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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-20
HARD COAL $40 FER
TON III PHILADELPHIA
Prices Higher In New York, Baltimors,
and Other Cities.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 20.-Anthracfte
coal now retails at the highwater mark
OF SIG ton in the Philadelphia market
The retail dealers nave decided that
tie price for broken egg. stove, and nut
coal should be SO q ter. while the price
for pea coal remains at 50 a ton.
The demand for bituminous coal was
reported as keeping well up with the
supply. and the price CT $ per ton re-
mans unchanged. The estimates fur
nished By the dealers as 70 the visible
supply in their bins was just the reverse
OF encouraging.
At meeting OF The dealers held yes
terday afternoon it was stated that The
highwater price 4. greed upon was lower
than the figures at which coal is selling
in other cities IN New York il was stat
ed that the price vas S1I a ton for an
thracite coal Of all sizes. while Balti-
more dealers are getting from 81 10
$3.50 a ton for anthracite coal.
After tf1s meeting one OF the deaIerA
said The price fixed, SO ton, IS The
highwater mark for this city but even
al that figure very little anthracite can
be obtained The supply is being rapidly
exhausted, and by September 1 the bins
vii be practically bare Even at that
figure the retailers are not filing Or
ders."
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-20
QUICK C0URTSHIP OF
PRETTY STEN0GRAPHER
Voiced, Won, and Welded by Merchant
IN Seventy Two Hours.

EASTON. Pa, Aug. 2O-Niss Ella
Stern. a pretty typewriter in the employ
OF Losey & Co, a wholesale firm in Eas-
ton, and George Mathers. q merchant At
Sharon. Pa. have won q record in the
Lehigh Valley for quick courtship. IN
seventy-two hours after they had be
come acquainted they were husband and
wife
Mathers. who was here en- a visit, net
Miss Stern last Friday afternoon. 1t
was q case OF love at first sight. He
proposed that they accompany an exeur-
sion from this city 10 COney Island the
following day and Miss SterTfzTe
ccHseCteG- When they returned to Eas-
ton he was unwilling 10 leave the young
woman Until she had become mis- wife.
Their. was some hesitation on the part
Of The typewriter, but she finally yield
ed. and yesterday afternoon the knot
was lied al St Luke's Lutheran Church
by Rev. E. N. Grain. Mathers is thirty
six years old and his bride is twenty
three
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-20
PRICE OF APPLES 70 BE-
HIGH AGAIN This YEAR
Foreign Demand Increasing
and Crops Not Promising.
Care CT Trees and Fruit Imperative-At
Least Half of Each Years
YieIda Wasted.

The price Of apples viii probably be
high again during the next winter" said
an official of the Agricultural Depart
ment this morning Foreign demand IS
on the increase, and according TO re
ports received here this years apple
crop is not very promising. It is there
fore all the more necessary. that all pre-
cautions be taken for preserving the
crop,
"Mulching apple trees goes long way
to prevent the dropping Of fruit from
drought OF lack OF vital force. Keep
your trees muiched in the orchard. If
they are not 50 situated as to keep the
cultivator moving. Remember that
loosening the soil is mulch. and every
time you run your cultivator you are
nulching your trees. There IS this fur
ther advantage that the Ioosened soil
absorbs moisture as well as fersilizing
material from the air
There is no crop in the United States
that gets so much neglect. If not posi-
tive abuse. as the apple crop. The trees
are left TO shift for themselves. while
the food is given to potatoes. corn. OF
hops The moths and worms are still
allowed free range over a large portion
OF our orchards, Notwithstanding all that
has been said about spraying.
When ct last We get our diminished
crop it is handled badly and stored
where it is impossible that apples keep
in good order. Here. then, is our best
general crop largely thrown away The
estimate is probably not too great when
I say that half the apples Of the United
States are wasted in one way and an
other.
Nor have we begun 10 appreciate the
inherent value OF the apple as an article
Of home food Il is as much q staple as
wheat; and In the majority of cases il
is Of more Importance IN the family fcr
health than meat. II those who are
spending their time cUrsing the meat
trust will spend their time in their or
Chards they viii reap greater personal
benefit and do more good 10 the coun-
try"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-20
FISH SKINNERS' STRIKE
PRACTICALLY ENDED
Packers Made Proposition Which Union
Accepted.

GLOUCESTER. Mass. Aug. 20.-The
fish SINNERS strike is practically ended
after nineteen days. and all that is
needed now is for the union TO officially
declare II closed President Frank Nc
CaFthy, of the State branch of the :.
F. OF l., with President T. II. Brown,
Of the Fish SINNERS Union. were closet
ed with President Cunningham, Of the
Packers Association, yesterday after
noon
Mr.. Cunningham said the packers
would consent to no more conferences.
They had made a proposition which
the union could accept OF lot. For some
time there has been much discomfort
expressed b. men who had families, and
it was no doubt this which Influenced the
leaders TO settle the strike at once. The
men viii probably return 20 work ct
once
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-20
HIT A SOLDIER.
The Experience of One of Our Men.

The Experience OF One OF Our Men.
The soldier boys who fought during
the rebellion went home as a rule in
pretty bad shape. caused by exposure
and improper food and the use OF guam
titles OF coffee which left It's mark in
the wreck OF maE- q stomach. Merrill
Hutchinson Of Reading. Mass. tells nis
experience:
Il am an old soldier who served all
through the war OF the rebellion and ny
coffee drinking commenced when I en-
listed. drank it three times a day and
at the close Of the war returned home
almost a wreck
For years ] had dyspepsia OF the
worst kind and could not drink anything
but warm water o. warm milk, nor eat
enough 10 hardly keep a man alive. After
suffering this way for years, and half
living, l vas told by a friend OF your
Postum Coffee
AT first I refused to even try It for I
thought il meant more suffering for me.
but a last I consented and il did taste
mighty good, for ! was a dear lover of
coffee.
/ waited for the distress in nv stomach
that always had come with common COT
fee. but il never came. 1 drank it at first
very carefully and then got reckless and
wanted II every meal ana LOT over I'VE
years now have been drinking nothing
else. I have no dyspepsia nov, no
trouble about eating anything. Ny
weight. when ] began using Postum
Cereal Food Coffee. was 125 pounds I
am now siIty-tWO years old and weigh
about $50 pounds and am solid as d rock
and able 10 do days work with any Of
the boys. Now I do not claim that Pos
tum Cereal is a medicine but in my own
case IL is both victuals and drink /
think that when Postum Coffee is proper
~ made II is far ahead Of coffee
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-20
INVESTIGATING WRECK
AZ BELHAR STATION
Two Persons Killed in the
New Jersey Disaster
TRAIN CREWS HARD At WORK
Fears Removed That Other Bodies Are
in Debyis-Evary Efoct to Be Made
to Place Blame For Accident Where
It Properly Belongs.

ASBURY PARK. y ;. Aug. 2o.-Tvvo
persons were killed and several injured
In the rear-end collision at BeImar Sta
tion last night in which seven-car
Pennsylvania train was run into by IN
empty Jersey Central train. Six cars
were demolished.
Tie body of an Uusa..- man, who
was dragged from one Of the teIesccped
cars. has been identified as Richard de
Almond. OF Orange. He was tbirty-five
years old
Alice Bishop, the -year-oId child,
of T-a'lvey. \. J. whose young life
was s. -iaced in her eagneruess to board
the tran. had come with her parents to
BaIuas after the baby parade in As
sury Park She was fearfuIIy crushed
and mangied.
The dead bodies were this morning
removed to Harry ]. Bodine's morgue IN
Asbury Park
Coroner John W Flock, OF Long
Braneh, has consulted with Superintend-
ent BIodgett, and full investigation
!. Of the accident viii be made with a view
TO determine who is 10 blame for the &C
cideEt.
Brakeman Joseph E. Tool. of Jersey
City. received 2 deep cash in the back
OF the head. He viI recover
Wrecking trains are now at work. The
engine was successfully removed from
the rear ca this morning The car,
however, whom 1t was attempted to be
raised, broke in the middle Only a
portion Of the wrecked roof has ueea
carried away. Enough is known, how
ever. TO satisfy all fears that any StHer
bodies are buried
The engineer and fireman OF the Cen
trail train jumped from the engine IN
time to save their lives
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-20
INVITED HIS HONOR TO
INSPECT HIS HORSE
Green Was Arraigned for Cruelty %
Animals, But Went Free.

DE boss have de scratches in de foot,
de officer was sayin', an he hings 1t
down harder in a genT way when ne
start of, bat he uevah complain none TO
me of sufferin' any pain said Edward
Green, coIoTed. aTTaigned in the Police
Court this morning On the charge OF
cruelty to animals.
DE ole beas' tied outside de court
now, if your honah want to come out an
look at his feet" continued Edward,
pointing out the window toward his stiff
jointed BuceFlaIus-
The judge politely declined the invi-
tation Green was left off with a warn
ing 10 keep the animal eff the streets
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-20
BLIND MATCH SELLER
INNOCENT OF VAGRANCY
Old Silas Brown Let Of After Night
IN Station Cell.

SiIas Brown. the old blind coIored man
who sells shoestrings and matches at
the corner OF Eighth Street and Penn
sylvanfa Avenue. faced Judge Bundy in
the Police Court this morning on the
charge Of vagTancy.
Brown was accompanied by his wife
and the small ebony son who acts as his
pilot He had spent the night in the
First precinct police station and when
he vas arTaigned this morning on the
charge Of begging he was voluble and
tremulOus-
Deed I amt no beggar, Judge he
said. I works de best I can for my Iiv-
Ing. I got a home"
As there was no evidence to prove that
Brown gained his living by any method
except the ancient and honorable one
Of barter and sale, the judge dismissed
him.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-20
TRIED TO CREMATE
HER TWO CHILDREN
Mother Crazed by Religion, Sought TO
Offer Them as Sacrifice.

UNIONTOWN, Pa, Aug 20.-CIaiming
that she was directed 20 do so by God,
Mrs. Winslow Murray almost made
clean sweep Of her home and children in
the mountains While her husband was
absent Monday she burned down their
home and barn, and she and the two
little children were gone y men he reach
ed home
search found tfem a mile in the
mountains, where the mother had built
a fire and was about to sacrifice the
children Their cries guided the search
eTs and they arrived in tine TO save
them. Mrs. Murray intended 10 burn
herself after the children were con
sumed- She had shown signs of demen-
tia for some weeks.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-20
SWARMS OF MOSQUITOES
ST0f WORK ON FARMS
St Mary's Parish in Louisiana Suffer
ing Severely From the Pests.

NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 2o.-In conse-
quence, it IS believed. Of the ext enc
warm weather ard stiff breeze from
the gulf islands, mosquitoes have grown
so numerous in st 81ary's parish, and
especially il tie pcighborh0od o. Frank
lin, the parish seat &C justice. IS 70
seriously interfere with farm work
The Franklin Eindicator-EeEs re-
ports that IN some sections Of ST A3Fy
all field work has had 10 be abandoned
because of the mosquitoes, as neither the
Ia boz ers nor the horses could WORK
in many places immense bonares we're
kept lighted to smoke away tie UlcsqJli-
Toes. Several people in and about Er&Ek-
lin have been severely stuRg ~ them
The visitation is said TO De the worst
ever known in that section
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-20
SCHWAB MAY FORM
WORLD STEEL TRUST
PAINFULLY CHASED HIS
FAMILY WITH HIS GUN
They Didn't Think He Meant Any
Harm, But He Must Go to Jail.

Abraham Wallace, colored. playfully
chased his brother and sister across a
vacant let near Howard University yes
terday afternoon, firing q revolver into
the air, and this little effusion Of fra
ternal regard will cost him $50 or 15S
days forfeiture Of freedom
Abraham was aTraigned this morning
IN the Police Court on the cha ge of car
~y7ng concealed weapons His brother
and sister testified in the case and said
they did not really think Abraham had
blood in his white and rolling eye
It's a wonder that someone was not
killed said the judge when he imposed
the line-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-20
SlX-YEAR-0LD CHILD
DRANK CARB0LIC ACID
Found in. an Unconscious Condition on
Fifteenth Street.

About 9 O'Clock this morning Warren
Brooks. a 6-year-oId boy. living at 791
Fifteenth Street northeast, was found
lying in an unconscious condition on a
lot near his home, while beside him lay
a bottle containing a small quantity ct
CaTbClic acid
The boy, il is thought, swallowed the
acid by mistake, having found IL on the
lot He was picked up by policeman
and sent TO the Casualty Hospital il
the Ninth precinct police patrol, and
after the surgeons had used the stomach
pump upon him was removed TO his home
none The worse for his experience.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-20
YOUNG WOMAN FINED.
Charged With Using Language in Pub
lie of Too High Color.

Miss Marie Parker. a styIishIy dressed
and comely young lady of eighteen. was
fined s. in the Police Court this morn
ing on the charge of disordeTly conduct
Miss Parker keeps house for her father
at 1907 Seventeenth Street northwest.
and has the care of three smaller sis
tiers. At 1913 Seventeenth Street live
Mr. and Mrs John Earle, the former
messenger in the Treasury Department,
who have one child.
Earle was the chief witness against
Miss Parker He declared under oatn
thst she used some high-coIored Ian
guage during the course Of a Juvenile
skirmish which occurred last Friday. A
number of the neighbors were called as
witnesses, bat they pleaded ignorance.
The testimony Of Mr.. and Mrs Earle
convinced the judge that Miss Parker's
English had needed censorship so badly
as TO be disorderly, and she was con-
victed.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-20
HOPE WHITE MEN WILL
BE GIVEN A CHANCE
German Paper Tired of Exclusive Col
ored Regime in Haiti.

COLOGNE. Aug 2O.-The Cologne
VoIzs Zeitung." one Of the most infu-
entail newspapers in Germany, expresses
the hope that one OF the great Powers.
the United States. for instance. will
put an end 10 the exclusively negro
regime in Haiti. which viii enable white
men 10 carry on business in that coun-
try.
The paper is strong in its position.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-20
Insanity Inquiries Tomorrow.

Justice Clabaugb will tomorrow after
aoon hear testimony relative to the
mental condition Of several persons al
eyed to be lUnatics OF dangerous and
3omlcida1 tendencies. The persons whose
yanity wi'l be inquired into are Alfred
:. Lloyd, Robert Talbert, James Gar
liner, 81 njamin Y. Boyer, AIexina c.
audgins, and Bertha Moteo.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-20
Boer Leaders Confer With Kruger.

THE HAGUE. Aug 20.-The Boer Gen
erals Botha. De Wet and Delarey, &C
companied by Boer Agents Dr. Leyds,
Fischer, Wolmarans. Vessels and ex-
Secretary Of State Reitz, of the Trans
vaal, went to Utrecht today for a con
ference with former President Kruger
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-20
Payments to Maryland and Kentucky.

The Treasury Department has made
out a warrant IN favor OF the
State of Maryland for 2G,57S.32, and in
favor Of Kentucky for s67. s60.65. the
last payments to be made these Sta as
on account OF expenditures incurred III
eQuipping troops, etc, for the Spanish
American war
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-20
Engineer Band Concert.

The program Of the United States En-
gineer Band concert tonight at Wash
ington Barracks will be as follows:
March. The Belle Of Ithaca" Olive D. Jonas
Overture. Light Cavalry ..--...........S uppe
Waltz ''lGGI Night ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Strauss
Selection, Tire Fortune Teller -.--... Herbert
Parsphrase Foraker '.-.---.....- Kretschmer
a Trip 10 Conay Island" descriptive -Tobani
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-20
PROGRAM OF MARINE
BAND AT THE CAPITOL
Washington Times March" to Be q
Feature This Evening.

The concert Of the Marine Band at the
Capitol this afternoon at 5:25 O'Clock
under the leadership of W H. SanteI-
mann viii have the following pro-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-20
.BLAMBO GAS COMPANY
FOR NAVY Yard FIRE
Contamination of Eastern
Branch Against Law
MAJOR SYLVESTER'S REPORT
Advises Reference Of Case to District
Attorney Gould-A Former Case
Against Company Lost-Result of
Admiral Terzy's Letter.

The District Commissioners recently
received a letter from Rear Admiral
SfIas ". Terry. commandant Of the
Washington Navy Yard. in which he
called attention to a fire at the Nav
Yard caused By floating ell OF the water
Of the Eastern Branch coming from the
works CT the Washington Casiigbt Com
Pany. Admiral Terry suggested that
steps be taken TO remedy the cause OF
the fire. and spoke in terms OF appre-
citation Of the good work done by the
Fire Department IN extinguishing the
flames at the f-e referred to.
admiral Terry's letter Vas referred in
turn TO the Fire Department and 70 the
Police Department Lieutenant Nc
Cathran. Of the Fifth Police precinct.
ordered an investigation. with the re.
suit that q warrant was sworn out
against an officer Of the company. and
he was taken into the Police Court TO
answer charges for the violation of sec,
ton $40 of the District Code The case
was appealed and will be tried later By
I11ry
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-20
Major syIvesters Report.

Major Richard Sylvester has returned
the papers in the case to the Commits
sioners with the following statement
This department in March, 1900. at
tempted to enforce the law against the
Gas Company for failing TO prevent de-
posts in the waters of the Eastern
Branch A warrant was then obtained
and the case was taken 10 the Police
Court where it was continued and En-
ally brought to trial November Il 1900,
and judgment given for the defendant
There were twenty-four witnesses for
the Government and nine for the de-
tense
This department would suggest that
the PrcsecutiSn be made vigorous IN the
Police Court. as 1t has previously
brought this matter to the attention OF
tie court without success, and 1t is one
which. in NY opinion, should be brought
to the attention OF Mr.. Ashley " Could.
United States Attorney for the DisJric,
Of Columbia, with a view 10 having \
vigorous prosecution
The suggestions of Major Sylvester
have been approved by Commissioner
Macfarland and the papers have been
forwarded to Colonel Biddle for final
action
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-05-01

arm and the oil can on the other
and started for the store. Placing
the oil can on the counter, the alb
sent-minded man said, Now you
sit there Then showing the kid
over to the shopkeeper, he said,
Fill this up with kerosene" At
least Guard Lamson says his
friend did that.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-05-01

The Much Needed The long drought
Rain Arrives. was broken last
week. On Thursday morning a
little snow fell and Friday it rained
steadily all day. The grass and
trees look tremendously improved.
The snow was probably the last of
the season, altho Guard Gallagher
says it is not safe to bank on that.
1t is no very uncommon thing, he
says, to have pretty heavy SHOWS
in May, and on one occasion he
remembers snow falling on the
Fourth Of July.
''It was in '59,' said Mr.. Gala
CHER, land there was a school pic
mic up on the hill. All the little
girls wore their white dresses and
the boys had on their best togs.
About the middle of the morning
the sky clouded over and the
weather turned cold, and before
noon two inches of snow had
fallen. After dinner it cleared up
again and by 8 in the afternoon
the thermometer registered SO in
the shade. 1 have seen ten inches of
snow fall in q May storm more
than once, but that was the only
time I ever saw it snow on the
Fourth of July in Minnesota. 2
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-05-01

A UNIQUE OPERATION.

A piece of dogs skull has
recently been grated onto the
head of a human being; the first
operation OF the kind On record.
The patient is John Olberg, of
Kenton. Honghton county, Mich.
He is now recovering from an old
affection. Olberg's skull was
fractured four years ago. Over
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-05-01
TO INMATES.

For the information of new arrivals and all
others desiring to send THE MIRROR to friends
we wish to say that the privilege will be granted
by complying with the following rules: Write
out your own name, register and cell number
and send to this Office with name and address
of person to whom paper is to be sent. Each
paper must be kept clean and folded in the
same manner as it is when you receive it and
placed in your door every Friday night. All in
mates are requested to comply with this order
whether sending out copy or not.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-05-01
Voyage in an Emigrant
Ship.

1
Tim and / shipped in Liverpool
for Melbourne, Australia, in a ship
carrying crown emigrants that
is what emigrant ships are called
in Merry England. Such ships
carry q double crew on the passage
out. The extra men receive
shilling month, or G3 in advance
and shilling a month for the rest
of the passage, and are discharged
in Australia. The passage usually
takes from 80 to 10 days, wind
and weather permitting.
There is a lot Of fun on an emil
grant ship, SO Tim and I shipped
extra, and the ship was towed to
Queenstown where the emigrants
were taken on board. In that way
they miss the dangers of the Irish
channel. The vessel was built for
the emigrant trade. She would
take them over and bring wool
home. Her quarterback ran to-
the mainmast, and the tween decks
was bulkheaded off that distance.
In the after part they kept the girls
Jagged from Is to 40 years) who
were under the care Of the captain,
the surgeon and the matron. At
the break of the quarterback was
placed, in fine weather, wire
netting twelve feet high with doors
on each side. The doors were
padlocked, and a midshipman
guarded each one to keep the girls
from going on the main deck. In.
bad weather the girls were locked
below and the netting was down.
In fine weather no sailor was al
lowed on the quarterback, with,
the exception of the man at the
wheel. The third mate and ap-
prentices, or midshipmen, worked
the mizzenmast in fine weather or
when the netting was up.
In the main tween decks were
the quarters for the married peo-
pie and single men, and their
promenade was the main deck from
the netting to the foremost. From
the foremost to the end Of the fly
ing jib boom was the sailors prop
erty-no emigrant dared tread
there.
The fun for all hands began
when we struck the trade winds
it is fun alt the time for sailor on
an emigrant ship but in fine
weather it is jolly good fun. From.
4 to 10 p. m. all the emigrants are
ordered on deck by the surgeon,
and the sailors are allowed to en-
terrain the married couples, and
what yarns they do spin there!
The fiddlers strike up 'The Rocky
Road to Dublin" or "Garry Owen
and it's take your partners, hard a
starboard, port your helm and
away we go.
The poor girls are abaft the net
ting and are compelled to dance
alone, or sometimes the officers
will dance with them, but there
are not enough officers to goround
and they soon tire of it.
We had a nice passage out, and
made it from pilot to pilot in 96
days. That is from the pilot that
got us off at Queenstown to the
pilot that boarded us at Melbourne,
Heads. SINBAD.