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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-01
NOT POSTMASTER YET.
Mr.. Willctt, However, Receives Any
Number of Calls.

1t is not POSTMASTER Willett just yet,
for the Presidents appointee has not yet
made up his mind as to when he will take
charge Of the local mail machine, and
therefore has not yet relieved Mr.. Sher-
wood. But If the size of his own mail,
which increases daily Is to be an indica-
ton he had better become postmaster pretty
soon. or he will have several thousand pegs
to put into a very few places. Mr.. Wilett
received many calls today, some of them
purely friendly, of that delightful kind that
means nothing more than a cordial hand
grasp and a few words Of congratula ton,
with nothing behind them, but there were
many others, that were evidently paid for
the purpose of getting in touch with the
new man. The fact that the postmaster has
patronage at his disposal worth upwards of
$4,000 year has become widely known,
and this has caused the stones in front of
his place of business to take on high pol
ish very suddenly. If MT. Willett has made
any plans about taking charge of the Office
he has confided them to no one of his bust
ness associates. He was away from his
store most of the day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-01
ANOTHER TRAIN "HELD up
The Express Omcials Declare That
Little of Value Was Taken.


ST. LOUIS. Mo-. November IA special
to the Post Dispatch from birmingham,
Ala, says:
Passenger train No. of the Kansas City,
Memphis ami Birmingham railroad was
held up at l O'Clock this morning a few
miles east of New Albany Miss, by three
masked men, and the express car looted Of
It's contents. Conductor w. b. Leonard,
who vas in charge of the train, got into
Birmingham at o'clo ok this morning, and
from him the facts were learned He said
My train pulled out of New Albany
about 1 o'clock this morning. Shortly after
getting under full Roadway the train began
TO slack up, and was on at a standstill.
AS | after ward discovered, three masked
men had boarded the tender of the engine
at New Albany and. covering Engineer
Campbell and Fireman Alexander with
pistols, compelled them to stop at desig-
mated roiRt in the weeds a few miles east
of New Albany.
When. the train stopped I was in the
baggage car. L went to the side door and
opened il. only to be greeted with several
pistol shots from one of the robbers. q
showed the door shut, but, turning around,
TWO of the robbers already in the bag
gage car, with pistols covering me. The
engineer and fireman were made to dis
mount and an unsuccessful attempt was
made to uncouple the engine Express
Mess 2nger Jeannette's car was forced open,
the robbers covering me with pistols all the
time. and we were forced to give up the
contents of the safe. Putting the booty in
a bag, the robbers backed of in the woods,
with their pistols still pointed at us, and
disappeared In the darkness We did not
see their faces at any time"
Officers of the Southern express give 1t
out that only a lot of cheap jewelry and
vouchers constituted the robbers booty.
1t is expected however, that the express
company is lying low on this subject for
their own reasons. The general belief Is
that the robbers were amateurs, although
they did things up in shape. There is not
the slightest clue to their identity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-01
HILL CONDEMNS TRADING.
Doesn't Want to BE Elected at the
Expense of Other Candidates.

NEW YORK, November l.-Senator Hill
was in the city today and spent some time
at democratic headquarters. He speaks this
evening at Schenectady. While he was at
headquarters he took occasion to emphati-
caly condemn the alleged scheme to trade
votes for governor and mayor at the ex-
pense of Legislative candidates. He was op-
posed, he said, to deals of all kinds.
Chairman Hackett of the republican COM
mittee scoffed at the figures and estimates
sent out by John Boyd Thacher yesterday.
Mr. Hackett says that even II the democrats
reached the Harlem river with almost
twice 10000 majority they would be swamp
ed in defeat.
"Hilrs chances are growing less each
day" said he.
In the supreme court today Judge Bar
rett decided a case brought to test the
right OF students to vote In the precinct In
which they may be temporarily residing
while at school Justice Barrett held that
no one can acquire residence at a semi
nary. and granted the application to strike
on the names.
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THE WAIRARAPA's LOSS.
One Hundred and Thirty-FOur Per-
sons Drowned.

VIC hunufcQ Nnu our FeE.
sons Drowned.
AUCKLAND, N. T., November 1.-Addi-
tional details regarding the loss of the Wal
rarsra, on Sunday night, have been re-
oeived from passengers arriving here. The
Wairarapa struck at midnight, when most
of the passengers were asleep. They were
aroused by the shock of the steamers strik-
ing ard rushed on deck in great excitement.
Life belts were rapidly served out.
There were many pathetic and heartrend-
ing scenes, especially between parents and
children. Despite the confusion there was
no panic. A heavy sea was breaking over
the vessel, and the boats were launched
with the greatest difficulty. The steamer
as she struck settled rapidly, and was bad
ly submerged, and this added to the danger
and difficulty of getting the life boats away.
Most of the boats were capsized, and their
occupants thrown into the water. No help
could be extended to them, and they drown
ed. The life RATS were cut adrift, and
many persons were saved by them. A large
number sought refuge on the bridge. Many
were swept from II by the seas.
Others took refuge in the rigging, where
they remained until daylight when two of
the crew swan ashore with lines by means
of which a sort Of breeches buoy was rugged
and number of persons hauled ashore.
All who reached shore were attired in the
scantiest clothing. They remained on the
rocks for thirty hours subsisting on oranges
that had been washed ashore.
Maori boats discovered the shipwrecked
people and obtained assistance for them at
Port Fitzroy.
The sea was rough when the steamer
went aground. Attempts were. made to
lower some of the life boats, but several of
these were either smashed by being thrown
by the sea against the side of the steamer
before the falls were recast off, or were
capsized before they could be laid head on
to the sea. Everybody in the boats persisted.
Those remaining on board refused to at
tempt to escape this way. In the meantime
the people on shore had gone to the assist
aLce of the shipwrecked people.
The steamer had or life RATS, and
these were thrown overheard, but attached
to the vessel by stout lines. Then some of
the passengers scrambled down the side by
the aid of ropes and dropped upon the rafts
which were then cut loose
They drifted rapidly in-shore, and the peo-
pie on them were taken off when they came
in reach by men who went out in the water
as far as possible to meet them. Altogether
III of the passengers and twenty-three of
the crew were drowned.
SYDNEY, N. s. W., November 1.-Lloyd's
agent here confirms the statement that III
passengers and twenty-three of the crew of
the Union line steamship Wairarapa were
drowned in the wreck of that vessel on the
coast of New Zealand.
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Washington stock Exchange.

COUPON S; :iSo =, iiSh D. 6 s:ss.. 800 at ,,.s
Washington and Georgetown Railroad LIST Is, 81 500
at 1873. Firemen's Insurance, % at ~.
;, Government Bonds..U; S. 4s, registered. 1l45s
sd' is9 asked. U. s. A. coupon ITO bid. u s.
District Of Columbia Bonds.-eo.year fund IS, los
currency, 100 Did. s;sss. funding; currency, lis
Miscellaneous Bonds Washington and George
town Railroad conv. 6s, 1st, 1870 bid, 1876 asked.
1870 bid, 1875 asked. Metropolitan Railroad cow 6s,
100 bid, 1913 asked; Belt Railroad 5s, so bid, IS
Rallroad 6, 1851 bid no asked. WASHINGTON Gas
cow: 8, rs bid; Chesapeake and Potomac TeIe.
curty and Trust 5s. A. and o., 100 bid. Washing
washington Market Company imp. Ss, los bid liz
asked. Washington Market Company ext. 6s, los
Light Infantry ID Is. 9sh bid. w '''S ''''
bid. $40 asked Bank of the Republic. 20 bid,
2aS asked s Metropolitan, 2s5 bid. 2s7 ssked Cen,
200 asked. Second, l4O bid, $50 asked Columbia
ls9 bid Sid' 1is asked Capital, IL bid West End
lincoln, 100 bid, Ioi asked. Ohio, 74s. bid, 50
3 s asssd
Loan and Trust. 100 bid. l25 asked. American Sc
curly and trust, lSZt4 bid, 134 asked.
Railroad Observation-Disclosures aud Georgetown,
$50 bid. 315 asked. Metropolitan, 10 bid 50 asked.
Columbia, So bid. 60 asked Belt, Is bid, 40 asked.
lexington, 81 bid. Georgetown and Tennalytown,
35 asked.
471a bid, 4SA asked Georgetown Gas, % bid. co
asked U. s. Electric Light, 12S bid. 100 asked.
Insurance Stocks.-Firemens, 40 bid. ~ asked.
Franklin, As bid IS asked Metropolitan. 90 bid,
% asked. Corcoran, 81 bid, 78 asked: Potomac.
6S bid. Arlington, $50 bid. 1856 asked. German
American, 16O bid. National Union, ~ bid, 1871
asked Columbia. 12N bid, In asked Riggs.
coin. ~ bid. ~ asked. Commercial ~ bid, ga
asked.
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CAPT. DREYFUS' ARREST,
Ii Is the Sensation of the Hour in
Paris.

PARIS, November 1.-The arrest of Capt.
Alfred Dreyfus of the general staff on the
charge of treason and espionage on behals
of the triple alliance is the sensation of the
hour. The captain was attached to the
organizing and mobilizing department of
the general staff, and in this capacity had
access to some of the most important docu-
ments relating to the plans for modifying
the French army.
Suspicion against Capt. Dreyfus was
aroused by his intimacy with an Italian
officer and Gen. Mercier, the minister of
war, caused detectives to be sent to Monaco
and to Italy. with the result that Capt.
Dreyfus is now under strict guard In the
military prison.
Capt Dreyfus is said to have supplied the
Italian officer alluded to, who is believed to
have been a secret agent of the Italian gov
eminent, with the plans for the mlObiliza-
ton of the fifteenth army CORPS covering
the departments of the Maritime. Alpas,
Ardeche, Observation-Disclosures, Corsica, Gard,
Var, Vaucler and Marseilles. as well as
with plans for mobilizing the French forces
around Briancon, the Alpine Gibraltar. He
Is also suspected Of having furnished the
Italian agent with plans OF the numerous
fortified positions around Briancon,- which
are connected by underground galleries
with the town mentioned. Brfancon Is a
place Of the utmost Importance, especially
in view Of the possible advance of the Ital-
ian army into France.
Briancon commands the route across
Mont Genevie, between France and Italy,
and in addition to being most strongly de-
Tended on account of it's natural position
ut Is situated on a hill about 400 feet
above the level Of the seal. it's surrounding
eminences are crowned with strong modern
Notifications, mounted with the latest ar
t.llery. And, as already stated. these for
tifcations communicate with each other
and with the town by subterranean pas
sages. A bridge having a span Of about
100 feet and $50 feet high crosses the Claree
valley, and affords access from the prin-
cipal parts Of the Notifications to the town
ITSELF
Capt. Dreyfus is said to have supplied the
Italian government with all the plans SO
carefully laid out during years past for the
defense of the Alps. and which have been
looked upon as forming complete bulwark
against the possibility of an invasion of
France from Italy, and he Is also said to
have sold all these plans to Germany, and
to have divulged to Austria and Germany
the names of all the French officers who
have recently been sent abroad on secret
missions.
Capt. Dreyfus was married to the daugh-
ter Of q rich diamond merchant OF this city.
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THE PRICE OF BREAD
Journeymen Bakers Pear Reduction Will
II. 81
Operate Against Them.
They Will Meet and Discuss the Mat
ter as to ItsI Eject on
- ' II te
Tise41 vznges.

The 5ourneymen hasctrs are ruffied over
the bread prospect. They feel that the
reduction In the pricesof bread will operate
adversely to Them andB coming just at this
time, on the front end Of the winter, will
be doubly dangerous to their interests.
Winter is a bad season with the bakers,
they say, at best sNumberst of families
bake their own bread, which In summer
they buy from the stores rather than run
fires Then again, In cold weather buck
wheat, corn and batter cakes are important
articles Of diet. Notwithstanding the larger
population of Washington in winter, yet
the daily sales Of bread are thousands of
loaves under the sales In other seasons.
Several men are usually laid of In cold
weather, but many of the boss bakers con-
tinue men on the pay roll whom they do
not absolutely need. They fear that be-
cause OF the reduction in prices the force
IN every bakery in the city will be reduced
TO the lowest possible limit. They do not
know whether bread can be profitably sold
at the present rates. That Is none of their
business, they say. They know that the
prohts OF the master bakers have been
curtailed, and this is why they fear they
may suffer In consequence.
They are, as a rule, considerably embit-
tered against Chas. Schneider. Several Of
them told Star reporter that Mr.. Schnei-
ders statement in The Star of last evening,
to the effect that he had asked the local
assembly to supply him with bakers to fill
vacancies, and that because Of the assem-
blys inability to do this he had been fore
ed to import bakers from New York, was
untrue. They were emphatic in this. Mr..
Schneider had never made a request of that
kind, but had imported the New Workers
IN opposition to the assembly. Weinberg,
they say, is the right bower of Schneider,
and is now employing several non -union
men. Assembly No. $3.50, knights of Labor,
which Is composed of 200 bakers, will hold
its regular meeting on Saturday evening at
the hall at the corner of IL street and
pennsylvania avenue. At that meeting the
situation will be pretty well gone over.
They will not discuss the price of bread
nor how much 1t costs to make 1t, but they
VIII talk about their rights ami their wages
NO cut In wages has been made and no
reduction In force made as yet, because of
the lower Price of bread, and the main
trouble with the journeymen Is that they
fear this will be done
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-01

Reported by Silsby & Co, Bankers and Brokers.
CHICAGO
HALLOWEEN At KENsINGTON.
1 Novel Entertain ent Under tho
Name of "Snipping Party" 1ps

Novel Entertainment Under tho
Name of "snipping Party."F.1rs
A Halloween shipping party" for the
benefit of the Noyes public library. was
held in the library building last night, and
attracted a large gathering. 5 Ice cream,
cake and candy were served, and much
amusement was afforded by the sale and
distribution of 'snips." Ships were bum
dies of all sizes and shapes, depending from
the ceiling, which contained anything from
childs rattle to pieces of embroidery or
fancy ware. The most interesting feature
of the occasion was the presentation of the
Century Dictionary TO the library by Mr..
Crosby S. Noyes. Mr.. B. II. Warner. in a
speech of presentation, made allusion to the
numerous gifts which the library had re-
ceived from the same source. He attributed
the deep interest felt by Mr.. Noyes in pub
lie Libraries to the fact that when a poor
boy in Meme he had laid the foundation OF
his newspaper career by reading from q
small collection of books to which he had
access at shoemaker's shop. Mr.. Noyes
felt, Mr. Warner said, that village library
was second to no other influence In up
building it's moral and material prosperity.
Judge Alphonso Hart, president of the LII
brary Associa ton, accepted the gift In q
neat speech. He reviewed the history of
the library, which began its career about
two years ago with six hundred volumes.
By gradual purchases and donations, the
library now contains about two thousand
volumes, some of them rare and valuable
publications. Its constant use by the
youths of Kensington I'm their school studios
gave them high rank when entering the
High School at Washington, as numbers
have already done. ..-.
Mr.. H. X. Simpson proposed a rising vote
of thanks to Mr.. Noyes, as an evidence of
the appreciation of Kensington's citizens
for his generous gifts, and a committee was
named to draft suitable resolutions to that
effect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-01
WHITECAPS ARRESTED.

Survivors of the Recent Battle With
the Blue Bills.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, November 1.-The
sheriff Of Sewer county has arrested four
teen members Of the whitecap band who
fought a pitched battle with blue Bills in
that county last week. The men are VIM.
Brown, Jesse Brown, Isaac Brown, d. T..
Davis, Bales Davis, Horace Davis, o. L..
Montgomery, Lon Carnes, John Martin,
Arthur Seaton, John Seaton, VIM. Tram
mel Henry McMann, VIM. Ware. Three
men were killed in the battle The first
three confessed to having been in the bat
tie and gave the names Of the others, who
were arrested. The Browns were brought
to Knoxville last night for safe keeping,
the others having sworn to kill them for
their hatrayal
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NOT ANXIOUS TO FIGHT.
Guatemala I'm No Position for War
With Mexico.

SAN FRANCISCO, November 1.--Alfred
Charpentier, envoy extraordinary and minis
ter plenipotentiary from France to the
five Central American republics, Is here
from Guatemala on a leave of absence and
after several days stay in the city will
leave for Europe by the way of New Or
leans and New York.
Mr.. Charpentier does not think there will
be any trouble between Guatemala and
Mexico. Speaking of the matter he said
THE people of Guatemala have not given
the matter any thought whatever. Mexico
seems more concerned over the prospect of
war than Guatemala. / do not believe there
Is any foundation whatever for the story
afoat. There is certainly no truth in the
report that the government of Guatemala
has sent troops to Mexico's frontier. That
would be folly. Guatemala Is not in a posi-
ton to engage in war with Mexico
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-01
JAPANESE wARsHIPs CHASED.

Small Bodies Of Chinese Attack Rus
sian Frontier stations.
SHANGHAI, November 1.-Two Japanese
warships were sighted off Wei-Hai-Wei on
Sunday last and the Chinese feet went out
in pursuit. Not finding the enemy, the
Chinese fleet returned and left Wei-Hai-
Wei again on Wednesday last, its destina-
ton being unknown. The only foreigners
with. the fleet are two engineers and two
gunners.
Small bodies Of Chinese have attacked
several Russian frontier stations, and in
one case seized a quantity of arms and am
munition. In another case the Chinese
were repulsed with loss of sixty men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-01
Baltimore Markets.

nA'TrNoRE. November Flour dull. unchanged
receipts, II, 134 barrels; shipments, 80 barres
go, - Garreis. Wheat steady-spot, 54ssa54%;
November, 64Aa54x; December o51sa55ts; May,
59ls bid; steamer No. 2 red, 5lAs-receipts, 5,76s
bushels stock $50 bushels; sales, 16 900 bush
year o2a52A January. BIZ bid-receipts, 511s
bushels; stock. IL, S9s bushels sales 1900 bushels;
southern white corn, 5Oa53 southern yellow corn,
30 Oats frm-No. 2 white western. 34Ja asked;
No. mixed western 30 asked-receipts, ,82l bush
ss' sock. ls4,s 81 bushels Rye slow-No. 2, 6Sa
4022 bushels stock %, 334 buahels.
IL LAY = quiet and steady-good to choice timothy,
sIS.o9aslZ.oo. Grain freights frmer-stcam to law
erpooi per oushel, 1s.9d. November; others I'M
changed Sugar firm. unchanged. Butter and eggs
STEADY, unchanged. Cheese firm, unchanged.
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BY TROLLEY TO THE TOP.
A Railway to Wind Up to the Summit
of Mt. Lowe.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, November Prof
T. s. c. c. Lowe, builder of Pasadena's
mountain railway, has returned from Chi
cago, where he closed the deal whereby
1t is made certain that the mountain rail-
way will be extended from Echo mountain,
it's present terminus, to the highest sum-
nit of Mount Lowe. The extension will be
an electric road, using the trolley system.
1t will be seven miles in length. The track
will wind around the sides of the great
peak which bears Professor loves name,
giving a clear and unobstructed view of
can continent. The construction of the ex-
tension will be pushed forward fast as
possible.
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Liberty tElec{s Omcers,

Liberty Lodge, No. $; I. o. G. T., which
meets at Weller'so Hall, sth and I streets
southeast, has elected spfiicers for the en-
SURG quarter, as follows: Mr.. Geo.
Spence chief terhplarS Miss Emily Gill;
vie. templar; MrJIW.- ~ Knight, secretary;
Mr.. Harry Wolf, financial secretary; Miss
Bertha Kennedy. treasurer; Miss Clara Gill;
chaplain: Mr.. r. B. Bond, marshal: Mr..
Thos. Elan, guard; Mr.. Jno McCabe, SEN
tinel; Miss Anna Meyer, assistant secretary,
and Miss Joyce, deputy marshal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-01

bid, 11s asked Columbia Title, IA bid, sM asked.
District Title, 10 asked.
Telephone Stocks.-Pennsylvania, 81 bid, so asked.
Chesapeake and Potomac, 30 bid, 90 asked Ameri-
can Gaphophone, 81 bid, 10 asked. Pneumatic
Gun Carriage, .2s bid 80 asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Washington Market. 15 bid.
IS asked. Great Falls lee 40 bid. $50 asked
Bull Run Panorama, IL bid. 20 asked. Norfolk
and Washington Steamboat, 30 bid. Lincoln Hall,
SIS bid, 100 asked. Mergenthaler Linotype, l2) bid
sEY. div.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-01

acting secretary. The latter will return
the minister's visit and Private Secretary
Thurber will also make formal call as the
personal representative of the President,
but that may not take place until tomorrow,
a the President Is away on a squirrel hunt
ing expedition today and Is probably not yet
aware of the demise of the Russian sover-
eign. When informed of II he will instruct
the American minister at st. Petersburg to
express the sorrow and sympathy of the
American people to the government Of
Russia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-01
An Increase Recommended.

Second Auditor Farrow, in his annual re-
port to the Secretary of the Treasury, says
it will take five years to bring up the work
in the pay and bounty division If claims con-
tinue to come in at the present rate, but with
an increase Of twenty-five clerks the work
can be finished in two years. He there
fore recommends that this invrease Of force
be made, in order that all just claims for
pay and bounty due to soldiers and to the
families of deceased soldiers may be paid
more promptly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-01
Death of Mrs, Delarue.

Mrs Marie Marguerite Delarue died al her
residence in Brookland this afternoon, in
the eighty ninth year of her age. She was a
native of Bayonne, Lorraine, France, but
had been a resident or Washington for
about fifty years. She had large circle Of
friends and was noted for her amiable dis
position and sterling womanly qualities. She
leaves one child-Miss Leonide Delarue, who
is also well known in this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-01
MIR. MORTON'Sb COACHNAN.
Secretary Carlisle ITO Announce His
Decision Iafe Tbt. Af,.r,

Seerenry CHrfiNIe to AnnOunce His
Decision LATE This Afternoon.
Secretary Carlisle viii probably announce
his decision I'm the case of Mr.. Morton's
English coachman THIS afternoon or to-
morrow. and the impression is that he will
adhere to his originate decision and order
Towards deportation and the Institution
of proceedings againstAMr Morton for yio-
iation of the alien. contract labor law.
Such action would he scontrary to the de-
cision of Judge Lacombel of New York
and the alleged opinion OF Attorney Gem
eral Olney. that a coachman is not a
labOrer within the meaning Of the statute,
out Is clearly persona! or domestic sery-
hibited class. The story that Howard is
behind the movement for his deportation
is declared by the well informed to be too
silly for a moments consideration.