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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-27
THE WORK OF LIGHTNING.
One House Wrecked and Others
Damaged in Maryland.

DEALS ISLAND. Nd. Aug. 27-About
o'clock Saturday afternoon a heavy
thunderstorm. accompanied by the most
vivid lightning ever seen in this section.
passed over Deals Island. wTeCkiHg one
house and damaging others The resi-
dence of Leonard G. Webster was de-
strU-cd- The lightning entering through
two paT-@ Of the roof simultaneously.
took caSterly and westerly directions.
tearing immense holes through the cell
ing in two rooms and knocking out near
~ the whole front OF the house.
The current then jumped about 200 feet
20 Suead WebSter's house. ripping off the
frame Of a shutter Of an upstairs room,
then jumping diagonaIIy down to the cas-
ing of a window on the lower floor. No
evidence Of oharUcd wood can be found.
though pieces Of wood were thrown hun
dreds Of feet. Mrs Leonard Webster and
f-mily. becoming frightened at the APP
proach Of the storm. went TO her sister
ln-law S. so the house was vacant when
1t was struck.
Striking a telephone pole, the electric
fluid passed along the wire about a quar-
Mrs. Alexander The telephone vas en-
urely demolished and the room badly up
set Mrs. Alexander. though stunned, es-
capped without injury.
one leg Of a pair Of shears used in
building "A boat near the wharf was split
the fun length and rendered unservices-
BILE.
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MILES OF WIRE STOLEN.
baltimore Thieves Make a Remark
able Haul.

BALTIMORE. Aug. IA theft. which
for enterprise and earnest application 10
the work on hand would be hard 10 sur
pass was that OF two miles Of copper wire
weighing 100 pounds. from the Mount
Washington Electric Light and Power
Company on Saturday night The wire
stolen was part of l5.6O5 feet which had
recently been strung along Park Heights
Avenue, the hnemeu working until last
Saturday evening
Nothing was known Of the theft until
the line strctchers went to work yesterday
morning at PimLco and were astOnished
10 find that they would have 10 do their
work all over again How the thieves ac-
comPiished their purpose is a mystery but
the general opinion is that they must have
had a wagon and complete outfit and pre-
tended TO be employees Of the company in
order 70 quiet suspicion WOrkmen who
put up the wire said II would take at least
two hours 10 cut IL down, even If the work
were done by experts.
OhcidlS OF the company are indignant
that such a bold robbery should have tax
n place without the county police inter
feTlng- band Of expert wire thieves IS
evidently working il this section. for
many hundred feet Of wire has been stolen
IN the last few weeks, though none Of the
thefts was as large as that Of Saturday
night The Mount Washington Electric
Light and Power Company has lost nearly
$iep worth in a few weeks. City detectives
have been requested to assist in running
down the criminals and they are working
on the case.
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IRRBGULARI9Y In STICKS.
A Strong Opening ID by
Important RI
ID Nv
An Underlying Fee
Regarding the
in the street
SeilinE-A EeN.

NEW YORK. Aug 2Z.-Th,
ket opened strong and active. uu,
the initial dealings a good deal Of irrcgu
larity developed There was renewal Of
the Droft-rcalizing sales which were con
Quoted in such large volume yesterday and
largely on this account the general mar
ket showed substantial recessious from
the high level established at the start
st. Paul reflected the most material pres
sure OF the active railroad stocks. and
among the speciaIties, Amalgamated Cop
per was decidedly reaCtiOnary. Notably
firm features OF the early dealings were
Southern Railway Company. Southern Pa
cific. Illinois Central. and Norfolk and
Western
The United States Steel issues were
heavily dealt in but moved within compar-
atively narrow limits. There was little
further decisive news from the strike, but
il seemed to be the common opinion that
the labor troubles were on the verge OF
collapse.
Among the specialties a rapid advance
in Pacific Mail made that stock conspicu-
ous. but there was little gossip current
in connection with its rise.
London sent in a generally higher
range Of prices Tor American stocks, but
foreign houses had very few orders IN
this market, ana they were on both sides
OF tho account Nothing OF particular in
tcrcst bearing upon the financial sltua-
tion was contained IN this morning 5
news.
There seemed to be an underlying feel
ing Of uneasincss regarding the imme-
date future Of the money market and 50
far as any matter could be cited in con-
ucctIuU with the lrreguiarIty or the may
that more stringent monetary conditions
might develop
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ESCAPED PRISONER CAUGHT.
4 Sheriff aud His Deputies Force n
Negro TO Yield.

NORWALK. Conn. Aug. Edward
Baldwin. OF New York, coIored. aged
tweDty-thr.c Years. was arrested in
WastpOrt Sunday evening charged with
assaultiHE Miss Daisy HOyt. sixteen
years Old. whose home is at 1874 Emerson
Place. She has been spending the sum
mer IA Westport.
Baldwin was placed I'm the WestD0rt
town lookup TO await trial Some time
during the night he secured the handle
OF galvanized pail standing outside his
cell and by dint Of patient work dug his
way 10 freedom through brick wall
The keeper who lives up stairs over the
lookup. did not discover the escape IN
I'll yesterday morning. when he carried
breakfast in for the prisoner. He notified
Sheriff kempcr Immediately and the lat
ter, with four deputies began q search
Tor Baldwin.
The negro was finally traced to the
house Of Bert Reilly on Greenfield Hill
tn, house was surrounded and kemper
ordered the fugitive out. He refused TO
surrender but when threats Of shooting
were made he sgcCuEIbed and allowed the
Su,TiI TO take him back to WestDJrt
When safely in his cell once more chairs
were put about the negrO'S ankles and
wrists. but they proved no serious haadi-
cap 10 Baldwin. for when the sheriff re-
turned an hour later le found tho urgTD
working ludusJTiugsly on the bars Of she
window. Baldwin Was then chained %
the wall.
Baldwin was taken before the court
yCSts TGdy afternoon and held under bonds
Of $i"0 for the September tenn Of che
court
The condition Of Miss Hoyt is critical.
Baldwin admits his crime. lie IS IN the
county Jail
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NORTH CAROLINA SUICIDES.
Two Insane Men End Their own
Lives

RALEIGH, ~ @. Aug. 2T.-Sherin
Hodges. OF Beaufort county. left Cor Ra-
leigh yesterday with James Hill an in
sane man. aged forty years. for the asyI-
um here. -Four miles the other side OF
Wake Forest. this county. Hiu asked a
passenger In "A seat in front Of him TO lend
him a penknife. saying ne wanted 10 clean
his nails. The man handed him "a knife.
and, like a fash. Hin plunged it into his
throat severins an artery. When the
train reached Wake Forest he was taken
from It and died in two minutes. Hill was
crazed as the result OF land division He
wanted the old homestead when the diyis-
ion was made. but failed to get il. This
preyed on his mind
l. AGREE. formerly Of Dauville. Va. but
who FOR dozen years had lived NJ Jones'
oOro. this State. and who. with his broth
Cr- owned cotton mill there. Yesterday
blew out mis- brains with "a pistol in his
Office IT the mill. Ul-hsaIth which AFFECT
al las mind, caused suicide He had with
~ few days returned from hospital at
Richmond lie was married a few months
ago His age was about forty years he
had been In charge OF the min ever since
its operation His family Is prominent in
virginia.
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MISS SMITH FINDS + HOME.
Relatives in Alexandria Aid the
Helpless Mother and baby.

Virginia Smith. the young woman
whose heart failed her in an attempt to
abandon hor thIae-wseks old boy. has
found "a home. Relatives from Alexandria
have a-rel 10 care for both mother and
child Miss Smith spent last night in
the House Of Detention. Arrangements
had been made with the Board of Chill
dreu's Guardians 20 care for the infant
but early this morning IL was learned
that the young mother had found a home
Miss Smith is said TO have come 10
this city about i've weeks ago and en-
tered the Columbia Hospital for Women
where the child was born two weeks ago
Yesterday morning she left that institu-
ton, and in company with a friend Wis
tied several founding institutions 20 Sc
cure care Tor her Infant
She boarded Rockville electric car 70
take the child 60 tho Washington Found
Inns Asylum. AT Bethesda Park. but was
carried several miles beyond her destiua-
ton In her exhausted condition she, was
unable 70 90 any further and left the
child il ciump Of bushes. but the cry
ing of the child touched her heart and
she brought tho little one back 70 the
city The case Vas brought to the atten-
ton 81 the police who sent her 10 The
House OF Detention over night
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Mrs. Nntion in rhIlndeInhin.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. Describing
her Ratchet end taking her Bible. Mrs
Carri- Nation went out 10 midnight last
night % pray In the resorts Of phHadeI-
uhia- She was received with courtesy and
listened 10 with respect IN the places she
visited. but al The seventh district police
station. whore she v..-t to ask Lieutenant
H'atou if be knew that disoTd arly resort
was conducted directly across the street
from his station. she WAS. IL IS said. not
only treated with disrespsct. but threat
eled with arrest ana finally elected from
the place.
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New York Gotten Market.
GIVEN A BAD NAME.
Lieutenant Daley Reports on COndI-
tiOns at Chesapeake junction.


Lieut. John G. Daley. in command OF
the Ninth precinct police station, today
submitted a report OF the conditions at
and near Chesapeake Junction and Dean
wood Park The report IS made ia re-
Spouse TO an order from Major Sylvester,
superintendent Of Police
Lieutenant Daley charges that half OF
the arrests made in his precinct are made
in the vicinity OF Chesapeake Junction
Iawlessness OF the worst character. he
declares. exists st that Doint. and he
charges that the worst element OF the
CiUy-s population frequent the resort His
report follows:
"Deanwood Park has been in existence
for about two years and with the eXCep-
ton Of the quarrel which ended in the
murder Of Albert Hawkins, on August 10.
1891 there has been no trouble there
The management Of the park has a spe-
cial policeman. George W Norris. en-
pIOyed there 10 keep out Objectionable
characters. and keep order.
The vacant ground between DeanwOod
Park and Chesapeake Junction is u meet
ing place for the worst characters from
the city, who engage in crap games and
are otherwise disorderly. The grounds
are also used for immoral purposes,
many arrests having been made. and in
nearly all cases heavy fines have been
imposed The element which gives the
police of this precinct the most trouble is
the young white men, ranging from fif-
teen % twenty-one years, and young
women, who are well-knowu characters.
coming in on the Columbia line street
cars from Chesapeake Junction in a
drunken and dis0rdeTly manner.
Liquors are sold at some Of the resorts
at Chesapeake Junction TO persons regard
less Of age. sex. OF drunken condition
The arrests OF persons violating the law
in the vicinity OF Chesapeake Junction
furnish n record Of nearly One-haf the ar
rests Of this precinct. The disOricrly con
duct Of persons coming in on the cars
from Chesapeake Junction requires q pO-
uCeman, or sometimes two policeman 10
accompany the ears .rOD Chesapeake
Junction 10 the city 20 keep order etc.
During the summer months IL requires a
force Of at least SIX policemen constantly
on duty in the vicinity Of Chesapeake
Junction
Major Sylvester refers the report 10 the
District Commissioners with the recon-
me ndation that the Maryland authorities
be informed as TO the conditions existing
NJ Chesapeake Junction.
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Government Bonds.

Heavy realizing on the one hand and
commission house and clique buying on
the other made the Stock Market exceed
ingly irregular during the entire morning.
Many stocks made new high price levels
and held them well during the first two
hours and others We're inclined to sag at
all times Pennsylvania. Chesapeake and
Ohio. and some Of the other coaIers were
among the strong features and the gran
gers and PacItics generally. with the ex-
ceptiOn OF St Paul and the Atchisons.
showed the effect Of important realizing
ana perhaps some short selling. Aside
from its irrcSuiarity the chief feature of
the market after the opening was its dull
ness.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-27

DenutionnIiEc a PcrsOn-The Rule
Issued Against the Secretary of the
Interior Dismissed This Morning.
"A white man does not become d,@a-
tionaliz,d ny his adoption by an Indian
tribe said Justice Barnard today IN dis
posing ol what are known as the Indian
lands claim CuSas- The question came up
in connection with tho considers lion 90
tho claims OF certain white men. who had
been adopted rs members Of Ildian
tribes. ard as such claimed the right 30
select certain quarter sections Of land
IN Ok'ah ma Territory. The court held
that thu claimants. while their adoption
into Indian tribes might give them all the
privileges of their members. il could not
take from them their American citizen
ship or alter the relationship between
them and the Government of the United
States.
The act Of Congress governing the sta
tus Of Indians with reference 20 their Sc
lections Of lands in Oklahoma Territory.
Justice Barnard said. no doubt referred
to native-born Indians. or such as were
adopted into the consolidated tribes from
other tribes.
The question Of the legal title of the
claimants 70 certain lands in Oklahoma.
was presented to the court on August 5
last. when Percy Zadoka, Mamie Zadola
Emmett Cox. Willis g. West. William 9.
Williams. c. W. McCampbeH Lyon X.
Bingham. Thad Smith. Robert Curtis.
Robert I. Williams. Ethel Williams,
Charles Williams. and his wife. Lillian
Williams. and Jack AIcI.ain. filed petit
tion asking the court 20 issue a writ of
maudamus against the Secretary of the
Interior 10 compel him 10 approve the
selections of land they had made.
Tho male petitioners are white mon who
iuterm@rricd with Indian women, and
these Joined ia the petition to the court.
When the matter was presented. TO the
court the petitioners also asked that the
Secretary of the Interior be cnjoincd from
throwing open for settlement the lands in
dispute.
The court declined to issue an injuac-
tiOu. bat issued an order requiring the
Secretary 10 show cause why he should
not be compelled 20 approve Of the Sc
lcCti0ns Of lands made Ivy the petitioners
In his answer to the rule. made by Dis
trict Attorney Gould the Secretary Of the
Interior Coutendod that his action in the
matter was plreiy discretionary. The
court IN passing upon the matter sus-
tainCd this view Of the case.
When the matter came up for hearing
last week the claim of Willis G.. West
was made a test case. and il WAS on this
that the ruling was made today by the
court. dismissing the rule issued against
the Secretary Of the Interior The peti
TONERS were represented by MoSsrs
Clayton z EmiG, William II Robson
W G. Shelley, and W. ). Field. When thl
decision Of the court was announced
counsel FOR the petitioners noted an ap
peal from the judgment.
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LEGAL NOTICES.

N TIE SUPREME COURT OF THE Dl,TRIC-T
OF COLUMBIA. THE 10TH DAY OF AUGUST
IHtl--IILE r MITCHELL IS WILLIAM C.
MITCHELL No. z235I. Equity Docket No.
a.
On motion uf the complainant. hy Nr A. r.
Nu-lguuy- hcr solicitor. it is ordered chat fhe
defendant William g. Mitchell. cause his ar,-
ptlrluJe 90 De entered herein on OF before tue
first rule day occurring forty DAYS after this
Day otherwise the cause Uiil De proceeded with
ls IN case OF default
The object Of ta., suit Is 90 obtain an a. So
lutte divorce because cf the wilituI dase--i1u Of
jbc complainant hy said defendant
A copy oi tlis order O. De published once .-
week i.r three successive weeks In the WASH,
iu-Juu Law Reporter and The WlshiuS.,s
Times -
By the COURT
(ScaI) JOB BARNARD.
True copy-Tc-t-
J. r. YOUNG. Clerk. etc.
By FRED c. O-CONNELI. Asst. Clerk.
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HypnoiIzed D, a snnI,c

HANOVER. Pa. Aug. g1.-WLie gath
,-ing huciI,D'rri.s Ia lAa South Noun
JaiHs s mucI j. SIlss- became tla VIC
time ~ TsmaTl-aiI. c.a. of hyg.9tfsr5
WHOM I' came sada,gly uH5n large cop
perh'ad snake which Was lying across a
rock The reptile EsJ !,s eyes fastened
iDtsutls upon him. NLru S.usssr at
tempt,I % retreat De- found himself DOW
orirss- Die was held .u this state until
his wife who WAS nor FAR awag heard
MS cal. FOX help. and e.. her approach the
snake l'.- Tor some tim" after his re-
lease slIEs0r was completely overcome
By the ,Nl,rl,uCa.
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TWO FARES TO BRIGHTwooD.
This Announcements Made by the
street Railway Campanies.

street Railway Companies.
The Washington Traction and Electric
Company management viii establish
dOUble-fare system between the Bright
wood Line and the Metropolitan on sun
day, September l. Residents OF Bright
wood. Takoma Park. and other suburbs
on the line of Seventh Street extended
viii be required TO pay a fare on each
line IN order 10 set TO tho business por-
tiOn of the city. and in the same way
two fares viii be charged all people US
ing the same lines going north. All free
transfers between the Brightwood Line
and the Metropolitan, and between the
Brightwood and the Anacostia will be
abolished.
The management announces that coupon
tickets, four for - cents. win be sold on
the BrightwoOd line good for use over
the BriEhtwood. the Metropolitan. and
the Washington Traction lines. This sys-
TEN is compulsory by law. and it viii re-
duce the through fare from the northern
suburbs to the city from 10 cents. two
tickets. to 6i4 cents. Even with the use
Of the coupon tickets. however. the fare
will be considerably greater than il is at
present.
The plan to charge two fares was
adopted year ago by the Washington
lT1Clon company TOT the Bright" ood
line and also for the Georgetown and
TenleytOwu line II was given up at
that time before going into effect. how
ever. on account OF the violent protests
of the residents OF the two sections most
interested Petitions 20 the company and
complaints 10 the District Commissioners
were numerous and the sentiment was
mauifestly so strong that the company
withdrew from its position, although stat
ing that IL was losing money on both the
BTghtWOUd and the IealeytOwu lines and
could only make them pay By charging
the double fare.
The notices published IN the morning
papers today attracted much attention
among patrons cf the BrightwOOd line.
Sentiment is mauifgstly quite as strong
against the move now as IL was "a year
ago. The Remuneration OF the double fare
all al0aS the line was Bitter and wide
gETErI
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ADVERTISEMENT OF STOCK.
Punctuation in VaIucs Not Consider
ed by John ". YerIcS

J. W NCrllos. Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue. held today that nuctuation of
stocks after apuraisomcut should not be
considered in ascertaininE the value Of an
estate for the purpose OF assessing legacy
tax
Mr.. YCrkss. in this connection. said:
when "a substantial sum is realized on
a note or amy personal property appraised
as OF DO value, il is evident such ap2raisc-
meut was erroneous. and the amount ac-
tUaily realized governs in ssiug the
legacy tax"
The above decision was rendered in ans
wer o "a request from John q. Lynch. col
hector OF tine First district. san Francisco
Cal. who made The enquiry relative &,
apJTaisCmgur Of personal property belong
ing to tho estate OF Kate Ashley LOOMS
deceased
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took Rn, Poison and Died.

ALTOONA. Pa, Aug. I'll cannot one
dure the precautions Of my ucIrhbors
any longer, and have decided 10 end Il
all Such is the remark said 60 have
been made 70 Ml,ard Waite. Of Tyrone.
by his wife. and the reason assigned for
her taking "a big dose Of rat poison. Ply
sicians were al once summoned but she
died in great agony The woman WAS
thlrty-thrrC years old. and leaves six
children. ranging lu age from three to
thirteen years The husband is pr1strat-
81 by Ill. .M--E-
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NORFOLK, Va. Aug. civilian d
Reynolds. one Of the bost-kuoyyn and most
csumable citizens Of Norfolk. died ycstar.
day, after protractcd illness. aged aboui
seventy years lie leaves "a widow and five
children. Mr. Reynolds was the founder
Of the cotton trade IN Norfolk having be-
gun The business here just after tn. war
between the states, and which ne couJIrt-
cd Ou very extensive scale DurfUr- ~
civil war he held responsible position
under the Confederate Government
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PROPOSALS.

L. : ENGINEER OFFICE. 7S5 North Capitol
Street, Washington, ID. g., August - l90I-
Sealed proposals Will De received here until
NOON. SEPTEMBER %. lsoI. and then publicly
opened, for furnishing Elcctricslly-drivca Pumps
Gold Drinking Water Plant. Fire Hose and Racks.
and Pipe Covering Tor new building for Govern
meut Printing Office Information furnished on
application JOHN STEPHEN SEWELL. Captain
Engineers
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a telegraph pole zen ca the leg Of Cliff
ford Esrshaw, aged twenty years. "a line
man. yesterday afternoon. unar North
Capitol and d Streets. IIrrSh.v was
badly crushed and last night occupied a.
cot az the Emergency Hospital Friends
were notified 0f the accident ana several
called go the hospital To enquire f.r m.
patient H-rshaW wss AT work whom thu
accident happeIed. Ills homo is at @35
q Street northwest.
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Robbcry ON KentuoLy Avenue.

The police are investigating "a robbery
NJ the home of George Burroughs. -
hCut.Chy Avenue southeast An un-
known tiraf between August - and q
forced aE gutTIu.g o. "a wardrobe on tho
second floor ~ tho house and took pos
session az slH i4 cash belonging To Bur
TOuEhs- Tho money was contained in a
pockythDar. which IS also missing. No
trace OF the funds has set been discOv-
cred and Burroughs visited Head quarters
last night ta ask au investigation.
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WAITS ON A LONG TRAMP.
Three Weary and HHIf-Stnrvcd Chill
drcn Sleep in an AIIcN.

dren sleep in an Alley.
NEWARK. y. J.. Aug. 27.-Thrce little
children. the oldest not more than ten. and
the youngest girl not yet four years Old.
were found by a policeman sitting in an
alleyWay Ia Barclay Street just about
dawn yesterday. The officer asked them
who they were and where they came from
and the eldest child replied that they be-
longed in EIIzabsthport. but that they had
walked all the way 60 Newark
They had left heir parents ia Elizabeth
port TO take % walk. but they had lost
their way. ana had continued trsn9uirf.
until. tired and hungry when niabt a,-e--
took them, they had fallen asleep in the
aII,yway.
The girl said she was Della Harden Iut
she did not know where she lived nm
police are trying 90 ind the parents OF
the children. who were nearly starved
having eaten nothing since SATURDAY,.
night
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The End of the Coal stril.c

CTTMBERLAND. Nd. Aug g7-Tbe IN
striking miners Of the Continental Col
Company. Of Baltimore. resumed vorl,
yesterday 1T the mines in the Afave~sdaIa
region. The men struck against "a r,dIc-
ton from s. 20 so cents and were emf 8,
week The company offered 10 pay the old
rate of S. cents and the men agreed To- re-
turn TO work. IL looks. however a.
though they will demand that the onera-
tors sign the scale 10 maintain the 55-cent
rate 10 April ], 1902.