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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-02
BELIEVES he HAS A FORTUNE.
4 New Haven Nan Interested IN a
New Oil Field.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. March Michael
J. Fahey. Of this city, manager Of a
branch Office of the Western Union TeIe-
graph Company. believes, from word he
has received. that he has suddenly
become wealthy He has been informed
that h. has an unconditional mining lease
Of 1000 acres of valuable coal, oil and
mineral land near Gastonia, on the border
line between North and South Carolina
The land included III the lease IS thirty
by twenty miles in dimersion. For two
years MI Fahey and the Rev. F r
Elan. of South Carolina, have been pros
pecting quietly They believed there Was
mineral wealth ia the tract. First they
secured graphite, coal, and slate from the
land They continued their priv ate in
yestisations and Il few days ago the Rev.
MI Elan discovered = rich Oh well
The first presence Of the oil was found
by Mr.. Elan on February - and he sent
sample bottles of il To Mr. Fahcv here
Ar. Fahey who is an expert meta lIurgist
saw that the oil was of a superior quality
ana yesterday Fahcy received the an
nOunCement Of the discovery Of the. well
by Rev. Mr. Elan.
AIR Elan Is pursuing his Investigations
at King Mountain LF- FaneE has the
formal lease Of the property IN his pos
session II is signed by Rev M Elan
farmers who own the four counties IN
which the tract is situated
The site of the newly discovered field
IS about fifteen miles from Charlotte \
9 The region Is the site of the famous
Larlelon raid Of Revolutionary days.
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TrN-CAN TRUST ORGANIZED.
Money to Finance the Deal said 10
Have Been Deposited.

BALTIMORE, March 2-The consoiida-
zion Of the Tin can manufacturing inter
ests Of the United States has practically
been effected The money required To Il
nance the deal-estimated at over S10.-
co0.0o0-was. it is said, placed on deposit
Yesterday in New York, Chicago, PhiIa-
delphia. and Baltimore banks.
The leading Baltimore nlanufa cturers
held ont for long time against the pro-
motors, insisting that they be paid in
cash instead Of stock The promoters Of
fered lsIf cash and half stock, but the
manufacturers insisted upon all cash, and
upon ti.is basis the deal is effected The
Maryland plants. besides those controlled
by the Big Four''-the a Booth Com
pany, the Norton Tin Plate and Can Com
pany- Black x hrebs. and the r Tynes
Smith Can Company-upon which options
have been obtained. follow.
The J II. Thirkei Company. the Gibbs
Preserving Company. the Baltimore Can
Company, kirwan q Riggs, Line. Weav-
eT * Co, h G Camper & Co, the WI
liam Fau Company, Martin Wagner &
Co, ali of Baltimore; J. g. Hanway. OF
-!Gppa- Hartford county: Reynolds Bros
and ;. J. Senaca, of Hayre de Grace
Some Of these concerns do general
packing and preserving business in add
ton 10 making tin cans bur they only
gave options on their can plants. In can
ming circles II IS said that all the options
Will not BE- exercised.
NEW YORK. March 1t Is reported
from Chicago that The Tin can COnSOIida-
ton which the Moore Bros. are forming
Is being underwritten entirely in this
city and tha+ IN" capital Of the new
company viii be $4,000. 0G1 Of which one
half VIII be common stock and onc-haIf
I per cent preferred stock Edwin Nor
ton OF Norton Bros, IL is added. is Ike
y 10 be chosen president Of the com
pauy-
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VICTIMS OF RABID ANIMALS.
Several Patients Receive the Pas
teur Treatment I'm Baltimore.

Several Patients Receive the Pms
teur Treatment in Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, March 2-Dr. y. G.
heirle, in charge Of the Pasteur depart
ment Of the City Hospital. has demon
strated by the incubation OF rabbits that
the ct which bit four members Of a fam
ily ut MahanOy City Pa, nearly month
ago, vas mad. The cat, which had been
a BET, was killed and in sending the spinal
'rd 20 DR. keiTle, on February Il, Dr.
= Wertman wrote a letter telling Of
as being called 10 attend the members
# the family and of the strange conduct
4 the cat. Those bitten refused TO come
70 the department for treatment
Dr. Keirle has notified DR. William 4
Davis, of the City Health Department.
that the live dog sent to him is perfectly
rabies The dog bit Marion Stevens. 81
Paca Court. on the face February l.
There was doubt whether the dog was
mad and II was sent 10 Dr. keirle who
has since kept it IN a cage and watched il
closely
Rabbits inocuIated with portions of the
spinal cord Of the dog which bit several
persons, several dogs and horse at Mey-
C-SHale- Pa about the middle of Feb
rUdry1 has died OF rabies at the depart
ment- II Is said that the horse died of
rabies Few days ago. EDnraiTn COun-
tryman and Charles Schultz. of Movers
dale, and Erwin Tedrow, Of Salisbury. Pa
who were bitten by the dog. are taking
course OF treatment at the depart Seut
T. ?. Court and Edward o. COwIing of
Washington completed a course of treat
ntent at the department yesterday Dr.
kelrle says rabbits inOcuIated with parts
OF the spinal cord of the dog which Iii,
JheIn nave developed rabies
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UNKNOWN BURGLAR KILLED.
His Companion Captured by n Posse
at CiaySvIlIe. W. Va.

His Companion Captured by n Posse
at CiaySvilIe. w. Va.
" HEELNG. W Va March AT
ClaysviIe yesterday morning an unknown
burglar was shot and instantly killed by
Constable John Nicely and the mans ac-
complete was afterward captured by a
posse of citizens. The captured burglar
viii not give his own name or that of his
dead companion. Thursday evening two
strangers entered the town and were seen
by several people During the night the
residences of ]. 9. Porter. DIR. J. NJ.
SprowIs, H B. Martin, and James Nc
CUne were entered and all were robbed of
money or valuabies- AT Porter's goods
worth 500 were taken
Daylight evidently stopped the opera
tiOns OF the burglars, for about that time
they went to vacant house east Of town,
where they built a fire and prepared 20
rest. after having breakfast. a man
passing by the house at = o'clock saw the
fire and heard the men talking. He had
heard of the burgiaries in town and sup
posing the men in the deserted house
were the robbers, he hunted up Consta-
BILE John Nicely.
The constable Immediately set out for
the old house and succeeded in surpris-
ing the thieves Going in the house. the
officer commanded them to throw up their
hands one complied. hut the other. who
naU an iron par IN MS AdEuS- ran AT Nee
y and struck him in the face Two of
the Constables teeth were knocked out
by the first blow. and the robber followed
up the advantage
The officer backed away. waiting an op-
portuuity 10 use his pistol The other
burglar drew 2 pistol while his COmpan-
ion Was fighting the officer and fired sew
eral shots, but none struck Nicely. Nicely
then fired his revolver. the first bullet
fired struck the rObber who had been
fighting him The bail went through the
brain and the man dropped dead. The
other rObber ran and succeeded in escap-
ing. ConstabI Nicely secured help and
the posse started in pursuit A mile north
Of ClaySVille the burglar surrendered i.nG
Is now in the Claysvnle jail
The dead burglar was taken to an M
dcrtaking establishment. where Coroner
Fitzpatrick Of Washington, held an in
quest The living burglar refused 10 give
any Information regarding himself or
mpaniOu. Some Of the stolen property
was found on the body of the unknown
man In the dead mans clothes were
found cards bearing the name Isaac Pa
paUr and undated letters signed Ross
Kennedy your loving wife, and "Bes-
sic He also mad a gold watch. some
small change. two reVolyers, cartridges.
fuse. dynamite caps. nltroglycerine. etc
The man who was killed was about TWEEN
ty-fiye years of age, and the captured
burglar not any older.
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airy was a2-9 per cent over 1860. and 49,
above 1899
Nominal quotations Of iron and steel
are misleading According 70 published
lists. II appears that while pig iron has
steadily advanced for many weeks little
change has occurred IN finished product
This discrepancy IS due to the figures
fixed by the various pools and aSsocia-
tons, but at which il is impossible to Sc
cure prompt deliveries. Actual business
Is done at extensive advances over these
prices
Further increase appears in sales of
wool at the three chief Eastern markets
S-S30, 5ri pounds changing hands this wees
against s.52S,500 in the previous week \
Year ago total transactions were less tn AZ
half the present week : operations. There
is still no reason TO believe that the heavy
buying results from better conditions AT
the mills. as orders for goods do not ap-
preciably expand, except IN few special
lines
.-Curtailrlent of production by South
ern yarn mills has become general and at
Fan River there Is much discussion o.
the adviS3 bHity- OF reducing output Or
sumption OF raw cotton seems assured.
and foreign buying IS far from Satisfac-
tory. The position OF this staple IS not
made firTner by news that sa4es of ferti-
lizeTs surpaSs all records in many South
ern States. Domestic crop conditions are
encOura ging-
announcement Of terms for the great
alliance. or steel ard iron properties had
the stock market. but instead was used
as d basis for very free sales OF the en-
tire list The stocks 10 be issued by tn
com bjna ton were offered down in large
amounts. and the shares of constituent
compa MES declined in sympathy
The street seemed 70 lose all reck-
Oning as to the probable earning power
OF the new corporation. and railroad
stocks suffered almost as severely as tn
average of industFlals. There were heavy
investment purchases at the declines. but
insufficient to provide a market for all
the stock forced out. Foreign exchange
ruled firm without much variation
Commercial failures in February were
/ .02z in number. and 81. 2S7. III. in amount.
compared with I,243 in January with IL
abilities of 81. 22g.SI1. In manufacturing
there We're 30 defaults. for s. 392, Al, IN
trading. 757 for $i.444.S73. and in other
commercial, including real estate bro,l-
erag4. and transporting. there We're %
failures. for s., 4+3, 547.
Banking insolvencieS Were seven in
and S552. I52 in amount Although
total liabilities exceeded those Of Zebra
airy in either Of the TWO previous years il
is most gratifying to find that the DIFF
ference was entirely in the third class
which has little influence on general bust
ness. 1t is also worthy of note that near
~ a third OF liabilities OF manufacturing
failures We're due TO a single bankruptcy
of 4 railway contractor. while not one of
the 757 trading defaulters owed as much
as $IOf, CO..
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SEEKING HIS OLD COMRADES.
a Baron Looking for Men Who
EnupIt With Mnshx

RICHMOND. Va, March 2.-The recent
ENQUIRIES of Baron Won Masso. now a high
officer in the German army. for informal
ton Of the whereabouts OF certain MEM
bers Of Nosby's guerrillas, in the Confed-
crate army has caused much comment all
over Virginia. where most of dosby's men
live
The enquiries were made through a let
ter written by an American lady who
married German count, and al General
Won Masso's request. Col. Ben Palmer.
of this city. and others here who fought
with Masso in Mosby's command, tell
thrilling stories Of the daring and heroism
of the young German lieutenant, who was
badly wounded while fighting under
Nosby-
Some time ago it was announced that
Baron van MaSso was trying TO locate his
comrades in Mosby's command 50 as 10
leave s.. eco Ot9 to them Several Of Mos
by's survivors read the story buJ being
skeptfcal sold their chances for almost
nothing. Among others who are enquiregi
for IS DR. Doertch, a German physician of
Richmond He Left this city years ago
The baron makes special enquiry about a
sister of Richard Buckner. whom he met
while over here. Miss Buckner and her
brother both live in the northern part OF
Virginia William Chapman. about whom
he also makes enquiries. lives IN Lynch-
hlfrg
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-02
BRADsTREET's TRADE REPORT,
.sviees From Distributing Centres
Considered Encouraging.

EOnSEuSESu
NEW YORK. March 2-''Bradstreet 5
today says:
Trade reports from distributing cen
tres at the West continue encouraging.
while such measures OF trade volume as
bank bearings and railway earnings IN
iicate a considerable gain in business
over d year ago. Soft spots are, Of
curse 20 be found. notably in the manu-
featuring branches Of the cotton and
wool trade bat advices from the dry
goods and clothing distributors are en-
-ouraeing. and, il is thought, VIII help
BUSINESS.
A revival IN export trade il, cottons is
noted among the encouraging features IN
this lire In the greatest of the country s
Industry, iron and steel, a new boom
hes apparently been born, and the Ium-
Der. leather, and shoe trades are all
actively engaged
The best reports as TO distribution
come from the West and Southwest. Ii
IS to be noted that St. Louis reports bust
ness excellent in drygoods, clothing, and
shoes and the same is true of Kansas
City In thUse TWO cities, in fact bust
ness is ahead Of last year Personal
orders for drygoods at Chicago have ex-
cecded expectations, based upon small
orders to road statesmen
Trade on the Pacific Coast is still good.
although rains have irterfered with trade
n California, While helping the already
good crop prospects IN the Northwest
colo weather has TO 4 certain extent re-
larded spring trade preparations. but the
agricultural implement trade is reported
nearly equal TO a year ago At Minneapo-
lis
The strength of iron and steel this
week recalls the boom OF 1899. Il is prob
tble. too. that the broad and strong con
9Grnptive demand, and not the operations
# pOOis or ciiques. is responsible for the
.teady advances Practically all markets
eport iron and steel higher but special
activity is noted at Pittsburg, Birming-
ports foundry iron consumers Indifferent.
business failures for the week number
if7, as against u last week, 173 in this
week 4 year ago, and 10 in 1899 -
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a STUDENT BLEEDs TO DEATH.
Hemorrkages From the Nose and
Gums Caused by OvervvorIz

NEW YORK. March Elmer W
Roche, dental student, tweuty-one years
old died at his home, 20 Park Place.
Brooklyn. on Wednesday from hernor-
rhage Of the nose and gums. The case
Was reported yesterday To Coroner Bur
ger
Roche was attacked three months ago
with hemorrhages. blood flowing from
both me nose ana gums. and silce then
attacks have occurred at intervals with
Increasing severity. until on "Wednesday
one occurred which Resulted ia his death
Roche had been studying dentistry in a
Pennsylvania school for the last two
years, aHd was ambitious to finish his
course In order 10 do SO he remained in
school much longer than his condition
warranted, hoping from time 70 time thar
he would get relief. He decided about a
week ago that his case was hopeless and
returned home As the physicians who
attended him were reluctant TO Civ II
death certificate in the circumstances
they reN'rted the case TO Coroner Bur
ger He issued a certificate after Or
HartUug, The cUrOaer's physician, had
made au investigation.
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nurcInrs Frichtened A,rar-

PARKERSECRG. ". Va. March .
-Four masked men attempted TO crack a
safe at Charles s.ohnson's cafe and card
rooms early y-stSr5!.y morning About Z
O'Clock when Frank MealaHus, an en-
pioye went into an upper room VIII To
the safe was he WAS met by four men.
who covered him with their reyolya.S
told To lie down IN a corner and cover
his face He did SO, and stayed tne.t- Il
hour. while they worked on the safe
Just as they had it almost open, they
were frightened by q noise ana lied. Ous
vent out the second story window in hi
fight. In a little more time the men
would have had the safe open. 1t con
taiHed over S2.0o9 in cash and a number
o. valuable diamonds.
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A GOOD STORY

A certain young lady in del
icate health was advised by her
doctor to take a half-teaspoon-
full of SCOTS emulsion of cod
liver oil after dinner-once a
day-and found herself almost
suddenly growing robust.
So small dose is by no
means the rule the rule is
whatever the stomach will bear
not more. Another rule is:
take it on every least occasion,
but not too much; don't over
do it.
Wen send you d little 10 Try If you Ike
SCOTT s BOVINE, 4o9 Pearl street, New York.
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WHIPPING POST DISCUSSED.
Connecticut Legislators Considering
the Question of Adopting II.


NEW HAVEN, Conn, March 2--Wheth-
CT Connecticut is to have the whipping
post restored for certain offences is "a
question that is interesting jUrists and
citizens throughout the State just at pres
ent.
The hearing Oh the measure was held
hy the Committee on Judiciary, and the
question was debated pro and con ~
some of the most able jurists in the State.
From several inmcations thrown out by
the committee in its questions. the opin-
ion prevailed Yesterday that some sort of
= favorable report on the measure was
likely TO be put in. one OF the most i'm
portant points brought out in the hearing
WAS that some such law as the reStora-
ton OF the whipping post for brutal CT m
inalS of certain classes was necessary
1t was argued that Connecticut is not
unlike DELAY ware. where the whipping post
pnSiJion-a small State lying near great
cities and across which the great tides Of
criminal classes flow While there was
some opposition TO the plan to include
children under the whipping law. several
good arguments were advanced as TO
whether wife heaters, tramps. and Eru-
tai criminals should he included. Several
Judges Of the police courts of the state,
notably Judge Pearne, of MiddletoWn,
and Judge Goodwin. Of Hartford, strong
~ urged that wife heaters be treated to
nnerciful application of the lash. as well
as all criminals Of extraordinary brutal
tN- They said that their experience OF
over twenty years in dealing with STch
classes proved to them that tins was the
only method of dealing with such cr,mi-
mails The measure is supported by Jus
tice = !. Baldwin. of the Supreme Court
Of the State. and by several clergyman.
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PREPARING HOG BRIsTLEs.
Report of Consul wilcox. of Han
kau, China, on This Subject.

In answe r to an enquiry by a Baltimore
firm, Consul Wilcox, of Hankau China,
sends the following report on the cOndi-
ton of the hog bristle industry in that
place. He says the business is being car
ried on as usual, except that the volume
Of trade in this. as III all other lines Of
industry. has been more or less paraIyzed
by the political situation in China. There
are no factories in this district says
Consul Wilcox. but a large ma jOrity Of
the foreign 'hongs' here are engaged in
exporting bristIes The season opens in
the fail and continues untn May.
w hen a hong has sufficient amount of
material on hand, it employs women and
girls to cleanse and sort the bristIes The
raw material is weighed ont TO each per
son, ami the cleansing and sorting Of this
amount represents days work The
employees are paid from 100 To l20 cash (6
10 ! cents gold per day During the
working h9us, q careful watch is kept
over the hands TO prevent their pilfering
the large, hard bTiStleS and substituting
therefor small or soft ones brought for
that purpose At the end of = days
york, the refuse and bTiStles are again
weighed separately IN order to detect any
material loss.
The bristles are assorted into seventeen
grades, running from II TO - inches
IN length. They are eA> ted in l35 ID
pound lots. each case containing the entire
assortment of seventeen grades
These grades vary from II inches in
length to - inches says Mr. Wilcox
The Consul resumes:
Several bristIe machines have been i'm
ported hy different firms from England,
France, and Germany: but as they did not
prove satisfactory. they have been aban-
doued and hand labor which Is cheaper
and gives better results. has been again
resorted TO.
The raw material costs from SO. 10 to
SO % per l33 ID pounds. according 70 the
amount of hair and dirt and quality Of
bTistles- TIE price OF the prepared bris-
ties runs from $3.50 TO $3.50 for the -
inch 10 $3.50 to $50 for the II inch
bTisties per 1913 1-3 pounds.
Dealers here say that difficulty is expe-
rienced in the United States in disposine
OF brlstIes less than l. inches in length
the shipment of the seventeen assortnents
IN every case preventing ready sales
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CONTRACTION AND INFECTION.
La Grippe is Infectious. but Not Con-


fnEious.
Contagious diseases are communicated
from one person 10 another Infectious
diseases are conveyed through the air
Smallpox is a cOntag ious disease; La
Grippe IS Infectious When an epidemic
Of the grip is prevailing 1t is in the air we
breathe. and no one is safe
The only safeguard is to keep the svs-
TEN III the highest possible condition Of
heaith, and on the HrSt appearance of "A
colo IN the head to use some SAFE antisep-
TIC Ike Stuart'S Cajarrh Ia bets freely a
tablet taken every hour or two for d Jou-
PIE of DAYS will be sufficient to break up
the attack
La Grippe attacks the weakest part of
me system, il may be the lungs. heart.
llNer. stomach. OF kidneys. but wherever
L finally locates II almost invariably
starts with cold IN the head and throat
or IN other words the disease at the be-
ginning Is acute Catarrh-
This Is the reason Stuart Catarrh Tab
lets have been so successful IN breaking
up attacks Of grip The antiSeptic prop
critics Of the remedy destroy the germs
before the whole system is thoroughly
infected.
DR. Admission SAYS: Stuart's Catarrh
Tablets being free from cocaine and
harmful drugs should be freely used at
this time of ear on the first appearance
of grip symptoms.
cretIons, stop the fever, and prevent
pneumonia.
They are composed of antfseptics and
may be used by little children as freely
as by adults and with great benefit
Dr- Lewiston says. My usual preScip-
ton for the grip is Stuart's Catarrah
Tablets, which can be found at all drug
stores Keep to the house for day or
TWO ana use the tablets freely. and L have
never heard any complaint of failure TO
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A NEW AUTOMOBILE RECORD.
Less Than Ten Hours From, Albany
TO New York.

NEW YORK March ALBANY 70 New
York IN nine hours and thirty-fve min
utes is the new record for automobiles
esta blished THURSDAY
The flying trip was made in a gasoline
propelled vehicle manipulated by Fred
Walsh. Of Marion, y. J., accompanied by
a machinist. They left the capital at SO
a m. and arrived at 81 West Sixt' sixth
Street at 5.eJ p M Almost every mile
Of the I32 covered was rough going. The
roads were heavy and not favorable to
record breaking.
Mr. Walsh was sent TO Albany 10 dem
onstraJe To d legislative committee the
complete control under which an auto
mobile can be held at all times The com
mIttee Is considering speed Restrictions.
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Po>tofHce Thieves Sentenced.

PARKERSBURG, ". Va. March 2-In
the United States Court yesterday Calvin
and Milton Grose were indicted for post
Office robbery. pleaded guilty, and were
sentenced TO five years each in the peui-
Tertiary. They are accused Of being impli-
Gated in more than twenty robberies. WI
liam Craig alias Hawkins pleaded
guilty 10 rObbiuR the Vienna pOslulfice
and got one year Jimmie Butler ged
thirteen, was indicted for robbiug post
Office, but pleaded not guilty. and his
- So was postponed. He wanted 70 go
10 Washington 10 see his sister, and took
s. from the store il which the Trout
postohice Is kept, aftfrward refundirg it.