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The times., 1898-02-28
MINES IL NEW YORK HARBoR.
subuaa IInc Demons A re- Being Placed
in Position

gy urdrr 81 BrigaLier General John ". Wi
ssu. chief 81 eHgiHecfs, active steps are being
t.keu ior Tie dciensc of New York harbo. with
The available supply of submarine explosives.
The grcates' >e'lc'y is maintained IN connection
witt. the gork and 81 be learned how large
IS thc number of- EXPLOSIVES already in position
-l 90. Lafbor and on hand e. Wiilcts Point.
Submarine defense Is understood 10 De Well
.Gysu,ed Cd Jro entrance 10 Long Isand Sound,
'Lo eastern approach 10 New York, and the de
par'iacut IS also IN possession Of facilities for
Thr protection OF The NaIioVs and LowCr Bay.
El",tro-coHtact automobile topcdocs viii play
Z. large part Ia Tho defense of thc city. The olec-
lf.,ai apparatus which operates them IS easily
portable and cgss mgai! less lh.. She cApios-
isc it-eIf. The explosive is provided wth q lud-
d.i laa connected with a.. electrical batter, 10y
. charged viIe, which Is long enough to reach
i.om rho hidden location Of the battery TO the
l4jtl.-l.p
AitsI lhc eSpio,is, is planted in the wafer itS
ulddcr is adjusted so 10 direct its course and IL
IS then propelled, being -tiil governed D., the
tl,,trical apparatus, and its location is made
visible above lie surface oi The water only by
"a i.uy fal ur wal nose" The stationary mines
a.e planted iist under rhc position oecapjed by
q passing keel and MAY BE- fIed either 10y simple
contact OF by charge ffom the main battery.
TIC planning Of the stationary mines does not
involve thc employment Of many iuen or much
splsla-us aUd mas proceed without srousilG The
suspicious gi craft lsiHg IcaT ii hand
The times., 1898-02-28
COLD WATER CONGRESSMEN.
Their Tempe rance Society Cele-
brates It's Anniversary.

The celebration OF the SlNtS-SlEln dlhi-
versary Of the organization of the Con-
gressional Temperance Society last night
at the Foundry NJ. E. Church drew a
large congregation. Representative Mel
son A. Dingley, jr., OF Maine, the presi-
dent of the society, presided. He wei
coined the audience after the meeting had
been opened with song and prayer, and
then entered upon a short review OF the
society and the work II had performed
in the cause of temperance. For sixty
and more years he said, ii has been ac-
lively engaged in the work here ct the
nations capital. Then Secretary Powers
read an interesting report.
Mr.. Powers spoke of the recent christen-
ing OF the Japanese battleship by Miss
Long, when, instead of breaking a bot
tie Of wine across the ships bows. she re-
leased a pigeon from a silken bag. He
said that the new American battleship
Kentucky, soon TO benchristened by Miss
Bradley, would not receive a baptism Of
bourbon whisky, but OF sparkling water.
with which the mart yred Lincoln quench-
ed his thirst when Il boy. The greatest
temperance movement, however, he said.
was among the railroads, express COM
panies and large corporations, who re-
fuse TO employ or keep In their employ
men who drink intoxicants. THE call of
the hour concluded Mr. Powers ''is that
our statesmen take some action on this
question. May God give them strength
TO unite on this issue and abolish the
traffic"
Representative Martin ~. Johnson of
North Dakota as the next speaker. Our
bread cast upon the water brings fruit al
though we may not know where il is
harvested he said. Congress has made
great strides on this question. Congress
leads. and IL the people will see that We
have public sentiment behind us to sus-
tain us-fcr the ma joritS still rules in
this coUntry-you need have no fear that
Congress has not the courage to act"
Mr.. Johnson then told of various tenn
perance measures that has passed Con-
gress and said that the law requiring
the teachers I'm the public schools 20 teach
the effects of alcohol had done wonder
ful amount Of good. and that he hoped
10 see law passed soon preventing the
sale OF liquors In any public building.
Mr.. Dingiey then introduced Represent
ative Robert ". Taylsr of Ohio. He said
that he found encouragement IN the re-
port of the secretary, and, although at
times the movement seemed to be dor
mant It was really gaining strength
every day. He said that he thought the
temperance advocates would win II they
could get together in some way. as he
was convinced that majority Of the
American people were in favor Of temper
ance.
Mr. Dingley then closed the meeting
with q short speech, IN which he ap-
peaIed to the women, and especially to
mothers, 10 teach children temperance.
az, in this way. they could do more good
than all laws or temperance meetings
could ever do
The times., 1898-02-28
l. PUhT AnI u-AEtEo MADE
Co s..tuttonal A ). a,t.s44,ents Lookin.

Go s-ituttonaI A .. s,iiuIlonts I0OkiG :,
10 urhy "a COLLEGIATE SEort.
rev ork Feb. 26.-The 1ntercoilegt-
ate Association of Amateur Athletes
TUNED over several new leaves yester-
day at the regular annual meeting and
c,osed up every loophole by which even
the spirit of amateur ethics could be
eVaded. The entire constitution was
overhauled and several changes Of
vital importance to the growth and
purity II Coliegiatey sport were made.
Use amendments had all been draft
eu With Great care by a special ad-
visory committee.
Gustayus I. Girby, of Columbia Uni
veTsity, the chairman of the commit
tee, read the amendments, one by one,
and AL We're adopted, as outlined, with
some slight notifications.
1t was decided to continue the com
mittee having in charge the corre-
spondence with Oxford and Cambridge
in regard to international contests The
reply of the president Of the oxford
Athletic Club, in which the status Of
American college athletes was ma
ligned, was widely discussed by the
delegates, the majority expressing the
belief that the English university need
ed enlightenment. 1t was also decided
to suggest to the A A. L. that the fee
required for registration be dropped, on
the ground that it was a detriment to
amateur interests and that members Of
the A. A. u. and the Interscholastic
Athletic Association be allowed to reg
lister free by virtue of their member
chin m tbnca mi tinnG
An important rule adopted was that
the scoring in all contests should be
five points for firsts, three for seconds,
two for thirds and one for fourths.
Johns Hopkins and Bowdoin We're ad-
mitted to membership.
The times., 1898-02-28

Mr. Ward l.. Smith, of Fredcrickstown.
NO. was troubled with chronic diarrhoca
for over thirty years lie had become
fully satisfied that ii was only question
or short time until he would have to
give up. He had been treated by some
Of the best physicians in Europe and
America, but got no permanent relief
one day he picked up newspaper and
chanced 10 read en- advertisement of
Chamberlain's Cohc Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy. lie got bottle Of it, the
first dose helped him and It's continued
use cured him For sale by Henry Evans,
Wholesale and Retail Druggist 93S f
street and Connecticut avenue and 5
street northwest and 1928 Maryland ave
nue. northeast.
The times., 1898-02-28
MRS. EvAN>'s DIAMOND RING.
Fortunately FOR Her an Homes I
Little Girl Found II


Lutte Girl Found 1t.
New YORK Feb 27-Mrs. Evans. of
~. D. FiftA avenue. is Of the opinion
tha; diamonds. like money. have wings
while little Elsie Robinson. who lives
al the Grosvenor, No. 80 Fifth avenue
now spends most ol her playtime look
ing for other stray Fparklcrs that may
bestreN her path
II WAS On Friday afternoon that Mrs.
Evans took oT her big marqais- ring
because il hurt her under her glove
promptly pulled il ont again with her
keys put il IN her pocket again and
never missing il until after uttIe Elsie
bad picked it up and run off 10 sEsv
Der prize L. Park Policeman Double
bay her sworn friend and playmate.
1oWn ID Washington square.
y hen ne policeman saw the twenty
eight diamonds and fEe big pigeon
blood rubies IN the childs hand his eyes
opened wide with establishment and he
carried 81 straight 10 the station house.
where Mr.. Evans came 10 prove The
property.
But as he didn't prove enough. The
rms 1ourneyed to the Arsenal. in Cen
iral Park, with Mr.. and Mrs Evans
both ~ pursuit this time. and from
There the whole procession moved on To
police headquarters. where a. last the
luns way property was definitely iden-
tiliea and duly delivered 10 its anxious
owner whose face. though joyous then.
bore signs Il large and recent torrents
~ tears
The times., 1898-02-28
FIRE IN A BARBER SHOP.
A Lively Midni sht Blaze on Penn
ByIyania Ayeuue

Fire was discovered shortly after II
o'clock last night by Detective Hartigan
in the Princeton barber shop, at No 359
Pennsylvania avenue northwest owned
by Joseph Cato. In passing the place on
his way home the detective saw dense
volume of smoke coming from the doors
and windows.
After turning in an alarm Mr.. Hartigan
broke through the doors and discovered
that the coal stove in the shop had fallen
over and the Goals had been so scattered
that several parts of the room were on
fire. The detective then made haste to
awaken the tenants OF the rooms above
the barber shop and assisted them all in
escaping safely.
The entire place was gutted and the
fixtures destroy ed save several chairs
which were got out by Detective Harti-
gan and Policeman Newkirk.
The shop was handsomely fitted up and
the loss will reach upwards Of 81 500, upon
which there is an insurance Of 81 900 The
building is owned by the Alexander estate
and was not damaged to any extent.
The times., 1898-02-28
What Is Theosophy3

Mr. George v. Coffin, president cf the Blavat
sky Branch Tl.cosophical Society in America spoke
last night al Mstzeroti Hail On What is Theo-
sophvf'
The English word theosophy he said is de
rived from two Greek woIds ''theos and Sop
hos and means divine wisdom. Theosophv there
fore is really a study al divine wisdom, as il has
been sought for and Taught by the greatest
minds in all ages. II may be pursued by any
person OF average Intelligence willing to under
lake the easy task of examining an ordinary en-
cycopedia OF the abundant literature put forward
bv the theosophical movement Of the present day. .
While theosophica ideas may appear new to
some minds now, there never has been It time
even IN The rcnotest ages OF human history when
II has not been studied and taught Modern
theos0plv il is called, brought back to
the western world by Madam BlaNatxky, and
Comparison of the ideas presented in hrr writ
ings and teachings shows complete agreement
with al the great religions. sciences and phil
osoplies Of the East, from which Prot Max
Muller states All oar religions have been derived
The fundamental teachings or theosophy are
Conceiving deity and the laws Of its manifesto
tion This deity is best defined by the word
"consciorsncts. in which ali things Tive and
move and have their being that which Prot. IIln-
lev posiulstes as the third factor OF the uni
verse, d "beines ceassless tide, Edwin Ar
mold callc it in bis Light of Asia" The cSls-
tencc OF this infinite, eternal and unokaugeahls'
principle Ia all men, creatures, and things is the
scientific basis for universal brotherhood" fact
IN nature. The two great laws under which
rtincarnstion o. re-embodimcnt universally takes
place. and second the law OF cause and effect
constantly AZ work 10 determine thc nature and
condition of re-embodiment Acccptin. . belief
in eternal life theosophy shows Eow mans life
is lived, both III the body and ont ot it, and while
accepting evolution, adds 10 this involuiion
to complete the endless cycle OF life. s.l.day
after next hr cothn will tall, On "Rcbilth aud
iha Inv Of camsc md ciect :,
The times., 1898-02-28
ROBBED HER EMPLOYERS.
CoIorcd Woman Charged With
Grand Larceny.

Mary Contec. alias Mary kdsms, notorious
colored thisi. was arrested yesterday evening by
Detectives Weldon and Lacey several charges
of grand and petit larceny.
Numerous complaints regarding the woman have
been made 10 the police for some time. but owing
90 her rapid movements from Que service place
to another and hes numerous aliases they had
great diihyuIty in srPrehcniin- her. Hey al
legged method Of robbery has been 10 engage her
self as domestic in a well-to-do fanily and after
remaining few days 10 suddenly take her depar-
ture together with all the iewelFy and wearing
apparel thst shc could purlcin.
Several days ago May wss engaged by Dr..
A. CrociSo CHA, Of No. los street northwest.
Three days later she disappeared as did also a
diamond ring valued II $50 set OF silver tea
spoons, and . gold ring set w,h pearls. The ease
was reported to the police and Detectives Ne0don
and IaceN searched all day Yesterday for the wo-
man. and finally located her in Shepard's alley
aud took her To- police headquarters. When con
fronted by Dr.. truc!cC..i. she made y partial con
fes>ion o' he's suit, and vas held on the charge
OF grand larceny. Roth OF tie rings were recov-
cred 10y the policcmeIi.
The times., 1898-02-28
A Isnanese.Arne r.tcan Hunk.

Tacoma. Nssh, Ieb 81 Edwin Dun. former
minister 10 J.p4u. s. reported 10 BE- negotiating
VIA Ais,ouHt kou-ao to- ihe establishment IN
9.p.u ai Jspsfese AIso .ioan hank The object
g. fsr - Japan D. concerned. wiIi b. TO secure
81. gp0 0g0 to sI0D .ga6. 600 of AIEeurcan money
which o.n b. loaned 20 japanese commercial en-
tfilirisrs = psf y.lt Interest ior Terms of len
,teen and lsest, kesrs
The times., 1898-02-28
WHAT Do THE CHILDREN DRINK?

Don't give neIn tea or coffee. Have you
tried the new food called GRAlN-O" IL IL
delicious and nourlshins and takes the place
of coffee. The more Grain-0 YOU give the
children the more health YOU distribute
through their systems. Graiu-0 is made of
pure grains, ana when properly prepared
tastes like the choice grades OF coffee, but
costs about one quarter as mach. A II cioccr1
sell it, &c and 25C .a27-tf
The times., 1898-02-28
AIandv Oh the Maine Disaster.

Tampa Fla, Feb o. Dwight l.. Moody, lie
evangelist who is holding meeting here, re-
ferfcd tonight ia hs sermon 10 The Maine disaster
and sid thst u il was tie result O. tgcacheIy
retlibuton woaio follow East and fail heavily
upon the heads 81 The guilty ones, even though
neither tie United States nor Spain discovered the
perpetrators. Ills sermon created great seisa-
ton
The times., 1898-02-28
FoRr POINT STRENGTHENED.
Mourning Another Ten-Inch Breerh-
loading Gun.

San Francisco. Ich. s.gleai impetus has
ho,H ei,ea 10 tt, coast defense work b, war So
lous. and one more big tsn-ineh brcocIs loading
rlm is being mounted "a foI Point.
Nheu this Eun j. in position the disappearing
b~ttoIr uill Hsvc fss leu-uch guns. Tlsefe are
slz5 Ite fN'lAe-.all slls mounted Lime Point,
jus, oppg>it' tac flt, and uie~t hayo al teen
oreIlauled duriug Tie wees and put IN good
The times., 1898-02-28
ROck-a-by bn hy.

Nursing mothers are greatly benefited
and aided by the use Of Heurich's Maer-
Zen-anything that benefits the mothers
benefits the baby. Mothers telephone GS4
the Arlington Bottling Company for 4
case OF Heurichs MaerZen.
They Stand the Test"
The times., 1898-02-28

Call up 1893 TO have your wheel repaired or
cleaned, or 10 rent new Wheel or to have a
message parcel delivered for 10 cents. Burr,
52- Fourteenth street. fe20-u
The times., 1898-02-28
THE CRIPPLED lila III.
La Champag r rh ; Il
in I w.
TIE ROMAN r. a.. r.

For Six Days thr steamer Was it
Lonely and Dan ..IouA sI-
tiou Officers Cu-Iu-j -
Prai>oyyor, No Ir-.ue4,y To-
wards Panic.
The times., 1898-02-28
TlP-TOP WORK

good work tllan JONES & FLLL0Ws, 5l8 Oh
VI. NV.
The times., 1898-02-28

They Stand the Te
The times., 1898-12-16
District Ruilaing Votes.

The fine of James Craemer of the local
fire department, who was recently found
guilty of conduct unbecominS 4 member
of the department, has, upon the recon-
mendation of Chief Paris. been reduced
from SIS to SO, in view OF his previous
good conduct.
John Sampsell. private of the local
fire department, who was tried December
s. 1895. and found guilty of violating spe-
cial orders. has been warned by the Dis
trict Commissioners that he will be sum
marily dealt with if in the future he shall
be found guilty of violating any rule OF
the department
The resignation of II. c. Mcbride as
additional private of police has been ac-
cepted.
James II. Scott. of No 5oS Summer
Street northwest, is the complainant in
a letter to the Commissioners concerning
certain losses of chickens. attributed to
prowIing dogs. He asks whether he;
would be justified In destroying the ami
mails when they come on his premises.
The Commissioners replied that his only
remedy would seem to be to take the
matter into the courts but there are no
police regulations on tbs subject.
The Commissioners yesterday ordered
that no permit to connect to or place any
attachment on any pole of the fire alarm
or police telegraph service viii hereafter
be granted until the application has been
reported by the electrical engineers and
approved by them.
The times., 1898-12-16
SOME DAMAGING TESTIMONY.
The Miles Embexzlement Case At
tracts a Crowd

sfstchs u 1EoWc.
While there were no unusual develop
merits in the trial of Frank II. Miles. who
is charged in Criminal Court No. l with
the embezzlement of the funds of the
District the testimony yesterday claimed
the closest attention of the large crowd
which was present during the entire day.
The morning session was directed TO
hearing the evidence OF E. C. Davis, col
lector for the District: 4. NJ. Lambeth. q
clerk in the Office OF Assessor Trimbie,
and two other witnesses who had OBJ
tanned certified statements of taxes from
the assessors office The first two wit
neSses merely explained the methods OF
transacting business In the offices of the
collector and the assessor.
After the recess hour several witnesses
were examined, many of whom gave tes-
timony damaging to the defendant The
most discriminating evidence was that of
DIR. e. w. Reisinger, who testified that or
ono occasion he went to the assessors
office to procure two certified Statements
of the taxes due upon certain property.
and that Miles informed him that the fees
amounted TO 81. He paid that amount TO
the defendant. Charles II. Bauman gave
similar testimony. The other witnesses
examined during the afternoon were Rich
ard ]. Earnshaw, Louis Shade, Robert s.
King and Eugene Carusi of the District
Title Company. w. l. Weller. John II.
Walter and Harry NJ. packard of the
Lawyers, Title Company. Several of these
testified that they had paid money to
others employed in the assessors office
besides Miles.
1t is probable that the Government will
close its case today or early tomorrow
morning. The most Interesting part of its
testimony will be introduced this after
The times., 1898-12-16
The Mortality Record.

Deaths were recorded at the local health
office yesterday as follows: Henry Payne.
75 years: Elizabeth Baxiey. Sc years: Ste
ven Calwood. e3 years; Lucinda Pyles. 60
years; Albert Jewett. 81 years: Letitia NJ
Bright. 81 years; Maggie Stewart. 55 years:
Henry VI. Cutler. 70 years: Isabella
Thomas. q years: Horace Dale Glover, -
years; Blanche Nally. % years; Clarence
Ludwig 25 years; Lavfnia Jackson. -
years: Benton Dorsey. 10 years; Addie
Richardson, 10 years; Fiorine Bowers, %
months.
The times., 1898-12-16
Locn Compnny Incorporntcd.

Articles of Incorporation of the Colum-
b!a Seal Lock Company were paced on
record yesterday. The purpose of the
company is to procure, purchase and man.
ufacture locks and like articles and de-
vices for use on railroads and steamboats,.
The capital stock is 5000. divided into
sixty shares. The incorporators are John
A. Baker, Sherley Gutter and Franklin W.
Brook of New York City.
The times., 1898-12-16
Pains In the chest when a pers

Pains in the chest when a person has
a cold indicate tendency toward pneu-
monia A piece of flannel dampened with
Ckamberlain's Pain Balm and bound on
to the chest over the seat Of pain will
promptly relieve the pain and prevent the
threatened attack of pneumonia. This
same treatment will cure Il lame back in
= few hours. Sold by Henry Evans,
Wholesale and Retail Druggist, 93s F
Street northwest and Connecticut Avenue
and Street northwest and 142s Maryland
Avenue northeast.
The times., 1898-12-16

Christ pictures. A change in the angle of light
gives the effect of opening or closing the eye.
The stone has been examined.sby well Known
geologists, and they all admit that no tool has
touched its surface"
This is about what the woman tells each Wis.
itor, opening meanwhile her velvet covered box
and disclosing tiny piece OF what looks like
limestone lying on purple velvet and held firmly
in place by glass cover. The first impression is
The times., 1898-12-16
A Rcception to Delegates.

President Pratt of the local humane
society announced to the delegates that
a reception in their honor would be given
by Gen and Mrs John e. Henderson, be-
tween 4 and this afternoon, at their
home in Sixteenth Street extended.
r. ]. Wilkin. of Brooklyn, opened the
afternoon session with an informal talk
on baby farming. and the manner in
which it was carried on in his county.
The persons boarding babies in Kings
County, n. Y, are now licensed. Mr. Will
kin said, and he thought this greatly
decreased the iniquities of the practice
of baby farming.
Several other speeches were made re-
garding the practice and the laws on the
subject in several OF the States were dis
cussed.
The Hon Frank B. Fay. the venerable
secretary of the Society for the Preven-
ton of Cruelty to Children, in Massachu-
setts was the next speaker. Mr.. Fay Is
well known throughout the country as a
friend of destitute children. He spoke on
several of the questions that have been
presented to the convention. He also de-
scribed the manner in which funds were
raised by his society in Massachusetts,.
The times., 1898-12-16
Boys top coats, $3.49.
Christ. Fnce ON n stone.
From The Ncm York SUM-

During last week there was in the window of
a Fifth Avenue art store 4 piacarG announcing
that the stone portrait of the Christ face was
on exhibition within. Moved by curiosity. good
many persons entered. They found a midde-aged
woman sitting guard a little box covered
with purple velvet. which held biz Of stone.
In her account Of the stone she says that she
The times., 1898-12-16

the srsallness OF the stone. 1t does not seem to
hopelessness Of seeing anything like face in it.
for the woman takes pains that it shall be first
seen in that way. Then cautioning the visitor
to watch closely she slowly turns the box, and
ness OF q face 1t isn't necessary, either, to
stretch the imagination far to find pronounced
resemblance to the Christ type as it exists in
art.
The times., 1898-12-16
picked it up in 1850 near .he scene Of the passion

picked itup in lSso near Che scene Of the 'Passion
Play" al oberammergau in Bavaria.
by a mere chance" says the owner, in turn
ing ii under lamp there suddenly flashed into
view face. The rock is piece OF limestone OF
a yellowish brown tint, its shape that of hu-
man heart. 1t is one inch long and three-quarters
of an inch broad. The surface is corrugated,
with suggestion Of features, but these ir-
regularities cast shadows, and 50 the blending Of
light with these shadows forms 4 cameo-like face
The times., 1898-12-16
Child Insurance.

Mr.. Jenkins read the report of the New
York Society for the Prevention of Cruel
ty to Children as to the number of chill
dren found insured in cases coming under
its investigation from October l. 1897. to
October 1, 1898. The report showed that
the total number insured was 1854; the
average assessment for each child. per
week. 62-3 cents; and the average age of
children insured. six years.
Mr.. Fay had been greatly interested
in the question of child insurance. Upon
The times., 1898-12-16
Three PrIzes offered.

''For the purpose of stimulating humane
sentiment throughout the country AMI TO
encourage the dissemination of the efforts
of humane workers for the amei:oration
of the suffering of dumb animals it is
hereby
The times., 1898-12-16
He chf's Greater Stores
BETWEEN 8 and 10 A. M.
Turkish wash cloths, 1c.

Only a cent each to pay for good.
durable quality Turkish wash cloths
during this hour-a very small price,
indeed
The times., 1898-12-16
Window shades. 7sc.

A lot of felt waterproof window
shades, in good. desirable colors,
mounted on good spring rollers. will go
for 7-Sc.