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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-23
FLOODS IN NEW ENGLAND.
Several Washouts Reported and Rail
road Service Interfered With.

Boston, Mass. Feb. 23-The storm
which began last Saturday night had not
entirely passed off this forenoon. Many
of the streets of the suburbs are badly
washed out.
The high tide yesterday forced the wat
er back into the sewers, the catch basins
overlooked, and streets. cellars and base
ments were filled. The tracks of the Bos-
ton and Albany and Providence roads in
the south end have been submerged for
hundreds of feet since yesterday morn
ing. The trains have ploughed through
water in some places feet deep.
The train service on the Cape Cod
division of the Consolidated Road has
been hindered by the high waters in the
small streams. and last night the trains
on the Bridgewater branch were can
celled owing to a freshet at Browns
Crossing.
High water in the rivers Of central and
southern New England is reported from
many points. In northern New England
snow fell instead of rain. which prevent
ed freshets in that section.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-23

a little story is told by Boston min
lister. 10 the effect that. in the early days
of his married life, he had in the kitchen
An odd colored aunty. He had an idea
that he did not want any cooking done
in his house on the Sabbath day. He
told her SO. She Strengthened up ami
remarked: Now look hyah. Mahrs
George. you jest go in dar an tend TO
yO' Christianity, an leave me tend to
NAH kitcheni" OF course, il is very re-
ligious for President Mckinley TO turn
the other check. and resent no insults.
and SO on, but if he does not use some
diplomacy at home, as well as abroad,
the American people are likely 10 tell him
TO go in his house and attend 10 his
Christianity and leave them TO attend TO
the kitchen. And there will be hot
meal served punctually on time.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-23

The country might as well get ready for
a sudden ending to all this suspense. The
naval court of inquiry may or may not
report within the next few days. Ii mat
ters little. The White House has abso-
lutte and complete knowledge OF the fact
that the Maine was destroyed by a sub
marine mine fired by a Spaniard. 1t
is reported that the Administration will
attempt to stave off action for two or
three weeks yet. No doubt that is true. 1t
would not be the Mckinley Administration
otherwise. But We DO not fancy the at
tempt will succeed. 1t il more likely that
our hand will be forced. If il can be. by
new act Of Spanish treachery now believed
To be in course of preparation. When the
blow is struck we may have to fight; I'M
less il should seem better to investigate
and ask questions.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-23
A PREHISTORIC DISCOVERY.
stone Idols of Gigantic Proportions
Found in q Gave

North Tonawanda. n. Y. Feb. 2S-Per-
sons living in the vicinity of Akron. a
small village south of this city, are
greatly interested in a discovery made by
men employed at the Cummings Cement
Works at that place.
While digging limestone in a clump of
woods the iaborers unearthed a cave in
which were found two strange looking
stone gods of giant size and of apparent
prehistoric origin. The cave from which
they were taken appeared to have been
a meeting place for worshipers.
The giant images are of solid rock, and
one peculiar feature of their make UP is
their long necks. which extend a foot
from their shoulders to peculiar bullet
shaped heads.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-23
MINES AS A DEFENSE.
They May Be Operated with Aceu-
racy From the shore.

A submarine mine, in the naval sense,
is an anchored torpedo. 1t may be buoy
ant or placed at the bottom of n chan
mel.
1t may be automatic or exploded by
electricity at the direction of an operator
on shore.
1t may be charged with gunpowder,
gun cotton, dynamite or other nitro-giy-
cerine explosive.
Experiments have proved that dynamite
is the most effective. 1t furnishes great
power in small bulk, is not affected by
heat or cold, defamation does not ensue
from ordinary shocks, and its explosive
force is not diminished by being saturated
with water.
At a depth of % or 30 feet below the
ship, $50 pounds of gun cotton or dyna-
mite will destroy it.rFour hundred pounds
of dynamite ID feet below the surface
win destroy a vessel directly over 1t.
The buovant mine is the more certain,
more destructive and as easily manipu-
lated as that at the bottom. The latter
is used only in shallow channels.
The buoyant mine, varies in size from
"A inches to 4 feet
dynamite The area of destructiveness
is called the crater. A 50-pound mine has
a crater of from 40sto 80 feet.
A mine charged with 800 pounds has
a crater of co TO so feet
Experiment has indicated that several
small mines are more effective than two
or three large ones.
1t has been shown that mine charged
with fifty pounds of dynamite anchored
30 feet below the surface threw coIuihii
of water le5 feet in the air.
This force exerted directly under the
strongest warship in the world would
have blown her up and sent her to the
bottom.
The submarine mine Is exploded by
electricity. The position ~ each mine
and each group is known exactly. Inc
position of a ship with relation 10 ''ehi
can be fixed with precision
Ii can be determined what part Oh
shin the explosion of particular mine
will attack.
Unless a ship is directly over a mine
when the explosion takes place she is not
likely to be destroyed The lateral force
of a mine does not compare with the
vertical force.
A 5O-pound dynamite mine exploded
directly under warship would blow
hole in her bottom and wreck her COM
pietely.
If the mine was 10 feet away II
might disable a vessel, but she might
escape immediate destruction.
The fuse is embedded in the charge.
Usually IL is mercurial illuminate.
The mine is connected with the shore
by armored cables. The firing battery
will ignite the fuse Ii allowed TO send
current through it. second battery,
too feeble To endanger the fuse. Is strong
enough when Rowing through the con-
nections to connect a relay that auto
matically switches the firing battery.
This second current is constantly on
watch. II not only controls the firing
current. but operates an electric signal,
that promptly announces any deteriora-
tions in the connections
The Maine could have been blown up
by buoyant mine. The exact time when
the ship was over IT could have been
determined. The defamation would have
followed instantaneously.
The explosion of a submarine mine
makes n tremendous roar. that Is in
marked contrast with the sharp, shat
tering defamation Of a surface explosion.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-23

IL is interesting 10 observe how the
Administration and Spanish organ. the
Heraldo, of New York, treats the Span
ish situation! Today it makes most
generous and, for il, remarkable con-
cession 10 truth in admitting that the
accident" theory with regard to the
Maine grows hourly less tenable But il
evens this up by representing Mr. Nc
kinley and the Administration as salts
fled that there will not be any war i'm
consequence of anything the court of in
quiry may find. According to the Her.
aldo. the President takes the Hon. Sleep
ing Car Lincoln's view of the case which
is, that Spain cannot be held responsible
for the act of private individual. Be
sides that, the Spanish government has
disavowed all connection with the sad
event and has sobbed upon Mr. McKin-
ley's womanly breast over it. Words
and acts like that ought, it would seem,
TO melt the most ohdurate heart. and. IL
We can believe the Heraldo-always a
rather tough job-the good person in the
White House is not TO he jolted into the
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-23
SALE OF DANA'S HOME.
His Residence on Madison Avenue
PASSES Into Other Hands.

New York. Feb. 23.-Charles A. Dana's
residence, at the northwest corner of
Madison avenue and Sixtieth street, was
sold yesterday for the estate by Henry d.
Winans & May. The name of the pur-
chaser and the selling price cannot be
made public for the present
Mr.. Dana supervised the construction of
the dwelling. which was erected in 1888 1t
is five stories, with a front of carved
brown stone for the fist story, and red
brick and brown stone above. 1t meas
ures As feet in SiXtieth street and 1876 feet
in Madison avenue.
In interior finish and arrangement the
house is said to be one of the most per-
feet in New York. The ground floor is
divided into a reception room, dining
and billiard rooms. On the second floor
is Mr.. Dana's library, the drawing room
in which his paintings were, and the mu-
sic room. which contained his famous
collection of porcelains and potteries
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-23
Recognition to the Choir.

st. Paul's rectory, 1925 V street, pre-
scented very gay scene last evening
the occasion being a reception and sup
per, given in honor of the choir by the
pastor. The guests were received by Rev
James F. Mackin, Rev. James A. Foley
and Rev. Eugene Hannah. The first floor
was deliberately decorated with palms
cut flowers, and smilax. Among those
present were: Mesdames Lewis, Benner,
and Kelser; Miss Fannie At Lee Miss A
O'Brien, Miss NJ. Dyer. Miss b. Hunter
Miss N. Albert. Miss NJ O'Brien, Miss
Boskett. Miss Handley, Miss Green, Miss
Byrne Miss l.. Dyer, Miss O'Day Miss
Albert. Miss Rose Seton, Miss B. Hickey,
and Miss Coughlin; Prof. Eugene French.
Mr.. Z. Jones, Mr. Weiderman, Mr.. Gage.
Mr.. He'll, Mr.. Tralle. Mr.. Tyson Mr.. =.
II. O'Farrell, jr.; Mr.. briggs, Mr. Atchi-
son, and Mr.. Davis.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-23

There is a modest newspaper in New
York. which we viii not name, because
OF the retiring and shy character Of its
proprietor. who bushes when looked at
This moral luminary announces that II
has been requested by the Administra-
tion to inquire OF Queen Christina. Senior
SaEasta. Marshal Blanco. and other
knowledgable persons, whether or not it
is true that the harbor OF Havana is or
ever has been planted with submarine
mines and torpedoos' Under ordinary cir
cumstances such a story would carry its
own refutatlon. and probably land its in
Ventor I'm an asylum for Predetermined
children. But when we remember how
the State Department treated the De
LONE incident; how Judge Day ran over
TO the Spanish legation to have il out
with the insolont minister and
other things of that sort. we are inclined
to believe the yarn. difficult to swallow
as il is. We hope that the Queen, pre-
mer and captain general viii answer
promptly What their answer, if-any, will
be is not matter for much doubt. Mr.
Mckinley certainly does not expect or
ask for anything but solemn denial under
oath, and, doubtless. would consider that
conclusive. A report TO the State Depart
ment by Ramon Williams. when he was
consul general if it has not been de-
stroyed as being unfriendly to Spain. will
tell story Of mines and torpedoes that
should have been brought to the Presi-
dents attention long ago. There is an
other and similar story which ought to
he somewhere in the intelligence Office of
the Navy Department. What is the use
in asking questions of the Spaniards?
There are some things we know without
that. however unpleasant ii may be to
acknowledge the fact.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-23
STATE CONVENTION CALLED.
A Test IN Voting Adopted After a
Turbulent Debate

Dallas. Tex, Feb. 23.-The State Demo-
cratic executive committee yesterday call
ed the State convention to be held at Gal
weston on August q The State primaries
were ordered to be held on July g.
The following test in voting was adopt
ed after three hours of turbulent debate.
by vote of IS to ~:
Il. Are you a Democrat and will YOU
vote for the Democratic nominees at the
ensuing election?
20. Did you vote for the opposition to
either the National Democratic ticket
nominated at Chicago or the State DEM
ocratic ticket. nominated at Fort Worth
at the general election in November,
1852
An affirmative answer to the first oues-
ton ana negative answer to the second
question is necessary TO qualify the voter
to participate in the Democratic prima-
ries
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-23
PRISONERS BREAK JAIL.
Alleged Murderers Secure Liberty
Through a Woman's Scheminp.

Sutton, w. Va, Feb. 23.-Early Tuesday
morning three supposed murderers were
released by notorious woman from the
county Jail here. Peter Mcclure John
Mcclure and John Diekey, charged with
numbering John Sampson early last sum-
mer, were to have been tried at the
March term of court. The State appar-
emily had conclusive case against them.
Tude Evans, notorious woman. was
locked uD for petty larceny, the circun.-
stances showing that she wanted TO get
into TAIL.
She was allowed the freedom of the cor
ridors, and last night brought saws and
crowbar up on rope from Confederate
on the outside through a window. With
these the prisoners soon got out. They
with the woman, are supposed to have
gone to Mercer county. where they have
many friends among the Hatfields.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-23
Genius Nipped i'm the Bud

(From the Atlanta Constitution.)
Georgia farmer who has a son who gives
promise of literary excellence brought the boy to
the city with the view of apprenticing him to
some literary chap, as he expressed it, ''to learn
the business" But he first sought an editor of
his acquaintance and asked his opinion.
How long would il be- he asked, "before the
lad would be maxim money by his writin's?''
He'd have 10 make name first,' said the ed
itor.
But he's got that already" explained The
farmer-"Jeremsh Jededish Jonesi What's the
matter with lhstf''
meap-bsd have to make name as an
author before he could command any cash.
And how long would that takeY'
about ten years
Jerry" said the old man, "come along an
less go back to plowin'. Five-cent cotton beats
thai all hollow! You've been a-talkin' about
wider FIELD; come long home, an I'll give you
ten acres."
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-23
WILLARD HALL.
LEGAL NOTICES .
VIRGINIA: IN The CIRCUIT COURT OF

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
The CITY OF RICHMOND.
The Commonwealth OF Virginia against
Timothy Rives, curator OF George Dus-
Eer, deceased: Timothy Kives. admins
TRAITOR of George Dusner, deceased. and
the Board of Education of the state or
Virginia, defendants
The object Of this suit is to recover by
the COnuonw ealtb the sum OF S3,49O.65,
principal and interest, being the property
or estate Of George DuSner, deceased. In
the hands and possession OF Timothy Rives.
his administrator, the said George DuSner
having died I'm the county of Prince George,
In the state of Virginia. in the spring Of
1888, inteState, and whose nativity Is
unknown. the COmuonw lth claiming said
estate, In consequence OF the said Dusner's
leaving no known heirs at his death.
All persons claiming an interest In said
estate are hereby required to appear
before this court and make themselves de
PENDANTS To this suit, on or before the lst
day of March, 1898. and dU what is nee
essary 10 protect their interest I'm said suit.
E NJ. ROWELIE, Clerk
". r. MCKINNEY, COmplainant's Atty.
Nov. 20, 1897. Ce1 law .3mosem
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THE SILVER HEELS IN PORT.
Back I'm New York with a Cargo of
Molasses From BarhadoeS

New York, Feb. 25.-The schooner Sill
Yer Heels for whose safety no little con-
Germ has been felt. in this city. for sew
eral days, came into port THIS morning
with cargo of geo barrels of Inolasses
from Barbados.
The schooner. which carried a success
full expedition to Cuba several months
ago, left Barbados January % for this
port. Her long trip gave rise to the fear
that a Spanish cruiser had fallen in with
and sunk her.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-23
AUCTION SALES.
TRT STEEs' SALE OF SUBURBAN House AND
TWO AND THREE F0U RTIIS q 80 RES or
IANn AT RRIGIlTM DOD ID O.

IRi SAllE Of Ut Bi hBAN hbA 81 AND
TWO AND THREE FOt KTIIS q 80 ACRES or
LAND AT BRIGITMOOD, ID. &.
BY virtue Of a certain deed of trust. dated
February -, 1896, and recorded IN Llber No.
1881, folio 302 et seq, one Of the land records
OF the District of Columbia and by the written
direction Of the holders of the notes secured
thereby, we will sci, at auction, in front
Of the premises, FRIDAY, TIE TWENTY .
FIFTH DAY or FEBRUARY, A. ID. ISIS, Al
4:30 O'CLOCK p. NJ. the following described real
estate, situate ia the county of Washington,
District OF Columbia, being that portion II the
real estate formerly owned by Elizabeth Butler,
deceased, lying (lronIing) south OF the Mix
House Ford road. known lot numDer TO o..
Beginning at stone on Wilson Kings north
east corner. and running with his line. tlst)
north 81 degrees, west Is. 20 perches TO a stone.
and to a reserved entrance 10 the primary school
(lO IL feet widej, thence ed north Il degrees,
east 10 perches 10 i stone and 10 the south side
81 the Milk House Ford read: thence s5d) with
said road south GO degrees. east II perehes %
10 pefches to o stone; thence 9TH south = -
degrees. west l5.Z7 peTches TO stone and be
ginning, containing two and three fOurths q 80
acres of land. more less, together with tie
improvements. consisting Of a dwelling house
and QUIT uldings.
FERNS Of saIe-One- half in cash. the balarce
in year from date OF sale. with interest 81
D per cent per dnnnm, payable semi annually, to
he secured by first deed Of trust upon the prop
erty sold. or all cash. at the option Of the
purchaser. \ deposit of 500 viii 10 required az
time OF sale. Conveyancng at purchasers cost
Terms to I've complied with within ten days,
otherwise the trustees reserve the night 20 re-
sell, at the risk and cost Of defaultirg purchaser.
ROBT. L. /. WHITE. Trustee.
fel7-st ms ID street northwest
If YOU HAVE furniture mdse.. etc.. 10 dispose
Of see j. r. Frechie & Co: prompt settlements
and best results. J. +. FRECHIE & co, General
AuotIoneers, Slo-Sls sth st NV above Pa ave.
p. s Goods taken on storage; advances made;
goods insured. fe9-tf
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belief that a Christian nation like Spain,
to which we owe the Spanish Inquisition.
weyler. Fonsdeviela, Ahumeda, Blanco,
Dupuy de LONE and many other saints
and heroes ever could be guilty of what
happened under orders in the harbor OF
Havana. Verify the busy and potential
stock-tieker is getting in its work with
a Vengeancei
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-23
Sentenced for Begin g.

William Smith, who has been out of the
workhouse only one week, was arrested
by Policeman Sullivan on Pennsylvania
avenue last night and charged in the po-
lice court this morning with begging on
the street. He pleaded guilty. and Judge
Kimball imposed a sentence of three
months in the workhouse.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-23
5 IL HOURS.
To Old Point Comfort.

All rail, via Pennsylvania Railroad,
Richmond and the C. & o. route, begin
ming February 22.~ Leave Washington
Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays, ~ rs
p. m, from Sixth street station. Solid
train, comprising combination coach, par
lor car, dining car and observation car.
Tickets at Pennsylvania Offices and depot.
Full information atC. e. o. ticket Offices.
fe16, Is, 20, 23&27,em
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-23

Mr. McKinleys speech to the students
of the University OF Pennsylvania
was almost entirely devoted to
George Washington. We notice with
pleasure that the President seems to
think well OF his famous predecessor.
Once upon a time two French Creole
gentlemen were gazing at the fine statue
of General r. f. Lee. just erected
in New Orleans. One said to the other:
Henri. 90 is that monument That,
replied his friend. lis one of our generals.
Lee was his name"' WAS e mooch of a
soldat?" Il think so. At least, / hear
Beauregard speak well OF him. In the
same way, our opinion of George
Washington is much improved since
William Mckinley has taken the
country into his confidence and
admitted that the former was built very
much upon his own model: above all
things pious. and ever wild TO have the
nation meet its obligations. These were
the two points which President Mckinley
emphas sized, but especially the latter He
did not say in terms that George Wash
ington, If alive today, would insist upon
hQuidating the debts OF the nation on a
200 per cent basis. but no doubt that is
what he would have said if he had only
borrowed Georges little Ratchet from the
National Museum and taken Ii along with
him L. Philadelphia. As an address likely
to have a great and lasting effect upon
the future careers of his hearers, as pa
triotic citizens, we are not quite sure that
the speech of Mr.. Mckinley was fully up
to the level Of some of Cicero's or of
Susan b. Anthony's best efforts; but, as
well as he knew how. he drew from the
life Of Washington this lesson, which he
tried 10 impress upon the boys: Fear
God. and honor the bondholders,"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-23
MERCHANTS VISIT SALISBURY.
Adjustment of Differences Between
France and England Discussed

London. Feb. 23.-Lord Salisbury receiv-
ed today an important deputation of mer-
chants, who called to express their views
upon the relations of France and Great
Britain in West Africa. The premier
promised to bear in mind the views ex-
pressed and the facts furnished by the
deputation and declared that he saw no
reasons why a perfectly amicable set
tlement of the situation should not be
reached.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-23
COMPANY Il Is Ready,

At meeting of company b, fourth
battalion, d. c. n. G., the following res
olution was adopted: Resolved, That in
the event of war with Spain or any other
country we stapd ready to move to the
front at moments notice. Many new
members have been elected.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-23
Violated the Game Law.

Mr.. George II. Javins. of the firm Of
George III. Javins & Sons, forfeited $50 in
the police court this morning, for expos
ing for sale six quail, In violation of the
game laws of the District.
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circulation statement.

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see how good it is. "a bottes-sent in unettered
wagens-only 81. Wash. Brewery Co., 4th and T
sts.i ne. 1t