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RObbcries Reported.

Saturday evening between 6 and O'Clock
Harry Parker, colored driver for the
Central Express Company, had an exciting
time with two white men in front of 112lb
4t2 street southwest, SO he reported to the
police. He was delivering goods at the
time and white boy named Edward Ma
lone was with him. The two men, he
says attacked him and pounded him ahout
the face and then they turned their attea-
ton to the boy and beat him They took
the boys overcoat from him, but disturbed
nothing in the wagon. A report of the
occurrence was made to the police but
no arrests have been made
George Bronson, who lives at 1876 street
northwest, has entered complaint against
young man who occupied the room with
MIN Tor short while. His roommate, he
reports, visited the room during his alb
sence and took a suit of clothes, an over
coat, pair OF patent leather shoes and a
hat as well $40 in cash.
w. H. Baden, 64S b street southwest, re-
ports stolen during the past three weeks a
coat, pair of trousers and a pair of patent
leather shoes
The theft of an open-face silver watch
was reported by Mrs. Hugh Cunningham of
No. 1850 1ith street.
Arthur l.. Barnard 1906 r street reports
stolen last week a Crown bicycle. The
wheel was stolen from the corner of 5th
and E streets.
Credenda bicycle No. 3S713, belonging to
B. Cowsell of 1th and i streets northeast.
was stolen from 18th and II streets Thurs
day.
Mrs. H Whaley, No. 40 Sd street north
west, complains of the theft of six silver
spoons They were taken from her house
Thursday.
A silver watch, owned by John Tonson
of 425 Goth street. is being looked for by
the police. The timepiece was stolen Sat
urday.
Stewart Campbell reports the theft of a
lap robe.
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Maceo Said to Have Been Enticed
Within the Spanish Lines.
The CUBAN VERSION OF HIS DEATH
Indignation in This Country Caused
by the Report.
RE ADY TO VOLU NTEER r

The steamer from Havana, which was go
enxiously awaited by the Cubans and their
friends. brought to Key West. Fla, Satur-
day evening the most startling news from
the island. 1t was nothing less than letters
from Cuban sources asserting that Gen.
Antonio Maceo was treacherously enticed
within the Spanish lines under a flag of
truce and shot down. with his entire staff.
Another story was that he was poisoned by
one OF his followers in league with the
Spanish leaders.
Justo Carillo a well-known Cuban Of Key
West. brother of the Cuban general Carfl1o
has received the following letter from a
trustworthy correspondent in Havana con-
frning the reports of the death of Maceo,
and showing that he was killed by
treachery:
Havana. December 9.-Dear Friend
Justo: Our brave general. Antonio Maceo
and the greater part of his staff have been
murdered by the Spaniards. the Spanish
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from the southern New England and the
lower lake region southwark to Florida
Tuesday.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls, temperature, Al; condi-
tion, 80. Receiving Notwithstanding
"A; condition at north connection, 36; con-
dition at south connection, 80. Distrib.
uting reservoir-temperature A; condition
at infiuent gate house, 80; effluent gate
house, 80.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide $50 a. m. and 1O11 pm.
High tide, 2:55 am and 3 :25 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1917 am. and II 100
pm. High tide, 3:45 am. and Ala pm
The Sun and Moon.
Sun rises. I'll. Sun sets. 439. Moon
rises. 200 tomorrow morning.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by SAT pm; ex-
tinguishing begun at $40 am. The light
Ing Is begun one hour before the time
named.
Arc lamps lighted at 532 pm; extin-
guished at 6:35.
Range of the Thermometer.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer at tie weather bureau today:
s am, 43; pm, 81; maximum, SO; min
tmum 43.
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In the Churches

The meetings III the interest OF foreign
missions inaugurated Friday evening un-
der the auspices of the presbytery OF WASH
ington city, were continued yesterday.
every church in the presbytery devotinS
part Of yesterdays exercises TO the con-
sideration OF the topic. The series Of ser
vices will culminate in a mass meeting, TO
be held this evening in the New York Ave-
hue Presbyterian Church. Saturday after
noon a rally OF Junior Endeavorers was
held IN the Church of the Covenant, ad-
dresses being made by Miss Fanny L. Nell
son OF Philadelphia and DIR. A. ]. Brown,
secretary of the board of foreign missions
In New York. In the evening a reception
was rendered the visiting secretary and
missionaries.
The Y p. s. c. E. of the Calvary Baptist
Church conducted the services in that
church last evening.
Rev Alexander Kent preached a sermon
ory OF DIR. Caroline Brown Winsow, whom
he called the pioneer woman physician In
The middle and western states.
Bishop Satterlee occupied the pulpit at ST.
Thomas Church last evening. and preached
a sermon on patience, the lack OF which he
characterized as the vice of the present
day.
Missionary Sunday was generally OBJ
served in the Methodist churches of The
city yesterday
The six elders recently elected by the con-
gregation OF the First Presbyt yterian Church
were ordained al the services last evening.
The ceremony was In accordance with the
book OF order of the Presbyterian Church,
and consisted of the propounding of the
the congregation, and the acknowledgment mt
by the congregation of their authority. Or.
Sunderland preached an appropriate Ser
mon.
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Weather conditions and general forecast
The barometer has risen rapidly in the
northern states east of the Mississippi and
at Rocky mountain stations; it has fallen
Pacific coast. There is an area of low
pressure covering the lower Mississippi val
ley. attended by light showers in the soutn-
ern states east of the Mississippi. The
barometer is highest over the central
Rocky mountain region. and 1t is decidedly
low northeast of New England.
1t is colder In the lake regions and the
Ohio valley. 1t Is slightly warmer in the
Missouri valley ard the gulf states.
Fair weather continues the Atlantic
coast and to the west of the Mississippi,
but cloudy and threatening weather is re-
ported from the east gulf coast northward
over the lake regions. Very light showers
were reported in the northern portion of
the lake regions Sunday morning.
The indications are that the weather will
be cloudy and threatening, with light rain
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Transfers of Real Estate.


L st. NV. bet. 10th and Goth sts.--Jas. F. Bar
bour TO Clarence C. Waring lots 81, 63, u, So
III $40.
American University Heights D. Croissan
ct al, trustees, TO Alex. Harding, lots 2 to s.
blk. ls; $4,000.
Barry Farm-Abraham Wilkinson ct al. to wm
f. Warriner, part original lot 2, section Z; s15O
Belleyue-Ledru II. Miller ct al trustees, tt
LUCAS pa, p Loving part lots 80 and 4o
Kemp. lot 81, So. 27; $40.
st: Sc. bet. LIST and I'd sts-Frederick f
Repettt ct u1 to Henry X. Beck part orieina
lots 10 "a e aDd sS ST. 1872, fronting Is feet on
Takoma Park-Julius F. Thornton ct ux tt
Stevenson A. Williams, lot o. blk 8, and lot 2
blk rss IT, in Of nnts addition go
Knight, part original lot l, so. 9O6; $40
mons,9n ct s 1 United sse.5iy Liz
10! 49, sq sss 's . am s'Ss'"s to same
Berry to Margaret a. Clair. lot q. 50. Is; s1o
fworth-.Horaee S. Cummings ct al. trustees
nsh ana Mass @ 70 e. e 81 osspe1 3; al
to Minnie e, L. Robert ,ea. and Wm w Duva
kenesaw ave bet is'h ';nG'' and i7th sts.-Sanc,
,s Cushing to a AdeIaide Mansur and Mary A
s n% g. Bet a t s sin aaa ,ssn sats s. Cal
hqsn :, to 51o A AZ Reed Sd lot s. lss ss
to owen M INGALLS, lot So OH g. g. sappe ct TX
4th and ! sts ne;aMarsaret A: Clair to Edw,
II; Berry, lots OTIS 81 . and s. So. sos; SO.
trustee. to Redwood vandergrift, lot ss. SO. 1872
Buena vista-J. Roland Duke ct ux to James E.
Webster, lot IS. blk 8; $125.
S sn Gesy 'ie e g. So a so n Friend to
st. nv. bet. 17th and 18th sta. Henr,
10 and 20. SO. ~; $40;
HarVey tin NJ. Friend lot ST. blk. 49, lie Droit Park
Eighth St ne bet r and g. .tx p,vtd n Too
| ct uI. to Richard H. Meade, lot 10a. So 913; $40
Avalon Heights-Frank e. Murray to Frank L.
1 n. J: ave. M " NV. @ H. Sst sH; and sts-raas G
Prescott to Louis Gundling Fart lot 8, SO. Of
22d and Water. sts n.w.-Johna F.. Shea to
Michael J. Colbert. original lot II, 81. So: s..
Seventh and T SITS: n.w;-Richard v; Tyler e,
seusSTsst eerasr Of 7ts and nd r .ia % 'ee' ''
professor OF anatomy and physiology Al
Yale University, has died In New Haven.
The jury in the case of Filbert & Porter
against the city Of Philadelphia has rem
dered verdict for the plaintiffs In the sum
OF $137. .07032. this amount being the bal
ance, with interest, due the contractors fol
| the construction OF the Queen Lane reser
voir. but which was withheld by the city
| because the reservoir leaked.
Rev. DR.. Watson Uan Maclaren) may sue
| ceed to the pastorship of Marylebone Pres
byterian Church in London.
William H. Osgood. well known in society
| and club circles in New York. is dead.
The courts have decided that the woman
suffrage amendment q the Idaho constitu
| tion was adopted at the recent election ii
| that state.
| Michael N. Rickard. railroad commission
| er, died in BARRIERS chair at Albany.
Y, Saturday, while being shaved. 1t II
death.
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Securities, jewelry. silverware and vnluablcs
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Loans noney real estate and collateral
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iENJAMlN l.. SNYDER. ......-...-..... President
IfscMAS HYDE. ........... First Vice President
W. RILEY DEEBLE. Second Vice President
THOMAS II. JONES. Third Vice President
GEORGE HOWARD. ..-...... Assistant Treasurer
ALBERT l.. STURrEyANT ...... Secretary
CHARLES E. NYMAN.. Assistant Secretary
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are operating with greater activity, and
Eot a day passes that We do not hear In
this city the firing on Gcanabacoa
The Spaniards may treacherously mur-
der some OF our Patriots, but no earthly
power can annihilate the spirit Of liberty
pie"
Mace0 Said to lie Living.
In spite OF the story Of the betrayal and
assassina ton, 1t was asserted by passen-
gers on the Havana steamer that Maceo lie
still alive; that DR.. ZeTtucha, who claims
to be his physician, betrayed him and only
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but as soon as he arrived at the place de-
c.ded upon he and his party were greeted
by tremendous volley from the troops
under Major Cirujeda, who lay conveniently
In ambush. Most CT the officers Of his staff
fell with Gen. Maceo. Zertucha Is alive,
because he was aware ot the scheme and
remained il the rear. The Spaniards know
where the bodies are, but are bent on feign-
irg ignorance to blot out the vestiges Of the
crime.
Havana and all Spain are rejoicing be-
cause in their stupidity t,.ey hope that the
war may end with the Death OF the leader
Far from it. The spirit Ut the Cubans has
grown more ardent, and today they are re-
solved TO make every sacrifice before sur
rendering their arms to their relentless
tyrants. In this very prov!nce Of Havana
in which our army Is least numerous and
has the least means of defense, the Cubans
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major Cirujeda acting the part Of assas-
sin, with DIR. Maximo Zertucha as an as
sistant In the horrible drama.
Convinced that Notwithstanding his
enormous army he could do nothing against
our gallant leader, who had so repea iedly
defeated the Spanish generals IN Pinar del
Rio, Weyler conceived the idea of appeas-
ing his beastly instincts by cold-blooded
murder, and making the best of the secret
relations between DIR. Zertucha and the
Marquis Of Ahumada, he planned with the
latter his hellish scheme
"Wey1er took the field, and in his absence
AhCmada proposed, through Zertucha. a
certain point in the province of Havana.
with the view Of arranging plans for the
cessation of hostilities fhe basis was to
be Cuba s indepe ndence and monetary in
demnity to Spain, together with certain ad-
vantages that should be agreed upon for
Spanish commerce and Spanish capital in
vested there.
was that orders should be given TO the de-
tachments of troops stationed on the troch
in the section between Mariel and GUIANA
jay to allow Maceo. with his staff, - pass
the military line unmolssted.
Led to an Ambush.
Time was required to mature these ar
rargements and to give them all the ap-
pearance of truth Ahumada feigned that
before acting he must make them known to
Weyler for his previous approval. This ex-
plains the sudden arrival of Weyler in ia
vana and his prompt return to Pinar del
Rio. The conditions and place of the
meeting having been agreed on, Maceo
crossed the trocha over the road to GUIANA
jay without being molested by the forts,
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escaped by miracle; that he went with
Maceo far as the trocha and saw them
through safely; that they were commanded
by mulatto who resembles Maceo, who
was killed in the enga cement after passing
the trocha; that MaceO and his few follow
ers returned to the P.nar del Rio province
and went into a cabin, when the doctor re-
ported to the Spanish that they succeeded
in killing most of the party, but Maceo
Drained the first man and escaped to the
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every one of the fifty veterans present
pressed forward eagerly. The reading fin
ished, there was a moments silence. Then
Comrade r. c. Miller said: IF this be
true am ready to go to Cuba tomorrow -
Here, too" said the others.
The cowards!' cried others.
If this is true, we will all go to the aid
OF Cuba shouted speaker. The answer
in chorus was: That's what. we wil.'
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LIGHT SHOWERS PROBABLE.

The Weather Predicted for Tonight
and Tomorrow.
Forecast till pm. Tuesday-For the Dis
trict Of Columbia. Maryland and Virginia.
Increasing cloudiness and probably light
showers tonight and Tuesday; northeastern
ly winds.
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Marriage Licen,e..

Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following: White-Edward ". Sartain
of Brookland. D. c.. and Jennie A. Henley
of this city.
Colored-Walter Redman and Rosa
Wormley; VIM. e. Roper and Annie q.
Smith; Henry O. Riley and Mollie Rat
cline.
Evening star., 1896-12-14

Saturday and Saturday night the police
made 50 arrests, while yesterday there were
SS arrests made. The only clean sheet
turned in this morning was that Of Lieut.
Heffner, showing that not an arrest was
made on Capitol Hill yesterday. There
were 81 policemen on leave today and z
on the sick list.
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from the southern New England and the
lower lake region southward to Florida
Tuesday
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woods. leaving his clothing and effects at
the cabin.
a lady on board the boat claimed 20 have
read a letter purporting to have been writ
ten by Maceo since his reported death.
1t is also said that the Spanish author
tiles have been promising daily to bring
the body of Maceo to Havana, but up 20 the
present time they have not been able to
produce it.
A gentleman who arrived from Havana
said that opinion there up to the time of his
departure was about equally divided as to
the matter of Maceo's death. The Spanish
population generally insist that Maceo is
dead. while the Cubans persistently hold to
the contrary opinion.
Evening star., 1896-12-14

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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-20
A nvIlet Made q maIIstone.

Colonel Clark r, Westcott of London
Is responsible for the following account
of singular phenomenon. His story is
as follows:
Zone hot day I was riding along a
mountain road in Colorado ON my way
to q mine in which / am interested,
when noticed high above me, soaring
in majestic circles, an eagle. had As
30 winchester slung across my back,
and it was but the work of q moment
to unsling the gun and fire at the bird,
which appeared to be directly above me.
As fired noticed that the bird was
directly between myself and a dense
black cloud which hung above me. The
shot was a clear miss, and, not caring
to waste any more cartridges, was
about to ride ON, when / was startled
to hear what / took to be the dull
chung of stone thrown by an unseen
hand, which fell into little gully part
ly filled with leaves within 30 feet of
me. looked carefully about me in all
directions, but could see no sign of hui
man being, and then dismounted, and,
scraping back the leaves, was astonished
to find a piece of ice as large as a goose
egg and about the same shape. Upon
close examination was further aston
ished to discover my rife ball firmly
imbedded in its center. have specu-
lated deal over this phenomenon since
that time, and the only solution can
see is that the ball in passing through
the cloud gathered the moisture and
held it by its whirling motion so that it
was frozen at a higher altitude and fell
to the earth as have described. Chi
cago Chronicle.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-20
The Reward of Virtue.

The following story is related of a
gentleman who invited a number Of
Sunday school children to treat in his
beautiful grounds. Not the least appre-
ciated among the many good things were
the excellent strawberries and cream,
of which there was plentiful supply.
Seeing how the children enjoyed these,
the good man, wishing to improve the
occasion, addressed them:
well, boys" he said, 81 hope you
have thoroughly enjoyed your straw.
berries and cream"
eyes, SIR" was the reply in lusty
chorus.
But suppose" he continued, "that
instead of having been invited here you
had stolen over my garden wall and
helped yourselves when no one was look
ing. You would not have enjoyed them
half so much, would you?"
"No, sir" again replied the chorus.
"And why not?" queried their bene
factor.
To this question there was no imme,
diate response, the boys being apparent
ly shy of giving any reason. At length,
however, little urchin, rather holder
than the rest, piped out:
"'Cause we shouldn't have had nc
cream with them. London Tit-Bits.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-20
Swallowing n Snake.

had the good luck to see curious
sight-that of one snake killing and
swallowing another. We came on the
scene just as king snake was kill
ing black snake, each little over three
feet long. The king was tied and coiled
round the black, and the latter's tail
could just wiggle. After few minutes,
during which the king tied himself in
the most curious knots and ran his head
up and down his victims writhing
body, biting it here and there as if ex-
amining his supper, he turned to the
blacks head, gave it preliminary bite
and then slowly proceeded to take the
black snake into camp. 1t seemed impos-
sible that he could swallow snake as
long and as large as himself, but he did.
This is how he did it:
He would stretch his head as far as
possible, get his teeth hooked in his vic
TINS scales. then slip his body up till
it was in wrinkles at his neck and for
some way down, then loose his tooth
hold and slide his head forward for an
other grip, just as if you were putting
on a tight glove, in fact. 1t was the
most interesting operation, 1 think, l
ever witnessed, and the king swallowed
all but three incheseof the tail of the
poor black snake and then, with that
dangling from his mouth, glided off in
to the grass. We let him go, as he is a
known enemy of the rattlesnakes and
often kills acknowledgements Jour-
nal