davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The evening times., 1896-06-26
A DISC RACE TO THE SENATE.

Perhaps the most charitable thing that
can be said of Senator Tillman's speech
at New York last evening Is that lie was
liquor or suffering from mental alteration.
No man cptheI in h:s tight mind would
dismiss an audience with the exclamation,
America for Americans and to hell with
England and all other countries" nor
would sane person stigmatize his auditors
as liars and address them with such mex
cusable billngsgate as did the South Caro-
lima political accident. In point OF worth
mess and patriotism Herr Most and his
socialist confederates are more acceptable
as representatives OF public sentiment
than Senator TIlman, and, while their
arguments and theories are far from CON-
mendable, they are at least free from the
arrant demagogy that characterized the
New York utterauce OF the South Carolina
mushroom.
Compare the standing of Senator Ti!lman
in the eyes of the world with that OF such
dignIfied gentlemen as Senators Morgan,
Hill, Allison or any OF the other dstin-
guished statesmen, who, by virtue of their
ability, occupy seats in the Senate cham
Der: and fancy the disgust and hurniliatio
every right minded citizen must feel at
being compelled to acknowledge that this
bIatherskite is a member of our Senatorial
body. 1t is like specking high-rninded in
| teiigence with the foulness of carrion
fly, and the sooner the people of the Pal
Inetto State remove this political bIotch-
spot from our national legislative body the
quicker the public VIII think them capable
OF CHOOSING between blatant trouble mon
ger and a competent statesman.
Unlike most OF the prominent silver lead
| ers, Senator Ti.iInan is neither sincere in
| his decla rations nor is ne friend To their
| followers. People VITO believe in a gold
standard are not necessarily idiots. nor
| Should their honesty be discredited because
| of their faith in that kind of money. The
| free TO enter, and their differing in opin-
| ION with Senator Tillman does not make
| them either fools or robbers, as that worthy
| seems TO indicate. Senator Tillman will
find after further experience that the de-
| batting grounds OF the American people are
| not all fashioned after the hustings of the
| South Carolina swamps and that an aver
age American audience is capable of desig-
mating between unreasoning abuse and in
| tclligent argument.
The evening times., 1896-06-26
FEARS FOR THE STEAMER.
Unknown Vessel IN Distress May Is
CITY of PhiiadeIphta

Unknown Vessel IN Distress May Be
City of Philadelphia,
New York, June e6. Fears are enter
tanned that ship reported as fouudering in
the south Atlantic by the British ship
Lochbreden Just arrived at Liverpool is
the City Of Philadelphia, which sailed from
for San Francisco.
The City of Philadelphia carried crew
Of twenty five men and her master, Capt.
johnson, had his wife and family with him.
She was spoken last on March in latitude
IA degrees, Sc minutes south, longitude 34
degrees west. Capt. Cornell of the Loeb
breden reports that en- March 21. in lati-
tude 36 degrees. longitude 30 west, or in
about the position the American vessel
was likely to be in after eighteen days sail
ing en- her course. he sighted during gale
full-rgged ship about two miles distant,
under three lower topsails, laboring heavily.
The next morning he saw her again. the
seas breaking over her. Suddenly, at the
height of terrific squull. at about mid
day, she lurcbcd over and disappeared The
seas We're tremendously high, and it was
believed that the cr;rft had sprung a leak
All oD boam must have perished.
1t is possible that the city OF Philadel-
phia may arrive safely at her destination,
and that it was the doom of some other
vessel witnessed by the master of the
British ship. She is considerably overdue,
however, and the foundered vessels de-
scripton closely tallies with her. Sixty
guincas premium were paid in London on
her assurance.
The evening times., 1896-06-26
LOST MONEY ON RACING.
Cincinnati Track Owners VIII Begin
"A Policy of Retrenchment

Cincinnati Track owners VIII Begin
Policy of Retrenchment.
Cincinnati. Ohio, June $3.50 far this
season racing in this section of the country
has not been UP to its usual standard.
Money has been lost in large amounts at
the local tracks, and the course owners are
preparing a policy. or retrenchment to save
,ne.r own pockets. leaving the poSsessors Of
horses to care for themselves.
The sport begTu iniAprii with thirteen
day meeting at Newport. Something like
S25.00O was lost tLare outr gbt. The Oak
ley meeting. Which closed on Wednesday,
was one continuous loss for thirty days.
With the lessons OF the past before them.
the owners of the three tracks propose to
get together at t1once and decide upon
purses of lesser values. No definite plans
have been made forahe cut but several con-
ferences have already been had. and when
tile first program book is issued the owners
Will find the value OF purses cut down to
about $3.50 on regular days and $500 ON
stake days.
No handicap will be for more than $500.
| save those at Newport. which track will
not offer stake races at their fall meeting.
To bolster up tile attendance, which has
fallen to low numbers. the Latonia man.
agemept has decided upon running for.
e;gn book at tue track.
The evening times., 1896-06-26
EVIDENTLY AN ARBITRARY IN
JUSTICE.

No one doubts the ability the Metropoii-
tan Street Railway to discharge Its en-
ployes at will, butit rightto do so wittout
provocation is a cause for serious question.
As long as employees do their duty faitn-
fully, promptly and well there is no good
reason why they should not be permitted TO
belong to labor organizations or TO en-
ploy their spare time In any manner they
may elect The only offense of tue dis
charged Metropolitan employees seems 10
have been their affiliation With the Knights
of Labor, aud an alleged attempt To IN
fluence Congressional legislation in their
own behalf.
As matter of fact, the Metropolitan
Railway Company is the most persistent and
notorious Congressional lobbyist cor
poration in Washington. Every ses-
sion of Congress is besieged by
its eniissaries. in search of some
favor, and each member OF Congress is
aylaid by night aud by day to secure his
influence and vote for some measure in
its interests. None of these demands is
made. however, TO benefit the condition OF
its employees, nor has the Metropolitan
Company at any time manifested a cesire
10 treat them with anything like fairness
or Justice For that reason the men have
been compelled 10 intercede with Congress
in their own behalf, and those most active
in doing 50 have been unceremoniously dis
charged from the company's service as
penalty for their zeal.
In the controversy that will follow the
public will be called upon To decide whether
or not this Wholesale dismissal of COM
petent and faithful employees was meritcd.
The question that presents itself is whether
or not the Metropolitan Company is to be
upheld for such an apparent injustice. Ii
corporations alone lre entitled to the ear
of Congress, then the company is justified,
but if that body is representative, and its
acts are for the good of all, instead of the
welfare of few, tie discharge Of the en-
poyes was an arbitrary wrong that de-
serves public censure.
The evening times., 1896-06-26
THE HOLT WILL CASE.

Rarely has there been a contest over
will that has attracted as much attention
all over the country as that which has Just
ended with a verdict for tie heirs-at-law
of the late Judge Advocate General Joseph
X. Holt The case will pass into court
annals as cause celebre.' not only on
account of the prominence of the putative
tcsta:or, or the fact that people well known
in society here and in other cities public
men and others testified for and against
tie geDuin eness of the instrument, but
most of all -because of the verdict which
pronounced the alleged will TO be Il fraud
and a forgery. 1t is remarkable from the
tact that the legatees under the alleged
will and the heirs-at- Ia W, all people of the
highest respectabiity, coDtradicted each
other point blank as TO the conduct and
habits thedeceased; hatformer ASSOCIATES
and friends of the deceased also contra
dicted each other as 10 tie genuineness o.
the handwriting and signature of the will,
and that able experts on chirography on
the one side swore that Judge Holt un-
doubtedly wrote the instrument and signed,
while equally able experts on the other
side swore that Judge Holt undoubtedly
did no such thing.
Now that the will has been pronounced a
fraud, though not, of course, by the court
of last resort, the question arises, Who
was sufficiently interested to commit a
forgery? Not the slightest suspicion is
thought to attach to either one OF the
legatees, both women of unblemished repu-
motive could have induced anyone else
TO commit forgery by which he would
profit not at all or only to a very limited
extent 1t would seem that the heirs-at-
law would evince sufficient interest in the
matter to ascertain who was trying to
dispossess them of their lawful inheri-
lance, not would it be improper, one would
think, If the district attorney were to take
cognizance OF the fact that somebody COM
nliited the serious crime of forgery and
ought to be punished for it,
The ncoDcern with which offenses Of
this sort are passed over encourages repeti-
tion of them. An old adage, il is true, IS
that where there is no accuser there is mo
judge" but in n case like this the nccuser
should be the public prosecutor, if lie can
ascertain who is the culprit
The evening times., 1896-06-26
STOP It sse Metropolitan.
READY FOR BROKEN BONES
National Convention Will
BE Provided With Surgeons
sI.ss Shoes are the kind tina. are $50
everywhere else

Chicago. June 26.-There will pc de-
cidedIy new departure at the Democratic
national convention, under the auspices
of the sergeant-at-arms- medical and
surgical staff in constant attendance during
the sessions.
Col. Martins pla n is TO provide staffof
able physicians and surgeons, ambulance.
stretchers, appliances and rrme'lies for in
slant use, should the emergency arise in
the Coliseum, or in the crush outside the
building. Tothat end he has ascomIn:ssioued
DR.. Herbert H McCauley of this cits chief
of the staff, and will appoint seven promi-
nent Chicago physicians as aSsiStants-
From among the visitors to the convention
from other cities Col Martin will appoint
eight eminent doctors to the staff a room
is to be fitted up for the special use OF this
department Secretary Sheerin of the ma
tienal committee will he there tomorrow to
attend to the press arrangements and coz
sitler the pile cf correspondence which Col
Martin has received Cn the subject. There
are 42S seats fer the big city papers and 1t
is net believed that will meet the demaud-
The evening times., 1896-06-26
EMBEzzLED CHURCH FUNDS.
Tennessee Minister in Jail on :,
rious Charge.

Tennessee Minister in Jail on Sc
rious Charge.
Chattanooga. Tenn, June 26.-On the
charge OF embezzlipg church funds held in
trust, Rev. W. W. Anderson. pastor of tue
United Brethren churches both Daisy and
Soddy, this county, was arrested yester-
day, and, waving examination, was placed
in jail here.
A large quantity of gum opium, to which
drug lie is addicted. and a razor were
found concealed about his person. Pre-
sumption is that he intended to end his life
in jail. Anderson had personally received
considerable money contributions from
churches outside OF the State for the pur-
pose of erecting church buildings. He con-
fesses to appropriating 5000 of this fund.
His wife left him recently, sa ying that he
was 80 addicted to opium and liquor that
she could not live with him. Very few had
any knowledge of the double life be lived.
He was until recently Methodist preach
er. and came to this State from Virg MIA,
highly indorsed by the Methodist bishop resi-
dent at baltimore. The United Brethren
have revoked his clerical certificate and
asked his resignation.
The evening times., 1896-06-26
DESERTED FOR GOOD.
Mr.. Hartman Says Silver Republicans
VIII Stay Out of the Party

Mr- Hartman Says Silver Republicans
VIII Stay Out of the Party
Butte, Mont, June 6.-Conggessman
Charles s. Hartman, who followed Henry NJ.
Teller in the st. Louis bolt, visited Butte
yesterday and was given the greatest re-
ception ever accorded public man in the
State. Several hundred silver men, in
Guiding some of the most prominent citi-
zens in Butte, pulled the Congressman's
carriage from the depot to the hotel,
distance of over a mile. The city had the
appearance of a holiday celebration.
Bands paraded the streets and buildings
were decorated in honor of the visitor
Last night Congressman Hartman ad-
dressed between 1000 and 5000 people.
He declared that the silver Republicans
had deserted the nationat organization
for good, or until the party returned TO the
people. He predicted a sweeping victory
for the Democratic party in case it nom-
mates free silver man on straight
16 to 1 platform.
He favored Henry NJ. Teller as the strong
est man the Democrats could nominate,
and said the tariff could not be made an
issue in this campaign. The demonstration
was strictly non-partisan.
The evening times., 1896-06-26
Mr.. Gladstone on Armenia.

London, June 26.-The Chronicle today
publishes letter from Mr.. Gladstone ON
the subject of the ArmeDians, in which he
says: Nobody uses language half strong
enough against the sultan and his agents.
To describe their guilt is beyond all bounds.
and the anguase ought to 60 beyond all
bounds. My choice is between far out
HerodiDg everybody and absolute silence
for my language abstractedly might plausi-
bly, be ascrihed to temper. whereas it would
be perfectly cold-hlooded. 1 am silent only
for fear of doing harm. The European mind
wants plausible excuses to cover its dis
grace. do not wish to furnish them.'-
The evening times., 1896-06-26
How the Copper Caught the seorchsr.

How the Copper Caught the scorchsr.
He was mounted copper,
Upon an iron steed,
And was la ying for the scorcher,
Who rode at iawless speed;
When whizzing round the corner,
AT breakneck, lightning pace.
Appeared a reckless rider,
Whercupon the cop gave chase.
Il say. therer' cried the bluecoat,
AS he bumped himself about,
You're arrested for fast riding"
When the scorcher heard the shout,
He looked DER his shoulder.
And he didn't do thing
But pedal all the harder.
And make the welkin ring.
Il like that" said the finest"
As through the thoroughfare
He started for his victim;
And the crowd that gathered there
Cheered the racer. jt.red the copper
And wagered ten to one
on the scorcher as he sped along
ON that exciting run.
In and out among the horses,
And wagons ON the street,
They lodged about most artfully,
Doing many u angcrous feat;
But tie bluesoat was outdistaDced,
He set too slow pace,
And his anger gave expression,
In the wrath upon his face.
AT last grown weak and weary.
The copper sworf he'd shoot,
And reached back for his pistol,
But the crowd cried, Don't, you brute.
But he aimed 1t at the scorcher,
II he didn't I'm q liar;
Bang" and abe scorcher tumbled.
For the cop had pierced his tire.
The evening times., 1896-06-26
HEAlRs;g'r e +
TN I EWSPAPER men have risen in
my estimation in the last few

I'm I EWSPAPER men have risen IN
my estimation in the last few
months" said David B. King, of
New York, at the Raleigh Some weeks
ago l had occasion to visit Cuba. be-
lieved before l went that the newspaper
reports OF the condition of affairs In the
island were greatly exaggerated and that
things were not half SO bad as they were
painted have changed my mind since my
return. Instead OF exaggeration the cor
respondents have handled their subjects
with tenderness they do not deserve.
Hardly one-half has been told. The in-
dignities that have been heaped upon the
Cubans and the residents who sympa-
thIze with them are awful. The very name
of Weyler strikes terror to the heart OF
every poor native. In the city OF Havana
the military regulations are as strict as
tiiey can be, and they are enforced to the
very letter.
'Thc American is shown no more consid-
Grafton than the lowlest creature that
inhabts the slums of the city. On several
occasions while 1 was in Havana L saw
men dragged through the streets or the
city with no more power to resist than
had they been animals. Very few Ladies'
dare to venture from their homes. 1t is
virtually a reign OF terror in the capital
of the fair island"
The evening times., 1896-06-26
sp.n,s,, Consurs pemand.

Philadelphia, June 26.-United States
Commissioner Craig today further post
poned until July 10 his decision. as to
whether or not John D. Hart, the reputed
head of the Hart steamship line, and Capt.
Edward G.. Reilly of the steamer Bermuda
should be held for the action of the grand
jury at Jacksonville, Fla. Hart and Reilly
were arrested here at the instance of the
Spanish consul at Jacksonville on the
charge of fitting out and enga Cing in Il
Cuban fiibustering expedition which tarted
from that port in April.
The evening times., 1896-06-26

q EvERAL commercial men formed a
q party in the corridor at Wizards
last evening and discussed zcKin-
lcy's chances reelection. Naturally enough,
tue question turned to whom he would have
for competitor in the race. There was
friend for almost every prominent Democrat
in the party. Stevenson. Whitney, Bland
Blackburn. Boies and Mclean all had their
champions.
Probably you may think am joking -
said Arthur d. Finley. OF Boston, but
think that John G Carlisle is the leader of
his party and should be nominated. He
is the man above all Others to lead the
democratic hosts to victory. He is genu-
inc statesman. and not a politician. If he
were nominated at Chicago the Democratic
administration would continue
The evening times., 1896-06-26
Tr,,ner Murphy Leaves Yale

Philadelphia, June 62.-Mikc Murphy,
the Yale trainer OF athletes, has made u
four-years' contract with the University
of PENNSYLVANIA Athletic Association tie
is als, to study medicine during his four
years stay in Philadelphia, SO that ut the
cnnpletion OF that term lie will he
physcian. Another inducement that actin
atei Mr. Murphy in leaving Yale was IN
nffe- of $500 advance in salary.
The evening times., 1896-06-26
HIfOME OF The news
---M THE MORhING TINES

If You miss any news In the evening
edition Look III the list below. Whit
you're looking for was probably pub
.isIIed in this mornings edition, ana
ns The Times never repeats youli
have To take both editions to get all
The news as quick as 1t happens.
The evening times., 1896-06-26
POLO ToURN AMENT.
Philadelphia Country Club Team to
Plny at Fort Myer.

A polo tournament will hold the boards
at Fort Myer on Saturday and Monday, tie
27tt nd 29th. on the former date the Of
ficers of the Sixth Cavalry Will play the
Philadelphia Country Club team.
The Philadelphians will be entertained at
the Fortoyer Sunday. aud given reception
on Saturday night. On Monday afternoon
the Chevy Chase club will play the Phi!a-
deIphia club at the Fort Myer grounds.
The games will begin at a o clock aud will
be open to the public.
The evening times., 1896-06-26
Prince of Wales a Chancellor.

London. June 26--At Aherystwith this
afternoon the Prince of Wales was installed
with great ceremony in the office of chan
ccllor of the lately established University
of Wales. to which he was elected year
ago. The degree of doctor Of music was
conferred by the university upon the
Princess of Wales, and that of doctor of
letters upon Mr.. Gladstone.
The evening times., 1896-06-26
COTTON MILLS SHUT DOWN.
Unsatisfactory Condition of the Trade
Given as Reason.

z CnShtis1HCVOTy COHuItION OF tie Trade
Given as Reason.
.Lawren nee. Mass, June G6 The agent
of the cotton department Of the Pa cificmills
made the following statement yesterday:
The cotton department of the Pacific
mills will be closed Friday evening. July
3. fer three weeks and will resume work
again en- July 90. This decision is made in
dependent Of other mills, because we te-
leve IT to be the only way open to manu-
facturers seeking relief for the very un-
satisfactory condition Of trade at present
in cotton goods.
The shut down will affect about 1900
operatives.
The evening times., 1896-06-26
te~r HE old saying that man will see
strange things when he has no gun

HE old saying tina. IN man m VIII see SCI,
is a very true one," said an old
farmer at the Georgetown market. Just
one year ago this summer was living up
in Maine. The caterpiiIurs were very bad
In our orchard. one evening we decided to
burn thein Off, and about dusk began the
task. The lights were burning brightly
from several parts Of tie orchard when we
heard a rustic in the bushes over ON the
mountain side or the farm. Ny hired man
and myself looked that way, but we saw W
nothing but the moving Of the tops OF the
shrubs. We supposed II was the wind, u nd
went oD with our work. Presently Eeard
my man MA Ike u strange noise, half Of fear.
turned around and found him rooted in his
tracks, and looking intently toward the
bushes.
Following his eye, saw a few feet out
from the shrubbery a moose and bear,
standing side by side at tue edge of the
orchard. The bear was a great big black
one, such a uDe as l had never seen in the
country before. But the moose was ter
rifle monster. He would not weigh one
ounce less than LOCO pounds. The ami
mails seemed 10 be daZcd and blinded by the
flames, which they watched continually
They seemed to pay no attention to us, but
that did not stop the fear of either of us.
We were afraid to start for the house for
rifle for fear Of attracting their attention.
And then, when man sees Il moose and a
bear walking around together, 1t is no
telling what the woods are full Of
I'VE did not know what else To do. and
SO Ind behind two ne. ghburing trees. Soon
the fires went down. nd we could see in
the dim lgat that the animals were movin &
away. Instead of gong back into tie
bushes. they went across the orchard and
over piece of newlyplowed ground on the
other side. They were soon lost to view
in the darkness. And. do you know, that
that was all We ever saw or heard OF thuse
creatures? We saw their tracks in the
piowed ground side by side the next morn
ing. They made half circle and came out
nc1r the other corner of the orchard nd ap-
parenuy started back into tue mountains
Tie neighbors hunted for nearly six weeks
for them, but they were never seen again,
though frequently the hunters would cume
across the tracks OF big bear and moose
along side by side.''
The evening times., 1896-06-26
Excursion Tickets to the Sea Shore
xi0 II & n n II

Commencing June 5 and 6 and eont.nu-v
ing each Friday and Saturday until August
20. the B. & o. R. X. will sell excursion
tickets to Atlantic City, Cape May and
Sea Isle City for 10 a. m and I2 noon
trains, good to return until Tuesday fol.
lowing, at rate of $5 for the round trip.
The evening times., 1896-06-26
For Tying to Work.

Roadside Jim-sny. Reggie, guess
Weary Walker had better be put out o de
profesh. ,r-Sr
Ragwcei Reggie-Wots dat fer?
Roadside Jim-Fer tryiD' ter work on
dc sympathics of dat farmers wife er
while ergo.
The evening times., 1896-06-26
Additional Dining Car Service on B.
& O r u

on and after JuEe 26 a dining car
Will be attached to New York train leay-
Ing Washington at { a M. run as far as
Baltimore. and there attached tn New
York train leaving Washington at I:o5
a m, The parior car on 7:05 4. III. train
will be discontinued on same date. and
through Pullman sleeper will be used
instead. ju-o--t
The evening times., 1896-06-26
Congressman Cooper's successor

Sanford, Fla, June 26. The Democratic
convention of the Second Congressional
district has nominated Col. R. W. Davis of
Palatka to succeed Congressman C. M.
Cooper. Davis is q 16 to 1 silver man.
while Cooper has advocated the gold stand
ard while in Congress.
The evening times., 1896-06-26
Lnck of Orders the Ca use.

Uhrichsvilie. o., June &C. The Royal Clay
Manufacturing Company of this place. said
To be operating the largest sewer pipe works
In the world. has assigned to Ross J. Alex
ander of Bridgeport. Too much stock and
lack of orders. with pressing liabilities,
is given as the cause OF the collapse