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The people's recorder. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1893-1925, 1901-12-21
Forbid Drinking IE,np1oEea.

Tic laws OF scvera. Of The States aGI
prescriptions OF intcnpcrance to th. I'll cs
of The railroad companies. For example.
Michigan forb;ds toe employment o. II
drinking man in nny responsible capacity
colncctcd with the operating OF Il raj
road, and even New York provides so:'
the punishment ~ any railroad corporate :on
tha: retains in il service as engineer. !lra-
man. conductor, switchman, traindis'
ratchcr or tc.egrapher, OK iii any. capacity
where by his mcgee o. duty t.: aaic'y
aid sccrrily o. .iic, person or properly
temperate ha',its. These rules aud laws
have been adopted, 30. because o. any
agitation or pressure u: oaeht to bcar UPON
tie railroad companies. but because years
OF experience have demonstrated tncir
necessity
The people's recorder. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1893-1925, 1901-12-21

AAaStSlHH 1 1HJSlClan anu Lecturer.
For fifteen years I have noted ths
effect OF your Vegetable Compound in
curing special diseases of women.
%! know of nothing superior for
ovarian trouble, harrcnncss, nnd it
has prevented hundreds Of dangerous
operations where physicians claimed
IT. was the Only chance to get we'll
liberation and inflammation of tho
womb has been cured in two or three,
weeks through its use, and as find 10
purely an herbal remedy, unhcsitat-
ingly give it my highest endorsement.
-F'ratcrnally yours, DIR r. V1EoQuA.
Lansing, Mich."-S600o forfeit If cbooe tss-
tfn'onfai is not genuine.
If you arc i'll do not hesitate to
get n bottle Of Lydia Il. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound at
once, and write to Mrs. Pink
ham at Lynn, Mass. for special
advice; it is entirely free.
The people's recorder. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1893-1925, 1901-12-21
PRINCESS vIRoQuA, NJ. D.
Endorses Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound After
Following Its Record For
Years.

DEAR Mi:s. 1INKuAM :-ITcalth il
the greatc:'t boon bestowed Oh human
ity nnd therefore anything TINT can
restore lost health is blessing. /
consider Lydia, Il. Pinl1ham's Veg
Gtablo Compound us IL blessing to
State and Nation. 1t cures her moth
ers and daughters and i1iaLce them
well and strong
The people's recorder. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1893-1925, 1901-12-21
WE CURE CANCER AND 1UM0R&
W 1--WE Use NO Knife, NO PIaster

We give no pnin. shed M bl,s,h
We cure you BtF0tEY PAY.
We are a Graduate or Two Medical Co 'lccea
We Want y,'u to- read our :Ui'lge Ihn,E.
We want tEiS nd Inrl'.tpt IN wiring IIa-
W. ure r. j. Sill DA*tEI- Richmond. va
Write postal to-day For Hook F,rr
WE PAY YOUR WAY HIRE AND NETur.S noure
If YOU WLl1.Vl- i, Us Al AXE TItEATMENT
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-22
A PROTEST oVERRULED.
The Treasury Department Decides n
Philadelphia Sugar Case.

The Treasury Department. IN q decision
made public today. ovcrruled the protest
Of T. r. Bailey & Co, of PHILADELPHIA.
against the decision Of the collector Of
customs at the port Of Philadelphia as TO
the rate and amount Of duties charged
on refined sugar imported from the Meth
erlauds
The merchandise in question consisted
OF refined sugar produced in and export
ed from the Netherlands In addition 10
Tho duties prescribed in paragraph Pc
of the Tariff act Of 1897 the collector as
sessed an additional. or so-caIIed counter
yauing duty Of l72 forms per Too kiIo-
grams. the amount found by the Score
tary OF the Treasury 20 be allowed by the
Dutch Government as bounty on exported
sugar Of the kind in question.
The importers protested against the
CNaCtiou Of this couutervaIliug duty. on
the ground that Holland docs not grant
hounties on sugar. also on the ground
that the amount asse ssed was excessive
The same question was passed on by
the Circuit Court Of Appeals for the Sec
ond circuit in the case Of the United
states vs.. Hilis Bros COMPANY IN
deciding the Qu's tiOn the court held that
under a certain law, which went into e.
feet IN the Netherlands September T. 1897
and which contained regulations respect
lnS the production Of sugar. the Govern
mCnJ OF that country did in fact pay or
htSJoW. directly or Indirectly. "A bounty or
grant upon the expectation Of sugar from
that country
Following this ruling the Treasury De
pactmeut OFerruisd the protest and at
hrmed the decision Of the collector.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-22
FU7ITIvEs NOT LOCATED.
The Matteayvan Hospital Authorities
without n Clue.

NIATTEAWAN. n Y, Oct AFTER a
long. hard search which lasted all day
yesterday ana throughout the night, the
attendants Of the Matteawan State Hos
pitaI for the Criminal Insane. who have
been hunting for the two escaped con
victs John Marini and John Hahn. were
still hard at il this morning.
The officers at the State hospital were
discouraged today al the situation New
er before IN cases Of inmates escaping
have they gone two days without either
catching some of their quarries or receiv-
ing definite knowledge Of them. They
frankly acknowledge this morning that
they had no clues whatever.
The only word that approached clue
came at o'clock last evening from Cold
Spring. ten miles 10 the south Of here. A
boy eighteen years old. whose name the
hospital authorities refuse 10 divuIge.
came down 20 the railroad station and
said that ne had been hunting in the for
ests on the southern slope Of Storm King
Mountain He said that two men had
Jumped upon him from behind trees. beat
en-. and assaulted him. The assistant sU-
perintendent. Mr.. Clark. who was at Cold
IN the boys story, but he gave a fairly
accurate description Of the fugitives. and
DIT. u + Allison. the medical superiu-
tendent. sent another dozen Of the en-
pIoyes Of the institution 10 search the
woods IN the immediate vicinity Of Cold
Spring
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-22

hUuaiou and conviction of post1iiice rob
beers. Mr. ETi~tOw said
THE standing rewards offered by the
Postmaster General for the apprehension
ANA conviction of U0StUtttC' robbers have
secured tn" earnest cooperation 'i local
n.ic.TE and the detective and police
forces of the country. resulting iu the ar
larry bold and annoying deprrdaturS of
this class
During the last year there have been
filed with the department lni claims for
rewards. and there were Ou hand ut the
close OF the fiscal year 1899 III claims of
tlIS character. making total of Zl5
claims under consideration during the
year OF this number % claims We're r.-
TDctto. 81 were ON hand Ii the close of
the year, and Jos were paid as follows
one claim, amounting to 800. charEcGblc
90 the appropriation Of 1895. claims.
making total OF $3.50 cnargrahIe to the
appropriation of 1895. Z claims. making a
total of $3.50. charg,abIc to the appro-
priatIpn for 1897. ~ claims. making "a to-
tai Of Sll.fn Chargeahlc 90 the auDrOpri-
alton of lNg>. IS claims. ma king tDta! Of
SHrH Chargcablc to the appropriation of
l.3H. I'D claims. making a total of $3.50.
chargoahle To- the app reputation of 1870.
the entire number Of claims paid during
the year making "a total of S.ITun
From the above statistics it will APP
pear that there was an uneNDsudod bal
ance Of $3.50 on hand July I. 1900. on ac-
count or the appropriation for rewards.
There were. however. under consideration
az that time 30 claims which, If allowed.
viii De- payable from the appropriation of
1900 This number Will be considerably
augmented by claims to be filed for re-
cent arrests " Airh relate to offences COM
United during tn" last fiscal year
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-22
WILL OF MATTHEW G. EMERY.
Bulk Of the ESTATE left in Trust for
His Grandchildren.

The will of the late Matthew O.. En-
cry, dated july - last. was filed today
for probate. The tystator named his WIFE
Mary r. Emery. his daughter. Mary A
Emery and his so1-in-Iaw. William Van
-aHt Cox. executors
by the terms Of the will the bulk of the
estate of the deceased Is left to his wife.
his daughter, and his Son-in-Iaw, their
survivors and heirs in trust, 10 hold and
manage under the following directions
From the income of the estate the cNrcu-
tors are directed 20 provide bountIuIy
for the testators widow and children, il
being stated that it is his desire that their
manner Of living shall be changed as lit
tie as possible
Out Of the balance OF the estate it is
directed, after paying the necessary cN-
penscs, that the executors shall pay the
interest on the testators secured iudcht-
edness and from time to time curtau the
principal
The tCsJator also states: ''Inasmuch as
II has always been my custom 10 con-
tribute annually toward defraying the ex-
penses Of the Metropolitan Memorial
Methodist Episcopal Church Of this city.
Of which for many years. i'm the Provi-
dencc Of God / have been a member. ana
as I do not desire such church to suffer
any Pccuniary loss by reason Of my death.
! hereby give and bequeath to said
church, or if said church may not be
legally competent to take and accept this
bequest, then to those persons who may
be trustees of said church at the tiuc
this legacy shall become payable. in trust
TO be invested for the benefit of said
church. and the income therefrom to be
used by the trustees in their discretion
in IL q O..
sum Of $4,000"
It Is also suggested that II is fuexpe-
dent TO move the place of worship from
its present locality to one further up
town. the testatOr believing that the in
terests which this church was organ
/ lied 70 promote VIII be best subserved
7. by its remaining in its present edifcc
To the Sibley Memorial Hospital is left
5000. TO the Methodist Home, s.. go: to
his sister iH-law. Abbie J. Emery. the
testator bequeaths 500. and to each OF
his grandchildren, Emery Cox. Hazel
Van Zant Cox. and Theodore Cox. chill
/ dren Of his daughter. Juliet II. Cox. the
! same amount is left.
The testator further states. As I have
[ already made sore advances from my
property TO my deceased son. Matthew c.
Emery. jr.. for that reason. and also be
cause l believe his daughter will be 9TH
erwise amply provided for. I do not leave
large legacy 70 her as / should under
other circumstances. but as a token Of
affection for my granddaughtar. Ruth
Emery. daughter Of my deceased son. ]
Bequeath 10 her 10000. either in money
or property"
After the payment Of the Iegacies nam
co the remainder Of the estate is % be
divided equally among the testat0r's
three children. Clara X. H-nkle Juliet
II. Cox. and Mary A Emery
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-22
DIR. BARToN's ILLNESS.
The Georgetown Rector's Condition
Regarded Hs Serious.

The Rev. Dr. Frank II. Barton. rector
Of St johns Episcopal Church. George
town. has been unconscious since yester-
day morning He was found by a servant
az 10 O'Clock IN the cellar Of the rectory.
where he had fallen while selecting old
things 20 be- doEated TO the rummaze
sale 20 be- held next month under the au-
spices OF the church II IS not known
wh.ther DR. Barton IS suffering from the
fall, which followed an attack Of vertigo.
OF whether he is the victim 0f aD0pIexv
He has suffered frequent attacks of YER
tigo both before and since assuming the
rectorship Of 81 Johns. The attention Of
the servant was attracted 10 the cellar
Ly hearing grOaus there on Investigation
he discovered Dr- Barton lying with a
large chair upon his breast II is bcIiey-
'd ne was about lifting UP the chair with
the intention NJ setting it aside for the
sale His condition this morning was re-
EaT.ed as very serious Dr. Henderson
Sut,T IS On attendance
Br Barton came TO Georgetown from
81 Paul MINI. and has been rector Of
~ John several years. He succeeded
ihc Rev Dr. Back. and mas been one Of
u" most energetic TectoTS The church has
ever had His work among the Door of
GEORGETOWN has been particularly note
worthy. though carried on by him in an
extremely quiet and uuobtrusive manner.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-22
NEW DISTRICT BUILDING.
Subject Before the Park Commit
sion and the Commissioner.

D. II. Buruham. c. H. McKim. and T.
L. Olmsted, jr-, members of the Park
Commission. and Charles Moore. the sec
rotary or the Commission. called on the
District Commissioners this morning 20
pay their respects. The Commission and
the Commissioners spent more than a
half hour together.
Conversation turned upon the general
development Of the District and the need
Of a new municipal building The mem
bers Of the Commission said that they
had been impressed in many ways with
the rapid growth of the District in recent
years, and they were Of the opinion that
Washington was 70 be not only "a bcauti-
Iul but great city. shelteri1g many
ufnts It's present population.
Inc members II the Commission were
. interested IN the matter Of a new Dis
trlct Building, and all expressed the hope
that congress would soon grant an aDpro-
priatlou 20 start the work They agreed
that the District Building ought to be- "a
large one. and INTELLECTUALLY beautiful
and commensurate with the dignity and
-i.cportance Of the Capital city
The Commissioners. on their part aR-ffu
expressed their satisfaction that the Dis
ulct was TO have the benefit of such a
commission to work cut the problem Of
DeauJlIElng and extending its PARKS
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-22
NO TRACE OF THE BURGLARS.
Chicago Detectives Puzzled over the
Theft of stamps

CHICAGO. oct. 22-It is declared by
United States officials. city detectives
and the Pinkertons that the stamp rob-
berry at the postofice here Saturday or
Sunday night was one of the best man
aged jobs i'm the history Of similar crimes
Scarcely a working clue was left by the
robbers. and unless they reveal them
selves by eaCerncss TO dispose Of the stoI-
en- stamps there is but slight chance Of
capturing them. There are only a few
material clues which the authorities have
20 work on.
a mysterious wagon and driver were
seen by the night watchman. August
Brinkman. early yesterday morning in
the vicinity or the postofice Wagon
tracks were found and the footprints Of
a recently shod horse. wclI-dressed
drunken man was seen loafug about the
poStotiice by the night Waterman. Sew
eral burglars tools and n dry battery for
electric light Of an ordinary brand was
left by the burglars. Prints Of the bare
feet of a boy or small man were found
a fragment Of newspaper Of October Is
was also found beneath the building. 4
mail pouch lock was found under the
vault A flag labeled to tell the burglars
which way 10 turn was put at a corner Of
the path below the floor
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-22
TO HAVE ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
The HyHttsNIIc Common Council
Adopts IA Resolution.

EVANSVILLE. Nd. oct. The com
mon council held an important meeting
last night By previous arrangement the
board Of trade was present and. through
its president y \. Duunins. presented
and advocated the passage OF an ordi-
name, granting Wallace r. Mclean. If
Washington. John T. Topper. Of New
York and Robert W. Wells. of this place.
a franchise for the operation of an cleo
tric lighting and power plant here
The franchise Is To run twenty years,
all matters of dispute, such as location of
poles. etc To- be left 10 a committee con
sIstiug of the mayor, three members of
the council. and three members Of the
electric company. The cost Of light and
power To patrons is To be uniform and the
same as the average OF twenty TCpresen-
tativa cities 90 be selected by the commit
tee of arbitration
A Hass meeting Will be held at Ma
II udeTs Hall next Friday evening, at
which the taxpayers Of Hyattsville are
expected 10 De present 20 discuss and
ratify the action Of the council Work
upon the plant Will begin promptly after
the granting of the franchise and the
company proposes 70 put Ia plant Tor
the manufacture OF ice
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-22
SEARCH FOR A SERVANT.
Jewels Worth $4,000 Missed by n
New Yorker.

NEW YORK. oct THE police of the
East Eighty-sighth Street station and
some Of the central office detectives are
trying 10 locate a servant named Ida
SmeIer. who was recently employed IN
the family of Harris MandeIbaUm, Of ~
East Eighteth Street and who dis&p-
peared carly yesterday morning Ten
thousand dollars worth Of Jewels and 500
in gold are also missing
Mr. MaudeIbaum IS a prominent real
estate dealer with offices 1t u Broadway.
The various articles OF joweI-y. valued
al $1,000. and the s3UJ in gold. were placed
in the house safe on Sunday evening by
Mr. MandeIbaum. When the members OF
the family awOl-e yesterday morning they
We're surprised To- find the servant miss
ing. She occupied room adjoining that
ia which the safe was. The safe was
found unlocked and the money and jew
eiry gone The police were az once com
municated with but they have 1c,u uu-
able to locate the servant
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-22
CONTINUES TO IMPROVE.
Sister Louise Thought TO Be Much
Better TO-DAY

me continued improvement Of Sister
Louise has greatly encouraged the phyzi-
clans who are On charge Of her case AT
Providence Hospital and the hopcs Of
her recovery have now been revived Sis
ter Louise was compelled last Thgrzda,
20 relin1gisn the management OF the az
fairs ~ the hospital as sister 81 charge
because " an attack 81 typhoid fever
She grew worse until yesterday morning
when q turn Tor the better set in This
Improvement has continued since
Use this morning they found M. fever ma
t'rialiy reduced and the patient iu much
improved stale.
he outcome of case Of typhoid is
dependent more upon the uursInL IL is
said. than upon the work Of the doctors
he entire Facilities Of IN. hospital how
ever. are drawn upon iu this case. and ali
thar human skill can DO rs bsiua. Ear.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-22
BRIDGE WORK DELAYED.
Union MachInIsfs Refuse to Return
to Work

TRENTON. y. j.. oct The union
machinlsts employed at the John A
RoebHnE.s Sons Company plant. obeyinE
the orders OF the walking delegate. Mr.
keeEan. refused 10 return 10 work this
morning and their strike may effect the
work on the new East River Bridge in
New York
The machiuists have been working ff-
ty-fOur hours a week Last May they
made the demand for a nine-hour day
and the demand was granted. but no con
tract was entered into between the
company and the union. Finding 1t i'm
possible 70 get on with the work and
compete with other large plants. the
Rorblns~ last week posted a notice that
commencing yesterday. nfty-uins hours
at the same rate of wages would here
after constitute week work
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-22
N MFHoRIAgF.

MOORE fond remembrance Of ELIZABETH
CAMPBELL MOORE. Who departed thzs life 10
Wilmington Del October p 1900
Far iu the distant graveyard
Where che trees their branches wave.
Lies our dear beloved mama
IL be- cold -Ed silent grave
our hearts are sad and lonely
Our grief TOO deep % tell.
But time viii come when Ne shall meet her
And Al 20 LCr vii tell
one wear has passed. and stil We mis- her;
some nav think the wound is healed,
But tLs- 'rrle know the SORROW
That lies Within eur hearts concealed
BY Ter children. RALPH. KATIE, AAEL, liz
ZIE and COUSIN ANNE
ADAN--Iu loving memory OF Ely dear huS-
llad. PATRICK H. ADAMS. Who entered ihto
rfsr six wears aro TO-DAY October o. Iss5-
Mizuah
BY HIS WIFE. A z A
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-22
MINNESOTA BANK ROBBERY.
Bold Thieves at FuIdo Make a Good
IInul.

Ia CROSSE. Wis, oct Robbers
entered the Farmers Bank al FuIGa.
MINI. early yesterday. blew open the
vault with uitrogIyccrine and escaped
with $500 Ia cash and $500 in ucgoti8-
Die drafts
The robbery was bold and very sue
cessful Persons living near the bank
heard terrific explosion and rushed from
their houses. but before they had time
10 reach the bank. the robbers had mount
"a horses and escaped down the deserted
country road. 4 posse chased the thieves
10 Heron Lake, where the TRAN was lost
II is supposed that they took boats at
that point The entire rear end Of the
bank was torn out by the explosion The
loss is covered in the Bankers Insurance
COMPANY
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-22
PLANNING FOR LEGISLATION.
A View York Representative Here to
Confer on Rivers and Harbors

Col De Alva Stauwood Alexander, Rep
sentative from the Thirty-tnird dis
trict of New York, arrived in washington
last night on business with the War De-
partmeut.
Colonel Alexander is a member Of the
COMMITTEE on Rivers and HarbOrs. and
his crrand was in connection with lcgis-
latvu along those lines. He called today
upon Colonel Sanger. the Acting Score
tary Of War. ana was In conference some
time with Adjutant General Corbiu
Colonel Alexander viii leave tonight for
his home via New York city
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-22
Weighed Nearly 500 Pounds,

BETHLEHEM. Pa. Oct 81 Daniel
Reinhard. probably the heaviest man in
eastern Pennsylvania. who last saturday
weighed 1873 pounds. died suddenly or
heart disease yesterday at his home in
Bath.
lie was the father of seventeen chill
drcu eleven OF whom are living Eight of
his sons are of surprising physique, none
weighing less than SO pounds. Mr.. erin
hard often bOasted that he and his family
weighed a ton and half
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-22
PROCEEDINGS IN LUNACY.
Justice barnard to- Hear n Number
of Cases Friday.

Justice Barnard viii on Friday next.
hear testimony relative 70 the mental
condition Of the following named persons.
alleged 10 De lunatIcs.
Peter Ciukulls. AlouZO Dorsey. Pedro
Saline. Viola r. Gray. William r Chad
wick Elizabth N. Hancock. and Eliza
beth Sawyer
1t is also understood that counsel for
Thomas A. SOrrvIl. who two weeks agO
was adJudged insane and committed 10
ST Eliza beths Hospital for the Insane
viii offer medical testimony with a view
Of having the order of commitment re-
yOked
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-22
CHARGES AGAINST A HUSBAND
Mrs. Miller Alleges HnbftunI Drunk
enncss In Her Divorce Bill

Irene l. Miller today filed suit for di-
vorce against her husband NJ Preston
Miller, alleging hahituIl drunkenness.
The parties were married in March. 1891
and IN 1896. as the resglt Of the excessive
use Of intoXicants. Mrs. Miller declares
that her husband suffered from
a form Of demcHtia. known as delirium
tremeus. Because Of the drink habit
contracted By her husband Mrs. Miller
states. soon after her marriage she was
compelled 10 leave him aud go 60 live
with her parents. Upon his promise To
reform. however. she returned To live
with him. but was again compelled 10
leave him.
Because Of his Incorporate habits she
declares. he neglected his drug business
and u eventually became necessary for
him 70 make an assignment. During this
time Mrs. Miller declares her husband
has not contributed properly TO the sup
port Of herself and infant child. John r.
Taylor Is named as counsel for the com
plalnauJ
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-22
TRUSTEES SALE

c. W STICKNEY. Auctioneer. SD Tenth 3. XIV.
TRUSTEES SALE or LOTS LYING PARTLY IN
The d. OF C.. AND PARTLY N MONT
GoNERY Co, Nd. ADJOINING ROCK
CREEK PARK
BY virtue Of a deed Of trust recorded IN Liher
2l8I. folio S25 Ct seq. one Of the land records
for the District q Columbia. and In Book T. D..
No ID, folio 2fl. % the Land Records OF Mont
Comery county. sd and az the request o. th.
party secured thereby. I VIII offer for sale az
this Office No $40 Tenth Street northwest on
SATURDAY. The 9TH DAY OF OCTOBER
l1l. AT I O'CLOCK P NJ. the following de-
-Crlhgd real estate. situate partly ia the D. q
q. and Usrt.y IN Montgomery county, Nd. % via
All % lots CT and ~ In Hickey and Ofuts sub
division As the said subdivision is recorded N
Liler d folio 457, Of the records Of Montgomery
county. Nd
Terms made known at time os sale
FIFTY dollars deposit on each lot az time Of
sale.
Terms 70 be complied with in ten days
c. c. WARTNG- T-1ytra