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The morning times., 1895-11-29
NEW TRIALS.

A leading western newspaper makes the
suggestion that new trials in criminal eases
ought To De entirely prohibited. While this
may be carrying the matter to extremes
there ia little doubt but that the number OF
criminal cases in which new trials can be
granted ought to be greatly reduced.
1t has come. to the point where
verdict adverse to the prisoner at
the bar is certain to be followed
by a motion for a new trial, especially
in capital offerses, OF where a long term
OF Imprisonment is Involved. No matter
how convincing tie evidence may have
been, or how readily the jury may have
reached its verdict, the motion is certain
to be made. Holmes aud Durrant's are
recent cases in point.
Perhaps the lawyers are not to blame.
The greater the criminal the greater also
is their professional ambition to wrest him
from the clutches If the law. To have been
able TO do SO adds to their professional
reputation and consequently to the amount
and lGcratfveness of their practice. There
are instances also of lawyers who, in spite
of the most convincing evidence to the con-
trary, have become SO thoroughly identi-
fled with the cause they defended as to
conscientously believe in the innocence Of
the prisoner. A case of this sort occurred
in this city some years ago when the
leading counsellor a brutal murderer, whose
crime was as clear as the sun, pleaded to
the jury, with tears streaming down his
cheeks, for the acquiital of his client whom
he believed, he said, in the sight Of God to
be an innocent man.
Few and far between are the cases where
an innocent man has been found guilty by
a jury. AS rule jurie5 are inclined to
leniency, and almost always they balance
the scales pretty evenly between justice
and the accused. The unanimous judg-
ment of twelve men as to a mans guilt
is apt, and ought to be conclusive. and
new trials, therefore, should be granted
far more sparingly than is the custom.
Instances OF juries having convicted an in
nocent man are on record, it is true, but
they are SO rare as TO point the rule that
nearly always their verdict is just and
ought to stand
The morning times., 1895-11-29
WERE In HOLIDAY HUMOR
Crowds Packed the Theaters and
Massed the Streets.
Football Gags a nd Timely Hits Pleased
the College Men In the
Audiences.

The social aspects of the celebration Of
yesterday were very largely in two places,
Que the confines OF the Grlulrons, the other
the theaters. About 15,UvU people saw the
many football games, and as the theaters
last night were packed from the footigEts
10 the uoorS, fiNe ttousaud can De auutS
Tor the nishL entertainments. The crowos
at the thedters Eere lor the most part
tue holiday peopte. 1he oia timers iad
cyideGLly inauc Way Tor the people Who
ouiy nave rare Chances to see tne play
actors" =
Tne crush -Yas particularly enthusiastic
round at Inc Acadeiny OF Music, where A.a
irwin had her bsit Iuil OF the many col
ored favors of the boys which were fluns
on the Stage. 1ne DoX parties at tne
Academy were made up or the 1coibhli
players ann their frienus ana they Kept
osic applause i,Tu the good nuinor at th,'
DdDDIis point a.i through tHc performance
The New Naursaai Inrater aiSo captured
quite large contingent OF The lootbali
people and t.ere. were some good gags
Sut.en Off forth&r Dehefit by DICK Carol
one OF the lniiiieiise 'roSks OF the nigh'
Ia. ,'rv fril s,i the iloor IA The wings;
"ColunIbia has made touchdow wn," said
Nj. ,..----. r, -s..,..-.Ly l'eOi.r tnouSAt
tue iicla-iis aas.i t..e speech were the besi
Things in hclopera.
li.s was a very JubiIaIt audience in every
respect. Thcre was man in tie audience
VINO was catching cold, every time ne
shecleu the audience roarei- IL was Tue
KIND Of IA snee1e inat one hears oniy once
IN 4 life time.
Aliens Grand Opera House was also
packed with a very jolly audience, four
iiItns of whom hao PROBABLY never sten The
Svengali OF the 'iAierry World" before.
SvrDSa ali had picnic VITA Ills thousand ana
more OF enthusiastic clients.
Tne hoiiuay nuun.r was also widespread
at the LdIa rtte square Opera House anu
herman 5, where there were very large and
wcu disposed audiences. n TACT, all tne COIN
panies mad picnic, and 50 dId the peupic
at the box offices
specially pleasing feature OF the OBJ
Sefyahcc WIS Tue Uis crowd that !nie ieste,
ne streets IN the afternoon. Everybody was
out in holiday attire, and alter l "a clock.
when the theaters poured their crowds uut
tBere was stream going and crfning such
as one sees Dut seido.n even ia Washington.
fDe Iootbau roseites anu htrealners ami
The liie-sIzc chrysa ut heInum were OF cuurss.
,umerousiy ana pruiniscu"usiy seca la tn,'
passing show.
The morning times., 1895-11-29
Renorter,s Cunning Ruse.

Not long ago one of the best criminal re-
por,ers in New York started in pursuit oil
the author of a crime SO mysterious that II
mad bafrled the Ingenuity OF the police, ana
in n short time succeeded, as he Thought,
in running his quarry TO earth i'll certain
boase situated In a. ;hickly populated part
of the city.
Bat the house seemed to be empty, de-
serted. and given over tu dust and decay.
The windows, blinds. and doors were all
tightly closed, rur was there any indica-
tioa that the fas;enings had been disturbed
ii. months
For some time. the reporter prowled
about the neighbJrliood without obtain
ing the least evidence to show that there
was any h1n;an being in the building.
At last tie hit upon an eNpe6ient. He
hired a fosiurn, patient, aad strong -;Unged
German land of three pieces and baie them
station themselves directly In front OF the
house and play Yoc Car t Play in My Bacs
Yard" over and over again. Thea he re-
treated TO SALOON across the way and
awaited deyelGpf.ents.
At the end OF twenty rinltes he sa " the
window in vne OF The upper rcoius raised
ard beecld siliniasa through the iialf open
Stats the whitc fsfs of the hunted criminal
for whom he wass looking. The German
iana had deactss asbr;ss.-Ncw York Journal
The morning times., 1895-11-29
MAKE HASTE SLOWLY.

Anything that Alexander r. Shepherd
says with respect to the interests of the
people of the District, and the Development
Of them, deserves respectful attention,
for his words come with the force of
expert opinion. What he achieved, proved
him to have a proper understanding of
what was needed to make the National
Capital worthy of the name, and hence what
he declares to be sufficient and necessary
for its further advancement viii be very
near what the future will prove TO have
been warranted by present conditions.
Gov. Shepherds declarations regarding
suburban Development as reported In
yesterdays Morning Times, are all the
more interesting and forceful because of
their conservatlyeness, for it must be
borne in mind that energy and goaheadive-
ness are far more marked characteristics
Of the Ex-Governor than oyermuch anxiety
and caution. 1t is evident from all that he
says that he has given the subject con-
siderable thought, as might be expected
OF a man who would see the work he so
successfully began carried to a complete
and consistent conclusion.
Mr.. Shepherd takes the rational view
that the only effect Of forced Improvements
in the suburban portions of the District
would be to create an enormous debt. the
payment Of the interest and principal of
which would fall most heavily upon the
property -owners and taxpayers in the
city. The wealthy residents. whom WASH
tngton wants especially 10 attract, and who
would spend the winter season here. do
not want to bury themselves in the suburbs,
far away from the social circles in which
they desire to move.
The Times and Gov. Shepherd are fully
in unison as to the desirability of the
gradual improvement of every part of the
District, both 'intra" and extra muros,"
10 to speak, but 1t should be done with
due regard 10 all the interests involved.
There is no need to inflict unnecessary
debt upon the taxpayers, nor to deprive
the workiDgmen of Washington Of the
opportunity to keep employ ed for number
OF years. II the bond schemers and specu-
lators had their way, the incubus of the
debt would be certainty, and the local
workingmen would have a large part of
The morning times., 1895-11-29
MR.. BRoDERIck OF KANSAS.

Bleeding Kansas has a curiosity. Just
now it is in Washington and its name is
Broderick. The distinguished Congress
man from the Grasshopper State is SO
great a curiosity that he has even sue
ceeded in surprising SO self contained q
man as Thomas Brackett Reed. In tho
desert of members elect that clamor for
recognition at the Speakers hand in the
way of committee appointments Mr.. Brod-
erick is the only green oasis, so to speak.
Hehas written letter to the Speaker to-be,
wherein he foregoes all claims to prefer
ment, and places himself entirely at the
disposal of the next boss of the House.
No wonder Mr. Reed has filed away that
letter as curiosity tn be admired by
future generations Never before In the
history uf the House of Representatives has
there been such an example OF the utter
extinguishment of persnnal ambition, such
complete effacement uf self. 1t is a
phenomenon which will puzzle the ordinary
member of Congress to understand. Tho
more he contempiates. the less lie viii
comprehend.
But. perchance. Ar. Broderick is not as
The morning times., 1895-11-29
A NORMANDY FEAST.
1t Was Unique and Given at an Old
Country Inn.


One of the prettiest table decorations tie
frayeler ever saw was that of IN autumn
breakfast given by the oCoCnt de B. at
famous old inn in Normandy. People were
ALWAYS coming Ia breakfast and dire at the
inn. which was quite as celebrated for Its
cuisine as for its historic picturesqucness.
In the center of the counts table We're
three little rustic baskets with tall handles
very rustic and ciieap-such as the peas
ants buy in the market.
One was filled with big green gooseber-
ries. another piled high with rcd berries and
the third with purple plunls. The three
made a delicious triad of contrasting color,
ana thrown carelessly against them huge
bunch of autumn flowers, big, full-blown
roses prednminating. There was 10 partic-
MAR arrangement, yet certain skill had
massed them against the fruit so as to
bring out the splendid autumnai srgses-
lions of it; and TO crown all, wild grope-
vine had teen thrown ever the whole and
went n,eandering down tile table, in and
ont among the double-faced Rouen fish
wives for salt and pepper, until the last
lille curly tendrl brought up around the
tai! champagne glass in iIont Of Tie host:
With the Strasbourg and Rcuen china ana
the Jeanne dare and Guiliaume lie Con-
nrerant crests on the glass, 1T was
sump,uous effect in table decoration.
The morning times., 1895-11-29
BICYCLE THAT FOLDS.
Capt. Gerard, of the French Army,
Inyents a Curious Machine.

One of the great incoaveniences OF the
otherwise almost perfect modern bicycle is
tie difficulty of conyey ying it from one place
% another when the surrounding conditions
tcnder it impossible to ride 1t, This defect
must often be keenly felt by ardent cyclists
who are compelled to live III cinqaiefne. but
there is hope in store for even the dweliers
on the uppe rstories, says the European
edition of the New York Herald, which
contains IN interesting description OF new
folding bicycle. the invention or capt.
Gerard, of the French army.
Besirous of introducing into the army
means of locomotion so quick and so easily
managed Lieut.. Gerard took this formula
as his starting point-a military bicycle
when it is not carrying the cyclIst should
~ carried by him. TIE thing was to find
a colIapsib.e bicycle. The young officer
found it.
He began his work at his own cost; then.
being in garrison at Grenoble. he met a We
iocipesie maker. ". Mcrel, who consented 10
lake up h is invention. Everyone knows that
French Officers, wherever they make dis
Covcry of whatever kind. abandon their
patents to the state without any hope Of
reward.
The manufacturer at Grenotie had only
for himself the manufacture and sale of
bicycles to civilians. In exchange for this
concession which the officer made him he
promised TO Lieut. tnow Captainl 6crird
10 furnish him with twenty-five bicycles
whenever the minister OF war should au-
thorize the formation OF a trial company.
The authorization was given this year
from GreDobie the captain was sent TO
Saint Quentin, where the Eighty-seyenth
regiment was stationed. There his twenty
five cyclists fairly astonisbed Gems. Reff
and Strohf anon z others, by their audacious
enterprise against cavalry. The instru-
ment is. in fact, the beau ideal OF CON
venience.
Look at it, first of all. while at rest
The soldier holds his bicycle in his hand,
as he would an ordinary instrument. The
pneumatic tires are prudently replaced by
cushion tires. The rider mounts and peGals
at the rate OF twelve to sixteen kiloncters
per hour. ard even faster along the roads
1t is the infancy of art.
When he reaches a difficult place, uneven,
woody country, or u high hill 10 climb.
the company is halted on the command
II the officer each man doubles up his
machine, which can be done in less than
a minute. and in this short space Of time
each man has his stced on his back like
a knapsack. Thus, csrbine in hand, he can
march and fire as though he had his KNAPP
sack on his shoulders.
An invention of this kind interests cyclists
who occupy the higher floors OF houses,
where there is at present no convenience
for storing away bicycyles. To go up 10
the fifth floor carrying thirteen kilos on
the back is nothing. To carry up an
ordinary bicycle is often impracticable and
always troublesome.
And in carriages, in trains, where Ire
main question is to find means OF stow
ing two or three score cycles In van.
the question is one OF veritable Importance.
The morning times., 1895-11-29
ONE CAUSE LESS FOR THANKS.

ONE CAUSE LESS FOR THANKS.
Cause for profound and sincere thanks
would have been given the people of the
District yesterday if tie order of the Com :
missoners, issued a month ago, that all
trains must come to a full stop before
crossing street railway tracks had been
allowed to so into effect. As the case
stands now, however, its execution is
held up by the legal proceedings entered
upon by the railway companies.
From the bills for injunction filed by
tue companies, which are nearly identical
in terms, it appears that these companies
look upon the Commissioners require
mcnt as n serious hardship. They regard
as all-sufficent the regulation, made by
the street railway companies, that con-
ductors, before the csrs cross cam rail-
way TRACKS, are to rrn ahead, see if all is
clear, and, IN that event, signal the driver,
motorman, or gripmap TO go ahead. This
regulation is cminently proper and that
which the Commissioners promulgated a
month ago is exactly in the same line as
a measure of precautioD ard safety.
AS regards tue security OF life and limb
no good reason appears why a steam rail-
way company should not be subject TO as
much care, it not more, than a street
railway company. In fact, both stand on
the same level in this respect. Both serve
the public, both h old valuable public
franchises and both ought TO be considerable
of the public comfort and safety. EsPec-
tally should this be so where in the COM
pliance with such requirements no pc
cuniary loss or other extraordinary hard
ship is rntaiied upon them. Neither is
Involved in -ebeying the Commissioners
mandate.
at all points where trains cross street
railway tracks within the city limits. the
speed is not so great that q full stop
would cause inconvenience or interfere
seriously with the schedule. 1t is to
regeetsed eha t. the railroad companies
failed to take this view of the matter,
but It can hardly be doubted that the courts
Will do SO.
The morning times., 1895-11-29
DEER, PANTHER ANpIRoN HORSE
Exciting Rnce on n Railroad Track In
the E-Inridn WOOlS.


1t was during the run from Pablo TO
Jacksonville, says the Jacksunviiie Times
Union. About eight miles from Pablo Is
Cedar Swamp, in which bears, Wildcats.
deer. and even rauthers have been often
killed.
When ahoat half way through the swamp
all immense bick. wiiC-eyed and lathcred
with sweat. made a clean leap OF twenty
five feet otto the track, within sixty feet
of the engine. An instant later there was
a crash OF the auderbrush and out OF II
cene an immense panther. running SO fast
taa; he seemed 10 be level With The ground
Passengers in the roachsS did not EnoW
OF the exciting race going oa ahead OF the
towcatc.icr, bit they did notice there was
series of l,ick and successive jerks. and that
tie train was spinning along through the
swap at n whizzirg pace.
II was at this th,,e TINT Ensince Taylor
rezo,yed To- take a saad 81 tbc rasc himself.
He pul.ei the ihro:t o vide open an1 the en-
ri.e fa;rly h''niapd herself
Tie deer was about oae hundred yards
The morning times., 1895-11-29
Thief Knew His business.

About the last thing a burglar is likely to
do is to read the family fib;c. reasoned
Owslcy StaGhope. OF rs idway, KY: so he
made that hoax 4 depository for his green
backs. ECt i Ii ief get iato his iiouss a few
nights ago. anu when Mr.. Stanhopc came
upon evidences Of the visit he went straight
way to tie Bible. and discovered that the
thief had carefuily gone through IL ard
stolen :he SS2 in notes that had been Sc
creted there. Tic question now is whether
it was the tiiief's piety or simply lis per
slsteuce at wa rewarded.
The morning times., 1895-11-29
WASHINGTON. D. C.. NOVEMBER %. 1895

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confer favor by promptly reporting
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The Morning Edition should be Dc
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o'clock a. m, including Sunday. The
Evening Edition shouid be In the
hands of subscribers not later than
6:SC L. m.
The morning times., 1895-11-29

guileless as he Looks. How IL this waiving
aside of a great reward were but coup
de theatre" q dramatic exit, as 1t were,
forming merely thepreludetn aneffectivere-
entrance. II Mr.. Broderick's letter is Not
in the nature of a dpiomatic move, he is
worthy Ia be rlassed with Caesar, Who
thrice refused a kingly crown. But whether
1t be the one ur The other, he ought to have
prcferncnt, and, Judging from Mr.. Reeds
reply, will get it.
The morning times., 1895-11-29

ahead and the panther was thirty yards be
hind the 6eer. Tie deer was barely holding
his own. Something seemed to be the mat
ter with him, for he didn t ran as he should.
The deer kept tie track for half a mile.
Before he LEFT the track. however, the engine
era wled close upon the panther He heard
the ruubiing OF the wheels and he quickly
got oIt OF the way, hiding himself in the
graccf;l leaps.
The deer did not quit the track until a
quarter of nile farther on. He took to
The open pine woods on the opposite side to
which the panther had leaped, and the last
seea OF HIN he was running like chain
lightning f.s --'trt -
The morning times., 1895-11-29
The circulation of The Times for
the week ending November "a was as

I solemnly swear that the above is
q correct statement OF the daily cir
culation of THE WASHING TON
TIME fer the week ending November
"a, 1905, IND ttiat all The copies We're
actually sold or mailed for Il valuable
consideration aud delivered to bona
fide purchasers or subscribers; also,
that none of them were returned or
remain In the office undeliyered.
MILTON YOUNG Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 25th day of November, A. ID.
1905. ERNEST G. THOMPSON,
Notary Public
The morning times., 1895-11-29

Rejected manuscripts are usually
returned when accompanied by
sta mp., but nGJ obligation to do so
is expressly disavowed.
Mannscr.pts nnaccompanied by
p3syaxs Will not be ceturued.
The morning times., 1895-11-29

Dan Stuart, who built the famoIs 'audt-
torium." must be negotiating with Senator
Pieffer. He of the lengthy whiskers sue-
gesls that the Popuiists convention be heid
in Dallas, Texas.
The morning times., 1895-11-29

The Raleigh News and Observer mas
issued its Thanksgiving edition, which Is
devoted tn the cation milling industry III
North Carolina. The paper was grca1y
enlarged in volume and its neat appear
ance is most attractive. The several aru-
cles on the cotton industry were carefully
prepared and are very interesting. The
Hon. Jusephus Daniels is u power for
progress in his native State.
The morning times., 1895-11-29

II Senator Hill had to depend upon the re-
ceip,s from his lectures fer lireiihood.
his chances of eating snowbails This WIN
ter would be very rusy.
The morning times., 1895-11-29
Tirifty GaIoryia Ncrroe..

Georgia negroes pave acquired Stiff
e&o WORT, of aaxafle property dariug the
last fifteen years. that being the amount
retnrne;l this yesroter the figures for 1850.
They havr considerably more than Gout!cd
tdc;r holGiSs7.
The morning times., 1895-11-29

The incarceraied Alexandria gamblers
gave thanks because their sentences were
so ..dead easy"
The morning times., 1895-11-29
BRAKE TwisrEns > ROMANCE.

Tom Bracket Reed continues to give MS
monologue entertainment.
The morning times., 1895-11-29
possible earnings taken away by out
NICARAGuA CANAL.

What appears to be q Knockout blow has
for the present AT least, by the report Of
the government commission, which recon-
mends an appropriation OF S35o.0oO for
additional surveys, but declares the under
taking impraciicable on present data. 1t
expresses surprise at the iDsufficiency of
tie work upon which the Nicaragua
Canal Company based its estimates, says
that the experimental borings made are
too few and too shallow. and puts the
cost of the completed enterprise at some
thing over S133, 900, 600, whereas the
company's calculations made it only about
S69. 900.
There is such wide discrepancy In these
figures that they will stagger the most
enthusiastic advocates of the proposition
that the government shall virtually build
the canal by guaranteeing the interest
on Sl00.000,o00 OF bonds. II is not I'M
possible that even Senator Morgan may
conclude that il will be wise for tie
United States to look little more closely
before it leaps. In view of the COM
missions report il would be worse than
folly were the government now to lond
its aid, even if it were not against good
policy to do SO at any time.
The experience the government has had
with The trans-coDtinental railroads would
seem to be quite sufficient to teach 1t to
keep its hands eff private enterprises.
Wherever there is such a one promising safe
and fairly remuneratiye returns private
capital for prosecuting it is never lacking.
The morning times., 1895-11-29
26c Dress Goods. I21kc.
l5c White Goods, 7Hc.

Remnants of Cashmere for Men
and Boys Clothing. some all wool.
which sold from soc to T5c yard.
have been marked 25c a yard.
The morning times., 1895-11-29

Christmas is oBiy twenty six days off.
The morning times., 1895-11-29

France has more money in circulation in
proportion to its Population than any other
coantry
The morning times., 1895-11-29
ALIENS GRAND OPERA HOUSE

has received more compliments from auditors
than any performance given in Washington for
years. Fine Performances.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-31
A Literary Mans Sandwich.

A novelist was asked recently by friend
which one of his creations he was most
fond of, and his reply illustrates Il new de-
volopmont in his character.
"Wcll," he replied, II think that upon
tho whole my 'Rothschild sandwich is the
best thing over did"
your WHAT" qucricd tho friend.
"My Rothschild sandwich Yes, !
have invented II sandwich" no replied,
"and it's II good ono even if I do say it.
You take Il muffin or tea cake. Cut it into
two slices. Butter each slice with pure,
unsaltcd butter. Then place upon tho but
ter of each slice u thin layer of Roqucfort
cheese. Upon one of the slices lay half n
dozen olives dripping with their oil, and
place tho other slice on top OF them. Then
cat the result, md if you don't say tho
pleasure of eating 1t is worth tho headache
you arc likely TO have next morning, you
arc not true cpicurc."
''But why do you call this tho 'Roths-
child sandwich, instead of the - sand
wichf Z" was asked.
Because it Is far richer thnn I ever
hope to be, replied tho author.-Pcarson g
Weekly.