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The Washington times., 1895-06-03
NO TIME FOR POLITICS.

A poll OF the next Congress shows q pre-
poDderance OF the free silver element, a
strong sentiment in favor of the income
tax and a huge majority for a revision of
the tariff. But all of these changes in ex-
listing laws are inlpossfbnities at present and
it is a waste OF time to consider them in
that connection. President Cleveland would
veto any effort TO revise the tariff or
create free silver legislation. and until a
change is made in the personnel of the
Supreme Court there can be no hope of
valid income tax.
The principal duty OF The next Congress
viii be to devise a way to increase our
revenue that viii be satisfactory to the
administration. a tax on beer would be
acceptable; possibly a tariff on tea might
meet with favor with the President, al
though il would be generally denounced
by the public, and tax on patent medi-
ciaes would not be Objectionable A
deficiency OF nearly $50 600 600 caused
by the loss Of the income tax and decrease
IN revenues from sugar must be made up,
and it has always been suggested by the
President that beer, tea and patent medi-
cines would be fit subjects of taxation TO
supply the deficiency.
The best preventive against Congress
sional bluffs at financial and tariff legis-
lation Will be the growing prosperity Of
the country. A demand VIII be made for
reasonable effort to provide revenue but
al attempts 10 make political capital
through senseless demagogy viii meet
with public disapprovaL Unless there is
radical change in popular sentiment there
can be no great political upheavaL The
public has come TO the conclusion that
politics Is a disturber OF general progress,
and now that there is indication OF uni
versal prosperity, newspapers and poll
ticians who urge political discussion viii
find themselves tabooed, and 1t is right
that they should be.
The Washington times., 1895-06-03

lie school system made him enthusiastic
over the proposed Times special edition
from the moment it was mentioned to
him. What he thinks about tits best shown
by the following letter:
Dear Sir: There can be nothing better
for public education than the plan Of The
Times for q big edition devoted to the
schools of Washington.
Prom the peculiar condition of the
people in the District, the attention paid
by them to municipal affairs is regretably
less than in other great cities
There can be no question of the ma
terial aid that would come from a broad
knowledge of the details of the system of
schools on the part of parents and other
citizens.
The Times viii be the enlightener and
awakener, and this issue will bring helpful
criticism aud cooperation.
Personally 1 shall work enthusiastically
to assist you in so far as it is within
my power. Very respectfully,
FRANCIS R. LANE, Principal"
The Washington times., 1895-06-03
orNcLE TOMS CABIN

1t would be a blessing in disguise, as it
were, if the turning out of the electric
light on Uncle Toms Cabin" Saturday
night could relegate that venerable iu-
stituton. in its aspect as a specimen OF
dramatic art. TO the limbo of eternal
darkness.
Even if it were kept free from the
meretricious tOmfoolery of the modern
stage, IL has long since ceased to serve
any useful purpose. Its lines may evoke a
few yeIls from those who love to keep alive
the fires OF sectional bitterness. but the
suGferings Of Uncle Tom no longer move an
audience to tears. He is no longer popular
unless when off the stage he poses as a
prize fighter-generally with his mouth.
Eliza cannot evoke sympathy unless she
be capable Of good wing dancing, and the
villain must be a banjo artist. Little
Eva, too, must do a skirt dance before she
is eligible TO ascend to heaven in a blaze of
lime light.
The realism Of slave days has gone, thank
God, and the realism of the theater cannot
keep its bitterness alive. The blood hounds
have been sent North to hunt down poor
wage earners who endeavorto fightagaiust
capitalistic tyranny, and the bloody shirt
has been torn TO shreds by the politicians.
Harriet Beecher Stoves mission has been
as fruitful as she could wish, and the dis
tortion of her great work is an insult to her
in her venerable age. Let us have peace,
and no more Uncle Toms Cabins"
The Washington times., 1895-06-03
LIFE EBBED OUT SUDDENLY
Chris. Kraft Died on Board an Excur-
sion Boat at Marshall Hall.
Taken with Hemorrhage of the
Lungs, He Expired In the Pres
ence of Two Friends.


A pathetic death scene on the steamer
River Queen, as she lay at the Marshall
Hall landing, about 6 80 o'clock last
evening, put a ddmpcr upon the pleasures
OF the hundreds of cxcursionists who had
taken a sail down the Potomac to find
temporary relief. in the fresh river breezes,
from the intense heat of the city.
Mr.. Christopher Kraft, the weIl-known
cigarmaker, residing at No. 126 D street
northeast, who was in the lat stages of
consumption, died suddenly on the lower
deck OF the Steamboat from hemorrhage
aud the attendant shock and exhaustion.
He joined the great throng OF excursionists
yesterday afternoon and went down the
river with the hope that the trip would re-
fresh him. EA
Arriving at Mafshall Hall Mr. Kraft did
not leave the boat, feeling too weak to
undergo the exertion. While standing
at the railing of the steamer talking to
Messrs. j. Blake Clark and John Her
rIty he was taken with a hemorrhage
This did not appear to excite him and
he remarked:
This is the first attack OF the kind |
have ever experienced -
This occurred at about 5:t5 o'clock,
and soon thereafter the unfortunate man
had sinking spell. AT $50 O'Clock
as the excursionists were flocking on
board the steamer Mr.. Kraft turned to
Mr.. Clark, while a CHASTITY pallor over
spread his face, and said in feeble tones
Tell my wife and children at home
good-by''
| Then he collapsed, and in few seconds
| breathed his last Col MeKibben, Capt.
| Carpenter, OF the River Queen, aud their
| officers did everything in their power to
resuscitate the dying man, but he was past
| human aid.
Immediately after the death of Kraft,
his remains were placed on a stretcher and
| removed to the room OF Purser Frank Fl.
| Beall, on the steamer, and in spite of the
efforts of friends the body commenced to
| decompose.
| DR.. Charles H. Bowen, who was one of
che excursionists, gave Purser Beall a
written statement to the effec THAT Kraft's
death was due to ma tural causes.
Upon the arrival OF the River Queen at
! Seventh street wharf the police ambu-
lance was telephoned for, and Deputy
Coroner GIaZebrook gave permission for
the body to be turned over to Undertaken
| Zurhorst.
Christopher, or Chris Kraft, as he was
! familiarly known by nearly everyone in
East Washington, was forty-two years
of age. He leaves wife and two chill
dren, the youngest being three years of
age His father, Conrad Kraft, lives at
No. 26 Sixth street northeast
The Washington times., 1895-06-03
TRAFFIC. In HUMAN SOULS
Mrs. Charlton Edholm's Terrible Pic
ture Of the Extent of immortality.
Every Five Years. she Says. Two
fortunates Go to Potter's Field.

A largely attended and enthusiastic
mass meeting was held in HamIine Church
yesterday afternoon under the auspices Of
the North west Auxiliary OF the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union The meet
ing was called to order by Mrs. T. A VIII
liams president OF the auxiliary, after
which the Rev. E. s. Todd. pastor OF Ham
line Church, made a brief address OF
welcome.
The address OF the day was delivered
by Mrs. Charlton EdhoIm. who is engag getI
in the rescue work OF the WOman's Chris
tian Temperance Union. Mrs Edholm was
engaged in journalism for twenty years,
being connected with some OF the principal
papers in New York and Chicago. Fl
nany becoming convinced that there was
a great work to be done in the slums, and
feeling called to it, she gave up her pO-
sition and iden titled herself with the
Florence Crittenden Mission in New York
The mission is situated in BleeeEer street,
Ne ~ YORK, and was established bya wealthy
merchant named Crittenden, in memory
OF his daughter, Florence Mrs EdhoIm
gave q vivid account of her work among
the fallen women and stated that there was
regular systematiZed traffic IN girls
carried on III this country.
Eyeryfive years, she said, 230, 900 in
mates OF houses Of shame go into the
potter's field. and ranks must be recruited
at the rate or 100 day.
That means that on this blessed day of
the Lord 100 homes are rendered desolate
and 100 human souls are seized in satan's
grasp Some OF the incidents related by
Mrs. Edholm drew tears to the eyes OF
many in the audience
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a Hint 70 the Butler.

When the Duke of Ormond, whose family
name was Butler, was going to take posses
sion as Iord-lieutenant of Ireland he was
driven by storm on the Isle of Man, where
a Rev. Mr.. Joseph, a poor curate, enter
tanned him as Hospitality as his means
permitted. On his departure the duke
promised to provide for him as soon as he
became viceroy. The eurate waited many
months in vain, and at last went over
to Dublin to remind his grace of his prom
Use. Despairing of gaining access to the
duke, he obtained permission 10 preach
at the cathedral. The lord-lieutenant and
his court were at the church, but none OF
them remembered their humble host till
he pronounced lis text, which, it must
be ackno wledged, was well chosen: ''Yet
did not the chief butler remember Joseph
but forgot him." The preacher was at
once invited to the castle and a good
living provided for him.-Exchange.
The Washington times., 1895-06-03
A WOMAN WITH A HISTORY.
She Fooled a Smart Lawyer by Her
Business-Like Manner.


She Fooled a Smart Lawyer by Her
Business-Like Manner.
A well-dressed and sharp-faced woman
passed into the lawyers office and very
shortly was standing by his desk
Il beg your pardon" she said, in saluta-
ton, but can your spare few moments
of your valuable timer
II am very busy, madam he replied,
"but if you have anything of Importance
to communicate 1 shall be glad to hear it,
Pray be seated
"Thank you, no. she said, looking
around at a clerk or two in a nervous
fashion Il am a woman with a history,
and"
Excuse me-" apologized the attorney,
seeing fee appearing ON the horizon,
possibly you had better step into my pri-
vate office with me, where you will not be
interrupted"
She thanked him and they went into the
adjoining room.
Now he said, when they were seated,
II presume you wish to consult me on this
matter of your history"
Eyes, sir That is why am here"
every well; proceed. Anything you may
say to me will be held in the strictest con-
fidence. You Were saying you were a
woman with listory?r This very sympa-
thetically as an encourager.
Yes, sir" she began, as she laid docu-
ment before him. ut is a history of Ma
poleon Bonaparte In eighteen monthly
parts at so cents month and"
He threw up his hands, but she had him
and he couldn't get away until he had put
down his name, and now when a woman
with a history is mentioned In his hearing
it makes cold chills run down his back
Chicago News.
The Washington times., 1895-06-03
THE GOOD TIMES cunn.


The silver craze in the south and west
is a natural sequence TO hard times. 1t is
popularity believed that business depression
is due 10 lack of money, and that if free
silver coinage were in vogue money would
reach the public without the necessity of
passing through the hands of money lend
ers. That part OF the argument is true,
but the main proposition, that the recent
depression was caused by lack of money
is mistake.
The trouble began With the framing of
the Mckinley law. That outrageous piece
of legislation and its authoriz alton of
trusts gave rise TO the political tidal wave
that placed the Democratic party in power.
Then came a series OF mistakes that added
TO the discomfort already existing, and
business men refused to make invest
ments or 10 push the enterprises in which
they were aiready4 interested until there
was hdjre settled condition of affairs.
This inactivity decreased demand and less
ened the circulation OF money, and a gen
era1 business stagnation ensued.
Gradually, however, money is becoming
more plentiful, although no more has been
issued, and there is every prospect of
return of good times. The silver craze,
which was the result of adversely, will
soon subsIde, and before many months
everybody Will wonder what we were all
growing about.
The Washington times., 1895-06-03
s H-------
a UNIQUE TOWN
Proba bly, 1t Doesn't Exist, But It's
Perfectly Feasible.

Perfectly Feasible.
81 live in town." said the gentleman at
the hotel to the reporter looking for an
item, that is unique in its way
Whats the town." inquired the reporter
of the Detroit Free Press.
1T doesn't make any difference what the
town is, it is unique"
In what does its uniquity consist, then?'t
askedthe reporter, seeingthat hewasbaiked
on the previous question.
1T is self-supporting and there are noN
taxes
"Geewhillikins" exclaimed the reporter,
give me its address. 1 want to go there right
away"
No said the inhabitant of this sArcadian
village, Il shall not do anything of the
kind. Wedon't want tanymorepeoplet there,
atpresent. Vienna after awhile, butas yeti
we are not ready for anincrease."
What kind of a town is tt?''
IAN excellent town, of course"
Il should say So Why don't you put it in
dime museum"
I'VE don't have to; we can support our
selves easier than that"
How do you do it?''
'SImpIe enough. When we laid out the
townfifteen yearsago wemadeita corpora
tion that could carry on its own business.
III JnIs way iie lOWn III the ulSpOSdl OF
lots sold only every other lot, so that
now it owns half the ground
it occupies. These lots il gave
long leases on at figures which en-
abled lessees to build good houses on for
business and dwelling and on conditions
quite as favorable, If not more so, than
those had who bought outright.
I'VE had the country around us, good in
| agriculture, mineral, water and trausporta-
| ton, to insure town, and when il was once
| startedit went ahead until now We have be :
tween 5000 and 900 people aud our
| ground paysau our expenses and practically
leaves no city tax. Then We have some
| other resources of revenue fr ON the
money the corporation putt manufactur-
| ing plants aud mines, and on the whole
we are in clover as a community
Now, look here" pleaded the reporter,
give a fellow n chance. Give me the
name of the place and let me go there, too. :"
But the visitor was close -mouthed and the
reporter went away unsatisfied, even the
hotel register conveying no information
! that was of any value.
The Washington times., 1895-06-03
rhirstr and ne Ltked wine.

"Just open a small bottle!
He was a tall, .countrified looking man,
who walked UP TO the bar in Broadway
saloon and gave tue order. In one hand he
carried a little black satchel.
The bartender learned his favorite brand
and, drawing the cork, was about to
pour the wine intoSai regulation glass.
Not on your life,'' said the man, stretch
ing forth his hand. '.Get a big glass that
win hold pint"
This was done. The man dashed it off
at single gulp, smacking his lips, and
murmured: That's pretty good" Then
he opened the satchel pulled out roll of
bills, from which he separated what he
called a ''five-spot,' and handed it over.
When the bartender held out his change
the man said:
Keep it and open another bottle"
And this man went through the oper-
alton until he had disposed of seven bottles,
having been standing at the bar about half
an hour and saying nothing more than
was necessary to give his order. He then
walked to chair, placed his satehel on
| the seat and himself on top of that and fell
asleep. He awoke in fifteen minutes,
grabbed his satchel and shot through the
door. No one in the saloon had ever seen
| him before, but the bartender would like
| to have him as steady customer.-New
| York Herald
The Washington times., 1895-06-03
A BULL IN ENGLISH.

The citizens committee in charge Of the
capitol centennial celebration OF two years
ago has made curious mistake in mark
ing the corner stone of the capitol. An
illustration of the bronze tablet, published
by our morning contemporary, reads, BE
meath this tablet the corner stone of the
capitol of the United States of America was
laid by George Washington, First President,
September &c. 1893" Then follows the
inscription commemorating the event.
1t would be a pity for posterity, thirty
generations hence, when Lord Macauley's
erudite New Zealander is studying the
monuments OF this country, to have the
then learned world torn up with discus
sions on the English language based on the
inscription found on this tablet. II the
committee means Beneath this tablet is
the corner stone of the Capitol of the
United states OF America, which was laid
by George Washington, etc." why don't it
say SO?
As the tablet now reads it will be
necessary for George Washington to come
back and explain to future generations the
exact meaning of the inscription, and also
the fact that he did not lay both corner
stone and tablet
The Washington times., 1895-06-03

1t is not an exaggerated compliment to
say that DR.. Fraucis r. Lane, principal of
the Central High School, is one of the most
efficient educators in the United States.
He is a ripe scholar in the broadest sense
Of that term. aud commands the utmost
confidence of the school authorities and
his fellow pedagogues. Not only that,
but be has TO the fullest extent the respect
and friendship of every High School pupil.
Though he is a strict disciplinarian, he
is gentieness itself. and the girls like him
for that; aud in his dealings with the boys.
be has shown those manly qualities that at
once appeal to every true boys heart
His interest in the development of the pub
The Washington times., 1895-06-03
ROUTES AND RATES.
Interesting Information Furnisht
tho Jo,,IIto hx- tho papusyIva nta

Interesting Information Furnished
the Public by the Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania Railroad authorities
have just furnished the public with an
exceed ingly handsome volume on the
all-absorbing subject of Summer Excur-
sion Rates" Ii is attractively bound in
covers which present typical scenes of
ocean resort hotels and the paraphernalia
of the prudent tourist.
The volume includes two maps-one of
the Jersey shore resorts, and the other
of the mountain hotels of Virginia and
the western connections. In word, you
can find in this invaluable. guide anything
about where TO go, when TO go, what are
the railway and local excursion rates.
how many hotels. there are at any resort,
what is their capacity. and interesting
sketches, with illustrations, OF the most
popular summe-ing places in the United
States. qt
There are nearly, 8 hundred excellently
executed half tint illustrations and the
reading matter has been prepared both
with q view To business and entertainment
The information on routes and rates in
cludcs also what is. desirable TO be known
about the steamboat connections during
the summer season.
The agents of the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad
are at Thirteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue at the Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad station, where any information
cn ntheimportantsubiec ofprojectedsummer
trips will be given promptly and fully.
The Washington times., 1895-06-03
WOMEN AS CRIMINALS

Criminal statistics from all parts of
the world show men as the great offenders
aud that the proportion OF crime among
women is exceedingly small. In this con-
hecti0n the New York Sun says: In Eng
land, OF every 100 persons in Jail the per-
centage is S5 men and 10 women In
Russia the percentage OF men in prison is
are 81 and Is. The same proportion has
been maintained for many years in Austria.
In Germany the proportion is 81 to 19
In Scotland it is 6T to 80. In Sweden il is
S4 to 16. In Belgium it is eS to II.
In Denmark, where the figures are the
least favorable TO women, the proportion
IS rs TO %; three to one. In Italy, TO the
enduring credit OF the women of that coun-
try, the number OF male prisoners in all
italian 5ails and correctional institutions
is 81 per cent. and of women 8. But the
low record in Italy and, in fact, in all
other countries, Is broken in the United
States. where the number OF male prisoners
As 80 and Of women 6.
Strangely enough these same figures
show that it is easier TO reform a man than
D woman. and that married men and women
are freer from crime than those who are
unmarried But the crowning honor TO the
population Of women is that they are seldom
Arrested for anything but offenses OF a
petty nature. and that there are but few
deliberate women criminalA In fact it
The Washington times., 1895-06-03
SHORT QUART BASKETS.
Warming from the Market
Dealers Cooperative Association.

Timely Warming from the Market
Dealers Cooperative Association.
Editor Times AS you are always ready
TO devote space ID your columns TO items
tnat VIII benefit the citizens of Washington,
l desire TO call your attention 10 a piece
of injustice that is being practiced upon
many citizens OF the District, especially
the consumers of berries.
The public should know that there is a
berry basket known as the short quart,
which is handled by some parties who
sell sberries The Market Dealers Co
operative Association has been waging
open war against the use of these short
quarts and the sooner the consumer refuses
TO purchase berries ID these baskets the
better it viii be for the purchaser and
dealer also.
Tne Market Dealers Association have
decided that none OF its membership win
either buy or sell berries in any except the
full size quart basket. and at the next ses
sion OF Congress Will urge the passage Of
a law providing for regulation size basket
Tor the sale of berries. But few consumers
are aware that the daily arrival of berries
are from 70 900 To 10000 quarts, Re :
spectfuIly, ] K BANGUM,
President Market Dealers Co operative
Association
The Washington times., 1895-06-03
Real Estate Transfers.
Deeds of real estate were filed yesterday
forrecord as follows:

Deeds of real estate were filed yesterday
forrecord as follows:
Sylvia L. bliss, executFix, and in her
own right, to Octavia King and Olivia
j. Clark, lot 90, block 3, MaxweII's
SUBJ, lie DrOit Park, subject to So, 800
trust, 1900. E. N Gilpin and wife to
John r Lynch, lot %, in Rays sub, Co
lumbia Heights, subject 20 So eco trust,
SO. E. N Gilpin and wife TO Carl b
Keferstein- lot 27, Rays sub, Columbia
Heights, subject to $4,000 trust. SO.
E. " Gilpiu and wife to Bertha F. Kefer-
stein. lot %. Rays sub. Columbia Heights,
Hurst to POynton W MussOn, lot Z, block
2, Clark, ct al, sub, Wbitehaveu and
Harlem, $40 Carl B. Keferst eiu 10
Mary E Gilpiu, lot 81, block %, Rays
SUBJ, Columbia Heights. subject to $4,000
trust, SO. Sarah McCauslaud to VIM.
Irving, lot 21, Ryan's sub. 81. John
AIarbury, jr., trustee to Lydia (. Sears,
lots 26 to %, Beale's sub Of
square 629. So, ,70O. Charles a. McEuen
to Michael NJ. Rankin, part OF StOney Hin
aud Bayley's Purchase, subject to trust,
SO. Louis P Shoemaker and wife and
Henrietta COpperthwaite TO Charles A
Corey, lots 8 and 4, block 10, Meridian
Hill, 81 500 John s. Swormstedt and
Robert Z. Bradley, trustees. to John o.
| Johnson, lot IS, in TurtOn sub square $50,
subject to Sc 900 trust, S3 500 The
Washington Loan and Trust Company,
trustees, and John 2 Shepperd TO Mary
| HaSkins, part lot 4, block 19, Todd et al
| sub of Mount Pleasant and Pleasant Plains,
S1.I10. The Washington Loan and Trust
! Company trustees, and JOhnP Shepperd. TO
| David W Lewis, part lot 8, block 10, Todd
ct al sub Mount Pleasant and Pleasant
| Plains, So, 900. Henry W Walker, assignee,
to John W. Hill, lot 1877 OF Walker as
| sIguees ct al, sub OF Long Meadows. 81 400.
1 Hugh Waters and wife to William W Danen-
| hover, lot 42, Croft ssub square TT, $40.
The Washington times., 1895-06-03
TAKE THE TIMES WITH YOU.

Summer Outings VIII Not BE En-
joyed Unless 1t Goes Along.
The summer tide OF pleasure and
healt h-seekers has set in toward
mountains, springs and seashore.
No plans for the seasons outing viii
be complete unless The Times is in
claded among the necessaries.
Men and women may go from town
10 leave care behind, but those who
would keep their finger on the pub
lie pulse, or be abreast of the worlds
happenings, or, indeed, who need a
golden link bet ween themselves and
the whiriigig OF time-these must
have The Times sent daily 10 their
sylvan or seaside retreat.