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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-09
Cat In a Btl1of Box.
From the New York Times. } III

From the New York Timts. III
While the election Beard of the fourth
district of the thirty-fffst ward was count
ing the ballots Tuesday hight cat jumped
into the large empty ballot box and wen;
to Sleep The cat was 'unnoticed by the
counters. and the works continued
When the count was flushed the ballots
were thrown In and the box was locked
and sealed. In the COURSE of the night
Alderman Fritz, while hunting for his cat
discovered she was in the ballot box The
election officers were sant flor. but fearing
a violation OF the law they, refused to open
the box. -
"wednesday, after consultation with legal
counsel 1t was decided, that the box shonld
be opened, and this was done. The cal
was released. but the ballots had been
DESTROYED by the cats violent efforts to
get out Of Its prison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-09
Her Corsets STONED Sixteen Shot

From the New York Herald
Miss Lavigne of Shohola, Pa, had a mar
row escape from death yesterday. That
she was not killed is due to her corset
stays.
Malven Bigley and Artemus Braffet were
on a hunting expedition in the woods nes
the village. when Miss Lavigne came along
the road. The hunters caught glimpse of
her headgear, and mistaking it for the
plumage of a pheasant, both took deliber-
ate aim and fired One charge hit Miss La
vigne about the breast and abdomen, while
the other struck her limbs.
The hunters seeing their mistake, and
ttat the woman was quite badly injured,
gave her handkerchief to stop the flow of
blood and disappeared into the woods. The
woman, after much exertion and very
weak from the loss of blood, finally crawled
to her home. Her corset stays had been
struck by sixteen shot, but the shot did
not penetrate any further. Had it not bees
for her corsets. the doctors say, she would
have been killed. AS it is, her condition is
serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-09
POISONED BY MUSHROOMS
Serious Case From Eating tn. Wrong
TO-
Variety,a
Dr.. Kelly and Col. Aehtiles de vecchi
In Dangerous ecqndition-
Taken to HOSPITAL.

The fact that a good dell OF discrimina-
ton SHOULD be used IN the selection OF
mushi<Oms for edible purposes was shown
this morning by the effects of breakfast
in which that delicaey figured prominently.
One OF those who ate heartily of the
mushrooms was DR.. Daniel J. Kelly, an
a. sistant examiner in the United States
patent office. No i'll effects from the meal
were shown until 10 o'clock this morning,
as DR.. Kelly sat at his desk in the patent
Office He was seen to be in a partial
stUpor. He rapidly became worse, but
when questioned said he felt no pain. Med
ical assistance was sent for and about noon
the patient was moved to Providence Hos
pitaL
DIR. Kelly lives at 1895 10th street. After
his family had been notified of his con-
clifton word was received at the Office that
others who had partaken of the mushrooms
had been affected by them.
Col. Achilles de Vecchi, who was poi
soned at the same time as Dr. Kelly. was
said this afternoon to be in a very danger
GUS condition at his temporary residence,
No. 1885 10th street, where he was attended
by Drs. Bayne and Stone. Col. de vecchi' $
daughter. Mrs. ST John Cordery, who lives
In New York city, was telegraphed for and
Is expected to arrive here tonight.
AT Colonel de Vecchfs house a Star re-
porter was informed that the colonel. who
is said to be very fond of mushrooms and
rrided himself that he knew all about
them. had invited Dr. Kelly, who is one of
his most intimate friends, to breakfast
with him today. Both men, 1t was stated.
ate literally Of the mushrooms, Colonel de
Vecchi particularly SO. About two hours
later. however, both were taken i'll. DIR.
Kelly, who had meanwhile gone to his
office. was quickly removed to Providence
Hospital, but Colonel de vecchis condi-
ton became so serious in a little while
that 1t was considered unwise to ATTEMPT
10 take him away from home, and the
physicians named were summoned
Colonel de Vecchi is we'll known in New
YORK, where during the last presidential.
campaign he labored among the Italian
voters IN the interest of the republican can
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-09
He Wants to Come Home.

A Georgia man who went to the Klon.
dixie has been heard from. His brother
who lives near Atlanta, received the fol-
lowing letter from him recently;
Dear Jim: Stay where you air. I'm
sorry l ever. come here. At this writin'
my hat Is froze to my head, an IL wuz
70 go In church couldn't pull 1t on. NY
boots Il likewise. Two weeks ago lost
the pig toe what chopped with az when
w9x q BOY. Please send me one good
wooden leg Cleft leg). az / expect 30 have
q leg sawed on next week. Him, sell my
mules an the oxen. am send me money
enuogh to get home on. I'm firedi''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-09
Across the Continent ON Wheels.
From the New York Tribuna

"A unique conveyance. resembling a house
on wheels. which, in March, 1894, started
ircm Port Angeles. state of Washington
Tor New York. reached Sing Sing on Thurs
day night. The proprietor is NJ. E. A. Las.
ley, who describes himself as a tourist,
traveller. miner and western pioneer"
In the three years and a half he has been
on the trip he has used Up twenty horses
He has also had two children born to him
end his wife. one I'm San Francisco and the
other In Buffalo. He has not Travelled in
severe winter weather. and has not hur-
red at any time. His DOG Mig is with
him. having footed 1t all the way
The house-wagon is about large as a
medfum-sized horse car on ordinary wagon
wheels. 1t is constructed of unpainted
boards. which look as though they might
not hold together until this city is reached.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-09
Large Bear Killed.
from the Winchester Va.) Star.

From the Winchester Va.) Star.
Mr. Amos Hinkins yesterday afternoon
killed large black bear near the Cedar
Creek bridge, several miles north of
Strasburg. He shot it five times with a
32-caliber Remington rifle. The bear did
not see Mr.. Hinkins when he first fired
at it and tried to get away from him. Mr..
Hinkins followed the bear up and killed it.
This is supposed to be the. same bear which
has been seen around Strasburg junction
several times lately. 1t weighed 1856
pounds. Yesterday evening and this morn
ing large black bear has been seen sew
eral times on Round Hill. which is be-
tween Fishers Hill and Toms Brook,
Parties are now out haunting his bearshio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-09
MONUMENT TO LOVEJOY.
NfI:ety-FOOt Shaft Erected to HiG
Memory at Alton, III.

Memory at Alton, III.
The Lovejoy monument at Alton, ILL.,.
was formally dedicated yesterday. 1t was
sixty years ago Sunday that Lovejoy was
assassinated in that city because of his
outspoken and fiery editorials against the
slave trade. Lovejoy's remains would have
been lost had 1t not been for Thomas Dim
mock of St. Louis. who had the grave To-
Gated by old sexton, the only person
who knew where his coffin was buried The
coffin was placed in vault until a suita-
BILE lot could be secured, and here a modest
scroll now marks his resting place.
Two hundred yards to the south is a
ninety-foot shaft erected to his memory
by the citizens of Alton and people of Hi
nois at cost of $4,000. The exercises
yesterday had to be changed on account of
the heavy rain. Instead of being at the
monument. the exercises were held at the
Temple Theater in the presence of a large
audience.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-09
Says He is Insane.
MANITOBA CATHOLIC SCHOOLS.

Pope Leo Will Soon Issue an En-
cyclfcal ReEa rdinE Them.
The pope granted lengthy audience yes
terday to the archbishops of ST. Louis and
Montreal. the Most Rev. John ]. Kahn and
Paul Napoleon Bruchesi.
His holiness informed the latter that he
would speedily publish an eneyclical, ad-
dressed to the Canadian episcopate of
Manitoba on the school question, in order
to vindicate the right of Catholics In that
province to religious teaching.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-09
Elect Omcer..

The Junior Equal Suffrage Club. at a
meeting held Friday afternoon, elected
officers for the ensuing year as follows:
President. Miss Henrietta C. Morrison.
vice president. Mr.. Geo. A. Warren; secre-
tary, Miss Jessie Presnell: treasurer. Mr..
Louis H. Stabler; auditor, Miss Patton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-09
American BIDS Wanted.
From the New York Tribune.

INC new IOtK ThDune.
Railroad supplies to the extent Of 81. Co.,
600. comprising machinery. rolling stock
and rails. are required by the Norwegian
state railroad department. and tenders are
about to be asked for Any American firms
wishing for the contract and requiring de-
tails In connection Herewith would do
well to communicate, without delay, with
the United States consul at Christiania.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-09
Baptist Young PeoDle.

The annual meeting of the Baptists
Young Peoples Union of the District will
be held this evening at the Fifth Baptist
Church. The principal address of the oc-
casion will be delivered by Rev. Curtis Lee
Laws OF Baltimore
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-09
TO PROHIBIT FOOT BALL.
Bill Passes House of Georgia Leglsln.
ture by Big Majority,

ture by BIZ MnjOrffy.
Representative Coles foot ball bill pro-
fibiting match or prize games of foot ball,
where admission fees are charged, came
up in the house of the Georgia legislature,
with a favorable report from the general
judiciary committee. with an amendment
striking out games of like character"
This was adopted. and the bill passed with
out discussion by a vote of 81 to 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-09
George Francis
Train, the ia
nous S age of

Madison
Square, who
has for thirty
y e RS de-
elm e d the
companion
, ship of any
| o n e b u t
| children,
[ says, Il am
] a child my
| self.
) If a man
" i'll live
rightly and
take proper
care of his
health dur
The herald., 1897-11-21

utes that he men cannot hold them in
their hands. 1 find that my steel string
crs remain cooler than the adjacent
broken stone. I think this is as we'll
remarkable as an important fact, and
it goes to show that there takes place an
interchange of the temperature between
the inner substances and the steel, and
that in this class of steel highways we
do not need to provide for expansion.
Altogether ! find the steel road to verify
all / have said about it, even as to cost.
and with regard to traction advantages
/ am now able to give figures. I have
made twenty trials, using gaugeC
spring balance. and find that the aver
age force needed to pull an iron Wagon
weighing 1850 pounds with u sixteen
foot wagon bed is 20 pounds, which re-
duced to a load of 2000 pounds means
My tests demonstrte that steel roads
need for traction one-twelfth the powei
as compared with macadam, and one
twenty seventh the power as compared
with earth roads,
Congress is to be pettoned at the com
ing session for the necessary sum t.
equip a number of roads in different
parts of the country with the steel rails
and the plan will be tested on whole
sale scale before any decided action IS
taken to make the system general
! throughout the country. 1t is an i'm
The herald., 1897-11-21
what FilibuSterS Have Cost the United States Navy

easy to make five expeditions from Cuba
after the cargo.
The Atlantic squadron has been busy
of late with it's annual military ma
neuvers. These are. however, over, and
the cruisers are starting south and
north to guard the different seaports OF
the United States. The Columbia and
Massachusetts have been most active
in this work, and will continue to dc
good duty. A few days ago the vesu-
vius, which was last seen Off Key West
disappeared. 1t is undoubtedly now in
the Gulf OF Mexico on the lookout for
filibusters.
Spain has sixty warships off Cuba, but
with these sixty has succeeded in cap
turing only one fiibuster This was n
mere sailboat, the Competitor, which
at the time Of its capture, was befogged
All the others have passed the Spanish
Gordon without trouble.
/ The United States now claims that
Spain should protect the Cuban waters
for itself. If Spain will spend 81, ,0OO, 900
during the next twelve-month in keep
ing the coast. of Cuba free from. the
of filibustering expeditions, 1t
will then be said to have done it's part.
AS matters now stand Spain is com
pelling the United States to spend All
the money.
The New York and the Iowa are about
to sail for Havana. These two magnifi-
cent steamships are going there at the
The herald., 1897-11-21

Troupe-the orphan children who are
being brought up for the French army.
At the close Of the proceedings he in
vited the best twenty pupils and their
teachers to the Chateau de Rambouillet,
where lunch had been provided for
them, and a cinematographe show. The
show pictured the incidents of Mr..
Fraure's Russian trip.
A letter received from Mark Twain by
personal friend in New York brings
the pleasant news that the humorist is
now "out of the woods" financially. He
has succeeded in paying all his debts by
money which he has earned during the
past two years. His actual earnings
since he went abroad amount to $S2, 900,
OF which about $4,000 has been received
for lecturing and the remainder has
been paid him for his writings. He has
now the comfortable prospects Of a very
large income from his books during the
remainder of his life.
A few years ago, according to the Bos-
ton Transcript. an inventor who had de-
vised new sleeping car took his plans
to Mr.. Pullman. The latter. after look
ing over them. said: There is an idea
there. l will give you 100000 cash for
your patents" The inventor was poor
man and he would not accept the terms.
He said that if the idea was worth $780,
900 to Pullman it was worth millions to
him. The car was built and proved q
financial failure, and it is believed that
even to. this day. the inventor does not
know where the idea" was whose pres
ence Mr.. Pullman discernedin the work
ing plans.
The herald., 1897-11-21
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

Tolstoi is suffering from an affliction
that makes surgical operation imme-
diately necessary. There is swelling
on his right cheek that must be cut
away. His general health. however,
gives no cause for anxiety.
Former Secretary Of the Treasury
John G. Carlisle has notified Secretary
Proctor Of the New York State Bar as
sociation that he has accepted the invi-
tation rendered him to deliver the next
annual address. before the association's S
convention on Jan. 23.
William c. Todd Of Atkinson, N. H.,
has endowed the Boston public library
with $1,000 a year for the purchase Of
newspapers. Mr.. Todd says he is Nm
pressed with the increasing Importance
and influence Of newspapers and the
great demand for them by all casses Of
the community" He gives the money
The herald., 1897-11-21

las soon as we get out Of Florida waters.
but it's mighty ticklish passing the We
suvius." go. "a
w. T.. Marks. another southern pilot.
made the remark: That's the tightest
Job ever struck in my. life getting past
the cruisers OFF Key West. They're al
ways on the lookout. The last time
made them had the Three Friends. 1t
was painted a new color and loaded with
fruit outside AS II was, they kept
such a. close watch on us that we didn't
dare to breathe. l guess they watch
everything that goes out"
The navy claims that 1t has at the
present tim nine steamships in COM
mission along the coast.
t The Florida coast is divided into three
sections. of which Pensacola, Key West
and Jacksonville are the centers, and at
each of these points Is stationed a man.
Of war. These do not remain in one
spot, but patrol the coast north and
south. This Florida patrol alone has
cost the navy $l,0O0,00o. and from the
middle of the Cleveland administration
until now there have been twenty war
ships, cruisers and cutters stationed
there, including the Cincinnati. Detroit,
Montgomery, Maine, Newark, Raleigh,
Washington, Marblehead. Wilmington,
ivesuvius; Annapolis and Helena.
! At the presenttime the Wenona, How
ard, Mclean; Boutwell,, Merrill and Col.
fax some of the best of the revenue cut
The herald., 1897-11-21
STEEL ROADWAYS

For the first time there has been car
ried into practical operation a plan for
the improvement of public roads that
has heretofore been regarded merely as
an interesting theory that would never
rise to the region of fact. The plan is
TO lay steel tracks along our roads so
that the. wheels of wagons may run on
a smooth surface instead of on the rough
and soggy path over which for great
part of the year horses are compelled fo
founder dragging heavy loads. The re-
suits of experiments by two prominent,
engineers are here given. One series of
experiments, made by Mr.. Abel Bliss of
New Lenox, ILL.,, are particularly inter
esting, as will be seen from the folloY-
ing signed statement of Mr.. Bliss, writ
ten for his newspaper, and illustrated by
himself:
81 have laid about 100 feet of steel road
in the public highway near my home at
New LenOx, III. The road wa9; first
graded in proper shape. The rails are of
steel, Il of an inch thick s inches wide.
with a downward flange of inches ON
either side, and an upward fange of 1
inch on the outer edge to keep the wheels
on. These rails were laid on the crown
Of the grade and pressed into the soil
The herald., 1897-11-21

request Of American citizens in Havana,
who are alarmed at the serious state Of
affairs and demand the protection due
them from their own country. They
will go heavily armed, and as warships
on missions of war. 1t will be their
business to lie peacefully off Havana.
unless called into duty by the needs Of
American citizens.
The United states government is in
dignant at the suspicious cast upon it
by Spain, and may demand an apology.
Secretary Long feels this, for he made
public this statement.
"The navy has maintained Gordon
Of ships along the coast. especially in
southern waters, where filibusters have
shown the greatest activity The treas
ury department. has kept a fleet Of rev.
enue cutters on patrol duty. and both
the treasury and department OF justice
have been in constant communication
with collectors. marshals and others
for the purposeiof preventing violations
of the neutrality laws"
c. S. RUSSELL.
The herald., 1897-11-21

on the simple condition that the whole
annual interest on $50, 900 be expended for
newspaper subscriptions. The choice of
the publications is left entirely to the
library authorities.
Rev. DR.. w. II. p. Faunce. pastor of
the Fifth Avenue Baptist church in
New York city, will serve this year as
one of the preachers to Harvard univer-
sity. This involves a residence of three
weeks at Harvard in the autumn and
three weeks in the spring.
Mr.. Locker made a speech In the Aus
trian reichsrath which lasted from 10
o'clock last Thursday night until II
o'clock Friday morning. At it's conclu-
sion a doctor examined him and found
his pulse 100. his breathing normal and
no signs of physical strain. During his
speech of 10000 words he drank a few
glasses of water.
The youngest heir apparent in Europe
is the infant son Of Prince Ferdinand
Of Bulgaria. Although he will not be
three years old until next January. few
children have been more discussed than
Prince Boris, for the question of his re-
ligion has raised d great deal of feeling
on the continent, his mother being an
ardent Roman Catholic. while the relig-
ion of the baby's future kingdom is
Greek orthodox.
President Faure went the other morn
ing to see the drill of the Enfants dc la
The herald., 1897-11-21

The United States has given 81, 900, 900
to Spain.
It has expended this sum upon its
navy to prevent the departure Of fill
clustering expeditions from it's shores to
Cuba.
The United States has done this. not
from love OF Spain. but to protect its
own national credit. Spain. instead of
criticising.. should be thankful. -,
The effort made by the government to
prevent filibustering is without parallel
in the history of nations. fn
In the Franco Prussian war England
expressly stated that while maintaining
her neutrality code, she would spend no
sum of money to prevent excursions
from leaving her shores. And in the
contests between Ireland and England
in the Irish wars, France told both coun-
tries that II they wanted the coasts de-
Tended they must depend upon them
selves. M
At the time of the Revolutionary war,
Lafayette and other French leaders had
no difficulty in leaving France to come
to the aid of the infant United States,
and Ireland fitted out her own vessels
as freely and openly as. though she were
far removed from England's sway.
NO PRECEDENT
1t is customary in time Of war for the
fighting country to maintain its own
Gordon Of ships. IfsEngland fights Ire
land she must send out her warships to
The herald., 1897-11-21

prevent Frenchmen from sending arms
to the Irish. If Spain fights Cuba she
must hold the Cuban seas tight in the
hollow Of her hand to prevent tilibusters
from landing. 1t Is only the strong ma
tional pride of the United States that
has made her see in the international
code an excuse for spending money.
Probably no one thing has ever turned
official sentiment as much toward Cuba
as the recent message Of the queen re-
gent to- her minister. .rf
AT cabinet council few days ago
she directed Senor Sagasta, her prime
minister, and Senior Gullon. minister 81
foreign affairs, to instruct the ministers
to frame threatening protest to the
United States against further filibuse--
ing.
These have been since the Cuban agi-
tation became pronounced three years
ago. only fifty in, number. They. have
set sail at dead Of night and have carried
on beard an abundance Of fruit to de.
ceive the ocean patrol.
Spain claims that the insurrection has
obtained all its fuel in this manner. and
that without it the rebellion would have
been crushed out long ago. >. asa,
SPAIN'S FAULT
TO this the United States authorities
make the, reply that If Spain had been
half as diligent as they We're there would
have been no filibustering at all. Il
fifty ships and schooners-fruit' vessels
and sailboats---have slipped through the
United States Gordon, fifty have also
slipped past the. Spanish Gordon off
Cuba, and the principal trouble has been
experienced. not in landing in Cuba, but
In getting away from the United States.
Hundreds have been caught attempting
to pass the. United States. but none in
passing the Spanish boats.
Paul Brown, one of the pilots of. the
h}ibusters. said to United States,.of-
fter: s.ss ,s A.. n ~st
"Ifit was as ensy to get out Of here as
It is to. land in Cuba we'd start twenty
expeditions every day. We're albright