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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27
Corpse Found in. n Trunk.

The badly decomposed body Of man
was found yesterday in trunk bought at
an auction In Wakem & McLaughlin's
warehouse, at 5O4 North Water street, Chi
cago. AS soon as the discovery was made
the men commenced to search for some
thing that would indicate where the box
had come from, or by whom 1t had been
owned. On the top was written. &c. NJ.
Morgan. 1853 Jefferson court, Chicago"
Nothing else was found to establish former
ownership.
The police have taken up the matter, but
there seems to be little chance Of their doing
anything with the case. The undertaken
vino took charge of the body said that
some material intended to hasten decoI,-
position had been thrown upon the body
when 1t was placed in the box, and It had
done its work well.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27
ARCHITECT EDBROOKE DEAD.
He Designed the New City Post Office
Building.

W. j. Edbrooke, supervising architect
under President Harrison's administration,
is dead at Chicago. He supervised all the
buildings at the worlds fair designed for
government exhibitions. Mr.. Edbrooke
drew the plans for the Washington city
post office building. now in course of con-
struction. HIS handiwork was also seen at
the Atlanta exposition. He bore off the
honors in both designing and building the
state capitol building at Atlanta. Among
his most notable works are the Notre
Dame University structures at South Bend,
Ind, and the Tabor Grand Opera House at
Denver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27
METHODIST CHURCH SOUTH.
Report on Work in the Washington
District.

D1Stf1ct.
The Baltimore annual conference of. the
Methodist Episcopal Church South, at
Roar oke, Va, yesterday, in session in the
Greene Memorial Church, transacted
great deal of business. including the re-
ports of presiding elders and the passing
of the Characters of the young ministers of
the first year. --..-e
Rev. Rumsey Smithson, presiding elder
Of the Washington district, reported that
in this district during the year the church
advanced all along all lines. Collections
increased. He recommended the organi-
zaticn of Epworth Leagues. They needed
more churches of the denomination in
Washington. A District Epworth League
had been organized.
The annual report of the Woman's For
e!gE Missionary Society was approved. 1t
showed that the Conference Society has
1-641 adult and S55 junior members The
society raised during the year $352S. II.
Last night prominent ministers preached
in each of the Roanoke Methodist Episeo-
pal churches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27
A Lecture ON Italy.

An interesting and instructive lecture on
Italy was delivered last evening at the
rooms of the Washington Club by Prof.
Charles Sprague Smith. The lecture was
Illustrated by means Of handsome stereopti-
con views, and the beautiful land received
every compliment that could be passed upon
1t. The lecturer started at Rerne, in Swift
zerland, and conducted his audience through
an interesting trip through the principal
points Of interest, and stopping at the Bay
Of Naples. A large audience-was present
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27
A Recentian.

Past Department Commander Marion T.
Anderson Of the Grand Army of the Re-
public last evening rendered his comrades
of Lincoln Post reception. The veterans
assembled at 7th and 7 streets and march
ed to the home Of the host, All Florida
avenue, which was appropriately decorated
for the occasion. During the evening renii-
niscenees were exchanged and refresh
ments served in bou1tiful profusion: Many
pl omirent Grand Army men. other than
the members Of Lincoln Post, were in at
tendance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27
The Theta Delta Chi.

At the Shoreham last evening there was
a banquet which ushered into being a lew
charge Of the eastern fraternity of Theta
Delta Chi. The actual constitution was
held earlier in the day. The rev charge
composed exclusively Of students Of Column
bian University. Representative James
McLachlan of California presided at the
banquet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27
Given Damages.

The jury in the case Of Richard L. Elliott
against the Baltimore and Potomac Rail-
road Company, on trial before Judge Nc
Comas in Circuit Court No. ., has awarded
him 5000 damages The plaintiff was a
brakeman in the employ Of the road, and
January 8, 1890. had his foot and hand
crushed in coupling cars. The accident he
claimed, was due to defective coupling,
and he asked $4,000 damages. He was
represented by Messrs. Birney & Birney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27
COMMODORE'S ARMS LANDED.
Owen COnfesses That the Expedition
Was Successful.

Edward Owen, enc OF the crew of the
Commodore, confess to the Spanish con-
sui at Charleston, s. c., yesterday that
all the stories about flinging the cargo of
ammunition overheard were false. He said
that the Commodore went to Cuba and that
the arms, six boat loads. were landed in
the province of Santa Anna.
The firemen, he says. were promised
more money to keep their mouths shut
when they should reach port, but had
rot been paid, and so he made this state
ment to bring the managers of the Commo-
dore to their senses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27

Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers is the hest
handest. safest, sunest clcanest. most economical
and satisfactory dye ever invented. Il 10 the
gentiemcnS fayOrite.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27

Salvation Oil cures cuts and bruises. CSC.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-19
FELL IN WITH BUNKo HEN.
An ALASKAN Miner Robbed by q Pair of
jolly AcqIdintances.

An ALASKAN Miner Robbed by Pair of
jolly Acqmdintances.
PORTLAND, Or, Jan. 1S.-Theodore
Shade, an Alaskan miner and a guest at
the Grand Central Hotel, was held up and
robbed last night by two men whom he
supposed to be friends. They are Howar d
Shock and Edward Bradbury, who were
arrested to-day by Police Captain Cox and
Patrolman Endicott and Kerrigan.
Shade has been here a few days only,
and soon after his arrival he fell in with
Bradbury and Shock. They intimated to
Shade that they were men of means with
notion of investing in Alaska mines In
the course of their brief com panionship
Shade confded TO Bradbury and Shock
that he brought down between $500 and
$500.
Last night the trio visited several resorts
in the North End and drank freely, after
which Shock separated from his COM
panions. Shade was induced to cross the
steel bridge, where they were suddenly
confronted by Shock, who thrust a pistol
against Shades face and told Brad bury to
go through his pockets. The robbers Sc
cured only $12 as Shade had left the bulk
Of his fortune in the hotel safe.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-19

wells on their premises had water sup.
piled to them by the water company,
which put into service sprinkling carts
that made regular trip, dishing out
bucketfuls to those in need. Should fire
break out tonight the town would be
completely at the mercy of the flames, as
not particle of water is in the mains.
The big storm has been general through
out the county. No snow has fallen in the
mountains. It has been all rain, and
plenty of it. At noon to-day the Sacra-
mento River registered twenty feet above
low water mark, and it is still rising. An
immense amount of drift is floating down,
impeding travel by the ferries. The low
lands and fields along the river are unde T
water. Stages could not cross the bridge
over the river at this place this morning
on account of the water running around
the approaches. On the mountain mines
railroad two bridges above Keswick across
Spring Creek and one below were swept
away by the rising waters, and great
amount of dam age has been done to the
new road by washouts.
Calaboose Greek, small stream run
ming through this city, was bank full, and
man, nearly lost his life in the torrent.
He was in a hack, and, the night being
dark, the driver missed the bridge across
the creek on Yuba street and drove into
the stream. Goldberg was nearly drowned,
but by heroic efforts succeeded in swim
ming out.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-19
Supposed to Have Received a
Key From Persons on
the Outside.
THEIR ABSENCE NOT NOTICED.
Jailer Chamberlain Unaware of His
Guests Departure Until Break.
fast Time.

PORTLAND, Or, Jan. 19.-Three bad
men-Con Kelliher, Mike O'Brien and
Sands-managed to make their escape
from the County Jail in a most mysterious
manner, some time between 7 o'clock last
evening and 8:15 this morning. Kelliher
and Sands were locked up in the north
corridor and O'Brien in steel cell adioin-
ing. An inexplicable phase of the escape
is that when Jailer Chamberlain unlocked
the corridors this morning the locks were
in good condition, and in fact there was
no evidence that they had in any way been
tempered with. The absence of the three
thugs became known only when breakfast
was being served.
Kelliher has had many visitors of his
own class, and especially since his recent
conviction of burglary, and it is believed
that one of his friends passed in key.
with which the escape was effected. A
strange blanket was fourd in the dungeon,
which in a measure confirms the state
ment made by prisoner that late last
night ne heard some one walking about in
the outer corridor. The footsteps he heard
might have been those of the escapes,
emerging from the dungeon in which they
had been hiding.
Con Keiliher is one of the most daring
criminals on the coast, who would not stop
at the taxing of life IN the pursuit of his
profession. About month ago he was
arrested for looting the store of Weigel &
Co. at Vancouver, Wash, and another at
Oregon City. Besides these there are two
other charges of larceny in dwellings
pending against him. On Thursday he
was convicted in Judge Stephens court of
the robbery of the Red Front trading
store at Oregon City, for which he was SEN
fenced to ten years prisonment. The
other indictments against him were held
in allegiance until the prisoner has served
the ten-year term.
Mike O'Brien is brutal wretch, who
was serving year for larceny. Shortly
before he was sent up this time he had
completed a years sentence for a murder
Gus and unprovoked assault upon wood
sawyer. Frank Sands is a dangerous
Port land crook and was in for larceny.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-19
CALIFORNIA GAINS
BY THE DELUGE
Railroad Traffic Over the
State Has Been
Resumed.
-
BLESSING TO GROWERS.
Grainfelds and Pasture Lands
Receive a Thorough
Soaking.
RIVERS ARE STILL RAMPAGING
Truckee's Ice Palace Is Partially De.
nuded, but the Damage
Is Slight.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. 18.-Yester-
day the general outlook in local railroad
circles was that, for a time at least, traffic
would have to be abandoned entirely. Up
in the Sierras the great washout caused by
the eloudburst in the vicinity of Crystal
Lake had left chasm over 100 feet long
and 80 feet deep, which it became neces-
sary to bridge with rough cribbing before
trains could pass. Beyond Marysville the
track was covered by wind-swept sea of
water, in places feet deep.
As far as Oroville was concerned it was
simply cut off from all railroad commune
cations with the outside world, and in
fact is yet, as the Feather River is still
booming and the pathway of the iron
horse is impossible. Down the Stockton
route the small streams had become rag
ing torrents that threatened every minute
to tear away the strongly built culverts
that bridged them, and out near Davis
VILE gang of laborers was working
through the dreary hours of the night in
an almost vain endeavor to restrain the
waters of Putah Creek, which, if they
could only burst through the masses of
earth-hlled sacks that lined their puny
banks, would do inestimable damage and
effectually sever the great artery of traffic
that leads to the home of the Webfoot.
Nor was this the only danger that
threatened to cut the connection with
California and her sister States. All the
insignificant streams that cross the Oregon
line of railroad had developed into raging
torrents, covered with tangled masses of
drift that lodged against the culvert-sup-
ports and threatened to tear them out
bodily, and yet within few brief hours
all this damage had been temporarily re-
paired and traffic resumed. The golden
fruit from California's favored slopes is
speeding its eastward way, and the
products of Eastern manufactures are
again crossing the snowy wastes of the
Sierras
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-19
TRUCKEE WANTS SNOW.
Wdrns ShotUers Are DenUdin0 the Ice
Palace of Its Corerj,g.

W0rna ohotcers ATe Oen"dtR0 the Ice
Palace of Its Corering.
TRUCKER, CAL, Jan. 18.-The storm
continues without sign of abatement, and
the precipitation for the last few days has
been remarkable, the rain gauge measur-
ing 4.31 inches for the storm. For the
twenty-four hours ending at noon to-day
two inches of rain had fallen. Up to the
present time rain was an unknown guam
tity at this time of year and the heav Y
showers, coming on top of the snowstorm,
have caused Truckee River to rise to con-
siderable height. Should it freeze hard to-
night the ground will be one glare of ice
in the morning. In an interview Director
General McGlashan of the ice palace to-
day said:
eli this had been a snowstorm, as usual
at this time of year, the amount of snow
would equal that of the remarkable winter
of 1890, when trains were blockaded and
travel impeded generally"
"At this time last year." continued Mr..
McGlashan, " there was fifteen feet of snow
on the level, and tunnels were dug across
the streets"
The ice palace and toboggan slide have
suffered considerably because of the storm,
and almost two-thirds of the ice on the
palace has melted. On the sheltered side,
however, the ice holds on to the wire with
remarkable tenacity, but it is slowly melt
ing. An immense block of the crystal six
feet square was taken into the interior of
the palace from Boca. This block has
melted from two to three inches daily,
while the ice on the north side of the pal
ace has not perceptibly decreased. This
shows the decided advantage over the
Canadian style of building, With the
thermometer at zero for one or two nights,
the palace would be in excellent condition,
and skating would be at its best. The
barometer is steadily falling, which is a
good indication of heavy snowstorm.
1t must not be imagined that the ice
carnival is failure, as with the right
kind of weather everything could be made
to boom in the course of day or two.
AS evidence of the confidence that more
favorable weather will soon come, the
managers are building booth in the
palace for the sale of souvenirs and photo
graphs of the carnival.
1t is stated authoritatively that no ex-
cursions will be run unless everything is
in the best possible condition, and several
nave Deen cance1eu on account or the
weather, Special days have been set
apart by the carnival directors as follows:
Saturday, January %, Native Sons of the
Golden West day; Thursday, January 80,
Knights Templar day January 81, knights
of Pythias day; February 3, Fireman.
day; February %, National Guard ard
Red Mems day,
The ice men are praying for colder
weather; and are waiting for one cold night
to freeze the ice solid before commencing
to harvest the balance of the crop.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-19
SUMAERLAND,s RooM.
Capital Is attracted by the OIL Fields
IlldustrY.

SUPttNt ~ <dtTuCtcd Oy INe Olt fietdS'
Industry.
SANTA BARBARA, CAL, jan 1S.-The
first rumble of approaching activity in real
estate is heard in the establishment of
branch Office on State street by Easton &
Eldridge of San Francisco. Although the
firm will make speciality of Summerland
real estate and oil properties, it Will also
handle real estate generally.
Ma signal discoveries have been made in
Summerland during the past couple OF
weeks, but new wells are constantly being
developed, and those already sunk are
steadily yielding their output.
A notable fact in connection with the
Summerland outlook is the remarkable
number of redemptions from tax liens on
lots in the little village which have been
recorded during the last few weeks. Evil
IDENTIFY some Individual or firm is making a
business o. looking up tax titles in the dis
trict and quietly securing all the land pos
sible. Many who invested in Summerland
property years ago had moved away, and
being unable to dispose of their property
allowed their land to be sold for Etaxes.
Now these lots, formerly vainly hunting
purchasers at from $25 to $40, are exactly
bought at ten and twenty times this price
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-19
. OPIUM sMUGGLERS CAUGHT.
Prominent Society People Mast Anstcer
to the Government.

Prominent Society People Mast Anstoer
to the GOUernnlent
= PORTLAND, Or, Jan. 1S.-Chinese In
spector B. f. Josey of Tacoma this after
noon arrested Mrs. May Belden, a woman
"a years of age, in a clearinghouse on
Fourth and Morrison streets Tor smuggling
opium. a few minutes later he appre-
hended her confederate, F. P. Candle of
Tacoma. Josey came from the Sound on
the train they rode on yesterday, and his
suspicion that they were handling contra
band opium was aroused by their conduct.
In the trunks in their room here Josey
found seventv-fve cans of unstampeo
opium, which had been struggled across
the border from Victoria.
Candle is quite prominent in Seattle
business and social circles, having, until
recently, been member of the Hippert &
Nordan Hardware Company. He was
very anxious to have his name suppressed
in connection with the affair, although he
has made a confession of his completely in
the smuggling scheme.
Mrs. Belden is divorced woman, whose
former name was Dyer, and under which
she, up to within a year or two ago, was a
conspicuous figure in Tacoma's swell soci-
ETY.. Both are in Jail tonight in default
of bonds.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-19
Tracing Gladstone's Phrases.

A rather futile correspondence is being
carried on as to Mr.. Gladstone's merits as
phrase-maker. Probably the question is
settled by the fact that "bag and baggage
"a jingle which he did not invent-is
quoted as one of his most brilliant efforts.
Now people are tracing the phrase back,
and they have got so far back on the jour
ney as the sixteenth century, which at any
rate gives the phrase the respectable merit
of antiquity.
Very few phrases of Mr.. Gladstone ever
struck my Imagination or appealed to my
memory: But there was one uttered years
ago which seemed admirable. He was
speaking, | think-I am unable 20 verify
my quotations-of the relations between
an orator and his audience, and he said
tnat the orator returned the enthusiasm
In Hood which he received from the audi
ence In vapor." and one day / found that
very expression in De Quincy and another
discovered that De Quincy had borrowed
1t from Locke. And whence did Locke get
ltT The eternal fitness of things suggests
Noah.--Pall Mall Gazette.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-19
TRICkED HER ATTORNEYS.
Mrs. Lacy accused of Settling a Cas-
Ont of Court.

Mrs. Lacy accused of Settling a Case
Ont of Court.
PORTLAND, Or, Jan. 18.-An interest
ing sequel to celebrated gambling case in
the State Circuit Court, which was dis
missed some time ago, comes in the ma
ture of suit against Mrs. Mary E. Lacy,
the plain tiff in that case, brought against
her by her attorneys, Watson, Beekman &
Watson who claim 10 have been beaten
out of their rightfuI fee by Mrs. Lacy's
diplomacy. The attorneys want $553S "a
for their services.
Mrs. Lacy instituted suit against Fuhr,
Grafton d Smith o collect $553S "a, which
she claimed her husband had lost at faro
within two years. Twice the case came up
for trial and was continued. Finally Mrs
Lacy peremptorially ordered dismissal.
Therefore the attorneys set up the claim
that Mrs. Lacy entered into secret agree
ment with the defendant, Grafton and
others, by which she received $4,000 for ad-
iusting the case without bringing it to
trial. As Mrs. Lacy did not divide with
her attorneys they think they have been
grossly mistreated.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-19
The Massacbusetts Indian.

Professor f. w. Peabody of Harvard
has sent to Secretary of State DIN sketch
OF an Indian which he thinks should take
the place OF the present one on the Massa-
gives description of the accoutrements
and wearing apparel of the figure, and
gives his authority for the use of each arti-
Gle, and also for their positions on the fig
ure. He places the bow in the left hand,
and says that to place it in the right hand
Is as absurd as to represent military man
with his sword hung on the right side.
He says that it is evident that the man
who made the original drawing of the In
dian knew nothing about Indians. He
probably had never seen one, and had
made the, drawing from his own ideas.
Inc ridiculous blunders which he made
have since been perpetuated. and even in
corporated into the State law. The design
OF Professor Peabody will be submitted to
the Archives Committee.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-19
FIRE NEAR GoLErA.

Siatee's Horses Cremated by the Burning
of q Den Ranch Barn.
SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Jan. 18.-A
large barn leased by Charles Smith near
Goleta and situated on the Den estate was
burned to the ground during the heavy
rain last night, with all its contents, in
GLIDING fifteen horses, eighty tons of hay,
wagons and valuable stallion. The ex-
act amout of the loss cannot be ascer-
tanned. The cause of the fire is unknown.
buS ii is believed to have been spontaneous
combustion, caused blythe leakage through
the roof. The building and contents were
uninsured
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-19
NAPA RIVER RISING.
Trains Detayed by Great Washout
Near KT4t0s Station.

Trains Delayed by Great Washout
Near KrIt0s Station.
NAPA, CAL, Jan. 18.-The Napa River
went down several feet during the night,
but the continued rains have again raised
it, and at present it is higher than last
night. The boat landing is under water
and Spanishtown is flooded. The river is
running across First street several feet
deep.
The morning San Francisco train was
delayed several hours on account of a
washout, mile and a half in length, near
Krugs station. A special train came UP
from Vallejo and took the passengers down
from here.
Over two inches of rain have fallen dur
ing the past twenty -four hours and about
five inches in the last two days. The
river is still rising and if the rains con
tin ue up the valley great damage will b.
done to property.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-19
Auburn', Diamond inter Cnptured.

PORTLAND, Or, Jan. 1s-A few days
ago the Sheriff of Placer County, Cal, adj
vised the Chief of Police here that Frank
Kern, alias Frank Austin, had stolen $1,000
worth OF diamonds and iewelry from a
residence in Auburn. Through the in
strumentality of Portland officers Austin
has just been placed under arrest at
Seattle, and will be taken back to
California