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The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-09-05
ingenious Maneuvering of Amer.
lean Girl COnfounds
Britishers
>lOrie EaSfwi(R Of Philadelphia Gives
an English Broker a Merry Chase
and Was Caught UP by a Clerk Who
Detected an Overlooked IrreguIaritu
In Revenue Stomp.

LONDON, Sept. 3-Marie Jose
phine Eastwick of Philadelphia
was arraigned in the Guild hall
police court yesterday, charged
with having forged a railway
certificate of the value of f100.
900 ($50O, ,0OO). Sensational ev-
idence was presented.
The defendant was accom-.
modated with a chair and
sat the whole time list.
lessly in the dock. The
public prosecutor said the defen.
danr had been residing in Eng
land for eighteen months and
was believed to be an American
of wealth. She had been living
with persons, said to be her
father and sister, at the Metro
pole, London, and had been
coaching through England and
living genarally in the most ex-
penSive manner. Latterly she
had removed to Hampstead for
the benefit of her health.
She obtained an introduction
to Mr.. Beeton, a member of the
stock exchange, to whom she
represented herself to be the
owner of securities worth, rough
ly, e5OO,OOO. She said she
wanted to buy a thousand shares
of United States Steel corpora
ton as speculation. This
operation required e1, 900, which,
the defendant said, she did not
have, but, as she wanted to in
vest Immediately, she told Mr..
Beeton, she had cabled to a trust
company in Philadelphia to
break open her strong box and
forward the money to her by
mail.
By a series of complicated
transactions she finally obtained
possession of a certificate for five
shares of Canadian Pacific stock
and this she is charged with hav-
ing altered to one thousand
shares with her name substi-
tuted for that of the owner.
This work was skillfully done
and showed careful preparation
in advance. But one mistake
was made. The revenue stamp
was not changed to correspond
with the increased amount.
The defendant sent the altered
document, with a letter, to Mr..
Beeton Aug. 26, asking him to
buy 1000 United States Steel
i'll the firm name; also re-
questing loan of "a, 900, adding
that she was going in for motor
cars rather heavily and was
about to purchase a stud farm.
She wired Mr.. Beeton from
Buxton Aug. % asking if the
certificate had arrived. In the
meantime Mr.. Beeton's clerk, on
receiving the certificate, noticed
the stamp irregularity and went
TO the Canadian Pacific railroad
office, where it was pronounced
TO be a forgery. Mr.. Beeton
wired this information to the de-
fendant, asking for an explana-
ion. She replied: "Call me
IN the telephone" and then
wired, "Have sent no certificate.
Don't understand"
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-09-05

CHICAGO, Sept. 2--''Satan," the
black Indian leopard, considered
one of the most ferocious ami
mails in the collection carried by
Forepaugh and Sells Brothers
circus, Thirty-ifth street and
Wentworth avenue, escaped from
it's cage while being fed shortly
before 6 o'clock Saturday night.
Before the animal was recap
tured five persons we're more or
less severely injured by its claws.
There were none but employees
present while the leopard was
out.
"Satan" was confined in a cage
in the menagerie tent located di-
rectly south Of the big perform
ing canvas. Shortly before 6
o'clock Keeper Kinsley started
on his tour of feeding the ami
mails. The leopard only recent
ly had been captured, and had
been in the keepers charge but
six weeks.
After Kinsley had thrown a
chunk of beef into the cage he
turned to place in pan of wa
ter. Unwittingly he had left
the sliding door open, and as he
faced about he saw the leopard
wiggling its way out. The next
instant the animal leaped to the
ground and sought shelter be-
meath the hippopotamus' cage.
"Get the doors"' yelled Louis
Sells, who entered the tent and
saw Kinsley's predicament.
A dozen men rushed for the
wooden doors used in closing up
cages and surrounded the leop-
ard. who crouched Snarling aud
growing.
1.-THE black cats looser was
the cry that flew from lip to lip.
Men with stakes, pitchforks,
and clubs ran to the menagerie
tent. The animal sprang
against one of the boards, held
by John Lennon. and, knocking
the boy and board over, leaped
to the other side of the tent.
Keeper Kinsley got in the way
and the infuriated animal struck
him with one of its paws and
tore off his flannel shirt. A trail
of blood from the shoulder down
the arm marked the wound.
Clubs and stakes were hurled
at the animal, and during the
fight, in which others were in
jured, j. A. Fonda, one of the
cowboys, managed to geta lariat
around the leopard and brought
it to the ground. One of the at
tendants threw net over the
snarling captive, and the circus
hands beat it almost into insen-
sibility.
Then the animal was pushed
INTO canvas bag, and that tied
1t one end. Struggling and
lighting it was carried by half a
dozen men back to the cage and
thrown inside. After the doors
1ad been safely locked the rope
was parted. and the leopard
,rawled from the bag.
Kinsley, who was severely
lacerated about the shoulder,
arms, and hands, was taken
o the Office of DR.. Kelly where
lis wounds we're dressed. Hag-
,erty and Jones were bruised
about the hands in their attempt
0 place the animal in the can
as bag
Satan had been purchased
rom the Hagenback collection
My short time ago. 1t was
aptured in India, and has not
een in captivity long enough to
'ermit training.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-09-05
BLACK CAT
Ferocious Indian Leopard Loose
in a Circus Tent

Satan Escaped from His Cuge While
Being Fed and w0S Subdued OAlu by
Much H0rd Oubbing-C0ught By a
Loriat and Thrown into a Bog dY
Cowboy.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-09-05
ALABAMA'S OISFRANCHISE.
MENT SCHEME ADOPTED.

MEM SCnEME Adopted.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. f.
The new constitution was adopt
ed in the constitutional conven.
tion yesterday by vote of 132
to II. Frank S. White of Jeffer
son was the only democrat who
voted against it.
The new constitution makes
radical changes from the old in
naarly every article. and two dis
tinct suffrage schemes are pro-
vided. Disqualification for crime
and voluntary prepayment of a
poll tax of $1.50 being common
to both prior to Jan. 1, 1908. All
can register who have honorably
served in some war, who are de-
scendents from soldiers, who
hav e so served or who have
"good character" and understand
the duties and obligations of citi-
zenship.
Three registrars are to be ap.
pointed for each county. They
will, as matter of fact, be three
white democrats, and, under the
judicial power to pass on charac-
ter and understanding of the ap-
plicant and to determine the
proof required of service in war
or descent, are expected to regis
ter all the whites and turn down
practically all the negroes. All
those who register under this
plan constitute a life electorate
and can vote without further
question as long as they pay
their poll tax. The poll tax,
however, ceases after 45 years of
age. After Jan. 1, 1908, these
determinations in favor of the
whites are abolished, the judicial
power of the registrars with
drawn, and both races and all
men put under the same definite
qualifications. All who failed to
get in under the temporary plan
can again apply. The qualifica-
tions are only two. The appli-
cant for registration must be
able to read and write any arti-
Gle OF the constitution of the
United States in the English
language and must show that he
has been engaged in some lawful
occupation for the greater part
of the preceding twelve months.
If he does not possess this
qualification he can nevertheless
register if he or his wife is the
owner of either real estate or
personally taxed at $500.
At present there are about 75,-
900 negro voters in Alabama
who can read and write. The
poll tax is purely voluntary and
must be paid by Feb. / preced-
ing the election in November.
1t is estimated that the dis
qualification for CRIME, failure to
pay poll tax, and neglect to reg
lister so far in advance of election
will reduce the whole body of
negro voters tC less than 80, 900.
The new constitution guaran.
tees a school fund of not less
than 81, 100000, and under this
the better class of negroes are
disposed to favor the plan as Civ
ing them a steadily increasing
number of voters whose votes
may be counted as cast. Only
hose are allowed to participate
n party primaries and conven-
ions who have the qualifications
If voters. /;
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-09-05
AMERICAN GREATNESS
Men With Ak and PIow Demon
strate Fundamental Law
of Success

gers OF Trusts, Our Duty TOword
Foreign Nations and Pleads for High
american Character.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. 81
Theodore Roosevelt, vice. presi-
dent of the United States, yes
terday addressed 30, 900 persons
at the state fair grounds at Ham
line. The crowd was the largest
that ever attended an opening
day at the fair and the greeting
to the distinguished guest was
enthusiastic.
The vice-presidentin in beginning
his address paid a high tribute
to the character and energy of
his hearers, descended. he said,
from a race of pioneers which
had pushed westward into the
wilderness and laid the founda-
tions for new commonwealths.
The men with AK and pick and
pillow who, he said, had pushed
to completion the dominion of
our people over the American
wilderness had shown by their
qualities of daring, endurance
and far-sightedness that they
recognized in practical form the
fundamental law of success in
American life-the law of worthy
work, the law of resolute, high
endeavor.
Continuing, he said: "It seems
to me that the simple acceptance
of this fundamental fact of Amer
ican life will help US to start
Alright in facing not a few of the
problems that confront US from
without and from within"
Discussing the labor question,
Mr.. Roosevelt said:
lit is not only desirable but
necessary that there should be
legislation which shall carefully
shield the interests of wage
workers, and which shall dis
criminate in favor of the honest
and humane employer by remov-
ing the disadvantage under which
he stands when compared with
unscrupulous competitors, who
have no conscience and will do
right only under fear of punish
ment. Nor can legislation stop
without what are termed labor
questions. The vast individual
and corporate fortunes, the vast
combinations of capital which
have marked the development of
our industrial system create new
conditions and necessitate a
change from the old attitude of
the state and nation toward nroS.
perity."
There was he contended, but
the scantiest justification for
most OF the outcry against men
Of wealth, as such, and it ought
to oe unnecessary, he said, to
state that any appeal which f.
1ally entails the possibility of
awle .sness and violence was an
attack upon the fundamental
properties of American citizen
ship.
'Our interests are at bottom
he continued, Gin the
ong run we go up or down to-
yether. Yet more and more it is
evident that the state, and if
necessary the nation, has got to
possess the right of supervision
md control as regards the great
corporations, which are its crea-
ures; particularly as regards the
,reat business combinations
which derive portion of their
Importance from the existence of
ONE monopolistic tendency"
AS to our relations with foreign
'owers Vice President Roosevelt
aid that our nation, while first
# all seeing to It's own domestic
Vell- being, must not shrink from
'laying its part among the great
ations without.
"Our duty" he said, ''may
AXE many forms in the future,
S it has taken many forms in
be past. Nor is it possible to
~ down hard and fast rule for
1
Evening star., 1901-12-04
Washington stock Exchanx.

Sales-regular call IL o'clock m.-U. s. coupon
At f2s. 10 at 12s Capital Traction, 100 at lo7,
Ca. t S as sss a. Gee Seorestoan Mosn
Gas; S.; 2o at 10 American Ghaphophone com, 100 at
at I77N. 20 at 177A, 10 at i77H, 10 % at IN pT7S. "
American Graphophone preferred, 65 at s. 100 at s.
district ess OF, OF Columbia Bonds-Funding currency
Miscellaneous Bonds.-Capital Traction Railroad
S. III W b asked Rsrdaa ces
indebt, A, 1o5 bid. 1Oe asked. Metropolitan Rail
Railroad es. iis bid Columbia RAILROAD Sa ID mort.
IS. 1e41s bid, 107 asked Washington Gas 6s series
bid. United States Electric Light deb imp. @ IS.
1884 bid. United States Electric Light cert. In
AmeTiesn Security and Trust e; 100 bid: Wash:
1l6 6 bid: Masonic Han Association IS. 1o4 bid.
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies.-National Safe
Deposit and Trust las bid; leo asked. Washing
Security and Trust, 2IS bid, go asked. Washiag.
ton Safe Deposit, SO bid Union Trust and Storage.
i0a oa d bid' ioo1s asked washington Savings Bank.
National Bank Stocks.-Bank of washington $40
Second s les bid Citizens, $50 bid; Columbia. i75
bid. ls5 asked. Traders, ls5 bid Lincoln. rs
bid, Ia2 asked. Riggs $50 bid = :,
Insurance stocts-Firemen,.. 2s bid Franklin.
45 bid. Metropolitan, 76. bid Corcoran, 62 bid
Potomac, 6S bid. Arlington, 26 bid German Amer
lean, 30 bid. National Union, ~ bid asked
Columbia, 10 bid, II asked. Riggs, bid, s asked
Peoples. bid. 6h asked. Commercial bid
asked. Colonial, 119 asked.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title IS
bid, % asked. Columbia Title. ~ bid, Az asked
Washington Title. bid. sA asked District Title
Telephone Stocks.-Chesapeake and Potomac, 72
asked
Gas Stocks.-Washington Gas, 65k bid esq ask
ed Georgetown Gas, 73 bid, 7S asked
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Mergenthaler Linotype 177
bid. 1777s asked. Lanston Monotype l1at bid II
asked American Graphophone CON-, bid ask
ed American Graphopbone preferred bid az
asked, Pneumatic Gun Carriage. .0S bid, 10 asked
washington Market. 14h bid, l6 asked. Norfolk
Evening star., 1901-12-04
REFERENCE TO ATTORNEY.
Question Regarding a Measuremen
and the Deficiency ShaMu

Question Regarding a Measurement
and the Deficiency Shown.
E. NJ Talcott the assistant surveyor of
the District, recently called the attention
Of the District Commissioners to the fact
that the surveyors Office was called upon
to locate the walls Of certain buildings
erected on the north side of F street be-
tween Sd and Az streets southwest. A
measurement of the front of the square de-
veloped the fact that there was shortage
of 12O feet, and the notes In all former
surveys show that this deficiency has been
taken from the fifteen-foot alley in the
square. and all lots given their full 'front.'
age. Mr.. Talcott asked that the opinion of
the attorney for the District be secured as
to the proper legal procedure in the new
survey. Attorney Duvall submitted his
opinion to the Commissioners today, and in
1t he says:
ut appears from the communication of
the assistant surveyor that the whole front
of the square falls short of the aggregate of
the front Of the lots on that side Of the
square as the same are recorded and that
In all former surveys the deficiency has
been taken up from the fifteen-foot alley,
which alley is an original space 1t is my
opinion that this case Is clearly within the
provisions of section 4S1 of the Revised
Statutes of the District of Columbia, which
provides that in such a case the surveyor
shall apportion such deficiency among the
lots or pieces on that front agreeably to
their respective dimensions and that with
out regard to any precedents found in for
mer surveys this statute should be fol-
Evening star., 1901-12-04
THE CAPTURE OF COLON.
Passenger on Steamer Finance Wit
messed the Incident.

Passenger on Steamer Finance WITT
messed the Incident.
NEW YORK, December A passenger
on board the steamer Finance, which ar
rived here today from Colon, gives the fol-
lowing account of the capture of Colon by
the liberals of Colombia:
I'VE were right in the thick of it. Many
of the rife balls whistled over the ship
and while the firing lasted we kept under
cover. The liberals, about 200 in number
came down from the interior by train.
having paid their fares as individuals, and
when they arrived in town began to fire
their rifles until they intimidated the gov
ernment authorities and soon had control.
They appointed civil officers to run the city.
The United States cruisers Maehias and
Marietta were in the harbor and landed
marines to protect property. When we left
the liberals were still in charge. Great
excitement prevailed among the people on
Sunday morning, November "a, when the
government gunboat Pinzon arrived. Short
II after the gunboat arrived the foreign
warships assembled and boats passed be-
tween them Lengthy signals were also
exchanged between the MachiaS and the
American marines ashore. and an officer
from that vessel landed bearing dispatc ches.
When it was announced that the city would
be bOmbarded people began to leave the
city, and the war vessels and other craft
offered refuge to families, but it was
learned later that the bombardment would
not take place until the foreign consulS
could have opportunity to get their people
out. Just before the Finance left, train
arrived from Panama with 200 marines.
Ahead of the locomotive was an armored
car with two machine guns mounted and
flying the stars and stripes"
Evening star., 1901-12-04
GEN. BELLS ORDER.
Drinking of "VinO' Made q Military
OfYense.

Drinking of "VinO" Made q Military
Onense.
Brig. Gen. Bell, commanding the depart
ment Of northern Luzon, has issued an or
der making the purchase or drinking Of
vino and kindred drinks by soldiers and
civilian employees a military offense, pun
ishable as conduct prejudicial to good order
and military discipline. The order which
is an important one, Is as follows:
Medical records, based on actual tests,
experience and observation in these islands
during the past three years, furnish ample
and conclusive proof that the native drinks.
ordinarily known as "vino," manufactured
In these islands, contain in a large amount
the poisonous principal contained in wood
alcohol, and that the following serious and
pernicious consequences have resulted from
the use of vino by Americans belonging
to and on duty with the army Of oceupa-
ton:
1. Acute insanity. frequently resulting in
death within few days.
Many cases of serious disability neces-
sltat1ng discharge on surgeons certificate
of disability.
8. Large numbers of grave crimes, includ-
ing murder and rape, necessitating frequent
trials and punis shnents thus deriving the
government of service due it.
4. Many abuses and outrages committed
to the discredit Of the United States and Of
Americans.
AS no soldier or civilian employe has the
right to indulge in habit or custom which
materially impairs the efficiency of the SER
vice OF the army to which he belongs or Is
attached the purchase or drinking by said
persons of ''vino," ''anisado," tuba"
''basi,' or other pernicious or dangerous ma
tive drinks, Is hereby declared to be- in this
district. a military offense, punishable as
conduct prejudicial to good order and mill
tary discipline. Soldiers guilty of this Of
fense will be brought to trial by court
martial. Civilian employees will be dis
charged the service.
The intimidation of natives in efforts to
force them to sell vino in contrayention
of existing orders. issued by the military
and civil governments of provinces, Is espe-
cially subversiye Of good order and military
discipline and should be severely punished
All officers are enjoined to use their utmost
endeavors to discourage the continuance of
this suicidal custom. which is alarmingly on
the increase. which amounts to self-poison.
an act condemned by the laws of all civ
iliZed nations
Evening star., 1901-12-04
FIRST MISSIONARY CONFERENCE.
New Departure for the Pretestant
Episcopal Church.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, December 4.-The
Episcopal missionary conference, the first
meeting of the kind ever held by the Prot
estant Episcopal Church in this country,
opened for a five days session at Christs
Church in this city this morning, under
very favorable circumstances. Many Of the
most distinguished dignitaries, bishops,
clergy and laymen, churchmen and church
women, from all parts Of the United States
and from many foreign countries are here
and the attendance from the outset prom
ises to be large. .- ~
Among those in attendance and who will
take part In the proceedings are: Bishop
Rowe of Alaska. Bishop Hinsolving of
Southern Brazil, Bishop Graves of China,
Bishop-eIect Brent of the Philippines, Rev.
Arthur s. Lloyd, DID,, general secretary
Nelson. ID, rector Of Trinity Church,
Geneva; Rev. Charles H. Evans, Toxic,
Japan: Rev. Andreas Bard, Walla Walla;
Miss Leila Bull, president Woman's Auxil-
iary, kyoto, Japan: Miss Forester, teacher
in Hooker Memorial School, City of Mex
leo; Mrs Charles H. Evans, Toxic, Japan,
and many others.
The program opened with a devotional
day conducted by the Rev. W. B. Bodine,
DID,. rector of the Church Of the Savior
Philadelphia. Holy communion with a
meditation on Christ's intercession for His
work was the first number on the program
which began at am, at st. Luke's
Church. Bishop Walker welcomed the yis-
itors, Immediately following which was
held meditation on The Holy Ghost and
Missions -.'
Evening star., 1901-12-04
BLAME FOR SENECA WRECK
CORONER's JURY CENsUREs BOTH
COMPANY AND TRAINMEN.
All Were Guilty of Nekligence-Crew
of No. Short One
Man.

ADRIAN, Mich, December 4.-The coro-
ner's jury today found that the disastrous
collision on the Wabash railroad near Sem
eca last Wednesday night between trains
13 and was caused by the negligence Of
the Wabash Railroad Company and the
trainmen of train 4.
The verdict says the railroad company
was negligent in failing to provide train 4
with a head-end brakeman and in failing
to provide proper signals at the place Of
meeting of trains and 13. Engineer Aaron
I. Strong was found negligent in failing to
properly understand and obey order No. 81,
under which the train was running. Con-
ductor George J. Martin was found negli-
gent in failing to signal the engineer to
stop and in failing to apply the airbrakes
when the engineer did not give the proper
signal Immediately after the station signal
at Seneca. according to the company's
rules. Fireman Bastien was found negli-
gent in falling to remind the engineer of
order 81, when the engineer, to give the
proper signal and slow up at Seneca. Brake
man A. w. Dittman was found negligent
in falling to signal the engineer to stop
and in failing to apply the airbrake until
after the train had passed the station at
Seneca when the engineer did not give the
proper signal on approaching Seneca.