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TAG WIRES IN MEAT.
The Carelessness of Butchers May
Lead to Dire CORsequenceH.

The Carelessness of Butchers May
Lead to Dire Consequence.
II credence is to be placed in the conclu-
sions OF Herbert L. Davis, OF Az NJ Street
northwest. the people OF Washington are
threatened with a new and somewhat ter
rible danger
Writing to the Commissioners Mr.. Davis
informs them that butchers are in the habit
IF inserting into pieces OF meat offered for
sale hooks in the form OF a horseshoe with
the two points fashioned after the barbs on
a fish hook. The hook, according to the de-
scription, is made of steel wire, about
three-quarters Of an inch In length, their
purpose being to fasten price tags to meat
exposed for sale.
Mr.. Davis states that the hooks are often
left in the meat by careless butchers. and
one of them was forwarded to the Commits
sioners for their inspection. Mr.. Davis says
he took the specimen into his mouth with
a piece of meat. and that the effort of mas
tic@tion injured his gums slightly.
Considering the eorrosiyeness of the hook
and its shape Mr.. Davis is of the belief that
death might ensue from swallowing il. and
he informs the Commissioners that ne
would not be surprised to hear Of the death
OF an innocent purchaser Of meat from this
cause. Therefore, he requests that steps be
taken to stop the practice of placing these
hooks in meat sold to customers in the
District
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Welded UNDER DIFFICULTIES
n New York Couple Compelled e
Seek Another Minister

NEW YORK, May 17.-The marriage Of
Braeken was accomplished yesterday after
many difficulties. The invitations that had
been out for some time called for the we'd
ding to take place at the Church of the
Heavenly Rest. OF which the Rev DIR. d.
Parker Morgan is the pastor.
The latter had agreed to marry the
couple. but almost at the last moment he
was told that Mrs. Huneker was a Ii
voreed woman, and he reused 70 proceed
with the ceremony. He had a warm argu-
ment with Mr. Bracken, who is a we'll
known lawyer. whom he accused Of de-
ceiving him. DR.. Morgan said:
Il refused to marry Mrs. Clio Huneker
and William B. Braclen because I found
out at the last moment that she was di-
vorced and that her husband was still Iiy-
ing. 1t was a shocking discovery to me.
Why, they were almost at the altar. Tho
wedding guests were all assembled and Z
was about to enter the chancel. Never IN
my life had 1 had such an experience. II
/ had performed the ceremony Of making
them man and wits before I made such a
discovery l should have got into serious
difficulties
DR.. Morgan announced to the assembled
guests that -other arrangements for the
ceremony had been made and that il would
take place at Delmonico's There was a
great skurrying to and fro for a minister,
and at last DR.. Anthony Evans. a Presby-
terian minister, was secured and, the couple
were married at Delmonico's, where a re-
eeption and wedding breakfast were given
Mrs. Bracken, the bride, is a sculptor.
Mr Brackpn iS a har Of V
Fencers' Club and the New York Athletic
Club.
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ELECTED FOR A JOKE.
a Maryland Summer Resort Regref-
Its Fun.

CUMBERLAND. Nd, Nay 17.-Loeh
Lynn Heights, summer resort town near
here. held en- election TUESDAY. Practical
iokers put up ticket composed o. three
negroes, Charles Washington and Jonas
Kennedy for commissioners. and John CAL
loway for Treasurer. To the surprise of
everybody il was elected on a light vote by
Eve majority. The defeated white eandi-
dates were Edward Smouse and William
Sebold for Commissioners, and Merchant
Cupper for Treasurer
The negroes declare they will serve.
which also means a negro policeman for the
town. The town has no mayor, the CON-
missioners exercising executive authority
The people are much wrought up, fearing
the affair VIII in5ure the place as a SUM-
mer resort. II will be the first town III
Maryland ever governed by negroes
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Shot mt RaiIrond Men.

PETERSBURG. Va. May 17.-Captain
Redford. conductor of southbound freight
train on the Atlantic Coast Line. and Mr..
William Foreigner. who resides in Ches-
terheld county. short distance from Pc
tersburg. were shot at with pistols by two
negroes named James Gugger and W. E.
Jones near Dunlop station. in Chesterfield
county. yesterday afternoon. The negroes
shot at Foreigner twice. None OF the
shots, however. took effect The negroes
say they shot at Redford and Foreigner
ito sea them dance" After firing the
shots tie two negroes ran of. but were
pursued by posse OF men armed with
shotguns and were captured They were
brought here last night and committed to
Jail
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Sentenced for Contempt of Court.

BALTIMORE, May Thames Bennett,
eolored, got himself into trouble yesterday
because of his comments on the case Of his
brother. Frank Bennett, who pleaded
guilty in Part Of the Criminal Court of
keeping a disorderly house and was SEN
fenced to six months il Jail. AS soon as
James, who was in the corridor outside
the courtroom, was informed OF the dis
position made Of his brothers case he ex-
claimed that all the witnesses in it had
sworn to lies. Round Sergeant Peter Ri
ley heard the comment and Immediately
took James into court Judge Dennis had
gone, but Judge Wright heard the SER
geant's statement and sentenced James to
ten days in Jail for contempt OF court
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THE M,CoY-RYAN BOUT.
PugiIists TO Battle i'm Chicago on
May 20.

NEW YORK, May 17.-"Kid" Mccoy and
Tommy Ryan will have their battle at
Chicago on May 29. May 22 was first men
toned and practically agreed upon, but
Ryan afterward asked for a week more TO
train, and Mccoy agreed last night, when
W A. Brady said he would pay the ex-
pense Of the added week Of training at
White Plains.
Mccoy will meet Sharkey on June %,
and Rubin will face the Sailor on July 16.
Dan Creedon is in better form, il is said,
than he has been for a year or more, and
is prepared to give the agile Mccoy a
good fight tomorrow night at the Broad
way Phil Dwyer. an expert on boxing,
thinks so well of Creedon's chances that
he has bet 81 900 on the Australian.
The evening times., 1900-05-17
SECOND WIFE RULED OUT.
Court Declares n d.
vOree to Be IayaIid.

yorce to Be IiyaIid.
BOSTON, May 1T--The full bench Of the
Supreme Court. today overruied the excep-
tions Of Annie Andrews. appellee in the
case OF Kate II. Andrews VS.. Annie An
drews.
Both women claim to be widows of the
late Cha les s. Andrews. Kate H. Andrews
was Mr. Andrews first wife. Annie An
drews was he second wife. The latter
married Andrews In good faith after An
drews had secured divorce from his hrst
wife in Dakota
Andrews went to Dakota to get the di-
vorce, and the court found that he intend
ed TO return to Massachusetts, after he got
It. The Supreme Court holds that the Da-
kota divorce was invalid and that the sec
ond Mrs Andrews has no standing as wild
ow OF the deceased.
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In mEMORIAM.

CONoTOS-Sacred to the memory OF my htrs-
band. JAMES d. COMPTON,. who passed away
May IL. IS90-
A human soul went firth into the night.
Shutting behind it deaths mysterious door,
Shaking or with strange. resistless night,
The earthly garment that once il
''Alasi' We cried. 'he never saw tho morn,
But fell ssleep outwearied with the strife"
'-Nay. rather" he answers. Il arose and met the
dawn
II OF everlasting life"
The evening times., 1900-05-17
l2tC ribbed vests, 45c.

Two cases Of ladies' Swiss Iibbed
vests; with drawing tape at neck: and
all sizes; they are called seconds"
by their maker. but il is difieuIt. in
deed. TO find the inpeIfection. and in
no instance does IL impair the wear
OF them; they are ves.s which are
regularly sold for u l-2c; a great hiC
haTgain al " u
The evening times., 1900-05-17
General Pridemore Dying.

BRISTOL, Tenn. May 17.-Gen. A. L.
Pridemore. a distinguished citizen of
southwest Virginia. is reported to be dy-
ing at his home at JOnesYille, Va. General
Pridemore is sixty-three years of age. He
formerly represented the Ninth Virginia
district in Congress.
The evening times., 1900-05-17
A KEEN, CLEAR BRAIN.

Your best feelings. your social position. or bust
Dess success depend largely on the-perfect action
of your Stomach and Liver. DR.. Kings New Lie
Pills give Increased strength. keen. clear brain.
high ambition A 25-cent box viii rake you feel
like new being. Sold by Henry Evans, druggist,
922 81. NV.
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SI.25 to baltimore and Return vi.
B. a. %.
Saturday and Sunday, May 10 and 20.

It can be said when person drinks a glass cl
Heurich's beer 4 remark of pleasure can always
be heard regarding the qualities Of Maerzen Sen
ate, and Lager. Study your friends eOuntenanee
and the expression of satisfaction after drink.
ing a glass of Heurich's.
The evening times., 1900-05-17
YALE CREWS COACH RESIGNS.
DIR. GaIIaudet to Retire at the End
of the Term

NEW HAVEN, Conn, May T7--Yaie
must choose new head coach for her crew
because Dr. Edison F. Gallsudet, who has
held the position for two years has ten
dered his resignation He Will remain with
Captain Aliens oarsmen till the close o.
the present school year. but will leave the
university and its crews permanently at
the expiration Of the term in June
Prof. Gallaudet has decided 20 go into
business. and has accepted a position in
the engineering department OF the Cramps
shipbuliding plant in Philadelphia
DR.. GaliaUdet's resignation reopens the
old controversy between the Bop Cook and
anti-Bob Cook factions An effort will cer-
tainly be made to reinstate the veteran
Cook as Yales rowing director. but it will
be bitterly opposed. and the outcome OF
the situation is uncertain Prof Gallaudet
was placed in his position OF head coach b.
the opponents of the Bob Cook regime.
SI25 to baltimore and Return via
The evening times., 1900-05-17
Sunr Lee Held for Trial.

Sung Lee. the Chinaman arrested yesterday by
Policemen Brown and Carroll charged with pro-
noting policy. demanded jury trial when
raigned before Judge Kimball this morning and
was held in $500 bond for his future appearance
Sung Lee entered plea Of not guilty to the
charge against him
The evening times., 1900-05-17
Chi!d's dresses.

Lot OF children check gingham
dresses; in a variety OF large and small
checks; With fancy trimmed waists.
in sizes from , 10 years: instead Of
@S6oicS ass; what to- they usually bring 25c
A lot Of chIldren's commencement
dresses OF fine null and India linon.
trimmed with fine laces and embToid-
cry; gored skirts. with tucked fronts
and embroidery trimmed bretelles: in
sizes TO IA years. from IS 81 50
down to u .JU
The evening times., 1900-05-17
BOYS TRY TO WRECK A TRAIN.
Rocks and Logs narricnde N Long
Island Road.

NEW YORK, May 17.-Just for the fun of
seeing train wrecked some boys placed an
obstruction on a Long Island Railroad
track yesterday. and a serious accident was
narrowly ayerted.
Passenger train No 36O on the North
Shore division ran into the obstruction near
Broadway U. l. station.
, The obstruction consisted OF three heavy
fence rails, ten rocks of different sizes and
The evening times., 1900-05-17
MARRIED..

HAYES-TALBoT- at Rockville Nd.
Tuesday MAY l. 1900. at $50 p. m, HUGH
HAYES and CHARLIEN TALBOT, both Of Wash
ingtOn ~. c.
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OFFICE OF TIE COMMISSIONERS d. c. NASH
iNGTON, ID. C., MAY :. Is)0-Sealed pro
posais vii be received AZ thu Office until I2
O'CLOCK NJ. JUNE >, 1890 fer furnishing
Granite CurbiuE the District % CoIurnbis
Specifications. blank form Of proposal and all
Necessary Information nay be ohtalnrd st this
Once. II. b. r. MACFA3I AND. JOHN ". Ross.
LANSING Il BEACH. Commissioners D. c
nyl6-Ct-eXSU
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OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS D. C., WASH
INGDON. d. G, NAY :. i999.-Seaied pro
pos4is viii be ro.-i-~d At this Office lnta- Il
O'CLOCK NJ, JUNE > 200. for furnishing
Natural Cement 10 the District Of Columbia
Specifications. blank form Of proposal and III
neCeseaIy information nay be obtained AZ this
Office H. B. r MCFARLAND. JOHN " ROSS
LANSING r. BEACH Commissioners d. C
myI6-6t -eNSu
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81 silk waists, SI.75.

Small lot Black japanese Silk Waists.
lined and boned and perfect fitting.
which sell at 81, TO go at SL75.
The evening times., 1900-05-17
So to So piQue skirts. SI.4S.

White Pique Skirts. NJ. J. Myers
samples. some handsomely embroidery
trimmed. some braid trimmed, and
some trimmed with inserting; some
are slightly mussed and sOilcd; others
are perfect; perhaps five OF a style; are
50. 81, s.. and IS values: choice $I4S.
The evening times., 1900-05-17
PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS FOR CONSTRUCTING ARCH OVER
THE MOUTH or BROAD BRANCH-OFFfCE
OF THE COMMISSIONERS d. C.. Washington D.
C., Nay Is. lsO0--SEALEI PROPOSALS wiu be
received az this Office until p O'CLOCK noon
On SATURDAY, JUNE ., 1890. for constructing
arch over the mouth Of Broad Branch. All neces-
sary Information wil be furnished on application
TO tie Engineer Commissi0ner ID. c. together
With Specifications and blank forms OF proposal
Il B. r. MCFARLAND. IOHN W ROSS. Ian.
siNG II BEACH, Commissioners d. c
myI7-O1-exSu
The evening times., 1900-05-17
A NOTHBR'S AWFUL crime
browns Her Three Year Old
Daughter in a Bathtub.

I'm "a Fit of Despondency, Brought on
by Drink, She Kills the Little One
and Attempts to Take Her own
Life-Taken to a Hospital i'm n Pre-
cariOus Condition and May Recover
The evening times., 1900-05-17
DEPoT QUARTERNAsTER.s oFFIcE. wAsHINe.

DEPOT QCARTERNASTER' OFFICE. WASHING
ION. ID. c. MAY i. l900--SEALED PRO-
POSALS. in triplicate, viii be received here until
2. n JUNE IA. 1900. for furnishing during dscll
year ending June 20. 1901. forage. straw and braa
Information furnished -ppllcati0n- L 3 re-
ssrves night 20 reject OF -ecept aAy OF All pro
pOsals or any part thereof EnFel6peS continuing
proposals should be marked Proposals for Forase
Etc" addressed T. Z TRUE. Depot Q NJ
Enyls, IL. .I6.I7-je9u
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WASHINGTON BARRACKS D. C NAY Is.
l9r0--Sealed proposals IN triDlicate Viii b.
received here Until NOON. JUNE 6. 800. fcg
lengtheniHg gun shed AZ this post L S reserve.
TISat 20 acCcQt OF reject any or al prpFossk
or any part thereof Information furnished OF
2ppilcztlcn- Envelopes containing prop0slk
should be inGorsed ..ProPosal for lengtheHing gEl
she'd r : BENTON o II
l5,l6.I7, Is. .les.5
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CELERY COMPOUND
SUMNER RESORTS.
HOT SPRINGS. VA.

NEW HOTEL ALPHIN. capacity $50: rates. 50 Sc
tc $3.50 per day; SI50o per week and upward
l. C. ALPHIS. Proprietor. my5-tu. II .s1-Sno
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

SPECIAL NOTICED. Ellis has removed
his ONCE to 1917 K Street. northwest
Phone 1862. my1T-4t
SPECIAL NOTICE-Owing 10 changing
drivers / am unable TO reach my trade
not having proper directions. viii my
trade send me postal card2 DEXTER
LAUNDRY. I105 E St NV. myl6-3t
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Taffeta gloves, I5c.

the same quality Of black, brown, and
tan taffeta gloves. which others sell for
,Sc
The evening times., 1900-05-17

Misses and children's genuine i'm
ported leghorn fats. with fancy 16C
lace edge. III
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-08-18

There seems to be some doubt as To
just what this country gets from Ger
many in return for admitting certain
of its products free. It is stated that
we get the benefits of her minimum,
tariff column, but then we have been
getting them all along. This is ads
mitted, but it is alleged that If we
didn't make the concessions, Ger
many would put us in her maximum.
column. Can it be that the KAISER
has bluffed us?
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-08-18

Telegraphy by the use of type writ
ers in place Of ordinary clicking keys
and receivers has been made .posslbls
by two Chicago men-Z. 6. shules and
Alfred c. Gilmore rLey have devised
a mechanism by which u message with
ordinary spelling on II machine that has
a keyboard exactly like the keyboar,L
Of an ordinary qtype-writer, will ba
printed if transmitted oser.a teIegraph
wire to an other type writergn tlle ,.ffica
to which itsissent hundreds or thou
sand of miles away.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-08-18
Dried Oysters.

"a few days ago. said a New
Orleans bohemian, Il dropped in to
see my friend Lee Zip, who keeps
what he calls a 'glocely stol,' which
is as near as he can come to grocery
store. He gave me an excellent
cigar and presently he said: You
hkee dly ostel?' What in the name
of Confucius is ''dly osteP' l aske
before | realized that he was talking
about dry oysters. Come / show
he replied: and opening the lid of a
big box he took, out a handful OF
what looked exactly like oysters
carved in mahogany. They were not
shriveled and warped, like other dried
foods, but were as plump. and sym
metrical as any well-conditioned
bivalve fresh from the deep shell.
The only difference was that they
were dark brown in color and as hard
as bricks. When Lee Yip tossed
them back into the box they. ratified
like handful of marbles. Ofcourse
| was greatly surprised and before I
left / took pains to find out all about
them. The oysters are caught and
prepared at the native shrimperies on
the other side of the lake. The
process is trade secret, but as nearly
as could gather from Lee, they are
spread on the tops of large sheds and
exposed to the sun for several weeks,
What prevents decomposition don't
know; but they come out of the
operation as sweet and brown as nuts.
Last night i tried some by, special
invitation in the back room of a
laundry run by another Mongolia1
friend of mine. They were brought
in, in a bowl and formed a sort Of
stew or suate, which was really
delicious. The oysters themselves
were firm but exceedingly tender, and
had a peculiar peppery flavor, differ
ent from anything else l have ever
tasted. The Chinaman who did the
cooking told me he had simply
boiled the dried oysters in water and
added small strip Of pork season
ing When | tried to probe into the
feature he suddenly lost
command of English, SO there, I
the secret resides. i am told
that the local colony consumes many
barrels OF these oysters every month
and that large quantities of them are
sold in San Francisco and New York.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-08-18


The Old Midway Church, in Liber-
.ty county, Ga, still standing, had for
its pastor between 1856 and 1871 DR..
Abiel Holmes, the father of Oliver
Wendell Holmes, and when President
Washington paid his celebrated visit
to Georgia, in 1870, DIR. Holmes was
made chairman of the committee ap.
pointed by the congregation Of Old
Midway Church to greet him. ssDr.
Joseph LIE Conte, professor of Chem
istry in the University of California, z
says a correspondent of the Boston
Transcript, is one of the products
of Old Midway Church. So also is
United States Senator A. o. Bacon,
and many people will be surprised to
know that Governor Theodore Roose-
welt Of New York, the nominee of the
Republican party for Vice-President
Of the United States, is also of this
same stock, deriving its connection
with Old Midway Church through his
mother, who was born in Liberty
county and whose progenltors were
prominent and influential members of
this church,"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-08-18

The Louisiana Appeal says: Sam
son Hitler son of Jonas HaIer, has
accepted position as clerk in a
mercantile establishment Rosedale.
Abbeyille parish. samson is a
promising young man and we predict
fer him a bright future.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-08-18

When q man is always Dragging
about the mint of money he is nssing,,
you may depend upon it that there's
good deal of coanterfeit abont it,
Rhode Island has 1900 factories.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-08-18

America uses half tie world,a
quinine.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-08-18


The old fable of the jackass who
kicked the dead lion finds a striking
parallel in the insane action of the
peeler Trenehard who fired volIey of
buckshot into the dead body OF the
negro desperate Charles and yelled
"Who dat says | bees a coward. -
Two days before when the dead mig
ger was alive, keeping watch over
the dead bodies of the brave Day and
Lamb whom he had ruthlessly slain
this gallant gay, gay peeler was hid
den in an adjoining room in mortal
terror and lay there for two hours un-
til Charles had walked away.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-08-18


Webb McNall Of Kansas, who at
tended the recent Grand Lodge meet
ing of the Ancient Order United
Workmen at Lafayette is a candidate
for State Insurance Commissioner on
the Fusionist ticket in Kansas. lie
informed friend of ours that the
Fusion ticket would carry Kansas
easily and that if Bryan and Steven
son were not elected it wouldn't be
the fault of Kansas. Mr.. McNall is
the same man who fought the Ipsur-
ance Trust to finish in Kansas. -
Alexandria Town Talk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-08-18

While it is well to always treat
strangers politely not with the idea,
exactly, that we may be "entertaining
an angel unawares,' we do not
know that it is actually necessary to
hug them to our bosoms too effusiyely.
Evidently somebody in Franklin has
been OVERRIDING the thing as the
Watchman is enquiring sswe wonder
when some of our people will quit
"dancing with the bear" Some tran
sients who drop along, if they may
have on plug hat, celluloid shirt
front, and pair of tan shoes and mig
ger gal stockings, some people are as
industrious. as darkey with the itch
to embrace a shadow and catch
ghost. We believe in treating stran-
gers who come our way with great
courtesy and consideration but We are
not going to lash our faith SO tight
that extricatlon is impossible, espe-
cially when we are not quite sure who
holds the other end of that destiny.
This thing of running aIter a bran
new Jesus Christ every two or three
weeks might cause some regrets along
the line of former experiences.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-10-25
e. hambre
on Ia India,

El peri6dico sManchester Guar
dian, ha recibido de uno de sus CO.
rresponsales en- la India la sigu'snte
pintura de los efectos del hambre,
con motivo do la Inauguration de al
gunas casas para los pobres.
eLa mayorfa de aquellos des:
graciados habian sufrido tanto del
hambra. que estaban en- los huesos.
Las madres semejantes a esquele
tos, trataban de conservar La vida
de sus hijos, que parec1an Uamb'en
esqneletos anatomicos antes que crla
turas vivas: varios nif1os Sc hallaban
formados en- fila: algunos apoyaban
la cabeza en- las manos y manten1an
los ojos obstinadamente cerrados.
Otros, dormidos, yaclan en- terra
Habla viejas inclinadas hasta tocal
casi al suelo reduc idas al estado de
momias y algunos ciegos que por g
nambre Sc hallaban en- un estadC
pr6ximo la imbeciiidad. La virue
IL V 81 c6lera contribufsa I hacel
mas espantOsa Ia sltuacl0n.