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Evening star., 1899-07-31
Lewis Pullerson and Michael McDon-
aid Executed at Sing Sing.
KILLED In TIE ELECTRIC CHAIR
Both of the Men Had Been Con-
victed of Murder.
ONE HAD KILLED A WOMAN

NEW YORK. July 31-Lewis Pullerson
and Michael Mcdonald were put to death
by electricity in Sing Sing prison today.
Pullerson, who was a colored man. was
taken to the electric chair at S:2l am, and
a current L12o volts strong was turned on
at 500. After fifty-five seconds he was de-
clared to be dead by the attending physi-
clans.
Mcdonald was put to death at SAP am,
current of LILO volts being turned on at
that time and continued for sxty-iive Sec
onds.
Killed His Common-Law Wife.
Lewis Pullerson, a negro porter. twenty
nine years old, on March H. lsgs killed
his common-law wife Kite Smith. a white
woman, in their apartments in New York
by stranguatlon. After repeat tealy warn
ing her against receiving the attentions OF
other men he saw her with white man
and accused her Of intimacy " tn hiyn.
After the murder Pulerson tod lle ianiJor
of the building that he had kill Kate and
was going to give himself up. lie said that
the woman had been untrue He thought
he had perfect right to Kill her. Instead
of giving himself up he fled. uGt ne WAS
found by the police on the following day.
He was indicted on March - convicted
on June %, 1S.'S. and sentenced TO die IN
August Il, 1S9S Stays We're secured from
the courts which delayed the execution u
the sentence for nearly a year
McDGDnld's Crime.
Michael Mcdonald, beef carrier. en-
ployed in the Eastman CompaHy's slaugh-
ter house in New York, on May 1. 1SyS.
shot and killed Stephen Titus. the head
timekee per at Eastman's. Mcdonald. after
spending his salary in drink, had returned
to the slaughter house and demanded sew
eral dollars which he claimed were dle
IL co.
the subtimekeeper 20. X" his tiil. Nc
Donald's demands that the money be paid
at once being refused, he fired i've shots
at Titus. Mcdonald ran away. but was
caught before he could leave the building.
Titus died the same day.
Mcdonald was indicted May 20, 1S9S. and
convicted on July l. 1895. He was sem
fenced to be electrocuted on August -,
1898, but numerous stays were secured.
Evening star., 1899-07-31
PORTO RICAN POSTS.
Director Elliott Arrives to Confer
on Postal Matters.

W. Fl. Elliott, director of posts for Porto
Rico, arrived in Washington this afternoon
and reported at once at the Post Office De-
partment. Mr.. Elliott comes to Washing
ton to confer regarding postal matters, and
submit report Of the operations of the
postal service of the island. After trans
acting his business with the department he
will go to New Castle, Ind, where he will
complete arrangements for moving his fam
lily to Porto Rico. He expects to be in this
country about five weeks.
Evening star., 1899-07-31
THE STAR BY MAIL.

Persons leaving the city for any
period can have The Star mailed to
them to any address In the United
States or Canada, by ordering II at
this office, In person or by letter.
Terms: Is cents per week: IS cents
for two weeks. or so cents per
scribers changing their address from
one Post-office to another should
give the last address as well as the
new one.
Evening star., 1899-07-31
WILL MAKE NO REPLY.
Secretary Gage Will Not Notice the
Reform Leagues Letter.

Secretary Gage said today he did not pro-
pose making any reply to the last letter of
the civil Service Reform League. He real
12ed the utter futiiity, he said, of carrying
on controversy where the leagues an
swers failed to be responsive to his state
ments. The Secretary said that nothing
contained in the last letter of the league
was sufficient in his judgment to require
any change IN his published statements.
Evening star., 1899-07-31
TO JOIN THE PRESIDENT.
Postmaster General and Mrs. Smith
Left This Morning.

Postmaster General and Mrs. Smith left
this morning at 10 o'clock to join the presi-
dental party at Lake ChampIain. Gen.
Smith will be absent until the middle OF
August. During his absence First Assist
ant Postmaster General Perry S. Heath
will be acting postmaster general
Evening star., 1899-07-31
Progress OF Enlistments.

The enlistments Saturday for the Philip
pine regiments were 4I5. making a total of
1851. Col. Pettit's regiment, the 31st has
800 just one short of the full quota. The
next is Col. Bells, the 9th, with 1 l76. and
Col. Gardeners the 36th with o56
Evening star., 1899-07-31
A Hospital Turned Over.
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES.
Health Officer Woodward to Keen
the Disease From This City.

This morning between and . o'clock a
representative Of Health Officer Woodward
called at the detective office and conferred
with Sergeant Carter. He had with him a
copy Of u message that had been received
from Surgeon General Wyman. in which
the latter said he had received information
yesterday afternoon that the presence of
yellow fever in the Soldiers Home at
Hampton had been announced Several
deaths had already occurred and that
there We're possibly forty or fifty cases of
the disease there. lie suggested that refu-
gees from the piague-stricken place might
come mere ofGthe boat arriving this morning
He advised that policemen should be sent
TO meet the boat and spot all soldiers and
others who might come from Hampton
and keep them under observation.
Sergt- Carter communicated with the
fourth precinct station and had Policeman
SchTdeder 60 to the wharf of the Wash
ingJOn and Norfolk Steamboat Company
Ihs ofncer carried out mis- Instructions but
TAILED TO md any passengers on the boat
from Hampton
Steamboat Company Will CO-Operate
AT the offices of the steamboat company
this morning General Manager Callahan
stated that he ayprehended no danger to
the people of OLD Point or Norfolk The
establishment Of quarantine down there.
he said. means that effective work will be
done He said he had not received any
TeSueCt
ing the extent OF the quarantine. He said
he would obey all quarantine instructions
and would do all in his power TO prevent
til spread Ot the disease. He saiG to a
Star reporter that most of the szIaters at
Hampton who come to this city come by
way Of Baltimore. The boats of the Wash
ington and Norfolk Company, he sait han
die very few Of them.
NorfoIt>'s Former Experience.
A former resident of Norfolk, in CONVEX
sat!On with i Star reporter this afternoon
said that the Norfolk officials would keep
the yellow fever from that city if trouble
and expense would do it. They had an ex-
perienee with the disease in IS55-56 he
said. and they Will never forget it. During
that epidemic there were many deaths
both in Norfolk and Portsmouth The dis
ease was brought there by a vessel from
the West Indies. with cargo of oranges
The vessel entered port in distress. said the
former Nirglnian, and part OF her cargo
had decayed. When the decayed fruit had
been thrown overheard the boat was
pumped out. This, he thought, was what
started the fever
Should the quarantine be extended to the
cities and towns near Hampton, he con-
tinued, a great amount of distress is bound
10 follow Newport News he said is about
as far from Hampton as the latter is from
Evening star., 1899-07-31
Secretary Longs Departure.

secretary Long and Mrs. Long left Wash
lhston this morning for bingham, Mass.
Ihey Wiii later visit the Secretary's farm
at Buckf1eld, Oxford county. Me. Assistant
Secretary Allen, who has just returned
from an inspection of the northern navy
yards Will act as Secretary of the Navy
during the month of August.
Evening star., 1899-07-31
CHESTER ALLEN WILCOX DEAD.
He Was Postmaster at Quincy and a
Prominent JournaIist.

QUINCY, ILL.,, July 31.-Chester Allen
Wilcox, postmaster of Quincy, and one of
the most prominent Masons in the west,
died yesterday of Bright's disease. aged
ffty-two. He was appointed post master by
Harrison in 1883 and again by Mckinley in
1897. He was for twenty yesfs one OF The
proprietors of the Quincy Ehig. and most
of the time was its manager. He rad also
been connected with the Buffalo Express
and Milwaukee Sentinel.
Evening star., 1899-07-31
ENGINE STRUCK BAGGAGE PILE.
Peculiar and Probably Fatal Acct.
dent at EentOn Harhor.

BENTON HARBOR. Mich, July 31.-A
pile Of baggage carelessly placed on The
railway platform at Woodward Rescrt.
Paw Paw lake, today. was struck by a
passenger train and violently thrown among
SOa waiting passE myers. several OF whom
were knocked down and quite severely in
jured.
Miss Clara Hanley OF 262 Lincoln avenue,
Chicago, is thought to be fatally injured.
She was taken to St. Joseph.
Evening star., 1899-07-31

National bank notes received today for
redemption, s19S,7S5. Government receipts
from internal revenue. 81 6l7 091; customs.
S646,5S6; miscellaneous, Se23, ,J94; expend-
itures, S7S1 900.
Evening star., 1899-07-31
Secretary Hays Vacation.

Secretary Hay left Washington this after
noon for his summer home at Lake Suna-
pee, N. H, The Secretary is in need of per
feet rest, and has consequently arranged to
free himself completely from all official
duties.
Evening star., 1899-07-31
COUNT WINCH CALLS.
Discrepancy Likely Between His In.
vestii:atiOn aud the Reuorts.

Count Vinci. the Italian charge called at
the State Department this morning to talk
with Secretary Hay respecting the killing
OF the Italians at Wicksburg, La, recently
he has been in receipt of advices from the
consul general at New Orleans containing
an account of the Investigations made by
ms agent into this affair." and there is rea-
son 10 peileVe that some discrepancy will
appear between that account and the re-
ports made by the Louisiana AUTHORITIES.
Evening star., 1899-07-31
IL You Miss The star.

Subscribers who experience any difficulty
in receiving The Star, caused by the carrier
not ringing the door bell. win please report
such failure or non-delivery &c tbs otaoe.
Evening star., 1899-07-31
THREE MORE DEATHS
Gov. Woodfin's Report on Yellow
Fever at Hampton.
THIRTY CASES UNDER TREATMENT
Disease Not Likely to Spread Be-
yond the Home.
PRECAUTIONS BEING TAKEN

NORFOLK, Va, July 31.-A message
from Governor Woodfin of the Soldiers
Home at Hampton says that there have
been three deaths from yellow fever since
yesterday and thirty cases are now under
treatment. Expert surgeons and immune
nurses are being installed, and rigid quar-
antine regulations enforced. He does not
think the disease will spread beyond the
home. The most plausible theory of the
introduction of the disease is that the germs
were imported on transports that brought
sick soldiers from Santiago.
There are no cases here, at Old Point or
Newport News. Every precautiou has been
taken by the government and local health
authorities, and very little uneasiness is
felt
Evening star., 1899-07-31
Appeared q Week Ago.

Appeared Week Ago.
The first news that there was yellow
fever at the home was sent out yesterday.
The disease first appeared in the home
nearly week ago. but the physicians were
in doubt and did not decide until yesterday
that it was genuine yellow fever.
AS soon as it was definitely determined
that the dreaded scOurge was raging in the
institution steps We're taken to protect the
public The cars were prevented from run
ming within half mile of the reservation.
1t is feared, however. that much risk las
already been taken, as there were two
three excursions from the interior yester-
day which spent Sunday on the beach and
In Hampton
The health authorities have taken steps to
battle with the scourge, and 1t is believed
that they will be able to handle it success
fully There We're seven deaths Saturday
and three Sunday, but it is said that all of
these We're not from yellow fever.
More than 1000 veterans of the civil war
are sheltered in this home. When this fact
Is considered. the seriousness of the situa-
tion may readily be seen.
Surgeon General Wyman's Action.
Surgeon General Wyman Of the marine
hospital service had a conference with Sec
rotary Alger at u o'clock today concerning
the yellow fever situation a. Hampton The
Secretary Of War is ex-ofFicio president of
and as a consequence his orders concern
ing the home would govern it. AT present
the nome is under the direction of the gov
'ernor of the home and Surgeon Vickery.
Zen Wyman has sent to Hampton Surgeon
White. a very experienced yellow fever
physician. who will take control of every
thing under the marine hospital service
secretary Alger assured DIR. Wyman today
that the War Department would assist in
every manner possible to control the cpl
demic. and that as ex-Utiici5 president of
the Soldiers Home he would issue such or
ders as are deemed necessary. Or. Wv:na1
says that it may be necessary t. take many
of the inmates of the home away ana place
them in different quarters. This Will be lie
termined when DR.. White reaches HAMPTON
and makes his report.
The marine hospital officials are astound-
ed at the presence of yellow fever in that
locality The last epidemic of the disease
occurred at Norfolk in 1850 having been
brought into port on the steamer b n
Franklin on June of that year and in the
epidemic which followed there were ], ,sO7
deaths The steamer from Old Point ar
irving here this morning was crowded with
Passengers
Hospital Turned Over.
Secretary Alger has directed the Josiah
Simpson Hospital at Fort Monroe to be
turned over to the marine hospital service
II II is wanted by Surgeon General Wy
man This hospital contains one thousand
beds. and was fitted up for the troops sta
toned at Newport News last summer Only
small portion of it has ever been used
The Secretary told Surgeon General Wy
man to call on the War Depa rtment for
anything that it had, or was wanted and
II would b. furnished at once. without re-
gard to regulations or rules. The Secre-
fary said that Surgeon General Vyrnan
Should be assisted in every way in dealing
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-28

The local grounds never looked better
than they did yesterday.
Portland seems 70 have lost none Oh its
fondness for the great game after Q year
and half of waiting. director WOOD
bury saw the game from the grand stand
The weather reminded him OF the season
of '97, IL was so different
The Bostons played more like school
hoys than Champions In yesterdays
game with the Phillies. klobedans was
Knocked out in half an inning and STREET
was but little improvement. Stahl
pitched the last two innings.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-28
THE SALEM TEAM WON.
Defeated Portland Y. NJ. G. A. Team BY
score of IL toll.

The great event of yesterday in Y, NJ.
c. A. circles WAS the game of basket
ball between the Salem Y NJ. G. a.
team and the Portland (Green) team. 1t
was game filled with thrilling incidents
and very hotly contested. The Salem
team is made up of big six-footers who
have been playing basket ball for seven
years, while the Portland team has been
organized but year. Considering the
difference in weight and the time the
teams have been playing sthe game was
an excellent one and the Portland boys
showed up to excellent advantage. The
game was witnessed by big crowd and
the fine plays were impartially applaud
ed.
In the following score the letter follow
ing the figure in the columns explains
whether the goal was made from the field
or from the line. Field goals count two;
goals from the line count one.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-28

OLIVE A. CORLISS. late of Yarmouth.
deosased Petition that Grace g. Lam
. bert be appointed Administratrix, with
the will annexed, presented by said
Grace G. Lam bert. daughter or said de-
ceased.
JANEC. TRUE, of Yarmouth, q per-
son Ut unsound mind. Petition for IL
oense to sell and convey Real Estate
presented by John K. Doyle, Guardian.
OTHELLO d. BROWN, late of Gorham.
deceased Petition that Llewellyn W.
Brown. or some other suitable person,
be appointed Administrator, presented
by said Llewellyn W. Brown, brother
of said deceased.
MA TTHIAS ALLEN, late of Yarmouth.
deceased. Final Account presented for
allo vance by George NJ. Twitchell, tx
ecutor; also Petition for Order or DIS
tribution, presented by said Executor.
JOHN A. LIBBY, late of Scarborough,
deceased Petition for an allowance
out of the personal estate. presented
by Harr let Il. Libby, widow OF said
deceased.
HARRIET n. MOUNTFORT. late OF
Westbrook. deceased. VIII ana pesition
for probate thereof, presented ny
Charles C.. Bailey, Executor therein
named.
ROBERTsWALSH, late of Portland, de-
ceased. Will and petition for probate
thereof. presented by Michael j. Walsh
and Robert j. Walsh, sons OF said de-
ceased.
JOHN MACKEY, late of South Port
land, deceased. First and Final Ac-
count presented for allowance by Ida
Nj, Mackey, Administrators.
HENRY A. JONES, late of Portland,
deceased. Eighth Account presented
for allowance by Ardon w. Coombs,
Trustee.
HELEN A. FOSS, ct ais, minor chill
dren and heirs of v. Richard Foss, late
of Portland, deceased. Third Accounts
presented for allowance by W. s. Lane,
Guardian.
FRANK l.. NASH, ct AL, minor chill
dren and heirs of Oliver NJ. Nash, late
of Portland. deceased. First and Final
Account presented for allowance by
Harriet r. Verrill, Administrators of
the estate of Ryron ID. Verrill, de-
ceased Guardian.
SAMUEL A. STONE, late of Portland,
deceased. First Account presented for
allowance by Mary II. Stone. Admin
istratrix.
FRANCES l.. MILLIKEN, late Of Port
land, deceased. Final Account pre-
sented for allowance by John b. ke-
hoe, administrator.
MARY h. BERRY, late of Portland.
deceased. first Account presented
for allowance by George E MoG launin
and David l.. McGlauf1in, Administra-
tors.
GEORGE S. LESTER, late of Portland,
deceased. Final Account presented for
allowance by John b. kshoe, Admins
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-28
Yesterday Was a Gala Day in
Philadelphia.
President Meets Capt.
Coghlan of Raleigh.
Sailors From Famous Cruiser
Heroes of Occasion.

Philadelphia, April 27.-In the presence
of President Mckinley and his wife,
mem bers Of his cabinet, three generations
of Gen Ulysses S. Grants family and
"a great crowd of people. Miss Rosemary
Sartoris, grand daughter OF Gen. Grant
today unveiled an heroic esquestrian
st atue of her illustrious grandfather in
Fairmouut park.
Although the day was not holiday
In honor OF the event. there was great
outpouring of patriotic citizens Flags
were everywhere displayed throughout
the city and all the ships in the harbor
were gaily decorated In cplors.
The ceremonies began at l. 20 O'Clock
when the Presidential party arrived at
the Broad street station of the Pennsyl-
yania railroad from Washington. AT the
station the party was received by the com
mittee on arrangements When the Pres
ident arrived n great cheer went up
which was continued all along the route
to the Bellevue hotel.
At clock the start was made for
Paramount Park.
When the Presidential party renched
the monument at 2 so O'Clock they found
a great crowd awaiting them.
A most pleasing incident was the greet
ing between the President and Capt
Coghlan of the Raleigh.
Everyone watched to see how the cap
tain would be received by the Presldent
and a great cheer went mp as the Presi-
dent stretched out his hand and grasped
that of the captain. The captain took
a scat directly b,hind the President.
Mrs Grant was given seat nearest the
monument.
Mayor Ashbridge presided at the cere-
monies The mayor then made short
address and was followed by John Ii.
Converse, who presented the statue to
the commissioners Of Paramount park. AS
he concluded speaking, Miss Sartoris
monnted a small platform near the
statue pulled the cord which held the
national oolors about the figure and the
horse and rider ware brought to view.
As the drapery fell, Battery ID, National
Guard of Pennsylvania, fired salate of
IL guns, and the cruiser Raleigh. four
miles away was given the signal and also
fired salute of IL guns. Mrs. Grant
took long look at the bronze figure OF
her husband and as she sat down she
could be seen wiping tears from her
eyes.
As the Hon. A. Louden Snowden was
making an address accepting the monu.
ment ON behalf of the:psrk commissioners
tie Chinese naval reserves OF this city
marched up and laid a wreath at the
base of the statue.
Then followed the review OF the 5000
troops. The parade WAS started at B. 10
O'Clock. The parade reached the review
ing stand few minutes after the I'M
yelling. The column was led by the DOM
panies of sailors from the cruiser Raleigh.
in command of Lieut.. Commander Phelps.
Ihe sailors we're the heroes Of the pro-
cession.
After the review the President and the
mem bers of the distinguished party re-
turned to the hotel On the return trip
Gsn. Miles rode in the carriage with the
President
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-28

on bases, be struck Love out so grace
fully that he hardly realized 1t.
While 10 would have been easy for Port
land to have won By littis batting
almost any time. that time never came,
while Bates kept dropping run into
their basket here and there aud kept the
lead from the start to finish. We were
slightly encouraged in the seventh when
Love and kilfedder scored on a hit and
two errors, aided by clever base running,
and again in the ninth when with two
men on bases Libby had chance to drive
in run. A fly to Dean put an end to
all honest, well.meant aspirations we
may have had. There were fully lo0O
people on the grounds, which is the MIC
est feature Of the game.
The score:
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-28

went to York Harbor to work in a sum :
mer hotel kept by the Darrell Bros. Some
nine months after leaving home she
heard that her daughter han secured eli .
ploynent as waitress in the Culver
house at Abingdon, Mass, From the lat.
ter place the daughter sent "a letter home.
giving an account of her whereabouts, and
qnc ,osing present of ten dollars
For two years after this letter, was re-
ceiver nothing was heard about the girl
save information given the family by a
travelling man, who said she was work
ing in a hotel at Springavle. Her two
sisters on getting this information hur-
ried on TO Springvale and found their Sis
ter working in the hotel as stated by the
travelling man. She told them that In
the future she would keep the family
posted as to what she was doing and
where she happened to be located.
Another two years W ent by and the
family heard not word from the absent
sister Inquiry was made and 1t was
found out that the sister Kate was work
ing in the Russell house in Boston.
A letter was sent to the Boston post
ollice with the request that If not deliv-
cred it be returned in ten days. The let
ter was returned TO Portland in about Il
fortnight bearing the marks of several
post offices where 1t had been forwarded,
but the party to whom 1t was addressed
could not be found.
About year ago the family sent two
of the daughters to Boston in search of
the missing sistsr and they visited the
theatres and various places In the city In
hope of discovering Kate Philips. but had
to return still in the dark rs to her
whereabouts.
Daring the past year although inquiries
have been made in every quarter no trace
of the girl has been found.
Mrs. Phillips gives the following des-
oription of her daughter: Height feet 8
inches to feet inches, weight about
/ so to 155 pounds. eyes dark brown al
most black, black hair, and Is n years
old