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The evening times., 1897-08-09
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
white-wIIiam W. Cohen to Grace Marie
Baird
Coiored-Charles Bowie to Ida Matthews.
10th of Washington. d c.; Robert W. II.
Neal to Hester L. Patrick, of Prince George
county, Nd
The evening times., 1897-08-09
BATTLE WITH DESPERADOES.
Ooe Negro Killed and Another Fa
tally shot by Officers.

Montgomery, Ala, Aug. 9.-Alleu and
Joseph Lightfoot, father and son, two
negro desreradoes, who have terrorized the
people OF Coffee and Geneva counties for
year, were overtaken ON a public road n ear
Pea River. liz Coffee county, Sunday, by
well-armed officers.
A spirited battle ensued. Allen Light
foot was killed, being shot through the
neert. His son was shot in the shoulder
and In both legs and will probably die.
The evening times., 1897-08-09
A Pema rkabIe Cure of Chronic
Diarrhoea.

I'm 1862, when I served my country
as q private in Company A, One-hundred
and sixty-seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers,
I contracted chronic diarrh0ea- 1t has
given me a great deal OF trouble ever
since. 1 have tried a dozen different
medicines and several prominent doctors
without any permanent relief. Not long
ago, q friend sent me q sample bottle
of Chamberlain's CoAc, Cholera and
Diarrhoaa Remedy. and after that bought
and took o 50-cent bottle; and now
can say that I am entirely cured I
cannot be thankful enough to you for
this great remedy. and recommend Is to
all suffering veterans II In doubt. write
me. Yours gratefully, Henry Steinberger.
Allentown, Pa" Sold by Heary Evans,
Wholesale assd Retail Druggist, 93S F
street; Connecticut avenue and 8 street
northwest, and 1426 Maryland avenue
northeast
The evening times., 1897-08-09
KLoNDIKE's DAILY PAPER.
1t Gives q Graphic Insight Into
Life Mt the Gold Diggipgs.

One Of the results of the gold fever, more
or less happy, is the publication OF the
Klondike Morning Times. This new Jour
nal sets forth that IL is for sale at 81 so
Der copy 1t has this inscription: :" Vol. one,
No. one. buy one.' 1t is dated at Dawson
City, j uly %. 1897.
1t contains Advertisements that canned
The evening times., 1897-08-09
KILLED AT A BALLOON FETE.
Excited Starter Fires Loaded Re
yolyer for the Ascent Signal.

vnlver for the Ascent signal.
saniusky, o.. Aug. In the presence of
5000 people who were gathered at John
sons Island yesterday morning TO witness
a balloon ascension, Arthur Ledger, OF
Toledo, shot and killed s. c. Linder. of Chi
cago Junction, o., Ledger was to give the
signal for the balloon to start.
The woman who was to ascend with 1T
became entangled with the ropes and in
the excitement Ledger fired the revolver,
which was loaded with ball.
The evening times., 1897-08-09
A NatiOnaIScgu[ge.
The Brain Worker Most litbIe.

There is soourge going over the land.
and az selects FOR its yicsiIns the active man.
the business man, the brain worker, the
student, the clerk, and all those whose
nervous system rs impaired. Were IL con-
Tined 10 one class OF people alone. we could
better afford TO pass it over ia silence, but
lt has become so universal and so broad
cast IN its destructive course that IL Is time
to sound a warning.
The evening times., 1897-08-09
PRISONERS ESCAPE FROM JAIL

One Recaptured and the Other Fa-
tally Shot.
Birmin CHAM, Ala, Aug. 9.-During an in
spcction of the jail yesterday John Ale x
der and Bud Redd, two notorious prison
ers, knocked down the sheriff, and after
desperate struggle took his keys and
pistol and escaped.
The sheriff started after them and Alex
ander was recaptWed. While Redd was
swimming across the Cahaba River he was
shot and fatally wounded.
The evening times., 1897-08-09
CHASTITY FIND OF SKELETONS.

Nineteen Coffinless Bodies Are Ex-
humed in Nebraska.
Valley, Neb /, Aug. GA grading COM
pany at work near here exhumed ninetee n
skeletons All the bodies. We're evidently
buried with clothes on and without coffins
Five were women. The bodies had proba-
bly, been In the ground fifteen or twenty
years.
The bodies were covered with only few
feet of earth and were placed together In
a long trench. 1t Is a mystery.
The evening times., 1897-08-09
SUDDEN DEATH OF AN ACTOR.
wally DE Forrest Dies of PDeu-
monia i'm Railroad Station.

InOnia i'm IA Railroad Station.
Chester, Pa, Aug. 8. Wallace Campbell,
of New York, the comedian, better known
as waIIy DeForrest, died suddenly at the
Pennsylvania Railroad station here yes
terday afternoon while being removed frOm
the Washington express.
He was coming from Baltimore to III
an engagement ut LindenthOrpe Park. AMI
became Ill soon after beginning his journey.
Dr. Long said his death was caused by
pneumonia.
The evening times., 1897-08-09
City Lights.

Gas lamps lighted at $40 p M extin-
gushing begun at All a. m The lighting
is begun one hour before the hour named.
Arc Iamns are lighted at 7:55 p. M; extin
guished at 4:32 a. m.
The evening times., 1897-08-09
Three
for the price
of two

during our a off sale.
Three of anything in the
clothing / inc excepting
'featherweights" suits
S e p ar a tie trousers-or
"bike" clothes.
Everything's marked in
plain tigures-take off a
third-and pay us the bal
ance.
The evening times., 1897-08-09
THE NEEDLE N kLONDIKE
Various Ways Of Making For
tunes in the Mines.
A TACOMA WOMAN'S VENTURE

Enjoyed the Journey Through the
Grand Canyon and White Horse
Rapids, Reached the Treasure
Country and Went to Work at
DressnakiDg.
The evening times., 1897-08-09
BENHAM WRITING A BOOK
How the Convicted Wife Murderer
Is Occupying His Time.
He Writes in Terms of Affect
About His Dead Wife-Ex-
tracts From the Book.

Batavia, n. Y, Aug. 9-Howard C. Ben
ham. convicted of the murder OF his wife
is writing "a book. 1t is In three large
iedgers, which Mr.. Benham has used to
keep his bop growing accounts. The
story is entitled:
The evening times., 1897-08-09
Exhausted Nervous Vitality

ls entering our very best homes: il is break
ing down our peaceful families and SOW
ing the seed of destruction in our children,
II Is wrecking the inteIlecss OF our bright
est and most promising minds. IL Is The
worst plague that ever visited this fair
earth, and has slain more noble men and
women than the worst scourge of yellow
fever or smallpox that ever ragged.
The evening times., 1897-08-09

Temperature and condition OF the water
at 6 a. M. Great Falis-Temperature, rs;
condition, l3. Receiving reservoir-Tem-
peratnre so; condition at north connection.
3: condition at south connection, ). Dis
tributing reseryoir-Temperatur so; con-
dition at influent gatehouse, 20; effluent
Catehouse, 81.
The evening times., 1897-08-09
OIssOLV|NG A HUMAN BODY
Experts Test for Proof in a
Murder Case.
FRAGMENTS OF BONE LEFT

Evidence to BE Used by the Prose
cution in the Trial OF Adolph Lieut.
CERT, Charged With Wife Murder.
Time Consumed in Melting, Two
Hours and Twenty-Five Minutes.
The evening times., 1897-08-09
Dr.. Walker
14n Penna. Ave. Adj. wilIard's Holel,

Who 10y stud and investigation understands
this class of diseases. and who by long eN-
perIence and continuous success has dis
covered the perfect treatment to cure, Is
the physician 10 W hoin all sufferers should
apply.
The evening times., 1897-08-09
Tide Table.

Tuday-Low tide, 11:44 a. m. and 11:44
%. M, high tide. 5:13 D. m. and 4:29
a. m.
Cnndition OF the Water.
The evening times., 1897-08-09
$500 a MONTH

Daily office hours. 10 to g; Monday,
Wednesday, Thursday. AMI Saturday, till
3 p. M, Sunday, 10 To IL.
as- CONSULTATION FREE. 90
The times., 1897-11-08
The Scrxnni Question Solved


Uron mature reflection, it seems Possible
that the household work Of the future win
be divided about evenly between electricity
ana microbes. Under mistaken impress
sion tfat both We're agencies Of the devil,
the efforts Of the housewife in past ages,
and even at the present day, have been
directed toward the expulsion OF light
Eng aud germs rather than their training.
or late, however, it has been proved that
electricity Is worth two kitchen girls when
st conles to getting dinner, because it wiz
keep up the fire, all alone by itself and
never pour kerosene into the stove and
cause funeral expenses. 1t has been heauti-
fuHy tanned, and instead Of raging around
breaking things and striking people dead
with thunderbolts from heaven, for theiI
sins, il quietly heats irons, water, and
dinners with the utmost friendliness. II
only shows wha. you can do with light
ing, il II is taken young and properly
trained
The InicroBe, however, has been regarded
generally as an unmitgated foe. The
housewife OF century ago was afraid Of
dirt: the housewife Of the present day has
nightmares about germs. She has never
seen a germ, but she is just as much afraid
os It as her great-grandmother was Of a
ghost. She shifts at drains, and looks
suspIciously at milk cans, and even has
doubts about kissing for fear IF the nlicrobe
She has never suspected that the nicrobe
might be tanned and made into a good
ard useful servant. But he can, accord
ing to official reports, and he is. There
is a butter making micTobe, and the family
dog and tie small boy viii bless his name
forever The micrococus butyri-aruma-
faciens, as this useful little creature is
called is put III 9 sterilized bottle Of cream
and sealed tight. The cream, in process
OF tine. becomes ripened, and butter made
thus is said to lie much better than the
ordinary article. No more weary thump.
ings up and down with the dasher for
the youth G. the family Oh Saturday
afternoons. No more treadmn work foI
Rover, the cox, when he feels that he
ought to be out on the road, chasing
cats. or going for the COWS, OF attending
10 some other canine business. The
mic7ohe VIII do it all. joyful ideal
The times., 1897-11-08
sunnish Antonomy.

There is an i'm pres sion in Havana that Mr
McKinlcr has sent secret en.issary to con
fer with the Cuhsu government and leaders
Oh their willingness 10 accept the scheme
of autonou Y offered by Spain. 1t is said
that srch person was landed by The tug
boat Dauntlpss and is now in the interior
somewhere with Capote Gomez or Garcia
II The story he true. we Gun understand
t.ie occasion for The declarations that have
come crom TIE Cuban officials ana chief
generals during the past week. They0ughU
10 satisfy Mr. Mckinley that Sagasta and
he are chasing rainbow aud would do
better to stop il short CT complete ridicule.
On the contrary, the idea is abroad in
Havana thai 1ghen Gen. Fhzhugh Lee ar
II .es lac viii bring instructions 10 officially
offer autonomy L. the Cubans. Tie story.
taking it altogether, is not Of the nest
credible kind. We do not believe that
gen. Lee would allow himself &c he sent
on such fools errand, and as for the
President. the fuIiIity OF the autonomy
dodge ought 10 appeal 20 lns native com
mon se..se by this time.
There is plenty else for him to be
thinking about in connection with the
/ Cuban question. The Lord did not ask
! cain what he had done with his brother
any more pertinently than the American
/ people, through their representatives, in
! Congress, are going to demand OF the Ad.
ministratiuu its reasons for tolerating the
wholesale. deliberate murder Of innocent
! non-couihatauts and wcmen and children
! In tllat island. Recent reports show that
within the past few weeks more tlian
! 80, GEO have been starved To death by
Weyl.r's orders. If Mr. Mckinley iik es to
indulge MS favoute and princely practice
OF S"nding personal representatives TO at
tend re International affairs, ne Should
land one n Havana at once, with Il note
to the captain general, advising bm that
ne Will be given one hour to change this
system OF inhuman warfare. 1t is re
ported that Marshal Blanco has issued all
order somewhat modifying the horrors OF
the Weyler Recommendation, but there
are. same reasons fer questioning its good
faith. There is not question under any
possible construction OF recognized inter
national law THAI this Government ought
to have interfered and stopped Weyler
In his flemish work when, without any
conceaIment ANA with the full knowledge
Of TIE Washington authorities. he enterei
uron his policy OF ezterminatinG tie Cubal
people within his lines.
When the Congress gets here mex t
month explanations viii be in order, aud
may not bc eas sy To make with satisfac
tiUn to ali concerned.
The times., 1897-11-08
The Essentials of MASONRY.

To the Editor Of The Times:
In the Evening Star of October 2s ap-
pea-ed a communication under the caption.
Scottish Rite Masonry" signed ID, - in
which tire writer assumed that the teacn-
iags OF masonry are a vital part Of the
Christian religion; that no man can be u
good and true member of the great brother
hood who is not a believer in the 81 vicar
CT mankind-" This assumption is a mani
fest inigst tice tor thousands of fellow
craftsmen who are not necessarily expo
nents Of doctrines and dogTnas appertainins
to the ChriStian religion, notably the dogma
Of vicariOUs atonement. This assertion
is at least true of the first three degrees
III the rites ~ Free Masonry, where the
craftsman of Jewish faith, the SpiIi;uaHSr.
the free thinker, and hosts of adherents of
other faiths and denominations meet as
brothers. AS 20 the higher branches II
| the Mystic Art, the Jewish brother, the
SpiritUa,tst, the Buddhist, the Arabian
| or the free thinker, may travel his way
| while the Christian is at liberty TO follow
the path eXemFlified 10y the Lion or thc
Tribe Of JyGa," whether taken in its
literal OF metaphysical sense. H
The times., 1897-11-08
\ Correctinn.
To the Eeitor of Tie Times:

To the EGitor of TIE Times.
PLEASE allow me space to correct mis-
take WE:ch does great injustice TO uany
who are not at hand to make themselves
heard. II sueaking Of the arrest of Henry
b. Fot;lke, the so-called theosophist, ac-
cused of cruelty to children, you say in
the closing paragraph; He has been prac-
tically the leader of the Onset spirit ual-
tst campraGetngs.
Having a summer home at Onset anc
knowing Tie facts as the1 exist, let me say
that o. not know q Mr F0uIke's having
even attended meeting there much less
do / tl;ink be would have been permitted
to stand ON the platform before an audi.
ence He has no standing whatever as a
spiritualist, while the Officers OF Tie 7 he
osophioaI Society at Washington, New Yofs
and other cities have repeatedly said in
print that tie was not OF them He has
led sort OF hermit hfe-bas had no fol-
lowing and has been hooked upon since
his residence in Onset as harmless but
thoroughly unbalanced person, with a
great thirst for notoriety and seIf-adver
tisiug ".
The times., 1897-11-08

learn what Great Britain may be willing
TO do in the premises.
Although Lord Salisbury is understood
70 be advised OF the fact, the reports
of the British and Canadian seal experts
dc not admit that the seals are in any
present danger of extinction. Canada, at
least. win make desperate effort to pre-
vent the mother country from adhering to
an agreement trat would knock the Can
adian seal pirate fleet on the head.
Can8da's idea las been to coeroe the
American Government into an alternative
between wide-open destruction Of the
animals at Canadian convenience, or a
payment by US which would amount to a
handsome bonus to the pirates to go out
of tie business.
As we understand the matter, 4 merica
reserves the right, in case Great Britain
and Canada refuse to come TO terms, to
slaughter the whole herd on Pribylov, aud
so end the seals and the question at one
blow If this intention suffi GENTLY is
appreciated at ottawa, perhaps the ap-
preaching conference with the British
experts may toe productive of good results
With neither the position nor the respon,
sIbilities OF an independent Power of this
continent, Canada has been growing OF
late to assume the airs OF one, and it has
Lecnme a trifle mnnoUonous.
The times., 1897-11-08

di.iduals In the Anglo Saxon race possess
an insenstbillty to the suffering of other
creatures, and q lemorseless selfishness.
that would disgrace any resrecta BILE ami
nal. No cat, cruel as the feline race may
sometimes appear, ever tied mouse down
on a board and kept it in mortal agony
for twcntytour hours. No dog ever know
ingly racked mans nerves for the curios-
itYSr the thing, and in ntne-tenths OF the
cases in which vfvisection las been prac
ticed, no actual good resulted. The idea
that such experiments as these increas Sc
ON the whole the efficacy of physicians is
wrong. The world has enough men with
steel nerves and callous hearts, and that
is the only kind of man who can endure
the sivisectit n experiment. WHAT'S needed
in the medical profession is quichness OF
sympathy, and power of inspiring con-
fi1ence, which, belong TO very differ
ent scrt of character. Without going
far as to believe in faith cure and ChIfs-
tian science, it cannot be disputed that
many OF the cures which their votaries
claim have been wrought by the simple
and natural process of calming haTassed
nerves and qnivering muscles, and letting
nature have chance to heal the patient
hut imagine a doctor aflame with scien-
tific zeal for "a beautiful operation" quiet
ing frightened child or a nervous woman
by The ass nrance OF his sympathy The
two characters may be combined in an
ideal phs sician, but there are very few
ideal physicians in this world. In the old
DAYS when physicians Were expected TO
pie, and So ON, it was in nine cases out of
ten tile god, motherly nurse who brought
the patient through. II is perfectly posi-
BILE that we shall look upon some OF the
medica! schools Of the present day with
their surgical learning, In somewhat the
same light in whfch the old -fas shioued doc
.or with tie eupping glass is now regarded. l..
At any rate, there is a strong sentiment
against vivisection in the medical profes-
sion Itself. sud its horrors should be pro.
hibitcd hy law. Ia one case out of
thousand a human life may be sa we'd by
the sacrifice of an unnumhered multitude
of rabbits, guinea pigs, cats and dogs, but
there arc things that ale better worth sa Y
ing than life ana one of them is kindness
! and sympathy toward all living creatures
The times., 1897-11-08

at the end of the Russo Turkish war in
1873 the provinces of Bosnia and Herzo-
govina we're assigned to Austria lor occu
patton and administration for an indefinite
time. This was intended as a concession
to the Austrian government for its consent
to the other Balkan changes and rearrange-
1nents of the period. which were not al
together in the line OF Austria S ambition
one Gay to cut across the peninsula aud gatH
control or the Gulf u s,lonica. But the
provinces never have been fully ceded and
yet have a nominal connection with the ter
ritoriaI possessions of Turkey in Europe
TIE Emperor Francis Joseph now is at
tempting TO finish the amexa tion. a nd no
doubt has been promised the support .:
Russia and Germany in return for other
favors II Italy and France also should
prove agreeable, there p. uId be nobody to
object except john Bull, and he does not
count for much in these days.
The times., 1897-11-08
The price of knowledge.

The prevalence OF viyisection in our
schools and colleges of medicine is one OF
the things which tmpresses the travelling
Buddhist with the idea that we are still
barbarians. OF course, we ma not care
what the travelling Buddhist thinks of US
thinks OF us, but 10th these alien beings
certainly have very good argument.
There is no sort of doubt that certain in
The times., 1897-11-08

The bosses got the worst of Che deal
everywhere in the late elections, except
III New York city and Pennsylvania In
the municipal elections Of Greater New
York there Were local conditions that prob
ably mace the bosses invincihle In Mary
land and in ONO, however, the people
arose and trampled all over them Ia
Pennsylvania they did not quite succeed
but they gave the bosses the greatest
scare Of their lives. Here the Campaign
appeared to be going on so smoothly that
no one anticipated any danger QUAY was
In Florida danying with the fish and send
Ing an occasional letter or telegram of
instruction to his lieutenants, while Dave
Martin and Chris. MeGee, the enemies Of
QGay, but believers in machine politics
when they Were a part of it--paid par.
tioular attention to the result in the cities
of Philadelphia and Pittsburg. Meanwhile
the honest vote of the State at large
had been gather ing its forces for the silent
battle Of the ballots.
When the vote was counted il as seen
that the losses had been all but buried
and that the machine had urgent need of
being called i'll for repairs. The call was
close and the repairs needed w ere imuedi
ate. QCayhastily y conferred with hisfriends
and his oId-tilne enemies we're called in
for consultation, and a truce, it is said,
patched up that wiz strengthen the hands
of the bosses and enable them to regain the
ground that v as lost. There is little
doubt bnt that the cunning and political
finessc of these three willy politicians
will overcome the sudden and unexpected
revolt, ana that by the time the next
election rolls around the machine win be
in good order, thoroughly luhricated and
the gang candidates on the top of the heap
when the votes are counted The result
Tuesday was but warning, which. it is
needless to add, each enc of this trio win
hppd
The times., 1897-11-08
The FanCies Are
in Close Rivalry.

OF the latter we show
most comprehensive and
beautiful assortment, in
two and three-tone effects,
rough and smooth, brilliant
colorings, exquisite designs,
and the more quiet effects,
full Of rich beauty, for those
who wish them. Included
in part are:
ZIBELINE, in = and 3-toned cOlCrings,
beautiful effects -3S inches wide.
soc A YARD,
WOOL FANCIEs, in a large variety Of
rough effects-tartan plalds, checks ane
mixtures inches wide
SILK-AND-W WOOL PLAiDS FOR children's
dresses and wOmeR's waists, in a variety
OF beautiful efrects-36 iIcnes wide. Special
value,
59c a YARD.
PANAMA CHEyIOTS specially suitable
for street wear and for travelling dresses,
III Choice 2-toneu coloringS-3c inches wide
75c a YARD.
TARTAN PLAIDS with rough surface.
in colorings suitable for both ladies and
chndren's wear-50 inches wide
$1.OO AND $I.25 A IA RID.
DIAGONAL CHEVIOT foJ tailor gowns,
in wide vale, woven ia two rich contrast
ing cUlOrings- 80 inches wide.
Sl.OO a YARD.
CAMEL's HAIR CHEyIOT tfor tailor
gowns, wide wale, 3-toned Colorings-45
inches wide.
$1.OO a YARD.
sILK-AND-woOL VELOUR PLAIDs, II
very beautiful erIects-45 lhches wide
$1.25 a YARD.
IMPORTED WHIPCORDS tveTy stylish
for tailor costumes, 2-tOned coloriHgs-45
inches wide.
$l.25 a YARD.
ILLUMINATED POPLINs-the styles
now 50 much in demand-43 inches wide.
SI.25 a YARD.
ILLUMINATED CHEVIOTS, IU4sts sur
| face, STONED colorIngs very stylish-4S
inches wide.
S1.25 a YARD.
/ Two TONED CIIEEIoTS, rough surface.
/ for tailor suits. four beautif uI color con-
+ binations brown with black, navy blue.
/ hunters green or Yale blue 54iuches wide.
$50 A YARD.
GERMAN COYERTS for tailor SUITS, in
! 2-toned effects OF brown, blue and gray-47
| inches wide.
SI.5O a YARD.
| GERMAN TWEEDS. in 5-toned colorings
of brown, blue, green and gray-4T incheT
wide.
SITS - YARD.
wHIPCORDS tfor tailor suits, beautiful
! 2-toned effects IN green brown, helotrops
| and blue-47 inches wids
Sits a YARD.
| ENGLISH II CHEVIOTS. heavy weights for
| tailor gowns, diagonal and Invisible cheek
| effects. rough SURF ace, very handsome 54
inches wide
Sd.75 AND $500 A YARD.
SILK-AND- WOOL vELOURS. a very rich
novelty IN 3-toned color combinationS-47
Inches wide.
SITS "a YARD.
VELOUR CORDS, brown, green, garnet
| and blue with silk dots in contrasting coIoTs
Ar inches wide.
$500 a YARD.
This morning we offer the fol-
| lowing excellent value in Dress
| Goods, purchased very much
below the regular price:
The times., 1897-11-08

AS usual, the war against the independ
ent tribesmen in Northern India is to be
followed by grab Of territory on the
part of the Rritish. That is, if Russia does
not seriously object. If it should occur
to the Car that he would rather have the
buffer territory hetween the boundaries
of the two empires in Asia continue in
that wa 3, it may make difference, and
the first manifestation of it would he
likely to be some sensational manifesto
tiDn by the Ameer OF Afghanistan.