Evening Star Newspaper, March 27, 1894, Page 7

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1894—SIXTEEN PAGES. RONIAAAL Castoria is Dr. Samuel Pitcher’s prescription for Infants end Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance, for Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor Oil. It is Pleasant. Its guaranteo is thirty years’ use by Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms and allays feverishness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd, cures Diarrhea and Win: teething troubles, cures c: Castoria assimilates tho food, regulates the stomach and howels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Case toria is the Children’s Panacea—the Mother’s Friend. Castoria. “Castoria is an excellent medicine for chil- dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me of its g00d effect upon their children.” Da. G. C. Oscoon, Lowell, Mass. “ Castoria fs the best remedy for children of which Lum acquainted. I hope the day is not far distant when mothers will consider the real interest of their children, and use Castoria in- stead of the various quack nostrums which are cestroying their loved ones, by forcing opium, morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful agents down their throats, thereby sending them to premature graves.” Da. J. F. Kivcagzos, Conway, ark. It is a harmless substitute { d Colic. Castoria relieves onstipation and flatulency. Castoria. “ Castoria is so well adapted to children that I recommend it as superior toany prescription known to me.” H. A. Axcuer, M. D., 111 So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N.Y. “Our physicians in the children's depart- ment have spoken highly of their experi- ence in their outside practice with Castoria, and although we only have among our medical supplies what is known as regular products, yet we are free to confess that the merits of Castoria has won us to look with favor upon it.” GAVE PROTECTION The Action of the English in Nica- | ragua Defended. AMERICAN INTERESTS THREATENED Views Expressed in a Letter Re- ceived in This City. THE PRESENT SITUATION ete An Interesting account of the trouble at Rluefields, Nicaragua, has been received in this city in a letter from an American citi- zen, now resident of that place. It is dated the 16th instant, and {s as follows: “Since the 6th of this month we have been protected by England's guns, and if it had not been for them some of us would be under the sod. I am at present up the river as pilot of a Morgan ship, having left Blue- flelds yesterday. A guard of English marines has been placed at my home there while I am absent, so I know my family ts safe. ‘This {s what England {s doing for us Amer- icans, and this is how badly we need a warship of our own. Of course, you know this part of Central America is controlled by the Mosquito Indians, under the sover- eign right of Nicaragua, as the treaty of 1860 provides. During the last few years the reserve has developed very fast; Blue- fields has grown from the little hamlet you knew to a large town, and the most pros- Perous on the coast. Our imports and ex- Ports are about six million dollars a year, and the vaiue of the American interests in the reserve are about five millions. “There are 40 foreigners in the reserve, } nine-tenths of them being Americans. Each | month fifteen steamers arrive here for fruit. | During the year 1,500,000 bunches of bana- | nas*are exported, ninety per cent of the | Unirgp Hosrrrat axp Disrexsary, Boston, Mass. Atzex C. Surra, Pres., The Centaur Company, 77 Murray Street, New York City. [= ha Breen ORTON ROOT NT OTN AUN SS ‘TOO MUCH LAUDANUM. A. W. Gibson Fou Dead From a Drug’s Overdose. Two years ago Aurelius W. Gibson came «ere from Georgia to accept a position as assistant gallery doorkeeper at the House of Representatives, and yesterday about noon he was found dead in bed at his lodgings, No. 519 H street northwest. A dose of laudanum caused hts death, but it is not thought that he took the dose with sui- cidal intent. He had been dead several hours before his body was found. A three- Ounce bottle found on the dresser con- tained laudanum. About two teaspoonful had been taken from it. The poison had been purchased from Gloczewski’s drug store, on 9th street, where Gibson had been im the habit of purchasing the drug. He | had probably been addicted to the use of the drug, but yesterday he took an over- dose of it. The body of the dead man was found in bed. He had taken off his vest, coat and collar and appeared as though he had fallen across the bed to take a nap before getting ready to leave the house. Coroner Woodward gave a certificate of accidental death. 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He is a waiter. More than a month ago he severely beat two of his little children, aged fourteen and thirty months, and it was because of the failure to arrest him that Policeman McGrann lost his situation. | Woodruff lived at No. 1140 16th street, | and on the night of the brutal assault his /erime caused considerable excitement and indignation in the neighborhood. Judge Miller heard the case in the Police | Court this morning. Lieut. Boyle, who was &@ witness in the case, exhibited to the court \2 photograph of one of the children, taken three days after the assault. The picture | showed the horrible condition of the child's face, and there are other bruises about the | body not shown by the picture. A witness who heard the trouble told of how Wocdruff had beat one of the chil- dren against the floor, and she also told of the older child saying his father had put him on the stove. Witness asked him about | the affair, and he replied: “The confounded | boy made me so mad that I had a good mind to kill him.” | He also told her that he corrected the boy because he had taken an apple and upset a box of buttons. He referred to the children as “rascals, and said that it was not the first time he had had trouble with them. The prisoner, in his own behalf, said he ecrrected the children as a parent has a right to do, and Judge Miller,who had heard the evidence of the shocking assault, had ne questions to ask him. He simply said: “You may have the extent of the law. bor} m months and twenty-nine days in Jail.” ee THE HEYERMAN COURT-MARTIAL. Case of the Prosecution Closed at Brooklyn. In the Kearsarge court-martial at Brook- lyn Lieut. Walling yesterday testified that in conversation with the navigator, Mr. Lyman, they agreed that if the commander got up steam they would easily make the reef before dark. Mr. Lyman asked the commander to do so, but the latter said he would not do ft then, probably not before 6:30 p.m., and expressed great confidence that he knew where he was. They expected to pass to the northward of the reef. To a question by Capt. Sicard, the wit- ness replied that one of the assistants took a star sight of Sirius about sunset. Lieut. Hood was the next witness. He had the first dog from 4 o'clock 9n this oc- casion to 6:40 o'clock. He testified as fol- lows: “The ship was going five miles an hour and the commander was going to get up steam. The dreaded reef was about fifteen miles off on the port bow. I was told by the commander tc keep a bright lookout. He was on deck with me the whole time and cautioned me several times | to keep a lookout for the reef. He thought it was eighteen or twenty miles off; the navigator said fourteen or fifteen. The course turned over to me was west-south- west, three-quarter west. “The engine8 were started ahead at 4:15 o'clock, and the speed was increased seven knots an hour. At 5 o’clock Midshipman McCormic was sent aloft with a pair of glasses. When he came down he reported a clear sea. The commander expected to sight the reef between 5 and 6 o'clock. I told him I thought we had alr it. The land ts very | hung over the horizon. Rear Admiral Stanton was then recalled and asked if he gave Commander Heyer- man any advice as to the economizing of coal on the Kearsarge on the trip to Blue- fields. He replied that he did, and urged Carefulness in the use of the coal. After recess Lieut. Bowman, who was navigator of the Boston for <wo years, took the stand and testified that he found a different longitude at 4 o'clock on Febru- ary 2 to that which the Kearsarge's navi- gator found. The difference was three miles. According to his testimony the Kearsarge was three miles nearer to Ron- cador reef than her commander thought. “What is the difference between where she actually was and where her com- mander thought she was, allowing for a current at one-half knots?’ “A difference of eight and one-half miles,” replied the expert, “southeast by east.” The prosecution closed its case here, and Iieut. Marix called as the first witness for the defense Capt. Lockwood of the steam- ship Para. Witness testified that the books and charts of the currents in the Ceribbean sea were not very reliable. Con- tnuing, the witness said: “The currents are very variable and erratic. The books say they are northwesterly currents, but I have found them setting in from the east and west and northeast.” Several other captains court adjourned till today. —s0+ HACKED BY HER HUSBAND. testified and the A Woman of Homestead is Terribly Mangled. A cutting affray occurred at Homestead, Pa., yesterday shortly after noon which will cause the death of Mrs. Joseph Urably. The woman has been living for the past six ; months with the family of R. Frankel as housekeeper. She has not been living with her husband for that length of time. At noon yesterday Urably came to where his wife was staying. She was alone in the kitchen. yme words passed between them, when he snatched the coffee grinder his wife was using, hit her on the head with it and then picked up a butcher knife and stabbed her seventeen times. Her nose was hacked off and her forehead was literally carved into | a mangled mass. She ran around the room, | the man stabbing and hacking her at almost every step, until she fainted from loss of blood. Urably then fled, but he ran right into the arms of Officer Gessner, who locked him up. The physician who attended to the woman’s injuries says she will die. | The house is in a horrible condition. In | the kitchen there are pools of clotted biood, and in both rooms the tables, chairs, door | | | } eady passed | and a thick haze | trade being with the United States. The! reserve was never troubled with revolutions, although they were common enough in Hon- duras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and in the rest of the Central American republics. Un- til the present affair happened we were en- joying rights and privileges that could not be obtained anywhere else in Central Amer- ica. How the Trouble Started. “The treaty of Managua, of 1860, provides for a commissioner from Nicaragua to the reserve, who used to reside in Bluefields. Gen. Ortacha was the commissioner, with whom 1 was well acquainted. Whenever / Ortacha wished to send soldiers through obtained his consent. At the beginning of | this revolution Ortacha was recalled and the | reserve left without a commissioner for two years or more. Last October, just before Nicaragua and Honduras went to war, a| commissioner and about a half dozen other ; Spanish officials were sent to Bluefields. One Gen. Cabaza, inspector general of the coast, was with them. When they arrived Commissioner Calos A. Lacayo told us he was going to take the reserve. We Ameri- cans, knowing the treaty of Managua, and also knowing that England was a party to that treaty, did not pay any attention to what he said at the time. | “In November the San Francisco arrived at Bluefields with Admiral Benham on beard and Capt. Watson in command. The | American consul invited Dr. Osterhaut |and myself to accompany him on_board. Commissioner Lacayo also went. Lacayo | told Capt. Watson in my presence that | when the time arrived he would take the reserve for Nicaragua. As soon as Capt. Watson got the chance he took me to his private cabin and asked me about the re- serve, and assured me that Lacayo was just talking to hear himself talk. After the war was declared between Honduras and | | Nicaragua, in January, the government of | Nicaragua sent about 150 soldiers from Greytown to Bluefields. The chief of the reserve protested against bringing sol-| iers into the reserve as being a viola-| tion of the treaty. The commissioner re- plied to his protest that the soldiers were passing through to Honduras. A few days after these troops were sent to Cape Gro- | cios a Dios, where a battle was fought. | About February 6, 250 soldiers from Grey- | town were landed in Bluefields from the | 8. S. Marinda. Again the chief protested, and was this time again told that the sol- diers were on their way to Honduras; but | we Americans knew better. We believed | that Lacayo was going to take the re- serve as he had long since told us. Action of the Americans. “On the 10th of February a meeting of all the Americans in Bluefields was held, | a committee of three was appointed to wait on the chief and tell him if he would turn the reserve over to the Americans we| would protect him from the Nicaraguans | and hold it against all comers. Not be- lieving that Lacayo would go so far as to} seize the reserve he declined our offer. | Sunday evening, the 11th, the governor of | Roma, located sixty miles from Bluetields |up the river, seized the American steam | launch Aida and her two lighters, and told the captain that he had one hour to get up steam and proceed to Bluetlelds with | soldiers. If he did not comply he would | be shot. The boat arrived at Bluefields | at 2 a.m. the 12th, with 15v soldiers, mak- ing about 400 in all. Lacayo then ‘seized Bluetields, deposed all the officers of the} reserves declared the city in a state of | siege, and proclaimed martial law, giving | | as an excuse the refusal of the chief to al- | | low the soldiers to pass through the terri- | tory. He stated that Gen. Cabazo, in com- |mand of the Nicaraguan forces, had oc- | cupied the town to protect foreign lives and property against Honduras. “Lacayo and Cabazo then commenced to show their hand by raising the duties on everything; taxing bananas % cents per bunch; compelling every boat that wanted ) to go to the bluff to get a permit, and re- | quiring every one to register under penalty | | of a fine of $10. They wanted money and | were bound to get it, for Nicaragua 1s | | bankrupt. The streets were full of soldiers, | business was paralyzed, people were veing | insulted on the streets and we Americans | expected to have a fight on our hands at | any moment in order to protect our wives | and children. The chief asked for a Brit- | ish war ship through Consul Bingham of Greytown, and we were looking for the Kearsarge, not knowing she was on Ron- \cador at that time. The British ship Cleo- | pdtra, arriving in Colon for coal, hearing | of the trouble in Bluefields, and’ knowing | the loss of Kearsarge, came to Blue- j fields to see what was going on. On the | way she stopped at Greytown and took on board Mr. Bingham, the British consul, ar- riving here Sunday, the 27th, just in’ the |nick of time. When Capt. Howe landed | the streets were full of people, the church | being emptied of tts worshipers to witness | his landing. You cannot imagine how glad | We were to see that flag at the stern of the captain's cutter. Capt. Howe and the ccnsul went direct to the commissioners, a large crowd of negroes following, every one, except the Americans, cheering the British, otection of British Marines. ‘e Americans were all congregated at our club house. When the British officers jleft the commissioners we asked them in | and told them what had taken place. Capt. Howe told us that, learning of the loss of the Kearsarge, he had come to be of as- sistance to all foreign residents, and would | protect us Americans at ail hazards. | “Just as the captain and consul were tak- ing their leave from us and were about to go into the street, about one hundred and} fifty Nicaraguan soldiers were driving the people off the streets at the point of ‘he bayonet. Women and children were run- ning like sheep. The soldiers were yelling | Where science ends and common sense should rule. Persons of sedentary habits are liable to in- digestion or dyspepsia. These, in turn, will bri on nervous disorders, kidney complaints, consti- | pation, &e. chants, students and scfentists. They will you the exact dimensions of Jupiter, | from Saturn to the sun, to a foot, y can not or will not teil themselves what will cure this train of disorders. For ailments resulting from sedentary habits—in- activity of the liver, babitual constipation, &c. the entire medical fraternity of Europe and America almost unanimously recommend the genu- » Carlsbad Sprudel Salt and the Waters of Carls- bad. This ts espectally the case with mer- give and window sills and apartments generally are spattered with blood. Eisner & Mendelson Co., sole agents, G6 Rarclay st., New York. | the Cleopatra says he will not leave until | forces were landed so England could have a | foothold on account of the canal. | time we have no government, nothing is lke demons, ‘Viva la Nicaragua—Viva | La Lacayo.’ Capt. Howe turned to ;us and said: ‘I can see I am none too soon.’ The captain returned on board his ship and sent his marines, | under the command of Lieut. Colmore, to the bluff, where they landed on private property, belonging to an American citizen. Capt. Howe told Colmore that if the foreign residents asked for protection to take charge of the town. On Monday Capt. Howe came on shore, held a long talk with the commissioner, but the nature of their talk is unknown to us. Wednesday the! Cleopatra sailed for Colon, leaving forty- seven men and three’ boats, under Colmore, at the bluff. Friday the ship returned. The captain came on shore, and with the con- sul went to Lacaya and Cabazo, and told them to withdraw their soldiers and declare martial law off; that all soldiers would have | to be returned to Greytown, placing his | ship at their disposal for that purpose. | Capt. Howe also told them that a provis- jonal government would have to be formed | for the time being composed of Amerl- cans and Nicaraguans, and that the pro- visional government would look after every- thing till such time as the United States and British governments could inquire into} the matter. Lacayo consented to this ar-/| rangement, and seemed satisfied. | “Monday, the 5th, or 6th, was the time agreed upon for the soldiers to embark. Lacayo agreed to send all his soldiers, arms and ammunition away on the ship. The last boat left about 10 a. m., and the ship| sailed at 2 p. m. Just about the time the, ship went away it was learned that a large number of the soldiers, as well as arms and cartridges, had been secreted. Capt. Howe, expecting trouble, left Colmore, with his marines, at the bluff, and lucky it was for us that he did. About 2p. m. the same day a fight occurred between a Nicaraguan and a Jamaica negro. A lot of soldiers came into the streets and drove the people into their houses at the point of the bayonet. | I saw them put the bayonet right to the breasts of native women and drive them into the houses. While this was going on | Lacayo’s servant came by, calling every one abusive names. About twenty of us) American merchants stood on the steps of an American merchant's store and wit- nessed the affair, expecting every moment to be involved with the soldiers. In a few moments Lacayo's servant came back, sa: ing Lacayo had given him a six-shooter and told him to Kill the first person that | troubled him. He passed us and had gotten | about twenty yards beyond when he saw a native coming out of a house. Without a/ question or a word, he fired point blank at | the native, but missed, though the man Was not fifteen feet away. A Fusillade of Shots, “A lot of natives went into the street to see what was the trouble, and then Laca- yo’s man fired upon the crowd three times, hitting no one. A native got behind him by this time and seized him, when the} crowd rushed upon him, beating him badly. He got away and ran in our direction. Just | before reaching us the crowd caught him and began pounding him with clubs and stones. We Americans then went to his rescue and touk him away from the natives, or else he would have been killed. He de- served death, but we were afraid of a riot | and had our ‘wives and children to look af- | ter. Everything was then quiet till dark, | with the natives, the soldiers firing upon the crowd, when the fire was returned, two soldiers being killed. ‘The town was on the verge of a riot, and we sent for Colmore, asking him in the name of the Americans to take charge of the town. He responded at once and landed at 1 o'clock, cleared the | streets and has held them ever since. The next morning Colmore closed all gin mills, and gave notice that every one who carried arms would be arrested at once. British marines were patrolling the streets and we felt as though we would be protected. That evening Colmore sent for me and asked me | to take his steam launch and carry his dis- patches to the ship outside of the bar. Col- | more asked me, as I was the only one he could trust who knew the channels. I left the town at 5 a.m., and as the launch drew © much water to go over the flats at low ater, I took her up the creek and down the river to the ship. As soon as the cap- tain received the dispatches two boats load- ed with marines were sent on shore, where | we arrived at 3 p.m. Both the captain and | Colmore thanked me very much for carry-| ing his dispatches at a time when he had) so few men that he could not spare any | of his own men. “The day after the ship returned 400 rifles and 3,5” cartridges were found, and the next day 14,000 more were dug up out of the ground back of the court house. The British took the arms and cartridges on board of their ship, gobbled up every Nica-, Taguan soldier that could be found and drove them down to Lacayo’s, and told him to keep them inside of his yard, which he is now doing. As his yard is next mine, we see it all. Lacayo evidently thought the ship would go away after coming from Greytown, and then these rifles and ammu- nition could be brought out, the soldiers in the bush would be armed, and he would have things his own way. The captain of he is relieved by an American ship. British Aid Appreciated. “When our consul at Greytown sent his cable to Washington he thought everything was all right. We sent for him to come to Bluefields, but he answered that he was waiting instructions from Minister Baker. Saturday evening Samuel Spellma_ placed the S. 5. Yewlee at our disposal, and sever- al Americans went after the consul and brought him up on Tuesday. On his arrival here he could see what was going on, and thanked the British captam for what he had done. The Americans are sending our | consular agent and Samuel Merrill toWash- | ington, and the consul from Greytown will stay with us; also the ship Cleopatra till | the American ship arrives, which we are assured will soon be here. “I see by the papers that the American government is afraid that the English it is not so. We Americans asked and begged tor them to land and protect us, and right no- bly have they done so. At the present Safe, business is at a standstill, and if it Was not for the English blood would be flowing.” eS aaa Indictments Reported. Yesterday the grand jury reported indict- ments as follows: Augustus Jenkins and Frederick Hawkins, murder of b. M. Shep- herd; C. B, Cheshire and Molly Smith, forg- ery; H. W. Gorham, do. larceny from the person; Timothy Hanlon, perjury; John Sheehan, do.; H. false pretenses; S. S. Wilhelm, do.; Robert Whitney, do.; James Spaight, assault with intent to kill; Henry Thorn, Chas. A. Walk- er and J. L. King, conspiracy; W. A.Wright, embezzlement; E. Willis and S. Stewart, housebreaking. _—__. A $10,000 New York Fire. The big building of the United States Electric Light and Power Company at Nos. 414 to 420 East 20th street, New York, was almost entirely gutted by fire yesterday, causing a loss of about $10,000. BLO moves sil tat of whatsoever origin, and builds up the gen- eral heal Is a source of much suffering. 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He aly pecial experience is abe | 8 it, aud be is poultively | P jan in Washington who ‘mits Ms to the treatment of gentlemen exciusively, SKILLFUL, SUCCESSFUL ‘Treatment |of ten he does so, an: _ last one being the Annie P. Silver. IN HOTEL LOBBIES. “When I left Detroit the entire town was fairly turned upside down by the flop of William G. Thompson, ex-mayor of the city, into the republican party.” So said Leo Frazier of the wolverine state at La Nor- mandie. “The democrats were dismayed and the republicans were rollicking in glee. The former were looking upon Thompson as their next candidate for mayor, and, as he is a very strong man, there is no doubt they would have elected him. He was a republi- can once before, but went over to the other side on the issue of free trade. His action has kicked up a dickens of a row, and Michigan political slates have been smashed into smithereens by reason of it.” “The general public hears of about one in a hundred of the people who are swindled by green goods men,” said Frank Diveny, the ex-secret service man, at the National last night. “These sharpers have their agents going through the country all the time, and the ignorant man who is found to have money is pretty apt to be located by these fellows and the tip sent to the home gang. in New Jersey to communicate with him. The same old game is worked. A let- ter fs sent to the desired victim, informing him that the writer has plates in his pos- session that were obtained surreptitiously from the Treasury Department. The offer is made to sell a certain amount of money printed from these plates for so much money—$5,000 for $500 is usually the per- centage. Or late this letter is accompanied by what is represented to be a sample of the money printed on the alleged plates. The sample is a dollar bill and the sucker is requested to take it to a bank and see how easily he can pass It. fectly good one, the re ing teller takes it either as a deposit or to make change for | without any question. When the sucker has swallowed the batt this far he ts lost. The swindlers make altogether out of this green goods game not less than a quarter of a_ million a year, and yet manage to keep clear of the pen as easy as you please.” Manager Frank Bennett of the Arlington Hotel is famous for his readiness of retort and brilliant humor, and his friends are smiling over his latest witticism. The other night a lecture manager whom Bennett knows very well reached the hotel, wearing | a Panama hat on his head. Bennett face- tiously inquired where he had gotten the bonnet. “Down south,” was the reply. “The Weather was so warm that I wore it on my trip up, putting my other hats in the trunk. It's a mighty fine hat, too, Frank. What would you give me for it?” “Ten grains of quinine in this climate, quoth Bennett instantly, with a merry tw kle in his eyes. “The motives of men who destroy them- selves have been the subject of surmise ever since suicide became common,” said Walter Ebers of St. Louis at the Riggs House, “but I know of one case where a man did the the reserve he first notified the chief and when the soldiers got into trouble again act from instincts of humanitarianism. His name was Edgar Watson and he was at one| time pretty well known on the Mississippi, having been employed on several boats, the was one of the most genial of companions and never seemed to be out of sorts. He married a lovely Kentucky girl, who lived, | I think, in Paducah, and a boy was born to them a couple of years after the wedding. Watson’s cup of happiness seemed to be fairly spilling over, and naturally every one Was horror stricken when he was found dead in Cairo with a bullet hole through his head and three letters pinned to his breast. No one will ever know what the missives to his wife and mother contained, but the one to my brother, who was Watson's chum snd confidant, revealed a remarkable story. In this letter the dead man said that he had everything to make him happy and that he had always loved his wife to distraction, but that lately he had become possessed of an overpowering desire to kill her and their child. The feeling had grown so much that it was with the greatest difficulty that he could keep from choking his dear ones to death when they were asleep by his side. He recited how he had fought against the murderous impulse and had gone away on journeys to stifle it, but to no purpose. He Knew that he would commit the crime with- out any doubt in a very few days and had consequently determined to end his own ex- istence. I have never heard of a queerer suicide than that, and it is true as holy writ.” +0 Arrested for Co racy. A dispatch from St. Louis to Chief Hazen of the secret service bureau says that Charles E. Kyle, postmaster at Bolton, Il, and George E. Gootsell of St. Louis, have been arrested for conspiring to de- fraud the government in the matter of can- celing Columbian stamps. re Jadgments for Letter Carriers. The Court of Claims today ordered that | judgrents, averaging above $50, be entered in favor of forty-one letter carriers at sec- tion A, New York city, for services render- ed in excess of eight hours a day. —————EE His First Offense. George Specht, a young man,was in Judge Miller's court yesterday morning for the first time in his life. The charge against him was the theft of a Bible, pair of opera glasses and other articles from his home. | He asked the court to let him off this time, but the judge said he could not do it and imposed a fine of $10 or thirty days. Watson | AN ENDEAVORERS’ SOCIAL. ’ | | A Pleasant Evening at the Westmin- ster Presbyterian Church. A delightful sociable was given last even- ing in the lecture room of the Westminster Presbyterian Church, under the auspices of the visiting committee of the Y. P. 8. C. E. of that church. There was a large attend- ance, and everybody enjoyed the evening thoroughly. Miss Lucy y, the chair- men of the visiting comm was the recipient of many congratulations for the success of the affair,which was due so large- ly to her efforts. ‘ine program inciuded an in- strumental duet by Mrs. Alice Yerks and Bessie Persons, a v solo by Law, a recitation by Mrs. L. | instrumental duet by Mrs. N. Hazen » Miss Mary Church, a vocal duet by Mr. John Davidson and Miss Ella B. Davidson, yocal solo by Miss Eliot, y | | | Mr. W. C. Henry. Messrs Walke: and Yount played several trios. Entertain- ing and attractive tableaus were given, which were followed by a military drill by a detachment from the High School Cadets, under the direction of Lieut. J. S. Wall. The young soldiers displayed marked pro- ficiency. The detachment comprised the | following: Messrs. Leroy W. Herron, ©. Williams, Charles Church, Henry Hazen, W. Summerville, Hoover and Bradford. ————— HIS DECISION WITHHELD. The Habeas Corpus Case of the Cor- nell Sophomore. F. L. Taylor, the member of the sopho- more class at Cornell University who was committed to jail for contempt of court at Ithaca, N. Y., in refusing to answer ques- tions in regard to the poisoning of the col- |ored woman Jackson at the time of the | dinner of the freshman class, left Ithaca at | 8 o'clock yesterday morning for Watkins, where his case was to be heard, a writ of habeas corpus requiring his presence ¢ | having been served at Elmira on Saturday At Watkins Judge Smith heard the argu ment. The justice reserved his decision, and remanded Taylor to the custody of the sher- | iff of Tompkins county, pending the de- cision. aes caneeeen Celebration at Baltimore. The 260th anniversary of the landing of | Calvert at Clements Island, March 25, 1634, was celebrated at Baltimore yesterday and will be continued today. The Maryland Pilgrims’ Association, a Catholic society, | banqueted and Istened to addresses from | three prominent laymen of that faith. The | Society of Colonial Wars held a mecting at the rooms of the Maryland Historical Soci- ety and an interesting address upon the colonial period was delivered by Thomas sided. The State Society of Colonial Dames continue the celebration today with a re- ception at Lehmann’s Hall. The address will be delivered by Arthur George Brown. Over 1,000 invitations have been issued to prominent men and women descendants of | colonial settlers, and there will be a display | of flags and relics of ante-revolutionary ays. Catholic Bishops. A meeting of Catholic bishops will be |held in this city on April 4, when Arch- bishop Ireland of St. Paul, Archbishop Cor- rigan of New York and others are ex- pected to be present. Bishop Keane and Father McCammon of the Catholic Univer- sity left for Norfolk last evening, but they ; Will return in time for the meeting. ———_—__ Movements. The U. S. S. Detroit arrived at Pernam- buco, Brazil, yesterday, on her way from Rio to Hampton Roads, Va. The Charleston sailed from Rio yesterday for Montevideo, thus leaving Rio harbor clear of American war thips. ‘A CHARMING WOMAN. She Has Studied American and Euro- Ladies Very Caref; “I have observed women very careful It was a member of a leading ladies’ club who Spoke. Coutinuing, she said: “I have seen English women and women from the continent unter all circumstances, and I think I understand thew. I have observed Ameri- can wowen under every condition and I am abi to compare the twa I am sorry to say that American wotwen are not as strong and beal the women of other countries, They ure weak, delicate and run down, especially at this time of the year. And that is mot the worst of it. American women need pot be so. It is nyusense to suppose that a woman 0 through this Season without assistance Ske weeds a tonic, a stimulant, something will make ber co Plexion good, her eyes bright and her health per- fect. I know what will dv this because I was once in a greatly run down state myseif and I found that a careful and continuous use of Dufy's Pure Malt Wiisky did wonders for me. @ firm advocate of temperance, but I believe near ly every woman could be made healthier, bappier and more attractive if she followed the same course tant I have.” as t ® 8 the qual Necessary tor the purpose. Insist, therefore, w) Your drazgist or grocer giving you Just. whats Tequire and under no circumstances take any other. A prominent clergyman of Mississippi commends ‘‘Golden Medical ey, » suffering bumanity every where. covery” builds up the flesh when reduced below a DYSPEPSIA AND GENERAL BEBILITY. Rev. A. H. MEVs, sa ites Point, yom 0. writes? “Having sudered for @ number of years with take great pleasure in recommending your medicines to suffering humanity overywiern” WHY NOT«YOUW? SPESEEBEOSSLSE SOLOS SSO OD You often hear of other extracts which CLAIM TO BE “‘just as good” as ; Liebig + Company’s i : | { Extract of Beef, {But these claims only call attention to q the fact that the COMPANY'S EX- ¢ TRACT is + The Standard 3 for quality. 3 mb1-th,ta ° PEOSIOSSPSELSO OSS SO LSSOES Widow Watkins Nearly Died from ilious headacaes. She com- lained and moaved, and in three bouts paid a doctur. And while she was compl suffering ook stantly. Her headaches were oo bette than befor had paid. Then sue pans Tabules at the drug store. The first cue cured her headache im tifteen minutes, and she was well in three Gays. This cost ber.............. i and she bas four little bottles of the Tabules still on bund. Tt will thus be seen that it cost ber $108.10 more to Le sick than to R-1-P-A-N-S TABULES cure any illness resulting from a disordered di- gestion, and in nine cases out of ten a single one will bring substautial relief in half an hour, Ripans Tabules are for sale by druggists gen- fel5-3m $90.00 18.60 con + then erally. From a common pimple on the face to ebat “pamphlet free. Hours, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and from 6 to § p.m. indays, 10 to 2 p.m. only. Consultation free. fe27-co3m awful disease, scrofula, cured by Dr. Kenuedy’ Favorite Reedy. It drives every taint of im. purity from the ble a restores the complex- fon to bealth and beauty. Heat That Room. $2.00 will do it. We have redaced prices on Gas Stoves—bave a long line of them—any style you wisb—Our $2.40 Stove will cook aud heat at same time. 16=-qt. Ham Boilers, 29c. Another consignment just received. The last two lots we bad, 200 in each lot, remained on our bards but three days each time. ‘Nough said. “Washington Variety,” nu near Pp” 824 7th St. * Refrigerators Are not every-day purchases; therefore, it is well to know before purchasing that we have @ Lefrigerator guarauteed to give entire satisfaction. If an experience of forty-five years means anything, end sucely it does, then the nae Eddy “Refri gerator Means good value for your money The slate ¢ shelves should recommend ekeeper wale than the Present seaso 1. Call for our booklet of recommendations from those who are using ‘The Eddy.” rl. W. Beveridge, HOUSEFURNISHINGS, &e., 215 F and 1214 G sts. Sole agents for the D. = ENow 6oc. Here is another “Corset har- gain” which more strongly €videpces the fact that we sell you vorsets at lower this city 100 dozen Extra Fine Extra Waist Corsets, La ANNEAL Ta, LO a ‘ft- in perfect drab, all. ‘sizes We've always gotten $1 for this corset and others do yet. Only 69c. M. C. Whelan, Marsh Smith. Mr. Henry Stockbride pre- | C.A.Muddiman,614 12th St, | mb26 Y . NOMOTHERS Qo THEE ‘Tis always a picture both quaint and be witchin’ That jurks in my mind, of my grané mother's kitchen: White wood-work, bright tinware, blue plates in a row, That great spotless Kitchen of long, long ago. But The things in my kitchen are many times brighter, My floor, with less laborexpended, is whiter, Since GOLD DUST—the Powder for cleansing you know, Improved on the methods of long, long aga COLES WASHING POWDER. is used In thousands of homes to-day. Bright women every- where appreciate its usefulness, Made only by The N. K. Fairbank Company, Chicago, St. Louis, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, WHY W TILL YEDIE Great Wark and Great Success | Vital Magnetism Cures When All Else Fails. | ANOTHER FREE CLINIC WEDNESDAY Should any on> doubt the really wonderful cures now Wrought in our midst they would ouly | have t pay a visit to that greatest of all Iiving | Magnetic ists, Dr. Damon at 608 12th street Rorthwest, aad Usten to the reports made of te markelle cures by the people waiting to see him, Seated in the large parlors yesterday were many who hod come long distances to see this famous maa. Awong them were ministers, merchants and farmers. One reverend gentleman bad come from | Hlinois; he told how a sister of bis had been cured, {ana bow he, after trying over # dozen physicians of his own town, as well as in Chicago, without any | Denefii, came bere aod pinced himself under this t wt that has made for Dr. Damon # repota- ¥ | toa for skill that but few enjoy. He said: I am how well, and retura tomorrow to my western home. Another told of his wife elng cured of rheumatism. He bad spent over $1,000 with other physiclas out relief, but ebe Lad been cured perfectly in less than tiv: weeks, I am now under Weatment myself, said be, for @ serious liver and Kidney trouble that has bailed the skill of five ober physicians, Already I feel Mke a new man, and T have been treated less chan two weeks. Tie doctor is tp daily consultative with patients from 10 to 12, 2 to 5 and to 5, while bis several as- Soviates are kept constertly at work. Dr. Damon bas every facility at bis new offices, 6085 12th |strest, for treatment. The large reception and treatment rooms, together with a fine laboratory, welt Qitted and furnished, both for the con- of physician as well as patient. Wednes- day, March 25, ot 2:90, the doctor will give his | last free lecture and clitte to ladies at Builders’ Exchange Hal? until fall. The work #t the private | offices, however, will continue Ubroughout the wea- son, as usual. ants n | Seteeesesesoeses oseeeseg ° FACIAL ¢ \e iZ y is BLEMISHES. ie |@ The only imstitution im the south @e- | $ voted exclusively to the treatment of the @ Skin, Scalp,and Blood and the removal of | J Facial Biemisnes, iP 3 ACNE, SUPERFLUOUS HAIR, 1 PIMPLES, MOLES, 3 WARTS, } FRECKLES, 3 RED VEINS, TATIOO MARKS, |@ omy skin, SCARS, 2 BLACK HEADS, AND ALL BLEMISHES ¢ DANDEUFF. ov THE SKIN. 3 Dr. Hepburn, DERMATOLOGIST. @ Greduate of Jefferson Med. Col., Phila, 13 and the Reyal University of Vienna. |@ MERIZ BLDG. COR,UTH AND F sts, | 3 Consultation free. —muh10-eotf | DLPPES SSS SESS ISOTOOS SOOM IT IS |ALWWAYS |\CHEAPER To pay a reasonable charge te the doctor who kaows how and bas the facilities to cure you than to expend many times that amount for the painful experiences which always follow the employment of one who does not porsess the skill, experience And other requirements necessary to SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT, Dr. Jordan bas been practicing tm Washington for over three years, and Las proven by actual practice that he bas not ouly considercble skill, Dut a vast amount of experience in treating all diseases of the nose, throwt and ear. roticed a decided improvement ; ‘had a beartier appetite, breathed easier; Incressel ten pourds in weight, and is now a bright, healthy | child. I am so grateful to Dr. Jordan that I teel &s if I ought t> go cround to all who are suffering fro catarrh or Basal troubles aud tell of bis Wonderful ubility and success Sn this specialty. If you have any pasal, throat oF and want Jt treated you ble precaution cous. You should tweatmert obtain- whe every will assure best others most 1M Jordan will tell you candidly whether be can cure you or not, ond bis charge is but oP MONTH for treatment. If you are dissatisfied at any time during the first week it will COST LOU NOTHING, DR. C. M. JORDAN, of the Medical Department A gradus ot the Univer REO iia ase 1003 F St. N. W. =22s POPULAR AND STANDARD MUSIC ONLY 5 AND 10 cents; choice selectious; free catalogues. Upright Piano, $175. mh19 THOMSON'S MUSIC STORE, 521 1ith at. Specialties—Diseases of the Nose, and Ear, CONSULTATION FREE. Office hours: 9 to 11 p.m. Suxdays, 9 to 12 m. m, 24