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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-23
ca.oline stove Explosion

A slight fire caused by the explosion of
a gasoline stove occurred in the house of
Mrs. George Quinlan, No. e15 18th street
ing. Only about sshamage was done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-23
Cruelty to a Horse.

For cruelty whipping horse Elphonzo
Wells was fined SO in the Police Court
today by Judge Kimball He was commit
ted to the farm for thirty days in default.
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Mr.. Harper Pays the Ga. n,I,

Mr.. Robert N. Harper. proprietor Of the
Harper building on G street. in which the
police department il located, has written to
the District Commissioners inclosing a
check for S48.6O to reimburse the District
for overcharge on account OF gas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-23

How can a woman expect to have n
bright 1s eye and clear. youthful com
true, my Witch Hazel Soap will make
most pimpIes. black heads and facial
blemishe.. and give life and vitality
to the skin. but nothing will prevent
and having dried-up look If the
stomach is not digestinE it's food
RS% With tn .na
condition by using Munyon'a Dyspep-
ach. almost a. good az new. Nun
yOn's Witch Hazel Soap keeps your
akin vitalized and healthy. The Dys-
fs.ide. and the witch Hazel Soap " Viii
take care of the outside. The Dys-
Re b.t &c, o"Ts viii enable you to eat
you like. thus making good, rich
blood, which gives animation and
dizziness, constipation, sleepIessness
Manyon'. Witch Hazel Soap is the
Improve amy. compie1ion: 1t cures
chapped hands and lips in a night.
Po.itiveiy cures dandruf1 and all
You can confer no greater blessing
on baby than washing 1t with this
Instantly from any form Of iachins
Hive. and ali fern. Of baby Rash: il
and Is absolutely pure enough to eat.
II you suffer from headache. re-
cure any kind of a headache In from
three to ten minutes.
Munyon's Remedies at all druggists,
NO matter what your disease is or
how many doctors have failed to
will cost you nothing and may save
you much money and suffering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-23

The Best Prescription for Malaria
Chills and Fever h q bottle of GROVES TASTE
LESS CHILL TONIC IT IL simply iron and Quinins
N tasteless form. No cure--no pay. Price. Soc.
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another claim Filed.

William II. Van Syckel has fled with the
Spanish treaty commission claim for
5000 for forty cows taken taken by the
Spanish troops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-23
Mud on Corcoran Street.

Mrs. Katie g. Bright Of 1860 Corcoran
street has written to the District Commits
sioners complaining of the annoyance caus-
ed by the pavement in front Of 1881 Corco-
ran street being covered with mud.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-23

A horse owned by James Burns Of 1920 A
street southeast was overcome by the heat
about O'Clock yesterday afternoon near
10Th and v streets northwest.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-05
TO BUILD THE MILWAUK KEE.
Bids Submitted by the Union Iron
Works of San Francisco aud
Cramp a Sons of Philadelphia.

Washington. April AIN the presence
of Secretary Long, several of the naval
bureau chiefs and small coterie of ship
builders representatives, bids were open
ed in the Office of the Secretary to-day
for the contract to build the protected
cruiser Milwaukee, otherwise known as
protected cruiser No. q.
There were two bidders and three bids
the Union Iron Works of San Francisco
and Cramp Ss Sons of Philadelphia, the
latter firm submitting two proposals. The
bids were as follows;
Union Iron Works. to complete a cruis-
er in thirty-six months for $2,S25,0o0 ac-
cording to the departments specifications.
Cramp & Sons, to build cruiser of
300 tons displacement and a speed of
twenty-three knots, in thirty-six months,
for 81, 2,74O, 600, on condition that a further
appropriation is secured, bringing the
total cost up to 100000.
the event that the first proposal is re-
jected Is to build a smaller cruiser, and
a slower one, namely, $500, and twenty
two knots speed, in thirty~four months.
for the $2,740,000 available. AS the Union
Iron Works may be allowed 4 per cent.
in the competition by reason Of location
on the Pacific coast, there bid Is still
within the funds available. The bids
were referred to the Board on Construc-
tion for report.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-05
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
Two Young Ladies Caught In Raging
Flood, hut BraveIy Rescued by
Two Young Men.

Columbia, S. c., April 4.-Miss Amy
Wood and Miss Charlotte Armstrong
were driving in the country near Greer's
this morning and they mad a thrilling
experience. They decided to cross the
bridge spanning Enoree river. The river,
because of recent heavy rains. was out
of its banks and, rushing over boulders OF
rock, was churned into mass of foam.
the horse driven by the girls became
terror stricken. 1t plunged and backed,
breaking through the guard railing. The
horse. girls and buggy went into the
rushing water and was swept away at
twenty-mile an hour rate.
A hundred yards below the bridge, two
Armstrong, We're watching the flow, and
saw the accident. They did not know
the occupants of the buggy and their
efforts seemed like courting death. But
they plunged into the river and succeed
ed in intercepting the young women. who
were partially unconscious but kept near
were guided towards shore and finally
landed
The girls, although badly bruised and
shocked, will probably recover. The horse
was dashed against the rocks in the
stream and killed.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-05
BOLD Ohio ROBBERS
GAGGED NIGHT wATCHMAN AND
CITIZEN.
THEY SECURED LITTLE CASH,
BUT CARRIED OFF MANY VALU-
ABLE PAPERS.

The Waterman Badly Beaten Be
cause He Shot One of the Robbers.
Physicinn Came Up and Was
Also Caught and GaEged-Thcn the
Robbers Used Three Charges OF
Dynnmitc-COuld Not Force the
Strong Box, However, and Missed
Getting S3O,OOO.
Chardon, o., April A gang of half
dozen robbers early to-day blew open the
safe of the Citizens Savings Bank here,
and after a desperate fight with Night
Watchman Pomeroy and citizen sue
ceeded in making their escape. II is be-
lieved the robbers secured less than 800
The night watchman discovered the men
at work in the bank He was seized.
bound and gagged, but not until he had
shot one of the burglars. DR.. Hudson.
who lives near the bank, was aroused by
the noise, and came to the scene. He
was also seized and tied hand and foot
1t required three big charges of dynamite
to blow the safe door off. After complet-
ing their work the robbers left town on
a hand car.
Early to-day two men were arrested at
Wiloughby upon the charge of being
members of the gang which robbed the
bank. The robbers only succeeded in
gaining entrance to one compartment of
the big safe In another part, which was
not reached, $4,000 was stored
Pomeroy, the night watchman. is badly
used up. After he shot one of the burg
glars he was numerically cubbed over
the head After being bound and gagged
the watehman was dragged into the bank.
He lay there a witness to all the opera
tions. At each explosion the robbers re-
tired 90 places of safety. Pomeroy lay
in an exposed place and no attention was
paid to him, except that one of the rob-
bers whose arm had evidently been brok-
en- by the shot from the night watch
mans revolver. occasionally gave him a
kick in the ribs as he passed.
The robbers were a long time getting
into the vault. They gathered zip the
loose coins lying about and then went
at the strong box. They exploded sew
eral charges. but could not force it.
After an investigation to-day Cashier
C. l.. Smith of the bank made this state
ment concerning the booty secured by
the robbers:
The robbers got $125 in gold $4,000 GER
tifcates held against the bank by indi-
viduals and SIS 900 or $4,000 worth of
mortgages and other securities belonging
to individuals. None Of the paper taken
is negotiable. There was $4,000 In eur
rency in an inner vault which they did
not get. The books and records of the
bank were not disturbed -
A posse of citizens is securing the
country for the robbers. 1t is believed
that some of the coins found in the pos
session of the two men arrested at VIII
loughby are a part of those taken from
the bank. The men also had several
sticks of dynamite In their possession.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-05
LAUNCHING OF THE DENVER.
Wasting Wine-TO PLY Between
New York and GnIveston.

wilmington, Del, April 4-The New
York and Texas Steamship Company's
steamship Denver was launched at noon
to-day from the Harlan and Hollingsworth
Company yard. An innovation in the
christening was the substitution of the
imperial japanese custom of releasing
white doves from box as the steamer
started from the ways, instead of break
ing a bottle of wine over the boat. The
doves were covered with pieces of soft
white paper which fioated through the air
as they swiftly few from the box. The
English method of snubbing by fixed
chains instead of by cables running
through winehes, was tried for the first
time in this country, and worked success
fully. Miss Mary p. Mallory, daughter
of the president of the Mallory Line, per-
formed the christening by releasing the
trap OF the box in which the doves were
confined.
The Denver is 1856 feet over all, beam 80
feet, depth to main deck, nodded, rs feet.
Her speed will be l61a knots an hour.
She will ply between New York and
Galveston.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-05
ENGLAND'S COSTLY ROYALTY.
The Annual Civil List to Be f47O.OOO
Lnbouchere Alone Makes OBJ
iectfhu.

London, April 4.-The report of the
committee appointed to consider changes
in the civil list recommends that the new
civil list be fixed at about f47O, 900, as fol-
lows:
Privy purse 100000, salaries of household
and retired allowances f125, 900; expenses
of household 1880 works f2O, 900, royal
bounty, aims and special services, flS,OVU,
and sundries, $4,000.
The report recommends an annuity of
10000 to the Duke of Cornwall and York,
10000 to the Duchess of Cornwall and
York, and $1,000 to each of the Kings
daughters. The Queens annuity, in the
event of her surviving the King, is in
creased to f70,0O0 and an annuity of $780,
900 is provided for the Duchess of Corn
wall and York, in the event of her sur
viving the Duke.
The proposals for the civil list show
net increase of f67, 900.
Mr.. Labouchere, the sole signatory of
the minority report, thinks that no in
crease is necessary. In a piquant para
graph he says:
The committee did not deem it with
in the scope of their inquiry to consider
whether a continuance of the pomp of
Pllue anu ceremony OF tne court is de-
sirable. Suggestions have been rife that
the cost of living has gone up among the
weather classes since her late majesty
ascended the throne This idea seems to
be due to the present ostentatious eXpen-
dture of some of. those who have sud
denly acquired large fortunes. But your
committee does not believe the sovereign
would desire to enter into monetary COM
petition with such persons, or encourage
by his example such vainglorious prodig-
ality on the part of his subjects"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-05
THE NEW WHITE STAR LINER.
The Celtic the Largest Steam Vessel
Ever BuiIt-Exceeds Oceanic by
1900 Tons.

Belfast. April 4.-The new White Star
Line steamer Celtic, the largest vessel
ever built, WAS successfully launched here
this morning in the presence of a large
and representative gathering. The chris
tening was performed by the Marchioness
or Dufferin.
The arrangements for the Launching
were similar to those of the Oceanic, and
the new vessel glided from the ways and
was pulled up within her own length by
dropping three pairs of anchors. The
launching occurred amidst enthusiastic
cheers of the people, and the blowing of
sirens and foghorns.
The Celtic has nine decks and capac-
ity of 1859 passengers. She will carry a
crew of 1886 men. Her tonnage is $500
greater than that of the Oceanic and
nearly double that of the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse. and her displacement is H.
500 greater than that of the latter ves-
sell while her displacement and tonnage
are 10 800 over that of the Great Eastern.
The Celtics dimensions are as follows:
Length, 6sO.9 feet; beam, IS feet; depth,
AL feet; gross tonnage. 2O,SSO; net ton
mage, 1859.
The Celtict will have displacement of
5000 tons.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-05
THE CHINESE FORTS
GEN. CHAFEEE CABLES TO WAR
DEPARTMENT.
He DESIRES INSTRUCTION.
WHAT POSITION SHALL WE TAKE
IN THE MATTER

rrhe Nntter Discussed at the White
House and instructions CabIed to
Cbaffee-He Will Favor Disarma-
ment of the Forts Instead of De-
s+ruction-As We Are Soon to Get
completely out of China Our Say
VIII Have Small Weight.
washington, April 4-Gen Chaffee has
osbled the War Department from Pekin
+bat the military commanders represent
ing the foreign Powers there are now con-
sidering the question of disposing of the
chinese forts and of establishing fortified
nosts at proper intervals along the route
from Pekin to the sea. Gen. Cheffee ask
Cd instruction for his guidance in the con-
ference.
After the subject had been well con-
sdered at the White House, as well as
at the state and war departments, the
instructions were cabled to Gen. Chaffee.
The text of these is withheld. but it is
stated that they are drawn on the lines
of the instructions sent to Mr.. Conger at
the time he accepted the joint agreement
under which the negotiations between the
ministers at Pekin were to be conducted.
II 40 happened that the reservations which
Mr.. Conger were to make in that case
are precisely the subjects which are now
before the military commanders at Pc
kin, namely, the destruction of the Chi
nese fortifcations and the provision of
armed International posts along the route
from Pekin to the sea, Gen. Chaffee will
favor the disarmament of the forts, in
stead of the destruction, but cannot par
ticipate in the establishment of armed
posts. He will, however, remain in the
conference eXertng his best efforts to
smeliorate the conditions along the lines
Indicated.
Meanwhile the War Department is
pushtng its preparations for the complete
evacuation of China by the American
forces, save only the legation guard, and
it is now stated that everything will be
In readiness 10 embark Gen. Chaffee's
army at Taku for Manila on May 30.
No News From Mr.. ROckhiII.
Not a word has been received from Mr..
Rockhill at Pekin for the last three days.
Consequently there is no official con-
frmation of the Pekin report that the
Chinese government has finally refused
Russias proposition as to Manchuria.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-05
.FLORIDA'S CONVICTS
THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE MAKES
IT'S REPORT.
NEW SYSTEM RECOMMENDED.
MAY HAVE PRISON COMMISSION OF
THREE MEMBERS.

Committee Reports That Many
Abuses Exist Under Present sys-
tem-Lessees Are Making Big Prof
its by Sub-Leasing-A state Peni-
tentinry at Marianne Recommends
ed, Where Women and Boys May
he Employed ON Farm Work-Hor-
rible Stories of Brutality Free
auentIy Heard Now.
Tallahassee, Fla. April 4.--The Special
Committee authorized by the last Legis-
lature and appointed by ex-Gov. Bloxnam
to investigate the convict lease system IN
this state, referred to at the time in
the concurrent resolution as "a shame
upon the fair name of Florida" reported
to-day and submitted a measure intended
as a remedy for the present conditions.
The report was made by Senator Grill.
1t finds that the present system does
not meet the demands of an enlightened
convict system in accord with the moro
humane treatment of prisoners It finds
further that "the suD-lessees are paying
for the convicts they employ under their
sub-leases prices far in excess OF the
price the original contractor leased them
at, prices ranging from $50 10 $3.50 per
year for each convict"
The report carries with 1t a bill provid-
ing that state convicts shall be controlled
by a commission of three members, whose
duties and powers shall be prescribed by
law, that a state penitentiary shall be
established at Mariana, where all fe-
males and youths shall be employed on
state farm work. 1t provides, further.
that the commission shall establish farms
for the convicts.
The present system works all of the
convicts regardless of sex or age under
the lease system, principally in the
phosphate mines and turpentine camps
Horrible stories of brutality or inhuman
treatment are frequently heard. In
Hillsboro county to-day a special COM
mttee, appointed by the County Com
mssioners, has been investigating
charges Of inhumanity made against
some of the lessees in that county This
action results from the story of James
Miller, white convict, who alleges that
he was thrown 10 the ground, a negro
was made to sit on his head while four
others held his hands and feet and In
that condition he was numerically whip
ped. He alleges that Susie Brown, a wo-
man convict, was stripped and held upon
the ground in the same way and whip
ped He alleges number OF other in-
stances of equal or more revolving bru-
tality.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-05
COULDN'T SPEAK ENGLISH.
John Smith, Russian, Convicted of
Housebreal<ing, Slips Out of
Court at Columbia.

Columbia, S. c., April A man claim
ing to be a Russian and to be unable to
understand the English language. but
who. nevertheless, goes by the name of
John Smith, was convicted in the Court
of Sessions here of housebrea1ing and
larceny, and was sentenced by Judge
Gary to five years at hard labor.
The foreigner was up to a trick or two.
When the recess for dinner was taken
he slipped unobserved in the crowd and
moved out of the Court House and into
the street. He went on Main street and
had gone four blocks when he was rec
ognized by a citizen who had seen him in
the Court House. Deputies were put on
his track and he was captured after a
fight. The officers say 1t was the nerv-
lest attempt to escape that has been made
here for years
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-05

saw Capt Baker at the house of deteu-
ton after his first statement to Mr.. Bat
tie. Capt. Baker said at that time that
he believed Jones told falsehood when
he said Rice signed the Patrick will''
when he was sleepy. Jones said Capt.
Baker did not say that handwriting eX-
perts had pronounced the will a forgery.
What did you say when Capt Baker
said Rice had not signed the viii and
checks?"
Il insisted the signatures were gen.
uine."
so the last statement you made 10
Capt. Baker was to the effect that the
signatures 20 the will and checks were
all right?'
YES"
,"Since you saw Mr. Battle subsequent
to Capt Bakers CALL did you have a
talk with Mr.. Osborne?"
Il have had several talks with Mr.. Os-
borne"
Charged the Murder to Patrick.
Witness admitted that in the statement
he had made to Mr.. Osborne in the Tombs
he charged Patrick with numbering Mr..
Rice.
He did not know that. IL Patrick was
convicted of that murder. he could not
under the law be beneficiary under the
will
What motive had you in making such
statement"
"Isuppose my first object was to shield
myself
when did you make the statement that
you could get the old man to sign any
papers when he was dopy'?''
About the first of the year"
what did you say you gave him to
make him 'dopy'?"
II said l gave him fSapoho to weaken
him. l said that to Capt. Baker"
when you made this statement to AS
sistant District Attorney Garvan, SAID
Mr.. Moore, picking up a typewriter doc
ument had you communicated to Mr..
Osborne that the death of Mr.. Rice was
due to chloroform?"
II did not say" witness said, that the
death was due to chloroform, because l
was not satisfied that it was. But l told
him that chloroform had been used''
Lawyer Moore next cross-examined
Jones on his testimony given during this
hearing regarding the first visits of Pat
rick.
when did Patrick make the proposition
to you to write the bogus letter which
Patrick wanted TO place in evidenceT'
ION the second or third visit"
"And you Immediately fell into the
proposition?"
Il did, yes"
Patrick did not. on his first visit, even
use his right name. He called himself
Smith, did he n0t?"
Yes"
ION the proposition of this stranger
you were willing to commit a felony?'
II did not exactly know 1t was fell
ony."
1T was part of a scheme to steal $780,
900 from old Rice, was it not?''
Il knew forgery was crime witness
replied, but l did not know the writing
of the letter would involve forgery
But you were willing to sell your old
employer and benefactor to this stranger
for OO,OO0?''
Il was to Mr.. Patrick, yes
Jones was cross-examined at length
on the so-called Patrick will.
Can YOU swear that Rice did not sign
the WHIP
Il cannot swear to that, but / saw the
will shortly before Mr.. Rice's death. 1t
was signed, but not Witnessed
Can you positively swear the will was
not witnessed by Meyer and Short in
Mr.. Rice's presence?"
81 cannot" replied the witness.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-05
LADY COOK IN MORE SCANDAL.
VIII Have Sir Francis Body Ex-
humed to Prove He Was Not
Poisoned.

London, April 4.-The Echo says it un-
derstands that owing to certain unpleas-
ant rumors, Lady Cook, widow of Sir
Francis Cook, Qormerly Tennie C. Clof-
linz has applied to the home secretary
to have the body of Sir Francis exhumed.
Sir Francis Cook died Feb II.
Friends of Lady Cook say that false
stories have been circulated by a person
not related to Sir Francis. but who was
disappointed at not being remembered in
the will. Lady Cook desires that the
exact cause of her husbands death,
which was senile decay, shall be officially
certified to, so that hereafter. in the
event OF her death. nothing can be alleg-
ed against her"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-05
IN QUARANTINE AGAIN.
French Cruiser LIE suchet Has Hard
Luck-New Orleans Is Holding
Her Up Now.

New Orleans, April 4.-The French crui-
ser LeSuchet Is at the Mississippi river
quarantine station, ninety miles below
the city. She was at Vera Cruz, a port
against which both Galveston and New
Orleans established five days quaran-
tine and was stopped in the river by the
Louisiana Board of Heath
The latter was willing to curtail de-
tention II the ship had been fumigated at
Galveston, but not otherwise The cap
tain telegraphed TO the French consul
that he would not come to the city II de-
tention is imposed and the French CON
sui appealed direct 10 Gov. Heard and is
awaiting an answer. Officers and crew
are in fine health.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-05
13-INCH SHELL EXPLODED.
Nobody Hurt and No Serious Damage
Done, but the Next Time IL May
Be Different.

Washington. April 4.-The Navy De-
partment has received an official report
on the bursting of a shell from one of
the Kentucky's guns. The report says
the explosion occurred at the instant the
shell left the gun. so that the full force
Of the concussion was not conveyed TO the
gun. II was sufficient, however. to do
some damage to the forward part OF the
weapon and for two inches around the
inner muzzle the rihing Is entirely hat-
tened out. This. however, does not Grip
pie the gun in any way and there will be
no necessity for repairing II. II was one
Of the big 13-inch guns of the Kentucky
and the shell which exploded weighed
something over LOO pounds. The she'll
was one OF those furnished by private
ordnance concerns.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-05
TO ISSUE A MANIFESTO.
AgutnaldO Has the Assistance of
ArelIanO and Gen. MacArthur's
Private SecretarN

Manila, April 4.-Aguinaldo has the as
sistance of Chief Justice Arellano and
Mr.. Fisher, Gen. MacArthur's private
secretary, in preparing his manifesto. The
work is not completed and the tenor of
the contents is not divulged.
Chief Justice Arellano had long con-
ference with Aguipaldo He says Agui-
naldo is realizing the futility of further
resistance and is desirous of sparing the
Fflipinos additional distress, trusting to
the justice and generosity of the Ameri-
can people. The chief of the revolution
will urge the insurgents to cease fighting
and accept American sovereignty.
''Senor Arellano says that Aguinaldo's
manifesto is not yet prepared for publ
cation and that he is unable to furnish
the text. The authorities assert that a
formal announcement will be made when
anything definite is accomplished.