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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-13

POTOMAC RIVER LINE
Steamer Tarpon will leave pier foo. N street
s.w. at 5 pm. every TUESDAY for Baltimore
and river landings. Coolest steamer the river.
Every state room opens the outside.
J. b. WILLIAMSON. Jr., Agent.
Telephone 10l. tyS-3m
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-16
GROVER TO THE PARTY's RESCUE.
Hard Fight to BE Made to Save 1t
From the silver Madness.

q hard Fight to BE Made to Save 1t
From the Silver Madness.
Washington, April 15-The opinion pre-
IValls among some of the politicians now in
the city that the Presidents Chicago let
yer upon silver and safe money sounds the
hey note of the coming struggle between
ne 1ree silver democrats and the conserva-
ives IN that party. One sentence especial
[n m the Presidents letter is causing
us Soasiderable comment in this connection,
~ portion of his communication where
,ne I, ne uses the following language: Dis
uise IL as we may, the line of battle
drawn between the forces of a safe
.ism.'
oiile dhe opinion was freely expressed in
HIcal circles to-day that no sop Will
tnroWn TO the silver men in the way
az International monetary conference
ul me people will be called upon to make
EH cnolce between existing conditions
l a line Of action which would throw
~ Ohlted States upon the necessity of
Tii.s Il alone upon a silver basis.
b ne ne interest the administration takes IN
" campaign against the free silver move
1I IS undisguised. Secretary Carlisle
"a uellVer two speeches on the subject
4 l,ule ule currency, but largely devoted to
&Ner. He will probably speak once in
eAtdcky and onse in Tennessee early in
~, Ills Kentucky speech may be de-
lieu In Louisville, although there have
~ requests from his old home in Cow
sloh to talk to the people there. In
A ashville
Other members of the cabinet will also
eak on the silver question, although
ulnes and places have not been fixe1.
10y beileve that a campaign of educa-
@gA On the money question will have the
9I checking the movement toward
4 silver, which they beliesSe has be-
eMe serious menace TO the integrity
'ue democratic party
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-16
FEDERAL CROP STATISTICS.
A Conference Intended TO Secure
Greater Accuracy


Washington. April 15.-In accordance
with call issued by A. c. Raymond, rep
resenting the Detroit board Of trade, a
conference Of representatives, from the
several boards OF trade Of the country
with the statistician of the agricultural
department began this morning in the
rooms OF the interstate commerce. COM
mission. Mr. Ray ymond presided.
Ihe object Of the meeting is to discuss
tne methods OF collecting data in prepar-
ing the monthly crop reports of the agri-
cultural department with a view 10 secur-
ing more accurate results. 1t was claimed
that during the past nve years the wheat
crop mas been undervalued.
We're B. Frank Howard of the Chicago
Board Of Trade and editor of the Daily
evening Bulletin. G. d. Rogers of the
Minneapolis Board Of Trade, George +.
stone, secretary of the Chicago Board Of
Trade; David Boyd of the St. Louis
of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce,
and representative OF the Price Current /:
William Ray OF the New York Cotton Ex-
change, NJ. II. Davis Of the Winter Wheat
Millers League of Illinois, Missouri, In
diana. Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and
Tennessee; y. w. Snow statistician of the
Orange Judd Farmer. and also represent
ing the statistician of the agricultural
department, and J. c.. Brown. statstician
Of the New York Produce Exchange
Mr.. Robinson. statistician OF the agri-
cultural department started an informai
discussion by stating the methods en-
ployed by the department in gathering
data. These formed the topics Of discus
sion, and several prepared papers on the
subject were read. The conference viii
action of a positive character may be had
before adjournment
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-16
'FRISCo'S CHURCH HORRORS.
DURANT Now SUSPECTED OF TWO
MORE MURDERS.

The wife of "a PreSsmnn Who Was
Supposed To Have EIoped Now Be-
Iioved to Have Deen Murdered and
search Being Made for Her BOdy.
The killing Of Drug Clerk Also
Charged to Durnnt's Account.
San Francisco, Cal, April 15.-The muir
ders in the Emanuel Baptist church con-
t.nue to mOnopollEe public attention. Du-
rants manner throughout last evening in
the city prison was calm. though not in
different. His answers to questions were
given without hesitancy or deltberation.
When given a cell and mattress Durant
went to sleep in five minutes and slept
soundly. Durant denied that he had any
part in the murder Of the two young
women. This he stoutly maintained
throughout. The chief told him that he
would have to stand trial for his life and
then asked him about purse belonging to
Miss Williams that was found In pocket
of his overcoat. He explains that he pick
ed this up sometime during Friday night
in the street near the church He said
that the last time he saw Miss Lamont
was on the morning OF the day she disap-
peared. and that he had not seen Mimic
Williams for three weeks. This state
ment the detectives are working up, a
statement they say they win have no
trouble in disproVing.
Search rs now being made for the body
OF Mrs Forsythe, wife Of a pressman
with the Schmidt Label Company on the
suppcsitiOn that she was murdered by the
same hand that slew the two girls in the
Emanuel Baptist church. The principal
reason for this theory Is that she was
member of Emanuel church and fire.
quently attended there. She was known
to have been in the company of a man
who attended the church with her, and
from this and a few other circumstances
IL was thought that she had eloped. 10 Is
now thought that Durant was the man
and that he killed her also.
There are reasons for thinking that
Durant also murdered Eugene Ware, a
young drug clerk, who was killed a few
months ago. Those who saw the scientific
butchery displayed I'm both cases, coupled
as It was with horrible savagery lmmedi-
Rtely connected the cases. Ware and
Durant We're close acquaintances and
Durant frequently visited him at the
pharmacy. He was seen with Ware ON
the night of the murder. As motive II
is said chat Durant was Jealous of Ware
on account of his attentions 10 a girl.
Ware was stabbed eighteen times with a
double edged dirk and only two of the
wounds looked as though they had been
delivered at random. The others were
about the heart and abdomen. Further
more, Ware was murdered by a left-hand-
cd man. Durant uses both hands with
equal facility.
Durant already has his circle OF fe-
male sympathzers. but as yet none Of
them have been permitted to hold an in
terView with him. Morbid minded Wo-
men were on hand at an early hour this
morning and made appeals TO the officers
on duty about the city hail to take them
TO see the man suspected of the two
murders
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-16
MLAUGHLN ON TRIAL.
The Inspector Accused of Extortins
Money From Builders.

New York. April l5.-The trial of Inspec-
tor William Mclaughlin. against whom
five indictments were round by the extra
ordinary grand jury. charging him with
bribery and extorting money from build
ers while in command of the Old Slip sta
tion, began before Judge Barrett in the
court OF oyer and terminer this morning.
The first Indictment charges him with ac-
cepting $3.50 from builder Walter II. Harrl-
son on Aug. II, 1901 the second with eX-
torting $75 from builder Thomas h. Trip
lcr on May g. 1891; the third with extort-
ing $50 from Frederick II. Hausling on
June u, 1891; the fourth with accepting $50
from Francis w. Seaerist, Jr., on Nov. 81,
1891; and the fifth with taking $40 from
Charles H. Southard on May 9, 1891. Haus-
ling Seagrist, Tripler and Southard are
dealers In second hand building materials
and they were engaged I'm tearing down old
house in the first precinct when McLaugh-
lin was captain there. Harrison was put
ting up a building. The chief counsel for
the defense is Col. r. James. Col. Fellows
appears for the people, assisted by Austin
c. Fix, Daniel c. Rollins and Assistant
District Attorney Lindsey.
Up to the time court adjourned this af-
ternoon, but one juror, Philip Schneider,
a dry goods merchant, had been secured.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-16
NICARAGUA DIPLOMATIC.
Her Reply 10 Great Britain a Re-
guest for Arbitration.


Washington. April 15.-The fact that
Nicaragua had made a reply to the Brit
ish utlmatum which was regarded by
the British foreign office as in a meas
ure satisfactory. was published several
days ago. Particulars as to the contents
Of Nicaragua's reply have now been re-
ceived mere. Nicaragua, while definitely
agreeing to none Of the specific demands
of Great Britain. conceded the applica-
biHty Of the principle OF arbitration to
some of the acts committed in the Mos
quito territory, and suggests in the most
friendly tone possible that an impartial
commission of arbitrators be constituted
for all the grounds Of complaint.
Nicaragua points out that the decrees
Of exile against British subjects which
Great Britain demanded should be cam
celled unconditlonally had already been
annulled before the formal request of
Great Britain regarding the matter had
been received. Nicaragua, although as
suring Graf Britain Of a cordial desire
to give complete satisfaction, neither
promises TO pay the various sums de-
manded for injuries inflicted on
British subjects. nor declines to
do so. but agrees to fair
and Just settlement of the claims that
shall be recommended by an impartial
arbitration. Great Britain's proposition
excluding from the arbitration commits
sion "a citizen Of any American state" Is
quietly ignored In Nicaraguas reply The
communication is regarded in diplomatic
circles as a skillful move ON Nicaragua's
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-16
OIL GOES TO 81.
The Boom in the PennsyIvanIa Mar
ket still On,

Pittsburg. Pa, April 15.-The Standard
Oil Company offers 81 a barrel for oil this
morning. This is an advance Of 25 cents
since Saturday. The opening bid at the
exchange was 50, one cent higher than it
closed Saturday. AT II o'clock S2.25 was
bid.
Findlay. o., April 15.-The Buckeye Pipe
Line Company raised the price Of Ohio oil
again this morning to $1.l7 fer North Lima
oil, and S1.15 for South Lima. Indiana oil
is N.O5. Producers are crazy and are
hustling for drillers and more territory
Many new wells will be put down at once.
New York, April 15.-The Standard Oil
Company has advanced its price for field
oil from $l.75 TO 81, and as a result, S221
IS bid for pipe line certificates. A num-
Der of capitalists formerly interested in
the trade in Pennsylvania propose deveI-
oping the Wyoming, Utah and Colorado
fields If the price of the product holds at
anything like current figures. To-day's
statement from Oil City gives the ship
ments at 1851, and runs at S3,3S2. Re
fined oil has been put up l cent, to 10ls
cents a gallon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-16
BOGUS cOIN MADE IN PRISON.
Over $500 Turned Ont in six Weeks
on BIackwelFs Island.

New York April 15-For the past three
months OF so the stores In Harlem have
been flooded with counterfeit dimes. quar-
ters and half dollars. The secret service
squad have been trying to ferret out the
gang distributing the bogus coin. They
believe they have-aow got to the bottom
of the mystery. John HoughtOn was
serving a sentence OF five months for as
sault in the Blackwells Island peniten-
uary. His time expired Saturday. While
in prison he worked in the blacksmith
shop. week ago Warden PAisbury
found counterfeit ten-cent pieces in the
wash room OF the prison. He questioned
no information in regard to the matter.
a quiet search of the cells was made. IN
feiters outfit and over 800 in bogus dimes.
quarters and half dollars. The warden
notified Chief Detective Baggs of the
Uninted States secret service and Hough-
ton was summoned into the warden's pri-
vate room and confronted with the out
Mt, which had not been previously dis
turbed; The prisoner denied any knowl-
edge of the matter and remained mute un-
I'll Saturday afternoon last, when he was
about to leave the prison on discharge,
he was rearrested by Detective Baggs. He
broke down and made a confession He
said that at the suggestion OF another
prisoner, whose name could not be learned
tonight. he entered into the scheme.
They secured some plaster OF paris from
one Of the prison departments and borrow
ing some new coins from fellow prisoners
they used them to make impressions.
Houghton had no difficulty In obtaining all
the lead he wanted and working Il in tho
blacksmith shoD. 1t is claimed that be-
tween $500 and 81 600 was made by the two
men within six weeks. The man accused
by HoughtOn IS under sentence of nine
months. He also was sent up for assault.
His time will expire on the 29th Of this
month. He denies all completely IN Houeh-
tons crime. 1t is said that some Of the
counterfeit money was found in his cell.
Houghton was taken before a United
States commissioner to whom he repeated
his confession. He was then committed
to the Ludlow street jail without bail.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-16
GILBERT TELLS A QUEER STORY.
He Says He Found the Child's Body
ami Buried 1t Through Fear.

Boston. Mass. April 15.--Angus Gil
bert. who is charged with the murder Of
eight-year-old Alice Sterling OF Dorches-
ter, has confessed to the police that he
buried the childs body in the barn cellar
where it was found. but he claims that
he did not kill her. He says he went into
the cellar Thursday morning after a
fork which he knew was down there. As
he felt confident of putting his hand
on it, he did not bother to take a lantern
with him. as would have been necessary
IL he intended to do any work there. He
was on his way to where he supposed the
fork to be when he stumbled over some
knew must be body. He
could not tell at first whether
1t was human body or that OF an ami
NAL. but he made an examination and saw
that it was the corpse of Alice Sterling.
He decided to bury the body, as he was
fearful lest he should be suspected of
killing the child If he told Of the matter
to the police.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-16

HIGH WATER AT NASHUA.
The Jackson COmDRny's Mill in Dam
ger of Being Flooded.

Nashua, N. H.. April 15.-The great rain
fall has raised the Merrimac and Nashua
rivers, together with Salmon brook in to
rushing torrents. The Saturday night and
Sunday rainfall was the heaviest for a
number of years, averaging 3-100 inches.
The Merrimac commenced to rise at an
early hour and this morning the water
was twelve feet above low water mark
and was rising at the rate of six inches per
hour.
The Jackson Companys mills are shut
down on account of back water, which
threatens to overflow the banks and fill the
basement and weaving room Of the No. 3
mill The help were busy this morning
removing the webs and cloth as precau-
tionary measure.
The Merrimac has over1owed its banks
at the junction of the Nashua. At present
there is no danger to bridges, but trouble
is anticipated should the water continue
to rise. 1t now threatens to equal the high
record of December, 1875, when the back
water in the Merrimac rose one inch above
the Jackson Company's dam and flooded
the lower rooms of its mills.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-16
TAMMANY's sACHEMs.
Eight of Those Elected n Year Ago
Displaced.

New York. April 15.-The 106th annual
election of the Tammany Society, or Co
lumbar Order. was held this evening in
the large hall of the wigwam and nearly
800 of the faithful members of the ancient
organization paid a poll tax of 81 each
in order to vote the regular and only ticket
that was printed.
For the first time in many moons new
material was drawn upon in the election
of sachems and officers of the city. Eight
of the sachems who were elected a year
ago were displaced. They are: w. Bourke
Cochran, J. Sergeant Dram, William H
Clark, ]. Edward Simmons, Henry j.
Purroy, John j. German, John McQuade
and Bernard F. Martin. They are sue
ceeded by the following new sachems:
William Sulzer, Patrick keenan,, Daniel
4. Sickles, William Sohmer, Henry d.
Hotchkss, John H. Patrick, Augustus w
Peters and Amos J. Cummings.
The sachems who Were reelected are
Richard Croker, Hugh J. Grant, Thomas L.
Feitner, George b. McClelland and Charles
Welde. The others on the ticket who were
reelected are John b. McColdrick, secre-
tary; Peter f. Meyer. treasurer; William
II. Dobbs, Sycamore; Daniel NJ. Donegan,
WiSkiuie.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-16
DELAwARE's DEADLOCK.
The Conference of the Republicans
Proves FruitIess.

Dover, Del, April 15.-The 111th ballot
for United States senator was taken to-
day, resulting: Higgins 8; Addicks, s.;
Massey, 4; Pennewill, /; Ridgley, 8; Bay
ard, 1.
The conference of the republican mem
bers of the general assembly tonight on
the United States senatorial question was
fruitless. The meeting continued until II
O'Clock, but as each faction insisted or
its own candidate no agreement could he
reached. This leaves the senatorial ques-
ton just where it has been for three
months with Higgins and Addicks stili
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-16
DIED IN HIS PULPIT.
4 Preacher Takes Poison He Intend
ed Feeding to sparrOxvs.

Birmingham. Ala, April 15.-Rev. j. NJ.
Jessup, an aged primitive Baptist preach
er at Sandyridge Ala. yesterday. while
delivering his sermon suddenly fell 10
the floor In a spasm and died with his
awe stricken congregation about him II
afterwards developed that ne had taken
"a lOt Of ftrychnine which he carried Ia
his pocket on bread crumbs 10 poison
English sparrows that lnfest his yard.
He was also IN the habit Of carrying
sugar IA his pocket Sundays to clear his
throat Tor his sermon. He took the
strychline By mistake
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-16

Albany. n. Y, April Ex-senator Lesow
gave notice In the Senate tonight that
he would move 10 call the Senate to-
morrow morning for the purpose Of secur-
ms "a vote on the final passage OF the
Lexow New York city police bills. .Sena-
tor O'Connor, the republican leader %
viii pass the Senate tomorrow BY the
republican votes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-16
A FAILURE AT BOSTON.
Dry Goods Commission Merchants
Make an Assignment.

Boston, April 15.-The firm of Tebbetts,
Harrison & Robins, dry goods commission
merchants and importers, made
an assignment late this afternoon. The
liabilities of the house are roughly esti-
mated at $250000, with assets nominally
about the same account. The firm has
done a large business for ten or more
years, and the announcement of its en-
barrassment will doubtless create cor
siderable surprise. 1t succeeded the old
firm OF Cutting, Harrison & Robins.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-16

Willacoochee, Ca, April 15.-This MORN
ing about O'Clock Alec Thomas, a negro
boy ebout l6 years old, entered Miss Viola
DermOtt's room, where the young lady
was sleeping, and attempted an outrage on
her person. but her cries for help fright
ened him away before he could accomplish
his purpose. He was captured this morn
ing and again made his escape. The
been sent for, and should he again be
caught Judge Lynch will preside
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-16
DANGER OF LYNCHING.
six Members of One Family Charged
With Murder.

ST. Eol1is, Mo-, April 15.-Slx members
of the Green family who have been
here in Jail for safe keeping on a charge
of being implicated in the murder of
David Hilderbrand of Mount View, Craw-
ford county, Missouri, were taken back
to that place this morning. Tuesday the
six will be given a preliminary hearing
al Steeleville, unless they are taken charge
Of by a mob and lynched. The pris-
oners are in custody Of Sheriff Arthur and
deputy Griffith, and when Hhe train
Eeaches the border line of Crawford
county, II will be boarded by additional
guards. There is much excitement on ac-
count Of the murder of Hilderbrand and
II is feared that trouble will occur when
the prisoners return to the scene"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-16
KING OSCAR GLOOMY.
He viii Probably Abdicate If 1t
Comes TO an Open Rupture.

Berlin, April 1.-THE Frankfurter zei-
tung's correspondent at Stockholm says;
King Oscar takes the gloomiest view
of the present crisis, and probably would
abdicate should it come to an open rup-
ture THE crown prince is much dis
pleased with the malcontent Norwegians,
and would not yield an inch if his father
should abdicate. IL is reported that the
Swedish general staff declare that Nor
Wav could be easily occupied but do not
deny that the real difficulty would begin
afterwards"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-16
GLADSTONE AND THE ARMENIANs.
He Receives the Committee and Sew
eraI Refugees.

London, April 15.-Mr. Gladstone receiv-
ing a delegation Of the Armenian commit
tee, together wlth several Armenian re-
fugees, at Hawarden, to-day as
sured them of his profound sym
pathy The danger of the Ar
menian situation now was, he said, that
useful action might be delayed or aban-
doned in view of the promises of the
Turkish government to institute reforms.
He concluded his remarks by saying:
Anything l can do for your unhappy
country l shall always be glad to do, but
you must remember that I am an old man
and have retired from public life"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-16
THE SHORTAGE IN THE MINT.
The Amount Estimated Mt s75, 400.
Jones SfiII in Jail.

Washington, April 15.--Director Preston
has received a report from Andrew Mason.
inspector Of United States mints, stating
that the actual gold shortage at the Car
son, New, mint Is s75.499. No further short
age Is expected TO be found, as the amount
stated is the result Of nearly two months
careful investigation.
John +. Jones, the assistant medter and
refiner, who Is under arrest IN connection
with the shortage, up to Saturday night
had not been able TO give bal. Jones was
suspended from duty on April 3 and of
course Will be dismissed from the service
Obher arrests are expected to follow The
bond Of the melter and rehner is $4,000.
and Of the assistant $4,000
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-16
The Lancashire mandienn.

London, April IS. The Lancanshire
handicap steeplechase Of 1900 sovereigns
l.750 soVereigns to the winner, $50 sover-
elgns TO the second horse and 100 sover-
eigns to the third horse, was run ar
Manchester to-day. The distance was
three miles ana a half. The race was
won by H. ". Dyas' General Idea. Capt
Berwlekes Lady Helen, aged. was sec
ond. and w. G. keeping's Biscuit, aged.
was third
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-16

New Orleans. La. April l5.-Barrett VIII
liams, a negro, IN fit OF jealousy cut
the throat OF his mistress, Eliza Thomp-
rear Of the city. and then carried her Ia
hts armg 90 Canal street car station, two
miles distant, % be conveyed TO "a hos
arrested. The womau's condition IS crit
icai.