Evening Star Newspaper, June 4, 1898, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1898-24 PAGES. Royal Blue Serge Suit to order, *10. ~~ my SARARARARSY AO Copying The Name Will Not Do. To reach the criticising public dealers must first get a Serge equal to Our Royal Blue; “copying the name will not do.” The people have confidence in Our Serge, con- sequently larger numbers than ever are placing their orders this season. To us this appears the most strik- ing way for the public to show their appreciation of our efforts to bring Blue that’s Blue. - pendable serge. ( DEP DEP. Ten Dollars (to your order). The Ideal Summer Suit. them a trustworthy suit made of de- ( > \N DEPENDABLE COLOR— 1 (that will stand the summer's sun). 2 DEPENDABLE WOOL— ( (the kind the sheep furnishes). 2 ( DEPENDABLE CUTTING (we guarantee the fit). =NDABLE TRIMMINGS—_ (with our year's guarantee). DEPENDABLE SEWING— (we use Belding Bros." s>wing silks). =NDABLE TAILORING— (made by our own tailors). $ DEPENDABLE FITTING—= (gow'll be the Judge and jury). Mertz & Mertz, New Era Tailors, ‘ 906 F Street. = OO, NNN EDIE ERE EB RIE IRD OI VON ON AA Suit to-order, #10. | | Royal Blue Serge | | ! : AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA Residents of West End Take Steps to Secure Free Delivery of Mail. Principal Ficklin Reports Robbery of Wasbington School—Police News —General and Personal. Evening x Bureau, No. 529 Beil Telephe ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4, 15 3. The residents of West End will hoid a Meeting tonight at 7:30 o'clock, for the Am “purpose of taking steps to secure better | .on School yesterday mail facilities. The Post OMice Department | tne surprisingly has agreed to extend the free-delive tem to West End, providing the c n sidewalks and number At the meeting tonight it is tion will be agreed upon looking nee with the postal regulation. Charter Granted. m today granted a charter to Manufacturing Company of The capital stock is to be . G. L. Boothe is named as Judge No: iruft ton Washington ool Robbed. T. H. Fickiin, principal of School building, reported to po- 3 that the building had ntered by means of duplicate k International Dictionary, valued . Stolen therefrom. The teachers’ desks were also ransacked and robbed of small sums of money. The police are making an effort to capture the thieves. So far no trace of them can be found. Mayor's Court. Mayor Geerge L. Simpson this morning Yesterday ‘Washi | visiting Miss Luia Butler, on South Co- lumbus street. A small colored bey named Benjamin Tibbs, who was reported lost in Washing- ten, was fo.nd in this city last night. Rev. N. B. Masters preached an interest- ing sermon last night at the First Presby- terian Church, on South Fairfax street. Mr. C. E. A. Marshall won the Wallace prize which was contested for at the Theo- logical Seminary last night. In the corporaticn court today Rev. H. H. Warren, colored, qualified as administra: tor of the estate of Sallie Hunter. he Daughters of the Confederacy held a meeting last night in commemoration of the birthday of Jefferson Davis. Winter Crupper last night reported at police headquarters that his wateh and chain were stolen. The property was this morning found by a neighbor. pase eas Parents and Teachers Meet. e>ting of ;arents was held at the Wil- nd served to attract large number of eighty. e object of the meeting was for the con- sideration of education from the stand- point of trustee, teacher and parent and to ask a heartier co-operation of parenis and friends. Trustee Browne referred to the growth of Wilson School. He spake of the neces- ecuring a library of ref- for their children, urged them chool builling for the purpose erving the work done there and to ik with teachers. He deemed {t Incum- t upon parents to inculcate habits of udy on the part of their chiléren secure that mentai breadth and strength ch will enable them to make real pro- To his mind, the large number of nts present evidenced a very enthusi- astic interest and co-operation, and bespoke volumes for the continued progress of the | school. Principal Cardezo spoke of the present conditions of the school, and thanked the parents for the constant evidences of their interest in Wilson School. Miss Fisher of the corps of teachers com- ment2d on the vaiue of punctuality and Some of the parents spoke of the confi- dence they felt in the Wilson School and teachers and of the benefit it was to them They had determined to work more resolutely for the welfare of @isposed of the following cases: Chas. Hol- | ™ularity of attendance. Unger, charged with disorderly conduct, fined $2.50; Richard Steward, charged with G'sorderly condvct, dismissed; French | and the community. Jcnes, charszed with disorderly conduct and fighting, fined $5. the school. General and Personal. —_——— Mrs. George S. French, who had I en Quite itl, is reported a little better today. Mrs. Jas. Posey is quite sick at her home @n Prince street. Miss Ella Dagley of Louisville, Ky., is Arthur B. Rider having declined the ap- pointment of chairman in the surface divi- sior of the engineer department, the Dis- trict Commissioners have appointed Fred A. Barnes to this position, at §225 per diem. G reat Combination ‘Sale of CARPETS, MATTINGS, RUGS AND FURNITURE. We have added to this great sale of Furniture the greater part of our stock ¢ along wi Carpets and Rugs. We th the rest of the goods, and put in an entirely new stock. have decided to sacrifice them 10.000 yards Axminster, Velvet, Body Brus- sels and Tapestry Brussels Carpets at nearly one-half price. BRUS to 158 yards. $ SALE..... VELVET CARPE: 125 yards. F I BODY Matting and Rugs. 1.500 yds. Matting. Was This sale. -200 yds. Matting. Was 49¢. This sale. |. Best Japwnese Matting. Was 2: myrha itugs. Were $3.50. . This sale. myrna Rugs. Were $2.50. This sale. Smyma Rugs. Were $6.25. This sale. BARGAINS. mber Sultes: Sideboards. Couches. Box Couches. Box Couches. Couches $20.00 ches Brass Beds. 25.00 Brass 500.00 Brass Bed Parlor Parlor MAY END AT SANTIAGO Cuban Revolution Likely to Close Where It Began. STRONG FORCES ARE OPPOSED THERE Defenses Are Considered to Be Almost Impregnable. MAY STARVE THEM OUT (Copyright, 1898, by Associated Press.) OFF SANTIAGO DE CUBA, June 2, by the Associated Press dispatch boat Wanda, via Kingston, Jamaica, June 4.—Rear Ad- miral Sampson, with the United States cruiser New York, his flagship, accom- panied by the battle ship Oregon, the cruis- er Mayflower and the torpedo boat Porter, joined Commodore Schley’s squadron off Santiago Wednesday morning and their combined commands have the Spanish fleet securely locked in the harbor. Admiral Sampson left the heavy monitors and light gunboats off Cardenas Monday morning, all danger of the appearance of the Spaniards from the eastward having been removed with the definite information that Commodore Schley had hunted tnem to their hole, and, under command of Com- modore Watson, the monitors and gunboats returned to reinforce the blockade on the north coast of Cuba. Schley Keeps His Command. Admiral Sampson did not assume com- mand and amalgamate the squadrons upon his arrival. Each squadron retains its separate entity and Commodore Schley his single-starred pennant on the Brook- lyn. The American fleet off Santiago now numbers twelve fighting ships, two colliers and a cable-cutting ship. Neither the Solace, the hospital ship, nor the Red Cross ship State of Texas, which the Associated Press dispatch boat Dauntless passed on her way here, has yet put in an appear- ance. The fighting ships include the New York, Brooklyn, Iowa, Oregon, Massachusetts, Texas, New Orleans, Marblehead, Dolphin, Mayflower and Vixen and the torpedo boat Porter. There is every indication that ac- tive operations will begin at once. The last cable which binds Cuba to Madrid and the outside world was cut today. Pending the execution of Admiral Samp- son's plan of campaign, our ships form a cordon about ‘the entrance of Santiago harbor to prevent the possible egress of the Spaniards, should Admiral Cervera be foolhardy enough to attempt to cut his way out. Communication has also been had with the shore. The mountains and hills which surround Santiago are in full possession of the Cuban insurgents, and in certain contingencies the latter might be enabled to render effective aid. Prepared for Stout Resistance. The reconnoissance nade by our ships, principally the smaller auxilary yachts and torpedo boats, which are able to creep close in shore at night, have pretty defi- nitely determined the location and char- acter of the defenses of the harbor. Sev- eral new batteries have been thrown up on the high ground on each side of the en- trance, and it is evident the Spaniards are prepared to make a stout resistance. The lines of batteries which crown the 1s and the grim gray walls and castel- lated turrets of Morro Castle, with the yel- low and red flag of Spain flying from the keep on the central. tower, make a brave picture from the line of the blockading squadron lying five miles off the shore. Across the natrow heck of the channel, which at the entrance is scarcely more than a hundred yards wide, have been placed three rows of mines, marked by wooden buoys. So far as has been ascer- tained, there are three new batteries on the west side of the entrance. These ap- pear to be formed entirely of earthworks. ‘The embrasures for the guns can easily be discerned with the glasses. Cayo Smith, a small island which lies di- rectly beyond the throat of the entrance, is fortified; and back of Morro, which sits cn the rocky eminence at the right of the entrance, are Estella battery and Saint Carolina fort. Further up the bay, guard- ing the last approach to the city of Santi- ago, is Blanco battery. Forts Built Some Time Ago. The forts are of stone and were con- structed in the early 60’s. Saint Carolina fort is partly in ruins. The guns in both Morro Castle and Estella battery are of old pattern—18 and 24 pounders—and would not even be considered were it not for the great height of the fortifications, which would enable these weapons to deliver a plunging fire. Modern guns are mounted cn the batteries to the left ofthe entrance on Cayo Smith, and at Blanco battery there are also four modern guns. The mines in the narrow, tortuous channel and the elevation of the forts and batteries, which must increase the effectiveness of the enemy’s fire and at the same time de- crease that of our own, reinforced by the guns of the Spanish fleet inside, makes the harbor as it now appears almost impreg- nable Unless the entrance is countermined it would be folly to attempt to force its pass- age with our ships. But the Spanish fleet is bottled up, and a plan is being considered to drive'in the cork. If that is done the next news may be a thrilling story of clos- ing thesharbor. It would release a part of our fleet, and leave the Spaniards to starve and rot until they were ready to hoist the white flag. Not a gun has been fired from shore or ship since the bombardment on Tuesday. The Spanish fleet, which lay near the mouth of the harbor on that occasion, has withdrawn to a safer anchorage farther in, probably behind Cayo Smith, and not a glimpse of it has been had since. It may be that the final act in the Span- ish-American war drama, of which the Cu- ban revolution was but the prologue, may be enacted here, where the insurrection originated three years ago. Ordered to the Rear. An hour before sunset tonight, as dark rain clouds, lying low over the coast line, foreboded the usual tropical storm, and the untted fleets under Sampson and Schley lay off the mouth of the harbor of Santiago de Cuba, flanked by a little flotilla of dispatch boats, Rear Admiral Sampson signaled the torpedo boat Porter to run alongside the flagship. The nature of the admiral’s orders was soon known, for the Porter rushed alongside each newspaper dispatch boat in turn and megaphoned: “Lee admiral directs you to move ten miles south and to take a station for the night.” . This meant business of serious import for the fleet before morning, whether a dash into the harbor or otherwise will probably be known on tle arrival of the second Asso- clated Press dispatch boat at the nearest cable station tomorrow. AN indications are that southeastern Cuba, will be the scene of active naval and military operations for some time. Hére and hold the entire. stern half of the Island. a es sw oe Expeet:Amertcam Support. Talk with Gdrtit's Yiouts shows that they confidensly,, expegt .AmPrican troops secon. They. sax HUB /tm-the:-best part of the island for the:l@ndthg ‘ang the acelima- tization of our Ts); Well-drained and healthy camps cen,.be_¢stablished on the high table ‘ands that: lig on the sea front or on slopes of the mountains at any de- sired altitude. Puré“wa¥er is found in the springs and mot ntain ‘streams, while the fertile surrounding qounjry yields ebundant fruits and vegetebles, arid everything is fa- vorable to the gocd sanitary condition of a well-Gisciplined army.' % The rainy season, the insurgents say, i3 not a serious drawbatk" where camps can be quickly formed on @rained elevations. The island already ‘shows the effect of the beginning of this ‘season. Showers oc- cur daily and ‘soft, While rain mists are seen on the sIcpes* every morning. The smokes and fires of the burning plantations are being extinguished, and luxuriant na- ture is rapidly healing many of the rav- ages of the war. s Anent Tropical Storms. These tropical storms at night are won- derful exhibitions of, clectrieal pyrotech- nies. At times the: lightning flashes on the horizon line look like the regular firing of gurs from a distant fort. Again, the entire heavens seem aflame in vivid glare and forked tongues of fire appear to run down the mountain slopes. Drenching rainfalls for an hour or two, then the skies clear and al is serene, and the calm, full moon and brilliant constellaticns of the tropics ap- pear in all their glory as the black clouds roll away on the herizon. Such storms are confined almost whoily to the coast, only going out to sea oc- casfonally off a cape or headland to kick up a squall. Ships sailing along the coast in calm seas and clear skies are witnesses to the beauty and grandeur of the land storms without feeling the slightest effect of these disturbances of nature a few miles distant. —_.-—_— THE MUSICIANS DEPART Leader and Recruits for First Regiment Band Leave for Tampa. Company of Immunes Ordered Fredericksburg; Others to Follow— ‘Fakoma Volunteers Remembered. The Ist District of Columbia Volunteer Regiment Band, Prof. W. R. Phillips, lead- er, left last night to joi the Washington soldiers under Colonel Harries at Tampa, Fla. The sevcnteen:members’of the band assembled at National Guard armory early in the evening and at once began active preparations for departure. It was 10 o'clock when the musicians fell in and marched to the 6th street station, escorted by the Mount Pleas&rit Field Band, Mr. J. C. Churchill, leader, | AY large crowd had assembled at the dppot,to bid the patriots good-bye and wish them God-speed during their term at the,fropp The two bands discoursed martial, and patriotic music up to a few minutes defore the time for de- parture, when the fast farewelis were said and the soldier-musfciarts, newly uniformed and equipped withcmstsuments and knap- sacks, boarded the Seushern railway train, 3 o'clock hegan their long journey ie band will ‘prove a valuable addition to the District) regiment and will place the Washington oldiers on a foot- ing equal to that of any other military or- ganization now. in tthe service. Capt. Broom’s Company, Capt. Broom, with, hig company of vol- unteers for Col. Pettitig.sth regiment’ of immunes, expects to leave ‘the city #his aftérvoon at 4 @clock for, Freidertoxsburg, Va., where the regiment formation will take piace. .Capt. Broom’s men were mus- tered into the service of the United States several daya ago, siree which time they been provided for in the building at 1008 Pennsylvania avenue, sleeping on straw and cating gcvernment provender. All are anxious to get into the field, and although 2 great majority of them are still vnuniformed and unequipped, they feel that they are ready ctherwise to start for the front. Just where the men will be quartered in Fredericksburg has not been decided. Other companies of the regiment will be arriving at the point of concentration within the next few days, and it is the hope of the soldiers that the government will provide them with tents and other necessary camp equipments. Capts. Mellach and Jorgenson, who are recruiting companies for the same regi- ment, have secured a majority of the men needed to complete their command. A por- tion of each company, it is expected, will be mustered in this afternoon. By muster- ing the men in and providing for them as scon as they erlist trey are held together. There has been some delay in securing the services of a mustering officer, the reg- ular army officers being up to their ears in Work at their different stations and at the War Department. It is believed, however, that both of the companies named will be ready to leave for Fredericksburg the first Part of next week. Lieut. Parker of Company B, 4th Regi- meut, has taken Capt. Broom’s quarters at 1¢08 Peansylvania avenue, and will con- tinue recruiting. He expects, however, to oss Company A tito camp: at an early late. Colored Regiment Forming. A regiment of colored volunteers for the United States army is tow being organ- ized in this city, with headquarters at 904 E street northwest. by H. L. Street, nation- al commander of the Union Veterans’ Union, and in a few days its services will be tendered to the President. Five full companies are now ready. It will be offi- cered entirely by veterans of the late war and sons of veterans, who have seen serv- ice in militia regiments, as follows: H. Street, colonel; J, M. Vale, Heutenant col- onel; J. E. Brooks, John’ Middleton, W. Frank Ress, majors; S. F. Hamilton, ad- jutant; Rudolph Ullmer, quartermaster; 8. W. Baxter, W. D. Yingling, F. F. Bogia, James Cumberlidge, Frank Beach, C. R! Hughes, G. D. Kehoe, J. H. Alien, cap- tains; E. Rosafy, Will Middleton, Meuten- ants; Rey. Olin B. Eldridge (pastor Waugh Chapel M. E. Church), chaplain. The regi- mental surgeon and assistant surgeon, four captains and the lieutenants have not as yet been determined-upen This command wicbétitendered the Pres- ident on the part 2f*the Union Veterans’ Union. It will be :iMoered by men who saw service from "@b%oi "6S in the volunteer or regular army. saris Edibles Shigjied to Tampa. Tuesday last a b§x afd a barrel of gooa things were sent :toythe Takoma boys among the District golunteers, now’ in Tampa, Fla. The “was sent to Lieut. Frank Skinner, w; ections to distri- bute the artidles eygally among the boys, and consisted of ditedsbeef, salmon, sar- dines, potted meats, hams, cheese, can: fruits, condensed ~ThiIK, jellies, bread, cake, DOWN TO HARD TACK! District Troops See Rough Side of Soldier Life. SLIGHT ACCIDENT 10 THEIR TRAIN Fortunately No One Was Injured by the Mishap. INCIDENTS OF THE TRIP Special From a Staff Correspondent. PLANT CITY, Fla., June 3.—After many hardships the District boys reached Plant City shortly after 6 o'clock this afternoon, and since early this morning the men have had little to eat, no coffee, and very little water to drink. At Oak the trains were stopped two hours for breakfast and a short rest for the men. It was noticed at Oak that all of the stores near the depot were closed, and but few people had come down to see the troops. Investigation developed the fact that Roosevelt’s rough riders had passed through Oak yesterday and had raided everything in sight. The people of the town had turned out in full force to give them a nice time. Sandwiches and. lemo- nade had been prepared, but this did not seem to suit them, for, after taking all this, they raided the hucksters and stores. This made the people a little shy of the District boys, but they soon got over it when they saw what an excellent body of men they. were, and they made things pleasant for us. Engine Off the Track. While the first section of the train was rolling along smoothly about a mile south of Lachoochee, the engine jumped the track. There was a severe jar and sev- eral men were knocked off their feet. on the track again. In the meantime the second and third sections had caught up, and a freight train } §& came up in front. The siding was too short for the trains to pass, and this caused a general blockade. The trains had to be backed a distance of three miles to a long siding, where the trains passed, and all was well again. The climate here today is delightful, the thermometer registered 75 degrees and a nice cool breeze is blowing. If it is no hot- ter here than this the boys will not suffer. It is not thought that Tampa will be reach- ed until a late hour tonight, as it has taken us from 9 o'clock this morning to come a little over 100 miles. The boys will not go into camp tonight, but will for the last time in many days sleep comfortably in Puliman berths. At Dade City the train was stopped and a de- tail-of men from each car was sent to get water to fill the coolers, so that the boys can at least have a plenty to drink. Company B secured another mascot to- day. Private Hart captured a young alliga- tor at Oak, and it was quite a curiosity to many of the men who had never seen one before. The boys ar? anxiously awaiting their ar- rival im Tampa, when they expect to be equipped with the new canvas uniforms. Several Casex of Sickness. have been several men siightly sick left Oak, but none of them was of It] a. H. took more than an hour to get the engine | PéW experiencing the RAVAGES 0 F CATARRE It is One of the Most Insidious of All Diseases and the Source of More Painful, Dangerous and Fatal Ils Than All Other Causes Combined--Summer the Season Most Favorable to Treatment, $5 a Month. a Catarrhal Deafness. We publish for the first time the case of Mr. Hardisty of Sligo, Md., who says: I am greatest pleasure that can come to a man who had lest bis sense of hearing For eight, what have been to me, long. weary yerrs, I have been deaf. My affliction came on dually, each year getting worse and worse I ally could pot hear the natural voices of my friends and associates. I could not hear the merry Jest of pleasant c mpany. A play, a lecture, Sermon, £0 enjoyable to others, were nothing to me but a jumble of mumbling sounds. Lost to me were the pleasures of life which come through the sense of hearing. Recently I began to shun scelal affairs, as I did not hear what was being said around ‘about me, and I felt as all other deaf people do, that it was not agreeable to talk to me, for I conld only hear when spoken to in a very loud voi-e. It bothered me in my business, and while my fellow workmen laughed and ch: ted, I worke even of the restful effects of conversation, whi does so much toward making labor serm less Werrisome, Added to all this was a persistent hissing sound in my heal, f escaping steam. I would be noise. Greater things were in store for me, howcy, and I am only too pleased to say that not have the noives gene, but my bearing ba: restored so that I probably bes Tsaw in the papers where Dr. ¢ the names and addresses of 4 great tients w I called thei nts vised me by all means to take e done so, and have no reason to regret it. after I been treated and was leaving , I noticed I was hearing better. That the’ begfning of my since was: which time ft has been so rapid I thing—peo uck, improvement talking at all distances, sof the street and traf Of course, ‘hal the nu { others hear. ye noticed this a accaue nature, and tonight they ail ap-] ANNIE RYAN HEARD FROM pear to be in good condition. The officers have been putting in their time studying tactics. They are anxious to be as nearly perfect as possible in the skir- | School Girl Who Mysteriously Disappeared mish drills and other war movements. It is a matter of speculation which com- pany will get op guard duty first. The men will be both dusty and tired when they ar- rive, end those who are detailed for guard } will consider it hard luck. The men on the wagon trains are having the hardest time. On each flat car two wagons are’ loaded, and one man has to stay awake with 2ach wagon, all of the time riding outside. They are always cov- ered with sand and dirt, but they do not appear to mind it, however. Second Lieut. L. T. Boissen is in charge of the wagon trains. He reported to Col. Harri2s that all was well and nothing had been lost. Most of the officers are entirely without money, and those who have any have frequent calls made on them by their brother officers whenever an opportunity presents itself to buy fresh meats. If they do not get paid soon ft will become a question of serious Troment how they will live. Shaving Under Difficulties, A numbz>r of the officers had a new expe- rience today in the matter of shaving. A barber from one of the companies was call- ed into the sleeper, and they were shaved while the train was in motion. Non2 of them received even a small cut. The chap- lain was especially pleased with the shave. He had been threat2ned with the field offi- cers’ court on account of his bewhiskered face, so coneluded to go through the trying ordeal of shaving on a train running thirty miles an hour and rocking from side to side. B. a BRAVE BOY'S DEED. Rescue of a Girl Companion From Position of Peril. Cora Lyon, a girl about fifteen years of #gt, who was a member of a party of pleas- ure seekers Decoration day, missed her feoting while attempting to cross the dam at Pierce's Mill, on Rock creek, and fell into the pool below the dam, where the | water is probably ten feet deep. She was | in imminent danger of drowning, but was rescued by Joseph Blethen, a classmate, who plunged into the water and brougat her to the edge of the dam, whence she was lifted by Moffut Bradley and others :o the top. When first taken fram the water the young girl was unconscious, but she soon recovered and was conveyed to a neighboring farm house, where she was placed in bed. About forty persons, most of them school children, went to spend Decoration day in the vicinity of the mill. About 12 o'clock several boys and girls, Cora among them. started to cross the dam on some planks laid end to end on the outer edge of the structure. When Cora was half way across she missed her footing, as stated, and fell backward into the water. Following Cora on the plank was young Blethen. He threw off his cap and dived into the pool, seized the girl as she rose to the surface and managed to reach the foot of the dam with Ker. -Moffut Bradley, who had been breught to the scene by the screams of the girls, had reached the spot, and climbing dewn to the water by the projecting logs, he succeeded, with the help of others above, in assisting Cora and her rescuer to the top, and was teken by friends to the farm hcuse. The boys dried their clothing in the sun. Miss Lyon has since been quite ill, but is recovering. Blethen, though somewhat unstrung for a few days after the occur- rence, is as well as ever, and quite a hero Tuesday Afternoon. Letter Received Stating That She ts at New Haven, Ohio—Will Be Brought Home. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Ryan received a Jot- rday afternoon telling them that aughter was safe in the home of W. Dickihson at New Haven, Ohio. They had almost given up hope of fiading the chiid in the near future, at least. Mr. Ryan called at police headquarters witn the letter sccn after he returned home from work and exhibitzd it to Inspector Mat- tingly. He had hoped the police would make some arrangements for returning the missing one home, as well as making 2 full investigation of the case. The only thing they did, how2ver, was to advise him that he would better go to Ohio and bring the child home. This he said he would do. To- day he went to Baltimore, where he has a brother connected with the police d»part- ment, hoping he could interest the Balti- more authorities in the case, as he had lived there a number of y2ars and knew the Officials. He also communicated with Chief John Lloyd of the Baltimore and Ohio rail- road detective force, and hopes to get the assistance of the railroad det>ctives. The letter was dated and mailed at New Haven, Ohio, Thursday, June 2, two days after the disappearance of the child, show- ing that Annie did not remain in the city very long after sending a farewell to her teacher. The letter contains a number of incorrectly spelled words and has the ap- pearance of having been written by a per- son not so igrorant as the letter might in- dicat>. Child Being Cared For. ‘The Ryans were informed by the writer that their daughter Annie is being cared for at the house of Mr. Dickinson. Ac- cording to the letier she had been with her brother and had wandered away from him at Chicago junction. Mr. Dickinson on from morning till night deprived Wha' IT FFE ang ning easy PS OF THE LIVER are many time arthal origin, GRIP AND PNEUMONIA find tarrhal suffe LITIS is simply the extension of Ca- 1 inflammation of the Bronchial Tubes. G TROUBLES are superinduced by Ca- OF CONSUMPTION was, at one cese of Catarrh, ASTHMA is of Catarrhal origin, and can only be permanently cured ly removing the cause. DBAFN: AND EAR TROUBLES re jatarthal inflammation in the thront c easy victime from Sreat many ins| of other organs. CATARRH AND OTHER CHRONIC DISEASES, NO MATTER OF HOW | LONG STANDING OR WHAT DE- GREE OF SEVERITY, CAN BE CURED BY DOCTOR COWDEN’S METHODS. Consultation Free. | Dr. J. PL. Cowden, Specialist in all Diseases of Mucous Membranes, 715 13th Street Northwest. Office Hours—9 am. to 12 m.; 2 to 5 p.m; ¥ | £2,8,2-™ dally: Sundays and holidays, 10 au.’ tq p.m = a tells of having made unsuccessful attempt to nd the brother, and conchides by as= zc parents t she will be kept vntil some arrangements are made to re- store her to them. The statement that the girl had been out there with her brother was somewhat mystifying. Her brother, it was unde stood, had enlisted in the navy, and wh heard from a few da: 0 Was in Ho- boken, expecting to go away on the St. Paul. Child's Disappearance. Annie, as heretofore published, disap- peared Tui afternoon after the close of school at 3 0 She was a pupil in the school of Miss Loomis in the Tyler building, and soon after school closed she sent word to her teacher that she would not return, To several of the children she said she did not intend to return home | again, for she feared her mother would | Whip her for having teased her Ittle sister, | When the little sister complained to her | mother the latter sent her to the school to tell Annie that she wanted her. That afternoon Annic was seen walking south on 1th street near Georgia avenue, dit was believed she had visited An: costia, but about 7 o'clock in the evening was seen near 13th street and Pennsyl- vania avenue southeast by Mrs. Clark. It 1s now believed that she left here on the p.m. train Tuesday, and went as far as Chicago junction, reaching there Wed- nesday aft2rnoon. Chicago junction is about 275 miles east of Chicago, and New Haven is the first station west of the junc- tion, the distance between the places being jess than three miles. The letter does not say when the girl was found, or where she remained Wed- nesday night. Her parents are puzzled oves the statement concerning the ‘brother’ in the case, but until the father meets her, which he may do tomorrow, there will probably be no explanation received. New Haven is not a teiegraph station, and for this reason no information, in addition ta what the letter contained, can be ob- tained. _ Pension Bills Passed, Last evening’s Session of the House was devoted to bills granting pensions and cor- recting military Among those passed was one pen of Pennsyivania, the age, of a soldier of 18 bills were considered. sixty More than Sb bbb b PEEP PELE PEEP EE EEE ES ARE FIRM {WHILE PRICES CO DOW : + e heb QUAL when we reduce prices backs” at a discount. expect you to pay ¥ a8 You are able—a higher 1¢ you want All our $20 Bed Room Suites have June is to be a bargain month here, but remember that every offer is made from goods. Everything is marked in plain these prices are as low as cai stores. 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