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The evening times., 1900-03-06
INSANE OVER RELIGION.
Two Victims of Mania Sent to ar
Asylum.


HAGERSTOWN. Md. March 6.--Juries Of
inauisition found Daniel H. Smith. of Roh-
rersville, and Miss Florence Stouffer. aged
about thirty-hve years. daughter Of Mrs.
Mary Stouffer. of Hagerstown, insane.
Smiths mind became unbalanced a few
weeks ago over religion. He imagined he
had been commissioned by the Lord to
prophesy. and he said everyone around
Rohrersville would be converted. DR.. c. d.
Baker testified Smith said he did not need
medicines. that the Lord would cure. that
he was divine healer When Smith
entered the courtroom he walked rapidly
through the lawyers inside the bar inclOs-
ure. and shaking of all attempts to detain
him rushed up to Judge Stake and shook
hands with him. after which he was in
duced to sit down by the States Attorney.
During the testimony Of DR.. ". NJ. Nj
hiser and DR.. Baker he frequently made in
terruptfons and objected to two men sit
ting as Jurors on bis case. After the ver-
dict he was put in the counsel room. but
be became so boisterOus in his arguments
on religion and other topics that he had to
he removed Sheriff Bruce 5. Zeller took
him to the Maryland Asylum for the Insane
at CatonsviIle, with Mrs. Stouffer, who
also went insane because Of religious ex-
citement.
The evening times., 1900-03-06

4 further issue OF Car Trust securities was made
consisting of SlSO.OD0 Series ID Pennsylvania
RolIiug Stock Trust, bearing interest al the rate
of four per cent. per dnnum S3.Oo0,Ur0 series
..W 90 -" and X Pennsylvania Rolling stock
Trl~. and - 236 UO0 Series A. - '.B.' and 'C'
Prllr~, lvania Car Trust, bearing interest al the
rate Of 3 u per cent. per annum. making an az
gregate u S5.36601O. There will thus be iuI-
rjsird Tor the Main Line 6l5 steel gondolas, 2,i59
box cars l.gl0 hopper. and 5g4 long gondolas;
Northern Central Railway Company, go box cars;
Pittsburgh Cincinnati. Chi ago and ii. Lo,us Rai.-
wav Comuany 100 steel gondolas. $40 box cars,
so long Coudolss and 800 fat cars; Pennsyl-
yania Cumuauy 40 steel goudolaS and 200 box
cars: Allegheny Valley Railway Company. l5U
long gouGolas: and Toledo. Peoria, and Western
RAILWAY Company. 500 box cars and 26 stock cars,
an aggregate uf s.405 cars. of these cars 5000
viii be substituted for equipment having a ca
pacity af 10000 pounds or les. Through this
course and the current replacement OF vacant
numbers 10y new equipment Of standard capacity,
that portion uf the rolling stock OF your system
which does not earn sufficient revenue to justify
its retention in service viii practically be elm
mated during tuis and the following year.
The total number oi Car Trust cars now in ser
vice Is q 35l, and the Car Trust certificates out
standing December Slst. lsHs, aggregate S52ZS.og)
The number II tons OF freight moved on the
three grand divisions cas-; of Pittsburgh and Enc
in 1909 was 100 zoo OBJ increase Of IS. .s 2f2 or
Is IS per cent: the number cf passengers was
b O29, ,922. increase of 2o6i Bot, or 0.I5 per
cent. as compared with ls9S
The other railroad companies cast OF Pittsburgh
and Erie in which vour Company Is interested
show satisfactory results Detailed statements Of
their operations viii be found in their respective
annual reports ds well as IN the pamphlet report
Of your Company.
The evening times., 1900-03-06

and extended at 3 l-2 per cent. until July lst,
lqIl.
The Cleveland Akron and Columbus Railway.
which forms a connection between Hudson. on
your Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad, and
Columbus. Ohio, the Pan Handle Road, and
also through its Dresden Branch connects with
the latter road al Trinway was purchased in your
interest during the past year The traffic OF this
line being naturally tributary TO your system and
its construction having for that reason been orig
lnailr promoted in your interest. il was thought
advisable when an opportunity offered 10 acquire
its contrsl at reasonable price. 10 do so. In
order 10 bring its debt within the earning ca
pacity Of the property and put il in condition to
move its traffic effectively and economically. 4
plan Of reorganization has been prepared in which
the cooperation of all the shareholders has been
invited
By virtue Of an agreement under date May J.,
1899 certain amendments have been made in the
lease of the Little Miami Railroad 10 the Pitts
burgh Cincinnati. Chicago and st. Louis Railway
Company which were deemed to be TO the interest
of ali parties. These amendments mainly covered
The retirement Of sectional bonds that had ma
trred and the acceptance, in payment for bet
ternents and improvements made by the lessee,
of sI per cent non-convertible bonds in the place
Of per cent bonds convertible into the stock
of the Little Miami Railroad Company.
The number OF tons OF freight moved on the
lines OF Pittsburgh a. 20s s02 an increase
Of 1855 $50. The number Of passengers carried
was ls,S54.sss, an increase of l,7I2,930 as com
pared with 1898
The gross earnings Of all lines cast and west
Of Pittsburgh for the year sl52, 100, 0663.
operating expenses, sO6, SOC ess. and net earnings,
k45, 2 lis Co. increase in gross earnings, COM
pared with 1895. Of Sl603s S34 g. and an increase
in net earnings Of 81 2o2, ,70S as. There were
2Os, ,eso, lie tons OF freight moved, being an in
The evening times., 1900-03-06
FTNDFn DEBT.

The outstanding : per Gent. Equipment Bonds
sf the Erie and Pittsburgh Railroad Company
which would have matured October list, 1900
having been purchased and cancelled, the Cen
sral Mortgage 3 - per cent. bonds OF that Com
panv bearing date July lst, le9O, no" CONSTITUTE
ihe only lien upon It's property.
Under the terms OF the General Mortgage oi
the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad Company
a new series of S2.0c0,0O0 was authorized oN the
gompanv bearing interest at IL per cent run
ming fifty wears from August Isl, IeSJ' "iu
5rsignared Series 'sD.'' TO be used IN payment
sor betterments to its road and in the redemption
pf prior lien bonds As the last OF these prior
lien securities mature November lst. 1900. the
General Mortgage bonds will then become the
only lien upon this property
As a.. .s63, 600 Of the Consolidated Mortgage
bonds issued by the Pittsburgh. Cincinnati aud
St. Louis Railway Company will mature August
LIST. 1900, il deemed wise TO take advantage OF
the condition Of the market aud provide for their
pSyment through the issue of ID per cent
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and st. Louis
Railway Company. These bonds part of a
series of sl2 600 600, designated Series e, and
running fifty years from August lst. 1899. OF the
bonds maturing August Isl. S,s4l,OOo were out
standing al the close OF the year.
The amount of bonds issued under the Con-
solidated Mortgage Of the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati,
Chicago and 81. Louis Railway Company outstand-
ing December Slst, lsg9 was $50, SIS, 600.
The outstanding first mortgage per cent. bonds
Of the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Com
rsny, amounting 10 500, 900. having msiured
October LIST. ls99 were, in pursuance OF the agree
,nents heretofore made with that Company, guar
snteed principal and interest by your Company
The evening times., 1900-03-06
BEATING A BLIND GIRL.
Extremely Cruel Treatment Alleged
Against IN New Yorker.

NEW YORK. March ernst MUIR. OF
53 Butler Street. Elizabethport. was ar
rested yesterday charged with beating his
wife, and committed to the county jail for
one month.
For at least three years Murr's neigh
bors have been shocked by the treatment
of his daughter Lena who is eighteen and
weak-minded She is completely blind the
result, it is said, of the punishment TO
which she has been subjected. Only the
fear inspired by MUIR, who is a man OF
violent temper and fond Of drinking. deter
red the neighbors long ago from calling
the attention Of the authorities to the case.
II now appears that the girls mother has
deIusions. and steps will be taken to have
both properly cared for.
MUIR is an expert mdChiniSt. and owns
the little two-story cottage in which the
family lives. Mrs. Elsa MUIR was in an
insane asylum several years ago. Some
times she is under the impression that she
is the daughter of the Emperor Of Ger
many. The other child. Elsa, is a pretty
littl girl of four years.
The neighborhood was reused yesterday
morning by the shrieks Of the blind girl
and by an outburst of flames from an attic
room in which the unfortunate creature
was confined MUIR put out the FIRE, and
the house pursued by her husband. He
overlook her and struck her down with a
club. Before he could repeat the blow he
was arrested by Constable Sai!er.
When a reporter went to the house Mrs.
MUIR was greatly excited and declared her
name was Elsa Rae and that she was not
Murr's wife but his sister-in-law. She
said MUIR had repeatedly beaten her and
her daughter. Then her talk became in
coherent. and catching up her youngest
child she ran down the street and disap-
peared.
Lena stood behind her mother as she
talked. The child was wretchedly clad.
having no shoes and only tattered stock
ings to cover her feet. She had bucket.
and cropping her way along the wall of the
house she went to a well from which she
made piteous attempts TO draw water.
"Oh, so cold," she repeated over and
over again. In reply to questions she
stammered: II beaten always. always, and
| always cold. He knocked out my eyes
with a poker last week, and beat me.
See." and she showed a witheIed arm COW
cred with black and blue spots. She said
she did the washing and cooking for the
family.
Neghbors say the girl. when not at
work, usually has been confined in a wood
shed behind the house, and that hardly a
day has passed that she was not beaten
either by her father or mother. She has
been demented from birth. but became
blind a few years ago. Physicians think
her sight may be restored.
The evening times., 1900-03-06
QUARTERS FOR OFFICERS
Improved Accommodation TO Be
Provided at Army Posts.
Plans Being Prepared Under the Di-
rectiOn of Secretary ROOt-A Spe-
to Consider the PrOject-A TrOu-
bIesOme Question Up for Solution.

The Secretary of War, it is reported, is
officers quarters at many of the military
posts and for the remodeling of the quar-
ters for officers at nearly all the other
posts in this country.
The following order has been issued re-
garding the proposed work:
by direction of the Secretary of War, a
board of officers to consist of Col. John |.
Rodgers, Fifth United States Artillery;
Lieut.. Col. Charles A. Dempsey, First In
fantry; Major William S. Patten, quarter
master; Major Thomas T. Knox, inspector
general; Capt Samuel w. Fountain, Eighth
Cavalry, will meet at the War Department,
Washington, District of Columbia, at 10
o'clock a. m, March 6, 1900, or as soon
thereafter as practicable, for the purpose
of investigating, reporting upon. and max
ing recommendations regarding the char
acter and plan of officers quarters at mill
tary posts, under such further instructions
as may be communicated to the board by
the Adjutant General of the Army
The board met this morning, but trans
acted little business. 1t will hold meetings
from time to time until definite plans have
been agreed upon for certain style OF
quarters which will be erected at all the
posts not having quarters in good condi
tiOn.
The question Of accommodations for Off
GERS has caused considerable trouble for
the War Department officials. Some Off
GERS want double houses, others single
houses, some desire verandas and some do
not. The result is that constant changes
have to be made as new officers are
signed TO the various posts.
i he plans decided upon by the new
board will be used. il is said, in construct
ing a number OF new posts along the At
lantic and Pacific coasts. II the bill pro-
viding for the reorganization Of the Army
becomes law new posts will be construct
ed at many of the sea-coast towns which
now have very poor accommodations for
officers.
The increase OF the artillery arm OF the
service provided for in the Army bill will
result in large forces of troops being
placed at all the sea-coast defence posts
to care for the heavy guns and will neces-
state many officers taking up their resi-
dence there. The work on the new posts
will be begun il is said, soon as the
Army bill passes and will be completed at
the earliest possible moment in order that
the officers may be well housed next win
The evening times., 1900-03-06
Causes rIore Diseases i'm the Human
System than Any Other Poison.
The Great Kidney Remedy, Swamp=ROOt,
Promptly Cures All Uric Acid Troubles.
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Sent Absolutely Free by Mail

Science has demonstrated that in a few
days time you brew enough Uric Acid
in your body to produce death.
Your kidneys are your only salvation.
Because when they are well, they filter
out this deadly poison.
So. when your kidneys are weak or out
of order you can understand how quickly
your entire body is affected, and how
every organ SENS to fail to do its duty.
Uric Acid causes more sickness and suf-
fering than any other form of poisoning.
1t irritates the nerves, makes you dizzy,
restless, sleepless, and irritable. Causes
rheumatism and neuralgia, pain or dull
ache in the back. joints, and muscles;
makes your head ache and back ache,
causes indigestion. stomach. and liver trou-
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makes you feel as though you had heart
trouble; you lack ambition, get weak, AMI
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The cure for these troubles Is DR..
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you afford natural help to nature. for
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Healthy kidneys keep down the excess
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Swamp-RO should at once be taken
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Swamp Root is used In the leading hos
pitfalls; recommended by skillful physicians
in their private practice, and is taken by
doctors themselves who have kidney all
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greatest and most successful remedy that
science has ever been able 10 compound.
To prove its wonderful efficacy. send
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of Swamp-ROot and a valuable book by
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of the thousands upon thousands of testi-
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Swamp Root is so remarkably successful
that our readers are advised TO write for
free sample bottle and to be sure and men
The evening times., 1900-03-06
SINKING FUNDS.

Under the provisions of the consolidated mort
cage of the Company, the annual amount set
arsrt out Of the net income for the redemption
of the outstanding bonds secured by that mort
gage was 1854. $50 Under its provisions S2s,O'O
of these securities were purchased and can
ceIled reducing the funded debt by tins amount
There are DOW So 4O7 4gl. in securities and cash.
in the fund foi the redemption Of these bonds
Under the provisions OF the four per cent
Egiument Trust Gold Loan. there was paid 10
the trustee during 1899. for the sinking fund. me
sum of SI3g. 900 The trustee was unable 10 Oh
tain any Of the bonds al the price fixed IN tie
lease and in accordance with the terms ihereol
the whole amount has been invested IN additional
equipment.
SECURITIES or OTHER CORPORATIONS.
The entire cost of the securities Of other cor
porations now held by your Company, was
sI20. 1862. .425. 81. The direct revenue received
therefrom was 81 79. 500 II, nearly four per cent
upon the cost thereof. which more than provided
Tor the Interest on your funded debt
CAR TRUSTS.
The outstanding certificates Of Series ~ and
- Of the Pennsylvania Equipment Trust hav-
ing matured during the year, were paid and can
cellcd These series covered 1850 box, 525 long
goudoas and 1000 hopper gondola cars IN service
up the Penusy vauia Railraad 300 gOndolas sub
leased 10 the penusy lvania Company, 500 box cars
slfhltased 10 the Pittsburg. Cincinnati. Chicago,
and St Louis Railway Company; and l40 box
cars slIbleased to the New York Philadelphia and
Norfolk Railroad Company. representing ia all
3JI5 cars and a total cost OF S2.0p90bO. These
cars have therefore now become the property Of
the respective lines which contributed 10 the cost
Thereof.
The evening times., 1900-03-06
A NEW GRAIN ELEVATOR.
Railway improvements at Newport
News Nearly Complete.

News Nearly Complete.
NEWPORT NEWS. Va. March st is
beginning 70 look as if extensive improve
ments under way here by the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway will be completed and
ready for operation in four months, at the
longest These Improvements will cost in
the neighborhoOd Of s.. .000. 600. The 1.0O0.-
000-bushel grain elevator is now about one-
fifth completed wOrkmen having raised
the structure about forty feet above the
ground. This building will be taller than
the present elevator which has a capacity
of !. .750. 600 bushels, but fl will not be as
large in other dimensions. The working
capacity of the new one viii be 100000
bushels. The capacity of $50, 900 bushels
given for the old elevator is its utmost ca
pacity.
On the water front. opposite the new
elevator and some distance below Pier q.
is Pier S. which will be one of the busiest
at the terminals when il is in operation.
On the south side of the pier above the
house is a large grain conveyer. which will
connect the new elevator with this pier.
That part OF the cOnveyer on the pier has
been completed as far as the timber work
is concerned and the connecting stretch is
now in course of construction.
On the north side of the addition to Pier
runs a track. on which ears loaded with
rough stuff. such as phosphate rock. will
be sent out to the ships. The large trestle
approach to the new coal pier which will
be known as No. 10. is rapidly nearing
completion. and in a few weeks it viii
reach the water front. This pier will be
used for supplying the steamships calling
here for bunker coal. Between Piers and
TO- Pier .. which will be a general mer-
chandise pier with double deck, will be
built. 1t is reported that work on il viii
he sfarfed
The evening times., 1900-03-06
DUCK HUNTERS AROUSED.
The Practice of Hating Causes an
Animated Discussion.

CHURCH CREEK, Md, March Ga
present shooting OF river ducks in Dorches-
ter has been started by several sportsmen
of the county and it has caused much dis
cussion.
The manner of taking ducks on the fresh
waters and much of the shallow salt water
of Dorchester is through the batting of
large amounts of grain at the feeding and
roosting grounds. The advisability OF dis
continuing this batting is the issue.
Batting here is a comparatively recent
introduction. dozen years ago enough
ducks were taken without batting. Now
at every ducking shore batting is constant
lv within reach. and the ducks become even
fatter than the average domestic fowls
Previous to batting it was the custom Of
river ducks to feed during the day on the
mud fats and shallow ponds and to rOost
at night in open water. Now their habits
have become reversed, and the shallow riv-
er and marshy pond receive their influx
of fowls only after dark Under cover of
night they feed at the bats and leave be-
fore day to seek the waters of the bay,
where in small punches they become prac-
tically inaccessible. The successful hunter
of river ducks is, therefore, he who shoots
at night. contrary to both moral and civil
laws.
The theory Of not batting would tend. ac-
cording TO many shooters to decrease the
stock of ducks. They say that fowls would
seek other waters for the grain which they
have learned to love better than the natu-
raj foods on which they throve previously.
Others, and probably the majority. be-
lieve that by prohibiting the use of bait
the ducks will gradually relaspe into their
former habits of feeding during the day in
accessible water. The material effect, eth
er good or bad, of bait on the stock of
ducks is a recognized fact, and the Difficult
ty lies in securing the experience from
duckers of some river who have expert
mented under like conditions.
The evening times., 1900-03-06
The Taba.eo to BE Dry Doeked.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, March 6.--The
United States transport Mcpherson will
60 out Of the dry dock at the shipyard
today and the British steamer Tabaseo
will go in. The Mcpherson has received
a new propeller shaft in place of the one
which was broken at sea. She will now
proceed to New York, her original destina-
tion. The Tabasco was in collision in the
Chesapeake, near Cape Henry, with the
tug Portsmouth. Her propeller was loos-
ened and several plates were stove in.
The Tabasco carries a general cargo from
Baltimore to Rotterdam.
The evening times., 1900-03-06
Harmony That Grated.
lErnm the Indianannlis News !

Two well-known local musicians met in front OF
the Denison House the other day, and both hands
were instantly extended in brotherly greeting
"Ah. professor said one. "Glad to see you.
Do YOU know have changed the third strain OF
my last sonataY You know it used TO go like
this: Ra ia ia, dun, dab, dee, DUN. dab dee, y
and while he talked he waved his hand like the
leader of an orchestra, and his eyes rolled heaven
ward
''How does il go now?'
'Dum, dah, dee, DUN, dab, dee, ra, ra, ra.
dee dee, dum!'
THAT will make big Improvement In 1t.
won't it?''
Certainly, certainly. ! am going to play 1t
at the rehearsal next week.
Then they parted, and as the one who had
not made the change in the sonata turned around,
an acquaintance who had heard the conversation
asked:
'Is that fellow you have been talking to crazy p
The evening times., 1900-03-06
Crime in North Carolina.

RALEIGH, n. c.. March 6.-The attor-
ney general has completed his summary
Of the returns of criminal statistics. This
shows that last year there were in the
State 1857 trials for crime, this being
1872 less than for the year previous.
Whites committed 1896 of the crimes, or
So 1-2 per cent, negroes 1874, or AZ 1-2 per
cent. The percentage of negro population
is about SO 1-2 per cent Indians COM
mitted IL crimes. Women committed 663
crimes. There were 5,492 convictions In
these cases, or GA per cent. 81
The evening times., 1900-03-06
A Bicycle Revival Iear.
(From Leslie's Weekly

Manufacturers Of bicycles predict that 1900 is
to be the greatest year for their business that this
country has ever seen. and they base their pre-
ictions on the size OF the orders already received
The West, especially. is sending in big orders
Good roads in the prairie districts and the pros
perity of the farms account for IT, While the we'll
paved cities of the East and West are pretty well
supplied with machines. countless farm lads in
the agricultural regions Of the West and South
are having their first experience with the bicycle.
and this development Of the trade bids fair 10
reach enormous proportions in 1900. 4 we'll
known bicycle expert figures that for every mile
of good road constructed sale of from ten 20
twenty bicycles in its vicinity can be expected.
The evening times., 1900-03-06

Liabilities.
r.ri,sl stock ..................S .Sl29 3o5, 500 90
Funded debt tiucudIHg mortgages 80, -,
and ground rents) ......-.........' oo'-i5''iv q
Guaranteed stock and bonds OF the
Harrisburg. Portsmouth. Mt. Joy -,
and Lancaster Il. h. Co.......... l,es2roJO w
Securities received with the lease
Of the l. y J. r. r. and C. Co. S2s5,4oZ .
Extraordinary Expenditure Fund. l,ooV'o'o w
Current Liabilities:
Pay rolls vouchers, and
traffic balanCes-.--.-.S 1866 4S
Due controlled
ranies other than tTaf-
fc balance. ...........1 L, ,674,2I0 62
Interest accrued. ma
turcd and uncollected.
and dividends unco
Ir,fea ...........- ]. l.705 962 -
Due Saving Fund. Re
ht Fund and ln-ur-
srcs FInd ....... 6qs. .sg7 80
Miscellaneous habh-
rics .................. l445574 2s
- p. .302. 81 40
Sirl;,,, F,,pss and Tr1S1 Fund - J. -. .5il 81
p.,s, ,,7 - .. y SSJ. .7S3 %
Total s2sl. 756,979 81