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The evening times., 1896-04-08
BUNCOED THE STATESMEN
Female Crook Worked a Sharp
Game at thssGapitol:
Claimed Her Husba nd dFellE'ightinG for
Cuba and Left Her in Destitute
Circun,staDcss.

The recent robbery OF Senator Quays
committee room and other excesses CON-
mitted in the Capitol building have put
Can't. Garden and his force OF Capitol pr
lice ON their mettlc. The men have been
instructed to hunt down all suspicious
characters and drive them from the build
Ing. One of the bluecoats in the big white
structure has been assigned to duty as u
detective and extra efforts are being made
to rid the building of undesirable persons.
The latest "coD." game that has been
worked off on susceptible Senators and
Representatives came To light yesterday
afternoon. The operator was n plausible
young female attir"d i'll widows weeds,
who represented herself as the rclict OF
a Cuban patriot who was killed in action
recently while fighting with Gomez for
Cuba Libre.
The woman is young and pretty and
speaks with just the slightest foreign ac-
cent. which gives color of truth TO her
sad story She is also reinforced with
several forged letters from Cuban leaders
In this country to verify her statements.
She claims that her husband was a pros
porous cigar dealer in New York up To the
commencement OF the war with Spain
But being filled with patriotic zeal he gave
up his business and family to serve under
the tri-coiorcd banner of his native island
In the struggle for liberty. until Il Spanish
bullet ended his earthly career.
The woman can shed tears at will, and
the sad tale she has been relating to Ger
tain Solous has resulted in a harvest OF
coin, it is said. She is crafty enough TO
nick out DIS her prey only those members
who have publicly expressed their sym
pathy with the Cuban cause, a nd has rarely
failed to secure n donation.
Her latest contributor was New York
member. He gave her SO and then in-
vcstjgatrI her ease. The Empire stat csiI
found that he had been victimiZed by n
female sharper, but the information came
TOO late. II is understood the New York
representative learned that the sO-Called
Cuban widow WAS none other than Kate
Gray. q wcll-known Philadelphia female
Dunco sharp, whose Photographic counter
part Is displayed in several rogues gal
!cries. 1t was also learned that the al
ered Cuban lady in distress has succeeded
in imposing upon several venerable Sen
ators and department officials.
On some OF her trips 10 the Capitol she
was accompanied by bright-faccd lad
about ten years OF age, with dark curly
hair and brown eyes, whom she represented
as her son. The boy IS said 10 he the off
spring or the alleged widows landlady.
The evening times., 1896-04-08

tries have had similar experiences. Ihc
most notable case, perhaps, was that "i
Il man named William Lord Moore, who Tor
wears successfully plundcred thousands OF
yullble people by purr"rtihg L" represent
the .Townley estate" in England, when
he said he could secure To heirs in America.
He and his confederate Were finally brought
to justice. and are now serving long terms
AT Newgatc.
This was but two or three years ago,
and English estates have since fallen IN
the market of Spectators of this sort.
The scheme, however, has started afresh
in Holland and threatens 10 deceive
great many honest people
1t is almost impossible TO convict one
of the men, owing to the manner III which
they work. The officials VIII ehdeaVof
10 suppress ii. however. Mr.. Downcs' letter
Will form a part Of the report upon inc
subiect and sent TO applicants who seek
information upon old Dutch estates
The evening times., 1896-04-08
ICE PALACE CARNIVAL.
Merry Maskers VIII Help Charity nj
the Rink Tonight.

All prepa rations for the grand carnlN1i
20 be given this evening at convention
HaI Ice Palace for the benefit OF the
Washington endowment fund of the Home
sor Incurabics are about completed, ana
every indication seems to point 10 a most
memorable event. The decorations or 'he
.tau will be most elaborate, the lighting
facilities increased, and the whole ap-
,earancc of the ice palace completely
changed.
or course the gay costumes VIII nave an
effect, on the general scene, but the many
nolored lights, added TO the decorations
overhead and on the sides. VIII make
sip,,t long 10 be remembered. The boxes
erected along the sides OF the ice tank
nave nearly all been secured by the pa
fron,sses of the carnival and Others IN
crested In the welfare OF the Home for
Inrurablcs and there is no doubt that II
VIII be huge success III every way
possible.
The prizes to b. given for costumes VIII
induce a great many to mask who wouldn't
otherwise do so. Competent Judges VIII
lecidc upon the merits Of each mask. The
flower booth is being rapidly completed,
and VIII be one of the features of the
carnival. The music will b. the best that
can be secured, and skaters will enjoy
he best ice the rink has furnished during
the season.
The evening times., 1896-04-08
HYGIENE ICE, The PG3si. Hardest, and Best.

The swsris to siTsn npen the decision q three
impartial judges, who 1iIi he ssiccsed Hi;h "are
and duly announced. They |ili be mace &c those
having the largest number ot spogJve'i N"r.f.
these 10 be arranged alphabetically. aBi eftaf'y
U3i.arn sheets o: pareT, Ia uniform .ih's
on each sheet TIE top ts sr9s7 the number CT
words thereon. the tgta OF these 10 he stovn
the Last shSet.
Those intending 20 compete viii call al cur ehce
MT later than May next EEd procure an snvefoTt
vIth rules governing the se!,ctiJn OF word. print
Cd the-scu-this enreinpe 10 cover the list wien
slhraitt-l No name will appear on either snVeIcpe
or list After being properly scaled. thee sf-
vei0Jes must lie delivered at oar Office rot later
than r N. Of Friday. july nc1;- Receipts f"r
these e-va.Grsi will be gwen IN the oTeF ~ her
deliver to this Office the numbers of the TesstTt.
to rur-- sp5ni with the numbers IN the sn'sor-s-
II order "a secure fair play in TIE competition al
cxar1l-a lions ani Awards viii he Eas'e pom th'se
numbers Subsequently, the OF the r1ces..'rl
cont stal.s will be anDOuHc@f
Frrthsr particulars will be supplied envelopes ia7-
n shCl HrI orders for Ice and s1Ting water t"sta
e. our cifce the Treasury.
THE HYCIENaC ICE CO.,
1923 T. Street " w
Please prelent :hi, ad. with your appii-
cation for envelope.
The evening times., 1896-04-08
Died In a Phila delphia Hotel.

Philadelphia, April s.-Warren X. Good
win. aicG I"rty-tnr.e Years. IL shCe ni;ihL-
snct"rpr of Rcssvil.. ILL.,. was found dead
in his room at the Girar,l House yesterday.
he r, achcd Philadelphia last night on
business trip, ana not appearing at break
fast This morning a servant went 10 his
room and discovered. that he had died sud
denly. An inquest was held this afterno"h
and the jury rendered n verdict that dc asa
had been caused by dropsy Of the braiu.
The evening times., 1896-04-08
GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
American Ladies' VIII Contest for
Supremacy Next October.

New York, April s.-Thc ladies' cham
pionship golf contest Of America has Just
been definitely decided by the Green Com
mittec Of the Morristown Golf Club. to be-
gin Tuesday. October 6- This event, one
If the most important ofthe coming season
IN golf. will be played over the course Of
The Morristown Club, as decided n short
lime ago, by the United States Golf AsSD-
ciation. The contest VIII probably last the
greater part OF the week. as It Is certain
he entry list will be very large. This con-
test is rendered all the more complete from
the fact that the 81 900 silver cup, Just
given hy Robert Cox. an enthusiastic Scotch
golfer and member OF The English Pariia-
ment, will be competed for for the first
time.
The evening times., 1896-04-08
PROr1INENT CITIZENS TESTIFY

Mr. W. j. Ward, 1919 T street north
west, says: Il have used Munyon's Cough
Cure, Nerve Cure, and Catarrh Treat,
ment, and can thoroughly recommend
them, as they made Il complete cure in
my case after several doctors had failed.
l had suffered very greatly and began -
believe there was no such thing as 4 cur.
for nervous troubles, complicated by ca
tarrh. months treatment with Mum
yon's Remedies thoroughly cradicated all
these complications"
j. A. Jones, Of Fourth street, Brookland.
d. C., Is enthusiastic in his praise Of the
Munyon Remedies. My little grandson.
ne salt, had a very high fever; the palse
going To 40. / used the Cold Cure and IL
broke the fever in a few hours. Two years
ago, when l had a very bad attack Of
grip, / was relieved in ten minutes, and
The evening times., 1896-04-08
LOVED HER EMPLOYER.
Philadelphia Girl Kills Herself Re
cause Her Love Was Not Returned.

cause Her Love Was NOT Hef furneu.
Philadelphia, April s.-One of the most
dramatic and shocking attempts to commit
both murder and suicide that have been
recorded in Philadelphia recently, was
made by n young woman In the northern
section of the city last evening.
Frenzied because of unrequited love, Miss
Lizzie Walker. aged twcnty-One years, first
attempted to shoot her employer and former
suitor, Charles Lnhr, with Il revolver, which
failed to go off. Then, after. a fearful
struggle with LOhr's mother for possession
of Il razor with which 10 finish the tragedy,
the young woman cut her own throat from
ear to ear, and was taken to the hospital,
where she win probably die of her self
inflicted wound. The tragic struggle oc-
CURED In Lobr's notion store, No. 1928
Germantown avenue.
The evening times., 1896-04-08
HIS CHECKERED CAREER.

Their school attracted the attention N
The conservatives, and in 1882 they We're
charged by the fanatiCal Tai Won un with
and.avoring to introduce Christianity into
Korea, and both came very near losing
.hcir heads. So and Kim escaped the peril
that thrcatcne them 10y gong TO japan,
where they studied the principles of West
eru civilization.
After the banishnent OF Tai Won Kun,
which followed his unsuccessful attempt
20 obtain control OF the government in
1892 Mr.. So, with his friend X i'm, returned
10 Korea, and continued their efforts to
shake off Chinese control, with its tradi-
ticns OF ignorance aud lcthargy. In 1888
Mr.. So made his first visit to the United
States with the first embassy ever sent by
Korea To a foreign country.
This embassy was headed by Min YOnk
IL. hut Mr.. So was the only progressive
member. Min YoHS Ia spent much of his
Tine while in this country reading his ''Cou-
.uCfus,'' while MT. 50 spent his time gath
erlng useful statistics and ma king copious
extracts on political and social matters
,or the future use of his country.
Mr.. So returned 10 Korea with the
rest of the embassy III 1884. and as a
mark of favor from the king was elevated
IN the order OF nobility. He found that
the Chinese party, or conservatives, had
again obtained control. With the few
| progressive men he could gather around
| him he attempted a revolution in Decem-
| Der, Iss+, under the leadership of Kim
and Prince PAX, determined 10 seize the
| government. obtain control OF the person
| OF the king, ami administer public affairs
.or their own purposes.
DEMANDED HIS EXECUTION.
Their first move in the plot was the
assassination OF Min Yong IL, who had
| turned out. to he one of the most bigoted
| Of the pro-Chnrsc conservatives, notwith-
| standing his visit Ia the United States. The
| plot was unsuccessful. With four others
! Mr.. So fled to Japan, their execution having
| been demanded by the conservative fac
tion, TO whom the king had yielded the
! administration OF the government.
! Mr. SO came again to the United States
N 1885. For five years he studied in
various colleges in New Jersey and Pcnnsyl-
yania and under private tutors. Then his
funds gave ont, AMI it became necessary for
! him to earn his own living.
| Through the Influence OF friends he OBJ
!
mcnt as copyist, and in this capacity he
Won his bread and butter until q couple OF
| years ago, when the progressive party in
Korea being once more in power, it was
safe for him to return to bis own country.
| He went home and was received with hon
ors by the king and people, by whom he was
respected and beloved. His appointment as
minister to the United States was largely
l
Francisco ten days ago, where be had his
| picture taken.
Since his arrival In Washington he has
received n great many calls from ta!kativC
old boarding-housc women, whose acquaint
ance he made while Il clerk in the Treas
ury Department and who have manifested
much eagerness to rene W their intimacy y now
that he has come back with honors.
The evening times., 1896-04-08
Washington Was Successful.

Baltimore. April SIT took two ballots
TO elect the last delegate from the Maryland
conference. now in session at Alnutt Me
mortal NJ. p. Church, to the general con
ference. which meets in Kansas City next
MONTH The Rev. David Wilson of Washing
ION was the successful candidate.
The evening times., 1896-04-08

F.F. Kelly, secretary Of the New Jersey
A. c., is trying to arrange game ofCrickct
bet wecn an alLNew York team and the
Canadian eleven, which will play against
the United States this year. The latterream
IL composed altogether of Pbiladelphians
The evening times., 1896-04-08

4 dispatch from New York says that B nd
noble. the famous rcinSnlan, has retired
from the turf, and that he has driven bis
last professional race. Hereafter Mr.. Duble
will devote his time to the development Of a
gold Eine in California, ur Which Be is the
owner.
The evening times., 1896-04-08
Vehicle Struck by n Motor Car

Albany, y. Y, April s.-Maj. Arnold,
commander at the Watervliet Arsenal. and
family We're run into by motor car this
morning in front of the arsenal, while driv-
.nghome from the SixthS errate Company's
reception at Troy. Miss Arnold was so
severely injured that she may die.
The evening times., 1896-04-08

The Old-,imc oarsman. Josh Ward. is re-
ported TO he very i'll at Germ wall. n. Y. His
recovery is doubtful. He is one OF the IA
Nous Ward four. OF which Ellis was mem-
Der.
The evening times., 1896-04-08

Al.O'Brien and Dan Mcconnell VIII ncetin
n six-round bout at the Tuxedo Club. Phila-
delpbia. -.
The evening times., 1896-04-08
Southern Passenger Rates.

Southern Passenger Rates.
Atlanta, Ga. April Sat the meeting of
the Southern States Passenger Association
yesterday a rate Of cent n mile was made
for the Confederate reunion. to be held in
Charleston, 8. c., April az to 2b.
The evening times., 1896-04-08
S0'ScH[CKERED HISTORY
Eventful Life of Korea's Repre-
sentat.V, in America.
HIS LIFE WAS THREATENED

Forced to Flee To Japan to Avoid Exc
cutiOn-Pcrsisten In His Efforts
TO Bring About Reform In Little
= China'-At One Time COpyist In
the Treasury Department.
The evening times., 1896-04-08

completely cured with the use of the Cold
ami Cough Cures. The Mupyon Dyspepsia
Remedy is one of the best / ever used. It
cured ne of an aggravated case of storl-
ach trouble, and l have never been bath
cred stree. / believe the Rheumatism
Cure will prove equally as cfricacials. /
always keep Munyon's Remedies In the
house and use them altogether"
Mrs. Ella Davis, Of 140o Ninth street
northwest. says: q have used Munyon's :
rheumatism Cure, and find il TO be the
best remedy i eTer tried. It completely
cured
Mr.. W. d. DOdds. n weil-known Pension
Office employe, highly indorses the Mun-
yOn Remedies. II have used them for
several years, and / am confident they Ito
all that is claimed for ti;enl. curing where
others fail"
The evening times., 1896-04-08
MUNYON'S REMEDIES CURE.
Statesmen, Lawyers, Physicians, Merchants, and
Mechanics Alike Indorse His
Wonderful Work
POSITIVELY THE GREATEST DISCOVERIES OF the AGE.
Druggists 0Verua with Calls fer These Curative Agents His
Daily with pelle ANXIOUS for Relief

Munyons Physicians Pubiic-They VIII
You Tell Relief
Not a to Pay-Every One Is Invited to
Consult These Specialists.
The evening times., 1896-04-08
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

II reports are true the gold meet. -
Which will be held in Toledo, O., some
time in the near future. Will surely be
u big thing for the flyers. The promoters
Of the meet say that So 900 in gold Will he
offered for the racers Ia pedal for, and be.
sides, u board track Is to he built
The evening times., 1896-04-08

Yale has declined 10 allow the University
OF California to take part in the Yale
Princeton games.
The evening times., 1896-04-08
First Prize of Fifty DOLLARS,
Second Prize cof1WENTI-FINE DOLLARS.
Third i'rize of FIFTEEN DOLLARS; Also,
Three Consolation Prize. of FIVE DOL
LARS each,

Thess prizes 70 be AWARDED Saturday, Ju'y q
next at IL ,ipck Doo1 for ;hc greatest number
of words of not les han I've .crs in clrTeBt
by Intelligent EnGlIsh-sDeakias Americans thas
BE- produced from the letters contained In he
f,rioyfpy NJ t-7..h
The evening times., 1896-04-08
$4,000
PRIZES TO SCHOLARS.
cE:
+>The PureSt, Hardest, and Best.++

TO ATTRACT ATTENTION to or- HyGIENIC I.,E,
which is made Of pure spri7s water, distilled tId
fllerei-the only ice made IN our city-aEd to
make certain of its having an Increased circle 81
acquaintaacas. and. Es certain result corts-
spending Increase friends end permanent pstrGns
hereby offer ANY PERSON ATrFNnlEG
ANY SCHOOL. insiuTiinn Hf fv1rrirg in the c'ty
OF Washington TIE FOLLOWING PRIZES
The evening times., 1896-04-08
FEW ARMY VACANCIES.

In direct contrast to the surplus of vacan-
cics at Annapolis is the condition which will
cxis, AT West Point this juno. Instead of
being enough vacancies for the graduates,
as the rule has been, there will be places for
scare lya dozen out ofa class ssofscventy-two.
No such extraordinary conditions have
prevailed in the army since the academy
was founded, and the question seems to
he serious for both the non-commissiOned
men, who are entitled TO some vacancies,
and 10 graduates for the next few years.
The evening times., 1896-04-08
LOOKS LIKE A JAPANESE

He looks more Ike a Japanese than
Korean and has the dark skin OF that race.
His forehead IS high, his check bones prom
.ncnt His black hair is cut short anG parted
N The middle. His mouth and chm indI-
cate much rrmncss OF character. He has
adopted European dress entirely and speaks
The English language with flucncy.
His rank in his Own country is mat OF
baron, or chamise, as1t is called He also
holds a special rank of nobility called
Takiyo, by virtue OF which he has the
privilege OF entering into the presence or
he king at any time. He was member
Of the inst embassy sent by Korea to this
country, holding the position in 1t or
,hirl minister, and he was sent with IT
especially for the kings service.
SO Kwang Pom WIS one OF the FIRST
of two Korean mobiles to leave their
country To visit n progressive one. His
companion was Kim Ok Kun. These
Two men in 1875 left Korea secretly and
visited Japan. Upon their return TO
Korea they went boldly before the king
and described what they had seen. From
mat moment they led the movement to-
ward adopting western civilization for
Korea, and advocated openly such
ppli,y.
The evening times., 1896-04-08

Mr.. So KwaDg Pom, the representative
to this country OF Korea, the hermit king
dom, or little China" has probably had
a more stirring and eventful history than
any member OF the diplomatic corps 10
Washington.
Although considerably under forty years
of age, Mr.. soshas been compelled TO lie e
twice to save his head, has suffered banisn-
mcnt aud exile, has been the special coun-
scllor of his king and has had to earn his
living as n copyist in foreign land. He
has been a leader in the politics OF Korea
;he hotbed of Occidental intrigue and
revolution.
Mr.. Sos influence has always D'eh ex-
erted on the side OF libcrality aud progress,
ard his promotion to the pest of diplomatic
representative nf his country in the United
States, which was the first nation to rcco 6
nize the autonomy of Korea, rs an eviush,e
Of the favor in which he is held by his king
and Of the progress Of liberal ideas i'll the
hermit kingdom.
Mr. So does not lock to he more than
twenty-fiveOr thirty years old.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-16

Chambers, Calder q Co. say that, al
though Puritana has only been before the
Providence public for short time, the
sales are excellent and the demand is in
creasing steadily.
Frederick Il. Gilbert, who has one OF
his pharmacies in the heart of the busy
district, corn er of Charles and Nichols
streets, said that he Is selling more and
more of Puritana, and that he rs satisfied
that customers were using II with success.
III. i. Hough, a prominent pharmacist at
1907 Westminster street, says that not
only are the sales increasing, but Puritana
seems to be giving universal success.
j.. A. Feeley, the wide-awske pharma-
cist, corner OF Noyes and Potter's ave-
nues, said that he had just sold out of
Puritana and had ordered by telepohne
before next customer should come in.
He said also that it sells twice, which is
one of the best of recommendation, and
that it was being advertised by every one
who had used 1t.
These are only a few of scores who have
seen the evidences of Puritana's good
work and unusual merit.
Some weeks ago al old gentleman call
ed upon that popular pharmacist, James
Il. Johnston, at 1913 and S97 Westminster
street, and purchased tottle OF Puri-
tana. Next day the stranger came aud
purchased another bottle saying that he
first had been for a friend, but he was
convinced tnat III would help MN also.
Since then, Mr.. Johnston says that his
unknown customer had been round again
and again for additional bottles for differ
ent friends among whom the news Of the
good effects of the medicine bad spread.
This is only one case out of hundreds
that might be cited to show how the real
merit of Puritana is gaining friends for
1t among the people of Providence. Mr..
Johnston SAID to press representative:
"From what L have heard OF Puritana, l
think it is one of the best preparations
ever put on the market. We frequently
get reports from customers, who have used
ii anu they are invaria bly, enthusiastic in
its praise. Our sales are constantly grow
ing larger and we have yet to hear of
single complaint of failure. Puritana is
one of the few medicines that i have
heartily endorsed. !"
JAMES T.. JOHNSTON,
Providence, X. /.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-16
Losers VIII Appeal.

HARTFORD, March 16. Tho famous
Pond case, in which the estate of the lat o
Charles NJ. Pond, late president of the
Hartford Trust company, valued at $780,
900, was involved. was decided here by tho
jury in the supreme court bringing a ver-
dict for the appellant, Anson +. Pond of
New York. in his will Charles NJ Pond
disinherted his BROTHER, and the latter
contested the will, alleging that his brother
was of unsound mind and that undue in
fiuence had been brought to bear The
jury wero out IL hours. An appeal will be
taken.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-16

In charge of the burglar proof derart-
ment OF this same house IL Mr.. James
III. Howard, who is pronounced the lead
ing expert in America in burglar proof
securities. He has invented the latest
improvements for increasing the safety
or bank vaults, Gnd has given a life time
to the highest branches of the business.
Mr.. Howard, i'm endorsing what Mr..
Foster said, added that during his travels
throughout New England he had heard
from prominent peoples own lips such
praise regarding PUritana as had led him
to recommend 1t to number of his
friends, with the result that in every case
Ii worked wonders in giving people the
tight sort OF digestion and making them
strong and vigorous.
From every quarter OF Providence comes
the news of the go q that Puritana is 90
ing for suffering men and women. The
best Of authorities say that Puritana Is
the best spring medicine, the lest sum
mer medicine, the best fall medicine and
the best winter medicine, because IL re-
news and revitalizes all the physical for
css. IL Is more than tonic, more than
an appetizer as ii does foundation work.
IL makes weak women strong and healthy
because IL enables the power producer,
the stomach, TO throw of impurities and
build new tissues. Nervous prostration,
palpitaiion OF the heart, sleeplessness,
melancholy and weakness i'm men and wo-
men disappear when the blood Is puriii-
cd, the nerves strengthened and the diges-
tion corrected by Puritana stomach.