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ACCUSED OF KIDNAPPING.
A Wealthy New Yorker Said to Have
stolen His GrandchiId.

CHICAGO, March 26.-GeoTge H Wag-
ner of this city. has asked the assistance
of the police in recovering his thirteen
year-old daughter Louise. who, he claims.
was kidnapped last week by agents OF his
wealthy father-in-law John l. SpOor, of
New York city.
The father accuses his brother W. J.
c. Wagner. and another man whom he
does not know Of taking away the child.
She is now in New York, he says. where it
is her grandfather's intention TO give her
an education commensurate with his
wealth
Wagner's wife denies that the child has
been kidnapped. but says she may be away
six months or a year.
Wagner says that Spoor had attempted
for over year to obtain possession OF the
child and that within the last two months
he had been aware OF some secret influence
being brought to bear on his daughter to
induce her to leave. The allurements of
social advantages in New York were paint
ed in the letters of her grandfather. he
says. and emphasized by the descriptions
Of school life detailed by her uncle, J. c.
Wagner
At last the plea came from New York
that the girl should be sent there for the
cultivation of a promising soprano voice.
Last week the consent Of Mrs Wagner
was obtained to allow the girl to make a
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President Mckinley will approve this
week the application for retirement made
by Rear Admiral B. f. Day. President of
the Retiring Board. and that officer viii
retire with the rank Of senior rear admiral.
Rear Admiral A. II. Mccormick was re-
tired Satqd day. The two vacancies thus
created have further limited the number
open TO officers DESTROYS Of voluntarily re-
firing in accordance with the provisions OF
the Naval Personnel law Only two on
GERS OF the grade Of captain ans one officer
Of the grade of commander stand any
chance Of having their applications grant
ed
Captains who may be retired, should no
further vacancies above grade Of com
mander occur. are CiprianO Andrade. and
w. H. Harris. Captains j. G. Green and
R. E. impri are applicants. but their appli
cations cannot be approved because q the
| retirement OF Rear Admirals Mccormick
and Day.
Under the law, there must be twenty
vacancies existing above the grade Of lieu
tenant commander on June 80 next Nine
teen vacancies now exist. and the only Off
Ger OF the grade OF commander who can Ie-
l.
/ naval station al Port Royal
Naval officers say il was the intention OF
the board which framed the Personnel law
/ that officers OF the higher grades snOu;,i bs
/ given an opportunity 20 retire. but as the
| law is being interpreted by the depart
ment. they declare, the older officers are
compelled TO remain In active service and
/ younger officers are retired
| IL was reported here that Capt John
"a EaF
| firing board. which would have prevented
| the retirement OF Commander Moore but
| he has applied for leave on account OF i'll
| ness. and four months have heeu granted
| him. which viii carry him OTer into the
/ next hscal year.
President Mckinley is expt c,ed 10 ap-
/ prove the recommendation o. Secretary
/ Root that the reservation at Dry Tortugas
| be tlrned over to the naval service. This
! action viii mean that the Navy will Be
/ provided with a valuable stTat sgic base as
! a COaling station, and the marine hospital
| service viii be required 10 Move 10 some
| adjoining key and there establish its quar-
| antIue station.
Capt. Charles d. Sigsbee. Chief II the
| Naval Intelligence Office and during the
/ war with Spain in command OF the auxili-
! airy cruiser ST Paul has accepted an iuvi-
| tatiOu from the city Of st. Paul. MINI. TO
| visit il early in April. While in st. Paul
| Captain Sigsbee will aid a committee 10
| select design commemorative OF the part
played by the auxiliary cruiser during the
| war
II is understood that the Navy Depart
| meut has selected Commander f. D. Taus-
| sig to command the gunboat YORKTOWN.
/ He will succeed Commander G. 5. SDerry
/ who will probably be given ordnance duty.
II is expected that Commander s. ". Very
! commanding the Castine. and Commando
! George VI. Bicknell commanding the Mo-
| nocacy, viii soon BE relieved. Their cruis-
IS viii expire during the coming summer.
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Thrown From Hi. .nrri,ge

ELLICOTT CITY. Nd. March 26.-Frank
O'Neill. brother Of County Commissioner
Thomas O'Neill. was fatally injured in a
driving accident on Friday He was re-
turning home from Ellieott CitS. when. his
horse turning a corner near the Old Brick
Church, he vas thrown headlong upon a
pile Of rock by the roadside. His mother
saw the accident and help was at once
sent He sustained fracture Of the skull
and died Saturday morning. Mr. o'Neu.
was widely known in Howard and Anne
Arundel counties, having been connected
with the firm OF O'Nein Bros. engaged in
general contracting In the lumber and
threshing business. He leaves q widow
and six children.
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GIRL FOUND AFTER SIX YEARS
She Had Heen Indentured Under :
Wrong Name.

" rOuE Name
NEW YORK. March 26-After search
OF years Mary Chessney's relatives at last
have found her Since 1894 they have been
hunting for her. AID now that she has
been found il is a question whether she
will leave the home that has sheltered
her.
Just before the girl disappeared her
mother died in Christ Hospital. Jersey
City The father. however. who lived at
No. go First Street. told the officials that
his name was Patrick. and it was thus
that the mother was buried.
Mrs. Mary Anderson, OF No. 5I7 Gardner
Street, Union Hill. a cousin Of the dead
woman. heard Of her death. and at once
tried to find the children. They were
Mary thirteen years old, Katie. nine years
old, Sarah, seven years Old and a son
sixteen years Old. But when Mrs. Ander-
son reached the house she found that the
children were gone. A month later yhey
were sent to the almshouse, the father
still maintaining the name Of Patrick.
Mrs. Anderson al length heard this. but
when she got TO the almhouse there was
no record under the name Of Chessney. At
that time Mary had been indentured to
Avenues. Jersey City According TO
the State Guardian law children
must be indentured 70 persons of
their own religion, and Chairman
RiOrdan. Of the Almshouse Commit
tee. was so notified by the Board OF Guar
dians. Friedman, however, refused 10 re
lease her, and. as the girl had a good
home, the freeholdeTs took no further ac-
ton in the case.
Mrs. Anderson meantime had kept Up
her search. Once she had heard that Mary
was employed IN a Jersey City shoe store,
so she visited every shoemaker in the
city. Then she saw Marys story in the
papers, and. after a short investigation.
found that il was her cousins child.
Mary says she does not wish to leave
the Friedmans, but Mrs Anderson says
she ought to because Of the difference in
religions. She is willing and eager to pro
vide a home for the child. and Mary may
be induced to change her mind. OF the
other children. the boy alone has been
found The other children are still miss
ing. Mrs. Anderson says. however, that
she will keep up the search until she has
found them.
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A BOOM IN WEDDINGS.
4 Minister'S Newspaper Advertise.
nsent Brings Much Business.

nlent Brings Much Business.
SYRACUSE. y. Y. March 26-An ad-
vertisement which has been running in the
local newspapers for several days has
caused boom IN the matrimonial bust
ness here and the Rev. John FcnceIl. for
mer pastor OF Christ Church, has had all
the business he could attend to. His rates
are from s. to s.. and he IS ready for serv-
ice at any time of night or day Tie
adv" was as follows:
WHEN VOC are ready 10 get married. cali on or
send for Bro. Encen, No. lO7 Davis Street,
syracuse, y. J.
Accompanying this was the picture OF
a benign looking specialized man.
Il 'elieve in advertising" he said to-
day. "and it came TO me as an inspira-
tiOn that there wasn't~any reason why il
should not pay as well in my line as in any
il il hal been a member of the Minister
al Association. because it would not have
been fair in competition with the rest. but
I'm outside now and, therefore, independ-
ent of any OF these obligations. I've used
newspaper columns befOre-sermonette ad-
vertising-just a line or two calling peo-
pies attention to their need of salvation
and the way to get it,
Mr.. Encell has been a farmer school
teacher, politician, and preacher. He has
been member of the Ohio Legislature.
and he was President Garfeld's boyhcod
chum and schOOimate. When Garfield was
the tutor of a Greek class in Hiram Col
lege there were only two gills in the class
The future President married one and Mr.
Encell the other.
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visit to her grandfather. and forthwith the
ticket was bought and Louise placed
aboard the train. Mr. Wagner. learning OF
the move. fastened to stop his daughter.
but arrived too late.
Mr. and Mrs. Wagner formerly lived in
Syracuse, n. Y. where John l. SpOOr. the
New York commissioC broker had a sum
mer residence. 1t is said that Mr.. SpoO-
was opposed Il the marriage OF his daugh-
ter to Wagner. Who was a young clerk
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Killed in n Quarrel.

PETERSBURG, Va. March 6-News
reached here yesterday afternoon Of an
other murder in Greensviile. which oc-
CURED in the upper part O the county. It
seems that Benjamin Owen and another
man, whose name was not leSrned be-
came involved in a dispute over the own
ership OF cart, during which owen was
shot and instantly killed. The murderer
ned into North Carolina. 1t is reported
that he has been captured
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-26
39C MerceriZed Italian Cloth,
2QC Vd.

Fresh and crisp. Just received.
KS lustrous as silk. We've made
this low price to quickly intro
duce this silk-like fabric. This
profitleSS selling is for Tuesday
only. BE prompt.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-26

FAIRMONT, w. Va. March Poll has
been discovered trielding down ledge Of
rocks in the bank Of a ravine in the Wolf
Summit region of Harrison county The
bank is higher than the oil wells. so the
oil could not possibly come from them.
The fluid comes out with the water and
flows down on the ground, killing all the
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One wo,.... 81 Another.

VIENNA. H.. March 26.-Yesterday
Clara Curley vas murdered in this city
by Mrs Levta Hogg Jealousy is sup
posed 10 be the cause. The murderess
is now in JsH. The affair has caused a
sensation
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-26
45C Hair Cloth, 33C yd,

We have this hairclOth in black
and grey; il is 2S'inches wide and
guaranteed fully shrunken. AS
the quantity is very limited, it will
behooye you to respond quickly.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-26
l0c PerCaIine. 62C Yd.

In black only-warranted to
wear well, and the color is guar
anteed absolutely fast. You'll find
this to be the best lining value
vet.
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LANSBURGH & BRO.
washington's F4vorite Store.
DIG Lining
ID y Values.
l0c Canvas, Sic yd.

This is not all-linen, but a cloth
that is commercially known as
union-fOr service it is as good as
the higher price gOOds-in grey
only.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-26
RECORD OF HUMAN FASRS
The Preb EN- Of Existing Without
Food Partially Solved.

Stories OF Abstinence From All
Parts Of the WORLDLY Doubtful
France-SiNty-three Days without
Sustenance the Maximum Instance.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-26

The love Of Heurich's beer regus mole or les
in every heart Of those who drink Naegzen senate
or lager. Order case Of Eleurie4s By 'phoning
Ga. Arlington Bot,iug Co. and learn 10 love
a beer possessing pure qualities.
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Five states in Five Hours.

The "Royal Limited" beautiful. swift and
sure, leaves Washington, b. & O. r. X. station
New Jersey Avenue and c Street. daily 8 D. m !,
arrives New YORK P. Exquisite dining and
cafe car service.
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Hoods Pills ssss sss IT.,

ter results than any other cathartic Easy to
take, easy TO operate. All druggists. % ceats,
or by mail of c. 1. Hood & Co. Lowell Mass.
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ADMIRAL DAY TO Retire
Few Chances Left for officers to
Leave the Service.

Applications Likely Ia Be Refused
because OF the Number of Vacan-
cies-CompIaints Against the OPe-
ration of the Navy Personnel Law.
Captain SiEsbee Going to 81. Paul.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

One OF the social fads Of the present
Lenten season is the Sunday lUncheous
that hagz been given by some Of the young
people OF the prominent set. Yesterday
company Of eighteen was entertained by
Miss Hegemau, niece Of Senator Depew,
at the Corcoran House,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-26

Ensign Wat Tyler CluYeriUs. L. 5. "
whose marriage to the daughter Of Rear
Admiral Sampson will occur on April 3
was one Of the members Of the Names
crew who fortunately escaped at the eX-
plOsion Of that ship in Havana HarbOr.
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Tonight there will he a small dinner at
the British Embassy in honor Of Lady
Mimic. wife Of the Goyeruor-G-7eral OF
Canada. who is the EuoS; OF Lord and Lady
PaUncefote al the Embassy.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bromley. who are
back at the British Embassy from their
honeymoon travels. will sail for England
next month 20 take zap their residence in
Sir Henry Bromiey's ancestral houfe. Stoke
Hall. in NOttiughamshire
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WOCDBURY.
THE FLANDERS DISTRICT,

THE fLANOEhS D4o1h1C1s
 Farmers are busy cutting corn and dig gipg potatoes.
 Mrs Ward Victory of Bridgeport is at her brcther'e, GeO1g ge S. Smiths.
 Mrs V. A. Judson and children are en- toying the sea bree zes at Walnut Beach.
 Fenn E. Warner was home from New York oyer Labor day.
 Gilbert Allen has had sick horse, the past week.
 v. A. Judson is quite busy using his Everlasting roof paint in and about the surrounding towns. Any one in need of such will do well to give it trial.
 Arthur J. Warner is taking trip on his wheel, vieiting Shelton, Bridgeport and Walnut Beach.
 Mrs Mary Couch and son have return ed, after a weeks stay at Forestville.
 Charles Nichols entertained friend from Waterbury over Sunday.
 Thomas Galpin of Weekeepeemee has sold his place to MT Shaw of Hotchkies- move to New Haven.
 Mrs A. J. Woodward is entertaining friends from Meridian.
 Leon and Hugh Barnes were in town over Sunday. Edward Nichols has been making i'm. provements in his house. l.. J. Allen is doing the work. Mrs F. P. Allen has returned to her home, after several weeks' absence. Mrs Zemlra Bacon of Washington is the guest of her brother, c. A. Willard. Mrs Julia Bradley is entertaining her daughter, Eva, from Boston. Miss May Dyson is visiting her par ents.
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airfeld County.
 NICHOLS,

RALLY DAY AT THE METHODIST CHURCH
 A cordial invitation is extended to al members and friends of the Methods church to be present at the rally day ex ercises, which will be held next Sunday September 9. A pleasing program has been prepared, which consists of roll call singing, and speaking by former mem. bers and friends. A good time Is prom ised to all who attend.
 Miss Florence Kelsey is visiting heI aunt, Mrs Lewis Curtis.
 Miss Clara Curtis of Bridgeport is vie. iting her aunt, Mrs Horace Nichols.
 miss Ruth Rene has returned to her studies at State Normal school.
 Mrs Olmstead and Mrs Patterson of Norwalk visited at the home of Mrs o. B. Plumb, last week.
 Mrs Erwin Fairchild had a night blooming cereus in bloom, last Wednes- day evening. Quite a number of her friends visited the house, admiring the plant, during the brief period when the blossoms were open.
 Will Baldwin of New Haven is visiting at the home of Lewis Curtis.
 A. B. Plumb and family spent Labor day at the beach with friends from Strat. ford.
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PREMIUM CORN.

PREMIUM CORN.
 s.P. Sanford has on ex hibition at the post office stack Of corn of the variety called Dent corn which was gathered from ore ol bis fields which measures over 13 feet in height
 Mrs 6. W. Hoxsi' and daughter. Edna. have been visiting relatives in Brooklyn, N for Rev L. F. Armstrong of Brooklyn is spend ing his vacation with his brother. L. P. Arm strong. on Christian street.
 Mai Baker, of Huntsville. Ala who are visit ing with her brother, F. A. Leeke in the Gen.
 ter. are spending the weeklat the Hotel Pem- A steam saw mill has been moved 10 the farm Of the late Davld Hawley on Christian Street and quite number Of men and teams ing it to the mill and market. Miss Grace Roberts of Riggs street Is visit. ing with friends in Aeriden and Tracey. Leslie Roberts has secured position in the Martin >turtevent and wife ot Bridgeport
 are visiting with her sister, Mrs G. W. Cable
 on Chestnut Tree Hill tor few days. . John Govin and family have moved from Quaker Farms to the house in the Center where he lived few years ago, belonging to
 Mrs J. 8. Taylor in Naugatuck.
 week. people taking advantage ot the low Hams and Franf Perry cleaned four in the Center aud all mad an abundance of matter in
 Fred T. Leeke Of Torrington spent Sunday as the guest of his brother, F. A. Leeke, and
 Schools about town are to begin on Monday next. The Center school is to be taught by Miss Frances Weeks Ot Middletown, who Mrs T. W. Mantell has been visiting with her parents, Mir and Mrs George Hawley ln are visiting with his father, W. W. Hughes, in the Center.
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serious ore but for his coolness and presence of mind. When on the steepest part of tho hill one shaft broke near the wagon, throwing out the men with him, but he pluckily held to the reins and atopoed the horse and no one was in- iured.
 Miss Jennie l.. Scott of New Haven Is spending week In town.
 Luther Scott has taken position az foreman with large agricultural imple- ment manufacturing company in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pa.
 Our former towHsman, D. Fl. Judd, will leave Bristol 4oon to take position in af real estate office in Hartford.
 Several of eur patrons and their friends attended the Grange picnic at Wallace's grove, on the shores of Lake Quassapaug, last week Wednesday.
 Herbert l., Lucy and Phoebe Smith are spending few days at Savin Rock, the guests of George Tracy.
 Mrs J. H. Barclay and daughter of Thomaston were at A. c. Lakes, last week Saturday.
 J. W. Smith has gold tract of timber to be sawed into ties, and mill will soon be in operation.
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STEVENSON.
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

MT and Mrs Abram Basset have moved to their new home near z par Bridge.
 H. F. Plumb spent last week visiting with relatives Tn New York State.
 Miss Bertha Bradley will teach the September 10.
 Miss Katie Bradley of Newtown has been engaged to teach in Half Way River district and school will commence the 10th.
 MT and Mrs F. A. Roberts of Thomas. ton were guests, last week, of his uncle. F. A. Isbell.
 J. B. Downs Is having his tenement house re-shingled and otherwise imp roy ed.
 John Stowe and family of Bridgeport have recently visited MT and Mrs War. ren Stowe at the Bridge.
 Miss Kettle Curtis of Ansonia is spend. ing a few days at her aunt's, Mrs Julia Loveland's.
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KENT.
THE SCHOOLS BEGIN,

THE SCHOOLS BEGIN.
 The schools of the town opened this week. In the village Miss Jennie Hoag teaches in the first room and Miss Edith Bull ill the primary. Miss Edith Gilbert teaches the school in Flanders district.
 Most of the farmers are through cut ting tobacco, larger crop being her- vested here than for many years previous.
 Master Walter Bolt of Bulls Bridge went, Monday, to Great Burlington. Mass, where he will attend the High school, this year.
 Of the people who attend the New Milford fair, next week, many will be glad to know that Mrs Hogan has the restaurant privilege there, and she will be prepared to feed the hungry in first class style as usual. People who attend the fairs know that Mrs Hogan runs a first class restaurant.
 Mrs F. J. M. Bacon and her daughters of Orange, N. J., are spending some time on the farm now owned by Mrs Bacon. formerly belonging to her father, Ed mund Mills. T5ey a~a making repairs on the house, clearing up the grounds and ms king othf Improvements on the place Rev and Mrs G. H. Smith are spending the week in East Berlin.
 Mrs w. F. Bielbv ot East Albany, N. Y., ia sta"ing in town for few days. Mrs Bielby has been spending some time in Middletown, and is on her way home.
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Your Correspondent stopped 1t the horue of s. Perry Beers, ,one day recently, and was treated to some fine specimens of the peach crop.
 DC. Smith and Mrs Abram Bauks, who have been visiting relatives, returned home last Thursday evening.
 Mrs George Merwln and children have returned from @ weeks visit with friends at Purdy's Station, N. Y.
 MT and Mrs William Falloa welcomed little son last week.
 John C. Lobdell recently purchased . milk route from Bridgeport parties.
 Mrs Abrsm Banks is visiting her daughter, Mrs David Smith.
 Mrs Holton and daughter Ruth of Dan. bury were the guests of her parents, Ar and Mrs Middlebrook, ,last week.
 Miss Lottie Bradley of Dee! field Is the guest of Miss Mollie Morehouse.
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DEATH OF MRS MARGARET PLANZ.

Mrs Margaret Plahz, the stepmother of Charles and Philip Plarz died on Sat. urday, aged 6S yee~e
 Mrs Martin Lillis, who has been quite i'll for few days, is convalescent. Dr Staub attended her.
 Mrs c. E. Wright generously opened her house and grounds, yesterday after noon and evening, for lawn party for the benefit of the missionaries and native Christians in China. Music was furnish ed by W!ldman's orchestra.
 Clifford Hatch, an employe of Ackley, Hatch & March, is passing 8 week with his parents, MT and Mrs Virgil Hatch, at New Preston.
 Fish was never as cheap in the world as it is to-day and st the store of Ackley, Hatch & Marsh the people can buy this commodity cheaper than they can catch lem.
 Amorg the New Milford people who attended the races at Danbury on Mon- day were George F. Pixley, William | Riddiford, James Marsh, Fred R. Greene, George Ackley, Thomas Glepnon, MT and Mrs Hubert Thomas, Frank Evitts, Wal ter Booth, MT and Mrs Andrew Booth, MT and Mrs Frank Warner, James ard | Robert Donpellv, Arthur Tavlor, E J. Emmons, J. E. Hungerford, MT and Mrs Ernest Lathrop, MT ard Mrs William Lsthrop. Noble Booth, Mvron Pstchen, MT and Mrs c. B. Marsh, Plinev Squires, Fred Travere, Arthur Benton, James McEwen, John W. Hoyt. | Miss EuRia M. Thomas is visiting in Ds nbury, Derby and New Haven. William Hamlyn, Jr., is quite seriously | i'll.
 J. A. Northrop & Sons have placed one l the graded school building at Stratford. John Thomas and family are camping