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VOL. I. BIG STONE GAP, WISE COUNTY, VA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1893. NO. 50. Profcaaioniil Cards. ^ r H. c. Kirhninnd. ' PICHMOND & richmond, LAWYERS, ,UTKG1TV. - - - VA. j^A.AYERS. - - JOS. L.KELLY. UW OFFICES IN AYERS BUILDING, BiK Stone Gap, Va. WILLIAM WALLIS. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW AND CONVEYANCER, Big Stone Cap, Va. M,r, -orated i..m Society of England. e-..- ? "? '?'? ' '?'"*" r aud Pr#pn ' , .? ,Vsti ict* of Titli and Heeds-, a:. , t (ri.UTT, ^l! n. c. m'oow n.i., .rw. bullitt & McDowell, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, it, . ! BIG Slt'NF. u-ap, VA r ~~ ~~ h. a. w. skeen, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, liftU) in Shorn Bnil.ling. Big Stone Cap, Virginia. i? 17. T. IRVINE, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Of!" hi SnHiinerfMd Building, Avenn? Big Stono Cap. Virginia. L. TURNER MAURY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. (?nie, in Ayers* Building, Wood A venu?, Big Stone Cap, Virginia. WALTER E. ADDISON, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Ofiiee in Nicket'* Bnildiiigs, Dig Stone Cap. Virginia. * t .?.. !, ,. v.* b. v. rri.Tox, VTise CM. Va BURNS & FULTON, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, ?V i.-k ? - ;: ;|. u isc Dickenson Comities^ and (?art ' Vpp als nl W ytheville. V?. t-:-?; f T IT\i IV, W % V \TIIKWK, J'is 9 MAY.via, Jap. *....?, Va. HigSton 'lap. Big Stone ft up. DUNCAN. M ATHEWS & MAYNOR, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, Oftic- in Nickel* Building, Wood U#uu?, Big Stono Cap. Virginia. 4'!??? A-- nil ,:i :.. (*,dli i ;i and Prompt mil x-? t m ?i.f?raHON, W'iaeC. If. " r vili.Rr, N??r)om ALDERSON & MILLER, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW. Prampi ? ii tu tit leiMifes-'iitrasted 1? a*. Ad -!-?-. eilte r \\ i? C. i! . V.I . ??: Norton, \*a. ???-" *_" ' 1 M. C. ELY, ATT )RNEY-AT-LAW, | 1 urkey Ceo, Leo Co.. V?, J. W. KELLY, PHYSICIANvnoSURGEON, OSir? in DnigSrore; Vy>r> Block, Bit; Stone Cap, Virginia. Will Uespoml Promptly to Call.-*, n-?t?i L?ny nr.il l.t-tf V??- - i. C. D. KUNKEL, PHYSICIAN vm>SURGEON, Big Stone Gap, Virginia, - Id, pr?fi i .,,.,! swrviees (o i!>< pe ,ple < rt\?- city aii! vii inily. r?-?-? N. H. REEVE, M. D. TREATS DISEASES OF WOMEN EXCLUSIVELY. Office; Main St. Bristol, Tenn. DR. }. C. PRUNER, DENTIST, Office, Room No. 9, Cantra! Hotel. M*. I : Stone (Inp the ::d: Monday In eaeli HmhIi i'.mi.., during hi* vrv '>????? should male ?"J'f ? i that d:>4 f<o -nnvedin? day* 'dnriag lk? *. . S. \V, TriACKER, CIVIL ENGINEER AND SUR YE VOR, Big Stone Cap, Virginia. City nipl Laud Work n Specialty. i*im?i i f JXCKKO.V CKO. W*. .'i.AXKKSSMie, (?a(e C'ilv, v"a. Jone?viHe,.^ a. JACKSON & BLANKENSHIP, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, Jonesville, Virginia. Prompt attention given to business at al! tioitfK. ??tlaciioii >d Uiuia.ii ?outh? esl Virgin! ?. a specialty S. D. HURD, RRCHITECT, Big Stono Gap, Va. PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND ESTIMATES ?KATLY KXKCirTKlJ is a thorough akm autistic mann Kit. TH6 PHLACE, Jonesville, Va-, A. W. COUK, PROPRIETOR. The rnlnee U the i.Ivl hotel of i!'>- Southweat. Htled .ij, %v it), tuoitem improveiHeuta and condunteO on hrai-class principles. Special ratei io rejj'Har 'Joardera and traveling sal^wcM, U?rgc and cow ni HHRiplv-roonia, Kvory attention giveni to patriHia to make Ihein coinfort?hh *? A STEEL TliUST. The Illinois start Co. an Important Factor in ths Pool. Tho st I ? ructurul Ir.,,, ,w?l Armor Mai. AU? in lt~Th, ,r,? rn confm. Plat.on ;.,r v?, Than a V?ar. Chicago, Nor ?? . . -??-??> morning1 paper A<r,:M- ,(' fncts which have l eeomc matters of common knowledge in recent Honrs, the seel ra 1, structural iron and armor-p^to of the United States is now Practically in the hands of the mo*?" gnntic trust ever organized. The Ifi ?ofaStecl Go. is an important fac tor m tnc pool rind r ?:,b?tantsally ?flirm thc details of sc4hcm* The leading firms in the trust, or pool, are the Kocke fellers, of Standard Oil fame; the Illinois Stool Co., the Cambria Iron < o., < arncgie, Uhipps A Co.. thc Lacka wanna Steel Co.. the Methlehcn Steel th? M?r>:?Rnd Steel Co, and tho J ennsylvania Steel Co. ihese Grins represent ninety-eight per cent of (he entire steel rail strnetnral iron and armor plate output of the country. Wednesday afternoon the finishing touches were put on their offensive and defensive alliance. 'i his trust has been in contemplation for.more than a year -ever since the time when the Rocka fellers .first b0r,an investing- in Messaba iron range prop? erty. To-day they own practically the entire range, and by the opening of navigation next season will have their own road built to convey the ore from thc range to Dnluth. About two months ago the Rockafellcrs bought all the magnificent boats of thc Lake Superior Navigation <o., and n?xt sea? son they will be used exclusively in carrying1 ore for the trust. Thc great plant will be established at Ashta bula, 0. THE TREASURY CONDITION. A Dccrcnse or ?7.772,770 in tho Surplus for Till? Vonr. VVasihxotox, Nov. 27. - -U. S. Treas? urer J). X. Morgan has submitted to Secretary Carlisle Iiis nnnual report on thc operations and condition of the treasury. It shows thai the net ordi? nary revenues for the licnl year 1893 wore ;$3S5,819,028, an increase of $30, 881,844 over those of the year before. 'Iii*1 net ordinary expenditures were $333,447,554, nn increase of $33,454,0*23. There was. therefore, a decrease of $7, 77:.\77i? in the surplus, reducing them to $2,34.1,074. Including the public debts thc total receipts were $782,871,214, and the total expenditures$773,007,998. The public funds amounted .June 30, 1S92, to $780,351,395, and June 30, lsi?:-:, to $740,533,055. After setting apart those sums of gold, silver and United States notes which were held for the redemption of certificates of deposit and treasury notes there was a reserve of general fund. $189.012,740 in 1892, und $108.107.391 in 1893. These amounts, however, include certain muds of cer? tificates of deposits, bonds and coupons which were unavailable for any other purpose than the settlement of thc treasurer's account, an I which, if canceled, would have left an ac? tual available working balance of $105,945,880 and $ 150,295,090 on the two d a t es res* >c c tivcl y. Thc revised figures for the amount of monej" in circulation that is outside the treasury .June 30 places it nt $1.590, 848,$29, or abor.1 $0,000.00(1 less than it was a year before. During the four months ended with October there was an increase of $125,000,000, a record al? together without parallel in tho his? tory of tie.- country. The redemptions of United States paper currency have been unusually heavy, amounting to $377,000,i)i 1 i?i the fifteen months end? ing with < 'ctober, Although tho nominal amount of counterfeit coins and paper presented at the treasury was greater than in the previous year tho increase was less pro? portionately than the increase of tho amount of money handled. Consider? able additions were made to the bonds held in trust for National banks, and for the Pacific railroad sinking fund. ? THEY ARB RETURNING. 6tutesm<ei (Jettim? fti::ulv to 'lackto the Wvhrhtv Prnhletns? The Tariff Pre? dominant. Washixc.ton, Nov. 27.?Senatorsand members of. congress have begun to return and are found around tin; jiotels, the eapitol and the depart? ments. Many of th" members are making arrangements for the winter and settling their families in the hotels nivl residence they have selected. There i-> ;i ;'-r.-:.t <t.-.'.l of interest mani? fested among thc congressmen a.bout, the tariff. Other matters of legislation are infrequently discussed. There is a general impression that little will be done before the holidays, although the wheels of legislation will be going around all the time. Thero are several matters pending in b<-tli houses vt hich can occupy the time, even if tin- tariff bill does not come up in the house at once. All thc bills which the house passed and sent to the sen? ate during tho silver debate can bo considered in that body while the tariff ; bill occupies tnc house. There are a number of members 0* eon "toss who would very much like to have thc Hawaiian matter come up in congress very early, and there aro others who would prefer that it be handled by thc state department and not brought before congress. Lives Lost iu the Gale. Loxpon, Nov. 27.?In the house of commons A. .J. Mundella, president of the board of trade, stated that so far as has been ascertained 237 lives were lost off the Ilritish coast during the re? cent gale, and that .*>"?> were saved by the coast guardsmen and life saving crews. Dior> While Discing a Grava. ]'ittsbi 1:.-it. Nov. 27.- Sunday Wal? ton Fish dug tin- grave for the burial of -Mrs. Horn Schell. While at work ho died from heart disease and his dead body was found on the bottom of the grave on the arrival of the funeral. ? ? ? ? For Blackmailing Disreputable Women. Camdkv Ark., Nov. '37. At tho pres. ent term of the circuit court the grand jury returned indictments against the mayor and board of aldermeu for li? censing houses of ill-fame. '? lie <!e fendants had been in the hal it oi col? lecting fifty dollars per mouth from each house. A- TERRIBLE TRAGEDY i (Ciinton Jordan's Wife Laaves Him I Going to Her Parent's Homo. Jordan'* Ovorrtirfis of Reconciliation Wnn Spurned hy t!?c V. if,., Whereupon ii? Tat ally Wounded Her Parent*, Killed His Wife ?ml Hlmflclf. Sevmoub, Ind., J?ov. 27.?A terrible tragedy occurred Saturday evening eight miles south of this-city, in what lias l>een named the Heathen nation. I pon a farm lived an old pensioner named Josiah Foster, with his family. Six3*ears ago his daughter Anna mar? ried Clinton Jordan, a young man whose parents reside in this city. The ! couple had many quarrels and had sep ] orated ;i numl er of times. [ Last Sunday they had another of their family quarrels, and Monday morning Mrs. Jordan left the house, trying thai she would net live with Jor<I.-.n any longer. She went to the house of Mr. Foster, a neighbor. Mon? day night Jordan went to Foster's house, and wsnted to see his wife, and told .\ir. Foster (who answerod the knock on the door) that he wanted Iiis wife to come outside*! Mrs. Jordan refused to ir<> outside but went to the door and opened it jusl wide enough so that she could see him. He demanded of her to come homo, which she rcfu.-'ed. and he then asked h< r to con:c ouisi ic. This site also refused to do, telling Mr. Foster that .she was afraid to go outside for fear he would kiil her, as he had threatened to do .so upon several occa? sions .Ionian left the house. The next morning Mrs. Jordan went to the home of her parents, where she in tended to stay. Saturday morning Jordan went to the residence of : Mrs. .lohn Ivane, a sister-in-law, und stayed all day. In the evening he j wanted her to go to 1 lit: resilience of her father and persuade her sister to coin..' and live with him again, saying that if she would not live with him they should die together. Mrs. Kane refused t<> go, and Jordan left the house. After leaving Mrs. Kane ha cut across the country to the residence of his father-in-law, Josiah Foster, and going in :it the kitchen door he en? tered the sitting-room, in which were Mr. Foster, his wife, Anna Jordan und her sister Com. After entering the j room he pulled cut a revolver, Cora, : w hu is soventcen votes old, seeing the weapon, jumped up and started out of the front door. Jordan pointed his re? volver at her and, pulling the trigger, the ball entered her head back of the right e:ir. she died instantly. Mr. j Fi stor, aged sixty years, also started ; for the door, and he was shot in about ; the sumo place, but the ball lodged tn his brain. Mrs. Foster, who was sit- | ting before the fireplace, was shot in the left side of neck Mrs. Jordan had gotten under the | bed, and Jordan, who had also a pocket j knife in Ids hand, began stabbing h>*r in the arm and upon the hand, the third linger of her ri^lit hand being al? most cut otT. lie then shot her back of the rinht ear, the ball going cleai through the head and out of the left temple. Having, as he supposed, now ex terminated the entire family, lie got ui. from the floor and, placing the revolvci at his left breast, sent a bullet through his heart. The shot ignited his cloth* ing, and he fell back upon the body of his lifeless wife. His body is almost burned to a crisp, and the legs of his wire are als?> badly burned. After the shooting Mr. Foster wac j abb; to tfo out and give the alarm to ;i neighbor named Fon Coryell, who :ir. sisted him to the residence of William Powell, about a quarter of a mil? distant fr. Ute place of the tragedy. Mr. Foster was conscious when they arrived there, and told the story of the terrible crime. lie died at 1 o'clocli Sunday. EVACUATION DAY. eon, <>f Ilie* Revolution I iivril i? Statue ol Nalhnn U.ilc. Ni:u VoitK, Nov. 27.?-The Sonsof the Revolution celebrated the 110th anni? versary of the evacuation of New York bv the British tn i ps Saturday by tliu unveiling of the statue of Nathan Male, j which stands in the southwest cornei of city hall park, facing I {roadway, The ceremony began with the assem? bling of the members of the society in ! braune. V tavern, at the corner of Tear! and l?road streets, nt 2 o'clock. The society divided into companies of thirty-1 w<? men each. 'i 1 e line of march was llror.d and Wall streets and Hroadway. as far as bar*!; place, where the wriousorganiza? tions t. . k their allotted positions in and around the city hall park. Among the organizations represented were the l.'nited Mates battallion of engineers, under command of Capt. Wm. M. black, [J. S. A..; the Old Guard, under Maj. Thomas E. Sloan; twelve batteries of United States artillery, and delegations of the Society of the Cincinnati and of the war of 1812; the Aztec society ox the Mexican war and the military or? der of the Loyal legion. The exercises at the statue were opened with a prayer by Rev. Morgan ! Pix and Wm. Uaston Hamilton, chair 1 man of the committee, made the pres? entation speech, during which the i statue was unveiled by Miss Cornelia Montgomery, daughter of the secre? tary of the society. The statue was then presented to the city, and Mayor Cilroy spoke in acceptance of it. A Young Robber. Chicago, Nov. 27.?Officers of the Cottage I!rove Avenue police station are elated over the arrest of a high? wayman who for the last week has been holding up women in that district and robbing them at the point of a re? volver. The prisoner gave the name of NorrU J. Laid, but letter., ft ?und on him show that he is John Chicott, of LSI Uigh street, Urooklyu] N. V. He says he is 2 i years old. but he d<?es not look to be more than 17. Chicott i? very boyish in appearance, but in his work ho has displayed mot e nerve than old-time criminals. Train Wrecked at a Switch Grand Rapids. Mich. .Nov. 25.?A passenger train on the Chicago and West Michigan road strncl; a misplaced switeit near Zealand and was derailed. The KHKsengers were piled up i'1 heai:.i Man\ were injured, hut none ki'iod. Ii AID TO REST. GrpatcKt Concourse Kirr (Withered at Vir? cqaa. to WltncM t!.o Funeral (KiHt-qules of Kx-.^crctaryof ?.i r'i.iitum Rusk. VfROQiTA, Wis, Xov J?.?A great gathering of pcopl! Friday bared their heads to a brisk cold wind that blew J 1 steadily from the west while the last earthly tribute was paid to Jeremiah M. Rusk, ex-~overnor, ex-congressman and late secretary of agriculture of President Harrison's cabinet. The ox president, who was very fond of Gen. Rusk, journeyed all the way from In? dianapolis to this little village in North? western Wisconsin, 300 miles north? west of Milwaukee, and followed tho remains to their hist resting place, walking tvith the family as one of the chief mourners. Three heavy special trains arrived during thc day. the rir* t arriving from La Crosse. Thc second, from Madison, brought Gov. Peck, the judges of the supreme courtand a largo number of other prominent people from Madison, where Gen. Rusk spent seven years as governor ;.n'i n rreut deal of time in other capacities before and since. The third and largest special came from Chicago and Milwaukee, bringing r.cv eral hundred notable people, Insluding Ex- i 'resident fin rri' on, Ex-.A t torney General Miilcr, " opt. Meredith, ex-pub? lic printer: F.dwcrd Willets, assistant peer.-triry of agriculture: Senators Philotus Sawyer and .lohn C. Spooner, Lx-Gov. W. h. Hoard, Gen. Lucius Pair child, Henry C. 1'ayne and a large dele? gation of thc Loyal Legion and Masonic fraternities. The public services were of an extem? pore character fad were conducted by Rev. Mr. Xur.uro, ol the Methodist church, and Prot S. 1). Butler, a warm personal friend of Gen. Husk. Prof. Butler,was for many years with tho Wisconsin university and was previous? ly a Congregational minister. Ho was , eighty years ohi Friday and made a ' feeling and beautiful address, n last I sad tribute to his lifelong friend. Shortly before his death Gen. Husk; asked his wife to send for Prof. Butler i to help bury him. A choir rendered a number of favorite selections and thero j wore one or two solos. The religious services were followed by the reading of the beautiful burial service of the Masonic Blue lodge by K. II. Benzenberg, commander of Wis? consin consistory. The masons all i wore mourning. Immediately after thc impressive ser? vice the funeral procession formed. It was headed by an escort of Knights Templers from thc Kobcrt Mc? Coy cominanderj*, Madison. of which the general was a member, j Then crime the honornrv pallbearers. ! The active pallbearers came next, then the funeral onr with four black horses. Immediately following were carriages ' containing the family, the carriage oc? cupied by ex-President Harrison and Col. Henry f.'asson, tho general's pri? vate secretary: than Gov. Peck and staff, tho Masonic bodies, the military order of the Loyal Legion, the <r. A. U.. the Odd Fellows and tho neighbors and vi'e i ing friends. At the grave thc Masonic service was re,id by the officer of LaBelle lodge So. Si, thc home lodge of whloh the gen? eral was a member. Thon a military saluto was fired and thc last scene in thc eventful career of Gen. Rusk was at an end. MISSIONARIES .>la'.r TnUo ChctircA So Farns (irtKlmm 13 CcnrrrtKV.I. Washixotox, Nov. m. ? Secretary Ciresham is opposed to the policy of ex? tending government protection to for? eign missionaries 'ihc fact has conic out in connection with the discussion j over the Hawaiian question. Around the state department one of the ex? pressions frequently heard in justifica? tion of thc administration's Hawaiian policy is that the Hawaiian revolution is "'only another agitation by the mis? sionaries and their descendants.' The fact that Secretary Gresham did not believe that the slate department ought to be compelled to take cogni? zance of foreign missionaries was re? vealed with startling force, to'a well known congressman who was discuss in;^- with him two months ago an out? rage on missionaries in Asia Minor. Thc secretary then and there declared personally that tho government ought not to he called upon to promote for eij2 n mission ~ He said that the disciples of Mo? hammedanism r*nd Buddhism had as much right I re 'in-* !o this country and spread their religions loctrlnos broad? cast through the ! ??. d as our Christian missionaries have 5 < go into those countries The secretary laidthatifhe had his own w ry personally lie would serve notice upon the missionaries that if they chose to goto heathen countries und im ur sin h personal risks as they do, ir. the work of proselyting, tilit. they ne?-.ln't ci-neut li-.c state tie part men; to exten i any further pro? tection to them than wo' L' be given to any other American ci'c'.v, as traveling abroad. The missionary question is figuring conspicuously in tho Hawaiian matter. It is cl::iu:ed that nearly all the Amei'ican p ?pulation in Hawaii is made up of either of Americau mission aries or their doKCCiut&nls. Payiaar OS Strikers. pMil.Lll'SItt'ho, X. J., Nov. ?.'.").?Tho Lehigh Valley Bailro: d l'._>. began pay? ing uiV the strikers Friday, and by Sat? urday noon all the men out will bo paid the money due thom. The. company hopes to terminate the strike Monday. If this is not done thc strike will as? sume a more dangerous character. T'ac Nevr C :v j?r Coin ab! i. Washixotox, Nov. 35. The < 'licial speed ot the l". S. cruiser f'.olus:? ;- was reported to the secretary ot \ ?? nrivy by Bear A im :\il Be icnup, pri ? -ui of the trial bo .:\.. Thoy found t*a..->:'aip fulfilled the contract rep:uvmf.nl> in everv rosnect '1 lie official speed t> v.\3 knots, giving her builders a premium of '-'~> t.OO ), a t the rate of ?."?0.'??*J for e.'.ea Qua: ter ki <t over tu : contract re? quirements of \. c lol-v Swiss Minister :?: ? ' 2hln ,t >a te Lea vs. Bkuxk, Nov. Dr. A. De Claoarde, Swires minister to thc United Slates, has been appointed minister to Austria. On-: of the Detroit Vistim-i Found. Detuoit, Not. 2.j.? A Lodv was re? covered from the reins of the Edaon Moorc fii*c about ! o'clock Friday after? noon It was in a I adly charred con? dition .und \}ah n >t been identified, but it is believed to he that cf Patrick Markee INCOME TAX. Prctldont Cleveland Objprt* to Anything tv* tfie Kin'!, Racked 3f< turn* W ilgnn, Cochran and evens* Washington, Nov. 25.?The income tax advocates ure against the adminis? tration. President Cleveland has made himself understood to the ways and means committee in a quiet but posi? tive way, without reproachingany per? son particularly, and he i:> oppose', to an income tax in any shape, form or manner, at, any time. For some time an effort has been made to learn the president's views on this question, and at mst he has given the committee to understand his wishes. If an in? come tax is to he brought forth, the executive prefers that it he drafted as a separate and distinct bill. Three of the most prominent demo? crats ' n the ways and means commit? tee, namely. Chairman Wil-cn. IJourke Cock ran and 1 ti vens, are in line with President Cleveland, and will fight against such a hi i to the last. This is disci nraging to the ibrnuin men. who are set heart and soul upon providing a revenue by t.his,incthod, which makes it very doubtful if any such ideas will be rcp< ?rted. Congressman Amos Cummings, of Ne w York, is as vigorous an opponent , to an income tax ;>?* Hourke Cochran. lie arrived in the <? ty during the night, ! and discussing" such a provision in the j tariff liil!. said that if carried the dem? ocrats could not elect a single member of congress in the districts of New York outside of the city, and that at least two of those in tin city would be ! shut out. The general summary of what may be expected from the wnj-sand means committee next Monday is that raw materials will? as completely as possi? ble, be on tin* free list, while some pro? tection is offered to manufactories. The arranging of the schedule is both ering the members not a little, and for that reason particularly all are mailt taining a profound silence. Another reason for this silence is that they can not agree whether they v. ill embody the income tax feature in the measure or not. The income tax has been considered ns a sort of ballast for the reduced tariff measure. Without some sort of bal- ' last the democratic balloon can not po up, and they are in a queer lix. The committee labored for weeks to reduce the revenue to a minimum or come as near as possible to free trade; and then, to keep a proper stability in finances, the income tax was to imp ply all demands. Now that Grover seems inclined to monkey with the pear, all the machinery ".ill be thrown out ?>f order. If no schedules are adopted it may take more time to reach a report, but if the contrary democrats on the committee send the thing through just as it has been schemed for weeks, the remoulding will have to come later, in the nature of amendments. These are some of the perplexities which confront the gedtlcmen of the ways and menus ma? jority at the present writing. A CHICAGO RANKER Tackled hy a Crank YVImi Dcmr.nd* $10,000 :?t r?ic i'olnl of a Idtvuivcr. Chicago, Nov. 25.?.lames ? Walker, j of the Taconta Safety Deposit Vault Co., was confronted with a revolver in j his handsome resilience. I72H 1'rairie. avenue. Thursday evening, and asked to deliver over his check for ?10,000. It was at ?'.?:;'? o'clock that a man with a blonde mustache, standing about five j feet nine inches, well dressed, wearing a good overcoat, walked tip the front ! steps to his magnificent residenco and J rang the door-bell. The girl cam ? to the door in answer to the call. The man asked if Mr. Walker was in. and, being told that he was. walked into the parlor, saying! that he would like to see him The girl called Mr. Walker down? stairs, and when he entered the room the fellow, who knew him, said: "(.Jood evening, Mr. Walket; I am sorry to disturb you, but I am a little hard up and came around to see if you couldn't help me out of my financial difficulty. Can't you give nie some money? Yon have lot - of it and will never miss it. while it will do me a great favor. The cold weather is hard on a man who lias no money. Now, advance!" "Well," broke in Mr. Walker, "I don't know you. and can not sc.-any reason why I should give yon any money. I can not do it. '* "Yes. ion will," isain tin* fellow em? phatically. " I itnnt tiie money and must have it." lie drew a large revolver, and. point? ing it at Mr. Walker's breast, said in a loud tone: "Writ e me a check for MO, Ooa. and hand it over, or 1 will put a hole through your heart'" Mr. Walker is :t larjrc msn, and vritb his presence of mind thought he could cope with the would-be robber under his prevailing excitement. The muzzle <>f the pistol was close to his heart, so he raised his left arm to protect himself, and knocked it away, at the same time opening the do< r that b-d to the street with the other hand. lie then gave the fellow a shove and he rolled down the steps and out on the walk, still clutching the revolver in his hand. The door was then closed by Mr. Walker, while he went immedi? ately to the teleph mc to notify the po? lice stut ion. The man got up right away, ran down Prairie avenue and disappeared. About 9 o'clock he was located in a room on Twenty-second street and placed under arrest. K'.io Released no Rail. New Youk, Nov. ?;.">. ? John C. Eno, charged with the embezzlement of funds of the Second National bank, of which he was president in isv'(. v.as held to the bnited States grand jury ' Friday under $30,000 bail, to appear I when called upon. His bondsmen are John lb Blodgood, proprietor of the I Fifth avenue hotei, and Albert l>. Dar i ling-. At the examination before acom j missioner he consented to waive extim i ination. A few minutes later a note was received, from Cob lilies stating that he preferred to go hjfore the grand jury with the case, and request? ing that the bail be allowed to stand. Gov. McKinley Wantad in Alabama. Birmingham, Ala., Nov. An in? vitation will be sent to (<ov. William McKinley, of Ohio, to come to Birm? ingham and deliver an address on free oru and free coal. SEVEN KILLED. EclsO'n, Moore & Co.'s Immense Es? tablishment Wrockod. Employe* Jump from t'.ic I"Ift<? Kloor? Th^ Itaildlu;: Collapsr* rind Four lioillc? Wcrr l.urlcd in the Itu'.ns?The I. !?? Ahifnr ?800.000. Detroit. Nov. : t - -Seven employes c f the dry goo Is firm of Kelson M ore v'L Co., Jefferson avenue, lost tliel: i ves Thursday ufternoon by the : i:r.: oi that establishment They were: .l':u:.? a McKay, Prailicy A. Dunning. K i. Gun? ther. Edward V Volt, Pal >htrl*?ry, Daniel A. Maker and Henry r.:d r Thc fire started between she fourth and fifth floors in thc rear - *.. ? ? I :> til? ing und spread rapidly. I'her; wero eight or nine employes t.?n . .0 upper floor, the rest bavins." ? ? to !un di, Dradley Dunning j ? 1 >? I 'r* u the fifth floor, striking < :i :-. i?ag of jute which the firemen lu : placed un-ier nenth the window. lie died shortly af? terwards, .lames McKay followed Dunning, in his le in for life he struck an electric light w be an i from there to the ground Hewn* une insciouswhen picked up and died in two hours An? other was seen, creeping lowr.nl tho upper window. ile was on his hands pud knees, Mind.1 i an 1 su T > rating by the dense smoke, lie reached the ^.iIL and tried to drag hi iscif to the open air. fie was too far spent, however, and fell back into th ? f! ::nes. Thc floors >?'' the ]?] [son-Moore build? ing began falling in a short time after the fire started, and at 1:20 half of the Dates street wall collapsed. \ moment later there were two loud reports, und the entire building collapsed. At l'.?O Friday morning he fire war. practically under control. The bodies of Voit. Markey, Dakor and Hitler have not yet been recovered from tin ruins. !t Is possi >lo tad there are throe other clerks who perished in the Ramos, as they were thought to have been in the bui'dlng at the time of the hre n n ! have not been seen si nee. During the progress of the fire. \Ym. Durgoss, pipeman of Engine Co. No, I, was severely cut by tin falling from the burning building. No attempt lias been yet in.*1 lo to search for the b ?'lies of the unforUtn ite men. The loss is in the neighbor sood of ?s()0,0O0. STARVED TO DEATH, Tills WotUHn IYIioso [Ium'miiiiI Kxpcr-tod tho Lord to ProTldi*. Ixiuaxapous. Nov. '14.? Mrs. bona Wood, of Wo J In lianapolis, was borne to the grave Thursday. According to her own admissions, made while dying, and the statement of her liusbaud arid children, she starve 1 to death. Investigation sh >ws that for several j weeks the family, which consisted of I the parents and three children, have I been living ? n scunt number of bis- J cuits made out of flo'ar, water, suit and soda, with plain Hour gravy. Once in awhile they Keeured a little oatmeal or hominy. The dying woman was a Christian Scientist, and she had faith that thc Lord wor.vd provide. The father shared thc same belief, aud he spent more of his tim< nrfdre.sin,,r tho Throne of Grace than ho did In hust? ling for something to eat Wednesday, however, he was suc? cessful in having a promiso of work, but his wife di?d before ! ?? could re? port and he lost thc job. Thc family was too proud to make known th*dr condition. They had relatives at West Newton who, would have helped them, had the situation boon known. Neighbors relieved th ?': necessities when the fact became knovn, and pre? pared, the body for burial. They re? port that the remain- sh oved every sign of the scant care which the wom? an had received. A LOST SON Tornrt L i> aud Gels ills Mother's Fortune or vl.' Oe,'. 90. Pot'OiiKKKi'MK, N. V., Nov. 21.?Mrs. March, who died in Dutchess county, some time ago left an estate valued at \ 81,000,000. She did not know whether ; she was childless or not. s*o site made a I conditional will, Dy its term many of \ her friends and sundry institutions I were enriched by gifts of from ?1,000 to j 830,000 each. : The d< enment provided, however, that if the old lady's son should turn ; up he whs to inherit .all the property as heir-at-law. 'I here seem ' 1 at thc timo the will was drawn to be little proba? bility of his putting in an appearance to save his fo rtune All the legatees assembled in the court room Th?rs.lay to settle the estate and claim their be? quests. To the utter astonishment of several of the claimants Mr. March walked into thc room and secured tho i property rightly due him. Thc will was admitted to probate. Yellow Fever Report. Rrc.nswk k. Ga., Nov. ?4.- One case of yellow fever wr.s reported Wedues : dav. Mary I Lancaster, white. Si.x pa? tients were discharged, four of whom : were white, Mrs. 'I*. It Ferguson, Vic ? toria Akri.ige. benjamin Akridgc and Hugh Flander?; two colored, Frank Carter and Ellen Altwalter. Fi ? 5ht Tr\ft2 Paralyzed. Gat.ks;u im;, III., Nov. 24. Grand Master Wilkinson telegraphed here Wednesday night to trainmen's head? quarter- from Ihtffalo th.st the situa tion for th^ strikers is improving, Freight business is completely para? lyzed and but few passenger trains aro running. Some Other Pedro. ?298 Panw. Nov. 24.?It is now said that tho report of the departure of Priueo Pedro for I5ray.il originated in the de? parture for that country of a wealthy Cuban named Pedro.who is well known in England and the United States. Sonor i c iro i.-. en route for Havana and ' wui mistnki n for the son of Countd'Eu. lteward for tiurglar i. j WoosTKit, 0., Nov. 27.?The dastardly i deeds of the desperate gang of burg? lars aud footpads who have been ter? rorising tins county for weeks past have at last moved the county commis? sioners to popularize themselves by offering the following rewards of $''.00 for the man who shot W. A. Maekey: $000 for the arrest and conviction of one or both of the men who committed an outrage at the house of W. \. Seb lers, at Dal ton; &:0.'l ''or the r.r.e.' and cohv ctiou of one or all of the ?; m who made an aft; <?' 1 the residem of and shot lioWrt in FROM HAWAII. Queen Lilioukalani Has Not Yet ?eon Restored to the Throne. Minister Willis Declarer That ^r?tli?r;j; Would Up Moro Gratifying to lfTm i turn to See the star* and Striped Waving Thcro "Under l*rop >r Condition*." Sax Francisco, Nov. 24.?-The stcam tr Alameda, which arrived at 7:55 a. ni. Thursday from Honolulu, brings no news of spceial importance. There has been no attempt to restore Queen Lil? ioukalani. Honolulu, Nov. id, via S*n Fras cisco, Nov. 'Jo.?The main change in the political situation since the Austra? lia sailed, has been ono of increased strain ami greater business depression. Since his formal call to present his cre? dentials. Minister Willis has not com? municated ofticially with the govern? ment The most significant happening which has taken place occurred last Monday, when a committee of the American league, the lately organized auxiliary of the Annexation ciub, called on the new minister. After welcom? ing Mr. Willis, the committee stated that the members of the league earn? estly desired that the Hawaiian inlands should become part of the United State*, and with that object in view, the organization would support the present provisional government of Hawaii and in all honorable ways aid in accomplishing annexation. I he address also contained an offer of aid if at any.time the minister saw tit to com? mand them. Minister Willis* answer has not yet leaked out here, as the committee is pledged to secrecy, but the Associated Press is enabled after much diligent in? quiry and careful comparison of the versions of the minister's remarks as remembered by three members of tho committee, to give the following near? ly, if not quite, verbatim report of the reply: After welcoming the committee and speaking in pleasant terms of his visit to Hawaii, Minister Willis said: "I am an ardent American. I would like to see the stars ami stripes waving not only over Hawaii, but over all the islands of the Pacific ocean or any other territory which would be bene? ficial to the United States. 1 have my instructions which 1 can not divulge. "You will uhderntand this. Hut this much I can say that the poliay of the United States is already formulated re? garding these islands and that nothing which can he said or done, either here or there, can avail anything now. I do not come here as did Mr. Jjlount. I como as an executive otlicer. I come to net. When the proper time ar? rives 1 shall act. 1 am sorry I can not tell you when or how. 1 wish you to understand, however, that knowing the policy of the I'nited States. I could not have accepted the position of executive officer had it been in conflict with the principles I hold. Americans here will have nothing to regret While performing my duty in carrying out the I'nited States policy, I shall have1 no need of aid from you or other resident Americans. However, 1 wish to state positively that any outside in? terference will not be tolerated by the United States." The provisional governmout consid? ers Minister Willis' remarks a* signifi? cant, and from ottier Information ot? tained it is the general belief among Americans that a United States pro? tectorate will be shortly established over the provisional government with the understanding that a stable form of government be organized there? under within a limited period. Some are of the opinion that action will be taken between the sailing of the Alameda and the arrival of the Monowai on the '~:?d inst. This opinion has been expressed on board the I'.S.S. Philadelphia within the last few days. Minister Willis* delay in action, coupled willi his refusal to divulge or even hint at. ofhcially, what the policy of the United States is to be, has eausod the political strain to become very great on both sides. As ti consequence rumors are thick. The government has also in consequence been on the lookout for the past few days for the threatened attempt of the royalists to seize the executivo building under the theory that if tie;;.' could hold it now the I'nited States would support them as the exist ing government Tie' Associated Press <? ^-respondents have just had an interview with Minis? ter Willis. He declares that tie- first part of the reply he made to the Amer? ican league should be qualified to read: "He would like* to see the stars andstripes waving.over," etc., un? der "proper conditions." He declares he never said "the result here would be such as Americans would not regret,** ami added that "nothing would I?.: done nor would any action be taken until he again heard from Washington after the Alameda left." He sai 1 this at 'J::;a. The steamer sails at 8 p. m. Iiis last words to the Associated press were that any trouble precipitated on either side won 1<1 he stopped at once by the United States forces. Scored by L-itnuchore. London, Nov. 21. Mr. Henry La bouehere has made another attack upon the british South Africa Co. in a vio? lent speech delivered at Chelsea and showing up the cruelty of the Matabele war. Mr. Laboucherc declared that the massacres in Mutabelcland were f ?r the benefit of a number of greedy ami ( needy financiers, headed by a couple of hired dukes. Trip!? Tragety. I IvANKAKKK, 111.. Nov. ty ? Jesse !>? 0. I Smith, a former merchant of this city, murdered his divorced wife an I Mrs. Gray hi 11 and then shot himself. Uoth j women were shot through the he.?r!. arm death was instantaneous. Smith , then shot hint-elf in the head, but the . i bullet glanced and injured him only , slightly. He then went to his boardin ! house, about a half a mile distant. i I shot himself through the right t-m.uc i three minutes before the sheriff ar i rived. Jeaionsy is the probable cause. > ! Mrs. Smith secured a divorce from her t ; husban I thi:i summer, and she and Mrs. ^ ' Gray bill lived together. char ???>.? W'.t? St ?aaglrag liar Ha >y a DanVU.I t-. ill, Nov. -i. -Mrs. Kate*. Peters was arrests i I hursday morning? on a charge of murdering her babjv* The body of the child v?u> found Th?rs-* day night in an outhouse and boro marks of strangulation.