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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-12
SAYS MARX is 70 BLAME.
DIR. Washington Declares Miss Tay-
Tor Was Treated with Disrespect.

WARSAW, Va, Dec. I2.-Dr- " Wash
iugton, the family physician Of Miss Rosa
Taylor. Of Oak Grove, to whom it is al
legged Herbert Marx. on Thanksgiving
night. made ungentlemanly remarks, has
heretofore been quoted as saying that
Miss Taylor had denied in his presence
that Marx had treated her with disrespect
and that the report was without the
slightest foundation Dr.. Washington
has given out a written statement TO the
effect that he has been done a great in
jury by being thus quoted, his interview
being misconstrued. DR.. Washiugton's
statement follows:
The newspapers do ne great injustice
in stating that I did not think Mr. Marx
treated the young lady with disrespeet-
said that I did not believe a crime, mean
ing al assault, had been committed
But from the statement the young lady
made 10 me, think Mr. Marx committed
great disrespect. No one who has heard
the young lady's own testimony can think
Marx free from censure-
At the Emergency Hospital this morning
it was announced that there was no ap-
Preejable change for the better in the
condition Of J. @ Stir. one OF the vic
tins Of The Marx shooting. He is con
stautly growing weaker
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-12
WEST vTReMTAN a SUICIDE.
John L. Tess Kills Himself With Gas
in New York Hotel.

NEW YORK. Dec IA man about
ifty-five years old, who registered at
FIothmann's Hotel, at 43 Whitehall Street,
Tuesday afternoon as John A Hess,
Buckhannon. W Va committed suicide
in his room some time yesterday morning
by inhaIing Illuminating gas.
He had told the clerk that he had sew
eraI patents which he came to town to
sell. He spent the evening writing let
tiers. and retired to his room early. When
they found him dead he had the end of
a rubber tube extending from gas jet in
! his mouth
Among the papers found in his posses
sion was a pass over the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, made out TO John A. Hess,
clerk of the Circuit Court, Buckhannon
UpshUr County, " Va. There was also
ticket 10 Philadelphia over the BaIti-
more and Ohio Railroad, which had been
punched on Tuesday. gold watch with a
diamond setting, plated chain, St-T5 and
a letter addressed to John a less at
Buckhannon-
No letters were found 20 explain the
suicide. The police telegraphed news of
his death 10 Buckhannon and sent the
body to the morgue-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-12
THE NAVAL CADET QUARTERS.
A Baltimore Firm Likely to Get the
BUILDING Contract

A Baltimore Firm Likely to Get the
building Contract
The bid Of Baltimore firm Tor the con-
struction OF the new cadet quarters at
the Naval Academy viii in al probability
be accepted by the Navy Department The
authorities have limited the cost of the
building 10 s.. $50. CO., which involves a
larger contract than vas ever awarded
for structure at Annapolis. The bid
OF the Baltimore firm was little under
this sum and the lowest of four proposals
presented
Since bids we're opened two weeks ago
the Navy Department officials. with Com
mander Richard Wainwright. the archi-
! tect. and others have been considering
that OF the lowest bidder and have practi-
eally agreed that II the stone used in the
construction OF the building conforms to
tiat-of the arm0ry and boathouse. which
are TO form wings OF the structure the
bid VIII 90 70 Baltimore.
The sample OF stone submitted with the
bid IS not regarded as of the right shade
but it is not thought difficulty viii be ex-
perienced in securing stone OF the reCui-
site color and composition.
In a report submitted to the Navy De-
Partmeut upon the progress OF work and
present conditions Of the old buildings at
TIE Academy, Commander Wainwright
says that the latter buildings are only in
fair shape. but that houses built with
/ in the last nine years are in good coadi-
ton. Only such repairs as are necessary
TO render them habita5Ie have been made
on the buildings. which are 30 be recov-
ed during The progress of reconstruction.
Recently the nam cadet quarters have
been inspected with a view TO deJeFnin-
ing their structural condition as to safe
! ty- No noticeable change has taken place
in the condition Of the buildings during
the year The temporary quarters have
! been completed ard are now being oecG-
r-;-sl sF-Fe
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Woodward
and
LOthrOp
HgH York Washington Paris
Dainty and
Beautiful Gifts
On the Fifth Floor.

No place in the house Is fuller OF
Christmas opportunities than our more
than haIf-acre Housefurnisning store on
fifth floor. It's abundance Of natural light,
its broad aisles. its systematic classified
ton of stocks. its every modern facility
for the proper displaying and selling of
the various lines Of goods, its most rea-
sonable prices-make it at once a great,
satisfactory, Inexpensive Christmas Ba-
zaar-
Here are displayed Dainty China. Rich
Cut Glass. Foreign and Domestic Crock
cry, Artistic Lamps. Fancy Baskets. and
Ornamental and Useful Articles Of House
furnishing.
Here are also displayed vast array Of
Fancy Pieces from the leading potteries Of
France, Germany and Austria-rich. one
of-a-kind things, which have 20 duplicate
bereabouts.
Here are also displayed elegant Limoges
China Course Services. Rich French China
Fish Sets. Game Sets. Salad Sets. Ice
Cream Sets. Oyster Plates, etc.
Also Rich American Cut Glass IN a great
variety of unique and artistic designs.
rich and Iustrous
Also muItitudes Of practical. useful ar
ticIes Of Housefurnishings-e those
things uniting economy and attractive
moss and va-,- onr-o,r;s+a Tor J,,fid,z
presents
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men. must be repaired al the expense Of
the offender"
The above ruling applies TO night
schools as well as to all others The
cigarette habit is the violation OF rules
most common among pupils of the night
schools One of the largest night schools
n the city IS that at the Franklin Build
ing About the same time that the mem
bers OF the board with . righteous de-
termination TO stamp oft the tobacco
habit we're congratulating themselves o.
having framed an ironclad statute for its
suppression half q dozen boys Just dis
missed from their classes IN other parts
OF the building were rolling and lighting
cigarettes at the lower door OF the Frank
lin Building. o5livious Of the fact that
their action was the subject Of iniEicaI
legislation in the Board of EdCcatioars
meeting room
Bey5ld the adoption OF the amendment
aEd the approval Of recommendation Of
the committee On teachers it was an
nouAeed that no other matters OF impor-
tame, we're under discussion.
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AGAINST CIGARETTE EVIL.
Action Taken by the Board of Edu-
cation Last Night.


Once more has the Board of Education
found 1t necessary TO take action against
the persistent cigarette evil Under tbs
provisions Of an amendment to the school
rules adopted at the meeting of the board
in Franklin School last night. not only are
pupils forbidden from smoking on school
premises, but they are prohibited from
the use Of tobaccss in the neighborhood of
school buildings The Interpretation of
the .'neighborhoed, according to A. T.
Stuart, Superintendent OF the Schools. is
anywhere when the pupil is en- route to or
returning from school Under the lead
of opposition to, authority a pupil may
be suspended or even. expelled for per-
sistent smoking
Not only has the cigarette habit at
tanned such extent that drastic proven
tive action is necessary, but the habit
contracted by pupils of marring and de-
facing school property is so general that
the following amendment to the rules,
incorporating the most pronounced in
fractions of discipline IVES offered by Mr.
Bundy last night. and adopted:
No pupil shall mark, cut, scratch,
chalk. or otherwise disfgure or injure
any portion of school building, or any
thing connected Herewith. He shall not
use tobacco in any form. Oh or in the
nefghborhood of the school premises, use
any Profane or indicate language,
throw stones or other missiles annoy OF
1aaltreat others. nor do anything that may
disturb the school or its neighborheod
Any person materially injuring or de-
stroying any school supply shah replace
or pay for the same. and may be deprived
the privileges of school until this require
ssent is complied With. Any damage done
% school building or any of its equip
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THINKS THE BOER
WAR IS CLOSING.
BURGERS YIELDING IN DETAIL.
The .London Post'' Relieves They
Are Trying to Quit without the
Humiliation of a General
Surrender.

LONDON. Dec. 12.-The Post takes
the frequent surrendeTs Of Beers to mean
that the Beers are yielding in detail. with
a view of avoiding the humiliation of q
general surrender.
The War Office, says the Post ex-
poets the war to end soon.
Kitchener's weekly bags" have of late
been unusually heavy. and shown an IN
usually large percentage of surrenders as
compared to captures, and it is believed
that the rigorous. policy of the campaign,
together with the practice Of pressing al
ways hard behind the burghers and giving
them no rest. IS beginning to have its ef-
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PROBATION LED TO DEATH.
Doctor Contracts Blood Poisonfnc
While washing After Operation.

BALTIMORE, Dec 12.-Dr. Leslie NJ
Sweetman, a prominent surgeon Of Toron-
to. Canada, died yesterday in the Johns
Hopkins Hospital. He had been there for
several weeks receiving treatment for
blood poisoning The body was taken to
his home in Toronto last evening by Al
bert c Mccormick, of Baltimore, his
brother-in-law, who was accompanied by
Dr. Sweetman'S widow, Mrs. Victoria
Sweetman-
DR.. SweetmaR's death was something Of
surprise, as he had been reported as
improving, and up 10 day or two age
was getting along nicely. Several weeks
ago, while cleaning his hands after az
operation performed in the hospital of
the University Of Toronto, the doctor re-
ceived small puneture In one of the
fingers Of bis right hand from the nail
brush he Vas using.
Blood poisoning set in afterward and
ne came TO the Johns Hopkins Hospital
for treatment he was attended by Brs
Halstead. t.sisr ard Kelly, the last naar4e
an Intimate friend
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-12
HoNoRED CITIZEN DISAPPEARS.
Chicago Man Goes Wrong After
Years of Rectifude

CHICAGO. Dec 12--After a long and
honorable career. including four years in
the Federal army, during the civil war,
and two terms as town officer in Iowa,
O. ". SchoeRfeldt, of Morton Park, has
disappeared, charged with being short in
his accounts
When his wife found the Federal au-
thorites were looking up the case. she
screped together what money she could,
appealed TO the bondsmen for help and
made good the deficit. Her husband is
still in hiding
The bondsmeG believe Schoenfeldt gave
postal notes TO meet MS bills. When he
found he was going to be short he left
town Schoenfeldt's books were IN good
order, with no attempt to hide the loss.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-12
CONNECTICUT TOBACCO co.
Organized to Grow surnatra Leaf in
That State.

HARTFORD. nn.. Dec. 12-The Con
nectieut Tobacco Producing and Trading
Company was organized here today under
the new Connecticut law with capitalize
ton of S115. oee all paid in.
The company viii buy 800 or 400 acres
OF land near TarifvilIe, and next season
viii grow loo acres Of sumatra tobacco
under cheese cloth. The general ma mayer
who contracts TO serve this company alone
for five years, Marcus L Floyd, is from
Quincy, Fla He has had charge of Gov
eminent shade growing experiments in
Connecticut for two years, this year par
ticularly at TaTinYiIle. where Ariel
Nicholson has raised eighteen acres IN
der cloth.
The men interested represent erery side
Of tobacco growing and handling, with
the exception ef the speculative broker
age element ia New York. whom it was
desired to keep cut. although money from
these men was offered.
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TO IDENTIFY STOKES.
Chicago POstofEce EIapIoye sent
Posthnste to New York.

CHICAGO, Dec. 12.-one OF the most
signif cant acts of Postofiee Inspector
Stuart, after his return from New York
yesterday, was to seek out Frederick O.
Spaldfng. clerk in the Finance Division
Of the General Postofice, and send him
of posthaste to New York city
The young man left yesterday morning
on fast Lake Shore train, and will be
in New York this morning. It is de-
clared that he can give valuable testi-
mony against Stokes, who is under arrest
there for completely III the big stamp
robbery case, and the statement was
made at the postofice yesterday that
SpaIding had been called to New York to
identity Stokes as a participant in what
is considered an especially damaging fea-
ture OF the case In connection with
the statement, it was said that former
postofice eInploye is suspected
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-12
MEN VERSUS OCEAN.
Fishermen Fight n Winning Battle
With the Waves.

GLOUCESTER, Mass. Dec. 12.-After
drifting for half a mile in a heavy sea.
Michael O'Brien was rescued by his ship
mates, and thereby hangs a story OF one
Of the most daring reseues reported IN
this fishing town this year.
O'Brien was q member Of the crew OF
the fishing schooner Atlantic. recently
from the banks. While on watch one
stormy night he was swept from the deck
and out 70 sea
His shipmates succeeded in getting a
dory over the side and at the peril Of
their lives rowed after O'Brien, who was
rapidly being swept away
After an hours work they reached him
and dragged him aboard, exhausted.
In the meantime, the Atlantic had drift
ed away ard for another hour men and
elements battied, the men finally being
victorious
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-12
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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-12
ACCUSED "FIGARoo EDITORS.
Remarkable Statements Made at the
Hearing in Paris.

PARIS. Dee I2-The hearing in The
Figaro" case was continued yesterday.
N. Martini. counsel for the shareholders,
made remarkable speech, in which he
said that NM Perivier and Rodays had
received from 1895 TO 1900 the sum Of
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He also declared that II. COMPARES. a
Panama hnancier, had bribed the paper
heavily Since June the position of the
Figaro had become worse. and in No
Vember the books for the first time
showed q loss
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-12
JERSEY SMALLPOX PANIC.
business Suspended ia the Town of
SayeFSviITe-

SayeFsviIfe-
NEW BRUNSWICK, n J, Dec IL
The epidemic OF smallpox ats SayersvIIIe
is rapidly increasing There are now
twenty-one cases of the disease known
TO the local Board of Health which IS
fighting the epidemic with all available
means
Business in the town is stopped and
the people are walking in the middle Of
the street, fearing to meet anyone The
Board of Health has ordered the en-
ployes of the various factories 10 be dis
missed from service. for the time being
fearing that some Of them might develop
the disease. All the trolley cars have
been fumigsted. SayersvilIe is practical
" Isolated.
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Not worth Kissing

Give me kiss, my charming Pear. !"
4 young man said TO a bIue-eyed girl,
Said she. You great big lazy elf.
Fucker your mouth and help yourself.
Chicago News.
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somerhat Like enc.

Did you notice how she jabbered away
when she sat there between these tive
mem"
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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-12
Xmas Dinner Sets.

Our new open stock and complete Din
FER Sets offer an unusual opportunity 10
secure the best possible Dinner Set for
any amount you may desire 10 give We
quote few items and invite inspection
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Kitchener Reported III.

PARIS. Dec l2.-'RappeI' prints a de-
sbatch which asserts that Gen. Lord
Kitchener, Commander-in-C Chief Of the
British forces in South Africa, is ILL.,
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Frequent Captures Lately.

Captives recently taken by the English
stated that the Beers having no time in
which TO rest their jaded horses or re-
pIenish their larders, were finding them
selves in a desperate condition, and we're
becoming discouraged
a less hopeful view. is. however. held
by many in England. The surrenders, at
best. are not enough to encourage in the
opinion OF this element such views as the
Posts Stories and ideas of the sort
have been promulgated since the war be-
gan. they say. and the burgileFs, who have
in the past taken their mounts and their
food supplies from English commissaries
largely are as well able to do so now as
before
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Five O'clock Tea Kettles.

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shown in the latest designs ard with all
the latest improvements A charming
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The daily sentinel., 1901-10-30

The Society OF Leadville Pioneers took
action recently against the proposed
changing OF Mount Massive to Mount
Mckinley. Strong resolutions were pas
sed by the society and copies Of the same
will be sent to all pioneer societies in
the state with the expectation that they
will endorse the actions OF the Lsadville
Pioneers.
A miner named Charles Nutting was
entomoed in the Highland Boy mine
near Brigham, Utah, for sixty five hours.
His fellow miners rescued him after
working day and night. For almost a
day he was pinioned down by a 1011O
inch cross beam and in order TO release
himself, cut the immense piece Of timber
in two with his pocket knife, his right
arm being free.
Gas has been struck in boring for oil
at DeBeque. This is said by oil experts
to be = sure indication of oil and also
that the we'll will be a gushsr. The
company is composed OF we'll known
Denver men, and since the Indications
described, they have stopped selling
stock, Tho strike has affected Debeque
to q considerable extent. Real estate
values are increasing and it is thought
other wells will be started Avalanche.
Tho play at the Park opera house last
evening should have had . far better
patronage, a. 1t can honestly be said to
have bpen one Of the best OF the kind
that has held forth in this place for a
long time. Roanoke" Hal Reid's IA
nous southern drama depicts life in the
southland after tho late civil war and
the play was we'll handled by . company
Of clsyer artists. Miss Louise Carter,
az Roanoke, who is suddenly stricken
blind, acts the part OF one deprived
OF sight in realistic manner and as the
plot advances she improves in each and
every act until the final ono in which
che appears as the bride Of her ardent
lover, when she is admired by an appre-
ciative audience. The character Of Di-
nah, taken by Mics Iva Done.ta, could
not be Improved upon. while tho singing
and comic facial features Of Col. Tom
Bailey bring tears OF mirth from tho
eyes Of the audience. The play 10 do
serving Of liberal patronage.
The daily sentinel., 1901-10-30

q. q. Martin. OF tho North Fork
Times, was IN the city yesterday.
The physicians autopsy over the body
OF Czolgosz proved that he was sane and
that the brain was perfectly normal and
we'll developed.
w. T. Ella and wife. who have spent
the summer in Europe. will return to
this city on Friday. They have been
visiting relatives in tho east for tho past
month.
In the October number of Ranch and
Range half page cut showed the Mesa
county exhibit at the Colorado StateFair,
which was held at Pueblo in September.
A banner with MES. County, tho peach
belt. twelve successive premiums" could
be plainly seen in the picture. The blue
RIBBON strsamsrs we're in evidence and
it was splendid advertisement for Mesa
county.
Quite large number Of the young
friends of Miss Emily Shaw gathered at
the home of her parents. Prof. and Mrs.
g. w. Shaw last night and gave her a
farewell surprise. The evening was
spent in very pleasant games and con-
versation. Refreshments were served
by Mrs. Shaw, assisted by Mrs. q. T.
DsLong. The evening was . most de-
lightful one and Miss Emily was the re-
cipient of many good wishes for happi-
ness in her now home. She will leave
with her parents Monday for their new
home in California.
Robert NJ. Lee, proprietor Of The Ba-
zaar, has recently received several let
ters from the secretary Of the Y. NJ. G.
A. at Denver in regard to organizing
local branch OF that popular order in this
city. Tho secretary believes that the
orgs nixation should be taken up by the
railroad people and financial aid given
1t by the Rio Grande company. Such
an organization for Grand Junction
would do much towards the benefit OF
the many young men who make this city
their homo, and Tho Sentinel will aid
such . cause in every possible way.