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The evening times., 1899-10-07
THE WAR on ROBERTS.
New York Women Inaugurate a Cam
paiga Against Him To-day

NEW YORK, Oct. Women Of New
York viii this afternoon fire the opening
gun in the campaign 10 unseat Brigham H.
Roberts, the polygamist Representative
elect from Utah, elected last year. Miss
Helen Gould viii be present al the meeting
Of the American Female Guardian Society.
which will take up the subject, at No. %
East Twenty ninth Street.
This meeting viii be in line with the
movement TO have the House of Represen-
tatives expel Roberts from his seat The
poygamist is now really member of Con-
gress. and has been drawing a salary since
March T.
1t WAS believed at first that his creden-
taIs could be challenged when he tried to
take his seat in Congress. on the ground
that he had been disfranchised under the
old poIygamy laws and had never been en-
franchised, and also On the ground that he
was living in plain defiance of the provi-
sion against polygamy. which was incorpo-
rated in the Utah constitution.
Able lawyers have dsclared. however. that
the Eousa OF Representatives cannot 70 be-
hind his credentials if they show be is Z
citizen OF the United States, a resident OF
Utah, and of the proper age. They have
declared that the only means OF reaching
this case is for the House Of Representa-
tives to eXpel him by a two-thirds vote on
the ground that he represents a dstermi-
nation on the part OF the Mormon people TO
revive the old practice Of poly ygamy
Women OF all faiths have banded togetn-
er to bring pressure 10 bear on Congress
to have him thrown out. They feel that his
election is a direct blow TO the sacredness
of the American home.
Organizations have been formed all over
the country and mass meetings are 10 be
held in various big cities 10 press this mat
ter Those who are in the movement are
not contentirg themselves with signing pc
titiOns but are bringing personal pressure
70 bear on members OF Congress. They are
having letters sent, by husbands and other
voters whom they can influence. and are en-
listing the support OF Representatives,
wives.
Part of the plan is TO carry forward the
prosecution OF polygamists in Utah and also
TO demand a constitutional amendment
which will place in the hands Of Congress
the power Of dealing with this question.
The evening times., 1899-10-07
Cranberries to Be Scarce,

VINELAND, N. j., Oct THE cranber-
ry crop in South Jersey this season viii be
less than half as large as that of last
year. The failure is ascribed to the recent
heavy rains and the unusually early frost
On bogs from which it was impossible to
drain off the stagnant water, resulting from
the frequent, heavy showers several weeks
ago, the berries were badly damaged by
rot. The cranberry bogs at Brotmansyille.
near Willow Grove and east of Vineland,
which are considered the largest in this sec
tion OF the country, will yield only 40 pei
cent of the usual crop. AS the same per-
centage in loss is reported from different
parts Of South Jersey, it is safe to say that
cranberry sauce with turkey will be cost
ly luxury at Christmas and on Thanksgiv-
ing Day. 5l3G
The evening times., 1899-10-07
A Green Policeman. Blunder.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. Mrs Anita Comfort,
the well-known song writer, was driven
away from her fashionable residence in a
patrol wagon Thursday evening. The sight
was a shock to the sensibilities of that ul-
tra-fashionable neighborhood. The arrest
was made by one of the new men on the
force on complaint of one of Mrs. Com
forts tenants. Strained relations have ex-
listed between the two for some time be-
cause of a difference over rent. The mex
perienced policeman would not heed Mrs
Comforts entreaties and explanations and
rang up the patrol wagon much to her con-
sternation. At the station the captain de-
cided that the case did not come within
his Jurisdiction and no arrest was made.
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THE WORLDS COTTON.
An Increase for the Week of 22I ,6It
Bales.

An Increase for the Week of 22I GIG
Bales.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct 7.-Secretary
Hester's statement of the worlds visible
supply of cotton shows an increase for the
week just closed Of 221 SIS bales, against
an increase OF 2o9. SIG last year and an in
crease of ,92S year before last.
The total visible supply is S,126, ,62s,
against 1905, e06 last week and e.4I3. .64s
last year. OF this the total of American
cotton is 2,60S,622. against 1885, ,056 last
week and 2,oG5.649 last year and CT all
other kinds, including Egypt, Brazil, In
dia. etc. $4,000, against $4,000 and 4ss,
e0e last year.
OF the worlds supply there is now aioat
for and held in Great Britain and Conti-
mental Europe 1,611,0 GOO bales, against
loo. 600 last year; in Egypt. $4,000, against
44-00a last year; in India, 316, 900. against
24S. 900 last year. and in the United States
1, ,144 ,000 against 94S,000 last year.
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ORANGES MURDER MYSTERY
Impressions That the Man Under Ar
rest Is Entirely Innocent.

Impressions That the Man Under Ar
rest Is Entirely Innocent.
ORANGE, N, j.. Oct. Although Mar
Gus l.. Hennion the young West Caldwell
farmer. is in Jail on charge of numbering
blackenad skeleton was found under heap
of stones Monday afternoon within zoe yards
of the farmhouse from which he mysteri-
ously disappeared ON March /, 1898, there
is growing sentiment among some resi-
dents of the locality who knew the facts
in the case that Hennion is innocent; and
that his arrest is part Of conspiracy which
had also to do with the murder OF Dobbins.
"Hennion is as innocent Of the crime as
I am" said Judge John L. Johnson. who
has been employed to defend the young MAJ.
If there is any conspiracy In this business
/ am convinced that Hennion is as much a
victim as was Dobbins. / have known Mar
Gus since he was boy and he is not the
kind of man who commits murder. He
would run away anytime rather than get
into fight"
Mrs. Dobbins, the widow of the murdered
man, who was his second wife, and her
daughter, Hennion's wife, are under con-
stant surveillance, and the farmhouse at
West CALDWELL Is being watched day and
night. No more arrests have been made.
and County Prosecutor Kicker said this
morning that none was expected to be
made at once. Although the specified
charge made by Walter J. Dobbins ac-
cusing Hennion of his fathers murder de-
clares that Dobbins met his death as the
result of a felonious assault, in which
Hennion gave him several mortal wounds,
there is no evidence SO far to indicate
how Dobbins was killed. The bones and
clothing Of the dead man. are too far de-
composed to show wounds or blood stains,
and the detectives are undecided whether
Dobbins was poisoned or clubbed to death.
The theory Of Walter J. Dobbins who made
the charge against Hennion is that Dob
tirs, who drank heavily, quarreled with
his wife, as he had frequently done. and
that Hennion interfered and then killed
the old man.
The strongest evidence yet secured
against Hennion is the statement of the
murdered mans daughter, Mrs. Charles
M. Hawkins, Of Astoria, who says that her
father, who visited her month before his
disappearance, showed her black marks
on his throat which he said had been ma lie
by Hennion choking him. He also told
her that HenIion had threatened to kill
him. Mrs. Branning the younger daugh-
ter. says that her stepmother admitted to
her after Dobbins disappeared that Hen
nion had attacked the old man because he
called her names, and had threatened to
kill him If he did it again. Mrs. BIanning
says her stepmother also admitted to her
| that she and Dobbins had quarreled on ths
day of his disappearance.
The evening times., 1899-10-07
THE INDUSTRIAL ENQUIRY
Senator Kyle Returns to Preside
Over the Commission. !.
A. J. yanlnndingham, of ST. Louis.
Testihes in Regard to the Trans
tions i'm the Matter of Rntes-Ad-
vantage to the English Miller.

The Industrial! Commission met at 11:15
o'clock this morning, being called TO or
der by Senator James H. Kyle, of South
Dakota, who returned to Washington yes
terday, after a protracted absence in the
Northwest. Senator Kyle, who is men,
ber of the subcommission on agriculture
and agricultural labor, has been engaged
with this subcommission at Chicago and
otner places
The Commission this morning resumed
its enquiry into the question of transpor-
tation- The first witness was A. ]. Van
landingham, Of st. Louis. The examina-
tion of the witness was conducted by
Senator Mallory, chairman of the subcom--
mission on transportation. Mr.. Vanlan-
bingham said that he is manager of the
ST. Louis Traffic Bureau an organization
OF shippers and jobbers. 1t was formed
10 prevent unfair discrimination by rail-
roads against st. Louis shippers, and in
favor of the shippers in other cities. Dur
ing 1899 as rule published tariffs were
maintained and few secret concessions
were made.
The witness said that the means OF dis
elimination employed were in the form OF
| commissions to shippers and direct re-
been Disseminated against in favor of Cal
cago in the shipping rates on corn and
wheat for export. Vast amounts OF grain
had been shipped on export rates that hal
| never been intended for export, but had
been consumed in American territory east
of Chicago. The witness said that the ex-
port rates at present are less than domeS
tic rates From Chicago eastward the in
land grain rate is about 20 cents a bushel
| l.
witness thought that this discrepancy in
| shipping rates was not warranted by the
| selling prices of wheat, corn, and oats. He
| told the story to which the Commission
| has frequently listened of the discrimina-
| tion in railroad rates against flour and
millerS and in favor of wheat and grain
shippers. One result of this has been that
! the export of grain has remarkably in
creased, while that of -four has been very
slight These discriminating charges give
/ the English miller great advantage over
| the American miller in the matter OF the
reduction of American wheat.
The reason for the discrimination against
/ -four, as done by the railroads, said the
! handle. Mr. VanIandingham said that -four
could be loaded in railroad cars as heavily
| as grain, that is. to the marked capacity
/ of the cars. There was a discrimination
against flour in ocean rates, but the millers
expected this, as flour could not be loaded
on shipboard as readily as grain. He said
that the biggest miller in st. Louis had
told him that he was out of the export
trade and that under the present conditions
he expected to remain out of 1t.
The witness said that st. Louis was dis
criminated against by the elevator system
which enabled the Chicago elevator men
to gather in grain that would naturally
seek ether distribution points. Some of the
terminal elevators were owned by railroad
companies and leased to the elevator men
The evening times., 1899-10-07
IN TIE SUPREME COFRT OF TIE DISTRICT OF

IN TIE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA-HOLDlNG A SPECIAL TERM
FOR ORPHANS COURT BUSINESS In re
estate of R0SANSA C. BECkERT Deceased.
No s951. Administration Docket 25
Application having been made to the Supreme
Court of the District Of Columbia, holding spec
idl term for Orphans Court business for probate
of last viii and testament and for letters tesla
mcntaTy on said estate, by William C. Gallant
to issue To George =. Reilly. executor named in
said WILL il Is ordered this 10Th day OF September
lss9. that notice : hereby given 10 Peter A. Cal
laRt and to all Others concerned. to appear in
SIId court on Friday. the 10Th DAY OF NOVEN-
BER- y d. ISa1- AT ID O'CLOCK 4. NJ. to show
cause why such applications should not be granted.
This notice shall be pub iished in the Washing
ton LAW Reporter and The Times snee in each
OF three successive weeks before the return day
therein mentiOne,t-the first publication To be
not less than thirty days before said return day
By the Court: A. B. HAGNER Justice
Attest: J. NOTA AcGILL, Register Of Wills
WM- W B0ARMAN, Attorney for Applicant.
Cc4I4.2l
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A BEAR STOPS A TRAIN.
The Animal Attacks the Engine an,
Is Killed.

The Animal Attacks the Engine and
Is Killed.
OXFORD, Pa, Oct. IA large brown
bear held up train south of Oxford today.
The beast had escaped from its keeper. a
strolling foreigner, and seeing the cars ap-
preaching. ran down the track toward it.
bowling savagely. The train was stopped.
the engineer whistled loudly but none Of
the crew attempted to drive the bear oft
the track.
The beast mounted the front OF the en-
gine but was shaken off when the train ran
back. Then the engineer got good start
and sent the train flying at the bear, strik-
ing and killing it instantly. The owner OF
the animal will institute suit against the
railroad for depriving him of his means of
support
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DIED.

THCNPSON-Friday. October c. at a. m at
her residence. f0s 18th Street northwest. MRS
MARY V THOMPSON
Funeral services $50. on Monday. October 0. ut
late residence Mass at o'clock a. III. St Mat
thews. TEN
POTTS-On Friday. Oct. G. Isg9 at SIS D. m, .
at Brentwood. Nd. IDA ). POTTS, beloved wife Of
Robert F. Potts, in the forty-Seventh year Of her
age.
Funeral will take place from her late residence
1T , o'clock Sunday InteFruent at GIenwood.
Item
SLAyEN-on October 6. 1890. at A. m. at
his residence, 9f5 c Street southwest WILLIAM
F. SLAYEN.
InIernent at Congressional Cemetery. Sunday.
October 3, At p. Funeral private. Item
MUELLER-On Thursday, October 5. IS9o, at
p IL. AT the residence OF his parents 1923 VI
Street, CHARLES HENRY, beloved son of Charles
and Grace Mueller, aged twenty-one years and ten
months.
Funeral from his residence Sunday, October 8,
at 2 p. Interment Rock Creek Cemetery.
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CHARGES OF BRIBERY.
Serious Accusations Brought Against
Montana State Senator.

Serious Accusations Brought Against
Montana State Senator.
KALISPELL. Mont. Oct. 1T is said
that warrant will be issued by Justice
NJ Sullivan for the arrest of Frederick
Whiteside upon a charge Of attempted
bribery. 1t is alleged that he offered
$1,000 to B. w. S. Folk, who was last fall
chief county clerk and recorder, for the
privilege of opening the election returns
before they were canvassed by the county
canvassing board Whiteside was a candi
date on the Democratic ticket for senator.
The canvassing board gave him the office,
but subsequently the State senate unseated
him.
While he was in the senate he made a
sensational speech during which he exhib-
tied $4,000 which he alleged was given to
him to vote for Mr.. Clark for United States
Senator.
The evening times., 1899-10-07
DISCARDED.
and Rectal Diseases SuppInnted
by the Pyramid Pile Cure.

by the Pyramid Pile Cure.
The old methods Of treating piles by Iig-
ature, by the knife or by the cruel methods
of dilatation, besides causing intense pain
and frequently collapse and death. are now
known to be but mere makeshifts as far
as cure is concerned.
: The liver is responsible for nearly every
case Of piles and the mistake has been
made OF treating piles as a purely local
disease Such is not the case however,
and the success Of the new treatment
known as the Pyramid Pile Cure has dem
onstrated it.
The Pyramid Pile Cure is not salve or
ointment, but a suppository. which is ap-
piled at night and absorbed into the sensf-
tive rectal membrane and acts both as a
local and constitutional treatment, and
in cases of many years standing this treat
ment has been effectual.
Thousands of pile sufferers bear witness
to the inestimable value of the Pyramid
and even those who have undergone surgi-
cal operations without cure have been
happily surprised by results from few
weeks treatment with the Pyramid.
The relief from pain is so immediate
that patients sometimes imagine that the
Pyramid contains opiates or cocaine be-
cause the relief Is so instantaneous, but
the Pyramid Pile Cure is guaranteed alb
solutely free from any opiate or mineral
poison whatever.
The relief is the result of the astringen.
properties of the remedy which causes the
little tumors and congested blood vessels
to contract and a normal circulation is
established. q
The Pyramid Pile Cure is strictly scien-
tific, both in itS composition and in its
therapeutic action, and the best feature OF
it is that it is pdrfectly safe and harmless
No i'll effects ewerisresuft from its use
but only positive benefit.
A singular fact, in view of the large
number Of patent lmedicines before the
public is that sthe Pyramid is the, only
Pile cure of national reputation. 1t is
the only pile cure popular enough and
meritorious enough-to be found in every
| drug store in the United States. It sells
/ at SO cents foEoa fBll sized package
|, A little book en- cAuse and cure of piles
mailed free by addressing Pyramid Drug
Co., Marshall, Mich.
The evening times., 1899-10-07
REPUBLICAN PARTY FRICTION.
Leaders I'm Cleveland Admonished by
Senator Hanna.

Leaders in Cleveland Admonished by
Senator Hanna.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct 7.-Senator
Hannas declaration that he would take
matters into his own hands if the local
Republican row was not settled before his
return from Washington, is being fulfilled.
Republicans of all factions crowded Han
mas Office yesterday. Collector Of Customs
Charles Leach was chief usher. Senator
Hanna was almost demonstrative in his
greetings to the workers
Worker after worker was talked TO and
made to feel that the whole responsibility
of the campaign rested upon him person
ally The Senator explained how impor-
tant to Mr.. Mckinley was the result in
this State. The two Republican factions
in this city are far apart. and up TO the
present time this fact has prevented any
campaigning.
The evening times., 1899-10-07
4 Great sawmiu plannea.

NORFOLK, Va, Oct THE Atlantic
Coast Lumber Company, of which L. A.
Hall, of New York, is president, and which
is composed of New York and Nerfo
capitalists, will shortly begin at George
town, S. c., the erection Of the largest
sawmill ever built. The lumber company
recently acquired ownership of Loco, 900 ,083
feet of standing timber in the vicinity OF
Georgetown, and will soon begin to cut it
I'M
The evening times., 1899-10-07
Rights of Insurance Companies.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 7-Decisive
action was taken here yesterday in a tes,
case involving the interest of tontine in
surance companies. The agent of the Ton
tine Surety Company, OF Detroit. was ar
rested for violating a law Of the last legis-
iature, which made il compulsory for all
companies of the character of the Tontine
Surety Company to deposit S25. 900 before
they could do business in Ohio, and which
made failure to observe the provisions
of the law penal offence. Yesterday the
case was dismissed by Justice Baufer.
The evening times., 1899-10-07
LEGAL NOTICES.

OFIIed October 6. 1850. J. r. YOUNG. Clerk
N THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA THE 6TH DAY OF OCTOBER.
1879 ANNE ". WOODBRIDGE Va. ROBERT
F. WOODBRIDGE. IN Equity. No. zGsI6
On motion OF the petitioner. by Mr. F. W Nc
Reynolds her solicitor. il IS ordered that the de-
fendant, Robert Z Woodbridge. cause his appear
ance 10 be entered herein on or before the first
rule day occurring forty DAYS after this day:
otherwise the cause viii be proceeded with as in
case Of default. The object of this suit Is Ia
obtain 4 divorce from the bond Of marriage on
the grounds Of desertion and non-support This
order to be published IN the Washington Law
Reporter" ard the Washington Times. as required
BY law.
By the Court:
(SeaD 4 B. HAGSER. Justice.
A True Copy: Test.
j. R. Young. Clerk
b. VI. \. CLANCY Assistant Clerk
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Surrendered to the Authorities.

aged forty-eight, was beaten to death
Thursday night at his home on Tilgtraan
Street. Oxford. Md. Thomas Riley is lock-
ed up, charged with killing. him. Riley
gave himself up to the authorities OF the
town, escorted them to Bane's house and
pointed out to them the dead body. Both
men bore good regulations and while drunk
quarrel arose. when Riley picked up a
club and beat Bane about the head, from
which he died shortly afterward The dead
man belonged to Mount Holly. N. j., and
had been running an eating establishment
in Oxford +<t-
The evening times., 1899-10-07
FEARING A COAL FAMINE.
A Serious Situation Reported in the
Chicago Market.

ShteaSo MARKET.
CHICAGO, Oct THE situation in the
btuminous coal market of Chicago is daily
growing more serious. say the dealers. A
meeting of the Miners and Wholesalers
Coal Association of Chicago was held yes
terday, and the sentiment expressed was
that steps of some nature must be taken
very shortly to relieve the threatened strin-
geney or Chicago may face coal famine
The fact of the matter is said A A..
Tanney manager of the Island Coal Com
pany. I'VE have little coal in Chicago.
The condition is daily growing more serious
and We can see no way TO relieve it. The
trouble is lack of shipping facilities anG
lack of miners. The good times are re-
sponsible for the shortage in miners
This statement is boldly made in the face
of the fact that 100000 men are out of
work in Chicago. many being miners. and
the Milington coal mines are almost within
stones throw of the city
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DAMAGES FOR THE SHOCK.
Crippled by n Live Wire, YOun
Girl Gets $4,000.

Girl Get. $4,000.
MEDIA, Pa, Oct. IA very interesting
suit for damages for personal injuries
caused by live electric light wire was
decided. after three-days' trial. in court
here last night The plaintiff was Miss
Saarh K. DeyIin. young woman, of Ches-
ter, and the defendant was the Beacon
Electric Light Company. While on her way
to school Miss DevIin stepped on a hive
wire which lay ON the ground.
There was evidence to show that as a
result of the shock from the wire Miss
Devlin had to give up her studies. was
in bed thirteen weeks. and had to walk on
crutches for six weeks. DR.. J. L For
wood. her physician, said he considered her
injuries permanent. The jury awarded
Miss Devlin $500. and her parents for
medical attendance and care during her
afiiiction were awarded $500.
The evening times., 1899-10-07
A PROTEST FROM GEoRGIANs.
They Ask for the Continuance of a
Military Department..


Representative Livingston, of Georgia.
called on Assistant Secretary OF War Mel
kleiohn this morning in company with
Mayor Woodward, of Atlanta, Ga. and a
dozen other prominent citizens of Georgia,
to protest the abandonment of the Military
Department of the Gulf, which was ordered
merged into the Eastern Military Depart
ment Thursday.
The order was authorized by the Presf-
dent and Mr.. Meiklejohn told the visitors
that it could only be rescinded by the Presi-
dent, and said that he would forward the
protest of the Georgians by wire to the
President and Secretary Root Mr.. Living
stone said to Times reporter: I'VE be-
lieve there is need for Military Depart
ment of the Gulf with the increased army
ard will do everything We can to have the
order reseinded We hope the transfer viii
not be made until We can see the President
and Secretary Of War in person and more
thoroughly explain our protest
The evening times., 1899-10-07
ATTACKED BY SAVAGES.
An Americans Thrilling Experience
in south Sea Islands

VANCOUVER, B. c., Oct. 7.-Passengers
who arrived yesterday by the steamer Aor-
angi, from Australia, tell Of the recent
islanders OF DR.. Everett Vaughn, an Ameri-
can, who has been travelling among the
South Sea Islands for a year.
Dr. Vaughn uses a large yacht-like
launch named the Musa. When he was
near the island of Papua the machinery of
the Musa broke down and the boat drifted
helpIessly with the current.
The natives discovered his plight and at
tackled the doctor and his crew with show
ers of spears. A sail was soon improyised
and the party escaped, but not before sew
Gus wounds.
The evening times., 1899-10-07
COMMITTED SUICIDE ar SEA.
A Spanish Fireman Jumps Over
board From n Steamer

NORFOLK. Va, Oct. captain Saber-
hagen, of the Norwegian steamer Frey.
bound from Pensacola for Greenock. by
way of Norfolk. WHICH coaled here yes
terday, reported the suicide at sea of G.
Japicia. fireman Of the Frey. Jap.cia.
whose home was at Bilboa, jumped over
board without warning at noon on Septeui
Der %. A life preserver was thrown 10
him and a beat lowered
The crew rowed to the spot where the
life preserver was, but saw nothing of
Japicia. They said they saw several large
sharks and the water tinged with blood
and gave up the search.