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Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-09-21
Musicale.

The W. c. L. U. held a delightful
musicale at the home of Mrs. Peter B.
Risley, on Monday evening last, and
about rs guests were present. The fol-
lowing program was splendidly rende-
red and generously applauded
Singing, W. G. / U
Praye", Mr.. Robert l.. Race
Piano Solo, Miss Charlotte Babcock.
Vocal Solo, Miss Eva Madden
Piano Solo, Miss Ethel Risley.
Recitation. MISS lydia Budd.
Piano Solo, Miss Maud Adams
Vocal Solo, Miss Madge Andrews.
Piano Duet, The Misses Babcock and
Risley.
Vocal Solo, Miss Madden.
Duet, Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Race.
Reading, Miss Edith Halbert.
Dnet, Mr. Charles Douglass and Mrs. A
Douglass.
Reading, Miss Edith Halbert,
Remarks, Rev. Arthur Douglass.
Refreshments were served at The close
OF the program. The thanks Of the
Union are due Mrs Risley who so kindly
loaned her beautiful home for the occa-
sion.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-09-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Somers Bowen were
given surprise party on Saturday night
by number of friends. A pleasant
evening was spent.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-09-21
Town Tapies.

Mr.. and Mrs. alvin p. Risley entertain
ed friends at Tea on Thursday.
Mrs. W. I. Newell Jr. gave luDcheon
on Friday to party of lady friends.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-09-21

Miss Ethel Pruett guest at Capt.
William Willis was surprised on Thurs
day evening by 80 of the young friends
who spent the evening with her. A jolly
good time was had.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-09-21

1857 50 30 90
GEORGE H. LONG,
Chairman last Convention.
Attest -
The evening times., 1898-10-31
YIELDS ALL TO ENGLAND
France Ready to Surrender
FashOda Immediately.
QUESTIONS TO COME LATER

The EcIair Announces That After
Marchand's Forces Have Retired
EnEiand's Right 10 Occupy Egypt
VIII lie Raised by France Backed
by Russia-The Dupuy Ministry.
The evening times., 1898-10-31
MARYLAND PoSToFFICES
Gross Receipts for the Past Fisca
Year show an Increase Over 1897

ear snow an increase Over 1897
The gross receipts for the Presidential
postoffices of Maryland for the
last fiscal year show, in
most instances. gratifying in
crease over the corresponding period of
1897. At Baltimore the receipts increased
almost slO0.00O or about IL per cent. AT
Annapolis the increase was about 81 900
Maryland has now five cities at which
the postal receipts are over $4,000. They
are Baltimore. Annapolis, Cumberland.
Frederick and Hagerstown. The receipts
for the year ended June 30, 1898, as COM
pared with the receipts for the cores
pOnding period of 1897, are as follows:
Annapolis, 1881, sl0.92T; 1898. $l4 95S Bal
timore, 1887, $S99 SS5: 1898, 1895, ,055 Bel Air,
1897, s4,625; 1898, IS, 326. Cambridge. 1897,
S, 745; 1893, $6,4Io. CentervilIe 1897, So 63l !;
1895, S,135. Chestertown, 1897, 81. 29S: 1898
s4,67S. Crisfield, 1897. $3,3I7; 1898 $3, eO3
Cumberland, 1897, 26,274; 1898. s2S, S53.
Denton, 1897, sl,127; 1898. 81, Al Easton
1897, $6S65; 1895. s7,Sl3. EIkton. 1897, s.. COS;
1888, S540l. Emmitsburg 1897, s. 266; 1898
s2,09S. Frederick, 1897, sI4 9S7; 1898. SIS, ,9S5.
Frostburg, 1897, s5,217; 1893, s5.S76. Ha-
gerstown, 1887. s2O,9lS; 1898, SD 6s4. Havre
de Grace, 1881, 1851; 1875. ., ,76l Laurel.
1897, 2.942: 1898. s., ,669; Homecoming. 1897.
S5,4I5; 1898, $3.50. Oakland 1897, s., ,g39:
1898, Sf,04I. Pocomoke City, 1897. s3,l04:
1898, $3,2l1. Port Deposit. 1897. 81, 776; 1898
s3,0I3. Princess Anne. 1897, 81 6i4; 1898. 50.
sSl Rising Sun. 1897, s.. .53s: 1898. s.. .56s.
Rockville, 1897. 81. III; 1898, g, 169. Sails
bury. 1897, 1854; 1898, 1884 Snow Hill.
1887 $3.50; 1885, s2,60I. Westminster 1897,
S5g74: 1898, S. 500
The evening times., 1898-10-31

representing one hours work on the part
of Admiral SIMPSONS fleet. In the town
on every side are sights which cause the
Americana to wander around in amaze
ment He sees small burros staggering
under massive loads, and naked children
en- every hand. Boys and girls under the
age of fourteen years seem to scorn the
use of any kind of wearing apparel. The
women wear calico dresses, no hose and a
species of sandal in place of shoes. This,
or course, applies to what are called the
middle classes. The men wear light linen
suits and soft straw hats. The houses
are, with few exceptions. but one story
high and built close; made of sun-dried
brick and painted in gaudy colors. They
are constructed right along the street
and have heavy iron bars on each window,
making them look like a continuous row
OF prisons. They are divided into two
classeS-the clean and the dirty. The for
ner are models; that Is, on the inside
On the outside they are much like the
rest. They have mosaic floors of rare
beauty and design, mahogany furnishings
and a profusion OF fine lace and bric-a-
brac. Everything seems to have a place
and is kept in that place. Of the very
dirty houses 1t needs to be said that they
are about 10 feet square and contain from
twelve to, apparently. fifty occupants.
One sight, however, soured us on the
town. When we went to see the park,
or plaza, which is to be seen in the CEN
ter of almost every, Central American
city, We found large buzzards perched on
the backs of many of the benches.
THE old palace, which is the public
building now, is of an Oriental style of
architecture, with large clock tower in
the center, and when viewed from a
ish mosque. It would amuse you to see
our boys trying to converse with the
Cubans. The former speak no Spanish,
and the natives no English, and between
the two We have quite a time. The trip
down was very pleasant and the wealth
er could not have been better We were
IN sight of land all day Saturday, passing
numerous small islands. We hove to in
sight of Santiago about o'clock Sum
day morning. Capt Walcott, of the
steamer Roumania, was kind enough to
take US within quarter of mile of
shore, so that we had very fine view of
the old Morro. Castle.
1--WE also saw the wrecked Merrimac.
Hobson's lost vessel and the Spanish
steamship Mercedes, which was sunk by
Schley under the very guns of the forti-
fications. For fifty miles along the coast
we could see here and there Spanish
Warship, red from fire and driven high
upon shore The last of these wrecks
was that of the Cristobal Colon, which
made rush for life, but only succeeded
in getting fifty miles away. Four COM
The evening times., 1898-10-31
NARYLAND STATE NEWS.

The Rising Sun shoe factory. a new en-
| terprise in Cecil County, is running full
time
Mr. c. Edward Hilliard has beeen ap-
| pointed cashier of the Peoples National
Bank, Hagerstown.
For the three past nights ice a quarter
of an inch thick has formed in exposed
places in Hagerstown.
Mrs. Mary A Knodle, who died in Ha-
gerstown recently, left $500 to ST. Johns
Lutheran Church, Hagerstown.
Mr.. ]. Pearson Loose, of Hagerstown,
,, has accepted the position Of cashier for
the Howe Biscuit Company, New York
Mrs. Fannie E. Evans has filed petit
tion in the circuit court of Frederick
County, for an absolute divorce from her
husband, Richard X. Evans.
Elkton Methodist Episcopal Church will
invite Rev. Thomas E. Terry, at present
pastor of the church at Bridgeville, Del,
TO become their pastor, subject to the
action of the Wilmington Conference
Lewis II. Bennett. of Frederick, died of
heart failure, aged eighty-one years. He
leaves six children, who are: Mrs James
b. Yeakle and Lewis N Bennett. of Bal
! timore; Mrs. William Lebhertz. Mrs Hen
! ry Dertzbaugh, Mrs. Charles Burger and
John H. Bennett, of Frederick.
Rev. P. A. Cave, father of the curfew
movement in Hagerstown, makes an elab-
| crate public defense of the law which he
| is endeavoring to have the city council
of Hagerstown pass Petitions will short
| ly be circulated and afterward presented
| to the city council requesting the adop-
| ton of the law
The friends of Judge Stake, who con-
| troll majority of the stock of the Her
| aid, the county Republican paper have
| voted Judge McComas and all his friends
| out of the directorate. One of these is
| Mr.. Charles w. Adams. at present the
manager of the paper. The reason as
signed is the alleged opposition of Judge
McComas to the candidacy of Judge
!, Stake for Congress.
The evening times., 1898-10-31
IN AND ABOUT MANzANILLo.
observations of a Washington Sol
dier in That CITY

obserNAtiohs OF washington Sol
der in That City.
The mails from Manzanillo, Cuba, have
just reached this city bringing many let
tiers from the privates and officers of the
Fourth United States Volunteer Immune
regiment, which was largely recruited
from this city and vicinity and which on
ly recently arrived in Cuba. The regi-
ment is under the command of Col Pet
tit, who has had long experience and who
was detailed to assist the adjutant gen.
eral at the War Department at the be-
ginning of the war in the work of re-
cruiting the volunteers provided for in
the Presidents first and second calls
When that army was completed he was
assigned to the Fourth Volunteers I'M
mune regiment, one of the ten specially
provided for by Congress. The members
of the regiment were mostly recruited
from the District of Columbia and largely
from this city. After enlistment it was
encamped for a number of weeks at
Fredericksburg, Virginia, and later at
Jacksonville under Cen Lee. When the
American Government was notified that
the Spanish troops were about to evacu-
ate the city of Manzanillo, the regiment
was hurried to Cuba for garrison duty at
that place, reaching there about ten days
ago The advices which have just
reached this city are therefore the first
since the arrival of the regiment and
IN many of the letters received some in
teresting things are said of the condition
of affairs at ManZanillo. Among these
letters Is one received from Lieut.. Ell
bert s. Maloney, of this city, who is an
officer of Company G, of the regiment It
is dated at Manzanillo. October 19, and
says in part:
after four months of waiting and
wishing and five days of monotony and
seasickness the regiment landed on Gu
ban soil yesterday afternoon and a nice
enough place it is.
''ManZanillo is a town of 1900 souls.
situated on the coast of a large bay and
running back to a chain of foothills. some
miles inland. The town is comparative
ly clean and is very healthy; in fact. 1t
is considered one of the heaIthiest of the
Cuban cities. There is very little malaria
here, and 1t is asserted that there has
been no yellow fever for the past two
years. The barracks for the American
troops are so situated on the hillside at
the rear of the city that perfect natural
drainage is obtained and a cool breeze
blows through them constantly They are
fitted with every modern convenience
and number in all about fifty buildings.
In the harbor in front of the city may
be seen the wrecks of ten Spanish vessels,
six revenue cutters and four gunboats,
The evening times., 1898-10-31
WORKING UP THE COAST.
Official Reports of the Sailing of the
Maria Teresa

The Navy Department has official dis
patches from Guantanamo announc .ng
that the armored cruiser Maria Teresa
left Guantanamo harbor Sunday morning
at o'clock, under her own steam in
command of Lieut. Commander Ira Har-
ris. She was accompanied by the wreck
ing tug Merritt, the repair ship Vulcon
and the Leonidas. They were conveyed
as far as Cape Maysi by the cruiser Gin
cinnau which will go TO Port Antonio FIR
mail before returning to Guantanamo.
The Maria Teresa has crew of one hun
dred men TO work her up, and if she be-
hayes well. she will undoubtedly come di-
rect 10 Hampton Roads, but If any
trouble occurs. she viii go to Key West
or Port Royal.
Before the departure of the Teresa,
several changes in naval officers we're
made Lieut.. Commander Harris, former
ly commanding the Vulcan, was placed in
command of the Maria Teresa, and Lieut..
Blow, who had been in command of the
Potomac, was placed in command of the
Vulcan. Chief Engineer Smith and Lieut.
Summers were also transferred to the
Vulcan. Lieut.. Croven, of volunteers was
left in command of the Potomac.
The evening times., 1898-10-31
Body Found I'm the River.

Philadelphia. Pa. Oct 3l.-The body
OF David ]. Williams. who has been liv-
Ing at sl2l Carlisle Street, was taken
from the SehulykiH River yesterday af-
ternoon by the Fairmount Park guards.
The finding Of the body clears up the
mystery surrounding the young man S
disappearance on the 18th of the month.
The members of the family say that the
young man never talked of suicide, and,
in fact, had no reason beyond ill-health
TO take his life. They think that he
might have fallen over the bridge into
the river and, being afflicted with a nerv-
Gus disorder. could not make a fight for
bis life.
The evening times., 1898-10-31

College Park, Md, Oct. n-Prof. C. o.
Townsend. State pathologist, and Mr.. E.
d. Sanderson, assistant State entomolo-
gist, have returned from Washington
County, where they have about complet-
ed their inspection work for this season.
Several interesting cases of scale have
been found Prof. w G. Johnson, State
entomologist, has sent his equipment to
the Eastern Shore of Maryland, where he
will begin a series of experiment upon the
San Jose scale. using boxes constructed
of raw-hide paper instead of tents for
generating gas. II this method of treat
ment is found feasible, the cost of equip
ment will be reduced to less than one
half the cost of tents.
The evening times., 1898-10-31
BOY BURGLARS SURPRISED.
interrupted at Their Work of Steal
ing spoons.


New York, Oct. 3l.-Three robbers. all
under fifteen years old, were arrested
yesterday and turned over to the custody
of the Gerry Society. The boys are charg-
ed with robbing the house OF Dr. Walters,
at 17lth Street and Franklin Avenue
They are Walter Brinkworth, of No. 1
Cottage Place; David Webb, of Woodruff
Street and Boston Road, and Edward AL
legher, of No. 1888 Bathgate Avenue
DR.. Walters and his wife are visiting
in Chicago. Ralph and Roy. their sons,
We're left in charge OF the house. The
boys went to dine with friends yester-
day, and returned home at p. m. When
they entered the house they found the
furniture disturbed and the chiffoniers
open.
An investigation showed that the house
had been ransacked and robbed of valu-
able silyerware and bric-a-brac.
In the dining-room the Walters boys
surprised the youthful robbers. Allegher
jumped from the window and escaped for
the time being, while Webb and Brink
worth Were held prisoners until Capt. Bur-
feind and Detective Kane could be sum
moned
The evening times., 1898-10-31

Paris, Oct 31.-The Eclair announces
that the Fashoda question will be set
tied Immediately, and in a manner IA
voRRble to England. The French gov
ernment, the paper says, has decided to
yield the place, though a the same time
il Will make certain conditions concern
ing the occupation of Bahr- -El-GhazeI.
The minister of foreign affairs will
raise the question of English occupation
of Egypt, encouraged by the Russian gov
ernment which has promised effective
cooperation.
The other newspapers continue to blame
Major Marchand for quitting his post.
The new Dupuy cabinet is regarded as
OF its establishment is expected tomorrow.
British Naval Preparations
London. Oct 3L-Information received
from the various dock yards indicates
that the naval activity continues.
Orders have been received at Ports
mouth that the compliments of crew of
the iirst-class battleships Trafalgar and
Alexandria, and the frst-class cruiser
Australia be made Immediately and Off
GERS and men are being recalled from
leave. Two torpedo boat destroyers al
/ Chatham have been ordered into commits
sion.
Five battIeships enter eemouth har-
Dor this morning.
The evening times., 1898-10-31
Lansburgh & Bro.
Fancy Work.

To-Day we place on sale
IN our Art Department,
9th Street Annex, which
has been increased IN size
to just double the space
that was formerly o1co-
pied, the following spe-
Gals:
35c Sofa Cushions, stamped
top and back ........--...1 15c
Linen Hemstftched Bureau
Scarfs. Special -. --..---.-.--25c
Hemstitcbcd Linen Tea Cloths
-36x36. Speeial.-..,---..--5cc
Spachtcl Bureau or Sideboard
Scarfs. Special -.-.-.-. ..-..39c
Linen Pillow Shams. Special,
75- pain
Tinted Tatle Covers. Special...19e
Cot Edge Doylies-12xt2.
Pi-ture frames, with linen,
Special. .----.....-- ...............25e
The evening times., 1898-10-31
Notice !!

We have this day transferred
our Upholstery Department,
which had outgrown its old quar-
tiers, to our third floor where we
have triple the space and better
accommodations generally. We
would be pleased to have you visit
this department before purchasing
your draperies elsewhere, as we are
confident we can save you money.
Specials IN Lace Curtains, Tapestry,
Portieres, etc.
The evening times., 1898-10-31

Old fash in dress may be revived
but no old .ashioned medicine can renIace
Chamberlains Colic, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy. For sale by Henry Evans
wholesale and retail druggist, 93s +
Street northwest and Connecticut Avenue
and S Street northwest and 1928 Mary-
land Avenue northeast
The evening times., 1898-10-31

panies of Col. Rays Third Colored I'm
munes are here. but expect to leave in a
few days, when the place will be our
city
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-08

cooked six hours. She had some on
hand that was cooked six hours earlier
in the day.
The lecture was followed by singing
by number Of school children, under
the direction of Miss Hope.
The evening entertainment was a lee
ture on salads by Miss Shepperd and
concert by the Twin City Mandolin
club.
Three competitive dinners will be
cooked this afternoon and a lecture on
"Nutriment for Muscle Workers will
be delivered.
In the evening. Mrs. Helen Arm
strong, of Chicago, will lecture on the
preparation of italian delicacies, which
she will illustrate with demonstrations
Of her skill.
Mrs. Armstrong is said to be one of
the cleverest lecturers in her peculiar
field, and Is in popular demand all over
the West and South. She has just con-
cluded a course of culinary lectures in
Murfreesboro, Tenn. She will lecture
twice tomorrow.
Secretaries Whellams and Slime, of
the two bodies that planned the show,
are very much gratlfied with the re-
suit of their efforts. They are certain
that the success of this show will in
sure a similar one next year, and that
the home food exhibit will become an
annual institution.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-08

After the Central and Somerset W. C.
T. us decided to go their own ways,
as told in another column, yesterday,
Mrs. S. V. Root, of the wine room and
saloon committee, gave a report of her
work.
Last week." said she, 1T took COM
plants to the county attorney against
Mayor Griff1n's place, one for Sunday
liquor selling and the other for keeping
a disorderly house. Then 1 went to the
city attorney and lodged three CON-
plants against the same place, for SELL
ing liquor to minors, for keeping dis
orderly place and for Sunday selling.
The county and city officials found in
efficient and negligent. I labored with
Mr.. Hall several days, making daily
calls on him to get one complaint out
His whole cry was to go slow, that he
wanted complaint that would hold
water.
AT last the arrest of Mayor Griffin
and one of his bartenderS was accom-
plished for allowing minors on the
premises. The officials undoubtedly got
together before We came, and Mr.. Hall
did not make any defense and he look
ed for all the world like an overgrown
school boy and one who had not brains
enough to get himself through the
primary grades.
THE case was d 'smissed, as you have
read, and now will be taken to the
grand jury, and we hope to get a new
ruling. The Judge has virtually ad-
mitted that he was wrong in his rul-
ing.
I'm the other cases the county attor-
ney introduced no testimony as to the
keeping of a disorderly place. There
was no testimony along this line ad-
m1tted, and the county attorney told
me afterward that he could not present
the case, as there had not been time
for the proper evidence to be obtained;
that there must be a series of disorder
ly times proved. He also said that if he
presented the case to the grand jury
he should instruct it not to indict. So
| took the following statement to Judge
Willis, who said he would gladly pre-
sent it to the grand jury. There Is no
doubt that Griffin has a pull with the
administration. What it is l do not
know. I will read you the statement I
gave Judge Willis and which he gave
to the grand jury:
On the afternoon of Feb. H. 1896. George
T. Shaver visited the wine room of No SO
East Seventh street known as Mayor Grit
fms place. He found nearly dozen lewd
women soliciting trade stating that there
were rooms upstairs where they could go
with perfect safety. After getting in among
them he found it difficult to get away with
out making an engagement for the evening
The same evening Edwin T. Root, Susie
l. RoQt, George T. Shaver and Carrie B.
Shaver visited Mayor Grif1n's place The
party entered the saloon by the rear en-
trance off from Cedar street. Opening the
door they assembled three or four steps and
found themselves in quite large room fur
nished with card tables and chairs
The room was occupied by a number of
men and women, some drinking others
playing raayi cards The party passed from that
room, going down two or three steps, en-
tering narrow hall with one large wine
room on the left, with door leading from
the same room to a small toilet room On
the right of the same narrow hall was a
double wine room
The party entered the wine room on the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-08
TRIBUTE TO MEREDITH.
MOI writer OF Greatest Fiction
nut greatest Man Writing
English Fiction

NOT a writer of the greatest fiction
put the greatest man who writes Ene
fish fiction WIGS iAis
In this way did DR.. Richard Burton
VINO lectured last night at the park
congregational church, refer to George
Meredlth, the famous fictionist.
Dr' burton has the entertaining fac
u1ty. his personality, his interesting
easy narrative, obviously born of clos
knoWledge of his subject, and his wittv
sailies, gracefully interpolated kent
MS listeners interested to the end
Meredith in 1856, at the age Of twen
eey-elght, had written "The Shaving of
onaspdt' grotesque, of not much
account, but four years later turned
Hut me ordeal of Richard Feveril.''
In the speakers opinion his hest GRO
alton. ele-
Meredlth was wit. a sage. noet
dramatist and humorist and strono
III an these phases. He was an odd
combination, and in some wavs MT
past criticism. While some Of he
language was impossibly tortuous he
nao much strength and possessed a
ality. anu orisih-
His books revealed great nowars of
lyric description and Condensed f drar VI
atlc statement. Meredith had q Won
oerIul grip on situations. He was the
only man, according to Dr. Burton
VINO mad done justice to the modern
woman the woman who had adapted
nersef to the complex conditions which
OBTAIN today. The speaker toucbed
on the writer's birth. life and works
treating the latter chronologically. and
IN most interesting fashion,
He began with 1.-The Shaving Of
ehagpat,' in 1855, and ended with f"Tha
Amazing Marriage" published three
years ago. He described many of the
getter known characters in Orchard
reverb, THE Egotist," "Rhoda Elem
ing and Harry Richmond" and
pointed out the strong points possessed
by the author in their delineation.
VI the score or more of Meredth's
works, DR.. Burton advised his listeners
that the best of them included "The
Ordeal of Richard Feveril," Emilia in
England and Yittoria,' "Rhoda Elem
ing, Harry Richmond" Evan Har-
rington," and Diana Of the Cross
roads,