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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28
MAN HUNT IN MARYLAND.
Posse Scou riDg the Woods Searching
for an Alleged Murderer.

Ellicott City, Md, April 2S.-The re-
ported presence in the vicinity of LoIsey's
Run OF John, alias Butts" Scott, col
ored, who, it is alleged, fatally stabbed
Engine cT William w. Frazier at Kat
zen s sawmill, near Alberton, in the Second
district Of Baltimore county, on Monday
of last week, has created considerable
excitement in that locality, and has
had the effect Of increasing the efforts
both Of the officers and friends OF the
victim to capture the fugitive.
Thenewst that Scott was seen 10y a search
ing party hiding in the dense forest on
the Baltimore county side OF the Patapsco,
six miles west of this place, has been fully
substantiated, it is stated, and all last
night searching parties have kept up a
constant hunt, and have secured the rugged
hills and wild woods in all directions for
miles for the colored man.
Scott's hiding place was made known TO
the searchers 10y smoke issuing from his
campfire. When he observed the parties
approaching he took TO his heels, and al
though several shots were sent after him,
he soon disappeared in the thicket. 1t was
supposed that Scott had gone, after the
fatal affair, to Virginia, where he has
relatives, but it was evident from the sur
roundings of his hiding place that he had
made il his home for several days, and that
he had not been suffering for something 10
eat.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28
COFFIN'S CARTOONS.
An Interesting Exhibition of the
Late Artists Work


Nearly two hundred cartoon sketches,
representing the work Of the late George
Y Coffin, Were placed on exhildtion yes
terday afternoon at Yeerhoff's gallery,
where they VIII remain throughout the
week.
The series begins with a cut at Tam
many in the old days, when Butler, Conk-
ling and others served as targets for the
satiIist's wit-barbed pen, and ends with
Mark Hanna to the fore.
The collection, SO maSsed, impresses the
beholder with the studious nature of the
dead artist, apart from his wonderful gift
His inspirations are drawn largely from
the Bible, mythology and Shakespeare, and
his most famous cartoons are those evil
dencing deep study and research.
On a small ebony table stands photo
graph of Mr.. Coffin, framed in white
molding with a cluster OF pansies en-
broidered eXquisitely on its linen mat by
some loving hand.
A number OF gentlemen attended the ex-
hibition this morning, among them staff
artist ona New York newspaper, who, with
several others decided that, to their minds
the most forCible and convincing cartoon
in the collection was that Of j. h. jones,
chairman OF the national Democratic COIN
mittee, who stands with both pockets
turned inside out, and who wears on his
face u expression that tallies with the
label on his coat front, Busted
Another that commanded their special
admiration was the dig at the Navy, illus
trated by Columbia. the gem Of the ocean,
ont on the wateTin a TIM
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28
SPIDERS BITE PROVED FATAL.
Baltimore Boy Dies From Blood Po.-
sonfng Following a Sting.

Baltimore. April 2S.-Gorge II Porter.
tie eventeen-year-old son of Mr.. George
II. Porter, died yesterday at the home
of his uncle, Mr.. Gustavus L. Ford, No
1S45 West Lombard street. under very
peculiar circumstances. Last Tuesday
the boy went out perfectly well and
strong TO play baseball. After the game he
threw himself down on the grass with sew
eral friends. and, being tired fell asleep.
That night after supper he complained that
he did not feel we'll and went to he'd early
In the morning the family We're startled
to find that the boys lips were swollen
and several ugly blisters had appeared on
his face. He did not seem TO be in pain
and went to work as usual both Wednesday
and Thursday. On Friday the swelling
had increased Or. Levi Condor was called
in, and Immediately ordered the boy to
bed He fingered on until yesterday morn
ing and as the end drew near suffeTedin
tensely. The blisters broke out on 10th
sides Of his face, and his lips became very
much swollen.
DR.. Condor says that death resulted GER
tainly from blood-pOisoning, and that the
only way in which to account for il is
that while lying on the grass after the
ball game the boy was bitten by spider
Of a particularly venomous variety.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28
NEXT WEEK AT THE THEATERS

For the Calve operate concert at the
Columbia Theater one week from tomorrow
afternoon a unique and magnificent pro
gram has been arranged. Nine. Calve and
her company will sing the entire fourth
act of Ambrose Thomas Hamlet
which includes the famous mad scene for
Ophelia. The Boston Festival Orchestra
of fifty performers, under Mollenhauer,
willplay theoverture to Die Meistersng GER"
ballet music from Carmen" a sym
phonic poem by Saint-Saens, and Saint
Saens' March Heroique." Mr.. McKin-
ley will sing the P riZe Song" from ''Die
Meistersiuger," and Signor Campanari will
sing both the prologue to Il Pagliacci,' and
the toreador song from Carmen" Nine.
Calve will sing the bird song from The
Pearl of BRAZIL and with Mr.. Mckinley
and Signor Campanari the trio from the
fifth act of Faust" 1t will be veritable
feast
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28
NORFOLK BANK FAILS.
Burruss & Sons A ssignment Due to
Bad Land Investments.

Norfolk, Va, April 2S.-The banking
house of Burruss s. Son filed deed of
assignment last night in the clerks office.
tits said the liabilities amount to 100000
and the assets are ample to pay all credi-.
tors and depositors, all the property, real
and personal, Of Nathaniel Burruss and
family being transferred to the trustee,
Judge Theodore s. Garrett.
The bank was established in 1868 by the
late Cicero Burruss andiWiliam T. Harrison
and did prosperous business from the
start tits thoughtby some that the failure
of the bank was mostly due TO investment
in lands in southwest Virginia and other
sections, but neither Capt. Burruss or the
trustee will make statement 1t is
stated that no other banking institutions
here are affected by the failure.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28
A ChiId's Suggestion.
Editor Of the Times

To the Editor of the Times:
Although a little girl, ask all the chill
dren, also the men and women, of America
OF every color and nationality, to send to
the board of regents of Mount V eTnon five
cents to build a monument OF surprising
beauty over the present mausoleum at
Mount Vernon. This amount will be more
than $500, 900. The present one was built
at the expense Of a stone mason of Phila-
delphia. MARY HELEN DORSEY.
Washington, April 2S.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28

This week at Herman s 1t is The Black
Crook" next week it will be The White
Crook" IL is only the change Of one word
in the name, hut IL means an entire change
in the program. The company has often
been here before. II includes a fine array
OF vaudeville and buTlesque talent, and
special scenery and pretty Costumes. The
opening buricsque is 'Columlda's Recep-
ton and the fun that IL starts viii close
with my Friend from indiana" bur
lesque ON the popular farce Of similar
name.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28
BOTH BRIDEGROOMS FLED.
Woman and Her Daughter DisaE-
pointed on Their Wedding DAY.

Chattanooga, Tenn, April 2e-A hand
some woman arrived in this city yesterday
from Birmingham, Ala, and asked the
chief Of police for the arrest of Arthur
Dove, of this city, and another man named
j. j. Anderson.
The woman said she was a widow and
that she had daughter seventeen years of
of age. She gave her name as Annie Ter
rel, and said she owned valuable estate
near Birmingham. She told the chief that
young Dove had asked her to marry him,
and that young Anderson was engaged to
marry her daughter The wedding was
to have come off tonight, but both of the
men had disappeared. Dove and Ander-
son are both well-known boys of this city,
neither of them being much more than
twenty-one years old
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28
Greek Rage and Despair.


The Greek Parliament meets today and
hy tonight or tomorrow morning we VIII
be apt to know whether King George is to
he allowed TO retain his position for the
present, or whether he will he forced to
leavethe country. Probably he expects the
latter, as it is said that his residence in
Denmark is being made ready for occu-
pancy.
Consciousness Of the hopeless condition
ofthe Greek army is shown in the terror in
spred in the government at Athens by the
threaten Edhem P asha to march on Athens.
II is reported that Premier Delyannis has
made oveTtures to the powers looking to
This being effected the Turks may be
called off, in case a revolution does not
break out in the meantime 1t is probable
that such an event might anger Russia t.
the extent of insistence even upon Turkish
occupation OF Athens. War carried on by
the Greek government is bad enough, but a
BOBhtdl llSilE VI ABt ut1tCIcS NAlIpui
regard to national boundaries, might in
yolve net only Macedonia and Albania,
hut Scrvia and Bulgaria, and become men
acing to the views and interests of both
Nicholas and Franz Joseph Whatever
happens it is a sad outlook for the royal
family.
1t is a had thing TO be a king when the
kingdom is being overrun by foreign
Invader, aud the national army of defense
has been whipped and routed National
pride and vanity always will have it
that there must have been stupidity,
cowarGice or treachery, and generally
ali three, or such things could not have
happened.
Unhappily, with such fiery race as
the Hellenes, it is but step from Sus-
picioh to the knife, and King George may
be at this moment in as much danger Of
lis life as he is Of losing his throne.
Circumstances possibly may combine TO
preserve both, but it is dark chance The
entire army staff is reconstructed Snlo-
leuitz, the one officer OF high rank who
has held Ids own, is placed in chief com
mand, and $4,000 fresh Ievies are TO
join h,m in the defense Of Pharsala We
are not Sanguine about the result OF that
effort. II Gen. Smolenitz could have
twenty or thirty Krupp guns sent him
With the endorsements, his prospects
would be brighter. At best we can expect
nothing better than a desperate one or two
days fight and the destruction of what
remains OF the Greek army in a scene Of
frightful slaughter
Then, unless the powers step in with
an armed intervention. the revolution will
follow inevitably. 1t may come before, but
ct that point it certainly viii come and
nothing can save the dynasty.
1t is sad ending to a drama OF heroic
courage and devotion to the standards OF
honor and humanity on the part OF Greece,
and of heartless, brutal policy and suppress
sion on that OF the great Christian nations
of Europe But right and justice do not al
ways prevail in the economy of this wcrldl
Witness the fate of Poland. and Of Hun
EG-yl
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28
PRESIDENT McKINLEY'S PLANS.
VIII Probably Leave New York for
Washington Tonight.


New York, April rs. President and
Mrs. Mckinley arose at $40 O'Clock tins
morning at the Windsor Hotel, both In good
health, but suffering slightly from the IA
tigue Of yesterdays events To one of his
visitors the President expressed himself
as much pleased with yesterdays demon
stratiOn. He was especially gratiiied at
the applause given to him by the crowds Of
spectators at the tomb and along the line.
As for his plans regarding the remain
der of his visit to the city, the President
said ne had formed none definitely, except
that he did not intend to allow anything
to interfere with his contemplated rest. He
had decided, he said; not To go TO the ball
at the Waldorf this evening, nor even TO re-
ceive visitors formally or in large numbers,
nor had he Yet arranged for his departure
for Washington. II would probably be some
time this evening he thought.
Later in the M rning Senator Hanna call
ed and had d long interview with the Presi-
dent. OF the other invited guests Secretary
Sherman left the Windsor at 1880 O'Clock
to catch a special train at Jersey City
Secretary Gage expects to remain in the
city until Thursday.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28

There is something really refreshing in
the proposition attributed to Mayor Strong
and several well-known New York people
to remove the remains Of Gen Washington
give the Father OF His Country a fitting
tomb" IL the gentlemen in question will
they will confer a favor on the country.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28

for transportation and communication, the
roofs for recreation, and the intermediate
floors for business and existence In gen
eral. In short, the city of the future, IL
built on this plan, would resemble huge
gradually down TO comparatively low build
ings on the outskirts of the town.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28
EXCURSIONS.

week for the balance of the season with a
play which is not unfamiliar to many of
our theater-goers, who keep up with the
history of the contemporary drama 1t is
''Fabio Romani,'' melodI anna of stirring
interest and startling ciiuIaxes. Is SEXES
the audience and holds it firm in grip OF
intense human sympathy and keen expec-
tation. The company to present Pablo
Romani' here is the same which has made
the piece a success on the road during this
and previous seasons.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28

Let no man again sa that the Britisher
is without humor The log OF the May
flower, the record of the stern and king
hating Puritan argosy, colfid ed Co the keep
ing of one whose highest aim is TO bask
in the sunshine of royalty at the palace
back doorl This is a joke indeed.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28

IT is seriously being considered in New
York. a town which has always suffered
more or less from overcro wding, whether
one OF the developments OF our civilization
will not have TO be Unrestricted city
pointed out, are first steps toward this
consummation, and the advantages of
rapid transit could be secured, except that
the rapid transit would be vertical instead
OF horizontal The ground could be used
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28
DIED AFTER THE RECEPTION.
The Sudden End of Lieut.. G.. a.
Calhoun, of the Navy.

New York, April 2S.-Leut G gorge A:
Calhoun, of the United States Navy, at
tended the reception at the Union League
Club tonight After leaving the club
house, about l O'Clock, he walked down
Thirty-ninth street to Broadway. When
he got down as far as the Parker House, at
the corner of those streets, he said to two
friends. who We're in his company:
AZ am dying
The attack was so sudden that his
friends could hardly believe that lie was
speaking seriously. One of them ran to
the office of Dr. Pettengill, nearby. The
doctor responded quickly, but before his
arrival Lieut.. Calhoun was dead His
body was carried into the Parker House.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28
DOG FINDS A HUMAN ARM.
Carried the Gruesome Relic in His
Mouth i'm Cumherlan Streets.

Cumberland, Md, April 2S.-Quite a
sensation was ted on Bellevue stre ct,
in this city, yesterday afternoon. A num-
Der of boys were playing i'll the street,
when to their great surprise q dog came
along carrying in his mouth a human arm.
The boys gave chase TO the dog andi was
some time before he would drop his find
The arm and fingers were partially de-
composed, but had evidently not been am
putated a great while.
The arm Soon attracted quite a crowd of
spectators. Some were OF the opinion that
the dog had pnearthed the body from some
grave in one of the GENE eries about the
city, but the most plausible theory Is that
it is an arm that has been recently ampu-
lated at the Western Maryland Hospital
and buried near the institution, and the
dog Unearthed it,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28

MISS ssippi leyees is ann ounced. 1t i S
in Plaquemines parish, thirty-nine miles
below New Orleans. Being only fifty feet
wide when reported. it S hoped that the
gap may be stopped.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28
A NEW MAMMOTH CAVE.
A Great Underground Cha mber Dis
covered in PennsyIvania.

covered III pennsylvania.
Altoona, Pa, April 2S,-While out coon
hunting on Saturday night Harry Saulis,
of Jefferson township, Somerset county,
fell into a narrow opening in the ground,
and upon investigation he found himself
in a high arched passagew
An exploring party the next day fol-
lowed the passage for three quarters of
mile, coming frequently upon large caverns
from fifteen to twenty-five feet high and
several times as wide. Many beautiful
specimens of stalactite and stalagmite for
nations were found. A narrow place
blocked further passage temporarily, but
the party could see beyond that the great
passages were by no means limited to what
they had traversed. The obstruction will
be removed by blasting and further ex-
vibrations made.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28

AS a special compliment to his historic
virtue, Chief Joseph, arrayed in Navajo
blanket coat Of many colors," rode with
the staff Of the grand marshal yesterday
in New York. This was a discrimination
against Col. Potiphar which we hope the
latter will not resent.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28

As far as we have heard, the efforts Of
the New York committee of arrangements,
backed by the Administration, the A rmy,
Navy and railway service, were successful
in preventing a collision between the Amer
lean heir apparent and the British ann
baSSadCr.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28

Ambassador Andrew ID. White thinks
that schools and colleges should devote more
attention 10 the study Of Politics. What
A chance that would be for Prof. Marcus
Auelius Hanna, L. S. d?
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28

1t might be advisable for this Govern
ment to request American citizens, not
in prison, to quit Havana The latest
expedition TO leave this country for Cuba
of dynamite. There will be considerable
'pacification" in consequence, If all works
SS-aU
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28
Brief and Lucid.

(From the Boston Journal
The last magazine article on why Har-
ward Does Not Win" made social relations
in Cambridge the cause. This is perhaps
true, but more persons will agree with
the theory of the professor who gave in a
word the cause When asked what kept
Harvard from win ming, he replied: IVA :"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28
Munkacsy,s "Death of Mozart.

Secretary Ayers noted picture by Mum
kacsy, 1.-The Death Of Mozart" has been
brought from his home at Detroit, and was
today placed in the Corcoran Art Gallery
The Secretary has loaned the picture to
the gallery for an indefinite time,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28

THERE'S cloud over the Republican can
didacy of Mr.. Deboe in Frankfort, and nat
urally il has silver lining.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28

The third week of the season of opera at
the Lafayette will he given over to Il
popular rendering of Gounod's master
piece, Faust - This was one of the
Castle Square Company's most popular
bills in Boston and Philadelphia and at
every production the theater was crowded
They put it on with a great chorus Of
soldiers, with horses on the stage and
magnificent electric effects. The COM
pany will he cast so as best to bring out
the strongest members The effort will
be not only to make it an operate pro-
duction of artistic worth, but spectacle
of real beauty and magnificence as wen.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28

The summer season mt the Academy opens
next week with fine production of De
Miles great labor and capital play, The
Lost Paradise" The prices are put down
to 25 and so cents for both afternoon and
evening performance. The Cummings' COM
pany is no experiment. They have been
playing together for an entire season, and
are up in a long list of popular pieces. The
company includes Jessie Bomstelle, Carrie
Lamont, Nettie Marshall, Beatrice Ingram,
Blanche Douglas, Hattie Neville, A. II.
Stuart, Thomas Reynolds, Edgar Seiwyn,
Edmund Day, Hubert Fortier, Arthur Liv-
ingston and Ralph f. Cummings.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28

From the Buffalo Record)
Any man who goes into these blind pools
is considerable number of Thousand times
binder than the pool.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28
POsTOFFICE NOTICE.

Should lie read daily, as changes may
occur at any time
FOREIGN MAILS for the week ending
May l, 1897 close at this office as follows:
Tr.,uS..t1. an til. Nails
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28

The Grand opera House win reopen next
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28

PURCHASE OF WASTE PAPER-sealed
proposals will he received until o cI}Gx
p. M, MAY 8, 1897, for the purchase Oh al
waste paper of the Navy Depafs. nent, auI-
ing the fiscal year, ending June 30, IS9o-
The terms OF che proposal, etc, VIII De IuI-
niShed upon application 10 ne secretary
Of the Navy, Washington, - =.
T ROOSEVELT, Acting secretary.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-28
Circulation Statement.

The circulation OF THE TIMES for the
tceek ending Saturday, April "A, 1877, todS as
foiiOlCS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-23
Personal and Social

Miss Franc Littlefeld entertained
Miss Dora F'urman, Miss Ollie O'Brien,
Mr.. Lou Bronson, Mr.. George Heyden
and Mr.. S. Stoddard informally last
evening.
A number of society people attended
the Capital-J Journal base ball game
yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Walter Burgess. and Mr.. John
Frey will return Tuesday from a trip
to Los Angeles, Cal. Mr.. Burgess is
visiting his father, brother and sister
Mr.. W. F. Evans went to Omaha yes
terday.
Mrs. Robert Delahay went to Kansas
City yesterday.
Mrs. Calvin Hood of Emporia is Wis
iting her daughter Mrs. Theodore Ham
matt.
Mrs. J. w. Valentine of Admire, is
visiting Mrs. D. NJ. Valentine.
Mrs. Leslie Diclxey and Mrs. Pike,
who are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A. L.
Williams will return to Omaha Sun
day.
Mr.. John Waters will attend the fra
ternity party in Lawrence this even
ing
Mrs. NJ. E. Cochran of Chicago is Wis
iting her sister. Mrs. H. E. Adams.
Miss Ollie O'Brien went to Lawrence
today to visit friends until Sunday
evening.
The young people of the Methodist
church will give a UNIQUE entertain
ment in the church parlOrs this evening.
Miss Isabel Peck of Chicago, who has
been very i'll, is improving rapidly.
MISS Emma w h1te will attend the
fraternity party in Lawrence tonight.
Mrs. Joe Richard has returned from
ROssville, where she went to attend the
funeral of her brother-in-law, who died
Monday morning.
Miss Celeste Nellis will arrive May 5
from Chicago. She viii give concert
at the high school May and will give
several concerts through the state be-
fore her return to Chicago.
Mrs Eugene Quinton IS entertaining
the Duplicate whist club this after
noon
Mrs. J. F. Daniels entertained party
of friends Wednesday evening in honor
of Mr.. Daniels birthday
Dr. Ed Esterley went to Lawrence
today to attend the party there this ev-
ening.
Mrs. A. Dienst expects to leave the
first week in May for Vancouver Bar