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Evening journal., 1897-08-13
Knrean er-nIinIater IIl.

Washington, Aug. 1S.-Pom Kwang
Soh chief of the privy council of Ko-
rea, ex-minister TO this country from
Korea and the commissioner of that
kingdom TO the queens recent jubilee,
is critically i'll with consumption at his
residence here and may not survive the
night The acute attack was brought
on Saturday night when violent bicy-
Gle exercise brought on a hemorrhage.
Since then he has been growing steadily
worse, and his friends have given up
all hope. Mr. Soh Is considered the
most influential man of his country.
Chin Pom Yen. the present Korean
minister. and Prince Eni Wha, the son
of the king of Korea, are constantly
at his bedside The king has been noti-
fed. Mr.. Soh's appointment to the
principal post in the country next to
the throne was made last autumn, but
his poor health had prevented his leav-
ing to assume the office.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
eATTLEshIP pocKEo.
Excitement Attending the Operation on
the Indiana at Halifax.

Halifax. Aug. 12.-The United States
battleship Indiana has been success
fully placed in drydock. Although the
hour was early. hundreds witnessed the
docking All were astir on the battle
ship at daybreak The Indiana left
her moorings about o'clock, and at
she was In the dock. The battleship
steamed slowly into dock. Huge haw-
sers were attached TO the bow of the
ship, and gangs of men were on each
side of the dock They, with the as
sistance of block and tackle and haw-
sers, kept the vessel in position until
sufficient water had been taken from
the dock to allow the men to commence
the work Of snoring. But Is minutes
had elapsed before the battleship had
crossed the sills and was in the dock.
Immediately after the Indiana had
been docked. four marines off the ship
were ordered to do sentry duty. The
work of snoring up the vessel was COM
menced at 9:30 The snoring has to be
done very slowly. as it is the most i'm
portant feature in connection with the
docking of a vessel. Two hundred Of
the ships crew were placed at the dis
posal of Constructor Bowles and the
manager of the drydock In addition
to these. 100 men have been engaged by
the drydock company to assist in the
| work
The Halifax workmen attended to the
Snoring. The battleship will remain in
dock over Sunday and will likely not
be ready to leave until next Tuesday
While the Indiana was being docked
one Of the sailors fell overheard. He
disappeared, and il was thought that
he had been drawn by the suction under
the ship. There was some excitement
for a time, but the jack tar soon came
to the surface. and a party OF sailors
quickly rescued him.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
standing of the Clubs.
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Charles Radford. native Of Alaba-
ma, accused in Columbia Of murder
has been found guilty and sentenced to
be hanged.
General Stewart L. Woodford, the
new United States minister TO Spain,
has started from London for Paris with
his stan on his way to Madrid.
Wilson Benjamin, deputy collector Of
customs at New York, has been ap-
pointed surveyor of customs at that
port, vice Blatchford. resigned.
It is the intention Of the Spanish gov
ernment to confer upon Canovas' widow
the title Of duchess. with the dignity of
a grandee of the first class, and a pen
sion.
Two city councilmen Of Fall River,
Mass. have been arrested and jailed
charged with conspiracy to take bribes
in connection with the building of a
new schoolhouse.
A convict i'm the Indiana state prison
has confessed that two burglars muir
dered the wife of Rev. Hinshaw at
Bellevlle. Mr Hinshaw Is now serv-
Ing out a life sentence, he having been
convicted OF the murder.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
NEW WESTERN IDEA.
Girls who Give Gold Models of Their
Little Fingers.

Girls who Give Gold Models of Their
Little Fingers.
do little girls here give gold models
Of their little fingers TO their tiances2'
asked the western girl of the Gothamite.
reports the New York Sun.
Heaven, mol" answered the Gotham
ite. at seems TO me that that is rather
grewsome souvenir"
mot at ALL" answered the western
girl. 1T is decidedly dainty. and I'm
a little surprised that New York is so
far behind the times. The fad started
in this way: When the daughter of one
of our big western politicians was six
months old he had model of her little
finger cast in gold. Around the little
dimpled digit is a ring of turquoise,
which is her birthstone, and it makes a
lovely charm for her betrothed's watch
chain. He valued it so much that IL set
other men to thinking. and the result
is that as soon as a girl wraps one of
these chaps around her little finger suf-
fciently for a proposal to follow, he i'm
mediately insists upon gold fac-simile
of the flesh and blood original. II Is a
pretty conceit, and is being followed
by every westerner who is in subjection
to somebody's little finger"
Evening journal., 1897-08-13

FLOUR-State and western strongly
held and more money asked city mills
patents. S5.35G5.5O; winter patents, Si.6O
as: city mills clears, St.S5GlA95; winter
straights $4.25G4.50.
WHEAT-No red opened strong
and active and advanced irregularly all
the morning on higher cables and a
general bull fever among the trade;
September, SSA Q9O5sc.; December SIS
GS9ac.
RYE-Firm; No. western, 47iaQfSc..
C. i. f.. Buffalo.
CORN-No. was quiet but stronger
with wheat, September. S25sG3Shc.
OATS-NO. 2 steadier; September.
ll5d22c.: track, white state. 20032c
PORK-Dull; old mess. $S.25QS.50;
family, s9.T5alO.25.
LARD-Quiet; prime western steam,
S4.65 nominal.
BUTTER Firm; state dairy, 1OQlic.i
state creamery. ll@l5c.
CHEESE-Quiet; large, white. 7lA@
Sc; large. col0red, SQSisc.
EGGS-Very firm state and Pennsyl-
vania. 12G15c.; western, lac.
SUGAR-Raw firm; fair refining
Shc.; centrifugal. 80 test. 3Sic.; refined
firm: crushed. 5ssc: powdered, SIC.
TURPENTINE-St at 2sG2S5c.
RICE-Firm; domestic, 4hd6hc.; ia
pan 4l4d4s4c
TALLOw-Quiet; c.;y. sHc. -oun
try, ShG39sc
HAY-Firmi shipping. ;sa5r.: goo.
20 choice. T0975c.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
LlNCoLN's MOTHERS GRAVE.
a Lonely Tomb on n wooded MN I'm
Indiana.

a Lonely Tomb on Wooded nm I'm
Indiana.
The recent communication between
President Mckinley and Gov. Mount
in which the former called the attention
of the latter to the neglected grave Of
Nancy Hanks, mother of Abraham Lin
coin, has attracted attention from all
over the country to the grave. IL is
located on a hill of gradual ascent and
is right in the middle of the woods.
about a mile from Lincoln City, little
station on the Air Line road in Spencer
county, Ind. 1t is inclosed by an iron
fence, which separates it from a num-
Der of other graves around it, and has
a neat headstone which gives the name,
age, etc, of the occupant. An inscrip-
ton also says: Erected by n Friend
of Her Martyred Son, 1879" 1t is com
paratively isolated, and any improve
ment made in its surroundings would
not prove of any great value.
In order to fittingly honor the dead
the people of that vicinity suggest thai
the remains be taken up by the state
and reinterred at indianapolis, or that
the United States renter them in some
national cemetery. A $1,000 shaft coulC
be placed over it where it now stands
and ten persons in year would not sec
10 unless they made a special trip there
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
Shot by Her Friend.

Montpelier, o.. Aug 13.-Maud Young,
aged 16. and Jennie Meyers, aged 49,,
were visiting with Mrs. Jane Leek.
They were in a side room talking and
laughing, when report of a shot was
heard in the room. Maud came out and
excitedly exclaimed, 81 have killed Jen-
nlel" Jennie had been shot IN the head
and is not expected 10 live. Maud rush
ed back into the house, shot herself and
died in an hour. They We're close
friends and expected to attend a party
together IN the evening.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
THE NEW TARIFFLAW
Probability Of It's Causing an I'm.
portant Work to Stop.
DUTY CHARGED ON CANADIAN STONE,
As the Engineers OF the Buffalo Breais-
water Have No Money TO Pay the
Work Must Cease, Thus Causing
Serious Loss to Government.

Washington, Aug. 13.-Unless the
treasury department can be brought to
modify its construction of the tariff law
in respect to the duty on stone import
ed for government use one of the lar
gest engineering works now in progress
in this country, the construction of the
Buffalo breakwater. will be brought to
an absolute standstin
The war department made a contract
with Hughes Bros. & Bangs for the
construction of this work. and under
the contract the government was to
take the stone from the Canadian
quarries across the lake and lay II
down at the brealSwater.
The treasury department had been
first consulted and held that this could
be done without mourning any duty.
Now. however. just as the work is
starting, the collector at Buffalo has no
titled the war department officials that
he must assess duty on the stone and
refuse to admit It until the duty is paid.
The difficulty is that the engineers
have no money to pay this duty, and
so the work must stop unless the treas
ury officials relent. The stoppage would
involve serious loss to the government,
for the contractors, who have their la
borers and plant on the ground ready
TO carry out their contract might Sc
cure heavy damages for demurrage.
General Wilson. chief Of engineers,
has referred the subject again to the
treasury, with several propositions to
meet the case. 1t is estimated that the
demands that the government must pay
itself on the stone would amount to be-
tween S25O,O 900 and 100000, according to
the construction given to the tariff act
| by the treasury department.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
nlind n1an shoots nImself.

Oswego, n. Y. Aug 13-James Fer
guson. 80 years old, committed suicide
by blowing out his brains. Six years
ago he became totally blind, necessitat-
ing his retirement from the grocery
business in which he had prospered. He
had been closely watched for two years
He committed the act while his wife
was conversing with a neighbor in the
yard lie left a note deploring his con-
dftfou
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
Nor rrnmn Alliance.

Chicago. Aug. l3.-lt is reported that
a new traffic alliance Will soon be form
ed which will make a direct line from
the north 10 the gulf Of Mexico. The
alliance spoken of is that between the
Great Western and the Kansas City
Pittsburg and Gulf. The matter is not
settled as yet, but it Is said that such
a combination may he formed i'm the
near future and that the Great North
egn may be one Of the parties also.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
ANGRY FoR THIRTY YEARS.
Becnuse His WHO sc1ed the Wrong
linton ON Itls VOL.


Button ON HIS Vest.
Because Mrs Marion W. Hatton threw
a stool at him and sewed pants button
on his vest nearly 30 years ago. Iheo-
dore Hatton wants an absolute divorce.
says the Syracuse IN. " Herald. The
action is brought in the state of Illinois.
and evidence is being taken in this city.
both for the plaintiff and the defendant.
The parties are we'll advanced down the
toboggan of time, the defendant being
upward of so years old and the plainuif
at least as aged.
There are some interesting things
about the case. Until about 1879 the
Hattons lived near Amboy, supposedly
happy, as all married people are TO be
considered until they reach the courts.
One day the plaintiff, after quarrel
with his wife, which neither claim was
regarded more than trivial matter, left
his home and went west. He was heard
from at various times tbut no contribu-
tions TO the support of his wife and
child were received.
A short time ago Mrs. Hatton heard
that her husband had brought suit for
divorce, and that judgment was about
10 be entered by default. The matter
looked irregular. as Mrs. Hatton had
never, she says, received a service Of the
papers or an intimation Of the litiga-
tion until informed by an acquaintance
An answer was put in denying the
charges made and alleging the facts as
Mrs. Hatton and the people about Am.
boy remember them. IL is said that
Hatton, since living in Chicago. his
present residence, has accumulated
some property.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
Aneged e.-PrIesl Arrested.

New York. Aug, 1S.-Adolph Martins
who claims to be a German ex-priest
was a prisoner at the Yorkville police
court Lately the prisoner has been em-
ployed as collector by the John Han
cock Life Insurance company Of "a
Union square and superintendent Peter
H. Kessler charges that Martins fail
ed to turn in all the money paid him
for policies. The accused was held foi
examination. The alleged peculations
of Martins does not amount to $50.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
Asks Intervention For cuban Prisoner.

Washington. Aug 1S.-santiago Bar
roeta of New York has asked the inter-
vention of the state department and the
government on behalf Of his brother-in-
law, Ramon Hidalgo, an American ciu-
zen, registered as such at Havana and
Cienfuegos, who was arrested by the
Spanish authorities on July % and Is
held in the fortress of Cabanas inco-
municado ever since.
Senior Barroeta, a Spaniard, is the au-
thor of a pamphlet entitled Los
Sucesos dc Cienfuegos y la Situacion
Actual de Ia Isle de Cuba" which pur-
ports to give a description Of affairs in
Cuba as viewed by an impartial Span
lard. General Weylers administration
Of the island Is criticised in the
pamphlet.
Barroeta sent a copy Of the work TO
his brother-in-law through a steamship
captain and Dario Labra, a supposed
friend in Cuba Tho latter denounced
Hidalgo to the authorities, and the ar
rest followed His brother-in-law, Bar
roeta says, was dragged in irons from
his home in Cienfuegos TO Havana
where he was thrown into Cabanas.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
Alarm Felt At coal shortare.

nalo. Aug. 13.-Alarmed by the
lage in the coal reserve of the fire
rtment, consequent to the miners
+. and the inability Of the city to
nish by purchase, Senior Fire Com
oner Davis called upon the law de-
nent for advice as to his rights to
scate coal in the event Of a fire.
cannot stand by and see the city
If there is any coal in sight" said
Attorney Quackenbush. I advise
10 seize all the coal that can be Sc
and never mind the consequences.
G can be dealt with afterward. If
hnd It necessary to seize coal un-
such circumstances do not hesi-
The city will back you up"
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
A clever Ruse.

II was an ingenious ruse that a pris-
oner who escaped from a South Carolina
prison recently hit upon TO throw blood
hounds of his track. The convict was
tracked by the dog to n farmhouse.
where he had begged breakfast. lie
stole a pepperboX, aud after leaving the
house peppered his tracks. The dog al
most died from the effects of the pepper
and had TO be called of.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
New Wire Gun.

4 projectile from the new wire gun
ia a recent trial completely penetrated
an 1s-inch steel-faced compound armor
plate backed by a siN-inch wrought
iron plate. by eight feet Of solid oak
and three inches of iron and was found
imbedded in a clay bank 80 yards be-
hind the target.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13

The Greater Wilmington Printing
and Publishing Company, southwest
corner of Fourth and Shipley streets, Is
prepared TO do printing of every de
scriptlon quickly and efficiently.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
Mrrderers sentenced to death.

Atlanta. Aug. l3.--Budd Brooks and
Grady Reynolds. convicted at jefferson
Ga. Of the murder Of Merchant NJ c
Hunt. have been sentenced to be hang
cd on Friday. SEPT. "a
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
nnual Tour Of the Arlon sooIety.

w York, Aug. 13.-One hundred and
ty-five members of the Arion So
|. with their wives and families,
start for Yellowstone park on a
al train on the West Shore rail-
on Aug. 20, the occasion being the
.al tour of the society. The train
stop at Niagara Falls and Allwau-
md reach the park on Aug. 25. on
. the society will start for home
gay OF st. Paul and Minneapolis.
ing I'm New York on Sept. 6. In
the society went to Germany and
"a the entire empire, singing in all
principal cities.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Scores of the baseball Games.

scores OF lAlt hhnNbdAA
At New York
n. York 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 o.
Boston. 0 o 0 0 0 l 90 o 3 0 l.
New York-Hits, .; errors, 4. Boston
Hits, IA; errors, 1.
Second game
New York.. 90 . 3 0 2 o.
Boston ........... 90 0 0 3 1-10
New York-Hits, 8; errors 1. Boston
Hits. Q; errors, 8.
At Washington
Washington 90. 0 0 0 / -
Brooklyn ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o. 0
Washington Hits. 10; errors, /.
Brooklyn-Hits. 9; errors, 1.
At Philadelphia
Philadelphia e. 0 0 0 ? 0 A 0 o. Z
Baltimore .....3 0 % 0 0 0 1 3 2-11
Philadelphia-Eits IS; errors, 6. Bal
timore-Hits, 16: errors 5.
At Cleveland
Cleveland 900 o 5 0 0 o 8 1 - 3
Pittsburg 40 0 0 0 o 0 o. .
Cleveland-Hits, 70; errors 0. Pitts
burg-Ifits. 10; errors, 0.
At Louisville
Louisville .... 1 / 0 0 o 0 / g 6
Chicago ..... % 1 o 0 o. .
Louisville-Hits, 10; errors, 3. Chi
cago-Hits, IA: errors, 4.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
Dead win a Fractured Skull.

New York. Aug. 1S.-Henry Miller so
years old. was found dead in his room
on the top floor of 10 Avenue A with a
fractured skull.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13

The accident which befell Mrs. An
ME Corbert the woman who was burn
ed on "wednesday night, occurred at
Kleins Point and not at Holly Oak as
previously stated.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
civil sERvIoE RUANKs.

anks for all trades positions,
as carpenters, painters, bricklay-
blacksmiths, etc, for the civil ser
examination, which is to be held
Evening journal., 1897-08-13

in this city on September 10. can be
gotten at Hhe engineering department,
No. 500 Adams street. AN other
blanks must be gotten from Washing
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
Weather Predictions.
New York Markets.

Fair; westerly winds, becoming vari-
a hIa
The herald., 1897-12-30
DISCOVERED IN TIME
Blaze In Planning Mill Thought to
Have Been Incendiarv

What might have proven a disastrous
fire in the district bounded by Second,
San Pedro and Alameda streets, was
averted by the timely presence of two
men last night. Shortly before O'Clock
]. D. Slime. who resides at the Mariposa
lodging house, on East Second street,
and w. B. Smith, of No. 304 Buena Vista
street, started for their homes from the
Pacific Gospel Union hall, where they
had attended a meeting. AS they
reached the front of Berkeley's planning
mill they saw flames issuing from the
roof of the large shed. After some diff
Guilty an entrance was effected, and in a
short time the fire. which was making
rapid headway, was extinguished.
Police Officer Ritch was Immediately
notified, and made a careful examina-
ton of the premises. He found a badly
charred wooden tool box filled with
rags which were saturated with oil.
The box had been placed on top of the
brick foundation Of the engine and boiler.
which accounted for the flames reaching
the roof SO quickly. Whether the fire
was Of incendiary origin or caused by the
carelessness of the employees in placing
the box so near the furnace is not def
nitely known, but surrounding circum-
stances lead to the belief that it was the
work of fire bugs. Had not the blaze
been discovered so opportunely there
would no doubt have been great loss of
property, as many large infiammable
buildings are in close proximity, besides
two feed and fuel yards. livery stable,
colored Baptist church and L. w. Blinn's
lumber yards.
The herald., 1897-12-30
RESCUED HER COW
A Frenchwoman Thrashes the Colored
Deputy Poundmaster


Addison Johnson, the colored deputy
under the poundmaster, had an exciting
and painful experience with a woman
and a rope yesterday morning which
doubtless made lasting impression
upon his mind as well as upon his body.
johnson was strolling around in the
neighborhood of Boyle Heights when he
found a COW on the sidewalk on Fourth
street. He promptly roped the animal
and started away with it when the own
ers of the COW. an elderly French woman
named Ribel, and her son Albert. ap-
peared upon the scene.
In no very choice terms they ordered
the pound keepers colored deputy to
business. AS he gave no sign of COM
plying they set upon him and adminis-
tered thorough thrashing. Mrs. Ribel
cut the rope into suitable lengths and
while her son held Johnson she applied
the strands vigorously to those parts
of his body where she thought it would
do the most good.
The discounted negro howled with
pain as the blows were rained upon
him. Finally he struggled free and
pushing the woman half way across the
street made his escape. He later swore
out a warrant charging Mrs. Ribel and
her son with resisting an officer. They
were brought into court and released by
Justice Morrison on their own recogni-
zance to appear for trial next Monday.
The Ribels own considerable property
in the vicinity of Boyle Heights and are
highly esteemed by their neighbors.
The herald., 1897-12-30
AT THE THEA1ER
t.tTT.TT.5s.T.5ss5ssSs.tF%i

LOS ANGELES THEATER.-The
performance of Julius Caesar" given
by Louis James and his company last
night was warmly received by a crowded
house.
The Brutus of Mr.. James Is a sim
gularly fine effort. It is serious, re-
poseful, strong, and yet self-contained.
The Cassius Of Barry Johnstone was
good in the earlier scenes Of the play,
but in the quarrel scene he went all to
pieces through over-acting. His con-
ception of the character lacks proper
balance, at present, through certain
ver-earnestness which carries him,
beyond the bounds of self f-restraint, and
he is guilty Of frequent instances Of false
emphasis. Frank Peters as Mark An
tony won two curtain calls at the end of
the senate chamber scene. The julius
Caesar of Mr.. Kemper was dignified,
even If not very convincing. The sup
port was adequate, and the performance,
taken as whole, was a highly satisfac-
tory one.
On Sunday night Mr.. James will give a
performance Of "Othello". in compliance
with numerous requests.
Hoyts "A Milk White Flag" opens on
Friday night.
The herald., 1897-12-30
Randsburg Road to Be at
Once Extended
TO THE CARs0NAND COLORADO
FROM JOHANNESBURG TO THE
BoRAx BEDS AND ONWARD
Contract Said to Have Been Practi-
cally Let-A Vanderbilt Move
To Checkmate Uncle Collis

The immediate plans CT the builders of
the railway from Kramer to Johannes
burg have at last become known. The
fact that men like Chaunccy Depew
and General Manager Edgar Van Etten
of the New York Central railway and
President ]. N. Bcckley Of the Toronto,
Hamilton and Buffalo railway were fur
nishing the money to build this little
line Of Is miles, and that most of them
thought the enterprise of SO much i'm
portance as to justify them in leaving
their engrossing duties to come here and
make personal inspection of the work,
has justly caused the belief that there
was more to the project than the simple
building Of a lire for the traffic of a
place like johannesburg.
Recently the projectors have told half
the truth in admitting their intention to
build to the borax mines, distance of 60
miles. This they will do, but they will
also build so miles further and make q
connection with d. Q. Mills Carson and
Colorado railway at Keeler. This will
give the new company good freight con-
nections at once, and will return to this
city vast amount Of traffic which be-
longed to it before Remi Nadeaus 12-
mule freight wagons were supplanted
by the railway which now supplies all Of
the mining camps Of that region from
the Central Pacific.
But there is more significant feature
about 1t than this, which is the fact that
the owners of the johannesburg road
are ali intimate In the interests of the
Vanderbilt lines, which now include the
Union Pacific, and may purchase the
Central Pacific when 1t comes to be sold
under foreclosure. If this is done, it will
give the new owners a direct line to
Southern California and Los Angeles, in
dependent of the Southern Pacific. The
whole thing looks like clever strategic
move on the part of the Vanderbilts,
which will enable them to dominate the
situation when it comes to making terms
with "Uncle.' a position which they evil
IDENTIFY realize is the only one to have
with safety.
The contract for the 110 miles of extern
sion has been virtually let to Ramish &
Marsh, the contractors who built the
present line from Kpamer This asser-
ton is made by one Of the officers of the
railway company, under promise of not
making known his identity. The state
ment may possibly be officially denied,
but it's source Is of such nature as to
make 1t worthy of all credence.