Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 November 1896 — Page 3

THE INDIAN APOLIS - JOURNAL, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER -22, 1S9B.

A GRAND-STASD PLAY

i ntssi.v iv ow rosixo as thc fiiirxd Or STAKYIXCi IXDIA. England IMnred In n Jlnd Light and the 'Colonial 'Poller 'Heinle Crltl- .' cUed by Leadlnsr. 1'upera. A WEST AFRICAN MYSTERY HOYAL. NIGER COMPANY PREPARING A JIILITARY EXPEDITION. Lively Scene In Chamber of Deputies When Foreign Minister la Qneatloned by Socialist. (Copyright. :S36. by the AMOolate-1 Press.) LONDON, Nov. 21. The situation in India causes the gravest concern. Lord CeorKo Hamilton, Secretary of State for India. In what the newspapers declare to be a remarkabla speech, has ndmltted that 72.000.0O) are now affected or threatened with dangerous scarcity, though It Is thought the government has some prospect of coping successfully with the situation. -The unusual action of the Russian newspapers In appealng for subscriptions for the relief of the Hindoos is'receivcd here with considerable suspicion, especially as It Is suggested that the Russian government should superintend the buying and" dispatch of grain to India, The newspa-; pers hint that the mainspring of such action is more likely o be found in' political $an In charitable motives. : 'The St. James Gazette,' after pointing out the absence of a British fund, and confessing suplcioa of; the Russian mo-, tlves. says: "The moral effect can hardly help being bail, especially If the Russian agents distrlbut3 the money In India." The Berlin National Zeltung, commenting on the afft.Ir, remarks: "The famine has given the Russians the opportunity of recommending theimseves to the Hindoos as helpers In time of need and as generous friends, whereas Gret Britain rHust seen Impotent as solicltuting aid from Russia. A great deal of excitement has been aroused in west African circles by a mysterious expedition which is being arranged by the Royal Niger Company, which has massed a thousand native troops at Lokoya, on the River Niger, and at Ibe, on the Benue. while about thirty British officers have sailed to take command of this force. The officials of the Niger company maintain silenca respecting- the destination, of the expedition, which is believed to be either against the rebellious Ilorian tribe or to restore order in the Sultan of Sokoto's dominions. The -French and. German newspapers express great alarm, suggesting that the expedition is a second Jameson affair, the idea being to encroach on the German and French spheres of influence. The trouble in the empire Sokoto, which is the largest and most populous in all tho Soudan, and which is under the control of-the Niger company, calls attention to the career of the remarkable negro adventurer Rabah. who, from being a slave of Zobehr Pasha, has become chieftain of the central Soudan, having conquered sultanate after sultanate. Ho lives In barbaric splendor, and it Is reported that he . . . " w iuu cinque ui ounuiu, which, belntr within thA HHtuh tnhoro probably led to the formation of their expedition. The JViger territories administered by the Royal Niger Company under, a royal charter cover about DOu.ooo square1 miles and contain a population variously estimated at from 2O,0uO,0W) to 40,000,000. The news from Liberia Is also very unsatisfactory. Natives of Sierra Leone, the British colony, have been maltreated and their houses have been destroyed by citizens of the negro republic. As a result two British gunboats have been sent to Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, to insist upon reparation, in the meanwhile the British mail boats calling at Rocktown and Grand llussa are not allowed to communicate with the shore. The LIberl.m navy, ono small steel gunboat of 150 tons, has had the audacity to Are on one of her Britannic Majesty's mallboats. The shot went wide, and the nailboat, on returning to England, Iaced the matter in the hands of the Brush government and "further developments are anticipated." It Is announced that the colonial bacteriologist, Codington, has discovered the microbe of the rinderpest, which has been scourging South Africa. If the reported resignation of Sir II. Drummond-Wolff, the British embassador at Madrid, turns cut to be correct, Mr. .Michael Herbert, formerly of the British embassy at Washington, now secretary of the embassy of Great Britain at Constantinople, may be sent to Madrid. The Royal College of Surgeons has finally decided to admit women to diplomas In that college. Tho Board of Trade report, referring to the strikes and lockouts of the year 1S95. computes that 1.120.000 (T.Gu0.0OO) In wages us uius tost, compared wan jl2.Jw.m) $l').or0.uuu) in l.M4. The percentage of perkuiw concerned In the disputes arbitrated was 74. as compared with 51 in 1VJ4. A party of twenty-five cyclist "champions" sailed for New York on the St. Paul to-day. They included Linton. Dubois and Rumsden Bouge of . Italy, and Haje of Ireland. They are all to take parkin the tournament at MadlsOa-square Garden. TUB -MINISTRY QUIZZED. ' Interesting Interruption ly Soclallstit In C'humher of Deputies. (Copyright; 1S, by the Associated Press.) PARIS, Nov. 21. M. MMlerand. the Socialist Deputy In the Chamber of Deputies, to-day questioned the Minister for Foreign Affairs, if. Ilunotaux. as to whether a contention between France and Russia actually existed, and. If f-uch was the case, what were Its main linrs. In the course of a long reply on the. subject M. Hanotaux said: "I am asked today . to give explanations of our policy which wert- i:ot asked of xny precursors, and I can only reply that what can or ought to be said public' v thereon ha3 been already iald in meaiurJ, concerted, precise terms by the Crar and the President at Cherbourg before the naval oflictrs, at Paris before th representatives of the government and the nation and at Chalons before the Otlicors Of our armies. The nature of my functions -ml superior considerations which tn Chamber wid understand, impose on mo the uuty to add nothing on the subject of the entente. whU-n nobody dreams of denytn .; or doubting." (Cheers ) loiter M. DelOinole criticised the silence of the ministers on the subject o the situation m the coionies and asked for the corre spondence- excnan:xe.i beavtvn Great Britain and France on the subject of Madagascar, fraying h-i wanted lignt thrown as well on the situation in Slam end Tunis. Ho aiso a.-Ked what was the attitude the governraont proposed to adopt wltri a view to the new' British exp: dition undor the auspices of the Niger company, contending that the tormer confidence shown lu the settlement of the Egyptian question seemed to have vanished; "Den t you believe it," exclaimed M. Hanotaux. Continuing. M. Delomcle ald: "I ask for a single act to recall Knsr.und to her prwnlao to evacuate Egypt. Hut it must be immediate, for In a few days It will bo too late." M. Hubbard said that England had taken Dongola- was preparing to march on Khartoum and was about to se!xe the soutt.ern provinces. Adding: "Is it not time for Franc to net?" M. Hanotaux In reply K.iid that he could not answer M. Hubbard's question, as lie had received no notice of It; but. replying to M. Delomcle. the Minister for Foreign Affairs said: "Wit nr awaiting the judgment of the court and th question of tae war funia advanced for the Egyptian debt Wforo deciding on our course As to the

claims of France In Esypt. no one dreams of abanflonlnff.them. France Is no longer alone In pressing Knpland to fulfill hr enipomenta. Eht Is supported by a friendly nation." (Cheers.) After farther dlscups-icn and several futile attempt upon the part of M. Hubbard to defeat the credJs. asked for by the Kovernment the Cham'-r of Deputies passod the remaining clauses of the Foreign Office estimates.

JOO FOIl AVALDEIlSEIi. Reported the Count 3Iny Succeed the Chancellor Yon Hohenlohe. BERLIN, Nov. 21. Reports continue to be persistently circulated to the effect that Count Von Waldersee, who was recently complimented by King Humbert, of Italy, and Prince Bismarck on the generalship which he displayed during the military maneuvers at Stettin, is to le recalled here by Enlperor William, and that he will succeed Chancellor Von Hohenlohe. General Von Waldersee was not long ago promoted to tho post of field marshal, and during redent years he lias been regarded as Von Moltke s ablest pupil. Interest will be aroused In America by this report owing to the fact that Generul Von Waldersee's wife Is an American. Shu was formerly Mls Mary Lee, and her father was a wholesale grocer in New York cjtv. Upon the occasion of her marriage to 'Prince Von Noor, in lvJl, the Emperor of Austria created her a princess in her own rlejht. Her husband dying six months after the wedding, left her an estate believed to amount to 11.000.000. She married Count Von Walderaee two years later. Canadian Frnlt for the Queen. . LONDON, Nov. 21. The Canadian High Commissioner, Sir Donald Smith, hrs received the following note from the Queen's private secretary, Lieut. Col. Sir Arthur J. Bigse, dated Windsor Castle: "I am commanded by the Queei to beg you to be good enough to arrange that her Majesty's best thanks be conveyed to those fruit growers of the neighborhood of Hamilton. Ont., who kindly offered, through you, for her Majesty's acceptance a- beautiful consignment of their year's crop, which the Queen Is glad to hear has been unusually laixe and excellent in quality. The cases were received yesterday by the master of the house. Their contents were in perfect condition and ome of the fruit served at her. Majesty's dinner proved excellent." Asralnst Edison Electric. LONDON, Nov. 21. The Privy Council Judgment in the case cf Edison Electriclight Company against the Westminster Tramway, the. Bank of British Columbia and others, has reversed the decree of the Supreme Court and has ordered the executions issued thereon set aside and canceled the costs, with liberty to the appellants to apply to the Supreme Court for any consequential relief for the purpose of enforcing the judgment. New Chili Cabinet. SANTIAGO, Chill, Nov. 21. The newCabinet which has Just been formed consists of the following members: Minister of the Interior. Senor Carlos Antunez; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Senor Morla Vicuna; Minister of Finance. Senor Justinlano Sottomayor; Minister of Justice, Senor Federico Iugaborrne; Minister of War, Senor Fernandez Albano; Minister of Industry, Senor Borjavaldes. AY ho Could lie Be LONDON. Nov. 21. At a meeting of the guardians of the Hempsted ' workhouse recently the chairman stated that an American gentleman, who was once the manager of the Illinois Central railroad, was not long ago an Inmate of that Institution. Tho cruardians of the workhouse, according to the statement of the chairman, assisted him In making his way to America, Duel, Tto Shots, No Dlood. PARIS, Nov. 21. A duel was fought this afternoon in the park of St. Ouen, between M. Mlllevoys, editor of the La Patree, and Dr. Goldmann, Paris correspondent of the Frankfurter Zeitung. Two shots were exchanged with no result. The meeting was a sequel to the discussion over the Dreyfus affair. . CHICAGO JEWELRY ROBBERS. Iluffulo Chief of Police Nuba the Hawkins Boys. TJUFFALO. N. Y., Nov. 21. In the rotunda of the postofflco building to-night detectlvo sergeants James Sullivan and Patrick J, Devin, after a fierce fight, captured two men who aro wanted In Chicago very badly. The prisoners are George and Arthur Hawkins and they are wanted for the daylight robbery of Hermann & Co.'s Jewelry office on the tenth floor of the Masonic Temple Monday, Nov. 9. , ' To-night . Superintendent of Police Bull received a postal card bearing Chicagodate saying the Hawkins brothers were headed for Buffalo and would likely arrive Saturday night or Sunday morning. Detectives Sullivan and Devin started for the Central Depot, but dropped Into the postoilice on their way. Just as Devin reached the general delivery window he heard a man ask for mail for Arthur Hawkins. The detective recognized the man at onco and started towards them. Arthur made an effort to draw a revolver, but was knocked down with a blow from Sullivan's club. A roush and tumble fight ensued, in which the prisoners were badly used up. Letters and papers were found on both men that show they are the parties wanted by the Chicago police. A quantity of diamond Jewelry was also found in the pockets of both prisoners. They are locked up in police headquarters and refuse-to talk. BALED COTTON IN FLAMES.. Spontaneous Combustion Causes n Total Loss of $50,000. LOWELL. Mass., Nov. 21. An immense quantity of baled cotton in the yard of the Massachusetts mills was found to be on fire this afternoon. The cause of the fire Is undetermined. It seems possible that It causrht some time ago by spontaneous combustion, but did not break out until to-day. Ono thousand eight hundred and sixteen bales wero in the lot The loss Is 000 and is fully covered by Insurance. f IN DEFENSE OF SOVEREIGN. K. of L. Hoard Suspends Tho of Mas- , ter "Workman's Malljjnors. ROCHESTER. Nov. 21. At the forenoon session of the General Assembly, Knights of. Labor, the committee on appeals and grievances decided the question of Jurisdiction between Local Assembly 19 and 220 In favor of the latter. The executive board has suspended for fifteen days the two otliccrs of the Washington Times (secretary and vice president) for making statements against General Secretary-treasurer Hayes and General Master Workman Sovereign, and at the end of fifteen days, if the statements are not retracted, the officers will be expelled from the order. Local Assembly 1304, of Washington, was suspended some time ago by General Secretary-treasurer Hayes, and to-day the committee on appeals ami grievances sustained Secretary Hayes's action. The contention will probably adjourn to-night. At the afternoon session of the General Assembly. K. of J.. Past General Worthy Foreman Bishop Installed the new executive officers. Resolutions of thanks to D. A. S6. of Rochester, were adopted. A teleKram of preetlnpr was received from the Montana State Trades and Labor Council In session at Great Falls. Mont. General Master Workman Sovereign in a speech Just preceding adjournment said that In the next three months he wou'd have in the field an official staff of organizers throughout the country that wou.d make' the organization's membership tho largest lr the history cf any organization In the world, die. The conventii! then adjourned sine" Sympathetic Strike Improbable. LEADVILLE. Col.. Nov. 21. The report of a probable sympathetic strike of miners In other camps in aid of Leadvllle strikers Is declared to tx unfounded. Union officers declare no such move Is contemplated at present by the Western Federation of Mlm rs or any of Its branches. About one hundred recruits from Denver have1 just been added to the National Guard of Colorado, which Is still engaged in guarding the mine In which no union miners are empioyed. According to the present muster roil tlm Kuard consists of 73o uniformed soldiers, including officers, and about 2) emergency mtn. who are not uniformed. This army Is kept in the ti-ld at an expense to the State of about $.'.U00 per day. Soldiers Tnke Strikers Places. LONDON. Nov. 21. A dispatch from. Bordeaux, France, says that all of the men In the gas works at that place have struck. Three hundred soldiers of tho Eighteenth Army Corps took tho striken places.

BAD SEWS FROM CUBA

WEYLEIl HAS STARTED -IN ON A DESTRUCTIVE CAMPAIGN, Dcvnstntlng the Country In the Wake of 11 eel ii tr Insurgents, AVlio Do Not Obstruct His Way. FIND IN MACEO'S RESIDENCE SCORES OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF PROMINENT HAVANA BELLES. Cuban Sympathisers Becoming Discounted, and a Dark Outlook for the Cause of Liberty KEY WEST, Fla.. Nov. 21.-Passengers arriving from Cuba to-night confirm the news of the report of the death of Serafin Sanchez, the Cuban leader, s;tld to have been killed during the past week. The following advices from Havana have been received here: General Weyler is moving In a southerly direction toward the coast of Ilnar del Rio, after taking possession of the mountain passes. These entrances to the mountains of Pinar del Rio were abandoned by the Insurgents. The Cubans, it is said, made ao resistance whatever at these points. General Weyler destroyed tho camps of the Cubans at Cacarajlcara, Brujo, Brujito, Rubl, Rosario, Amelia, Manuelita, Gobernardera, Sorao and other places. The Spanish swept before them everything that would have a tendency to aid the Cubans In carrying on their warfare, destroying factories and dwellings and even tho farm products found on the plantations. At the private residence of General Maceo the portraits of between fifty and sixty ladles were captured by the Spanish forces. Some of these are pictures of wellknown Havana belles and the writing on the photographs teems to be original and genuine. A large number of documents, etc., all abandoned by General Maceo, have also been captured by the Spanish forces. Gen. Weyler was reported on the 19th Inst, as "being in Candelarla, on tho 20th Inst, as being at San Cristobal, and It Is believed that he will establish headquarters in Artemlsa. It is reported In Pinar del Rio that the insurgents are downhearted because of the policy of continuous pursuit now adopted by the Spanish forces and because of the destruction of most of the products necessary to sustain life in tho eastern part of the province and because of the military occupation of points necessary to pass through the mountains from north to south. On the north coast of Cabanas other points are closely watched by the Spanish columns, and no traces of any bands of Insurgents can be found in Matanzas. Some local bands are eaid to exist, but they are active at the present time. The Insurgents yesterday burned the immense cornfield and the sugar estate of Ia Vega, This plantation was owned by Carlos La Rosa. Reports received to-day Indicate that the plantation is still burning and that the insurgents are destroying other property in that vicinity. Rumors are persistently circulated to the effect that Maximo Gomez and Calixto Garcia seized several days ago the important town of Lis Tunas. This town is said to have been well fortified and well provided with artillery. It is claimed that the insurgents have captured Puerto Padre, on the north coast. It- is difficult at the present time to establish communication with these points and the government officials avoid confirming the reports which lack detail. SUE FOR ATTORNEY FEES; Case Grotrlnjr Out of Attempt to Keep Postern Off the Ballot. Julius Rosenheimer, chairman of the Populist State committee, and Wm. B. Burford, State printer, yesterday, through their attorney, M. D. Ewlng, brought suit in the Circuit Court at Columbus against Thomas L. Davis for $2,500 damages. On Oct. 28 last the plaintiffs in this suit were the defendants in a suit brought by Davis and the American Surety Company of New York, his bondsmen, in the Marion Superior Court enjoining them from printing the pasters on the State ballots containing the name of Warrum, Democratic candidate for Reporter of the Supreme Court, over that of Thomas W. Force, the Populist candidate, which had' been withdrawn. The defendants employed the following Indianapolis lawyers in this suit: Smith & Korbly. S. M. Shepard, James E. McCullough and Messrs. liolstein, Barnett and Hubbard. The case was argued all day Oct. 20 and the injunction was dissolved the next day. In the case filed at Columbus yesterday the plaintiffs claim that as they were compelled to hire counsel and Incur other expenses, $2,500 would bo a sufficient compensation for thelr'loss. Mr. Davis was for years a Republican, but went over to greenbackism and is' now a Populist. He is a Quaker farmer residing a few miles south of Columbus and ono of the most prominent residents in the county. AX AMERICAN LEPERS. HOME. The Onlj Place of the Sort In the t'nlou. New York Evening Sun. Few persons know that the only lepers home in the United States is one recently established in the parish of Iberville, not many miles above New Orleans. It Is a State institution, its board of directors is entirely masculine, but it i3 women who give personal service to these diseased outcasts. The lepers' home In Louisiana has for its Inmates men and women, black and white, who have como to it from different States of the Union. After the board of directors had formulated its plans after the funds had been placed at its disposal one great difiicuity was encountered- Who could in? got to care properly for the lepers? One illuminated director proposed that they set forth their difficulty to the mother superior of the convent at Emmetsburg. Md. Forthwith this mother called on sister Beatrice, then in charge of thn hospital at Ijowell. Mass. When the summons came sister Beatrice cheerfully resigned her charge and became the zealous and untiring superior of the lepers' home in Louisiana. Sister Annie, sister Thomas and sister Cyril soon Joined her. nnd together they have made this house n real home for those who dwell in it. The sisters established themselves ir the bid Camp mansion, once one of the finest plantation residences in I-ouiiana, hut now somewhat, fallen into decay. With that marvelous srenius for systematic and wise administration which is characteristic of the order, they oon converted the dllapldated dwelling Into a comfortable home. The house stands in tne midst of a grove of towering pecans and wide-spreading oaks. Not far from this dwelling is a new house, wherein dwelt the resident physician and a priest of the church, both consecrated to the service of humanity. In this l.uiliing. also, all the patients take their meals, prepared by a black cook. The sisters strive to Interest and amuse '.neir patients, encouraging tnose wno are able to sew, wash, cut and saw wood and cultivate the garden. There I a hirge park for exercise and recreation, furnished with swings, benches and outdoor games of various kinds. The lepers llvs fn small cottages built on either side of a live oak avenue. These louses arc comfortably furnlshrd nnd spotsly clean. Each house is occupied by two persons, except where there are more than two memlers of the same family, in which case they are permitted to live together. In one of then live four sisters. They are all affiteted with the disease, and in each case it is of a different type. Among thc patients Is a man of seventyfive, who does not remember when he was not a leper. Another Is a Union veteran drawing u pension and still In love with life. Yet another is a young mulatto, who was employed as carpenter 1n build 'ng th cottages. Hardly had he driven the last nail when he found himself a leper. But the most interesting patients are a pair of lovers. About six years as?o. In the parish of Uifourche. there lived a fine young fellow of about twenty-five, who was engaged to a pretty girl of eighteen. Almost upon the cv of marriage, hu made the discovery that

he was a leper. He released the girl from her promise, though she. Implored him to marry her. He sough 'a clearlng In the heart of the woods and Uved there alone. As soon as the horn was open he sought Its shelter. His sweetheart still declared that some day they would be united. Six months after her lover entered the homo she. too, sought It, a leper. Thus this pair, so tragically united, are yet forever disunited, as marry they cannot, at least as long as they aro Inmates of the home. They spend much of their time -together and seem cheerful enough. . - . "Abandon hope all ye who enter here." might seem a fitting Inscription for the gateway of the lepers' home. Yet Its inmates, face to face with a horrible fate, seem cheerful and even happy. It Is a genuine surprise to -find, instead of wretched, sullen, despairing people, a set of peaceful, contented folk. The martyrdom of - Father Damlen and the self-sacrifice of. sister Rose have been told in every corner of the earth, but few have heard anything of this band of martyr women. With heroic courage they offer up their lives upon the altar of love and humanity. Daily, hourly, these women are in contact with . these plague-stricken people. Yet they tay of their ministrations: "It ia naught! It is naught!" In un age when woman if often loud in proclaiming her superiority over man and the old order of woman It is a little curious to find a band of this old order doing Its work under a seal of smiling silence. PROF. ELLIOTT'S COLLECTION.

Home from Africa Tvlth Specimens for the Field -Museum. NEW YORK, Novv 21. Prof. D. G. Elliott, the leader of thCf, expedition Into Africa from the Field Columbian Museum, of Chicago, (and C. AkeleyHead, of the taxidermist department of .the expedition, were among the arrivals on the St. Louis to-day. The object of the expedition was to make a natural history collection for tho Chicago museum and Trof. Elliott said that their efforts had not been fruitless. The professor brings back what Is said to be the most complete collection of large mammals ever brought by one party. Moit of the collection has already been, shipped from Aden to Chicago, but more, than 300 specimens of birds, fish. Insects - and reptiles were brought bv the Professor, himself. Mr. Akeley has the scars of frontier wounds on his right arm. and hand as evidence of an encounter with a wounded leopard in Somaliland. V.V , GOOD DAY E0R SUICIDES SHOPLIFTING CHARGE' DRIVES A WISCONSIN WOMAN TO POISON, ;v v ' Alleged New Jersey Millionaire Finds No Pleasure In. Life, and ft Newspaper Man Takes Gas. ; r: CHICAGO. Now 21. Mrs. Elizabeth Johns, of Waukesha, Wis., committed suicide to-day by taking carbolic acid, after trying unsuccessfully .t.pkilt her two small children by the same means. Mrs. Johns was arrested by a "WauVesha merchant several weeks ago on a charge of shop lifting, and the disgrace is supposed to have driven her to suicide. Four years ago Mr. Johns was found "dead in a cistern, and the insurance company refused to pay the $5,000 policy on his life, A case for its collection is now In tlie-Bupreme Court. Newspaper Man's Snlclde. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 21. Penningfon Higgins, a well-known newspaper man and bicther of Ex-Senator Higgins, of Delaware, committed suicide last night by Inhaling gas at his boarding house. From tho circumstances surrounding the case it la evident his suicide was deliberately planned. He pulled. his bed Into the middle of the room, and, after turning on the gas from the side bracket on, .the wall, he attached a rubber tube to, tho chandelier' overhead, and, placinp.dhf other end at his mouth, lay on the . bed-During the days prior to the-.Reputorricfttnonvention at St. Louis Hhrgins-wtl Matlohttt'-at Mafor McKlnley'a ' home, w here he represented the Philadelphia Press, which " ho left about three weeks ago. He was- unmarried and about fifty years old. , , Suicide of a Millionaire. NEW YORK, Nov. 21. Helmaa Romalne, of Patcrson, N. J., whose estate was estimated to amount to about $1,000,000 In value, committed suicide on his 'farm In Rochelle Park. Bergen county. &eTC Jersey, to-day by shooting himself.' '.Mr, Romalne wvas identified with many local enterprises. He was formerly president . of . .-. the Paterson Railroad Company. Three months ago Mr. Romalne's mother djiad,tIthlS 'had a depressing effect on him, 'arid, he continually, complained of being 111.. 'When he left home yesterday for the farm he said he was not feeling well. . .. -' OBITUARY. Sir Benjamin Ward RIchnrdnon, a Greet London,' Physician. LONDON, Nov. 21.iSlr Benjamin Ward Richardson. M. D.; F. R;-S., honorary, physician to tho Royal -Literary Fund, the Newspaper Press Fund and the National Society of Schoolmasters; Is dead. He was born in 1S2S, made an honorary member of the Philosophical Society of America in 1SG3 and was a member of a number of other prominent societies. He has been president of the' Medical Society cf London and was thirty; two times president of the St. Andrew's Medical Graduates Association. He succeeded . Iord Jervis Woode in i860 as assessor for the general council in the University; Court of St. Andrew's, and held that office for nearly sixteen years. At the social clefice congress at Rrlghton.. in October.- 1SS5, Dr. Rlchardscn read a paper in which he gave a sketch of an imaginary "model city of health," to be called Ilygela, which caused much discussion. Besides devoting much time to literary' labors. In addition to his professional work. Dr. Richardson took an active interest in the development of blcycllns, and was president of the Society of Cyclists. He was knighted In Edward P. Gerity. NEW YORK. Nov. 21-Edward P. Gorlty died to-day at Roosevelt Hospital from Brlght's disease, lie inherited a fortune from a grandmother In St., Louis. At one time he was deputy State Inspector of in surance. . W. W. Thomas. PORTLAND. Me.,- Nov. '21. W. Wr. Thomas, father of W. W. Thomas. Jr., minister to Norway and Sweden, died to-day at his home in this city, aged ninety-four years. ' '' ' John R. llotle. CHICAGO. Nov 21, John.-R. Hoxle, the wealthy ranch owner arid cattle owner, died to-day, aged sixty-five. Movement of -Steamers. NEW YORK, Nov. 21. Arrived: St. Louis, from Southampton.-and . Etruria, from Liverpool. Sailed: Lucnnla. for Liverpool; Mobile, for London: JCuiser: Wllhelm II. for Genoa: Anchoria, fort. Glasgow; Werkendam, for Baltimore. v LIZAIU). Nov. 21. . Paayed: Ia Champagne, from New, York for Havre; Conlscllrf, from Galveston for firemen. SCILLY. Nov. 21. Pav'sed: Astrakhan, from New Orleans, via Newport News, for Hull. i ISLE OF WIOHT. Nov. 2L Panned: Astrakhan, from New Orleans for Hull. LIVERPOOL. Nov. 21. Arrived: Algo. from Galveston, via Norfolk. GIBRALTAR. Nov. 21. - Sailed: Werra. from Genoa for New York. . SOl'THAMPTON. Nov. -.21. Sailed: St. Paul, for New York. SWANSEA. Nov. 21. Sailed: Sumatra, for Baltimore. YOKOHAMA. Nov.' Sailed: MacDuff. for Tacoma. . . HAVRE. Nov. 21. Sailed;, New York. DOVER. Nov. 21 Passed; Galveston. 1 ; ' Iiretagne, fcr Ailswald, for Aliened White Cups CJo Free. COVINGTON. Ky., Nov. 21.-Last week six white cappers disguised In women's drt-ss draffsrid Mis..Alic'!farrisou and Iten Hamlin trom their bed. and whipped them. Warrants wero. sworn out aiylevery effort made? for vigorous prosecution, but all the prise neis cn trial to-day Trovtl alibis by their families and all went.frm Violinist Foster Foiled Dead. ALTOONA. Ta.. Novi' 21.-The "mangled remains of John Foster, a traveling vlolln-

1st, were found on the railroad near Klttannlng Point to-day. He had evidently fallen from a train. His wife lives near Forty-seventh street, Pittsburg. He was about fifty years old. He was on nis way home from Newark, N. J. BIG NIAGARA DEAL.

Syndicate to Put $:T,000,000 In nn Improvement Scheme. NIAGARA FALLS. N. Y., Nov. 21,-For several days a quiet deal has been going on under the supervision of the Hon. W. Caryl Ely for the sale of the International and Cataract hotels, the Casino and several other pieces of valuable property on Main street, across from the two big hotels. On this ground a syndicate of New York and English capitalists Intend to havo a hotel after the stylo of the Ponco de Leon, in St. Augustine, Fla. It is also the intention to have a theater and other attractions connected with the hotel, as well as a big convention hall. To carry out the project will take t2,Cln).etO. Mr. Ely when asked to-night if the story was correct, replied: "Yes, the deal has been closed." It was given out to-night that the purchase of the Cataract House for $150,000 had already been made. . ' HEADI.XG EDISON'S PALM. Inventor Would Have Made a. Great G nernl A Good Lover. New York Herald. Professor Hargett. whose skill at palm reading and foretelling dates of marriage has made him a pronounced favorite with New York's feminine population, last week read Thomas A. Edison's hand. He Journeyed out to the Orange laboratory to secure the imprint of the famous inventor's palm. . During the operation Mr. Edison asked many questions as to the methods employed in making the Imprint. These methods have usually consisted In covering the palm with a mixture of lamp black and then pressing It downward upon a sheet of white paper. As . Edison . was engaged in this operation he made a suggestion which was put In Immediate operation, with the result that a new-discovery must be added to his list of utility discoveries. . Tie new method shows a perfect imprint of the palm, and will last for three generations, while the old method was immediately perishable unless photographed. Hargett says he would not part with the secret of the preparation for a tlfousand dollar?. When he had a chance he told me about tho new discovery and showed me some Imprints made aftr tho new process. They were absolutely clear, the finest and minutest lines showing with perfect distinctness. "I was very anxious. to see the hand of Mr. Edison, as I am to study the palm imprints of all great men. I knew he was an Inventor and electrical genius, but that Is practically all I. knew of him, and I only spoke to him for a short while, for he was very busy. I found his hand most Interesting, and nave filled out a chart regarding it. A hand chart has not been generally used by palmists, but It is a lasting record, and on tho reverse side the palm Imprint is produced after the new method. "Mr. Edison's hand is a well-balanced hand and is good intellectually. It is a hand of refined tastes and is very practical. The quality of Intellectual investigation Is marked. This man will be fond of experi menting and of doing great things, even wonderful things, and will do them on a large scale. The balance of power lies largely on the Intellectual side. The head line is long and of the imaginative quality, and yet does everything in a practical way. "lie will -always have good, strong friends, and also some who will not like him so well.- But he is not likely to suffer from public displeasure on account of his enemies. His- nand snows tnree directions of mental action literary, chemical and Inventive but not invention that requires mathematical calculation in a high degree for its progression. Ho does not tire in effort, but has ambition. for wealth, honor and power and great determination. "He would have made a good general or a" commander. One of. the strongest marks In this hand is that of reason. Justice and integrity are also strongly marked. Regard for the rights of others, a hate for show, a disgust at pretension or decelt, a dislike for things in bad taste these are all here. He loathes waste and sham. He wants all things to commend themselves to common tense and good taste and to the honest mind of mankind In general. He' cannot bear hypocrisy In anv form. "This man's love for a woman would be strong, but very exacting of good quali ties. He loves hard and ideally one who gains a hold on his affections.- He has not spent it great deal of time In flirtation or in love making since he has been a young man. He has a record of marriage about the ago of. twenty-four or twenty-five, and another about twenty-three that is. the purpose about twenty-three. This is the hand of an honest and well-meaning man." Drtiff Store of the Future. Los Angeles Phoenix. 1 The pride of proprietorship beamed on his countenance as he stood on the street and crazed at the big sign which announced to the world the advent of a new drug store. "It's the finest location for the business In this part of town." he exclaimed to the Junior partner, and ir we worn tnmgs an right wo ought to make money. 1 see you have the soda fountain in. "Yes. I attended to that the first thing." "Did you buy the biggest one you could get for the money7" "Yes. It is one of the most finely equipped to be found in the market. "And the cigars; wo have a variety of them, have we?" "Every brand of any consequence can be purchased at our stand. We have one of the largest assortments to be found in the city." 'I'll look It over. You musn't feel hurt If I give it my personal attention, but wts don't want to neglect any detail that may affect the success of this enterprise, and two heads are better than one. We have a supply of fancy toilet articles, have we not?" "Plenty of them. All of the latest style. too. "And w have some confectionery?" "A good line of it." "And all sorts of little knick-knacks to catch the fancy of the women and make the place look pretty? "I am looking after that now." "How about the stock of cut-rate wines and liquors?" "I got everything In that line that I could possibly get. and at good rates. I ordered a five-barrel lot of one-year-old stuff that we can doctor up and bottle for prohlbs and the Sunday trade, and make a barrel of money. "Good. As soon as that Is attended to put an advertisement in the newspaper, and. then, when you have time, get a few little things in the way of drugs, and we will be ready for business. Cronln Cilrls Not Uullty. CHICAGO. 111.. Nov. 21. After a sensatlonal trial. Marie and Nettle Cronln. formerly of Omaha, were declared not guilty or arson to-qay Dy a jury in juago Hutchinson's court. The young women were ac cused of setting lire to a building at 1043 Fifty-fourth street, Sept. t. In order to ob tain insurance. Aeeldent on Monitor Terror. NEW YORK. Nov. 21 .The United States monitor Terror has finished the sea trial of her pneumatic gun appliances, and goes to the navy yard to-day, wnere some repairs will have to be made. A rumor aav that a slight accident happened yesterday to tnree men in one 01 me turrets by the recoil or a gun. Colonel InKersoll Recovering. CHICAGO. 111.. Nov. 21. Col. Robert J. Insersoll left for New York to-day. having sufficiently recovered from his attack of sciatica to be able to resume his eastward journey. His engagement at Ann Arbor and Toledo have all been canceled. He was accompanied by his daughter Maud. Two Men Xeurly De-en pltn ted. NEW YORK, Nov. . 21. The east-bound express of the Pennsylvania railroad this ovening struck two men who were walk ing on the track af Railway. N. J. Roth men had their heads nearlv severed from their bodies. It is thought that the' men were iterry Raker and John Morris, printcrs. ui .ew iuik. Next World' W. C T. I". .Meeting. C11IUAUU. Nov. 21. The next meeting of the world's W. C. T. U. will be held in Toronto. Canada, in connection with the provincial meeting. Oct. 29. 1M)7. It will adjourn In time for the annual national meeting to be held Nov. 3 In either Buffalo or Detroit. A Xero Run Out. Early yesterday evening patrolman Conklln was coming down Meridian street near St. Joe street, when he heard a noise coming from a residence that sounded as If somebody were trying to effect an entrance. At that mcment a milkman drove up and went into the yard, and a negro ran out and turned into an allev. The officer gave chase, but passed the negro In the alley hc latter having jumped behind a gate Looking back the officer saw the negro rnierge from the gate with a revolver In rU hand, and called to him to stop. The nevtro lied and the officer fired several shots at him. but without ffcot, and ho escaped.

We Cannot Fight the Elements

The unseasonable weather of last week interfered with our sale of Winter Goods. We shall therefore continue the sale

For Monday Cloak Department 75, Ladies Jackets, ranging- in price from 620 to S35. Sale price $14.75 50 Ladies' Jackets, ranging- in price from $12 to $18. Sale price $9.50 50 Jackets, ranging in price from ?o xo ?iu. .oaie price... 35 Misses' Jackets, ranging in price from $10 to $15. Sale price $8.75 25 Misses Jackets, ranging in price from $6 to $S. Sale price. $4.75 25 Ladies Jackets, lined through out with silk serge. Sale price., $4.98 25 Ladies Suits, made of all-wool fancy material; the skirt is rustic lined, the jacket is faced with silk and has a velvet collar; $10 is the real value. Sale price $5.00 10 Seal Plush Short Double Capes; some are trimmed with mufiioon, others with chinchilla. Sale price $1.98 8 Velour Capes, edged with Per sian Lamb; regular price $4.0 and $5. Sale price ...... $2.35 Great Fur Reduction Otter Capes trimmed with Stone Marten tails, fine brocaded silk lined, wide storm collar, 20 inches long, 135-inch" sweep, value $98. Special $75.00 Mink Capes, high storm collar, silk lined, 135-inch sweep, b(0 value. Special $45.00 Krimmer Capes, with Mufiloon, col lar and edged all around, 133inch sweep, silk lined, value $50. Special $37.50 Persian Lamb Collarette, Bear edge, brown Marten tails, silk lined, was 75. This sale $58.00 Infants' Department 38 Children's Flannelette Dresses, trimmed with braid; $1 is a reasonable price for them. Will clean the lot for 39c Millinery Department Choice Violets, per bunch, value 10c. This sale 3c Crush Roses, bunches of two, ac tual yalue 50c. This sale.. 23c Jet Spray Aigrettes, in black and colors, value 2oc and 3oc each. This sale 17e $5.00 Trimmed Hats .$2.79 $7.50 Trimmed Hats $3.98 $10.00 Trimmed Hats $4.98 Another invoice of Camel's Hair Walking Hats, value $1.25. Each 49c Dress Goods All-wool serges, in black and colors, sale price ...19c Ail-Wool 38-inch wide Saxon Plaids, our 58c line, sale price 39c Black Sicilian, 48 inches wide, our )7sc line, sale price 58c Black Henrietta, 46 inches wide, all wool, the vac grade, sale price 48c 6 pieces hirrh Novelties Black Dress Goods, our $3.25 line, sale price $1.98 Silks for Evening Wear A magnificent line of evening shades in Silk Brocade, 22 inches wide, handsome designs, real vajue $1.75, sale price ... .$1.18 A very handsome line of evening shades in batin Duchess, real value $1.50, sale price 98c A very large line medium shades of Silk Brocades, actual value $2. Sale price. $1.35 Dress Trimmings Jeannette Fur Bands, 3jj inches wide, with jet and jewel centers; regular price $1.75. Scle price .....98c Spangled Silk Guimp, in combination colors; regular' price 15c. Sale price. 4c Silk Guimps, in two-toned effects, our 5c kind. Sale price 2c Black Jet Edges, inch wide, assorted styles; value 10c per yard. This sale, per yard.. 5c Underwear The famous S'.uttgarter natural gray, all-Wool Underwear, in vests, pants and union suits. This underwear has received the highest award tor excellence of material and manufacture at thc World's Fair. Thc garment is made light and durable, and at the same time giving warmth to thc body. Our prices for this sale: Vests and Pants for Ladies $1.38 each. Combination Suits. . . .$2.19 each. Gins' Combination Suits ...$1.48 each.

TheVm. H. Block Co. . 7 East Woshincton St. i

and Tuesday

The Victoria Shaped Combination Suits, in silver gra silk crochet neck, open over thc shoulders. This sale, each.... 51.38 The Florence Combination Suit for Misses, buttoned over shoulder, silk finished, pearl buttons; regular price 75c. This sale, each 43c A Bargain in Ladies' Sweaters. Ladies' Silk and Wool Sweaters, made in choice two toned effects, light and dark colors Navy, Brown, Garnet, Cream, etc; our regular prices $3, $4, $5, $6. Monday and Tuesday $4.50, (Jjl HQ $2.90, $2.40 and $1.10 Pyjamas The coming garment for Men's Night Wear decidedly better than Night Shirts. We have quite an extensive line, ranging, in price from $2.25 to $4.50 per suit. To introduce them we will offer the entire line at a reduction of 25 per cent for Monday and Tuesday. Walking Canes We have a great line of Men's Walking Canes, in natural sticks, Bamboo, Horn Handles, some plain and' some mounted, for Monday and Tuesday, at one-third off the regular price. Kid Gloves 16-Button-length Suede GJoves, in all the new shades for evening wear. Sale price $2.69 Thc genuine Jouvin four-button, with embroidered back, real kid giove. oaie price i.oo Our Saxon Beauty four-button Glove, newest ideas in embroi dery. Sale price $1.13 Ladies5 Garters Ladies' Silk Garters, nickel and gilt buckles, good quality frilled elastic web; value 40c. This sale, pair 23c Extra fine Fane' Silk Elastic Garters, miniature buckles and fancy stone sets; value 89c pair. This sale '. .48c i The Basement Our China Department at this season of the year displays a varied line of handsome China, Cut Glass, Bric-a-Brac, Silver-plated Ware, etc., that will repay a visit to those who love the beautiful in Art Our Chinawarc is all new, of the latest shapes and decorations, and at the lowest prices. Wc beg to can attention to our assortment oi Cut Glass in the new Metropole" cutting. Five o'clock Brasi Teakettle, with, wrought Iron stand complete, with alcohol lamp $1.80 Kach. Cl,fin3 DiX Ttavy olckle- . 7. . I I I (t.ttll'HilO' I.. I 1... k a n 1 $1.98 On et DouHon Vase Lamps complete, with imported etched Robe, sixty-candle power light, various patterns, each $4.24 Silver plated Toilet Sets, Comb, Hair Jirush and Hand Mirror, some with decorated china backs, set $1.98 Heavy Cut Glass Water Carafes the new Metrcpole Cutting, each-... $2.93 Upholstery Department (Third Floor.) Thanksgiving will b a day of great festivity, but festivities cannot be thoroughly enjoyed without a perfect homw, and a home however humble is never perfect without Lace Curtains. Therefore n e havo decided to make this week a great Thanksgiving Lace Curtain Sale Styles that cannot fail to please the most fastidious. Trices that will cou vince the most skeptical. This is an opportunity seldom offered where every grade of Curtain can be had at such reasouable prices. 8150 Nottingham Lace Curtains. Thanksgiving ealo price, pair.... 98c $2.23 Kunied Swiss Curtains. Thanksgiving sale price, pair $1.70 S500 Irish Point Lace Curtains. Thanksgiving sale price, j air. $3.95 SSOO Urusscls Point Lace Curtains. Thaksgiving sale price, pair. ...$6.25 812.7) Tarare Lace Curtains. Thanksg.ving sx'.e price, pair $9.70 SKJ.oO French Itenaissance Lace Curtains. Thanksgiving sale price, pair $1223 dlii.73 Uattenberg Lace CurUlni. Thanksgiving sale price, pair.$10.CO 23 00 Venetian Point Lace Curtains, Thanksgiving sale price, pair...$17X3 83300 Louis XIV Lace Curtains. Thanksgiving sale price, palr$27.KO S 10.00 Point D'Arabe Lace Curtains. Thanksgiving sale price, palr...$30.03 The Wm. ii. Block Go. 7 a 9 East Washington St. '