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The evening times., 1899-08-21
An ARTISTS OBJECTION
The Manila Victory Not Likely to
Be Done i'm FrieZe.
SfEncr Filfpo Castaggtni Explains
the Iuconsistency of the PROPOSE
tfon That Dewey's Triumph He So
Comme memorated-Such mo Painting
Not I'm Harmony with the Mural.

1t is said that the proposition to COM
memorate in picture Admiral Dewey's
achieve ment at the battle OF Manila fe-
the adornment of the rotunda OF the Capt.
tol is not likely to meet the appreciation OF
Congress. In all the allegorical frieze
upon the mural under the dome there has
never been executed design representing
a surviving celebrity. Congress has repeat
edly frowned upon such propositions-no-
tably the surrender at Appomattox during
the lifetime of General Grant All legends
or historic descriptions upon the mural OF
the Capitol rotunda have been painted dur
ing the last fifty years by the late Brumidi
or Fflipo Castaggini, the present artist Of
the work
Signor Castaggini resides in Baltimore
county. Md, but is at his studio in this
city. 323 Second Street southeast, nearly
every day. On Saturday he was al his stu
dio, where he looked over the diagrams
and designs of the unfinished panels
around the rotunda, upon which ne has
been engaged off and on for over twenty
years. Signor Castaggini, when asked for
his opinion on the proposition to devote
the remaining panels of the rotunda, which
resentation of Admiral Dewey and the bat
tie of Manila, gave it as his professional
opinion that such picture could not be
painted without spelling the artistic effect
Of the completed frieze.
NO vessel" said he could properly be
painted in this space, which is too limited
for the artistic effect, and besides there
would not be room for what We call the
detail There is very little detail in the
work completed, it having ever been the
object to preserve the consistency of these
pictures as well as the symmetry of the
figures.
Observing this rule. the unfinished
space, for instance might simply portray
Dewey, or Dewey and Schley at the sur
renders at Manila and Santiago respective
ly; but for the reasons ! have stated no
vessels or other important detail could be
arranged 10 make the picture worthy of it
self or its coiapaaioa pieces.
AS Signor Castaggini would be consult
ed prior 20 anv action by Congress on this
subject, and as Congress itself has re-
peatedly shown its prejudice against thus
symbclizing great events in the history of
the country prior 10 the demise OF the
principal heroes of those events. it is un-
likely, say those who know, that the va
cant panels on the mural in question will
soon be decorated with pictures of the
battle of Manila or of the popular victor.
Another great objection to the PROPOSE
ton, il is said. is the fact that this big
ring of panels represents events of the
Civil War and that some of its important
battles that have yet no panels should
surely be given preference over one that
occurred during a recent and comparative
ly Insignificant conflict.
The evening times., 1899-08-21
A SNAKE 1NvADEs A CHURCH.
Coils Around DeacOn's Leg and Is
Cut In Two.

Parkersburg, W. Va, Aug. 21-During
last evenings service at the Hargraye.
Jackson county, church. Deacon James Ar
mold felt strong pressure on the calf OF
his right leg. Reaching down he found that
snake was coiling itself around his leg.
For fear of being bitten and not wishing
to create a panic he sat quiet for a few
minutes. till. turning toward his wife, he
caught sight CT the reptiles head on the
seat about to strike him. Catching it
quickly he threw it TO the floor placed his
foot on its body and attempted to crush
it, in the meantime trying to get out his
knife. His conduct attracted the attention
Of the congregation and in moment the
cry OF snake was raised Women mount
ed the seats screaming in terror and men
either left the building or started toward
the deacon. The latter succeeded in get
ting out his knife and by the time help
reached him he had cut the snake in two.
To quiet the congregation he held it aloft,
one piece in each hand.
The reptile was laid out in the aisle and
measured, and its length was six feet,
lacking one inch. 1t was a black snake, a
species rarely seen in this section. An at
tempt 10 continue the services proved un-
successful
The evening times., 1899-08-21
Report From statistieian .d,,x

Ann Arbor, Mich. Aug. 2l-Prof. Henry
c. Adams, of the University of Michigan.
who was appointed statistician of the Joint
Postal Service Committee of Congress, says:
That all summer he had fourteen young
men engaged on this work, and that it is
now about completed. The object of this
investigation" he said lis to reduce the
statistics of mail transportation as fur
nished by the Postmaster General to the
basis OF railway statistics, so that the Sen
ate comparison may be between what the
railways receive from the Government for
carrying its mail and what they receive for
other business. We found the records and
figures in the Postoffice Department salts
factory as far back as 1856, but before that
the reports were not always clear nor were
the facts uniformly presented from year
to year. We did not ask for any data
from the railroads and they have not been
aware OF the work that has been going on
here"
The evening times., 1899-08-21
The Only Sure Cure for Diarrhcea.

Mr.. w. A.. Bruss, editor of the "Elmore
Eve" Elmore, Minn., says: For the past
six years have been troubled with diar-
rhoea during the hot summer months. As
I had advertised .Chamberiain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for some
time l determined to Try it, so two weeks
ago, when had severe attack got a
a5-cent bottle of it and took it according
to directions. The pain left me and have
had no trouble since. This is the first
remedy which has done me any good, and
have tried dozens before. One Of my
friends tried the remedy since, and half
of ascent bottle cured him." For sale
by Henry Evans. Wholesale and retail. and
all druggists.
The evening times., 1899-08-21
EXCURSIONS.
Tournament mt Glen Sligo.

The annual knightly tilt at Glen Sligo Pleasure
Park will take place ON "Wednesday. August 50.
The management will offer $50 added money TO
the regular entrance fees to be divided pro rata.
The event will be especially attractive 10 gen.
tlemen riders. for after the regular tilt there
will be contest between knights that have
won place during the present in West
Virginia, Virginia. and Maryland. The special
prize will be handsome saddle and bridal. A
bah will follow the crowning OF the two queens,
which will be a gala event, where the young
people from the adjoining counties and Wash
ington will meet Pleasure Park will be brightly
lighted by electric lights, and band and orches-
ira will he in attendance. Mr.. Grant Parish will
manage the contest.
The evening times., 1899-08-21
A Gift From Charlie. n. Rouss.

Winchester, Va, Aug. 21.-Charles B.
Rouss, of New York, has sent his check
for $1,000 to the Shenandoah Valley Agri-
cultural Society toward the expense of this
seasons fair. For number of years past
Mr.. Rouss has made an annual donation
to the organization. The fair will be held
September 19 to %. Mr.. Rouss writes
that he will be present on Thursday, Ssp-
tember 21, which is known as Rouss Day
AS is his custom. he will give his annual
banquet and reception to the thousands
that will attend. Mr. Rouss will also par
ticipate in the unveiling of the monument
to the North Carolina Confederate dead
buried in the Stonewall Cemetery, which
will take place on that day.
The evening times., 1899-08-21
Death of a retired minister

Winchester, Va, Aug. 21.-Rev. Isaac T.
Parlett, retired minister of the United
Brethren Church, died at his residence
near this city Saturday after a protracted
illness, aged seventy years. He is sur
yived by two sons-Rev John II. Parlett,
of the county, and A. T. Parlett, of
Martinsburg, w. Wand five daughters
He belonged to the radical branch of the
United Brethren Church which split off
from the liberal branch in 1889 Mr.. Par
lett has been failing in health since the
spring of 1898, when he was prominent in
the slander suit brought by his son. Rev.
John IL. Pariett, against John b. Fries.
The strain and worry attending upon this
case undermined his health. In the suit
his son was awarded $500
The evening times., 1899-08-21
EXCITEMENT IN A BARN.
Consideration Caused by n Rnccooi
Mistaken for Wildcat.

CONSERVATION Caused by n RaccoOn
Mistaken for Wildcat.
Geneva. N. Y, Aug. 21.-Theodore Nor
gan, a farmer living at West Fayette,
southeast Of Geneva. threshed his grain
Saturday noon. The separator stood on
the barn floor with the feeding board near
the front door. Wilson VanGorder was
feeding and Friend Lamb. viii Gleason,
and George Wilson were pitching bundles
from the now The bundles had been
pitched out until the NOV was interrupted.
Lamb was on the lowest level, Gleason
was on the middle level even with Lambs
head. and Wilson was about ten feet high
er up. Wilson stuck his pitchfork into
bundle in dark corner under the roof.
Something moved, gave a sound that rose
TO a screech, and jumped towards Wilson.
1t was an immense raccoon. Wilson had
run a tine Of his fork through its left
hind foot.
When Wilson saw the animal jump
toward him he thought it was 4 wildcat
He yelled, jumped backwards, fell off the
terrace, struck his head against a joist
and was rendered unconscious The rae
coon jumped at Gleason. but went over
him and struck Lambs shoulder. Lamb
also thinking it was a wild cat. yelled,
jumped to the feeding table and toward
the barn floor. He struck the driving bet.
which was running the separator. He was
thrown against a bulkhead and badly
bruised. though no bones were broken.
When Lamb jumped, the racccon sprang
toward VanGorder. He lodged and the
raecoon went into the hopper of the sep
arator and was cut to pieces. Mrs. Van
Gorder, Mrs. Gleason. and three other wo-
men stood in the barn watchire he thresh-
ing. They heard the disturbance in the
NOW but did not know its cause. They saw
Lamb thrown by the belt and when they
saw the raccoon's blood they thought a
man had been killed. Mrs. VanGorder AMI
Mrs Gleason tainted, Mrs. Morgan became
hysterical. and the other two ran scream
ing out of the barn.
The evening times., 1899-08-21
MARYLAND HAPPENINGS.

Dr. William Dallam, aged seventy-two years, is
ill at his home Creswell, Hartford county.
William E. Shook. of Hagerstown. while walk
ing in his sleep fell headlong down fight of
stairs, burst open door, and sustained serious
injuries.
The funeral OF Rev. Daniel Wolf, Dunkard
minister. at Fair Play, was the largest ever held
in that community. Misses Fannie and Bette
Wolf daughters Of the deceased, are both criti-
cally ill from nervous prostration, brought about
by grief for their father.
George Capper. formerly of Cumberland, and
brother of Alfred Capper, of Cumberland, died
at Sheffield, England. aged thirty-nine years. He
left here about year ago. He served in the
English army for ten years, engaging in various
colonial wars He wore the Victoria medal when
in this country. He had another medal which
was given him by the Khedive of Egypt
Complaint is made that the water supply of
Hagerstown is again Insufficient. Many citizens
are beginning to look to Conococheague Creek or
the Potomac River for water sufficient to meet
the demands Of the growing town. There are
those who think the city should own its water
works, instead OF them being owned by COM
pany, as at present.
The evening times., 1899-08-21
Valuable Deal i'm Damaged wheat.

Toledo. Ohio, Aug. 21.-Few mines pay
as well as the grain salvage now being re-
allied by Kiauser Bros and Severstock of
this city, who compose the East Side Mill
ing Company. The salvage comes from
the Cincinnati, Hamilton, and Dayton
Company's elevator B, which was burned
several weeks ago. The elevator contain
ed 10000 bushels of wheat. The insur-
ance companies settled with the grain firm
in full. and then offered the wheat for
sale. After some haggling the East Side
Company was persuaded to take it for $780,
600. Upon uncovering the ruins the wheat
was found in such good condition that
Chicago company has offered As cents a
bushel for it and this offer has been re-
fused. 1t is estimated that from two
thirds to three-quarters Of the grain is
marketable at within cent or two of the
present exchange price, as the heat and
water have only injured a small stratum
of it The milling company will realize
over $500 600 on the transaction
The evening times., 1899-08-21
PANIC FROM A PRACTICAL JOKE.
A BOardwafk ut Asbury Park Cob
lapAcs Under n Crowd.

lapnes Under n Crowd.
New York, Aug. 21.-By the so-calle.
practical Joke of Bryan G. Hughes. who
is more or less known as funny man." q
panic was caused on the Fourth Avenue
bathing grounds at Asbury Park. about
noon Saturday. The lives Of more than a
thousand persons were imperiled.
Excited over the finding of a bag, mark
ed and sealed with stamp of the United
States Mint, and said to contain gold, the
crowd became frantic. The bag contained
a mass of brass shavings, for the possess
sion of which score Of bathers fought.
which collapsed. Men, women and children
were thrown down, but fortunately there
were no serious accidents.
Bryan G. Hughes, who has reputation
as practical joker; ]. e. Baxter. Of
Brooklyn. a cottager. and Austin Dayett,
Of Newark, commercial traveller, were
arrested. Hughes and Baxter were eacn
fined $40. Dayett who had fought for
the possession Of the supposed gold, was
held On his own recogniZancs
While the bathing grounds at Fourth
Avenue were crowded Baxter lifted the
bag from the water. His cry attracted a
group of bathers. First among those to
join him were Bryan G. Hughes and Tman-
uel Friend. lawyer. At once The cry Of
"Goldi Goldi" was raised. Hughes point
ed to the initials ~. S. NJ" IT'S the
stamp of the United States Mint, and it
contains bullion" he declared.
Instantly there was a rush from the
crowd Of bathers. A dozen hands seized
the bag and tried to tear it from the grasp
of Baxter and Hughes. The bag weighed
al out twenty-five pounds. Austin Daveit,
Z former Princeton football player, got the
gold" and dartei from the crowd. Hughes
ard Baxter pursued him up the beach
with cries of IT'S mine." It's mine!"
Davett was caught under the Fourth Ay-
enue pavilion, AMI there was a scramble
for the possession of the bag. Mayor Fa-
gan, Of Hoboken: Assistant District At
tcrney Cowie, Of New York, and Emanuel
Friend were among the spectators.
Policeman Hulick of the beacn squad.
was summoned by the bathing master II
place the bag of gold in the protection of
the officer!' cried Hughes. po"""nan Hu-
lick's helmet was Knocked froui his head
and ne was forced 10 his kne.s.
Hulick. holding the bag, made his way
toward the balm houses. The crowd surg
ed up the steps. The piankiny OF the
toard walk gave way with a crash. Sever
al men. women. AID children Ieil, but aone
was seriously injured.
Hughes, Dava:- and Baxter were ar
raigned before Police Justice Borden on the
darge of disor1.rly conduct. Frank Il.
Jordan. an employe of the subtreasury, in
New York, examined the seal on TIC iaS.
He declared it was not genuine. The bag
was opened and found to contain 5r->s
shavings.
Later in the afternoon it was reported
that the affair was Joke" conceived by
Hughes and one of his friends
The evening times., 1899-08-21
A Union Soldiers Remain. Found.

Sharpsburg. Nd, Aug. 21.-Herbert
Snavely, Charles Frey. Charles Crowl and
William Alley on Saturday exhumed the
bones of Union soldier on Antietam bat
tlefield while digging holes for derrick
on the site Of the Maryland monument.
The bones Were buried two feet under the
ground and We're well preserved in a blue
uniform. On the uniform belt were the
letters IS. N Y.," probably for State of
New York. On the cartridge box was the
letter B. His shoes were still laced and a
fiattened bullet was found in the heart
region. There was no flesh on the bones,
which had been buried for thirty-seven
years. The remains were placed in bag
and transferred to Captain Byers, super
intendent of Antietam National Cemetery,
who will rebury them.
The evening times., 1899-08-21
Death of Former Justice Rees.

Cumberland, Md, Aug. 21.-Former JUS
tice Henry Rees, who died at Johns Hop
kins Hospital, Baltimore aged sixty-fye
years, was native of Germany and one
of the best-known men in AIlegany county
He lived many years at Westernport, ana
in 1882 was appointed as a justice of the
peace by Governor Brown. He ran for
State Senator On the Democratic ticket IN
1S93 but was defeated py James NJ Sioa.,
at present suh.reasurer at Baltimore Mr
Pees hal brotosr killed at Fishers Hill
while suppo riag :r'ian Z, peasion a.
IS a month was seEt to his father In Ga--
many unit. his teath il recognition of his
services 2, the Government. Mr.. Rees
owned considerable property. lie was
buried Fri lay at Frostburg. a special train
conveying the large funeral party made
up of frian Is from. all thro Igh the mining
region.
The evening times., 1899-08-21
KILLED BY A RIFLE BALL.
Mysterious Shooting of Frank Rad.
cIiffe Near Philadelphia.

Philadelphia. Pa, Aug 21.-Frank Rad
cliffe. aged thirty seven, of No. 349 Frank
ford Avenue, was shot and instantly killed
last night in a mysterious manner He
was IN a carriage with his wife, mother
in-law, and sister. When passing through
thick wooded place on State Road. near
Ashburner Street. Mrs. Radcliffe was
startled by a shot and at the same instant
her husband slid to the floor of the car
riage. She raised him, opened his coat
and saw blood on his shirt near the heart
man in a carriage came along soon after
the shooting and at his suggestion they
drove to the Holmesburg police station
The shooting Of Radcliffe, the police learn,
was accidental. A party of men were at
rifle practice in the woods near where the
shooting occurred and there is no doubt
that one of them fired the shot. Paul
Spiel, one of the members Of the party, was
arrested on suspicion
The evening times., 1899-08-21
FLIGHT OF HoM1NG PIGEONS.
Five Tired Birds Reach San Antonio
T~b

Five Tired Birds Reach San Antonio
From Tehunntepec.
San Antonio. Texas. Aug. 21.-Five tired
homing pigeons arrived in San Antonio
last evening from Tehuantepec, near the
Central American line of Mexico. The
distance by rail is over 1900 miles. The
birds were taken to Tehuantepec by Col.
NJ. NJ. McGarry, railway contractor. en-
gagged in railroad construction on the
Tehuantepec isthmus. on August Is, and
We're liberated Friday morning at 10
o'clock, making the flight in little over
fifty-two hours.
The birds had to cross the Sierra Madre
Mountain range and the chihuahua Des-
-ert in their trip.
The evening times., 1899-08-21
NARROWLY ESCAPED LYNcHING
Merchant Reep. of Fort Lawn, $. e.,
Accused of Wife Murder.

Columbia, S. C.. Aug. 21.-It was with
difficulty that a mob at Fort Lawn, Ches-
ter county, was prevented last night from
hanging S. w. Reep, a merchant, and a
woman with whom he has been intimate
Two days ago Mrs. Reep a pretty woman
twenty-five years Of age. popular in the
town, and prominent in charities and
church work, was found dead in bed with
a rife ball through her brain. Reep re-
ported ii as suicide, but investigation
showed that Mrs. Reep was asleep with
her baby on her breast and that the infant
was removed by the murderer so the rifle
might be fired from the foot of the bed
to give the effect of suicide. The identity
of the woman in the case is not yet clear,
but she is believed to be a near relative Of
Mrs. Reep. There is no doubt as to
whether the husband fired the shot or the
accused woman committed the crime. Reep
has been sent to jail
The evening times., 1899-08-21
Colonial Bench.

The steamer Samuel ]. Pentz will make another
special trip to Colonial Beach tomorrow, leaving
here at a. M, and Alexandria at $50. and
making no more stops until the Beach is reached.
This is the only steamer making trips to the
there an hour to an hour and a half sooner than
any other boat.
Four hours are given at the Beach to enjoy
the fine salt water bathing, ETC., and tickets sold
on this trip are good to return on the Steamer
Pintz or Harry Randall, at any time during the
summer. The fare for the round trip viii be but
80 cents. The River View Orchestra will be on
the steamer to furnish concert music both going
and returning.
The evening times., 1899-08-21
A Child Killed by a FAN.

Baltimore, Aug. 21.-Sadie Walsh, FIVE
years old, fell yesterday afternoon from
the second-story front porch of her home,
314 West Lombard Street, and fractured
her skull. She had been playing ON the
porch, when the railing gave way, precipi-
tating her to the ground She struck head
first. Her father. Michael Walsh, carried
her to the Maryland University Hospital,
where she died a few hours later.
The evening times., 1899-08-21
Forty Rescue. mt Atlantic City,

Atlantic City. N. J., Aug. 21.-The surf
was comparatively calm on Sunday after
three days-of boistereas weather, yet there
were forty persons rescued from drown
ing At one point, near Bowker's DOWN
town pier, twenty-one were pulled from
the surf. q dangerous current drawing
them under the pier at different times.
The evening times., 1899-08-21
An Unfortunate Family.

Wilmington. Del, Aug. 21.-Frank
Gamble, aged twenty years. was drowned
at Penns Grove, N. J., Saturday night.
His body was found this morning and
brought TO his late home her Gamble
was ont rowing and reached for = aoating
oar and fell over. CANDLES brother was
killed on a railroad. and his father was
killed in factory several years ago.
The evening times., 1899-08-21
Murdered and Laid ON the Track

Worcester, Mass, Aug. 21.-Some one
murdered John Conors, an OlneyvilIe R. l.
weaver, thirtyfive years old. Saturday nigh
and laid his body twenty feet from a rail.
road crossing in Webster. Mass. taking ex-
traordinary pains to disguise the nature o
the crime. There were five sharp cuts OF
the head, and both the ears had been clip.
ped off. One Of them was found near by
The face and clothing were free from bloot
stains and dirt. Conors was seen in Web
ster on Friday with man who has since
disappeared.
The evening times., 1899-08-21
cATERPILLARs RAID CHICAGO,
Fashionable Sections of the Cit.
Overrun by the Pests.

oNerruh Dy the rests.
Chicago, Aug. 21.-Prairie Avenue and
Eighteenth Street, one of the most fash
ionabIe neighborhoods in Chicago, is over
run with caterpillars. A cloud of butter
flies descended a few days ago and the first
caterpillar pest was noticed on Friday.
They soon began to increase in numbers
Soon they were everywhere except in the
dwellings and IL the windows and doors
were not well screened they even invaded
houses. The sidewalks of Prairie Avenue
from Eighteenth Street to Twenty
Street were covered with them. Women
walk in the streets so as not to sweep
them up with their skirts. Great patches
of grass have been eaten down to the
ground
The lawn around Marshall Fields house
has suffered severely. S. w. Allerton' S
place also has suffered. Frank o. Lowden' 8
lawn looked as If it had been rolled with
hot iron while the grass around Ferd.
Jones was as brown as if winter was at
hand
The evening times., 1899-08-21
Hoods Pills .s,. .sssas',:a mp s:'.

ter results than amy ether cathartic- Easy to
take. easy to operate. All druggists. % cents,
or by mail of C. l. Hood g. Co., Lowell, Mass.
The evening times., 1899-08-21

All popular hotels and restaurants in the city
have Heurich's beer On draught or in bottles.
For case for hcme use phone 63i, Arlington
Bottline Co.
The evening times., 1899-08-21

Buying Horses for the Government.
staunton, Va. Aug. 21,TLieutenant Phil
lips, of the First United States Cavalry, is
here buying horses for the Government.
The evening times., 1899-08-21
LANSBURGH & BRO.
ALL
Summer Skirts.

Linen Crash Skirts, tunic over
skirt effect. trimmed with nIc
white braid; g. values. Sf~