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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-20
A CRUSADE AGAINST TRAMPs.
The Erie Railroad ReorGmnizes It's
Force of. Detectives.

PORT JEREIS, n. Y, April 2o--The
Erie Railroad Company has begun the
work Of driving off the many tramps and
crooks along its line from Chicago to
New York, in preparation Tor the large
passenger travel expected by reason Of
the Pan-AmeTicaR Exposition AZ Buffalo
To this end the road has been divided into
twelve sections by 9. ". Douglass. late
Of the jersey Citys detective department.
who has been made superintendent of the
entire force OF Erie detectives. to carry
out these plans. Each section VIII be in
charge of a chief who will report to Su-
perintendent Douglass and viii be held
responsible for the work Of his section
Arrangements have been made whereby
the local police of the various cities and
towns through which the Erie passes VIII
cooperate with the railroad police, and II
is expected that wholesale arrests OF no
boes, crooks. ana offenders Of all kinds
viii be made. and they VIII be punished
to such an extent as to make them shun
the entire Erie system
The deoredations Of tramps along the
line of the Erie in robbiEE memories, pill
Laying houses, and terrorizinE small com
munities that are without police protec-
ton have been on the increase and the
burning Of many barns with the destTuc-
ton farm stock IL 3l5EltGltt 10 H.
boes-' who sleep IL the hay mows and set
fire to the buildings through the careless
use Of pipes in smoking
The Erie has suffered much from the
breaking into. cars and the stealing OF
iiElat articles and orders have been issued
To arrest all per9Uns found walking on the
track or ITeSuaSSluS on the company ;
property at stations. In THIS way Il IS
hoped to stop the stealing of coal or
years the c0Tnpan.- has permitted the
picking up Of coal ~ poor persons living
along the line OF the road, and many tarn-
lies have been able TO secure their sea
sons supply of coal through TINS pTlNi-
IeSe. But the company's generosity mas
been abused 10 such an extent tnaJ the
railroad authorities have decided to pro
hibit the picking of coal and cause the
arrest OF offenders. This Is partly due TO
the fact that many persons climb on load
ed coal cars and throw of coal Tor the
pickerS.
Some of the ''hoboes' who infest the
Erie road avoid arrest in the towns pa
trol!ed by police by selling small articles,
and in this manner gain access to houses
which are marked for robbery at night
Some tramps make their arms sore by the
use of acid IN order to work on the sym
| pathy of the housewives in securing ana.
/ The Fries crusade has already borne
fruit and some tTampS in the cites ana
/ large villages along its line have been ar
/ rested and committed 20 penal nSuIu-
/ tons.
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A FIGHT WITH A LUNATIC,
Policemen Have an Exciting StruS-
gle With Baltimore Maniac.

BALTIMORE. April 20.-After a savage
fight Michael Clancy, twenty-nine years
old. an insane man who had prepared
himself to resist capture by laying in
large supply of dangerous missiles, was
CverpOwered at his homo, 1Il2 William
Street. by Patrolmen Pfster and kessler
and sent to Bayview Asylum.
For several weeks the young man has
been showing signs of insanity, and on
Thursday he attacked his mother Mrs.
Matthew Clancy. with q. large carving
knife. cutting her severely across the
forehead His father. becoming alarmed,
had him examined by physicians soon
after the assault, and a certificate of in
sanity was obtained. Last night Mr..
Clancy went to the Southern Police Sta
ton for two policemen to help him con-
troll his son as he was taken to the
asylum. ASS
When the policemen arrived at the
house ali was dark. Mrs. Clancy. fear
ing to stay alone in the house with her
insane SON had gone to the house Of her
daughter Mrs Thomas. 9. Manuan, on
Heath Street The policemen secured a
lantern, and began a search of the prem
ises They searched the lower floor and
then went to a small room on the second
floor On entering nothing could be seen
u
of the room was u large. collection OF
stones. bricks. old pieces of iron. coal ana
other articles. While the officers were
looking at this strange collection they
noticed smoke coming from behind the
bed, and a closer inspection revealed the
crouching form of the maniac with a
cigarette in his mouth
As the lantern flashed upon him he
sprang to his feet. his eyes glaring wildly
in the uncertain light, made a grab with
one hand at the pile of rocks upon the
bed, at the same time piuuging his other
hand into his bosom.
The patroImen threw themselves upon
him Just as he drew nuTdeTOus-foCkinS
knife from his coat Then began a strug-
gle such as policemen seldom have. The
three men fought and stumbled about the
room, scattering the rocks and IRON IN
every direction. ovcrtuTning furniture
and causing general disorder.
After several minutes. IN which the u
matte fought his captOrs with almost su-
perhuman feTOcity. pair of handouts
was fixed uqon his wrists and he was
placed in q wagon which had been Sc
cured for his transportation to Bayyiew-
Although he had said nothing of ms
purpose in collecting the many missiles
which were found upon the bed, he had
evidently taken them into the room 10
use in defending himself against anyone
who might seek to remove him or to IN
| terfsTe with him
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THE SUICIDE OF A BOY.
Brooklyn YounEster Hangs Him
self in 2 Cellar.


NEW YORK. April 20.-Louis Yates,
thirteen years old, of 45S Warren Street,
Brooklyn. who was told to stay at home
and mind the baby. his step brother. last
Wednesday afternoon, when he wanted to
go to the theatre, went down into the eel
lar and hanged himself to a rafter. His
body was not found until yesterday after
noon, when a carpenter went into an I'M
explored part OF the cellar to make some
repairs
Louis, aceordiIS TO his mother, Mrs
George Artese, had always been a way
ward boy His father was a sailor. and
Louis had an insane desire to be near the
water and upon oats AT times he would
he away from home for a week or more,
living on canal bats and lighters along
the river front Some time ago the boys
mother seculyu a divorce from her hus-
hand and married George Artese. Mr.
Yates Went TO end his days in soldiers
home where he died last January.
Louis had not lived a happy life since
his mothers second marriage, and felt
that his only friend had gone when his
father died TWO months ago a step
brother came, and since then Louis .rcu-
bIes had dubbed over. On Wednesday he
had secured some theatre tickets and was
planning merry afternoon, when the or
der 10 mind the baby came The boy re-
belled but Mrs. Artese said she had TO 20
out te do some shopping and Louis must
stay in. BY way of making his yoke of
servitude more CALLING. Mrs Artese then
ordered Louis to 20 down into the cellar
and get a scuttie OF coal The boy started
down the FIVE long flights. muttering TO
himself. He did not come back. Mrs. Ar
tese waited and called in vain Then she
came to the conclusion that Louis had run
away.
When he did not return at night Mrs.
Artese was sure the boy had gone off on
another of his expeditions, and did not
worry.
Mrs ArteSe and other tenants have been
I'm the cellar for their regular supply Of
coal since Wednesday. but did not dis
cover the boys body. The boy had taken
A new clothes line, tied one end to ring
in the floor. thrown the other end over
a beam. and knotted it about his neck
with a moose. The line was too long. and
the boy had fallen to his knees and slowly
strangled to death.
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EXPIRED IN THE STREET
A Civil War Veteran Dies Sud
denly in Baltimore.

BALTIMORE. April Z0--John Batter
sixty-one years Old. general manager Of
tie firm of Batter Brothers. commission
merchants. 119 West Pratt Street, dropped
ID Yesterday morning at Charles and
T.,entieth Streets. Mr.. Batter was on
ms way down town. having left his home
81! East Twentieth Street. few mir
tltzs before PatrolTnan Mcintyre of the
Northern district was standing short
distance from Mr. Batter and saw him
fail He ran TO his aid, but Air Batter
was dead when he reached him Coroner
Requardt. OF the Northern district, gave
a certificate Of death from apopiexy-
Nj Batter was native Of TuScarawas
county. Ohio, where ne was born On
farm in 1910. He enlisted in the Ninety
eighth Ohio Regiment shortly after the
outbreak of the civil war and was with
Sherman in the famous march to the sea.
He came to Baltimore in 1878 He was a
member of the 9. \ r. the Royal Ar
canum and the Shield Of Honor
Six children-foIIr sons and two dauSh-
Jers-suTvive him The sons are d Vic
tor Batter, cashier Of the Albion Nation
al Bank. Albion. Neb-- Frank x Bat
ter now in the Philippines with the Thir-
teenIh Regiment. United States Army;
John II. and Robert r Batter. of this
city The daughters are Mrs Lillian 3.
Mahool and Mrs. Elizabeth 3. MacnaeL
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FATALLY SHOT By HIS COUSIN.
Boys Play in West Virginia Ends in
a Tragedy

WESTON, ". Va, April Civilian
Humphrey, aged seventeen years, shot his
cousin, Austin Humphrey, aged fourteen,
through the body with a rife on Thursday
causing his death early yesterday. Aus
tin was working IN field at the roadside
near Orlando, this county, when William
passed along on horseback with a small
rife IN his hand. After he had passed
he turned and asked Austin to give him
some tobacco The boys had been good
friends and Austin went 10 the fence, and,
climbing to the top rail, divided his to-
bacco with his cousin.
William, in an apparent spirit of fun,
snaIched his young cousins hat Austin
in turned seized Williams hat, and, step
ping back into the field. told him he must
dismount and come inside If he wanted to
get his hat William threatened 10 shoot
# the hat was not returned Austin think
ing the threat made in fun. paid no atten-
ton 70 il William Ieveled the gun, took
aim, and fired, the bullet entering Aus
tins abdomen. To Prosecuting Attorney
J. NJ Foster and TO his sister Austin. it
Is said. declared his cousin had deliberate
II murdered him William is under ar
rest
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The EVENING TINES WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, APRIL 90 1901

often say, they wouldn't feel as if they
were married.
Justices are called upon to marry all
sorts of people, under all sorts of condi-
tjons. but the lire was drawn the other
day.
The manager of a local theatre an
nouuced the wedding Of two members of
the company occupying the boards that
week The marriage was to be an added
attraction on a certain night. The city
was secured for a justice who would ap-
pear upon the stage and perform the cere-
mony during the performance, but none
could be found.
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NEWPORT NEWS. Va. April z0-War-
wick City jail, about ten miles above here,
was the scene Of desperate fight yester-
day afternoon between George Earnest, z
negro prisoner just brought there from
Baltimore and waiting trial on the charge
Of robbiHg 9 schooner Of 500. and Frank
u Gibson. the jailer. Gibson opened the
cen door and the negro struck him with =
heavy piece Of iron A hand-to-hand
fight ensued, Gibson receiving nine scaIp
wounds from the iron. The prisoner had
him down and was beating him into in
seAslDiHty when cOlored woman prison
CT rushed to the rescue Her screams at
tracted \ plumber working outside and
the two managed 10 subdue Earnest in
time to prevent him from numbering the
taller.
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. woman Cripple Cremated.

ITNIoNTOWN. Pa, April pa help
less cripple, an invalid in bed, Mrs. A J.
Holiday. was burned TO death in her
home near Addison Thursday. Mr. Holli-
day and his three sons were working IN
2 field across a big hill from the farm
house and Mrs. Holiday was alone in
tie house. When the father and chill
Gren came home in the evening they
found nothing but heap Of ashes where
their home had stood, and in the ruins
they found the wOman's bones and indi~
eations that she had been burned to death
in the room where they had left her
The origin Of the fire is unknown
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4 Teacher Killed by Fright.

McKEESPORT, Pa, April 20--Charlotte
A Ball, teacher in the bonneville school,
near Homestead, died Thursday afternoon
from fright occacsioned by a fight which
took place in her school room several
weeks ago The school hOuse is two
room affair Miss Ban taught IN one room
and Henry Stewart in the other The laTg-
ct boys Of the school refused to obey or
ders in Miss Balls room. and she called
Stewart TO assist her 4 fight ensued be
tween Stewart and a half dozen Of the
larger boys. Stewart was terribly beaten
and resigned ard left the neighborhood
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PROSPECTS OF A FLOOD.
West Virginia streams Already Out
of Their Banks

HUNTINGTON. W. Va. April 20
There has been continuous downpOur Of
rain over Southern West Virginia for thir-
ty-six hours. Reports from the upper wa
tiers of the Guyandotte River are TO the
effect that that stream is out Of its banks.
Similar reports come from the Upper Big
Sandy and Twelve Pole Thousands OF
saw logs and millions Of railroad ties are
coming down these streams The inhabi-
tants in the IOwlands are already moving
out and it is feared that great damage
viii result from the food which now
seems imminent
PARkERSBU re, ". Va. April 20.-FoT
the last thirty hours the rain has been
falling necessarily and there is every indi-
cation Of a flood in the Ohio River Up to
last night the rainfall here was two
inches. at Wheeling about one and a half
at Huntington more than two and 4 half,
in the Little kanawha Valley one and d
half, and in the Muskigum Valley one and
a half.
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Pnrdoned by the Governor.

CHARLESTON, ". Va, April 20.-The
Governor yesterday pardoned three more
prisoners in the Denitentiary They are
James Workman, sent up for fifteen
years from Wyoming county on a charge
Of criminal assault, and Wyatt and Nor
gan Justus. from Mcdowell county, for
seven years on a charge Of conspiracy
The pardons are conditioned on their
good behavior All of the prisoners had
served but small part Of their sentence.
Workman was sentenced In IsgS. and the
Justus boys were sent UP last year.
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buying Rails in the United states.

Mr. Donaldson, the United States Con-
sui at Managua, Nicaragua, writes to the
State Department, that the Nicaragua
Government has placed an order with its
agent in New York for 2,400 tons Of steel
rails for the new central branch Of the
National Railroad, which is being con-
structed. Considering. the fact that Mica
ragua has always UrShased rails in Ger
many and England, and that the contrac-
tor for the present railroad IS a German,
Air- Donaldson thinks the placing Of this
order In the United States is an item of
considerable Importance IN the growth Of
our trade with Central American coun-
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Found Dead in the woods.

HUNTINGTON, w Va, April 21.-Chap
Bartlett, a farmer near HamIin, Lincoln
COUNTY was found dead in the woods near
his home Thursday evening. He had been
in iil-health tUT a few days. and it is said
concluded to cross the mountain to d
neighbors and get some wood alcohol
which he thought would have a beneficial
effect He drank freely Of it. it is stated.
and left Immediately for his home, bat
died on the way.
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The celebration of Arbor Day.

Arbcr Day will be celebrated at the
Departments Of Agriculture Monday. The
exercises xiIl take place north of the
group Of nagnolids in the department
grounds, and viii consist Of the planting
of two oak trees in memory of former
Secretary Rusk and Assistant Secretary
WHletJs- There viii be appropriate ad-
dresses Secretary Wilson invites all
friends Of the late Secretary and Assist
ant Secretary and others interested TO be
present. The ceremonies viii begin at
II 80 O'Clock q. m
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DOES NOT DIsAPPOINT.
The New Discovery for Catarrh
seems to Possess Remark
able Merit.

\ new catarrh cure has recently appear
ed which so far as tested has been re
marILa bly, successful in curing all forms
Of catarrh, whether in the head, throat,
bronchial tubes, or in stomach and liver.
The remedy is in tablet form, pleaSau NJ
and convenient to take and no special
secrecy is maintained as to what il con-
tains, the tablet being scientlhc com
bination Of GuaiaCOI. Eucalyptols SdnSul-
maria, Hydrastin and similar YaIua bic ana
harmless dntSeptiCS.
The safe ad effective catarrh cure may
be found a any drug store under name
Of StUart's Catarrh Tablets.
Whether the catarrh is located in the
rose. throat. bronchial tubes or stomach,
the tablets Sc IN to act with equal sue
cess, removing the stuny feeling IN head
and nose, clearing the mucous membrane
of throat and trachea from catarrhal Sc
cretions, which cause the tickling, cough
ing, hawking, and gagging so annoying
to every catarTh sufferer.
Nasal catarrh generally leads to ulcera-
ton in some cases to sucn an extent as
TO destroy the nose entirely and in many
old cases of catarTh the bones of the head
become diseased. Nasal cataTTh gradually
extends to tl:e throat and bronchial tubes
and very often to the stomach, causing
that very obstinate trouble, catarrh of the
stomach
Catarrh is a systemic poison, inherent
in the blood, and local washes, douches,
SalVCS- inhaIerS and sprays can have no
effect the real cause of the disease.
An internal remedy which acts upon the
blood IL the only rational treatment and
StuaTt's Catarrh Tablets is the safest of
all internal remedies as well as the most
convenient and satisfactory from a Tnedi-
cal standpoint
DR.. Eaton recently stated that he had
successfully used Stuart's Catarrh Tab
lets in old chronic cases, even where ul-
CeTatiOn had extended so far as TO destroy
the Septum of the nose. He SAYS. i am
pleasantly surprised almost every day by
the excellent results from Stuart's Ca
tarrh Tablets 1t is remarka BILE how eff
tectuaiy they remove the excessive Sc
erection and bring about a healthy condi-
| ton Of the mucous membranes OF the
nose, throat, and stomach
All druggists sell complete treatment of
the tablets at 80 cents and a little book
| ewing the symptoms and causes of the
| various forms of catarTh VIII be mailed
| free by addressing F. A. Stuart Co., Mar
| shall, Mich.
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THE GOLF MATCH AT WALTON.
Warden and Taylor Playing on the
Ashley Links.

LONDON, April ga thfrty-six-hoIe
match between Harry EdrdOn and J. H
Taylor was played on the links of the
Ashley Park Club at WaIton-on-Thames
today The weather was almost sultry
but there was fair breeze The clubs
course consists of nine holes. Both men
made the first round in thirty-eight
strokes.
At the end of the eighteenth hole Tay-
Ior was one up.
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ARMY ORDERS ISSUED.
designations. Leaves of Absence
and Trnnxfers hy the Department


The following army orders were issued
by the War Department today;
BY direction of the Secretary OF War
leave of absence for one month, to take
effect on or about May 10. 1901. is granted
Capt Willis J. Raynor, assistant sur
geon, u s. V, recently appointed.
The resignation by Capt. Joseph T
Crabbs, quartermaster. L. S. A, of his
commission as first lieutenant of cavalry.
Eighth Regiment, only. has been accepted
by the President, to date from April 3,
1901
BY direction Of the Secretary of War
Second Lieut.. Hugh A. Roberts, Eighth
United States Cavalry. will proceed to
Washington Barracks. d c. and report
in person to the commanding officer
United States general hospital at that
post for surgical treatment.
BY direction of the Secretary of War
leave of absence for two months on sur
geon's certificate of disability is granted
Capt. Charles r. Gill, assistant surgeon,
L 5 V
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THE UNIFORMS OF SURGEONS.
An Order Concerning Them Issued
by the War Department.

The following general order was issued
by Secretary Root today:
Contract surgeons may wear the IN
dress and field uniform Of an assistant
surgeon with the rank Of first lieutenant,
the shoulder straps and ornaments to be
in silver instead Of gold.
Contract dental surgeons viii be per
mitted to wear the Undress and field
uniform Of an assistant surgeon with the
rank Of first lieutenant, the straps and
ornaments 10 be IN silver instead Of gold,
and block letters D. s in silver embroi-
derry to be placed between the bars of the
shoulder stra ps..-
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onnrnntfncd for SMALLPOX.

HAGERsTOWN, Nd, April ga case
of smallpox was discovered in Hagers-
tow yest srday afternoon f. a. Martin,
freight brakeman on the Cumberland Val
ley Railroad. being the victim. He is a
married man and removed to Hagerstow1
recently from ShippeRsburg, Pa He has
the disease in mild forn- Health Officer
@. H. W Ragan has Quarantined the
house
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81 OEEEEgg 10 -

Just a little oil on the engine at the
right time may mean the difference be-
tween life and death to the passengers and
crew. What oil is to the friction of the
delicate parts of the engine, DR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery is to the deli
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HOLE IN THE LUNGS

There are thousands of men
and women, as well as ever
with holes in their lungs: con.
sumption stopped.
What did it?
Some change in way of life
and SCOTS emulsion of cod
liver oil.
A hole in the lungs, once
healed, is no worse than a too
tight waist or waistcoat. Take
the emulsion and give it a
chance to heal the wound.
Wen sead you a little to try, if you Ike.
SCOTT & BOVINE, - Pearl street. New York.
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PUNIsHMENT ZOE CRIMEs.
Justice Cole Sentences n Number of
Cnnvicfed Persons

tDnNItEtu ftEHVI~-
Justice Cole. in Criminal Court. No. ,.
today imposed sentences on the following
persons, convicted during the past week:
Frank Pollard, coIored, housebreaking.
on. year and one day in the penitentiary;
William Waugh, coIored, second offence
petit larceny, one year and one day;
Thomas Jennings, colored, housebreaang,
five years. and Henry Lewis, colored, for
a similar offence, one year and one day
in the penitentiary-
In the case Of James Weems, William
Jenifer, and Frederick Lee. all colored.
convicted of hOusebreaking. sentence was
suspended
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cate organs of the
body. It cas- s
their labor, pre-
vents the loss of
power and waste
of energy caused
by friction. Many
a man who was all
run down, whose
limbs ached when
he walked, whose
back ached when
ne laid down, who
breathed with diff
fculty, and cough
ed constantly, has
been perfectly
cured by the use
of Doctor Pierce's
Golden Medical
Discovery. 1t pur-
ihes the blood,
strengthens the
stomach and heals
weak lungs.
[ccept no sub
stitUte for" Golden
Medical Discov-
cry" nor any med
icine called "just
as good = by the
la.1a-
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Pickpockets Rob n Detective.

PREDICTION, N J, April 90.-Frank J
Lore detective of this city, has just ac-
knowledged that he was a victim OF pick
pockets at the Stokes demonstration at
Miliviile a week ago He lost a valuable
gold watch and chain Lore IS one Of the
best men in the detective business here.