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The evening times., 1897-07-06
HELD UP ON LONG BRIDGE
Daring Attempt at Robbery by a
Burly Negro.
STOPPED A TWO-HORSE TEAM
Frightened Off by the Persistent
Screams of the Female Occupants
hind n Freight Car-Proves to Be
u weIl-kuown Swindler.

daring attempt at highway robbery,
In true Western road-agent fashion, Was
made on the Long Bridge, between and
O'Clock this morning.
A carriage driven by James Carroll, col
orad, was crossing the bridge, coming
from the Virginia side. Inside the vehicle
were two ladies' and a gentleman. When
the draw across the channel, on the north
end OF tue bridge, was reached tail
negro stepped from the shadows OF the
heavy bridge ftinbers and confronted the
astonished driver.
The spot is one of the darkest on the
structure, and as the highwayman seized
the hridle OF the near horse he leveied a
revolver at the occupants OF the carriage.
The CLEAN OF the pistol barrel frightened
the women in the carnage and for Few
moments they remained speechless.
''Girnme match, an do 1T quick"
exclaimed the negro.
Driver Carroll handed the fellow match
and as he did 80 the woman uttered sew
eral piercing shrieks. This caused the
highwayman to release his grasp on the
bride of the horse. The woman screamed
again and the fellow started precipi-
lately for the Washington end of the bridge
The screams were heard by Policemen
Gus Schrader and James X Narrower, who
have been detailed On the bridge for
several nights past after midnight The
Officers were hurrying towards the draw
when they met colored man. who after
wards proved to be the high wayman
"You'se gen iemen will fin sur trubble
over yonder on de bridge ef yer bury up, y
be said coolly
The policemen met the Carriage and
were given a description OF the fellow who
had held up the party They hurried back
over the bridge and succeeded in finding
the fellow concealed behind freight car.
They promptly placed him under arrest,
and made him surrender his revolver At
No. station he gave his name as Robert
Harrison. He is a rather unpleasant look
ing fellow, and was recognized by Police
men Schrader and narrower as the bogus
deaf and dumb swindler, who vas sent TO
the wOrkhoue several months ago for
getting money by MISREPRESENTATION from
colored church members In South Wash
ington. He pretended TO be a deaf and
dumb SOLICITOR for certain charitable insti-
tutions, and is said to have collected much
money from colored congregations.
The police regard Harrison as a danger
GUS character.
In the police court today Robert Harri-
son pleaded guilty TO the charge of carrying
concealed weapons and was sentenced to
jau foI 12o days.
The evening times., 1897-07-06
lliye out the Mollr Nsguires yesrs nefor,

dfiSe out the Molly ksguires years befors.
Under this law they could arrest our or
ganizers for coming upon the property of
the coal companies They enjoined our
men, and the courts ma de the temporary
injunction perpetual The laws ale still
IN force.
Il is said the De Aruitt mines in the
Pitsburg district can be closed. II that
is 50, the setliefnent OF Tins strike, prac-
ticaliy in confUrnIity with the deIna n,ls
made 10y the miners. ought TO come very
quickly. Icu ask whether ] think the
s-rike VIII be IA long one or not? That
is my answer. l 90 not know any more
Than an outsider aLeut the immediate cir
CullS.ances OF the stake, but l do know
,hat a weak point with the miners has al
ways heen their inability TO control all the
miners or the Pittsburg district With
many Of these at work, il is impossible TO
hold the nest OF the miners out long.
The strike OF 1894 lasted Just two
months. We had 10 contend with n large
output OF coal mined by non-union men in
parts or West Virginia and the Pittsburg
district all the time. All talk OF the strike
being for political purposes is far-fetehed
The men are striking for living wages.
The evening times., 1897-07-06

j. y. Reesop's Leg Crushed and He
Dies From the Shock.

Deputy Coroner GlazebrOok today inve5-
tigated the accident which resulted In the
death OF j. n. Reeson, an employe OF the
Great Falls Electric Railroad The deputy
coroner viewed the remains at the Emer-
gency Hospital, where ReesOn died early
this morning.
1t was found that ReesOn was engaged
in coupling cars near the Washington end
OF the route, and that be CaIelessly placed
hin self in such position tEat>his leg was
badly crushed between the bumpers. While
being carried to the Emergency Hospital
in the Seventh precinct patrol wagon, the
injured man admitted that the accident
was the result of his own tfoughtless act.
The patient died early this morning, as
a result OF the accident, after his limb
had been ampat ated in a vain effort TO
save his life.
In view OF the testimony and circum-
stances, Deputy Coroner Glazebrook lie
cided that an inquest was unnecessary.
Arrangements were made for the funeral,
which win take place today or tomorrow
from the dead mans home on the Conduit
road
The evening times., 1897-07-06
STRENGTH OF THE STRIKE
Ratchford Confident All Mine
Workers Will Leave the Pits.
COAL FAMINE A CERTAINTY
President OF the National Organiza-
tion Says Reports Are More Than
Encouraging and People
with the Miners National Arhs-
tratiou "a Proba bllity.

Columbus, Ohio, July6 President Ratch
this morning that he had no data upon
which to make reliable estimates OF the
number of miners now ost On strike. They
ate all out in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and
PENNSYLVANIA, except Ia some portions Of
jackson county and the mines of the New
York aud Cleveland Gas Company. l have
a dispatch from Phepps, at Jackson, say
ing that there would be a mass meeting "a
miners today, aud there Is no doubt that
all the men VIII come ogt al once as a re-
suit /"
MucL has been said as TO the amount uf
coal an stock at the bead OF the lakes
and ia tSe general market. Certain opera
tor. IL is said, have had Information OF u
strike and have mined coal and stocked II
UP II is not true.
'Neithe: oIHr ors, pablio, nor she
min.as themselves had the slightest infor-
naLian Of the strike. There is NO coai m
stock la any great quantities IL Is
possible that the stock ON hand may ude
ovei for a week or two, some manufac-
turing concerns, bR with the Complete
shat up OF the mines that are now IN
strike q cS.al famine within the next
two weeks is inevitable.
The emo, nifty of The plesent coal strike
is Attracting TIE attention If the public
and Of Congress. IL is prota ble that one
result Will be the enactment OF the gen
erai Al tor law and the minimum wage law,
wlsich will Ike the lasting settlement of
these questions.
National ailAtration il also IN view,
bat to ins1r action along these lines, Tue
strike muSt be mace of laIge proportions,
ahG rvcIy miner mUst come out. Many II
the miners employed by lie AIHit have rN-
pressed thelr Willingness TO Join the
strike, and according to President Dolan,
a suspension in his mines ia The Pittsi'u- X
district is likely to occur.
''De Amdtt has his coal and iron police
now on cI;y bouuGin. the officers Of the
National UuIon. The perpetual iniunc-
tioa which hangs over the heads Of Off
Ceis VIII he enforced against them 10y hira
should they tgeSpaSs upon has premises
Tie United Labor League of Pennsylvania,
a. q meeting Today. s1lidly determined 10
sappOft the coal miners strike The
lea.ue is stUolg Its aCtiOn is likely to he
followed by o.Ser unions, state and ma
tioaI
The reports from various districts thus
far are more than encouraging. Ever In
dication j. that miners OF every section VIII
lay down tools and join the strike i'm
few daysif they have not done Onow. The
press and the whole people are with Us
in oar demand forliving wages"
The officers of the MiEe Workers Cni"a
report that new accessions TO the ranks Of
the striking coal mineTS are constantly re-
ported
There has been Ro disturbance in any OF
the districts The strike leaders say thev
attend to win tlieIr point by peaceful means
The evening times., 1897-07-06

What experts say should be a final
test OF the Gathmann system OF firing
high explosives has just been made &C
Indian Head, with a result that is dis
astrous to the system, and confirms all
that the Bureau of Ordnance has said in
opposition to it.
Gatfmann shell containing 800 pounds
OF wet gun-cottOn was suspended hOri-
zontaIIy against a heavy amor plate,
seventeen inches thick at the top, slOping
TO twelve inches The charge was fired
by electricity, and the only effect OF the
explosion on the plate was to fuse its
face the whole length of the shell TO q
maximum depth OF five-eightbs of An inch
Not a single crack was developed The
plate had previously been pierced by two
shells near the fused surface, yet tbs
explosion caused no change in its ap-
pearancc.
The ordnance officials in order to test
the effect of the explosion OF this amount Of
gun cotton on life placed a chicken imIne-
diately in the rear OF the plate. another in .
ccffeTdam fifteen feet distant, and
third la q cOfferdam thirty feet in 'front.'
of the plate. The first and third chicken
were uninjured. but the second one was
killed by the conclusion.
When asked by a Times represent Dtative
what conclusions he deduced from the
experiment, Commander Cha Tles O'Neil,
chef Of the Bureau of Ordnance. said that
the test Indicated that the effect Of an un-
tamped charge of large dimensions Is
very slight.
Recently Gathmann shell charged with
900 pounds OF gun cotton was discharged
froIn tweiye-iBch gun specially manu-
factGred for the experiment.. which took
place at the Indian Head proving grounds.
and the shell was exploded in the gun by
the detcnation. The gun was wrecked
AID 50 were the grounds in the vicinity.
and damage that reached nearly 100000
was done. The ordnance officials have
aIways been opposed To the use In this
manner OF high explosives. and the expert
Iuents which they have Conducted during
the past two months have given results
which have firmly Convinced then. that
snCit Use is wholly impracti sable for naval
purposes
After concluding the experiment with
the Gatnmabn shell, Commander O'Neil
turned hls attention 10 tne MAXIM one
FOUNDER The gun was tested for speed.
being required by the contract TO fire
betw cen i5c and 200 shells per minute.
The test Of the gun showed a result that
exceeded the maximum required The
Navy Department is preparing 70 mann
facturA at the Washington gun factory
100 guns OF the type tested The Ue-
partment is wen pleased with the action
OF tue gun
Within a few days the Bureau Of Ord
nance will experiment at Indian Head
with the Maxim semi-autOmatiC six-pOunder
in competition with a service six-pOunder
In an unofficial test few days ago for
speed OF the Maxim gun twenty-tw wO shots
were fired in forty-fOur seconds. The
service gun fired the same number Of
shots ia sixty seconds
The evening times., 1897-07-06
Reasons why Chamberlain's Collie
Cholera. aud DiarrhOea Rem
cdy Is the Best.

1. Because 1t affords almost instant re-
lief in case of pain in the stomach, col 10
and cholera morbus.
2. Because it is the only remedy that
never fails in the most severe cases Of
dysentery and diarrhoea.
8. Because 1t is the only remedy that
will cure chronic diarrhOea.
A. Because it is the only remedy that
will prevent bilious collie.
g. Because it is the only remedy that
will cure epidemical .dysentery.
6. Because it Is the only remedy that
can always be depended upon in cases
of cholera infantum.
z. Because it is the most prompt and
most reliable medicine in use for bowel
complaints
8. because it produces no bad results
o. Because it is pleasant and safe 10
take.
10. Because it has saved the lives of
more people than, any other medicine In
the world.
The 25 and soc sizes for sale by Henry
Evans, Wholesale and Retail Druggist.
93S F street northwest aud Connecticut
,-,cAacs a:sd ) S-ree. Lorvsiwest, anu 142o
Maryland avcnue northeast.
The evening times., 1897-07-06

YOUNG MEN suffering from tne
vices and errors of youth, and trouoleo
with Nervous Debility, Loss OF memory
RashTulness. Confusion Of Ideas. Headache,
dizziness, Palpi6ation of the Heart, Weak
Back, Dark Circles A roun u the Eyes, PIN,
pies ON the Face. Loss of Sleep, Ireu
Feeling in the Morning, Evil Forcbodings.
Dull, stupid, Aversion TO Society, NO Am
bition, Bad Taste in the Mouth, DIcau1
and Night Losses, Deposits III The Urine,
Frequent Urinatiou, sometimes aecoinpahieu
viii slight burning, Kidney Troubles, or
any disease of the Genito- Urinary organs,
eau here IND an honest, safe ana speedy
cue.
VARICOCELE CURED AT ONCE with
out Operation. Have you the seeds OF any
raSt disease lurking IN your system. IN.
POTENCf, or Loss of Sexual Power, ana
do you Contemplate MARRIAGE! DO you
feel safe In taking this stepy You can !
AFFORD to take any risk. Like father; ike
son. We have a neyeI-failing remedy THAI
VIII punfy the Blood and positively bring
back Lost Power. Our honest opinion al
ways given.
The evening times., 1897-07-06
Fireworks for Little Folks.

Tasoma Park. the busy and wide-awake
village ON the Maryland border, was alive
with patriotic ardor yesterday and last
night. After nightfall Town Clerk 6. A
Warren gave fireworks lawn party In
honor Of his little son. Royan. and half a
hundred little folks and their parents
were the guests. A fine display Of fire
works was slot Off and the 'Oh' So and
"Ahs'' of the wee folks Were frequent
and deeply drawn. Refreshments were
served on the lawn, and the villagers, big
and little. voted that an extraordinary Y
day had its fitting close at Nj Warren 8
handsome home on Pine avenue
The evening times., 1897-07-06
CowARDLY GREEK SURGEONS.
They Abandoned the Hospitals at
Larissa and Tyonaro.

They AbaDdoDed the Hospitals aJ
Larissa and Tyonaro.
DR. spiridion C. Zantziano, the American
health officer at Const antinople, now in
Athens, sends Surg. Gen. Wyman a scath-
ing crit cism of the Greek treatment Of
their own wounded. He says the Greek
Red Gross has not been OF any assistance,
the wounded as well as refugees having
rather suffered from that organization.
The hospitals at Larissa and Tyona-o
Were abandoned to the Turks by the Greek
physicians, who did not have the least
sentiment of duty or had forgotten 1t in
their fright Asa consequence or this cow
ardice the wounded were left without aid
The sole excuse the Greeks offered was
that the Turks had early in the war fired
on the Red Gross hospital at Arta.
DR.. Zantziano. who went Jo the front
promptly, declares that not over 5000
Greeks We're wounded IN the whole war. He
observed that the German minister con-
stantIy visited the Turkish wound ndei. hut
paid no attention to the Greeks The doc
tor attributes much of the Greek dist tTess
to the existence of such corrupt govern
ment.
The evening times., 1897-07-06
FOURTH OF JULY AFTERMATH.
Multitude of Applicants for Surgl.
cal Relief at the Emergency.

The multitude OF persons that sought the
cid OF the Emergency Hospital surgeons
all day yesterdaE~did pot lessen the num-
bers one bit sbis morning The many pa
tients who were ftreated for injuries re-
ceiycd in Independence Day celebrations,
the day before. Swere dropping in by
couples 70 hat tbsir wounds again dressed
Little boys who had shot off barrels of
powder the day before, now, with wee be-
gone couuteRances, We're gathered together
in groups, Showing their burns and blis-
ters- A few lof them even Dragged ami bet
boyish trinkets on the relative size and
danger of their respective injuries. the
question to be decided 10y the Doc
There We're but few dangerous accidents
resulting from premature explosions. the
cases being in the. main laevrations of the
hands and face burns The hospital starr
worked well and patiently. Cooling salve and
soothing lotious were adTni Mustered in great
quantities, while the skilIful nurses used
gentle hands in making the little sufferers
comfortable
The evening times., 1897-07-06
Late Local HappeHinRs.

Policeman NJ. L. May, of the Second pre-
cinct, today rendered his resignation as a
member of the force.
Albert Hamilton. twenty years of age.
residing at No. LOO Park place northeast,
was treated at Providence Hospital last
evening for badly-burned right hand,
the result of an explosion of fireworks.
Policemen Clifford and Green reported
today that grip car No. 6, d. A. Green,
grpnaii, struck "a brown-skin eolored man,
who refused 10 give his name,'' last night
on Seventh street, between and streets
northwest. The unknown was painfully
in iured.
The evening times., 1897-07-06
Compositors Reinstated.

The Public Printer put sight compositers
to WORK this morning in the Government
Printing Office In doing this he has
simply done an act of justice These men
were employed I'D the office as extras
when the office was placed in the classified
service The Civil Service Commission de
citied that they were entitled to the same
protection as the regular employees; but
Public Printer Benedict ignored the COM
mission and discharged them, refusing To
reinstate them upon the commission or
dering him to do So
The evening times., 1897-07-06
JOHN AicBRIDE'S OPINION.
Success Depends Upon the Pitts
hHrg District.


Columbus, onio, July 6.-The storm ecu
ter OF the iig coal strike will be Pitts
burg. OF course, all operations VIII be
directed from the nat OUal headquarters
IN this city, but, according 10 the opinion
of John Mcbride, the success Of the men
depends upon the Pittsburg d strict.
The present coal strike can hardly be
compared with the great strike of 1894,
as the causes anG'cOndit ionS are entirely
different. The strike Of 1894 was con
Quoted by the nIoSt astute leader the
miners ever had, Hon. John McHr de. Me
Bride is not officially connected with the
miners organiza tons now. He lives in
this city, and OWES tie weekly Columbus
Record. He gave an interesting resume
OF the great strike Of 1894, with re-
Elections uTuh and comparisons with the
strike which is just begin.
I'VE ordered the men out, - said he, ION
April "A, ls94, and they Were ordered
back into the mines on June 20 follow
ing. Ne had IS2, 600 men out the morn
ing after the order went into effect. That
was a number far in excess OF the number
the operators thought we could control
There are only 81 s, 200 coal miners in the
United States, and OF that number more
than 130, 900 are anthracite coal diggers
These men have no interest in common with
the htuninOus coal miners. and have never
AFFILIATED with the United Nine Workers
of America OF course, we did not expect
their cooperation. and it Gould have helped
us but little If We had received it.
We had every hitun,iDoBs coal miner
in the country out in that strike. except
5000. These were miners in the West
Virginia and Maryland districts. where
we had been una hle to organize the men and
the mines of DE AImitt and the Cleveland d
and New York Gas Coal Company, i'm the
Pittsburg district. These people called
into force the old anti-oonspiracy laws Of
the State, which had been en nacted TO help
The evening times., 1897-07-06
BABY WAS BURNED.
Iguited Newspaper Blown Into Its
Carriage Set 1t Attire.

The haby OF Mr.. John Goodrich, residing
at No. 104 street southwest, came near
being Cremated last night. The little one
was sitting contentedly in its carriage on
the sidewalk watching the surrounding
display of pyIotechnics, when a newspaper
which had been ignited by flying fire works
blew into the vehicle, setting fire to the
Grapery and coyerlids.
Tie vehicle was enveloped in flames,
when Mr.. Goodrich rushed from his house
and rescued the scorched infant
In the meantime, an excited neighbor
rushed ~ the corner of Seventh and F
streets soGthw est, and sent in fire alarm,
which was responded to by No. engine
company The carriage was almost de-
stro, ed. bnt the baby's burns are not Sc
rious.
The evening times., 1897-07-06
Sunday school Picnic.

The deserted ruins OF Bethesda Park,
which was destroyed by fire last summer,
were the scene yesterday of a picnic given
by the Gay Street Baptist Church twas
the annual picnic OF the Sunday school, AMI
proved TO be one OF the most successful ever
given. Man y friendsof the members OF che
school were present to participate in the en-
joyments of the day The little ones n
joyed themselves in the swings erected by
the members Of the school Several hall
games were also played. At O'Clock
ice cream was served.
The evening times., 1897-07-06
DIVIDED IN WEST VIRGINIA.
EngIish-Speaking Miners Favor Ge
ing Out, Foreigners to Say.

Wheeling, ". Va, July 6.-The Belmont
county miners are divided On the strike,
the Engliah-speakinc men being for out,
while she big ma 'ority of foreigners, Poles,
Hungarians and Slavs, are working, Oh
ready to work, when ordered.
At SShfcktown. in the two mines operated
by Schick & Co., the men have been granted
the advance demanded, and returned TO
work. other mines ia the vicinity, not
ia competition with the Pfttsbuig district,
wiD probably follow the action at Schiok's.
The Wheeling Greek mines, employing
800 men, resumed this morning with loo
Nor, principally foreigners. The other
men are determined TO remain out.
The mines at Laurelton, employing al
together 1900 men, are idle, but foreign
ers show q disposition to 20 back when
work IL offered. AT Flushing two mines
employing 500 men are idle, and the men
In Barton < Maynard's mine, which en-
ploys 300 men, are out.
The evening times., 1897-07-06
ment.
CRIME OF A JEALOUS WOMAN.
Drenched a Lover With Vitrio1,
Causing Her Husbands Suicide.

ParkersbuTg, W. Va, July Elm a fit
OF jealousy Edna Hutchius drenched VIII
liam Beatty, Of Beatty Bros. Oil Company,
with vitriol.
Mrs. Hutohins' husband committed sui
eide because of her actions Beatty )
face, chest, hands and neck were horribly
burned. Mrs. Hutchins had been living
WITH Beatty
The evening times., 1897-07-06
Died FROM His Injuries.

Hobart Seohelt, the twelve year-oId boy.
residir & az No. 1214 Maryland avenuenorth
east, who W AZ tbr )wn from mule yesterday,
as told in The Evening Times, died about
T:15 o'clock last evening. The Lad fell from
the animal near Fifteenth street an Mary
land avenue northeast, and struck upon his
head, resulting in a bad fracture at the
base of the skull. He was unconscious until
death
The evening times., 1897-07-06
GATHERINGS Dangerous upht

Catherine Dorothy, five years old, who
drank by mistake concentrated lye, was
this morning taken from Emergency Hos
pital to her home, No. 1411 Z street north
west. The mouth and throat are badly
burned and great difficulty is experienced
in getttng medicine into the alimentary
canal. The doctors DO not expect any
serious results, but fear that symptoms
of graver troubles may develop later.
The evening times., 1897-07-06
Reported Purchase by Huntington.

Monterey. Mex, July 6.-Tbe rumor is
again revived here that the Monterey
and Mexican Gulf Railroad has been sold
to C. p. Huntington for the Southern Pa
cIfic Company, and that a formal transfer
OF the road to the new owners will take
place August 1. If this purchase be
coisummated the Southern Pacific system
will have deep water outlet at Tampico
and an al-raiI route from San Francisco
to Tampico, as Well as New Orleans
The evening times., 1897-07-06
Destructive Flood in France.

Paris, July 6--The town of L'Isle en-
bodon, situated on a small island in the
river Save, in Haute-G,aronne, has been
flooded by he rising of the river. and 293
houses have been destroyed. The river
has also submerged large tracts OF terri
tory ia the vicinity, and all of the cattle
in the district have perished