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The evening times., 1900-02-05
THE VOYAGE OF THE PRAIRIE.
The Cruiser Read. for second Trip
TO France

BALTIMORE, Feb Tomorrow the
United States steamer Prairie is expected
to sail with her second cargo OF exhibits
from Baltimore for the Paris Exposition.
Capt. Morris r. 5 Mackenzie was in hops
of sailing today. but the character of the
exhibits and the care needed to secure
them may cause delay of another day
With the exception of Lieutenant Com
mander Fidelio $. Carter and Lieut.. Pat
rick W Hourigan, the stan OF Captain
Mackenzie is the same when the Prsi
rie was here last 10 load exhibits
On board are the officers and crew for
the United States cruiser Albany now
finished at the shipyard of Sir William
Armstrong. at Elswick Newcastle on
Tyne England. Capt. J. f. Craig. who is
to command the Albany. and Paymaster
Philip V. Mohun have gone over ahead Of
the crew and Lieutenant Commander Har-
old T. Norton. who will have charge of the
engines of the Albany. is already there.
In charge of the 223 petty officers and
men. who go out as passengers on the
Prairie are Lieutenant Commander George
F. W. Holman who will be the Albany's
executive officer: Lieut. Albert G. Win
terhalter navigator: Lieutenants Russell
Maxwell, Moody, and Shoemaker: Boat
swain L. W. Sopp. Gunner T. J. Shuttle
worth Carpenter William +, Winant. Pay
Clerk Porter Warrant Machinists W W.
Booth T. Meyer. and H. |. Lutken. Ex-
ecutive officer Holman. of the Albany. was
one of the watch officers OF the United
States battleship Maine when she was
blown up in Havana harbor.
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ADMIRAL DEWEY'S DUTIES.
4 Proposition to Make Him Presi
dent of a New R0ard.

The permanent duties to which Admiral
Dewey will be assigned are the source OF
some speculation in the navy. His coop
Grafton with the other members OF the
Philippine Commission has nearly reached
an end. and some line of duty will in the
natural course of events, be laid out for
him.
Although the Secretary of the Navy de-
nies that he has seriously considered the
subject of a special board to manage the
preparation of specifications and plans for
the new war vessels constantly TO be ad-
ded TO the navy, there is firm belief that
such board will be organized. and that
Admiral Dewey will be the president.
His views on modern naval construction
are both well known and respected and
his experience in the late war was of such
a nature as 10 give his opinions the weight
that he does not approve OF covered tur-
rets on armored cruisers among other Tea
lures of modern naval construction. Close
friends Of the Admiral believe that such
an appointment would be by no means Oh
jectionable to him.
He is an active man. whom a sedentary
life would not suit and has SO far Tecu-
perated from the strain of the long cam
paign in the tropics. that new work would
find him both ready and energetic, as be
coming the character of the man.
The evening times., 1900-02-05
A ROMANCE OF TIL WAR.
Death Ends the Stor, of Two Sepa.
rated Lovers.

BINCHAMTON. y. Y. Feb 5.-One OF
the largest funerals ever held in this city
was the military funeral of Frank y. Tn
derwood. late private in the Twenty-first
United States Volunteers. 1t was also the
closing scene of an interesting romance
A veal ago Underwood wished to marry
Miss Ida Mitchell of this city The objec-
tions Of her father prevented the marriage.
Disappointed in his love affair young
Underwood who was the son of captain
of the civil war. enlisted in the volunteer
army for service in the Philippines. A
few months before enlisting he had given
evidence of his bravery by rescuing a man
from drowning a the risk of his own life
During much of the rainy season last sum-
mer. he served with Lawton's Division in
the hard fighting in the Philippines. Sue
cumbng to the fever Underwood spent
several months in the hospital When the
surgeons decided that he was incapacitated
for further military service he sent
to the States to be discharged.
few days ago his father received word
that he was al San Francisco and would
soon be home. The next news was tele
gram telling of his death at the Preside
before he was discharged. Miss Mitchell
had been ill for some time. and as soon
as she learned of the death of her lover
she declared that she should not get well.
She refused TO help herself and died two
days after news came of young Under
woods death She was buried last Mon
day
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pany NJ, Twenty ninth. under heavy fire,
and 10 the request of Company B. of that
regiment. to be permitted to jump OFF a
high bank and ford the river in face of
volleys from the enemy. First Lieutenant
Munsford, of the Twenty-seventh, is men
toned for activity good judgment, and
gallantry. and Sergeant major Towns. OF
the Twenty-seventh, for activity and alb
solute fearlessness
A cutting from Manila newspaper, de-
scribing General Lawtons death, was for
warded with the report by Colonel Sar-
gent. This newspaper account says:
''At the time the rebel bullet came Gen
eral Lawton was standing near the centre
and sixty feet in the rear of Hawthorn S
battalion. Lieutenant Fuller was standing
near the general at the time. A short
time before he had been passing up and
down the line. talking to the men and
joking about what would happen to the
enemy when the boys got at them.
He had been viewing the battlefield
from the position he was standing IN wheu
killed. and admiring the manner in which
Colonel Sargent had planned and carried
out the attack. Sargent, said he, is
making one of the most beautiful attacks
| have ever seen
"A moment afterward he was heard to
eXclaim:
Gee. I'm shot
Where. sir?" asked Lieutenant Fuller.
In the lungs. | think was his reply
and they we're the last words he uttered
and in three minutes he breathed his
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BEATEN OFF BY A GIRL. p
She PIuckiIy Attacks burglars and
Rents Them.

OAKLAND Cal. Feb Solve White.
an eighteen -year-oId miss. was awakened
at a. m. by the sound of footsteps H. her
room. She saw a man moving about
When the opportunity presented itself
Miss White jumped from her couch and
grappled with the burglar. She attempted
to strsngle him and keep him ia the room
until by her screams she could arouse the
other inmates Of the house.
She succeeded In awakening every body
within hearing. and would in all likeli-
hood have detained the burglar had not a
second man gone to his rescue. Ths rob
Der directed his attention To sitting her
cries and handled her in such manner that
her hands and face still bear evidence Of
the treatment she received.
Miss White in speaking of the matter
said The first man grasped me ~ the
throat and was choking me terribly when
his partner came through the window and
threw the bedspread over my head. They
then wound the spread so tightly about
my head and face that | could make 70
outcry. They then fed. While | was
scufiing with the burglar I scratched his
reck and face. so he will have something
to remember me by. I also tore of piece
OF his red silk neCktis which may serve
as clew."
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BOer Theology.



missionary was visiting q Boer family and
found that they were daily using. and therefore
wearing out a Bible that had been brought over
with the family three centuries or 50 before ff0un
Holland and containing all the family names from
father 90 son ever since. Tie pointed out to them
that il was treasure not so 20 be ruined. They
agreed but did not know where To get another %
replace it, He promised TO make them a Pre-eus
OF one. The old BoCr was aghast. But. he
said The English do NOT know anything aboGt
the Bible" However. the book, printed in Dutch
by rhc Bible Society was duly presented. Ut
course instead OF the Dutch arms 10 had the
English arms on the front page. The old man
pointed this ont. That is nor the Bible. Ee
said \ little further examination showed HIM.
however. 10 his arnazemenJ. that this only
matter OF printing. and thst otherwise the two
were identical The explanation as 20 the arms
led TO a reference O. the translation ''Trsnsls-
tiOnE' said the old man; This j. no translation
The words originally said in Dutch Liter
ally that represents the ordinary state ci the up
country Boer mind They look upon the promises
and threstenings OF the old Testament person
ally addressed to themselves and their forefthers
They worship 4 purely tribal Cod. who has given
over ''the heather a prey to their teeth, and
they feeling themselves fully justified in 50 doing
act toward them accordingly. II they see to
sether in the street a BOeT and Englishman and
a native they would describe them as "a Chris-
tan ''an Englishman, and "blaCs trash.
After all apFoPos to OF the letters that have
lately appeared. that is worshipPing "the same
Cod, or being PrOtestants.' with some little
qualification
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A VALUED DOG CONDEMNED.
4 Great Dane, Worth $500. Proves
Too Playful.

BABYLON. L. l., Feb. There was
trial in justice Cooper's court which in
volved the life of a full -blooded Great
Dane. worth about s5O0 owned by Malcolm
W. Ford. athlete and clubman. The ami
NAL. which answers to the name of
Shakespeare, last Sunday badly bit Frank
L. Thurbur. who was riding by the Ford
place on his wheel. Thurber told how he
was dragged from his bicycle and would
have been chewed up had not the dog been
driven away by one of Ford's domestcs.
Burtis Tweedy. one of the owners of the
Sherman House, told how. Shakespeare had
jumped into his wagon. Tweedy escaped
injury by beating the dog until he fell be-
tween the wheels. Town Collector Joshua
H. Smalling said the dog had jumped into
his sleigh one night and was in the act of
sampling the feshy portion of his neck
when it lost its balance and fell to the
ground.
Mr.. Ford, who had been called away on
business. sent a letter TO the court in
which he said: Il hope no harsh action
will be taken against the dog as he is a
great pet and not vicious, but only play
full"
Justice Cooper condemned the dog to
death.
The evening times., 1900-02-05
The Efforts of General Wood in Re
haIf of the People.

Self-goverRment for the Cubans is caus-
ing the Administration quite as much con-
cern as Porto Rico and the Philippines.
Though the people are said TO have shown
a fine adaptabiiity in the new occupations
allotted TO them in the reconstruction of
the civil rule of the island it is not felt by
those in authority that the time is yet ripe
for the consummstion of the promise which
the United States gave for self-goyernment
of their affairs.
Everything possible is being done by
General Wood in training the people to
the task before them and the progress has
been in the main satisfactory and very
gratifying. yet Tong usage to customs
which were the direct antithesis of the
Constitution OF the United States. makes
the transformation OF the government from
a monarchy to a republic matter of time
and grave consideration.
The time allowed by the treaty for the
population of the island 10 decide upon
their course in remaining loyal Spanish
subjects or giving allegiance to the new
Cuba. viii expire on April II. The people
viii then be ready for their elections. and
these will decide who are to rule the at
fairs by popular choice through the ballot
American supervision will obtain at these
elections and the subsequent operations of
the municipalities under the new regime
will be carefully noted. If il proved the
success which is anticipated larger respon-
sibilities will be offered the people. and a
convention will be called TO draft a con-
stitution and to establish a general system
of the government for the future.
1t will be recalled that the message of
the President contained the words
Free Cuba must be A reality not a
name but perfect entity not hasty ex-
pertinent bearing within itself the ele-
ment of failure -
To this end the careful work of General
Wood and those working with him has been
directed.
The evening times., 1900-02-05
American slang.
(From the New York Press.

Certain of our lexicog sphers insist that 'rab-
bit" As applied to cheese aud toast, etc, is Of
iceular origin, but I am not sure that the people
OF Wales regard cheese thus prepared their ma
tionai dish Ii is true that we have the Cane
Cod turkey" which is Goldfish, and numerous
other h,Hseroslsly applied special dishes. The
calf Is an Essex hen,' the caifs head is Knock
turtle" the cured ham is Cincinnati chicken
red herrings Glasgow magistrates OF "Nor-
folk capoTx.' the Petato is Irish apricot
Murphy Munster phImi's the shrimp
is A .'Gravcsend sweetmeat,' whisky is swine OF
Che country or cssir Of the dog bowie knife
is an "Arkznsas teothpick." a native Of Nova
Scotia is a '@biue-nose,' 10 walk, l. to take
shank mare" etc
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The KaIser's Clipping Bureau.
From the London Chronicle.l

(fTom the LONDON thrOnicie.l
The world learned the other day how Emperor
William. like his grandfather confines his PerJfs1t
OF the daily press to the cuttings which
prepared for him By the press bureau attached
to the ministry OF the interior. cuttings which
are pasted on 70 gilt-edged ioOlscsp paper. These
extracts only refer to subjects in which the En-
Deror is supposed to take special interest. and
thus a great responsibility rests with the officials
who are charged with this delicate duty. 4
German correspondent supplies US with some ad-
ditiosnl details: ''lf any statement among those
cuttings requires correction or denial his ma
jeSty lots his annOJ sfiOus the broad margin
such as 'Unsinu. 'Eline LUCE" 'Sehr schOen
gesagt.' and the like, which then forms material
for semi Official dement's and cOmmuniques IN
North German Gazette Bismarck once con-
planned bitterly to Dr. Buseh--yide the latter'3
memoirs Of the chancelOr-thst the press bureau
frequently did its work badly. and kept things
fram the eye Of the Emperor which he ought
to have seen. Among the very few pertOdicalS
which the present Emperor hOnOrs with has pc
sonal peruSal is a well-knewn illustrated English
weekly dealing with military aud naval Affairs
The evening times., 1900-02-05
COLONEL MORRIS SIX WILLS.
The Litigation Over the Disposition
of Large Estate.

ATLANTIC CITY. y. J.. Feb. s.-One Of
the lawyers interested in the litigation be
gun TO have the will of the late Colonel
Daniel Morris set aside. on the ground OF
lack of testamentary capacity. says that
no less than six different Wills we're dawn
within ten years prior TO the last testa-
ment. and that all contained fegacies the
same as found in the Will probaIed-
As one of the wills will be finally sus-
tained he cannot understand why the at
tack was made. Testimony will be taken
in the orphans court in the contest Feb
ruaTy II. The contestants are seven
nephews and nieces all residing in the
West. The estate is appraised al S250.0 600
About s150,CoO was in specified sums the
residuary estate being divided among the
heirs. The estate still remains in the
hands of the executor intact
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AN ELoPEMENT ENDS BADLY.
The Young Bride and Her Husband
Arrested for Forgery.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Feb. 5.-The ar
rest of Samuel G. Parker, of 1S1 Green
wich Avenue this city. and his pretty
young wife, George Cooke Parker. is
sad sequel to an elopement. Miss George
Cooke was a pupil in the Hill House High
School about ten years ago She was sew
enteen years of age. She fell in love with
Parker and ran away with him. Since
then her life is said to have been very
unhappy. 1t is said that she is involved
in some of the Irregularities with which
he is charged. 1t is said that the name
of Mrs. Cooke. Mrs Parker's mother. was
wrongly signed to orders on banks where
she had money on deposit. and both Park
er and his wife are said to have figured
in these transactions.
Neither husband nor wife could obtain
bail and consequently spent the night in
iajl
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YALE STUDENTS AND POLICE.
The College Boys Led the Constable.
Merry Chase.

NEW HAVEN. Conn.,, Feb. yale stu
dents who have been in the habit of skat-
ing on Lake Whitney this winter led con-
stables of the town of Hampden a lively
chase on the ice yesterday The constables
were ordered to clear the ice Of skaters and
arrest the. offenders.
The order was ostensibly TO enforce the
Sunday observance ordinance. The trolley
road officials believe il was owing to their
refusal to appoint specials. The Hampden
Town court was in session all day but no
arrests were made because active skaters
led the constables too merry a race when
hailed. The coming of rain drove the skat-
ers home and left court and officers without
fees
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A CoLoRED SUBSTITUTE.
Sent ia Revenge to n Bali. He Wins
the Prize,

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 5.-Society in
Tburon. the fashionable suburb across San
Francisco Bay, is in ferment On Thurs
day night mask ball was given in Fores-
ters' Hall. invitations being sent to only
select few John Morby was not among
the elect. In revenge he engaged a negro
tramp to attend the function and imperso>
nate a colored cake walker. The negro
sang danced, and cake walked. His
'colored gentleman" airs were so charm
ingly natural that all the women followed
him around the hall and declared he was
the best character present.
The committee agreed with the women
and awarded the tramp" the first prize.
At midnight the masks were ordered re-
moved. The fair ones gathered around the
nero of the hour, but at the first glimpse
of his ebony face there was pandemonium
in the hall.
One woman who had helped the prize
winner to readjust his shoe which in the
excitement of the dance had slipped from
his foot remained unconscious for more
than an hour.
The evening times., 1900-02-05

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j., Feb. 5.-Prelim-
mary papers have been filed at Mays Land
Israel Synagogue, pennsylvania Avenue,
instituting suit for $4,000 damages for
slander against Isaac Blaw. member of
the congregation. The charges, it appears.
were preferred during o recent meeting Of
the congregation, and resulted in Rabbi
Philo rendering hisresignation. The minis
ter AYERS that they are entirely false and
has decided to make Blaw substantiate
them in court o..
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A CROOKED DEAL EXPECTED.
nyment of an Additional $4,000
Forced by the Inspector.


TOPEKA, Kan. Feb. 5.-RumOrs of a
deal in connection with the closing of the
affairs of the defunet First National Bank.
of Emporia having reached the ears Of the
Comptroller of the Currency. he sent In
spectur A. d. Lynch from Washington to
investigate with the result that Major
Calvin Hood, President of the Emporia
National Bank. who bought the land own
ed by the defunct bank. has turned over
s19 900 above the original purchase price.
A few days ago the depOsitors' COM
mittee brought suit TO have the sale set
aside. alleging cOllusion between Trustee
r. T. BattIey. who has charge Of the land.
Major Hood. and others. Several parties
went to Emporia TO bid. but got no oppoT-
tunity The depositors' committee had a
standing offer of SOC. 900 for the land. Bat
they sold the land to Hood for S41, 900 and
had the sale confirmed by the Federal
court. 1t was this transaction that start
ed the investigation.
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Ramsey. Comu Ready for Vim

RAMSEY, n. j. Feb. Peter Ramsey
after whom this town was named. is dying,
aged ninety-three years. He made for
tune in the shoe business on Beekman
Street, Manhattan. Ten years ago Mr..
Ramsey bought his coffin. He took a fan
cy to IL because the price was reasonable
1t Is Of oak, covered with black cloth.
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The Secretary of War and Mrs. Root will
entertain at dinner tonight. Other dinners
of the evening will be given by Mr.. and
Mrs Westinghouse. Mr. and Mrs. j. L. NJ
Curry, and the Misses Patten.
The evening times., 1900-02-05

Mrs. Henry Sherman Boutell wife of
Representative Boutell, has cards out for
a tea Tuesday, February 13.
The evening times., 1900-02-05

Mrs. William F. Aldrich. of Alabama,
1881 New Hampshire Avenue, will be at
home tomorrow from 3 to . o'clock.
The evening times., 1900-02-05

Mrs. Claude A. Swanson. 2017 Massachu-
setts Avenue, will receive tomorrow after
noon. assisted by Mrs. Robinson. of Bos-
ton; Mrs. Jackson. OF New York; Miss
Alice Boutell and Miss Lyons.
The evening times., 1900-02-05

Barrie and the New Scotch School, will
be the subject of the last of the series OF
lectures which Mr.. Leon III. Vincent has
been giving at the Shoreham for the benefit
of the Foundlings Summer Home. IL will
be given next Wednesday morning at IL
o'clocl,. in the banquet hall of the hotel.
The evening times., 1900-02-05

Mrs. George w. Cissel will hold her first
reception of the season this afternoon from
TO at her residence, oak Crest" 1645
Thirty-first Street
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Miss Riggs has cards out for Wednes-
days, February Z and IA.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Senator and Mrs. Cushman K. Davis
have cards out for Thursday evening.
February 10. at o'clock
The evening times., 1900-02-05

Mrs Luther Longsbaw, 9 B Street north
west, with her friend. Mrs. Overton, of
Kentucky, viii receive this afternoon.
The evening times., 1900-02-05

The ladies of the National Hotel will
give tea tomorrow from 4 to 7. They will
not receive today
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Hoods Pills Ss,' tl'.' s'I,IS., n ,i..r

ness, jaundice sick headache, nausea. indiges-
ten. break up cold, prevent fever. s5e.
By mail of C. I. Hood q Co, LEVEL. Masz
The evening times., 1900-02-05

Mr. and Mrs. r. S. Chiffon. jr, wifi leave
today for San Francisco
The evening times., 1900-02-05

The third of the series of dinner dances
will be given tomorrow at the residence
of Senator Depew.
The evening times., 1900-02-05

Prompt relief in sick headache dizziness.
nausea, constipation, pain in the side guaranteed
to those using Cafter's Little Liver Pills One
doee. Small price Small desc. Small pill
The evening times., 1900-02-05

The Bachelors will close their series OF
winter cotillions February 20. at the Ma
tional Rifles Armory
The evening times., 1900-02-05
Majer hawthorne Report.

In his report of the fight Major Haw-
thorn commends the conduct of several of
those mentioned by Colonel Sargent, and
says that the seizing of a bank from which
telling obiique fire was delivered against
the enemy's trenches by Captain Dever-
eaux Shield and Lieutenant Elmore, of
the Twenty ninth, is deserving OF special
mention. Major Byron. in his report calls
attention to the conduct OF Sergeant H.
Gibson and Corporal J. A. Cantot, Of Com
The evening times., 1900-02-05

: Nothing eouid emphasize the fact more i'm
pressiveiy that iIeurics Maeizen, Senate. and
Lager are pure -sasalt and hop beverages than to
order case by ,pltoning ga. Arlington Botiling
Co. These beeEs are endorsed and recommended
By the Rost prominent physicians of the city as
the most hesithfui OF beers.
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A TOngue-Twister.
(Frsm tie New York Evening s.

Z fV'Ih I8FN1F'tIc sJtII-J
That most ardent OF the ardent equal suf-
fragists Miss Carrie, Chapman Gait. whose only
drawback is that her full name-and whoever
heard of suftagist without her full name?-
is so hard to pronounce, appeared before an as
sembage in an inland city not long ago. The
president of the local Womans Suffrage AssO-
ciation rose to introduce the speaker. 'Ladies
and gentlemen began the president 81 have
the honor this evening so introduce to you Mrs.
Charlie Capman Catt--I mean Mrs. Carrie Cap
man Chatt-! mean Mrs. Carrie chatham Cap
ladies and gentienien-( desperately will
now he addressed by MIS-. Charlie Capman Scat
The evening times., 1900-02-05

The Turkish Minister has sailed for this
country.
The evening times., 1900-02-05

Read Msson's health advertisement on page
OF todav's Times
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CUBAN sELF-GovERNMENT.

The Countess Esterhazy has cards out
for Mondays in February.