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The Washington times., 1894-04-16

but it caused trouble. The paper was sub
poena. and the man who held 1t was an officer.
He was summoning one of the stage hands to
testify in an important trial.
We are all agreed about Jane" as being
one of the comic comedies, and although Miss
Yeamans has not been here before in the part
made famous by Johnstone Bennett, she is
acknowledged to be equal to it. Miss Yeamans
is the little woman who nearly sawed Bob
Hilliard in half in ''Blue Jeans" once.
And now it happens in this farce, or is it
tragedy, in real life of the Coghlans, that
Charles is again to join his sister. reviewed
the interesting little first acts of this play a
week ago. the two wives for one man, the dis
carding of the first on fancied love for the
second. the banishment of the erring man,
the separation between this Lothario and his
Young second love, her seeking for divorce,
the return of the first to his bosom, and
now the curtain may fall. On May Z Rose
Coghlan will open an engagement for SUM
mer season at the Madison Square theater in
Charles Coghlans 1.-The Cheque Book" and
the redoubtable Charles himself will take one
of the leading parts.
noticed that Lillian Lawrence and Joseph
wheeIock took strong parts with marked sue
cess last week in the new "Rival Candidates"
at Madison Square theater. New York.
The opposition of the Goulds to odette Ty-
Ter was based upon the objection of Miss Helen
Gould to receiving as member of the family
a woman whose divorced husband is still liv-
ing Miss Could i: is well known, is a strict
church member and one of the pillars of the
West Presbyterian church. until recently pre-
sided over by DR.. J. Il. Paxton. and she is
very stern regarding divorce.
The Washington times., 1894-04-16
CO-OpERATE-REALLY!

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everyday people of town can do when once
they SET about it.
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AN ANARCHISTS ARREST.
Polti. a Dangerous Italian, Found with
Bomb on His Person.

Polti, a Dangerous Italian, Found with
Bomb on His Person.
LONDON. Spril 15.-Deteetive Inspector
Melville arrested last evening in Harrington
road an Italian named Francesca Polu, who
is well known as dangerous. advanced an
afehist. He had in his possession when
taken into custody a bomb which was
wrapped in brown paper. Polti. who is
thick-set man. q years old. was a great
friend of Bourdin the anarchist. who was
fatally injured some time since by the prema-
ture explosion of a bomb that he was carry
ing in Greenwich park. After Bourdin's .
death Polti vanished from his usual haunt5,
and the police had some difficulty in locating
him.
1t was discovered at the beginning of last
week that Polti had taken refuge in house
on Warner street. Clerkenwell. The police
put a woman in the house to watch him. Dur
ing his absence she entered his room and
found therein a number of bottles containing
liquids. Many letters and a vast quantity of
anarchistie literature were also found. A
close watch was kept on Polti by the police
whenever he left the house, and he never sue
ceeded in eluding his shadowers.
On Saturday he left his lodgings in Warner
street and went to another house in Clerken-
well. Here he remained for considerable
saw that he was carrying parcel. He started
off on a quick pace. closely followed by the
detectives. and when he reached harrington
road the six men shadowing him sprang upon
him. Polti was taken so much by surprise
that he could have made no resistance even
had he so desired. cab was called, and the
prisoner was bundled into it. The whole
party were then driven to the Bow street po-
lice station. where Polti was locked up.
An investigation was then made of the par
Gel he had been carrying. 1t was found to
contain an iron bomb. seven inches long and
five wide, with an iron screw knob at one end.
Inspector Melville went to Polti's lodgings
and searched them. He found bottles con-
tanning sulphuric acid and liquid potash,
while other bottles were filled with brown
liquid, the exact nature of which is not as YET
known. A number Of valuable letters were
seized.
Polti will be arraigned, charged with un-
lawful possession OF explosives, in the Bow
street court tomorrow.
The police received warning two weeks ago
| that an explosion would be shortly attempted
| in England. and the authorities, therefore, re-
gard the capture as most important one
The Washington times., 1894-04-16
MANY SORROWING FRIENDS
Hundreds Visit the Dead StateSman's
Stricken Home.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR BURIAL
North Carolina Weeps Over the Loss Of Her
Distinguished son-The Town Of Ashevills
in Mourning-Ex-Gov.J Jarvis Will Likely
Be Candidate to Succeed Vance.

Hundreds Of friends called at the residence
of the late Senator Vance yesterday to pay
their respects to the memory of the distin-
guished statesman and to offer coincidence to
his stricken family.
Vice President Stevenson was among the
earliest visitors, and Secretaries Smith and
Herbert were present.
The Senate was fully represented, and there
were very few members Of the House who did
not call at some time during the day.
Colonel Bright, sergeant-at-arms of the
Senate, is in charge of the funeral arrange
ments, and has nearly perfected his sad
duties.
Funeral services will be conducted In the
Senate chamber at O'Clock this afternoon,
and the remains will then lie in state until
evening.
At that time the funeral cortege will leave
the Capitol and will proceed to the Baltimore
and Potomac depot. from which special
train will bear the remains over the Rich
mond and Danville railroad to Raleigh. n.
c., where his remains will lie in state at the
capitol until tomorrow night. The final
journey will then be made to Ashcville, where
the remains will be inferred.
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Pert. Philosophical, Pleasing.


Marshall Cushing is the editor OF the new
Washington Times. During the four years of
Mr.. Wanamaker's administration as Post
master General Mr.. Gushing, as that officials
private secretary. edited the 60000 post
offices in this country, and he performed the
task with such quiet yet such brilliant and
successful suavity that not a single one of
that large army of stamp sellers ever sup
posed that he was not the particular and only
object Of official consideration and care. But
1t was not suavity alone that characterized
Mr.. Cushing's contact with the post
offices. He displayed q remarkable in
sight into human nature and-the needs
of the public. And he gently coaxed
the postmasters into adopting his suggestioos
for the public benefit with readiness that
often seemed born of the instinct of self-sacri-
flee. Now man who has such a record as
this can conduct a newspaper successfully.
We are so morally certain of this that we pre-
dict for Mr.. Cushing most distinguished ca
reer in the journalistic field, and for his new
Washington venture a permanent life of ac-
tivity and usefulness. THE TINES is the
organ of the industrial classes at the national
capital 1t is mechanically beauty and
enthusiastically pert, philosophical, and
pleasing.
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HITS-OR MISSES.

Mr.. Dana has sailed for Europe, but the
office cat has been left behind; and what
fine old cat it is, to be sure.
Comptroller Eckels is a good boy, and he
can go to Boston as often as he chooses.
If there is really any danger from the Coxey
army, Mr.. Call, of Florida, might address
them as they cross the boundary.
There are forty candidates for the Repub-
lican nomination for Governor of New York.
not including John E. Milholland.
MIR. Robert A. Parke is passenger agent of
the Pennsylvania railroad at this important
center. and communication with New York
city is,again opened.
Clarke Howell, of theAtlanta Constitution, is
said to be suffering from another acute attack
of hokesmith.
Pretty soon it will be said of Richard Croker
that he is building S1.OO0,oOO mansion at
Tigerville, S. c,
l have no use for this man Gresham, see?-
D. B. Hill.
Perhaps DIR. Depew intends to run for Pres
ident on a four track platform.
Perhaps Helen Gould will want to be
divorced herself some time; then she won't
blame little odette Tyler so much.
Kentucky repudiates Colonel Phil. Thomp-
son: and doubtless Colonel Phil. Thompson
will repudiate Kentucky before long.
1t is rumored that Mr.. St. Gaudens will
design a warm-weather medal before long.
Whether Col. Breckinridge and Miss Pol
lard know each other better than before, 1t is
certain that the country knows them much
better than it did before
The cold weather dampened the insane
ardor of the Spring poets, at any rate.
There is doubtless one member Of the
Senate who thinks that Col. Breckinridge's
chief fault consisted in getting caught.
The business of cuckoo is not as popular as
it was.
Josiah Quincy has not been heard of lately:
which leads US to suppose that he has some
terribly deep game on hand.
Call me anything but cuckoo.-D. B. Hill.
Modesty forbids that Congressman Everett
should say what he would have US infer from
his late speech warmly praising the distin-
| guished ability of his father.
Mr. Breckinridge has been likened to every
body except st. Anthony.
The Australian ballot has no terrors fol
John Y. McKane; no, not now.
The Grangers would all support Dr.Depew
With regard to Mr.. Hill and the Democratic
party, each is as good as the other and little
better.
During his recent visit to Massachusett:
Secretary Morton visited Cape Cod and showed
the natives how cranberries are picked il
Nebrasky.
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of Representatives The girl swore that he
seduced her, and, although he tried, he could
not prove that she was unchaste before he
met her. She also swore that he promised to
marry her, and her testimony was corrob-
GRATED by such unimpeachable evidence that
he was forced to admit the fact, but sought
to avoid responsibility by pleading that the
promise was simply an agreement to deceive.
In the ten years CT their illicit relationship. SO
far as the evidence goes, she had been true
and faithful to him; and it was not until ne
had practiced on her the same base deceit
which he had imposed upon the world that
she turned to the law for protection and for
revenge
By his own admissions under oath Breckin-
ridge was liar a hypocrite and lecher. In
the qualification of his diabolical lust he
stopped at nothing. Wife. children, church,
truth and honor were sacrificed to passion
which was as abnormal in its brutality as 1t was
astounding in its degradation. Reeking with
the pollution of crimes, which he brazenly
admitted. his only defense against claim for
pecuniary damage was the oath OF self-con-
fessed liar that the woman was responsible.
The $4,000 damages which Breckinridge
is required to pay under the verdict would be
the least part of his punishment to any one
less callous in crime. less brutal in lust, less
stepped in hypocrisy than he. But his future
must make even him shudder. The honora-
BILE state of Kentucky, whose proudest boast
is her women and her chivalry toward women,
will recognize him no longer as any son OF
hers. The nation. which was wont 10 listen
eagerly for the eloquence of his silver tongue,
will never consent to hear him again. Every
father will strive that his sons may be unlike
Breckinridge, and every mother will pray to
merciful God to protect her daughters from
such men as he. Where truth is known,
where honor is held dear, where fidelity is
reyered. and where the Christian religion is
revereneed. the name of William G. P. Breck-
inridge will be u reproach and an offense.
Like the serpent of Eden. he is cursed above
every beast of the field.
As for Madeline Pollard, we can only quote
the words of the Master: go thou, and sin
no more" Pity must ever weep at woman's
fall; but il the courage of this one woman to
demand justice in spite of her shame shall
make modern satyrs less profligate in de-
bauching women, or shall encourage women
wronged to right those wrongs, some good,
at least will have come OF great evil.
JAMES ". CLARKE.
The Washington times., 1894-04-16
JARVIS A CANDIDATE.
The North Carolina Politician Talks Inter.
estingly on Politics.

The North Carolina Politician Talks Inter.
estingly on Politics
RALEIGH, n. c., April 15.-State Treasurer
Tate, Secretary of State Coke and Attorney
General Osborne, representing the state OF
North Carolina, leave tonight for Washing
ton to participate in the arrangement for the
funeral OF Senator Vance. Governor Carr
and the council of state have requested the
remains to be brought TO Raleigh and lie In
state in the capitol building and be inferred
in the cemetery at spot visible from the cap
itol, where the dead Senator thrice took oath
as Governor OF the state.
Ex-Governor and ex-AIinister to Brazil
Thomas J. Jarvis says:
LAS to the strength Senator Vance possessed
throughout the state, it was greater at his
death than at any period of his political ca
reer; that the little whipper-snappers who
had aSsailed him in the public prints and
otherwise were without power to harm him.
There Is not a township in the state in which
Senator Vance was not decidedly stronger
than his enemies. There may have been
some OF the towns in which majority OF the
Democrats were against Senator Vance, but
they can be numbered on your fingers.
1T now seems absolutely impossible that
Senator Ransom can be reelected. He is
thoroughly identified with Mr. Cleveland and
his administration. which is thoroughly dis
liked by the great majority OF the Democrats.
His fight against Vance has worked him ruin
without his opposition to silver. which
weighs him down with the people. And the
dissatisfaction which exists as to Federal
officers is another source OF much weakness
to Ransom.
Il am in the race for Senator, and shall do
my best to be elected if the Democrats have a
majority of the Legislature. l have been a
Democrat ever since the war because thought
that party the one by which the most good
,sa. -tn1 for -hae -afa II hax-a
ever been the friend of the people. and am
now. but when the Democratic party plants
itself on any question which / think is against
the best interests of the people,
The Washington times., 1894-04-16
THE BRECKENRIDGE VERDICT.

1t did not require the quick
iAA verdict of the jury in the
EDITOR OF THE Breckinridge-Pollard breach
Nrwy yopv of promise case to condemn
the defendant, Congressman
Hh0oAphh William c. P. Breckenridge,
in the eyes of the public. He had already ac-
complished that end by his own testimony.
From the moment that Breckinridge took the
witness stand and cried out, like Adam in the
Garden of Eden. that the fault was all the
woman's, he became an object of universal
contempt. Men despised him for his coward
ice. and women loathed him for the brutal
admissions of lust which he made in that de-
fense. So far as public opinion is concerned,
the defendant was found guilty long before
the trial ended.
But ii is TO the credit of this jury that they
have found for the plaintiff. 1t seems impos-
sible. in the light of the evidence. that they
could have found otherwise. Madeline Pol
lard was a school girl. Breckenridge was
fory-seven years of age, e married man with
family, an orator OF national reputation, a
pillar of the church, and a professed repre-
sentative of all that was good in the proud
commonwealth which had honored him with
the seat Of Henry Clay in the national House
The Washington times., 1894-04-16
AS THE CROWDS CONE OUT.

Willard Holcomb asks in that musical col
umn of his in the Post why, when every other
military organization is having march
written for it. some one don't write one for
the colored battalion. Why don't you write
it yourself, Billy?
During the second act OF Jane" one night
recently as Mrs. Fisher and Mr.. Allen seated
themselves on a sofa one OF its legs broke and
| the players were thrown on the floor 1t was
ludicrous incident, and the audience laughed
and shouted. Mr.. Aliens next line is:
"There appears to be something radically
wrong here
Mrs. Fisher simply nodded her head and
looked at the wrecked sofa. If the players
had not been self-composed the accident
might have spoiled the act. That's one of
the stories about these clever people, but
there are others.
When "Jane" was being played at Omaha
recently one of the actors forgot his cue and
did not appear at the proper time. Miss
Yeamans, Mr.. Jackson, Miss Fisher, and Miss
Stevens were on the stage at this time pa
tiently waiting. Every second seemed
minute, and presently the audience would
nave been aware that sometnlng mad gone
wrong. Miss Yeamans quickly turned to-
ward picture and said:
''Some one has ruined that painting
'How?" asked Mr.. Jackson.
"The canvas has been punctured by q cane,
or umbrella, or something else.''
The men and women gathered around the
picture and talked in the line of conversation
suggested by Miss Yeamans. 1t can't have
been very witty, those forced conversations
never are, but it answered the purpose The
slow man finally came on and the act was
saved.
During the San Francisco engagement the
marriage certificate, which is so necessary to
the plot, could not be found.
81 have ii" exclaimed Miss Yeamans; "rve
hidden it in my ROOM"
She rushed off the sta ge and bumped into
man with a paper In his fist. She grabbed it
and rushed back.
There's my certificate
It was clever trick and saved the scene,
The Washington times., 1894-04-16
JANE JONES.

IFrom the Southern Magazine.l
Jane Jones keeps a-whisperin' to me all the
time,
And says: why don't you make it a rule
To study your lessons an work hard an learn,
An never be absent from school?
Remember the story of Elihu Burritt,
How he clumb up to the top;
Got all the knowledge at he ever had
Down in the blacksmithin' shop"
Jane Jones she honestly said it was so;
Mebbe he did, dunno;
Course, what's a-keepin' me way from the top
Is not never havin' no blacksmithin' shop.
She said at Ben Franklin was awfully poor,
But full o ambition an brains,
An studied philosophy all is hull life
AM see what he got for his pains.
He brought electricity out of the sky
With kite an the lightnin' an key.
So we're OWN him more'n any one else,
Fer all the bright lights at we see.
Jane Jones she actually said IT was so;
Mebbe he did, dunno;
Course what's alters been hinderin' me
Is not havin' any kite, lghtpin', or key.
Jane Jones said Columbus was out at the knees
When he first thought up his big scheme;
An all the Spaniards an Italians, too,
They laughed and just said twas dream,
But Queen Isabella she listen'd TO him,
AM pawned all her Jewels O. worth,
An bought him the Santa Marier md said:
go hunt up the rest of the earth"
Jane Jones she honestly said 1t was so;
Mebbe he did, dunno;
Course that may all be, but you must allow
They amt any land to discover just now.
The Washington times., 1894-04-16
coNsEcRArED TO CHRIST.
Christ Lutheran Church Dedicated with
Imposing Ceremonies.

Christ Lutheran Church Dedicated with
Imposing Ceremonies.
The dedicatory services Of the new edifice
Of the Christ Lutheran church, established at
the corner Of Morgan street and New Jersey
avenue northwest, were performed Yesterday
afternoon in the presence OF a congregation
that overcrowded the auditorium. On the
outside Of the building the exercises were
opened with hymnal singing and prayer
offered by the pastor Of the new church. Rev.
C. c. Morhart, who also made the opening
address.
At the conclusion Of his remarks the pastor
stepped to the door Of the sanctuary. and
opening 1t with an appropriate expression.
bade the audience to enter their future church
home. The interior Of the church presented
a beautiful picture. A liberal supply Of large
palms, ferns, and rubber plants covered the
platform. while around the pulpit cut flowers
were strewn in profusion.
The pulpit was outlined with violets and
forget-me-nots and a strip of silver, and
on either side two immense vases of hya-
cinths and choice lilies lowered as high al.
most as the pulpit stand.
When the congregation was seated. choir
of ten vocalists, under the direction of Prof.
G. Rupprect, in continuation of the services,
sung hymn, which was followed with
prayer by the pastor. The dedication sermon
was preached by Rev. William Dalman, of Bal
timore, after the text had been read by Rev.
II. B. Hemeter.
After the choir had rendered another hymn
the church was turned over to the pastor,
who delivered it into the charge Of the con-
gregation. Martin Luther's old hymn,
"NIighty Forest is Our Cod" was never
voiced with a better effect than when this
church was received by the people of this
creed.
The services were concluded with the con-
gregation repeating the Lords Prayer and
the benediction pronounced by Rev Mr.. Hem
eter. On the platform were the pastor of
the church, Rev. William Dalman. OF Balti-
more: Rev. II. b. Hemeter. Of Baltimore, and
Rev. c. NJ. H Hanm. of this city.
This church is little more than one year
old. but has made remarkable progress in
that time. 1t has secured the property on
which the present building Is located, and
contemplate erecting handsome house OF
worship on the remainder of the ground.
The new Christ church at present is faced
with Indiana limestone, rock face, laid in
broken range, with trimmings Of dressed
stone. and will be used as the pastoral resi-
dence when the church proper is completed.
The basement is constructed as one large
room, which is being used for all congrega-
tional purposes. 1t is expected that the
main ediHce will be completed by next year.
Three trustees and three deacons govern the
affairs OF the congregation. The trustees are:
Messrs. John A. Hirth. Bernard E. Emert and
W. II. Germann; and the deacons: W. G..
Heitmuller, George C. yoneitf and William o.
Wetzel. Officers of the congregation are:
President, W. G. Hertmuller; secretary. ". o..
Wetzel: treasurer, 3. E. Emert.
The building committee is composed OF
the pastor, Messrs. William H. Germann. B.
E. Emert and George c. Voneiff.
The Washington times., 1894-04-16
The COLLINS VIII Get En-.

John Degroat. of Lapeer, Mich. after fail
ing 20 kill himself with strychnine, tried it
with bottle of ink. He didn't die, but will De
a hopeless paraiytic.
The temperance folks of Topeka, Kan, got
up an amateur performance OF Ten Nights in
a Barroom' This drove most of the listen
ers to drink before the second act had begun.
II was Charley Hanson, Of Dawes county
Neb. who swore he could kill two geese with
one shot. took some friends along to see him
do it. put too much powder in his shotgun,
and blew out one OF his eyes.
The brakemen and switchmen of the Boston
and Maine railroad at Portland. after being
terrorized for month by a ghost haunting an
old shanty in the train yard, mustered up
courage to watch for it, and caught an Irish
man in a sheet.
William Ingraham. a newly married farmer
at Evergreen. Ala. got angry at the noise OF
a charivari party's serenade. and threw an
ak into the crowd. He split a boy in two.
and has had to spend his honeymoon i'll jail.
with something worse to come.
Miss Nellie De Wolf. OF Detroit. Mich,
having INDUCED in too many brandy drops,
imagined that she had taken poison, and
raised an alarm. An ambulance came, she
was taken to the hospital. and an unfeeling
surgeon recorded the case on the books as a
'simple drunk