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The evening times., 1898-09-19
DRUNKEN MOTHERS NEGLECT.
One Baby Dies and Another Found
Half-Staryed

New York. Sept. I9-In a drunker stu
por, Mrs. Jane Sennott. of No 465 Car
roll Street, Brooklyn, was taken to the
Sixth Avenue police station last night.
In the patrol with her went her little
two-month-old baby James, cold in
death, and her three-year-old son John.
with sunken cheeks and emaciated form.
suffering for the want of proper food
Liquor separated her from her husband
caused the death of her child and wreck
ed once happy home.
Mrs. Sennott, who is twenty-six and
comely, occupied the second floor of the
little two-story building No. 465 Carroll
Street, owned by Mrs. Eppinger Having
missed her during the day, Mrs. Epping-
er went TO Mrs. Sennott's apartments at
10 o'clock last night. The sight that met
her eyes was almost beyond belief In the
center of the room lay Mrs Sennott un-
conscious from drink; In one corner was
her little baby dead, while in the hall
way was the little boy asleep
Policeman Henry States. of the Sixth
Avenue stagon was notified and mother
and two sons, one dead and the other
haT starved. Were taken to the police
station. Later Mrs. Sennott was trans
station; the dead baby was taken to the
morSue, and little John fed and put to
bed for the night
Coroner Bush was notified and will pre-
fer charges against the mother.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
THE GRIEF OF A MOTHER
She Trifies With a Pistol and
Kills Her Child.
TRIES TO CURE WITH KISSES
Mrs. Alice Meiss Exhibits Her Hus-
bands Revolver Before Her Wis.,
ftOr, and Not knowing Tint the
Weapon LIS Loaded. Snaps the
Hammer.

New York. Sept. 19.-Mrs. Alice Meiss
of 2sI5 Eighth Avenue shot and killed her
son William, five years old last night.
Although II is believed that the shoot
ing was accidental the mother was lock-
ed up by order of Coroner yucca.
Mrs. Meiss is the wife of Frederick
Meiss, motorman on the Eighth Ave-
nue. trolley road. They have comfortable
apartments on the second floor at the ad-
dress given.
Her husband several months ago pur-
chased a handsome revolver. He said at
the time he had no use for the weapon.
but it might come handy some time. He
kept it in a bureau drawer but never
loaded it, and had no cartridges in the
house.
Several neighbors called on Mr.. and
Mrs Meiss last night, and the conversa-
tion turned on firearms. Mrs. Meiss
brought out her husban's revolver TO
show her friends. Some of the women
feigned fear, and laughing, hid behind
chairs when Mrs. Meiss carried it to-
ward them.
''0h, it's not loaded" she said. Fred
would never buy any cartridges for it
Then her friends came out and inspect
ed in the open.
Willie Meiss was the most interested
spectator present, although he had seen
the revolver dozens of times. He stood
on uptoe and reached up a chubby hand
for ii.
Look out, my son." Mrs. Meiss said,
and she pointed 1t at the boy. Willie was
not afraid. and stood his ground. To show
how il worked Mrs Meiss cooked IL and
snapped the trigger.
There was sharp report and Willie
Meiss fell to the floor screaming, with his
hand clutching his jacket over his right
breast Mrs. Meiss sprang to his side and
tore away the jacket, exposing a bullet
/ wound over the right lung, from which
trickled a small stream of blood.
The mother became hysterical at the
sight, and, kneeling down. she kissed his
face, moaning, ''Oh, what have / done,'
Joseph, her eldest son, to her, and,
putting his arms around his mother 5
neck, sobbing. told her that he had
( bought cartridges for the revolver week
1 ago, loaded il. and forgot to tell anyone
about IL.
An ambulance from the ]. Hood Wright
Memorial Hospital was summoned. When
ii arrived at the house in charge of Dr.
Phillips the boy was unconscious. Dr.
Phillips hurried back with him to the hos
pital The father rode in the ambulance
with his boy. Ten minutes after they
reached the hospital the boy died. 1t was
found that the bullet has pierced the
lung.
Coroner yucca made an investiga ton.
He said he was convinced the shooting
was entirely an accident, but thought
best TO have Mrs. Meiss confined until
today.
Policeman Doane. of the West I52d
| Street station, went to the house and ar
rested her. She went with him willingly
to the station, but she became wildly hys-
terical again when placed in cell
The evening times., 1898-09-19

suvius. In 1t are instruments whereby the
observer. since 1t was built, has been able
to give to the inhabitants of the valleys
below timely warnings OF eruptions-
The great eruption of Mount Vesuyius
occurred on August "a, A. D. 70, when the
cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were
overwhelmed and more than 1000 per-
sons perished. Since then many other
disastrous eruptions have occurred. On
December II. 1851. Tore del Greco, with
1000 persons, was destroyed. In June,
1874, the lava flowed over 5000 acres of
rich vineyards and cultivated land. Tore
del Greco was burned for the second time
and the top of the mountain fell in. max
ing the crater almost miles in circum-
ference. Tore del Greco was destroyed
for the third time In December, 1861. Since
then there have been several eruptions.
In 1873 lava was spouted to the height of
300 feet.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
HORSE WRECKS A STREET CAR.
Jumps In Between the Seats and
the Passengers scatter.

Jumps In Between the Seats and
the Passengers Scatter.
New York, Sept ia fine black horse
jumped into a Boulevard car yesterday
afternoon at Forty-second Street and
Fifth Avenue, soaring the few passen-
gers almost out of their wits and caus-
ing them to leap from the car while
1t was in motion. They fortunately es-
capped other injuries than bruises. but the
hoofs of the horse played havoc with the
woodwork of the car, practically wreck
ing il.
The horse was one of a team of road
sters which had been driven, attached to
one-seated carriage, by DR.. ID. Saladino,
of No. 80 Broome Street. With DR.. Sala-
dino were his wife and baby. At Fifth
Avenue and Forty-third Street the horse
SHE'D and the whiffletree snapped. The
reins slipped from DR. Saladino's hands.
while the two horses dragged the car
riage and it's occupants after them for
several hundred yards until the whiffie-
tree was entirely broken, when the
horses left the vehicle behind them. Just
as they were freed they swerved and the
carriage tilted over, throwing Mrs. Sala-
dino and her baby and DR.. Saladino out
into the sidewalk. None of them was
hurt, the baby falling on Mrs. Saladino,
while she fell on her husband.
The horses continued on a mad gallop
and at the moment they reached Forty
second Street, a Boulevard car was cross
ing Fifth Avenue. 1t had in il only six
passengers, but all rose up in their seats
when they saw the horses making direct
ly for the center of the car The speed
at which the animals travelled was SO
great that as soon as one of them struck
the side of the car its own weight and
impetus forced ii on the car and be-
tween the two seats.
When the driver saw the horse strug-
Cling in the car he put on his brake with
ali the force possible, but the car went
along for several yards before it could be
brought to standstill
In the meantime the horse on the car
was kicking in frenzied fashion, smash
ing the woodwork right and left and
dragging his companion along by the
harness which attached them. Patrol
man Ross. of the bicycle squad. reached
the car as soon as it stopped, and while
citizens assisted to their feet the fallen
passengers, the policeman, with the driy-
er of the car. tackled the kicking horse.
1t was a difficult task, but the horses
were first separated and then the horse
in the car was pulled out by his bride.
He gave a parting kick as he left the
car, smashing a part of another of the
seats.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
TO CUT A STUDENTS SKULL.
Science VIII Try to Restore Young
Karst's Mind.

New York, Sept. 19.-AleXander Karst
the Cornell student, who was accused of
larceny and suspected of pushing COM
panion, Gustave MintZ, from a raft and
drowning him, and of setting fire to the
rouse of Treasurer Vaudeville, of the
college, with kerosene, while the village
department was away at fire contest,
is to have his skull trepanned.
A year ago, while skating, he fell, and
the skate of a companion cut his head
open, and his friends believe that a piece
of skull Is pressing some part of his
brain, and that an operation will restore
his mental condition. He is twenty years
old, and prominent in the study of litera-
ture and the languages. The accident
made him a mute.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
PECULIAR POISONS.
IN THE HUMAN BODY,
The Result of Imperfect Digestion
of Food.

of Food.
Every living thing, plant or animal
contains within itself the germs of GER
tain decay and death.
In the human body these germs of dis
ease and death (calIed by scientists
Ptomaines), are usually the result of i'm
perfect digestion of food; the result of
Indigestion or dyspepsia.
The stomach. from abuse, weakness.
does net promptly and thoroughly digest
the food. The result is a heavy, sodden
mass which ferments (the first process of
decay poisoning the blood, making it
thin, weak, and lacking in red corpuscles
poisoning the brain, causing headaches
and pain in the eyes.
Bad digestion irritates the heart, caus-
ing palpitation and finally bringing on
disease of this very important organ.
Poor digestion poisons the kidneys.
causing Bright's disease and diabetes.
And this is so because every organ
every nerve depends upon the stomach
alone for nourishment and renewal: and
weak digestion shows itself not only in
loss of appetite and flesh, but in weak
nerves and muddy complexion
The great English scientist Huxley.
said the best start in life is a sound
stomach. Weak stomachs fail to digest
food properly, because they lack the pro-
per quantity of digestive acids nactic
and hydrochloric) and peptogenic pro-
ducts: the most sensible remedy in ALI
cases of indigestion is to take after each
meal one two of Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets. because they supply in q pleas
ant. harmless form all the elements thu,
weak stomachs lack.
The regular use of Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets will cure every form of stomach
trouble except cancer of the stomach
They increase flesh, insure pure blood
strong nerves. a bright eye and clear
complexion, because all these result only
from wholesome food well digested.
Nearly all druggists sell Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets at 30 cents full sized
package or by mail by inclosing price to
Stuart Co.. Marshall, Mich, but ask your
druggist first.
A little book on stomach diseases mail
ed free. Address Stuart Co., Marshall,
Mich. se19-21-23
The evening times., 1898-09-19
Taree Young Men Drowned.

Middletown. Conn. Sep ia triple
drowning took place in the Connecticut
River. off Moramus. yesterday after
noon The victims were Patrick Kelly.
twenty-eight; William Kelly, twenty
four, and William German, thirteen.
John Hines. ano her member Of the
party. was saved. The four young men
rowed up from Moramus to attend sery-
ices at S.. Johns Church, in this city.
They were on their return, and had
almost reached home, when a sudden
sauall came up and the boat was upset.
The accident occurred in sight Of
Gorman's home, and was Witnessed by
members of his family.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
THE IOWA AND OREGON.
They May Not start for Manila Be-
fore October 1.

Orders have been issued by the Navy
Department TO have the battleships Ore
gon and Iowa ready to sail for Manila
September "a, but IL was said at the
Bureau of Navigation this morning that
the vessels would probably not sail before
October l.
They will be accompanied by a number
of loaded colliers and will go by the way
of Cape Horn and Hawaii. When these
two great battleships reach Manila Ad
miral Dewey's fleet will be superior in
strength to the German squadron, and
should Germany make trouble the ad
miral will be well prepared to meet it.
A large quantity of ammunition will be
taken to Manila on the Oregon and Iowa.
1t is understood that the Peace Com
missioners are instructed to arrange with
Spain SO that the United States will have
a reversionary interest in the Philippines,
and that none of them can be disposed of
by Spain without the consent of this
Government.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
MIR. Bayard,s End Drawing year

Dedham, Mass, Sept. 19.-Slowly and
almost impereeptibly the strength which
has thus far buoyed up the hope that
Thomas f. Bayard would recover from
his Illness is relaxing The physicians
bulletin, given at the summer home of
his daughter, Mrs. Warren, is that the
distinguished patient was about the same
as yesterday, with a pulse which was re-
markably strong. when the length of ILL
ness is considered. There can be no
question, the physicians say. that the end
IL slowly nearing.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
AsIeep on the Car Track.

Philadelphia, Pa. Sept 19.-Patrick
Mclaughlin met a horrible death at
SixtX-first and Market Streets by be-
ing actually cut in two by a trolley
car. The mans entrails were scattered
over the track for several yards.
1t appears that Mclaughlin must have
wandered out in the middle of the road
way. falling in the center of the track,
where he went to sleep. There was a
mist on in the early morning hours,
which prevented the motorman, A Frick.
from seeing the prostrate form of Nc
Laughiin until within a cars length of
body. He then applied the brakes and
reversed the controller. but this failed
90 bring the car TO a standstill before 1t
passed over the body.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
QUARREL RESULTS FATALLY.
Brothers-in-Lnw Fight and One Is
Stabbed to Death.

Scranton Pa. Sept. 19.-During fani-
ly quarrel. Edward Moran is said to have
stabbed his brother-in-law, Thomas Gill
Logan, who died few moments later.
Gillegan, 1t is said, had first attacked
Moran with a large knife and cut several
deep gashes in his scalp.
1t was when Gillegan renewed the at
tack that Moran is alleged TO have drawn
an ordinary pocketknife and jabbed 1t
twice into the others body. One thrust
cut Gillegan's arm and the other severed
an artery near the heart. He died while
being carried on a shutter TO his home a
few rods from the scene of the tragedy.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
WOMAN MooNsHINER DEAD.
Defied Arrest Because of Her Great
Weight.

Knoxville, Tenn, Sept. 19.-Mahala
Mullins. white woman weighing $50
pounds, who for years has been the most
noted moonshiner Of the Tennessee
mountains, is dead. She had defied ar
rest for many years, as the revenue Of
ficers were not able, on account of her
weight, TO take her down the mountains.
She dealt in Illicit whisky in large guam
titles. and openly said that il was not
wrong for her TO make her living in that
manner. But when the war revenue tax
was imposed the woman purchased a
supply of stamps, and since that lime
has been affixins them regularly to the
whisky which she sold TO the mountain
GERS.
Mahala Mullins buried two sons and a
husband in the lot in front Of her house,
where she could sit in the dh)rway and
see the graves. She had lived alone for
the last two years.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
GERMANS DENY CoLLUSIoN.
Secret Agents Say Dreyfus Is the
Victim of u Conspiracy.

Secret Agents Say Dreyfus Is the
Victim of u Conspiracy.
London, Sept. 19.-The Berlin CORES
pondent of the Pail Mall Gazette is as
sured by member of the secret intelli-
gence department of the German war
office that neither he nor any of his COL
leagues ever directly or indirectly COM
Inunicated with Dreyfus or even heard
of his name until his trial by court-mar-
tial.
The general belief of the Berlin mill
tary authorities. the correspondent says.
is that Dreyfus succumbed to an anti
Semitic conspiracy pure and simple.
A Paris dispatch says 1t is expected
that the commission to examine the mat
ter of revision ofothel Dreyfus case which
begin its sittings on September q, will
continue its session for ten days.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
GOING OUT OF COMMISSION.
Cruisers to Be Held I'm Reserve for
Future Service.

New York, Sept 19.-The United
States cruiser Prairie, which has been at
anchor off Tompkinsyille. for the past
fortnight, left this morning for the
League Island navy yard at Philadelphia,
where, II is understood she will be put
out of commission
The Navy Department has planned to
keep the Prairie, together with the other
three former Morgan liners. and the fast
cruisers Columbia and Minneapolis, in re-
serve with force of seamen to keep
them in condition for immediate service
if needed.
The Prairie's crew of Massachusetts
Naval Reserves. who have been chafing
on board over the delay in mastering
them out, will be allowed to leave the
vessel and return to their homes soon
after her arriva! at Philadelphia.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
A NEW STEAMSHIP LINE.
One VIII Be Established Between
baltimore and Jamaica.

Baltimore and jamaica
Baltimore, Sept. ia new line of fruit
steamers, to ply between Baltimore and
Jamaica, will probably be put in opera
tion at an early date. A few well-known
Baltimore business men are back of the
project.
The line will be similar to the one
now in operation by the Buckman Fruit
Company, of which c. c. Buckman is
president. This company imports large
quantities of bananas. pineapples, and
other fruits. 1t is considered a good
business, and this port has a large for
eign fruit trade.
1t is understood that the steamers win
be supplied for the new line and operated
by Messrs. Patterson, Ramsay & Co,
shipping agents and ship brokers. Mr.
Hugh Latimer Houghton, son of Mr.. H
o. Houghton, will leave for Jamaica
within the next few days, where he will
represent the owners of the proposed new
line in purchasing fruit, and superintend
its loading and shipment.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
Her Daughter Is Alive.

wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept 19.-Mrs- John
r. Thomas, of Warren Run. this county,
received the glad intelligence this after
noon that her daughter Grace was alive
and well at her home at Stamford. Conn.
For a week past Mrs. Thomas has been
in feverish state of mind. over the be-
lief that the young woman found mur-
dered at Bridgeport was her daughter, as
the description of the dead woman tailed
exactly with hers.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
SPAIN WANTS TO BORROW.
EndeayOring to Negotiate a Loan
From the ROthschiIds.

London, Sept. ia dispatch to the
Central News from Madrid says that the
Spanish government is attempting to So
cure loan through the Rothschilds, Civ
ing as security the revenues of the Alma
den quicksilver mires in New CASTLE.
II the Rothschilds refuse to make over
lures toward floating the loan another
English house will be asked to do so.
The ministers charged with drawing up
the instructions to be observed by the
Paris Peace Commissioners met yester-
day. According TO semi official newspa-
pers the payment of the coupon of the
Cuban debt T. assured.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
A valuable Book for Advertisers.

Nelson Chesman & Co., of st. Louis.
New York and Chicago. the advertising
agents, have issued a book which Is un-
usually valuable TO all who advertise. IL
is a Newspaper Rate Book. In which is
given not only a full catalogue of the
newspapers and periodicals in the United
States and Canada, of 5000 circulation and
over. with full descriptions Of each pa
per Including number of pages. length
and width of columns. character, circu-
lation. etc.). but also the regular gross
advertising rates for each paper per line
or per inch. on short-time advertisements
as well as for three. six and twelve
months.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
Two Men Drowned in a squaI.

Newburyport, Mass, Sept. 19.-The sloop
yacht Emily was struch and sunk by
and of the five men who were on board
two-Adolphus Cole and Gustave Nor
rean, both of Amesbury-were drowned.
The other three managed to reach shore
in an exhausted condition. Cole was
twenty-six years old and Morrean thirty
years old.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
PERUVIAN REBELS CAUGHT
Chief of Rebellion and Five Com
panions Held In Chile.

Lima, Peru (via Galveston. Texas,
Sept 19-The Peruvian government has
received information which makes it con-
fdent that the troubles in the South are
almost ended. Puno, the chief in the re-
bellion, and five of his companions have
been caught in Tarata. Chile. where they
had taken refuge from the Peruvian
troops The inhabitants of the town
made the capture.
The men have been sent to Tacna
Chile and will be held there pending
Peru's request for their extradition.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
FIGHT AMERICAN CONTRACT.
Opposition I'm Ecuador Tiles to An
null a Railway Agreement.

Panama. Colombia tvia Galveston, Tex
as), Sept. ia correspondent in Quito
telegraphs that President Alfaro, Of Ec-
uador, since the meeting of the congress.
has not been sleeping in a bed of roses
AT every step he is hampered by the OPP
position, which has a large majority in
the chamber.
The opposition is now exerting its ef-
forts to annul the contract granted 10
the American syndicate headed by Mr..
Harman for the construction of the
Northern Railway. The government is
strong, however. and is confident it will
win.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
MARCHAND MAY RETIRE.
Report That He Has Been Ordered
to Evacuate Fashoda.

Paris, Sept. 19.-The report is published
here. but not officially confirmed. that
Major Marchand has been ordered TO re-
tire from Fashoda, leaving that place in
possession of the Anglo-Egyptian forces.
LIE Matin discredits the report, deciar-
ing that there is no reason why such a
course should be taken.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
Schooner Run Down and Disma.ted.

Boston, Sept. 19.-The three-masted
schooner Electa Bailey of Bangor, Me-,
Capt. Clay, bound from Port Liberty, N.
Y, to Portsmouth with coal, while
rounding Cape Cod in a thick fog early
last evening was run down and COM
pletely dismasted by the steamer Parth-
ian, bound from this port to Philadelphia.
None of the crew of the schooner was
injured except Capt. Clay. who received
a slight bruise.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
FEAR ARGENTINA WANTS WAR.
ChiIeans Believe Her Note FavorinE
Pence is Merely a Trick.

AtHee 10 IuSASAs - A.
Valparaiso. Chile (via Galveston, Tex
as), Sept. 19.-Argentina's circular note
instructing her representatives abroad to
deny the alarming rumors in connection
with her differences with Chile. and to
state that she is not hostile to the gen.
eral plan Of arbitration proposed by
Chile. has not caused a cessation of the
preparations of Chile to meet any emer-
gency.
The note is regarded as a trick design
ed to allure the bankers to place a new
loan in Europe for war purposes. AS
evidence of this. it is pointed out that
Argentina is pushing her war prepara-
tions harder than ever, in spite of such
peaceful declarations
The evening times., 1898-09-19
QUIRINAL AND VATICAN.
Italy Objects to Papal Agents ut the
Cars Conference.

Rome, Sept. 19.-The Italian govern
ment has notified the Russian govern
ment that if the Pope is represented at
the disarmament conference Italy viii
not send representatives.
The matter is likely to cause further
serious friction between the Quirinal and
Vatican.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
Under the Trolley.

wfkesbarre, Pa. Sept. 19.-Patrick Ru-
ane of Pittston met tragic death In
front of his own doorway. He was walk
ing on the track of the Scranton Trolley
Railway, and in endeavoring to get away
from the front of car stumbled and
fell. He was unable to arise. and the
car dashed over him, instantly killing
him.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
HIS Idea.

Mrs. Jones-Why don't you do something to
support yourself?
The Tramp wuz t'inkin', madam, OF startin'
OF dem endless chains OF letters contributin'
to NE relief