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The evening times., 1896-04-24
DIVERS WILL TRY 1T AGAIN
Another Attempt to Be Made to
Raise the Steamer Pewabic.
She Was Sunk Thirty Years Ago In
Lake Huron and Was Laden
With Copper.

Milwaukee, April 24.-Another attempt
Is to be made to raise the copper laden
steamer Pewabic. sunk in Thunder Bay,
Lake Huron. thirty years ago. in $50 feet
OF water. The attempt is to he made by
the American Wrecking AMI Salvage Com
pany OF Milwaukee. which has secured the
rights to use the patent diving bell invented
by W. q. Smith OF this city.
At q meeting OF the stockholders last
night in the office of W. II. Starkweather.
it was reported that last week successful
test OF Mr.. Smiths patent had been made in
22O feet OF water in Milwaukee Bay. 1t
was stated that there will be no trouble in
working in water ut depth OF from 200 TO
800 feet.
1t was reported that the company had Sc
cured an option from the Chicago under
writers owning the Pewabic.. agreeing to
allow the company 60 per cent OF the
cargo when delivered at the docks at
Alpena. The company decided to accept
the offer. and will issue an extra list or
stock to fit out an expedition, which is to
get to work at once.
The Pewabic was sunk in coils with
the Meteor thirty years ago. The copper
cargo is valued at about $50 900. 1t has
been found impossible for divers to work
at so great a depth of water as the Pc
wabic is in and some years ago the we'll
known diver. Pelig, was killed in an at
tempt to raise the steamer. The Smith
bell is built of steel. of one inch in thick
ness, and is six feet in diameter and eight
feet in height. II weighs $4,000 pounds
and is made to resist great pressure
The evening times., 1896-04-24

In every congregation. women form the
majority and their assistance is invoked
and their counsel sought in all difficulties
and straits that besct the church. 1t is not
the men that get church out OF debt. but
the women: it is not the men who con-
duct its SuHda y-sChools. but the women:
il is not the men who lift tie thousand
and one minor cares from Off the pastors
shoulders, but the women. Now, if their
counsel and their activity are so bene-
ficial in the circle of the individual church
why would they not he as effective and as
desirable in the convocation OF churches
which is called a general conference?
Neither their acumen nor their zeal will
be less alert IN the ore than in the other.
and ii is quite probable that the results
of their cooperation in these general Coun-
ellis would be quite as beneficial to the
church as a whole as they are to in
dividual congregations.
As question of abstract justice their
right TO admission to the general confer
ence cannot be disputed. This conviction
no doubt operated in swelling the vote,
and it will be factor in bringing it up
to such proportions the next time the
proposition is voted upon that the sub
lect will pass from the hands of the an
nual to that OF the general conference.
The evening times., 1896-04-24
Good Pay Is Good Policy.

in the line of public policy to so remunerate
men as to make it possible for them to live
in sanitary lodgings, to eat clean and whole
some food and clothe themselves decently
ard properly. In this respect the govern
ment ought to set a good example. Instead
of teaching lessons OF stinginess, parsi-
mony and unfairness, it should inculcate
libcrality and fair dealing.
The present remuneration Of these van
drivers is below the rate paid to men in
similar private employment. Street car
drivers get from 81 = 8 to So day, and fe W
drivers of business establishments get less
than from SO to Sl2 per week. 1t should
he the aim OF the government, therefore,
not only to pay as much as private parties.
but more. and by its example stimulate
wages generally. The better the wages paid
To the laboring classes, the greater the pros
perity OF tie community. Handicapped.
therefore, though the plea for an increase
OF the van drivers pay is by the adverse
Endorsement of the Commissioners, it is
To he hoped that Congress may take u diff
fcrcnt and more favorable vie W Of the mat
ter and grant the trifling increase Which
Will take less than 81 900 annually from the
District treasury.
The evening times., 1896-04-24

Captain General Weylcr has issued an
other proclamation. These documents are
progressive in their charactcr-that is,
each succeeding one makes more concessions
than the one that went before. His first
manifesto breathed blood and fury; his
later one bade the insurgents to throw do wn
their arms and themselves upon the mercy
of the government: his latest promises
amnesty and pardon to all who surrender
within twenty days. If this one proves as
ineffective as the Others have been. an
other may issue, offering repentant rebels
chromos or commissions in the Spanish
army. or something else equally seductive
and pleasing. -
uf course, we may expect now 20 get
official reports that the insurgents are
fairly tumbling over each other to sur
render to the Spaniards. In fact, the
proclamation had barely been made tefore,
SO it is stated, seventy large bodes of in
surgents walked into Spanish camps and
promised to be good and .oyal forever
more. More than that, it is even said that
Maceo IS simply awaiting a good oppor-
tlnity to throw himself and his victorious
army literally and figura lively ut the
feet OF Va!eriano Weyier. 1t will prob
ably not be many days before reports are
started that Gomez and Garcia and all the
other less prominent leaders, are ready and
anxious to do likewise.
Strangely enough, at the same time that
this forgiveness on the one side and SUBJ
The evening times., 1896-04-24
SCHEMES OF POLICY PLAYERS.
Old Runners Laid Aside and New Men
Employed to Push the Game

Old Runners Laid Aside and New Men
Employed TO Push the Game.
The police are making extraordinary ef-
forts TO suppress the business OF promot-
ing policy in the District Within the past
two months the hackers of this seductive
but uncertain game OF chance have been at
their wits ends to thwart the police
They discarded all the old runners"
who are wen-known as such TO the officers
of the law, and employed men, mostly col
ored, who had never figured before in
the sport. This preliminary move started
a policy boom, and the game flourished
until Maj. Moore, Inspector Holiinherger
and the precinct leutenants took the matter
in hand, and adopted active measures to
bring a bout n collapse of the fl LA boom.
The efforts of the police have already
been crowned with a certain measure OF
success. as several recent important arrests
will attest. III ferreting out the runners
they are meeting with many difficulties
For instance, the new men who collect
the plays do not carry them across the
Potomac TO the headquarters OF the Dis
NAL Swamp and Frankfort, KY, Compa-
MES which are established there.
Relays of runners have been established,
and when the papers reach the aCroSs-the-
river resorts they have passed through three
or four hands.
In some sections of the city boys and girls
are employed to carry the plays TO the back
ers. The bridges are not used now. since the
police have been watching them, but the
runners are ferried across in rowbnats from
obscure points along the shore.
Major Moore is determined to use every
po wer at his command to arrestthe violators
Of the policy la W. The hackers regard this
city as one Of their most profitable fields,
and will resort to all manner OF shrewd
schemes to out wit the police.
The evening times., 1896-04-24
KILLED BY HIS HELPER.
Desperate Acts of Discharged Farm
Employe.

Guthrie. OKLA, April 2i.-R. T. Anderson,
aged nineteen years. who had lately ar
rived in Grear county from Bellevue. Ills,
was employed by Horatio Buckley to work
on a farm. hut was discharged because Of
his poor work. He went to town. bought
rifle and returning TO Buckley's house in
the evening. attempted to shoot him.
Mrs. Buckley blew out the light and the
two men battled in the tarS. Buckley be-
ing fatally wounded with a ball from An
derson's rifle. Anderson fled and hid in a
hole in a creek bank and when a posse
attempted to capture him he shot the lead
er. Deputy Sheriff Ferris, and kept the
others at bay for four hours. surrendering
only when his ammunition gave out.
There were threats of lynching, but he is
safe in the old county Jail at Mangum.
though held wholly without authority. as
the recent decision of the supreme court
left Grear county without officers to en-
force the Oklahoma laws which now gov
ern the county.
The evening times., 1896-04-24

bushels lacking pound or more. or pounds
lacking several ounces. although scales as
well as measures, looked all right to the
Impractical eye and would reveal their de-
ficiencics only upon close inspection. While
there may be some obscure stores in which
the official scaler will find shorta Ges, his
activity should be most assiduously di-
rectcd TO these gentlemen Of the road. who
play no unimportant part in the house
keepers domestic economy.
tits to lie feared that far less importance
is attached to this matter OF accurate
weights and measures than there ought
10 bc. In the Old Testament great stress
Is laid upon il, and wise King Solomon
is most severe upon these who are inclined
10 he INSCRIPTIONS in this regard. A re-
vlval, as ii were, III so important a matter
is likely, there fore. to have nCne but III.
most agreeable results.
The evening times., 1896-04-24
Some English As She Is Wrote.

An Oklahoma editor expresses his thanks
for a basket of oranges thus: I'VE have
received a basket OF oranges from our
friend. Gus Bradley, for which he will
please accept our compliments some of
which are nearly six inches in diameter
on tombstone in Indiana is the follow
ing inscription: This monument was erect
ed to the memory OF JOHN Jinkins. acci-
dentally shot as mark of affection by his
brother
A coroner's jury in Maine reportcI that
Deceased came to his death by excessive
drinking producing apopleXy in the minds
of the jury
Michigan editor received some verses
not long ago With the following note of
explanation: "These lines We're written
fifty years ago ny one who has for long
time slept in his grave merely for pastime.' -
The evening times., 1896-04-24
Morning Star Lodge Election.

Morning Star Lodge. No 3, ]. o. Il. T,
elected Officers and delegates to the Dis
trict Lodge last night. as follows: Chief
Templar. 0ssie Klingcr. reelected; Mrs K.
NJ Allen V. T: Andrew j. CoCkerell. sec
retary: John T. Sc.ecman. financial seere-
tary; L. II. Patterson. treasurer: c. S.
Newcomer. marshal: delegates, Mr.. and
Mrs. Il. NJ. Allen, Mrs. Campbell and Eur
gene L. Thomson; aiterua ties. Mrs. E. s.
Wiley. and Messrs. Carter Collision aud
Cockerell. The next meeting OF the lodge
will be held Tuesday evening. May ..
The evening times., 1896-04-24
Claims She Ia a KIeptOmaDiac

lancaster. Pa, April 24.-ArS- Emma
Huyard, of Upper Leacock. was convicted
in court yesterday on two indictments OF
theft. Her f9sband, John Huyard. VITO
was put on trial at the same time, was ac-
Quilted on the evidence of his wife. who de-
clared he knew nothing about the rob
berries. Her only defense was that she is
kleptomaniac. and cannot help stealing.
During the cross-examination the wOman's
excitement eliminated in 4 fit, and dra-
matte scene followed. After conviction
her counsel moved for a new trial, and an
nounced that a commission would I've asked
for to determine her mental condition.
The evening times., 1896-04-24
ALLSOP WAS A BIGAMIST.
Another Crime Charged to the Muir.
derer Who Recently Suicided.

Seattle, WASH, April 24.-James E.
Allsop, arrested in this city April 16, for
the murder in August, 1894, of Miss Lena
Olson, and who committed suicide by
hanging while in the city Jail. was not
only a murderer and possibly a multi-mur-
dercr. as now seems certain, but he was
bigamist as well.
There are, il now appears, two widows,
for Emma AllsOp, of Salt Lake, Utah,
claims 10 have been the archcriminars wife.
She wrote Al.sop. extending assistance
upon learning of his arrest.
The police of this city state that Allsop
had 10 do with tie murder in Seattle OF
Mrs. Charlotte FettIng, on September 4.
1898. and also the murder in Tacoma
of her son-inlaw Jamcs King, who was
shot and had his body thrown into the
bay on the evening of November II. 1893.
The evening times., 1896-04-24

~ EN-. HARRISON has been politician
~ and Il lawyer too long TO let any
little things like wedding or a
neat letter of deciination seriously binder
him In his ambition to occupy the Presi-
DENTAL seat again." remarked s. ID. Corn
wall. travelling man of Louisville, at
the Regent.
He will undoubtedly start out n
dark horse with the intention of coming
IN at the finish very light one. TIE 'Har-
rison sentiment in Indiana is rapidly ex-
pcricncing a revival. TIE latest move on
the part of his friends has been to turn
toward the uninstructed district delegates
and have them, if they pledge themselves
AT all, to vote against Mckinley. The
statement is made that twelve districts
are willing 10 enter into Il compact to do
hat. There is not the slightest proba bility
Of the cx-Presideut giving up tie race"
The evening times., 1896-04-24
Calf Bus Seven Legs.

Media, Pa, April 2i.-Enos sharpiess.
farmer for Il. T Kent 4 t Ridley Fails. Meth
er Providence. reports that one of his cows
a few days ago gave birth to a calf with
seven legs. The four regulation legs are
perfect. and growing from the Calf's side,
Just back of the shoulder blade. is fifth
leg. Ii is without the usual knee Joint.
but il is bent and can be used freely from
the shoulder Joined 10 this fifth leg.
where the knee joint should he located are
two other legs. one with a cloven foot aud
the other having perfect hoOf. The mon
Strosity is still living.
The evening times., 1896-04-24
Defeated by Mafa beles.

Cape Town. April GA dispatch from
Buluwayo. dated April 2I. says that Com
mander Duncan. with 200 whites and 100
natives. with Maxim and Hotchkiss guns,
met the Matabeies three miles out from
Buluwayo. The Matabeles fired Il heavy
volley into the British party and drove
them into mUguza River. One of the whites
Of the British army was killed and three
officers were wounded. and several OF the
natives were killed.
The evening times., 1896-04-24
At Allen. Grand opera House.

Manager Allen announces for next Sun.
day evening, April &c, at the Grand Opera
House, an unusually unique and interest
ing entertainment, to be given by the
tniest of ladies', Mrs. Gen. Tom Thumb,
and her bright company of American Lii.
putians, who. for the past week. ha We been
amusing Washington thearter oers by
their bright sayings and doings. One of
the most attractive features of the pro-
gram will be a lecture by the Countess
Magri Mrs. Gen. Tom Thumb) in which
she expresses her views and experiences
of a life before the public. Judging from
the patronage they have received during
the week, the entertainment promises to
he q success financially as well as other
wise Prices will lie % and 90 cents
The evening times., 1896-04-24
CASE FULL OF SENSATIONS.
More Interesting Developments in the
Celebrated blythe VIII Case.

San Francisco, April 24.-Yesterday a
big sensation was sprung in the celebrated
Blythe case by attorneys L. Pringie, H. b.
NJ. Miller and Mr. Watson, when they called
upon Gen. W. II. Hart, representing Mrs.
Florence Blythe -Hinkley and made a demand
that he should file for probate a copy of
will of Thomas Fl. Bl ythe, said copy being
m possession of Mrs. Carr, a client of the
lawyers already mentioned.
Mrs. Carr claimed $4,000. which, ac-
coriing 10 the terms of the copy OF the WILL
was legacy from Blythe TO her husband.
Gen. Hart refused to treat with the lawyers
or their client, and they went away, after
having notified the general that they would
begin proceedings against him today.
Gen. Hart denie that any willofthe deceased
millionaire has ever been produced
The evening times., 1896-04-24
@ HARLEs b. FRENCH of Montgomery

@ HARLEs b. FRENCH of Montgomery.
~ Ala. is one OF the guests at the
National. 1T is very evident said
he. that both political parties are in u
stata OF uncertainty as to what will be the
issue of the coming campaign. Many in
sst that il W i'll be the tariff. but there are
just as many or more who insist that it will
be the money standard. The latter is n
more astounding stumbling block on which
to frame the issue. though, than the tariff
for both the parties. as every one knows,
are badly split on the money question.
The general impression is. however, that
the outcome OF both conventions will be
the Endorsement of the sound money plat
form. in which event that factor wonld be
removed as an issue. Even the Republic
cans. many of them. will feel a hestancy
about again overturniDg the tariff. even
II it is to get it back in the Iine of the
Mckinley bill. and doubt very much
whether tariff will form an appreciable
item. If these two things do not make the
issue. what will?
The evening times., 1896-04-24
CONFESSION WENT FOR NAUGHT.
Murderer Declared Insane, Though
He Claimed to BE Shamming.

Atlanta, Ga, April 24.-Alexander Carr,
the murderer. has been declared insane by
jury. He was under sentence TO be
hanged toGa y, but this will save him. Carr
killed John King here in 1894. The mur-
derer soon began to feign insanity. For
more than year he did not speak a
word. Experts pronounced him victim
of dementia, but despite this he was con-
victed of murder and sentenced to be
hanged.
One month ago, Just a few days before
the date set for his execution. he broke his
long silence, and stated that he had been
shamming all the time. The governor gave
him thirty days respite to see whether or
not he was sane.
Yesterday he was examined and pro-
nounced insane. He will be sent to the
asylum. 1t is still a question with a
great many whether he is sane or insane.
The evening times., 1896-04-24
HEAlR,5Dr e +

n~HHEsE are bleak. dreary, days for
the riding school," announced q
prominent New York turfman. who
is in Washington to enjoy the spring races
with bicycles. motorcycles and troliey-car
parties and all of the fads OF this later day.
it begins to look like the horse and his
usefulness. in a riding school at least, are
at an end. Only recently three OF the best
known academies for instruction in riding
the horse in New York have been compelled
to shut up shop. and two were forced to
assign. Everybody knows that even now
Americans don't wear medals for horse
back riding. and if the progress OF the bike
and other mt,hns of locomotion continues
as it has recently. there will very soon be no
riding schools at all"
The evening times., 1896-04-24
CFRIous1hsYs i y THOUGHT
" HUMOROUS
Young Earse Spring.

Young Marse Spring, he come aroun',
An sprinkle sunshine on de groun'.
An bring de gentle. cooin' breeze,
An cotes de buds on all lie trees:
An dey jis' turn cr lisienin' ear,
An 'bleavc dat summers sholy beah,
An wen he say, Come out an be
Ny BRIDE" an all dat flattery,
Jis' like young gals, dey sholy come,
An soon lie trees wifi verdure's hung.
An den Marse Spring. he up an say,
"Guess I'll pos zone lie weddin' day"
An den he Leave er week er two.
An dey gets lef', dey shoiy do
The evening times., 1896-04-24
Death of the Oldest Sha ker

Boston. April 2i.-Ezra Beamon Newto
the Oldest Shaker in the country. died OF
old age at the Harvard. Mass. community
yesterday. aged l0l years He was born in
Paxton. When he was year Old his rarcuts
moved TO Boylston. He became prosperous
farmer there and was happily married but
in SIS, becoming converted to the Shaker
faith. he left his wife and children and
Joined the Harvard settlement
The evening times., 1896-04-24
HE CONFESSED THE CRIME.
Mystery Surrounding the Death of
Raymond Porter Clearing Up.

Holland. Mich April 24 24.-RaymondP Porter
and Mrs. Lawrence, who are under arrest.
charged with the murder of the latter's
husband, whose body was found in the
river here last Sunday, were brought here
yesterday.
Intense excitement was manifested and
fully 1000 persons attended the examina-
tion of the prisoners. They were bound over
"a the circuit court for trial fer murder in
the first degree.
Porter has confessed that he murdered
Lawrence. He says Mrs. Lawrence knew
nothing of his crime.
The evening times., 1896-04-24
Living in a Healthy Legality,

The healthfuiness of Lynton, a summer
resort in Devon, England, is advertised
by this story: Recently a visitor began
to talk to an old man in Lynton and asked
him his age, whcreupon he said: II am
Just over seventy" "Wen," said the
visitor, 'you look as if you had good
many years to live yet. A t what age did
your father die?" Father dead" said
said the man, looking surprised, Father
isne dead; he's simply upstairs putting
grandfather to bedP'-Exchange.
The evening times., 1896-04-24
Colonial Council, Nearing an End.

The business transacted al this MORN
ing's session OF the Colonial Council was
the consideration of the admission of ron
Colonial States. No vote was obta ined,
however. before II O'Clock, when the
meeting adjourned TO attend the reCep-
tion given in their honor by Vie Pres-
dent Stevenson, in his private room n the
Capitol. The election of officers will
take place this afternoon, after which II is
more than probable that the council will
adjourn sine die
The evening times., 1896-04-24
rirer,en Promptly Responded.

The promptness of Policeman James ].
Sullivan in turning in an alarm of fire
prevented 4 serious grafton on Seventh
street last evening. He discovered a lively
blaze among the inflammable materials
in Joseph Weller's carpenter shop. in rear
of No 517 Seventh street northwest. The
fire department responded promptly and
extnguished the flames after $50 damage
had resulted Cause of fire unknown.
The evening times., 1896-04-24
In Ariz,na.

81 hear skinnen.- president of the
soakum and Gunum Hank. is dead?''
Yes
The bank srependcd, didn't it,
Yes
"Did that cause his deathr'
Yes: he was suspended shortly after
ward"
The evening times., 1896-04-24
DUE TO CARELESSN ESS.
Woman and Two Children Fatally
Burned by Rlazing OIL.

Cleveland. Ohio, April 24.-Mrs. Augusta
Scharnicsky of No. 10 Yonkers avenue
was fatally burned. aud her two children,
Ella and Annie. aged four and three years,
respectively. were burned to death yes
terday at their home by the explosion OF
a coal Oil can.
Mrs. Scharnicsky attempted to hasten n
slow-burning fire in the dinipgroom stove
by throwing Oil on the flames. when the can
exploded. throwing the burning fluid over
the women and children.
The evening times., 1896-04-24
Brutal Negro Lad Sent TO Jail.

Arthur Baltimore. slender negro youth,
visited the house of Margaret Hall Ia st night.
The woman had a nickel in her hand, and
baltimore snatciied it from her. When she
demanded the return of the coin, Margaret
says, the boy knocked her do wn and kicked
her all over the room. Policeman Joyce
had Baltimore hefore Judge Miller today
He pleaded guilty to assault, and went TO
jai, for fifteen days In default of a So fine.
The evening times., 1896-04-24
tElIoME OF TIE NEWS
-...~iA THE kORKING Tines

If you miss any news in the evening
edition look in the list below. w hat
you're looking for was probably
published IN this mornings edition,
and The Times never repeats
you'u have to take both editions to
get all the news AS quick Us II hnp-
peRs.
The evening times., 1896-04-24
Ambiguous.

Doctor-welI, did you take the medicine
I left?
Paticnt-No, doctor-
DoCtor-Why didn't you?
Patient-weli. doctor, you said for me
to take one OF the pills five times a day
and. as you left several, didn't know
which particular pill you meant.
The evening times., 1896-04-24
The worth
OF your "'''s 'ss;AikS'. i
CURRENT PROVED FATAL.
Dynamo Engineer rReceives2,5Go Volts
in His Body.

Sprn cfield, Mass. April 24.-Wilham
Hayes, aged twenty-five years, dynamo
engineer, was instantly killed at tn, sta
ton of the United Electric Company
about midnight last night He found that
the current i the arc-lamps were defective.
and attempted to lCcate the difficulty.
III working at the switchboard lie pulled
out a plug and sent current OF $500
through his body. The employees used
the regular methods of restoring him. but
without avail.