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The evening times., 1899-08-18
SAYS coNvIcTs ARE INNOCENT.
Statement Made by Outlaw Buzzard,
Now in an AimshOuse.

Reading, Pa. Aug. 1s.-Ike Buzzard
one of the famous outlaw brothers now
blind in the almshouse here, made q
statement today that his brother Mart
and Joe Brownsweiger are innocent men
in the Eastern peniteEi!ary under twelve
years sentences. the t;Fo men were con-
victed of shooting and robbing farmer
named Shaefier in Lancaster county. and
have served five years. Ike Buzzard says
they were not in that job at all. but were
twenty miles away doing another robbery.
They were not at a certain house on the
Welch Mountain when the Shaeffer rob-
berry was planned nor were they present
when the booty was divided. They. how
ever, were aware the robbery was to be at
tempted. Shaeffer was known to have
s706 in the house.
Ike would not say who did the shooting
or robbery. his lips being sealed. He
would neither admit nor deny that Aba
Buzzard. now in the penitentiary. did it.
Ikes testimony will be used TO secure a
pardon for Mart Buzzard and Brown
sweigeF.
The evening times., 1899-08-18
NEW RULES PRESCRIBED.
Classification of Employees in the
Assistant Trcasurer's Omce.

Secretary Gage has issued cir
cular classifying employees in the offices
OF assistant treasurers and provid-
ing for their promotion or dismissal. 1t
is provided that no officer shall dismiss
or cause to be dismissed, or make any de-
mand to procure the dismissal of, or in
any manner change the official rank or
compensation of any other person in the
subtreasury service because of his politi-
cal or religious opinions or affiliations The
provisions of the Civil Service act relat-
ing to political assessments must be
strictly observed. The clerks and other
employees are classified as follows:
Glass ALL persons receiving salary
OF less than S120; class B, from $720 TO
SS40; class c, from $40 to $500; class d.
fsom $500 to $1,000; class E, from 81, 900
to $1,000; class 1, from $1,000 to 81, 400;
class 2. from 81. 400 to I,600; class 8,
from sl,6OO to $1.SOo; class 4. from 81. 800
TO $4,000; class 5, from $4,000 to S2,5OO;
class 6, from $4,000 upward.
Schedule A comprises the fiduc!ary no.
sitions OF the officers and chiefs of divis-
ion. ;eliers, assistant tellers, and other
employees in the several monetary diyis-
ions. embracing those engaged in the
handling OF money. bonds, coupons,
checks, and the other representatives, OF
money Schedule B includes clerical po-
sitions, chiefs of division, bookkeepers,
and others engaged upon merely clerical
work; schedule c, miscellaneous posi-
tons, employees in non-clerical positions,
including the superintendent of the build
ing, detectives, messengers, halimen and
porters; schedule ID, employees ha Nng the
care and custody of the building, includ-
ing engineers, watchmen, janitors, and
laborers. Examinations for appointment
| where the existing vacancy cannot be
filled by transfer or promotion, range
from the nom educational tests for sehed-
ule d to very severe test for schedule
A. For positions under schedules and
three years experience in similar du-
| ties is necessary. Rigid tests OF character
and integrity must be applied to all ap-
| plicants by the local subtreasury Civil
Service Boards, and only those satisfac-
| torily meeting such tests shall be eligible
| TO compete in the examinations. Among
| such tests are confidential enquiries made
| TO former employers of the candidates for
examination.
The subject OF experience shall be given
a weight of 80 per cent in examinations
for schedules A and B, and the marking
runs from 20 per cent for three years ex-
perience increasing ) per cent wear
until IL reaches 100 per cent for ten wears
| or more. While transfers from one class
TO higher class can be made only in ac-
cordance with the above tests, the assist
ant treasurer can reduce an employe
whenever his efficiency record falls below
the minimum rate of efficiency for his
class.
The evening times., 1899-08-18
GERMANY IN FOREIGN LANDS.
Schools Maintained in Other Coun-
tries by Al Yearly Fund.

Consul Monaghan sends the following
from Chemnitz TO the State Department:
1T may not be generally known that Ger
many maintains schools in foreign coun-
tries fund is yearly voted by the
Reichstag for this purpose. There is now
an agitation in favor OF granting the
schools the right to award exemption from
the long periods of military service; in
other words. to grant the one-year ser
vice diplomas. 1t is argued that when
young men in foreign parts, born OF Ger
man parents. can pass examination and
earn the right TO serve in the army only
one year, they will have greater induce
ment to retain their German citizenship.
The efforts of this people in foreign coun-
tries, not only in selling the products of
its industry, but in propagating its Ian
guage and maintaining its hold on its on
spring are untiring."
The evening times., 1899-08-18
DAVIS CHARGED WITH LARCENY
An Additional Accusation Against
the Express Messenger.

George r. Davis, the express messenger.
in addition to the charge Of attempting
10 shoot Arthur Baumgarten in the office
OF the Southern Express Company on
"Wednesday morning. will nave to answer
the charge of larceny. A warrant was
today ISSUED charging Davis with the lar
ceny of a package containing 81, ,000 which
mysteriously disappeared from an express
car on which the messenger travelled be-
tween this city and Atlanta. The warrant
was sworn to by George Luth. Davis is
now in the city Jail awaiting a prelimi-
nary hearing Of the assault case which is
set for August %.
The District Attorney today required an
additional bond Of 5000 for Davis ap-
pearance in court. This he was unable to
furnish. Quite an interesting legal prob
lem is involved in the larceny case, which
is also set for next Wednesday IL IS IN
derstood that the defence will oppose the
Jurisdiction of the District courts. The
alleged theft, as stated, occurred some
where between here and Atlanta, but in
what State is not known.
The evening times., 1899-08-18
SPECIAL NOTICES.

NOTICE is hereby given of intention to ap
ply 10 the Commissioners of the Dis
trict OF Columbia, on the 11th day OF Sep
tember, 1899, for a charter Of incorporation
under the provisions OF an act. entitled -'Af
act TO provide for the Incorporation OF trust
loan, mortgage, and certain other corpora
tions within the District OF Columbia ap-
proved October 1, 1890.
The name Of the proposed corporation i:
the National Bonding Company OF Wash
ington. D. C.
1t is TO be a security, guaranty. and in
demnity company; and its object is to carry
on, under the provisions Of the act above
referred 10, a security. guaranty, and in
demnity business. with its principal ofies
at Washington. D. C.
The names OF the proposed cOrporators
are Charles ]. Bell, John Joy Edson. Will
lam s Thompson. Hilary A. Herbert James
E Fitch, George Truesdell, Charles c.
Duncanson, John B. Larner. James VI
Johnston. John T. Wilkins, Theodore W.
Noyes. George W Brown. Thomas R.
Jones, Edward j. StelIwagen. Adds B.
Browne. Alexander Britton. E. S. Johnson,
William p Van Wickle, John Cassels.
James l.. Norris. S. H kauffmann. Myron
NJ Parker, Samuel Bieber. Lemon G. Hine
James G. Payne. John E. Herrell, Henry
F. Blount. Clarence F. Norment, Joseph
E. Willard Albert A. Wilson John
Cammack. George T. Dunlop. H. Hurt.
Henry K. Willard, George W. Moss.
H. A. HERBERT.
JAMES E FITCH,
JNO. B. LARNER.
Committee on Organization and SubScrip-
ton.
Washington, D. C., August 16, 1899.
The evening times., 1899-08-18
The OnIy Sure Cure for Diarfhoe,.

MIR. w. A. Bruss, editor of the "Elmore
Eve" Elmore, Minn.. gays: For the past
six wears l have been troubled with diar-
-hoea during the hot summer months. As
/ had advertised Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for some
time determined to try it, so two weeks
ago, when / had severe attack got a
25-cent bottle of 1t and took 1t according
to directions. TIE pain left me and have
had no trouble since. This is the first
remedy which has done me any good. and
L have tried dozens before. One Of my
friends tried the remedy since. and half
of 25-cent bottle cured him. For sale
by Henry Evans, wholesale end retail, and
all druggists.
The evening times., 1899-08-18

The German government has taken still
further steps to continue its war on Amer
ican fresh beef The latest imperial de-
cree affecting American meats, Consul
General Mason, CT Berlin, writes to the
State Department, was promulgated early
In July and took effect ON the 18th of the
present month. 1t declares that from that
date fresh beef shall not be imported from
Belgium into Germany. AS Belgium has
no surplus home grown beef supply to ex-
port elsewhere, it was at once evident that
the decree was in reality aimed at Ameri-
can beef, and was occasioned by the fact
that the Belgium government, which has
for several years past, prohibited the i'm
portation Of live cattle from the United
States, has recently rescinded that re-
striction, leaving the butchers OF that
country free to import at certain designat-
ed ports American cattle for immediate
slaughter, and unless prevented by new
regulations, to export the meat this OBJ
tained across the frontier into Germany.
This latest decree is, therefore. the logical
furtherance and fufillment of policy up
on which the German government entered
in 1894
Belgium has dense population of
working people, and her food import is
necessarily large and constant" continues
Consul General Mason. THE Belgian gov
ernment has seen how safely and economi-
cally the people of Great Britain have en-
Joyed American beef and after some hesi-
tation annulled its restriction against the
import of American cattle with the result
that Germany, fearing that such meats
may now enter this country by way of the
Belgian frontier, interposes the present de-
cree, shutting OFF all imports of fresh beef
from that country. The new restriction
will, therefore. make no change in the
amount of cattle and fresh beef exported
to Europe from he United States. 1t is
aimed at traffic which does not exist since
there has been hitherto practically no ex-
port of fresh beef from Belgium 10 Germa-
ny (ony 406 double centners in 1897 and
none in 1888.
But where the recent decree will do
American interests most injury is in Den
mark, which country is ready to follow
Belgiums lead in admitting American cat
tie. but hesitates to do so for fear Germany
will, in such event, promptly shut out fresh
meat imports from Denmark and thereby
destroy trade which is OF real import
ance to Scandinavia, the German imports
OF fresh beef and veal from Denmark and
Sweden having reached total of s.S65.100
kilograms 1855, al pounds) during 1898.
The German decree has therefore the di-
rect effect of excluding American cattle
from Denmark. which country, there is
good reason to believe, would otherwise
admit them as readily as England has done
for years, and Belgium has now consented
10 do.
Meats of all k0is are costly in Ger
many, because the home supply is wholly
inadequate to meet the demand; and not
withstanding all the existing restrictions
and the efforts of the agrarian press and
butchers associations to resist imports OF
meats and lard, especially those of Ameri-
can origin, the trade continues to be enor-
nous and is steadily increasing"
The evening times., 1899-08-18
Recora-Brenlins Railway Traffic.

Chicago. Aug. lS.-Railway passenger
traffic in all directions is breaking all for
mer records. Ii is even larger than in the
Worlds Fair year The movement is not
confined to any particular class of busi-
ness. Gains are as conspicuous in local
as in through traffic. in summer tourist
as in regular commercial and mercantile
business. The volume OF this travel is so
great that all the roads are pressed 70:
coaches. although they have been supp.e-
merting their supplies very materially for
two years. For the fiscal year ended on
June 30 in many instances it was passen-
ger earnings that kept the balance on the
right side. Freight earnings showed a
decrease but this was more than Offset
by the gains in passenger earnings. Since
June freight traffic has rallied materially
and is again rushing in tremendous vol
ume, but it has not increased at any
greater ratio than passenger business
Rates have been well maintained.
The evening times., 1899-08-18
MEETING WITH APPROVAL.
The New System of Registering Let
tcrs Through Carriers.

THE proposition to register mail mat
ter through the carrier while on his route
delivering mail is meeting with hearty
endorsement from all the postmasters,
said the Third Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral to a Times reporter this morning.
Letters are coming in by every mail
from all parts Of the country commenting
the scheme Even the few letter carriers
who were at first disposed TO criticise and
complain are now satisfied, for they see
in the scheme additional approval of the
free delivery system, the extension OF
which means more letter carriers.
Before making the announcement of
registering letters from the home of the
citizens we carefully considered every OBJ
lection the carriers might raise. so that
when the scheme was sprung there was
practically no objection to be made. The
necessary blank and receipt books are now
being prepared and before many weeks it
will be in full operation in the large
cities"
The evening times., 1899-08-18
Contest for a CoIoneIey.

Wiliiamsport, Pa, Aug. 1s.-Lieat Col.
c. M. Clement, OF Sunbury, was last
evening elected colonel of the Twelfth
regiment, over Col. James 3. Coryell
who was candidate for reelection. The
vote was IL 10 u, five officers of Williams
port companies voted for Clement. The
regfmental headquarters will now be
taken to Sunbury. Colonel Coryell was
senior colonel of the State, and was next
in line for brisadier general Several OF
the staff officers say they will resign, nov
that Colonel Coryell is out
The evening times., 1899-08-18
To SUCCEED Cadet Albert.

Lancaster, Pa, Aug. 1S.-Last night
Congressman Marriott Brosius announced
the result of the competitive examination
held Wednesday to fill the West Point
cadetship vacated by the resignation of
Sigmund Albert, who, it is said, was per-
secuted because of being a Hebrew. There
we're twelve candidates for the cadetship,
and the successful one was Frank Mercus
Eshleman. son of Col. B. Frank Eshel-
man, a prominent member of the Lam
caster bar and a student at Harvard He
viii report at the Military Academy on
August 23
The evening times., 1899-08-18
The Cat Went Rack.

Annapolis, Nd, Aug. 1S-The cat which
came several weeks ago on the steamer
Standish from Norfolk has been ordered
to be sent back by an official order. 1t
was shipped by the United States Express
Company to Capt. B. H. McCalla, COM
manding the navy yard at Norfolk. The
cat seems to have been priced highly as a
pet. and was surreptitiously taken aboard
the vessel on her voyage to Annapolis. The
sailors thought she would never go back,
but she did.
The evening times., 1899-08-18
Diamonds Lost on the Boardwalk.

Atlantic City. N. j., Aug. 17.-Five thou
sand dollars worth of diamonds belonging
to Mrs. c. E. Page, of Cincinnati, wife of
Superintendent Page of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, of that city. was lost
on the boardwalk yesterday. Mrs. Page
was sitting. with a few friends, on the
porch in front of the bathing house of the
Hotel Dennis. The Jewels, which includ-
ed a pair of solitaire earrings, a ring con-
tanning three large diamonds, two solitaire
diamond rings and one ring with a large
opal incrusted with diamonds, lay upon her
lap in small case. Shortly before noon
Mrs. Page arose and walked to the hotel,
a distance of about twenty yards. across
the lawn. Ten minutes later she missed
the Jewels A liberal reward has been Of
fered.
Mrs. Page remembers having placed
the diamonds in her lap. She probably
GrOpped them.
The evening times., 1899-08-18
Threats Made to Mormons.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Aug. 1S.-Upon re-
turning to Chattanooga yesterday from
Kentucky, where he appealed to Governor
Bradley to secure protection for his men,
President Rich, of the Mormon Church
found several anonymous letters written
from points in Kentucky and Georgia in
which were made threats to murder elders
providing they were not withdrawn. The
letters were sensational. Rich said: ''They
were written by sneaks and towards, and
my only fear is they will sneak up behind
my men and assassinate them. These cow
ards will not meet us face to face" Gov
ernor Bradley told President Rich he
would send troops to guard their churches,
If necessary, to prevent their destruction
by mobs. He assured the Mormons protec-
ton.
The evening times., 1899-08-18
General Cipriano Castro Defeated.

The State Department has been inform
ed by United States Minister Russell, at
Caracas, that the insurgent faction, under
General Cipriano Castro. in the state of
Los Andes, Venezuela, has been completely
defeated by the government troops. The
decisive battle lasted for eighteen hours
and 500 insurgents are reported to have
been killed and wounded while the loss of
the government troops was 800. Minister
Russell says that this defeat completely
ends the insurrection in Los Andes, and
that no trouble exists in any other state
The evening times., 1899-08-18
Reformntory for Colored youths.

Richmond. Va, Aug. 1S.-The reforma-
tory for coiored youths is to be opened in
four or five days, when about dozen
boys serving terms in the penitentiary are
to be placed in the new institution 1t
has been charged that there are at least
5000 colored boys in the State and local
prisons in Virginia. This the State and
penitentiary officials deny. The number
does not begin to reach such a figure
Those in the penitentiary do not amount
to tithe of this number. The aew re-
formatory. which is located in Hanover
county, is established by money contri-
buted by Mr. Coils p. Huntington.
The evening times., 1899-08-18
Exploring n Mound.

Parkersburg, w. Va, Aug. 1s.-There
is situated on Capt. w. o. Roseberry's
farm. two miles above Point Pleasant. a
huge Indian mound. Mr.. Roseberry's SON
and Mr.. D. c. Lovett. we'll known print
er and geologist of this city, formerly of
Charleston, have begun the work of ex-
cayation. They found several relics, among
which was large necklace 0 blue sub
stance, and was. no doubt, the fancied re-
gala o. some Indian chief. A well-pre-
served skeleton was found near by.
The evening times., 1899-08-18
Saved by Bandmaster Innes

Atlantic City, N. j.. Aug. IA high
surf yesterday made bathing made risky,
but the surf was fairly crowded with bath
ers and as a result the life guards were
kept on the jump pulling out of danger
persons who had lost their equilibrium
and were carried into deep water On the
steel pier, Mrs. Orleena Reddon, of Phila-
delphia, while leaning over the side lost
her balance and fell over. Bandmaster N.
n. Innes leaped after her without remov-
ing his clothing and sustained her till
lifeboat arrived.
The evening times., 1899-08-18
MRS. GRIFFITH's WILL.
Decision of Judge McSherry i'm Fa-
vor of the Safe Deposit Company.

vor of the Safe Deposit Company.
Rockville. Nd, Aug. 1S.-Judge McSher-
~ has filed a decree constituting the will of
the late Mary S. Griffith, Of Baltimore
county. to be valid execution of the tes-
tamentary power of appointment conferred
on her by the will of her husband, Nicho-
las R. Griffith, Of Montgomery county, who
died in 1864. Mrs. Griffith died March 20,
1899. Her executor, the Safe Deposit and
Trust Company. of Baltimore, claimed a
fund Of 5000 in the hands of John J..
Wight, trustee, under the will of her hus-
band, but the claim was resisted by her
husbands representatives on the ground
that Grifith's will made no reference to
the special trust fund and could not be in
terpreted as devising it.
The decree filed by Judge McSherry
holds that Mrs. Grifith's will is a COM
plete and valid execution of the power
and directs John J. Wight, trustee, to pay
to the Safe Deposit and Trust Company of
Baltimore as her executor the funds in his
hands
The evening times., 1899-08-18
Cannon From Antictnm battlefield.

WilliamspCrt, Nd, Aug. 1S.-The bur-
CESS and commissioners have in special sss-
sion decided to accept the three cannon
now in the public square at Sharpsburg
A communication was read from the War
Department containing a tender of the loan
Of the cannon. The cannon are from An
tietam battlefield and were recently placed
in Sharpsburg. On being notified that they
were loaned to WilliGmsport the citizens
readily consented to give them up. The
guns will be placed on Doubledays Hill,
overlooking the Potomac River at Will
Transport, where General Doubleday had
a battery planted in 1861. and shelled the
Confederates on the West Virginia hills
The citizens of Wiiliamsport will raise a
fund to erect masonry on which the can
non will be placed. The town will be held
responsible for any damage to the guns
The evening times., 1899-08-18
DRIVING THE YAQUI FORCES.
Mexican Troops Score Victories Over
the RcbeIlious Indians.

Guaymas, Mexico, Aug. 1S.-The Yaquis
have been driven away from Bacum which
is now occupied by government troops At
Vicam and Cuesta Alta the rebels are in
force. They have thrown up earthworks
and constructed Notifications and will
make a desperate resistance. The gov
ernment forces are being pushed to the
front Advices from Turum say that on
Saturday the federal troops under General
Torres met large force of Yaquis about
two leagues from that place, routing them
and killing MANY
The evening times., 1899-08-18
Buckshot6 tnsHis Body.

Parkersburg, w. Va. Aug. 1s.-James
Whiting. residing at Mile Run. Ohio, a
short distance back Of Marietta. was shot
and killed by Jacob Kekle, a farmer resid-
ing at Williamstown. in this county, who
caught him stealing melons from his melon
patch. The gun which farmer Kekle used
was heavily loaded with large buckshot,
and a physician picked ninety of them
from Writings body.
The evening times., 1899-08-18
A workhouse Prisoner E,c,p..

james Thomas. colored convict who was un-
der sentence at the workhouse, escaped from
the chain gang while at work on The commons
near the institution yesterday afternoon The
escape was not discovered until the gang was
locked up at O'Clock. when the roll cali failed
20 show that Thomas was present Word Of the
escape was Immediately telephoned 10 the DO
lice and general lookout sent cut
The evening times., 1899-08-18
Only $4.OO to Atlantic City Next Sat-
! urday Win Pennsylvanta RafIroaa

August 49, Through special train, via Delaware
River Bridge route, without change of cars leaves
Washington 4:so p. m, arrives Atlantic City 9:2O
D. M Returning, leaves Atlantic City at I D. M
Sunday, August 20. Tickets good only on special
train in each direction.
The evening times., 1899-08-18
Hoods Pills e., ss.s ,,,,ass, an ,,,s.

ness, 1aundice, sick headache, nausea. intlices-
tion,i break up cold, prevent fever. 2oc.
BY msh OF c. l. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.
The evening times., 1899-08-18
War ON AMERICAN BEEF
Germany Issues a Decree Indirect
ly Aimed at This Country.

ImpOrtntiOns From Belgium, Which
Are Mainly of Meat, the Product
of Cattle Exported From This
Country, Forbidden In the Kais-
er's Enapire-The Cause Explained.
The evening times., 1899-08-18
AN OLD MAN WOULD MARRY.
A Mail Carrier Seventy Years of Ag,
AdVertises for n Wife.

stroudsburg, Pa, Aug. 1S-James
Welsh. of Drovers' Home, a mail carrier
and farmer, about seventy years of age.
wants to marry. He has advertised in the
local papers as follows:
MANTED-A wife; age from 25 TO IS; must be
honest and upright; a good home and no one
10 interfere in any way.
Welsh's wife died about a year ago. He
was married for nearly fifty years.
The evening times., 1899-08-18
al Good Inye.tmenf.

A windstorm and tornado policy in the North
western National fFire) Insurance Co., 81 900
one year. 81; three years, 50; Ave years.. s.. R.
Z. SULLIVAN, Manager. 1902 st.
The evening times., 1899-08-18

Ii you drink Heurieh's Maerzen Senate, or
Lager Beer with your meals you will gain in
health and. strength. Order case of Hcurich's
by 'phoning 63i. Arlington Bottling Co.