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The evening times., 1895-12-07
APOLOGIES, DUCKS AND CONGRESS

When the quack and gobble OF
migratory ducks and geese have
brought mental relief to our
beloved Presidents overstrain-
ed intellect, and when the
wild winds of the Atlantic have
whistled away all memory of that
last message, he will find on his
return to public duties letter
from that pink of Legislative
propriety - Senator Chandler =
humbly apologizing for certain
references to ''your fresh Attor-
ney General" ''your banker
friend" and other charming per-
sonalities which "spiced" pre-
vious letter addressed to the
President by the witty Senator
several weeks ago.
The probable object of the
withdrawal of this effusion of
vitriolic criticism is to reinstate
the Senator in the good graces
of President Cleveland, so that
he may be permitted to visit the
White House during the winter
functions. But as the President
very seldom overlooks such at
tacks on members of his official
family Senator Chandler will
probably be compelled to keep
his dress suit in camphor SO far
as his attendance at Presidential
and Cabinet receptions is con-
cerned.
The departure of the Presi-
de Mt on his periodical duck hunt
at this time is particularly unfor-
unate. Nor was it necessary
from the standpoint of an over
worked mind. 1t has been but a
few weeks since he returned from
an entire summers fishing trip,
and about the only thing he has
done since was to write his
message to Congress. Today the
reply of Minister Salisbury on
the Venezuelan question will be
delivered to Secretary Olney, and
it cannot be transmitted to Con-
gress until the President re-
turns.
1t is true Congress can await
that important event, but does it
desire to do so. and is it not dis
courteous on the part of the Presi-
dent to require such a delay?
England's reply to Secretary
Olney's demands on the question
of arbitrating the Venezuelan
boundary dispute is of more than
ordinary importance, inasmuch
as it involves the Monroe doc
trine, and may possibly be the
cause of serious complications.
Therefore, a duck hunt by OUR
Chief Executive at this particular
time is deplorable, to say the
least. .-nr.2
The evening times., 1895-12-07
Initiated by Man.

The spring trap Is constructed on the
principle of the Jaws OF a shark or dolphin.
The water snail has a gelatinous rope
which he canlengthen or shorten al pleasure.
cics Of African spider which has its nest
in the ground and closes the entrance by
means of trapdoor opening outw rda and
covered with bits of earth anB grass in
order to escape observation.
The tailor wasp when needing piece of
leaf to line its nest always cuts its pa ttern
in an exact ciraks afifese wa sps have often
been watched, but have never been known
to mistake the size, Ito cut the pattern over
again or to 81 bill leaf.
The ArmadIfla xhs the first wearer OF
plate armor. -
A bird which builds hanging nest
never selects a 4ea4pr insecure twig
The evening times., 1895-12-07
"INFANT"yET A WIFE.
Mrs. walton Has TO Sue for Divorce
Through n Friend

Virgie Walton, described as infant, but
an admitted wife OF seven months unhappy
experience, has sued her husband, James
W. Walton, for alimony sufficient for her
support.
Tine bill is filed In the name of Emma J.
Jones, the wifes next friend, and her at
torney is James W. Greer.
The bill recites that the couple were mar
ried on the 18th day of May. 1895, by Rev.
Charles L. Pate, pastor of the North Capt.
tol NJ. f. Church, and lived together exactly
six months. The husband, it is alleged,
deserted her on the 10th day of November,
and has refused to maintain her.
The petition alleges that she is but Seven
teen years old, her birthday being De-
cember 5. She AYERS that she is left
destitute, and is labOring for her own
support at the rate OF 81 per week, while
her husband, in the employ OF the B. & o.
Railroad Company, is receiving $50 per
month.
Her petition Is that she may be allowed
alimony, permanent and pentlente lite, in
q sum sufficient for her maintenance q nd
counsel fees and costs.
The evening times., 1895-12-07

pear TO be. he has circunvented the dspl,-
nlatsuptU the present time land massacring
and robbing at which the world stands
aghast has been fostered by him. and his
soldiers have engaged In it without pun
'-fshment or reprbof. The sultan really
appears to be the biggest man nf them all,
as he has successfully played one pnwer
against another and maintained his own
Immunity.
The evening times., 1895-12-07
MORE INDIAN OU7RAGES
Additional Murders by San Carlos
Apaches Reported in Arizona.
Settlers All Armed and Greatly Ex-
cited and Several Army Posts
Have Taken the Field.

Phoenix. Arix., Dec. 7.-Foilowing the
discovery of the bodies of Merrill and his
daughter, who were murdered by the
Apaches. comes an alarming report from
the lower Gila valley. near San Carlos res
ervation. that the bodies of four more muir
dered whites have been found.
j. s. Bush. a commission merchant of
this city. states that Thursday morning he
was at Lordsburg. Y. NJ, sixteen mites from
STEMS Pass. and that he read there d tcle-
gram say ying that four bodies had been found
IL the valley in tte Immediate neighbOrhood
of Fort Thomas. which had been abandoned
not long since by order OF the War Depart
ment.
II is fully forty-five miles from Ash
Springs TO Fort Thomas. in "A westerly dt-
rection. This fact precludes any presump-
ton that the band that killed the herriiis
are the ones that murdered the four men,
Hence in the absence OF knowledge to
the contrary this latter seems an ,'utbreak
of much larger number III Apaches than
any people here are willing la admit.
Mr.. Bush says people IN that section are
flying 10 arms and 1re terribly wrnught up.
Large bodies uf nieu are securing the San
Simon and Plais valleys. The Troops from
the posts of Grant, Huchuca and Bayard
have taken the field.
The evening times., 1895-12-07
Our Microbe Friends.

Eighty varieties of microbes. some en-
tirely new. have been discovered by NJ. Van
den Steen in Amsterdam drinking water.
None of them are cholera bacilli.
By injecting niicrobe poisons into ami
nah. especially the pyocyaDaceous bacil-
lus peculiar to Old sores. NM. Charrin and
Giey have made them produce offspring
deficient in some part-earless, tatlless,
footipss. or with deforine.i feet, like club
foot. Tl,-einserence is that human beings
beings ted with transnissibie bacte-
rial diseases e"0e greatres possibility at
marriage
The evening times., 1895-12-07

Tom Johnson's latest assertion is that
all of his agricultural documents are STU
at the Government Printing office, which
shows a most tender regard for his con-
stituents on the part OF the jolly Mr..
johnson.
The evening times., 1895-12-07
COMPLAINT OF A BOY
William barry Says Special Officer
Davis Maltreated Him.

DdN is Anaitredteu HIM.
A warrant was issued by the warrant
clerk OF the police court this morning for
the arrest OF Special Officer Davis, whose
beat is in the neighborhood OF Eleventh
and + streets northwest.
The warrant was sworn out by William
Barry, 13-year-old messenger boy OF No.
1910 P street, who said that Davis cuffed.
abused and nlaltreated him.
About O'Clock last evening, the boy
said, he entered Ruppert's store. His dog
he went inside. He said Davis came to the
door and threatened to shoot the dog.
Then he pulled the boy around by the col
lar and took him toward the box. On the
way, the boy says, Davis struck him in
the face.
Young Barry thinks the special was drunk.
The evening times., 1895-12-07

permitted to serve his term or else that he
DC pcrdoned. The man said that in 1877
jury found hin, guilty of malicious cutting
and he was sentenced to serve year in the
penitcntiary. No one offered to take him to
the penitentiary, SO he went to his home In
Clark County. He was never asked to go to
jail. so he never went. What was the rea,
son for the remarkable failure to carry out
the sentence. he did not know The gov
ernor pardoned him.
The evening times., 1895-12-07

Before Congress begins its biennial dis
pute over a printing office site 1t might
will be the most expcnsiye-a series "f
damages for destruction of life by the fall
of the present building. ur the purchase of
Il new site ut the instigation uf lobbyists
The evening times., 1895-12-07
This Was in Kentucky.

A man who eighteen years ago was scii-
fenced to serve year in the penitentiary.
but who has been at home ever since, no
effort ever having been made to take him
TO JAIL appeared before Gov. Brown of Ken
tucky a week ago. and asked that be be
The evening times., 1895-12-07

IF some of the cities which are making
a great fuss about securing the conven-
ton thought there was any chance of sue
cess they would at once pull the string nu
those subscriptions.
The evening times., 1895-12-07

Fortunately for the profession. Corbett's
reputation as walking, talking pugi.ist
was not earned On the stage.
The evening times., 1895-12-07

1t seems tou bad that President Cleve-
land cannot initiate corbett and transfer
to Secretary Thurber the Presidential chani,f
pionship- He is at least faithful to his
duties.
The evening times., 1895-12-07

For an insane man Abdul Hamid seems
capable of holding the diplomatic forces
of Europe pretty well in hand.
The evening times., 1895-12-07

Will not the ever-loquacious Secretary
OF Agriculture tell us candidly what he
thinks of Presidential ducking at this par
ticular moment?
The evening times., 1895-12-07

Fort Grant, Ariz., Dec. IA report has
been received here that White Mountain
Apacnes have been eaughb in the act of
killing tattie belonging t., settlers in
Cibiou Creek, .afs,ut eighteen miles west
of Fort Apache. 0
A fight took place between the Indians
and. cowb,ys, in which one Indian was
killed. Troups and Indian police from
Fort Apache st,irted for the scene OF trouble
The evening times., 1895-12-07

While Salisbury captures territory In
Alaska, Venezuela, and many other com-
tries, Cleveland is content with the capture
OF ducks.
The evening times., 1895-12-07

In what do we conride our trusts, Tue
United States Senate.
The evening times., 1895-12-07
Reynolds Post Officers.

John F. Reynolds Post No. Q, Departments
OF the Potomac, G. A. R., last evening elect
ed officers for 1896, as follows: Comma n
der, NJ. NJ. Lewis; s. v. Commander, Fred
Calvert; Y. Comma nder, ]. F. Winans,
9. NJ, L. B. Parker; chaplain, Rev w. H.
Gotwald, ID. D.; officer OF the day, W. n.
Thomas; officer of the guard, w. II. Moore:
surgeon. DR.. H. NJ Bennett: delegates to de-
partmeDt eDcampment, F. L. McKenna
I. M. O'Brien, r. Emmett Smith and F. g.
Calvert; alteruates H. NJ. Bennett, w. N.
Thomas, William Somers and F. Winans.
The evening times., 1895-12-07

1t is expected that the allied fleet OF war
ships will get Turkey on the run.
The evening times., 1895-12-07

Most women don't care a wrap what
they wear just SO it is made of seal skin.
The evening times., 1895-12-07

That was a model Session of the House
yesterday, which listened to prayer and
then ad journcl.
The evening times., 1895-12-07

Cable message of Cleveland to Salisbury:
IL hear ducks
The evening times., 1895-12-07

Most skaters have reason to think that
fall begins in December.
The evening times., 1895-12-07

AS soon as Herr Ahlwardt can pack bis
grip his departure from this country will
be welcomed.
The evening times., 1895-12-07

Rejected manuscripts are usually
returned when accompanied by
stamps, hut any obligation to do SO
IL expressly disavOwed.
MANUSCRIPTS uDaccOmpanted by
hostage will not he returned.
The evening times., 1895-12-07
Heard By the Louneer.

Senator Ben -Tilnian. the unique product
of South Caroline politics, has made him.
self at home ut the Shoreham.
The recent constitutional convention OF
the Palmetto State was the scene of some
OF the Most atdu0us work which any con-
vention ever did the Senator asserts. There
were many tedious features, and much was
said on the floor of the convention which
accomplished nothing more than the killing
OF valuable time. Senator Tillman thinks
the Atlanta Exposition is big show. He
is proud OF it as showing what a great and
GLORIOUS portion Of the country the South is.
lie says.
The evening times., 1895-12-07
Warrant Clerk washburn,s sorrow

Mr.. George ID. Washburn. the warrant
clerk at the police court, received a tele-
gram TINS morning announcing the sud-
den death of his wife at MIddleboro, Mass.
last evening. Mrs. Washburn had been
visiting at the home OF her neither Tnf,
several months. Her husband LEFT for her
home this morning. -.
The evening times., 1895-12-07

lie says.
Mr.. Payne of New York, who is considered
by some 20 be the next chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee, comes from
district where Republicanism is of the
most unwavering kind. 1t is the district
which includes Cayuga county, whose
capital is the thriving and beautiful city
OF Auburn.
Mr. Payne isheld in great esteem It home
andhis constituents have nominated hima nd
re-nominated him, elected him, and re-
elected him. as matter of course and with
out question. Mr.. Payne returns to Con-
gress this year with d handsomer ma jority
than ever
Mckinley is at the Arlington, and a thou
sand come at his call, or else they come
without the asking. From early evening
until IL O'Clock and later last night
politicians came and went.
Numerous as they were, the 0hioau turned
none of them away. The caller sent up his
card, and the invarilble answer was, Tell
him to come up Many of the prominent
representatives were among the number,
and the Arlington lobbies presented a
crowded scene all the evening. Thomas
Bracket Reed, Speaker, was not one of tn e
callers.
At the Shoreham Gen. Garrison received
many callers also. Most of those who came
seemed to coiue on strictly business err
rands, and not merely for the purpose of
paying their respects.
Speaker Reed was right there on the same
floor. He called. Whether his call was
made merely for the purpose of paying his
respects. or whether he called on strictly
business errand, or what transpired be-
tween these eminent leaders of the Republi-
can party, whereby Significant things may
happen or may not happen, no man know
eth.
Representative McMillin of Tennessee is
a confirmed thPater-goer. Nothing pleaSes
him better than to spend an evening at any
one of the theaters and enjoy a play or an
opera by way of relaxation from the tedium
of Congressional duty. The result is that
in addition TO many more distinguished ac-
coniplishments of the well-known Tennes-
seean. he possesses critics sense of the
good and bad in dramatic art.
The evening times., 1895-12-07
A SURE BAROMETER.
The Circulation of The Times ant
What 1t Means.

Circulation is The barometer indicating
the favor in which a daily newspaper is
held by Il community, and is alsu a testi-
uonial tu The correctness of its policy ana
the soaDdncss. uf the theories 1t advocates
That The Times has met with the full
Endorsement nf the Washington public,
its sworn circulation statements for the
month ending Saturday, November 80,
gives anli.le evidence. In this connection
the interesting fact is established that the
daily editions uf The Times are read"by
about % per cent mure people than any
other daily paper Published in the District
OF Columbia.
The Times is proud of Its record and will
continue Ia eudedvor TO merit the approval
OF the people of the District.
The circulation of The Times for
the week ending December 1, 1895.
was as follows:
Monday, Nov. IS. :. E. :. :. 35,201
Tuesday, Nov .26.. :. IS, ,l64
Wed nesday Nov %. ....... 35,63
Thursday, Nov. 2S.. :. =. -. :. "a ,5O4
Friday Nov. % :. :. =. -. =. $500
Saturday. Nov &C.. :. ...... 35,S49
Sunday, Dec. l.. 23,4s4
Total. 235.S4O
1 &olemIly swear that the above In
o correct statement of the daily cir
cuiNtiOn of THE WASHINGTON
TIMES for the week ending December
1, 1895, and that all the copies were
actually SDld or mailed for u valuable
consideration aud delivered to bona
fide purchasers or Subscribers; a lso,
TINT none OF them were returned or
remain In the office undelivered
j. MILTON YOUNG. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this I'd day Of December, A. ID. 1895.
ERNEST G. THOMPSON,
Notary Public.
The evening times., 1895-12-07
WASHINGTON. D. c.. DECEMBER 7. 1895,

Subscribers to The Times will con-
fer great favor by promptly report
ing any discourtcsy Of collectors or
neglect of d uty on he part Of carriers.
Complaints either by mail or in per-
son will receive prompt attention.
The Morning Edition should be do
lvered In all parts of the city by 6:;SO
o'clock "a. m, Including Sunday. The
Evening Edition should be in the
ha ands of subscribers not Inter than
$50 p. m.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-02-13
The Aim of Christ,s Work.

"Peace Oh earth" was the aim of
Christ's work in this world, writes Ed
ward Bellamy in The Ladies Home
journal. The whole gist of his doctrine
and the burden of his teaching consisted
in counsels to men how to put an end to
strife with their fellow men and live to-
gether with them in mutual helpfulness
All this teaching which was the whole
content Of his gospel, was grouped about
and crystallized in tho golden rule,
whereon our modern world is founded
as on an everlasting foundation. To be.
lieve in Christ and not to believe in the
golden rule as the only plan for social
organization seems to us moral and
rational impossibility-an unthinkable
proposition. Just this, however, our an
cestors undertook to do, and it is fair to
admit that they were very frank about
it. They made no pretenses
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-02-13

Infinite time is difficult to grasp. Dis
tance is more easily understood, and
some things which Sir Robert Ball has
to say about the distance of the stars
from us will assist us in comparing
them to the sun. OF these the most
striking is Arcturus, and DR.. Elkin has
put this star at such distance from the
solar system that the orbit Of the earth
round the sun must seem from Arcturus
as large as would penny piece seen
at 100 miles. Arcturus, in other words,
is perhaps dozen times as far OIL from
us as Procyon is, and Procyon, one OF
the nearest bright stars, is 1000, 00O
times the distance of the sun from us.
But the marvellous thing about Arc
turus is its movement. 1t has, compare.
lively speaking, very distinct "propeI
motion" across the sky. though not rs
large as some stars Lately, however,
the spectroscope has ascertained for us
the pace of stars along the line of sight,
and Arcturus travels, it is now believed,
at the rate of $50 miles second. Sucf
speed as this is truly terrific. and We
may we'll ask where this furious star i:
hurrying to. As Arcturus, ten genera
tions hence, will not have moved to the
eye by rs much as the diameter of tho
moon, we shall have plenty Of opportu
nifty Of discussing the question. Lon
don Spectator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-02-13
TWO MASCULINE GIRLS.
speculations About Them by the Other
Passengers In the Car.

It was their brief, uncrinolined dress
skirts that drew the eyes of the up &c
date girl A messenger boy tried to fig
ure out how their hair staid up with
nothing SO feminine as hairpins in evi
dence. The manlike cuffs peeping above
the dogshin gloves attracted the atten-
tion of business man, while dude
started as he caught sight OF their well
built boots Even the conductor stared
hard at them.
One of the girls was not so far gone
in her masculinity as the other The
twist of velvet in her hat showed a lin.
gering leaning toward the feminine, but
the eyeglasses, the umbrella and the
armful Of books were common to both.
All unconscious of the interest they in.
spired. the two buried themselves In
their notebooks The more masculine
planted her feet we'll apart and used her
knees as an umbrella rack. This didn't
enhance the grace of her abbreviated
dress skirt Every now and then she
dourished liberal handkerchief that
was in curious contrast TO the lacy shred
tucked into the up to date girls card.
case "Who and what were they any.
way?" the passengers asked themselves.
Women suffragists, thought the
business man
"Some of those dreadfully strong
minded creatures that want to vote, ="
said tho up to date girl TO herself
"Jingol All they need is trousers, +"
was tho mental remark of the messenger
boy, while the dudes feeble brain regis
tered some such impressions as these;
"Aw-I've heard of such--aw-womcn
dontcherknow-but, thank goodness,
I've never-aw--never weally seen one
-aw-met"-
just here tho more masculine girl
looked up from her notebook.
"Do you think disintegration in
typhus possible?" she asked her compan.
ion in loud, clear tones
why, yes" replied the other. III
we accept the globular theory, yon
know.
The mystery was solved. They were
medical students. All the other passen.
gers drew sigh Of relief, except the
dude. He had vanished into thin air. -
New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-02-13
One ON Billy Florence.

Zone Of the best on Billy Florence, "
said an old stager, Twas played on him
as late as 1883 by some Of the boys at
the st. James hotel Billy was an ar.
dent Republican and valued his stand
ing as O party man. You know. he
never forgave his old friend, Presiden:
Arthur. for considering his candidacy
for consul general at London joke
Well, when Blaine came back from
Europe. and there was great hula
baloo about the uncrowned king. the
boys sent Billy q formal letter from the
committee Of arrangements appointing
him chairman Of the subcommittee of
reception ON behalf Of the actors, artists
and auctioneers requesting his check
for $50 and his presence on the steamer
Sloan at Q o'clock in the morning to &c
down and welcome Blaine. Billy bit
slowly, but finally swallowed the bait,
hook and all. He sent his check for 500
to the designated person. and not until
three days after, when he had eaten q
dinner given him by the boys who put
mp the joke on him and paid for with
his own $50, did ne find out how he had
been fooled. His only consolation was
that no got up too late to be ON the
steamer Sloan at the appointed hour. "
Major Handy in New York Mail and
Express.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-02-13
DEATHS RED LIGHT.
II Was Waved at an Engineer, Betoken-
ing His Mothers Demise.

It Was Waved at an Engineer, Betoken-
ing His Mothers Demise.
1.-The most peculiar case ever heard
Of" said telegraph operator, occur
red in our family My father was an
engineer on the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad, running into Richmond. One
night while quito distance from the
latter city and nearing his run he saw
bright red light ON the track several
hundred yards ahead. The signal was
also seen by his fireman and the front
brakeman. Tho train was ut once stop
ped, but not trace of tho signalman or
light could be found, and the track was
all right Father looked at his watch
and noted that the time was s o'clock.
The train pulled ont, proceeding eau
tiously for some distance without
meeting any obstruction. Several miles
farther the light was again seen.
Once more stopping, another search was
made, with no more success than before.
This happened at S:2S. Father was new
er superstitious, but this was inexplica-
BILE. Much mystified, he proceeded on
the way, only to be stopped a third time
by the red light at 1851 O'Clock. Anoth-
er search by the crew failed to disclose
the slightest trace Of the mysterious sig.
mailman. Finally, giving up the search,
the men returned to their posts, and the
train at last pulled up into Richmond
without further mishap.
when father alighted from the cab,
a telegram was handed him announcing
the death of his mother Without delay
he went to her home, which was sew
eral miles out Of the city, on tho rail.
road. Soon after his arrival he learned
that a telegram had been sent to him
while he was out on duty, summoning
him to grandmother's bedside The
time at which father had seen the mys.
terious red lights was indelibly i'm.
pressed on his memory, and he learned
upon inquiry that at precisely the min
ute at which the first red light was seen
she had asked if he had come. She then
repeated the question at the time he saw
the second light, and the appearance of
the third light was simultaneous with
her death. "-Richmond Times