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The evening times., 1899-03-15
SACRIFICED IN OCEAN GALES.
Ten Freight ships and Three Hum
Lred Lives DeSpnired OF.

New York. March 15.-It is now practi-
caIIy certain that ten freight steamships
have been lost on the Atlantic in recent
storms. This involves the sacrifice of
more than 300 lives and s., 800. 600 of capi-
tai. OF course, there yet remains a slim
chance that some of the crews may have
been picked up by sIow-g going sailing yes
sells bound for far-distant ports, or that
one or two of the missing ships may still
be drifting disabled far from the usual
lanes of ocean travel but the probabilities
are heavily against that hope.
Ii is said that about S10. 600 has already
changed hands on the Maritime Exchange
through bets made on the fate of these
luckless steamers. and the rate of rein
surance on them for the last three weeks
has stood at 90 guineas. All perhaps went
down in the fearful hurricane of February
?. Here are their names:
Allegheny American Captain NcGijivarv
loaded with oil in bulk, from Halifax January
%. for Dover; l.. Luckenbach. owner
Arona-British Captain J. P. Baxter. timber
laden, sailed from Portland, Me. january p
for London; THOMPSON Line.
City of Wa&eheld-British, Captain Townsend.
grain and general merchandise, from Norfolk Jan
uary y, for Rotterdam.
Croft-British Captain Land. grain and gen
eral merchandise. from New York January 26
for Leith; Arrow Line.
Dora Foster-British. Captain J. B. Wooley
cotton. from Savannah January %, for Liverpool
I.aughton-British, Captain Hodgson. grain aud
cotton. from Norfolk January %, for Copenhagen
Minister Maybach-German. Captain Prslle, oil
in bulk, from New York January p, for Ham
burg
Oheron-British Captain Lesiy, grain. from
Baltimore January D. for Antwerp.
Picton-British, Captain c. G.. Payne. grain
and cotton from Norfolk January %, for Sligo.
Port Milburn-British. Captain Smith grain
and general merchandise. from New York for
London; Atlantic Transport Line.
The evening times., 1899-03-15
FORMER JUDGE HILTON ILL.
Family Reiiccnt and Greatly Alarm
ed over His Condition.

New York. March 15.-It bscame known
yesterday that former Judge Henry Hilton
lies dangerously Ill at his home, at West
Thirty-fourt Street and grave fears are
entertained by his friends for his recOv
cry. His condition is said TO justify the
alarm that is felt for him. So closely had
the family guarded the knowledge that ne
was i'll that only a few of his Gaqua.nt-
ances knew of the gravity of his condition.
Probably it would have been keps 4 secret
for weeks longer had not Albert B. Ii,tol,
his son. been compelled to appear before
a referee who is trying To find out 5hJIt
young Mr.. Hilton's debts in connection
with his unsuccessful dry goods venture.
Mr. Hilton told the referee yesterday thai
his father was too i'll to appear and tell Of
his connection with the enterprise He
said that he owed his father $4.25o.95).
At Mr.. Hilton's home it was s9ld that
he was very weak and that his fami
were greatly alarmed over his condition.
Mr.. Hilton has been i'll since last OH.obsr
He was stricken upon his return noIGe
from Saratoga, where he had gone for hi;
health, and a physician has been il con-
stant attendance upon him since taeu No
alarm was felt for him until quite recent
ly, when his condition became much
worse and he began to fail rap.dy.
The members of the household have
been denied for the two weeks the privi-
lege of seeing him. The only persons who
are permitted to enter his room are the
physicians. trained nurse and Mr.. ditoas
private secretary. 1t was said that very
often the secretary is not allowed i'll the
room.
MIR. Hilton's condition was sad % h so
serious yesterday afternoon that his ply
scian remained with him for several
hours. The nature of his illness is k=pt
secret by the members Of the fami!y.
The evening times., 1899-03-15
WEEKLY HEALTH BULLETIN
Statistics of Deaths and Diseases in
the District.

The weekly bulletin of the District
Health Department was issued today. 1t
shows 4 slight decrease in smallpox and
an increase in the number of deaths from
cerehro-spinaI meningitis.
The mortality during the week numbered
los as against 1l2 in the week before. OF
The decedents 62 were white and IS colored.
The annual death rate was 20.l3 for each
thousand OF population. For the whites
the rate was 1853 and for the colored
25.03. OF the zymotic class there were
II deaths. Of which ] was from typhoid fe-
yer, from diphthera and from crouD.
But ! death from the grip was reported.
OF diseases Of the nervous system there
were p deaths, Is of which were from
meningitis. and of these were of the
cerebro-spinal type. There was falling
OF in mortality from heart affections from
j. TO 6. and an increase from . TO in
those OF the kidneys.
OF smallpox there were % cases under
treatment at the close # last report. Dur
ing the week u new cSses developed of
which were in a singI-. household. and Is
were discharged, leaving % cases in quar-
antine.
There were IL eases of scarlet fever in
Isolation at the close of last week During
lne week il cases We're reported and Il
were discharged. leaving still IS cases in
81 premises with warning cards
OF diphtheri- there were 50 cases under
treatment at the close of last report Dur
ng the week ten new cases occurred and
ID were discharged leaving So in uuaran-
Inc at the close of this report
u mean weather conditions prevailing
durlng the week were: Temperature of the
air SS, barometer 1898. and relative bu
nudity 81 The rainfall was l.76 inches
with brisk northwesterly winds. The tber-
mometer registered 60 degrees on the 5tb
and fell TO 10 degrees on the 7tb
The evening times., 1899-03-15
INEBRIETY IN FRANCE.
Fear That the Whole Working Class
viii Become HabituaI Drunkartls.


Some time ago a Frenchman compiled
new statistics concerning the consumption
of alcohol in the different countries of
Europe. The statistician found himself
compelled to assign the somewhat doubtful
honor of first place on the list TO his own
cOuntrymen, and, what is still worse. the
"Grande Nation" was not closely followed
by the drinkers CT whisky or schnGps but.
to use 4 racing term. simply won in
canter- When these statistics bscame gen
orally known the first impression IN
France was one of uubounded astOniSh-
ment. Frenchmen had always been as
customed TO look on drunkenness as
horrible vice essentially peculiar 20 their
neighbors across the Channel and across
the Rhine The feeling of astonishment
soon gave way to one Of mingled panic
and anger-panic on account OF the future
of the nation and anger against the
.'mauvais patriotic who had dared TO tell
his fellow-countrymen an unpleasant truth.
-aver. now the truth has been recog-
Iized everything is to be done that can
be done in order that the situation may be
ameliorated.
We have already touched on one curious
feature of the French teetotal campaign:
the barracks have been placarded with
pictures showing the results OF drink AMI
a number of medical men have started
a special crusade against the evil. 1t ap-
pears that drunkenness in France has not
been communicated to the people from
above. that is to say, whereas in the labor
ing classes the examples are unfortunately
frequent, the cases of alcoholism in the up
per and middle classes have mp to the pres
ent been relatively rare. The statistics
before us show that the favOrite beverage
of the French workngman is the horrible
concoction known as absinthc. and its eff
fects upon him are really disastrous The
harm done in England by the over-con-
sumption of whisky and by schnaps in Ger
many is small compared TO that done b.
absinthe in France DR.. Laborde. of the
Academy of Medicine, has affirmed in 4
brochure upon the subject his conviction
that. unless something is quickly done 30
remedy the present state of affairs. within
a relatively small number OF years the
whole of the working clssssS VIII have be-
come habitual drTuEaTds. Special legis-
lation on the subjeo. has already been pro-
posed, but as the IsehJGds de wins are
exceptionally influential electors. it Is 70
he feared that the deputies will be slow
to support any measures likely to decrease
the consumption Of alcohol in France
The evening times., 1899-03-15
BECKER DETAILS
HIS WIFE'S MURDER
A Revised Confession of His
Assassination Methods.
More Horrible Than the Crime
Charged Against Luetgert.
Decapitates the Woman and BOils
Her BOdy-A Superintivc De-
gree of Brutality.

Chicago, March 15.-August Becker con-
fessed last night that he killed his wife
with hatchet in their home, cut her
body into small pieces, boiled then. in
kettle until they We're almost disinte-
grated, burned the mass Of flesh in a stove
and buried the bones near his house. In
detail the crime Is more horrible than
that with which Luetgert was charged, or
even the atrocity of which H. II. Holmes,
the arch murderer, was accused.
In the belief that Becker did not drown
his wife in the lake, as he said in his
first confession, Chief Kipley and inspec.
tor Hunt presented to the murderer last
night all the circumstantial evidence that
has been gathered against him. For thee
hours he stood the ordeal, then broke
down when Mrs. Augusta Scheutte, sister
of the murdered woman, begged the riur-
derer TO tell what become of her sisters
body.
When Mrs. Scheutte was led away Beck
er sat up straight in his chair and blurted
out:
u will tell the truth On the afternoon
of January -, | and my wife were talking
in the kitchen and we began Quarreling.
She aggravated he and Itold her that
she was not good woman. and that !
did not care 10 live with her We both
became angry, and she grabbed a plate
and threw it at me- 1t hit me and | got
mad. | saw hatchct on the floor near the
stove and caught il up and struck her on
the head She fell, and at first | thought
she was only stunned. | tried To bring
her TO, and then saw that | had killed
her. After | knew what / had done |
tried to think Of plan to get rid of the
body. ] thought the best plan would be to
boil il 10 pieces and then burn what was
left.
The quarrel occurred about o'clock in
the afternoon. and my wife lay on the floor
nearly two hours before / began TO cut
her up.
First l undressed her and burned all
her clothes in the kitchen stove. Then /
took a cleaver and cut her head off and
threw it into the boiler full of hot water.
| boiled the body, one piece at time and
as fast as the meat would fall from the
boaes, | would take them and put them
into the fire in the stove. In this way |
boiled the body all to pieces. and what
was left | buried in the alley near my
barn. l told the story about pushing my
wife into the lake because | did not want
Ida This girl wife) to know what | had
done "
The evening times., 1899-03-15
CAMP WIKoFF NO MORE.
The Government and the Railroads
Getting Away From MontnuI.

Easthampton L. l.. March 15.-Capt. ].
\. Patton, United States Army. who was
acting quartermaster while soldiers were
at Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point, returned
there Monday, accompanied b. his chief
clerk n. p. Grover, and yesterday they
had large force of men at work taking
down the Government buildings. and re-
moving other property. The camp as an
army post has been abandoned and when
the property of the Government is sent
away Montauk Point will be as barren as
far as buildings are concerned as it was
before the troops began to arrive from Gu
ba last summer.
The Long Island Railroad also has sew
eral gangs of men at work removing the
numerous sidings and switches which
were put in while the soldiers were at
the camp. All the Government property
Will be shipped away from Montauk Point
within the next week or ten days. and the
sheds and storehouses will be sold or con-
demned. The railroad moved some of its
property yesterday.
The evening times., 1899-03-15
FAKE FILIPINO FUNERALS.
Guns Representing Corp,cs In n
Number Of Collins

Cleveland, Ohio, March 15.-Andrew L.
Loeber, of the Fourteenth Infantry now
at Manila. writes an interesting letter to
his parents concerning the attempt of the
rebels to capture the city on January IL
Among other things, he tells this incident:
The insurgents tried 10 take the city
by making an attack in the front. and have
the citizens make an attack in the rear. so
in order to do this it was necessary for
them to get arms into the city. We no.
ticed they We're having a large number of
funerals from a church in Paco. One day
there were seventy-three collins taken in.
When some of cur boys were detailed 20
inspect. they found that these collins con-
tanned guns. and in this way we captured
1200 OF their weapons"
The evening times., 1899-03-15
ARRIVAL OF PLAYERS.
a Quintettc of Senators Reach Wash
inGton This Morning.

Five more members of the Washington
Baseball Club arrived in the city this
morning. They are James F. Slagle. a
diminutive man with big reputation as q
fielder; Richard Padden. the new second
baseman; Frank Killen. Kirtley Baker. and
Win Mercer. the pitchers
William Dineen, Edward Dunkle. John
o 'Brien, and Gus weighing are expected TO
arrive at the Ebbitt late this afternoon.
Harry Davis, the first baseman. will not
come to this city. but will go direct from
Philadelphia to Hampton.
The team will leave this evening at $50
O'Clock on the steamer Newport News. of
the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Line
The evening times., 1899-03-15
NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED
Unknown Old Soldier Leaves Freed.
mans HoSRifaI

The Old soldier who was struck and sun
posed to have been severely injured bv
Car no. 4 of the Brightwood Electric
Railway late yesterday afternoon was dis
charged from Freedman's Hospital this
morning. The man was intoxicated a. ~,
iime OF The accident and the physicians at
the hospital were unable TO determine the
extent OF ms injuries until thorough ex-
animation was made this morning,
The man refused to give his namo
went in the direction of the Soldiers Hon.
when discharged from the hospital.
The evening times., 1899-03-15
Suspected of MANY Cri,.s

Philadelphia. March 15-In the arrest on Mon
day night of Fred Mardell and William King.
at the Arch Street Museum, on the charge Of
picking pockets, the police believe they have
the who have been robbing passengers on
the street cars for several weeks. The prisoners
were arraigned in the Central Police Court be-
fore Magistrate Jermon, and were each held in
2,0OO bail for further examination on Friday.
Special Policeman Smith. of the Sixth district.
testified that Mardeli a professional thief.
In the possession of King was found check he
longing TO Mrs. Mary Daring, of No. 4Il4 Flem-
ing Street, Manayunk
The evening times., 1899-03-15
WHEELMEN's PRESS COMMITTEE
4 Woman Figures in the List of An
pOintments.

New York, March 15.-President Keenan,,
of the L. A. w, today announced the fol-
lowing appointments as members of the
National Press Committee: George L. Nc
Carthy, of New York chairman; Josepb
Estoclet, of the Philadelphia CALI" Paul
Aldrich. Boston; Miss Edna B. Beau. of the
Chicago Record H. W Read, Indianapo
lis, and Morris Isaacs, of the Cincinnati
Enquirer"
Miss Beau is the first woman ever ap
pointed to the committee
The evening times., 1899-03-15
HEADLEss BODY FOUND.
Picked Up in Lake MichiGan-FouI
piny SusDected

Picked Up in Lake Michigan-FouI
Play Suspected.
Chicago, March 15.-The headless corpse
of a man, mangled and bruised. with one
shoe and bit of rope dangling from The
ankle, was found yesterday tossing in tie
waves of Lake Michigan near Hyde Park.
The police authorities believe it is a case
of murder, and that the rope on the ank 9
was used to anchor the body below the
surface.
At every joint in the body there was a
cash, and it is thought the body was cut
in order to double it up into small c,m-
pass that it might be more easily carried
in sack or box to the lake. The body
had been in the water several months
The evening times., 1899-03-15
NEEDED MONEY TO MARRY.
" hH Clarence StrOthers Stole Il
Watch and Sold It.

Detectives Muller and Baur arrested
Clarence Strothers this morning for the
larceny of gold watch from Martha Neil
of No. 46S Washington Street northwest.
Strothers boarded at the house with Mrs
Nell, and II is alleged he took the watch
from her room during her absence.
Detective Baur recovered the watch and
when the man was arrested this morning
he admitted the theft. When asked whv
he committed the crime he stated that he
needed money TO get married. He sold the
watch for 81 which was used TO defray
the expenses of his wedding At the time
Of his arrest he was living with his bride
al No. 2i29 1-2 NJ Street northwest
The evening times., 1899-03-15
Worthington Ca.e on TrinI

Ruby Worthington, of No. I2Is Street. was
put on trial today in Criminal Court. No. l.,
charged with harboring female under eighteen
years OF age. The principal witnesses for the
government We're the girls mother. Mrs Eliza
beth Iavelley, ci Georgetown, and Detective !
L. hilmartln Mrs. Lavelley states that Annie
Is q schoolgirl and viii not be fifteen years of
age until July next. Officer Kilmartin testi
fed to having found the girl domiciIed at the
house OF the defendant
The evening times., 1899-03-15
Electric Trains for Mount Vernon.
Alexandria and ARLINGTON

ington-Alexandria, Virginia's first capitaI-apd
Arlington, the beautiful National Cemeterv-are
all three reached by the electric trains of tbe
Washington, Alexandria, and Mount Vernon Rail
way. The line extends along the Potomac eivino,
view OF the river at frequent intervals tfurine,
the trips, passes through Alexandria, and extends
through the entire estate formerly owned by-
Washington, distance OF about four miles
Electric trains leave the station at l3 Street and
Pennsylvania Avenue every hour from 10 a m 70
, p. m. for Mount Vernon and about every
forty-fve minutes for Arlington. Round trim n
Mount Vernon, including stopoyers ut Alexandra
and Arlington, 60c.
The evening times., 1899-03-15
STOLE TO GET A TRoUssEAU.
Cashier I'm ~ Department Store Ar
raigned for Thefts

New York. March 15.-Reina Sinaberg.
handsomely dressed girl, was in jefferson
Market police court this morning charged
with having robbed a Sixth Avenue DEPART
ment store. where she was employed as
cashier. She confessed that she had been
stealing small sums entrusted to her care
for six months The total amount of her
steaiings amounted to over $500.
She said she was to have been married
in June and as her salary was only 81 a
week she was forced to take the money in
order to purchase a trousseau
The evening times., 1899-03-15
steel and Iron Cornor.,,o,

Trenton, N. j.. March 15.-The Empire
Steel and Iron Company, with capital of
S., 200, 900, was Incorporated here yesterday.
The principal Office in this State will be
at Jersey City. The capital stock is di-
vided into $4,000 shares, of which half is
preferred, bearing an annual cumulative
dividend of per cent.
The evening times., 1899-03-15
Al Rad Outlook for Eagnn.

Chicago. March 15.-Major Lee, who rep
resents General Miles in the Army Beef
Enquiry, predicts an unpleasant experience
for Eagan Major Lee expects to throw
responsibility on Eagan for the evils i'm
the Commissary Department through the
testimony of Col. o. NJ. Smith late pur-
chasing commissary in Chicago
The evening times., 1899-03-15
Orders for Locomot;xas

Philadelphia, Pa, March l5.-In addition to
the orders for foreign railroads. the Baldwin Lo-
comotive Works have recently received num-
Der of important orders for locomotives from
companies in this country One of the largest
orders received Is from the Chicago & Alton,
for forty locomotives, with an option for thirty
additional. The other orders include four for
the Grand Rapids Indiana; nine ,or the Le.
high Valley; five for the Missouri Kansas &
Texas; fifteen for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe, and twenty for the Norfolk & Western
The evening times., 1899-03-15
CHANGE FOR THE BETTER.
Former Governor Fletcher May Now
Pcc=Ner.

Former Governor Fletcher. of Missouri,
who was believed 10 be at deaths door
yesterday was much improved this after
noon Dr., Babbitt, his attending physi-
clan, said that he passed very comforta-
bic night
Governor Fletcher has rallied wonder
fully. said DR.. Babbitt. Il may even say
that there is now hope of his recovery"
The evening times., 1899-03-15
Stepped on n Nail,

stephen Bland, colored, employed as lahorer
on the City and Suburban Railway Company.
stepped on a nail this morning at the corner OF
Eighth and g Streets, and received a painful
wound lie was taken TO the Emergency Hos
pital, where his injuries were dressed and bo
Was aiterward removed to his home.
The evening times., 1899-03-15
VIII Not Lose His Leg.

The condition of William Bryant, the colored
youth who was shot in the leg by a deputy
sheriff at Rosslyn on Sunday, was much i'm
proved this morning. 1t was at first feared that
ne would lose his leg, but the surgeons ex-
hopes of saving the limb
The evening times., 1899-03-15
RAN PosToFFIcE ON CREDIT.
incumbent's Accounts Fell Short and
His Brother Lost

His Brother Lost.
Gettysburg. Pa, March 15-The removal
of w. F. Rittase as postmaster at Littles-
town, this county, because of a shortage of
several hundred dollars in his accounts.
was followed yesterday by a sheriff's sale
OF the personal property of Adolphus Rit-
tase, the ex-postmaster's brother, who had
endorsed his notes.
The II ouble is said TO be due to the fact
that the postoffce was conducted on
credit basis. The salary of the Office ia
$1,000 year. Luther NJ Alleman has been
appointed at Rittase's successor.
The evening times., 1899-03-15
Welded at Newport News.

Newport News Va, March 15.-T. S. Bal
ley, naval attache at the Elizabeth, N. j..
ship yard, and Miss Loulie c. Braxton
youngest daughter of the late Col Carter
NJ. BraXton, were married here yesterday
afternoon and Immediately left for a
northern trip
The evening times., 1899-03-15
Did Not relieve in saving, Bank.

New York, March 15.-Michael Hand, of No
i3 Eighth Street, Long Island City, had Hugh
Derrick, forty years old, before Magistrate Smith
yesterday a charge of theft. Derrick boarded
with the Hand family, and Hand accused him
of having stolen $500 from bureau drawer
Hand does not believe in savings banks and
kept his savings in the bureau. When he looked
for the money yesterday it was gone, and he
promptly accused the boarder of taking it. Der.
rick denies the charge, but was held pending
Investigation The money was not found.
The evening times., 1899-03-15

have been afflicted with rheumatism for four
teen years. ard nothing seemed to give anv relief
was able TO be around all the time but constantly
suffering. l had tried everything l could hear Of
and at last was told to try Chamberlain's Pain
Balm, which / did. and was Immediately re-
lieved and III short time cured. l am happy &,
say that 1t has not since returned.-Josh Edgar
Germantown, Cal. For sale by Henry Evans
Wholesale and Retail Druggist, sss Street north
west; Connecticut Avenue and Street north
west, and 142s Maryland Avenue northeast
The evening times., 1899-03-15
How He Knew.

(From the Detroit Free Press)
Colonel. you swear positively that your reSi-
ment never resolved pound CT embalmed beet
in Cuba. How IS it possible tor you to be so
absolutely certains''
Because MY regiment never spt farther than
Tampa, sir"
The evening times., 1899-03-15
Joseph Lee Improxes

Joseph Lee, the colored man who was seri
ousiy cut by Edward johnson last night. is re-
ported TO be much improved by the surgeons nj
the Emergency Hospital this morning
The evening times., 1899-03-15
HuI1yadi Janos

Taken. in the morning, either pure or d,uted with
hot or cold water, it produces copious eyacua-
tion without leaving behind it any intestinal dis.
colnIorl or aSllaustlon. mhl5-mo, we. fri. Sc. .4Ot
The evening times., 1899-03-15

! The First Texas Volunteers and the Second
Louisiana, beth now ia Cuba, have been order
ed home for muster out. The former will go to
Galveston and the latter TO Savannah.
The evening times., 1899-03-15
Laces Siauuhtered.

lsc Oriental laces- Sc
20c EscuTisl lace &c
Sc Black footing .................2 &c
l5c black Eseurial lace. SC
12Lc white lace. &c
Pc Spanish IDc