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The evening times., 1896-08-29
GAGGED IN A HOUSE OF MERCY.
Miss Forn,nn Says She Was Fed on
Tread and NOlnssas

Miss FOrmnn Says She Was Fed on
bread and Molnsses.
New York. Aug. 28.-Justicc Beach, in
the special term OF the supreme court, or
dered that Miss Laura Forman of Asbury
Park. n. j., be released from the House OF
Mercy at Inwuod. n. Y, where she had
been taken at the Instance of her father.
who wished her to be riI OF the attentions
OF George II. Jefferson.
Jefferson had II writ Of habeas corpus
issIed. demanding her release, and it was
upon the argument OF the cause OF the de-
tentioa that her liberty was obtained. Lef-
ferson denied emphaticlily that tie was en-
gagged to be married. to her.
Il Just wantcl to g.t her out o. prison =
he sid. who woulI like TO live as she
has had - live up there: It's shameful.
There won't be any quiet or secret mar
riage rs Il result OF her release"
John Forman. the father o! the yenuc
woman, insisted tina, he was only trying
to preyent the marriage of his daughter
with Young Mr.. Jefferson. Ig-s~.
Miss FArman's attorney says that an
other part of the story will come when an
action f/r S25 .oo) danag = is begun against
the Hose of Mercy 70. OBTAINING the Young
wo,nLn in the Institution and Tor inhuman
treatment.
They knew they had 10 right TO hold
her. lie said. And, besides that, they
mistrcatei her, and even put a gag in her
mouth. She WAS kept up there and fed On
bread and molasses twelve times a week." ="
The evening times., 1896-08-29
THE w1NFREE CASE.

Now that Contractor winfree has Teen
duly sentenced in the police court for n
violation of the eight-Lour law IL is well
the matter rcstthere, tut propose to test
the validity Of the statute in the upper
courts. Singulari yenough, ,as is well known,
poappeal lies from Judgment Of the rt-.ice
court, but the case will he taken up by
means OF writ OF error, and i II this way II
Gecisi Oh OF the court OF last resort can te
obtained. II is highly important that this
should be done, for upon the construction
uf the law depend the rights OF wnrkingmen
and contractors alike.
The chief trouble, of course, is with the
clause The question to be
judiclally determined is, What constitutes
an emergency? 1t must be settled whether
n fixed standard can hc set up to guide the
contractor, or he is TO lie The judge in each
particular instance If the latter. then it
lie no end 10 litigation, for one contractor
may think an emergency has arisen justify
ing him To work his men more than eight
hours. while another under precisely the
same conditions would take the opposite
view. Or, looking at the other side of the
controversy, in ere case labor might con-
slider itself aegricved and proceed in acton
against the supposed violation of the statute,
whereas in another case laEor might jG;!ge
that he had sin ply acted within his rights.
So, In whatever light The matter tee con-
sis!ered, a conclusive decision by a court
Of final jurisdiction can tet advantage all
interested parties.
It may prove that this is but another
instance OF that careless ana slipshod legis-
lation to which reference was recently
made. One would think that statute
which involves Il great principle and af-
fects the rights and privii ,ses Of the large
army Of workingmen and workngwomen
Us well as those OF their employers would
have been constructed with such care as
to leave no part o; 1t subject to doubt or
msconstruction. Perhaps IL will be neces-
sary to SO ameni It as to define clearly
what constitutes such an emergency as will
warrant an employer TO make his men work
more than the prescribed eight hours. As
the case now stands, the matter is AL in
concerned.
The evening times., 1896-08-29
The TRkppkR.s STORY.

Talk about yer trappin' experiences. -
said Slippery Bill The other evclirg, down
on The river front. Il reckon the ouc i Tad
while trappin' mus'rats up the river orc
winter lays over them ali.''
Too shall game ter bc cxcitin'," put in
0ne-eyed Mike.
MAY lot lie eScitn'.' replied Slippery
Bill. ''but them mus rats air durned smart
things ter trap
-knowef rnein ter graw their legs off
orien," yc!urtecrctl Greasy Andy
AN orfastcu the chain an drag trap an
all inter their hoes. too said Billy, the
Kid.
Wen. Ills bugger irat the hull outfit fer
real cusseb sfnar'icss,' continued Slippery
Bill. utt
VIA, did he do?'' ciorused the others.
Well, reckon lie must Il becn rosin'
round the taft. ard got IL right i:i tie tip
Nv his s.ne,ier. 'Coarse. he conidn't gnaw
his nose of. "a he jas. sgutrrcd and rigniet.
bac!; warlstil, gosh. he finally worked his
skiI off over, bis heal. Darn ne. IL there
wasn't the sin ez scansi cz u Collar, with
bloody ,,acks feadin' from ittcr hole ahcut
six yards away"
The evening times., 1896-08-29
OLD NICK OF The WOODS
Wild Man, Nude and Half Starved,
Scares Jersey People.
Wife's Death So Distressed Him That
He Broke Up His Home and
Reas SON Left Him.

, Somervi He n. j., Aug. 29.-For week
past the country folks south OF this place
have been coming 10 town with bugaboo
stories OF u Wild man frequently seen
un an island situated between the Milestone
and Rariran Rivers. half a mile east OF tie
hamlet OF Findcrnc.
Late Thursday afternoon George Fuller
and Charles Sciiingleran. farmers Of the
island, saw the wild man crawl from the
bushes into a ccrnfield, and they FASTENED
to Bound Brook TO inform Chief Of Police
ZcbriDg or their discovery
The chief went To TIE island and made
preparations for an exciting capture. As
the c,,ier glided cautiously through the
high corn he ran up against ard nearly
Knocked down rte naked ngure OF a
gauDt taif-starved, deIncnted creature,
with iacrrated feet and a brown and bleed
ing body The man talked in an inco-
hrrent manner but was too weak TO offer
| resis aDce.
seaIch OF the island revealed no tract.
OF his Clothing. He was provided with u
| blanket ard u pair Of hcots, aud taken TO
| the county Jail at Sorrervilie, where I've was
| placed in u cell. Urdcr the treatment of
| powerful medicines and good supply Of
| food, he tecaIne quiet and even rational.
| He proved TO be a middieaged German
When seen in the afternoon the wild
stranger tailed nationally. aud told the
| following strange story:
My name is George HarEer. A lous
| time ago | lived in Philadelphia, at 9lo
| Cherry street. / was in the glass bus-Iiess
at 625 Arch street. Ny wife and lived
| very happy. 1 loved my wife, and when
she died last July l became disheartened
aud sold out everything. i was standing
| on tine steps OF my house when my goods
were moved away. l realized that my
home was gone, and was overcome by sad
| ness. .-+
| From that hour my life is q blank. l
| have been out OF my head. l don't know
| how got so far from home, or how long I
have teen roaming in nakedness on the
| island. I wore fire clothes aud watch
and had u large sum OF money, and that is
| ali remember"
Harner ended his story with a sob tba
was followed by violent signs OF returning
| insanity. His condition is pitiable.
The evening times., 1896-08-29
Ii HUNG CHANG.

The ma ;or.ty OF the people who will gaze
upon Ii Hung Chang and his numerous suite
in New York or Philadelphia or here dur
ing the various social functions ut which
he Will be present, Will regard him merely
as the central figure n Il great show, They
will think OF tie yellow Jacket and the
peacock feather and possibly of the fact
that he is accppp,ed worth about $50. .GO0.-
900; but beyond this their interest will
hardly extend. And vet Earl Lii is well
worthy OF a higher CO cousderation. He is ore
of the few great statesmen of tie present
generation-a man who deserves 10 rank
with Gladstone and Bismar rex if due allow
ance is made for the wide difference in
the civilization OF their respective cour-
tres. For quarter of "A century he tas
he IN virtually the ruler of 400 100000 OF
the human race. has held the destiny OF
the Chinese empire III his hands, and is en-
titled to most of the credit for such ad-
vnnces rs it has made in that time. Meas
ured by the thirty or forty centuries of
the history of the Chinesc people. such a
period would ordinarily be OF tut little
moment, but within that time China has
drawn nearer u the Inc of modern thought
and acton than during all tie years that
preceded, and Ii Hung Ching is tie power
that has wrought the change.
At TO time d:d the great qualities OF Ii
Hung Chang stand forth in tolticr relief
than in the negotiations he conducted with
Count Ito, the Japauesc prime minister,
subsequent n t.re crushing defeat OF the
Chinese forces b. the japanese. China, it
rsusf DE remembered. was virtually help
less. fnr such armed mubs as she might have
placed in the Iicid 20 prOlon. the war cu3id
rot have offered effective resistance TO
the supeFbiy equipped and admirably man
a .:eii Japanese arI:iics. 4 s the representa-
tive OF an ernnire lying prnstratc attiic feet
of the yicter. against whose advance upon
the capital no effective resista nee could have
been offered, Ii Hung Chang came tohis ad
yersary and was bleto make terms, which.
however harsh. did not seriously cripple his
country. The defeat which China sus-
tained has been the mems OF opening the
eyes OF her people to the necessity Of adapt
instbcmseives stillmorc to Isohcrn progress.
and it is in this undertaking that Ii Hung
Chang is their strongest and most reliabl,.
leader.
During his present journey the distin-
guished Celestial has displa yed great talent
for observation He is inquisiiivc to a de-
gree and little escapes his notice. Ii is a
pity that he has already passed the three
score-and-ten stage of age, for ii quarter uf
century more of Ii Hung Chang would be
an incstimabIe boon for his native land.
The evening times., 1896-08-29
FROM SALOON TO CHURCH.
Pastor F-icke Gives Up His business
and Goes Back to the Pulpit.

New York. Aug. 80. Kew. Julius Feicke,
wh"about u year ago left The First tierman
Lutheran Church. al Jersey City. y. j., and
opened a salo,n i'll Hotokcn has gone back
u the ministry.
While III Jersey City his sallry WAS $500
year. He said IT was Got enough to sup
port his family, and he resigned I'd operr.l
Il saloon. A. firSt the novelty or the thing
drew much Gust ON, and he did COED husI
ress
Alter u while Rev. Mr.. Feickc came to be
regarded as an ordinary saloon- keeper, and
his bisress fell off. At the end Of the
year il was q tad that Mr. Fcickc settled
the mortgaSc held by the brewing company
tha; set him up III business and closed his
sal iron.
Then Mr.. Fccke went tothe South Classis
OF Bergen and confessed the error OF rs
ways. The Chassis welcomed him Us a
prsdignl son. and found new church for
him II pethleiein. Pa. Ar. FeIcke ASSUMED
charge OF 1t last week.
The evening times., 1896-08-29
IN DEATH NOT DIVIDED.


Grave.
Phoenixvilie, Pa. Aug. g.29.-Fannie II umc.
of PhOeniXvilie. aged sixteen years, and
Sallie LouGhead of Pottsvilla. aged eigi
teen, were buried together and in the same
grave, In Morris Cemetery. yesterday after
noon. The girls were cousins. and some
time ago Miss Hume went 10 PottsyiIie to
visit Miss Loughead.
Miss Hume was Ia ken sick and her cousn,
through worry and anxiety for her, was
also stricken. The girls grew VERSE, AMI
on Tuesday Fannie died. sallie, hearing
OF her cousins death. lost all desire to
live. and she. too. died few hours later.
The girls had made the compact Just
before they died to be buried in the same
grave. After Fannie died. sallie called
her parents to her bedside and told them
she would die, and made them promise
that they would take her body TO Phoenix
vile. and burg 1t in Fannie 'sgrave.
Hence they were buried in one grave
Both were inferred i'll white ooffins,
The evening times., 1896-08-29
City Brevities

B. Herbert and 8. Began are Spending
some time at Colonial Beach.
The Mckinley and Hobart Club of George
town met last night to arrange for a big
coiored ratification. s,
j. Is. Goodpasler, leading merchant Of
owingsrille, KY. with his wife, is legis-
tered ut the Ebbitt.
Col. Patrick o'Farreli OF this city will
go to West Virginia Oh September 2 to take
part in the campaign for Mckinley.
Fire broke out in two shantics in the
rear OF Nos 221 and 222 Street southwest
today. The loss will not exceed $f08.
A slight blaze at No. $50 ID street south
east called uut engine No. s. but little dam
age was done. The fire was caused by the
explosion OF lamp.
j. ID. Croissant, OF Capitol Hill. will leave
Monday for the Northwest. with the inten-
tion of stuInping Minnesota and WsConsin
for 1.-The Republican ticket.
President Whitman, of Columbian Uni
vefsity. is expected to return to the city
about the middle OF September, but his corr
ing may be delayed 10 October /.
The young people OF Grace Baptist Church,
corner OF Ni;th and b streets northcasJ.
are holding u very successful lawn party
on the grounds in the rear OF the church,,
ID. j. Johnston of lorenzo, Canada, is
visiting Washington. He says the discus
sion OF FIRE silver among his people Icruss
the border Is almost as energetic rs In the
States.
Prof. E. W. williams. formerly instruc-
tpr in mai ihs.fuc nf tue HiDt1
School. is spending his vacation at Elm. :,
y. Y. with the family of his brother. Davld
W. Williams.
Frand I:-,id last night insisted On going It
Il greater rate OF speed on.his btcycie thlu
the law allows, and was consequently AT
rested by Officer Estes and taken to the
Sixth precinct. wher" he forfeited So col
lateral.
A number nf tie rev Committees OF Co
lurnhia Typographical Union, No. 10i, met
ut the Temple last night for the purpose Of
becuibinS acquainted with each ether and
mapping out their work.
An outdoor meeting of tic Interstate
| Democratic Association will be held 10
| night at No. 1923 New York avenue-
| Good speakers will discuss the issues of
| The cainpaign, aud any and all questions
in regard to tie effect OF free silver coinage
will he freely answered.
| West Virgihiaus In Washington consider
absurd the report from Cumberland. Nd.
| that ex-senator Henry Il. Davis is seeking 4
| again to be elected to the Senatc. They
say his age aud the fact hat Senator Elkius,
his soE-in-iaw, occupies the other West
| Sirgiuia scat preclude the DOsslli!ity al
| such a move.
The evening times., 1896-08-29
pYNAMIrEn AND SUICIDE.
Henson Shot Himself and Confessed
While Dying.

Portsmouth. Ohio, Aug. 29--William Hen
son drew revolver and fired bullet
through his breast last night us lie was
about to be placed under arrest by detcc-
tives, dying in few minutes.
He oonrs sscd before he died, however
that he was guilty OF the many dynamite
outrages that favc been committed here
in the last six weeks.
Mckee, the man who is held under {.
picion for the crimes, will now be released.
Though Mckee narrowly escaped lynching
whcn he was first arrested, the police hay .
felt for some time that he was not guilty
and they have been gradually fixing the
crimes upon Henson for II. ore than a week.
In his cellar was found u quantity CT
powder and dynarite. The motive seems
Ia have been revenge.
The evening times., 1896-08-29
HALF AN HOURS cOURISHIP.
Then the Wedding and Auerward
Domestic War

Pistsburs. Pa. Aug. a3.-Mary Walton
and iiariey " ilson. OF coviu.:ion, KY, were
married at noon yesterday by Newton
PeIrie. II justice OF the peace. The wo.. =
has Il riUc-yclr lrold son, WHO. while the
ceremony WAS ing on. ic.cplioued to
Harry Pfeiffer.
For the past seven years Pniffer has
been living with the woman in Cincinnati.
aud they came here three days ago.
Proffer me; the couple on Liberty street
yesterday afterne;an and hegan to scat
wilson. Wilso a adthe woiua n were sweet
hearts in Coyington twelve years ago,
bu; wrrcseparateI.a .allsha married Samuel
Milford. nf Cincinnati.
She actid. ntaiy net Wilson yesterday /,
and their old love was rekindied. They
We're unarried within half an hour. Pfeifrer
c.;,ims Ia have married the woman and
viii moi give her up
The evening times., 1896-08-29
rhc Girl ue Left R.l,ind.

Richmond, Va, Aug 29.-Matt De Kalb
Taylor. who got On u spree here, almost
got himself married before lie sobered up
and was examined by a commission OF
lunacy, left the city yesterday with his
father and sister for his homo in Yazoo
City. Miss. He wrote an impassioned love
letter TO Mss Pattie Muilan, the girl w:om
he came near marrying. and bis fsther
says be can urirry her after he gets over
his spree and ree0yers his normal physi-
cal condition. The girl was left behind
The evening times., 1896-08-29
ITEARD BY===
IL THE LOUNGER.

n HE visit Of Chna's '.grand old man"
To this country WIS BEING DIS
cussed at the Army ard Navy Club
when one or the party, for ma ny years naval
attgcle al one of cur Oriental legations,
said: ''If the United States had hanted
ti,raugh the length AMI breadth OF this eoun-
try for years there could Eot he found a
better man To receive the nations visitor
Man the one whUsc duty it was to bid him
welconcon the part Of the stateDepartment
Surely the lucky star OF our country was IN
the ascentii ntwbc nit c.Einccd that MIR. Rock
hill should bc First A ssisiant Secretary of
state at this particular time.
I'm the iirst place Mr.. Rocshli Is an Old
friend of Il lung Chang, having met nun
while attached tu our embassy at Pekin-
Mr.. RockhiiI. as ore of the fruits OF las
ysit To that country, speaks Chinese hkc
native. and VIII. therefore, lie able 10 con
verse with Fart Il without tie ipferven-
tion of an Interpreter. Advantages such
rs these COUNT for much in thc game of Dip
lUuacy and no doubt many understandings
will he reached ard urport unities secured
FOR rAmcricau commerce. which would other
! wise have bcen unattainabie."
The evening times., 1896-08-29
State of the GOLD Reserve.

The Treasury gold reserve at the close
of business yesterday stood at $101 ,7TO.-
019. The days Withdrawals at New
York were 500 400. The net gold balance
included the S5co,GGO gold deposited ut
New York. Tie Treasury is advised that
81 800 900 of gold was engaged yesterday
in Europe for export here. This makes
The aggregate gold on the way here S11,-
600 900. 4,-,.
The evening times., 1896-08-29
P,nrx Is Heard From.

Gloucester. Mass. Aug. 29.-MTs. Tarr.
the wife Of Prof. Ralph S. Tarr. Of the Cor
nell scientific party. who is with Lieut..
feary On his expedition has received a
letter from her husband. mailed fTcm Lab
rador, August Is. They lave had gcod
weather so far, end all a RI well. They had
gene so far north that there was twilight
ut IL p. u,.. and the sun did not set till
$50 O'Clock.
The evening times., 1896-08-29
STAGE HELD Up.
Driver and Passengers Terrorizetl bv
Lone Highway man.

Bakersfield. Cal, Aug GA single
higiwayman held up the kernyille and
Caliente stage yesterday afternoon. four
miles north OF Haviiab. and compelled the
driver and passengers tounfasten tie Wells
Fargo treasure box from The coach seat
and throw it cut into the road.
The driver was then ordered to proceed
ON his journey, which he did without re-
Sis,ancc.
The box contained about Sc 0cO in tuL
lioD. The passengers Were not molested.
The bandit wore mask made of sack
ing.
A posse has departed foT the scene Of the
robbery. Local Officers tciieve that the
outlaw is rone other than Eandit Crowley.
who has tcrrorzed this section OF the
State for niaay months.
The evening times., 1896-08-29
4 CRUEL IErsspRsrATioa.

81 have been dying by inches for you all
these years.
Size exatnired The roots OF his nlous,ache
critically. .s,s..t .4t.. s,..s
II tEink,'' said she. thoughtfuliy. .'ihcrr'n
he. anotl,er igch rcady il about !, week
The evening times., 1896-08-29

! Glasgow, Aug. 2s.-Tbc English, Irish
and Scotch shipbulding masters have no.
titled the executive committee Of their
employees that unless the striking workmcn
atthe GOWN sliipyards. ON theciyde. resume
work prior TO Saturday, September 12, 20
per cent OF the number OF their employees
will be discharged IN that date. and a like
sunIber on each Of the three succeeding
Daturdays
The evening times., 1896-08-29
Important to Those Interested In
Real Eafnfe.

Tie Times Real Estate Bureau. Tenth
street and PENNSYLVANIA avenue northwest,
in order TO accommodate business men and
others whose time is occupied during the
day. and who cannot cemc ut regular Of
flee liours to transact Real Estate business,
finds 1t necessary to keep lis offices cpcn
every Monday evening from Z 10 10 p IN.
The evening times., 1896-08-29
WARMING!

II Is learned ny The Times that w.
q. Hobbs has bee II soliciting subscrip-
lions and advertisements for TINS pa-
per. The I,u bile Is warned against the
fellow, ns ne has no authority TO
solicit or make collections for The
Times.
The evening times., 1896-08-29
A RIGHTEOUS MAN.

Boggs There goes the most upright man
ever saw.
&. Foggs he is"
Boggs- Well, should say so, Why. re
even sticks to his old-fashioncd, upright
wheel.
The evening times., 1896-08-29
rpo MUCH FOR uEctE .It.p

To,neix 4 hear Ii Hung Chang wanted
10 take q return steamer fer China.
Howso Sore ole probably attempted, tu
explai;i The rDoscy Question 10 hi:ii.
The evening times., 1896-08-29
Seriously Thought
To Be Humorous.
CHANGES WITH TIME

GabtJard "A bttrGt child may dread the
fire, hut he gets over il with age.
Dukanc -How's that?
Ga6baru When Il Young man gets singcd
by Cupids torch, he often las a lingering
regard for soine old flame.
The evening times., 1896-08-29
IN Aws1suoUs uryERA-cE.

Quigley ,-Gning away for tie summer:
Boresorn No; the times are TOO hard.
Quigley Miss your outing, don't yoa?
Bofesom L wouldn't Riird staying a i:onc
myself, il could Only serd my wife away.
The evening times., 1896-08-29

One Fare TO Indianapolis and Return
Win Fcnrsyivania Railruad.
On accoGEt OF the EatioHal Democratic
Convention. roarti trip tickets VIII tc soid
August 80 10 September /. iiscirsivc. WASH
ttgiou TO Indianapolis and return, at rate
of SIC. good to return uItil September 2.
inclusive. aU26-0e
The evening times., 1896-08-29
0In/ HILE digging well rear Dt
wv luth, MIMI said Aldrich Mt

Donald a mining expert OF that
city, who is a guest at the National.
''soine workmen found, instead Of the
water for which they were looking, n
peculiar species of the genus frog. They
had dug down about sixteen feet below
the surface, and after blasting through six
feet OF solid rock caine to small nat
untl cave, ut the mouth OF which was dis
porting this novel creature.
when approached It made frantic ef
forts to escape. but from the uncertainty OF
its movements. 1t was surmised that the
creature was naturally blind, which sur
mise, ON examination. proved to be cor
rect. Its resemblance to a frog was un-
inistakabie. but certain characteristics
singled IL cut as a uriqGe variety. No
to,iy present had ever seen ouc like it be-
fore, nor could any of the scientific men
of Tire town throw further light upon the
matter.
1t was about an inch long in the tody.
and three inches from its outspread fore
foot to ti.e tip of its hind leg. Its color
was mixed white and light brown, aud
apparently " had 10 mouth. There were
the forma;ioa Of eyes, but these organs
had inadvertently passed away through
long years OF iisuse while the frog was
buried in the rocks.
1T was placed in a glass jar. but this
proved an iuefiectual means OF imprison
ment. as it climbed up aud down the
smooth sides as readily as IL it had been
the toughest tree bark. That it had not
been IN The daylight for many years was
proved, SO the local authorities said, by
the color OF its skin. These scientists have
interested themselves in the matter and
have started a correspondence with nat
ura.iS,s all over the world to see whether
any similar animal is known. or whether
This is. rs WIS supposed, an original dis
covcry"