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The Washington bee., 1899-03-18
HOUSES Of THE CABINET.
Well Arranged Abodes Where
the Presidents Advisers
Find Home Comforts.
AN IMPOSING GROUP.
Five Members of the Circle Are
Housekeeping And the Others
Are Not.

Home of the Secretary Of State One of
the Finest In washington-AH Are Well
Adapted for solid Comfort and Enter
tainment-House Of the Secretary of War
Is Commodious.
The cabinet homes are quite an i'm
posing group at present, and Presi-
dent McKinley's official family is well
housed. Five members of the cabinet
circle are housekeeping. and the
others who are not, the Secretary of
the Navy and the Secretary of the
Interior, have the comforts of home
without their responsibilities.
The home of the Secretary of State
is one of the finest i'm Washington,
and its interior beauties are already
we'll known to nearly every one pro-
inent in society. The house was built
not many years ago by Mr.. Hay. and
has every modern convenience and
luxury. Its adornment in wood and
marble is of character which i'm
proves with age. 1t is spacious and
well adapted TO purposes of official
hospitality. Perhaps what would
strike the average visitor most, how
ever, is the fact that it has few dark
corners, and the drawing rooms are
especially Sunshiny and cheerful
The driveway approaches the front
steps, and the entrance is broad and
spacious. in eeping with the wide
hall and stairway. The hall divides
the house, and is quite the feature
of it, being as spacious as the rooms
The dining room. which has fine
marble Fireplace and wide hearth, is
on the north. A reception room and
the drawing rooms are on the south
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He paralleled monopoly lines and
brought the rich men of the city to his
feet He was soon acknowledged
king of the street railway business
The running of the system required
the new patent steel rail which John
son had invented.
so the young man organized steel
company TO manufacture his patent
rails and automatic switches for the
rest of the world Everything that
Johnson touched turned to thousand
dollar bills. They f1uttered into his
vault like leaves in autumn.
In Cleveland he boldly ran for Con-
gress on the single-taX ticket. just to
break the ice for the new movement.
He was defeated but by so small a
majority that the old politicians
doubled their doses of whiskey and
quinine. and wondered if human ma
ture had reversed its record.
In the campaign of 1896 he tried il
again and was sent to Congress by
3.400 majority. That the Western Re-
serve wise men were paralyzed did
not express the situation of that day.
Tom Johnson is declared to be one
OF the few men who are sincere and
DAtCuS sum dthdsS = sell lI-cO0tdl0eU and
smiling. He does the work of fen
men yet never seems busy. He an
pears everywhere except in barrooms:
has board meetings downtown and
uptown, and business of an important
character with many interests at
stake. and yet he is never in a hurry
and turns up serenely about dinner
time at home, where he is the most
domestic Of men. and takes life as If
II were an afternoon jaunt or a pleas
ure fishing excursion.
And now it is this Tom johnson
who began his career as a door how
without friends or money. who invent
ed wonderful machines. made inn
proVements in railways which brought
MIN surprising income; who hecam
mlllionaire. owning steel works and
railways-this Tom johnson now
turns TolstOi, proposes to leave If all
and devote himself heart and soul -
spreading the gospel of singIe-tar ac,
cordlng TO Henry George.
His heart is in the work. His con,
names when he breaches his ..boIv
crusade" against taxation, and no ar.
nounces himself ready to labor in tha
vineyard wherever the cause NAV call
him.
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have leased the former residence Of
Mrs. Lindsey. 1t is a modern man.
sion, and is well arranged and we'll
furnished. The drawing rooms and
dining room are on the first floor. and
the substantial-looking oak stairway
is also an ornamental feature The
house is well furnished, and splendid
ly arranged for entertaining.
The Secretary of Agriculture and
Miss Wilson have a coy residence
which is bright and cheerful in every
part. The house was Just finished
when they leased it and it's decora.
ton was after Miss Wilson's direc.
ton. 1t has an oddly shaped hall on
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room floor. The hall window. al
ways filled with plants, makes a
pretty effect The drawing room is
deep and broad and is handsomely
furnished. Many of the paintings be-
long to Secretary Alger's private col
lection and are examples of the best
modern artists. The music room at
the rear of the drawing room has yell
low hangings and yellow tints prevail
In il generally.
Attorney General Griggs' house has
something of the effect of double
house, the hall having a window.
The hall and the staircase make q
very ornamental feature and are
lighted by a fine stained glass window
at the top of the first landing. The
drawing room is ample and is richly
furnished, light tints prevailing. The
dining room is at the rear of the
parlor suite. which. in size and
elegance. affords splendid facilities
for the comfortable moving about of
4 large gathering.
Postmaster General and Mrs. Smith
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HAS MADE MILLIONS.
clI9lous ELIMINATION or A REMARK
ABLE AND PICTURESQUE CAREER.

Tom II. johnson, the New Apostle of Single
Tax-His Rapid Rise From obscurity To
Fame-Made a Colossal Fortune by Conn
Inning street Railways.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-18
SECRETARY ALGER'S HOME.

which the parlor. music room and
dining room, which are on opposite
sides. open. The cOZy corner and
Turkish corner in the hall are exceed
ingly tasteful. All the furniture came
from the western home of the Secre-
tary. and has the familiar look which
recalls their old fireside. Secretary
Wilson's household consists of his
two sons and daughter. Miss Wilson,
who preSiueS for him.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-18
A Marvellous Escape.

Sandow slipped during the perform
ance of his feat of holding up a piano
with the pianist at Liverpool
theatre, the result being the smashing
of the piano, week in bed for the
pianist. but no harm to Sandow him
self
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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-06-29
TEXAS TOWN WASHED AWAY.
Rio Grande River Higher than known
for Forty Years.

Rio Grande River Higher than known
for Forty Years.
The Rio Grande is on the greatest ram
page known for forty years. The old
town Of Carrizo, the county seat Of Ia
pata County, Texas, was washed away
by the food of that river, not a vestige
Of the settlement, which had a popula-
ton of about 1000 Mexicans, remaining.
The court house and a part Of the new
town is threatened with destruction, ard
all the county records were removed.
Unconfrmed reports Of a number of
deaths by drowning have reached Austin
from points below Garlic. The wide val
ley on the Mexican side of the river be-
low Rio Grande City has been complete
" devastated, several thousand acres of
irrigated crops being destroyed. The pres
ent big food has caused the river to
change its course at several points, trans
ferring thousands of acres Of Mexican
territory to the United States.
AT one point on the river, bordering on
Hidalgo County, the river is cutting of
q large tract of United States territory,
and promises to land it in Mexico. Near
Benevidos the river, when on a rise few
years ago, transferred part Of Next
can ranch stocked with several thousand
sheep, to the Texas side of the stream.
The United States officials made an eff
fort to collect duty on the sheep, but
the ranch owner successfully resisted pay
ment of the same.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-06-29
PRICES STILL TEND UPWARD.
Steady Advances Notably Manifest in
Iron and Steel Industry.

Steady Advances Notably Manifest in
Iron and Steel Industry.
Bradstreet's reviews the trade situation
thus: LESS than the average effect of APP
preaching midsummer influences is dis
cernible in current trade reports. Prices,
too, show a strength unusual at this pc
Rod, and particularly in view of recent
steady advances. This is notably mani
fest, of course, in the iron and steel in
dustry, where the tendency Of values is
still upward. Hopes of improvement in
the wooden goods industry have material
lied in an active demand at leading mar
kets for the manufactured product I'M
proved crop reports are responsible chiefly
for lower quotations of products declining
in price this week. Cotton crop prospects
have continued to improve, and the raw
product is lower. Raw sugar is lower on
unanimous reports of improving crop
prospects the world over. but refined SUI
gar is in heavy domestic demand and
firm. Lumber retains all of its early ac-
tivity and strength alike as regards move
ment and prices. Wheat, including -four,
shipments for the week aggregated 3,746,-
us bushels, against 2, 1884, bushels last
week. Corn exports for the week aggre-
gate 2,S72, 432 bushels, against 3,2S5,3O1
bushels last week."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-06-29
MOB ATTACKS CAR BARNS.
Cleveland Strikers Seek to Destroy
Much Valuable PROPERTY.

Cleveland Strikers Seek to Destroy
Much Valuable Property.
Mob rule held sway on the south side
in Cleveland, Ohio. Tuesday night for
more than an hour.hA mob of 1000 per-
sons attacked the Holmden avenue car
barns of the Cleveland Electric Railway
Company and rushed through the ward,
which contained sixty cars, destroying ey
erything in sight until driven out by the
police. The mob succeeded in wrecking
ten cars before being compelled to retire
Heavy timbers were driven through win
dows and woodwork, stones and clubs
were used until the cars were completely
demolished.
The mob had a double purpose in view.
its intention was to injure as much as
possible property belonging to the Big
Consolidated Company and to do bodily
harm to the twenty-five non-union men
living at the barns. In the first it was
successful, but in the second it was not,
owing to the arrival of the police.
The first outbreak took place at Will
son avenue and Quincy street. Obstruc-
tons had been placed on the track and
Motorman Webster left his car to remove
them. One hundred men then began to
stone him and the conductor Of the car.
while the passengers rushed out pell-mell.
The motorman stood his ground. A riot
er ran in front of him and threw a brick.
whereupon Webster drew his revolver
and fired, but missed his assailant. Other
attacks were made on him, but after he
had fired several shots the crowd retreat
ed. One man received a bullet in hiss
foot. The police then arrived.
Mayor Farley issued a proclamation att
Roon calling for peace and order, and de-
claring that order would be restored evenl
II he had to resort to desperate methods
line special committee of the City Coun-l
Gil appointed to bring about settlement.
II possible, convened in the forenoon. Off,
Gals of the Big Consolidated and a COM
nlittee from the strikers were present, and
each side of the case was heard. The
strikers presented their demands in writ
ing. They are greatly modified as conn.,
pared with the original ones, several con-
cessions being made
-Four hundred employees of the Cleve-I
land Foundry Company struck in the at
ternoon because the company refused to-
discharge man who had ridden on al
Big Consolidated car. The man was al
foreman. When it became known that hel
had ridden on a car the molders went to-
the officers Of the company and demanded
his discharge. The officers refused to-
comply with the demand and all the mem
walked out of the works. This is the
first strike in the nature of a sympathy
demonstration that has taken place.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-06-29
MILLIONS FOR WAR.
England Talks of borrowing sec, 600.
600 for Defense Works.

England Talks of Borrowing 5000
600 for Defense Works.
When the English House of Commons
went into a committee on the military
works loan bill the other day, the parlia-
mentary secretary of the war office, MI.
Wyndham, moved a resolution authoriZ-
ing the introduction of a bill providing
a loan of f4,OOO,OOO, repayable in yearly
instalments, for defense works, barracks.
and rife ranges at home and abroad. lie
explained that this was merely contln-
uation of the policy laid down by the
military works loan act OF 1897 and point
ed out that all British sea-borne COM
merce converged at a point between Cape
Clear and Ushant, necessitating strategic
harbors Of refuge, all Of which must be
defended by heavy guns. In this manner
and on other works. he explained, 1t was
proposed to spend 100000 and on bar
racks the sum of f2,77O,OOO was to be
spent, of which sum E675, 900 would be
expended ON the present barracks. Inc
balance would be devoted to the expenses
of new situations, and Wei-Hal-We Ell
would absorb f15O,OOO.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-06-29
YOUNG GIRL MISSING.
STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE IN a
NEW ENGLAND TOWN.
Eleven Ycar-Old Daughter of Wealthy
South Framingham Manufacturer
Thought to Have Been Kidnapped

The citizens of South birmingham,
Mass, and neighboring towns are greatly
excited over the disappearance Of Helen
Eames, the 11-year- daughter Of AL
fred NJ. Eames, a wealthy wheel manu-
facturer, who was last seen by those who
knew her leaving her fathers office the
other afternoon Mr.. Eames fears that
the child has been kidnapped and the Off
GERS arc working on that theory. The girl
went to her fathers Office on her bicycle.
She remained in the building a short time
and then started away, leaving her wheel
there. Since that time no one remembers
having seen hey. Toward evening, when
she did not appear at her home, her par
ents became anxious and finally asked
assistance from the police. Search was
carried on all night, but not the slightest
trace of the missing child was found.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-06-29
CANNIBALIsM IN ALASKA.
Terrible Fate of Prospectors Lost on
the Yukon Trail.

Terrible Fate of Prospectors Lost on
the Yukon Trail.
A story of possible cannibalism and
death on the Yukon trail has just reached
Circle City. Three men who left Dahl
river Dec. 5 for Jimtown were supposed
to have been lost. Nothing was heard or
them till the steamer Rideout brought a
terrible tale of suffering and horror. The
men were Michael DAILY, Victor Ediar and
NJ. Provost. Their bodies were discover
ed seventeen miles from the mouth of Old
Mans creek, they having lost the tran
and become bewildered.g Having lett
Dahl river with only three weeks fooo'
but which was amply sufficient for the
80 miles to Jimtown, the poor fellows
were soon reduced to starvation. Daly )
body was found partly eaten, just as 1t
was left when death overlook the others.
Some scraps of moose hide and moccasn
were found, of which they had endeavor-
ed to make a stew. Days body was
identified by the clothes. The other TWO
men were found dead five miles away
from the tent. The fact Of the tent maps
being shut down when found would seem
to preclude the possibility of Days oooy
having been eaten by animals.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-06-29
DETECT BOLD MAIL THEFT.
Wholesale Robbery of Sacks D%scov'
cred by Chicago Authorities,

cred by Chicago Authorities.
What is regarded by Postoffice Inspec-
tor James Stuart as one of the largest
and boldest mail robberies in the history
of the Chicago postofice was detected
Tuesday, and the arrests of Walter Por-|
ter and John Newman, drivers of mail
wagons at the postoffice, followed Por-
ter made a full confession of the crime.
and implicated Newman. After a brief
hearing before United States Commits
sioner Humphrey the men were bound
over to the Federal grand jury. Porter s.
bonds were fixed at $4,000 and Newa
mans at $780, and in lieu of bail both
men were taken to joil.
A large amount of the letters, money
orders and packages taken by the men
was found in their lodging house In the
collection were letters, money orders and
checks directed to all parts of the coun-
try and Europe. One check found in the
pile was for $4,000.
The fact that the robbers had been in
the employ Of the Chicago postof1ice since
June 1 and that all the thefts were COM
mitted after that time while the prisoners
were driving their wagons makes the
scheme one Of the boldest in the recolec.
tion Of the postoffice inspectors. The mail
was all taken in pouches while being car
ried in the wagons from the postoft1ce TO-
the railroad stations and back, and it has
been admitted that three sacks were TAX
en- in one day.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-06-29
BOGUS MONEY OUTFITS.
Three Important Finds Are Reported
in California.

Three Important Finds Are Reported
in California.
Two dies and several bottles of acid,
portions Of counterfeiter's outfit, have
been unearthed by wood chopper in the
outskirts of San Rafael, Cal. One die
was for coming 1898 dollars, the other
being for S. pieces of 1897. Both are
well executed. There is much counter
felt coin Of this date in circulation. About
a year ago Charles Irwin, who operated
in that vicinity, was sent to San Quentin
for making bogus money. The dies just
discovered, however, bore evidence OF
having been made quite recently At
Pismo a complete counterfeiting outfit
has been discovered by United States
Marshal Cook. The officer secured over
$500 Of bad money. Another seizure OF
counterfeit coin has been made in Los
Angeles. The visit of Chief Wilkie OF
the secret service to the coast is believed
to have been connected with the attempt
now being made to break up the gangs OF
counterfeiters now operating there.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-06-29
PERISH FROM THIRST
TWENTY MINERS FOUND DEAD
IN DESERT.
Horrible Incident of the Rnsh to the
Sierra Pintada P1acers-Bradstreet
Trade Review Shows Prices Unusu-
ally Strong for This Period.

Word has been received at San Diego,
Cal, of one of the most horrible incidents
connected with the rush to the Sierra
Pintada placers, reports Of which have
been proved to be so greatly exaggerated.
A party of twenty miners bound for the
placers lost their way on the desert and
wandered around for a long time, finally
dying of thirst The information came
in letter received by J. P. Cantlin, one
of the men on the schooner Thomas 5.
Negus, which took a party Of over sixty
prospectors to San Rogue landing, and
written by l.. J. Allen, purser of the Ne
gus. The letter was written just before
the st. Denis left ON her return trip to
San Diego.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-06-29
CATTLE ARE DYING.
Deplorable Conditions Prevail ON Ac-
count of Drought on Ranges.

Deplorab1e Conditions Prevail ON Ac-
count of Dro uRht on Ranges.
According to reports received by Secre-
tary Charles f. Martin of the National
Live Stock Association the drought has
destroyed all the large Colorado ranges.
1.-THE reports coming to this Office" said
Mr.. Martin, ''show that unless there is
speedy relief from present conditions, the
loss to stockmen will be. something enor-
nous. Even should the cattle and sheep
survive the summer, they will be so poor
and emaciated when the SHOWS come that
they will drop like leaves from the for
est" Already cattle are dying in the
San Luis valley, where the drought has
assumed most serious phase. Like con-
ditions, varying in severity, are reported
from northern New Mexico, parts Of Ok
lahoma, the Indian nations western Kan
sas and southern Utah.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-06-29
MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
$500 to $5.75; hogs, shipping grades,
$500 to $500; sheep, fair to choice, $500
to $3.50; wheat, No. 2 red, 74c to 25c;
corn, No. 2. 34c to 35c; oats, No 3, 24c
to 25c; rye, No. 2, 60c to &c; butter,
choice creamery, tic to 19c; eggs, fresh
12c to 14c; potatoes, choice new, SIC to
65c per bushel.
dianapolis-Cattle, shipping, $500 to
$3.50; hogs, choice light, $2.75 to $500;
sheep, common to choice, $3.50 to $4.25;
wheat, No. red, 74c to 75c; corn, No. 2
white, 34c to 35c; oats, No. white, 29c
to 3Oc.
St. Louis-Cattle, $3.50 to $5.75; hogs
$500 to $500; sheep, $500 to $500;
wheat, No. 2, 76c to TIC; corn, No. 2
yellow, 33c to 35c; oats, No. 2, 26c to Csc;
rye. No. 2, 56c to 58c. e
Cincinnati-Cattle, $3.50 to $5.75; hogs,
$500 to $500; sheep, $3.50 to $3.50;
wheat, No. 2, 73c to 75c; corn, No. 2
mixed, 35c to BIC; oats, No. mixed. PIC
to 29c; rye, No. 2, 64c to 66c.
Detroit-Cattle, $3.50 to $5.75; hogs,
$500 to $500; sheep, 50. TO S4.75;
wheat, No. 2, 7sc to soc; corn, No 2
yellow, 35c to 36c; oats, No. 2 white, 28c
TO 3oc; ryef SOC to Gle. y
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 76c to
TIC; corn, No. mixed, 34c to 35c; oats,
No. mixed, 25c to 26c; rye, No. 2, 5Sc
to 6Oc; clover seed, new, 1896 to $4.05.
Observation-Disclosures, No. spring, 75c
to 76c; corn, No. 3, SAC to SEC; oats, No.
2 white, 28c to 30c; rye, No. l, SOC to Gle;
barley, No. 2, Ale to 43c; pork, mess,
$500 to $3.50.
Buffalo-Cattle, good shipping steers,
$500 to 1915; hogs, common to choice,
1925 to $500; sheep, fair to choice weth-
ers, $3.50 to $500; lambs, common to
extra, $3.50 to $6.25.
New York-GattIe, 1926 to $5.75; hogs,
$500 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to 1925;
wheat, No. red, SIC to Sac; corn, No. 2.
41c to 42c; oats, No. 2 white, 32c to 33c;
butter, creamery, 15c to zoe; eggs West
eru. 14c to 16c.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-06-29
WEALTHY FARMER is SLAIN.
Nebraska Rec1use Murdered and His
House searched for Treasure.

Nebraska Recluse Murdered and His
House searched for Treasure.
The body of st. Julian Bahaud, a
wealthy farmer residing at Julian, Neb.,
was found in his residence in a mutilated
and partly decomposed condition. Julian
lived alone and was believed to have had
large sums of money concealed about his
place. The coroner held an inquest and
the testimony showed that both parietal
bones had been crushed by some instru-
ment. To all appearances both hands and
feet had been burned, probably by the
murderer to compel his victim to reveal
where his money was hidden. In opening
tin box in which were kept deeds and
valuable papers the robber murderer evil
IDENTIFY cut his hand, as there was blood
on the papers and all about the room.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-06-29
TORNADO AT BRADLEY, NEB.
Village Is Badly Wrecked and One
Man Is Seriously Injured.

Village Is Badly Wrecked and One
Man Is Seriously Injured.
A tornado struck Bradley, Neb., wreck
ing many houses. The storm came from
the north with a tremendous roar and
reused everybody from bed. 1t first
struck the two-story brick block owned
by Charles Nash of New York, and occu-
pied by drug store and general mer-
camille store below and the Methodist
Society upstairs. The building was total
ly wrecked entailing a loss, including
merchandise and furnishings, Of $4,000.
Floyd A. Walworth was caught in the
debris and seriously hurt. Across the
street the postoffice was totally wrecked.
The building was owned by William Mil
Ter and valued at 900. Corliss' general
store was unroofed and the residence Of
David Mangus was much damaged.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-06-29
Guilty of a Train Robbery.

At Hartyille, Mo-, John Kennedy, the
notorious Cracker Neck, has finally been
convicted Of train robbery. The jury be-
fore which Kennedy was tried for coIa-
plicity in the robbery Of an express train
on the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Men-
phis Railroad at Macomb, Mo-, Jan. 3
last, returned a verdict adjudging him
guilty as charged and fixing his punish
ment at seventeen years in the State pen
itentiary.