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The evening times., 1899-03-27
Great Damage Done by smoke

Frederick, Nd March 27.-The interior
of the parlor of the residence of Mr.. John
Eisenhauer, on North Market Street, in
Frederick city, was ruined last evening by
an oil stove. Early in the evening a mem-
ber of the family lit the stove. Some time
later one of the daughters opened the door
to enter the room, when she was nearly
overcome by the dense volume of smoke
that poured out in her face. The room
was filled with the smoke which seemed
to have been generated by the oil stove
and the heat from the parlor stove. The
smoke was thick and the SCOT settled on
everything In the room, running the hand
some furniture, lace curtains, and por-
there's and badly damaging the piano and
rare bric-a- brac.
The evening times., 1899-03-27
THE CHESAPEAKE CANAL.
The ReOrganized ID. & o. Wants 4
Control the Waterway.

The ReOrganixed ID. & o. Wants to
Control the Waterway.
Baltimore, March 27.-Recent confer
ences between Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road officers and Maryland State officials
indicate that the purchase OF the States in
terest in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal is
contemplated as part of the reorganiza-
tion scheme of the Baltimore and Ohio
Company. From sources connected with
the railroad company it is learned that the
Baltimore and Ohio is particularly anX-
ious to secure absolute control of the
canal. as all the other railroad systems are
pooling and combining on the coal traffic,
and no section of the country offers great
er advantages than the coal fields of west
ern Maryland. With the control of the
canal the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
could increase the present output.
The canal is practically under the con-
troll of the road now, but the equipment is
both poor and limited. IL the canal is sold
to the Baltimore and Ohio the company
will at once make the waterway complete
in every particular The terminus at
Georgetown. D. c., will be improved. it is
said, by syndicate, which will erect a
plant by which coal can be unloaded and
reloaded at about one-third of the present
cost.
In addition to the desire TO branch out
IN the QeSPlOpEucUI UI the tOdi IulHtS, the
Baltimore and Ohio. which is now in course
of reorganization, desires to get the canal
out of litigation. Just what has been OF
will be bid by the Baltimore and Ohio COM
pany has not yet been determined, but il
is an assured fact that it will offer more
than $500, 900, which was bid by c. K Lord,
of the Consolidated Coal Company, when
the property was recently advertised for
sale.
The bondholders of 1874 have lien on
the revenues of the canal, and the repair
bonds of 1873 constitute first lien on the
body of the work. These bonds of 1874 or
| majority of them. are held by the Balti-
more and Ohio or interests friendly to that
| corporation and the same interests hold
| the repair bonds of 1878. The Baltimore
and Ohio not only holds these securities,
but, in addition. by decree of the court.
| the trustees for the bondholders of 1914
were put in possession of the canal until
| May, 1907. These trustees, or a majority
| OF them, are officials of the Baltimore and
/ Ohio company. The canal is now being
| operated by these trustees. Therefore the
/ States interests are hemmed in by this
| condition. The State has invested from
! time to time over $1,000, 900 in the water
way, now amounting, with accrued inter
est, to over $20000,000.
The evening times., 1899-03-27
CUMBERLAND INDUSTRIES.
Opening of Navigation on the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Canal.

peake and Ohio Canal.
Cumberland, Nd, March 27.-Navigation
for the season of 1899 was resumed on
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Saturday
-Four boats, the G. f. Richter, c. w. Ad-
ans, No. l29, and j. w. Wilson, loaded
with coal, left Cumberland for Williams
port. The canal is in good condition and
the present weeks shipments promise TO
be unusually heavy. Over thirty boats are
now waiting at Cumberland to be loaded
and a feet of light boats is moving in his
direction.
benjamin A. Richmond, chief attorney
for the West Virginia Pulp and Paper
Company, has put a quietus on the many
rumors concerning the intentions OF the
company by stating that they are going
TO move from Luke, Allegany county as
soon as their mill in Greenbrier county.
W. Va, is completed. Then he adds, they
have determined upon, whether prosecution
for Potomac pollution is abandoned or
not This, he says, is final. A similar
statement has been made by Mr.. David
w. Luke, treasurer and manager of the
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company
The new Greenbrier plant, work on
which has commenced, will be at Cald-
well, not far from Lewisburg, on the line
OF the chesapeake ana ONO Railroad, and
within five miles OF the White Sulphur
Springs in West Virginia. II is stated the
! building will be made largely of steel and
will cost over $1,000, 600. The intention Of
the Messrs Luke is TO make 1t the largest
pulp plant in the United States. A rail-
road will be constructed from Lewisburg 10
Caldwell, which is on the Greenbrier River
The Tin Plate Trust will put I'm an open
| hearth furnace in the branch mill in South
Cumberland. Foundations for an addition
to the mill requiring 100000 bricks have
been completed The open hearth fur
mace will give employment to a large
number of men. and il is expected the
force will reach 800 men altogether
The Postal Telegraph Cable Company has
| large forces at work constructing their
line between Cumberland and Hagerstown.
Hancock is the present headquarters for
| the construction corps. w Grant Norris
at present a telegrapher in the Baltimore
and Ohio Office at Cumberland. has been
| appointed manager of the Postal Office to
| be opened in Cumberland.
Mayer Bros. will erect an ice manufac-
| turing plant, five tons daily capacity, at
FroStburg.
The evening times., 1899-03-27
TO ENCOURAGE INDUSTRY.
Organization of the Oxford. Nd. I'm
prOycment Association.

Oxford, Nd, March 27.-The Oxford I'm
provement Association has been organized
for the erection of factories. George NJ.
Tull, Maurice S. Benson, William Steven
son, Charles Stevenson and ]. F. Langran
are the incorporators, and they have also
formed a company for the manufacture of
stamping pads. The first order they re-
ceived was one from John Wanamaker,
the Philadelphia merchant, for thirty
dozen pads A company has also been
formed for the erection of a swing manu-
factory, which will also make other arti-
cles The stock has nearly all been taken.
Col. X. l.. Holiday. superintendent OF
the Delaware division OF the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad, will
visit oxford this week to lay off piece
of ground near the depot from a tract the
railroad company owns, which they Will
give TO the Improvement association for
factory uses.
The evening times., 1899-03-27
Cut in Two by n Train.

Newport News, Va. March 27.-Late Sat
urday night Monroe Magee, negro laborer
at the coal pier, was cut in two by a
freight train at the intersection of Twenty
third Street and the railroad, and died
shortly afterward of his injuries. 1t is re-
markable that death was not instanta-
neous. The negro was coming from Rock
etts to the city, and when he reched the
yard he found train of cars blocking his
way. He jumped up between the cars in
tending to cross. The engine suddenly re-
yersed and he was thrown under the
wheels, two Of which passed over his body,
almost severings the upper portion from the
lower. hideously mangling it.
The evening times., 1899-03-27
NEGRO PASTORS PLAIN TALK.
Condemns John. Berry for His As
sault on the Misses Clarke.

sault on the Misses Clarke.
Annapolis, Md, March 27.-At Mount
Moriah African Methodist Church, Anna
polls yesterday, the pastor, Rev. S. TIM
othy Tice, gave some wholesome advice to
parents about the careful training of chill
dren.
These are critical times in our life's
history as race" he said. I'VE are grad
ually passing a transition period Every
footstep we make is watched by the eyes
of the civilized world. How careful should
We be in all our dealings and actions with
our fellowmen!
Great moral responsibility rests upon
you, mothers and fathers, and upon your
children. Around the hearthstone you are
to mold the character and shape the des-
tiny Of your children. True, We are max
ing great advancement as race along all
lines, but we are not as careful as we
should be. Many OF you are too sympa-
thetic with your children. The prisons con-
tain entirely too many of our youths.
Don't free your children too soon. Think
of it: over 400 negro youths of this State
are now serving terms In the house OF cor
rection."
He advised that children should be kept
under control stating that their deeds re-
| fected upon the entire race.
Continuing, he said Every thought1ui
and self-respecting negro in Maryland COLI
| demns the dastardly, cold -blooded deed OF
| John Berry in Prince Georges county, in
| his murderous assault on the Misses Clarke,
| who befriended and helped him, even re-
| leasing him from prison and giving him
| home of respect and comfort. Berry
should be punished to the fullest extent of
| the law. He ought 10 be put to death for
| this outrageous crime. Though negro, he
has not the sympathy of respectable mem
| bers of his race Thank God. notwith-
standing the many crimes committed by a
| certain class of negroes, the masses of our
| people do not condone them. We are on
| the side of law and good order
The evening times., 1899-03-27
bartender stabbed nv n Negro

Winchester, Va, March 27.-At o'clock
Saturday night Boss Harper, negro, stab
bed ]. L. Mcdaniel, bartender in w. S.
Blackwell's Broadway saloon, an inch be-
low the heart, and made six cuts across
his back, only one of which, however, pen
etrated through the clothing. The knife
laid open the flesh for a distance of two
inches between the left shoulder blade
and the spinal column. The negro escap-
ed, though two score men were in the bar
at the time of the cutting. He had been
put out of the saloon during the afternoon,
and the bartender was about to eject him
again when the negro made the attack on
him. 1t is thought Mcdaniel will recover
The evening times., 1899-03-27
The Oyster Law War.

Richmond Va, March Ex-Governor Ty-
ler refuses to talk in regard to the letter
of Governor Lowndes, of Maryland, in ref
erence to the captured oystermen and ves-
sells, which he received Friday night. The
governor and Attorney General Montague
conferred presumablyaawith reference to
this matter. 1t is said the attorney gen.
eral has advised the governor that he has
no right to liberate the prisoners. If ille-
gally held in custody,aythey have remedy
through the courts, and should sue for their
liberation. The attorney general is of
opinion that the governor has the right to
make recommendations concerning the cap,
tured vessels. 20
The evening times., 1899-03-27
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
NE COLI -MRIA- SITTING As A nISTRIl.I

IN THE SUPREME COURT Or THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMB SITTING AS A DISTRICT
C0URT.-No. 547. in re The Extension OF
Howard Avenue.
Notice Is hereby given that the Commissioners
Of the District of Columbia. pursuant 10 the pro-
visions oi an act of Congress approved March 3
1899, entitled An act for the extension of Penn
sylvania Avenue southeast, and for other pur-
poses" have filed petition in this court. pray
ing the condemnation of the land required for
the extension OF Howard Avenue through lot
numbered hundred and thirty and e-half
QS0l9), in Chaplin Browns subdivision of Mount
Pleasant and Pleasant Plains, shown on a plat
or map prepared by said Commissioners and an
hibit ID. C., No. L. and praying also that a
jury he summoned by the Marshal. in accordance
with the provisions OF chapter eleven (ll). of the
Revised Statutes of the United States relating to
the District of Columbia, TO ascertain the dam
ages for and in respect of the land proposed TO
be condemned for the extension of said avenue
and 10 assess one-haf thereof against blocks TWO
(2), three (5) four (4), five (5). and six 90. Of
Chapn Browns subdivision Of lngleside and
against lots from hundred and twenty two
l22) 10 one hundred and forty-four O4s), inclli-
tive, OF Chapin Browns subdivision OF Mount
Pleasant and Pleasant Plains
il is ordered this 22d day of March, 1899, that
all persons interested in the proceedings be, and
they are hereby, required 20 appear in this court
on or before the 18TH DAY OF APRIL 1899
10 show cause. if any they have, why the PRAYER
OF said petition should not be granted. and why
the proceedings directed IN said act of Congress
should not be taken: Provided. A copy of this
order be published in the Evening STAR and
The Washington Times newspapers at least six
times. and in the Washington Law Reporter
once. before said 18TH DAY OF APRIL, 1899
BY the court:
(ScaD W. s. COX, Associate Justice.
A true copy-Test:
J. r. YOUNG, Clerk
BY n. J. MEIGS, JR., Assistant Clerk.
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The evening times., 1899-03-27
Weather Causes a La,ysutt.

Atlantic City. N. j., March 27.-A novel
Ease is TO be tried in one of the courts in
this city the coming week. Yesterday Cap
tain Lewis, of the schooner James r. Hall,
hound from Virginia to this city with
cargo OF lumber, entered formal protest
against the weather as being responsible
for losing a deck load OF lumber in a gale
a few days ago. The protest is made under
the maritime law, in order that the own
ers of the cargo may recover the insur-
ance.
The evening times., 1899-03-27
dwelling Destroyer Dy Fire.

Elkton, Md. March 27.-The dwelling
house on the farm of Clinton w. Purner,
in Elk Neck, Cecil county, caught fire at
an early hour yesterday morning and was
destroyed, together with all the household
furniture. Mr.. Purner and his family, who
were asleep, were not weakened until aft
er the fire had got much headway, and it
was with the greatest difficulty that they
were saved. He and his wife and three
children were compelled to flee from the
burning house in their night clothing. The
cause of the fire is unknown. Loss about
s.. 900. partly insured.
The evening times., 1899-03-27
Resignation of a Popular Pastor.

Richmond, Va. March 27.-Rev. DR.. 2.
T. Sweeney, formerly United States Min
lister to Turkey, last night resigned the
pastorate of the Seventh Street Christian
Church, the largest church of that denom-
ination in Virginia. The resignation came
as a great surprise and created profound
sensation. The scene in the church was
most affecting, many being moved to tears
DR.. Sweeney said he was obliged to leave
at once, as he held in his hand a tele-
gram calling him to the bedside of his
father, aged ninety three, in Paris. KY
He leaves for there today. His wife's
mother is also very Ill in Columbus. Ind.
The evening times., 1899-03-27
MARYLAND FISHERMEN.
oyster and Crab Association Organ
iged at CrisheId.

Orisfield, Md, March 27.-An oyster
and crab association has been organized
in Crisfield, with James c. Nelson, of As
bury, president; Clyde Blades. secretary,
and John H. Riggin, treasurer.
A Goldfish was caught one day last week
in Tangier Sound. The fish weighed twelve
pounds, and is the first one of this species
ever taken in this section.
Fishermen of Crisfield are taking grl al
many shad and herring. The shad, how
ever, are RUNNING much better on the
western side of the sound.
The evening times., 1899-03-27
stabbed with n Pair of Shears.

Elkton, Md. March 27.-In a quarrel in
Elkton John Bowser colored, aged twenty
one years, was stabbed in the left breast
over the heart yesterday morning by Frank
Cooper, colored, using pair of shears.
The wound, while not necessarily danger
ous is serious. Cooper was arrested.
The evening times., 1899-03-27
IN TIE SUPREME CoURT or TIE DISTRICT
or colt MBIA, SITTING As A DISTRICT
CCIR RT-No. SO. In re The Extension uf
-

IN THE SUPREME CoURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLI MBIA. SITTING As A DISTRICT
CCIRT.-No. $40. In re The Extension Uf
Twentieth Street northwest.
Notice ! hereby given that the Commissioners
Of the District - Columbia. pursuant 10 the pro
visions - an act of Congress approved March 3.
1899. entitled An act for The extension of Penn
sylrsnia Avenue southeast. and for other pur-
poses. have flied petition in this court, pTsy-
ing the condemnation Dt the land necessary for
the extension OF Twentieth Street southerly from
wyoming Avenue Columbia Road. including
the tri&neuiar-shapsd piece oi land bounded hy
the east liHe uf Twentieth Street inns extended,
the south line rf Wyoming Avenue. and the
Vest line OF Ceiulnbia Road. a. shown IN q plat
OF map prepared bN said Commissioners and an
HcXcd 10 their petition and marked ID. g. Ne.
j., and pra. ing, also. thai jury be summoned
hv the Marshal. in accordance with chapter eleven
of the Revised Statutes of the United States re-
lating the District Of Columbia. to 1scert in!
and assess the damages. il any. which each owner
OF land through which Twentieth Street is pro
posed 10 be eAtended aforesaid NAV sustain bN
reason thereof, aud 10 assess not les than one
half the amount found due and awarded for
damages for and in respect OF the land con
dcmned for the extension Of said Twentieth
Street against those pieces parcels oi land sit
nate and living each side of said Twentieth
Street. between " yoming Avenue and Columbia
Road and also on any all adjacent pieces or
parcels Of land which viii be benefited by said
tension.
It is ordered this 9sd day Of March. 1899. that
all persons interested in the proceedings bc, ard
they are hereby, required TO appear in this court
on or before the 18TH DAY OF APRIL 1899.
to show cause. If any they have. why the PRAYER
Of said petition should not he granted. and WHY
The proceedings directed in said act of Congress
should not be taken: Provided, copy cf this
order be published in the Evening Star and
The Washington Times newspapers at leas; six
times and in the Washington Law Reporter
once, before said 18th DAY OF APRIL, 1899
By the court:
(SeaD W. $. cox, Associate Justice
true copy-Test:
j. r. YOUNG. Clerk
BY r. J. MEIGS, JR. Assistant Clerk
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The evening times., 1899-03-27
Soldier Marries a Spanish Woman.

Hagerstown, Md, March 27.-Private
Frank E. Smith, of Company II, Fourth
Regiment. United States Volunteer Inn
munes, now stationed at Jiquani, Cuba, was
married to Spanish woman near where he
is encamped on February %. He is from
Hagerstown. He cannot speak Spanish and
his wife cannot use English. They had to
employ an interpreter. He expects to bring
his wife home when his company is mus
tered out
The evening times., 1899-03-27
Night Clerk Carter pardo6ea

Winchester, Va, March 27.-Fred Carter,
the young night clerk at the Hotel Evans,
this city, who was convicted in October,
1897, of robbing George W. Conrad, a trav-
cling salesman, of Columbus, Ohio. while
guest at the hotel, of a costly diamond
and $50 in money, has been pardoned from
the penitentiary by Governor Tyler on ac-
count of ill-health.
The evening times., 1899-03-27
Enquiry About Virginia Land.

Norfolk, Va, March 27.-Real estate
agents here are daily in receipt on letters
from farmers, principally in the West, en-
quiring about the climate, soil, ETC., in this
section. 1t is said that negotiations to
move a larger number of Western people
here in the spring have about been COM
pleted. In the past few years there has
been large addition to the agricultural
growth of this section.
The evening times., 1899-03-27
secret order swindler Arrested.

Hagerstown, Nd, March 27.-Judge
Stake has sentenced F. E. Bridges, the Sc
crete order swindler, to six years in the
penitentiary. The court after Bridges
begged for mercy, said his crime was of
great enormity and called for heavy SEN
tence. The prisoner, he said, had an or
ganized plan of defrauding by gaining the
sympathy of his victims.
The evening times., 1899-03-27
rbe .DoIphfn mt Hampton Road.

Norfolk, Va, March 2.-The dispatch
boat Dolphin arrived in Hampton Roads
from Washington yesterday afternoon on
its way to the North Carolina coast to
blow up a dangerous wreck. On board the
Dolphin are Mrs. and Miss Long, wife and
daughter Of the Secretary of the Navy.
The evening times., 1899-03-27
A DISASTROUS FIRE.
A Pennsylvania Village Almost
Wiped Out.

Corning, N. Y. March 27.-The business
portion of the borough of Harrison VAL
pletely destroyed by fire yesterday At 10
O'Clock the fire started in the attic of a
Harrison Valley house, and before the fire
was extinguished at 2 p m. the hotel aud
ten business buildings were destroyed.
There is no fire department in the village,
and volunteer fire companies from Knox
vile and Westfeld came by special train.
There are only four stores left standing
in the main streets. The loss is $40 OG0,
with insurance considerably less.
The evening times., 1899-03-27
mh24. o, %, 3l-ap3.5

II THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
or COLUMBIA, HOLDING A SPECIAL TERN
FOR ORPHANS COURT BUSINESS.-In re
Estate of Annie Cairns deceased No. 1865
Administration Docket %.
Application having been made 10 the Supreme
Court of the District nf Columbia. holding spe-
cial term for Orphans Court business, for pro-
bate Of last will and testament and codicils and
for letters testamentary on said estate, by Eliza
beth Sullivan. it is ordered this oath day OF
March, 1899, that notice is hereby given to
Daniel Mccarthy, and to all others concerned,
TO appear in said court on FRIDAY. THE 2sTH
DAY OF APRIL, 4. ID. 1892 at 10 O'CLOCK
A. NJ, 10 show cause why such application should
not be granted. This notice shall be published
in the Washington Law Reporter and The
Washington Times in each of three sue
cessive weeks before the return day therein men
tioned-the first publication TO be not less than
thirty days before said return day
By the court:
4. G. BRADLEY, Justice.
Attest: ]. NOTA NcGILL. Register of Wills.
EDWIN FORREST, Attorney for Applicant
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MURDER AND SUICIDE.
A Husband Swallows Lnudanum and
Shoots His Wife.

Pittsburg, March 27.-Frederick Clarke,
who had not been living with his wife,
called on her yesterday at her mothers
home in McKeesport His wife refused to
play the piano for him at his request and
he swallowed a bottleful of laudanum. shot
and mortally wounded his wife, and then
shot himself. He died an hour later.
The evening times., 1899-03-27
RHEUMATISM CURED

BY using Dr. Blake's Rheumatic. Gout, and Sci
atica Elixir. 4 Sovereign Remedy, 50c. ACKER
& AFFLECK, Pharmacists, 1929 Pa. ave. and all
druggists. mh25-tf
The evening times., 1899-03-27

Go 20 any part of the city and you will hear
people call for Heuricb's Aaerzen Senate or
Lager Beer instead OF other brews, because Heu-
rich's stands for all that is pure and wholesome
Phone 634, Arlington Bottling Co., for case
OF Hsurichs in bottles.