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The Washington times., 1895-06-20
RIGHT TO VOTE CHALLENGED
Witnesses Examined in the AIexan-
dria County Election Cases.
Several of Them Admitted That Their
They support Them There.

The taking OF dispositions In the contested
election case in jefferson district, Alex
andria county Of Douglas against Johnston
for commonwealth attorney and Hume
against Duncan for supervisor was re-
sumed in the coIuty courthouse at Alex
andria yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock
and not concluded until nearly 2 O'Clock.
James H Lane, a colored justice OF the
peace. swOre the witnesses. Mr John
NJ johnson, for the defendants in the con-
test, conducted the examination, and Mr..
A ". Armstrong represented the contest
ants. Messrs. Douglas, Hume, Johnston,
and Duncan Were ali present.
William Nj. Dodson, Irwin Brawner,
Oliver shannon, II Robert L. Jenkins, Alfred
Mason, Oliver Brooks, and John Dorsey
testified as 10 the period OF their residence
in the county, so as to determine their
right TO vote there OF these the first
two only proved to be bona fide residents
OF the county. the Others admitting that
their residence depended upon how leng
they could make living there.
The otner witnesses. William Pollard,
Charles Jackson. p. S Warimans, Rober1
Williams. Edward Chants, william Wood
ward, James Smith, Henry Hauls. JOSEPH
Walker, William h Walker, Harry Griffin
H C. Steadman, George Hamilton and An
drew Grady, all swore that they had beer
living in the county for long periods witt
their families, and the severe cross-exam
inatiOn did not III any degree shake thei
testimony.
The examination closed shortly before
2 O'Clock, but VIII be resumed on Saturday
morning at the county court house in Alex
andria, when ten or twelve voters whose
right TO vote has been questioned, viii bt
examined.
The Washington times., 1895-06-20
KEEPING TRACKOF BAD MEAT
New Regulations For the Disposition
of Condemned Carcasses.
Department VIII Require TO Know
Just What Became of Every Piece
of Rejected Flesh

Secretary Morton has just issued new
meat inspection regulations, which VIII
take effect July 1.
The principal change from the regulations
now in force relates to the disposition OF con-
demned carcasses. Section of the old
regulations provides that carcasses found
to bediseased and unfit for bumanfoods should
be removed al once under the supervision of
theinspector, and observation-disclosures
prevent their withdrawal as food products
As there Were some doubts of the au-
thority OF the Department of Agriculture to
cause the tanking of CarCasses when objeC-
tion was made by the packers, the following
paragraphs have been added to cover such
cases
SHOULD the owners of such condemned
carcasses not consent to the foregoing dispo-
siuon OF them, then the inspectors are di-
rected to brand the word condemned upon
each side and quarter of said carcasses,
and keep a record of the kind and weight
of the carcasses, and they shall, under the
supervision of the inspector, be removed
from the packing house, where meats are
prepared and stored for tue interstate and
foreign trade
said firm or corporation shall forward
through the inspector to the Secretary of
Agriculture sworn statement monthly
giving in detail the disposition OF the
carcasses so condemned, and, If the same
have been sold, sho wing to whom, whether
consumption as food or otherwise, with
what knowledge, if any, by the purchaser
of their condemnation by this department,
and whether or not before such sale said
carcasses have been cooked or their con-
dition at the time of inspection by this
department altered, and, if so, in what
way.
The inspectors shall give notice to the
express companies and common carriers
at the place of condemnation of the fact
of condemnation, giving the name of the
owner of such carcasSes, the time and
place of slaughter, and the reason for re-
lection, and a description of the car
casses, and warning them not to transport
them out of the State
Section 20 provides that carcasses found
affected with trichinae shall be disposed
OF in the same manner as are other con-
demned carcasses, or they may be rem
dered into edible lard at a temperature
not less than $50 degrees Fahrenheit,
or made into cooked meat products if the
temperature is raised to the boiling point
sufficient time to thoroughly cook the
interior of the pieces.
The Washington times., 1895-06-20

Messrs. Ralston & siddons have instituted
suitag ainstt the Capital Loan anGuaranteeCom
pany in the case of a lady who does not
desire her name TO appear before the trial.
The case has been for 2 2o'clockto-morrow o
afternoon, and it is within the limitation
which gives Justice Taylor, or any other
justice, exclusive jurisdiction. The merits
OF the suit may reach the public ear. 1t
may happen, however, that the company
VIII ask for a change of venue, which Will
only have the effect of giving the benefit and
interest of the hearing to another section
of the city.
The amount sued for is $29. 20, which rep
resents the amount paid to the company
within the last year, and S13 90 in excess
of what the company is entitled to. The
( original debt was $50, but there have been
reductions from time to time, which brought
the principal down to S15.75.
TRYING HARD TO 0SETTLE.
1t was learned yesterday that when the
company was formally notified of the suit,
one of their agents went TO see the com
plainant, and tried very hard To have a
settlement, advising her to drop the suit,
as 1t would be cheaper for her in the end.
The complainant didn't scare worth q
cent, and VIII be present at the trial to-
morrow
Another suit is ready against the Wash
lngton Mortgage Company, the papers in
which viii he served in good time.
The methods OF the Capital Loan Guar
I antee Company has been investigatedin the
course of preparing for the suit aud theyare
said TO be unique. The suit has been
brought against Manager Barrett. II He.is,
hfarr~ -I,.lg. Sc
ported 10 have said that he has no money of
his own aud merely borrows it for the
! purposes of thes eloans. He wasasked why
the company was called a guarantee
company which he explained by saying that
1 il meant that he guaranteed the gentlemen
from whom he borrowed the money that it
would be let out on good security. From
this il appears that the guaranty does not
apply TO the einvestorsinthe e concern.
Fhe suit affecting the other firm is TO be
brought against w. w. Yennawine and tits
supposed that he also is the whole of the
company to which he lends money.
SIMPLY BROKERS.
The defense has also been outlined thus:
The managers contend that they have no
money. They must pay the source of the
funds six per cent interest and the re-
malnder OF the charges TO tn eborrowers
| are in the shape of commissions for OBJ
tanning the loans and the renewals. In
other " ords, the manager sare simply brok-
ers. Whether this evasion VIII hold in
| court is another thing.
One of the cases reported yesterday is
that OF colored man who works in one
Of the departments. His wife was very
sick and il was thought necessary to send
for their daughter who lived in Canada.
He applied TO the Washington Mortgage
Loan Company and got the usual sum
S22 90 on his Iote and deed of trust for
S25. He produced his receipts last night
10 show that he had paid on the loan
/ SCI 90 and is SIN in debt for the original
amount.
The Washington times., 1895-06-20
TEN TRADES ARE AFFECTED
Preparing Civil Service Rules
For the Printing Office.
EXPERTS ASKED TO ASSIST
Questions VIII Have Due Regard 10
the Character of Work TO BE Per-
formed and Practical Tests VIII
Count ost-Classtfication to BE
Governed by the Salaries.

The-Civil Service Commission has under
preparation the rules, regulations and forms
OF examination, together with the cues
tions that will be propounded, in the ap-
plication of the civil service law TO the
Government Printing Office.
1t viii be several days before the papers
will be ready, the Commission having on
hand the additional work of preparing
the examinations for the extension of the
service to the internal revenue officials
throughout the country. Both win be
ready, however, to meet any demand likely
TO be made in the matter of appointments.
GRADED BY SALARY.
In the application of the law 10 the
Government Printing Office, examinations
will have TO be provided for the separate
classes, graded according to salary. The
order includes all the employees of the
office, except those who are employed
altogether at manual labor.
In preparing the questions due regard will
be paid to the character of the work for
which the applicant VIII be required, and
the practical tests viii be permitted to
count in the ratio Of about 20 per cent.
II should be stated in this connection,
however, that part of fthescholastic exam-
nation in most of the classes Will be rated
as practical.
The Public Printer has been asked by the
commission to designate a corps of experts
from each of the ten classes to assist in the
preparation of the questions. These experts
will make suggestions merely for
the guidance of the commission.
the idea IN soliciting their aid being
to acquaiut the examiners with the practical
details of each branch.
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS
The bookbinders, stereotypers, electro
typers, compositors, proof readers and other
special classes will necessarily require
a different set of examination questions on
technical lines, and these viii be made
comprehensive and Just, but, at the same
time, fully test the knowledge of the appli-
cant of the details his trade or occupa-
ton.
In classifying the employees the salary
has goverened Those who work by the
piece, or who are on the per diem list,
rank with those whose annual pay is equal
TO their own when computed for one year.
Commissioner Proctor said last evening
that in the PREPARATION OF the examinations
reasonably rapid progress was being made,
considering the multitude of questions
that had to he discussed and disposed of
and the variety of trades that had tobe con-
sidered. He thought that within ten days
they would be completed.
Examinations will not be required Of
those now in the service of the office,
nor of those discharged if they shall be
restored within one year from the date of
dismissal
The system of promotion will be analo-
gous to that in operation in all government
departments.
The Washington times., 1895-06-20
Baitimore Markets.

Baltimore, June 19.-Flour dull, un-
changed-receipts, s,338 barrels; ship
ments, so barrels. Wheat weak-spot and
month, 75a75 IA; July, 10 3-Sa75 IL;
August, 76a76 Ia; September, 76 3-4a77;
steamer No. 2 red, 72a72 14-receipts,
1,O75 bushels; stock, 47O,742 bushels;
sales, 10000 bushels; southern wheat
by sample, 73a77; do on grade, 72a76.
Corn weak-spot and month, 53a53 Is;
July, 53 Lass 3-4-receipts, $3.50 bushels;
stock, 2SS, ,5SS bushels; sales, 10000 BUSH
els; southern white and yellow corn, 54a
54 1-2. Oats steady-No. 2 white western,
37a37 1-2; No. 2 mixed. 33 34a34-re-
ceipts, 9S1 bushels; stock, 11S,54S bush
els Rye inactive-No. 2, 60a63-receipts,
165 bushels; stock, 6,912 bushels. Hay
steady, good demand for choice-choice
timothy, $13.00a13.50. Grain freights
quiet, unchanged. Sugar firm, unchanged.
Butter and eggs firm, unchanged. Cheese
quiet, unchanged.
The Washington times., 1895-06-20
PnIice Cnnrt Grist

In the police court yesterday William
Miller and Walter McKenney, charged with
affray, were fined So and 81 each, respec
lively James A. Duncan, assault, $50 or
sixty days. Buddy Gordon, assault, con-
tinued Frank Carter, money larceny, SO
or thirty days Thomas Mullen larceny of
three chickens, continued. Sarah Dun
carson, failing to remove condemned build
ing, dismissed. Robinson Loving, cruelty
to calves, dismissed. Howard Marshall and
Albert Gleason, of the Oxford Hotel, keep
ing open Sunday bar and selling liquor Oh
Sunday, disagreement of jury and case con-
tinued. Charles Barnes, false pretenses,
case nolle pressed. John Diggs, assault to
XIII, continued. Frank Mayo, fast driving,
S5oTfifteendays. BENJAMIN Smith, cruelty
to animals in using horse with but three
legs, $40 or thirtydays.
The Washington times., 1895-06-20
1T WORKED.
The Pedd1er Simply Spoke of the
Woman Across the Way.

L
Woman Across the Way.
81 beg your pardon, madam, but I
haven't asked you to buy any of my
tablecloths as yet," said the peddler, in
tones of humbleness as the housewife
paused to catch her breath, according
to the New York World.
Then what did you stop here for,
you
''Wby, I was constrained by a sense
of respect which l bear for all humanity
to stop and offer my wares to you. You
know the lady over by the creek-the one
in the white house with the green shutters
yonder?'
"Of course / know her, the old gossip
monger-"
Now, just hold on till I tell you how
the thing stands"
Has she been lying TO you about me?"
'Well, l dare say that she said nothing
about you that any honest-minded per-
son would believe. 1t was simply"
What did she say? Tell me what she
said. Oh, I'd like to"
"Well, she simply said that you didn't
use tablecloths, and she wanted to bet me
weeks board that j couldn't sell you
one" lr
whats that? Is that what she said?
She said 1 didn't use them, eh? Oh, the
hussyI'
Now, it's not that I, care anything
about it," explained the peddler, as he
opened his pack, yet i know decent
and well-bred people when 1 see them,
and 1 was determined talthough it has
thrown me somewhat out of my way to
see for myself ~
The housewife gritted her teeth in si-
lence and took her purse from her pocket
Now, these are So pair" contin-
ued the peddler in kindly tones. "or you
may have the entire twenty pairs (all
that l have left for 81 g."
AS he passed empty-handed out of the
garden gate u moment later he saw over
his shoulder the form of a woman stand
ing on the porch. She was mute and livid
and her eyes were cast at the house with
the green shutters.
The Washington times., 1895-06-20
ARBITRATION In FRANCE
Success of Its Operation Under the
New Law.
Out of Thirty-two Cases the working.
men Won Ten, Were Refused One,
and Compromised Twenty-one.

Consul Whitley at st. Etienne has sent
to the State Department a report upon
labor arbitrations in France for the year
1894
The French law has been in operation for
two years. 1t contemplates the vollIu-
tary submission by the parties interested
OF the questions at issue between them,
first, to a committee of conciliation,
consisting of delegates chosen by the re-
spective parties, and secondly, in case OF a
failure to agree on the part Of such com
mittee 10 a council of arbitration.
The proceedings may be initiated by
either party, or, in case of a strike, upon
the invitation of the justice of the peace
of the district, but in all cases the agreement
Of both parties TO submit the question is
essential
The facts in the report are taken from
a report recently published by the Depart
ment of Commerce aud Industry. Ii ap-
pears that while there has been a great
decrease in the number of strikes in 1894
as compared with 1898, the proportion
OF cases under the arbitration act was
considerably in excess of the past year.
1t appears that there We're 634 strikes in
1898 and 391 in 1894. In 1898 there
were 1o9 proceedings under the act and
101 cases in 1894. In 1898 proceedings
were invoked 56 times by workmen, 46 by
the justice and 8 by employers. In 1894,
there were 8 by workmen, by employers
and Al by the justice.
Workmen refused TO submit the ques-
ton six times in 1898 and employers 81
times, while in 1894 workmen refused in
four cases and employers in "a. The COM
mittee of arbitration reached a solution
in 80 cases in 1893 and 32 cases in 1894
The number OF workmen taking part in
the 391 strikes OF 1894 were 54, 576, num-
Der of establishments closed during the
continuance of the strikes ,731 and the
aggregate days work lost by the work
men 1862, ,4S0
In the 80 cases where solution of the diff
ficulty was reached the demands of the
workmen Were granted in ten cases, re-
fused in one and a compromise rendered
in 81
The Washington times., 1895-06-20
ALEXANDRIA HAPPENINGS

The Washington garbage contractors
are in danger Of losing one Of their scOws.
Yesterday morning there was a terrible
stencil about the river front, which
was at last found to emenate from barge
loaded with garbage lying in the river off
this city. The matter was brought to the
attention OF DR.. Julian Miller, health
officer, and under the advice Of the cor
poration attorney, he VIII have the barge
sunk, unless it is at once removed. Com
plant after complaint against the throwing
OF garbage into the river and the anchoring
Of gaTbage-laden boats in the stream off
this city have been made by the city
officials and they now propose to take
measures to put a stop to it.
At the meeting of the board Of directors
Of the Union Mission, yesterday evening
Messrs. r. W Knight. of Trinity Church
r. II. Kemp uf the NJ E Church South
and ]. ] Jameson, of the Second Presby
terian Church. resigned as directors, anC
Messrs. Thomas II. Netherland. of the NJ
+. South; StOkley, Of Trinity, and Franz
Slaymaker OF the Second Presbyterian
were chosen 10 succeed them. The report
of the treasurer shows the mission is in q
fluurlshing condition.
The officials OF the Southern Railway
are preparing for a heavy shipment OF
fruit frUm the south during the summer
The movement Of fruit northward has al
ready begun, and last night three heavily
peach-aden trains from Georgia, passed
through on their way TO New York.
Prominent Washington singers from st.
Matthew's and St Patrick's Church choirs
viii assist the choir of St Mary's Cath
ole Church in this city on Sunday next,
when MillaTd's Mass will be sung The
visiting singers came downfrom Washington
last night, and had a long practice
A cF-r
Alexandria merchants TO induce the Nor
folk Washington Steamboat Company TO
put on line Of boats between Alexandria
and Washington.
The Washington times., 1895-06-20
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STOLE HIS NEIGHBoR's TROUT.
Malodorous Device of One Angler for
Stealing Fish from Another.

Malodorous Device of One Angler for
Stealing Fish from Another.
Out on Long Island there is a trout stream
celebrated for the size and numbers OF its
fish, SAYS the New York World. Year
after year great broad-backed, red-spotted
fellows have been taken from its pools and
any man who gained permission TO cast
a fly anywhere on its dimpled reaches
was sure of a days good sport. But at the
beginning of this season the angler with
privileges at the lower end of the stream
caught few fish and small. Every known
fly and bait OF all kinds were tried, but still
the fish Were scarce.
From the headwaters of the brook, how
ever, came reports Of great catches OF large
fish The man at the lower end of the
stream couldn't understand il until last
week he went prospecting. Far up the
brook and on the brink OF a deep pool
he ran afoul of ana we-inspiring odor.
After shifting about a bit he discovered
that il emanated from a cornucopia of
oilcloth hanging from twig that overcast
the pool About this oilcloth buZZed a
myriad OF flies, and ever and anon be-
meath the swarm huge trout broke the
still water Of the brook with splash
The curiosity of the angler was greater
than his sense of smell, and he investigated.
He found that the comueopia contained
the heart and liver OF a beef creature, dead
many DAYS II was alive with fat grubs,
and as they dropped one after another into
the pool the trout rose and grabbed them.
When the angler saw this he knew why
there were no trout in the lower end OF
the stream. He prospected further, and
up the stream he found a dozen similar
devices.
When he had located all of them he tied
n handkerchief over his nose and stringinp
all the cornucopias on a stick carried them
below, where he set them up over his own
waters In two days all the trout in the
stream were feeding around the pendant
hearts and livers, and when the man at
the upper end of the brook turned up for a
days fishing he found thath his fish had vam-
oosed. He found also that the other had
carted away the bait, and now the two
don't speak as they pass by.
The Washington times., 1895-06-20
Oenothera .
Quia multum amavit.


With queenly step and nameless grace,
You passed me in the drifting rain,
Rouge thick upon your childlike face,
To hide maybe a trace of pain.
And as you turned and glanced at me
A dream enshrouded your blue eyes,
Ofthat still hamlet by the sea,
Before you were so sadly wise.
When, as the yellow moon hung low,
Beyond the lane that summer night,
stood and watched the gleanersgo
Beneath the dusky autumn night.
And heard you, as you passed along
Amid the stocks of spectral sheaves,
Carol and Old World Sussex song
OF broken troth and love that grieves.
Sad is my heart that we should meet
So by the sea, thus in the town;
Why did your tiny wandering feet
Stray from the orchard oDthe Down,
Leaving the harvest's golden glow
To tramp, with lamplight overhead,
Through wintry sleet and sodden snow,
Selling your soul for bitter bread?
London World.
The Washington times., 1895-06-20
Provides for His Relatives.

The will of the late James l. Jones, of No.
1912 I street northwest, gives to his two
half sisters, Mary T. and Ella NJ Jones,
and to his cousin, Henrietta Hopkins, of
Anne Arundel Co., Nd, $500 each; tc
hisniece, Mary B. Tuck, of Annapolis, So 900
in her own right, and So, 900 in trust for
her brother, Harry Tuck.
The balance of the estate is divided
equally between his brothers, John G.
Jones, of Prince Georges Co., Md, and
Samuel Jones, of Annapolis. The viii is
dated March 2, 1895.
The Washington times., 1895-06-20
Learning Music.

The schools of Bath, Maine, have a prac-
teal way of pupils feeling the rhythm Of
their songs. A pendulum ball is hung so
as to swing before the blackboard, and
a perpendicular line is drawn through the
middle of the arc made by the balls motion
Time is marked with great precision by
the passing of the ball across this line.
N. E Journal of Education
The Washington times., 1895-06-20
Comedy Season Draws to a Clos

Tonight and Friday night Frederic Bond
and Company will be seen in revival Of
that very popular play, My Awful Dad," :"
preceded by the curtain-raiser, "Romeo's
First Love- Pink Dominos'' is the bill
selected for Saturday matinee and fare
well night.
Judging from the large advance sale of
seats the closing night of the comedy sea-
son will witness one of the largest au-
diences ever assembled at the Grand Opera
House
The Washington times., 1895-06-20
Notes from the Courts.

A number of judgments were obtained
yesterday in Judge Binghams division OF
the circuit court against Vim. NJ. ellison,
late of the Hamilton hotel, and two suits
in equity were brought against him asking
for the sale of lot 20, square 24S.
The first Of the equity suits was by Frank
lih L. Payne on judgment for 1884;
the second, by John P Agnew & Co., coal
dealers, for $3.50. The total of claims
against Mr. ellison issaid to be near $15 900.