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Evening journal., 1897-09-30
Dc Lome MAY BE Recalled.

WASHINGTON. Sept SO.-The news
of the Spanish cabinet crisis was first
brought TO the attention Of the officials
of the state department and diplomat
&c officials through the bulletin from
Madrid. 1t cannot be said the event
caused surprise among the officials Of
the state department or among the
members of the diplomatic corps in
Washington. A careful inspection of
the cable news for the past few. weeks
had left the general impression that the
cabinet elected i'm haste after the as
sassination of Premier Canovas could
not be expected to survive long. There
We're several reasons for this eXpecta-
tion, but perhaps the principal one was
the belief that the dissensions among
the supporters of the government caus-
ed by the personal encounter between
the Duke of Tetug \, the minister OF
foreign affairs. and one of the leaders
of the dissident Con ervatives, had not
been healed, but had been only bridged
over temporarily. In the event of the
formation of a Liberal ministry Minis
ter Dupuy de LONE would undoubted-
ly submit his resignation as the Span
ish representative at Washington, as
is usual on a change of political con-
troll Of the cabinet, and the minister is,
moreover, a Conservative in politics.
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
FELL NINE STORIES.
Workman Tumbled From a soanold. but
Was Picked Up Alive.


NEW YORK. Sept. 30-In the full
sight of hundreds OF persons who were
hurrying along Broadway near Prince
street, John Mcshane. stonecuttcr.
pitched from the scaffold on which he
was working, 10 stories up in the air.
and fell headlong to the stone pave
ment of the street
-He struck In heap on the belgian
pavement of the road, barely missing
Columbus avenue car which was pass
ing, north bound.
Strange to say. he was still alive
when he was picked up and was able to
tell his name and address TO the hm-
bulance surgeon before he was taken
TO ST. Vincents hospital.
He told the surgeon that he was %
years old and lived at 1888 West Thirty
eighth street
lie said he did not know how he came
TO fall, but that no one was to blame foi
the accident. 1t is 1ust possible he may
recover.
Less than week ago a workman fell
from the ninth story OF the same build.
| ing and was killed
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
CABINET CRISIS NOW
Poor Old Spain Visited With In
ternal Political Troubles
CONSERVATIVE MINISTRY RESIGNS.
Senior Sagasta, the Liberal Leader, May
BE Called Upon Co Take the Helm
of state, as the Resignation
Is Accepted.

MADRID, Sept. SO.-The long expect
ed crisis in Spain has closely followed
the return of. the queen to Madrid, for
the ministry, led by Senior Azcarraga'
placed their designations in the hands
of her majesty.
There is the greatest excitement In
the capital over the action Of the min
istry and the rumors as to what will be
the CONSEQUENCE. Of 1t.
Nobody seems to know whether the
Liberals will be called to take the helm
or whether the queen will summon
General Campos or some of the other
Conservative leaders TO straighten out
matters.
There is a feeling here that the atti-
tude Of the United States and the mes
sage delivered by General Woodford to
the premier had not little TO do with
the crisis, sand there are many eX-
presslons Of hostility against the Amer
lean government.
The Spanish ministry, whose resig-
nation has just been announced, was
constituted as follows;
Prime minister ana minister lOr WdI'
General Marcelo de Azcarraga; minis
ter for foreign affairs, the Duke of Te-
tuan; minister of marine, Rear Ad-
miral Don Jose NJ. Beranger; minister
of finance. Don Juan Navarro Re-
verter; minister of commerce and agri-
culture, Don Aureliano Linares Rivas;
minister for the colonies, Don Tomas
Castellano; minister for the home de-
partment. Don Fernando Cos Gayon.
1t is not possible at this moment ia
accurately outline the cause Of the fall
of the Azcarraga cabinet beyond re-
calling that the premier has failed in
his efforts to reorganize the Conserva-
tive party and win the support of the
dissident Conservatives. This, however
may be only an indirect cause of the
cabinets resignation, and it is more
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
Another TrnIn Accldent.

WII.KESBARRE. Pa. Sept. 3O.-A
wagon in which were seated Alexander
Steel, Henry Steel and John McNulty
was struck by the Scranton nier on the
Delaware and Hudson railroad at the
Parsons crossing last night. The two
horses were killed. the wagon demOl-
ished and the occupants thrown high
into the air. Alexander Steel, the driver.
aged "a. was picked up dead Henry
Steel. his brother sustained a fractured
skull and was injured internally. and
McNulty had leg broken I'm two places
and his collar bone fractured. It is
feared both men will die.
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
PLATT EAvoRs M,KAnE.
The Republican senator Gives an Ex
preston to His Views.

preston To His Views.
NEW YORK, Sept SO.-The friends
of John Y. McKane in the old county
towns of Kings are making very de-
termined efforts to bring about his re-
lease and have succeeded IN obtaining
promises OF assistance from Senator
Platt and his associate leaders of the
Republican party In their efforts. 1s
In speaking OF the matter Senator
Platt said: THE case of John Y. Me-
Kane has been brought TO my attention
by several persons Interested in his
pardon. / thiu,S he is more sinned
against than SHINING. He has been
punished sufficiently. In my opinion
his sentence was excessive and / would
have no hesitation In publicly saying
that the ends OF justice have been suhi-
ciently subserved by what he has suf-
fered, especially in view of the condi-
tion OF his family and his failing
health"
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
BONE OF A HOG.
Defense Puts In Strong Expert Counter
Evidence In Luetgert's Trial.

CHICAGO. Sept 3O-Hog or human.
That Is the issue I'm the Luetgert case
at present, and on 1t, according 10 the
view Of the case adopted by the jury,
the fate Of the defendant is liisely TO
hang.
The defense proved yesterday that
the bone which DR.. Dorsey. the osteol-
ogist Of the Columbian museum. de-
clared was the femur Of a woman IS
nothing but the bone OF a hog. The
witness who declared this is Dr. W. II.
Airport, professor of anatomy In the
Northwestern university.
Professor J. A. Weisener gave evi-
dence in support Of Dr. Rieses testi-
mony in connection with the expert
ments with human bodies made IN the
watts in the Luetgert factory.
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
Standing OF the clubs.
Now Located In Venezuela.

NEW YORK, Sept. 3O.-The question
Of Governor Pingree's whereabouts was
settled yesterday. when it was learned
that he sailed from this port for Ven
ezuela on the Red y line steamer Ven
ezuela on Sept Is. Governor Plngree
win return on the same steamer. which
sails from Caracas on Oct. 2.
Evening journal., 1897-09-30

The Borgla apartments at the Vatl-
cam In which a museum OF medieval
and renaissance art Is to be accommo-
dated, have been until recently closed
TO the public. They are adorned with
interesting paintings. but the decora-
tions had become much damaged. The
paintings on the spandrils and the
prophets and sybils in the lunettes In
the two small rooms Of the Torro Bor-
gia are ascrlbed to Pinturicchio. the
stucco ceiling ornamentation Is by Clio
vanni da Udino and Perrin del Naga,
The apostles and the prophets In
the second room are by Plnturicchlo.
who was also the painter OF the seven
figures in the hall of the liberal arts.
astrologla (above the Window. gram
matlca, rhetorical. dialectics, geometria,
arithmetica and musica The same
artist was also responsible for the
paintings in the adjoining room-on
the rear wall. "St. GATHERINGS Dlspu-
tatlon." on the entrance wall. "St. An
thony the Abbot and ST. Paul the Her
nit In the Theban DESERT" above the
window, "Martyrdom of st. Sebastian"
and ON the ceiling. Legend of Osiris"
The chief paintings and the stucco
work in the large saloon. which con-
tains the library OF Cardinal Mai. are
by Giovanni da Udine and Perrin del
Naga. 1t was In restoring the latter
that the principal expense has been in
Cured
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
NAV Have Been Lynohed.

COWAN'S DEPOT. Va, Sept. 3d.
News Of a CHASTITY discovery in the
Massanutan mountains has just been
received. Hunters found the body Of
Peb Falls. notorious white woman.
dangling at the end of a rope from the
branch Of a tree. The body was in the
first stages Of decomposition. II is sup
posed that the woman was hanged by
negroes, who had been her compan-
ions.
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Score. of the Baseball Games

At Brooklyn
Boston .......... 90 2 / 1 1 3-12
Brooklyn ......... 1 1 0 l 0 0 o. 4
Boston--Hits, IS; errors, g. Brook
lyn--Hits, 6; errors. z. Game called on
account of darkness.
At New York
New York. ... 2 0 0 2 A. 2
Philadelphia q. 0 0 0 o / o.
New York-HiRs. 8; errors, 0. Phila>
delphia-Hits. II; errors, 8.
At Baltimore
Baltimore .....12 100 2 0 - 6
Washington 20 o 2 1 0 o. 8
Baltimore-Hits. s; errors. 3. Wash
ington-Hits, Il; errors ..
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
Nansen 70 Lecture In America.

LONDON, Sept 30.-A dispatch to
The Daily Chronicle from Christiania
says that DR. Nansen. the explorer, Will
leave on oct. y for the United States
where he expects TO deliver so lectures
for s35, 900 in addition to a percentage
of the receipts.
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
Fscaned Lunatio Cauebt.

NEW YORK, Sept. 3O.--A man who
says he is Frederick Francis Fischer Of
1902 Adams street. Philadelphia and
that he escaped two weeks ego from an
insane asylum at Wcrnersville, Pa, was
arrested last night by the police Of this
Evening journal., 1897-09-30

Please inform the publisher OF this
newspaper in writing If there is a store
keeper in town who has tried to palm
of on you one. article when you wanted
something else"
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
BIG FIRE IN WASHINGTON.
POwerhouse of the Capital Traction
Company Totally Destroyed.

N"ITTII"1 HWt"IIN II'7ITUNtU
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3O-The power
station Of the Capital Traction COM
pany. occupying an entire square. was
totally destroyed last night by fire, as
also were several other buildings.
The cable lines of the city were tied
up while the fire was in progress and
the electric lights put out. The entire
fire department was called out.
The building in which the fire orig
mated was occupied by the offices and
plant of the railway. The loss win To-.
tai at least $500 900.
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
GIFT FROM The POPE
nook From His Holiness on the Way
to Our President.

LONDON, Sept. 3O.-The Rome corre-
spondent of The Standard says that his
holiness the pope has sent President
Mckinley copy OF finely Illustrated
work descriptive OF the SO called ap-
Parliament Borgia at the Vatican.
which We're recently restored
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
GRAND PARADE, KNIGHTS OF THE
GOLDEN EAGLE, TRENTON, N. j..

OCTOBER y.
For this event the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company will sell excursion
tickets from Paoli, West Chester, Havre
dc Grace. Clayton, Del, and principal
intc-.--cdiaIte points, to Trenton and re-
turn, at reduced rates. These tickets
viii be sold October u and viii be good
on that day only.
Evening journal., 1897-09-30

Weather Probabilities.
Fair and warmer; southwesterly
r..lr. ID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-16
FILES HIS ANSWER.
Robert Y. SIntcr's Reply to Suit En-
tered to Recover Property.

.
tered to Recover Property.
Answering the suit recently fled against
him by VIM. ]. Stewart, Robert Y. Slater.
who appears as bondsman in many cases in
the Criminal and Police Courts. admits
that he became Stewards surety On Il peace
bond in the Police Court the 18th of last
July. and that Stewart conveyed a piece
of real estate TO him to secure the formers
Indebtedness TO him.
Slater says, however, that Stewart be-
came indebted to him in the sam of so
for becoming his bondsman. and that he
Slater, being authorized by Stewart 10
secure him counsel. became responsible for
retainer fee of SI2J. He also claims to
have advanced Stewart certain sums Of
money between July 16 and July :e2 and
declares that Stewart then executed deed
to him to secure him Slater on a bond,
the payment of the s:io3. the S12J attorneys
fee, and an additional sum Of s37, which
expense is alleged to have been incurred in
securing an abstract of title and for exc
cutting the deed. Slater also says tx was
agreed that when the entire sum, with in
terest, was paid. and all liability under the
bond ceased he was to reconvey the prop
erty. But, he says, the peace bond has
some four months 10 run yet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-16
ADJUSTMENTS.

BIJOU OPERA COMIQUE COMPANY
The Bijou Opera Comique Company will
produce the Chimes Of Normandy ut the
opening of the Bijou's season Monday ma
tinee next, with Miss Louise Moore, prima
donna soprano, as Serpolette; Miss Dorothy
Humbert as Germaine; Eugene Harvey, the
lyric tenor, as Jean, and a carefully select
ed chorus of twenty voices. The vaudeville
bill will be headed by ALI Grant from Kos
ter and Balls Music Hall, the wittiest man
on the American stage. together with Ro-
sale. late star of "A Trip to Climate W."
Brandon and Regene the flying rings.
their last appearance previous to leaving
for Europe with the Barntim and Bailey
circus; La Petite Chantenuse Josephine
Arthur; OConneil and Mack, the premier
knockabout Irish comedians, and Misses
Cole and CurtiSs in n singing anil dancing
speciality. Matinees will be given daily.
YALE MEN TO SEE THE VERISCOPE.
The exhibitions of the veriScopr have been
attended by very large audiences ut The
New National Theatcr, and this wonder full
achievement Of science is being generally
discussed. The members of the Yale Foot
Ball Club, now being coached ',y Mr. Frank
Butterworth at Chevy Chase. have secured
large section of the orchestra chairs for
this evenings exhibition, and will attend in
a body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-16
COUNSEL FILE DEMURRER.
Suit Against SurEeOn-in-Chfef of
Freelmen's Hospital

Suit Against SurEeOn-in-Chief of
Freedmen's Hospital.
In the case Of Geo w. Johnson agairs t
DR.. Daniel H. Williams, the surgeon-in-
chief of Freedmen's Hospital, in which the
plaintiff, at one time a clerk and book
keeper at the hospital demands $4,000
damages for an alleged libelous letter writ
ten by DR.. Williams to Senator Mcmillan.
chairman of the committee on investigation
of District charities, the Sth of last July.
Mr.. Jere NJ. Wilson and District Attorney
Davis counsel for DIR. Williams have filed
a demurrer. District Attorney Davis hay
ing been directed by the attorney general
to assist in the defense.
Johnson claims that DR.. Williams in his
letter to Senator Mcmillan, charged him
Uohnson) with being eccentric, feeble and
of unsound mind, and incapable of regu-
larly attending to his duties. DIR. Will
liams' counsel, in their demurrer SUBJ
NIT that his letter was in response to a
communication or request from the Senate
committee in respect of and touching q
matter of public concern and interest, and
as such the same was and Is privileged, the
plaintiff, 1t is claimed, having filed with the
committee certain charges against DIR. Will
liams and against the MANAGEMENT and
conduct Of the hospital. They also contend
that DIR. Williams letter was and is privi-
legged because 1t was brought forth unon
and in answer to, the express application
and invitation OF the plaintiff
A third ground submitted in support of
the contention that the letter was. and is
privileged communication is that the
plaintiff falls to allege any publication of
1t otherwise than in lawful and privileged
manner, to the Senate committee through
its chairman.
The demurrer Is expected to soon be ar
gued. and DR.. Williams' attorneys express
themselves as being confident that the
court win promptly decide the case In his
favor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-16
CHARLES GUMMELL.s CRIME.
SeIf-Inhicted Wounds Were Fatal,
but wife Mny Recover.

Dut " he May recover.
Charles Gummell, the South Washington
grocer who used a cleaver on his wife and
then slashed himself with razor, is dead,
and there will be no court trial of the case.
Mrs. Gummell, although still in critical
&C ndition, viii probably recover.
In addition to cutting himself across the
throat Gummell had cut his wrist in sew
that the doctors were unable to save him.
During the day he was conscious for
short time, and then he asked about his
wife's condition, telling the doctors why he
tried to kill her He had done his best to
kill both his wife and himself, he said, and
had nothing to regret.
While the man seemed to be a little bet
ter after the doctors had injected saline
solution into his veins, the Improvement
was only temporary. Later in the after
noon there decided change for the
worse and at o'clock the patient breath
ed his last. Coroner Carr was notified OF
one OF suicide an inquest was deemed I'M
necessary.
Mrs. Gummell, as already stated is still
in serious condition. The blow on the
head had cut through the skull and caused
a piece of the bone to press against the
brain. The skull was trephined and piece
of the bone was removed. Her jaw as
stated yesterday, was also fractured and
should she eventually recover it will be
some time before she will be able to leave
the hospital.
Lucy, the fifteen-year-old daughter, is in
charge Of the family home, and is caring
for the three smaller children 1t is likely
that Mrs. Gummelrs sister will come over
from Baltimore and take charge of the
house and the children
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-16
OYSTER TRADE GOOD.
Warm Weather Effects No Dfmf n ution
In the supply.

Although the weather has been warm
since the opening of the oyster season. ihe
business is improving and the receipts show
an increase. Oysters were never in better
condition so early in the season ;han they
are this year. and the supply meets with
ready demand. There are still few oyster
boats hauling watermelons, but the melons
landed at the wharf during the past few
days were virtually given away. The mar
ket for this product has been unusually
dull lately, and the boatmen have sold at
any price offered, as they were anxious to
get rid of their stock and engage in the
oyster business. 1t is thought tina: there
will be more oystermen i'm the business this
winter than ever before.
Speaking of the local oyster trade this
morning, w. NJ More,and said that the
prospects for a good season are exception
ally bright. What this city wants. he said.
Is an oyster cannery, and then the market
would equal that Of Baltimore. Ii is just
as easy, he remarked to bring oysters here
as II is to take them to Baltimore. There
are several creeks along the Potomac where
fine oyster beds are located. and the stock
from them can be brought here even moro
readily than IL can be taken to baltimore.
The boatmen always feel sure of getting
rid of their cargoes in Baltimore because
of the fact that when the regular market
is dull the canning factories will take what
they nave on hand. With such an estab-
lishment here, said the dealer. the oyster
market would increase, and this market
would advance in Importance.
While business on the oyster wharf IS
brisk. there is practically nothing doing
the fish wharf. Because of the recent
warm weather many of the fishermen down
the river have taken up their traps and
will not renew their work until cold snap
comes. The weather has been so hot that
the fishermen found it almost impossible to
ship their fish without the Use; of ice. and
this made il rather too expressive. Then.
s1,gs-
the men, and a number of them had to quit
work.
The fact that so many fishermen have
quit work has had the effect OF causing an
increase in the price of some of the poto-
lac fish, but the supply from the south,
well from Virginia Beach and Nor
folk. is large enough to supply the demand
for salt water fish. Some fire Spanish
mackerei are being caught down the river
about the vicinity of Piney Point and St.
Georges Island.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-16
wELL-kNowN LADY.s DEcEAsE.
Mrs. Josephine Dn Costa Thomas
PASSES Away.

Mrs. Josephine Da Costa Thomas
PASSES Away.
Mrs. Josephine Da Costa Thomas widow
of Major Evan Thomas, 4th Artillery, U. S.
A. who died September Il, 1897, at her
summer residence, North Hatley. province
of Quebec, Canada, was widely known in
Washingtons social circles.
Mrs. Thomas leaves two daughters, Mrs
Henry Fisher and Mrs. John Fisher, and
two grandchildren, Catherine and Evan
Thomas.
The older residents of Washington re-
member the brilliant wedding of Miss Jose
phine Da Costa Foster to Major Evan
Thomas. son of Gen. Lorenzo Thomas IT,
S. A, November g. 1868, and the tragic
death of the gallant young officer who
was killed by the Modocs in the Lava Beds,
April 70, 1873 1t was terrible blow to
the majors family and friends in Wash
ington.
The following are members of Mrs
Thomas family: Mrs. Juanta Da Costa
Humphrey. wife of Major Humphrey, L.. s.
A; Mrs. j. Carlos Mexia, Mrs. Burroughs
Woods of the West Indies and Miss Mary
F. Foster of New York, who is well known
in literary circles.
MRS. Thomas was very popular here, and
the news of her death will be a shock to
her large circle of warm personal friends
in this city
Her sister, Miss Foster who came from
New York to attend the funeral, Will only
remain here a short time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-16
CONVICTED OF FRAUD.
Henry JOhnson's appeal for Aid Gets
Him Into Trouble.

This is a sort of thing that is not go
ing to be tolerated. remarked Judge Mills
today in the Police Court. as he disposed
of the case of Henry Johnson, q young
Weli-dressed cclored man. THE defendant
must furnish bords in the sum of $500 Or
go TO the work house for SIX months. That
is the limit. I wish it were greater
N&grancy was the charge against John
son. The complaining witness was MIR.
F. c. Jones, who testified that yesterday
johnson called at his house on = street
northwest and begged for money, saying
he was endeavoring to raise an amount
sufficient 10 bury his child, who had died.
Mr. Jones volunteered 10 accompany the
man TO his home, and IL he found the con-
Citions to be as stated, he would render
assistance After proceeding several blocks
Johnson grew nervous. the witness said.
aHd attempted 10 run away. Mr.. Jones
thereupSn turIed the man over to Police
man Narrower.
~ The station house the prisoner ad-
mitted that he had no child TO bury. adding
that the subscription list was turned over
to him by another man.