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The morning times., 1895-09-24
be no disappoin,ments so far as his pay

be no disappointments so far as his pay
is concerned.
washington will be greatly benefited
by this acquistion-to our already noted
array of pulpit orators. DR.. Talmage is
an aggressive preacher, whose eloquence
and forceful arguments are certain to put
new life into religious circles. His orig
inal and fearless methods of stating truths
may make some of our political brethren
squirm little, but they need plain talking
To- and criticism from DR.. Talmage will
be more readily accepted than from .
minister whose reputation is not so great
or whose tongue is cot SO gifted.
Then again, the presence of famous
divine like DR.. Talmage as n resident
of the National Capital is something to
be proud of. AS an orator either in the
pulpit or ON the lecture platform he has
few equals and under the influence of his
majestic voice the First p Presbyterian Church
will, as often as he breaches, be filled
; to Overlooking.
The Times offers congratulations to those
instrumental in bringing him to Wash
ington.
The morning times., 1895-09-24
NO FREE COINAGE.

The coinage question will not be an issue
In the next Congress. OF the 356 members
of the House PIG are against the white
metal, IS favor its use on equal terms with
gold and 90 are doubtful In the Senate
43 of the country's dignity are opposed to
freecoinage and SO are on recordas silverites.
Therefore Congress must select anotherissue
than free silver through which TO electrify
the world with its marvellous outbursts of
big words and the exceedingly shouty
character of its speeches.
Unless good times disappoint us the tariff
cannot be argued to any advantage by the
Republicans, nor can much stress be aid
upon the pension gu estion. Sectional
feeling is dying out so that thebloody shirts
losing caste as party paralyZer, and about
the only thing left 10 raise a good sensible
howl over are the several bond issues of
this administration OF course there are
two sides to that question, the most i'm
portant of which is that the Treasury notes
that made the sales of bonds necessary
owe their existence to a Republicanlaw.
First of all, Congress should consider a
measure to change our financial policy.
We can never have undisturbed prosperity
until gold raids on our treasury are STOPPED.
Unfortunately the impression prevails that
the country is ready to go into the hands
of a receiver as soon as the gold reserve
drops below a hundred million, and to re-
ncve the public mind observation-disclosures
ment should cease to act as banker for
gold sDeculators 1t will be difficult to
convince many of the Congressman of this
necessity. but it should be done. Perhaps
the administration can do It.
The morning times., 1895-09-24
COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER.

Those who witnessed the scramble among
politicians for consular appointments at
the beginning of the present administration
will congratulate President Cleveland on
his order placing consulates with an annual
compensation between $1,000 and $4,000
under modified civil service. The order is
excellent-So good, in fact, that it should
have included the entire service above an
annual salary of 81, 1000, and put an end to
the possibility of appointing broken-down
politicians to such important offices.
European countries, as rule. make con-
sulates u medium through which to extend
foreign trade. Their consuls are men OF
business experience, familiar with the
language, customs, and needs of the coun-
try to which they are appointed, and their
principal duty is to make intelligent re-
ports of the markets, that the home office
may issue bulletins for the information Of
industrial and agricultural circles.
In this country the consular service has
been used chiefly TO reward party work
ers. At each change OF administration the
appointing power has been oyerrun with
clamoring office-seekers and overwhelmed
with petitions and letters of recommended
ton. Those who were most persistent and
could bring a preponderance of influence
generally succeeded and went abroad to
represent their country, and then in ease
they rested from their political labors.
Under civil service this order of affairs
will be changed. Appointments will be
made on merit and not as a political re-
ward. Consuls will be sent abroad because
they are fit representatives and viii be
kept there as long as they do their duty to
the satisfaction of the Department of State.
Instead of sitting down to recover from
political WEAKNESS, they will be required to
make reports that will enable our farmers,
manufacturers, and shippers TO extend their
trade. The Presidents order was good,
but it should have gone further into the
root of the consular evil.
The morning times., 1895-09-24
Church Saloons.

Rev. Dr. Rainsford, of New YORK, in
dUced the friends of temperance last year
to open what he called a church saloon"
on the east side of the city. a reading
room was opened In connection with it,
but beer and other liquors were dispensed.
The church did not give much countenance
to the institution, as it was too palpable
an attempt to beat the devil round the
stump. 1t was not a fence against the
saloon, but rather an avenue to it. The
sschurch saloon" idea did not take. Last
winter, Bishop FaIlows, of Chicago, thought
he would experiment in the same line.
He selected a rum-stricken neighborhood
n Chicago, and planted there what he
called .'home saloon" with every fea
ture of the regular grog shop except that
the liquor contained no alcohol in it. The
leading drink of the establishment is
Bishops beer" resembling lager beer in
appearance and taste, but without contain
ing any alcohol. In connection with the
bar is a lunch counter, where a man, for
10 cents, may obtain a square meal.
These two clergymen have both made a
mistake. Men who drink and want to
drink will go where they can get the simon
ure article, and where a spade is called
spade and saloon a saloon Bishops
beer" isn't going to beguile anybody who
takes q regulation number OF schooners OF
lager beer day. The counterfeit church
saloon isn't much of a temperance move
ment. Journal.
The morning times., 1895-09-24
PULLS ARE OF VALUE HERE
Thirteen Thousand Fourth class
Postmasters Appointed Last Year.
Annual Report offhe Headsman of the
Postoffice observation-disclosures
Registry System and Frauds.

Fourth Assistant Postmaster General r.
A. Max wells report for the fiscal year
ending June 80 last, is one of the earliest to
be presented as was the case last year.
1t indicates $4,000 new appointments
of fourth class postmasters made within the
the year, only T69 ofthem having been occa :
stoned by death. Which is exactly the same
number as last year. The greatest increase
in the number of post-offices was In Okla
homa, 60. Virginia follows with Sc, and
Indian Territory with so.
Nineteen States show decrease in the
number of post-officcs, the greatest loss
occurring in Kansas, 53: South Carolina
losing A and Iowa and West Virginia 80
each.
Nearly sixty thousand complaints re-
Earding ordinary mail matter were re-
ceiyed and disposed of during the year 10y
the inspectors division.
Under the head OF foreign cases the
report emphasizes the superiority of the
registry system of the United States uYer
that of must foreign countries as exempli
fled by the records of the New York post
office, where most Of the business il
transacted.
The concluding pages of the report refer
to several very Important arrests of green
goods swindlers, resulting in brea king
up ganigs of these criminals at Oakland,
CAL; Hillsdale, Mich, and Chicago. Ill.
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He Took All OF Them

About l a. m. the porter OF a much fire.
quented hotel in saxony sat doing IN his
little cell. Suddenly he was aroused from
his slumbers by d man who seemed in 3
hurry.
Say, porter, you might open the front
door, Some of the visitors have given me
their boots to repair, and must look sharp
and get them done by tomorrow morning."
The porter, rubbed his eyes and saw the
honest shoemaker holding six pairs of boots
in his hands.
.Au right, and you might as well take q
pair of my own that need mending. 1t
will do If you let me have them back in q
couple OF days" -- f,..-s.sl.
With these words. the porter gave him
his boots, unlocked the door and let the man
out, saying as be did SO, Goodnight, au
revoiri''
Our enterprising shoemaker has not, how
ever, turned up since, and six travellers
had to trot about several hours in their
stockings on that memorable morning.
Dresdener Nachrichten. e.
The morning times., 1895-09-24

The acqeittal of the Cubans, arrested at
Wilmington, Del, for organizing a fill
clustering expedition, demonstrates the
sentiment of the public. American sym
pathy is with the pat riots W no are struggling
for liberty in Cuba, and unless they are
soon recognized by the administration as
belligerents the entire country will unite
in condemning such injustice. II a pledge
was made Spain TO maintain our present at
titude as consideration of the payment
of the Mora claim it vas done contrary to
the wishes of the people. That claim is
nothing compared TO the freedom OF tax
ridden Cuba, and it is TO be hoped no such
bargain was made.
The morning times., 1895-09-24
AGoonPAIR ATuoME.

It is reported that Dr.. Parkhurst and
Commissioner Roosevelt are to canvass
New York State for the purpose of adj
vancing the cause of good government in
other cities. They are both excellent
men, good campaiguers and fearless ad-
vocates of their convictions, but before
starting out to reform the rest of the world
it might be well for them to focus the
large end of their reform telescope on
their own municipal door yards.
New York is a guod city, q clean city,
morally, and well-guverned city, ac-
cording To both Roosevelt and Parkhurst.
These heroes of many reform battles have
bearded the tiger in his lair, viewed un-
nIaidenly immodesty where it is inclined
to Turk, and Compelled the naughty police
TO cut off their free beer and stop black
mailing the public. Since this has been
done in New York these modern crusaders
propose to buckle on the armor of faith
in their own ability and conquer other
tigers and corrupt things.
But before doing so they should wait
until after. the next election. New York
is a big city, and tue Tiger has an i'm
mense capacity for spreading itself over
all the territory. Besides, there is q
suspicion in tue minds of many that not
all the rascality which the good intcn-
lions of Messrs. Parkhurst and Roosevelt
are supposed to have vanquished is quite
so dead as it might be, and for that
reason their absence might be especially
disastrous. 1t would be better for them
to crow a while longer in their own barn
yard, or at least until they have dis
posed OF Br'er Croker and his gang OF
Tammany terrors.
The morning times., 1895-09-24
AS THE CROWDS COME OUT.

1.-THE Case of Rebellious Susan" as
given last night by Daniel Frohman's ex-
ceIlent aggregation of talented players,
was, possibly, the finest presentation ever
seen at the New National Theater.
For a first night the audience was good
one in every sense of the word, and, al
though the heat was very oppressive, one
did not have time nor inclination to think
of this after the curtain went up.
The play itself is by Henry Arthur Jones,
who has been before the public as dra-
matist for some years. This delightful
comedy has no really serious plot, and
simply Illustrates through the medium of
the new woman" how necessary forbear-
ance and considera ton are between husband
and wife. The cast are all artists and
favorites in this city, and each and every
one was made to feel this upon their
first entrance upon the stage.
Mr.. Kelcey's finished performance was,
as usual, conspicuous for its grace and
suavity. Mr.. LeMoyne's comedy was ar
tistic TO a line, particularly in the lunch
con scene in the second act.
Mr.. Williams presents a character which
is a study in grotesqucness and outdoes
anything he has ever played here.
Miss Irving, Miss Irish, Mrs. Walcott
and Miss Tyree all played their parts
with vivacity and ease Miss Tyree's con-
ception of the new woman" was de-
lightful novelty. Miss Tyree is Wash
ington girl and has made success of her
cast, who all deserve mentinn, were Ste
phen Grattan, Walter s. Hale, and E.
sp III sIeqlo lIU onDmUIp oul VI MON
Tarleton.
The morning times., 1895-09-24

The victory of the little Ethelwynn over
the English small rater Spruce " at Oyster
Bay, Long Island, yesterday is rubbing it
in on Johnny Bull. On water and land
American luck and pluck has conquered
England's favorites, and there seems to be
no hope for our cousins except in capturing
our heiresses and walking off with our gold.
There was the yacht race, the worlds chess
championship, the International cricket
Field and finally the race yesterday at
Oyster Bay-all won over Englishmen. In
return we have lost Miss Vanderbilt
That is, when the bargain is completed,
don't yer know.
The morning times., 1895-09-24
Tickets for Jupiter

The following case, incredible as it may
appear, is perfectly authenticin every par
ticular In the Government of saratoff,
a swindler was arrested for having sold
TO the villagers large number of tickets
for trip to Jupiter. He promised his
dupes immense landed estates and life
Of luxury on the said planet, and induced
them to turn all their goods and chattels
into money in order to purchase ticket.
The impostor must have had a grain OF
humor in his composition, for he also per
suaded the t.Jupiter Emigrants" TO leave
their pictures of saints behind, as they
would see the saints in person on the new
Observation-Disclosures.
The morning times., 1895-09-24
UANFoRD AS SHYLOCK.
Opens His Season to a Large House
in Wilmington.
Especial to The Times.D

(SpeciaI 10 The TImts.I y
Wilmington. Del, Sept. 23.-Charles B..
Hanford began his tour with gratifying
SUCCESS here tonight. The audience was
large. As Shylock in THE Merchant Of
Venice" Mr.. Hanford scored triumph.
He gained two calls for his playing of
the money-lending scene.
Honors also fell upon Miss Nora 0'Brien,
who unprecedented Portia, aud Elihu Spen-
Ger, who appeared, as Bassanio. The sup
porting players are clever throughout aud
tue scenery unusually beautiful.
The morning times., 1895-09-24
ENCISE BOARD LAwLESSNE SS.

There are eighty-one speakeasies IN the
unnamable section of this city, which Sell
liquor without license, at all hours of day
and night, Sundays included. The regular
license fee for retailing drinks is $500, and
if the excise board compelled these houses to
pay license they would contribute sac, 400
each year to the treasury. Now, by what
authority does the excise board prosecute
speakeasies in other parts of the city and
allow this speakeasy nest to go unpunished?
Also, what right has the board to collect
license fees from saloons and exempt tisoic
houses from taking out licenses?
1t would seem that the excise board and
those in authority should first learn to obey
the law before endeavoring to enforce it
on others. They permit den of vice to
thrive in the best section of the city ana
exert themselves to catch offenders where
there is less need of official vigilance
Washington is too Intelligent, too prominent
as a city and too respectable to longer
countenance such lawlessness. This dis
grace should be at once removed, il not
stamped out, because it is resort for
criminals and outcasts and is made a means
TO tamInate and debauch. 1t should
be obliterated as a protection to society.
The morning times., 1895-09-24
Pathetic.

Pastor ito peasantgirl)-Why do you weep
so much?
Peasant Giri-Because my lover has gone
10 the army for three years.
Pastor-But those viii soon be over, then
he will return.
Peasant GirI-Yes, but I'm afraid that In
the meantime another man will marry me-
It'd Bit
The morning times., 1895-09-24
Hearse for a Peddler,s Cart.

The Yankee has always had the reputation
for being an ingenious fellow. He has been
credited with doing great many things he
never did, and he has done a good many
things he has never been credited with. But
ii recently devolved upon real Vermont
Yankee TO buy a secondhand hearse and
h1rn it into o peddler's cart. He fixed it
over little, boarded up the sides and
daubed little red paint in several places
10 take off the funeral air. He also took off
the plumes and built canopy over the
drivers seat" 30 5's =sss d.
The morning times., 1895-09-24

Subscribers TO "The Times" VIII
confer n favor by promptly reporting
any discourtesy of collectors, or neg.
iect of duty on the part of carriers.
Complaints either by mail or in per-
son Will receive prompt attention.
The Morning Edition should be de-
livcred to all parts of the city by $50
o'clock II. NJ, including Sunday The
Evening Edition should be In the
hands of subscribers not later than
$50 u. IN.
The morning times., 1895-09-24
THE COMING OF TALMAGE.

The call issued by the First Presbyterian
Church last evening finally decides the
coming 10 this city of DR.. Talmage, unless
he should insist upon being paid definite
salary. This is not likely, however, mas
much as he desires 10 locate here, and as
The church is known to be liberal there viii
The morning times., 1895-09-24
Memorial to a Poodle.

Lowell has Oh one Of her roadsides a large
urn, which is kept constantly filled with
fresh flowers at the expense OF a wealthy
lady who resides in the vicinity, as me
mortal 10 a pet poodle, which was killed by
The cars at that point. Whether the dog
was buried In o satinIined casket and has
. lot by itself in some fashionable ceme-
try Is not known.
The morning times., 1895-09-24

Mr Mckinley should remember that too
much high pressure patriotism is danger
GUS to tariff Blooms.
The morning times., 1895-09-24
THE TIMES STILL LEADS.
The Circulation of the Star Is Failing
nff-Tb. Public knows It's Friend.

The Circulation of the Star Is Failing
Off-The Public Knows Its Friend.
The aggregate circulation of the Star last
week was 10, AT. That of The Times was
213,1s5, which shows circulation or
42,6sS more than the Star. Whether or not
this increase is due to the startling OF fiste
dog weekly publications which "some one"
has set at the heels OF The Times would be
difficultto determine, butthat isquite nat
raj inference.
The Times is decidedly the best daily in
Washington, and the more advertising 1t
secures the greater will be its circulation.
Ii is possible to fool the public occasionally
by destinations and monkey paw abuse, but
when the object of such attacks is really
deserving there can be but one result-an
increase of popularity.
The morning times., 1895-09-24

Like a snakes tail Corbett's cheek
muscles will be the last thing about him
to go into decline.
The morning times., 1895-09-24

Our next yachting season Will be trying,
Judging from the number of challenges re-
ceived from England.
The morning times., 1895-09-24

1t is the legal bar, not the saloon bar.
that Roosevelt insists that New Workers
Shall use on Sunday
The morning times., 1895-09-24

Now it., 10. hornets that have attacked
woman in boomers. The animal king
dom seems as unprogressiye as some Iowa
,Presa. u,
The morning times., 1895-09-24

To-day the tiger and the hayseed will lie
down together. New York State Democ-
racy is in convention at Syracuse.
The morning times., 1895-09-24

Coaches connect at 4, S, $50, g. $50. z, 80. s.
and 4. Cap. sts and with Cable Cars at Sth and
Pa Ave Sc Fare, round trip, 25e Coach
leaves the Arlington at p. m. stopping at
Chamberlain's, Shoreham and the Raleigh,
passing Paige's, Riggs House. Randall and VIII
lards. thence by way of Pa. Ava Fare. round
trip, SOC
The morning times., 1895-09-24

If Mrs. Langtry had pinned her diamonds
on that husband they might have been
stolen to some advantage.
The morning times., 1895-09-24

.'who is the best bicycle agent in town"
II don't know, but think Dr.. Pellet
must 81. He recommends bicycle riding
to all his patients. -Bazar.
The morning times., 1895-09-24

Thirty-two English swells have gone west
TO grow upwith our horse farms. They will
learn how to trot out their money.
The morning times., 1895-09-24

Although the Weather Bureau saysit will
be cooler no overcoat will be needed to-day.
The morning times., 1895-09-24

Total for week E. 213, 165
Sworn tn before NE this 23d day of
ieptember, A. ID. 1895.
EDWARD T. THOMPSON,
Notary Public.
The morning times., 1895-09-24

This is two bad!' exclaimed the con-
ductor when he received the second plug
ged half dollar.-Aorning Journal
The morning times., 1895-09-24

1. j. Milton Young, cashier of The Wash
ington Times Company, do soiemnly swear
that the accompanying statement is true
and correct, tn the best of my kno wledge
The morning times., 1895-09-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Drew together with
Mckee Rankin and a capable company, in
troduccd "Thc Bachelors Baby to a Wash
ington audience for the first time at the
Grand Opera House last night Interest
centered in the play from the fact that the
author, Miss Coyne Fletcher, is a WASH
ington woman.
If last nights performance is to be CON
sidered as a criterion OF Miss Fletchcrs
ability as a playwright, she has undoubtedly
d great future before her. Her present
play made an instantaneous hit and the
large audience demonstrated its approval
other work by calling her before the curtain
at the end of the second act. The play is
well-sta ged, and with one or two exceptions
the cast which interprets it is a good one.
The climax at the end of the seconds act
was particularly effective and brought
prolonged applause. 1.-The Bachelors
Baby deals with society life at an army
post, of which Colonel frederick darcy is
in command. The colonel's nephew, Rod
erck, Jr., is the post adiutant, and is in
love with Geraldine, his uncle's ward. Col.
darcy is a married man and his wife an
invalid Prior TO bis marriage the Colonel
had been bit indiscreet and was fearful
an appearance.
He receives threatening letters from her,
but that is the sum total of the damage.
One day Roderick, Jr., receives and
opens Il telegram which was intended for
uncle. The message bears the informa
ton that baby is en- route. Here is
disgrace, indeed, for. Roderick, for he is
engaged to be married To- Geraldine. and
how in the world could he account for
that baby. Roddy has n friend, Billy
Breeze. Il sister of the entire regiment.
She reads the telegram announcing the
baby's coming and discovers it is intended
for the Colonel.
The Colonel is sought and told of the
discovery, he acknowledges it is for him
and here the comedy element drifts to
he emotional, the scene being especially
strong. Col. darcy dare not inform
his wife The baby en- route must be
accounted for somehow, and finally
Roderick, Jr., through the action, forfeits
the love of Geraldine, steps in and saves
the uncle by claiming the youngster.
All is well, however. in the next act,
when a delayed letter makes ii plain that
the baby" was none other than Geral-
dimes pet name, she having arrived at
the post somewhat ahead Of time. Ex-
plantations, forgiveness, arms fu II OF
sweetbearts and curtain form the closing
scene ~'' '''
Sidney Drew as Roderick darcy and
his wife as Billy Breeze were good, while
the old favoritc, Mckee Rankin, portrayed
well the part, eff the old Colonel The
Baby" ought to make many friends dur
ing its stay at the Grand this week.