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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-05
ESCAPED FROM LIBBY
BUT NOT FROM ALIM0NY
Old Soldier Finds Himself IN Place Of
Torment as Bad as War Days

NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-Franeis Irscn,
who tunneled out Of Libby Prison in the
civil war. applied by civil process to
Justice stecbler, in the supreme court,
to be relieved from durance at Ludlow
street Jail. where he has been since
July Il last for not paying alimony.
The aIimouy. which is due Mary Irsch-
has been accommodating for a number Of
years and amounts to S3,77g.50. Irsch
had been prosperous commission
merchant at Old Slip when. in 1856,
he was sued for separation That suit
Is still pending. On top OF it he sued
for divorce and failed He paid some
alimony under an order OF the court fix
ing the amount at SIS q week, but has
paid nothing Tor several years, much of
which time he has spent in Europe and
Florida
Gen. Wager Swayne made affidavit that
Irsch was for a considerable time in
Libby Prison at Richmond, and was one
Of the men who escaped from that place
OF torment by an underground passage,
which. in atlantis judgment. cOmmends
a good soldier. who underwent that for
his country and is now old, infrm, and
poor. to the merciful consideration Of
the court
Dr.. Shrady said that Irsch is suffering
from chronic bronchitis, heart disease.
and Bright's disease. The physician said
ne requires outdoor air, with freedom
of movement
In opposition to the motion counsel
said that Irsch has been sending money
to another woman in Florida and has not
been reputed to be so Ill. Counsel
wanted TO submit counter afidavits.
Justice Steckler said he could not
give much time to counsel, as he did not
want to leave a dying man in Jail The
counter adidavits Will have to be sub
mitted by Thursday
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-05
PREACHERS DON'T AGREE
WITH VIRGINIA VERDICT
Regard the Acquittal of Judge Camp
bell as an Outrage.

RICHMOND, Va, Aug 5--The acquit-
tai of Judge Clarence Campbell by a
attracted a great deal Of attention and
called forth no little criticism from the
leading clergymen of this city In his
sermon Sunday Rev Dr.. J. B. Haw-
JhOrne, OF the Grove Avenue Baptist
Church. was severe in his references tc
thA acquittal in this case. saying that
the trial was a sham.
Rev. Dr. GarIick one Of the leading
Baptist ministers here. said this morn
ing that the action OF the Amherst jury
in this case exceeded anything he had
heard Of in Virginia 1t seems" said
he. to be q disgrace to the judiciary Of
the state" Many other leading minis
ters were equally vigorous in their ex-
Dressions.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-05
KILLED TRYING TO SAVE
DAUGHTER FROM INJURY
Mother Meets Death in an Attempt TO
Pull Child From IN Front Of an
Automobile.

CHICAGO. aug. 5.-Rescuing her
daughter from the path " a swiftly NOV
ing automobile at Grand Boulevard and
Thirty-sey enth Street, Mrs. Anna MerIi-
han last evening. stepped in front Of a
runaway horse which hal been frighten-
ed by the machine, was knocked down
by the char ging animal, and instantly
killed
NarroE,-y escaping the automobile, the
daughter l. tJrn, attempted 10 rescue
her mother, but was too late. When told
that her mother was dead the daughter
fell to the street unconscious. and re
NAMED in a hyste-icaI condition most
OF the night
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-05
THE THREE RS BOB UP
SERENELY IN POLITICS
President OF Cornell Starts Shout for
Roosevelt, Reciprocity, and Revision.

ITHACA, \. Y, Aug. president
Schurman, Of Cornell, last night ad-
dressed a large audience OF towuspeopIe
and summer students Of the university
Gu the Philippine question. He practi-
caIly repeated the address which he
made al Chautauqua on Saturday. say
ing in substance that ne was satisfied
with The action taken by the last Con
gress and that the question would not
enter into American politics for three
or four years to come. In the future
the question Of independence or State
hood for the Islands must be decided In
speaking Of the issues in the coming
campaign ne said:
I believe the people want to in
dorse the three RS, namely. Roosevelt,
the nations leader: reciprocity with
Cuba. the nations duty, and revision OF
the taIiiI. tho nations interest"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-05
Injuries Not Serious.

Mr. Eugene Carusi, the welI-known
lawyer. who was thrown to the ground
and severely bruised while aIightine
from 4 street ear at the corner Of Ninth
and F Streets northwest, about o'clock
yesterday afternoon viii soon recover.
as his Injuries are not of a serious M
ture. Mr.. Carusi is sixty years Of age.
and has resided for years at 1925 ThIr-
teenth Street northwest
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-05
NEGRO HOMER AWAITING
TRIAL At M0NTR0SS
Arrives There Safely Under Protection
Of Soldiery.

MoNTRosS, Va, Aug. John Homer,
the negro Who is accused OF attempting
TO criminalIy assault Miss Susie Conten-
bader, OF Potomac Alills. Cumberland
county, arrived this morning IN Gus
tody Of Deputy Sheriff George a. sun
day. Of Alexandra county. ans protect
ed by about forty members OF the
Washington Guards OF Fredericksburg
Homer was removed here from Alex
andria for trial The farmers Of the vi
cinity where the alleged assault was
made are said 10 be very much excited.
and fears are entertained that an effort
may yet be made 10 lyIch the negro.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-05
COULD NOT FIND COFFIN
LARGE ENOUGH FOR BODY
Had to Splice Casket to Bury 400
Pound Woman

WINCHESTER. Va. Aug. Sarah
Stevens. an aged coIored woman. died
here last night. She weighed nearly 100
pounds. and no coffin could be found in
town large enough 10 held the remains.
The largest casket in town was torn
apart. and portion OF another coffin
was fastened 10 it, and "a this the WON
IN was buried
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-05
KNOWN TO SPORTSMEN
THROUGHOUT THE EAST
Death of the Oldest Citizen of Hamp-
shire County, West Virginia.

WINCHESTER, Va, Aug. 5.-Robert
Hook, said to be the Oldest resident of
Hampshire county, West Virginia. died
yesterday, aged ninety-seven years.
He was widely known to the sports
men from the Eastern cities who visit
Capon River every year hunting and
fishing. and was an authority on these
sports.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-05
MANY INFANTS DIE AT
CHICAGO BABY FARM
Fed on Opium Gum, Soaked
in Milk, to Hush Cries.
MURDER CHARGE TO BE MADE
Police Making Rigid Investigation and
Ugly Developments Expected Against
the Woman Manager, Who Protests
There Has Been No Wrongdoing.

CHICAGO Aug with the police
preparing to lodge a charge of murder
against her in connection with the death
last Thursday Of a child which had been
taken from a midwife's home, and a
daughter. a child in years, piling up
numerous tales against her, Mrs. Nellie
Campbell proclaims her innocence Of
any wrong
She admits the fatality which fol-
lowed her alleged offspring. but tear
fully declares that she always gave
them the most careful attention. and
VOWS that she should not be held TO
account for their taking off.
Death Due to Starvation.
Eight babies in Mrs. Campbell's care
have passed away. IN the last instance
the coroner ALLEGES death was due 70
starvation. This the woman denies, as
she does the charge made bv her daugh-
ter that she fed the little ones, who
died months ago, bits Of opium gum
soaked in milk TO hush their cries. The
list Of little ones now resting in their
graves is as follows:
Teresa, six months, died in August,
1855.
Pedro, three years, died in October,
1885
Madeline. three days, died in Novem-
Der. 1895.
Nellie, two days. died in November,
1899.
Ruth. three weeks. died In June, 1900.
Frank. eight months, died in July.
1901
Esther, two weeks. died in septem-
Der, 1901.
Louisa three weeks. died last Thurs
day
Wanted a Pair of Twins.
OF this list Mrs. Campbell now con
fesses that two were not her own, and
there is yet another child, a girl named
Indola, one year old, who is in the care
of St. Yincent's Orphan Asylum This
+ babe was taken at the same time as
/ Esther and her twin sister. The other
/ one that is admitted TO have been adopt
/ ed Is the infant Louisa, who died Thurs
dav.
I grieved so much over my misfor-
i tune with my babies, and Franks death
/ particularly" said Mrs. Campbell. that
/ I went TO midwife, Mrs Harrech. who
! lives in Carroll Avenue, and she got ne
!
/ them No. my husband did not know
! that I adopted them: he thought they
were ours until short while ago."
Admits Using Gum Opium.
Mrs Campbell admitted that she uset
gum opium to quiet her own nerves
/ but said she had never given it to tn,
children. She would not admit drink.
/ ing TO excess
Quite another story is that which
/ Viola, held captive at the Harrison
Street annex, unfOIds Viola is black.
/ eyed child with an old woman's head
on her narrow little shoulders. The
/ girl adds that there IS another child
born in California. not accounted fol
II The list
There was no profit for Mrs. Camp
! bell in handling the three children she
admits having secured from others. On
| the contrary, she paid for them, and tn,
| husband paid for the funerals until h,
heard the story regarding the last one
/ Thursday, and .oid the undertaken h,
would settle no more funeral ex
/ penses-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-05
Arrival of Steamers.

NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-Arrived: Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse, from Cherbourg:
Sardegna, from Naples: Grosser
Kurfurst. from Southampton; Fries
land, from Antwerp; Erica, from Kings
ton; Georgia, from Liverpool; Alliance,
from Colon; Aller, from Genoa
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-05
Lansburgh & BIO
STORE CLOSES FIVE O'CLOCK,
SATURDAYS EXCEPTED.
STOCKINGS for EVERYBODY
At
GREATLY REDUCED PRICES

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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-05
LOCAL MENTION.
Zinfandel CIaret, s Bottles for 81.
DonneIly's, 18th and I sts. Phone 40I-L
Ladies! Don't Miss This SaIsl!

We're selling SO suits at 50; Atwood skirts.
81 80 and S2-50 tsome biack): SO silk Zion
jackets, 50; shirt waists, PC 40 Ninth Street
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-05

Hot Tamales and Chill Con Came
At the Ranch. 507 st. NV. Come round 20
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-05
DEPARTMENTAL WORKERS
Interesting Gossip Cleaned Among Employees
of Government Bureaus.
HEAVY CAMPAIGNING IN THE CIVIL WAR
Captain GiIland Tells Some Interesting Happenings Of
the Last Winter of the Conflict = A Civil
Service Recruit From Porto Rico
ANY CAMPAIGNING IN THE CIVIL v

Captain Giliiland. OF the Interior De
2artment watch force. who was in com
a4ynd of a company from Pennsylvania
turing the civil war. tells many inter
ssting things of the great struggle. He
vas II the service through the whole of
The var and was a witness to the grim
and tragic scenes Of the camp and bat
.ledeI5 as well as TO the trying and pic
tu-esque features Of the service. There
@cre plenty of things TO divert the at
.ehtiou OF the soldier from the bloody
work
The captain says the last winter Of
the war was Z mighty solemn time His
regiment vas in east Tennessee, the
weather was bad. the base Of supplies
was 20 mills away in Kentucky, and the
men got terribly hungry and ragged
The rebels were hungry and ragged TO
begin with and they frequepted the road
the wagon trains took IN the hope Of
lettering their condition. and they fire.
quently got valuable stores. The cap
tain IS satisfied some rebels lived well
that winter, because his men missed
meals by the week and got out Of shoes
right in the dead o. winter
0ne day there was an issue Of beef
hiGes for shoemaking. II was expected
that the men would make moccasins OF
the squares Of hides issued and there
were busy times for day or So Some
OF the men were Woodsmen, but soma
were thoroughly ignorant of anything in
the way Of shoemaking or sewing
There was in the captains company :
big Frenchman. who from his height
headed the company formation He was
entirely ignorant of almost everything
and his moccasins we-e sights TO re-
member. He merely doubled the hide
over his expansive feet and stitched 1t
leaving about four inches Of leather run
ming out in front. He was holy show
on dress parade.
The captain says that the Fighting
near Petersburg was something 10 re-
member He was out in the woods with
his company one night in the rain ana
the darkness was so great that keeping
together seemed impossible But he
evolved an idea which was the mean:
in getting his company out OF the wood:
and making 1t the only whole one al
roll call He had on a rubber storm
coot. which the orderly sergeant caught
The men caught on behind and the lont
blue string OF them marched about
through the woods that way until tbs
night was gone.
It was near Petersburg that Genera
Beaver rejoined his command. after hay
ing been wounded in a fight shortly be
fore. He rode into the battle in an am
bulanee. and little later rode 20 the
hospital in that same ambulance IL
lost q leg that time
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-05

The Government Of the United States
has Instructed the Civil ssrrice Com
mission TO 90 out into the byways and
hedges Of eruditiou and training ami get
M lob lot OF interpreters. I. S de
signed to place at the port Of New York
and at other places where people are
liable 20 make the attempet 10 break
into this weH-fed Republic lot Of in
terDreters who viii recognize any
tongue. and 1t Is intended to have ready
for an emergency men who understood
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-05

Prof. Henry 5. Williams. Of the Geo
logical Survey, viii spend the summer
in Pennsylvania, Maiae. and New York.
He is on field duty and viii make re-
port on the peculiarities OF the forrla-
tons of the three States. His ASSISTANT
is Mr. E NJ KindIe, one Of the nes+ men
Of the survey.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-05

2 a
work in the Government Printing Office
on August 1. was the first man 20 6e
appointed from Porlo Rico, to a position
in that branch OF he Government lie
stood the examination last spring, and
came IN under the civil service rules
The Printing Office has, 50 far. received
only two recruits from the fair land O.
Porto Rico, but the indications are that
many more are coming.
Mr. Seaman went 20 the island short
while after the American occupation and
went into the printing business He be-
came superintendent OF the San Juan
News, an Influential tally paper. winch
IS doing much 10 bring The island 10 its
proper place The News" is the cUiy
PAPER on tire island published in English
and Spanish Everything published in
one language IS given in the translation
On the same page There are Il Trerous
newspapers CT the Island hut DCus Ii
vaIing N Importance the san JUN
News. waicI is eHdeaV ring TO build up
friendly feeling among the different
races thrown together by the events Of
the last few years
The population OF San Juan is dense,
Mr. Seaman says. A walk Of q little
more than mile viii take one through
me entire utaze Thr poFHlJtiol Is
about 81. O0G. composed o. almost every
race and character This cosmopolitan
mixture is becoming worse every day,
bul as elsewhere. the Yankee seems u
be ct the head OF the better business and
legitimate enterprises In the city, and
ever the island The Americans and The
Castilians are II the lead as regards
morality and intelligence. A large part
- fc CF 71.--
ter. and it is generally conceded that
only education viii help the cause The
black people are hard 70 reach. but they
are being reached by .he American
teachers and newspapers, and may he il
course OF tine Undue Il TO quit some OF
heir Tneanness.
Nr. Seaman says the coming OF the
teachers 10 Porto Rico WIS great
thing The natives Of every class arc
quick 70 lea and are filing the schools
as f4sL as they are opened. To show
low he schools a.e flied. ne tells Of his
little Laughter. wba ATTENDED one OF The
schools and who ls.d for her cIassmates
f. ths pTl1lary depa-' c -ut. Porto I!ieELs
OF Sagh-birtb full grown 2CH. The
tcueE % the teacher 5 more directly felt
than sGy other In-Jencc now al work
Mr. Y. Scott Axe. Waterman at the
Pension Office. has returned from his
vacation. He has been in Pennsylvania
visiting Altoona. Bedford, and other
places. He says the country is filed
with plenty, and that there is only one
dark feature-tbe coal strike. The Goa
region Of Altoona IS demoralized by the
strike. and the people are getting into q
bad tanzIe. Mr. AXE is native Of Penn
svIvanfa. and was one OF the bravest OF
the Union soldiers TO 90 out from the
keystone State. He has been in the
Government service for four years
The Government Of the United States
has instructed the Civil ssrgice Com
mission TO go out into the byways and
hedges OF eruditiou and training AMI gel
up a JOB lot OF interpreters. I S de-
signed to place at the port Of New Yorl
and at other places where people oT'
ne uf4lu9nz+ "a h-aa
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-05

Mrs Margaret McRae and her laugh
ter. Miss Anna, left Sunday morning on
the Royal Blue line for Truro. Nova SEQ
tia, via New York, Boston. and Halifax
Miss McRae is an efficient clerk in the
Treasury Department. having obtained a
high rank as q clerk by her untiring en-
ergy and close application to the duties
assigned her. until she is now trusted
with the most difficult work in the Office
Of the Auditor for the War D partment.
She was formerly for many years 4 clerk
in the Office for the Postoffic= Depart
ment. where she was transferred to take
charge OF work that needed q .4eat, eff
cient, and painstaking clerk
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e. e. Lobeek was rotten legged by sa-
loon tOughS at Ada.

e. E. Lobeek was rotten-egged by sa-
loon toughs at Ada.
A. A. Holmgren, editor Baneret, Burling
ton, Ia; II can't praise you enough fol
]. H. Berkey, Monroe, Wis: Your paper
seems to have caught the spirit Of the
times. | trust that the public may con
tinue to realize that your papers title II
not misnomer.'
Missouri and Kansas will work together
vention to Kansas City. Thousands could
thus take In the convention and the St.
Louis Expo on the same trip.
The New York City Club will furnish
the capital for Miss Lillian Ward to es-
the East Side in the great city. They
will sell tea, coffee, beer and light wines.
and will have papers, bowling alleys and
the like; SO they may grow into poor mems
clubs, so the papers say.
Mr.. Henry II. Faxon, the temperance ad-
vocate of Quincy, Mass, has again recog-
nized the services of the Christian church
in the work of keeping the city free from
liquor control, and sent his check for 500
each to the twenty-three clergymen, with
his opinion, that 1.-The church holds the
key to the situation in every city and town
in government and each citizen is serv.
ing one or the other
In the city Of Liverpool there is a large
section two miles square, with probably
a population Of $4,000 souls, where the
grantors have placed prohibitory clause
ure for a violation of 1t. That commun-
ity is characterized by, the good order
pie in striking contrast with adjoining
portions Of the city where the gin shop
exists.
The Iowa supreme court, May IL, de-
cided that agents for liquor concerns in
other states can legally sell liquor in that
state. II, is. feared. by many that this
IN the In w aBpped IN og
cash ON delivery orders, and that the pro-
hibtory law, which is in actual effect in
more than thai half Of the counties Ct the
take a more conservative view.
Are you one of the 10000 to $4,000 peo-
pie to whom we have. occasionally sent
sample copy? Have they helped you any
1t would cheer US to receive word from you
that they had. Have you thought you would
subscribe? We would be heartily glad to
haps you will induce four of your friends
to subscribe also and send US dollar for
the FIVE Or you could have the four copies
sent as gift from you to as many friends
anywhere.
Miss Mary Burkhart is the Prohibition
candidate for Congress in the Tenth dis
trict, Ky. She is Kentucky belle Of rare
beauty, the daughter Of wealthy lumber
man and is worth 100000 in her own
name. She is the first candidate in the
field and is making a house to house can
vass. Lone Wolf is a mountain country,
as is much of her district, but she is I'M
daunted by the almost trackless forests and
the mountains, going over most of the dis
trict on horseback. Miss Burkhart is full
of vigor In discussing the race she said
Some Of the men up here who are talking
about running for Congress- tell me my race
is useless. that if elected | cant be seated
I want to say right here that if I get
majority Of the votes cast in the Tenth dis
trict III go to Congress all right, and there
is no law to prevent 5me.
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