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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-30
BROOM AT THE MASTHEAD.
TorIyeIo Boat EVin~low Beats the
Record of Her Glass.

Record of Her Class.
Baltimore, oct. 30.-Tle torpedo boat
winslow had her second preliminary trial
trip In re Chesapeake yesterday She was
run at fun speed between Sandy Point and
Sharpr Island. fort y-fiye miles. E,aking the
distance ia fitty-two minutes and forty sec
onds. showing a speed OF 25 $40 knots
an hour The contract speed OF the Wins
low called for "a l-2 Knots an hour.
Sire is sister boat TO the Rodgers and
Footc When the WinSlow returned to
port. shcdis playeda broom at hermasthead.
sirnifying that she had broken the world >
record for torpedo boats OF her class, as the
Foott had done before her. The Winslow
carried $50 pounds OF steam and her twin
p-opcllcrS make 400 revolutions Il minute
She has TWO quadruple Ell Gines, and is $50
feet long aud Is feet wide. She carries on
deck three torpedo expulsion tubes and four
1-pcundcr rapidfire guns.
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Grimm on,cklY Cured.

Mountain Glen, Ark -"Our children wsrs
suYsering with Group, when we received
bottle Of Chamberlain Cough Remedy. u
afforded almost instant relief A.
THORNTON This celebrated remedy Ia
for safe DIV Henry Evans. Wholesale and
Retan Druggist, 93s street, and Con
neoticut avenue and street northwest.
and 1925 MARYLAND avenue northeast
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-30
Settling A Bountiar nv Question

BuenoS A yres. Argentina. via Galveston
Texas, oct. 20. IL is officially announced
in Rio Japeiro that. notwi outstanding the
opposition, congress VIII accept the ar
SitTation treaty with France in order to
St!tt!e the Anapas dispute. The new bound.
sry, it is announced, has practically been
settled.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-30
An OLD Building To Be MoIernize

One ST the oldest and best known land
marks in the central business part Of Wash
ingtun - to give way at last to the push of
Improvement. Application has been made
by Hon Joseph Z. Willard to remodel the
vdl trick building, No. 6l3 Fourteenth
street northwest, where his father, the la e
Joseph willard. lived for plany yesIs, into
n modern office building.
There viii be a basement, another stor y
and a handsome new colonial front, with
projections in place Of the square unlovely
structure now on the ground
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-30
APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSE.
Excise BOARD Receiving Them and
DcUosits in Large Numbers.

The saloonkeepers and wholesale liquor
dealers are filing their applications and
depositing their money rapidly with the
excise board. Monday at O'Clock is the
lost moment of time al whichapplicationsfo
the new licenses can be made The la is
that license must be applied for on or he
fore Novtiaber 1.
MI Williams, who makes out the receipts,
81 ~ theapplica tons are coming in promptly
aud in great numbers. Less than forty Of
the saloonkerpers are yet to be heard from
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as,ipcu;-,,ea arrivals From Euro1.,

New York, Oct. 30--Amons tls 9ssssen-
cerswho arrived his morning. on the u samer
st. Louis, from Southampton, We're Ho1.
T.. F. Bayard. p. LOrillaTd, Right Rev
Gqige F. Seymour, ID. D., Bishop Of
sprmgfIcId, Senator George Peabody Wet
mere and Right Hon. Sir Julian Pauneefete.
British ambassador to the United Stares
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To Cure "a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Brssno Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money IL it fails to
cure. 26c. se2u
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-30
Arrival of Steu mer~.

New York, Oct. 30.-Arrived, steamers
La lorraine, from Havre; St Louis, from
Southampton, and Etruria, from Liver
POOL
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HOTEL DIRECTORY.
CoPLEY sorARE HoTEI.

Huntington Avenue and Exeter street,
BOSTON, MASS
New Elegantly A ppOinted-Strictly Fire
DrOoT Location uusur pa Ssed In the city.
Three 20 eight minutes from principal shop
ring c..nters. theaters, etc. American plan,
So 80 per day and upward. European plan,
81 80 per day and upward.
aul6-3 mo-em r. s. RISTEER & co.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-30
STEA MBCATS.
Norfolk s. Washington
Steamboat Co.
This Sl.O0 Corset

- Every ia Y in the wear for Fortress
- Monroe, Norfolk, Newport News and
- all points South Toy tie superb, pow
- crlul steel pa lace steamers, New
- port News" Norfolk and Wash
- Ingtun," or the following schedule:
SOuthbOund.
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The Superb Service of the Penn=yl-
Ynnill RhilrOAl

Is it's srcgts~j ;ivertIS.sIeut. Try Nc 70
PHILADELPHIA nest Sunday. ONLY 81 90
round trip.
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'
The Hygeia" and Virginia Beach
will find this the most attractive
route,nsurmg q comfortable night s
rest.
Large and luxurious rooms heated
hN steam aud fitted thrOug bout with
electric lights. Dinlng-ratom service ~
Ia carte, and Is supplied from the
best that he markets OF Washington
and Norfolk afford.
Tickets on sale at L. s. Express
office, ST. Pennsy lrania avenue, BIB
6tS, 4 42l sylvania avenue; Il.
x @. ticket Office corner 18Th street
and New York avenue and Oh bOa I'd
- steamers, where time jatle, map, etc,
- eau also be had.
ANY other miormatiO desired will
lac furnished on application 10 the IN
dcrSigned at the cOmpany's wharf,
foot of 9TH 81, Was hington, ID. G.
Telephone No. 100.
JhO. CALLAHAN, General Manager
fe2S
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DIED.

DIED.
MARTIN On Friday, October 30. 1897.
at q. M. of typhOId Fever, Nilbor II.
Martin. 502 b st. ne.
Notice of funeral nerea fteF. 1t
Mortality Record.
Deaths were re port ed at the health office
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-19
CHEAPER SLEEPING CARS.
Leslie's Weekly.

Leslie's Weekly.
There is no question that the cheaper
sleeping car must soon be fact. The
present charges are exorbitant. They
amount to about Is per cent. of the rail-
road fare, and in many cases they are
more. The same is true of the chair
cars. There are exceptions to the rule,
of course, but they are few in COMPARE
son with the heavy rates over most of
the railroads.
While travelling the passenger is pay
ing for a seat and adding 25 per cent.
to his fare in order to get other accom-
modations The total is too large. The
companies would lose nothing by re-
ducing the prices. They would have
more patrons, and in the end the re-
turns would be increased snd their pa
irons would have kindlier feeling for
the corporations. The enormous income
of the sleeping car magnates shows
very indisputably that the reductions
could be made. AS it has been, the
company has been growing wealthy be-
yond the dreams of avarice, while the
railroad companies who have been haul
ing the cars have grown poorer.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-19

Pawpaws were procured for bait
They were placed on a large crap
ping hook. Several hours passed and
then he made his appearance on the
opposite side Of the river The boys
heard Kissing and splashing down
stream and rushed to their line to find
the turtle captive. The victim was
making a furious noise and was
splashing madly about in his vain at
tempt to free himself from the line.
shooting under and leaping over the
ropd The rope was united and a.
horse hitched to it, and after working
for an hour the animal was landed.
much against its wishes. The rope
was wound about a tree as it was
drawn, so his turtleship could not
run. The boys wished to take it alive,
and as Bell walked around it to size
it up he received a kick from one of
the hind feet of the turtle which sent
him sprawling backward into the deep
river. A box was built around the ter
rapin and it was brought to this city
and placed on exhibition.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-19

poles and pick every blossom. throwing
them upon the ground Then they|
would extract a certain amount Of hor)
from the stalk and pass on to the next
one This set Mr., Presley thinking ID
the snakes could not be utilized instead
of men and women
In the spring Of 1896 ne found nest
of thirteen yellow snakes down by the
creek and, capturing them alive. he toolI
them home In the fall he tried them(
on the hop fields while the men werd
absent. and with such success that hid
determined to use them this year. Act
cordingly he hired no hands. to th4
great surprise of his neighbors. Inn
stead he turned the snakes ioose, put
ting $50 baskets on the ground 20 catcl
the hops as they fell The experiment
was great success. out Mr.. Presley ha4
incurred the deadly enmity OF the Hor
Pickers' Union. the president Of which,
Bob Habernut. promises to put hoyt
colt on Presley's snake-picked hops this
winter.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-19

noRTLAND, Ind. December IS
t. Jay county's famous snake,
Il after bringing terror to hum
dreds, is no more, and its death
was an ignominous one. 1t was first
seen ten years ago in Richland town.
ship, where it carried off a good sized
calf. 1t was hunted for all day by
hundreds Of excited farmers, armed
with every imaginable weapon, but
without success. 1t next frightened
a railroad crew nearly to death by its
efforts to kill COW, and then attack
ed a gypsy camp, where his snakeship
did everything in its power to capture
a baby, but was repulsed by the moth
er. who, with d fear born of despera-
ton, combatted it with a brand from
the campfire.
Since then the snake has not been
seen until to-day An employee of one
of the oil companies operating in the
Loblolly swamp was looking over a
lease and CHANGED TO visit an aban-
doned oil well. from which the casing
had been drawn, but with the casing
still standing. He saw something pro-
truding from the ten-inch hole in the
ground and approached for a closer ex-
animation. To his great establishment,
the four feet or more protruding above
ground bore a striking resemblance to
a snakes tail. He Immediately in
formed some Of his fellow laborers
and the spot was visited. After salts
flying themselves that the snake was
dead they proceeded by means Of the
derrick to draw it out, task that was
not ended till nearly forty feet Of the
reptile lay on the ground. il had
probably crawled into the hole to es-
cape the cool weather and, being I'M
able to get out, had died there. The
snake is Of a notified variety. black
on its back and of bright pink hue
on the belly. It's mouth has Il fringe
Of hair, resembling whiskers, and its
teeth are keen as needle points. all
turning backward so as to let no prey
escape. The hideous Object was
brought here and is now on exhibition.
Students of natural history who have
carefully examined the remoins are
entirely at sea regarding it aud have
no idea to what species it belongs.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-19

ION ECATUR, Ind, November 49,
Dan Berry, the we.l-known horse
j owner of this city, has made
great hit in purchasing an ordi-
nary looking nag in the southern part
of the State. 1t appears that the owner
was glad to get rid of it and thought
he was doing smart thing in working
it off on Dan, but the latter is going to
turn the deal to his own account, for
the animal is a wonder 1t is nothing
more nor less than climbing horse.
1t was foaled in the woods of an unset
tied part of Brown county, and for six
months afterwards it never saw hui
man being. During that period it
learned to climb trees with the agility
ola squirrel, and when it was first dis
covered it lay sleeping in the branches
of large oak. The horse was taken
home and broken to drive, and now, in
every other respect, it is a well-behaved
animal, except when it takes notion
to climb tree, and no matter whether
hitched up or not, UP the trees it goes,
buggy and all.
A few days after coming here the
horse was hired by John Peterson and
John Heller for a drive into the coun-
try. The drivers were passing through
a large woods when the horse suddenly
took notion to climb tree, and up it
went with the buggy and men. The
latter fell out, but the horse went on up
into the tree, carrying the buggy with
it. For three hours the boys tried to
coax it down, but it stayed up until it's
desire was satisfied. The buggy was
badly broken, and the boys came back
with the horse, but left the fragments of
the vehicle behind them. Mr. Berry
will sell the horse to a circus.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-19

ChadrOn man was sitting at the fire in
Webber's own shack. 1t was there
that the telegram was finally delivered.
The messenger uttered no word of re-
preach or complaint, but that night all
Webber's clothes were stolen and
burned in that self-same fire. as bits of
rags and some buttons attested. The
crime was advertised to the world by
Webber's appearance in an old buffalo
robe and red flannel underwear at
Assays store. where he went to buy
something to wear before that modest
community of soldiers and agency
hands
We had been waiting, waiting, wait
ing for three weeks for the outbreak 20
live up to its advertisements and adj
vance notices. Its advertisements, be
it said. were of fiourishing and fear
full kind. All over the country news
papers which boosted the presence at
the front of special correspondents had
bristled with tales of horror. rumors
of great bloodshed and promises of dire
calamity when the Indians should get
done ghost dancing. Every night a
new scare was launched, and our hair
actually acquired hinges down close
to the scalp on account or its almost
inc9ssant practice in the art OF rising
to the occasion A squaw man would
come in from Bear-in-Lodge or from
the neighborhcod Of the bad lands,
and would tell how he had craweld
dozens Of miles on his hands and knees
to avoid the craftsmanship of the
painted and bloodthirsty Indians who
lined the trail. The visitor would en-
bellish his narrative sometimes with
exhibitions Of holes in his clothes,
these representing the places where
bullets mad travelled through The ma
rAu0eTs seemed to be drawing nearer
AID nearer and the fate of the agency
WIS, Of course. foregone conclusion
VT only wondered dumbly what Carr
wae doing fooling around with his
command away off somewhere in the
north where he was of no earthly use.
at last the blow as struck Hinkle.
wh4 had just come to represent = pa
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wonder of the neighborhood. This cat
is known to almost every one in this
county, and to many travelling men from
other parts, and when he passes along
the street with packages in his mouth
he is never molested, even by dogs. for
the latter stand in awe of William S
prOwess
Last fall Colonel Jocelyn, who is a
great hunter, went to the fields with
two bird dogs and he took William
along, They had been out but short
time when William began to initiate
the settlers. Before the trip ended Will
liam could find a covey of quail and
hold them until commanded to flush. -
He was used for that purpose all last
fall and is out again this year. One
disadvantage, however, is William s
color and size, which make him difficult
to find in the tall grass or stubbe. Ere
quently the family enjoys a feast of
birds brought in by William, who Wis
its the fields alone, and Invariably
brings the birds home in good condition
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-19

~ LWOOD. IND, November 49,
ElwOod is today mourning the
j A death of a remarkable monkey
at least it is partly sorry that it is
gone, for though it did some remarkable
things it was also guilty of some mis-
chievous ones. 1t was owned by wo-
man who ran a millinery store here,
and it caused her great distress by steal
ing articles from elsewhere and con-
cealfng them in her establishment. The
town came to look upon her with sus-
picion and so she boxed up her goods
and stored them in her home. Another
millinery store opened in the same place
she vacated and this fact angered the
monkey beyond expressions Last Mon
day night he went to the store after it
had closed and threw out all the goods
into the street. Then he replaced them
with his mistress goods, which he in
some manner managed to convey from
the house. Tuesday morning visitors to
the place were amazed to find the store
in charge of the monkey, who was ar
ranging hats in the window and chat
tering as fast as he could. When the
proprietor arrived she was dismayed to
find all her wares scattered in the street
and the monkey in possession. selling
1his mistress goods and making accur-
ate change out of the cash register. She
, obtained a writ of ejectment which was
served on the monkey. The latter had
in the meantime taken legal advice, but
finally agreed to submit to the Jaw.
Since then he has destroyed every hat
he has seen on the street which had not
come from his mistress stock. Friday
however, a girl came in from Mudsock
wearing a hat of the style peculiar to
that town. His monklets gave one
glance and swooned. He recovered for
few minutes, but died at 9 p. m.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-19

Zier had tried the experiment of him
self delivering the frantic messages
from officers wives and the equally
frantic appeals of distant newspapers
for more" and had found it a dread
full nuisance. So he had sent out the
information that he wanted a messen-
ger.
When Yellow Bird came, introducing
Harry Blue Horse, Frazier first grinned
and then laughed 'boisterously. Down
at Omaha he had had his experience
with all kinds of uniformed messen-
gers, but never had his eyes rested upon
such a one as this who offered his ser
vices. In the first place, no Omaha mes
senger whom he had encountered wore
as regular garb, a red and gray ban-
ket which extended from his head to
his heels. None of those civilized
Mercuries went about with 1890
Winchester over his shoulder and a
belt weighted with cartridges nearly as
big as clothespins girdling him. Mel
Their did his remembrance rest upon
any one of the Billies and Sans and
Jacks who followed the fashion of
painting his face in red and yellow.
like kind of Easter egg gifted with
eyes and nose and mouth.
Harry Blue Horse was employed
then and became a representative of
the Western Union. And whether o.
not it was owing to his general appear
ance and the unconcealed- weapon it is
not of record that and man to whom a
collect telegram was sent refused pay
ment or questioned the amount. And
Yellow Birds instructions must have
been thorough, for Harry never re-
turned to Frazier with an undelivered
message. He followed Walker. the
United States deputy marshal. clear
over into Porcupine. On the day the
mission house was burned and one of
the employees was slain-the day
when everybody in the shadow of the
reservation buildings, from friendly
Indians" to tie white special commits
sioner was in terror of the expected at
tack-Harry set out for a thirty-mile
ride through the chill December winds,
seeking Ray. Chadron city official, TO
whom somebody down in Omaha had
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-19

He advertised his intentions rather
freely, and it was like a parting from
one going to the guillotine when we
gathered at jim Assays store and
wished Linn luck for the internal fool
that he was. Hinkle was bit ner-
vous himself. He appreciated the
gravity of a rush right into the enc
my's country, but he declined to stay.
Little Wounds out there less than
twenty miles, and you'll get killed as
sure as-as shooting" Greasy told him,
but Hinkle looked pale picture Of
resolution and rode away.
think none of us will ever forget
that night From information receiv-
ed after the departure of Hinkle we
were positively assured that the hos
tiles would attack us at o'clock. Gen.
Brooke ordered a double guard and the
men went heavily guarded 10 water
call Supper WIS untasted of most OF
us. We move1 about numbly in the
brilliant, light-as-day moonlight, wait
ing for the assault. Seven. eight, half
past-the minutes dragged themselves
along. Every correspondent had a
rifle ready and Seymour had three and
two revolvers. We had chosen our
pests from which we should fire and
final plans were being made, when old
Bailey, a sort of self-appointed leader
Of our forces, was interrupted by a
fierce cry from outside and gunshot.
Then pandemonium was turned loose.
Nothing can howl quite as much as an
Indian dog and every friendly dog
yelped. Men called wildly from afar,
and energetic language was mixed in a
general hullabaloo, with prayer and
entreaty.
And into this uproar Of alarm rode
Hinkle, white, ha.less and with flying
hair They're coming" lie cried.
Little Wound, Save the women, Pre-
pare. Oh, gracious heaven, this is aw-
full, I've ridden twelve miles with the
whole fendish outfit of red devils
chasing me Little Wound himself.
But" with brave, grim smile, Il got
him. saw him fall, | fired just as
got over the mill there below Web
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-19
WILD GEESE CAME ABOARD.
Louisville Evening Post.

Louisville Evening Post.
On her down trip On Green river, Sat
urday night, near Cromwell the steam
err Gayoso ran into a flock of wild
geese, and the electric light so dazed
them that they flew toward the boat,
striking the forecastle and chimneys
and getting tangled in the guy ropes.
There was great excitement among the
passengers and crew. each trying his
best to '>oatch a goose" In the exciting
struggle, which lasted but few mo-
tents, they succeeded in capturing three
out of the number. They were placed
in a coop and the next day the passen-
gers were treated to sumptuous Wild
goose dinner.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-19
MADE A TRUTHFUL PLEA

81 wish to state, judge" said the
officer, when Charles Moore's case was
called, that is the wrong man and
he was arrested by mistake
There was broad smile of vindica-
ton on Charley's ample counten-
ance.
Are you guilty or not guilty, Char
ley?" asked the recorder
mot Of dis particular charge
Judge" replied Charley, with an ex-
preston Of veracity overspreading his
physiognony.
When asked what he meant, the
prisoner replied:
Use bound to tell the truth, and
when you axe me if Use guilty Use
bound to say yes, cause l is guilty of
heap of things"
Judge Andy admired the prisoner
frankness and told him he could CO.
Atlanta Constitution.
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.RANKLIN, Ind, Necember 49,

IN rankin, Ind, Necember 1S.-
It Is not often that man
II builds a one-story structure and
has it transformed into one Of
two stories, almost without effort on
his part. This, however, is the expe
rlence OF ]. w. Fesler, who lives north
OF Morgantown, a village few miles
southwest of here. He has a barn
which threatens to develop into a "sky
scraper." In 1891, having need of a
new barn, he built small structure,
and in its construction he used green
willow posts at the corners and along
the sides. These he sunk into the
ground in the usual manner For some
time nothing unusual was noticed, but
after year he saw that whereas he
laid the floor near the ground, it was
now three feet above the soil. On ex
animation he discovered that the will