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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-24
Too Much for IngersOll.

Bob Ingersol1 was once terribly upset
by Justice Harlan. He was arguing an
important case before the Supreme Court,
when Harlan, with great dignity, arose,
and when a page had pulled back his
chair, walked behind the curtain that
hangs on the right of the room. There he
found a glass OF milk and a huge sandwich
of the railroad variety, which he pri-
ceeded to devour while listening to the
coloneIs Grafton. Between the bites and
sips he would peer around the corner Of
the protecting screen TO keep track OF
the speaker. Just before reaching the CHI
max of his effort Ingersou happened to
look in that direction, his eye caught
Harlan in the act of introducing the last
piece of sandwich in his capaciOus mouth
and standing ready to wash il down with
the last drink of milk, and he stopped
short The sight was too much for him.
He forgot what he intended saying and
broke out in u smoker. Justice Harlan
wiped his lips and returned to his seat
with dignified composure- New YORK
Press.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-24
CRUSHED BY TONS OF EARTH
William Pearson, a COlOred Labor
ef, Sustains Fatal Injuries.
Failed to Heed Warnings-U neon
scious When Rescued and Died
Soon After Reaching Hospital.

William Pearson, colored laborer, was
tended, near Soldiers Home, this morn
ing, when a twelve-foot bank gave way
beneath him, and he was buried under
nearly two tons OF dirt, sustaining inj1-
ries which resulted in bis death
Williams was one of gang OF District
laborers digging away a gravel hill On the
lot, in order % supply paving Tor the city
alleys. The men were at first working
under the hill, but observing that it Looked
treaeheroUs and might fall, the foreman
ordered them on top. This was about $50
O'Clock, and at 10 the cavern occurred
Pearson was working az the extreme tight,
the end which, from the slant Of the strata
of earth, was sure 70 fall fist he felt
the ditch sliding and, with a warning sh out
70 the other labOrers, jumped To the ground
beneath.
Even then he might have been saved IL
he had stood still, but, frightened he
started TO run along the ditch beneath the
hill Just as another huge mass of earth fell,
pinning him helpless 70 the ground under
tons Of earth
The other labOreTs, warned by his shout,
jumped back out OF danger Immediately
realizing their companions awful situa-
ton, they set TO work with all haste to
dig him out. Across his groins was found
a lump Of earth at least two feet in diam
eter, and weighing several hundred pounds,
which undoubtedly inflicted the fatal in
turies.
When the dirt was finally cleared away
his respiration had ceased, and it was
some time before respiration returned
Blood was ooHng from wounds in his
grOins and back, and his entire body was
marked with cuts and bruises.
News OF the accident was carried TO the
Freedman's Hospital by a passing bicy-
chst. The ambulance responded, but 10
was too late, and the injured man died
within fifteen minutes after reaching the
hospital.
1t was found that his pelvic homes had
been crushed and the muscles OF his thighs
and legs severed, which injuries caused his
death
The deceased lived at No. 2044 z street
northwest He is survived by a wife and
three half-gTown children Coroner Ham,
nett was notified OF the accident aud viii
make an investigation this afternoon.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-24
Circus CasuaItlC y.

"Circus performers are about as careful
of their health as grand opera prtma
donnds are remarked an old Snowman
the other night after the performance.
1--WE never known an instance in which
a performer has met with a severe accis
dent and has amounted TO much after ward
Ordinarily it takes every particle OF nerve
cut OF them.
Il used to he a tumbler One night in
Atlanta. as / was making a run to turn
sornersaults over the elephants, / struck
the spring-bOard wrong. and made the leap
from only one foot. l struck on my side,
and broke two ribs. In n couple OF months
/ was as strong as ever, but when re-
Joined the show / found that l couldnt
face that spring board gain, and We never
been able to do it since Chicago Times.
Herald.
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GREEKS FACING DISASTER
Continued from First Page.

of Adjt. q en-. Sir Redvers II. Butler, who
| is named as the probable successor OF Field
Marshal Ford Wolseley as commander-in-
chief of the English army, came in on the
1910 a. m train from the South this
morning. He said;
Recently | succeeded in settling up an
old estate of which | was the surviving
executor, an as the personsolely interested
is most estimable lady, the widow of an
old college friend, | determined, with the
impetuosity often found in second child
hood, to cross the Atlantic and settle the
matter in person, especially as have often
wished to see the United States.
Il regret to find such general complaints
of hard times in this country, but it cannot
last long, as England, and indeed Europe
generally, with perhaps the exception OF
Germany, has for the past five years been
enjoying the most remarkable period OF
prosperity in all history. This means
larger purchasing power of the special
products of the United states, which have
been OF late at such low prices as to
scarcely repay the producer for his toll
and employment of capital.
~ do not think the war in Greece Will
be of long continuance, but that in few
days steps will be taken to arbitrate the
difference betweea Gree3 a Id the Ottoman
empire. Even the best informed people in
this country have but a faint conception or
the tremendously disastrous results that
would follow any attempt on the part OF
England, or, indeed, of the allied powers,
to coerce Turkey OF TO dismember the en-
pire The Sultan is not only a temporal
ruler. he is the successor of the prophet.
and the spiritual head of the Mohemmedan
religion, to whom all the faithful owe inn
plicit and unquestoning obedience Were
he to declare war against the Christian
nations In an instant splendidly discip-
lined army of S0,000,000 would flock to
the standard OF the Crescent
You can readily see what this would
mean to Europe, 10 say nothing or Egyr
and India. 1t is to avert such fearful
calamity that the best-brained diplomats
in the world are ben ding their best ener-
gies To NJ. Hanotaux and Lord Sails
bury much praise is due, and to the intense
desire for the preservation of the peace
OF Europe, so strkingly shown by the car
The Cretan would have much more sym
pathy from Christian nations were 1t not
that he eXcels even the Armenian as
trickster and shameless liar You have
probably read what Miss Clara Barton and
Ashmead- Bartlett have to say upon this
point 1t would, indeed, seem that the
Cretan OF today maintains the character
given him 10y one of his own poets, quoted
by ST. Paul, in his Epistle To Titus, chapter
one, verse ten: The Cretans are always
liars, evil beasts. slow bellies -
Mr. Butler is keen-faced, natty old
gentleman. His appearance is suggestive
OF old houses, old-fashioned mahogany fur
niture and rare oldpo wine, served after
an old-fashioned, old bachelors dinner,
where the saddle of mutton has been done
to a nicely by some old family cook devoted
to her master. Mr.. Butler might well serve
as the apotheOsis Of Dickens Mr.. Tuking-
horn in BLEAK House"
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What was intended for a joke came near
ending seriously the other afternoon for
Dr. Orville L. Boor, u veterinary surgeon,
who is treasurer or the Indiana Fetenn-
airy Graduates Association. During q
severe cold spell, several days ago, he went
to the home of Robert A. johnson, n the
country, on a professional call While
there Mr.. johnson found in the snow .
black snake frozen stiff and appa rently life
less He took the reptile 70 DIR. BOOr and
said. Here is nice walnut cane, carved
in the shape Of a snake" DR.. BOOr took
IL gratefully and put it in his buggy with
out examining ii closely, as he was in q
hurry. He put up his horse and buggy
in JcI.ain's livery stable, and Thoughts
10 more of his cane until yesterday,
when he went to his buggy and found a
bIacksnake coiled on the seat, very angry
at being disturbed. His snakeship had
thawed out in the warm livery stable,
and was apparently as much alive as he
ever was DR.. BOOr was frightened and
fled precipitately The snake saw his
opportunity and escaped. Indianapolis
News
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-24
CHORUS OF SIX THOUSAND.
Great Prepa rations for the June
Saugerfest at Philadelphia.

Grent Prepa rations for the June
Saugerfest at Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, April 24-Lists II entries
for prize singing at the great Sangerfest to
be held in this city in June Were last night
closed 10y the executive committee. The
total number of singers from other cities
entered for the mass chorus is $3.50,
many more than ever appeared at San
gerfest The immense enrolment was
only made possible by the construction
OF the big new hall on Fotteran square,
with stage capacity for that many. At
the last festival Of the singers, held in
Madison Square Garden, New York, there
were only $500 in the chorus
Exclusive OF the Philadelphia organi-
cations, which are not to take part in The
contests, there viii be l76 societies rep
resented. or these New York viii nave
20; Pennsylvania, Al; New Jersey. %;
Maryland, IL; District OF Columbia and
Connecticut, each 2; Virginia, Delaware,
Massachusetts,, Ohio and Rhode Island,
each l. The opening concert of the fes-
tival will he by the United Singers of
Philadelphia, 1900 strong. This chorus
will consist OF 400 male and COO fe-
male voices, and, besides singing together,
each sex will give several pieces alone.
The prize singing by the united organiza-
tions OF other cities, choruses of the follow
ing strength have been entered: First
class, New York, 1,155; Brooklyn, $40;
Newark, 700; Baltimore, 400. Second
class, Camden, 204; Jersey City, 210;
Trenton, lao. Lists for prize singing
by individual societies have not yet been
arranged
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-24
WOMAN NEARLY KILLED.
Mrs. Bach Murderously Assaulted
by a Supposed Burglar.

New York, April 24.-Mrs. Antoinette
Bach, thirty-six years OF age, of East 22d
street. lies n bed, unable to talk, with her
throat and right arm paralyzed, her head
covered with deep cuts and with many
bruises on her body, all the result OF an
assault by man who probably intended
TO rob her. The woman is the wife Of
Ira Bach, bartender, who was formerly
an agent for a jeweer. They occupy
four rooms in an apartment house in East
1920 street.
BY signs, the doctor who hadbeen hastily
summoned was able to elicit her story.
She said that she was preparing to take
bath, when manrang her door bell When
she opened the door the man asked for a
drink of water. He entered the room and
Immediately locked the door. Then he
threw Mrs. Bach TO the floor, seized an
icepick, and began to beat her with it
After that, Mrs. Bach said, she did not
remember anything.
The thiefransacked some Chiffonier draw
ers, but was frightened away before Sc
curing anything
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-24
SHOT BY A BURGLAR.
Lawyer ScoviIle's Exciting Exper:.
ence With q Marauder.

euCe w ilu ii MAI auu6Ts
Stamford, Conn, April PA burglar,
supposed to toe one OF a band which has
been operating here for month. yesterday
shot and wounded Samuel ScovIile. ir., a
lawyer in partnership in New York with
his uncle, who is a son of Henry Ward
Beccher Mr.. Scoyine was shot while he
was IN Ted, and narrowly escaped being
killed.
Mr.. Scovine lives with his father, the
Rev. Samuel Scoville. Prior to entering
their house, the burglars robbed that Of
DR. Samuel HuTlbutt, across the street.
The young man was awakened bet een
and / O'Clock to see a man standing
at a dressing case upon which were his
watch, pockethook and several geld medals
won in athletic contests. SCUville had a
revolver on a small table near the head OF
his bed, and he TUNED over to reach the
weapon. Ashe grasped it, the burglar at
tenton was attracted toy the slight move
mcnt
Wheeling about and drawing a revolver
the burglar reached forward, and when
the pistol was within a foot Of SCoville' s
body he fired, saying Take that and
die, damn you" scoville pulled the trigger
of his weapon at the same time, but it
failed to go off. Leaping from bed he
snappedittwiC again, with similar results.
The burglar rushed down stairs, and,
shouting warning TO a confederate below,
ran from the house and disappeared.
Mr.. Scoville's wound is not fatal.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-24
COLLEGE TEAMS COMPETE
Numerous Entries for the Relay
Races at Philadelphia.
GREAT CROWD on THE FIELD
Ouartets OF Racers From Seventy
Nine Colleges and Preparatory
wefcrs, HoIlister and Other Rec-
ord Holders Take Part.

Philadelphia, April 24.-The great inter
collegiate and inter-schulastic relay races
in this city this afternoon promise to sur
pass anything Of the kind ever given in
America. No less than thirty-eight col
lege teams and fOrty-one preparatory school
qUartets have entered the competition, as
against twenty-four colleges and thirty
two preparatory schools last year, when
these races were run for the first time
Besides the relay races, the regular
spring athletic games of the University Of
PENNSYLVANIA are TO be held on the same
grounds.
The leading athletes to compete in the
relay races are: Wefers, the world S cham
pion sprinter Hoilister, the inter
collegiate champion and recOrd-holdeT;
Wright, the New England distance cham
pion; McGirr, ten-mile American cham
pion; Vincent, quarter-mile champion;
Fisher, of Yale; BLUR, of Columbia, and
many others.
AS the great enclosure around Franklin
Field was thrown open at 100 O'Clock
this afternoon a crowd such as has never
thronged the pavilions before pushed and
Iostled each other in their efforts TO OBJ
tain seats.
The contestants all appear to be in trim,
and each one is confident of Ills ability TO
carry off the honors OF his alma mater
Most conspicuous OF all the strangers is Ber-
nard J. Wefers, the champion splinter Of
the world. lie is captain of the George
town University team, and completes as
one OF the four runners 10 represent that
institution in the contest for the inter
-collegiatc championship Of America.
THERE'S 40 man entered in the games who
can outspi4Ht him at the distance. with the
single exccpN4oQ of Evan Honister. OF
Harvard Harvard also sends Capt Viz
cent, who has been NiisTaTninent in later
collegiate games AS a contestant for the
pastthTee years. Yale sends Capt. Gerard,
and young Garvin and Fisher. All three
have heen dangerous competitors.
The races include the usual program
with the addition Of several races OF diff
fereut distances for the intercollegiate
championship Of America. The one-mile
championship brings together Pennsyl-
van;a, Harvard, Yale, Georgetown, La
fayette, and the Carlisle Indians. In the
twc-mile championship the competitors are
Pennsylvania, Yale, Brown aud Holy Cross,
while in the four-mile championship Penn
sylvania, Yale, Georgetown and Carlisle
are matched.
The scholastic contests attract scarcely
less attention than the races OF the col
leges, some remarkably Fast runners from
the leading schools in the East being en-
tere4. and he rivalry being very keen.
After the races all the college teams
will repair to the Houston Hall, where a
luncheon win be in readiness. After this
an informal reception viii be held. John
T. Carr. who qualified for the relay team
of the Catholic high School in ga "a
seconds. was unable TO run at the carni-
val, owing TO a sprained ankle. William
Schriver will run in his place.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-24
THE DISTRICT NOMINATIONS.
Not Likely That Shey syRI Be Taken
Tn Before Frtday

The Senate District Committee viii
probably not take up the nominations of
the two District Commissioners before the
next regular meeting Of the committee.
This will occur next Friday. Occasionally
objections are urged BY some Senators To
Mr.. Ross, and some citizens of East Wash
ington will try to impress the committee
with the Importance or having one Commits
sioner from that section. But there seems
to be no reason TO doubt unanimously
favorable report from the committee on
both nominations, and their prompt con-
firmatiou at the first ensuing executive
session.
Chairman Mcmillan will undertake to
get a full meeting or the committee on
Monday, but the chances are thata quorum
will fail to materialize. Another effort viii
be made later in the week, but there may
be noquorum atany meeting before Friday
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-24
INTEND TO ATTACK HAVANA.
A Correspondent Thinks the Cubans
Contemplate This Action.

A Correspondent Thinks the Cubans
Contemplate This Action.
Mobile, Ala, prilo4. The steamer John
Smith, which touched at Pensacola brought
letter from Harold Wendell Philips, the
latest addition to Cuba's war correspond
ents.
Under date OF April 10 he writes the
London Chronicle, as follows:
Insurgents Camp, Near Victoria Delos
Lunas, April l9.-Some days ago infor-
nation was received from the tunta, at
New York, to the effect that Spain had
given orders to withdraw some 10000
troops from Cuba, giving as a reason that
the present war was practically over, and
her troops were needed in the Philippine
Islands. Upon receipt of this information
Gen. Lavret dispatched several messengers
to various parts of the island now occupied
by the insurgents with sealed orders, and
almost Immediately following small de-
tachments OF the regular army have reported
here to be further equipped and reviewed by
the commanding Officers.
Within the last fortnight 5000 latest
pattern Winchesters anu hundreds upon
hundreds of rounds of ammunition have
been received and distributed, and would
not he surprised any moment to hear this
hustle and confusion was caused by the
modelling of the insurgents for a general
strike for liberty, and that the destination
of their attack was upon Havana itself.
/ am led to believe this from the fact
that daily It 10 a. II q council Of warts
held within the commanders tent, and
that carefully-prepared maps OF the prov
inces Of Havana and Matanzas are con-
stantly in demand, and further that copies
OF these and sealed instructions are FUN
ished each company upon their departure
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-24
McFADDEN KILLED BROWN.
A Woman at the Bottom of tn
Uniontown Tragt dy.

UniOntown Trage dy.
Unontown, Pa, April 24.-The cOro-
ner's Jury in the case of Frank Brown, Of
Morgsntown, w. Va, and Joshua Mead
den, who were found dead in the I.afa yette
Hotel here, has given a verdict that Brown
was murdered by McFaddea and that Nc
FaddeR afterward committed suicide.
Five bullets had entered Browns body
and head. and their position showed he
had not shot himself One hall went
through his hand as it clasped his head.
McFadden was shot through the right
temple The pistol which had brought
death to both was lying on the floor and
was one which McFadden had bought a
few days ago.
Brown left Morgantown recently and
went TO Fairchance, where he formed a
partnership in the grocery business with
McFadden. Upon the termination " the
partnership there was a dispute, and
Brown came to Uniontown TO have a set
Element of their differences A further
disagreement is generally believed TO have
caused tie tragedy, but some friends OF
the men say they were both madly in
love with the same woman and that this
was the real cause Brown was the son
OF the proprietor of the Glenmuor Hotel,
on the Cheat River, and was twenty-five
years old. Within a year his wife has
died OF typhoid fever, his sister Of pneu-
monia, and his brother committed suicide
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-24
JUDGE HcLMAN,s oBsEQUIEs.
Simple Services at the House and
Remains Taken to Indiana.

The remains OF the late Judge William S.
Holman were taken on the $3.50 train this
afternoon on their way to Aurora, Ind. ac-
companied by the family OF the deceased
and the Congressional delegation APP
pointed by Speaker Reed
The remains will lie in state at the city
of Aurora tomorrow at the reques I of the
mayor. The funeral services will be held
at the old home OF Judge Holman, a short
distaD nee from Aurora, at Riverside Gene
tery.
A short prayer was read by the chaplain
of the House at the home Of the deceased
this afternoon before the funeral cortege
left for the Baltimore and Ohio station.
Many beautiful floral offerings have been
received by the family from sympathetic
friends, among them the soldiers roIl''
of the House Of Representatives, the Con
gressiOnal committee, Mrs. Robert Amber
son, Mr.. ]. A. Matthews, Senator F airbanks,
Mr. John ID. Cramer, and Miss II. d. Lam
ham
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-24

New Thefts Reported Daily-Several
Warrants for John Williams


The bicycle thieves seem to be doing
business on a systematic basis, and the
record of stolen wheels at police healquar-
tiers is added to daily. This morning Al
bert Anderson, of No / 307 D street north
west, was the first On the list. He re-
ported that his Rambler wheel had been
taken by a thief from in front of the
National Hotel on last Thursday after
noon.
detective BoardmaB, who has been very
successful in recovering stolen wheels, has
secured additional evidence against John
Williams, who was captured While trying
to carry Oft a bicycle from the Smithsonian
Building yesterday. Williams, whose cor
rect name is said to be Lee, stole BIZ
cycle belonging TO Commodore Tomlnson
and sold it TO a man living in Hyattsvllle
The wheel was recovered by Detective
Boardman, and since then the officer has
been looking for the thief. Several war
rants were sworn out against Williams this
morning, and when his trial takes place
the police expect to have mass Of evil
dence against him.
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b. & O. DIVIDEND PASSED.
Washington Branch Stockholders
VIII Not Get Sem.-Annual Shares.

VIII Nor 0et SRfn.-A0nua1 Sna res
Baltimore, April 24.-The directors of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
yesterday determined not to declare a
dividend on the sock OF the Washington
branch. For long term OF years there
has been paid a regular seni-annual tiivi-
dend OF per cent on this stock. Such
dividends were payable on May l and No.
yember l f, and were ordered by the boa at
the April and October meetings.
After the meeting yesterday the follow
ing statement was issued from President
Governs office
The earnings of the Washington branch
for the six months ended March 81 1897,
the regular semi-annual dividend period,
were 1901 ,621 sc, being an increase of
S9,033 - over the corresponding period
OF last year The expenses were $780,,
26I.62, being an increase of $7e,946.5S,
making deficit of S24,64O.06. Taxes
amounting to S3o7 90; construction ac-
count OF S2,972 80, and an annuity Of
$500 add to this deficit So, 7S0.1s, max
ing a total deficit for the six months ended
March 81, 1897, 2s,42o.24. There was,
therefore, no sum applicable for diyi-
dend, it having all teen expended on the
road.
Theincrease in expenses for maintenance
of way alone amounted to $50, 426 and
for maintenance of equipment 1920,
while thecost of conducting transportation
decreased S11, 1855.
The reaSo1 OF the increase in expenses for
maintenance of way arose from the facS
that the receivers have placed upon the
Washington branch forty miles Of new
S5-pound steel rail, with new frogs and
switches, and on the remainder OF the road
have changed old rails in many places for
better secondhand rails.
The amount of the usual semi-annual
dividend is $50, 500. More than that
amount was expended in the increased cost
of maintenance of way by reason Of the
fact of the laying of new rail, frogs and
switches, new ties and ballast.
The Baltimore audOhio Railroad Company
owns SI,02S, 900 of the stock, the State
OF Maryland $3.50, 900, and individuals,
So, 900, the balance of the issue.