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Evening star., 1901-11-13
FATAL FIRE AT GRAND RAPIDS.
POwers' Theater Burns s-EmpIOye In
Building SuHOcated.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, November 13.--
Powers Theater was destroyed by fire early
this morning. The property loss amounts
to about 100000 One man perished and
several persons were overcome by smoke.
The blaze started in the basement and
quickly spread. The entire block was filed
with smoke, which cut tenants living In
the upper stories Off from the stairways.
Edgar w. Warrenton, an employe in the
building, was suffocated; Mrs. Washburn.
son and daughter were overcome by the
smoke. They were rescued by iremen and
taken to a hospitals They will recover.
There We're a number of narrow escapes
The theater has burned twice before. How
ard Gould presented Brother Officers at
the house last evening.
Evening star., 1901-11-13
RULERS TO BE TREATED ALIKE.
British King Announces His Intention
at Coronation.

LoNDON, November 13.-In view Of the
recent attitude of Count Goluchowski, the
Austrian-Hungarian foreign minister, in re-
gard to the difference In the standing of
the heads of republics and Of monarchies,
the dictum Of King Edward, holding that
the honors to be paid to presidents and
crowned heads at the time of his majesty's 8
coronation, shall be Identical, has especial
interest.
The question arose during discussion of
the details of the decorations to be be-
slowed, and the mode of entertainment of
the heads of states attending the coronation.
The king refused point-blank to distinguish
between the titles of president, king and
honor the state. and not the man No dis
tinctions win be made, except possibly In
the case of near relations of the royal
family.
Evening star., 1901-11-13
Ex-Mini,ter Harr,, Here.

Mr.. Addison c. Harris Of Indiana, for
mer United States minister to Austria-Hun-
gary, is in the city. having come in the
interest Of a proposed law providing for
military training under an officer OF the
regular army in schools to be established in
different parts of the country. He was a
caller this afternoon on his old friend Mr.
William Dudley Foulke, the newly ap-
pointed member of the civil service COM
mission to succeed Major John B. Harlow
resigned. Accompanied by Mr.. Foulke, he
called at the White House to pay his re-
spects to President Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1901-11-13
Closes u Career of Forty Years In the

DENVER, November I3. - After forty
years of service in the army of the United
States, BTigadier General Henry c. Mer-
riam,' commanding the Department of the
Colorado, today retires on account of age
In consequence of his retirement Briga-
der General Merriam was formally relieved d
or command OF the Department of the
Colorado at noon today Telegraphic in
structlons We're sent to Colonel J. ~ j.
Sanno of the 18th Infantry. the next rank
ing ofncer- to temporarily assume COM
mand OF the department until a regular
detail can be made. 1t is generally under
stood in Washington that Major General
Macarthur is to be given the command of
the department about the 1st of January.
or as soon as his service upon the ireyet
board expires Colonel Sanno. who is now
at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming, will pro-
ceed at once TO the headquarters of the de-
partment at Denver.
Evening star., 1901-11-13
MR.. CRIDLER APPOINTED.
To He Foreign Commissioner Louis
Jana Purchase Exposition.

ST. LOUIS, November 13.-The board of
directors of the Louisiana purchase exposi-
ton has approved the following appoint
ments recommended by the executive COM
mittee: Thomas W. Cridler, to be foreign
commissioner; Joseph De Olivares, to be
representative to Argentina, Bolivia. Chile
and Paraguay; j. It. Lewis, to Brazil; /;
Ernest III. Wands, to Peru, Ecuador and
Venezuela; John Rice Chandler, to Central
America.
1t is asserted that Booker T Washington
has expressed through diplomatic channels
the exposition committee as director of the
proposed Afro-American exhibit at the
worlds fair.
Evening star., 1901-11-13
sHIPwREcKED SAILORS RESCUED.
Transport ChacO Reaches BuenOs
Ayres with Them.

BUENOS AYRES, November 1s.-The
transport Chaco, which has arrived at this
port, reports having picked up at Staten
Island Ian island of Terra del Fuego. at
the southern extremity OF South America)
the captain, first and second officers and
twenty-one OF the crew OF the French ship
Astree, which sailed from Shields July II
for Valparaiso The Astree had been
abandoned October 8 on Cape st. John.
Six other members OF the crew who had
left the ship In small boats are missing.
The Chaco also picked up the hrst oficer
and two Of the crew of the British bark
Glencafrd Captain English. which sailed
from Shields May 1s for San Francipco.
The Glencaird was lost on Port Margaret.
Staten Island. The captain, second officer.
drowned
Evening star., 1901-11-13
Personal Mention.

Detective A. W. Parham is dangerously
Ill at his home, No. 621 22d street north
west He was recently operated upon by
physicians, who found his condition worse
than they anticipated.
Mr.. Henry A. Castle. auditor for the
Post Once Department, Is at his desk to-
day after an absence of ten days. during
which time he visited St. Paul. Mimi, his
former home.
Evening star., 1901-11-13
Assignment of OmcerE

Officers recently promoted have been as
signed as follows: Major Montgomery M.
Macomb, to the Coast Artillery tempor-
arily); Captain Carroll F. Armistead, to
the Coast Artillery; Majors William r.
Abercrombie. to the Both Infantry; William
A. Nichols to the 2lst Infantry; ColvilIe
p Terrett, to the 18th Infantry; Nat p
Phister, to the I'd Infantry, and Alexis r.
Paxton to the 18th Infantry.
Evening star., 1901-11-13
NEGRO MALTREATED BY MOB
Robbed and Hung Up Three Times a.
Fay. New.

VIRGINIA, New, November 13.-Word
has been received here of an outbreak Of
mob violence which almost resulted in the
death of Henry Ellis. a negro. residing
at Fay. a new mining camp In Lincoln
county. A gang of men went to the cabin
occupied by Ellis, attacked him. dragged
him out and held a mock trial on charge
OF stealing $3.50 from a boarding house at
Fay.
At the conclusion of the trial they search
ed his pockets and took all the money he
had after which they placed a rope around
his neck and drew him up three times. The
limb to which the rope was fastened broke
and the mob decided not to hang the man,
who was marched out OF town and then
released. He succeeded in reaching tho
town of Uvada in safety.
Evening star., 1901-11-13
DEATH OF MAJOR BELkNAP,
Formerly Prominent Member of tn
House of Representatives

house OF Hepresentat1vea.
Col Ward, acting adjutant general, re-
ceived a cable message this morning from
Gen. Chaffee saying that Major Hugh X.
Belknap of the pay department died at
Ca1amba, Laguna de Luzon, yesterday from
intestinal troubles, and that his remains
will be sent to the United States on the
transport Thomas. Major Belknap was
appointed to the pay corps in the regular
establishment last February, having pre-
viousfy served with the same corps but as
a volunteer and as an additional officer.
He was son of the late ex-Secretary Bel
knap, and was himself prominent in repub-
,lican party councils, representing the Grand
Rapids district, Mich, in the national
House of Representatives for several terms
His appointment to the regular Service was
non-partfsan, for he was indorsed by most
of his colleagues in the House regardless of
party lines. and especially commended by
the House committee on military affairs, of
which he was leading member.
Evening star., 1901-11-13
MISS WACKERMAN INSANE.
New York Woman Loses Her Reason
In London.

in London.
LONDON, November 13.-Miss Vanderbilt
Wackerman of New York, who came into
prominence last winter by threatening HUI
bert Herkomer, the artist, with suit for
damages because he refused to allow her
to complete sittings for a painting of her
which he had begun, was taken to ST.
Giles Infirmary today as wandering luna
tic. She will probably be examined tomor-
row.
Miss Wackerman has been staying at the
Hotel Cecil for a fortnight, and until last
night she did not attract any attention.
She then insisted on wandering into the
courtyard of the hotel, bareheaded, and
during the night she went out into the
streets, without a hat, wearing a loose,
black teagown, and wandered aimlessly
about. attracting crowds Today she was
brought back to the Hotel Cecil in a hys-
terical condition, and the management
handed her over to the police.
Evening star., 1901-11-13

An order was issued today disbarrins
from practice before the Interior Depart
ment and its bureaus Jacob J. Saunders OF
Saundersville. Ohio. pension attorney. on
the ground Of disreputable conduct. saun-
ders wrote an insulting and indecent letter
20 Pension Commissioner Evans August
II J.. BornArth Of Shakopee, Minn., No.
also been dinbaFred because Of dilatoriness
In attending to claims of clients
Evening star., 1901-11-13

Orders Iasued for the Departure OF
Seven Troops of Cavalry.


Seven Troops of Cavalry.
Orders were issued at the War Depart
ment today for the seven troops Of the 10Th
Cavalry, department of California, to go
to the Philippines on the Hancock, which
will sail about December 10. This is in
addition to the 5000 troops previously or
dered to the Philippines.
Acting Adjutant General Ward received
a telegram this morning saying that head
quarters, band and the LIST and Sd Battal-
ions Of the 2Sth Infantry, numbering twen-
ty-one officers and 75S enlisted men, left
Portland, Greg, yesterday afternoon for
San Francisco These troops are destined
to the Philippines, and will embark on the
transport Grant, which Is scheduled to
leave San Francisco on the 18th instant.
Quartermaster General Iudington is in
formed that the transport Buford, which is
bringing two battalions of the 23d Infantry
home from the Philippines. has arrived at
Gibraltar and is due at New York on the
9th instant.
Evening star., 1901-11-13
STUDENTS RIOT AT BARCELONA.
Expected That Martial Law VIII BE
Proclaimed There.

BARCELONA, November I3.-Martial
law is expected to be enforced here today
as the result of student riots during the
past forty-eight hours. A detachment of
cavalry occupied the university and
elected the students and professors. The
troopers subsequently charged the stu
dents in the streets. Numbers of persons
were injured. The stores are barricaded
and the tradespeople are panic-stricken.
Evening star., 1901-11-13
MAY ABsOLvE BULGARIA.
Effect of Consul General DickinsOn
Action In Misc St0ne,a Caae

EneCt OF COn6uI GeneraI D1Ckfn8Ons9
Action in Miss Stones Case.
Such official information as comes to the
State Department from Sofia and Constan-
tinople goes to confirm the press reports
OF Mr.. Dicxinson's negotiations with the
Bulgarian government touching Miss
Stones case. 1t is believed that the consul
generals eftpFts TO secure Miss Stones re-
lease by nssbtiat!ons with the brigands
without interference by the Bulgarian gov
ernment will be successful. But it is also
apprehended that through his declina ton to
permit the Bulgarian government to exert
it's police authority to effect the capture of
the kidnapers, through the usual methods,
Mr.. Dickinson may have absolved that gov
ernment from all legal liability on account
over as ransom to secure Miss Stones re-
lease.
Evening star., 1901-11-13
A Land Case Argument.

The case Of J. 8. Morrow against the
state of Oregon and the Warner Valley
Stock Company, to determine the character
Of lands approximating 10000 acres in the
southeastern part of the state on March
3, 1851, is being argued this afternoon be-
fore the assistant attorney. general Of the
Interior Department.
Evening star., 1901-11-13
NO TEST OF GATHMANN GUN.
stOrm-BOund Vessels in Range at
Proving Grounds.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
SANDY HOOK, N. j., November ia
party consisting of many distinguished
army and navy officers, including Gen.
Miles, Gen. Brooke and the ordnance and
fortification boards, gathered today at
Sandy Hook to witness the proposed test of
the Gathmann aerial torpedo gun. This is
the gun which is expected by its inventor
to revolutionize coast defenses.
The new projectiIe carries 500 pounds of
wet gun cotton and was to be fired at
muzzle' velocity expressing a distance of
$500 yards at a Pinch Krupp plate. Much
to the disappointment Of the spectators the
presence of number of sailing boats an
chored off shore to escape the heavy wind
prevented the gun from being fired at the
expected time. The party waited until late
this afternoon in hopes of the vessels shift
ing their moorings, but with the heavy
wind there is little prospect of a test to-
day.
Evening star., 1901-11-13
TRYING TO FREE AGUINALDO
EFFORT TO OBTAIN RELEASE ON
HABEAs CORPUS PROCEEDINGS.
officials Here Know Nothing About II
Attitude of the Admfnis-
tratfOn.

VICTORIA, B. c., November 13.-Accord-
ing to mail advices received from Manila
by the Empress of China, Judge OfNeill.
an American lawyer, is engaged in endeav-
oring to secure the release of Aguinaldo by
habeas corpus proceedings
Evening star., 1901-11-13

II you want to buy, sell,
lease property or rent
rooms, want a situation OF
want help, IL will pay you
to announce the fact I'm
the advertising columns
of The Star. They are
closely studted by more
than three times as many
people as read any other
I paper.
Evening star., 1901-11-13
TO CORNER THE EGG MARKET.
Chicago Packers Have 100000 Cases
in Cold storage.

in Cold Storage.
CHICAGO. November 13.-Local packers
are believed to be cornering the egg market
and now have 100000 cases in cold storage.
The combination expects. it is said, to have
the market completely under it's control be-
fore the middle of January Conditions are
such at this date that prices are advancing
rapidly, having gone up to % cents from %
cents within the past week.
Evening star., 1901-11-13

schicy Court of Inquiry.
The schiey court OF inquiry met again to-
day and continued the work which IL ex-
pected to occupy 1t for good many days
to come. The court adjourned at 1880 for
the day.
Evening star., 1901-11-13
To he Given Up to Au.tri..

The State Department has issued a war
rant for the surrender to the Austrian au-
thorities Of Franz Francie. charged with
wife murder at Ratez, Austro-Hungary.
The man is under commitment at Joliet,
Ill.
Evening star., 1901-11-13
Movements of Naval Vessels.

The Dixie has sailed from Vinefranche
for Naples, the Vicksburg and the Pompey
from Cavite for Neuchwang, and the Bar
ney from Norfolk for Port Royal.
Evening star., 1901-11-13
Unfav4lrable to OLD Soldiers.

Senator Mason has received many letters
from soldiers in all parts of the country
complaining of the rule added to the civil
service laws by President Mckinley Iuiz
81 last fixing an age limit of ferty-iive
years upon employees entering the postal
Evening star., 1901-11-13
The Arrest O. Iglesias.

Governor Hunt Of Porto Haco has cabled
to the President hts fepert a the arrest of
Santiago. Iglesias. the representative Of the
American Federation Of Labor. whose ar
rest on charge Of conspiracy as he landed
at San Juan a. day or two ago was called
to President Roosevelt;s attention by Sam
uel Gompers, president. of the Federation.
The report is withheldl forIa time. It is
believed that further detailsahave been re-
quested by the PresideHt. L1lesias went to
Porto Rico to organize subordinate bodies
of the Federation Of IAber, and the arrest
was made under oldac charges of advice
given to labor people when he was last on
the island, and which, the insular officials
claim. led to labor strike.
Kentucky Federal ApDOintmcnts.
Late yesterday afternoon the President
announced the following appointments:
Joseph A. Craft. internal revenue collector.
fifth district Kentucky; George w. Lie
berth. internal revenue collector. sixth dis
trict, Kentucky.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-09-20
A Narrow EscaDe,

Bath, N. Y, Sept. 16.-There is now
at the Soldiers and Sailors Home here
an old soldier who has been nearer
death than anyone who has lived to tell
the story.
His name is A. e. Ayers. For many
years he lived in Minneapolis, Minn.,
where he is we'll known.
-Four physicians Of that city once told
Mr.. Ayers that he could not live fous
days. He had Bright's disease.
AS last resort he tried Dodd's Kid
ney Pills. He Is strong and we'll to-
day.
He says II was in the very presence
Of death, but Dodd's Kidney Pills
saved me. They are the greatest medi-
cine In the world" .v.:,
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-09-20
CATARRH Of KIDNEYS
Quickly Develops Into Bright's Disease.
(PE-RU-NA CURES CATARRH WHEREVER L0CATED.)

State In the Union. It was, indeed lucky
day for this young man when his attention
was called to Peruna. What would have been
the result had he continued suffering on and
foolfng away precious time with other reme-
d:es, no man can tell. But it IS almost Ger
tain that it would have ended In incurable
R1ght's disease Of the kidneys, which soon-
er or later would have proved fatal
Peruna Is a sure cure for incip!ent Bright's
disease Of the kidneys. Taken in the early
ntages Of this disease, 1t cures permanently.
Br'Rht's disease always begins with catarrh
Of the kidneys. Peruna cures catarrh wher-
ever located.
ConRress man Bankhead's Statement.
Congressman J. n. Bankheal l. Of Alabama,
Ole of the most influential members Of the
House OF Representatives In a letter writ
ten from Warrington, D. c., gives his in.
dorsement to the great catarrh remedy,
Peruna. in the following words:
"Your Peruna is one of the best
medicines ever tried, and no family
should be without your remarkable
remedy. As tonic and a cafarrh cure
I know Of nothing better. ''---L II.
Bankhead.
Samuel R. Sprecher Junior Readle Court
Angelina No. 1922 I. o. O. F., 2O5 High St.,
Los Angeles, CAL, writes:
II came here a few days ago suffering
with catarrh of the kidneys, in search of
health. l thought that the climate would
cure me but found that was mistaken hut
what the climate could not do Peruna could
and did do. Seven weeks trial convinced me
that had the right medicine and was then
we'll man. l know of at least twenty
friends and members Of the lodge to which
hA1 Dhn hov
bladder and kidney trouble through the use
OF Peruna and it has a host Of friends In
this city. y."-Samuel r. Sprecher.
If you do not derive prompt and satisfac.
tory results from the use Of Peruna, write
at once to DR.. Hartman, giving full state
ment Of your case and he will he pleased to
give you his valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus. Ohio
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-09-20
Athletic Women in Davs of Old.

Some searcher after curious facts has
discovered that athletic women are by no
means a product of the Nineteenth cen
fourished in the days of sal volatile,
hoops, patches and snuff, in the days
when George II. was King. Ladies of
the court took part in, races arranged for
them at the regular meetings, so that
there were lady jockeys as we'll as gentle
men jockeys, and once a series of foot
races for ladies in Hyde Park was Or
ganized. The first one was run amid
great enthusiasm Of the populace, and
the betting was high. Then stepped in
some crossgrained old fellow who per-
suaded the government that such races
were unseemly, and they came to a sud-
den end, much to the regret Of the people
of LONDONDERRY York Commercial Ad-
YertiSer
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-09-20

John Herziger son of Alderman Herziger.
of Neenah, Wis.,. and Vice President of the
Secnah Young Mems Club, writes in recent
letter to The Peruna Medicine Co., Of Colum-
bus, Ohio, the following:
':Aftsr suffering for two years with
kidney troubleI received relief and a
cur. from using your wonderful medi.
cine, Peruna. :.:.
''F0r months was unable to work
on account of q severe pain In my back,
6nd when was able TO do anything I
was in pain and dIsfresseduhost of the
time.
"Hearing SO much Of .lhe good re-
suits people had obtained through The
use of Perana Idefermined to give it q
trial and it was Iucky day for me
when did 50. an we'll now and 1t
only took q few bottles Of Peruna. "..-
John Herziger; 3O7 Commercial street,
Neenah, Wis.
Two years suffering with catarrh Of the
kidneys, unable to work On account OF the
severe pain: could ind no relief from medi-
cine; gave Peruna trial and was promptly
cured--such was the experience Of John
Herziger, Of Wisconsin.
This experience has been reneated many
times. Not only In Wisconsin hut in every
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-09-20
Gloucester, the Nursery of Our Navy

The fishermen of Gloucester, the "Cap-
tains Courageous" Of today, call as their
home little town out on a neck of
land, little port that was the nursery
of the American navy. The population
Of the place numbers 10000, but most Of
these are moderns, just as are the public
schools and fire and water departments.
The fishermen wink their eye and won
der if all this modern display is Glouces-
ter. But it is the old place still, as we'll
as the new one, and it maintains it's place
steadily as the largest fishing port in
America.-New York Times.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-09-20

There Is more catarrh in this section of
the country than all other diseases put to-
gether, and until the last few years was
supposed to be incurable. For a great many
years doctors pronounced it a local disease,
and prescribed local remedies, and by con.
stantly falling to cure with local treatment
pronounced 1t incurable. Science has prov.
en- catarrh to be q constitutional disease,
and therefore requires constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by. F. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the
only constitutional cure on the market. 1t
Is taken internally in doses from 10 drops
to a teaspoonful. 1t acts directly Oh the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the system.
They offer one hundred dollars for any case
1t fails to cure. Send for circulars and tes-
timOnials. Address,
F. j: CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
6-Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-09-20
Plants as Water Carriers.

A giant redwood, the monarch Of the
California forest, stands with it's STEM
tip $50 feet above the soil. From the
surface Of the millions of tender, delicate
leaves near the top Of the tree there are
exhaled many gallons, perhaps barrels
of water daily. The force required to
make good this loss is, of course, equal
to that needed to raise water through
the 300 feet or more of vertical space
It is no wonder that the thoughtful per-
son will pause as he contemplates this
exhibition Of force. It makes no noise;
work is being done, but it is not easy to
see how.-Popular Science Monthly.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-09-20

are to be auctioned off at a minimum d
$40 per acre.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-09-20

I do not believe Piso's Cure for Con-
sumption has an equal. for coughs and
colds.-John T. Boyer, Trinity Springs,
Ind. Feb. Is, 1900.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-09-20

The Peabody (Mass.) Historical So
ciety is to erect a monument in that
town to the memory of John Proctor,
who was executed for witchcraft in 1892.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-09-20

Florida is having the largest tobacco
crop ever raised in that state-1OOO
pounds to the acre, worth from 500 to
$780,
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-09-20

AT all seasons Of the year o'clocl
in the morning is the coolest hour Of thu
twenty-four. g..
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-09-20
improvements Cost $4,000 600.

New York Central Railroad company
has let contracts for additional piers, ma
and slip at Weehawken, n. J. The i'm
provements now under way by the COM
pany on the west side of the Hudson
represent an expenditure Of $3,OOO,OOO.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-09-20

About 200, 600 miles Of railroads are
operated in the United States.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-09-20
Children save, Country Thrives.

Happily for the people of this Country,
they are. becoming more and more fxed
in the habit of saving. One of the MOST
striking evidences of this is furnished by
the success which has attended the es-
tablishment of school savings banks in
Western cities. Dayton. o., has, 316
banks in twenty-five schools, Los Angelo.
::}92 in fiftyfour schools, and Chicago 219
in forty-six schools. During the past year
Kansas City children deposited a total OF
$4tt24 in the school savings banks Of that
city, and during that period drew out
$0N.-Raltimore Herald.