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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17
INJURED BY AN ASH LAW.
baltimore ShiunWnerS seek Aid From
Secretary Root.

SecrctarH Root.
A. delegation or shipoWners from Balt-
more called on Secretary Root today for a
conference over the question Of dumping
ashes and other refuse in the waters Of the
bay at Baltimore
For years the sbipowncrs have been ac-
cust0med to dumping ashes at Sandy Point
about twenty-five miles from Baltimore and
six miles 90 the south OF The main chan
mel law was passed in The last hours
OF the last Congress prohibiting the dump
ing Of ashes i'm any American waters. The
waters Of the bay at Baltimore are about
zoo miles inside the capes and The ship
owners claim that they cannot travel that
distance 10 the shore and then back TO sea
again without dumping ashes.
The bin passed by Congress contains q
provisions that the Secretary Of War can
designate the limits in which the ashes can
be dumped. and The delegation presented
30 the Secretary for his approval papers de-
Gninig the limits i'm which they thought
they ought TO be permitted TO dump their
ashes.
The Secretary said that he would refer
the matter TO the Engineer Department and
that ne thought the relief prayed for would
be granted.
The delegation includes Messrs. Reuben
Foster Of the Baltimore. Chesapeake, and
Richmond Steamboat Company; George
Warield, of the Chester River Steamboat
! Company; Henry Williams Of the Weems
Line: John r. Sherwood, of the Baltimore
Steam Packet Company; John 5. Cuttings
of the Queen Anne's Railroad Company
Willard Thompson and Nicholas p. Bond
of the Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic
Railway Company; Capt. W. c. EliasOn OF
the Tolchester Steamboat Company: Elmer
f. Wheeler, of the Wheeling Transportation
| Line, and Clarence Shriver of the New
/ York and Baltimore Transportation Line
| Congressman Wachter accompanied tht
| delegation.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17
4 PennsyIvanin Ciaut pc.d

READING, Pa. Feb. 17.-William II.
Lutz, aged forty-two. who weighed 523
pounds is dead. His death was the result
Of an injury to one of his feet. He was
the heaviest man in Pennsylvania, his
waist measuring - inches. abdomen -.
seat Il, thigh 40. and arm 16 inches lie
was over feet tall and had an enormous
appetite.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17
- eoops - IL.
discharged in Ncy, York for "a Lack
Of I.N ideucc-

Discharged in Ncv ortS for Il Lack
Of Evidence
NEW YORK, Feb I-.-T--uk Brooks
Charles jackson. aad Thomas Gilbert. who
we're arrested on "wednesday night az %
Frankfort Street. where the police found
green goods plant were discharged in
the Tomhs Police Court This morning by
Magistrate CoruwelI The postCfhce in
spec,ors told the magistrate that 10 woUld
be impossible to ascertain whether any
green goods circulars like those captured
al the plant by the police had been mailed.
and that the case could not. therefore, 90
TO the Federal courts A representative OF
the District Attorneys office said that
there was no State law against simply hay-
/ ing green goods circulars in ones possess
ion. and that there was no other course
FOR the magistrate but TO discharge the
prisoners.
The two women Lily Walker and Inge-
borg Lie. who said that they had been en-
plOyed as addresscrS we're allowed 70 80 IS
no COMPLAINT was against them,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17
A 100000 VALENTINE.
resident VreeIRnd Rewarded for
r,nfthfnI Services hN "a ChecL.

President NreeIRnd Rewarded for
Faithful Services by "a Check.
NEW YORK. Feb. 17.-ThGre WAS only
one 100000 valentine received in New
York last Wednesday and that r. II.
VreeIand. President Of the Metropolitan
Street Railway Company. now possesses
Unheralded. or unexpected. il came 10
him in the substantial form OF a check in
six figures. II was from a little group Of
big men, who are potent i'm the syndicate
thai controls the Metropolitan destiDies-
men who have been made more wealthy
by what they are pleased to regard rs the
untiring industry and enlightened manage
meut os Harold II. Nreeland.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17
CRONJB FALLING BACK
Betreating to BlOemfOntein With
Kelley-Kenny in Pursuit.

The Beers Apparently Scattered i'm
All observation-disclosures THl>en
and RetnkeH-BurEhcr stores and
Ammunition Capturcd-The Suc-
ccSSfuI BayOnet Charge of the STAFF
fortiShires-Gcnern French Pro-
moted to Major General and Lieu
tenant ENeIseySich. the Defender Of
Kimberley, 20 COlOneI-ApProved
by the QueeH-BritiSh Casualties
in Thursdays Fighting Posted
by the War Office in London
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17
KILLED BY A TRAIN.
rontiuent pennsylvania Railroad
M-,n Pm An.r-

romiuent Pennsylvania Railroad
Nan Rum over.
SCRANTON. Pa. Feb I7--Winiam Nc
Mullen. Superintendent of the Honesdale
branch of The Delaware and Hudson River
Railroad. was killed by cars today on The
ther's BluG He was riding on an engine,
and jumped off 20 turn switch. He fail
ed to- notice that there was am engine ap-
preaching upon The track on which he
alightcd. He was run down and cut n
two.
The dead man was one ot The most wide
ly known railroad men iu tlis section of
the state. He is survived hv "a wife.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17
Mnior Jnme. M. MnIker nenh.

Major James W. Walker, for many
years practitioner before the District
courts, died at his home in Madison coun-
ty, Va, yesterday. He was associated in
the practice Of law here with ]. Mcdowell
Darlington; was Adjutant General of Ma
homes Division in the Confederate Army.
and United States District Attorney for
Montana Territory under President Har-
rison.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17
JACOB TONES ESTATE.
1 Second Inventory Gives a Total Of
81 .Gt9 .IGIi

ELKTON. Nd. Feb. I7-Thomas g.
Bond and Harry 4. Nesbirt. appraisers on
the estate Of the late Jacob Tome. Of Cecil
county. have made their second inventory
or real and personal property TO The or
phaus' Court OF Cecil county. as follows.
Real ostatc-Und.vitCd hye-siNths inter
est in twenty lois I'm the town OF BeTWyn
Heights. Prince George county, Nd, 5000;
twelve lots in town of Chesapeake City.
Md. S2.sc0- making O total of $500.
Additional personal property Mortgages.
judgments. notes. bill OF sale 2lO0 f10.15
The apurlis-mout 10 date is In FUN as
follows. Real estate Sl12.0.o, personal
property IG+gt.l5 making a total OF
81 t5g lGG.s5. Sir Tome u his lifetime en-
duwcd the Jacob Tome Institute in Port
Heprzu with 81 600. .UIu-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17
AID FOR THE BRITISH.
Citizens Of Chicago to Organize a
Hospital Corps

CHICAGO. HIS. Feb. IA movement
has been started among the English-born
citizens Of the United States to organize
n hospital corps here, similar to that raised
By Irish societies recently. and send It to
The Trausyaal 60 care for wounded Brit
ish soldiers.
The matter was brought up at a regular
meeting of the Society OF the Sons and
Daughters of the British Empire held at
the East Great Northern Hotel last even
ing NJ the society entertainment. The plan
was started by the Society OF Sons of St
George which has a large membership III
all parts Of the United States.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17
CoMMANDANT AT PAGo PAco.

t0mH0ndrr EIIIeN N-NIE0Fd 20 INC
samoan station.
The NaE-- Department has decided 70
assign Coa-neuda- r. F. TIIey. of the COL
Ter Abaren5a. as che c1um-liacr of .Le
Faso Paso co1lirs station. which VIII
place him in charge Of the administrative
Affairs OF luc samoan territory OF the
United States Commando TlIcy IS low
ar paso PaE0 and viii remain there lutl
the coup'e-io2 of the station whar-cs.
and buildings
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17
THE MIssoURrs VOYAGE.
Surgeon General SternbeTG 20 InVeS-
tIgate The Deaths Aboard.

Surgeon General Sternbsrg stated today
that he had telegraphed to San Francisco
for detailed report Of the trip Of the
hospital ship Missouri, which reaohed San
Francisco a few days ago from Manila.
The Missouri carried 269 solder patients,
and nineteen Of them died on the pass
axe. Surgeon Arthur, in charge OF the YES
sell rcplied 10 General SteTnberG's tele-
gram stating that the report hal been for
warded by mail.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17
SEEKS MARITAL FREEDOM.
Mrs. Clara {. EIiason Brings suit for
Absolute Divorce

Clara c. Eliason today fled a suit for
divorce against her husband, John II. Ella
son, on the ground Of desertion. She also
asks to be awarded the custody Of her two
children.
The parties we're married 90 Rockville,
Nd. in August. lSSS. and lived together
tin February. 1888 when. AIRS Eiiason
states her husband deserted her without
just cause.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17
senator naunn's SON to marry.

CLEVELAND Ohio, Feb. 17.-DaD r..
Hanna. son of Senator Hanna. and Mrs.
Daisy Gordon Maud, it is expected, viii be
married on next Monday, February l9.
Each has been divorced.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17
The sherman sails for Manila.

The transport Sherman sailed from san
Francisco for Manila today. She is the
first to sail Of the semi -m.-athly line Of
partment 10 ply between San Francisco and
Manila. The next vessel probably viii be
the Thomas, which VIII leave san Fran
cisco about March ]. The sherman err
ried several hundred recruits. hospital
corps men and officers, besides several tons
OF supplies for tiHs army.
Flynn's business COfGege. Sth and H-
s5-Census oGiee Exam.natioh- s..
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17

LEXINGTON. Ky. Feb 17.-Mrs. Polly
Cloud Graves member of one OF Ken
tuclIy's oldest families celebrated the i03d
anniversary OF her birth here today She
is in good health. but her eyesight has
failed.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17
A GIRL FOR A DOLLAR.
Parents Sell Their Daughter 10 n
lIinieIRr.

Minister
MILFORD. Pa. Feb. 1.-THE Rev. Dr.
W. r Neff. Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church here, paid 81 to Simon Ellsworth
a few days ago for his fve-year-old daugh-
ter Bessie. The parents Of the girl are
illiterate and morally deficient, and DR..
Neff out of kindness OF heart took steps 70
recover the child from such an existence.
Papers were drawn up and signed for
the consideration OF 81. and the girl was
handed over to Dr. Men. The latter took
the girl to st. Christopher's Home Dobb7
Ferry, TO be educated
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17
CoMMUNIcATIoN NOT OPEN.
Notice of Acceptance OF Dispatches
for Kimberley AnnuIIcd.

NEW YORK. Feb 1.-THE following
notice from the Anglo-American Gable
Company was issued today: "Our Loadon
Office says TO cancel yesterdays notice in
reference 20 communication being opened
with Kimberley There is no commJ-ica-
tiOn with Kimberley"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17
PRICE ONE CENT.
IHE DAY IN THE House
Public Parks Of the City a Subject
for Discussion.

Hr. Mudd Objects TO an Appropria-
tion Out OF the District Revenues
for Their Care-He Argues THAT
They Belong to the General Gov
ernment-NIr. SuIzer Attacks Trusts.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17
CHEERS AT CAPE TOWN.
How the News OF British Success Was
Received.

CAPE TOWN Feb. 15-OO:50 a. nj
When the news Of the relief OF Kimberley
reached here today an immense crowd
rushed to the Government House, where
they sang patriotic English songs and
cheared England. An attempt was made 10
get Governor Sir Alfred Miner to make a
speech. but he declined.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17
RaiIrOnd 10 Lakewood.
y. j., via Broad street Station,
Philadelphia.

Leave Washington II a. IN. week DAYS connect
ing at Broad Street station. Phiisdephi3. ior
Lakewood Via FaImiugdale. Rate. one way. $50.
round trip, good lor eleven GAYS, SS.72.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17
Sis To baltimore and Re S1.25
turn via PcnnsyIvanfa Railroad.

Tickets on sale Saturday ana sunday, February
y and Is. good 20 return until Monday. February
o. 81 trains except CcngIessi0I-l Limited.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17
ATTACKING VAAL KRANTz.
General Butler Making Another At
tempt to Advance.

LOURENCO MARQUES. Feb. IA des-
patch received here today from Boer
sources states that the British under Cen
eral Butler are again atrcking Naal
Krantz The Beers, the telegram says, are
holding iheir own.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17
SI.25 to baltimore and Return Via
ID. ~ .. SATURDAY and sunday.

February l. and Is. good for return until follow
ing Monday. Tickets good on al trains except
Royal Limited.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17
BRITISH CONVOY CAPTURED.

Sterkstroom is the headquarters of Cen
cral Calacre.
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Bocrs Meet Win success ON The Rie:
Rive.
JtCOBSUtL. Feb rs. The Beers have
captured O. large British convoy at Rict
River
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NortoIIs 8 WnshInston srcnInbont GO.

Delig mn trips daily at ESQ p m. to Old Point
ComivT, Newport News. No-foIk. and Virginia
Beach. For schedule, see page :.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17
ADVANCING ON BOLTENo.

The Beers. With Heavy Guns. oncr-
iU= Battle.
STERKSTRoOM. Cape Colony. Feb. IT,
The Beers this morning are advancing
toward Molteno. They have several
heavy guns. The Beers fired on the Brit
ish UicEots. and some OF them have ad-
vanced within rifle shot distance OF the
English troops
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-24

who anticipate appointments at the
hands of Reeder will not cease to work
in that direction which may not prove
a substantial aid to Buttons cause.
The Burton people are indignant at
Mr.. Hanna because he chose to accept
office himself, and one to which no i'm
portance is attached, when by declining
he could have materially benefited the
Burton cause
But the Reeder politicians were too
smart for Mr.. Hanna. They realized
the Importance of the election of Hanna
TO himself at least and they according
~ prepared bait which he snapped up
and the Burton cause lost when he did
it.
Although the men who dominated the
convention are Burton'S friends the
Burton managers fear that the infu-
ence of federal patronage will prevent
many of them from breaking away
from the ties which bind them to Reed
er IN order to turn out and work for
BurtonS election.
When the delegates to the convention
assembled at Hays City there were 70
pledges against Reeder, a majority of
the delegates. But the ambitions enter
tanned by delegates We're such that the
Reeder forces were able to snatch vic
tory from defeat. They did this through
Mr. Hanna and Mr.. Bracken Of Lin
coin.
Hanna wanted to be nominated for
delegate to the national convention
IL cA1NClA Wdlt6u 10 De the nominee Tor
presidential elector. The votes of the
counties represented by these two men.
Graham and Lincoln WERE pledged
against Reeder. The surprise came in
the caucus when Graham and Lincoln
counties divided their delegations on
the vote. This was the contamination of
the plans made by the Reeder forces
Instead of 70 votes for a secret ballot
the result was exactly the reverse: IA
for an open ballot, 60 for a secret ballot
Hero If wa
their victory. The vote on the nominal
ton was the same and the result was
brought about by the divided delegation
from Graham and Lincoln counties
Had Mr.. Hanna abandoned his ambi-
ton to go to the national convention he
would have made it possible to break
the combination and the secret hope of
the Burton people to defeat Reeder
would have been accomplished.
Since the convention there have been
numerous quarrels over this question
Some of Burton's managers deny that
Hanna was guilty of a political blunder
while others are equally as emphatic in
their claim that he made a serious mis-
take.
J. r. Burrow of Smith county was a
candidate for delegate. He is one OF
HannasS friends and running mates in
politics but he insisted that Hanna be
defeated after going into the trade
which nominated Reeder. Burrow was
making a fight on Hanna when the ia
bles were turned on him but he had
been shrewd enough to make combina-
tions which could not be destroyed and
he won easily.
The Reeder forces then, fearing Bur-
row. rushed to Bracken who had divid-
ed the Lincoln county delegation and
saved him from the wreck and nominal
ted him for presidential elector. In this
way the debt to Lincoln county was
paid. Without the divided delegations
in Lincoln and Graham, Reeder would
have lost.
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SPORTING NEWS.
Star Cyclists Will Travel Long
Road
This Year, to Complete the
Grand Circuit.
TO START IN THE WEST
They win 60 East to COnnecti-
cut and the Coast
o START IN THE WEST
And Then West Again to Cali
fornia and the Pacific.

New York, March 2+--The star
cyclists of the country who are to ride
over the grand circuit this year have
nearly completed their plans.
The circuit will start in the west July
2, and, after Milwaukee, go southwark
through Illinois. Indiana and Ohio to
Kentucky.
After the western events the flyers
will start east, appearing through ONO
and western New York to Montreal in
August, and from there through Bos-
ton to the New England points, when
are quite numerous, including Wal
than, Charles River park, New Bed
ford Brockton, Fall River, Providence,
Worcester, Hartford, New Haven,
Springfield and other points.
From New England the routing is
through New York into the Empire
state, thence through New Jersey into
Pennsylvania, and southward to Balti-
more and Washington.
In the arrangement of the grand cir
cult there will be four points in mind,
Milwaukee and it's national meet, July
10 to Is, Montreal with its three days
of racing in August. the Springfield
meet early in September, and the
Wilkesbarre meet late in September.
The close will come late in Septem-
Der, after which it is not improbable
that a western loop as supplementary
circuit will be arranged to carry the
circuit men through to California for
the proposed winter Colosseum circuit
in that country. Applications for the
grand circuit are being SO numerously
received that the indications would
point strongly to at least so days OF
racing, and perhaps more.
The largest previous circuit had 50
days. and even this mark may be beat
en- during the present season, as many
Sunday meets will be open to the cir
cult men, although not circuit meets
in reality, and with no bearing what
ever on the championship race. The
circuit list may be made known early
in June, a full month before the start,
when it is probable the dates will all
he taken
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-24

manned in the big league
President Soden said today that Tom
Lotus had no claim whatever on the
services of Frisbee. The agreement be-
tween Boston and the Grand Rapids
club was that Boston would give 81, 900
for Catcher Sullivan and loan Frisbee
for one year to the Grand Rapids club.
As there is to be no Grand Rapids
club President Soden fails to see where
the loan business comes in, and espe-
cially when Frisbee refuses to play in
a minor league.
"Frisbee is our property until he
signs with New York said Soden to-
day. Had the Grand Rapids club re-
manned in existence 1 should have ad-
vised Frisbee to play the season there
LOTUS got his 81 900 for his player, and
should not expect to hold a player loan
ed to one town when he has quit the
place and the town is thrown out Of the
league"
Manager F'rand Selee says that he
will make a small bet that Herman
Long viii be one of the first players on
the Boston training grounds at Green's
boro, N. c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-24
QUEER AMMUNITION.
IFrom London Tit-Bits. ]

It was rather amusing reading the
other day to find that the gallant gar
rison Of Mafeking had rugged up an old
ships gun and were pegging away at
the Beers with the cannon balls Of a
past generation. Although these were
regarded as terribly destructive ammu-
milton in our forefatheF's days, yet in
this age of shrapnel and lyddite to see
one of these Anticipated balls ricochet-
ing along is almost enough to provoke
a smile.
Speaking of such balls reminds us
of the straits a garrison were put to
last century in order to provide this
kind OF ammunition for their big guns.
1t was in 1873 that the necessity arose,
and the requisite material was obtained
by opening the grave of the famous
FenelOn, at one time Archbishop of
Cambray, who was buried in IFS, and
using the lead of his coffin to make
the balls. The body was reinterred in
1901.
1t has frequently happened during
the excitement of battle that when the
ammunition has run short individual
soldiers have used buttons and even ar
ticles of personal adornment in order
to keep up a fire on the enemy. and
sometimes such makeShiftS have been
responsible for very ugly wounds. The
strangest, surely, of such bullets were
those used by a Portuguese soldier
when they were overrunnfng the New
World, and while they were surrounded
by a large army of Indians. He ac-
tuaIly knocked out several of his teeth
and put them into his arquebus, the
weapon then in use, and hurled them at
the enemy.
When the Danes attacked Chester, in
the early centuries they were met by a
novelty in the shape of ammunition,
for the Saxons collected all the bee
hives in the town and threw them upon
the invaders. These novel bullets
had the desired effect, for they caused
so much swelling of the arms and legs
that the Danes were glad to get out
of the way.
On a more recent occasion bees also
attacked soldiers. although they did not
do it at the instigation of the enemy.
During one of the expeditions made by
Lord Roberts to Afghanistan. the High
landers, who accompanied him. found
that no matter how picturesque their
national dress may be, it has its draw
backs when bees are about. 1t appears
that an officer of the Lanoers unthink-
ingly thrust his lance into beehive;
and, thus attacked, the bees soon put
themselves in fighting array, and re-
sponded in such a way that the sol
diers fed in all directions, and left the
busy little insects masters of the stu
alton. This rout of the British army
would no doubt be credited with a large
number of wounded"
Rubber tires 1910 .Rehkopf's Carriage
-. ,.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-24
TWO CLUBS BID.
Brady Favors Westchester A. c. For
Jeffries-Corbett Fight.

New York, March 24.-Coney Island
may not be the scene of the Jeffries-
Corbett fight, after all. The Westches-
ter A. c. has offered to make good the
$500 forfeit now posted against the
Seaside A. C.'s money. Manager Brady
favors the latter.
Had it not been for Senator Timothy
d. Sullivan the fight would have been
awarded to the Westchester club at the
start. He requested that Tom O'Rourke
and Alex Brown be favored, as they
represented him. Sullivan and Brady
are great friends, so the request was
granted 1t is we'll to state right here
that the San Francisco clubs never had
a chance in ten thousand. The Sea-
side club originally offered Sc per cent
of the gate receipts, and then forced
down the purse to so per cent, so it is
claimed. Brady and the fighters feel
that this was unfair, and now have
friendly eyes turned toward the West
chester organization, which is under a
new management, and is not hampered
by shoe string capitalists and hot
air. promoters.