davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1896-03-30

herself to her room all day yesterday. She
denied herself to all who called, and it was
said that she would not occupy herself with
any official matters conducted with the
army until after the arrival of her hus-
band, who is due Wednesday.
Maj. Malan came Saturday from Eng
land. and will serve as aid-de-camp to Mr..
Booth-Tucker. Maj. Malan is one of Gen.
Booths favorite officers, and will be re-
membered as having accompanied the gen.
eral when the latter visited this country
last year.
Commander Ballington Booth and Mrs.
Booth passed the day quietly at their home
in Montclair, preparing themselves for the
meeting which will be held tonight in Phil
adelphia. In his address at this meeting
Ballington Booth Is expected to review the
whole controversy which has arisen be-
tween him and the Salvation Army, and to
make public for the first time some inter-
esting incidents that led up to the split.
Evening star., 1896-03-30
Used His Fists.

When Alfred Madison was sent to Jail
some time ago he had Kissie, Johnson's S
handkerchief. When he was released Kis-
sic called on him for the handkerchief, so
She said, but Judge Miller thought she
wanted the man and not the handk kerchief.
Alfred told her that he was a married man
and that there was only one woman in the
world for him. but she did not want to be-
lieve him. He was provoked to such an ex-
tent that he gave her a beating, and now
he Is spending a month in Jail for it,
Evening star., 1896-03-30
Under Etlmunds Law.

mere was case in the Police Cour. to-
day for violating the Edrnunds law md j.
is likely that the divorce courts viii 49,
Lear the case. A colored woman named
BERTHE, Spriggs, who suspected her b,,s-
band, Samuel spriggs, of misconduct did
her own detective work, and when she
caught her husband and Dolly Lewis in
a compromising position she. caused their
arrest. 'Nef
Ihey appeared before Judge Miller and
admitted their guilt Because sam had Aa a
wife, he was held in $500 security for the
grand jury, and Dolly was fined five dol
lars. Ne-
Evening star., 1896-03-30
FUNERAL OF MIR. DENNIS MURPHY.

After Services Here the Remains We're
Taken to Philadelphia and Buried
The funeral Of the late Dennis F. MUIR
ply, for many years official reporter of
the United States Senate took place Satur-
day at st. Aloysius Church. The inter-
ment was in Philadelphia, Mr.. Murphy !,
former home.
The pallbearers in this city were Messrs.
Shuey. Gensler, Lloyd and Moxley of the
reporters force of the Senate, Messrs. Gil-
fry and Nixon Of the secretary's office, and
force Of reporters. Among those present at
the church were Senators German, Teller.
Cockrell, Mitchell OF Oregon, Faulkner and
Platt
Evening star., 1896-03-30

Mr.. Edward NJ Adams, who Was major
of the first battalion of the regiment of
High School Cadets at the Central High
School during the school year '93-'9I, and
who entered Johns Hopkins University last
fall, has received appointment as a cadet
to the West Point Military Academy from
Massachusetts, and will enter that insti-
tuition in June,
Evening star., 1896-03-30
Relief Corp. Heudauarter,.

The Department Of the Potomac. Wo-
mans Relief Corps, has established new
headquarters at room 53. Atlantic build
ing, where member of the council of the
organization may be found daily from IL
to o'clock. --'s s-.. ....>.,..
Evening star., 1896-03-30
Small Fires.

Members of the fire department were
called out three times yesterday because
of slight fires, but they did not have much
work to do. At the house of w. c. Mich
OILS, No. it's Corcoran street, a coal oil
lamp exploded. No. engine company re-
sponded to a local alarm and extinguished
the flames. The loss amounted to only
about SO
A wood fire, made in an open crate at
the house of Mrs. Jennie 3. Davenport,
No. 1729 G street, started blaze in the
chimney. This caused some excitement in
the neighborhood, but no damage was
done.
There was a slight fire in the house of
Daniel Chambers, on SOth street, George
town. in the afternoon. What caused the
fire could not be ascertained.
Evening star., 1896-03-30
CApITAL: ONE MILLION DOLLARS,

SAFE DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT
Rents safes inside burglar-proof vaults Il
IS per anuum upward.
Securities, jewery, silverware and valuable(
Of all kinds in owners package trunk or caQ
taken on deposit at moderate cost. :
SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT.
Deposits received from TEN CENTS upward.
and interest allowed on s. and above
Loans money real estate md colater&
security. Sells first-class real estate and otha
securities in of $500 aid upward
TRUST DEPARTMENT.
This company IS a legal depository for couN
and trust funds, and acts as administrators
executor receiver, assignee, and execut&
trusts Of all kinds. Wills prepared by {
competent attorney Ia daily attendance.
BENJAMIN L. SNYDER, President.
THOMAS HYDE. First Vice President.
JAMES NJ. JOHNSTON, Sc cond Vice Pres,
THOMAS II. JONES, Third Vice Pres
L. FRANCIS RIGGS Treasurer.
GEORGE HOWARD. Assistan. Treasurer
ALBERT L. STURTEvANT. Secretary
NH
Evening star., 1896-03-30
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.
Many Cases Disposed of by til
Mayor.


Many Cases Disposed of by the
Mayor.
Mayor Thompson this morning disposed
Of the largest number of cases that he has
had before HIM for long while. The lrs.
case called was that of Charles Jones,
Alfred Ford, Richard Edwards, Andrew
jackson, Matte Payne and Eta Grover
all colored, arrested by Lieut.. Smith and
Officer Wilkerson in house of bad repute
Saturday night. They were fined s.. Maggie
Washington, colored. arrested by the same
officers, charged with conducting q dis
orderly house, fined S. VIM. Roy, VIM.
Hamilton, alias Lewis Brown, Benjamin
Jackson and Philip Jamerson. all colored,
Washington negroes, were charged by
Officer Ticer with being drunk and dis
orderly on tine street yesterday, and fined
s. each. J. A. Washington, arrested by
Officer Goods, charge, assault and beating
George Kuhn, dismissed. James Harris,
Richard Farrell and James Lewis, all COL
ored, arrested by Officer Ticer on charge
of fighting; Harris and Farrell lined s3
each and Lewis dismissed. James Miller,
colored, arrested by Officer Lyles on
charge of being a suspicious character,
ordered to leave the city within an hour.
Vim. Williams. colored, was fined 81 for
striking small colored boy named Jonas
Gibbs.
Richard Burnett is again in trouble
Yesterday morning Officer Dean arrested
Samuel Bateman, a young white man, for
being drunk on the street, and carried him
to the station house. After he had been
licked up for a couple of hours Sergeant
Smith succeeded in getting him to tell
where he had purchased his liquor. He
said that about o'clock yesterday morn
ing he went in to Burnetts saloon, near
the stone bridge, and purchased a pint of
whisky. About a month ago Burnett was
before Judge Norton, charged with violat-
ing the Sunday liquor law, and he was fined
$40, and his license was revoked. Since
then he has been before the mayor twice,
charged with the same o2ense. A warrant
was iss ued for his arrest this morning and
he will be given a hearing tonight at Z
O'clock. Burnett is now out on bail for
highway robbery and attempting to kill
negro named Webster Lacy about ten
days ago.
..,..=-..-r. Notes.
The monthly meeting of the cooperative
charitable committee will be held at the
rooms. of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew
this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
"A. L. Weaver has sold tc W. P. Graves
his interest in house and lot on the east
side of Fairfax street between Gihbon and
Franklin.
George NJ. Vanderberg has been elected
Chairman and w. H. -Olcott, secretary of
the board of excise for Alexandria county,
The friends of Park Agnew are urging
him to announce himself candidate for
the republican ongressional nomination.
Mr. Robert Wattles, who has fer some
| time past been travelling for a Philadelphia
firm in West Virginia and Kentucky is
home on visit.
Evening star., 1896-03-30
More Bali Player. Arrive.

Crooks Joyce, Tom Brown, Selbach and
AL Maui Of the Washington Base Ball Club
arrived in the city this afternoon.
Evening star., 1896-03-30

Negotiations are under way for arranging
a peace between the Leonist rebels and
President Zelaya Of Nicaragua.
Evening star., 1896-03-30
CORSON & MCCARTNEY,
MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK STOCK
EXCHANGE,

1419 ST.. Glover building
Correspondents Of Messis. Moore a. Schley, SO
Broadway,
Bankers and Dealers in Government Bonls
Deposits. Exchange. 1soaps.
Railroad Stocks and Bonds and all secIritie<
listed ON the exchange of New York, l'hadephia,
Boston and Baltimore bought and sold.
A speciality made of investment securities. Dis.
trict bonds and all local Railroad, Gas, Insurance
and Telephone Stock dealt in
American Bell Telephone Stock bought and sold.
Evening star., 1896-03-30


n @ map and foat
The d t husb bt tmoep
o be from ~ OF
q
dwave"b Is W dlpledbA the
proper wathe
when
colder
tn ul
Evening star., 1896-03-30

Chartered by special act OF Congress,
JAM, 1867. and acts of Oct, $780, and Feb 1882
Evening star., 1896-03-30

LiFE INSUR nee AND ANNUITTES WRITTEN
In reliable companies. Information Furnished d
application THOMAS p. MORGAN. Jr..
mhI3-Sm 1893 st. NV.
Evening star., 1896-03-30
The National Safe Deposit,
Savings and Trust
Company
OF the District Of Columbia.

OF the District Of Columbia.
The Meeker herald., 1896-04-25
TnIman at wichita.

Wichita, Kan. April 17.-Senator Ben
r. Tillman. of South Carolina, arrived in
Wichita this forenoon and was met at the
depot by large number of people. The
town Is filed with visitors and Is In gala
attire. At O'Clock this afternoon, in a
circus tent, erected for the purpose, Sens.
tor Tlllman made an extended free silver
speech. talking to one of the largest audi
ences that ever gathered here.
In an interview Tillman said in answer
to question: "If Whitney of New Yort
Is nominated at Chicago, would walk out
Of the convention; II Morrison is nominat-
ed I would feel like walking out, but wait
until I looked up his record. don't
know where Morrison stands on the silver
question, and 1 have not seen anybody
in recent years who does"
The Meeker herald., 1896-04-25
SECRET TARIFF SHEETS.
How Some of thu Railroads Neat the
Law.

Chicago, April 1S.-The lines Of the
Western Trunk line association met to-
day In the effort to stiffen up their rates
a little. Since the Brown decision was
handed down there have been in existence
number Of what are called secret tariffs
This is new method of getting around
the decision that some of the roads have
adopted. When big shipper comes to
road and announces that on a certain
date he will have large amount of goods
to be shipped the road agrees with him
as to the rate and then sends word to the
Interstate Commerce commission that on
a date corresponding to that on which
the shipper wishes TO get OF his goods the
road will make a certain rate on such and
such class Of freight. Then the road
forgets to notify its competitions Of what
1t has done. As soon as the goods have
been shipped the road sends word to the
commission that the rate is Cancelled and
that Is the end OF 1t until the shipper
comes around again. This sort Of thing
has been done frequently of late by
few Of the roads. and some Of their COM
petitors are very sore over the matter.
The meeting to-day was called for the
purpose Of seeing what could be done to
keep these secret tariffs out. No definite
plan has been hit upon at a late hour
this afternoon.
The Meeker herald., 1896-04-25
A BICYCLE TRUST
Now Being Formed to Hold Up tn. Pub

Now Being Formed to Hold Up the Pub
lie.
st. Louis, April 1s.-A special to tine
Republic from Toledo, Ohio, says:
A giantic bicycle trust Is taking shape.
Three of Toledo's largest concerns already
have signified their intention Of taking
stock in the trust, although they are not
quite willing to have their names publish
ed as yet. The matter was definitely set
lied by conference which WAS held in
Chicago three days ago. at which the
Toledo gentleman and Worcester cap.-
tallst came to an agreement. Three large
eastern factories are behind the Worcester
man and the new concern will be capital
-ala1a -o4aa- -aao- 600, 600
The company aims to control the price of
every wheel put on the American market,
and to that end 1t will manufacture In
large quantities everything that enters in.
to bicycle construction.
Small factories will either be gobbled
up or driven out OF the market. A local
manufacturer. in speaking of the MATER
last night, said that the combination will
be larger and more far-reaching than the
Standard Oil company.
The Meeker herald., 1896-04-25
TAX ON MORTGAGES
scHsmE OF ASSESSOR AMEs.
The Arspahos NAn rhlaks Thss ~ 0u-
.sr of Mortgsged Propssty sAsaiA so'
Pay ali tho Taxsa-

Denver. April 1S.-The Republican this
morning says:
County Assessor Ames has another iron
In the fire, and, II he keeps 1t IN - long
es his full cash valuations levy, the
chances are it will do some scorching or
ret more scorched in the process Of be-
Ing hauled out for use.
He Is going 10 take up the question OF
assessing mortgages and agitate It to sn
issue. There Il no law in the Coaorsdo
statutes which will sustain him In his
proposed move. but he will submit the
matter to public opinion.
Assessor Ames has on repeated occa-
sions given it as his opinion that II = un-
just to assess piece Of mortgaged prep
erty at the valuation OF the whole, where
the owner owns only an equity In t.1he
MORTGAGE. the best able to pay taxes
escaping the taxation Of his investme0t
Mr.. Ames' plan is to assess the mortgage
and deduct the amount from the value Of
the property. His views on this question
have met with good deal Of advase A.
gument, although several points b iIk-
trates were conceded. For example. Mr..
Atnes was Of the opinion, and here bis op-
ponents concurred, that the bdlk Of loans
on property In this county would be re-
duced II mortgages woUd be assessed;
20 long as the capitalist vas exempt from
taxation thereon he wotld continue to put
his money In first mortgages. But the
question arose, and has been the stun,
bling block in Mr.. Ames' mortgage-aAeS-
ment pathway, VIII not the interest on
the mortgage be raised in the event the
move carries, to meet the demands made
upon 1t by the proposed law and 4eventu.
ally mean the same thing to the investor
while the owner will have to bear twice
his present burden between his semi-taxa
ton and increased interest? The question
was discussed in all Its phases at a join,
meeting Of Assessor Anies and the Board
Of Directors Of the Chamber of Commerce
Tuesday night and the issue was unsatis.
factory to all parties in that the talk was
theoretical and they had no practical
knowledge Of the working of such levy
The assessment Of mortgages Is in vogue
in California for the past few years. suf-
ficiently long to test its merits, and As
sessor Ames bethought himself to seek in.
formation on the subject there. Accord
ingly he wired to Governor James II
Budd of California and received the fol
lowing reply:
"At first 1t increased interest little, bu,
does not at the present time. Time ad-
justs the matter"
As there Is no usury law In the Colorado
code 1t 10 possible that the California out
come might not tally with the result In
Colorado. If he can secure the approval
and az p sNpRS1Es E5 hs % fhsYT& h & IF 65 re FIN
cash valuation assessment proposition.
after protracted struggle, Mr.. Ames will
seek to at once secure a revision of the
revenue laws to enforce the assessment of
mortgages.
The Meeker herald., 1896-04-25
GOLD COIN CONTRACTS.
An Omaha Judge Says They are Illegal
and Void.

HH ohnhhA uuu8e Bays Ahey are 1ueGAl
and Void.
Omaha. Neb., April 1S.-The question
OF the legality Of what are known as
Gold Coin Contracts was raised for
the first time In this county to-day. 1t
came up in the case Of Chase against
Wren, an action to collect payment Of a
$1,000 mortgage note on which default
in Interest had occurred. The attorney
for the defense raised the point In the
district court as to the effect of insert
Ing In note or contract the words 40
pay In gold CON-" or the words ito pay
In gold coin or its equivalent" and ar
gued that in either form the note would
be Illegal. being in violation of the legal
tender law and contrary to public policy.
1t was further argued by the defense
that II not voiding and invalidating the
note entirely, the section requiring the
payment In gold was void.
During the argument the court said
that 1t would not enforce that part of the
note contracting to pay in gold; that If
It came to question Of holding that the
note was payable In gold or that the
contract was Illegal and void, the court
would hold that 1t was Illegal and void.
The Meeker herald., 1896-04-25
To R...rle. Imm,rr..,.,

Washington. April 1.-THE national
legislative committee of the Junior Order
Of American Mechanics has been in
Washington for several days in the inter.
est OF bills before congress for the restric-
ton OF immigration. 1t is claimed that
more petitions have been sent to con-
gress during the present session for the
passage of some bill which will restrict
immigration than for any measure ever
before congress. 1t Is expected by the
secretary that II either Of the bills which
have been favorably reported by the i'm.
migration committee of the house come to
q vote, they will be passed.
The Meeker herald., 1896-04-25
Aokik.s DEFENSE.
he JaPasess Aardersr Claims That tbs
Woaan Attacked Hin.


Woaan Attacked Him.
Denver, April 1s.-At me county jail
yesterday another statement OF how ME-
Minnie Miller and Willie Truesdell were
shot and stabbed TO death in their nome
on the Horner ranch. week ago iast
night, was obtained from Aokik kokc-
yaro, the Japanese accused OF numbering
them. This is more complete than any
preceding one and will be laid before the
Japanese consul at San Francisco within
few days. Ii Is to be used In the defehse
Of the prisoner.
The statement was made TO several OF
his countrymen.
Quite startling developments nave
grown out of the Jap's latest confession.
The most important OF these Is TO me
effect that the two most serious wounos
found on Mrs Miller's body were inhicted
by revolver bullets fired by her own
hand The bullet hole in her side, near
the small OF the back. was made, no
koyaro says. while he was endeavorihg
TO wrest the revolver from her grasp.
!
the fact that her dress, directly over
where the wound lies, ia scorched. show
ing that the muzzle Of the revolver must
have been close to the garment when the
shot was fired.
Stranger still. 1t now turns out that the
two fingers. supposed to have been chop
r.a OF Arrs AfiIler's left hand with the
arNyIn L,,tf shnt pH In
yesterdays story the accused murderer
gives this account OF how the pistol first
came into play:
He says when Mrs. Miller ordered him
of the ranch, he said he would go II she
paid him his wages. Then she got the
revolver and said: "Tll give you just
two minutes to get out" He replied that
unless she paid him he would not go.
Just then she fired bullet into the floor
at his feet. evidently frightening him
away. and jumping into the air. he grab
bed at the weapon. While Mrs. Miller
was left-handed. 1t Is said that she usal
her right hand in handling pistol. with
which she was an expert. When Koko.
sui' ioih VI II -ihSpe' ''
barrel with her left hand to pull 1t away
from him. There was momentary tus,
sic In which the hammer fell and two fin
gers We're blown Off Mrs. Miller's hand.
An examination made yesterday Of these
fingers in Coroner Rollins office shows
them to be powder-blackened and slightly
charred.
Continuing his struggle for possession
of the pistol. the Jap says. he first tried
to get the weapon by wrenching Mrs.
Miller's hand backward Being much
stronger and taller than her antagonist.
Mrs. Miller resisted this effort successfully
Then raising himself on his toe tips. the
japanese jcrked the hand downward.
The revolver was thus brought In line
with Mrs. Millers side. and another bullet
left Its barrel
A moment afterward. Kokoyaro says.
she Snddanlr- -rvaaE ansaI- and lat -i,is,, i>~--
the pistol He then believes the bullet
fired then entered her side. He claims he
did not know what really took place. as
he was excited and afraid for his life.
The Meeker herald., 1896-04-25
M,...es.r, I. Cub. Arr....s.

Washington. D. c., April 1s.-The
State department has received brief ca
bic message from Consul General VIII
liams At Havana announcing the arrest
of Protestant Bishop Alberto Jesus Diaz,
who is well known throughout the South
and to many church people In all parts
Of the United States. Diaz is natural
lied American citizen and Of strong Gu
ban sympathles. but his friends insist
that his work in Cuba has been confined
to proselyting for the church, and deny
participation In the rebellion on his part.
The Meeker herald., 1896-04-25
Fight with D.rv,.n...

Suakim, April 1s.-In second encopn,
ter. which has taken place between a
force Of Dervshes and detachment Of
Egyptian cavalry. thirty-two Deryisbes
and eighteen Egyptians were killed.
An Egyptian force of 1.1OO men was A..
lacked by the Dervishes on Wednesday
last. April 10. Sixty Of the latter were
killed and many were wounded. Tne
Egyptian loss was five wounded, twelve
killed and four missing.
The Friendlles have evacuated the hin
The Meeker herald., 1896-04-25
TEsLA's WONDERFUL SUCCESS
He Sees Through the Body of three of
His Assistants.

He Sees Through the Body of three of
His Assistants.
New York. April 1S.-Nicola Tesla has
by means Of the X rays, seen through the
bodies OF three OF his assistants. placed in
line.
Edison believed he had solved this prob
lem when he discovered the fluorescent
screen in this he used tungstate of cal.
cium. which he believed to be six times
more fiuorescent than the platlo-baro
cyanide. which Roentgen and most of his
SUCCESSORS had used Tesla, on the con-
trary, has preserved In using the patio-
bario-cyanide for the huorescent screen
stance and some few that were not rec
ognized previously. Where other expcr-
iments have used voltage reckoned in
thousands or even hundreds OF thous-
ands, Tesla has used millions. His great
object was to secure vast power In the
vacuum tubes, and at east he has sue
ceeded.
The skeleton Of one of the assistants,
who stood at distance of five or six
feet from the tube, which was given off
rays was seen plainly. But that was not
all. Tesla has finally perfected the N-ray
tube to such an extent that he saw com.
pletely through the skeleton as well as
flesh. One Of his assistants held n
brass plate In front OF his chest, moving
1t up and down. The X-ray had pene-
trated the body and through the flour
escent screen Tesla could distinctly see
the brass plate as 1t moved.
The Meeker herald., 1896-04-25

The Duke Of veragua Is revilins the
United States for Its action in the Cuban
matter, and prates glibly about the
honor Of Spain. The grandee whose in
come IL derived from the raising Of
bulls for fighting purposes should sing
low when he vocalixes on the subject
or honor, and especially when his anil
madversions are directed against a
people who "chalked his back for
months. not at all on account Of his
Individual merit, but solely on account
Of his accident Of pedigree.