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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-04
ENTIRELY TOO SCRUPULoUs.
A Tenant Who Failed to Meet His
Landlords Expectations.

trTom the haIisas City JoufnHl-1
Colonel Case whose home is near Cleve-
land. bought a farm in Missouri down
along the Kansas line several years ago
and some time afterward rented it to an
Arkansan. While there had been a definite
statement as regards terms the colonel
had never received il payment a single
penny. So having a few days leisure on
his hands he came out TO look over his
possession and to endeavor to collect some
rent. Prosperity had struck the West and
he thought that some of ii must have come
TO his tenant. But the first glance at his
land aroused doubt; the house was fall
ing into ruins and the place was over
grown with weeds.
How is it that you have never paid
any Tent?" asked Colonel Case.
"Wahl, ! kalkerlate twas this ere way,
l never could get no money gathered to-
gether."
Why didn't you keep the house in ,e-
pair?"
Didn't have no time"
Did you have no time, then, to look
after the FARM"
ut rained SO much in the. spring that
couldn't work and was so hot in summer
that l was afeared of sun struck. -
.'You might have paid the taxes, at
least
'wahl. I would. kernel" drawled the
tenant, but l kalkerlate that / didn't
want to interfere with yuse own business. -
Colonel Case dropped the subject there
and went back to Ohio.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-04
GERMAN DUEL Fighting
Systematic Arrangements for the
Sword Com ats of Students.

Schools for Instruction in the Art of
Handling Ugly Weapous-Contests
and Desperate Encouaters-A Scene
On the Field.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-04
LEROY C. SHEAR ARRESTED.
The Alleged Passer of Worthless
Checks in Custody.

Information of the arrest yesterday
afternoon. in New York city, OF Leroy c.
Shear. alias Charles R. Clark alias W. NJ
Davis, fifty three years of age, was re-
ceived last night at Police Headquarters.
4 subsequent despatch to Inspector Board
man, from Chief of Detectives McClusky
of New York, stated that Shear would be
surrended Monday to the authorities of
Syracuse. y. Y, where the prisoner Is
wanted on charges of forgery and grand
larceny. This action is taken by the New
York police in view of a reward of 500 Of
fered by the Syracuse authorities for his
apprehension.
When an alleged worthless check for
500, bearing the signature OF A. B. Hat
| field of Bedford. Ind was passed on a
local clothing house on February 3 last,
the local police began an extensive en-
quiry, resulting in Shear being finally
charged with false pretences. He had al
ready left the city however and it be-
came necessary, in order to apprehend
him. to prepare and send out several thou
sand circulars. This work was accom-
piished and a minute description OF the
fugitive was sent broadcast. Hotels and
business houses were included among those
to whom these circulars were addressed,
and yesterday morning the proprietor OF
the Mills Hotel New York. caused Shears
arrest and wired the local police. claim
ing a reward. Prior 20 reply from this
city. Shear was locked up in New York
city.
It was learned there that no reward was
offered by the Washington police for Shear.
and it was decided 10 refuse his surrender
to the local authorities. Instead. notice
was received last night that the prisoner
would be turned over TO the Syracuse
police.
Records at Police Headquarters here
state that Shear has served several terms
in prison. He was arrested on october 3,
1893, at Elmira, \. Y, charged with for
gerry and sentenced 10 five years in the
penitentiary. A letter from the chief of
police of Elmira to Major Sylvester. dated
October. 1898. states that Shear deserted
from the United States Army during the
civil war 1t says that during 1863 Shear
poisoned two soldiers. for which alleged act
he was tried by court martial and SEN
fenced TO death. Later, according 10 the
Elmira police. the prisoners sentence was
committed by President Lincoln to ten
years in the Albany peniteGsiafy. After
serving several months the letter states,
Shear broke jail. but was re-arrested in
1865 in Elmira While still in jail in that
city the accused was pardoned by Presi-
dent Hayes. but several years later he
was again charged convicted. and SEN
fenced 10 a term of five years in prison for
forgery. -. -.-
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-04
MAJOR RUTHERs' DENIAL.
He Declares Hollands Charge q
Fraud 10 Be In famous

SAVANNAH, March 3.-Major G. W.
Ruthers, of the Commissary Department,
United States Army, recently charged with
defrauding the Government of 2I5.O0O
pounds OF bacon in collision with Senator
Taliaferro and the C. b. Rogers Company.
of Jacksonville, Fla, emphatically denies
the accusation. Major Ruthers was depot
quartermaster at Sa1 annah for a long
time and in writing to a friend in Ssvan-
nah says:
In all my experience as a man. I have
never known such malicious instance of
viliainy There is not one word OF truth
IN 1t from beginning to end for this rea-
son: The bacon which Holland talks about
was sold by Colonel Wood and condemned
by Colonel Guild, about month before
became commissary at Jacksonville. c.
! b. Rogers Co. at no time bought
of me pound of bacon or anything else.
| never had conversation in my life
with Senator Taliaferro on any business
subject. Holland told me practically the
same cock and bull story while l was in
Jacksonville and ] probably intimated TO
him that he was a fool. He told me the
story in order to get employment. He had
been employed 10 trace some stolen mules
but was then out of job. He was not
detective at all but looked like a bum
ABOUT Town.
Il presume the War Department was
not fast enough for Mr. Holland so he
gave his yarn to the yellow journals.
do not know the object of Mr.. Holland S
conduct. Whether it is a compaign lie
against Senator Taliaferro or an effort to
injure me | don't know. However, / have
sent on a number of affidavits for Hol-
lands prosecution. The zap might just
as well named you as myself 1t is a
case of an ignorant man talking about
something he knows nothing about.
My dear fellow. ! never did a thing in
my life that | could not lay bare and ! am
quite sure all who know me well will
not even question my integrity. There is
truth infallible: An honest man will be-
lieve that honesty exists in other men;
liar and thief cannot understand why
another man should be honest. So the
world goes. All my returns have been
passed by the commissary and Third Audi
tor and | am not out a cent. All my
papers are straight as die. My records
alone prove Holland to be liar
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-04
Entertaining. Yet Uniucky.

tfTom London llt-blts)
There is an enterprising Liverpool tailor who
has never been Known 10 acknowledge that he
didn't have anything possible customer might
ask for.
Ore day customer entered the shop and asked
If he had any trousers made especially for one
legged men
Certainly replied the merchant What kind
do You want:'
Dress trousers said the man. ''The best
you've got"
HuTrying into the rear Of the store, the enter
pIising merchant snatched up pair Of trousers
and shipped off the right leg with a pair Of
scissors. Hastily turning under the edges, he
presented them TO the customer.
That's the kind l want. What's the price?"
"one guinea
'Well. give me pair with the left leg on
month later the merchant pronounced
convalescent and on the high road TO recovery.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-04

was worked into the architecture, proba-
bly, with the idea of keeping the witches
out AT that time. fifty years ago, many
churches had horseshoes nailed over the
doors. The Irish peasants modify the Gus
tom and nail horseshoes on the TIRES
holds. planting cloves of wild garlic over
the door. There is a prevailing custom of
afiixing a horseshoe to the foremasts of
ships. and many of the most famous bat
tleships have carried this emblem in the
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-04
PAY DAY IN CHINA.
Everyone Must Settle Accounts When
New Year Comes.

tFrOm the London Mait)
f. New Year is the national payday in
China. Ali accounts must be squared up at
that time. and the man who can't raise
money enough to pay his debts has 10 go
into bankruptcy. The laws are such that
the creditors can enter the debtors house
and take what he pleases, If there Is no
settlement To prevent such an action
families GLIB together and make all sorts
of compromises TO keep up the business
reputation of the clan. New Year is
great day for the pawnbrokers. Their
shops are crowded with people who want
to redeem their best clothes before the
New Year. There are crowds also who
want TO pay their debts. Pawnbrokers re-
ceive high rates of interest, in which they
are protected by the Government.
The Chinese paint the whole country red
on New Year day in more senses than one.
Red is the color which with them denotes
good luck and prosperity. and all the New
Year cards and invitations are on paper OF
that color. Every child gets its New Year
present wrapped in red paper. and red in
scriptions are pasted over the doors Of the
houses.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-04

Owing to its wide reputation many limitations
are imposed upon the public licurichs Maerzen
Senate. and Lager, To avoid these fraudulent
practices by INSCRIPTIONS dealers call for Heu-
richs beers by their names instead OF calling fol
dark light For bottle beer phone 63l
Arlington Bottling Co.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-04

The last OF the two thousand and odd
seats in the Grand was sold three hours
before matinee time yesterday, and the
Pehman Company appeared before one of
the greatest audiences that ever has as
sembled IN the commodious theatre. Even
the aforementioned Ching Ling Foo Sat
urday houses were not more notable. At
night the business was almost repeated,
the number Of persons who passed the
doors during the day not falling far under
r 600
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-04
Preliminary FormaIities.

When everything is ready the umpire
takes his place at the side of the contest
ants; the seconds bow to him and to the
principals and TO each other; then the
principals bow TO the umpire, to the sec
onda and to each other Then one of the
seconds cries out to the umpire: I'VE wish
10 have measure OF fifteen minutes be-
tween Schimmel and Boehme,' and the
umpire replies: Let il proceed" The
principals raise their swords and the UNI
pire cries out, ',Bindet die klingen," Blind
the swords.) The swords of the principals
come together; the seconds place their
swords across those OF the principals. and
the umpire shouts: Lost" ION with the
6ght) The swords of the seconds are
quickly drawn aside, and the fight begins
-Four passes are made and halt is called
as four passes constitute round The
blood is seen oozing from a cut about three
inches long on the face of Schimmel .Mr.
Umpire please declare first blood for
Boehme," says the second OF the latter
The umpire declares 1t, the swords are
bound again, the umpire shouts "Los,"
and the swords glide swiftly past each
other. Each man receives a cut of some
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-04
THINGS THEATRICAL.

Before the usual tremendous audience,
Richard Mansfield presented 'Dr. Jekyll
and Mr.. Hyde last night at the Columbia
Theatre. The performance has been given
here 100 often and Is too thoroughly known
TO require comment. Mr.. Mansfield was
seen in his striking dual impersonation,
while the various minor roles were en-
trusted to the principals of his company
THE First Violin drew a large house in
the Afternoon.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-04
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
THE POPULAR STORE.
THE POPULAR STORE.

gratifying Iemnye Our rhSnvhg t. make
g l b to al h msrg k now
t.adu vemaed spec o e taappdu Negerpm
edit is Il amM tend a 1t here Trni GRATIS
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-23
CRUSADE AGAINST FILTH.
RESIDENTS OF SOUTH END AR
RAIGNED IN POLICE COURT.
One Lessee OF Premises Fined $40
for Maintaining a Nuisance
Buildings ordered Closed From
Habitation - Others Discharge.

Tho work of renovating the flithy por-
tfons OF the city in order to guard against
possibility of the bubonic plague began
In earnest yesterday. The south end dis
trict was the first TO fall under the ban,
and thirty-two Japanese and four white
men were arraigned In Judge Cams court
on the charge of maintaining nuisance.
DR.. M. Il. A. McKechnie, the city
health officer, swore to the complaints
and was the principal witness against the
defendants. He testified that last sum-
mer the greater portion OF the buildings
In the district were condemned because
they had no sewer connections. Despite
this act on the part of the health de-
partment he claimed that Samuel Demer-
rift obtained lease on the premises in
question, tore down the signs put up by
the department and sublet nearly every
house in the area bounded by Fifth and
Sixth avenues and King and Weller
streets. A majority of Demerrftt's ten
ants, testified DIR. McKechnie, were Jap
anese. although he rented three shacks
to white men.
After hearing the evidence Judge Cam
ruled that the only guilty party was Do
merritt. Japanese who could not Under
stand the English language, declared the
court, could not be expected to be fa-
miIiar with the city's sanitary regula-
tions. He accordingly fined Demerritt go,
and discharged the other defendants.
The court further ordered that the
buildings in the district which have no
sewer connections be closed up and kept
closed until connections were made, and
until such further time as the district
should be thoroughly renovated and made
fit for habitatfon.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-23
DAWSON MAGNATES ARRIVE.
RICHARD LOWE, L0UI GOLDEN AND
ROBERT BLEI GOING NORTH.
First Rich Miner, Second King OF
KI0ndikc Gamblers, and Third .
= Theatrical Magnate - All Have
Achieved Much local Fame.

Richard Lowe, Robert Blei and Loui
Golden, three of the most noted characters
OF the Kiondike district. have arrived In
this city from the East en- route to Daw-
son. Each Of the trio is more or less IA
nous as Klondike fame goes.
loves is the proud distinction Of own
ing fractional claim at the mouth OF the
Big Skookum, believed by many to be the
richest ground In that rich district. He
has already taken out over 100000 In gold
from the ground which Is not yet two
thirds worked out The claim is only eighty
feet long.
Golden Is known as the king of Klondike
gamblers. Like Lowe he has been travel
ing in the East. Both passed through Be-
attic several months ago en- route. to the
large cities Of the Atlantic seaboard. Gold
faro bank plunger than George Liable,
whose recent tussels with the tiger have
been exciting the admiration Of the local
sporting world. In Dawson he has been
at a sitting. Eighteen months ago he lost
$4,000 in the course Of two or three days
play.
same as that of most gamblers only that he
operates on larger scale One day he
wins the next he loses, but he always has
money and his credit is not only good with
companies operating on the Yukon as well.
Robert Blei IL a Dawson vaudeville thea
trical manager. He has been engaged I'm
such. ventures in every large city West OF
the Mississippi He Is now contemplating
a Cape Nome theatrical enterprise. 1t Is
reported that he is backed by Roster &
Bial the New York vaudeville managers.
Blei stated yesterday that he expects to
land at Nome City early next summer with
a vaudeville combination of forty men and
women.
Material for his building and his thea
trical equipment are to be shipped from
New York around the Horn. His people
will cross the continent sailing from this
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-23
R1oJUN'S VALUABLE CARGO
Liner Will Take 5000 Bales Of Cot
ION and 1,5OO Tons of Flour
(,russorne shipment OF Homes.

The steamship Riojun, Of the Great
Northern's Nippon Yusen Kaisha line. is
schedu.- : to sail on Friday with one Of
the most valuable cargoes ever shipped
from this port to the Orient. 1t includes
100 bales OF cotton, 100 tons Of flour and
several hundred tons Of general merchant
dse. Another small but intensely grue-
same consignment consists OF seventeen
boxes Of Chinese bones. The remains are
hose of several score OF Chinese whose
deaths occurred years ago in Eastern cit
Is. The bones are being sent to the ma
I've land of the dead for final interment.
The Riojun's cotton Is billed to Yokoha.
ma, Kobe and Nagasaki, while the bulk Of
he -four Is Hongkong consigned.
Eight or ten American passengers who
we're booked by the Great Northern In the
nst and a large number OF Japanese and
Chinese have engaged passage on the Rio
I'M.
The Tosa Maru is the next Nippon Yuscn
Kaisha vessel to sail from the Orient for
this port. She Is expected to leave Yoko-
hama today with heavy cargo OF orien-
III products.
ne Tosa has never been to this port.
he Is 6,000-ton vessel and a sister ship
ef the Kamakura Maru. which made one
voyage from the Orient to Seattle about
elghteen months ago.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-23
FROM PEDRO To- DRAW POKER.
Jury Will Decide whether Thomas
Daley Was Cheated.

The. trial OF Hiram Hilger on a charge
of stealing $61 from Thomas Daley was
concluded before Judge Benson and jury
yesterday afternoon at $50 O'Clock. At -
o'clock the jurors had not come to a de-
cision and the judge ordered them locked
up for the night.
Higer, Andrew Sampson and g. Kilbric
were Jointly accused OF the theft, which
is alleged to have taken place in the Con-
gress saloon November a. Daley says he
was persuaded to take part in a game of
pedro. which was transformed to the great
American game of poker, through the deal
ing of remarkably good hands. Daley was
so firmly convinced that his four queens
were good that he went to bank and drew
$50, which he bet. When the cards were
shown up Hilger had four kings and Samp-
son had four tens.
Hilger demanded . separate trial which
was granted him. His defense was that
Daley lost his money in an ordinary game
OF cards. On the witness stand Daley said
that If he had won he would have kept
the money
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-23
IRDlND 4 BUAk0 MN.
.nraA a10NAL ALLEGATIONS MADn
pr HESTER y. DATEs.
..v. He was Convicted IN Tacoma
4 ostainiag sdoaey under False
rvetenses--sAe ciaims she Oh
..,.ed mis- release From Jail.

~. divorce suit recently instituted In
*. stperior court by Hester E. Bates. of
~ jackson street, against her husband,
rs~srd W. Bates. Is becoming sensational.
~ ch,ect,pg to an order for the payment
= e,su,ony Bates said that the order was
x.s,~ed from court by false representa-
go. furthermore, that he was penniless
y NJ hSd given his wife $1,000 since his
u..sS return from Alaska. He spoke Of
- Life AZ being hysterical and irrespon-
IL ~. Ana expressed the belief that design
~ ,cSrrons had poisoned her mind against
vIs3rrdsy afternoon Mrs. Bates made her
~ "a the charges In the form OF an
.SSiStt. She says that her husband -
~ mining engineer, as nc represents
sSS.eif 10 be, but has been engaged IN
~ SHOWING occupations during the Time
q has lived In Washington: Six months IN
Z. county fail at Tacoma where he was,
q si,Sres convicted Of obtaining money
sssS false pretenses and on her interces-
-. s,nfence was suspended. Two nnonths
HiiSnder for Julius wegect wnen lie was
49, ~ remaining idle for several months
NJ VI employed as corinon laoorer on
sH INK for several months again and then
worked SIX weeks as common labofer at
idje for several mouths 80.
Erployed from March till August at the
fSis again. Worked for Lilly, Eogardus
4 Co two monthA
fyom May till August worked at Knights
rsrdplar mine. Roslyn. 3. c..
Nrs Bates says her husband do no other
my during nine years residence In Wash
irsfcn. except July %, 1881, when lie went
q Alaska and did not return till JAY IL.
lE6
M, says he has not been engaged IN eny
6lEiukss since except gambling and bunko-
~. and that he was arrested in Seattle
sSSfred with obtaining money under false
ssefensas at Lake WASHINGTON.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-23
PERSONALS.

T. n. Sumner. owner Of the Summer Iron works
at Everett. Is guest at the Seattle.
I. Frankenburger. OF Belfast. well known skagit
county lumberman, is at the Seattle.
City Engineer Thomson and Water Superintendent
Youngs left yesterday for inspection tour over the
line Of the Cedar river pipe line. They viii return
today.
Edward p. Temper. register Of the local land
pital fog several wee, 10 rapidly recovering It is
expected he will soon b able to resume his duties
]. W. Haley. of Cincinnati. who was registered
at the Seattle several weeks ago. is again that
city his home He VA snsassd In . brokerage
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-23
LAW OFFICER DEFENDS LYNcHERs
County Attorney Says They Were
Simply Enforcing the Law,

FORT SCOTT. Kan. Jan. 22.-County
Attorney Sheppard. addressing the court
today regarding the lynching Saturday
night of the Meeks brothers, said the Of
ficers were the public servants, and that
the people had simply taken the enforce
ment of the law out of their hands He
said he could not censure them for it.
The Meekses were to have been sem
fenced today. When their cases were
called, Judge Simons said the men COM
posing. the mob were guilty of murder
and that they had cast serious refiec-
tons upon the city and county. He in
structed the sheriff to protect Amos Phil
lips, the third OF the murderers, whose
life the mob also sought
IF 1T is necessary to shoot, do so; that
is your duty. and that is the order OF the
court" he said -
No action looking to the arrest OF any
Of the mob was taken.
A coroner's inquest into the death of
the Meekses rendered a verdict of 'shang-
ing by unknown men,"
The bodies were shipped to Kansas City,
where the widow. of Ed Meeks will pro.
vide decent burial.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-23
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Methodist church Is about to begin active
missionary work in the Philippines, under the SUI
pervision Of Bishop J. H. Thohun. The first mis-
mer. Miss Mary A. Cody and Dr. Norton of Ohio
and Miss Mostes. Of Michigan.
The final builders' trial trip Of the torpedo boat
destroyer Goldsborough has been made on the Co.
lumbia river. The result was satisfactory that
1t has been Thought unnecessary to make another
builders trial The official trial trip will probably
take place on Puget sound under the direction Of
the United States navy department.
Officials Of the independent sugar refining com
panies repeat that there Is nothing to say in re-
spect to the report that they have been in confer
with view to perfecting organization to
fight the American Sugar Refining Company.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-23
BARK MERMAID COMING
to Have Sailed January 20
rrom Dutch HarbOr for Seattle.

uificers Of the Alaska Commercial Com
rived at Nanaimo, report that the former
saning park Mermaid. Capt White, ex-
sSc.d 90 SAL from that port for Seattle
anont January 90
r, wapt. white owns the Mermaid. having
purchased her early last fall lust after
Ut Ut partial wreck off the Aleutian islands
sue s tnen she has been at Dutch harbor
~ shhaergoing repairs. After her arrival here
Ivy Wui ne put In first-class condition for
my cape Nome trade
pssHetels aH hiie went nnrth on the steamer
atlahd. which sailed for Dutch harbor
s SIC IN December with cargo of Nanai-
~b, voai. lie took with him crew. with
"h'ch 10 man the Mermaid