The Washington times., 1895-04-29
POINTS ABOUT PILGRIMS.

MT. j. Sears, prominent business man
of Chicago, was at the Raleigh yesterday,
en- route to Old Point Comfort
"Since the sudden death of Mr.. James W.
Scott" said he, "many strange rumors
have been rife concerning the prospective
ownership of at least two of the Windy
Cry's leading paper. Now that Editor
William Penn Nixon has set at rest reports
to otheeffectthat Mr.. John r. Walsh formerly
owner of a controlling interestin the Herald,
was negotiating for control of the Inter
| Ocean, with a view to making it as Demo-
cratic as it has been Republican, more
complete surprise has fallen upon the peo-
pie in the complete change of management
and policy Of the Times-Herald.
Inconyersation With Mr. Melville Z. Stone,
| general manager of the Associated Press
and owner of the Chicago Record, learned
that the word Times would be dropped
|. from the name of the paper, and also that
| Mr.. Stone had largely increased the inter
est which he held in the paper under Mr..
Scott's management. The original inter
est Mr.. Stone acquired when Mr. Walsh
disposed of his stock in the company.
MIR. IL. ii. Kohlsaat, who becomes the
| leading spirit in the affairs of the paper, is,
| as is generally known, an ardent admirer
! of Major Mckinley and a supporter of the
governor or the Buckeye State for the Pres
idency. According to current and accepted
report. Mr.. Kohlsaat's unbiased policy in
this direction led 10 the split between him
and Mr.. William Penn Nixon, While joint
owners OF the Inter Ocean, and Mr.. Kohl
saat's consequent withdrawal. 1t goes
without saying that the Herald will be
Mckinley in everything.
Capt. Jacob Rcnner, OF Sharpsburg, Nd.
who was at the National yesterday, tells
an unusual story OF the unique manner in
! which an aged German widow was in
| duced by spiritual suasion to abandon
ner homestead and sell 1t at a sacrifice
1t runs thus:
The woman, whose name is Englewurst,
! became widowed about one year ago.
After the death of her husband designing
persons sought TO buy the property which
hr left her, and which is located in low,
| marshy ground, between the Potomac
rivcr and the Chesapeake and Ohio canal.
! The price she asked was SO high as to
prevent q sale.
Then 1t was ascertained that she was a
/ believer IN spirtualism. Several weeks
ago a letter came to her address, purport-
ing TO have been signed by her dead hus-
oand, admonishing her to desert the
property at once, as there would be a repe-
dtion of the floods of past years, and that
If she delayed she would surely perish.
she lost no time in leaving property and
put it on the market for sale, when the
schemers got it at their own price.
Mr.. Dave S. Samuels, New York city
] travelling salesman, gave aludicrouSaccount
OF the manner in which an old joke worked,
at the Metropolitan yesterday. He was a
! passenger on a Baltimore ana Ohio train
which was delayed at McReesport, Pa.
While waiting he wagered $10 with friend
| that rough appearing miner, standing on
| the platform, who had displayed some
money, would not give him two 81 bills for
So bill.
When approached, the miner eyed the
proffered bill suspiciously and then bluntly
refused to touch it. Upon being urged
he waXed angry and told the mau with the
| 50 bill that lie would brain him.
When Samuels friend started TO board
| the train, the miner who believed that
an effort had been made to impose upon
him, yelled police" and it was some time
before the man who had already lost SO in
the transaction, was able to clear his skirt.