZ ~1rn.
The sun., 1894-12-20
EATEN ALIVE.
Terrible Fate of a Christian in Arr
menia.

Terrible Fate of Christian in Ar
menia.
Titles, Russian Trans Caucasia, Dec.
1S.-A letter which appeared in pa
per here states that for nineteen days
the residents of Armenian villages
where the outrages were perpetrated
fought against the Kurds. The Ar
menians lost only ten warriors while
the Kurds lost 546 When the regu-
lar troops under Zekki Pasha appeared
the Armenians were compelled to sue
cumb After Zekki Pasha's treachery
in offering peace, sixty young Armen-
ian men were seized and tortured hor-
ribly for three days. Then all were
murdered and their bodies buried in a
ditch. Among the Armenian heroes
who lost their lives the writer men
tions Derbedrose, who with his own
hand killed seven Kurds in a fair fight.
He was captured and fayed to the
waist. Pieces of his flesh were cut
off, broiled and eaten by the savage
Turks while he was still alive.
The sun., 1894-12-20
GERMANY,s SUGAR.
EheReichstag Discussed the Tax In
nOaed hv the United STATES

EheRetChstag Discussed the Tax In
posed by the United States.
Berlin, Dec. 16.-The reichstag dis
cussed the sugar indrstry and the tax
imposed upon the German product by
the United States.
Count Won Pose dowski, secretary of
the imperial treasury, declared that
one Of the reasons for the depression
in the sugar industry was that the
United States imposed special duty
on bounty paid sugar. sour position
toward America is not yet clearly. de-
fined, and it is still impossible to
formulate any proposals" he said.
Won Bieberstein, minister of foreign
affairs, emphatically denied state
ment that one tenth of / cent per
pound sugar duty was of small i'm
portance, inasmuch as it violated the
"most favored nation" clause of the
treaty, while 40 per cent duty was
levied on sugars from all countries
alike. He gave the details of the
correspondence with the United States
regarding the treaty Of 1928, which
the United states had violated by Inn
posing the sugar duty, and concluded:
Having on our part Loyalty and con-
scientiously fulfilled the treaty of
1928, we are entitled to expect similar
treatment"
The foreign minister's statements
were greeted with applause.
The sun., 1894-12-20
Personal Mention.

.RersOn2k meAUlOhs
Gladstone will celebrate his eighty
fifth birthday Dec. %.
Henry Irving has been made LII. D.
by Trinity college, Dublin.
Mr.. Tongue is a candidate for Unit
ed States senator from Oregon.
Miss Emily Faithful is an inveter-
ate smoker, through the advice Of her
physician. as
Gen. Jesus II. Preciado, governor of
the State of Morelos, a prominent pol
itician and military man, is dead.
{ Gov. Altgeld of Illinois, has been
looking and feeling badly. for several
days, and left for the Hot Springs
Arkansas. Es,-
King Oscar of Sweden is the only
European monarch who unreservedly
accepts the Darwinian theory Of evo-
luton.
Senator Wolcott of Colorado and Re
of one kidney, each having had one
of those organs removed.
The duchess de La Rcehefoucauld,
daughter of Senator Mitchell of Ore
gon. is one of the cleyerest women in
the American colony at Paris.
Charles w. Wood has written a me-
moir of, his mother, the author of East
Lynne" and it will soon be published
embellished with many illustrations.
J Mrs, Mary Anderson Navarro, the
noted American actress, became a
mother at the family residence in Lex
ham gardens, Kensfngton, London.
The child died the same day.
Ex-Gov. William E. Cameron, of
Virginia is engaged in writing series
of war "reminiscences, the first of
which begins the narrative of Lees
surrender to Grant. The governor is
a facile and graphic writer, and well
versed in the history of the late un-
pleaSantneSS.
The sun., 1894-12-20
EmbezzIement Charged.

indianapolis Special Weiner,
manager of the millinery house of
Rachel Newgardcr, was arrested last
night on a charge of embezzlement.
The warrant was issued at the request
Of Charles O. Roemler who says
Weiner purchased goods amounting
to $61TS5 from the firm of Joseph
Lazarus & Co. of Cincinnati, by rep
resenting that tho house was In good
condition financially when he knew
otherwise. The Newgarder firm went
into the hands of receiver yesterday.
1t is also said that Weiner purchased
$4,000 worth of goods of firms by
misrepresenting the condition of tho
house by which he was employed.
The sun., 1894-12-20
The DOCTOR skinned.

Armour, $. D., Special-A spicy bit
of scandal came to light to-day, when
1t was learned that DR. z. G. Smith,
formerly of Wisconsin, and who has
been in Armour about year, had left
town. Common rumor has 1t that the
doctor has been too intimate with a
certain married woman In Armour.
and that the husband was looking for
him with gun. While waiting for
the train to start Mr.. Smith saw the
angry husband coming toward the de-
pot, when he jumped off the opposite
side of the train and ran up and got
on the engine just as 1t was pulling
out. He leaves several creditors te
mourn his departure,
The sun., 1894-12-20
Rnwen Rnried

New Orleans, Dec. 19.-The funeral
Of Andy Bowen. the local lightweight
pugilist who met his death in his fight
with George Lavigne Friday night,
was conducted from his late residence
funerals seen In the city for some
time. Both visiting and local sporting
men attended. Among the mourners
we're George Lavigne and his ma,l-
ager, Sam Fitzpatrick, Jim Hall and
Manager Lawrence Curtis, Refereee
Lawrence Duffy and others connected
with the deplorable event. The club
did not send any representative. There
is severe censure in the sporting world
against the club. Che FIneral ser
vices were conducted by Father De,
-laneY.
The sun., 1894-12-20
Cured of ninhtherin

Newark, N. J., Special The first
cure in this city by the application Of
the anti-toxine serum to a child suf-
fering from diphtherla has been re-
corded. DR.. Albert Frey was called
on Monday to attend a three-year-old
son Of William Lockhaldt. The child
was suffering from diphtheretic Group.
The usual remedies were applied. This
afforded no relief. DR.. Frey sent for
phial Of the new remedy. The first
effects were noted Thursday evening,
tYenty-four hours after the first in
lection. To-day the child was up and
playing about the house,
The sun., 1894-12-20
ROBBED A RELATIVE.
A Chicago Man sIsips with hard
Caah.

I'll
! Chicago, Dec 16-Charles s. Puring-
ton, president of the Purir gton Brick
company, is missing. His father-in-
law, I. s. Dobbins, who was his bust
ness associate, charges him with mis-
appropriating $4,000 of the firms
money. Purington was at his office
Thursday of last week, when he sent
a note to his wife saying he was going
TO Milwaukee to be absent few days.
He left without saying anything to
the office attaches and has not been
seen since, neither has any word or
tidings been received from him. 1t
was thought he might have been foully
dealt with when his disappearance
was first noticed, as TO one suspected
any Irregularities in his business af-
fairs. An investigation, however, Mr..
Dobbins says, revealed that his ac.
counts with the company were not cor
rect. The extent of the discrepancy
is not yet known, as the investigation
Is not yet complete. Mr.. Dobbins says
1t may exceed $4,000, as transactions
not shown on the books are continual
ly coming to light.
The missing man was the presi1en
and general manager of the Puring-
ton Brick company, which was capital
lied at 100000. His father-in-law, T.
s. Dobbins, who was the secretary and
treasurer of the company, was the one
who furnished the capital. All Of the
stock was held in the family, Mrs.
DobbiDs and other women members
holding a few shares.
While Dobbins furnished the capital,
he allowed his son-inlaw one-half of
the profits. This was considerable for
period, but during the last year the
business was conducted at a loss.
Purington's personal obligations be-
gan to accumulate, and of late they
became pressing. This is believed to
be the reason for his alleged appro-
priation of the company's money to
his own use. One note held against
him for S1,500 was to have gone to
protest last Monday.
"His irregularities do not cover a
period Of more than a month";" said
Mr.. Dobbins, "but he got away with
nearly all my ready cash in that time.
The way he did it was to collect bills
due the firm and pocket the money"
The sun., 1894-12-20
Mean Contractors.

Cleveland, Special-Some sensation.
al testimony was brought out at the in
Eestigation into the frauds practiced
school buildings. Several bricklayers
who worked on a number Of buildings
which are under course of construc-
tion, testified that they had been in
structed by contractors to build hollow
walls and fill them with all sorts Of
rubbish. The school authorities fear
Ing that the contractors implicated in
the fraudulent work would leave the
city, swore out warrants for the ar
rest of certain contractors and Of
ficers were started out to take them
into custody,
The sun., 1894-12-20
to participation in the Texas Pacific
fI.nin robbery

to participation in the Texas Pacific
train robbery.
ID. X. Roller of Rogers, Ohio, has sued
Elizabeth Walters for $4,000 damages
for accusing him OF criminaIly assault,
ing her four-year-old daughter,
Miscreants broke into Hiram college
near Cleveland, Ohio, destroyed valua-
Bile books, smashed ink bottles on the
walls and raised hob generally.
Sheriff George Brooker of Mason
county, Ind, was probably shot fatally
by John /. Fuller, an insane man he
was trying to arrest, Fuller was cap
tured.
Matthew Waldrecker, on trial at Ely
ria, Ohio. for the murder of Joseph
Shaffer, pleaded guilty to manslaughter
and threw himself on the mercy of the
court.
Samuel d. Burns, formerly of Sioux
City, Iowa, while acting as travelling
salesman in the South for Forbes Il
Bro, of st. Louis, committed suicide
at Mobile, Ala.
Louis Berglund, woodsman, was
found dead on the tracks OF the 800"
road at Rapid River. 1t is believed
that he was murdered for his money
and his body placed on he track.
The trial at Owosso, Mich, of Mrs.
UrsuIna Burpee charged with boiling
the feet of her foster son so that am
putation became necessary, ended in
a disagreement of the jury.
A man named Bumage was assassi-
mated at his residence near Paris,
Tenn, last night He was called to his
door and shot down. There is no clue
to the assassin.
At Austin, Tex, the grand jury re-
turned a true bill against J. B. SUIT
tier late secretary of the Peoples Loan
| and Building association, who was re
Gently arrested in Mexico.
A fatal shooting affray occurred at
Kilboune, La. Frank Cawthorne, a
merchant, was killed by man named
Bevins, and in the melee that followed
it is reported that two other white
men and two negroes We're wounded.
A difficulty occurred six miles from
Wynn, Ark, between Ed and William
Jones, two brothers, and Joe Schoe-
mack, resulting in fatally wounding
Shoemack and Dr. Emmett Allen, a
bystander, and slightly wounding both
of the Jones brothers.
George Kennedy, one Of the murder.
ers of the night telegraph agent of the
Nashville, Chattanooga & st. Louis
railway at Shell Mound, Mo-, who is to
hang next Monday was @married in the
| county Jail at Jasper to Miss Martha
Taylor.
The sun., 1894-12-20

A Trio of Calumet Highwaymen
Are Nabbed by Officers.
Houghton, Mich, Dec. 19.-The two
Blau brothers and young Reardon,
who held up q young woman and
robbed her of 500 on a street In Calu-
met Saturday evening, were all cap
tured yesterday. They scattered, after
reaching the forest, but were nabbed
on coming out, as every officer In the
county was on the lookout for the
young desperadoes. This is not their
first offense, and they win be given
the full penalty of the law for high.
way robbery.
The sun., 1894-12-20
BoDY-sNATcHERs CAUGHT.

Two Men Caught Robbing a Grave
and One of Them Killed.
Cincinnati, Dec 10. - From Mount
Hope, KY, small village twelve
miles from Walton, comes rews Of the
shooting, Oh Saturday night, of a
grave robber caught ir the act. There
had been robberies at this cemetery,
and when Miss Morris was buried
there on Saturday, her betrothed hus-
band determined to watch her grave
A dozen shots were fired at the rob-
bers, and SMILEY" Jordan, a colored
farm hand in the neighborhood, was
shot dead. The white man escaped.
The sun., 1894-12-20
Goes to Jail.

Chicago, Dec. l6-George NJ. Mac
donald, president Of the Guarantee
Investment company, entered the
county Jail to-day tc begin his eleven
months sentence for violation Of the
postal laws. Macdonald was indicted
and tried on the charge that his COM
paDy's methods were thuse Of a lot
terry company, and tha use of the mails
for the business of the company were
in violation of the laws enacted
against the lottery companies. The
case attracted wide attention from its
being the first of the character, and
the prominence of the company, Of
which Macdonald is yet the president
The sun., 1894-12-20

Tupelo, Miss, Dec. 1a,-word was
received here to-day of robbery and
murder in Pontolo county. William
Sudduth, a widower living alone with
single son had been absent from
home, ana, returning in the night and
. opening the door was met on the in
side by a robber, who struck him on
the head with hludgeon, fnfiicting q
fatal wound, The robber fed.
The sun., 1894-12-20
Excellent Snort.

Georgetown, s. c., Dec. 19.-Presi-
dent Cley Gland, Capt Evans, Mrs. JEFF
ferson and Dr. o'ReilIy arrived here
from Lanes, S. c., early this morn
ing aud took the steamer which
awaited to convey them to South
islands, twelve miles from here, the
winter home of Gen. Alexander, whose
guests the party will be. The oppor-
tunities for shooting and other sports
are excellent. The weather is very
warm and pleasant, and there is every
prospect OF week of splendid recre.
alton and enjoyment,
The sun., 1894-12-20
Foreign GOSSIP.

The Panama canal officials claim
that more than enough money is ready
to continue work for year, and that
the company has been promised much
more.
The budget, for 1886 was present
ed to the Italian chamber of deputies
to-day by Signor Sonnino, minister of
finance, who explained that the de-.
felt was estimated at 70,740,000 lire.
It is runored that Nicaragua has
suspended the secret entente with
Honduras, but it is openly asserted
that Guatemala is now trying to ar
range treaty between Guatemala,
Honduras and Nicaragua.
The report of the royal commission
appointed to investigate the provincial
insane asylum at New Westminster,
B. G :, was laid before the legislature
to-day. 1t shows the horrible state of
affairs at that institution.
NJ Burdeau, president of the French
chamber of deputies, and who was
minister of finance in the cabinet of
which NJ. Cassimir- -Perier was pre-
mier, just previous to his election to
the presidency of the republic, is dead.
The Gautemalan government has
sent a special envoy to sound the diff
ferenf Central American governments
as to their opinion on united action
against Mexico, but it is believed the
result has been unsatisfactory so far.
A court of inquiry at Auckland, N.
T., found that the steamship Wairair-
apa, which was wrecked on Great
Barrier island on October %, was lost
through the fault of Capt. Mcintosh,
who was among the drowned. Chief
Officer Noyes, one of those who were
rescued, was censured.
The sun., 1894-12-20
A Rnateh n. =. =. snciefY

Des Moines, Special. Union
Building and Loan association of this
city is in bad shape and will probably
wind up its affairs shortly. Among
the assets are loans which represent
mortgages OH oyer-valued or worth
less property. The company borrowed
$4,000 from the loan fund aud used
1t for expenses.
The sun., 1894-12-20
MAY RETALIATE.
Cnci1 Sam Gives all Nations q
Straight Tin.

Washington, Dec. ia cable mes
sage of the greatest importance to the
commercial interests of the United
States has gone from the state de-
partment In Washington to Madrid.
1t is tantamount to O formal notice to
the nations Of the earth that IL trade
discrimination against the United
States do not cease measures will be
adopted by the president for the pro-
lection Of American commerce, under
the authority of the act of congress Of
Aug. 13, 1890, empowering him to stop
the importation of goods from coun-
tries that persist In such discrimina-
tions. One Of the chief offenders In
this respect is Spain, and for that
reason, Madrid Is selected as a point OF
attack, though the action of the state
department will be rightfully con.
structed as indicating a policy appli-
cable to Germany, Denmark, France
and many other nations that have an
embargo on American products.
The sun., 1894-12-20
MIDGELY JAILED.

A Prominent Official Locked Up ON a
Serious Charge.
New York, Dec. 16. William e.
Midgley, formerly president Of the
now defunct American Casualty In
surance and Security company, was a
prisoner i'll the tombs court to-day
having been arrested last evening u
warrant issued on the complaint of
Johannes Carlsen, auditor of the
Long Island Railroad company, who
charges Midgley with the larceny spe-
cifically of $4,000, although 1t is said
that much larger sum is involved.