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The evening times., 1895-09-28

San Francisco. Sept. 2s.-To the hun
dreds who daily attend the Durrant trial.
as we'll as the hundreds of thousands who
read of it. all interest is centered i'll the
mystery of Blanche Lamont's murder and
in the intensity of view few stop to think
of the legal aspect OF the Minnie Will
ianis case.
But the attorneys on both sides. busy
as they are unraveling the story of Blanche
Lannon'S murder. a re vigilaut day and night
in hunting evidence in the Williams case.
1t is not generally kfswn that Derrune
must stand a second trial for murder at the
conclusion of the present dramatic ordeal.
Whether found guilty or Innocent in the
celebrated case at bar. he viii have 10
make another fight for his life.
WILL GO TO SUPREME COURT.
II found guilty on the charge of murder
ing Blanche Lamont the case VIII go 10
the Supreme Court, where ii may linger
for years with doubtful results.
Meantime the State does not intend to
slumber until the evidence in the Williams
case is dissipated and weakened by time.
teaths, the removal OF witnesses and other
<auses. So Durrant will be tried again
within a reasonable time after the tcrmt-
nation of the case now in progress.
In other words, the trial for theSmurder
of Minnie Williams, in any event, will
proceed as if such a thing as the Lamont
case had never been heard of.
One of the great points in the Williams
case will concern the finding of the muir
dered girls purse in Durrant's clothes.
1t will be claimed by the prosecution that
the possession OF the purse was an evidence
of guilt, being one Of those strange blum
ders which criminals often make in des-
perate cases.
The defense viii claim that the posses
sion of the purse was an innocent posses
sion; that Durrant found 1t at Twenty third
and Bartlett streets. and that had he been
guilty of the murder, he would have put
1t from him.
CONFLICTING STATEMENTS.
The story of the finding of the purse was
told by Durrant the night Of his arrest, but
Detective Anthony, who arrested him, is
expected to swear that Durrant told him
on the train that Minnie Williams gave
him the purse at a party a week before
<he murder.
1t is not generally known that the ghouls
of law Oh one side OF the other of the ca>e
have disturbed the body of Minnie Williams
after it had beenconsig ned to its rest until
Judgment day."
Once the exhumation was for the purpose
Of having the stomach analyzed to see
whether the girl had been poisoned and the
other disturbance of the girls sleep of
death was that her ghastly breast wounds
might be photographed to supplement the
evidence of the surgeon who made the
official autopsy.
These grim postmortem bits OF evidence
are now securely locked up in the archives
of the criminal department, and In many
respects the trial of Durrant for the
murder of unfortunate little Minnie VII
Iiams will be far more dramatic than any
thing adduced in the celebrated case now
on hearing.
The evening times., 1895-09-28
District building Notes.

The Commissioners yesterday officially
advised the recorder of deeds that the
first section of the map prepared pursuantto
section two of IAN act to provide q per
manent system of highways In that por-
ton of the District outside of the cities, +"
has been filed in the office OF the surveyor
and was recorded in that office August 81,
1895.
This finally disposes Of the matter, so
far as the District authorities are OFF,
cfally concerned.
were appointed to-day as follows:
Edgar johnson. for duty at Garfield: L.
W: Ponton at Metropolitan Hotel; John
Painter, at the Corcoran Building; John
Mitchell, for the territory surrounded by
Sixth. Seventh, B and c streets; Thomas
G. QuantrelI, with the street and alley clean
ing departmenH
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Ne BlGGED THE BURGLAR

Continued from First Page.
larry on the third floor. where the shots
were fired. The plaster and paper were torn
off on the sides of the wall leading up the
stairs, showing where the bullets had pene-
trated.
The wall and floor In front OF the bath
room, where the burglar fell. was bespat-
tered with blood, and altogether the scene
was one OF disorder.
The burglars gained an entrance to the
house from the rear, getting in through the
window leading into the buffers pantry.
The shutters were closed and the window
bolted over the top, but the desperate men
did not stop on account of any such barriers.
CUT THE STATS.
Two of the stats were cut and then 1t
was an easy matter to open the blinds.
They then cut a hole in the window pane
lar.s. enough to allow them to undo
tile .rning. and after that found no
d.. in getting into the house and
finding their way upstairs into the doctor s
room They did not succeclin getting away
withanyplunder, however.
The residence of DE-. Stewart was not the
only house entered by the men, as that of
Mrs woolverton, 141S Q street, adjoining
that OF Dr. Stewart, was also entered and
a pocketbook of Miss Pearl Woolverton,
conta lining consider able money stolen.
They gained an entrance into this mouse in
a way similar to that adopted by them at
the doctors.
The pocketbook taken was on the table of
the room occupied by Miss woolverton. AT
ter securing this plumber they went down
into the dining room and ate plentifully
of grapes which were on the table, scatter
ing the skins all over the floor. Mrs. Wool
verton's theory is that they were scared
off from her house and concluded to try
their luck in DR.. Stewards home.
Mrs. John A. Green, who lives just
above the Woolvertons, Ia also positive
that she heard a noise in her house early
this morning, and thinks the men also
paid her q visit, but there was nothing
disturbed to show that they were In the
house, and it may perhaps be only
surmise.
GAVE HIMSELF UP.
After the shooting DR.. Stewart went to
the Second precinct station, on Fifth street.
and gave himself up. He Is now being
held to await the decision of the coroner's
jury.
Dr. Andrew Stewart, who did the shoot
ing, is a young man about twenty eight
years of age, having but recently graduated
in his profession at Leipsic. When seen
by a Times reporter at the police station
he was quite composed, Notwithstanding
the terrible experience be had undergone a
few hours before.
The coIored man who was killed has not
vet been identified. 1t was at one time
thought that he was John Woods, alias
"Puffer" Woods, q character well known
to the police, and he was identified by a
colored man at the hospital as such. De
tective Lacy says, however, that it is not
Woods.
One peculiar fact is that the dead man
has an old bullet wound in his right knee
and Woods at one time W as shot in the same
spot by an officer.
The coroner viewed the body at the hos
pital this morning, and will hold an inquest
this afternoon at 8 O'Clock at the Sixth pre-
cinct station house.
The evening times., 1895-09-28
OUT FOR THE MIDGET CUP
Ethelwynn and Spruce ~ Sail
Their Fifth and Last Race.
the American Has IA Good Lead
on the Britisher.

Centre Island, L. l., Sept. 28.-The re-
gatta committee has decided against the
protest made by Mr.. Bra I'D. of the Spruce
". and yesterdays race stands as a vic
tory for Ethelwynn. The deciding race
will be sailed to-day. ''s2
To-day's race. the fifth of the series, will
be windward nd iecward. The club beveiits
for cats. half-raters. on a private match
between Col. Cruger's ''lndolent'' and tb,s
Messrs. G. and j. W. Boknans' "Mirth."
for which the club offers a trophy. will be
sailed inside.
The yachts started at 12: 40, unofficial
time.
Centre Island, Sept. 2S.-Yachts turned
windward mast as follows: Ethel wynn.
:35:48; Spruce, 1:3S:03. Unofficial
time.
When the yachts were about half way
over the first leg of the course on a beat to
windward Ethelwynn had a lead OF about
two minutes.
k-Ethelwynn, 2:O3:5b, Spruce
2:06:45. Unofficial time.
Yachts now on third leg, close hauled
From the clubhouse, the Ethelwynn seems
to be pointing much higher than Spruce
and should increase her advantage on this
leg.
The evening times., 1895-09-28
GUATEMALA NOT INJURED
Senior Lazo-A -Arriaga Disavows Harsh
Language to De LONE.
Never for Moment Thought That
the Minister From Spain Had
Uttered the Remarks.

! The official statement Of the Guate-
| derssed by him to the Spanish minister
/ which was distorted into an interna tionaI
affair threatening all sorts OF serious conse-
| quences, Is as follows:
Senor Don Antonio Lazo Arriaga, minis
ter of Guatemala, referring TO the dispatch
| published yesterday touching an incident
which took place between him and Senior
Depuy de LONE. minister of Spain, made
| the statement following:
II am surprised to see what mas been
published regarding this affair, which is far
from having the Importance attributed to it
in the dispatch.
"a newspaper published what purported
to be an interview with Senor Depuy de
LONE, the Spanish minister, in which.
speaking of what the future of Cuba would
be should it gain It's independence from
Spain, expressions are attributed to this
gentleman which are very unfayorable to
the Republics of Hayti, Santo Domingo,
and Guatemala.
las Senior Depuy de LONE is a dis
tinguished diplomat, who ia very well
acquainted with the duties OF his official
position, / did not believe for a moment
that the words attributed to him regard
ing Guatemala, which republic maintains
with Spain the most friendly relations
were authentic, and I therefore addressed
senor de LONE u personal and very friendly
letter, in which invited his attention to
the inaccurate and unfounded statements
respecting my country attributed to him;
and. while assuring him that l did not
believe them to be authentic, l asked il
he did not think IL better for him to dis
avow them personally through the press.
or whether he preferred that l should
make. a direct correction.
''Senor de LONE assured me yesterday
that, as 1 surnised, he had not made such
statements regarding Guatemala, and at
the same time that he Informed me he
would disavow them through the press,
he begged me also to correct them, a course
l should have considered Unnecessary were
1t not for the publication OF the inaccu-
rate statements made by some newspa-
pers to day
.'As it may be seen, there has not been
any diplomatic correspondence on the sub
ject, because it has not assumed the I'M
portance il has been endeavored TO give 1t,
nor have l allowed myself TO make COM
parisons between Guatemala and Spain,
which would have been at least unseemly
on nv part
Moreover the criticisms put in the mouth
OF the Spanish ininisi;. We're SO improbable
that never considered them AS authentic,
not only, as / have before said, because
of the personal attributes of the distinguished
Spanish diplomat, and the good relations
relations existing between our two countries.
but because citing Guatemala in this con-
nectinn> W ouid have been 10 select the most
unfortunate example in the premises. since
my country, in only seventy rour years OF
independent existence. may now be proud
of being although Email, free, peaceful,
prosperous and progressive one."
The evening times., 1895-09-28
VERY DULL HALF-HOLIDAY
Falling OF Largely on Account Of
Hebrew Atonement Day,
est Because of Reported Arrange
ment of Troubles and Advance.

New York, Sept. 2S.-Stocks ruled quiet
this morning and operators appear to have
adopted a waiting policy.
The falling off in business was due in
great measure to the absence OF the He
brew element, to-day being iom Kippur.
There was a fair inquiry for DistiIlins
s Cattle Feeding and Reading. The former
rose to "a 5-S, the best figure attained for
some time past.
The report that the Greenhut- Morris party
and the present management had reached
an agreement was revived again this morn
ing, but nothing definite could be learned.
Reading was firm at 22a22 1-S. The stock
was bought on rumors that another advance
In coal will he made early next week.
The high-priced anthracite shares were
neglected and the Changers and trunk lines
steady.
In the Industrials, Sugar and Chicago Gas
were lower. Sugarsolddow wn1 g. to OF 1-2;;
Chicago Gas 3-S to SO. and Tobacco SO to
1O1. Trading in this department was also
on a very moderatescale. At11 O'Clock the
market was dull and barely steady In
tone, and so closed
The evening times., 1895-09-28
TREMENDOUS LAKE SEAS
Alarming Reports in Regard to Re-
suits of Yesterdays Storm.
Michigan Was Alive With Vessels
and Indications Are That Disas-
trous Havoc Was Made.

Chicago, Sept. 2S.-Vessels arriving
here report sea on Lake Michigan yester-
day and the day before such as many old
mariners had never met before.
The remarkable advance in freight rate
had called into service during the last ten
days every available vessel, and many of
these are now being heard from as injured
or disabled.
The 1.20O ton steamer Atlanta, Of the
Goodrich Line, which left Chicago on
Thursday night for Grand Haven, with
twenty-five passengeys and full cargo,
broke her main shaft off Grand Haven and
was left helpless in the heavy sea.
Her distress signals We're seen by the
steamer Sioux City, which towed her into
safe harbOrage and she reached Grand Ha-
ven yesterday afternoon
Wreckace of an unknown steamer was
floating into the harbor of Manistique last
night. and il is feared that when all the
reports are in from the exceedingly large
number of lumber. coal and grain craft out,
a number will be missing.
The evening times., 1895-09-28

1t Is as nearly assured as anything eau
be deteruined in advance that the lee Tor
barroom license in this city Will be IN
creased to 81 900 per annum, or at least
to $500.
The grounds for this belief are based on
the remarks of an official at the District
Building who introduced the topic IN con-
nectiOn with the possible decrease III 1he
District revenues.
..Thc suggestion that there Will be a
deficit in the District funds, based upon
an alleged decrease In. the assesSabie values
which the board of assistant assessors Is
alleged 10 be making, Is absurd ne SAID.
In the first place, no one knows what
the aggregate of the assessments VIII De.
The board has made no report, LOT tue
very good reason that its work is not COP
>,icted. Reductions in one section may be
offset by advances in another.
-"But siIppOs.. there should be net de-
crease OF 10 or Is per ccnt,' the additions
to the assessment lists. caused by I'M
provements, will make that up. Besiues,
the taxes collectable on the present as
sessment are not due until November OF
next year"
AS TO LIQUOR LICENSES.
Referring to the possible reduction In tne
number of liquor licenses as aiIec.,hI 'he
revenues the gentleman remarked:
Il am in a position to know that tnere
Is no ca use for "a scare on. that point. IL ls
reasonably certain. though L cannot give
you my authority, that there VIII De astrohe
ef fort, backed by official endorsement,
TO have the retail liquor license Zee IN
creased TO an amount at least double what
1t is now. This l regard as sure, and
shall not he surprised IL the tax Is In
creased to 81 200.
II am informed that the board has been
tie question of high license.
md that advices are at hand showing that
III a very large, proportion OF the principdi
cities of the country The plan Is On trial
i learned to day that one city 1as Just
reported, and that the municipal tax in
that city is 81 100. This figure has been
quoted so often that IL may prove to be the
peg upon which To hang the Washington
The gentleman then showed. by n brief
example in arithmetic, that instead or
decrease in the gross revenues there Is
likely to be a decided advance. one
item suggested dr'was that there could be
decrease of oni,-tra II IN the number OF liquor
lIcenses granted without causing de
crease in the volume OF revenues from that
quarter. u.s.
Bids were opened to-day for supplying
the District with natural hydraulic cement
The American Cement Company, j. G-
and j NJ Waters and James II McGii were
applicants. The amounts proposed ranged
in price from 81 l2 to SO IL cents per
barrel; as l-2 10 80 IL per canvas bag,
and "a I-2 to So 1-2 per paper bag. deliv-
ereI.
The evening times., 1895-09-28
OCTOBER WEATHER.
W hat May Be Expected From the
Month Now Near.

What May BE Expected From the
Month Now Near.
The weather OF the month of October
for the past twenty-five years has been
summarized by the Weather Bureau as a
possible indication of W hat ma y be expected
during the coming month:
The record of the department shows that
the mean temperature of the month during
the term of years mentioned has been 81
degrees. The warmest month was that of
1881, with a temperature averaging So
degrees, and thecoldest was IN 1876, when
the average dropped to 81. The highest
Temperature was 80 degrees, on October
3, 1879, and the lowest was 26, on the 31st
of October, 1898. The average date of the
first killing frost in autumn was October
%, and that of the last killing frost in
spring was April ii.
The prevailing winds have been from the
south, and the highest wind velocity on any
one day was 81 miles, in 1877. It has been
a clear month, with an average of only
cloudy days. The snowfall record only
extends from the winter of 1SS45, but
during that time there has never been more
than 4 trace of SNOW.
The evening times., 1895-09-28
DIED.

ROBINS sON-Suddenly in Brooklyn, N
Y, on Thursday, September 26, 1895,
at 2:30 p. M, William, beloved husband
of Francis S. Robinson, aged sixty years
and nineteen days.
Funeral from his late residence. No. 1912
II street northeast. Sunday at p. NJ.
Friends and relatives are invited.
THOMPSON-On Friday, September 27,
1895. at 500 p. H., Bertram Beatty. in
fant sou of Harry and Cora Lee Thompson,
aged five weeks
Funeral from residence of grandparents,
1864 q street southeast. Monday, Sep
tcmber so, ;ft p. m-s Friends Invited.
God kno VS.. butwe know not" 81
The evening times., 1895-09-28
ST. LOUIS SCoURGED.
Diphtheria and Typhoid Fever swee

Diphtheria and Typhoid Fever Sweep
ing Over the City.
ST. Louis, Sept. 2s.-There is no decrease
in the number of diphtheria cases reported
throughout the city, and it is estimated
nearly 400 persons are suffering from the
disease.
The health authorities are at a loss to
account for the unusually large number Of
cases, but it is believed that the disease
has been aggravated by the sudden and eS-
treme change in temperature during the
past few weeks.
Another reason given for the spread OF the
malady is failure ON the part Of the physi-
clans to promptly report the existence of
diphthera and the consequent lack Of quar-
antine precautions.
No abatement in the spread of typhoid
fever is reported, and in some portions of
the city the disease Is almost epidemic.
The evening times., 1895-09-28

northern portions of the lake regions, In Min
nesota and North Dakota, where local show
ers are reported.
>. Light frosts are reported In the Ohio Val
ley and lake regions.
Fair weather will generally prevail In
the interior of the Southern States and on
the Atlantic coast, but with increasing
cloudiness and slight rise In temperature
Sunday.
Local showers are indicated for the South
Atlantic coast and possibly for Northern
New England
High and low tides, as officially re-
corded Mt the Navy Yard, for to-day, are
as follows:
M High. :. ,aa Low.
SIG q. m. 1897 q. m.
1857 pm HeS - 1895 p. N.
The evening times., 1895-09-28
Thrown From a Horse.

Harry Bowser, colored boy, living at
Ala d street southeast, was thrown from
a horse yesterday afternoon while riding
near the corner Of Fifth and d streets
northeast, and seriously bruised about
the body and head. The ninth precincS
patrol wagon was called and he was
taken to Providence Hospital, where his
wounds were dressed.
The evening times., 1895-09-28
Forecast TIL sP. NJ. Sunday.

Forecast TIL z. NJ. Sunday.
For the District of Columbia and Mary
land, generally fair, but with increasing
cloudiness Sunday; easterly, shifting to
southerly, winds; slightly warmer Sunday
afternoon.
For Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and Delaware. fair, but partly cloudy; east
erIy, shifting to southerly, winds; slightly
warmer Sunday afternoon. ~.
For Virginia, fair; east to south winds;
slightly warmer Sunday afternoon.
The pressure has increased on the Atlantic
coast and in the extreme Northwest, where
it is colder. the temperature having fallen
10 degrees to 10 degrees in the Atlantic and
Gulf States and Montana. It is warmer In
the upper Mississippi Valley.
Fair weather has prevailed, except In the
The evening times., 1895-09-28
Sewer Bids Opened.

Bids We're opened at the District Building
to-day for large amount of sewer work
in various sections of the city, the schedule
for which has been completed and officially
promulgated. The list of bidders is as
follows:
W. F. Brenizcr, John ]. Jacoby, Schooler
& Wormley, Harry C. Nichols. John P.
Larguey. James McCandlish, Lyons Bros,
b. J. Coyle. Thomas Buckley. H. G. Bolden,
E. g. Gumbert and Lamb & Darby
The evening times., 1895-09-28
GUIDE FLORENCE ACQUITTED.
Judge Miller Did Not Think His BLOW
Caused Dunn's Death.


Oliver s. Florence. the Capitol guide, was
on trial this morning before Judge Miller,
on a charge of assault upon Michael Dunn.
Michael Dunn was also a Capitol guide,
and the two men had quarrel AMI Florence
struck Dunn across the head with a cane.
Dunn was knocked senseless and carried
to the Emergency Hospital. where he died
a couple of days afterward.
Florence was Immediately arrested and
held to await the result of the cOroner's in
quest. The inquest revealed the fact, how
ever, that Dunn died OF delirium treInens.
Florence was then released on bail, and
appeared this morning represented by
Counsel John b O'Neil.
Several witnesses appeared to testify
that Dunn was In an abusive sta te Of mind
and pursued Florence for several squares,
and that when Dunn finally approached
Florence he struck him over the head three
times.
Judge Miller listened to two or three
more witnesses, who all testified as to
Dunn's threats toward Florence, and then
dismissed the case.
The evening times., 1895-09-28
DUNRAvEN SAILS.

vaIhalla Is II Steam Yacht, But VIII
Run Under Canvas.
Newport, X. l., Sept. 2S.-Mr. Laycock's
big yacht valhalla, with Lord Dunraven on
board, sailed this morning for Europe.
She left the harbor under steam. outside
1t was nearly a fiat calm.
AS the steaming capacity OF this big
vessel is limited, as soon as She clears the
coast she Will proceed under canvas
Lord Dunraven's daughters will sail from
New York on Wednesday in one of the trans
Atlantic steamers.
The evening times., 1895-09-28
DAUGHERTY Is NO BETTER.

District Attorney Birney Denies He
Has Taken Ante-Mortem Statement.
jeremiah Daugherty, the boy who, II is
alleged. was injured September 12 by q
kick inflicted by J. N. Culp, lies in a
precarious condition, and but little hope
for his recovery is entertained.
A report was circulated to-day that Dis
trict Attorney Birney had taken the ante
mortem statement from Daugherty. but this
is denied at Mr.. Brney's office.
Information has been received at the
District attorneys office that Daugherty
is suffering from pneumonia, and the doubt
is expressed that the alleged kick had
anything to do with his present condition
The evening times., 1895-09-28
HELD UP BY SPANIARDs.
British Steamer Alene Fired Upon by
Il Spa Gunboat.

spanish OunDOHf.
Kingston, Jamaica, Sept: 2S.-The Brit
ish steamer Alene, Capt. Seiders. from
New York, September 21. which has ar
rived here, was held up by Spanish
gunboat On Thursday last five miles off
Cape Maysi, the easternmost point of Cuba.
The gunboat fired three blank shots at
the Alene, and the latter vessel hoye. to
and allowed the gunboat to come up to her.
After a party from the war vessel mad
boarded the Alene and made an inspection
they returned to their ship and steamed
away, and the Alene proceeded for her
destination.
The British authorities here, 1t is said,
will take prompt action in the matter.
The evening times., 1895-09-28
Marriage Licenses.

MAfrHXe IlE6nseA.
Licenses to marry have been issued as
follows:
william H. Brown and Lucretia v. Jor-
dan, both OF Laurel, Md.
Thomas J. Keane and Elizabeth II.
Preston.
Felix oehring and Heima 6ebrke, of
Hnmmerstcine. Germany.
The evening times., 1895-09-28
HIs PLEDGE NOT KEPT
Contractor Frederick J. Lung
Sued for Breach Of Promise.
ROMANCE OF TAKOMA PARK

Miss Susa e. Blanchard Asks That
He BE Made to Pay Her $4,000 to
Heal the Wounds of Broken Pledges.
Dark Side OF the Story UnfOlded
to Public Gaze.