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The evening times., 1899-05-08
Dragged by a Runaway Mule.

Berryville, Va, May s.-Kemp Locke, a
young farmer. living about mile west OF
Berryville. met with very serious acci-
dent on Friday, which may result fatally.
In attempting to mount mule he fell and
caught his foot in the gears on the animal.
which becoming frightened ran long dis
tance before he could be- stopped. Mr..
Locke was dragged head downward over
the hard ground. coming in contact with
rocks and other obstacles and receiving
bruises OF very painful character, but
fortunately no bones were broken.
The evening times., 1899-05-08

Former Senator and Mrs. Henderson
entertained DIR. and Mrs. Won Rottenberg.
Mrs. Boardman. and several friends to
meet them. at a vegetarian dinner at Boun-
dairy Castle yesterday.
The evening times., 1899-05-08

Gen. John P. Hawkins Is preparing to
move from Washington about the middle Of
June. and will make his home at I1dianapo-
Lis. Ind.
The evening times., 1899-05-08

Mr.. Yung Kwai. OF the Chinese Lega-
tion. and his family. consisting of his wife
and two small children, will spend the
summer at the Stone Cottage, Cleveland
Park.
The evening times., 1899-05-08

Dainty Silk Null, in all colors, full AZ
inches wide. will be offered per yard 1SC
for. ~
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&MauAzd
The Dependable Store"
922. 924. S26, 028 7th ST., rum
ming through to 7O4-6 X st.
Special sale
OF laces and
er1lbroideries.

Thousands of yards of the new
est and prettiest embroideries and
laces have come to us much below
prevailing prices-aud we prompt
ly turn Our good fortune to your
benefit. Here are four bargain
hints:
The evening times., 1899-05-08
Watch for town. Congress Heights. d. ,

There il great treasure in a bottle Of Heurich S
Naerzen Beer Order case from the Arlington
Bottling Co., Twenty seventh and Streets north
west Phone 6:A
The evening times., 1899-05-08
Hoods Pills :sse.sl,:s acc. mp s:,.

ter results than any other cathartic. Easy 10
take. easy to operate. All druggists. 25 cent?,
or by mail Of c. I. Hood & Co, Lowell, Mass.
The evening times., 1899-05-08

Narrow Val. Lace will be offered at 4 &c
1c yard. or 12-yard pieces for.... iI
The evening times., 1899-05-08
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mrs. E. c. Halliday has cards out for this
afternoon, to meet Mrs. Mckee.
The evening times., 1899-05-08

The Portuguese Minister and Viscoun-
tess de Santo-Thyrso will shortly make a
visit to their native land. Their little
daughter. who was born in this country.
will see her relatives in far-off Portugal
for the first time.
The evening times., 1899-05-08

Beautiful All Over Point de Paris Laces
-such as sell in every other store ut cOC
9Sc yard. will go for. "
The evening times., 1899-05-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Jules Guthridge have Ie-
turned from Atlantic City.
The evening times., 1899-05-08

Colonel and Mrs. Hagner have gone t.
Chicago for a visit OF several weeks.
The evening times., 1899-05-08
Ladies' handkerchiefs, &c.

80 dozen ladies' pretty hemstitched
Handkerchiefs. full sizes. soft. sheer quail
ity will be offered tomorrow for 3 cents
each
The evening times., 1899-05-08

Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Barber will leave
Washington today for Boston to spend a
week or two before sailing for England,
where they will visit relatives
The evening times., 1899-05-08

Cambria. Swiss and Nainsook Embroid-
cries. with insertings to match-up to s
inches wide-in a host OF most attractive
patterns-worth Sc and Ice a yard &C
for.
The evening times., 1899-05-08
What we save yon
on toilet necessities.

Cuticura soap. 10 cents cake.
Genuine Tar Soap. ) cents cake.
Aliens Talcum Powder. cents.
DR.. Lyons Tooth Powder. 12c.
The evening times., 1899-05-08

n.lLL Henry E. Patterson,
DpomateS in Osteopathy.
Late of the Faculty Of the American School
Of Ostcopathy and A. 7. Still Infrmary. Of kirks-
vile, No.
Call write for literature. Consultation free.
WASHINGTON LOAN AND TRUST BLDG,
mas Smos 052 Sr. n. ".
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z hosiery values.

Ladies fast black. tan and fancy stripe
hose. full regular made-plain or ribbed
goods not to be equeled anywhere 1nc
under 25c and 29c pair for ~
The evening times., 1899-05-08
Proper weight underwear.

Ladies' Swiss Ribbed Vests, in white,
pink. blue and striped-silk ribbon
in neck and arms-at . cents each. 1EC
or 3 -
The evening times., 1899-05-08
Headache and leuIaIgia Cured.

.Dr. Blakc's Anti-Head will do It. Sc Take no
substitute, fos this remedy Il guaranteed ACK.
Err AFFLECK, Pharmacists. lt29 Pa. ave-. and
all druggists mh2S-tf
The evening times., 1899-05-08

Children's seamless hose. double knee.
heel and toe-strictly fast black-for 1SC
y cents pair tonlorrow-or pairs for -
The evening times., 1899-05-08

Ladies' pure Isle thread vests. in white.
and all cclors-also in extra large
szes-silk finished-worth 25c and 1OC
3cc for. Observation-Disclosures. ~
The evening times., 1899-05-08
FhEshs4s FhEsASn For PREMIUM STAMPS.
KINGS PALACE.
S12-S14 eth st. S15 Market Space,

Walters Toothache Wax.
instant cure. Price. Ioc. All drugyss,a Ash
fer and irfist on Walters Sure relief. fe23-3mo
The evening times., 1899-05-08

Lot Of ladies' untrimmed hats in all
the latest shapes and shades. in rough
and fancy straws, which sold for $l.37
to $2.25. will be sold tomorrow 6QC
for W
The evening times., 1899-05-08

Lot of children's untrimmed hats. in
all colors. which sold for Soc. 2QC
will be sold tomorrow for. "
The evening times., 1899-05-08

forget-me- nots. roses. violets. pansies.
daisies. and wreaths of velvet gerani-
s5e' sns 5e'fori.!.a..1 fori with grasses. which ~e..'12Hc
The evening times., 1899-05-08

Lot OF ladies' untrimmed hats. in all
shades. including the short-back SAIL
ors. with new round and square
crowns. turbans and pompadOur. 1SC
which sold for 69c to SIS, for. :. 81
The evening times., 1899-05-08

Lot Of ladies' trimmed sailors OF
stylish Jumbo straw. which
sold for CSC. will be sold tomor- ACC
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horses can be exercised in stormy
weather. Now that the stable is finish
ed Mr.. Whitney finds it necessary to
have a separate home for his trotting
and running horses. Plans are being
prepared, it is stated, for another stable
to be 800 feet long and to contain sixty
five box stalls on each side. This new
stable will be complete in every detail
and fitted with every appliance neces-
sary to the care and comfort of blooded
horses.
Shortly before the Easter holidays a
big force of carpenters was engaged
building new play house and bowling
alley on Mr.. Whitney's place. He had
given instructions to the head carpen-
ter not to hurry the work One morn
ing, however, Mr.. Whitney, after ascer-
tanning that fifty men We're employed
on the building and that it would take
a month to complete it, gave directions
to double the force of workmen and
finish the job in two weeks. A number
of children were coming to his house
for the Easter holidays and he wanted
to have the building ready for their en-
tertainment.
At Wheatley Hills it is said that Mr.
Whitney's house is not large enough
for him and he is contemplating the
erection of new one on another site.
Mr.. Whitney owns acres upon acres of
land at Wheatley and has nearly one
hundred men at work all the time i'm
proving and beautifying his property
Near his country house is the residence
of E. d. Morgan and the new house
being built for Dudley Winthrop. The
roads about Wheatley are being put in
first-claSs condition and a number of
bicycle paths are being built
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STARVING PORTO RICANs.
100000 of Them Without Meat or
Bread For Six Weeks.

Washington, April 26-GeneraI Roy
Stone and the members of the executive
committee of the National Red Cross.
called upon the president today to lay be-
fore him plan for the relief of some of
the restitution in Porto Rico. over 100000
of the natives, according to DR.. Henna,
have been without. bread and meat for
six weeks and are on the verge of starva-
ton. General Grant has reported thirty
nine deaths from starvation in a single
province. The aid the military authOri-
ties in Porto Rico were able to give the
natives in the way of distribution of ra
tons and employment on the roads has
been greatly reduced since the free dis
trfbution of rationS was suspended. and
some. of the Porto Rican planters and
they believe will afford much relief to the
destitute and at the same time serve them
by introducing Porto Rican goods in
American markets The price of coffee
in Porto Rico is very low account of
the large crop in Brazil and they offer to
contribute a large amount to be sold in
this country through the agency of the
Red Cross, the proceeds to go toward the
relief of the distressed upon the island.
The Porto Rican Steamship company
has offered to carry these contributions
free. They also offer to contribute crys-
tai sugar, fruits, preserves, cigars, cigar
cites, etc, and suggest the sale of these
products at coffee rooms to be established
in the principal cities by the Red Cross
They desire that these charitable contri-
free of duty. The contributors of these
articles hope to profit later by the intro
duction of their products in American mar
ketS.
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whirl with profit, and is said to have
saved enough from his congressional
salary to keep him in reasonable COM
fort the rest of his life. He has a GOOD
ranch down at Medicine Lodge, which
he took up as government land in
early times, a bunch of 400 or 500 cat
tie and various investments that cause
him to be rated at $50, 600 by the COM
mercial agencies. For eight years he
received a salary and allowances
amounting to over $500, or total OF
$50, 900 in payment for his services as
statesman. He has lived in a frugal
way upon his mileage, his postage and
private secretary account and has had
a little income from the ranch. So, hav-
ing been too sensible to fool away his
money, he is now well fixed and can
enjoy the usufruct.
John Otis, who stepped from To-
peka milk wagon into the house of rep
resentatiVes at Washington, is dead,
they tell me here, but his wife still car
ries on the milk business at the old
stand and is doing well. He sprang
suddenly into prominence as the organ
fzer of the Farmers Alliance in this
part of the state, with the purpose of
doing what he could to relieve the toll
ing masses. They sent him to congress
once, but refused him a second term,
and he became dissatisfied with them
and with fate. After the excitement of
life at Washington he found it impos-
sible to settle down again to curds and
whey and wandered out west in the
mining regions in vain search for the
wealth he had despised and berated.
And so the most of them have been
punished because they taught false
doctrines and tried to induce the people
to worship false gods. There is no Sec
ton of the country. as I said at the be-
ginning of this letter, where a new
idea will terminate quicker or grow
faster in the brains of a credulous peo-
pie but they soon discover when they
have been fooled and resent it with
vigor
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SARDOU'S NEW PLAY.
"Robespierre" Has Practically No
Plot and Is Without Central
Dramatic Idea.

| London, April 26.-Sardou's "Robes-
| PIERRE" now that the inevitable defects
of a first night presentation have been
| remedied, promises to run prosperously
| to the end of the season.
| 1t offers the scene painter and stage
| manager exceptional opportunities for
the display of their art and provides
| Sir Henry Irving with a series of varied
| and effective acting scenes.
| AS a play it proved somewhat disap-
| pointing to the first night audience, but
| been made that hasten the action and
| serve to render it's imperfect cOnStruc-
| ton less evident.
| There is practically no plot and no
! central dramatic idea. What little there
! is leads to nothing, and so it is fire.
| Quently lost sight of amid a mass OF
| Irrelevant episodes and soon ceases to
| sustain the interest.
The play reduces itself quickly to a
| succession Of semi-historical tableaux,
whose principal connection is limited to
the presence of Robespierre. In two or
three elaborate scenes even his figure
| tirely fragmentary
One really dramatic situation takes
place in the third act between Robes
pierre and his son Oliver. The mother
has been arrested and Robespierre
wishes to save her. oliver. ignorant
that Robespierre is his father, refuses
to give the necessary information. The
scene is long and skillfully construct
ed one, admirably played by Irving and
Kyrle Bellew.
In the fourth act Sardou has fur
nished Irving with a vision scene, which
calls for the display of terrorized emo
ton in all it's phases The stage repre-
sents the interior of a conciergerie at
night. Irving sends the Jailer off and
remains alone. Several women dressed
in gray and supposed to be phantoms
appear behind the gratings and slowly
approach with silent gestures, while
Irving addresses them in frenzied ac-
cents. He handles the scene with fine
intensity, but the presence of flesh and
blood women detracts from the illusion
and nothing comes of the scene when
completed.
The only scene when Irving and Terry
appear together, and which on the first
night was rendered quite ineffective by
Terrys nervousness, now goes with fine
pathetic effect and elicits the warmest
applause.
apparent in most of the others, in that
it leads to nothing. The son of the two
has been arrested, and as the tumbrils
filled with victims pass by on the way
to the guillotine they fear he may be
among them, and peer through the
there, and the curtain falls, leaving
matters exactly as before.
The final tableau in Convention hall,
which ends with the suicide of Robes
r pierre, is a triumph of stage manage
ment. The animation of the members
occurs surpasses in effectiveness any
similar scene that has yet been at
tempted here.
There are eight tab1eaux shown, near
richness of costume and finished CO.
operation of an immense cast. 1t is on
these qualities that the success of the
production principally depends.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-26
NUNS AS WITNESSES.
Unusual Scene in Divorce Court In
St Louis

st. Louis, April 26.-Judge Spenser
has begun to hear testimony in the d.
vorce suit of Charles Hercules against
Emma Hercules.
The plaintiff is member of a wealthy
ST. Louis family and the defendant is
a prominent st. Louis county farmer
They were married April 26, 1893, and
separated in February, 1897.
An unusual phase of the case is the
appearance of nuns in the court room
as witnesses. The oldest employe at
the court house says he does not remem-
Der that Sisters of Charity have ever
before been witnesses in a divorce suit
in ST. Louis.
The nuns are Sister Sophia and Sister
Perpetua of ST. Charles. They nursed
Mrs. Hercules baby during the illness
to which she refers in her petition and
have been summoned by the defendant
to disprove any allegation. that he did
that it died through neglect.
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COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS.

The sale of seats for The Turtle" which
will be seen at the Grand Opera House
next saturday night, opened this morning.
One of the notices left by the advance
agent speaks of the farce as follows: 1.-The
merry and piquant farce, SO eleverly
adapted into the English by Jos. w. Her
bert, had such a firm grip upon the fancy
of the New York playgoers that it played
week after week to Overlooking houses
and attained run of over two hundred
performances. There is nothing offensive
or salacious in the theme of The Turtle
1t has no betrayed husbands or deceiving
wives, after the manner of the average
French farce, but its perSonages all
self-respecting people, who become involv-
ed in a hurly-burly of confusion and an
ENHANCEMENT in most. natural way posi-
Bile. Tt has simple little story, just
risque enough to. be piquant. It's first
act humorously outlines the comic COM
plications, the second provides the most
sensa tional and realistic of recent stage
episodes, and the third is furiously funny
in it's absurd farcicality. The comedy in
stead is steady cumulative, and one of the
drolIest cituations immediately precedes
the final fall of the curtain It has a
certain frankness of expression. to be sure.
but without the coarSeneSS of the up trans
| latable French. It's most daring scene
that of the nuptial CHAMBERS the logical
development of a story. and it is anaged
with dizziness and daintiness by Miss Isabel
ECVeSSon.
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MARRIED A BUGGY.
Smallpox Causes a Young Couple to
Wed in an Unusual Way.

Seymour, Ind, April 26.-Frank Rob:
inson and Miss Caroline Musser OF
North Vernon were married here yes
terday evening under unusual circum-
stances. Cards had been issued invit-
ing friends to their wedding this even
ing but the presence of case or two
of smallpox in North Vernon and the
fear that the young lady's father had
been exposed caused them to change
their plans.
They secured a license, drove to this
city, a distance of fifteen miles, to have
the ceremony performed. The health
officer at North Vernon sent a message
to DR.. Hill, the local health officer,
simply as a precautionary measure,
which advised that the young people be
taken in charge by him on their ar
rival He did this, not permitting them
to get out of the buggy.
They did not want to postpone the
wedding. however, so in charge of DR..
Hill they drove to the Baptist parson-
age, called Rev. J. w. C1evenger out,
and they were married while seated in
the buggy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-26
VANDERBILT WORKING UP.
Cornelius, Jr., Mentioned For Good
Position Solely on His Merits

New York, April 26.-CorneIius Wander
bilt. Jr., is mentioned the successor of
William Buchanan. whose resignation from
the Vanderbilt service was accepted Thurs
day.
Buchanan was superintendent of the mo-
tive power and rolling stock of the eastern
division of the Vanderbilt RAILROAD system
Young Mr.. Vanderbilt's marked aptitude
for mechanics has been recognized for
some time, and it is said that If he is pro-
NOTED to the vacant position 1t will be
solely on the ground of his ability to fill
it.
He is engaged at present in devising a
plan for relieving the Fourth avenue tun-
mel of the smoke and gas so disagreeable
to travellers.
Mr.. Buchanan, the retiring superintend-
ent, has been connected with the Wander
bilt system for fifty-two years. He is
recognized both in this country and in Eu-
rope an authority in the matter of rail-
road mechanics. His designs for loco
motives have been accepted all over the
United States, but he, is perhaps best
known the designer of No. 999. the
famous record-breaking locomotive which
has often drawn the Empire State Ex-
press.
Mr.. Buchanans resignation was made
on account of i'll health, and he is now re-
cuperating in Atlantic City.
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ANEW WHITNEY HOME.
Former Secretary Dissatisfied With
His Place in WheatleY Kills.

New York, April 26.-The advent of
William c. Whitney in the Wheatley
Hills section of Long Island has been
a good thing for that place. Mr.. Whit
ney has not been idle since taking up
his residence there and has spent large
sums of money in improving his prop
erty. The first work was the building
of his country house, which was rushed
by a big force of carpenters. Since that
was completed and occupied Mr.. Whit
ney has put up a number of other build
ings. In fact he is building all the
time.
Not long ago he completed a new
stable that is over eight hundred feet
in length and with glass sides. Inside
of this building is a track where his
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OUT INA COFFIN.
The Way "Aunty" Edwards, Whose
Home Was Sold, Was Removed.

Hamilton, O., April 2e.-Coroner Nc
Henry was called to Middletown last night
by the sudden death of Mrs. katherine
Edwards, colored. She dropped dead in
her home. Circumst ances surrounding
eide The womans little home was sold,
and neighborS testified to Coroner Nc
Henry that she said that rather than have
herself and household goods turned out on
the streets she would be carried out in a
coffin. She tlso seen to take a
white powder shortly before her death
soda.
Last week "Aunty'' Edwards little piece
of property was sold. she being unable to
meet the debt upon it.
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Must Bury Their Dead

Guthrie, o. T., April 26.-The territorial
board of health has been appealed to by
residents of Payne and Lincoln counties
to abate the nuisances of the Indian ceme-
teries in those counties. The Indians in
that section persist in the old tribal Gus
tom of depositing the dead on the surface
of the ground in small houses The con-
sequent odor from the decomposing bodies
and the gathering Of wolves occasion much
dissatisfaction. The graveyard in Lin
coin county is at Falls and the one in
Payne county is about six miles south of
Perkins. 1t is probable that the Indians
will be forced to bury their dead.
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HAWAII INCLUDED
In the First Census Bulletin Issued
For 1900.

Washington. April .2s.-"census bulletin
tial publication of a series that will ems
brace some hundreds before the census
nounces the counties and boroughs which
are included in each of the supervisors
districts organized throughout the coun-
try. These districts number about 800
and have, been made to conform to the con-
gressional districts as far as possible.
number of the states constitute a single
census district The states divided into
the largest number of divisions are New
York and Pennsylvania, with nineteen
districts approtisned to each In Illinois
census district. In New York the Dor
ougs of Bronx and Manhattan constitute
the first district and the boroughS or
Brooklyn, Queens and Richmond, and
Nassau and Suffolk counties the second.
Hawaii is for the first time included in the
list, the islands constituting one district.