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The morning times., 1896-12-25
FATE OF THE RESOLUTION.
Senator Proctor Thinks No Action
VIII Be Taken at Present.


VIII Be Taken at Present.
New York, Dec. Ex-senator Proctor,
OF Vermont, is guest at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel In an interview with a reporter
of the United Associated PRESSES today,
he denied that he was in favor of Senator
Cameron's resolution recognizing the in
dependence of Cuba.
Mr.. Proctor was Of the opinion that the
resolution would not be acted upon with
out a prolonged discussion. He thought
the fact that the Constitutional question
had arisen over the matter between Con-
greSs and the President would tend to make
many OF the Senators who favored a de-
cided stand change ground and adopt
waiting policy, delaying action until after
the Inauguration of Mckinley. He did
not believe, however, there would be any
filibustering.
He would not talk in regard to the ques-
ton which had arisen between Congress
and the President as to their respective
authority in the matter, but said it would
no doubt be fully discussed by Congress
after the holidays.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
ROBBERS COMMIT MURDRE.
Farmer Called to the Door of His
House and Shot.

Mllington, Mich, Dec 24-James Brown,
aged sixty-eight years, a farmer, living
one and half miles west OF this place,
was fatally shot by robbers last night.
At 8 O'Clock Mr.. Brown was called to
the door by two men. They asked for a
drink of water, and follow ed the old man
into the house and began quarreling with
him, one of them shooting him in the left
side. Brown was then bound and chloro-
formed and Mrs. Brown was Knocked down
and also chloroformed. The house was
ransacked but no money found. A son,
who reached the house before the robbers
left, was fired at and then the desperadoes
made their escape. Mr. Brown died this
afternoon from his wound.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
Finest Ferry Boats AfInat.

Philadelphia, Dec. 24-The new steel
ferry boat St Louis, which was built for
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, by
the Charles Hillman Ship Building Company
of this city. left today for New York, in
tow of the ocean tug Winthrop. The st.
Louis and a sister boat. the Pittsburg,
which is now heiug built by the Cramps, will
pIv between New York and Jersey City.
and they are said to be probably the
finest ferry boats afloat. The craft are
propelled by twin screw ut either end.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
All Minor Offenders.

At the Twelfth street station The hlotter
showed a long list Of those " 80 had taken
something To keep out thr cold. - then Ia ken
several more Ia keep that one company.
As each recruit came stumbling in with
the assistance of an officer, the others
guyCd him chccrfully or kicked him in the
shinS L. move up and make more room on
the bcrch.
Sometimes the new arrival was una bic
even L. walk and it Wars necessary to
carry him back To tile cells. Sometimes
they cried. sot,l. tmes they laughed, more
often they cursed aud begged for water.
The night grew old, tive crowds melted
away, the saloons closed, those who could
went home, the streets stretched Uut cold
and white. with the electric lights Sput-
terlng and glstening away III two long
perspoCtiveS; Christmas had come and
there are some who will awake this mora
ing in II station house.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
Charged With Soliciting a Bribe.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. 24.-Alderman
George A. Durham was arraigned this
morning on an Indictment charging him
with soliciting q bribe from Holversen
Richards & Co. of this city, Of $40 900, in
return for which he was to secure for
them the contract for constructing the
water works reservoir in this city and the
boulevard leading thereto. He pleaded
not guilty, gave bail this afternoon in the
sum Of $5 900, and was released.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
LEVIED ON THE STOCK.
Bicycle Saddle Firm Attached for
Debt of S25,OOO

Newark, N. j., Dec. 24.-An attachment
for $4,000 was today levied upon the
stock of the Whitman Saddle Company
Of this city, in behalf of the Combination
Cycle Company Of Jamestown, N. Y.
Previous to the replevin here one for
$4,000 was placed on the stored goods of
the saddle company in New York. Before
taking any action, the cycle company
claims, the Whitman concern mortgaged
its jamestown works for $41 900, and
this mortgage is held by the wife Of
Henry L. Buck, president of the CON-
panv
The morning times., 1896-12-25
Counterfeiters Found Guilty.

Trenton, N. j., Dec. 24.-The jury in
the case Of George Sands, alias DR.. Clark,
and Mary Knapp, who were tried in the
United States district court for passing
counterfeit money in HOboken July last,
came into court this afternoon with a
verdict Of guilty. Mrs. Knapp smiled as
the verdict was announced, but Sands
cried. Judge kirkpatrick fixed January
8 as the day on which he will pass
sentence.
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Unwise Celebrators Slept Be-
hind the Bars.
NEARLY ALL PLAIN DRUNKS
Police We're Lenient and Forgave
and Freed Them When They
Sobered Up.

Mister, oil mister. Sergeant, say ser
geant, give me some water. please. Mister
sergeant, give uIe drink m near dead
for a drink
The station keeper got up wearily and
went back to the cell room. Instantly n
dozen tin cups ratified noisiiy between
the iron bars of the cell doors. The sta
ton keeper helped them all patiently and
then went back TO his desk in the office
and sat down with sigh.
The front door opened and an officer
hauled a limp man up to the rail and
propped him up against the desk.
Take hIs nane,' lie said to the station
keeper. Make it d PLAN drunk What
cell shall put him in,
That makes fifteen" said the station
keeper. ITS curious how some people
celebrate Christmas. I'm glad il only
comes once year.
The station houses were filled with
just such cases last night. The police
were kept busy taking care OF those whu
had celebrated. Forbcarance was the rule
and the patrolmen allowed many to go
who on other occasions would have spent
the night behind bars
When Police Are Merciful.
But Christmas in "a police station is not
particularly inviting, and many petty OF.
Tenders escaped who would have other
wise been gathered in in short order.
In the central part of the city where TIN
crowds were thickest, "A large number Of
arrests were made In the majority Of
cases, however, the charge was simply
plain drunk and when the prisoner mad
sobcrcd sufficiently to 20 home, he wa
released and sent on his way rejoicing.
At Emergency Hospital the surgeons were
kept busy until long past midnight BrDk Il
heads were plentiiulantith the hospital blOtrcr
shows Il long list Of cut faces, sl.tsbeC
hands ana numerous minor cases of ante
Christ,uus accidents
In South Washington an Agreeable sur
prise awaited the police This usual y IN
ruly portionofthe city was omnously quiet
last night and remarkably few irTrcsts
were recorded There has been aging
among the police that Christmas eve ncyn
passes without a murder OF serious cutting
affray in KIoodreld, but last night proved
the exception.
AT tHc New jersey avenue station the
blotter WAS "A drrary waste Of white
neatly ruled paper. An old rounder hat
the cell room all 70 himself and ais
muuutonuus chant about Nellie, who WIS
= lady" was the only sound which bruky
the stiffness.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
ELLIS ISLAND FERRY.
The JOHN &. Carlisle Put In Com
mission at New York.

New York. Dec. 24-The new Ellis
Island ferry boat, John g. Carlisle went
into commission today.
Superintendent of Immigration Stump
Logan Carlisle, Commissioner Senner, As
sistant Commissioner Sweeney, Franklin
Bartlett, Supervising Architect Aiken, AS
sistant Secretary of the Treasury Wike,
United States Treasure er Morgan, and
others were taken down the bay on the
boat at tl1:30.
The pictures OF Secretary Carlisle and
Commissioner General Stump were framed
and placed in the commissioners room on
the new ferry boat today. and the health
of each gentleman was drunk
The morning times., 1896-12-25
Rig Fire in Newark.

Newark, y. T.. Dec. 2i.-Firc this even
ing destroyed the thTre-storv frame bag
manufactory audstock Of AIeXanderTraudt.
Nos - and 81 Main street. The loss on
the stock Will amount to about s. 900
and on the building, which is owned by
Mrs. Anna ]. HeIIor, 50 ,nOo; partially
insured The employees escaped by Jump
ing from the windows
The morning times., 1896-12-25
Fonnd a Waterx Grave.

London, Dec. 24.-The Norwegian bark
Mizpa, Captain Torgerssen, at Hull, from
Savannah, reports that she encountered
terrible weather during the voyage. Her
decks We're swept by the heavy seas and
three of her crew were washed overheard
and drowned.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
10 INVESTIGATE THE RAID.
Police Captain of the "Tenderloin'
District Must Explain His Action.

IISITICI WNSt F.AIJIulII IIIS AttlOl.
New York, Dec. 24.-Chief Conlin this
afternoon ordered a hearing in the case
of Captain Chapman, of the "Tenderloin'
station, who raided dinner given by
Mr.. Herbert B. Seely at Sherry's last
Saturday night. The hearing has been
set for Saturday next at 10 O'Clock.
Mr.. Sherry, Mr.. Seely and twenty of the
guests have been requested to be present
at the hearing and they will be asked to
make affidavits TO the facts they allege
against the "Tenderloin'' commander.
Captain Chapman claims to have evi-
dence that an immoral dance was to be
given at the dinner.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
Anarchists Arrested i'm Rerlin-

Berlin, Dec. 24.-Tle Berlin police have
been engaged within the last twenty four
hours in searching the lodgings Of known
anarchists, with the result that they have
arrested several prominent members of the
''sect," including the leader, Landauer
and his female companion, Rosa Bareiss.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
Confessed to stealing $4,000.

New York, Dec. 24-A. Logan Patter-
son, confidential clerk to Stock Broker E.
ID. Hunter of 90 Broadway, was arrested
today, charged with embezzlement Pat
terson confessed to having taken $4,000,
The morning times., 1896-12-25
In the Markets.

Even more interesting than in the shops
were The scrues ID the MARKETS Beginning
early iu th, dan The streets were piled IN
furtre>,c> and nauicades and battlclu ents
90 cedar and pre and holly. The sellers
- thc stuff were literally concealed behind
the great struci are, when they wen, back
o. secure a particularly fine wreath for
,au.y favored customer A. the day wore
along TIE green stuff melted away grad
uaIly until Ia the evening the heroes and
frpHrrs uf the buIwarks stood clipping
tl-lr hard. g. keep warm while the last
fragments lay as bargains at their feet
The rfoi and poor together hurried away
with evidently little concern Tor the ap-
pv1rauo" u inr bundle under their arms
from which Ihr long neck aud head Of a
turkey hung H tclItalc fashion. The man
who bad furgotteuh hI, market basket thrust
the last bunch Of celery deep into his over
Cuat pocket, but not far enough TO prevent
TIE leaves from sticking out and brushing
every passer-by. II was q mad Christmas
crowd->o far al personal appearance was
concerned, at least
Tie busy man was here again in cvi-
dcnce His wife had told him early in
the week to get the Christmas tree. ut
he was q man OF his own mind and lh 1T
was the reason lrc could be seen in CON
siderable numbers, going home last even
Ing win section of an evergreen forest
over hiIn biz enough to contain presents
for family OF sixty. OF course he had
To make another trip down town for the
toys and the tiISel and candles and candies
and oranges and all that But it was all
his own fault.
The Countryman's Christmas.
In all the throng the countryman was
not to be overlooked. In some cases he
sold his wares early in the day, and
soon in the afternoon ne could be seen
starting fer home is his wagon prepared to
give Santa Claus a genuine farm-likc re
Ception. The wagon was piled high with
the things he had bought with the pro-
ceedS OF the last days sales and the eyeing
and peeping of the little Countrymen when
the wagon rolled into the farmyard was
sight that would have made canine
laugh.
Those who had not been so fortunate
, stayed until late in the evening and were
n godSend TO the most dilatory of the
| thoughtless business men already men
toned. They went home 10y moonlight and
found the stockings hanging when they got
there.
There viii he only a remnant Of the
/ Christmas shoppers today. They will Toe
mainly those who had received presents
| from unexpected quarters and they will be
hurrying and bustling about to return the
compliment in the most innocent manner
with neat little note explaining why the
I present was so long DELAYED.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
New York stock Market.

Furnished by Seymour Bros, Bank
ers and Brokers. members OF New
York Stock Exchange. Washington
office, Rooms 3 and 3a, sun Build
ing. j. a. Breen, manager,
The morning times., 1896-12-25
just Pushed Him.

we done gOtmp ter Vermont avenue and
K street, and Pete he wanted ter go up de
avenue to get ter Pierce place, an cause /
wudn't drive dat way he said he wudn't
go an got down off de box.
He had on my badge an ! aXed him
fer it, hut he wudn't give up, and so / got
down. / tole hun: 60 long now, Pete. an
give me dat. Use got ter hah 1t when l
turn in, aud you knows it He wudn't give
it ter me, an | snatchcd it often his coat
an pushed him away SOS cud get back
onter de box.
Il didn't know dat he fell 'till de man
inside hoIlercd an dat made me look 'roun'
He wuZ hleedin an | took him in de
carriage and asked him if he wanted ter
90 home er To de hospital, an he said
Better ter de hospital, Phillie, an l
druv down dare hard ez cud.
Poor ole Pete. Dcy tole lie he wuz
daid an l lis broke down and cried. If
/ d wanted ter get away / cud have done
1T. But 1t seemed 81 though | Cudn't 90
way from dat hospital Den Policeman
Father came and TUX me down Ter de
stat ION and dey brought me up here
Barrier stopped and ran his hand across
lhs eyes He had told his story without
one thought for himself. 1t was all for
poor ole Pete. The policeman went away.
Barber dropped down on the bench that
ran along one side Of the cell. HIS head
dropped forward on his chest again. Poor
ole Pete lie said.
He VIII be held pending an investiga-
ton Of the death of Wade.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
FINANCIAL And COMMERCIAL
Washington Stock Exchange.

Note--The Board will adjourn over until
Monday, December .. 1896
SaIes-Wa ash. Loan and Trust at ll9. u.
S. Electric Light, 3 at go Lanston Nonotype,
l5at 63E.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
Belated Shoppers Hurried Home
With Turkeys and Toys.
STORES WERE KEPT BUSY
LaSt-HOur Purchasers Made AIRED
Clerks aud Stall Keepers Wish
for Midnight.

Christmas shopping is over and the merry,
shivering. buSiiimg, hurrying. perpleNcd
crowd hat t'runEed the streets yesterday
from long before moun L. late into the
night. went home and hung up its stocking
in gamble to see AZ AZ would get as muCn
as II had gwen.
THIS Christmas Eve WAS rare one
~ far a. Tie weather WAS concerned. 1t
a. true there wa not the SNOW, but thare
was the cold. and though old Sol bcamcd
hls mcrric-t the liv,-Iong day, he failed
10 warm the atmosphere and left IL Il day
before Chn,lu,a- such as the oldest n
iahtant couId well rejoice over. There
fore The >hopmcn and those who had wares
to sell owe the weather man the deepest
OF thanks.
Al of The stores. little and big, were
crowded until the very hour of their clos
Ing. And such a crowd as it was.
There was TIE thOught!cSs business man
who had not needed the opportunities Of
his better half ana had put everything off
until the last minute. He entered the toy
Store with a buSJliDg air and seemed inn
patient as he waited for Il score of unde-
cided customers To be waited upon before
ne secured exactly what he wanted.
Undecided Purchasers.
The pretty girl with the green sack
hanging 50 loosely down the back that it
Ioukcd-hut its the fashion, they say
stood with a bunch OF miStletoc in her
hand and debated with her friend for
Sevcnty-two minutes whether She should
get nim silver shaving cup or buy that
lovely" smoking jacket.
r,,I,g Hidt,'t iut,aui 4, him any.
thing ste Admitted, as she raised the
mstletoe c:ear above her head in an at
tempt a. iix her dainty hat ana made the
handsome clerk smile and mentally kick
himself. ''because Hc wouldn't take me Il
the matinee the other afternoon when he
had a day Off But then he is good and
it would really look shameful when b.
has"
A. 'Ais point Tie ordinary looking inar
moved up and asked to look AT the opera
glasses He wanted them for gentleman
friend, ne said, but was so stupid, 1r neal
sighted. ~ 10 pick out the daintIcst pearl
handled set IN the Showcase.
There were the pathetic pictures last
evening. too, as they were generally
/ found ia the bIg ores, where everything
Is sold. when tlc tired mothers. who bad
/ not musG 10 spend, entered ana puuG III "A
/ few cheap togs md stopped Al tie candy
/ counter and eoI the palmer, ana often
/ better, candy and seemed 10 hardly dire
I Ia raise thrIr"ycs 10 thc things they would
mo>t de>ir" - have huughi The >hpT
girls, many of them. were 10 be seen al
the sgmo SINE, hHying 10" inexpensive
things iu.T olIrH took Ihoir last cent Of
change bot wuich were a. valuable -
present, a. hose articles oI infinitely more
IfIrneI. aMlMe
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Philip Barber Moaned for the
Man His Push Killed.
TOSSED AND SOBBED In A CELL
Cried Out the Story of Pete Wade's
Death to a Sympathetic
Policeman.

All last night man with parched lips
and twitcIing fingers paced restlcssly UP
and down the narrow floor of cell in
the Second precinct station His head
hung low on his chest and his haggereG
and physical trouble.
on the station blotter in the front room
the clerk had made an entry that read
Philip Barber, colored, charged with mur-
der. Out in the street boys We're blow
ing horns. The sounds came muffled and
faint to the man in the cell and told him
that it was Christmas Eve
BARRIERS Christmas will not be a pleasa mt
one. \ big blue coated policeman, his face
red and glowing with the cold, came in
from the street and walked back To the
cell room To look at tie prisoner. He
carried IA big paper bundle under lis arm
-Four little red wheels Of toy express
wagon stuck out from the bottom where
the paper had broken. Barber came to
the door Of his cell and looked up at the
policeman and the bundle.
His Boy at Home.
Tie colored mans fingers clasped and
unclasped convulsively about the iron bars.
His eyes filled with tears.
Il wuz goin' ter taxi one like dat home
to my little boy he said, nodding toward
the package.
The big policeman turned away for a
moment. then lie placed the package where
the man could not See IL and came back
to the cell door Tell me ali about it -
he said.
Barber told his story haltingly, stopping
l., a
wipe the perspirHt ion from his forehead.
Deed, mister, didn't 90 ter do it, /
wouldn't er hurt ole Pete for all lie worl
HIM and me wuZ tcrgether al de time
He's done slep wild me, an eat wild me an
ben ter my house right rr long.
MY wife done fed US boft yesterday and
ole Pete, ht played wild my three cildreu
and laughed and jokcd wild en-, and had
'em on his knee.
How did uc come ter IAN? Why,
showed him Bat, deed, mister. | didn't
20 fer ter hurt nm none. II wuZ only
er little SHOVE, Just lax dat, and ! didn't
know Dat he had ich 'ull dey tole IN"
Poor o'e Pete He's daid De man Just
tole me his body wuz at de morguc
why, man. ole Pete wuZ one cr lie
bes friends | had. Hes wearin' some nb
de ci nthrS | glib him, now. De coat he's
got on glb him Saturday night, oo,e II
wuz cole uud he didn't hah none.
Me and Pete We're together ail last night
Y You see, he had ben drinkin' some and
waru't quite FIT To go alone. and 80
stayed wId him ter See dat he got erlong
all right Pete got fare and was drIvin'
two men up ter Pierce place when it hap
pened. II wuz my team, yer know. an
tole Pete dat | would take it 10 de stable
after de lob We're done ~
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Rewards and Disappointments.

The portion Of the crowd that was left
would raise itself on its feet, as IL had
done few minutes before, and turn a
gaze Of X-ray intensity on every countc-
nance that came down in The fading stream.
Now ana then it would be rewarded for
ITS wait ana the looked for one would
come. The last To alight
Tie disappointment in looks, I'm actions
and In feelings Of those who waited in
vain is another thing that can be imagined
as well as told Such were 10 be seen
last night. At one Of the stations an
aged woman was seen who fairly pressed
the iron bars into her face in her anxiety
II was a good guess that she was waiting
for her son. and such proved the case.
She watched the throng cyaporate It
did and the son did not come. She turned
away ard wiped out a tear as she did so.
As she started TO leave the station she
glanced at the little blackboard that had
all along been the focus OF the eyes of the
crowd She saw then that the train was
running in two sections. She continued
her watch and was rewarded, and when
the second great metallic steed rolled in,
o Etalwart fellow that nearly lifted the
little woman from her feet when he met
her, was the first to alight.
There were those In the crowd, however r,
who waited until the last section came
and found that their wait was in vain.
But the crowd itself stayed on, that is,
1t stayed until early this morning when
the last trains came, trains that should
have come hours before. It can be truth
fully said that the homecoming for most
OF Washington last night was q joyous
one.
The morning times., 1896-12-25

N Y. Stock Exchange close on December
- .n,T 0e
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-16
From the Washington Post.

From the Washington POST.
So far as the lower house OF con-
gresS is concerned, it was not SO Sior-
ious q Republican victory after all.
Full returns from all the states snow
that the Democrats have MADE con-
gressional gains as follows: California,
l; Colorado, 9: Delaware, l; Idaho, 1;
Illinois, l; Indiana, 3; Kansas, 1; Ken
lucky, /; Michigan. l: Missouri, o. Ne
braska, g. Ohio, 4; Pennsylvania, !;
Tennessee, 9; Utah, l: Washington, l:
Total. 20. The Populists have gained
votes in California. 2. Illinois, - IN
diana, /: Kansas, 4; Michigan, l: MIS-
souri,, /; Montana, !; North Carolina, 81
and Washington. /. Total, l6. The
Republicans have gained three con-
gressmen i'm Maryland, one III Nlrsihi''
one in New York, and one in LOUISIANA:
Total, g. The net Democratic gain OF
votes, therefore, in the next congress
is 2S; the net Populist gain, 10, and
the net Republican loss, 81. Utah's rep.
resentative adds one more to the total
number; but two gold Democrats were
elected, and the net gain TO the sli-
yer men, therefore, combining potn
Democrats and Populists, Is 36. one or
the Republicans elected in New YORK
Is James j. Belden, an independent,
who defeated the regular party NOM
inee, but who Is wlthal as stauhcH d
Republican as ever lived.
George w. Murray, the coiored Re-
publican member from South Carolina,
has been defeated again by Colonel
William Elliott A contest may again
he expected, since he was successful
last session. George II. White. of the
Second North Carolina district, whose
election will not be questioned, is also
q colored man.
REPRESENTATION BY STATES.
Following is a revised table Of con-
gressmen by states: