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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-05
CIRCUS TENTS BLOWN AWAY.
Cages Overturned and Valuable Ami.
mails Killed.

GRAND ISLAND, Ne5., July 5.-A Sc
we're wind storm swept over Hall County
yesterday, injuring a number of per
sons and causing much damage The
wind blew seveHty-t.yo miles an hour. but
there was none Of the twisting motions Of
the tornado
Most Of the damage in this city was
done at the Gentry Circus, which was
blown away. The cages We're overturned
and many valuable animals killed The
tents were ripped to pieces and the cir
Gus property is scattered over space
of twenty miles Iong by two miles wide
When the tent was ripped to pieces the
crowd attempted to escape from the tan
gle of ropes and wires. and then the seats
collapsed The high wind v-as followed
almost Immediately by a torrent Of rain,
and this added to the confusion The in
jured could not be relieved for an hour
so fierce was the wind and rain.
One cage of monkeys was rolled a dis
tance Of two miles, passing through wire
fences and outhouscs in its wild fight
Every monkey was killed.
In the country districts the destruction
was more general than here Stock was
destroyed in -arge numbers and crops
we're totally destroyed for many miles.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-05
One Month Free
For All Diseases
Until July the 18th.

TO THIS END a RATE OF 800 a
MONTH IS GIVEN THROUGH THE
ENTIRE MONTH OF JULY
TO THIS END \ SPECIAL OPPOR-
TGNITY IS GIVEN TO TRY THESE
TREATMENTS FOR ONE MONTH ABB
SOLUTEEY WITHOUT Any COST
WHATEVER
If you need treatment for any
form of Disease. or any sickness or
infiFmity- you are entitled to he
treated until cured at the rate of 81
"a month, provided you apply before
July 81, at which time the rate viii
he raised.
If you apply before July To- y p.
m, you viii be given one month
free.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-05
Detroit Wins and Loses.

Detroit and Milwaukee played two
games in the latter city yesterday, the
first going to Detroit-5 to land the
second being won by the Brewers The
afternoon score:
Z II 7.
Milwaukee ..-......O O00OO431- - )
Detroit -------..----2 . 0 90 10 % )
Batteries Reldy and Naloney; Sievers,
CrOuIn, and EUeIow-
Two-basc hits-Anderson. Elberfeld.
Three-baSe hit-Barrett. First base on
baIIs-Dff Rcidy >; off Cronin , Struck
out-By Croniu I. by Reidy. 3: by Slew
ers- ! Double plays-Maioney and An
dersou; CoEroy. FrieI, and Anderson.
Left on b.ses-M Milwaukee, 10; Detroit, ,.
TmWTe-CautiIIion. Time Of game !
hour and - minutes.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-05
ENGLAND's ROYAL YACHT.
Naval officers Blamed for It's Faulty
Construction.

LONDON. July "a departmental
committee appointed to enquire into the
costly blunders which attended tie build
ing Of the new royal yacht lately report
ed 70 the Admiralty.
II Is URoniciaIIy stated that the Admir-
atty distributes the blame among six Of
fciaIs including Sir William White, Dr.
rector Of Naval Construction, who is
found guilty OF an error OF judgment in
designing the yacht; Senior Chief Con-
strUCtor Deadman, who is condemned
for gross negligence. to lose hs rank
and Chief Constructor Smith, who is
found guilty OF CaTeIeSsness-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-05
DEATH OF j. R. G. PTTKIN.
The ex-AIiui%ter to Argentina n Vic
tim of Heart Disease


NEW ORLEANS. July 5--John Robert
Graham Pitkin. formerly United States
Minister to the Argentine Republic. died
suddenly here yesterday from heart dis
ease. Mr.. Pitkin was native Of New
Orleans He came from a distinguished
New England ancestry
He served at the outbreak OF the civil
war in the Confederate army. He was
one of the first native SoUthcrners to
join the Republican party and was a dele
gate to all national conventions He vas
one of the 336 faithful who stuck to
President Grant for third term. In 1SSS
Mr.. Pitkin was an ardent supporter Of
General Harrison AMI stumped the North
for him d. was rewarded with the post
Of Minister TO the Argentine Republic.
Mr. Pitkin took the stump for Mckinley
IN 1895 and counted on being reappOinted
Minister 10 the Argentine Republic. if not
being made Postmaster General. He had
10 Zoe content with the pOsJmastership Of
New Orleans Some months ago he be
came involved IN a scandal which com
PEELED him TO resign the pUStmastership-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-05
news FROM GBORG E4OHN.
4 Skyrocket Causes a Fire and
Creates Excitement.

Fatal FAN Of a University student Mt
White Plains. y E.-FOUrth of
July Accidents Fcw-LocHI Red
Men Celebrate Independence Day
Some excitement was caused last hiSht
by fire at 1920 Thirty-third street. The
premises are occupied by Mrs. MarEar"t
E BaliuEcr. The blaze was caused by "a
skyrocket being shot into the room of the
second story. \ bed valued at 50 was
destroyed. No other damage vas sus-
tanned Policeman Cornwcu and neigh
bors extiuguished the fire
John f Farrell son of Patrick Farrell
of White Plains. New York was killed
yesterday at his home by falling through
a skylight. distance of forty feet MI
Farrell, jr-, was a student at Georgetown
University. The accident was the result
Of a prank in which half a dozen young
men were Concerned MI Farrell did not
regain consciousness after the accident
No accidents occurred yesterday 20 eel
ebrants of the Fourth. excepting that TO
Henry p Poss. of Alexandria who acct
dentaHy shot himself on the road leading
TO Cabin John Bridge
The Georgetown branch OF the Order OF
Red Men observed Independence Day by
having j picnic at Great Falls The trip
was made by way of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal on what the Red Men were
pleased to call (. mule yacht" A base
ball game had been arranged with a local
team but it was not played owing 10 the
failure OF the latter nine 10 pat in its ap-
peaTance.
Benjamin Franklin BIumer. well known
in Georgetown. died yesterday afternoon
at his residence in Ballston. Va of ty-
phoid fever He was twenty tive years Of
age and was established in the grocery
business in Southeast Washington The
funeral viii take place tomorrow after
noon. The interment viii be made at
Congressional Cemetery
The Christ Church choir boys viii leave
on Jul i for their annual simmer outing.
Piney Point is the resort selected Choir
master Glover viii accompany the boys
on the trip
a horse attached to a milk wagon be
longing to f. Endres, became frightened
yesterday near Thirtieth. and Streets
and coIIided with a westbound car OF the
MetropoIitar Road. The damage to the
wagon was slight
Howell & Taylor. civil engineers. have
Just completed a detailed survey OF Alex
andria county. va. and have issued q
map OF that section
Charles E. Jones. of 1917 Thirty-second
Street. is recuperauug at Boyd, Mont
gomery county, Nd. He is visiting DIT.
Re. Colt
Florence Permitted. the seven-year-oit
daughter Of Frank Penuifieli, of 1901
Thirty-fifth Street, while playing on the
wall. surrounding the old reservoir, at
Thirty-second and y SJrets, fell to the
sidewalk. a distance Of about six feet
this morning. She received several cuts
and bruises about the face and head
Miss Della Calm viii leave in few
days for ireland, to visit her old home
Mrs. Maurice Fitzgerald, Of Tenley-
town is very i'll
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-05
sANTIAGo's POLICE DISMISSED.
The Mayor OF the City Makes a Po-
IfticuI Move.

HAVANA. July 5--The new Mayor of
Santiago has dismissed all the police
on the pretext that an order had been
issued TO reform the police corps. The
move is really a political one. the native
police belonging TO the party opposing
the mayor. whose action is contrary 10
the new police regulations.
Assistant Adiutaut General Scott order
ed the mayor to reform the police but
instructed him to select men from the old
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