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The evening times., 1898-09-22
HID UNDER THE FLOOR.
Convict Hides for Eight Weeks In
side Hi, Prison.

Columbus, Ohio. Sept. 22,-J. ". Powell,
a convict. disappeared from the peniten-
tiary. in this city, eight weeks ago. He
was found yesterday in his hiding place
inside the prison walls in an almost fam
ished condition. He had lain secreted in
a hole which he had dug in the earth
under the floor of the stamp shop.
Powell is serving short sentence for
postoffice robbery in this State. On July
20. while the prisoners were eating break
fast, he suddenly left the dining-room,
and although the prison officials were
hunting for him ten minutes later, they
were unable to find the slightest trace OF
him. There is no cellar TO the shop, but
Powell had dug down so that he had a
room about feet square and as many
feet deep, the first floor of the building
forming his roof. In that place he lived,
and Judging from his present physical
condition he could not have remained
alive week longer.
The hiding place was revealed by a
convict named Emmerson, who escaped
and was captured. He offered to tell
where Powell was hidden on the con-
dition that he would be leniently dealt
with He took the official to the stamp
shop, moved few kegs and uncovered a
small hole in the floor. There Powell was
| found in the hole he had dug, apparently
having suffered greatly from hunger
Being unable to walk, he was carried &c
| the hospital. The prison officials say the
man is likely to recover. He weighed
scarcely ninety pounds. whereas he
weighed twice that amount when he dis
appeared two months ago.
The evening times., 1898-09-22

1t is hard to discover to what influence
DR.. Huidekoper owes his appointment to
the position of responsibility which he
held at Chickamauga, and to the one
which he at present holds as surgeon
general of the first military division In
Porto Rico.
Envious persons say that 1t was be-
cause he once treated pet dog of Mrs.
McKinleys and that the President was
so impressed with his skill in curing ca
nine diseases that he decided upon him
as the proper man to care for the health
of the soldiers. 1t is said that Senators
Quay, Platt and Penrose had been spon-
sors for DR.. Huidekoper, but these men
have disclaimed all responsibility for his
appointment.
Dr. Huidekoper was born In Meadville
Pa, and has some slight experience as
a medical practitioner among human be-
ings. He is a graduate of the medical de-
partment of the University of Pennsyi-
vania, and in 1915 he became surgeon of
the First City Troop. the fashionable
cavalry organization OF Philadelphia He
continued his connection with the Nation
al Guard, and in 1892 became division sur
geon, but in a few months resigned his
commission and came to New York. His
only experience as a general medical
practitioner. however, was for a short
time when he was u coroner's physician
in Philadelphia. His taste, however, al
ways was for veterinary practice, and he
is a graduate of the Veterinary School at
Abort, France.
DR.. Huidekoper has been known In New
York as a strong advocate of the use of
horse flesh as food. a few years ago he
gave a dinner to large party of friends
and after it was finished informed them
that the roast was cut from his favorite
mare. He explained that Pandora had
broken her leg, and that he had been
compelled to shoot her. DR.. Huidekoper
has also figured in other sensational in
cidents.
At Chickamauga returning soldiers say
his preference for horses was strongly
exhibited. When a sick horse or mule
was reported DIR. Huidekoper hastened
to treat it. and. it is alleged, often neg
lected human patients to do so. He origi-
mated the system of replacing the regi-
mental hospitals by division hospitals
and when he assumed charge as division
surgeon of the First Army Corps he or
dered the regimentai surgeons to report
to him every morning. Then he assign
ed them to duty with the regiments in
his command, changing the assignments
each day.
The surgeons protested that they could
not give proper attention TO the patents
when they were confronted with new
men each day, but DR.. Huidekoper per-
sisted in this order until it was overruled
by the surgeon in charge of the camp.
Another charge made against him Is
that he refused to order disinfectants for
use in the camp sinks when asked to do
so by the regimental surgeons, declaring
that disnfectants were not necessary.
Dr. Huidekoper is a brother of Gen
Henry S. Huidekoper, who was postmas-
ter at Philadelphia under Presidents Gar
field and Arthur, and of Mrs. Elizabeth
ISidder, whose husband was member of
the banking firm of Kidder. Peabody &
Co., of Boston.
The evening times., 1898-09-22
A YOUNG GIRL MURDERED.
The Body Found tn Lake Michigan
Identified.


Chicago, Sept sg-The finding of the
corpse of n young girl In the lake yester-
day promises TO develop into first class
murder mystery. The remains have been
identified as those OF Jennie Hickey, aged
thirteen, who disappeared after leaving
school on Tuesday evening. On the girls
neck are the faint imprints of finger
nails, which indicate that she was
strangled to death before being thrown
into the lake.
Within a few feet of the body was
found portion of a chenille portiere,
large enough to cover half the body. The
police believe this piece of curtain was
used to conceal the body when IL was
carried to the lake front.
The girls clothes were torn and tan
gled, and her oVerdress has not been
found. The face and eyes show marks of
violence.
The police are of the opinion that the
girl was enticed away from her home, as
saulted and murdered in a room and that
the remains were wrapped in curtain
and taken TO the lake in a carriage.
Physicians who viewed the body at the
morgue assert that the bruises could not
have resulted alone from the body dash
ing against the pier.
Late last night the police arrested
Thomas Rutledge. sixteen years of age
He was acquainted with the girl, and
when taken into custody he was at the
Hickey home inquiring whether any trace
had been found of Jennie. Rutledge EN-
| phatically denies any knowledge as tC
the cause of the death of the girl The
police declare that they have evidence
| that Rutledge was in the company of the
girl on the day she disappeared.
The evening times., 1898-09-22
SICK SOLDIERS.
Men From the Regular Army Under
Treatment mt Fort Mycr.


The Government hospital train left late
Wednesday evening for New York, after
having conveyed load of sick soldiers
from Montauk Point to Fort Myer.
The men taken TO Fort Myer were all
regulars About half of them were COL
ored, belonging to the Ninth and Tenth
Cavalry and to the Twenty-fourth and
Twenty-fifth Infantry. The rest, about
100 in number, belonged to the First,
Second, Sixth, Eighth and Sixteenth In
fantry. All were convalescent, eXcep.
eighteen typhoid fever patients. The pre-
vailing diseases were malaria, dysentery
and typhoid fever.
The soldiers were taken to East Falls
Church on the train, thence TO Fort Myer
in the ambulance cars of the Falls
Church electric line. Some We're able
to walk to the hospital buildings, but
others were so weak and Ill that they
had to be carried on litters.
The hospital train, which was made up
about June II, consists of ten tourist
sleepers, one dining car, one combination
and one Pullman for officers, and has
travelled nearly $1,000 miles during the
summer, carrying sick soldiers from the
different camps to the general hospitals
located at Fort Myer, Fort Thomas and
Fort Mcpherson. The train will receive
further orders at New York.
The evening times., 1898-09-22
4 SKILLED Horse DOCTOR
The Medical Director a Friend
of Animals.
HIS CONDUCT CRITICISED
Complaints at Chickamauga That
to Horses Than to Men-Charged
That He Declared Disinfectnnts
Were Unnecessary.

New York Sept 22-The Herald prints
the following: Public attention has been
directed to DIR. Rush Shippen Huidekoper,
medical director of the camp at Chicka-
mauga, by the statement made by Col
Leonard of the Twelfth New York Regi-
ment. and other officers in an interview
with Secretary Alger on Tuesday that
DR.. Huidekoper was only horse doctor
and utterly incapable TO fill the position
which he held. Col Leonard's opinion
was supported by the Rev. DR.. George
4. Christensen, chaplain of the One Hun
dred and Fifty-eighth Indiana Regiment,
in an interview given while he was pass
ing through Philadelphia a few days ago.
DIR. Christensen said:
When we went TO Chickamauga we
found that Our corps surgeon, the man
who was the general in chief of the medi-
cal service for IS, 900 men, was a veteri-
nary surgeon who had never practiced
among human beings"
That DR.. Huidekoper's medical practice
has been chiefly confined to animals is
true. He has been a veterinary surgeon
in New York for several years and has
been associated with DR.. II. D. Gill in
the conduct OF the hospital of the New
York College of Veterinary Surgeons at
No. 154 East Ftfty-seventh Street
The following card tells in detail the
nature of the medical practice conducted
by DR. Huidekoper:
The evening times., 1898-09-22
SEIDL'S UNURNED ASHES
Cremated Remains of the Great
Composer Uncared For.
NEGLECTED BY EVERYONE
In "A Tin Box All That Is Left in the
World of the Great Composer Now
Awaits Honors That Had Been
Promised by Magnates in the
World of Melody.

New York. Sept. 22.-For the first time
in the history of cremation in New York
the ashes of one whose relatives survive
him have been left uncaIled for. unshrin-
ed. for six months. And the ashes are
those of a man whom the world called a
genius. They are the ashes of Anton
Seidl, musicion.
When Anton Seidl died there were many
plans formulated to pay honor to his
memory. 1t was announced after the ere
nation of the body that his ashes were 10
be deposited in a precious urn, upon
which ali the art at the command of
Tiffany & Co. was TO be expended. But
Tiffany G Co have received no such or
der. and six months have passed Then
there was to be great monument, worthy
the fame of the greatest conductor of
Wagner opera, favorite disciple of the
master himself. But no monument has
been reared. A firm of publishers invit-
ed subscriptions for biography of
Seidl. But no biography has been pub
lished.
One of the most famous. one of the
most gifted men ever cremated in this
city, anton SelUl Is the most quietly, the
most absolutely forgotten. His ashes lie
in a tin box at the office OF the United
States Cremation Company, 81 East
Houston Street.-The only dead-letter relic
of the kind known in the experience of
the company's officers.
Many letters on the subject of that neg
lected tin box have been written to the
conductors widow, but no answer has
been received. Frau Seidl is now some
where in the Catskills. Her friends say
that she shared her husbands aversion
for the labor of writing letters and at
tribute TO that aversion her failure to
write to the company concerning the
disposition of all that remains of her IL
lustrious husband. Frau SeidI was a IA
nous singer. Johanna Krauss by name.
She entertained a profound admiration
for her husbands genius. and frequently
while he lived voiced her pride in his
fame.
1t is customary, after the cremation of
body, for the relatives of the dead to
select funeral urn to hold the ashes,
and either to have it deposited in a niche
in the crematory al Fresh Pond, l.. L.. or
disposed of otherwise in accordance with
the sentiments of the survivors. The
ashes are delivered at the company's Of
fee on the day following the incinera-
tion and there is seldom any delay in
providing an urn. These facts have been
pointed out in the letters to Mrs. Seidl.
But the ashes of the genius are still neg
lected
The evening times., 1898-09-22
STATE SENATE NOMINATIONS.
Cataline-Like Remarks of "a Penn
syIyania OmciaI

Philadelphia, Sept. denominations of
Republican candidates for the state sem
ate were made in the Second. Fourth.
Sixth and Eighth districts today. Of
these the most significant were in the
Eighth, where Secretary of the Common
wealth Martin was unanimously nomi-
mated for the seat formerly held by ia
cob Grouse
Mr.. Martin came to the convection hall
and made the following speech, which
was loudly cheered by the delegates:
Il thank you for this nomination
have felt for several years that | would
not take any nomination for public of
fice but when the crusade was made
against me by the senate of '95. which
threatened TO drive me out of Philadel-
phia and ruin my reputation. the thought
came TO me that there would be a chance
some day TO strike back. and, with the
help OF God, If elected, | will. on the floor
of the senate, and in the presence of
some OF the men who tried to ruin my
character and reputation, fling back in
their teeth the scandal that they tried
TO heap on me. / will. IL elected. be in a
position TO prevent any dollar-marks be-
ing placed on me or on any friend of
mine without cause, and will show to the
citizens of my native city that a politi-
clan can be as honest as any other
man."
The evening times., 1898-09-22
THE EeUINocTIAL STORM.
Rain Promised by the Forecaster of
the Weather.

The weather forecast of the Weather
Bureau is a dismal one. Rain is falling,
and will probably continue until Friday.
The equinoctial gale is due, and the
storm which has prevailed in Southern
Arkansas has moved to Illinois, and is
causing rain in the Mississippi Valley.
The temperature has risen in the mid
die and lake regions and the North At
lantic States. The weather is clearing
in the middle west Gulf States The rain
fall in some sections has been abnormal.
and the following heavy precipitation, in
inches, has been reported during the last
twenty-four hours:
Keokuk, l.56: Davenport 1.32; Spring
field, Mo-. 1-3l; Memphis LO2; Chatta-
nooga, Les; Nashville, 19O: Springfield,
H., 152; Marion, Ala. l.50; Macon. Ca,
42O; Meridian, Miss, L5i; Arlington,
Tenn, 1.64; Decatur, Ala, 1.52
For the past th:rty-six hours: Stark
Vile. Miss, 500.
AS matters stand the indications are
that the man who carries an umbrella
for the next twenty-four hours will be
wise.
In the Northwest the weather indica-
tions are for incessant rain for the next
two days.
The evening times., 1898-09-22
An Italian Clipper.

Baltimore, Sept. 22.-Yesterday the first
cargo ever cleared at Baltimore for the
Dutch Island of Java left port in the
Italian bark DeGregori Clio Batta, Capt.
Schiargo. The bark took out 1,S4S tons
of anthracite coal to be delivered at the
ports of Batavia and Samarang. Capt.
Schiaffino expects to reach the island in
100 DAYS, if not less, as his vessel. which
is new, has already proven herself q
mover. When the bark sailed yesterday
she had been but seventy-ive days from
Genoa In that time she delivered 1.50t
tons of marble at this port, and loaded
the coal for Java, occupying one month
in doing so.
The evening times., 1898-09-22
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The evening times., 1898-09-22
Exprcssman Meade,s Close Call.

While Joseph Meade was engaged with
other employees of the Springmann Ex-
press Company in extricating the safe of
the Robinson & Cherry Co. from the ruins
of Monday nights fire, part of one of
the walls fell upon him and completely
hid him from view. After a few mo-
ments of hard work by his associates he
was uncovered and, much to the sur
prise of everyone who saw the accident
was found to be uninjured. The safe
suffered no material damage from the
terrific heat of the fire, and was removed
to the temporary office of the Robinson &c
Cherry Co., 12lS Street northwest.
The evening times., 1898-09-22
WOMAN CAPTURES A THIEF.

Chokes Him Into Submission and
Marches Him to the Police station
New York. Sept. 22--when Mrs. A. V.
Berry. of no West 10th Street. returned
home from a shopping tour yesterday,
she discovered a sneak thief ransackinS
her rooms Instead of raising an outcry
or calling policeman, she calmly tack
led the intruder and after choking him
into submission. marched him 10 the po-
lice station.
Mrs. Berry is large woman of great
physical strength, while the thief was
rather a small man. and gave his name
as Cohen. He made several attempts TO
escape, and tried TO defend himself with
an Indian club, but his captor only
laughed and choked him almost insensi-
BILE
The evening times., 1898-09-22
A DYING SOLDIER TEsTIFIEs.
Captain wOrden Says He Was Ten
Dnya Without Food.

Denver, Col. Sept. Eff l die it will
be of starvation. AT Tampa 1 was un-
necessarily quarantined, and for ten
days l was confined in a warehouse with
out a mouthful to eat. The only charac-
ter of subsistence that l could find was
rejected lemon peels.''
This is a part of the dying statement
made by Capt. Charles A. Worden. Com
pany Z, Seventh United States Infantry.
attested by notary public.
Capt. Wordens statement will probably
be the basis of Investigations. both by
his relatives and the military authori-
ties.
Capt Worden asserted that while vast
ed with fever, and so weak that the ship
which bore him from the hospital at
Siboney to Tampa was a bed of agony.
he was allowed to starye by the Gov
ernment as a dog would be allowed TO
subsist by seeking the garbage pals. He
made his statement in the presence of
Mrs Worden, his daughter and ]. d.
Elliott, an attorney.
He starved to DEATH" Mr.. Elliott
said. He could never rally after his re-
turn. If he had been properly treated AT
Tampa he would have thrown off his fe-
yer, and there would have been a chance
for his recovery. All of his returned
comrades attest his gallantry in the
charge on the heights of FL Caney. He
bore up with remarkable composure. but
persisted TO the hour of his death that it
was not disease which deprived him OF
life but actual starvation
When Capt. Worden left Denver last
April he was the picture of health
Since his graduation at West Point he
had been connected with the Seventh In
fantry. He was born in New York, and
in 1867 was appointed to the Military
Academy. He was appointed second
lieutenant on June IA, 1872 and on March
90 1879, was promoted TO first lieutenant
He received his commission as captain
of Company f four years ago. He was
assistant professor of drawing at West
Point from 1880 to 1888
The evening times., 1898-09-22
NJ. Cambon Mny Not Return.

M. Cambon, French ambassador to this
country, will return to France about oc-
tober ]. He said last night that he may
not return again. This admission of the
ambassador is taken by his friends as
confederation of the report that he will
represent his country at some important
European post
The evening times., 1898-09-22
Fell Among Thieves.

Reading. Pa, Sept. 22.-Arthur Dunk
elberger. a drug clerk. while on his way
home Tuesday night, was attacked by
highwaymen at the Obey Street bridge
He was bound and gagged and all his
valuables were taken from him. He was
then brutally beaten and left lying under
the bridge in helpless condition.
The evening times., 1898-09-22
THERE is A CLASS OF PEOPLE

@no are injured by the use OF coffee. Re-
Gently there has been placed In all the
grocery stores new preparation called
GRAlN-O, made OF pure grains. that takes
the place Of coffee. The most delicate
EtoInaca rec 3lves it without distress and but
few can tell IL from corfea. il does not cost
vver one-Quarter as much Children may
drink &C with great benefit 16c ane 26o
per package Try 1t Ask for GRAIE-o.
The evening times., 1898-09-22
CHEsTER's FEVER EPIDEMIC
Heroic Measures VIII &c iS0pted to
Stamp Out the Disease

Chester. Pa, Sept 22.-There is an cpl
demic Of scarlet fever in this city. The
schools are poorly attended, and a ply
sician has been detailed to visit the
schools and make a most thorough ex-
animation A house-to-house inspection
has also been decided on, and wells are
to be closed. A strict quarantine will al
so be enforced.
Several deaths have been reported. and
there are now forty-eight suspected
cases.
The evening times., 1898-09-22
Found Deod I'm His Orchard

Reading, Pa, Sept. 22-Harrison Lorah,
a prominent farmer of Alsace Township
went into his orchard to pick apples. An
hour later he was found dead by his son.
MIR. Lorah was fifty-one years old and his
death is believed to have been due to
heart disease
The evening times., 1898-09-22
Angered Husband Shot visitor

West Chester Pa, Sept. 22-Tuesday
night when William Stump, colored, re-
turned home he alleges he found his wife
seated in the lap of George Mitchell. This
angered him, and procuring a revolver
he shot the visitor through the left
breast Then he went to Kennett Square
and gave himself up to the authorities.
The evening times., 1898-09-22
A GIFT FROM MR.. RoUSS.
Present to the Shenandoah AGricul'
turaI Society.

Winchester, Va, Sept. 22.-Charles
Broadway Rouss. the millionaire New
York merchant, and philanthropist, has
presented the Shenandoah Valley Agri-
cultural Society, of which he is presi-
dent with his check for $1,000. This is
the eighth annual gift of this amount
from Mr.. Rouss to the society.
He will be present at the fair on Oeto-
Der 13, and will tender a monster recep-
ton and banquet to the thousands OF
The evening times., 1898-09-22
Operation on Bess.

L. c. Bess. the laborer whose back was
broken by falling lumber, was reported
today by the surgeons at Emergency
Hospital to be in serious condition. An
operation will be performed at o'clock
this afternoon.
The evening times., 1898-09-22
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The evening times., 1898-09-22
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Commission House.
SIS Tenth Street N. ".
Excl RSIONS.
FOR MOUNT VERNON,
and ARLINGTON,

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