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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-30
FAMOUS MECHANICS.

Socrates was the Bearded Master be-
ause Of his long, ragged beard.
Sir Joshua Reynolds was the Bachelor
FAINTER and the Raphael of England.
Charles II was the Mutton Eating
,ing from his fondness for spring lamb.
Lord Rrougham was called Blundsr-
ing Brougham from political mistake.
james Fenimore Cooper has been call
L the Scott Of the Seas from his stories
IT marine life.
T,schylus was called the Father Of
ar;gedy from the fact that he was the
yrst great Greek tragic poet.
john Knox to his friends was the
apostle of Scottish Reformers; to his an
snics was the religious Machiavel
Albert III, duke of Austria, was AL
bert With the Tress from the fact that
he always wore twined about his head a
lock Of his wife's hair.
Abraham Lincoln was the Rail Split
ter from his farm work. He was also
called Honest Old Abe, the Martyr Pres
ident and Father Abraham.
Alexander the Great was denominat-
ed Macedonia's Mailman because of his
rashness. lie was ever ready TO attack,
and disparity Of numbers made no diff
ference with him.
Louis XIV of France was by his sub
jects niclmamed the Well Beloved in
derision. His death was welcomed with
genuine enthusiasm by his people, who
were tired Of his long reign and vices.
Homer was called the Blind Bard
from his supposed infrmity, Ho has al
80 been dubbed the Father Of Poetry,
the Swan Of tho Meander, the Prince Of
Poets aud many other complimentary
names.
Ben Jonson was the Brioklayor from
his occupation, He was also designated
Father Ben, Honest Ben, Old Ben,
Rare Ben, Young Horace, the English
JuYenal the Father Of Poots, tho Soul
Of Numbers and the English Coryphae-
us. st Louis Republic,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-30
BROUGHT FORTH A MOUSE.

Wednesday evening a self appointed
committee OF citizens met in the Y. NJ
g. A. rooms to put up so-called sin
dependent" or "citizens" ticket for
next Mondays city election. Who
appointed this committee, or to whom
il Is TO submit its report cannot be
learned. From the best information
that can be obtained Rev. g. w.
Grannls and L. II. McMahan were
leaders In the movement.
They were evidently very much
troubled to find available candidates,
for the various offices, that is, men who
were willing to be slaughtered tosatisfy
the whims Of few self-styled represen-
tatives OF an uncertain constituency.
After sklrmishlng about until nearly
midnight this "committee" brought
forth the name Of Geo. Griswold as an
"lndependent' candidate for marshal
The men who took part In this move
ment were no doubt sincere In their
purpose, but 10 a man up a tree
the Democratic hand is plainly visible
in the background, and 1t was not a
very adroit Democratic hand, either.
TO judge from the number OF Demo
Gratis seen urging on the matter OF an
''lndependent movement during the
day, and the aumber Of the light
weight nnterrI6ed running up and
down the Y. NJ. @. A. steps In the
evening from 0 TO II O'Clock, one not
posted would have concluded that a
Democratic meeting was being held.
Up 10 the hour OF going 10 press IL
cannot be learned when OF where this
"eitisens' committee will report
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-30
How's Thisf

We offer One Hundred Dollars re
ward for any case of catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY d Co., Toledo,
We, the undersigned have known r.
j. Cheney for the last Is years, and be.
lieve him perfectly honorable In all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
West d Truan, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o. Walding, Kinnan d Mar,
vim, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catsrrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surface Of the system Tes.
tlmOnials sent free. Price 75c, per bot.
tie. Sold by all druggists.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-30
STAGE oLlNTs.

The stAtuesque and colossal Harriet
Vernon b quito seriously IN Of bron.
ohitis IN london
jennie Yeamans has been engaged fol
Tho twentieth Centnry dirl" az the
Now York bijou.
Clyde Fitch, tho playwright who hal
hoen abroad for the past three months,
has reiurnod % Now York
kardops father has just died az Can
noe AZ tho ago VI 98. lio wac q school
loaoher apd wrote Some educational
Textbooks
tra0si iieyer tho composer " nsa,
lammh0' and nhiRud " has agreod ~
write ihe sg0Tp tm Frederic Mlslal' B
pooln, ia lfeino Jeanne
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-30

Printers Ink, the great Advertisers
Guide, says in recent issue, ,"1heSaIem,
Oregon, CAPITAL JOURNAL is the first
one-cent paper established on thePacific
coast and the only one west Of the
Rocky Mountains. Not all the readers
OF one cent paper belong to a one cent
class of people, as many busy men pur-
chase penny paper because it's matter,
being more condensed, is more quickly
read. Tine newspaper or magazine
which reduces its subscription price
will not lessen its value as an advertis-
ing medium if the quality of its reed
ng matter is kept up to the standard E"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-30
ronAY,s MARKETS.

Prices Current by Telegraph-Local
aau Portland Quotations.
SALEM, November %, p. m.-Ofice
Z DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL. Quota
! tions for day and up to hour of going Ia
pIess were as follows:
sALEM PRODUCE MARKET.
BUTCHER STOCK.
Veals-dressed cts.
Hogs-dressed 5.
Live cattle-1192c.
Sbeep-alive $1.25.
MILL PRICES.
Salem Milling Go. quotes: Flour
in wholesale lots $2.15. Retail $3.50.
Bran $12 bulk, S13 sacked. Shorts S13
OLA Chop feed $l4 and SIS.
WHEAT.
361 cents per bushel.
HAY AND GRAIN.
Oats-20@224c.
Hay-Baled, old s7@s; new cheat
81; new timothy IS so
FARM PRODUCTS.
Wool-Best, 94c.
Hops-B,st, 5 to &c.
Eggs-In trade, 25c.
Butter Best dairy, 15@1S fancy
creamery, 25c.
Cheese-l0 10 Is cts.
Farm smoked meats-Bacon H.;
hams, 12; shoulders, 8.
Potatoes-25c.
Onions--2 cents
FRUITS.
Apples 30c bu.
Pears-In trade, 25c bu.
LIVE POULTRY.
tou,try-Hens, &c; roosters not
wanted; old ducks not wanted; young
IuCks, 8; young chickens, &c.
Turkeys. 10c.
PORTLAND QUOTATIONS.
Grain, Feed, etc
Flour-Portland, $3.50; Walla Walla,
~ IS; graham, S2.l5; superfine, $500
per Darrel.
Oats-White, 25@26c; grey, 25@27c
rolled, in bags, $5.75@6.O0; barrels,
$6 .00@6.2 cases, 1915.
POtatOes-40@55c per sack.
Hay-Good, $S@11 per ton.
Wool-valley, 7@9c.
Millstutfs-Bran, $13; shorts, 1913;
chop feed, SIS per ton; chicken wheat.
60@65c per GENITAL.
Hops--Dull, 4@7c.
Hides-green, salted, go lbs. 34c. un-
der 81 lbs.. 293c; sheep pelts, 100000. |
DAIRY PRODUCE.
Butter-Oregon fancy creamery, 25@ |
272c; fancy dairy, ,20@22!c; fair to good,
l5@l73c; common, 124c.
Cheese-Oregon S(9l0c per pound;
Young American, 9@l0c; Swiss imp.
30@32c; Dom. ,14@15c.
Eggs-Oregon, 25c per dozen.
Poultry-chickens, mixed coops, $2@
per dozen; ducks, $2.50@3; geese,
b7.50@$8.50n turkeys, 10c.
Beet--Topsteers, 24@24c per lb; fair
% good steers, 2@2tc; cows, 13c@2c;
dressed beef,34@44c
Mutton-Best sheep,$1.75@2; choice
yves, $1.50@1.55.
Hogs Choice, heavy, $3.75@4OO,
light and feeders, 81; dressed, 53c per Id.
Veal-Small, choice, &c; large, ,I3@4c
Der pound.
SAN FRANCISCO MARKET.
Wool: Oregon Eastern choice, S@
0c; do inferior, 5@6c; do valley, ,ilO@
&c.
Hops-Quotable at 5@SI.
Potatoes-Early Rose, 30@3bc In
acks; Burbanks, 3594Oc per sack.
Oats-Milling, 81 l.00@1.124.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-30

Z Salem wants no raise Of taxes. Mayor
Catch and every man on his ticket is
opposed to any such au outrage upon
the people.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-30

palep's poor felsd wsll yesterday
epa lfonr enlolenl board " charities
heeps w ~ Ne present Iele lhsle VII
soon bs pe moTs pooI ~ provide for
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-30

The Republican party is not afraid
to accept the results of an open meet
ing. II countenances no star-chamber
methods.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-30
Republican City oonyention

Delegates elected 10 the Republican
city convention, will meet at Mur-
phys hall, Tuesday evening at 8
O'Clock, November "a, 1894, for the
nomination Of candidates for city Of
hoers as follows Mayor recorder, mar
shal aud treasurer The election will
be beld Monday, December 8,
lI.24,Bt
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-30

a plors psrfeol Thanksgiving DAY
could pol hays hsen asked epd syery
Thurs considered lhe Oregon people
bad a0l : liille ~ bs lhanhiul foE
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-30

There are no soreheads among Salem
Re ublicaTs.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-30

W. " llleaop has elwsys bseu . 900
eeaaivl bpslnsag map 30 hss Reod
kpewlsasg W parliamentary usage snd
Nlll paakf ) good o0uaollusn
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-30

An 'independen" ticket with Dem
ocrats forced onto it will net catch the
gide-awake Democratic voter.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-30

The Republican party has no se'f-
appointed committees that try to die.
tate to the voters.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-30

The Republican ticket was not aet up
~ . slar-ebamher proceeding. ~ was
dominated unanimously by an open
convention Of the best ellissns " 30
lem.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-30

Law and morality" cannot come
through self-adpoinied star-chamber
committees. II must come from the
people.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-30
Grand Millinery sale

al the Ladies' Bazaar, Ia order 10 make
room for Christmas goods We will
sell hats worth from 70 cents % $500 foT
90 cents. Come while you have q good
chance, A few more dress paiierns
left a. t24i 2Ol Commercial street,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-30

The Salem Republicans are happy,
heerful. confident, unanimous and
,rOgressive.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-30

SALEM h 10 be congratulated upon 10
acquisition IN lbe city council ~ such
legal ability ~ 10 possessed by !, J.
NpTpby aad a q, Blpgham
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-30

The Republican city ticket is
not ticket for the select few, but for
the masses.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-30

f|slllps blWsell hg NlnafpfedepiN
enppel ehsnse ihe igvs eislselel NJ =
Dsme@st A lsepsla espRoi elsnl >
We spols
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-30

A Republican year is poor yesr for
lhe independent" and "citizens"
lodge.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-30

With Hiram Smith in the council
there can be 20 such thing as "job.h
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-30

Every man who was a candidate at
he Salem primaries is supporting the
Republican ticket.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-30

Salem needs msby improvements,
hut We want them in businesss way.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-30

kuFANAf 100 ~ w naf lpikfls
fun sEsy heN h0We hpa Nlmf "
lloiy a lienAplis ~ N alessfa Rpa
feedy ~ lhsphsslglns " fevn a.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-30

ROgHlkG HiGH TosEp About us,
We viii reeoYel oT repair an uDhrells
AZ moderate price, Neg rhs 70 cents
aud new e0yels 30 eenis each, lsJ
Commercial stIeei, near p0aiolilas,
h0Yeliy itspalr shop ~ lai
use GOLD DUST aosr gl@
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-30

Tvs > seelel NJ nlg hesa,
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a lalf ! anulg inlpAll
fHffl MRlh
N ynu'd pfff laliw NJ
lNp NNsl alNe5s nse ialh'f las
lilaoks
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-30

it0sFnALF, Of., Opi. ~, 1904 MIs
A., W Lsmlefl wrlilnR 10 ~, ] lipH
a no, on l0Bsil Masa says NMl
lpoihfT bAa heen nonslanl suiisl0
Gnn plek heAdaohp all hel llis enl
iound nolhlng lhAl would glge iplloi
fAeepl i0f aholl Haas pnlll ahp illei
mrdlplneH
li,oq's pills ours sll llgsl ills
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-30
BUSINESS is BUSINESS.

Our CIrcuIafion-We Challenge Compari-
son with Any Newspaper Outside Of
Portland
CIRCULATION EACH WEEK.
WEEKLY CAPITAL JoURSAL-------------3 3,0O0
DAILY, seven city and suburban carrier
DAILY, mail circulation all prepaid LETS, 4,SO
Total weekly -l0,ecO
ADVERTISING RATES.
Want ads. lines 3 insertions, % cts. Three
70 five lines one week, 50 cts. Ten lines one
week, rs cts. This rate is either DAILY or
WEEKLY.
Local reading notices IS cts. per line each
insertion DAILY or WEEKLY. Business
locals cts. per line in DAILY or WEEKLY.
Longer Advertisements or contracts by
month or year, payable monthly, special
contract rates made known at business office,
postof1ce block.
TERMS. Ali transient advertising, except
under contracts with firms or business men,
strictly cash in advance when ordered.
The above rates Will not be dsviated from
except IN Al q halfrate Will be given , notices
for religious or charitable entertainments
Ali public, moral and religious services an-
nounced free gratis. -
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-30

iiooq's PIE opls sll liYer ills
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-25
WAS HINGToN GOSSIP.

President Cleveland and party arrived
home last night.
Washington society is quite interested
in the sale of the effects Uf Mr.. Sousa-
Rosa, the retiring Portuguese minister.
Mrs. John A. Logan will give q large
garden party vt her colonial home on the
Heights, near Washington, next Friday.
The anthracite blast furnace at Rsbe-
sonia is blowing out because OF scarcity Of
coke. This is the largest stack In Eastern
Pennsylvania. producing 200 tons week.
The question whether the Makah In.
dians of Washington state can legally use
schooners In the Bshring sea while sealing
has been brought to the attention of the
treasury department.
John L. Hill, member of the buildings
commission, died yesterday at Philadel.
phia, after brief illness. aged SO years.
Mr.. Hill was Republican and was one of
the best known politicians in Philadelphia.
United States Consul General Crawford,
at ST. Petersburg, considers the new 81
berian railroad connec ting the Pacifc
with European Russia, project Of fitting
magnitude to close this century of great
engineering achievements.
The mystery surrounding the disappear
ance of Cornelius Rauch at Reading on
Monday night was cleared up yesterday.
While graphing in the canal near the terra
Gotta works late this afternoon his dead
was body was brought to the serface, he
having been drowned while going to fire.
The civil service commission will hold
an examination on June ~ for the offices
Of inspectors and assistant inspectors In
the bnreau OF animal industry, depart.
ment Of agriculture. The salaries of the
assistant Inspectors will be sl,900 and OF
inspector 81, 400. Only graduates OF some
recognized veterinary college are eligible.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-25
The TRIBUNE HAS LARGER BONA HE CIRCULATION AMONG SCRANTON BUSINESS THAN ANY OTHER MORNING PAPER

nee todav and running at the rate of
fifty miles per hour, had an unusual
accident The glass in the lubricator
can broke and instantly thfee quarts OF
kerosene was spilled by steam pressure
through the cab. Striking theS hot
boilerhear, the oil was .ignited and the
next moment the wholei interior of the
cab was in flames.
The fireman, Edward Martin, was
standing in front OF the lubricator, and
his clothes, saturated with oil. were
quickly ahlaze, He rolled on the cab
floor to extinguish the flames The
engineer, F. B. Giddins, thrust ono
arm and leg and his body from the cab
window, and with the foot set the
brake and brought the train to a
standstill.
Martin. before the train stopped.
Jumped from the floor, and, with the
flames streaming from his clothes.
rushed to the water tank. raised the
cover and jumped in, extinguishinG
the flames. Giddins lsaped from his
engine and rolled around in the wet
grass. Martin WAS put on a freight
train and brought home. His clothes,
save his underIhirt, had been destroyed
by the fire. He was horribly burned
and is in u precarious condition. Gid
dins' left hand was badly burned and
his clothes burned off
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-25
The Smith HERESY Case.
Hearing in the Appeal Begun Before
the Presbyterian General AS
sembY at Saratoga.

SARATOGA, May 24,-The interest in
the Case Of the appeal of Professor
Smith from the findings of the Cincin
natl presby terry and the Ohio synod on
charges of heresy was early manifest ed
this morning by large attendance of
spectators nt the meeting of the Pres
byterian General Assembly. The
judicial committee asked to have
their report on the case returned
to them for slight change This
was granted, and the proposed change
WAS made, affecting the rule for the
hearing of members of the Assembly.
1t was provided that the assembly
shall be heard upon roll call, three
minutes being granted to each mem
Der. DR.. Young, the former modera.
tor. protested against such waste of
time. He stated that this rule of last
year caused the assembly to lose a
whole day and hall. Despite this
obi acsion the rule was adopted.
Notice was read that the hours given
to the synod OF Ohio had been appor-
toned rs follows: To the Rev. Charles
Townsend, OF Cleveland, seven min
utes; to the Rev. George L. Kalb, D.
D., Of Bellefontaine, ten minutes /;
Thomas McDougall, Cincinnati. twen-
ty minutes; the Rev. William Powell.
Of Athens, seven minutes; the Rev.
ArtGhr G. Ludlow. Of Clsveland. six
minutes, and Thomas McDougall, ten
minutes.
AT 1910 the assembly was consti-
tuted us a court and the reading of the
records ia the case proce ded with.
These papers contain the record of the
synod, tue notice OF appeal and the ap.
peal of Professor Saith
After the reading of these papers,
the assembly began to entertain the
appeal, and argument was begun by
Professor Smith. The rehding of the
full records was waived except 80 far
as they were going to lie used in the
argument. Professor Smith sta tod that
he proposed only to argue six of the
grounds of appeal instead OF twelve,
The argument at the start concerned
the existence Of prejudice in the mem
bers of the Presbytery which originally
tried min.
Professor Smith sought to show that
the records of the original trial proved
that the judicstory was prcjudicsd.
The doctrine OF the inspiration alleged
IN the charges. was contended to be
one not taught in Scripture or in the
confession, and in fact to be contrary
to the doctrine Of the confession of
faith of the church. The insrrancy
Of the original autographs of Scrip
ture was claimed to be entirely
outside OF the doctrine of inspiration
and Independent of it, 1t was fur
ther shown that the doctrine of insrr-
ancy has theological origin, not a
Biblical origin. and that the confession
as 1t stands gives no support to the
position of the prosecution. Professor
Smith asserted that the Washington
assembly ovaded the issue raised BY
doctrine of the confession, in failing to
declare that tho Scriptures not only
ARE the word of God, but "are" in
errant
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-25
TIE BOILER EXPLODED.
Remarkable Escape of Four Firemen
in an Accident at No. 5 Shaft,
Wikes-8arre.

WILKEs-BARRE, Pa, May 24. The
explosion Of nest Of boilers at No. 5
shaft at South Wilkes Barre this morn.
ing operated by the Lehigh and
Wilkes-Barre Coal company, caused
intense excitement and it was not
known until late in the afternoon
that it imperiled the lives of many
human beings, yet no one was injured.
The boilers were eighteen in number,
built in nests Of four, and without
warning one of the nests burst with IL
terrible force blowing the boiler house
in all directions, and carrying the
smoke stack nearly 600 yards away,
landing it on the main track of the
Lehigh Valley railroad, delaying traffic
for nearly an hour.
The head of one cf the boilers crashed
through car of coal on the track,
demolishing it and throwing three
other oars off the track. A party Of
the New York retail coal dealers here
on tour arrived at the shaft about
half hour before the explosion occurred
and some thirty of them descended tho
shaft just before the accident took
place. The fan WAS stopped and the en-
gineer could not hoist the mine carriage
again, but they managed to escape by
climbing up the ladders distance of
some fifty feet aud were landed on the
surface in safety. There were no less
than 300 men at work in the pit at the
time the explosion took place, but they
escaped through the various gangways
to a place OF safety and were finally all
saved by means Of ladders that run
from the bottom to the top, while
others walked out through the op9n-
ings in other parts If the mine.
Among the New Workers. who des.
Gender the mines were: John Had
dock; c. P Friend. Robert Ennis, f.
Bunke, John Cola, William Brennan.
Patrick Curtes, Arthur Rice, P. L
Rafferty,, Herman Tigue, 4. f. Farrell.
W. ]. CunninghaGh, A, A.
Rice, H L. LuQue, II. Lqnge,
W. F. Milen and John Mayforth.
The cause of the explosion is not
known, but it is believed that the
water became low in tho boilers and
that they exploded when cold water
was forced into them. There were
four hremen attending to the boilers
at the time and their escape from be.
ing killed is marvellous.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-25
IN OUR OWN COMMONWEALTH.

Fireman Cornelius Rauoh has not been
seen for two days in Reading and it is sup.
posed he was drowned in the flood.
The horse ridden by Charles Wright. Of
Morrisville, Jumped into the Delaware
canal and both were nearly drowned.
To compensate his employees, who are
idle two days a week, s. A. Grocer, of Up.
land, will reduce house rents one-third.
Pierson w. Buchanan, foreman Of the
famous Wallace Burt jury at Doylestown,
had o narrow escape from injury yester-
day in runaway.
Captain ]. r. Meredith, an engineer for.
merly in the employ OF the United States
government, yesterday shot himselI to
death at Pittsburg
Tho export Of gold has reduced the So
called reserve to little above $50, 900, 600,
and all the Information received at the
treasury Is to the effect that with Satur-
days expected shipments it will be
brought close to S75, 00O, 900. The net bal
ance, which was sl25, 000. 600 on May /, has
fallen TO Sll9, 000, GOV.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-25
J. Wilkes BOOTHS CRIME.
Mr.. Ford's Recollection Of Some of
the Events Preceding the
Tragedy of 1865.

BALTIMORE, May 2i James R. Ford,
brother OF the late John T. Ford. who
sent the theater tickets to President
Lincoln on the morning of the assaEs-
ination and called on Mayor Richard
Wallach to queIl the riot in the theater
after the shot was fired, has made the
following statement: About 0 o'clock
on the morning of tho assassination
Mr.. Lincoln's messenger came to the
theater. as was almost his weekly
custom. and asked Mr.. Ford for tickets
for Mr.. Lincoln. Mrs. Lincoln and
General Grant
At 10 o'clock Mr.. Ford told thea.
ter attache to write notices for the af.
ternoon papers, announcing that the
president aud party would be ut tue
theater that night, At II o'clock
John Wilkes Booth, in a black coat
and high silk hat, and carrying a gold.
headed cane, was seen loisnrely ap-
proaching the theater for his morning
mail.
Harry Ford. addressing James r.
Ford, remarked: Here comes the
handsomsst man in Washington. 4"
Booth opened a stack of letters, many
of which were from female admirers.
Harry Ford told the news of Lees
surrender to Booth. Booth replied;
"He should never have given up that
sword" Harry Ford began to twit
him. and said that Lee. handcuffed,
would be in one OF the boxes that night
and Lincoln and Grant In the opposite
box
james Ford said this was the first
intimation Booth had that the prssi-
dent would be at the theatsr that
night. Following the conversation
james Ford and Booth walked out to-
getber. Mr.. Ford was bound to the
Treasury department to get hSgs to
decorate the presidents box, This was
the last he saw Of Booth.