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The morning times., 1895-09-15

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The morning times., 1895-09-15
CUBA AS A BELLrGERENr.

Another report from Buzzard's Bay an
nounces that President Cleveland is busily
Engaged in perfecting a plan to recognize
Cuba as belligerent. This may or may
not be true, but it should be done without
unnecessary delay. Cuba, by virtue of
her position as our nearest neighbor, and
her value as a purchaser of our products
is entitled to other than the present treat
ment of her at our hands. Her desperate
and gallant attempts to achieve inde-
pendence, and the well known sentiment of
the American public for the success of her
struggles should be a sufficient incentive
to declare our friendship in a substantial,
beneficial way.
Under Spanish rule. and oppressed with
excessive ia xation, Cuba acanneitherprosper
nor furnish safe investments for foreign
capital But Cuba free and controlled by
a liberal government would invite men
of money, brains and energy to build up
her wasted enterprises and improve her
wonderful resources. As Cuba's warmest
and most sincere sympathizcr, this country
would naturally profit most by her pros
perity. Hundreds of pushing, energetic
business men would flock to her shores,
and as q consequence would direct the trade
of Cuba to the United States.
Rut there are other than selfish reasons
why we should give aid to Cuba. As the
first and greatest republic we cannot afford
to refuse support to a people struggling for
freedom. The spirit of libertyis too strongly
implanted in American hearts to permit
us to stand idly by under such circum-
stances, and if President Cleveland refuses
to act accordingly the next Congress viii
give him opportunity to veto measure
recognizing Cuba rs a beliCerent.
The morning times., 1895-09-15
Hit with a Brick

James Hicks was arrested last night by Po-
lfcenlen Kilmartin and Father. of the First
precinct. charged 18th assaulting George
Keys, of No. 10 Third street Southeast.
Keys head was cut open with a brick.
and the wound dressed at the Emergency
Hospital
The morning times., 1895-09-15
WASHINGTON. D. c., SEPTEMBER Is. 1895

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The morning times., 1895-09-15
Child Run nrar

Walter Schmidt. eightyears-old was run
over by carriage driven by Mr.. Frank b.
Smith, of No. 1915 Corcoran street, about
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, on Thirteenth
street, near W, and severely bruised AMI
cut. After receiving treatment from Dr.
Hagncr at the Children's Hospital, the lad
went home, No. 2235 Thirteenth street
northwest.
The morning times., 1895-09-15

Edward f. Clapp, of Hartford, Conn.,,
late of Washington, is in the city for a
few hours, being on his way to the At
lanta exposition, where he will have
charge of the Thorne Typesetttng Machine
-ompany's exhibit
The morning times., 1895-09-15

The Japanese custom of liberating birds
to dedicate ship at its launching is
much better than breaking a bottle Of
wine on its Prov You can't drink birds
The morning times., 1895-09-15
Chargedwith Housebreakine.

Percy Blackwell, colored, sixteen years Of
age, was arrested last evening by Police
man Ellis, of the Second precinct, on a
warrant sworn out by William n. Hamp-
ton, of No. 612 Q street northwest, charg-
ing housebreaking
The morning times., 1895-09-15

Inasmuch as Roosevelt runs the liquor
business to suit himself, and Boss Pi..t
and Croker are in command of politics,
New York is destined to both dry Sundays
and dry treasury.
The morning times., 1895-09-15

Europe may dispute our claim as the
greatest grain producer, but judging from
the way our crop is moving east she will
soon ackno wledge the corn
The morning times., 1895-09-15

Inasmuch as anti-toxine willhot cure
love sickness the introduction of it by
Ouida as an element of one of her novels
. will not make them better
The morning times., 1895-09-15
Dislocated His shop,der

C. H. Jones, of No. 200 B street north
west, fell from a wall at the new Corcoran
gallery last evening, dislocating his shouI-
der. He was treated by Drs. Furlong and
Mcdonald.
The morning times., 1895-09-15

After few more days on the cud of dis
appointment the mascot goat of the Val
kyrie will resume operations on empty
tin cans.
The morning times., 1895-09-15

Instead of a TriIby "two-step" the favor
ite yacht club dance will now be a
Dunraven backslide
The morning times., 1895-09-15
BUSY LOCAL ASSEMBLIES
Sick Benefit Fund for Bakers and
Confsctioners.
Committee to Investigate Trusheim
Bakery Matter-Action Toward
Unfair Employers Endorsed.

Bakers and Confectioners' Union, No.
1ss, met last evening at Brelick's Hall. No.
S2T Seventh street northwest, President
Henry yollmer in the chair.
A communication was received from ma
tional headquarters notifying the union
that sick benefit fund ad adbeenestablished
in the association.
A committee was appointed to wait on
Mr.. Trusheini. who keeps a steam haber-
dashery on Virginia avenue south west, 10
investigate the matter OF the employment
of union labor at that establishment.
The action of the central labor bodies in
placing Nick A uth' S and Kernan's and Aliens
Theaters on the unfair list, was unani-
nnously iDdorsed-
Two new members were initiated, and two
applications Tor membership we're received
The morning times., 1895-09-15
BEATS THEM ALL.
THE STAR ADMITS IT AT LAST.
The Times Has the Largest Daily
Circulation.

The Times Has the Largest Daily
Circulation.
1t is gratifying to announce that for
the first time in twenty years the Star"
has been compelled to withdraw its claim
of having a larger circulation than all the
other Washington dailies combined. This
It did last Saturday. The "Star" does not
acknowledge, however, that its circuia-
ton is less than The Times, although a
strict adherence to the truth would neces-
state that admission. The aggregate
circulation of the Star last week was
only I73. 1886. while The FINES had bona
fide circulation of PIE, ,3s5, or &c. ,249 more
copies than the star" as viii be seen
by the following sworn statement. The
net gain of Tie Times circulation last week
was s,249.
Don't bring your lad" to The Times
II you want to bury it. Nothing is pub
Iished except live, profitable advertising.
District of Columbia, IS:
On the ninth day OF September. in the
year OF our Lprd one thousand elgnthundred
ana ninctN-IlNe, DelOTt u.
THOMPSON, a notary public in and for said
District, personally appeared c. T. Rich
ardson and made GA tn in due form OF law
as follows:
CIRCULATION OF THE WASHINGTON
TIMES.
MONDAY, sept ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 30.O30
TUESDAY, Sept 3.-.........-......-.. 3I,212
WEDNESDAY, Sept A. --..-.-----.. 3l,106
THURSDAY, Sept 5..-.-...-..-.-...-.. 30.914
FRIDAY, Sept 6..........-.... 3O.S96
SATURDAY, Sept Z. .................. $4,000
SUNDAY, Sept s........-...-......-.... 23,477
2I2,3S5
I solemnly swear that the above is
correct statement of the daily circulation
of The Washington Times for the week
ending September 8. 1885. ard that all
the copies were actually Fold or mailed
for a valuable consideration and delivered
to bona fide purchasers: also that none
of them were returned or remain in the
office undelivered
c. T. RICHARDSON.
Manager of Circulation
Subscribed and sworn TO before me, on
The day and year first herein above written
ERNEST G. THOMPSON,
Notary Public
The morning times., 1895-09-15

Hothouse bloomers are ever so much
prettier than the new variety
The morning times., 1895-09-15

There are people whose tongues run so
fast that they make their heads dizzy.
The morning times., 1895-09-15

An important meeting of Tailors' As
sembly 2370, X. of l., was held last
evening at Plasterers' Hall, corner -Four
and-a half street aud Pennsylvania ave
nue. northwest.
The delegates TO the Federal ion OF
Labor and DISTRICT Assembly 66 reported
that at their request those bodies had
placed the firm Of Eiseman Bros. on the
unfair list. The action OF the central
bodies in placing Nick Auth, butcher, and
Aliens and Kernan's theaters on the un-
fair list was indorsed.
Two new members were initiated and
one application for membership was re-
ceived.
The morning times., 1895-09-15

Cigar Makers Union, No. no, held its
regular session last evening at 1877 Seventh
street northwest
Agitator John Willis reported that dur
ing the past week he had visited the
Butchers, Carriage and Wagon Makers
Paperhangers. Bricklayers, Eccentric En-
gineers, and Cement Workers assemblies
and distributed the unions fair list cards,
and that the bodies mentioned had prom
ised to do all in their power to aid the
Cigar Makers Union in having blue label
cigars handled exclusively Mr.. Willis
asked that he be given three assistants
to prosecute his work of agitation.
The committee on Labor Day excursions
reported that none but union made cigars
were sold at Buena Vista on that day and
that in all other respects the excursion W as
a great success
The benefit committee reported that there
were only three members now drawing on
the out-of-work benefit fund.
The meeting voted a fine of So on any
member not reporting an opportunity for
employment to the secretary OF the Union.
At the next meeting the Union Will make
its nominations for national officers.
One new member was initiated.
The morning times., 1895-09-15

The regular meeting of the 1nterna-
tionai Prin ting Pressmen's Union was
held last evening at Costello's Hall, corner
Sixth and G streets.
The only matter of public Importance
considered was the indorsing Of the ac-
ton of the Federation of Labor and Dis
trct Assembly 66 in placing Auth, the
butcher, and Aliens and Kernan's theaters
on the unfair list.
The morning times., 1895-09-15

Do you want bosrders? Tim
'"Ads" bring them
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-11

OF evil. He can reach many hearts
through their love for amusement and a
conscientious author would be anxious to
embrace every opportunity to make two
blades, of grass grow where one grew
before Not so with Wilde He valued
neither good morals nor money, regularly
spent his large income in riotous living,
neglected his wife, and, as we now learn
from the court proceedings in the above
case, sought the society of depravcd
wretches and committed offenscs against
the law for which he must answer in the
criminals dock.
So this is the cynic who has been railing
at virtue! Well the world knows now
what the discriminating part of it before
suspected. No man can write the stuff
Wilde has produced without being very
much the kind of man this collapsed
moralst has proven himself to be. No
wonder the reaction in the public mind is
complete and irrevocable. Already his
plays have been withdrawn in London on
account Of failing patronage and the pub
lie by taking this stand has done an emf
nently creditable thing and given immense
satisfaction to decent people everywhere.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-11
Pleasant Scenes in Germany.

Those are pleasant scenes in Germany
pie are uniting with practical unanimity
in honoring Bismarck by celebrating his
eightieth birthday anniversary. When
the old chancellor retired from office he
resented the treatment he received n'the
shape of summary dismissal at the
hands Of tho impetuous and hot headed
young emperor. The unifler of Germany
thought he deserved more apprecative
treatment from the principal beneficiary
of the Bismarckian policy and the world
was very largely of the same opinion.
This forced retirement was followed by u
long period of estrangement between the
ex-chancellor and the emperor, during
which the former went to great lengths
in criticising the policy of the administra-
ton. Their relations became very much
strained, the fact being widely published
at one time that the emperor proposed to
effectually shut Bismarck's mouth. But
the latter talked on, was elected to the
Reichstag as an opposition member, ad-
dressed delegations with a freedom that
caused great irritation at the palace and
finally came to be looked upon as a chronic
fault-flnder for personal reasons.
But events, one of them the death of
Princess Bismarck, gave the emperor an
opportunity to express "A generous appre-
citation of the old chancellor. The nation
applauded as it has done at each friendly
overture on the part of the emperor since.
1t was early seen that all Bismarck
wanted was a full, heaping measure of
popular applause based on just estimate
of his services. AS soon as 1t was discov-
cred that his retirement, owing to broken
health, was to be permanent, the affec-
tions of the people for their old hero grad
ually developed into flood tide that over
leaped all past marks of intensity.
We doubt If any nation ever saw such
popular manifestations of loyalty to one
man. In this country we had Grant and
Sherman and Sheridan, the three war
heroes, and Lincoln, the martyr, but
none Of them when alive, stood as high in
popular esteem as Bismarck stands in
Germany today, although the posthumous
reputation of Lincoln, Grant Sherman
and Sheridan has largely increased their
fame. In England the only man who possib,
ly occupies as high place in the affections
of the people is Gladstone. Although seven
years the senior of Bismarck, Gladstone
is being discussed as the next British
premier. But Bismarck's retirement Is
complete and final and it is the realization
of this painful truth that has caused dur.
ing the past two or three weeks such q
wonderful manifestation of the peoples
love for him. We will never hear of him
again MS a critic. He win now die con
tent in the belief that he has his just
| deserts
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-11

The Kansas City journal by elaborate
reports shows that the farms of Kansas are
gradually being freed from mortgage in
dobtedncss Seven years ago, for in
stance 40 per cent of the land in Ander-
son county, Kansas, was mortgagcd at
an average of $3.50 per acre of the land
actually mortgaged, and at an average
of 49, 80 per acre for the entire county.
Now but 81 per cent of this'same land is
mortgaged and the amount borrowed per
acre is reduced from IS. so to $6.56 With
such an encouraging exhibit for these
hard times the state can hope to release
iself from the burden it assumed in the
speculative period and make a new start
based on sound values. That boom that
started in Wichita not only carried Kan
sas but, in u measure, the whole country
Off its feet. 1t has been long time work
ing out its results.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-11
the Nebraska senate Free Eight.

A free fight occurred in the Nebraska
senate last week which was even more
disgraceful, If anything than the knock
out that was given the governors private
secretary by the Indinana legislature.
The row in the Nebraska case was pre-
cipitated by a senator refusing to take
his seat when ordered to do so by the
speaker. Being populist he concluded
that the people were of considerably
more Importance than the authority of
the senate and he resisted the sergednt at
arms, who, to bring the senator to real
izing sense of his offense had to threw
him to the floor and pull out handful of
senatorial beard.
Di5graceful as such scene is, espec-
tally when we consider that it was law
maker who thus defed the law, we must
remember when considering the case the
frailty of human nature as manifested in
more important law-making bodies In
France 1t is common thing to read of
the assembly being in an uproar while
the speaker vainly pounds for silence
among the highly excited, and vitupera-
tive members. In the English parliament
last year the epithet Judas" applied to
Joseph Chamberlain, the son-in-law OF
Mr. Cleveland's first secretary of war,
precipitated personal row that required
the vigorous exercise of physical force to
quell--probably the most disgraceful per.
sonal encounter in the history of the
British parliament When we come tC
our own national legislature the scenes OF
violence have not been as infrequent AZ
the lovers of decency would desire, by
any means. From the time when Preston
Brooks struck down Charles Summer
with cane, to go no further back, down
to the recent exhibition which gallant
Kentucky colonel by the name of Breck'
enridge made of himself, these blots have
been daubed on our national escutcheor
with pretty free hands.
So our Nebraska populist gets Tho
small comfort of finding himself In some
what notable company. Nevertheless In
has brought shame not only to him
self but to his party an(
his state--indeed 10 the cause of civil
ization everywhere II is probably new
illustration of an old truth that IA maI
becomes as weak as babe when he lose
control Of his temper. Gle that ruletl
his spirit Is greater than he that taketh
olty."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-11
Detroit,s Potato Plan.

Detroits unique plan for helping her
poor, namely, turning over to them all
the vacant lots of the city which are
plowed at the expense of the contributors
to the fund, who also sometimes furnish
the potato seed, has attracted a great deal
Of attention. We notice movements in
several cities where attempts are being
made TO have the plan tried New York
will try 1t, so will ST. Louis, Toledo, Buff
falo, Pittsburg, Duluth and probably
Chicago.
The plan is based on the accepted mod
ern theory that the best way TO help the
poor Is TO teach them TO help themselves.
II simply takes cognizance of the fact that
there are many vacant lots in all cities,
which can easily be farmed by the poor
VINO show a disposition TO help them,
selves. These lots, after being plowed arr
divided up, applicants as frequently al
possible being given lots near their homes,
In Dertoit 94b families were provided
each with lot, the total acreage being
400 So each family had nearly one bali
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-11

Labor Commissioner Carroll d. Wright
is much encouraged by the reports he re-
ceivcs from all over the United States as
to the business conditions. He states
that from all sides he is in receipt Of in
formation that times are improving, labor
more in demand, wages higher and the
prospects for improved business very
bright. He is particularly pleased be-
cause in many instances where wages
were cut two years ago, because Of the
hard times, they have been put back
again to former rates or increased of over
the rates to which they were then reduced
He thinks the relations between en-
ploycd and employers are more agreea-
bic, and that each side is endeavoring to
treat the other with more consideration
He hears nothing of reduced wages, and
judges that the tide has turned and that
business will soon resume its wontcd ac-
tiyity.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-11

The figures on boiler explosions in this
country for the past fourteen years have
now been made up and the resulting list
of casualties makes one think of the re-
port of some great battle. During the
above period there has been 1855 boiler
explosions in this country, which have
killed 1854 persons and wounded 8, 1856.
Grants loss for the two days of the great
battle of Shiloh was but |, 700 with about
the same number on the confederate side.
With such a fearful record of deaths, very
largely preventable, it is nothing to Won
der mt that the National Association of
Boiler Makers should act energetically to
secure rigid laws In all the states for the
careful inspection of steam boilers The
necessity for this action will be under
stood when 1t Is known that such a great
state as Pennsylvania has no system OF
boiler inspection provided for in her
statutes.
The most prolific cause of boiler explos,
ions has been dissected out just as IL
known that matches and defective flues
cause very large percentage of fires.
This one cause, which probably has
seventy five per cent of the above deaths
charged off against it, is gas pressure
caused by cold water being admitted TO q
superheated boiler-in other words low
water. This was the cause assigned @
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-11
Does Fire Insurance Cost TOO Muchi

The whole business of fire insurance
is conducted today by insurance brokers
and agents. What is their intorestY 1t
will be said that II they are honest and
faithful, as 1t is admitted they are, they
will serve the best interests of the COM
panies which they represent. They will
not take too many risks in one place or
too near together They will not unless
they get extraordinary rates take risks
which they deem to be extra hazardous,
and they will see that the money col
lected for premiums reaches it's proper
destination. They will also see that
losses are justly and honestly adjusted.
All of this may be admitted, but what
business is 1t of the insurance man to
look after the profits of the company
which he represents; what business is 1t
of his whether the public pays twice MS
much for fires as the actual fire damageY
II rates are high, the company which the
insurance man represents, gets more
money, and he gets larger income be-
cause his compensation is calculated as a
percentage on premiums. AS to the
public he does his duty when he charges
the regular rates and no more the said
rates having been fixed by himself and
his colleagues on his local board of under
writer's. Today we find that the amount
of premiums paid into insurance com
panies is double the amount paid out by
them for fire loss.
Geroge V. Crocker, in the North Amer
lean Review, says that IN Massachusetts,
alone in twenty years, the people have
paid to the companies $14S, 600, 900 for
protection against loss by fire, while only
$77, 900, 900 has been paid back again to
the people in payment of fire losses. In
other words the drain on the community
on account of fire has been twice as great
rs the fire loss. That is to say, the ag-
regate loss to the community has been
twice as great as If no insurance company
existed. This means that the cost of dis
tributing the fire loss has been as great
as the loss itself. In other words, the
cost of taking care of and distributing
the ins rance fund which is paid in by
the public, bears nearly as great a ratio to
the total of the fund as the running ex-
penses of railroad bears to its gross re-
cCiDts