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THINK THIS OVER.
A Rational Remedy for National
Trouble.

kFOuDke.
To say that hemorrhoids or the disease
commonly known as piles is a national dis
ease may be slightly overirawn, but it is
quite certain that at least one in every
four persons is so afflicted
Because it is common and not imme-
diately fatal many suffer for years without
giving the trouble any medical attention.
Moreover, the rather general impression
that surgical operation is the only cure
has much to do with delaying attention un.
til the disease becomes deep-seated and
chronic.
Sufferers from piles should know that
the Pyramid Pile Cure is better than a
surgical operation; 1t cures without pain; !;
it causes no detention from business, and
the cost is trif1ing All druggists sell it
at so cents per package
The astringent effects of the acids in the
Pyramid Pile Cure speedily contracts and
restores to their natural condition the
blood vessels of the affected parts, and as
it quickly dissolves in the rectum the
remedy soothes and heals the irritated
surfaces. and these two things are the only
necessary requirements for cure
The principal danger from piles is the
liabilities to chronic liberation of the rec-
tai tissue. and nervous exhaustion from
loss of sleep and attendant pain and irri-
tation All these symptoms the Pyramid
quickly relieves, and the fact that it is
the most popular and widely sold of any
pile cure is quite conclusive evidence O!
thorough merit II you suffer from bleed
ing, itching, or protruding piles try 60
cent package tonight. Ask your druggist
for Pyramid Pile Cure.
The evening times., 1899-03-30
OLD DOMINION NEWS NOTES.

In suit for damages for personal injuries
against the Bennett Steamboat Line, of Norfolk
Peter Hampton has been awarded $500 by Judge
Waddill, of the United States district court.
charter granted yesterday TO the Union
Mining and Roofing Company, of Norfolk. Capt.
tai, $1,000. X. f. Davies, of Johnstown, Pa.
and Hiram Smith, Of Wikesbarre, Pa, are
among the incorporators.
DIR. T. B. Anderson, one of Norfolk's most
prominent physicians injured by being run
over by wagon yesterday. 1t is thought his
injuries not serious. John T. Williamson
was also run over and badly hurt yesterday.
Prior to The Spanish American war the schoon.
er Donna I. Briggs seized here as a Cuban
hlibuster. She was released under bond. Yes
terday the case heard by Judge Waddill who
assessed fine of $500 against the schooner.
The sale of Cedar Grove tract, opposite the
Norfolk navy yard, TO the United States Gov
ernment was confirmed in the United States
Court by Judge Waddill yesterday. The price
fixed by the commissioners was Sl45. .6s7. so. As
soon as the order is entered directing that the
money be paid into court the property will be
turned over to the Government. 1t will be suti-
lied for increasing the facilities of the Norfolk
navy yard.
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Drowned in a CuIyert.

Aberdeen, Md, March 3O.-Phillp Green,
colored, aged thirty nine years, was found
drowned early yesterday morning by Lloyd
Taylor, colored Green was in Aberdeen
Tuesday and left the Baltimore and Ohio
station at o'clock that night. starting
down the railroad track for his home a
mile distant. When almost in sight of his
home, IL is supposed, owing 10 the dark
ness and high wind. he fell down the en-
bankment and struck his head on the edge
OF a. culvert, rendering him unconscious.
and while in that condition he fell into
the water and was drowned hole in the
forehead shows where his head struck the
stonework of the culvert. The water in
which the body was found was very shall
low. Acting Coroner E. W. Bennett had
a jury summoned. The jury rendered a
verdict that Philip Green came TO his death
by accidental drowning
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suit FOR BREACH
OF PROMISE To MARRY marry
Twenty-Five Love Letters Of
fered in Evidence.
Fair Plaintiff Claims $4,000 as
Damages.
Case Attracts Much Attention in the
Salisbury, Md. C0urt-A
sample Epistle.

Salisbury, Nd, March 3o.-A breach-of-
promise suit. removed TO Wicomico court
from Snow Hill for trial, was brought up
yesterday. The courtroom was filled to
overfowing, and during the afternoon the
judges had TO repeatedly rap the au-
dience to order, especially during the read
ing of sofle of the love letters sent by the
defendant.
The case is one where Emma Tapman
brings suit against Hiram ]. Lewis, both
of Worcester county, for 900 damages
for breach of promise to marry. George
w. Purnell and C. o. Melvine are for the
plaintiff and Samuel III. Townsend, Adial
p Barnes, Joshua w. Miles, and Henry L.
d. Stanford for the defendant.
The work of getting jury was soon dis
posed Of Leonard F. WALES, of Salisbury,
is the foreman.
The first witness was Miss Tapman.
When she took the stand a murmur of ad-
miration ran through the court. She is
decidedly pretty young lady, with good
figure, brilliant dark eyes, a head sur
mounted with beautiful nut-brown hair
and cheeks aglow. She was becomingly
dressed in black and light blue, and wore
duced twenty-five letters received from
Lewis, covering a period from November
25, 1895. TO February, 1897. She told how
the defendant began paying her attention
in February, 1895, and how he visited her
regularly every two weeks. He expressed
his love for after few visits and told her
If she would prove her affection for him he
would then know whether or not he wanted
TO marry her. But he wanted to teach her
how 10 be his ideal. The young lady then
told how Lewis attempted to take undue
liberties. and how she repulsed him. She
said he complained that he could not love
her fondly unless she would prove her love
by allowing his advances.
The following is sample of one of the
twenty-five letters exhibited In court;
Ny Dearest, Sweetest. Little Darling Angel:
Why didn't You talk TO me and tell me person
ally what YOU had 10 ssyg / am hesrtbroken after
reading youT letter. Now, darling let me tell
you there is no girl in this world that | love
as well as ] do you. For your kind wishes to-
ward me, my teryent prayer is that YOU may
have life OF happiness here, and walk the streets
OF the New Jerusalem.
Here is a sample of some of the poetry
in this letter
i thought this heart, consuming. lay on Cupid.
shrine
l thought she stole thy heart away and placed it
near to mine.
] saw thy heart begin 10 melt like ice before the
sun.
Till both sglow congenial met and mingled witt
one anOther'S arms
Lewis. the defendant is possibly fifty
years old He is large and red-faced. The
case was not concluded. Miss Tapmen be-
| ing the only witness yet called and her ex-
| animation was not half finished.
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AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY.
Veteran Employees to Be Retired Tn
der the Personnel Bill.

Annapolis, Md, March S0.-Under the
Navy Personnel bill ten employees of the
Naval Academy who have served thirty
years continuously in the navy will be re-
tired al 10 per cent pay. These veterans
are Chief Quartermaster Henry Shambuck
Seaman William y orman, aged eighty six;
Seaman Henry Coffin. Ships Cook Fred
erick L. Carr, colored; Fireman William
Booze, colored; Chief Boatswain's Mate
John Bentley, Chief Master of Arms Rich
ard Stone. Boatswain's Mate George Au-
gust, Gunner's Mate William Smith, Gun
ners Mate John Maloney.
Mate Charles J. Murphy. the senior mate
in the United States Navy, will retire in
1901, after forty years of faithful service
He entered the navy at the beginning OF
the war, in 1861 having been appointed
from Eastport Me.
Chief Yeoman Rasmus Clausen will soon
retire under the provisions of the Per
sonnel bill.
Rev. Joseph p. McComas, assistant rec
tor OF ST. Anne's Church, Annapolis is
spoken of for chaplain in the navy. He is
nephew Of Senator McComas, and is pop
ular in Annapolis. Mr.. McComas saws
there will be no vacancy for at least two
wears,
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Car and Wagon Collide.

As a result of a collision between
laundry wagon of De Alley G. Co. and car
No. of the Metropolitan Railway al the
corner of T-and-ahalf and H Streets
southwest, at $3.50 o'clock yesterday after
noon, the horse and wagon were turned
completely over and ]. De Alley and A.
Blondheim. his partner, were thrown vio-
lenuy to the ground. Blondheim was ap-
parently seriously injured and was taken
20 the Emergency Hospital, where an ex-
animation revealed that he had sustained
q confusion of the right knee. There were
10 evidences of internal injury. After re-
eeiving treatment he was sent TO rest in
O ward, and later was permitted 10 go
60 his home ct 1894 Four and-a-h half Street
southwest De Alley was not injured. The
wagon was damaged by the collision and
the horse was slightly hurt.
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MARYLAND HAPPENINGS.

Capt Howard Chiswell, aged seyenty.fve years
died at his home near New Market Frederick
county.
Judge Howard MAYNARD aged eghty-two wears
died at his home. New London, Frederick county
OF general debility.
William II. Fox proposes to build an opera
house in Cambridge on the site formerly oce,-
pied by Independence Hall, al a cost of Sl2 600
The old Mckenzie house, near Allegany Grove
Cumberland and unoccupied, was DESTROYED by
fire last night, supposed to have been kindled
by tramps
The heavy rain of Tuesday night added TO the
embarrassment OF the farmers who are unable
to get on their lands with teams preparatory to
spring work.
A Caroline county medical association has been
formed, with the following permanent officers ::
President DIR. Enoch George of Denton and Dr.
5. s. Stone, of Ridgely, secretary.
Cambridge was visited Tuesday night and this
morning by very high wind. Tides on the
Chopiank River rose very high. large tree
fell in the livery stable yard of d. H. Marvel
crushing shed and demolishing several vehicles.
William H. Barton has sold to James A. Hig-
gins, of Vienna, lot in Cambridge fronting
seventy-six feet and one-half inch on High Street
and l6s feet Church Street. The property is
the last OF the front lots made vacant by the
fire OF 1893 An office building and an opera
house in the rear will probably be erected
Isaac Hesson, retired farmer, died at his
home yesterday near Silver Run, Carroll county,
aged sixty-seven years. Two sons and three
daughters survive him. David Hesson and Mrs.
Martin Beachtie, of Myers district; Mrs Abram
Stonesifer, and Mrs. John ID. Dotterer, OF Lit
tlestown Pa, and Peter Hesson,. of Kansas.
Horace Bell, of Frostburg, went TO Blue Ridge
Summit yesterday to inspect the deposits of cop
per and other valuable now being mined
in that locality by prospectors. Mr.. Bell is part
owner of mountain land Frostburg contain
ing ores of copper and other metals, and his
visit to the Blue Ridge deposits for the pur-
pose of comparing the there and those found
on his land.
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CUMBERLAND COAL.
ouIput of fhe Mines and Shipments
of the Past Week.

et "eek
Cumberland Nd, March 3O.-The coal
shipments from the Georges Creek-Cum-
berIand region for the week ended Sat
urday, March %. by rail aggregated So
s0991 tons. and by the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal 6l6.l6 tons. The total ship
nents were g.913.SS tons in excess of The
corresponding week of 1898 The total
shipments for the year 10 date reached
900, ,1s5. 10 tons. an increase of 1893 0s
as compared with the corresponding per-
iod OF 1895
OF the output to March -. $50 976.04 ions
were delivered TO the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad and local points. an increase of
l3 S5 tons, and 251, go Is tons TO the
Pennsylvania, an increase of 13,4S6.61
tons, compared with last year. This week
through shipments of coal by canal to
Georgetown were commenced.
During the week 2s,S52l9 tons of coal
and 4,2l6 tons of coke were shipped from
the Elk Garden and Upper Potomac re-
gion of West Virginia. The total output
of the region to March 25 is 290114.01
tons of coal and 52S72 tons of coke an in
crease of 33, 3,09l.l5 tons of coal and de-
crease of 2,520.11 tons of coke as COM
pared with the record for the same period
Of 1898.
Operators report the soft coal trade most
active and are confident there will be
an exceptionally good demand all season.
The carrying companies have put out a
new schedule of tolls that shows an ad-
vance of 10 TO 20 cents. This is regarded
as an evidence that they are tired of the
very low rate at which they have had to
carry coal in the past year or two. There
is great activity in the seaboard trade
and producers are receiving more orders
than they can fill The new rail rates
will be effective April l. The car supply
is good
Daniel T. Jones of Lonaconing. has
been appointed mine boss at the Gale
donia mines, Barton, Allegany county, vice
Joseph Mccormack. ST., resigned.
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HARD WORK FOR FIREMEN.
Occupant of Burning House Res
cued From "a Window.

Occupant of Burning House Res
cued From Window
Snow Hill, Md, March 30.-A two-story
frame dwelling house in Snow Hill. occu-
pied by Jane Bailey, colored. was destroy
ed by fire yesterday. The fire broke out at
10 o'clock in the morning in the upper
story rooms and was all ablaZe when the
alarm was given. The house was situated
half way between the centre of Snow Hill
and the large lumber mill of Smith, Moore
Co., with piles of lumber on the mill
side and several intervening frame houses
on the town side. The wind was b,owing
a hurricane from the west, setting the
blaze toward the town and scattering
showers of sparks in that direction. So
rapidly was the house burned that Jane
Bailey, its occupant, who ran upstairs after
the fire was discovered, found her descent
cut off by the falling of the stairway. She
was taken out of the second-story window
with great difficulty.
The flames were eXtinguished by the
Snow Hill fire department, the members OF
which had to work very hard to prevent
the spread of the fire to adjoining prop
erty This danger was so imminent that
great excitement was caused, and the fire.
men never worked under greater pressure.
They behaved well and demonstrated the
efficiency of the organization.
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Sentenced for Larceny.

John w. Johnson, alias Williams coll
ored grocer of South Washington, who was
recently convicted in the Police Court of
six separate charges of larceny was yes
terday sentenced by Judge Scott to pay a
fine of $50 or serve ninety days in Jail in
default in each case. Johnson, it will be
remembered, was alleged to have swindled
Mrs. Sarah Smith. colored of sums of
money aggregating 5000. The swindling
was effected by what is known as WOO
dooism." johnson claimed TO be able &c
restore a lost sweetheart 10 the woman By
some occult power. and so impressed her
with the feasibility Of his scneme that she
was induced 10 give him money to iefray
imaginary eNpenses
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The Twelfth Cenxus

AT the request of the Secretary of the
Interior Attorney General Griggs has
given it as his opinion that the law for
the taking of the Twelfth Census does not
place that work in any way under the
Jurisdiction of the Interior Department
After reviewing the law at length the At
torney General says:
1t will thus be seen that so far as the direct
language OF the act is concerned the operations
OF the Director OF the Census and his subordin-
ates are in no respect made subject TO the super
vision. approval, control. direction. OF modifi-
cation of the Secretary of the Interior. He is
not authorized or directed 10 approve the selec-
ton OF appoIntees, nor to approve the plan for
the taking of the census, nor TO approve con-
tracts for supplies, rental Of quarters. etc. Not
being specifically directed by the acts to perform
such supervision, the question arises as to whether
there is any other provision of the general
statutes which imposes such power duty upon
the Secretary. l am unable to find any.
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DEATHS IN CUBA.
The MOrfuary Report of the General
Comma ndine in the Island.

The War Department is in receipt of the
following report by cable from Major Cen
eral Brooke:
Havana March 90.
"Adjutant General, Washington:
The report of deaths March q shows:
Pinar del Rio-Private Claude Beasly,
Company C, First Infantry, died oath, ty-
phoid. Havana-William Sweden, quarter
masters employe, peritonitis. Cienfuegos-
Private Richard Porter, Company c,
Fourth Tennessee. accidentally shot on
lighter at Casilda 26th, fell overheard, body
not recovered. Santa Clara-Private Frank
Emerson, Company X, Sixth Ohio, per-
nicious malaria. Puerto Principe-Herbert
Warner. farrier. Company H, Sixth Cav
airy. typhoid; George Leach, Company H,
Eighth Cavalry. typhoid. Santiago-Pri-
vate r. E. Langford, Hospital Corps ma
larial haematuria; Private Alfred Pride.
Company-I, Eighth Illinois. 23d. malaria:
Red Rally. civilian, malaria.
BROOKE, Commanding.
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PROSPECTIVE INDUSTRIES,
Woodwork and Shoe Factories to Be
Established I'm EastOn.

Woodwork and Shoe Factories to Be
Established i'm EastOn.
Easton. Nd. March 30.-Negotiations are
pending for the establishment of wood
work factory in Easton. with capacity
to use 100000 feet of lumber year, for
the manufacture of wooden handles and
thousand other small turned wooden arti-
cles. The lumber which will be used, con-
sisting of maple, beech, birch. hickory, and
walnut, will be brought from Hendricks,
w. Va, near where the promoters OF the
enterprise own large tract of timber land.
Baltimore capital is behind it. The de-
termining factor of location will be largely
freight rates, and negotiations are pend
ing with transportation lines about freights
on the raw material COAL and the manu-
factured goods.
George C. Benson and his son, of Bur-
lington, Iowa, are in St. Michaels, looking
for site on which to locate shoe fac
tory to make shoes for a Philadelphia
wholesale house. Mr.. Benson is native
of ST. Michael's, but left there thirty years
ago, and this Is his first visit since TO MS
native town. He and his son are practl-
cal shoe manufacturers.
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APARTMENTS.
Highland Terrace,
SQUEEZE RUINED HER HANDS.
Philadelphia Girl Sues Young Man
for $4,000.

Philadelphia. March 3O-of all the
causes on which have been based suits for
damages in the local courts for many
years the most novel perhaps is that ad-
vanced by Miss Edith Boone. who claims
$4,000 as a salYe for injuries resulting
from the squeezing of her hands by Fred
erick R. Farrow
The defendant is employed as clerk in
q drug store. Miss Boone who is seven
teen years old. lives at the home of her
brother-in- law. Charles Lavender through
whom the suit is brought. In the affidavit
MIR Lavender says in part:
The said Frederick R. Farrow. with
great force and violence caught hold OF
both hands Of said Edith Boone. plaintiff
with his hands. and for a long space of
time pressed. squeezed, and mashed both
hands OF her in consequence whereof the
said plaintiffs right and left hands were
bruised, mashed, and crushed, and seri-
ousiy and permanently injured so that the
same have been of no use TO her. and that
as consequence thereof the said Edith
Boone is advised that her right hand will
have 10 be ampUtated. and that her left
hand is so injured that the same will
never be OF any use 10 her: said injuries
were inflicted by the said Frederick r
Farrow purposely, viciously. and wickedly.
NAA WIN AAt lAASAl anu pun pUSS Vi uAIl-
ing and injuring her"
When interviewed al her home Miss
Boone had one hand completely bandEged
and apparently had no control over the
member. The other hand also appeared 10
be affected Her sister, Mrs Lavender
told the following story of the affair:
A little over year ago Mr.. Farrow.
who was boarding with US. came in TO
dinner and, after joking with us, seized
both Of Ediths hands and commenced to
squeeze them" At this point Miss Boone
continued the story herself.
Fred wouldn't let go of my hands
asked him to-, she said, for il hurt ter
ribly. He held my hands for fully five
minutes, pressing them very hard. and fin
ally / cried and begged him TO stop. He
did so. and few hours afterward my right
wrist swelied a great deal and got purple
] showed il to him and he only laughed
saying that il was nothing.
Farrow deplored the affair and SAYS he
never meant TO injure the girl in any way
The evening times., 1899-03-30
TWO COWBOYS KILLED.
They Were TerrOrs But COnsta bic
Hooks Would Not Scare.

Brandon, Tex, March 20.-Bob Lynch
and Jack Finch, cowboys. rode into town
Tuesday got drunk and in fight both
men were killed by Constable Bob Hooks.
Lynch and his partner came dashing into
town on their horses. firing their guns and
shouting like Comanche Indians. They
had long been recognized as the terrors of
North Texas, so no one attempted TO in
terfere with their boisterous sport. Bob
Hooks, the constable, was notified of their
doings, and decided to take a hand in the
shooting. Hooks, from behind a telegraph
pole. opened fire on the shooters. The cow
boys responded. Hooks killed both men.
The evening times., 1899-03-30
PROPHET or WIZARD.
Prof. F. DUBOIS.
CIairvoyant of CIairyoyants

some call him wizard. others prophet. but call
him what you viii. people are awcstrickeB ~ hrs
wonderful power Before you can utter word
he calls you by your full name Advice ia
business, speculation. love marriage. aud divorce,
also reUHites the separated in nine days; causes
speedy marriages. and gives luck
The professor Is ever ready 20 assist all IboSe
with capital 10 find safe and good paving IN
vestments. To give al a chance To test his
ability he will give readings for HALF PRICE
for a limited time only Hours, 10 10 9 daily
and sunday, 11l6 G St
y B.-Don't miss this wonderful chance Nj
those possessing mediumistic power viii be
developed Tor so. this week only.
The evening times., 1899-03-30
Smallpox at fredericksburg.

Fredericksburg, Va, March 30.-There
is one case of smallpox here, Mr.. Robert
C. Taylor son of Mr.. J. A. Taylor, being
sick with the disease. The health officers
issued a statement this evening pronounce
ing the case genuine smallpox, but such
prompt action was taken, the residence
of Mr.. Taylor is so completely qusrantined
and the case so thoroughly isolated as TO
allay all excitement. There is not the
slightest suspicion OF the existence of any
other case here, and no apprehensions are
felt for the spread of the disease
The evening times., 1899-03-30


minutes before my baby was born. He is now
three months old and weighs nineteen pounds.
I know it was DIR. Pierce's medicine that saved
me from suffering. I advise all women to take
Or. Pierces Favorite Prescription, also his
Pleasant Pellets if necessary"
Following the advice of neighbor"
What a weight of confrmatory evidence
there is in those six words The neighbor
had tried the Favorite Prescription " and
recommended it. Mrs. Jacobs has also
tried it and proved its wonderful properties
and now she recommends it. Beside such
testimony as this its makers words are un-
important. Mrs. Jacobs experience is a
fact. Her neighbours experience is a fact
The written experiences of $50 900 other
women are facts There is no theory about
it. There can be no question about it. In
every neighborhood in this broad land
there are women who have been cured by
the Favorite Prescription" II has cured
more cases of female complaint than all
other medicines for women combined. 1t
is the only medicine of its kind invented by
skilled specialist in medicine regularly
graduated physician Of more than thirty
years actual experience.
The evening times., 1899-03-30
store Destroyed by Fire.

Denton, Nd. March S0.-The store of
J. w. Peters, of Hickman, station on the
Queen Anne Railroad, was burned Tues
day night at 10 o'clock. The store build
ing and stock of merchandise were de-
stroyed. Mr.. Peters closed the store about
8 o'clock and did not discover the fire until
il was too late to save anything. He does
not know how il originated. But for
heavy rain at the time several adjoining
buildings would have been DESTROYED
There was an insurance of 81 1000 on the
stock of goods.
The evening times., 1899-03-30
The Annapolis MayoraItx.

Annapolis, Nd, March 30.-It is now gen.
orally thought that Edwin A. Seidewitz
will be the Democratic candidate for mayor
of Annapolis in the election TO be held
July 10. Nevett Steele, the present mayor,
filling out the unexpired term of DIR. Green,
is understood not TO be a candidate. He
is employed in the pay department of the