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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-28
The End of Towser.
from the st. Louis Republican.

from the st. Louis Republican
Towser, the tramp dog, who was known
to- almost every East So. LOuiSan, II no
more. IL met his t- attn beneath the wheels
of ii switch engine neal the relay depot,
East St Louis His remains were buried
on the lot Of the MartsIl House.
Towser was about seven years old and
was a confirmed drunkard. He was wei
known To every saloonkeepeT in East st,
Louis and especially 10 the salOOnists on
the islaul He drlfted into East 81. Louis
from some poiIt-bO one is sure OF the
place and made his home among the
switChmen and railroad men that congre
gate In the railroad var ds in East 81 Louis
lie was then quite young. One evening as
some of the men were drinking beer after
their days work, 1t was suggested that
the dog I've given a taste. All old can was
procured and some of the beer poured in.
The dog smelled it, tasted it, and in q fe "
seconds had Tapped it up. He then looked
up at the men with pleading eyes that
seemed to say, II would like to have some
more He was given more, and slice
then had always demanded his share of the
beer.
At times the men would ignore the dog 8
whines. and then he would jump in the
air and bark until he received his drink.
He also insisted upon getting a drink out
Of each can, and as a result was frequently
drunk. He had small can that one
of the Inachinists made for him, out of
which he drank his beer. This can he was
taught to hide and get when the beer
came.
He soon learned to go to the saloon for
his beer, and when thirsty would dis
painfully turn from water If it were
offered him, and go to a saloon. He was
very friendly to the barkeepers, and thev in
turn always gave him all of the matted
liquor he wanted. For the last year he
had been on one continual spree. At times
he would even drink whisky.
Yesterday afternoon, after making the
rounds of several saloons and getting more
beer than he could stand. he wendell his
way to where he thought he would meet
SoIne OF his old railroad friends, who would
take cate of him until he sobered up.
Crossing the tracks at the relay depot, he
did not notice a wiftly-approaching switch
engine. He was in the center of the track
before he became aware that there was
such a thing on earth as an engine. IL
was then too late. The wheels OF the en-
gine passed over TOwser's body, cutting
him in two. Some of the switchInen gath
cred up the dogs remains and buried then,
later In the evening.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-28
MRS. PULLMAN DISPLEASED-
RumUIed That She Will Try {,
Break Her Hus bands Will.

Chicago, Oct. IS. according to the as
sertions or intimate friends Mrs. George
NJ. Pull an Is bitterly disappointed by her
husbands Will She is to get the interest
Oh 81 ,25O 900 and the Chicago house which
cost S30o,0n0. She gets $50 600 a year
till the estate IS settled. Her interest In the
81 80 COO IL only a life Interest. At her
death IL reveds 10 the daughters. so She
viii no: be able to give ii To her sons when
she passes away. The estate disposes of
about 81 500 900.
Mrs. Pullman had the lawyers read
the will I" her three times, 50 unwilling
was she to believe that her husband
had made So poor provision for her
She had some intirnation not long ago
that the sons We're to he cut off, and
she had decided that if this We're done
she would divide her share with them.
This will be impossible. IL is asserted
10y those v no Claiul IT, know that her dis
position is TO contest the will in her sons
interest.
1t is saul that there was an agreement
between Mi. Pullman and his Wife that
her share should be a. specified In the
will TUT IL could not be learned that such
an agreement existed in writing or was
witnessed.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-28
SLIGHT INTEREST IN VIRGINIA
Certainty of Democratic success
Makes an A pathetic Campo Ign.

Makes an Apathetic Campaign.
Richmond. Oct. 2s.-Not withdrawing the
fact that election day is close at Ia nd, there
is comparatively very little interest in any
part Of this State over events as They occur
Apeihyis the ruling feature % ( the situa ton
Registra alton was never so small, and the
vote on Tuesday will be one or the lightest
If not the smallest In the history OF tho
STATE.
The Republicans gave up all hope actu-
ally before foundations Were made, and
there has ,een less or a struggle than the
politicians ever heard OF before.
A number of the Democratic candidates
have destroyed opposition to themselves Toy
declaring for reform I'm the election Iaw
This is especially in the vs. ite counties.
and the effect will he that, on account OF
the sentiment aroused, the coming election
will be the tairest and the most honestly
counted in Virginia for years.
Nearly every Democratic and PopuliSI
county convention in the State has de
clared for Senator Daniel as his own sue
cessof and Ice will have no opposition
Much Significance is attached to the fact
that Gen. FitAhugh Lee has moved his
residence from, Lynchburg to this city.
thus hrcOming citizen OF different dis
trio; from that occupied by Senator Dan
iel, and in q good location for the expected
contest for Senator Martin seat two years
hence.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-28

Americans who happen Ia he in Havana
are av aitiug the events Of the next few
days with Increasing uneaSiness. A vio-
lent diSiur! ancC Of some sort is brewing
and the Mrdrid authorities are quite az
uneasy in view of the situation ss any one
else can tie. VIEWER still holds his rank
and authority and ignores IN, general TO
whom ne was ordered 10 turn over the com.
mand pending Blanco's arrival Evidently
SuSpectin. that the Spanish volunteers are
bent upcn mischief OF some sort. Sagasta
has ordered weyler TO di>band and dis
arm thrEl. The volunteer coloaelS have
cabled ire government that unhappy con
sequences would ensue upon knowledge of
the fact among the men. Public opinion
in Havana is 10 the effect that weyler's
departure or Rlanco's arrival, one or the
other win be aocompa MED with an out
break Of SJue sort. Some people even
go 80 far az 70 say that weyler might
not aIlpw his successor Ia lane, unless the
Sagasta ministry first should give the
retiring Captain General a clean hII of
health for his administration. For the
moment ne is master Of the situation, and
these who hest know him, say that he
never VIII consent TO risk arrest and "A
homeward journey in disgrace, by letting
down the iars 10 Blanco, until full ina
munity for hIs raScaltiaS and robberies
has been guaranteed to him.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-28
JUST FOR Fun.

Mr.. Lat,stayer-rm going Ia kiss YOU
when 80.
Miss W"ary-DO it now. while I'm, still
y"nnr.-ndIs and Ends
Peas! had an .tw ful time at the dent.
/ lists.
| iiubhard-WDrae than you expected
Pease-I should say so! He put some
of his cpnfuunded instruments in nv
mouth 20 that 1 couldn't talk back, and
thcn he told me his wheel was better than
inine.-Puck.
Miss Oldun-No, Mr.. Hollings. am get
| ting too old for the assemblies
Hongs-'@3 Oh, don't say that, Miss
| Ollun.
Why, Feel like d faded leaf among all
these young tuus. Did YOU ever press
autumn leaves. Mr.. Holdings?
tGroatest embarrassment from 's3.i-
Harvard Lampoon.
Il askrd ouI doctor his motto the her
night"
what did he say?''
. Patience and long suffering -
Pick Ne Up.
He-I think I shah have To preach a
iicycle sermon tomorrow advising all my
Pensioners to ride wheel.
She-Why, Joseph, IL was only three
weeks ago that you denounced the wheel
most thoroughly.
He-Yes; but remember, my dear. that
was while was learning to ride-Ha rper's
DaZar.
This thing" said the high-broved
man. gazing at the manuscript then i'm front
of him this thing has ceased to be a
joke
So sa yinr, into the waste basket he
cast the erstwhile joke about the joke
on the mother in-law joke.-Indianapolis
Journal.
"Hannah,'' said the mistress To her new
girl, ''you can take that brown serge
dress of mine and put it in soak"
'Yes'm; who's your fav'rite pawn
broker" - Household Words
Tomray teacher wants US to give
a definition Of patriot.
Mr.. Figg Well, a patriot is man who
does something for his country, or does
his country for something, l am not just
sure which. indianapolis Journal
Doesn't your wife annoy you by asking
questions at the baseball gamer
Newer; she is one of those women who
always ike to let on that they know all
about everything. detroit Free Press
Equivocal -She-Yes, 1 suppose 1 have
changed Very much.
Gallant Youth twishing to pay compli-
,nent) oh, but with You any change Is
FOR the better. Mss Blank!-Memphis Com
rnercial Appeal.
Here sad the Maid Of Athens, meet
irg the poet for the first time on TIE other
shore.
What" queri ed he.
Take your heart back as requested in
the verse. l have no further use for it,
North 4 merioaL.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-28

Tits hare Ia understand why Mr.. McKin-
ley has not taken more decided stand in
regard to the Union Pacific scandal than
be has In railway and financial circles
thclateSt phase of the deal is considered too
open and impudent 10 leave the Smallest
loophOle for n belief that the transaction
is ON the square. The ract, often repeated
in these columns, that the Kansas Pacific
brancL, az separated from the Union Pacific
main lie. would become yaiueless. and
would not bring the face Of the first mort
gaEe lien upon il at future sale. is
neither deDicd nor doubted by anybody APP
parentlv, except the Attorney ,,eneral al
the 'reOrcanization committee II is
claimed ~ Mr.. McKenna that tie Kansas
Pacific IL necessary Ia the main line. No
body clSc SAYS so. The syndicate desire
nothing much more badly than they want
10 dodge hGyine that division with the
rest o: tn" property. Perhaps MIR. McKen-
na's ordinarily dear conceptions may have
been ciuuded toy the arguments of Mr. Hunt
ingt0G. However that mas he, the divi-
sion If the Interest. the sale of the main
line 10 the syndicate. and the pos, ponement
of the sale as far as the Kansas Pacific is
concerned. hardly can have any Other er
feet than to sink the Government claim
against the latter division. Tine only prac-
teal business reason for that particular
po>tpancment would appear to Tee that once
h. Possession OF tie main lice, the wreckers
VIII be In a position OF power To take thu
Ksn,as Pacific At their own figures, and
probably arro GREATER cost than he face of
the first mortgage lien. which il $4,000
0O0. Seriously S'IeakinE, tire Attorney GEN
eral cannot be ignorant OF this; neither can
Mr.. Mckinley. II iS a grave responsible
ity thcy ar taking. II VIII end in heap
OF trouble.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-28
QUEER CUSTOMS OF CHINA MEN.
Eight Victims of the Hudson River
Wreck Buried Yesterday.

New York, Get. 2S.-Chinatown is mourn
ing the victims of the Carr. ,ou disaster, and
the incense Of burning Joss sticks rises
| beavenward. The bodies of the eight
Cinnamon who met death in tie wreck
were brought To Haughton's undertaking
shop, ia Mott street, and all Chinatown
flocked there yesterday
Cinnamon prepared the bodies Of their
dead countrymen for burial. They wished
them iii scented waters and anointed them
with fragrant oil. Then they were dressed
in silken hlouses and trousers, with black
silk skull caps, and placed in their collins.
Some of them will be buried today in the
Chinese benevolent Associations plot, I'm
Evergreens Cemetery. The dead mems
friends Will gather about the coffius and
offer sacrifices. Joss sticks and rice paper
will be burned, and Coin will be placed
in the hand OF each dead Chnaman To- pa Y
his way across the river of death. There
will be food and wine, to-, to cheer him on
his long Journey.
IL is IiobGble that ION each OF the eight
hearses will be Q friend, who VIII scatter
rice and small places Of paper to the
winds Thif is to foil the nef irious designs
of the evilspirit The belief is that the bad
spirit which follows dead Chinese to the
cemetery will have to stop and pick up
every grain of rice aud every slip of paper
With this handicap the evil one viii ne
lost on tie way.
They were telling queer stories In China
town Yesterday. One was To The effect
that some Il the Chinese imprisoned in the
partly submerged car could have been saved
by their couDtryInen had it not been for
their queer customs. A Chinamar who
saves another from death must support the
man ne saves for the rest OF his life.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-28

Such things, indeed, show a radical
Change ia Spanish policy. Formerly, the
favori,e way to influence the Cuban lea ders
has been, where possible, to get hold OF
their wives. daughters, mothers. or young
children, and subject them 20 imprisonment
and torture. Perhaps the bribery plan is
better because less painful but We do not
imagine that 1t viii work. In Tins view
we are without the Concurrence of our
Federal authorities who seem TO take con
siderable stock in Sagasta's plans From
all that can be Learned Mr.. Mckinley will
afford him ali the time he can ian which TO
reconquer tie island and, in case ii seems
safe to do so, will withhold the subject
from the Congress as long as possible
Events, either in the island or here, may
render some other course necessary, but
the Administration has not abandoned hope
that Spain yet may be able to re establish
her authority and So save the interests of
tie bgudholders and sugar investors, who
aif Nlt lffti Ahici dlAG BtNhiidl NdlAH "
Mr.. Hanna. II is beloved in the vicinity Of
the State Department that new plan of
naval police Datru is being arranged, which,
81 adopted, would give Spain Increased
service and advantage. IL would amount
practically TO an American blockade of the
Cuban coast arains the Cuban sympathizers
IN neghhUrlng Countries, and would cut
off all aid from the patriJts.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-28
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2s. 1897.
Notes of the DaN.

Later Information regarding the Spanish
note Strengthens former appearances thai
there is a .ery fun understanding between
the caldn.tS of Washington and Madrid.
A certain amount of ginger IN the text
may be passed 10y az pretty certain TO have
teen injected only 10 satisfy Spanish Sell
tinenJ. Read IN the light of concurrent
movements The commune alton of Premier
Saga sta is seen 10 recognize and support
the position maintained 10y the Mckinley
Administration, and To Indicate an eNpec
tation Tat in future things VIII he a.
pleasant % any one coula wish. Senior
sagasta apparently does not intend 10
leave uncovered any point i'm his game.
What his country has failed TO accom-
plish 10y arms, he now hopes to arrive al
by the more Spanish means OF bribery
and treachery. A special envoy is Dn hiS
way To New York TO see if lac can buy up
Estrada Parma and others connected with
the Junta H. this country. lie il said To
have S2.0oo,0oO TO draw upon. After
making ally purchases ne may he able u
iD New York, the commissioner VIII pro-
coed 10 Cuba, and ascertain if any of the
Cuban gener6 lis can be bought up.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-28
PROPOSALS..


PROPOS SAILS for con structing a brick
eight-rOOn school building on the south
east corner Of First andQuincy streets north
east, Washington city. District Of Column
bla. Office OF The Commissioners, ID. C.,
Washington, ID. c., oct 2l, 16S7-Sealed
proposals Will be received al this 81 flee
until z III. ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 80,
1897, for constructing BRICK eight-rOOm
school building at the southeast corner OF
First and Quincy streets, Washin gtOn,
formation, can be Obtained upon application
therefor at The office If the inspector Of
buildings of the District OF CGIun ia, and
bids upon these forms only will be CCnsid-
cred. The right ~ reserved 10 re- eCt any
or all bids. Proposals must he inClCsed IN
an envelope, sealed and indOrsed on the
outside: Proposals for constructing an
eight-room schOOl building, corner First
and Quincy streets, Washin gtOn ID. G
JOHN W. ROSS, JOHN Il. WIGHT, VIM.
n BLACK, COmni ssiOners ID. c.
oc2 2-6tex5
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-28
-Circum>fant Evidence.

tFrom tie New York Tribune.
Prot. Max Muller tells a story of what
once happened in the coin rooms of the
British Museum, where, during visit oil
a number Of gentlemen and ladies', ii wa S
observed that very valuabl and almost
unique Siciliau coin had disappeared. All
the gentlemen present liz the room at
the time had to be sea rched, and 10 one
objected except one. He protested his in
nocence, but declared that nothing would
induce him to allow his pockets to he
searched. All the other visitors were al
lowed to e.. home. but ne wdsdetained While
the coin room was swept and every crner
searched once more. At last the missing
Coin was found in a chink of the floor.
Every apology was made to the suspect ed
person, but he was asked why he had SO
strongly objected to being searched He
then produced from his pocket another
specimen Of the very same coin. II came
Eere," lie said, TO compare my specimen,
which iG very perfect, with the only other
specimen which is thought To be superior
TO NINE, and almost unique in the world.
Now, suppose" nc added, that you had
not found your coin, and had found my
specimen In nav pocket. would anybody
have believed in my innocence"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-28

Henry george continues TO rob Croker
and Plat of the sleep they SO much need
IN these days OF turmoil and danger. Just
now most ,,f the interest of the campaign
centers in him. Is far as one can Judge
from the appearances, Mr. George still
seriously believes i'm the prospect Of his
election; hut pc il adroitly saving that
chance and at the same time conducting his
canvass 50 as to make sure that in case
he does not secure plurality, the mantle
OF success will fall upon Setn Low. and
by no means ON the Croker Plat con-
bile. So he tells the audiences he is
addressing atthe rateof half "A dozen a day,
that hc wants them to support the Jeffer.
sonian Democracy and its ticket; but If
they cannot do that with good consciences,
then ht urges them to vote for Low. Every
issue hCtOnc has sunk out OF sight, aud that
one is Bossisml 1t must be an alarming
state of arf airs which should makeit posi-
bile for a citizen like Henry George to
openly drnounce the two rulers OF tue Ad-
ministration and Tammany local machines
as dishonest, aud threaten them with the
States prison int he event OF his election as
mayor
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-28
DENSE FOG ON THE GREAT LAKES
Many Steamers Stranded and Great
Loss Sustained.

Chicago, oct. 2s.-DenSe fog has Gov
cred ttc Great Lakes for the last four
DAYS, with scarcely break, causing
vessels To lose their way and go ashOre
Since Sunday morning there have been
twenty stranded vessels in the lake flt ct,
which vii! cause a loss of fully S55,OOu
The present fog has extended from the
St Lawrence River TO Chicago. Between
Mackinaw City and Sheioygan yesterday
forty steamers We're reported at anchor.
In st. Mays River traffic has been all
but suspended. The fog has res tilted in the
complete Decentralization OF the running
schedules. This is especially true in the
Detroit River and Lake Erie Freight
steamers are in many cases lost to their
owcnrs.
The most serious accident reported waste
the Ogdcusburg Liner, F. II Prince, which
went ASHORE with Is cargo of merCha ntlise,
near Milwaukee. The steamer j. NJ. West
colt, with lumber for Chicago, is aground
on Bots Blanc Island, in the Straits of
Mackinaw. The steamer Monteagle with
coal for Cmcag go, IS ashore i'm Lake Ontario.
A steamer and cOnsort, the Oclemena, and
Hoboken. found ethc bottom in the st.
Lawrence River. The HOboken sank W here
sh G StrUCE.
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Metamorphosis.

| Ddrnley, the critic, CHANGED to say,
Over a bottle OF dry champagne:
| That foolish, insi piu, impossID le play
Isn't worth seeing again
| tWe'were sitting tnaG night in French cafe,
| Talking of. Booth in THE Blood Red
| Stain.")
well, Booth" / answered, lis always
good;
| No matter what is the part he plays
And this leading lady, Isabelle Hood,
Surely deserves some praise,
| She plays the queen as very few could"
Darnley stared at me in amaze.
Dear boy he drawled, as he touched
the bell,
Your enthusiasm makes me smile.
She's deucediy pretty, and dresses swell
But her acting is simply vile.
No depth, no passion, no sentiment, we'll
whatuse to argue? Itisn't worth W hile.'
The play had a run of eighty nights;
When the last one came l took Jack
Froude.
The house was ablaze with a thousand
lights,
And everyone met, and smiled and bowed.
Darnley was there with the Harley WTights
And he looked uncommonly proud.
Nobody whispered and nobody stirred
When lisa belle Hood gave her last great
scene;
Even Jack Froude said never a word,
And everyone knows what tnat must
mean.
Then, louder than all, twas Darnley
heard
Cry bravo. The Queen! The Queeni"
'.Darnley," / asked at the French cafe,
what do you think Of her acting now?
1t strikes me you don't look quite as hase.
And you seem to ha I've cha nged somehow"
Said Darnley: Il say, old man, have you
heard?
We're going to be married the twenty
third
This is the course that genius takes;
No woman can act till her heart awakes
And someone cries to the soul within,
'.Arise and walk where the great have
BEEN"
John Lawrence Ernst.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-28
Apprehensive.
From Answers.)


Scene: Poy calling on a farmer TO ass;
for a new place.
Farmer Do you knew anything about
horses?
Boy -Yaas; dun nowt else all my loife.
Farmer Why did YOU leave your last
place?
Boy with much feeling All!
Farmer -That 's no ans wer. Why did you
leave?
Boy-Well if you mum know, you mum
know. Furst. twas old COW died, and us
has to eat she!
FWmer Well, what next?
Hoy-Then old sow died, and us had to
eat she
Farmer Still. don't see why you left.
Boy-DOn't yer. then? Whoy, then the old
missus died and / boltedl
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IMPORTANT NOTICE.

THE following are the names OF State Of
flciais: W. y. Atkinson, governor OF the
State OF Georgia; Hon. A. o. Bacon, Unite Il
States Senator: Hon. A. s. Clay, United
states Senator; J. NJ Terrell. attorney gen
eral of Georgia; Hon. William ii. FlemIning,
M. C., Tenth district Georgia: Byron Wal
ton, city treasurer Sandersvflle, Ga; and
also OF physicians In regular practice and
members of the regular medical association,
with the addresses of each George u: War
then, M. D., SandersvilIe, Ga; j. G. Raley
NJ. D., A vena, Ga; j. K. Brooke, NJ. D., A q
Ticola, Fla; J.; Lawrence Kelly, N. D..
Ga; 7. j. NJ. Kelly, M d.. Gibson. Ga;
Thomas Z. yickers, M d., Harrison. Ca;
W; Rhodes, N. D., barton; ca Z. W.
NJ. D., Wrens, Ga, supported by over one
hundred certificates from patients CURED
of CHRONIC BRIGHT'S DISEASE AND
Ola BETES NELITUS, and exhibited TO
tile editors of this paper, all recommending
new and infallible treatment of these
disc asses, on file in the office OF DIR. WEST
LAKE, No. ITO + St. rooms l 2 and
Metzerott Building. Hours, 1890 a. III. 10
5 p. III. oc263t-em
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-28

In a newspaper interview MIR. George Is
quoted as follows: "0f course they will
not have me arrested, l have uttered 80
liheI against Croker or Plat or their ere a.
lures. They are beyond libel. They are
of the people, traitors 20 principle, com.
mon crooks and lowIived couuI;tionists
Arrest NE? They dare not. They know
that my election means a Cell in Sing Sing
for them 1t cannot be doubted that this