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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-26
WEYLER'S TOBACCO ORDER
Contracts Made Prior to Its Publication
Will Be Respected
Information Received from Minister
tons in the Competitor Cnse.

The State Department Is officially in
formed that all contractsSfor Cuban leaf
tobacco entered into before the publication
of the order prohibiting Its expectation
will be respected, and that citizens of the
United States proving themselves to be
bona-fide owners of such tobacco prior TO
the PRONUNCIATION of the order will be per-
mitted to export the same as heretofore.
This information was received from
and from Mr.. De LONE, the Spanish min
lister at Washington, and is in response to
a diplomatic note Of inquiry from the
Secre tary of State to the Spanish minister
OF foreign affairs.
The Competitor Affair.
The Presidents refusal to send the Sen
ate the correspondence with Spain In re-
gard to the Competitor affair on the ground
that 1t would be incompatible with public
interest Is accepted in diplomatic circles as
clear indication that the negotiations In
that matter are in an unsatisfactory condi-
tlon. Inc officers and crew Of the Com
petitor were sentenced to death by Span
Ism military court and the execution of the
sentence was suspended in order to permit
this government to show that the men were
entitled to trial by civil court 1t is pre-
summed that the Secretary Of State has sub
united his argument in support of a recon-
sheraton of the case, and that the Spanish
government now has the matter under con-
slderatlon. Meanwhile the men are in
PRISON awaiting the issue of the tedious
diplomatic negotiations, which bid fair to
run along for months yet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-26
CAPITOL TOPICS.


The House committee on judiciary today
gave another hearing on the bill to author
lie the reorganization of the Northern Pa
citic railroad. Senator Carter of Monta IA
who made the principal speech, dwelt upon
the Importance of the road as a military
factor in the event Of war with Great
Britain.
4 Service Pension Bill.
The House committee on invalid pensions
today authoriz d a favorable report on a
service pension bill.
1t provides that all soldiers and sailors
who served ninety days in the civil war
shall receive a service pension of s. per
month, which shall be increased by the ad-
dition of one cent per day for each day
served over and above the ninety days It
Is provided that this provision shall not in
terfere with any pension granted for dis
ability. 1t Is estimated that the passage of
this bill would add thirty millions of dol
lars year to pension expenditures.
In Favor of AIdrich.
The Aldrch-Underwood election contest
from the ninth Alabama district was de-
cided today by the House committee on
election No. l, in favor Of Aldrch the re-
publican-poputist contestant
The imprisonment Clause.
Several pl ointment Representative of COM
mercial and transportation interests TO-DAY
appeared before the House committee OF
commerce to oppose the bill introduced by
Representative Shurman of New York to re.
peal the Imprisonment penalty clause OF
the interstate commerce act. The dele.
CATION was headed by Interstate Commerce.
Commissioner Yeoman, and included H. F
Dousman, Chicago board of trade; s. w
w asscn, vice president Cincinnati chamber
of commerce; Elliot Durand, president Chi
cago freight bureau; e. p. Wilson, Gin.
cinnati freight bureau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-26
COPIES OF PATENTS,
Reduction of Price to Something Like
Nominal Cost.

An important order went into effect yes
terday at the patent office in regard to the
sale of patent drawings. A new law on the
subject was passed recently by Congress,
and approved by the President May 10.
Yesterday Commissioner Seymour an
nounced that hereafter the prices should
be as follows: For uncertified printed cop
les Of Specifications and drawings Of pat
ents. for single copies any number of
unclassif1ed copies five cents each; for cop
les by subclasses. three cents each; by
classes. two cents each, and for the entire
set of patents issued, in one order one
cent each. This order will be in effect on
and after July I, 1895.
This reduces the price of the drawings
most sought for from 25 cents to ) and
will be a great advantage to intending
inventors and patent attorneys. The old
price was a relic of the times when by
photolithography the cost of printing q
copy of a patent did not fall far short of
y cents. Nowadays for private individuals
such printing is done at trifing cost. The
government. however. still prints patents
in the same old, costly way although now
1t is proposed to sell copies at something
like modern prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-26
A LATER WILL
Theory Developed in Holt Case Yes
terdny by u Witness.

Theory Developed in Holt Case Yes
terday by Witness.
The Holt will case took a rather inter-
esting turn late yesterday afternoon, when
IN the testimony of one of the witnesses
there was a reference to a theory, which
the caveatOrs entertain, that there may
have been another will, ted In 1886. near
y thirteen years later than the will whose
validity IS being questioned in the present
trial.
After The Stars report of the trial closed
yesterday Mr.. Worthington called to the
stand a witness Miss Willie c. Sterett.
the fifteen-year-old daughter of Col VIM
@. Sterett. Mr.. Worthington said that II
was a little out OF the regular order to
call this witness at this time but thew
were anxious to get through with her. so
that she might return to school.
The principal reason for calling Miss
Sterett was to bring out the pleasant rela-
tons that existed between Judge Holt and
the Sterett family up to the time of the
formers death.
In the course of her testimony Miss
Sterett said that after her family came to
this city in 1889 she was frequent visitor
at Judge Hollis house up to the time of his
death He was very nice to her and her
sister. often made them presents of money
and seemed to be very fond of all of them
She said that he often came to her house
In his carriage, and would frequently take
one VI otheE Vi Inem out riding She said
tfat when she used to go to call on I'm
Gle Joe, as they all called him. he would
take her on his knee
How did he treat your mother, Willie?"
oh, OF course. he did not treat her the
way he acted to US little girls"
This created quite ripple of laughter.
After detailing at length a number of in
cidents that showed the pleasant relations
existing between Judge Holt and the Ster-
etts, Miss Sterett said that after her Un-
Gle Joe's death she was looking for stamps
among some old papers in a closet in his
rcCm, when she came upon a piece of pa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-26
A BIG PETITION,
Representatives Want the Railyvn,
Postal Clerks Bill Considered,

Representative Linton this afternoon pre-
sented to Speaker Reed and the committee
on rules petition signed by 321 members
OF the House, asking that rule be brought
In allowing consideration of House bill No.
1. which provides for a reclassification of
the railway postal agents throughout the
country The petition is the largest ever
presented, and Mr.. Linton says that the
House Is almost unanimous In asking for
the consideration of the bill
The bill provides for an increase Of about
Sl3e year for each railway postal clerk.
Ihere are about 1909 clerks In the country.
Inc increase Is recommended by the Post
ONCE Department Mr.. Linton says that
the postal railway clerks are the worst
paid men In the service of the government
for the work they do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-26
THIRTEEN LIVES LOST,
Ferry Boat Mt Cairo, I'LL, Sunk By
SndIen Storm.

Ferry Boat Mt Cairo, ILL.,, Sunk By q
Sudden Storm.
CAIRO. ILL.,, May 26.-A hurricane and
cloudburst struck this city at $50 this
morning. Thirteen lives ere kICwn to be
lost by the sinking of the steam ferry
boat Katharine at the wharf. Five miles
of telegraph poles We're blown down on
the Mobile and Ohio railway. 1t is impos-
sible to tell the extent Of the damage south
of here, but 1t is believed to be very great
The passengers we're all drowned. OF the
crew only captain, engineer ard clerk are
known to have been saved. Among the
lost is Capt. Rittenhouse, superintendent of
the Cairo City Ferry Company.
There was terrific wind and rain. The
opera house and union depot were I'M
rooted. Numbers of trees were destroyed
and signs blown down, but no houses were
DESTROYED and lives lost in the city. The
ferry boat Katharine was capsized at the
mouth OF the Ohio, drowning all on board
but the captain, engineer and clerk
AS near as can be learned the dead NUM-
Der thirteen. among them Capt. Often
house. superintendent Of the ferry: DR..
Orrs two daughters and Richard Thurman
OF Wickliffe and Charles Gilhoffer, a mer-
chant of this city. Only three bodies. those
OF Thurman, Miss Orr and a deck hand
have been recovered.
A tug Is searching for the others Rusi.
ness In the city Is practically at a stand
still.
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per, which she gave to her mother. It was
two or three inches square.
What was on it, Willie?'
I'VE object" said Mr.. Darlington.
The Theory.
Now, your honor" said Mr.. worthing-
ton. rising and speaking with unusual
emphasis, that paper is not now In our
possession. 1t was lost We shall show, in
the course Of the trial. that this paper was
in satchel along with some other papers,
in the possession of one of the heirs, and
TINS satchel was stolen by some thief while
that person was route from the south
to this city. We shall show that the con-
tents of the satchel, this piece of paper
among them. were burned"
The question was admitted, and Miss
Sterett said that she motto ed on the paper
the words date of will' or my WIN
and the words January l. 1885," together
with some names she could not now recall.
Emma Board, colored servant in the
house of Washington Holt in Kentucky, tes-
titled to a number of visits the judge made
at his nephew's house. She said that the
relations between them were Of the pleas
Judge Holt told her that she must remain
in the family, and that he had provided
for his nephew. Wash. in mis- will.
Getting Signatures.
Before court adjourned two more wit
nesses We're called by the neirs-at-law to
give their opinion of the handwriting in
the alleged will. VIM. H. Dobson and AL
bert l.. Smith, clerks in the office of the
judge advocate general. each testified that
he thought the will was not genuine.
Have you any recollection of Fir. Dew
ms keeping an autograph album asked
MIR. Worthington of Mr.. Smith, as the oc-
cupants of the court room craned their
necks in anticipation.
Yes"
What use did he make of it?"
He was getting the signatures of peo-
pie of note"
DO You remember anything concerning
any of the signatures in particular"
Il do remember his coming to me with
q signature on piece of paper and ask
Ing whether it was not pretty good for
President Lincoln"
What else did he say?'
Mr.. Darlington here lodged an objec ton,
which was sustained, and shortly after
ward the court adjourned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-26
Baltimore Markets,

BALTIMORE May 28.-F1our dull unchanged
receipts, 12Ol7 barrels; shipments 3,92s barrels;
sales ITO barrels. Wheat weak and iower-spot
and month"; 65laa65A; July, G5a65h; August 6oa
6oh-recefpts, %. 1873 bushels; stock, 733 go bush
els; sales, $1,000 bushels-southe.n wheat by sam
pie, 6Gae9; do; on grade, e5a6S Corn weak and
July, 33tsa33%; steamer miyed 3lAa31 y receipts
lbs la bushels; stock, 527. 948 bushels: sales.
$1,000 bushes-southern white corn, S3Is; do vel
low, 33Aa33h. Oats steady-No white western
zo t6s No. mixed do, s4Ha2ih receipts,
prices easy-NO. 2, 40a41 Iesrby; western. 42a4s-
receipts, 1. 400 bushels stock, &C. 100 bushels. Hay
STEADY, moderate dsnmnd-cho.e timothy, $40 5Oa
$500. Grain freights quiet unchanged. Sugar
and butter steady. unchanged Eggs frm-fresh.
1o1sa11: Cheese steady, unchanged. Whisky un-
changed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-26
The Bond Bill Taken I'm.
THE HOUSE,

Mr.. KEN (Neb) made the point Of no
quorum on the approval of the journal in
the House today, and ten minutes were
consumed awaiting the appearance of the
requisite number of members.
Mr.. Evans Ry), in charge of the free al
cohol bill. Immediately moved that the
House go into committee Of the " hole. for
the consideration Of that measure, ard.
pending that motion, moved to close de-
bate at pm. On his demand for the pre-
vious question, which was sustained on q
rising vote, 91-54, Mr.. Barrett called for
the ayes and noes, and the roll vas called
The vote resulted, 1A+90. Mr.. Evans
motion was then carried. and the debate on
the alcohol bill was resumed
MIR. DOlliver Fnvors the Bill.
Mr.. Dolfver Qowa). a member of the
ways and means &C mmittee, spoke In favor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-26
BATTLE WITH CIRCUS MEN,
Tragic Result of an Attempt to Ke
Order In an Indiana Town

Tragic Result of an Attemut tn K.o,
Order In an Indiana Town.
VlNCENNES, Ind, May 8.-Fort
Branch. a small village south of here. was
1t is reported. the scene of a wholesale
tragedy last night. A circus steamboat
landed. and those on board proceeded to
take the town. They cold liquor on board,
and all were drunk and disorderly. The
sale OF rye and beer was ordered stopped,
but little attention was paid TO the de-
mands made by the town marshal.
A posse Of citizens were deputized and
marched to the river where the boat was
mcored. The posse made an attempt to
arrest the boat gang. and a pitched bat
tie ensued, in which, 1t Is reported several
were mortally wounded and five killed,
The citizens made an attempt to secure
the craft, but failed, the circus company
anchoring 1t in midstream. All was quiet
this morning and the :irc,Is had left
town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-26
CRIMINAL ASSAULT.
Serious Charge Against William H.
Giles, q Young COIored NInn.

Giles, a Young COlOred Man.
Yesterday afternoon the police of the
third precinct were notified that Lille
Hawkins, colored girl thirteen years old,
had been criminally assaulted in house in
Stevens court, near Dist and X streets
Sergeant Keefe and Policemen Wortz and
Russell went to the house and made an
investigation. Last night they arrested
William II. Giles, a well-dressed young
colored man, and the child identified him
as her assailant. She claimed that he gave
her some whisky and made her drunk be-
fore the assault was committed. An emp
ty whisky flask was found in the room.
Giles, who denies the charge, is held be-
hind the bars, and tomorrow he will be
taken to the Police Court for q preliminary
examination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-26
IOWA'S FATAL CYCLONE.
Latest Estimate of the Loss Of Life q
North MCGreEOr.

Latest Estimate of the Loss Of Life at
North McGreEOr.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, May 26.-Later re-
ports from North McGregor. Iowa, relative
to the havoc caused by the storm and food
on Sunday night show that the destruction
Of the interests Of the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul road at that point as well as
of the little town, is about complete. The
total damage to the property of the COM
life will probably be found to be nearer
twenty than ten. OF thirteen persons
known to be missing the bodies of six have
been recovered. The water is recedlng
very slowly. But little in the way Of
search for the recovery Of property has
been done. 1t will be at least ten days be-
fore the st. Paul can resume operations on
its line west Of McGregor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-26
THE FREE LIBRARY BILL,
COnferees Agree to Compromised rO]
ping Out the Sixth section.

agree 10 Drop.
ping Out the Sixth Section.
There was a conference this afternoon
upon the bill to establish free library in
the District of Columbia The Senate was
represented by Mr.. Mcmillan, who held the
proxies of Senators Proctor and Wetmore,
and for the House Of Representatives
Messrs. Powers, Babcock and Mines were
present The conferees agreed upon q
compromise whereby the sixth section of
the bill relating to the division of the ex-
pense between the District and the ma
tional government should be dropped en-
trely.
This establishes the library and throws
the question of financial responsibility over
to the next session Of Congress, when it
will be settled in connection with the Dis
trict appropriation bill
Immediately after the conclusion Of the
conference on the library bill the conferees
On the bill to regulate the prize of gas
assembled and began their consideration Of
that question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-26
BROUGHT TO THIS CITY,
The BuXtOns, Victims of Yesterdays
Terrible Assault at G;aithersburg.

Terrible Assault at Gnithcrsburg.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
GAITHERSBURG, Md, May 26-The
Buxton family, the victims of yesterdays
terrible assault, are slightly improved to-
day. DR.. ]. Ford Thompson was sum-
noned at l am, and spent the morning in
redressing and examining the wounds
Upon his advice at pm. Sadie, Maud
and Mr.. and Mrs. Buxton were taken to
the train for removal to Garfield Hospital
Washington. He is hopeful of their re-
covery- Maud and Sadie. the daughters
are more seriously injured than first re-
ported For them he has but little hope.
Quiet prevails and officers and people
have given up further Search being pretty
well satisfied of the guilt Of the suspects,
Randolph and Neale.
Deputy Sheriff Thompson left for Balti-
more this morning with evidence to
strengthen the clues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-26
VIII Filed.

The will Of the late Mary NJ. Ourdan
dated November .. 1880. containing a cod.
icil, dated January 20. 1895, was filed today
1t names Margaret 1. Ourdan, sister, az
eXecutrix, and makes her sole beneficiary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-26
DrOnnpd Dead.

Kate Dyson, colored, thirty-three years
old. dropped dead on the street near Maine
avenue and Sd street about $50 O'Clock
last evening. Her body was removed to
her late home, in Dixon's court
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-26
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,

The following are the opening, the highest
and the lowest and the closing prices OF the
New York stock market today as reported
by Corson & Mccartney, members New York
stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs.
Moore & Schley, No. 50 Broadway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-26
Ballotins at Baton Rouge.

BATON ROUGE. La. May 26-The vote
for United States Senator today: BIanch-
ard. As; Denegre, 90: Price, IL; Blackman,
3: McEnery. 8; Pharr. 8. Necessary to q
choice, 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-26
Grain and Cotton Markets.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co., 1921 F
street, members New York stock exchange
correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thai
mann & Co., New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-26
wALL1NG.s TRIAL BEGUN.
Accused, With jackson, of Pearl
Dryan's Murder.

NEWPORT, KY. May 26.-The trial of
Alonzo Walling for the murder of Pearl
Bryan began today before Judge Helm.
Attorneys Lockhart and Nelson. the same
who appeared in the Scott Jackson case,
conducted the prosecution. while Col.
Washington and Attorney Sheppard ap-
peared for the defendant Thirty-two men
were examined and six accepted as Jurors
before the noon recess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-26
Another Methodist Editor.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. May 28.-At this
mornings session Of the Methodist con-
ference 1t was decided to create the office
Of Voice Book editor. .--..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-26

She said further that the elder Mrs
Phrockmorton used to send presents of
flowers and fruit to Judge Holt, but he al
ways sent them right back. Once Miss
Throckmorton sent him some Strawberries
and cream. but he refused them, and told
Martha to send them back
Martha also said that she remembered
the time when Willie Sterett found the
piece of paper in the closet of Judge Hollis
room after his death. the paper that con-
tanned the words, Date of will, Jan. !,
1885,. name and some initials. She had
this copied and the copy was sent to Mrs.
Wssh. Holt.
The cross-eXamination of this witness
was conducted by Mr.. Darlington, and
lasted until the adjournment of court for
the day.
The Arizona sentinel., 1896-11-07
N0TEGE OF APpLICATEDT go
 U. s. P4TENT.-.M. X. NO. 652.
TUCsoN LANr DISTRICT. r. $ LAND OFFICE. DctOhpr 2 (Gfi

SNtsh Fl -NO' i-O's
 TUCsoN LAN;. DISTRICT. L. $. LAND OFFICE. October ,. 1|9i.'
 Notice i~ hereby given, that in p,Ir.uauce of the Ac! of Congress. approved May 10 1872, Charles J. Reilly. lat'c1 II DI'.- negan, Fred r. Andre Tl,o n.'e D Sh -e, Frank L. Andre anl X tone fla e,l w. c i Post Office i- Ehrcu beg Y;ua caGEtt Arz,ra. have made apniication 'or 9 patent for tie Cactus placer h ar"a O. situate in Tlomoso }itin- Di~.r:ct }
 County, Arizo a. aad ds.c~i"el :Y
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 1 The location of this clai II iS recorded in the Rec r!er'S office Of Yuma County, Arizona in Bonk ii of Mines. page IS e seq. Any and all claimants cia;miug adve se- ly any portion nf said Cactus placer ain Survey No. l205} or Sur-acc ground, are required to file the.r ad>e'~e claims with the Register of the United States land i office at Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, during the sixty days neriod of puh!clti n hereof, CT they vii! b. barred by virtue o! the provisions of tle statme.
 EUGENE J. TRIPPEL, Register. First publication. Oct r 1396.