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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-28
ARRIVAL OF THE PURITAN.
First Vessel of the Inaugural Fleet
Mt the Navy Yard.

The monitor Puritan, Lieutenant Ccui-
nander T. 3. Howard commanding. he
first TO arrive Of the larger fighting ycs-
sells which will take part in the ina gu
ration ceremonies. anchored off the navy
yard about 3:15 O'Clock yesterdGy after
noon. She was towed up, the river from
Alexandria. where she arrived Tuesday
night, by the tugs Wahneta and Mohican.
Visitors to Washington will have chance
to inspect one of Uncle Sans most form
ida BILE fighting machines during the time
the Puritan remains. Orders we're issued
yesterday that visitors wiz De permi;te
TO come aboard today between the hours
of 10 a. m. and p. m. The vessel viii
probably be open for the benefit of the
public during the same hours on every
other day Of the stay with the exception
of Monday.
tors to the city, thronged the navy yard
yesterday afternoon, having heard of the
presence of the Puritan. They were all
anxious to gain sight of the craft and
| the early arrivals waited patiently on the
| dock till the white hun and black tunnels
| came into sight as the Puritan rounded
| bend of the river.
The Puritan is comma nded by Iieutep-
| ant Comma nder r. Il. Howard The other
| officers are Lieutenant Commander Il. r
| Warburton. Iieuts. J. +. Craven and
Raymond Stone. The fun complement of
men is 2S
The Puritan is twin-screw. iron. dou-
Dle-turret monitor Tor coast defence, $3.50
tons displacement; length 2S9 feet inch
IS; breadth, 60 feet ~ inches; mean draft.
| Is feet; horsepower. 800; armor. il
inches on the sides, inches on the tur-
rets, and II inches on the barbettes. Her
main battery consists Of four Pinch
brecchloadiEg rifles and two 4-inCh rapid
fire guns: secondary battery. six e-pound-
er rapid-fire guns, four Gattlings and TWO
37-milimetre Hotchkiss revolving can
| nous. Speed l2i knots The vessel cost
81, us, 946
The vessels vet to arrive are the Hart
ford. Topeka, Dixie, and Lancaster. In
telligence was yesterday received by the
Navy Department TO the effect that the
Hartford had passed the Virginia canes
bound for Washington. II is not pruha-
bile that the Hartford. on account of her
great draft, will come up the river further
than Alexandria, and the other vessels
which will arrive later viii probably an
Choir OFF the same place with the possible
exception Of the Dixie, which may take a
berth near the Puritan at the navy yard.
The channel at this point. however is
not large enough to comfortably accom-
uodate more than two or three medium
sized vessels. The Dolphin and the SyIph
are already anchored there. The blue
Jackets who are to participate in the pa
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-28

neither man can take the time 10 meet
the other in personal encounter. Mullen
won the Glass A championship in 1898, but
has not competed in that event since Nc
Creery has played Mullen three times and
won TWO games, and efforts have been
made for the last four weeks to arrange a
match. McCreery believes he has solved
the problem by challenging the Cleveland
champion to game by Telegraph, and Is
now awaiting his reply. The pan is for
each man to begin playing at the same
moment, upon the same sized table, with
the same weight balls and all other par
ticuiars as nearly identical as possible
After spotting the balls. each man is to
play until he misses, which will close mis-
inning. The balls will then be respected
and play continue as before until FIVE in
nings are finished, when the score OF each
Will be photographed to the other. There
VIII be referee at each table and an UNI
pire for the absent player.
While there can be no such thing as
safety play in match by telegraph, it
Is believed the games can be so arranged
as to sustain continuity of interest: n nd
provided the projected match takes place
and is successful, McCreery believes that
inier-city team billiard contests could be
managed on tine same principle.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-28

.ade on Monday win probahiy,corne 10 .ht
| city on the eicct-ic ears frnunA1es.ar nd ria
The officers al the HaTtfurdlare Corn.
manGer John ". llawley, Lieutenant Com.
| Commander Thomas u. Griffin. Licrts
| Joseph II. Rohrbacher, WiLsarn w Bush
George ". Laws. John . t;i"az Envi~-r,s
| Thomas F. Hart and Victor s. Houston
Sut geon EDWIN X sat. n. Ar ant .s.i.-, -
Edward G. Parker Paymastcr William h
Merritt, Chaplain Robert + Steele.
The officers OF tne Topeka ere: Coal-
Commander. Edmuud r. Underwood Woo i:
licutenants. r. Eptlerv oeo g q.
Mitchell. Charles L. Bussey-; Re tena nts'
junior grade M; p. hrench. Aifre1 A.
Pratt, Waiter J. Manion; cadet, Hunting
ton Johnston; surgeon, William G. Brai-
Stcd; ass slant paymastsr, Charles X
U'Leary; chaplain, Arthur o. Sykes.
The officers of the Dixie are: Command
er CHARLES Belknap; lieutenant g m
mauder, Frank A. Welmer; lieutenants.
John b. Berradou. Frank X. Fill: leu
tenants junior grade, Frederick N. Free
ward McCauley, Frank L. Penney, Thorn
as l. johnson; surgeon, George b. VII
son: assistant surgeon, Charles A. Cav
ford; lieutenant of marines, Frank T.
Evans; assistant paymaster, Charles W.
Gleason.
The officers Of the Lancaster are: Com
mander Henry h. Mansfield; lieutenant
commander. William +. Fullam; lieuten-
ant, William l.. Rodgers; lieutenant.
William Il. Whittelsey; lieutenant, Pro-
vost Babin; lieutenant, John II. Dayton;
lieutenant. junior grade. Emmett r Pol
lock- lieutenant. Junior grade. John T. ].
Ryan; lieutenant, Junior grade James e
Walker; ensign. Hilary. Williams; sur
geon. Charles II. F. Lowndes; assistant
suns eon. Granville S. Angeny.
The officers of the Dolphin are: Lieu
tenant commander. William II. II. South
land. commanding; lieutenant, Thomas
SnoWden; ensigns, Needham J.. Jones and
William c. " ats; surgeon, John F. Urie
paymaster, Livingston Hunt.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-28
CHARGED WITH FORGERY.
W. II. Thomas Arrested on CompIai int
of George IL. BessIer.

Waverly II. Thomas, aged twenty-four
years is held at the First precinct station
charged with forging a check for 800,
bearing the alleged signature of George H.
Bessler, who keeps a restaurant at 922
Pennsylvania Avenue northwest. The case
is still under investigation, and second
charge may be brought against the pris-
oner. t5atlt
According to Detective Herndon, who
made the arrest, Thomas man tged to get
hold of Bessler's check book md is said
to have stolen a blank check from IT,
This the detectives believes Thomas
forged, but was unable to get cashed
although 1t is said he presented II to sew
eral merchants. While in saloon in Sew
enth Street near u Street northwest the
detective thinks Thomas attempted to
have the check cashed. He was refused,
and after his departure it is said to have
been found that valuable silver pitcher
had disappeared. Thomas claims to
know nothing about the pitcher, and de-
MES the alleged forgery. Detective Hern-
don is looking up his record.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-28
G0NTAGi0a AND INFECTION.
La Grippe il Infectious, but Not Con-
fuciOus

Contagious diseases are communicated
from one person ~ another; Infectious
diseases arc conveyed through the air.
Smallpox is a contagious disease: La
Grippe is Infectious When an epidemic
Of the grip is prevailing it is in the air we
breathe, and no one is safe.
The only safeguard is to keep the sys-
I tenn in the highest possible condition of
health, and on The INST appearance II a
cold in the head to use some safe antisep-
tic like Stuart Catarrh Tablets frt e.y a
pie of days viii be sufficient to break up
the attack
La Grippe attacks the weakest part of
the system, ii may be the lungs, heart
liver. stomach, or kidneys, but whe. ever
IL Hnaily locates it almost invariably
stats with cold In the head and throat
or in other words. the disease at tho i.e-
S,nnlng Is acute catarrh.
ms Us the reason Stuart's Catarrh Tab
lets nave been so successful in breaking
up attacks of grip The antiseptic prop
sfues OF the remedy destroy the germs
before the whole system is thoi oughIy
infe ctcC
br Admission says: Stuart's Catarrh
Tablets being free from cocaine and
harmful drugs should be freely used at
of grip symptoms.
They check the excessive catarrhal Sc
cretions, stop the fever, and prevent
pneumonia.
They are composed of antiseptics and
may be used by Little children as freely
as by adults and with great benefit.
DIR. Lewiston says: My usual prescip-
tion for the grip is Stuart's Catarrah
Tablets, which can be found at all crug
stores Keep to the house for day or
never heard any complaint of failure to
cure,
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-28
THE STAND OF THE U. v. o.
They VIII March Only on the Presi-
dents Invitation.


The action of the affiliated organizations
of civil war veterans In refusing to ac-
cept the position assigned to them in the
inaugural parade was strongly endorsed
last night by Sedgwick Regiment, No. g.
Union Veterans Union, at the regular
meeting of the post held at its hall. 10
Sixth Street northwest. The post eX
pressed itself as being unanimously in
favor of the course determined upon by
General Sickles. and unless the veterans
are allowed to form the Presidents es-
cort on next Monday the Union Veterans
Union will not participate in the parade.
1t was the sentiment of the meeting last
night that the veterans OF the civil war
should be given the place Of honor in the
parade. General Dyrenforth stated the
position which had been taken by the
G. A. Il. in the matter and It was heartily
seconded. Several stirring speeches were
made in favor of remaining out of the in
augllral parade.
General Dyrenforth declared that In his
opinion President Mckinley desired his
comrades of the civil war for his personal
escort but recognized, he said. the pc
culiar position in which the President had
been placed.
should President Mckinley reques; the
would. Of course, do so" said General Dy-
renforth 10 a Times reporter. The Presl-
dent is our comrade and to obiige him we
would accept any position in the pageant
that might be assigned To US.
In addition to the routine business
transacted twenty new members were ad-
mitted to the post.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-28
SUICIDE FOLLOWS MURDER
Children Hear the Shots That Kill
Their Parents.
DIR. Aiken, a Well-knOwn Physician
of Savannah, Stays His Wife and
Then Takes His own Life-A Quar-
rel the Only Cause Suspected.

SAVANNAH, Ga, Feb. 27.-Intense ex-
element was caused this morning by the
J suicide of DR.. w. F. Aiken, an eye and
ear specialist, after he had killed his wife.
/ DIR. Aiken shot his wife in the right tenn
! pie and then, turning the revolver on him
/ self, took his own life. When found both
| were dead.
| Early this morning Conrad, the eleven
year-old son of DR.. Aiken in his bare feet
| and night dress, ran over to the police
barracks. opposite the Aiken home, and
| informed the sergeant that his father had
shot his mother. Policeman Lang was
Immediately sent to the Aiken home.
The policeman found that the statement
of the boy was correct. Mrs. Aiken lay
on the bed and DIR. Aiken on the floor.
Both We're in their night clothes. There
was a wound made by a pistol bullet in
the right temple of each. Both bodies
were still warm.
DR.. Thomas J. Charlton and the coroner
were sent for. A pistol was still grasped
in DIR. Aiken's right hand. He had evil
IDENTIFY shot his wife, and then killed him
self The children In the other rooms said
they heard their father counting zone,
two, three" before each shot. The doctor
and his wife had quarreled for a time
before the killing. The particulars of the
tragedy are very meagre. The children
were in the rear room and, being very
young, cannot give a detailed account of
the killing.
DR.. Aiken on one other occasion at
tempted TO take his life. When the po-
lice entered the house they found the
three little chndren terror-stricken. One
of them had craHled under the bed In his
: fear.
The tragedy has aroused the greatest
interest because of the prominence of the
J family. DR.. William +. Aiken was about
thirty-siX years old. He was born in New
York, and at one time was in the health
department of New York City. He was a
graduate of Yale College, and was a man
Of education. He had an excellent prac-
tice in Savannah. The doctor first came
TO Savannah in 1881, i'll health having
forced him to leave New York. He had
been very successful in his work and
great deal of literary and scientific work.
Last May he studied the eclipse of the
sun with the Government observers. and
made observations from the shadow
bands
He was a very expert photographer. and
and original. His researches az mat
time induced him to make new study of
astronomy, aud he perfected and invent
ed Improvements in the object lens of
telescopes in order to overcome the
spherical and chromatic difficulties
These were To be patented in America and
Europe. Mrs. Aiken was native of New
Bedford Mass. DIR. Aiken was not only
a scientific man. but was literary in his
taste. Some sorrowful verses, found in
his room, We're in his handwriting. hey
showed that his thoughts We're melan-
his mind. The verses were written last
night before he retired.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-28
MONEY IN A GARBAGE PILE.
Valuable Mail Swept From the
Charleston PostOfiice.

CHARLESTON, 5. c., Feb. "A pack
age of United States mail containing GER
titled checks and cash amounting to more
than 5000 was swept out as rubbish from
the Charleston postoffice on Saturday.
This morning while playing around lot
where garbage is piled Carl Sanberg, six
years old, found the package and opened
the letters without realizing their value.
The boy gave the letters TO his grand
father and the loss was not known at the
postoffice until the package was returned.
All the letters came from Rock Hill, sc.
Two checks, payable to bearer, were
found, drawn by the State Treasurer to
Winthrop College for the scholarship
fund.
Carelessness on the part OF postoffice
clerks was responsible for the disappear
ance of the mail and an investigation has
been ordered. The porter whose duty 1t
is to sweep out the office declared that he
had often found valuable mail in the
waste basket, although he did not see the
package in question.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-28
THE PIANO MAN WANTED.
The New York Authorities After
Charles Holmes.

Major Sylvester, Chief of Police has
been asked for information OF the status
OF charges against Charles Holmes, alias
Carroll. and others. by the New York au-
thorities. 1t is learned that Holmes, who
is held for the alleged theft of a piano
from Knabe IL Co, of this city is wanted
for grand larceny III New York. The
prisoner is In the District Jail, and viii be
tried in the local courts.
Holmes was arrested several weeks ago
Mt his boarding house on Fourth Street
northwest, and shortly afterward the de-
tectives recovered the piano he is said to
have stolen. The prisoner Is alleged TO
have rented the piano from the Knabe
firm, moved it to "A house on Missouri
Avenue northwest, and the day follow
ing moved it a second time. afterward
selling it to II party in Northeast Wash
ington. Complaint by the firm led TO his
arrest.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-28
THE LAW TO AVERT VIOLENCE
A Negro to BE Tried Mt Once to Pre-
vent Violence.

MEMPHIS. Tenn, Feb. 2I.-John Shaw,
the negro charged with assautins Miss
Purcie Rushton, a twelve ear-old school
girl, near Lucy, was indicted by the
grand jury today and will be tried this
week The punishment for the crime is
death Attorney General George Yerger
went to the scene of the crime last even
ing and made a fun investigation, result
ing in the indictment today.
The negro is now In Jail at Nashville
and the officials hope to prevent lynch
ing by rushing the case through the
courts The negro protests his innocence.
Information received this afternoon is
that the greatest excitement prevails in
the community where Shaw committed
his crime, the news is just becoming
known through the rural districts The
people say they will come here in force
when the negro is returned for trial and
hang him.
Miss Rushton is a mere child, wearing
short dresses. She told her story be-
tween sobs to the jury. which promptly
found an Indictment. The negro Will be
returned at once for trial
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-28
A coLoRED MAsoN's FUNERAL
Services Over the Remains of the
Lnte Holden Evans.

Funeral services OF an unusual char
acter were held yesterday over the re-
mains of Bolden Evans, one of the old
est and most respected colored citizens
of the District. The deceased was a thir-
ty-third degree Mason and the obsequies
were conducted by Masons Of the col
ored fraternity. On Tuesday night the
beautiful and impressive midnight ser
Vices Of Inc Scottish Rite of Free
Masonry were conducted by Inspector
General l.. ". Pulles, assisted by llustri-
Gus H. C. Scott a. II. T. Walker and
others.
The remains We're In charge of Jappa
service at me church and cemetery yes
terday were conducted by Grand Master
Pulies. The burial services of the odd
Fellows and Knights Of Jerusalem were
also performed by the lodges of those
organizations OF which the deceased was
a member
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-28
HELD FOR BICYCLE THEFT.
John Maddox Arrested mt Byatts-
Vile for Local Authorities.

John Maddox. colored, twenty years OF
age, was locked up by Detective Muller
yesterday on q charge of having stolen
bicycle from Harry Park of SIG i
Street northwest. He has been employed
in New YORK for some months and Tues
day he passed through this city on his
way to his home In Florida
Instead of crossing the Potomac and
continuing on his journey Maddox took
the wrong road and found himself at
Hyattsville, where he was arrested by
Constable Vincent while trying to sell
the bicycle for 81. Detective Muller went
to Hyattsville yesterday and brought him
back To this city, where he will be given
a heaEng in the Police Court this morn
ing
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-28
DID NOT WANT THE MONEY.
Kansas Attorney Refuses "a Tender
OF S1SOOO

I.EAVENWORTH, Kan, Feb. IA. J.
Beakey. of st. Mary's. called a policeman
to the dining room Of the National Ho-
tel yesterday afternoon to protect him and
to prevent ex-Repfesentative Case Brod-
erick and Judge Charles Hayden, of HUI
ton, from giving him $1,000 The tender
was preliminary step to filing a suit
against Beakey to make him execute a
deed of 1.s00 acres OF land near St Mays,
Pcttawatomie County.
Frederick and Hayden are attorneys
for j. T. Benton. of Pottawatomie Coun-
ty, who declares that Beakey acted as
agent for him to buy the land, the owner
of which lives in Belgium. Beakey re-
fused to leave the dining room until Po-
liceman Mcdonald escorted him out He
was met at the dining room door and the
cash was rendered the second time.
Reakey announced that he did not know
either of the men who wanted to force
$4,000 on him.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-28
AN ENGINEER BADLY HURT.
Locomotive strikes Wrecking
Crime Nenr schenectady, y. Y.

ALBANY. y. y. Feb. IA serious ac-
cidcnt which will cost Engineer II. S. Nc
Cauley OF this city. the use of both his
legs, took place between 4:30 and o'clock
this morning on the New York Central
Railroad about a mile west Of schenecta-
dy station. On track No at this point
was 1t freight train held up by broken
truck under one of the freight cTrs- On
track No. 3. the west-bound freight track,
was a wrecking crew, with all the APP
paratus needed to raise the disabled car
and put a new truck under II.
A west-bound fast passenger train had
lust passed the scene of the freight train
accident when -thc iron crane used to
raise the broken-down freight car was
swung over track No. 2. Following the
fast passenger train was light engine ssS
with crew aboard. bound for Rotter-
dam Junction TO take train load OF sol
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-28
TO STOP THE INAUGURATION.
A woman's Strange Request Of a
New Yor. MAGISTRATE.

NEW YORK, Feb. IA nicely dressed
middle-aged woman asked Magistrate
Mott in the Yorkville Police Court today
to help her prevent the Inauguration of
President Mckinley next Monday She
had drawn a petition, she said, and had
forwarded it with 500 letters to Washing
ton, but she was not hopeful that this
would do When the magistrate told her
that he could not help her she said that
she had expected ii.
Il just wanted to get you on record.
that's all" said the woman to the magis-
trate as she stepped from the bridge. She
refused TO tell her name, but said that she
had been a schoolteacher in Boston.
Among other things she said that Spanish
spies infested the country, and that Mag
istrate Mott was in league with them, but
she had heraeye on them all.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-28

First race-Waterhouse, Sue Johnson,
MiZZourn.
Second race-The Eliza. Saragamp. John
Bull.
Third race-Swordsman Dagmar. Ad-
metus.
Fourth race-Eva Rice, Skillman,
Hoods Brigade.
Fifth race-Miss Golightly, Kiss Quick.
Mordelmo.
Sixth race-Gov. Boyd, King Elkwood,
Island Prince.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-28
AN OLD SPORT INSANE.
"One-Eyed' Connolly Suffering From
Alcoholic DementiH.

NEW YORK. Feb. 21.-"One-Eyed'
Connolly, famous national character.
whose proud boast it was that he had
seen more prize fights for less money
than any other man in the country. is
now an inmate of the Kings Park Asylum
for the Insane, suffering from alcoholic
dementia. Connolly was first taken to the
Kings County Hospital some weeks ago.
Then he had Authorizations that ne was
a millionaire. and that he was arranging
prize figs all over the world. and he
was removed yesterday to the asylum.
Connolly has declared that he has seen
every important prize fight in the country
for the past twenty-five years without
the payment Of an entrance fee. He Is
about forty-Seven years old, and was
born in england.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-28
pennsylvania Railroad Local Trains
to Stop mt Ninth and Maryland
Avenue. Washington, During In
auEurutIon

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company announces
that account Of the heavy traffic incident to the
Inauguration. the accommodation trains on the
Philadelphia. Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
10 Baltimore and intermediate points now leaving
the Sixth Street Station Washington. at GO
en-, 1870 and 4:3l pm. week days; 4.20 and
6:l5 pm. daily, and 9:0j am. and I:l5 Pm
Sundays, and corresponding accommodation trains
now arriving at 7:l0. s:3i, and $40 am. week
days, l0;l6 am. and 1915 pm. daily, and 10
An. Sundays and accommodation trains on the
Washington Southern division 10 and from Alex
andria. Quantieo, and intermediate points. now
leaving at 7:48 am. daily and 4:25 pm week
days and arriving at 300 e. m. week days and
s:Io pm. daily. will on March !, 2, 8, 4, and 8.
leave and arrive at Ninth Street and Mar, land
Avenue southwest, Washington.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-28
DzzfaV,S Pure Matt Wits

Giers from Fort Ethan Allen. As the
light engine passed the derrick the iron
crane swept off the cab of the engine. In
the cab were Engineer II. MoCauiey. Con-
ductor George Davidson, Trainmen an
dali and Whine. and the fireman. whose
name is unknown.
The truck and the engine separated.
Both of McCauley's legs We're crashed,
and the other men in the cab were in
jured, but not seriously.
McCauley was taken to the E,lis Hos
pital at Schenectady. and the other men
in the crew We're brought to their homes
in this city on the east-bound fast mail,
Engine SsS was taken to the repair shop.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-28
wonkING NIGHT AND DAY.

The busiest and migbtiest little thing that ever
was made is Dr. Kings New Life Pills. These
pills change weakness into strength, listiessness
into energy bran-fag into mental power. They're
wonderful In building up the health. Only 2
cents per box. Gold by Henry Evans, druggist.
Q22 Street northwest.