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The morning times., 1896-02-12

ENAToR SMITH, of New Jersey tramp
esi en several peoples toes in his Mon
roe doctrine speech. He told the Senate
the hest thing 1t could do was to ad-
journ and go home.
In making his charges against Congress
he said that 9nc side OF the Capitol was
Overwhelmingly Republican and the other
side was run 10y accumulation of Republi-
cans and PoHalists, Mr.. Allen sits nearly
in front OF Mr. Smith. When the Speaker
met Mr. Aliens exc he had 10 smile
He smiled so aard that he nearly lost his
place. - -
The morning times., 1896-02-12

GAMBLERS NEW ABODE
Colonial Beach Selected Tor the Home
OF the Hcaths.
The morning times., 1896-02-12

QUEEN s SPEECH READ
Willingness Expressed to Settle the
Venezuelan Dispute.
The morning times., 1896-02-12

WALLER CAN RE RELEASED
President Sends Secretary oEney's Re
port 10 the Senate.
The morning times., 1896-02-12

IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE
Quay's RESOLUTION to Recommit Again
Goes Over.
The morning times., 1896-02-12

STUART STILL CONFIDENT
But the Arm of the Law May Break
Him Up.
The morning times., 1896-02-12

SPAIN 5 CUBAN TAXES
Over TweHty-six Million Dollars Col
leeted Every Year.
The morning times., 1896-02-12

TWO CROOKS IN CUSTODY
Detectives Think They Have the Much
sought for Thieves.
The morning times., 1896-02-12

SHEA PAYS THE PENALTY
Successful Etectrocution of the Troy
Murderer.
The morning times., 1896-02-12

SOME GIANTS ARE Kicking
New York Baseball Club May Have
Trouble in Signing Players.
The morning times., 1896-02-12

BOTH BODIES IDENTIFIED
Unraveiiing the Mystery of the Corpse
in the Dry Goods Box.
The morning times., 1896-02-12

CURE TO HAVE A FIGHT
FitzsimnonS and MaEer's Meeting Place
Mystery.
The morning times., 1896-02-12

DISTRICT HAD ITS DAY
Several Important Bills Considered and
Passed by the House.
The morning times., 1896-02-12

ADDED To THE SENTENCE
William Ryan's Impgdence VIII Keep
Him in the WorkhouSe.
The morning times., 1896-02-12

WASHINGTON. D. C.. FEBRUAEYl2 1856
The morning times., 1896-02-12
An Offer of $1,000

A Chance for the Star to Bene-
Gt a Charitable Institution.
Will 1t Dare to Face the
Music? The Times
Means Business.
The morning times., 1896-02-12

The circulation of The Times for
the week ended February 8, 1896,
WAS a. foIfows-
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edition look In the list below. w hat
you're looking for was proba bly,
printed IN last evenings edition,
and as The Times never repeats
youn have to take both editions to
get all the news as quick as it hap
pens.
FIRE FAMED BY WIND
$4,000 Worth of Property Destroyed
in Southwest Section.
DOWN IN A ROBBERS DEN
Plenty OF Phnder Discovered in a Cave
in Pennsylvania.
SPANS s CUBAN TAXES-
Over TweBty-siX Million Dollars Col
leeted Every Year.
OPPOSED BY PHYSICIANS
Health Officer WCoIward's Suggestion
Meets With Disfayor.
WALLER CAN RE RELEASED
President Sends Secretary oEney's Re
port 10 the Senate.
STUART STILL CONFIDENT
But the Arm of the Law May Break
Him Up.
GAMBLERS NEW ABODE
Colonial Beach Selected for the Home
OF the Heaths.
ADDED To THE SENTENCE
William Ryan's Impgdence VIII Keep
Him in the WorkhouSe.
TWO CROOKS IN CUSTODY
Detectives Think They Have the Much
sought for Thieves.
BOTH BODIES IDENTIFIED
Unraveiiing the Mystery of the Corpses
in the Dry Goods Box.
DISTRICT HAD ITS DAY
Several Important Bills Considered and
Passed by the House.
SOME GIANTS ARE Kicking
New York Baseball Club May Have
Trouble in Signing Players
CURE TO HAVE A FIGHT
FitzsimnonS and Mai8er's Meeting Place
Mystery.
SHEA PAYS THE PENALTY
Successful EiectrocutioB of the Troy
Murderer.
IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
Quay's RESOLUTION to Reconnit Again
Goes Over.
QUEENS s SPEECH READ
Willingness Expressed to Settle the
Venezuelan Dispute.
WEYLER TO THE PEOPLE
Cuba's New Captain General Issues a
Proclamation.
WORN BY PIECEw0RK-
Women in the Mail Bag Repair Sweat
The morning times., 1896-02-12

Immortal Lincolnl brave and grand;
a giant mind beyond ali peers;
A beacon light that blessed the land;
The noblest man Of all the years,
Whose heart was thrilled by hopes, no
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gem to compose his people: "Uncle
Joe, you are preacher, do you watch
the seven stars and the ell and yard,
and when you see them fall, come into
the big house, and we will have q
word of prayer"
A merchant, wellknown to the wri-
ter, had broken with his partner in
business. There was fearful want of
agreement in their accounts. But
when he saw the heavens aglow, be
got out the ledger, saying, ~ and Nick
must settle; I and Nick must settle !"
AS he passed out of his door he met
his lame Negro, Jim, and said, "Jim,
you are free, yes, Jim you are Free"
And on he went to settle with his late
partner. This he did speedily by cor
recting some false entries he had made.
But when morning came, and the sun
shone out as at other times, he again
met Jim and said, "Jim, the weather
is cold, you had better 60 to the woods
and cut few loads; the wagon will
be out by.and-by." Nick, however,
was happy over his settlement.
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TO BE CONTINUED.
ANECDOTE OF GENERAL LEE.

Our regiment (61st North Carolina,
had been fighting around Cold Harboi
for four days with almost nothing to
eat, and the men were almost broken
down when the welcome order came
to march to the rear for rest and food
We had drawn our rations and were
scattered about under the trees rest.
ing, when a plainly dressed old gen.
tleman came along and sat down on
the root of the tree under which Anse
Daniels, myself and half dozen others
were lying. He seemed very social
and was soon engaged in brisk con-
versation with Anse. We were much
surprised little later when a courier
addressed him as General Lee; but,
as he had been so familiar with US, we
were not much awed by his rank.
Wounded men were constantly be-
ing brought in, and a self-important
young doctor ordered us all to leave
as he wished to perform an operation
under the tree. AS General Lee
seemed in no hurry to 60, we paid
little attention to the doctor until he
ordered US away the second time
using some very forcible language.
General Lee said in a mild tone:
$50 ahead, doctor; these men have
been fighting for four days, and there
is shade enough for us and you too"
The doctor replied that he didn't
care anything about what we had
been doing, that we had all better be
off in short order. "And you, too,"
turning to General Lee.
The doctor now stepped off a short
distance for something he needed, and
met an officer who had heard the last
part of the conversation.
doctor, do you know who you
were talking to moment go?" said
he.
"No, some impertinent old cuss,"
replied the doctor.
"You are mistaken, it was General
Lee"
General Lee! Pm ruined" ex-
claimed the doctor.
Back he came as humble as he had
before been arrogant, and with the
most profuse apologies. General Lee
heard him quietly and replied:
"No apologies at all doctor just 60
and attend to your work."
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THE METEORIC SHOWER IN 1888.

ut was certainly not only the privi-
lege of a lifetime, but of a millennium
to be an eye witness of such a stupen-
dous and resplendent spectacle" So
saws Rev. J. w. Scott of Atlanta; and
so say I, who was years old at the
time of it's occurrance, November 13,
1888, though septuagenarian in 1896.
Perhaps all persons have seen at times
darting meter shoot across the sky,
leaving streak of light in its course.
Multiply such scene by the number
of stars visible on the clearest night,
and then multiply this by the moments
and you have grand product indeed.
Such was the spectacle on the night in
question. The failing star" as my
boyish fancy took them to be, were
decending in all parts of the heavens,
as if the whole crop of stars were
shaken down at once, to be followed
by another crop each moment of time.
Truly it was most magnificent scene,
as the hour slowly wore away, till
Aurora paled the meteor's light and
the "king of day" shut out the view
forever!
Astronomers have much to say about
this unparalleled exhibition. We do
not propose in this paper to enter into
their disquisations and speculations on
the subject, but to show some effects
the phenomenon produced among the
children of men on that occasion.
Under the impression that the day of
final judgement had come, many per-
sons were strangely wrought upon.
One good woman left her home, and
with hasty steps made for the grave
ward, quarter of a mile away, shout
ing hallelujah as she ran and exclaim-
ing, "Now I shall see my children
rise, and we'll 60 to glory together"
Thousands were reported as having
been led to prayer, and some CONVEX
sions occurred, followed in after years
by holy life and happy death.
Some wore thrown into convulsions
and in rare instances death ensued.
A rich STAKEHOLDER was reported to
have been aroused by the noisy tumult
among his hundred Negroes, some
shouting and others frantic with terror.
Alarmed himself, he resorted to strate-
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Do You KNOW ?-Do you know
that every cruelty inflicted on an ami
NAL in killing or just before death
poisons to a greater or less extent its
meat?
Do you know that every cruelty in
aicted upon cow poisons to greater
or less extent its milk? "
Do you know that fish killed as soon
as taken from the water by blow on
the back of the head will keep longer
and be better than those permitted to
die slowly?
Do YOU know that birds destroy mil
lions of bugs, that without the birds we
could not live on the earth, and that
every little insect eating bird you may
kill and every egg you may take from
its nest means one less bird to destroy
insects?
Do YOU know that checkrein which
will not permit a horse to put his head
where he wants to when going up a
hill is cruel torture to the horse?
Do you know that the multilation of
horse by cutting off his tail compels
him to suffer torture from flies and in
sects every summer as long as he
lives?
Do you know that every kind act
you do and every kind word you speak
to dumb animal will make not only
the animal but yourself happier, and
not only make you happier but also
better ?-Geo r. Angel, in Our Dumb
Animals.
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The WORLDS TALLEST STRUCTURES.

The tallest chimney was built at
Port Dundas, GLASGOW, Scotland, 1857
to 1859, for F. Townsend. 1t is the
highest chimney in the world (454
feet,) and one of the loftiest masonry
structures in existence. In Europe
there are only two church steeples
that exceed this structure in height
namely, that of the Cologne Cathedral
(510 feet,) and that of the Strasburg
Cathedral (46S feet.) The great pyra-
mid of Gizeh was originally 4S0 feet,
although not so high at present. The
United States out-tops them all with
its Washington monument, $50 feet
high, and the tower of the Philadel-
phia public buildings, which is 5S7
feet high.
The Eiffel tower at Paris, France,
surpasses all other terrestrial metal
structures, with its altitude of nearly
900 feet. The 'great tower" for
London, England, in course Of con-
struction from designs of Henry Da-
vey, c. E., will out-top all metal
structures, being built of steel, and its
extreme height will be 1880 feet
when finished.
The highest and most remarkable
metal chimney in the world is erected
at the imperial foundry at Halsbrucke,
near Freiberg, in Saxony. The height
OF this structure is 1926 feet; it is
1874 feet in internal diameter, and is
situated on the right bank of the
Mulde, at an elevation of 219 feet
above that of the foundry works, 80
that it's total height above the sea is
no less than ILLS feet. The works
are situated on the left bank of the
river, and the furnace gases are con.
veyed across the river to the chimney
on bridge through pipe S,227a feet
in length.
The highest Office building in the
world is the Manhattan Life Insur.
ance company's of New York city.
Its height above the sidewalk is 347
feet, and its foundations 60 down 53
feet below the same, being 20 feet
below tidewater level, making total
of 400 feet. The foundations consist
of Is masonry piers, and are carried
by the same number of steel caissons.
The latter were sunk to bedrock by
the pneumatic process. The canti-
lever system was used for the founda-
tion.-Machinery.
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Itapas too late to retrace their steps.

ItaUds too late to retrdce their steps.
terrors, a grizzly bear. Neither Of them
had ever seen such monster before.
But while crossing the plains they hao
often heard Captain Brandon describe
the fierce creatures appearance and con-
duct, so that now they recognized him.
For the moment they were frozen with
terror. The instant the grizzly caught
sight Of them he rose on his haunches
and sent forth q series Of growls that
indicated his humor.
At the sound Of his voice Alice and
Clara, with shrieks of alarm which they
could not restrain, ran cut of the glen,
holding each others hand. They had
no time to discuss the line of flight
Away-any place to get out of the mon
ster's reach! After running about 200
yards they stopped for breath and look,
ed back. To their horror, the animal
travelled faster than themselves and
was now only so yards away and still
rolling after them.
Seeing that they stood, the grizzly
rose again on his launches and surveyed
them with his fierce eyes. They were
about to fly on again. A huge rock on the
canyon wall rose short distance ahead,
and at the same instant they realized
that this could only be turned by going
back. But it was too late to retrace their
steps. They stood, white faced and clasp
ed in each others arms, resigned to the
worst, when they heard a ringing voice
from the other side of the chasm.
"Come closer to the canyon-out on
that projecting rock.
They saw the rock and obeyed the
voice.
"Lie down! Lie down and do not
fear, ;" rang out the same confident tones,
This was the opportunity the young
rifleman sought. With rapidity that
gave the explosions almost continuous
roar, Henry Kyle discharged his repeat
ing rifle. The animal remained erect
during this deadly fusillade.
As they lay down Clara looked across
the abyss and saw Henry Kyle stand
ing like q statue with his rifle to his
shoulder. The grizzly came on-came so
close that they imagined they could feel
his hot, fetid breath in their faces. At
halloo from over the canyon the bear
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CHAPTER XVII.

No language can describe DR.. Blanch.
ards joy at sight Of his daughters. In
his eagerness to clasp them to his breast
he would have rushed into the canyon
had not Captain Brandon restrained
him.
"Let me 90 to my childrenp: cried
the delighted old man. "Seel They are
reaching out their hands to me-"
1.-THE canyon separates US, said the
captain. "Wait till we have spoken
with them"
Alice saw at a glance the futility OF
attempting to join the party at that
point, and she knew that the same OBJ
struction prevented them coming to her
side.
Mutual congratulations passed back
and forth, and, at Captain Brandon's re-
quest, Alice told Of their escape and the
condition in which they left Bouton's
camp
"Remain where you are, said the
captain when Alice had concluded the
brief but thrilling story of their flight.
"Hide in the shadow Of that rock and
we will come to you"
"How long before you Gun reach us?'
said Alice.
"It will take till the middle of the
afternoon to flank the head Of the can.
yon, but keep up good heart. "
"Would it not be better for us to 60
and meet youH'
"No. Though if there were no danger
in the way, I would consent. We know
where you are now. Should you leave,
we might not be able to find you. "
"And what are we to do with the
horses?'
"If you can find grass near by, let
them Craze. I see you have riatas fas-
tened to the saddles" said the captain.
With words Of encouragement the
party rode off, DR.. Blanchard remaining
in the rear, and every few PAGES he
turned to look back at his daughters and
to wave his hand to them. A cloud
seemed to come up from the canyon and
settle on the landscape when the good
white head disappeared.
The girls found little space close by
covered with nutritious bunch grass,
and here they secured the horses, tying
them so that they could Craze. They
found q rock walled cave in the glen
where they could sit, or, if they chose,
lie down with comfort, but though much
fatigued the novelty Of the situation,
the recent happy meeting and the de-
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SLEEPLEss DRAUGHTs.- English
doctor, writing about sleep and sleep
lessness, observed that the state mar
cotics produce is not sleep, but a con-
dition of narcotism that counterfeits
sleep, adding, "When a man says, L
want quiet night, I will take sleep
ing draught,' he speaks in parallels.
To express the fact plainly, he should
say, Il want quiet night; 1 cannot
obtain it by going to sleep, or l am
afraid to trust to the chances of nat
ural rest, so I will poison myself a
little, just enough to make me uncon-
scious, or to slightly paralyze my
nerve centres, not enough to kill If
this fact could be kept before the
mind, the reckless use of drugs which
produces state that mocks sleep
would be limited" The state of mac
ton which is brought about by natural
sleep is very different from that which
is produced by paralysis ofany degree.
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Ft}k WELDON &Sfaf&&>
BY ALFRED r. CALHOUN.

"Away from the camp" replied Alice
in answer to her sisters question. 1--WE
know not destination. We must only
think Of the place we fly from. Our des-
tination cannot be worse than our start
ing point. The kind Providence that has
so far aided US must still be our reliance
and our guide"
They had no fear Of immediate pur-
suit, for they knew that the horses were
beyond the control Of the outlaws and
that it would be impossible for them to
get them together before daylight They
also knew that Bouton and his men
were in the mountains, as were Black
Eagle and his warriors, but recapture
would not, could not, make their condi-
ton worse. The sisters kept their horses
close together-so close that they could
have talked had not their hearts been
too full for utterance.
They rode from the time they left
the river at quick walk. The tenden-
cy Of the horses was to dash away, but
they submitted to the restraint Of the
bit.
1--WE may have to test their speed, I"
said Alice when starting off, 80 let us
reserve their strength. %
They could tell when they entered the
mountains by the movements Of their
horses Indeed they reasoned that they
were on trail Whether this trail led
to friend or foe they knew not-only
the future could tell Just as the day
was breaking both horses came to ahalt
and no urging could force them on.
"Let us dismount till the sun is up" I"
said Alice, and she set Clara an exam
pie by springing from her horse and TAX
ing the bride ON her arm.
They had not long to wait. They
could see the shadows rising from the
mountains and the darkness multiply in
the depths Of the fearful gulf on whose
brink they stood They were on the edge
Of chasm, or "canyon," as it was
called in that land. 1t was one Of those
profound riffs peculiar to the noun
tains of western America They had
brought their horses to convenient
rock in order to get into the saddle
again, for they were weary and their
garments were heavy with moisture,
when both were startled by hearing the
tramping -of horses and the sound Of
mems voices. Nearer and nearer came
the riders-more and more distinct be-
came the pounding Of the iron covered
hoofs on the flinty rocks.
"Alicel Alicel" cried Clara "That is
fathers voice"
Fathers voicel' echoed Alice, her
ears telling her that her sister was not
mistaken.
eyes, and Towards and the captains 8
and John Clyde's"
eyes, yes; I hear them" Then she
raised her voice and with eager joy
shouted:
"Fatherl Father! Howard!''
"My daughter!'' came the impassion-
ed response.
The pounding Of hoofs became quick
er, and now they could hear the jingle
of brides and the snorting Of the ap-
preaching horses. The girls caught sight
of the riders, but the awful canyon
yawned between them.
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their father and brother again kept them
awake. The same feelings prevented
them thinking Of food or the fact thai
the only water for miles around was
roaring in the inaccessible depths of the
canyon. The day was very hot The rocks
glistened along the volcanic SUBMITS a.
If they were becoming ignited and must
soon burst forth in lurid flames. The
heated air rose up in shimmering waves
and looked as if it were painting. The
distant landscape became fantastic and
distorted.
"Can we not find some place where
there is little water or air?" asked
Clara, her brow beaded and her cheek:
crimsoned with the heat
eve might" replied Alice, "but
feel it is better to endure where we are
safe than to venture out where some OF
the outlaws may see Us. "
As in all things, Clara yielded to this
opinion and drew closer into the stril
of shadow made by the rock towering
above them. They had just settled down
again to endure with patience the swell
tering heat when both were startled by
the actions Of the horses The animals
ceased to be languid, and now, with di'
lating nostrils, heads erect and fright
ened eyes, they locked up the walls Of
the glen directly above where the Sis
ters were sitting. ..
"What can it be?' asked Clara, look.
ing anxiously about her. :
"We cannot see from here" replied
Alice. "Let us 90 out where the horses
are"
They rose and were walking to the
center Of the glen, when, to theiI
amazement the horses started back
with snorts Of alarm and tugged at the
rones till they snapped like pistols. Alice
saw the danger and ran forward tc
catch and soothe the animals, but before
she could reach them they had turned
and sped away as only frightened horses
can.
"Can You zee anything?" asked Alice,
who ignored the loss Of the horses in
her anxiety to learn what frightened
them.
II think I see man." gasped Clara
"That is a shdaow," said Alice.
"But it moves See! It comes this
way"
As they watched the shadow it rose
till it looked as if cast by giant
"That can't be man." said Alice,
who still retained her fine presence Of
mind.
"What do you think it can be?'
"It might be some animal Better
that than any Of Bouton's people It
has disappeared"
"But why remain here, sister,"
"Why fly from q shadow, Clara?
asked Alice, encircling her sisters slen.
der waist to give her confidence
eft is not a shadow, sister. There it
isl See its glaring eyes and hanging
tonguer'
Alice looked up the rocks and saw
coming down one Of those mountain