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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-25
HEIRESs TO S25,OOO,OOO.
Unexpected Good Fortune for a San
Francisco Girl.

SAN FRANCISCO, October 25-Miss
Grace Elliott, nee Clarke, who claims 10
be the daughter Of the late Inlblay Clarke
alleged to have left a fortune of s25,ON. GOO
Is confident that she Will have no trouble
IN proving her right to inherit this vast
estate. When asked if she would fight
the case to the end she said:
Why, there's nothing to fight The
property is mine, and I'll go to England
ana get the papers. That's ALL I'll give
something to those eastern girls who will
nave TO Pay their lawyers. Vice President
HOBART and Governor Griggs I'll Ia. lin
erai. because they are relations You know
Then I'll come back, build a handsome
residence and make my home here. and
IL marry an American. No foreign title
lor me- I'm going to found spIendid
home for friendless children and dedicate
1t to my fathers memory It's hard 70
realize I'm SO rich"
Ana in this strain she continued to talk
as though the somewhat visionary fortune
was already in her hands
After a search for heirs extending over =
1T,ri, VI Years, the vast estate of Ilnblay
tiarke, now appraised at s.. OOO. 600 seems
ABOUT to come to it's rightful posscssnr
the daughter of Clarke, mine owner who
oied IN australia over twenty years ago.
,a. N &c Is 1 trace NJ Elliott. adopted daugh-
Ter OF William H. Elliott, a saloon keener
VINO TOOK her from the Home for the
frlendless in 1878. when the matron as
sured MN her parents We're dead her
latner' imblay Clarke. leaving her in the
nome, and that he afterward died in Aus
tralia. Ia EAo7
A rev days ago the Elliotts read a dis
Patcn 10 the papers to the effect that Vice
PRESIDENT Hobart and Gov Griggs of New
Jersey would make application for s25-
,"ob estate in behalf of Nan Clarke
Squire of Jersey City and Grace Clarke Of
New brunswick. grandchildren of Imblay
Ciarke's brother. and they thus received
me hrst animation that the father of their
adopted daughter had possessed any prop
erty Ihey at once communicated with Vice
PRESIDENT Hobart, and intend to push the
girls claim in the courts Miss Elliott. or
Clarke, IS an elocutionist, and has fire.
quently taken part in public entertainments
for charitable purposes here and in Chi
cago. "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-25
RUSH OF HOMEsEEkERs.
Old Fort Randall Reservation ODened
for Settlement.

luz SettIemcnt.
CHAMBERLAIN, SD, October o5-Long
before daylight this morning scores of SOL
diers gathered outside the United States
land Office and remained there constantly
until the office opened for business at o
O'Clock. The occasion was the opening of
the military reservation.
steaders have been arriving by train and
team.
In the line this morning was a woman
cure a quarter section of South Dakota
land.
Many of those here to make entry TODAY
sire for several years. and have extensive
improvements. The claims of many of the
squatters conflict: some tracts have two or
three claimants, and contests will be neces-
sary to determine who has the most right
to such tracts. The Fort Randall reserya-
ton was established by executive order
June IL. 1860 A military post was estab-
lished there in 1854. The post was aban-
doned and an executive order of October
20, 1893, placed the reservation under the
control of the Interior Department for dis
posal under the homestead law The res
ervation contains a total of more than a
hundred thousand acres, a portion of which
lies in South Dakota. the remainder in Ne
braska- That portion lying in this state
was opened to settlement today In the
early days Fort Randall was the handsom-
est and gayest Of frontier military posts
and played an important figure in the his
tory Of Dakota.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-25
ASSISTANT SECRETARY DAVIS,
His Campaign In Ohio Creating Great
Enthusiasm.

COLUMBUS, Ohio October 25.-Assistant
Secretary Webster Davis of the Depart
ment of the Interior has been in Ohio dur
ing the past week doing heroic work in the
interest of the republican ticket. He has
had largely attended meetings, and such a
favorable impression has been made by him
that a report is in circulation that he is to
be followed by VIM ]. Bryan in an effort to
offset the effect of his speeches. Great
enthusiasm was shown by Mr.. Davis au-
dience at Bellefontaine, where he was given
a great ovation. The same reports of en-
thusiasm have been given of his speeches
at Lima and Fredericktown. He has
spoken heartily in the interest of Senator
Hanna and Gov. Bushnell, his tributes to
President Mckinley being especially forci-
BILE.
His itinerary for the present week is:
Tonight. Somerset: tomorrow, Oakhill;
Wednesday, Portsmouth,: Thursday, CALI
polls; Friday, Ironton, and it is expected
that he will speak at the big rally at Gin
cinnati Saturday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-25

smashing the glass. In doing SO I nearly
severed two fingers from the hand. The
cries of the other occupants of the car were
awful. When l had made a hole I held
fast.
"a woman rose above the water in the
car. but she soon sank. Presently the
man whom l had seen with his son swan
over to me and l gave the boy my window
and broke another. which his father and
l held onto A man and a friend whom
he cally Billy had occupied the seat in
front of me. and 1 could hear the first call
out. Hold on. Billy but Billy could not.
/ heard a gurgle and l knew Billy was
drowned.
While We were holding on we could see
a tug near by; but although We called as
loud as We possibly could. We could not
attract any ones attention. Oh. it was a
horrible experience Every minute seemed
an age, and we thought We could never get
out.
Cut Out With an Az.
Soon saw a man on the bank with
an AK in his hand. He appeared to be
calling to some one, but was not answered.
for he jumped into the river and swan to
the top of the car. We could hear him
chopping away at the roof. He made slow
progress.
After five minutes work he gave this up.
I called to him to chop at the side The
boy was fast losing strength, and the man
who called to Billy gave up and sank. In
ten minutes the man with the AK had
chopped a hole in the side Of the car I
showed the boy out first and the rescuer
caught him. The boys father tried to
get out after him. but the hole was not
large enough. The man with the ak made
it larger. The father went out and l fol-
lowed him. 1 was the last person out of
the car, and We three were the only ones
that escaped alive.
mo one escaped by breaking windows.
for it was impossible to do so. The car
was full of water and it came in before
any one knew where We're or had a
chance to help himself"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-25
baltimore Markets,

BALTIMORE, October 2J.-Fiour frm-westcrn
super. So f3a$3 10; do. extra. So I0a$4 To- do
lily, S45GaS41o: winter wheat patent. 81 !OaSs L.;
spring do. S5-ooaS5.25: spring wheat straight
81 SiaSo oo-receipts. 1904 barrels Wheat stea ly
at decline-No. red SPOT. October and November,
9Slsa9ss:; December. 3s.sa99; steamer No red,
93aa3L southern 10y sample, 92ao9; do. grade,
a4a99-receipts, 37.5S1 bushels: exports, 24.UOd
bushels: stock. 1-263, 1oG bushels sales. ~ .0Ca
bushels. Corn weak-mixed. spot. October and No
vember, 30lsaaoss: Nov, mber aud December. new
old. 3o14a3o9.: January. 3oRa3l: steamer mixed,
2Si.a2SHs: southern white corn. 3la3: do. yellow,
32a33-reoeipts, 1850 bushels; stock, G6a.605
bushels; sales, 1900 bushels Oats firm-No. 2
white, 2612a21; No. mix d. - sales-receipis. H.
S41 bushels; stock, 2S4 1902 bushels. Rye easier
No. nearby, 80; No. western. .l3Is sales-re-
ceps, 1851 bushels; stock 2o1 .31S bushels. Hay
steady, unchanged Grain frcights steady-steam TO
Liverpool per bushel 41sd. November: Cork for
ord rs per quarter. 3s1 I'D November, 81 3D. De
cenlber. Sugar strong-So.2Gl4 for fine granulated
Butter steady-fan"y creamery, 23a2i: do. imita-
ton, 16al7: fancy ladIe. 15a1i: good ladle I2ala
store packed. Pail. EGGS frm-fresh Is 10 lGis
Cheese steady-fancy New York. large, 1oal0Ia: do
medium. 1o12a1o3.: do. small. 11allA. Whisky
Sl27aSl.2S per gallon for finished goods IN car
loads; sl-2Sasl-29 per gallon for Jobbing lots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-25
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
White-Edward S. Stalcup and Mirta V.
Johnson. both of Fairfax county, Va; pa-
vid II. Mallory and Mary E. Trotter; Thos
A. Carroll and Mary C. Proctor; William
Elliott and Ada Lillard, both of Rappahan-
mock county, Va; VIM. ]. O'Brien, jr, of
Baltimore, Nd, and Bessie V. r. Kern Of
this city; VIM. E. Colburn and Frances V,
Al gusterfer; VIM. r. Maggie and Ada Phil
lips; Geo. w. Anderson and Cora A. Bote-
Ter; Thos. E. Hoffman and Annie A. Kelley;
Thos L. Mcdonald and Adelaide V. Car
son; Edwin b. Homer, jr, of this city and
Eva A. Kemp of Bolivar, w. Va
Colored-William Robinson and Louisa
FELTON,, Enoch Smith and Emma jackson;
Dennis 7. Bland and Margaret Hawkins
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-25
THE AIR MOTOR PROBLEM
Commissioners Decide Today to Deny Per.
NIT for Excavations.
Order Adopted on Recommendation of
ton Road Receiver Notified.

There will be no permit granted the Eek
ington and Belt Railway Companies to
open the streets along their respective
routes for the purpose of laying pipe lines
In connection with the air motor system of
rapid transit, with which they propose TO
equip their respective lines.
1t will be recalled that this question was
raised some time ago by Captain Black.
who notified Receiver Schoepf of his posi-
ton in the matter. This was followed by a
long argument from the receiver, in W hich
he endeavored to point out the authority
vested in the Commissioners for permitting
this construction under the terms of the
railroads charter
There being some doubt in the minds CT
the Commissioners as to their Jurisdiction
In the matter, the papers Were referred to
the attorney for the District, who reported,
as exclusively stated in The Star at the
time, that there was no warrant of law
whereby the Commissioners could grant the
EckiEgton railroad permit TO tear up the
streets of the city for the purpose of lay
Ing pipe line.
This opinion was the subject of an i'm
porlant conference today by the Commits
siohers. and the whole matter was finally
referred to Engineer Commissioner Black
ior h1al recommendation. This afternoon
Capt. Black made the following report
which was approved by the Commissioners:
Respectfully forwarded to the Commits
Sioners of the District of Columbia, recon-
mending that the opinion of the attorney
be approved and let the receiver of the
Eo kington and Soldiers Home and Belt
Railroad companies be notified that the
commissioners cannot grant him permits
sion TO lay pipe lines and make eXcava-
tons In connection with the installation
OF compressed air system on said railways,
as requested by him on the 18th instant,
since they are advised by their attorney
that they have no authority to grant such
a permit under the act of June 10, 1885,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-25
BUSINESS WITHOUT LICENSE.
proprietor of Employment Bureau
Placed Under Arrest.

Sergeant Jordan of the second precinct
arrested well-dressed young colored man
named Joel L. Height this afternoon on
charge of conducting unlicensed en-
ployment agency. He is one of the propri-
etors of the Royal Employment Bureau on
4th street northwest, and the officer who
made the arrest went to the headquarters
of the bureau because of complaint made
to him. There he was told that the bureau
was regularly licensed, but as the authority
was not produced the sergeant called at
the license office to have the books exam
ined. He found Height in the office max
Ing application for license, and instead of
allowing him to complete the transaction
he arrested him. Tomorrow the case may
be heard in the Police Court
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-25
PLEASED WITH THE OUTLOOK.
Senator Hanna Confident of Victory
in Ohio Election.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, October Ex-senator
Hanna expressed himself as satisfied with
the Ohio outlook this morning. He held u
long conference today with the county
committee, reviewing the work of the cam
paign and laying plans for the last week
The senator speaks here tonight, and to-
morrow starts out on the last week OF the
Ohio campaign. He will make two or
three speeches each day. beginning tomor-
row. Friday, Saturday and Sunday he will
spend at home Monday he will go to
Stark county, winding up the campaign
at the home of President Mckinley.
Senator Hanna has not the slightest fear
but that Cuyahoga county will go republic
can by safe plurality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-25

All Members Met in Executive Ses-
sion.

H.
The international seal conference met
again at the State Department today with
all of the members present. The proceed
ilgs are secrst in the sense that no one but
the delegates are allowed in the meeting
room, save eertainf persons who are called
upon to give expert testimony as to the
conditions of seal life. and the state of the
market for SKINS. 1t is expected that the
conference will besin session some time.
Meantime Professor Darcy Thompson
the chief British expert and one of the
delegates selected by Great Britain to rep
resent it at the special conference between
representatives ofithe United States Cana
da and Great Britain. has arrived in WASH
ington He called upon eX-Secretary Foster
yesterday in company with Mr. Adams. the
charge of the British embassy, and later
on he had IAN Informal conference with
President JordaKy one of the American
members of the present conference
Mr.. Macoun, the Canadian minister of
marine, who is to be Professor Thompsons
colleague on the conference, has not vet
reached Washington, and until he comes
1t will not be possible to make any arrange
ments for this special conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-25
FALL OFF IN REGISTRATION.
Vote in Ohio VIII be Considerably
Below Last Year's.

Vote in Ohio VIII be Considerably
Below Last Years.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. October 25.-The reg
istration in Ohio. which is now closed. in
dictates shorter total vote at the state
election than was anticipated. Compared
with the registration of last year, Cincin-
natl is 1900 short; Cleveland, 10000 short;
Toledo. 5000 short. and Dayton 1900 short
Columbus has the most complete registra-
ton. 5000 votes in all, but that is LOCO
less than was registered last fall. He
the democrats more than them, and the
democrats claim just the reverse of that.
The probability is that the failure to reg
lister is due to dissatisfaction in both par-
ties with the party management.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-25
DUNNING MoRGUE ROBBED.
Five Bodies Stolen From Cook County
H.. Asylum.

CHICAGO, October 25.-Five dead bodies
last night froIh the morgue at Dunning
The corEses We're removed by men who
forced open the doors of the morgue.
The bodies We're those of paupers at the
county asylum. The robbery, from all indi-
cations, had been carefully planned and
done III a most deliberate way. The Yale
lock ON the door had been broken and the
windows covered with strawboard to con-
cedl those who we're working inside.
Superintendent Lang is confident that
some or all of those concerned in the affair
Were familiar with their surroundings. The
bodies We're undoubtedly wanted for medi-
cal purposes, as of the twelve corpses in
the morgue at the time only these were
taken in which consumption mad been the
cause of death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-25
INJURED DOING WELL.
John T. Ryan's Experience i'm tn.
Day Coach

PEEhShlI-L, n. Y, October 25-Au of
the patients from the New York Central
railroad wreck at Garrison's who were
brought to theHelping Hand HospitaI in this
village are doing well today and the phvsi
cans say that the injuries of none of tb.r,
Will prove fatal
ne three Cinnamon, who il was sunoosed
would die, are as ''chipper" as If they had
but a slight shaking UP. Only one of them
Can talk English and he is Quang Ding. As
10 whether they were s,nu,gled into this
Country his lips are sealed. He saws that
mere Were twelve Cinnamon IN the PARTY
II MS statement is correct. all the Chinese
nave been accounted for. as eight were
round IN the combination smoking car
Gead, one went to New York yesterdav
morning and three are in the hospital here
John Ryun's Story.
John t. Ryan of Jersey City was feeling
well and to reporter of the Associated
Press said:
Il got on the train at Albany and went
into the day coach / am sure there were
ten passengers all told in this car, includ-
ing two women and q man, with his son.
q boy nine or ten years of age. / was doz-
ing when the accident occurred and was
went into the river I'm an upright position
and fioated down the river a short distance
Just as IL stood on the tracks In a few
seconds the car filed with water until IL
was but six Inches from the top-of the car.
Inc lamps went out and all was dark
swan to one of the ventilators in the ton
0f the car and with my right hand began
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-25
PLEADS FOR DIVORCE,
Bill Filed Today by Mrs. ZiIphia f.
Norton,

Zilphia E. Norton today petitioned for
divorce from James F. Norton. The par
ties were married here October 30. 1895, the
wife's maiden name being Lord, she charg-
ing her husband with deserving and aban-
doning her and her child the 18th of last
February, with cruelty, and with adultery
with Julie Barnes and other women.
Mrs. Norton, who Is represented by At
torneys w. Preston Williamson and Samuel
Fugitt, asks for alimony ana counsel fees
Tor the continued custody of the child, and
for permission to resume her maiden name.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-25
New jury OF Appraisers.

Marshal Wilson this afternoon summoned
the jury Of seven appraisers in cases 400
How's; 436. Prather's. and 473, Wright &
Cox's subdivision of Mt. Pleasant, the
street-extension cases which have been set
down for trial Thursday next before Judge
Cox in the District Court.
They are as follows: Charles B. Bailey.
James B. Lanbie, Edward Graves, George
w. Moss, William H Hoeke, Frederick Z,
Moore and 8. w. Woodward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-25
CONFESSED HIS GUILT.
James Il. Locke Admits to Bigamy and
Receives Sentence.

ReCe1VeB SentenCe.
James B., alias Jamie b.. Locke, who was
recently indicted for bigamy, today with
drew his plea of not guilty and entered one
of guilty. Chief Justice Bingham there
upon sentenced him to five years imprison-
ment in the New Jersey state prison at
hard labor, the maximum penalty.
Locke, white man of thirty thirty
five years of age, married Ida " Jet, jan
uary %, 1894, and the 18th of last July
married Eva Pearl Graves. The first wife
wrote to the district attorney, asking for
leniency for her faithless husband, while
wife No remarked that he ought to get
all the law allowed. Chief Justice Bingham
remarked that Locke deserved no mercy,
for his offense was one not only against a
deceived woman. but also against society it,
Salf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-25
WIFE ACCUSED OF JEALOUSY.
Petitf0n of Clement H. Dawson for
Divorce Filed Today,

In petltioning today for divorce from
Mary y. Dawson, Clement H. Dawson
charges that ne was compelled to leave his
home for his own peace of mind and safety
about three weeks ago. He states, through
Attorneys Birney and Woodland, that his
wife Is insanely jealous, possesses an I'M
sovernable temper. subJecting him to the
most painful cruelty, enGangering his life
and health ard assaulting him more than
once He Is willing to give three-ffths of
his weekly salary of SO for the support of
ms WE and children, and asks for a lin
tied IL not absolute divorce
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-25
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The following are the opening. the high
est and the lowest and the closing prices of
the New York stock market today. as re-
ported by Corson & Mccartney, members
New York stock exchange. Correspondents.
Messrs. Moore & Schley. No. 50 Broadway.
Eltrt, lrnsa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-25
SEVERE STORMS IN CALIFORNIA.
Loss to the Vineyard Interest EST
mated ut %1,OOO,OOO.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, October %
Reports from the interior show that the
heavy rains which fell this week all over
the northern part of the state have caused
immense loss to farmers and vineyards, and
will in all probability put an end to the
shipment of grapes to the east. The total
loss exceeds $1.0O0,O00.
In Fresno county alone it is estimated
that the storms caused a loss of at least
100000 to raisin men. AT least one-quar-
ter of the entire crop is lost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-25
Contract Awarded.

The building committee in charge of in
stalling the underground electric system
en- the Capitol Traction Company has
awarded to the Edward P. Alias Company
of Milwaukee the contract for furnishing
the engines. This is the company that
supplied the engines used when the road
was equipped with the cable system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-25
HI. Golden Anntver..rx.

Judge Walter s. Cox of the District Su-
preme Court was made the recipient of
many congratulations today. the fiftieth
anniversary of his admission to the bar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-25
Government bonds.
Quotations reported by Corson & Macart-
new, bankers.
Grain and Cotton Markets.

Furnished by w. e. Hibbs & Co.. bankers
and brokers' 1927 + ST. members New York
stock exchange, correspondents Messrs
Ladenburg, Ihalmann e. Co.. New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-25

1t matters little what 1t is that you
want-whether a situation or a servants
want" ad. I'm The Star will reach the
person who can I'LL your need
The advocate., 1897-11-10

will be an allegation that O large number
Of ballots on which a cross was placed
opposite his name each time It appeared
on the ballot we're not counted for him.
No definite action has yet been taken.
The complete defeat Of the Popullst
ticket in Jewell county, where the party
has always had safe majority, is caus-
ing considerable comment. II Is alleged,
and there seems to be good ground for
the belief. that the result is due to dis
senslon in some parts created by r. w.
Turner. He admits that he did not
support the county or Judicial ticket,
and 1t Is charged that he worked against
both. II this be true, 1t is a very dishon-
Orable course for him to pursue. If Mr..
Turner does not care to support the
party which has given him a good State
position he has perfect right to fight
it; but the honorable course would have
been to have resigned his position be-
fore he took such action. There Is a
very strong sentiment in Jewell and
other counties OF the Judicial district in
favor Of his immediate removal. AT this
writing no action has YET been taken.
Republicans are always complaining
that POpulists are endeaVorlng to put in
competent and inexperienced men in
public Office. This charge is always
made IL the POpulist nominee happens to
be plain farmer or worKlngman and
the Republican nominee is bank cash
fer or corporation lawyer. But when
the successful experienced business men
who have demonstrated their capacity to
get ahead in the matter Of acquiring
little property in spite of the unsatisfac-
tory conditions prevailing under the
high protection gold standard policy in
public affairs, are nominated, Republi-
can papers assert that the party Is lncOn-
sistent because 1t pretends to be the
friend of the labOring man. This condi-
tion existed in Labette county and the
0swego Independent sings this tune. 1t
seems that 1t is impossible to satisfy Re-
pubhcans, no matter what POpulists may
do.