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The evening times., 1896-11-14
THE WAR IS LONG SINCE OVER.

The unveiling of the monument at Wood
side station to the memory OF seventeen
Confederate soldiers who fell in the
Early raid is a wourty tribute to the heroic
dead.
The time has passed when the American
people can afford to discriminate in their
recognition of the fallen heroes of the late
war. Both armies had their examples of
bravery, and if the entire country were
dotted with monuments in commemoration
of their deeds, they would serve to inspire
q deeper and more lasting patriotism,
Those who foster sectional hatred because
of the war are neither patriots nor worthy
citizens. We belong to a common country.
The same government and tn e same flag pro-
claim our relationship as American citf-
zens and there should be no war prejudices
or bitter memories to retard national prog
ress.
The time is not far distant when the
veterans OF both armies will unite in hon
oring their fallen dead. There could be
no greater demonstration of good will,
OF more fitting ratification of the peace
declared on the Appomattox. The war
is over long, long ago. Let US now be
brothers and patriots.
The evening times., 1896-11-14
WASTING WORDS OVER A FUNERAL.

Ten of the District Democratic Central
committee met last night to fondle the
memory OF lost cause, and eight OF them
resolved for silver. The other two seemed
to have sufficiently recovered from the
late shock to realize the bOnebreaing
sensation of striking the earth too VIC
lenuy.
There was nothing out of ordinary in the
resolution adopted, except that it was
pesky mean plagiarism. Instead OF de-
cia1ng Tor Democratic principles and eX-
pressing an interest in the welfare of that
party, the entire whereas buncOmbe was
COPIED from one of Senator Buffers Popo-
cratic manifestoes. Here it is i'll sum and
substance:
Whereas the recent election resulted
In the defeat of bimetallisIn, which result
was brought about by the most gigantic
coinninaiion OF trusts. syndicates. and
inere,oinore pretentious Democrats. who
ioTCu tnelr gold better than their party: and.
heTeas II is universally recognized
anu acknowledged that sum vastly in
eHcrss or legitimate expenses was ex-
pended IN peryertinS the popular suffrages
OF our people, and when such perversion
ana debauchery failed. coercion and in
tlfidation were resorted TO with alarm
Ing success: therefore,
Re il resolved. by the Democratic central
committee OF the District OF Columbia
and the Democracy of the country. That
every principle OF patriotic perseverance
ana couage demands that our party should
decllne 10 accept the verdict rendered
against blmetalliSm as a final settlement
oi the vital question, and declares that the
question whether the American p, ople and
lheir liberties shall be subordinated to
the money power and its cupidity Is still
to be adiudicated.
Both Mr.. Bryan and Senator Butler seem
to be right. Tine Democratic parry has ap-
parently lost its entity and has been alb
sorbedhytheqnagmira aofPopulistic heresics.
The grand cid doctrine OF equal taxation
and class abolition has been supplanted by
myth which has neither experience nor
pedigree. The party of the people has he
come mobocracy without discipline,
The evening times., 1896-11-14
DON'T PUNISH THE POOR TO EXCUSE
THE RICH.

1t is said that the coming annual report
of Assessor Trimble Will favor a more gem
erai system of license taxation. He pro-
poses to levy license tax on every class OF
business TO lessen the burden of taxation
on property owners. He wants to collect
revenue from the use OF BICYCLES car
riages. wagons, and vehicles OF every V
description, in order that real estate ma V
not pay So heavily toward supporting th,.
District government. He Will recommend
that dealers and peddlers, both great and
small, shall he obliged to pay a license for
selling goods, in order o exc use rich people
from falsifying their property returns. The
only apology Assessor TriInble offers for
this wholesale injustice is his allegation tina {
property owners cvade taxation by swear
ing TO false assessments.
If there Were no other objection to the
proposed plan to increase District revenues
the principle Of collecting license fee is
wrong. In this country of free speech.
free press and equal citizenship We should
also have free opportunities to prosecute
legitimate business. The burden Of pay
Ing license tax might not fall heavily
on prosperous merchants, but the poor
huckster or dealer would find it exceeding
IL rksome. The rich carri age owner might
be able to pay license for the luxury Of
fancy turnout, but how about the poor
The evening times., 1896-11-14

Editor Times: In view of the several
statements that have appeared in the
press within the past few days in reference
to cooperation between the Associated
Charities and the Emergency Hospital Dis
pensary, especially the suggestion made by
DR.. W. F. Woodward, health officer, that
the Associated Charities be asked TO inves-
tigate applicants for free treatment at
tile hospital, and the statement by Col
Henry F. -Blount, at the annual meeting
OF the Associated Charities, to the effect
that he believed hundreds of people who
ought to pay were receiving free treat
Inent and medicine at the Emergency Hos
pital DiSpensary, l Cesire to state briefly
the position of the Associated Charities
IN relation to the subject in question.
The special work of the Associated Char
ftieS is to make just such investigations
as suggested. We are not only willing,
but are glad to have the opportunity TO
make such Investigations.
The managers OF the Associated Chari-
ties believe that many of our local charities
are abused, and they earnestly invite all
charitable organizations and charitable in
dividuals in the community to avail them
selves of the use OF the records on file
at our office and of the services of our
agents in making Investigations, to the
end that, as far S possible, these abuses
may be prevented.
Atthe meeting of the board of managers,
held this afternoon, by unanimous vote,
l was instructed to say to the authorities
OF the Emergency Hospital Dispensary that
the Associated Charities Were not only
willing, but anxious, to CO operate with
them in making investigation of all ap-
plicants reported to us l was also in
structed to give this statement to the
press, SO that other organizations as well
as charitable individuals, might the better
understand the work of the Associated
Charities and avail themselves of the op-
portunities afforded by it for bringing
about cooperation of charitable forces
In the community.
GEORGE 8. WILSON,
Gen, Sec y Associated Charities.
November Is, 1895.
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the man who brings home a jag on a dark
night, and the rustic who blows out the
gas.
The practical utility of both these devices
may be questioned, but the boys in the cleo
trical division have been enjoying them
immensely. OF the two the jag device is
the simpler and probably Will prove the
more popular. 1t consists of a small search
light, By means of which worthy but
inebria;ed citizen may locate the keyhole
in his front door.
The light is a small incandescent globe.
as big as the end of a mans thumb. II is
sunk in the iamb of the door, behind small
but powerful lens, whose rays are focused
on the sometimes elusive kcyhOle. The lamp
is operated by a small push button IN the
Intel OF the doorway, SO located that the
wayfaring man, though eXhilaratcd, may
not fail To find il. one push lights up the
Ike yhole and the latchkey does the rest.
The device for handicapping the gas
blowing imbecile is delicate in its cOncep-
ton and no less certain in operation
ItconsstS OF metal disk suspended from
the arm OF the gas bracket, Just behind
The evening times., 1896-11-14

organization or cause, and its movements
are being directed by men whose Judgment
on tlnance is as worthless as campmgn
prediction.
But this political madness cannot long
cohelhue. ihe impostors now strutting m
the shoes OF Jefferson, jackson, TlIden ana
other great Democratic leaders must
sooner or later give way To those who
represent party principles. Democracy
can no more be Populism than an eagle can
cidiii.r % u buzzaru. Lld tH,. wnere;..es OF
Col. kalbfus and his associates are NOT ac-
ceptable expressions OF Democratic faith.
IT Tree silver was right why did two
thirds OF the American people declare
against II less than two weeks ago? II the
party of Pupulisru was not wrong why this
great business boom that heralds its defeat?
III the Bryan craze was not a mistake, why
have more than 30. 600 idle wace-earners
been gwen employment since the election?
Let the alleged Democratic committee
resolve on these facts instead Of wasting
Words over q funeral
The evening times., 1896-11-14
LET SUNSHINE INTO THE ALLEYS.

The Times crusade against the alley in
fanny seems TO meet with popular favor.
The rapid increase of crime and the evi-
dent inability of the authorities TO check
its growth has aroused public attention
to the necessity of taking immediate steps
TO uproot the source of the evil. Naturally
everybody turns to the alley nuisance.
They know that ninc-tcnthS of our criminals
graduate from these dens OF vice, and they
feel that a little of Gods sunshine should
be let into these shadows TO convert them
into respectable abiding places.
How shall 1t be done? What method can
best be employed to straighten these paths
The evening times., 1896-11-14

they be permitted to smoke in the office,
IN The lobby, or in front of the building,
whether on or Off duty"
This is signed by City Postmaster willett.
The occasion, as officially bulleIined, was
the accidental meeting Of 8 ssistant Post
master General Erank II Jones with Clay
ton {. Osborne, of No. 1880 l. street north
west, in front of the Riggs House yesterday
morning. Mr.. Osborne has been q carrier
for several years. When he met Mr.. Jones
he was returning from his me rning delivery
OF IN all with letter pouch on his shoulder
and a pipe In his mouth. He thought he
was practically off duty.
Mr.. Jones took Osborne's name and num-
Der and had him suspended for five days.
Considerable feeling has been stirred I'D
among carriers by the order. Attention has
been drawn TO the fact that the master Of
the kings English who composed it has
left carriers free to smoke while coming
or going to their routes," so far as this
order affects them.
OF course none Of them will dare avail
themselves of this grammatical loophole
Several have sworn great oath at this
Illuminating trespass on their liberties, and
then determined to give up smoking alto
gether.
The evening times., 1896-11-14
CARRIERS CAN'T SMOKE.
New Order in the Postoffice Coming
From Gen. Frank II Jones'

A new order on smoking has been pro-
muigated in the Postotfice Department.
II leads by a little anything OF the kind
in modern times, and suggests King James
of England, the Tobacco Hater, though it
is not of record that even he ever at
tempted anything so radical.
The order Is as follows:
Employees of this office will not be per-
mitted hereafter to smoke either going or
coming from their routes. Neither viii
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shop girl who would be taxed on the wheel
she rides to and from her work?
II is, moreover, impossible to properly
discriminate in the enforcement of a Ii
cense fee system. The small dealer will
necessarily be compelled to pay more on
the amount OF business he Goes than his
more enterprising and successful compet-
itor. Poor people who have Just
enough means to keep a little place
OF business alive, should not be
forced out of trade by the exaction
of license fee. nor should the hack or
wagon driver be compelled to divide his
meager earnings with the District COVER
ment.
II the rich .evade Just taxations don't
punish the poor by obliging them to make
UP the loss through a general license
system. Find means to enforce the law,
and ir necessary punish tbs per.ure,s who
swear to false property returns.-
The evening times., 1896-11-14

Congress should concern Itself is the enact
ment of the bill now
pending in both the
PAYMENT Senate and House of
Representatives that
OF OVERDUE provides for the col
lection of arrears OF
IaACS. taxes. 1t has the
sanction of both Dis
trct committees, and
its passage has been and is now urged by
the assessor, collector of taxes and the
Commissioners. Its object is the cure of a
glaring defect i'll existing laws relating to
tax sales, by reason OF which the District
is Il loser TO something like twenty thousand
dollars year. Attention has frequently
been called 10 the evasion of the payment
of overdue taxes by property owners, who
know the defects in the present statute,
and do not hesitate to take advantage oft.
They know that property, once advertised
for the non-payment of taxes, cannot be
again advertised for the non payment Of the
same tax. 1t results that for successive
years the delinquency may continue, and
when finally a sale is effected and party
other than the District becomes the pur-
chaser, the certificate OF sale issued by the
Commissioners is for one years tax only,
though twenty years taxes may be unpaid
There is further provision OF the law
that aggravateS the case still further.
1t is n percmptory requirement that at
the expiration of two years from the date
of sale the Commissioners must, on demand
OF the owner of the taX-Sale certificate,
issue deed for the property. No pro-
viso exists, as condition precedent to
the issue of such deed, that all overdue
assessments and taxes other than those
involved in that certificate shall also have
been paid. 1t VIII he seen how easy it
is for an INSCRIPTIONS property owner to
evade the pa ymcnt Of taxes for number
OF years. When the day of sale comes,
Smith sends his son or brother or friend
and has him buy in the property. At the
end of the prescribed two years Il deed
to the property must be issued to the pur-
chaser, who then simply reCunveys the
property to Smith, and the thing is done.
Under decision OF the District supreme
court, rendered about ten years ago, such
deed passes the property to the purchaser
discharged of the liens of all due and un-
paid taxes, and the District can make no
further claim againStit.
tbs an anomalous condition with which
the honest taxpayers are confronted for,
in reality, they are bearing not only their
own legitimate burden i'll support of the
local government, but also hose ofpropcrty
owners, who, by the means above set
forth, choose To oign"re, evade and repudiate
the Obligations resting upon them. There
can he no question that prompt lesisla-
ton is called for to remedy such state
of affairs.
The evening times., 1896-11-14
HESS FEELS HURT.
Candidate for Congress Sues New
York Press for Libel.

New York, Nov. 14-Charles A. Hess, the
late candidate for Congress in the Twelfth
district, who was defeated for that office by
George B. Mcclellan, has begunan action for
libel against the New York Press, claiming
$4,000 damages.
The alleged libel arises out of the charges
made b y the Press against Mr.. less that he
paid So 900 to Amasa Thornton and others
for the purpose of procuring his (Hess
nomination and for use in the district
to purchase votes for him on election day.
The Press declared, the complaint al
leges, that Hess was n nonresident In
the district, and, it is alleged, made other
charges, which are made the grounds for
the suit
The evening times., 1896-11-14
Breckenridge VIII Contest.

Louisville, Nov. 14.-A Frankfort dis
patch says: Col. W. G. p. Breckinridge's
call on Gov. Bradley yesterday afternoon
was undoubtedly preparatory to contest
against Congressman elect Settle OF the
Seventh district. Col. Breckinridge wants
the vote or owen county thrown out. If
this is done. 1t will elect him and all thir-
teen Republican electors
The evening times., 1896-11-14
HERBERT AT THE BANQUET.
Guest of Naval Architects in New
York City.

New York, Nov. 14.-Secretary Herbert
was the distinguished speaker at the ban
.seu ...c Convention vi
Naval Architects and Mining Engineers.
In the course of his remarks Secretary
Herbert said:
The American shipbuilder is entitled to
has achieved in the past and / think 1
am In position also TO say he is perform
ing his full duty TO il now and that he may
be trusted in the future.
1.-THE art of shipbuilding and civilization
have Travelled hand in hand since history
began; each has been essential to the other
In peace and in war.
I'VE are sbipbuilders and sailors by in-
heritance, and no nation has ever more
thoroughly understood the value of first
class naval ships and firstclass guns
than we."
The evening times., 1896-11-14
Election Was Null and Void.

Carson, New, Nov. 14.-ln an olshion
rendered by Attorney General Beatty he
holds that there is no vacancy in the office
of the LEGAL government during the period
when the powers and duties Of governor
are devolved upon the lieutenant governor,
that no vacancy in the office or lieutenant
governor has ever existed. or row eNis's'
in this State, since the death OF ms ex-
cellency. the late John l. jones, ana tha'
the election of lieutenant governor at the
last election was a nullity.
The evening times., 1896-11-14
ADMIRAL BROWN AND THE TEXAS.

Admiral George Brown. under WI ose sti-
pervision the battleship Texas was built
should readjust his compass and keep closer
to facts when talking OF that unlucky y
creation of his nautical genius. In an In
terview at the Norfolk Navy Yard the
other day he said;
1.-The Texas is the finest fighter In the
navy today. She is not faulty and not I'M
sea worthy. but has simply had bad luck,
and every one of her mishaps has been mag
The evening times., 1896-11-14
DISHONEST WALTERS.
stole Nine Hundred Dollars From a
Guests PocketbOOk.

New York, Nov. 14.-Ludwig Gersdorff
and Fritz Bunner, walters in the Hotel
waldorf, were arraigned before Magistrate
Mott in the jefferson market police court
today, charged with stealing 1895 from
pocketbook which dropped to the dining
room floor from the pocket or guest
They Were held for trial.
John w Gates, president OF the Chi
cagu Iron and Steel Company, who lost the
pocketbook. was in court today as COM
plainant against the prisoners All the
money was recovered.
The evening times., 1896-11-14

the frame. The disk is delicately poised
just in front of a metal peg. The disk and
the peg are the two ends OF an electric
circuit, which is normally open, but when
the idiot goes to blow out the gas he blows
the disk against the end OF the peg and
closes the circuit, which aut matically
cuts off the flow OF gas.
II looksvery much as though the inventors
wanted to work the fool killer out of a job.
The evening times., 1896-11-14
TWO QUEER PATENTS
Prevent Blowing Ont the Gas and
Aid a KeyhOIe Search.

the world must be getting better, If the
Patent office records count. for anything.
AT least 1t must be more charitable, for
there have recently been recorded two
patents OF humane design for the benefit
OF individuals who in the natural order of
things, should fail victims to the Fool
Killer. The inventor has exerted himself in
behalf of two particularly obtrusiye idiots.
The evening times., 1896-11-14
Epitome Of the News in the
Morning Times.

Ii you miss any news in the evening
edition look in the list below. What
you're looking for was probably pub
hshec in this mornings edition, and
as The Times never repeats you'll
have TO take both editions to get oil
hhe news as quick us 1t happens.
The evening times., 1896-11-14
Drowped in the Danube.

Vienna, Nov. 14.-Heavy floods have oc-
Cured throughout a large section OF Bos-
mia, and twenty-four persons are reported
to have been drowned, while the damago
to property has been immense.
The evening times., 1896-11-14

The Times has a regular ana
permanent Family Circulation much
greater than any other paper, morn
ing or evening, published in WASH
inpton. AS a News and Advertising
Medium Il has no competitor.
The evening times., 1896-11-14
BONA FtDE CIRCULATION.

The circulation of THE TIMES
for the week ended November q,
1906, was as follows:
Saturday, October 31...... 3S,37O
Sunday, November 1........ 24,O5O
Monday, November 2.....-.... 33,J3O
Tuesday, November 3.......... $3.50
"Wednesday, November A.. sS,3OO
Thursday, November 81. 5I,3OO
Friday, November 6..--......-. 42,OSO
Total copies printed. 36O,2S0
Less damaged copies, copies
left over, unsold, in office,
and copies returned, unso'd,
from news stands and
branch offices. 43,S27
Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 316,153
j sOlemnly swear that the above
In correct statement of the circu-
iatiun OF 4 a. r. ~ s.-.II<GtD.N 1iSIfsS
for the week ended November q,
1896, and that every copy was de-
liyered or mailed for valuable
consideration.
j. WEBSTER MAGERS,
Manager of Circulation.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this eth day of November, a. ID.
1S0c.
tsenll EDWIN S. CLARKSoN,
Notary Public.
The evening times., 1896-11-14
B.&O. Stockholders to Meet Monday

Baltimore, Nov lathe annual meeting
of the stockholders OF the baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company will be held next
Monday. AS the property is now in the
hands of receivers, who are acting for the
co"-. no special interest is attached to the
meeting
The evening times., 1896-11-14

Goldenberg's special offer
ings for Monday eclipse any
ever made. See tomorrow's
Times. o2o-o2S 7th-7O6 K
streets.
The evening times., 1896-11-14

PONDER ON POLICY RUNNING
Supreme Court Considers Its Relation +
Interstate Comm erce.
The evening times., 1896-11-14

WOODS IMMENSE THEFT
New forh Cashier Has Stolen 5000 900
from Bank
The evening times., 1896-11-14

HIDING THE TEXAS FLAWS
Facts RrOuTnL out at the Inquiry SAT-
to BE Startling
The evening times., 1896-11-14

WHITE RIBBON WORKERS
W. c. T. L. Meets in Annual Convention
in st. Louis.
The evening times., 1896-11-14

HEARD REPORTS OF STATES
Grange Conditions Are Generally En-
Couraging.
The evening times., 1896-11-14

CLOSE THEIR SIXTH YEAR
Dis net FnwOrtn League Begins the
Annual Convention.
The evening times., 1896-11-14

VANDALIA LINE INSOLVENT-
lpdIdnirollS Judge Appoints V I. Malot
Receiver.
The evening times., 1896-11-14

10000 MEN PIT TO WORK
Partial Record OF Engagements Since
November 6.
The evening times., 1896-11-14

REAL MACHINE POLITICS.
MI. Ryan Claims Voting Apparatus De
feated Him.
The evening times., 1896-11-14

CONGRESS- AND THE ALLEYS
SuWe k"Enedial Legislation Which Was
Never Enforced
The evening times., 1896-11-14

SOVEREIGN SEES DEFEAT
BrSt ana I4fsunS are Strong with tn,
Labor Delegates.
The evening times., 1896-11-14

NJ o ONE need lose any sleep in the fear
that the sound of Spanish cannon
Will be heard rcverbcrating along thc.eoasts
The evening times., 1896-11-14
SAkS SAYS

SAkS SAYS
No other house Goes, ever did, or ever
VIII, sell such sterling qualities at such
low prices as we quote.
-SAES MEANS 1T.
The evening times., 1896-11-14

BIG FIND OF STOLEN BONDS
Tulcc overhaul SWinuIer McLaughlin'!
Rooms III New York
The evening times., 1896-11-14

CLEVELAND TALKS OF CURA-
Told Senator He Would Fulfill Inter
national Obligations
The evening times., 1896-11-14

n NE of the first gets OF legislation re-
lating to District affairs with which
Congress should concern itself is the enact
The evening times., 1896-11-14

sPURTED Up To SEVENTEEN KNOTS -
Bltueship lOwa's Unofficial Trial Off the
Delaware Capes
The evening times., 1896-11-14

SPY 'PEACHED' ON IVORY
Jones, . bntIsh InIuruer, on the Stand
The evening times., 1896-11-14

SOCIETY SPENT A VERY QUIET WEEK
Some Notable Weddings and Informa
Functions Marked 1t.
The evening times., 1896-11-14

NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Another Suspect Acquitted Of Fradulen
Voting.
The evening times., 1896-11-14

Of the United States.
If any shots are fired
by Spanish war YES
sells il VIII lie to sa-
lutte Old Glory, only
Observation-Disclosures
Allthis talk thatSpain
Will pick a quarrel
with this country for
The evening times., 1896-11-14

BATHING BEACH CHANGES
Recommendations Submitted by Supt.
Stevens.
The evening times., 1896-11-14

ARE RULED TO SHOW CAUSE
Proposed Contract with Potomac Com
pany Challenged.
The evening times., 1896-11-14

JACK CROOKS IN THE REAR
Sold To Columbus for $500 by Louisville
The evening times., 1896-11-14

STREET CLEANING BY HAND
Supt. MCkense Reports ON Recent EX
perimCntS.