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The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1894-09-23
CHI arged policemen seem unable to learn
another trade.
sHYsTERs AGAIN TO THE FRONT.

Stepping briskly out of successful fights for
Congressional nomination all over the coun-
try is that same old political pantata-the
lawyer candidate.
He is entering the campaign with the same
old stock in trade-an ounce of honesty and
pound of verbosity. His profession has
taught HIM the trick of turning black into
white even before the critical watchfulness of
Judge or jury; how much greater, then, is
his chance for deceiving an average political
audience.
The bandbooks of campaign committees
and the editorials OF partisan newspapers
have taught him how to mix his wordy red
fire; he has carefully memorized a few pat
economic axioms whose chief value is in their
euphony; he has oiled up the sluice gates to
his lachrymal ducts; he has entered into sweet
communion with Joe Miller's joke book; he
has donned an old suit. and behold him-he
needs nothing except hall or stout barrel.
The chances are he will come to Congress.
And what then? He finds himself thoroughly
at home The atmosphere OF polemics and
parliamentary fencing is quite natural.
''What? the tariff! Oh, that is merely ques-
ton of the biggest pull, and never can be set
tied on business principles.
And so it cannot-while such men make
laws. All over this broad land are quiet
workers bent over ledgers, are minds busy
with inventions, are workingmen at work
with manual tasks, are farmers going to work
with the rising of the sun, and the interests of
all these are in the hands Of shyster legisla-
tors. The danger of tho situation is great
enough 10 threaten the perpetuity of the re-
public if it is allowed TO continue.
If the American people will not elect BUSH
ness men to conduct the nations business.
then for the sake of the safety OF the nation
let them order the tariff out of politics, to be
settled by the men whom the tariff actually
affects and to whom the issue is not the play
thing of patronage, the topic for theatric
talk, or the opportunity for commlttee-room
strategy.
The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1894-09-23
.MoDFRN LIARS. /"
IBy Rev. DR. Easton, pastor of the Eastern
Presbyterian Church

IBy Rev. DR. Easton, pastor Of the Eastern
Presbyterian Church.
Dean Ramsay tells story Of Scotch
clergyman, who alter reading the passage in
the Psalms where David says, Il said in my
haste all men are liars, being struck with
the applicability to his own cure Of souls,
broke OF and remarked ''Dauvid Dauvid
had ye lived in my parish ye might ha' said
st at yer leisure
II we think over our acquaintances and
friends we shall also come TO the conclusion
about them that David might have made the
same observation in an equally leisurely
manner. The fact is there are a good many
liars in the world, or 10 use a less strong ex-
preston, great many fairly good people
who do not always speak the truth. Robert
Burns very quantity said:
''Ev'n ministers, they haze been kenn'd, in
holy rapture,
A rousing Wild, at times to vend, and nairt
wi scripture"
In no human failing are there so many
gradations. beginning from the lie of the
wretch who in the witness-box swears away
a fellow creatures life, down to the lady who
says, Not at home" when, in fact. she is
listening at the head Of the staircase, which
last is as COLI a lie as the other. But no one
considers it wrong TO say he or she is not at
home, and rightly, too. for every one knows
what it means, including the expectant
visitor. whose most ardent wish. after the
manner fashionable calls are usually made.
TO find most Of the people on her list out, and
so get as many cards left in the afternoon as
she can. The worst of telling q lib. social,
commercial or otherwise, is that one has to
tell so many Others to back up the first one.
''Oh, what a tangled web we weave
When first we practice 10 deceive
But to tell a lie and stick TO it, is a sound
maxim also, for in lying like most other
things, the greatest crime is to be found out.
The problem whether honesty is really the
best policy is one which we all of us must
have pondered upon at some time in our lives,
and taking the evidence Of some recent cases
rs guide, must have come to the conclusion
not only that honesty is not always the best
policy, but that dishonesty can sometimes
give it, in sporting parlance, "a lively chase
over this vile earth as race course and
capture the prize.
For ourselves we are inclined to think that
dishonesty, ]. e., plain, unvarnished lying
sith none Of the niceties of civilization, is al
The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1894-09-23
Danger from Inexperieneed Eugineers.

Danger from inexperienced Engineers
EDITOR TIMES: see in this mornings Post
that committee Of labor leaders called upon
forcement Of the Sunday barber shop law.
Recently similar committee had to inform
the Commissioners that the law pertaining 10
the operation Of elevators was being violated,
but not till human life had been lost. Even
then the Commissioners laid no heed to
their appeal for n better protection Of life and
limb, but waited till two more men were
crippled for life. At last The TINES informs
the public that the assistant building Inspector,
whose duty 1t is to look after all elevators, has
made visit to Schneider's fats and we will
have no more fear from that source. A law gov
erning all elevators in the District of Column
bia was passed in 1887.
Mr.. Editor, there is another far more dan
gerous violation OF law than has been men
toned above, namely. the allowing of steam
plants to be run without a licensed engineer
in charge. There has fallen a church tower
a hotel pillar. and the brick walls of build
ing thirty minutes after the alarm was turned
in. Now, sir, underneath our beautiful side
walks are burning volcanoes in the shape Of
steam boilers, and it is only question OF a
short time, II halt is not made, that we may
look for some of our large buildings going up
in the air, with not one or two killed, but hun
dreds.
The inexperienced engineers in charge Of
these boilers are as dangerous as professional
dynamiters, and the Commissioners should
order Major Moore to enforce the engineers
license law
In conclusion, desire to ask why wait for
labor leaders to request the enforcement of
any law2 Let every citizen, as well as Of
ficers, whose sworn duty 1t is to arrest all
violators of any law, protest against such in
efficiency
Wishing The TTxEs long and prosperous
life, and may its usefulness be recognized and
appreciated. 1 remain, respectfully.
A CITIZEN
The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1894-09-23
HIS LIFE NOT DOUBLE.
Harry N. Brown Shows that He Has Moth.
ing to Conceal.

story was printed in THE TIMES of
Wednesday last concerning the alleged double
life of young man whose name was given
as Sylvanus Brown and whose occupation
was stated rs having been formerly that of a
clerk in the navy yard.
That story was at once believed by the
friends and acquaintance of Mr.. Harry N.
Brown, formerly an electrician in the Navy
Department, to refer by indirectlon to him, as
it was generally known that Mr.. Brown had
left the city few days previously.
1t naturally created considerable comment
and brought Mr.. Brown back to the city in a
hurry. He and number of his friends at
once placed THE TIMES in possession of facts,
which form a most complete and satisfactory
denial of the story and go to show that unin-
tention ally and inadvertently Mr.. Brown was
indirectly accused of gambling and other
vices which are wholly foreign to his we'll
known character.
The TIMES is always willing to correct any
error or injustice which 1t may inadvertently
make, and offers this to Mr.. Brown and his
host of friends as frank apology.
The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1894-09-23
A SOCIAL MISUNDERSTANDING,
Mrs. Flanagan and Mrs. Murphy Are No
Longer Friends.

Mrs. Flanagan and Mrs. Murphy Are No
Longer Friends.
Mrs. Flanagan has had little falling out
with Mrs. Murphy, the leader of the "swell
SET" and this is what she has to say about it:
"'Shure, says Mrs. Murphy to me wan day
last week, me daughter is comm out on Sat-
urday and it's PLACED we'd be to have the at
tindance av all our frinds to a little partly to
cellybrate it,
'''It's kind yezare, Mrs. Murphy, says L.
'and it's meself as wishes I cud kape up wild
the social obsarvances as yez do but If was
to do anything of the kind to cellybrate me
sons comm out, faith it would ruin me-
He's bein' STINT up again and again that
stiddy."
"'Shure, it's not comm out of jail she is, :
you blunderin' ould blatherskite,' says she.
and it's glad am 1 found out the lowness of
me neighbors befoor I invited thin to me
house.
And wild that she lift me; and me meanin'
no harm at all. at all. Truth
The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1894-09-23
strong Friends for The Times.

s.HEADoUARTERs DISTRICT ASSEMBLY, No. &c,
KNIGHTS OF LABOR
WAsH1SGroS. D. c., September q. 1894
t'MR. A. MAURICE Low, Business Manager
WASHINGTON TINES.
'DEAR SIR; At the last regular meeting Of
District Assembly sc, knights Of Labor, TIE
WASHINGTON TIMES was heartily Endorsed
and the support OF the Assembly was pledged
70 advertisers in TEE TINES.
&C. 7. WALPoRT,
Recording Secretary
The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1894-09-23

some places quite steep. Here hill horse is
supposed to assist; part of the time he does
not appear at all, and when on hand. does
it Is reached, and this while the car is
crowded after p. m. The fast time is kept
up to the terminus, where the poor brutes
come into their stables blown, and trembling
in every limb. One or more died last week,
and II the company cannot remedy the evil,
remonstrance Will be sent by the people Of
this section to the Society for the Prevention
Of Cruelty to Animals. HUMANITY.
The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1894-09-23
Lack of Responsibility.

EDITOR TIMES: L notice the reply Of Com
missioner Powell in regard to increase OF fire
department. The system of management is
very poor in this District. Upon investiga-
ton you will find the secret lays in the abil-
ity OF the executive heads Of a department.
Commissioned Powell states it is matter that
did not come properly within his jurisdiction.
There is the trouble. Place the fire depart
ment under the Engineer Commissioner and
you will find that under his supervision we
would have fire department. 1t is not the
great number OF men and apparatus, but
brains that is needed. Having been a mem
Der for long years in one Of the paid depart
menls out West, it is not theory with me.
b. D. RADCLIFFE,
225 street northwest.
The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1894-09-23
The Old Lady Was Game.

A Georgia man whose bravery is OF mega
tive character got the worst of difficulty re-
Gently. Some men were twitting a son of the
former about his fathers exhibition of the
white feather on the occasion referred to.
The little fellow shook his head fercely and
replied:
''That's all right I know pa won't fight.
but if you want to get the stuff1n' tore out of
you, you just tackle mar'-Atlanta Constitu-
tion
The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1894-09-23
Inside view of Moral suasion

Old Gentleman-Do you mean to say that
your teachers never thrash you?
Little Boy-Nevcr. We have moral suasion
at our school.
Old Gentlenan-What's that?
Little Boy-Oh, we get KEEP in. and stood
up in corners, and locked out, and locked in,
and made to write one word thousand times,
and seowled at. and jawed at, and that's all.
The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1894-09-23
Whale Dividends.

Johnny, what useful article do we ge
from the whale?''
CONGRATULATIONS
And what comes from the whale that we
have no use for?"
Johnny-Jonahs.-P ittsburg Dispatch.
The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1894-09-23
A Remonstrance from the Northeast.

A Remonstrance from the Northeast.
MIR. EDITOR: 1t was with delight our peo-
pie hailed the opening of the new road from
Thirteenth street northeast to Fifteenth street
northwest. The equipment, as promised, is
of the finest, and the road is patronized by
hundreds who desire quick and pleasant tram
sit to and from their daily vocations.
But during the past few days OF sultry
weather and oppressive heat great dissatis-
faction has been expressed at the inhuman
demand made upon the endurance OF the fine
horses belonging to the company. 1t is not
the fault of the drivers, who, in almost every
instance, seem to sympathize with their suf-
their runs on schedule time.
Much Of the road coming east from the
Baltimore and Ohio depot is up grade, in
The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1894-09-23
Not Eiphtinn A1nna

SO Lord. please make me as strong as lions
and things, for I've got to lick boy in the
morning" was Versailles kids impromptu
addition to Now l lay me, etc., the other
night. He won the 6ght.-Yersailles News.
The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1894-09-23

ALTHOUGH not definitely reported, it seems
probable that Ii Hung has also been deprived
of his head.
The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1894-09-23

IF HER managers are really puzzled about
title for Lillian Russell's new play they should
carefully consider the peculiar pertinence Of
WHATS in Name?''
The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1894-09-23

AND still the Breckinrldge family goes or
trying TO lower its record.
The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1894-09-23

HoS. BILLY MASON rises 20 remark that it's
very hard to be mass-meeting of Illinois
Democrats all by ones self.
The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1894-09-23
CRAIG & HARDING,
Furniture, Upholstery, and Carpets.
18th and F SITS. N. W.
Washington, D. C.
Washington, D. c., Sept 20, 1894.
TIE WASHINGTON TIMES, City.

THE WASHINGTON TIMES, City.
Gentlemen: We always believed
that TIE WASHINGTON TIMES was
q good advertising medium, and now
we are absolutely convinced Of it.
This morning when we opened our
doors we had 100 of the rockers to sell
at SI.25, on which we are making
great drive and which were exclu-
sively advertised in this mornings
TIMES By o'clock this afternoon
there was not a single one Of these
chairs left in the house, but people
who had seen the advertisement IN
THE TIMES were still coming into
the store asking for them, and were
content to leave their orders until we
, could secure another shipment Of the
chairs, which we had ordered by tele-
graph.
We feel that our advertisement in
to-day's TIMES has certainly paid us.
Respectfully yours,
CRAIG & HARDING.
The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1894-09-23
GOSSIP OF THE TINES.

This is the season ofthe year when the night
air sort Of thrusts the reminder into you that
winter is not great ways off.
1 saw a nattily-dressed young man walking
rather hriskly down the Avenue about an
hour after the theaters closed last evening.
He stepped into Wizards to get cigar and I
saw him come out and SILVER all over.
asked him where was his light overcoat.
Left it with relative on the Avenue
bout three blocks this side OF the Capitol,
when it was warmer than now,'' he replied,
and was gone.
Cy Sulloway. who has been nominated for
Congress by the Republicans of the Second
New Hampshire district, is seven feet high in
his stockings. He and Congressman Rich
ardson will make n unique team in stature
next session, and when they stand up to ad-
dress the House it's dollars to doughnuts the
Speaker will be able to see them.
From a Spectator in millions on the floor
of the Chicago board of trade to a cigar stand
just across the way is big drop. But that's
what old Hutch" the old-time Spectator
and millionaire, has come to. He sells one
cent cigars as ''leader," and a better article
at two for five. He says they're good thing
at the price, too.
The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1894-09-23

THE Republican campaign committee has
accumulated fearful aversion to having bust
ness revive before the fall elections.
The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1894-09-23

The suggestion of Quigg for mayor of New
York shows the breadth of the kindergarten
agitation.
The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1894-09-23

A STREET CAR has been held up and the
passengers robbed in New York. Those dis
The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1894-09-23

As THE president of match factory Edwin
Gould should now be able to marry off his
sister
The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1894-09-23

TIE scared and yellow leaf is preparing to
do the same old business in all the same old
branches.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-13
SHOT HER IN THE HEAD
NEW JERSEY MAN MURDERS
HIS MISTRESS.
Deliberately Loads Shotgun
Shoots Her Dead and Then
Calmly Awaits Arrest.

WTNsLow, n. j., Aug. 12.-Tbomas
Delbridge, aged thirty, all Englishmau,
shot and instantly killed Georgia Spear
man, handsome mulatto woman, about
forty-three years of age. at the juno.
ton house in this village this afternoon.
The murder was cold-bIouded and de-
liberate. RothWell & White, proprie-
tors of the hotel, formerly ran house
at sea shore resort, employing Del
bridge and the woman as servants, and
the two became very intimate. a few
months ago they moved to this village
and assumed the management of the
junction house. They brought the
woman with them, but left Delbridge
behind. Several weeks ago Dalbridge
turned UP in Winslow and was given
odd chores to do around the hotel. He
resumed his intimacy with the mulatto
woman. Delbridge went to an upper
room in the hotel today and carefully
loaded shotgun, then went into the
kitchen where his victim was working,
and deliberately shot her in the head,
killing her instantly. He then sat
quietly down to await arrest. The
woman was in delicate condition, and
Delbrldge's responsibility for it is sus-
peeted to have supplied the motive fog
the deed.
Delbridge was locked up tonight in
thu Camden Jail. He admits the shoot
ing, but will not go into details.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-13
THE ATTACK CONFIRMED.
Japs Found the Chinese Ready
for Them

LONDON, Aug. 12.-The Times tomor-
row will publish dispatch from Tien-
Tsin confirming the Associated Press
dispatches of an attack by the Japanese
fleet upon the Chinese port of Wei-Hai-
Wei and its repulse. The Times dis
patch says that twenty-one japanese
war ships made an attempt to capture
Wei-Hai- Wei, but found the fortifica-
tions guarding the fort were too strong
to allow any entrance being forced.
The war ships attempted to run the
forts, but were driven back by heavy
fire from the large Armstrong guns that
are there mounted on disappearing car
rlages. Finding itself compelled to
draw off out of range of the guns, the
fleet went about and headed for Port
with the evident intention of making an
attempt. When the fleet arrived at
Port Arthur the place was found pre-
pared to resist an attack. The war
ships fred few shots at the forts, and
were promptly answered, and then all
the fleet departed.
A dispatch TO the Times from Shang-
hal says that the Chinese official report
of the engagement at Wel-Hal-Wei
states that only twenty.siX shots were
exchanged between the Japanese war
ships and the forts. The report adds
that one of the Japanese ships was HIT
three times and another once. The fire
Of the war ships did no damage to the
forts.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-13
ABLE TO HIT THE SEA,
But Nothing Else in the Wide
World--The Japs En-
tirely Safe.
ATTACK ON WEI-HAI-WEI
Merely a Ruse to Test the
Position and Strength Of
Chinese Guns.

SHANGHAI, Aug. 12.-The Japanese
Friday, reports of which engagement
were cabled to the Associated Press
yesterday, consisted of twenty vessels.
1t is not definitely known how many of
the fleet were men-of-war. The ships
drew up in line of battle off the port
aid opened fire early Friday morning.
There wree no Chinese war ships in the
vicinity, and the engagement was en-
tirelY between the Japanese men-of-
war and the forts. The whereabouts OF
the Chinese fleet were unknown. The
forts, however, were able without
much difficulty to repulse the attack.
About fifty shots were exchanged, but
no material damage was done on either
side. The soldiers manning the guns of
the Notifications showed themselves to
be lamentably deficient in marksman-
ship. Most of their shots were ill-di-
rected, the shells either falling short of
the vessels aimed at or going wide of
their marks. When the fleet withdrew
1t proceeded to Port Arthur. which
place it attacked Friday evening. Lit
tie, if any, damage is reported to have
been done at this latter place. The op,
erations are regarded as having been
not attempts to capture either Wei-Hai-
Wei or Port Arthur, but simply ruses
on the part Of the Japanese commander
to ascertain the exact position and
strength of the Chinese guns at the two
places. Thursday last two small Chi
nese gun boats were sighted going at
TSin
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-13
ADJOURNMENT IN SIGHT
If the Tariff Bill Is Gotten Out o f
the Way This Week.

the Way This Week.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Aug. 12.-The
hope is general about the senate that
the present will be the last week of the
session. This is based upon the belief
that the tariff bill will be disposed of
early in the week, and, with the tariff
out of the way, final adjournment can
be brought about at almost any time.
None of the appropriation bills except
the sundry civil and the general de-
ficiency are yet to be acted upon to any
extent by either house. and these two
are in such an advanced stage in
conference that day of Jealous work
would probably suffice to put them both
in shape to be sent to the president. The
Chinese treaty is the only other business
that would hold congress for day, and
this is also in condition to be taken
up and voted upon at tomorrow's
session. When the senate adjourned on
Friday, after giving the greater part of
the day to the treaty. there was an
understanding that the senate should 90
into executive session on Monday I'M
mediateLy after the reading of the jour.
nal for the purpose OF taking the vote
upon the treaty. 1t was also agreed
that this should be done without further
debate. The order for the business for
tomorrow, presumably after the treaty
shall have been passed upon, will be
Senator Chandler's resolution for the
investigation of the Alabama elections.
After that all is uncertain. and there
is no prearranged programme for
the entire week. Almost every
thing will depend upon the ac-
ton OF the house on the tariff
bill, but, whatever that action may be,
it can be counted upon as quite certain
that the two remaining appropriation
bills will receive final attention some
time during the week. The conference
report on the sundrY civil bill has
already been largely disposed of, and it
is not probable that much more time
will be spent upon it. The conference
committee on the general deficiency
bill has been in session all day, notwith-
standing it is Sunday, and it will be in
shape for early presentation to both
houses. If. therefore, the house should
decide to accept the senate amendments
TO the tariff bill, the senate could be
prepared to suspend proceedings on
almost any day after Tuesday. If the
house should decide upon the opposite
course, there is no saying what might
happen in the senate. The tariff is
engrossing the attention of the house,
| and it has so far no programme what
ever for the week.