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The evening times., 1900-03-31
IN BEHALF OF ER. ROSS.
Senator 'seott Urges tie President 20
RcaPp9in1 Him.


Senator Scott Of West Virginia called at
the White House this morning TO submit
the name OF Commissioned Ross for re-
appointment to the coming vacancy in the
District Board. Senator Scott spoke OF
Mr.. Ross record and urged that he had
honestly discharged the duties Of his Of
fee. Mr.. Mckinley listened attentively to
Senator Scott but did not give any in.
timation regarding his intentions in the
matter. A delegation Of prominent color
President in support Of Mr.. Ross reap
pOintment Thus far. it is said. that
there has been no active. open effort to Sc
cure the place for any other than the
present incumbent, but Il is said that sew
eral aspirants are working FOR the place.
The question Of filling the vacancies on
the Board OF Commissioned IL is said. has
not been before the public long enough TO
have been more than superfcgaIly consid-
cred and just what competition for the po-
sitions OF Messrs. Ross and Wight will d.
velop cannot be foreseen. Judge Scott, Of the
Police Court, is said to be anxious TO be-
come a Commissioners aud has the supper.
OF number OF Administration Senators.
His name has not yet been submitted 10
the President.
Senator Foraker had a con ference with
the President this morning during whlcn
the Porto Rican bill was discussed. Sena 20
tor Foraker assured the President that
the outlook for the bin iB both Senate and
House is reassuriBE He believed that IL
will pass the Houea without amendment
and with little or no debate.
The evening times., 1900-03-31
CONFESSED TO GIVING POISON.
4 Servant Says she wns Bribed by
strange Man.

CINCINNATI. March 31.-Violct Par
sons. a servant in The household Of Or. "
J. W. Ambrose. Is uEder arrest and has
confessed that she attempted to poison the
entire family. Four Of the family were
seriously III. but an will recover. Those
affected were Mrs. Fannie Aiken. her two
grandchildren. Francis Winold. aged tnre-
and Harold Winold aged six. and Miss
Allie VI. Gavin. nurse. Il is believed that
most Of the poison was administered in
oatmeal rorridge, al ,hough some was proo-
ably given IN coffee. The servant said in
her confession TO CAief OF Police Deitscn
that a strange man called on her and part
ly through intimidation and partly through
a bribe OF 500 got her 20 promise 10 pol
son Mrs c. O. Wiuold the mother OF the
children Chief DieJsch has sent our tele-
grams calling FOR the arrest Of 4 suspecJo {
man.
Mrs Winold got q divorce a year ago.
Pending the decision Of the suit. her nUs-
band took the two children and departed
with them. After months Of search Winoid
and the children were located on Long ISL
and Afterward they went TO Brooklyn
Mrs Wnold followed them and after legal
proceedings obtained Gus sjCdy Of the chI-
dreu
The evening times., 1900-03-31
COAL ORDERED FOR ENGLAND
Two Million Tons Contracted for De
livery at New Orleans

Two Million Tons Contracted for De-
livery at New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS. March 31.-WalJCr Par
ret. the London banker and member Of the
Stock Exchange. who is new in New Or
leans. is authority for the statement that
an English syndicate Of coal dealers has
jus, closed a deal by which 100000 tons
of American coal viii be delivered az The
port OF New Orleans for export within the
next two years. The purchase price agreed
upon is - g. a ton at the mouth Of the
coal pits. with 30 cents allowance for trans
portation to New Orleans. landing the coal
there with the cost Of loading. etc, for
the remarkably low price Of $l.5O ton.
The entire lot OF 100000 tons is 10 be
reloaded and shipped by steamer from New
Orleans The syndicate viii use its own
steamers (colliers) direct to New Orleans
At least one steamer month Will be run
from New Orleans.
The order is the largest one for coal
ever made: and u-is understood that IL n
is a success, other orders viii be made
Nothing has yet been given out as to the
destination Of the coal. but it is thought
that IL viii be shipped to England itself 20
relieve the coal famine that prevailed there
as we'll as on the Continent.
The evening times., 1900-03-31
DENIED BY MR.. CLEVELAND.
The Former President Repudintcs
an Attempted Political Boom.

PRINCETON. y. J.. March 3t.-Former
President Cleveland today denied in toto
the interviews, purporting to be from him,
published in the New York papers this
morning He stated that, for the most
part. they were taken word for word, from
an address delivered by him before stu
dents, At Lawrenceville, at their com
mCnCemelt o. 1898.
The alleged interview was Indicative Of
Presidential desires. it expressed views
in favor 90 the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty, Of
the speedy construction Of the Nicaragua
Canal; Of self government for Porto Rico
and the Philippines; against expansion in
territory, and. inferentially, against the
candidacy o. William J. Bryan. The ac-
cOmpauyiug editorial comment declared
that an understanding between Mr.. Cleve-
land and Richard Croker had been reach
ed. and that the former President would
be Tammany's ayowed candidate I'm the falI
campaign.
The evening times., 1900-03-31
ONE YEAR FOR MANsLAUGHTER
Young MeisSenborn Sentenced for
killing a Cripple

Mining n cripple.
PHILADELPHIA. March 3I.-Charles
Weissenborn. seventeen years Of age. who
came to this city from Baltimore last Oc-
tober. pleaded guilty 10 voluntary man
slaughter before Judge Audenreid Thurs
day in causing the death Of eIcven-year-oId
Hugh Dugan, jr.. in an alley near Twen-
tieth and Wood Streets, on the night OF
February last.
He was sentenced TO one year in the
county prison. Witnesses testified that Du-
gan was a cripple. while Weissenborn has
one eye and is afflicted with ST. Vitus'
dance. The motive which inspired the
crime was said to be the frequent reference
by Dugan and other boys TO Weissenborn' S
amicuons.
Weissenborn in his defence said that on
the night Of the occurrence Dugau came
10 his employers stable. taunted him about
his Affections. struck him i'm the face and
stomach and then ran away. In the heat
of anger. Weissenborn said. he followed
Dugan struck him number Of blows with
his fist and then left him lying I'm the alley
but was not aware at the time that he
had killed him. Weissenborn's parents and
a number Of other witnesses from Balu-
more testified To Weissenborn's good char
acter up TO the time he came TO this city
BALTIMORE. March 3l.-Young Weis-
seuborn is a son of Mr c. &. Paul Weis-
Senborn, a piano tuner. resiling at S23
West Lexington Street. Baltimore. He had
always been quiet and inofensive while at
home and his parents we're grief stricken
when they learned that he had killed a
boy. HIS mother visited him after he had
been arrested. In talk with his mother.
Neissenborn declares that he had been an
Eered bpvOnd endurance nv The mall bo,--
in the neighborhO0d. chief anon them be .
ing Hugh Dugan. the victim OF his fury.
lie told his mother that he had strueH the
boy several times but when he i.ft him d!l
not know that he had killed Fn.
The evening times., 1900-03-31
HIDDEN WEALTH SECURED.
An ItnIiHn Bandit Thought to HuNr
Returned for His BOOty-

Returned for His HOOty-
NEW ORLEANS. March 3I-Giuseppe
EsposiJo "a bandit eighteen years ago cap
tured the Rev. Mr. Rose. an English Gu
rate. in Italy and held him FOR ransom.
cutting of his ears and sending them 10 his
relatives as an iuducement 20 hasten the
ransom money. EsposiJo left Italy and
fed to New Orleans TO escape punishment.
Chief Of Police Hennessy located him. had
him kidnapped and pm, on Cromwell liner
for New York. EsIOsiio. by previous al
rangement was transferred at sea TO an
Italian man -Of-war and Was sentenced 10
life Imprisonment in Italy Chief Hen
nessy's assassination by Italian despera-
does in lNgo is said 10 have been the work
Uf Espositus friends iu New Orleans.
A few nights ago a burglar broke injO
the building where Esp0Situ formerly lived.
opened a secret cavity In the wall here
tofore unknown containing a treasure box
placed there by the bandit. broke open the
box aud took the contents away with him.
The box was left lying on the floor and no
other articles in the house were taken. 1t
Is believed EspOsitO himself has escaped
from prison. is in the city, and has recOv-
cred his hidden treasure
The evening times., 1900-03-31
THE wILLARD's HOTEL LOT.

sold 80 the Company Which VIII
Erect the New Building.
A decd was put ON record today by
Joseph Z Willard and mis- wife, transfer
ring the Willard Hotel property. located
al the northwest corner OF Pennsylvania
Avenue and Fourteenth Street TO J. j.
darlington. Mahlon and Edward J. Stcu-
wagen, trustees for the Virginia Hotel
Company.
Tine property consists Of lots Nos. J. e..
and IS. and part OF lot 10. in square SO.
225. and the purchase price named is 5000. r.
ooO- The property contains I7.773 square
feet, extending lS2 feet on Fourteenth
Street and lS9 feet on Pennsylvania Ave-
nue.
The evening times., 1900-03-31
SOLDIERS IN DISCOMFORT.
The Change in The summers sailing
Date DiSguStS Them

The Change In The Summers Sailing
Date DiSgu~ts Thcm-
NEW ROCHELLE. y. y. March S1.-Six
hundred recruits and twenty five United
States Army officers. bound for the Philip
pines, spent thirteen hours Thursday on a
barge in Long Island Sound. and. after be
ing chilled 20 the marrow and nearly fam
ished with hunger. returned to Fort Schuy-
Ter and Fort Slocum without having been
any further on their way than Pacific
Street South Brooklyn.
Thirteen of the soldiers were carried on
sick and taken TO the hospital and the 9TH
Crs were SO angry that some of them
threatened 10 desert The recruits have
been assembled az the Sound forts await
ing the sailing OF the transport Sumner.
After many delays ii was announced that
the vessel would sail Thursday afternoon
and Thursday morning d big excursion
barge. towed by a tug. was sent from
Brooklyn 90 get the recruits.
On reaching Brooklyn il was found that
the date OF the Summers sailing had been
changed. After several hours delay. the
tug and barge we're turned back toward
Fort Slocum. The journey back was q
slow one. and after the sun went down il
became extremely chilly. The soldiers
were forced to wrap their blankets and
ponchos about them. To add to their dis
comfort. their barge went aground on
Green Flats within plain view OF the fort
and they were detained three hours wait
ing for the tide to come in and release
them. They could hear the mess call at
the fort for the garrison TO come to sup
per. but there was nothing on the barge to
eat and that added TO the mems distress
and discomfort. 1t was dark when the
barge finally reached the pier.
The evening times., 1900-03-31
The I>iInatrick sniIs.

NORFOLK, Va, March 3I-The trans
port Fitzpatrick sailed from Newport News
this morning and passed Cape Henry out
ward bound at 10 o'clock. The training
ship Essex is expected to come up to.the
Norfolk Navy Yard this morning and 20
be repaired there. Forty Of the appren-
tees aboard her Will be assigned 10 duty
aboard the battleship Kearsarge. The two
vessels now lie anchored near each other
of Old Point
The evening times., 1900-03-31

LYNCHBURC. Va, March 3I.-WiIliam
Tucker, who was convicted in the Amherst
County Court Of setting fire TO William
in the penitentiary. escaped yesterday ny
knocking down the man who brought him
breakfast. The people Of Amherst Court
House and vicinity have turned out and
are securing the country in all directions
aud much excitement is said to prevail
The evening times., 1900-03-31
THE WILL OF DAN RICE.
Ten Thousand Acres Owned by the
old Circus Man.

LONG BRANCH. y. J.. March 3l.-The
will Of Dan" Rice was probated yesterday.
I The value OF his estate is not known but
he left 10000 acres Of land in Tennessee
and Texas. The Tennessee land is said 70
be rich in iron ore and coal His personal
ria B'Cwn and John NJ. Brown. with whom
the ID circus man spent his last days
Tic. will also get the benefit OF his aulo-
biography, which is in the hands Of a pub
Usher.
NJ Rice's Only daughter. Mrs Catherine
WUT zrgul o. this city. is TO receive 81. 600
anr CI.'v dU.iIg her life. Mr.. Brown and
F.s y.asI are named as executors. The
wiz yes made last June in the presence
OF Judse G. Ewing Patterson and Lewis n
Sic, I'm.
The evening times., 1900-03-31
THE WRECKED SPANISH SHIPS.
Opinion of the Attorney General Re
IntinE 10 Their RecoNcrx.

IatinE to Their Recovery.
The Attorney General has sent an opiu-
ion to Secretary Long regarding further
work for the recovery of the Spanish YES
sells destroyed during the Spanish war on
the coast Of Cuba. He holds that as the
Navy Department has no general authori-
" TO recover the wrecks and as the spe-
CiaI appropriation has been exhausted tie
work must be abandoned.
The Attorney General further holds.
however, that under Section 3755 of the
Revised Statutes the Secretary Of the
Treasury has authority TO taRe further
steps in the matter IL it is thought ad-
visable. II is also held that an applca-
ion from private parties to raise the
wreck Of the Alfonso MI should De re-
ferred TO the Treasury Department
The evening times., 1900-03-31
ReIie. of NnroIeon soId.

LONDON. March 31-At a sale at Chris
ties yesterday Of relics OF Napoleon, 4
bronze copy OF the death mask, taken by
DR.. Antommarehi. his Cross Of the Legion
OF Honor. a lock OF his hair, the remnant
OF the flag that covered the sarcophagus
an beard the BellerOphOn. and a statue OF
Napoleon. as first consul, sold for $50
griuoaS.
The evening times., 1900-03-31
GOVERNOR TANNER BITTER.
His Health Reported TO Re Improv
ing Rapidly.

SPRINGFIELD. H., March 3l.-0ol. J.
NJ Tanner has received word from Palm
Beach that Governor Tanner is improving
rapidly and will return home before April
i.
Governor Tanner narrowly escaped iniu-
~ yesterday in a runaway at Palm Beach
He was riding behind a spirited team when
the animals became frightened and bolted
After the driver had failed 20 manage
them, Governor Tanner took the reius and
succeeded in stopping the animals after .
run Of about a mile
The evening times., 1900-03-31
vicar General Moran Drnd.

NEW BRUNSWICK, y. J., March 81
The Rev. MonsignOr Thomas r. Moran.
Vicar General Of the Catholic Diocese Of
Trenton, and Rector OF ST. PauIs Church.
Princeton. died at the reetory this fore
noon, aged sixty-eight. Pneumonia was
the cause
The evening times., 1900-03-31
Major Brnfnard Ordered West.

Major y. J.. Brainard. OF the Commits .-y
Generals Department has been ordered %
Helena. Mont. for his health. He viii be
succeeded by Major Edwar z. Dr0vO. 49,
iOr Brainard was Chief COnnissary officer
at Manila for several months. bur became
IN and was sent 10 Yokohama for an Cp-
GRAFTON. he has never fully recovered anil
his physicians have advised him to leave
Washington
The evening times., 1900-03-31
THE KEARsARGE's TRIALS.
Captain Folger's TELEGRAM to tn,
Secretary OF The Navy.

Secretary Of The Navy.
Capt William ". Fclger, commanding
officer Of the new battleship Kearsarge.
has sent the following telegram to the
Secretary OF the Navy regarding the trial
of the double turrets OF that vessel OF the
Virginia Capes.
The double turret thoroughly tested
and is an assured success, both from mili-
tary and structural standpOints. No in
references between planes Of guns or in
convenience from blast or smoke The
structure tested with simultaneous dis
charge Of three guns is amply strong 10
Withstand the united shock Of the guns Of
either turret. The absence OF suitable
electric device for simultaneous discharge
Of all the guns prevented the final test
Both pairs Of S-inch guns tested in stimuli
tanCOuS firing"
The evening times., 1900-03-31
holding KAREE KOPJES
The British Maintain the Position
Captured Thursday.

General Roberts Believes the Beers
Are Retreating NOrthwHrd From
Observation-Disclosures 10 the Cas-
uRIty List-Details Of the Battle.
A LonE-l>anEe Engagement Last
ing From Noon Until O'Clock.
slaughter on Both sides i'm the
StOrminE OF n Commanding Hill
ANXIETY ut krOOnStad for Grobe-
lars and Lemner's Commands.
The evening times., 1900-03-31
BARRICaDED IN A CELL.
\ IyuchburG Prisoner TbrcntenS to
XIII His Keepers.

y 7 uthhuFE TiINnhFf IhreuItnN 10
XIII His Keepers.
IYNCHBURG. Va. March 31.-A negro
named Isaac Mickles has barricaded him
self in his cell in the city jail and defes
his keepers. At noon yesterday he tore
ur the floor OF his cell with piece Of sew
er pipe and pls ced the heavy beams across
the door. He had armed himself with a
number Of large rocks. which he secured
under h E1or and declares that he viii
Kill the frst1man who enters.
Not wishing to iniure or MAIN him. the
authorities are using persuasive means.
but the negro. who. it is feared, has lost
his mind. still holds the fort. II he does
not surrender today the fire department
viii be called on to suppress him with "a
heavy stream of water.
The evening times., 1900-03-31
CANNON FOR KNOXVILLE.
senate Committee FaVOrs Giving the
City Condemned Pieces.

senate Committee FaNOrs Giving the
City Condemned Pieces.
The Committee on Military Affairs OF -he
Senate has presented a favorable report on
,he bin authorizing the Secretary oC War
10 provide condemned cannon and c-rrj1ges
for ornamentation purposes in the national
cemetery at Knoxville Tenn.
This is a case i'm which. by popular sub
ecriptiCn in small amounts. q monument
has been erected by the men. bers OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic and their
friends TO the memory Of Tennessee Union
soldiers In the national cemetery 3t Knox
Vile. Tenn. The monument cor sietci.
they now ask that the Government give
them four condemned cannon and carridE-
es. 20 be- placed as an oruameuJatiun about
. IRIS I4-a
The evening times., 1900-03-31
KILLED His wifc by Accident.

OLNEY, H., March 3l-Mrs. Richlrd
Douglass. living near Claremont. was kill
: ed yesterday by the accidental discharge Of
a shotsah in the hands Of her husband
II was putting shells into the gun and
J ven snapped into position they were dis
ch3r. eG. blowing of the entire back Of
htr Hsad
The evening times., 1900-03-31
An Hcir 90 the Dnkr of nnri.

LONDON, March 31.-The Duchess OF
Y.>rk N.as delivered OF a son at Sandring-
ham Palace this morning Mother and
child are doing we'll.
The evening times., 1900-03-31
\ virginia Inv unconstitutional.

RICHMOND, Va March 31.-The Com
missioner OF Valuation Law. creating 100
commissioners with inquisitorial powers.
which was passed by the recent Legisla-
ture was declared unconstitutional by the
Virginia Supreme Court yesterday.
The evening times., 1900-03-31
The CnIiforninn FIooted.

PORTLAND. Me. March S1-The steam.
ship Californian, of the the Allen Line
which struck on Ram Island Ledge. Feb
ruary 25, was hauled of today by Bostor
wreckers. She will be towed to BostoI
for repairs.
The evening times., 1900-03-31

Representative Aldrich OF Alabama has
introduced q joint resolution proposing sn
amendment to the Constitution providing
that the President and Vice P-esideut hold
Office for six years.
The evening times., 1900-03-31
S1.25 To baltimore and Re- sI.a5
turn Nin PennsNINanin RniIrnnh
ASK your druggist for kretOI.

Tickets on sale Saturday and sunday. March 81.
and April l. good 70 return until Monday. April
?. All trains eNcep Congressional Limited
The evening times., 1900-03-31
THE ARSON CASE POSTPONED.
Barber Charged With burning hi,
shop Secures a Continuance.

Joseph Jiaunone the barber whose Cs-
tablishment in Seventh Street was dam
aged by FIRE Wednesday night and who was
arrested yesterday charged With arson.
asked for 4 continuance Of the -ase against
him when arraigned in court this morn
ing. JUcge Kimball set Mon lay rs The
date for the hearing
The evening times., 1900-03-31
SENATOR PLATT BUSY.
He Has No Time to Discuss n RoOsc
welt BoOm.

Nclt bOOut-
NEW YORK, March 31.-Senator PIatt
today declined 20 discuss the revival Of the
movement to make Governor Roosevelt
the candidate for Vice President. The
Senator said that he had so much private
business 10 attend to today that he would
have little time for politics.
The evening times., 1900-03-31
CHARLES 4. GIBSON DEAD
The Former Maryland Senator Ex-
pires This Morning.

Heart Failure, Resulting From Phys
icHi Weakness, the Cause of His
Demise-Servcd in Both Houses
Of Congress and Held Many Posi-
tiOns of Trust I'm His Native state.
The evening times., 1900-03-31

Lowest bids ON your house building
lists, lumber and mill work, always at 9Th and
y. \. ave.
The evening times., 1900-03-31
SIS to baltimore and Return Vin
d. a o. Saturday aud errnh
clear No. 1 Doors, only sI.25

March 81, and April I. good Tor return until fol.
loving Monday. Tickets good on all trains cx-
cept Royal Limited.
The evening times., 1900-03-31
VOTING ON AMENDMENTS
Republican Senators Rejee, Porto
Riean Bill Changes.

The Majority SoIidfy Against All
That Arc OGered-A CoII0quy Be
tween heSSrS- Bacon and Foraker.
Mr. Fairbanks Addresses the sea-
ate in Favor of the Proposition.
The evening times., 1900-03-31

The foregoing ads lived up 10
always at The Friendly Corncr." F. Libby
& C.
The evening times., 1900-03-31
A sTABBING AFFRAY.
Probably Fatal Fight at Centre
Market

Market.
During an alteration i'm the rear OF che
Centre Market about 2.30 o'clock this aft
erno0n. Charles Johnson. colored. was stab
bed in the abdomen by Ernest Rodgers.
also colured. Johnson is now in the Emsr-
gency Hospital in critical condition
IL is thought his wound viii prove fatal.
Rodgers was arrested by Detective Pysc-.
He is held AZ No. / station
The evening times., 1900-03-31
GENERAL PAUA sURRENDERs.
The IHsurEenf Leader submits to
General INObbc at Legaspie.

MANILA. March 31.-3:5O p. m.-The in
surgent general. Paua. has surrendered 10
Brigadier General Kobbe at Legaspie.
The evening times., 1900-03-31

Rest HOards 10 be found anywhere
only 800 per 100 50 feet, at 9th ard y. Y ave.
The evening times., 1900-03-31

Fiynn'- business College, ST. ami X
S5-Ccnsus Office Examina.ion---s
The evening times., 1900-03-31

PETERSBURG. Va. March 31.-Robert
A. Goodwin died Mt the residence Of his
son-jn-law, J. II. Johnson. in this city
,sterday. The deceased was veteran Of
the Mexican war and also Of the war be-
tween the States. During the civil war he
was captain Of the Brunswick Blues. which
company he himself organized on the
breaking ont of the war He was a pen
sicner of the Federal Government.
Money refunded for Lumber sent out
IL Lett over and returned in good order.
The evening times., 1900-03-31

window Frames, only zoe each.
made up ready for use at 9Th and \. y. ave.
The evening times., 1900-03-31

NOfiolk ~ GWRshington " Steamboat Co.
Delightful trips daily at $50 p. to Old Point
Comfort. Newport News Norfolk and Virginia
Beach. For schedule. see page :.
The evening times., 1900-03-31

All stock sizes window sash, glazed,
ready f0T use-by Frank Ldbley 4 Co.
The evening times., 1900-03-31

il lei. over and returned in good order.