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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-09-06

Inc JAuhtN QulckStep OF clNlIlHA-
ton received additional significance
through the recent death of the aged
Chief Bunn, the last full-blooded Iu-
dian of the famous Sninnec0ck tribe
on Long Island. For ycars his an
Ccstors had roamed over the hills that
bear the name of the red men, and
even now the half breed descendants
of the once powerful tribe, have a
reservation that is OF great value to
the speculative pale faces. Bum was
almost deitie by his people, and his
word was As good law as the edict of a
political boss He had more than the
usual ability found in men of his race
and was well informed on all public
questions. He had several times been
to the national capital and consulted
the Great Father on tribal affairs. OF
| late wears the old fellow brooded
great deal on the fallen estate of his
red brethren, and expressed some
bitterness towards the whites Bum
was a Christian and worshipped regu-
larly at the Adventist church on
! the Shinnecock reservation, where his
funeral was held. 1t was an elaborate
ceremonial. The burial was in true
Indian style, and great throng of
/ admirers gathered ut the grave. A
noteworthy figure there was the old
half breed named Wickham Cutfee,
upon whom now falls the mantle of
| adviser to the tribe. But his services
will probably not be needed long, AS
the reservation is likely to be broken
up and sold to the white men, now
that no pure redskin is among the
dwellers there. 1t is said that many
of the residents are themselves in favor
of selling If the government will per-
NIT them. At any rate several big
land firms stand ready to take the
lovely territory off their hands and
pay them a good round price for it.
SO in few years at least the Shine
cocks will be but a memory and a
name.
The lamentable news comes from
Newport that John Hill, Mrs. Willie
X. Vanderbilt's confidential gatekeep-
er, is dead. Hill was noted as the
man who kept at bay, society, news
paper reporters and the general pub
lie in their united effort to get past
the iron gates of Marble House and
penetrate the wonders, the glories, the
luXuries and the mysteries of that
mansion. As Cerberus Hill was as
uncompromising rs he was famous.
He departed this life at Newport
and the cause of his departure,
it is reported was heart failure. In
view of all the happenings at Mar
BILE House, it may be said that
Hills heart did wonderfully well
in never having failed before. 1t may
be that Mrs. Willie X. Vanderbilts
decision to remove the iron gates
which he had guarded SO long and SO
we'll had something to do with his de.
mise. But, whether it had or not, no.
body who ever stood on the outside ol
the gates of Marble House and watched
Hill on the inside will say this is not q
fitting epitaph: "Well done, thou
good and faithful servant !" If, by
any chance in the heavenly happen
ings of the hereafter, St. Peter SHOULD
need an understudy or frst-cla as
sistant, he could not possibly do bet
ter than to take Hill into considera
ton. Without doubt Mrs. Vanderbilt
would give him good character"
KNICKERBoCKER
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THE RIVER CLOSED.
Planning to Break the blockade by
Means of Ram1ninG Tugs.

1t is probable that the sum of $3.50, ask
ed for by the District Commissioners with
which to employ tugs to break the ice
abov, the Long bridge and prevent a gorge
al that point, viii. be appropriated by Con-
gress the Senate having already adopted
the resolution.
1t has not yet been determined in all its
details just how this appropriation will be
employed.
Two years ago when the ice fleet did this
work SO satisfactorily much of the conduct
was left to the discretion of Harbor Master
Sutton. 1t is thought that this course will
be pursued at present. 1t was found ncces-
sary then to go to Baltimore not only for
number of powerful tugs but also to
have their ice beaks fitted there.
Two Alexandria tugs, the Templar and
the Harlow, were employed the remainder
of the fleet being made up of Baltimore
boats. The service required of the craft
made it necessary that they be of the
heaviest and stanchest build. The ice this
year is rot quite so thick as 1t was two
years ago. but in few days. or probably
before an ice fleet can get to work, it will
be as heavy.
There are very few tugs towing on the
Potomac which can buck the ice. Harbor-
master Sutton and the Commissioners will
have conference on the subject late this
evening or tomorrow forenoon, and plan
of campaign will be mapped out 1t is, of
course, the desire Of the District authori-
ties to give preference to craft of the home
wa terS wherever practicable.
The only boat to make these docks today
was the propeller Norfolk. She came
through all right. Capt. Geoghegan, her
master, reports the worst night on the bay
he ever experienced A blizzard ragged,
snow made navigation hard and the mer-
curry was way down. The Norfolk was
coated with ice
Capt. Geoghegan reports that the ice is
from six to eight inches thick all the way
to Maryland Point, is gorging badly at
Fort Washington, and three great fields are
drifting of Piney Point. Ice is struck as
far down as Point Lookout. No other craft
is turning a wheel in the Potomac except
the Norfolk and Washington steamers.
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Washington Stack Exchange.

Sales--resular call IL O'Clock m.-washing;on
Gas. Il at 40; II at 40 Lincoln Fire insurance,
Government Bonds.-U. s. As. registered. ITO bid.
&. s. IS. 1r4Is lid, i1SH asked L. '''' 40 "SA''
Dis District Of Columbia sonds,eo-year fund IS.
1908 currency, lie bid. 365s, funding, currency.
11la bid ,1lSa asked. 3i-s, registered, 21os, 100
bid.
Miscellaneous Eolds.-Washington and George
town Railroad COW. Is. 1st. iS7 bid, no asked.
1871 bid, 40 asked. Metropolitan Railroad conr ts
90 hid, 3Sl, asked. Belt Railroad SIS. 50 bid IS
asked Eekngsen Ear:sd 6, io1 MI, hid Colan;6ia
Company Gs series =, IL hid. WASHINGTON Gas
conv. SIS, Us bid. Chesapeake and Potomac Teie-
phone ,s 100 bid. l05 asked; American Security
and Trust IS F. AMI and ls G 10. hid AeSn ss
ton Market Company 1st Gs, ITO bid. Washington
Market Company imp Is, 10 hid, Washing on
Association IS. JOG bid. Washington Light Infantry
ist Gs 1oll. bid Washington Light Infantry ID
IS loo bid
National Bank Stocks.-Ban,l of Washington 900
bid 500 asked. Bank OF tie Regublic $50 bid
go asked Metropolitan. 2so bid, 30 asked. Cen
80 bid 200 asked. Second 49, bid. 1i5 asked
Citizens 130 I'D. Columbia $50 bid. Capital!
rs bid. West End. IG9Ia bid. Ill. asked. Trad
S 20 id i'' ''u' i0' ''A'u i'rc0'n % 0'u oH''
safe Deposit and Trust Companies National Safe
Deposit and Trust, TO bid, 1$o asked. Washington
Loan and Trust, i17h bid. american Security and
Trust, 1895 bid, 1854 asked. Washington Safe
Hailroad Stocks Washington and Georgetown.
80 bid 2S5 asked Metropolitan e, bid. - asked.
Columbia. 60 bid Go asked. Belt. % asked. Eek
asked.
Gas and Electric Light ks.-washin=ton Gas,
Electric s Iis $50 lid iss asked s:'4 % ''
Insurance Stocks.-Firemen's, IS bid, As asked.
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rexation his course was criticised by the
democratic administration that afterward
came into office, and he was succeeded d!
Mr.. Blount and then Mr.. Willis.
Senator Frye, who has been the eSpeclal
champion of Mr.. Stevens on the floor OF
the Senate and in the committee on for
eisn relations since the Hawaiian resolu-
ton, was first informed of the eX-mlnis-
ter's death by a representative of the AS
sociated Press.
He expressed the deepest personal re-
greet and said: The country has lost in
Mr.. Stevens an upright and noble man.
and a patriot who had served his country
conscientiously and well. He was man
of education and of a high standard of
life.- He had been prominent in state az
fairs in Maine for a third Of a century.
He was known 10 all the people of that
state. and he was known only to be re-
So ected.'
Mr.. Frye said that he had known Mr..
Stevens all his life. and his death came to
him az a real bereavement. Ssetching the
life of the ex-minister. he referred to his
diplomatic service in Europe and in Ha-
vail and to his career at home. He said
that Mr.. Stevens had early in life been a
Universalist minister and later editor of
the Kennebec jour- al.
His interest was directed largely in the
channel of religious and educational mat
ters," said the Senator, land any course
pursued by him in any matters was sure
to be followed because of his belief that it
would result in the Improvement OF the
fortunes of his race. i have been con-
WINGED from the beginning that he did
nothing in Honolulu which did not receive
the Endorsement of his conscience. and
may also say that he did nothing that my
conscience does rot approve. Furthermore
I want to say that when he was before the
foreign relations committee at the begin
ming of the present Congress he impressed
that committee with the integrity of his
personal character and the disinterested-
ness of his actions. He was hardly himself
at that time on account of nervous
shock he had received by the recent death
of his daughter, and he has not been well
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-08
THE JOHNSON INQUEST.
The story of the Drunken ARRAY That
Ended in Murder.

The inquest on the stabbing of Johnson
out at Pomeroy street the other night was
held at the eighth precinct station this af-
ternoon. Drs. Mitchell, Williams and Hill
of the Freedmens Hospital swore to the
character of the wound and the story
Johnson told of how the fight took place.
Their story was that johnson thought
Andrew Beverly stabbed him and Thurs
ton gave him the knife to do it. The
trouble began over cards. The doctors
thought Johnson would recover, so did not
provide for an ante mortem statement.
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook said he went
to the hospital Wednesday and was sur
prised to find considerable dissecting of the
body had taken place. The heart had been
taken out and placed in a glass jar, and
the witness was greatly handicapped in
making an examination. He thought the
wound was made by double-edge knife.
Other witnesses swore to the details of the
row. Wash. Williams heard some one cali
for Ratchet to cut somebody's heart out
and saw Beverly cut johnson. All hands
had been drinking.
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Hun,iicappcd by Cold.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, February Sire
broke out at o'clock this morning in the
Home for Friendless Women. near the
corner of Scovile avenue and Putnam
street, and the building was almost to-
tally destroyed. Many of the inmates were
sick in bed. and for time repetition Of
the Deaconess Home horror seemed proba-
bic.
The firemen succeeded, however, in res
cuing all of the inmates. although their
rescue was attended with the greatest diff
Guilty. Owing to the intense cold tine wa
ter from the fire engines froze as soon as
II left the hose and the fremen could make
but little Roadway In checking the flames
until the building was practically de-
stroyed.
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or the Philadelphia, Wilmington, Baltimore
division. on the Pittsb,rg division or on
the New York division. The T3o train Tor
New York was abandoned and the first
train to start for the metropolis was the
30.
The special newspaper train. due here
about 4 O'Clock from New York. and TIE
newspaper train due here about two hours
later from The same city, had not reached
the depot at 10 o'clock
The trains from Washington and the
south. due here at 3:iJ and 3:iI. were away
behind time. The Pennsylvania Company
is sending out local trains on all divisions
and at regular intervals.
At the Philadelphia and Reading station
the conditions are much the same. The
train which left Jersey City at 12:iJ md
night is suowbound near Hopeweli. y. ).
The train scheduled to leave this city at
3:J5 for New York did not leave until near
ly ) o'clock. No trains on the Bethlehem
branch. the Wiliamsport division or the
New York division have arrived this morn
ing except those from local points. and
they are from one to two hours late.
The storm appears to have been the most
severe in its effect between Jenkintown.
Pa. and Hopeweii. =. j. Drifts from to
l. feet high are reported.
At the Baltimore and Ohio station all
trains are reported late. The southern
express, which should reach 24th and
Chestnut streets at o'clock, did not ar
rive until four hours later.
II is a remarkable fact that the storm
has not interfered seriously with tele-
graphic communication. This fortunate
circumstance is due TO the fact that the
snow was dry and light and the ground
frozen hard before the storm began. The
heavy rair which preceded the blizzard of
March, 1883. softened the earth about the
telegraph poles and later. when the wires
were loaded with wet. heavy snow, the
lines We're Frustrated for miles
= eJNBJ-RY. Pa. February s.-Ten inches
Gfnght snow fell in this vicinity last night
: - heavy wind drifted it badly. All Penn
syiy ania and Philadelphia and Reading
railroad trains are blocked. Freight trains
have been annulled and all passenger
trains are about five hours late.
The Lewisburg snd Tyrone branch of
the Pennsy lvaria. between Montandon and
Beliefonte. in the mountains. is drifted
shut. The tracks are covered by ten feet
OF snow. and drifts ard slides are twenty
feet deep at several points. All trains
this branch have been abandoned.
WII.K ESBARRE. Pa. February S.-The.
drifting of the snow has blocked all the
railroads in this vicinity. Some trains
have been entirely abandoned, others are
from five to six hours late
The New York train on the Lehigh Val
ley railroad. due here at IL O'Clock last
night. did not reach here until late this
morning. Traffic between Wilkesbarre and
the surrounding towns is at a standstiH
The weather is intensely cold and opera
lions have ceased in rearly all the coal
mines in this region.
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The Late Ex-Minister stevens.

Ex-Minister Stevens was for long time
in the diplomatic service of the country
but his fame will rest upon his attitude at
Honolulu in January. 1888. when the ha-
waiian queen was deposed by the indignant
people and a provisionist government set
I'D. Mr. Stevens, who was United States
minister at that time, took measures. with
Capt. Wiltse of the Boston, then at Homo
lulu, for the protection OF the lives and
property of Americans. He afterward di-
rected the American flag to be raised over
the island. and an American pr0tectorate
was established for the time. Owing to
Minister Stevens being an advocate of an
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THE MAILS DELAYED.
The blizzard Interferes With the
Postal Service.

At the city post office this morning there
to the delay In the arrival and dispatch of
mail trains. In the early morning delivery
the mail carriers were not subjected to
heavy burdens, and the packages they
carried were noticeably light. This was
owing to the non-arrival of much expected
mail from east, west and the south Train
No. 81 of the Southern railway left the
Baltimore and Potomac depot last night at
1913, but at 10 O'Clock this morning in
formation was received from Alexandra
that she was still in sight of that city.
All nails from the south We're very
much delayed. nothing having yet arrived
at noon over the Chesapeake and Ohio nor
the Atlantic Coast line. A train via the
latter line, which was due here about IL
o'clock last night. was at 10 O'Clock this
morning reported to be stuck in a cut be
low Alexandria. Information reached the
department that there was considerable
snow obstruction between Washington and
Alexandria Junction
No trains left the Baltimore and Poto-
mac depot this forenoon, and no trains
could enter the depot. owing to the snow
drifts, which INSTRUCTED the way. The
Colonial express. bearing mail for the
south. which was to have left at 1:2o this
morning. had not got outside of the shed
at 10 o'clock.
Train No. 4, due in Washington at 4:O2
this morning. which train carried mail
from Cincinnati. st. Louis, Texas and In
dianapolis, arrived in Washington at IL
am, being about seven hours late. An
other train to arrive about IL o'clock was
the Hagerstown and Winchester train,
which was due at 900. This train brought
mail via Harper's Ferry To all appear
ances. as far as could be judged from the
arrival and departure of mails today, the
storm did not affect the eastern and west
ern lines as much as it did the southern
| trains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-08
HARD WIND AND COLD.
Reports From the South of Severe
Cold Weather.

WILMINGTON. Del, February S.-With
one exception this is the coolest day here
in twenty-four years. The wind ranged
from forty to forty-six miles an hour near
midnight. At s o'clock this morning the
thermometer registered 10 degrees above.
CHARLESTON, s. c., February S.-The
thermometer began to fall steadily hut
rapidly from 80 degrees at IL o'clock to IL
degrees at 1870 this morning.
All tender plants above ground have been
killed. Strawberry blossoms are killed and
the berry viii be delayed four weeks be-
yond the usual time. 1t will ne Apri! be-
fore the first berries ripen. The cabbage
crop will average only p per cent of a
crop. Lettuce, marrowfat peas and smaller
varieties are all killed.
The destruction is universal over the
southern trucking section and extends to
Florida.
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SEVERE COLD AT pIrTsBURG.
Great Damage Predicted to Steamer,
When the Thaw Comes.

w .en the fDdw tonnes.
PITTSBURG. Pa. February S.-The biz
zard Is on in full force here. The mercury
got down 10 3 IL below zero here last
night and is still going down, with the
prospects of reaching 10 degrees below by
tonight. The local observer announces
some snow in the mountains. The rivers
are frozen 20 depth of fourteen inches in
gone places and rivermen predict great
damage 70 steamers and other craft when
the breakup comes.
The weather is growing colder. and .he
local weather office has issued a bulletin
predicting the worst blizzard for Years in
this section. Railroad and street car traf-
flc is seriously impeded, all through trains
being late.
Some of the cable roads were practically
tied up this morning by the machinery
freezing and breaking.
The supply of natural gas is very short
end many housenolders this morning found
themselves without fuel for heating and
cooking purposes. The police rescued ten
persons from freezing last night and took
them to the station houses. The worst is
expected tonight. and the gas companies
are making an effort to provide fuel for
domestic purposes.
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Baltimore Markets,

BALTIMORE. February s-FTour duh. unchanged
receipts, 1o530 barrels; shipments, i,3 barrels
Wheat firm-spot and month. 577sa57ls: March, 5sa
sssh; May, 59!4aS9S; steamer No. red; 5iAa
els; southern wheat by sample, 56a5S; do. on
grade. 24%4a1I%4 Corn frin.spet, 47sa455s:
month, 4IAa41ss: March, 4SIs bid; May. 49t4 bid:
steamer mixed. 46sa469i -receipts 10 i25 bushels;
shipments Il. l43 bushels stock. 54o.552 bushels;
southern white corn, 49a5o; do. yellow. 49a5o.
Oats firm-No. 2 white western 36a37; No. .
mixed. 34lsa35-receipts. 1s,S53. bashels; stock,
2fI,222 bushels Rye inactive-No. 2, 56a51-re-
ceipts, 1.169 bushels: stock. % .S31 bushels Hay
very irnl-good to choice timothy, Sl2.00as12.J0.
Grain freishs quiet. sales steady-steam TO Liver
pool per bushel, IS. I'D. to Is. Id. February. Cork
for orders per quarter, Is da2s 10i5d. February.
Sugar quiet-Sranulated. 4-oS per 100 pounds But
do lade. 1Ta1s; good ladle. 14a15; store packed,
Ioai2 EGGS firm. Cheese steady-fancy New
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Additional Contribution
The Star has the following additioni
contributions to acknowledge:
Meetings and Contributions.

Meetings and Contributions.
The Epworth League will hold a mass
meeting and pound party tonight at Waugh
Church. The church was open at l pm
to receive contributions from those who
could not attend in the evening. The Of
flcers of the league will distribute the
supplies received through the mercy and
help department of the league, of which
Miss Fannie Meeks is superintendent. 1t is
expected that the receipts will amount to
at least LOCO contributions.
Nearly Frozen.
Henry Mcintosh Scotch sailor, fifty
nine years of age, was found stretched in
a doorway near 18th street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest by Policeman
Boyce last night. He was only partly con-
scious and nearly frozen to death when
removed to No. l police station, where he
was revived.
Welcome Relief.
The relief committee received a very
welcome load of provisions from the chill
dren of the Twining City public schools
as the result of collections made there.
Two dozen new blankets were left by
some friend at the rooms of the board of
trade. and were sent to the distributing
committee, but no name accompanied them
Poor Notes.
Julius Lansburgh yesterday gave the re-
lief committee twenty-four pairs of blank
cts for the poor.
MIS- Robricht of South Washington re-
ports much sickness and distress In that
locality. Moses & Son have sent her seven
mattresses for deserving cases, while Mr..
FIVE gallons of milk daily for her sick
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month of February and pay it on the 18th
for the benefit of the poor.
From your little friends,
EIDRIDGE, and IILLIE,

iiAoHlh VI Il SDi udIy dLu pay IL Oii lAC Aolh
for the benefit of the poor.
From your little friends,
ELDRIDGE and LILLE.
The Police Busy.
The police were busy today, as they have
been fer more than a month, investigat-
ing appeals for help and rendering what
assistance they could. At the various po-
lice stations the callers were numerous,
although it is thought the snow prevented
some of the sufferers from getting out OF
their houses. The police are depending al
most wholly upon the central relief COM
nittee for funds with which to assist the
destitute, as other contributions are not
very numerous just now. Some few con-
received, but not enough to relieve many
families.
At present the police are giving out Or
ders for fuel more than they are for pro-
visions. 1t is necessary that the poor
should have warm houses and many of
them can get food easier than they can
fuel The ash dumps are all covered with
snow and those who depend upon the
dumps for cinders are now compelled to
appeal to the police.
Yesterday the police found a colored fam
lily in destitute circumstances living in
stable in South Brookland. An officer went
there from the eighth precinct station to
assist them. Food and fuel were furnished.
but the family is still in the stable one OF
the victims of the Ford's Theater disaster
who lives in the county on the Brightwood
road, was also assisted.
Additional Contributions.
The Star has the following additional
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-08

Franklin, IS asked Metropolitan. 40 bid, so asked
GorocSTan, 8! bid Potomac. 6ssz bid Arlington,
Union, 1874 bid, 151s asked. Columbia. 1334 bid
10y asked Riggs IA bid asked Peoples 81
bid, SIS asked. Lincoln, bid, sA asked Com
mercial, bid
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real- Estate Title, Jos
bid lie asked Columbia Title a. bid 81. asked
Washington Title 81 asked. District Title, 10
bid
Telephone Stocks Pennsylvania. 81 bid so asked
chesapeake and Potomac 50 bid. 52h asked. Amer
Gun Carriage, .23 bid. .33 asked
-, Miscellaneous Stocks Washington Market, IS
bid Great Falls Ice, 1870 bid. Bull Run PIANO.
rama II bid, 20 asked. Lincoln Hall, 50 bid.
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Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
LAUREL, Md. February S.-Shortly be-
fore 3 o'clock this morning fire broke out
in the store of w. w. Owens. Owing to
the storm. no water was obtainable. and
the adjoining dwelling of Mrs. James Cur
ley caught, and both buildings were de-
Stroyed. Loss about $1,000, partially in
sured. Owing to the snow on the ground
most disastrous confiagration was pre-
vented.