davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-18
A NUMEROUS ATTACK
BYAPARTY OF TRAMPS
Aged Farmer and Wife Beaten by g
Ruf6an Gang.

READING, Pa, June IS. - Edward
Wisawasser. an aged farmer, and his
wife, living a short distance below the
White House, near here, were visited by
4 gang OF tramps Monday night and both
ere terribly beaten.
The tTamps to the number OF half a
dozen made their appearance at the
home of the old people in the morning.
They spent the entire day drinking and
carouging in = nearby field When it
started 10 rain they came to Mr.. Visa
wasseT's home and asked permission to
sleep in the barn. When this was re-
fused they began assaulting Wfsawasser
and his wife with sticks and kicking
them
IN the barn they secured fence rails
and clubs and started to beat the horses
and cattle One Of the calves was so
badly injured that il is expected to die.
Some Of the cattle were found suffering
with bruises ari blood oozed from the
wounds. A young son quickly saddled a
horse. and. getting away from the farm
unDoticed, he rode with all his might to
Reading to the Office of Magistrate Mer-
kel. He declared that his parents were
being killed, and half dozen officers
were sent to the scene. They found Mr.
and Mrs Wisawasser in the kitchen
bleeding from numerous wounds about
the head and body.
The tTamps retreated to the barn, aud
here they were captured by the officers
after Z hard fight They were brought
TO iaii- Several escaped and were recap
tUred on the way They gave their
names as Thomas Riley and z. T CLARK.
giving Reading as their home: z. T.
Davis. Of New York; Michael Henuessy.
of Harrisburg. and Michael Dunn an9
George Saylor, both Of Philadelphia.
Both Mr. Wisawasser's eyes arc
closed, and his head, arms and shouI-
ders are covered with cuts and bruises
His wife was not quite so roughly han
died.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-18
CHOSEN AS SENATORS.
Delegates TO National Union Insurance
Association Elected.

At an important meeting Of the Ma
tiouaI Union Insurance Association. held
at the Scottish Rite Hall yesterday after
noon at , o'clock, Messrs. William H.
Fisher. William Barnum. and J. E. Bor-
land were chosen as the three Senator's
TO represent the twenty-sevea local
councils OF the order at the national
meeting to be held at Niagara Falls.
y. Y. on July Is. Mr. II. T Brian. ex-
president Of the association, presided
at the meeting.
Those present at the meeting were the
delegates Of the twenty seven councils
of the local jurisdiction. which has a
membership Of about 5000. The ma
tional association contains IS, 900 mem
bers.
At the conclusion Of the meeting the
members retired to the banquet hall.
where a splendid repast had been spread.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-18
RESTORED TO RANK.
President Issues Orders in Case Of Lieu
tenant Muslin.

The President has restored to Lieut..
Henry c. Muslin. Of the navy, the
numbers in his grade which he lost as
the result Of a court-martiaI in 1860.
During the uprising in China Lieuteu-
ant Muslin was serving in the Asiatic
station. and was tried by court-martial
on the charge of being absent from his
post without leave. and for sleeping
while on watch duty The court ordered
that he lose ten numbers in his grade
but the reviewing officers reduced the
sentence to five numbers.
The President now orders that the Of
fcer be restored to his regular place in
the list of iieutenants
The action IS taken upon the recon-
mendation OF all the officers OF the re-
viewing board, the commanding officers
Of the Asiatic station, and the superin
tendent of the Naval Academy where
Lieutenant Muslin is now serving.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-18
Struck By a Train

sTAPLEToN. S. L, n. Y. June IS
While attempting to cross the tracks of
the Staten Island Rapid Transit Rail
road IN Port Richmond this morning
william Clure, thirty-one years old. of
west Brighton, was hit by passenger
train and received injuries which will
probably cause his death.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-18
Peculiar Cause OF an Accident.

YORK, Pa, June 18--WhiIe eompan-
ions were playfuily chasing him around
a large tombstone in a cemetery at
WrightsvilIe yesterday, the stone top
pied and fell upon John Rcisinger, jr., q
thirteen-year-old boy, breaking his leg
in two places and otherwise injurIng
him.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-18
LANDOWNERS SON
HELD FOR A RANSOM

CONsTANTINOPLE. June IS.-There
las been recrudescence of the activ-
ity by the Macedonian committee. At
Kirk Kiisse, near AdTianople, agents Of
the committee hars abducted the son og
rich landowner and are holding him
for q high ransom. Many encounters
between Maced0n,aRs and gendarmes are
reported. At CastOTia and Monastir four
brigands have been captured and six
killed
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-18
Illinois at SOUTHAMPTON

SOUTHAMPTON, June I8.-The United
States battleship Illinois, with Rear
Admiral CrOwninshield aboard. arrived
here today. The Illinois will represent
the United States in the coronation re-
view.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-18
81. Three Bottles California Wine 81

Your choice Of port. toksy, sherry. angelica,
eatawha, muscatel, madeira and zinfandel cIaret
three bottles for 81. Prompt delivery on orders
by mail or phone (40I NJ Jas. d. DouneIIy-
l4th and / SITS NV
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-18
Monarch Blue Flame Oil Stoves

IS and g Just the thing for the cottage
L A auddiHan Co., 1894 G and GIG 18th st.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-18
LOCAL MENTION.
vonderheide's Popular Cafe.

The best beers, wines and liquors served
allNed summer drinks specially Won
deTheide's, 4o5 Tenth Street northwest
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-18
Safe Deposit Boxes $3.50 a Yea
Great Inventory Sale Of Bicycles.

Fireproof storage rooms, 8 per month. Thu
Washington Safe Deposit Co, 9l6 Pa ave
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-18
Storage. Storage.

Sacrificing prices on good wheels American
Cycle Mig. Co. sI7-SI9 I4th St NV
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-18
HOW FREEMASONRY SAVED TWO

ruled the TOCst for months The coIored
population was thinned.
Now. there IS the biggest sort Of 4
fight ever the candidacy of Judge Walter
Clark for chief justice. He is q spec
taculaT man and has tried 10 down the
biggest preacher and the finest poll
ucians IN the State. He is being
FeTccly attacked and ne cant feel verv
good even if he is elected"
On the official records the United
States marshal at vinita. I. T. figures
as James Wilkinson. To the thousands
who have relied on him through years
OF trouble and who know him as a man
as well as officer he is Uncle jim" He
has been marshal for thirty-two years
and it is easy to tell even from the rec
ords here that he has had a lively time.
The Territory was long infested by out
laws OF every description, and they
made life bardensome to the settlers
who were trying to build homes and be-
have themselves. The Indians occa-
sionally broke loose when there were
no troops around. In dealing with the
many tough characters Uncle Jim got
thirteen bullet wounds and a bad in
jury from COmanche arrow
II has been said that Judge Parker. of
Fort Smith, and Uncle jim are the peo-
pie who have made parts OF Arkansas
and the Territory fit to live in The
marshal was in the Capital City few
years ago and was the recipient Of
marked attention
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-18
DIOBROH gives HIS
Version OF TRAGEDY
Statement Prepared by a
Friend of Missing Man.
TRIED TO DEFEND "DlMPLE'
Was in Love With Lawrence Girl and
Fought Foster to Keep Her From Co
ing on Midnight Boat Ride-Knocked
Senseless and Found Himself Alone.

NEW YORK. June 1S-Louis A. Dis,
brow's version of the Good Ground trag-
edy In which Miss "Dimple" Lawrence
and Clarence Foster were drowned was
given today. Young Disbrow himself has
not yet reappeared. but it is said he will
appear before Coroner Nugent. at Cool
Ground. today and tell :s,s story
The statement giving his version Of
the tragedy was prepared by a friend, it
is announced. and is made with the su-
thority of Thomas A Disbrow, the young
mans father
The statement reads that Disbrow was
in love with Miss Lawrence and WAS at
tempting to defend her against Foster.
It tells of the drive from TiaRa. about
the supper in the club. during which
Disbrow urged the gil to go home.
When DIsbrow finally learned that the
girl had consented to go boat riding
with Foster he protested, ans the two
men Quarreled. The statement aontin-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-18
Was Knocked Senseless.

Louis told his brothers Foster
knocked him senseless on the sand, and
when he recovered he was alone He
looked about for Foster and Miss Law
renee. but as he could not see them he
concluded they had either gone home
or had eIoped.
He sat about on the shore Of the
bay for about an hour. cooling Of and
thinking about what had happened dur
ing the night ard planning how he could
escape punishment for the bad checks
he had passed. He made up his mind
to leave Good Ground the next morning.
Having arrived at this determination
he went TO his room in the Ternell
House and slept until called FIR break
fast. He left Good Ground the rext day,
believing Foster and Miss Lawrence had
eloped"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-18

70 Per Cent Reduction Summer Suitings
E h Snyder Co., Tailors, III Pa. ave.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-18

George W. Basin, Tonsorial Artist,
Is now at 52s Ninth Street northwest T5raa
chairs; expert BARRIERS
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-18

Special Congressional Blue Serge Suits
For $. Tennille. 700 Ith st. nv.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-18

Chas- E Bell, Now at sI7 roth St. NV.
Films developed. loc roll. Camera supplies.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-18

Office Coats age; $500 Shirts soc.
At Tennille's, 7o9 eth st. nv.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-18

The larger part Of the Government ex-
hibits at the Charleston Exposition are
to be moved to Crescent. R /, where
the New England Association of Arts
and Crafts viii hold an exhibition
throughout the summer The exhibits
of the War, Treasury, and Agricultural
Departments have already been moved.
Experts from the departments are in
charge.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-18

First-class storage at IS cents a load. Esti-
mates furnished. Goods packed and hauled.
once. northwest corner Fourteenth and q
Streets northwest. Phone, Main II50 n.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-18
VIII Issue Warrant.

Coroner Nugent, it is reported from
Good Ground. viii issue a warrant for
young Disbrow's arrest Il he fails to
appear at the inquiry today.
The Pinkerton detective who was sent
TO Good Ground on Monday last by the
district attorney to investigate the dif-
ferent stories went to Quoque today to
cross-examine young Garter, the boat
man who said he found evidence of the
struggle on the beach. He was also
asked by the district attorney TO run
down another story which vas taken to
Good Ground last night by couple OF
trainmen. This latest story was told
circernstantially enough, but the author
ity for it is missing. and for that reason
the local authorities do not put much
crede1ce in it.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-18

Mr.. Charles VI. Robinson. chief of the
proof division OF the Government Print
ing ONCE. has just celebrated the thir-
ey-ffth anniversary OF his marriage
His subordinates are united in the wish
that the happy life Of the chief may be
extended Mr. Robinson is a painstak-
ing and genial chief and is much liked
in the Office He bears the distinction
Of having served in the civil war. He
was a lieutenant in the Fifty-ffth In
diana.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-18
The Schwacke Story.

A man whose name is said to be
Schwacke told the trainmen that On the
night of June he rowed across the
bay from the Good Ground side and slept
in the well of enc Of the catboats that
was anchored just below the Tunnel
House. This man said he went TO sleep
shortly after midnight and covered him
self up Some time during the night he
says he was awakened by noises on the
bay and peeriug over the stern of the
eatboat he saw two boats on the water.
man and woman were IN one boat and
q man in the boat behind The two
boats came together with q crash. he
said. and there were a few angry words
spoken in a low voice Then an oar
was raised and there was a thud as if IT
mad been brought down on the head Of
one OF The mer. According 10 the story
ne got frightened and crawled back into
the wei OF the BOAT, not wishing to be
a witness OF the fight. When he lookea
again he saw only one boat with one
man In It and he was pulling for the
shore as hard as he could.
The fact that the Schwacke story was
not made public until this morning leads
the district attorney to believe that
there is no truth in It.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-18

An Illinois man who takes his home
paper. an humble but bright weekly
contributes the following declaration Of
independence by an editor who had suf-
fered for years from too much school
commencement:
"A good old brother came up TO raise
a racket because we wrote the name OF
another preacher than the one who
preached the baccalaureaJe sermon l.
any of our readers have lost more ian
ten nights sleep worrying over Who
preached that sermon, or il any care
two stTaws whether one was preached
or not, We viii give column explana-
ton of the error"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-18

Mr.. y. II. Light, OF the specification
department Of the Printing Office, is one
Of the old-timeTs in the business. He
was in the civil wa, and soon after the
muster out OF the Union troops came to
Washington He has been in the Gov
eminent Printing once twenty seven
years. He is an original character and
popular in the Office and city
Mr. John Hyde, statistieian OF the
Agricultural Department, is at the head
Of one Of the most Woodworking and CT
fecJive departments OF the Government.
At all periods there are masses Of fig
uTes 70 be taken up and put into shape
fo~ easy comprehension. and the large
corps Of experts is never without some
knotty work Mr. Hyde succeeded the
accountant and scholar, John r. Dodge.
m interesting and welcome visitor al
the Department Of Agriculture lately
was Mr p E. Eastman. OF Kansas, who
has been familiar with Government
work for several years. He has lately
been attending the Cornell University
He viii spend the summer in hOTticul-
turaI Investigations in West Virginia.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-18

4 Treasury clerk from the State Of
watermeIons and peaches and the neces-
sary cOIored man. offers TO a trustful
public the following story of young
negro's size and tribulation:
The biggest negro in Georgia lives
near Eatonton. He works for E. p.
EzeH & Co. at that place. and he is
a star He is only seventeen years old.
yet he weights $50 pounds. is seven feet
four inches tall AM has the biggest pair
Of feet on record. For some time this
weighty man has been counting a dusky
belle near his abode in the rural dis
tricts. Things went we'll for time, IN
til they decided TO get married Then
the ebony youth became bashful. Hith-
eTto he had not hesitated 10 see his
bride-elect in his bare feet. but after
the marriage had been decided upon he
became somewhat more delicate The
fact is that the unfortunate fellow could
not get 4 pair OF shoes to fit him. The
ordinary shoe Of the largest size would
not even cover his toes. and he was in
sad predicament- But finally the firm
for which ne 71:.cs-s came to the rescue
and. through W c Kiser & Co, Of At
lanta they ordered from Boston firm
pair Of shoes IF the following meas
uTements: Length. IS inches, width
inches They are number II. As soon
as they arrive the negro viii have moth
ing TO keep him from visiting his fancee.
and besides he Will be the proud pos
SCISSOR OF the biggest pair Of shoes in
Georgia"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-18

Mr.. H. N Kendrick. who has charge
Of the rubber stamp business at the De
partment Of Agriculture, is capable and
energetic The rubber stamp outfit at
the department is one of the best in
existence and It IS Of great use in heavs
mailing work
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-18

Mr.. Andrew W Starratt, OF Missouri,
is one Of the Treasury clerks so FORUM
ate as to receive substantial promotion
He is in the Office of the Treasurer.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-31
RIFLE COMPETITION BEGINS
Infantry Marksmen of Department Of
Missouri start PreIimi-
nary Firing.

Reports from the infantry competition
Of the Department Of the Missouri re-
ceived at army headquarters yesterday
afternoon give the results Of the first
days work, which, with the firing today,
is preliminary to the regular competition
which will open Friday. The work yester-
day was at known distances, 200 and 300
yards in the morning and 500 and 600
yards in the afternoon, The possible
score is 200 In the known distance COM
petition for the day. The highest score
yesterday was 155, made by Sergeant H.
A. Celkers Of Company X, Sixth infantry.
OF the competitors from the Twenty
second infantry, the highest score was
mad by Sergeant Adam Ulner OF Com
pany A. In the score which follows, the
first twelve names are from the Sixth in
fantry, the next dozen from the Twenty
second and the last I'VE from the First
battalion of engineers. the men represent
ing companies in their Alphabetical order
&c., " n CoAaa. -H
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-31

RAIN STOPS TENNIS PLAYERS
Only one Match Finished and One
Wen started When storm
Broke.

Last nights storm again caused a post
ponement OF play in the local tennis tour
nament at the Omaha Field club. Before
the rain began. however, two matches had
been started and one of these was brought
to a conclusion, c. II. Young defeating f.
OF so. 6-2.
The other game was between George No
Intyre and A. Scribner in the second round.
Mcintyre, who had won his previous con-
test with two love Sets was expected to
win again without great difficulty, but
the start and when the rain drove them
from the courts each man had seven games
70 his credit.
This match will be finished tonight and
the balance Of the, program scheduled for
yesterday evening Will be carried out II the
rain holds on. The courts last night were
In excellent condition and the appearance
from the clubhouse had been greatly i'm
proved by the moving of the grass TO the
south and west of the courts.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-31
ELECTRICITY ON A RAMPAGE
Houses and HRystacks BOmbarded
by vagrant Lightning Dur
ing a storm.

Yesterday evenings electric storm was a
ball cartridge affair, three houses and a
haystack within the city being struck be-
tween z and 8 o'clock. The house at 1914
South Twenty-hfth street, occupied by Ell
mer H. Freeman and owned by Carl Berk-
man, was the first to get a bunch of light
ming. The chimney was thrown down, some
shingles torn loose and q IRE started. The
fire department were summoned, but the
total damage will not exceed $25. Another
house to be set on fire was the story-and-
a-half frame dwelling OF Thomas Magrane
at 1924 Seward street. The Magazines were
able, however. to e%xtinguish this blaze be-
fore the arrival Of the hremen, A damage
Of about $40 resulted. The two-story brick
house Of J. G. Howard at 3642 Farnam
street was the worst damaged, a $50 FIRE
following the fash Of lightning. The hay
stack used to be on a lot at Fifth and
Locust streets. In each Of these houses
the occupants escaped without injury.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-31
NNEELEY PUZZLES OMAHA
Lets Them Down with Only I've Hits,
which Bring IN No Runs
onAHA's oUTFIELD THE OTHER FEATURE
Only seven Hits made On Brown, hut
They Were Bunched I'm Two In
nings, Netting q Total %
Four Runs.

COLORADO SPRINGS, July sO.-(special
Telegram.)-Colorado Springs took the sec
ond Of the series today from Omaha. Me-
Medley, the slab artist for the locals,
pitched the best game seen here this sea-
son, shutting out the visitors and allow
ing but two hits. He struck out ten
men. Brown, for the omahas, was only
hit effectively in the second and seventh
innings, when punched singles scored four
men. The features Of the game were the
fine work OF the Omaha outAeld, Garter
and Stone each accepting two dinicult
chances and spelling what looked lin
home run Z ~ ~
A noted feature was Congalton's mag
nincent throw from the right hsid OF
Stewards single, cutting on Graham 81
third. Score. q 81 o.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-31
GET AFTER A CHICAGO FIRM
Electrical Camp on Trail of
Company which They Have
Under the Ban.

s. Grimbolt OF Chicago. representative
Of Local union No. 1874, international
Brotherhood OF Electrical Workers, came
to Omaha yesterday and met with the
electrical workers Of the city at Labor
temple last night. His mission here was
to see II the ID. II. Burnham company.
architects Of Chicago. had any Jobs" on
in Omaha. The firm is under the ban Of
the union electrical workers and the lat
ter are waging a fight against II.
The Durham people have no work in
process here and Mr.. Grimbolt leaves to-
day for other western and northwestern
cities, going directly to Lincoln, to make
similar Investigations.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-31
JUST CAME UP ON BUSINESS
Senator Dietrich and Chairman
Lindsay Pay Omaha Fly
ing Visit.

Senator G. H.. Dietrich Of Hastings and
H. G. Lindsay of Pawnee, chairman Of the
state central republican committee, are at
the Her Grand hotel. They arrived late
yesterday afternoon and in his room last
evening Senator Dietrich said: This visit
OF ours in Omaha is not political, but of a
purely business nature. We shall go back
some time tomorrow to Lincoln for we are
both pretty busy. l expect to remain 80
through the summer, as there is much to
do in pension, rural delivery and general
matters. We came from Lincoln, but / do
not know II the governor is planning to
come to Omaha. nor, in fact, anything
about his plans"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-31
FAST WORK OF D0HERTYS.
EnsIishmen Do Not Engage in Tennis
Tourney at LOngwoOd. bat
Play with Each other.

-LoNGWOOD, Mass, July 30-Neither r,
F. or H. l.. Doherty, the Englishmen, had
regular games in the tennis tournament
with each other. during which they showed
some of the fastest tenn1s seen in this
country for some time. Tomorrow morn
ing they will play another of their double
matches against Medley and Wilbar in the
eastern championship series and by. Friday
will probably meet with Larned and Ware.
The best match today was between w. j.
Clothier Of philadelphia and Richard
sets. Tomorrow Ciothier win meet Irving
Wright in the lower half of the s~emi-inals,
while Hoieombe Ward plays Leo Ware in
The tournament will also be enlivened to-
morrow by the appearance OF the Wrenn
n bsfGthers' r: D; and George L; snd tn the
on Saturday.
Longwood singles, third round: Z. w.
Leonard beat II. II. White. 2-6, B-3, 81, To.
F9urrth5 round; n. Ward beat G, s. Reyes,
nard, so, rs So SO; W. ]. Clothier beat r.
rd Sasterq Horton SSpG aSd cS Sasa%BlYSR sat waf a5st
and PIER beat Ishafpfes and Scott, 90, IS,
Brown BY default; L. I. war and Larned
beat Allen and Hoskins, Ga, SO, SO; Nicely
and Wilbar beat T. B. and c. p. Plimpton,
Handicap singles, second round: c. B.
Wilbar (scratchl beat u. w. Leonard Q5)
BY Default; Il II. Whitman G1I d5 beat e. 5,
w. !. Blagdsn (scratch(. go, "a S-oI =.
81. 8-9. Third round; b.. Bishop half 15j
beat g. @. Wilbar (scratch), "a, 90, B. F.
SO, 2-6, "a; II. f. Allen (scratchJ, beat ii,
beat F. 8 Daniel qb. so Sc; w. 4 Jen,
(scfatch), go, 6-1.