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The morning times., 1895-09-02
SEDAN DAY In WASHINGTON
It's Twenty-6fth Anniversary to Be
Celebrated by Survivors.
They VIII BE Assisted by Hundreds of
German-Ameri German Cen
tral Unionand SingingS0cicties.

The twenty fifth anniversary OF the
battle OF Sedan win be celebrated Tonight
at Bricklaycrs' Hall, corner OF Seventh
and l. streets northwest, Icy the few sur
viving German veterans OF the last great
battle in the Franco-Gernan war, Who
now reside in Washington.
Though the veterans Themselves are few
in number their friends are legion and 1t is
expected that over 500 COMMUNICATIONS
will unite III celebrating the birthday OF the
victory.
The programme, though not elaborate,
VIII bc interesting. Mr.. W. j. ElcTlch VIII
deliver an address on THE day we cCle-
brate." Dr. Christian Strack VIII speak
on The contrast between the influence eX-
erted by the German Empire OF to-day and
before the Franz O-6 erman war
German Women III War and Peace, VIII
be the subject OF an address by Rev. DT. r.
Drewitz. pastor OF Concordia ChuTeh. Two
original poems VIII be recited by Mi. Frank
ClaHdyand Atr. Joseph COllgnon IT speCtlYcly.
The foregoing VIII form. however, only
the literary portion OF the programme;
Necker's orchestra Will furnish Instrumental
selections. Two choruses will IL sung by
the Saengerbund and one by the -tlon
Singing Societies. An informal reception
with refreshments will follow
When the celebration WaS DrSt CGntcm-
plated, it was feared it might appear an
effrOnU to the French. This was f0rthest
from the intention OF the projectors. The
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the Survivors on the German side who are
now far away from the scenes OF their
victories. About score OF these veterans
have been found VINO have indicated their
intention OF being present tonight.
The 'DeutSchcr Centralyerein,' an orEdni
cation composed OF delegates from all OF
the leading German socities or this city
has heartily CO-operatel With the pro-
moterS OF the plan from the beginning.
To the members OF this organization
of which MIR. RudOif Saucr is president.
the success that is promised for tonishl's
meeting WIZ be largely due. Mr. Saucr
VIII preside at the meeting and viii nitro
duce each participant on the pro ulratamc.
No pains viii be spared in the decoration
of The han that is all but too small for
The auspiCiOus event Decorators VIII this
morning begin hanging the RED. white and
blue. and the red, white and black, Of
the two governments held in equal vcp
Grafton and respect by the people who
viii assemble beneath the cOlurs tonight,
and the meeting VIII be sure 10 prove one
Of the most memorable in the lives Of
those attending.
The morning times., 1895-09-02
CAPT. SINNERS CASE

The most interesting court-martial which
has been held for long years will meet on
Wednesday 10 investigate the alleged in
efficiency or negligence of Capt Sumner,
Of The United States cruiser Columbia The
case viii be one OF remarkable and national
Importance, on account or the astonish-
ing time made by the Columbia on her
homeward trip, outstripping by far tho
record OF any other vessel of her kind in
average daily speed, a feat which still
causes discussion throughout the whole
world.
Capt. Sumner will have popular sym
pathy with him because OF this brilliant
performance, but popular sympathy cuts
no figure with a court-martiaI The
eminent officers who win compose the
court viii do their work with stern
imPar,iality, and the public be given the
exact truth in regard TO that remarkable
blunder in dry docking the Columbia which
might have ruined the vessel
The new cruiser certainly begins her
history with a sensational chapter. I'm
Inincnt ruin, serious injury, 4 phenome-
nal run across the ocean, her chief
officer before a court martial, all within
a few months, are an omiuous mixture OF
good and bad luck which VIII cause many
conflicting prophecies among the super
stitluus.
The morning times., 1895-09-02
QUESTION OF PATRONAGE.

The movement TO take the immense body
OF fourth-class postmasters under the pro-
tecting wing of the civil service law is in
every way conlmendable and would be or
immense benefit to the service, but ii VIII
meet with lively opposition from two ele-
ments The Congress snan who wants all
the patronage ne can get, in his own in
tercsts, and the iTnumerable candidates
for the honorable office of postmaster all
over the country, who auxiously wait for
the fellows who are in to get out, VIII be
up in arms against the proposed invasion
OF thc!r rights
COngrcssmcn constantly make virtuous
pro'cstaiions that they would be glad if
they were wholly deprived Of the power TO
dispense patronage, but they seize upon it
wilh greedy clutch an the same, and VIII
move chcavcnand eartato keep " hat remains
90 them The postmaster is their strongest
weapon Of offensc and defense and is as IN
porant TO bim as a tail If to a dog-taat
Rppcndare which isfou ouseful in assisting The
waE.,iEG OF lie dogs body
These obstructive elements, however.
have no power 10 prevent the President
from placing he army Of pustmaFters under
the civil service Shield, and il would be in
hne with his acts in other departments OF
the government service il ne Fhould take
the step. TIE bencficiaries would be Dem
ocrats, almost without exception; they could
be removed only for inefficicncy or miscon-
duct, and subsequent vacancies would as
likely be filled by persons from one party as
from another. President Cleveland should
crown his performance in the field of civil
service reform by Eweeping out of politics
The country postmaster, and the city one,
tOO, for that matter. But If Mr. Cleveland
be- 4 candidate for third term be wiIlprob-
The morning times., 1895-09-02
MOVE ON THE POLES"
Action Urged ina sermon by Rev. DI
Oliver A. Brown.

Action Urged In sermon by Rev. DR..
Oliver A. Brown.
The first thing / noticed when / alighted
from the street ear on my return home, 8"
said Rev. Dr. Oliver a. Brown, pastor Of
Foundry NJ L. Church, yesterday morn
ing ia his initial autumn service, was that
the shade trees We're cut down on @ street.
or course, my heart was filled with sad
uess.
Il noted, too. that the trees were left
on the next block, between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets. Why, l am puzzled TO
know. The work was done, ! suppose for
a corporation. The sooner we move on the
poles The better. II a corporation can
have trees moved, we as an organization
should be able to have the poles moved.
II is in keeping with other cities where the
tendency is to place Underground such
deadly and unsiEhtly apparatus.
These first remarks uttered in the pulpit
by the popular pastor after his recupera-
tion along the seashore met with number
OF audible "Amens" throughout the con
gregation.
The pastors remarks that followed Were
teachings in a strictly informal strain, no
text D-lilg CHOSEN.
Surely we live in the best age the
world has ever seen,' he continued. II
| have not seen a drunken man in the crowds
at the shore and saw no out-of-place act.
| This is becoming tr;Ie in many places most
| prominent in the eye Of the social world
as well as places set apart for religious re-
! sorts.
when the seed OF Christianity was sown
| no one could tell what the harvest would
( be. We can, therefore, well ellunderstandnow
why men were doubtfulthen Butnow when
the seed sown has sprung into such rich
| harvcsts in all climes low there can be one
| dissonant voice is the wonder OF wonders.
"Christ is a sovereign in a threcfold
sense He is a sovereign over our minds
| he is master of the intellect Man always
sought in vain to gain this sovereignty over
/ man. But 1t has been proved that men viii
reason, think, and act in defiance of
! chains, cells, and dungeons Even the very
| Text Book Of Christ's Kingdom rules the
/ literature of the world. There is scarcely
book worth reading where Christ S
| thoughts are not found.
Christ is also master of the heart This
| is the most delicate claim ne makes Ii
| can be given TO none other.
I'm the third place, Christ is sovereign
over our wills. This fact must necessarily
follow from the two preceding.
"The time was W hen the highest devotion
was to die for God. The pages of Christian
! history are written in blood. The highest
devotion to-day is TO live, love, work, and
| do all we can for Christ. Let Us all strive
to accomplish His Will"
The morning times., 1895-09-02
SOME SEISMIC SHOCKS.

Seismic disturbances are rather un-
usual events in the Eastern portion Of the
United States, and that which shook up
Pennsylvania and New Jersey yesterday
morning was OF sufficient severity to
make ii noteworthy.
While not extending over SO large an area
as the Charleston earthquake OF 1886,
and fortunately not causing great loss Of
life and destruction Of property like that
one. its force was enough to shake large
dwellings and make people in them feel
uncomfortable for several seconds.
Nothing was perceptibIe here in Wash
ingtun, and il viii not be known until to-
day whether or not tie delicate seismic
instruments OF the Weather Bureau re-
corded any vibrations
washington is pretty solid anyway.
The morning times., 1895-09-02
MAJOR RICHARD H. SYLVESTER

MAJOR RICHARD II. SYLVESTER.
The passing away Of no man in Wash
ington newspaperdom from life could have
caused more sincere regret than the DEATH of
Maj Richard H. sylvester, of the editorial
staff Of the Post until illness compelled
him, some months ago, to relinquish the
arduous duties OF his position.
Maj Sylvester was admirably equipped
for his work. He possessed a large fund
OF varied knowledge, was q graphic pu
gent writer, brilliant paragrapher. He
had wide experience with men and things,
unusual executive ability, and capacity
for protracted and exacting work seem
ingly out OF proportion TO his slender frame.
His heart was in his work and he went at
il with enthusiasm and perseverance that
shamed many a man much younger in
years.
In personal Intercourse Maj. Sylvester
was one OF the most lovabie Of men. His
was a kindly, genial disposition, and he
was sincerely beloved not only by his
Immediate associates, but by all who
came in contact with him and learned TO
know him. He was ever ready 10 help
the younger men in the profession, and
his advice and assistance were always OF
the practical kind. All in all, he was a
manly man.
The morning times., 1895-09-02
PROTECTION FOR LETTER CAR
RIERS.


The brutal assault upon Letter Carrier
Cook, though it was made by two drunken
men ana in lunch room, and without the
slightest provocation on the part Of the
Official. emphasizes the necessity Of better
protection for the carriers than now exists
While it is true that the revised statutes
provide heavy punishment for assault upon
a letter carrier in uniform, whether he is
in the discharge of his duty or not, yet
these men have not that immediate and
effective protection for their personal
safety to which they are entitled.
This need has become even more urgent
since the institution, by Postmaster Wilett,
OF midnight collection The carriers
have TO 20 TO distant and lonely parts or
the city for this purpose, and are thus
exposed, especially on dark nights. 10
attacks from thugs and highwaymen. The
means should be afforded them TO make
effective resistance to such assaults. There
is a twofold reason for this: First, because
the letter carriers life is at stake; Second,
because the government ought to safeguard
effectively the peoples mails.
Letter carriers ought to have permission
to go armed, If not i'm daytime, certainly at
night Only in that way can they offer
successful resistance TO felonious attacks
such as was committed upon Mr.. Cook,
or to Others perpetrated with a view to
robbing the mails For their personal
safety, no less than that OF the mails, they
are required to guard, they should be
allowed, perhaps, even required, to go
armed.
In this connection it is proper to call
attention to the unpleasant fact that for
about twenty minutes after midnight the
city is virtually unprotected 10y the police
During this time the relic men are at the
different stations receiy ing orders or reach
ing their respective relief post, while at
| thelatter the me going in await the coming
OF the relieving party. The thugs and
thieves know this full Wei and Sc elk to AXE
advantage OF it by doing their unlawful
work in the outlying portions of the respec-
tive beats
Ii might be well if the police authorities
and the Commissioners We're TO look into
this matter
The morning times., 1895-09-02
LETTER CARRIER COOK HURT
Midnight Collector Of Mail Badly
Beaten by Unknown Ruffians.
Law Provides a Heavy Penalty for
Assaults Upon Carriers
in Uniform.

What appears to have been a brutal
and uupTOyOkcd assault was committed
upon Letter Carrier Cook Uy TWO Well
dressed young men in the dairy lunch
room at No. G21 Seventh street north
west, about 1915 vest erday morning.
Cook, who is employed at the ciiy post
office as 4 substitute, was in fuA uni
form at tie time, and was engaged in
the after-midnisht collection service.
In view of this fact the assault be-
comes a crime against the Revised stat
utes of the United States, for the pun
iShmeut of which Congress has provided
the severe penalty of a fine OF not less
than $1O0 nor more than 81 ,OOO, or by
Imprisonment for not less than cne year
in the pcuitentiary nor more than three.
This punishment was made severe by
Congress III order tp protect the mails from
depTedatOTS who might seek IL quarrel and
fight with letter carriers III order to carry
out q plan of robbery
The law has no proyISnS, and even should
the carrier be the aggreSSOr, redress must
be sought from the proper authorities and
not by a resort t. violence. The trainers
OF the statute made the gray letter carriers
uniform taliSman, as 1t were, to protect the
public mails in his possession.
The circumstances OF the assault upon
Carrier Cook were related 60 The Times by
him and other eve Witnesses He said he
had entered the lunch room tn get cup OF
coffee ana was sitting at table when
two wel-dresSed young men came in. One
OF these, DOuk says, TuSHtu upon Dll, ana
before the carrier could rise, dealt him q
heavy blow over the righteye.
The blow knocked Cook to the floor when
his aSSailant beat and kicked him unmer-
cifully, until lie was forced to desist by tire
lunch room clerk.
The slugger then ran c. IN Seventh street
to G., ana continued his flight through
Judiciary Square, pursued by tie carrier,
who was suffering from the injury he re-
Ceived. II was al OpPOrtune time Tor the
escape of Cooks aSSailant, as the police were
changing platoons, which requires usually
from ten to twenty minutes after midnight.
Cook was taken TO the Emergency Hos
pital where his injuries were dressed His
! right eye was terribly swollen, inflamed
and entirely closed.
Another version of the affair is that the
young men entered the dairy lGncAroOm
while Cook was standing at the counter
drinking a cup of coffee. One of the
| strangers said TO the Clerk:
''Can we get something strong-some
| liQuor-here?"
No SIR" replied the clerk, this is a
| lunchroom. not "a saloon.
You can get something strong in the
! hardware store remarked Carrier Cook
| jokingly.
| Instantly. it is said, he was knocked
| down and badly beaten.
The matter is i'll the hardF of the police
| and the aSSailant OF the letter carrier, il
| captured, may be severely punished.
The morning times., 1895-09-02
Billiards the sport of Queens.

There are many houses, both in this coun-
try and abroad, where the ladies have
asserted their rights to billiards, and a
biliiard-room to themselves In France,
where billiards are universally played
the game has become extremely popular
among women. The princesses of the
English royal family have coptribu ted
much to popularizing the same throughout
related courts in Germany Among the
crowned heads who play billiards may be
mentioned the dowager czarina who is very
skiiful at the game Queen Margherita,
of Italy, is very fond of retiring with her
court of ladies to her billiard room, be-
lieving the exercise OF the game has a
beneficial effect in retarding her tendency
tostoutness. Princess Leopold, OF Bavaria,
and daughter of the Austrian imperial
pair, is reported to be q very graceful
player, and in her Munich palace she and
her children have many interesting Journeys
in the afternoon hours. The queen regent
OF Spain was, in her girlish days, a fine
handler Of the cue
The morning times., 1895-09-02
LARoR DAY AND PROSPERITY.

LABOR DAY AND PROSPERITY.
After the day which we celebrate as the
anniversary OF our national independence
Lab5rDayIs1he important tothe Amer
ican public tits not an occasion on which
We commemorate the founding OF great
Tepublie, nor does it typiIy any great
principle -Dr national event, but as j lin .
for general Oh. ervance, Labor Day should
enlist greater efforts and more universal
recognition than any other national holiday
exlept the Fourth Of July.
The progress, success and welfare Of {
nation depend upon the prosperity of the
masses. = people cannot truly thrive
unless all are permitted TO enjoy The sue
ce-s they create. and as every individual,
high OF lowly, in sczle way contributes 10
the growth and prosperity Of country, it
Is hut just that all participate in its bene-
fit. II is also true that the mental status
OF a people has much to DO with their
progress, and that those with the highest
average Intelligence command the greater
share Of the worlds abundance.
For that reason every liberaI-heartcd
citizen should welcome Labor Day 1t is
an event that commentaries the efforts
OF organized labor to upIift the masses
and place them on a mental plane to in
berit mat which rightfully belongs to
them. Had not our forcfathers been a
sturdy. intellectual race this country would
Etin be British dependency, and were not
American working people Of that same in
dependent stock there would be no SUCCESS
ruI organized labor and no high rate Of
wages.
These facts explain the prosperity Of
this country Our system Of government
permits all to thrive who make the effort,
and our higher average OF intelligence
places the opportunity within the reach
OF every citizen. Were this not true work
fng people would not be celebrating Labor
DAY, nor would SO many OF them fill i'm
portant positions Of public trust. Through
their own efforts they are factors in the
nations prosperity, and by virtue Of their
Intelligence they are also the promoters
OF their own success. =
Therefore, II is the duty of patriotic
citizens to assist organized labor to main
tain a high standard OF wages and to still
further spread the light Of knowledge.
When working people prosper the chan
neis Of trade are overrun with products
that create wealth, and when they are in
adversely the entire country suffers from
hard times.
The morning times., 1895-09-02
Edible ToadstooIs.

A great many people fall nto the error of
considering every mushroom of a certain
form and shape as being fit for food. In
order to show what grave mistake this
is we will say that there are upward
of 500 species of fungi, toadstools or mush
rooms, and that only 134 of that great
number can be safely regarded as edible
In the whole OF the United States there
are only eight species of fungi that are
fit for food and thirty that are deadly
poisonous
The morning times., 1895-09-02
TAKE THE TINES WITH YOU.

Summer Outings VIII Nor BE En-
ioyed Unle-s>It Goes Along.
The summer tide of pleasure and
hcRlIh-seekers has set in toward
mountains, springs and seashore.
Nc plans for the seasons outing
VIII be complete unless The Times
h. iEcluded among the necessarles.
Men sI.d women may 20 from town
Go leave care behind, but those who
would keep their finger on the pub
lie pulse, or be abreast of the worlds
happenings, or, indeed, who need "A
E,lucn link beiw themselves and
the whirligig OF time-these must
have The Times sent daily TO their
sylvan or seaside retreat.
The morning times., 1895-09-02
Neranfia Cushions. .

A group of Teranda cushions which are
very effective are OF white unblea ched mus
lin, each one having a windmill sketch
painted in Prussan blue oil colors, after
design on the delft plate. The paint should
be used very sparingIy to obtain the right
shade, nearly dry brush being necessary
for the soft clouds and background. An
other group OF cushions covered with apple
green and pale sky-blue denim have de-
signs painted upon them i'll pure white.
The morning times., 1895-09-02
The Earth,s Model

Four leading French scientists-Vill
Cotard, Seyrig and Tissaudier-have sue
ceeded in making wonderful model of the
earth. 1t is a huge sphere, forty-two feet
in diameter, and has painted upon its out
side all details OF the earth 'sgeography. AT
Paris, where the pigmy world is being ex
hibited, an iron and glass dome has been
erected over the globe. The building is
eight-Sided, and is wen provided with ele-
vators and stairways, which makes it an
easy task for the visitor tn examine IAN
parts Of the world The globe weighs
eighteen tons, but is so nicely balanced
that it can be easily rotated by small
handwheei. The entire surface area is 525
feet, which is sufficient to exhibit all the
mountains, rivers, islands and cities, even TO
the principal thoroughfares pf the latter.
Grand barbecue and bah game free at
Congress Heights to-day.
The morning times., 1895-09-02
Reduction in Rates for Family Tickets
on n. & o. R, r.

Commencing September 1 the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Will make a reduction
of about % per cent on its rates for fifty
trip family tickets from Washington to
points west as far as Washington juno
ton and points north as far as Annapolis
junction. They viii also place On sale a
ten-ride ticket from Washington to points
as far north as Annapolis Junction at rate
OF cents per passenger per mile. Both
classes OF tickets will be valid for one year
from date of sale, and can be used by any
member Of the family, visitor to or servant
therein.
seq, 1911
The morning times., 1895-09-02

Subscribers 20 THE Times" VIII
confer "A favor 10y promptly reporting
any discourtesy Of collectors, or neg
lect of duty on the part of carriers.
Complaints either by mail OF in per-
son VIII receive prompt attention.
The Morning Edition should be de-
lvered 10 all parts of the city 10y $50
O'Clock "A. m, including Sunday. The
Evening Edition should be In The
hnnds Of subscribers not laIer than
$50 y. IN.
The morning times., 1895-09-02

Iowa has a healthy Western way of
expressing its views It has now opened
up new field OF temperance reform.
Its method is 10 raze the saloon and
run the proprietor out of town. The plan
may take in the effete East.
The morning times., 1895-09-02

Incorrect and Not Intensely Funny.
The Washington plasterers objected to
the Marine Band playing for the letter
carriers in this city, but The latter carried
the day. And silence, like plaster,
fails TO heal the wounds OF sound. "-Phila-
delphia RecorA
The morning times., 1895-09-02
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A leader OF Cuban filibusterers out in
Kansas City is in hard luck. .His father is
United States marshal and has notified
his son that he will be punished if he
breaks the law. The son remembers GER
tain episodes Of his boyhood days and is
keeping quiet.
The morning times., 1895-09-02

Defender will be ready for the great
race commencing Saturday. She has stolen
the Enslishman's thunder and bids fair
TO teach him lesson. Yankee spmk beats
British bluff every time
The morning times., 1895-09-02
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ably fight shy of a proceeding which would
lead to such widespread discussion among
a powerful constituency.
The morning times., 1895-09-02

The Washington Times" Is a mem
bcr OF the Rochdale Cooperative SO-
ciety.
The morning times., 1895-09-02

Buy The Evening Times for the
story and illustrations of the great
parade
The morning times., 1895-09-02

Grand barbecue and ball game free at
Congress Heights to-day.
The morning times., 1895-09-02

Grand barbecue and ball game free at
Congress Heights to-day