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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23
THE DEATH OF PAN RICE.
A Famous Circus Clown PASSES AWAY
at Long Branchst

at Long Branchs4
NEW YORK, Feb. 23AsUDcle Dam
Rice, the most famous OF clowns, died last
evening at Long Branch. N&5S. where he
had been III for several weeks.S
In his life he was the most noted Of all
knights Of the sawdust ring He was sew
enty-seven years old, and his history was
practically that of the circus-the real. old
Yankee circus-in America
His real name was Daniel McLaren and
ne was born in New York city. His father
nlcknamed him Dan Rice" after famous
clown whom he had known in ireland.
The boy stuck to the name and touched
the heights and depths Of circus luck, max
ing in his time three independent fortunes
and losing them one after another. He died
comparatively poor, but TO the last he was
cheerful. and had jest ever ready. He
had owned three different shows and trav-
eled not only in every portion of the
! United States. but extensively in Europe
as well. He was married three times, and
a wife. who is said 10 own valuable ranch
| in Texas. survives him.
The old clown had started to write a
! book telling Of his career. but increasing
! infirmities prevented him from finishing It.
He war engaged upon the last chapter a
few days before his death. The cause Of
death was Brights disease
Uncle Dan first appeared as z clown
| in Galena. H.. the home o. Gen. L. S.
I Grant. In 1874. and from that time forward
| his popularity as a circus Jester increased
/ rapidly.
But life was not all jest 70 Rice For
| instance. he figured ia serious incident In
/ Philadelphia in 1860, At that time he
| owned the Walnut Street Theatre. The
/ students there had disr.Iyed marked Sc
| session sentiment. Rice's sympathes were
/ with the North. aud he took occasion to
/ read the young men a lecture upon what
/ he considered their duties under the cir
! cumstances.
He sent TO three hundred OF them passes
admitting them to his theatre, and they
| came expecting TO be amused But Rice
/ had dotted his cap and bells and rebuked
| them at some length FOR their outbursts
in favor Of the South at a time when the
/ fate OF the nation vas In the balance.
/ They booted him and much disorder re-
| suited.
He did not retire from the circus until
! 1882 Since that time he has spent much
| Of his time in New York. where be was a
| familiar group. Whitehaired. vigorous.
| rudy. and cheerful for his years mt
recently he was able TO go our for an oc-
! casiouaI drive. On February u he was
| forced 20 20 10 bed and sank gradually
until death came last evening
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23

the bill for IL had been published Tree
months in advance. To evade this, Kru-
ger passed ali kinds OF measures as
amendpepts TO existing laws; which, as
he explained, not being new laws, re-
Quired no notification. Finally, however,
he got the Volksraad to rescind this ar
ticle OF the Grondwet: and now, as for
some time past. any law of any sort can
be passed by a small clique Of Kruger
in secret session of the Raad without no
tice Of any sort and without knowledge
or assent of the people. The Beers have
no more voice In such legislation than II
they were Chinese. The Transvaal is only
a republic in the same sense that nut
she'll is a nut or a fossil oyster shell is
an oyster.
"All that the British Government has
ever cOntended for with President Kruger
has been the fair and honorable observ-
anCe of his engagement in respect OF equal
rights in Article XIV Of the 1884 Conven-
ton. This he has persistenly and dog
gedly refused while he has been using the
millions of money he has wrung from the
Outlanders to purchase the material for
the war he has been long years preparing
on such colossal scale TO drive the Eng
fish out OF those colonies in which they
have given absolute equality to all IL is
this very equality which has upset his
calculations. by It's leaving 100 rev mar
contents among the Dutch population TO
make any general rising of them possible
in Natal or the Cape. on which rising
Kruger stakes his hope Of success in the
struggle. As for the Transvaal Beers, the
only part they have in the war is to fight
for their Independence. which was never
threatened until they invaded British ter
ritory, and thus compelled the Queens
Government to defend IL.
The only alternative left TO England 10
refuse fighting would have been the
ground that all war is wrong; hut as
neither England nor any other nation has
ever taken this Christian ground. there
was in reality no alternative. Is il fair
10 stigmatize England as endeavoring TO
crush two small and weak nations because
! they have been so small in wisdom and
( weak in common sense as 10 become the
{ tools OF the daring and crafty autocrat
| who has decoyed both friend and foe into
/ war? ] am. with high esteem, thy friend.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23
SUN WORSHIP IN CHICAGO.
A Persian Priest Attempting To Es-
IabIiSh Temple.


CHICAGO H.. Feb. Ottoman Ear
andusht- Hanish. a Persian priest, is in
Chicago. intent upon establishing a tenn
pie 10 be dedicated TO sun worship. and,
upon securing converts 10 the SURVIVOR
shping faith. will talk next Sunday In
the Church OF Yoga. lS4 Dearborn street,
rooll .. However ne is not connected
with the Yoga cult.
The missionary Of the sun worshipers
is tail and spare. with smooth-shaven
and intelligent face. He is Of Russian and
German parentage. but was born. and for
he most part has lived i'm Teharan. Per
STA. As for his philosophy. he says it is
almost as old as the hills dating back ac-
cording to the claims Of its apostles li2,-
600 years before Christ.
Outside Of the sun being a symbol FOR
thought and being worshiped symbolical-
Is. rather than literally, there is nothing
very novel i'm Mr. Hanishs philosophy. II
would appear that sun vorshipers believe
with the idealistics that this world is only
a shov world and that nothing Is except
the 4" and the II ga All else IS shad-
ows aad ID. ,sion. The centre Of everything
is God ami God Is thought. and, when
thought ,Eins 10 evolve IL Eliminates.
and DAY begins
Nj Hanish AYERS the idea IS not hard to
grasp. There is no mysticism, no occult
ism IN the sun wOrshipers philosophy.
So il is not necessary to spend several
wears learning the difference between 8
Yogi and a Wingwang
An attempt was made In 1880 10 estab-
lish thought worship IN New York. but
failed Mr.. Hauish expects TO do better
in Chicago.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23
The Davis ChiId Exchange.

CHARLESTON. W. Va, Feb. 23.-The
Botkin residence, on Washington Stree.
recently purchased by Hon. Henry G. Da-
yis for $500 and presented to the Chill
dren's Home Society CT West Virginia. was
decided on Wednesday to that association,
and viii be known as the Davis Child Ex-
change. The State will look after the ex-
penses, but no child win be kept at the
home longer that IL can be placed with a
good family. The property is conveyed to
Governor George W. Atkinson, Hon.
George r. Price. and Hon. s. L. Flannery
as trustees for the organization. The title
had TO be vested I'm them because the So
clety is incorporated. and under the laws
Of West Virginia the State cannot hold
real estate. New furniture and other nee
essary articles will be put in and the new
building will be opened shortly. Two
women will be added to the general com
mitee.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23
IGNORED BY HIS WIFE.
Parsons Lives in "A Hut and His Help
mate In "a House.


WILKES BARRE. Pa. Feb. 23.-Seeking
to compel his wife to allow him 10 share
her home Edward Parsons OF Wyoming.
who FOR two years has lived In a hut, while
she occupied a snug farmhouse. had her
summoned before Alderman Donohue yes
terday
The counter-allegatic1s OF Parsons and
his wife make up peculiar story. They
were married in 1889 and soon afterward.
he alleges. 10 show his love for his wife
and his confidence in her be gave her a
deed Of his house and farm.
All went well until tgo wears ago when
she accused him OF having another wife
living. He has always maintained that in
this she was deceived by a malicious re-
port unfounded. and set on foot by some
one who wished TO injure him
But Mrs Parsons was obdurate.a The
house and land were hers and she told
him he might go where he pleased. but
that he could no longer remain where she
was. He has lived since that time in a
hut on the outskirts Of the farm, working
as laborer for his wife and receiving only
his support.
She has not spoken 10 him. and instruc-
tiOns regarding his work have been sent
TO him through another farm hand. Par
sors complained that his health was not
good this winter, and demanded that he
be allowed TO leave the hut for the farm
house.
Alderman Donohue was unable 10 per
suade Mrs Parsons to become reconciled
with her husband.
no. sir, she said. firmly; we are
parted forever" And she walked away
without speaking to Parsons or looking
al him.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23
Preparing 10 Loot the store.

RADFORD, Va, Feb. 23.-About 1
o'clock yesterday morning robbers we're
discovered in the storehouse Of the Blue
field wv. Va Hardware Company. They
we're preparing to take away with them
most Of the contents of the store. when a
man passing noticed the unusual appear
ance Of things inside and informed the
police. Soon the building was surrounded
by a large crowd, who az first we're APP
parently unnoticed by the thieves. One
OF them tried TO escape, through the
front door, but on being confronted with
firearms quickly returned. and. with the
rest Of the gang. fed through a rea- door
and escaped. Bloodhounds we're put on
the track but the scent was soon lost
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23

When the sexton who had held his Office
ifty-ive years. was asked where the
Washingtons were buried. he replied that
he did not rightly know. but he had al
ways understood il was near the vestry.
He offered 10 show the spot, and. opening
d door. disclosed a lumber closet filled with
kindllng wood, coal. and sections tools.
When the place was cleared out and lights
were procured. an ancient and much-de-
cayed marble slab was discovered on which
were read the inscriptions:
Graves of the Washington Family.
Here lyeth the body Of Henry Wash
ington. Esquire, Lord Of this Manor who
Departed this life March 3, 17l9.
Here also lyeth We body OF Eleanor. his
widOwe. Granddaughter OF Sir William
Lowther. who departed this life Ammo Dom
l72O''
In the vestry Of South Cave Church is
large black marble tombstone the greater
legible, except that the name "Girling-
ton" occurs twice on it. The lower part
Of the same stone. apparently carved At a
later date. has these words:
Here also lyeth the body Of Susanna
Washington daughter Of Mr.. Henry Wash
ingtOn.'
It seems certain that this was the child
which. according to the parish register, was
baptized in the church March "A, 1894. and
died a month later. II is probable that be-
meath that same tomb lies the remains of
Andrew washington. the father of Henry
Washington and the brother 70 that John
Washington who emigrated TO Virginia in
1857 and was great grandfather 70 George
Washington, Of immortal fame Il is pos
sible that in South Cave Church Is buried
the father Of both John and Andrew Wash
ington, the great-great- grandfather Of the
hero OF the American Revolution.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23
PROTECTING A PRISONER.
He l. Taken Through Tunnel tO
Avoid Factory Girls.


Avoid Factors Girls.
CINCINNATI. Feb. 22.--In view OF the
feet that The tunnel leading from the
county Jail 20 the courthouse has been
used but once since 1854 for conveying a
prisoner on trial, much speculation has
been INDUCED in as to why Albert Lukens,
the sixteen ear-oId boy. on trial for
the nun Ter of Mrs Julia Steigler. is be-
ing taken back from the Jail TO the court
room via the underground route.
1t is said that the tunnel was brought
into play because Criminal Bailin VIII
liam Bowman complained Of numerous
Interruptions and interferences by curious
people en- route
II appears that the chief annoyance ar
ises from the girls in the shoe factory in
the neighborhOOd who flock about the
good looking prisoner making comments
and trying to engage him in conversation.
Many notes and flowers have been sent 10
him.
The prisoner objects TO the underground
route and is disappointed at not being
allowed 10 get a breath OF outdoor air and
a glimpse O. sunshine and perhaps OF the
factory
Luzins confessed 70 numbering Mrs.
Steigler with a poker TO get her money
This is his second trial. The jury in the
first trial disagreed.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23

not be authenticated, or Wsshingtonian
lore might be wonderfully enriched.
In the barrooms of the Fox and Coney
and the Three Tuns, where all the farm
ers for miles around gather on Mondays
market day). there was deeply rooted
conviction that Washington folks were
South Cavers, bred and born, but the
mention Of his name started one music
ally inclined and somewhat bibulous VIII
lager to loudly sing a snatch OF song,
which evidently dated from Revolutionary
times. and ran as follows:
For all the brags Of Washington we care not >
Wen fire at his brass works and make hin let
US in.
He was severely rebuked for his dislOy
atty 70 the distinguished son Of South
Cave, and offers we're plentiful 10 show
the spot where the Washingtons formerly
lived and the place where they were bur
led. When it came TO the point, however,
the rustics could not agree among them
selves, pointing out widely different To-
calities.
In the centre of the village street stands
an old market cross, and close by is the
entrance to a majestic park, in which is
Cave Castle the seat of Squire Barnard
A little way of stands the ancient church
The present edifiee was erected In 1901
Portions of the walls are OF church QUILT
in the thirteenth century, which stood on
the site of one dating from Saxon times,
before the Norman conquest, 1906. An en-
try in Doomsday Book, dated 1901, and
now in the British Museum, says:
In Cave Camel has twenty-four caru-
Gates of land. where there may be twelve
ploughs Robert Malet has now four
pIoughs in the demesne there, and thirty
villanes (bond laborersl, having eight
ploughs- There is church and priest
here and the site Of two mills"
The inscription recording the building OF
the present church Is in Latin. and trans
lated reads as follows: This sacred
temple At God was built in the year Of our
Lord 1901, Thomas Flint then being Vicar.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23
CAPTAIN RIEHL DEAD.
He Served on a GunbOat During the
Owl War.

Civil War.
BALTIMORE. Feb. 23.-Capt. J. H. Riehl,
the oldest towbOst master and owner at
this port. died yesterday morning at his
home In this city. Captain Riehl was born
in Germany. AS a boy he came to Balti-
more with his parents. and became con-
nected with primitive towboats owned by
the Hendersons, serving there until he be
came master.
He next served on gunboat during the
civil war. and later upon a transport
After the war he entered into the towboat
business with his brother. Capt. Charles
F. Riehl. late judge Of the Orphans Court.
and remained in that business until his
death He was the owner OF the tugs
Jesse Tyson. Morris L. Keen. and the J.
H. Riehl a new boat about ready for
service, and had been confined to his
house for the past three months. Wild
ow, Capt. John H Riehl, jr., and Miss
Margaret Riehl, his children, survive him.
He was a member of Concordis Lodge and
Chapter No. 1, Royal Arch Masons. Cap
tain Riehl and his brothers, Charles F.
and James L. Riehl were licensed mas
tiers and engineers of steam vessels.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23
THE NAVAL ACADEMY.
Annapolis Protests Against Efforts 20
Have II RemoNed

ANNAPOLIS. Md. Feb. 23.-Rumors
that New Englanders have renewed eff
forts to have the Naval Academy removed
from Annapolis have stirred up Annapolis
residents.
The Annapolis Building and Loan Asso-
citation has appointed a committee to CO
operate with a committee OF citizens to
wait on the Legislature to protest against
its removal. Located at the State capital.
it is claimed that all Maryland is inter
ested IN not having the Academy removed
from her borders.
The association unanimously adopted
resolutions thanking Congressman Mudd
for his efforts TO secure liberal sppropria-
lions for the rehabilitation Of the kcad-
envy, and also appointed a committee of
three TO draw up a suitable paper ex-
pressing its recognition and appreciation
in securing liberal appropriations for the
Naval Academy for the present year and
requesting his most earnest efforts for the
continuance OF such appropriations for the
future
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23
Lieutenant Poe Restored to Duty.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. Feb. 23.-First
Lieut. Stephen W. Poe. OF Grafton. who
was placed on the supernumersry list two
years ago. having been honorably discharg-
ed from the service Of the United States
by muster out Of the First West Virginia
Volunteer Regiment, has been restored by
the Adjutant General Of West Virginia to
active duty in the West Virginia National
Guard. with rank and date as II service
had been continuous. He Is assigned as
eommissary In the First Regiment, vice
Lieut.. T. a. Babb. relieved upon hts own
request
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23
secret. Of smokeIe.. Powder.

WILMINGTON, Del, Feb. 23.-The hear
ing of the damage suit Of Wolf & Co.. the
Prussian powder manufacturers. against
the Dupont Company. of this city, is set
for April ?. and some Of the secrets Of the
manufacture of snokeless powder are like
iy to be revealed. The Prussians allege
that The Duponts have infringed on their
formula for making the smokeless powder
from nitrocellulose. At the hearing each
side. It is expected, will have to reveal its
formulas.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23
NOTICE OF SOLDIERS DEATHS.
Secretary Roofs Order That ReIa.
1iVes BE Communicated With.

Secretary Root is DESTROYS that the
friends and relatives Of deceased soldiers
shall be notified Of their deaths at the ear
lest possible moment. He has issued the
following order:
when a soldier is killed in action or
dies at any post, hospital. or station, il
shall be the duty of his immediate COM
mander 10 secure his effects and to prepare
the inventory required by the 12eth article
Of war, according to prescribed form. and
to notify nearest relative OF the fact Of
death"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23
CLOTHING FOR TROOPS.
The Soldiers I'm Alaska 10 BE Made
More Comfortable.

The formation OF the Department OF
Alaska has made it necessary for the War
Department to increase the allowance Of
clothing to troops serving in that Depart
ment and an order was issued today in
creasing the amount by $50.
The following articles will be issued to
Alaskan troops:
Southwestern hat. fur cap pair fur gaunt-
lets. macllnaw overcOat, oilskin coat, pair
oilskin trousers, pair buckskin gloves, pair
buckskln mittens pair moccasins. pair Ger
man socks, pair shoe pacs, swePter.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23
Death of w. II. McauIIkin.

sHEPHERDsTowN, W. Va. Feb. %
Mr.. William T. Mccullkin, one Of Jeffer-
son county's weaIthiest and most respect
ed citizens. died at bis home near here
yesterday after long Illness. aged seven
ty-seven years. His wife, three sons and
two daughters survive him.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23
TIE WASHINGTON FAMILY
Tracing the Ancestry Of the First
President.

Discoveries in south Cave, England,
Seem to Identify the Great Ameri-
That Yorkshire Viuage-RecOrds
ON Registers aud GravestOnes.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23
Views OF JOHN bellows
The Eminent Quaker Scholar on the
War in South Africa.

A Letter Addressed TO His Friend,
senator Hoar of MassachusettS-A
DisBassiOnRte Summing Up of the
Cnuses-Thc writer. an Advocate of
Peace, Approves EnEIHnd's Course.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23
MnshInEtOn-CIeveIn sleeper via
II. & O.

Quick service and superior accommodation
daily on $50 D. N. train without change arriv-
ing at Cleveland, 1890 next morning.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-23

More cases Of sick headache, biliousness, con-
sljpation, be cured in less time, with lesS
medicine. and for less money, by using Carriers
Little Liver Pills, than By any other means.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1900-02-17
why Macrum Quit.

The New York Commercial Adver-
tiser says: Ex-Consul Macrum's 8
abrupt and hitherto unexplained de-
parture from his post at Pretoria is
accounted for by an intimate per-
sonal friend Of his in the following
way:
The ex-Consul is very young and
very enthusiastic man, q thorough
idealist. He was SO convinced of the
justice OF the Boer cause that he felt
he could not adequ quately represent
the neutrality required by the posi-.
tion of our Government toward the
war. He felt that il he retained his
position he could not act up to his
official duties without infringing on
his idealistic instincts. For a while
there was sharp conflict in his mind
which resulted in his abrupt depart
ure for America. Mr.. Macrum told
me himself that this was the reason
for his action.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1900-02-17
Rope walking az niagara.

The man who wanted to walk
across Niagara Falls on a rope was
wisely restrained by the authorities.
Probably he is thankful that such
was the case. Death comes soon
enough. Take the inroads of
disease for example. Common all
ments like constipation. dyspepsia,
biliousness, malaria, and nervous
ness, do much to shorten life. There
is medicine that will cure these. if
taken faithfully. and that is Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters. Set the
stomach right, and good health is
sure to follow. This peerless remedy
has a record of over fifty years Of
cure to back it up. When in need Of
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1900-02-17
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.


Out OF IS, ,632 qualified voters in the
City Of Mexico, 81 1888 voted for Presi-
dent Diaz as the candidate of the Lib
eral party.
With the coal fields of Washington
only ten days from Cape Nome by
steamer, coal sells for 1925 per ton at
the latter place.
The city of Helena, Montana, on
January 11th, voted for municipal
ownership of water works and an
electric lighting plant.
At Keswick, CAL, the other day,
Jerry Thorpe ate go eggs, (soft boiled)
in sixty minutes on a wager. Thorpe
had time to spare and experienced but
little inconvenience.
Six thousand people are said to be
waiting at Seattle for boats to take
them to Cape Nome. And the num-
Der is being added to by every train
and steamer which arrives in the city.
New York has searchlight fire en-
gine. 1t is the first machine OF its
kind ever constructed, and its great
advantage is that it will enable fire.
men to overcome the difficulty OF fight
ing fires in dark interiors.
Three masked men held up the
Sheep Ranch gambling room at Salt
Lake City one night last week and
secured about 81 900 in gold and sill
YER. The room was we'll filled with
players, who all threw up their hands
and submitted to the demands of the
robbers.
A bill which provides for refunding
81 25 an acre to settlers who paid 81
80 for land within railroad limit, has
passed the United States Senate with
out opposition. This bill will be OF
great interest to the people of the Pa
ciic coast States, as it affects those
lands within the grants to railroads
where such grants were afterwards for
feited by reason of the failure to con-
struct the road.