Semi-weekly Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 3 December 1897 — Page 2

MAN'S THUMB PRINT

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USED IN EVIDKNCr W A FAMOUS HUSDEB TiKliL.

"Pttdd'n Head WilJicru's" Scheme Cied Effeel Ivcly—Con vletloo of Mr. B«hr*aa For Murdering "Her Husband. J. .-.1 5* 4

•Davenport, fa., Deo. 27—The' most remarkable murder trial ever held in the state of Iowa ended la£t' evening In a verdict of murder in the degree against Christine Behrens, iffy, 'was seoienced to imprisonment at hard labor tfjr life. It •was her second trial for-*-*fce crime, the first Jury deliberating fifty-two hout^ -frUhout agreeing, wfeile theseopttd, was, out twenty-sfcs hours. -Excepting for two sworn statements, which the prisoner afterward repudiated as made under duress* the evidence was entirely circumstantial, but the chain of evidence was unbroken, and showed that Sirs. Behrens a-dinhiisteredparlg. green to her husband at the instigation of Henry Bendt of Rock Island, 111., (feat she might be free to marry Bendt, and that they-might enjoy the proceeds of iier husband's insurance policy. Bendt is in jail awaiting trial on the same charge. "Pudd'n Head Wilson" was outdone in. I he trial of Mrs. Behrens, whose life through two successive trials, each, lasting a fortnight, hung upon the Value in the eyes of the Jury of a thumb prist upon a piece of

paper. Ciaus Behrene, hard working factory Bremen, after fifteen years of married life, was deserted December 15,1S96, by his wife, Christine, w±to

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to Rock Island, 111

to live with Henry Bendt. Otto Bendt, a eon of Henry Bendt, had been courting Bebren's daughter, and while their lore affair was ia progress an intimacy grew up between Bendt, and Mr3. Behrett5.

Behrens changed his $2,000 insurance pol!ck after his wife lefit him from her favor to their daughter's. .Occasionally he visited (his wife at Beodt'a 'and pleaded with her to come back to her hoine. July 7, 1897, she consented .ftiL'tt^. condition that lie at once transfer boeik into £.er name the insurance policy. Th$, new policy, dated July 10th, waa to their hands aieeouple of days later. Thursday, July loUh^Mre. Behrens wrote a letter filled terns to Bendt, appoint Kngi meeting on the bridge between Davenport and Rock Inland for Saturday aft-ernoo-a. SB£ ^cauitl not wait, but went to Ben&fs l&a&e^^urkday night. Saturday they met- again upon the bridge and spent part of -the' afternoon together.

Tha^j^ftl'Claue Behrens died in horrible agony, an^'ttij. auit'op^ft, revealed poison,-in ihls stomach. Afias. the ^coroner's inquest Bendt and Mj-g. ^h^eiferwsre arrested. One week after Behren's death a short lead pencil notef*.wr,it£Qn..i& German, was found on awash stand near-the be&'in whidh Behrens did, *zytp& vyork is too hard far ine. I have done it myself* Paris green."

A we^4aj££j$rs. Behreas said she found a letter wnitteiWn-ri^lt ,,in her husband's trousers,, wj^ich he again stated 'he bad committed Buieida..: Public opinion prnnounceA ^bdth letters forgeries. Dr. P. Radenhausen^ ft^f^ial irh^emiat, noticed 'oa' Tfce envelope qoatskining the-vletter written in ink a thumb prin t. Behrens' body was exhumed, his lefe-ttand' 'was severed, tihe mold was 6crape$£¥t$rii the thumb, and Dr. Radenhausett=testified positively that the thumb print off iheft&nvelope was'not made by Claus Behrema* thumb.

TRIED ip..KILL HIS FAMILY.

Tied "Ttaetn 'Vpemi' Then Attacked Them ti'w vita's Corn-Knife. I i,

Mi'lfioiptl,,' /X)el,/ {©e{!. V.J2~—Salvage Ijlilderr ba-cky-.a ifihaxjaoal burner* wha-about a yeatago sofif&L Jersey to DUglestown,'

Mar^Jt^^ ylIIp^Anear the Delaware linfe, aittemprted .to"kill ibis family last Momday eveiinj^. ^ffiTdgrj^ck'Returned to his cabin about lo'sitritiicli',.irid .saad to his wife:. "I have ,Just

learned

to use the kind of sword

that uafc.!t Now I want all of you. to sta-bd( up." In order to humor him she and'-,$(0 ^W^ren «irt^e, when he 'tied their hands with, a .piece of cord, swhich he fasteaecTtQ th^rafters. Obtaining a corn-knife, which wa&dn-4wi adjoining room, he began cutting.j^is family,- inflicting some dreadful wounds, i-»r.

Befqir^^e jcpuld complete his fiendish work his s«»r'came iOHW. gilder back, becoming slaj^ned, s^ijs?ji.his.arrpy,musket, ran out door«»«nd ifled to ike woods. The eon summo®ei A.i?J3^a§iasi, ajwL notified the neighbore^f"A^passev^iasrttituk!y organized and iwrsi, j£sc Jie .asaailani was begun, but as yet -BiWorbaiak -has not'beeft found. The vtiUo^M® /-thj^itea to iyiich him if he is found::*' The •condition' ©t Mrs. Bilderback ind»wWoiul(lfeotiis seriousv

jtX^yOV^O.-pi? A PARTY ERROR.

So Says-Mr. Hanly on the Proposition to .Xaine a Senator. ,Speela£.to the- ladlaaaaolis News. ha/t&ytfSAH, 'Ind., Dee. ".—Ex-Oongressman J. Prank Hanly, whom the people of this district will support as their -choice for United States senator, in the contest of next veaF( w*s e*ked today what he thought of the proposjitioa looking to an indorsement of- some rparticukir candidate by the next state irorfventioo of the RepuDlican party. WtbHa reluctant to pronounce pesitively against"Wift lunovation, and asserting a willingness. to take his chances on either the new or'ttoe1 old plan, he declared it to be bbs opinion lliat the departure from the system previously prevailing would be a party error:"'

Mr. Hanly is apprehensive lest a nomination fit the "convention would have leave a half dozen -candidates with notning to strive Tor. ^nd* fhd't' necessarily a harmful condition ot apathy would be created among the disappointed. Instead of having a large field of warkers for the legislative ticket lit all parts"of the fetate, the duties of a campaign woultf fall upon the nominee. He cites the result in Ohio, where Mark Hanna was fl^mhiatfcd and ran nearly 30,000 votes behind th& !head 61 the state ticket, as evidence fMV the plan augurs no good to the party which adopts it. He declares that for this reason, if for no other, it would fee unwise tor the convention to nominate.

TRAIN ROBBERS FOILED.

Tie Passengers Resisted and Drove the ..Bandits Away. San Antonio, Tex., Dec. 2.—Advices were received here this morning of an attempt to hold qp and rofy a passenger train on the Mexican National Road, near Monteroy. Mexico, by nine masked and weir armed Mexicans. 3^ie passengers made resistance, and the outlaws were unsuccessful. They are being pursued by soldiers, and if captured wi^l" feh^r.

A Loiie Robh^r'n Attempt

Keokuk, la., Dec. 2.—One lonely robber with Jas face hiaden by a mask and armed with a tW^lvw, attempted to rob the passengers of the north baund St. Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern train, which arrived here early this morning. A minstrel troupe and a theatrical /2?fc)pany were aboard the car. The robber gotr.oa at Lagrange, Mo., about forty nxfUtt below here. Soon after the train left Lagrange the dtsperado, who had taken a ee&t ia tba staoking car, put a mask on his face, askt, .dr&w^ig e, revolver, started through the car Pistol ia hand, he dcmsxtdea Tfi% mottey and vmluabk* of the a

Tberts' W3&1 ^"Vcramble to get out of hie way, but a&OM-ot the men hi the ooaah atood th^lr groiind atid attempted to dtearsj tha

bandit, wbo fired- titree sb»t* from Mm 'revolver, none of which took effect. He I«6t his ia the scuffle ami finally escaped to the platform, from whlcn ite sprang to the ground while the train was going at full spe&L The baaHt secured no booty and Ms mask is in (possession of one of the •theatrical party..

"A" "DR. RUSSELL'S SUICIDE.

Killed Himself en Account of a Woma*

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Who Married Another.

Boston, Mass., Dec. 2.—Spurned by ft woman for whom be had alMndoned his lawful wile, Dr. Trueman E. RusseST, a prominent physician and a stockholder in ®he Munyon Remedy Ccv. fihot himaelf through the heart wiale in the company's office ta the Tremont building yesterday afternoon.

The woman, wsiio caused has despondeacy had prpcaioed to wait until he secured a divorce and then marry him, but she changed her mind and married another man on Thanksgiving Day. Dr. Russell was 40 years old and well known to the medical fraternity. He was a graduate of the Baltimore Medical School. He was married ten years ago, on graduating t» a New Bedford girl of bigh social standing, and for several years they lived happily at Cambridge. They separated because of Dr. Russell's infatuation for the woman who spurned him.

"w Another Case. Vienna, Dee. 2.—Baron Passetti, who shot himself yesterday outside the residence of Mis. Kitting er, an American and a widow, was only 25 years of «g«. He was a law student at the Vieaaa University, and a nephew of the Austrian embassador to Rome. There have been frequent scenes of Jealousy between ifee young baron and Mrs. Kittinger.

WILLET'S CONTINUED ABSENCE.

The Fear That Be is Very IU or Mentally Unbalanced. ^_ Special to the Indianapolis News.

English, ind., Dec. 2.—Clark T. Crecilius, ex-representaive from this district, ex- treasurer and ex-recorder of the county, and probably the heaviest defaulter in the defunct banks, was here last evening looking Into the affairs of the banks. Mr. Crecilius expresses grave fears of Mr. Willetfc's sanity. The deposits in the banks are now found to be more than $125,000, while the cash on hand is less than $15,000. The people of Leavenworth—Willett's home and the eenter o£ his friends—have never expected the banks to prove solvent since Willett's departure, •but they hope that the assets will reach 75 to 80 per cent. Assignee Arnold's opinion is that if the paper on hand will realize its face value, there is no doubt of the bank's solvency. However, there is certainly a serious depreciation of tfcis paper, the depreciation heightened by Willett's absence. 'Mr. Arnold, so far as his examination has proceeded, has. not fau^id a scratch of pen indicating dishonesty on the part of Wlllett. The latter was always regarded as an honest, man, although, too expansive In his views, and too risky ia speculations, which were always local in character, and confined to improvements end" business investments.. There qan be no cause assigned for his flight, save .mental #9t»rbanc$ neither «&• tbertj any cause for failure to return save illnass. Mr. Crecjlius is certain/that Mr. Willett's presence would give confidence ,to the people, and It would materially aid the work of the expert accountants.

Assignee Arnold, who is also an expert in business matters, is very hopeful, and he declares that affairs are already in euch condition that the business might be turned over to Mr. Willett if he were here. Mr, Willett has been daily expected at Leavenworth, and the promise of his relatives to relieve his financial embarrassments ought to influence his speedy return-. All of theserelatives are thoroughl.able. to make good their promises, and the people, have faith in them. His grandmother, Mrs. Hatfield, adopted him in hi£ orphaned infancy, and has made him her legal heir, so t'hat what she purposes to advance to hi£n—about $70,000—Would be really his own at her death. Nothing but Willett's supersensltiveness is believed to keep him away, unless it is that he is' very ill.

HENRY GEORGE, JR., WEDS.

His Marriage to Miss Hitch, With Whom He Has Long-Been in Love. Chicago, iD^c. 2.—Tbe marriage of Miss Marie Hitch, daughter of Oaptai-a E. V. Hitch, formerly'of New Orleans, to Mr. Henry George, Jr., eon of the late Henry George of New York, was celebrated today at the home of the bride's father, 255 Ontario street. The wedding was a quiet one, owing to the recenf deat^ Of Mr. George's father. Only the most intimate friends and relatives witnessed the ceremony, which was performed by, the Rev, John Rusk, of the Militant Church. The bride, who was simply but handsomely gowned in white silk and lace, was attended by her sister, Miss Ellmore Hitch, as maid of honor, and the groom was attended by Mr. Ralph Crawford of New York as best man. A wedding breakfast was served, after which Mr. and Mrs. George left for Washington. Mrs. and Miss "George, mother and sister of the groom were among 'the wedding guests.

The young couple first met during the World's Fair, although the families had been intimate for years. The acquaintanceship was resumed when Henry George, Jr., came Weet during last year's presidential campaign to make speeches for W. J. Bryan and this summer while Miss Hitch was visiting Mr, and Mrs. George in New York the engagement was announced. The wedding was to have 'taken place a week ago, but the sudden death of Mr. George's father, during the heat of the New York mayoralty campaign caused a postponement until to* day.

BURGLARS FOILED AT MILFORD.

The Money Vault Resisted Repeated Explosions of Dynamite. Special to the Indianapolis News.

Warsaw, Ind., Dec. 2.—About 1 o'clock this morning five burglars entered Miles & Higbee's bank, at Milford, seized the night watchman, Milton Stiffler, whom they caught off his guard, and bound and gagged him. Dr. Richard Black, who, while returning to bis 'hotel, saw the burglars, and attempted to give the alarm, was also bound and gagged and placed ia the bank alongside the captured watchman. A hole was then drilled iu the safe, and three times dynamite was exploded, each time the safe withstanding the shock. Tfie safe was ruined, but no, money is missing. Valuable securities were destroyed, entailing a possible loss of |10, 000.

Dividend* on Calumet and Hecla Stock. Bsstoa. Dec. 2.—A dividend of $10 has been declared by the Calumet and Hecki Sliaing Co., payable on January 1st, to stock rtcord December 4th. This makes $30 for the current fiscal year, which begins May 1st, and $50 from the current calendar year of operation.

The Season's Chang**.

Bandies of hard headed eolf stioks, accompanied by thin limbed gentlemen, are rapidly giving way to pigskin packages o. air to the keeping of canvas armored rahrah boys, and by this we knew Thanksgiving' approaches. -—Chicago JvtimaL 4

A Nttanl Query.

"Life was all a blank before I married •tm, Rudolph," said the Chicago bride to her latest husband. "How many blanks have you drawn, dear?" W&a the natural question Which Rudolph put to bar.—Yankees Statcgsua.

AIRSHIP IS MAXIM'S

GBEAT INVKKTOR IS HOW BUILDING ONE AX SAW FRANCISCO.

Orders Sent to Pittabarg Jg#ductlon Work*

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Shaw That tne Company Baa Great

Special to the Cbta&fe Tribune. Pittsburg, Dec. 2.—Last setting publication was made of the fact the Pittsburg Reduction Co. bad received several orders from the Atlantic and Pacific Aerial Navigation' Co. The order was for dm»riniuaa. sheets to be one one-hundredth of an inch thick, two feefc wide, and sfrteen feet in length. bars, rivets, said other shapes were ordered at the same time. Not long after the order was duplicated. Tp show that the company meant business tie cash, amounting to several thousand dollars, was sent with each orderly

Nothing was known of the Atlantic and Pacific Aerial Navigation. Co. at that time, except what drifted to the reduction company through outside sources. Last summer excitement was caused in Denver, St Louis, Chicago and other Wesitern cities by tha appearance of what was said to be an airship floating over these cities by night. All that could be seen was red and green lights. Later it was learned by die reduction company that the Atlantic and Pacific C& had built a ship. It bad traveled* from Sam Francisco as far east as Clevelandi, 0-, they were told, making the round trip Journey in three days. Who composed the airship company the aluminium manufacturers could not at that time learn. MAXIM SUPERINTENDING THE- WORK.

The reduction company has Just received another order for aluminium from the Atlantic and Pacific Co. This time it was printed on the company's letter head, with, the names of the officers and a cut of the strange craft Hiraan S. Maxim, the inventor, is superintendent of construction for the company,-C. A. Smith is,president, and M. A. Terry secretary, The,last named two are well known men to the business, and financial woyld of San Francisco

Mr- Ma3tim, io a. letter, furjjii^iieE the following description of fcte

Mr. Maxim says his .company proposes to go into the business in. .earnest. With an abundance -of capital, behind it the .corporation will construct a large number of air vessels of all sizes, They-,wjll be used for carrying passengers and freight,, principally of the character of express goods, as the limit of weight will necessarily be reached somewhere. The machine Mr Maxim ha3 constructed cost $15,000. The largest single item of this expense was for aluminum. He says he has passed the stage where be uses the doub,tfuJ ''If" in speaking of the success of -his invention. Repeated trials show that it is a success.

Lnnerley's Ship Ha# a Trial.

.. Mount Holly, N. J., DecRjJS.-rrThe experiment, made with the flying maobine by Professor -Langley, of New York City, on the line of the Lumberton & MedCord railroad ytesterday was to a certain extent successful, although there was no #»p«nt made, the machine being attached to small band car such as are used by railroad construction gangs. On top of the car-, was- a gasoline engine ,of six horse-power, which operated a ,pair of fans about eighto feet in length. The frame work of the fans was of wood, and it -was -covered with heavy muslin. The gasoline engine caused, these: fans to make about 400 revolutions per minute. The car fully equipped and carrying four men, weighed over two tons, and when the fans were running at top speed the car was forced along the track at a apeed' of fully five miles per hour, thus demonstrating unner adverse conditions the claims of the Inventor.

A FAMILY'S WOES.

Child of Mr. and Mrs. John McAdams Dead —Other Recent Deaths. 'Mary, the 9-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John McAdams, of 1413 South Second, died Wednesday night, after a sickness of two days. The illness was discovered to be diphtheria too late,- and bad come with stelthy steps in its most malignant form. Ill-fate seems to attach to this family. Mr. and Mrs. McAdams have had six children, and all but one are dead. They died in their early youth.

Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Greenbolz, mother of the basket manufacturer, died Wednesday evening, of lung fever at the residence, at 209 South Eighth street, aged 69 years. She leaves five children, Mrs. Johanna Kivit, Mrs. Elizabeth Delger, of St. Louis Mrs. Sophia Wiand, of St."Louis H. D. Greenholz, of Prairieton, and A. W^Greenholz, of this city.

Wm. Merritt, an old soldier, died yesterday morning at bis bome, ,at West Terre Haute, of dropsy.

Joseph Eddy, of Chicago, aged 76, died of cancer of the stomach, at the home of bis sister, Mrs. W. H. Curi'y, of 620 South Twentieth street, last evening. The body will be shipped to bis home for burial.

Mrs Jennie Smith, wife of Duff Smith, died at her home, on North Fourth street, aged- 42 years, of valvular disease of the heart.

TO GHRISTEN THE KENTUCKY.

Governor Bradley Causes a Row by Appointing His Daughter *1 Lexington, Ky., Dec.' 2.-^q^|rnor William O. Bradley stirred up e, bonnet's nest Wfeen -be announced that he:-would appoint his daughter. Miss Chrystifle, sponsor for the new battleship, Kentuckyr,an^ that she would break -a" bottle over iw. pro^v when it is launched next January. Ajiquf a year ago a commotion was created In the C. T. U. by the circulation of a story stating that Miss Hattie Bainbridge Rich^rd^oo would break a bottle of Kentucky whisky over the prow of the Ken tuck when, it was launched. Petitions* poured in to Secretary Herbert, praying that be would not allow whisky to be used for christening the'vesseL Now, tha whole matter, is brought up again by Governor Bradley declaring bis intention of choosing Sis daughter to christen the ship.

Miss Richardson Is angry over the declared intent!#* cf Qovermar Bradley, asd last night

TEHEE HAUTE EXPRESS, FRIDAY MORNING DECEMBER 3,1897.

svessel:•

The di-

mensiona are: Cylinder, 38f jf^et 2 inches in diameter and 90 feet ig^leggtii length of fci ward cone, 50 feet^ieg^th of after cone, 45 feet total length,j^^jfeet. It occupies 104,000 cubic feet of spftc^- The propelling power is a 105 hors.e^xjwer napth* engine. The cylinder, en^in% and every part rf the machine, so fa^ ^45. practicable,, is made of aluminium, whicft purchased here. The snip now weigiis^about 5,000 pounds and will oarry more thfi^ a-ton weight of provisions and -passengers,.^-The naptfca for the engine will be sttwed^in,cases which will hold enough to drive ship around, the earth without replenishing the tanks. The skin of the ship is ^jubje, and filled with hydrogen gas. It is^on^ned in separate compaxtmenits and in^the ^pper part of the vessel and. in-the cones, jf

DRIVEN BY A NAPHTHA ENGINE. A tail that projects upward from the stern of the ship directs it up or "down as a bird directs its movement with its. tail. The. rudder changes the course from right to left. Motive power -is secured by ihe big aeroplane at -the stern, which is driven by the naphtha engine. A speed of 100 miles an hour has been attained without difficulty. At this rate t2je trip across the continent could be made in a little over twenty-four hours instead of -three days. as,

.give out tits following signld statement to the pablie: "I am urged to apeak by the discourtesy I have been shown in this matter by Governor Bradley stating that he would appoint bis daughter to christen the Kentucky. also object to the manner- in which he and his friends have gone about securing the appointment of his daughter. When 1 wa» asked by Secretary Herbert to christen the Kentucky, I was by that honor placed before the public. I received hundreds of congratulations from patriotic Keatuckiaas, the highest officers of the army and navy, and from my friends everywhere. The administration, of course, has changed, sad Secretary Herbert is not now in office. "I have felt pride in the matter that I had been asked to christen the battleship and It would be aa act of courtesy to have the honor unchanged. When Governor Bradley takes the laurel from my bead and places it upon that of bis daughter, Just because he thinks be baa the power to do so, 1 blush for the courtesy of the governor of Kentucky."

Miss Richardson is one of the handsomest as well as the most brilliant young women of this state. She has spent much of her time in Brooklyn and Boston, and is well known in naval circles. She is descended from revolutionary stock, being the greatniece of Commodore Bainbridge and the great-granddaughter of William Hall Richardson. iHer father was the late William Hall Richardson, of this city, %nd her mother Jane Store, Stamps,- a belle and heiress of note.

Arriving

RAILROAD AFFAIRS.

Bonds of tbe Santa Fe Sold.—Sale ot the Kansas Pacific. New York, Dec. 2.—It was announced in Wall street today thait the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Co. has sold to a syndicate of financiers a sufficient number of Atchison general mortgage 4s to take up the entire outstanding amount of $865,000 guarantee fund 6 .per cent notes due November 1, 18S8.

Chicago & North wen tern Auditing Dept. Chicago, Dec. 2.—The auditing department at the Chicago & Northwestern, the Union Pacific, the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha and the Fremon&t, Elk Horn & Missouri Valley Roads are to ite consolidated and the big office is to be located in this city. Marshall M. Kirk-man* now chief ot the auditing department of the Chicago- & Northwestern Road, is to be comptroller of all the lines." ,'

Information to this effect was given "but today by an official in-a position to "know of what he spoke. It was called forth by reports from Omaha based on the fact tbit Vice President Burt «f the Chicago & Northwestern has established headquarters there temporarily that Mr. Burt was to be president of tbe reorganized Union Pacific.1-

Mr. Burt's presence in Omaha is necessitated by the proposed consolidation of auditing departments.

The Sjinm Faelfie Sale.* 'eWashington, Dec. 2.—The government bas fully decided to qualify as a bidder at tbe sale of tbe Kansas Pacific Railroad on December 16th nest in case of tbe failure of the reorganization committee to guarantee tbe government what fe regarded as a fair and just figure for its interest. If no reasonable offer is received prior to next Tuesday or Wednesday tbe government will qualify as a bdder by depositing with tbe court a certified cback for about $960,000 and so be in a position to protect its interests.

VINCENNES MINSTREL SHOW.

Local iElks Go to the -Knox County Seat to Assist in tbe Show. The sixteen members of the Elks who make up the team drilled under A. C. Duddleston, asd who made such a bit at the Casino last summer, went to Vincenijes yesterday afternoon to essist in the minstrel show at that place last night. Dwight Allen accompanied them and his specialties were the hits of tbe season. The members of the team were: Charles Early, Charles Filbeck, David Lessig, Ross Bronson, Frank Cooper, Monk Miller, James McGrew, John Paige, Will Hamilton, C. If. Schaefer, David L. Watsen, Charles Miller, Will Saunders, Ed Westfall, Robert Hayrnan and Dr. George Marbach.

At the lodge meeting Wednesday night twenty-three new members were initiated aa follows: 'Colonel Jobn E. Beggs, W. P. Ijams, Reuben Butz, H. H. Boadlnot, S. R. Hamlll, J. R. Connelly, George Thickstun, Charles E. Braman, H. H. Dronberger, Herman Prox, Robert Cox, Ed Schoelmehl, Dr. W. O. Jenkins, Ray G. Jenckes, W. P. Beauchamp, ®. G. Hudnut, Colonel Thomas, S. C. Budd, H. M. Tune, George JSaler, J. C. Kolsem and Dean McLaughlin.

Storm on tbe Engtlsb Coast

1 London, Dec. 2.—Fierce storms again broke out over the coasts of England last eight, and tie sceneai recorded during tbe early partf the week are recurring. Heavy bail, snow and rain storms accompanied tbe galfg The Dover and Calais channel service is temporarily suspended, and several vessels are reported to bare been wrecked on the Goodwin sands. The number of wrecks off tbe Norfolk coast and the fury of' the storm of the Kentish seaboard are uaexampled.

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DETECTIVE

DR. EVANS' BIG BSTAT i$f

A Contest Over It Probable—What it Is Worth, v-t v':" PI New York, Dec. 2.—According 6 the World's Paris correspondent exciting scenes may be looked for when the will of the late Dr. Thomas W. Evans, the American dentist, is opened. Claimants are

from

America itwlce a week in batches. The last batch

expected'next Saturday. Dr. John

Evans, the nephew, says ihttt be thinks the will is to be opened next Monday, though be has mot been officially notified yet of bis uncle's deeith. It is not knows by M. VaJois, Dr. Ev&ns' lawyer, whether the instilment is signed or not

There seems to be an impression that the doctor fell under bad influences Just before his death, and that the will of last September was dictated by designing persons.

Tie Herald's Paris correspondent quotes a friend of Dr. Evans as saying "Many assert that Dr. Evans died intestate, buic, on the other band, othere say that th*re Is certainly & will in bis desk. It is known thait Dr. Evans held a g*eat deal of real estate in Paris. For instance,- there is a bouse formerly occupied by him at the corner of the Avenue Du Bois de Boulogne and Avenue MaJakoff,. surrounded by a very large garden. Dr. Evans considered that property worth- 20,000,000 francs. Hi3 property at No. 43 Du Bois de Boulogne,, and. some loud back of it, on which ftiie. Lafay-. ette home baa been constructed, would be' worth $3,000,000 francs. Besides this, there is a bouse in the Avenue Kleber •and also property in the Avenue de'L Alma. "In New York Dr. Evans bad some real estate also, but I know be sold some. He disposed certainly of some property at the corner of. «Dey street and Broadway for £1,000.000. Altogether the Evan3 estate would, I think, be at least worth £5,000,000."

ILLU8T RATIONS FROM DIFFERENT

ORIENTAL

SOURCES.

a Thief by He«M af SoSLtt

Water—What the Boy Saw la Dr«P ot Iak—Bow a Pbjboweet Woaaa* Wa MeeHy «*ajMwdn abound at the present day In all tbe gTeat centers of civilization—rfiiromancers, spiritualists, eesrs of tho, 079tal, mnhatanas, thought readers, $stiplogers, in±arpr«t«ra of the cards and ttie coilee grounds. But they give no as&istanoo to the police, says tbe London Stand* ard. The divine power which animates them rofuses to dosobh pseatf Xwonrk)Q.

that collusion was onpeesible. Taking t^e child's right hand, be tfeew a AUtgj^ i}^. on tbe palm and ia the center ef it made a little pool of ink. Into this pool he told the boy to look steadfastly. Then he burned incense and written charms, at the same time commanding varlouB objects to appear in the ink. Kach of these objects the bey saw, as he declared. Finally tbfe thief was summoned. ""Be described his Stature, oountenasioe and dress, said heknew w«, and ctireetly ran down Into tbe1 garden and atppteisenfled »ne ef tbe lftbor-* era, Who, when hraaght before Ma Boaster, immediately eooiassed his guilt.'1

No one could qusstten theabeokrte trutb of this story oa told, and upen sueh.ap* thority, certified by a high efficlal, J^, very striking. But the boy must have bt^nfamiliar with the inir ^'business," by ieport at least, seeing that It is the reg^ar, practice of the magicians in Egypt Ha. and all his fellows may very well have, known who it, was that stele Mr, Salt's goods, and of eeucse he oeuhl describe a' laborer working in the garden whom he had just quitted. The things he had seen in the ink were named—it was only necessary, in fact, to say "tes." ©ae must ask why any robberies in Cairo remained undetected if this professor ceuld name the thief with the assistance ef any Krile boy who came along.

There were plenty ef his sort. Lane had some fasolsating adventures with them, as most people know. And they charged a very small fee. Bufr we do not baa* that

shrewdness served bis tu*n. Ones upon a time a woman came to a poor but honest pawnbroker and borrowed BOO piasters upon a head ornament—this story also is Lane's. The pawnbroker did not take her name or address. When he examined the article, it proved to be gilt brass. He ran wailing to the agba, who pitied him, but there was no oiew to the identity of tbe woman. It was a pretty puzzle—the

tbe woman. It was a pretty *uzzlo—tne

morrow be there early, and when thou hast opened thy shop, cry, 'Alas, for my property i' Then take in thy hands two clods and beat thyself with therm, and cry, 'Alas, for the property of etherst' and whoever says to thee, 'What is the jaattor?* do thou answer:'A pledge that I had from a woman is lost. If it were my own, 1 should not so ranch lament it,' and so on. The pawnbroker did as be was told. Presently tbe woman heard of this and came on a donkey, demanding her ornament Unable to get it, she applied to the Agha fer a summons, as we say. "What was thy sraamsat?" he asked. "A kurs of red Venetian gold," said she. "Was it like this?" Said the agho, producing the brass article. The woman waedumfounded. She gave up the 600 piasters,* and the executioner cat off her head en tbe Runteylst within an hour,

TT MR. BILLTOPS DISTURBED.

eoane^ why that's. anotTiwr uwrttor, fcd ii is feat your awn owoT«ii«SK» plesswe Urnt keeps you, I wish yon wouldn't I Wish you would aeme in so that we can

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time."

This dlanuwe R^nlwci otyives idWbtb* equanimity of ysutjj, and Ms ^pettto itf auita nnjaustitd farr it.

The neart day Mr. BUUtops ax* »friend down town «nd afeMA latlnng bte till such an hour t&at wbsn ike wallstd into bis dining room at horns li was 10 xntautaspast 7. TbaywawaH aft tbe tabis Mrs. Billtope In bet accustomed ptoos ss4 tbe ebildrsn In thsiz|lacM» vsespOBf th«l Heuben sat tn bis father's aeat, caxrtag. When Mr. Billtops cams to, tiie children all bowed tbetr beadsa^dspokeincharus: "Ot couxae» it you hav^ujsdnaas, ossn^y-tMng-detftins-you-so-tha*-yorK$anV cotaa, it's-all-rigbt, but if yot^ otrald make itoonveateat to corns in on etxn«» we should aU

is a. pity: Tb«^ may scorn the like it" which would flow In. But philanthropy is And they all thww theijr heads back their strong point In general, and thscf'i and laughed, and Mr. Billtops latched 1 «i MUn -mMt «u4 tnnk Rcmfata'* ami

could confer no benefit upon WJ»w creature more hsartlly appreciatsd than the restoration of his lost property. Moreover, they are all anxious to make prod*lytea, and what means oould be moreeffeetive? Savants and person ages whosa conversion would be a triumph have proclaimed that they ase ready to believe all that is asked of them if the adept will perform that miracle. But the spirits or something forbid, and it Is no use to argoe.5

with the res* and took Beubea's seat, while smiling Mrs. Billtops explained that they had waited till 7 o'clock and thought 'he wasn't coming.

And then Mr. Billtops ate gainer with a good appetite and a cheerful spirit and with a renewed purpose in his heart to curb his own impatience and make some allowance for youth.—-Now York BUS.

THE BEST ICC CREAM.

Fortunately there are magicians elsewhere whose prptecting genius is not 00 particular, and very striking feats have been attributed to them by persons whole mV» UWU( piuv wouiif *syw MMM W* -^v-i honesty and intelligence stand above qu«6- best canned fruit in winter, and gramdattion. Wa may take far example tbe evi-. sugar, make a perfect icecream," write*

Zs by SeaNttag Half the Cm» aid He* Y*eeato* *0® QKtekly. "Good, pure cream, ripe fruit, er the

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dence of Mrf Swettenbani, C. B., now resident of Pensk. Hopeless of recovering some valuable property wbioh had beet? stolen from Mm, be followed tbe advice erf friends and sought a wiisasd. Two paroiessors assured him that they would 1» lis wittt his business "in a ji#y,M but thsy did jm-r^nt the cream tram churning to not keep appointeaeats made. A third 'ter. 'When raw cream is.trofim, it has *f performed bis operations privately and frothy, snowy taste, t£e taste the flatttr-j nounced tbe tbie# to Mr. Bwerttenbaui» {jjg tg

Be wrote the mMr1"** in Cngliab, which -layer of salt In the Bottom of the tub, t^&en assuredly no one present could under'. •,&layer at ice about thn^e ha«b£« in: depth, another l^erof salt, swsttinr of Joe, and so on to the top of tbe can. Turn the oH&k slowly and steadily until it begins to require force. tf tRe can hi proper# Backed, the cream will M^uire fiom 16 te 20 minutes to freeze, Cnm ftvasn feo qtjicklj is not smooth. The length of time required depend$i(entirely upon the. packing, not upon the fxeoer. The meare Mit !b used tbe less letting «h«ir baBdft' time-*#111 be required fot trtertag, the it until it twisted ifsoH««t more ^bickly tbe ictimdKss the ly Wffl beat be d»»wa from t&e erewm.

stand, going into a corner to do so, foWed the slips exactly alike and shulBed them together. Two men supported the bowl upon tho tips of their fingers, and tbe wizard read a chapter of tbe Koran. Nothing happened. So the slip was withdrawn and, another substituted. Iftmr naeacstbs® dismissed, a fifth was laid upsra tho ieotton.^ "Tho reading had eeafwely eoiiunmnced when the bowl began to turn gfrftfy round, the si go round wi. of their fingers and fell en ths flow a considerable bang and A great spi«tt«ring of water through the thin covet-, It wvh the name the persen already rasBtioned by the chief/' Mr. j^retteahsHtt di^ tell him so, but asked fo* a rep»titi«ft of, tho ordeaL Always tbe sara* 3Wuttfo%4i

lowed. "It was A eorkms Getooidanse se^:ft

ing." Most people woudd derefibe swh prottuc# iavteg a pw*Uarly long and iw cess in terms raws faajaessive than- &uri- trosk nbre, quite sUken in an« su®OUS coincideooe. gqs^of possJWaties great JropertaBce-M.^

Lane told an iiite^BtiBg story in tys, weaving of damasks and other »Bsurleu»Y "Modern Sgypfcia&g," upon the-an^oril^i, ^fakrlfej, Wrte* Caadaee Wnewer in Harper's) as he expressly stiitm, ef, Mr. Saf6t ^«ji "Phis quality of luster gives to the taw majesty's consul general. This gaa$l$iAfU^, a value which can be greatly enhad 'Veen rvbhed. Be RQnt for 4 ,^anoed .by artteUa treatment lu maaafacture magician, who undertook to shbw thp guilty peasson: to any boy who bad reached the age of puberty. An boys were- working la ife Salt's garden.

1. Borer, in The Ladies'^Qosae

Journal. "Good ice cream cannot be made without a gesd fmm—one working easily a side crank and a dtmhls revolving dariur. Sc^d half of the oewiro and dissolve in it) the sagas This

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who expressed a wish to see the process by ^smooth nor telvety in appear ax oc. Aiterwhich he had been identified. A large «the mixture is prepared, before turning iff earthenware bowl was filled with water into t&e freeaixig can, seetbat the iattsor iaj and apiece of cotton was tied over tbe top good orden. Adyast the dasher, fasten —as it were a dstca. Mr. Swettenham to the oranjk and gtre It a turn to see thatf wrote tbe name of every person who had. lB right &ca»ove it fer a moment, been in bis house when the robbery was cpottr in tbe mixture nd readjust. A iotat committed, folded up cash paper end laid quart freezer will require 80 pounds ft fe* one of them en the drum. and bne iuart of cosine rock salt. Pot

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Wat*r ires require mere time far "^resjxinf? thou ice creams."

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tainly. The na»e disclosed was that.of, Jtias bean preved by soccm^H «pe*Ss«C so a a

suspect, but beyond that I learned nptlv

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lay Down a Sole Which He Breaks Hiofr* •elf Xext Bey—CbtwrfcUm XUstored. The BiiltopsM dine at 64*, and Mr. Billtops, who is blessed vrfUi a good appetite, likes to have dinner on thrte, bttt sometimes the dinner is held back for the children, ofteoest for Reuben, the oldeet son. Mrs. Billtops wqnld wait forever for 10. Reuben, and the rest «JiillS about ae tkiv

of him. But it was 7 o'clock the'dtl.night before he came in, and Mr. Bllitd^ got rather impatient waiting. He kep: his temper, outwardly at least, but whtJfr" they were all finally slatted at the table ho dciiver*d a short addtess in his «MMi state* ly manner. "Reuben, it dhctorbs us whea you am late aaad puts us all act* and I wish yon Kf MW iSUW wouldn't. Of course if yea have business or anytfei&g detoia^eu so that you caa

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eXQspticnai production has led to tne lorxna-*

eidifely..belli by women, -it is profcalCe tha*vmdw sihis encouragement-» largely Inerea»area wUi be devoted to its euttlvsttiea.

The efforts 4 the company -will aiso be vetedto 6he establishment oX ctotnestio nur Vifaciures. e-eetabk!Bhment of domestie weavlsgl in Sweden, Germany, and iSngland is an «x-' likfely to b« speedily foKowed ia As#er» lea, and aireaiy the practical and enttw*m»~, tic w«me8 are the pioneers In ttus movement^ ,ln Oreton are expecting to form eeh«»^ of dproeetie weaving, whiah rhail give technical £r«lrilh« in -the art, la coniunction or comblna^oniiWith the art training ol 4i«erent tostUwfcea. In England, weaving el Hn* and ibaairtifaiiy designed dwibasks is beeunlng a favwiw: domestic industry, and the intnwuc4ioto"'etVhat ia cai:«d -Uie draw.Dg room .oem -hae «ade It possSMe tor wpmen of artt5tlo td anjaJy, it in anew and emineaKy practical dir«e®ai' 'rbe liwiask thua woven has speedily comefla'tiuBhlonable luxury, and hand wov«n damask* of special design are mach. sought

4ke feichers ef the craft are originally from feweden, where it has never ceased to be a domestic industry, *Qd where -the goverament schools have assldwwly revived tbe old tapestry borders «*ed as a part, of pejjuMt wstumes. -Jty.

The^' skill necessary to tbe production or:thea9,,qi*alnt revivals has been also turned to* good. account in -the application of the fcwfr iredern design to hand wwen textile, aad the resuits hav-e beo so Interesting and vaiuaJiie. as -sa cMsate a demand fosr Swedish tsaeherai and for. the V.tbt portable looms used in theS^, work, ^o far as I know, tbe wan of Ore-'f^ gon are in advaaoe of any otter at our states^.

"DT lBt? TV out o#J tho- attitude of women tward auti*s» cf public welfare.

Dl-0 awjTcmtent was prJjBM.rUy !n tbe laxerpi the state, the production of a valuab!*

'"est OX ov^, v—-. rcrop' and the estaMtshmeat of mssrafactureir— in short, the development of stale Tesewrcee and ,-the utU-atlon natural adrant-v.-i- The use of it to create a dbnestJc are industry was one cf the hsppy after-Cbwigbts w-bidK •oiMtiBMs b«coae of equal iopestance wHb the initial ob}eo». ©very new ajHPuie»tion efi knowiedge which is a constaatly iasrcaslng if th

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most experienced and ingenious of our important as a utilisation *if sddrtiensl eapaemagistrates would have "givep it up." tv inMthn individual and -the ceaecatlon and But the agha said: "Go home take all thy property away and lock thy shop. To-

tralntog of art schools is highly

ly in 4he individual and the generation and as giving an Imaaeaseiy increased value te th raw rnaierial, or gronnl product* #t th» Cou&iry. Tbe alertness of the women of Or*gen In seeing and seizing this advantage for the benefit of their state in worthy not only of appreciation from -women of the who.» aaw&ry, but will undoubtedly tend toward a careful examination of the resouress of other) states by the awakened led us trial aad goom cwroial i»$«Uige»oa of women.

fXHsliked to Fay Wm a »edo. "gee here, Mr. Sundries'. V"ou haysi charged me with ito» io this bill that's ridiculous. Jtist leek hem Hers it is: "One do de.' New, what In t« nanie of eopuaon sense wwjj I wait ado do? Never bnew whet it was until I naked my and sho told me it was aa extinct bird. Why shsrnld I hate a dead bird emptied ataeag my chattels and be f& for it? AsuOrer ins that' "jExcuse the, Mr. hat if yptt willbe enough to read tbe itete a&wo thA ©ne that yew eomplain of you wfll see it is 'oue pair of Bugpendsars-' Then follows, o«e do do'—double ditto, don't you see "Receipt that bill, Sundries. If yea mention tlxls to my wife. I'll caurdci you.,J—Richmond Bispateh.

Women JEteMnwrtte.

The i3siii«h Womarf# Foreign Mission* nrv f-^ioties employ 776 IBsyspewn lands, including 98 bsmaiet phy tticUv- -5 trained nricsw. Thei*. i* tuiaj.,ii :!yl«y 2.000 Bafttw worrea as eiieittdiii*. t'j-,.'H ct 900 schools, with children and adult*.

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