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The record-union., 1895-10-17
'HE CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD

has agricultural, grazing and timber
lands. which will be sold for twenty
per cent of the purchase price paid in
cash, with six per cent interest for
five years, payable annually in adj
The record-union., 1895-10-17
MONDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1895,

For furnishing the following supplies to the
mencing November l, 1895. and ending
April 80, 1896, said supplies consisting of the
following schedule and to be delivered as Or
dered:
The record-union., 1895-10-17
REAL ESTATE, ETC.
EDWIN K. ALSIP & Co.,
Real Estate Dealers and
Insurance Agents.

FOR RENT-119 acres of river land, 4olo
side 1925 per year; house and barn. To
good tenant will leave farming tools and
two hOraaS
The record-union., 1895-10-17
SUGAR PINE FoRESTED LANDS IN
OREGON AND CALIFORNIA,

IN large or small quantities, will be
sold for interest only for five years,
the purchaser agreeing TO protect
the lands from all depredatio The
foreSted lands of the Central Pacific
Railroad Company and the Oregon
81 California Railroad Company enl-
brace the best and most accessible
timber land to be found on the Pacific
Coast. They offer special induce.
ments for speculative inves tment.
The record-union., 1895-10-17

consisting of town property in 135
townsites. and all classes of fruit,
agricultural and grazing land, Will
be sold on reasonable termS,-lonS
time and low rate OF interest.
The Washington times., 1895-06-05
UNDER PERSONAL BONDS.
Car Fender Gases Against Stree
RniIrno d. Dnsf ur,rtla,I for a " eek

Car Fender Cases Against Street
Railroads Postponed for a eek.
The cases against the Washington and
Georgetow Georgetown and Tenally
town, and the Columbia street railway COM
panies for violating the regulations of the
Commissioners in failing to place Tenders
and wheel guards on their cars came up in
the police court yesterday, and were con-
tinued until June IL, the companies coun-
sci wishing, they said. TO subpoena addi-
tional witnesses The railway corpora
tions were represented in court by Presi-
dent Dunlop, of the Washington and George
town Company; President K. f Barker, of
the Columbia road; Secretary H. T. Purdy,
of the Tenallytown and Georgetown Rail
way.
When the continuance was noted Judge
KimbaH said he would take 1.-THE gentle
mems" personal bonds TO appear at court
on the day set. The representatives were
then ranged before the clerks desk and
were read the long printed form binding
them in 500 to appear before court. The
defendants passed out, and after few mo-
ments' conversation together on the front
portico departed
Assistant District Attorney Pugh stated
to reporter that the companies counsel,
when the trial comes up, will attack the
law Several lawyers consider the regu-
lation defective, as it says in the penalty
clause that ANY railway company failing
to comply with the said regulation" shall
be fined. Now, company, the attorneys
claim, is composed OF several persons, all
Of whom cannot he fined, because they are
not responsible for the orders OF one or two
individuals, who cannot be fined, either,
as the company violates the law.
The Washington times., 1895-06-05
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.
Supposed Negro Thief Captured After
Chase in the Hot Sun.

The cries of Catch thief and Police
and the sound OF skurrying feet about 4:30
O'Clock last evening aroused the whole police
headquarters Several policemen in the
building, headed by Detective Lacy, rushed
out on Louisiana avenue as large colored
man, pursued by about hundred men and
boys, dashed past.
The headquarters officers Joined in the
chase and went over park fences around
the city hall and down d street after the
fleeing negro. In the meantime several
police whistles, blown by men in the chase.
mingled with their shouts, and in a few
minutes policemen appeared onD and Fourth
streets and Indiana avenue. The pursued
started down Four-and a-half street, and a
gentleman attempted to stop the man, but
was upset for his pains.
AT last he was captured. Exhausted by
the long run in the hot rays of the sun the
fugitive stopped on ID street The next
innstant he was seized by two special Of
ficers and the crowd gathered around him,
penpiring and breathless. Gripped by nip
pers, he was marched toward headquarters,
followed by about thousand spectators.
Into the detective room the prisoner was
taken and once planted safely in a chair
between two sleuths, he was asked by Mr..
Lacy:
What S your name?::"
Archie Johnson
What were you running fOr?"
cause er man said 1 tooked his ice pick,
when | didn't"
Then the question arose who was the
complainant, but no one knew, and after a
bit OF advice from two or three perspiring
detectives, Archie walked forth once more
into sunshine and liberty.
The Washington times., 1895-06-05
Naval Orders.

Chief Engineer W S. Moore from the
naval examining board at Philadelphia
to the Dolphin, relieving Chief Engineer G..
w Baird, who is granted three mouths
leave.
Ensign D. W. Buswick, from Cramps
shipyard aud granted two months leave.
Lieutenant f II. Lefavor to Mare Island.
Chief Engineer John Law to temporary
duty in the removal OF the monitors to
League Island.
Lieutenant John F Luby to the Essex.
Lieutenant j. L. Russell from the Essex
to the Atlanta
Lieutenant John Hood from the Atlanta TO
examination for promotion, and given
three months leave.
Capt George c. Reamey, three months
leave to go abroad
Lieutenant j. H Gibbuns to the Raleigh
Lieutenant H. G. Dressed from the At
lanta Ia the Naval A cademy
Ensign Like McNamee from the Raleigh
to the Essex.
Ensign n P. Coleman, Essex to the
Raleigh
Lieutenant Hamilton Hutchins from the
Cincinnati To torpedo station
Passed Assistant Engineer E. II. Scrib-
uer to the Atlanta.
Passed Assistant Engineer W NJ Parks
from the Atlanta, and given three months
leave.
Lieutenant Charles F. Norton TO the
Richmond
The Washington times., 1895-06-05
BUSINESS CAREERS OPENING.
Thirty-seven Students at Woods Com
mercial College Ia ke Diplomas. .

Thirty-seven Students at Woods Com
mercialCollege Take Diplomas.
Thirty-seven full-fledged business young
men and women graduated at the tenth an
nual commencement of Woods Commercial
College last evening in the Academy of
Music. The exercises were opened with
prayer by Rev. E. HeZ SVEN, after which
the salutatorian, Miss Opha Jacob, en-
tertained the audience with a carefully
prepared paper.
The diplomas were presented by Pres
ident Courtwood Foster. In the course of
his address to the graduates, Hon. John
W. Douglas, the eX-Commissioner of the
District OF Columbia, advised the members
of the class not to shrink from labor, but
to plunge boldly into the busy tide of COM
mercial life, and promised them that their
ships would then come home laden with
treasures and rewards The valedictory
was delivered by Mr.. Herbert E. Tread
well.
The prize for the best set of books was
awarded to Mr.. Harry Murray, of Mis-
souri, for penmanship, Miss Edna II. Mar
ceron; for typewriting, Miss Clara Eliza
beth Merriam; for spelling, Miss Bessie
NJ. Moore; for arithmetic, Mr.. Wilson Lee
Thomas; for grammar, Mr.. Rudolph Jose;
diploma of honor for not missing single
Miss NJ. Bertha Blumer diploma for at
tanning the highest general average, Miss
Bessie NJ. Moore, and for good penman-
ship. Miss Alice R. Yingling. The grad
yates of the commercial department were:
Miss Ella Wilson Amery, Miss Matilda F.
Bergin, Mr.. Walter d. Beller, MissM Martha
Blumer Miss Ida A. Bache Mr. Virgil T.
Rrinkley, Miss Flora Maud Clark, Mr.. Alfred
E. Clark, Miss Mary Ethel Guthridge,
Miss Annie L. Hayward, Miss Minnie Hepner,
Mr. j. Frank johnson, Mr. Rudolph Jose,
Mr.. Hadley d. Libbey, Miss Edna H.
Marceron, Miss Bessie NJ. Moore, Mr. Edgar
B. Merritt, Mr. Harry Murray, Mr. John
Menklejohn, Mr.. Charles J. Peltz, Mr.
Philip J. Schwartz. Mr. Herbert f. Tread
well, Mr.. Wilson Lee Thomas, Mr. William
r. Van Norman, Miss Bertha Wise, Mr. c. b.
whitney, Miss Alice Reister Yingling, and
Mary Airline Zurhorst; the graduates in the
shorthand and typewriting department
were Miss NJ. Bertha Biumer, Miss Ida
Amelia Bache, Miss Opha NJ Jacob,
Miss Clara Elizabeth Merriam, Miss Bessie
NJ Moore, Miss Cora Elizabeth Sauter,
Mr. John Francis Wright, Miss Kate B.
Webb and Mr.. Goodloe Earle Yancy
The Washington times., 1895-06-05
1T WILL RE MIR. oLNEY.

1t seems la be well understood that Mr..
olney is tu be selected TO succeed the late
Mr. Gresham as Secretary of State. After
more than two years Of tussle with the
antitrust law, he will leave that bracky
little document to some less capable law
yer to enforce, aud try his hand on diplo-
matte complications With the excep-
tiun of his legal conquest in the Debs case
Attorney General oIney Will take his seat
nearer the head of the Cabinet table
without having accomplished much to
recommend his promotion.
BE framed an arbitration law that failed
to be acceptable, and defended several
important cases before the Supreme Court,
All uf which We're defeated He entered
office with President Clevelaud's de-
nUnciation against communism OF peIf''
ringing in his ears, and he Will retire
with a back-track down-hill record, on
which Ia begin career as Secretary OF
State Meantime hundreds of trusts
are lying awake nights considering the
probabilities of their fate with a more
aggressive and conscientious Attorney
General as his successor.
The Washington times., 1895-06-05
WARM WEATHER AND CROPS.
Cotton Doing Well Corn and Whear
Need Rain; Tobacco All Right

Cotton Doing Well; Corn and Whear
Need Rain; Tobacco All Right.
The Weather Bureau in its report of
weather crop conditions for the week ended
June 3, says:
The warm weather of the past week has
been favorable for cotton, which is re-
ported as doing well in Tennessee and Ok
lahoma and as improved in Arkansas and
North Carolina, though still backward in the
last named state; in Louisiana the stand
has been affected by the cool weather of
the preceding week, but it has commenced
to grow again; i'll Texas the early part of
the week was unfayorable, but the warm
weather of the latter part was favorable
for cultivation, which was badly needed
The warm weather has also been benefi-
cial to corn, the replanting of which over
the greater portion of the corn belt is about
completed aud it is coming up and doing
we'll Reports from Southern States indi-
cate that corn in that section is in excellent
condition.
In Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and southern
Illinois corn would be greatly benefited by
rain. In Nebraska the crop has grown we'll
during the week and is in excellent condi-
ton.
The winter wheat is in less promising con-
dition in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Mis-
souri,, and rust is appearing in Illinois; it is
nearly ready to harvest in Kansas, and is
heading in Pennsylvania and Maryland.
Arkansas and Kentucky report improved
condition; and prospects in Oregon are ex-
cellent
Tobacco is growing nicely in the Carolinas
and planting is progressing fayorably in
Kentucky, Virginia and Maryland. In Ohio
plants set out are dying from drought
The Washington times., 1895-06-05
ABoUT .pTBE TIMES. "

An newspapers try to win the admiration
OF the public. 1t is their stock in trade.
the source of their income. Some do il byan
effort to point out reforms, to uplift man.
kind, TO make the world better. Others
Seek popularity through questionable meth
DDS and endeavor to catch the public eye
by attacking those who prosper Another
class prefers to merit plaudits by simply
publishing the news without striving to
enliveni its monotony with the eyerchanging
methods OF progress and reform.
OF these types of newspapers the first
must be the favorite, because it belongs to
the masses. Without descending to sensa-
tionalism and in addition TO its regular
news, it tprblishesfactsas as they appearforthe
purpose Of exposing and Furnishing offenders.
II brings into closer relationship friends of
law and order, and completes the bond of
fellowship among those whose sympathy is
with the needy. Tt is the medium that
serves the largest number and in
doing so becomes at once the greatest bene-
factor and co-worker with those whose duty
il is to heal the wounds of the morally and
socially afflicted.
Without thought of presumption The
Times places itself in this class Of worthy
newspapers. During the last four months
il has brought terror TO the lawless across
the river, and before the summer is over
VIII put an end TO gambler rule in Alex
andria county. 1t has shown the public the
necessity for relief from monopoly prices,
and when Congress meets viii secure for
Washington cheaper gas and electric
lighting. II has on every occasion come to
The Washington times., 1895-06-05
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Dr. Parkhurst's success in 1naugurating
an era Of reform in New York city embold-
ems him to try TO angelize the State, and
he announces that on his return from
Europe he viii establish system OF good
government clubs and through them con-
troll elections TO the legislature His
war is TO be against practices politicians,
against partisan party workers, against
men who sacrifice everything to secure
an election. who know no principle in pol
itics except party gain, and who have 10
ambition other than TO achieve partisan
success. 1t is TO be a war that augurs
Illuminating defeat
The invasion and conquest of Tammany
and downfall and rout of the boodler gang
viii prove an easy task compared to the
unseating Of political prejudice and the
conversion of partisan voters The time
wasripe forreform in New Yorkcity. Years
OF official corruption and ring politics had
worn out the patience of honest people and
they We're ready for revolt The Lexow
investigation and Doctor Parkhurst's ac-
lNlls III securing evidence uncovered rot
tenness that was known to exist and opened
the way for a general cleaning up OF NUM-
cipal affairs by the election of reform.
officials
But when it comes to reforming state
politics Doctor Parkhurst viii find
himself in a quite different campaign.
Public abuses that conHe directly under
the observation arouse adverse criticism
and create popular sentiment against
them. Evils not present and but little
known seldom attract sufficient attention
10 awaken public interest and therefore are
difficult to eradicate. And that is pre-
cisely the condition which will prevent
Doctor Parkhurst's state reform efforts.
The excellent advice he will give and the
stirring speeches he viii make may attract
considerable attention, but when the
campaign band begins to play and the
political war horses begin to prance all his
fine phrases and well-timed declarations
viii be forgotten in the desire TO get in line
and support party candidates.
The Washington times., 1895-06-05
TAKE THE TIMES WITH YOU.

Summer Outings VIII Not Be En-
joyed Unless 1t Goes Along.
The summer tide OF pleasure and
health seekers has set In toward
mountains, springs and seashore-
No plans for the seasons outing viii
be complete unless The Times is in
cIuded among the necessaries.
Men and women may go from town
10 leave care behind, but those who
would keep their finger on the pub
lie pulse, or be abreastNOf the worlds
happenings, or, indeed, who need a
golden link between themselves and
the whirIigig of time-these must
have The Times sent daily TO their
sylvan or seaside retreat.
The Washington times., 1895-06-05

Among the numerous letters received from
public school teachers, warmly endorsing
and encouraging the special souvenir edi-
tion of The Times, which will be published
next week in the interests of the schools, is
the following
Your idea OF cevoting an issue of your
paper TO the cause OF education. and opening
your columns to the views Of public school
/ teachers is an excellent one.
Society tycannotbetoothc thcroughlyin.e crested
in that bulwark of ofAmerican civilization and
citizenship, our public school system.
The free school idea, though not peculiar
TO America, has from the very nature ofour
institutions, reached its fullest and most
. satisfactory development here. An now
agree asto Itsexpediency, and State and Ma
tional governments stand ready to provide
free means OF intelligent citizenship TO
future citizens. But as to the kind and length
and scope OF this education there is
much honest difference of opinion.
whether the education shall be compul
sorry or non-compulsory the most sanitary
andconvenentbuildings ,theTate oftaxation,
and the appropriation per capita, are all
mooted questions.
''All of these are subjects on which every
mother and father should be Brought to
think earnestly and deeply.
Your efforts TO call out the views and
methods of so many different teachers,
will, no doubt, stimulate anew the members
of the profession, and give them iced for
future thought.
by all means let US have the educational
number.
Sincerely yours.
IDA A. GIBBS,
Teacher OF English, High School, Seventh
The Washington times., 1895-06-05
Times Gums I'm Demand

Editor Times: 1 am visitor to your
beautiful city, and have been told of the
great work that has been, and is being
done by your noble paper. 1 think The
Times would receive the everlasting praise
of not only your own people, but of visitors
generally, if il would turn its guns upon
that must horrible and dis:yracefuI nuisance
which is iu operation on the banks OF the
Potomac between Washington and Alex
andria 1t is a shame that a trip to our
furefathers time should be marred by the
sickening stencil which arises from this
foul place. I am amazed that such a
thing should be permitted TO exist under
the natiuus nose.
JOHN B. FEATHERSToNE.
The Washington times., 1895-06-05
DICKEY JoHNsoNN's NEGLECT.
THIS MUCH AND NO MORE.

Final Statement of Spain in the Alli
anca Affair.
The following official statement con-
cerning Spain's answer was made at
the State Department yesterday:
I'm the Allianca affair, Spain in its
reply disavows the act of firing upon the
Allianca, expresses regret at the oe-
currence itself, and assures this Gov
ernment that measures have been taken
to prevent 8. repetition of the same.v
The Washington times., 1895-06-05
SPANS CORDIAL APOLOGY.
She Disavows the Firing on the Amer
lean Ship Alliance.

The State Department yesterday re-
ceived from United States Minister Taylor
at Madrid the complete and final answer
OF Spain to the demand of Secretary Gres-
ham for a disavowal of the firing on the
United States merchant ship Allianca.
The. document has been awaited for
some time with interest, and it was un-
doubtedly one of the main subjects which
Acting Secretary of State Uhl brought to
the attention of the Cabinet at the meet
ing yesterday.
The answer is most cordial in tone and
is expressive of the fullest disavowaI of
the course of the commander of the Span
ish gunboat which fired on the Allianca.
1t is said to be entirely satisfactory to
this Government, as it fully meets in
letter and spirit the demands made.
The Washington times., 1895-06-05
Meeting of statisttcians.

The National Statistical Association met
at the Columbian University last evening
and listened to very interesting paper by
Mr.. Henry Farquar, assistant statician OF
the Department of Agriculture, on the
adyisability yofestablishing of an International
gold coin for use between the various
nations. A general discussion followed, |,
which was participated in by Hon. Henry
A. Robinson, Mr.. T. p Peters, Mr. Frederick
G. Waite. Mr.. Middleton Smith, Prof. L. d.
Lodge and others.
A motion was made to have the paper
printed
The Washington times., 1895-06-05

The Commissioners and Health Officer
Woodward are showing commendable ac-
tivity in enforcing regulations for clean
ing the streets and alleys and providing
against contagion during the hot weather
period. The closer the public watches the
conduct of our city government the better
convinced it will be that no effort is
spared to enforce the laws. Generally
speaking, but few cities are better governed
than Washington.
The Washington times., 1895-06-05

Warning is published in another column
to owners of property in Alexandria
county, who allow it to be used for
gambling purposes. 1t should be re-
membered that the Board of Trade COM
mittee is on the alert for evidence to
prosecute offenders, and if gamblers
are arrested for violation of the law the
offense will include the owners of premises
in which the gambling was done.
The Washington times., 1895-06-05
Marine Charged with Per turv

John s. kaurack, marine, was ar
rested yesterday morniug by Detectives
Weeden and Horn, on a warrant sworn out
by Special Pension Examiner Alvah H.
Thompson, charging him with perjury.
The warrant charges that Kanrack swore
falsely in stating that he was not in govern
ment service from the 4th of December,
1894, to the 4th OF March, 1895 He
was locked lip at the First precinct, and
win be given a hearing in the police.
court to-day.
The Washington times., 1895-06-05
Five Unhappy Married Couples.

Five suits for divorce were filed yester-
day, and the papers in all were with
held from publication. They were:
George W. against Maria Cartwright,
Charles Bendbeim, attorney; Minnie Anna
Scotte against Robert E. L. Scotte, and
Henry j. against Ida Mullen, Campbell
Carington, attorney; Emma V against
w. T. Schlosser, c. G. Tucker, attorney;
and Isabel against Theodore NJ Rudd,
Joseph Shillington. attorney
The Washington times., 1895-06-05

Subscribers to "Tls Times VIII confer
a favor by promptly reporting any dis
courtesy OF collectors, or neglect Of duty
the p.rt OF the carriers. Complaints
either by mail or in person VIII receive
prompt attention. Papers should be de-
livered 10 all parts OF the city by 6s3o
o'clock each morning. including Sunday.
The Washington times., 1895-06-05

Owing to the rush OF cablegrams announc-
ing Spanish victories in Cuba, the reply of
Spain concerning the Allianca affair was
delayeduntil yesterday. Itis now here, how
ever. and is safely housed in the State De-
partmeut.
The Washington times., 1895-06-05
Delightful Summer Homes and Re-
sorts on, or Reached via the South

The passenger department of the Southern
Railway has just issued a large folder es-
pecially for the information of those who
are seeking desirable homes and resorts
for the present season. 1t is gotten up in
the best style of the printers art, and
contains a complete description of the
most desirable locations for summering,
and is copiously and beautifully illustrated
with scenery, hotels, and homes along its
main line and branches.
1t not only fully describes the scenery
along the entire Southern Rail way system,
but gives the names, locations, and terms
of good boarding houses, hotels, and conn
try homes, from So per week to So por day.
Copies can be had upon application to
ticket agents, 511 and 1900 Pennsylvania
avenue, or by sending a two-cent stamp to
L. S. Brown, General Agent Passenger De-
partment Washington. d. G..
The Washington times., 1895-06-05

"The Washington Times" Is IA unen-
ber OF the Rochdale Cooperative So.
ciety.
The Washington times., 1895-06-05
Thank You, Mr.. Cushing.

From The Washington Capital.
There is, in the almost inevitable result
Of the policy of this paper The Times) in the
seeming uuayoidableness of its becoming
the most read of the Washington papers.
The Washington times., 1895-06-05
Self-incriminatinn.

Pertleigh-Is New Alexandra on the map:
ertleigh-Certainly not. Any fool could
tell you that.
Pertleigh-Thanks. knew you could.
The Washington times., 1895-06-05

A day without news from Cuba would lead
TO the suspicion that the frequent announce
ments of Martfs death has worn the cable
somuch in neplace as to cause a break.
The Washington times., 1895-06-05
His Watch Is Gone. .

John Meredith an insurance agent,
reported to police headquarters last night
that while playing pool in the National
pool room, some one stole silver watch
from his vest pocket. The watch was
worth about six dollars.
The Washington times., 1895-06-05
His Cool Job.

First street car passenger-Don't you find
il difficult to sleep. these hot nights?
Second ditto-Naw- I'm . aight watch
man in an ice house.
The Washington times., 1895-06-05

1t is claimed that Mr.. Allison has re-
modelled his boom so as to spring it on
the public this year in the guise of a
novelty.