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The evening times., 1901-11-26
SHERIFF IN HOT WATER.
Eleven Indictments Against a Min
nesota Official.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Nov. 26.-PubIic
Examiner Pope, in report of an exam
ination of books fled with Governor Van
SAINT, says that Sheriff Megarden, of
Hennipen county. has withheld funds
amounting to 81, ,SS5-
The sheriff has turned over about 50 COO,
and has been indicted on eleven charges,
including perjury and larceny
The trial of the sheriff viii be held
early next month. Meanwhile pressure
viii be brought upon the Governor to
have him removed.
The evening times., 1901-11-26
DOdging Jury Duty.
CNashtille American.(

(Nashyille American-)
Good citizens cannot complain because
Indifferent men get On the iUries when
the aforesaid good citizens escape service
by means of afidavits- No busy man,
nor i'll man, For hundreds OF other men
who are neither i'll nor busy, desires to
serve on the jury, but when the court
calls them they should take their medi-
cine, and thus aid in keeping scaIawags
and imprsssionabIes out Of the jury box
The evening times., 1901-11-26
NATIVE WHISKY COMES BACK.
Thousands of Barrels Said to Hax,
Been ReImpOrted.

been ReimpOrted.
LOUISVILLE, KY. NoN 26.-George c.
buchanan. ali expert on whisky, has learn
ed through statistics furnished by the
Washington authorities that 10000 barrels
Of American whisky have been reimported
into America, of which the trade had no
record.
Most Of the whisky came through the
port of Galveston. The fact that so much
has been returned to this country for con
sumption relieves the market in a way
that had not been calculated upon for ten
years.
This leaves only $4,000 barrels of Amer
ican whisky in the warehouses in Bremen
and Hamburg.
The evening times., 1901-11-26
Attractive Uniforms needed.
CButIer Inter-Mountain.)

tbuliet IteE-M0uitdIn-)
General Niles has recommended that
the private soldiers uniform be given an
extra touch CT smartness for The good of
the service. The fact is the uniform of
the soldier in the regular army is more
lacking in attTactiveness than that of any
fighting man in the world His uniform
is plain and he is not a figure TO delight
the artists eye. General Miles sugges-
tion that the private be uniformed in more
attractive garments is a sensible one
The evening times., 1901-11-26

i Wisconsin Indian was killed by
mistake by a hunter, and the whole
tribe IS going on the warpath- The
moral Of this is that in shooting a man
under the impression that he IS q deer,
the superiority Of the AngIo-Saxon race
should be recognized
The evening times., 1901-11-26
PUBLIC SCHOOL PUPIL HAzED.
Cleveland Boys Revenge Themselves
ON DisIoyaI Companior

on DisIOyaI CompanioP.
CLEVELAND. Nov 26--For the first
time in the history of the Cleveland pub
lie schools hazing has been practiced-
student of Central High School named
Brockeu Was taken 10 the woods ten miles
east Of the city, his hands and feet were
tied and he was blindfolded and hauled
back and forth over 4 muddy embank-
ngent. He was then taken TO the edge of
d small stream. where threats were made
that he would be thrown, bound as he
was. into ten feet of water But the haz-
ers changed their winds and tied him to
a tree after rihinE his pockets.
BrOckelI finally freed himself and reach
ed home in the early morning. The haz-
ing was done, 1t IS said. because BrockeII
Cheered aud encouraged a rival football
team which played against the Central
High School eleven.
The evening times., 1901-11-26
a Thousand Romancer,
Boston LournaI.l

The tragic, comic, romantic, and meIo-
dramatic effects of the destruction OF the
$4,000 letters in the Santa Fe Railroad
wreck must be passed the Imagination
even OF Jules Verne
The evening times., 1901-11-26
The worlds workshop.


The new navy of Mexico IS to be built
in the United States Uncle Sam can &C
coHlmodate the world either in building
nayies or in smashing them. Apply at
the worlds workshop
The evening times., 1901-11-26
An Infair Test.
fc1ereland Pain DeaIer.l J

cleveland Plain Dealer.)
Tt is claimed on behalf of Colonel
Meade, who is Iaboring under the charge
of intoxication while on duty, that he was
able at the time of the alleged offence
to walk unaided up several flights Of
stairs. Yes but could he say ''indiscTeet
Discrimination" three times running?
The evening times., 1901-11-26
CARNEGIE7s GIFT OPPOSED.
Reported Lnbor Opposition 80 Lib.
rary Donation at EIwood. Ind.

ELWOOD. Ind., Nov. 26.-Opposition to
the acceptance of the proposed gift OF
Andrew Carnegie Of $25 coo for the erec-
tion of public library building in this
city has developed.
1t is said that Mckinley Lodge of the
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel
and Tin Workers has entered a vigorous
protest against the acceptance of this or
any other sum from Mr.. Carnegie aIE
threatens to boycott the library in case
any of the iron nlagnate's money is used
in connection with il
The evening times., 1901-11-26

DR.. Parkhurst says that all dead let
ter laws should be repealed: which in
dicates that now and then Dr.. Park
hurst can dig up out of his belongings
a chunk of good, hard sense
The evening times., 1901-11-26

The sad thing about the Treasury De
partment conscience fund is that we
do not know where so much conscien-
tiousness comes from.
The evening times., 1901-11-26
PERSONAL NOTES ABOUT
WASHINGTON PEOPLE

| Miss AntOinette Cheyney, Of HageTs-
town, Md, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel Cross, of 1868 P Street
Mr. John T CaIaghan, of Grant Place.
who has been suffering with the grip for
| his Official duties
Mrs Josephus Daniels. of Raleigh, y.
/ c. is visiting her mother, Mrs. Adelaide
Worth BagIey, of Twentieth Street.
/ Mr.. and Mrs William O'BaIdwin, of POPS
/ P Street, are entertaining Mrs. B. G.
/ MauTy and Mr. Dean Maury, Of Richmond.
Dr. Norwood suter, formerly of 1718
! Street. has moved to 911 Sixteenth Street
Mrs. NJ NJ. Stewart and Miss Grace
! Stewart, of NJ Street, sailed from New
( York Saturday for San Juan and Porto
! Rico. where they will spend month with
/ the formers son, who IS an officer Of one
/ OF the San Juan regiments
Mr. John F Williams is on a business
visit to New York He is registered at
/ the Waldorf.
Mrs. D. ). kaufman viii be at home
Wednesday at 1913 Rhode Island Avenue
Mrs. John B BouteIe is established for
the winter at 1925 Fourteenth Street.
Lieut. and Mrs. P. H. Brereton. formerly
Of Staughton Street, Will spend the winter
/ at the Olympia.
/ Miss Dyer and Miss Lois Dyer are visit
! ing friends in Baltimore.
! Mrs. Eleanor Bryan IS convaIeselng from
a severe fracture Of her arm, the result
! of a bicycle accident IN the early autumn
/ She was thrown from her wheel on one
! Of the country roads near the home Of her
/ uncle, Mt. Walter AIOTehead. of Fairfax
! county, Va where she was visiting and
/ for several weeks remained there confined
( 70 her room Miss Bryan left yesterday
/ to resume her musical studies at the Pea
body Institute Of Baltimore,
/ The Z S Engineer Social and Dra-
matte Club will give dance this evening
at the Washington Barracks.
/ Messrs. John and Garnett Williams have
gone on e weeks cunning trip down the
/ Potomac in the vicinity of Lower Cedar
Point
Mr.. Max Hunter has returned from a
two months vacation abroad.
Mrs. John W Yerkes. the wife of the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue. has
returned from visit TO her home in Ken
tucky. where she has been rscuperatfng
for the last three weeks.
/ Mrs. Charles Emory Smith. wife Of the
Postmaster General. is making a brief
visit to Philadelphia
Miss Knox, daughter OF the Attorney
! General. is making a weeks visit to Pitts
/ burg. but viii return to her Washington
/ home for Thanksgiving Day.
Mr.. and Mrs John Paul Jones and Miss
/ Cuttings have taken an apartment at 1708
1 S Street for the winter.
A telegram from Prides Crossing. Mass,
! announces the birth of a son yesterday
/ 10 Mr. and Mrs Clarence Moore.
! Among the popular debutantes of the
season is Miss Marion Virginia Wilson.
/ daughter OF Mr. ". J Wilson.
/ Miss Laura Walters. of 1872 Corcoran
/ Street is visiting friends in Philadelphia
4 She will be absent about ten davS
The evening times., 1901-11-26

The authorities of the New York Zoo
logical Garden are protesting against
having it called the Zoo They should
remember that in New York time is ex-
pensive
The evening times., 1901-11-26

Somebody has called MI Rayner the
Chrysostom of Maryland When a man
is called a name like that it is neces-
sary for somebody TO explain that il is
not the same as chrysanthemum-
The evening times., 1901-11-26

If anybody finds that the tariff sched-
uIes have been mislaid it might be
good things to ask Senator Aldrich if
he has swallowed them
The evening times., 1901-11-26

They are having forest fires in New
York; and that city is not saying so
much about the Chicago farmers for
the present
The evening times., 1901-11-26
Inc, ltabIe Concurrence.
PhiladelplIia Item9

The world moves, and it is wise to con-
cur il what it would be foolish to oppose.
For this reason an English paper is urg-
ing Britain to give hearty assent to the
Monroe Doctrine
The evening times., 1901-11-26

ally succeeded in being Unapproachable-
It IS reported that nobody wants to aP-
proach him any nearer than is neces-
The evening times., 1901-11-26

None OF the shooting stars struck the
earth Maybe they saw the automo-
biIes and were scared.
The evening times., 1901-11-26

An Iowa boy husked corn IN a fit Of
sIeep-waIking; and most boys viii
agree that if you have to husk corn,
that is a convenient way TO do it
The evening times., 1901-11-26

The people who are Sherlock Holmes
ing around Mr.. Roosevelt are beginning
TO find out that their job is misfit-
The evening times., 1901-11-26

Some of the people who say they
want peace at any price refuse to take
it unless they can get it at the ten-cent
store
The evening times., 1901-11-26
DENIED BY DIR. KNTPE.
Not Asked to Coach Pennsylvania
EIeven Next SenSnn.

IOWA CITY Iowa, Nov. 26.-Dr. Knfpe,
coach Of the Iowa eleven, denies the re-
port that he had been asked to coach
Pennsylvania next season
Dr.. Knipe admitted he had received Of
fers of that kind in 1900 and 1899. He as
serted, however, that under no conditions
would he serve management that drop
ped his friend, Woodruff
The evening times., 1901-11-26
The Kifehener overcont
(Huuston Post.1

The Kitchener oveTcoat Is the latest.
This style ought to good for quite run.
The evening times., 1901-11-26

If Diogenes had gone around looking for
an honest man with pocketbook instead
Of a lantern his search would have been
just as expensive as ours
The evening times., 1901-11-26

A telegram from Prides Crossing. Mass,
announces the birth of a son yesterday
10 Mr. and Mrs Clarence Moore.
The evening times., 1901-11-26

Mr. and Mrs John Paul Jones and Miss
Cuttings have taken an apartment at 170s
S Street for the winter.
The evening times., 1901-11-26

These verses" said the rural poet
proudly, ARE purely original
Did anybody ever try TO claim them?'
queried the editor sadly; for he had to
say something.
The evening times., 1901-11-26

But s'pose he got in a place where he
had to do it, what would he say them"
The evening times., 1901-11-26

Miss Knox. daughter OF the Attorney
General, is making weeks visit 10 Pitts
burg. but viii return to her Washington
home for Thanksgiving Day.
The evening times., 1901-11-26

u am distracted at times, must con-
fess,' began the constitutional bore.
My goodness! I wish this was one Of
the times murmured the girl who was
entertaining him
The evening times., 1901-11-26

Among the popular debutantes of the
season is Miss Marion Virginia Wilson.
daughter OF Mr. W J Wilson
The evening times., 1901-11-26

Miss Laura Walters. of 1T3z Corcoran
Street is visiting friends in Philadelphia
She viii be absent about ten days.
The evening times., 1901-11-26

Mrs. Charles Emory Smith. wife Of the
Postmaster General, is making a brief
visit to Philadelphia.
The evening times., 1901-11-26

Mrs Lille Mccoy, assistant 10 Miss Es-
telle Reel. inspector Of Indian schools. has
returned TO her duties after a long and
enjoyable vacation.
The evening times., 1901-11-26

Paul A. Steele, chief OF the penmanship
department Of the Business High School
is quite i'll at his home, 600 Street
northeast He vas taken sick Saturday
morning
The evening times., 1901-11-26

Mrs D. ). Kaufman will be at home
Wednesday at 1913 Rhode Island Avenue
The evening times., 1901-11-26

Mr. John F Williams is on a business
visit to New York. He is registered at
the Waldorf.
The evening times., 1901-11-26

Solicitor General John X Richards was
at the City Hall yesterday He was a
visitor Of Justice Anderson during the
morning session Of the Bonine trial and
occupied chair on the bench with the
Justice.
The evening times., 1901-11-26

The Business High School has received
for the equipment of its armory sixty
Springfield rifles. thirty coming from the
Eastern High School and thirty from
Rock Island Arsenal.
The evening times., 1901-11-26

Mrs. John ". Yerkes. the wife Of the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue has
returned from visit TO her home in Ken
tuCky. where she has been rsCUperatfng
for the last three weeks.
The evening times., 1901-11-26

Lieut. and Mrs. P H Brereton, formerly
Of Staughton Street, viii spend the winter
a the Olympia
The evening times., 1901-11-26

Mr.. and Mrs. William O'BaIdwfn. of 2O29
P Street, are entertaining Mrs. B. G.
Maury and AIr. Dean Maury, Of Richmond.
The evening times., 1901-11-26

Mrs. John B. BouteIle is established fol
the winter at 1925 Fourteenth Street.
The evening times., 1901-11-26

Capt a. c. Toner Assistant Commits
siOner Of Indian Affairs. IS a. his desk
again Captain Toner was much amused
at the reports printed in some of the pa
pers that he was dangerously i'll last
week He was in reality only suffering
from slight strain in the back. but the
report Of his serious condition" having
reached MS home IN Canton. Ohio. he was
compelled to send a number Of reass7TTfng o
kilograms to quiet the appTehensions of
friends there
The evening times., 1901-11-26
ON THESKIRMISH LINE.

Once upon time people used TO make
up ghost stories about the skeletons in
their closets; now they sell them to a
medical college.
The evening times., 1901-11-26

The Z S Engineer Social and ORA
matte Club viii give a dance this evening
at the Washington Barracks.
The evening times., 1901-11-26

Miss Gertrude T. Earle, stenographer,
in the Office of the Director of the Cen
sus, is enjoying a months vacation in
Florida.
The evening times., 1901-11-26

Capt. c F. Shoemaker. Chief Of the Di-
vision of Revenue Cutter Service, is in
Baltimore
The evening times., 1901-11-26

c. H Buck1eT is the Chief Clerk of the
Office of the Third Assistant Postmaster
General He is q native of Maryland and
has been in the Postofice Department
since December, 1899 IN this eompara-
lively short time Mr.. BucGler has mas
tered the details connected with one of
the most important branches Of the Pest
Office Department. Mr. BuckIer is an able
lawyer, which fact, to a very great ex-
tent, assisted him in grasping in this
short time the intricate workings of the
financial division, he mail matter priyi-
lege matter, and oIher equally important
branches of the postal service Mr.. Buck
Ter is very painstaking Official. and
whatever opinion he gives on eny mai
ter is invariably founded on good law
and its proper construction. He is very
popular witt. those who have the good
fortune to be associated with him.
The evening times., 1901-11-26

Mrs. Pattie L. Collins. Chief of thu Tn
mailable Division Of the Dead Letter Of
ice Of the PostofHce Department. left on
her annual leave yesterday, TO be gone
Until January q She goes to California.
where she viii spend her vacation with
her daughter, Mrs. Norwood.
Miss Caroline Chuds, Of the division. in
the absence Of Mrs Collins. will occunv
the latter's position. Miss ChiIds is fully
acquainted with the service ana will f7i1
the Office with efficiency
The evening times., 1901-11-26

Mrs. NJ. NJ. Stewart and Miss Grace
Stewart, of NJ Street, sailed from New
York Saturday for San Juan and Porto
Rico. where they will spend month with
the formers son, who Is an officer Of one
Of the San Juan regiments
The evening times., 1901-11-26

Messrs. John and Garnett Williams have
gone on e weeks cunning trip down the
Potomac in the vicinity of Lower Cedar
Point
The evening times., 1901-11-26

Dr. Norwood Suter, formerly of 1718 I
Street. has moved to 911 Sixteenth Street
The evening times., 1901-11-26

Miss Dyer and Miss Lois Dyer are visit
ing friends in Baltimore.
The evening times., 1901-11-26

One of the iolliest and most popular
officials of the District Government is
HarboTmaster Sutton, or Commodore
Sutton, as he is called Good nasured
and hearty he has always cheering word
for everyone he meets and is as eompan-
ionable a man as one would find in q day's
journey Mr.. Sutton is extremely proud
OF the reconstructed police boat. the Vigi-
lant, and believes that IN her the District
possesses the sDeediest craft OF her size
in the waters of the POTOMAC.
The evening times., 1901-11-26
THE PLAYER FOLK.

Whitman Osgood, manager of the Acad-
emy OF Music, viii sever his connection
with the Stair playhouse at the, end of the
month and return 10 Chese's, where he
did the press work for several seasons.
Mr.. Fettis will be retained, but Mr.. os-
good viii exercise a general supervision
over the Chase Theatre advertising.
During the few months Mr.. Osgood was
at the head of the Academy of Music the
house prospered wonderfully and the the
atre was never in such good condition as
this year.
The evening times., 1901-11-26

Couldn't he if he wanted tor
Il don't think so; but he never wanted
The evening times., 1901-11-26

Mr.. Max Hunter has returned from
two months vacation abroad.
The evening times., 1901-11-26

Patrick F KiIcuIlen, Of the Manufac-
resigned his position, and viii in few
days leave for Denver, where he will en-
gage in the practice of law. Mr.. XII
cullen is from Pennsylvania, and has been
q practiCing attorney for several years.
He is young man of more than ordi-
nary bTilliancy and promise.
The evening times., 1901-11-26

Here's p nice tx The ChiIdreE's So
ciety wo1 Jet our Little Eva act in Nav
York
What do they expect Us to do, have
middle-aged woman sitting in U lie Toms
lap?''
The evening times., 1901-11-26

There are other catchy songs in The
Chaperons," notably, 1T Made Me Think
of Home" sung by Walter Jones; IN Ny
Official Capacity" Digby Bells eontribu-
tion to the performance; When I Sang
My Low c. by Joseph C Miron the
basso: Military Mary by Marie Cahfl;
1T Seems as Yesterday. by Louise Gun
ming; MY Sambo." by Eva Tanguay, and
The Man Behind the Scenes" 4 comic
trio, which gives Mr.. Bell, Mr. Miron,
and Miss Cahill a chance to burlesqua
the accidents that frequently happen dur
ing a theatrical performance.
The widow of the late Col. J. II. Haver-
ly, of minstrel fame, is to be given a
benefit by some of the most prominent Of
the New York theatrical managers When
Haverly died it was found that about all
he left was lot Of worthless mining
stocks and myriad of debts.
The last theatrical venture with which
he was connected was ''Phantasma,' - given
at Glen Echo Park, this city, last July.
when the place was under the control of
W. T. Thomas. HaverIy secured the en-
gagement here on the strength of repre-
sentations that he had a very remarka Bile
entertainment. The show proved to be
the cheapest sort of an affair, and failed
to attract enough people to the box office
to pay street car fares for the members
of the company to and from the city.
During the days when HaveTiy was rec
ognized as the king of minstrelsy, and
when he invited the public to count EN-
he employed Charles Frohman in the ca
pacity of treasurer of his company and
Gustave FTOhman. another Of the trio Of
brothers. was also in the minstrel mans
employ as an advance agent. Now that
Mrs. HaverIy needs assistance the Froh-
mans are among the first to announce
their willingness to contribute to the
benefit performance,
The evening times., 1901-11-26

If all the actors who say they we're on
the stage at Ford's Theatre when Linco.
was shot were really there the stage nla-s
have been q C0d deal bigger than Try
are built nowadays
The evening times., 1901-11-26

Mrs Josepbus Daniels. of Raleigh. n.
c. is visiting her mother, Mrs Adelaide
Worth Bagley, of Twentieth Street.
The evening times., 1901-11-26

Harry A. Barrows, Disbursing Clerk Of
the Census Office, is making an enTiabie
record, and on numerous occasions has
been highly compIfmented by the Treas
ury officials on the prompt and efficient
manner in which he has handled the funds
of the Twelfth Census. Mr.. Barrows
worked in the Eleventh Census. in the Dis
bursting Division, and at the time Of Di-
rector Merriam's appointment he was a
valued employe of the Treasury Depart
ment. He was brought to the Census Of
fee by Edward McCauley, who, before he
was transferred to the Chief ClerkshiD,
was Disbursi1g Clerk of the bureau
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-30
BRISTOL.

A regular monthly meeting of the town
.touhrii will he held on Tuesday evening
a T:s0 o'tiock
The common pleas division of the SUI
preme court will convene hero on Monday v
next There are several criminal cases
to come before the grand jury at this
session Of the court
The following citizens have been drawn
10 serve on the grand jury AZ the De
cember term. Byron * Fish. Harry r.
Miusher Michael McKeon Francis "A.
DUFFY. Daniel Stevens. John F. Petty,
Charles Evans. Hjgh Holmes.
The deed transferring lot of land on
Bristol Neck from Raymond Paul 10
tohn H. Bufum has been recorded At
the town CLERK office,
Thr marriage intentions ~ Arthur Read
Newman or Warren and Miss Christian
Grabert, daughter Of Jacob cara bert were
filed AZ the town clerks office Yesterday.
Grand Patriarch ~. T. Dillenhack and
board ~ grand Officers of the grand Ell
canpment |. o. O. r.. Will make an ONT
ciai visit 10 Wampanoag encampment OF
this town Thursday evening. Dee. H.
Hon. Joshua Wilbur. United states con-
sui at Dublin. Ireland, and Mrs. Nilbour
have sailed for America. mud will spend
some time In Rutherford. y. j
scarlet fever Yesterday, the patients be-
ing Maggie Mahoney on Bradford street
aud Fannie Wilburf. on Lincoln avenue
The committee on city charter held q
meeting last evening and discussed the
situation The rutrrrrtttee etait,tffsAea sr4tA-
meeting will be held next week after
" which a public htarinc Will be given. -
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-30
RANDOM COMMENT.

The LARGEST east bronze statue In IN.
world Is that of Peter the Great AT 81
fetershure " weighs lilp tons
The cost .nf Grants tomb up to Ann
p. lS9,. was little less than Snd un,. IN.
association has small balance SIN on
hand.
The Young King ~ spain will presently
begin series of ,isits 10 the various
courts ~ Europe. previous to his ascend
ing the throne next MaN
The Emperor ~ Austria has Just com
pleted his seventy year lie aas
reigned hfiy-twu years longer period
Than any other Twink sovereign.
The Australian mail steamers psN lta
u day fine for every daN be,oud tbe CON.
tra,t limit The Indian aud chinese malls
are lined Eim Tor every twelve hours de-
las.
Gold ls thu best condnctor of heat. h,n
stands sepund as conductor ~ eiestri.
city copper u the best conductor of
electricity. but stands fourth ~ conductor
~ heat
lu ~ Petersburg official circles-it IL a.
serted that the president 81 the French
Republic has been Invited b, the Czsr 10
pav visit to Russia. and thai ~ Lou
bet Nill gu 60 81 Petershurg atcDtdiusiy
next April accompanied ~ Messrs Wal
seck- Rousseau and Deicasse and ~
General Brugers. the commandef-in-
chief