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The evening times., 1900-02-06
TOMATO GROWERS ORGANIZE.
Maryland Farmers Agree ON Price
for Their Product.

CAMBRIDGE. Md Feb. 6--COnsiderable
discussion is being induIged in as to the
result of the action of the farmers in Dor
chester county in signing an agreement
to grow no tomatoes for less than $50
per ton.
The outlook is indefinite. although there
seems to be a spirit Of submission pre-
vailing among the Gamers. They claim
that their tomatoes when ready for mar
ket this season will cost from IL to 20
cents more per dozen cans than heretofore
and that the price of all their materials
have advanced. such as cans. baskets la
bells and boxes and whether they will be
able TO stand the advance in price of tGma =
toes is a question which marketing alone
will determine.
Many farmers have,HOt signed the agree
ment TO increase. thes price. and a number
have already contracted To grow at the
old price. They all claim. however. that
il will cost them more 10 grow tomatoes
than before. There has been an advance
in the price of all farming implements. in
the price of fertilizers per ton. and IN the
cost Of seed.
One hundred and twentyfOur members
were present at the meeting of the Farm
ers' Association. In addition TO the action
concerning tomatoes they also passed a
resolution inviting a pickle company OF
Pittsburg to locate a branch ia Cambridge.
promising their support and cO-opeT;o ion
in furnishing raw material.
The evening times., 1900-02-06
MRS. MARTHA READS SUIT.
The Court asked To Set Aside "a Deed
of Trust

Martha ~ Read today. through her al
torney. E. Clayton Emig, filed suit against
John =. Clark, Clarence A. Brandenburg
William C.. Franl, B., and Edwin C. Clark
sons OF the first-named defendant. and
others. asking that certain deed of trust
for $500 be set aside; that certain prop
crty owned by John p. Clark be sold, and
that he be compelled 10 make an account
ing.
II was explained that in January. 1897.
the plaintiff obtained a judgment against
the defendant John +. Clark for 50 goo, and
also that she purchased from him several
prOmissory notes aggregating $50, ,000 all
of which. il was represented. were Sc
cured by real estate. Since these trans
actions Mrs. Read alleges. the defendant
Clark and his wife conveyed TO his sons
already named. large portions of his real
estate. for which she believes no consid-
Grafton was paid. for the sole purpose TO
defraud the creditors of John p. Clark.
II is also stated that Clark in 1897 OBJ
tanned a judgment against John C. Hurst
for $4,000. and that he assigned this judg-
ment TO Clarence A. Brandenburg. his at
torney of record. Mrs. Read also declares
that this assignment was made by Clark
for the purpose of defrauding his cred
iyarC
The evening times., 1900-02-06
A FISH BILL DISPLEASES.
/ Protest by Maryland citizens
Against Proposed Legislation.

HAVRE DE GRACE. Md. Feb. 1.-THE
fishermen hereabouts are UP in arms as
result of the introduction in the Legisla-
ture by Representative Latrobe of the bill
drafted by the Fish and Game Protective
Association. The impression they have of
the provisions of the bill, as affecting
them. is that it prohibits the taking of
rock fish and white perch from April to
June l. Whether this is correct i'm
preston is yet TO be established.
During April and May. great numbers
of rock and perch are taken here, as that
is their season in the headwaters of the
bay which the shores of Hartford and Ce
ell embrace. Hundreds of fishermen and
landowners are interested. and they do not
propose that the legislation for these two
counties shall be completely taken out of
their hands. and manipulated by residents
principally of Baltimore county. They say
that the interest Of one side is the support
of their families and the right to iegislate
for their locality; of the other little sport
with rod and reel.
Ever since the passage OF laws. some
thirty years ago prohibiting duck shoot'
ing on the flats here in order. as the resi-
dents say that there should be supply
of ducks for the blinds of wealthy Balti-
mOreans on the lower rivers, which law
was repealed at the first opportunity, has
the population here regarded similar legis-
lation with suspicion. A petition is in cir
culation asking the General Assembly 10
consider no legislation altering the pres
ent fish laws of Hartford and Cecil couu-
The evening times., 1900-02-06
FRICK TO FIGHT CARNEGIE.
Plans to Buy the Maryland steel
COmpRns's Plant.

P1TTSBURG, Pa, Feb 6.-H G. Frick
is still negotiating for the purchase of
| the plant of the old Maryland Steel Com
pany at Sparrow's Point. and while prog
ress has been made. the deal has not been
ccnsummated. Whether il Will be closed
depends on circumstances. Mr.. Frick
has made the owners OF the plant an
offer, and is now waiting for them TO
act. The plant is SAID TO be valued at
from $5,0G0,e00 10 sS.G0o0.Coo. ~
Mr.. Frick has s25.00o,0 600 worth Of stock
in the Carnegie Steel and Frick Coke
Companies Getting his money cut OF
these concerns and puttingGif into some
thing else requires time People who
follow the movements OF Mr.. Frick say
he has good option Oh the Sparro 8
Point plant and will close it.
The plant is one Of the finest in the
country for the manufacture cf plate OF
all kinds except armCr. II is also lifted up
with complete machinery for the manu-
facture of all weights and sizes OF eel
rails In seeking possession OF the
plant ii is the intention OF Mr.. Frick
10 manufacture plates for the New York
Shipbuilding Company, which is erect
ing new plant at Camden,-N. ].
The steel mills at Spafrow's Point are
situated on two railroads.. ana have
modern port equipped with docks at
which the largest o. ooean-go.ng. vessels
discharge and take on cargees.
If Mr.. f'rick gets the plant he will
make armor plate. With the works in
operation snip plates could be manuflc-
tured and delivered TO rhe new ship
yard by vessel without being handled by
railroads, which transportation is three
times as expensive as that by water Ia
the matter of ore and raw materials il is
claimed that it will also have an adyan-
tage.
Ii is said also to be the intention TO
manufacture steel rails in competition
with the Carnegie and other mills for
Southern railroads and the export trade.
The capacity 0f the Sparrows Point
works is 500 tons Of plates and zoe ions
of steel rails day. but this capacity will
be increased and the plant made equal 10
any other in the country.
Mir. Frick is anxious TO get la * into
the active management Of a large steel
works. He figures that by buying the
Sparrow S Point plant he can immediate
ly begin active competition with the C@r-
negie Company. This could not be done
with a new plant, which would take sew
eral Years TO erect and perfect.
The Carnegie Company is also threat
cned With competition by the National
Steel Company, combination of inter-
eSts that is allied with the American
Tin Plate Trust. The National Company
owns billet and plate mills at Youngs-
town, which il prop s3es to change to rail
Wills
The evening times., 1900-02-06
THE PARsoN HAD THE PROOF.
4 Complaint OF Gp,mhIing Leads to
Fifty-four indictments.

TRENTON, y. j.. Feb. 6.-Twenty-fve or
thirty men who have operated poker
joints" in this city during the past year
are packing their trunks and getting ready
to depart. The Mercer county grand jury
ended its deliberations yesterday and re-
ported ffty-four indictments.
The closing Of the poker rooms is a re-
suit OF charges made against the police de-
partment by Rev. y, w. Wishart. pastor
of the Central Baptist Church. He de-
Clared that gambling was openly carried on
in the town and that the authorities were
winking at ii. The Board of Police Com
missioners asked Mr.. Wishart to come be-
fore it with his proof. and Mayor Briggs
had him brought before the grand jury.
The lighting parson.' as he is called
went before that body loaded to the muz-
zle with proof. and the indictments fol-
lowed.
The evening times., 1900-02-06
HEIR TO A GERMAN ESTATE.
Count Gcbhardt Sou BIucber Alive
and i'm a. Sanitarium.

BALTIMORE. Feb. 6--Count Gebhardt
Won Blucher is alive and trying TO recover
his health at a sanitarium in Trenton ~.
J. This is the statement of Nessrs. Dean
and Johannse9 lawyer of this city. who
have the counts affairs in hand They said
that last December the count came to this
city and sought their services. He dis
played a telegram sent to him at the Sol
diers' Home in Washington to the effect
that he had fallen heir to 100000 in Ger
many. He also informed the attorneys
that he had come into possession OF the
Castle Wietzow one of the finest estates
in Germany. The lawyers We're satisfied
that the story was true and they advanced
him enough money to take him to Ger
many.
He started upon his journey. bu' IL
when he reached Jersey City and the law
yers had him sent to the Institution.
where he is now. They recently heard
from him. Before leaving here he left
with his attorneys will bequeathing all
his possessions to his wife and his two
daughters.
The evening times., 1900-02-06
THE HIGH SCHOOL LECTURES.
series OF Instructive and Interest
ing Topics Anaouoced.

ing Topics Announced.
The second OF sHeonrse of lectures which
has been arranged, under the University
extension movement by the Civic Centre of
this city will be held tonight at o'clock
at the Central High School. The theme
of tonights lecture will be Municipal
Monopoiies and Franchises. and will be
delivered by E. Dane Dnrand. Phi D.. as
sistant professor of finance and admins
tration in the Leland Stanford Jr.. Uni
versity.
The following are the dates and themes
OF the lectures TO be held in the future.
February -. state Control and Municipal
Home Rule.' February 20. The Proper
Organization of the City Government;
February % Municipal Corruption and
Municipal Reform.
The second part of the first course will
be in charge ot MI Jacobsen, of the
Treasury Bureau of Statistics, and viii
treat on social history of Europe, COM
prising the following lectures: March 8,
Europe Before the Revolution" March IL.
''SOciai Results of the Revolution" March
20. The Reaction: March q. National
Unity" April 8. Socialism and Social
Movements -.-s. --,..
The third part Of the first course will
treat on the evolution Of industry, and
comprises the following themes: April 10.
The Economic Development of Society.
by Charles p Neill. Phi D.. April Il
Agriculture. by l.. G. Powers, Chief
Statistician in the Census Office, in charge
of Division of Agriculture; April "a. Man
ufactures" by Carroll ID. Wright, Ii. D.,
United States Commissioner of Labor:
May L. Transportation" by H. T. Ner-
comb, IL. NJ Chief OF the Division of
Agriculture in the Census Office; May g.
Industrial Combinations and Trusts 10y
II. T Newcomb May 10, The Relation Of
the Modern Industrial System to Intellec-
tual Development" by Carroll u. Wright
The Natural Science Courses will fe
held on Thursday nights, and will begin
on February l. The first oourse-biology,
the adoption of plants and animals to
their environment. consists Of five themes,
as follows:
February l. Light Relations in Plants"
by Dr. John M.gCoulter, of the University
of Chicago: February s. Adaptation OF
Plants to Arid Regions, by F. V. Coville,
chief of Division of Botany, Department of
Agriculture: February 10 Some Interest
ing Features of Insect Life" by Dr. L. o.
Howard, Department of Agriculture:
March 1. adaptation of Environment in
Birds by DR. T. s Palmer. Biological
Survey; March S adaptation to Environ
ment in Mammals by Vernon Bailey. Bi-
ological Survey.
The second part of this course will treat
on geology earth modelling forces, and
comprises four lectures-March l6. Vol
canoes and Earth Movements. by J. S.
Diller. of the Geological Survey; March p.
Oceans and Their Products" by W J
McGee, Bureau of Ethnology; March %,
Erosion. by G. X. Gilbert, of the Geo
logical Survey; April ;. The Grand Can
yon of The Colorado. by Major ]. W. Pow
ell. Chief Of the Bureau Of American Eth
nOlOgv.
The evening times., 1900-02-06
RAILWAY GRADE CROSSINGS.
The missioners Make Recon-
mcndations to the senate.

nienduttDns the senate.
The Commissioners of the District have
sent 10 Senator Mcmillan. Chairman OF the
Senate Committee on the District of Co
lumbia. their report concerning the elimi-
nation of railway grade crossings in the
District This is relative TO the bill which
was introduced I'm the Senate during the
early part of the present session, and ap-
plies to the Baltimore and Potomac Rail
road
The report states that the tracks on Sixth
Street practically close that thoroughfare
to the public uses for which it was in
tended, part of the street being inaccessible
to vehicles II further says that the IA
cilities for the handling of freight are en-
tirGly inadequate and the stations insight
ly: the passenger station. too small for the
normal traffic and utterly impractical dur
ing rush times the business Of the city
having Outerown both freight and passen-
ger facilities.
BY operation of the bill the company will
be required TO improve its property and to
reconstruct Long Bridge at the same tine
building a new bridge for vehicles and
pedestrians at that point
\ tunnel will also be required along a
portion of Virginia Avenue taking up a
small section Of Garfield Park but making
that place safe for children, as ii is not
at present.
The bill makes the total cost Of the i'm
provements diyisible in shares by She rail
way company and the Government which
includes the District and the United States
paying approximately 81 eco. OF which
sum 81 ,G72 eco are to be paid in land and
$3.50 600 in cash. The sum that will be re-
quired to make the changes on account OF
the railway company. is not expressed in
the repOrt
The evening times., 1900-02-06
Kings Palace Dept Stores, 5 sf SaSsi Ssfsa snaes St.
DENIED BY MAYOR HAYES.
lie Rrpudiates tnti-CathOlic Re-
marks Attributed to Him.

BALTIMORE. Feb. 6-ThOmas G.. Hayes.
the reform Mayor of Baltimore. who dur
ing his campaign was frequently charged
with being an APP A. has narrowly es-
capped controversy with the Roman
Catholics of this city. James r. Wheeler
a prominent member of that faith, called
on the mayor and received assurances that
his honor was not antagonistic to Cath
olics Mr. Wheeler's visit was due to Ger
tain published reports of recent addresses
made by the mayor in which he was made
to say. among other things:
Wherever England goes she carries an
open Bible. Spain carries sealed one.
or one whose contents are revealed only
through an order of vicious priesthood,
and the old Jesuitical principle, that the
end justifies the means.
These remarks were alleged TO have
been made in an address by the mayor in
the Emanuel Church. Hampden. on Sun
day. January "A. The Rev. Thomas @.
Smith. rector of the church. wrote TO the
mayor calling his attention to the pub
Iished reports and asking whether he was
correctly reported or not The mayor re
piled denying the remarks credited 10 him.
The Catholic Mirror" the local organ OF
the Catholic Church. in leading editorial,
devctes considerable space 10 the matter,
saying in part:
THAT the reporter falsifed his account
out of a spirit of malice is most incredible.
No newspaper man of the present day Is
SO lacking in sense of duty and what Is
right and proper as TO attempt such
thing. Nor is il likely that any would
dare to do it. conscientious considerations
aside That il is mere inaCcuracy seems
also hard TO believe Since the protests
to Mayor Hayes calling for a denial or an
explanation have brought forth no other
word than the letter which is just made
public. the newspaper in question has had
no opportunity to reassert its position or
formally withdraw the false report If
|,1 - =,
The evening times., 1900-02-06
EXAMINING THE NEW CODE.
The Jurors in the Circuit Court EN-
cused for Two Weeks.

The persons summoned to serve as ju-
rors in the Criminal and Circuit branches
of the Supreme Court of the District re-
ported thisN morning in the respective
court. In several instances the talesmen
had good reasons why they should not be
required to serve, and they were excused,
and extra talesmen were ordered summon
ed to fill the vacancies
In Circuit Court, No. l. the jurors were
sworn in by Chief Justice Bingham: in
Circuit Court, No 2 by Justice Bradley:
in Criminal Court, No. /. by Justice Cla-
baugh. and in Criminal Court, No. 3 by
Justice Cole.
The jurors summoned to serve in the
Circuit Courts were excused for a period
of two weeks in order that the presiding
justices might aid the members of the bar
in examining the new code of laws com
piled by former Justice Walter S. Cox for
the government of the District.
The work of examination of the code be-
gan this morning in the rooms of the Bar
Association.
The evening times., 1900-02-06
TWO MEN SWEPT TO DEATH.
: Flood Caused by Bursting Dam
Carries Them ANxRS.

NEWARK. \. j.. Feb 6.-TwO men were
swept 10 death in roaring waters yesIer-
Cay by the bursting of n dam. They
were Louis Geiger Cf Paramount Place.
Bloomfield. and James Daley. OF Franklin
Street. Silver Lake
While William Kelly Of Bloomfield. was
driving past the dam Of the Empire Print
Works. at Soho. about . O'Clock. he fund
the high dam Of the pond had been swept
away There had been q heavy rain. and
it was still pouring. Kelly ran to the mill
for Geiger. the night watehman, but Geiger
could not be found. Aid was summoned,
and Geiger'S hat was found in the mud
below the dam. Clothes belonging to
Daley, a friend. who often made the
rightly round with Geiger were found Il
the watchman's room in the mill At day
light Geiger's body was found in the mud.
several hundred feet below the dam.
DALEY had been seen on the dam with
GeigeT The rain had swollen the pond
cad9ngering the dam. and they were open
ing a sIuieeway. The sudden rush Of wat
or and thick broken ice carried the dam
before it, and swept the two men TO their
doom. DaiIey's body has not been reeOv~
cred
The evening times., 1900-02-06
4 Railroad Extension Begun.

ELKINS. W. Va, Feb 6.-Work on the
new Coal and Iron Railroad, projected to
run from South Elkins, where it leaves
the West Virginia Central. to the forks
Of the Greenbrier, where it connects with
the Chesapeake and Ohio. has begun. Last
week the clearing of the right of way
commenced. Itlis expected to have the
road in operation by December, 1900. 1t
will be forty-three miles long and will
have two tunnelsa the contract for which
has already been bet. Former Senator
Henry G. Davis is president of the new
road, which will be dominated by the
West Virginia Central.
The evening times., 1900-02-06
OWL CAR SERVICE POPULAR.
Citizens GratiGcd With the New All
Night Schedule.

The owl car service on the first night
of its trial met with patronage that.
while not as large as il might have been,
was satisfactory as an experiment. aud
shows that the people really want the ali
night service -E
1t was stated this morning At the office
of the Capital Traction Company that the
cars had carried an average of eight people
10 every car on all the lines that were
operated. All-night cars are now being
run on PENNSYLVANIA Avenue from George
town TO the Navy Yard, and on the Four
teenth Street line from Mount Pleasant to
the Treasury. the latter connecting at the
last named point with the Pennsylvania
Avenue cars.
The public is assured by the company
that when the patronage iustifies it. more
cars viii be run. and these will be put Oh
other OF the lines. SEVENTH Street probably
being the first TO have them.
The evening times., 1900-02-06
A DRY DOCK CoLLAPsING.
One in the brooklyn Navy Yard
Built -on Quicksand.

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-Dry dock No ..
al the navy yard in Brooklyn, is in dan
ger Of collapse. In July last. after heavy
rains part of this dock collapsed and
recently men have beer employed in MAX
ing repairs in order to get it into condi-
tion for use The heavy rain of Sunday,
and the great amount of ice that has
iloated into the channel near the dry dock,
have placed it. in a precarious condition.
and one of the officers said that "the in
genuity of the men in charge of the re-
pairs will be taxed to the utmost before
the repairs are completed
1T is a well known fact, at least to the
officers of the navy" said one of the
officers that the dry dock was built on
a quicksand. If heavy rains. such as we
had on Sunday night, cause crevices, and
the water connects with the quicksand
that means the end of the dry dock be-
cause the dock will be bound to collapse
and nothing can save il.
The evening times., 1900-02-06
CRAZED BY A BROTHERS DEATH.
Miss Maggie Heath Taken to An In
sane Asylum.

EASTON, Pa, Feb. e.-Miss Maggie
Heath, of South Easton. is demented. and
the court has appointed a commission to
have the necessary steps taken for her
removal to NoTristOwn or to some other
asylum. The woman and her brother.
Thomas Heath, kept house together and
lived happily. He was a baggagemaster
on the Central Railroad.
Heath was one of the victims in the
wreck at Treichlers. He was caught in
the debris and burned to death. When his
sister heard of his fate she fell uncon-
scious to the floor. 1t was several hours
before consciousness returned. but reason
had been dethroned Day after day she
called for her dead brother and begged to
be taken to his side.
The evening times., 1900-02-06
DIR. WILLARD H. MORSE. F. $. Sc.

American Director of the Hureau OF
Materia Medica After Hundreds of
Tests and Careful Analysis In
dOrses Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey
as the Only Absolute Cure for Grip,
Pneumonia. and Consumption.
"Dufys Pure Malt Whiskey is the only
reliable and absolutely sure remedy for
the grip, pneumonia and consumption. Or
dinary whiskey is as useless as it is dan
gercus for the same diseases. Why is this
Common whiskey contains fusel OIL
1t is poison, deadly and insinuating. 1t
acts Oh the blood to separate the hemo-
globin Tor the vital portion) of that fluid
from the bleed corpuscles. What results?
Such separation means destruction OF the
ozonizing property. and the blood goes
through the system. vitiated. impoverished
and failing of its,duty. Duffy's Pure Malt
Whiskey has no fuse1 oil, and il actually
binds the hemogfobin TO the corpuscles
and increases theiozOhizing property. But,
more than this common whskey depresses
both the rate andodepfh of the respiration
while Duffy's Malt Whiskey increases this
function.
"Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey increases
the elimination of Carbonic dioxide. and
aids nature in shrQwng off the GRIP
poison The common ,fusel oil whiskey has
no such office or privilege.
Although necessarily the action Of alco-
holic stimulants on the amount OF oxygen
absorbed must vary. in degree, Duffy 5
Pure Malt Whiskey will increase it.
Add to these facts the food value of
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey-neyer needed
more than in case of GRIP-and the rea-
son for its excellent service is very mari
fest. Truly yours.
WILLARD II. MORSE. New York.
DR.. Morse is not only an NJ. D., and a
F. S. Sc. but is a well-known Therapeutist.
and Consulting Chemist of national repu-
tatiOn. He is the American Director OF
the Genealogical Bureau. and Fellow OF
the Society of Science (British}. as well as
author of the Textbook New Therapeu-
tical Agents. etc
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey is a food for
body and brain. 1t has stood these care
full tests for forty years, and has always
been found absolutely pure. All druggists
and grocers. $l00 a bottle. Book Of in
formation sent free. Duffy Malt Whiskey
Co. Rochester. y. Y.
The evening times., 1900-02-06
A JURY AWARDS ONE CENT.
y he Verdict Against the southern
Railway Company.

The jury in the case of Arthur f. Man
kin against the Southern Railroad Com
pany TO recover $40 900. claimed as dam
ages for personal injuries, this morning
returned verdict in favor Of the plaintiff
for 1 cent and costs.
Nankin was one CT a number of laiIsr-
ers who in February. 1897. was employed
by the defendant company. TO remove
snow from its tracks. after the blizzard.
He declared that on the night of February
L he was driven out of the shelter car
near Manassas Va. and as a result Of be-
ing exposed to the cold his feet and hands
were frostbitten.
The railroad company was represented
10y Messrs. Hamilton and Colbert. and f.
H. Mackey represented the plaintiff