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The times., 1898-06-28
Two Drowned in Sight of Hundreds

st. Louis. June 27.-Dr. Louis Jacob a
dentist, and his son Ruby aged nineteen
years, were drowned in Creve Ceour Lake
yesterday in sight of hundreds of pleas
ure seekers. The younger Jacob cap
sized the roWboat.
The times., 1898-06-28
Killed in a Quarrel.

Ewing was shot and killed yesterday by
Mike Nuccio during a quarrel over Ew-
ing's daughter, who is Nuccio's sweet
heart.
The times., 1898-06-28
POLICE Rnid nn AIderm.,n,s snIoon.

New York, June 27.-rolice Captain
Cox. of the First precinct, Jersey City.
early yesterday raided the saloon at
Montgomery and Green Streets, kept by
Alderman Rudolph Hartmann, of the
twelfth ward. Five women and three
men were made prisoners.
The times., 1898-06-28
MARRIED.

PATTERSON-FOLEY-O wednesday evening.
June p. 1S9s, at $50 O'Clock, JAMES " PAT
TERSON and II. T. FOLEY. by Rev Father
Yalory at st Dominjc's Parish. Item
The times., 1898-06-28
Ordered to Cuba.

Major VIM. c. Daniels, assistant adju-
tant general of volunteers, has been or
dered to proceed to Cuba to report to
Mai Gen. Shafter.
The times., 1898-06-28
First Excursion to Niagara Falls
and Return via Pennsylvania

Tickets on sale for 7:5O a. M train from
Washington. Tuesday. July II, limited TO
ten days. good to stop off at Buffalo,
Rochester, and Watkins on return trip
within limit $1,000. Baptist Young Peo-
pies Union In session at Buffalo.
ielS. .25, ,Sojy2, 5.9pm-j -jeI9. 20, ,2s, ,jyS,7, loan
The times., 1898-06-28
GENERAL ALARM SENT OUT.
Headquarters Notifies Police Every
where to Arrest Frank Funk.

"heFe Arrest FrnRk FUNK.
There were no new developments yes
terday in the search for Frank Funk,
who is wanted for the murder of William
H. Brooks Thursday evening The store
where Funk bought his new suit of
clothes has been located and a descrip-
ton of the garments furnished the po-
lice.
1t was said at detective headquarters
yesterday that Funk is a bigamist as
well as a murderer 1t seems that be-
sides having a wife in Philadelphia a
woman claiming to be his wife has a
home in Laurel, Md. She said that her
husband had left her some time ago and
that she lost all trace of him until she
saw an account of the murder in the
papers last week, and then she imme-
diately recognized the description of the
murderer as that of her husband. She
said she did not know he had ever been
to Philadelphia, and when told that he
had a wife and family there she was very
much surprised.
Funk has been arrested twice before
In 1895 ne appeared in the Police Court
charged with false pretenses, but was
discharged. Later, however, he was be-
fore the judges for assaulting a man and
When Funk first came to this city he
was employed at Cabin Johns Bridge on
the hotel there. He has worked at his
trade in different parts of the city. The
last job he was employed on was a
school-house in Tenneytown.
The local detective office has sent out
the following circular to the various
| chiefs of police throughout the country:
Headquarters of the Metropolitan Police
Detective Bureau.
Washington, ID. c.. June %, 1898.
Look out for and arrest for murder committed
| in this city about ) p m, Thursday, June %,
| 1898, Frank William Funk, a white (may
| register at second thirdclaSs hotels as Harry
! A. Nicholson or Wilson,, twenty three to twenty
| five years old, five feet eight inches high les
pounds, light hair, beard, suubuTned com
| plexion deepset gray eyes, large Roman nose,
| India ink mark ''F. W. E.' inside of one fore
/ arm; clasped hands in India ink inside other
! forearm; works a carpenter; education poor;
dressed when he left here Thursday svcn-
| ing, June %, in new blue serge sack suit, black
bone buttons, half lining, size about IS; has On
new No shoes, shirt and ncrkte, new No.
| hat. Funk entered the house of William II.
Brooks, whom he killed with an AK, and attempt
ed the murder of Mrs. Brooks, who may die.
| Funk took about 81 1000 from the person OF
| Mrs. Brooks, and escaped. Please have diligent
| inquiry made and send any information to
| j. W. MATTINGLY.
| Inspector Detective Bureau.
| WILLIAM G. MOORE, Major and Superintendent
| Metropolitan Police
The times., 1898-06-28
Japan,s Democratic ex-Premier.

Japan's Democratic eN-Premier.
Yokohama. June 27.-In resigning office.
owing to his failure to form a party
government, Marquis Ito. the Japanese
premier, has expressed his desire to re-
nounce all of his ranks and decorations.
The herald., 1898-09-21
A WASTE OF Go0D.WINf
TO USE IT IN CHRISTENING A
BATTLESHIP
The Illinois w. G. T. U. Ladies Are
Trying Hard to Have Water
Used Instead

CHICAGO, Sept. 2O.-Unsuccessful in
Ito substitute water for wine in the christ
|ening of the battleship Illinois, and failing
of the positive assistance sought from Pres
dent Mckinley and Secretary Long, the Of
ficers of W. c. T. U. have focused their
endeavors on the ship builders. Miss Lii
Ian NJ N. Stevens, the national president,
has sent letter to the contractors urging
the use of water instead of wine In the GER
|emony.
I'm Secretary Longs answer to our let
ter" Mrs. Stevens said, I'VE were told the
|shipbuilders are the persons having au-
thority in this matter, therefore we have
written to them. This, believe will be
our final appeal"
/ The letter from the Secretary was as fol-
lows:
Navy Dept, Washington, Sept. Is, '9S.
Miss Lillian M. N. Stevens, President of
the Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
Chicago. Madam: Your letter Of the 18th
instant, addressed to the President recon-
mending the use of water instead of wine
in the christening Of the United States bat
tleship Illinois has been referred to this
department, and in reply have to inform
you that the arrangements for the christ
ening of the Illinois are In the hands of the
contractors who have charge of the entire
vessel until 1t Is completed and has been
accepted by the government. Very respect
fully, JOHN d. LONG,
Secretary.
The letter sent to the shipbuilders reads
as follows:
Chicago, Sept 16, 1885,
To the builders of the battleship Illinois,
Newport News, Va Dear Sirs: We learn
from Secretary Long that all the arrange
ments for the christening of the battleship
Illinois are in your hands as builders of the
vessel. We, therefore, in behalf of the
w. C. T. U. of the United States present to
you our request that water may be used
instead of wine in, the ceremony. We ask
this because of the object lesson we believe
1t would present in Indicating the advance
OF public sentiment on the temperance
question. Trusting we may receive a ia
vorable reply, Respectfully,
LILLIAN NJ. N. STEVENS,
President
CATHERINE L. STEVENSON,
Corresponding Secretary.
The herald., 1898-09-21
THREE WARSHIPS
To Be Placed in Commission During
October

NEW YORK, Sept. 2o.-A dispatch to the
Herald from Washington says:
1t Is the intention of the Navy Depart
ment to place three men-of- war in commis-
sion during the coming month These are
the cruisers Chicago and Atlanta which
have been undergoing repairs at the New
York Navy Yard for two years and the
gunboat Yorktown. which has been put in
condition for service at the Mare Island
Navy Yard.
The Chicago and Atlanta will be assigned
to the North Atlantic feet until the con-
clusion of treaty Of peace with Spain,
when their future stations will be deter
mined. The Yorktown will be assigned to
the Asiatic station, where the need OF small
gunboats in the waters of China and the
Philippines is especially felt.
Captain p II. Cooper has been assigned
to the command of the Chicago and Com
mander c. S. Percy has been selected to
command the Yorktown. So far as can be
learned the Atlanta's commanding officer
has not yet been determined upon.
1t will not be surprising if the Chicago Is
assigned to the European squadron, to be
formed probably in November. The inten-
ion of the department to relieve Commo-
iore J. W. Philip in command Of the second
squadron Of the North Atlantic fleet in the
event Of continued peace and assign him to
duty as commandant Of the Boston Navy
Yard is regarded as indicative of the inter-
ton of the authorities to send Commodore
Howison to sea. As the European squad
ron will be the only commodore's post which
will be vacant, it would not be surprising
If he were assigned to that command.
Bids will be opened on October 1st for
contracts for the construction of four coast
defense monitors authorized by the last
naval appropriation law.
The department has not vet awarded the
contracts for the construction of the tor.
pedo boats and torpedo boat destroyers,
Considerable opposition Is still manifested
by ship builders whose bids were not recog-
nized by the Naval Board of Construction
to the assignment Of contracts to the Her.
resshoffs and John W. Trigg of Richmond.
Commodore j. c. Watson has reported to
the Navy Department. that he has sailed
from Guantanamo in the Newark with two
other vessels under his command for the
scene of the wreck of the Infanta Maria
Teresa. 1t is the purpose to assist in rais-
ing the wrecked vessel.
The herald., 1898-09-21
CIVIL SERVICE RULES
GIVE POLITICAL HEELERS NC
CHANCE FOR JOBS
President Mckinley Will Relax the
Regulations So That the Politi-
clans May Appoint

| NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-A dispatch from
Washington says: President Mckinley has
again taken up the question of relaxing the
civil service rules SO as to open more places
for political appointments. Some months
ago when the subject was under discussion
in Congress- the President had the head
Communications showing which places un-
der his department best could be exempted
| from the civil service rules.
An executive order was drawn up based
on these recommendations and it has been
on the desk of the President untouched
ever since. Now that the war is not oc-
cupying so much of his attention and as
the Congressional campaign is making the
pressure for places stronger, the President
is considering the matter and 1t is expected
he will issue an order in short time, TAX
ing large number of places from the
classified civil service and throwing them
open to appointment by the various heads
Of departments and their subordinates
The places which will be removed from
the protection of the civil service law are
those of private secretaries and chief
clerks and confidential clerks of heads of
departments and all persons classed as
firemen, watchmen and laborers The most
important exemptions will be In the in
ternal revenue service of the country where
jail deputy collectors of internal revenue
and all storekeepers and gaugers who re-
ceive less than 50 per day are to be taken
from the classified service.
In the customs service the only places
now in the classified service that will be
exempted are two at New York-the coun-
sci to the board of general appraisers and
the paymaster to the collector of the port
of New York. In the Department Of Jus
tice all attorneys and assistant attorneys
and all deputy marshals are to be aken
from the service.
In the. postal service all superintendents
of branch postoffices and carrier stations
and all clerks In charge of carrier stations.
assistant carriers, private secretaries and
stenographers to postmasters in the larger
cities, managers porters charwomen, jan
itors, watchmen and laborers are to be
taken from the classified service.
The herald., 1898-09-21
CoRBETT-M'CoY MILL
10 Be Held in the Betting Ring at
Roby, Ind.

CLEVELAND. o.. Sept. 2o.-A special to
the Plain Dealer from La. Porte, Ind, says:
Roby. which in past years was the scene
of many pugilistic battles. may be made the
arena for the pulling off Of the fight be-
tween Corbett and Mccoy. Private ad-
vices from Roby give details of the pro-
posed meeting. Architects have been at
work for several days on plans for the con-
version Of the betting ring at Roby into a
fighting arena. with seating capacity Of
10000. The details of the meeting of the
gladiators are in the hands Of Stuart, Con-
sidine and John Condor. Of race track
fame, and secret meeting held at Mount
Clemens Mich, resulted in Roby being Sc
lected as the battle-ground for the heavy
weights. 1t is the evident purpose to keep
both Mccoy and Corbett in training with
out revealing the exact location of the
fight.
The herald., 1898-09-21
EVACUATION IS BEGUN
BY SPANIARDS STATIONED IN
PORTO RICO
Concession Seekers Are Already Flock
ing Into the Island and Chatting
at the Delay

SAN JUAN, Sept. 19.-(Dclayed in trans
| mission). The evacuation Of the outlyin,
positions occupied by the Spaniards began
today. Aguidilla, San Sebastian and Lare,
were abandoned by the troops of Spain
and taken possession of by the Americans
The Spanish troops from the abandoned
positions are concentrated at Arecibo
whence they will reach San Juan by rail
road as soon as transportation is availa
BILE. They could not enter the city before
owing to its crowded condition.
On Wednesday the Spaniards will evac
uate the Island of Vieques, where a com
pany of American troops. dispatched from
General Grants Brigade, has been landed
The Spanish troops from the Island o.
Vieques will remain at Humacao unit
the Spaniards fall back on the line of The
military road. Spanish control is nov
confined to within a line drawn from HUI
macao to Aibonito and from there to Are
ciho, less than one-third of the island.
In spite of the fact that some of them
have been disillusioned, the influx OF
American promoters continues. Most OF
them are at Ponce and unable to reach
San Juan. owing to the military regula.
tions. An agent Of the American Sugar
Refinery Company is here. and many 9th.
ers are seeking franchises and concessions
Most of them are fretting over the unfav.
orable delays.
The condition Of the troops on the island
is not improving. Almost 1000 men have
been reported sick. General Brooke Is do
ing all in his power to improve the condi.
tion Of the soldiers and afford them every
comfort possible. He has ordered every
military tent on the island to be fitted
with flooring.
The Money Question
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Sept. o-Messrs
Luce and Dumares, the financial agents OF
the government, who have established the
Bank Of Ponce here are consulting with
Major General Brooke relative TO the cur.
rency situation. They report that business
is at a standstill owing to the fluctuations
Of the local currency just at the time the
islanders need money for their crops. They
are offered mortgage loans at Is per cent.
but cannot do anything until the rate of
exchange is fixed. They believe 1t should
be about two for one and believe It should
be subject to the Treasury Department at
Washington.
General Brooke Is investigating the mat
ter thoroughly with the view of taking
action when our sovereignty over the ISL
and Is complete. The financial agents also
say that many Of the spectators who
1locked to Ponce are returning to the
United States disillusioned and convinced
that the island is not an Ell Dorado
The herald., 1898-09-21
In Self-Defeuse

ST. PAUL. Sept 20.-A Helena, Mont,
special to the Dispatch says: Arthur Wald,
an employe Of the American Biscuit and
Manufacturing Company, was shot and
killed last evening near the Northern Pa
ciflc passenger depot by Elbert Dills. an
engineer Of switch engine. Wald was a
roommate of. Ed Wilson, discharged fire.
man, who had gone to the yards for the
purpose Of revenging himself on Dills
whom he accused Of causing his dismissal
The police have information that leads
them to believe that one man threw pepper
in the face of Dills' fireman. while the other
attacked Dills. Dills defended himself with
good effect but was badly injured.
The herald., 1898-09-21
which left here last night for Memphis
Both men are dead

which left here last night for Memphis.
Both men are dead.
For some time there had been feud be-
tween the men. Last night, when the boat
was tied UP at Hugs Landing, one mile
from Creston the watchman attacked the
mate with a knife. For some time the strug-
gle lasted, both participants rolling about
the deck to the horror of the passengers,
who were unable to interfere. Finally.
when the mate, who had been cut in sew
eral places, was about to give up. he sue
ceeded In pulling his revolver. With a
well-directed shot he laid the watchman
low.
Stephen Hugs, the proprietor Of the land
ing, went uptown for an officer and re-
turned with Coroner Bell. They found both
the mate and watchman dead, lying on the
bloody deck.
The herald., 1898-09-21
At Camp WikoH

CAMP WIKOFF, Montauk Point Sept.
20.-General Shafter left the camp this
morning for Michigan, where he Is to at
tend the reunion of the regiment In which
he served during the civil war. During his
absence General Wheeler will command
the camp. The hospital now contains SIS
men. Many of these are beyond hope and
for two weeks, it is feared, there will be
many deaths, mostly from typhoid fever.
There were two deaths in the hospital to-
daY.
The herald., 1898-09-21
A Blow at Miles

NEW YORK, Sept 2O.-A Times special
from Washington says an attempt is being
made, according to a high official of the
government, to have the office of Major
General commanding the army abolished,
and to have Gen. Miles assigned to some
army department. The reason named for
this effort to do away with the old office
Is that there has nearly always been a
clash between the Secretary of War and
the Commanding General. Another view
is that it Is a blow aimed at Miles by his
enemies in the War Department.
The herald., 1898-09-21
Will Stop Gam bling

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 2O-The Mayor
and Chief of Police evidently intend te
carry out their declarations that gambling
should stop in Sacramento right after the
State Fair closed. Several games were
opened last night, but the doors leading to
them were guarded to prevent the entrance
of officers. Today F. A. Daroux, one of
the proprietors of a poolroom, was arrest
ed. 1t is intimated that a fight will be
made against the ordinance against pool
rooms. The gamblers have not decided
whether they will make fight or not
The herald., 1898-09-21
The Caribbean Storm

NEW YORK, Sept. 2O-A dispatch to the
Herald from Barbados says:
Full reports Of the damage wrought BY
the recent hurricane have been
made to the authorities here. They show
that the destruction of property was not
over estimated, though the loss of life
was somewhat smaller than was supposed
at first.
AS 1t was the reports show 160 fat1litles
Fifty thousand persons were made homc-
less by the great storm. The full damage
is estimated at more than a million dol
lars.
The herald., 1898-09-21
FLYING OLD GLORY
Spanish Ships at Manila Change Their
Flag

MANILA, Sept 2O.-Twenty Spanish ves-
sells, including twelve steamers, have COM
pleted their transfer to the American flag
and majority of them have now proceeded
on coasting voyages.
There is some uncertainty regarding the
native crews and the Filipino vessels. It
is reported that they have been committing
questionable acts, and the Boston, Raleigh
and Manila sailed today under orders to
protect commerce.
The British gunboat Rather has gone to
Cebu. There are rumors that the insurgents
are attacking Cebu and Iloilo.
The herald., 1898-09-21
THE MILL POND VICTIM
Most Positively Identified for tn,
Sixth Time

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Sept. % 0-The
head of the victim of the Yellow MI Pond
tragedy will be kept preserved in alcoho 81
for an indefinite period awaiting iGenti-
fication. The rest of the body has beer
buried in the town farm
Police Superintendent Birmingham, with
Detective Arnold have gone to Meriden
to look into the disappearance of young
man of that place.
A. D. Van Kurin, brother of Genera! Van
Kurin of the staff of the Governor OF Con-
necticut, called at the morgue last night
and after long examination positively
identified the severed head as tha Of a
young woman who stopped at the same
boarding house in New Haven that he did
two years ago. This is the Sixth positive
Identification of the victim of the murder
The herald., 1898-09-21
Starved Sailors

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 2O.-The crew
of the schooner Mary w. Tuft, which ar
rived today, suffered considerably on the
way from Peterland bay. small place
about 119 miles this side of Acapulco. The
provisions nearly gave out, and for days
all there was to eat was a small portion Of
bread made from flour and water. Cap
tain johnson reports that when about 200
miles northwest of Socorro island he
passed through a large quantity of new
lumber This may have been the deckload
of the bark Merose, now out fifty days
from Chamanius, B. c., for Santa Ro-
Salia.
The herald., 1898-09-21
Alger's RESIGNATION

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-The report
that Secretary Alger has resigned is again
revived. The story goes that when the
Secretary called at the Executive Mansion
a week ago last Thursday night and pre-
sented to President Mckinley a letter
asking for an Investigation of the War
Department and its various subdivisions,
he informed the President that he would
leave the Cabinet at any time the Presi-
dent saw fit to relieve him.
The herald., 1898-09-21
Camp Wikof Invalids

NEW YORK, Sept. 2O-The hospital
steamer shinnecock with 269 sick soldiers
from Camp Wikoff on board reached por.
today. About one-half of the men were
to hospitals here or sent home
on furlough. The others, mostly regulars,
were conveyed to Jersey City, where they
were put on board a hospital train at the
Railroad Station to be re-
moved to Fort Myer, Va.
The herald., 1898-09-21
On the Diamond

WASHINGTON. Sept. 20-Washington
2, Chicago 8.
elphia-Philadelphia 5, Cincin-
natl T.
Observation-Disclosures 6. Cleveland 5.
Brooklyn-Brooklyn o, Pittsburg 15
New York-Tie; darkness score, New
York Z, st. Louis Z.
Boston-Boston "a, Louisville 4.
The herald., 1898-09-21
Ventura's Campaign

VENTURA, Sept. 2o.-The Republicans
last evening fired the first political gun of
the present campaign. The batteries con-
sisted of Waters and Harris. At the hall
Mr.. Waters was introduced as the speaker
Of the evening. He said that he felt much
embarrassed at being introduced thus, as
he was no speaker at all. which fact he
fully demonstrated.
The herald., 1898-09-21
Snain,s Commission

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2o.-The personnel
of the Spanish peace commission has been
communicated officially by the Madrid
government to the French ambassador,
and through Ambassador Cambon to the
state department. The list is the same as
that given in press dispatches, with some
additional information as to the several
members. AS a whole, the commission is
regarded as q strong body.
The herald., 1898-09-21
Rosser Held to Answer

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20.-walter
Rosser, the Tennessee soldier who shot
Henry Hidebrand, was held to answer for
his crime today. The cross examination
tended to show that there was no motive
for the crime. Rosser's attorneys made no
showing before the court, preferring to
save their arguments for the higher court
The herald., 1898-09-21
A STRIKE SETTLED
Both Sides Agree to Accept Arbitra
traitors Decision

MONONGAHELA CITY. Pa, Sept. 2o.--
The miners strike In the Third Pool is
over and work will be resumed all through
the pits tomorrow. pending a settlement
of the differences by arbitration. Both
sides have agreed to abide by the decision
OF the arhtrators. The acceptance of the
arbitration is regarded as a victory for
the miners.
Under the terms OF the settlement the
operators have agreed to withdraw the
suits against the strikers who are now
locked up in the county jail. charged with
riot and to refund the money withheld from
the employees under the individual con-
tracts. About 1000 miners were affected
by the strike, which threatened to spread
to all points in the Pittsburg district.
The herald., 1898-09-21

the second day of the trial, before the
twelve men had been secured. After the
opening statement by District Attorney
Snow. County Surveyor Hoxie was placed
on the stand to testify as to measurements
about Whites bridge. where the shooting
took place. His testimony contained little
of interest. 1t is whipered here that the
defense will spring a sensation when the
proper time comes. Darby appears cool
and confident. His mother and sister ac-
company him in the courtroom.
The herald., 1898-09-21
Married a Blonde

SAN JOSE, Sept. 2O.-Frank w. Fuller
of the San Francisco firm of w. P. Fuller
& Company, was united in marriage at
Trinity Church at II o'clock today to Miss
Maybelle l.. Wastie. They left al once
for San Francisco and thence 70. a few
weeks trip east. The bride is an exquisite
blonde.