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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25
DISPOSING OF RESERVATION POI.
Reports From the War Department
OppOsed to Senator Faulkner's Bill.

Reports From the War Department
Opposed to Senator Faulkner's Bill.
Assistant Secretary Meiklejonn Of the
War Department has returned to the Dis
trict committee of the Senate the bill re-
ferred to that department authorizing the
lease or sale to the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company of the lot of land
known as reservation POI.
The bill was introduced by Senator
Faulkner May II.
Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn invites
the attention Of the District committee to
an accompanying report of :1en. Wilson,
chief of engineers, dated June q. The re-
port of Gen. Wilson is accompanied by a
report from Col. Theodore A. Bingham,
superintendent of public buildings and
grounds.
After reviewing the letters and COM
munications of various kinds which have
passed on the matter in recent years, Col
Bingham concludes his report as follows:
las appears from the correspondence I
have submitted. the park spaces in the
northeast section of Washington city are
rather limited as compared with other Sec
lions, and no reason Is seen why this cor
poration should be allowed to make its
trespass permanent, and its damage to the
identifying Of that part of the city be-
yond remedy.
THE identifying Of the national capital is
more desirable for the nation than the
however, Congress. in its wisdom, deems
the reservation no longer necessary for
park purposes. provision should be inserted
for appraisement by proper parties. under
the direction of the Secretary of War and
its sale at public auction"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Severe Storms Sweep Over Southwest
Missouri and Eastern Kansas.
MUCH DAMAGE At RICH HILL
Train DeraiIed and Stranger Killed
at Sedalia, Missouri.
BIG RAIN AT FORT SCOTT

RICH HILL. Mo-. June 25-A tornado
struck the northern portion of this city
last night. The damage will amount to
one set of furnaces of Cherokee Lanyon
Shelter Company were blown away.
caught fire and were totally consumed.
The blacksmith shops and other buildings
at the plant were blown away. The Rich
Hill canning factory was totally wrecked
The brick block of the NJ. s. Cowles Mer-
camille Company was unroofed and the
water poured in. greatly damaging the
stock. Buckeridge block. brick. was I'M
rooted and buildings occupied by the Daily
Review badly damaged. The city hall was
unroofed and the Wiseman brick block I'M
rcofed and the front blown in. The Kiumpp
block was blown in. The amphitheater
house. horse stalls. sheds and floral hall.
together with agricultural halls and other
buildings at the fair grounds. were COM
pletely demolished. The streets are block
ed with trees. fences and outbuilding5,
signs and plate glass.
Churches Were Wrecked.
The Christian and Episcopal churches
we're wrecked. The round house of the
Memphis route is a total wreck and freight
ears are blown from the tracks on the Pa
lest trough Thomas Smith at the zinc
works was struck by flying timbers ard
BADLY injured and several others were
more or less seriously hurt The damage
20 crops alone will reach thousands of dol
ars. The storm lasted for thirty minutes.
The rain fell in binding sheets, accom-
panied by hail.
Man Killed at Scdnlin.
SEDALIA. Mo-. June 25-An electrical.
Wind and hail storm struck this city this
morning, doing much damage. Trees were
uprooted and barns and fences and many
small houses completely wrecked. A Mis-
scuri. Kansas and Texas passenger train
ran into a couple of box cars that had been
blown from the siding near Montrose. The
engine was partially demolished, and a
young man. whose identity Is unknown. and
who had sought shelter In one of the cars.
was killed. Crops have been utterly de-
stroyed in many sections of this county.
Unprecedented Rain Mt Fort Scott.
FORT SCOTT. Kan, June 25-Six and
thirty-four hundredths inches of rain fell
here last night. making the greatest pre-
cipitation recorded by the weather observer
In many years. There were two washouts
on the Memphis road between Hammond
and this city. delaying all passenger trains.
Another washout is reported between Rich
ards and Metz, on the Missouri Pacific.
Both the Marmalon and Mill creeks ere
running up stream from backwater and
rapidly rising.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25
Daltimore nInrkef..

.. nAL;IIAoRH June zs-Elour dun Snchansed-
Wheat rery dul-spot and moath. 70 bid; July 7OX
a7011; August. 6s7sa6eh: September, essia6s;x-
STOCK 3i3, WI bushels sales 1900 bashels-south
ern wheat By sampie. sales new. 65a72. Germ
August, 29Aa29h: September, s9Aas6;~ STEAMER
mixed, HEaz7h-rece.p,s. 9Y.7 gi bushels; exports,
102. S57 buxheis; stock. 1.096,317 bushels: sales
$500 bushels southern white corn 3IIsas2: Do
yellow. 3Sas3h Oats steady-Ne. 2 white 25Lsa
exports none; stock. al 100 bust'els Rye fr1a
No. nearby. 38i3Sh: No. western 3SKa8sts i
reeeipts, 1.SG2 bushels; exports, 1872 busheis:
stock. III Oh bushels- Hay steady-choice tIno.
thy, $iS s0a&14.00 Grain frcighfs very quiot un-
changed sugar, butter, eggs and cheeae steafy
unehaagcd. WhiaAy uschansed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25
LUNCHEON WITH LORD MAYOR.

Ambassadors Hny and Reid Enter
tnined by Sir George Faude1-PhiIlips.
LONDON. June 25.-The lord mayor, Sir
George Faudel-Phillps. gave a luncheon at
2 o'clock this afternoon at the Mansion
House to all the princes and princesses,
British and foreign, who were in the jubilee
procession and to most of the special en-
voys with the rank of ambassador and to
part Of the diplomatic corps. Among those
present were the United States special am
bassador, Whitelaw Reid. and Mrs. Reid,
and the United States ambassador, Col
John Hay, and Mrs. Hay.
The guests were entertained in the Egyp-
tan hail. whose lofty roof, richly orna-
mented with heavy holdings, supported on
massive fiuted golden columns, constituted
fine finish to the prettily tinted walls
patterned in Egyptian designs
The lord mayor wore his ermine earl's
robe as on jubilee day.
Great crowds of people watched the ar
rival and departure of the guests, who were
warmly cheered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25

LONDON. June 25.-The fifth round of
the international womens chess tourna-
ment was played in this city this after
noon. the results being as follows:
Eschwig beat Stevenson in Ruy Lopez,
after forty-seven moves.
Field beat Thomas in a French defense.
after thirty-eight moves.
Goodins beat Forbes-Sharpe In a four
knights game. after twenty-one moves
Sydney beat Hooke in a Scotch gambit,
after twenty-eight moves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25
NOVEL swINDLING SCHEME.
indianapolis Woman Dupcs Promf,
emit People With Clever Fraud.

Ano'hapohs woman Dupcs .PrOmin-
ent People With Clever Fraud
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. June 25.-Mrs
Charles c. Brown of 1893 East st. Joe
street. this city. has been arrested or
charge OF obtaining money under false
pretenses The woman had a novel scheme
She represented to her victims that four
men were imprisoned in Sing Sing. N Y.
who knew the secret of a valuable treasure;
that she was raising a fund of 10000 to
secure their liberation from prison, after
which all who had subscribed to the fund
would profit largely.
IL Is estimated by the police that MS
Brown secured thousands from her dupes
the majority of whom are women Some
prominent people We're taken in.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25
REvERsEs PoCHAHANrAs EPISODE.
To Get Picture Eyes Mr. CrOnnn Saves
Mafden's Indian Father.

To Get Picture Eyes Mr.. CrOnnn Saves
MRfden's Indian Father.
BISMARCK. June 25.-The marriage here
last night of Thomas d. Cronan to Picture
Eyes. an Indian girl, was the elimination
of a pretty romance, in which Picture
Eyes, Sioux girl, is the crown jewel
Young Cronan, an educated Englishman,
came here about three years ago tc rep
resent an English syndicate. One day two
years ago he rode over to Medora, and
found mob surrounding the Jail and
clamoring for tine life of an alleged Indian
horse thief. while kneeling before them
and pleading more with looks and tears
than words was the Indians daughter,
Picture Eyes.
Cronan's eloquence saved the Indian, who
proved an alibi. Fer ten packages of to-
bacco Cronan bought off Four Toes, the
girls affianced husband. He then sent
Picture Eyes to the Indian school at Car
Isle. Pa, and she finished her education at
a seminary in st. Paul. MINI. Last even
Ing she became his bride.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25
COLONIA WINS THE CUP.
Lord IveaEh's Schooner Wins EN-.
pcrOr William,a Jubilee Prize

Lord IveaEh's Schooner Wins EN-
perOr Williams Jubilee Prize.
HELIGOLAND, June 25.-Of the thir-
teen yachts which started from Dover,
England. on Wednesday last. in a race
for the cup presented by Emperor William
of Germany in commemoration Of the six
t1eth year of the reign of Queen Victoria,
to be raced for by yachts belonging to a
royal or organized British yacht club, the
Colonia, schooner. 203 tons, owner by Lord
1veagh. arrived first, at 7:34 this morning
The Ariadne. schooner. $50 tons, the prop
erty of Mrs. Moynell-Ingram, crossed the
finish line four minutes later.
The race was for yachts of forty tons
and upward owned by British subjects and
built in the united kingdom or Ireland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25
Sentence Suspended.

Warren Williams. the young white man
who was recently indicted for false pre-
lenses in obtaining from the Revs. Geo.
N Luccock. Thos. c. Easton and Byron
Sunderland last month several small sums
Of money, by pretending that he was in
arrears for rent. today pleaded guilty in
Criminal Court No. g and at the sugges-
ton of Assistant District Attorney Shilling
ton, Judge Bradley suspended sentence IN
the case curing the young mans good be-
havior. Williams was then released on his
personal recognizance, promising to leave
at once for his home in Kansas City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25
DAUNTLEss CREW RELEASED.
No Evidence to Show They Intended
Hostility to Spain.

No Evidence to Show They Intended
Hostility to Spain.
KEY WEST. Fla, June 25.-The crew
and the Cubans, who were on board the
Dauntless, and who were yesterday arrest
ed. were today discharged by United
States Commissioner Julius Otto. on the
ground that there was no evidence to show
that they were a military organization or
intending to commit acts hostile to Spain.
The principal evidence offered by the
prosecution consisted in the finding Of
about GU casks of arms and ammunition
on beard the Dauntless while she lay an
chored off Indian Key waiting to be lowed
by the cruiser Wilmington to Jacksonville.
There were also other circumstances re-
garded as suspicious.
The captain of the Dauntless. in reply to
the questions of the district attorney, de-
clared that he took the arms on board
from a schooner at sea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25
Overturned.
From the Argonaut.

J. A. Murphy Of the West Superior. Wis,
bar recently delivered an address on "Con-
tingent Fees" in the course of which he
told story of a brakeman who was strong
Iy impressed with the fact that his lawyer
was the sole repository Of his mental and
moral being. The man had made a contin-
gent contract with an attorney to develop
an ordinary spine into q railway spine and
institute a resulting damage suit. During
the period of the spinal incubation and
the tendency OF the suit the railway sup
erintendent met the brakeman on the street
ana said: Good morning, James: it's
tine morning." James. q tribe overturned
replied: Il neither deny It nor affirm II.
STR"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25

The acting secretary OF the navy has
promulgated an order issued by the Presi-
dent in regard to the newly created gun
merry corps of the navy which provides as
follows:
ION and after July 1. 1897. the pay or gun
captains in the navy shall be as follows
(but this order shall not reduce the pay Of
any enlisted man during his present enlist
n1ent below the pay at which he was en-
listed or which he Is now receiving): Chief
gun captains. $50 per month. gun captains,
FIRST class, $40 per month; gun captains.
second class, So per month"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25
LEFT FOR CHICAGO.
Remains Of the Late Representa-
Cooke Sent Home.

Ncmafns OF the Late Representative
Cooke Sent Home.
The remains Of the late Representative
Edward D. Cooke Of Chicago left here this
morning at 1850 over the Pennsylvania
road and will reach Chicago at $50 to-
morrow morning. A special car attached
to the train conveyed the congressional
funeral committee. consisting OF Repre-
sentatives Foss, Belknap, Royse, Peters.
Dinsmore. Spalding and Prince. None OF
the senators named on the committee were
able to go. Senator Mason, who Is in
Chicago, Will represent the Senate at the
funeral.
The funeral party Is In charge Of Ser
geant-at-Arms Russell of the House and
Deputy Kenny. The body was taken d.
rectly from the undertaking establishment
to the train. The special car will be draped
in mourning tomorrow morning just before
1t reaches the Illinois state line. There
were no funeral services over the remains
in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25

Between fifty and sixty special examiners
of the pension bureau have been dropped
from the rolls. to take effect on July 1.
The curtaiiment Of the forcs is necessitat-
ed by q material reduction in the appro-
priation for that aervice for the coming
fiscal year. large number of promo-
lions and reductions IN the clerical force
of the bureau were announced today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25
ROBERT HEYDLAUFF ARRESTED
Engrossfng Clerk of Wisconsin Sem
ate Charged With FOrxerx.

Engrossing Clerk of Wisconsin Sem
ate Charged With Forgery.
ASHLAND. Wis. June ga warrant has
been issued for the arrest Of Robert Heyd-
laun' chief engrossing clerk of the state
senate. on charge of forgery. This pro-
ceedirg Is the result Of an inquiry carried
on before the court The discovery was
made that the county orders on which pay
ment had been made by County Treasurer
Nelson were fraudulent. They had been
raised from small amounts to sums of con-
siderable size. one being increased from a
trifiing figure to $306l24
There are said to be many OF the same
kind Heydlaun, who Is well-known In DO
ntical circles about the state protests his
innocence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25
Yellow Fever Patient Dies.

NEW YORK. June 25.-Wilnam Aragall,
one OF the yellow fever patients from the
steamer Finance, died at Swinburne Island
Hospital today. Aragall was thought to be
convalescent yesterday. but had a relapse
during the night. Hargon and Costello, the
other patients. are doing we'll Three of
the Finances passengers died Of yellow
fever on the voyage from Colon to this
port. which terminated a week ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25
Treasury Department Promot,op.

Treasury department Promotions.
The following promotions have been
made in the Treasury Department.:
Office Of aa<sitor for the War Depart
ment. J. Q. Kern. Ohio. from 81 400 to g.
900: office cfiAuditor for the Post Office
Department, b. N. Burbank. New York,
from 81 600 to- 1880; Office of controller of
the currency. sd. H. Mason. New York,
from $72Os to $500: p. H. Towson, Wash
ington. feom $50 to $72O: Office of internal
revenue. A.. II. Nickerson. Washington,
from 1850 to 500; office Of treasurer United
States. Miss +. A. Burns, District Of Co.
lumbia, from 81 900 to s.. 200.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25
SANG ON THE sCAFFOLD.

CIark LeWfs' EXECUTION Made q Sort
of Rural Picnic.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, June pa Times
Star special from Fayetteville. w. Va,
says Park Lewis was hanged there today
at 1910 pm, In public. before a large and
orderly crowd. in a natural grove.
The condemned man sang on the scaffold.
There were no disorderly demonstrations.
Lewis was hanged for the murder Of Chas.
Gibson, whose death appeared to be de-
sired by Mrs. Gibson to enable her to con-
tinue uninterrupted her carousals with
Lewis and one or two others, who were
Jointly convicted with Lewis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25
KNIGHTS OF ST. JOHN AT ERIE.
Two Thousand Uniformed Men in the
Parade This Afternoon.

ERIE, Pa. June 23-The nineteenth an
nual convention Of the knights of St. John
has opened in this city. Communicates
from Rochester, Buffalo, Dunkirk. and
other points in New York state. Detroit
and many points in Pennsylvania are pres
ent.
The exercises began with religious SER
vice at st. Peters Cathedral The conven-
uion was called to order by Supreme Presi-
ident H. j. Werst of Wapakoneta, Ohio.
In the afternoon occurred a parade. in
which 1900 uniformed men took part. De-
troit is making a big effort for the next
convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25
VIM Ask for More Time to Repl,

John Wedderburn & Co. will tomorrow
ask the commissioner Of patents to post
pone the time for receiving their answer
to the commissioners order to show cause
why the firm should not be disbarred be-
cause Of certain alleged irregular practices
To Star reporter today Mr.. Wedderburn
said he proposed to go into a refutation of
the charges in the greatest detail and to
include in his answer every case he had
had in the patent Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25
Elizabeth Leonnrd,. VIII.

The will Of the late Margaret Elizabeth
Leonard, in the form of an unwitnessed
paper, dated May IS. 1895. was filed today,
the testatrix's son. Newton w. Leonard.
and niece, Annie P. Luttrell, being appoint
ed therein to settle the estate. Land in
Pennsylvania is equally divided between
the two sons of the testatrix, Newton w.
and Harrie S. Newton. also the family pic
lures, library and silver. Certain Jewelry
is given to the grandchildren and other
relatives of the testatrix.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The following are the opening the highest
and the lowest and the closing prices OF the
New York stock market today. reported
by Corson & Mccartney. members New
York stock exchange. Correspondents.
Messrs. Moore & Schley. No 50 Broadway.
Oman IiQh Low llaan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25

Appointed Immigrant Inspector.
Mr.. J. L. Smithmeyer Of this city has
been appointed an immigration inspector
for special duty in connection with the re-
construction OF the buildings at the Ellis
Island immigrant station recently destroy
ed by fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25
FoartAscia.. po.tma.ter..

- fOStmaotefDs
The following appointments Of fourth
class postmaseers were made today in viz
ginia: AshbuEp. J. 8. Ely: haywood, A. M.
Moore; Bells Valley. J. Z. Via; Greenwood
Depot. J. E. Baber; Hoover. ID. e. Hoover:
Purcelivlle. Calvin Forbes; SAMSON. Rob.
ert Bourne; Union Hall. NJ 8 Powell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25

Col. Horace P. Lamson. the aged clerk in
the pension office who was stricken with
paralysis yesterday morning while at his
desk, has improved. His friends think he
may recover sufficiently to enable him to
resume his duties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25
REGARDING CUnA,s PURCHASE
Hanna Says RumOrs of Such a Dea
Are Not Authoritative.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. June Ex-senator
NJ A Hanna was asked this morning
whether there was any truth in a tele-
graphic statement that President Mckinley
Is considering a plan whereby the freedom
OF Cuba is to be purchased from Spain for
SlOO.OOo.OOO the amount to be secured by
Cuba
The statement is not authoritative" said
he.
Mr.. Hanna denied that there was a yelled
shght to Mckinley in the omission of his
name from the state platform
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25

ATLANTA. Ga. June 25.-Terrell Hud-
son. a negro, who was to have been hanged
two weeks ago for murder but who was
reprieved at the last moment by Governor
Atkinson died on the gallows at Decatur
today The drop fell at IL 40 IL, and four
teen minutes later Hudson was pronounced
dead. the fail having broken his neck Hud-
Sc n killed Seaborn Malcolm. another negro
In quarrel about rabbit dog.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25

Dowager Countess of Aylesford Dead.
LONDON, June 25.-Edith. Downger
Countess of Aylesford. is dead. She was a
daughter of the late Lieutenant Colonel
Poore Williams. II. p, and married in 1877
1856.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25
Grain and Cotton Markets.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers
and brokers, 1927 F ST.. members New York
stock exchange. correspondents Messrs.
Ladenburg, Thalmann g. Co., New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25
Steamnhin ArrixnIa.
Pay of GUN Captains

At New York, Europe. from London.
At New York. Normannia, from Hamburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25
Acfing Adjutant Gen.r.l.

Gen. Samuel Brock Is acting adtutant
general Of the army in the absence of Gen.
Ruggies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25
Government Bonds.

Quotations reported by Corson & Macart
1 leo
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-01
GOING TO EUROPE.
The Inventor of the Peace Maker Off
for England

]. NJ. Browning, Ogdens well known
inventor of firearms, leaves today for
England, and will probably visit other
European countries before he returns.
By the way. Mr.. Browning has busi-
ness interests in about every European
and South American country where
modern firearms are used. He is con-
coded to have made more patents on
breech-loading devices than any other
inventor in the world. The Boer in
South Africa, or the Caribbean hunter
in the West. Indies, when he works
the lever of a Winchester rifle, works
also one of Mr.. Browning's ideas. The
device ot the self-locking breech used
in the Winchester is of his invention.
The Colt Manufacturing company have
bought many of his patents outright,
while others are manufactured and sold
on the royalty plan. Perhaps the in
vention which has attracted most at
tention from foreign countries is the
Colts automatic repeater known as the
Peace Maker"
1t is understood that Mr.. Browning
will look after some of his patent in
terests while in England, personally
experimenting the patenting in that
country of some of his recent devices.
Shrewd guessers, furthermore, say that
the English war department is inter-
ested in the workings of the Peace
Maker"