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Evening star., 1895-11-04

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Army Orders.

First Lieut. NJ. w ireland, assistant sur
eeon, has been detached from duty at Fort
Santon, n NJ, and ordered to duty at
Ber.icia Barracks, Cal
Leaves of absence have been granted as
follows: Capt. Samuel McConihe, fourteenth
infantry, for six months on account Of dis
ability; Lieut.. George w. Ruthers. eighth
infantry, one months extension; Lieut.. Jas.
n. Nickerson. seventeenth infantry. fer TWO
months, with permission to go beyond Sea;
twenty days
The following transfers of recruiting Off
ers are made: Captain George H. Evans.
tenth cavalry. from Louisville, KY, 10 Pitts
burg, Pa; Captain William r. Wood. o!;sil-
teenth infantry, from Pit;sburg, Pa, to
Louisville, Ky.
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CTo be continued tomorrow.)
In Memory of Mrs. Lamb.

committee of the Mary Washington
Chapter of the Daughters of the American
Revolution was appointed by the board of
management to attend the funeral services
this morning of their late treasurer, Mrs
Elizabeth Scott Lamb. Among those pres
ent at the funeral were Mrs. o. H. Tit
man, vice regent of the chapter, and the
committee before mentioned. After the
religious portion of the services Mrs
Marian Lcngfellow O'Donoghue, former
corresponding secretary of the chapter
paid tribute to the memory of Mrs
Limb Later in the day a meeting was
called of the committee, which comprised
the following members of the chapter: Miss
A: B. Ball, Miss Ida Beall. Miss Ward
Mrs. e. L. Sherwood. Mrs. F. F. Cougle,
Mrs. VIM H. Doe, Miss Pearre, Mrs Gar
rison, Mrs. f. T. Cromwell and Mrs.
Marian Longfellow O'Donoghue. At this
meeting a motion was carried to send
notice of the action of the committee pre-
liminary to a formal meeting of the chap
ter to consider a memorial service.
Evening star., 1895-11-04
AFRAID OF THE PRESIDENT.
But the Cold Weather May Drive Mr..
Petty to Cal nm Him

But the Cold Weather May Driy. Mrs.
Petty to Call ON Him,
Il wants ter see Mr.Lowney," said a E:tle.
fat colored woman, who called at The clerks
Office of the Police Court this afternoon.
Here he is, said the clerk, pointing to-
ward the prosecuting attorney, Mr. Null
lowny.
rs dat de states turney?" inquired the
mother of two children, who came from
South Washington to get her husband out
Of Jail. Il amt got nobody to work fer me
when he amt home, and he's NV onlv
resport.''
The woman. who gave her name as Petty
and said she lived on E street southwest.
told Mr.. Mullowny that she was about to be
put out of her house because she was 81
behind in her rent.
Who owns the house?" she was asked.
DIR. -, and he's preacher
And going to put you out?
Yes. indeed" she answered, "and he done
he'd er paid de money, but long as I was
behind in my rent he wants de house"
well. auntie," SAID Mr.. Mullownv.
there's only one man iii the United States
who can release your husband"
And who's dat?" ;4i1
THE President of the United States, Ga n
the prosecutor. g..
Il amt never called on him YET said the
old woman, land Use feard of him ANYHOW"
When the case had been fully cxpla med
the old woman said she could not sleep in the
street these cold nights. and she thought
she would have to call on the President
Evening star., 1895-11-04
TWENTY-FFTH NSTALLMENT,
CBack numbers be obt aimed The Star offce)

to the others. and of them only Martin was
especially struck by it. He wondered what
II meant. Chief Williams dismounted and
spoke In low tone to Springer
4 M glad we got here in time" he said.
put as understand IT there's good deal
70 DO yet There's black villain expected
rons 70 can mere s some time today to demand a
ransom for the missing girl"
Why! there she isn' interrupted Som
pointing to the doorway, where Elsie stood
Still with her mother
Ihat oner' exclaimed Williams. II sup
posed II must be the ether daughter. When
did she escape?' ''
mere isn't any other daughter, and she
dldn escape; she was rescued" and San,
toiI q, tne story with commendable brevity.
Ell, must say" commented the chief
m glad it came out so well. You'd make
a detective, Mr.. Martini
raps, drawled the hero of the rescue
indifferently.
AT the same time" said Williams. ..it
ocesn modify my instructions The Judge
sent me out not to arrest that man in the
sn ouggy; though that was part of it if he
should do anything out of the way. but to
capture the black man."
Ihe Judge don't give out small Jobs.
does he?" said Martin. ''
DO you mean that the arrest of the
black will be difficult matter?''
you've guessed it. 1 don't mean any
disrespect to you, but I don't believe the
pohceman lives who can take that man.
now .y, that he's got start
a.
mord, and he's bound to come here to get
1t, as l understand"
This talk of diamonds" said Martin.
Z puzzles me; but it don't make no differ
ence about the movements of this fellow,
Wanga, now. Don't you see, he was in
DENLY early this morning."
why! Who told you that?"
Mattln was honestly surprised at the
question He had never regarded himself
as especially gifted in synthesis. little as
he would have known what the word
meant, and to his mind there was no spe-
cal cieverness in deducing plain facts from
the .eya chiefs Isl Incomplete statement.
ou told me yourself" he responded
simply. you've just come from DENLY
no one needed to be told that-and if you
know that Wanga is coming here 1t must
be because he's heen there to give that in
find Warren"
yes. he saw Warren in the lookup"
w ell, to cut 1t short. then, Wansa start
ed from DENLY to Granite. There's only
one road, and although he gets on in the
as long as it's lonely. He can run, too but
he was up all night, and he dilrt beat you
in. You passed him. He can put two and
two together AS well as any man 1 ever
come acrost and he'll know you're after
him. He won't come here"
Warren was certain he would"
Huh! Warren didn't know Elsie got
away. Wanga wouldn't dare to come til,
his hiding place. He'll find the girl gone
and his partner dead. What's the good of
his coming down here. them"
Wouldn't it be possible to set watch
at the cave and take him when he goes
tbere?"
1--WE thought of it, and it had ought tt
be tried, but l don't believe twill work.
He's too cunning If it will work at al it
will be within a few hours
Exactly" said VIII, ans, land that's
just my difficulty, now that I've got a
Evening star., 1895-11-04
CHAIRMAN CARTER OPPOSED.
HarrfSOn's Friends May Try to Have
Him DepOneI.

A dispatch from Indianapolis to New
York paper says: 1T is highly probable. as
a result of the conference of local repub-
licans with eX-Attorney General Michener
Friday night, that the friends of Gen. Harri-
son will move early for the displacement of
Chairman Carter of the national republican
committee, and the substitution. if not of an
out-ard-out Harrison man. at least OF or
who will he in accord with the majority SER
timent of the party in the matter of finlacial
legislation. 1t was reported that Mr.. Mich
cner assured the gentlemen present at the
conference that large ma aority of the
members of the committee was not in accord
with Chairman Carter in his views ON TIE
silver question
Evening star., 1895-11-04

around a post and chair in which the pris-
oner was allowed to sit.
I'll look in at him now and then during
the day." said the storekeeper.
Martin consented to go with the officers
to show them the cave. and to help in the
capture of Wanga, and as 1t was not deem
ed wise to leave the Warren family uEpro-
tected even now, Henry Babson, who said
he could spare the time, was left at the
house.
Justice Drew had not gone from the lock-
up before VIII rushed in exclaiming:
II want to see Mr.. Warren"
Good gracious! exclaimed the keeper;
another"
What is it, young man. inquired the
justice.
His daughter has been found"
alive and we'll? Good! Smith, bring
the prisoner here
The keeper obeyed, and when Mr.. War
rem entered and heard the news. the tears
rolled down his cheeks as he said. Thank
God!' repeatedly and deyoutly.
Under the circumstances" said the JUS
tice, after moment, i"thc place for you is
at home
Mr. Warren looked at him in surprise.
There's no doubt that 1 should discharge
you if you came up for examination TINS
morning." continued Justice Drew. for l
know what the evidence would be- and
know a good deal more that strictly speak
ing, isn't evidence. Moreover, Wliilans
can't be here. Goldng won't. Jackson
gone-hello! Do you want to see warren
too?"
This was addressed to Turner and King,
who just then came into the lookup.
The ne.ghbors shook hands with warren
and the justice continued:
I'm not going formally to discharge you,
Warren, but l let you go on your own recog-
r,izance to come before me If should want
ycu. Don't say world know you'll do It,
don't think this Is the last of the matter at
all. All you gentlemen had better return to
Granite"
The eccentric justice went away abruptly,
and after a brisk consultation the four men
from Granite started homeward, everybody
In high spirits. except Mr.. Warren. His re-
lease had been SO much matter of certainty
in his own mind that the only relief he felt
vas in the earlier departure than he had
hoped for.
II wonder how much the judge knows?"
he kept thinking with growing discomfort,
trying in vain to throw off his original trou-
lie in the tightening of those more recent.
Will and Mr.. Warren went in Kings bug
gy. while King and Turner rode in the lat
ter's. They Travelled moderately fast, but at
nowhere near such speed as had been taken
Evening star., 1895-11-04

and Cahill. Dumbarton-Rev. ]. B. Stitt,
Misses Pusey and Bremerman, Messrs.
F,risby and Layton. Brookland-Rev. w.
d. q. Chapman. Misses Wolf and Murray.
Rev. E. S. Todd, DID,, Misses Booraem,
Perry. Wing, Messrs. Mickle. Watson,
Towner. McKendree-Rev. l.. T. Wider
man, DID. Misses Fullmer, Garner. Davis.
Messrs. Middleton. culbertson, Davis. Cal
thersburg-Rev. W. C. Brian, Misses Craw-
ford and Kingsley, Messrs. Burns and
crawford Cnion--Rev. A. Bielas,ii, Miss
Hunter Messrs. Morrison and Cra wford.
Fifteenth Street-Rcv W. w. Van Arsdale,
Misses Alvord. Davis, Funk, AIR. Croggon.
Dougias-Rev. J. L. Walsh, Rev. 7. j.
Clarke Misses Guelick, Harr, Eouchen,
Messrs. Roberts and Warren. North Cap
itol-Rev c. l.. Pate, Misses Bunch ard
Wade, Messrs. SaXton. Austin, Williamson.
kWeifth Street-Rev. ]. NJ. Slarrow. C. f.
Williams ,4i Misses Bobb. Cox, Burgess.
j. v Reed. Miss Jehb, NJ. T.. Fowler Trim
ity-Rev. NJ F. B. Rice, DID,, Misses Mathis
and Middleton, Messrs. Bit, McCaihran.
bridge, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Mitchell. Miss ,Turner.
Messrs. Engle, Botteler Croft. nyre. Speel-
man. Henney. Gorsuch-Rev. }. H. NJ.
Lemon, Mrs. Randy. Mrs. Rove: Mrs.
w. c. Brian. Misses Ward Long. Mrs. Gar
rett. Miss Magruder. Grace-Rev Watson
Case. Mrs. Lotus, Miss Jones. Mezsrs. Glib
son and Farr.
Junior Workers.
Friday afternoon. 4:l5 pm Conference of
Junior workers. Metropolitan, Rev II. B.
Leech, District superintendent, presiding.
Singing, prayer. THE Bible i'm the Junior
League" Rev. J. NJ. Slarrow. Twelfth
Street Chapter; THE Social Features OF
Junior Work, How to Make the Meetings
Interesting" Miss Maggie NJ Fitzhue, Wes-
ley Chapter; Practical Difficulties and
How to Overcome Them ''rhe Junior
League Cabinet" general discussion. clos
ing prayer Juniors well as Junior work
ers are invited.
Sunday-l1 :H an, Epworth League SER
mons by all Methodist, pastors. 3 pm,
Junior rally, Metropolitan, Rev. H. b.
Leech District superintendent, presiding:
mi sic, under direction of Prof. Palmer.
exercises by juniors; address. Reverence"
Miss Katharine J. Laws. Foundry Chap
ter, address by Rev. L. B. Wilson, DID.
presiding elder. pm, conservation moc:-
irg, Metropolitan, conducted by Bishop
VIM. Taylor Of Africa. Full membership of
all chapters expected to be present at ths'
Gle sing service
Evening star., 1895-11-04
hank Dividend. Declared.

The controller of the currency has de-
clared dividends in favor Of the creditors
of insolvent national banks as follows, viz.
A first dividend Of IL per cent In favor of
the creditors of the First National Bank OF
Ocala, Fla, on claims proved amounting to
s2i3, ,154.36.
A first dividend of 20 per cent in favor Of
the creditors of ,he buffalo County Ma
tional Bank of kearney. Neb, en- claims
proved amounting TO S3S,D23.E
A second dividald 10 per cent. IN favor OF
the creditors of the First National Bank OF
San Bernardinc, Cal, making iii all 30 per
cent on claims provel, amounting to slT6.-
5112l.
A third dividend, 70 per cear. in favor OF
the creditors cf TIL. Baker City National
Eank Of Baker City, Ore. making IN all
80 Jer cent on claims prove1 amounting to
S6. ,40DT2. -
A third dividend, J., PER cent, in favor OF
the creditors Of the Cenrral National Sank
of Rome. NJ V, making in all G, par cent
on claims proved amounting to SfD,2esei.
Evening star., 1895-11-04

prisoner. You haven't any lookup here 7
supposc?'
No" responded Springer but we might
find way to stow him for you for a few
hours"
Sam and Martin exchanged glances.
! Il was thinking of my smoke house." said
Sam.
He could tip it over" declared Martin
With a shake of the head.
And the worst of it is,' said Williams
speaking in a still lower voice, there isn't
a pair of handouts between us. We came
off in a rush, you know. The judge wouldn't
have us stop for anything.
Might tie him in the cellar of the meet
ing house" suggested Martin.
Just the thingv' exclaimed Sam.
That disposition was accordingly made
of Golding, who submitted to it without
protest or comment, amused
smile. His hands were tied behind his back
with clothesline from the stock in Sans
store, and the rope passed several times
Evening star., 1895-11-04

by Golding and the pursuing officers. so that
it was more than an hour after Williams
and the others had started for Wanga's hid
ing place when the four drew up in front of
SpringerS store.
Few of the villagers were there at the tine,
but those few promptly tagged after the car
rage, which proceeded after short pause
to Mr.. Warren's house. Sam went too,
leaving his wife to look after the store for
time
1t need not be said that the reunion at
the hCrse was of a joyous character. The
Eeighbors gathered in the yard, while Mr..
Warren went in to embrace his wife AMI
daughter and hear their accounts of what
had happer ed. Mr.. Warren had been fully
Informed, of course, by Will of the events
after ding the first search and the rescue,
but it was not until some minutes had
els psed that he learned that Golding had
| been arrested. They were in the sitting
room.
ren.
Il was in the Kitchen" she replied. land
the first thing knew he came tearing into
the spare room. He asked first about the
black man. and then for Freeman's vest.
He went straight to the closet and began
trying to get his hands in the pockets of
the clothing. I tried to pull him away:
then John Martin knocked him down-dear,
nie! / can't tell it all. The officers came
up. and they arrested him."
Mr.. Warren had listened intently.
Did he get anything?" he asked.
Il QOn lnlnk SO. OlQn see.
IN find OUT
He rose and went to the spare room. Mrs.
Warren and Elsie following. The wife had
it on the tip of her tongue to ask him how
he could find out If anything were missing
from buttons clothing, but she recalled the
painful episodes and suspicious of the pre-
viCus morning. and was silent.
Dutton was awake, and his eyes looked
bright and healthy when Warren entered.
"Dut,' said Warren, I'm going to eN-
anime your vest to see whether Golding
took anything. You trust me?'
Dutton assented with his eyes and Mr.
Warren opened the closet door and felt in
the vest pockets.
A moment later he closed the door and
returned to the sitting room. Without
right Dut." but when he was out of Dut-
tons hearing he said to his wife:
THE scounlrel has taken the President!
Where is hep
HE was tied up under the meeting
house." replied Mrs. Warren, greatly dis
turbed by her husbands informatio
What do they mean by the President,
mammal" asked Elsie as her father strobe
out of the room.
Sam. said Warren, did you fellows
search Golding when you arrested him?'
mo. didn't think of it. He didn't have
time to take anything before Jack got at
him..
"He did take something, though Of the
most extraordinary value. He must be
searched at once. It'll be all right. What
ever's found can be put in your keeping
and turned over to the court later. Then
the rightful owner can prove property and
get it,
All the villagers, except Will, hurried af-
ter Mr. Warren to the meeting house. They
found the vestry door open, and VIII IN they
dashed down stairs they found that Gold
ing had gone.
CTo be continued tomorrow
Evening star., 1895-11-04
Presidential Appointments.

The President has appointed James B.
Angel of Michigan, John E. Russell CT
Massachusetts, and Lyman E. Cooley of
Illinois, under the act approved March =.
1895, to be commissioners to make inquiry
and report upon the feasibility of the con-
struction of deep water canal between the
great lakes and the Atlantic ocean.
Other appointments are: Claude n. Ben
nett of Atlanta, Ga, to be a special agent
to make allotments to Indians und"r the
act of February 8. 1887; X. w. Perry. to be
first lieutenant in the revenue cutter sery-
ice: Patrick H. Herman of Olivia, Mimi,
to be surveyor general of Minnesota, vice
James Compton, removed.
Evening star., 1895-11-04
CHAPTER XXv.-UNDER THE MEET
ING HOUSE.

1t was not Martins style of fighting to
strike. or. as Springer suggested, stomp"
on him when he was down. He stood
over Goldng. ardently hoping that there
was fight in him.
AS has been seen, Golding had no lack Of
physical courage but on this occasion when
he struggled to his feet he made for the
door in a hurry, whereat Martin con-
temptuously kicked at and missed him.
Springer, however. whom Golding had to
pass. caught the traveller by the coat collar
and trousers and ran him down the path to
the gate more vigorously. If not more rap
idly, than he cared to go. And when Gold
ing had disappeared from the doorway
Dutton, who had sat up in bed to watch
the fracas, lay down again with an amused
smile.
Golding turned in evaporation at last
and struck at Springer. but the storekeeper
lodged back and the blow fell short. With
an oath Golding then climbed into his
Evening star., 1895-11-04
Thousand. Join the Cubnns,

Passengers arriving from Cuba say that
fully five thousand men nave Joined the
insurgents from Matanzas province in the
last forty days. About fifteen days ago
two hundred and fifty insurgents concealed
themselves in a cemetery on the outskirts
of the Cardenas, attacking forty passing
regulars. The insurgents lost two dead five
wounded; Spanish lost eight killed, eleven
wounded. A priest, who went to Lacrete's
camp to hear confessions, reports his hav-
ing three hundred and fifty armed and two
hundred unarmed men in Sasua distric,
Letters from Maceo say his headq quarters
near Santiago are unmoest>d by the Span
iartis and he is on the aggressive
Evening star., 1895-11-04

The rumor has been revived that Col.
George II. Tichener of Indiana is going to
resign his office of president of the board OF
general appraisers on account Of continued
ill-health and that ex-Representative By
mum of Indiana will be his successor. 1t is
stated at the Treasury Department that Mr..
Ticbanor's health is no worse than it has
been for months, and that mentally he is as
sound as ever, and that he has given no
official iptimation of his desire to leave the
public service. Mr.. Tichenor was formerly
assistant secretary of the treasury and is an
expert on tariff matters.
Evening star., 1895-11-04
HE WANTS TO be CLERK.
Gen. Henderson Says He is Not Aft.
Any Other Office.

ucu. HchNefSOn SuSB IL Not After
Amy Other Office.
THE paragraph in The Star of Saturday
that Gen. Henderson of Illinois was a can
didate for either clerk or sergeant-at-arms
of the House is inaccurate and puts that
Observation-Disclosures I am sure-at
disadvantage" said Harry Smith, ex-
journal clerk of the House, to a Star re-
porter. THAT rumor or report has been
industriously circulated with sinister mo-
tives, in face and teeth of the fact that be-
fore leaving Washington last spring for
his home Gen. Henderson announced that
he was a candidate for clerk, and nothing
else. The following dispatch received from
him this morning ought to conclude the
matter"
PRINCETON, ILL.,, November t. 1885,
am a candidate for clerk of the House.
and rot for sergeant-at-arms, and supposed
that fact was well understood
THOMAS j. HENDERSON.
Evening star., 1895-11-04
20 Prizes; aggregatine

- frizes; aggregating. ............ 500
The first prize of 500 will be paid for the
explanation which comes nearest to the
true solution; the second prize of $50 to the
person sending the explanation next near
est, and so on. for the third and fourth
prizes The remaining twenty-five prizes Of
80 each VIII be awarded to the persons
sending the twenty-five explanations next
nearest to the fourth prize, as the judges
may determine their merit.
3. The Star Is pre-eminent1y family
newspaper and it's daily installment of a
high grade serial story is feature inten1-
ed to especially commend it to the home
circle. To emphasize-and advertise-the
fact that The Star Is a newspaper peculiar
ly suitable for wOmen's reading, the fur
ther condition Is made that the $500 in
prizes shall be paid only for explanations
sent in by women and girls. All may read;
but only women and girls may guess-and
win the gold.
When the War Was Over" will continue
In daily installments until Friday. Novem-
Der 8. on which date all but the final chap
ter will have been published. The interval
between Friday. November s. and Tuesday,
November IL. six o'clock Pm, inclusive,
will be allowed for the forwarding of guess
es, and the final chapter will be published
in The Star on Friday, November Is. I'm
der no consideration whatever will guesses
be received from any source and considered
prior to Friday. November 8, or later than
six o'clock p. m. November IL. For no rea-