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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-05-09
PROGRESS OF THE SUGAR WAR
The ArbueI>Ies Preparing TO EnInrE'
Their Refinery

The ArbucLIes Preparing 10 Enlarge
Their Refinery
NEW YORK. May 9.-In trade circles
= IS said that the sugar war is no nearer
settlement today than II has ever been
Evidence contributing TO the support OF
that proposition is said TO be supplied BY
the fact that the ArSTckles are preparing
to enlarge their Brooklyn refinery. II is
added that in the near future they intend
to put up another refinery
Some time ago the machinery for en-
larging the present plant was ordered. and
II IS now nearing completion Il viii in
crease the output from 1900 10 5000 bar
reis 4 day
Where the new refinery viii be built no
one seems TO know. II may be in Brook
iyn or a. some other point. Report has it
that the capacity Of the new refinery will
be Loco barrels a day. increasing the to-
tai ArbUckle output 20 5000 barrels as
compared with the American. which can
turn cut . coo barrels daily.
The report that ArbuckIe Bros intend
20 build a new refinery with q
capacity OF 4.eC0 barrels day
Was denied BY a representative OF the
firm this morning he said that the pres
ent output OF the refneries was about LOGS
barrels q day more than a short time ago
and he did not know when the firm would
be in 4 position TO Increase IL. It was said
that the firm had some difficulty in dis
posing OF the present output.
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CHARLES BoWEN's CASE.
a Mol. Pros. Entered in the Murder
Charge.

District Attorney Anderson today ap
peaTed before Justice CIabaugh, presiding
in Criminal Court No /, and asked that
the charge of md rider against Charles
Bowen, eoIoredS be mol pressed In ex-
PLANTATION OF this request, Mr.. Anderson
stated that after careful examination con-
corning the death Of Samuel Jones, whom
Bowen vas charged with killing. it de-
veloped that it would be impossible for
the Government to fix the crime on the
prisoner He further stated that the ply
stefan who attended Jones IN his last ILL
ness reported that his death resulted from
Brights disease, and from no other cause.
Bowen was arrested in October. 1885,
charged with making an assault on Samuel
Jones with the handle bar of a bicycle.
He was tried in the Police Court and found
guilty and sentenced 10 thirty days i'm
prisonment in the District Jail. He served
his sentence. Nearly a year afterward
jones died. and II was claimed by his
relatives that his death was due to the
blow inflicted by Bowen. The suspicion
was reported to the Coroner, and Jones
body was exhumed and an inquest held.
which resulted in Bowen being held for
murder. He was later indicted by the
grand jury. After this he was indicted
for assault with intent to kill. and when he
was called for trial his counsel made plea
Of former jeopardy" which vas sustained
by the court. Bowen was then acid for
for murder. with the result stated.
The motion TO noI-pros was granted by
Justice Clabaugh and II District Attorney
Anderson, after investigation, finds there Is
no other charge against Bowen, ne will file
an application for MS discharge from jail.
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THE STRIKE In ST. Louis
Fears Of Serious Trouble With the
Idle Employees
Street Car Blown Up on n Suburban
Unconditional Guard Ready to Go
Ont on Cail-Enorts TO settle the
DidscUlty-An Address to the Pub
Iic-Maii Cars TO BE Employed.

ST. LOUIS. May 9.-There is a prospect
OF serious trouble with the street railway
strikers here unless a compromise is soon
reached, although there seems TO be LO
present expectation of concessions on eitn-
er side Startling developments in the
situation have been feared during the
whole day thus far.
1t was said this morning that there is a
scheme to use mail cars. backed by Fed
eral troops. in the fight against the strik
ing mOtormen and conductors.
The alleged plan as detailed is TO send
out on the LindelI. Compton Avenue. and
Olive Street divisions of the electric rail-
way system mail cars, which are to be pre-
ceded by an ordinary car and followed by
Others
II the front car is wrecked or DISTRACTED,
il is said. the street railway msgnates will
argue that the act is interference with the
mails, and that. therefore. Federal troops
should be sent here from jefferson Bar
racks to assist in moving the ears In
this way 1t is hoped to break the back OF
the strike
On the other hand, the railway en-
ployes have received assurances that sew
eral labor unions will come to their as
sistance. should IT be thought that by so
doing they can influence the public and
thereby force the company to submit the
troubles to arbitration.
At present the men have the lines 50
completely tied up that only ore line. the
Suburban, has been able to run cars within
twenty-three blocks OF the business centre.
The strike is compelling city Of more
than half million Inhabitants to walk or
ride in cabs and wagons
A committee OF the Business Mems
League Is in session with a similar com
mittee OF the Merchants Exchange. trying
TO bring about an understanding by which
the street car magnates and the strikers
will agree 20 run the cars. pending a set
Element OF grievances
At the Finney and Taylor Avenue sheds
about thirty non-uniOn men gathered
ready to take out cars. Some sixty men
reported for work at the Park ard vande-
ventor Station
President Mahon OF the Amalgamated
Association Of Street Railway Employees.
made this statement today:
We regret the turn OF affairs and that
the lines have been forced 10 suspend Op-
erations- know the hardship falls heayi-
ly on the public. but We as citizens and
union labor advocates believe We have
rights which should be respected We re-
alize the enormous inconvenience TO which
the public has been put We stand ready
AZ all times. however. 10 submit our case
TO arbitration"
Company a. y. c. NJ. is beirg held On
duty at Armory Hall under Captain Brueg-
geman. pending Instructions from head
quarters.
While a suburban car was crossing
Church Street in Webster Grove At 40
a m today. a terrific explosion occurred
beneath the car. completely wreekins the
forward end. No one was hurt
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CHIcAGo's LABOR TROUBLE
President Carroll Predicts an Early
settlement

CHICAGO. May 9.-Every building in the
course OF erection in Chicago. together with
the name Of the owner. his business num-
Der of men employed, and whether they are
union OF non-union, will be known TO the
officers OF the Building Trades Council
within the next week or ten days. Lists
viii be carefully compiled By the union
men in various sections Of the city They
viii be used to bring influence. if possible.
on the business Of the owner, to force him
20 construct only with union aid
President Carroll Of the Building Trades
Council, yesterday announced that the la
Dor troubles here would be settled within
ten days How, he refused to state. There
is a general feeling GIat the crisis of the
matter will soon be reached Nearly 700
members of the Bricklayers' Union met
last night at Bricklayers Hall to consider
the question of Withdrawing from the
Building Trades Council. secret ballot
was taken and only eleven men voted for
withdrawal The vote to stand by the
Building Trades Council was then made
unanimous.
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PROPOSALS.

>-r,-,l,r- 80 49, - -,-7-,---I1
lngtOn. u. c., April 10 Ieoo-Sezled pro-
pos2ls, II duplicate. VIII be received here until
2 p N Nay 10. 1900 for furnishing curing
fiscal wear ending June 80. 1901 Class / florists
supplies: Class 2 flower pots: class g. paints oils
glass etc; class I, hardware; class 5 agricul-
tural implements. etc: class 9. electric battery
supplies class :, drain pipe and plumbers sup
Plies; class stationery; class 2, manure; class
10. sand and gravel. class II, soil: class p ice.
class Is, line. cement, felt, etc; class a. brick
class Is. sod class Is fuel; class Il lumber AID
sash. class IS. use OF teams No bids accented
until Congress shah have made Necessary appro-
PrizyiOns- SEPARATE proposals for each class de-
sired. Zach envelope should u endorsed 10 in
diC5te class for which enclosed proposal Is made
Preference given 10 articles OF domestic ranufsc-
ture. conditions Of quality s2d price (incl1diuay
in price Of foreign prOductiC rs or manufacture the
duty theTeCn) being equal. Right reserved %
reject any and al proposals Information can B.,
obtained here THEO- A. BINGHAM, Colonel
apI0. II u IS nys9
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wreck OF THE VIRGINIA
Ships officers Describe the Dia-
m0Bd Shoals Disaster.
Four Boats Dashed to Pieces I'm the
for Hours Without Food or Water
An Enquiry Into the Catastrophe
Likely 10 Be Held at Baltimore.

NORFOLK, May Capt Charles sam
ueis. Chief Engineer Thomas Wyness. Sec
ono Engineer A. Simmonds. Third Engin-
eer : Mitchell, and Seaman Rasmussen. Of
the British steamer Virginia. which was
wrecked on Diamond Shoals, Cape Hat
teras. Wednesday last. arrived here today
and gave further details OF the disaster.
They said that at o'clock, twenty min
utes after the steamer struck with an aw-
full shock, she broke in two before the
bridge Four boats were launched in the
breakers. One of these. with fifteen men
in II. lived. the others were swamped. In
one OF these were seven men, Of whom but
one, Chief Officer Wyness, was saved. He
climbed aboard the wreck and, with Capt
Samuels and the four others. who never
left the ship. climbed into the rigging
There they chung for sixteen hours without
food or water. while the breakers rolled
over the wreck. which went 70 pieces grad
uaIly
Thursday the sea abated and man swan
around the ship TO the forward deck rig
ged bow line and lowered those In the
rigging 70 the bridge Here they burned
olI tHO OlL tAtS tbulu secure IN IndhlnS
signals and. after being forty-two hours
without food or water, were rescued by tia
life-sayers-
The survivors who reached here by sloOp
refused 10 look at a newspaper which they
were told contained the story OF the if
teen who sailed away IN the starboarc
lheboat- Trey had given the men up for
lost and believed their death was reported
Assured that the news was good. they
read OF the landing of the men at New
Orleans with Joy that was pathetic.
The survivors viii &c to Baltimore to-
night where an enquiry into rhe loss OF the
ship will probably be held. Experts here
who know the circumstances hold the ships
officers blameless
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Incendiary Fire in Frederick

FREDERICK. Nd. May "a large
frame warehouse of John H. Grove. or the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. in the south
east section of Frederick City, was de-
stroyed by fire at 10 o'clock last night. to-
gether with all its contents. The struct-
ure was filled with self binders from a
Chicago company, the last carload having
been placed in the building yesterday. Mr..
Grove. who is agent for the company. SAYS
that sixty-fve binders. worth about 81. OaO.
were destroyed, on which there was no in
surance. He had $3.50 insurance on the
building. An attempt was made to fire
the building two weeks ago and this one is
supposed TO have been of incendiary origin.
An adjoining warehouse of John E w
Hargett. containing $4,000 worth of ma
chinery. was saved from destruction by
the prompt work Of the firemen
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Death of Frank f. Conrad.

LEESBURG. Va. May Frank E. Con-
rad died at his residence here about 10
o'clock yesterday morning of diabetes. in
the ffty-fourth year of his age. Mr.. Con-
rad had been suffering with the disease for
some time. but was only compelled to take
his bed about three weeks ago. He was a
son OF the late Robert Y. Conrad Of Win
chester, ard a brother of nen. Holmes
Conrad, Solicitor General of the United
States under President Cleveland He
married some years ago Miss Daisy.
youngest daughter of the late Henry T.
Harrison. of this town. who with several
small children survives him. Mr. Conrad
ser-sd in the Confederate Army and was
civil engineer. though for some years he
engaged in the practice of law.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-05-09
Chieago's Hair-CIipper ut work.

CHICAGO. May s.-"Jack the Clipper"
resumed operations in Chicago last night,
and as result Margaret Sheehan. who
lives with her parents at Archer Avenue
and Thirty-ninth Street. is minus a braid
CT hair. Margaret, is twelve years CT age.
She started for a grocery store. block
away, at O'clock. When she was half
way there. man emerged from the thick
growth OK bushes at the edge of the pave
ment. threw her to the ground, drew 4
knife, and cut of one Of her long braids.
He then released her. ard made his escape
down the street.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-05-09
ADMITS sTUFFING JURY WHEEL
Confession Of a PennsyIvanin County
Official.

CLEARFIELD. Pa. May 9.-MiIard F.
Johnson. the jury Commissioner. charged
with tampering with the jury wheel ard
with drawing fraudulent jurors. has made
a confession This confession was read in
court yesterday by the District Attorney.
johnson, according to the statement ad-
mitted that at the jury drawing for Deem
Der court Of last year. he had introduced
spurious slips into the wheels and dexter
ously took them ont He said he assumed
a position out of the direct line Of vision OF
the sheriff and the other Jury commission
ers, and eXonerated them from any COM
plicity in the crime He continued by ray
ing that the instIgat0T OF the fraud was a
well-to-Go politician in Dubois. who was
under indictment for violation Of the liQ-
uCr laws ana his trial was set for Decs m
Der He. it was stated. came TO Johnson
and asked him as a favor TO stuff the
wheel
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DIED.

MOORE-Ou Wednesday, Nay g. 1900, at ESQ
a. NJ. HELEN J. MOORE
Funeral IRON home of her sister. Mrs. Snyder.
IiZ2 nth st. NV, p. m. Friday Interusnt
Rock Creek Cemetery
Baltimore pepers please coPy)
IARBOE-On Tuesday. Nay : 1892 az $50
O'Clock. THOMAS NJ JARBOE after a long and
painful illness, formerly Of ST. Mays county, Nd.
bis remains viii be buried Al Congressional
Cemetery. at 4 O'Clock, Nay ., from Geiers In
S.rtstinO Fsrablisbmeur It en-
SWEFNEY-On Tuesday. May S. 1900, MARY
T. the beloved daughter Of johanna and Use
late Michael Sweeney. .
Funeral from her late residence. 3l' North
Cspitol Street On Thursday, al $50 CLOCK
thence 20 ST JOsePh's Church, where mas WI!
A.. I'D for the repose Of her soul Relatives anu
friends are invited 10 attend.
Suddenly. on Tuesday. Nay :.
1900. a. m, HElEN ~. ~ M 5Yl' oei0Eed
Funeral private.
(Alexandria papers plesse copy.l It
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Armour TO Remain in Chicago.

CHICAGO. May 9--Philip D. Armour is in
such good health that he will remain in
Chicago two weeks longer, instead Of sail
ing for Germany tomOrrow. Mr. Armour
had inteHSzd to leave yesterday evening on
the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
Railroad and had made all arrangements,
apartments on the train having been re-
served for him He notified the company
late IN the afternoon that he had decided
to remain longer in Chicago.
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DRIVEN OUT OF TOWN.
4 wouId-Be bridegroom spurned by
HIS FE=ncee-

CHAMBERSBURG. May civilian C.
Miller. aged twenty-five. was driven out Of
town yesterday afternoon on the complaint
Of Rosa Dunkle. aged nineteen. an empIoye
OF the ChambeTsburg Wooden Company.
The girl told the police she had inserted
an advertisement in a matrimonial paper.
and that Miller had answered IL and wrote
her. proposing marriage She said she
refused 70 marry him shortly after Easter.
She says she has become convinced he was
tramp.
Miller called at the wooden mill and in
sisted upon seeing the girl She went TO
the police station. Miller was arrested
and brought into the presence Of the girl.
After giving him his letters and photo
graph. she formally declared her refusal
10 marry him The police thereuD0n drove
him from town.
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FOUGHT OVER THE SCRIPTURES.
Divinity students Use Boxing Gloves
10 settle n Controversy.

CHICAGO, May s.-Diviniiy students at
the University Of Chicago have found 4
new method Of settling theological con-
troyersies. a. ". Place. baseball player
OF the university. had a disagreement
with J. W Baily in regard 20 the inter
probation OF a certain passage OF the Scrip
lures Both are prospective ministers.
As they could reach no agreement they
decided to settle the matter in a friendly
way with the aid of boxing gloves. They
selected a Cuiet corner Of the fourth floor
of South Divinity FALL for the meeting
After thirty minutes Of lively fighting the
mill was declared a draw.
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PROMINENT " OMAN SUED.
Baltimore ind Ohio Presidents wife
N Defendant.

OGDENSBURG. y. Y. May 9.-In the
St. Lawrence County Circuit Court the
trial of the suit Of the executors Of the
estate OF Henry f. Seaver against Helen
a Cowen Of Baltimore. wife OF the Presi-
dent Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
was begun yesterday. Mrs. Cowen about
two years ago built an elegant summer
home near Canton, and the preliminary
arrangements necessary TO perfect the Ii
tie TO tle land as well as the arrange
ments with the various contractors en-
gagged 10 do the work were entrusted TO
Mr. Seaver. a Canton lawyer.
Nothing was ever paid Mr.. Saayer and
upon his death his executors presented a
bill to Mrs. Cowen for 81. 500. which she
refused to pay
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-05-09
MAYOR WOODWARD DEFIANT.
AtIanta's Accused Municipal Chief
Refuses TO Resign.

ATLANTA. Ga. May 9.-Mayor James
C. Woodward. who was assauei for in
morality by Rev l. c. Broughton. AID
asked to resign BY the City Council. has
decided TO hold or 20 his ofhce.
He takes the position that II his private
life is TO be enquired into so should the
lives OF the meE Eho criticize him
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-05-09
LONG CHASE AFTER A SLAYER,
An Escaped IrIorIda Convict Captur-
ed i'm Connecticut.

An Escaped z'iorida Convict CaPtur-
ed i'm Connecticut.
NEW HAVEN. May 9.-SheriE c. ".
Chester Of Gadsden county. Fla. arrived
here yesterday to take back TO Florida
Ike" Wood. alias John Allison, the muir
derer who escaped and was recent,y cap
tured by Detectives Dennehy and McGrath,
Of this city
Three years ago. on his wedding eve,
Wood shot former admirer Of his bride.
Was quickly arrested and sentenced 10 life
imprisonment, but escaped in a few weeks.
Then followed the mGn-chase that led
Sheriff Chester thousands Of miles. Wood
was traced 10 Jacksonville. New York.
Liverpool, back to Boston, Providence. and
was finally run down here
The necessary requisition papers were
obtained, and the sheriff will take his
prisoner back TO Florida
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Cotton MIL Operators Strike.

RALEIGH. N c., May 9-The operatives
OF the Elmira cotton mill. at Burlington.
struck for an increase in wages last week.
and on Monday those at the Proximity mill.
at Greensboro. struck for a similar in
crease The mill owners ere keeping a
careful watch on the situation, as there
are intimatiOns OF a spread of the strike.
Cotton mill strikes in this State are rare
and have always been local in character
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-05-09
GRANITE CUTTERS COMPROMISE
NermOnters Make n Three Years
agreement With Employers.

BARRE, Vt, May g--The granite cut
ters trouble here has been definitely dis
posed Of and for three years at least there
is likely to be no friction between empIoye
ard employer over either wages or time
schedule
The cutters agreed TO the proposition Of
the manufacturers, which was temporarily
accepted on March l. The agreement set
tied upon at that time is TO continue for
not more than four and not less than three
years, the same bill OF prices 10 govern
pay and length OF the WOrkday. No arDi-
tration clause is included as was the case
in the Quincy. Mass. settlement. and il is
not considered necessary here.
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Farmers to Run n Cotton ssI.l.

RALEIGH, n. C. May 9.-The cotton
growers IN this State have long been urged
TO build mills on the cooperative plan.
They have at last taken Up the idea. The
first mill to be entirely owned by farmers
will be n operation next autumn IN Row
an county. at China Grove. II is named
the Linn mill Work on il has begun The
present capital is S50.o00 but this is
10 be increased to $200. 900.
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Peerage for Sir Richard webster

LONDON, May Sir Richard Webster,
Attorney General, who has been appointed
master Of the rolls in succession TO Sir
Nathaniel Lindley. has been elevated to
the peerage. Sir Richards acceptance of
the new post yacates his seat in the
House CT Commons, where he represented
the Hampshire division of the Isle Of
Wight.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-05-09

BALTIMORE. May 9--DanieI W. FaIiin,
aged forty Eight years, died yesterday aft
ernOon al the Johns Hopkins Hospital from
injuries received in an accident in the
morning at the yard OF the Water De-
partment. at Gay and Wolfe Streets. He
was driving a horse attached 10 cart.
vixen the horse became frightened and ran
away The cart was overturned and fell
upon Mr. Fallin. His left shoulder was
fractured and several CT his ribs were bro
ken
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69c to 81 untg'immed hats, IeghOrns 90c
and Jumbo Jap sailors, now = CIN

We Guido all previous offerings today put
the thousands of unrmmed shapes LeghOns
Sailors all worth up 81 at 39e 1t will knock competition
"higher than a kite"
The lot consists of Ladies' Unrimmed every shape
and color plain and
ed and made frames embracing turbans
backs Gansborough Miss Ho bbs the Shepherdess
and flats for misses and children black white all
leading shades.
There plenty of the une Leghon Hats the lot fol
ladies. misses, and children.
There plenty the and fashionable Jumbo Jap
rough sailors the shapes
a
1t lot enormous values and will Ger
tainly create the greatest alton
39C for the choice.
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Fire wrecks a village.

MASSILLON. Ohio. May Fifteen
houses were burned and seventy-five peo-
pie were rendered homeless at West
Brookfeld, a small village two miles west
Of this place. yesterday afternoon. There
was no fire protection and the flames con-
tinued until large space between build
ings stopped their PROCESS. The loss will
aggregate $50 eco. partially insured.
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Arizona Faro nandis. Escape

ASHFORD. Ariz.. May s.-The p-sse
which pursued the men. who held Up the
faro hank here on Monday night. has re-
turned empty-handed- Several shots were
exchanged with the bandits. but the latter
escaped into the moutains. The robbers
took 81 600 with them.
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TEE ENGLISH GOLF MATCH.
winners of the Third ROund of Play
Mt Sandwich.

Mt Sandwich.
SANDWICH. May 9--In the third round
OF the golf championship today H. II. Hill
ton. Of the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, beat
Robert Maxwell Of the Fantallon Golf
Club. by 4 up and 10 play Maxwell was
the favorite for the championship
Lcrd Winchellsea. Of the Sandwich Coli
Club. defeated 3 Mure Ferguson, Of st
Andrews.
other winners were Fry. Of the Md
Surrey Golf Club; J. Graham Of Hoy Lake
Golf Club. and J. l. Low. OF oxford.
The chief feature OF the round was the
defeat OF Leslie Bslfour- Melville By a 70
cal player named Booth.