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The morning times., 1895-11-26
PROTECT THE FISH.
Provisions Of Law Urged by Maryland
and virginia Sportsmen.

meeting Of the gun and rod clubs OF
Virginia and Maryland. and sport snen
who take an interest in fishing on the
Potomac. was held at the clubhouse
Harpers Ferry, the day before yester-
day
sent our some days ago by the Maryland
state Game and Fish Protective Asso-
citation. of Baltimore:
Judge Edward Ha gerstown wa $
elected president and DR.. George W.
Nassamore Of Baltimore. secretary.
Judge Stakely stated that the object
of the meeting was to formulate and
fcT the protection of bass in the Potomac
and stop the wholesale capture of these
fish hy seines and nets.
The following resolution was adopted
and VIII be presented to the legislatures
OF Maryland, Virginia, and West Viz
ut shall not be lawful for any person to
catch or kill any back bass. green bass
willow bass. rock ass. pike or pickerel. or
walleyPd pike (coiGmcGly known as sal
o.nn) in the Potomac River and its trifJu-
taries between the fifteenth day Of April
and the first day of June Of each year; nor
sh all catch or kill any of said species of
fish at any other time during the year. Sav We
only with rod, hook and line, or dip-net.
ANY person violating the provisions of
this act shall be guilty of 4 TniSdemeanor.
and shall be punished on conviction by im-
prisoumcnt in the county Jail not exceeding
six months. or by fine not exceeding two
hundred dollars (S2001. or by both fine and
Imprisonment; and il shall he the duty of
the court at any session of the grand jury
TO call its attention to the provisions of
this law.
apply TO the Potomac River or its trihu-
taries below the Little Falls near Wa sh-
ington. and Will apply to the Potomac"
The morning times., 1895-11-26
POLICE GIVE IL UP.

One week from today Congress will be
in session and the House organized. aud
it is probable that in not more than a
week later the Speaker will have ap-
pointed his committees. The very first
thing the Commissioners should then do
is to have a bill introduced providing for
an immediate addition of at least two
hundred patrolmen to the police force.
They are imperattvely needed.
Nobody can read the statements of
Major Moore, Inspector Hollinberger and
other leading officials of the police de-
partment, published yesterday in The
Evening Times, without being impressed
with the unpleasant but undeniable fact
that Washington people and property are
practically at the mercy of the criminal
element, for the police force is altogether
inadequate to afford proper protection.
The gentlemen quoted, none of whom is
addicted to making exaggerated asser-
tons or shirktug any responsibility that
properly devolvcs upon him, do not hesi-
and its inability TO cope with the small
army of tramps, thieves, burglars and
highwsymen that now overruns the city.
Major Moore states the case briefly and
plainly and fully when he says: with
the present force It Is an impossibility to
properly protect the community"
In computing the number of men actu-
ally available for patrol duty between
sunset and sunrise, The Times, it is dis
covered, has still overstated It, for Chief
Clerk Sylvester is authority, and he says
that during those hours only from 100 to
125 men are left for duty, and he adds:
"These men have to cover the third la rgest
area In the United States, Philadelphia,
Chicago and New Orleans exceeding" 1t
is to the last degree shameful that in
Washington, where millions of dollars of
public and private property and over
quarter of a million of people call for
police protection. there should be a force
only large enough for about one-haR Of
the service that is required of it.
The people of the District have q right
to demand that they and their property
shall have the necessary police protec-
ton. for they pay taxes for that, and Con-
The morning times., 1895-11-26
TO INVADE A RIVALS FIELD
Potomac Light and Power Com
pany's Request Contested
United States Electric Lighting Com
pany Makes Stubborn Opposition
Before the commissioners.

The question of whether the United
States Electric Lighting Company has
monopoly of its business here aud In
Georgetown was discussed for four hours
before the Commissioners yesterday. The
argument came up over an application for
a permit by the Potomac Light and Power
Company to make a connection to supply
electric light TO the stable of Fayette Don
at Thirty.third and NJ streets in George
town.
The United States company was rep
resented by Messrs. Henry Wise Garnett
and j. X Redington, and President a. \.
Thomas was alsn there. The Potomac
company was represented by President o.
T. Crosby.
The lines were laid for a mighty struggle
against a continuance of the United States
company's exclusive privileges. President
Crosby boldly challenged his rlvaTs claim
to a monopoly and said while his company
was small it had plenty OF money to do
all it undertook He intimated that 1t might
come before Congress asking for charter
to do business throughout the city, and
that it had money back of IL to meet the
million and more of its opponent.
The opposing attorneys stated plainly
that the issue of this permit would mean
the opening of the whole field of electric
lighting here and the lines oil the Potomac
company could be extended throughout
the District. Indeed, they declared any
company might lay cunduits If the permit
could be granted in this case.
After pro,racted argument ON both sides
Mr.. Redington, replying tn a question by
Col. TruesdeIi. said the first wire strung
by the United States company was put up
| without authority OF law. The Potomac
| company, he, said, also had no legal
| rights to put up WINS.
Col. Truesdel asked when Congress
recognized the legal standing of the over
| head wires of the United States Company.
Mr.. Redington answered 1t had done so
| by the acts of 1888, 1889 and 1890.
Then, said Col. Truesdell, the same
| implication which authorized the wires OF
the United States also authorized the cree
ton uf poIesl and putting up wires in any
part of the District outside of Washington
Col Truesdell asked il the Potomac com
| pany had any wires east OF Rock Greek.
Mr. Redington replied he did Not know
| II was stated it had not
| Col Truesdell said IL it had not he did
| not see how the grant of the permit desired
| could allow the spread of the Potomac
| cuuipany's wires all over the District
| Briefs were submitted and the Connnfs
| Sionars promised to render 4 decision at
| an early day. 1t is believed that the permit
| will issue.
The morning times., 1895-11-26
RELIEF FOR wALLER's FAMILY.
Entertainment to BE Given for Their
Benefit Next Sunday.

Washington, ID. u, NOV. SU-
wv. H. Rapley, Esq, Manager Academy
of Music. city:
"Dear Sir: We desire to bring TO
vour attention the depIorabIe condition
OF Mrs. John L. Waller, wife OF ex-COnsul
Waller. formerly at the port OF IanataVe'
Madagascar, but now. as yon know -LangulSE-
ing in prison in France, the victim OF uiSeaSe e
and destitute of the means with which
to satisfy the most ordinary necessities
of his situation At the same time iis
wife nd her foar children are now IN THIS
CITY in an equally CPsi iIute condition and
wholly dependent upon charity for sup
mort Mrs. Waller is in poor health and
her son. being compelled to remain III
this citv prosecuting the case, has been
Uuab to secure employment.
we tht. representatives of the press,
knowing your public spirit, have therefore
ventured TO ask you TO donate the use OF
the Academy of Music for the purpose Of
giving public benefit TO Mrs. John l.
Waller and her family. We feel that this
is a case In which the entire country should
be interested. and have 30 doubt that II
the public be given the opportunity they
Will demo nstrate their patriotism and
phila uthropy by according this benefit Their
hearty aud unanimous support Very re
spertfuny yours.
EMORY FOSTER of The Times.
IS G. ZONE Of the Post,
JULES GUTHRIDGE OF the United
Press"
few tfays since some of the friends of
Mrs. Waller, realizing her uDfortuna cir
Dress to her condition, and asked them 10
iD,orse the above letter. The resHlt Is
I that the Academy of Music has been secured
for next Sunday evening where grand
testimonial benefit will be given, the fol
lowing artists participating: Mrs. Hem
rietta viBton Davis, the eminent eiocution'
ist; Nine. Cooper. soprano, OF Baltimorei
Mr. GihtS the well known tenor of Halti
more; Mr.. Joseph H. Douglass. violin yir'
tuoso of this city; Mr. j. Henry Lewis, leader
of the mpiIion Glee Club, and others.
THIS benefit has the support OF the leading
citizens Of both races, Including the dairy
press and Dewspa per correspondents, and IL
Is hopesI that the citizens of Nashin gton
will turn out en- masse. and thus demon
strate their sympathy for an unfortunate
American citizen, whose family are in The
most pitiable circumsta ances. Tue mer-
chants of the city will be asked 10 con
tribute to the SUCCESS OF this undertaking
and IA cordial response Is confidently ex
pected. ,1,o .,
Nusi;. for the occasion, and II only rema ins
for thu, public to do their share TO make
this affair a testimonial henefiting the
Capitol Of the nation, of which Mr.. John
L. Waller was, and is nov an honored citt
zen. The prices are ., ot, anu 30 cents, the
boxes being 50 each.
The morning times., 1895-11-26
RETURNED TO THE RITE.
Messrs. Peckha m and Leveridge Bach
With Ctrnenu MnsnnS


New York, Nuv. 25.-The Cernadu 1rq.lch
of Scottish Rite Masonry in the United
States is rejoicing over the return - active
labor of the two most prominent members
OF the rite. Sumo years ago Wilj1.n II.
Peckham and Benjamin C. Leveridge left
the field OF activity which they ndii su
powerfully filled. They had been largely
Instrumental in organizing cunSistories.
Mr. Peckham was comma aEder-iD-Cilier of
the rite and tad instituted over fifty CON-
SstoricS all over the country. Mr.. Lever
idSe was an original member of the union
OF the different branches of the rite and
was member of the supreme council.
Both are again in harness. They have
renewed their oath of fealty to Cernsa u
Masonry and Lave publicly reiterated their
belief in its authenticity and legitimacy.
This Interesting ard important pruCccrl-
ing caused special meeting of the stI-
premc cnuHcii ar the Cerneau body. held liz
the coBsistury chamber of Cerneau coz
sistory M. L at Fiity-Hinth street and
Madison avenue, this city, on Nov. "a.
In addition tu n full coarcil. there were
present about fifty thirty bird degree Ma
sons. and the returning brethren were
warmly welcomed back tu the ran nks.
A banquet was served in honor of the
event. which to Masonic circles is one of
the most important that has occurred III
yPlrs,
The morning times., 1895-11-26
GEN. MAHoNE'S LOT.
Cross Eli Filed by His San to Prevent
q Sale.

Argument was made yesterday before
Justice Bingham in Equity Court No.
upon a er,ss-bill filed Dy X. Butler Ma
hane in the suit against his father, Gen.
william Malone, now deceased, brought
by the executor of the W intisnr estate
asd others. in which an order had been
made by Justice Cox h,r the s1l of ssl much
as may be necessary OF certain lat be-
longing e, the estate to satisfy deed of
trust.
The object OF the eToss-bin is to show
that the widow and heirs shauld be made
parties to the suit and that their interests
are not protected.
The lot in question is the one upon Il
part of which It was sorg HI Gpsuccessfuly Y
to kscated the projected Government Prins-
ing Office
Mr.. Bntler Malone was represented by
Hon. ". z. Mckenuey, representative
elect in Congress from thr Fourth VIZ
cinia district, and MesarS. Shcllabarger and
wilsou- Attorneys &orthhirton and He;.ki
appeared for the TRUSTEES Under the J. J.
Tome deed. The a,nn,.nt involved in the
original suit is about SEQ 900.
The morning times., 1895-11-26
ALEXANDRIA HAPPENINGS.

Sheriff Palmer has been very viEiIant
since tue last term OF the \ leXanGria county
court in gathering evidence against the
liquor sellers WHO kept their bar-ruonls
open on sunday, and from the evidence OBJ
tanned by him, the grand Jury yesterday
found indictments against Sut. Donaldson,
Joe Thomas, and George Myers of Jackson
City, and Robert CuBHin gham, OF RossIyn.
for selling liquor on Sunday.
The grand jury also brought in a new
Indictment against Albert Hawkins, for an
attempted rape on little Sadie Shcrisr.- and
the case is set for trial on Saturday Eext-
In the case of John Vert, charged with
an assault on Robert Pollard, a plea of
guilty was entered, and n sentence OF
three months in Jail imposed.
The designations Of Charles Patterton,
rIs, coloreti, were handed in and accepted
by the CuCTt. These are the men whose
removal wasdemaHded by the grand Jury al
the last term of the court
Lewis Noble, colOred is locked up in the
police station on charge OF having gone
into the lunch rcem OF 3. B. Lucas, nearthe
Alexandria and WasiiG gtOn .iepot and
stealing q quantity Gf stuff therefrom.
MIR. P. II. Dempsey and his tIa ughter Miss
Esther, who have been visiting relatives in
LOudoun, returned bome yesterday evening.
The Right Rev. Bishop Leonard, of Utah,
willdsiiver lecture oD si.Pauis Episcopal
Church tomorrow evening, on Church
Work in Utah"
Benon were married by the Rev. Mr.. Butler
OF the Baptist Church at the residence of
Mr. E. s. Hantzmon ul Upper Duke street
yesterday at 1880 o'clncS. Mr.. and Mrs.
Renon left Immediately after the cere-
mony for Atlanta.
The Alexandria city council will hold a
regular semi-inonthly meeting tonight. The
bill to increase the pulicS Iurce and an
ordinance to allow the Pennsylvania rail-
road to put down n dnubie track on Fayette
street will be among the subjects that VIII
come up for consideration
The body of Ethel B. Owens. 4 teE.ye1I
Old girl WIN died In Washington, was
brought here yesterday evening and in
tered in Bethel cemetery.
Israel johnson, an old colored man who
was stricken With paralyses some days ago,
died at his home here yesterday.
Deputy Sheriff Williams yesterday took
Sandy Terrell AMI James Wilson, both
coIired horse thieves from Fairfax count v
to the Richmnnd penitentiary, where they
will serve term OF eight years each.
Lieut.. l. II. HoHinbeTger of the Wash
iBgton detective bureau has requested the
Alexandria city police to look out for five
safety bicycles which have been stolen IN
Washington during the past week.
Alexandria Council of the Royal Arcauum
VIII at its meeting tonight cuufer the de
grees of the order upon five candidates
it is expected that the ARA ngements FOL
the apnual banquet win also be made IT,
night.
The morning times., 1895-11-26
ITS STRENGTH ACKNOWLEDGED.
Attempts of Contemporaries to stem
The Times Tide of Success.

Attempts of Contemporaries to stem
The Times Tide of Success.
the iuiiia! issue of Tie Time about
tyenty months ago created no more than
passing notice from its contemporaries, who
acknowledged a new journalistic youth
and Immediately set forth to enlarge the
grave where are bIried somauy unfortunate
local newspaper enterprises of former
years.
But these contemporaries have seen the
error of their earlier judgment and have
substituted methods of warfare as vigorous
as their feeble I'd fossi!ized organisms
can generate
No more conclusive evidence of the recog-
milton by these newspapers of the strength
or The Times can be offered than the
fact that certain prominent advertisers
have been able to contract for space in
these more or less valua bic mediums for
about one-half former rates. on eondf-
ton that The Times be excluded from their
patronage How have the mighty fallen!
Notwithstanding these artful dodgers,
The Times continues to grow in popularity
aud in 4 consequent steadily increasing
circulation 1t is true TO the principles
which il first cspoused, and yet is. withal,
the most accurate aud complete morning
and evening news record in Washington. -
The morning times., 1895-11-26
ANOTHER SOUTHERN LYNCHING.

The ma jority of the victims of lynching
in the South have been negroes who had
committed what is eHphemistically desig-
mated as peculiar crime" for which no
other punishment is alleged to be adequate
save the vengeance of a mob. The latest
exhibition, however, Of violation of the
law and the setting aside Of the orderly
processes of justice took place in Georgia
where a sChOolmaster, a white man, under
indictment for having wronged an assistant
teacher, was taken from jail by n mob who
took him to the woods and, as the report
states, "cut his throat from ear to eaE
and riddled his body with bullets
when in Boston recently mass meeting
was held at which the lawless spirit which
finds vent in lynchings was denounced, the
only reply to the charge was abuse OF
those who had taken part, more or less
prominently, in that meeting. Yet, in
view of this most recent occurrence, the
structures upon the disposition OF some
Southern communities to forestall the pro-
cesses Of the courts by taking the law
into their own bands, would seem to be
ern people resent, not unnaturally, the i'm
putation OF Ia wlessness and disregard of the
customs and practices Of civilization, but
they do not hesitate to do acts which strike
at the very root of all the law, the order
and the decency that are the result and the
evidence Of civilization.
The South is taking great strides forward
in everything tending to make its people
powerful and prosperous. Its resources
are unlimited, and its people shrewd and
alert enough to take full advantage OF
them. The Southern people are generous,
high-miDded, and claim for themselves
that they are chivaIrous In an unusual de-
gree. In many respects these claims will
not be seriously contested, but they cannot
be admitted to fullest recognition so long
as IynchiDgs-t. e., murder by moE-are
not only Of frequent occurrence, but tacitly
sanctioned by the communities in which
they take place.
The morning times., 1895-11-26
REMOVAL OF HANcoCK's BODY
ARA ngements in Progress To Inter
Zoo Them at ArIinpfou


The committee of the Second Army Corps
Association, having in charge The removal
or the remains OF Ma ior General Winfield
S. Hancock from Norristown, Pa, TO Ar
Iinston cemetery, have, with the full con-
sent and approval of the Generals relatives
decided that the removal will be made
during tue carly spring.
=, The remains were deposited in q vault at
Norri>town in February, 1856, but since
that time the walls OF the tomb. which
were or sandstone, have cFUinbied away.
and are now IN a very bad condition. The
principal Object in removing he remains of
tue great soldier to Arlington is that he
may rest under the shade with Sheridan,
Porter, Crook and other conirade heroes
OF the war Of the rebellion.
TINS decision was reached at q recent
meeting OF The Second 4 rmy Corps A ssocia-
tiOn, when Gems. Batchelder, Jas. S. Smith,
James ID. Brady, and Capt. George a.
Armes were appointed committee to
make all necessary arrangements.
1t was the desire of the Second Army
Corps that the removal OF the remains ard
the unvcliiDg of the Hancock monument
should take place at the same time. bur the
failure Of the Gorham Manufacturing Com
pany tG fulfill its contract on time makes
this impossible.
The morning times., 1895-11-26
MANY CASES ADVANCED.
Supreme Court Sets Them Forward
for Hen ring In .IanuarY

for Hearing in January.
Chief Justice Fuller yesterday 3 announced
that upon the application of the solicitor
general the following cases had been ad-
vanced out of their places on the calendar
Tor hearing on the first III onday in January,
after the cases already set down for that
day:
The Southern Pacific Railroad Company
VS.. the United States, involving the title
to certain lands In the vicinity of Los
Angeles, Cal, and known as the ..Oyer-
I lap cases"
The United States VS.. Samuel Fucker
and william Josephy. This is q case arising
under section o of the customs admins
trative act OF 1880, whereby importers who
MAKE false returns Of the value of invoices
consigned to them are liable to the United
states for the fun value OF the goods Suit
was brought against Fucker & Josephy
by the United States to recover the value
or certain invoices of artificial flowers in
ported by then- In the course of the
trial, the district attorney Offered to
read in evidence an affidavit taken in
Paris as to the value of the flowers. To
tins defendants counsel objected for the
reasons:
a. That thcaction, Though civil in form,
was IN substance u or minai one, and the
deiendanls were entitled TO tie confronted
with the witnesses against them.
(2J That this constitutional right was
not secured by giving them notice. OF in
tention tU take afftdavits I'm Paris. and
that their failure to attend al Il Place three
thousand miles from tie place of trial cut
OF the district. and in a foreign country
dld not operate as a waiver OF their con-
sututtonai right, ir il could be waived.
Judge Brown sustained the objection, and
the jury returned a yerdiCt for defendants,
whereUpon the United States appealed to
the Supreme Court OF the United States. In
his motion to advance The case the scIic-
itur general said:
In this, as in many other actions of
the same nature, il is impossible to prove
the facts alleged in the declaration or
complaint, If IL be Necessary to confront
the defendants upon the trial with the
witnesses against them, the necessary wit
nesses being in foreign countries and their
personal attendance unObtana bIe Many
cases involving a large amount of money
depenl upOn the deCIsinn of ih. cnIIrt y.
The morning times., 1895-11-26
BANQUET TO MIR. REED.
CoIored Ministers Complete Arrange
ments for the Affair

ments for the Affair.
A meeting of the Baptist Ministers Union
was held yesterday in the Mount Carmel
Baptist Church. aud committee of clergy
men was appointed to complete the ar
rangements for the reception and banquet
which it is proposed to tender Hon. Thomas
3. Reed and others, next Monday even
ing. in the Shiloh Baptist Church, on L
street. between Fifteenth and Sixteenth
streets north west.
Rev James L. White. who is arranging
for the reception. was present. and as
the committee. The reception and ban
quot promises TO be the most unique af-
fair that has ever been given by the
coIoretl people here. and members of the
new Congress. regardless of political
affiliations. have been invited to pa
ticipate and make short talks.
The reception will take place in the
Shiloh Baptist Church. and Rev. j.
Anderson Taylor will deliver the address
of welcome. The Marine Band has been
cpga ged-
the reception win be Iuhlic one and
will be ileid from 8 to $50, durirg which
Whites statements, addresses by eX-Spea ker
Reed, Congressman Benton T. Mcmillan
of Tennessee, Hon. .iohn Z. Davey. ex -Coiiec-
'or ,,F the part as a rfif gt en- N. c.: Editor
,iohn Mitchell ir., of the Richmond Planet,
and the CopgresSlpn who have been in
vited 20 participate. At the coDclnsion
of the speech making in the auditorium
the invited guests viii rerair TO tie vestTy
where the hfEGuet viii be held.
Loeb & Hnsh arc selling chndren's cloth
The morning times., 1895-11-26
COST OF NICARAGUA CANAL
Warner Miller Declines to Discuss
the Comm iSsion'S Report.

the Com M iSstOn'S Report.
New York, Nov. 25.-Ex-Senator War
ner Miller refused today to discuss the
report OF the commission appointed by
President Cleveland last April 20 investi-
gate and report upCn tic sdviS!bility and
expense of construction Of the Nicaragua
canal which has just submitted tie result
of it's laburs to tie President.
A synopsis of -ihe report published to-
Gay shows tEat The commission does not
think that the canal can lie built Tor the
sum estimated by the ooEpaTy-SG9 ,S93,-
$50. The provisional estimate of the
cos; the commission places at 81 80. .472. 500.
The report is said to be uDfayorable TO
the canal company, ard certain features
OF the plan OF construction are declared to
be impraIticahie. But lie commissioners
say that mere time should be ia ken IN mak
ing physical and top, graphical ezamina-
;ious. and frr tfat pCrrose tfey recommend
an appropriation OF S3EG coo.
II would take eighteen months, they
figure. 10 make the necessary surveys and
examinations. t. discover if the plans
adopted by the construction company are
feasible.