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The morning times., 1895-09-11
NELSON HELD UNDER BAIL
Testimony Regarding the Robbery
at Alexandria County Courthouse.
Found at Nelson and Fosters
Place Identified.

John Nelson, the proprietor of the gamb-
ling den on the Virginia shore of the Po-
tomac, opposite Georgetown, charged with
having been concerned in the stealing of
the gambling paraphernalia from the Old
court house, two weeks ago, has been sent
on to await the action OF the grand jury,
in the alexandria corporation court.
The case came up in the mayors court
yesterday morning, but in Consequence or
the absence of Sheriff Palmer, OF the
county, and other important witnesses, it
it was continued until noon. Justice Joseph
S. Beach presided at the trial. Nelson,
who had been released ON bond last week,
vas early on hand, with John II. Greene,
his attorney. The interests of the State
were looked after by Commonwealth s At
torney Leonard Marbury.
Sheriff Palmer was the first witness and
told of the raid on Nelson & Fosters place
about month ago, and OF tie arrest OF
1hc men and the capture OF the parapherna-
MALTA. While he could not identify all
the stuff found in the recent search Of Mel
sons place, still he was sure that some OF
it was among the stuff taken from the old
court house.
Edward Deuterman, a deputy sheriff,
could not swear positively that the goods
captured in the last raid were those taken
from the court house. Jacob Birch, who
was with the sheriff, however, recognized
some of it,
Here the commemorative attorney claim.
ed that two knobs, W 1ich he had taken from
g keno outfit when the paraphernalia was
first brought tu this City were the two that
were missing from The one IN court, but W hen
he tried TO fit them they wouldn't fit
Nelson produced the knobs from 4 bag
lying among the captured stuff
Frank LovcJuy, the watchman at the
old court house, told of the situation OF
the room in which the stuff was stored,
and said he knew nothing of the robbery
until next morning. He acknowledged
that he was the only one who had a key TO
the room. He had tolG the police The stuff
was all secure, because he had no reason TO
suspect otherwise.
This concluded the material testimony,
aud after Mr.. Greene and Commonwealth
Attorney Marbury had made their argu-
ments, Justice Beach held Nelson for court
in the sum of $500, W hich was furnished
The morning times., 1895-09-11
coLoRED MErHoDIsTs MEET.
Potomac District Conference of Ba ltf
unra. Gnnfarenne u Cnnxan..

Potomac District Conference of Bait
more Conference to Convene.
The fourth annual session of the Potomac
District Conference of the Paltimor G
Annual Conference of the A. NJ. L. Church
will convene tomorrow morning in the st
naurs a. NJ. Z. Church, Eighth street, be
tween ID and E streets southwest
The conference will be in session two
lays and will be presided over by Bishop
Wesley ]. Gaines, ID. d.
The Programme prepared for the session is
as follows:
First day-f0 a. m, opening hymn, Rev.
John II. Collet, Z. E; prayer, Rev Elijah
p. GriDage; Scripture lesson, Rev. James
II. Scott; Scripture lesson, Rev. +. 5. Den
mis-; singing; call of roll; election of Off
GERS: appointment of committees; address
by Rev. John H. Collet, p. E; reports of
commttees-'on financial condition of the
people throughout the District" Revs ]. T
Jenifer, VIM. II. williams, Brother John
W. Martin; their moral WORTH Revs. ID.
G. Hill, George W. Nicholson, Brother C.
Beckett; Some of the Best Methods of
Holding Our Young People ip the Church, -
Rev. j. II. Robinson; discussion.
Afternoon session-2:30 to 5:15 O'Clock
Religious services; reports; THE Spiritual
Condition of the Churches" Revs. F. g.
Dennis, A. Jones, Bro. John Roberts; sub
ject, The Christian Endeavor Society, Its
Influence and Effects Upon the Church, -
Rev. j. w. Norris; discussions; subject
Are Class Meetings in the Church on the
Decline? If so, What Are the Causes?'
by Rev. j. H. Scott; discussion.
Evening sessions o'clock-Religious
services; sermon by Rev. John W. Brown;
reports of committees.
Second Day, Sept IL, 1850 a. m,
religious services. unfinished business; re-
Public Schools" Reys William II. Will
liams, A A. Murray, l. F. A!dridge; subject,
Does the Work of the A NJ. E. Church
Require the Election of More BishOps?"
Rev. ID. G. Hill; discussion, The Require
ments of the sabbath Schools Rev. E. p.
Grinage. J. o. Gusts, S. C. Butler and the
steward from Charlotte Hall; subject,
what Are the Evidences OF Our Progress
in Business?" Rev. ID. 2. Scaton, ID. D.;
THE Means Necessary to Make the
Churches More Prosperous Financially"
Revs John r. Johnston, j. c. McEddy,
L. H. Jackson; subject, 'Is Vital Piety on
the Decline in the Christian Church, Rev.
A. Jones; discussion.
Afternoon Session, 2:30 o'clock-Relig-
ious services Reports of committees. lis
African Methodism a Necessity" Rev
George W. Met olson. SHOULD the Laymen
of the a. NJ E. Church Have Representa-
ton in the Annual Conference?' Mr. John
W Martin; discussion, ''Who Are Some
of the Heroes OF Missions? Where Did
They Labor, and What Was Their Sue
cess?" Rev. l.. II. Jackson.
Evening Session, 1:45 oclock-Religious
services; what Are the Causes of the
Meager Support of the Christian Recorder,
and How Best to Increase Its CirculatiOD?'
Rev j. X. Plato. what Are Some of the
Barriers Which Retard the Spiritual
Growth of the Christian church," Rev ].
T Jenifer, d. D.; discussion.
The morning times., 1895-09-11
naging a Daughter.

First You can't do it; the man who can
must be more than mortal.
Second. Give her her own way; IL will
save her the trouble of taking it.
Third. Pay for her dresses if you can af
ford il. Her dressn.-!ler will sue if you don't
Fourth If she takes a fancy to any man
you don't want her TO marry tell her yo.r
heart is set on her marrying him and swear
she shall never marry any other. You can
then give her free hand and she wouldn I
have him If he was the only man left
Fifth. If there is any man you want her
10 marry kick him out of yoQr house, for
bid the servants to admit him, distribute
man-traps and spring guns and bull dogs all
around your grounds, lock her In her room
and vow If she marries him you won't leave
her penny. You will not have to waitlone
after that for the elopement.
Sixth. If she has no voice encourage her
TO sing whenever you give party 1t will
attract attention to her and give your guests
an excuse for complimenting her Never
mind the neighbors.
Seventh If you are poor man teach youl
daughter how to dance and play the piano
She can learn cooking and dressmaking and
those things after she is married-Peck's
Sun
The morning times., 1895-09-11
Baltimore Markets.

Baltimore. Sept. 10.-Flour weak and
lower-Western super. 2.20a2. 40; do. ex-
ira, 2.50a2.75; do. family, 2.95a3.25:-
winter wheat patent, 3.35a3.5O; spring
do, 3.40a3.10; spring wheat, straight.
3.25a3. 3.4O-receipts, 5,625 barrels; ship
ments. 16s barrels; sales, 300 barrels.
Wheat easy-spot and month, 80 5-Sa
60 3-4: October, 61 5-Sa61 3-4; Decem-
Der. 63 3-sa63 i-2; steamer No. 2 red.
81 5-Sa57 3-4-receIpts, 11,611 bushels;
shipments. $4,000 bushels; stock, $50, 13S
bushels: sales. $1,000 bushels; Southern
wheat by sample. 5Sa62; DO on grade,
So 1-2aG1 2. Corn steady-spot, 40a
40 ] 4: month and October, 80 1-2a39 81;
year. 81 1-4a34 1-2: January, 34a34 Is
receipts, 9,o69 bushels; stock, 1852
white corn. 50: do. yellow, 40 12a41.
oats firm-No. white Western, &c 1-2s'
27: No. mixed. 24a24 l 1-2-receipts,
916 bushels. Rye very little demand
No. 2. Al 1-2a45 for near-by-receipts.
S2S bushels: stock. 63,43o bushels. Hay
quiet and steady-good to choice timothy,
14.50a15.00. Grain freghts steadily held
steam to Liverpool per bushel, 1 SD.
September; Cork for orders per quarter,
2s. 6d.a2s. led. Sugar, butter aud
eggs steady. unchanged.
The morning times., 1895-09-11
HOW WILLIAMS WAS SHOT
Witnesses Tell the Story at the
Coroner's Inquest.
No Evidence TO Show the Tragedy
Was Anything but an Acci-
dent.

The inquest on Henry Williams, the vie
tim of the Thirteenth street shooting case
who died at the Emergency Hospital a
6:10 Monday night, was held at the First
precinct station at l O'Clock yesterday. DR..
Hammett, the coroner conducted the inves
tigauon.
Mr.. Alexander R. Mullowney was the
first witness examined, and stated that h,
was called to the Emergency Hospital OIL
September s and Williams made a state
ment to him exOnerating Taggart.
DR.. Glazebro Ok, the deputy coroner,
next testified that he performed the au-
topsy, and found a hole through the sew
enth rib; the ball then passed through the
lung and then through the liver Death
was due to pcritonitis.
Robert Hin testified he knew Henry
Williams. and saw him at the hospital
on Monday. So far as he knew, his
character was of the best He never knew
of any trouble between Williams and Tag
CART, as they were go ol friends Il
loaned my rev Oliver to Williams said
Hill, who did not say what lie wanted
with it. My curiosity was naturally ex
cited when he asked me to loan him my
pistol, but il was none of my business,
and l did not ask him what he wanted
with it,"
Susan Balmond, who lives at Mrs. Nc
Cauiey's boarding house, testified she heard
the report of the pistol at the time Taggart
shot Williams.
Il was scrubbing the window sill and
saw Williams come out from the dining
room and saw Taggart and Williams talk
Ing together. l did not see the shooting
and the first intimation had of the trouble
was when Taggart came running to me and
said: My God, suel l have shot Shorty!
What shall l do?"
After few minutes deliberation the
jury rendered this verdict:
we, the jury, find that Henry Williams
came to his death from pistol shot wound.
at 523 Thirteenth street northwest, on
Saturday, September Z, 1895. The pistol
was in the hands of William Taggart; and
the said jury find that it was purely an
accident, and that we attach no blame to
William Taggart."
The prisoner was thereupon discharged
from custody and left the station with his
intended wife, Mrs. Susan Almond, the
cook at the Thirteenth street boarding house
The morning times., 1895-09-11
Studying to Please.

A man afflicted with the disease of finicE-
ism, an exasgeration of the value of de
tails, was giving his order for breakfast to
hotel waiter. The man was finical in the
extreme, and the exactitude of his order
respectfully amused the waiter, who was
| somewhat of judge OF human nature, in
| asmuch as he had served breakfast to
many men.
Breakfast time is invariably when you get
down to bedrock of a mans true dispo-
sition. ItiS too early in the day, and he is
too close to nature itself, to have put on the
little frils that he begins to assume along
about O'Clock. At all events, the waiter
understood and took his order respectfully.
even servilely, without losing his own esti-
mate of the man.
The man had morning cough and slipped
ice water as he gave the order.
"Bringme pot of coffee" he said. "And
mind, it must be hot-hot and stronC-don't
forget to have itstrong. And a sirIoin steak,
rare; remember, have it rare and no fat;
can't bear the sight of fat in the morning"
Yessir, yessir. No fat replied the
waiter.
And bring me some dry toast, hot, mind
you; hot toast, and have it made from stale
bread. don't want it toSsted outside and
soGGy within. Now, don't forget that
No, sir; all right, sir; not soggy inside,
SIR" echoed the waiter.
And somesl sliced tomatoes continuedthe
man. And take the chopped ice off the
tomatoes and drain them. Iwant themdry,
you understand, dry. Now, don't forget
that"
''All right, sir. Tomatoes must be dry"
And let's see. Yes, bring me some fried
eggs. Fresh eggs, you know, perfectly
fresh. And 1 want them fried on one side
only. Don't forget that
'Yessir, fried on one side. And which
side, sir" Kansas City Star.
The morning times., 1895-09-11
RED MEMS COUNCIL.
Reports Show That the Order Has
Grown in the Last Year

Providence, R. l., Sept. 10.-The forty
seventh annual session OF the great council
of the United States of the Improved Order
of Red Men met in this city this morning.
The report of the chief of records con-
tained the following facts: The receipts
for the year Were. from all sources, $780,
31T.64: paid for relief, $500, 9O2 so:
paid widows and orphans, $3.50 rs: for
burial of the dead .$Sl ,242.34; invest
ments. S122, 55S.44; in tribal belts leash
on handl, S2S6,970.21: total wealth of
all tribes. 81, ,525, ,013.16.
The membership report was as follows:
Members adopted. 22,6I0; reinstated, 1,
$50: admitted by card, 1,402; suspended,
21.76O; expelled, 1873; withdrawn by
card, 1,4O1;. died, 1,133: total member
ship July 1. 1895, 133,4s5; increase
during the year, 5,17O; tota' number of
tribes, 1,692, an increast OIuring ts-e
year of ninety-six tribes.
The morning times., 1895-09-11
KILLED HIS BRIDES FATHER.
W. o. Green Acquitted of the Murder
nv n Georgia Jury


Madison, Ga, Sept. 1O.-W. o. Green
was acquitted last night of the murder of
Red" Tom Estes, a wealthy farmer.
Green eloped with a young daughter of
Estes last May. Estes and a son pursued
them and overlook them at the house OF
the preacher where they intended to get
married.
The father commanded his daughter to
get out and go with him. Green resisted
and shot his intended father-in-law dead.
Green and the girl drove a mile further and
were married.
Green escaped and was not caught until
a few weeks ago His trial was begun last
Friday and the verdict was rendered late
last night. Green stated that the elder
Estes fired on him first The son declared
that his father did not shoot at all, and did
not have a pistol. Estes left an estate
worth $780, 900.
The morning times., 1895-09-11
May Mean the failure
of One Organ to
Perform Its
Function.
Health Means the Perfect Action
and Harmony of All.
IL You Know That Some Organ, G land ,
Consult DR.. Walker.

Men suffering from loss OF capac city rs
result of overwork, mental worry, or
past rollies and eXCesses are quickly re-
stored to sound vigorous manhood by DR..
Walkers treat
DR.. Walker may be consulted free Of
charge, personally or by letter His
well-kflo WI sanitariu at lf11 Pennsylva-
MIA avenue, adjoining WIZARDS Hotel, is
open daily for consultation and treatment.
OFFICE hours, 10 a. M. To p. m. !;
Wednesday and Saturday evenings, to
8: Sundays, 10 to 12.
Charges for treatment very low.
All interviews and correspondence sa-
crcdiy confidential No cases made public
without consent of patients.
The morning times., 1895-09-11
WANTS TO ENJoIN A SALE.
William Salter's Suit Against Robert
Cnmpbell a nd c. c. DnncansOn.


Judge Cox yesterday granted tenn
porary restraining order against Robert
G. Campbell and Charles c. Duncanson on
the petition of William F. Salter, who
asked that the defendants be 'enjoined
from selling shares III Harwood Park
Land Syndicate. The order was made
retuTnable September l3.
In his bill of complaint Mr.. Salter al
legged that on April 2s. 1924, he gave a
promissory note for SlUe, due in ninety
days, to Campbell. and as collateral Sc
curity delivered the possession of one
share of stock i'll the Harwood Park La nd
syndicate, with the stipulation that on
failure to pay the obi igation the de-
fendant might transfer the stock.
Another loan of 500 was made on
September 4, 1894.
On these loans S1O5 has been paid, the
petitioner stated. and he still owes Camp
bell, S65, which he is ready to pay. But
Campbell refuses to receive less than
S213.S5- The petitioner therefore asks
that Campbell be restricted from dispos-
ing of the stock until a settlement is
effected
The morning times., 1895-09-11
HR KHAN

A Capitol Hill shoemaker fell from q
high cherry tree and broke an arm and both
legs. besides mutila ting his face in a
terrible manner. Several friends were
about to remove the crushed and bleeding
man to his residence.
Don't take him home in that condition."
protested a bysta nder, you will make
his wife feel badly about it"
Then the injured nIan raised his mutt
lated face and nurmured:
''She won't feel half as badly about 1t
as / do
The morning times., 1895-09-11
ISLAND FOREST FIRES.
Town of st. James Threatened Wit
SDpe1y DpSt rrrtfnu

Town of st. James Threatened With
Speedy Destruction.
Harbor Springs, Mich, Sept. 1O.-Pas-
sengers arriving yesterday by steamer re-
port that the Inhabitants of the Island
of Beaver and the little town of st. James
are fighting the forest fires that have again
sprung up and are eating their way towards
the village.
Thousand of dollars worth of valuable
timber has been ruined and farm property
and crops are laid waste Only narrow
swamp is now said 10 separate the flames
from the village The lake between here
and the island is dense With smoke, and
ashes fall thick in many places.
The morning times., 1895-09-11
SEALING sCHooNERs SEIZED.
Two Offenders Proceeding Home
Under Reyenue Vessel Tow

Two Offenders Proceeding Home
Under Revenue Vessel Tow.
Victoria, B. C., Sept. 1O.-The sealing
schooner Beatrice, of Vancouver, arrived
last night having been seized on August
20 by U. S. s. Rush for noncompliance
with clause five of the Bering Sea regu-
lations, which provides for the keeping
by every schooner commander of log
which shall be entered each hunting day,
number and Sex of seals taken and circum-
stances of the capture.
There is also suspicion that Captain
ohlson, of the Beatrice, allowed the use
of fire arms on his vessel within the
prescribed limits The Bea1ice reports
the schooner Ainoka is also proceeding
home under seizure, her offense being
invasion of the prohibitive zone.
The morning times., 1895-09-11
COFFIN BROTHERS. TRIAL.
Two Alleged Bank Wreckers' Second
Appearance in Court.


indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 1O.-The second
trial OF Percival and Francis A. Coffin,
charged with having assisted in the wreck
ing of the indianapolis National Bank,
begins to-day in the United States court
The attorneys for the defense have
asked for continuance on account of the
poor health of Francis A. Coffin, but
Judge Baker will not grant Il, The accuse.
men were tried fourteen months ago and
We're convicted Francis A. Coffin was
sentenced to t..e peniteEilry for ten years
and Percival Coffin for seven years. After
they had served ten days in prison they
were released by Justice Harlan, of the
Supreme Court. Last January the Su-
prene Court granted them a new trial.
They Were the proprietors of the Indian
apolis Cabinet Company, which was in
debt to the bank about 100000 at the
time of the. failure OF the bank.
The morning times., 1895-09-11
She rued ia Lave Another

David Rocca, an Italian fruit vender,
brought suit for divorce against his wife,
Carmalina Rocca, yesterday, ON the ground
of desertion.
The vile learned to love another better
than himself, Rocca said, within half q
dozen months after they were married, on
February 13, 1871. They moved to
washington, but the love did not cool with
distance, and on August 10, 1871, his We
went back TO New York tu live witd her
former lover, Gallippi Latnra.
From that day TO this she never re-
turned
The morning times., 1895-09-11
SUGAR TRUST CASES.
VIII Proba bly Not BE Tried Befol
November.

VIII Proba blS Not BE Tried Before
November.
In answer to a question of The Times
reporter yesterday, District Attorney Bir-
new said:
1T is probable that the cases of the sugar
trust witnesses will come up between the
middle of November and the opening of
Congress When the case of Broker Elverton
K. Chapman went over OF June l 9 Senator
EdmundS. who is one of the counsel for the
defense. said that he would be absent.
in the West during October, and asked if
the cases could not be tried sometime
in November
Il am unable TO give nearer date
than l have said, however Between now
and that time it will be our aim to run off
the several murder cases"
The morning times., 1895-09-11
LADY CUNNING GUILTY.

confesses Her Forgeries and the Court
P0stpones Sentence.
London, Sept. 10.-Lady Frances Rose
Stunning, who was arrested on July 20 on
n charge of forgery, pleaded guilty today.
The court postponed her sentence.
Lady Cunning, who is the widow of the
Rev. Sir George Henry Cunning and daugh-
ter OF the Rev. William Spencer, uncle of
the present Baron Churchill, was charged
with having forged the name of her father
to bills of exchange, but it is understood
that there were other charges of similar
Dature pending.
The morning times., 1895-09-11
Pay Up or he Shut Up.

Frederick A. Thuee. Norwegian, who
runs picture agency on Seventh street.
was sentenced in the police court yesterday
10 pay a fine os $50 or go to Jail for sixty
days. He was arrested by Policemen
Creagh and Lynch. and the charge against
him was committing a brutal assault upon
Samuel W. Nelson. OF No. 1919 Fifth
street northwest.
The morning times., 1895-09-11
CALLS UPON THE PRESIDENT.
Lamont Sees Cleveland, But Not t,
Discuss State Matters.

Discuss State Matters.
Boston, Sept. 1O.-HOn. Daniel Lamont,
Secretary of War, arrived in this city on
the 10 O'Clock train last evening and
supped with DR.. Bryant, the Presidents S
physician, who later in the night took the
midnight train for New York.
Secretary Lamont rem1 ined in town
over night and this morning went tn
Buzzard's Bay to call on the President,
after which he will join his family at
Sorrento, Me. His visit, he says, has
no pC\Iical significance, and he is not
cDning on the President to discuss affairs
of state.
The morning times., 1895-09-11
The RniIers Exnlnded.

Alarine City. Mich. Sept 1O-Just be-
fore resuning work at ! O'Clock this after
noon. the four boilers in the Marine CITY
Stave Company salt block exploded with
terrific force, completely demolishng the
boilers, builer-house. and a portion of the
main building. and iniuring two men
The morning times., 1895-09-11
IN SELF-DEFENSE .
Frank Kemp Tells Why He Killed.
His Faa8

Logansport, Ind, Sept. .i0.-Daniel Kemp.
who was shot by his son Frank at Calves
ton yesterday, died to-day. The muir
derer was taken before a justice of the
peace and bound over and is now in Jail
in Logansport-
There were threats of lynching at Gal
not spirited the prisoner away he would
have been summarily dealt with. The
murderer says that he and his father be-
came engaged in a quarrel, when his
father attempted to strike him, and he
shot him in self-defense.
The morning times., 1895-09-11
EIectrotypers Wanted

For vacancies which already exist in
the Government Printing Office, an eX-
animation will be held at the rooms of the
Commission on the 18th instant, commence
ishers Applications should be filed at
once Residents of the District will be
admitted. WM. II. WEBSTER,
Chief Examiner
The morning times., 1895-09-11
10 Per Cent Discount on All
Furniture Advertised

by any house in Washing
ton. If you see anything
YOU want in advertisements
of special sales-bargain Of
fers, ETC., offered by Tom,
Dick or Harry, cut it out and
bring it here-we will guar
antee to sell the identical
article at 10 per cent less
money-go first and examine
it at the sale-then come
here and save 10 cents on
every dollar.
The morning times., 1895-09-11
Trying Cuban Filibusters.

Wilmington, Del. Sept. 1O.-At the after
neon session of the United States Court,
Horat:o Reubens, OF New York, opposed
the submission to the grand jury or
letters found in the package taken from
one of the prisoners. Judge Wales gave
no deciS' on, holding that the point was
raised too soon. and that no case was yet
before the court
The morning times., 1895-09-11
Indiana Towp Syven, nv E,ro

Pierceton. Ind-, Sept. 10.-This place
ing, and before the aid sent from Fort
Wayne arrived the business portion had
been destroyed. The loss VIII foot up
S5O. GOO ~
The morning times., 1895-09-11
TROLLEY CASE TO GO ON
Attorney Thomas, After Consult
Ing Commissioners, Said So.
PROBABLE LINE OF DEFENSE

VIII Claim That Schoepf's Resignation
Has Not Yet Been Accepted and,
Therefore, Gray Is Not Manager.
NewbOid's Confession That They
Have No Right to Obstruct Streets.
The morning times., 1895-09-11

For 10 days we VIII meet all compc-
tition in the way OF special sales, etc.
Just bring the other mans adv. and
we'll sell you the same thing for 10
per cent less money.
The morning times., 1895-09-11
STRONGEST PULL GETS IT
Campaign for School Trustees
Has Already Opened.
FIVE NAMES ANNOUNCED

They HaveMan ny Indorsers- All
the Old Members Have Opaositic1.
Various Interests Are Demanding
Awaiting Presiden'
Ross Return