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The whascom HANK rrsahses.

WHArcox, May ~ Especial. Receiver
blanchard. of the Columbia National
bank. returned from Seattle this morning.
With reference To comments and rcfiec
tions upon his management OF the banks
affairs and the statements made at meet
ings OF depositors. he says he - unable To
express himself as freely as he would be
glad to do, because Of the instructions
governing him. He suggests that II the
depositors and others interested desire he
will name three disinterested gentlemen
OF high standing in the community, who
shall he acceptable to the people inter-
cst~d, TO whom, II the comptroller per-
mits, he will make complete showing Of
the banks affairs and let the question Of
approval or condemnation Of his actions
as receiver rest with them. The sugges-
ton IL regarded as very fair one. and
viii likely be acted upon.
Concerning the First National bank. OF
which hs IL also receiver, he says there
are more than forty depositors who have
not yet called for the dividend Of Is per
cent declared March IL.
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Estimated to Be Now on the
Way to Washington City.
WILL GIVE TsousLE NEXT FALL.
Davis, the Kansas Pepulist Congress
man, Condemns the Movement.
BE Captured by Troops Heavy Sem
tenc~a Tor Wealers Arress~d an wyo-
nisg-A Reg.mens ~ 81 Joseph.

WASHINGTON CrrY. May Represents
tive Davis and H. T. Ta1aeneck have been
making careful estimate of the different
bands of coxeyiies on their nav TO Wash
ington City and claim that there are s.ooo
men tramring or riding on boats snd
borrowed trains toward the capital. Mr..
Davis does not believe IN the wisdom or
efficiency of the movement, and has writ
ten magazine article in which be points
out that the movement is result of cur
rency contraction. and summarized IL as
organized want" Ii the government
should yield to Coxsy's demands other
armies would march on the capital with
other demands. and the result would
be government by the multitude. The
remedy for the present state of
business he finds in the ballot. which he
defines as recorded opinion. NO Coxey-
iies have come from Kansas" he said in a
conversation on the subject. because
Kansas has expressed herself properiy by
her elections. and Nebraska, which Is
largely a Populist state, has contributed
no more than seventy-tiye men," BY im-
prisoning the leaders. he says. the author
tiles have made swan out of goose.
The chief danger from the movement. he
khinks. will develop next fall, when the
weather becomes too cold for men To camp
out doors. Then he looks for trouble.
Dispatches at the department of justice
from the United States court of Montana
are to the effect that the lndnstriais have
attempted TO seize another train on the
Northern Pacific near Helena As the
judicial officers were unable TO cone with
the nen Gen. Schotieid today wired Gen.
Merritt, at St. Paul. to send a sufficient
force of troops to the scene OF disturbanee
to assist the United States marshais.
Matters are reported to be quiet at other
POINTS on dhe Northern Pacific.
CHEYENNE. wyo.. May 2s.--Judge Riner,
of the United states circuit court. this Af-
tsrnoon passed sentence upon fifteen mcm-
bers OF the Commonweai Army who were
arrested at Cokeviile for stealing Union
Pacific train. The Judgment of the court
was that b. +. Hughes. r. Il. Week and
C. O'Brien. who appeared 10 have been the
leaders, be punished by confinement in tho
Jail at Laramie City, Wyo.. for term of
i've montha The others were sentenced
each 10 confinement in the county jail for
four months. ss.s y--.a.
sr. JosxrH. Mo-. May 23.-1sarrett's
Nebraska division of the Commonweai
Army is at Seneca. and the men want box
car rates to this city. The Grand Island
officials, however, viii accept nothing
short Of full fare. The men are quiet and
orderly and appear to hare plenty Of
money. They have made no attempt TO
interfere with trains
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TIE principle underlying the hiI1, saI .saw
ior The nrss tsme learned srena Garman
that the tail VAS 10 make Discrimination,
IN favor OF Amsrscan .s5a- and substitute
fresitsnt Ciesessnd's letter of acceptance
o. is1, As interpreted hy siorman. for the
Platform Of lsss. Adjourned.
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wAsHixsros CIrr. May &c. II. J.
Taylor. the colored Kansas man over
whose confirmation To be recorder Of deeds
for the District Of Columbia there has been
a spirited debate in the senate, vas con-
firmed at today's executive session. the
vote standing 50 10 Is There were no
speeches made beyond few remarks by
Mr.. Hill TO the effect that the Democratic
party platform on the subject Of home
rule should be observed. The division OF
the vote was not over party lines, but
Taylor received a larger percentage of
Republican votes than at first seemed
nrobahie
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TACOMA, May q. - lspecaai.l - Max
Berrman and Eliza l. White have been
cent TO the sleilseoom asylum
Saturday evening there viii be . mass
meeting al the Methodist church. which
will be under the management OF women.
and the subject 10 be discussed 10:
.shouid Women Have Equal Political
Rights With Men,
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wHArcox. May q. - Tspsciai-l - The
United States steamer Ranger. Com
mander Longnecker, finished coaiing
about noon and left shortly afterward. via
Port Townsend, to join the Bering sea
fieet.
Commander Fsrcnholt received . tcle-
gram from his son yesterday saying that
he had successfully passed the graduating
examination at the naval academy Mt
Annapolis. He wants To be ordered to
the China station for his first service -
sea
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The vater at Rochester. =. T.. continued
Ia rise till late Wednesday rnofaing.
Many residences were Inundated
The Msssissippi ri7er at La Crosse. Wis.
is at stage Of i16 feet. the highest slnce
ssss 4. cover. tie railroad tracks aud
,nr SAG mills had 10 close.
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Tried e C.s lais wiis's rArsas.

waArcoM. Nay 2a--tSrsciaf. l-Thomas
MeGes, who arrived from Seattle this
morning, made an attempt about o'clock
10 cut his wife's throat with psnknifs At
the Bsllingham hotel, whore she has been
employed the past few weeks. Her cries
brought assistance and McGss. who 10
weak and ill. was speedily ovsrpowsrsd.
but not until he had made slight cash In
his tifs's throat Mrs. Mc0ee says her
husband IL mot In his right mind, - tho
result OF sickness. and has been unable 10
support her for some time. and for that
reason she has bssn obliged 70 leave him
temporarily to secure work His state-
ment that she deserted him she denies.
and says that soon after his arrival he
called her to her room and told her he
would live no longer and intended 10 end
both their lives. He submitted quietly 70
arrest and will probably b sxamined - to
his sanity.
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WAsHIxarox Cfrx. May q. Especial r.
senator squire presented the petition OF
r. o. Graves, president, and II. w. Castle.
man, secretary. of tho Washington Ma
tionsl Building Loan and Investment Az
sociation. Of Seattle, Wash, praying that
building and loan associations, national
and local. be exempted from tbs proposed
income tax provision Of the pending tariff
bill. which was ordered 70 lie on ths
table.
lie also presented the petition OF Ezra
w. Clark; 81. ID. Ballard. president Ma
tionai Bank Of Commsrce: L. e. Whitford.
81. D.; A. chilberg. president Of the scsn-
dinavian- American bank, and NJ. y. hack
us. cashier Washington National bank,
pray,ng for the re-snactmsEt and tts appli-
cation 10 the present calendar year Of she
act approved November .. 1888. entitled
IAN acs 70 amend section numbered 2 s29
of the Revised Statutes Of the United
states relating to mining claims. which
vas referred % the committee on mines
and mining.
lie also presented the petition Of Francis
n. kellogg and other eitixsns Of the United
States praying for the snactmsns Of legis-
tion TO suppress the lottsry trafic. which
was ordered 70 iis on the tablsl
lie also presented petitions Of Elissorsh
Post. No. 2, Department Of wsshington
and Alaska, Grand Army Of the Republic.
OF Vancouver; Of Gen. J. 1. Rsno Post.
No. ~, department Of Warrington and
Alaska. Grand Army Of shs Rspubiic. Of
spokane, and Of Stevens Pest, No. I. de-
parsmsns Of WsshiAsten and Alaska.
GRAND Army Of the Rspubiic, Of Seattle.
all In ths stats Of Washington, praying
Tor the early and favorable consideration
Of the resolution setting aside the 18th
day Of February Of each year - ma
tional holiday IN commemorstion Of this
birthday anniversary OF Abraham Linz
coin, which was referred to The commitsss
ssn ssts,e .tfan And Iaf0r
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wAsHIsaroS CrrY. May % THE treas-
ury experts have completed their work Of
calculating the equivalent adj valorem
rates Of tho com promise tariff bill, as COM
pared with the equivalent ad valorem
rates Of the Mckinley law and those Of
the house bill. which shows the following
averages on each OF the schedules made
for each Of the two bills and the existing
law:
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Alxa. May i1.-ispecial. l-Messrs. Me-
Dermoti and Johnson. representing Port
land capitalists. passed through this place
today en- route 30 oro and British Colrm-
hia paints. taking preliminary surveys Of
the Okauogan river and making estimates
OF smouns of freight and passenger buss-
pegs 70 be handled by proposed steamer
10 be pus on the river about July l. ifrhs
business il foand 70 warrant such ven
fuFe. 4 steamboat line viii be established
connecting with the steamer City Of
E.Eensburg. now plying between
Wenatehee and Virginia City. and extend
ing 70 ORC and osooroos lake
The most discoursg5ng feature OF the en-
t~rprlse ts TO he found ia navigating she
stream si McLsughssn's falls. series Of
rapids with drop Of seven feet in .
ssresen Of fifty tsss, but IL 10 hoped 10
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o,ympl..s Ssw R~g,sssr a. work.

oLYxrIs. May q. - Especial. - Jessie
Murphy today entered upon his duties ~
register Of tho land Office, 10 succeed
George q. Mills.
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Have you seen those IS suits 10 order as
Riley Isros-
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The engineers, convention at ~ Paul
elected A. B Yogngston. Of Mexdsiiis.
Pa. assistant grand chief. The choice of
c,ty Tor the ssexs convention wss not made.
Iissre were siteen applications.
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Or. Price's Cream Baking p0w6oe
Wssts's Fair liizhsss Awap1.
The evening world., 1894-09-04
PLAYING CARD STAMPS.
Two Million Have Been Printed
During the Last Two Weeks.

iBy Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-Two million
of the new playing-card revenue stamps
made necessary by the Tariff bill have
been printed by the Bureau OF Engraving
and Printing in the last two weeks.
Every pack of playing cards offered for
sale, whether by the manufacturers, the
wholesale dealers or the retailers must
have stamp that costs two cents af.
fixed, under penalty of a heavy fine.
Two varieties of the stamps are being
printed, red stamp. which, besides the
usual heading and denomination, bears
the words ION hand, August. 's4;' and a
blue one for regular use, printed Series
OF "a The designs are very simple,
consisting only OF a hand of cards, be.
sides ne inscriptions.
change in the plates of all the inter-
nal revenue stamps is being made by
me bureau to conform to the new law.
The words Series OF "a" will be dis
played on all the revenue stamps here
after. Those already in stock of the
last series will not be wasted, but viii
have the same words stamped across the
meal term IL.
The evening world., 1894-09-04

employed twenty or twenty-five car
penters in eight private houses at
East Eighty-ninth street and Third
avenue. and paid them from $3.50 to
buildings, and the men were expected
to obey the order at noon.
Sub-Contractor Selfridge employs forty
or fifty carpenters on Jobs in Sixty
Ninth avenues, and in Charles street,
near Bleecker. paying some of his men
$3.50. the. urion rate, but the majority
receive but 1925 a day. The delegates
requested the men to come out, and
Charles thinner had twenty-five car
penters at work on four houses In East
Eighty-ninth street, east OF Third ave
nue., at 50 a day each, and also IN fiat
Avenue A. All the men We're expected
to stop work at noon and report at
Progress Hall
The union carpenters were quite san
gune of winning the fight, for the rea-
son that the carpenters. employed on
these lump" Jobs are DESTROYS of OBJ
tanning the union rate OF wages, and only
want the support of the unions to en-
courage them in the event of their leav-
ing their work. Then. in all cases where
union men of other trades are employed
in buildings where Jumpers" have con-
tracts, the unon carpenters expected to
force matters by calling upon the Board
order strikes on all such jobs.
The work of visiting the numerous
lump jobs being necessarily slow, the
delegates did not expect any large num-
Der of carpenters to strike before night,
but the men We're coming to Progress
Hall in small squads. and II was thought
fully 1000 would be out before 6 o'clock
and others would quit work tomorrow
penters In all are, or were. engaged on
lump Jobs.
The evening world., 1894-09-04
STOLE FROM HER MOTHER.
A Fourteen-Year-OId Girl Makes q
Confession in Court.

Pretty little Rosie Gutekunst, fourteen
years old. living with her parents at
5s2 Eleventh avenue. was one of the
prisoners arraigned at the Yorkville
Police Court this morning. She was
charged with having robbed her moth
er. Mrs. Jenny Gutekunst. within the
past three weeks OF about So in cash.
Rosie Is blonde, of medium build
She said that she was put up to steal
from her mathcr by another girl named
Kate Noble, also fourteen years old. who
lives on Eleventh avenue. near Forty
third street, and is employed as cash
girl in O'Neiis dry-goods store. The
money stolen was spent by them in
going to the Forty-fourth street SUM-
day-school excursion and to Coney ISL
and
Yesterday morning Mrs. Gutekunst
discovered the loss OF her money. Her
daughter was absent at the time. When
she arrived. she was taxed with the
theft. and at once made full confess
sion. and pleaded not to be sent to
prison.
Mrs. Gutekunst told her TO have
thought of that before and then
dragged her to the station-house, and
placed her in the custody of Detective,
Delaney, of the West Forty-seventh
street station. She was placed in the
care OF the Gerry Society for the pres
emit
The evening world., 1894-09-04
WALKED Is HOURS.
Kneeling Made His Wife Accom-
pany Him About the Streets.
When She Complained Of Hunger
He Offered Her Paris Green.
She Had Hoped His Promise of
Suicide Had Been Kept.

A policeman Of the Lee Avenue Court,
Williamsburg. is looking for Henry
kneeling. who is wanted on a charge
OF threatening to kill his wife. The
complaint also charges that he kept her
walking up and down the streets of
Williamsburg from 10 o'clock Saturday
night until II o'clock Sunday night.
Mrs. Kneeling, who is n bright, in
tclligent-looking woman, lives at 1867
Myrtle avenue. Her husband could be
briefly described as a tramp.
He was one of the men who occupied
ex-Congressman Archie Bliss deserted
house. and whose presence gave rise to
the belief that there were ghosts in the
place.
One day last week a bottle was left
at the Oak street station by man who
said he had picked 1t up. 1t contained
a message from Kneeling to his wife,
stating that he had decided to kill him
she had to say was that she was afraid
On Saturday night she went to visit
some friends, and did not return until
after 10 o'clock In the doorway she
was confronted by her husband, who
told her that II she did not go with
him he would kill her.
Il knew he would keep his word"
said Mrs. Kneeling. "for he is a perfect
fend: He led me up and down streets
all that night. but before we had been
out half an hour he made me accom-
pany him into drug store. where he
bought some Paris green. This he snid
he wanted to have so that we could
both die together, and every l!.tlc while
he would say that 1t was about time we
went to heaven"
According to the story toll by Mrs
Kneelng her husband kept he, Walking
about the streets all day Sunday with
out food or sleep When she told him
she was hungry he offered her Paris
green.
About II o'clock at nighr Policeman
Collins noticed thu couple walking
through one of the wors. sections OF
Williamsburg. and believing tina. some
thing was wrong, he started over to in
vestigate. At the very first question he
asked Mrs. Kneeling cried, Save me-"
and tainted, while Kneeiing took to his
heels.
Collins took Mrs. Knce,ng to the Yer
non avenue station. Thc.'c she rev!N ed
and was sent home.
The warrant for Knee,;ng's arrest was
taken out in the Lee Avenue Court yes
terday. The clerk. who made out the
papers and embodied the charge Of
~ eping the wo nan WALKING up arI
down the stress from u J.. NJ. satnr-
day to II =. NJ. Sunday, saws that the
man is guilty Of DIS j:dHrly conduct.
The evening world., 1894-09-04
U. S. HOTEL CLOSED.
Famous Hostelry of Long Branch
in Charge Of the Sheriff.
Thirty Servants Left Without Food
or Means TO Leave Town.
Proprietor jackson Said to Have
Skipped, Leaving Many Creditors.

LONG BRANCH, Sept. 4.--The United
States Hotel is in charge of the Sheriff,
and about thirty servants are quartered
In apartments in the rear OF the hotel
without means to take them to their
homes in New York and other cities.
There is very little food for them, ard
their condition is pltiful.
Warren Jackson, who managed the
hotel, Is said to have left town sudde nly
to escape the numerous creditors, prin-
cipaly tradesmen, who have bills
against him for supplies. lie Is said
to be at the Abingdon Square Hotel in
New York.
The servant: say the amount due
them is about $1,000. in sums ranging
from $40 to SIS. The tradesmen's bills
are estimated to aggregate 81 800.
IN the height of the season the hotel
employed about seventy-ive servants,
Owing to dull business the force was re-.
duced to forty, a short time ago, All
the discharged people were paid in full.
lesterday about ten of the remaining
money to take them to their homes.
The servants say Jackson did fair
business this Summer, and at one time
able to accommodate 400
lie advertised to keep the hotel open
until Sept. 10. but on Saturday afternoon
Sheriff. Woolley seized all the property
belonging to Jackson, on account Of the
claim of b. l.. Burt, the butcher, who
supplied the hotel with meat. shortly
after the Sheriff's arrival. Jackson dis
appeared and II Is said he took the
next train for New York
Robert Combs, the chief clerk, Is still
at the hotel looking after Jackson's in
terests. There were thirty guests in the
hotel up to yesterday, when they all
cleared out. The male servants took up
collection yesterday to send the women
help to their homes, but only succeeded
In raising 49, Threatening talk is freely
INDUCED in, and there is said to be a
good prospect for trouble.
The United States Hotel Is well known
among the sporting fraternity. and dur
ing the racing season at Monmouth Park
did a prosperous business. Mr.. jackson
had lease of 1t for one year, with the
option of renewing 1t to five years.
At the Abingdon Square Hotel It was
said Mr.. Warren Jackson's whereabouts
were unknown. He had not registered
there. although he had called there yes
terday.
The day clerk had not the slightest
idea where Mr.. Jackson could be ad-
dressed. and simply guessed" he had
not returned to Long Branch.
The evening world., 1894-09-04
SAW A PADDLE USED.
But Keeper McNish Does Not
Remember Any Fist Blows.
Iestifies In Brockway's Favor al
the Defense Hearing.
He Admits that Victims Were Struck
on the Head with q Strap.

Brockway and his Board of Managers
of the Elmira Reformatory began this
morning. at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
their defense in the second Investigation
OF the mlsmanagement of the institution
and of the inhuman treatment of its
inmates.
me State Board of Charities unani-
mously condemned Brocway at the
close or the first Inquiry. and now the
managers are on trial for neglect Of
duty in failing to remove him.
Jimmy. the Tough carried on the
rolls of the Reforma tory as James Lag
endy, keeper was n conspicuous fig
ure In the corridors OF the hotel. The
popularity OF his carriage, with his
elevated shoulders and dropped chin,
contrasting strongly whit his surround
ings.
Ex-Convict and Prison Clerk Oscar
Happe. Keepers Sam Semple and Bur-
dette Spencer and DIR. w. c. Wey, Presi.
| dent, and James Il. Rathbone. of the
Board of Managers, and J. b. Stanch-
| field. counsel. also came down from Ell
| mira last night.
The defense, 1t is said, will endeayor
to make light of the evidence against
| them, and in default OF witnesses to re-
| flute the charges of brutality. SO fully
| proven by THE World" will try to
laugh away the stories of Brock ways
cruelty to over $50 victims
from four to five days will be con-
sumed by Brockway and his fellows in
their EFFORT to dissipate the clouds of
| evidence against them.
| IN the course of inquiry seventy-two
inmates and eliminates have testified
| that Brockway struck them over the
mead with a paddle; twenty-five had
been pounded and kicked by Brockway;
fourteen had been knocked senseless by
| Brockway; eight were strung up by the
| wrists clear of the floor while being pad
died by Brockway; thirty-five had been
| Kicked and punched by keepers In Brock
ways presence; thirty-eight swore that
| blood had been drawn while under pun
| ishment by Brockway
| BTOckWay'S own records showed that
$500 inmates had been subjected to
| physical treatment" and that inmates
subsequently transferred as insane had
been beaten.
Judge w. l.. Larned, OF Albany; Is
! rael II. Deyo. of Binghamton, and DR..
Austin Flint, OF this city, the three
Commissioners appointed by Gov.
Flower to conduct the investigation, ar
rived promptly at 1890 o'clock. Brock
way was not present.
Jessie 8. McNish, an eX-guard, night
Waterman and keeper at the Eimira
Reformatory. was the first witness. He
was keeper in the hall in 1887. He was
In the bathroom when Leopold Cohen
and Jacob Meyers, two inmates, were
taken there. Brockway and Winnie were
also present.
The evening world., 1894-09-04
THE TENNESSEE LYNCHINGS.
They Have Aroused the Whole state
to Indignant Protest.
(By Associated PressD

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. 4.-Criminal
Court Judge l.. =. Cooper left for Nash
Vile at midnight, where he Will meet
Gov. Turney and personally lay the
facts connected with the lynching OF
the six alleged negro barn burners near
Millington Tenn, before the Governor,
and urge that large reward be offered
for the lynchers.
The Grand Jury took up the lynching
to-day, and several indictments are ex-
AZ "A meeting of the magistrates OF
Shelby County resolutions were adopted
denouncing the lynching; and dema mo
tics The whole city is aroused over
the butchery OF the negroes, and scores
Of leading citizens are ,petitioning tne
Governor to offer rewards Tor the hieii-
beers OF the mob.