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DANIEL RAMEY PASSES AWAY.
Was q Clerk in Treasury Department
and Prominently Connected.

u
and Prominently Connected
Daniel Ramey, a clerk in the Treasury
Department. died Christmas morning at
9:45 O'Clock He was born in Indiana
county, Pa, September 30, 1884. His early
life was spent on farm, and later on he
became a school teacher and bridge con-
tractor.
Mr.. Ramey was a stanch Union man,
and during the civil war enlisted as a pri-
vate i'll Company c, 206th Pennsylvania Vol
unteer Infantry, and was mustered out
as second lieutenant. After the war he
engaged in the mercantile business.
In 1873 he was elected to the lower house
of the Pennsylvania legislature and served
two terms. He was mainly instrumental in
defeating the judges pension bill and other
legislation of a class character. In 1881
he was appointed to clerkship in the sec
ond auditors office, Treasury Department.
where he was employed until 1885, when
he left the service and engaged in the real
estate business. He was reappointed to
the Treasury Department at the beginning
of the present administration.
He was a lifelong republican and took
very active part in politics. In the cam
paign of 1896 he spoke in almost every
county in Maryland. He was member of
Harmony Lodge, No. IL, F. A A NJ. and
Lincoln Post, No. g. G. A. R., of this city.
He was also a member of Luther Memorial
Church, where he was regular attendant.
Mr.. Ramey caught cold at his office
about two weeks ago, resulting in conges-
ton of the lungs, and last Friday night
he had a stroke of paralysis. He grew
better Saturday, and on Sunday the fam
lily had hopes of his recovery. but Sunday
night he had another stroke, which proved
fatal
Mr.. Ramey had been married twice His
first wife died September 8, 1888. Four
children survive him by this marriage
Elmer E., Grant, Harry B. and Crissman.
He married his second wife, Anna E Scott,
in this city She and two children also
survive him. All the family were present
at the deathbed.
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an unknown quantity to them, and they
old not relish the experience.
:, IN the BRILLIANT charge of handful of
Bengal Lancers at Shabkadr, the effective
ness ness OF the lance was proved by the fact
tnat our men dispersed body of several
thousand Mohmands, and came out of the
nay with Insignificant losses. The moral
eHect OF charge of lancers is greater than
tEat OF charge OF swordsmen; and al
tnougn this applied more particularly to
ahoisclpiined bodies of fighting men, such
as our soldiers are continually meeting on
more civilized adversaries.
AN instance in point may be seen at the
present time in South Africa. The Beers.
aithongh not disciplined force in the
strlctiy european sense of the word are
superior In this respect to the tribesmen Of
India, yet We all know that the lancers
nave done some very effective work In
recent battles. The Boer does not like
Ignting at close quarters at any time, but
the sight of a lance is calculated to ma Ike
his courage evaporate even more o,IickIv
than the sight of a sword
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CONTEST OF WILL.
Caveat Filed by Relatives of Charles
Wesley Kaufman.

A caveat to the paper writing dated April
Is, 1898, and offered for probate as the will
of Charles Wesley Hauptman, deceased,
was filed today. The caveators are Charles
D. Collins, son of Annie Hauptman, a de-
ceased sister of the testator; Helen c.
Raub. a daughter of Philip E. Hauptman.
a deceased brother of the testator: Lewis
E. Collins, Martha e. Collins. Margaret E.
Worster, Charles S. Douglas. Harry Haupt-
man, Louisa Donaldson. Harriet Eye, Annie
Beck, Georgiana Hutchins and William T.
Hauptnan. They are represented by At
torney Clayton e. Emig.
1t is alleged that the said paper writing
purporting to be such last will and tesla
ment was obtained, and the execution
thereof procured, by fraud and circumven-
ton and undue influence practiced against
and upon said Charles Wesley Hauptman,
deceased by Helen Carpenter, Mary NJ.
King, William c. Hauptman, Caroline Wat
SON. Lloyd Douglas and other persons now
unknown TO your petitioners"
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Lances VS.. Swords.


The attention of our military authorities
has been seriously attracted to the ad-
visibility of equipping a larger proportion
of our cavalry regiments with the lance
instead of or in addition to the sword. The
experience gained last year in our fights
with the Indian tribesmen shows that the
lance was much more effective than the
sword.
Not only the men, but also the officers
found the lance of very great service In
keeping off determined enemy, who was
making every effort, even at the risk of
his life, to come to close quarters. The Of
swords and employed hogspears to keep Off
the enemy and drive him away. The
Ghazis and other tribes are accustomed to
the long knife and saber, but the spear is
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John X. Parrish, popular young clti-
zen at Petersburg. Va. was shot and in
stantly killed last evening. A friend had
been beaten by railroad men and the fight
was renewed. Parrish was standing on a
porch when pistol was fired and he fell
dead, shot through the body. Burt Hunt,
frcm Wisconsin. was arrested, charged with
the shooting. He denies the charge.
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Christmas Day at Havana.

All the shops I'm Havana closed at lC
O'clock yesterday morning. and the rest
of the day was devoted to conviviality
General Leonard Wood dined with Captain
Lucien Young, commander of 1.-THE port.
and Mrs. Young. 1t was remarked that
seven of the party dined together on Christ
mas day last year in Santiago
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DIED.

BoUGHToN. At La Grange Ill. December %
lses At the home no, Of her daughter Mrs Fred
late Charles BougLtOn.
pm. after a short Illness MARY A.. wife Of
the late Rev Jacob y. Burket. aged seventy-si1
Funeral services residence Of her son. Edward
7 Burket. 1928 Riggs street northwest, Tues
day. December rs at pm. Interment ut
Gettysburg, Pa. Wednesday. ..
cHILDs. On Monday. December %. 1899, at 7:9o
am, THOMAS. husband OF the late Sarah V.
Childs, IN the seventy first year OF his age.
Funeral from his late residence, No. l2o5 / street
pm. Relatives and friends are respectfully in
vited to attend. lnterment private. q
COSTELLO on Sunday, December "a 1899 at
$50, ANNE the beloved daughter Of Thomas
Funeral from parests residence. No. ~ II street
northeast "Wednesday. December q, at $50:
thence to st. Aloysius Church. where requiem
will he said. Relatives and friends are
respectfully invited to attend. -
GnIEN. On Sunday December "a 1893. at mid
night, EMMA C. beloved wife Of David GIlien.
Funeral tr"Ir h"r Lac residence. Congress Heights
ID C.. on Wednesday. December %, at
O'Clock pm. Rels.ive and friends respect
fully Invited TO Rttepd. Intermeut Congress
sional cemeterr philadelphia, Pa. papers
please copy9
RAMEY. Departed this life Monday, December
%, 1893. at 9:45 am. at his resiG moe tag
Howard avenue northwest. DANIEL RAAEY.
aged sixty five years, beloved husband OF Annie
L. Iamey.
Funeral services Wednesday. December 81, at ?
pun, at his late residence
sCHIPPEL. On Monday December % 1879. at
O'Clock am. ELIZABETH, beloved wife OF
John T. Schippel.
Funeral from her late residence, Patterson avenue
northeast. Ivy City. &C, Wednesday De
cember -, at o'clock pm Relatives and
Friends respectfully invited TO attend In-
terment Prospect Hill cemetery. %
SUMMERS. On Monday, December %. 1899, at
the residence Of her parents. DIR. A 5. BoeTn-
STEIN 1905 street southwest, AGNES T., he
loved wife of Robert W. Summers. aged thirty
four years.
Funeral Irfvate, Wednesday. December 81 NJ
pm, at Glenwood cemetery. est. Louis papers
please copyD
TANNEHlII.. suddenly on Monday uicht Decem-
Der 70. 1893. at Takoma PARK, Mrs. ELIZA A
TANNEHILL Of lexington, widow Of W. n
Tannehill.
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
WALKER Suddenly December "a lsea JON.
ATTAIN I. WALKER, beloved sou Of Edw =
and the late Sophronia Walker.
Funeral from 3c1 + street northeast Tuesday De
cembei 26 at IL m. baltimore paper please
copyl %
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ne was well liked. also by his any
friends in Washington.
Ills family has received many express
slons OF sympathy, especially his invalid
mother, who is much affected by her loss
The remains will be brought from Manila
and inferred at Arlington
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TUFTS Liver Pills

Keep the system in order and pre-
vent morbid conditions of the liver
which precede disease.
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The Bank of England destroys about 35o.-
Ooo OF Its notes every week, TO replace them
with freshly printed ones. One evening in
eacn week Is set apart for the making of
this expensive bonfire
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BORN.

EVANS On December D. 1899. a daughter. TO
u. c.
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A Preventative of

Sick Headache, Dyspepsia, Diz1i-
ness, Bad Taste in the Mouth, Heart
burn, Coated Tongue, Loss of Ap.
petite, Constipation and
All Bilious Diseases.
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In MemOriaLa.

IANIS In memory of RICHARD LANIs, ,sas
died December 26 1898
BY HIS WIFE AND CHILD.
osULLIyAN. In loving remembrance Of my dear
sister. REBEcCA O'SULIlNAN who died four
years ago today December 70. 1895
BY HER AFFECTI0NATE SISTER JULIA
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Holidays.

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ST Silk Velvet, SOC.

We propose to give an impetus to trade
by some remarkable uDderpriCing notably
in velvet. We have had q prodigious sale
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shall endeaFor TO keep up the demand by Il
stu further reduction, namely to 5Sc
The colors are the popular ones castor,
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tioEal, cerise, turquoise. etc; also black
Ihey are e.tra closely woven pile and
beautiful finish.
You cannot purchase as good a quality
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Our price only SOC
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Sl.OO Underskirts, 79c,

Choice of any Black or Col
ored Saline Underskirt in the
house that sold up to S1.oo
Wednesday. .70c.
The times., 1899-10-25
HoNoRs TO ADMIRAL SAMPSON
a sword VIII BE Presented to Him
Today

TRENTON, n. J., Oct. 24-The final ar
rangements for the presentation to Rear
Admiral William T. Sampson of a sword
costing $4,000, the gift Of the State Of New
jersey, We're made today The presenta-
tion will take place in the Assembly cham
Der at the State House at p. m tomor-
row. The admiral and his family viii ar
rive from Boston early tomorrow morning
and during the day will be entertained in
various ways. They Will make an official
call on Governor Voorhees, at 10 o'clock
and little later will be driven to the State
Normal School. where Admiral and Mrs.
Sampson will be introduced 10 the pupils.
He will be given a silk rear admiraus
flag, made by the young ladies' of the in
stitution, and Mrs. Sampson viii receive a
bunch Of American Beauty roses. Before
luncheon the visiting party viii be driven
TO some of the ceramic art potteries. Sec
retary Long has signifed his intention of
being present at the ceremonies at the
State House, and a delegation of commO-
dores who were under Admiral Samp-
son will also be here. All will be enter
tanned at the residence of Col. AleXan-
der c. Oliphant They viii be escorted to
the State House by the joint legislative
committee which had charge of the pur-
chase of the sword Here Governor VoOr-
hees Will join them.
1t is expected that nearly all the mem
bers of the Legislature will be present.
Senator Ketcham. of Essex. viii make an
address preparatory to the presentation
speech, which viii be delivered by Gov
ernor Voorhees,. Following these ceremo-
nies reception will be held in the exec
utive chamber The State House is beauti
fully decorated in honor of the occasion. A
detail Of members of the Naval Reserve of
New Jersey will have charge of the build
ing
The times., 1899-10-25
IN HIS NATIVE TOWN.
Preparations for Admiral SIMPSONS
Reception at Palmyra.

PALMYRA, n. Y, Oct. 24.-There will
be a big inpouring of citizens Friday son
the occasion of Admiral SIMPSONS return
to Palmyra, the home of his boyhood. He
will arrive in town from Rochester at 1884
a m. and will be met at the station by the
reception committee, Grand Army posts
from the surrounding towns, the village or
ganizations, and other companies. At the
foot of Main Street he viii be greeted by
three companies of schoolboys.
The parade Will march TO the head or
Main Street, then countermarch past the
reviewing stand. opposite the postoffice.
After the parade a luncheon in honor of
Admiral Sampson will be given by Pliny
T. Sexton. At o'clock speeches will be
made and a musical programme presented
in the Presbyterian Church. In the even
ing a public reception viii be rendered to
Admiral and Mrs. Sampson.
Among out of town organizations which
will be present are the George C. Thomas
Post, G. A. r. accompanied by the Fifty
fourth Regiment Band of Rochester. and
also the City Cadets of that city. The local
G. A R. Will serve dinner in the post
rooms to visiting veterans. A chorus OF
bells. whistles, and cannon will greet the
distinguished guest when he arrives IN
town.
The times., 1899-10-25
MR.. TERRELL HEARD FROM.
He Is for Bryan and Desires to See
Him President.


AUSTIN, Tex, Oct. 24-The correspOn-
dent of the Associated Press, in telegram
from the City of Mexico. on October IS.
said that A. w Terrell. former Minister
to Turkey, was there and that ne was
an expanSionist and favored the re-eIec-
ton OF Mr.. Mckinley. Judge Terrell re-
sides here and upon reading the telegram
today said: Not one word OF truth in It.
was here on the 18th and have not been
IN the City of Mexico for thirty years ]
desire to see W. J. Bryan President. Ny
friends here know from my letters that !
would have sustained him three years ago
had l been at home. Colonel Bryan stands
for the man as against the dol
lar and against the corporate monOp-
olies that now threaten our indus
trial freedom. He opposes the wild
policy of subduing barbarous people
on the other side of the world and Of
converting them to Christianity with Max
i'm guns and artillery, policy that requires
a great standing army in time Of peace at
home. If We commit errors in any matter
Of currency or finance we are strong
enough TO endure and should have sense
enough to discover and correct it. But the
plutOcracy Of cash. if once established and
then sustained by a strong standing army
would leave the people no remedy except
revolution. Bryan is the man for the
hour
The times., 1899-10-25
THE NEW BATTLEsHIPs.
They VIII BE Equipped With Double
Deck Turrets-


At a meeting Of the Naval Beard on Con
struction. yesterday afternoon it was de-
cided. By a vote Of 4 to I. that. the
three new battieships authorized by Con
gress at its last session should have super
imposed or double decked tu-rets. Each
turret VIII carry two I2-inch guns and two
S-inch guns. It was ths wish Of a majority
Of the board on construction. that the
question of the advisabiliLy Of installing
sUperimposed turrets on these three yes
sells should not be decided until after
test had been made OF the tuTrets CT the
same type on the battleship kearsarge.
The board asked the Secretary OF the Navy
TO arrange with the builders OF the ksar-
sarge, the Newport News ShipbuiIdins and
Dry Dock Company. TO have the turrets
put in working order without delay 50
that test might be made without waiting
until the vessel had been turned over
10 the Government
The Secretary declined 10 grant this re-
quest. and as a result the board decided To
include double decksd turTets in the de-
sign Of the new battleships.' The super
imposed turret has never been tested.
Should those on the KearsaFge and he
sister ship. the Kentucky. fail 10 give salts
factory results. it will not then be too
late to change the designs Of the new bat
tleships so as TO provide for installing OF
them the ordinary OIe-deck turrets-
The times., 1899-10-25
THE RETURNED MINERS.
Reports of Rich DieEinGs and Good
Luck nt Cnpe Aome.

Reports of Rich DiEEinGs and Good
Luck at Cape Nome.
SEATTLE. Wash. Oct 2f-The streets
have been throHged with miners from Cape
Nome gold mines today. nearly three hun
dred arriving on the steamer Lakme, which
sailed from Cape Nome on October s. The
Lakme reported passing the schooner
Hera. 100 miles from Flattery with 200
passengers from Cape Nome. The vessel
was short of provisions and unable to make
port. The cutter Grant and the tug Sea
Lion were sent 10 relieve the schooner
When the Lakme came into port all the
miners Joined in singing Home, Sweet
Home" Like all who have preceded them,
they bring stories of rich diggings and
universal good luck.
Cape Nome was estimated to contain
5000 TO 5000 people. one-haf Of whom
would have TO stay during the winter.
There was a coal shortage at Dutch Har-
Dor. the most important cOaling station in
the North Pacific The supply for ships
was about exhausted The army posts at
St Michaels and Cape Nome had run out
and were drawing on that reserved for the
revenue cutter fleet. Cold weather was
closing in rapidly when the Lakme left.
Snake River was beginning to freeze and
the famous Ruby Sea Beach was freezing
so much that miners were abandoning il
for the winter. Typhoid fever was show
ing itself rather alarmiugly at Cape Nome.
There were reported to be one hundred
cases Of fever in the hospital
The times., 1899-10-25
MARINES FOR THE ISLANDS.
4 Battalion for Guam VIII Be En-
listed at once.


listed at once.
The assignment of a battalion Of marines
to do duty in the Philippines in response
TO Rear Admiral Watson's request for re-
endorsements will strip every marine de-
pot and naval station in this country of its
sea soldiers, with the exception of only just
enough to do ordinary guard duty. As
another battalion is required in Guam, it
viii be necessary to recruit it. and TO that
end orders have been issued for the enlist
ment of the necessary men, who Will be
assembled at Buffalo, \. Y. and trans
ferred thence as soon as possible to San
Francisco, where the battalion Will en-
bark for Guam
So much good material is available that
the marine authorities believe there viii
be no difficulty in securing the requisite
number Of men. They are so confident that
recruiting viii progress rapidly that they
predict the departure Of the Guam Te-en-
forcements from San Francisco on the
Army transport following that which VIII
carry the first battalion TO Manila. There
are now about 100 marines in Guam, and
this number will be trebled with the ad-
ditiOn of the force to be assembled at Buff
faIo. 1t viii be necessary 10 send both
batthiOns on Army transports as the Navy
has no ships that can be put in order for
transport service before both battalous are
ready to sail.
The battalion Of marines which VIII so
to the Philippines VIII be assembled in New
York. The present plans of the Navy De
paTtment contemplate its departure from
the Brooklyn navy yard for San Francisco
on November l. and il is expected that it
VIII sail Tor Manila on November 8. The
battalion viii consist of seventeen ofl-
GERS and 800 men. II viii be commanded
by Major Ljttleton W T. Waller, now in
command of the marine barracks at Nor
folk
Details cannot be obtained in regard to
the situation in Guam which caused Capt.
Richard 2. Leary, L. s. y. the Governor
of the island 10 request re-enfOrcements.
An attempt was made yesterday TO make it
appear that no additional marines were
needed in Guam. but the action of the
Navy Department in issuing orders for
recruiting another battalion TO be sent 10
the island shows that Captain Lsary's rec
Ommendation has been adopted
The times., 1899-10-25
THE REPORT DENIED.
The New York Central Company Not
After other Roads.

After other Roads.
NEW YORK, Oct 24.-Chauncey NJ. De-
pew denied today the report that the issue
of s15.O0O,OOO of new stock by the New
York Central and Hudson River Railroad,
announced yesterday, means that the Van
derbilt line is to absorb several big New
England lines, among them the Boston and
Maine and the New York, New Haven, and
Hartford.
mo one ever dreamed of taking in the
New Haven and Hartford road, said Mr.
Depew, and the same is true of the Boston
and Maine and the Boston and Fitchburg.
The negotiations for the Boston and AL
bany are generally known and have reached
a stage so near completion that on De-
cember IA the stockholders of the Boston
and Albany. and on December 10 the stock
holders Of the New York Central, Will vote
on the ratification Of the lease already ap-
proved by the directors of both roads
The new issue of stock is to be used
for rolling stock almost entirely and is
simply in the line of natural growth. We
need 10000 new freight cars, and Presi-
dent Galloway viii place the order for
these in the next few days. The new stock
will be issued at par to the stockholders
in proportion to their present holdings. II
there is any stockholder who does not want
the stock at par when il is selling at 140,
should like to see him. There is no other
significance to the issue of the stock, and
it does not mean the absorption of num-
Der of other lines
The times., 1899-10-25

siderably in advance OF an acceptance OF the
issue OF arms by Lord Salisbury
It is of the highest interest to note the
grave Importance to the future Of Eu-
rope and to civilization, which would be
involved in a practical alliance between
Great Britain and Germany. Such move
ment would be in accordance with a rec
ognized concentrative tendency of the age
and generation, which is consolidating peo-
pies of the same race for common protec-
tion against other races. England and
Germany and America are all members
of the one Teutonic family Were they
united or allied, with a common policy and
programme, it is no exaggeration to say
that, together. they could dictate peace to
the world. and protect the weaker outside
nations against the stronger. Perhaps, out
OF all the trouble, and all the blood and
tears that the South African war may cause
to flow, there may grow some such devel-
opment in the direction of a universal
peace.