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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-06
DAKOTA,s LONGEST CAVERN.
As Far as Explored Wind Cave is
Nfnety-One Miles Long.
From the New York ]


Wind cave thirteen miles from Hot
Springs, s. D., is visited annually by about
1900 people although the place is not gen.
erallv known to American citizens. At
present the admissions average about 5000
annually and do not yield enough revenue
to pay the lawyers who are contestfng the
ownership of the property.
The cave is now in the possession of
man named Folsom, distant relative of
Grover Cleveland's wife. He holds the fort
by virtue of Judgment on mechanics lien.
having been employed to explore the cave
and falling to receive his pay therefor.
Wind cave is reached by stages over bad
roads. Arriving at the cave, the first i'm
pressions are disappointing. The visitors
are prepared for the trip by putting on old
shoes and white skull caps. and when all
are ready are given a candle each MT.
Folsom then unlockS door, which reveals
a room just large enough to cover a trap IN
the floor. The trap swings upward and the
visitors go down in single file by narrow.
preciptous flight of steps to depth or
bout 100 feet. The walks and passages are
then reached. leading at intervals into the
various chambers, of which there are 2, 100
in the cave. There are further descents
until one gets some 800 feet below the en-
trance.
In some of the chambers it IS impossible
to stand erect, and some are quite lofty,
but the connecting passages are very low
Ladies' dresses are decorated with the drip
pings of candles, and the struggle to get
through the narrow passages is such as to
make many declare that one visit to Wind
cave is quite enough.
The cave has been explored a distance of
ninety-one miles. Four years of labor and
$26 600 in money have been expended upon
it thus far. Like many of natures secrets,
Wind cave was discovered by accident.
The story is that Mike Bingham. hunter,
shot deer, which ran until it dropped near
a clump of bushes. When Mike reached the
spot where the deer lay he noticed a strong
draft of air. which seemed to come from e.
hind the bushes He was led to investigate
and found that 1t came from an openinr in
the side Of the mountain. The wind was so
strong that when he threw his hat into the
hole it was blown out with such force as to
fall twenty feet away.
He went home and reported what he had
seen to his brother who was incredulous
and asked Mike if he had been drinking.
Nevertheless the brother was induced to
visit the place and the cap experiment was
tried, but meanwhile the wind had changed
and the cap went into the cave as rapidly
as it was blown out the day before.
An investigation Of the interior, supple
mented by excavation, led to the belief that
the cave could be utilized as a great nat
ural curiosity, but as it was still the prop
erty of the government it was necessary to
obtain title under the United States land
laws. Hence the making of mineral and
agricultural entries and the consequent liti-
cation that has resulted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-06
TALKS OF NATIONAL HONOR.
President Mckinley Makes q Speech
at Quincy, Ill.

at Quincy, Ill.
MACOMB. ILL.,. October 6.-The President
and several members of the cabinet de-
livered brief addresses from the reviewing
stand at Quincy. The President said:
Il thank you one and all for this patri-
otto welcome. 1t has given me uncommon
pleasure to meet this morning at the Sol
diers' Home tn" men of 1S61-the veterans
who stood in the trenches and behind the
guns in that year of great emergency,
when the life of the nation hung In the
balance.
1t has given me like pleasure also to
meet with the ex-soldiers of the Spanish
war from the city of Quincy. and the naval
militia representing the patriotism of 1898
And it is gratifying to me to learn that you
sent from this ity one of the gallant young
officers who fought with Dewey In Manila
bay This is an era of patriotism. my coun-
trymen. The United States has never been
lacking in gratitude to it's soldiers and it's
sailors who have defended it's cause, and
the cause of the United States has never
lacked defenders in every crisis of it's his
tory.
From the revolutionary days to the pres
eat the citizens of the United States have
been ever ready to uphold at any cost the
flag and the honor of the nation, and to
take all the responsibility which comes
from righteous cause. There are respon-
sibilities born Of duty, that never be
repudiated Duty unperformed is dishonor,
and dishonor brings shame which is heav-
Ter to carry than any burden which honor
can impose
MY fellow citizens, l thank you for this
more than gracious welcome, and bid you
all good morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-06
OVER 300 MULES LOST.
Transport Siam Has Distressing Ex-
perfence on Trip Out.


MANILA, October g. 4:40 p.m.-The
United States transport Siam. which left
San Francisco August 10 with upward or
800 valuable mules. arrived this morning
and reported that all but nineteen Of the
animals had been lost IN two severe ty-
phoons under peculiarly distressing condi-
TONS The coming of the Siam had been
anxiously awaited. as mules are In great
demand for continuing the campaign.
The Siam, which left Honolulu thirty-one
days ago. encountered the typhoons early
this week One lasted forty hours. Most
of the forage, which was on deck, was
swept overheard. all the boats were smash
ed and the steamer rolled tremendously in
the trough of the sea, although the officers
made every effort to bring her about.
The mules were hurled from side to side
and frightfully mangled and disemboweled.
Their legs and necks were broken, and the
wretched animals fell in such a confused
mass that the attendants We're unable to
relieve them.
In the meantime the deck load was wash
ed off; the ship lghtened. and the rolling
Increased. When the storm abated the in
jured animals We're killed and their car
casses thrown overheard When the Siam
arrived her propeller was high out of the
water and the wrecks of her boats were
hanging from the davits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-06
Sam WanE's Watermelon.


Sam Wang, q Chinese laundryman over
in Covington, was paying his Saturday
night visit to Sixth Street Market last
week, and after getting together basket
full of celestial delcacies started home
ward. He stopped to make one final pur.
chase at vegetable stand, and the proprie-
tor. having somewhat old watermelon on
hand. presented it. to Wang with his COM
pliments. Sam accepted, and dragged it
all hte way over the bridge Sam had often
seen watermelon. but had never tasted
one. and neither had any of his family. A
council of all the Chinks in the neighbor-
hood was held that night, but no one knew
what to do with the watermelon. Finally,
after mature elaboration, a huge washing
boiler was procured and the melon dumped
into it and boiled for two hours. Then the
entire colony sat down and discussed the
luscious morsel. In about two hours
shreks of agony. were heard proceeding
from the laundry, and when the neighbors
entered they found Sam. his family and
the other Cinnamon rolling on the floor,
emitting Chinese oaths and clutching at
their stomach A doctor was called and
by liberal use of Jamaica ginger brought
them artDad. When Sam next visited The
market the vegetable dealer shouted at
him:
"Well. Sam. how did you like the water
melon?'
ME likee diam bad!" said Sam
what did 1t taste like?''
TASTE likee nothin'! Act likee helle:''
was all Sam would say.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-06
A NEW swINDLE.
1t In Even Simpler and Surer Than
the GOld-Brick Game.


From the Denver Post
Three men who are believed to be the
smoothest confidence men in the west are
under arrest at Greeley, and will be taken
to Cheyenne next week for trial on a charge
of false pretsnses.
Sheriff John P. Shaver Of Laramie county
applied for an order for their extradtion
from Governor Thomas this morning The
prisoners go by the names of Clifford w.
Lang, James Rath and Elmer Luther, and
hail from Omaha. where they have been
giving the police trouble for years John
Muskinmus of Cheyenne claims to have
nave robbed of 81 $50 by the trio early In
the week. Lang and Rath, who had been
dealing in stock for several weeks in and
around Cheyenne. approached Muskinimus
with proposition to dispose of a bunch of
sixty head of cattle at a discount. They
made various enticing representations to
the purchaser. and showed bank indorse-
ments which looked to be first-class and
genuine in every respect The cattle they
We're to sell, they said, belonged to Elmer
Luther of Evans, Col. who afterward turn
ed out to be an accomplice of theirs.
Muskinimus was taken to the stock yards.
shown the cattle and introduced 10 Luther.
He liked the stock. and 1t took but an hour
to close the bargain. He gave his check on
the First National Bank of Cheyenne for
Sl1Jo, and turned it over to Lang and
Rath.
After they had secured the cash and
skipped out, Muskinfmus discovered that
the cattle belonged to another man. and
that Luther did not have even a claim on
them. He then started out to find the men
who had got his check and overhauled
them at Evans on a Union Pacific train.
They suggested that all hands get OF and
try to settle the matter without the neces-
sity of arrest.
Muskinimus agreed so they left the train
and went to a hotel, where negotiations
We're opened for Il settlement. The men
declared that there had been some mistake
and produced documents and papers pur-
porting to show that the deal was n
straight one. Muskinimus demanded that
they go back to Cheyenne with him to
prove it. They gave him a few drinks and
several jollies, and he finally listened to
proposition to run a foot race with one of
them to decide whether they should return
to Cheyenne or not. Luther was selected
to run the race. If he won Muskinmus
was to return alone and investigate the
case himself If Muskinimus won all were
to go back.
Luther of course, won the race. Then
Musknimus got hot and made another de-
mand for his money, but all three pulled
their guns on him and ordered him to re-
treat while they boarded a passing train.
The Greeley authorities were notified, and
by some clever work gathered the men in
before they had got outside Of the county.
1t is stated that Rath, Lang and Luther
are also wanted in Omaha for working the
same kind of a game there several weeks
ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-06

5s7 100 at ~ Capital Satiaaal Bank, at
Traction, 20 at 90. 70 49, 70 at 49, ~ at ss.
City and Suburban Railroad. % at 37a, Is at 3Tss
aoe 10 at ao at a, Is al Sos. at SSs 10 at at
aVS; Lanston Monotype. 20 at 17le, 100 at 175s
eali-WashinStop Lorn and Trust 10 at 1884, 10 AT
District of Columbia Bonds.-es. 1902, so.vear
funding, 107 Did Is, 1901, water stock, 1O7 bid.
365s, funding. 116a. bid. -'' ''A'
-, bid, ESP asked; Metropolitan Railroad cert
indebt A, "a bid. Metropolitan Railroad cert. in
1917 asked. Washington Gas Co, series = 6s
ll2la bid Washington Gas Co. series b, is, i1sI
bid. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone SIS Io3
bid. American Security and Trust As 100 bid.
washington Market Co. LIST Is. 112 bid. Washing
ket Co. extn. Is, liz bid Masonic Hall Associa
ton IS, los bid. American Graphophone deb. SIS,
asked. 49, ''N' io'
National Bank Stocks.-Bank of Washington, 81,
bid Farmers and Mechanics, 2OS bid second i5S
bid. Citizens $50 bid. Columbia, 1856 bid. Capt.
Safe Deposit and Trust COMPANIES National Safe
Loan and Trust. 1e9 bid i67 asked. American Sc
eurity and T., Trust, .l9s bid Washington Safe De-
Insurance stocks:-Firemen's. SO bid, Franklin.
g bid bid a ba d A 81 ate
asked ask German. american, 2ie bid National Union
IL BID DID s 1% Sd s "a asked sts R.
coin, 141 bid Commercial 4 bid asked
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title IS bid
Columbia Title, bid District Title, bid 4
asked.
Railroad Stocks.-Capital Traction, 921s bid 93
asked City and Suburban. SO bid, 81 asked George
town and Tenleytown Is bid.
Gas and Electric Light Stoeks.-Washington Gas,
o! bid. 57Ss asked. U. 8. Electric Light, rs bid
bid. II asked. Pennsylvania, Al bid
Miscellaneous St0cks.-Mergenthaler Linotype
207Si bid, 20S asked. Lanston Monotype l7Ia hid
17A asked American Graphophone, i2iA bid, Ii
asked American Graphophone preferred 10 bid
1874 asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage % bid 40
asked Washington Market, ID bid. Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat 1aO bid.
'Ex dividend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-06
POLITICS IN OLD MEXICO.
National Liberal Party Making Ar
rnnEements for a PIebiscite.

CITY OF MEXICO, October 6.-The ma
tional liberal party leaders announce that
they have arranged to take a plebiscite of
all citizens in order to ascertain their pref
erence for candidate for president in the
elections next year, and they state that the
national liberal committee will nominate
the popular choice thus ascertaned. The
committee is composed of non-office hold
ers. entirely apart from the government.
The new political party attracts much at
terition, as it is complete novelty in the
politics of Mexico, although when Gen
Diaz was nominated for president for the
present term, a little over four years ago.
it was by a convention of liberals repre-
senting all the states and territories of the
republic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-06
NEW TELEPHONE COMPANY.
Many Independent Concerns Merged
Into One AssOcintiOn.

CHICAGO, October misrepresentation of
Independent telephone companies met here
yesterday and organized the Independent
Telephone Association of the United States.
The new State Telephone Company Of In
diana, the State Telephone Company of
Michigan, the United States Telephone
Company of Ohio, respectively the organ
izations of three states. together with the
unorganized independent telephone COM
panies of Illinois and Pennsylvania, per-
fected their consolidation and arranged de-
tails. At a later meeting in Chicago d.
reCtors and officers will be chosen.
The Illinois Telephone and Telegraph
Company which owns telephone fran
chise in theecity of Chicago, it Is surmised,
will enter the consolidation. thus affording
the new company entry into this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-06
Naval Orders.

Medical Director NJ. c. brennan has been
detached from the naval recruiting rendeZ-
vous at Philadelphia and ordered to Wash
ington for examination for retirement; then
to proceed to his home and await orders.
Assistant Surgeon E. j. Grow has been
detached from the New Orleans and order
ed to the Massachusetts.
Lieut.. P. Balbin has been ordered to duty
at the works of E. w. Bliss & Co.
Lieut. J. T. Tompkins, detached from the
New Orleans home, and await orders
The order of the HI instant relating to
Lieut. j. B. Bernadou has been revoked.
Lieut.. w. X. Harrison, from the Indiana
to the Marietta.
Lieuts. s. S. Wood and j. II. Gibbons and
Naval Cadet E. B. Fenner have been or
dered from the Massachusetts to the
Brooklyn.
Lieuts. J. G. Doyle and w. R. Rush. from
the Massachusetts to the Brooklyn.
Lieut.. Commander F. H. Bailey. detached
from the Olympia and assigned to duty in
the bureau of steam engineering.
The appointment of the following named
officers as second lieutenants in the marine
corps was announced at the Navy Depart
ment today: r. G. Mcconnell o. H. Rask.
]. N. Wright. j. Nee Huey, w. l.. Jolly,
]. $. Turrill, A. S. Williams and L. B. Pur-
cell.
Naval Cadet E. L. Smith, from the Eagle
to the Massachusetts.
Naval Cadet w. B. Wells. from the
brooklyn 10 the Eagle.
Lieut. CA Brand has been ordered to the
Hartford; Lieut.. T. H. Brumby and Lieut.
H. H. Caldwell, from the Olympia, to con-
tinue on Admiral Dewey's staff; Lieut.: j: B.
Bernadou, from the Indiana to the Mariet-
ia; Lieut.. E. Lloyd, from the Marietta to
the Indiana; Lieut.. P. Symington to the
Enterprise; Lieut.. H. c. Poundstone, from
the Prairie and ordered in charge of the
naval exhibit at the Paris exposition.
Assistant PaymaSter c. j. Cleborne to the
Richmond, Lieut.. c. B. Britain, sick leave
for one month; Lieut.. v. S. Nelson, from
the Olympia and placed on waiting orders;
Ensign ]. E. Walker, from the torpedo sta
ton to the Lancaster
These officers have been promoted: Lieuts
]. H. Dayton. c.. B. McVay, H. s. Ritter
and Lieutenant Commander r. Henderson
Naval Cadets H. M. Gleason and G. A. Bis
study; Second Lieutenant P. Williams, ap-
pointed in the marine corps.
Lieut.. w. D. McDougall, from the Lam
caster to the Amphitrite; Lieut.. L. G. Ber-
toilette, from the Amphitrite to the Enter
prise; Lieut.. F. II. Brown, from the Wa
bash to the torpedo station; Naval Cadet ].
E. Bailey to special course Of instruction
at Glasgow; Lieut. A. NJ. Beecher, from
Cramps to the Eagle; Lieut.. J. Strauss,
from the Lancaster to the Amphitrite;
Lieut.. J. H. Dayton, from the Amphitrite
to the Lancaster.
The following changes on the Asiatic sta
gesang, from the Celtic and ordered home;
Lieut.. L. H. Everhart, from the Charleston
to Yokohama for treatment: Cadet j. w.
Greenslade from the Monterey to the Con-
cord; Cadet J. A. Schofleld, from the Mon
terev to the Charleston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-06
TRIUMPH OF THE X-RAYS.
Child ParaIytic's Eyesight and Use of
Limbs Restored.

CHICAGO. October 6.-Harret Heilbuth
five years old and for two years blind and
a paraIytic has had her sight and the use
of her limbs restored through the agency Of
the X-rays Two years ago the child, while
playing. fell from porch to the sidewalk.
a distance of sixteen feet, striking on her
head The fall left her totally blind and
with her right side paralyZed \ few days
ago the X-rays were applied and revealed
q tunor the size of egg pressing on the
brain The skull was trephined directly
over the cyst as shown in the skiagraph
and the tumor removed. The child was
able to move her limbs on recovering con-
seriousness and is now gradually recovering
ber
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-06
Army Orders.

Acting Assistant Surgeon w. H. Brooks,
United States army. now in this city, has
been assigned to duty at Fort Hamilton,
".
Maj. NJ. c. Martin, quartermaster, U. S.
", has been ordered from this city to Fort
Banks, Massachusetts, on business pertain
ing to the quartermasters department, I'M
der Instructions from the quartermaster
general Of the army.
Capt. w. P. Richardson, sth United
States Infantry, has been ordered from
San Francisco to this city, and to report
to the adjutant general of the army for
duty.
The order Of September 20 relating to
Lieut. Col c. r. Barnett, deputy quarter
master general, United States army. has
been revoked.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Lewis A. Crit
fifth. U. 8. A, has been ordered from Co
lumbia. s. c., to Fort Niagara, New York.
for duty. to accompany the 42d United
States Volunteer Infantry to the Philip
pines.
Mai. ]. c. Chance, 9Th United States In
fantry, has been relieved from duty at
Pittsburg, Pa, and ordered to report to the
commanding general, Department Of the
East. at Governors Island, for further or
ders.
Lieut. Col Daniel D. Wheeler, deputy
quartermaster general, U. s. A, has been
relieved from further duty at Savannah.
Ca, and Charleston, 3. C., and ordered to
take charge of the general depot of the
quartermaster's department at ST. Louis.
Mo-, relieving Maj. Charles A Booth, quar-
termaster, L. s. A.
Captain Alfred S. Frost 22d U. S. In
fantry, upon his muster out as colonel OF
the LIST South Dakota Volunteer Infantry,
is to repair to this city and report to the
adjutant general of the army for further
orders.
Major Harvey c. Carbaugh. Judge advo-
cate, l.. s. ", has been relieved from fur
Their duty as judge advocate, department of
NatanZas and Santa Clara, and ordered to
New York city, from there to report by
telegraph to the adjutant general of the
army for further orders.
First Lieutenant w. ]. Glasgow. I'd U. S.
Artillery. has been detailed as acting judge
advocate of the department Of MatanZas
and Santa Clara, and ordered to report for
duty accordingly.
Maj Charles A. Williams, 18th United
States Infantry. has been relieved from
duty as collector of customs at the SUPPORT
counts.
Capt. Thomas Nfillar, 10th Infantry, re-
Gently appointed, has been ordered to re-
port to his regimental commander at Fort
Riley, Kan, for assignment to duty.
Chaplain T. G. Steward. 25th United
States infantry, has been relieved from
duty at Wilberforce, Ohio. and ordered to
San Francisco for duty.
Capt. c. G. Sawtelle, jr., assistant quar-
termaster, U. S. ", has been temporarily
relieved from duty in the Philippines. and
ordered to report for duty at San Fran
CISCO where he now is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-06
A&uinaldO's Finish In Sight.
From tho JAviston iMe) Journal

From the Lewiston (Me.) Journal.
The American campaign Of the imperial
Aguinaldo has broken down very COM
pletely. 1t was tottering to its fall before
Dewey reached home, but since the serious
rebuke which Aguinaldoism has received
from Admiral Dewey in New York and
Washington the campaigns Of Bryan and of
Atkinson have fallen fiat on the issue
of the Philippines as they had previously
fallen on the issues of 10 to l and trusts.
On Wednesday Admiral Dewey was in con-
ference with the President, and Philip
pine policy was mapped out which will be
i'll news to every friend of Aguinaldoism,
but good news to every friend of American
social ideas. In presenting the nations
sword to Admiral Dewey on Tuesday at
Washington, the President incidentally
dropped a remark which the crowd caught
up and applauded to the echo, the sub
stance of the remark being. as he addressed
Admiral Dewey. that "as there was no flaw
in your victory. there will be no faltering
in maintaining It," This neatly turned SEN
tence created the sensat!on of the day and
delighted everybody. That the people OF
this country mean that Dewey's victory be
maintained and Aguinaldoism suppressed is
obvious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-06
INCLUDES TfsE VOLUNTEERS.
Request Sent Out to Army Officers fo,
fPhOfoEraphs.

AAC4uCbt Scht ouEe ~ OH1CeF0 for
i;PhOfoEraPhs.
In order to keep abreast of the times in
all matters pertaining to the military es-
tab.ishment. the adjutant general recently
issued confidential circular to all officers
Of the army calling upon each of them to
furnish the department an unmounted pho
tograph of himself for record in the de-
partment. An impression prevailed in some
quarters that the department desired the
photographs. of regular army officers only.
Such is not the case, The error probably
arose from the fact that the circulars have
so far been issued only to such officers.
1t was stated at the department TODAY
in response to inquiry on the subject that
photographs are desired of all volunteer
officers. as well of the regulars, and that
copies OF the circular will be sent to them
as soon as the regular army has been at
tended to. The circulars are being sent out
according to the Army Register Conse-
QuentIy, the officers OF the regular es.ab-
lishment with receive theirs before the vol
unteer officers. The main point, however
= that the department wants them all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-06
TEXAS AT HAMPTON ROADS.
Other Ships of the Squadron Expected
Later Today.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
FORT MONROE, Va, October 6.-The
vanguard of the North Atlantic squadron,
the battle ship Texas, arrived in Hampton
Roads late last night. The remainder of
the squadron is expected in this afternoon
for rendezvous and evolutions.
Twelve thousand school children will go
down from Richmond to see the warshps
Captain Sigsbee of the Texas says that
the big battle ship went to Hatteras to de-
stroy a derelict, whose position, directly in
the path of navigation, is a menace to
coastwise shipping. Owing to heavy wealth
er and the submerged condition of the
wreck it was found to be impossible to
torpedo her without making her even more
dangerous. She will be destroyed later.