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The morning times., 1895-07-15
PASSENGERS HAD A FRIGHT
Exciting Times on the Steamer La
Normandie on Her Western Trip
Explosion OF a Coal Bunker with Fatal
Which Lasted a Day.
Try Tnited Pressl

New York, July 14-The French liner,
La Normandie, which arrived from Havre
this morning, bad q decidedly eventful
voyage just after her departure from
Havre one of the firemen, Francois Lerlem
by name, was instructed to open one Of
the coal bunkers. He did So using a naked
light.
AS soon as the hatch was opened there
was a rush of gas, which instantly ignited
from the lamp flame and exploded with tre-
mendous force, instantly killing Leflem
and doing more or less damage TO the
bunker fittings. Leflem was only nine
teen years old and was native Of Brit
tany He was buried at sea.
On July 9 just after the passengers had
seated themselves at dinner, fire was dis
covered in the forehOld, and fire alarm
instantly sounded The crew ran to the
fire stations, and lines of hose were
stretched along the deck.
The passengers were quiet and orderly
unuer the circumstances, and there was
no panic. Officers and crew worked syS-
tenIaticalIy all night long, and toward
morning had the fire well under control
At O'Clock OH the morning of the 10Th the
fire was entirely out.
The passeng ers, headed by Bishop
O'Connell, Mr.. james Campbell, Mrs. Henry
NJ Sanders and j. BusSat, drew up get
Of resolutions thanking Capt. DelonCle, his
officers and crew for their bravery and en-
ergy. La Normandie made port without
further incident.
On July 6, off the Lizard, the St Louis
passed in sight of the French steamer and
quickly drew ahead and out of sight.
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JUMPED FROM The BUGGY
]. M. Donaldson Badly Injured In
Escaping From Runaway.
Cable Cars Frightened the Horse and
He Ran MadIy Down the Avenue.
Leg and Arm Hurt.

Mr.. Irving y Donaldson. transfer clerk
for railway mail al the Baltimore and Ohio
depot was seriously hurt IN runaway
accident on Pennsylvania avenue, near
Eighth street, yesterday afternoon. He
was taken to the Emergency Hospital,
where IL was found his right leg was broken
in compound fracture Just above the
ankle and hls night wrist disIOcated and
fractured The bones were set BY Drs.
Parker and Kerr and at p. m he was re-
moved 10 Garfield Hospital for further
treatment.
Mr Donaldson is well known and popular.
He lives with his mother and sister at No.
305 NJ street northwest and left home at 1
p. m yesterday intending TO go on duty at
4 p. IN. He was fond OF driving and often
got a zig at Geyer's stable on D street,
ear Tenth street.
He went there and spent an hour more
talking with some friends. About3 80
o'clock he got a horse and buggy OF Ed
Archer, WHO has a stable in the alley IN the
rear OF Geyer's and with Archer as driver,
started down the avenue 70 the depot.
The horse took fright at the cable car and
ran away.
As they We're flying down the street at
breakneck speed Mr. Davidson, who Is
rather nesay, attempted TO jump from the
vehicle. and IN doing so fell.
i crowd gathered IN a few moments, w bile
policeman Harry K. Warren, who saw the
occurrence, turned in a call at Seventh
and the avenue for an ambulance II was
then about $50 p. N. Tie police patrol
arrived first. but the ambulance was in
sight and took Mr.. Davidson TO the hospital.
Archer. who got the horse under control
after a run drove TO Mr. Dav-dSon's home
and notified his family. His mother and
sister went 70 lin at once and returned at
: O'Clock to take him 10 Garfield Hospital
The morning times., 1895-07-15
MILLIKEN NOT YET CAUGHT
1t Is Believed He Has Fled to Mem
phis, His Native Place.
Special Officer Caldwell Claims the
Credit for the Arrest and Describes
the Scene on the Roof.

1t has been stated that Policeman Jacob
sen made the arrest Of Benjamin II. Mill
ken at the home Of Judge Phillips on the
morning OF July ., but Private WatchmaH
William Caldwell claims the credit. He
says the other officers did not arrive on
the scene until he had marched bis man
off TO the box. Caldwell has been a private
watchman in the Third precinct FOR over
three years, and is the guardian OF many
of the richest homes in the northwest.
Il had Just reached the Massachusetts,
avenue and Sixteenth street eud OF my
beat" said Mr.. Caldwell last night to The
Times, lat a quarter after on the morn
ing in question, when a woman cried
.poIice- At her call l started down Six
teenth, but when l heard the second cry 1
discovered that it came from over the way
at No. 1917 Rhode Island avenue.
''As l ran TO the house woman standing
in the door said, There's a burglar up
stairs. 1 ran as quickly as possible up two
flights and reached the third floor. I
heard a racket in the back room and as 1
rushed in could see a man starting to-
ward the window He leaped through and
slammed the shutters behind him, evI-
IDENTIFY TO throw me off the track.
Il threw the blinds open and though it
was very dark l thrust my revolver out
and shouted:
:" Throw up your hands.
The next instant ! could see the figure
OF a man step from behind the chimney at
the far side OF the roof and an apparently
frightened voice call out;
"'Officer. don't shoot; III give up
with that the man moved toward me
as | still stood in the window, keeping his
hands up meanwhile I grabbed him and
int Ia Irr.Ir-
aud his two daughters We're in the room by
this time and the Judge lighted the gas
No one at first recognized AilHEen.
He had his coat on wrong side ont and his
shoes were tied together ana hung around
his neck, looking like football over his
breast I took him down stairs aud Off
to the call box at the corner Of Seventeenth
and 2 streets.
ION the way 70 the box Mlliken said he
was drunk aud that he staggered into the
house by mistake l asked him why he had
his shoes around his neck and his coat on
wrong side out He made 20 answer
Neither did l detect the least odOr Of
liquor about him.
He wanted to put on his shoes and
change his coat. but 1 would not let him,
and put him in the wagon as he was
when ii arrived OF course. 1 did not
thenknOw who he was.
After sending him to the station I
went back to Judge Philips house and
found the two officers from the Second
precinct. Judge Philips told me he
recognized Milltkea as / took him down the
stairs.
The window the man stepped through
is not more than a foot from the roof.
He evidently ran to the edge to see If he
could jump, but found it too far, as it
is at least thirty-flve feet 10 the ground.
He dropped the handkerchief and bottle
of chloroform evidently when he looked
over He then got behind the chimney.
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GIVEN WILL BE WELCOMED.
Police Warned That the Chattanooga
Su-in1Inr l. On Rnr1te Eare

Police Warned That the ChaJte nOOEa
Swindler l. en- Route Here.
Major Moore has received dispatch from
the authorities Of Chattanooga to look out
for J. P Given. the alleged washington
lawyer who is said tG have forged draft
on the OaiO National Bank Of this city on
last Wednesday ymcausO fwhlCl merchants
OF that city were yIctinliZed TO The extent
of 81, 500
Given IS believed to have escaped to
Knoxville, and the latest Intelligence is
that ne is bound for this city, perhaps al
ready here.
The alarm has been sent to the precincts
10 watch out for the fugitive, but tp 70
a late hour last night he was not ioCarsd.
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DELEGATES TOOK A REST.
and StrolIed About the City.
(Bv Associated Press.)

Boston, July 14.-The progress of the
Christian Eudeavorers to-day included work
only for the visiting cIergymen. The local
ministers in general gave place to those
who had come from other localities to
attend the convention, and it is doubtful
if ever before in the history OF Boston it's
pulpits were supplied with such an array
tof eminent preachers.
To the more than so 600 members Of the
p. s. G. E., the day came is a literal
''day of rest.'s The energetic young men
and omen, who, ever since the convention
opened, have been given but little rest
from their labors in caring for the many
visitors, appreciated the change, and the
strangers, wearjed by continued convention
sessions, seemed glad to be able to attend
service in the locality in which their
headquarters were, instead of having to
undergo the crowdjng necessity to get to
The morning times., 1895-07-15

Wedding presents, birth
day presents-there is moth
ing so suitable as Jewelry
for presents.
Engraved Silver Belt Buck
les are very fashionable.
Diamonds, Watches, Card
Cases, Studs, Card Trays,
Combs. Brushes, are always
welcome presents.
Solitaire Diamond Rings
in perfection.
Gems set and unset.
C Il. DAWSON,
Ilu5 ST n w
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Enr One Week Only.

A beautiful hand-painted japanese fold
ing fan given away this week only to all
purchasers Of one pound tea, OK one pound
baking powder, or pound OF spice. or two
pounds coffee, or two bottles ex-
tracts, OF three cans condensed mills Great
Atlanticaud Pacific Tea Company Y, al main
store. sol and 5O3 Tth st. NV. and 1920
l4th St NV. $50 Fl ST ne, and 31O4 NJ
St. Georgetown Ne wton II. Bowman,
manager.
The morning times., 1895-07-15
LANDGRAF & KRUG,
1625-29 L St. NV.
Opposite Do#ney's Stables)
INSURANCE IN DISPUTE.
Suit of the Supreme Lodge of the
Shield of Honor

Shield OF Honor.
A friendly suit was yesterday entered IN
equity by the Supreme Lodge OF the Shield
OF Honor OF the United States against Mary
Z. Kennady, or Kennedy, and Thomas JEFF
ferson Porter, to have the court determine
70 whom the lodge should pay a 81 900
policy taken out by the late James John
Porter
The petition stated that Mr.. Porter took
out the policy in favor of the first named
ruary Is, 1895, Mr.. Porter executed, or
attempted to execute the policy back to the
lodge with instructions that it be made out
TO the defendant Porter.
Both parties now claim the money and the
lodge asks TO be relieved OF the response
bility of placing IL
The morning times., 1895-07-15
MILLIKEN IN HIDING.
Nothing Yet Heard of the Man Found
In Mr.. Phillips House

in Mr.. Phillips House
Nothing is yet known OF the whereabouts
of Benjamin Il. MilliHn, the young man
against whom the grand jury has returned
an Indictment charging him on two counts
with unlawful entry into the house Of eX
Solicitor General Samuel II. Phillips.
1t is supposed that he has returned to
Memphis, Tenn, whence he came to this
city several years ago.
As soon as District Attorney Birney re-
turns to the city it is expected that active
steps will be taken to locate Milliken and
secure his arrest.
Mr.. Phillips was seen at his house last
night and announced his intention 10 push
the case against Milliken vigorously.
The morning times., 1895-07-15
Gran shooters and Loafers Arrested.

Policemen AuIdrige aud Vanderwalker
last night raided a crowd of erapplayers on
Fentou Place and captured James Hamil-
ton, fourteen years of age, George Johnson,
seventeen, and Andrew Kelly, sixteen, all
coIored. At the corner of First aud Lstreets
northwest, the same officer charged a
number OF loafers and arrested George
Young, John Pierce and Joe Turner, col
ored, locking them up in No. 2 police station
on the charge of disorderly conduct.
The morning times., 1895-07-15
Fatal ItaItan Maoezine FxnIoston

uA'-A NNiAeAiA -hAo -oHihC IApIoSiOi.
Rome, July 14-Au explosion occurred
to-day in a powder magazine at Tivoli,
eighteen miles northeast of this city Five
persons were killed aud several injured
The cause of the explosion is unknown
The morning times., 1895-07-15

Secretary Herbert went to Winchester,
Va, Saturday night. He is expected back
in Washington this morning. The trip is
said to be solely for pleasure.
The morning times., 1895-07-15
PpTEDnnlS

Miss Mae V. Petty, daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs. j. Y. Petty, of No. 1881 o street
northwest, who has been very i'll since
last Wednesday, is slightly improved.
The morning times., 1895-07-15

Do You prefer to let your
money go to China? We do
your washing well!
TOLMAN STEAM LAUNDRY,
9th and c streets y W
The morning times., 1895-07-15
Mrs sterenson Imnroving.

Bloomington, ILL.,, July 14.-Mrs. Adlai
E. Stevenson continues to improve. She
was still confined to her bed last night
but all alarming symptoms had disappeared.
The morning times., 1895-07-15

Wonderful!
Rabuteau's Skin Food is
marvelously effective in re-
moving wrinkles and pre-
serving and improving the
complexion.
The dollar jar is now 73c
during this great cut price
sale.
Leading society women
speak most highly of it.
The morning times., 1895-07-15
c. II. DAWSON,
IlU5 Z ST n W.

The aristocracy of
PRINTING. The kind we
turn out. Estimates furnished.
McCILL g. WALLACE. Printers,
IlUl J. strcet y " Phone Ij32.
The morning times., 1895-07-15
THE RUBENSTEIN
SPEEDING BUGGY.

Ball-bearing aXles and fifth wheel
very nght-most substantSl. Intro.
duced at less than 3-5 regular fsce.
Vehicles Of all descriptions
Carriages bailt, repaired and stored.
Evening star., 1895-03-11

Rapid transit cannot properly be charged
with the death of little Arthur Hessler
which was caused by a horse car on the
Columbia Railroad yesterday afternoon.
According to all accounts the lad was en-
gagged in stealing ride in the most dan
gerous position possible. ciinging on the
narrow ledge which runs Immediately un-
der the windows of the car. His fall under
the wheels was necessarily followed by his
terrible mutilation, though it would ap-
pear that no blame can possibly attach to
the driver of the car. The region where
the accident occurred is one that Is noted
for the reckless behavior of the small boys
and mutilation and fatalities are shock
ingly frequent, owing to the children play
ing most recklessly in the streets. This
is unquestionably the cause of many Of
the street car accidents In the large cities
and must be taken into consideration in
calculating the speed at which the cars,
especially those propelled by other than
horse power, can be safely run. There is
no doubt that the killing of pedestrians
by the electric and cable cars is due in a
large measure to the high rate Of speed at
which they are run. In Philadelphia yes
Evening star., 1895-03-11

Chicago bicyclers are hereafter to be taxed
two dollars each year, the fee to be the
cost of a license The measure is primarily
one for raising revenue, and in city Of the
size of Chicago, which claims to possess
upward of one hundred thousand wheel
men. it means the collection of large sum
for municipal support. There is a similar
proposition pending in the Wisconsin leg
islature. There can be no question that the
riders of bicycles together with users of
other vehicles should be taxed if the state
is to go extensively into good road building,
and that the money so raised should be used
to this end. Otherwise 1t is difficult to un-
oerstand the logic of the law unless the
bicyclist Is to be taxed because he owns a
valuable piece Of property. The average
cost of wheel is now about eighty dollars,
so that the annual fee of two dollars would
be a taxation rate Of $3.50 per 100 The
rate of taxation upon real and personal eS-
tate here is $1.50, and thus the Chicago
wheel rate would here be excessive If re-
garded as personal tax upon the users
of bicycles. II may be that the tax Is levied
as means of checking the evil of reckless
riding in large cities, and on this basis
there may be some good in the new law.
There was another accident here Sunday
in which careless rider figured. Unfortu-
nately for him. but happily for the COM
munity, the man with whom he collided
was a policeman, who promptly arrested
him. A license revokable after conviction
of carelessness might tend to reduce the
amount of "scorching' in the streets,
though 1t would be difficult to restrain peo-
pie from riding without licenses unless the
police force were greatly increased. 1t
would be an interesting problem to provide
di9tin "
who had paid their fees. Some ingenious
chap might set to work to devise a net
wherein to capture delinquent cyclists. A
corps of constables to oyertake tax-dodg-
Ing wheelers could be mounted on racing
machines and, perhaps, do great damage
themselves. This Chicago idea is not up
to the usual standard.
Evening star., 1895-03-11

Poor, corpcration-ridden Philadelphia Is
now groaning under the prospect that soon
there may be another set of dangerous
electric wires strung along Chestnut street,
one of the busiest thoroughfares OF the
country. For thirteen years the right
minded citizens of the municipality have
been struggling to get the law enforced
that requires all wires to be put under
ground, but not only have certain OF the
corporations practically defed the law, but
now the common council Is proposing
to grant to an electric lighting conf
pany the right to string their fatal cur
rents along on the tops of the trolley poles,
thus greatly increasing the danger Of
crosses and induced currents and obstruc
tions in case of fire. The merchants are
now thoroughly aroused and declare that
there will be a merry time before they sub
NIT to the enforcement of the proposed
ordinance. There is now no need whatever
for overhead wires at all. Electrical sci
ence progressed to the point many years
ago where the underground transmission of
currents of all potentialities and for all
uses can be economically and safely ac-
ccmplished. There is no use for a single
wire to be seen overhead. for telephones,
the telegraph. for lighting or for the pro-
pulsion of street cars. A city with poles is
a city of no progression. Wires in the air
are signs of civic stagnation. When a
great city like Philadelphia is menaced
with these relics of the days of cheapness
there must be something radically wrong.
Put all the wires under ground. Bury them
deep enough to keep them out of the way
of the metal pipes. Cover them securely,
but above all, get them out of sight and
out of danger.
Evening star., 1895-03-11

terday there were four accidents, one re-
sulting in the death Of a child, one in the
death of a valuable horse, and two in the
severe injury of children. 1t will be seen
that the ratio Of accidents increases greatly
as the speed of the cars goes beyond ten
miles an hour. Recent observations were
made in Brooklyn of the speed of trolley
cars by officers of the city, aud 1t was
shown that the cars in crowded sections
averaged about fifteen miles an hour. while
many of them ran up to twenty and some
to twenty-five miles. This shows that lit
tie regard is paid in the City of Churches
to the unavoidable fact that children are
always of necessity found in the streets
and the only remedy at hand seems to be
to impose severe fines upon companies
running cars that cause the death of hui
man beings, increasing with each offense.
The case in point merely shows that acci-
dents to children are natural and inevi-
table, and this increases the obligation on
the part of the company to exercise the
greatest diligence and care.
Evening star., 1895-03-11

Attention should be paid by the higher
authorities without any delay to the state
ment made by Major Davis of the engineer
corps in his latest monthly report sum-
married in Saturdays Star. relative to the
condition Of the roadway of Long Bridge.
Major Davis says that the road is in very
bad shape, and this greatly impedes the
travel that flows back and forth across the
structure. The act of June 81. 1870. he
says, requires the Baltimore & Potomac
r. r. Co. to keep the roadway in good con-
dition; nevertheless, the company has per-
sistently neglected to do anything to repair
this part of the bridge, although the chief
of engineers of the company has been re-
peatedly notified by Major Davis that re-
pairs were necessary and incumbent upon
the corporation. This act contains the fol-
lowing paragraph:
Provided that the said Baltimore & Po-
tomac r. r. Co. will maintain in good con-
dition the said bridge for railway and Or
dinary travel; and the bridge shall at all
times be and remain a free bridge for pub
lie Use for ordinary travel. That If the
said Baltimore & Potomac r. r. Co. neglect
to keep said bridge in good repair and free
ernment of the United States may enter
into possession of the said bridge"
Thus it will be seen that the penalty for
noncompliance with the provisions of the
law, both as regards repairs and tolls, is
the forfeiture Of the right to use the bridge
for railroad traffic. Unless the recommen-
dations and orders of the army engineers
shall be complied with without further de-
lay, 1t would be quite incumbent upon the
proper officers of the government to take
possession of the bridge under the provis-
ions of this act, and stop the use of it as
a structure for railroad traffic. This is no
strained construction of the law, and in
view of the Indifference and neglect of the
railroad company, the penalty Is by no
means severe As long as this railroad
company is permitted to occupy the streets
of South Washington without compensating
the city, there is great danger and detri-
ment to life and property in that region.
If it is also to maintain fimsy, danger
ous structure across the river, II is the
least that could be expected that the public
read should be maintained in fair condi-
tion. The penalty of the act should be in
fiicted upon the railroad company for it's
failure to comply with the law, although at
present the majority of the traffic across
the bridge Is composed Of frequenters of
the plague spot at the south end, called
Jackson City. Two reforms are immedi-
ately and urgently needed One of these is
to clean out the gambling hells on the Vir-
ginia shore, and the other is to force the
Pennsylvania r. R. Co. to replace the pres
ent menacing structure with a modern,
safe, convenient bridge.
Evening star., 1895-03-11
A Psychological Phenomenon,

Eyes, sir; l kin remember things that
happened fore any of you fellers came to
this part O. the country" said the man
whose boasting takes the reminiscent FORM
Go way" replied his auditor.
Il recollect when this here town wus jes
a swamp, an land wasn't wuth 81 an acre" /"
wall, don't contradict you. But you
certainly are a Gurus case. Yer a mys-
terry an no mistake"
"Ain't nothin' SO mysterious in my re-
memberin' these things, is they?"
mo. But what don't see-an' wouldn't
mention it only as a matter of scientific
investigation-is how a man that kin re-
member years an years back, like you do,
could forget that So he borried more'n two
months ago.
Evening star., 1895-03-11
An Ab.tru.e Question,

The two men had just told the hostess
that they had had delightful evening, and
were going out into the rainy night.
You repember the old query as to
where all the pins go?" said one of them,
as he made a reach toward the hall rack.
YES"
"We1l, there's a problem that has been
bothering me more than that"
whats the problem?"
'Who is 1t that buys all the umbrellas?'
And his companion also made a reach,
and gave the conundrum up.
Evening star., 1895-03-11

The announcement that the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal is soon to be reopened for
the season will be good news to the people
who have been waiting at this end of the
long ditch for many months for business
to be resumed. There is quite a COM
munity here dependent upon the canal for
support and there has been much suffer-
ing this severe winter among the canal
men and their families.
Evening star., 1895-03-11

1t is reported that Cara has been killed
III a fight In a man of his prudence ard
experience it is remarkable that he should
have gotten into fight. He had made a
speciality of revolutions and should have
stuck to that.
Evening star., 1895-03-11
A Delicate Compliment.

They had been looking at the eclipse.
Are you superstitious she asked.
"a little" he confessed.
II suppose, then, that you always like to
see the new moon oyer your right shoul-
der?"
"Oh, not necessarily. If we are together
it depends entirely on which side of me
you happen to be walking
Evening star., 1895-03-11

The Reverend DR.. Talmage gave thanks
because Congress has departed. It would
be worth discovering whether this is an
indication that the doctor intends to
further animate political events in this
country by giving them the benefit of his
peculiar talents
Evening star., 1895-03-11
What He Wished.

Father was speaking of you yesterday"
said Ethel to Cholly Stalate.
What did he say?"
HE said he'd rather have you go home
late than early"
"Er-why-did ne really say that?"
'Yes. He said 1t would be great relief
if you'd leave late in the evening instead
of early in the morning."