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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-09
AIpeun,s Disastrou. Fire.

ALPENA, Mich. September 9.-Yestefday
afternoon the Folkerts & McPhee saw mill
in the center of this city was discovered to
be on fire. and WIS soon a mass of flames
The mill aud engine house were destroyed
also 9,OUO,Doo shingles and 100000 posts be-
longing to number of lumber firms in
the vicinity. The total loss is $4,000, with
small insurance.
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DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

The County Elective Judiciary Bill In
New Jersey.
TRENTON. N. j., September 9.-The SUI
preme court today handed down an opinion,
declaring unconstitutional the county elect
i've judiciary bill. The opinion is written
by Judge Van SICKLE, who, with Justices
Lippincott and Magic. sat in the case.
Justice Lppincott concurs in the opinion,
and foot-note says that Justice Magic
will express his own view.
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Small Purses mt st. Axaph...

The reduction of purses at the st. Asaph
track does not seem to have had a great
effect on the entries, as the card for today,
while not heavy one was made up of
some of the best horses at the track. The
track was in excellent shape Weather
clear and warm. Attendance small. Six
hoO N
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Cartier Pigeon No. 1905.

r. A carrier pigeon. bearing the number
11.3OS, got down, the chimney of the State
Department INTO the printing office on the
basement floor this afternoon. 1t was TAX
en- in and cared for and will be released in
due season. It carried no message. 1t may
be one of the pigeons from the yacht race
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Ex-President Harrison's Plans.

SARATOGA, N. Y. September 9-Ex-
President Harrison. it is expected. will pass
the fall and early part of the winter here
His son-in-law, j. r. Mckee. has rented
for three months and will take possession
on September Is of the William H Mccall
cottage on Circular street. Gen. Harrison
will be the guest of the Mckee family
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-09

Grand Lodge of Good SnmarftRns.
District Grand Lodge, No. 3, Independent
Order of Good samaritans and Daughters
of samaria, will entertain the R. w. N. g.
Lodge and officers next Thursday evening
at the Metropolitan Baptist Church, on r
between 18th ard 18th streets northwest.
Speeches will be made by Rev. r. John
son, C. H. Marshall, NJ. H. Hunter, H. H.
Turner, 7. W, Chase and others. There
will be good music. and the event promises
to be an enjoyable one in every respect.
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An Assignment,

VIM. H. Walker, engaged in the grocery
business at 946-4s Louisiana avenue. today
made an assignment for the benefit of his
creditors. Leon Tobriner is named as the
assignee, and the assets are placed at
$0,130.37 and the liabilities at $S,212.03.
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FRAZER BEYOND DOUBT.
The Sister of the Prisoner Identifies
Him.

RICHMOND. Mo-. September 9.-Mrs. N.
j. McCruder of Atlanta. Mo-. sister Of Dr.
Fraker. who Is accused of having disap-
peared with the view of cheating an in
surance company, has arrived here, and
II any doubt existed as to the identity of
the man now in jail it has been dispelled
by his meeting with her. She recognized
him at once
The meeting was a very affecting one.
After the meeting in Jail Mrs. McCruder
was seen at her hotel and said the pris-
oner was Dr.. Fraker beyond doubt
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Voted for WASHINGTON.

President John NJ. Berger of Local Union
No. 26, Eleo trical Workers, today received
a letter from the secretary of Local No. Is
of Philadelphia, stating that the members
of the union at their last meeting voted for
Washington as the place for holding the
coming convention Of the National Brother
hood.
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specai rrotn Stau correspondent.
LOUISVILLE. KY. September 3.-The
first section of the Washington Grand
Army special reached Louisville at 3 o'clock
this afternoon, eastern time. All on boa I'd
we'll. This section brought the Old Guard
the department headquarters, the woman's
Relief Corps and the Mount Pleasant Drum
Corps. The second section arrived half
an hour later.
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Another Divorce.

Judge Cox this afternoon granted Annie
| Sommerfield a divorce from Richard Som
rnerfed. The suit was filed by Mrs. Som
merfeld March % last, but the papers in
the case were withheld from publication.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The following are the opening. the high,
est and the lowest and the closing prices
OF the New York stock market today. as re-
ported by Corson Mccartney. members
New Yor'I stock exchange. Correspondents
Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway.
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VnIkyrie Takes u spin.

NEW YORK, September 9.-The yacht
Valkyrte Ill, under sail, passed Quarantine,
outward bound, at about $50 this after
noon.
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Mrs. Kate Mullaly. clerk in the pension
office, was thrown from a car on the 9th
street line at s street last Monday night by
the premature starting of the train on
which she was a passenger and badly in
jured.
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Government Receipts.

National bank notes received today for
redemption, 500 ,O33. Government receipts
From internal revenue, s74O, OO7; customs,
S454, 77S; miscellaneous. s2s,99S.
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DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
Water Rent.

The Commissioners today refused to can
eel the payment of water rent against the
Congressional cemetery.
Policeman Dismissed.
Private S. d. Prane of the metropolitan
police force having been found physically
unable to perform further police duty, on
account of disease contracted in the line
of duty. was today dismissed from the po-
lice force.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-09

LEXINGTON, Va, September 9-John A.
r. Warner. Chinese inspector of the port
CT Portland, Ore, died here at midnight.
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Race From Putney to MOrtlake for
English Cham pionship.

LONDON, September 9.-In the sculiing
match for the championship of England
and 400, from Putney to Mortlake. today
Harding, the English champion. defeated
Sullivan
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Grnin and Cotton Markets.

Cotton and grain markets. reported by W. B.
Hfbbs, stock, grain and cotton broker, 1921 st.
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The Chess Series,

The chess series begins like that of cards
with the divinatory games of primitive
people, in which our game originated.
America Is here again conspicuous, and
with the objects representing the first
steps in the evolution of the game are
shown other common things such as visit
ing cards and the folding fan, which Mr..
Culin traces, with chess. to the marked
arrow of primitive culture. The historical
chess series comprises boards and men
from India, Burmah, the Malay peninsula,
the Maldive islands, Corea, China and
japan.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-18
BIG STEEL COMBINE.
THREE LEADING COMPANIES
CONSOLIDATED.
Americans the Foremost Naval Architects
of the World-Cold Weather Puts Wis
consin Logging Camps Into Great Ac-
,i~vlty-sevcral Will Die 1'rom Exposure.
Zig nesse,ncr Combine.

DULUTH, Mimi. special: The details of
what is to br one of the biggest comhina-
lions in raw materials in the United States
gre now under consideration. The prob
abilities are that within a few weeks Il
combination will ne effected SO there shall
DC no competition and SO that Il reasonably
good price shall be obtained for t%hrce-quar-
tiers of the Besscmcr iron ore mined in this
country. There will be but three COM
panics in the deal, the Minnesota Iron Com
,pany, the giant OF them all, with an cx-
pectcd output this year of 1,O00,OO3 tons
from the Nermillim Range, the Norric of
the tsogebic, which can put ont this year
nearly l,NO.00O tons. and the Colby group,
also of the Gogchic Range, which has been
put into such Shape that it can CONT we'll
up toward the capacity of the Norrie.
These three companies will mine fully
Mrec-quartcrs OF The liesscmcr output of
the country. The expectation is that the
sale of ores OF these companies will he
made chiefly by one firm OF Cleveland
brokers. There is said to he no question
that these three producers have Il grip on
the Bcsscmer market, and while the Rock
eie!ler interests OH the Mesaba and the
Fcwick. the Lake Superior. Lake Angelina
and Cleveland of the lower range. would
undoubtedly like to join in the deal, they
are not ami. IL he invited.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-18
EASTERN.

= IiTTsBuRG special: \ committee of 100
representing these DESTROYS of forming a
arw party for the abolition of the liulor
.raiiic and other nutlO;Eil evils has issued a
a;tll Tor IL national conference here March
~.
NEW YORK special: A statement COM
ollcu by Eradst1pet's shows the total bank
'.ilcari'iSs W the principal cities of the
United States during the past week to tx,
"!ai,'tS,"iS, a decrease Of 40 per cent. as
compared with the corresponding week
asst year. of this amount S42g. a377 :ssSs33 was
for cities, exclusive Of New York. IL de-
crease of G.l.
Ad.BANY, N V, special: The bodies of
.:wO of the victims of the Delevan House
fire have been taken from the ruins. They
we're found in 81 cellar directly uMder the
Attic, where fifteen servants were supposed
% have been trapped by the spread of the
flames. The bodies recovered were burned
"s'eyond recognition. 1t is believed Others
af the missing viii he found intllc vicinity.
NEW NoRK special: The 4Atchison pro-
.tectiNe committee, OF Which TheodorN w.
Meyers is chairman. has issued IL circular
10 the stocklioldersoi the company solicit
|, Ing contri| ltionS to = fund for an inyesti-
it..;l'ion oil Tie affairs of that company and
N1S PiooSIVtlpH VI tilOSe upon whom rests
II responsibility for tine alleged eXtraya-
giant waste of time and Money aggre.atin.
.slo,0OO,oO and for the alleged classification
OF the books of the company.
EAST L%rvERlsooI., Ohie. special: The
United States White Granite Association.
which comprises every manufacturer of
white granite and sanitary pottery in the
United States, is now complete. The
western firms %havepaid to .tctuary 5. NJ.
.McCIaye of this city their ltnds and the
organization and the selling prices went
into effect. The association is the most
powerful ever formed ainong the eartl,en-
ware manufacturers Of the country, and
takes the place of the old eastern and west
ern associations, between which ~organiza-
tion differences We're always arising. The
new association embraces every firm man
ufacturing that line of goods in the east
and west. 1t is formed solely TO keen M
prices.
New York special: Bradstreet's will
say: There has been no material improve
meat in general trade within the week.
.Job3sers and other wholesalers are sending
nut, OK are about to send, commercial trav-
elcrs, and in many instances have not fin
jshed the years accounts and stock taking.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-18

n hbalatiOn of Bradstreet's Geographic
reports from the more impOrtanttra cen
tcrs does not reveal specially hopeful re-
vlcwsa as to an improvement in business in
the near future. In many instances trade
revival is declared to depend on a settle
ment of the currency question. The most
encouraging expressions of opinion are
that merchants are hopeful. Among more
favorable conditions are reports that stocks
of goods of all descriptions in the hands of
jobbers and retailers west and northwest
are generally smaller than usual ut this
season and that the business of the year in
dry goods, hats, shoes, millinery and gro
ceries has been fairly satisfactory and the
cold weather has stimulated the demand
for coal and scasOnable fabrics. Telc-
graphic communications in the northwest
and Pacific coast have been interrupted by
storms, and the movement of cotton, sugar
and rice in Louisiana is checked along with
the demand.
DEFIANCE, Ohio, special: 1t was discov-
cred that the Merchants National Bank Of
this city had been robbed by professional
burglars. When the officers come to open
the bank the combination of the outside
door OF the vault would not work. They
sent tO'Cincinnati for an expert, who ar
~ e'A OANN "a NIiNt Niitll INV
when he succeeded in getting the door
He then discovered that the door of the safe
in the vault had been blown off, the cash
box blown open and the funds of the bank
/ were gone. f.. p. Hooker, the cashier, re-
fuses to malke IL statement as to the loss of
the bank, but ii is supposed that about $10.-
ONO i'll cash was carried away. There is
nothing to show that the burglars were in
the room, but the expert found that the
wooden pins had been used in the combina-
ton OF the outside door, and for that reason
il wouldn't work. The bank directors
We're in session in the afternoon consider
ing the situation.
WASHINGTON special: a plan to help
the treasury by the quicker collection of
the public revenues has been presented to
Congress by Representative Money of Mis-
sissippi, in the form of Il bill. 1t provides
that all duties on imports paid on goods ut
the Custom House shall be paid Onc-half
within sixty days from january 1. 1895, the
other half within ninety days, and upon
failure to do this the rate shall lie doubled.
WASHINGTON special: The annual seed
distribution at the Agricultural Depart
mcnt has so far resulted in the sending out
of 1.30O,O00 papers of vegetable seeds to
people throughout the country. The work
will probably notb be completely before May.
No flower seeds will be sent out this sea-
son. There are still G,O0O,O0 papers of
seeds awaiting distribution.
NEW YORK special: AT the meeting of
the Central Labor Union ut Clarendon
Hall an appeal was read from the \. IL. L..
for funds with which to fight the cases
against Debs and the other officers. \
committee was at once appointed to collect
funds To assist Dehs.
BALTIMORE special: The fertilizer
works of Griffith IL Boyd, acid works OF q.
III. Il C. 4. Bidson, with some other prop
erty, burned. The loss is $2Oo,Ooo.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-18

foreign countries. Mr.. Foster has accepr-
ed the invitation of China. At Toxic he
will meet the two Chinese plenipotentia-
ries, Chen Fen Huan and Shao, and to-
getler they will perfect a treaty with the
Japanese Government.
Gen. Foster is IS years old. A Journal
list by profession. he left his desk in 1873
to accept the United States mission to
Mexico and served there until 1850, when
lie was sent as Minister to Russia and
subsequently became Minister to Spain.
In $50 he was selected by President Har-
rison to represent the United States Gov
eminent i'll various reciprocity treaties.
md when Blaine resigned the Secretary
ship in 1892 he was made his successor.
Gen. Foster has represented China in
diplomatic dealings with the American
Government and has the full confidence
of the oriental Government. He Inns
made Il study of Asintic politics and has
great faith in China's future. 81 think"
he says. that this wal will prove u bless.
ing to China. 1t will wake her I'M. The
Chinese are capable of doing wonderful
things. With the general Introduction of
railroads and telegraph lines China will
become n far greater power than now.
She is, even ut the present time, a wonder
full nation, but bound down by conserya.
tism. She has loyal, patriotic soldiers
enough, but is wofully lacking in officers
and men skilled in handling modern ap-
pliances of warfare.
"As for Japan l have only the kindcst
feeling. She, too, is a wonderful country,
and she has made more progress in tho
Inst few years than any other nation on
earth. Her people are capable of great
cultivation, md she deserves every recoy-
milton from Western nations for the ef.
forts she has made and the actual prog.
ress she has already attained in her ef.
forts towards civilization"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-18
Americans Lead tile World

WASHINGTON special: In a letter to
Naval Constructor Wilson, endorsing the
bill for placing him (Wilsonl on the re-
tired list, under the same conditions as if
he had retired from the Bureau of Con-
struction, instead of r%ysigning as he did i'm
1883. eN-Secretary Tracy comments on the
%upbnilding of the new navy as follows:
1.-The construction and development of Il
new navy during this period is absolutely
without parallel in the history of this
country Or amy other country. That. in
the course. q the work which involved the
creation of u modern steel fleet of battle
ships and cruisers of the highest class. out
%! llotiling. i'll IL space of ten years. some
mistakes have been made. probably, hut
we result presents one of the most extra
ordinary achievements OF mechanical Sci
ct!ne. III has restored completely the rep
iiiation of .Amcricansasthe foremost naval
architects oil the world.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-18

BLACK RIVER FALLS. Wis, special:
The past few days have givei. some hope
10 lutnbcrmcn in this vicinity. and If tic
weather continues cold good work can he
i.nn" without snow. Extensive prepara-
lions have been going on the last week.
iind nov there are miles of ice roads
throughout the woods, and all camps will
place double crews of cams ut work and
!ush business for Etlic next sixty days.
The seasons output will be very large il
'le weather remains favorable. in fact the
itrsest in ten years. This is all owing tn
'Ae great amount Of timber that was dam
'sed 10y the forest fire that swept over this
PORTION of the state last summer. doing
.ililiions of dollars damage TO standing
zine that will lave to he banked this Win
Tn III Orllcr 10 save il from total loss.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-18
H
OfsllOw.

LEXINGTON. KY. special: The old.
grudge between Judge Geo. b. Kinkcad
and William n. Lane broke out here in the
Phoenix Hotel. Kinkead was talking To
Lieut.. o Afford when Lane came up.
and. kinkead thinking lie was making a
motion to draw a pistol, pulled a large
claspcd knife and attempted to cut Lane.
Afford pushed Lane backward and then
hcld Kinliead. Lane began cursing and
was abusing Kinkcad at a terrible rate
when the judge broke loose from Afford
and tried again TO knife Lane. Lane is the
man. who with Deslia Breckenridge. met
Judge kinkead OF the street shortly after
Col. B~reckenridge's defeat and cursed him
and called him bad namcs Lane was a
strong supporter of breckenridge, while
kinkead made the bittercst speeches
against the colonel and was the leader of
the opposition.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, special: Various
reports have been sent out of the decisions
of New England cotton mill companies to
establish mills in the south. but none wero
definite. The Tradesman of Chattanooga.
has investigated the last report and has re-
celved official notice from the officers of the
Dwight Manufacturing Company of Boston
and from the contractors at Gadsden. Ala,
that contracts have been made by the
Dwight Company to build at Alabama
City. one and Onc-half miles from Gadsden.
u 25.WO spindle cotton mill. Theplans are
drawn for three additional 2j,0OC spindle
mills to be built later.
ZINE BLUFFS. Ark, special: +. l.. Col
burn, prominent in church and business
circles. was publicly whipped by May
Husgard. the lG-ycar-old daughter of a
highly respected widow. 1t is represented
that Colburn sent a note to the girl, re-
qucsting her to meet him at an designation
house. MI. Godfrey. uncle of the girl, held
a shotgun at Colburn's head while thu
Young lady cOwhidcd him in the presence
of q large crowd of spectators.
TucoN special: The stage brought the
particulars of the double murder near
Mammoth. +. NJ. Doll and son ran a store
at a small town near there. While tho
family were at supper two MeXicans shot
the husband through the heart. The SON
ran out the back door and was shot down.
Mrs. Doll cXtinguished the lights and en-
capped to the brush. Fifty COWBOYS are on
the trail of the murderers and will make
short work of them.
FALLS CITY, Texas, special: Three men
were murdered near this village. They
were A. ii. Young, a prominent farmer.
Will Duran, colored, and A. c. Bundiah.
an American laborer. They were each shot
through the head. From the similarity of
the wounds 1t is thought all were murdered
by the same party, though the bodies were
found a mile from each other. The affair
is mysterious, and the sheriff is Investigate
A%snv1LnE, N. c., special: There has
been no change in Miss Stevenson's condi-
ton for three days.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-18

Was til. King OF Core. Kt,.ed-
TOXIC special: Ii is reported thai the
King olCoira has been ;%ssassinatcd.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-18
Several viii III. of Irxnnsure

CHICAGO special: Over 100 girls were
irivr, from their beds in the carly morn
.ns 10y a fire in the upper story OF the Chi
,',go Industrial School for Girls. All were
lotten out uniniured. but several are
Likely to die from exposure. Measles was
epidemic i'll tile institution and TWENTY-FIVE
pupils were i'll. They were compelled tn
lush with the others. half dressed, into the
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-18
A BLESSING 70 CHINA.
That's What John w. Foster Thinks
the War Will Prove.

To the average American Gen. John w.
Foster, who was Blainc's successor as
Secretary of State under President Harri-
son. has appeared to be a statesman of ITO
more than mediocre ability. AS Il matter
of fact, however, he is one of the finest
diplomats America has had in recent
years, and his selection by China us one
of her representatives in the conference
for the establishment of peace between
the two great Eastern empires is a demons
stration that his work is appreciated by
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-09-06
INSTINCT OF BIRDS.
In Their Own Way Our Feathered Friends
Are Real Philosophers.

In Their Own Way Our Feathered Friends
Are Real Philosophers.
Some wonderful facts about the in
stinct of birds have been observed by
naturalists. The oriole, for example,
has a fondness for bright colors, and
yet prudence leads the little creature
in choosing its nest to select the least
conspicuous hues. He also shows arch
itectural skill in attaching string to
his hanging nest and fastening it Sc
curely by a number of turns and
knot to a branch above.
Birds also show progressive spirit.
Since the introduction of British man
ufactures they use sewing thread and
rawlings from cloths
In the districts of Switzerland where
watches are made, the wagtails have
learned to build their nests of the fine
steel shavings- Sparrows, which usual
ly build in the chinlks Of walls or under
roofs, If forced to construct their nests
in trees or any unsheltered spot, cover
them with sort of hood to keep out
the rain.