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The evening times., 1896-02-05
Semi-NeWS Items.

Prof. Dali of Washington, who discovered
what has been described as the blue or
ice bear of Mount st. Elias in Alaska
has also found the flesh of a mammoth
preserved in ice in Alaska.
The avera ee production of wine in France
for the last ten years has been. in round
figures, 6S6 295 900 gallons, and the fig
ures as last year yield in Franceand other
countries Indicate that France is again the
largest producer.
F. Some specimens of the Earri wood taken
from a fence were recently sent to London
and though the wood had been underground
for TWENTY-FIVE years. it was perfectly
sound. A specimen Of jarrah wood under
similar circumstances showed serious de-
cay.
The wife of a farmer living near Sergeant
Bluff, Iowa, was caught in wolf trap out
on the prairie recently, and held captive
some thirty hours. A neighbor had set
several wolf traps made Of steel jaws with
a heavy spring. closing them when sprung.
about his farm.
The ancicnts poured libations out of Tri-
toa shells and the Scandina Wan vikings
drank out of Turbo or green snaif' shells.
In Shetland and some other parts the fusus
and patella were used as lamps and oil
cruises. Olearia were mounted as ewers
by French siIversmIths.
The evening times., 1896-02-05

the Office, a woman. dressed IN black pre-
ciseiy as he had seen Il duriig tine night hours.
appeared at the door and asked for Nj
-. Upon being asked what she desired
the mysterious visitor leaned forward ana
in low but distinct tones. which were
heard by every one in the room, said:
The Lord ruleth. lie of coed cheer She
then walked rapidly away.
This, coming on top of his nights expe-
rience. proved almost too much for our
friend. He went home in II soreiy perplexed
frame OF mind. He could not sleep that
right but no vision appeared TO his wake
fuI eye. The next day cotton took sud
den jump, and Ec disposed of his lot with
a profit Of $4,000.
.'Of course am unable TO account for the
first part Of this narrative. but 1t was
shortly artcrward discovered that the Of
flee visitor was crazy colored woma a
who was allowed TO roam about The neigh
borhood.'
The evening times., 1896-02-05

The shadow Of civil service reform is
clouding the spirits uf the poll. ical fra
t-rniiy in the State of Maryland. and more
especially I'm the city OF Baltimore. whittier
its operations are more immediately di-
rrcted. and where Its practical results
would be- more strikingly manifested than
IN any other city in the old commonwealth.
The cause of the tribulation is the passage
by the State senate Of what is known as
the Bruce bill, which provides for the ap-
plication of the principle and practice or
civil service reform to BaIlimure's muni-
cipal government and whose sponsors con-
template its ultimate extension to the
counties. In this, OF course. the party
workers who believe that to the victors
belong the spoi!S. and plenty OF them, see
great danger. and no less do those polit-
clans who's. chief reliance rests upon the
dispensation of patronage.
The spoilsmen are moving heaven and
earth to defeat the bill in the lower branch
of the legislature. They are advancing the
stale argument that civil service reform
will build up an office-holding class; that
there ought TO be rotation in Office, and all
that sort of thing, which mas been spouted
forth every time the reform has been
The evening times., 1896-02-05
There Is Hope Yet.

In spite Of all remonSlranccs ana protests
the House of Representatives, has seen fit
to strike out a number of items in the Dis
trict appropriation bill which made pro-
vision for partial support of certain char
liable institutions. A singular feature
OF the case is that the two places which
far have had TO stand the brunt of the on
Slaught are the orphan asylurns. which
places ofall others, one would have thought
likely to appeal To the sympathics and good
viii OF the legislators. Ii is 10 hc cS-
pccted. therefore. that II" greater mercy
VIII br shown the appropriations for hos
pitaI> and other charities than these re-
Ccivcd.
At the same time She managcTsanI friends
of the various Institutions need not lose
courage and hope altogether The Senate
Will very likely reverse, or at least modify,
the acton at the House. AMI rcIGscrt some
of theerdse,, items III the hiH Though ihcs"
will be formally disagreed to by the House
when the bill is referred it il not hazardous
The evening times., 1896-02-05

TO venture the prediction that after the bill
has been through the conference mill a
number of the appropriations, now stricken
out viii bc found To bc contained in it.
Ii l. not always possible TO approve this
r"ySionary action or conference commit
tee. but in the present instance no fault will
h.. found with il. The reasons why Con-
grcsS ought not Ia withdraw its assistance
from the charitable Institutions OF the Dis
trict have been heretofore set forth in The
Tin!rs and need no further elaboration.
The equity of the proposition that the ap-
pr"priitinns should be made is unassailable,
in the light OF the obligations which the Uni
ted States has properly assumed toward the
District
II there were any justice or fairness In
the contention that the United States should
np' pay anything toward tn. support or
these charities. there is none whatever in
making 1t impossible for the citizens OF the
District to do so.
The evening times., 1896-02-05
NOtabIes Here and There.

Madame Patti says she will never return
10 America. rs the journey is too fatiguing.
Mark Twain writes TO a friend in Hart
ford that he went iway in debt, and VIII
come back in a first cabin
The Marquis or Queensberry offers TO
back himself for "a hundred against any
non-proressional cyclist OF his weight, l L
stones.
The Russian exiIcs in London will ap-
peal TO the public to contribute to fund
for the support of Nine. Stepniak, the
widow OF scrgius SteI'niak, who has been
left in Strengthened circumstances.
Theodore Roosevelt recently delivered
a lecture in Hartford, Conn, and drew an
audience of only 100 people. Under the
same auspices. Max O'Rell lectured in
Hartford recently to standing room only.
Mr.. Gladstone has sinIplified matters
for his biograpber by carefully sorting
and arrangin: his correspondence. Some
SO, 900 letters he has selected for preserva-
ton, and has built for them a fire-proof
safe.
Irving Browne of Albany, n. T., the
well-known editor of the Albany Law
JOuTEdl. ann lol many NNdA. - "N
the Albany Law School, has been chosen
10 succeed the late Charles Theodore Rus
sell, as lecturer at the Boston University
Law SCHOOL,
Mr.. stead who is compiling Penny
Hymnal for the People" has elected
from the Prince of Wales the fact that
among serious hymns he III. L. H. thinks
there Is none more touching, nor one that
goes more truly 10 the heart, than Nearer,
Ny God. to Thee
1t is stated that Mr.. Harry Irving, the
eldest son of Sir Henry Irving. is engaged
TO be married to Miss Dorothy Baird, the
representative OF Triiby at tie Haynarket
Theater. Both the young people were at
one time members of Mr.. Ben Greet's dra-
matte company
The evening times., 1896-02-05
The Buckley Divorce C.se.

Editor Evening Times: 1t was stated in
the morning papers that the divorce grant
ed Mrs. Barry Bulkley yesterdiy was the
result OF the disclosures in the late Slack
Perrine litigation. l appea red for Mr.
Buckley in the divorce suit as his counsel,
and as such desire to inform you that the
statements We're entirely without founda-
tion. The divorce was granted on the sole
ground of desertion, and the petitioner, in
her bill, made no other charge against the
defendant, and the defendant offered no
defense to that charge.
EDWARD S. McCALMONT.
February D. 1896.
The evening times., 1896-02-05
2Ela;l;|: |7'11
Ei9tNCER9

i"f He iynching Of negro on the Elk
horn the other day for promiscu
Gus shooting In railroad train
causing the death or passenger reminds
me Of shooting affair that occurred i'm
that section OF the country several years
ago., remarked a welI-known travelling
man n the National last night The Clinch
Valley division Of the Norfolk and West.
ern Railroad runs through a very rough,
section, both regards topography and
Inhabitants.
IT starts at Graham, Va, and extends
TO Norton. which is located in Wise County.
of the same State, and in which are some
Of the widest human beings I ever en-
countered. l have actually seen people
chase wagons OUT there to see il tue rear
wheels would not catch up with the front
ones. The road was building in 1890. and
as last as Il few miles were finished they
Were opened up for business.
AT the time 10 which | refer th, road
had been completed as far as CaStIewund
small station little more than hall way
from Gralian- IL was on a Sunday that
tiie iirst train went as far as this place
ana II was literally packed and iammed
There was great deal OF disorder among
the passengers, but nothing very seri,rus
happened until we nedred Castiewoud
A. the train slowed up great big ra W.
boned diStiller OF moonshine whisky, I
guess he was, commenced to shoot at the
cars with a Winchester using the windows
for targets. As he was good shot you may
be sure the glass suffered, hut ! do not
remember whether anyone was wounded.
That was the most exciting ride / ever
had, and ] would not repeat the experience
for something pretty"
The evening times., 1896-02-05
Allison SmilingIy Noncommittal.
New York SUM-

william Boyd Allison has brought back
from Iowa an improved smile of such extra
ordinary sweetness and biaDdness thai Adlai
Ewing Stevenson has had TO have a fire
screen put up in front of his desk and John
Milton Thurston has had ninety-nine ellis
OF Grape extracted from his voice without
an operation. The smile is on exhibition
every day and evening. but the sweet, deep
silence of Mr.. Allison is more magnificent
still. He has ceased to use words. He orders
mush and milk in pantomime. Visitors are
requested TO leave their remarks on slate.
Even in regard to the weather Mr.. Anison's
attitude is impartial and non-committal.
The evening times., 1896-02-05
Americanism Interpreted.

Jingoism is by some defined as Free
dom's method of talking through her lib
erty cap.-Philadeipbia Times
Senator Frye tugs vigorously, and is sur
prise,l that the lions tail does not come off
in his hand.-Elmira Gazette.
The war fury is fast abating in all the
countries where fortnight ago the inhab-
itants seemed enthusiastically anxious for
the commencement of hostiliiies. In Eu-
rope all is peace once more, but no man ca n
tell when the situation will change again
Troy Times.
The evening times., 1896-02-05
Prnyed for His sinful Penchu mt

Il love to steal" began brother at an
experience meeting the other night. and
then on account of defect of speech. could
get no farther with the quotation from this
familiar hymn. After a rather awkward
pause. one Of the elders of the church
gravcly asked the congrcgatio to kneci with
him. and then he prayed long and fervcntiy
for his unfortunate brothers sinful nature.
The evening times., 1896-02-05
In BOslt,Il.

Chauc-r de Milton taged three,-I am
in receipt OF a monogram from Sba kespeare
au Bacon Of Back Bty. ON the subject OF
us Self-annihiiation ncrogatory 10 Fu-
ture Psychiatry." II seems he has been
Investigating the subject with view to
personal translation.
Wagner Nc. Goethe (aged four)-Pray
what can have marred his mundane ex-
istence to that extent?
Chaacer de Milton-DomeStic infelicity.
II Srems his natural father is an admirer
of Austin's poetry. which, perforce, must
drive more of our browning cult to these
desperate lengths.
Il am on TO your trick" said the right
bower. as he dropped on his partners
left
Blank my lmck.'' cried the latter, II
see you are right
The evening times., 1896-02-05
McKinley's Position in Ohio.
(Boston Globe.)

The disintegration of Mckinley's boom
continues in Ohio. II lukewarmness pre-
walls in his own State. it cannot be expected
that it will be kept up in outside States.
The truth is that Mckinley is not regarded
as great statesman at home. and his ad-
ministration of the governorship of Ohio
was not considered by his constituents as
signaIly successful one. He was not great
governor-0hio has had many greater ones.
If this is true, the country has right to
infer that he would not be great Presi-
dent
The evening times., 1896-02-05
Cbprch ,nd secular DAYS.

In one of the local Sunday-school cfa sses
last Sunday the teacher asked If anyone
present could tell what church day II was.
For while there was no response, then Il
bright-faccd little fellow intimated that he
could answer the question.
''Do you know, Eddie?'
"Yes' um." confidently replied the ur-
chin.
''Wcll then, you ma llus whatday tits"
''Grounu hog day
The evening times., 1896-02-05
The Storage Battery Motor.

Report comes from New York that some
of the elevated railroads of that city viii
be equipped with storage battery motors,
comprehensive tests having shown that To-
comotivc power to be safe, speedy and
economical. 1t is confidently expected
in the metropolis that if the operation
Of these motors on the L roads proves 10
bc all that is now anticipated, they vii! soon
be used on all surface roads as we'll. sup
planting cable, underground and overhead
trollcys, and, OF course, horse Iss sHer.
Should these expectations be realized,
Washngtonians may hope that the storage
battery motor will also be here the street
car motive power of the future, and that
there will be an end of the uphcaval of our
beautiful pavements.
With the present and prospective growth
Of the city and its environs and the conse-
queut probable increase of street railways.
both within the city and leading to the sub
urbs the problem OF their construction and
The evening times., 1896-02-05
EEIfOME OF TEE NEWS
--H THE MORNING Times.

IT you miss any news In he evening
edition look In the list below. What
you're backing for probably appeared
III 'he morning edition, and AS The
lines never repeatS you'H have TO
take both editions in order to get all
the news as soon as II happens.
The evening times., 1896-02-05
9SERlOUSLYSE
UHOUGHT TO BE-
NHUrNROUS(
A Consideration

"steal away steal away, steal away
home" softly sang a messenger boy as he
crouched down on the fender of a cable car
out of sight of ihegripmnn. He was being
rapidly conveyed along Fourteenth street,
when belatcd bloomer biker was scooped.
On his way to the hospital to have his bones
set, he moaned to himself: We'll, I'm
gittin' a free ride, just the same"
The evening times., 1896-02-05
Nearly as bad as the Senate.


1t is reported that the House of Repre-
sentatives actually conternplates vote
of censure on Minister Bayard for his
eloquent, truthful, and patriotic speeches
at Edinburgh and Boston. II the House Is
not careful it will reduce itself to the
level of the present Senate.
The evening times., 1896-02-05
At the Poster show

Why. | didn't think | took much. and yet
| never saw anything like these before. 1t
must have been that Joe Rickey'' that
did the work
The evening times., 1896-02-05
81 WENT Sunday morning to hear Dr.

l Sunderland preach, and while there
witnessed a very amusing little in
cident." said Col. Coffin OF wiIlard's
last night.
''One Of our hotel guests had heard
Talnage preach at night on the previous
Sunday. and went there on this occasion to
hear DR.. Sunderland, and, If possible, to
see Mrs. Cleveland A well-known lady
member of the church with her little daugh-
Ter occupied the pew in fTont of this gen.
tlcnan, whose Eo me, by the way, is in a
district intensely ruraI. and he fixed her
in his mind as the wife of the Chief EXecu-
tive, and decided that the little girl was
Ruth. After the sermon he walked up to
her and extended his hand.
Il am very glad Of this opportunity to
shake hands with you he said. as the
lady gave him her hand. Il caIne to
church today especially that | might see
you and the little girl
The bewildercd lady found time To- INA ke
some gracious reply, and then the old gen.
tleman leaned down and kissed the little
girl. who, for the first time i'll her short
life. was taken for the daughter OF the
President. He shook hands again, and
went on his way, happy In the belief tina he
had met the Presidents wife and kissed
his daughter.
The evening times., 1896-02-05
The Inner Convention workings

ISt. I-OuIs KtpuDIC.1
Photographers can now show US mans
inwards without even taking Off his clothes.
If they can get at Tom Piatt and Matt Quay
they may get us picture Of the Republican
Presidential candidate from the recesses of
two secretive brains.
The evening times., 1896-02-05
Those Tardy worlds Fair Medals.
Kausas Civ Star.

IhHHSdS CIty Star.D
Wouldn't it be good idea for the gov
ernment to keep those Worlds Fair medals
and diplomas so as TO have some on hand
when the next great exposition shall be
held? They might be a little out of date then,
but not much more SO than they are now.
The evening times., 1896-02-05
uT HE Chinese in this ooup

tF7 HE Chinese i'll this country will some
day give as much trouble and be as
hard 10 care for as the negroes were
after the war said Alfred Sauter of
San Francisco at the National.
I'm nearly every city in The country,
where there are numbers of them, they
are continually becoming involved in clan
nish disputes, and are a source of constant
worry to municipal governments. In
New York there is fight now on between
the gamblers and iIichbinders that has
landed several in Jail, and in San Fran
cisco, the different factions in Chinatown
are i'll a constant state of uphcaval. Their
numbers all over TIE United States are in
crcasing every day, despite tie laws that
prohibit them from emigrating to this
country, and the time is not far in the
;utuTc when they Will he able to give the
National Government as much trouble as
they now do the authorities of their cities.
There seems to lie 70 remedy. however
and all that can be done is to watch them
come"
The evening times., 1896-02-05
The WAY 'Tis Done

tAfter Longrcllows THE Day Is Done
And at night when the copper resteth
From the cares that infest the day.
The burglar climbs in through the window,
And silently steals away.
The evening times., 1896-02-05
WASHINGTON, D. C.. FEBRUARY s 1896

Rejected manuscripts are usually
returned when accompanied by
stamps. lint any obligation TO do 30
IL ,'N:.res-ly dt~uvowcd.
NaLu~c-lpts unaccompanied by
postage VIII not he returned.
The evening times., 1896-02-05
iU is generally conceded that a Western
MN I'll be th.. naNt Z resident =, "a d

I'll 10 EtueIdiIE COECtfitT ttldt q W eStern
man VIII be the next President" sa d
W. 7. Kessicr of Minneapolis at the
Raleigh last night. and there is a strong
impression in our part OF the country that
Senator Cushman X Davis has about as
bright prospect as any OF the talked-or
candidates. He is certainly the choice for
the nomination at st. Louis III preference
To Mckinley or Reed, and will not only
receive the support OF the Minnesota dele
CATION in preference to either of them, but
OF adjoining States well. Senator Davis
has served his State long and honorably in
both branches of Congress. and is Il very
popular man tn roughout the West"
The evening times., 1896-02-05

Editor Times: According to the Bible
Adam and Eve bad no daughters, only
two sons, Cain ard Abel. Their son, Cain,
got married. Whose daughter did he then
marry? Can any of the readers of the
enterprising Times give me a CO rect
explanation.
GEORGE R. SHINING.
The evening times., 1896-02-05
A Gentle Hint.

'.How does that ttorsc sold you answer
II don't know; | never ask unnecessary
questions, even of my horses
The evening times., 1896-02-05
Hot comfort .

II dreamed last night that I was in
| heaven
well you know, dreams always go by
| contraries."
The evening times., 1896-02-05

the motive power to be- used uponthcm will
become more complicated. There is a pro-
uounccd local sentiment against the con
slant tearing UP of streets, and much of
lie opposition against the construction of
rect railways that has been heretofore
manifested by the residents of some parts
of the city would not he repeated ir the
bgi!ding of the roads did not neceSsi,atc
the digging Of deep trenches, with all its
attendant annoyanccs, as is now the ca Sc
when cable or underground electric line is
TO be constructed.
The storage battery motor would OBJ
viate all this. The streets would only
need to be disturbed sufficient for laying
the rails, and stringcrs and siecpers would
be the only suhsurface appliances required
This prospect surrounds the practical cx-
pertinent now to be tried in New York
with great interest for the people of Wash
ington.
The evening times., 1896-02-05
Mhferiiil EnnuDh

Elise-Irs hsaatifuI skirt. but isn't
it just like your other?
Msude-Yes; made skirt of each sleeve.
The evening times., 1896-02-05

MADE FINAL ARGUMENTS
Vermillion Assault Case Goes to the
Jury Today.
The evening times., 1896-02-05

SEWERS But No BONDS
Gosucl of Srlf-Heip should Be Applied
to the Case.
The evening times., 1896-02-05

MUST BE SIXTEEN FEET
Regulations Amended as to the Width
OF Building Lois.
The evening times., 1896-02-05

THAT CENsCRE OF BAYARD-
Ii VIII Not Come Tip Until the Bond Bill
Gels Out Of the Way.
The evening times., 1896-02-05

WOMEN MUST KEEP AWAY
Blood Nav Flow Today in The KeDtuck
Legislature
The evening times., 1896-02-05
What He Went For.
rs Angeles Expressly

Los Angeles Expressly
A Spadra man went to Redlands the other
day and went away with little local col
oring. It was all In his eye.
The evening times., 1896-02-05

SHOWED THE GAS BILLS
East Washington Citizens Held an In.
diguation Meeting.
The evening times., 1896-02-05

LIVED HIGH on SCHOEPF-
Royal Menu Daily Prepared for the Land
CondcmnatiO ion Jury.
The evening times., 1896-02-05
Not Appreciated by His Friends.

(New Orleans Picayune.)
The ma n who lays by borrowed umbrellas
for rainy day is altogether too thrifty.
The evening times., 1896-02-05

| IT PARTY of well-known VirginianS were
| n gathered at the Metropolitan the 9TH
er night discussing the proposed rae
| ing and election laws of their State, when
| the conversation turned upon dreams and
premonitionS. number of interesting
| experiences We're related, but all present
agreed to award the palm to a Washing
| tonian, who at one time lived in the old
Commonwealth. His story was as folio ws:
The incident ] am about to relate,' he
said. occurred in Petersburg several years
ago. and part of it is vouched for by a
number of residents of that place, who
Were spectators to some of it.
There lives in the 'Cockade City man
who is a great believer in dreams. and he
has frequently said that some OF his most
successful business ven lures have been
achieved through following the course made
clear to him while in the Land of Nod.
He is at present, and was at the time with
which my story deals, largely interested in
the peanut trade. At the period of which
] speak this gentleman had gone heavily
into cotton. In fact, to such an extent
that an unsuccessful termination of his In
vestment meant serious emba IRA ssment, IL
not absolute ruin.
THE matter preyed SO upon his mind that
ne was unable tho sleep. His health COM
menced to fail and he was in n fair way of
worrying himself into a genuine spell of
Illness. One night. while he lay on his bed
trying in vain to WOO the delusive goddess
of sleep. there appeared before him the
figure of a woman. dressed entirely in
black. with her face concealed by thick
veil. She approached the bed and whis
pered in his ear: The Lord ruleth. BE OF
good cheer
I'm an instant the figure was gone. 1t
is needless to state that the gentleman be-
fore whom this vision appea red was
startled. He had hardly recovered from
the shock when the black-robed figure
again stood before him and whispered the
same words.
ITO cut long story short, the operation
was repeated for the third time before
daylight ended his suspense.
My friend arose at the usual time aLd
went to his place of business, with his
mind full OF the STANCE sight he had wit
messed the night before. During the fore
noon, while a number OF gentlemen were in
The evening times., 1896-02-05

INVESTIGATION Is SLOW
Legislators Ask More Time for Stauntnr
Asylum Inquiry.
The evening times., 1896-02-05

FOR DIXIE AND CHARITY
Annual Bali Of the Southern Relief Soc
ETY. Brilliant Affair.