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Admitted That He R., Aw.x

Herbert Staley has a stepmother in Wis
sahickon, suburb Of Philadelphia, and he
Is satisfied b remain away from her. He
has been away since the middle Of Septem-
ber. and would have remained longer had
not Detective Boardman arrested him to-
day. Herbert is handsome boy, seven
teen years old. and his arrest was due to
his endeavorfng to sell bicycle for s..
He admitted that he was runaway, and
said he left home because Of a quarrel with
his stepmother. The bicycle, he says, is
his own. Near Elkridge, Md he says, he
worked for Mr.. Isaacs and Mr.. Laynor,
and here. he has been working for Mr..
O'DonnelI a plumber. His father, whom
he says is a Wissahickon plumber, has been
notified Of his arrest and will probably
come for him.
John La Bar and Jacob Zeigler, the run
away boys from New Brunswick, N. J..
who were arrested here yesterday for De-
tective Oliver Of New Brunswick, as pub
nshed In yesterdays Star, were taken home
this morning.
Evening star., 1896-12-09
HYATTSVILLE.

Mr.. W Brooke Hunter, who has been visiting
relatives In Virginia. has returned to Hyattsville
Mrs. Rexford NJ. Smith visited her father, Dr.
Charles A. Wells, last week.
Mr.. ]. 8. Farden, WHO was the guest Of Mr.
]. Harris Rogers last Sunday, has returned to
Washington.
The reorganization of the Maryland Agricultural
College Cadets took place last week The COM
panies odicered follows: Company A-Cap-
tain, George Graham; first lieutenant, william s.
Weldon; second Lieutenant. Harry T. Welty; ser
Geants, Hanson, Mitchell Peterson, Ridgley and
Allnutt Company B-Captain. Grenville Lewis
nrst Lieutenant B. $. Nelfisan; second lieutenant.
and Muller. Company C-Captain, Albert Gil; inst
lie9tenant, Fabrfan Posey; second lieutenant, c. B.
Calvert; sergeants, Dickefson, Straughn, Dennison
and Cameron. battaiion has also been formed
With Carrie W. Schenck major, John Cunmiller
adtutant and Gilbert Whiteford, Quartermas ster.
Miss Fannie Mudd entertained number Of friends
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LUCK IN MINING.
Two Blasts That Showed n Miner
Where He Made His Mistake.
From no Denver Republican.

Two Blast. That showed Miner
Wher. He Made His Mistake.
From the Denver Republican.
"One man cannot see as far into the
ground as another" said John Pritchard of
Aspen yesterday, land there isn't little
bit of truth in the saying that he can when
applied to mining operations. Thousands of
instances might be brought forward to
prove my position. and learned the lesson
very early in my mining carer. The Tom
Boy story is an illustration of this. Every
body thought ]. Ernest Waters was wild
to spend so much money on 1t, and yet 1t is
today being negotiated for $2500,OO0, after
paying more than S5O0,0O0 in dividends in
less than two years.
II was down. in the San Juan country in
tain. which 1 called the Jessie. 1t was a
promising crevice. and l worked at it faith
fully until 1 had expended nearly $500,
mainly for grub and powder. living alone in
my cabin and frequently working fifteen
hours day. Then sent home and father
sent me $500 more which L used up. BY that
time 1 had been at work nearly two years.
and had driven my tunnel In about 200 feet
every inch of it with my own hands. Then
I became discouraged, as 1 knew father had
a mortgage on the old place and couldn't
afford to help me any more. I got credit
for 500 and kept at work. driving the tun-
Eel n1ty 1eet 1urther, and then 1 felt that
I was at the end of my rope.
'One day as 1 was gathering up my tools
to quit. nicely dressed man sauntered up
to the tunnel and began to look around. He
esked to see the tunnel, which was mostly
in solid rock without timbering, and after
he had closely examined both walls. asked
me If I wanted to sell. I feigned indiffer-
ence. and, after calculating go feet of tuL-
Eeling at SO foot. answered that I might
sell II I got my price. Well. what's your
pricer he asked. twenty-five hundred
dollars 1 replied. with my heart in my
mouth. Come down to town and get your
money was the answer. and that night I
slept with s. 500 under my pillow. in clean
sheets for the first time In two years Next
morning the purchaser asked me to help
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him put in a couple of shots and of course
L agreed When We got to the tunnel he
examined the wall and selected a point
a couple of holes here he said The min
Ute he laid hold of the sledge / saw he was
miner, and in a short time we had two
beautiful holes in the rock. When the shots
went on L could hardly restrain myself
from rushing into the tunnel at once. and
wren the smoke cleared away I was the
hrst on the spot. And there lay a body Of
ore exposed which was afterward found
10 he three feet thick, and ran over Slu0 to
the ton. L had left the vein, and the superi-
or knowledge of my purchaser had enabled
fim to detect the point of departure
stayed around there a week. by which
time he had taker out enough ore 10 nav
Tor the cost of the mine, and then 1 went
nome and paid off the mortgage on the
farm, and I've got the farm yet, though /
am sun mining. More than 100000 was
taken out of that hole. and then the Gin
was lost and has never been found since. .
Evening star., 1896-12-09
LANGDON.

Miss Lizzie Warren, daughter of Mrs. William
Roberts Of oath street. is having serious trouble
with her eyes. She has been compelled remain
home from school for indefinite time in order
to be treated by a specialist.
Mrs. Jacob Miller OF Cold Spring Hill, Land
over. Prince Georges county, Nd. is the guest Of
her son. Mr.. Frank Miller.
MIR. I. B. " ROssman, agent for the b. and o.
1atlrOad Company. WAS of duty yesterday. Mrs.
Rossman and daughter accompanied him Wash
fngton to do their Christmas shopping.
The East Washington Star Pioneer Club No. 2
gave concerts last evening and the evening before
in MOnteO. for the benefit Of the Methodist Protes
tant Church there. The attendance Immense,
and the program rendered gave much satisfaction
Evening star., 1896-12-09
Civic Amenities,

From the Indianapolis Journal.
"Dear me-" said the gentleman from Bos-
ton. Il see that Chicago is about to spend
100000 for a pair Of pumps"
Dancing pumps, I presume was the
sreering comment Of the gentleman from
the city that polled the second largest vote
In the late election.
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The Old Brute.

From the Cincinnati Enquire.
II just hate that old Mr.. Browne" said
the Newest Girl
"Really?"
Really. All We girls are going in for
hunting. you know, and when | told him of
how 1 had killed a dozen birds, he only
said, oh, that wasn't SO bad, but I've got
a dog that killed thirty rats in thirty min
utes.' Hateful old fogy.'
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Statesman or Politician.
From Truth.

Tommie Tompkins-"Pa, was Senator
Ducksworth who died the other day a poll
ticfan of a statesman
Tompkins-"Nobody knows yet, my son:
his estate hasn't been appraised"
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Time to Reflect.
New York Weekly,

Sweet GirE"Oh. this is 50 sudden. You
must give me time to refiect-a week at
least"
Fond Lover-"Certainly. Even If YOU
should accept tonight 1t would take about
a week to get an engagement ring made"
Sweet Giri''Um- perhaps you'd better
take the measure Of my finger now,
George"
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Grand Opera.
Ioarns

From the indianapolis Journal
I'm afraid that seventeen-year-old girl
Of Thompson's Is little lacking In musical
education"
"WhyT'
II asked her what she thought of comic
opera, and she said It was just grand
Evening star., 1896-12-09
Assisnment at Milwaukee.

Willis A. Myers department store known
as the Boston Store. 321-325 Sd street, Mil
waukee. was seized by the sheriff yesterday
on four attachments aggregating SIS, ,921 90
Later Mr.. Myers made an assignment to
Gen. Koch. Myers attorney estimates as
sets at $4,000 to 100000, and liabilities at
100000.
Evening star., 1896-12-09

M. Louis Auguste Rogeard, born in 1890
a well known French publicist. Is dead.
Gen. Blahco has resigned the governo
generalship Of the Philippines.
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Why He Wanted q Divorce.

From It'd Bits.
Il hardly think" said the lawyer, "that
you can get a separation from your wife on
account Of her making a practice Of throw
ing things at the dog"
But" said the man with the haggard
look and the black eye, every time she
throws at the dog she hits me-"
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An Old Che.tn-t- A..1ver~.,.

- -- OA1SotM0t hASWCHcus
From the Texas Sitter
Grateful Recipent-"How can I ever re-
pay your
Ben1actor-"By strict attention to busi-
ness until you have the requisite amount. -
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BEATING THE RECORD
Teddy Hale, thei Irish Champion,
Leading in the Six Day Race.
ScHocK ARoUsEs HOPES OF ADMIRERS
Interest in the Contest Has In
creased.
CURRENT SPORTING NOTES

NEW YORK, December 9.--To the great
surprise of the talent, sixteen of the origi-
nal twenty-seven contestants were still
pedaling away in the six-day international
bicycle race at Madison Square Garden this
morning, and, with few exceptions, they
looked surprisingly well, considering the
strain they have been put to-
Teddy Hale, IreIand's champion, was
still in the lead. Indeed. he had increased
materially his advantage over Rice, the
next nearest man, and this, too, despite
the fact that he took a two hours rest
during the night. The Wilkesbarre lad
was f1fty-six miles behind Hale at O. oclock,
but both looked At at the time to stick it
out to the end.
At o'clock. the ffty-seventh hour of
the contest, the Irishman was eishty-four
miles ahead Of the best previous record,
which was also beaten by Rice. Reading
Forster and Moore.
The freshest man In the race this morn
ing was Ashinger, and next to him came
Champion Schock Elkes, Cannon and Mad
dox were in a bad way. especially the first
named. who couldn't sit down" Ash
niger had crawled up during the early
morning hours by steady work. and Shock
also aroused new hope in the heart Of his
trainer by his steady work.
Reading. whose good work was feature
of the first thirty-six hours was looking
very rocky" and his trainer had to keep
an eye on him all the time. Taylor, the
colored boy, had fallen of In his score.
and only spurted when his trainer shouted:
&c on, you black devil"
Interest in the contest seems to have
increased with the smashing Of records.
and the result was an attendance of fair
size this morning. The damp weather had
Its effect on the riders. who went about in
listless sort of way, all except Hale, who
continues to make the pace for the others
'Hale's face and legs show that he will
break down before another twenty-four
hours" said rival trainer. Rice Is going
to worry him out of It,"
Maddox had a pad rigged to his left han
die bar. and on this he leaned his elbow
wearily as he went around.
Elkes, the Saratoga lad, quit the track
at $50 o'clock.
Hale completed his 800 miles at 9:as
O'clock
Score at 10 o'clock am.
Hale, 9O5 miles 6 laps: Rice, a543:
Schock. 1854: Reading, S41: Smith 1878;
Forster. S1S.4; Pierce, a245; Moore S2s:
Taylor. SO4.6; Ashinger, 1852; Maddox, 73I:
Cassidy. 739; Click 7i2.1; Cannon. 645 2;
Mcleod. F43.4.
Score at II o'clock noon:
Hale 907 miles laps; Rice. SS1; Schock,
$3.50: Reading, $3.50: Smith, SOB; Forster
S46.3: Pierce, S49.1; Moore. SGO.S; Taylor,
1874; Ashinger, 795.fe Maddox, 1905; Cas-
sidy. 1911; Click, 73&2s; Cannon, 671: Nc
LeOd 1914 [.
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Jockey Club steward. Meet.

A meeting of the stewards Of the jockey
club was held yesterday afternoon in New
York. Applications for racing dates were
received for the season Of 1897 from the
Brighton Beach Racing Association and
the Saratoga Association. 1t was ordered
that the disability attaching to the entries
OF g. Brown, owner Of the Lauretta stable
unoer the decision OF the stewards, rem
dered July II, should terminate with the
year 1886. .-.. ,.-.l,-
The complaint Of NJ Zahn against Will
liam Jennings for violation of contract, and
similar complaint lodged by William
Nostrand against the Sensation stable
were referred to committee for investi-
cation.
TSe stewards present were August Bel
mont. J. H. Bradford. James Galway. F.
Il. Hitchcock, James r. Keene and An
drew Miller.
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Wash. B. Williams,
Furniture, &c, 9TH and D SITS.

Our Ad. will appear in this space
every week day throughout the year.
Evening star., 1896-12-09
Lowest
figures
yet for
Upholsteries

For tn. next two days We will give You
housekeepers a chance to buy Upholste-
ries for rejuvenating your parlor furni-
ture at lower prices than We're ever be-
fore quoted In this city. 70 illustrate:
( soc. Cotton Tapestry. 37c.
85c. Cotton Tapestry... 55c.
$3.50 Cotton Tapestry. .$I.Io
SI.75 Cotton Tapestry. .$1.25
81 Silk Tapestry. ..... 81 60
S4 Damask. ...........$3.oo
S5c. Corduroy. ......... OOc.
95c. Corduroy. y......... 7oc.
Remember, these prices are for Thurs
day and Friday only-don't ask US to sell
you these goods Saturday at less
than regular prices.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-10

Lord tromer on Engiish Reform IN Egypt
Lord Cromor. In his annual report
upon the condition OF Egypt. says tho
treasury closed the year with M ox-
cess OF revenue over expenditures OF
q 900 900. the largest yet realized. ana
with reserve Of f5.OOO.0Oo. the aecumu-
lated savings Of the pas, year "Ths
main principle" says Lord Cromer.
''uDOn which the work Of reform IN
Egypt has been based from the begln-
Ming may be summed up IN single
phrase European head and Egyptian
hands. Our task here 70 not TO rule
the Egyptians, but a. FAR "a possible TO
teach the Egyptians to rulo themselves.
The peace and tranquility OF the VII
lage populatlon-that ~ 70 say, OF tho
great mass Of the inhabitants OF Egypt
have greatly increased, Village llfo
Is no longer to so great extent troubled
by political dlssenslnns the result gen.
orally Of some Cairo complication
which has been mlsunlerstood and
mlsinterprelel An inioresllng proof
Of the peaceful ana contentcd spirit just
nov prevailing among the people Is
found In the fact that the present dis
turbef condition Of other parts OF tho
Turkish empire aud the consequent IN
feeling whlch has been aroused be-
tween the Mohammedan and Christian
subjects Of the sultan have produced no
serious symptoms OF any kind In
Egypt. Exchange
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works paid 10 per cent, HIS nitrate
railways paid 30 per cent. he opened
a colliery In New South wales. whore
he employed 5000 mon. and which
paid him Immense profits lie saw tue
possibility OF making cement ont OF
Belgian clay. bought brlekyard near
Antwerp and turned II into a gold
mine. Here he employed thousands OF
men. built a city for them and made
every one OF them his friend. This en-
torprlse turns out 5000 barrels OF ce-
ment a week His death will necessi-
tate many changes In his immense
properties.
Gradually he bought up the shares,
and became the chief owner OF the
stock. His ONCE was In London. and
from Monday morning TIL Friday
evening he devoted his whole attention
TO business. But at the end OF the
week he sought to obtain enjoyment
from his vast wealth. and opened his
country house to guests and friends.
entertaining laylshly, lie was never
ashamed OF his humble beginnings, and
he secured social recognition through
the friendship OF the prince OF Wales,
In 1895 he ran for parliament, and
was defeated He had never before In
terested himself In politics. and was not
seriously disturbed by the rcbun. HIS
opponent was no less a parsonage than
Gladstone himself, and yet he had ex-
pected 10 win. lie told the voters that
he didn't know much about politics.
and that anything proposed by Lord
Salisbury was good enough for him.
Col. North was lmpulsye, liberal and
generous. In person he vas Of medium
height. and moderately stout In man
ner be was blum and hearty. lie leaves
a widow. one son and daughter.
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A FAIR rHsosoPHIsr.


Catherine Leonard the first woman to
Marry Under New ritual
Catherine Leoline Leonard the first
woman 10 be married according TO the
ritual OF the new thoosophlc religion,
is an interesting. earnest young Chica-
goan who was nrst attracted TO
theosophy about Ave years ago when
her mother, Mrs. Byford Leonard. join
ed the society. The mysterious and Inn
presslye ceremony which united her
with Claude Falls Wright has made a
real sensation all over the country.
Mrs. Wright was well known In society
when she and Mrs, Leonard lived In a
pretty house In Hubbard avenue, Chlca-
go. and gave theosophlcal Thursday
evenings TO their friends. She Is de-
scribed as n pretty girl "a years old.
slight In build, graceful and willowy In
pose and carriage. and a decided blonde.
Her haIr is purely golden, her eyes are
OF deep blue. and her expression slngu-
larry sweet and sympathetic. Mrs.
wrlghts mother was. during her resi-
dence In Chicago. woman OF progress.
I've Ideas. who worked for reform along
all social lines and who was favorably
known among the women OF her set.
Miss Leonard took up thoosophy In an
earnest, eager spirit and began at once
TO spread the occult philosophy Two
years ago she left Chicago for Boston
and then began series Of lectures on
subjects relating TO theosophy. She or
ganlzed the Boston branch OF the so
clety and originated the so-called
brotherhood suppers." given by the
osophlsts 20 nontheosophlsts for the
purpose Of rroselytlsm. Mrs. Wrlsht's
marriage N not only not interfere
with hel theosophlcal work. but will
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-10

New Hamp'hlre's risry Member Of the
q. ~ senate.
Senator William Eaton Chandler Of
New Hampshire who has earned for
himself the enylable distinction Of be-
Ing called Tom Reeds closest friend"
has been a public man for a long time.
The senator was born In the academic
town OF Concord In 1895. and attended
the common schools. lie was grad
uated from the Harvard law school and
admitted TO the bar In 1856. lie was
elected to the Legislature In 1862. 1868
and 1864, and served as speaker during
the last two terms. In 1865 he became
solicitor and Judge advocate general OF
the navy In the same year he was APP
pointed nrst assistant secretary OF the
treasury. and resigned from that oiilco
In November. 1867. Serving as n mem
Der OF the New Hampshire Constitution
al convention In 1876. he was again a
member OF the legislature In 1881, and
In that year he was appointed by Pres-
ident Garfield solicitor general. but was
rejected by the senate. President
Arthur made him secretary OF the navy
In 1889. and he served In that Office for
three years. He was elected TO tho
senate In 1887 to oil an unexpired
torn. and was reelected In 1889 aud
1895. Mr.. Chandler Is best known,
perhaps, for the part he played in the
presidential campaign In 1876. when.
as was claimed. he went to Florida and
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LITERARY SUCCESS.
H. ~ barrie. Klpllug. wsymau aud Ian
Maciaren."

j. ~ Barrie, kipllug, weymau aud Ian
Maciaren."
OF late years there have been many
apparently sudden and phenomenal
successes In the arena OF authorship
none OF which probably has been either
quite so sudden or 30 phenomenal as II
appeared. says Chambers Journal. The
list includes Mr.. J. NJ. Barrie. Mr., Rud-
yard Kipllng. Mr.. Stanley ]. Weyman
and Ian Maclaron." The ease OF MIR.
Barrie Is well known, Aud Llcht
Idylls" and "A Window In Thrums,"
with which he achieved sue
cess. were by no means the
Authors first ventures into 1T
erature. It came out aftcrward that
there had been at least one previous
volume from his pen, with the ominous
title OF Better Dead" and for long
after the fame OF "a Window In
Thums" had been assured. n religious
weekly kept publishing reprints OF arti-
cles by the author which had appeared
without attracting notice years before.
Mr.. Rudyard Kipllng. too. seemed to
spring suddenly into fame with the pro-
duc,ion OF Soldiers Three" and some
Indian poems and articles In the maya
zines. But 1t transpired upon inquiry
and better acquaintance that his art
had been perfected during years OF
residence In the east. by much story
writing in tho Anglo-Indian journals.
Again Mr. Stanley J. weyman seemed
TO leap into sudden renown the other
day with the publication OF "A Gentle
man OF France" and Under the Red
Robe" But the reader who looks ut
the English Illustrated Magazine for
December, 1888. will find proof that
quite ten years before that apparently
sudden acquisition OF fortune and fame
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FISHING IN MrsslsslppL
John Allen Would Like to Initia
PRECEDENT Cleveland

John Allen Would Like to Initiate
fre'ident cleveland.
That prince OF story .toilcrs and
yarn-spinncrs Private John Allen OF
Tupelo. Miss, who Is the funny man"
OF congress and the successor In that
line OF the late Sunset" Cox and the
rolcgated Proctor Knott. often strolls
In TO pass away an hours time says
the Arkansas Democrat. While Presi-
dent Cleveland vas away on a rccrca-
tlon trip recently Private John dropped
around to the hotel one evening. and.
after some other conversation, the sub
ject turned to the presidents liking for
rod and gun. Then Allen told this:
During one OF those long and friendly
conversations which the president and
l so often held I Invited him to Mis-
sisslppi to fsh. There Is nothing pleas
anter or easier than the way we follow
IEaak Walton In my state. We hire n
band OF colorcd gentlemen aud they
carry a large jug Of whisky to a cool.
shady nook by the river and we follow
them. We slt down In tho cool shady
nook and watch the Jug while the coll
orcd gentlemen cut a cord or two OF
brush and bushes. Thcsn are for a
seine, When We are ready to begin
fishing each OF the colorcd gentlemen
takes bunch OF the brush In either
hand and thus armed they throw line
o; battle out into the bayou or river
or wherever We chance 10 be fishing.
We sit on the bank and tell them where
to 10. When all il ready the line OF
battle. with the brush under water,
making a very capital seine. swings
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and apprcnticcd to firm VI mill
rights and engineers. and he also re-
ceived some training as surveyor and
engineer lie married when he was
about %, aud when his father died he
gave TO his mother the share OF property
left to him. and started for the new
world to begin a new career.
lie sailed for South America with a
reserve capital Of perhaps 800. There
he made use Of his practical knowledge
"a an engineer. and devoted his spare
time to investigating the natural re-
sources which had been recently dis
covered. lie surveyed some OF the salt
beds, and formed an accurate estimate
OF the mineral wealth OF the coast
deserts Of Tarapaca.
When the Bolivian cons, and the
nitrate provinces OF Peru became Chill.
an conQucsts North found hls oppor.
tunity to acquire riches. lie spocu-
lated with portion Of his savings. and
when he found that tho investments
were profitable he determined TO sc.
cure control OF the whole supply H1
succeeded In forming companies with
English capital for working the nitrate
beds and securing control Of the niirai,
rallwaya. lie purchased at deprecated
rates the Peruvian bonds which had
been Issued to the nitrate companies
The CHILEAN government encouraged
him to perscvere In the development Of
an Industry which promised TO yield Q
great revenue In export duties, ana "a,
was soon at the head OF 'he entire In
dustry-the nitrate King.
Just before the war came between
Chill, Bolivia and Peru ne returned t.
England. having got on foot immens,
commercial enterprises NJ Pisa, lQulaue
Tarapaoa and other points on the ives
coast. From this on everything h'
touched was turned to gold. His gas