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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-26
BATHED IN FREEZING WATER.
Two Young 1Ien startIe Residents OF
Atlantic City


ATLANTIC CITY. y Y, Feb. 26.-Ice
was in the surf and snow on the ground
when Robert j. Edmunds and Harry B.
Townsend. residents Of this city. amazed
the throng OF stroIlers on the boardwalk.
near Young's pier. yesterday afternoon by
appearing in bathing robes and pIUnging
into the sea.
! cold shiver ran down the backs of the
spectators The intrepid bathers had taken
the chance CT pneumonia on 4 wager with
Robert and Harry Leslie. Of Richmond,
"a. for $50 q side.
The bet was that they would not stay in
the water three Minutes Arthur Linde
and Harry Turner were appointed TO see
that they kept 10 their contract The
timekeepers reported that the youths frol-
licked in the water for six minutes. First
they tried the surf near Ocean avenue and
then came out, ran a distance Of a block
in their saturated clothing and took a
second plunge beneath the surging waters.
The temperature was below the freezing
point
Edmunds. upon emerging, said 1t was
fine, although his teeth we're ehattering
like the rattle OF dice in box The
youths then donued their clOaks. made a
break for the residence OF Townsend, 1f3
Ocean avenue. where they were rubbed
down. and half hour later appeared on
the street to claim their winnings. They
are stuTdily built and claimed TO have
taken plunges before in freezing water
without harmful effects
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-26
round Dead fn NnrfoIk.

NORFOLK Va. Feb. 26.-Maude How
ard. white. about fifty years of age, was
found dead in her room at 514 Waiter
Street Sunday. and it is believed she was
murdered When discovered the body was
lying IN bed with the head between two
pillows. The appearance of the face indi-
Gated that death was caused by srrangula-
ton. The woman had been drinking heav-
lily OF late Coroner Bates, who is inves-
ugating the case, adjourned the jury over
until today in order that William Russ. a
marine engineer, who Is reported to have
discovered the body. may give his testi-
mOny.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-26
LAW STUDENTS TO DEBATE.
The Strength of the Standing army
10 BE Discussed Mt Georgetown.

The Strength of the Standing army
10 BE Discussed Mt Georgetown.
The third public debate OF ;:.@ School Of
Law Of Georgetown University VIII be
held at Castor Hall tonight The ques-
ton viii be: Resolved. That the stand
ing army of yhe United States should be
100000 men" sThomas D. Flynn. Of Lou
/. isians. viii preside. For the affirmative
d. J. Sia:Jsry, Of the District Of Columbia.
and Charles Denegre Of louisiana. will be
the speakers. and fer the negative Thomas
H. Tatum- OF North Carolina. and Albert
n DenU. Of Wisconsin. The judges will
he ex-Secretary Herbert NJ 4. Knapp.
Chairman Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. and Representative
Springer. Of Illinois. The following stu
dents viii act as a reception committee:
Henry Y. Kane. chairman; Stuart Nc
Eamara. James a. Toomey. James A
O'Shea, f Sprigg Perry, Richard J. Jones
lanes A Kathman. Joseph L MeAIeer
Iohn J. FiEnegan. l. k Eaton. Daniel s
M2sterson, Franz Il. Ridgeway. George N
Brady, Aloysius H Twibiil. and William
. Livingston Browning.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-26
NATIONAL LEAGUE MEETING.
The Demands Made by the baseball
PrOtectiEe Ansociatinn

FFOscctiFe Association.
NEW YORK. Feb. 26.-The National
Baseball League convened at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel last night The magaates
came here evidently worried over the
situation. The first question to be dis
cussed was the demands of the Protective
Association.
President thinner of that organization.
was waiting for a hearing He had FL
ready notified the magnates that the Pro
tective Association waL ed o have the
farming system abolished, the sales sys-
TEN modified so 2 player could not be sold
without his consent and the option clause
stricken from the National League con-
tract. the old reserve rule to be substi-
tuted- The magnates, who seemed willing
10 grant all OF these requests. appointed
Brush, Hart, and Soden . committee TO
meet thinner some time today.
From what leaked out. the impression
prevailed that the leaders OF the prCtec-
tive Association have allowed themselves
TO be so iattered that they are ready 10
issue an order to the effect that all Ma
ticnal League players who may sign with
the American League do so a their own
risk Men who are in a position 10 know
admitted last night that the American
League had succeeded in inducing q num-
Der OF stars TO leave their old places for
new ones.
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NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRA. Feb. 26-The funeral OF
Oscar c Whittlesey. whose death occur
red Saturday last, took place at O'Clock
yesterday afternoon from his late
residence. go Duke Street The services
were conducted by the Rev. E V Regis
ter. Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. and the interment was made IN the
old Methodist Cemetery The following
were paIIbearers- Mayor George L Simp-
son, Thomas Burroughs. A A. Warfeld,
Henry k Field John s Fowler. and c
o. SippIe-
Mrs. Laura W BechteI. who conducts
: boarding house in King Street, has
gone TO Baltimore for the purpose OF
identifying a cloak. which was recently
stolen from her At the time OF the theft
two railroad mileage tickets were also
taken
Mrs Well. National Lecturer Of the
Woraan's Christian Temperance Union
last night delivered quite an interesting
address before large audience, in the
Methodist Episcopal Church South,
a large number OF strangers, who are
in Washington for the inauguration, were
in this city today sightseeing. 4 large
number also visited Mount Vernon.
Messrs. Charles King & Son are adding
an extension to their present canning fac
tory which was opened last spring. The
tAJeuSIOu Will MAKE the A6ClOTS ABOUT
twice its present size
d. The alarm of IRE shortly after 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon was caused by TIE
burning of an ash box in the shed OF Ed
ward Hughes. corner Of Prince and St
Asaph Streets. The damage was slight
In responding 10 the alarm the Relief
hook and ladder broke down as it crossed
Royal Street
The funeral ofeMrs. Susan E. Pierson.
whose death occurred in Fairfax County
on Saturday last. took place from her late
residence yesterday afternoon. The re-
mains were forwarded 20 Orange, y. J.
her former home for interment.
There have Jeen forty-One white adult
deaths repC.t-f, since the commencement
OF the year, inclusive OF Saturday last
For this city this is an unusually large
de- tn rate.
The regular semi-monthly meeting OF
the city council viii be held 70
night Considerable routine business it
is understood, will come up for consid-
Grafton
Georgetown Meet Convention Hau.
SATURDAY, evening March . 80 D. n
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a MYSTERY N VIRGINIA.
Tennessee Man Found in school
house BADLY M-ounaeI

house B3dtN " OunGeI-
RICHMOND. Va. Feb. z6-WhjIe two
small boys were playing near the public
school house at Chester. il Chesterfield
county Sunday afternooII they discovered
that the front doors were open and on en-
tering the building they we're shocked al
seeing a white man seated in a chair near
a stove. in which there was no fire, with
his skull crushed. his throat cut and an
ugly cash on the forehead and another
over the right eye, The wound on the
throat had been made with knife. and
the other wounds with an Az. which was
found covered with blood iyiug On the
floor BY the injured man There were
evidences Of a severe struggle
The authorities of the village were no
tilted and an investigation of the murder
Gus assault made The man who was well
dressed wore diamond ring. gold studs
in his shirt and buttons set with pearls
IN his cuffs He said hat his name was
Gus g. Ford. and Jhs. his home was IN
Cleveland Bradley couaty, Tenn that he
with another man whom he met In Win
ston Y c. went TO Petersburg Saturday
night on q freight train and walked from
Petersburg to Chester arriving at the
latter place Saturday night about half
past Il o'clock. Ike aid they went into
the school house TO spend the night, and
during the night the mUrderous assault
was made on him by his companion, who
robbed him Of a fine gold watch, a dia-
moud ring and a sum of money His as
Eailant then left Ford being searched
this morning there were found on his per
son certain letters. one OF which was a
love letter dated New York. January 10
1891. and signed Della There were also
found between the window shutters Of one
Of the rooms Of the school house q chiseI.
evidently placed there by Ford and the
stranger who was with him Ford's con
digion is considered very critical
The affair has caused considerable eX-
element at Chester.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-26
Lynehins May F,'4orv Shot.

LIVE OAK. Fla. Feb. 25.-Henry J.
Plat prominent naval stores manu-
facturer on the suwanee River. near here.
was shot, and. ii is feared, mortaIly
wounded, yesterday by negro Mr..
Plat was standing in his store when q
negro under the influence Of liquor en-
tered the store and began swearing He
was promptly ordered by MT Plat 70
leave me store and suddenly without
warning drew q revolver and shot Mr.
Platt. The negro then fed 10 the woods
4 posse was Immediately organized and
has started I'm pursuit OF the man. Hho.
# caught. viii probably be IyncEed
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-26
TO B1D FAREWELL TO TIE SEA.
Captain NoGcIEesGnE ~ Leave the
EEaIzbur2x-a Tt.srIc.in Line.

kt=fIEs burg Ets 2 ,--EH Line
NEW YORK. Feb. 26.-After varied
sea experience extending over a period Of
fifty years Cap-. H. VogeIgesaag. of the
Ham burg American Line steamer Column
ria. which arrived here yesterday from
Mediterranean ports, is about to retire
from: active service
Captain VogeIgesang was born in 1886 at
Berlin and began MS career on she sea in
49,, a hoy Of sixteen as a ships a-pren-
tice- lie served in number Ct British
and American sailing vessels. among them
an American Whaier in 1854 In 1855 he
began the service in the German Navy
which was required Of him and after its
expiration received a captains certificate
from the School Of Navigation al Ham
burg. Then he obtained a British captains
certificate at Bristol, England. and COM
maEded the British bark Meteor in 1863.
At the outbreak Of the war between Ger
many and Denmark, in 1864. he returned
10 his native country, entered the navy
being a captain Of reserves, and parJici-
pated in several naval engagements In
1871 ne entered the service Of the Ham
burg-American Line as a fourth officer. and
In 1879 was raised to the rank Of captain.
OF the ships Of the Hamburg American
Line he has commanded the AlIemannia.
The CyclUps the Holsatia the GeIle-t. the
Silesia. the Rhaetia. the Hammonia, the
Columbia, the ABBA, the Hungaria, the
Andulasia, the Syria. and the Patricia. He
commanded the Columbia pricr TO her sale
in the Spanish war to the Spariards aud
since she has been bought back
Captain VogeIgesaHg has made 162 trips
as q captain in the Hamburg American
service, of which eighty-six have been
made in the Columbia He has many dec
orations and medals conferred On him for
bravery in saving life. Brt what he prizes
most is a photograph Of the German En-
peror and marine picture painted by His
MajeSty's own hand. which the Kaiser pre-
scented 10 him
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-26
AdERIcAN NEGRO ACADEMY.
The Fourth Annual Convention to Is..
Held Next Week

htiu NeNt " eek
The fourth annual convention Of the
American Negro Academy viii Re held at
n. Lincoln Memorial Church. Eleventh
al Il Streets northwest on Tuesday and
u 5lesday Of next week. The programme
as announced BY the committee haring it
il charge follows:
TUESDAY, p. m, business meeting. T.39
P NJ. annual address. The Training Of
Negro Children, President " z B. Du-
Bots. Atlanta. Ga, paper. The Pan-Afrf-
can Conference Bishop a Walters.
Wednesday, p. m, paper, The Life
History Of Races. 7. W TaIley. Tuske-
gee. Ala; paper, The Negro and the La
Dor Problem Rev. Orishatukeh Faduma
$50 D n. paper, The Anglo Saxon as 4
Cirilizer of Backward Races" Kelly Mil
Ter. Washington, D. c; paper. TIE Prcb-
lem Of Negro Education from the View
point Of Recent Southern Opinion Wal
ter 3. Hayson: paper. The Negro Com
PanioDs OF the Spanish COnquistadores. 20
r Z. Wright, College, Ca.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-26
PYRAMID PILE CURE.
Physicians Recommend It. Druggist,
Sell 1t. Everybody Praises Ii.

Sell 1t. Everybody Praises IL
If We could sell one package Of Pyramid
Pile Cure TO every person in America who
is troubled with piles and who would glad
" give the 80 cents to be rid Of piles We
would have about ten million dollars The
only reason that We don't sell that many
packages this year Is that we will not be
able TO get ten million people TO try it
Jus one application viii prove its merit
auE amply repay the cost of whole box
The effect IS Immediate Comfort comes
a once and continued Jrea tment viii cure
any case. no matter how bad
Pyramid Pile Cure soothes the inhamed
surface the instant it touches il. heals it.
reduces the swelling. and puts the parts
into healthy. active condition. There is
no substitute Tor it. Nothing compa
with it.
We have never heard Of a single case
that il failed TO cure. We have heard OF
thousands that it has cured quickly and
completely.
Here are a couple of letters recently
received:
From George c. Geick. Owens Viii. Mo.
Some time ago / bought a package Of
Pyramid Pile Cure for nay wife. who had
suffered very much. The first trial did her
more good than anything she has ever
tried. 1t is just what is claimed for it
From Richard Loan, Whipple Ohio.
4 have used the Pyramid Pile Cure and
am entirely pleased and satisfied with re
suits. II does the work and no mistake. ''
The prOprietOrs of The Pyramid Pile
Cure could publish columns OF similar let
tiers. but these are enough to show what
It viii do Ia different cases.
All druggists sell Pyramid Pile Cure or
viii get il for you i Is 80 cents per
package and made only by the Pyramid
Drug Company OF Marshall, Mich
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-26
Dean, of BIIiy BovI.r,, Cantor

ELIZABETH. \. J.. Feb 26-Thomas
" Kelly one Of the captors Of the Indian
Chief Billy BowIegs. died Jester day at his
heme. in Elizabeth. aged serenity three
years III. Kelly served six years IN the
regular army before the civil var and
fought in q number % campaigns against
the saFages in Florida aud the Far W@st.
He helped 70 take Chief Billy BowIegs 10
Washington Mr. Kelly for nearly quar-
ter Of a century had been sexton q ST
MaTy's. lie Oldest Cathol.- :hurcE j. Eta
dbeth
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-26

LYNCHBURG. Va, Feb. 25.-AI Ortiz.
ihe well-k known pitcher Of the Philadol-
phia National League club. has decided 10
resign the position he has been holding
here since the close Of the baseball sea
sen last year. and return 10 the diauand
He viz commence training on March I II
order 10 be III good condition by april /
- which time he is expected 10 report il
Philadelphia.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-26
Marines to play baseball.

The {. :. Marine Corps baseball team OF
1861 has been organized AT ,he Marine
Barracks. DR.. Roriscn, the manager. Is
anxious 10 make dates with other amateur
clubs The team IS composed Of the fol-
loving marines T. Babylon. pitcher J.
NeleE, catcher; F Pfeiner. first base. J
G Lorimer- second base. A Graef. third
rase5 w T. Esmoud. short stop: r. z.
Tucker IcIJleld; C. Hummer. centrefieId
i. 3 Hei=e rishtdeId; NJ LIufrio u. Ror-
son and 9 - Hglfhaffs substitutes
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-26
Nerr Cases of smnIInox.

HARRISBURG. Pa. Feb. 26--Ten small
pox patients are nom in the city quaran-
tine hospital and the sanitary department
has issued an order that all Public school
children must be vaccinated. new ease
developed at Steelton yesterday and also
one al New Cumberland.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-26
DEATH OF An INVENTOR.
Body Found with a $4,000 Check
in One Hand.

NEW YORK. Feb. 26.-AImerin H.
Lighthall. well-knowH engineer and in
ventor, was found dead il mis- room in the
Bartholdi Hotel. in Broadway, yesterday
with check for SOC grasped in his
hand. He had been staying at the hotel
for week. and on Sunday night had com
planned Of feeling i'll
4 physician found he was suffering from
Brights disease. Yesterday morning,
when the chambermaid went 10 mis- room.
she found him sitting in a chair dead The
check was the price Of patent Mr. Light
hall mad sold 10 a street railway company.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-26

The Georgetown Paper Mill Company is
putting in a new head-gate and enlargiRg
the wheeI-pit connected with its plant
The Improvement viii increase the capac-
IL Of the mills.
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from small blaze. around which pick
eTs were warming their hands The girl
was carried 70 the Georgetown University
Hospital for treatment
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Mary Jones. eolored, seventeen years
old, was severely burned yesterday after
noon. while gathering cinders on the o
Street dump. Her clothing caught fire
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-26
VERMONT Girl 1 FORGER
Sold Her Mothers Property and
Spent the Proceeds.

Nrs- H p. stinson Kept Prisoner by
Her Daughter Until She became n
Mental WrecL-House Guarded by
Vicious DoEs-A Confession Made
IN Court by the offender
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-26

We do not hesitate 90 say that Heurich ;
MaeTzen. Senate. and Lager are the purest u all
malt and hop beverages Analysis by The Gov
ernn!ent chemists at the Agricultural Depart
ment will demonstrate the is,I OF The purity and
excellence Of Heurirh's- 'Pi.one -. Arlington
Bottling Co. iOT i gdse.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-26

Georgetown Meet Convention Hall
Saturday evening March >. 80 p. n.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-19
Practice Crui.e for Cadets.

Practice Cruise for Cadets
The plans for the practice cruise of the
Annapolis naval officers and cadets were
completed yesterday. The trip will be-
gin in June, on board the Indiana and the
Chesapeake.
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RAVAGEs OF THE PLAGUE.
Steady Increase Shown in Some Parts
of the World.

A steady increase in the ravages of the
plague in some parts Of the world is shown
in the latest reports received by the ma
rine hospital service. In British India the
figures now available show that during the
week ended February Is there occurred In
the presidency of Bombay 1897 plague
cases and 1 564 deaths, an increase Of 12I
cases and 271 deaths over the previous
week. In the city of Bombay alone that
week there were 1.12I plague cases, and of
the 20S3 deaths in that metropolis $50
were proved due to plague, while 40 others
were suspected. During the first week of
February a remarkable increase in the
plague epidemic was noted almost all over
India. Ofhcial reports show that there
were then 4,3T7 deaths from plague, against
3, AIS the week before, and 1871 in the cor
responding week OF last year. OF these
deaths 2, 491 occurred in Bengal province,
/ ,4OS of these latter being in the city of
Patna. There were 226 deaths in Mysore,
13S at Madras and 120 In Calcutta. The
seaport Of Karachi had been considered
for some time free from plague but in the
two weeks ended February 1t had ten cases
and seven deaths.
At Hong Kong. from March 4 to March
10, fifteen plague cases We're reported, all
being fatal. In Mauritius the plague cases
each week in January averaged twenty
two, and in the first week of February
there were sixteen cases and seven deaths.
Plague has again broken out in Free
mantle, West Australia.
In the Philippines, for the two weeks
ended February %, there were thirteen
cases and nine deaths. A fatal case of
plague was discovered at Singapore, Straits
Settlements. during the middle of Febru-
airy, case previous to that occurring Feb
ruary 1. private cablegram reports that
$50 plague cases have occurred at Cane
Town up to March q. OF these seventy
two were fatal. This telegram also saws
the old troopship Simla is infected with
plague-bearing rats. The official report
from Cape Town for the week ended
March 10 reports eighty-one admitted
cases, twenty-nine deaths and seventeen
suspects.
The Official report from London says the
case of a patient taken OF the hospital
ship Simla at Southampton was decided on
March 10 to be plague of mild type. All
contacts In that case are being kept under
observation.
According to an official dispatch Of March
% to the authorities in London ten plague
cases have occurred in different parts of
West Australia among white people. two
deaths resulting.
Since it's appearance In Japan in Novenn-
Der, 1893. the cases officially reported have
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GENERALLY PAY PROMPTLY,
Largely Increased Revenues May BE
Expected fn Northern Luxon

Expected fn Northern Luxon.
The division Of insular affairs OF the
War Department gives out for publication
the following statement of the internal
revenue collections In the department of
northern Luzon. Philippine Islands, for the
calendar year 1900i
The total collections of the department
during said period were sIos, 1917, divided
by districts as follows: The first district
comprising the province of locus Sur, To-
Gus Norte, Union and Abra, Sc, 255 80; Sec
ond district, comprising the provinces Of
Cayagan and Isabella, $Se,077.l5; third dis
trict. comprising the provinces of Panga-
sinan. Tariac and Zambales, s21, 44I % T:
fourth district. being the province of Nueva
Ecija, $2.27o.4l; fifth district, comprising
the provinces of Pampanga, Bulacan and
Bataan, sl2,619S3. and the sixth district,
being the province of Manila, S5,O67 30
The supervisor Of internal revenue for
said department reports that the people as
rule pay their taxes promptly and with
out complaint, and largely Increased reye-
nues for the year 1901 may be safely pre-
dicted.