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The evening times., 1899-04-24
PROXY FOB THE CHURCH.
Rev. Mr.. Davenport Explains HI
Tax nelinquency.

Rev. Mr.. Davenport Explains HIS
Tax Delinquency.
Rev. w. G. Davenport, rector Of En-
manuel Church, Anacostia. recently wrote
to the District Commissioners, asking that
part of lot II, In section 8. Of the Barry
Farm, be exempted from taxation. He ex-
planned that he saw the property adver-
tfsed in the delinquent tax list as being
owned by him. which was erroneous, as it
was bought by and belonged exclusively to
the church.
Rev. Mr. Davenport stated that he had a
colored congregation under his charge and
that the congregation purchased the land
in 1896. from the Equitable Building Asso-
citation. The building on the land had
formerly been rented by the congregation.
and since the purchase had been used for
the same purpose. Rev. Mr.. Davenport
stated that for the sake Of convenience the
transactions with the former owner Of the
property were made In the name Of himself
as pastor Of the mission and rector Of the
church. as the title could not be vested. In
the congregation.
In due time, he added, the property
would be transferred to the vestry Of the
church. As he was only a nominal and
not the real owner Of the property. he sug-
gested that the Commissioners exempt the
ground from taxation.
The Commissioners referred the matter
to Matthew Trimble. District Assessor,
who reported that there was nothing in
the deed indicating other than individual
ownership and that the general taxes on
the property from and including the year
1895. amounting to 1852. were unpaid.
The Assessor recommended that the mat
ter of exemption be deferred until after
the title to the property has been transfer
red to the trustees Of the mission. The
Attorney and the Commissioners after
ward endorsed the recommendations OF the
Assessor
The evening times., 1899-04-24
JUMPED los FEET TO DEATH.
Man Commits Suicide by LeapinS
From High Bridge.

New York, April 24.-An unknown and
shabbily dressed man leaped from the CEN
tire of High Bridge into the Harlem River
yesterday afternoon and was drowned. He
fell a distance of I05 feet and landed in
twenty-fv feet Of water.
The tide was running flood and strong
and up stream at the time. The man came
to the surface about twenty feet above the
bridge, waved his hand feebly and sank
from sight never more to come up alive.
Michael Poltz. seven years old. OF AL
Brook Avenue. was the only person on the
bridge to see the man jump. The boy was
much confused and frightened. and told
an unsatisfactory story. About the only
thing that could be learned from him was
that the man was poorly dressed and that
he had deliberately climbed up on the par
apet and ieaped OF.
The mans hat was found. 1t is an old
and much worn soft affair. and was so
large for its wearer that he had the band
stuffed with thicknesses of paper.
There is little doubt that the man de-
liberately intended to commit suicide. The
High Bridge police were notified. and the
river was dragged at the spot where the
body was seen to sink. At a late hour
last night the police had not recovered the
body.
The evening times., 1899-04-24
TWO WOMEN MURDERED.
Killed While Asleep and Their Home
Looted.

Murphyboro, ILL.,, April 24.-The bodies
of two women who were murdered while
they slept were found in the house of
Francis NJ Davie. miner. near here. he
bodies were mutilated and bloodstained.
The victims are Mrs Mary E. Dayie
and Miss Mllstead. who resided with the
family. Last Friday Davie left home for
Carterville. his wife and Miss Millstead
accompanying him to the train. That
was the last time they were seen alive.
The condition of the room where the
murders were committed indicated hat il
had been looted.
temple and her head crushed. Mrs.
Davies skull was crushed.
The evening times., 1899-04-24
GRANT STATUE UNWILLING.
President Mckinley md the Raleigh h
to he I'm Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA. April 24.-The equestrian
statue of General Grant will be unveiled
here next Thursday in Fairmount Park
with imposing ceremonies. President Nc
Kinley will be present to review military
parade. and the cruiser Raleigh will be the
centre of attraction in the river.
The guns OF the Raleigh will first be
heard here when the salute is fired in
honor of General Grants memory. and the
first to speak will be the historic 5-inch
rife which introduced Admiral Dewey to
the doomed Spaniards.
Among the interesting features Of the
Grant day ceremonies will be the public
exhibition of the two large brass cannon
captured from the Spaniards at Santiago.
These are named "Semiramis" and the
"Miltiades," and they will either be in the
line of parade or will be displayed at the
monument.
The programme for the unveiling has
been arranged as follows:
Mayor Ashbridge will preside and make
Introductory remarks after the invocation
by Bishop Whitaker.
John H. Converse will present the statue
to the Fairmount Park commission.
Miss Rosemary Sartoris, granddaughter
of General Grant, will unveil the statue.
which will be saluted with seventeen guns
as the drapery falls.
Col A. Loudon Snowden will accept the
statue on behalf of the park commission
ers.
Introduction of the sculptOrs, Messrs.
Daniel Chester French and f. C. Potter.
Review Of the troops by the President.
After the dinner at the Union League
Club President Mckinley will attend the
ovoninO af tho Academy of MIL
sic, where he will make an address. The
Grafton of the evening will be by ]. Hamp-
ton Carson.
On Friday morning the President is ex-
pected to go on board the Raleigh.
The statue which Is Of heroic size. rep
resents General Grant astride sturdy
horse. The general wears a campaign hat
and army overcoat, which is thrown open.
but has the collar rolled up about his neck.
The evening times., 1899-04-24
AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY.
Earth Broken for the New Buildings
at ANN pOlta.

Annapolis. Nd. April 24.-The founda-
tion of the new buildings for the Naval
Academy was begun today.
This started the great work Of remodel
ing the whole aspect of the great naval
school at Annapolis. Admiral Frederick
V. McNair. Superintendent OF the Academy.
turned up the first spadeful Of earth. The
new armory will be the first building to be
constructed. The formality took place in
the presence OF officers and others connect
ed with the institution. and the ladies
were present. as well as the civic officers
of Annapolis. The Naval Academy Band
rendered a selection while the ceremony
was in progress. but the affair was infor
NAL. The plans for the new buildings are
on an extensive scale and are designed to
meet a lOng-fe want in this long neglect
ed institution.
The evening times., 1899-04-24
Orders to the Iowa.

The Navy Department has ordered the
battleship Iowa to leave San Francisco and
proceed to the Puget Sound dry docks,
where she will be provided with bilge keels.
The Oregon prior to her recent famous
cruise. had these keels, and 1t was to their
presence that the success Of her voyage Is
attributed. The Iowa unless something un-
forseen should occur, will go into drydock
May 15 and remain forty-five days
The evening times., 1899-04-24
Collier Bound for Paxo-Paxo.

Norfolk, Va, April 24.-The collier
Abarenda left the navy yard yesterday and
stepped at Lambert's Point. from whence.
after taking on $500 tons of Pocohontas
coal, she will leave for PagoPago. The
Abardenda has on board the material for
the construction of a new steel coal pier
to be erected by the Government at Pago-
Pago. She will go via the Straits Of Ma
gellan, and is well equipped for her long
voyage.
The evening times., 1899-04-24
p,rlorca From sing sing.

Sing Sing. n. Y. April A.-Benton u
Webster, sentenced TO nineteen years Tor
killing Charles E. Goodwin. was released
from prison today after serving nearly ses-
on Years Governor Black ccmmuted his
sentence to ten years. and three years were
taken off for good behavior. He was sup
arintendenf of nrinting in the prison.
The evening times., 1899-04-24
Notions as we sell EN-.

Sc. balls of Dexter's knitting cotton. all
numbers-for 2.3-ic.
10c. black Angora braid. &c. piece.
Hercules braid. for dress trimming. Ia
inches wide-for &c. yard.
&c. feather stitched braid. 2 3-4c.
Sc. nickel plated Treasure safety pins.
for &c. doZen-all sizes.
Non-Twist' white tape, for 1c. piece.
10c pearl shirt buttons. 4c dozen.
10c tubular shoe laces, / ii yds long,
&c dozen.
The evening times., 1899-04-24
LEAPED TO HER DEATH.
DeliriOus Patient Jumps From
Hospital Window.


Hospital Window.
New York. April 24.-Mrs. Regina Roth
man. a patient at st. Marks Hospital.
Brooklyn, committed suicide today by leap
ing from fourth-story window to the flag
ging seventy feet below.
An operation had been performed on her.
and she was delirious when she jumped
A policeman who saw her climb to the
window made an effort to catch her as
she fell. She struck head first and her
skull was fractured and many bones were
broken. Passengers Of a passing trolley
car witnessed the deed. The nurse stated
that Mrs. Rothman had jumped from bed
and run to the window, and that she had
reached her just as she fell from the win
dow. and clutched at her patients gown,
but could not hold it.
Mrs. Rothman was thirty-two years old
and has been at the hospital some time.
The evening times., 1899-04-24
student Ips,cteJ for Murder.

Grafton. W. Va. April 24.-John Pryor.
whom one of the Fisherman boys accused
oj being implicated in the killing Of Calvin
Thomas. near Fetterman recently, grad
uated and secured his diploma at Fetter-
man Friday. The same day the grand ju-
ry indicted him for completely In the mur-
der and he was iailod.
The evening times., 1899-04-24

Miss Rosemary Sartoris will unveil the
statue of Gen. U. s. Grant at the dedicatry
ceremonies In Philadelphia next Thursday.
The widow of the great war chief will be
present together with all the members of
her family. The President and Mrs. Nc
kinley, and the Cabinet families will also
be present on the platform.
The evening times., 1899-04-24
Found Dead I'm the Road.

Leesburg. Va. April 24.-Jacob Bowyer,
a well-to-do citizen. was found dead in the
road Friday morning near his residence, in
the neighborhood of Lovettsville, this
county. He left home on horseback appar-
emily in good health, and his death is sup
posed to have resulted from heart disease.
The evening times., 1899-04-24
Corp.e Found in the River

Norfolk. Va, April 24.-An English
tramp steamship in passing up the river
yesterday turned up with her wheel the
body of a man. The corpse was secured,
but has not. yet been identified. 1t appears
to have been in the water a long time.
The evening times., 1899-04-24
Torpedo Boat MnnIey Arrives,

Annapolis Nd, April 24.-The torpedo
boat Manley, which was bought in England
during the war with Spain, arrived at the
Naval Academy Saturday afternoon, in
command Of Lieut.. Hugo Osterhaus. FROM
New York Thursday.
The vessel is 5S feet long. II feet beam,
and feet draught. On the trial trip she
made thirty knots. She made twenty
eight knots en- route to Annapolis, but did
not come direct, making stops at League
Island. Philadelphia. and New Brunswick.
The trip was by the inside passage. The
crew. with Lieutenant Ostsrhaus, consist
ed of Quartermaster Henry Wiegand, Cox
swain w. F. Harman, Coxswain Arthur
W. Grolman. Machinist W. T. Robinson,
Fireman George Miner, and 8. F. Cantlsr.
The evening times., 1899-04-24

The French Ambassador will be the
guest of honor at reception to be tender
ed him by the Art Club of Philadelphia. at
its clubhouse on next Wednesday even
ing. musical smoker and supper will
follow the reception.
The evening times., 1899-04-24

What's the matter with Lieutenant Iiobson? Is
he deadf He must have lost his speech since he
has been kissed by so many girls. for he keeps 50
yery silent But the people Of Washington don't
keen silent in praising the National Capital
Brewing Co.'S famous Diamond and Aucnchener
her. Case Of "a pintaI @1.26. Phone ~
The evening times., 1899-04-24
Ladies underwear specials.

Ladies ribbed vests. with crochet PC
finished neck and arms-well fitting ~
will go tomorrow for............O "
Ladies' ribbed vests, high neck and long
or short sleeves-and low neck. sleeveless
in black, white and fancy col 1nfc
ors-choice Of as many as % diff L ~
ferent styles-vorth i9c-for.... s6[
Chil1ren's ribbed vests, in white and
ecru, finished with silk ribbon in neck and
arms-high neck and short sleeves nc
low neck sleeveless-worth 19c- VI,
for ~
The evening times., 1899-04-24
AN ECCENTRIC SUICIDE.
Noted Fiddler Kills Himself mt H
Parents Graves.

Parkersburg, W. Va, April PA pecu-
lar suicide occurred at Green Bank, Po-
cahontas county, which was discovered
Friday.
Robert II. Ervine, aged sixty-eight
years. an eccentric old man and noted
fiddler. was found dead upon the graves
of his mother and father in the cemetery
near his home. He shot himself in the
stomach.
The evening times., 1899-04-24
Children's dresses, 25c.

Chiidren's white and colored dresses.
made of gingham. percale. and lawn-with
wide skirts and deep hem-ruff1e over
shoulders-fnished in the most thorough
manner-wiil be offered tomorrow for %
cents.
The evening times., 1899-04-24

Mrs. NJ. S. Gst. president of the w.
N. P. A., will give a reception to members
of the association at her residence, 1906
Street, tomorrow afternoon from to
o'clock.
The evening times., 1899-04-24
Shot Himself by Accident.

Beckley. W. Va, April 24.-Thomas Ad-
kins. aged seventeen. while carelessly
handling an old revolver, believing it was
not loaded shot himself in the head, and
may die.
The evening times., 1899-04-24

Miss Snow will give another recital at
the Cairo tomorrow evening. All who re-
ceived Invitations for last Tuesday are
welcome.
The evening times., 1899-04-24
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Among the dinner givers of tonight will
be the Postmaster General and Mrs. Smith
and the Belgian Minister and Countess
Lichtervelde.
The evening times., 1899-04-24
Lansburgh & BIO.
SPECIAL!

Free classes are being formed
for the teaching of Battenberg,
Marie Antoinette, HOniton lace
work.
A complete line of lace mate
rials. such as
Battenberg Braid, per piece. Use
Battenberg Rings, per doz. DC
Lace Handkerchief Patterns. DC
The evening times., 1899-04-24
Toilet wares lowered.

Woodbury's Facial Powder lie
Imperial Borated Talcum Powder. plain
or perfumed. for Z Lee.
Extra fine quality Bay Rum, regularly
sold at 15c. for &C.
Oakley's Almond Neal. 19c.
Cuticura Soap fer l5c.
The evening times., 1899-04-24

The Saturday Evening Assembly will
give its last dance Of the season next
Saturday at the National Rifles Armory.
The evening times., 1899-04-24
Railway station Burned.

st. Michael's, Nd. April 24.-McDaniel
Station, on the Baltimore, Chesapeake and
Atlantic Railroad, four miles above St.
Michael's. was burned to the ground Sat-
urday evening. The blaze is believed to
have originated from a spark from loco
motive, as there was no fire in the stove
in the station at the time. No one was
at the station when the fire occurred, the
station agent having left on business. 1t
is supposed that spark from the engine
lodged in the shingles of the roof. and in
the absence Of fire extinguishers the build
ing and contents were destroyed. The
warehouse adjoining was saved.
The evening times., 1899-04-24
Recoxni.irx the Eight-Hour Law.

Boston. April 24.-The New York. New
Haven and Hartford Railroad Company has
recognized the eight-hour day, and all the
men were paid on that basis Saturday. The
working force in the yards now consists Of
three shifts, Of eight hours each. The
Freight Handlers Union held a meeting yes
terday end viii make q demand Tor eight
hours . day.
The evening times., 1899-04-24
BOYS wash suits. 75c.

Boys Wash Kilt Suits with pleated skirts
in sizes from l to years-made Of white
pique and colored galtea cloth-with large
sailor collars. and nattily trimmed with
braid-in blouse effect-cheap at 9sc-for
75 cents.
The evening times., 1899-04-24
a Ncyv steel Plant.

Richmond, Va, April 24.-New York cap
italists have secured a charter for a COM
pany with 900 capital. The new
concern is the Richmond Standard Steel
Spike and Iron Company. which is formed
for the purposes Of mining coal and iron
ore. converting coal into coke. iron ore in
to pig Iron, and pig iron into steel: also
for the manufacture Of railroad spikes and
all other articles Of iron and steel. The
oficefs for the first year are President. J..
Fred Pierson. jr., of New York city: vice
president. Corbin Warwick. of Richmond /;
secretary. George N. Bailey. Of New York
city: treasurer, William II. Lleweilyn, of
New York city.
The evening times., 1899-04-24
&MhuMaa
"The Dependable Store
e22, 924. 926, 92S 7th ST.. rum
ming through to 7o4-6 X st.
The Sumner needs
OF the ''little tots"

cannot be SO well supplied anywhere els,
as here. Our prices are ackncYledgsdly
the lowest-and for qualiti-s that carry
the greatest satisfaction.
The evening times., 1899-04-24

Take either line for Naval Lodse Fsir.
The evening times., 1899-04-24
Clearing Sale Of
Art Goods.

All Linen Centrepieces. 49,. .1Oc
/ doz. Linen Doylies. ...... zoe
Linen Hemstitched Tray Covers,
121sc
Linen Hemstitched Scarfs ......25c
Cut-wOrk s;carfs. s........... .2oc
Art Dept, Sth st. Annex.
The evening times., 1899-04-24

Watch for a town. consre. Heishts D. q
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-11-07
LARGE APPETITES.
They Produce Heart Trouble and Death
from Over Eating.

They Produce Heart Trouble and Death
from Over Eating.
New York World: In their way OF
living and way of dying Ingersoll and
Roswell P. Flower were typical OF
very large class. Both led sedentary
lives. Both had great deal OF super
flous flesh. Both had large appetites
and apparently superb digestions. Both
died OF heart trouble" Almost in
variably In men Of this sort heart
trouble" means simply stomach troub Q,
the results of indifference to or un-
belief in the simple laws as to eating
and drinking. The fallacy that ina
ture knows what she wants, and by
giving a man huge appetite signifies
that he must eat hugely" numbers it's
victims by the tens of thousands. Liv-
ing up to this fallacy produces what
appears to be and in some cases may
be heart trouble. Then the man with
the big appetite attributes all his suf-
ferings from indulgence in food and
drink not to his robust appetite" but
to his weak heart" He takes care
of his heart, but continues to over DAD
his stomach. And II any one, even
his physician, tries to warn him
against indulgence of his hearty,
healthy appetite" he laughs or gets
angry. 1T takes little food to provide
all the nourishment the body needs.
All above that little is superiority, and
man must constantly guard against
the tendency to increase this super
fluffy. When age approaches the
amount of nourishment necessary
tends to decrease. but appetite tends
to increase. Hence these untimely
deaths Of men in their physical and
mental prime. Always leave the table
hungry. And when you do not feed
well do not eat at all.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-11-07

phat Float Through the Air in BASKETS
Thoy Have Woven.

|
The ordinary California buzzard. and
the singular ravens Of Santa Catalina
Island, often give marvellous exhibt-
| lions OF soaring or rising in the air
without moving their wings, and when
It Is remembered that their bodies are
reduced to minimum weight, and
| that even the bones are filled with air,
II is almost scientific and literally true
that they are living balloons. AS
stroller who had descended the bank
by little trail crouched low in the
shadow of a wild lilac, he saw against
the dark-green bank of the opposite
canyon a cobweb ahoat; then another,
drifting down the aereal channel on
the wind. Others followed-a process
sion Of webs was passing; some were
long and formed OF single thread OF
silk; others had delicate mass OF
fabric attached. Presently one of them
came so near that he put out his hand
and caught 1t. 1t was a perfect ball
loon, and the aeronaut--a small spider
sat complacently on its basket,
fluffy mass of web half an inch In
length, light as feather, and sup
ported by long thread which reached
away, undulating and curving upward.
Scores OF these aeronauts passed by,
drifting up the little canyon, borne
aloft by the upward current of the air.
The stroller noticed number of spi-
ders on the leaves and branches in sim
gular attitudes, and then 1t occurred to
him that there was spider migration
and that instead of walking or crawl
ing away, tho insects were going, like
Andree, by balloon. More on the
leaves of the wild lilac were preparing
for the journey across the chasm, form
Ing, building and launching their bal
looms. A spider that had been actively
climbing up branch of neighboring
oak now stood on an outer leaf and
prepared to make its balloon. 1t had
a wonderful arrangement of spinner
cts in which the balloon-making ma
terial, which is also employed to con-
struct nets and traps, is stored. Some
of the spiders have an additional spin
ming organ and a comb-like implement
upon the hind legs, by which they
comb out the silk, making tangle of
fine webs. Thus they are well pre-
pared to make cables for balloons, guy
ropes, net, and, by the aid of the
comb, fluffy platform web. Some of
the spiders made little platforms of
fluffy web as they went; others merely
chung to the thread; but, in one way or
the other. scores of them crossed the
canyons and travelled through the air,
aeronauts in all the name implies.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-11-07
HORSE BITTEN BY A Doc.
said TO Have Developed Rabies amt
Committed Suicide.

said TO Have Developed Rabies anu
Committed Suicide.
A remarkable story Is going the
rounds OF South Baltimore OF horse
which committed suicide, short time
ago, after having been infected with
rabies. The animal was of good stock,
and although z years old was valued
by its owner, Edward Franklin. at
500. Mr. Franklin is one OF the best
known residents of Anne Arundel
county, where he served as constable
and deputy sheriff He has farm
near Glen Burnie, and is engaged In
mercantile pursuits as well. He is
stepson of Mr. Myers of East Osten
street. The story is that Mr.. Franklin,
who had been in the city on business,
was returning home some weeks ago
when his horse was attacked by mad
DOG 1t was night, and although the
horse was terribly frightened and
nearly threw it's driver from his seat
when attacked by the dog, Mr. Frank
lin, owing to the darkness, was not
aware that his horse had been injured
until he reached home. Then he dis
from the mouth, the mad dog evident
ly having attempted to pull him down
by springing at his throat. Mr.. Frank
lin made a wash of laudanum, with
which he dressed his favorite's inju'
ries, and after a time forgot all about
the incident. A few weeks later, how
ever, the animal began to act queerly,
and one day made a savage attack or
its master. 1t seized him about the
waist, shook him violently and would
possibly have trampled him to death
If Mr.. Franklin had not made his es'
cape at the cost of some of his cloth
ing. While he was badly bruised the
skin was not torn, and there is NO
danger of his being stricken down
with the dread disease. The shock was
sufficient to confine him to his bed for
several days, however. Meantime, tho
horse had developed well-defined
symptoms of hydrophobia. II refused
to drink, frothed at the mouth, and
LllCu W hlCh It's way OUT VI lu6 SIdll
in which 1t was secured. The animal
was unable to break loose, although
in one of its paroxysms of rage it tore
off with its teeth new trough which
had been securely nailed to a heavy
beam, and threw it into the air Mr..
Franklin's family were greatly at
tached to the horse, and in the hope
that it would recover did not kill it.
1t continued to grow worse, and finally
broke its neck in mad plunge against
the beam while trying to break out
The remains of the unfortunate beast
were buried on the farm and the man
ner of its death has only recently
come to light, as the Franklins feared
that If the facts were known they
might create panic among the neigh
boring farmers. So far as is known,
Mr.. Franklin's animal is the only one
which has come to its death from an
attack by this particular dog.-Balti-
more News.