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The evening times., 1900-03-08

About 25O delegates 70 the Third Annual
Convention of the National Pure Food and
Drug Congress, beaded by the President OF
the Association. J. f. 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 as 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.
and especially kidney disease, would also
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-
tons 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 1850 this morning. and announced
that the deliberations would be taken up
where left off last night Mr. Blackburn
introduced as the rTst speaker the Assist
ant Secretary OF Agriculture OF New YORK
George l.. Flanders, Sho 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
eyade the same. He exhibited sample
OF oleOmargsrine which contained a large
quantity OF parafne wax and said when
competition is dishonest misleading. and
bad II 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 a protest
against the assertions OF John F. 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 severest
terms some oleOmargaine manufacturers in
encouraging dealers 10 sell OleOmargariue
irrespective Of existing prohibitory laws.
copies OF the bilI introduced by Br. Bro
sius in the House OF Representatives Cor
preventing the adulter8tiOH misbrandiug
and imitation Of foods and drugs in the
District Of Columbia and the Territories,
and for regulating interstate ,raffc there
in. providing for the inspection OF food
and drug products intended for export 10
foreign countries. and for other purposes.
were distributed among the delegates.
The various committee will submit their
nights sessions
Il was ordered that the papers read by
Colonel Hobbs Of New York and Charles
Y. Knight Secretary OF the Natioaal Dairy
Union. be printed and embodied in the
minutes Of the proceedings
The evening times., 1900-03-08
AN 1MPosToR's ESCAPE.
Ti.- Alleged French Duke. Narrowly
Misses Lyncbing.


Misses LynchinE.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. March S.-A telegram
from New Point. Ind. gives an account OF
a narrow escape OF a bogus French duke
from lynching- About a month ago a we'll
dressed man appeared. representing him
self to be an exiled French duke and heir
TO a large estate. He gave his name as
Desmarais. In a short tine he had in
gratiated himself with the daughter OF
Henry Wolfe. wealthy merchant. He
made his home 81 WOlfe's residence during
his sOjourn. This week the neighborhood
was startled by hearing OF the proposed
wedding OF the duke and the daughter OF
Henry Wolfe. The license was procured
the minister was In the house the wedding
dinner was spread. and all was ready. when
the young wOman's uncle arrived and
stopped the ceremony. He disclosed nu-
meIOUs facts which opened the fathers
eyes TO his daughters danger. After
council was held it was decided to tele-
graph TO Bristol Conn. where the duke
said his uncle lived for reference. To
this the duke objected. and Wolfe made a
scene.
After the news had been circulated a mob
soon formed and started for Wolfe's resi-
dence with the intention OF Iynching the
impostOE On arrival they were met at
the door by the young woman who pleaded
in such a pitiful manner for the duke that
it was decided TO let him remain over
night. At night the house was barricaded
and each door and window guarded by
man with a gun. Later he was escorted to
a train.
The evening times., 1900-03-08
AN EPIDEMIC OF CRIME.
BurgInries. Assaults, and Murder
i'm Norfolk

IFF-
i'm Norfolk.
NORFOLK, Va. March S.-Never in the
history OF Norfolk has there been such an
eDidemic OF crime as has existed here since
Sunday morning. Burglaries and assaults
have been OF nightly occurrence and now
comes murder. This happened about
o'clock yesterday morning. The victim IS
Lulu Fuller. colored. twenty four wears or
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 a 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 fired by the
officers
James VI. LipscOmb Of the Eagle Iron
Works, was assaulted by an unknown man.
LipscOmb's description of his assaiIant
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. a negro. was shot in the
back by Policeman Caprio. johnson is be-
lieyed 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.
The evening times., 1900-03-08
WORKING ON CRIBS.
An Applicant Mistakes the Nature OF
the Chicago Lake institutions.
I'm. The lhirlrn Nnusl

the Chicn nEO Lake institutions.
From the Chicago Ncvs)
a tall man. with an air OF seIf-confdence
entered the Office OF the Civil Service Com
mission the other day, and. approaching
Secretary Corcoran's desk. eRquired.
rs this the place where you advertised
for men to tend TO the city's cribs ?" Mr.
Corcoran answered in the Affirmative. and
asked the man il ae wanted the place.
We'll. l first want 10 know what lhe
cribs are" responded the caller.
The cribs" said Mr.. CorcOran. ARE
places from 10 to four miles out in the
lake where the city's water supply is Sc
cured II you want to go TO work ont Cn
one Of them l can give you place at Se.58
a day and your board
That sounds nice" said the caller.
Now. I might take a place like tha,. You
see. I Just got in from Michigan today
and I want work the worst way. I saw
something in the papers about your want
ing men for the cribs. and al 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 and havin' six children myself. I
thought my experience would get me most
any kind Of a job where a crib was con-
cerned, but maybe this is a little different.
What hours viii you give me il I take that
crib job?"
Your entire time will have to be spent
on the crib" answered Mr.. COrcorau. You
Will remain there Sundays as well as week
days during the entire winter"
"Humph! | don't like that much mused
the applicant. 'Whatll I have to 90 out
there during the Winter2"
Fight ice" replied the secretary. as he
turned and thumped musingiy on the steam
radiator. while he gazed relectively 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 nimsy
cradle out in the lob and work Sundays
and week days? Ell. l guess not I'm
goin out now and try to get a 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-confident
man strobe out Of the Office in disgust.
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 I was mad and take hasty de-
DartuTe."
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SOLDIERS COMING HOME.
Otis Ordered to Designate Troops Il
Pc Returned.

H' "Eoered 10 Designate Troops 10
pc Returned.
Arrangements are being made By Cen
eral Otis to send home from the Philip
pines about six hundred soldiers. The
homecoming battalions will be made up
OF men who are sick and those who have
less than six months to serve. They will
be selected from the Fourteenth.
Eighteenth. aud Twenty-third 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 10
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 battalious viii be designated by you from
Fourteenth Regiment L. ) Infantry. Eighteenth
regiment l. ) Infantry. Twenty third Regiment
l. ; Infantry. TO be sent Uniiei States Attach
Invalid officers desiring 10 return and those, in
Your opinion, who should be sent United Statos
Invalid enlisted men and men having less th8n six
months 60 serve who do not intend 60 re-enlist will
be transferred to home battalions. Men having
year or more 10 serve will be transferred 10 bat
tslions remaining. Arriving san Francisco. com
manding office each battalion will report 20
Commanding General Department - California for
Instructions. Advise about What date departure
and strength commands. and n other troops should
be- sent 10 replace returning battalions- By order
Of Secretary Of War. COkBlN
Adiutaut General Washington.
Eighteenth Infantry at several stations Panay.
Twenty third Cebu and three stations JOlo. VIII
designate home battalious. transfer, and attach a
directed, and move within month. Strength re-
ported later altogether. OTIS.
The evening times., 1900-03-08
oYSTERMEN IN SESSION.
MaryIanders Organize n Mutual Pro-
tectIVc Association

tective Association
SOLOMONS. Nd. March S.-A meeting Of
oystermen was held here yesterday at the
Town Hall. 1t was called 20 order by the
chairman. Alexander de Berrel. An organI-
zation called the Oysterman's Mutual Pro
tectiye Association OF Culyert county was
formed, with the following officers. Presi-
dent, Capt J. W. NOrthen: vice president
John B. Joy; recording secretary. John B.
Harteu. corresponding secretary. William
IT. 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 u to April 10 and for dredgers
from November ] TO March 1. The Calvert
county oystermen expect the Patuxent Riv-
er to be included in this time limit
The leasing of oyster beds for planting
on a large scale is depIored by them. and
they think the State should undertake the
planting and keep out corporations and in
diyduals.
The receipts from the oyster licenses
have heretofore been divided between the
public schools and the maintenance Of the
oyster navy-one- third 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 ii the amount received by the oyster
navy is not sufficient. the expenses Of the
navy should be cut down by taking of 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
CAPTURED BANQUET OFFICERS.
Gettysburg Frcshmen Break UP a
Sophomore Feast

Gettysburg Frcshmen Break Up "a
Sophomore Feast
GETTYSBURG. Pa. March S--The fresh
men OF Gettysburg College proved 10 the
sOphomores that they we're up 10 date
Tuesday night. Information having been
received that 1902 Intended to hold a ban
Quet. certain OF the adventurous freshies
conceived the idea Of capturing the s3phs'
president and thus prevent the diner. The
plan was successfully carried out. and Mr.
Fleck the president Of 1902. was kidnapped
and taken 90 a village about ten miles
from this place. The banquet VAS post
FOned until this evening.
Yesterday Afternoon the freshmen SIC
ceeded again in capturing President Fleck
together with the POSTMASTER for last
evenings banquet but with the assistance
of DR.. Mcknight. the President CT the
College. the sophOmOTes succeeded in free
ing the men in time for the banquet.
The evening times., 1900-03-08
REGARDING LONG FRIDGE.
The commissioners VIII Report Adj
VcrscIy on the House Bill.


NcrseIH on the House Bill.
The District Commissioners have deter
mined to report adversely on House bill
No 9056, providing for the protection Of
the city against foods 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 2. 1880. OF 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 cOm0any's failure
TO comply with the Secretary order and
10 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 p, 1870 shall be forfeited and
the United States shall at once enter into
possession OF the bridge.
The evening times., 1900-03-08
\ 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 Distillins ami Cattle Feeding Com
pany. known as the Whisky Trust. An
order was entered by Judge Grnsscup In
the United States Court and the receivers
bonds fixed at S35 O0G. 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
OFF FOR THE EXPOSITION.
Members of the American Commits
sion stan Sail for Pnris.

Members of the American Commits
sion STAN sail for Paris.
The working force of the STAFF OF Ferdi-
nand ". Peck. Commissioner General to
the Paris Exposition are rapidly ooncen-
trating in Paris Sailing On the French
liner La Champagne for Paris today to re-
port to Commissioner General Peck. are
Charles \. Collidge. American architect to
the Commission. and c. l. Drake, W. r.
Talbot. A. J. Biilman, Col c. \. 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 viii be cooked on American ovens
and given out 20 foreigners red hot. The
maize exhibit from this country at Paris
viii. it is expected astonish the world
The New York Offices Of the Commission
will be kept open indefinitely :Jr the bene-
ft Of tES public.
The evening times., 1900-03-08
Two Men with Fifty Razor..

NORRISToWN, Pa. March s.-oHieers
Mulvaney and Jennings. Of the Pennsyl-
yania Railroad police. yesterday captured
two negroes stealing a ride near Merton
station. The men were committed to Jail
They gave their names as Harry Jones and
John Thomas. Jones had in his possession
an army revolver foot long. The two
had about fifty razors, some new knives.
and a pair Of clipperA
The evening times., 1900-03-08

Cambria and Naiusook Edgings
aud Insertings-a lot Of l25 pieces.
IN new patterns that you'll see to-
morrow for the first time-and l5c
lic. and l9c values for your choice.
The evening times., 1900-03-08
SPECIAL NOTICES.

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
stockholders OF the Columbia Railway
Company for the election Of directors TO
serve for the ensuing year and the trans
action OF such other business as may come
before said meeting viii be held az ths
Office OF the company sJ2 F Street north
west. Washington. ID. c.. TUESDAY
MARCH 13. 1900. between the hours Of
and , p. N
JAS B. LACKET. Secretary.
mhG 10 L.
The evening times., 1900-03-08
Fen Down a mntchway.

NORFOLK. Va. March S.-Mr. George
a hatcEysay 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 il is believed. hurt internally. Ee
was removed 10 the Kings Daughters
Hospital Portsmouth. for treatment.
The evening times., 1900-03-08

lournment. the most important being that
OF constable William E Myers. Of Nont
Somery, who headed the party which
FOUND The bodies OF Mrs. HummeI ana
tommy and Frances Delaney buried in =
stra" stack. and DR.. z. c. Heller VII
conducted the post-mortem. The I.ttor
SNhlDted CHASTITY relic Of the tragedy
rI.. m lne shape Of the dead woman's sluIi
ileIi ,luLninei showed much interest in This
SoIais g,,LIns forward, stretching his neck and
Of it, W SCI d view
The evening times., 1900-03-08
TRIED TO KILL HIMSELF.
An OId-Time Animal Keeper Yields
To DeSpondrBcy.

CHICAGO. March S.-"Cy'' Devery. IA
nous as the old-tina animal keeper at
Lincoln Park. tried to kill himself yes
teTday at the threshold Of the house OF
Miss Mary Frederi B., 400 Centre Street.
the woman to whom Devery was engaged
to be married
Last summer. Leo. one Of the Lincoln
Park lions. bit Dtvery's right hand so Sc
verely that phySi clans told him aG1Duta-
tiOn would be necessary Worry over this
and his failure to reg3.C his position are
the supposed causes OF ;ar act. Derery
shot himself over the ear but the bullet
did not penetrate the brain. He vas t1ken
to the German Hospital and !=::i recover.
The evening times., 1900-03-08
OILERS SEVERELY WHIPPED
y NOD Furnishes Two Young Wen Win
Would Not WorI-

lNDIANAPOLIS, Ind. March S.-Naskad
men numbering twenty-five or thirty.
went to the house Of Mrs. Highes. a widow.
OF Danvilie Tuesday night. broke open the
door and dragged her two sons-Ous and
Edward-Out OF bed and. taking them -
wood near the town. gave them a terri
Die 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
IJEEI)

POWERs-FUreraI services over the remains %
the late p NJ tEDDlE) Pow WERS. formerly Of
Company ID. sixth Mluncsutl Volunteer Infantry
VIII take place az Lees undertaking rooms ssG
FenHsy lyauia Avenue northwest. 0H Thursday.
March = 20 p. m luteuueUt 40 Arlington
Cemetery c. A. Il. comrades invited.
Minneapolis papers please notice. uh6-2t
The evening times., 1900-03-08
A GHoUL STORY SPOILED.
The Mystery of an Empty CHsLef Es
planned at Last.

lhe Estery or an Empty tu~kel LH-
planned mt Last.
MECHANICSBURG. Pa, March S.-The
EhouI story. which has excited this neigh
borhOOd. has been explained. The empty
casket found along the D. q 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 i'm another.
Shortly after the funeral a friend Of the
Simmons family took the discarded coffin
10 his farm and tried 10 burn it, 1t would
not burn. and the man put il in q sink
hole. intending TO bury IL later. The re-
cent rains filled the sink hole with water
and the coffin ioated into sight. It was
seen by people going 10 sales in the viciu-
ity and school children. VINO started sew
eral stories Of dreadful dOings there
abOurs
The evening times., 1900-03-08
Threatening a Priest.

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 housekeepar
last summer. but his aim was bad. He
was then sent 10 an asylum. from which
he was recentiy discharged as cured.
The evening times., 1900-03-08
Dr. AgneM's CatArrhaI Pomdcr.

Rev. W. II. Main. pastor OF the Baptist Emanuel
Church. Buffalo. gives strong testimony for and r.
firm believer 10 DIR. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder
He had tried many kinds Of remedies without
avail After using DR.. Agnaw's Catarrhal Pow
der | benefited at once. :" are his words II
is a wonderful remedy. Il relieves instantlv Sold
by F. s Williams. Ninth and + StreatS; EdmIInds
Williams, Third and Pennsylvania Avenue. s..
The evening times., 1900-03-08
4 Lightning Machine ExpIodes

GREENYILLE. Pa. March S.-During =
performance at the Opera House Tuesday
night the machine for making artificial
lightning exploded with terrific force. Sc
riously injuring Roval Stout. an actor.
One hand was almost torn of 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
ChinaWare Specials.

S2.50 Carlsbad China Soup Tu-
reens. gold lined and tint
cd decorations 81 25
81 Chocolate Pitchers. Ma
rie Antoinette shape. .59c
S5.sS Toilet Set. Purple and Yel-
low decorations. with gold.
slop jar included. small
pIlSher broken. n................ IS. %
$T9S Carlsbad China Tea Service
with Pink and solid decora-
tiOns, one piece missing 81 qR
W Limoges China Dinner Ser
vice. Green and Clouded Decora-
tions: unimportant piece
L-li1'iHs -.-...-..-. ..s-.---. 3 1888
The evening times., 1900-03-08
NOT AFRAID OF "sAPHo.r
Mayor Harrison Thinks the Play
viii Not shock ChicaEO.

viii Not shock Chicago.
CHICAGO March S-"Sapho' is 10 be
presented again ut one OF the Chicago
theatres. beginning March % Mayor Har-
risOn WIS asked whethe- he would take
any steps 10 suppress the play. The may
or said.
Il know OF no reason why I should be
expected to do anything. The play was
given here last fall. but ! never heard OF
any objection 10 IL then I don't believe the
people OF Chicago are afraid Of being
shocked. Unless some citizens make COM
plant don't believe anything viii be
done" "
The evening times., 1900-03-08
Death of n Nurse In Cuba.

A despatch from General Wood at Ha
vana to the vIir Department today an
nounced the death OF contract nurse John
H. Greedy. which occurred at Santiago.
Cuba. March s. tuberculosis was the
cause.
The evening times., 1900-03-08
HOuSefurniShing Specials.

4sc Galvanized Iron Tea Ket-
ties. i-quaTt slze.........2 2Qc
20c Clothes Racks. OF hard
wood. with 8 arms. &c
$l6o Wash Boilers. with wide
copper rim on bottom. .S9c
S2.4a Willow Clothes Hampers.
fancily trimmed; 30 inches
high ............ 81 40
Sc Indestructible Household
Paints-the eighth Of pint size
w '''''--'-'' --.-....... sc
69c Bread Raisers. choice OF
II. 10. or IS quart sizes. 39c