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The morning times., 1896-06-18

New York, June ia brief, passing
remark made by ]. A. Mcdowell OF the
Coast Survey. In washington a week ago to
George F. Dyer, California mining man,
who was visiting the capital led to the
discoveryeof woman employed in tie
GcOdetic OFFICE WHO is probably the near
est beneficiary of the Mckinney estate in
San Jose, Cal.
No more brutal and wholesale murder has
been recorded for years than the slaughter
on May q last OF the Mckinney household.
six In all. by James C. Durham, McGlin-
ccy's son-in-,aw.
The victims We're Col. and Mrs. r. p.
Mckinney. their daughter Hattie, Dun
hams wife. Mics Minnie Schleester, do
mestic. and Robert A. Briscoe and James
X. Wells. relatives Of Mckinney. Durham
SHOT them all down In cold blood.
WANTED THE ESTATE.
The only one he spared was his infant
son. Percy Osborn Dunham. The motive
of the murders is supposed to have been
Dunham's desire that his son should in
berit the MeGlincey estate, valued at
$4,000. 80
Dunham is at liberty, but there is a
reward of $1,000 standing for his cap
ture. The murders were committed on
the Mckinney ranch. about five miles from
San Jose. which is some sixty miles south
east Of San Francisco. Mr. Dyer was
seen at the Astor House today by re-
porter. to wiiom lie gave the following
account OF his finding Miss Mary Nc
Giincey on the 11th instant. He said:
Mcdowell Is an old friend CT mine, and
we talked California matters over. or
course, we spoke Of the Mckinney murders
and of the motive. Mcdowell said he
thought Miss Mckinney was relative of
Col. Mckinney.
HOW HE FOUND HER.
81 called on Miss McGIncey. She had
only heard In the yaguest way of the muir
ders. From what told her she recog-
nized Col. Mckinney as her brother Miss
Mckinney is about forty-two years OF age
and has for very long time been iu the
governments employ at Washington.
''She has not corresponded for years with
her brother, who. she said. went to Cali
fornia ten or fifteen years ago. She con-
suited n lawyer. who advised her that she
was probably the heiress OF her brothers
estate. and two days ago. I understand.
Miss Mckinney went to San Francisco to
look into the matter.''
The morning times., 1896-06-18
Fame Transferred.

"who is that little nan talking to all
those people crowding about him? He's
been attracting no end Of attention to-
night"
why, haven't you heard OF Jinkins,
the great explorer, just returned from his
expedition into the very heart of Bunga-
boo. where he had the most thrilling ex-
periences?"
Jinkins?"
"Oh, no! Jinkins isn't here. That 8
Firkins, who claims he used to go to the
same. school with Jinkins. - Boston Trav-
eler.
The morning times., 1896-06-18
D,ned by the Lord M.vor

London, June ia dinner was given by
the lord mayor at the mansion house this
evening 10 the prominent bankerso of London.
Right Hon. Sir Michael Hicks Beach, chan
celior of the exchequer, who was the
principal guest, made a speech, in which
he defended the gold standard, upon which,
lie inserted, the gigantic fabric of the
country's credit rested. Sir Michael ad.
vised his bankers TO propog ,te their views
so that the cotton operatives of Lancashire
and the halfruned farmcrs in the south of
England sbond not be led away by BIZ
metallic theories.
The morning times., 1896-06-18
Killed His wne. Then Himself

Chicago. June 17.-Charles Emmler, a
gasoline dealer. shot and fatally injured
his wife and then killed himself with the
same weapon at their home. No $50 Ham,
burg street. this morning. The crime
was the climax Of n family quarrel, and
the husbands love ior iqu, r. MRS Emmler
was IN the kitchen preparing breakfast.
when she was shot down. and suppc sing
her dead. from the wound in her fore-
heal. her husband entered the bedroom.
barred the door, and sent bullet through
lis brain. 1he1roniy child. Il 10y + nine.
had lust been sert to school. and was a
spectator only CT the quarrel
The morning times., 1896-06-18
nocked Down bya Runaway Horse

A horse attached to buggy belonging
to the Connecticut Pie Company ran away
on Brigitwood avenue near Grant avenue
north west. about T:3O last night. The
animal struck Mr.. Augustus Smith, a
clerk in the revenue service. and knocked
him down. The old gentleman was as
sisted to Freedman's Hospital by Officer
Hail and had number of cuts and bruises
attended to- He was not seriously hurt
and later returned to his home. No. 437
Seventh street northwest. The runaway
horse was caught by Policeman Tapscott.
The morning times., 1896-06-18
Rnttle Between Kingbirds.

A battle between kingbirds took place
IN Steven Bakers farm near Baptistown,
Pa. and was witnessed by party of men,
among whom was E. T. Lafetra, nat
uralist. The huntsman picked up the
bodies Of ninety dead birds on the field
of battle, and they say that there were
probably as many more. No quarter was
given, and wounded birds were followed
to the earth and quickly picked to death.
Most Of the death blows were given on the
spine, just back of the neck. or else under
a wing, probably in the heart.-Chicago
Chronicle.
The morning times., 1896-06-18
Thanks to Justice Harlan.

At the meeting Of the Ministers Union
Of Washington. held on Monday last. a
resolution was adopted which expresses the
unions great admiration and sincere graft
tudc for the dissenting opinion rendered by
Mr.. Justice Harian. of the United States
Supreme Court. in the case known US the
separate car system for colored persons" I"
The RESOLUTIONS are lengthy and deal with
the circumstances surrounding the case in
detail. They are signed by Revs. H. Seb.
Doyle d. D., Alexander Cromwell, LII. D.,
Francis J. Grimbe, d. D.. and Sterling n
Brown, on behalf of the Ministers Union.
The morning times., 1896-06-18
DEFEATED THE REBELS.
spanish RepSsetts 4 fell of Successful,

EnHhKemc cnt.
Havana, jung IS.-Large bands of in
surEents under fthe leaders Diaz and Ber-
mudez, on the, 14th instant, attacked a
party OF volunteers near Yaguas, In the
Pinar del Rio province. wounding u lieu
tenant and killing . sergeant.
A column of pvemment troops came to
the assistance of the volunteers and the
fight was coDtiRHcsi. resulting in the loss
by the the spaDiar,is of ono lieutenant, and
six privates of the regulars. and one officer
and three priy;tes Of the volunteers The
rebels lost thirteen, killed.
The morning times., 1896-06-18
Com mencement at Lehigh.

Bethlehem. Pa. June 17.-Degrees and
diplomas were conferred ON I02 graduates
at Lehigh University today. Prizes were
awarded as follows: Wilbur School scbol-
arsliip. to Harold John Horne of South
BethIehem; mathematics. John Wesley
Grace. Goshen. N. Y, first and Eugene
C. Grace. second: French, c. Fred Allen.
Florida. n. Y; freehand dra awing, Rus
sell KimbaiI. New York; rhetoric Charles
F. Caman. CedarviIle, N. j.; German
Arthur W. Klein. Bethlehem; general
chemistry. George R. Jackson, Scranton.
The morning times., 1896-06-18
Steam Commodore Is orr Again.

Charleston. S. G.. June 1.-THE steamer
Commodore left this port for parts un-
known tonight at O'Clock. She was
released by the United States authorities
on bond two weeks ago. She having been
seized last winter on charges OF being
n filibuster. II is believed here that she
has taken on a large cargo of arms and
ammunition for Cuba While she has been
lying in the harbor.
The morning times., 1896-06-18
In 1900.

Judge-what is the charge against the
prisoner, officer?
officer-Walking in the park without
lamp and bell. your honor.
Judge-Ten dollars or ten days. I'm
getting tired of this business. Pretty soon
you pedestrians will want us to arrest
wheelmen when you walk them down.-New
York Press.
The morning times., 1896-06-18
Twelve Hours Ago.

II you miss any news In the morning
edition look In the list below. What
you're looking for WINS probably
printed In vest erday evening y edition,
aud as The Times never repeats
you'll have to take both editions to
get nll the news AS quick as 1t hap
pens.
The morning times., 1896-06-18
woolen Mill Closes Down

Lowell, Mass, June 1.-THE Middlesex
Manufacturing Company will close down
July for an indefinite period Agent
Perry says the woolen goods market is
very much worse than il was year ago
at this time and is constantly improvins;
in the wrong direction. He could not see
any light ahead. and the only thing left
was to close. The mills employ 600
hands.
The morning times., 1896-06-18
A Popular DeIus,o,

Hicks-MartiDi has theory that he can
drink or let alone. just rs he pleases. =
Wicks-And how docs the theory work in
practice?
Hicks--So far as he has tried it, it works
to charm. He has no difficulty as to the
drinking part of it. As to the letting it
aioDe-why, the fact is, he hasn't tried that
yet-BostOn Herald
The morning times., 1896-06-18
why Night Session Was Abandoned

st. Louis. June Ex-senator Thurston
said tonight: "The intimation that night
session OF convention was not desired by
the powers In control was brought to me
but couple OF moments before / reCog-
au adjournment until tomorrow do
not think the complications in the COM
mittee on resolutions over the money
plank had anything TO do with the matter
of st. Louis were anxious to bring off the
big parade tonight. and IL there had been
a night session the outside show would
have been fizzle. We owe something TO
only the fair thing to accede to the pressure
from the business men and others and
let them have the night for themselves.
The morning times., 1896-06-18
Big Mckinley Parade

st. Louis, June 1.-THE big McKinley
parade tonight, though delayed by a
thunderstorm, came Off eventually. There
and the display was as effective as abun-
dance OF red fire, good music, numerous
banners and Mckinley pictures and cLeen
A new march, composed for the occasion,
was pla yed with success. ~
The morning times., 1896-06-18
Irist, Cloth.

A regulation of Importance to woolen
manufacturers in the United Kingdom is
about to be introduced in connection with
the Royal Irish constabulary., The material
for tie making of great coats supplied to
the men of that force will in future be OF
Irish manufacture, il possible. Exchange.
The morning times., 1896-06-18
Giving Awax Old stuff.

.It all came of bein' poor" said an old
lady, trembling with Indignation II Just
stepped IN a minute at the Wears to tell
'em al how you wasn't gettin' any better,
and the wears wife said she was sorry
ard wanted ME to bring you a bottle Of
wlne.''
Ibid you bring it?'' asked the sick man,
eagerly.
mo: heard her say IL had been layip'
down in her cellar ever since 1865, and
when she offered IL to ME lest walked
off without sayin' a word. I'm sure we
didn't want her old stuff.-London Tit
Bits
The morning times., 1896-06-18
hon VOYAGE Gifts.

A fountain pen, tight elegant and safe:
little boxes for cold creams, silver tags for
bags, a travelling flask. or a handsome and
light little pocket mirror and comb are all
little parting gifts for which the girl who
is about to make a sea journey will be more
thankful than for flewerp
The morning times., 1896-06-18
AuostIe of tine Odd

Naude q strange girl that Miss
SlOwe is. She seems TO delight in making
herself conspicuous.
Ethel%Te4 indeed. She. esen walks to
church instead of going on her wheel
New York Press.
The morning times., 1896-06-18
Took Care of It,e,f

ssMary, hope you took good care OF
my animals while was way"
Indeed did; only once forgot to
feed the cat
II hope she didn't suffer.
"Oh. no! SHE ate the canary and the
parrot Fiiegende Biaetter. a.
The morning times., 1896-06-18
n tea ameynuwRssffou

yerm6nt n iein conveisttsn.
Burlington. " leSl 2, : KAspv Josiah
Grout Of Desby he nina ted 81 the Re-
puhlicans for govt lndr bver ". ". Stick
nev OF Caventiish. the vote standing: Grout,
$50; Stickney, 3S0.-
The morning times., 1896-06-18
Need OF Horses

Millie-It looks as though the bicycle
would drive the horse out of existence.
,Leayitt Not . bit Of It. The more bicy-
caes there are tho more they will need
hoFses. -,
I AilIie-What fnrf
LeavItt- New York Herald.
The morning times., 1896-06-18
d bring it?" asked the sick man.
Tine Poster ArtIst De~cribed

The Poster Artist Described.
Tominy-Paw, what is designing vii
lain?
Mr. Figg- Oh, the description would ap-
nal.
The morning times., 1896-06-18
Two Drowned While Bathin0.

Atlanta, Ga. iJuae IA special from
DahioneEa. Ca. TO the Constitution. says
that II. b. Stanton. OF Atlanta. and David
Gilliard, small boy. were drowned near
there yesterday. while bathing.
The morning times., 1896-06-18
BoNA-FIDE CIRCULATION.

BoNA-FIDE CIRCULATION.
A reference to the state
ment below will show that
the circulation sworn to is a
bona fide one.
1t is easily passible for a
newspaper with an elastic
conscience to swell its legit-
i'm a tie circulation enor-
mously, in order to deceive
advertisers. by sending out
thousands of papers to
news stands, which are re-
turnable, and which are in
fact returned, but neverthe-
less are included in what
purports to be an honest
statement of circulation.
Intelligent advertisers,
however. Judge by results.
and bogus circulation don't
give them.
The family circulation of
The Times is many thou
sands in excess of any other
Washington paper and is
believed to be fully two
times that of its afternoon
contemporary.
The morning times., 1896-06-18
TIle Mnsculine Heart,

said an old lady. "WeIl, perhaps be does.
but. it's like q lobster breaking one of his
claws-auother sprouts out at once and
grows In its place."-Roselcaf.
The morning times., 1896-06-18
Motl,erGoose on wheels.

Mother Goose on Wheels.
Little Polly Flinders
Wheeled among tho cinders,
Barking her pretty little toes;
Her mamma scorched and sought her !.
And surely would have caught her
But myl she slipped q pedal and came
down upon her nose!
cleveland Plain Dealer.
The morning times., 1896-06-18

REEDS SPHINX-LIKE Way
Placidly Refuses To Discuss His or Other
Candidates Chances.
The morning times., 1896-06-18
vetertnary,s seQHeee orEa nized.

Ithaca, n Y. jane II The organization
OF the New Yerk t4tate Veterinary Col
ieEe at Cornell ,ppiyersity was completed
trustees OF the 7taff Of scientists.
The morning times., 1896-06-18

HITCH IN THE PROCEEDINGS
ST. Louis Convention Waiting for Their
Platform.
The morning times., 1896-06-18

Going TO the country to live during the
summer? Consult the liet of country
places offered by The Times Real Estate
Bureau. Continuous sfeee sadvefttsine.
The morning times., 1896-06-18
wn,,nn WIfl, a Past,

Mrs. Claude Fails Wright. who Claims
to. have been married to her present nus
band some 5000 years ago. is evident
yearning to be regarded as the original
Woman With a Psst.-Cinc.nnati Tribune.
The morning times., 1896-06-18

WHITNEY To GO TO CHICAGO
States That He Has Yielded TO tie Re
quests of Friends.
The morning times., 1896-06-18

PURSUED BY A MAD DOG
School Children in Southeast washington
Had Narrow Escapes.
The morning times., 1896-06-18

FELL UNDER THE MACHETE-
DIR. pc'cadn's Head Hacked by SPANS
FieDdish Soldiers.
The morning times., 1896-06-18

1T MAY BE TIE PLATFORM
Subcommittee on Resolutions Reaches
an Agreement.
The morning times., 1896-06-18

TWO BOYS WERE KILLED
Fatal Accident ON the Tracks Near Flor
ida Avenue.
The morning times., 1896-06-18

LANGLEy'S FLYING TRIP
Qwselv n"rn~ts for an out-of-. he Way
Place Up North.
The morning times., 1896-06-18
.HElREss TO LARGE ESTATE
Good Fortune Of Miss McGlin-
cey Of the Geodetic Survey.
HOW SHE LEARNED OF T

Her Relatives. Six in Number, With
Whom She Had Not Communicated
for Fifteen Years, Were All MUIR
dered-Did Not Know It Until
Found After u Search and Notified.
The morning times., 1896-06-18

NO ONE voCCHED FOR HIM
Arthur Pnrccs' Had Been Good q Year
But Fell at Last.
The morning times., 1896-06-18

BULLET IN HIS BRAIN
Reverts Daingcrfeid Commits Suicide
at Alexandria.
The morning times., 1896-06-18

CLEVELAND Is CRITICISED
His Interview Is Said TO Help the Re
publicans.
The morning times., 1896-06-18

ANOTHER WILL EXPERT
He Studied the Writing and Thinks 1t
Is Genuine.
The morning times., 1896-06-18

PHILLIES TO BE SHAKEN up
Five Of the Quakers Are Booked to Walk
the Plank.
The morning times., 1896-06-18

ASSAULT ENDED IN MURDER
The Atrnc'ous Crime Was Committed al
Elkhart Ind.
The morning times., 1896-06-18

BRIGHT DAY FOR BRIDES
Miss Goode and Mr.. Purple Married al
Lanier Heights.
The morning times., 1896-06-18

AMERICAN WHEELS ABROAD
Interesting Facts About Their Use il
Europe.
The morning times., 1896-06-18

ADVISED THE OFFICIALS
Citizens Tell What Should BE Done at
Columbia Heights.
The morning times., 1896-06-18

RAIN AGAIN INTERPRETED
Prevented the Potoma C. Eastern Bud Game
Yesterday.
The morning times., 1896-06-18
Trade secret

Rced-How is it that tie same jokes
keen coming out over andover again? Do
the new men have the same ideas as the
old ones?
wright Nav. The old writers sell them
to the new acknowledgements Journal.
The morning times., 1896-06-18

The circulation of The Times for the week
Bnded June IL, 1896, was as follows:
Baturday, June g.. 45,S51
Sunday, June =. 24,999
Monday, June g.. -. -. 44,826
tuesday, June9.. =. :. A., $50
wednesday, June TO-. :. -. 44,414
Thursday, June l.. 44,S2O
Friday, June L. - =. :. 80. Id, 507
Total Copies Printed :. :. 293,S37
Less damaged copies, copies
left over, unsOId, In office,
and dcopiesreturned, unsOld,
from news stands and
branch Uffices.. :. :. 49, 26,O11
Net. :. . =. :. :. -. :. 267 ,828
Isolemnly wear that til e aboveis correct
Statement of the circulation of The WASH
ington Times for the week ended June 12,
1895, and that every copy was delivered
or mailed for a valuable consideration.
WILLIAM BUTLER,
= Superintendent OF Circulation.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this
18Th day OF June, A. d. 1896.
(Seal.J ERNESTG. THOMPSON,
Notary Public.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-27
pastoral life at Fort sill and have reached

pastoral life at Fort sill and have reached
a self-supporting condition. He recon-
mended that in time title TO the $500 acres
they occupy be acquired by the govern
rnent and that they then be placed under
control Of the Indian bureau.
Concerning the statuary of Washington,
the report favors the appointment by the
president OF 4 permanent commission OF
men best qualified to pass on questions OF
art, to whom shall be entrusted the selec-
ton of designs and sites for the future
monuments OF the capital.
The report shows total expenditures Tor
ths war department for 1896 aggregaung
g, ,s62, ,293. Among them IS an item OF
F 81, ,l36 7S5 for salaries and contingencies in
the war Office at Washington. This, the
secretary says, shows a saving of $582 iJJ
from the expenditures under the same head
for the year 1892.
The aggregate Of appropriations for the
department unexpended and turned back
into the general fund of the treasury a I the
end Of the last fiscal year was Sl,9I5 c33-
For the year 1855, it was S1,76i.i6I and for
IE9s. il was 81, ,3s7922, an aggregate for three
years of more than s5.O0N0O0.
In closing this, his last report, the sec
rctary says: Il have satisfaction in plac-
ing on record my high appreciation Of the
character ability and zeal of the officers
of our army and the general spirit of 10y
aIty and patriotic inspiration which per-
yaGe its ranks. To these officers and men,
and to the heads of departments in the
war offices, all Of whom have given faith
fuI support to the administration, l make
Acknowledgement which is their due"
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-27
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; MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
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1t is only when one occasionally reverts
to the perennial a.Black Crook that he is
reminded of the inspiration and basis of
nearly all the spectacular productions that
have crowded the American stage within
the past twenty years. There has been
comparatively little variation from the ar
rangement and relation of mortals and i'm
mortals, from the plots in which they fig
ured, or from ideas of earthly poverty and
fairyland affiuence as set down in Charles
Barras' story, which is perhaps better than
any of its successors because OF the MEM
orable character of HertEoS, the Black
Crook. The familiar spectacle was seen
yesterday afternoon at the Auditorium, was
repeated last night. and Will remain at TINS
theater the rest of the week Everyone IS
familiar with the character or the eXtraNa-
ganZa, and it is only necessary TO note that
the present settings, ballet, ana cast @ oL
principals and specially people are IN no
sense disappointing to those who have seen
the bill before. The management has Kept
the production up TO its established stand
ard. The ballets are particularly well exc
cuted, but inaGEquate lighting marred them
somewhat yesterday afternoon. The pre-
mieres, Mile. Kraskee and Mile MicaFi,
ara versatile artists who adapt themselves
70 Some taking specially IDEAS OUTSIDE OF
the regulation premiere ballet dances.
There are several taking novelties, among
them being the international dances, where
the respective dancers step from theatrical
posters. of wS-ch they have appeared as
simply pictorial parts. There is TTllby'
dance, a clever travesty on familiar sub
ject. Mardo, the wonderful acrobat, is one
of the most popular specially people. Hert-
Zog is effectively played by Frank Melville.
Last night there was big house. the pres
ence of the Missouri and Kansas football
teams being special attraction.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-27
KANSAS FIRST BAD STORM.
Bitter Cold, With sIeet and Snow, In
the SOuthwest-Rain in
Other Sections.

Iarned. Kas., Nov. 26.-(Special) The
first great storm of the season prevailed
here to-day. Sleet and snow, driven by a
wind that developed many of the charac-
teristics of a Western blizzard, has swept
over this section since daylight this morn
ing 1t is now bitter cold, and stock is GER
tain to suffer greatly before morning.
Junction City, Kas., Nov. 26-(special9
Up to IL o'clock to-day drizzling rain fell
A change occurred at noon. and by o'clock
tonight the ground was frozen, and it Is
still cold. Wheat all over Central Kansas
never looked finer at this season.
Webb City, Mo, Nov. 2-CSpecial) This
vicinity was visited this morning by a tre-
mendous rainfall, accompanied by a strong
wind. Considerable damage was done to
property on low ground. The entire sur
face was simply a sheet of water.
Mena, Ark, Nov. 26.-(Special) The heav-
lest rain for over twelve months fell here
this morning, and was accompanied by a
heavy wind, doing considerable damage.
Telegraph wires were blo..n down, and
connection was not established until late
this evening. The rainfall was "a inches.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-27
TYPICAL THANKSGIVING STORY.
Husband and Wife Who MOurned
Each Other as Dead Reunited
After Forty Years.

Lagrange. Ind, Nov Ga strange story
has developed near Center, little settle
ment in Steuben county, by the reuniting
of husband and wife after forty years sep
aration. William Weidner disappeared
from St. Joseph county, Mich, which was
then his home, in 1856. His wife did not
give up her hope of his return until 1864,
when letter alleged to have been written
by her husband on his dying bed, solved
the mystery. The letter came from Los
Angeles. Cal, where Mrs Weidner believed
her husband died. Mrs. Weidner subse-
quently married John Tompkins, and to
this union six children We're born Tomp-
kins died in 1856.
Yesterday WeidneT returned to find, If
possible, his family, little believing that
his wife was alive. He found in gray
headed Mrs. Tompkins the bride of his
youth, and as husband and wife they will
live together again. Weidner went to the
coast to speculate, and several fortunate
business ventures have given him posses
sion of a comfortable fortune. The the
CRY is advanced that the letter sent Mrs.
Weidner was part of a conspiracy to muir
der Weidner. who was the owner of sew
eral valuable mining claims.