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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-27
BoLD 4EyDERLo1N ROBBERY.
Victim Went to n Colored Mems Club was
DruEGed and Awoke Five Blocks Away

John Beaver, who until recently was EN-
ploycd as a conductor on the Second avenue
trolley line was arrested on Broadway at
O'Clock yesterday morning for hghting Win
woman with whom he had been living. Nheh
he was taken to the jefferson Market police
court later the woman did not appear against
him aud he was discharged
While waiting in the prison pen to be ar
raigned before Magistrate Teller. Beaver was
asked by one OF the other prisoners negro
named John Day, who had been arrested Tor
stealing a suit Of clothes. to go to the Doug
lass Club at ia West Thrty-frst street. when
he regaiued his liberty, and tell Days
negro friends to come forward ana
prove an abb for him. When Beaver was dis
charged at noon he lost no time In getting to
the club. lie found n dozen or more negroes
drinking there and they asked him to have
drink. He drank some whiskey and seltHer
and after drinking 1t remembers no more until
o'clock last night when he awoke in another
negro club on the first floor Of Ill West Twen-
ty-sixth street. Two OF the negroes. whom he
had met in the Douglass Club. had awakened
and told him that he had better 20 home.
Beaver was lying on the floor surrounded
by several negroes when he awoke. and his
coat and waistcoat were gone. In his trousers
pocket, when he entered tho Douglas
Club. he had S175 and two diamond
rings he valued at $40. Money and
rings were gone when he awoke
and so we're his diamond cuff links and the
case oil his gold watch. The works had been
torn out Of the watch case and left in his
pocket.
The victim said nothing about his loss as the
two negroes escorted him down the stairs to
the street, but when at the street door
he met Policeman Perigo. He asked the police
m a hp for "
him. Perigo placed the two men under
arrest and on Sixth avenue on the way
to the West Thirtieth street station
he arrested third negro whom Beaver
declared was one OF the gang he had met
in the Douglass Club. The two negroes first
arrested were benjamin Rollins of 1900 Third
avenue. and George Taylor of 146 West
Twcnty-soventh street. The third prison ar W as
John Harris Of 80 West Forty-frst street.
At the station all three were held on suspicion
of having relieved Beaver of his money and
jewelry.
The police know that Beaver had the money
and diamonds when he left the court in the
morning. That he was drugged and robbed
in the club. they do not doubt but
they cannot understand how he was moved in
daylight to another club five blocks away from
the Douglass Club The latter club is said to be
run by negro named Charlie Moore. 1t was
through the medium OF this club that Tam
many Hall tried to corral the negro vote at the
last two elections.
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BRIAN TRUE TO SILVER.
Says it Will Not BE Sidetracked in His
Political Plans.

KANSAS CITY. No, Aug. 26.-William ].
Bryan was in Kansas City this morning He
came in from Triton. Mo. where he made
speech yesterday for Judge schackeford.
Democratic candidate t. succeed the late r. j.
Bland in Congress. When asked ii it were
true that he intended to sidctrack the silver
issue for fight on trusts, Imperialism and
militarism. he said:
Il shall continue to discuss silver There
was story from DesMoines. Ia. recently. that
/ was putting silver in the background. | am
not. l will not. / was incorrectly reported.
Silver will be placed alongside OF the other
great issues and it will have its due share Of
consideration. / stand by the Chicago Demo-
cratic platform
when new baby is born in n household
the Parents do not expel the other children.
Because the Democratic party is making n
fight on imperialism. milisrism and trusts -
no reason why we should send from our house
hold tho older child; we should gather oil these
children into our arms and fight for them"
Recently the editor OF the Verdict in New
York had in his paper an open letter to you
ccunselling the dropping Of silver because it is
| dead issue. The letter seemed to voice the
sentiments OF tho New York Democracy. What
have you to say about ity
Hundreds OF open letters are addressed to
me every week." said Mr. Bryan Il could not
answer one without oHenuln. the authors OF
the others. Those whom l did not answer
would feel slRhted. They would say Why
docs not he take notice OF my views2 SO
must refrain from answering any open letters I"
but some Of the New York Democrats
seem to want silver left out OF the next cam
pagn."
Il shall continue to discuss silver with the
other issues in the Democratic platform" said
Mr.. Bryan. 1t will get due consideration.
Neither will the other issues be overlooked"
Recently James Creelman. writing from Lin
coin. had something to say about Mr.. Bryan's
wealth, Creelman wrote, so Mr.. Bryan says
| that Mr.. Bryan was worth about $25. 900 1t
| appeared in print that Mr.. Bryan is
| worth $250.OOO and the Republican organs
| all over the country have been making political
| capital out OF the story. Mr.. Bryan SAYS the
| error occurred either in the transmission by
| wire. or was due to the mistake Of the tyne
| setter. He said tho statement that he was
worth about S25,OOO was the truth.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-27

WAsHGNGToS. Aug. 2t.-Capt. W. r. Aber-
cromhir. in charge OF the Copper River ExpIor-
ing ENrcdjtion in Alaska, writing from Port
Valdez under date OF Aug. >. Informs the Soc
rotary Of War that he has posted at the south
crn terminus of the United States military
road through central Alaska. at the head Of
Valdez Bay. the following notice
United states Trans Alaskan military road
from Port Valdez. Prince William Sound to
Eagle. Yukon River. reserved as right OF way
200 yards OF prblic land on each side Of the
centre lire Of that road indicated by flve-nile
posts"
Capt Nhercr1Mhe also notifies the Secretary
Of War that h. has posted notire that squat
ting on the right Of wav is forbidden. and that
he will place on thu lin" ~ tho road. "a the
construction proEr"Ssra, lv"-miln posts On
these he viii rost IlaHaris, indicating the dis-
tancos rom Valdez 20 FagN and from Eagle to
Valdez Til" distances rom valdez to Eagle
are 70 hr put IN the p'ara,ds before they are
put m and those from Fng to VALDEZ ar" to
be put ON when tn" DISTANCES arc determined
on the returning trip 10 Nal"rz.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-27

Automatic Alarm Had Gone on, but There
WINS No Fire.

Two gas Jets that ware left burning
in small office on the Ninth street side Of
WauamHkers store, caused the automatic fire
alarm in the place to ring at Fire HeadGuar-
tiers yesterday afternoon. Several fire engines.
hook and ladder trucks and fire patrol com
panics turned out and halted at tho many fire
plugs near the store, Battalion Chief Byrncs
seized an axe and made for side door which
was closed. Saturday being half holiday He
was in the act Of smashing the door in whom
Horny Blade. the chief detective OF the store
saw him and pulled the door open.
What the matterF' he asked.
Fire" said chief Byrnes. Where is it,"
I'VE haven't any here" said Blade mot
oven in the furnaces Let EN- all go out this
morning
The lremen swarmcd in all the same and
hunted through the building from cellar to
roof but found no sign OF flames. 30 they went
away. SO did n crowd Of more than a thous-
and people that had gathered expecting to sec
an exciting blaze.
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Summer Boarders Along the Maine Coast
Think 1t Is an "Indian Devil"

I,CA ht Boston journal.
BooTHBAY HARBoR. Ne, July 27.-Wild sto-
ries of fierce Indian devils" and more savage
painters " circulate up and down the coast OF
Maine until the blood Of summer visitors from
the hot cities grows cold and turgid. Old set
tiers tell grswsomc tales OF cattle slaughtered
and hunters killed in the days when this was
the District of Maine and our few counties
sent Senators and Representatives to the Great
and General Court at Boston.
All this excitement has been caused by the
sound of n screeching shrek as OF a soul in
mortal agony which has been heard along the
coast during the past week. Once heard. it il
never to be forgotten. and as every hunter can
testify. belongs only to the Indian devil" or
"catamount."
1t is idle for naturalistS to point out that it is
generations since a real American panther or
mountain lion has been seen IN Maine and that
the Indian devil" or loup-cervicr is nothing
but big lynx the biggest known. found only
in tho heavily wooded timber lands. which only
attacks when attacked. Tor the fishermen and
summer guests unite with the old settlers ana
hunters In saying. but didn't you hear its
cryi"
Brave young men and reckless boys talk o
organizing expeditions to wooded hills or
spruce crowned islands. Frightened maids and
anxious mothers dissuadc the woud-bo MIN.
TbuS IDuL tll' SlTOuRtsb OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES comes
from the difficulty in locating the "varmint.'
According to all accounts the cries have been
heard all along tho coast
One faction. perhaps the strongest numer-
cally. holds that there are many of the fierce
creatures about and great is the trembling and
much the esitanrv about making cypcditions.
even into the BURBERRY fields. now riyallng tho
skies in their color.
Another faction, the stronger in cvncrienco
and woods lore. holds that there is only ono of
the iriEhtful creatures loOsn. huge monster
who is q sort Of " last OF tho Muhicnns Of his
kind. This adds to the horror, for frEhtfully
powerful and terribly active must this supp0s-
ittiOus creature be, to have covered the ground
that he has.
The old game bounty laws are hoing looked
up, and every night around the ilrns or ON the
pia2zas excited groups discuss the best meth
cd OF allayIng the panic and staying the brute
or hrutcS.
While this excitement rnGcs ashore anOat on
board pretty steam yacht, working oastwari,
all Is peaceful Tho one drawback To the en- ,
jOvment must he the strongest -mngel and
Widest sounding siren whistle ever heard on
the coast OF Maine.
There arc ,scorrrs, though far and few be-
tween, who detect KING condolences IN tho
log Of the yacht and TIA" record oil the shriol =
Of the Indian devil or painter" the .aat Of
the kind.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-27
WELDON FEVER ~ CIB1SAS.
Soldiers May BE Movcd-Disense Brought
From n House Across the Ray.

Special Gable SeSDdch 10 THE Sun.
HAVANA Aug. 2G.-OwinG to several cases
OF yellow fever amoung the soldiers in the
Cabauas fortress it is probable that the bat
tcries OF the Second Artillery stationed there
numbering 300 men. will be removed on Mon
day to Camp Columbia.
There have been Ave cases Of fever In Caba
mas within tho last three weeks but none orig
mated from infection in the barracks. which
have been thoroughly dsnfected by MAJOR
Davis several times In no rase has the
discace been communicated from ono soldier
to another. but each case has been traced to a
house at Casa B!anco. a village across the bay.
This building has been destroyed
The reason the soldiers have not bsen re-
moved before is because the authorities were
convinced that there was no infection in the
barracks. II they acc moved next week it
will bo merely because the men can I've con-
trollei better away from the city Almost
every case OF yellow tever SO far among
Americans IN Havana since Jan. ! has been
traced To tho "renlegloin Of Havana. which
is now practically QUarantnoI against all
Americans. and absolutely so against soldiers,
who arc turned back by the police.
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LET HIS PRISONERS GO.
TREA CHERRY OF GUARD SFRGEhNr
At WARDNER. IDA.

Eight Men Confined In tho Bull Pen on
Serious Charges Connected With the
Miners Riots Buy Their Way Out-Blood.
hounds ON Their Track-Sergeant Fled.
SPOKANE. Wash. Aug. 26.-ThrouRh the
treachery OF Sergeant Of the Guard Crawford
OF the Fifth Cavalry who is believed to
have been bribed. eight prisoners confined
in the Wardner. Idaho bull pen escaped last
night aud fled to the hills The faithless Ser
geant also is missing and is believed to havs
made his way out OF the State. Dloodhounds
were brou ght tonight from Montana and put
on the trails OF the fugitivos. but there is little
hope OF their capture.
The men who escaped are Patrick Aduddle,
Jerry Cronin, Alexander Wills. George Grad
dock. Joseph Inman. Joseph Billie. Chris Fri
and u. Cozzoglo. Several of them are under
indictment for the murder OF Jim Cheyne
on April 30 during tho Coeur d'Alene labor
riot which resulted that day in tho blowing
up Of S250.O00 worth OF Bunker Hill and Sul-
Ivan mine property and tho murder OF two
men.
The whole countryside has taken up the
alarm. Soldiers and several posses OF armed
citizens are pursuing tho tugitives. The eight
men have hosts OF friends with ready money.
The Iai breaking occurred about q 80 clock
in the evening. Sergeant Crawford. who was
Ia charge of the guard. had gone into the jail Q
few minutes before. lie reappeared at the
gateway followed by a little group Of
eight ragged prisoners. The sentinel chal-
leN~rd. was answered the big iron-barred door
sw.ng open and the guards Gazsd wonderingly
Mt the tattered procession as it fled past. I'm
taking these men to the hospital said
Sergeant Crawford in an ofr-hand way. and
the guards let them pass Once OUT
side tho stockade tho game was
ended. Hurrying out from the little
circle OF light the escaping men made q dash
for tho steep mountain side back Of the bull
pen. The moon had not yet risen. and mo-
ment after the gate slammed behind them
not man was to be seen
They had good cause to hasten. Ten min
utes later the ruse had been discovered. Tho
alarm was given the sleeping soldiers were
routed from their tents back Of the stockAds
and started full tilt for the mountain side. but
they were too late. All night long the weary
pursuers stumbled over rocks and stumps.
No one doubts that Sergeant Crawford re-
eeived large sum OF money for the treachery.
1t is remem bered to day that yesterday he was
flashing rolls of bills and spending monny
freely.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-27

From McClarksrWe Tenn, TO5acco Lear Chronicle
Will Cook tells the biggest taln Of the sea
son 1t isn't quite snake story, neither is
II a fish story but it's dimensions could do credit
10 either, and II is about tcTrapin about as big
as rs tO.l silver dollar.
Last year some one presented to Mr. Cook a baby
terTnpin, which he carried about in his vest peck ct
as a charm against rheumatism and badness, 1t
was warranted To make the former disappear and
tho lattcr--ahcm Just AZ his rheumatism
was beginning To disappear and-wel almost
everything else getting on as well as
usual, the terrapin disappeared. The other boys
in the store declared that the responsibilities
resi- ting upon II were too much for one tCTrhpiu :
that its skin WAS too thin to stand il and il died
Mr.. Cook stoutly protested that it WAS alive and
well the Inst time he il. few hours before il
disappeared iand so the matter rested in unCcr-
talniN
To-day, in clearing out some hat boxes, Mr.
Cook ran upon a terIapin identical in appear
ance with the one that disappeared year ago
lie soIemnly ayers that the animal winked at
him in recognition when It tumbled out Of the
box, and that his haiI is beg inning 10 feel
longer already
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-27
SWAMI wooDpEcKnrs ~ MAINE.
Drop Bnd-Smelling Berries Into Hollow
Trees so tho Grubs WIN Come Ont

NoRcRoss. Me, Aug. 2i.-Prof. Eastman j.
CLARKE, with party OF students from Conncc-
tcut. has Just returned from n long trip after
natural history specimens in the Maine woods
Two w""ks ugO while on the headwaters OF the
Allagn,h, lac saws, he found family OF downy
wooircrkors which seemed To lie endowed
with moro intelligence Than falls to tho lot Of
the average h,td NoodpcckrrS fc"d upon
worms that hurrow into trees As an active
brrnr makes Il gallery three or four feet
long in single season. the woodpeckcr is
often obliged to max" many Tuucturrs in order
togotat sprey. The family OF birds which camo
under Prof Clarke's eye has adopted labor
saving device which has proved Of great service
The rlnkoSt plant that grows in the Maine
woods is TIA" Indian poke. the berries Of which
are charged with on alkaline Juice that is very
offensive to all animal lite. According tn Prof
'IarE. the Ai'4gaSh woodp"rkers. having
opened NJ EHiI"ry GlH!c DY a horrr. drops
Ia'"lrrTirs in the Office. The berries give
ogt such an o ,or that the grubs are forced 10
come outside for fresh air. and the woodpcck Ell
does the rest,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-27
HOi.iHAHv vfGH0 TOWNS.


CoIvNrrN. 5. G., Aug. p .-HIohson City Ala.
where 4Or nrcroesn are aboutto lie Incorporated
into a town. WIKI ur white man within the
limits. is being advertised as the only one
Of its kind in America. This is n mistake.
LmcOluvi!le. :. t..abOut p miles from Charles
ton. was named after the President and has
been Incorporated for many years. II is moro
than twice the size Of Fobson City. having
about 1000 inhabitants. The only ono white
man who ever returned to live in Liucolnvile
was robbed and murdered several years ago
But. as rule. the government Of this town is
satisfactory and there are no complaints from
the uoighhoring county.
Princeton. near Tarboro. ~ C.. is another ex-
cusvely negro town. with its own municipal
government. 1t ia peaceabic and well ordered /:
whites do not trospass and its inhabitants do
not worry the whites. North Carolina has two
whit" towns where no negro is allowed to rest
his head. They are settled by Northerners and
Westcrncrs. but chiefly 10y farmers from the
Lake States
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From N, scotland CDuEig Drmocydi
\ child is born the doctor in attendance gets
$40 the editor gets o. II is christcncd and the
minister gets 81 and the editor gets 90 When
it marrcs the minister gets $40 and picceoi cake
and the editor gets 600 In the course Of time it
dies the doctor gets from SIS TO 500 minister
perhaps, gets another So, an undertaken from S25
to 500 Tho editor prints notice of death and
obituary two columns long and gets 5000. besides
lodge and society resolutions n fee cardof thanks
and lot Of poetry. No wonder the editor gets
irh
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THE r4orTS ~ THE jungle.
Mcxcnns Preparing t." Drive Them Across
the Eauui River.

PoTAM. Mex. Aug. 2G.-There has been no
lighting since Nicam, but the Mexican forces
are preparing to drive the Indians ont OF the
Jungle along tho south bank OF the Yaqui
River and force them to cross toward the
mountains. The Jungle is six miles wide and
extends from above Cocort to the delta The
number of Indians in it is not known exactly.
but there are probably about seven hundred
warriors. The cstimat, oil 1000 includes
women and children. Whom tho line starts to
beat the jungle, the Indians will be forced 10
cross the river. and frequent shirmlshes on
this side may be expected The artillery in the
field consists of two Colt guns ana one eating
gun One gun has been disabled by bad
handling and the other is little used There
are no field pieces with which to shell the
brush.
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4 Matter of importance.

Int tell gence and trustworthiness character.
In Tue SvN.-Adp. "TT ~
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-06


Senator Hoar In now regarded simply a
an aunty imperialist.
y M
Gen. Eagan has been fred from a Wash.
ington club. and Is now free to HE him "a
q cannery.
Yakima newspaper herceiy attacks
Col. Lewis whiskers. What's the matter,
They are irrigated.
M "
Promoter Bailey now has a chance 10
devote his financial energies 70 floating
bonds TO keep out OF jail.
M u
Gov. Rogers opinion OF the troubles In
the Occur d'Aiene is briefly that whoever
did II shouldn't "a done II.
y " u
The author Of Through the War with
sampson" had unlimited opportunities to
observe the ceremonies q few hours after
the finish.
Ii the Washington boys keep on digging
up those pots OF silver they will have
considerable excess baggage to pay for on
the journey home
1t Is hoped that 1t wilh not turn out that
those pots OF sold and silver were un-
earthed at the end OF brilliant CORE
spondent's rainbow.
y y
The municipal ownership movement has
been introduced in the Philippines by Gen
Otis. A town day Is now the average
for the man behind the gun.
y Y y
The newspaper correspondents are busy
calling an extra session OF congress They
concede. however, tina, Mckinley has the
right to veto their summons
y y ~
Ex-senator PETER Is now molding public
opinion IN Kansas at SO per week Well,
he at least established a precedent for
other ex-senators In going 10 work.
" u y
Kansas Is proud OF Col. Funston: Kansas
hasn'r had a real fighting hero since that
little excursion 10 Harper's Ferry by ono
Of her citizens: and something unpleasant
happened to him
Bre'r Mays says he will not support
Bryan az against Mckinley. but he will
any other Democrat. The needless Dem
ocracy cannc; complain that II has not
had fair warning.
The soldiers are getting themselves dis.
liked by the War3per dynaniters. and Ei-
ward Atkinson can get a noisy batch Of
recruits for his an;i-irnperia,tst league by
taking che frs, train FOR Idaho.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-06
a PROTEST AGAINST quay.

senator Quay's use OF his great per-
sonai friendship In the upper house OF
congress to bring about the confirma-
ticn 81 his nomination by Gov. stone
should be promptly counseracsed by
popular proscs; against the confirmation.
Quay is entitled neither by right nor by
traditional senatorial practices 10 his
sea; in the senate. That he should be
permitted to use his tremendous power
OF political ring work - place himself
In position which the people az his
stale have been unwilling Re give him is
neither consistent with good govern
fnent mar honorable on the part Of the
members ~ the senate who allow II,
Aside from shs fac, that the record az
Senator Quay is not savory. that he has
never commended himself ~ IN. pahsi,
as an honest serystar, and that he
stands AS one ~ the mast conspicuous
tyres IN the Unsss,a States az objection
able political nzanisaia;ors. the vital
consideration in this Instance Is that The
combination would te a direct aeseS.
~ the popular viii. II places In ihe
senate a mar who ezanas represent his
constituency. II rre~upreses that she
members ~ TIRE senate are better Judges
than the people So To NO shaii h~a the
sponsor ard spokesman % the people.
TIE consideration gees even further.
touching sse edge * dangerous rrere-
sers ~ connecting IN s,ssze measure Il,
The senate The rfghg ~ psi<~ PC Yras "a
tier. IL those vaN~rnssorsal ncnsfrs-
tlcns % TIE senate which Go not In
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-06

THE organizers OF the new copper trust
must regret that they limited It's capital
10 sTs.aooD. as they have received cash
subscriptions amounting 20 s4is onso and
IL is said that bids for more than that
amount came In too late 20 he considered
Boston and New England subscribed fer
over $50 aao 800 England for So oea eop and
A. Clark. the millionaire senator from
Montana. viii organize an opposition
eonaine thus giving tie disappointed
ones an opportunity 10 invest their
ns0nsY.