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The morning times., 1895-11-09
BAGGAGE CHECK THE CLUE
George Harris Trunk Was Filled
with His Booty.
Out to Be II Badly Wanted
Man

Tie detective bureau looked like cloth
| ing store last night when the detectives IN
| locked a trunk belonging to George Harris
| who was arrested IN Baltimore and brought
| TO this city 10y Detective Lloyd OF the BaIti-
more and OHIO Railroad, charged with the
| robbery of the tailor shop of Nicholson &
Wallace, at Norfolk, Va, about two weeks
| ago.
Tile arrest is considered an important
| one and il is probable that Harris will be
found TO be involved in other skillful house
breaking jobs. About week ego a col
ored youth passing along ID street hap
pened to recognize Detective Horn. The
youth knew HIM. Tor his reputation strikes
terror into the evil-doer. The youth
dropped a bundle which he was carrying
and ran. This unusual proceeding was
not fully appreciated by the detective, but
lie took in the situation and made an effort
to capture the fleeing negro.
The effort was vain. He recovered tue
bundle which had been dropped, and
found that it contained new clothes, whlch
the fugitive had attempted to sell TO
some OF the ID street merchants. The
clothes bore the tag of Norfolk tailor.
and a day or two later the authorities
at that city notified the detectives here
that a robbery had been committed there.
Detective Horn wrote to them that lie
thought their man was in Washington,
but the police answered that they had
landed their men and that they were on
trial.
The police at Baltimore on Wednesday
arrested colored youth on suspicion,
because he was attempting to sell new
clothes. They put him through their
sweat box, but without ellcitiDg any
thing of moment. He was very smart and
cool and gave the name Of George Har-
ris, OF Philadelphia. Detective Lloyd took
him in charge and recovered a baggage
check from him with which he secured
a trunk filled with fine clothes, bearing
the names and addresses of prominent
people at Norfolk. Lloyd concluded that
he had a find. and brought his man and
trunk ever here.
The clothes in the trunk correspond with
those which Horn had recovered, and he
recOg niZed Harris as the same man who had
fled from him. There was pleasant talk at
headquarters, but Harris was pronounced
one of the keenest Of thieves. In the trunk
were found a long surgeons knife which
had evidently been used to cut Stats
revolver and an instrument which might
have been used to pry open doors. Harris
denied that he ever had been In Norfolk
and claimed that he was from Philadelphia,
but he knew nothing Of that city when
oSs-questioned. The Norfolk authorities
will once more be communicated with. 1t
was stated that two mes have been con
victed at Norfolk for the robbery which
was clearly performed by Harris.
The morning times., 1895-11-09
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NO FRIEND TO THE RACE.
Some OF the COloners aracterIstic ic
Considered Objectionable

Some OF the COIoners Cha racteristics
Considered Objectionable
| was riding out from Memphis TO Col
JacksOn's plantation when | net an old
darky on the highway, who vas hobbhnS
along with painful effort, says the Detroit
Free Press. As l wasn't quite sure about
my road, l Us kcd hImif hesnewthe colonel's
place.
"Kurnel JacksOn's plantashun?" he re-
peatcd. Yes, sab, knows dat place right
well. Yo' keep right on to de next co'ner
an den turn to derlght an den go mile.'
DO you know the colonel?" l asked.
"Kurnel jackson? Yes, sab, / knows de
kurnel like a book"
He is said to be great friend of the
colored man."
-Hu! Who says date
Why. I've heard u number of people
say so.'
.'Yo' mas, Ell? Jist said he was great
friend OF de Guild race, did dey? Well,
sab, If kurneI Jackson am great friend
of de Guild race den | dOan' know it
Perhaps you never wanted anything OF
him. | suggested
White mani" exclaimed the old man.
as he lifted up his hands, do yo' obsarve
dis lameness?"
Yes. you are very lame
AN how did l git dis lameness?"
II don't know"
Let me tell yo', sab. Two weeks ago
I went down to Kurnel JaCkson's planta-
shun to see my darter, who works for him.
/ started to come home bout 'leben O'Clock
at night, an while l was %alhn' long
war suddenly cotched in a bar trap. l
was held in dat trap two hours, an dat
counts fur my lameness. OATS de sort
of man de kurnel am-puttin' out bar
traps to CotCh Guild folks by de legs.
WAS that bear trap in front of the
coloners meathouse?'' / asked.
YES. sah-right by de doah," replied the
old man.
Then 1t was set to protect his meat
against thieves, wasn't ft?'
Eyes. sab. Ireckon it was, but was arter
his bacon? No, sahl l war jist gwine to
open de dOah an look in an see how much
meat de kurnel had on han fur de winter"
And you explained matters to the colonel
when he came out to let you out of the trap?'
81 did, sab. Arter I'd hollered an hOl-
Tered an wa mos dead de kurnel cum down
an sot me free. AL what hurt my feeln's
de mos was what he said to me- Arter I'd
'splained to him all about 1t he hit me seben
times wild his cane, an said dat If he cher
cotched me tryin' to abominate his meat
house agin he'd dist inguish me wild such i'm
petuosity dat I'd neber see anoder well day.
OATS de sort o. man Kurnel Jackson ah.
sah-dat's de sort of a fren' he am to de
culrd people round yere.'
The morning times., 1895-11-09
TWO VIRGINIA STORES ROBBED.
over One Thousand Dollars in Cash
and Goods Obtained

Richmond, Va. Nov. S.-A Woodstock
SPECIAL to the Dispatch says
The store and express office at Capon
Road Station, She1iaudoah county. were
entered last night about midnight by burg
lars, who Obtatned three packa ges from the
express office, aud a quantity of goods,
aud a small amount or money from the
store.
An hour or so afterwards, the store OF
McCune x Rhosdes at Cedar Creek Sta
ton, about two and a half miles north
OF CapOu Roads, in which store is the post
office, was broken into and young Benjamin
McCuue, who sleeps in the store, was
bound with the sheets from his bed, being
threatened with death If he made any out
cry.
While the burglar-only one was seen
here-was at work la the store and office,
McCune broke his bonds and seizing a
pistol from beneath his pillow, jumped
from a window, and running to the front
OF the store, fired three times at the burglar,
but without effect.
About 81 900 lin goods. checks, money
and stamps were secured at Cedar Creek.
a large lot OF cigars and other goods taken
from the CapOn Road store We're found
near the Cedar Creek store this morning.
The morning times., 1895-11-09
TAKOMA SPRING WATER
YOUNG SOMERSET.
Model Son of the Famous DevOtee
of Temperance.
s the puresI water In the world


Henry II. Somerset, who, as announced
in d cable dispatch, is soon to take as his
wife Lady Catherine, the daughter OF the
Duke of ST. Albaus, is the only son of Lady
Henry Somerset, who has devoted her life
to temperance and who is as well known
in this country as she is abroad During her
last recent visit she made crusade against
the living picture" craze.
Young Somerset, who is about twenty-one
years of age, is the grandson of the Duke
of Beaufort, and may be the duke some day.
should the Marquis of Worcester have no
heirs. But it is reported that the mar
quis, although old, Is about to take a
bride. which may make some difference
in the younger mans prospects
Edrcated at Harvard, Somerset has spent
the last four years travelling, and in that
time has covered as much ground as would
make four trips around the world. When he
was nineteen years old he undertook an
expedition into British Columbia, and then
for two weeks in territories until then un-
explored he was forced to live on his mules
and tea and to sleep in the snow.
With Lloyd GriscOm, one Of the secre-
taries TO the American embassy in London,
aud Richard Harding Davis, we'll kno wn as
a writer, the young man rode across
Honduras, and Travelled through Nicaragua.
Colombia, and Venezuela He has pub
lished book containing an account Of his
adventures and it has just been put before
the public here and in England
In a character sketch of Lady Henry
Somerset, published in the Review of Re
views two years ago, ". T. Stead said Of
young Somerset:
ION one thing Lady Henry may, how
ever, congratulate herself, and that is her
Son. Ii is a common faliacy among the
fashionable that public work, occupying,
say, one hour, incapacitates woman for
the duties OF motherhood much more than
private dissipa ton that consumes six
hours. Lady Henry has never neglected
her duties as mother in the discharge of
her more public functions. Her son. a fine.
tall manly young fellow. who cnmbines
the hunting genius of the Beaufnrts with
the higher enthusiasm of his mother and
her father, Is as devoted tn her as she is
to him.
lie is a bright. clever. kindly, &igh-
princpled young EnElishman. without any
passionate prediction for Latin and Greek.
young Somerset has a shrcwd wit and a
style which, If he finds time to cultivate
il so that he may write as well as be talks.
will give him a place in English letters
At present. in bis twentieth year he, in
company with good specimen OF a young
Englishman. is roughlng t in the unex
plored regions Of the old Hudson Bay ter
ritOry in search of grizzlies-a pursuit
which can hardly be regarded as Indicating
any degeneration of the Badminton strain
of Nimrud under the influence of Lady
Henry.
That boy may have a great career If
things are not made too easy for him. and
from that point Of view the grizzlies and
the wilderness may be more useful to him
than Baliol."
The morning times., 1895-11-09
HIS POWDER WAS 4 FAKE.
Oscar Wanneck Prosecuted on the
Charge of False PretenSes.

Oscar Wanneck, a sleek young gentleman
with black hair and beard, was put on trial
before Judge Cox yesterday for false Ire-
lenses. A handsomely dressed young lady,
his wife, sat beside him in the dock. He
was defended by Window S. Woodworth.
Messrs. EdwinP. Pilsbury. Charles Schnei-
der, Theodore Mayer and j. W. Bennett,
business men representing two large flour
and two large bread firms, testified that Mr..
Wanneck, onSeptemberl and : sold them
from $40 10 $3.50 worth of a powder
alleged to obeinstantaneousde be death to reaches,
weevil and rats. They tried the stuff.
Rats grew fat on it. Weevil and reaches
didnt mind it. They had the powder
analyzed and found it contained no poison,
was common clay. They had Wanneck
arrested at Richmond.
Mr.. Woodwork indicated by his cross
examination that the defense would be that
Wanneck is an agent and acted innoceDtly
Messrs. F. n. Firar " l.. utweIl. w
II. Barnes. of Adams Express here, Deiec-
tive Boardman, District Chemist Hird. with
J. W. Smith, expressman, Ricbmond: j oseph
Anthony, druggist Alex TonIlinson, police
sergeant both of Richmond, gave confirma-
tory evidence. The case goes on to-day.
The morning times., 1895-11-09
BIGAMY, THEN SUICIDE.
Arrested for His Offense John Fritch-
lev Ended His Life

Binghampion, n. Y, Nov. S.-A special
from Alton, Chenango county. says: The
suicide of John Fritchley here this morning
has created great excitement. Fritchley
came to Alton about three years ago from
SusquehaDna, Pa, and soon after married
Julia Davis. The couple have since
resided here, at all times appearing to be
perfectly happy.
Their domestic happiness was, how
ever. disturbed at an early hour this morn
ing when Fri;chley was arrested on a
charge of bigamy, preferred by wife who
is now living in Pennsylvania with her
children.
Fritchlcy was left alone for few moments
about an hour after the arrest. and during
the interval lie committed suicide by shoot
ing himself in the head. Medical aid was
summoned. but all attempts to save his life
proved futile, and half an hour after the
shooting Fritchley expired.
The morning times., 1895-11-09
FALL OF THE OLD ROMAN
Judge Thurman's Condition Better
and no Immediate Danger.
No Bones Broken, But His System Is
in CoIlapse-ImprOba BILE That He
VIII Survive Long.

Columbus, o., Nov. Sat IL o'clock to-
night the condition of Judge Thurman was
somewhat improved. The members of the
family had retired leaving the distinguished
patient In the care of his nurse. DR.. Whit
taker, his physician, sa W him at 10 o'clock
and VIII not call again tonight unless
called. He does not now think there is
danger OF death ensuing.
Judge Thurman is sleeping quietly. His
pulse is regular but weak. His condition
is that OF collapse, and Tie physician says
1t is altogether improbable tnat he will
survive long.
No bones were broken by the fall and the
only wound noticeable is q slight abrasion
over the hip bone. In u young person the
accident would have been trivial.
The morning times., 1895-11-09
HE coMETH NOT, SHE SAID.
Bride Waited in Vain for the Groom
to Apnenr

London, Nov. s.-The weddipg of J. A.
Mclean, an officer of the Royal Irish
Lancers, to daughter of Mr.. Seymour
Forbes, Yorkshire land owner, which was
fixed for this morning in All Saints Church,
London, was sunavoidabiy postponed through
the failure OF the groom to appear at the
time appointed and the large and fashiun-
able throng, which had gathered Ia witness
the ceremony, were obliged to depart in
a disappointed frame of mind.
The bride, with the bridesmaids and
page, waited at the church Tor the groom
until the hour fixed; for the wedding had
arrived and passed, and then departed for
her home n greatsiistress.
Diligent search failed to discover apy
trace of the groom and his valet upon
being in nterrogated, professed complete
ignorance of his masters whereabouts.
The morning times., 1895-11-09
Push-Cart Vendors Arrested.

The pusll-cart people who haug around
Market Space were raided last night by
Policemen Payne. Hamilton. Whalen, Wig
gins, Elliott, and Hailegan, of the Sixth
precinct. There was a great deal of
scranbling and skurrying when the squad of
police sweoped down, but escape was out
of the question, and the following named
push-cart peddlers were landed at tue sta
ton: James Brown, Peter Costen. George
Barless, Peter Leouarda. Louis Leonardo,
and George Poppes. Each of the men left
So collateral.
The morning times., 1895-11-09
Widow HammersIey'S Home.

A London letter to the New York Mail
and Express says: III was through the
personal kindness of The Duchess of Marl-
borough that l was epabled to see the in
terror of the beautiful house at Dorking,
where she now resides. Ny visit proved
conclusively and completely the fact that
the bride of Lord william Beresford neither
styles herself, nor is styled. anything but
Lily, not Lillian Duchess of MARI
borough. In fact, this was her signature
on the card as sent as nv open sesame
to Deepdene and its beauties"
The morning times., 1895-11-09
Chnfhnm's Dnngrr.

Lord Charles Bercsfurd has proved that
Chatham dockyard is not safe from sur
prise attack by night. and that a torpedo
boat can find its way into the dOckyaTd
safely in darkness aud fog. He went out
to the Nure On board a torpedo boat and
in a thick mist steamed back at full speed
after dark, to put to the test the old tra-
dition that the doCkydrd could not be at
tackled by night, IN consequence of the
channel of the Medway being tnrtuUus
and narrow His torpedo boat steamed
right up to the dockyarti and never once
touched the mud of the Midway estuary.
The morning times., 1895-11-09
Club Persuaded Him.

When Policeman Barber attempted to
place Charles Stewart, colorcd, under arrest
last night, Stewart assaulted the officer
and resisted. The baton brought into
use, however, made the prisoner come
to quiet conclusion that he had better go.
small wound on the scalp was made
by the policemaD's club. Stewart was
taken to Freedman s Hospital, but re-
fused to allow the surgeons to dress the
wound. He was locked up finally in No.
8 station
The morning times., 1895-11-09
GALLERIES WERE CLEARED.
4 Anti-Semites Made IA Demon,tra ion
in the ReichSrnth

-VienEa. Nov. S.-The anti-Semite MEM
bers Of the lower house of the ReichSrath
Today proposed tu debate the question OF
the Emperor's refusal tn sanction the cleo
tiOn OF Dr. Lueger as burgomaster OF
Vienna.
Count Badeui, the prime minister. stated
that Dr. Lueger. being a party man, was
not fit TO be burgomaster.
The anti-Semites, Czechs, Clericals and
Democrats violently decried the state
ment. The public galleries were filled
with a crowd OF anti-Semites, who had
visited the chamber with the expectation
Of nearing heated debate on the ques-
tion.
When Count Badeni made his statement
Of the governments attitude in the mat
Ter the crowd started bowling in concert,
and kept it up until the president ordered
the galleries to be cleared.
The proposal was then put to vote and
was rejected-117 to "a.
The morning times., 1895-11-09
A Mothers wav of Putting 1t

Eyes, sir, my son is about To sit for his
matriculatOn, but must tel ynl that he
is afflicted with Kind OF infirmlty-eS-
traordinary bashfulness. He knows quite
well everything that he may be asked, but
he is SO shy that-and then"
The examiner, with a smile betraying
kindness blended with experience, replied,
And what is he particularly shy in?''
The mother, promptly, In Greek, sirl'
Richmond State.
The morning times., 1895-11-09
Lincoln's bookkeeping.

President Lincoln had a primitive way
of keeping books. AT the time his law
partner. John T. Stuart, represented the
Springfield district in Congress Lincoln was
forced, much against his will. to keep an
account of some kind The plan he adopted
was somewhat remarkable. When he re-
ceived Il fee he divided it in halves. His
half he put in his pocket. The other half
he put in an envelope, and. labelling it Stu
arts half threw it into a drawer to await
StuaTts return from Washington.
The morning times., 1895-11-09
ALLEG ED HALL THEE.
Police Think They Have Hin In oung
Bosste Gray

The police think they have the Individual
who has been looting so many hallwa Us in
the western and central portions of Wash
ington, in the person of Bessie Gray. a
slxteeu-year-old Colored hoy, whom Police
man N. r. Hcrndon arrested last evening
and locked up in No. / station.
Two charges of larceny are preferred
by Mrs. Mary c. Ball. who lost u So
coat, and Mrs. Mary E. Gilmore of II
street, above Thirteenth northwest. who
claims Gray came into her hallway and
stole a silver decanter.
The police expect to trace other robber-
les on Grant Place and Whereabouts to
Gray. The stolen goods, In many cases.
have been found where the prisoner placed
them and have been identified.
The morning times., 1895-11-09
Found Guilty of Cheating

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. S.-The trial of
T. d. Steen, a prominent coal operator,
and owner of the lakewood mines, termi-
mated last evening, and the case was given
to the jury. To-day verdict was rendered
flnding Mr. Steen guilty as indicted The
charge was cheating his employees by the
use of light weight and defective scales
in weighing coal mined by his men. Two
weeks ago Mr.. Stems check weighman
was convicted on the same charge
The morning times., 1895-11-09
SUPERINTENDENT. Nephe,v Acquitted

Secretary Ca rIisle'S ephew Acquitted.
Lindon hans., Nov. S.-Dr. X. b. Aullens,
a nephew Of Secretary Of Treasury Carlisle,
was to-day acquitted Of the charge OF muir
dering j. W. Blake. On the afternoon OF
December %, 1894, Mullens and Blake met
i'll blind pig" at Arvonia- Mullens shot
Blake three times as the result OF "a quarrel
At the trial Dr. Mullens proved a good Char-
aCter and that he acted in self defense.
The morning times., 1895-11-09
We're Noisy on the street

For imbibing too freely and incident
ally awakening the early retirers on Fifth
street last night, Robert d. Goodridge
and Charles v Livingston viii face Judge
Kinibail this morning on the charge of
drunk and disorderly, preferred by Police
men Reith and Haller.
The morning times., 1895-11-09
Two Diminutlve Purilists.

william Marrow and Charlie White
diininutive colored lads, engaged in a fist
combat in ''Foggy Bottom" about So'cIock
last night. Policemen Hanley and Quinlan
appeared on the ground and collared the
fighters At No. 3 station diSorderly CON
duct was charged against the youthful
pugilistS.
The morning times., 1895-11-09
Harder Than the Brick

A brick fell from the top of the three story
building being completed for House &
Hermann, yesterday on the bare head of
William Frazier, colored, of No. 715
Burke's court, and slightly cut the scalp.
The brick, however. was reduced to small
bits. The injury on Willie head was dressed
by DR.. Furlong, at the Emergency Huspital
The morning times., 1895-11-09
For Notwithstanding

Policeman Hartley, of the Second pre-
cinct, arrested william Barnes, colored.
about 9 O'Clock last night for permitting
a gaming table to be set up and used in
his premises. The arrest followed the
testimony In a gambling case, the result
OF raid made last Saturday by the police
The morning times., 1895-11-09
He Liked the OreraIls-

A pair of overalls hanging in front of
II. II. Hough's store, on Seventh street,
above P street northwest, met the fancy
of John johnson, a colored youth, yester-
day, and he appropriated them. Later
Policeman Frank Auldridge found john
500 and the overafls and brought both to
No. station
The morning times., 1895-11-09
PAINTERS CONTRIBUTE.
Approximations for the Locked out

Appropriations for the Locked out
Drivers Authorized.
A weilattended and enthusiastic meet
ing of the Painters Assembly was held
last evening at Harris Hall. corner Seventh
and streets northwest.
Short addresses were made by delegates
from the plate printers, tailors. iconoclasts,
carriage makers assemblies and District
Master Workman Linholm of Chicago.
An appropriation was made iii aid of the
locked-out Anacostia drivers.
The morning times., 1895-11-09
Thinks Becky Struck Her.

A brick was thrown in an affray vester-
day in Georgetown and Minnie Thomas a
young colored woman, was struck. Becky
Poindexter was locked up in the Seventh
precinct station last evening by Policeman
TrusseIl as the assailaut.
The morning times., 1895-11-09
Broken Glass in His Pocket

Two white men who gave their names
as John White. and Claud Fills, plate
printers, engaged in a fight at Ninth street
and Pennsylvania avenue north west, about
1890 O'Clock this morning, and were
arrested by Policemen Herndon and Cowne.
In the pockets of Fills were found about
five pounds of broken glass.
The morning times., 1895-11-09
Grand Juror Imprisoped for Rr,herv

San Francisco, Nov. S.-United States
Judge Morrow this afternoon sentenced
Grand Juror H. j. Summerhayes for con-
tempt arising out of bribery charged in
connection with the Freeman -Westing-
house case, 10 six months imprisonment,
without the alternative of fine.
The morning times., 1895-11-09
THEIR FRIENDS LEGION
ROusing Mass Meeting Held for
the lOCked-0ut Drivers.
PEOPLE WERE TURNED AWAY

Representatives of all Branches of
Organized Labor Were Present and
Made -Speeches-Remarks Were
Temperate, but Left no Doubt as to
Their Opinion OF the Anacostia Road.
The morning times., 1895-11-09
Tohacco Factorv Bnrned

Winston, N. c.. Nov. s.-The tobacco
factory of Daniel Marion, with a large
lot of manufactured tobacco. wa s destroyed
10y fire at Pilot Mountain last night The
owner had Sc, 400 insurance on the stock
and building. His loss is several thousand
The morning times., 1895-11-09
Charged with Profanity

William Hunter, colored, was arrested
last night by Policeman Boswell on the
charge of profanity. A family quarrel was
the cause or Hunters arrest.
The morning times., 1895-11-09
Finger Amputated In a Machine

William Willis, colored. living near Ar.
lington, had finger of his right hand
chopped off In brick machine yesterday.
DR.. Smith dressed tue wound
The morning times., 1895-11-09
EPWORTH LEAGUE RALLY
Fifth Annual Convention at Met.
rOpOIitan N. E. Church.
FLAGS AND BANNERS FLYING

A auditorium Packed TO the DoOrs-SO-
cial Reception One of the Features
Of the Celebration-Schola Ad-
dress Of Rev. DR.. George L. Reed,
President OF Dickinson College.
The morning times., 1895-11-09
SUNK IN HAMPTON ROADS.
Two Lives Lost III the Sinking of the
Tug Katie

Fort Monroe, Va, Nov. S.-The tug Katie
OF Norfolk, was run into and sunk IN
Hampton Roads by the Norfolk and Wash
iugtOn steamer, Newport News, about 30
p. i'll. this evening. The coUk and foreman
were lost.