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The Washington bee., 1894-04-28
CRANKY GUESTS
Experience of Hotel Clerks In Dealing
VV;<1, Coma rf Than

i With Some of Them.
! 81 cannot sleep in that room," said q
guest at the Hotel Denechaud last
evening as he walked to the desk in
the Office and threw the key upon it.
What is the matter with itY' asked
Mr.. Justin Denechaud, who was be-
hind the desk at the time.
There is nothing the matter with it
except that the bed is in the wrong
place." the guest replied. For more
than twenty years I have slept in a
bed with the head towards the north,
and it has become such habit with
me that it would be actually impossi-
BILE for me to sleep in bed with the
head in any other direction"
1T will be impossible for me to give
you a room containing a bed in that
position" said the clerk, as he ran his
eye over the list of rooms. 1.-The hotel
is well filled tonight, and I have only
two vacant rooms, but / will have the
bed turned for you," and calling the
porter Mr.. Denechaud instructed him
to turn the bed in the gentlemanS 8
room so that the head would be to the
north. The guest followed the porter
upstairs, and as nothing further was
vi lulH IL ID thut hO
retired and slept the sleep Of the
blessed.
There is no accounting for tastes"
said Mr. Denechaud, turning to the re-
porter, land the funny experiences we
have in the hotel business would fill
volume. You noticed that gentleman
Just now who demanded that his bed be
changed with the head towards the
north. Before the night is over we
may have calls for beds with their
heads turned to every point of the
compass, and Of course we are obliged
to accommodate every one. l remem-
ber an instance like this several years
ago. A gentleman, slightly under the
influence of liquor, came into the hotel
one night and, producing a pocket
compass, said that he wished room
where the head of the bed should be
placed to the northeast. We sent two
boys with the man and they placed the
bed as requested. The joke about it
was that the compass was furnished
with little stop, which held the indi-
Gator in a certain position, and it so
happened that the gentleman's bed,
which had been carefully placed di-
rectly northeast, according to the COM
pass, was in reality SO placed that the
head was directly to the south. The
gentleman discovered his mistake the
next morning, and 1 presume was
cured of the fad. New Orleans Times.
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The "ECONOMY"
Shoe House.

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Note the follow below.
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up Sping heti buttoD l. s5 now 74c. MISSES
ohs sprng ell button IL 81 now 76 ad;es
s p'n' D. up ufon that 81 CSC: Ladies' Dong
" p uche lace that rs now 81 a5 Youtbs, sboe
w % 10 an s"ld leather that 81 80 Boys shoes
" A oaos the bottom of soles,
al unsurpassed by shoe market rencsd tnr ba a
| To ~ ~ ""No'' suuceu iof eals week
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'h ofhhg snOes all solid leather, Mems hand
! dies Goat Slple 8, 10 c. ~ ~ W '' n" % 20
give 10 cry one that this coupon proen TO
JANUARY zOn TO February 1st, ST. bys s1d
lss 8 hoe for 75o This Is chance not often sean -, hd
'e Ter come early your may be
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Good Advfca.

"She has discarded me-" walled the
young man. 81 have half notion to
shoot myself"
When you entertain such an idea
as that" replied the sage, you are
Understanding your affection"
Don't you mean overestimating"
'Well, yeu may be overestimating it's
intensity, but not it's quantity. Just
you wait while and you will find you
have love enough left for half dozen
girls. indianapolis Journal.
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Her Sarcasm,

Her Sarcasm.
John" she said after some silence.
What is it, my dear?"
Men say that women talk a great
deal, don't they?"
Il believe they do"
And they also think it proper to
make jokes about her alleged difficulty
in making up her mind"
Yes"
"Johnw
well, dear?"
Are there any women In Congress?"
No
And yet, just look at it,
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A GREAT CYCLONE.

Savannah, Ga, Suffered . Most s~ri"p'
President Cleveland has decided ~, (;
accept the designations of the dele.s tes
to the International Monetary Con
ference. The commission will, t.i"r-,
fore, remain unchanged, unless SOM u
the members decline to serve. The c"ii-
ference will meet May 30, and the gu -
ton of further postponement will rest
entirely with its members.
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Why he Was Dropped.

Ethel-Why didn't Henrietta have
anything to do with that noted young
writer when he came? She said she
was going to.
Maude-Yes. but during their first
talk he said he had never met pretty
woman who had any brains. So Hen
rietta dropped him. considering it
personal insult
Ethel (amiablyl-Why. which does
she think she has,
The Washington bee., 1894-04-28
She Tried fa HAln.

She Tried to Help.
He devoted but bashfuD - There's
been an awful lot in the papers lately
about political combines and rings and
such things.
She determined to help him OUT
Yes, I've noticed. Do women ever get
mixed up with them?
He-Certainly not. Why do you ask
that?
She with a "now will you tumbleY p
emphasis)-Because I feel as If I would
like to get into ring Of some kind
myself.
No presents.-Buffalo Courier,
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y as. W. Taylor
KNOWS HOW TO TREAJ

KNOWS HOW TO TREAT
lTeopIe; he Is the most poilte MAJ
III business L ever saw, he know
how TO handle men. 1 think tn,
people III Washington are missing {.
treat 10y not paLroniZlng this youns
man. L have entered Iuany Uarbu.
shops but l have not seen any t.
eXceil 9U6 AID 1909 18th st. n, W.
March 24-3-
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Gfonsf for One.

Johnnie with an ax)-Papa, what is
q chophouse?
Papa-It il house where they have
chops.
Johnny (pfaintfvely)-Is it anything
like a wc,odshed, papa?
The Washington bee., 1894-04-28
His Principle.

Brown-Is Black d man Of principle?
White - Decidedly. Whenever he
wants any whiskey he sends Jack
Todd for 1t. Blacks principles would
Mt allow him to be seen in a liquor
shop.-Boston Transcript.
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OF Adult Size.

Tommy-Pa, why do they say that
"a note natures when it falls due.
Pa worrying over his debts)-Be-
cause it's generally SO blame big, /
suppose.-Chicage Record.
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treet. n. ". All kinds OF law buSl ness
attended TO with care.
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The evening world., 1894-05-28
slH / THIEF IN HER ROOM.
Mrs. Blodget Screamed and the
Fellow Ran Away.
But He Took Quito . Sum Of Money
and Jewelry.

Detectives Cashin and Jerolamon. Of
the West Thirtieth street police station.
are looking for a burglar. and Mrs. Blod-
get, wife of the manager Of the WILL
iamsburg Gas Works, 3 suffering from
shock. consequent upon the discovery Of
the man in her room.
Early Saturday morning Mrs. Blod-
get, who lives at 40 West Thirty-seventh
street. was awakened by hearing foot
steps on the floor above her In a room
occupied by NJ. E. Ingersoll. She dozed
on to sleep again n was shortly after
wards awakened by the opening OF a
bun eau drawer In her room, and saw a
man standing beside the open drawer.
which contained a number of articles
OF Jewelry. She screamed and the man
ran out OF the room n made his es-
care by the front door.
TIT fellow had broker a pane OF glass
IN O basement window, and, reaching In.
undid n clasps n raised the window:
Going upstairs. he had unlocked and
opaned the front door, as a means of
proceeded to the third floor to the room
occupied by Mr.. Ingersoll, where he Sc
cured a watch and $40 in cash. Coming
down to the second floor, he got into the
Blodgets' sleeping apartment. and had
taken some $50 in cash and several
pieces of jewelry when Mrs. Blodget
was awakened.
Mr.. Biodget thinks the thief stole sew
eral valuable papers, as he has been I'M
able to nnd'them since.
An accurate description of the thief
has been furnished to the police.
The evening world., 1894-05-28
CAUGHT MANY MERCHANTS.
Snmucl Springer Charged with
Wholesale ~Swindling.

Samuel Springer, t"enty-nine years
old, of st. Paul, Mimi, was held for
examination in the jefferson Market
Police Court to-day on the charge of
swindling.
He is accused of obtaining n quantity
of goods from various merchants by
representing himself as a buyer for ].
Palmer u Co., of 22i0 Third avenue,
dealers in musical instruments.
At the close of the month. when the
bills were sent, Palmer & Co, ut once
repudiated the purchases which had
been made, and notified the wholesalers
that they had been swindled.
Complaints poured into Inspector Nc
I%.aughlin's office in consequence, II De-
tectives Price and McCafferty were sent
out to work on the case. They found
Springer last night and arrested him,
Among the firms bitten" were Butler
Brothers, 49j Broadway, SCI; c. Bruno
& Sons. $50 broadway, SAL 5; August
Pollmann, 70 Franklin street $40; Mace
& 20, of Houston and Chrystie streets,
so: Herman Sonntag. of 325 Broadway,
SOS; Stirn & Co., of 600 broadway, SOS. 80.
The complaint at Jefferson Market
Court to-day was made by Butler
Brothers.
The evening world., 1894-05-28
EAST ATCHISON IN PERIL.
Sudden Rise In the Missouri Causes
Great Damage.
(By Associated Press.)

ATCHISON, Kan, May 2S.-The Mis-
souri, River rose nearly six feet in forty
eight hours and great damage was done
to property in the vicinity of East Atchi-
son. The stream cut away nearly two
hundred feet of land near that town,
including a strip OF land known as the
Point, and which has heretofore pro-
tected the place. The main current nov
strikes the town almost directly from
the north. 1t will probably be only a
question OF a few hours before the cur
rent has full sway at East Atchison and
then no power can save the place from
being swept away.
Great excitement prevails, and many
persons nave moved to this side of the
river for safety. Store buildings and
houses which stood IN the north end of
the village are being torn down or
moved by their owners. Many buildings
have been moved, and lahorers and
teams from this city and from the sur
rounding country assisted In the work.
Just north OF East Atchison there are
three lines of railroad paralleling each
other. the Rock Island, the Santa Fe
and Hannibal. and st. Joseph.
The river has c~rcroached to within
thirty feet OF the tracks and II is pos
sible that the railroads will be COM
PEELED 10 stop running trains over them.
Riprapping the bank has failed to stop
the waters en~croachment.
The evening world., 1894-05-28
TRIED TO SMUGGLE JEWELRY
Sculptor Trsntanove's Pockets
We're Well Lined.
Valued at $500 Seized by
the Authorities.

Prof. Gaetano Trentanove, a sculptor,
of Florence, Italy. who was a passenger
on the North German Lloyd steamship
Vera, which arrived in port his morn
ing from Genoa, made an effort to pass
the customs officials, when the vessel
locked at Hoboken, with n lot Of valu-
able tewel:y upon which he should have
paid duty.
In naking his declaration on the pier
he stated that he had brought over
nothing dutiable. Inspectors Brown and
Donahue. however, thought differently.
They instituted a search and in his
clothes found the jewelry. 1t consisted
of one silver pencil, one diamond and
sapphire gold ring. one diamond and
pearl brooc one diamond scarf pin and
one moonstone and diamond scarf pin.
The lost pin was particularly hand
some. 1t was a perfectly shaped heart,
trimmed with SIN I'll diamonds, and was
cleverly tucked away in a cigar-case.
The other jewels were scattered about
In various pockets. The total value will
probably amount to about $500.
Prof. Trentanove said the jewels were
presents from a lady in Italy to friends
In this country. and he was bringing
them over for her The two s%carf-pins
were for Fitzgerald Paploe, OF 10 Union
square. he said. and the remainder were
for Mr.. Eldridge and Miss Wilder, Of
Milwaukee.
The evening world., 1894-05-28
ALL FOR MUNICIPAL REFORM.
Municipal League Holds
Its First Meeting To-Day.
Delegates Present from Clubs All
Over the Country.

The first meeting OF the newly organ
ICED National Municipal League was held
at the City Club OF New York. 677 Fifth
avenue, to-day. The delegates were wei.
coined with a brief address by James G.
Carter, and a temporary organization
was formed with Charles Richardson, of
Philadelphia, Chairman, and James
Pryor, OF the City Club, Secretary.
The preamble and amendments to the
constitution. as prepared by the City
Club. we're then presented and referred
to a Committee on Amendments to the
Constitution and Bylaws, appointed by
the chair. Charles J. Bonaparte, OF Bal
timore, is Chairman of the Committee.
A Committee on Nominations was also
appointed.
The Syracuse Good Government Club,
Yonkers Good Government Club, and
the Citizens Association. OF Albany.
were elected to membership.
The Committee on Constitution and
the Nominating Committee went into
session, and an adjournment was taken
until 3 { o'clock, when the delegates were
to hear the report of the Nominating
Committee and proceed to the election
of permanent officers.
This evening at 7 o'clock the City Clerk
will give a dinner to the delegates, and
with the coffee and cigars will come some
informal speech-making.
The Leagues sessions will continue to-
morrow.
The delegates present at to-night's
meeting included:
DR.. r. BENJAMIN Andrews. P~residcnt Of Brown
University, Providence, II. l.; Joseph A. Miller
and Augustine Jones'. Of Providence; Charles j.
Bonarartc, BALTIMORE; Herbert Welsh. Clinton
Rogers Woodruff. George II. Mercer and Charles
Richardson. Of Philadelphia Joshua stark. MIL
waukce. Wis. Henry W. Williams. baltimore;
Datus c. Smith. Yorkcrs; N. u. Curtis. Troy. n.
Y: George McAneny. jr., Secretary civil Service
Reform Association. and George BuTnhAm, IT,,
President, Philadelphia Municipal League.
The evening world., 1894-05-28
RECKLESS DRIVER FINED.
He Said lie Was Thomas JONES'
of the st. Cloud Hotel.

A well-drcssed young man, who gave
the name of Thomas Jones'" was fined
$40 by Justice Feitner this morning in
Yorkville Court. Jones was arrested
for reckless driving in Central Park yes
terday. He drove a fine team, and
was accompanied by a pretty young
m
He first stopped his horse at a point
where the team blocked the entrance to
the Casino, and when ordered to move
by Officer Monahnn struck his horse
such IA vicious blow that the animal
overturned the vehicle.
Neither Jones nor the young woman
was hurt, m when their light wagon
was righted started of at such n rapid
rate that Monahan blew his whistle and
another officer arrested Jones. He was
locked up. and later was bailed out by
DR.. Gin Wylie, OF IS West Fortieth
street. Jones CAV his address as the
st. Cloud Hotel, and II is rumored that
he Is the son OF n very wealthy and
prominent resident OF this city.
The evening world., 1894-05-28
NEW CREW FOR THE LYDGATE
She VIII Sail To-MOrrow If These
Men Do Not Desert.

The four-masted British bark Lyd-
gate, Capt. Ridley, will sail for Shangai
some time during tomorrow, unless the
third crew shipped on her this voyage
desert at the last moment.
AS previously told In THE Evening
World" the Lydsate had a very hard
passage from Shields to this port in bal
last. This was her maiden trip. She
was twice disabled by heavy gales
and seal and twice made port for re-
pairs. She then changed captains and
reached this port after a forty-eight
days run from Queenstown.
The sailors and officers. with pro
verbal superstition, declared that she
was an unlucky ship. and would surely
go to the bottom on her next trip. Ac-
~cordingly all hands, from the first officer
to the cabin boy. refused to stay by her.
Thirteen sailors left her as soon as she
was locked and their places were i'm
mediately filled. but these men have also
deserted.
The evening world., 1894-05-28
FORT WAYNE VANDAL CAUGHT
Jack the Paint-Tbrower' Is in
Custody Mt Last.
(Dy Associated Press

FORT WAYNE, Ind, May 2S.-Fort
Wayne women have been annoyed by a
"Jack the Paint-Thrower" for two
years. and many costly gowns have
been ruined by red paint n oil be-
ing thrown on them while the fair own
ers were walking along the street. Last
Saturday evening Miss Bird Bulger left
her home in company with Mont orr.
Near Harrison street Mr.. ORR noticed a
man lurking in the dark. and then Miss
Bulger felt the paint pouring over her
dress.
that he still had n small quantity Of
paint In his possession. The prisoner Is
Charles Reasoner, who for years has
Pennsylvania Company yards.
The evening world., 1894-05-28
POLICE SUSPECT FOUL PLAY.
Thirk that Boxer Mnhoney WINS
Murdered by Tramps.
'(By Associated Press.)

WORCESTER, Mass. May S.-The
police now believe that John Mahoney,
Of Lawrence, who was found dead near
the railroad tracks yesterday. was muir
deredsby Itramps. Trainmen on a freight
which passed through here late Satur-
day night say that there were three
tramps on the train and that at Westboro
one of them was missing. One of the
others said he had fallen from the train.
but later another tramp, who bore evil
car. He said that he had a row with
the missing man and put him Off he
II is believed that the tramps killed
Major ey by throwing him Off. The men
have disappeared and the police are now
looking for them. Mahoney was a light
weight boxer Of some notoriety.