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The evening times., 1898-02-11
MAKING WAR ON YACHTS
A New York Newspapers Vessel
Seized i'm Havana.
After an Unsuccessful Sea rch for
Karl Decker a $500 FINE rs I'M
posed ON the Captain.

New York, Feb. IA dispatch 10
fine Journal from Havana brings news
of the practical seizure OF that papers
Yacht. "Buccaneer' i'm Havana harbor,
pending the payment of an unproNoked
fine.
The Yacht having on board Julian
Hawthorne. a journal correspondent
arrived at Havana on Monday. HaW-
tholne had been sent to describe the
condition of the reconcentrados in ana
around Havana.
The Yacht had scarcely swung 10 her
anchorage near the battleship Maine.
when several Spanish customs and po-.
lice officers boarded her, who ques-
tioned the captain closely, and search7
ed the vessel
They were looking for Carl Decker.
nyho rescued ENangelina Cisneres from
Spanish prison. IL had been reported
i'm Havana thai he had sailed on the
Yacht Failing in their search, they
left 4 police officer on the yacht on
guard.
The Spaniards had just disappeared
over the side. when lieutenant from
the Maine boarded the yacht In con-
NerSation he significantly remark
ed that had the SpaniardS succeeded
ia making an arrest il had been the IN
teatiun of Capt. Sigsbee. OF the Maine,
t. demand that the prisoner be brought
aboard his vessel
The next morning the authorities or
del-d that the vessel he taken from the
harb0r. and dema nded a promise that
she should never return. Upon the re-
fuSal OF the captain. the officials de
manded fine uf $500, which Was re
fused.
The vice consul al Havana has ad-
ViSed refusal To- pay the fine.
Let them seize your ship If they
viii was his remark. III they do. il
UIa be an act of war"
Finally the captain paid the fine. un-
der protest. bur refused To leave the
hsrbur of Havana. The Maine il an
Chult-d close to the yacht. ana the lat
ter is in no danger
The evening times., 1898-02-11
a New Chicago 81" Road

Chicago. Feb. IA company with A
capital stock Of 81 600 600 has been in
corporated 10y persons interested IN the
Chicago City Railroad Company 10 con-
struct an elevated road from South Wat
er street to Thirty-ninth street and Dear
bern street. penetrating the center Of the
oeWntOwn district now encircled by the
mon loop. The new road viii cost
about S2.000,000, will be Of light construc-
ton and accommodate ordinary electric
cars and will be used a. feeder for the
South Side surface lines Of the Chicago
City Railway Company
The evening times., 1898-02-11
TROUBLE IN GEORGIA
A -. .ChandleI's Letter Creates
tguapSifipu fo His ASnf frafiank

oipnsitinn to His Aspirations
Atlanta. Feb. 1L-InJense excitement
has been created throughout this State
by the publication of private letter
written by Secretary of State Alien
Il. Chandler.
Mr.. Chandler is the Democratic can
didate for governor without opposition.
A. soon as he announced his candida
Cy. other political leaders fell into line
f"r him. In tie letter he says:
The present movement is a rebel
lion against the men and methods who
d-sp"iled the Demooratie party i'm lSg4
Many who were with the tricksters
and traders then. Disguised with their
methods. are with us now Let us.
therefore. be yigilant and active and
We WiH in October bury them and
their nefsrious methods So deep that
the hand Of resurrection win never
T,3ci them
The letter was fiIst supposed 10 be- a
forgery. but when Chandler arknovl-
edged the authorship. the en- ire Atkin-
son forces- decided L. at once bring out
an opposition candidate. They viii re
nominate Judge Spencer Atkinson who
retired recently from the supreme
court bench.
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THEIR PART IN POLITICS.
Mr.. NIcNaIl's Latest Demand of In-
surance Companies.

Topeka. Kan, Feb. 1l.-State Supt
McNall created a sensation yesterday
when he declared that every insurance
company doing business in Kansas will
be compelled to state under oath just
how much money it has contributed
To the Republican campaign. and also
how much each has spent in lobbying
to defeat legislation here.
He intends to send blanks for all to
fill. and it is intimated that McNall.
who, until last year. was close To the
Republican machinery in Kansas, has
actual knowledge of funds paid out for
lobbying. and also moneys contributed
by the insurance companies to the Re-
publican State committee.
The evening times., 1898-02-11
ENGLAND BUYING Up COAL
Controlling the supply at Chinese
and Japanese Ports.

London, Feb. IA disratch To the
Daily Mail from Singapore says that
the British admiral, acting under in
structions from the admiralty, has
bought all the available Welsh coal at
Singapore and at the Chinese and Jap
anese ports. with the result that the
foreign squadrons in the waters of
North China are unable to obtain coal
The step has excited the foreign COM
munity The dispatch adds that the
Russian cruiser Russia, which is now at
Singapore, has been allowed TO take on
board 3 900 tons of coal
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THE BODY UNIDENTIFIED.
New York's Latest Mu rdcr Mystery
Sttu CnSOlyed

New York, Feb. 1.-THE thigh of a
human being was found floating in the
East River, off the Brooklyn shore this
morning. 1t is believed to be another
part of the body of the unknown man
whose trunk is at the morgue.
The murder mystery remains unsolv-
ed, despite the attempt made yester-
day to identify the body. 1t has trans
pired that Mr.. Tupper. who said that
the body was that of Alfred Nelson.
was mistaken. y local paper has Of
fered reward of $1,000 for clews that
may lead to the Identification of the
body and the arrest of the murderer or
murderers
The evening times., 1898-02-11
BEER AND REPIBIICANS
The Raines Law Said to Have Lost
Votes to the Party.

Albany. y. Y. Feb u.-Senatoi. White
uf Syracuse. is said to be urging the
Republican members of the legi. ,rre
1" reduce the tax on ale ANA beer des.-
ell under the Raines law There are
many hreweries i'm Syracuse. and also
large number Of saloons dealing solely
Ia ale ar1 beer.
tn support of the suggestion. certain
dfepubiican politicians Of interior cities
assert that the hostility Of al and beer
callers to the RaineS law caused = loss
Of votes TO Republican candidates last
fsH. 1t is also argued that a reduction
Cf the tax might not decrease the States
revenue
The Republican leaders in the leCisia-
ture have not expressed their approval
ar disapprOval Of the scheme. 1t is
probable that bills on the subiecl will
be introduced by Senator White and A.
Semblyman BOndy.
The evening times., 1898-02-11
A Relief for Eishermen

The Treasury officials have revoked
the order issued in last August directing
customs officers to prepare statistics of
the fisheries. This action has been taken
because a majority of fishermen. who
were expected to supply the infoi alton.
objected u the annoyance caused them
by the pursuit. They had been expected
10 answer fifteen question. but they
claimed the right TO devote some of their
time to fishing. so the statistics viii be
gathered i'm the old way.
The evening times., 1898-02-11
Sealskin Garment Ownership.

Certificates of ownership of sealskin
garments taken on board of outgoing
vessels by American travellers must be
issued free Of charge by customs col
lectors, according to a ruling made by
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Vanderlip. The certificates are neces-
sary to the American tourist who de
sires to prevent the seizure of sealskin
garments when returning to this coun-
f,-av
The evening times., 1898-02-11

/ have given Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy fair test and consider it one
of the very best remedies for croun
that / have ever found. One dose has
always been sufficient. although / use
it freely. Any cold my children con-
tract yields very readily to this medi-
mend it for Group and colds in chill
dren.-George f. Wolff, Clerk of the
Circuit Court. Fernaudina., Fla. Sold
by Henry Evans. Wholesale and Re-
tail Druggist. 93s 2 street and Connac-
ticut avenue and s street northwest
and 14sS Maryland avenue northeast.
The evening times., 1898-02-11
orr WHISKY INTERESTS.
An Increase in the Number of Dis
titlerieS

Internal Revenue Commissioner Scott
took a census Of the distilvries in the
country on FEBRUARY l. and has just re-
ported that he discovered 555. an in
crease Of - in one month
Thesa distiiieries are capable of pro-
ducinE 80 l27 gallons Of liquor daily.
The increase in January was 2l077 gal
Ions daily
North Carolina leads with "a diStiller
les. and Kentucky is second With a. IL
lino.s has only diStilleries. but the daily
capacity. 1dS.2l2 gallons. is double that
q any other two States. Kentucky is
second with a capacity of 90 0ol gallons.
The evening times., 1898-02-11

President Dole is fine specimen of
manhood: he is the picture of health
and vigor. DIR. Henry's Blood Tea
bfi lgs health and yigor BY curing all
Kidney. Liver and Bladder Troubles
A positive cure for Dyspepsia. Ar
Druggists. rs CTS.
The evening times., 1898-02-11
A NEw RAILWAY TO THE BAY.
InCorpo ration of Line To Connect
Washington and the Chesapeake.

The Washington, Annapolis and Chesa
peake Railway Company was Incorporated
under he IA W Of MARYLAND yesterday. The
projected line viii connect Wa shin gton,
Anna puIiS and some point on Chess pea he
Bay. north of Plum Point. Calvert county.
The ca pital stock is $4,000, which, un-
der . tai ho5ity of the articles OF incorpora
tiun. may be- increase d to 81 500, ,0oo. The
incorp"rdtors are: Henry II. Brogdcn,
James h. Belt, Augustus Bursdorf. Cha rles
NJ. Wells, GeDrge :. Chase, Georee Il Bren-
na "a and Edward II. WAY.
The evening times., 1898-02-11
Do These People
Tell tine Truth?
Do You Believe
Your NeighbOr?
Witnesses for
DR.. YOUNG.
Cor. 18th and z SIS
Cor. Izth and r Sts

M. ELMON SHELTON. Junior member
oi the nrm of j. II. shelton q Son. ma ri,Ie
w"tkefs. seNentee nth and r streets sout n
east cuted OF an aggravated case of Der-
N1iS eetllttN, after wears Of SUFFERING
Nj. WILLIAM DUTT0N. an emnlnve NJ
tue toluintaa Railway Companv. reSi5int-
al S34 Maryland avenue mort heast, cured
oi nervous debility and chronic in,iiyps-
te,g.
MI CHA l.. wHITEHURST, mo-
pretor. dairy lunch and dining-roam. 23I
l'eitnsvlva MIA q venue. cured of Catarrh of
Head. I hroat, Bronchial Tubes and Stom-
srh.
Mr. John NJ kENNA the wefl-knoru con-
tractor. OF 4l2 rhirt fourth street north
Vest, cured OF Ssvsre case of Fhrnuic
BronchitiS and Bladder Trouble Of years
standing.
Nj. ". HURDLE. tin Tuufer. No 1908
PENNSYLVANIA avenue uortnwpSt cur,st OF
.,atarrh OF Head, Threat and Bronchial
Tubes.
Mr.. GEORGE AND ERSON. an efnplove
of the T.. jackson Lumber Conpanv cured
oi MCipient phthSiS
AndS the last Tnieft he extended inderi-
nGeiy. tat these ma suffice Ia convince
e., 80 ~ s4'-ot .'sI .asf f'r. NOuIg ctsreS
4 he highest fee charged 10y DR. Noun
IL 50 = month. and includes all medicines
bany Office hours-l0 TO 1 and & TO q.
sgBda y, 10 to II.
FREE CONSULTATION.
The evening times., 1898-02-11
A Wealthy Coal Dealer Dead.

Tarrytown, n. Y, Feb. u.-George
b. Newton, millionaire coal dealer.
died this morning of heart failure. Mr..
Newton was interested in several
mines in Pennsylvania, and had a
large coal business in Philadelphia.
The evening times., 1898-02-11
A NEws HOME FOR SOLDIERS.
Castle Pirkney Island. -. G.. to BE
come Government Property

Charles ton, :. c.. Feb. 1.-THE ma
tonal Government has been notified that
Castle Pinchney Island. s c.. is ready
10 be turned over to the United States
for home and park for disabled SOL
diers and sailors The bill cedipe the
island to the Government has PASSED
both houses Of the legislature. and will
b signed 10y the governor at once.
The evening times., 1898-02-11
A few months
Mr.. Byron Every.

A few months Mr.. Byron Every.
Of Woodstock. NJ was badly af-
fiicted with rheun 8tism. His right leg
was swollen the full length. causing
him great suffering. He was advised
10 try Chamberlain's Pain Balm. The
first bottle Of il helped him considera-
bly, and the second bottle effected a
cure. The - and 50-cent sizes are for
sale b. Henry Evans. Wholesale and
Retail Druggist. aSS + street and Con-
necticut avenue and 6 street northwest
ana ] rs Maryland avenue nol theast.
The evening times., 1898-02-11
FIVE MEN FROZEN 10 DEATH.

Law Ie>>ueSs Still Reigns at Skag-
uay and Dvea.
Seattle. Feb. 1.-THE steamship City
of Topeka arrived here frcm Alaska last
night She brought news that five men
had been frozen TO death on Chilkoot
Pass. No names or details of the affair
were given.
LaWlessneSs continues to reign at
Skaguay and Dyea. and the situation at
both places is considered serious
The evening times., 1898-02-11
DIED

MACAKfHUk On Friday, February ! .
1898, at 9.l5 a NJ. CLARENCE l.. MAC
ARTHUR. az hts late residence s,O; New
Hampshire avenue. Ia his ffft FIRST wear.
NGttce Of funeral hereafter Item
The evening times., 1898-02-11
Charges Low and Medicines Furnished

Daily Ofice HourS-t0 2. NJ. to p. ~; Mon
DAY "Wednesday. Thursday and saturday, to
p M; Sunday. 10 10 u
CONSTELLATION CONFIDENTIAL FREE
The evening times., 1898-02-11
CHANGES AT THE THEATERS.

81 Smith Russell temporarily side
tracked A Bachelors Romance" last
night at the National Theater. for his
much-tallSed of triple bill This con
sisted of an old English farce. The
SpitiiFe." Mr.. Valentines Christmas.
and a condensed version of The Tam
ing Of the Shrew." In spite Of the wide
range of parts offered in such a COM
bination Mr.. Russell could hardly b.
said to display any great amount of
versatility. He was excellent in all. but
different in none
In the first bill of the evening d.,
contributed the role of a cowardIy to-
baccOnist and gave the part sn much
broad humOT that he kept the entire
audience in rOars of laughter. Ir
seems odd To see SO legitimate a come
dian as Mr.. Russell in So farcical "a
part. but the audience ceased To CEN
sure after they discovered that the &C
tor. by sheer force of the art Joseph
jefferson once displayed in the same
play. had lifted the character To his
own level
Mr. Valentines Christmas proved
as delightfully."- pathetic as ever and in
the title role Mr.. Russell was thor
Oughly lOvabie and remarkably true 10
nature. William Seymour was excel
lent as elem. the negro servant.
Mr.. RUssell's Petruchio hardly rank
ed on a level with the less difficult per
SOnatiOnS. bur il was. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
a scholarly Interpretation of a part.
which no one has. as Yet. thoroughly
decided how TO act. Edith Crane made
a deep impression by her careful. and.
at the same time. frey portrayal of
Katherine. The gradual stages in 'th-
tanning" were done with no little fdel-
ity to nature. Ada Rehan could hard
ly have been better in the role.
The triple bill viii be repeated to-
night. with "A Bachelors Romance
at the matinee tomorrow and The
Rivals tomorrow night.
Probably the worst bill of the week
at the Lafayette Square Opera House
included Thomas w Keene's render
ing-advisedly speaking-of the role of
Hamlet last night. Ii seems difficult To-
imagine a man like MIR. keene in such
a part. but the actor himself failed To-
see IL in that light and the result was
not encouraging. In playing the great
est of ShakespeaTean characters-Ont
that has been given years of attention
by the greatest actors the world has
ever prOduced-Mr- ksene saw fit 70
depart radically from the paths taken
by his predecessors and thus what
might have been a mediocre imitation.
became a very bad original. The soon
er Mr.. Keene learns that melancholy is
not expressed by ranting so much soon
er Will his audiences understand just
when he intends to be melancholy and
his art will gain greatly thereby. IL
seems a pity that the actor cannot
learn to stick To parts like "Richelieu"
and Richard III" where his faults
rather become virtues. instead of try
ing to attain distinction in such plays
as Hamlet" and "OtheIlo."
Charles Il. HanfOTd was capable
enough to make his portrayal stand
apart from the rest without being able
To redeem the remainder Of a generally
poor east. The Merchant of Venice
tonight
The evening times., 1898-02-11

T"T STAR LAUNDRY DOES
I"T GOOD WORK.
636 q ST. v. ~.
The evening times., 1898-02-11

true. CARPENTER
uld New Iur: avenue.
The evening times., 1898-02-11

" heels are '.ouilt ike
a watch" absolutely
CYCLE CO, Iith St.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-14
AN AMERICAN HEIRESS IN PARIS.
Impec unions Titled Parisians Drew Lots

Impee unions Titled Parisians Drew Lots
I" Decide Who Should Marry Her.
Lillian Bell, in letter from Paris to the
January Ladies' Home Journal. writes
that the most shameless thing in all Eu-
rope is the marriage question. and pro-
ceeds to narrate the experiences of a rich
American girl who came to Paris with
wealth she was invited everywhere by
mothers Of narriageable sons, but being
unable to speak French was not much of
a success. She went to i convent to learn
French. and was shown much attention
by the Duchesse de T.. who was deter
mined that her son should marry her
Suddenly. to the amazen,est Of every
body, the heiress sailed for America with
out d word of warning. The duchess was
to her son. We cannot let so much money
escape The son said he would be hanged
if he went to America, or if he would
marry such a monkey. and as for her
money, she could go anywhere she pleased
with it. or words to that effect. SO that
ended the affair of the Marquis de C..
When the other impecunious young mobiles
heard that the duchesse no longer had
any claims upon the Americans money
they got together and said. Somebody
must marry her and divide with the rest.
We can't all marry her, but we can all
have a share from whoever does. Now
we will draw lots to see who must go to
America and marry her The lot fell to
the Baron dc Y, but he had no Money
for the journey. SO all the others raised
what money they could and loaned it to
him. and took his notes for it. with enor-
nous sinterest. payable after his mar
riage He sailed away, and within eight
months he had married her. but he has
not paid those notes; his wife won't give
him tbn 1nnDov'''
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-14
Gen. Washington's Courtesy.

In the January Century there is an
article by Martha Littlefeld Phillips, Civ
ing "Recollections of Washington and
His Friends" The author is a grand
daughter of the youngest daughter of
Gen. Nathaniel Greene. and she tells the
following story in the words of her
grandmother, concerning visit Of the
latter to Washington at Philadelphia:
zone incident which occurred during
that visit was so comical in itself, and 50
characteristic of Washington, that re-
call it for your entertainment. Early in
a bright December morning droll-look-
ing old countryman called to see the
President In the midst of their inter-
view breakfast was announced; and ,the
President invited the visitor, as was ~
hospitable wont on such occasions, to 4
seat beside him at the table. The visitor
drank his coffee from his saucer; but lest
any grief should come to the snowy
damask, he laboriously scraped the bot
tom of his cup on the saucer's edge be-
fore setting it down on the table cloth.
He did it with such audible vigor that it
attracted my attention, and that IF Sow
eral young people present, always on the
alert for occasions of laughter. We were
so indiscreet as to allow our amusement
to become obvious. Gen. Washington
took in the situation. and Immediately
adopted his visitors method of drinking
his coffee, making the scrape even more
pronounced than the one he produced.
Our disposition to laugh was quenched at
once.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-14
Wag VS.. SnOb.

Here is a new story that London
publication has saddled on the Bradley
Martins:
An American was occupying a, couple
of rooms on the first floor of a high
class hotel in Paris when Mrs. Bradley
Martin arrived at the hotel.
She was rather annoyed to find that
she couldn't have the whole of the first
floor, as she invariably did, SO she wrote
a polite note to the gentleman asking if
he would mind moving up one floor, as
she particularly wanted his present
rooms for her niece and governess.
The gentleman thereupon sat down and
presented his compliments to Mrs. B.
Martin, and begged that she inform him
If her niece was an inebriate.'
The lady was furious and wrote him
an indignant answer, but his reply left
nothing further to be said on either side.
"The gentleman did not wish to insin-
uate that the niece was an inebriate; in
deed he was delighted to hear that she
was not, as in that case she was much
more competent to go up two fights of
stairs than he was.'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-14
heart Is never wholly prepared to lose

heart Is never wholly prepared to lose
what 1t loves. 80. =, ~: .1
At the last sigh of her whom he loved
more than his own soul Georges gave
way to the sobs and tears he had 40
long repressed. His despair seemed bor-
dering on delirium and he had to be
taken by force from the bedside of his
ately adored, had cherished with all the
tenderness of affection, nothing re-
manned to him but the frail, emaciated
little body, the face almost diaphanOus,
the closed eyes and the lips as pale as
white roses-those flowers which had
been the first Interpretation of their love,
had brought the first confession and
all other flowers.
She was very beautiful as she lay there
dressed for the grave, this young girl
who should have been bride, surround
ed by flowers and waiting to be carried
to the tomb. Two large candles burned
beside her and threw wavering retiec-
ton on her immobile face. Looking like
young martyr, she lay with folded
hands, holding not palm branch but a
Georges had placed there in remembrance
of the first confession. Very pale, his
eyes reddened with weeping and on his
face the marks of terrible suffering,
Georges entered the chamber of death.
kneeling beside her, he kissed her FORE
head and hands. In the next room some
friends were trying to comfort the grief
stricken father and mother He was
alone with the dead. Still kneeling he
lald his head, as the bitter tears began
to flow from his eyes, against the body
of his love. In doing so he touched light
" her arm, and the hands, which had
been but lightly joined, separated and the
one nearest Georges fell to her side and
touched the young mans head. 1t was
the hand which held the roses. and the
white bouquet slipped from the fingers
and fell at his feet
At the touch Georges rose to his feet
terrified. The hand which had dropped
the flowers lay extended, as though ask
ing for them again. He picked them up,
and suddenly, us he looked from them to
the figure before him, Il great cry came
from his lips and then peal Of wild
laughter.
Mortified at the sound, NJ. and Mime.
dc Nersange rushed into the ROOM
Georges. with strange smile OH his face,
was placing the flowers in Blahche's
hand. AS they entered. he turned, and
when they saw his eyes they understood.
The last slender chord of the uyerstrained
brain had snapped. The voting man had
lost his mind.-Translnte from the
French of Francois Mas for Troy Times.