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The evening times., 1900-02-03
THE PERIL OF BOY SKATERS.
4 Driver saves Three Nent"re>"h'e
Iads From Drowning.

NEW CASTLE. Del. Feb. S.-Three boys
Edward GLADDEN., John Fisher, and Nliiam
Martin. residents of the lower section OF
This civ narrowly escaped drowning in
The waters Of Armstrong; Creek. situated
ahout half mile from their house, TINS
morning.
The bovs had been skating fcr some
time. when they ven1ured along the lighter
ice in the vicinity of the willows, whi, n
is hut short distance from the Dela"are
piver front. Fisher broke through the ice
and was soon foundering IN seven lee' VI
chilly water Martin threw Flsner the emu
of his scarf but before he could De OF any
assistance he was drawn into the ICY wa -ei-
Tho lads who are about seventeen years
of age, had presence OF nina enough 10
hold onto the edges OF the ice
George Woodruff colored man, was
driving along the causeway in furniture
wagon. and the cries of Gladdin called MS
a+tention 70 the danger of the two boys In
the water.
The horses were htched to the fence
near the bridge and in a short space OF
time Woodruff was along the bank of the
crock with the reins of the team In his
hand and had thrown the ends to the
boys.
GLADDEN., in his anxiety, rushed on the
ice again to help his companions Out. anu
he broke through, but in muen snalloWer
water After much labor the boys were
bauIed ont almost exhausted. The horses
heads we're turned, the boys hustled into
the wagon and hurried to their homes,
where they received dry clothing
The savior Of the lads was presented
with a neat money present and good
heavy OyercOat.
The evening times., 1900-02-03
NOT A MURDER MYSTERY.
The Body shipped From Baltimore
n Medical students Subject

BALTIMORE. Feb. 3.-The Sioux City.
Iowa, packing box mystery is solved. The
man whose body was shipped from Balu-
more was not murdered He died at the
City Hospital three hours after he had
been struck by trolley car on the Bellair
road. on a branch of the United Railways,
on December % last. His identity has
never been established. This is the only
fact remaining unsolved. except that the
College of Physicians and Surgeons is
mystified in regard to its participancy in
the case
The officials of that institution say that
they never received the cadaver from the
moIgue and are now holding an iavesEi-
cation to discover just at what point the
body disappeared between the morgue and
the college dissecting room. After the
accident the man was taken to the City
Hospital There il was discovered that
he was q sufferer from a fractured skull
and broken right arm. Or. J. ". Cham
bers Of The hospital stan. trepanned the
-kuI in The hope of saving the man $ LIE.
The operation was Intellectual. however. as
the man died three hours after the acci-
dent. That same evening Coroner Ger
mon held an inquest at the Central Station.
The mans body was viewed by the jury
and a verdict of accidental death given.
the railroad company being eNonerated
from blame The next morning, December
so the body was removed TO the morSue,
where it was held for identification. No
one appeared TO claim it and Coroner Ger
mon. on January j.. awarded death. GER
iificate.
As is customary in such cases. the city
anatomical board met to consider the case.
AT this meeting the board awarded the
cadaver TO the College Of Physicians and
Surgeons. and on the same day il was
taken from the morgue by attaches OF the
college. CadaveTs are scarce in the West.
and the police believe the body was snip
ped from Baltimore 10 one OF the attaches
Of Sioux City medical college. II Is
looked upon as strange coincidence that
Or " L. Silver. formerly a house physI-
clan ar he City Hospital. Is now demon
strator of anatCnomy - Sioux city col
lege. and that he was in Baltimore early
i'm January Or Silver denies that he
knows anything OF the body.
The evening times., 1900-02-03
IN Mr.. CLARK's FAVOR

tl
ing The Legislature was i'm Helena kinder
pIuggin arom there as sort o. sup
porter Of Senator Clark.
Some time after. the witness said he
met Fred Wbiteside. who was working 1p
evidence against Senator clark. With
him. The witness went 70 Hr Cdmphelis
office There he met Mr. Little and jointly
they prepared a statement
II told MIR Little a whole lot Of 'm7-
mary grievances I had against Mr tlara.
think they thought that / had iet Of
valuable information about the bribery
charges over AZ Helena.
The witness said he did nor tell -Eeu
that the statements he was making We're
untrue. rhough the statement was bein-
taken down by Mr.. Whiteside. Mr Camp
bell logged my memory now and them
and told me to get ClaTks name into it,
Mr. Faulkner asked: Did you tell them
that what you were swearing 20 was
faIse!"
Both Mr. Whiteside and Mr.. Campbell
know that All 7 said was absolutely false o.,
Nr Chandler said. Answer the ques-
tiou Did you tell them that it was
faIse9'
No. sir"
Mr.. Faulkner read the affidavit which
Hill had given to Mr.. Campbell It was
ike that made by Wright 1t accused
Meyers Of accepting q bribe Of Slo.e'I-
Hill swore TO having acted as bribery
agent for Senator Clark. During the read
ing of this affidavit the afIiant swung Jo
and fro in his chair and smiled
seeking an NmdaVit.
when Mr.. Faulkner resumed the eN3mj-
nation Of the witness Hill said ,hat Rep
resentative Campbell visited him at VIII
lard's Hotel The witness said M-
Campbell. he SAYS to me. Mr.. Birney
tells me that you have copy OF that
affidavit For Gods sake don't let any
body see il. Put it away gave i, to
Mr. Campbell"
MIR Campbell. in reply to a request that
he produce The copy. said he did not ie-
call having taken il, but II II could De
found it would be produced.
AT one point in the proceedings, Mr..
Hoar said that il would be relevant to
ask the witness about this treatment by
Mr. Campbell which was very
serious question, but for himself he could
not conceive how any human being cOI-d
he expected to believe one word the Wit
ness said "He cannot be treated as a
source OF testimony by any human being
after what he has already testified TO.
This stinging rebuke was called forth by
questions which were leading witness in-0
other fields than that pertaining 10 the
making of this false affidavit Ii was con
tended by Mr. Faulkner that the false ain
davits Of Hill and Wright furnished the
groundwork for the memorial which VS.
presented to the Senate against Senator
( W. A. Clark.
A few minutes before Benjamin Hill left
the witness stand. in telling Of the con
hofuapu him and RpprPSPUf;T- L.
/ tive Campbell. he delivered these startling
| remarks. in the presence Of the commit
| tee. counsel, and spectators;
"Mr. Campbell lied to me like a dog and
lied TO him like a dog, He's got little
the best Of me here in the guise of q
| Congressman, but he is just as dirty as I
! am"
Senator Chandler promptly said: the
committee will now adjourn.
The evening times., 1900-02-03
NEW INTERESTS IN THE B. q o.
The Pennsy INania-N NnudcrhiIt Com
hiuatiou Represented.

BALTIMORE. Feb. President dchn
X cowen. of rhe Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. returned TO his city today from
New York. where he attended a meeting of
the board Of directors. When asked as TO
The election of :. NJ. Provost as a director,
M Cowen said
There is no significance attached 10
the entrance % NIr. Provost into
the Baltimore and Ohio board. As
IS wen known. the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. Of which Mr.. Provost is third
vice president. has recently become in
farested in the Baltimore and ONO,
and naturally desired representation on
The board He viii represent that interest.
II does not mean that the Pennsylvania
controls the Baltimore and Ohio. no. does
fl indicate any change in pcEcy The
Baltimore and Ohio viii continue the same
policy as heretofore under the present
management
Opinion here is that one. and probably
more representatives Of the new n
terests viii go into the Baltimore and
Ohio board and that the Baltimore
and Ohio will practically, if not actu-
allv. be dominated by the Pennsylvania
Vanderbilt combination. BY this move the
PENNSYLVANIA ard the New York Central,
which is q Vanderbilt property. are IN
position to prevent cutting OF rates
The evening times., 1900-02-03
A SKELETON IN A TREE.
The Remains of II Murdered Wan
Found by Woodchoppers.

-aN--.- 9 . N~nFN-E Feb E.-F0uT
-..,,...,.. t,,.,,r. IN ,bis SOC
years ak" " ''i'srl' -,
tion Of The ONO valley vas Freoei''" ia
Wis. q German about thirty eight years of
age Who peddled jewelry. Davis pur-
-, ~. ,-oo,s in Chicago and had
-..-. .,Io for his articles
quite an 'N''"S''e
among The farmers III 'he 'a'e'
Huntington ". Va, ana "aihPoi'7. 'l'o'
IA had no relatives living in This country,
49,, go. .l ,...,-s so no said his t5uIf had
,,,..
beeh al "''' "'o''
one oi ms htsl 'us'o'h'' "'s "a
Gsret Howard. "e"i'hS "'''"'
sides n, Union district IN Caben county,
~. ,.t~,-s,i, fay- r,fles oT The river
-,.sl.s {r,,,, bara
""" "'' "0
DAVIS was I"'h'' -@'' i''','''-' '''''
& good ouyersaIiCuaiist. ana arrays Ha1
,.-..t,. ,f ,ncr,a, about his rtr5fn After
.t ,-;.f,- ID, tt, home .f Mrs How
..f .t.,,,. ,t,.. mon. chan
''H 81
ifieEh-illP tA'S''" '-'"'' '''' S'
The peddler.
The Elmor was true and in 'tfs early
Uari Of November. i>S". q "eeeiit !" - ~
result After the marriage Davis UdNtied
tut little, Duf instead ueNoltu an hIS "t''H-
rion looking after the interest Of the farm
of his wife. she owning broad acres along
the water OF De ONO ana tNJeHdlhS idr
back on Trace Creek. IN Union o'sirlc|
Davis was known 10 also have consiaerdo!t
money and his friends throughout ms sec
tion we're many.
The greater part OF the shopping oi MI.
and Mrs. Davis was done either mere of at
Huntington. W. Va. and trips TO both
places were of frequent occurrence. About
six months after the wedding OF DAVIS ana
Mrs. howard Jaws lel' hol'e 'eiE i'
one morning for TINS place Tor a bTleI SHOP
ping trip. and was 10 have returned home
the same day.
Davis had considerable money with hlm-
He arrived here and late IN the afternoon
started Tor Tvs return home. Ihat was the
last ever seen of Davis. He did not re-
turn home and the days rolled on the
more was the comment regarding the mys-
teriOus disappearance. Many were the ihe-
ories offered, but the one most DeileNeu was
that Davis had simply tired of living IN
this locality and had left for other parts.
The woman to whom ne was married only
few months before spent hundreds OF dol-
7 to
The evening times., 1900-02-03
TWO RUNAwAYs STOPPED.
Their Shrcud Plan willis Before Pc
lice SrrufiuN.


INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Feb. 3.-Acting
upon telegram from Newark. y. j., the
police yesterday arrested Lawrence
Comey. eighteen years old. and Murrisa
Goodwin aged eleven, who were passing
on their way 10 Louisville. Both feigned
innocence of the English language and it
was several hours before they could be in
duced TO talk When a map Of the world
was shown him, The youth pointed TO the
Orkney Islands. thus giving the impress
sion that he was born there. When search
ed at the police station several letters
were found in his pockets.
one of them. written by the Rev. Charles
n Dodd of the Peddie Memorial Baptist
Church of Newark says that Charles and
I.eona Patrongschein landed at Boston
January "a from the Orkney Islands; that
they had beer robbed of their money,
about ESQ in gold, by sharper; that they
were on their way 20 Louisville. where an
aunt lived and as neither understood Eng
lish charity organizations should do every
thing possible to assist them. The letter
contained several pages devoted TO their
trials and tribulations.
The police superintendent took the cou-
plc in hand when the young man weak
eued and confessed that he had run away
from his home in Sharon. Mass, where
the girl also lived. He said he had enough
money to reach Newark, and there he met
the Baptist minister and made up the
story of having come from the Orkney ISL
ands. Comey says his father is retired
minister.
The evening times., 1900-02-03
IN THE POLICE COURT.
The Punishment Meted out 4" some
Petty Offenders.

I
Petty Offenders.
Judges Scott and Kimball in the Police
court today disposed Of the following eases
Joseph Beard for failing TO keep On the
right side of Florida Avenue while riding
a bicycle. was fined So
Charles Morris forfeited s. collateral for
riding bicycle on the sidewalk in Twen-
ty-iirst Street.
John Carney was profane and disorderly
in New Jersey Avenue \ workhouse sen
tence of thirty days was imposed.
James johnson for = like offence conf
mi,ted in Fifth Street was sentenced 70
the workhouse for fifteen DAYS.
Henry Thomas arrested ~ Pennsylvania
svenra bv Policeman simpson for disor-
DERBY conduct was sent 80 the "oFNuou7t
for fifteen days
Charles Whitfield for lctiu- IL a dis
orderly manner iu ID Street, received d
sentence of fifteen DAYS IN the WoIhhouse.
Harry Williams a nac6 driver, convict
ed of violating the h1~h-t-~ paid q me
OF 50
Rebeees smith. an old offender charged
with vaerancy. was sent ra .ae "ordnouse
for six months.
William Clark charged with ieIoh'o1alE
assaut'ng Lucille johnson. a tNeiVe-Fea4
CID eoIoTsd girl. was held icf the SFahu
iurv iu 81 eco bond.
The evening times., 1900-02-03
A SUSPECTED POISONING.
4 Young Farmer Dies Under Cnusuai
circumstances.

BATAVIA, n. Y, Feb. S.-Henry Egloh'
a young farmer who lived a few miles west
of Batavia, lies dead at the home OF his
brother Alexander. His stomach, heart
brain, and kidneys have been removed ior
ANALYSIS. and are in possession of Coroner
Neal and District Attorney Randall HIS
wife. Layina Russ Egloff, and her two
smallest children are at the home OF her
father. George Russ, near Corfu village.
An inquest is in progress in Corfu. All
this has happened since Thursday morn
ing. when Henry Egloff died in terrible
agony.
The Egloffs were married eight years
ago. and about two years ago some trouble
arose between them. About two months
ago Egloff left his wife, according to his
brother Peter. and consulted lawyer
about beginning divorce suit. He also
had printed handbills publishing the fact
of their separation.
The physicians who attended him think
he died Of an irritant poison His reia-
tions with his wife had not been aitogeth-
er happy.
The evening times., 1900-02-03
TEACHERS TO RAISE MONEY.
A Baraur propo>ed by Their tnnuit,
A.sorfstinn

The Teachers Annuity Aid Association
con-emplatCs giving am entertainment sim
uar 20 that of The Teachers Bazaar which
was haid q few years ago in aid of the per
msneut fund OF the association. The sug-
s,stion was made 10y \. p. Page the presi-
derr. d, the meeting Thursday in the
Franklin Building The necessity Of aug
mes'ne the fund was placed before The
meeting iu such a manner that prompt ac-
tiun viii probably Dee taken 10 bring mat
tiers 10 a climax.
During the meeting an election of officers
was held al which the following were
chosen. y p. Page. president; Mrs. :. A.
Bradley and Miss Z. G. Westcott. vice pres
idents. Miss r. L. Hundley recording sec
Ietary: J. 7. Freeman. financial secretary.
and A. +. stuart. treasurer.
board OF directors was elected as fol-
lows Miss Annie Beers. Miss A. r. Neu-
meyer. Miss :. b. Sangler and p. r, Jan
ney With Miss NJ McGill. director al large
The report Of the financial secretary
showed that SOB 430 60 has been received
during the past year. Two amendments to
the constitution. dealing with various priv
ileges proposed for retiring teachers. dues
and memberships were rejected after some
discussion.
The evening times., 1900-02-03
WOULD HONOR THE FOUNDER.
Grand Army Men behind Bill Tor
statue OF stephenson.

Representative Cummings has introduced
Joint resolution that permission be grant
cd the Grand Army OF the Republic to erect
q statue TO the memory OF the late beh!d-
min f. Stephenson. founder Of The Grand
Army. on one Of the public reservations OF
the city of Washington, which shall be
designated icy The Secretary Of War, the
Joint Committee on ,he Library the super
intendent of Public Buildings and Grounds
and the the Committee of the Grand Army
Of the Republic appointed by it for that
purUCse.
Il is provided that the statue. with ped
es;al shall cost not less than Sl5 eco aud
that it shall he presented TO the people OF
the United States by The Grand Army
The evening times., 1900-02-03
FATHER zURIcHER APPEALS.
He Asks For Hearing Before HeinG
Infrncked.

BUFFALO. y. Y, Feb. 3.-Rev. George
Zuricher. Buffalo's total abstinence priest,
who has been suspended by Bishop Quig
ley and deprived of his parish at Buf1aio
Plains, has appealed for trial His ap-
plication goes finally to Archbishop Cor
rigon. of New York city. and Will proba-
bly, be granted.
DR.. Zuricher is charged with preaching
a sermon condemning the practice OF ask
ing for money offering at All Souls Day
masses and with refusing TO do so. His
appeal was addressed to Bishop QuiSley.
of This CITY. In the appeal. Father ZuTicn-
er claims the punishment inflicted upon
him is excessive and that Bishop Quigley
wrongfully charged him with notorious
disobedience not 10 say defiance OF the
ordinary Of the diocese.
The evening times., 1900-02-03
NOT QUOTED CORRECTLY.
General Hawkins Declares He Conn
plimented the sIsf New York.

ALBANY. y. Y. Feb. 3.-Governor
Roosevelt has announced that he has
received letter from Brigadier General
Hawkins regarding the conduct of the
Seventy first Regiment at Santiago. in
which General Hawkins states that he was
astonished TO see what he was alleged TO
have said recently about the regiment. re-
ported in the newspapers.
What he really said of the regiment was
identical with what the Governor had said,
namely. that the conduct of the men, the
bulk Of whom went forward into the zone
of fire, was excellent, but that he knew
nothing whatever about the conduct or
the three superior officers and the men
who remained with them in the trail.
His official report. he said, would show
that he could have known nothing of the
action of the men who remained in The
The evening times., 1900-02-03
A rWo-YEAR-oLD MURDERER.
: child strikes Her Baby brother
With "a TnS-

= hilu ~lFsteFN Hf'i Assa't'
With T"S.
NEW YORK Feb s.-ir is exp '..l 'tat
the autopsy which Will bs bsld today VIII
show Bessie Lehman to- be The youngest
murderer on record
Bessie is two years OLD. and is said 20
have caused the death Of heg baby brother.
MoltEc. live weeks old. by striking aim on
the temple with a wooden whistle
Herman Lehman. father Of the children.
is.a tailor. and lives i'm the rear tenement
at No - Allen Street Three we1-s ago
when Moltke was only two weeks old. his
mother left him lying in a baby carriage
in the kitchen. Little Bessie was playing
about the floor.
Mrs. Lehman heard the baby scream
She found Bessie standing oy the side OF
the carriage striking the baby repeatedly
on the temple with a wooden whistle ABOUT
ten inches long.
The child continued TO cry for long
time and d physician was unable 10 az
ford relief The infant seemed to suffer
greatly and finally died
The physician took the whistle 10 the
coroner's Office and reported the case
The evening times., 1900-02-03
T's 1, s:s"s what .' '1s s,S: es',si Without SAPOLO

not believe that a republic represents the
highest form OF government ana / thinh
much better form might be established
When asked TO explain his ideas. Ha"-
I,ins stated ihere we're class distinctions.
which. under a more perfect form OF gov
ernmeut would be unknown. He was also
uncertain whether he would night for thls
country should the United states be IN
saded 10y Great Britain. He did not pc
lieye in war or an invasion OF ano,hei
country S territory Tho judge dehled hIs
application because he declared no one can
h-s recognized a. q citizen wh0 does no, be-
1iere q republican forls Of government is
-he he-r. Socialists approve of the judge
decision
The evening times., 1900-02-03
4 New British Foe.


tfF0m ihe CNltd1o Iiluuht.J
new Zoe the British viii have 20 fight Is the
horse fever which makes its appearance dt tins
time yearly Its and cure are 80 taT Im-
known, but the history Of the fTansvaal shows
that thousands Of horses die every year ana diteF
a short Illness generally thirty-six days. Once
a horse lives through the disease thereafter ne is
immune. Since most of the British horses now
used by the British forces have been brought
from England recently none are immune, %hHe
the Boer mounts are for the most part survivors
OF epidemics in past years.
The evening times., 1900-02-03
DESERTED IN THREE WEEKS.
Mrs. Blanche Corey's charge against
Her Husband.

Blanche c. corey 70 day flsd suit against
her husband. Charles A. Corey. for sepa-
rate support and maintenance The par
ties were married in Baltimore, Md, IN
April 1897. and came to this city to reside.
and have lived here since. They now
ever. Mrs. Corey states. lived together as
man and wife for only three weeks, when.
She declares her husband drove her from
his house.
Mrs. Corey states that her husband.
since they separated. has not contributed
10 her SUPPORT. although he receives a
good salary as chief clerk for real estate
arm and is also practicing attorney at
the District bar. The petitioner is repre-
sented bv Attorney j. F. Mulialy
The evening times., 1900-02-03
THE OFFICIALS INDICTED.
Halfway Employees Charged With
Causing seven Deaths.

PATERSON. y. j. Feb 3.-jndiatmeHts
have been found here against leading Off
cials OF he Delaware Lackavauna and
Western Railroad for mansiaush,er. u
causing The death OF seven persons In the
tIain collision which occurred IN TINS city
on the night before Thanksgiving Day
The persons indicted for manslaughter
are S,!periuteBdent Raymond Dupuy. Gen
eral Traffic Manager B. ID. Caldwell. Con
ducsor Gould VI. Catwell. and Rear Flag
man William Snedeker. OF eXp.e 5 ira q
No g. which was telescoped, and Eng ne ir
John Ricrdan and CoqductOr William Bur
ritt. of local train No. ~. which crashed
into No from the rear.
The evening times., 1900-02-03
THE MEEICAN-YE
A Fierce Battle FOugl
light in Guaymas
An UncOnfirDed Report
Torres Death-FiVe II
on Both sides Engage,
Hict-The Indians, HaI
Their Horses, Forced

BISBEE, Ariz., Feb. a.
been received here from CT
that General Lorenzo Torr
of the Mexican forces in
has been killed in the Baca
The report is lacking in det
been confirmed.
Advices are also received
was fought between the va
cans on January o. the Me
inc under command of Gent
lighting occurred on Guayn
miles east of Guaymas. TT
drew and were not pursue'
.ngaged was . 0C0 on the MvAIvar, s.,.,. r...,.
600 on the Yaqui side. Nine Naquls,
thirty-one Indian women and twenty-sIX
Indian children were taken captive by the
Mexicans.
General Torres lost 80 killed, 10 wound
ed. and So missing while the Yaqui loss Is
put at 20 killed and wounded. The faquls
still hold the mouth Of the 1aqui and the
line of steamers between the river ana
Guavmas is not in operation. Santa Tere-
sa. who is with the Yaquis at that point,
has with neT 3,uNU ldDIE tIhipptN ii'N'4' A''N
desert in which General Torres repulsed
the Yauuis is twenty-fye miles wide, It's
western limit being within twenty-five
miles of Guaymas.
The desert consists mostly of boWiders.
There is no vegetation or water ana th's
is the only time i'm the year when the des-
evt can be crossed with safety, on account
OF the fierce heat II is impossible 10
make progress by horseback on II, owing
TO the slippery condition Of the sand. The
Yaluis who expected 10 cross the desert
before the NeXicans got start ana theH
fall on Guavnlds. We're handicapped By
their horses and did NOT get far before the
moon rose The MeXicans were on me des-
ert before the Yaquis had gone elght miles
into il. The MeNicans made good prog
ress. as they had no horses 10 lead. com
ing up with the Gaquis in the middle or
The desert where the battle was fought at
& o'clock in the morning OF January -.
The Yaquis under Tenbanto stood their
ground by presenting rlgh' front eN-
lending from bowlder 20 boWlder and piac-
ing parties on the projections. Ihe horses
were kent in a bunch away from ihe IRE
The Nexicans suffered heavily while ad-
vauciug upon the Saquis and then came a
hand-tn-hand fight for which he MeNi-
cans were better equipped than their enc
mics The conflict lasted three hours.
The horses uf the Iaquis stampeded Dut
the Indians fought On. The Iaq2is work.
cd around the MeSicans. then withdrew
and started back toward the Bacatale
Mountains