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The evening times., 1900-03-08
VISITED THE PRESIDENr
Pure Food Congress Delegates Call
at the White House.
Work Begun by the Convention.
the Session - interesting Papers
Read by DeleSates-The Bill Intro
duced by Mr.. BrOsius Circulated.

About 250 delegates to the Third Annual
Drug Congress, headed by the President Of
the Association, J. E. Blackburn, paid their
respects TO Mr. Mckinley at the White
House this morning.
The committee on nominations was at
work this morning at their rooms at the
National Hotel. but did not finish their la
bors and will meet again.
Governor Hoard of Wisconsin, who is
present delegate. said that Wisconsin
was the banner State as regards pure food
legislation; he said that with the increase
of adulteration of food articles. sickness,
increase. He said that out of thirty sam
pies OF cream of tartar submitted to the
Food Commission twenty-four did not con-
tain any cream of tartar at all, while the
rest was strongly adulterated.
In announcing the committee on resolu-
tions the chairman read the names of DR..
II. W. Wylie as representing the District
The committee on finance was also an
nounced
The chairman called the meeting to or
der at IL 80 this morning, and announced
that the deliberations would be taken up
where left off last night. Mr.. Blackburn
introduced as the first speaker the Assist
ant Secretary of Agriculture of New York.
George l.. Flanders. who said that integ-
rity should be the underlying basis of the
transactions of the associations. He said
the trouble was that the dealers are lit
orally complying with the existing food
laws, but that in spirit they are trying 10
evade the same. He exhibited a sample
of oleomargsrine which contained large
quantity of parafne wax and said when
competition is dishonest. misleading and
bad it should be suppressed. This, he
said. should apply to all the dealers in
oleomargarine who put their products on
the market under the trademark of but
ter.
Mr. Charles Y Knight of Chicago. ask
ed that the address delivered by Mr. Flan
ders be embodied in the proceedings Of the
convention. MIR Knight read protest
against the assertions of John r. Hobbs.
of New York. in which he partly upheld
the manufacture and use of oleomargarine
10 the detriment of the butter industries
and pure food movement.
Mr. Knights argument was strong and
lengthy. and denounced in the seyereSt
terms some oleOmargaine manufacturers in
encouraging dealers 10 sell oleomargarine
Irrespective OF existing pTOnlbltOTy laws.
Copies OF the bill introduced by Br. Bro
sius in the House of Representatives for
preventing the adulteraIioH. misbranding
and imitation of foods and drugs in the
District of Columbia and the Territories.
and for regulating interstate traffic there
in providing for the inspection Of food
and drug products intended for export TO
foreign countries, and for other purposes. |
were distributed among the delegates.
The various committee will submit their
respective reports at this afternoon and
nights sessions.
Ii was ordered that the papers read by
Colonel Hobbs Of New York. and Charles
Y Knight. Secretary of the National Dairy
Union. be printed and embodied in the
minutes of the proceedings.
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SATURDAY EVENING.
March 10, 1900. at 8 O'Clock.
ADMISSION FREE TO ALL

Those who are fortunate enough to Oh
tain seats, or even standing room. in the
Masonic Temple on the above evening will
witness one of the most marvellous and
interesting entertainments ever seen upon
any stage since the history OF the world
began.
Streams of fire will be seen emanating
from living human beings, while from
their eyes. ears. nose. and mouth there
will appear to grow beautiful and highly
coiOred bouquets of flowers. Artificial
thunder and lightning will be produced by
the juggling of millions Of volts OF cleo
tricity. This section of the exhibition may
well be termed electrical pyroteehnies.
fireworks.
The wonders OF the great X-ray will
also be exhibited. This is the largest
X-ray ever operated for exhibition pur-
poses in Washington. All other so-caIled
X-ray machines are bat toys as compared
with this monster machine. which enables
anyone TO see clearly all the bones of the
human skeleton while yet in the flesh.
Wagonloads of machines. electrical de-
vices. and the more than wonderful bio
Chymic generator, a mammoth machine.
used only for the cure Of deafness and
blindness. will be exhibited and used in
the remarkable demons tratiOn illustrating
how disease, and especially Deafness may
be almost instantly cured By scientific
mechanism.
DR.. Wilson, the inventor and perfector
Of the only treatment that ever cured
deafness, and who is at the head Of the
The evening times., 1900-03-08
AN EPIDEMIC OF CRIME.
BurgIaries. Assaults, and a. Murder
in Norfolk

NORFOLK, Va. March S.-Neyer in the
history of Norfolk has there been such an
epidemic of crime as has existed here since
Sunday morning. Burglaries and assaults
have been of nightly occurrence and now
comes murder. This happened about l
o'clock yesterday morning. The victim IS
Lulu Fuller. colored, twenty four years OF
age. Round Sergeant Dalton found the wo
man seated on her doorstep, groaning with
pain. 4 small, deep wound in the right.
hip, from which blood flowed freely. told
that knife had done its deadly work The
woman was placed in an ambulance She
bled to death on the way to police head
quarters. An unknown negro was pointed
out to Sergeant Dalton as the murderer
The negro escaped the bullets fred by the
officers
James NJ Lipscomb. of the Eagle Iron
Works was assaulted by an unknown man.
Lipscomb's description of his assailant
gives the police no clew.
An unknown negro entered the residence
of Frank Lawler Tuesday night He made
good his escape when discovered
While attempting to force an entrance
into a dwelling early yesterday morning
James Johnson negro, was shot in the
back by Policeman Caprio. johnson is be-
lieved to be one Of the perpetrators of nu-
merous crimes that have been committed
recently. He was idntifed by several per-
sons as one who attempted to enter their
houses. Every police officer in the city Is
on duty. Citizens are arming themselves
and few are seen on the streets at night
save those whose business demands it,
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REGARDING LONG BRIDGE.
The Commissioners VIII Report Ad-
NerseIy on the House Bill.

The District Commissioners have deter
mined to report adversely on House bill
No. 9O56, providing for the protection of
the city against floods and for other pur-
poses.
The bill directs the Secretary of War to
notify the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
Company to provide a suitable roadway for
wagons and cars across the Long Bridge,
and so construct il as 10 protect the city
against freshets in accordance with the
plans and project recommended in the re-
port of the United States Engineers Of
flee of April ., 1890. or in accordance with
such plans and specifications as the Sec
retary Of War may deem proper for the
purposes OF the proposed act.
In the event of the company's failure
to comply with the Secretarys order and
to make or begin such improvements as
he may direct within one year after the
passage of the bill. all the privileges
granted to il under the act of Congress
of June II. 1870. shall be forfeited. and
the United States shall at once enter into
possession OF the bridge.
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SOLDIERS COMING HOME.
Otis Ordered to Designate Troops to
Pc Returned.


Arrangements are being made by Cen
eral Otis to send home from the Philip
pines about six hundred soldiers. The
home coming battalions will be made up
of men who are sick and those who have
less than six months to serve. They viii
be selected from the Fourteenth,
Eighteenth, and Twenty-thrd Infantry
Regiments. 1t is expected by the War
Department that they will be ready to sail
for this country in about months time.
1t was stated at the War Department
this afternoon that there was no intention
of reducing the army under General Otis,
but that the men of the regiments desig-
mated were among the first troops sent TO
the Philippines, having gone over with
General Merritt. and it was thought best
that the sick soldiers with only a few
months to, serve ought to be returned to
the United States. Their places will be
filled by recruits to be sent from this
country.
The following cable dispatches have
been exchanged between General Corbin
and General Otis regarding the sending
home of the troops:
Otis, Manila
Home battalions will be designated by you from
Fourteenth Regiment L. S Infantry. Eighteenth
Regiment L. 5. Infantry. Twenty-third Regiment
l. 5. Infantry. to be sent United States. Attach
invalid officers desiring to return and those, in
your opinion, who should be sent United States
Invalid enlisted men and men having less than six
months to serve who do not intend to re-enist will
be transferred to home battalOTs. Men having
year to serve will be transferred to bat
tslions remaining. Arriving San Francisco. com
manding office each battalion will report TO
Comma ianding General Department of California for
instructions Advise about what date departure
and strength commands, and if other troops should
be sent to replace returning bs;talions- BY order
OF Secretary OF War COKBlN'
Adjutant General, Washington.
Eighteenth Infantry at several stations Pahav.
Twenty third Cebu and three stations JOlo; VIII
designate home battalOns. transfer, and attach as
directed. and move within month. Strength re-
ported later altogether. OILS.
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A SKULL IN EVIDENCE.
The Trial Of William HummeI for
Wife-Murder

WILLIAMSPORT. Pa, March S.-The
trial OF William Hummel the alleged
murderer of his wife and three stepchil-
dren. was called in Criminal Court yes
terday, and the work Of securing a jury
was completed at 2:55 O'Clock in the aft
ernOon.
The knowledge that the case would be
called brought to the corridors of the
court house a crushing mob long before
the hour for the opening of court. BY =
O'Clock there was not breathing space TO
be had in the various Railways. When
Judge Savidge, who is helping Judge
Metzger, got through the rush. his honor
looked as though he had just come out Of
a football game.
When Hummel was led into the court
room he had the appearance OF a frighten-
ed hare. Hummel is being tried on but
one indictment which charges him with
the murder of his wife Former District
Attorney Gilmore opened the case for the
Commonwealth. A sensation was caused
when Mr. Gilmore stated that after his
Incarceration Hummel began to make a
statement, telling piecemeal how Mrs.
Hummel and her children were killed and
how. greatly agitated. he revealed where
the body of Baby Delaney was buried face
downward The defence had no previous
intimation that Hummel had made such
statement.
Five witnesses were heard before ad-
The evening times., 1900-03-08
WORKING ON CRIBS.
An Applicant Mistakes the Nature of
the Chicago Lake Institutions.

from the Chicago News-)
A tall man. with an air OF self-eonfdence
entered the office of the Civil Service Com
mission the other day. and, approaching
Secretary Corcoran's desk. enquired:
us this the place where you advertised
for men to tend to the citys cribs?" Mr..
Corcoran answered in the affirmative. and
asked the man if be wanted the place.
We'll. | first want TO know what the
cribs are responded the caller.
The cribs" said Mr. Corcoran. "are
places from to to four miles out in the
lake where the city's water supply is Sc
cured. II you want to go to work ont en-
one of them l can give you place at S2.50
a day and your board
THAT sounds nice" said the caller.
Now might take place like that You
see, / just got in from Michigan today
and I want work the worst way. | saw
something in the papers about your want
ing men for the cribs. and at first thought
il might be something like nursin' in enc
of the public institutions where they care
for babies Being the oldest of family OF
twelve ard havin' six children myself,
thought my experience would get me most
any kind of a job where crib was con-
cerned but maybe this is a little different.
What hours will you give me if take that
crib job?''
on the crib" answered Mr.. CoTcOTan. You
will remain there Sundays as well as week
days during the entire winter"
'Humph! don't like that much. mused
the applicant. ''What1l | have TO do out
there during the winter?''
Fight ice," replied the secretary. as he
turned and thumped musingly on the steam
radiator, while he gazed reflectively at a
thermometer outside one of the windows in
the Office which registered degrees below
zero.
''You mean that I go out and fight ice
in winter weather." chattered the self
confident man. You want me to leave my
wife and six kids and go out on Himsy
cradle out in the lob and work Sundays
and week days? Ell | guess not I'm
goin' out now end try to get job carryin
a movin' sign or something like that You
can take that crib job and give it to some
Arctic explorer" And the self-eonhdent
man strobe out of the Office in disgust.
1.-The task of securing men to work on
the cribs gives me more trouble than any
other place in the Office" said Mr.. Cor
coran after the applicant had left. They
come around here begging for the place,
and then when I explain what they have
to do they stare at me as though they
thought 1 was mad and take hasty de-
parture.
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oYSTERMEN IN SESSION.
Mary yianders Organize "a Mutual Pro-
tectiye Association.


SOLOMONS Md. March S.-A meeting OF
oystermen was held here yesterday at the
Town Hail. 1t was called to order by the
chairman Alexander de Berrel An organi-
zation called the Oysterman's Mutual Pro-
tective Association of Culvert county was
formed, with the following officers: Presi-
dent Capt. j. w. Northen; vice president.
John B. JOY; recording secretary. John B.
Harten; corresponding secretary. William
II. HELEN. The meeting was very spirited
and all urgently advocated the rigid en-
forcement of the Gull law. The value of
the oyster navy was appreciated and their
active efficiency in these waters endorsed
The oystermen regarded as a good meas
ure the general law relating to the oyster
season. as contemplated by the legislative
committee of the Chesapeake Bay and its
tributaries-to be for tongers from Sep
tember Il to April 10 and for dredgers
from November 1 to March l. The Calvert
county oystermen expect the Patuxent Riv-
er to be included in this time limit
The leasing of oyster beds for planting
on large scale is deplored by them. and
they think the State should undertake the
planting and keep out corporations and in
diyiduals.
The receipts from the oyster licenses
have heretofore been divided between the
public schools and the maintenance of the
oyster nayy-one- -thirG going to the schools
and two-thirds going to the navy-but a
movement is on foot to give all the re-
ceipts to the maintenance of the navy
The opinion of the association is that the
present scale should not be changed. and
that il the amount received by the oyster
navy is not sufficient, the expenses of the
navy should be cut down by taking off one
of the boats and dropping some Of the men
especially during the summer months when
the boats are not being used
The evening times., 1900-03-08
PUNISHED

b the triuges and twists q
REMOR~E
Which a man With saurd
stomach does rot feel. b,clr~e
Rsuorse /, bad stomach.
AHd nothing else
Tie DysPeptic alvsys feels
GUILTY.
Guilty u iEd.-crVtion IN eating.
over INDULGENCE
Guilty - number of things
Which Ae cannot account frr.
sense Of HsEirg committed some
Eyil-s fear oi approaching
DISASTER
aud al Of this fear. this spprchensiOa.
This guilty sense is
DYSPEPSIA
Dsp9ndcnt beyond ali expression
is the man who suffers from IT,
NtSDN'> YELLOW TABLETS
ure BA ASPEP>iN IN It's worst forms;
stop tle ache,
Remove the depression
Tone the nerves.
Gently stimulate tre liver
NA~ON'S HEALTH DEFENDERS
NA>pN'> YELLOW TABLETS CURE DYSPEPSIA
NA>pN'S BROW Tables CURE CON>THA-
TIOS.
NASON'~ RID TABLETS CURE COUGHS.
N4>oN'> WHITE TABLETS CtRE SDRE
THROAT
20 tablet, I0c-sIl Druggist. Or sent for price bv
~. T. MASON CHENICAL COMPANY. 5I5 Arch
-. Philadelphia Pa.
NA>ON'S CREAM or oLNES 20 2 bCy-cuyes
Csts-rl. and al infismms rion
of the mucous membrane aad skin-splendd for
Henry Evans. Is + - NV.
Edward steycEs. 9th and Pa. Ave.
M4ckaI Bros. OH and II St Ne
L. :. Lsadbedter X sons. Alexandria, Va
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OILERS SEVERELY WHIPPED
Mob Furnishes Two Young Men WIN
Would Nof Worl-

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. March s.-Naskod
men, numbering twenty-five or thirty.
went to the house of Mrs. Highes. widow.
Of Danville. Tuesday night, broke open the
door, and dragged her two sons-Otis and
Edward-out of bed and, taking them to
a wood near the town. gave them terri
bic beating with long blacksnake whips.
Every stroke brought the blood and in
many places the whips broke the skin and
cut deep gashes into the flesh. The charge
against the young men is that they would
not work to support their mother. who is
greatly enfeebled by illness. Both OF the
men claim to have recognized some of the
persons in the mob.
The evening times., 1900-03-08
4 New whisky Trust Receiver.

CHICAGO. March Sc. II. Harrison
was yesterday named as received to sue
ceed the late John McNulta in the affairs
of the Distilling and Cattle Feeding Com
pany. known as the Whisky Trust. An
order was entered by Judge Grosscup In
the United States Court and the receivers
bonds fixed at s35 900. Foreclosure pro-
ceedings against the Whisky Trust were
begun in January, 1895. by John F. DIM
stead and others. All the principal claims
have been disposed of during the five
years of litigation, but there are several
matters yet to be settled before the court
dismisseS the case.
The evening times., 1900-03-08
A GHoUL STORY SPOILED.
The Mystery of an Empty CHsiset EI-
planned mt Last.

MECHANICSBURG. Pa. March S--The
ghoul story. which has excited this neigh
borhOod has been explained The empty
casket found along the d. & NJ Railroad
was one in which the body of a young
man named Simmons arrived from Cali
fornia two weeks ago. The father Of the
deceased, who lives in Monroe township.
had the corpse removed from the casket
in which it arrived and placed in another.
Shortly after the funeral a friend Of the
Simmons family took the discarded coffin
to his farm and tried to burn it, 1t would
not burn, and the man put il in sink
hole, intending to bury it later. The re-
cent rains filled the sink hole with water
and the coffin fioated into sight. It was
seen by people going to sales in the vicin
ity and school children. who started sew
eral stories of dreadful doings there
abouts.
The evening times., 1900-03-08
OFF FOR THE EXPOSITION.
Members of the American Commits
zion stan Sail for Paris.

The working force of the staff of Ferdi-
nand W. Peck. Commissioner General to
the Paris Exposition. are rapidly concen-
trating in Paris Sailing on the French
liner La Champagne for Paris today, to re-
port to Commissioner General Peck. are
Charles A. ColIidge, American architect to
the Commission and c. l. Drake, W. X.
Talbot. A. J. Billman, Col. c. 4. Carr and
Mr. Snow.
Messrs. Carr and Snow are from Illinois
and viii take charge OF the American corn
exhibit at the exposition. establishing
Corn Kitchen" where the genuine Ameri-
can corn cakes corn mullins and corn
dodgers will be cooked on American ovens
and given out to foreigners red hot. The
maize exhibit from this country at Paris
Will it is expected astonish the world.
The New York offices OF the Commission
will be kept open indefinitely for the bene-
fit Of the public.
The evening times., 1900-03-08
Two Men With Fifty Raxors.

NoRRISToWN, Pa. March s.-Officers
Mulvaney and Jennings, of the Pennsyl-
yania Railroad police, yesterday captured
two negroes stealing a ride near Merton
Station. The men were committed to iaiI
They gave their names as Harry Jones and
John Thomas. Jones had in his possession
an army revolver a foot long. The two
had about fifty razors, some new knives,
and a pair Of clipperA
The evening times., 1900-03-08
NOT AFRAID OF "SAPHo. ="
Mayor Harrison Thinks the Play
VIII Not shock Chicago.

CHICAGO. March s.-"Sapho" is 10 be
presented again at one of the Chicago
theatres. beginning March %. Mayor Har-
rison was asked whether he would take
any steps TO suppress the play. The may
or said
Il know of no reason why | should be
expected TO do anything. The play was
given here last fall but never heard Of
any objection to ii then. I don't believe the
people of Chicago are afraid Of being
shocked. Unless some citizens make COM
plant. l don't believe anything will be
done"
The evening times., 1900-03-08
TRIED TO KILL HIMSELF.
An OId-Time Animal Keeper Yields
to Despondency.

CHICAGO. March S.-"Cy" Devery, IA
nous as the old time animal keeper at
Lincoln Park. tried to kill himself yes
terday at the threshold of the house OF
Miss Mary Frederick, 400 Centre Street.
the woman to whom Devery was engaged
to be married.
Last summer Leo. one OF the Lincoln
Park lions. bit Devery's right hand so Sc
verely that physicians told him amputs-
ton would be necessary. Worry over this
and his failure to regain his position are
the supposed causes of the act. Devery
shot himself over the ear. but the bullet
did not penetrate the brain. He was taken
to the German Hospital and will recover
The evening times., 1900-03-08
SPECIAL NOTICES.

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
stockholders OF the Columbia Railway
Company fer the election Of directors 70
serve for the ensuing year and the trans
action OF such other business as may come
before said meeting will be held at ths
office Of the company. eJ2 F Street north
west Washington. D. c., TUESDAY.
MARCH 13. 1900. between the hours Of L
and p. m
JAS. B. LACKEY. Secretary,
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Journment, the most important being that
Oh constable William E. Myers. of Nont-
gomery, who headed the party which
round the bodies of Mrs Hummel and
Johnny and Frances Delaney buried in a
straw stack, and DIR. E. C. Heller, who
conducted the pOst-mortem. The latter
eAhlbHed a CHASTITY relic of the tragedy
IN the shape of the dead womap's sLuIi
iiuInmei = showed much interest in this
ieahlng forward. stretching his neck. and
uo1glng around side TO side to get a view
The evening times., 1900-03-08
Fell Down 81 HatPhway.

NORFOLK Va, March S.-Mr. George
Eure. of Berkley. boilermaker, fell down
a hatchway on board the United States
Army transport Sumner at the navy yard
yesterday and sustained serious injuries.
Several of his ribs were broken and he
was. it is believed. hurt internally. fie
was removed to the Kings Daughters
Hospital, Portsmouth. for treatment.
The evening times., 1900-03-08
A Lightning Machine ExpIodes.

GREENVILLE, Pa. March S.-During a
night the machine for making artificial
lightning exploded with terrific force, Sc
riously injuring Roval Stout, an actor
One hand was almost torn off and his face
badly cut. Pieces of metal went flying in
to the audience and Miss Kate Cerolle
was wounded on the hand.
The evening times., 1900-03-08
Threatening n Priest. d.

YORK. Pa, March S.-Frank Minnich. a
wealthy young man, was lodged in Jail
yesterday for threatening to shoot Rev.
Father Hooman, pastor of St. Patrick's
Catholic Church. Minnich tried to kill
Rev. Father Hooman and his housekeeper
last summer, but his aim was bad. He
was then sent to an asylum, from which
he was recently discharged as cured.
The evening times., 1900-03-08
CAPTURED BANQUET OFFICERS.
Gettysburg Freshmen Break TIP a
Sophomore Feast.


Sophomore Feast.
GETTYSBURG. Pa, March S.-The fresh
men Of Gettysburg College proved 10 the
sophomores that they were up 10 date
Tuesday night. Information having been
received that 1902 intended to hold ban
quet certain OF the adventurous freshies
conceived the idea of capturing the sophs'
president and thus prevent the dinner. The
plan was successfully carried out. and Mr..
FIeck, the president of 1902. was kidnapped
and taken TO a village about ten miles
from this place. The banquet was post
poned until this evening.
Yesterday Afternoon the freshmen SIC
ceeded again in capturing President Fleck.
together with the toastmaster for last
evenings banquet, but with the assistance
of Dr.. Mcknight, the President CT tie
College. the sophomores succeeded in free
ing the men in time for the banquet.