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The evening times., 1895-10-19
WILD CAT INSURANCE.

A certain kind of insurance companies
receives some attention from Assessor
Trmble in his annual report, submitted TO
the District commissioners yesterday. He
points out that a number of concerns come
here, pay a small license fee, advertise
some scheme that appears plausible to the
unwary or ignorant, flourish for while
anu then disappear, leaving whole string
of dupes behind. Mr.. Trimble urges legis
ldtion compelling all insurance companies
doing business in the District TO deposit
with the Commissioners sum sufficient
to protect policy holders against loss.
Mr.. Trimble's suggestion is quite a timely
and proper one. In the ma jority of States
there is an insurance department which
exercises a proper control over the COM
panes doing business under the license
of the State. Every company has TO de-
posit sufficient funds with the super
intcndFnt of insurance to guarantee, at
least in Part, policy holders against st-ffcr-
ing losses, and annual reports have to be
submitted to show the condition in which
the respective concerns find themselves.
III tu-s Ndy VIII cat anu StdNts dfu HI
sarance schemes have been well nigh made
impossible in some of the States, notably
New York, and there is every reason why
just such safeguards should be thrown
around the people of the District.
There have been within the past few
years some decidedly disagrecable ex-
periences in this line i'll Washington. From
time to time concerns have sprung up like
mushrooms in a night. roped in a number
OF people, generally those least able to lose
money. and after keeping them on the
books for longer or shorter period, have
vanished into thin air. Their victims
could do nothing but grieve over being
defrauded of their hard-earned dollars.
In order TO make such robberies as these
a 5 uearly impossible as may be, Congress
should be asked to enact the necessary
Legislation, and the Commissioners would
do well to embody Assessor Trimble's sus-
gcstion in their report to the President and
Congress.
The evening times., 1895-10-19
MORE POLICE NEEDED.

The growing frequency and boldness Of
burglars, who even walk into houses i'm day
light and "hold up and rob the inna tes
as in the case of Mrs. johnson reported In
The Times this morning, suggests emphat-
ically the necessity for organization of a
more efficient force of police.
While the central districts have an ample
force, whose chief duty IL is to suppress
brawls and arrest drunken and disorderIy
persons, other districts are SO inadequately
policed that their protection from thieves
is absolutely worthless. One patrolman
in a thickly built section of the city is
reported to have supervision of fifty blocks.
and it is common remark Of citizens of
many localities that they have never seen
their patrolman.
This is not the fault of the police depart
ment nor of the District Commissioners.
Possibly their insistence upon provision for
an increased force might have been made
more effective in some way, but certainly
Congress has been vigorously memorialized
upon the subject.
Citizens and officials should make a new
and more persistent effort than ever before
for an appropriation which will permit of
the employment of scores of additional po-
stant dread of the intrusion of the burglar.
who is not always gcntlemanly "when he
goes a-burgiing."
The evening times., 1895-10-19

No sooner does an EDglishman attain any
eminence, political and social. than he
Immediately commences to invest himself
with long line OF distinguished ancestors.
in typical Chinese fashion. Thus, although
Lord Brassey's father was day laborer
and his mother sold matches as barefoo;ed
girl in the streets of Liverpool, as soon as
he was created a peer he put forward
claims to be descended from certain Hugh
de Bresci. who came over with William the
Conqueror in 1866.
And now that Mr.. Joe Chamberlain, the
xscrew manufacturer of Birmingham, has
become secretary of state, we are Informed
that this son of the people, this former
republican, is lineal descendant OF a
certain Chamberlaine, who settled In
England in the twelfth century, and that
one of his ancestors escaped miraculously
from the massacre of st. Barthnlomew.-
Marquised de ontenoy, in ChicagnNews.
The evening times., 1895-10-19
BRUrAL FOOTBALL,

While the whole country is congratu-
lating the Governors of Texas and Arkansas
for their valiant stand against incursions
of prize fighters and their friends ii might
be well for some one 10 suggest to other
governors that it would save life and limb
and promote public decency If extra
sessions of the legislature were called to
enact laws prohibiting football
1t is long years since any such brutality
has been exhibited in the prize ring as
that which attends almost every game
of football kilograms to The Times this
evening tell OF an Ohio professors son
who is MANNED probably for life in game
between students of the college in which
the father holds chair; and how an esti-
niable young man of Ottawa had his skull
cracked. The injuries of both were due
not to accident, but to sheer, brutal in
tention-
All such occurrences are texts for local
as well as general sermons. II they were
due to accident they might be in some
measuD excused. But for deliberate bru-
tally most football games outright prize
fights and leave the big pugs and little
pugs on the elevated plane OF gentlemen.
il not Of scholars, by comparison.
The evening times., 1895-10-19
GOVERNMENT BUILDING WOES.

The cessation of work upon the city
postoffice is but one of many Illustrations
OF the pcrncious custom of letting che con-
struction OF Government buildings to con-
tractors under a mistaken idea that it is
economical t' give such work to the lowest
responsible bidder"
Labor upon this building has ceased be-
cause the contractor for the iron work
cannot compel the mills to furnish him
the structural iron as it is needed. OF
course, the Government has nothing to do
with this inability, as 1t has no knowledge
of the individuals or corporations with
which the contractor has made terms. The
contractor is solely and wholly responsible.
But if anything could be more imbecile
than the conduct of the cnDtra ctor, 1t is
the suggestion that the full penalty should
beexacted for non-perfurmanceo of contract
Such an exaction would not only involve
disagrecablc contest, but it would avail
nothing. as the penalties up to this time
would be sufficient TO sweep away several
fortunes
The only sensible course for the Govern
to take the work of construction into its
own control, finish the building in con-
junction with the contractor for the stone
work, who has performed his part of the
contract faithfully, and then settle with
the bondsmcn of the persons having the
Iron work in charge.
The erratic and unsystematic method
which obtain in regard to the construction
OF this, and nearly every other Govern
ment building, are but fresh argument
that the Government should construct its
hands OF private contractors, very few
OF whom know how to deal with such great
and costly structures. This was the custom
up TO the advent of President Hayes. With
Mr.. John Sherman In The office of Secre-
tary of the Treasury, the erection uf great
public buildings was taken away from the
control of the office of the Supervising
Architect, and ever since that time job
berry, negligence. and incompetence have
blisbted their construction.
II is high time the former methods were
system each new building has its accom-
panying scandal. This might be avoided.
much valuable time saved and a world of
criticism and wrangiing escaped by re-
mandins the entire work of designing and
erecting Government structures.
The evening times., 1895-10-19
Flashes of Humor.

Jinks-My wife speaks four languages.
Hinks-Mine only finds time to speak one.
Detroit rec Press.
Physician-How did you get such a cold?
Patient-What has that got to do with
your business of curing it? 1t is a CON-
dition, not thenry, that coDfronts you
Boston Transcript.
He-That's a very extravagant cook
you've got.
she-Yes; she seems to think we have
victuals to burn.-Yonkers Statesman.
Jingle-Some one stole my umbrella; but
have got great joke on the thief.
Dingle-How's that?
Jingle-Some one else's name is on the
handle.
Editor gazing on his Best's spicturel-Tbat
girl is q poem.
Poet tcuriously)-And still you do not
reject her?-Detroit F rec Press.
she-They can this play with moral.
wonder what 1t is?
He thinking of the price for seats)-The
fool and his money are soon par ted. Iguess
Journal.
The evening times., 1895-10-19
Points About Pilgrims.

Mr. and Mrs E. l.. Moore. of Medford.
F. G. Jewett, of Albany, N. Y; and Mr..
are at the Ebbitt.
Some of the latest arrivals at Wiliard's
are Mr.. j. j. Gilmore and wife, of st.
Louis; Mr.. Ware B. Gay and wife, of
Richmond, Va, and Mr. Charles A. Rupp
and wife, OF Buffalo.
Among the Shoreham's guests are Mr..
and Mrs. George S Earhener. OF Kansas
City; Messrs. Matt G. Reynolds and L.
F. Parker, of st. Louis; Mr.. Justus
Thorner and Mr.. j George Jung, of Gin
cinnati, and Misses E. c. ard L. King,
of Germantown, Pa.
AT the Riggs among others are Hon.
L. E. McGanD, of Chicago: Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Scatbergood, of Philadelphia; Mr..
and Mrs. j. Arthur Jacobs and Mr.. Will
lam N. Young, of Boston, and ] d. Caffy,
of London.
Among the latest arrivals at the Raleigh
are: 8. b. Bray, of Beverly, Mass; Mrs. ID. C.
McShane and daughter, of Omaha, Neb.:
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Hancock, of Richri.Ond
Va; L. G. Abbott, of Boston, and Messrs.
Willis NJ. Baldwin and A. A. Wood, of Chi
cago.
G. A. Frambes, of Grand Rapids, Mich:
Robert Orr, of Nashville; David Porter. OF
Belfast, Ireland, and George A. Knowles.
Of Hartford, Conn.,, are late arrivals at
the National.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Z. Keck, of White Haven.
Pa; W. j. Miner, of Birmingham, Ala:
Messrs. F. Dilling and ]. n. wilhenia. of
Kings Mountain, 8. c., and ]. h. Clewell. Of
Salem. n c., are at the Metropolitan.
The evening times., 1895-10-19
How Statues Are Made.

When the clay has been " brought under
the scuIptor's hands into the finished object
OF art it is spread over with liquid pias-
ter of paris, one section at time. Every
portion of the clay figure having been thus
reproduced in shells of plaster varying
in thickness from one to two or three inches.
these shells are united together and duly
strengthened W ith braces, forming what is
known as the plaster negative. 1t is a
hollow mold OF the statue with every
detail reproduced ON the inside, but re-
yerscd.
Now, in order to get The plaster positive
which will be sent 10 the bronze foundry.
it is only necessary to pour into this mega
tive mold more liquid plaster, first COW
ering the inner surfaces with boiled soap.
or a mixture OF soap and oil, TO prevent
the plaster poured in from adhering 10 the
hardened plaster. The mold is not filled
" iih liquid plaster, but receives only such
a quantity that, by tipping the negative
back and forth in all directions, the fresh
plaster will be distributed in layer of
the desired thickness over the whole in
terror. There is quite knack in doing this:
and also in mixing the plaster to just such
consistency that when 1t sets it Will show
a high degree OF hardness and give out
clear. metallic ring when struck.
When the inner layer OF plaster has set
it is separated from the outer layer, or
negative, by chipping off the latter, thus
leaving exposed the plaster positive, which
is perfect reproduction of the clay model.
except that it is appreciably larger; for.
unlike bronze, plastA expands in changing
from the liquid 10 the solid state, it being
n curious fact that the two expansions
which occur in forming the plaster negative
and positive exactly counteract the single
contraction experienced by the bronze in
cooling. So 1t happens, very conveniently.
that the sculptor in doing his work need
be in no way Influenced by the fact that
bronze contracts one-eiSht OF an inch TO the
foot, but may make his clay model of ex-
actly the size desired in the finished statue
The evening times., 1895-10-19

does But when Mr.. Sherman attacks the
dead who, because of the hand OF the assas-
sin are not here to defend themselves.
his pen becomes almost as wicked a weapon
as the bullet of n Guiteau: and its work
will be criticised accordingly.
An other exhibitions of the spleen OF
this veteran who now lags superfluous
charge of treachery against Garfield. He
fails TO support his charge with proof, but
cites only his own suspicious in connection
with vague references to anonymous in
formation which he has become possessed
Of.
Senator Sherman never received the nom-
ination for the Presidency because the
people at large never trusted him. He
was notoriously in league with great cor
porations and the Wall street money power
His delegate force in national conventions
was almost wholly the result of his manip-
ulation of his own State and the bossship OF
his lieuteDants in other States, especially
in the rotten Republican borouglis of the
South, which Sherman largely controlled
through his appointments in the customs
and revenue service while he was Secretary
of the Treasury during the Presidential
term preceding that of President Garfield.
The number OF his delegates was no indica-
ton of his place in popular esteem.
Garfield's nomination was due to one
of those spontaneous outhursts OF con-
vention which was tired of the contest be-
tween two such sleek party manipulators
as Sherman and Blaine. Predictions had
been made on every side for months pre-
ceding the convention that a dark horse"
would win; and many shrewd observers had
selected Garfield as the probability. Gar
fields action was fair and square. 1t was
impossible that he could have carried the
convention as he did by any process of ma
nipulation.
Senator Sherninn's whole treatment of
his ambition to reach the P Presidency is evil
dence that he is enlbittcred as Webster and
others have been in similar circumstances:
and that his pen in great measure has been
moved by the peevishness and garrulity
that come of disappointed old age.
The evening times., 1895-10-19
sHERMAN's AUTOBIOGRAPHY

man of America ever met with a reception
like that which will mark the advent of
the autobiography of Senator Sherman.
which has just been issued
II is frank in every way, from the con-
fession that when he was young man he
kept bad company and got drunk, on
through the struggle for a Presidential
nomination which he never received. to
the present time, practically, when, as his
book would seem to Indicate. his public
life is virtually ended.
For the mere narration of his own his
tory the public will care little. Nearly
every one attaches more importance to his
acts and conduct than a-- one alss
The evening times., 1895-10-19

dom of Thnmond has been in allegiance for
about half a century.
In 1879 the eLiberalgovernment ofthe day
offered to restore 1t to Lord Inchiquin.
but he declined to accept it at the hands
of any but representative of his own
political party. the Conservative. His
son, the Hon. Mr.. Lucius O'Brien, a typical.
fun-lovng Irisbman, whose freaks and
merry quips were for time the talk OF
London, is about to marry the beautiful
Miss oster, of Moore Park, Ludlow.
The evening times., 1895-10-19

1t was a curious but comparatively easy
sport taking birds OF this size in this way.
but TO carry them off was another cues
ton. The broDchos had decided opinions
on the subject, and, as rule. " ould not
submit to the operation OF being lashed
to a condor, and the laughable sight was
witnessed of n bronchO bucking gigantic
bird, that In turn beat IL with its wings.
Finally the game was securely packed.
when the strangely -burdened cavalcade
moved away.
The California condor, or, more properly.
vullurc, caihartes Californianus, is prob
ably the largest bird In North America.
Specimens have been reported W ith spread
of wing twelve feet across, though the
average is from eight 10 nine. The birds
were common from the Rocky Mountains
to the Pacific forty years ago, but have
been gradually becoming rarer until now
OF California. They breed in the high
mountains, occasionally coming down TO
the groves of oak TO rest.
The wonderfully keen scent of these
birds, by which they are supposed to dis
cover game from long distances, Is myth.
as many experiments have shown. They
undoubtedly have extraordinary powers
of vision, enabling them to see the dead
body of an animal, and especially the
buzZartis and other birds that hover about
it, In few years, in all probability, the
great bird will be included among the ex-
tinct animals of North America.
The evening times., 1895-10-19

Not half u mile away another fine speci-
men was seen roosting in the trees but soon
flew away. rising in graceful circles until
it attained To vast height.
Riding on through the forest from one lit
tie valley to another, we came out upon
little clearing, where Moreno stopped and
lifted his hand as a warning. Over the
ridge, he said, were a number of condors.
feeding ON some dead animal and as they
were gorgcd with food some OF them could
undoubtedly be secured
Arrangements being made, we moved on
slowly until we reached the ridge. when all
dashed ahead at full speed. The big birds.
gorged and heavy with food, were taken en-
tircly by surprise. and at first stood and
looked stupidity at the oncoming cavalcade:
then, seeing that there were other enemies
than the horses. attempted to take wing.
Several could not rise above the ground.
but Tapped heavily a way; others succeeded
in attaining several feet. only to drift
away and fall heavily. then striking at the
intruders who were now among them, with
wing and bcak.
Moreno had thrown his reata about the
neck of one bird which was now held by the
horse. and spriUgiDg to the ground. despite
its blows, scized another by its wing, an ex-
ample that was followed by the rest of the
party. with Il result that four OF the big
birds were caught alive and doomed TO
future In a geological "a rtlen. AT distance
these birds looked enormous. and especially
In the air their stretch of wing was esti-
mated at a third larger than 1t really was.
None of the birds had a stretch OF wing
greater than nine feet, this being about the
limit OF the South American condor, from
which. in point of size, it does not mate
rally differ.
The evening times., 1895-10-19
T..fn1

/ soiGInn;y sweGr that Til" above u a cor
fect statement of the daiiy circulation of
TIE WASHINGTON TiMES for the week
ending October 13, 1875, and that all
the cap!cs Were actually sold INA He'd
for {: ya!ua ble consideration aud delivered
20 bona fide purchases or subscribers:
h!so. that none OF them were returned or
IeInain in The office uphaiiypred.
j. MILTON YOUNG, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn TO before HE this
14th day of October, a. D., 1895.
ERNEST G.. THOMPSON.
Notary Public
The evening times., 1895-10-19

Scotland was named from the Scott, 8
tribe which had its birth in North Ire
land. 1t was called by the natives Gale
donia. 1.-THE little country of the Gaels." Z"
Gael proper signifying "a hidden rover"
The Picts. who inhabited the iowlands Of
Scotland, were painted men"
The evening times., 1895-10-19

Actor-I understand that you have closed
your season, Mr.. Threesheet.
Theatrical Manager-No: the sheriff did.
Detroit News
The evening times., 1895-10-19
THE TINES STILL LEADS.
Has the Largest Circulation in Wash
fngton-The STAR Keeps Up It's
NiSreTreSenfnfi IONS

MISREPRESENTATION
Again il Deco.les a duty TO expose fhe
INTERPRETATIONS of the Star in nrder I"
show how easy IL is Ia publish false circu-
lation statements. Saturday the Star
claimed that It's aggregate circulation OF
1T4,059 was '.maDy thousands In excess
of any other Washington paper and Is be-
lieved To bo fully five times that OF ANY
afternoon contemporary"
The aggregate circulation of The Times
last weck was 22S, ,39S. or 54,339 more
than t'IaJ of the Star The gain of The
Times over last weeks statement was
1922. while that of the Star was only
2,15S. These figures are facts iii which
there is no deception or misrepresentation
and they demonstrate coBclusively that The
Times has the largest circulation and Is
the most popular newspaper in Washington
The IL p:d growth of Tit Therinesalsocieariy
Indicates that readers prefer two editions
G day 20 the old style of daily newspaper.
TIE Times publishes sixteen pages each
week dag and twenty pages on Sunday,
which are delivered to any address in
Washington for 80 CENTS A MONTH. The
morning edition reaches readers IN time for
early breakfast and the evening edition
before 8 O'Clock i'll the afternoon. This
method gives readers all the news before 1T
Is twelve i:ours old and is n great improve
Ipent oyer the ordinary daily.
Remember that ii only costs 90 CENTS A
MONTH for the Mc:ninG. Evening and
Sunday Times, the brightest and best news
pnpar Wls;tinptOn
The evening times., 1895-10-19

Lord Inchiquin, in whose favor the gov
ernmcnt is about to terminate the abey-
ance of the ancient earldom OF Thomond.
which was formerly possessed by his FAM
lily, is the only peer of the realm who pos
sesses a hereditary right to make use of
the royal liveries for his servants, a
privilege which is confined. with this ex-
ception. to the master of the horse OF the
Queen during his term of office.
The prerogative was granted to the an
cestors of Lord Inchiqutn, who is the
head Of the house nj o. Brien, by King Henry
VIM. as compensation f"t their giving up
the sovereignty over the s,'uth of Ireland"
Until that time the portions of the Emerald
Isle now known as County Clare and County
C0rk were known as 'Brien's Country"
and A. s'Thomond's Country" The Earl
The evening times., 1895-10-19

BY Steam Dril,er.
Work done quick
ly, clesniy and
W.E.DewIrr,x
3OeTenth Sc. nvgS
The evening times., 1895-10-19

OPENING exhibition of fancy dances
and drill by the pupils or Miss CORA
B. SHREVE, at NATIONAL RIFLES
ARAIORY, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 1S, 1885.
Grand entree at D. NJ. General dancing
at 1890 D. NJ
Tickets, soc.
At f. F. Droop & Sons drug store 9th and
F streets northwest, and at the hall, and OF
the pupils. oc14-5t-e
The evening times., 1895-10-19

Rejected manuscripts are usually
returned when accom- panied by
stamps, but any obligation to do so
ID expressly disRvOwcd.
Manuscripts unaccompa by post.
age will not be returned.
The evening times., 1895-10-19

When at length scarcity of funds forced
the propristori to request the payment of
his bill the bid ldgentleman bolted to London.
leaving his wife and nother-in-la W entirely
without funds. The two women in dire dis
tress applied to the boniface to let theEi go
with their luggage on condition that they
left the casket, OF Jewels as security This
proposition he accepted, providing the
Jewels bore examination, but they were
discovered to be paste.
SFinally the .boniface let the younger of
the two womengo keeping her parent, how
ever, by way of a hostage. The young
countess managed to find her truant hus-
band in London, who, instead of sho .ing
any sorrow for his conduct, manifested the
most unblushihg levity at the idea of his
mother-in-law being left in pawn. The
marriage was finally dissolved on the
ground of fraud on the part of the husband.
and the wife with her check of S1OO,O
was one of the many creditors who brought
the count into bankruptcy court.