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The morning times., 1895-08-02
UNHAPPY MRS. WALLER.
Wife and Family of the Imprison,
Ex-Consul Penniless and Stranded.

Wife and Family of the Imprisoned
Ex-Consul Penniless and Stranded.
All OF the members of the Waller family
are at last out Of Madag gascar, but their mis-
fortunes continue and Mrs. Waller, wife
OF the harassed eX-Consul, is now with her
little children, helpless and stranded on an
island at the other side Of the globe.
Aletter received by PaulH Bray, WaIler's S
son-in-la W, and a adispatchreceivedy yesterday
10y the State Department from United States
Consul Campbell at the Island of Mauritius,
both contained notification Of the arrival
of Mrs. Waller and her four children at
Port Louis, Maurittus, from Antananativo,
Madagascar, about the middle of June.
Thelettersaid thatthemother and children
were we'll but that Mrs Waller was suf-
fering intense mental distress, owing to
her husbands misfortuneS and the hard
ships she and the children had to undergo
They did not know how they Were going to
reach the United States, beiuhg without
money.
Hearing OF the appearance of the United
States cruiser Castine in Madagascar waters
the mother and children had made their
way from the interior of the island TO the
coast in the hope of securing passage to the
United States, but met with failure and
disappointment.
Nj. Ethelbert G. woodford, an American
engineer from New York, who had been in
the capital of the Hovas on business,
generously succored them and paid their
passage as far as MaurItius. Mr.. Campbell,
the American consul there, would 10 moth
ing more for them than to cable the depart
ment an appeal foI assistance, to enable the
mother and children to reach the United
States. The department is unable to grant
relief and il will be necessary for them TO
look TO friends in this country for aid.
The morning times., 1895-08-02
He Was Captured at Fort Wayne
and Returned ST, 100.
MAI. BISCOE LET HIM GO
The Absconder Claimed That He Was
Driven to Desperation and Had
Wife and Family WIN Go West and
With Him Begin Life Anew.

Frank p. snloot, who ran away a week
ago with $4,000 belonging to his enI-
ployer, Maj. Henry L. Biscoe, the whole
sale lumberman al the foot OF Twelfth
street, was caught yesterday morning at
the Wayne Hotel, Fort Wayne, Ind All
the money was recovered except between
$500 and $400, which he had spent. OF
this 500 was sent to his wife here and
was by her returned to Maj. Bscoe. His
friends think that a good part of the re-
mainder went to pay debts here on Friday
night before he left.
1t is understood that Smoot said when he
was taken that he was very sorry he had run
away, but that he was driven to despera
tionby circumstances whichthe public would
probably never know anything about.
He admitted that he had been drinking to
excess before he left Washington, and said
this was what made him so weak and
foolish as to take his employers money.
warrant charging Snoot with the en-
beZZlenicnt of 50 900 has been issued by
the police court, and unless he returned
voluntarily it was to be sent for him. The
United States marshal of Northern Indiana
was To be called upon To send the prisoner
here, as has been The practice. 1t had
been Thought he might employ the recent
decision in the Dana libel case TO save him
self from being brought back.
MAJOR BISCOE LET HIM GO.
But Major Biscoe, who went to Fort
Wayne after SmoOt, gotback nearly ST. 900
of his money, and Smoot was allo wed to
go.
He told Major Biscoe the whole story
OF his downfall, and as it was his first Of
fense, under great temptation, and when
weakened in moral force by heavy drink
ing, il was considered right to let him have
another chance.
The capture of Smout is due to the quick
work or Detectives Carter and Galaher
who were put on the case ON Sunday, two
days after the money was taken. They
at once located the intimate friends of the
deraulter and found one of them who had
talked with him lust before he went.
Snoot had told this friend that he was GO
ing away and would stop with friends at
Fort Wayne. Ind.
REVEALED HIS WHEREAB BOUTS
When the detectives set the facts hrore
this gentleman and showed him that it
would be next TO impossible for the young
man finally to escape, and that ne would
be in constant terror of arrest, he agreed
that it would b. really a kindness to Smoot
to tell his whereabouts.
He asked Major BiScoe, however, to agree
that there should BE- no prosecution IN case
the greater partofthe money waSrecovered.
1t is not impossible that SmOot himself
may have directed the negotiations here
by wire or letter.
The friend who acted for him is said 10 be
very near to a lady with whom Smoot
was in love and to whom he was sure to
write if be wrote TO any one.
1t is understood he will give up his had
habits send for his wife ana childrenand try
to build up a good name in some other COM
munity. In this he will have the support
OF his relatives here.
The morning times., 1895-08-02
Cheap Excursions to virginia Springs.

During the summer season the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company will sell ex-
cursion tickets from Baltimore and Wash
ington to the following named resorts at ex-
ceptionally low rates for all connecting
trains each Friday and Saturday Tickets
valid forreturn, including Monday following
do. nP rnl
The morning times., 1895-08-02
WHEREABOUTS OF OFFICIALS,
Judge Harmon VIII Rough It-ReturI
Of Cabinet Ministers.


Postmaster General Wilson returned to
Washington yesterday from a two weeks
vacation in West Virginia.
Secretary Hoko Stnith has returned from
Georgia, where he was engaged in a
sound money crusade.
Attorney General Harmon starts to-day
for three weeks of ''rougbinS it., after
which he Will 90 to White sulphur Springs
and join his wife aud family. Three
brothers of the Attorney General have q
cottage at Nantucket, and he viii stop
with them, spending the most of his tine
yachting and fishing. On his way Judge
Harmon will visit Secretary Olney for
few days and il is not improbable that
the two may run over and have a short
interview with the President.
Secretary and Mrs. Carlisle left Wash
ington at 11:30 yesterday morning for
Chicago. To-day after consulting with
treasury officials in that city the Secretary
will decide upon the appointment of the
architect to prepare the plans for the new
Chicago public building. The Secretary
and Mrs. Carlisle will be Joined by Mrs.
W. K. Carlisle aud children and make a tour
of the great lakes from Chicago to Buffalo
on a lighthouse tender.
The morning times., 1895-08-02
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
Increase For the Month Of July of
S3S, 400 900.

The monthly treasury statement of the
public debt shows the total debt on July 3 1,
less cash in the treasury TO have been S94O,-
los ,9O5, an increase for the month of S5S,-
435, ,93S. This increase is due 30 tie de-
livery TO the London syndicate during the
month of S31, ,157.7OO in pei cent bonds,
together with a loss of $3.50, ,622 in the
available cash.
The monthly statement Of the Tecaipts and
expenditures OF the government during the
month of July shows receipts, S29. .Uti9. 90 =,
as against S34 sO9, 339 foI July, 1884
The disbuI semcnts during July, 1895,
amounted to S3s, ,54S.063, as against $36,-
Gas, $50 for July, 1894
OF the receipts S14,0T6, 9S4 were from
customs, and S12.S9S ,405 from internal
revenue During July, 1894, tie receipts
from customs were IS, T.3SS, and from
internal revenue, $4,000, 49,. The pen
sion payments last month amounted 10 Sf2,-
755, ,427. a reduction of about S14T GOO
from July, 1894.
The morning times., 1895-08-02

when You're Down Town at Night
Drop in at Gerstenburg's, 1343 Pa. ave,
and have a cold glass of WurZburger beer,
drawn from the wood, or something good to
eat
The morning times., 1895-08-02
PurceIIviIle Bush Meeting, July 10Th
to 3Ist Inclusive, and August


On the above dates the Southern Rail-
way will sell tickets from Washington and
Intermediate stations to Purcellville and
return at one fare for the round trip.
ood for return until August ., inclusive,
on July 81, August L and 4, special
train will be operated, leaving Washing
ton 1925 a. In., arriving at PurcelIville 10
a. M, returning leave Purcellvllie 6:o5
p. m, and arriving at Washington $40
p. m.
The train leaving Washington 6:25 D.
m for Herndou, will be extended to run
through to Purcellville On August I'd, Sc
and 4th, leaving Purcellvlle after the
night meeting and running back as far al
Herndon.
The morning times., 1895-08-02

UdNt UT GuIU.
Rates from
The morning times., 1895-08-02
BANKHEAD ON BUSINESS
AIabama's Popular Congressman Sees
Better Times 4 head.

Hon. John H. Bankhcad, of Fayette, Ala,
representing the Sixth district of that State
in Congress, is in the city. He is or was an
enthusiastic advocate OF the fee coinage OF
silver at the ratio OF 16 to 1. Yesterday
he said:
Business is picking up very rapidly in
Alabama, and we have every prospect fol
better times during the coming fall and
winter There has been little change in
public opinion on the financial question in
ouI State, so far as Ican learn, during the
last few months. There is no doubt that
if q vote Were taken to-day it would be
largely in favor offree silver, but that does
not indicate what it will be twelve months
hence !"
The morning times., 1895-08-02
NOLAN WAS NOT THERE.
Did Not Show Up For His Go With
Peck ham.


Fully 200 Washington and Alexandria
sports Were disappointed at Dan Henry 8
Theater last night by the ron-appearance
of Jack Nolan, who was billed to box
fifteen rounds with Hite Peckham. Nolan
was brought on here from Chicago by his
manager, Ted Alexander, TO fulfill this
engagement, and why he did not appear
was mystery to every one present.
As the main go could not come off Jimmy
o'Conuor, of this city, went on and spared
three friendly rounds with Peckham. Both
men were clever, but there was no decision
given.
As a slight satisfaction to the audience,
Unc'r Dan put on three bouts of four
rounds each between Alexandria and Wash
ington aSpjrants for fistic honors.
Alexander made an address in which he
said that he could not account for the :'On'
appearance of his protege, as he had gone
to considerable expense to bring him 3u.
The morning times., 1895-08-02
knights of Pythias Election.

II. II. Garnett, Division, No. 1 u r. X.
P. has elected the following officers:
W. H. Thomas, sir knight captain COM
mander; W. H. Simpson, sir knight first
lieutenant commander; c. s. Mansfield,
sir knight second lieutenant commander;
Peter A. Smith. sir knight recorder;
George r. Watkins, sir knight treasurer;
william S. Wallace, by appointment,
guard; Henry Tudy. by appointment, sem
tinel; Archibald Robinson, by appointment,
standard bearer; G.. w. Boggans, by appoint
ment. chaplain.
The morning times., 1895-08-02
Rtdoe,v Had Been in q Row,

John Ridgely, colored, was brought to the
Emergency Hospital late Wednesday night
by his wife They live at No. 2516 H
street northwest, and John had been in some
sort of a row at wenty-fifth and l streets.
He had been struck on the hand by stone,
making a cash about four inches long.
Drs. Furlong and Dessez put eight stitches
in it, and the couple went home.
The morning times., 1895-08-02
OPPE;'NHIlEELnEE'R'S
5l4 Ninth ST. N. w.
Colonial Reach,

The palace steamer City of Richmond is
now carrying the largest Gro wds that have
gone to Colonial Beach. The feature of
the beach is the fine bathing beach, which
is under the management of Mr.. w. II.
Easton, who has placed large raft aflOat,
which is enjoyed by all the bathers, and
they all highly commend Mr.. w. II. Easton
for his fine management.
The morning times., 1895-08-02
EUREKA,s BILL ANOTHER GO.
Griffin nj Marshall VIII Likely Meet
This Month

HIS MONTH.
Secretary Harry Martin, of the Eureka
Club, has fight in prospect that promises to
BE- one of the best that have been pulled
off in the popular arena across the river.
He has been negotiating for some time for
a finish contest between Harry Griffin
and Jerry Marshall, and now has the match
all but made He has received word from
both men that they viii sign articles, and
if everything goes smoothly will pull the
contest off the latter part of this month
Martin also has his lines out for George
Siddons and Howard Wilson, whom he
shortly expects to match for a finish go.
The morning times., 1895-08-02
WILL CARRY IRON CANES.
Cornice Workers Adopt a Uniform fol-
the Labor Day Parade

A long and Interesting sessio de-
voted almost entirely to the transaction
OF executive business marked last nights
regular meeting of the Galvanized Iron and
Cornice Workers, at their hall, No. 737
Seventh street. One application for new
membership was favorably considered
The members decided on white felt hats,
galvanized iron canes and iron badges
as the uniform to be worn by them in
the Labor Day parade.
The morning times., 1895-08-02

sAE,sssH DUCK Suit. Extra
~ large skirt. Well
worth sos. Ours
S1.39.
m Doz. Extra large and juicy
I'll. Mes ina emons S.
~ Worth zoe. a dozen.
To-day, &C.
1e Large bottles of ia
III, maica Ginger. Drug
store price, 25c. To-
day, &c.
0a Large bottles of Rasp-
Ill berry, Peach, Lemon,
and Pineapple Syrups.
Extra fine and worth
25c. Samples to-day
at &C. a bottle.
IA a box of cakes of
III, Butt ermi1k Soap.
w Worth 25c. box. To-
day, &c.
| na Ladies Seam1essHose,
Ill stainless black. Worth
w 15c. To-day, &C.
6na White India Linen
EThss Shirt Waist. All
- sizes. Usually sold at
98c. To-day, 29c.
Aa Apiece. Pure Turkey
! Fss Re Il HaudkarchiafS
'~ ~ Worth 10c. each. To-
day, &c.
1a Apiece. Erin g e d
~ Table Napkins. Worth
- 10c. each. To-day, &c.
"a Large size Turkish
III Wash Rags. Usually
- sold at 10c. To-day,
&c.
fEA Mems and Boys Out
b..sas ing Shirts. Worth
25c. To-day, 15c.
Afa A pair of part wool
41Hs Summer Blank is.
~~ Usually sold at 81.
To-day. 49c. a pair.
39c S2';:;as;s S=i g; 9%: s:..s:5:5 ::si
White Bed Spreads.
09C Hsza En-: E';557: sa;5: Best ys9$ s7f375f fai5
~ skirt and extra large
sleeve. Worth S3.
To-day, sec.
Hundreds Of Other Bargains
AT
0PpEIi,uHEI1iInE''R'S
The morning times., 1895-08-02
Fish Hook i'm His FInger.

Herbert 3. Hanger, a twelve-year-old
schoolboy, got fish hook in his finger ON
Wednesday, and was taken by his mother to.
Emergency Hospital, where DR.. FurIong
cut 1t out.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-01-31
SALTWATER, MINNESOTA JANUARY 81, 1895

9. That it is not seemly nor safe,
and will not be long possible, for the
churches to be divided against them
selves in such way that what some de-
nominations treat as immortality others
treat aa simply an indiscretlon.
Two standards as to the morality OF
legalizing the liquor traffic will not
long exist side by side in the churches
of free nations. The whole trend OF
public sentiment shows that church
members will soon be regarded every
where as committing an immortality
when they vote to legalize the liquor
traffic. All the churches will sooner
or later rise to the standard temper
ance level. AS Neal Dow himself has
said, ''The liquor traffic exists in this
country today only by the suffrance OF
the membership of the Christian
churches. They are masters OF the
situation so far as abolition OF tht
traffic is concerned When they say go
and vote 90, it aciU GO
gro BE CONTINUED
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-01-31
THE AMERICAN BOY.

American boys are expected to be-
come manly men. The mother OF
every boy is expected to teach him to
be obedient to parental authority, to
the civil law, and to acquire trade,
business or an art-and by which ne
may earn an honest living. This is
duty to self, to family, to friends, to
the state, to the nation. When it is
neglected, and boys grow up in ignor-
ance and idleness, society is taxed for
their support, either in her reforma-
tories, her jails, hospitals or asylums.
How much better and cheaper it would
be to have every boy PROPERLY educat-
ed, trained and disciplined, so that ne
would be blessing instead of a curse
to the world. IHE EXILE.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-01-31
7r,mo.( Shopper year. in advance.
I""o Six Months 80 cents.

but who still posses many noble quail
ties which endear them to those by
whom they are best known. do not
wish to assume that the creme de la
creme of society in general is doing
compulsory penance for fractured
statutes, that all the noble and good
men of the state are shut away from
the gaze of the vulgar populace, but l
do wish to aver that there are great
many man here who expect in the near
future to mingle again with the world
and who are honestly striving to pre-
pare themselves to become useful
citizens, if the world will permit them.
"CRISPIN."
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-01-31
A TEMPERANCE LECTURE.
Translated From Vagteren for The Prison
Mirror, by J. P. j.

A man pale, shivering and dressed
in rags. short time ago walked
into the Sherman house in Chicago.
He appeared to be about 80 years
of age. and his face bore the stamp
of intelligence, which, even the exces-
sive use of intoxcants, had not sue
ceeded in erasing. 1t was plainly to
be seen that he had experienced bet
ter DAYS" He stepped slowly up the
stairs and approached the doorkeeper.
Turning politely to the latter, he SAID:
"Haye pity on me and permit me to
rest here, have taken poison and VIII
! die" and exhausted he sank into
a chair. He was taken to. the
county hospital where he expired.
Who was this unfortunate stranger?
The police soon found the answer. lie
was the son of millionaire. His
I mother lives in Chicago, and her fort
l une amounts to one million dollars.
The young man had with his fathers
IL assistance established a business IN
l. New York. and became within short
e time. himself millionaire; young
y and beautiful wife and a budding son,
IT apparently completed his happiness.
l. But he drank. His eagerness for the
IL flowing bowl became stronger year
~ by year; he neglected his business and
iC his family, his wife secured divorce
'h and he was soon bankrupt Rap
III idly he now trod the path that
Is leads to destruction; he had attempted
as to drown his sorrows in the fiery liquid,
I'll but for him, as for all, it was an I'M
Il! possibility. His body and mind were
ny soon completely ruined. His family
gu exhausted every means in an effort to
d. save him, but too late; his mother
ISL would have sacrificed herself to save
l'o him, but to no purpose. Now ano
'is then, they would give him sums OF
ny money: a week before his death, bis
mother dressed him up and gave
io- him money, but in few day.
'ne he reappeared dressed in the vlles
ao, rags and begging for more, bu
ECU even mothers patience will succomb
I'LL his demands for money were refused
oe and the next day he took his own LII
osi- by poison. This was an ending III
'lh- mother did not dream of, when he
o! Youths earlist spring-time, touched IN
"lo first social glass in refined society.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-01-31
CHAPTER Ill.

It is characteristic of Neal DoWs
temperance program that he has united
in it the best of the proposals OF re-
formers before his time with the best
of those made by his contemporaries
His great principles are total abstinence
for the individual, total prohibition oy
the state. But he believes, also, IN
thorough education of the masses III re-
gard to temperance issues. tie is IN
ful svmbathv with most advanced IN
culcations of science concerning tolal
abstinence. and would have these
taught everywhere in the common
schools. He is firm friend or the
WOmans Christian Temperance Union,
and very especially of the work Tot
Scientific Temperance instruction. lie
has succeeded under broad suffrage
and is an advocate Of yet wider ballot
he believes in wOmanS suffrage. lie
has never underrated moral andrellglous
agitation for the support OF the temper
auce cause. He is anxious to secure
the cooperation of the churches IL
both moral and political measures fo
the suppression of the traffic. Ill
believes that church members who ar
voters should SO use their suffrage a
to make the traffic an outlaw lie wa
one of the founders of the Republican
Party, but advocates a reorganlzatlo
of politics for the purpose OF securln
state and national prohibition, leglsls
tive and constitutional
Is it said that the Neal Dow program
in the temperance reform is impractlc;
BILE? That program. as we have seel
consists chiefly of two rroposals-tot
abstinence by the individual, polltlc
prohibition by the state. My contel
ton is that in both it's parts the pr
gram has been proved by half centu
of history to be not only practlcab
but invincible.
Total abstinence is now the waite
word of the best life assurance societi'
These cool, commercial organizatio
assure us that a man in middle life h
at least third better chance OF To-
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-01-31
ARE ALL CONVICTS DISHONEST.
A Belief That Many are Humane and
Honest.

If YOU were to ask some good and
"unconvicted' citizen as to where you
would be most likely to find all OF the
ignorance, brutality, and general human
depravity of the whole state concen-
trated. he would without doubt direct
you to the State Prison. AS it is the
mission of THE MIRROR to reflect the
rays of truth as it actually exists upon
the inside, to the immaculate world
upon the outside would as one OF It's
least competent contributors, attempt
to confute this prevalent belief. That
2 depravity and perhaps brutality, ana
2 great deal of ignorance are eXtant III
4 every penal institution is admitted,
V and possibly ninty five per cent of the
|. inmates of every state prison are justly
f and deservedly undergoing punishment
s for some act committed either mall
ciously, or in an unguarded moment
( when reason had been dethroned by
n some of the stronger passions. But
d that the act of crime or the conviction
IS thereof excludes the subject from all
o. the ennobling qualities of mankind, Is
le an abhorrent thought and is as base as
j. it is untrue. Why distinguish between
the convicted and uncOnvicted felon
a It is a fact too we'll known to be worth.
at of repetition that the unconvlcte(
be rOgues far Outnumber their less Tor
an tunate brethren, whose crimes agalnS
he nothingness the petty misdemeanor
If for which hundreds of men are "dOln
th time" and yet he is not C nsldered
Ia freak, living statue OF vice and brt
an tality. I imagine that visitors to tn
he institution after paying a small az
he mission fee which contributes to fee
yht the intellect of the "freak!' in the for1
ian of well selected books expect to
The shown museum filled with mOnstros
civ ties, things having the form, and wal
ing upright like men, but lntultlVe
hes they assure themselves that they a
rch not real men, the assumption is absurt
cen for have they not paid to see som
list thing different?
the GenerOSlCy is dill eSooHIlol 4o"iioJ
zed every complete personnel. Tis said "G'
rch loveth cheerful giver'' if so how tr
de- it is that we who are only imperfe
gns limitations of divinity should love the
nits who contribute to our comfort
i'm pleasure from their own scanty stot
nor Judging from what | have seen
ions experienced, were l looking for unf
" to celled generosity would go among
ncv. inmates of some penal institution.
,izes have seen ehorrid convict" smug
mot half his dinner to miserable h
scre- starved cat that had been chased
,e of worried by some humane man q
raws There are men in the prison VINO
perfectly honest, and there are n
whose veracity is undoubted by tn
lions who know them. There are 9th
urch whose conscientious scruples IN reg
W it's to the appropriation of the Worl
goods Of their neighbor may be w