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The evening times., 1899-10-17
ARMY POSTS INSPECTED.
General Anderson Submits His An
nual Report.
Condition of the Soldiers Headquar-
Sheridan, and Fort ThOmas-SOme
improvements Suggested by the
Commander of the Department.

The annual report Of Brigadier General
Department of the Lakes, was received at
the War Department today. General An
derson says he has visited and inspected
the posts of Columbus Barracks, Ohio,
Fort Sheridan, Ill, and Fort Thomas, Ky.
In regard to Columbus Barracks he
says the post is good enough for re-
cruiting barracks, but not large enough
for permanent garrison, as it cannot
shelter more than 500 men and a proper
tionate number of officers. The sewerage
and draining. he says, are defective and
should be repaired.
Fort Sheridan is in good condition, but
too large for small garrison. At present
its garrison consists of one light battery
of artillery, which cannot do its regular
work and care for the garrison as 1t
should be looked after. The officers
quarters are too far from the soldiers bar
racks and there is no arrangement for
company messing.
Fort Thomas is in good condition and
the Thirty-first Infantry, United States
Volunteers, which was organized there
was put in splendid shape in short time.
Regarding the number OF men IN tne de-
partment, the report says: IAN aggregate
of 72S enlisted strength present and absent
(strength for July 81 seems inadequate
to the possible needs of a department en-
bracing six large and populous States. De-
Quoting the prisoners, guards, sick, and
special duty men, that would have to be
left at their proper stations, not more than
three -fifths OF this small force can be made
available for concentration in case OF need.
1t has at times been found difficult to find
officers available for court-martial duty
and other requirements"
Speaking of the behavior OF the enlisted
men. the report says that their conduct has
been excellent, except at Fort Thomas,
where small settlement called Salem, just
outside of the reservation, was a nui-
sance on account of the saloons. The dis
cipline of the volunteers at Fort Brady,
Mich. was very loose, the men frequently
saluting the officers while sitting down.
The small arms practice of the troops
has not been what il should be, owing to
the lack Of ranges at one or two posts, but
on the whole, il has been very fair.
The evening times., 1899-10-17
A PREACHERS MISFORTUNE.
Confession of Theft Retains Him
at the Emigraiat Station.


NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-An evangelist who
has pursued his calling in the United
States, in Canada, and dfelsewhere, was Ge-
tanned by the immigration authorities be-
cause he could not,t compromise with his
conscience in answering questions of the
barge officer inspector, He arrived yes
terday on the steamship Laurentian from
Glasgow. He is William Slomans, forty
five years old, respectable looking, full
bearded man. Among the questions put to
immigrants is the blunt one, Are you a
convict?" When it was asked Of Mr.. Slo-
mans he flushed and replied Yes" He
explained that eighteen years ago, when
he was living in Winnipeg, Canada, he
was out of employment and hungry and
stole watch. His courage failed him aft
er the theft. and he dared not dispose Of
the watch. He was arrested, and it was
found on him. On his plea of destitution
he was sentenced to only months i'm
prisonment I'm that month"; he said,
the light struck upon me-"
1t was not, however, until six years later
hat he was converted into an evangelist.
For the last twelve years he has preached
the Gospel, he said, first as licensed
preacher of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and later as one of the Plymouth
Brethren. His wife, he said, was with
relatives in Canada. He wanted to go with
her to the Bahamas. He referred to the
Agricultural Assurance Company and to
Mr.. Taylor. of the firm of Taylor & Moni-
han. 422 Grove Street, Jersey City A
telegram was sent to Mr. Taylor ssking
him to come before the board of special
enquiry this morning. Mr.. slomans has
drawn an appeal to the Secretary of the
Treasury to permit him to land in the Uni
ted States.
The evening times., 1899-10-17
ANOTHER CAT THAT CAME BACK
After an Adventurous Career in the
Mines About Butte.
(From the Anaconda standard.)


Little Annie McGinn, of West Butte.
owns kitten that has just emerged from
one of the strangest adventures that ever
befell any little girls feline pet. This cat
in particular. after wandering through the
mine workings under Butte since last fall
reappeared on the surface two miles from
the place where she tumbied down a shaft
Pussy spent fully four months wandering
through underground Butte, but has sur
vived in good shape.
The cat, becoming frightened at some
thing, jumped down a shaft near the big
Poulin hoist. 1t survived and opened up
bowling contest by itself. Little Annie was
heartbroken. Her brother secured a long
rope and lowered it into the shaft hoping
that the kitten would catch on and be
hoisted but the cat only howled louder.
Annie used to carry bits Of meat and bread
over to the hole and throw them down for
the cat to eat. After couple of weeks
the moaning in the shaft ceased, Annie
gave up her pet as lost forever and Christ
mas at Annie's home was not as cheerful
for the owner of the lost kitten as it might
have been had kittie not; been so venture
some.
Early in the winter the miners in the
Green Mountain. the Mountain Con and
other shafts in the vicinity imagined they
heard sounds familiar to those made by a
sick infant. Later the same noises were
heard in the Anaconda Mountain View
Gray Rock, Modoc, Mountain Chief, Rarus
and the other workings on the Meaderville
slope
While some children were playing near
the dump of the Colusa mine they were
startled upon beholding cat, tumbling
down the pile of rock with a carload of
waste that had Just been dumped The
% m, e0wad nifpOucly III rnilad oyar inc,
in time to escape big chunk that came
bounding past The children ran to the res
cue and found a sorry looking specimen of
the cat family. Its hair was matted and
soiled, its eyes red, and it was sore and
lame The only mark of Identification was
the little ribbon about its neck, to which
was attached small brass bell The fe-
line underground explorer was returned to
Its owner at once.
The evening times., 1899-10-17
STOOD UPRIGHT IN THE MUD.
A Chastity Suicide i'm the Harlem
River, New York.

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE body of a
man sticking in the mud of the Harlem
River under High Bridge was found yester-
day afternoon. He apparently had jumped
from the bridge. There was bullet wound
in the head and a rope tied to both his
neck and his waist, from the ends of which
stones were hung. He still held the pis-
tol in his hand.
The man was Frank Gebina, thirty-fi five
years old, formerly employed in the Van
Twiller Hotel, at Twenty-fifth Street and
Lexington Avenue. The body was found
by Patrolman Woodlin, of the High
Bridge station.
The policeman, with boards and the help
of few men, got the body out after cut
ting it loose from the stone weights. 1t
was taken to the High Bridge station. 1t
it believed that the man had tied the ropes
and rocks about his waist and neck, then
stood outside the railings of the promenade
on the bridge, shot himself and then fell.
The evening times., 1899-10-17
sTABBING A PEACEMAKER.
Fatal Wounds Received by a Man
Trying to End a Fight.

PASSAIC, N. J., Oct. 1.-THE death of
Thomas LEVITT, caused by stab wound
received while he was trying to separate
the combatants in street fight on Second
Street, late Sunday night, makes the fifth
homicide since June in that place and all
will have to be considered by the present
grand jury.
LEVITT was employed in the Prescott En-
ameline Works. He was sitting at the
window OF a tenement when he saw fight
in the street. 1t had begun in a saloon
where Anthony Schmidt and Charles Ge-
boel quarreled. II was continued outside
and was Joined in by Matt Sincazick and
several other men. LEVITT decided that he
should make an attempt to stop the fight
and went into the street to do so. Geboel
resented his interference and plunged a
knife into his neck.
LEVITT fell, after walking few feet, and
died shortly afterward in the hospital.
Schmidt and SincaZick were found later in
a saloon near the spot where the stabbing
occurred and were arrested. They are in
the county Jail, but Geboel has not been
captured.
The evening times., 1899-10-17
SET FIRE TO A JAIL.
Flames Started by nm Imprisoned
Burglar at Sing Sing.

SING SING, N. Y, Oct. 17.-John Gar
vey, well-knowns local burglar, while
locked up on charge of larceny last night
attempted suicide and also to set fire to
the village Jail by burning his clothing.
Garyey was found in his cell this morning
lying on the for asleep with one end Of
rope closely drawn around his neck and
the other end attached to the iron bar on
the top of his cell. His life had been saved
by the flames from his clothing which
burned the rope and separated it in the
centre. Every article of his clothing was
burned.
Garvey had been drinking heavily for
some time and the police believe that the
man was bent on setting fire TO the Jail
building, in which is situated all the viii
lage offices and the apparatus of the Sing
Sing Steam Company. He was held to
await the action OF the grand jury.
The evening times., 1899-10-17
AN ALLEGED SMUGGLER.
a List of Supposed Patrons Found in
His Effects.

NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-Among the ef-
fects Of Frederick J. Hutchings. who was
arrested at the Astor House on Saturday
and held in $500 bail for examination
charged with being the distributing agent
for the smuggled goods Of firm of Lon
don tailors, vas list of names and ad-
dresses of persons in various parts of the
country One of those. who is the pastor
of a Baptist church in this city said last
night that he had known Hutchings for a
year and had given him orders for clothes
He took it for granted that the duties on
the clothes had been paid. as the price here
was higher than the London prices Mr..
Williams has written TO London counter
manding his last order unless the tailors
there can assure him that the goods will
be delivered duty paid.
Ii is come out in several smuggling cases
that the prices paid TO the buyer of SNUG
gled goods included a charge for the duty
the profit Of smuggling going to the seller
The evening times., 1899-10-17
Texas Long Dry Spell Ends.

Dallas, Tex. Oct. 1.-THE first rain that
could be called general that has fallen in
Texas since early in July set in yesterday
and continued all night. kilograms from
as far west as San Angelo, southwark to
the Gulf, southwestward to and beyond
Austin. and from all over northwestern end
northeastern Texas indicate a steady down.
pour The most severe drought expsrienc-
ed in dozen years is at last broken. The
grain growing and cattle-raising districts
will be greatly benefited and threatened
water famine in Dallas and other Texas
cities ayerted.
The evening times., 1899-10-17


of light color as one which he saw in Wy
ats satchel when he opened it to get the
bottle
Wyatt had very little TO say. He admit
ted coming p>with Captain Price on the
Amelia. He first said he went down t1e
harbor in the ysylboat and vas taken
aboard the Amelia to come back, and
again said the boat he was captaining was
struck and sunk by steamer and he es-
capped. He acknowledged taking off the
white shirt at Purner's. it is claimed, and
said he left all the money he had with
Purner 10 take care of. Sergeant House
got SIS from Purner, which he said was all
Wyatt gave him. Wyatt denied knowing
anything about the murder. He is of slen-
der build, about five feet eight inches in
height, weighs about $50 pounds, has dark
hair and mustache and dark complexion.
He says he is twenty years old, but looks
to be twenty-five.
The evening times., 1899-10-17
DEATH OF A NOTED SWIMMER.
spoplexy Kills A. l.. Donaldson at
baltimore.

BALTIMORE, Oct. IA. L. Donaldson.
known at the seashore resorts as the man
who swims like an eel,'' tied hand and feet,
was found dead yesterday in his room in
this city Coroner Germon decided that
death was due to apoplexy. Suspended
from his neck by cord, was a small purse
containing $40. He had two sons residing
in Philadelphia at 421 Dickson Street, and
third is in the army.
Donaldson was about sixty years of age,
and had only one arm. In his room were
found lung tester and various other fair
ground paraphernalia, together with clip
pings from a number of newspapers con-
cerning his remarkable swimming feats
one containing description of race with
a steamboat, In which Donaldson won
The evening times., 1899-10-17
A SAD TRAGEDY,
bridegroom Killed just Before
the Wedding Hour.

KINGSTON, N. Y. Oct 17.-Augustus
Balzer, young man, was killed by
West Shore Railroad train at about
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. He was to
have been married at 4:30 O'Clock, and
when struck by the train was riding be-
tween the railroad tracks on his bicycle and
was hurrying home to dress. He lived with
in few hundred feet of where he was
killed. The carriage TO convey him to his
prospective brides house was awaiting in
front of his home when his dead body was
brought there
The evening times., 1899-10-17
WESTERN COAL SCARCITY.
Shortage of Interior Stocks of the
Bituminous Fuel.

CHICAGO, Oct. 17.-Chicago, the West,
and the Northwest is facing a serious
scarcity of bituminous coal. At this sea-
son there is usually a large stock in yards,
and the West is we'll supplied. The large
consumption, restriction in output of
mines, and scarcity of cars, comb ned with
high rates by lake from Eastern shipping
points. has prevented any stocking up
Consumption here takes coal about as fast
as il arrives, and outsiders are left TO get
along the best they can. Within a few
days a number of wholesale dealers have
been here from interior Illinois points and
from Wisconsin trying to secure coal. but
were not successful in the degree expect
ed. Unless there is a decided change fer
the better in the near future, there is like
ly TO be suffering in the West when cold
weather comes. The large coal dealers
here have in many instances been forced
to call in their travelling statesmen, as they
cannot get the coal to fill orders.
The evening times., 1899-10-17
Uncle Sam Don't Wear

Truss. but he carries the Al.
Ae Cushion Truss all over the United
W States. Men. women, and children
wear and like them. The Air Cushion Pad holds
sith comfort; nothing else will Consultation
and two weeks trial free. ofice pariors, wait
ing and consultation roons on the same noor
Catalogues free. THE RoRICK AIR CUSHION
TRUSS COMPANY. i22l I ST. uw., I'd door,
iyl8tf
The evening times., 1899-10-17
Died While mt Work.

CENTREYILLE, Nd, Oct 17--Thomas
Hand, colored, employed on otho H Will
Jams farm, The Hermitage fell dead in
the stable yesterday while at work.
The evening times., 1899-10-17
A SLOOP'S CAPTAIN SLAIN
Baltimore Police Investigating a
Nest Brutal Crime.

A CoIored Deck Hand Also Believed
to Have Been Killed by the MUIR
derer-Robbery Supposed TO Have
Been the Motive for the Deed-Rob-
ert Wyatt Placed Under Arrest.
The evening times., 1899-10-17
MONEY WANTED AND To LOAN.
Money to Loan
On Furniture, Piano, q

On Furnfture, Pianos, Etc.
II you in need Of money we desire To IN.
form you OF our new method We can secure Won
q loan On an easy monthly payment plan, at iess
cost than ever before and below the rate of .ny
other company in the city. You can pay in full
at any time after the loan 1, secured and it win
only cost you for such time as you have had tn.
money. Our business Is strictly private and ali
applicatlons are treated confdeltially. II you
have lean with any other concern YOU can se-
lean through Us to pay It and get more
money if desired. It viii pay you to cali and see
before going elsewhere. We are ready at sny
and all time. during cfce hours to give inforrna.
ton concerning our business methods. and you
will receive courteous treatment
CAPITAL LOAN GUARANTEE CO.,
aplS-u e02 ST. n. W..
The evening times., 1899-10-17

MONEY 10 LOAN or APPROVED CoLLAr-
ERAL - No delay. CHARLES A. BAKER.
Rooms 70 to a. Aetserost Building. lilo st
tela.H
MONEY TO LOAN at 81. sk, L. and ~ per
cent in sums Of 81, coo to so, 900 on D. c.
real estate; pay OF and per cent mortgage,
and begin anew; all transactions conducted .sith
economical consideration for Sorrowera wM
SAUNDERS CO.. l107 Il. nv iyl.tt en-
The evening times., 1899-10-17
EXCURSIONS
MONEY WANTED AND To LOAN.

WANTED-To borrow $50 for 80 DAYS: will give
s. for its use; good security. Box So this
Office. Ccl6- 81. en-
The evening times., 1899-10-17
The 8 DAYS" Cure

Cfor men) leads all remedies In this city, a
prompt and permanent cure nc charge. Con-
sultation free. DIR. McKEEHAN. SIG 18th Sc.
NV. Office hours, all day. till p. m Sundays
included.) ocI9-3st
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REED MAY NOT RETIRE.

Congressman Ray Doesn't Believe
Ec Will.
New York. May. 24."So long as
there is the %reinotest possibility of
Thomas Reed remaining in congress
and becoming again a candidate for
speaker. l shall be for him and against
everybody else" exclaimed Congress
man George w. Ray, after a visit to
Senator Plat ut the Fifth Avenue
hotel.
Mr.. Ray represents Mr.. Platt's old
congressional district and is intimate
with both senator and speaker.
Il do no believe" continued Mr..
Ray, .'that Mr.. Reed seriously intends
to retire from congress, knowing as
he does that his party has u very slight
majority, and that every republican of
brains and every republican vote will
be necessary to maintain control in
the next house.
Yes, ] know it has been announced
that the speaker is to retire and Join
n law firm in this city on his return
from Europe. | have been making a
pretty thorough Investigation, and yet
| have to finda man to whom Mr.. Reed
has contided his intention to get oul
OF congress before Ills term expires:
fon will note that he has not as yet
resigned. Nor, sc fur as ] am in
formed, is there my contest in his dis
trictSas to who shall succeed him.
While it is true that Payne and
Sherman and Henderson and Hopkins
md Bingham and others IRE hnstling
to fill his s%peakership shoes, has any
one of them the personal assurance
that Mr.. Reed will not serve his term
out2 May it not turn out that those
who are now fighting for Reeds place
nre a little too previous? ! think the
story q fairy tale"
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AGREEMENT FINALLY
REACHED AT BUFFALO.
Strikers and Contractor Connors
Come to an Understanding
Early This Morning.
70 RESUME WORK WEDNESDAY
Compromise Proposition agreed to
by Connors and the Shovelers
--Btshop Quigley's Work
ns Arbitrator.

Buffalo. N. Y, May 24.-The grain
shovelers' strike has been settled. The
agreement signed late last n;ght by a
subcommittee representing the strik-
ers, of which President Keefe, of the
Longshoremen's association, was u
member, and Contractor Connors, has
been approved by a full committee of
the Grain Shoyelers' union. The strike
is to be declared off and the men will
return to work Wednesday morning.
All day long conferences We're held
yesterday in different parts of the
city, out at none of them was any
definite plan adopted.
President keefe, of the Interna-
tional Longshoremen's association, la.
bored all day with committees from
the different unions in an effort to
come to some arrangement. AT mid
night he was with the scoopers at St.
Bridget's hall, where q large meeting
was in progress. There he advised
the men to adopt n proposition which
called for two men to be selected from
new hoCul o., W Dc ClOScll .Dy SoL-
tractor Connors, and with Keefe a S q
fifth to form u committee to pass on
the eligibility of shoveiers who should
be recognized by the new union. This
was adopted and at a late hour the
committee in charge of the scoopers'
affairs were in session arranging al
final basis of agreement, to which Mr.
Connors will be asked to afix his sig.
nature and approval.
Bishop James L. Quigley, the Roman
Catholic prelate of Buffalo, who has,
been using all his power as q church,
man and a citizen to bring the big,
strike OF the dock lnborers to n happy
issue, is %singularly popular in Buffalo,
with all classes of men, regardless of
wealth or creed. His strength is accen-
tuated because he is a born Buffalo
MAN n was personally known to rich,
and poor alike while he was still an
humble priest. Bishop Quigley is only,
AZ years old, and he has worn the purE
pie stock but for three years. In
the parish of the cathedral he was
born and has spent most of his life.
t%ention of Archbishop Ryan (then
bishop, through whose influence he
was sent in 1878 to the university of
Innsbruck, in Austria, and later to the
college of the propaganda in Rome.
At the time of his ordination to the
priesthood he was given the degree OF
doctor of divinity. Soon after his re-
turn to America he was made the pas
tor of the Buffalo cathedral, and in
1896 was elevated to the episcopacy.
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AMERICAN LABOR FOR HAWAII.
Restrictions Placed on the Impor.

tation of Japanese.
San Francisco. Cal, May 24.-The
steamer Gaelic, from Honolulu, brings
ndvices that after the July quarter
only ii half of the 1aborers imported
into the Hawaiian islands may be Jap
anese. The others must be Americans
or Europeans. This is a move i'll line
with compelling the plantation inter-
ests of the country to adapt them-
selves to the American lnbor system.
During the next quarter, beginning
July 1, there will be no restrictions OH
Japanese except in the individual
eases of plantations where sanitary
matters ure not up to the require
ments or where brutality may be prac-
ticed. This will enable all orders Ill
ready in to be filed. The new rule
will go into effect October 1.
The date set gives to the planters
nearly five months in which to place
their houses in order. In the mean
time the government has permitted
only one-half Of the Japanese required
for those five months, making the list
about 5000 in place of 10000. This
will make it necessary to look also for
other labor. Meetings of planters will
be held during this week to consider
the matter, and it is expected that
some scheme will be devolved for i'm
porting Portuguese or other work
men for immediate needs.
1t is not n fact, as might be IN
ferred from stories published in some
papers, hat there is a serious DIFFER
ence between the government and the
planters in the matter of curtailing
the use of Japanese labor. Most of
the sugar planters are united IN the
opinion that the character Of Hawaii
labor should and must be changed as
quickly as possible.
Some time e n local shipping
house applied to the Hawaiian govern
ment for the use of quarantine island
for Chinese contract laborers en- route
to Samoa. The matter was referred
by the cabinet to the central govern
ment at Washington. BY the Coptie
President Dole received a letter from
the secretary of state advising that the
American government had nj objec-
ton to the use of quarantine island
for Chinese passengers in transit, but
on account of the present situation in
Samoa the government could not con
sent to the use of the Hawaiian islands
for the encouragement of such immi-
grafton.
Consul Haywood received a commu-
nication by the Badger from the navy
department placing him in charge of
the United States harbor and wharf at
this port. The particular business in
volved in the dredging of the chan
mel near Kakaako and the building of
three big government wharves.
The army transport Warren had a
narrow escape going out of the har-
Dor May /. Some malicious person
aboard the transport unfastened the
clutch that connects the hand and
steam steering apparatus, so that the
rudder could not respond to the wheel,
but Captain Macauley made a new
connection before any damage was
done. It is supposed that some of the
crew disconnected the clutch so as to
delay the sailing of the vessel.