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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-26
SURGEON MACkIE,s SUICIDE.
Omcinls at the Navy Department Un-
able to Account for 1t.

OMcin1s at the Navy Department Un-
able to Account for 1t.
Officials Of the Navy Department were
very much surprised to hear of the suicide
OF Surgeon BENJAMIN s. Mackie at his resi-
dence, No. 2224 Trinity place, Philadelphia,
and are at a loss to account for 1t. Dr.
Mackie was at the head of his grade, and
was under orders to report at the Navy
Department on Monday last for examina-
ton for promotion to the grade Of medical
inspector. Illness is said to have prevented
his attendance. There is considerable mys-
terry surrounding his, death. but the cir
cumstances all point to a case of suicide
He was found dead in the library of his
The ball had entered the left temple and
passed clear through the head. Death
must have been instantaneous.
Discovery of the Tragedy.
The tragedy was discovered by the broth
er of the deceased. who was passing the
house and noticing a light burning dimly
in the second-story room rang the door
bell to find whether or not the doctor was
home. The physicians wife, together with
the three children, has been at Cape May
the greater part of the summer and the
doctor had also been stopping there. The
residence has been closed up for the sum-
mec.
Inc uOClOT hHeW ludt ltlo ldui-
lily was absent, and when he saw the light
in the house he became suspicious and
started in to make an investigation. He
was unable to get any response to his
calls, so he went to drug store near by,
where he found the key Of the residence,
which gave him access 20 the house. There
was a light in the hallway and Mr.. Mackie
made his way to the second story and
thence to his brothers library. The door
was ajar, and pushing 1t wide open, Mr..
Mackie was thunderstruck to find his
brother lying dead on the lounge. There
was wound over the temple and the mans
clothing was saturated with blood. A re-
volver with one chamber empty lay at his
feet on the floor. The deceased was dressed
with the exception Of his coat and hat,
which had been placed on a chair in a corner
of the room. The bed IN the doctors bed
room had been occupied the night previous,
and the police are inclined to believe that
he awoke in the early morning, dressed
himself, with the exception of his coat and
hat. and concluded to take his own life in
the manner already described.
His Career I'm the Navy.
Surgeon Mackie was born in Louisiana
and entered the medical department Of the
navy in April. 1869. He had been thirteen
years at sea, and nine years on shore duty.
His last cruise was on the Chicago, while
flagship of the European station. That
vessel was placed out of commission at
New York in April last since which time
Dr. Mackie had been on waiting orders.
He was slated for duty on the New York
as fleet surgeon of the North Atlantic sta
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-26
THE LIBRARIANS ACCOUNTS.
A Return of Copyright Fees Made t.
the Treasury.

A Return of Copyright Fees Made to
the Treasury.
Librarian Spofford of the Congressional
Library has sent his accounts Of copyright
fees received for a year and half prior
to April /. 1925, to the auditor for the state
and other departments of the Treasury
Department. 1t was supposed that this ac-
count would show an amount of copyright
receipts equal to the money covered into
| the treasury by the librarian for the period
it covered, but there Is a deficit, which Mr..
Spofford told Star reporter today would
be covered into the treasury shortly.
Mr.. spofford could not state exactly the
amount which it would be necessary to
turn into the treasury to square the ac-
count. which. he said. could only be done
after the auditor had passed on the ac-
was rot possible to close the accounts, as
there was uncertainty about some Of the
payments.
The Copyright Accounts.
The copyright accounts of the CongressIon-
al Library are quite complicated. Every
year about 100000 copyrights are granted,
a fee being charged In each case. Many
fees are received and credited on the books
of the librarian in cases which finally prove
not to be subject to copyright, and in such
instances the fee is returned Many people
| send labels to the librarian to be copy
righted, whereas they should be sent to :he
patent office. Such cases, more than any
other, complicate the accounts and have
caused considerable delay.
The salary accounts of the librarian have
not yet been settled. as there are in them
| also some cases in which there exists
doubt about payments. 1t will take some
time to determine Just how these accounts
stand.
Speaking to Star reporter today, Mr..
Spofford said that 1t was not yet possible
for him to make a satisfactory statement
regarding his accounts. He said that when
the accounts are adjusted by the auditor,
whatever amount Is shown to be due the
treasury will at once be turred in. The
last year and half had been a very busy
one for him, and the pressure of the busi-
ness of the offices of librarian and register
of copyrights had been so great that the
accounts had not been kept up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-26
THE SUGAR BOUNTY CASES.

Col. Phil. Thompson Denies That He
Has Prospective Fee.
Col Phil. Thompson has returned to this
city from New York. When Col. Thomp-
sons attention was called today to state
ment that he will receive a 100000 fee
as soon as the sugar bounty for the crop
of 1894 is paid. and that the bounty has
been withheld because the Secretary Of the
Treasury feared that Col Thompson would
use his big fee to advance the cause of
Senator Blackburn in Kentucky, he re-
marked that the story was the result of a
vivid imagination. This rumor was put
afloat shortly after Controller Bowler rem
dered his decision tying up the sugar
bounty, and has been spread broadcast in
Louisiana as the reason why the admins
tration does not want the bounty paid.
Col Thompson said he had no prospective
fee from the sugar men, and, Ii he had,
he would not'use it in the Kentucky cam
paign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-26
Gen. schofield,. Return.

Lieut.. Gen. Schofield has telegraphed the
War Department that he will reach here
this evening from Chicago. It is said at
the department that there is no significance
in his return at this time, beyond a de-
sire to attend to certain business in per-
son. He will probably not remain here
more than a few days. and will then re-
sumo the inspection of the military de-
partment of the Atlantic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-26
THE BANNACK INDIANS.
Senator Dubois Tells a Star Rcporte
About Them.

Senator Dubois Tells a Star Reporter
About Them.
'Tt is not understood here in the east"
said Senator Dubois to Star reporter to-
day. what sort of Indians we have to deal
with in this disturbance in Idaho any
Wyoming. There appears to be a DISPOSE
ton to excite sympathy for the Indians en-
the ground that they are peaceable and
intelligent tribe. The Bannacks and the
Shoshones appear to be sconfounded. The
Indians who are making the trouble are
the Bannacks, and they are in no respects
like the Shoshones
THE Shoshones are peaceable, and, for
Indians, an Industrious tribe. They till the
soil, and even in the earlier days they did
some work. The BannaclSs, who occupy
the Fort Hall reservation with the Sho-
shones. are very high type Of Indian. in
that they are brave. warlike and savage
race. There is no discount on their brav-
cry, but they are about the worst Indians
the most savage and cruel, in that whole
SECTION OF the country. They are something
like the Sioux. They are fond Of fighting
and an uprising on their part naturally ex-
cites apprehension. The white settlers are
not at fault in trying to enforce the game
laws OF the state. In that part of Wyom-
ing and Idaho is found almost the only big
game that Is left in the country. 1t Is the
only place where there is an abundance of
such game, and the laws for it's preserva-
all the whites.
"Ihe old hunters and trappers who make
their living in that pursuit are forced to
obey the law, and this trouble with the In
dians appears to grow out of nothing but
an effort to make them respect the law
which the settlers have to obey. Their
treaty rights do not give them the privi-
lege of violating the state laws, and they
have no business to be of the reservation
for that purpose. They make a ruthless
slaughter Of their hunting, and If they
were permitted to prosecute 1t without in,
terference this last foothold of big game
in this country would soon be destroyed
They do not kill the elk for itself, but for
the young. They kill the female with the
young. take the young from it, and. after
removing the skin from the mother elk
leave the carcass to rot. BY this ruthless
method they are destroying the game. The
whites would not for moment be permit
ted to do such thing, and they cannot be
blamed for not wanting to permit the In
dians to commit such slaughter. I under
stand that it was in resistance of arrest
for violations of the law that one or two Of
the Indians ware killed. The agent, Mr..
Teter, Is very good man, but can hardly
know very much about the management
of Indians, having had but few months
experience with them. He was appointed
from West Virginia but few months ago,
and, OF course could not be expected to
know much about Indians. He is doubtless
doing everything he can, but must suffer
pie whom he is called upon to control The
Indians have no right to leave the reserva-
tion without his permission, and it seems
that he might have been more careful
about granting permits had he understood
the situation better"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-26
VALKYRIE'S DRESS.
She Has New Light Steel Spars and is
Wonderfully StiH.

BOSTON, July ga local paper con-
tains a cablegram dated at Gourock, Ire
land, in which it is said that Valkyrie III
will have a set of steel spars, tons lighter
than the pines. This, the correspondent
continues, Will reduce the weights aloft
quite as much, if not more, than the De-
fender gains in her aluminium top sides.
The steel spars. which are greatly reduced
in size from the former ones, are made of
nickel steel, galvanized
The mast is round and smooth, and is
over ton lighter than a pine mast II is
just fifteen feet over all, and twenty-five
inches in diameter, which is three and one
half inches less than her Oregon mast
The other spar dimensions are Topmast,
SO feet and 1917 feet in the doublings
boom, 1858 feet; bowsprit, rs feet over all.
From foreside of mast to outer cranze iron
on the bowsprit is so feet. The splnnaker
boom is so feet, and the sail spread is
nearly 1900 square feet. She has now
thirty-seven tons of lead on her keel, and
by reducing weight aloft she will be fully
stiff enough, SO her crew think.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-26
THE SOUTH AND SILVER.
Thinks the Region Will Stand by the
White Metal.

There is very little new in politics in
North Carolina said ex-Representatlve
Williams of that state to a Star reporter
today. There is but one sentiment there.
They are all for silver"
DO you think the south generally is go
ing to stand by silver?" was asked.
Sure! 1 do not think anything can
change our people on that question. Ken
lucky cannot properly be called a southern
state. All the other states in that region
will send silver delegations to the national
convention. Our people will not vote for a
gold man, If he is nominated ct the demo-
cratic national convention. They would
rather vote for a republican. They would
sooner vote for Don Cameron than for John
G. Carlisle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-26
Stanley j. Weyman.

Tomorrow's Star will contain the first in
stallment Of 1.-THE Cat and The King" a
most interesting story by Stanley ]. Wey-
man, author Of "a Gentleman of France"
etc, one of the most popular authors Of the
day. The story will be in three INSTALL
ments. published daily, beginning tomorrow.
A detective story of intense interest by
Howard Fielding, called Stamps Enclosed
for Reply" will be published in full in the
same issue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-26
THE NEBRASKA EvICTIONs.
The Department Asked to Suspend
Leases.

The Department Asked to Suspend
Leases.
OMAHA, Neb., July 26.-The sentiment Of
the Nebraska congressional delegation in
vestigating the Flournoy leases of the Win
nebago lands is given in the following tele-
gram: "Mr. Hoke Smith, Secretary Of the
Interior. Washington. Investigation now
in progress leads US to urge you to suspend
approval of leases Of Winnebago lands
made by Capt. Beck, and to promptly sus-
pend further evicticns until we communt-
cate with you further. Evictions will result
in tremendous loss to innocent settlers.
John ". Allen. Thos. ThtIrston, D. J. Mel
klejohn, w. A. Andrews, Jesse B. Strode."
1t is probable that no action will be taken
by the Interior Department on the dispatch
from the Nebraska congressional delega-
tion until Secretary Smith returns from the
south. 1t is thought very unlikely that he
will interfere with Capt. Beck's manage
ment Of the matter. Every step taken by
the latter so far has been by the depart
ment's orders and with its approval.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-26
Wheat Firner.

CHICAGO. July 2e-Wheat opened firmer
today on an expected advance at Liverpool
but soon weakened on the lack of outside
trade and apparent absence of short inter.
est. September opened three-elghths of a
cent higher at n Ii, dropped to 60 rs, and
reacted to 20 3-8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-26
DOB sMALLs FIGHTS.

But for sBystanders Would Have
Knitted the Other Fellow.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
COLUMBIA. s. c., July 26.-Ex-Congress-
man Smalls of South Carolina and School
Commissioner Wigg had a rough-and-tum-
BILE fight in Beaufort yesterday as the out
come of a newspaper controversy. They
were allowed to fight until Smalls was
about to disembowel Wigg with knife.
when bystanders interfered and separated
the combatants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-26
BLACKBURN,s CHANCES.
Ee May BE Reelected on His Per-
sOnal Popularity.

VIC May BE Hc-EIecteU on HIS Per-
sOnal Popularity.
Nobody seems to have succeeded in get
ting an expression of opinion from Senator
Lindsay as to the prospects of Senator
Blackburn for reelection. Blackburn him
self is keeping very quiet. but the presence
Of both the Kentucky Senators in Wash
ington renews interest in the question of
the Kentucky situation. 1t Is reported that
there Is strong disposition even among
the Sound money democrats rot to let
the fight over the silver question be car
ried to the extreme Of defeating Blackburn,
and that he will probably be elected on his
personal popularity. His friends insist that
he is going to be reelected. The sound
money men say that If he Is 1t will be well
understood that 1t is no victory for silver,
but merely a recognition Of his personal
Qualities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-26
SECRETARY HERBERT's CRUISE.
He Will Make n Tour of Inspection or
the Dolphin.


Secretary Herbert left here this after
noon on the dispatch beat Dolphin for a
tour of inspection of navy yards and sta
tions on the north Atlantic coast. He will
first visit the yard of the Newport News
Shipbuilding Company. where three gum
beats are in course of construction, and
will then make a short official visit to the
navy yard at Norfolk, after which he will
visit the stations at New York, New Lon
den, Newport, Boston and Portsmouth.
Me- There is more than probability that
the cruise will also extend to the close
proximity of Gray Gables, on BuZzard' 8
bay, so that the Secretary may be enabled
to confer personally with President Cleve-
land on important naval questions. The
Secretary's only companions are his son
Hillary and his naval aid, Lieut.. Reamey,
The trip will last a month or five weeks,
and during that time Assistant Secretary
McAdco will direct the affairs of the naval
establishment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-26

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-26

Map Of the JaclsOn's Hole Country.
Jackson's Hole is a level valley. hemmed
in by mountains, and about seven miles
long north and south by three miles wide
Little Gros Ventre river flows along its
northern and western sides and empties
into Snake river. The Hole Is thirty miles
south of Jackson's lake. where Robert
Ray Hamilton was drowned. Marysvale is
at the south end of the little valley. The
mountainous. The attitudes abound in
timber and grazing; the valleys are wei
watered. No better place could be made
for an Indian to fight in successfully
against odds. The name was given the
little valley from a noted horse thief. who
led desperate gang for years, making
Jacksons Hole. their rendezvous. notori-
Gus. T. a'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-26

part in praying, reading, smoking a pipe
and talking with his death watch. When
not engaged in prayer he was talking Of
his past life. of his wife. the love for
whom was one of the redeeming traits in
the mans life, but not once of his crime or
Of the woman he suddenly sent INTO eter-
nifty. The murderer was plainly under q
terrible strain, and. seeing that he could
not sleep, the death watch encouraged him
to talk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-26
REFUSE TO RETURN
The Bannacks Will Not Go Back to
the Reservation.
SETTLERS EAGER TO flGHq TEEN.
Everybody Expecting News Of
Terrific BIoodshed.
RUM RED MASS ACRE
R U RED MASS ACR E

Indian Agent Teter of the Fort Hall
reservation. Idaho. today wired Commis-
sioner Browning that the policemen who
were sent to the Indians with the COM
missioner's message. ordering them to re-
turn to their reservation, report that the
Indians positively refuse to return. The
agent has asked permission to leave the
reservation to accompany the United States
troops to the scene Of the disturbance.
Authority for him to do so has been grant
ed.
No advices were received at the War De-
partment today in regard to the reported
Indian uprising in the jackson Hole coun.
try, Wyoming. The four troops of the
ninth cavalry are expected to reach there
this evening. and Gen. Coppingcr will also
probably get there from Omaha this even
iEg or tomorrow morning. Army officers
are of opinion that the lsannacks will re-
turn to the reservation without further de-
lay, when they see the troops and realize
the futility Of continued resistance. 1t is
said that the troops will be expected to
protect the Indians from the settlers as
well as to protect the settlers from the In
dians. Every precaution will be taken to
prevent a conflict.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-20
A GREAT LAWYERS INFIRM1TY.
He Generally Lost His Temper and
Also His Case.

From the Chicago TimesHerald.
The late Chief Justice E. G. Ryan of Wis
consin was, in many respects, the most
notably able man the state ever reckoned
among its citizens. He had great learning
particularly in the law. Among veteran
lawyers who knew Judge Ryan there are
few, If any, who do not concede that he was
better versed in the law than any other man
of his profession in the state, but he was
less fortunate in his practice than many of
the first-class lawyers
The late Matt II. Carpenter used to win
most of his cases when Judge Ryan was the
opposing attorney, but often lamented that
he was not as good a lawyer as his unsuc-
cessful opponent. Once Mr.. Carpenter said
Why. If 1 possessed E. G. Ryan's legal
ability to go with my good nature and skill
IN controlling my temper, 1 would not be
aVerse to meeting any lawyer in the world,
no matter how important the case" Yet
Carpenter seldom lost a when the OPP
posing attorney was Judge Ryan.
How Is It, Matt, that you nearly always
cefeat Ryan, even when it is plain that you
have poor case and he a good one?" asked
one OF the great Senator's friends.
by keeping my temper and helping Mr..
Ryan to lose his" was Carpenters prompt
reply.
That was so. Carpenter knew that his
brothef attorney was always well prepared
when he went into court-well loaded
cooked and primed-and he also knew that If
Mr.. Ryan did not lose his temper he would
win his case so he was careful to see that
Mr.. Ryan lost his temper, and fired off his
perfect load so that it scattered and its eff
feet was wasted.
Age took 'the rough edges from Judge
Ryan's temper, SO that when he became
chief justice he filled the high station in as
able and dignified a manner as 1t ever had
been filled. y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-20

velopment of unexpected traits, the wo-
mans heart inside Of her crust of worldli-
ness was touched.
Good gracious, 1 believe you mean it!'
she exclaimed wondering.
Il do mean it," he answered, seriously.
ITO tell the truth, 1 have found nothing
but good in her." went on the lady. And
now l think she is lucky as well as good. y
Thus Felicia's episode as a bread win
ner in the circles of high society was
shortened in the fashion, varied, but sub
stantially the same, in all ages.
Soon after the memorable dinner, her let
tiers to her mother began to be infused
with spirit that made that good lady
wonder and rejoice. And, shortly after
that Mrs. Charlton and the kennards
were surprised by visit from a gentle
man. introduced through a letter from
Mrs. Caldwell, that left them no room to
doubt of his right to a cordial reception.
In the autumn of that year, Mrs. Cald-
we'll lost her secretary.
But then, as she had gained the con-
seriousness of virtue rewarded for substan-
tial kindness done, she could afford to be
complacent in telling the consequences OF
her most recent attempt to bridge over the
predicament of thirteen at table.
(The end.)