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HURLED A BURNING LAMP.
William Ash Very Nearly Committed the
Grimes of Murder and Arson.

Crimes of Murder and Arson.
While crazed byliquor last night, William
Ash, .oelored veteran, better known as
Sergeant Ash, came near committing
murder in addition To destroying. by fire, /,
his residence, No. 47O street north
west.
Next Monday is pension day and Ash
was holding a preliminary celebration
with several other colored veterans i'll his
rooms on the top floor OF No. 47O.
The lowerreons a re occupied by Henrietta
Robinson, colored, and her husband. Hen
Tietta objected to the jigs and breakdowns
accompanied by profanity which were be-
ing indulged i'll by the occupants OF Ash 8
rooms. She accordingly went to the head
of the stairs ard requested ASH TO deslst.
go away from here, woman" shouted
the drunken sergeant, with coarse oath,
these are my rooms, and + am first and
fourth here. '.
She started TO retreat, and as she did so
Ash, maddened by drink, seized a burning
lamp, and, hurling it with great force
struck Mrs. Robinson full in the face. She
fell down the stairs, blood squirting from
her nose and mouth.
The lamp was prevented from eXplod
ing by some of ksh's companions, and the
woman's husband ran for policeman.
Policemen Mulvey ard Gordon responded
They placed Ash under arrest and locked
him up at No 6 Iol staten, and sent
the injured woman TO the Emergency
Hospital There it was found Il at heI
nose had been cut nearly off, While there
was also lad incised wound of the mouth
The Washington times., 1895-02-27
LETTER No. 116.

A certain amount of knowledge OF the
various elements OF this world is essential to
the safety and general success OF ali who
expect to live in it and have dealings with 1t.
aud must be acquired by them earlier or
later in life; and as one seldom gets anything
of valuesfor nothing, it is, perhaps, the outlay
OF such stock-in-trade as modesty and inno-
cent simplicity in exchange for the more
practical commodities, worldly knowledge
and experience. that makes boarding house
life appear something OF an evil.
But as those dangers are the most easily
guarded against which are best known to
US, would say that since the average board
ing-house is a good school for the study of
the world. term OF such existence is not
injurious to the characters of properly reared
young men or young women, bur in the aS-
gregaie rather beneficial. Q. G. f.
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NEW OFFICERS ELECTED.
This and Reports from Different State
Councils Made Up the Days Business.

This and Reports from Different State
Councils Made Up the Days Business.
Rotation in office seems to be one of the
cardinal principles of the National Council
OF Women
The triennial election Of general Officers
Of the council was held yesterday morning,
and resulted in the choice of new name
for every position All of the present Of
ncers We're renominated, but they declined
the reelection. They hold that if the conn
ell were composed Of local membership,
or Of only one society, reflections would
b. well enough, but as at present consti-
tUted of societies Of nations, the change
is not only proper bat beneficial.
The following is the result of the election:
President. Mary Lowe Dickinson, New
York; vice president, Anna H. Shaw, Penn
sylvania; corresponding secretary, Louise
Barnum Robbins, Michigan; first recording
secretary, Emeline Burlingame Cheney,
Maine: second recording secretary, Helen
Flint Bristol, Illinois: treasurer, Hannah
S Bailey, Maine
The question Of the division of the council
into an upper and lower house was discussed
and determined
The upper house will be presided over by
the president OF the National Council, the
lower house by the vice president at arge.
The upper house VIII be composed of the
presidents and delegates of all national
councils, the presidents OF State councils,
ana the chairmen of their standing COM
mutceS.
In the lower house the composition will
pc pres idents and delegates of State
councils.
Patrons of the council may elect which
house they VIII attach themselves TO, but
aaTing made the selection, they must
abide by it,
Saturday morning.
Owing TO the late hour to which the bust
hess session was extended, there were
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ALLEN-On February %, 1895, at go p m
NELLIE A, beloved daughter CT John l. and
Loco Searle-Allen, aged twelve years ami four
Funeral from 1899 Twelfth street northwest,
to-day wednesday,, the 9th instant, at 2:30
O'Clock.
BUCHANAN-Suddenly, on February ., 1925,
WILLIAM, only son of Elizabeth Buchanan, aged
sixteen years.
Notice OF ftuneralhereafter.
CREECY-On Tuesday, February %, 1873, at
915 a. IN, IGNATIA MARGUERITE CREECY, only
daughter Of Edward w. and l. NJ Creecy, aged
Twenty-Five months.
Intermunt at Sonny Brae Cemetery, Balti-
more, Md
CRkIGHToN-On Tuesday, February 2s, 1895,
at $50 a. m. at the family residence on King
street, Alexandria MARY, beloved wife of John
T. Creighton, aged seventy-nine years.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
CoLE-At Hyattsville Md, February %, 1895,
at $50 p. M, OF apoplexy, Mrs. a, NJ. COLE, be-
fourth year of her age.
Funeral private.
DEAvERS-On February a6, 1895, ALEXANDER
BEAVERS, a NATIVE of Virginia, in his seventy
! sixth year
| Funeral to take place at Bennng, D. c..
| Thursday, February IS, at 230 Interment at
| Congressional Cemetery. Friends and rela-
| tiyes are invited to attend.
| JENNINGS-Un February %, 1895, at 10 a m
PHOEBE, the wife OF George w Jennings and
| beloved daughter of klza A. and the late Jo-
| seph Brooks, of Benning, d. c.
| Funeral from Vermont Avenue Baptist Church
on thursday at p. IN Friends and relatives
| invited to attend
! LEAHY-On Monday, February %, 1895, at !
| O'Clock, BRIDGET LEAHY {nee Downey), the be
! loved wife of William Leahy.
| Funeral will take place from her late resi-
dence, 723 Fourth street northeast, on Thurs
day, February Is, at $50 Mass at St Aloysius
| Church at o cock. Friends aud rela ives o
the family are respectfully invited to attend.
MULLiCAN-On Monday, February p, 1925
at o'clock a. m, at his residence in this city
FRANK A. MULLICAN, in the thirty-ninth year o
his age.
FGneral services at Andrew Chapel, Coles
vile, Md, at II o clock to-day.
NEURATH-on Sunday, February "a, 1895, a
z 30 p. m, AUGUST F., youngest son of the latt
Louis and Catharine h. Nearaih, aged nineteel
| years nine months and nine days.
| Funeral will take place fIom his late resi-
| del e, 81 Massachusetts avenue northeast, to
| day, February q, at p. Relatives ant
friends respectfully invited to attend.
PLATT-At South Beach, Conn, on Februar
%, lS95, JACOB B. FIATT, aged sixty-seyen years
Interment at Augusta, Ga.
POINDEXTER-t February %, 1925, at 25
q. m, MARY To NDEXTER, aged forty-Tiye years
| Funeral from her late residence, 1896 MadiSo
street northwest, tomorrow hursday), at I
m. Relatives and friends are respectfully il
vited to attend
4 TAYL0R-on Monday, February 25. 1895. a
7 the Garfield Hospital, WILLIAM B. TAYLoR, i
| his seventy-fourth year.
Funeral at Philadelphia.
| USHER-At Piney Point, Md, on Friday, Fet
ruary %, 1895, JOHN W. USHER aged sixty-thre
| years.
Funeral from the undertaking establishmer
| OF John X. Wright, No. 1897 Tenth street nortf
| west, to-iay at o'clock p. m. Relatives an
friends inv tied to attend. Interment at GleI
| wood cemetery.
The Washington times., 1895-02-27
LETTER NO. I19.

Very young men and women should be
kept at home, as their associates. can be
better chosen and good character moro
easily formed.
Boarding-house life has many excellent as
we'll as many bad influences on the charae-
tiers of young people. 1t causes careful at
tention to dress and general behavior. ard
is also u school for studying the characters Of
others. On the other hand young people
often become too vain; too fond of pleasures,
prone to gossip. and consequently. decei.lul-
Not having home duties (there,y learning
how difficult and time-absorting these are)
they are apt to consider servants beneath
themselves, to disresI ect labor. thus becom-
ing both unkind and careless.
Usually the poor boarding-house keeper,
whose support depends on them. has no dl-
rect influence for better or worse. so that
young people having no near, dear intelii-
gent friend with them are as weak craft q
sea, easily tossed about Y.
The Washington times., 1895-02-27
LETTER NO. 115.

Roarding-house life must necessarily have
an injurious effect upon character, because
there Is absent that spirit which is the soul
OF the home.
Home IS not alone the building and furni-
ture. but is also the tabernacle enshrining
all that sweetens and eieyates our more Sc
cret selves.
In proportion as the home is veritably ours
do We ealize its influence
In this higher sense, house owned is
more home than house rented: house
keeping, even iL apartments, is more stImu-
lating to our sei-regard than boarding;
therefore. boarding-house life, perse. is 4
descent in the scale of living apart from the
contact with people whom We would not Sc
| lect for our COMPANIONS.
Usage is spirit. and as such it cannot be
| ignored. Those models which greet Us when
we cross our thresholds. do not they involve
! q recognition? Does not the environment
evolve Il tendency? Can we say that the In-
| discriminate associations of a boarding
| house lie create any hallo%ing influences?
| j. B. n. B.
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COOPERATIVE HOUSEKEEPING.
The Scheme Is Attractive, but Is Not Wit
ont Drawbacks.

Considerable interest is just now awakened
on the subject Of cooperative housekeeping.
The experiment is ABOUT 10 be made in Chi
cago. where a cooperative tenement or
apartment house is 10 be built and occupied
by company formed for the purpose. Each
department in the house will be entirely
separate from the others. But little cooking
is TO be done in the separate households. and
kitchens viii be small The Offices will be
in the central court. Heat, light laundry
work ana the ordinary duties will he part
OF the common service Of the apartment
house. Meals may be taken in tie common
dining-rcom il desired.
This plan has some attractive feRtures and
may please th tastes of some people. but viii
probably not come into general use. 1t is
likely 10 disturb too much the privacy Of the
home. which many will not care to sacrifice
for the few conveniences furnished. Much ot
the obiectionableness OF hotel lie wonld at.
tach TO it. while il would want many of the
desirable things the present home has, az
separateness. a yard. a garden patch, a bit o
lawn, moro fresh air. better outlook. and
other such things.
The Washington times., 1895-02-27
LETTER no. rs.

Character, according to Webster, consists
of ''the principles and motives that control
the life" That these should ke affected by
boarding house life, except for the better.
dos not seem reasonable, unless we take as
our subjects young persons OF very little
rength of mind or unusually vicious tend
encIeS.
If a young person of good principle. man
or woman, be brou-ht in contact with others
less strong in character than himself. and
either must give way to the other, it will be
he of stronger character who will triumph
Hence it is clear that the association a
boarding house gives Us with all classes Of
people wall not injure any one who has really
pure and good motives in life. while TO these
who are perhaps more viciously inclined
such ASSOCIATION cannot help but be bene-
fetal; and no better school OF human nature
can be found than the bCarding-house table.
Cf Jf.
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make a very pleasant home of it, place to
read and rest IN. And / lee sure if they were
sick or discouraged they would fall into the
kindest of hands.
No. do not think it could be beneficial at
all, unless there was change for the better
in boarding houses, tor young men and
women to live in them, and unless the BOARD
ing house mistress herself woGld take great
interest in the young people dwelling within
her walls. L. NJ G.. J.
The Washington times., 1895-02-27
LETrER no. III.

do not see how it could do otherwise
than have an injurious effect upon the char
acter of young men and women living in a
boarding-house day by day, aud the safest
way. think. for young people who have to
work for Il living is to rent a room, and
board with nice, pleasant family, for they
could enjoy even one room so much and
The Washington times., 1895-02-27
PRIZE LETTER kRITING.
Does clearinghouse Life
Have an Injurious Eff ct on
the Character of Young Men
and Young Women?

THE TrmEs is in receipt OF several letters
containing more than $50 words-the speei-
fed number. 1t must also be remembered
that only a few OF the hundreds OF letters
daily received can be published, although all
are entered in competition.-ED.l
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StlnntItinIdahn

Boise City. Idaho, Feb. 26.-There were two
pairs to-day and an absentee in the general
Legislative session. The result OF the ballot
for United States Senator was: Shoup. Is;
Sweet, It. and Claggeit, IL.
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LETTER WRITING FOR MONEY.
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Says, Mcbride is silver Man.
Boise City, Idaho, Feb 26,-Judge Nc
Bride. brother OF Senator+eleGt Mcbride, of
Oregon, expresses the cohvietion that his
brother win stand with the silver men.
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The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-10
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

At Dayton, o., yesterday the thermom-
eter registered l04 degrees In the shade.
s. White Payne, we'll known composer
of church music, died at Rochester, N. Y,
yesterday.
A man named White an American,
was assasinated on Thursday in the In.
terror Of YucAtan.
Senior Pedro Mirallos has been ap-
pointed censor Of Cuban war news by the
Spanish government.
Frederick Seitel, Of Baltimore sues nj.
bertina X. Mooney, an heiress, for sea, 900
for breach Of promise.
Robert H. Gordon has been appoints
Judge Of the Fourth judicial district Of
Maryland, to succeed Hoffman, deceased.
A party Of baseball players, mainly
students Of Princeton, Harvard and Yale
colleges, left New York today for Eng
land, where they have twenty-five games
scheduled.
Governor Hastings appointed Joseph B.
Lloyd, Of Wyoming counter, controller.
and Lyman II. Bennett, of Wilkesbarre,
Judges Of the court Of common pleas Of
Luzerne county, Pc.
At st. Joseph, Mo-, John o. Stockwell,
manager Of the Missouri and Kansas Tel.
ephone company, was perhaps fatally in.
jured, and Vance Lane, gang foreman,
and A. Hendrickson, a laborer, painfully
injured by being buried under q cave in.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-10
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'Amsricsn Laundry. eos West Front 81
Rcses. 50 cents dozen at Hayden's. 7os
Market street.
J For iirss-clasa dyeing and securing 20
20 the Delaware Dye Works. 2fo King
btreot.
4 DR., y. n. Smith has removed from v1c
Hndlson street. to N. W. cornor Seventh
nnd Adams. Telephone 497.
| Dr. Simms. No. Uo8 King street. has q
worm medicine which ts the best on tbs
market. Try bottle.
! Aimms Liver PIlls auIak Ia euri ny
hendncne aplendld tivsr s.lmulant; bait
eysrmadsi thousands say 90. 6oa lAng
Street
4 DR.. 6lmms Cholera Syrup. the great
pnd uartain cure for acute and chronic
EisrrhBs. cholera morbus cholera infan.
fpm and summer diseases OF bablee and
thlldren, COG King street.
DR.. sImms White Puimonio Balsan. the
positive euro In sore throat and lung dis.
Ehses, coughs. hoarseness. Group. blood
0pittinR. go. Sold by regular druggists
Hply and ct eoo King street at so cents and
The healthy, wealthy and wise all uss
Or. Him,ns White PuTmonic Balsam,
then troubled with coughs, sore throat
Rpg Diseases DO. zoe aud et. Depot 0oi
king street.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-10

1nr intnrnur On sna-voices now increased
and swelled into shouts Of "Gleanerakoo-
s-ko-o-o-t" and round the preoipifous
point with white sails set and penpants
flying, swept the noble brig. The bay was
dotted now with bright kayaks, and vol
ley on volley rang from o hundred guns,
the church bell pealed, the dogs set up
howl and sang their weird chorus Justify,
flags Auttered brayely from the mission
roofs, and presently the briggs signaling
cannon boemed.
hands with futtering heart Of mingled
JOY and fear, and wished himself 10000
miles away.
A week passed. The brig still lay at
anchor in the bay.
Within his study the mission elder sat,
his long gray beard falling In tangled
waves upon his breast.
His keen gray eyes were bent upon the
novice and the girl, who stood respectfully
waiting till he should speak.
For 40 years he had lived his mission
life, and his thoughts wero busy with that
time long passed when he had been just
such another youth and had obeyed Just
such q call to wed. His helpmate's sill
very hair was auburn then. Her dear old
wrinkled face was smooth and fair.
The children Of the love were scattered
wide. Ono had been sent to Asia's infidel
land, another Lived beneath the soorching
rays that bleached the sands Of Africa, and
third had labored for the church among
the hordes of one Of those far islands In
the sea, and news had come that he, the
most beloved, had been rewarded with o
martyrs crown.
81 b,, ek 1ns ho ta
short; the brig must sail tomorrow.
must urge that you should give your an
swer definitely.
'It is thing most serious to you both,
but you have been together seven days.
Not long In which TO fix upon q wife or
learn to judge a lovers moods and whims.
"But can speak myself for this young
man. I pledge you he is upright, virtuous,
kind.
"And as for you, my son, she Is far
more. Her features would be ample pass
port without this communication from the
church. That you already love her can
see. What do you answerf"
Tho young man looked to her. then
dropped bis gaze. "You speak but truth,
sir. She is dear to me. would not have
her leave me, but still less would enjoy
the thought that she was forced by sense
OF duty only 70 snare my loS.
~ pray let her decide for both of us and
give her till the morrow to reply. II she
should wish for more delay, 1t lis not nec-
essary we should wed at once, and mean
while may try to win her love-"
"What says the madchenF"
The girl was touched by the generous
thoughtfulness the youth had shown and
by the kindness Of the aged man. She cast
one swift, wistful glance through the open
window at the anchored brig, whore the
captains stalwart figure paced the quarter,
and blushed and bowed her head and tried
to speak. Then, with returning courage
and resolve, she approached and knelt be-
side the old mans chair.
Father" she said, her sweet voice
tremulous IT have had thoughts, unwor-
thy Of my faith, rebellious thoughts and
fears and wicked moods. II either is un-
worthy, 1t Is l.
"Give me some few days more before we
wed-and lot tho brig sail will stay
with you."-Ralph Graham Tabor In
Truth,
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-10
Tn. Atlanta Bull Fixht.

ATLANTA, Aug 1o.-President Collier,
OF the Cotton States and International
exposition, In response to request for a
statement about the bull fight which has
caused SO much agitation Of late, said,
"The performance will take place within
an enclosure, which no one can enter with
out the payment Of an admission fee, and
it will only be seen by those who care to
pay for the privilege. There is nothing
worse in the bull fight under the condi-
tlons In which II will be presented than
the thrilling scenes Of Buffalo Bills Wild
Wee eslihoMn
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-10
MURDERED sY SAILORS
Ehs Feus Murdsrsxs Probably burned
With = NtoIsn yossoi.


Fhs reus afurdorsrs Probably Burned
with STOLEN Vessel.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 10. = Captain
Sproule, OF the British steamship Capac,
who on Thursday night landed the sur
vivors Of the Prince Oscar disaster, had
another startling story to tell last night.
1t concerned the alleged murder Of Cap
tain Peter Stsger, OF the American bark
Edward Skinner, BY four unknown sea-
men, near South American port. The
supposed murdersrs escaped ON q stolen
vessel, and, ID is believed. perlshed in
fire which destroyed the ship near Rio
Janeiro.
The skinner put In at Topmost, . small
port on the western coast Of Peru, on tho
night OF June 2s the following day Cap
tain Stegcr landed and met other vis-
Ting mariners, who were from American,
English, Spanish and Norwegian barks.
A number Of these searnen, II was OBJ
served, paid much attention TO Captain
eteger and when, day or two later q
hunting trip for seals was proposed to
Lake Royss, near Junin, he readily agreed
10 60.
A party including Captain Steger and
four seamen, whose names are not known,
left on July for the lake. Three Of the
Grape. Altar an absence Of three days the
four mel returned without Steger, and pro-
fessed ignorance Of his whereabouts. Sub
sequently, however, one of the men, while
under the influence Of anarcotic, said that
Captain Steger had fallen overheard into
Lake Reyes and was drowned. This did
not satisfy the missing captains crew,
and searching party was organised.
After much difficulty they discovered
6teger's mutilated body In 9 clump Of
brushwood.
II was apparent tbat he had been mur-
dered, and hasty return was made TO
capture tho guilty meh. They were toe
late, for upon their return 1t was learned
that tho four mon had seized the Grape
the night before and put to sea. The
master Of the Crapo was Obliged TO en-
bark on another vessel for moro extreme
southern port, and when near Rio Janeiro
the charred hull OF tho Grape was disoov-
erod In tbs ocean. II had been burned to
the waters edge, either by accident or do
sign, but there were no signs Of life, and
It is firmly believed that tho fugitives per
ished in the fire.