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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-14
The Spring 6Nedicine.
VI. Elizabeth Messick, Emerson Institute
Mobile. Alabama, writes:

II was very weak and extremely nervous For several
mouths used prescribed toncs tono avail declared the
first of Panes Celery Compound made feel better,
and was laughed at but the Compound brought me the
desired strength and in the fall returned to school
81 III the Home Missionary Work among tue
Freedmen of the South Never year could have TN
isned without Panes Celery Compound At home have
large family and the Compound constantly IN the
spring We much to your medicine
Paine's Celery Compound makes nerve fibre,
nerve force, restores the bodily health.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-14

The ofIicial schedule OF the Virginia
j .ca..a,e. as adopted At the Norfolk meet
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-14

The Richmond team will play at home
on all holidays.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-14

MoCabe's Tigers play the Episcopal
High School team at Alexandria to-day.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27

There was sent to the State Department
yesterday a claim for S4O0. 600 on the Uni
ted States Government. growing out Of the
Cuban insurrection and based upon the
clause Of the Treaty Of Peace by which this
country assumed liability for all indemnity
claims resulting from the events of the re-
bellion in the island. Evidence on which
to base other claims amounting to more
than S2,00O,00O, is now being gathered.
Those for whom proceedings were begun
yesterday are Mrs. Conception Tergo We
necia. Mrs. Alice Veneeia de Estava. Ar
thur Venecia, Miss Angelina Venecia, and
Miss Matilda Venecia- They are the heirs
OF the late Jose Venecia Pedrujas, who
was the owner of the Central Esperanto
sugar plantation in Manzani.IO. All are
citizens OF the United States and live in
St Johns Place, Brooklyn. They have
been residents Of that city for the last
twenty-three years. Their attorney is
Bert Reiss, OF Brooklyn.
In the afidavits that accompany the
claim the family declare that they lived in
peaceable possession OF the plantation pre-
viOus TO February, 1895. Their plantation
covered about 1000 acres. and they had
spent $4,000 in improvements. At the
outbreak OF the tnsurrection the Spanish
troops TOOK IOrclbie possession of the
place. The fences were trampIed down.
the cane was burned. and the roots used
for forage for the horses OF the army. The
buildings were destroyed and the owners
left destitute. Part Of this destruction
was accomplished by the insurgents. who
took possession OF the plantation after the
Spanish left
II Is declar.7 by the claimants that they
have derived ~ income from the property
since 1895 ara re unable now TO meet a
mortgage due as Il takes ten years to
cultivate sugar cane to the point OF pro-
duction. The claimants ask the United
States to compel the Cuban Government
20 pay full indemnity for the destruction
Among the affJavits is one from Fer
nandO de Elama ' Torment who was a
general manager OF the plantation and
business agent for the owner
He estimates that the cost of replanting
the cane would be S75. 900. that the loss on
sixty pairs OF oxen carried away by Span
ish and insur gent soldiers was St2 coo that
the replacing of the fences would cost So
600. and that the prohibition OF production
entailed a loss OF S120 OOO
Proof in relation to the mortgage on the
property and the revenue from the plan
tatiOn Is furnished b. William NJ de Wis
ser agent for Thomas J. Owen & Co
sugar importing firm Of this city. With
regard to the mortgage, he declares his
hrnt advanced $4,000 to the owners OF the
plantation prior to the war for new ma
chinery and other purposes
As TO the output OF the plantation Mr.
de Wiser submits this table showing tho
amount Of sugar and the net value thereof
received from 1t by Thomas J. Owen & Co.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27

General Ludlow. Military Cove. nor OF
Havana, was in close conference with the
President for half an hour this NOR ing.
relative to the general condition Of an irs
in Cuba. The general leaves for Hlvan.
this evening, ana he inform ed the Pre- =
dent of the existing status OF DO itlc and
military matters in the i'll nd.
He said that there is cons anty grow
ing element known as the Independence
party, which has recently gained so many
converts that the defeat OF the ann x4liol
element At the coming elections Is ALMOST
a foregone conclusion.
General Ludlow said that the people.
while favorably disposed toward the Amer
lean Government. are. by large majority.
more anxious for a local self-guverr. ment
than to become permanently ATTACHED to
the Uni ed States
There has been" said the general "A
great Improvement in the condition of the
population since the American Government
took hold. and there is no doubt that the
people appreciate our efforts in their be-
half. BuC the spirit OF freedom dominates
them 10 such a degree that they cannot
conceive of freedom unless IL be to cut
away absolutely from ali control and o.
crate their own Government among them
selves. The century and more Of success
OF which the United States has had the ad-
vantage. they DO not care to consider
They we're for so long a time under the
rule OF Spain that. now that freedom has
almost come, they desire that the entire
rule Of the island be given over to them
The first elections viii be held the Isl
Of May, and 1t is very likely that the great
majority OF those elected will be afiil-
lated with the Independence party. II
must not be understood that this party is
antag0nistic to the American Government
any further than TO desire to control in
Cuban affairs, but this desire is growing
every day"
General Ludlow said that his talk with
the President had been very pleasant, and
that the latter had expressed himself as
pleased with the general condition OF az
fairs In Cuba. He will leave for New York
this evening and expects to sail for Ha-
yana tomorrow
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27
29c for mems and bows Acc white shirts

IS bona hde- OF course the Government
~il not stand the loss on all these claims.
II VIII raise the money on Cuban bonds
and make the new government OF the isl
and pay for the damages.
he claim Is LSsed on the following
provision Of the TrSGty OF Paris:
The United Srstes and Spain mutually
rehnquish aE c aims for indemnity ma
uonal and individual, Of every kind OF
either government. or Of its citizens or
SUBJECTS. against the other government
which may have arisen since the beginning
OF the late instruction in Cuba and prioT
70 me exchange OF Publications OF the pres
y treaty, including all claims for, indem-
nlty TOT the cost Of the war. The United
states viii adjudicate and settle the claims
OF ITS citizens against Spain reIinouished
in this article
MY agents advise me that there will he
Chains OF this kind against the Government
amounting 10 more than $4,000 GOO. We
shaiI probably have to 90 into the United
states courts 10 prove our damages. We
can 20 so easily. The trouble with these
cases is not 20 get the claim allowed. but
TO get the money"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27
A MYSTERY SOLVED.
The Careful Man and His Careless
Wife
From She Pittsbuy Kess.)

AEluHA tAt A4ttaDuik Nehn-3
When the sudden cold spell came the
other day there is a WelI-knOWn business
man living in Belleheld who Immediately
began TO take all sorts Of precautions
against having his water pipes frozen. He
underwent this agony once. and il was
such an inconvenience tina he fears the
power Of Jack Frost over ali kinds OF
pipes since. This mans plan cf action was
10 leave the plug out Of the bath and keep
the water running night ard day until
bath was needed. This had worked like
charm on previous occasions. and now just
as religiCusly as he sees the house Is closed
up at night, he goes TO the bathroom 10 be
certain that the water is running all right.
He got into the habit Of Boosting that with
little care anyone could prevent pipes from
freezing up and so cheat the plumber Of
his legitimate, II sometimes pIratiesI.
gains.
The other got up and. being
a little late, ulved into the bathroom TO
perform his additions before rushing on
downtown When he got In he was hor-
rihed 20 see the hath full OF water In
spite Of his precautions the blamed thing
had evidently frozen. II was the most
Notifying moment he had ever en- Gun
tered, and it occurred TO him that II the
story got cut his friends. on whom he had
been lavishing advice as to nOn-freezeable
pipes. would have a very large-sized laugh
on him. He hastily fixed himself up and
al breakfast told his wife to see 10 the
bath and get plumber OF there would be
a food In fact, he wondered how il was
that there was not one, for while the plug
hole had evidently frozen in the bottom o.
the tub the water from the spigot was still
running. 1t was only the overflow outlet
that had prevented a food
When he got home that night the bath
was all right again. and he asked his wife
how long the plumbers had taken 10 fix
it. She said:
4 didn't have the plumbers. I fixed il
myself"
How did you MANAGE" and he beamed
to think what a clever woman he had
married
4 took the plug out. she answered sim
DIv
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27
BARELY ESCAPED DEATH
A Seriously Injured Man Succeeds In
Giving "a Fire Alarm

Giving Fire Alarm.
NEW YORK. Feb. fills spine in
tured by fan and his hands bleediog from
contact with a surveyors chain, down
which he had escaped from the thi
story OF his burning home at Mount St.
Vincent. Robert Johnson. a retired mer-
cnant u This city. crept though the
snow Tor -ha4f mile yesterday morning
70 give an alarm. His fine tn ee-s tory
stone manson as destroyed and the loss.
including paintings and staolary, amounts
to $ltU.ooU
hr. johnson .Ived alone in the big man
sion. H-~4c 4e had cCle-tel TaIe and
cosby lUss, tapestries and other wJ4k OF
~I- ne -1 TO tEls cit sunday q d
.,,4t-.-G ~ is home late In the EVEN g.
.ie J.-.t LIT Il tie open & -te AZ tie re-
cSL.ioa IoCU. on ne first Nor. aad went
20 MS apartments on the thLd for. He
sss -y,.l Il an easy char. and, while
reading. .ell asleep. Aho L 8 A. o lock e
vas a..N ned by stT.hR SEE OF BAN
i-s Ga and smoke. he o.e-eI the door
- lis room.
Planes 4aa smoke drove him back The
vide hah"dys we're ab.aze. ana ne was
tuJ OH nom escape.
Mr. Johnson gIuped about the Ioom and
10 an iron bedstead and To-, esed il frem a
RIBuOW. i4e found that i, ef a d 1t ce
Oh L, arly twenty feet 20 the ground.
he put on a pal o. b Az Loves and
described the chain hand over had bis
glp weakened and he sid sW.ft.y, the
cam cutting into his hanls. lie jumped
and landed on HIS back. HIS spine was
severely injured and he lay On lie ground
Tor some minutes uuable 10 move
Finally he got 10 his knees aud through
the blizzard cTepJ over the Recovered
ground TO the cottage OF John Mehan [
gar dener OF Edmund ID. Randolph half a
niie distant. he had no slrerg,h I oJen
the door. but shouted. and Mehan helped
MIN into the house, where he became IN
conscious.
Policeman Weeks, OF the Kingsbury
Station. sent in an alarm OF fre, but when
the hremen arrived at Mr. JOanson's house
II was burning hercely.
When the fire was got under control
nothing but the walls OF the m nsion W s
left standing. Many Of the firelaen SUI
Iered from frost-bitten ears and fingers.
The IRE is supposed 10 have sta. ted from
the open CRATE.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27
SNUFF BOXES OF ROYALTY.
Frederick the Great Possessed a Re-
InarkabIe Collection,
From the jewellers Circular)

aEN1oAe NolAccttOns
From the Jewellers Circular)
Frederick the Great is known 20 have
eeea great lover Of snuff boxes he pos
sessed a collection OF 1,50o boxes. among
which there were many costly specimens
The king every year had made. by various
Berlin jewelers.. valuable boxes after his
own sketches and directions There are
Still in the crown treasury four
teen boxes OF Sile-ian chrysoprase and
agates with mastery gold mountings and
beautiful ornaments OF diamonds. mostly
foliated, which bear strong testimony OF
the costliness OF the Kings taste Il is
hardly probable that he used these .expen-
sive tabatieres himself, for that kept in
the HohenzOllern Museum and from which
he took snuh in his last hour on earth is
a very simple one Possibly those boxes
were intended for presents 20 mcritOriOus
generals or other favored persons
Last year there was shown IN St. Peters
burg, at the Hermitage, a very handsome
and costly snuff box. almost as precious as
the Berlin gala pieces il the crown treas
ury, which, by the way. we're exhibited
about FIVE or six years ago in the Museum
OF Applied Arts, at Berlin This box is
said 10 have been presented b. Frederick
the Great 70 deserv ng general in his
army. a slip CT paper bears the following
inscription IN the Kings own handwriting:
hler schlnk ISh linn Gas, heb er es wohI
auf. den es ist klein Dreck." q present
this 20 you; preserve it wei. for i, is
no trifieJ. II is difficult to ascertain how
this box got 10 St. Petersburg Probably
il formed part OF the bCO V from the time
Of the Seven Years Var.
What became OF the large snu1box col
lection OF the King? II IL really existed in
such numbers, as DieudOnne Thielbaut
states in his "Reminiscences Of Berlin"
published in Paris in 1905 IL has doubtless
been turned into money or been used for
other purposes under King Frederick VIII
liam II or in the time Of great distress IN
der Frederick William III In the FIRST vol
ume Of the 'VertraUte BTiefe uber die
inneren Vcrhaltnisse am Pr-ussischeu Hofe
seit dem Tode Frie5ricfs II CONFIDENTIAL
letters on the intimate conditions al The
Prussian court since the death Of Freder-
len ID. Amsterdam and Cologne 1868.
Peter Hammer whose anonymous author
is the Baron Won COelin, il is especially
mentioned that little piety was used in
the treatment OF the estate Of the great
King. and that Sanssouci particularly SUI
fered terribly by this neglect having ac-
quired an altogether different phySiognomy
in its interior. Only much later and es-
pecially under King Frederick William "
has il been atten I'D 10 restore 10 the
interior that characr7r which berathes the
spirit Of the great King.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27

You know what happens to sewer when
II becomes clogged. don't you?
Do you know what happens 10 the human
system when the kidneys become cIoggad ,
They are unable 70 throw out the imyuri-
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carries the poison all through the system
and II not checked death follows The
kidneys are the sewers Of tn human sys-
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When your kidneys are not doing their
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excess Of uric acid, gravel. rheuma;i.
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obliged to 90 often during the day and TO
get up many times during the night 10
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breathlsssness, sallow. unhealthy con-
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eyes. sometimes the feet, limbs. or body
bloat. less Of ambition, general weakness
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When you are sick or Feel badly 30.
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In taking Swamp Root you afford natu-
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Perhaps you are in doubt about your
kidneys ana want 70 find out. Here's a sim
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when you arise In the morning about four
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27
Charged With Kidnnpinr.

NEWARK, y. J., Feb. 27.-Louis Sau-
zalla, charged In Newark eou.t yesterday
that his young wife. Concetta. had been
kidnapped and was held for ransom by
Gaetano Juliano- Juliano had sent S35 to
italy for the woman's passage to this coun-
try. expecting her 10 marry him. On ar
rival she found that Juliano was more than
seventy years old, and discovered that she
loved Sauzaila. fellow-passenger. She
married Sauzalla- She disappeared two
months ago. Sauzalla says Juliano then
told him he could have his wife ouly when
he repaid the S35 passage money. In court
Juliano said he would find Concetta for SO
down and 81 a week for twenty-five weeks
Sauzalia agreed. but the court forbade the
bargain, and held Juliano for trial.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27
DIED OF FRIGHT.
Awaited the Coming Of Her IL
Rnce's Spirit.

Awaited the Coming Of Her 81
ance's Spirit.
PARIS. Feb. "a shadow is on the
residence Of Nine Desmoulins. who lives
in Rue de Chesey, in Neully. Her twenty
two-year-Old son, Frederic and her TWEEN
ty-year-old niece. Marthe Froudin. who
had known each other from childhood and
who had been inseparable were to have
been married this month. hut death carried
on the young man on January %
Just before dying he said. Don't weep,
Marthe' we viii be united. III come Tor
you IN months time Wait for me in
your room. At this same hour / will take
you away" .-.------
At II D. N. Nine. Desmoulins went 10
her niece's room. and was horrihed 20 see
Aarthe arrayed In bridal robes with an
engagement ring on her finger seated IN
a chair with her eyes fixed staringly on the
clock.
At Hos o'clock 4 violent gust OF wind
burst the window open and the lamp was
put out. The aunt cried for help. When
neighbors finally came with lights Marthe
was stretched out on the floor. dead The
doctor, when called. could only say that
the girl died from fright
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27
THE NAVY ARCH FUND.
Howard Gould Contributes $4,000
Under Certain Conditions.

NEW YORK, Feb. FIT is announced
that Howard Gould has the honor OF nam
ing the highest subscription yet offered
to the Navy Arch Fund. His offer was
made public yesterday. Mr. Gould will
give $4,000 to the fund. IL by December ;.
1900, three other men have contributed a
like sum and a fetal Of $500. 600 has been
subscribed
The committee believes this can be &C
cepted- II already has an offer from one
millionaire to equal the highest gift and
with Mr.. Goulds offer as a stimulus, il IS
confident that II can coax a number Of
v25, 900 pledges. Il is not believed, however.
that the funds viii come in as rapidly as
the committee claims. About a month ago
the committee announced the fund had
reached over $500. 600. but today II is less
than $4,000. The expenses Of the COM
mittee are hpaVV.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27
SERIOUS FIRE AT CLARION.
4 Lawyer. Overcome by Excitement
Drops Dead.

CLARION. Pa. Feb. "a FIRE, causing
damage that Is estimated At $685. broke
out here at midnight, and was not under
control until 3 o'clock this morning. The
water pipes were frozen. and the hremen
could offer no assistance. further than IN
taking out the property il the threatened
buildings. --.
During the Ere, Judge ". W. Parr, one
Of the oldest lawyers in the county. e.
tered his law Office 20 get his law books,
when he dropped dead from excitement.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27
ELEVATED ROAD LIABLE.

ChIcHEO Property Owners May Re-
cover for DeteriOrations.
CHICAGO. Feb. 27.-In a decision rem
dered yesterday. Judge Adams. OF the state
Appellate Court, holds that the elevated
roads using the public streets may be sued
by people whose property has deteriorated
in value by reazon Of the presence and
operation OF the road The decision in
made in the case OF the Chicago once
Building Company vs.. the Lake Street
Elevated, the plaintiff asking s100, 600 dam
ages. -.
The decision IS Ct great importance.
establishing as IL does \ precedent on nu-
merous suits in which damages running
into the millions are asked.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27
OPERATING ON A LARGE SCALE.
Charter to Manufacture Fertilizers
and Tobacco.

LYNCHBURG, Va. Feb. "a charter
was granted yesterday to the Lewis Johns
Manufacturing Company for the manufac-
ture Of fertilizers and tobacco. The capt.
tai stock is to be not less than $50. 000 and
not more than $4,000 Tins enterprise
was destroyed by FIRE a few months ago.
and in resuming it will be operated on
larger scale than ever.
A charter was also granted to the TAYLOR
Manufacturing Company for the manufac-
ture OF turbine water wheels, pumps. etc
The capital stock is to be not less than
$4,000 and not more than $4,000
OF the two Industries destroyed BY fire
Sunday night the paper box company.
whose insurance about covers the loss. will
certainly resume operations. The PrOvi-
dence Hat Company which states that its
insurance does not quite cover the loss,
hopes to resume
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27

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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27
The Delaware Senatorship.

WILMINGTON. Del, Feb. 27.-Demo-
Gratis are agitated oy a report that former
Representative John w Causey is being
urged for appointment as United States
Senator. Governor Tunnel has stated that
II Colorel Quay IS seated he will appoint
a Senator for the vacancy from Delaware,
nd Il has been assumed that Willard
Salisbury would be the man named. al
though there is considerable opposition 10
MIN. II is said that George V Massey and
me Pennsylvania Railroad influence are
Ter Mr.. Causey.