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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-09

too late to stop.
1t was the intersection Of the street and
Polly was straining every nerve to reach
before the threatened train should arrive.
Down in the city Engineer Quinn had
locked over the train register and bulletin
boards in the train dispatcher's office. and
was back where his engine was stand
ing, Just outside the passenger shed. Torch
in hand he was taking one last look at the
massive machinery before starting on this
his first passenger run. The train was re-
ported ten minutes late. and he had in his
pocket an order from the superintendent to
N AXE up that lost time over his division
Ibid you fill these rod cups, Tim?" he
cab of the engine.
''Oi did sor" Say, Joe. did ye cut out tn
driver brake?" asked Murphy.
II had to- Some one got to monkeying
with the pipe and broke the connection
Maybe won't need 1t; IL we do she's got a
mighty good lever and a hundred and sixty
pounds Of steam. and thatn answer. 1
guess"
"Hello! Here she comes" called joe as
the bright headlight Of an approaching
train shot into the farther end Of the big
passenger stStion.
Get her hot, Tim. I'm going to nail her
to the cross out of here"
The engine was soon coupled to the cars
and in a few minutes the huge machine
was drawing its long, heavily laden train
out Of the depot. Joe at the throttle, vigil
liant and cautious, carefully watching the
little varicolored lights on the semaphores
and running slowly until the crowded con-
fines of the city should be passed All the
worry and vexation of the long wait at the
sta ton for the delayed train had vanished
and now. with the cool night air blowing in
his face the engineer was filled with the
exhilaration that Is known only by those
hardy fellows who drive the iron horse:
that knowledge of mastery over the power
full machine that seems almost human in
that n lyvnnQ ha cpt<xl,,
touch. Soon the city Is left behind and as
he netrs the long curve at the outer yards
and sees the last semaphore signals at
''ssfsty" he Givsa the throttle lever q llght
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Arrest of Woman with Many Aliases
Who Claims tn BE an Hefress.

CHICAGO, Nov. 26. - Mrs Adeiine
Featherstone, now in the Milwaukee work
house. and who is said to be heiress TO
large fortune in Philadelphia, Is wen
known to the Chicago police under a be-
wiIdering array of aliases. She was ac-
cused of soliciting money for charitable
enterprises and appropriating the money
to her own use and Of contracting bills
which were never paid. She was arrested
in Milwaukee on July 26 on
the charge of larceny, and
gave her name as Mrs. Adelaide Hall
Later she said her name was Mrs Holley
Strong She was held awaiting trial until
last Thursday. when she suddenly decideo
to plead guilty, and received sentence or
six months In the House Of Correction. II
is now asserted that her real name Is MIS-
Adeline Featherstone: that her home is in
Philadelphia: that she Is the heiress TO a
large fortune. and that she preferred I'M
prisonment to an appeal for aid which
would acquaint her relatives with her
trouble II is said that Mrs. Featherstone
has been unable to secure her legacy. ow-
ing to litigation connected with the will of
her father-in-law. said to be General
Featherstone, of Philadelphia, who made
the bequest. The lawsuit Is now pending
In ar Eastern court. Mrs. Featherstone Is
said to have a sister in st Louis.
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Nothing known ON cfally About the
Attempt to BuIldoxe Brasif.

Attempt to Buldoxe Brasif.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2s.-Nothing Is
known officially here of the reported
trouble between Italy and Brazil. which Is
said to have reached phase so acute that
Italy has threatened to send fleet Of war
vessels 10 enforce her demands. Eut 1t Is
known from official sources that the two
governments have been at odds for nearly
a year, owing to demand made by the
Italian government for indemnity for the
maltreatment of a number of Italian Sub
jects and the destruction OF their propc ~
in the course of riots in Rio de Janeiro
AS nearly as can be gathered Brazil has
admitted some degree of accountability ard
the question at issue is one of amount OF
indemnity rather than of principle
I his is not the first time IN the course OF
the negotiations that Italy Is reported to
have threatened a naval demonstration anc
Il Is assumed that the threat is renewed
at this time owing to a belief that Brazil
the change in the presidency and that the
new government may be the more infiu-
enced to any step to preserve the country
from outward attack But from the last
reports the Brazilian government is In
much better position to resist any unjust
demand than has been generally supposed.
The Brazilian minister Senior Mendonca,
has Just received a cablegram from the
Minister of Foreign Affairs at Rio stating
that the new administration finds itself
strong in the support it Is receiving from
all of the States of the Union and is en-
tirely able to suppress any attempt against
the republic, which, fortunately, exists
rather in the imagination of the enemies
of Brazil and its republican institutions
than In reality, as the whole country is
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BOGUS LOTTERY TICKETS.
scheme to Flood the Country with
Them Nipped by an Arrest.

CHICAGO, Nov. 6.-Gaston Cazenavette.
alias James w. Bruce. was arrested in this
city tonight on charge of forging tickets
of a large lottery. At the time of his ar
rest he had in his possession large num-
ber of the tickets c.nch he had just Sc
cured from a printing Office. and which he
intended to send out tonight. All Of these
tickets, an agent of the lottery who was
present when the arrest was made declared
to be spurious. Cazenavette, who is said
to be a nephew Of Paul Conrad, the re-
Gently deceased president of the Honduras
lottery made a confession in which he de-
clared that the scheme to flood the country
with bogus tickets originated with a party
of New Orleans men, whose names he gave.
The gang had branch offices, according to
Cazenavette, i'm New York. Philadelphia,
Wilkesbarre. st. Louis, Atlanta. Denver
Salt Lake. City, Memphis, Cincinnati and
Dubuque. The total number of agencies To-
Gated in the country he gave as forty
eight. No tickets had been sold, the lot
found on Cazenavette being the first in
stallment printed.
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SENATOR SQUIRE SUED.
to Account for Property Valued
at $1,5OO,OOO.

UTICA, n. Y. Nov. 26.-Before Judge
Williams. in special term here to-day, was
begun the suit of Floyd c. Shepperd VS.
United States Senator Squire. of Washing
ton. The action is for an accounting of
property valued at sl,5ooOoo. situated near
Seattle. The plaintiffs are William c. King,
OF Minneapolis, and Philos Osgood and John
N. Goodwin, Of Ilon. Some twenty-five
years ago Colonel King, Remington, Os-
good and Goodwin purchased the property,
and in 1873 IL was turned over In trust to
Mr.. Remington. Subsequently Mr.. Reming-
ton died and Senator Squire. as his admin
istrator. was intrusted with the care OF the
property.
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A DIVORCE
MRS. j. EDWARD ADDICKs, OF
MARYLAND, FILES SUIT.
Charges Her Husband with Basking
In the Smiles Of Charming Widow
Eastern Society Sensation.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 26.-The news
that Mrs. j. Edward Addicks has begun
suit for divorce from her husband will un-
doubtedly create a sensation In social as
well as business circles in NV York. Bos-
ton and Newport. where both Mr.. and Mrs.
Addicks are well known. The utmost Sc
crecy has been observed by the attorneys
representing the wife. and very little can
be learned as to the nature of the allie
cations contained in the libel. which was
filed in court In Wilmington, Del, more
than month ago and impounded. The
news would not have become public to-day
were 1t not for the fact that the court
rules required that service should be made
and the notice announced in court by the
last Monday in November. Summons 10
answer the charges was therefore served
upon Mr.. Addick on Saturday, and he
acknowledged the service, notice thereof
being filed to-day.
Mr.. Addicks was found at the Union
League this afternoon by a reporter, who
showed him dispatch from Wilmington
containing the news that suit had been
filed. In response to a question he said:
THE charges are entirely false. A trial. of
the case will demonstrate this. That Ia all
I have to say
Mr.. and Mrs. Addicks were married I'm
this city in 1869. the bride being a daughter
OF the late Washington Butcher, one of
the best-known merchants in Philadelphia
They have never had any children, but Mr..
Addicks has a daughter by former wife.
who was the sister of the present Mrs Ad-
dicks. The daughter, who Is very fond of
her stepmother. is said to favor the lat
ter In the present controversy Although
living most of the time in different parts
OF the country. Mr.. Addicks has for eight
cen years claimed Clay.nount, Del. a small
town just over the Pennsylvania line.
about ten miles north OF Wilmington as his
home. and has voted there. He has, how
ever. always lived a portion Of each year
at his handsome country seat in Clay
mont. Adjoining the Addicks place is the
magnificent estate OF Mrs. Ida Carr Will
son. who is named by Mrs. Addicks as the
correspondent in the case. Mrs. Wilson,
who is said TO be a fascinating woman of
forty or forty-five. once a leader in So
ciety is the widow Of Joseph B. Wilson,
late prominent man in Delaware affairs.
who died In 1856. The Addlcks and Wilson
families. living on adjoining estates. nat
urally became intimate. and IL was this in
timacy that caused Mrs. Addcks to leave
her husband.
Mrs. Wilson's place. to which she gives
the romantic name of Miraaores. Is de-
scrsbed as being a handsome house. with
every modern Improvement The stable Ia
we'll stocked with hne carriages and num-
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bers OF driving and saddle horses The
libel fled by Mrs. Addicks alleges that this
establishment Is maintained at the ex-
pense OF Mr.. Addicks. and that he has for
years spent much OF his time in the COM
pany OF Mrs. Wilson, neglecting his wife
and. finally. By his conduct, compelling her
What effect the action OF Mrs. Addicks
Will have upon the senatorial aspirations of
to the present time '' all S signs have pointd
TO Mr.. Addicks as the successor Of Anthony
Higgins n the Uni United States @ Senate, Senate. The The
ator on Jan. 10.
the divorce case will be referred to a
commissioner who will take the testimony
court IL is not likely that much will be
known OF the allegations of Mrs. Addicks
and the testimony she has to support them.
In addition TO Herbert Edward, of VIII
mington, Mr.. Addicks has as counsel Geo.
Il Crawford, now acting as master in the
and IL is said he will also employ Senator
George Gray. Henry s Cattell, of this city,
who Is the leading attorney for Mrs. Ad-
anything about the case. He expressed re-
gret that even the fact that the suit had
peen Drought had become public property
Eases of this sort an attorney should make
any statement for publication; Mr.; Ad-
in suburb Of this city.
A dispatch from Wilmington, Del, says:
The Addicks petition for divorce. which
gal cap. Is on file In the prothonotary's Office
here. but closely is II guarded that its
contents can only be conjectured. Mrs.
Addicks and her stepdaughter Florence,
young woman Of eighteen. have been in Eu-
rope for the past year. They were in this
city on Saturday, the day on which the IL
bel was filed. and visited the Gables. their
former home 1t is said they are now in
philadelphia, but their address cannot be
learned tonight.
The gossips have been whispering about
the case Tor many months, and 1t has been
repeatedly stated that such an action was
merely question of time, but the proceed
fngs wer& conducted so quietly that every
one was taken by surprise when the fact
became known to-day that definite steps
had actually been taken Now that the case
Is public property, it has been recalled that
much adverse commept was current about
Mr. Addicks's domestic affairs about the
time that Mrs. Addicks went to Europe,
and some Of the most intimate friends of
the family assert that even then the couple
had separated permanently. 1t Is now as
serted that since Mrs. Addicks's departure
for Europe her husband has spent so much
of his time at 'Mirafores' as to set all
the tongues In the neighborhood a-wagging
1t is further asserted that he kept pair
of handsome thoroughbreds in Mrs. Will
sons stable, and that she frequently drove
him to and from the railway station when
he visited this place.
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IN BANDIT LAND.
Indian Territory Desperadoes Amuse
Themselves 'Peppering'' n Train.

FIT. SMITH. Ark. Nov. 2S.-Indian Agent
of Muscogee, came here on last nights
train from the bandit infested parts of the
Territory. At Wagner. they were notified
had been fired into near Bragg station.
Seven men mounted on horseback and
armed to the teeth undertook to halt the
train in broad daEtgnt, but the engineer
and fireman pulled the throttle wide open
lay down in the ,,at and ran ahead at full
speed. A volley Of bullets was fired into
the cab. and as the caboose went by that
also was fired into ane. riddled with pullets.
The bandits sat on their horses. four ON one
side OF the road and three on the other.
The passenger train expected to be held up.
and preparations were made for a fight,
but the train came through without mo-
lestation.
Marshal Crump returned from Washing
ton yesterday and left Immediately for
conference with Marshal McAlester with a
view to concerted action against the out
laws. The understanding is that the Cook
at once at the cost of the government.
A dispatch from South McAlester, 1. T.,
says the citizens of Muskogee are disgusted
tested by the government officials in the
suppression Of outlawry, and have offered
a reward of 1850 for the arrest of Bill
Cook, Cherokee Bill, James French, 1.-The
Skeeter," and James Tanner. This reward
will supplement the reward of $500 offered
by the government and $3.50 offered by
Chief Harris, of the Cherokee nation.
A dispatch from Fort Gibson, /. T., says:
Deputy Sheriffs Wylie and Carnahan. this
morning. learned of the whereabouts of the
noted bandit, Jim French, and at once
planned to effect his capture. While search
ing for him aboct eight miles north of
Tahlequah, he suddenly rose out of a
thicket and began working his Winchester
running fight ensued The officers gave
him a hard chase, but lost him in the
brush. 1t is known that Bill Cook. the
leader of the Cook gang, is wounded in
the hip, and is lying at the house of a
friend not far from Tahlequah, but the
exact location cannot be learned.
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PUMMELED TOO HARD
Less Than Three Rounds Permitted
The Haverstraw Bricl<maker
Knocked Out by Himself.

CONEY ISLAND. N. ", Nov. 2e.-The
Seaside Athletic Club offered a very at
tractive card tonight for the lovers of
boxing Maxey Haugh and Gene Garcia
were the first pair to don the gloves, the
men weighing in at 110 pounds for six
round bout. The fight was declared a
draw at the end of the third round.
Bobby Dobbs. of Minneapolis. and Billy
Vernon, the Haverstraw brickmaker. We're
scheduled to fight at 135 pounds. Dcbbs
was colored man, and Vernon looked par
ticularly white. Vernon seemed TO have
a sure thing of it when the fourth round
began. but in a rush at his man he fell.
He regained his feet Immediately, how
ever, and made another swing at the negro,
but his blow fell short, and the impetus
was so great that he fell down, his head
striking the flooring of the ring. The
referee counted ten seconds before the
brickmaker could regain his senses, and the
sports had the privilege of seeing man
knocked out by himself.
The big contest of the night was next in
order. Billy Plimmer, of England. and
Charley Kelly, of New York, were the con-
testants, at ia pounds Plimmer was Sec
onded by his, brother Jack, Benny Murphy
and AL Robbins of England. Kelly's sec
nelly Jim Kelly and Pete Butler Kelly
had bandages on his wrists, to which the
seconds of Plimmer objected. and they
were quickly removed. Both men looked
to be in perfect condition. and they seemed
fit to fight for a mans life. They each
weighed ia pounds, and the bout was to be
twenty rounds A good deal of money was
bet on the result. the Englishman being
the fayorite at 2 to L At the opening both
his corner. Kelly landed on the body;
Plimmer got in light tap on the head
and again the jaw. Both got In blows.
Plimmer on the body and Kelly on the jaw
Honors even. In the second round Plim-
mer. after some sparring, reached Kelly's
head and Kelly got in two good body blows
in n'''tiae the mouth. making it bleed bleed
Plmmer landed three times on Kelly's
jaw. Kelly's blows fell short. and .Plim-
mer landed again on the mouth Kelly got
the worst of this round and everything was
in Pimmers favor. In the third round
Plimmer landed at will on Kelly's face.
and his off-hand jabs put Kelly's head
twice through the ropes. The battle was
soon so fierce that the police interfered
when the third round had only lasted one
minute and thirty-five seconds The referee
awarded the fight to Plimmer.
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Mnher,s ChnIlenge Accented.

BOSTON, Nov. 26.-Peter Maher's chaI-
lenge to Robert Fitzsimmons has received
a prompt answer from the Australian. He
said to-day he will take on Maher and for
felt all of the purse money il he does not
defeat him in six rounds
Manager Quinn, who is looking after the
interests Of pugilist Peter Maher. tonight
stated that he would be ready on Friday
next to put up $1,000 to cover the amount
deposited py Corpett iast week 70 match
said ''If Corbett. through Manager Brady
likes to bind O'Donnell for match we are
ready for anything up to 5000 a side and
IL we cannot succeed in making a match
with O'Donnell we will turn our attention to
Peter Jackson"
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BOGUS Two-DoLLAR NOTES.
Dangerous Counterfeit silver Certih
cate I'm Circulation.


cate in Circulation.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 26.--Attention is
called to the most dangerous counterfeit
that has made its appearance in years in
circular issued by the secret service of the
Treasury Department. 1t is a two-dolar
silver certificate, series 1881. signed w. S.
Rosecrans. register, E. H. Nebeker, Treas
urer and has the portrait Of the late Sec
retary Window on its face. The general ap-
pearance of the note is excellent and viii
bear close scrutiny. 1t Is about one-eighth
of an 'rch larger than the genuine. The
numbering. seal and lathe work are well
executed. In the portrait of Window the
eyes appear to be larger than in the genu-
inc and have bulged look. The outline of
the right side of the face is not clearly de-
fined. the shades running into the face be-
tween the eye and chin. The shading
around the large figure '.2'' on the left end
tack Of note is represented In the counter
felt by perpendicular lines only. while in
the genuine both perpendlcular and hori-
zontal lines are used. using small squares.
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"SANCTUM" DESIGNATED.
Fight Between an Editor and the
StepsOn Of n Politician.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov. S.-The Sum
day Star yesterday charged that ex-Con-
gresham Hewitt, chairman of the city
Democratic committee. had been a Repub-
ican. To-day Earle Perkins. prominent
insurance agent and step-son of Hewitt,
called upon editor Len Button. of the star,
knocked him through a glass window,
pitched him over a table and was otherwise
demolishing him. when Button rallied and
a savage fight followed Perkins came out
with a broken nose, closed eye and many
ugly bruises. while Button was bitten on
the cheek and through the thumb. and
physicians with him tonight The fight re-
suited from the heated municipal campaign,
which is between Robert Warner, Dem.
and j. n. Vanhoose, Ind.
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Gold Imported from Enerand.

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-American gold
coin was brought to this city yesterday by
the Cunard steamship Lucania and the
American liner Paris. In both instances 1t
was imported by the Bank of British North
America. Whether it is to be used in the
purchase Of some of the new bond issue
is only known to the officials of the bank
The ships brought eighteen boxes each
The officers of the steamships could not
tell the amount each box contained. but it
is estimated that the two consignments
represent about $2000,O00
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PITTSEURG, Nov. 26--Mrs. Matilda
Gerst, OF Allegheny, who Is supp osed TO be
Mrs. John Harris" who deposit "a 'alids
of the bogus Pennsylvania Land and Lum-
Der Company in Chicago, Toledo and Cleve-
land banks, has eluded the detectives and
escaped. II is supposed she has gone to
Join w. E. Delaney. Detectives have had
her residence under surveillance for sever
resting her on the charge ot consplracy 70
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defraud nv renorts of her serious illness.
This morning a constable went 10 her resi-
dence to arrest her, but found tnat snS ne
had flown C. H. Delaney, brother OF
~ n delaney. vas arrested AMI feld Tor
court on three charges. IL Is supposed ti'ae
Mrs Gerst has been gone rsyerai days
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Burre Knocked Out.

LONDON, Nov. ga boxing match Of
ten rounds for a purse of f4O0 took place
tonight between Dick Burge and Ted
Pritchard. Burge gave away a lot of weight
to Pritchard and was knocked out in the
second round.
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MIDDLETOWN. n. Y. Nov. 26.-The
State inspectors have just ordered the
slaughter Of forty-t--ree choice cattle be-
longing to r. H. Hartman because OF tu-
berculosis. farmer near Liberty Falls
has also lost seyenty-fve head by orders Of
the 3nspoctoyB Cor similar o}utcttons
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PITTSBURG, Nov 26.-The New York
and Cleveland Gas Coal Company has ad-
vanced the wages of its miners at Plum
ton. the men signing an agreement not TO
join any labor Organization. Tre increase
affects about two thousand miners. The
cents. and it was decided TO slye this to the
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s1O,OOO.OOO I'm Gold Paid In.

NEW YORK, Nov. 26-At the subtreas-
ury to-day slO,OOO.OOO in gold was received,
of which 100000 was on account of the
bond purchases and $1.OO0.O0O from the Bank
OF British North America. The $l,000OOO
was sent to the bank from London.
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General Notes.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-The Indian Of
flee has ordered that all Indians implicated
in the recent murder at Pine Ridge, S. d.,
must be turned over to the civil authori
ties.
The movement of standard silver dollars
for the week ended Nov. "a was 7,434.
and for the corresponding perio6 of 1893,
ssS5,671. The shipment of fractional silver
coin from Nov. to "a, 1894. was sl,o10,069 :.
The Court of Claims to-day rendered
Judgment in the cases of seventy--Seven let
ter carriers arising under the eight-hour
law OF these sixteen are from Lansing,
forty-two from Detroit, fourteen from Bay
City and four from Flint, Mich, and one
frrsrn New York
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General Howard in oregon.

PORTLAND. Ore, Nov. 26.-Maj Gen. o.
o. Howard. retired. has arrived In this
guest OF his daughter. the vile Of cap,ain