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DOLBEER WILL CONTEST.
Contestant Will Aim to Prove Tesla
trix of Unsound Mind.

SAN FRANCISCO. November Sat the
opening session of the Dolbeer will contest.
the trial of which has just commenced here
counsel for Adolph Schneider, the contest
ant, said he proposed to show that MISS
Bertha NJ DoIbeer was of unsound mind
when she made the will bequeathing over
81 600 COO to Miss Eta NJ. Warren.
The testimony Of Mrs. Sherman, cousin
of Miss Dolbeer, one of tse strongest Wit
nesses for the contestant, was read TO the
Jury She testified to the effect that "a
change came over Miss Doibeer in the last
year. she looked sad and appeared fndiner-
ent to anybody or anything or to life, but
the witness had never seen or heard any
thing that would firmly establish the fact
of an unbalanced mind.
Mrs. Scott Bowen of Oakland testified
that Miss Dolbeer's mother was afflicted
with insomnia and melancholia at the time
of her daughters birth. Mrs Mary Ribbey.
employed as foster-mother for Miss Dolbeer
in 1878 and 1879, told of Mrs. Dolbeers in
sanity and suicide.
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Seeing Things!
From the Chicago Tribune

From the Chicago Tribune.
MARGATE, England, October "a (Spe-
ciaD.-The Eddystone lighthouse was at
tackled last night by the Baltic fleet and
totally annihiIated. 1t is thought the Rus
sian admiral mistook it for a fleet of Japa-
nese airships.
DOVER. England, October "a (SpeeiaD.-
English coast sou-sou' west of this place
lighted match. to see what time 1t was
He was instantly attacked by the Baltic
fleet, the admiral of which mistook the
light for a japanese signal Three 12-inch
shells grazed the aStoniShed gentleman
but fortunately none struck him. An ulti'
matum is probable.
CHERBOURG. France, October "a (Spe.
eral miles off this coast last night. A
French cruiser at once put to the scene OF
the noise and found the Baltic fleet attack
ing the North star 1t is thought the vigil
liant admiral mistook the light for fleet OF
Japanese battle ships. An ultimatum is ex-
pected shortly.
FINISTERRE. France, October %, $3.50
am. (SpeciaD.-At an early hour this morn
ing the Baltic feet was seen steamine
swiftly past this point. Soon afterward a
furious hombardment occurred and con-
tinued until the body of an electric eel was
washed ashore much mangled by the dead.
ly cannonading. 1t Is thought the admiral
Of the fleet mistook the eel for japanese
submarine boat. At the present writing
the fleet is bombarding a drug store down
near the beach. The druggist Is issuing ar
ultimatum.
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ARCHBISHOP ELDERS FUNERAL.
Clergy From All Parts Of the Country
Attend.

CINCINNATI Ohio. November s.-The
funeral service for the late Archbishop
VIM. H. Elder took place at st. Peters
Cathedral in this city today. From the
beginning when the long line OF clergy
archbishops. bishops and priests-marching
in solemn column from the cathedral resi-
dence aroand to the front entrance of the
vast auditorium. entered. chanting the
Laudes, to the final act when the five abb
solutions were given to the dead. one abso-
luton by the highest authority Of the
church In America. this was the most I'M
pressive funeral service for Catholic
clergyman ever held In the United States.
From all parts OF this country were as
sembled priests and prelates. while the peo-
pie nocked to St. Peters from every town
within radius of ten miles and many from
points more distant. Long before the be-
ginning Of the service a crowd Of thousands
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ADMIRAL sCHLEY VOTED.
Foot Ball Players Injuries Serious
Negro Voting Slowly.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
ANNAPOLIS, MI, November S.-Mr. Gill
and Miss Gill. father and sister of Midship-
man C. C. Gill. United States Naval Acad-
envy, who Is Ill from injuries received at
foot ball practice week ago. arrived here
today from New Mexico. They had been
sent for by the academy authorities, owing
to the serious condition of the young man,
whose recovery is now considered doubt
full.
Henry M. Murray. a prominent resident OF
Anne Arundel county. died early yesterday
morning at his home at West River He
had been a county commissioner. and was
master of the Maryland state grange. His
last public duty was foreman of the grand
jury.
Governor warfield. Secretary of State os-
valid Tilghman and Rear Admiral w. 8.
Schley voted here today. It Is the first
time Secretary OF State Tilghman has voted
outside Of his county of Talbot since 1868,
when he voted in Inka, Miss, for Jefferson
Devils as president.
The colored vote Is being polled slowly.
The ballots are confusing the blacks, some
of whom have asked for candles and spec
tacles and have then declared they could
not see to vote.
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Criminal Finger Prints.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.

From the Cincinnati enquirer
Taking the imprint of the fingers Of GRIM
finals Is now exploited as the latest addi-
ton to the Bertillon system. It is claimed
that the lines on the skin Of the finger tip
do not alter. the lines repeating themselves
after the skin has been worn away. This
method of recognition is used in England.
and In Cairo, Dresden, Vienna and Buenos
Ayres A metal plate is covered with
liquid black pigment, and the finger tip is
pressed on 1t. The finger marks are then
magnified and then counted.
This Is not a new discovery. The the
DRY was set forth In Mark Twain's story,
and the play derived therefrom, Puddin'-
head Wilson" 1t will not be much of an
addition to the general police system The
theory may be correct. but the identifca
tion Is too flimsy to justify the holding Of
any person. Then men accused of crime
may. refuse to press their fingers on the
plate. They have rights which. II thay in
sist upon them. even the police are bound
to respect. Persons accused of crime. and
not convicted. are constantly imposed upon.
They are under duress. and the majority OF
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WOMEN IN FATAL DUEL.
Wives Of Wyoming Ranchers Shoot at
Each Other.

CHICAGO, November S-A dispatch to
the Record-Herald from Evanston, Wyo.,
says: Mrs. Leon Demars, shot in a duel by
her neighbor. Mrs. Nancy Richards, is dead.
Several times the women had come to
blows and each had warned the other the
next encounter would be with guns. Mrs.
Demars went to Mrs. Richards ranch near
Fort Bridger and upon being ordered away
displayed big revolver Mrs. Richards
had been carrying a weapon in expectation
OF meeting Mr. Demars.
Mrs. Richards says Mrs. Demars fired
first, but there were no other witnesses. At
the second shot Mrs Demars fell with a
bullet in her breast but kept firing,
emrtying the revolver. Mrs. Richards also
fired six shots. Both are wives of ranch
ers. They are thirty years old. Mrs. Rich
ards was arrested.
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Cleveland Voted at Princeton.

PRINCETON, N. J., November S-For-
mer President Grover Cleveland strolled
quietly into the first district polling place,
which was only two blocks distant from his
home. at 10 o'clock today and when he ap-
peared the long line gave way and allowed
him to enter at once. The ex-President came
out of the booth and after a few words
with a friend he sauntered back to West
lands. Mrs. Cleveland herself Is much in
terested in the outcome of the presidential
contest and made arrangements today to
have the returns delivered at her home
where a number of friends will be on hand
to receive the news this evening.
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Voted to Open Cotton Mills.

FALL RIVER, Mass, November S-fhe
cotton manufacturers of this city, whose
mills have been idle since July on account
of a strike of their employees over a 12hz
per cent reduction in wages today voted to
open their plants to such operatives as de-
sired to resume work under the reduction
The vote to open the mills was taken after
the manufacturers had rejected a PROPOSE
ton of the operatives to return pending
action by an arbitration committee, under
the old rate of wages.
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had assembled In the vicinity of the cathe-

dral.
When the doors were opened for those
possessing tickets of admission. a steaay
stream Of men and women poured into the
ed;fce and the seating capacity on tnat
auditorium was soon occupied Thousahds
would have pushed their way In had II NOT
been a physical fmpossfbiHty for more tnan
q few hundred to do so. OF those OUTSIDE
many remained for the conclusion OF the
service.
All the clergy except Cardinal James
Gibbons were CARRIED in black with but
bit of purple to indicate the rank OF the
deceased. Cardinal Gibbons wore the pur-
pie of his exalted position and occupied
throne on the epistle side of the building.
The late archbishop's throne, now rfghtful-
ly the place of Archbishop Moeller. was
vacant, draped IN purple, and over the
chair was thrown the cappa magma or the
dead archbishop.
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RELEASED AND BANIsHED.
Woman Had Been Confined to Fortress
for Twenty Years.

ST. PETERSBURG. November g. 3:24 p m.
Mary Figner. who has been confined in
the Schlusselburg fortress for twenty years,
has been released and banished to Arch
angel, Northern Russia. The woman was
condemned to life Imprisonment for particle
ration in Nfhilist conspiracies.
She waved her handkerchief as signal
indicating the approach of Alexander II
when he was assassinated here in 1881. Her
brother. a famous Russian singer. inter-
coded In her behalf with Alexander Ill ana
secured a communication Of her sentence TO
twenty years imprisonment. AS the woman
still avows desperate nfhilistic sentiments
she has now been baniShed.
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Railway watchman killed.

PHILADELPHIA. November S-John
Kerr. aged forty-two years. Waterman for
the Pennsylvania Sweep and Smelling Com
pany. was killed today by robber. while
attempting to save fellow workmen from
being murdered David Rikle. engineer for
the company. came upon twoo young men
robbing freight cars He attempted to catch
them when one Of the robbers drew a re-
volver and Just as he pulled the trigger
Kerr jumped between the burglar and
Rikie. The, ball entered Kerr's breast, kill
ing him. The robbers escaped.
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LIKE TWO WRESTLERS.
Each Army Waiting for the Other to
Attack

MUKDEN, via Picking, November s.
Fighting continued all along the lines on
Monday and intermittent this morning A
battle might commence at any hour. 1t
will be a question of many days, If not
weeks. to decide the position. which is the
most interesting since the commencement
of the war. Each side is waiting for the
other to attack.
TOXIC, November S.-Reports from the
Shakhe river state that both armies are
still Strengthening their positions along the
river and are otherwise busily preparing
for another great battle. The scouts are
constantly in touch, and frequent outpost
skirmishes occur. but there is no likelihood
of general engagement for the present.
Reinforcements of Russian troops, guns
and supplies are constantly arriving at the
'front.' filling the gaps caused by the crush
ing losses at the battle of Shakhe river.
Making Slow Progress.
TOKYO. November S.-Unofficial news re-
ceived from Port Arthur since Saturdays
report of the progress made by the be-
siegers indicates that the Japanese opera
lions are proceeding satisfactorily, though
slowly. Limestone formations and rocky
ground interfere with the sapping. 1t is
now considered that the capture of Rihlung
mountain and East keekwan mountain
without Antse and Else mountains is not
the city proper.
japanese Warship Reported Sunk.
SHANGHAI. November SIT is reported
in British naval circles that a Japanese
man-of-war has been sunk by mine off
Port Arthur.
More Trouble for the Baltic Fleet.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
NEW YORK, November S.-The Man.
chester (England) Guardian hears that the
car has received urgent warning from
Singapore that vessel is at that port
laden with mines. and is about to set out
to threaten the Baltic fleet
Russian Crew at Shanghai.
SHANGHAI. November S.-The officers
and crew of the Russian torpedo boat de-
stroyer Ryeshiteni. which the Japanese cut
out of the harbor at Chefoo on August II,
have arrived here on the Manjur, with the
exception of the commander. who escaped
at Woosung. He is probably now home
ward bound on a German mail steamer.
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Woman Killed by q Train.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md. November S--Mrs.
Annie Hartman, aged fifty, of near Oak
land was cut in two and instantly killed
by freight train yesterday evening in
front of the station. The train was going
east moving at the rate of about two miles
an hour, when Mrs. Hartman made an at
tempt to get on the other side by crawling
under the cars
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WHISKY MARKET DEMoRALIzED.
Result of War Between Independents
and the Trust.

PEORIA. ILL.,. November Sine WHISKY
market Is demoralized as a result OF the
war between the independents and the
trust. Despite the action of the lnde-
pendents yesterday in declaring VIA as
bedrock basing price for finished goods the
trust is Offering and selling thousands OF
barrels at S1.23.
The refusal of the board of trade author-
tiles to allow the trust to pest the price a,
$1.23 forced the trust to take action to pro-
tecr itself. and 10000 postal cards were
sent out notifying the trade that the trust
houses all over the United States would
fill all orders at once on a basis OF $l.-5.
The influx of orders for the past few days
has been immense. and the reserve stocks
are being rapidly depleted.
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More Trouble for the Baltic Fleet.
Russian Crew at Shanghai.
REAR ADMIRAL WISE RETIRED.
The Veteran Naval Officer Lowered Hi.
Flag Today.

Rear Admiral William Clinton Wise low
cred his flag on the cruiser Minneapolis In
Hampton Roads today as commander or
the Atlantic coast training squadron and
retired from the navy by age limit after
forty-four years continuous service.
Rear Admiral Bradford succeeded to the
command of the training squadron.
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JAPAN'S NEW LOAN.
Prospectus Will Be Issued in New York
This Week.

LONDON, November S.-The prospectus
of the new Japanese loan OF S6o,OOO,oO0 Will
be issued tomorrow or Thursday Hair OF
the amount will be offered in New York and
half in London. The price is 90h, with In
terest at per cent. The loan will be Sc
cured by a second charge on the japanese
customs. Dealings in the loan have already
begun at ~ premium.
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FOUR BURNED TO DEATH.
Hotel at Houston, Texas, Destroyed by
Fire Today.

HOUSTON. Tex. November s-The Silver
Queen Hotel in the Sour Lake oil field. was
destroyed by fire today and four people
burned to death.
The dead: c. E. Lewis. Spindle Top.
Tex: Lee Hamilton Spindle Top. Tex;
Jack Smith and wife. New Hanover. Tex.
Probably fatally injured: Jack Sullivan,
Sour Lake. Benjamin Tucker, Sour Lake.
The hotel was filled with guests. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
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The Wrong Combination.

From Life.
so you dined at Rigby's!
Eyes. The chicken they served must have
been ten years old
s'And the whisky"
en- should have been.
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them think they must obey any order given
to them by man in uniform. If we go
to the rock bottom of the system OF justice
the authorities have not the right to place
the picture of measurements of an uncon-
yicted man in the criminal archives. and 1t
is doubtful If they have the right TO force
even those who have been legally found
guilty to such a humiliation.
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Knows Nothing Of Disappearance.

ST. LOUIS. November 8.-Henry A. Clio
yer, brother and law partner Of Ashley
C.. Clover OF st. Louis, who Is said to have
disappeared while In New York on business,
declares that his brother Is due to arrive
In St. Louis tonight. and that he has not
received any word from New York regard
ing the alleged disappearance OF his brother.
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SUSPENDED FOR CAUSE.
Ugly Charges Pending Against Frisco
Collectors Clerk.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. S.-Cress Unger.
seizure clerk in the office of the collector
of the port, has been suspended. The
charge made against him, it is said. is
that he received the deposits made on val
liable parcels and kept the money. The ex-
tent Of fingers alleged appropriations Of
these funds is not yet known, but it Is
said the amount will exceed 1900
1t is further reported that when the
seizure clerk learned that his doings had
been discovered, he resigned. but that Col
lector Stratton declined to accept the resig-
nation and suspended Unger until the sit
uation could be sifted to the bottom. Re-
garding fingers troubles Collector Stratton
declined to be interviewed. This Is de-
partmental business he said, land I am
not permitted to discuss it. l can say
that Mr. Unger is suspended for cause"
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THREE WoRKMEN KILLED.
Hurled to Death From a Bridge While
at Work

sTEUBENvILLE, Ohio, November s.
Three workmen were instantly killed today
in a buggy used to wrap a wire cable on
the new Steubenvile suspension bridge.
The rope supporting the buggy broke,
throwing it against pier and hurting the
men to death on the ground below.
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Steel Plant Burned.

NEWCASTLE, Ind, November S.-The
plant of the Chicago Steel Company burned
TO-DAY. Loss 500 900; insurance, $4,000.
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precautions to Protect Warships.

PORT SAID. Egypt. November S.-The
Russian consul general at Cairo and the
naval attache of Russia at Constantinople
have arrived here In connection with the
expected arrival of the Russian second
Pacific squadron. Extraordinary precau-
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Customs Service Clerk Suspended.

Assistant Secretary Armstrong has sus-
pended Chress Urger. clerk in the Gus
toms service at San Francisco. Unger is
charged with having secured about 81, 500
from foreign letters passing through the
San Francisco post Office. Unger's duty was
to examine foreign letters and packages for
gccds that might be coming in without
the payment of duty
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FATAL COLLAPSE OF scAFFoLD.

CONTRACTOR IS AllleO anu AAICo WI -
men Injured.
CHARLESTON, s. c., November S.-The
collapse of scaffold used in stating roof
resulted today in the instant death OF
white contractor and the serious injury OF
three coIored workmen, one of whom may
die.
They fell forty feet to the ground.
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lions are being taken for the protection or
the warships. Special guards have been
posted on the banks the whole length of the
canal
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Making Slow Progress.
japanese Warship Reported Sunk.

SHANGHAI. November SIT is reported
in British naval circles that a Japanese
man-of-war has been sunk by mine off
Port Arthur
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-04

CAMBRIDGE Mass, June Moses
King, IT.. of Newton, senior, won
the annual Harvard race for the Car
roll cup on the Charles river The
race was rowcd down stream over a
mile course Kings time was min.
uteS u seconds. Z. b. Fischer of
Wheaton, H., third year student in
the law school, was second and less
than a length behind. The Carroll
cup is offered for a single scull race,
open to any member of Harvard uni
versity who is not connected with the
college boat crews.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-04

BALTIMORE, June 4.-The spring
meeting of the Prospect Park Driving
club has closed. Lorna McGrcgor won
the 2:27 trot in straight heats, Ceyled
Bay second, Robert Burns third and
Lady Ella Louise fourth. The 2:22
pace was won in straight heats by
Judge Joseph, Bedgecraft second, Gold.
enthorne third and Annie Marioner
fourth. In the free for all Fife Powers
won the second, third and fourth heats.
Nerya Patchen second, Gypsy Red
third and March Gale fourth.
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BAD News Got There.

CHICAGO, June 1.-THE spring meet
ing Mt Hawthorne has ended and the
Harlem track has opened with the Har-
lem National handicap, worth $4,000.
The feature at Hawthorne, mile
handicap was won by the odds on IA
vorite, Bad News. Miss Crawford was
second and Foresight third, All cal
culations were upset In the first race
when Garvice, backed from 100 to t.
40 to 1, galloped in an easy winner,
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Tennis Tourney Mt the Capital.

WASHINGTON, June 4.-The finals
in the mems singles of the lawn tennis
tournament for the championship OF
the south were played. Harry f. Al
len Of New York defeated John c. Da-
wilson, former holder of the southern
championship. In the women's singles
Miss c. r. Nicely Of Chicago, the cham
pion of the west, defeated Miss Marie
Winner, and Miss Spurgin defeated
Miss Ethel Winner. leaving Miss Nicely
and Miss Spurgln to contest for the
womcn's championship.
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Joe Cans pested Kid Grigo.

BALTIMORE, June Aloe Cans, the
lightweight champion pugillst, was
given the decision over Harry Cohen
(Kid Griffo) of Brooklyn in the sew
enth round of their fifteen round bout
to a decision before the Eureka Ath-
letic club. Cans was the stronger Of
the combatants and fioored the New
Yorker nine times during the seven
rounds of the combat.
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John f. Won the May stakes.

NEW YORK, June L.. Bright, clear
weather drew a big crowd to the races
at Grayesend. The May stakes. for
three-year-olds, at about six furlougs,
the feature of the card, was won easily
by John f. Seymour, heavily played
for the place, was second and the IA
vorite, Dick Bernard, third. John f.
broke in front and, making all the
pace, won easily by three lengths.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-04
Mildred won the Challenge Cup.

PHILADELPHIA, June 4.-Eben u.
Jordans beautiful chestnut mare Hi
dred won the Challenge cup, the most
attractive prize at the Philadelphia
horse show. The brown stallion Bur
llngton, owned by James Hobart Moore
Of New York. won the reserve ribbon.
Among the other entries in this class
was Reginald Nanderbllt's brown geld
ing Herald, which defeated Hildred n
few days ago in the harness class with
lady drivers
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Farndny, Jr., Won Driving.

CINCINNATI, O., June 4.-Faraday,
Jr., won the steeplechase at Latonla in
driving finish. Percy Il. started to
make runaway race of it and was
leading by ten lengths at the sixth
jump when he fell The others all
cleared the jumps nicely, and it was a
pretty contest throughout. Jockey
Richsteiger carried off the honors by
riding three winners.