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THE, EVENING TIMES. WASHINGTON, MONDAY. MAKCH 26. lUOi.
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THE DOG-MOZZLE ORDER
Condemned as an Unnecessary aiTd
Cruel 3Ieasnre.
Vlei 1'rcKiiloiit llnmiiioiul. f Hie
HTcw York Humane yoclery. Crll-ioisi-.
tho CoJiiiiiIi"or.' Action.
llirat Iiiloronl Mmiiroslcil In lite
I'nrtfst Sleeting lo He Held Frliluj.
iE. A. Hammond, Vice I'reafdent of tho
iNr Yrtt Hwamae Society, no storing
la "Wnifatestwi at 2U1 Pennsylvania Ave
imw, has h6 his aUenttee called to the
movement In this city to have te munici
pal ifi-fflzzling order repealed, aad this
morntag called en President Pratt, of the
looal Humane Society. He expres&es In
dignation over tkc inhuman manner in
which the dogs are treated in the Capital
City.
"It is an outrage," declared Mr. Ham
mond, "to have the poor animRls mouths
strapped up on so tlight a provocation. I
ftm an owner of dogs, have studied them.
ttnA L-nrtw iholr hfililfs- .and nflpr maulr?
and investigation I am of the opinion that
there is no necessity of muzzling the dogs
in Washington.
"The dog," continued Mr. Hammond, "is
the only animal on earth that loves his
master better than he does himself and it
is a disgusting sight to see his mouth tied
town in such a cruel way.
"X nave nouceo n lare uumwi "i ss 1
-who arc having tneir eyos rumen uy me&e j
muzzles. The straps fall oer tneir eyes,
inflamatiou sets in, and then, if not carc
Tully attended to, the.signt will be lost. A
groat number of these muzzled dogs find t
j dlflieult to drink, for the reason that
they cannot have full use of their tongues
and" with the warm weather coming on.
thore certainly will be many mad dogs jn
"Washington if the order is not revokedi".
"In New York mad dog scares are, fre
quent, but the cases are fully investigated
by our society and the dog that scared a
oiewd of ieoplc who believed it to 1m? mad
is usually suffering from poisoning or some
difioaso other than hydrophobia. We take
ho wck stringent and cruel' raeaMires as
Ibis in New York, for it is not necessary."
George W. Evans, who Is at the head of
the citizens' movement to appeal to the
authorities in behalf of the abused dogs,
stated this morning that the fc?ctlni. nt in
favor of rescinding the muzzling proclama
tion is almost universal in Wat-ninton.
This ie shown." lie taid. by the large
number of signatures that are beikg daily
received on the etitioiis now in circula
tion. A great number of cittztnt ho c-e
net aware of the meeting lart H until
wftor it wa6 held are eager," said Mr E -ms
"to know the date of the ntxt meei-
lK in order that they may takt an acti
rwt in the movement. We expect to have a t
very large attendance at tne meeting 10 oe i
.. ... . '
BliW at .miviiai Jitnve iibii bwi i i iua
tnia;Kt."
rreswem I'rau. me tiumaae aocij.
ta speaking of ihe comiaunication sent to
Hie District Commissioers, asking that
ah cwntroi of the dog pound be turned
oer i the o.iety of which he is presi- I
inent, aaM tin, morning that it is not im
pwfraMtf that the letter win be withdrawn j
n another KwueUtntea. the letter Etateu
tiVmt the society would impound the does
at an OKene of $S.fl6 per year, or half o
lie mtwey received annually from the dog
lK. Mr. Pratt, while not able to spak
elnUeiy. id that it is probable the so
ciety will offer to take the management of
tthe" pound and operate ir for ?,W6 jer
year.
"A meeting of the committee has beea
called," said "Mr. Pratt, "for toworroa
wrnig i"hei this matter will be coneid
eJl. and while I. of courtc, cannot he
panlttve. it is my opinion that such action
wiiH he taken. The committee is composed
rf aire. A. L. Barber, Mr. B. H. F. Mac
fmAmm. Mrs. Crammond Kennedy. Mrs. W.
K. Chfindier. Mrs. Mary H. Totten. Mrs. J.
B. Anderson, and Mrs. de B Randolph
iKein.
SHOT HIS WIFE TO DEATH.
A I'eiini It nnin Tovt n Vrtiuted hj n
Ilrntiil frinie.
FRANKLIN, Pa.. March 26. About 6
o'clock last evening Amos Elder shot and
instantlj killed his wife at their home in
OH City. About two weeks ago Mrs. Elder
refnsed to support her husband any longer,
and thereupon he knocked her down and
beat her. He left town to escape arrest
Eider was lazy and given to drinking. For
some time his wife has supported the fam
ily. About 3:30 o'clock yesterday after
noon Elder suddenly entered the house by
a rear door. and. going into the room where
his wife was dressing for church, drew a
revolver with the remark, "Our times have
come." Mrs. Elder grasped the wrist hold
ing the revolver, and, being Joined by her
daughter. Mrs. Rowley, the two struggled
desperately for its possession, but Elder
is a strong man and, knocking his daughter
down, he twisted himself free from his
wife and. pointing the weapon point blank
at her face, fired. Unsatisfied with the
phot, the murderer stood over his wife and
fired three more into her body.
Elder quickly made his escape, but the
entire community Is aroused, and a search
is being made The authorities are now
raising money to offer a reward and for
the organization of posses, as the police
anticipate a bitter fight with the murderer
before he is caugh .
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nothing less than pleas
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STUDIED LAROR PROBLEMS.
IittltiMtrlal SuJt-Ctiiitmlanloit lo llc
Itirn lo Thin City lo lienor!.
The Sub-Commissions cf the Indus
trial Commission', which recently met in
4-the cities of Chicago. Memphis', and At
lanta, have completed their work of in
vestigation of labor conditions and the
Commission will meet on April S to hear
rejMJrts from them.
The sub-commission, which met in Chi
cago on March 1", was composed of the
following named members: Col. Albeit
Claike. presiding; Gen. A. S. Harris, John
L. Kennedy, and E. D. Conger. The -.tork
there was confined to an Investigation of
the rcetnt labor trouble. One cf tho
principal witnesses hea:d v. as V J.Chal
Hieis. President of lie Commciclal Club
of Chicafo. who in his- uti .eny argued
at langth against and denc-uc ed tra-Ie un
ionism. ' ""
At Atlanta, .Ga., on Ms.ch 20 the tub
comniission, compo.-nl of W A. Smyth,
Senator Kyle, Repre ii.tatm Livingston,
an W. D. Hatchrord. sjic. information
as to manufactures and ag-i jiture. The
school question was touched upon and the
employment of negro labor was also look
ed into. The principal witnesses examined
were Dr. J. D. Turner, Piesldent of the Ex
position Cotton Mills: Col. R. J. Redding,
Uirector of the State Experiment Station,
and Gov. A. D. Candler.
At -Memphis. Tenn., the sub-commis-
ion's investigations were confined print:!
I muUc"
conducted these investigations. This hear-
ing was held on March 23 and many promi
nent cotton planters and commercial men
gate testimony.
"' OBIGIH OF THE STOBM.
l.ntrnt
Snowfall n Product of Cii-
nttinl Condition.
"The snowstorm which greeted this city
when it woko up this morning," said Prof.
Frankentteld, of the Weather Bureau, to
a Times reporter today, "was one of the
results of atmospheric conditions which
are almost unique, and which have been
prevalent thr'otlglfout the country for the
past two days.- The maps this morning
show four well-defined storm centres, a
condition of affairs which I never remem
ber having seen before.
"The particular storm among this num
ber to which this city is indebted for the
present weather is that which has moved
from the Xorth Carolina coast in a north
westerly direction toward the lower lake
region. Another peculiar feature is that
the lower lakorcgion has a storm of its
own, which will in all probability meet tho
advancing sform from the coast, but the
result, in all-likolihood will be a lienvy
rain, unaccompanied by wind.
"The Weather "Bureau yesterday was
quite as much prepared for snow as rain,
as the tcnijtfraUite last night ranged from
3So 3tFdeV;ree, allowing equal probability
for -UMJi?" As a matter of fact, it com-
mpiSlbmrtric at a temperature of 3G
degrlnObiilkat S o'clock this morning the
.. 7 J&jm
HiriHIVtUUi
au uroppeti to tz uegrees.
. .noV
is temperature is always
The'xuHGofc-nt- present indicates that
th4 i B0W (raveling toward each
..,.. ,. , x-.,. n.mun nEt
i other one from the North Carolina coast
I and the othtr from the lower lake regiou,
I ill break tonight somewhere in the Mid
I dleAiiami. State, after which the people
H. cltj max expect clearing weather.'
TUKESAL OF COLONEL ELUOT.
Itnrietl ith "Militnrj Honors in Ar
lington Cemetery.
The funeral of the late Col. George El
liot look piace this morning at 10:30
o'clock, from St- Matthew's Church. It was
conducted with military honors, troops
from Fort Myer being in attendance. The
widow of the deceased and her sister. Mrs.
j Conyare.. and a jon-in-law. Fielding Lewis,
were present.
The honorary pallbearers were Gen. T.
M. Vincent. Gen. John M. Wilson, Chief of
of Engineers: Col. John W. Miller. Col.
James L. Allen. Capt. Lansing H. Beach,
District Commissioner: Col. Goodloe, of
the Marine Corps: Gen. Henry W. Slaugh
ter, of Virginia, and Porter Morse.
The active pallbearers were eight artil
lerymen selected from Washington Bar
racks. Mats for the dead was celebrated at
the church by Rev. Father Bart, assistant
pastor, who delivered, at the conclusion of
the ceremonies, a short eulogy.
The casket was borne upon a caisson and
covered with an American flag, which was
almost "hidden by flowers. The cortege
proceeded to Arlington, where the inter
ment was made, taps being sounded over
the grave, and a salute of artillery fired.
BOUNTIES PAID BY GERMANY.
A t'Iretilnr Letter Sent Out by Sec
retary (Incc
Secretary Gage, on March 24. transmitted
to the Secretary of State for his informa
tion and that of the German Ambassador
the following circular letter, which was
also sent to all collectors of customs and
Treasury agents-
"The net amounts of the bounties paid
by Germany on the export of refined su
gars, as ascertained and determined under
the provisions of section T of the act of
July 21. ISt'T, aie hereby declared as fol
lows: "On candy sugars in white, hard loaves,
blocks, crystals, etc.. testing at least 09 1-2
per cent. 3.44$ marks per 100 kilogrammes.
"On all other sugar testing at least 9S
per cent, 2.S1)C maiks per 100 kilogrammes."
CHINESE ACTORS IN JAIL.
Their Kclienrnl .Milnken for Gam
hlini; nnd Attempted Mnriler.
CHICAGO. March 2C Ten Chinese ac
tors, who are to appear in tragedy at the
Chicago Vthletic Association, Wednesday
evening, suffered the humiliation of being
thrown into cells at the Harrison Street
station last night. They were charged
with gambling, but Sam Moy, King of Chi- j
troupe, claims they were merely rehearsing
and that what the officers mistook for
Bung Leo is a feature of acting in the play
of "Wan Chiug Fong."
Officer Burns was passing through the
alley in the rear of Z2U Clark Street when
he heard the rattle of brass checks, ami
thought he had discovered a big Chinese
game. He summoned the patrol wagon and
the officers burst in, apparently just in
time to stop a murder. The Chinese were
unable to make themselves understood and
icre arrested.
Imniiur.'iiils Deported.
Secntj-six Immigrants were refused ad
mission Into the United States during the
week en Jed March 24. The causes there
for, rs assigned by the Bureau of Immi
gration, were that 32 were paupers, 15
contract laborers. G diseased, nnd 3 insane.
Of the paupers 1C were Italians (south),
13 Hebrews, 6 Poles, 3 Englishmen, 4 Ital
ians (north). 2 each of Scotch, Slovaks,
and Croatlans. and 1 each of Magyar, and
Roumanian. Of the contract laborers 7
were Italians (south), 3 each of Magyars
-and Rittheniansr 1 each of Russian and
Hebrew; 3 Italians (north), 2 Hebrews,
and 1 Russian, were diseased, while 2 Cro
atlans and 1 Italian (north) were insane.
A Transport Out of Cointiii.ssloji.
Depot Quartermaster Long at San Fran
cisco notified the War Department today
that the chartered troopship Duke of Fife,
which has been carrying troops from San
Francifcco to Manila, has been placed out
of commission and returned to her own
ers. Stop the Conch
nnd works off the Cold.
Laxative Bromo-Qulninc Tablet cure a cold la
one dcy. Ho Cure, So Pay. I'.icc, 25c
AN IMCTIOfi GRANTED
Justice Barnard Decides a Street
ilnihvavU'aso.-
The Lour- Litigation Hcttvccii the
V:ivhinKoii, AlexnnOrlit, niitl
Mount Vernon Comiuuiy itntl the
Aitneosiia and I'nloimic Concern.
An A 1:1 lea hie AKreeiitent SuKKCsletl
In the suit cf the Washington, Alexan-
' drin, and Mount Vernon Electric Railway
Company against the Anacottia and Poto
mac River Railroad Company, asking that
the defendant be enjoined from running its
cars over the tracks of the complainant,
Justice Barnard today granted the injunc
tion sought. He stated that the parties to
the suit may have time"beforc the final
decree is signed to arrange terms by
agreement for the joint use of the road
and conduits in dispute.
The litigation is the result of proceed
ings, instituted some time ago by the Wash
ington, Alexandria, and Mount Vernon
1 Electric Railway Company to restrain the
Anacostla and Potomac Rier Railroad
Company from introducing a new electric
system on the Toad of the complainants on
Fourteenth Street between E Street north
and B Street south. According to the al
legations of the complainant it was stated
that the defendant proposed to Increase the
voltage of the system from 230 to 550 volts.
In disposing of the ".matter Justice Bar
nard said: VX am . inclined to. hold that
the least objectionable plan for both com
panies to oecupythe. sJfmc roadway and
rails is for the defendant company to be
allowed the use of the conduit and under
ground construction as now existing, and
that the right to have such use is contem
plated by a fair interpretation of the va
rious provisions of tkaacls of Congrcsi
referred to. Inasmuch -tis the companies
have not thus far beeWahlc to agree upon
the terms of suchjjolnt occupancy and
use. which ought to fie. "settled before pos
session is talicn.I.ain.' disposed to restrain
the defendant companyfrom turning on an
electric current 6r nitlnlngMts cars overand
thus taking possession of said portion of
complainant's road as above described un
til the terms for such possession and use
shall have been agreed upon or determined
under the provisions of the law by proper
proceeding in this court."
DEATH OF CAPTAIN FLAGG-.
A " ell-Ivimit n "Wct Virgin inn Jne
enntliH lo Iiiriilyl.
CHARLESTOWN W. Va.. March 2C
Capt. George H. Flagg. a well-known and
prominent citizen of this place, died at 10
o'clock yesterday mcrnlng at his residence,
in Washington Street. lie was attacked
with apoplexy about a" week ago, and in a
few days it was follow ed by a stroke of
paralysis. During most of his illness he
was unconscious. Mr. Flagg was born in
Jefferson county in March, 1S32. He was a
son of the late John Rr Flagg. whh was a
prominent politician, ajj at one time sher
iff of Jeffersoh county. He was educated
at the University of Virginia. At'the be
ginning of the chii war Mr. Flagg en
listed in the Confederate service, being a
member of the Botts Grays. Second Vir
ginia Infantry. Stonewall Brigade. In 1SC2,
at the reorganization, he was commissioned
captain and served throughout the war in
that capacity in the Stonewall Brigade. He
was a gallant soldier and made a record
for his faithfulness and bravery. After the
war he returned to" this county and began
farming on an estate inherited from hif
father. Some time afterward he sold this
farm and moved to this place, where he
purchased the valuable property on which
he resided until his death.
In politics Mr. Flagg was an ardent Dem
ocrat and was a strong advocate of the
principles of Jefferson. He was appointed
rostmaster of this place by President
Cleveland during his first term and made
such an excellent officer that he was again
rewarded by Mr. Cleveland during his sec
ond term.
Mr. Flagg was married twice, his first
wife being a Miss Brown, and his second
wife, who survives htm, was Miss Eliza
beth Washington, daughter of Mr. Richard
B. Washington, of this place. Two sons
of the first marriage J. Rou Flagg, of
South Carolina, and Oscar Flagg, of Wy
omingalso survive him.
THE YAQTJTS IN' A TRAP.
General Torre HnH Kiht Ilnndreil
Indian Ilrnvcn Surrounded.
SONORA, Mexico, March 26. General
Torres' force of Mexican troops has a large
body of Yaqui Indians surrounded a short
distance north of Torin, and an early sur
render or complete annihilation of the
rebels is considered certain to take place.
The Indians were neatly caught in the
trap, and have no means of escape except
to cut their way through the ranks of the
Government troops. This body of Yaquis
is said to number fully SOO braves.
IN HONOR OF HELEN GOULD.
The Finest Mackerel Bonf nl Glou
cester Xmned for Her.
GLOUCESTER. Mass.. March 26. Capt.
Solomon Jacobs, the "high liner" of years'
standing In the mackerel fleet, has named
his nevr schooner after Helen Gould. The
fishermen of Gloucester are intensely pa
triotic and have unbounded admiration for
Miss Gould and for the manner in which
she aided the sick and suffering at Mon
tauk Point. Their esteem could be ex
pressed in no more appropriate manner
than that decided upon by Captain Jacobs.
Miss Gould gave permission gracefully, and
in his letter of acknowledgment. Captain
Jacobs wrote: "I expect to be in New York
this spring In my new Vessel and trust
that you will be able to make a personal
inspection of her."
Collnpne of a Lnml Syndicate.
CHICAGO, March 2C The affairs of 'the
famous Woman's Land Syndicate, which
sold lots In North Chicago during World's
Fair time to women all over the country,
is winding up its affairs under foreclosure
proceedings. One thousand and ninety
eight women, who bought 1,723 lots, from
?30O to $G00 a lot. now find they have noth
ing. The deeds signed by James B. Hobbs,
of Prohibition and Woman's Temple fame,
arc found worthless. There is great in
dignation at the total collapse of the
scheme and the alleged trickery back of it.
Controversy Over Edward Mnrkhniii.
AUSTIN. Tex.. March ,26. After a lively
controversy between the faculty and the
University of Texas over the question of
inviting Edward Markham to deliver an
address before the literary societies on
commencement day? the faculty won their
yioint and extended an invitation to Mr.
Markham. The author of "The Man With
the Hoe" has replied 3,Qh.e,inVitation en
quiring as to the nature of'thc address
wanted, whether scatological -or literary.
He has been requested no confine his ad
dress to literary lines."" "
A Chance fora Clerk.
An examination-for -the position of clerk,
class 2, in the Treasury Department, will
be held by the local boards of civil service
examiners throughout the United States
on Iay 8 and 3. The samry of this posi
tion Is $1,400 per annum, and the Secretary
stated that if a satisfactory USt of cligi
blcs is secured there will probably be oth
er appointments made from the register
established as the result of this examination.
MSSED RICH BOOTY.
j H.KTJiwuynieii Vuhh it MHIonnlre lo
ltoh u Hotelier.
NEW YORK, March 26. So bold was
the midday attack of highwaymen on the
Rock Hill road, near Jamaica, L. I., that
had the robbers selected victims who
passed the point a few minutes before or
afterward they -would probably have made
a richer haul.
Councilman. David L. Van Nostrand and
Joseph Dykes, former County Treasurer
l of Oucens, drove by just before the rob
bery was committed. A few minutes af
terward there- appeared on the scene A.
Howlands Lcavitt, n Flushing millionaire
nnd a director of the Third Avenue Rail
road and its associated lines and the
Flushing Bank.
But thero would have been no more ex
citement than when William H. Place, a
butcher, and Robert Jacobia, manager for
Councilman Van Nostrand, both of Bay
side, L. I., were set upon.
They were jogging along in Place's
wngon, wholly unsuspicious. They had
reached a stretch of the road where there
are heavy woods on either side. A man
darted from the hedge, grasped the reins
and forced the horse back on its haunches.
Before the occupants of the wagon re
covered from the shock of surprise two
other highwayman appeared, leveling-pistols
at Place and Jacobia.
"Get out of the wagon," commanded
one of them in broken English. His tone
and the mannner of the robbers impressed
tho two in the wagon so that they climbed
out of the vehicle in a hurry. "Throw up
your hands," directed the spokesman,
and two pairs of arms shot skyward. The
robber who was" holding the horses
searched the two victims. From Place
he secured $33, a gold watch, two five
dollar checks tand a gold ring. From Ja
cobia were taken a gold watch and some
change. When the two were stripped they
were told to turn about and walk until
they were told to stop. When they look
ed around the highwaymen had disappear
ed into the woods.
Place and Jacobia were still standing in
the road when Mr. Leavltt drove up. He
hurried to the Jamaica police station to
give the alarm, while the victims sought
the Flushing station. They described the
robbers as shabbily dressed Italians about
forty years old. Detectives scoured the
woods, but found no trace of the high
waymen. GROWTH OF LABOR UNIONS.
I.urfce I ii reuse in lite Membership
of etv York 'Iodic.
NEW YORK. March 26. Union labor in
New York city counted 132.S60 members at
the end of 1S90, according to a summary
of the quarterly report of the State Bu
reau of Labor statistics, compiled by Com
missioner John McMackin. This number is
an increase of 27,221 members in a year.
The membership in the whole State was
334.3S3, an increase of 49.360.
Mr. McMackin finds that 19.6 per cent of
the union workingmen In the State were
out of work at the end of December. This
is a little above the average for the year,
but below the proportions of December.
1S9S and 1S97. which were 27.2 and 22.6.
Earnings were generally larger in 1S99 than
in previous years.
The report discusses a system of "insur
ance against unemployment," devised at
Basle, Switzerland. The municipality
maintains the insurance office and makes a
small appropriation. The benefits paid to
the unemployed arc derived from compul
sory assessments upon both employers and
employed.
The State Free Employment Bureau re
ceived in the Decembsr 31 quarter. 1.120
applications for work and 711 applications
for help. Places were found for 59S per
sons. This result Is a 22 per cent increase.
LOOKING FOR EMPLOYMENT.
Tlioiismtitx jf Idle .Ale n Attracted to
' -Vc-iv York.
NEW y()RK, March 26. Thousands of
unemployed men hae flocked to New
York in anticipation cf securing work on
the underground rapid transit tunnel, and
the result is that the city i3 overcrowded
more than, ever with laboring men looking
for work. Crowds of men seeking em
ployment gathered in the City Hall Park
as early as 6 o'clock this morning, and the
crowd had increased to such an extent at
9 o'clock that at that hour pedestrians
could not pass through the park.
It will be months before many men will
be at work on the tunnel, and as there are
more men out of employment at the pres
ent time In New York than the tunnel
contractors can employ, the constantly in
creasing number of newcomers will have
little chance in securing steady employ
ment. CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD.
IMniiH IlcijiBT Drawn for ome K-vpen-nive
I in ii ro enienln.
BOSTON, Mass., March 26. Work was
begun en plans for the big new construc
tion department buildings- to be built at
the Charlestown Navy Yard, and for
which one-half of the total amount nec
essary, $730,000, is provided in the Appro
priation bill. The new buildings will be
five in number, and will replace several
old-time wooden buildings at the lower
yard, which not only handicap the work
of the department, but are actually a
menace to the great amount of new and
valuable machines and tools which they
have.
The new buildings will include a ship
fitters' shop, a smithy, a metal-workers'
shop, a sawmill, and a foundry. All will
be constructed of the latest fireproof ma
terial, steel columns, brick walls, masonry
floors, and heavy foundations for each ma
chine, and the steel columns and trusses
will also be arranged as travelers for the
bearings of big traveling crances.
"Walked With Both Logs Broken.
NEW YORK, March 26. A remarkable
case has just come to light in Orange of a
young man walk'ing two miles with both
legs broken. Frederick W. Hahn, of Hill
Street, was out walking in Eagle Rock Ave
nue last week when the crust on the snow
was thick. Corning down the mountain he
essayed to coast and slid until, reaching a
soft spot, he broke through with both feet.
He was thrown forward on his face by the
sudden stop, and the sharp and hard edge
of the crust, coming against his legs, broke
the shin bones. Although suffering greatly,
he walked home unaided. He did not know'
the nature of his injuries, and it was sev
eral days later that a physiclon was sent
for.
TtccelpiH anil ExnciitlitnrcH.
The receipts of the Government today
reached the sum of S2.212.S91.95. This
amount was made up of customs, $896,
816.54; internal revenue, $1,280,104.31; mis
cellaneous, $35,971.10. The expenditures
amounted to $1,033,000; leaving an excess
of receipts over expenditures today of $1,
177.S91.95. Stomach Trouble
Makes people thin. They need Hoatetter's
Stomach Bitters Jat once. This medicine will
enable tho stomqeh to do its work properly.
It fills the-half-starved blood vessels with
pure blood, promotes assimilation and nu
trition and brings back health and strength.
It curX3 stomach troubles, liver and kidney
diseases. See that a PRIVATE REVENUE
STAMP coVers the neck of the bottle.
NATURE'S? HOSTETTER'S
own STOMACH
MEDICINE BITTERS.
MHO GOLD FIELDS
Fortatie Hunfer3 Wheel Over the
i Yukon's Icy Surface.
j Hundred -bf People Start From
--.-DiiUNOit on the Loiter Journey lo
r Cnpe :iujie A Itleh I'liteer Mine
' Located Above Snljilnir Creek.
.ProtfneclH of u Great Yield of Ore.
Trrlf ( -lt"u i. off nni. lnu...
."Yukon River Tins' been converted into a,
nvinter bicycle path. The most wonderful
trip of the Arctic cycling season was made
In February by lorris Levy between Daw
son and 'Circle City. The distance be
tween the two points is 365 miles. Levy
made it in three daya and four hours, or at
'a gait of better than 100 miles a day.
Among those starting over the Dawson
Nome trail last month were two women,
both riding bicycles. The trail is pro
nounced excellent for wheeling, the Yukon
ice being smooth for long stretches.
Arrivals from Dawson report that as
many as COO people have started on the
lons,JUneyof 1,100 miles over the Ice
with dog teams for Nome. Among them
are a number of women, chiefly variety ac
tresses. The dally departures from Daw
son to Nome run from ten to twenty.
The finding of a $64 nugget on No. 4 Gay
Gulch, and the continued sensatinnnl re
turns from Sulphur Creek, particularly No.
46 above, are the principal features of the
Klondike mining situation, as reported by
Dawson passengers' Adolph Spltzel. who
Is known as "Baron von Spitzel,' declares
that No. 46 is the richest placer mine ever
discovered. He has no Interest in the
mine, which has a pay streak of fifteen
feet In thickness and extending the entire
width of the claim. The lowest pans thus
far taken from the pay streak average $6.
Alex McDonald offered $300,000 spot cash
for No. 46, but was simply laughed at.
"I am about prepared to say that the
Klondike's next clean-up," Spitzel said,
"will equal the total yield of the district
since its discovery. I think the camp will
produce not less than $30,000,000, and may
be more."
Spitzel went to the Klondike from China,
where be was long stationed at Shanghai
as agent for the Maxim gun. Louis Spitz
el, fnmouts as a Philippine filibuster, is
his brother. He went to the Klondike poor
and is now recognized as one of the richest
of its many wealthy men.
Considerable prospecting is being car
ried on this winter at Nome. Many miners
have an idea that at and below low-water
marl: the richest sand"? will be found.
Therefore as scon as the Ice lg solidly fro
zen to the bottom of the shore they will
be watched with much interest, inasmuch
as it will tend to solve :i much-vexed
question as to the origin of the gold In the
Nome beach sands.
Prospecting in the tundra warrants tne
belief that it is impregnated with gold in
much the sflme manner as the beach. Tun
dra prosrVct'nK nas not as 'ct oecn car
ried on extensively, owing to the difficulty
of sinking to ledrock without being
swamped by water. The ground it found
frozen to ail unknown depth, just the same
as in the Klondike, and if it should prove
rich an area of country will be developed
that will be greater than a score of Klon-
dikes rolled into one. From what has al
ready been done it is reasonable to pre
dict that most of the tundra will here prove
erj rich.
DISCHARGED FOR LOBBYING.
A LeKrislnl I e l)mili.i Churned
"Willi I'rKTliiK Hill' riiNHnice.
ANNAPOLIS. Md.. March 26 The state
ment has been made that George N. Lew
is had been dismissed from his place as a
subordinate employe of the House of Dele
gates by Speaker Wilkinson for lobbying.
Mr. Iewis was well known for many years
as a faithful attache of I. Freeman Rasin.
When the lobby investigation was held last
week Jacob G Schonfarber ttated that Mr.
Lewis was very active when the Gas bill
question was under consideration. Mr.
Lewis was not examined by the commit
tee He says Speaker Wilkinson served
notice on him last Friday that his services
as an employe of the House of Delegates
would no longer be required.
Mr. Lewis ?ays his trouble with the
peaker arose Over the order which he,
Lewis, got introduced to pay the employes
of the House $25 each for postage stamps
and stationery. This matter was firmly
resisted by Ihe speaker, and it brought no
little, trouble to the "presiding genius" of
the House. Time and again it has been
customary for the legislative employes to
get this sort of an "honarium." but it was
thought advisable in the interest of econo
my to stop the drain this year. Lewis sa-3
the speaker told him several weeks ago
that if he did not stop thir. order he would
be dismissed. Friday morning, Lewis says,
he urged the chairman of the ways and
means committee. General Latrobe. to re
port the order. The speaker heard of it
and served notice on Lewis that night.
Lewis says his friends have been at work
for him and he hopes the speaker will re
lent. He claims that lobbying had nothing
to do wjth his trouble.
ENSLAVED BY LIQUOR.
A Wenlthy Mother the Vlellm of the
Drink Hnhit.
MOUNT VERNON. N. Y.. March 26.
Mrs. Mary Cohn. 'twenty-eight years old,
the only surviving child of the late Hen
ry MacGuire, cf New York city, whoa'e
estate of over a million dollars she re
cently inherited, was a prisoner before
Judge Schabe In the Court of Special Ses
sions this morning, charged with intoxica
tion. The young woman, who is the moth
er of-two children, one a month old. has
become so thoroughly addicted to the drink
habit that her husband. Paul Cohn, who is
also wealthy, has been compelled to re
move the children from their elegant, home
at East Chester and place them in charge
of a friend of the family.
When Mrs. Cohn was arraigned in court
this morning Mr. Cohn was present with
his counsel. Corporation Counsel W. J.
Marshall, of this city, who stated that
Mr. Cohn had no desire to press the charge
of intoxication, but wished Mrs. Cohn to
agree not to visit and annoy the people
who now had the care of the children.
Judge Bennett, Mrs. Cohn's counsel, after
a brief whispered conversation with Law
yer Marshall and Mrs. Cohn, announced
that a settlement had been reached. Mrs.
Cohn, who was dressed in deep mourning
for her mother, who died a few months
ago, was sale, but calmly pledged her
word not to visit her children.
On request of Mr. Cohn the charge of
intoxication was then withdrawn and the
interested parties left the courtroom. It
Is said that the husband of the hapless
victim of drink will have her placed in
a sanitarium.
"" Secretary Look" ltelnrnt.
Secretary Long returned to his desk at
the Navy Department today, after a week's
visit to Boston. Assistant Secretary Alien
left tho city yesterday for Lowell, Mass.,
because of the illness of his father.
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GIRL DYING IN A TRANCE.
The It ex ii It of ntrexfivr WnltziiiK nt
Social (jntiirriiii;.
NEW HAVEN, March 2C Mary Fltzgr
ald, the girl who has been in a trance for
two months, after excessive dancing, has
suffered a relapse, and Is repoited to be
sinking rapidly. Her case has excited a
great deal of Interest, particularly among
physicians, and the entire faculty of the
Yale Medical School has been watching
the case for weeks.
Miss ritzgcrnld. up to the time that she
was seized by this strange malady, ws a
healthy and attractive joung woman. She
was invi'ed to dances almost every even
ing, and being extremely fond of waltzes
and two-steps, attended no less than eighty-seven
dances during the early patt of
the season
This excessive indulgence orerUxed her
strength, and in the middle of January
she went into a sleep from which she
could not be awakened. Efforts to rouse
her from her trance wre unavailing, ami
tne young woman was removed to the City
Hospital, where ths. case at once attracted
widespread attention.
At first it was thought that sue atint
possibly be under a hypnoiic spell. A hyp
notist was sent for. but all his attempts
to wake her failed. During the flrst six
weeks of her trance she ate nothing, aad
the only nourishment she bad was in a
liquid form, artificially administered.
It was then suggested that dance music
of which she bad been so fond, might
rouse the young woman. This was tried,
and when the strains of a famil ar waltz
fell upon her ears she made several spas
modic movement and her lips tvmhed ?s
if she were tryiDg to speak.
She soon fell back into her stMpor. how
ever, and all further efforts with roust;
failed of results. Her senses remained
dormant, in spite of sli heroic methods
of rousinc her as sticking needles in hr
flesh and strong electric currents.
Finally, on March 7, she aweke aad
asked for food.
"I have had such a nice Aream." she
said. "I thought I was waltzing for hours
and hours. I never seemed to tire But
now that I am awake I feel tired and
bungrj."
She couldn't realize that her s'ecp had
lasted for weeks. She said that on awak
ening it seemed to her that he had merely
had a good night's sleep. She had no
memory of anything except the sensation
of always whirling to the sound of music,
pleasantly and without fatigue.
She was so weak that her medical at
tendant peermitted her to be fed only with
the greatest caution. In spite of all he
could do. however, he was unable to keep
her awake. She gradually drifted back into
uncensciousnes?. which has" lasted till now.
It was found Impracticable to give her
sufficient nourishment to keep her from
wasting. Her vital force grew weaker
and weaker, until now the doctors think
that she is dying, and- that she will not
again revive from her trance-like slat?.
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An KfTorl lo Secure Iteliiilnlcmciil In
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CHICAGO. March 2C Chicago Typo
graphical Union, No. 16, today rescinded
all action taken at the adjourned meet
ing held two weeks ago, when a resolu
tion calling off the "News" and "Record"
boycott was passed. This action resulted
in the expulsion of the Typographical
Union from the Chicago Federation of La
bor. The meeting today was the largest
the printers have held for months, and
by a vote of 250 to 1-10 the action taken at
the adjourned meeting was declared to be
treason. The resolutions adopted at the
previous meeting declaring that members
who read the "News" and "Record" will
be protected by the organization, saying
that the printers have no quarrel with any
newspaper in Chicago, were expunged from
the record of the Typographical Union.
The union will now make an effort to
be reinstated In the Chicago Federation of
Labor, but. in the opinion of leading mem
bers of the Federation it will require fur
ther efforts on the part cf the printers to
show their sympathy with the objects of
the Chicago Federation before this can be
accomplished.
The rrciiilenl n SInve lo Cntnrrli.
D. T. Sample, President of Sjaniplc-V lntall
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stant relief and 1.J proved the one cowl thine
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JERSEY CITY, N. J.. .March 2. A dar-
ing attempt was made to burn the twn of
Wanague, N. J., yeaterday. The Wp gen
! eral store of E. J. Rteker. whore the fire
' was started, was damaged about ?l.0.
j The fire was discovered at 2:3t a. m. Near
, ly every citizen responded to the alarm
and a bucket brigade w-as promptly organ
ized. Two carefully eotrired machtaes, heth
of which dkl their work, were lomnd to
have started the fire. Eaek anehla -sistcd
of an ordinary okl-itmlUomoA nH,
trap, with clockwork attachment wide re
leased the sprlBg. Each eoatrivaaee was
ia a woodeii hex. The spriagtsfr, at tfc
trap struck off a number of awtckaa. Tie
boxes were Ailed with oiled excttoaM,
shavings, and cotton.
The two boses were placed Made Mae
building, where a piace had been excatvsted
for them, directly below sereral tsaN a
kerosene oil and turpentiae. it moat ftv
taken many hours' work to coastraet tfcv
machines aad pt then in place, aad IP
incendiary mit also have aad a peatty
thorough knowledge of the aatwHay amA
itg contests.
Wanague Is a compactly built BUI town
about thirty-two Miles from Now York,
on the line of the Lebigb Valley MaUraa!.
Th building are of wood aad Utei so
closely together that once the n bad
reached the oil tanks it would aardJy
have been possible to haw saved the town.
Great excitement prevailed last aigat.
The authorities have the machines and are
doing their best to. find the incendiaries.
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5PECIAI NOTICES.
SPECI L NOTICE The Executive Commit
tee for the 26th annual session of the
Imperial Council. Ancient Arabic Order of
the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, to be held
in Washington the week of May 21, 1300.
begs to inform the advertising public that
no persons or publishers are authorised by
either the Imperial Council or Almas Tem
ple to solieit advertising for aay pros
pectus, booklet, programme, or any other
advertising scheme to separate buslaes
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not to give advertisements to any sueh, bt
to discountenance the same. FRANK II.
THOMAS. Chairman Executive Committee.
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DR. CLEMENS HAS REMOVED FROM
Mil H st. nw. to 511 13th st. nw. The
electrical and Sprague hot-air apparatiw
are installed. By special arrangement with
the Sprague Company charges reduced to
?S. Skilled massour in attendance. Sep
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DIED.
SMITH-O.i J-umln. Mart'i 2.",. 1900. at 11: a.
m.. I.t SSKOISD I.. SMITH, only oa rf ChurKu
Manrkr and Annie Lewis Hnith, ag tbfrteen
cirs. .
Interment Kock Crcrk Cemetery. Toasaay. at
12 m. Funeral privale. lew
POWERS On Saturday. Mnh 2f. WW. t 1U
o'elock. at his residewee. 1S1 Tweuty-alntr
Street, JCOB V. POWKItS, in the sewwty-lMw
.tear of hi age.
Funeral wrriccs at Trinity Chorea ifantJay,
March 26, at 2:30 p. w. W
TR USER On Sunday. March 35. 1000. at 5s5
a ni 'at lib residence. Mtwri Avenue
northwest. J. F. TKAIXKK, in the flity-flrtf rear
Funeral "from hi Jatc residence on Ttte'djy,
March 'S7, at 2 p. m. Iitternieat pfirale. K
fJRIER On Sund.iv, Mareli 25. tW. at 3 a. m..
JAMES II. ORIER. tne belored husband of araft
tlrier. in his fifty-fomth .tear.
Funeral from liH late reidence, 417 New iihJC
temic northwest, en Tut-day. Mare 27, at 10:
a. ni. Relatives ami friend are repeetHjHy in
tiled tn attcml. Interment at Hertford Cemetery,
I Md. Ilaltimore. Philadelphia, and wiaeheter
' a , papers pleaie copy. 1
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