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The evening times., 1898-08-09
TWO WIVES FACE HIM.
Love Powders Caused This Men
to Wed the Second Time,


to Wed the Second Time.
Trenton. N J., Aug. 9.-Lylevanns Tern
stermaker was arrested yesterday on a
charge of bigamy. He ascrfbes his down
fall 10 love powders and apple pie. When
he was arraigned In the police court the
room was crowded. The attendance in
ciuded many Of the fair sex. ''~s-t
Mrs Ternstermaker No. l and Mrs.
Ternstermaker No. 2 were on hand ear
ly. and each showed a certificate of her
marriage to the prisoner when he made
his appearance. They shook the docu-
ments and g!ared at fl.ih.
Ternstermaker ran his eye over the
crowd and at the rear of the room saw
Roy. J. II. Boswell. who had married
him to his second wife. He waived
examination, and the court held him in
q. 600 bail He had no bondsman and went
to jail.
To wife No. Ternstermaker had been
married twenty years; he took wife No.
unto himself about two weeks ago. and
she found out the life he was leading.
Ternstermaker. in defense OF his sec
ond marriage. says that he was trapped
by the woman. who put love powders
in apple pie and then tempted him to eat
He smelt the drug. but swallowed the pie.
and from that time couldn't bear to nave
the woman out of his sight.
The evening times., 1898-08-09
AWAITING AN OWNER.
A Valuable Gold Watch Held n
Detective Henduuarters

Detective Hendquarters
A valuable gold watch is at detective
Headquarters awaiting to be claimed by
its owner. 1t was among the stolen prop
erty recovered in New York by Inspector
Mattingly and Detective Weldon, who
accuse Big Bill Mason of the numerous
robberies committed in this city last
spring. The watch is of medium size.
The front lid Of the case has the face and
bust of a woman surrounded by a back
ground Of green enamel. Two diamonds
are set in the hair. and the miniature is
fully colored. A green enamel pIacuue
is on the rear lid. part Of which has been
chiPped of. An examination of the
books OF the department failed to show
any record of such watch being lost or
stolen.
There have been no new DEVELOPMENTS
in the investigation as to the career of
Bill Mason, in this city. COL Allison Nall
or was at police headquarters and re-
marked that he did not remember of ever
meeting q man answering Mason.s de-
scription, as was stated IN a morning pa
per- The prosecution for the many rob-
berries vas at first directed against John
Butts. a companion of Mason, who ac.
knowledged having sold some OF the stoI-
en- property. Yesterday it was decided
best to let Butts go, and now the only
person to answer in the courts is Lewis
Kaufman. whom Butts charges with
having purchased from him $500 worth of
jewelry.. el-- -
The evening times., 1898-08-09
DON AsNEORD ASSAULTED
A Discharged EmpIeys Fells Him
With q Brick.
INJURIES NAY PROVE FATAL
Asnailant Ia George WashinGtOn. .
Co1cred Man, Who Had Been
40 the Iujured Mantle Victina q
Wealthy Stock Raifer.

What may prove to be a murder was
committed this morning on Louisiana
Avenue. near Sixth Street northwest
Don A. Sanford. a wealthy stock raiser
and contractor, living at No. $50 Indiana
Avenue was hit in the head by a brick
thrown by George Washington. colored
iaborer. and a fatal injury may have been
inflicted. The injured man was removed
to the Emergency Hospital and his as
saiiana arrested by Lieut.. Gessford.
Mr.. Sanford Is having erected next to
the Jefferson Hotel a new building to be
used for Office purposes and Washing
ton was recently employed there. He
recently took set of harness and. is
said to have had ii repaired in Mr. San
ford's name. The tier refused 10 set
tie the fil and after luarrel with Wash
inGton discharged hun. Workmen at the
building say that the negro has been in
an ugly mood for a couple of days. He
went with Mr.. Sanford to the harness
makers this morning and the quarrel re-
suited through Mr.. Sanford's refusal to
pay for the repair of the material. Thea
Washington was discharged and ordered
from the premises. He refused to go
and Mr.. Sanford forcibly elected him. The
negro waited outside and when Mr.. San
ford appeared. hurled a piece of brick
al his head The missile took effect just
back of the right ear and cut a large and
dangerous wound.
Several persons witnessed the occur
renee and saw Mr.. Sanford fall Among
them were Lieut. Gessford. J. L. Coch-
ran of SCI Four-and d-one-half Street. and
james H. Morrison. S;r. Cochran. who
is a brother of Policeman Cochran. went
TO the assistance of Mr.. Sanford and
Lieut.. Gessford seized the assailant. PO-
liceman Reynolds appeared and took
charge of the prisoner. while messenger
was dispatched to police headquarters.
The injured man did not lose conscious
ness but grew very weak from loss Of
blood. He was remoevd several minutes
later to the Emergency Hospital and Po-
Hceman Reynolds conveyed Washington
to the Police Court. The piece Of brick
was also secured and will be used as
evidence.
The negro did not appear at all sorry
for his conduct. but readily admitted
trying to kill the contractor.
Yes; hit him. he said, "and knock
ed him ou: in the street. He tried to
choke me, and pushed me against the
rall"
WAS II while he was choking you that
hit 'lim?' he was asked.
We'll. no; he had choked me- and was
standing talking with lady when I
threw the brick"
Washington was locked up at No. s
police station, and will be held pending
the result of Mr. SanfOrd's injuries. At
the Emergency Hospital ii was said this
afternoon that the injured mans skull
was not fractured. but that he was very
weak He has a wife and two daughters.
His assailant lives at PA Second
Street northeast. and was for several
years a driver in the employ of an iron
foundry firm
The evening times., 1898-08-09
MISTAKEN FOB A BURGLAR.
Mrs. SeIIers, Who Was Shot by Hel
Hnsbnnd. May Die

Husband May Die.
Mrs. Garland Sellers. wife of the ship
ping clerk at Parker. Bridget & Co..
was shot in the arm and the thigh las.
night by her husband. who mistook her
for burglar.
She is in dangerous condition at the
Emergency Hospital and may die. The
bullet that entered the thigh has not yet
been located by the physicians. and is
believed TO have penetrated some of the
vital organs. The other was found near
the shoulder. and extracted.
Garland Sellers. the husband. is much
the doctors care.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sellers live at RossIyn.
The neighborhood is infested with toughs
and is considered dangerous For sew
eral nights past thieves have been get
ting in the rear yard. but each time
have been frightened away from the
house. Mr.. Sellers always kept a load
ed revolver under his pillow. and fearing
a re.urn of the marauders. he saw that
IT was in it's place when he and his wife
retired Last night. 1t was about II
O'Clock that. -Ars> Sellers had occasion
to go downstairs. She left her husband
asleep. but before her return he WAS
awakened by, a noise on the first floor,
and not desiring to alarm his wife.
whom he supposed was sleeping, he
slipped quietly into the hall and stood
at the top of the stairs. AS he did so
he saw figure at the bottom. He call
ed ont: Who's there?' This Tighten
ed Mrs Sellers. so that instead of an
swering she rushed toward her husband.
who fired two shots in quick success
sion. At the same moment his wife.
bleeding and faint fell ino his arms
with cry of pain and terror. Then the
husband realized what he had done
Dropping the revolver. he carried the un-
conscious form to the bed and called for
assistance His father. who resides
nearby. hurried to his sons home
wagon was secured and the injured wom-
an driven rapidly to the city and re-
moved to the Emergency Hospital
The doctors examined the injuries and
discovered that the first bullet had en-
tered the arm. and passing upward lodg-
ed in the shoulder. The o-her had struck
Mrs. Sellers in the thigh. and had passed
downward The physicians were unable
TO tell whether or not il had inflicted a
necessarily fatal wound but said today
that the woman's condition was serious
The evening times., 1898-08-09

the first officer who has fed. to deliver to
a man In this city, said Mr.. Rowe
There were forty Of the coupons. and
they were clipped in England. Jago gave
twenty of them to kynaston 70 cash for
arim. and he was arrested while trying to
fulfill his mission. Jago Is the guilty one.
My client has been in no way Implicated
in the smuggling case. He knows moth
ing whatever about the smuggling"
Jaseph Mansan. messroom steward,
was arrested on the Britannia, yesterday
morning and was arTaigned before the
commissioner after the others had. been
taken 10 jail. He was held In $500 bail
and detained. Mr.. Houghton is satisfied
that neither Mailer nor Mangan have any
guilty knowledge of the conspiracy, but
they will be needed as witnesses.
The evening times., 1898-08-09

A more pitiful sight, than mother and
her child. both captives and shackled IN q
dungeon. cnnld not we'll be imagined
There are thoussnds Of mothers and their
babes who lie s&ackled by disease in the
dungeon of death ~
Without knowing Il, q having the faint
est comprehension of il, the fault lies with
the mother. Too many women enter upon
the responsibilities of wifehood and moth
erhood while suffering from weakness and
disease of the delicate and important or
gans that make wifehood and motherhood
possible. Awoman who suffers in this way
cannot be capable wife and competent
mother. Before entering upon the duties
and responsibilities of these positions, she
should see to II that her health, both gen.
eI.l and local, is thosoughly restored. DR.:
Pierce's Favorite Prescription is the best
of all medicines fo9 This purpose. 1t acts
directly on the sensitive organs concerned,
making them strong. healthy and vigorous.
1t promotes regularity Of -the functions,
a1lays irritatioa and mAamuation, heals
liberation, checks uunAtuYai and exhaust
ing drains and soothes pain. II tones and
builds mp the shatteaed nerves. 1t turns
the dangers and pains Of maternity into
safety and ease. It, i a,medicine that is
intended for this enc purpose only and is
good for no othef. pealen sell Il and no
honest dealer wiil suSxesE sahsfitnte.
"Dr Pierce's Fsvosite Preaniptiea did me 80
nnch good that today- i a. well again and
ssassis s sEi.. .ais ioe s:sf q g. Iss niss
hea,ihy q one eeuid - = -. took two
scetis. e ravesi,s r1cr7ipsic.-A A keep Dr.
tme. ny fniIy taks = eehss hnd q pnlA"
The evening times., 1898-08-09
War and Its Cost.

The cost of the war during July was
about one million dollars a day. While
the expense of the navy fell OF very ma
terially from the June record. the cost
of the army increased very largely. The
war has lasted little over a hundred
days. and has cost over hundred mil
lion dollars. In view Of the results
achieved. the sum is not excessive The
result achieved from the investment of
one dollar and twenty-five cents In Heu-
rich's Merzen Beer will not be excessive.
considering the superior qualities Of Heu-
ffch's famous beverage. Heurich's can
be had at all leading hotels and restau-
rants and by 'phoning six-thirty-four, Ar
lington Bottling Company.
The evening times., 1898-08-09
PosToFEIcE SAFE ROBBED.
Thieves Secure Cash and stamps at
Old Peint. Va.

Old Peint. Va,
Newport News, Va, Aug. 9.-The Old
Point postofiice was robbed some time
after 10 O'Clock Sunday night of s.. 400 in
stamps $50 in cash and twenty registered
letters the contents of which are un-
known to Postmaster Kimberly and his
assistants. The postal authorities have
a strong clew to the cracksmen, who were
evidently professional in their line, and
hope to effect an early capture
This was the most daring postoffice rob-
se.y that has ever occurred In this Sec
ton. The thieves. of whom IL is reason
ably certain there were two. forced an
entrance to the new postoffice and repair
ed to the office where the safe is kept.
The safe is a small affair. only feet
high. and not of modern manufacture.
An examination of the safe showed that
a 5-S-inch hole had been drilled and tap
ped between the handle and the combina-
ton. Instead of using dynamite, the ex-
plosion of which would have attracted the
attention of some of the people who are
usually up to midnight. the intruders
screwed In a long eye bolt. and with
lever in the eye of tho instrument forced
the lock to pieces.
The evening times., 1898-08-09
Fire Cau>ea by Matches.

Fire was discovered about 10 O'Clock this
morning in woodshed at the rear of No.
1927 Sixth Street northwest. owned b.
Herman Hazelbush. Policeman Doyle
turned in an alarm at box 21i. Mean
while the flames spread rapidly to the
sheds at the rear OF 1ss5 1-2 Sixth Street.
owned by Edward Shreve; 1881. owned by
J. T. Leopold. and 1893. owned by Mrs.
Sullivan The total damage amounted to
s1Oo The fire was caused by a small boy
playing with matches in Mr.. Hazelbush's 5
shed. 80,
The evening times., 1898-08-09
Death. of Infant. In, e.,is.tca.,

Deputy Coroner Glazebrooke today In
vestigated the death Of two infants. One
was the child of Mary Anderson. colored.
Of 1854 Florida Avenue northwest. 1t died
without medical attention. After an in
quiry a certificate of death from natural
causes was issued. -,
Early last evening two white boys.
Frank Beachling and Lewis Baker. found
a dead infant at the mouth of the Seven
teenth Street sewer. The coroner gave u
certificate of death from natural causes.
The evening times., 1898-08-09
Coio.nbia's New Governmc,,

Panama. Colombia, via Galveston, Texas. Au.
9-Miguel Antonio Caro-. who has been acting
president OF Colombia since the death of Nh
nez, stepped from the presidential chair yester-
day. when the recently elected vice president.
Jose Manuel Marroquin. was inasgurated, Presi.
dent San Clemente not being able to assume
Office. owing to i'll health and adssnced are.
He is eighty four and Maroquin seventy-one.
new cabinet has been formed as follows: Minis.
yer OF the interior. Aurelio Nuts; minister Of
foreign affairs. Senior Paul; minister of finance
Pedro Antonio Molina; minister Of war. oil.
gario Rivera; minister u education, Thomas Her.
ran; minister Of the treasury, Mejia Alvarez.
The evening times., 1898-08-09
rrouble Among M,u HAND.

Montreal. Aug. "a Winnepeg dispatch
states that there is trouble among the mill
hands at the Lake of the Woods. The
men employed at Notman Mill have al
ready struck and 1t is expected that all
the men engaged at the Rat Portage
Mills will go out. The men asked for a
ten hour day and 20 and % cents a day
more pay.
The evening times., 1898-08-09
A New and Danserou. FAD

Paris. Aug. 9.-According to the Figaro. new
fad is looming up here. This is hypodermic in
jectious Of perfume. The idea is said to have
been discovered by a popular French actress,
whose name is not given, who noticed aiter tax
ing an overdose of morphine that the odori ex-
haled from her body. She developed this idea
by using different perfumes in the same way.
As consequence. on Monday she is perfnmed
with violet. on Tuesday with white rose, on
Wednesday with chypre, on Thursday with cherry
blossom. etc. The Figaro says that doctor,
friend Of the artist pointed out to her that this
idea was dangerous, as uniess the perfume was
absolutely pure. it might cause blood poisoning.
The evening times., 1898-08-09
Colonel Began Dead.

Boston. Aug. 9.-Col Fred Began, Of the Ninth
Massachusetts,, who returned from Santiago last
Friday, died at his home in Charlestown early
this morning. During last evening there was no
perceptible change in his condition, but at 2
O'Clock he lapsed into unconsciousDesa, and sank
swiftly until death came. Df.sDun nys tAaf Col
Bogan's death was due to 4 sudden giving ost of
vitality. and that up to fifteen minutes before
his death he expected to see him restored to
health.
The evening times., 1898-08-09
Cra.ed by Alcohol.

Policemen Webb and Hayden early this
morning found Robert Stonestreet color
ed, running wildly. near Fourth and c
streets northeast. The man appeared to
be demented. but close examination
showed that he was crazed by alcohol
DR.. hewitt was notified and rendered
medical aid.
The evening times., 1898-08-09
Transport Lamp.sa. at New Yorl

New York, Aug. 9.-The transport Lampasas,
Capt. Barstow, which arrived last night from
Ponce, P. r., via Hampton Roads. was inspect
ed by Health Officer Doty at Quarantine this
morning, and permitted to proceed to her dock
The Lampasas landed IDS sick soldiers at Hamp-
ton Roads when she was ordered to proceed to
New York. DR.. Doty found the Lampasas in
splendid sanitary condition; in fact, no cleaner
ship has entered this port in long time The
health officer complimented Capt. Barstow for the
excellent condition Of the transport
The evening times., 1898-08-09
WILL LOSE BOTH LEGS.
Sad Ending Of a Boys venturesome
stolen Ride.

Philadelphia. Aug. s.-Martin Horner,
the nine-year-old- Of John Horner. Of
1912 Clementine Street. Falls Of Schuyl-
kill. was stealing a ride on coal train
on the Richmon branch Of the Reading
Railway yesterday afternoon with a num-
ber Of other lads. When he attempted to
jump off he fell and the wheels passed
over both his legs. one above and one
just below the knee.
The blood gushed out in such quantities
that it was feared he would die before he
could receive attention He was taken
to the Samaritan Hospital. where, to the
great surprise Of the physicians. he was
strong and cheerful. Both limbs will have
to be amputated. ~
The evening times., 1898-08-09

The Rev. W. B. Costley. of Stockbrid..
Ca, while attending to his pastoral dr.
ties at Ellenwood. that State. was at-
tacked by cholera morbus. He SAYS: ..3v
chance I happened 10 get hold Of a bottle
of Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera ana Di-
arrhoea Remedy. and think It was the
means Of saving my life. It relieved me
at once For sale by Henry Evans.
vholcsaie and retail druggist. Ns r Street
aeeetvest. and Connecficut Avenue ana
3 Street northwest. and 11s Maryland
The evening times., 1898-08-09
DERTERM1NED TO DIE.
DespOndent Old Mans Succesnfui
Second Attempt Mt Suicide.

Mount Holly. Pa. Aug. s--With one
finger pointing aloft as If in warming the
body OF Joseph Harker was found sus-
pended from a tree near his home. at
Browns Mills. late yesterday afternoon
He was nearly 70 years OF age. and had
been in a despondent mood FOR some time
because of domestic troubles.
On Sunday morning ne secured rope
from the staple and attempted to hang
himself, but was discovered and promised
not to repeat the attempt. The members
of the family kept a close watch on him.
but he managed TO elude thSiI vigilance.
Securing a leather strap he placed 1t about
his neck fastened the other end to a tree
and strangled himself. -.,
The evening times., 1898-08-09
ChIoroformed and Robbed.

New York. Aug. s.-While Mrs. Henry
Isaacs was asleep early this morning in
the room in the rear of her restaurant.
on Monroe Street. she was chlOroformed
and robbed. The thief cut out the entire
front breadth of her gown. in which was
the pocket, containing $500. The rObber
escaped.
The evening times., 1898-08-09
Ihere are
hundreds of
bargains in
odd pieces.

Take advantage of our clearing
up sale. Come and look through
our store. You may find just what
you need in the bargain offerings.
II You want credit the price is not
penny higher.
Making, lining and laying carpets
without extra charge is something
that no other house viii do for you,
and We tack the mating down
free.
The evening times., 1898-08-09
Thirteenth Immune. p. Rout.

Springfield. Aug. s.-The Thirteenth Ill
nois ,Immuues. LOO men and officers, oc-
cupying forty Pullman tourist cars,
twelve baggage cars and one stock car.
left Springfield, ILL.,. yesterday for Now
York via the Baltimore and Ohio. en-
route to Santiago via steamship Yale.
The evening times., 1898-08-09
Citi.en Shot bx : Rn.rl.,r. ~.

st. Louis, Aug. 9.-Fnnk Kante was shot snd
killed by ofReers near Lafayette Park last night.
Two policemen in citizens clothes were WATCH
ing for robbers and Kante. with fellow-employe,
drove past in q delivery wagon. The of,cers or.
dered them to halt, but Kante, thinking he wss
about to be held up. urged his horses to Q run,
The policemen opened Ere with fatal effect
The evening times., 1898-08-09
IrvinE Abandons a suit

London. Aug. s-7sir Henry Irving has de-
cided not to proceed with his Libel action against
the London Yearbook. which recently published
article alleging that the quality Of the actors
voice was not as good as formerly.
The evening times., 1898-08-09
Fatal Headac che Aptidote

Knoxville. Tenn. Arg. a.7Nis G.ace Psrker.
Of Cincianati, Who has been visiting here,, died
last night within fifteen minutes aftsr huyinx
takea headnche aatidote. -sr,
The evening times., 1898-08-09
we give
YOU credit
without
the asking.

There isn't store in Washington
where prices are lower than ours
cash or credit. We mark every ar
ticle in plain figures and you're
welcome to pay US as you're able
a little money once 4 week or once
a month-there's no charge for ac-
commndation
The evening times., 1898-08-09
$40 NiasaraiFall. vi. 3. 4 Q. sI

e1O niagara Falls via b. 4 O. SO
Through train OF coaches and parlor
cars from Washington $40 a. M. August
II. Is. September 8. q Tickets good for
ten days. and good for stop-oyer retnrn-
ing at Buffalo. Rochester and Watkins
Glen. 49, - s Axgs.7.&ala =
The evening times., 1898-08-09
Lansburgh & Bro.
-
SPECIAL IN
Silk Cloves G!ezss Mitts
'~- fS and
Lansburgh & Bro.
SPECIAL IN

HAVING purchased a man
l l ufacturer's samples Of
Silk Gloves and Mitts, we
offer them to you at surpris-
ingly low figures. The lot
consists Of about 100 styles
one and two pair Of a size.
Soc and 75c Black Six
Gloves, with or without
buttons, ~
Only 29c pair.
Small lot of Black Silk
Mtts, 59e and soc quality
Only 25c p.s:
35c LADIES' Black Tai
feta Gloves
Only 2lC pair.
Lansburgh &Bro.
420, Az, 424, 42e 7th St.
The evening times., 1898-08-09
COLONIAL BEACH.

War restrictions removed. No danger Of the
mines. Five 20 hours At the Beach Leaves N
sharp; Saturday 6:30 p m.- nturnins 10 O'Clock
p. m. Salt water bathing. ishing and Grabbing.
For stateroom tickets apply to CUZAAS, in E. =.
D-oop's Music Store 9e5 Pa. ave-. nx,, Adam
P. wurach, Manager. Telephone l1os- iyl6ru