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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-12
Call to Free silver Democrats.
LIBERTY STATUE Is HAUNTED.
At Least That is What New York Har
Dor Men Think.

From the New York Journal.
The statue Of liberty is tenanted by
ghosts. At least, that is what the river
men claim, and say the statement is sus-
ceptible of proof. They say, and they know
whereof they speak, that as the witching
hour of night approaches most unearthly
noises are heard, as II the statue was DOS
sessed. There Is a scientific explanation
however, of these ghostly disturbances but
it does not intel est the harbor men and
sailors on board ships lying at anchor
within stones throw of Liberty Island,
their hulls brought into strong relief by
the electric torch. Many "fo'o's'le'' yarn
has been spun about the midnight carnival
of spirits within the goddess. The sailors
in the creaking Of her joints hear the
ghoulish shouts of the jewellers. When the
night is calm and bitterly cold the mys-
FERROUS din is plainly heard.
The most terrifying Of these mysterious
sounds for those who are not in the secret
are the spirit rapptngs. The goddess rivals
the most expert spiritual mediums. These
rappings may be heard almost every night
in the year. During the daytime the SOL
emn figure is as quiet as a graveyard, but
when darkness settles down 1t is easy to
imagine that several spiritualistic seances
are being carried on successfully in this
gloomy interior. The explanation is, how
ever, exceedingly simple. The statue, as
everybody knows, is formed of enormous
plates of copper bronze, firmly riveted to-
gether.
The action Of all sorts Of weather to
which this very exposed position renders
the statue subject, tends to gradually
loosen these little bits of steel. The damp
ness which is drawn in from the water
from all four sides forms a thick coating
OF copper verdigris on the rivets, eating
away the copper. This does not weaken
the statue materially, but It affords q GER
tain amount Of play between the overlap
ping sections. The goddess under the gen.
tie influence Of old Sol expands throughout
every part Of her enormous figure. At
night she in a measure draws her robes
mere closely sbout her as If to protect her
self from the cold. The contraction Of the
copper sheets, 1t may readily be seen,
causes gentle motion which produces a
very faint rap. But this reverberates
through the vast interior, which magnifies
1t over and over again and lends 20 1t a
gloomy, Follow sound.
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IDENTITY OF ROGrES.
New York Police Board Has Adopted
the French system.

New York Police Board Has Adopted
the French System.
From the New York Herald.
The rogues' gallery, which has played so
large and so interesting a part in the de-
tective annals of this city, is to go. Or IL
1t does not actually go it will be retained
rather as a curiosity of the past than an
active agent of the present, or as a mere
auxiliary to the more perfect system OF
identifying criminals which is to supplant
it, That system is known as the Bertfllon
system. Ii has been in successful use IN
France where II was introduced in 1850.
and in Holland Switzerland. Belgium and
England, which followed in the lead Of
France.
At conference held recently in the
office of the New York state prison commits
sion the tests and explanations were SO
successful that Police Commissioner An
drews, who was present, announced that
the New York police board would imme-
diately purchase the necessary implements
and begin the work of supplanting the
rogues gallery in this city.
The system derives its name from its in
ventor, DIR. Alphonse Bertillon, now the
chief of the identification service at the
prefecture of police in Paris.
Briefly summed up, the system depends
upon a series of accurate and minute meas
urements of various portions of the human
frame, assisted by photographs. The pho
tographs are not merely photographs of
the face. These are valuable ad1uncts, hut
are not infallible in themselves. The rapid
ity with which a professional rogue can
change his appearance is astounding. 1t is
often impossible to recognize the same in
dividual in three photographs made in three
successive years. Photographs of particu-
lar features are often more accurate and
decisive. For instance, IT is impossible
among one hundred thousand individuals to
find two ears exactly alike-except i'm the
case Of twin brothers.
But photography, as already stated. is only
an adjunct. The special value of the sys-
tenn depends upon measurements of those
bony parts of the body which undergo little
or no change after maturity and can be
measured to within SO small q figure as to
be practically accurate. These are the
head, the foot, the middle finger and the
extended forearm from the elbow. In add
ton measurements are taken of the length,
the span the trunk of the body and tho
right ear Notes are made of the color of
the eyes and hair, the supposed age and
nationality and of any individual marks or
scars upon the body. The measurements
selected are those that science has indicated
Is being the least changing from year to
year. A criminal may take a new name
and disguise his features, but he cannot
alter the measurements Of these determine
ate parts of his body.
slip OF Dashboard known the identifica-
ton card on which are pasted Photographic
OF the full face and the profile.
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Grand Jury Indictments.

The following indictments were returned
by the grand Jury this afternoon: George
Waller, larceny; w. H. Hill. alias Hall,
larceny from the person and grand lar
ceny; Frank Callahan, alias George Wilson,
larceny; William Loncy, housebreaking;
Frederick Robinson. do; John Archer, do. !;
George Price, Douglass Tascoe and Henry
Timlich, do; VIM. F. Broug, alias Froh-
man, endorsement; George Stewart do. !;
Joseph Miller, second offense Of petit lar
ceny; James, alias Jupiter Small, carnal
knowledge of a female under sixteen years
Of age.
The charge of grand larceny, preferred
agains. William Bailor and Presley Thorn
ton, was ignored.
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Divorces Granted.

Judge Hagner today granted Julian Wall
a divorce from Helen Wall, because of the
wife's willful desertion and abandonment
Of her husband. The parties were married
here December 8, 1880. and lived together
until May g.. 1892. Mrs Wall is supposed to
be now residing in Clinton, Ontario, Can
ada.
vorce to George E. Lacey from Annie F.
Lacey, on the ground of adultery. The
custody and guardianship of the children.
Harry E., George, Jacob, Margaret and
William, are given to Mr.. Lacey, and he is
charged with their maintenance. The par
ties were married here February q, 1885,
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RHODE ISLAND DEMOCRATS.
Election of Delegates 10 Chicago Was
Postponed.

Election OF Delegates TO Chicago Was
Postponed.
The Rhode Island democratic state con-
vention at Providence yesterday nominated
the following candidates:
For governor, George Littlefield; Meuten-
ant governor, Augustus Miller; secretary
Of state, George i. Church; attorney gen.
eral, George T. Brown: general treasurer,
John G. Perry.
The platform did not touch upon national
issues. 1t characterized the demand for a
revision of the state constitution as an at
tempt by the party in power to fasien it.
tions
A motion to elect delegates to the ma
tlonal convention was tabled. conven-
ton to choose these delegates will be called
after the state election, which is to be held
April /.
Completing the Ticket.
After The Stars report of the Ohio con-
vention closed yesterday, Samuel Black
burn was nominated for food and dairy
commissioner on the second ballot.
Frank A. Hoffman Of Van Vert was NOM
works.
The National Reform Party.
At last nights session of the new reform
party convention at Pittsburg, it was de.
cided to name the party THE National Re
form Party" and a national convention
was called to meet in Pittsburg on May %
j. S. Coxey spoke on MISUNDERSTANDING
bonds. Gideon T. Stewart read a paper on
reforming reform parties.
Call to Free Silver Democrats.
A call has been issued for a meeting OF
democrats favorable to the free coinage OF
silver to be held at Cleveland. Ohio. tomor.
row evening. The meeting will be secret
but 1t Is said that the object is to arrange
plans for the election of delegates to the
chicago convention from Ohio who are ia
vorable to free coinage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-12

E. p. Andrews. an American in the Amer
lean Classical School in Athens, has inter-
preted the inscription on the -architr.tve
of the east front Of the Parthcnon, which
had puzzled Antiquarian.
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Storage Warehouse,
ODD noor n

Biggest Furniture and Carpet
values we've offered in Our his
tory we offer now during our
great sale.
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Tan Covert, Navy and Black Serge and
Black Diagonal Suits-both skirt and
jacket cut according to latest style
Special price, $7.75.
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Goldenberg,'s,
928 7th-7o6 k Street.
The news of OUR
rebuilding
SALE
is spreading rapidly. There was
brisk buying yesterday notwithstand-
ing the inclement weather. Please
bear this in mind, we are not unload
ing lot of trashy" merchandise
bought for the occasionl Every bit
is fresh and new. There are bar
gains being offered which you can
not afford to skip.
Changeable Gloria Silks in new and
handsome color combinations,
l5c. q YARD.
Black Brocade satins,
3@c. a yard.
22-inch Printed-warp Persian Silks
the dollar sort
75c. a yard.
24-inch Black Brocade Taneta-the
75c. sort
soc. a yard.
All-silk Double-twin Changeable surahs
regularly sold for Soc
soc. a yard.
Beautiful Satin Duchesse-the regular
s5c. quality
Csc. a yard.
Atwood Black and Blue Serge,
25c. yard.
46-inch Victoria serge-sold elsewhere
at 5Oc.-
30c. a yard.
4O-inch silk-fnish Mohair Brilliantine-
35c. yard.
4s-inch Black Caterpillar Novelty
goOds-reduced from G5c to
ACC. yard.
Double-width Plain, Figured and Two
tone GOOds-large variety Of styles
TIC. yard.
Beautiful Silk and wool Scotch Plaids-
reduced from so and Csc. to
soc. yard.
6O-inch Navy Blue Waterproof Storm
Serge-the 81 sort everywhere
6Sc. a yard.
All-wool Light and Dark Beige Suiting
reduced from Soc. to
31c. yard.
&c. Rustic Cambria,
43c. yard.
&c. Imitation Haircloth,
sc. yard.
121kc. Selicin,
BIC. yard.
1Oc Silk Leno,
&c. yard.
12hc. Moreen Skirt Lining,
nc. a yard.
Nyard- wide Rustic P,r,aline,
SIC. yard.
Remnants Of Percalinc. All-linen Can
vas. Fiber Interlinng Selicias, which
were 10 to 15c. yard-to close,
SC. yard.
Fringed Red Fruit Doylies, which were
Zoe. dozen,
&c. each.
Fancy Cole red border Damask Doylies,
sc. each.
1s-inch Plain and Damask AIllinen
Crash-reduced from 12h,c to -
&c. yard.
Damask Oval-shaped Tray Covers
white, pink and yellow-sze IA by Is
'inches-reduced from 15c. to
&c. each. 'r
Size 20 by 80 inch-rednced from 25c.to
I7c. each.
Stamped All-lnen Monte Scarfs, drawn
work and fringed-reduced from soc. to
25c. each.
capes, suits & skirts.
Fine quality Bengaline and Brocaded
Silk and Silk Velvet Spring Capes-all
richly trimmed with jet, lace and satin
ribbon-all silk lined
Special price, $5.98.
Tan Covert, Navy and Black Serge and
Black Diagonal Suits-both skirt and
Jacket cut according to latest style
Special price, $7.75.
Ladies' Spring Jackets-made of tan
covert and black cheviot cloth-latest
2-button fronts-ha1f satin lined
Special price, $4.98.
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Ladies' Spring Jackets-made of tan
covert and black cheviot clOth-latest
2-button fronts-half satin lined
Special price, $4.o8.
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Spring caDes. suits & skirts

Fine quality Bengaline and Brocaded
Silk and Silk Velvet Spring Capes-all
richly trimmed with jet, lace and satin
ribbon-all silk lined
Special price, $5.o8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-12
Public Schools.

In Tho Stars Almanac for 1896, on page
II. will be found interesting information
concerning the public schools of the Dis
trict. At all news stands and at The Star
Office. Price, 25c copy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-12

Plain and Figured Mohair Skirts-7
cores, velvet bound
Special price, $2.o8.
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Double-width Plain, Figured and Two
tone GOOds-large variety Of styles
nc. a yard.
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New-weave Crepon Skirts, Rich Nov
city Skirts and Wide-wale Diagonal
Skirts-8 yards wide-velvet bound and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-12

Beautiful Silk and wool Scotch Plaids-
reduced from so and Csc. to
soc. a yard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-12

6O-inch Navy Blue Waterproof Storm
Serge-the 81 sort everywhere
68c. a yard.
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Atwood Light and Dark Beige SuitinS
reduced from Soc. to
SIC. a yard.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-01-30
Civil Service Examination.

Civil Service Examination.
The United States civil service COM
mission has ordered that an examination
be held by its local board in this city on
Saturday, March 7, 1896, commencing at
o'clock a. M, for the grade of clerk,
storekeeper and gauger in the internal
revenue service. Only citizens of the
United States can be examined. The age
limitations for this examination are as
follows: Clerk, not under Is years, store
keeper and gauger, not under 2l years.
No application will be accepted for this
examination unless filed with the under
signed, in complete form, on the proper
blank, before the hour of closing busi-
ness on February II, 1896. Applications
should be filed promptly, therefore, in
order that time may remain for correc-
tion If necessary.
The commission takes this opportunity
Of stating that the examinations are open
to all reputable citizens of the United
States who may desire to enter the SER
vice, without regard to race or to their
political or religious affiliations. All
such citizens are invited to apply. They
shall be examined, graded, and certified
with entire i'm mpartiallty, and wholly with
out regard to any consideration save their
efficiency, as shown by the grades they
obtain in the examination.
For application blanks, full instruc-
tiops, and information relative to the
duties ana salaries of the different posi-.
tions, apply to M. P. Moons,
Secretary.
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Highest Of all in Leavenng Power-Latest w. Govt Report
R3H!A!!! g! Rsxas&;! Rsk!G&
Highest Of all in Leavening wer.-Lat'
ABSOLUTELY PURE

down 1856 feet, eighty-five feet below the
$50 foot level. There are fourteen inches
of ore all the way below the level which
will run over $50 per ton in gold.
The Socorro Chieftain reports that
Captain Fitch is rushing things at the
Graph smelter. The grading for the
switch is done, the foundation for the
smelter ready, the tramway to the mine is
being built and everything moving for
the completion of the plant In ninety
days from the start.
The Bell & Stevens mill at Pinos Altos
started this morning OIL ore from the Pa
cific mine. There are over 100000 Eet
profits in sight in the ore reserve already
developed IN the Bell & Stevens property,
as attested by several efficieat experts who
e1amind the property during the past
summer. The Enterprise has informa-
tion that New York capitalists are nego-
tiating to purchase the property and that
their representatives are now examining
the property with that end in view.
Messrs. Barringer, Brockman and Pen
rose came in from Sulphur Spring valley,
Tuesday. They report the Silver Wave
and Commonwealth mines as showing up
fully as big as ever with development
work. The surface showing upon these
mines is indicative of the greatest bo-
nanza ever struck outside of the Com
stock mine in Nevada. For hundreds
and hundreds of feet along the surface
the ore body is twelve to twenty feet in
width with an average value ranging from
$50 to $100 per ton, about 80 per cent of
the value being in gold. Twenty-Five
men are employed in development work
under the superintendency of M. H.
Twomey.-Silver City Enterprise.
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THE DRILL AND BLAST.
Mining and Milling Operations i'm
Grant. Sierra and SOcOrrO
Counties.

The output of the Hillsboro gold mines
for the week ended January 90, was 525
tons.
Allen ana Spalding have made strike
of very rich silver ore in the Silver Cord
mine, about four and a half miles from
Silver City. The ore is a black sulphuret
showing some bromides.
The Mountain Key, at Pinos Altos, still
continues its regular gold product, keep
ing twenty-four men at work. Most of
the work being done is in N-epairing the
shaft and development work.
The Arizona and New Mexico smelter
at Hanover is running full time with
most satisfactory results, both to the ore
producers who sell their ore to the works
and to the management conducting the
smeIter.
The shaft on the Rose and Native
copper mines at Hanover has reached a
depth of $50 feet, levels are. being driven
at 100 feet and good ore is being extract
ed. A shipment of two cars of ore was
made from these mines last week.
The big strike ON the Confidence, Mo-
gol]on district, still continues to pan out
beyond expectations. The bullion ship
ments are the best verifcation of big
strikes and the shipments from the Con-
tidence bear out the reports of the strike.
The Golden Giant at Plnos Altos is
showing up better and bigger ore in the
shaft than ever before. The shaft is now
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-01-30

THE MARK rS.

New York, Jan. 3O.-Money on call
easy at per cent; prime mercantile paper,
6 a 8 per cent. Silver, 6711S; lead, $3.50.
Chicago.-C CATTLE, receipts, 12,40O; mar
ket, slow, weak; beeves, 1910 @ $40;
COWS and heifers, $1.50 q $3.50; Texas
steers, $275 q $3.50. Sheep, receipts,
10000; market, slow, 10c lower. 1.
Kansas City.-Cattle, receipts, 1000;
market, slow but steady; Texas steers,
$500 q $3.50; Texas cows, $500 @ $3.50;
beef steers, $3.l5 @ $42O; stockers and
feeders, $3.50 O 1915 Sheep, receipts,
1900; market, steady; lambs, $500 @
$3.50; muttons, $500 @ $4.00.
Chicago. Wheat, January, ga; May,
65A q "a. Corn, January, 2S4; May,
3OI a q. Oats, January, 10; May, 2l4
IN *
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Fort contux Mining Pamphlet.

Major Z. G. Ross, secretary of the
bureau Of immigration, has written to
Messrs. j. j.. Lceson, of Socorro, Geo. W.
Miles, of Grant, John Y. Hewitt, of Lin
coin, P. ]. Bennett, of Sierra, Alex. Gus
dorf, Of Taos, Henry Lockhart, of Bland,
and others throughout the territory, for
detailed information for publication in
his forthcoming pamphlet on the mining
resources of New Mexico. He has al
ready received favorable replies from
several Of these gentlemen and hopes that
all will respond In due time. He also in
tends as soon as possible personally to
visit the principal mining districts of the
territory for the purpose of verifying and
completing the information supplied BY
his correspondents. The pamphlet will
appropriately cover the coal mining in
dustry as we'll a. the gold, silver, copper,
lead and iron mining interests. He
hopes to have the pamphlet ready for cir
culation about the Let of April.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-01-30
AWFUL BOILER EXPLOSION
Heartrending Disaster This Morning
in q Pennsylvania Iron and
Nail Mill.
FIVE PERSONS KILLED, MANY MORE HURT
Boiler Blown Through the Roof and
800 Feet Into the Air-Glass Brok-
en- Quarter of Mile Away
Nobody to Blame.

Hollidaysburg, Pa, Jan. 80.-Five per-
sons were killed and nearly score in
jured, some fatally, by an explosion OF
the thirty-inch cylinder boiler at the
works of the Hollidaysburg Iron 4 Nail
company this morning. The dead are:
George Lane, mason.
Cor Evans, helper.
Merrill Treese, Is years old.
Two unknown tramps, lying near the
furnace.
The wounded are: Samuel Kephart,
puddler, scalded, will die.
Robert McMurray, puddler, scalded,
will die.
Frank Cramsr, superintendent of mill,
several ribs broken, head cut.
Samuel Marks, puddler, scalded.
John Woomer, puddler, scalded badly,
hip broken, may die.
Finley Ferguson, puddler, severely
scaldea.
George Moore, internal injuries.
David McCloskeY, boss of nail depart
ment, badly injured about body.
Marshall Weir, laborer, spine badly in
jured, may die.
John Hefferin, tramp, cut in head, may
die.
Geo. Rock, roller, cut in head.
Robert Marks, straightener, wrist and
ankle broken, internal injuries, may die.
Daniel Ounkst, catcher, internal in
juries.
William Harsock, heater, severe bodily
injuries.
Daniel Ayers, puddler, badly injured
about body.
The only employees uninjured were
Cramer, engineer, and Wesley Athey, fire.
man.
The boiler was blown through the roof
500 feet in the air and came down like a
spent rocket, crushing through the roof
in another department.
The explosion broke hundreds of
windows quarter of a mile from the
mill.
There was the greatest excitement
around the wrecked building andfamilies
of the dead and wounded were frantic
with grief.
No explanation is offered as to the
cause of the explosion. Some employees
say they we're short of steam before the
accident happened
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FROM FOREIGN LANDS.
Beheaded Charles Rec slled-- HOnOrs
Paid to Americas Dead Ambas-
sadOr-Alarming RuMOr
from Turkey.

London, Jan. 3O.--To day was the ami
versary of the execution of Charles l, who
was beheaded on January 80, 1649. This
morning small parties of so-called "legiti-
mists" arrived at Trafalgar square with
floral wreaths, which they placed at the
foot of the statute of Charles I.
The police compelled them to remove
the wreaths. The crowd obeyed, and,
with uncovered heads, repeated the col
lect, referring to the so-called martyred
sovereign. When the demonstration be-
gan to attract too much attention, the
crowd was dispersed by the police.
Later, apparently by orders received
from the chief of police at the Scotland
yard, beautiful wreaths inscribed, "In
Memory of the White King" we're allowed
to be placed at the foot of the pedestal.
IN HONOR OF THE DEAD DIPLOMAT.
Berlin.--Memorial services were held
at noon at st. Georges chapel in honor
of the late Theodore Runyon, United
States ambassador to Germany. The i'm
posing catafalque, upon which the re-
mains rested was buried under floral Of
ferings from the deceased stateman's ad-
mirers, including tribute from Emperor
William.
Tho emperor, who was kept away by
an important cabinet meeting, was rep.
resented by his adjutant, Count Won Plas-
sen.
Rev. DR.. Dickie's address was touch
ing tribute to the Americanism and
sterling virtues of the deceased.
KING OF PORTUGAL ATTACKED.
Lisbon.-While King Charles was re-
turning to the palace to-day, after drive
in an open carriage, an anarchist work
man threw stone at his majesty. The
missile hit his aide-de. camp, who jumped
from the carriage, seized and held the
anarchist until the latter was arrested.
The prisoner was removed, shouting
cheers for the social revolution.
RENEWAL OF MAssAcREs FEARED.
Constantinople.-A renewal Of maesa-
cres at Aintab, Amassi and vanvis is
feared. The ambassadors have called the
attention of the porte to the alarming
rumors.