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TUJE SIOBNIBG TIMES, JBDNaSSDAlg, AUGUST 25, 1897.
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"We've given 3xu ninny a
good bargain before but
never anvthing to match tbfs
lot of $10 $12 and 15
men's suits we're running
now at $5.
Broken lots but some of
every size among them.
A few cutaways in the
lot
73c. Tor genuine Madras Sliirts that
WererormerlySl.SO 1.125 and $1.00.
collars and cuffs attached and neat
pattern.
Eisernan Bros.,
Corner 7th and ESts. N. W
No Branch Store in Washington.
UHKIMG PIST AID PHESEHT
Sixteen Living Mementoes of the
Ilevolutioiuiry War.
IN THE PENSION BUREAU
Seven Widows and Nine Daughters
of Revolutionary Soldiers on the
Kolls -Children Provided for hy
Aot of Congress Twelve Dollars
u Month to the Aged Dames.
There remain now on the Pension
Bureau records only .sixteen living links
'between the days of the Revolution and
the present. All of these links arc wo
nwn, Bveu widows and nine daughters.
The ages of three are missing- Those
of the rest range from seventy-six, the
uaby-ot the group, to nlnety-beveu, which,
tell the years or the eldest two.
Tle husbands, of these beven widows
and the fathers of Uiwe nine daughters
wereef ttet gallautarmy which triumphed
over great oddb that freedom might live.
Itl6 owtMe that there are other daughters
of gsttaot, sires of the Revolution, hut
their names are not kuown to the Pen
sion BureH. It is not believed that
titaere are any other widows.
The law allows a pension toevery widow
of a s-eHer of the revolution. There is
no law, howcvei, which gives pensions to
the ctrtWren or heir of those soldiers
The buitiUFbof the revolutionary soldier
ww m the penwon lolls were, in every
Instance, granted pensions by special act
of Oongre-BS.
The records of the husbands of the beven
widows are on file lu the Tension Bureau.
Those of the fathers or the nine daughters
are nw.ieo .somewhere in the volumes of
the Congressional Record.
Nancy Cloud sUHIive la Virginia, whence
her -husband, William Cloud, went to the
war. He aw much hardserviccamongthe
savage laHaa tribes, his chief experience
being the tescae by his company of Mrs.
Beaue. who hart iteen carried 300 miles into
the wllnerne by the savages. Itwas-auly
after a bard march and bitter fighting
that tlu. rece was made. Cloud received
warm pral- f roin his officers for his bravery
ln leading the charge which re.Milted in
the woiwa's escue. Shortly afterward he
was made lieutenant, and during the Revo
lution did excellent work In rcconnoiter
lng against the Tories of Virginia. His
1b format! mi was of great value to the gen
oial oemmao'ling that division ;and several
laudato ifrtK show that Cloud's service
vmh tboiougbl) appreciated.
Lovey A Writ is the widow of Caleb Akl
Tleh, who enlisted in a New Hampshire in
fuutry regiment and served in KorLh Caro
Una. His tenu of enlistment was cut abort,
however, hy an ugly bayonet and ball
wonrwi received la a severe engagement
with the British.
Kowdoin Snead, the husband" of Mary
Snead, who lives in Virginia, whence ow
dola enliwd, went to the front at the
otttftrPHl: of hostilities, and stayed there
tin Engiaad withdrew her forces and recog
nised tiie independence of her former col
onies. Noah S Damon, the husband of Esther 3.
Damon, wlio no lives In Vermont, was a
.MaasaoliwieU-s man, and went to the war
early in it, existence and fuught in many
lwt bstMes, the battle of Long island being
the ti'oHt important- He did gallant serv
!& tliere , and received honorable mention
for his nerve in saving a comrade under
a hail of lead which poured around him.
James Darling was the first husband of
Kfiucy Jones, who lives In Tennessee. Dai
ling was a hardy mountaineer of that
State, and when the revolution broke out
1m entered the army as a fccout and per
ftrtiiw! prwltjriou, feats of daring.
Ttebwi Glascock and Stephen Mayo, the
haflbauMle of Nancy A. "Weatherman and
llfHMCCsa Mayo, respectively, both hailed
from Vfeginfa. Glascock was a flf cr, who.
frjm the rwxrds, like Napoleon's druin
ner, knew not how to sound a retreat,
bet who could sound a charge that would
soad the uoops irresistibly over the breast
'urorirs of tle enemy. Mayo bhouldered a
mutt-el and became one of the heroes of
VaSey Forge, where, with the father of
Ills Gauntry, he suffered the hardships
tmA priratteab and dangers of war in
It MttfreKt forms. But he made an en
Ttaijte record and died lwnored by all who
knew Mm.
All of Uo widows save Mrs. Snead and
Mrs. Aldricu, who receive $30 per mouth
apiece hy special act of Concrcss, receive
eadh 12 per mouth.
TIII1 MILLIONAIHKS PROTEST.
Tax Assessor, Hear Rich Folks
Big Off on Vulnntloiis.
Sobbs Ferry. N. Y.,Aug. 24. The os
afr at tb town of Grccnburg met here
tofla'y and received protests from tax
payers lor a rHluctlon in valuation.
Mrs. ElHott F. Shepurd filed an applica
tion aateng that the assessment on her
real estate be reduced-from $fc0,000 to
$40,000. James Fraser, who was as
sessed $50,000 for personal property, asked
to have the Fame stricken from the rolls,
as he claims that his indebtedness amounts
to more than that sum.
Mrs. Julia S. Morris applied to have the
assessment on her real ettate reduced from
$80,000 to .20,000. and Mrs Eli7abctb
G'Deli requested that her assessment of
$30,000 on real estate be cut down to
$27,000.
Mrs. Sarah J. Clough swore off her per
gonal assessment, claiming that .-she had no
personal property. Mrs. L. Tallitrer, as
sessed for $:R.C00 lor real estate, asked
to have the same reduced to $10,000.
Leeds Millers Advance Prices.
London, Aug. 21. According to -a dle-
patch received today from Leeds, the Com
Millers' Association has advanced the
prioc- or flour one shilling a sack, making
an advance of eleven shillings in a little
over a month
Killed by Whitecnps.
.Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 24. Frank Smith
was -hot and killed near Abbeville, Ala.,
by whl'ecajK, lie having informed against
a motj who whipped a boy for a mis
demeanor recently
QTTILiE KIBALY IS DEAD
The German Actress Masque
raded as Mrs. Olga King.
SHE BLEW HER BRAINS OUT
lhe Cast-Off Wife of no Austrian
Cnptalu Finds Paramours In New
York and Brooklyn Her Lust an
Italian Merchant Deserted 03
Him, She Dies.
New York, Aug 24. Mis. Olga King, a
handsome brunette, who had occupied a
Hat on the third floor of the apartment
house at J 7-1 Union street, Biouklyn, for
the past year, was found "dead in her bed
mom at V o'clock this afternoon. She was
lying lace downward hi a pool of Wood.
She wore only a chemise and a pair of
stockings. There waa bullet wound in her
right temple and about a yard away was a
pistol- It was a heavy 44-calibre weapou,
and two of the five cartridges had beeu
exploded.
The police at first thought that the
case was one of suicide. They sought in
vain a man who is known to the neigh
bors as ''Mr. King,"' and had about given
up when Mr. King surrendered himself.
He was locked up for tho night in the
Adams street police station.
It developed that Mrs. King was a
fictitious name, and tli.it the woman was
in reality a one-time famous Gprman
actress, known as Ottilia Kiraly, and that
she came to this country when cast off
by her husband, Lieut. Col. lleiurlch
Hitter von Schwarz, an oflicer in the
Thirteenth Austrian Iufantry.
Mrs. King's escapades abroad were pub
lished far and wide, and when she came
to this country four years ago she did
not modify her conduct to any marked de
gree. Siie 'Wxs about thirty years old and
very pretty. She had lived lu a num
liei of places in Brooklyn, and had been
reiiucsted to move from each, as her call
ers were mostly men and they came at
all houis.
A silk handkerchief marked "P. S.,''
found in tie room, caused a search for ona
or her callers.
1'lacldo Kaltta, an Italian, fn the pro
duce business on State street, this city,
resides at 139 1're.sldeni street, Brooklyn,
a few doors, from Mrs. King's flat. He
turned out to be the missing "Mr King.''
Lawyer Friend, of New STork, sent
word to the police that SniUa was a client
of hi, and that he would surrender, which
he did. At the police station he said
that he was an intimate fiieud of Mrs.
King, but had made up liis mind to break
with her. Sailla lives with his brother lu
the President street house. He has a
room at the rear of the third floor and
only a few feet away from the rear win
dow of Mrs. King's Union street flat.
He says that at 7 o'clock this morning
he was dressing himself when Mrs. Klug
appeared at the rear window of her flat
and berkoued to him. It was 7:30, he
said, when he entered Mrs. King's bed
room. She asked him if all was to be
over between them.
I said that it was," Pallia said, "and
with that bhe suddenly pulled out a re
volver and fired. I do riot know how I
escaped. I could hear the bullet whistle
by my ear. I was all confused by the sud
denness of It when she pulled the pistol
and pat it to her own head and fired. She
fell on the floor in a heap, and I .stood
loortng at her, half dazed. There could
not have been five seconds between the
two shots. I ran out, scarcely knowing
what I was doing. I wandered around for
a time, and then went and saw my lawyer,
Mr. Friend, who advUed me to take thi3
Htep
As 'Utilie Kiraly, Mrs. King was an
actress in Austria and Germany ten years
ago. While in Budapest she met Col. Von
Scnwarz, a member of a wealthy and
prominent family, and a man high up
in the military service. He became in
fatuated with her, and ran away to Vienna .
wliere they were married. In less than
six months the colonel tired or his wife,
who would not give up her life, and he
t-Jen to get rid of her. The woman clung
to him, however, and finally her huslands
family paid her 50,000 guilders to come
to this country.
THIS 3IAY M12AN WAR.
Non-Union Men to Work Protected
by Deputy Sheriffs.
nttsburg, Aug. 24. The committee of
seven appointed by the operators the
otlK.r day will report at an operators' meet
ing to be held at 10 a. in. tomorrow
a plan to reopen the mines.
Notices will be posted at all the mines
announcing that the miners can go to
work on a certain date, and certain mines
will be selected to run at all hazards.
Non-union men will be ut-ed at these,
deputy sheriffs will be employed and If
necessary barricades and barracks for the
men to ilvc in will be built. -
A BAD WRECK HEPORTED.
Three Killed in n SmasuVUp at
Millville, X. J.
Philadelphia, Aug. 24. A wreck is re
ported on the West Jersey and Seashore
Railroad at Millville, N. J., late tonight.
Three persons arc reported killed and a
number injured.
XOT IUS FATHER'S SON.
A Fall-lllooded Creek Who Dreuded
Death.
Perry, Okla., Aug. 24. John Wootka,
a full blooded Creek Indian, is the first
Indian ever known to run from a death
sentence. Wootka killed Ison Beers Eome
ninths ago. He was tried according to
the Indian custom, and sentenced to be
shot on June 15, but failed to appear
on the lay of the execution.
Woutka has been captured and will be
kept in ehalns until the execution day.
The custom is that prisoners are allowed
to go free after bentence to the day of
execution, when they appear and are ex
ecuted. Suicide of a Brolccr.
Detroit, Mich.. Aug. 24. Aaron Conn, a
Well-known board of trade broker, who
was caught short in the recent bulge in
wheat, and has been missing for several
days, wsis found deud In Belle isle Park
this morning. He had strangled himself
with a handkerchief and lead pencil.
Henvy Rains Cause n Fire.
Rahway, N. J. , A ug. 24. The Salamaa ier
brick and terra cotta works at Wood bridge
were completely destroyed by fire this
morning. The fire was caused by the rise
of water as a result of heavy raius, which
caused an explosion in the lime kilns.
Loss aUut $100,000.
Marine Deserter Arrested.
Ulchard B. Heygston, a deserter from
the marine service, was arrested yesterday
by Patrolman Warren, of the First pre
cinct. He was returned to the barracks
in the afternoon.
SENORITA CISNEROS' PRISON.
IIorrllilel'lHco in Which the Young
Cnliim Girl Is Confined,
Capt. Gen. Wcyler lias for a year com
pelled Miss Olsneros to sleep In a filthy
cell witn outcast negresses and the vilest
white women of the slums of Havana, fall."
has been compelled to scrub the prison
floois. This ract Is verified by Mme. Agra
monte Sanchez and Miss Aguiler, two
prominent Cubanladies who were in prison
with her, and who arc now In New York.
The Casa dt RecoJIdas, or prison Tor
abandoned women. In Havana, in which
Seuorita ClMioros Is imprisoned'. Is one
oLMie most abominable jails lu Cuba. The
conditions that exist tliere, as described
hy Seuorn A gramonte Sanchez and Seuorita
Marin Agullas, would bo beyond belief
were it not known that the Spaniards have
not yet. larneil to treat prisoners as human
ncings.
L.ast winter, When these two women
were in the Casa de Recojidus, there Were
ninety-two prisoners in all there. TWuaty
belonged to the best Cuban ramillcs and
were impri&oned tor political reasons. They
happened to have brothers or other male
relatives in the ranks of Cuba's army ef
liberation. The remainingboventy-two were
womenof the lower class, mainly ncgreVses
who were serving sentences ranging us hlga
as twenty-five years for the worst crime,
Including murder, known to the codi.
These latter were all confirmed criminals
or the vilest habits.
The economy of the Casa de Recojidos
management makes no allowance or pro
vision for the separation of these two clabbes
of prisoners. The delicate, refined woman
Willi I.t LltllinL VMlllIll 11.3 U.U.1, 1IKU JIIV1 I
Cisneros, mu.-t not only associate with the
criminals, but has to sleep by their side. V
The RecoJIdas is a low, one-story build- j
ing that was constructed in the early days i
of the Spauish conquest as a convent
The place is horribly dirty. There arj no
sanitary arrangements. A shallow pretext
of keeping it clean Is made In the way of
compelling the inmates to scour the floors,
hut this Is more for their punishment thau
otherwise, and carmot in any case, as he
place Is constituted, be effective as a means
of rernovtug loul odois. There are no pro
visions for bathing, and the Inmates in ist
thus gf from week to week with only 'lu
simplest ablutions.
The piUou authorities do not supply the
prisoners with clothes. If those with wlilch.
they enter the RecoJIdas should fall frjn
their backs through wear or be tonl i-ff
in a fight and fights are of constant oc
currrnce then theprisoners must gona-icd.
There were nrout ten persons during th
time that Mrs. Sanchez and Miss Agullar
were there that were absolutely without
clothes. They had no money to send jut
to buy any. Thoy had no friends to hr'ug
or Mind thorn any. They therefore had to
go around like Favages.
Besides these ten that were without a
stitch on their backs, there were maty
others who wore the jnerest rags, and wer;
hardly any better oft. Miss Cisneros' con
dition in this respeot was not far abovo
those latter when these two women en
tered the Reeojtdae. They gave her bome
of their clothes, but since then there h-ia
been nobody to befriend her.
Not only isshe without available relatives
and friends, but the kindly disposed in
Havana who would have helped the poor
girl with food iitio eat and clothes fit to
wear havebeen frightened away, and dared
not ilf k Weyler's wrath by even going to
see her, much less sending her things to
make life bearable In the terrible RecoJIdas.
The order or the day In tho RecoJIdas Is
asfollows: At Gin the mornlngthese woncn
open the doors, and the prisoners must
Immediately go out Into the courtyard
There are two hours before the first meal.
These two hours are employed by some of
the women in washing their clothes, -ill
must use the same large tub. Others aev.
The majority chat, lounge, sing, smoke
At 8 o'clock each gets a piece of bread
and nothlag more. At 10 two men bring
tn a huge tin pall containing a soup-like
nilxtureof rice, potatoes and another vege
table. Each of the women has a tin plate
and a Inrge spoon. As they are called by
name they go up to this pall and take as
much as their spoon will hold. This latter
processls repeated at 4o'clock, when u piece
of meat Is added.
At 8 at night the chief woman guard
blows a whistle and all must hasten to
the dormitories. Until this hour they are
permitted to pass their time as they please
In the courtyard, and the air Is filled
with ciuerrellnps, cursings, bickerings and
cries, for fights arc of almost constant
occurrence, and fierce fights at that.
It Is among such women and amid such
Miiroundicgs that Miss fisneros has hod to
live for so many months.
MOTHER MCKINLEY'S PLEA.
President's Aged Mother Spenlts
for Senorita ClbneroB.
Mrs McKinley, the mother of the Presi
dent, haB added her namo to the long roll
ot petitioners to the Queen Regent of
Spain for th release of Evangclina Cosslo
Cisneros, now in prison in Havana.
A telegram rrom Canton, where Mrs.
McKinley resides, announces the fact that
the has Joined In the great appeal for
sympathy for the unhappy girl. Mrs.
McKinley says:
"I am in profound sympathy with the
movement of the American women to se
cure the release of Miss Cisneros and hope
and pray that they will be successful It is
an outrage to send a woman to thatuwful
place simply because shu is a woman true
to her country, and it is doubly outrageous to
exile her without anything like a rair trial.
The worr.en of America can accomplish a
great deal sometimes, and I assure them
they hive m7 hearty indorsement and pray
ers for their success. I hope the Queen
Regent will listen to th2 voices of the Ameri
can women, her own consciencand woman
hood, and consider the daughters and chil
dren if the country, the goodopiuion of the
world, and .-et the Cuban child free "
Mrs Julia Dent 'Grant, the widow of
Gen. U. S. Grant, has also added the weight
ot her name to this pica for mercy
Thuusantls of other names ot the best
worn-Mi in America have been signed to the
petition to the Queen Regent, and last
night the telegraph wires carried signa
tures from every State in the Union, to
be added to the roll.
Dear British Bread.
London, Aug. 24. The price of the
quartern (four pound) loaf has been ad-
vanced one-half penny here
SENOR1TA 12V ANGELINA CISNEROS.
LUETGERT'S FIGHT FOR LIFE
Chicago Sausage-Maker on Trial
".b
for Wife Murder.
CASE TO ATTRACT SCIENTISTS
Uxpected the Triul Will Last Long
and Produce Many SensutlouH
Coiiukc'I for 'Defeiihe Moves to
Withdraw IMcu of Not Guilty and
Demur to Indictment.
Chicago, Aug. 24. One of the sensations
wire murder case, now on hearing ia
the criminal court, will be the testimony of
Prof. "Walton S. Haines, or Rush Medical
College.
lie will testify that he found indisputable
evidence in the ashes taken f"om under tho
boiler hi Luetgcit's sausage factory that a
skeleton was Incinerated In the rires irom
whit h 1 he ashes resulted. These ashes hu ve
been found to contain insoluble phosphates
resulting from thq Incineration gf animal
boned-
It was learned yesterday that Prof.
Ualnos experiments, have been highly suc
cessful and that he has tccured what
the State isjno.-t In want of iu its case,
convincing evidence that a human body
was destroyed at the Luutgort factory
some time prior to May 22.
The State has always eounected the
turnaces of the boiler with the alleged
destruction of the missing woman's body.
But all visible traces had been eradicated.
How to account for the firing of the
boilers oh the afternoon of Sunday, May
22, puzzled them. If, as they claim, the
body was.dlssolved In the btrong iotash
.volution. wl.ydldLuetgertUM! thefurnace.
and why did he carefully rake out the
ashes? This was the problem that pre
sented ltsMf to the police.
"When Pror. Haines was called in he
viewed the case from a purely scientific
standpoint. The evidence, as the State uud
collected It, was presented to him. When
the search of the factory had been practi
cally completed, he came to the rescue of
the police with the proposition that if the
ashes taken from the furnace that day could
be secured he could discover whatthcycon
talned, and If a body had been destroyed,
or, as the police believed, a skeleton had
been tnctwrnted, he could prove it beyond
the f,ue?tlon of n doubt. This conference
was held on Saturday. May 22, a week
after Luetgert had been arrested.
As a result' of Hurft conference several
officers madea' hurried trip to the fac
tory. The pile of' ashes that was last
taken from the, furnace was still in its
place. It tad been carefully bitted aud
bearchKl In thehope'of finding some clew.
This was all gathered up and taken to th
laborat ry of rof. "Haines at the Rush
Medical College.
Every i;fforwai5' made at the time to
keep the taking' away of the ashes a
feecret, and the) frieiMs of Luetgert never
busnetted what thc'State had done. Dur- I
inu tho three months that havd elapbea
Prof. Haines1 has" made the necessary chem
ical analysis, ll is known that the re-
suit of the scientist's investigations are
such as to support the theory or he po
lice. The plio'j-pUates were round in such
quantities thtttiProT. Haines will testify
that, beyond the I'fuestion of a doubt,
a large u mount '6 f tones were destroyed
in the fire from which the ashes resulted.
Somewhat of a sention was sprung
today when court convened. As soon aa
Judge- Tuthill acended the bench counsel
for the defense mude a motion to be
allowed V withdraw the plea of not
guilty and enter a demurrer and motion
to' quRbh the indictment and every count
thereof.
Judge Tuthill overruled the motion, and
In icsponcelo the Judge's question the do
zens e Hgaln entered a plea of not guilty.
The trial promises to he long drawn out,
the defense having raised the question of
constitutionality of the new Jury law.
DISCONTENTED V EST-M AKERS.
Many Ont on a Strike Because of
Low Wages.
Philadelphia, Aug. 24. It was said at
the headquaiters of the striking vest
inakeri that fully 800 of their numlwr
la this city had gone out today. The men
decided to go out at a meeting held last
night. Those out include the operators,
basters, finishers, and fitters, and among
these are many women and girls.
Those of the men who work by the
week claim that they are able to make
only $tt and $7 t. week now, when a few
years ago they made double that sum.
Many are paid by the piece. They claim
that they get but 0 and 7 cents for a
vebt, for which the contractor receives
33 cents. Formerly for the same won;
the vest makeis Were given 9 and 10
cents. The men claim that they have
woiked for three or four years past for
$G and $7 a week and that it Is simply
impossible to support a family on this
sum.
Thore is talk of a probability qf the
coat and pants makers Joining the vest
makers in the enforcement o the de
mands of the latter.
IRISH FEDERATION MEETS.
Condemns the Failure to Grant
Pardon to Political Prisoners.
Dublin, Aug. 24. The Irish National
Federation held a meetng in this city
today. John Dillon, M. P., presided.
A resolution was adopted, which, after
expressing deep disappointment that the
rumors riiat amnesty would be granted to
the Irish political prisoners had proved
false, said that ui tne strength oi these
rumors the Irish had lieen appealed to to
abstain from nuking demonstrations of
theli- feelings of detestation of English
rule during the j visit to Ireland of the
Duke ot York, vliile the federation did
not desire that personal discourtesy should
be shown a stranger who was on a pro
fessedly noh-particau visit to the coun
try. It was impossible to share lu honor
ing the representative of a power which,
while preaching humanity to foreign pow
ers, crvelJy and yciigefully retains the
Irish political p"rls'puers in dungeons for
years aftei hunVmlty and statesmanship
ought to have prompted their release.
It may be pointed out in connection with
the above resolution that there his been
no official appeal to the Irish to abstain
from ."bowing "their animosity to the
British government during the duke"s
visit.
Would Save Many Lives.
Rochester, N. I., Aug. 24. In discussing
the death of the three young men who
were carried over Niagara Falls in a Fail
boat Sunday, a Rochester alderman sug
gests that two or three cables be stretched
across the river on the edge and a little
below the dauger line, would result in the
saving of many lives.
Royalty Trying the Knulpp Cnre.
New Yoik.Aug. 24. -A cable dispatch to
a local paper from Municli says the
Princess of Wales and the Duke of Meck-lcnburg-Sfhiveriii
have arrived at Worls
hofer to take the water cure made famous
I by the late Father Knelpp-
SALE OF YEARLINGS.
A Number of Them Sold at Auction
at Sheepsliend.
8heepshendBay,N.Y.,Aug. 24. A num
ber of yearlings from the Hurrlcania and
Elnuloif studs were sold in the pad
dock opposite the track before the races
lwigan. A good crowd was present and
bidding was spirited. Those sold for
$500 and ovei are:
Brown colt by Potomac-Folly, J. A. Ben
nett, $850; bay colt by Laureate-La Tosca,
J. A. Bennett, $1,800; brown colt by Po-tomac-Lavinia
Belle, Kenslco Stables, $750;
bay filly by Potomac-Elvira, H. BoWen,
$550; black colt by Potomac-Viola, Onetk
Stable, $600; chestnut horse by Candelmas
Biggenntt, W. Ilendiie, $750; bay colt by
CandelmavVnlerla, J. A. Bennett, $900;
brown colt by Cnndelmus-Floris, W. C. Rol
lins, $000; brown colt by Candelmas
TJtlllty, W. Ucndrle, $500; brown colt by
Candelmab-My Own, J. W. Rogers, $500.
CHILD ATTACKED BY A DOG
Little Effle Yutcs Bitten hy the
Vicious Brute.
Victim's Arm Torn and Her Fneo
Sen o rely. Lucer.a ted A Wa rrunt
for the Anlmul's Owner.
Effle Yates, the ten-jear-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Yates, No. 229 Tenth
street southwest, was severely bitten
yesterday afternoon by a large dog be
longing to William Miller, who lives on
B street, Just around (he corner tfrom the
Yates residence.
Little "Ei fie has a playmate in the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Miller. Yestcrdayafter
nuon Effle went around to ask her friend
to take a wulk, and In order to reach the
dcor bell of the Miller residence was
compelled to enter the grassy inclosure
In front of the house. She carried a bunch
of grapes and suddenly became awaie tint
there was something pulling the grapes
from her hand.
Turning her head she saw a large dog
with thegrapeslnits mouth. She screamed
as she ran down the lawn, but before
she could reach the gate the dog had
fastened Its teeth Into her arm. The
dog's claws scratched the girl's race and
arms and he was preparing to bite again
when some peisons who were passing by
came to the rescue.
The child was carried to the Emergency
Hospital, where the wound was cauterize J.
It was stated by Mrs. Yates last night
that the dog had bitten several other peo
ple, and Just the other day bit Mrs.
Miller twice. Mr. Yates went to th,;
Fourth precinct station last night, and
tnlked the tnattci ovei with Lieut. SJolliii
bcrgor. He will swear out a warrant this
morning ror Mi. Miller's arrest, charging
him with keeping a dangerous animal.
BOY BITTEN BY A BULLDOG.
Pnrents of the Child Demand That
the Brute Be Killed.
Charles Edward, o pretty little boy, with
blue eyeb and golden curls, while playing
with a number of children, was bitten by
a vicious-looking bulldog at the home or
j Mr. Wiliiauai. Carter, No. 323 Ninth btreet
j southeast, on Sunday evening last. The
' dog is owned by Mr. Carter, and, lu ac-
cordance v. Ith the desire of Mr. Edward,
the father of the bitten child, living at
No. 330 Ninth street southeast, 'it was
agreed by both parties to have the animal
killed.
'ilie police were notified at the Fifth
precinct station, and asked to kill the bull
dog. The police claimed to have notified
the poundinaster Monday morning, but the
brute Is still alive, although, the owner
has signified his willingness to have It
shot. Dr. .Mailing, who attended the child
and dressed its wounds, has argued the
necessity of having tills donu.
The wounds received by the little one
are numerous and ugly. The dog, jump
ing at bib throat, bit the boy on the head
In bcveral places, badly lacerating the
tcalp. Dunug tho day succeeding the bit
ing thc-e vouuds caused the boy a great
deal ot pain.
He was reported somewhat better la-st
evening The child's parents, remembering
the snd and painful death ot young Charles
Springmann, manifest a great deal of
anxh'ty, owing to the fact that the dog
has not been killed.
COERCION OF WORKING MINERS.
Strikers Compel Men at an Oak Hill
Mine to Leave the Pit.
Wellston, Ohio, Aug 24. Seven hun
dred n liters, traded by three brass bands,
flagged a mixed freight and passenger
frain on the Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton railroad yesterday. The train
came to a flop aud was boarded by the
men. The trainmen refused to proceed
and Lacked their train to the depot, where
they were ordered by officials of the
road to proceed. The miners were en
route to Oak Hill, where there was a
mine In full operation.
The strikers maiched to the mine and
demanded that the men come out. They
then held a meeting, and Informed the
strikers that they could not work until
the strike was settled. Returning the
strikers captured a Baltimore and Ohio
southwestern freight train. This Is the
second time that the strikers have taken
the men oat ot this mine, and they In
formed them that If they were com
pelled to make a third trip they would
make ic unpleasant for them.
RAHWAY SUFFERS FROM FLOOD.
The River of Same Nume Becomes
n Raging Torrent.
Rahway, N. J., Aug. 24. The Railway
River was a veritable Mississippi this
morning. The waterwas even lilghertban
it was iu the freshet of July 28. It
rose very suddenly, and it is presumed that
there was either a cloudburst or one of the
dams ot the large lakes has given way.
A repoit is current that tho dam across
the North Branch at Crauford has broken.
It rained heavily through the night, but
no rise was noticed until 5 o'clockthls
morning, when within an hour the rise was
six feet. Elizabetluivenue bridge andHam
illou street and other streets were com
pletely flooded and first floors inun
dated The river tonight has fallen six feot.
Great damage ban been done to roads
-washed out. The steumboac Marion was
torn from her moorings near Tappln's dock
and carried down the river and dashed
against the Long Branch Railroad Bridge
Nothing is left but her hull. The Railway
water works, situated in the valley one
mile from the city on North Branch River,
were Inundated.
Knights of Pythias Doings.
Capital Lodge,, No. 24. held its regular
session last night, with a full attendance
of members and visiting Knights. Com
mittees from General Committee ot
Forty-five stated the good work
being done, and the Pythian Me
morial Temple fund btill increasing by
each mail received. They also slated the
grand entertainment to be given in Sep
tember, under the management of Miss
Sauter, with 100 young girls in uniform
representing all nations and States of the
United StaUs, assisted by some of the
finest r.ud best talent of the country.
A Man of 57
Feels as young as he did at 30.
Dr. Walker
1411 Penna. Ave. Adj. WlUard's Hotel.
DOING A GRAND WORK.
Mr. Joseph A. Shoemaker in a Grand
Army veteran, who nerved during tne war
Hi Company K, Twenty-third unto infantry
lireMtlcnt Hayes regiment), and who has
lesided lu Washington six years, being an
employ of the War and Navy Division of
the Pension orrica.
i havi been a great surferer rroin py
rosis, enrome constipation and general de
rougeniei.t or the stomach and liver ror
beveial years, said air. Shoemaker. "I
haw tried doctor arter doctor ami patent
nieuiunen innumerable, at great exp-iii-e
to uivtir. nut none or them did me n par
ticle or goud. l was in debpalr. As alost
resort 1 decided to try Dr. Walker. I am
riee to conrets that nth treatment has had
an errect bordering on the miraculous in
my case, l am, in ract, a new man. My
sleep rerreHiieb me, my appetite Is K-en,my
rood digests readily, my bowels are regulir
ond all my troubles have disappeared. Al
though 1 am rirty-seven years old. I feel as
young us 1 aid at thirty. 1 tnakethis.state
meiit voluntarily, hoping it may be abenent
to other despairing burrerers by guiding
them to a doctor who can certainly give
them relier. l shall take puasure ln,'.erl
jymg this statement to any one.
"JOSEPH SHOEMAKER.
S5.00 A
is the nignest ree charged, medicine In
cluded. uany orrice Hours, 10 to 5; Monday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, till
a p. in.; Sunday, 10 to 12 m.
B3- CONSULTATION FREE. "Eft
au23-tr
THE FIT 01 Tliil
Quigg Trying to Unite All the
Opposing Elements.
SLIGHT PROSPECT FOR FUSION
Letters Sent lu Behalf of the Rc
imhlicnu City Committee to Nine
Different Organizations, Inviting
Them to u Conference About a
Plan for United Action.
New York, Aug. 24. Chairman Lemuel
E. Quigg. of .the Greater New York Re
publican city committee, spent a good
part of the rorenoou today in preparing
invitations to outside political bodies to
confer with the Republican organization
on the mayoralty question.
The different bodies addreed are in
vited In the first instauce to conrer only
with a view to holding their city nomi
natiug conventions on the same date as
that of the Republicans. If this is ac
complished it is hoped that the dltrereut
conventions will apiolnt conference com
mittees, which can agree upon the fusion
tickets, after which the several conven
tions can ratify the action of the com
mittees. The otganlzations which are eligible to
participate in the proposed conference,
because of their opposition to Tammany
Hall, are the following:
Citizens' Union.
Brook ritld Republicans.
Home Rale (Purroy) Democracy.
National Democracy.
Young (O'Brien) Democracy.
Independence Hall (Harburger-Harvieri
Democracy.
?Janhuttan (Steckler) Democracy.
No Tea No Tiger IGIeason) party.
German-Ainericau Union.
Chairman Reynolds, when spoken to
today regarding the probable action ot
the Citizens' Union, said:
"In uiy opinion no conference can be
considered unless it shall he on the oasis
of the acceptance of Mr. Low as the
mayoralty candidate."
The invitation which was today sent to
Mayor Gleason. or Long Island City, was
at the direct request of Committeeman II.
C. Johnson, ot Queens. Mr. Johnson re
minded Chairman Quigg of the anti-Tammany
party In Long Island City, and se
cured a promise that he should be invited
to confer with the Republicans.
The Citizens' Union is dissatisfied with
the work of the courts in naturalization
matters, and has issued the following bul
letln on the subject:
"In reporting on the. work done by the
nntuiaUzation bureau ot the union, at No.
25 Chambers street, which ceased opera
tions on August 7, J. G. Martin complains
that more than half the applicants pre
senting themselves for naturalization
were refused, their papers on the plea of
pressure on the courts.
'The right of fianchise,' he says, 'was
denied hundreds of men who had aacri
ficed their time, and in many Instances,
paid their witnesses day after day in the
hope of acquiring their rights under the
statutes.' He adds that his experience
demonstrated that 'the facilities for natural
ization in New York city are absurdly, un
justly and injudiciously inadequate to the
demand. The applicants stand ready to
comply with the terms of the statutes, and
yet are denied their constitutional rights.
In reference to the delay In the courts, Mr.
Martin says that hi many cases It was ob
served that applicants wereadmittedoutov
their turns on the payment of fees to court
orficlaH "
Brooklyn Democrats arc thoroughly har
monious now. Chairman Bernard J. York,
o' the executive committee, stated today
that the McGnrry and Millard factions
in the Tenth ward will hereafter work
in harmony. This has been the most
serious break in the ranks, and cast the
Democratic party the mayoralty election
two years ago.
GOVERNOR ATKINSON'S STAND.
Feurs Courts May Infringe Too
Much on Personnl Liberty.
Charleston, W. Va., Aug. 24. H. "H.
Van Meter wrote a letter to Gov. Atkin
son, commending him upon the stand he
took for freedom" ot speech and the rights
ot miners to peaceably state their griev
ances. The. following answer has "been
made public:
"Capital and labor are interdependent,
and injunctions of courts of the modern
kind are doing more to widen the breach
between them than all other canses com
bined. 1 have profound respect for courts
ot justice, and have always hitherto up
held them, but I fear they are going too
far In the issuing of injunctions restrain
ing the natural rights of the people. The
tendency is to usurp the prerogatives ot the
executive department of republican in
stitutions, which is dangerous."
Bryi Not to Visit Mexico.
Dallas, Tex.. Aug. 24. The Hon. William
J. Bryan, or Nebraska, has written a
letter to the invitation committee, stating
that it would be impossible for him "to
visit the Texas State Fair, to be held
in Dallas next October, as prior engage
men tswlll prevent. Neither will Mr. Bryan
visit Mexico the coming fall or winter to
study financial and industrial conditions
in that country, as has been printed.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
SPECIAL NOTICE The board Of dl-
rectors or tne Columbia Street Kali-'
way Company have declared a div-
lueud on the capital stock, paya
ble on and after September 1. lb7. '
The uoki for the transfer or nock will
bo closed from August 25 to September
1, both inclusive. THEODORE J . KINO.
Secretary. au24-2t,m
OFFICE OF THE METROPOLITAN
RAILROAD CO., Washington. D. C,
August 20, 1897. Notice is hereby given
that the books Tor the tronsrer of stock
or the Metropolitan Railroad Company will
be closed rrom the above date to Septem
ber 1. 1HU7. GRIFFIN B. COLEMAN.
Secretary. au23,25,27,30-4t
POSTOFFICK NOTICE.
Should be read daily, as changes may oc
cur at any time.
FOREIGN MAILS for the week ending
August 2 close promptly at this orflce,
as follows.
1 rausatiuntle iiuilw.
AVED.NESDAY-(b) At 0:20 p. m. for
Europe, per s. s. Normannia", from New
Ioik, via Plymouth, Cherbourg and Ham
burg. tidUAl-(b) At u:20 p. m. for France. "
Swiuerlaud. Italy. Spain. Portugal. Tur
key, Kgypt, and British India. per a. a. La
Uascogne," rrom ev lork, via Havre.
Letters ror other parts of Europe must he
directed "Per La Uascogne." (c) At
tu:5o p. in. ror Netherlands direct, per
s s. Spaarndam. rrom New York, via Rot
terdam. Letters must be directed "Per
oiKiBruuiiin - (ct At 1005 p. m. for Scot
laud direct, per a s. Olrcassla. rrom New
.SJ.k vl? u,agow Letters must be di
rected "Per Uireassln.- (c At 10:50 p. '
ilV i?Lr,0,rwar direct, per a s. Island. from
f,V ?. Liters must be directed "Per
island." (c At lo-.os p. m. ror Europe,
per a s. Unibria," rrom New York, via
Qucenstown.
Printed Matter, etc. -German steamers
sailing rrom few York on Tuesdays take
printed matter, etc.. for Germany, and
specially addr-ssei printed matter, etc., for
ittier parts of Europe.
The American and White Star steamers
sailing from New Yorlc on Wednesdays,
the German steamers on Thursdays, and
the t'unard, French and German steamers
on Saturdays take printed matter. etc, for
all countries for which they are adver
tised to carry mall.
Mails for s.,iith and Central Amer
ica, vest males. itc.
WEDNESDAY-(d) At 6 23 a. m.forBar
bados direct and North Brazil via Para
and Manaos, per s. s. Grangense, from
New York, ic) At 10:55 p. in. for Port
Antonio, per s. s. from Philadelphia, (c)
At 10.55 p. m. for Santiago de Cuba, per
a. a. Santiago de Cuba, from New York.
Letters must be directed "Per Santiago
de Cuba." (c At 10 55 p. in. for Bermuda,
per s. s. Orinoco, from New York, (o) At
10-55p m. forNassaiuN P. andSantfago
de Cuba, per a. s. Niagara, from New York.
THURSDAY-id At 6 25 a. m. for Ja
maica, per s. w.Ardandbu. rrom New York.
Letters for Belize, Puerto rortez and Guate
mala, must be directed "Per Ardnndtou."
(c) At 10 55 p. m. for St- Thomas, St.
Croix. Leeward and Windward Islands, per
s. . Madtana, from New York.
FRIDAY d) At G.25 a. m.. for Porto
Rico direct, per s. s. Themis, from New
York. (d At G.25 a. in., ror Brazil, per
s. s. Grecian Prince, from New York, via
I'ernambuco and Santos. Letters for
North Brazil must be directed "Per Gre
cian Prince." c At 10-55 p. m., for
Fortune Island, Jamaica and SavaniHa,
per b. s. Adirondack, from New York
Letters for Casta Rica must be directed
"Per Adirondack. c At 1055 p. m.,
for Port Au Prince, Petit Goave, .leremie.
Carthagena and Santa Martha, per s. s.
Andes, from New York. c At 10:55 p.
m., for Campeche. Chiapas', Tabasco and
Yucatan, per s. s. Orizaba, from New
York. Letters for other parts ot Mexico
must be directed "Per Orizaba. (qJ At
10:55 p. m., for Port Au Prince, Aux
Cayes, Jacinel. Cumana. and Carupauo,
per 8. s. Pnns WillemlV. from Now Yorlc
Letters for other parts of Venezuela.
Curacao, Trinidad. British and Dutch
Guiana must be directed "Per Prins Wil
i lem IV." (ciAt 10:55 p. m.. for New
foundland, per a. s. ortin. from New
lork, tc) At 10.55 p. in., for Cape Haiti,
(ionatves. Aux-t'aves ami Jacinel. per s. 8.
HoMeln. from New York.
Malls for Newfoundland, by rail to Hall
rax and then via su-ainer. close here daily
except Sunday, at 12:05 p.m., and on
Sundays Onlvat 11:35 a- m.UU
Mails for Miquelon. bv rail to Boston and
thence via steamer, close here dally aft
3:2U p. m.(a)
Malls for Cuba (except those for San
tiago de Cuba, which will be forwarded
via New lork up to the 10:55 p.m. clos
ing Wednesday) close here datlvat 3:00
p. m. for forwarding via steamers sail
ing Mondays and Thursdays from Por8
Tampa, Fla.(e
Mails for Mexico, overland (exeept toosa
for Campeche. Chiapas. Tabasco and Yuca
tan, which, after the Wednesday overland
close, will be forwarded via New York up
to and Including the 10-55 p.m. closing
Friday), close here daily at 7:10 a.m.
Transpacific Mulls.
Malls for the Society Islands, per ship
Galilee, rrom San FrancibC, close hera
daily up to 6:30 p.m.. August 23di
Mails for China. Japan and Hawaii, per
s. s. Coptic, from San Francisco, close hero
dally at U:30 p.m.. August 27.d)
Malls for China and Japan, per a.B.
Columbia, from Taionia, ch here daily
up to G:30 p.m.. August 2D.td)
Mails for Hawaii, per s. s. Australia,
from San Francisco, close hi-re daily up
to 6:30 p. in.. September l.(d)
.Mails for Australia lexcep't West Aus
tralia), Hawaii and FIJI Islands, per s. .
Aorangi. rrom Vancouver, close here daily
up to ::to p- in., September l.ld)
Mails Tor China and Japan, speeiallv ad
dressed only, per s. s. Empress or Japan,
rrom V ancouvfr. r-se here daily up to
t:30 p. in., SeptemDer6.(d
Mails Tor Australia (except those for
est Australia, which are rorwerded via
Europe), rew Zealand, Hawaii. Fiji and
Samoan islands, per s. s. Mariposa, from
San r"ranct.eo, close here daily up to
tsuio p. in., September lo.icti
TRANSPACIFIC MAILS are forwarded
to tneportaof sailing daily, and the sched
ule of closing Is arranged on the presump
tion of their uninterrupted overland tran
sit. a Kcgistered mails close at 10 a. ra.
same day.
bi Registered malls close at 1 p. m.
same day.
c Kegistered malls close at 6 p. m.
same day.
td) Keuistered malls close at G p. m.
previous day.
(e) Registered malls close at 1 p. m.
Wednesdays and Saturdays.
JAMES P. WILLETT.
Postmaster.
FOR HHtE.
FOR HIRE To drummers and easiness
men, horse and buggy or Dayton. $2 per
dav, and special prices for pleasure driving.
Apply to the REX STABLES, rear 615 B
st. nw.; telephone call. 10l. ap30-tf
DEATH OF MRS. SCRUGGS.
Wife of the Venezuelan Agent Dies
of Her Iujnries.
Atlanta. Gn.. Aug. 24. The wlfeof Hon.
W- T. Scruggs, special legal representa
tive of Venezuela, died this morning from
Injuries received In this country by fall
ing from a train.
She mistook an exit for a saloon door, and
stepping out, was hurled down a steep
omlianknciit, where she was found by her
hustand an hour later.
MARRIED.
DECKER GROSHON-On August 21,
1607. at Rockville. Md.. ELMER G.
DECKEU to CHARLOTTE C. UKOSHON,
both of this city. It
DIED.
CURKY On Tuesday. August 24.1507.
at 1:30 a. m., EUGENE AL0YSIU3
CURKY, aged twenty-even years.
Due notice or funeral hereafter. au25-2
HUGHES -On August 16, lS07.at Rosr
ville, Md., Mrs. JULIA HUGHES.
The remains were brought here by Un
dertaker Winslow and sent to Lynchourg.
She leaves a son and daughter, brothers
and sisters and a host of relatix'es and
friends to mourn their loss.
UAKS Departed this lire Monday,
August 23. 1S97. at 7 a. m., MRS.
AM AND L BANKS, beloved aunt of Mrs
Conrad. Funeral Wednesday, August 25. at 2
-p. in., at Shiloh Baptist Church. Friends
and relatives are invited to attend. It
BALSTEU OnMonday.A.!gu.t2;;. ia.
at 1.45 p. m , JOHN PHILIP, beloved
husband ot Laura V. Balster.
Funeral from tits late residence. No- t0l
Sixth street southwest, on Wednesday.
August 25, at 3 o'clocK p. m. Kelatlvea
and friends Invited. it-em
UNTEiaAKERS.
j. tvtzl.IjIa.m: lee.
undertaker;
332 Pn. Ave. K. W.
I First-class service. Phone, 138a.
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