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that he had taken an innocent man into
custody If only Warren would make some
effort to escape, SO that there could be
Justification for clapping the handouts on
him! On the contrary, the prisoner was so
much more than tractable that Williams
had not the nerve to offer him the least
i1.dignity.
When the chief thought Of the aftidavits
sworn to by Golding and Turner he felt as
If there could be no mistake, and when he
recalled Mrs Warrens calmness and the
action of the victim of the assault he
thought again that there could be no mis-
take, but unhappily the two apparent GER
tainties failed to harmonic. Before they
were half way to DENLY Williams wished
he were we'll out of it, and he almost re-
GREETED that he had run for office.
They drove directly to Justice Drews
hcuse and found him at home. They also
found Seth Turner there, fretting in the jus
tees parlor. He had been sitting there for
hours, impatient for Mr.. Warrens arrival,
yet dreading the scene that must follow,
.and longing for it to be over.
Hello, Seth" said Mr.: Warren when he
saw him, in unconcerned surprise.
Hello, Nick" responded Seth; I
The chief of police cut short what he
would have said by turning to the justice,
who entered at that moment. and saying:
This is the prisoner, judge"
The Justice glanced at Mr.. Warren over
his spectacles, looked puzzled moment,
and remarked
"Iye seen you before, haven't I?'
Not as a prisoner, your honor" replied
Warren. with quiet dignity. Il have lived
in this county twenty-five years, and you
NAV have seen me many times for DENLY
is orr market town, and 1 am often about
the Streets
perhaps that's it, then. I will hear
whatever you have to say here, Williams.
There is no necessity, of course, of going to
the court house"
II suppose I've said my say, your honor"
said the chief, producing his documents.
Here are the warrant and the affidavits
on which the warrant was based"
What have you to say" asked the judge,
addressing himself to Mr.. Warren. You
have read the warrant, l suppose, and the
affidavits?''
mo, your honor. I knew well enough
what the charge was. and didn't take the
trouble. We'd been expecting this, rather.
''Who are We"'
Myself and my wife. SIR
ooh, believe she went up the mountain
"she did. She rescued Freeman Dutton
from death by fire and has been nursing
him ever since"
Rather singular. Well, what do you
say?'
The justice spoke not unkindly, though
his tone was quick ana business-like.
"Why, I'm not guilty, of course, your
HONOR
''You will understand that this is not a
formal examination" said the justice. "I
was given to understand that it was a case
of great urgency at the first. Since then
have heard that the victim of the assault
is in no immediate danger. 1t seems to me,
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'Why in Sam Hill didn't you say so.
Your evidence is slender enough at best
Let's hear your story. Wait!'
The justice rose and went into an ad
Joining room for moment. When he came
out Father Reardon was with him. The
priest crossed the room quickly and grasped
Mr.. Warren cordially by the hand, bowling
then to the others.
Drew, placing chair beside the prisoner
where he could watch the priests face.
Now, then, Williams"
'Tisn't much, your honor" said the
chief. THE prisoners wife suggested that
1 ask Dutton if her husband hurt him.
had supposed, you see, that Dutton was
either dead or dying, or should have done
this on my own account. We went into
the bed room and Mrs. Warren walked the
man up"
did she speak to him.
"Only to rouse him. Then she told me to
ask him. 1 did SO. 1 asked him if Warren
assaulted nim was in any way response
bic for his injuries
well, what did he say?"
HE didn't say anything. He--well
should say he shook his head"
IF you're sure that's what he did, you'd
better say SO plainly"
well, i gathered that he meant to an
swer no."
The justice glanced at the priest and
Father Reardon nodded.
Rather important evidence at this late
day. Williams" remarked the justice, IRON
ically Mr.. Warren, do you still persist in
refusing to explain your words, which
would mean, 1 take it, explaining your
hostility to Diltton?'
81 do"
We'll" said Justice Drew, after a mo-
ment's thought, 1.-The evidence against YOU
is extremely slight Still, there are things
to be explained, and shall have to commit
you for examinatio Let it be rernem-
bered. gentlemen that this has not been a
session of court, though it will be while 1
am signing this paper. There, Formally is
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Abyssinin's King Killed.

The Don Chiscotte Della Mancia of Rome
announces the confirmation of the report
that King Menelek of Abyssinia has been
killed by a stroke of lightning while at
tempting to turn the Italians out of Abys-
sinia
King Menelek II was the most interest
ing and important native ruler in Africa.
He was King of Shoa, south of Abyssinia,
long before he assembled the throne of the
larger kingdom His people are of the
same race and speak the same language
as the Abyssnians. Their country is SIM
ply a part of Abyssinia, whose chief be-
came powerful enough to be practically in
dependent of the ruler further north. 1t
was his boast that he was a liheal descen-
dant of King Solomon and the Queen Of
Sheba
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CHAPTER XIX.-THE PRISONERS
VISITOR

N1SlIOR.
Chief of Police Williams did not thor
oughly enjoy his ride to Denly with Mr..
Warren. His prisoner was far from sullen
or glrm: he was not even taciturn. Re
lieved, perhaps. that one, and the least, of
his troubles had come to crisis, Mr.. War
rem talked with agreeable freedom about
various phases of the affair, laying especial
stress on the presence of the trarlps in The
neighborhood and the circumstances that
pointed to them as the abductors of Elsie.
''All this will be cleared up in time" he
said, land my chief anxiety is about my
poor daughter"
Williams coughed awkwardly, and said
yes in a tone that he may have meant to
be sympathetic. He was vastly dsap
pointed with his errand. 1t was coming out
too tamely. This was no blood-staiued
criminal whom he had arrested after a
stubborn resistance. The conviction forced
itself unwillingly upon the chiefs mind
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holding unfriendly feelings for Dutton."
That's about right"
Have you carefully considered your re-
fusal to explain that suggestive remark?
II have. l canot explain it. That's all
there is to It,"
'Yoi mean you will not?''
Mr. Warren nodded.
The justice looked hard at the prisoner
and fell to thinking.
81 Think said Mr. Warren, presently,
that it would be only fair to ask the po-
lceman about how he found the victim.
Freeman Dutton."
Did you see the man Dutton, Williams %
asked the justice.
Yes, your honor: spoke to him." re-
piled the Chief In unmistakabfe embarrass.
ment
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1. The Evening Star will pay $500 in gold
to the reader from whom it receives by mall
at the publication Office Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and 18th street. the complete and abso-
lutely correct solution of when the War
Was Over" as it shall be disclosed in the
Friday, November 49, in The Evening Star.
If two or more complete and absolutely cor
rect solutions are received the $500 in gold
will be divided equally
2 Should The Star fail to receive solu-
ton that is complete and absolutely correct
IN all its details, the $500 in gold will he
allotted to the twenty-nine readers whose
explanation shall come nearest to the true
solution of the mystery according to their
percentage of merit, and the money will be
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Washington Birthplace Monument.

Mr.. w. J. Crawford of Buffalo, N. Y,
who has the contract for the erection of a
monument to mark the birthplace of Wash
ington at Wakefield. Westmoreland county,
Va. is on a. visit to this city, for the pur-
pose of comforting with Col. J. NJ. Wilson,
corps Of engineers, in regard to the work
work as the representative of the Secretary
Of State. Mr.. Crawford says that the
monument will probably be in position in
February next, and that the dedicatory ex-
ercises will probably take place in the fol-
lowing June.
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(To be continued.)
TO SHUT UP HENRY GEORGE.
Delaware People Object to Single
Tax OratOry on Sunday.

Tx OrutOry Oh sunday.
Special Dispatch to the Philadelphia Press.
WILMINGTON, Del, October 27.-City
Solicitor Hartman has been asked for an
opinion as to whether the single tax orators
have right under the law to hold meet
ings on Sundays. Numerous complaints
have been received at the police station
about the meetings being held on Sunday
1t is said that no other political meetings
are held on Sunday. and the single tax men
should not be allowed to do so.
The proposed meeting in the Opera House
next Sunday night to be addressed by Hen
ry George brought the matter to a focus.
1t Is expected that an adverse opinion will
be rendered, and Mr.. George will not be al.
lowed to speak here on Sunday.
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New York's Repatriation.

The total registration in New York for
the fourth and last day, Saturday, was A.
30 The registration for the corresponding
day last year was 1861. The total regis
ra.ion this year was 2S1 ,0S5. Last year it
was 3OS, $50.
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We will mail application free information how
10 grow hair upon bald head. stop falling hair
MEDICAL DISPENSARY. 127 3. Sd st., Cincin-
NATL Ohio. olZ0m
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Low t idle
Prices

Will prevail throughout this week.
A golden opportunity for economi-
cal buyers. All the prices quoted
have been pared down to the lowest
possible point, and there's money to
be saved by the purchaser on each
and every one of the following
items Keep posted on our WEEK
LY sale prices:
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Have your grocer send you some Of Huyler's
Cocoa ard Chocolates with your next order. Once
tried always used.
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Huylers Pure, Delicious Cocoa and Chocolates are
sold by all grocers. Ask for Huyler's and take no
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hedOCtOrs
approve of Scott's
Emulsion. For whom For

men and women who are weak,
when they should be strong;
for babies and children who
are thin, when they should be
fat; for all who get no nourish-
ment from their food. Poor
blood is starved blood. Con-
sumption and Scrofula never
come without this starvation.
And nothing is better for
starved blood than cod-liver
OIL. SCOTS Emulsion is
cod-liver oil with. the 6sh-fat
taste taken out.
Two sizes. so cents and Sf.00
SCOTT & BOVINE. New York
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SS8(9)((6.

5O-INCH ALI4-WOoL BLACK AND NAVY BLUE
STORM SERGE. IN FINDING THIS SPECIAL
BARGAIN n WAS LIKE LOOKING FOR A
NEEDLE IN A HAY STACK. WE KNEW IT
WAS TO BE FOUND AND AFTER SEARCHING
FOR A WHOLE WEEK WE FOUND THE PRIZE.
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22{@8)G.

TWO CASES OF 4O-INCH FINE SILK AND
WOOL. TWD-TONE NOVELTIES, CHAMELEON
CiIANtiEABLES. SELF-COLORED BOUCLE
PlAlDS. NEAT LITTLE COLORED CHECKS AND
MANY OTHER DESIRABLE STYLES. WORTH
FROM soc. TO SOC. YARD.
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$780,.

OUR ENTIRE LINE OF IMPORTED NOVELTIES,
AND WE HAVE MANY NEW AND PRETTY ONES
To SHOW ALL REDUCED IN PRICES.
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OUR $3.50 24-INCH IMPORTED BLACK eros
GRAIN AND OUR PINCH IMPORTED BLACK
SATIN DUCHESSE, THE LEADERS OF OUR SILK
DEP ARTNfFNT
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2s-INCH AIL-SILK BLACK eros GRAIN
MOURNING SILK AND % INCH ALL-SiLK SATIN
rROCADES, TWO SPECIAL. VALUES THAT DON'T
REQUIRE ANY MORE THAN TO SHOW THEM
TO EFFECT IMMEDIATE SALES. BOTH KINDS
WORTH 81. 70 A YARD.
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Further appeal for your dollars we
think unnecessary. When we cast
our boomerang OF prices it always
returns with grand results.
The morning times., 1895-09-19
A BRIGHTER OUTLOOK.

There is a ray of light i'll the financial
horizon. Large deposits of gold are ex-
pected by the New York subtreasury and
there are hopes that the necessity of another
bond issue will he averted. The demand
for export gold is lessening and with the
help of the BANKS in the South and West,
many of which are exchanging gold for
currency, there is prospect of pulling
through without borrowing until our crop
sales in Europe relieve the situation.
Instead of yielding to the demands of gold
Spectators and allowing them to force
bond issue whenever opportunity offers. it
seems as if another and more satisfactory
policy might be adopted by the administra-
ton. The main argument in favor of
bond issue is the protection of the public
from financial panic. Thatnerve centerof
monetary affairs, Wall street, puts on a
hectic flush and goes into Mysteries on the
slightest provocation, and whenever the
gold reserve falls very much below a hun
dred millions, Doctor Cleveland finds it
necessary to administer q bond issue TO
prevent a serious attack of monetary con-
vulsions.
Everybody, except Wall street, seems
satisfied with the financial stability of the
government, and there would be no
necessity of bond issue if the
gold in the country could be Sc
cured from others than the gold specu-
lators. The banks outside of New York
hold sufficient gold to ward off a panic
and as they are the principal sufferers in
times of depression an effort should be made
20 induce them to supply certainsums ofgold
in timesof emergency. The promptm manner
in which come of them have already come to
the relief of the treasury indicates their
Willingness, and if an official appeal were
made others would also respond. At least
an attempt should be made to obtain gold
from them before again putting on tie
bond issue yoke.
The morning times., 1895-09-19
QUEER RANKING METHODS.
Business Is Transacted in Novel
Manner at French Banks.
From Lougman's Magazine

We had 10 make our way through a crowd
occupying a large room or small hall in
which business was conducted. This hall
was filled with people, some of whom
were there 10 look after their own or other
peoples affairs. and Others of whom had
obviously dropped i'll for a casual chat.
Almost all were smoking cigarettes, an
amusement which they sha red with good
many of the bank clerks When we had
got through this crowd, my friend and
host presented his check at a guichet
The man behind the guichet gave him
metal disk stamped with a number. Armed
with this my friend made his way 10 an
other guichet, behind which stood not
clerk but an ordinary porter wearing the
livery of the bank. This potter had his
hands fJll of similar metal disks. After
a weary waiting he called out the number
say 3O2-on my friends disk.
Then my friend advanced, identified his
check by another number obtained at the
first guchet and then received his money
not in the currency or form which he wished
for. hut in such shape as the porter had at
hand to dispense frnn the authorities above
him. Then some of the notes being only
locally negotiable, my friend had to go TO a
third guichet 10 seeifthey could be changed
into negotiable ones On occa sions this
is impossible. and the unfortunate holder
OF the check has either To leave part of the
money he has come for until a favorable
opportunity or accept what he can get on
the chance of paying it away, or getting it
changed, or both, with some of his trades
people. Beyond this there is no clea ring
house system; each bank makes a charge
for cashing check un another bank, and
these charges practically swallow up the
tiny amount of interest nominally allo wed
on constant balance. And this is how
the daily routine of banking is conducted in
the first bank of Marseilles.
The morning times., 1895-09-19
THE NEW YORK ISSUE.

The adoption of the Warner Miller resolu-
ton declaring that ave favor the mainte-
nance of the Sunday laws in the interest OF
labor and morality. by the Saratoga con-
vention. brings the question squarely to an
issue betw cen the Republican and Democratic
parties of New York. Under the leadership
of Senator Hill New York Democrats are
advocating personal rights and denouncing
efforts to enforce laws favoring strict
Sunday closing OF saloons, and now that
the Issue is clearly defined, the coming New
York election promises to be interesting.
Outside the large cities of New York
State IL is believed that the anti-liberal
element is the strongest, and that the Re-
publican party Will win on the sunday
observance issue, but in New York city
especially, the Democrats will pole
large majority, owing TO the Roosevelt
crusade against Sunday liquor traffic. The
cause for this variance in sentiment is
obvious TO those familiar with the differ
ence between the people of the country
and the cities The foreign element in
the principal cities is opposed 10 strict
Sunday observance. 1t luoks like Demo
cratic victory in the cunning campaign in
New York. .
Every State should adopt the local option
system OF settling the temperance question.
Communities differ in opinions on the use
Of liquor just as individuals do, and for
that reason should be given the right to
regulate the sale and use of liquor according
10 their several views.
The cardinal virtue of good system
of government is the liberty of action its
people are supposed to enjoy. But when
hat freedom is restricted by laws that
oppress, although in other sections they
aay be satisfactory, they Immediately
tecome source of discussion. While the
piIrasehas become threadbare efromfrequeDt
use it cannot be denied that the nearer
govern ment is to its people the more
peaceful will be their condition of con
teDtment. The temperance question is
always a source of trouble. The local option
method of leaving it entirely to communities
TO be regulated, has SO far proved the most
satisfactory.
The morning times., 1895-09-19
Unfit for n school building.

Editor Times: 1t has perhaps come to
your notice that ON the 23d inst. when
all the public schools of the District of
Columbia open for the year 1856, the
Business High School will be in the old
District building. 1t is useless to speak X OF
the numerous former changes made in this
our most popular and valuable school But,
to begin with, We may mention that it
was put in the old Miner building on Sev-
enteenth street between Madison and Q
streets in the northwestern section of the
city, which building was formerly a col
ored institution run by private corpora
tion; this building was, and is, unsafe and
unsanitary.
1t was not large enough for the Business
High School, and last year a hard fight was
made to get Congress to appropriate for
new building ard site; but the bill fell
through leaving the matter in the Com
missioners' hands The board Of school
trustees advised the selection of another
building, to be rented as was the Miner,
until Congress did appropriate, which would
probably be this year.
SO the Commissioners, having Just con-
demned their own building-pr rather the
one rented and occupied by them and be-
longing to Mr.. Thomas W. Smith. the lum-
Der dealer-decided to put the Business
High School in this building, evidently upon
the pra yers of Mr., Smith. who well knew
that the condemnation of the Commission
ers would ruin the chances of ever renting
it again unless they tthe Commissioners)
would put some one of the schools or de-
partments init
The Commissioners condemned the Miner
building; they condemned the OLD District
building, in which were their offices; left
this saying that it was unsafe and unsan-
itary; and now, after erecting a "man-
sion" for themselves, put the 600 nr 700
children and the several teachers of the
business High School into this death-trap-
over a thirty-font sewer.
Not only this, bu, the location of the
building is bad, especially for school pur-
poses. The noise from the passing trains
TO and from the Baltimore and Ohio stas
ton, the constant travel of heavy wagons
the cobbie stones in front of the building.
and the absence of any suitabie-iu fact
none al all-placc where the pupils can go
L recess are, with the important sanitary
conditions, which are dangerously bad, the
reasons upon which base my opinion
The sanitary effects of the building
sre probably now, and were, in such a,
condition that the Commissioners deemed
it to their good TO move to a better To-
cality. But now that Mr. Smith has re-
papered the walls, repainted the building
inside and out, and in all has hidden from
his own eye the defects which arc so
plainly seen by the public, it is all right
for the Business High School. May there
be n few who have enough interest in this
important and progressive department of
our school system to write TO The Times
their opinions.
This paper is not influenced by any MEM
Der or members of the board of school trus- .
tees who happen to be ON its editorial
staff, as is the case of one OF our
popular" evening papers, contemporary
of The Times, which refuses to publish
anything on this matter.
E. L. TREBOR.
September 16, 1895.
The morning times., 1895-09-19
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

Lydecker's Hole in the Ground.
Editor Times: The editorial mention of
the fact In a late issue of The Times that
the rotten Lydecksr tunnel is almost paid
for brings 10 the Remembrance of District
taxpayers the shameful history Of that
Hoxie- -Lydecker scheme, whereby $2,500,-
600 of money was buried, or, rather, carried
off by the "Buddensieck" contractor. who
has never 10 this day been compelled to
comply with his ,contract, nor have his
bondsmen been called upon TO answer for
him
II is the very least we can do to rescue
from oblivion the facts and at intervals
stand the empiric engineers" who Were
chiefly responsible in the pillorx OF the
press. ...,.,.t
Let 1t not be forgotten that Engineer
Hoxie was the Inventor" of the schemef for
going down 70 or 100 feet TO find solid
rock that wouldn't need to be lined. Our
grievance against him is that, notwith-
standing samples of the rock were taken
out of the experimental shafts and proven
by exposure 10 the sun and air for few
months to be rotten, he persisted in
going on with the work at the great
depth proposed, instead of bringing it up
~ H~oi thc udNo
been done effectually at half the expense
But Lydeckeri How shall we adequately
characterize his delinquency? A major of
engineers of the United States army,
charged with the important duty of pro-
tecting the United States and people of
The District from fraud in the work; so
careless and Indifferent as to allow NAM
moth caves to be made and left untitled
over the brick archl An officer who
superintendent the work from soft
seat In fashionable clubhousei
Another thing to remember is that this
officer ,adjudged by jury OF his peers
10 have been guilty of inexcusable neglect
of official duty, was soon after promoted
by President Harrison in his regular order,
and now holds the rank of lieutenant
colonel of engineers, and no doubt struts
around the scene of his present assignment.
feeling himself infinitely superior to the
humble civilians among whom lie moves,
purporting to ''superintend" some new
public work. CITIZEN