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The daily sentinel., 1900-10-04
THE RECORD TO DATE
Lively Contest Ahead on The
Piano Contest.
Third county

(IllrQ COunC.)
Below is given the result Of the third
count in the Merchants Piano contest
Several new contestants appear in this
list and the numbers Of the leaders is
growing larger with each count.
The contest continues until the twelfth
OF January 1900 and there is still plenty
OF time for the last to become first.
People who make purchases from
merchants who are subscribers should
demand Of them their tickets, as in
many instances merchants forget to
give out the tickets on purchases,
No merchant has the right to permit
an individual to cast ballots
son for the full amount OF their cash
sales for the day who has not made pur-
chases to that amount. The contest must
ba carried on fairly,if it shall be OF benefit
and that each contesting organization
has fair show.
Odd Fellows. 3lO
B Of r. T. No. 48S. SO
Womans Library association. 80. 579
Woodmen of World ..... 4
Elks. 1472
Presbyterian Church ........... POT
Baptist Church. Observation-Disclosures.
Public schools Observation-Disclosures. 50
Redmen n................ 3s
Congregational Church. ........
MAccaDees II
K Of observation-disclosures. p.
Women OF Woodcraft t........... 96
Latter Day Saints. 6
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1851
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-13

ORDERED OUT.
A Strike on the Southern Railway
Determined Upon Yesterday.
STATEMENT OF GRIEVANCES

The President of the Order of Rallrcad
Tclegraphcrs States that the Entire
Southern Railroad System, with tho rlx-
coption of The Louisville Branch Has
Been Tied UP Ninety Per Cent. of Tel
csraphcrs and Dispntchcrs Obey His
Instructions.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-13
lBy Telegraph to vlrglninn.pilotA

(By Telegraph to Virginian-P lot)
Washington, April 1.-THE President
at o'clock this evening signed the
Porto Rican tariff and civil government
bill, thus making it law. Following
is summary Of its provisions:
1t applies to the island of Porto Rico
and to the adjacent islands lying east
of the seventy-fourth meridian, which
are designated Porto Rico.
TARIFF SECTION OF BILL.
From the date of the passage of the
act the same custom duties are levied
on all goods entering Porto Rico from
foreign countries as are levied on the
same goods entering the United States,
save That coffee. which has free entry
into the United States, is to pay Il duty
OF five cents per pound on entering
Porto Rico. Scientific, literary and
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-13

that the dispatchers on all divisions
centering here are al work No serious
delay the officials say, has been
caused. excepting in the case of the
washington limited due here at d. III.
ana n local passenger. which left this
morning for Richmond The Washing
ton limited arrived four hours AND a
half late, and the Richmond local was
taken up near Cornelia, Ga. by the
vestibule, which left here for Wash
ington at noon
Mr.. w. V. Powell. president of the
Order of Railway Photographers. gave
out the following statement Tonight:
Reports from every division of the
Southern Railroad show that the en-
tire system, with the exception of the
Louisville branch. is tied up completes
iy so far as freight trains are concarn-
eel. AMI that passenger trains are being
run only under great difficulty. All
passenger trains are from three to
seven hours late, and are making yerv
slow time.
Our members on the Birmingham
knoxville, Charlotte. Danvile, Chatta-
nooga, Asheville, Washington. Colun-
bia, Raleigh and Lynchburg divisions
Wire that the condition of affairs *
very encouraging to the men and that
fully 80 per cent. OF the telegram ape
and dispatchers are on strike. On the
Alabama Great Southern every man
struck except one north Of Birminr-
ham. l am in position to state posi-
lively that more than 90 per cent. of the
te!egraphcTs quit work. the claims of
the company to the contrary no,,yith-
standing"
THE ORDER ISSUED.
Atlanta, Ga, April 12.-After a strike
mad been determined upon and the nre-
iiminaries had been arranged, n few
minutes before II o'clock President
Powell sent the following wire message
To all the telegraphers on the Southern
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-13
lrtistic works and books cnd pamphlets

artistic works and books and pamphlets
printed in the English language may
enter Porto Rico free of duty. The
tariff section of the bill relating TO
duties between the United States and
Porto Rico is as follows:
'"rhat on and after the passage OF
this act all merchandise coming into
the United States from Porto Rico and
coming into Porto Rico from the
United States shall be entered at the
several ports Of entry upon payment of
10 per cent. Of the duties which are re-
CURED to be levied, collected and paid
upon like articles of merchandise i'm
ported from foreign countries; and in
addition thereto upon articles of mer-
chandiSe of Porto Iscan manufacture
ming into United States and with
drawn for consumption or sale upon
payment of q tax equal to the internal
rvenuc tax imposed in the United
States uDon the like articles of mer-
chnndise of domestic manufacture,
such tax to be paid by internal reve-
nue. stamp or stamps to be purchased
and provided by the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue. and to be procured
from the Collector of Internal Revenue
at or most convenient to the port of
entry of said merchandise into the
United States. and to be affixed under
such regulations as the Commissioner
OF Internal Revenue, with the approval
of the Secretary OF the Treasury, shall
prescribe; and on all articles of mer-
chandise of United States manufacture
coming into Porto Rico in addition to
the duty above provided. upon pay
ment of tax equal IN rate and amount
to the internal revenue tax imposed
in Porto Rico upon the like articles of
Porto Rican manufacture; Provided.
that on and after the date when this
Continued on Page 6.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-13
(By Telegraph to virginian- oilot)

(By Telegraph to NirEinian-oilot(
Atlanta, Ca, April 12.-Thc telegra-
pliers on the Southern Railway Sys-
tenn, who are members of the Order OF
Railroad Photographers. were ordered on
strike by President Powell ut IL o'clock
this morning. The Southern railroad
officials claim tonight that but ten per
cent. of the men have quit work, while
President Powell says 80 per cent. of
them are out. There has been consid-
cradle delay TO both passenger and
freight traffic, but the effect of the
walkout is not yet known TO the ex-
tent which would warrant an accurate
assertion as TO the exact situation.
1t was given out Tonight at the Of
flee of Assistant General Superintend-
ent Thompson. Of the Southern. that
the places of the seven men who had
struck in Atlanta had been filled, and
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-13

Bloemfontein in order to protect the
railroad. when the Beers would have
attempted to recapture the capital. But
the burghers are evidently ignorant of
the enormous forces Lord Roberts has
Boers are busily entrenching their posi-
at his disposal. "
Advices from Karee Siding say the
ZION east of Brandfort running parallel
with the railroad while still strongly
holding the Waterfall drift water
works.
MILITARY REGULATIONS.
Pretoria, Wednesday, April H. The
Free State Gazette publishes orders to
the effect that no person who has been
Communicated for active service has
the right to send a substitute without
the consent OF the Landrest.
In reference to leaves of absence. the
Gazette says that 10 per cent OF each
command will be relieved by ballot for
periods OF twelve days. This is intend
ed to meet the wishes of the burghers
desiring to plant their crops.
BRITISH REINFORCEMENT
Cape Town. Apr! 12.-The British
steamer Monterey, Captain Parry,
which sailed from Halifax March II
with Lord Strathcona and Mount
Royals contingent OF Canadian troops
on board, has arrived here.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-13
III TIE SENATE.
SOONER PHILIPPINE BILL-SU-
GAR TRUST-QUAY CASE.

(By Telegraph to Virginian-P ilot.)
Washington, April ian effort was
made in the Senate to-day by Mr..
Morgan to displace the present I'M
finished business-the Spooncr Philip
pine plii-py the substitution in it's
stead of the Nicaragua canal bin
While Mr.. Morgan's motion failed Is
TO SO, the Philippine measure had II
narrow escape from being displaced by
the Alaskan civil code bill on motion of
Mr. Carter. the motion being defeated
on a roll-call % to "a.
The feature of the days proceedings
was an exhaustive discussion of the
Quay case by Mr.. Burrows, OF NIichi-
gan.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-13
Continued on Page 6.

OTHER TELEGRAPH PAGE 6
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-13

railway system. extending from Alex
andria, Va, to Meridian. Miss:
Atlanta. Ga, April IL.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-13

The Senate will not be in session
Good Friday, adjournnG over until
Saturday.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-13
THE GOVERNMENT
OF PORTO RICO.
The President Signs the Tariff
and Civil Government Bill.
AND 7 S NOW THE LAW

Explanation of the TnriG Section of tho Eli
How Duties Collected arc to be Dis
posed OF The Governmental Provisions
of tho Bill The President to Appoin,
an Executive Council Which Shall BIO
the Upper Branch OF the Legislature
Salaries of omccrs.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-13
BRITISH FORCE
SURROUNDED.
The Beers Have Hemmed in
1900 Troops at Wepener.
LORD ROBERTS GREAT ARMY

Tho British COMMUNICATIVE Chief Has Now
eI4,ooo Equipped Men Fragments of
Nows Received ut London Over Com
parativcly Idle Cables DO Not IIlumi-
nate tho South African Situation Brit
ish in Natal Forced to Retire Military
Regulations of tho Boers.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-13
THE SUGAR TRUST.

The report upon the legislative. ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill
was agreed to. Mn. jones (ArkanSas),
chairman of the Democratic National
Committee, under II question OF person
al privilege replied to a statement in
MIR. Delivers speech in the House yes
terday, in which the Iowan, referring
to proposed amendment that had
been offered by Senator Jones TO return
the proceeds of the present Porto Rican
customs to those who paid them, said
the passage of this amendment would
have given the American Sugar Rein
ing Company $a.S00.0G0, which they
have already paid in cash into the
United States Treasury on imported
sugar.
MIR. Dolliver had accused Mr.. Jones
of being in the same conspiracy"
Mr.. Jones, replying, said he had never
looked to see who had paid these reve-
nues. nor where the money would go;
that men more familiar with the sugar
trusts doings knew more than he did
as to what the trust had paid into the
Treasury, and his amendment was as q
matter of justice to ALL
THE QUAY CASE AGAIN.
Mr.. Burrows spoke He maintained
the Governor clearly had no constitu-
tional authority to appoint Mr.. Quay
or any one else 20 the Senate; that this
point was decided in the Corbett case
two years ago, and the cases were
identical save as to the parties.
Mr.. Penrose at that time, he said
voted against Mr.. Corbett, and Mr.
COntiy1IIf,ej on Dsoe q
The evening times., 1900-10-20
AGED WIDOW a SUICIDE.
Takes Acid Afaer Making an Effort
to starve Herseif.

BROOKLYN,A Oct 20.-After an unsuc-
eessfuI effort to starve herself TO death
Mrs. Elizabeth Runkel, widow, sixty
seven years old, ended her life last night
by drinking earbolie acid. Mrs. Runkel
owned the house in which she lived at S6
Meserole Street With her lived her two
nieces, Mamie and Mary Beiler.
Lately the aged woman had acted as if
she were respondent and on Wednesday
she went to her bedroom and locked the
door. When her nieces applied for ad-
mission Mrs Runkel refused to unlock the
door, and said she did not want to be dis
tuTbed. She refused to accept food. Yes
terday afternoon the nieees determined to
find out what the trouble was and make
an effort to induce her TO unlock the door.
but to no purpose.
They then decided that she was trying
to starve herself to death, and police
man was sent for to force an entrance to
the bedroom. Mrs. Runkel had evidently
heard the plans Of her nieces, and at once
made hasty preparations TO end her life.
She robed herself In white and put on her
head white cap She then lay down and
drank the acid, which she had taken to the
room with her. Folding her arms she
waited for the poison TO do its work.
| When Policeman Knaust reached the
| house and forced an entrance to the room
| the woman was dead. The only reason the
nieces give for the old woman's suicide
is that she had become tired OF her lone
illness.
The evening times., 1900-10-20
Linseed oil Price Goes I'm.

NEW YORK. Oct. 20.-The American
Linseed Company has marked up the price
of linseed oil from 6v to 70 cents gal
lon. the largest single advance ever made
in the product. FIaxseed has advanced
nearly 40 cents bUshel in the last ten
days. and is now selling at S1.S2 but it
had been expected by the manufacturers
VINO are large consumers of linseed oil
that the price of oil would soon decline
instead of advancing, as the new crop of
seed is now coming forward. It is assum-
ed that the advance in the price of oil is
based on knowledge by the American Lin
seed Company that the crop in this ooun-
try, and abroad as well, will be smaller
than usual, as agents of the company have
been investigating conditions in the
Northwest where most of the domestic
supply is raised.
The evening times., 1900-10-20
l. oeb & Co..
62l Pa. Ave.
posToFFICE NOTICE.

= WASHINGTON, D. c., PosToFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily. as changes may occur at
any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the por,s CT
sailing daily, and the schedule OF closings is
arranged on the presumption CT their uHiuter
rupted overland transit For the week ending
October 90. 1900, the last connecting closes will
be made from this Office follows:
Mails for South and Central America,
West Indies. Etc.
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa Fla.
Wednesdays, Fridays. and Sundays ct 2:2o p
Mails for MExICo overland, unless specially
directed for despatch by steamers sailing fro;r
New York. close here daily at 1880 3 NJ. and
'OGs Mails 3 for is5r Belize. PUERTO coRTEz, and
GUATEMALA by rail to New Orleans and thence
via steamer, close here daily al 1000 p. m,
the connecting closes for which being Mondsys
Mails for COSTA RIGA. by rail- to Mobile Ala
and thence via steamer, close here daily q. 1000
D. m, the connecting closes for which being
Trnnz-Paeihc Mails.
Mails for CHINA JAPAN. HAWAII and
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, via san Francisco close
here daily at 700 p m, up TO oetoaer q, in
Mails fer AUSTRALIA Except West Australia1
NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII, FIJI and SAMOAN
ISLANDS. via San Francisco, close here daily at
ZOO p M. after October - and up to 0ctober
q inclusive for despatch per s. 5 Alameda (o)
Mails for CHINA JAPAN, HAWAII, and PHIL
IPPINE. ISLANDS, - via San Francisco, close here
fsiiy at 90 p m, up to October co. incIu-
sive, for despatch per 5. { Gaelic (ol
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, via Vancouver
close here daily st 200 p. n. up to October
80. inclusive. for despatch per s Empress of
japan Registered mail must be directed Via
Vancouver" (c)
Mails for HAWAII, via San Francisco, close
here daily at z:00 p. M. up to November Q, in
elusive for despatch per g 6 Australia (oD
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia,
ybieh goes via Europe, and New Zes!and which
goes via san Francisco, and FIJI ISLANDS via
Vancouver close here daily at 20 p. m up 10
November 10. inclusive, for despatch per S. S.
Aplg,,f eNafIs for for COCHIN CHINA are forwarded to
New York for connection with European steam
s-PHnIPPTNE ISLANDS GaiIitary Maid, de-
epatcI,ed 10 San Francisco at all closes fo- that
o1f3ce to col acct with Government transports
the sailiags o. which irregular
fbl Registered mails close at 100 p m same
lc) Registered mails close at 500 p n, same
q {d) Registered mails close at 500 a m same
5el Registered mails close at 100 p. m pre-
% q Registered mails close at 100 p. m pre-
(h5 Registered mails close at 1900 p m pre-
| yious Saturday
* Registered mails close at SEQ p. m. pre-
(o5 Registered mails close at 600 P. II. pre-
Holm MERRITT Pcsrnar.s-
The evening times., 1900-10-20
DEAD IN THE PARK.
The Startling Discovery of Brook
ISn Policeman.

lSn Policeman
NEW YORK, Oct 2O-Seated upright
upon a bench along the balcony walk in
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, a woman in
black was found dead yesterday.
Later at the norgue the body was
identified as that of Miss Della Tracy,
forty years old, of 15S Raymond Street,
Brooklyn She left her home yesterday
morning at o'clock 10 go TO work, and did
not return.
The police clear the park every night at
10 o'clock, but the woman may then have
evaded notice She had been dead about
an hour and a half when found.
Whether Miss Tracy died from poison or
of natural causes has not yet been deter
mined As the body was emaciated, an
ambulance surgeon said death may have
been caused by lack of proper nourishment.
Miss Tracy was shirtmaker- The trag
edy of her death recalls Hoods famous
Song Of the Shirt" She was employed
by A. Raymond & Co., at Nassau and Full
ton Streets, Manhattan
Clutched in one shTunken hand when
found was a pocketbook containing 10
cents and a receipt for $3.50 for the rent of
a room for family named Tracy. The
receipt was dated November, 1898 The
woman's hair was streaked with grey. She
wore a black, double-breasted cloth Jacket
and black silk waist and skirt Her head
was covered by a faded little mourning
bonnet The bench upon which she was
found is directly in front of bust of
Payne Miss Tracy worked at Raymond &
Co.'S all yesterday. She appeared despon-
dent She had been making shirts at Ray
mond & CG.'s for q year.
The evening times., 1900-10-20
ROBBERS LOOT A BANK.
XII the Town Marshal and Escape
With Their Booty.

NEVADA, No, Oct. 20.-At about 1870
o'clock Thursday night a gang of robbers.
variously estimated at from five TO seven.
entered the town OF Bronaugh, village
Of 500 people, in the southwest part of
Vernon County, and robbed the bank of
c. Brubaker and killed William Moran.
the town marshal. The robbers first at
tempted to gain entrance TO the safe by
drilling through the vault from the out
side of the bank building.
Failing in this they broke open the
front door and attacked the vault from
the inside. Three explosions took place
and at the first the robbers were discoy-
cred. The town was quickly aroused.
Three men stood guard on the oustide
of the bank while the balance worked on
the safe, exploding two more charges be-
fore they finally gained entrance to the
safe.
The town marshal lived just across the
street. He secured a shotgun, went TO
the front door and started to step out
upon the street when one of the men fired
on him, the ball taking effect squarely
in the forehead. The robbers then looted
the safe and escaped.
The evening times., 1900-10-20


evidence rag 1t was known In the case
as the flag. Some OF the stripes were torn
off. the field was gone. there was 9iooa
stain upon it. Il was made OF cheap
glazed muslin, and might have cost ~
cents when it was new TINS american elt,laas nas
was carried at the head of tie strikers
when they marched upon Lattiner This
rag was flourished in the courtroom, now
bv the prosecution and now by the defence
hut all that il meant was only dimiy COM
pretended by, either side.
What is this something so mysterious
and 60 iIIustrious which we call American
freedom? "It was not won by Americans
alone. The blood of Englishmen. irishmen,
Frenchmen. and Poles mingles together
upon the affairs of the eountry's liberty
The children Of Kosci'lsko and Pulaski ana
OF the Hungarian apostle Of liberty, Kos
sutb are to be blended with the great
mixture of races that is called American
New York Tribune.
The evening times., 1900-10-20
SWEPT AWAY BY THE TORRENT.
Village of GuadaIoupe. Mex, Wiped
Out by CIoudburst.

Out by IA CIoudburst.
Ell PASO, Tex, Oct. 20.-The village of
Guadaloupe, Mexico. situated forty miles
below Ell Paso. and one mile from the
Rio Grande River, was swept from the
face of the earth by q cloudburst in the
mountains Wednesday night. The storm
could be heard approaching from dis
tance. and the inhabitants, some five hun
dred in number, had sufficient time to fee
to the foothills and all escaped with their
lives. according to the meagre reports re-
ceived here today, except an old man and
two children
The news of the destruction of the vii
lage was brought to Juarez by runner,
who was sent 10 this point for assistance.
subscription list was Immediately start
ed and $500 raissd ina short time on this
side of the border Several wagon loads
of supplies were also forwarded.
The condition Of the people of Guada-
loupe is described as pitiable in the ex-
treme. Not only were their homes swept
away by the torrent from the mountains,
but all their cattle, horses, cows and goats
were lost. Ell Paso and Juarez are the
nearest towns, and the people are depend
ing on these places for food to keep them
from starvation,
Inc country surrounding the spot where
the towa was destroyed is barren and TN
productive and the villagers depended en-
tireiy O. agriculture for subsistence Their
! farms I ere situated in the fiat country i'm
mediate'y bordering the river, and not a
vesugc OF their crops or domestic animals
remained after the water had subsidized.
! The crops had previously been destroyed
two years in succession by similar storms,
but the one this season was by far the
! most violent that has visited that section
for years.
The evening times., 1900-10-20
ANDRE MONUMENT SOLD
Historic Spot Disposed of by an
Auctioneer.
The vicissitudes OF n Memorial
Erected by Cyrus III. Field at Tap
pam, New Xeri-Purchaster De-
cIares That Ee VIII Obliterate
the stone and It's Surroundings.

NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-Indica ions point
TO the speedy oblfteration of tne old mon
ument erected at Tappan. n. Y, by the
late Cyrus NJ Field in memory of Andre.
the spy OF the Revolution.
The little plot on which the historic
monument stands was sold yesterday by
Treaurer Randolph, of Rockland county,
for on-payment of taxes
Since Mr. Fields death the memorial
has been neglected. Yesterday it passed
to the ownership of George Dickey, of
Nyack. who says he will wipe the historic
spot off the map.
Cyrus NJ. Field. an enthusiastic student
Of history and a great admirer of the
Iuckless Andre, located the exact site OF
the spy's execution, bought the property,
erected a costly monument and announced
his determination to surround 1t with a
public park Arthur P. Stanley, dean Of
Westminster wrote the inscription, which
declared England and America -'one in
thought, language, and religion The
monument was unveiled October q 1879.
In April, 1882, the Andre shaft was
tumbled from its base by an explosion of
nitro -g1ycerine. 1t lay 1t fell for three
years. covered with vines and weeds. But
in October, 1885, Mr.. Field restored 1t in
. enlarged form.
Hardly month later-on the night OF
November 4-the country for miles around
was shaken as by earthquake. A
charge of dynamite had wrecked the An
dre memorial, scattering Its broken frag-
ments far and wide. Windows were bro
ken in houses two miles away.
Detectives employed by Mr. Fields
traced the vandalism to a man named
Hendricks Once again the Andre me-
mortal was restored, and this time it vas
permitted to stand unassailed save by the
hammers of curious hunters. Now it has
met an ignoble fate under the hammer OF
an auctioneer-sold for n-paylnent OF