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The evening times., 1895-10-10
SEARCHING FOR HIS SISTER
Perkins Has Travelled Through
Three States on His Sad Errand.
She Disappeared MysteriOusly in Il
Pennsylvania Town and the Trail
Hns Led Him Here.

The Washington police have been noti-
fled to look out for Elizabeth Perkins,
a pretty girl, eighteen years old, with
soft voice and brown eyes and hair. Eliza
beth has been missing for some time, aud by
her brother, who called at police head
quarters to-day, is thought To have been
either murdered or abducted.
When last seen by her brother she had
S65 with her. and this, he thinks, may
be one of the reasons why she has been
made away with. This Information was
lodged with the police by b. F. Perkins,
brother of the missing girl. The couple
hail from North Carolina and travel
about the country selling sbellacked twine
baskets and nicknacks of their handicraft.
They had been on summer trip through
some of the Northern States and were
vending their way south ward before Win
ter set in, when the girl disappeared,
leaving not a trace behind. 1t was late
in August when the pair reached Wilkes
barre, Pa. They encamped at Suburban
Park, resort near that city, and made
daily trips to town for the sale of their
wares. Once they became separated, and,
heavy storm coming up, he made his
way back to camp, thinking that his sis
ter would do likewise.
When the hours rolled by without her
coming he concluded she had taken shelter
from the storm. This conclusion satisfied
him for some time, but when the storm
abated and she did not put in an appear
ance be grew alarmed. Long after the
storm had passed and his sister did not
come lie grew so restless that he went into
Wilkesbarre and reported the matter to
the police of that city. Immediate search
was Instituted. but without satisfactory
result
The girl was traced to Dotter's Hotel
where she had attempted to make sales
The proprietor stated to the authorities
that the girl had waited at the hotel till
the storm went by and then left. He did
not note the direction she took after
leaving.
Her brother searched all wilkesbarre
and then visited several of the other near
by cities, finally coming to Baltimore and
then to Washington. Perkins is an hon
estlooking man, about thirty years old,
and stated his great loss to The Times al
most with tears in his eyes.
The evening times., 1895-10-10
FRANKFINLEY GAVE NOBOND
Faulty Information and Neglect
Throw the Case Over.
He Was Not Present In the Police
Court. Where Some Interesting
Disclosures Were Made

Some rather slack. methods in the Dis
trict attorneys office were disclosed il
the police court this morning, when the
case OF Bother Frank H. Finley was called
Finley was arrested some time since on
the charge of disposing of beer after the
midnight hour hal e xpircCiy Counsel agreed
on continuance, and so the case went
over until today.
Clerk Harper, of Judge Kinball's court,
called the defendants name. but there was
no answer. This was surprise, but sub
sequent developments Increased it.
Your honor, this case of Officers Bush
all and Boyce against Frank H. Finley"
said Mr.. Pugh. was continued by Mr..
Richardson, during my absence, until to-
day.
Il don't understand the circumstances
at all. This information doesn't show
show that Finley has given collateral or
bond of any kind.
1T is very unusual in Il case of this kind
to continue in this manner. He hasn't
even given his personal bonds" continued
Mr.. Pugh, a little disconnected.
who is his lawyer" asked the court.
1.-The information does not say that
either" said Mr.. Pugh.
rs his counsel present?'' then inquired
Judge kimball.
There was no answer to this inquiry
either, except from Officer Bushall, who
informed the prosecuting attorney that Mr..
Ed. Forrest was counsel for Finley.
Mr.. Forrest was not present. however, and
no Information could be gained from that
quarter. An employe OF Finley's, though,
who happened to be present, informed the
court that the defendant was out of the city,
bat was expected back today.
Your honor, this Information is faulty
anyhow. and the only thing for me to do
Is to file new one and issue a new
warrant" said Mr.. Pugh.
You had better do that right away"
said his honor.
Mr.. Frank H. Finley was arrested in
September last for selling beer after IL
O'Clock. His place of business is ON ID
street between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets northwest. On the night in question
Officers Bushall and Boyce, while standing
on the corner chatting, saw woman knock
Mt the door of his saloon and a few minutes
later his man came out with a case of
beer, which was carried to a neighboring
house.
He was arrested the next morning and
counsel agreed on a continuance until this
date, without calling the judges atten-
ton 10 the matter. 1t was thought at the
time that he gave bail, but there does
not seem to be any record anywhere to
that effect.
Anew warrant was made out Immediately
after court adjourned, and Officers Bush
all and Royce took charge of the papers and
will rearrest Finley as soon as he returns
to town.
In an interview with Mr.. Pugh he said to
a Times reporter that it was really a good
thing that Finley did not appear this
morning, for he would have whipped the
Government on the Information filed against
him.
The paper was faulty inasmuch as 1t
charged him with keepinga barroom, where
as his placp ia n wholesale bouse
The evening times., 1895-10-10
TenIeylown Rad Finally Secures
the Coveted Outlet.
MAY STRING GUARD WIRES

DR.. Oodward's Opinion OH Needed
Sanitary Reform-Box Houses Exist
Because the Police Court Has Nulli-
fled the Ordinance Which Makes
Them L MIA W full.
The evening times., 1895-10-10
FEDERAL CONTROL LIMITED
What Officials Say of the Fight at
Hot Springs.
1t Shall Not Take Place Oh the Reser
walton, But There Is Plenty of
Room without That.

The officials of the Interior Depart
ment who have control OF the Govern
ment reservations at Hot Springs, Ark. :,
will not be able to interfere in the Cor.
bett-FitzSimmons fight unless the amphi-
theater which it is proposed to construct
should be located on territory within their
jurisdictio ion.
Tie Government owns West, South and
Hot Springs Mountains and leases the
medicinal waters which flow from the
latter. The bath houses belong to the
Government and a number of lots and
squares situated in the different portions
of the city proper are subject to Federal
laws.
But the city of Hot Springs, as a city of
10000 inhabitants, contains all the hotels
and residences, and building constructed
here for athletic purposes would be sub
ject to municipal and State regulations,
and entirely free from governmental DOM
ination. As an Illustration, one of the
hotels is situated in the city of Hot Springs,
whereas the bath houses connected there
with are on the reservation.
The government has gradually disposed
of its holdings in the city, and now owns
but comparatively a small proportion Of
the territory embraced within the city
limits.
The officials say that ii any request
should be made to use any part of the
reservation for amhpitherter or ring pur-
poses a prompt refusal would be given,
but beyond this the city and State authori-
ties have absolute Jurisdiction
Attorney General Harmon said this
morning that the United States district
attorneys in the Southw estern States and
Territories had rendered him valuable as
assistance in suggestions and advice which
he fully appreciated, as to the State laws
affecting prizefighting.
1t was absolutely certain, he said, that
the Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight would not
occur on the federal reservation at Hot
Springs. What the State authorities of
Arkansas would do about 1t was for them,
of course, TO determine, as outside of the
reservation IL was purely q State matter,
over which the government had no con-
troll
The evening times., 1895-10-10
ICE IN THE CHESAPEAKE.
Field Floes Reported by II British Sea
Captain.

The weekly bulletin issued by the hy-
Geographic office, Navy Department, con-
tains the report of Capt. r. Hudson, of
the British steamer Gulf of laramie, of
the presence of field ice off Chesapeake
Bay.
The captain said that on September IL,
at 8 p. m. in latitude SO degrees 35
minutes north, longitude II degrees SO
minutes vest, his vessel passed two pieces
sf detached ice about thirty feet high and
800 to 400 feet long, surrounded by a
great quantity of field ice covering a dis
tance of two miles, and that about 10
a. m. large patches OF smooth, undulating
water were seen and supposed to be ice.
-As the assigned position, says the
bulletin, ''beinG off the capes of the
Chesapeake, seemed too far south for ice
bergs, the photographic office caused in
4uiry to be made as to its accuracy. Several
officers of the Gulf of Taranto agree as to
the facts and the captain writes as
'ollows: "There is not the least doubt
about our having seen field ice in the
position we gave you. I, myself, had a
good view of it. The sea was calm at
the time and atmosphere perfectly clear
Had 1 not seen 1t myself 1 might have
doubted it's existence SO far SOUTH"
The evening times., 1895-10-10
PADGETT'S BOND In SAFE
Rumors That 1t Has Lapsed Denied
By President Tracy.
Suspected Man Is Lying in a Critical
Condition and May Not Re
cover.

There is no Improvement in the condition
of Frank II. Padgett, secretary of the
Typographical Union.
President Tracy, who last night visited
him at the sanitarium in Baltimore, where
he is receiving medical treatment, reports
him 10 be very sick man.
His mind still wanders and he is inca pable
of carrying on an intelligent conversation.
Theattending physician Believes thai with
careful nursing Mr.. Padgett may possibly
recover, but fears that pneumonia may
result from the exposure he has undergone.
Heis suffering from malaria and con tinually
has a high fever. He is unable to take
nourishmen6 and can retain nothing upon
his stomach but a little cracked ice.
When Mr.. Tracy sought TO engage Mr.
Padgett in conversation regarding bust
ness matters, and asked him for the com
bnation OF the safe. the only response that
could be ELECTED was:
The safe door is open"
In looking over the secretary's papers
today Il check and an express money order,
made payable to Mr.. Padge,ts order were
found. They were for small amounts but
indicate the mental unfitness of the secre-
tary to transact business for some time
past A combination to the safe was also
found. which was in use at the time of its
purchase, but 1t failed to open the safe. 1t
was thought, however, that the locks
might have become rusted, and an expert
will this evening make an effort to open it,
President Tracy to-day said that MIR.
Padgett's bond is supposed to be with his
other papers in the vault The agent of
the Baltimore Security and Bond Com
pany maintains that Padgett did not keep
up the premiums on his bond and that 1t
has lapSed. The conditions of the instru-
ment are that certain percentage of the
500 must be paid as premium at certain
intervals and in the event of non-paynent
the document lapses the same as an insur-
anCe policy on which the assessments are
not paid.
President Tracy says that Mr.. Padgett
told him some time since that the pre-
miums on his bond had been paid. The
facts cannot be ascertained until the bond
is found
The evening times., 1895-10-10
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage Licenses.
Licenses to marry have been issued a
Follows:
Lew is Thomas and Grace C. Brooks.
Alfred T. Grimes and Nande NJ. Sw eeHy.
Daniel r. Moore and Alice NJ. Smith
Harvey n. Dorsey, of New York, and
Mary Virginia Swan.
James Albert Howard and Minnie T.
Horton, of Harper's Ferry, Va.
Frederick Ddhier, jr., and Josephine
Southey.
Willie E. Olnger and Annie Brown.
Richard Moore and Mary Howard
Edwa ard Tolliver and Louisa Hastings.
The evening times., 1895-10-10
Musical Society Incorporated

A rev society for the cultivation ~
voCsal music. under the name OF the Dam
rcsch sSctety," to-day ffied articles 20
Incorporation The incRparstors are
Jsnns~ o. Taylor. y. ". hiExs. Jaerb
scssrf " A ne.n~t. eiccrre = co.sqrr.
smf 9esEze sohzxfs
The evening times., 1895-10-10
To R.coyer a .Judrmeu,

Suit for the recovery NJ a Judgment
crrsiifors biii of Sass was brought 10
fsy by Tbre.iOre J. Mayer ard csherx
fssdsnc q. william n aait a Co, against
recover ~ detst frosa ~ -. ssaare
fss3
The evening times., 1895-10-10
TWO GIVEN TERMS.

Judge Cox DispOses of Several Grim.
inal Cases.
Edward Downing was convicted of lar
seny from the person before Judge Cox
to-day and sentenced to Albany for five
years.
Sumner Lee was acquitted OF assault to
kill in the same court.
william Gordon, indicted for assault
TO kill, pleaded guilty to assault and bat
terry and was sent 20 jail for six months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-04
rut on the Overcoat.
NEED NOT GIVE.
Pen.ion Clerks Arc Protected From
Campaign Levies by Their Commits


PensiOn Clerks Arc Protected From
Campaign Levfes by Their Commits
siOner.
Pension Commissioner Lochren has come
to the relief of the clerks in his bureau who
have received peremptory little invitations
to contribute to the democratic campaign
funds of Ohio and New York. The repre-
sentatives of the democratic committees in
Ohio and New York have been actively en-
gagged for a month in collecting funds, and
it is believed they have succeeded in raising
several thousand dollars. 1t was only
few days ago that they began work on the
pension clerks, and the matter was brought
to the attention of the commissioner at once.
AS the civil service commission apparently
had no power to act under the law inasmuch
as the men who were collecting funds were
not only doing in the government build
ings but addressed the clerks at their homes,
the commissioner decided to issue an order
protecting the clerks.
The order is as follows:
MY attention has been called to a card
said to have been mailed to the employees of
this bureau at their homes, asking contri-
buttons for a political purpose.
''All solicitations of money from employees
of this bureau for political purposes are i'm
proper and forbidden; and all employees are
advised to pay no regard to them Aside
from the improperly it may usually be
safely assumed that they are fraudulent
WILLIAM LOCHREN,
commissioner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-04
The "Trflby" Joke.
From the New York World.

Occasionally it takes time to get idea
into the British intellect, but with patience
and hard work one can almost always sue
coed. When the quicker and keener wit
of the American recognized the catching
qualities Of "Trilby'' and hailed it as
relief from dullness and boredom the heav-
Ter British mind at first refused to believe
that it had missed anything. But that is
only their way. After joke is explained
to an Englishman two or three times he
begins to see the point of it. Later on he
laughs out loud. When he is sure that he
has got it right he appropriates it as if it
were an island in the Pacific, ana there
after it is permanent possession.
This has been the case with ''Trilby." A
work wholly Of English origin and influ-
ences, on its publication it attracted no
especial attention in England. When the
''Trilby'' craze in this country was reported
two years ago England knew that it must
be mistake. If there had been anything
in it of course England would have seen it.
Now that the ''Trilby' craze in this
country is over, forgotten and obsolete,
London is beginning to enjoy "Trilby."
DramatiZed 1t is a success-a decided hit.
Those who go to see the play will read the
book after while. How much happier
England is than this country! We see
things sooner than they do. but they enjoy
them longer when they do see them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-04
PAID FOR "HAYING FUN.v
-Four Young Actors Who Think tn,
Profession Detachable Amusement.
From the New York 1-rihuna

Four Young Actors Who Think tn,
Profession a DeIectable Amusement.
From the New York Tribune
There are four members of a tha,trio.,
Company who will particularly regret TO see
thrilling melodrama taken off the boards
These are the small boys who have been
acting all these weeks in the street scene
Of the fifth act. The hardest task they
have is having fun. and the more fun thew
have the better their employer is satisfied.
They are paid 50 a week to ..holier, like sill
possessed, two or three times behind the
flies, and to jump on the back of a man.
and. while screaming at the top of Their
lungs, bear their victim to the ground.
trying to keep him there, while he struggles
to be free.
In the interim between these arduous
duties they are free to retire to convenient
spaces in the big lumber region behind the
scenes and play marbles disport them
selves as they will, provided they make no
noise. Another feature of their duties not
hard to perform is to get their hands. face
and clothing as dirty as possible, and keep
them in that condition. That these delecta-
bic forms of amusement should bring them
in certain revenue is almost more happi-
ness than these youngsters can contain.
Another element which lends fascina ton
to the situation is that a small black dog
takes part in the street scene too and
joys the sport as much as/the boys. The
dog is the supposed property of the man
whom the boys plague, jump upon and 9TH
erwiSe maltreat. The dog barkS furiously,
and tries to show his anger at the boys be-
havior. After bearing the dogs master TO
the ground, the small tormen tors get pos
session of his tall silk hat and kick II up
and down the stage. knocking 1t also with
their sticks. The dog tears up and down the
stage in full pursuit barking furiously, and
the whole party enjoy themselves.
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The prevailing winds have been from the
northwest.
the highest velocity of the wind was fifty
four miles, from the southwest on the I'D,
1891
BUSINESS AND PLEASURE.
An Eventful Saturday Night ut t
Columbia Athletic Club.

An Eventful Saturday Night ut the
Columbia Athletic Club.
The Columbia Athletic Club house was
ablaze with light and full of action Saturday
night, and business and pleasure were COM
hined during the evening in generous guam
titles. The former consisted of a meeting of
the board of governors, at which more than
a score of new members were elected, and an
important conference of the music and en-
tertainment committee Of the coming car
nival during which evenings We're set apart
for the entertainment of various clubs, So
cieties and organizations. The opening
night, December 4,will be devoted to the CA.
c. ITSELF and the next night will be devoted
and his staff, the Washington Light Infan-
try, the National Rifles troop A and other
commands will be in attendance.
The Potomac and Analostan boat clubs
will be the guests Friday, December 6, and
Saturday evening will be gay one, as the
Baltimore Athletic Club and the Ariel Boat
Club of Baltimore will be entertained.
The opening night OF the second week will
be given over to the Washington Saenger-
bLnd, and Tie sday, December 10, to the Cor
&C ran Cadets and the National Fencibles.
Local athletic clubs will be the guests on the
right OF the 18th, and the 18th will be nation
al night, when Sena tors, members and the
members of the Grand Army of the Republic
and the Confederate Veterans Association
will be present. The ElkS will be enter
tanned December 13, and there will be an
auction of articles remaining ur sold, and
big time generally on the closing night,
December H.
Each evening an entertainment, including
many novel and unusual features win be
given in the gymnasium, the musical portion
of which will be of high order. At the
conclusion of the meetings Saturday night
one of the smokers for which the c. A. c. is
famous, was held in the main parlors There
was larger attendance than usual, and an
excellent programs tsas enjoyed. Messrs Gull
len and Collins, the really remarkable ban
jo!sts, played number OF duets, accompa-
ried by Mr.. McEnaney on the piano. and
further heightepea the general impression
that Brooks and Denton will have to look to
their laures when these young men take to
the stage regularly. Mr. George OConnur
sang several of his famous comic songs. in
Guiding the story of the duck, and Mr.. G. z.
Sully of New Orleans gave pleasing ballads,
With Paradise NHey as one of the encores.
Hesselback and f,onstantmi on guitar and
mandolin, Mr.. Lawrence in tenor solos, Prof.
West in sleght-ef- hand tricks. the Madrid
Quartet, consisting, of Messrs. A. f. Yundt,
y. " Holmes, Fl E. Galleher and 3. F. judi
son, with mandolins guitar and violin, and
Mr. w. T. Frazer, the dialect monologist,
were among the Others who added to the en-
jCyment of the audience.
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SURVEY OF MONT BLANC.
A French Scientist Who Has Built an
Observatory on the Summit.

M. VaIlot is an eminent and wealthy sci
entifc man, resident in Paris, and his hob
by" seems to be Mont Blanc. He has made
the ascent twenty times. and six years ago
he built at the summit an observatory,
which has hitherto withstood the violent
storms which at times sweep over the
mountain. It consists of a living room and
sleeping accommodation, with little gal
lery on the roof for observation, and is
built of stone to a height of two or three
feet and then two thicknesses of wood,
built as architects say, on 1.-The batter,
that is, slanting toward the roof. The OBJ
ject of this of course, is to offer surface
of less resistance to the wind than would
be the case with perpendicular walls. This
little building is well proVisioned, ana there
are numerous scientific instruments avail
able for use whenever NJ. Nallot can spend
a few days there. On the present occasion
the porters' burdens consisted largely of
theojoiites, mad, with darkened glasses to
counteract the glare Of sunshine on snow,
cameras, and variety of instruments
specially designed. NJ. Nallots design is
to make complete and accurate survey
of the Mont Blanc range of mountains as
far as this can, by any skill of man, be
accomplished from the central and highest
point of observation. In promotion of this
purpose he intends on this occasion, II the
weather should hold up. to remain at the
ohsel vatory for whole week, One Won
ders what Mont Blanc Balmat, who was
the first to make the ascent OF the nouh-
tain, which he did in 1TS6, or the Swiss
naturalist De Saussure. who assembled,
guided by Balmat, in 1IS7, would have said
if they had been told that in a centurys
time a man of their own order would take
up his abode there by the weak, together,
quietly pursuing his map-making, as sur
veyors do in lower attitudes. The value
O.. the work which NJ. Vallot is doing can
I nat be overrated, and it is being done
wholly on his own responsibility, and at his
own expense Che has already expended
200, 600 francs, without any encouragement
from either the French government or any
learned societies.
NJ. Vallot IS a slight. little man. not at
all typical Climber with dark hair,
small pointed beard, and eyes which, in
their tendency to twitching, indicate a
highly nervous organization Attired in an
ordinary knickerbocker suit and wearing
a glengarry, he looks more like the con-
ver tional tourist of the seaside than a
mountaineer. He has. however, the mod
esty and reserve of demeanor which indi-
cate a man of character and power.