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Evening star., 1901-05-03
Alleged Attempt to kidnap.

A story of attempted KIDNAPPING spread
last evening, caused. 1t is said, by the ef-
forts of a white man to coax small child
Of Mr. Inscoe of NJ street opposite Jeffer-
son street to go away with him. lnvesti-
cation ofsthe story revealed the fact that
the man was partly under the influence OF
liquor and was talking to the child, gave
it some candy and endeavored to coax it
to walk up the street with him. The little
one refused, and the man gave it some
small change. The child still refused, and
the man picked il up and started to walk
by several people who had Witnessed his
efforts. The father thinks he can ascer-
tain the identity of the man, and stated
rest.
Evening star., 1901-05-03
WOMAN'S PROPER SPHERE
DEF!SED BY THE ILLINOIS ANTI
SUFFRAGE LEAGUE.
Can Exert Greatest Influence as "a
Teacher of Morals in
Her Home,

CHICAGO. May 3-The Illinois Associa-
tion Opposed OF the Extension of Suffrage
to Women today issued it's semi-annual re-
port OF the progress of the work. After
giving the results of the legislative action
In the middle west in regard to women suf-
frage during the past winter the report
says:
everywhere there seems to be a grow
ing conviction that the best work of wo-
men lies along the lines of moral influence
and unselfish endeavor, in realm where
the golden rule is not read backward
and that the lowering of this high ideal to
the plane of expediency, trucking and bar
gaining, which the admission of all classes
OF men to the ballot often makes neces-
sary in politics, would be a distinct calam-
lty to women themselves and to society
at large. At the same time these capaci-
ties directed through the home or through
organized effort to the formation and guild
ance OF that public opinion which lies be-
hind all law and without the st,pport of
which statutory enactments are worthless
may render invaluable and indispensa BILE
public service
Women the Rest Teachers.
III women would use as much intclli-
gence and energy as participation in legis-
latlon would require in teaching their chill
dren, boys and girls alike, in a broad, lib
eral way the great principles of temper
ahce and chastity, they would do more in
a generation toward eradicating the evils
OF intemperance and impurity than they
could do by century of voting. If in the
same way they would inculcate and every
Where stand for the principles of Justice
ana unselfishness and true regard for the
rights OF others in social, commercial and
polltlcal relations, they could do more to-
ward reforming those conditions of society
which breed anarchy and are the despair
of the practical politician, than they could
ever do through legislative action. There
is much evidence that it is to these aims
the thoughtful and philanthropic women
are directing their attention rather than
to suffrage.
franchise Would he Refrigeration.
I'VE believe that there is a growing
recognition of the fact that instead of
being social advance, women suffrage is
part and parcel of that great retrograde
movement which seeks to destroy the or
derly organization Of society and reduce it
to the absolute individualism which char
acterizeS only the lowest form of social
life. Advanced socialism is anarchism
one of Its most conspicuous advocates has
recently said state of society without
law, without institutions, with no bond of
union or principle of growth except unre-
strained human impulse; in short, a return
to those elementary conditions from which
human society originally sprung. We do
not believe that the American people are
prepared to abjure civilization for such a
nightmare"
Evening star., 1901-05-03
FIRE IN CHICAGO BEEF HOrSE.
Armour & Co.'s Plant Damaged to Ex
tent of 100000.

CHICAGO, May 3.-Armour & Co.'S beef
house one of the largest buildings at the
stock yards, caught fire at $50 o'clock to-
day and was damaged by flames and water
to the value Of $1,000
On the fourth floor, awaiting slaughter,
were 1,6O0 head of cattle, which were
rescued with great difficulty. The building
is a f1ve-story brick and extends nearly
block.
The building also contained 1900 car
casses Of dressed beef. A general alarm
was sent In, and after an hour and a half
OF struggle the firemen succeeded in con-
quering the flames
One hundred men, under the direction of
Chief Swente, were at work on the third
and fourth floors when a large ammonia
pipe burst and the sitting odor which arose
drove the men from their posts to the open
air. Many were half blinded by the gas
and escaped with difficulty.
Evening star., 1901-05-03
COMES FOR A SCHOOLING.
Alfred Reyes. a Filipino Protere
brought by SURGEON l. r Ianes

AIRED Reyes. a Filipino Protege,
brought by Surgeon J. #, Jones.
Dr. J. F. Jones, surgeon in the army, has
Just returned from the Philippines. bring
ing with him Alfredo Reyes. son of the gov
ernor of Bohol before the American occu-
patton of the Philippines. 1t, is probable
the Taft commission will again fnak1 Reyes
governor DR.. tones was at the War De-
partment today to make arrangements for
the education Of bis charge The Filipino
Is about twenty, years old, and Is taller
than most of his race, being nearly five
feet eleven inches. He has good educa-
tion In Spanish. but very little Of English
1t Is his desire, well as that Of his
father, that he shall obtain a first-class
education in English. While the War De-
partment might make some provision to
pay for the education Of Reyes out of The
Philippine revenues, this would open Up
such dangerous precedent that 1t will not
be done. There are thousands of Filipnos
who would like to come to the United
states and be educated at public expense,
and If one is granted the privilege it would
be hard to draw the line The department
desires first to see how the plan Of sending
1000 teachers to the Philippines will work
teacher, to be successful. should under
stand the colloquial language Of the people
he Is sent among, but with SO many diff
ferent Languages in the Philippines this is
some Of the educators of Washington rela-
tive to obtaining schooling for young
Reyes.
He was asked at the department if he
had any difficulty in securing admission at
San Francisco for young Reyes, and he re-
piled he had not. Officers came aboard the
steamer and asked If the young man was
under his charge, and receiving an affirm
ative answer he was allowed to pass. This
was interesting In view Of the fact that
seven Filipinos had been tursed back at
San Francisco on the ground that their ad
mission would be contrary to the United
States immigration laws.
Evening star., 1901-05-03
FOR AUDITOR OF CUBA,
secretary Gage Recon- j. d.
TerrelFs Appointment.

Secretary Gage today, upon the sugges-
tion of Controller Tracewell recommended
to the War Department Mr.. Jared D. Ter
rell for appointment as auditor for Cuba
The salary is 5000 year, payable out of
the Cuban revenues.
Mr.. Terrell is chief law clerk of the con-
trollers office, having been promoted to
that position from law clerkship two
years ago. He is native of Michigan.
The War Department asked the Secre-
tary of the Treasury for a man of excep-
tional ability and one conversant with the
auditing of government accounts. While
loath to part with his chief law clerk the
controller felt that Mr. Terrell was the man
for the difficult position. and recommended
him for appointment accordingly.
Evening star., 1901-05-03

morning Mr. Mccormick, the boys uncle,
stated that the reward of 5000 he offered
for the return of his nephew still holds
good. The money is in the hands of
Patrick f. Sheedy the well-known SPORT
ing man, who is now in Buffalo. The re-
ward Mr. Mccormick says, will be paid
for the return of the boy and no questions
will be asked The other rewards in the
case, he says, were offered by men who are
able and willing to pay the several
amounts. Mr.. Mccormick is satisfied that
his nephew was taken away by kidnapers.
The boy, he said. was always an obedient
child and had never received anything but
the kindest treatment at the hands of his
parents.
Willie never had the slightest idea of
running away" his uncle declared HE
never read cheap novels or went with bad
boys and he had never been away from
home before to remain over night. The
night he disappeared he was on the side
Walk when his sisters started to church
He told them he would catch up to them
after he got his cap. When he went in the
house and picked up his cap his sisters
Well-hlled purse was on the table. If he
had contemplated running away he would
probably have taken some of the money
with him, but he did not touch the purse
Shrouded in Doubt.
A Star reporter visited Glen Echo this
morning, but was unable to see either Mr..
seen boy answering to the description of
the one missing. Mr.. w. F. Thomas, the
manager of the park, was seen, and he
stated that while Mrs. Wade was of the
opinion that the boy was Willie McCor-
mick, he was not certain Of 1T. He had
not seen the boy and therefore could not
furnish description, stating that he never
thought to ask those who had seen him.
AS Mrs. Wade was not to be seen the
best description obtainable was that the
youth was about fifteen years Of age pos
sibly not that old, with short trousers of
apparently light material and light hair.
Mr.. Kennedy, who is in charge of the
police arrangement at the park, showed
the reporter through the grotto beneath
the amphitheater The place is large and
contains many different rooms. A person
could easily evade a searching party ac-
cess being obtainable to all sections. There
are no doors to the entrances Of the diff
ferent rooms, nearly all Of which have two
or three outlets
The police, by the way, have been asked
to look out for three other boys, as fol-
lows:
Charles Talbot, white, aged sixteen, five
feet four inches in height; weight about
ITO pounds; rather slender buildi with blue
eyes. light brown bair and black knee
trousers. His father resides at 14O4 Mary
land avenue northeast
Archie Groome, aged eleven. dark brown
eyes blue suit and cap, his father residing
at 633 L street northeast.
General T. Wood, white, aged twelve fair
complexion, blue eyes. blue suit and cap.
Both Groome and Wood ran away from the
Industrial Home School on the 18th of last
month.
Believing the youth might be Willie Nc
Cormick. number of people visited the
park today and searched through the
woods The heavy reward offered for the
recovery of the Mccormick boy is .suffi-
lookout
Evening star., 1901-05-03
GEN. GILLESPIE COMMISSIONER
Enters Regularly Upon the Discharge
of His Dutips

The changes In the Office Of the chief Of
engineers consequent upon the voluntary
retirement of General John NJ Wills On We're
completed today when General George L.
Gillespie received his commission as chief
of engineers and entered regularly upon the
discharge of the duties of that office Since
the retirement of General Wilson, Wednes-
day, General H. NJ. Robert and General j.
w. Barlow have each constructively held
the office of chief of engineers for "a few
hours. and then retired in the grade of
brigadier general. General Barlow letired
last evening and General Gillespie's ap-
pointment took effect this morning
nder the army reorganization law gov
ernins details to the head of staff Depart
ments, General Gillespie can serve as chief
OF engineers only for a term of four years
unless at the completion of that term he
should be again detailed for another term
General Gillespie Will retire for age how
ever, in October, 1905, that he has but
little more than four years to serve on the
active list
Evening star., 1901-05-03
BOND PURCHASES.
Total Amount Bought Under Present
Conditions ~ IO.15O

Secretary Gage today made purchases of
two lots of short-term 4 per cent bonds
The first was for O.OOO. FOR which he paid
ll3'6l23- and the second lot was for $50 600
at 1l36l5o to be delivered tomorrow The
difference in the decimal represents the in
crease in the price of the bonds for one day
caused by the accumulation of interest.
The total purchases of these bonds up to
date aggregates sI.1107Jo. The government
Is realizing saving IN interest equal to
1-126 per cent per annum on the amount in
vested in the bonds
These purchases are being made pri-
marily for the benefit of the sinking f,Ird
This year it is proposed to devote S.3 ON .
600 TO the sinking fund. and up to the time
the bond purchases were commenced abnur
S40.Ooo.OcO had been applied
Evening star., 1901-05-03
MAY CORN TOUCHES Is CENTS.
Panic Among the Shorts ON Chicago
Board of Trade.


CHICAGO, May S-A panic, the first real
one since Phillips cornered the market, oc-
Cured among the shorts in May corn on
the board of trade today. Price fuctua-
tions were the NEST violent in years. Hav-
ing seen their losses grow heavier and
heavier with each succeeding day for some
time, traders who had guaranteed to de-
liver May corn to Phillips made frantic ef-
forts to get it. The price went from 90 to
So cents-4h cents higher than yesterday 8
close-in a few minutes.
For an hour shorts bid IS cents or close
to it. Then Phillips let out 6OO, 900 bushels
at prices ranging between 81 and IS cents
1t was thought for moment that he was
about to unload, and the market broke to
SO cents without check. The drop dis
posed Of a number Of "tailers.'
Under 81 cents however, Phillips sold
nothing. In consequence prices reacted
sharply when traders realized that the end
of the corner was by no means at hand.
Evening star., 1901-05-03
AIMED TO MURDER MCKINLEY.
Crank Arrested in New Orleans Be-
fore President Arrived.

A special to the Philadelphia Record from
New Orleans. La. last night says: The
horoscope of President Mckinley Is plain
said James White. pianist and sing writ
er. 1T says he is to fall by my hand
He comes TO New Orleans tomorrow When
the eyes Of James White fall upon him
the world will be shocked. The nation
perhaps. will mourn, but James White will
glory in his deed"
1t was Tuesday night when White said
this. One of his hearers promptly notified
the superintendent of police and he was
arrested just before the presidential train
pulled into the Illinois Central station
mite was found composing funeral
dfrge- It was to be used, he said by the
bands in the funeral cortege of the Presi-
dent The arrest was kept secret so as
not to alarm the President. White will be
released tomorrow.
Evening star., 1901-05-03
Resignation of w. s. COursey.

Mr.. W. S. Coursey today rendered his
resignation as private secretary to the Sec
retary of War. Mr.. Coursey leaves for
New York within a few days. where he
will be connected with trust company.
He entered the service of the government
on September Is. 1886, and served in all
the grades from $1,000 clerk to the position
or private secretary to the Secretary of
war, which latter place he held for the
past year and a half. During the Spanish.
American war he was Gen. Corbin's secre-
tary and rendered valuable service
Evening star., 1901-05-03
DIED IN THE AIMS HOUSE.
Son of W. =. Gilbert Victim of the
Drink Habit.

Special Dispatch 10 The Evening Star.
PORTSMOUTH. Va. May 3.-Frank Gill
bert. Il graduate of Oxford University and
son of the famous W. s. Gilbert who
with Sir Arthur Sullivan. wrote so many
successful operas, lies dead in an aims
house here. Drink ruined the young man.
who had inherited his fathers wonderful
talent for music. He drifted finally to Nor
folk. seeking employment as a church or
gsRist. Failing, he sought positions in
music halls and finally his health and
strength failing. he went to the last refuge
of the needy.
Evening star., 1901-05-03
Transport. for chanee.s Men.

Col. Miller, depot quartermaster at Ma
Mia. reported to Quartermaster General
Ludington today that the transports In
diana. Pakling and Lenox sailed on the
29sh uitlmo for Taku. and that the trans
few days. These vessels will carry Gen.
Chaffees army from China to the Philip
pines, which win be it's future field Of ser
vice. When this movement is completed
the only United States troops In, China will
be the small legation guard at Pekin.
Evening star., 1901-05-03

Admiral Remey Arrives at Melbourne.
Admiral Remey, aboard the Brooklyn re-
ported to the Navy Department this morn
ing his arrival at Melbourne, where he is
to represent the United States navy in the
celebration attending the opening of the
first federal parliament in Australia.
Evening star., 1901-05-03
President Mckinley Has Enthusiastic
Welcome at Houston.
STREETS COVERED With FLOWERS
He VIII Reach San Antonio Late
Tonight.
AUSTIN IN AFTERNOON
Special From a STAFF Correspondent.

Special From a STAFF Correspondent.
HOUSTON, Tex, May 3.-The great level
pains of Texas, covered with growing
crops and browsing cattle, greeted the
Presidents eyes when he first awoke this
morning. after an all-night run over the
Southern Pacific from New Orleans.
The newly discovered oil fields of Texas
: We're passed at o'clock In the morning.
Beaumont is the center of these fields,
which are causing great excitement The
New Orleans Houston and other papers
are filed with advertisements of oil COM
panies that are being organized and that
present alleged opportunities to grow rich
at small cost and trouble. Four passenger
trains are run daily from Houston to Beau
rrent carrying the excited men who are
working or operating in the new oil fields.
The distance from Houston Is eighty-five
miles, but there are no hotel accommoda
tfons at Beaumont. and the people have
to go backward and forward Everybody
in that section of Texas is boring for oil.
The President was much fatigued last
night from his arduous day i'll New Orleans,
where the sun was so hot, but this NORM
ing his eye was as bright and his step as
elastic as usual. The nights rest had re-
stored him to his usual form. and he was
ready for the day in Texas Houston was
given an hour and a half, long enough to
show that the people here hold the Presi-
where. The ride through The city was fol-
lowed by brief exercises AT PrairieView.
Wesere is located the normal and industrial
school for cOlored people.
Brief stops at Other Points.
Brief stops viii be made at Hampstead
and BrerLham. and late this afternoon Aus
tin will be reached Gov. Savers met the
party here and viii go to the state cap
ital with the President. leaving Austin at
10 o'clock tonight. The train will go
through to San Antonio. where there will
he stop Of nearly twelve hours.
Houston was elaborately decorated. and
tis people were demOnstratiVe in their
weIcome- A pretty feature of the ride
through the streets was the assembling Of
thousands of school children each side
at Il given point. the white children being
stationed at one point and the colored at
another. Each child supplied with a
large flag. and the President passed
down the street he was greeted by the
waving of flags and the shrill welcoming
voices Of a multitude of Juveniles. The
COIOred CHIIuI nifvI street with flow
ers for the Presidents carriage to go over.
Picturesque cowboys took part in the
parade, and German Italian and other So
cieties turned out to add to the welcome
Arches at various points bore the words
"Our President
Evening star., 1901-05-03

officials of the Japanese legation were
exchanging congratulations today on the
receipt of a dispatch from their govern
ment announcing the birth of a grandson
to the emperor and an heir to the throne
of Japan. The new arrival is the son of
Prince Ioshihto, crown prince of JAPAN
who married Princess Sadake on Nav 10
of last year. The birth of the young heir
occurred Monday,
Evening star., 1901-05-03

Mr.. c. c. Billings has been appointed
law clerk of the patent office. He is a
graduate of the Naval academy and served
through the Spanish-American war He
resigned from the navy and entered the
examining corps of the patent Office
Evening star., 1901-05-03

Given Under Auspices of G. A. n. of
Des MOines, la.

DEs MONIES, Iowa. May "A public
reception was rendered to Minister Conger
in the Auditorium today under the auspices
of the G. A. R. of Des Moines. Fully 5000
persons crowded into the building to listen
to the addresses and the response Of the
guest of honor, who for an hour detailed
his experiences during the siege Of Pekin.
Minister Conger will leave on Monday for
Washington to consult with the State De-
partment with regard to his duties
Evening star., 1901-05-03
Steamship Arrivals.

At New York: Fuerst Bismarck from
Hamburg.
At Havre: L'Aquitaine from New York
Evening star., 1901-05-03
TROUBLE on ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
General Strike of Machinists to II,
Ordered in Few Days.

Ordered in Few Days.
CHICAGO, May 3.-An officer of Chicago
Lodge, International Association of Ma
chinists, said today that a strike of Illi-
nois Central machinists will probably be
called before next Tuesday, owing to the
attitude Of the company on the demand for
shorter hours Roderick, who Is also an Of
ficer Of the Grand Lodge, has been given
full authority to act. Machinists en-
ployed in all divisions of the system held
meetings last night, and, it is said all have
declared in favor of a strike.
Evening star., 1901-05-03
FREE DELIVERY EXTENDED.
After July ! TakOma Park VIII Have
Improved Postal Facilities.

An order was prepared at the Post Office
Department this afternoon extending on
July 1 the Washington free delivery to
Brightwood. Brightwood Park Oak Grove
Terra Gotta and Takoma Park. Four
mounted carriers will be employed in the
service.
Evening star., 1901-05-03
Mrs. Reuben Fenton Dead.

JAMESTOWN, N. Y, May 3-Mrs Fen
ton, widow of former Governor and United
States Senator Reuben Fenton, died at her
home here today, aged about seventy-five
years.
Evening star., 1901-05-03
ARMY EXAMINERS MEET.
Ready to Take Up Recent Appoint
ments I'm the Army.

The board, consisting Of General Bell
Major Greene and Captain Foster, appoint
Ell to pass upon the examination papers of
persons designated for appointment in the
army has met in this city and notified Sec
retary Root that 1t Is ready for business
About two hundred cases are now ready
to be referred to the board.
Evening star., 1901-05-03

CHICAGO May 3.-The holiness general
assembly opened here today in the TEst
Methodist Church, with 100 delegates in at
tendance. AS many more are expected to-
night.
Evening star., 1901-05-03
Col. Randolph Begin. III. Dut,e..

Col Wallace Randolph, chief of artillery
began his new duties at the War Depart
ment today: For the present his Office
Of the army.
Evening star., 1901-05-03
Advance in Refined Sugars.

NEW YORK, May 3.-All grades of re-
fined sugars were advanced 10 cents a
hundred pounds today.
Evening star., 1901-05-03
CHEAP PUBLICITY.

New rate for advertising
Rooms for Rent, Rooms
and Board" Boarding"
"Wanted-Help," Wanted
Situations" went into ef-
feet May 1. See 4th page.
Evening star., 1901-05-03
THE EVENING STAR.

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Chicago Office, Boyoe Building.