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Evening star., 1898-10-29
WI. OF THOs. SOMERVILLE.
Ills Last Wishes Concerning DISPOSE
ton of His Estate.

The will of the late Thomas Somerville
dated April II. 1875. was FLED this after
noon for probate. The deceased directed
that the house in which he lived al that
time, on the corner of c and 10th streets
southeast. with contents and fixtures. be
given 10 his wife. Margaret SomerVille. He
explained that it was his intention to erect
a dwelling for himself on 18th street, and
in case it should be completed prior to his
death it should be given to his wife in lieu
OF the one at 10Th and c streets southeast.
All the proceeds of life insurance policies
are bequeathed to Mrs, Somerville.
To James William Somerville. Thomas
Somerville. jr., and William II. H. Somer-
vile, sons of the deceased, is bequeathed,
share and share alike the property on
Which the testator's brass works are To-
Gated, together with all machinery, stock
and horses ard wagons used in the busi-
ness. The remainder of the estate is left
to Christina Somervi.le, daughter.
Mrs. Margaret Somerville and James w.
and Thomas Somervllle, jr., are named as
executors. The signing Of the will was
witnessed by Darius ID. Daughton, George
K. Emmons and James E. Padgett.
Evening star., 1898-10-29
"kILLED Bl A MARINE"
Margin of The Star Employed with
Which to Play Joke.

Several days ago Major Sylvester re-
ceived a communication from business
man at Stamford, Conn, asking him to
make an investigation of a statement writ
ten on piece of an Evening Star that
was found in a bottle washed ashore at
Stamford. On the piece of paper was writ
ten: Killed by marine. From John Dus-
kin, 1st Bat"
When the bottle was found and the writ
ing on the paper was read, 1t was believed
by some of the Stamford people that a hor-
rible crime had been committed oII the
high seas. John Duskin, presumably one
of Uncle Sam marines, il was thought,
was the victim. He had been assaulted, il
was thought, end left to die, and in his
death throes had written the statement
put the paper in a whisky bottle and tossed
it overheard.
Major sylvester did not have to go far
to reach a conclusion. He remembered
that when he was in the west during the
Indian campaign the empty bottles thrown
along the roadside were termed dead SOL
diers" This same Darlance is known
among marine and naval crews. and In the
former service an empty whisky bottle is
naturally called a dead marine" When
this particular bottle was emptied its usual
name was applied. Major Sylvester con-
cluded, and the paper was put inside and
thus committed to the water.
Evening star., 1898-10-29
CAPT. PEINoTTo's REMAINS.
They Will BE Brought 20 the United
States for Iutermcut

Arrangements have been made 10 remove
TO the Initst States the remains Of the
late Capt. Daniel L. NJ. Peixotto Of the 3d
Regiment. United States Volunteer IDfan-
try ummunesl, whose untimely death from
yellow fever last Monday at Guantanamo.
Cuba, caused such deep and widespread re-
gret In all circles where he was klow.n
Inc War Department authorities by whom
captain PeiNotto was hlSaly regarded on
account OF his emincntlv excellent services
nave favorably considered the reatesf and
the New York board II health has ron-
s.hled 10 permit the remains to he irot.Rbt
tieie. Inc body will be pia,ad in a haro,at-
1diiy sealed casket and Forwarded In \,u
ork as soon as cold weather sets I'm apb
ih'eI!ed IN the family lot of the P.iN,ttas
IN cypress cemetery. The loss 90 Canaan
ielNotto was severe one a. his sllp,.r,prs
IN the army and seYc-c blow Ia the men
OF ms regiment, by whom he was ido I'D
lie mad been indefatigablc In tn, l,,rs.rtt
OF ms duties and had actcl nos only IS
fudr drteFinhseer, but as commiSSlry of tho
regiment as well. He received his c.n,nais-
sIoh as captain shortly before he was over
,dhth by the fatal disease, and when ne
ui'd was provost narSaal of tn. di,tr.,f az
pudutdhamo- II Is uN1ayst ID ,har CAN
@ an IelAotto's appoin m"nt IN the regular
d, ,HE was already decided upan. as h.. bad
dputuantly proved remark able abi'Ity II
@ @Iidu aIWaEs been his ambition to ha i'm his
oguIIIy service AMI his splan fii record
eteaoN made in the miiitia hoth In ~,
IN .un hvEineht OF New York and g. the Dis
trict National Guard as well rs his ~,
recent brilliant success. are asSuran..s or
What ne would have accDmuliSheI bad D..
HNed TO enjoy his coveted desire
Evening star., 1898-10-29
Hotel Arrivals

Arlington-A. c, Buell.. Philadelrbia. +
H. Pearson. Chicago; IL II. Patterson.
i1ttsourg; n. IL. Davis. New York.
La Fera's-M. 1. Forsyth. Kingston \
y; j. NJ. Kaler, Maine: r. $. Walker.
orange Va; ii. r. Claffiin. New York.
Metropolitan-E. NJ. Gleddrcn Boston. II
+ Henry, New York; A W. Anderson. Au-
gusta, Ga; II. G. Wagner, Baltimore.
National-N. S. Ware, Jacksonville, Fla. [.
T. Campbell, Philadelphia: NJ J. Todd
bufaIo, \. Y; ID. J. Mahorey. Lansing.
Mich.
Itaieigh-R. Mason. New York. c. F..
Halley. Newport News. Va: W. Muir Phil
aGelphia; J. ii. Gay. San Diego. Cal
Re gent-A c. Potit, ontario, Canada: d.
W. Truss, New York; VIM. Ritchie. Phila-
delrhia.
Riggs-R. b. Patterson. New York; A.
f. Quick, Ionkers, n. Y: ID. r. Welsh.
Austin, Texas.
Shoreham-Il. V. Painter, Cleveland. o.
p. c. knoz, Pittsburg; W. B. Spencer. New
Orleans; L. A. Gage. Chicago.
st. James-H. X. Hahn. New York: A. S
hlmball, Boston; j. CrenshaW, Florida; W
p. Phillips. Atlanta, GA.
WillarG's-L c. Van Noppen, New York;
j. Woodward, jamestown. n. Y
Wellington-G. \. Davidson. New York
W. III. Coffin, Boston.
Evening star., 1898-10-29
DIED.

ARMoR. ON Friday, October 2s, 1895 at 40
pm, M.lCE AkMoR, beloved niece Of John
and Kate +. Reagan, aged nine years ana
Funeral from late residence. 81 Monroe street.
October 81 thence TO St Teresa church Rel
atves and friends invited to attend.
GODDARD. At his residence $40 10th street
northwest. on Friday October Is 1895 at
1880 am. JOSEPH a A. GODDARD. I've
loved son Of Mary A. and William W. God
Frreral from ST. Patricks Church Monday. octo-
her 81.
O'Clock am, HANNAH f. GREEN. widow of
the late A. II. Green. aged seventy two years
Funeral Sunday, October 30 at 2:3u O'Clock IN,
from residence Of her brother in-law. John Rob
erts. 7o5 NJ street northwest Relatives and
friends invited To attend. interment AT Glen
wood cemetery,
JOHNSON. ON Thursday, October o. 1898. after
rhort illness, CHARLES {. c. JOHNSON.
The remains viii b, rested in Israel g, NJ. p;
at o'clock PM Grand Lodge Of +. A. A NJ.
will have charge. 2"
LovEI.ESS, on saturday, October %. 1S.'s, at 2
am, JOHN A.. eldest and beloved son Of
Mary and the late George ii. Lovoless.
Funeral from 240I g street northwest Monday, Oc-
tober 81.
McEIFRESH. ON Friday, October -. 1898. at
1l:l5 pun, ELIZA ANN McEIFTiISSII, born in
1872, and resident of Washington, ID. c, for
the past hfty-seyen years.
Monday. October 81, at pm. Relatives and
friends invited to attend.
REEDEH. On Saturday. October -, 1898. ELIZA,
beloved daughter of Henderson and Sarah ].
Reede..
Funeral from Mt Zion NJ E Church. 29rn street,
Monday, October 81, at pm. Friends and
relatives invited to attend.
ROCHE. At his residence 134I T street north
west, on Friday morning, October -. leys
after lingering illness, JAMES GARRETT
beloved husband Of Eva May Roche tnee Car
retsOn.)
Funeral from St Paul's Church, corner 18th and
V streets, Monday morning. October 81, at
O'Clock Relatives and friends invited TO at
tend. Interment private.
SALLADE. On saturday, October 20. 1888. at
12:25 n M. WILL SALLADE aged twenty-four
Funeral Monday October 81. at pm from
residence q his uncle, ii. X. Hughes. 1922 Il
street northwest. Relatives and friends in
vited TO attend. Interment Rock Creek. phil
adelphia papers please coPyD
WILSON. On Friday, October rs, ls9S, at l0.l5
pm at her residence. 223 list street naFth-
west, IDA f.. beloved wife of William IA.
Wilson and daughter Of the late John s. and
Katherine James.
Funeral from residence on Monday, October 81 at
Evening star., 1898-10-29
Mnrria2e Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
White-Wiliam II. Esouta of this city
and Rhoda A Poss of Rockville, Nd: Vii
liam L. Hinton and Inez +. Biggs both Of
Charlottesville, Va; William /. Boyd and
Shirley Potter; Edward ii. Laws of This
city and Ella Gordon Of Columbia 5 G.:
George g. Hogarty and Katherine E. Roth
ensuss: James Walter Johnson and Mary
Alice OmohundrO; Albert T. Hodes and
Caroline B. Swearngen.
Evening star., 1898-10-29
Meets With Serious Nfshan

William f. Doery. living at No. I229I.
9TH street northwest, met with a serious ac-
cident about O'Clock this morning while
riding his bicycle near 9TH and + streets
northwest, collding with one of J. t Varnelrs
butcher wagons driven by Scott Poinde xter
Colored. The rider of the wheel fell be
meath the wagon, and when he was picked
up it was found his left leg was broken.
Policeman LaDahan summoned the police
ambulance and the injured man was re-
moved to the Emergency Hospital.
Evening star., 1898-10-29
Wants Quickly Filled.

At this season, when so many are seek
ing situations, and. on the other hand so
many seeking employees, ii is of interest
to know that advertisements under the
classifcations Wanted Help and Wanted
Situations are inserted in The Star at a
charge of 10 cents for fifteen words.
Evening star., 1898-10-29
MARRIED..

FILEBROwN-SMoOT On March =. 1895 at
Alexandria. Va, THOMAS G. FIII.EBROwN,
from Fairfax, Va, TO JULIA NJ. SMouT OF
Montgomery county Maryland
Evening star., 1898-10-29
Sifuatfonn Secured.

Many situations are secured through sne
want advertisements in The Star. The cost
is but trihipg. Fifteen cents pays for fifteen
words.
Evening star., 1898-10-29
In Meutorlana.

STACK. In loving remembrance OF INV father,
THOMAS STACK, who died two years ago to-
day. October o. 1896. and my mother, MAR
GAREr STACK, who died thirteen years ago
tomorrow, October 80, 1885
BY THEIR son WILLIAM.
Evening star., 1898-10-29
A Clear Head;

good digestion and ripe old age
are some of the results of the use OF
TUFTS Liver Pills.
Evening star., 1898-10-29
An Established Fact

An absolute cure for sick headache,
malaria, sour stomach, constipation,
dyspepsia, biliousness and kindred
diseases.
TUFTS LIVER PILLS
nhs0-eotf2S
Evening star., 1898-10-29

Tonight from > o'clock up TO closing time
you can buy cod quality hemstitched pill
low cases full size. ard hand-torn and
band -irnled- made as thoroughly you
could desire-the regular 15c. 1Glc
sCrt-for
Evening star., 1898-10-29

Huck towels Of extra large size. and
very desirable quality. that will cost You
double at any other time. will be offered
fI%n f'2m .i''..' o'clock an'l' closing 47ac.
Evening star., 1898-10-29

Heavy r1kish towels of the most desir-
able sort-that will wear very long time
will he offered from O'Clock zSZc
up 10 closing time tonight at.
Evening star., 1898-10-29
Strong ON DraDeries.

Portieres and Lace Curtains of the most
attractive designs ard pleasing variety. inst
give our line look before you make your
purchase We know eau save you some
thlhs on the price and add to your salts
faction.
Evening star., 1898-10-29

GREEN. on Friday. October -. 1885 Mt Il So
o'clock am, HANNAH f. GREEN. widow of
the late A. II. Green. aged seventy two years.
Funeral Sunday, October 30, at 2::i" O'Clock pm,
from residence of her brother -in-law. John ROD
erts. 105 NJ street northwest. Relatives and
friends invited 10 attend. interment AT Glen
wood cemetery.
Evening star., 1898-10-29

Good. GuIgble wash rags. a necessity in
every well-reeulated household will he of
fered from pm. until closing Ike
time ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 49,
The herald., 1898-11-05
PORTO RICO AFFAIRS
Are Not So Satisfactory as They Might
pa

NEW YORK, Nov. 4.--Generai Roy Stone
who has just returned from Porto Rico says:
The people of Porto Rico are not at all
satisfied with American rule. There is a
growing difference between the natives and
the militia, which is greatly to be regretted:
" hen the army of occupation first invaded
the island, the natives received the Amer
leans cordially and they expected to be
treated as people of this country and not as
a conquered province. The treatment they
have received from our hands has been just
the opposite. This has produced a chill.
What the Porto Ricans want is to be
taken in as part of the United States. They
do not expect to enter the union as State,
but as people in training to be advanced
to statehood. In addition to this, they want
free trade with the United States and there
is no reason that | can see why they should
not have it. At present they are forced
to pay duty on all import goods, Spanish
goods included, which were free before.
Our military government of the island
has been far from satisfactory. We have
destroyed the Spanish military rule and
have not replaced it with American forces,
thus destroying their safeguards to life and
property As a result of this from 150 to
200 of the finest plantations have been de-
stroyed by fire. Just who is responsible for
this | cannot say.
''The infantry is of very little use in po-
liciRg the islands. In addition there should
be a civil guard composed of Porto Rican
privates and American officers"
The herald., 1898-11-05
SAMOANS SQUABBLING
BUT NOBODY KNOWS JUST WHAT
ABOUT
The Germans Dislike It, but the Work
at Pago Pago Harbor Will
Go On

VANCOUVER, B. c., Nov. 4.-News
from Samoa is not very queting The
board of control during the present inter.
regnum had several meetings and then split
up. The consuls OF Germany, the United
States and England and the two treaty
officials did not work harmoniously to.
gether. What this board really intended to
do has Lever been ascertained, but it is
believed that the president desired to take
charge of the Samoan government and to
run the whole show himself with occasional
help from the chief justice.
When the steamer Aorangi LETT Austria
liza it was learned that the relations between
the British consul and President Raffel
were strained. The president was inclined
to give in, but he finds it difficult to extri-
cate himself from differences in which he
has become involved by his own acts.
Meanwhile Mataafa was not yet king when
the mail left.
Some of the people, urged on by a section
of foreigners, are advocating the abolish
ment of the kingship There are others who
are desirous of trying the experiment of
running the country without a king for six
or twelve months. This plan may receive
favorable consideration from the chief just
ice, who actually has full power in the mat
ter The treaty, in section six, article three,
confers upon him the duty of settling the
kingship.
The country is so far quiet, but this state
is owing entirely to the presence of war;
ships.
Engineer Chambers from America has
arrived at Apia to superintend the works
planned by the American government for
the building of a coaling station at Pago
Pago. The contemplated operations of the
United States in Pago Pago are viewed with
dislike by the German authorities and it is
expected a protest will be made by them
against the Improvements. The United
States consul will, however, in any case, in
struct the engineers to proceed with the
work
The herald., 1898-11-05

verdicts were given for the contestants, and
the third was a mistrial. Twice the SUI
preme court sent the case back for a new
trial. The estate was worth about $4,000
when the contest was commenced fourteen
years ago. Judge Van F.. Paterson of San
Francisco was then superior Judge here and
presided on the first trial, appointing j. A.
Louttit attorney for the minors, and he
has finally won the verdict sustaining the
will. c. w. Carpenter was the partner of
c. X. Bailey in ranching in this county many
years, and, being a bachelor, on his death
he willed his property to Bailey's children
Vermont relatives of Carpenter, whom he
had not seen for a quarter of a century,
contested the will on the ground of undue
influence, and the surviving partner, as ex-
ecutor, has persistently fought the case in
all courts until now The litigation will
probably end with the verdict given, as the
estate is about eaten up in costs OF the long
legal fight
The herald., 1898-11-05
CABINET MEETING G
Discusses Politics and Waits for News
From Paris

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4-The cabinet
session today showed no new developments,
and in the absence of any cable information
OF peace negotiations, lacked interest. The
prospects of Republican successes in the
elections were discussed, the members OF
the cabinet generally expressing sanguine
views as to the election of Republican
house. Some of the local political issues
were commented upon. The Forthcoming
annual message of the president to congress
was considered and some features of the
reports of the departments We're outlined IN
a general way. The president, however,
has not made much progress in the actual
framing of the message. There was some
attention, likewise, paid to military mat
ters, particularly some reference to condi-
tions in Cuba, though the discussion along
this line was unimportant. 1t was signifi-
cant, however, that the matter OF the peace
negotiations in Paris was not taken up. The
joint session of the two commissions was
not to be held until 2 o'clock, and Secretary
of State Hay had no advices to present to
the cabinet, in the absence Of which dis
cussion was deferred
The herald., 1898-11-05
Learning Slowly

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Nov. 4.-The Gu
bans who have been employed in cleaning
and repairing the streets OF Santiago have
struck for higher wages, though they have
been receiving 81 a day or 80 cents and two
rations-higher wages than have ever been
paid heretofore for similar work. In fact,
local employers of labor have been complain
ing of this high rate, alleging that it was
quite impossible for them to compete with
the government on such terms. The Cuban
laborers at the best are lazy and sllpshod.
They want an increase OF 90 cents a day.
General Leonard Wood absolutely refuses to
accede to the demand and will adopt heroic
measures if the strike is not promptly de-
clared off.
The trouble is that many of the strikers
have rations enough on hand to last month
or more, and they think they can coerce the
United States authorities.
General Wood says he will arrest every la
borer able to work, and under vagrancy
law which he will establish compel him to
work thirty days for rations while confined
in Jail. He dslikes the idea of importing
labor, but believes that this must be the
ultimate result.
General Wood visited the yellow fever
hospital to make an inspection. He found
one patient suffering from Bright's disease,
but that there had not been a case OF yellow
fever under care for two months He has
severely censured DR.. Ducker, superintend-
ent of the hospital, for making an appeal for
American relief stores, and he will probably
abolish the hospital altogether at very
early date.
Colonel Donaldson has returned from Glib
ara, with 100000 customs receipts at that
place He reports that there is considerable
smallpox in the neighborhood of Holguin,
but no yellow fever.
General Demetrius Castillo, who is assist
ing in the work of organizing the military de-
partment in the Gibara district, is busy en-
gaging men for gendarmerie, accepting men
only Of good physique.
Lieutenant j. Ii. Bount, the JudgeAdvo
cate, is acting as Lieutenant.Govenor.
Captain Chester of the United States
cruiser Cincinnati, after an examination OF
the wreck of the Reina Mercedes, is of the
expense. She is of an antiquated type, but
would be useful when repaired as a school
ship or for coast defense, though it would
be necessary to lay out a large sum for re-
fitting her.
The receipt of the Associated Press bull
letin announcing the safe arrival of the Unit
ed States transport Panama at Havana
caused relief here, as there had been some
uneasiness, although the report that she
had been lost was not credited. The depart
ment had been caused much annoyance ow
ing to the utterly unfounded dispatches for
warded on the subject for a day or two to
the United States, more than fifty cable
grams having been received asking for in
formation. One report was that a schooner
had passed some wreckage marked "Pana-
ma" but there was nothing in this. Every
schooner in Santiago harhor was visited
and everywhere the same Hat denial was
made. The rumor circulated was a stupid
hoax.
The herald., 1898-11-05
cEUTA PRISONERS
Brought Back to Cuba at American
Expense

NEW YORK, Nov 4-Seyenteen Cubans
arrived here on the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm,
having been released from the Spanish
prison at Ceuta recently. They were sent
to this country at the expense of the United
States government and are the first batch
of released political prisoners to arrive in
New York. They will be retSrned to Cuba
were among them men who had been mer-
chants, planters, professional men, mechan-
les and laborers in Cuba. The men, while
they were not dressed very well, appeared to
be in the best of health and their appear
ance was the cause of remark among the. i'm
migrant officials who contrasted their
healthy condition. after years in Spanish
prison, with that Of our own troops when
they returned after their short stay in Cuba.
The men are going back to Cuba, to begin
life again. Many of those who arrived to-
day were in for life, while a majority of them
were serving thrty-year terms The lowest
sentence which any of them had received was
twelve wears.
The herald., 1898-11-05

Receiver Hill of the defunct Lincoln oav. .hs
ings Bank, restrained from selling 10 ~. y
highest bidder insurance policies aggrsgas
ing $4,000 on the lives Of the Browns ,S;,,s
pledged to secure loan. The mover c'sia III
is advanced that by thus disposing oi snS
policies the lives of the plaintiffs are pacssu
in jeopardy. The policies may be paid on,y
at the death of the assured, hence the clalm aa
is made that by transferring them greas
inducement is offered the holder 10 maAe
way with the parties insured.
Judge Holmes has assigned the case ior
hearing at the term of court which meets
this month,
The herald., 1898-11-05
Cuban Garrisons

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-The Quarter
masters Department of the army has be
gun making arrangements for the shipment
of General Carpenters Brigade to the pro
vince of Puerto Principe. The ports along
the north coast of Cuba. where troops must
be landed for this province, are not the
best 1t is probable that ,Neuvitas will be
selected as the place OF landing, but the
transports will not be able to get within ten
miles of the port, and the troops and sup.
plies must all be landed with lighters. The
troops are to be in Puerto Principe on the
22d, and it will be necessary to have the
transports ready for some days in advance
of that date. 1t is intended to have the
troops embark at Savannah.