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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-02
MILITARY PRISONERS
MAKE THEIR ESCAPE
Volley Fired in Vain After One
Fugitive.
Fort Sheridan in an UprOar and Court
Martials May FOllOw-NO Trace
of the Men

CHICAGO April . - Three military
prisoners escaped from Fort Sheridan be
tween -oon and 9 O'Clock yesterday. One
fed while his guard was sending a volley
Of bullets after him.
The second prisoner probably owes his
life to the fact that a rifle in the hands
OF the guard failed 10 work
The third boarded a moving freight
train at Highwood. and his disappear
ance was not noticed until fifteen minutes
after he had escaped
During the entire evening squads OF
soldiers hunted for the men. but the only
trace found OF any OF them was one mans
coat. which he had taken of and dropped
ia ravine.
The men who got away are u S Wild
den. a private OF the Twenty-ninth In
fantry, who had been sentenced to nine
montSs' imprisonment. and had served
five months; Lewis Wilson. OF rhc
Twenty ninth Infantry. and Thomas Fan
SON OF the Eleventh Cavalry.
The military post is in an upr0ar over
the escapes An extra detail OF soldiers
has been placed around the guardhouse.
ano IL is stated that courts marital Will
follow yesterdays happenings.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-02
FIGHTS TO END HIS OWN LIFE.
Frenzied Husband Cut His Throat After
Struggle on HOuse-Top.

PHILADELPHIA. April AFTER des-
perate struggle with his wife on the roof
Of their home. No. Branch Place. last
night. Camille Van Lurde cut his throat
with P butcher knife. and died a short
time afterward in the Pennsylvania Hos
pitaL The man had stabbed himself
dozen times before his wife reached him.
and then in a life-and-death struggle the
woman tried to wrest the knife from him
She was severely cut about the hands and
face and had to be taken TO the hos
pital
The Van Lurdes we're employed IN
factory at Fifth and Cherry Streets The
husband had not been working for a few
days, and became Respondent. He picked
up the knife from the dining room table
and ran upstairs. Realizing that the man
meant 20 kill himself, the wife ran after
him. Van Lurde plunged the knife into
his side again and again as he dashed up
the stairway.
He sprang through the trap-door and
gained the roof Mrs Van Lurde grappIed
with him and the two fell The man
wrested himself free from her, and then
drew the knife across his throat from
ear TO ear.
tiOn Of the neighbOrs. and the police were
notified. They found the man lying IN
conscious IN a pool Of blood on the roof.
He was hurried TO the hospital, where he
lived only a few minutes
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-02
MALINI Detectives
SECRETARY SHAW
Chief of Treasury No Match
for the Magician.
TEN-DOLLAR BILL MISSING
Trickster Loses a Card, From the Deck
in His Hand and Then to the Mystif-
cation of the Little Party Pound the
Secretary Sitting Upon It.


Secretary Shay closed his hand tightly
around new ten-dollaF bilI-oae Of the
buffalo bills.
Are you sure that Yoa have the biu?"
asked Malini. the magician. who has
been amazing Wasbipgtouians for the
past month and who was entertaining a
small party Of ladies and gentlemen in
the Secretary's Office
Sure. replied Secretary Shaw tighten
ing his grasp. IT'S there all right
All, open your hane then" cried Ma
lini and as the secrotary's digits relaxed
his palm lay bare. He was mystiaed
aud SO were Mrs shaw, Assistant secre-
taFy Allies. aud number OF others.
Somehow Malini picked out Secretary
Shaw to demonstrate that in the art OF
leserdemain." the hand is quicker than
the eye.
After he made the ten disappear from
the Seeretary's eienched hand he lost
card from a deck he held in his hand
AFTER vain search in several places MaIinf
accused Mr.. Shaw on having the card
"oh no" said Mr.. shaw. I haven't The
card.
Well. stand up for minute" re-
marked Malini with a smile, and the card
was discovered on Secretary Shaw. chair
He had been sitting on Il
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-02
CLAIMS RICH BREWERS
SON AS HER HUSBAND
Strange Woman From the West Says
She Is Mrs. Fred Yueugling.

YONKERS. y. Y. April ARMED with
a warrant for Fred YUengling jr.. son Of
New York brewer, woman claiming
to be his wife has appeared from out OF
the West, and court officers are searching
for the young man. who seems to have
disappeared on Saturday. The news that
he is a married man has created q SEN
satiOn.
Mr. YuengIing has been living for some
time at the home Of Mrs Wheeler. 90
Hawthorne Avenue. and has frequently
been seen with Miss Leila Wheeler. said
90 be a daughter. but rumored IN gossip
10 lie Baroness Blame
Mrs NuSngliug. as she calls herself de-
clares that they were married more than
year ago and Tearing Of her husbands
presence here, obtained warrant on a
charge Of abandonment she came 10
lcnkers with a New York lawyer on SAT
Urday TO search for him
The woman did not diyulge where she
came from or when she was married To
Nuengling- She is Of slight figure, come
ly. and stylishly dressed. She stated that
she intended &c stay here II possible until
her husband was captured.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-02
EYES DEATH SIGN WAS TRUE
Brandreth Stricken With ApOplexv of
the Brain.

NEW YORK, April Ralph BranGreth.
the treasurer OF the Brandreth CompaDv
at "a Canal Street, who. while being ex-
anlined by the physicians OF life in
surance company previous to taking out
an additional $4,000 policy. was warned
through the ophthalmoscope. that he was
IN imminent danger OF paralysis or apo-
pleNy. and who was at once put under
the treatment Of the most skilled nbvsf-
clans in Bloomingdale Insane asvI,,r,
with the hope OF arresting the progress Of
me disease, is now seriously III al the
same institution with paralysis OF the
brain.
MI Brantreth was aware Of the gravity
OF his condition when he went To the asv-
.um. but had confidence in his ability TO
'onquer the disease He observed rigIdIv
the rules for diet and exercise laid odyrn
Tor him by the physicians. and. up 10 the
t.ine that he was stricken. rendered them
atl the assistance in his power
Ar- Brandreth was an enthusiastic
chauffeur He came to depend so en-
ureiy on his automobile that during the
last year he rarely took any exercise He
took on flesh at an alarming rate but
claimed TO feel perfectly well. He decided
70 increase his life IN surance policy $50
600. and notified the company OF this in
tention- Physicians went to the Canal
Street ONCE 10 make the examination.
They found nothing particularly alarm
Ing in his condition tlll they tested his
eyes with the ophthaimoscOpe. Tbs me
chanism Of that instrument is now so per-
feet thai a physicisn can see In the eye
indications Of impending disease before
any sign OF il IS evident from ordinary
tests
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-02
AN INFAET SAMSON.
ne-MOnth-Old Baby Swings Dumb
Bells and Lifts Weight.

''Wah-hee, WOO. WOO"
With ordinations OF Joy little Frank
NybOrny. just nine months old yesterday.
swung upon pole that was held out for
him. and went through gymnastic exer-
cises that would have amazed trained
athletes.
Only nine months old and little Frank
huTls dumb-bells over his head. swings
upon the chandelier whenever he Is held
high enough 10 reach IT, turns over chairs
for the fun OF il. pulls dcIOthPs from all
the beds in the house to make a soft pallet
upon which 10 turn somersauIts. holds up
weights which stagger his Gve-year-ola
sister Rosie calls aloud to papa" and
mamma" aud IN a thousand way shows
that he Is a Juvenile Hercules and that
probably he will boss The household long
before his time.
This boys wonderful development has
interested all the neighbors OF Mr.. and
Mrs Frank Vyborny, who live at No. 31s
East SiXty-sixth Street They regard him
as a physical prodigy. He weighs thirty
pounds, and yet he can swing himself on
the chandelier six feet from the hoor
many times back and forth His tiny
dimpled hands are pink and tender. but
he has grip like the clutch of a baby
lion. and never let's 20 until his fingers
are wrenched from the object he has
clutched.
He strikes a blow that would suggest
the upper cuts OF Terry McGoyern, and
laughs in glee at the feat. Standing
harefOoted, he is about as tall as his
ve-year-old sister Rosie, and he can
best her at any time In their childish set
tos. But he is a jolly. EoOd-humOrcd in
FAINT withal--New York World
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-02
MRS. CLEVELAND THE GUEST.
Wells College Alumnae Association Ban
quets at Sherry's.

NEW YORK. april Mrs Grover
Cleveland shared with Irving Bachelor.
the novelist, the hOBOrs OF the Wells Col
lege Aiumnae banquet and reunion held
yesterday at Sherry's. Mrs. Cleveland,
who was formerly president Of the East
ern Association, was seated at the left
OF the president Miss Helena Zachos
Mr.. Bachelor was at her right. Miss Ida
Tarbel the historian; Mrs. Colin Camp
bell Cooper. the artist. Mrs Nathan B.
Van EtteR, Mrs. Bachelor, and Miss Case,
Of the college, we're the other guests.
4 pleasing feature was the preserta-
tiOn Of the SO prize offered by the as
ISOLATION for the best English essay BY a
Wells College student. Miss Mabel agnes
LOrenz. "a. was the winner. Miss Zachos
announced that memorial window. de-
signed By Ella c. Lamb, had been pre-
scented TO the college by Charles Hazen
Russell. in memory Of his wife Nj
Bdcheller's address. several musical num-
beSs and a number Of college songs com
pleted the programme
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-02
OCEAN ROMANCE HERO.
Brother and Guardian Asks Arrest of
Young Jasper Oglesby.


SPRINGFIELD. III. April Colonel
John D. G. Oglesby, whose brother. Jasper
OgIesby. reported his engagement TO Mss
Rogers. Of New York, on the arrival in
New York OF the steamer St. Paul on Sat
urday. after four days acquaintance with
her. has reque. ted the New York police
20 arrest Jasper He received telegram
saying his brother had been traced to
the WaldOrf-AstOria. but had left for Elk
hart, H., before the arrival Of the off,
GERS
Colonel Oglesby has no information
from his brother and knows nothing Of
the romance except through the news
papers. firing OF his brothers refusal
to answer kilograms, the request to the
police was given. Colonel Ogiesby said
he was not opposed TO his brothers mar
rage 20 Miss Rogers II everything was
proper and her reputation and connec-
tiOns as they we're reported.
Il have no information on the matter"
said he Il must look after my brother
am his guardian and propose to know
everything Is straight before I give my
consent"
II is not at all certain that Mr. OgIesby
and Miss Rogers met for the hrst time
on the ST. Paul II Is believed they met
on the Continent and Mr.. Oglesby's hasty
withdrawal from his mother. who Is tour
ing in Italy. IS accounted for by desire
on the part OF the young man and Miss
Rogers return to America together.
Colonel Oglesby has learned that they
have not been married.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-02
Hold FIRST PLACE TN
IMPORTS TO GERMANY
United States Manufacturers
Get TeutOnS' Trade.
INCREASED WHEAT SHIPMENT.
Three Times as Much Sent Last Year to
FatheTland as During the Preceding
Twelve Months-Irish Potatoes In
ported Here.

In a report just published by the state
Department Consul Henry ". Diederich.
at Bremen. states that the United STATES
holds first place in the import trade Of
Germany and stands third on TIE list OF
countries receiving her exports being
surpassed only by Great Britain and Aus
tri1- Hungary. The importation OF Ameri-
can goods into Germany increased about
per cent. compared with the previous
year On the other hand there was a de-
cline Of not less than IS per cent in Ger
man exports to the United States.
AN unusually large quantity Of Ameri-
can wheat was shipped to Germany dur
ing the past year" says the report
amounting to almost 1,25O. 900 tons. which
was nearly three times as much as had
been shipped the year before and double
he amount imported in 1898. o.
Indicative OF the progress OF the beet
sugar industry IN the United States. Con
sui Diederich states tSss the most strik-
ing feature in the statistics Of German
exports is the great decrease IN the ship
ments Of this commodity. The loss during
the past year. he says, amounted to more
than twO-thirds OF the exports Of the pre-
vious year In fact. the shipments we're
less than any year since 1895
In consequence Of the unprecedented
demand for crude iron and steel in the
United States. continues Jha report.
which the home production. great as it
vas, could not satisfy. there were many
American orders placed with German
firms for pig iron and steel. wrought iron
rails. wire and general hardware. Ii is
also worthy Of note chat there were nu-
merous shipments Of Irish potatoes TO
the United States. about I'VE times as
many as in the year before
The increase in The shipments Of wheat
from the United States to Germany.
valued at not less than S25. 0oa 69q. more
than covers the loss In the shipments OF
corn, copper. iron. marninery. etc. but
German exports show no such redeeminR
features. The decline in sugar alone
amounted TO almost $4,000 900. to which is
to be added a loss OF about s.. 300 600
worth Of exports Of textiles. leather
goods. etc.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-02
SIX PERISH In A
FARMHOUSE FIRE
Father and Five Children
Burned to Death.
Heroic Efforts Of Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell
to Save Their Little Ones Proved
Unavailing.

JOHNSToWN. Pa, April -Four mem
bers Of family Of ten were ali that es-
capped the FIRE that burned the residence
Of Philip p Mitchell. in Prosser Hollow.
a mile from the outskirts OF the city.
about midnight.
Mr. Mitchell two daughters. aged
twelve and six. and three sons. aged
fourteen. eleven. and eight. we're burn ID
to death and their bodies cremated.
Mrs. Mitchell escaped with three chill
dren- She was badly burned. but not
fatally The fire spread with such rapidly
that the escape Of the children was i'm
possible.
Mr.. Mitchell left his room and went
downstairs to get water 20 try 20 ex-
tinguish the flames. He vent back uo-
stairs and was not seen again.
Mrs. Mitchell made desperate effort
TO save her other children. and desisted
only when her night dress was on fire.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-02
SHOT EMPLOYER DEAD.
CcaChman Fires in Self-Defence-Re-
leased on Bail.

CLEVELAND, Ohio April George II.
Allen. real estate dealer. living at SO Del
mont Avenue. East Cleveland. met death
at the hands OF his coachman. John
Hagesfeld. last evening He was shot
three times. in the head. the heart and
the back Death was instantaneous. When
seen in his cell at Central police station
today Hagesfeld said:
Last May l got a job with Allen. 1
tried to do my duty and saved up some
money. Last July and several times since
then, Allen borrowed money from me He
would make trips to Pittsbu-g often. and
always promised me he would pay me
upon his return. but he never did. He
owed me in wages and all S551.35-au I
had in the world.
4 know / worried about it. and last
Saturday asked for my money. Since then
Allen was sUrly and cross. Monday even
ing / was eating supper when ne came in
and abused me about my work Twice be-
force. since July. when I asked for my
money he threatened me and said ne
would kill me. so / got my lantern and
went 10 the barn.
Allen followed. cursi1g and calling me
a coward. I got my revolver from a shelf
in The harness room. In the Light of the
lantern l saw him coming for me- and !
banged away. Allen reeled. and fell out
side she door. face downward
Hasesfeld surrendered to the police az
ter the shooting. and today he was re-
leased on bail
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-02
ARMY ORDERS.

Captain George W. Per. Ordnance De-
partme,4t. will proceed from the Sandy
Hook proving ground. Sandy Hook. n. J..
TO Fort Riley, Kan. and carry out such
instructions as may be communicated to
him by the Chief OF Ordnance.
Second Lieutenant Lawrence s. Carson.
Eighth Cavalry. will report to Lieutenant
Colonel Eugene D. Dimmick, Second
Cavalry. president OF the examining board
convened at Fort Myer. Va. for examina-
tion to determine his fitness for promo
ton.
The leave OF absence granted First
Lieutenant Philip W. COrbusier. Four
teenth Cavalry. is extended one month
Leave OF absence for four months. to
take effect on or about May 10. 1902. is
granted First Lieutenant Joseph v. Gid
den. Fourth Infantry
Leave OF absence for four months. TO
take effect on or about May Is 1902. is
granted First Lieutenant John H Hughes
Fourth Infantry.
Capt Robert Field. Fifth Infantry. Is
relieved from further duty at headquar-
ters, Department OF the Lakes, and viii
proceed to join his regiment
Leave of absence for one month Is
granted Capt. Robert Field. Fifth In
fantry.
Leave Of absence for one month Is
granted Capt. George II. McMaster, Tween
ty-fourth Infantry
The following transfers are made in the
Twentieth Infantry:
Second Lieutenant William 3. Wallace.
from Company E TO Company K: Second
Lieutenant Edwin J. Bracken, from Com
pany II to Company L.
The leave Of absence on surgeons Ger
tihcate Of disability granted Captain
Thaddeus p Varney, paymaster. IS ex-
tended one month on account OF sickness.
Second Lieutenant John Jackson, Twen-
ty-hith Infantry. having been found by
an army retiring board incapacitated for
active service on account of disability
incident thereto, his retirement from ac-
tive service by the President, March 81,
1902. under the provisions OF section 1851,
revised statutes, is announced by the Sec
rotary OF War
Captain Benjamin B. Hyer. Thirteenth
Cavalry, upon being relieved from further
treatment in the general hospital. Wash
ingtOn Barracks. viii proceed to Join his
troop at Fort Meade. South Dakota.
Captain Andrew Hero. Jr. Artillery
Corps. IS relieved from duty at the United
States Military Academy. West Point. to
take effect July 4. 1902. and will then re-
port TO the commander OF the Artillery
School at Fort Monroe. Va. for duty as
librarian Of the Artillery School library
The resignation by Second Lieutenant
Christian A Bach. Twentieth Infantry. OF
his commission as an officer OF the army
has been accepted BY the President. to
take effect March 80. 1902
Second Lieutenant Isaac ". MOlOny
Sixteenth Infantry. Is relieved from furth-
or duty at Columbus Barracks, Ohio. and
wiH proceed to join his regiment.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-02
GOT ALL COMING TO HIM.
Young Man Fails to Make Advantageous
Change in Coats.

NEW YORK. April "A young man
with a light spring OvercOat left over
from last year walked into the Hoffman
House at noon yesterday. iuttercd up TO
the desk for moment and then out TO the
hat ana coat rack near the ladies' en-
trance. where he laid his coat down very
carefully next TO one owned by Emil Herr,
who was at luncheon with Mrs Herr
The young man went into the dining
room and was there about ten minutes
When he came out he picked up Mr.
Hers coat
Now there was a young man named
Peter Hoffman in charge OF the coats and
hats
That isn't your coat" he said to the
young man.
oh. yes. it is said the young man.
Hoffman seized Mr. Hers coat The
young man pdnched Hoffman in the eye
Hoffman seen his duty and he done Il.
as the late Jerry Rusk would have said.
lie gave the slick young man a couple OF
beauties m the eyes, slammed him down
and ierked him up a half dozen times.
kicked him and then dragged him to the
Flith Avenue entrance and threw him into
the gutter
Hoffman then threw his hat and coat
after him and be picked them I'D and ran
up Broadway as II he were In haste.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-02
RIBBON OF THE LEGION.
Americans Thus Decorated Will Organ
ize in Washington.

NEW YORK. April PLANS for the
formation Of a society to be composed Of
American members OF the French Lee
gion Of Honor were discussed at a luH-
cheon given yesterday on board the
Frcach line steamship Savoie by Eugene
de Bccande. agent Of the line
Difference of opinion as to the scope Of
the proposed society was manifested and
decision was postponed until April 10.
when general meeting will be held In
Washington under the presidency OF II.
Cambou. the French Ambassador.
NJ. BOcande's guests included thirty
three members Of the order. Those pres
ent were Ferdinand W. Peck, grand Off
Ger; Perry Belmont and Gen. Daniel E.
Sickles, knight commanders: George Ha-
ven Putnam. W. Morton GrinnelI. Fred
erick W. Bracket, Benjamin d. Wood
ward, Prof. J. H Gore, and Roland F.
Knoedler. officers, and two chevaIiers.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-02
AN ECCLESIASTICAL ALLIANCE
Canadian Churches Favor Joining With
American Institutions.

MONTREAL, Quebec. April 2.-The Con
gregationaI Association Of the Province OF
Quebec. in their session yesterday. eX-
pressed favorable opinion toward an
international union with the Congrega-
tiOnal churches across the line
The subject Will be considered at a
meeting Of the Ontario and Quebec unions
in Ottawa in June.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-02
LYNCHING IN ROME, GA.
Negro Taken From Jail by Mob of Four
Thousand Persons.

ATLANTA. Ga, April waiter Allen.
a negro. was lynched by a mob Of 1900
white citizens OF Rome, Ca. last night for
attempting 70 assault a slxteen-year-oId
girl there Monday. The girl Is Miss Bios
som AdamsOn. a member Of one OF Geor-
gia's most prominent families.
The girl was approached on the street
by the negro. who told her a dressmaker
wanted 20 see her at certain house She
went, but found the house vacant. She
was set upon BY the negro. who choked
her almost into inseRsibility before she
escaped
Allen was arrested and upon identified
tiOn tonight the jail was stOrmed and
the negro seized. He declared his inno-
cence, but was hurried TO the centre OF
the city and strung up on a telephone
pole. his body being riddled By a thousand
bullets.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-02
ALBANIANS SECURE LEADER.
MalcOntents Call Upon a Garibaldi to
Help Them.

VIENNA, April 2.-"Die Information"
today asserts that the Albanian malcon-
tents have invited General Piekiotte Carl
baIdi. a relative OF the famous Italian
patriot to organize and lead great re-
billion against Turkish rule
Garibaidi. the paper says. has assented
on condition that enough men aud money
are provided.
In asserting he declared. says Die In
formation that every war against the
Turks was holy one.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-02
Small Boys Idea of an Inferno.

form School is the most fearful punish
ment OF which nine-year-old William H.
Brown can imagine. He was a witness in
a case in city court. and when Clerk
Neary asked him where he would 20 il
he did not tell the truth. he promptly re-
piled: ITO the Reform School" The
boy was not permitted to testify.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-02
Wax Toy Wins Romnev Race.

WINDSOR. England. April 2.-Mr. r.
Pistt's Wax Toy with "Skeets" Martin
up, won the Romney Handicap Of 1o2
soyereigns here today. Captain GrevilIe's
Poppits. ridden by Purkiss. finished sec
ond. and J. s. HarrisOn's Lynchnobit,
with Aylin Up, third. The odds against
the winner were to I. Six horses ran.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-02
MONTANA MINES CLOSED.
Hostage Engineers Strike and Compel
Shutdown.

BUTTE. Mont, April 2.-The strike OF
the Hostage Engineers has compelled a
complete shutdown OF the mines Of the
Anaconda, Parrot. and Washis Mining
Companies. How long It viii continue is
uncertain Officials OF the company say
IL will be for a few days only.