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The evening times., 1895-11-12
Won BOEfrlCHER SCANDAL
How Prince Bismarck has Ylndieti7ely
Pursued Ills Valued Old Friend.
II the Courtiy Baron Suffers In Con-
nection With the Guelph Fund the
Prince Should Be Included.

Everybody at Berlin is sorry for poor old
Baron Won Boetticher, whose name is once
more on every tongue in connection with
the money granted to him out Of the
Guelph fund by Prince Bismarck years and
years ago.
THE whole affair is of an unpleasant
character and reflects discredit upon ev-
cry one concerned. The so.called Guelph
fund is the private fortune of the late King
OF Hanover, which the Prussian government
seized shortly after the annexation OF his
Kingdom, on the epretextth thathe wasmasing
USE OF 1t to promote an insurrectionary
movement at Hanover with view Ia his
restoration to the throne. 1t was placed
under the control of Prince Bismarck and
ought naturally to have been restored to
the royal house OF Hanover the very mo-
ment that all question of open anu even
Secret hostility ceased.
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For BlOomer Girls.

Great interest is being displayed by the
Queen in the cycling efforts of Princess
Beatrice OF BatteDberg, the Duchess OF Con-
naugit and Princess Louise Of LONE. Once
upon a time her ma jesty was dead against
the pra ctice, but now sheoffers no Oh lection.
Here is 4 little story for the benefit of our
new women Two young ladies, wearing
bloomers, in token Of their advanced"
views. had trouble about gaining admission
to New York theater. At first, indeed,
the box office keeper fatty refused to take
their money, and one of them went a way in
a huff. The second damSel, however. was
more pertinacious, and, by threat of TAX
ing legal proceedings, frightened the man
into giving her ticket Her appearance
among her normally clad sisters in the
auditorium caused a mild sensation.
While the bloomer question is yet II ging.
and the bloomer seems to be slowly settling
like a deflated balloon, accounts come
from ma ny quarters Of daring experiments
in bloomers. Evidently the young women
who are the heated advocates OF the ex-
piriDg 5loomer are determined to attract
attention to themselves, as is shown by
this. sample item from a Brooklyn paper.
1t says that one day last week wo plump
and dashing young women rode through
Prospect Park wearing skin-tight black
kDickerbockers. fastened at the knee with
four pearl puckles. Below they wore
black silk stockings and black oxford
shoes with silver buckles. They wore
short Eton jackets of black cloth. barely
covering the hips, mems shirt fronts,
standing collars and black club ties. On
their heads they wore black felt derby
hats They paraIyzed the Prospect Park
policemen.
There are few hills in New York city.
In fact, a stranger when he stands on the
crest OF Murray hill never suspects the
fact until he is told of il, says San
Francisco publication. Therefore the cy-
clists do not find many grades to vex
ut One hundred and first street, near Grants
tomb, there is what is probably the highest
hill in New York In San Francisco it
would be considered only ''slight rise
vet the damsels OF New York find il diff
cult to climb this hill. The sturdy maid
ems of San Francisco, with the muscles Of
their limbs developed 10y our soaring hills,
would sneer at the hill on the Riverside
drive. But the New York maide Ms have had
SO much trouble over it that two young
men have posted themselves at the foot
of the hill and tow the perspiring maidens
up by means OF strap, receiving for
their trouble small fee at the top.
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OFFENSIVE PROG REss.

Information that is constantly reaching
Washington from various points of the
compass suggests rapid end-of-tie-cen-
| tury progressiveness In other cities that
| is almost insulting. Some, and among them
even our ancient and conservative suburb
! of Baltimore, are transferring overhead
| wires 10 subterranean conduits. Others are
prohibiting street cars drawn by horses.
| In the fair city of Detroit, on Saturday
the last time-worn horse car made its last
| trip and was broken up by relic seekers,
| who desired a memento Of the good old
days forever past.
Washington apparently has no ambition
| to keep pace with this boasting, bombas-
tic, offensive spirit of progress. Very
little OF 1t has so far intruded, and appar-
| emily there will be little more for some years
to come. Two street car companies have
presumed to dispense with horses, and an
| other is in slow progress OF trsnsmuta-
uOn in the same direction, but that is all.
The graceful telegraph pole yet towers
innumerably to an Imposing height through
out many of the principal streets. Over
head are vast networks OF wires. Tele-
graph, telephone. electric light, nd fire de-
partment wires still sing merrily In mid
| air like harps of Aeolus. Two-horse cars.
the equines possessing an even more in
terestingly melancholy look than ever
before, promiscuously send forth their
musical snort and wheeze.
Last and most delightful of all, the one
! horse car, the dear. dilapidated bobtail,
with It's solitary mule or broncho or nom
| dcscript, looking Is though lie had "taken
life unfurnished and the upholstcrer were
| never coming" still threads its pictur-
| esque way from its lair in Anacostia
| through n mystic labyrinth OF thorough
fares, the cars untouched by broom or
scrubbiDg brush; the ripe OGor OF antiquity
pernea:ing every crcvice men and women
| enjoying the sweet privilege OF incipient
| sea-sickness while swaying and jolting
in a struggle to deposit fares without the
assistance OF intrusive conductors.
Let US be thankful that we still have a
few OF these enjoyable and genuine an
tiquitics left to us in Washington, even
though they be due to corporation par
simony which is not closely allied to
aestheticism.
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Some Old Songs.

The Burial OF Sir John More wai by
Rev. Charles Wolfs. Nearly all its incl
denis are Incorrectly stated. the burial
did not take place 10y nigai, but by day
light, and the French. seeing a gathering
in the cemetery and not knowing its pur-
pose. opened fire on it from a battery and
brought the funeral services to a hasty
conclusion.
No other country Possesses such a rich
store OF nautical ba llais as England.
Dibdin's sea songs, now a century old.
continue favorites. The oldest nautical
ballad in the English langua &c is We Be
Three Mariners written during the reign
of Elizabeth.
John Browns Body" was written by
Charles s. Hall, of Charlestown. Mass.
The melody was negro tune, sung in
South Carolina and Georgia at the religious
meetings of the slaves to the words, ''Say.
Brothers. will you Meet Me?'' 1t was first
played by the band of the Boston Light
Infantry in 1861.
Thereceipt sfrom'. .Cheerup, Boys. Cheer
at Drury Lane, London. has reached a
higher figure than has been attained in any
other Drury Lane success.
The nursery rhyme of Old King Cole was
sung 500 years ago in the Cymric tongue.
before the Roman had Quilted Britain or
the Anglo -Saxonss landed. He is a myth
ical character.
No song ever had so long Il span of popu-
Iarity as Ben Jonson's Drink to Me
Only with Thine Eyes," which is still
sung everywhere.
David Garrick wrote the well-knowE
Hearts of Oak and James Thompson.
author of THE Seasons" wrote Rule
Britannia
LARG EST DISTRICT CTCIRCULATION.
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Pinched the Pennies.

A certain Englishman dropped leather
bag containing gold and notes to the al mount
of 81, 500. 1t was found by poor womaI
who returned it. The owner recklessly be
slowed a penny on her as reward fol
probity.
A very serious explosion occurred at a
boiler works. An employe was blown
long way off, and lay stunned for awhile.
On his return he was informed that, as he
had absented himself without leave, the
time he had been away would be deducted
from his wages.
A Glasgow clergyman. possessed of large
Independent means, angied for an Invitation
to n wedding party as q guest tnot as ceie-
brant and gotit. Shortly after the ccount
for his cab fare to and from the house was
rendered to the brides family.
There is Frenchma whose eccentr ricity
is often commented upon in Paris. He cam
not bear to use towels freely, although he
rolls In money. Once when staying in
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BOARD OF TRADE REPORTS

The Board of Trade a. its meeting last
night did little else than make a paper
record as a great conservator of public
good. The reports of its several commit
tees bristle with recommendations and
glow with reforms to be accomplished, but
a review of the work really done fails to
show a single act wherein good results
have been achieved for the general public.
The committee on public schools failed
to obtain a sufficient appropriation from
Congress TO accommodate all our scholars
with school facilities.
The free library project was failure.
The committee on bridges did not secure
the passage of the memorial bridge bill.
Nothing was done to increase the number
OF our Industries.
No Improvements were made on our
parks and public reservations.
The effort to secure funds for municipal
building was unsuccessful.
The much vaunted attempt to have the
gamblers across the river prosecuted ended
in a fizzle.
Aside from the vigorous measures
adopted to secure the passage of the seven
million -dollar-bond bill. the record OF the
Board of Trade for the last year is prin-
cipally one of banquets and receptions.
This criticism is made without prejudice
or desire to offend. As a medium through
which to build up our city, to bring about
needed improvements. and prosecute NUM-
cipal reforms there could be no more effect
i've organization than our Board OF Trade.
1t embraces the brightest and best business
minds of Washington, but for some reason
few are allowed 10 guide Its affairs to
further their own personal interests. There
fore no good results were obtained.
This community needs aud must have
cheaper gas and electric lighting.
The Division should be removed, espe-
cially now that decent people will want to
visit our new pnstoffice building.
The Rock Creek and James Greek open
sewers should be abolished.
More school accommodations are abso-
lutcly necessary.
Our police and fire departments should
be increased.
A free library is needed.
Better sewer facilities in certain Sec
tons are desirable.
The city should be lighted more thor
oughly.
We should have cheaper street-car fare.
Many of our parks need improving, and
there are other things tu which the Board
of Trade as promoter of public veal
might profitably turn its attention.
And under no circumstances should the
Board of Trade attempt to force on the
public a bond issue that is intended tn i'm
prove private property at the expense of
the general taxpayer.
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Brittany a week he took his hostess aside
before his departure AMI showed her over
three dozen towels over which he had been
gloating for days. IAN these, mada me.
have saved" he said. "Your servants put
them In the room, but and my wife have
used but one between u.s.
Baron James Rothschild did not in the
least mind giving thousands of dollars to n
hospital, tens Of thousands In dozens of
directions, but when it came to stamps the
great fiuancier, it is said. could not bea to
pay the postage on his private letters, bat
would send them at the expense Of the firm.
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HONESTY Is APPRECIATED.

The Times thanks the citizens of North
east Washington for the praise they be-
slowed On its work at their meeting last
night. 1t is, indeed, dangerous to publish
an honest newspaper, but such a course
becomes easy when it is recognized and
approved by civic organization of the
strength and practical vitality of the North
east Washington Citizens Association.
Such words as were bestowed on The
Times last night puts 1t under the necessity
Of rebuilding its endeavors for the good Of
the people of Washington.
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electa Populist They can hardly hope even
to be dishonest. though their opportunity
is rare
parties so delightfully."- interesting. and it
may be written down as conspicuous truth
that the sentiment of Republicans inWash-
ington is expressive of a pretty unanimous
hope that if the Republicans cannot sue
coed Blackburn's mantle should fall upon no
other shoulders than his own. ..r i.
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politics. outside Of the influence of cor
porations. for his legal learning. judicial
poise. probity and dignity. and set aside all
other considerations.
Whether Mr.. Cleveland be nominated for
Q fourth time or not for the Presidential
office. this win probably be his last chance
to appoint Justice of the Supreme Bench,
and he should make his selection a lasting
monument of his Administration.
The evening times., 1895-11-12
SUPREME BENCH VACANCY

One of the fIlst and M ost important duties
of President Cleveland after Congress con-
venes will be the nomination of a Justice
of the Supreme Court of the United States,
to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Justice Jackson. 1t is safe to assume the
nomination will not now be made before the
Senate meets, as the President has not pre-
yious to this time taken advantage of his
privilege TO make a recess appointment.
Rumor has mentioned many names for
the place. The country is TO be congratula-
ted that neither one of several of those
names has been mentioned by the chief eX-
ecutive. There is an impression abroad
that too much sentiment, too much per-
sonal regard, TOO much party influence, and
probably too much executive chagrin has
actuated Presidents in some of their more
recent appointments to this high place.
While the Supreme Bench sits in Judgment
upon all the public as the law-eourt of final
resort, the public is the moral court of last
resort, and passes keen and lasting judg-
ment upon the Judges; and it must be said
that the frequent changes in the personnel
of the bench in the last decade of years has
not greatly elevated the body as a whole
in the esteem of that absolute popular
bench, which ever has the last word in q. re-
public.
Democrats in the strict party sense are
somewhat lacking in force these days. It
is not probable that battle will be waged
against any nomination the President may
see fit to send to the Senate whether he be
. Goo Goo or cuckoo. Nj. Hil is some
what subdued. But the whole country
viii hope that Mr.. Cleveland win select .
great turist outside of Congress. outside Of
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WASHINGTON. D. c.. NOVEMBER 12. 1895

Subscribers to "The Times" VIII
confer a favor by promptly reporting
any discourtesy of collectors Or neg.
Iect Of duty On the part of carriers.
Complaints either ny mail or In per-
son Will receive prompt attention.
The Morning Edition should be de-
Hvered to all parts of the city by $50
o'clock a. M, including Sunday. The
Evening Edition should be in tho
hands Of subscribers not later than
$50 l.. m
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Instead of this the prince kept il, per-
mitted no supervision or control OF its adj
ministTation either by the imperial reich
stag or by the Prussian diet, and admit
teliy used the ma 5or portion OF the income
which it yielded to subsidize the press at
home and abroad, several Partisan papers
Receiving handsome allowances frcm the
prince for Publishing articles written in
the sense that he directed.
To such a d extent was this the case that
the Guelph fund became known as the
reptile fund.-" owing to its being used
for corrupting and rendering innocuous the
reptiles OF the press
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There the matter rests for the present.
and had it not been for the animosity or
Bismarck, and the fact that the disappear
ance of Won Boetticher from political and
official life would appear in the light of
concession to Bismarck, the genial old
baron would have been shelyed a long time
ago in order TO put an end to this perpetual
question about the nIisappropriation OF
part of the Guelph fund.
Herr Won Boe,ticher. | may add is fond
of good cheer, and has weakness for
playing on the cornet. On one occasion, at
an entertainment given by Herr Sedelnleyer.
a Bavarian brewer who sits in the Reich
stag, to his colleagues, at which old Poet
ticher was present, the statesman, primed
by n number of glasses OF beer, cleverly
diluted with champagne, was persuaded to
mount the table and to trumpet forth a
solo on the cornet. amid the wild and en-
thusiastic plaudits of the hundreds OF guests
present.-Ma rquise de Fontenoy in Chi
cago Record.
LARGEST DISTRICT CIRCULATION.
-rl,eux xera 90 daily circula Ion q Z The
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You Needn't Come Down Town

The Times has esta tabIished the fol.
lowing branch Offices where liner
advertisements can be LETT, and will
receive az prompt att tentiOn as IL
left at the main office:
Frank Smith, 4th and G ets. NV.
NJ. McNulty, 1886 18th st. NV.
A. b. McCIoxkey, 1912 7th st. NV.
II. Hage, 2153 Pa. ave. NV.
Joseph Linden, 4O8 9Th at. 10.
j. W. johnson, 40 b st. ne.
W. +. Mackay, 62l H st. ne.
Joseph Petignat, coo 7th 1t. sw.
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With this preliminary education in theory.
someevidences ofthe emysterious power were
shown to the reporter by some experimental
apparatus which Mr. keeley had devised.
A disk-shapcd apparatus WAS shown. about
eighteen inches in diameter ami two inches
thick covered with brass and divided into
segments.
Upon It's face were three tuning forks,
with heavy tines, two of the same pitch. AID
the third a half note below. On the lower
edge was a small detachable piece of brass
with two small narrow strips OF steel fas-
tened 10 1t. A brass cap. likethe top OF a
fruit jar. filled even full with an amalgam
paste. which Mr.. Kelley said he had studied
three yearsto produce, wasattfac ctcd to these
s,eei strips and hanging TO the cap Cor disk
it might be calledl was an iron weight
of 40 pounds.
The reporter applied several well Known
tests for magnetism. socalied. but the
usual responses were not forthcoming. Mr..
Kecley struck the three tuning forks in
succession, the half tone second in order.
and the attraction cea sed and the disk with
its weight fell. On application the disk
was not attracted, nor could any evidences
of magnetism be discovered. The forks
We're again struck, the disk was applied. and
it wasagain attracted and supported its iron
weight. iThe reporter confessed that this
was not in accorta nee with any experience
of his
The evening times., 1895-11-12

If there is anything in the world which
should increase the demand for tickets of
admission TO the next Republican national
convention it is to hear Chauncey Depew
nomination.
The evening times., 1895-11-12

Rejected manuscripts are usually
returned when accompanied by
stamps, but nEy obligation to do SO
is expressly disavOwed.
MaEusc r.pts nnaccompanied by
postage will not be returned.
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Sounds Easy.

"They say Mrs. Barlow is going to start
q free boarding house."
"How can she afford it?"
"By writing mp what The boarders say
at breakfast The remarks of boarding
house people are 30 witty that she expectsto
clear expenses writing 1okes.--Harper's
Bazar- >
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Peter Maher's fist proved a more forcible
argument than Corbctt's mouth. SO far as
Steve O'Donnell's ability as fighter goes.
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Total

SoIennly sw ear that tie above is a cor
rect statement OF the daily circulation of
THE WASHINGTON TIMES lor the " eek
ending November 10, 1895. and that all
the copies wee actually sold or mailed
for a valuable consideration and delivered
10 bona fide purchasers or subscribers;
also, that none OF them were returned or
remain in the office undelivered.
]. MILTON YOUNG, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me this
11th day of November. A. ID. 1898.
ERNEST G. THOMPSON,
Notary Public.
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that sportsmen may play the Senator sec
ond place.
The evening times., 1895-11-12

VIII Gov. Hastings start a Quay boom
during his visit to Atlanta? Dan. knows
Just what sort of a fellow Natl
The evening times., 1895-11-12

As New York was Lexowcd, SO Phila
delphia is TO be Andre wsized.
The evening times., 1895-11-12

The Presidential bee never stings until
after 1t is through buzzing.-David B. Hill.
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$3.75 wool
Blankets,
$3.50 pair.
M. GOLDENBERG,
o2S 7th Street.

the affair, and call upon the government
10 indict not only Won Boetticher, but also
Bismarck.
The evening times., 1895-11-12

Some time in the 'T0s Baron Won Boet-
ticher, who was at the time minister Of
the interior and one of Bismarck's most
faithful and entirely devoted lieutenants.
a lieutenant so completely subservient TO
the great chancellor that have seen him On
several occasions kiss the latter's hand
came to the prince and Informed him that
he would be compelled to resign his port
folio, owing to the fact that his father in
law, a banker of the name Of Berg, at
Stralsund, had not only become bankrupt.
but was about to be criminally indicted
for fraud and even On still more serious
charges.
Bismarck. being of the opinion that the
services Of Baron Won Boetticher were indis-
pensable to him, inquired what sum would
be requisite to save Berg from the criminal
courts, and was informed that about
400 900 marks would preserve him from
criminal Indictment, while about another
SOC, 900 marks would enable him to tide
over his bankruptcy.
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Mr.. Keeley then placed a disk on top ofthe
jar like, the disk at the bottom. He then
struck different wires on the scales and
tur aed his switch until he had struck the
sympathetic chord to which the disks re-
sponded, when thelow disk started slowly
upward through the water, followed by the
round, shotted weight, and both. with even
motion, went to the top of the jar with
small bump such as an apple might give.
and remained there. Bystriking othernotes.
apparently, they moved slowly down.
In this connection Mr.. Kelley said that he
believed, that within two years he would
be running the street cars of this city with
this ejectment, or push process, which is
the system devised for the airship.
The device will be attached to the car:
no connection will be made to the running
gear. The speed will be controlled by
switch, which Mr.. Kelley hasspent years in
perfecting, and which will give seven differ
ent rates of speed. No charging up of the
apparatus is necessary
The sympathetic vibrations of the ether
corresponding TO the various points of the
switch, will push the cars over the tracks.
and similar apparatus placed in an ocean
vessel is expected to push it across the
ocean, without the Intervention of paddle
wheels or screws.
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LA RG EST DISTRICT CANCELLATION
Theaverage daily circulat lon OF The
Times for the week ending November
10 was 36.487.
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Bismarck on the following day handed
the baron the money needed to protect
his father -in-law from the criminal courts.
and shortly afterward supplied him with
the cash to enable the banker to effect a
satisfactory and honorable settlement of
his affairs. Bismarck himself declares
that the money was advanced by him out
OF the Guelph fund, while Won Boetticher.
who admits having received it, asserts that
he took it under the impression that il was
a present from old Emperor William.
Nothing was heard about the matter un-
til the time of Bsmarck's overthrow. 1t
may be remembered that the dispute be-
tween the prince and the Emperor which
brought about the climax of the trouble
between the two was in connection with
the young monarch's well-intentioned
scheme of an international congress for the
purpose of improving the condition of labor.
The prince declined to have anything to do
with the scheme, aud denounced it as ridicu-
lous. Moreover, he called upon his followers
aud adherents to do the same. That is to
say, to take up the cudgels against the
Emperor in the matter.