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The evening times., 1895-09-09

The Stars press association reports and
bulletins will doubtless in future be revised
by the American instead of the British
editor when they relate to International
yacht racing
The evening times., 1895-09-09

Ex-Speaker Crisp must have been rather
giddy in England. as he asserts that British
hospitality is too ponderous. Would he have
had ii more airy? But perhaps his criticism
is intended as a swipe at Bayard
The evening times., 1895-09-09

II Mr.. Coudert, of New York, really has
the Supreme Bench bee in his bonnet. he had
better consult with Senator Hill. in executive
Session, before bothering about Cleveland.
The evening times., 1895-09-09

President Cleveland should know there
is good birdshooting on the flats only q
short distance from the White House.
This Information will doubtless bring him
home at once
The evening times., 1895-09-09

So long as Corbett and Fitzsimmons
are merely training the public can rest con-
tent with the actual set-tO between John
James Ingalls, and Mary Ellen Lease.
The evening times., 1895-09-09

English investors are longing in whole
sale way for American gold mines. Their
agents and experts are looking into the
merits of nearly hundred properties in
the mountain States, their field of inquiry
extending over into Mexico. Fabulous for
tunes have been made in the South African
mines during the last few years and the En-
lish mind, excited by the pleasurabie
experience, is desirous of taking in the
good things of tie same sort in America.
Negotiations are proceeding slowly, but
the drift lie certainly this way. and in The
Course of a few months from S75 600 900
to 500, 200, 900 of British gold is reason
ably certain to be transferred To American
ing properties.
British curiosity is also being directed
to timber and coal properties in the United
States, ard English capitalists are consid-
ering several attractive propositions of
that sort, some Of them running in the tens
of millions. This interest displayed by the
English investors in American properties
is encouraging in the extreme. They have
been deaf, dumb, ard blind TO financial
blandishments OF any sort from this side
of the water for five years. The last thing
they did was TO put $500 900 ,O0Oto $780,
OOO.0 200 into American industrials at one
wbirl, their Investments covering every
thing from flourmilis and elevators to
packing houses, iron foundries, and brew
eries, the latter alone absorbing close to
81 so, 900, ,O00.-w. H. Nicholas, in Chi
cago Post
The evening times., 1895-09-09

Stephen Brodie, esq, actor, saloon keeper,
and bridge Jumper, allows no professional
jealousy tn consume him when he thinks OF
the performance of Mrs. Macarthur in jump
ing from Brooklyn Bridge and living 10
tell the tale thereof. Mr.. BrOdie emits the
following clarion-ton critique from Nil.
waukee, and there is no frotb On his words
Notwithstanding the character of the town
from which he talks:
..she is a corker," said BrOdie. There
don't nohpdy but me and her know what
it Is. Talk about the new woman. Say.
when they get to stepping On the ozone from
the BroOkly n Bridge and landing in the damp
below, they come pretty near being in It.
II tapped the wire to my wife and told
her to get q move un andhave Mrs. Macarthur
take charge in my place and play the limit.
She won't do no more jumping, you can
gamble on that. Why, would not Jump
off a trolley car or onto q good thing
without net"
Well done, Brodie! Now let the shining
lights of other great professions reach
down from their pedestals and give the new
woman the glad hand.
The evening times., 1895-09-09

The body guard most needed by the Pres
ident is one which will keep agents or
principals of the trusts from stretching
their legs under Presidential mahogany.
The evening times., 1895-09-09

Gray who are shaking hands on Southern
soil today.
The evening times., 1895-09-09

By the way, where is Paramount Commits
sioner Blount, of Georgia, these days?
The evening times., 1895-09-09

Possibly we can't play great ball, but,
oh! how we can shoot!
The evening times., 1895-09-09
TITLES GIVEN TO NEGROES
csl1rsd People Vhs Have Been Holsred
by Sovefeigns.
Story Of Aldridge. the Black Roscius.
Sir Samuel Lewis Is a Great
Lawyer and a Negro.
From the. Boston Transcript.

There have been many negroes In Europe
and the West Indies who have received
distinguished considerations in the way
OF decorations from the crowned heads OF
the old world. The Black Roscius-Ira
Aidridge-whO created such a furore In
Europe many years ago as a tragedian,
and who was frequently carried from the
theaters in which he performed upon tho
shoulders of his enthusiastic auditors to
his hotel, was loaded down with medals,
the insignias of various royal orders, the
gifts of kings and queens whom be had
charmed and delighted by his magnificent
impcrsonat.ons OF the characters he as
sumed.
The evening times., 1895-09-09
BEATS THEM ALL.
THE STAR ADMITS IT AT LAST.
The Times Has the Largest Daily
CirCr la ion

The Times Has the Largest Daily
Circulation.
1t is gratifying to announce that for
the first time in twenty years the Star"
has been compelled to withdraw its claim
of having a larger circulation than all the
other Washington dailies combined. This
it did last Saturday. The Star does not
acknowledge, however, that its circula-
tion is less than The Times, although
strict adherence to the truth would neces-
state that admission. The aggregate
circulation of the Star last week was
only 173, 1876, while The Times had a bona
fide circulation of 212, ,3s5, or 80, ,249 more
copies than the star" as will be seen
by the following sworn statement. The
net gain of The Times circulation last week
was S,2i9.
Don't bring your lad" to The Times
II you want to bury it. Nothing is pub.
lished except live, profitable advertising.
District of Columbia, SIS:
On the ninth day Of September. in the
year OF four Lnrd one thousand eIgnt hundred
and nlncty-Ilye, before me, Ernest u.
Thompson, Notary public in and for said
District, personally appeared c. T. Rich
ardson and made "a tn in due form of law
as follows:
CIRCULATION OF THE WASHINGTON
TIMES.
MONDAY, sept a..................... 3O.O3O
TUESDAY, Sept 3...........-...-..... 3I,272
WEDNESDAY, Sept L.. -.,.-.......... 3l,l06
THURSDAY, Sept 5.........-...--..... S0.914
FRIDAY, sept. 6...........-.......... 3O,s96
SATURDAY, Sept z. .................. 81, 500
SUNDAY, Sept s........................ 23,477
2I2,3S5
/ solcnnly swear that the above is q
correct statement of the daily circulation
of The Washington Times for the week
ending September 8. 1895, and that all
the copies were actually sold OF mailed
for valuable consideration and delivered
TO bona fide purchasers: also that none
of them were returned or remain in the
office undelivered.
C. T. RICHARDSON,
Manager of Circulation.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me, on
the day and year first herein above written.
ERNEST G. THOMP SON,
Notary PubliC
The evening times., 1895-09-09

The government OF the Sublime Porte is
about to appoint commission charged with
preparing an important reform 1t is that
of levying tax on all the foreign news
papers which enter the Ottoman territory.
The journals pesiished in the Ottoman En-
pire have long been subject to a tax from
which foreign papem have been free
The evening times., 1895-09-09

wooIng. treacherous swell. in which there
seemed to lurk no evil. 1t lifted bow and
stern of the vessel alternately as gently as
a mother would rock cradle.
1t was enough 10 do Neptune's work.
however The pencIl-pushers sought the
seclusion that the cabins granted. From
porth oles dim with mist the reporters
viewed the race-when they were able to
look out of the portfolios. 1t is not sur
prising, therefore, that they got every
thing right wrong, and all the time mis-
took the Defender for the Valkyrie.
Either some such catastrophe as this
must have overtaken the A. P. men or the
unprecedented blunder, which will go down
in history as the most ridiculous ever made
in newspaperdom, must have been due to
absolute stupidity. Sufferers from 1t can
choose that horn Of the dilemma most COM
forting to them.
The evening times., 1895-09-09

The presentoutiook Is that tomorrow will
again furnish ''vaikyrie weather." But
what's the difference II the American out
f00ts her3
The evening times., 1895-09-09

The Nationals register contains among
others the following names: Mr.. A. McMil-
len, of Council, Bluffs, Iowa; Mr. Z. H..
Dicks, of Dayton, Ohio; Mr.. Daniel Sapp
and wife, OF Pekin, H.; Mr.. Edward
Lohstook, of Cincinnati, ami Mr.. A ID.
Bassell, of Ciarksburg, W. Va
The evening times., 1895-09-09

There are few better lawyers anywhere
than ane to be found among the educated
blacks of the British West Indies The
attorney general of the island of Jamaica
some years ago was negro, by name
Burke, who was said to be as eloquent of
speech and as formidable in argument as
his great Irish namesake, Edmund Burke,
who. it will be remembered, said on one
occasion, "Great men are the guideposts
of a nation" The black Burke was famed
not alone for his oratory, but for the
soundness of his legal judgment and the
fairness of his decisions, while acting as
attorney general. He was knighted some
years ago by Queen Victoria.
In Freetown, Sierra Leone, there lives
very ordinary looking little black man,
who has the regular negro features and hair.
In stature he is less than five feet in height.
Like the immortal Richard III, he shrugs
his shoulders when he walks, but unlike
him he does not sing out, ''Shine on, bright
sum-" etc. He is Sir Samuel Lewis, and
knighted by Queen Victoria about four or
five years ago. He is one of the ablest la w
yers in Sierra Leone, and represents the in
terests of some of the wealthiest firms in
England. Sir Samuel was recently offered
by firm in London f9 900 per annum to
locate in that city and attend to its legal
business, but he declined the offer, pre-
ferring to remain among his people in Sierra
Leone, with whom he is a greatfavorite.
The Lord Chief Justice of Trinidad, W. l.,
Sir Conrad Reeves, is a negro scholar and
cultured and refined gentleman, upon
whom Queen Victoria some years ago con-
ferred the order of knighthoOd. He is a
K. G. AS Lord Chief Justice of Trinidad,
he wears the wig and flowing robes, with
lowly grace and dignity. For many years
he was Queens counsel. He is greatly es-
teemed for his urbanity, his learning and
his great ability as lawyer. He is one of
the most polished and finished gentlemen
at the English bar. His name is the syno-
nym for probity and integrity. He is a
man or great wealth.
The evening times., 1895-09-09

The sboreham registers contains thu
following names among others: Mr.. Gran
Wood, Atlanta; Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Ladd
Portland, Ore; Mr.. Arthur B. Cook
Buffalo, n. Y; Mr.. Raynor ]. Hayes
Boston; Mr.. ID. S. Williams, st. Paul
Mimi, and Mr.. L. F. Loree, Cleveland.
The evening times., 1895-09-09

Mr.. T. A. Sumner, OF AsheviIle, N. C.
and Mr.. j. P. Harrison and wife, Of Min
neapolis. MIMI, are registered at the Me
tropolitan.
The evening times., 1895-09-09

II is understood that Chairman Carter, Of
the national committee, will, within a few
days, issue a call for n meeting of the com
mittee in this, city in October. The exact
date OF the meeting is not yet known. but
when IL is finally announced delegations
from all Of the score of the cities which are
in The race for the convention will be headed
this way. The general impression here
seems 10 be that, although Chicago will not
ask for the convention, IL is more than likely
TO be held there.-J. S. Van Antwerp in Min
neapolls Journal
The evening times., 1895-09-09

Messrs. P S. Young, of b 'ston. andwilliam
Curtis, of New Orleans, are among Pages
latest arrivals.
The evening times., 1895-09-09
Points About Pilgrims.

Mr. Arthur Goss, the State chemist of
New Mexico; Prof. r. A. Duxey, promi-
nent physician and scholar of England,
and Judge G. Y. Overall, OF Mobile, Ala,
are at the Ebbitt House.
The evening times., 1895-09-09

Mr. d. S. Williams, a st. Paul, MINI.
lawyer, and Mr.. Alexander W. Doty, ol
Brooklyn, are Stopping at the Ebbitt House
The evening times., 1895-09-09

Hon. williara Elliott IS one of the latest
arrivals at the Metropolitan. Mr.. Elliott
halls from Beaufort, of the Seventh South
Carolina district. and has been reelected
to the Fifty-foHrth Congress. Mr.. ElliOtts
district is one -of the closest south of the
Mason and Dixon line, but he has already
been here twice. in the Fifty-first and
Fifty-second Congresses.
The evening times., 1895-09-09

Among the guests of the Raleigh ares
Mr.. E. S. Croker. of Des Moines, Iowa; Mr..
George W. Walker. an insurance man, of
Providence, l.; Mr.. H. G. Swanson, wife
and son, OF La G:ange, Ga, and Mr.. Alex
ander H. Duty, OF Brooklyn.
The evening times., 1895-09-09

A party Of Louisiana ladies who are max
ing a tour of the Eastern States are reg
istered at Wizards. The party includes
the following: Mrs. o. Atkins, MIS-. H.
Youree, Miss H. Howell, Miss B. Ogiville,
Miss F. Cooke, Miss L. Hoss and Miss E.
Austin, all OF Shreveport.
The evening times., 1895-09-09

Minister Lewis Baker, who represents the
United States In Nicaragua and other Cen
tral American republics, will leave for his
post the Goth, when his leave OF absence will
expire.
Since his arrival at Washington Minister
Baker has held frequent consultations at
the Department OF State relative to the
course he shall pursue upon his return to
Central America. Among the topics under
DISCUSSION were the Nicaraguan Canal and
the consolidation of the Central American
republics, both Of these questions being of
paramount Importance to the United States.
Instructions which the American minister
will carry back with him are explicit, and
every detail has been carefully gone over
with view to facilitating friendly rela
lions between this country and its Central
American neighbors. r. W. Patterson In
Chicago Tribune.
The evening times., 1895-09-09
Sent from Washington.

Although the last Congress enacted law
requiring all trolley poles to be removed
from the streets of the city, the Commits
sioners have permitted an electric car line
to maintain their, trolleys along New York
avenue, from Sefenth street to lexington,
the home of kate Chase sprague. Litiga-
ton of dilatory and careless character
has been INDUCED in, but with apparent
intent to deceive the public, while per-
mitting the trolley line to violate the law.
The farce is now to be brought to an end.
private citizen has brought suit against
the corporation and warrant has been
issued for the arrest of the manager of the
company. The case Will be brought into
court Tomorrow. and it Is believed that
after all our Commissioners will be COM
pehed to do their duty by removing the
poles, since the corporation refuses to do 80.
This Is not the only case of contempt of
Congress. The Fifty-first Congress passed
a requiring the Metropolitan and WASH
ington & Georgetown Street Railway Com
panies to dispense with use of horses on
August 2, 1899. In compliance with the
law, on August 9, 1892, the Washington s
Georgetown Company started the cable line
on Pennsylvania avenue, but until this day
the Metropolitan Company uses horses, and
the law has been not only nullified. but
repealed, SO far as the Metropolitan road is
concerned.
At first the road secured an extension
of time, because 1t pretended to be expert
menting with storage battery cars. An
other extension was granted, and then
another and finally the eextension was made
indefinite. The cars Of this corporation
run into the Capitol Grounds. Congressional
enactments command respect everywhere
save within sight of the Capitol, where
the laws are made.-Smitb d. Fry, in Phila-
deiphia Times.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-06-21
Camp Meeting.

The great annual camp meet.
ing of the Water Street M. q.
church commences July 10. and
lasts until August 9Th at the
Clarksburg fair grounds. 1t
promises to be enc OF the largest
camp meetings ever held by the
colored people in this State.
Come and hear the great ser.
mons and the enhancing jubilee
singing by people whose souls
are strung to music. Excursions
on R. R. Boarding and tents on
the grounds. 32.td.
Stoves Uncle Toms Cabin on
Corral lot Tuesday night June
25th. Admission, % cents.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-06-21

WANTED:-Two agents. one
in the upper AMI one in the lower
end of this county, to sell the
celebrated book Border Of War
fare" which was published by
Joseph Isreal in the house now
occupied by R. I. Lowpdes as a
private residence, 65 years ago.
Apply in person to G. f. Carr.
General Agent, Clarksburg, W.
Va.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-06-21

Talmage at Gypsy Grove Au.
gnstil,
The trilby kicker is the latest
Fad OUT.
Uncle Tom on Corral lot Tues
day night, June s5th.
See the big noon day street
parade OF Stoves Uncle Toms
Cabin Tuesday June 25th.
John B. Payne recently a medi.
cal student at Baltimore will
spend the sumner with DR.. Meigs
Bartlett of this city. Mr.. Payne's
home is in Barbour county where
ne is known asa polished young
man of energy and ability.
Stowe & Co. gives by far the
most pleasing production of I'm
Gle Toms Cabin ever seen in
Clarksburg. They carry 40 PEG.
pie, pack Of genuine Siberian
blood hounds, jubilee singers,
many new and pleasing special.
ties. Erect large stage equip.
ped with beautiful scenery,
Electric and Calcium effects. etc
Corral lot Tuesday night June
95th. Admission. csc.
The following card announces
the approaching marriage of a
young gentleman who has many
friends in this county
DR.. and Mrs. S. E. B. Kramer
request your presence at the marriage
of their daughter
NAME,
WORTHY Il. Posr,
Wednesday evening, June 90, '95, p. m.
a WHrrE DAY, WA
Mr.. D. NJ. Willis was appointed
Instructor in Penmanship and
typewriting, &C., at the State
University and private secretary
to the President. Mr.. Willis has
few if any superiors in the State
in the lile of work he takes at
the University and we have no
misgivlngs as to his success.
Mr.. Willis is a Harrison county
boy and has made his way from
the farm by energy and close APP
plicatiou to duty. His many
friends have been showering con
gratulations on him.
Harrison county furnished nine
students for the University this
year. The catalogue says there
were ten but Benz. Rice, son OF
ex-senator Rice, who is enrolled
from Clarksburg does not live
here. William j. Holden, OF
Craigmoor. graduated with the
degrees, A. b., LII. b. He stood
h in his class work and was
greatly respected by the faculty.
The other students from Harri.
son We're E. F. Goodwin, Charles
Holden, w. Frank Stout, Cuth.
bert Osborn. Harver Smith,
Claude DAWSON. Ernest Ran,
dolph and Marshall W. Ogden.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-06-21
For Snle.

Two story frame house with eleven
rooms, on Chestnut Street. near Broad
dus College. Four nice building lots
on Mulberry street near Broaddus
College Two lots ON Locust street;
also 81 shares of Planning Mill stock
$4,000 each. The above named prop
erty is within half mile of county court
house and post office. Terms Of sale
easy. For further information see
JASPER PEW, Clarksburg, West
Virginia. 20-tf.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-06-21
PROCLAMATION.
MAYORS OFFICE.
June IL. 1895.

S1aS rs 1000.
AT the instance of the Junior
Order of United American
Mechanics aud mas. much as the
4th day of July is a national holl-
day, l request the citizens of
Clarksburg to close their places
of business and observe that day
in commemoration of the event
it celebrates. The citizens are
also earnestly requested to deco.
rate their residences and places
of business.
S. W. GORDON, Mayor.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-06-21

Miss CLANCY will in few days
open a notion and fancy goods
store and solicits a share of your
patronage. Please give her a call
Monroe room. Main street. 81.
DIR. E. Oliver Belt, of Wash.
ington, d. g., VIII make his next
visit to Clarksburg July I'd, srd
and 4tn. Practice limited to dis
eases Of the eye and ear. 2s.td.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-06-21

If you need anything in the
way of clothing or gents furnish.
ings, you will learn something to
your advantage by calling on
Messrs. Long & David who will
be pleased to have you call and
examine their samples of fine
clothing. 32.tf.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-06-21

of business.
S. W. GORDON, Mayor.
1t is but little use to pay any
attention to that class ofgrowlers
who are always claiming that
nome people should be given the
preference in all matters of Sc.
lection. The principle is a very
good one, but when one hears a
man swearing because a West
Virginian was not made Presi.
dent of the University and then
hears the same individual. when
he learns that one of his own
home people got an appointment,
curse the fortunate West Virgin
ian and call him a d-m fool, we
begin to think that there are still
some individuals with but little
space between the eyes.
A fine assortment OF hosiery
at Miss Glancy's new store. Main
street. 81.
We are glad to learn that Mrs.
n. Crummit is able to be out af-
ter long sickspell.
Do you wear clothes : If so
Long & David can show you some
thing that will benefit you. 32-tf.
A few weeks ago a gentleman
of considerable prominence from
a neighboring town was secretly
married to lady of this place,
the clergyman who performed
the ceremony coming on the 9:35
train and leaving on the early
morning train, so Madam Rumor
sayeth,
There will very likely be a
sensational breach of promise
suit brought by a lady of this
town in the near future as a law
yer has already been engaged to
conduct the prosecution.
Don't forget when you are in
town TO call on Messrs. Long &
David at the court house, and
see their samples and learn their
extremely low prices on fine Gus
tom made clothing. 32-tf.
The members of the Chickasaw
Tribe, Independent Order of Red
men, of this city, who attended the
institution of Usage Tribe No.
40, at Flatwoods last Monday
night speak IN glowing terms of
the hospitality they received at
the hands of the new Tribe.
Yesterday evening we receiv.
ed a telegram from Centerville,
that the derrick of the Big Moses
gas we'll, on Indian creek of this
county. was struck by lightning
and the gas escaping from the
we'll was on fire and making a big
blaze from $50 10 200 feet high,
presenting a magnificent sight.
There is some salt water in the
well which flows out with the
gas and heat of the burning gas
converts the salt water into pure
salt and as it falls to the ground
it looks like as if it was raining
pure crystal. It's a grand sight
and worth a trip to see it.
LATER After burning about
two hours the force of the gas
from the we'll put itself out. In
other words the pressure of gas
coming from the well is so great
that it blew the fire out. Sisters
,,jIIe Rerieic.