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wou1d Cocrce Haxti.

A dispatch from Rome says: "The Gov
ernment has decided upon energetic action
20 compel Hayti to make reparation for
the illegal sequestration Of property of an
Italian steamer at Port au Prince. Italy
has long had claims against Hayti she
has endeavored TO press to settlement.
Crawford avalanche., 1898-03-03
Removes Entire Stomach.

DIR. Charles b. Brigham, Mt San Fran
cisco, made a complete excision of the
stomach Of a female patient suffering with
cancer, and thirty-six hours after the op-
eration she was resting comfortably.
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To Sell a Railway.

An application for the sale of the Lit
tie Rock, Hot Springs and Texas Rail
road, between Hot Springs, Ark, and
Benton, Ark, has been filed by Receiver
Lonsdale in the United States Circuit
Court
Crawford avalanche., 1898-03-03
Hurricane in Honolulu.

One of the worst storms ever expert
enced in Honolulu took place recently.
The wind developed into hurricane and
the rain came down in torrents. Houses
were blown down, trees uprooted and 9th
er damage done.
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Fuuitive KiIIs -Four Mer

Word has just been received from Mas
cot, Neb., that Thomas Ford, who cut the
throat Of his brother-in-law, escaped from
Jail and killed four men before he could
be overpowered. There is intense excite
ment there
Crawford avalanche., 1898-03-03
Nebraska Bank Looted.

Two masked bandits held up President
A. .. Taylor, of the State Bank of Bay
ard, Neb., forced him to open the treas
ure box of the institution, looted the bank
md escaned
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At an important meeting of the central
committee of nutonomists at Havana,
Senior Gown, secretary of the interior,
proposed an amendment increasing the
committee from 20 TO 90. The fifteen new
members win Be taken from emigrantsl 20
Crawford avalanche., 1898-03-03

the miners in the klondike territory, Is
well fitted by experience for the task. His
work as second in command of the Greedy
arctic expedition showed him to be man
Of great executive ability and unfiinching
bravery. The manner in which he han
died the food supply for the starving ex-
pedition and himself daily fished for the
few shrimps that could be caught through
the ice, thus prolonging the lives of his
companions, until he became so exhausted
that he lay down to die, is among the
most heroic deeds of arctic exploration.
Capt. Brainard enlisted in the army as a
private soldier and fought in many Of the
Indian battles in the West.
Crawford avalanche., 1898-03-03
Hotel Guests Iuiured.

The johnson House at Prescott, Ariz.,
was totally destroyed by fire. No fatali-
ties occurred, but several guests were
seriously injured in jumping for their
lives
Crawford avalanche., 1898-03-03
Died iby Asphyxiatiou.

Jacob Dillenburg, I'll years old, and his
wife, Annie, 73, were found dead in a
little room behind their plumbing shop
at 121 Chrystie street, New York. They
had been asphyxiated.
Crawford avalanche., 1898-03-03
CAPT. o. L. BRAINARD.

Man Who Will Head the KIondike
Relief Forces.
Capt. David L. Brainard, of the sub
sistence department of the United States
army, who has been selected to take
charge of the expedition for the relief Of
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Scarcity of Tobacco.

According to the New York CONNER
cial Advertiser there has been n revival
OF the introduction upon the expectation
Of tobacco from Cuba, and as n result
there is In this country a scarcity of both
6ber and leaf tobacco.
Crawford avalanche., 1898-03-03
BIG Crops I'm Indin.

The Calcutta correspondent of the Lon
don Times says there is every prospect OF
one of the best harvests ever gathered in
India.
Crawford avalanche., 1898-03-03
AustraIia's Wheat Crop.

The exportable surplus Of the Austria
lian wheat yield is estimated at 10000
tons.
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1t is stated that the overproduction of
oil in the Los Angeles, Cal, oil fields at
the present time is nearly five hundred
barrels day.
Crawford avalanche., 1898-03-03
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
INTERESTING AND INSTRUCTIVE
LESSON.

of an Elevating Character
Wholesome Food for Thought
Studying the scriptural Lesson In
tclligeutly and Probably.
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even of the Sabbath day."-Matt. II: 8.
This weeks lesson is to be found in
Matt. II: 1-13, and its subject is Jesus
and the Sabbath
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Next Lesson-"The Wheat and Il
Tares. Matt. 13: 24-30; 36-43.
Evening star., 1898-09-26
LANEI I4fI.

treated to eHt,rraiEiuyut in tie form Of Il
typical campfire Saturday Night by the executive
stEG Of the LaHLaEl Athletic Club. The party
CtsreEeted at a given rendezvous and takn: car
ri Ees from this point drove so the residence of
tae late Samuel Stafford. whore a collation. was
served The remainder of The evening was spent
IL songs.
Those in the party were the Misses Mallery
Anna, Edith and Rose I:iESles. Bessie LIn,.ar
j ssie Gray. Anna Gray. Virginia Lauham Npla
S, JIin. Adie LarcU.I4be. Maggie I-arcJmbe Flor
Howser. Mrs Harry H,wser Mis-. Mcdonnell
= Knoxville, Tenn. u Miss Fisher and Miss May
.sOI Of Washington, y. G.. Miss J.. Ryan. ana
ssrs Watson Miller Howard Beckett, irvin
Ecse. Samuel Ryan. John Iarrombe, Harry Lar
coMbc, +. T. Howser, Ed ; Wilson. Frank b.
Haskell. Frank Stewart. Martin Steele. G Palmer
Truman Lanhnu B. Crandei, L. Birauix, c
stentcIiT and o. SelEIH-
Evening star., 1898-09-26
TEBnAU TO sIpl'LANT EWING.
Weii-FoHBded Runner Says Cieve-
lands Manager VIII 60 to Cincinnati.

a special from Cincinnati says that this
will be Manager Ewings last season at
the head of the Cincinnati team Next
season he will be the presiding officer and
manager of the st. Louis team and Patsy
Teheau, now the manager OF the wander
ing Cleveands, will take hold of the Reds.
This is a well-1oUnded rumor which
comes from good authority and certainly
has all the earmarks of being true in every
particular. once before this season, early
in the spring, this story was afioat, but it
was Immediately denied by all concerned
and yet after many months the story bobs
up again, only to be better founded than
ever before. A relative of the Cincinnati
manager is responsible for the above state
ment. 1t is said that Manager Ewing
has made all preparations for his departure
TO the mound city next spring.
The story is follows: At the close of
this season the present Cleveland team.
the greater part Of it, will be transferred
to St. Louis. Tebeau, however will not
be asked to accompany his Old guard there.
Tebeau will become the Reds manager,
while Ewing will go to St Louis. 1t is
said that the scheme has been well laid
and just as soon as the season closes or
soon thereafter it will be officially given
out. Ewing is to invest some of his own
savings in the st. Louis club. He Is to be
made president and manager and direct af
fairs of the club and team to suit himself.
Ewing is in a position to invest money
in St. LOuis-there is no doubt of that.
He realizes that it will be a splendid in
vestment for under his hand and with a
team of stars like the Cleveland aggrega-
ton the stands on the St Louis Park woa't
he able to accommodate the crowds. St.
Louis has not had a winning team for
many years. The public is anxious to
have a winner in the league race, and 1t
viii support such a team about as well,
Lat th.,, ,tt ~ thn Tnt@
The change of Tebeau for Ewing would
certainly not meet with the disfavor of
the local patrons of the game. Tebeau is
a faVorite in Cincinnati and always has
been. He is capable of handling Elen and
can himself fill almost any position the
team very creditably. OF course Ewing
is not the only man who will put money
into the scheme. There gre others The
Robinsons VIII have their share, while it
is also rumored that President Brush will
lend helping hand, financially speaking.
Evening star., 1898-09-26
CRACK CYCLISTS SUSPENDED.
Chairman Mott Throws Down the
Gauntlet to the Racers.

That the fight between the l.. A. w. and
the crack riders of the country has begun
is shown by the following bulletin, issued
by Chairman Albert Mott of the racing
board
Bald, Cooper, Mcfarland Stevens,
Mosher, Hedstrom. Anderson, Babcock,
Terrin and any others training on the sus-
pended track at Berkeley Oval, New York
are suspended pending Investigation
The men. being in New York waiting for
future race meets, took up their training
quarters on the blacklisted track. All other
tracks in that vicinity are under the ban.
ana as the men had to train, no attention
was paid to the suspension of the track
They could not afford to lose a whole sea-
son of training, and the season has been
a poor one financially, they could not af-
ford 10 go south. There is no doubt that
the race meet promoters Will accept the en-
tries Of the men. which will in reality be
the first outbreak against the league, and
the racing Will go on as 1t has heretofore
The men fully understand that no racing
can be had without them, and as thew have
formed a combine to stick together there
is no fear on their part. The outcome and
turn Of affairs will be eagerly watched
This move on the part of the racing board
Will strengthen the move on foot to form
u new racing organization. To attempt any
future meets without the entries of the big
men would prove fiZzle, and all are con-
hdent that the track owners and race meet
promoters are with the men. They are
ready for the fight and will act in a bllst-
ness way.
Evening star., 1898-09-26
APPLICATIONS FOR PLACES.
Hundreds On File, While Many Others
Are Made Daily.

Every day fifteen OF twenty women,
many of them the mothers Of little families
totally dependent upon them for support,
call upon Secretary Wilson Of the Agricul-
turu Department, begging for work. They
never get beyond the argus-eyed chief
clerk, Colonel Geddes, who gives each tho
same depressing reply that there are no
vacancies for them. Some cry, others ac-
cuse him of deceiving them, but a few uL-
derstand the situation when they patiently
listen to Colonel Gsddes' statements, and
depart, never to return.
The pressure for places at this period is
very large, owing to the general impression
that the seed distribution begins October l.
Already 800 applications are On lie. in
dorsed by senator's, representatives and
high officials, and the number Of applicants
in person is daily growing larger.
But it is of no use. There are only
about eighty places in the Agricultural
Department not within the classified serv-
ice, and these are more than full. 1t is a
fact that on the 1st the Secretary wik be
obliged to let number of these go, as
there is no fund TO pay for continuing their
work. The seed distribution must be let TO
contractors, who hire their own help, ana
with which the department has no concern,
so far as the sorting and packing Is con-
cerned
An iAustretion of the general Ignorance
III this regard is supplied by a congress-
man whose constituent was among the few
recently discharged by the Secretary. He
mildly protested. saying, Surely. | am en-.
titled 10 two or three little places in tho
department"
There are but eighty odd places to dis
tribute among all you congressman" was.
entitled TO it would amount to about one
eighth of one place"
Evening star., 1898-09-26
FOREST GLEN.

The Christian Endeav0r Society II the Presby
tcrian Church recently held election OF officers
the following being chosen: President. Miss gnes
Scuider; vice president. Mrs. q. ii. Wolfe; secrc-
tary Mr. l. 2 Thomson. and treasurer. Mr.. Her
nan Birgfeld
Sergt. Maurice Clagrtt and Corpl Preston Ray
have both received b"noTable discharges from Com
gauy u the Ist Maryland Volunteers and are
u their BONES in Forest Glen.
The public school. No . opened the 10Th
instant under favorable circumstances in
the bGlldng OF the Forest Glen Presbyterian
Church. with Miss AgICs F"nwick teacher. TIE
daily attendance OF pupils is upwards Of thirty
Mtssrs. A NJ Proctor. James ii. Engle and X. A.
Fenauu trustees
Evening star., 1898-09-26
CONDUCTOR THE WAR
Sketches of the Investigators Chosen
by the President.
saw SERVICE IN fHB REBELLION
Have Had Experience in Camp
and Field.
SCOPE OF THEIR INQUIRY

The President is understood to be thor
oughly pleased with the personnel of the
commission he has appointed to investigate
the administration of the War Department
in relation to its conduct of the Spanish
American war.
cure as members of the commission men of
the highest character and standing in
whose opinions and judgment the country
would have all confidence. He desired also
to have represented on the board all phases
of public and political feeling, every sec
ton Of the country and all classes of busi-
ness-professicral, commercial and military
The men whom he has appointed are pos
sesSed of wide and varied experience, many
of them having served with distinguished
honor to themselves either IN the Union or
confederate armies The President feels
assured that the verdict of the commission,
whatever that may be, in the Inquiry it is
proved by all right-minded and right-t hir k
ing American citizens.
Following are brief biographical sketches
of the men who compose the commissions:
Gen. Dodge.
Maj. Gen. Grenvilie NJ. Dodge, president
of the commission was born April u, 1881:
he graduated from Norwich CvermonO Uni
versity as a civil engineer. He entered
service April, 1861, as captain; was made
colonel, 4th Iowa Infantry, June, 1861 l.;
made brigadier general March Is, 1862; ma
Evening star., 1898-09-26

personally connected with all the great en-
terprises that have contributed to the up-
building of Atlanta since the war. He has
been director in every new road that has
been built into the city since the war and
is now a director of the Georgia Central
He was a director in both of the great eX-
positions. He was one of four commission
ers that built the splendid new capital in
Atlanta for one million dollars. Captain
Howell has been a member of four nation
al democrat tic conventions, commencing in
1876. He was appointed consul to Man
chester, England by President Cleveland
during his first term, and declined the place
on account of his business.
Col. Sexton.
Col. James A. Sexton was born in Chi
cago. He enlisted for three months on the
10Th day of April, 1861 When seventeen
years of age re-enlisted in the 51st Illinois
Infantry Volunteer Regiment; May. 1862
was commissioned first lieutenant in 9th
Regiment, Illinois Infantry; was transfer
red to 12d Illinois, accepting a captaincy
Of a company recruited under the auspices
of the Y. M. c. A, which became d Com
pany of what was known as the 1st Board
of Trade Regiment: was assigned to Ran
SONS brigade, McArthQr's division 18th
Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee. and
participated in all the campaigns marches.
battles and sieges of that army. In the fail
of 1864 the regiment was assigned tempo
rarily to Strickland'S S brigade, Rugur's di-
vision. 23d Army Corps of the Cumberland
On this campaign General Schofield COM
manded the army on its retreat from At
lanta to Nashville. AS regimental com
mander Colonel Sexton commanded this
Hill, Franklin and Nashville, and through
out that campaign. Colonel Sexton was as
signed to staff duty, being detailed on the
staff Of Maj. Gen. A. ]. Smith as acting
Evening star., 1898-09-26

PHILADELPHIA, September 26.-At the
annual meeting OF the Union Traction
Company today john Lowber Welsh. who
last week withdrew from the presidency
and accepted an election TO the board of
directors. presented his resignation as a
member OF the board. George w. Elkins. Il
son of William l. Elkins, was chosen as his
successor. The board then organized and
elected John r. Parsons president and
George d. Weidener vice president Mr.
Parsons has been general manager of the
company since 1896. coming here from Chi
cago to assume the position. He began his
street railroad career in this city in 1870 as
q conductor.
Evening star., 1898-09-26

OVERWHELMINGLY DEFEATED.
Found the Curves of Gus
weighing to BE Easy

The game al Baltimore Saturday resulted
in an overwhelming defeat of the Senators,
the Orioles getting IA runs to our repre-
sentatives' B. Gus Weyhing was an easy
mark for the Baltimores in the first three
innings, i3 runs being made in that time.
but when the veteran found that Manager
Irwin was not to be trif1ed with and that
he would have to finish the game he settled
down. and from that point out twirled his
well-known game, only one more run being
scored.
Weyhing, like several other Senators. Is
evidently sore at the infusion of young
Evening star., 1898-09-26
Cant. IInMeiI.

Capt. Evan p. Howell was born in Nil
ton county, Georgia. near Atlanta, on the
10th day OF December, 1899 He finished
his education at the Georgia Military Insti-
tute at Marietta, Georgia and the Lump
kin Law School at Arthur Georgia He Drac-
uced law for a year and entered the con-
federate army as orderly sergeant Of Com
pany E, 1st Georgia Regiment of Volun-
teefs, on the Tth day of April. 1S61-twcgye
months troops. He was promoted in Nav
1861. to second lieutenant in his company
and soon after to first lieutenant. The time
OF enlistment Of the Isl Georgia having ex-
pred the company Captain Howell belong
ed TO Immediately volunteered and elected
him captain. He was given a light battery
and was stationed at Fort McAllister near
Savannah. While there the monitors on
their first tour south attacked Fort McAf-
lister, and Captain HoWelrS battery was
part of the garrison. The fort was almost
dlsmantled by the fire from the monitors
but the fort held out and did not surrender
He was in all the important battles of the
Western army around Chattanooga, and in
the retreat from Dalton, around Atlanta
rendered with Johnstons army at the end
resumed the practice of law. He was made
solicitor of his judicial circuit in 1869 and
held this office until he was elected TO the
state senate in 1872, where he remained
until 1877, filling three terms. In 1876 he
purchased a half interest in the Atlanta
Constitution, and afterwards sold a fourth
interest to the late Henry W. Grady. In
1897 Captain Howell sold his fourth inter-
est for 100000. Captain Howell has been
Evening star., 1898-09-26
Base Ball Notes

loaitiHfofeS tOday.
Dineen Is slated to pitch
Manager Hanlon says he will stand pat
on next season.
Cincinnati made bid for Mcclure ana
Gettman, but the offer was too small
The veterans need not be in a hurry
Manager Irwin has given it out that he
will shift them to other clubs as soon as
pc pcssible.
Manager Irwin last Friday chopped off
great chunk of self-corsciousness from one
of the Senators when he offered to farm
him out to St Joe of the Western Associa-
ton.
The Baltimores were always good draw
ing cards in Washington and the usual
good turnout can be looked for today.
The Birds cannot afford to lose a game to
Washington, and for this reason the con-
test today will be worth seeing
1t is estimated that at least thirty or
forty players now in the league ranks will
find new berths by next spring. Washing
ton and Chicago Will see about the largest
transfers of players, hile St Louis, New
York, Brooklyn Cincinnati and Pittsburg
ard, in fact every club in the league, is at
present open to negotiations locking to the
transfer Of one or more of their players.
Shortstop Cocknan, who played with
Reading this year, and who has been tipped
off as the best man for that position in the
Atlantic League, was tried out by Manager
Irwin this spring with the Torontos. The
play on a grass diamond, his work hereto
fore being on skin" or dirt infelds that
are not as fast as those in the big league.
Gettman, the fast-hying outfielder of the
Washington team, is on the market. 1t is
understood that the Texas sprinter will be
one OF the players let go by Irwin in
constructing the Senator's Gettman would
be a good man for the Cincinnati team,
ard a trade might be framed up by which
he could be secured Gettnan is almost as
fast in getting down to first as Hamilton,
and he can play any kind Of a field. The
Cincinnati team is short on fast men. Mer-
Ger is on the market, but the Washington
Evening star., 1898-09-26
French Defeat tho Sofas.

PARIS. September 26-An official dis
patch from St. Louis. Senegal, French West
Africa, says force CT Soudanese sharp
shooters. in the French service. comma nd
ed by Lieut.. Woolfel. has defeated an army
or Sofas. under one Of Samory's chiefs. cap
turing 5000 men and seizing 800 Gras rifles
and quantities Of ammunition. 1t IS added
that the French force had one sharpshooter
wounded.
Evening star., 1898-09-26
shafter to Return to the Coast.

SAN FRANCISCO, September 28-Let-
ters from Gen. Shafter to friends in this
city state that he viii soon return to re-
sumo mis- station here as commander of
the Department of California, relieving
Gen. Merriam, who will probably be as
signed to his former duties as commander
of the Department of Columbia.
Evening star., 1898-09-26
1897.
Famous PAGERS Matched.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. September 26.-President
Robert Auli of the ST. Louis Fair Associa-
| ton has closed a deal and arranged to
have the match race between the famous
PAGERS. John r. Gentry and Joe Patchen,
held at the fair grounds on Wednesday
October 3. The fair association will put
up a purse of S5,O 900 for the race.
Evening star., 1898-09-26

and major general of volunteers July II,
ISb2. He was in command of a brigade
during the operations in Kentucky in 1861 ;
Of a division in the Tennessee and Missis-
sippi campaign of February June, 1852, and
OF the lst Army Corps in the advance into
Kentucky, which resulted in the battle Of
PerryVille. He was in command of the
night wing of the 14th Army Corps in the
Tennessee campaign of 1S52-'63, including
the bactle of Stone River, and of the 10th
Army Corps at the battle of Chickamauga.
He was engaged in the defense OF the cap
ltal at tho time of Early'S raid and in
1850. was sent with the joint commission
OF Congress to investigate Jndlai. affairs
In the west.
AT the close Of the war he was apDointe ed
lieutenant colonel of the Goth Infantry, and
served Tor many years on the staff of Gen
eral w. T. Sherman. He became colonel
infantry and cavalry school at Fort Leav-
enworth, Kan; was appointed hrigadier
general in the United States army in $780,
promoted major general in 1894 and re-
tired on April 10, 1855. He was selected by
President Cleveland as the official repre-
sentative of the United States at the cor
onatfon of the ear in 1896
Gen. Wilson.
of engineers, United States army, was born
in the District of Columbia; appointed from
Washington territory to the Military Acad-
emy, graduating in 1S60 and, after serving
short time in ordnance and artillery, was
assigned to the engineer corps. He served
throughout the civil war. first as an engi-
neer, afterward as an inspector general,
Evening star., 1898-09-26

Baltimore at Neutrality-suspicious..
Brooklyn at BOston-cloudy.
Philadelphia at New York-cloudy.
Cleveland at Cincinnati-cIear.
PittsburR at ChicagC-clear.
Louisville at st. Louis-clear,
Evening star., 1898-09-26

Mr.. William Winter has been Informed
by the District Commissioners that they
find 1t i1npracticable to improve Douglass
avenue from Stanton 20 the Hillsdaie school.
house, owing to The small amount OF travel
on she thoroughfare.
Evening star., 1898-09-26

again made superintendent of public build
ings and grounds, and served such until
the 1st of February 1897, when he was ap-
pointed brigadier general, chief of engi-
neerS.
EN-GOy. Beaver.
James Adams Beaver was born in Perry
county, Pennsylvania. October u, 1887;
graduated at Jefferson College IN western
Pennsylvania in 1856; studied law and was
admitted to the bar in 1859 and practiced
law at Bellefonte. He belonged to a mill
tary company of which Governor Curtin
was captain. and when the civil war broke
out entered the Union army at the first call
for three months; after expiration of the
term re-entered the army for the war as
lieutenant colonel of the 45th Pennsylya-
MIA. After brief service with the 45th. was
offered the command of the 4-y.a Pennsyl-
vania Infantry and Joined the Army of the
Potomac, just after the battle OF rred-
ericksburg. AT Charlottesville he was
shot through the body. May, 1863; after
his recovery rejoined his regiment. was
shot again at Spottsylvania and at Cold
Harbor. At the first assault on Petersburg