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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-23
MoETGoMERY's GRAND JURY.
Its Report Submitted 80 the Circuit
COurf


Court.
ROCKVILLE, Nd. Nov. 29.-After being
in session for longer time than usual ths
grand jury of the Nosezaber term Of toe
Circuit Court for Montgs merry county, Nd,
made its report tc the court yesterday. AMI
asked TO be discharged. The work Of this
grand jury has been exceedingly i5b9rfoGs
and the investigations more minute than
before for several terms. Judge Henderson
thanked the jury for their good work. He
told them that tie court would do ali in
its power TO have their suggestions to
county commissioners carried out. The re-
port says among other things:
Eve have examined see witnesses and
made, 81 presentmepts. The courts atten-
ton is called 10 the unusual number OF as
sault cases. death being the result in sew
eraI cases The promiscuous carrying of
revolvers is a crying evil, and menace
TO law-abiding citizens; strenuous efforts
should be made to prevent it Heavy FIXES
or imprisonment would very materially
check It. Saturday night 'picncs.' cake
walks and parties all pay affairs for some
individual benefit. close with a general
fight.
I've visited the Jail and found Sc prison
ers of whom 30 are eolored males, colored
females. and white males The jail is
crowded with prisoners. something TO be
depIored in q iaw-abiding county
I'VE visited the almshouse and farm, crd
find all in excellent condition. The free
use of whitewash Qime) was plainly evil
dent. and the house and inmates were
clean. There are 50 inmates. Il Of whom
are white and 10 eoIoTed. On the farm We
found ample stock OF horses. cows. ana
hogs The crops for the past year eom9ar-
ed favorably with the average farm Of the
county
While we heartily concur. with our coun-
Is commissioners in keeping down "Opens
es. still for good order @Efi protection. ~
suggest that necessary money BE- allowed
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-23
Mems sl.75 and 81 gloves, SI.05.

10 defEay the expenses OF our officers N
making important arrests
I've insist on the Court House having
electric light Installed before the next term
of court We also observe that the Court
House Building Is lot kept clean and nee
essary employees should be employed to keep
it in proper shape"
missed from further attendance upon this
term of court. being held in allegiance in
case OF an emergency.
Among the indictments brought by this
grand jury we're 80 local option cases.
murder cases. 6 larceny cases. and Z eases
of assault with intent to murder. The
criminal docket viii be taken up on Monday
morning.
The case of John Grinder vs. the Mutual
Fire Insurance Company OF Montgomery
county. Md. vas taken up on yesterday
morning Almost the entire morning was
spent in arguing the pleading necessary to
arrive at the issue between the parties to
the suit The plaintiff is represented BY
Messrs. Binsvanger & Rosenbuseh. of Bal
timore. and the defendant company BY
Messrs. MILAN & Smith Of Washington. ID.
c.. and Mr. Edward c. Peter. Of the Rock
vile bar This case took Up the entire day
and will probably be concluded today The
facts n the case as presented BIZ the evi-
dence of the plaintiff show that the plain
tiff had taken out a policy OF insurance on
his dwelling and contents 81 Shady Side.
Anne Arundel county, Nd; that on the 10Th
Gay Of May. 1889. the insured property
burned; that in making out the proc
less the insured refused or did rot al
one question which was submitted /
company relative to the fire. On
fusal the company refused TO pay L
ey TO the assured. HeacE the SUI
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-23
woMEN's CLUBS FEDERATION.
Grateful to The Times for Discuss
ing ECONOMIC Questions.

The District Federation of Women's
Clubs, in its annual meeting on Novem-
Der 21 elected Mrs. Tanner, wife of Cor
poraI Tanner, president, in place of Mrs.
c. P Kent, whose second term of office
had expired.
Reports of committees showed active
work along the lines of postal savings
banks, equal wages for men and women,
the protection of conductors and motor
men through the vestibuled car during
winter months, daily medical inspection IN
schools aid for the blind, new codifca-
tio.i of divorce laws, etc
The new executive board has members
from such affiliated clubs as the Woman's
National Press Association, the Relief
Corps. the Woman's Bindery Union, Pro-
Re Nata, and the Excelsior Literary Club.
A committee report accorded due credit
and a note of thanks to The Times for its
editorials and discussions on some of the
above questions which came up during the
year 1S99-I900.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-23
A Snake Attacks a Child.

SEDINS GROVE, Pa, Nov. 23.-WiIIie
Buela. four-year-old child. while playing
IN the cellar Of his parents residence yes
terday was attacked by large biacksnake,
which had probably been attracted to the
cellar by the milk which Is kept there The
ehild's screams brought his mother and she
found the reptile tightly eoiled around the
little fellows legs, holding him prisoner.
Selling club which lay near by the moth
eT killed the snake
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-23
SUSPICIOUS OF FOUL PLAY.
HObOken Engravee Dies Under Mys
FERROUS circumstances.

IeFious circumstance.
NEW YORK. Nov 23.-WiIliam Astor, a
photo-engraver. who lived at 60 Adams
Street. Hoboken, died yesterday morning
under circumstances that warranted the
county physician taking charge of dis
body and She police ins5ituting an in
yestigation-
An hour after his death Borhesia Con-
cepcione Was, a Spanish woman, who
was employed as nurse for his two
children, a girl of eight and Roy of
five, disappeared from home, taking the
boy with her. Astor's viii and an in
suranee policy for $500 on his life
could not be found. The Was woman
was to get one-third of the face of the
insurance policy and ore-third of AStor's
estate
Aston, who has been IN iII-health Cor
several months, told his father, Gustave
Astor. Of 50 Paterson AVerue Hoboken.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-23
BRAVE ExPLoRERs

Like Stanley and Livingstone found it harder
to overcome malaria, fever, and Ague and ty-
pho;d disease germs than savage cannibals; but
thousands have found that Electric Bitters Is
wonderful cure for all malsriaI diseases. L you
have chiIis with fever, aches in back of neck
and head and tired, WORKOUT feeling, a trial
viii convince you of their merit. W A. Null, CT
Webb, H.. writes: MY children suffered for
more than a year with chiiis and fever; then Two
bottles of Electric Bitters cured them" Only 50
cent? Try them Guaranteed. Sold by Henry
Evans, druggisl, e22 Street.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-23
omce Rnom@Lo,r De-

Some tirss class Office rooms for ref
ms Building. corner Tenth and d
vest. Elevator, steam heat, electric
low rent.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-23

Central location. good serviee. steam heat ef6ees
IN HuteIlirs Building. corner Tenth and d streets
northwest. fos rent very low good tenants
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-23
lawyers, omces.

Very good Offices. single or en- suite. with steam
heat and best 0. service at vay low rent, in the
Hutehins Building, corner Tenth and D streets
northwest =.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-23
EMPLOYER AND BMPIOYE
Their Relations Discussed in Two
Recent Publications.

Suggestions for Improving the Com
aTtIens of Workinsmen Advanced
by victor II. OImsted Already
Tested in Practice They Have
Been Found TO work Benehcia1iy.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-23

a pair for q great
.ot Of boys striped
and saixed cheviot
knee pants; ali
staneh, worthful
garments; til 2
KIND which sell
Tor 29e usually
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-23

g pair for another
LOT of boys knee
pants; some with
double seats and
knees; in blue,
black, and fancy
Atwood cbeviots;
the finest pants
possible to buy;
which sell for Ijc
and S9c pair.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-23
WOnen's ST JuIiets, 69c.

es pairs of black felt Juiets With fur
turned soles regular which sold regularly
tomorrow for sec pair.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-23
Women's $50 shoes. sl.40.
Mems So shoes. SI.9S.

pairs of patent
all stylish
you'll offered for $isS tomorrow
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-23
Boys and youths sI.5O shoes. CSC.

pairs boys youths satin calf shoes; made with
Gather back straps 27 the grades whic
$780, for CSC pair special offering
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-23

Zoe boys heavy Chin
chilla REFERS; with high
storm collars to defy the
winds; well lined and
made; the regular values
sold usually at 50, for
S2.SS.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-23
200 pairs ladies felt house slippers.
ChiIds' and misses CSC shoes, csc.

800 pairs chl6rens
little
OF values will sold CSC pair
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19
Gold In Canada.

"The people of Canada" says a To.
ronto man now In this country, "have
no need to go to the Klondike or to
Cape Nome. British Columbia has as
good mines as can be found In either of
these two districts. English capital is
heavily interested. Improved machln-
cry is being used to work the mines.
The output is far greater than we an
ticipated. There are a great many
Americans who have claims In British
Columbia. Many have gone from Wash
ington and other western states. They
have an American colony. The Ameri-
cans are hustlers, are energetic and are
making some good finds. But there are
plenty of good paying claims In the
country that have not been taken, and
there will be great many rich finds
before the people of this country, or
Canada, for that matter, realize the
valueof this property" ,,.s
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19
PRESENCE OF MIND.
II Saved n Life and Trapped the
Would BE Assassin.

A writer on Klondiie customs and
dangers says In The Independent that
there is here, as everywhere, a class OF
ex-criminals whom the lone yOyager
must guard against.
Last year, he says, the man who
went out with the first mail, after the
closing of the river, fell in with a tray-
eler, hungry and cold, stumbling along
the unbroken trail. The messenger
took pity on him, shared his food with
him, made a fire and warmed his half
frozen body.
All day they travelled over the Ice,
and at night the messenger made the
man lie down to sleep, while he watch
ed, to scare the wolves away. and keep
the fire burning. 1t was long past mid
night when he woke the sleeper and
asked him to watch. so that he himself
might snatch a nap before setting out
again on the long journey.
The messenger was sleeping sOundly
when he was startled by blow Oh the
head He leaped up and was terrified
to find that his companion was stand
ing over him, striking at him with an
ak.
The messenger dropped to one side
and threw off his sleeping robe and the
fur cap that had saved bis life. Then
the would be murderer was plainly en-
barrassed. To be sure, he had the ak,
but it is not so easy to kill man when
he is looking. He hesltated. and In
that second the messenger conceived a
brilliant thought.
"Ah, poor old chapw said he pathet-
ically as one conciliates a snarling dog.
"Cold and hunger have driven him era
zyw
The man let the Ak fall. He almost
smiled. 1t was so well to be out Of a
nasty job Yes; he would be crazy.
Appearing to forget the matter, he left
the AK where it had fallen and began
to rummage in the grub sack. The
dogs awoke, and the two men break
tasted and started long before the
dawn. That day the messenger car
ried the AK and insisted that the mad
man should walk In front.
At the next mounted police station
the man. much to his surprise, was
handed over to the officer in charge.
Now his efforts to play crazy" were a
sad failure. He was taken to Dawson,
tried and sentenced to II years impris-
onment.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19
Easily Removed.

The cOurtier prostrated himself be-
fore the dowager empress.
What have you learned concerning
this refurmer Ting Foo Ping" inquir-
ed the grand old woman.
II have learned, your imperial inef-
liability. that he is Il man Of dangerous
popularity whom it would be well to
let alone"
You think it safer. eh? And why"
Because, madam. he has a wise
young head on his shoulders"
The empress laughed contemptuous-
ly.
BAH she said. IL can easily re-
move that Objcctionl
And. turning slightly. she beckoned
to the imperial headsman.-Cl Cleveland
Plain Dealer
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19
Causes of Insanity.

DR.. Clouston of the Royal Edinburgh
asylum says that purely mental and
moral causes play but Il small part in
the production Of insanity as compared
with causes bodily and physical. Only
11.5 per cent Of the cases he has ex-
amlned were due to anxiety or mental
shock. The rest were traceable to
causes acting on the brain through the
medium of the body-drink, faulty de-
velopment, gross brain disease, strong
hereditary predisposition, child bear
ing, etc. Showing how mental trou-
bles were the fruit of bodily disease,
DR.. CloustOn declared that "the recent
epidemic Of Influenza had caused more
insanity than all the public and private
anxiety in connection with the war"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19
JOAQUIN MILLER.
Explanation of Some Queer Ways of
the Poet of the Sierras.

Joaquin Miller, being q real poet, is
privileged to be unique If he pleases,
and he has always pleased to cultivate
as many harmless idiOsyncrasies as he
had time for aside from dashing off a
gem of poetry now and then. He In
sists that there is method in most Of
his madness-for instance, his long hair
and flowing beard hide ugly scars made
ny -~--0 %
has always been noted for handwriting
more illegible even than that Of Hor-
ace Greeley. He started for the Klon-
dixie with the first Of 1897 In the capac-
lty Of correspondent for San Fran
cisco newspaper and number Of east
ern periodicals.
This last detail seems to be partly
confirmed by story that has reached
Don Francisco Moreno, the director Of
the Plata museum, of the fresh foot
prints of a bearlike animal recently OBJ
served in the forests Of southern Pata-
gonia whose feet were evidently web
bed.
The most curious part Of the story Is
that which connects the jemisch with
the fossil remains of the grypotherium
recently found and taken to England.
The Indians showed to Don Carlos
Ameghino what they said was a piece
of the skin of tie jemisCh. In it were
imbpddpd little "Osslc.es" similar to
those that occur on the hide OF tie fos-
sill grypOtherium. If the water tiger
carries a horny agmor over its hide, no
wonder tial ho is inyulncrable to the
attacks of the Indians.
Don Francisco Moreno declares that
the fossil hide hr fiunl t. like that Of
the hide Of the jcmisch, according to
the stories Of the natives. The ques-
ton remains. What is the jemisch? Is
it n slOth. Il bear. Il water tiger or mere
ly an Indian bOgie beast. and did the
piece Of skin shown to Don Carlos real
ly belong to monster Of the glacial
epoch or to II modern animal? Here Is
n chance for Il ZoolOgist to make some
interesting researches.-New York Sun.
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uItis with q good deal of pleasure

ut is with good deal Of pleasure
and satisfaction that | recommend
Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and Di
arrhoea Remedy" says Druggist A.
w. Sawtelle, of Hartford, Conn. "A
lady customer. seeing the remedy ex,
posed for sale on my show case, said
to me: L really believe that medi-
cine saved my life the past summer
while at the Shore and she became
so enthusiastic over its merits that l
at once made up my mind to recon-
mend it in the future. Recently a
gentleman came into my store so
overcome with collie pains that he
sank at once to the floor. / gave him
a dose of this remedy which helped
him. 1 repeated the dose and In If
teen minutes he left the store smiling
ly informing me that he felt as well as
ever" Sold by VIM. P. Bell " Co.,
Accomac C.H., Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19
An opeuirp In yenexueIn

Louis Goldschmidt. the United States
consul at La Guayra. says that In the
whole of Venezuela there is not an
American dry goods store, this branch
Of business being controlled almost ex-
clusively by Germans. French or ma
tive Yenezuelans. European manufac-
turers also seem to be able to book
large orders among the wealthier class
es there. although there is no reason
why lively American firm could not
outclass any European merchant rep
resented In the country.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19
SHIELDED BY HER HUSBAND.
For Her He Passed sixteen Years In
Exile Branded as a Murderer.

| Connally Fields has just been reliev-
ed by the governor OF Virginia OF
charge of murder and outiawry which
has stood against the man since 1881
and has caused him to be an exile from
home. All these years Fields has re-
sided in the far west and without the
privilege of returning to his native
home in Scott county, Va, as a free
man. He was charged with the MUIR
der of his brother-in-law, William A.
Scott, and having failed to appear to
answer to the charge at five cOnsecu-
tive terms of the court, was declared
to be a murderer and outlaw. Back Of
this is an interesting story Of hus-
bands self sacrifice for his wife.
The killing of William A. Scott Yas
due to bad blood that had existed be-
tween him and the Fields family for
some time. Scott had been trespassing
upon Fields land, matter which had
lncensed Mrs. Fields, Scotts sister,
more than her husband. The woman
urged Fields to settle the matter with
Scott. The two men met near Fields
home, and a desperate struggle be-
tween them followed. Mrs. Fields
Joined with her husband in the fight,
and before it vas over Scott fell fatal
ly wounded, His body having been
pierced by a sharp instrument. The
killing created unusual excitement, and
the impression rapidly gained that
Fields, who had given himself up to
the officers, was the author of an un-
called for murder Because Of threats
against Fields life he fed and located
In the west, where he has since been
successful, having gained prominence
as a railroad man.
Fields wife, in Scott county, Va,
sued for and obtained a divorce upon
the ground of desertion. Afterward,
In fit Of temper, she shot and serious
ly wounded a respectable lady In the
community. For this crime she was
tried and sentenced to serve five years
In the Virginia penitentiary. Before
she had served her time out she be-
came seriously Ill of consumption and
was pardOned by the governor. She
died few days after her return home.
With her death the secret which her
husband had so long retained became
known. 1t was Mrs. Fields, instead OF
her husband. who murdered her broth
er Some time after the tragedy a
sharp pointed pair of scissors stained
with blood was found on the scene or
the murder.-Baltimor Sun.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19
He Never Tells.

Former Senator Arthur p. German Is
affability itself to the newspaper men
that crowd around him for informa-
ton. but it is standing joke among
them that he does all the interviewing
himself.
Every summer Senator German goes
to Saratoga for several weeks. one
evening Judge Grubb of Delaware re-
marked. Senator German, you and l
have been coming to this hotel now for
nearly a dozen years, and every sum-
mer when get back home find that
I have told you everything ! know,
whereas you never tell me thing"
The senator smiled, and so did those
about him. for they appreciated that
the Judge had given capital descrip-
ton of Mr. Gorman.-Saturday Even
Ing Post.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19
Crime ON the Increase,

The venerable Judge Jackson Of the
United States circuit cort at Wheeling
expressed a pessimistic view Of the
state of the public morals In charging
q jury the other day. MY experience
on the bench" he said. "has not been a
limited one. and regret to say that
crime in this country is OIL the increase.
am unable 10 determine whether 1t Is
a result of increasing population or OF
the lowering Of the standard Of PUBLIC
morality" ,r--~
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19

On the queens previous visit to Ire
land 40 years ago an old fisherman
was asked what he thought of her.
Too polite to tell the Englishman that
he was little disappointed in the per-
sonal appearance Of the sovereign, he
replied. We like the sarvlng maids
well enough" meaning the maids Of
honor. two we'll known beauties.--Lon-
fon Outlook.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19
A Burden Ministers Have TO Bear.

Ian Maclaren asserts In The Ladies'
Home Journal that there is no other
man who suffers so much from the cas-.
ual caller-the man who drops In Of
evenings for a talk-as the minister.
Even the doctor does not. for people do
not saunter in and sit In his consulting
room when they ought to be with their
families and he wishes to be with his.
Doctors have a hard life. for they are
ltlsRe t. BE t1o t@1ohfeeeddf hee ddfqlfa qlff5ap PIT qbJhy lhS Sge
but they are at least protected from
casual visits and twaddling converse
tion by the simple fact that II a man
comes to their consulting room he is
not allowed to stay longer than Is min
utes, and he has to pay for the time he
stays. OF course a minister is at the
service of his congregation at all rea.
sonable hours. and at any hour he Is
ready to go for the service Of the dying
and bereaved, but If every stranger
who has no claim upon him and who
comes to him about bis own affairs had
to pay a reasonable fee, and this fee
were doubled If he came In the even.
ing, then a minister's children might
come to know their father and a min
ister's wife would not have to CON-
plain that she saw hardly anything Of
her husband" ..T
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19
A Big HeIf.

A Toronto rubber manufacturing
house recently turned out what is be-
lleved to be the largest machinery belt
ever made. The belt Is Of rubber and
is over two-thirds of mile long-to be
exact, 3.529 feet. II weighs nine tons
and is now being used for the transpor-
tation of grain at the elevator Of the
Intercolonial railway at st. John, n. B.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19

The English people think that the
proposed new ninepenny coin will en-
able them to get the better Of the
French, who. II Is assumed. will accept
the coin as the equivalent OF franc.
At present, when John Bull visits Par
is, he frequently has to surrender q
shilling in exchange for articles the
value of which Is a franc.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-10-25
--@s1EF .e.HRL~1

One of the sillicSt Of campaign
"arguments,' says the Proyressirc
Fnrntcr, is the perpetual comparison
of prices under the Cleveland admins.
tration with those that have prevailed
recently under Mckinley. This proves
nothing whatever so far as public
measures are concerned, for upon all
financial legislation Mckinley and
Cleveland hold opinions as nearly
alike as two black-cycd peas.
The new German code of civil law
defines the rights Of husband as being
supreme in most social affairs. lie
may prescribe the hour for dinner. the
manner OF serving it, the number Of
servants and may limit the quantity Of
linen TO be purchased each year, but
nc may not open his wifc's letters un-
dcr any circumstances without her per-
mission.
Arrange your plans early to attend
the SD Annual state Fair at Columbia
Oct. 18th to Nov. I'd, inclusive.