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The evening times., 1898-02-26
NINE BURNED TO DEATH.
Cremated in Tenement House Fir,
I'm & Cbarlestou,

Charleston. s. G.. Feb. 26.-Nine lives
were lost in a tenement house fire early
this morning. The dead:
Mrs Rebecca Knickmeyer, Albert o.
Neil. Caswell O'Neil. Josephine Knick-
meyer, seven years old: Katie Knick-
meyer. sixteen years old; LeOnora
Knickmeyer nine years old: Francis
knickmeyer, six years old: Lille knick-
meyer three years old; infant of Mrs.
Knickmeyer one month old.
At 2:10 o'clock Policeman Bagley no.
ticed sparks flying from the tenement
house at 100 Church street. The officer
saw flames issuing from one of the win
dows on the first floor. The doors were
broken open and the family on the floor
was taken out without injury. Some
body cried out that a number of women
were sleeping on the third floor. The
policeman and others ran upstairs, and
when they reached the top story the
lfe-saving work was stopped by the
flames which seemed To- be playing
over the entire building. The cries of
the imprisoned inmates nerved Patrol
man Bagley to brave almost certain
death. He wrapped his coat about his
head and dashed through the wall of
flame into the rooms on the third floor.
Cropping about blindly he stumbled
over three bodies. The policeman again
plunged through the fire, bearing two
Of the cOrpses. When he endeavored
to return he found the flooring burned
away Before anything could be done
the floor gave way carrying down seven
persons.
The fire was soon under control, and
the bodies were recovered
The evening times., 1898-02-26
MR.. MAGEE TAKES A STAND.
win support Wanamaker for Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania.

Pittsburg. Feb. 26.-Cnited States SEN
ator Quay and State Senator Chris l..
Magee had an important conference yes
terday The Beaver statesman is wor-
ried over the condition of his political
fences i'm Pennsylvania. and ever since
his return from Florida he has been do
ing everything in his power 10 head off
the independent movement under the
lead Of John Wanamaller.
Mr.. Quay today made an Intellectual
atte1pt to bring the recalcitrant boss
of Pittsburg into the machine ranks.
Mr.. Magee had the following to say:
The conference between Senator Quay
and myself today was, for the most part,
of a personal and business nature.
we reached no agreement. whatever,
no matter what reports may be on the
street. If John Wanamaker comes into
the field as a candidate for governor |
viii support him. He has not yet an
nounced his position. and ] do not know
what he intends 10 do. Mr.. Wanamaker
is a good man in every way, and would
make a splendid candidate for governor.
He is honest. capable. and commands the
respect of the-people Of Pennsylvania.
for the -Unitd States Senate. and would
give him my support if he is in the gu
bernatorial race.
1T is true I have been asked to sup
port the Quay candidate for governor,
W. A Stone, but L cannot do this. There
will be harmony between MIR. Quay and
myself IL we can agree on a good man,
but | will not indorse the Allegheny Con-
gressman."
The evening times., 1898-02-26
THE BATTLE OF NORTH POINT.
A Bill in the Maryland Legislature
tO Erect a Monument

Annapolis, Nd. Feb. ga committee
of the Maryland Society of the War of
1872 appeared before the committee on
ways and means of the house of dele
gates. in advocacy of bill TO appropri-
ate 900 for the erection of monu-
ment on the North Point backgrounds
The committee included Mr.. William NJ.
Marine DR.. A. X. Hadel, and Mr.. A. Leo
Knott. They referred to the fact that
on September IL, 1S39 an acre of ground
had been ceded by Jacob Houck and ac-
cepted by the State. for the purpose of
erecting n monument, and that the State
had thereby pledged itself to the propo-
sition: that the battles of North Point
and New Orleans were the most notable
which turned the War of 1912 into an
American victory. 1t was stated too
that il was the desire to make a park of
the battle-ground. where schoolchildren
may be taken on the anniversaries of the
battle and other occasions, and have ex-
planned to them on the very place where
the battle was fought the events connect
ed Herewith. The committee was also
informed that all the patriotic orders
were i'm favor of the bill.
The evening times., 1898-02-26

Nevertheless the public ought TO feel
for the position in which the President
is placed. between the London and Wall
Street interest favored by Gage and Ham
na on one side aud the pressure of an
angry national opinion and demand on
the other. Let no one suppose that the
Spanish Cuban bond syndicate has given
up its fight for the profit on ''reorganz-
ing" the debt. There is AT least Slo9.oo0.
o90 plunder IN the deal. The iinancierS
who are in il would he likely to let 90 of
what is left Of national glory and honor
very cheaply If they could. to save the
negotiation from failure and Of course
every body knows that this is at the base
Of those differences Of opinion among
the few persons who constitute the Su-
preme Council of State. Before many
days we shall hear Of some new develop
ments on the line Of the deal. Ii is
reported that all the parties i'm interest
are gathered in New York today. trying
10 devise ways and means TO avert war
and secure the Spanish debt Arbitra-
tion is likely TO be suggested. but the au-
thors Of such proposition might as well
save themselves The trouble of its for
mutation. A nation is only a larger man,
with everything that makes the individ-
Hal man dangerous TO his enemies inten-
siiied. The private American who
saw "A sneaking Spanish miscreant steal
in and butcher his children would be lit
ale apt to consent to an arbitration of
his friendly differences with the assassin.
The national man whom we typify under
der the name of Uncle Sam. is just as
likely TO. and not more so. There is rea-
son 60 hope that, presently, some OF these
financial sharks viii wake up TO the fact
that they are eNasperating the natives.
Now. when natives are eXasperated by
sharks. they strip and dive down under
fhe monsters and proceed to eyiscerate
them. The American people have that
tired feeling" whenever the fins of these
Spanish-Cuban bondholders appear above
the surface.
The evening times., 1898-02-26
TO LIMIT CORPORATIONS.
Several Measures Are Pending In
the MARYLAND Legislature.

Annapolis. Nd. Feb. 25.-There are a
number of bills now before the legisa
ture to place restrictions upon corpora
tions. of one kind or another. now doing
business in Maryland. Two of these,
introduced by Senator Day and now be-
fore the finance committee. relate TO
commercial agencies. One provides that
all such agencies pay license fee Of
81 600: that they be responsible for all in
Jury done to individuals or firms; that
none of their information or statements
be considered privileged. and that none Of
them be allowed to carry on collection
business. The penalty for violation shall
be from 81 600 to $l000O. The other bin
relates to the liability of these agencies
for damages.
A bill introduced in the house of dele
gates by Mr. jacob, of Baltimore. pro-
tects the holders of Industrial life insur-
ance policies. Another introduced by
Mr.. Robinson of Baltimore city, removes
the excessive charges made by mortgage
companies for loans upon furniture and
chattels Still another bill. introduced by
Mr. Rowe of Allegany county. is de-
signed to prohibit railroad or mining COM
panies in that county from engaging in
general merchandise business.
The evening times., 1898-02-26
REQUESTS OF DIR. SEGUIN.
yariou. institutions Remembered

by the Late Nerve lsrscialist.
New York. Feb. 2e.--The Iwilf-of DR.. Ed
ward Constant Seguin, the pathoiogist
and nerve specialist. who died week
ago at his home. No AZ West Fiftieth
street. was filed in the surosate's Office
yesterday afternoon. BY THIS will he
leaves to pathological institutions his IL
brary. instruments. and objectiSes.
DIR. Seguin bequeaths an oil painting of
his father, DR. Edward Onesinlus Segtiin.
and an autograph letter from Pope Plus
TX, dated December 10. 1Si7, in which His
Holiness compliments DIR. Seguin on his
work for the amelioration of the condi-
ton of backward and imbecile children.
He also bestows on that institution
bronze medallion of Charcot. the French
pathologist, "given by the master HIM
self" and a large photograph of Brown-
Sequard, of which he says in the VIII:
Il am sure this is the only large picture
of Brown-Sequard extant.' al of his IN
struments and appliances for the study
of the nervous system, all his micro
scopes and detectives, inicrotomes,
knives, models, and charts; his collec-
ton of pathological specimens ard all
the books in his library relative 10 the
anatomy and physiology OF the nervous
system. he gives TO the Pathological LAD
oratory of the Alumni Association OF the
| College of Physicians and Surgeons, in
charge of its director, Who. because the
| collection is valuable and contains rare
| volumes must install II in Speclal
bookcase and set 1t apart. ana also
cause a special catalogue to be made.
The collection must also remain intact,
/ and must not be permitted TO leave the
! laboratory. nor must any part OF II be
! taken out for any purpose. If the Alum
! nj Association of the College of Physi-
! clans and Surgeons will not accept the
charge and the conditions the library is
bequeathed, on the same conditions, to
the New York Academy of Medicine
! To the Academy of Medicine DIR. Seguin
/ leaves his special collection of mono
graphs and pamphlets on the nervous
| system. which are uniformly bound in
eight volumes, and are nearly 100 in
number.
/ In his will DIR. Seguin said that he was
I thirty years in making this collection,
which contains many original pamphlets
/ and monographs which could not be du-
/ plicated He provides that this collec-
tion, too. be kept I'm a separate case.
with double catalogue, and he asks that
an effort be made TO continue this collec-
tion of pamphlets. All other books in
his collection on pathology and the gen.
eral literature of the nervous system, not
otherwise disposed of, are also given to
/ the Academy of Medicine. a Crayon por-
! trait of his father is given to the New
l York State Asylum for Idiots, at Syra-
. cuse, y. Y.
To his wife he bequeaths all the rest
/ of his property, which includes a plot al
( Woodlawn. and sets of medical journals
/ These he desires that she shall sell foI
I her own benefit.
The evening times., 1898-02-26

There is considerable doubt as to
whether Blanco is getting ready TO give
himself or somebody else a military fu-
neral in Havana tomorrow. For sew
eral days he has been concentrating
troops i'm the city. and has retained p
eeO fresh levies just arrived from Spain.
BY the way. these interesting patriots
came i'm ON a troop ship, which anchored
near the scene of the Maine massacre.
When they saw the wreck and learned
what il was, they h0wled with delight,
and shouted: Death to Americans
The primary object Of Blanco's prepara-
tons is grand aggregated demonstra-
tion on Sunday OF the followers of Wey-
Ter. They have been getting ready for
it for several weeks, and the palace au-
thorities do not look with pleasure upon
a hundred indications Of approaching
trouble which they see. In the absence
of Americans TO murder. the mob. never
friendly to Blanco or the "autonomist''
humbugs who are nominally associated
The evening times., 1898-02-26

Saks & Company
TREATMENT OF INEBRIATES.
Proposition tn Set Aside a Ward
at Garfield Hospital.

A Proposition to Set Aside Ward
at Garfield Hospital.
Judge Kimball held a conference yes
terday with DR.. w. w. GoddinS. super
intendent or St.Elizabeth's Hospital for
the Insane. in reference to- the estab-
Iishment in the District Of an institu-
ton for the treatment Of inebriates.
Dr.Gcdding expressed himself as heart
lily in favor of the project.and said such
an institution had become necessity
here.
He did not however, favor the propo-
sition to set aside one of the wards at
st. Elizabeth's for the treatment of al
coholism. owing to- the surroundings
and the nature of the institution. The
proposition that the inebriate asylum
be located at the Boys Reform School
was not favored either Judge kimball
said il would not be advisable to con-
meet it with any penal institution. for
obvious reasons.
Both gentlemen favored the setting
aside of a ward in Garfield Hospital for
the scientific medical treatment of in
ebTiates and no doubt such a recon-
mendation will be made to- Congress
and sufficient appropriation asked for
to maintain it.
Ii was stated that Senator Mcmillan
fayors the proposition and will support
il. He said, however that il would be
extremely difficult to secure legislation
by Congress for the erection OF an IN
ehriate asylum.
The evening times., 1898-02-26

with him. are Just as likely as not to
turn upon them; a Spanish mob must
have victims and blood OF some sort
Next to Yankees. the Havana rabble de-
spise and hate the so-called autonomists
IS we understand It. all of our wounded
have been removed TO a place of safety.
and If the outbreak should prove as Sc
rious as there is reason to fear, there
will be only the Consul General and stah
a few naval officers and the American
correspondents-about twenty In number
who can all take refuge on the national
boats now i'm the harbor. The cruiser
Montgomery has left for the scene OF
trouble. and will be able to extend pro-
lection TO those entitled to 1t.
The evening times., 1898-02-26
The LAW Ipheld.

New York. Feb. 25.-The law of 1877
against ticket scalping, has been held TO
be constitutional by the appellate dlVl-
sion of the supreme court. in decision
sustaining the lower court. which dis
missed a writ of habeas corpus obtained
by George Tyroler. n ticket scalper. OF
No 925 Broadway. He was arrested on "a
charge that. contrary TO the new law. he
had sold a ticket to a commercial traV-
eler for Norfolk, Va. although he is not
an agent of any of the lines of transpor-
fafinn 10 that place.
The evening times., 1898-02-26
STATUES OF MARYIANDERS.
A Monument to Charles Carroll VIII
Be Erected i'm Statuary Hall.

Annapolis. Md. Feb. 26.-President
Randall has presented in the State SEN
ate bill to appropriate $4,000 for the
erection of two monuments of Maryland
ers in Statuary Hall, of the Capitol. in ac-
cordance with the recent report and rec
concentrations of the commission which
had the matter under consideration. The
bill names Charles Carroll, of CarroIlton,
as one of those whose statue shall be
erected, and leaves the other name blank.
The governor is to appoint a committee
of five. to serve without pay. whose duty
it shall be to take the needful steps to
see that the provisions of the bill are
carried out The cost of the statues, ped
estals, transportation, and other Incl
dental expenses. shall not exceed the sum
appropriated.
The evening times., 1898-02-26

OF course we do not pretend to know
Just how far gentlemen in charge of i'm
por,ant domestic legislation are justified
i'm thinking that they can insert their
gainful activities into measures, for pur-
poses of local profit or popularity, while
their colleagues are busy thinking about
something else. But something happen
ed in the House yesterday of a nature
calculated To edify the whole country.
Mr.. Dingley having insisted upon the
most rigid economy in appropriations,
and frowned 10 scorn 4 river and har-
Dor bill this year Mr.. Moody. also from
New England. called attention to the fact
that a clause i'm the sundry civil bill pro-
poses 10 appropriate s3j0000 for the i'm
provement Of the harbor Of Rockport
Ne in Mr. Dingleys district. Rockport
is a small fishing village. and the expen-
diture i'm its midst Of that locally un-
heard OF amount Of money would make
IL rich for life Incidentally it would al
so tend to endear the great tariff tinker
10 the hearts Of his fellow-iishermen.
Therefore, we beg TO express a mild re-
gret that AIR Moody should have opened
the door OF the charnei house and allow
ell hight 10 penetrate its insdes. Other
wise. we think that the Improvement of
Rockport were better postponed until
after peace. II an expensive breakwater
and things were erected. some Spanish
skipper like Commander Tomaso Cato y
Reed or Dupuy de Hale. might come
along and destroy it. Still. it was a hard
blow 10 the man from Rockport village
district. although it must be admitted
that like himself. the proposition was
just little bit bald,
The evening times., 1898-02-26
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY &c, 1895
The situation i'm General.

A. one OF our New York eontempora-
ri.s remarks this morning, Mr.. Mckin-
lN's political advisers warn him that Il
h. disappoiats the American people IN
his conduct toward Spain. he VIII socn
hav, a Congress on his hands which VIII
mass a free-coinage hill over his veto.
Prom his own point Of view that cohsid-
Grafton is liable tc have its Eject Ger
tainlv he needs something 10 c"dnte"bd-
.lIcc the influence Of men like Lyman }.
Gage. who are for peace at any price.
indeed the Secretary Of the Treasury is
reported to have taken nigh ground on
the subject at the Cabinet meeting yes
terday. and 10 have declared in vigorous
Language against what appeared to him
The folly Of going 10 war over the mere
loss Of a ship and the cold-blooded mas
Sacre Of go sailors. We al know that
MIR. Gage is one of The Hea-yNeights of
the Republican party, since he Joined II
ON tire day he was given his prese nj
portfoiio: such a heavyweight, in fact.
that he and a few more Hike him are
sinking il bodily TO the bottom OF
The sea IL is a satisfaction 10 know that
ali Republicans are not constructed on
the Gage model The Chicago Tribune
has promptly adopted the position of The
Times. and declares that there Is no
sense in talking war or peace i'm the fu-
ture tense. War. says the Tribune, was
declared by Spain when the Maine blew
up. Spain must be whipped and then
made to pay The punishment first, and
then the fine. Now that IS s3ne ard pa
triotic advice and argument. For the
Administration to look at the situation
in any other light would simply expose
America to more foreign surprise and
contempt than we yet have excited, and
that is a most extreme statement.
The evening times., 1898-02-26

In analyzing This frightful Spanish
treachery. one is apt to wonder how
nation could contemplate such a thing
with the chances Of detection that now
appear to have been many But the idea
of the Spanish government did not in
clude any such risks. IL was confident
~ believed by the Spanish authorities
that the explosion Of the submarine mine,
between the two main magazines of the
Maine. would instantly explode them;
that the ship and an on board would be
destroyed and nothing be left TO tell
tales. Sobral was familiar with every
detail of the Maine's construction, and
very likely suggested the proper point
for the attack. Ii may be true. as stated
sometimes. that the mine was an old
one. planted in WeyIers time. Even so,
il is probable that it was inspected and
found TO be in working order 10y the
Spanish torpedo bent over that ground
a few hours before the American war
ship was taken there for execution. The
accident theory being as badly exploded
as the Maine. the next step in order Will
DE to get our few remaining people away
from Havana, and prepare for war.
The evening times., 1898-02-26
HE THIRSTS FOR REVENGE.
A Washington Fireman ON the Ma iue
Wants tn Fight.

WI anus tO Fl8ut-
George Gartrell of No. 120 G street
northeast has received two letters from
his brother. William Gartrell. u first-class
fireman of the Maine. who was wounded
in the disaster. and who is now at Key
West The first letter is dated Febru-
ruary Il. and is as follows:
My Dear Brother: I was the
Maine when she exploded. am not
hurt 10 amount to anything. I am alive.
but still at Key West, and Just got some
clothes from the Government. | am not
feeling well, but will give up my life for
my cOuntry's flag.
Il may see you again. but | am dying
to return to Cuba for revenge. I am the
only fireman from the whole ship that
was saved.
In the second letter. which was re-
ceived yesterday. Gartrell says:
II am not hurt, only over my heart.
| am saved. but / want to kill one Span
lard for each of my shipmates. L don I
want to come home. | want revenge.
and will die for il and my poor ship
mates. l don't care for life now. | look
to my flag"
The evening times., 1898-02-26
Meeting of the Jubilee Club.

The annual meeting of the Jubilee So
cial Club was held last night at The resi-
dence of Mr.. Arnold Watson, No. 12I
Eleventh street southeast, at which there
was a large attendance. The officers
elected were: Mr.. Arnold Watson, T.resi-
dent; Mr. Edmond Gallagher, vice presi-
dent: MIR. Bernard Tolson, secretary, and
Mr. Milton Grimes, treasurer. Mr.. Ed
ward Ochlard made "A speech on 'Physi-
cal Culture" A musical recital was given
bv the Wayson Brothers Messrs. Wat
son. Tolson, Grimes. and Gallagher.
The evening times., 1898-02-26
STUDYING HENRY GEORG r.
Conegians Discuss the Works OF
the Dead Economist.

Baltimore, Feb. 26.-The Economic Sem
mary. of the Johns Hopkins University,
last night devoted its entire session to
discussing the character and works of
Henry George. AS an Introductory, DR..
Sidney Sherwood outlined the main facts
of the dead statesman's' life. and de-
clared an implicit belief in his honesty.
DIR. J. III. Hollander pointed out the mild
ness and nobility of Mr.. Georges answer
to the Pope's encyclieal on learning. Mr..
T. s. Adams criticised the ethics of the
George system, and Georges separate
works were exhaustively, commented on
by Messrs. C. Barnett, N. III. Campbell
and c. II. Brough. The George side of
the case was ably presented by Mr.. Al
fred S. Niles, of the Baltimore bar.
The evening times., 1898-02-26
WRECKED BY MORPHINE.
A Young Lawyer of Brilliant Pros
uccts in Bellevue

New York. Feb. 26.-W1lis Gaylord Cos1d. a
young lawyer. whose Office was at No 80 Wall
street was transferred from the Hudson street
Hospital yesterday to Bellevue Hospital 10 be
treated for morphine poisoning,
The patient i tall and well dressed. Iic save
lis age a. twenty-five years, though he looks to
be older Ills home is in Rochester, whcge his
father. David Cosad. i at present in weil-to-d'
circumstances. COsad had temporary lodgings
at No. 20 East TVenty-second street.
Recently he has been doing work as law
clerk tie entered y. Egger's saloon, W. li6
Pearl street al 3 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
and passed into a room in the rear A few min
utes later he WIS found lying unconscious on the
floor.
His satchel. containing law papers and y Z
tie containing enough Of the sulphate OF morphine
To k1I three men, lay beside him. On the foor
N1s a hvp0deTmic syringe that he had been uslnE
(,osad was a brilliant student when he at
teI,led Vale College Ne graduated second IN h.s
class His mind Of a legal turn snd hi'
family expected great things from him. lie was
well known in Connecticut society.
The evening times., 1898-02-26
THE BOHEMIAN DIET TROUBLES.
German Members withdraw Be-
cause of the Czech Ma iority.

Vienna, Feb. 26.-The German men,
bers of the Bohemian Diet have with
drawn from that body, declaring that
they will no longer take part in its pro-
ceedings on account of the Czech ma
jority in the chamber. They have plac-
ed upon the order of the day an address
to the Emperor. demanding the re-es-
tablishment of the ancient rights of the
kingdom of Bohemia and its union with
Moravia and Silesia.
The evening times., 1898-02-26
A, Apt,-sr anish Affair.

Columbia, No, Feb. 26.-The Missouri
State University students held an anti
Spanish demonstration last night. Array
ed in ghostly garments. they paraded the
principal streets. Speeches by the Uni
yersity professors and other citizens re-
garding the Spanish trouble were lis
tened to.
The evening times., 1898-02-26
snin Eruntions Cured for a5c

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is used. 1t relieves in day end cures
quickly. No case of Piles which an ap-
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utes Try it. 50 cents. Sold by f. s.
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