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The evening times., 1898-08-22
SUICIDE OF 1 SOCIALIST
Unable to Withstand the
Miseries He Saw.
LOVED HIS FELLOW.MEN
Nathan Nosensarten, Nireteea Years
Old, Ends His Life ~ He Enters
Upon Its Tire shold Rather Than
Mitn~ss Conditions Beyond His
Power to ImRs owe.

New York. Aug. 22.-Disheartened by
seeing the human misery that he could
not alleviate, Nathan Rosengarten yester-
day killed himself by drinking carbolic
acid. He was found dying on the stoop
of No. 3O4 East 1Olst Street.
Rosengarten was an idealist and the i'm
provement of society was his constant
thought. His nineteen years OF life had
shown him no means Of bringing about
the desired condition, and he decided to
be a witness no longer of evils he could
not remedy.
Rosengarten lived for the last two years
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cohen. at No.
800 East 1O2d Street. He came to this
country seven years ago from Riga. Rus
sia his birthplace. and became a painter
and decorator. He was an omniverous
reader and early became a socialist. He
was a member of the Mount Morris Club,
at No. 30i East 101st Street. One of the
clubs members said yesterday of him:
Rosengarten was strange sort of a
fellow. As young as he was he seemed
to delve deep into social problems. l have
often heard him expressing regret at the
HlStEy ne saw MIN, anu say tHat
men alone are to blame for 1t ALL
In one of the young mans pockets was
found small piece of paper. on which
was written in German:
cannot live in such conditions / must CON-
init suicide Please that my body Is c-emated.
NATHAN R0SENGARTEN.
This noto Is addressed to Comrades OF
the Forward Society,"" an organization
that publishes a newspaper on Suffolk
Street in the interests of socialism
Mr.. Cohen, with whom young Rosen-
garten lived. said Rosengarten had been
out of work for a few weeks, but that
need not have worried him, as the boy
was always welcome to a home in his
house.
Mrs Cohen says that Rosengarten was
at home most of the day Friday and Ia TX
ed in sorrowful way about poverty.
wealth and the unequal distribution of
wealth. He said then he did not like
to walk on Broadway. as he saw there
so much that some persons could have
and others could not"
The body of Rosengarten will be Gre
mated, he requested
The evening times., 1898-08-22
The SEvENTY-FIRST.
Colonel Downs Tells of the suffer-
iuxs of His Men.

Camp Wikoff. Aug. 22-'I am proud
of NV regiment and am glad and willing
70 stand on its record. said Col. Wal
lace A Downs. of the Seven;y-hrst Reg
iment. yesterday. 1t was his hrst state
ment for publication since the war.
$50 far as any criticism has been made
I must refer you to Cen Kent, whose
opinions relating to some matters con-
nected with my regiment have under
gone a decided change since he made his
report. l must decline to be drawn into
any newspaper controversy. and will not
express to any newspaper any opinion
relating to criticisms which have been
made regarding the Seventy-first. I am
very proud of the regiment and its rec
ord.
The Springfield muskets with which
we were armed were murderous to US.
1 believe that everytime one was fired
by one of our men the smoke from it
brought fifteen Spanish bullets.
1--WE were under a terrible diSadvant-
age with those Springfield rifles. l did
manage to get whole battalion armed
with krag-Jorgensen and Mauser
smokeless-powder rifles. but they were
taken away from us because there were
no orders for us to be so armed. If we
had the improved arms we could have
done much more than was possible with
the guns we had.
when we were supporting Capron's s
battery 1t did not make so much differ
ence about the smoke from our rifles,
as the cannon made smoke. too. Then
we had the chance to do some shooting,
and we did it.
MY men behaved splendidly and 1 am
proud of them. Our sufferings from ex-
posure and disease were worse than
any could imagine who was not there
to see for himself. You can form no
idea of what the men had suffered. No
one can.
so long as the excitement of battle
kept up 1t was not so noticeable but
afterward the expose and hardship told
hard on them. For about two weeks we
lay in the trenches, ready and anxious
for a chance to fight, but later. when it
was all over. the men felt what they had
undergone ...-. q g..
Col Downs is looking we'll except for
certain hollowness of the cheeks which
indicates what he personally has endur-
ed, but he evidently has had no thought
for himself. but only for his men,. =
The evening times., 1898-08-22
vALUEuF THE-BATTLEsHIP.
Admiral sampson Talks of the LIE,
sons of SchIeySs victory.


Admiral sampson Talks of the Les-
sons Of schley's Victory. .
New York, Aug. ,22.-Admiral VIII
liam T. Sampson. in an interview with a
reporter at his home in Glen Ridge. N. J..
yesterday. said:
There Ii no question about the value
OF battleships. 1t is only a matter of the
manner Of battle and the equipment of
the enemy. II we are to fight cruisers.
then We must fight with cruisers. We
must have battleships to fight battle
ships. Say, for instance, that we were to
engage in war with England-though the
probability Of such a war is exceedingly
small-in that event we would need a
great number Of heavily armed battle
ships. for that Is the strong part Of the
English navy"
what Is the most significant result of
the naval campaign of Santiago from a
naval officers point Of view?'
In the first place, We know now that
torpedo boats are Of very much less value
than We imagined. That fact was DEM
onstrated of Santiago. Now, to return
to the work of our own ships. There can
be no possible doubt as to the efficiency
Of our battleships. We know that our
lines. but We know also that the use of
wood in battleship or cruiser is a deadly
menace to the safety of the ship and
crew. l should say that the only impor-
tant change in the construction of our
ships Of the future suggested by our late
experience would be In the abandonment
OF woodwork and of all combustibles.
Those poor devils on the Spanish ships
were not killed by our shells: they were
burned up in the mass of woodwork that
was set on fire by our shells. They did
not have the necessary appliances to put
out the fire. or they did not know how
70 do the work. At any rate. they were
burned up in their own ships from COM
bustibles on board. and possibly under
less fortunate conditions a similar disas-
ter could have occurred on one or more
of our own ships.
"Our ships have too much wood The
Iowa has very little wood but the Ore
gon has too much. The New York had
too much. though We succeeded in re-
moving a good deal Of 1t. Our naval con-
structors should learn from the loss OF
the Spanish fleet by fire that wood in a
fighting ship means danger.
They have been too favorable to the
use of wood, doubtless because of the
traditions of our navy from the time OF
our modern warships."
The evening times., 1898-08-22
RUSHING TO EUROPE.
Ke.established Peace 1ncreasei
steamship Passenger Lists.

Ke.estnblixhed Peace Increases
steamship Passenger Lists.
The suspension of hos,ilities has been
of great financial advantage to the own
ers of ocean steamship lines. who have
naturally suffered considerable loss by
reason of the uncertainty and dangers
of war.
There is now a great exodus to Europe
and the passenger lists of nearly all the
transatlantic steamers are well filled.
Mary persons who make the trip an
nually on business and pleasure aban-
doned their trips early this Summer on
account of the war. In addition to these
regular voyagers there are also many
tourists and travellers.
The decrease in the number of pas
sengers listed by the steamship COM
panies this year has not been the only
unfortunate financial result of the war
as far as travelling is concerned. The
proprietors of great hostelries Of Eu-
r. pc and of European seaside and sum-
mer resorts have experienced consider
able loss on account of almost total
absence of American tourists abroad
this year. They will welcome the rush
which seems imminent now at the very
tail end of the season.
The evening times., 1898-08-22
FoMENTING DISCoRD.
Evil-Disposed Persons Trying {"
Make Trouble In Porto Rico


Make Trouble in Porto Rico.
San Juan. Porto Rico. Aug. 2.-Order
prevails here. although some evil-dispos-
ed persons are trying to stir up racial and
religious prejudices among the ignorant
portion of the public. The sooner the
commission arrives to settle matters and
dispel doubts the better for the future.
The streets of San Juan are filled with
furuiture-laden carts and people return
Ing from the suburbs. At the palace and
the other government buildings the work
of packing the archives is already going
no. Senior Camo. the captain generals
chief OF stan. has resigned. He owns
considerable property here. His resiSna-
ton is likely to be accepted.
Telegraphic communication with all
parts of the island was opened yester-
DAY and permits granted to those who
desire to visit Ponce and other ports.
The Spanish authorities are doing ev-
erything possible to preserve order. one
of the first necessities on the part of the
Americans will be strong police force
There is great anxiety here regarding
the probable changes in financial and Ju-
dicial matters. Reasonable haste Is con-
sidered advisable.
brought the first news since the blockade
yesterday. There was an exciting scene
when she arrived.
One paper here warns the natives that
the Americans are prejudiced against the
colored race.
1t is still impossible for large ships TO
enter the harbor. and there have been no
iuportaiions as yet. There are some
signs of scarcity of foodstuf1s-
III rv,fV F,f
long dispatch from Gen. Miles. Both
agree to do the utmost TO preserve ORDER
The generals communicate every day
about the news receiveu from WashinS-
ton.
Mercantile firms are now allowed to re-
ceiye cipher messages. Many merchants
have ordered extensive importations.
The mines in the harbor are being rais-
ed The brigadier of marine is doing all
possible with a staff to raise the obstruc-
tions at the entrance to the port. but he
has no implements.
The evening times., 1898-08-22
AN OFFER FROM THE DOMINION
Suggestions Concerning Recipr0ci-
-. tics for InshOre Fishing.


'1.- ties for lnshOre Fishing.
Halifax. n. s., Aug. 22-The Federated
Boards of Trade of the eastern provinces
of Canada, through a committee, have
authorized Sir Louis Davies, Canadian
minister of marine and fisheries. to make
an important offer to the United States
commissioners who are to meet repre-
sentatives of Canda in conference at Que
bee Tuesday.
They have instructed Sir Louis to state
that Canada is ready to give American
fishermen the free use of inshore fisheries
of this country on the same terms as
those enjoyed by Canadian fishermen it,
on the other hand, Dominion merchants
are guaranteed access to the markets of
Cuba and Porto Rico on an equal footing
as regards customs tariffs with American
merchants. This takes for granted that
the United States will make tariffs for
those islands.
The fisheries question has been a fruit
full cause of friction between Canada and
the United States, and the protection
service. the object of which has chiefly
been the exclusion of the American fish
ernment. has annually cost the govern
ment a large sum. Under provisions of
the treaty of 1918 fishermen of the United
States are prohibited from fishing within
three miles of the shore, and their YES
sells can enter Canadian ports for no 9TH
er purpose than to obtain supplies of food
and water or for shelter.
Sir Louis Davies has just concluded a
visit to the provinces with view chiefly
of sounding opinion on the fisheries ques-
ton. Part of the fishermen will undoubt
edly oppose the proposal as soon as they
learn it mas been made at Quebec.
The evening times., 1898-08-22
baltimore scuIptor..

Baltimore, Aug. 22-It is possible that
Messrs. Ephraim Keyser and Charles
Pike. of this city, both sculptors of repute'
may submit designs for the Lafayette
monument to be erected in Paris, France
by the United States, and unveiled dur
ing the Paris Exposition in 1900. 1t Is an
nounced that the design will be awarded
by the Lafayette monument commission
To an American sculptor, and In short
time letters will be sent to the best
known sculptors of the country inviting
designs. The commission will consist OF
nine men, all of whom have been seiected
by Mr.. Ferdinand W. Peck, commissioner
general for the United States of the Paris
Exposition The following have accepted
their appointments: John w. Mackay,
Senator w. B. Allison Of Iowa. Rev. Dr.
Edward Everett Hale of Boston, Frank
thomson. of Philadelphia; president of
the Pennsylvania Railroad. and Alexan-
der H. Ravell of Chicago.
The evening times., 1898-08-22
FRIENDS SAW HIM DROWN.
Gallant Life-Saver Vafn1y Tried to
Reach the sinking Man.

AnGlesea. n. j., Aug. 22.-In the pres
ence of seventeen of his friends and ac-
auaintances, Daniel Clifford. aged thirty
four years, met his death from drowning
yesterday by falling overheard from the
yacht ]. A. Gault, Capt. George Jeffr!es
The yach, was going over the bar In
front of the pavilion. Clifford was pole
ing the boat, as the wind was light
when he slipped and fell overheard. II
is asserted that the men in the boat
made no concerted effort to save Clifford
probably thinking he would swim ashore.
The yacht proceeded on its way.
Life Saver Herbert Shivers, who wit
messed the accident. plunged 6ravely into
the surf in an effort to save the drown
ing man, but Clifford disappeared before
the yould-be rescuer could reach him.
Up to a late hour the body had not been
recovered. ----
The victim was a glassolower. OF VIII
Jamestown. n. j.. and leaves a wife and
two children. who were stopping at the
shore during the summer.
The evening times., 1898-08-22
CHARGED WITH ARSON.
Alleged Incendinry Tracked b
Blood Stnins on the Ground


Frederick, Md, Aug. 22.-George Blu
menour, aged about fifty years, was ar
rested Saturday and held in 81. 900 bail for
the action of the grand jury. charged
with arson.
He is charged with having set the COL
oredS schoolhouse on Bentz Street on fire
about o'clock Saturday morning. A
large hole was burned in the floor and a
desk and chair were consumed. but from
some unknown cause the fire became ex-
tinguished.
In leaving the building, which is brick
and only erected a few yers ago, it was
observed that window pane had been
broken and the party badly cut. as the
place was plainly marked with blood
stains. The officers followed the tracks,
the blood spots being plainly visible on
the pavements. and traced them for ten
squares where they led to DIR. Frank
Smiths office. Inquiry revealed that the
doctor had dressed Mr.. Blumenours hand
that morning. when they repaired to his
home. and finding his hand bandaged.
placed him under arrest. charging him
with the crime. He maintains his inno-
cence and claims he cut his hand with a
hatchet while cutting kindiing wood.
The evening times., 1898-08-22
Gem. stolen mt Narr,nan..,,.

Narragansett Pier. r. l.. Aug. 22.-The
first diamond robbery of the season has
just occurred here. The victim is Mrs.
j. o. Bonnell. of Youngstown. Ohio. at
the Rockingham Hotel. Mrs. Bonnell
had two diamond rings which she pr.zed
very highly on account of associations.
When she went down to the beach Sat-
urday she suddenly missed her jewelry.
She quickly returned to her room in the
hotel. where the rings were left upon a
stand, but no trace of the diamonds
could be found. One of the rings was a
solitaire and was valued at seveD.l hun
dred dollars. A detective is working on
the case.
The evening times., 1898-08-22
Killed in . Storm.

Cedar Rapids. Iowa, Aug. "a storm
which came from the northwest did
great damage between Spirit Lake and
Superior. The home of Herman Egges-
tein was blown down. and Eggestein and
his wife were killed. Another family liv-
ing between Superior and Spirit Lake
are reported to have been killed. An
other family living between Superior and
Spirit Lake is reported TO have been
killed.
Several churches and outbuildings were
wrecked Corn and wheat in stack were
blown down in every direction. Fields
were devastated for a distance to the
northwest.
The evening times., 1898-08-22
NO PoMP OR sPLENDoR.
Queen of the Netherlands VIII Bs
Quietly Crowned.


Quietly Crowned.
There will be no military pomp or dis
play at the coming coronation of Wilhel-
nina. the girl queen of the Netherlands.
which is to take place at The Hague on
the 9Th of next month.
1t was at first thought that the corona
ton would be grand affair. with repre-
sentatives present from the army and
navies of foreign lands. as was. done
when the Car of Russia was coronated
at Moscow.
The American Government intended to
send representatives to the coronation.
but will not now on account of the receipt
of a cablegram from the American minis
ter to the Netherlands, stating that the
Dutch government has asked the Euro
pean governments not to send military
delegations to the coronation. and that
the same request was applicable to Amer
lea The decision to have simple coro-
nation is regarded as being an Innovation
as European coronations are usually at
tended with great pomp.
The evening times., 1898-08-22
"sPEAKEAsY" MEN ARRESTED
D"dSfnE MEneuvers of n PrOpriet1
on the District Lire,

Rockville, Md, Aug. e2-Durins the
past week the constables have made a
large number of arrests in an effort TO
breack up the "speakeasies.' of Mont
gomery county. where liquor is sold
without license. Arrests have been
made as follows: At Bethesda Park, five
cases; Chevy Chase. three cases; Boyds
four. District Line. one. In this latter
case the charge Is laid against james
Higgins. His home is half in Montgom-
cry county and half in the District of
Columbia. and when arrested he was in
that portion of the house which was
within the District line. This method of
lodging the officers by skipping over the
line has long been resorted to, and it is
effectual as the officers have no au-
thority whatever across the line
The evening times., 1898-08-22
Coxey's Private 'Cn~.,

Chicago. Aug. 22.-General ]. S. Coxey,
who few years ago headed an army
that marched from Masillon, Ohio. to
Washington, D. c., will now travel in a
private car disseminating trading stamp
checks and non-interest bearing bond
IDEAS. He will also ,earJy,a "a brass band
of sixteen pieces. The length of his trip
will depend entirely upon the amount of
trading stamp checks he can dispose o.
If the country merchants take kindly to
his method of doing business he expects
to visit every State in the Union. He is
firmly convinced that-the- scheme is a
good one. and he looks forwardAto sue
cessful tour of the country.
The evening times., 1898-08-22
Merit system In Prisons.

Morgantown, W. Va, Aug. 22-The Of
ficials of the State penitentiary at
Moundsville have determined to adopt the
merit system. If the prisoners acquire
a stipulated number of merit marks with
in a given period of time they will be
permitted to discard their stripes and
wear such clothing as they choose. The
officials also announce that the governor
has approved the idea advanced by them.
that no pardon will be granted to con-
Wet unless he has standing in the first
grade.
The evening times., 1898-08-22
SAYS 1O1 Is HER AGE.
Deiiinh strOther beyond the Cen.
fury Mark

fury Mark.
Fredericksburg. Va. Aug. 9-Delilah
Strother. who lives near Belle Fair Mills
in Stafford county. is more than one
hundred and one years old. as is clearly
established by an old Bible CONTAINING
the record of her birth. Sne is a colored
woman and belonged to the late Walter
Hooe. large land owner and prominen.
citizens of Stafford in his day and gen.
Grafton She remembers the war Of 1872
speaks of a comet when she was about
grown and thrillingly tells of the falling
of the stars, but her memory as 10 dates
is poor. She has perfect eyesight in one
eye. but is blined in the other hears well
and has good appetite She has been
an inveterate smoker for fifty years. She
works her little garden with a trowel.
feeds chickens and is a splendid cook by
an old-fashioned fireplace
The evening times., 1898-08-22
rh. nc.t Rcmedy for TIux

Mr.. John Matthias. a weli-known stock
dealer of Pulaski, KY. says: After suf-
fering for over a week with fiux, and my
physician having failed to relieve me.
was advised to try Chamberlain's Collie.
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, aud have
the pleasure of stating that the half Of
one bottle cured me-" For sale by Henry
Evans, wholesale and retail druggist. sas
F Street northwest. and Connecticut Ave-
nue. and Street northwest, and li2S
MARYLAND Avenue northeast
The evening times., 1898-08-22
TRY GRAIN-0! TRY GRAIN.o!

Ask your Grocer today to show you pack.
age of GRAIN-O the new food drink that
takes the place Of coffee. The children may
drink It withOutinJury a. well as tie adult.
All who try it, like it. GRAIN-O has thai
rfch seal brown Of Mocha or Java, but Y y
mnde from pure grains, and the most deli
Ono-Quarter the petco Of office. l6c and 26e
per package. SOLD by all gr0OeIs ta27.0
The evening times., 1898-08-22
Fatally Shot at a Dance.

Lexington, KY, Aug. Pat a negro
dance ins Warrenton. a suburb of this
city, Saturday night, Dick Waters. mas
ter of ceremonies. shot and fatally
wounded Ed Lewis. The wounded man
was dragged out into a back porch and
the dancing was kept up until 1 o'clock
Sunday morning. when the condition OF
Of Lewis grew so serious that Waters
fed and the dance stopped.
The evening times., 1898-08-22
Arrested at Bay Ridge.

Annapolis. Md, Aug. 22.-Deputy Sher-
if Sewer brought to Jail last night Louis
Tucker, colored, from Washington. charg-
ed with an assault. on an employe Of the
gravity railroad at Bay Ridge. and Louis
Anderson for interfering with an officer.
The evening times., 1898-08-22
MUNYON'S TIMELY ADVICE.

- A simple remedy at the
beginning of a disease IS
better than a council Of
doctors at the critical
aage!i The cost of doctor
Ing III the old style holds
many people back, until
in - desperation they are
glad TO give snything for
health. !.
Prof. MUNYON'S way is
10 make it so easy and so
CHEAP to keep well that
no onE need think of econ
Bmy when needing his
remedies. He has 81 cures
-Hri 81 ills. Every drug
stcre, is q center for the
at 25. cents.
fnte skilled physicians are
AZ and evening; closed Sum
August. 623 18th st. NV.
The evening times., 1898-08-22

Bay Ridge and Return VIA d. & ..
so Cents.
Salt water bathing, fishing, Grabbing
and boating. Trains leave $3.50 q. m. and
.4:30 D. M week days. s:S5 I'm, l:oo and
3:15 p. m. Sundays. au7-1ot
The evening times., 1898-08-22
25c Somerset Beach -25c

Family day every Thursday. Steamer Jane
Moselcy leaves a. m; home 10 p. m; bathing,
fishing, grabbing, shade, hours shore; 10 3
for sale. Easy payments. Office 62S F st. NV.
au21-3t
The Delta independent., 1898-06-24

The executive committee OF Ouray 8
Fourth OF July celebration has beer
officially notified that the San Juan
Pioneers Association will hold its mex;
regular meeting at Ouray on July 4;h.
A large delegation is coming from De
Nor.e. others from Durango. Silverton
Rico, Telluride, Lake City and all ever
the San Juan country, and the attend
ance here will therefore be quite large.
This association is composed Of the early
settlers OF this section OF Colorado. men
and women who have made the San
Juan what it is. who blazed the trails
and lead the way. Ouray must treat
them royalty and extend TO them un-
bounded hospitality. Adair Wilson. one
Of the judges OF the court Of appeals.
belongs to the association. and will be
hsre from Denver nj the ceiebrstiop on
the nations birthday. and will likely be
prevailed upon 10 make a epeech. in ad-
dition to the orations Of Attorney Powell
and Judge Gerry. ON the regular pro
gram. Ouray's celebration this year
will be larger and better than ever before.
-Ouray P'aindealer.