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The evening times., 1897-08-24
AT THE THEATERS.
'sVhite Crook" at Ker0an's.

w nte CfODk AT hefDanss
The attraction at the Lyceum this week Is
the New White Crook Company, a party Of
stellar constellation Of the vaudeville, and
the large house that greeted these artists
Isat night amply testified its appreciation
Of the dill offered by Manager ReTnan :.nd
his cohoris OF the variety world. The l..
s. Yacht Club one of Frank Dur1ont's
rousing and patriotic burlettas, in which
pertty girls. bewildering costumes, songs
and wit from The salient features. open the
bill. which though brief, is fasT and furious.
Brannan and Williams, two clever .'oul-
editns, but better known as song writer's,
are heard In "a medley OF paTodies OF the pop
ular songs of the day. DoIlie MiIclIsil, a
dainty ard wiBsome soubrette. does a pleas
ing turn with Ed DOlan. AN entertainin de
lii.eator of the irish character; Jau.es Dixon,
a baritone, full of eetness and syn I n ieiic
q. preston sings several agreeable s.lec-
tins; Agnes BehIer and Dollie MiJcheil are
Old Iavorites and their songs aad dances al
ways catch house Last night was n.J eX-
ceptson The novelty OF the bill was ne act
of YalmoTe, who styles himself '''ne IN
stTumental man." Ills limitations Df various
musical Instruments and OF barry IN
habitants called him back time and again.
travesty of the prevailing gold fever. made
up of pretty girls, dazzling COSTUMES and
shapely linbs, closed an enjoyable bill.
The evening times., 1897-08-24
HEAVY ORDERS FROM JAPAN
Steel Rails and Locomotives Needed
by the Mikado.
American Manufacturers Invited TO
Bid for Material Required by the
Imperial Government.

Philadelphia, Aug. 24.-The imperial
| government of Japan is again in tue
American market with large contracts for
locomotives aud track materialto be used
on the railroads now being built in that
country A number Of these orders have
| been placed in this country within the
last six or eight months. Joseph N. Craw
ford, OF this city, consulting engineer and
| inspector general OF the Japanese govern
nsent, has just received the specifications
for about Is, 900 tons of track materia Is
andthirty locomotives Thlsis an indication
that American manufacturers have been
| invited to bid for these materials ami
| locomotives, and as they have been sue
! cessful in that direction upon similar occa
sions there is every prospect OF these all
ditional large contracts coming to this
Country.
While Capt. Crawford has no information
upon this subject other than that set
forth in The specifications for the track
| materials and locomotives, il is notice Ia
him that American manufacturers are bid
ding upon this work, and he expects within
week or ten days. IL former precedents
are followed and the contracts are awarded
| in tnis country. TO be notified 10y cable 10
inspect materials entering into certain
| contracts, which will be numbered, at such
and such a place.
According To the specifications for the
track materials the contract will include
about lee. 900 tons OF GO pound steel rails.
! with the balance in fish plates, nuts and
bolts. This amount OF material viii lay the
track for 1 60 miles OF railway. The 30 10
coInotiyes for which bids have been asked
are exclusive of the contract for 20 quite
recentls awarded To the Ealdw IN Locomotive
Works, of this city, and upon which work
has but just been begun.
Besides a large amount of track mate rial
furn ished The japanese government within
the past six months ythe Carnegies, large
number OF locomotives have been built both
| fur tie Imperial Government Railway aud
for private railway corporations in that
country. the material having all been ia
spected under tie supervision OF Capt. CTaw-
ford. The locomotives sent to that country
| included eighteen by the Rogers LooomOtiv,:
Company. of Paterson, y. J., and twelve b Y
the Baldwin Locomotive Works, of this city,
Tor the eisnper ial Government Railway: thres
10y the Brooks Locomotive Works, of Dun
kirk, y. Y, for the Bisai Railway, two b Y
the same Tor the Kansei Railway, and one
by the same Tor the Bantau Railway. Aside
from the above. twelve locomotives are iu
c burse or conStruc ion at the Schenectady
Locomotive Works for The Kinshin Railway
and twenty at tie Baldwin Locomotive
Works for the Imperial Government of
Japan
The evening times., 1897-08-24
SAVAGE MAN EATER CAUGHT
Thrilling Experience of TIVE Boat
men With a Shark.
Marine Monster Nearly Fifteen Feet
roou That Has Been MenBcing
Bathers at Cape May.

Cape May. Aug 24.-The shark which
las teen teruizing fishing parties ia
Jarvis Sound this summer has at last heea
killed. It's body is now lying on Two
Nile Rearn, near Beach Greek, and seT-
sral parties are being formed to visit the
man-eater
The Incidents leading up TO The cap
mre and death OF the finny monster are
rery Interesting, and are the talk or the
own
oG Saturday morning Frank Richard
on. of the class of '9s, University OF Penn
rylvauia, accompanied 10y friend, sailed
40 JARVIS Sound in q small call cat. They
bad cas-, off the anchor and were arrang-
ne heir fishing lines when the boat gave
A terrific urcr A the sail was up, they
thought d gust of wind had struck IL, and
,aid no attention 10 the occurrence
Ten mdautes later the anchor rope sud
IenIy broke, ind Mir. Richardson tUnbled
,rf the stern of the yacht into the water
His companions quickly threw him a line
ma drew him aboard AS his feet left
the water The mouth of an immense shark
shance TO snap at Mr Richardson's legs
,he captain of the yacht dealt the shark
lterrific ldow with heavy wooden fender
Infuriated with pain, the shark struck
the side of the iiitle boat with great force
nearly caDszing o.. and then Disappeared
without taking chances OF further acci
dents, the party returned TO Sewell'; Point
Howard Kelly a Son OF Col ThOmsskell
Frank Richardson, and TWO other young
men went up 10 Jarvis Sound in large
,atboat with rifles After hunting around
'or ah hour Iii. Kelly saw large object
near the surface of the water fifteen or
,wentv ,ards away and fired. His con-
panions followed suit. Cons idcrable blood
.ane TO the surface, and a trail OF blood
showed The direction taken 10y the fleeing
shark. The young men gave pursuit IN
he boat. At first the shark gained on
nen,. bct later became so exhausted fron.
pss of blopd that the yacht soon came Up
After filling the n,an-eater with hot lead
Nr. Kelly grasped a 1arpoon and sent IL
into the SHARKS body.
the Young men towed the carcass 10
rwo-Mile Reach. where they tried TO get
lt iuto the boat bur u was so heavy that
they were unable 10 do SO Then they
cut off his head and brought ii home. Mr..
Kelly Will preserve the jawbone and hang
d In his lighthouse. The shark measured
ID feet : IL inches in length.
The evening times., 1897-08-24
KNIFE THRUST IN HIS SIDE
Joe Carter Stabbedby His Friend,
Will Edwards.
BOTH HAD BEEN DRINKING
AoothCr Affray i'm Notorious u
street Alley-After IA Quarrel Ed-
wards, Stimulating Desire Tor
RECONCILIATION, Embraced His Com
panion and Stuck a Knife I'm Him.

Almost fatal stabling affray between
two drunken colored' men took place about
1 O'Clock this morning in that citadel of
crime-G rect alley. As result 10,
Carter. ono Of the worthless characters of
that vicinity, lies at Freedman Hospital
with a hong. ugly and dangerous stab
wound ia his left side.
Ills acsallsnt. VIII Edwards, after the
attack. Sacceedei in making good his es-
cape, snd has not been captured.
Carter and Edwards had been drinking
and Oarousing all the evening at the sa-
Icons on seventh street and in the neigh
borhood ~ Crow Hill When they becams
intoxicated a quarrel was instituted over
some trifle and was kept up at intervals
during the night Finally IL pair went
into O street alley, and Just as they were
preparing to separate from their coiii-
paTions aud go home Edwards approached
Carter and extending his arms embraced
him, saying:
Joe. let s make up and Toe good friends
We don't want TO have no more trouble. y
Carter did not welcome the reconcilia-
ton and attempted 20 break away, but
Edwards held him fast and secretly draw
ing a large jack-knlfe from has picket
plunged L sayaeeiy into Cartcr's side A
stream of blood flcwed frum the wound
a. he withdrew the blade, aud Carter
sank 10 the ground, while Edwards toch
advantageor hisOppOrtunity and escaped.
The police were notified and patrol
wagon tomovad the wounded man TO Freed
mans Hospital.
Edwards Is we'd known TO the police,
who az looking for min, today, and ex-
pect to carlure tim. lie was recently re-
lea Sed fIom Jail, where he served six
months sentence for assault upon his WIFE,
with inten, TO SIll.
TIE pr:iCe ray lie - a dangerous man,
and wicliS a blade with deadly effect.
The physicians are unable at present
&c SAY what the extent If Cartcr's injuries
is but tney expect he viii recover.
The evening times., 1897-08-24

Immense Sale Of Land in New Jer-
sey for Summer Resort Purposes.

Immense Sale OF Land in New Jer-
sey for Summer Resort Purposes.
New York, Aug. "a. Three million dol
iars' worth of real estate on the Allan
tic coast We're Sold yesterday. II is prob
ably tre largest single deal ever made liz
New Jersey
Some OF those connected with the deal
are JOIN r. o'Bnen, president of the At
lantiC Coast Electric Railway; Col. e. B
M. Harvey and William C. whitney. IL il
also stated that the Metropolitan Trac-
tion Company is interested in the enter
prise.
The deal was made through PcrCIvai
Faniuhar, OF this city, and Milan Ross,
of A SbGry PARK. The property which is
TO change hands cUTnprises the entire
ocean frontage between Eberon and Deal
Lake, ana practically all the uniinproved
imildng sites between those places, ex-
tending hack a considerable distance
frOm the coast line.
The purchaser of this big tract is the
Atlantic Coast Realty Company, which
,ontnls all the trolley lines in the yicin-
ity. improvements ON an immense scale
are planned, which are expected to coIi-
vert the territory into "A great summer
resort city.
The evening times., 1897-08-24
QCIGG.S CALL ON MCKINLEY.
y Trip to Lake Cha tnpIaiu That Agi.
tates New York RepublicnUs.

New York, Aug. 21.-ChaitInan QuiGg's
recent visit TO President Mckinley is the
subicc, cf considerable speculation By New
York Republicans. and there are several
guesSes as To what took place. Barring the
Presidents wise reiusal TO take any part
in the mayoralty contest, which is now
pretty warm, very little has leaked out.
A guess here " hirh is worth sending is
that Chairman QYgg went TO Lake Cham
plain to ask that Appraiser Wakeman he
looked after for afpoin ting L. office
men who hav.. been conspicuous for their
hostility 10 the regular Republican organ
iZatiou here. The announcement is made
here tonight thas Secretary Cornelius n.
Bliss, vi o has been tipped as the probable
Republican, candidate for mayor, has de-
clired, and stated his preference for Mr..
Seth Low.
MIR. Oswald otterhdorffer. the veteran
German editor and ps.litiCian, las virtually
lefl ihc Low RANKS. He viii probably sup
port the Tammany candidate. Al least,
The Republicans helieYe he viii MIR. 0ttern-
oDrff CT has been fs,'nohtIng with Richard
Croker ia Europe.
The evening times., 1897-08-24
THE BERMrDA's GOOD WORK.
Her Service TO the Cuban Insu rgents
Before Losing Her Register.

New York, Aug. 24.-SiX. OF the daring
crew of tie famous filibuslering steamer
Bermuda. recently seized by the British
authorities, arrived here yesterday on the
Norwegian fruit steamer Belvernon. They
reported that Capt Murphy was enjoying
life m 1aiI at Port Antonio, where he was
Benteuced 10 one IncnUh's Imprisonment fur
Violating the neutrality laws
In speaking Of the sentence one OF the
crew remarked thai :he Kingdom Of Great
I3r tain did not take so harsh d view of the
expeditions 10 Cuba as the Baltimore jury
which tried DIR LuiZ, and gave Capt Muir
ply a light sentence in nominal confiBvns-n
The bermuda, which originally cost the
Cubans here So 900 and about $500 900
more in legal fights and running expenses
viii be orfe,ed foI sale, and il a fair sum
is not offered for her, She will b. bought IN
by tie British government and used as a
transport vessel for the naval reserve fleet
Although tie Bermuda met with several
misfortunes during her career as a fill
clustering craft, including her capture IN
kew York harbor, and her repulse by
spanish gunboats off the Cuban coast. she
successfully landed no fewer than ten ex-
Deditions FOR the insurgents, aud earned
her purchase pIjce before her British register
was taken from her.
The evening times., 1897-08-24

Training ship With Cadets Aboard
tSefurns 10 the Naval Academy.


aefurns 10 the Naval Academy.
Annapolis, Md. Aug. 2I.-The practice
ship Monongahela dropped anchor IN the
Severn Yesterday morning, and VIII tie up
at the Naval Academy wharf Friday. On
Saturday the naval cadets viii disembarS
and go on months vacation. While the
shin remains at anchor IN the stream coIII-
nunica,io Will lie shut off, none OF the
cadets Icing allowed 10 come ashore and
no visitors 10 20 Sbuard.
1t has been stated that there was a
stowaway on the Monohgabela. His naIne
isFarrOe on the ship heis called 'funchal
joe" He is a fright little fellow, MOT
quite fifteeh gears old. and is rugged m d
sailor soulful. His mother lives in Madeira.
His brother, JOhn Farroe. is a clerk to Toe
american consulat Funchal. The youngster
claimed to be- native of California, but
il was later ascertained that he was born
in HonolTIu. He speaks English intelii-
gently aud seems anxious 10 enter ibe
training service.
Among the cadets spoken Of for the
ir next year = hat talon are Henry Williams
of Maryland. Halligan of Massachusetts.
and Smith of New Hampshire.
The following named Officers have re-
ported for duty al the Naval Academy:
Lierts II. Osterhaus, II. p lIuse, c. W.
Bartlett, A. L. Kew and ID. r. Menefee;
Ensigns f. +. Pollock and c. q. Britain.
The evening times., 1897-08-24
Death of a well-Known Young Man

Aloysius j Collins. a wellknown young
man, died yesterday at the home of his
parents, p street northwest. The de-
ceased was a victim of consumption, and
his death, while looked for, was a shock IL
those VINO cid not know his ailment. His
legion OF friends called him AL, not that they
thought the less of him, but because of
brevity. and they will all hear with regret
the death OF their young associate. He was
at all times congenial and obliging, and his
natural nit NINA Mhritrd al all tim-x To put
a fellow in good hunor. For many years
he was MIR John Lyncfi's clerk, and that
gentleman always appreciated the worth
of the young uan.
The evening times., 1897-08-24
CELEBRATION OF GERMAN DAY.
EIabornte Prcpa ratioDs for the OBJ
seryaBce This Year.

The committee Of sixteen represent tiyes
OF German societies, selected last week to
make final arrangements for the Ceie-
brationof German Dayon the6th off Odober,
held a meeting Ia 1t night at A ATion Hall.
Little actual progress as made int he mat
ter OF promoting arrangements, beyond
tire appointment OF committee Of three
to examine into the possibilities for al
immense gathering offered by Glen Echo
This committee, composed Of Messrs. Hatz-
helm and Schubert. and DIR. Cara, will
decide whether or not Glen Ecto and ats
transportation facilities will prove ade
quate to properly accommodate the i'm
mer~e Thongs which are expected To at
tend on German Day.
Ii is extremely probable that Glen Echo
will be selected as the place for holding
the immense gathering and reunion, II
proper arrangements can be made. Ii is
planned To have in the morning q band
concert and patriotic speaking, while in
the afternoon there wiz be a musical pro-
gam and oratorical fireworks. Ia the
evening real pyIotechnics viii supplant
the vocal exhibitions. 1t is believed that
at least $4,000 persons viii attend. in case
the street cars are able TO handle that
number.
German Day has been celebrated By the
| in this city ever since
the celebTationin sS7 of the 2O0tha nniyer
ssry OF the landing of the erna n forrfathers
at Germantown, now a Iart OF Philadei
phia. The Centrally erein has conducted
a celebra lion each year. whic b has been the
event of the twelve months to most of the
| resident GerInan-Americans. Three or four
years ago, the Germans used To turn out
| In gTand parade, in which all the organt
zations appeared in line, but that custoiu
has been relegated to the past. asthere are
| many Germans who would be glad to take
| part In a public exhibition, but yet who
are not willing to march in a parade
Hence 1t has been decided to hold q
public me citing.
Among the other features which will
| probably be parts OF the coming celebration
| will bechoruses by the three German singin z
| societies, the Saenger bund. the Maennerchor
| and tic Arion Singing Society. The Co
1 luinbia Turn-V Vcrein Las also been invited
/ to give an exhibition OF athletics. other
| features will be provided, which Cannot be
announced with certainty at this early
| day.
The evening times., 1897-08-24
ASSAUL7ING LITTLE GIRLS
Serious Charges Against Two Men
at Chestertown, Md.
Aged Solomon Truitt and Young
william Pearce Both In Jail on
Grave Accusations.

Chestertown, Md, Aug. 24.-Solomon
Truitt and william Pearce were arrested
Saturday and lodged In jail here for In
decent assau uIt upon three small girls.
Truitt is betw cen fifty and sixty years
old, and was employed as foreman by
Capt William ID. Burchinal on one or his
farms near Chestertown. He was given
hearing before Justice Lambert Saturday
night, charged with having made frequent
Indecent proposals to his stepda lighter,
Mollie E. Knots, aged twelve years. and
having several times gone to her room
when she was asleep. When the child
would awake and find him there she
would run out OF her room and get away
from him.
When sne was brought before Justice
Lambert Saturda night she burst into tears
and told pathetic story, stating that
Truitt had been annoying her for some
time. Saturday morning she told her
mother, who came to Chestetown and had
her husband arrested. Justice Lambert,
after hearing the evidence, fined T.uitt
$40 and costs. and sentenced him to Jail
for two months.
william Pearce, better known as VIII
lam Htcbins, aged nineteen years. who
resides near Rock Hall, was arrested Sat
nrday morning, charged with making in
decent proposals to, and attempting 10
crimina,ly assault, Emma and Stella
Roulter, aged ax and eight years, respect
lively, on Friday afternoon Pearce lived
in a hous- across tBv road, opposite the
Boul,er home. and was a frequent visitor
at the house on Friday morning Mrs.
Boulter left her two4little daughters alone
while she went to a neighbor's house about
one hundred yards distant.
Pearce went to the Boulter home, and,
finding the children alone, it is alleged,
caught Emma and tried to force her in
room, but the child made her escape and
ran out in the road, calling for her mother
Pearce ,Len caught Stella, ii is alleged,
and. forcing her into the room, offered her
candy if she would make no outcry At
this point Mrs Boulter, attracted by the
cries OF Emma, came into the house, and
Pearce made his escape out the Lack door.
but was arrested later and given hear
ing before Justice John Beck, who COM
mittcd him TO Jail for the action of the
grand jury
The evening times., 1897-08-24
"Wednesday at River View

Tomorrow will be another OF those enjoy
able Wednesdays at River View, Capt.
Randall's popular excursion resort, and
as there remains but one more Wedhs.s day
i'm the season an extra large crowd can
be looked for. These Wednesday trips to
the View are always enjoyable and are
very popular, especially with the young
folks, who are fond Of the dancing and
the fun they can have with the many
amuseinents at the View. Tomorrow the
Ladies' Aid Society Of st. Peters Church,
On Capitol Hill, and the wholesale Grocery
Clerks Association, with the nsany friends
OF the two organizations, will go to the
View, and are looking for a merry time.
The steamer 8. J. Pentz will leave her
wharf at 10 a. m., 2, and 6:45 p. m. and
will stop at Alexandria ON ali her trips.
The chute, the great fun maker, and the
many other attractions at the View will
be ready to afford pleasure To all. The
return trips OF the Pentz win be made at
1918, 8, 8, and 1880 p. M Tickets for
the round trip will be 25c. and the best
OF dinners can be had in the cafe for 50c-
The evening times., 1897-08-24
WILL CAUSE NO TROUBLE.
German Pythians Not Disturbed
over Chancellor Pinuey's Decision.

The decision Of Vice Chancellor Pinney,
of Trenton, ". J.. handed down yesterday.
TO the effect that I'm the future the German
lodges OF the Knights of Pythias must use
the English r5ual or leave the order, as
individuals, is not looked upon by local
knights as calculated to create any dis
ruption in the order.
The fist decision on the matter was
handed down ia Indiana some time ago
by Supreme Chancellor Blackwell, who or
dered that the German members of the
order should Gse the English ritual or meme
and also that they were not entitled to the
finances or paraphranalia OF the order
in case they withdrew and formed new
Organization. new order, known as
tie New aud Improved Order OF Knights of
PythIas, was formed by many OF the then
existing German lodges.
The individual lodges which went into
the new order suffered greatly from loss
or member ship.
The evening times., 1897-08-24
a Remarkable Cure Of Chronic
Diarrhoea.

Tn 1862, when I served my country
a a private in Company A, One-hundreI
and sixty-seventh Pennsyivania Volunteers
contracted chronic diarrhoea. 1t has
given me great deal OF trouble ever
since. 1 have tried q dozen different
medicines and several prominent doctors
without any permanent relief. Not long
ago, q friend sent me a sample bottle
OF Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoaa Remedy. and nj ter that boug ht
and took 5O-cent bottle; and now I
can say that am entirely cured I
cannot be tbank kful enough 70 you for
this great remedy, and recommend IL to
sii suffering veterans. II in doubt, write
me. Yours gratefully, Henry Steinberger.
AIienfoWH, Par Sold by Henry EYaaa,
wholesale and Retail Druggist, sss +
street; Connecticut avenue and street.
northwest. and 1925 Maryland avenus
n0rtheast
The evening times., 1897-08-24
PRINCESS CHIMAY AND RICO.
Gypsy Baudtnn ster and His Love -
tourBIng In a German Forest.

Gypsy BaOdtnn ster and His Love - :
tourBIng In q German Forest.
New York, Aug. 24.-The journal this
morning publishes the following dispatch
frorn Herlin: News reaches Berlin tfday OF
the Princess Chimay and her beloved gypsy
i,andlnasier. RiEo from III e inrer fastnesses
of the Lueneburger Haide. the most sc
cludcd and most unfreauented rural region
of the Fatherland.
According To this report the much-men-
toned couple repaired 10 the Haide three
weeks ago. They secured a lonesome forest
cottage in Einenbof. Beca use the an
thorities refused TO grant Rigo 4 hTnting
permit he took revenge by Keeping away
from the city OF Lueneburg.
Rigo how ever met $oIHe tonvlyidl friends
in the StadtEapeile, who prepared a sIIT
prise party for the strangers in EincTnhof-
C/impagne was served from a huge punch
bowl AMI jovial time was en- joyed. Dur.
ing the entertainments Rigo was askedif he
were il reals Y unhappy as some papers
mad reported him to lie. lie replied:
None can be happier than am. have
plenty OF good food 10 eat and all | want
to drink, and | have the most beautiful
wife in the world"
Despite reports TO the contrary, ~ would
seem that the RigC-Chimay couple did not
stop In Ueliin on their way 10 tie LCene-
burger iIaide. and that there was no quar-
rel between them.
Princess Chinay presented tie people OF
Einen.hUf with a number of pretty sou-
venirs she told them that cnly To spite
her family did she permit certain phutO-
graphs TO he taken, appea ring before the
footlights anywhere. She and her Rigc,
who she claims 10 adore, have planned a
VOYAGE Ia india Tor the autumn.