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The evening times., 1899-01-28
YOUNG THOMAS IN TROUBLE.
Accused of Securing His Own Trunk
Inder EaIse Pretenccs

Chicago, Jan. 2S.-For obtaining POSSES
sion CT his own trunk, containing articles
valued at $50, Harold E. Thomas, twenty
two years old, son of millionaire,
was arraigned yesterday. A continuance
was procured by his lawyer until Febru-
airy /.
Gen. Samuel Thomas, of New Yo k, own
er of the Monon Railroad, is the father of
the young man accused of getting the trunk
through false pretences. He is now study
ing medicine under J. B. McFatrich, 34OS
Prairie Avenue, with the intention OF be-
coming an eye and ear specialist.
Forrest Fish, of 51S2 Indiana avenue,
made the charge. 1t is said that in July
last young Thomas, then staying with DR..
McFatrich, was prevailed upon 70 go and
live with Fish, and that this so enrag I'd
General Thomas that he cut of his sons
allowance of $500 per month The young
man continued with Fish until last De-
cember, when he returned TO Or. Nc
Fatrich and resumed his studies
lie left his trunk, Mr.. Fish SAYS. as Sc
curIty for $50 room rent and hoard The
young man states however, that he do S
not owe a cent to Fish
Thomas made several attempts to get
the trunk, but always failed Finally DR.
McF atrlcn went TO an express company,
which phomised TO get the trunk for 81
Several days later the trunk was delivered
As TO who got the trunk and bow il was
obtained the physician and Thomas pro-
fess ignorance.
Mr. Fish declares that two men, giving
their names as Peter Green and Frank
Tnayer, one OF whom represented himself
as constable, called at his house early
in December with writ OF repleyin The
trunk was promptly delivered. Not until
yesterday, he says, did he learn that the
writ was spurious. He obtained a war
rant for the arrest of Thomas, and his ar
rest and that of Peter Green promptly fol-
lowed
When Thomas was 20 years old. while a
sophomore at Amherst, he left college and
went to New York. He soon tired of life
about town and was sent by his father to
lumber camp in Tennessee, where he OBJ
tanned position in the pay department OF
the concern.
In the summer of 1897 he went to Column
bus, Ohio, where he married Mrs. Blande
widow, several years his junior
After short stay in st. Louis he went
to Chicago and took up the study of medi-
cine. After his allowance was cut off he
took position as solicitor with a life
| insurance company at a small company
He soon gave that up and learned what il
was TO be practically penniless
He and his wife separated a few months
ago, and she returned to Columbus. where
she is now living with her parents. 1t is
| said that reconcilition will probably take
place
The evening times., 1899-01-28
NEXT WEEK IN CONGRESS.
Matters of Importance That VIII Oc-
cuDN the Two MouHes.

Matters of Importance That VIII Oc-
cupy the Two Houses.
The Peace Treaty will monopolize more
of the Senate's attention next week than
all the other measures combined. Prior
to o'clock each day there viii probably
be speeches relating to the policy that
should be pursued relative to the future
disposition Of the Philippines, and before
the close of the week the chances are that
votes Will be taken upon some of the reso-
lutions that are peadirg, the indications
being that if any one CT them is adopted
it will be Mr.. Sulliyan,s resolution recitinS
that the ratification Of the Treaty does not
commit this Government 10 any future poll
icy with reference to those islands
Mr.. Cullom will try to have the legis-
latiye appropriation bill passed before Sat
urday next, and il is also the intention of
the Senate leaders to press other bills of
this kind If the opportunity presents
Monday and practically all Of Tuesday in
the House will be devoted to the army re-
organization bill. 1t is thought it will
pass by a substantial majority, although
many of the Republicans are opposing it,
and have insisted the bill should be recon-
mitted The sundry civil, one OF the iarg-
est and most important OF the annual ap-
preparation bills, will be reported by We'd
nesday. and viii be called up. After that
from the regular committee will come the
fortifications and the general deficiency
bills. The army and the navy appropria-
tion bills have not yet been reported to the
House. The Military Academy bill is on
the calendar still Enacted upon.
The evening times., 1899-01-28
The Place for Him.

(From the Detroit Free Press)
What" exclaimed the Senator who
still has little patronage at his disposal
you have another appointment you want
me to make? You must remember that
there are a score of applicants for every
place and that I've favored your requests
in several instances already. Give some
of the other fellows chance
''That's all right" answered the po'iti-
cal flock gatherer, but here's a man that
we must take care of. He has been prom
ised, and has nothing else to look to-"
WAS he with us in the big fght?''
might and day. He's not very prac-
tical fellow, ard thought we couldn't use
him at first but he can talk like chained
lightning without really saying anything.
So 1 stationed him at the other fellow S
headquarters and he talked away all
comers as fast as they appeared. He was
as effective as smallpox flag"
why not pay him for what he has done
and let him start. a little business of his
own? I'm simply swamped."
HE doesn't know anything more about
business than a child. There's nothing
practical in him, l tell you. He couldn't
even make change at a tol1-gate or keep
track Of what little money he spends
There's nothing. to do but to take care of
him, and I told him that I would do so.''
"Well. there doesn't seem to be any way
out of it. I'll see that he gets place in
the Treasury"
The evening times., 1899-01-28
HAVANA NEWS ENTERPRISE.
Samples of American scoops Printed
In English.

Several OF the Havana newspapers have
undertaken to publish one page of each
issue in English. This is done, presum
ably, with the assistance of transIators
and such papers as have been sent to
Washington may be taken as indicating
that those officials all lack knowledge of
English idiom and comprehension OF Amer
lean politics.
la Lucha," one of the most influential
Of Havana papers, recently announced the
death of Mr.. Dingley in the following
terms
New York Jan. 14.-Mr. Douglass,
compiler of the ruling custom house tar
ifs, succumbed last night to terrible at
tack of pneumonia
Then comes this exclusive dispatch;
washington, Jan. 14:-General Eagan
has publicly apologized TO General Miles
and withdrawn the charges he had made. "
One of the reporters was sent to inspect
the postofiice as conducted by the new
postmaster, and his report, as it appeared
in print, is as follows:
Major Rathbone is learning the intrica-
cies of the Spanish postal system, and is
stirring things up with big stick. Here
after all private letter boxes at the post
Office will be rented for SIS and $t2 per
quarter for small and large respectively,
instead of SIS to grand larceny, as hereto
fore Next week the SO mail boxes will
be taken down and 159 put in their places.
Three deliveries per diem will be made.
All persons selling postage stamps for
more than their face value will be prose-
cuted. All complaints will be gladly re-
ceiyed and Investigated.
OF another postoffice official the ''Lucha'
says: Mr.. A. ]. Welsh, from Chattanoo-
ga. Tenn, is appointed superintendent of
Havana postoffice. He is a competent man
and the postoffice will now be run in a
modern and honest manner, something
hitherto unknown
1.-The hotels Of this city have got to be
changed up" says the editor of the
''Lucha'' in his issue of January H. "and
many innovations made. There is one
in particular which had better learn at
| once that the disgust among American
| citizens as to the systems in use is very
| pronounced. The clerks in the employ of
| this hosiery are of the supercilious kind,
| who pay very little attention to the wish
es of their patrons, and person not stop
| ping at the hotel gets treated with the ut
| most brusqueneSs.
Ladies and gentlemen who are calling
| on guests of the hotel, officers, anybody
not paying the extortionate prices as COM
| pared to value received, are forced to
walk up and down stairs, while the ele-
vator waits for customers and an inso-
| lent little elevator boy sits on the side
and smooths his hair
In Eel Heraldo Habanero" appears the
| following notice:
"Abisu Theatre-The English speaking
readers of the Herald will find the pro-
| gramme of this theatre in among the ad-
yertisements. The programme is trans
lated in English. A very pleasant evening
can be enjoyed. The performance is di-
yided into three sections of one hour each
and payment is only exacted for each sec
| tion''
The evening times., 1899-01-28
hecht & Company, 5!5:5l5 III s.:

junction Railroad and the property COW
cred by the terminal MOI tgage. inc uding
the Central Building in Baltimore. Ali
these properties are included in the Ba I'll
more and Ohio reorganization pan. A |
the DEGREES for foreclosure will be rea y
before the Main Line can be so d, il is
expected, so that the entire system MAJ
be offered for sale at once. A separate
plan has been agreed upon for the re-
organization Of the railroads west of the
Ohio River. with the exception OF the
Akron and Chicago Junction, which is in
cluded in what is known as the Ba timoEe
and Ohio plan.
If the property is sold under foreclosure
it will be operated under the charter
granted by the legislature of 1898. IN
that case the present charter would be-
come void, and the property of the rail-
road in Maryland would no longer b.
exempt from taxation. 1t is possib that
there may be no sale, as satisfactory :
rangements may be made with security
holders without forec. .osure. In that
event there are many contingencies to be
considered, including $4,000 600 indebted
ness of the Baltimore and Ohio South
western. Interested persons say It is not
definitely settled whether there viii be a
sale or not.
Lawyers interested in the case left yes
terday with copies of the decree to be filed
in West Virginia and Ohio.
The evening times., 1899-01-28
RrRzen NerYe.
(From the Detroit Free Press.l }

(From the Detroit Free PreSs-)
One of the coolest frauds that has o.
late attempted to do business in d tro
is reported by property owner IL the
northwestern part of the city. II Wantel
to put roof on my barn." be tells, "a ID
was called upon by nan VINO anted to
furnish the shingles. He guaranteed them
all right. and l agreed TO take 1000. Al
ter they were delivered and pad or, h
man who got the job of roofing lformsd
ME that there were only $500 shiLg e. n
the lot L loSt 10 time IN nunt ug Up tn
fellow with whom 1 had deaf md d
manded that he make the $40 I ge COOL
DO you know anything ato-t lIm-
berg" lie inquired. ccO-y-
a. OF course ] do. L was Iaisei IN tn
country and ct one time run a sawmi l Tor
the purpose Of clearing up some and
bought
Then you must know that green TIM
Der will shrink in the process of season
ing?"'
Certainly it viii. What are you trying
to get at?'
Only this. When 1 got those shingles
I counted them myself and there s. er q
few over 10,OGG. 1t vas good strons.
measure. II there are only 100 now It's
because they shrank. and I'm Lo1 rsspol
sibje for that. Did yol TIL / +, as work
IL; miracles. o. only sling lumber spe-
cilIties?'
was so dumtounded that h had tima
to set away before I could answer him.
ans I've nos had the ecu a e to pursue
the matter any farther. I've charged my
less UP 20 100. tax and on W. to t
the sharper know in SONS way hat l o
not believe those shingles evapo ated."
The evening times., 1899-01-28
UNDERTAkERs-
SUDDENLY CRAZED.
Henry Simmons Made Insane From
Grip. Sets His Bed On Gire.

Henry Simmons. Made Insane From
Grip. Sets His Bed On 1ire.
Philadelphia, Jan. 9S.-Henry Simmons.
a travelling salesman, of 4z39 Leidy Ave
nue.. while temporarily erazed by grip,
yesterday set fire TO his bed, imperiling
the lives of his children, ran out in the
street in his night shirt ald barefooted
and gave PatTolman Savage = long and
hard chase.
The almost naked patient at last fell ex-
hausted on the street at Belmont and Man
tua Avenue. The policeman wrapped his
coat about him and got him back To MS
house. Mrs. Simmons said that While shs
was downstairs her husband set fire to the
bed. When members of the family reach
ed his room he was gesticulating wildly
and shouting Il have set it on fire; it was
on my bed. but now it is burning; ha Ia"
Some imaginary thing he feared was
| burning, but the wife and family devoted
| themselves to putting it out b-fOre it i'm
| periled the lives of the children. 1t was
while they were thus engaged that the pa
tient slipped out ard skipped down the
street on the icy pavement
The evening times., 1899-01-28
PRAYED AND STOLE HORSES
"Rev." Amos Whitman Ends n Tern
in Prison to BE Rearrested.

"heS.H Amos w hitnl:ln Ends n Term
in Prison to BE Rearrested.
Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 2S-"Rev." Amos
Whitman was arrested as he came out Of
the State prison gate with his discharge
papers. The indictment charges horse
stealing committed in 1899, in Miami coun-
ty, Ohio.
Whitman was >borp in Darke county.
Ohio, and lived an upright life there until
about sixteen years ago. He was promi-
nent in church and Sunday school work.
Whitman took up travelling evangelical
work as his ostensible occupation and or
sanized gang of horse thieves, with him
self at the head of it. for his real business
activity.
He would pray with farmers families
in their parlors. Then he would stroll
out on the farms and size up the situation.
Then he would make report to his con-
federates as to where good animals could
be stolen and how. When he was well
out of the way the job would be done. In
this way he worked Indiana. Illinois, Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa.
The evening times., 1899-01-28
SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS.
Penalty for Snure, Who Says He
Stole to Save His Dying Wife.

New York, Jan. 2S.-Seven years i'm
prisonment in Sing Sing prison was the
sentence imposed yesterday upon Louis j..
Snure, whose touching story of having
stolen $40, GOO from his employers in order
to provide luxuries for his sick wife, later
lost its pathos in the recital by Elizabeth
Wencll of his devotion to her.
However, in imposing sentence. Judge
Newburger, in part one, general sessions,
said he was not influenced by any stories
concerning the prisoners private life
good or bad-but merely considered the ad-
mitted commission OF the crime charged.
Although somewhat pale, Snure heard
! his fate without the slightest show OF emo
tion. He seemed unmoved displaying no
trace of either fear or braggadocio.
When he was brought into court be-
/ tween two officers it was noticed that he
had shaved off his heavy red beard. 1t
made wonderful change in his appear
ance, and many OF those present who had
seen him time and again scarcely recog-
nized the man.
He walked with a firm step, glancing
! round the court room as he proceeded.
! Perhaps he was looking for Miss Wenck,
! who had said she would take pleasure in
being present when he was sentenced. II
she kept her promise she did not make
/ HSIStll she
easily have escaped observation, so great
was the crowd in the court room.
Snure looked straight at Judge Newbur-
! ger as the latter spoke. The court called
attention to the fact that the prisoner had
| stolen $4,000 from his employers By
means of forged checks in twenty-five
| months, and continued:
|. Il have been deluged with information
| concerning the private life of this prison
er, but IL has not affected me. ! will dis
pose of the case simply on - question
of the commission of the crime. You vel
! know. Mr.. Mclaughlin, that your client
might have been indicted any number OF
times and sentenced so that he probably
would have been kept in prison for the
! rest of his natural life.
Il propose to consider the fact that the
! prisoner walked into court and volunta-
rily pleaded guilty. The sentence of the
court is that he be imprisoned in Sine
! Sing prison for the term OF seven years
court officer touched Snure on the arm
and started with him back across tn.
Bridge Of Signs to the Tombs. the prisone
walking with head erect. He was takeI
TO Sing Sing.
The evening times., 1899-01-28
PRIVATE EXECUTIONS.
Bill Before the West Virginia Legis-
leture.


Charleston, ". Va, Jan. 2S.-The only
matter of Importance in the house of del
egates yesterday was the discussion on the
bill providing that all executions of death
penalty be by hanging in the State peni-
tentiary. The bill was read a second time,
and it now seems that it will pass with
but little if any opposition. Mr.. Martin,
of Kanawha, urged that the execution be
done at night and by electricity. He spoke
of the demoraliZins effect of public execu-
tions and characterized the gallows as a
relic of barbarism, TO which the French
guillotine is preferable, from a humane
point of view.
The temperance cause will feel an inter-
est in the resolutions adopted By the Farm
ers' Institute at St. George, Tucker county.
and presented to the house yesterday.
They provide that sureties on the bonds
of saloonkeepers shall be- liable for any
damages done by persons under the in
fluence of liquor sold by the persons for
whom they are sureties.
Criminal Judge Hall has sentenced NJ B.
Mairs, convicted of forgery, TO three years
in the penitentiary.
In the supreme court of appeals yester-
day the case. against Taylor against May
ner, from Fayette county, was argued and
submitted.
The evening times., 1899-01-28
CLOSING IN ON THE
BROM0 POISONER
Police Think They Now Have
q Definite CleW.
Traced to the Renter of a Letter
Box.
An Arrest Likely to Follow De-
cisiOn From handwriting
Experts.

New York, Jan. 2S.-Gradually the police
are closing in ON the poison murderer, and
arrests may follow at any time now.
Further progress was made by the police
yesterday. The case is now purely a
problem of penmanship. Writing experts
declare that in their opinion the letter to
Moodus, Conn, and the writing of the ad-
dress on the package sent TO Cornish con-
tanning the fatal poison are astonishingly
similar. Both were probably written by
the same man. This narrows the case
down to the question, who rented the let
ter box in Forty-second Street? Some OF
the experts who examined the applica-
tions for medical preparations declare that
the writing bears a striking resemblance
to that of Felix J. Gallagher, auditor OF
the New York Athletic Club, and form
erly with the knickerbocker Club. Other
experts assert it is not like Gallagher's
writing, although it is possible disguise was
attempted.
Gallagher has placed himself unresery-
edly in the hands of the police, and al
though well known to be friendly to one of
the men suspected, he declared he would do
all in his power to assist the police. The
description given by the proprietors OF
both the Forty-second Street and the
/! Broadway letter boxes does not answer to
that of Gallagher; in fact, they have fail
ed 10 identify him. Their description is
applicable TO friend of Gallagher, whose
name has before been mentioned in the
case.
Captain McClusky is now trying to as
certain the identity of Harry Rogers" to
whom the Fowler Laboratory at Moodus,
Conn, sent mail at the Seyenty-secOnd
Street station of the Sixth Avenue Il
during the present month.
Captain McClusky worked on the case
until late hour last night. One of the
| important developments of the night was a
consultation at the New York Athletic Club
between McClusky and Roland B. Moli-
neux, Gallagher. and Barlow S. Weeks.
| The conference lasted more than two hours.
The evening times., 1899-01-28
Petersburg Fair Project

Petersburg, Va, Jan. 2S.-An adjourned
meeting of citizens was held last night in
the interest of the Agricultural and Indus
trial Fair to be held here next October
a letter was read from Hon. William B.
McIiwaine, who was waited on a few days
ago and asked to accept the presidency OF
the Fair Association, in which he express
ed his Willingness to serve, provided the
capital stock of $4,000 shall all be sub
scribed before he is inducted into Office
Mr.. Mcllwaine was unanimously elected
president of the association. The commit
tee to recommend the vice presidents and
directors of the association was given fur
ther time in which to report
The evening times., 1899-01-28

Choice of any coat in this
lot-alla that are lest from
the highest-priced gar
ments sold this season-the
smartest and most fash
ionable effects to be found
-hnest si k-lined garments
will be offered for $9.9S.
This is by far the most re-
markable offering ever
made-for no other mer-
chant would have the cour-
age to see such high-class
coats go at this price. But
we are determined to cut a
clearing.
The evening times., 1899-01-28
Wrecked by n stray Car.

Vineland, n. j.. Jan. 2S.-A so-thbound
freight train on the Central RaiIro-d was
badly wrecked at Landisville just before
daybreak yesterday by collision with box
car, which had been blown by the win
from switch on to the main track. Tn
runaway car was hurled down an embl k
ment and the locomotive turned comp te-
iy over. Seven. cars We're demo isheI
Ephraim Cran1ner, the engineer. an his
fireman were safely extricated from tn
debris
The evening times., 1899-01-28
FIREBUtS START A
DEATH-DEALING BLAZE
TWO TEXAS HOTELS DESTROYED
Three Guests Fatally Burned and
Many Others Seriously Injured
in a Fire mt HilIsbOro.

Dallas, Texas, Jan. 2s.-One of the most
disastrous fires that has occurred in Gen.
trail Texas. in years, was started by fire.
bugs at s o'clock yesterday morning in a
block at Hillsboro, in which half hun
dred or more persons were sleeping.
The Commercial and Windsor hotels
were completely destroyed. Two men
were burned beyond recognition. and a
third was rescued in an unconscious con-
dition, both legs being burned of. Four
others were severely injured.
The dead are: Ross Larry, a farmer, of
Milford, Texas; ]. G. Rissard. farmer.
also of Milford, Texas. Fatally burned:
George Ross.
Twenty-four persons jumped from the
upper windows. All are more or less
bruised or Slightly burned and all lost
their wearing apparel and other effects
The town is wild with indignation and
there is positive evidence that the fire was
the work of incendiaries. Lynching is
threatened il the incendaries are caught.
The plant of the o. T. Lyon Lumber
Company was badly damaged, but most ol
the stock was saved.
The property loss is about $4,000.
The evening times., 1899-01-28
Gscutsebe unnk Enves.n,er,.

Berlin. Jan. 2S.-The Deutsche BanL has
purchased 75,co0, eco marks of imperial
consols from the German government, and
IL, ,too,t6 marks OF Prussian consols from
the Frussian government, each bearing 3
per cent interest
The governments sales OF the coBz0fs
will obyiate the necessity of raising tnr-
ther ,osEs during the present yea4. The
eonsols purchased by the Deutsche Bank
will shortly be issued at prices approved
isters.
The evening times., 1899-01-28
RETIREs FROM THE BENCH.
Judge McCarter Resigns Office in
Newark. \. j.

Trenton, n. j., Jan. 2S.-Thomas NJ. Nc
Carter, jr., has resigned as judge of the
first district court, of Newark. Governor
VOORHEES, has accepted.
In his letter of resignation Judge McCar-
ter says: Il beg to herewith hand you my
resignation as judge of the first district
court of the city of Newark, to take eff
feet on the first day of April, 1899. I re-
gret the necessity for this step. but after
much reflection, have come TO the conclu-
sion that it is for my best interests to
do so.'
After considering the letter and having
a telephone conversation with Judge Nc
Carter, Governor Voorhees, accepted and
ordered it filed.
The evening times., 1899-01-28
Conferences With Students.

Charlottesville, Va, Jan. 2S-The Rev.
DR.. Randolph H. McKim, of the Church of
the Epiphany, Washington, d. c., begins
this evening series of conferences with
the students of the University of Virginia
on the fundamental truths of the Christian
religion. These meetings will be held ey-
cry afternoon at 3 and every evening at
1880 O'Clock. The series will occupy ten
days.