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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-01
Fine and Reprimand,

In the case of T. J. Brown, assistant fore
man Of No. IA engine company, recently
found guilty Of neglect Of duty, in failing
to inspect the tape and joker before leaving
quarters recently on an alarm, the chief en-
gineer Of the fire department, Mr. Joseph
Paris, has recommended that the man be
fined IS and reprimanded. Mr.. Paris has
also recommended that Private r. s. Roche
of the same company be severely repri-
niaded for giving the assistant foreman the
wrong box, 431, 18th and streets south
west. instead Of the right one. 131. 9th
and F streets. Roche's mistake and the
failure Of Brown to verify the number Of
the box by inspecting the tape and joker
caused the company to respond to the
wrong box. the gravity of the mistake be-
ing increased by the fact that the company
was the one first due at the right box.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-01

ment, believing that time would remedy
many defects, they have worked with
heartfelt Zest in every scheme to improve
their locality. They have been assured that
a hotel would be built upon Wilson Park
and everything done to improve and beau
tify the place.
Now comes the proposal to sell a good
part Of their village streets, shutting them
in from the river front and inclosing twenty
houses and stores in a small space which
will be walled in on three sides by the in
sane asylum, depreciating the value of their
homes and rendering future advancement
impossible"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-01
FUNK'S APPEAL.
The Alleged Errors Argued by the At
tOrneys Today.


Arguments were in progress this after
noon in the Court of Appeals in the case
of Frank w. Funk, appellant, against the
United States. Funk, as Is well known, was
tried convicted and sentenced in Criminal
Court No. / on an Indictment charging him
with the murder of William H. Brooks, by
striking him on the head with a Ratchet
and piece of iron. the 23d of June, 1898, at
914 ODD street.
The appellant reserved a number of ex-
ceptions at the trial, upon which he as
signed fourteen errors. These were argued
this afternoon. Attorneys D. w. Baker and
Alexander Wolf appear for Funk, United
States Attorney Anderson representing the
government. r. .,r
Funk Is under sentence to be hanged the
18th instant, but, 1t is conceded, a post
ponement will be necessary. In the event
the Court of Appeals decides against him
It is the intention of his counsel to en-
deavor to carry the case to the Supreme
Court OF the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-01

If you want work read the want column
of Ina Star
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-01
Pale Blood,

futterinG If the heast. palpitation. pain in left
side short Of breath. loss of appetite. indges-
tion. fainting sinking speIls-aH these and many
signs point with unerring certainty TO
weak diseased heart Is your blood pae2 Is
your heart weak? Remember, a weak heart
cures itself Weak hearts may be made strong.
and thin blood made rich and red and pure with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-01

On the ground of alleged desertion
Frances R. Hough. through Attorney J.
Coleman, this afternoon petitioned the Su-
preme Court of the District of Columbia to
grant her divorce from Thomas A.
Hough.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-01
DECREE of Dtvorce Gr.ntea.

Justice Barnard. in Equity Court No. 2,
has signed a decree granting Lizzie B.
Pierce divorce from Peter J. Pierce, jr.
Authority is given the complainant to re-
sumo her maiden name, Seippel
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-05-26
SHE DUMPED HIM OUT.

/ Onn DOnA Ell nAM w As
she'd said all she meant to- When she
got ready, she started off through the
woods an never even looked at me.
| My rife was out of order, an my old
dawg had run away, an so couldn't
go strollin through the woods. l sot
down on the doahstep an smoked a
pipe or two, an as it was a warm day
begun to feel sleepy. went over
an tumbled on to the bed, an it wasn't
five minits befo' l was sound asleep.
The dOah was left wide open, an bout
the last thing heard befo' drapped
off was the old mewl brayin in the sta
BILE. I'd bin asleep an hour when sun
thin crowded me over ag'in the wall,
an l woke up. opened my eyes to
find big bar on the bed with me-
He'd found the doah open an walked
in, an, seem me asleep, he sot out to
hev some fun. He didn't see me open
my eyes, an took keer to shet 'em
agin arter one look. Befo' the Lawd,
but l was skeered! L felt the cold
chills creepin up an down my back, an
the sweat busted out on me as if /, was
cnoppln at big tree.
Il had found fault with the Lawd
fur not maxim bobtailed coons," con-
t1nued the old man as he refilled his
pipe, IAN bobtailed bar had bin sent
in revenge. 1t wasn't no use to think
Of jumpin up or ightin him. He had
all the advantage, an if made him
mad he'd finish me up in a mint. Ny
game was to play possum on him, but
/ hope l shall never hev SIGH another
two hours while l live. That bar
wanted good time. He was feelin
good natured. an he jest tried all sorts
Of circus tricks with me. He'd roll me
over ag'in the wall with bang. an
then arter chuckle he'd roll me back
with a flop. He didn't bite at all, but
every time he put his claws on to me
they went through the cloth. be-
Heve that varmint turned me over 30
times befo' he got little tired Of it.
! was playin dead all the time an
didn't know what mint he'd git mad
an set out to finish me. He finally got
thirsty an jumped off the bed an went
to the water pail on the bench an lap
ped away fur ten minits. | had my
Eyes open all the time an was anxious
to git away, but was afeared of him.
couldn't fight him barehanded an
stand any show.
81 jest laid thar till the varmint had
quenched his thirst an looked around,
an then he come back ag'in. The cir
Gus was only half over. He was so
rough at times that almost yelled out
with the pain, an between the clawin
an the skeer wasn't much better than
dead man. The mewl smelt Of bar
an kept up tremendous brayin, an
the old woman heard the noise when
she was yit a mile away. Bimeby,
when the varmint had had a show
with the price of admission, he settled
| down fur rest. was then lyin with
my face to the wall. an he planted all
four feet ag'in my back an kept up a
sort Of purrin. He had me crowded
ag'in the cabin logs till could hardly
breathe, an / had made up my mind
that I'd never tree another coon when
the old woman got back from preachin.
The old mewl was kickin an brayin, an
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-05-26

she seen the tracks of the bar Ieadln
| into the cabin. She stood in the doah
an got sight of the varmint on the bed,
an she did thing which no man on
these yere Cumberland mountings
would hey attempted. Thar was no
gun at hand to shoot with, an her only
show was to take that bar by sur
orise. That's what she did. She tip
toed up to the bed an fastened her fin
gers in his fur, an, though he was a
hefty load, she carried him to the doah
an dumped him out never knowed
she was home till she pulled the bar
away. As riz up the astonished var
mint was maxim fur the woods, while
the old woman hadn't even turned
pale.
"'Was-was it barr | asked as
she took off her sunbonnet an began to
clatter the stove
"tOf co'se,' she keerlessly replied.
AN what did yo' do with him?
Jest dumped him outdoahs. Pears
to me yo'ye' bin hevin heaps of fun.
Most Of yo'r clothes hev bin clawed off,
the bedquilts chawed to rags, an yo'
ar blood from head to heel. Mebbe
yo' was learnin that bar a lot of
tricksY
II tried to git out of bed to hug her
an praise her spunk," explained Zeb to
me, ''but l was SO weak that fell
down. She never let on to mind me,
an had to help myself up. Bimeby
got over to cheer an dropped into it
an asked:
Ibid yo' find the preachin. an was
it good?
Powerful good she answered. but
it wasn't bout coons or bars. Any
thing wantin of me befo' puts the kit
tie onY
I'm wantin yo' to help me doctor
up bout fo' hundred scratches, an I'm
also !wantin to be forgiven fur my re-
marks bout coons.'
How is 1t, ZebY she said as she
turned on me. When the Lawd dun
put long tail on coon, was it fur
the likes of pore human critters to kick
about it?
Reckon not not skassly.'
An how bout bars? Mebbe yo'
mo Iault Dekase the Lawd made EN-
bobtailed?
~ haven't word to say ag'in it.
Jest goin to let the long tails an
the bobtails ramble around as the
Lawd made 'em to rambler
That's it.
"An goin to hear preachin when.
thar is preachin at the skulehouseY
Fur suah.,
Then I'll warm up some coon's fat
an grease yo'r hurts, an yo' jest let
this be powerful warnin to 20 not to
find any mo- fault with the Lawd's
way of doin things. 1t was fur him to
put long tails on coons an foxes an
bobtails on bars an wildcats, an 70
jest keep yo'r CAB still bout it an reck-
on to consider that it was all fur the
best. NJ QUAD.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-05-26
THE CALAMITY CAME.
zER's WIFE KNEW THAT SOMETHING
WOULD HAPPEN.

The Postum Hunter Tells How He
Came to Have Lively Bear For n
BedfelIow and the Result 1t Had
on Certain Opinions of His.
Copyright 1900. by C. B. Lewis.l
zone mawnin at the breakfast ia
BILE" said the old possum hunter as l
asked him for a yarn, me an the old
woman got into jaw bout coons.
held to 1t that all coons orter hey bin
bobtailed, an she contended that the
Lawd made 'em as he wanted 'em an
did a good job. We wasn't mad at
fust, but the mo- we talked the meaner
we, felt, an bimeby we got downright
ugly. 1t was Sunday mawnin, an we
was goin off to preachin that day. but
when I got my mad up said:
GAS long as I'm fur bobtailed coons
an the Lawd didn't make 'em that way
it amt no use fur me to hear. preachin.
I'll stay home an yo' kin go alone
81 reckoned that would cool her off
a bit, but 1t didn't. She chawed away
at her bacon fur awhile an then said:
"'Zeb White, thar's bound to be a
calamity around this cabin. can't no
body find fault the way yo' do without
sunthin happenin. I'm goin right along
to preachin, an if yo' want to fly in the
face Of Providence yo' must take the
consequences ."
"T'm contendin fur bobtailed coons,'
said l. If all coens was bobtailed,
they'd. look a heap purifier an git along
heap BETTER
"'But how kin they be when it's all
fixed?
- Dunno, but I'm contendin.'
""Then yo' keep on contendin an see
how yoll come out. Thar's bobtailed
varmints in the mountings, an mebbe
You git huff of them befo' yo' git
through abusin Providence
eff she'd coaxed me a bit, I'd hev
gone with her." explained Zeb, 'but
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-05-26
The stomach.

Large portions of the stomach may
be excised, or even the whole may be
removed, with no very great mortality
and in successful cases with wonder.
fully little effect on the patients di,
gestion. The stomach hardly occu-
pies in our present opinion so impor.
tant place in digestion as it formerly
held. We know that it is rather a pre-
parer for the exercise of the digestive
powers of the pancreas than an active
digestive agent itself and that one of
its functions is to render innocuous
many of the Heterogeneous which
enter with the food. So we can
understand to some extent the small
amount of interference with digestion
produced by even considerable resec-
tons of the stomach.-Lancet.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-05-26
Cassava and Fish.

Cassava and fish form the chief arti-
cles Of food OF the Caribs of Guatema-
la, and the former is cultivated only in
sufficient quantities for their daily
needs, as vegetable to eat with their
fish, to make their strange bread and
to make the cassareep. which forms
their only sweet.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-05-26
TvoE Uplifter.

What" exclaimed the orator-"what
two things are helping mankind to get
up in the world?''
'The alarm clock and the steplad-
der" answered the dense person in the
rear of the hall Baltimore American.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-05-26

1t always makes man mad to have
kis name misspelled in newspaper,
Because he believes everybody ought to
know his ame.-Atchison Globe.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-05-26

No man is absolutely perfect. but one
who acknowledges his faults is more
than half way up the ladder. Chicago
News.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-05-26
Food isRepulsive

to the stomach that is irritated
and sensitive. Nervous disor-
ders of the brain irritate the
stomach nerves making it weak
and easily deranged. That's
why SO many people who suffer
from headache have weak stom-
achs. AL nervous troubles,
whether of the brain, stomach
or heart yield most readily to
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-05-26
DR.. Miles, Nervine.

Starting from small spot in my brain
the pain would steadily increase until il
seemed that my head would split open I
would be deathly sick at the stomach, would
yomit terribly and many times have gone
from "a to sc hours without food or drink.
After suffering from these spells for IS years
Miles Nervine.o Mrs. ]. M. WHITE,
At Drug Stores, Williamson, Mich.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-05-26
OLD HICKORY WAGONS.

Wide tire, none better. Best ironed.
Best material and best painted Of any
wagon on the market.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-05-26
TOWN SUPERVISORS: sto

using wood sulverts and small bridges.
Put in Sewerpipe culveots and make your
roads once for all. Costs less in the long
run and once completed makes perfect
road always.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-05-26
Mowers and Binders.

Buckeye mowers Milwaukee mowers,
Buckeye and Milwaukee binders at right
prices. i,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-05-26
BUGGIES.

BUGGIES.
Open and top buggies, and Road
wagons in all styles and prices,
A full line of CULTIVATORo, both
riding and walking.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-05-26
T.; Eriun1re.
'IRECTORY.
JUDIC AL OFFICER.
COUNTY OFFICERS.

HON, c. L. BROWN. ........... District Judge
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-05-26
The Old Reliable
John Deere Flows,

Guaranteed to scour in any soil. Walk
ing, Sulky and Gangs, in all sizes.
USE the De Laval Cream
separator, and save all your butter
and give your sweet warm skinned milk
= to your calves and pigs and save hours
of work cleaning cans and pans.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-05-26
BINDING TWINE,

Sisal and Standard that measure 200
feet to the pound, I2c. This measure
ment is guaranteed, thing other dealers
dare not do.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-05-26
FARM MACHIN

1t Will to look before pac
order is
Walking Flows Buggies Wagons
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-05-26

The Possum Hunter Tells How He
Came to Have Lively Bear For a
BedfelIoyy and the Result 1t Had
on Certain Opinions of His.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-05-26
MILLET SEED,

MllLil NEEU,
l have just received a fresh
STOCK or choice German millet
Gall early and get your wants
supplied. !. -
complete stock of FUEL, FENCE POSTS
and BARBED WIRE always kept on hand.
CHAIN bought at my elevators in Morris
Cyrus and Starbuck, which are open for business
throughout the year. -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-12
But Proposes to Levy a Light Duty on
Country from Porto Rico.
WOULD PRESERVE A PRINCIPLE
FOR WHICH SOME MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS ARE HOLDING OUT.
Neither the Amendments offered by
Senator Davis Nor Senator Nelson
FavOred-Debate This Week.
special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 11.-Another week
of Porto Rican discussion is just ahead of
US While the formal debate is going on in
the Senate efforts on the part of Republic
ans to get together will continue to be
made The Republican caucus committee,
commonly called the steering committee,
has already suggested a partial way out of
the difficulty in which the party it acts for
is entangled. 1t does not propose to take
the way out offered by Senator Davis, to
establish free trade over Porto Rico by ex-
tending over the island specific provisions
of the Constitution, nor yet does 1t show
signs of accepting Senator Nelson's amend
ment, which simply extends over the island
the customs and internal revenue laws of
the United States, thus establishing free
trade between it and the United States
without raising any constitutional question
at all. The plan by which the committee
proposes overcoming the objections to a
tariff is to strike out those clauses of the
pending bill that impose a duty on articles
going from the United States to Porto
Rico. but to retain some duty on some
articles coming from Porto Rico to the
United States. Whether this duty shall be
Is per cent, as in the bill that passed the
House and now stands in the Senate bill,
or be reduced to 10 or even per cent, has
not been finally decided. II this plan is ac-
cepted 1T would establish free trade one
way and low rates the other Making ex-
ports from the United States to Porto Rico
free would relieve the bill from the objec-
tion that is obnoxious to that clause of the
Constitution which prohibits the laying of
taxes or duties on exports from any State,
while the imposition of small duty on i'm
ports from Porto Rico to the United States,
which would, of course, be exports from
Porto Rico to the United States, would up
hold the principle that is desired-that
Congress has plenary power to legislate
for territory belonging to the United
States" 1t is thought all the Republicans,
except possibly Senator Hoar, can get to-
gether on this plan, both in the Senate and
House.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-12
NO MORE CUT RATES.
Western Railways Said to Have En-
tered Into an Alliance.

NEW YORK, March 12.-The Herald
says: 'It is rumored that the great West
ern railroads have made an agreement
to do no more cutting of rates between
Chicago and the Western coast The agree
ment, it is reported on excellent authority,
practically amounts to an alliance of these
roads for mutual protection against the
interstate commerce laws. According to
the Herald's informant, at meeting of the
representatives of all or most of the con-
tinental lines which took place here on
March s, an agreement was made that after
March 10 there would be absolutely no cut
ting Of rates west of Chicago and to
the Pacific coast. Among the roads said
to have been represented at the confer
ence were the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy, the Southern Pacific, the Central
Pacific, the Northern Pacific, the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe and the Chicago &
Northwestern. In fact, it is said that every
important line between Chicago and the
Pacific coast, with the exception of the
Canadian roads, entered into the compact
Neither Cook nor Raymond nor any of the
tourist companies which hitherto have had
special rates will, 1t is asserted, receive any
advantage under the new arrangement
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-12

Petrusberg. Profiting by their experience.
the Beers were prepared for a British
fanking movement. but in extending their
position, in order to avoid being out
fianked. they probably weakened their GEN.
ter. thus making it possible for the British
infantry to carry this with a bayonet
charge.
Lord Roberts's dignified protest against
the abuse of the white flag is regarded as
the most important fact OF the situation.
According TO the accounts supplied by the
correspondents, the instance appears to
have been most fragrant, and there is no
doubt that Lord Roberts will carry his
threat into execution.
Spencer Wilkinson. in the Morning Post
says: with 100 dead at Dreifontein, the
Beers must have had 500 wounded. We may
expect Lord Roberts to continue his march
at the rate of about ten miles a day. The
news that Lord Kitchener has gone south
shows that the rising in the Prieska dis
trict is troublesome, but ii will be effectu-
ally suppressed. We need not believe the
Boer report that 1900 British are near
Helpmakaar. 1t is quite unlikely that Gen.
Butler will make any decisive move until
his troops have recuperated."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-12
KRUGER AND sTEYN WARNED.
Roberts Says the White Flag Must
Not BE Abused Again.

LONDON. March 1.-THE War Office has
received the following advices from Lord
Roberts, dated Driefontein, Sunday, March
II, 945 a. m:
''The following telegram has been ad-
dressed by me to their honors, the state
Presidents Of the Orange Free State and
the South African Republic:
Another instance having occurred of
gross abuse of the white flag and of the
signal of holding up hands in token of sur
render, it is my duty to inform you that If
such abuse occurs again. 1 shall most re-
luctantly be compelled to order my troops
to disregard the white flag entirely.
The instance occurred on a kopje east
of Driefontein farm yesterday evening,
and was witnessed by several of my own
staff officers as we'll as by myself, and re-
suited in the wounding of several of my
officers and men.
A large quantity of explosive bullets
of three different kinds was found in Com
mandant Cronje's laager, and this has been
the case after every engagement with your
honors troops. Such breaches Of the rec
ognized usages of war and of the Geneva
convention are a disgrace to any civilized
power A copy of this telegram has been
sent to my government, with the request
that it may be communicated to all neu-
trail powers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-12
Running Fight of Twelve Miles.

DREIFONTEIN, March 11.-All of yes
Beers maintained a stubborn rear guard
action along a running front of twelve
miles on very difficult ground. The British
were advancing in three columns. General
Tucker. to the southwark, occupied Petrus-
berg unopposed. General Kelly-Kenny,
after following the river bank, moved in
the direction of Abraham's Kraal.
At Dreifontein. about eight miles south
of Abraham's Kraal, the Beers were found
posted i'm considerable strength on the
ridges connecting several kopjes, where
they had mounted guns.
The action began at 8 o'clock in the
morning with an artillery duel. General
French's cavalry and General Porter's
brigade supported our guns. The Boer ar
tilIery was accurately handled. and the
British cavalry found a task harder than
they had expected.
General Broadwood. with dogged perse-
verance, moved altogether six miles south
ward, trying to find a means to get around
but the Beers followed behind rising
ground, and even attempted to outfank
him.
Meanwhile the Sixth Division of infantry.
advancing on the Boer left, slowly forced
the enemy to retire. Had the infantry
been able to move faster the Beers would
have been enveloped. The last shot was
fired at 1880 p. m. This morning not Boer
was to be seen. The. prisoners belonged to
President Kruger's own commando