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The evening times., 1896-04-20
DID NOT DENY THE CHARGE.
Edward North Pleaded Guilty to
Conducting a Poker Room.
Fined $25 and Sentenced to jail for
Two Days-Case Against Mrs.
Gray Dismissed.

Edward H. North, a former department
clerk, was arraigned before Judge Kimbaii
today charged with conducting a poker
room in the house of Mrs. Mary Gray, No.
4GS Missouri avenue, which place was
raided Saturday night.
The defendant, through his attorney. Al
bert Sillers, pleaded guilty, and asked for
a light sentence. He was fined $25 and two
days in Jail.
Mrs. Gray was then arralgncd for per-
hitting gaming tables to be set up on her
premises. She is the widow OF Commission
Merchant Gray, who committed suicide at
Jackson City, several months ago. She
pleaded not guilty.
Detective Hartgian told of finding game
in progress at the time OF the raid in rooms
on the third floor. Among the players were
William l.. Conway and Ferd. Moore.
Mrs. Gray had been warned by the police,
but continued to allow poker playing in
her house. She furnished the players, Harti-
gan said. with passkeys, which would ad-
init them at any time.
Testimony was also given by Sergt. Ham
i.ton. Detective Cox, Scrgt. Lombardy and
the other Officers.
When North went uEon the stand Pros
ecutor Mullowny asked him what he rented
the rooms for.
"To see parties in, and so forth,''' was his
reply.
.The and so forth is what got him into
trouble,"' said a policeman.
The pla ayers captured in the raid admitted
pla wing poker in the place. They would not
state positively that Mrs. Gray rented the
premises on which the raid was made.
Mrs. Gray said she was very poor and had
not paid her rent for two months. Her
testimony showed that she rented the
house, hut she declined to he responsible tor
what her roomcrs did in their apa rtments.
The case against her was dismissed.
The evening times., 1896-04-20

For the District OF Columbia, Maryland
and Virginia, fair weather tonight and
Tuesday; slightly cooler tonight; westerly
winds.
The barometer has risen, except in the
upper Mississippi and lower Missouri val
leys, where ii has fallen slightly. Ii has
also fallen TO the east of Halifax. The area
of high pressure continues over the South
Atlantic coast, and the barometer is also
high in the extreme Northwest. There is a
barometric trough of relatively low press
ure extending from New Mexico to Lake
Superior.
II is cooler in the lower AXE region and
thence southwark to Tennessee, but il is
warmer in the Mississippi Valley and the
Southwest, and it is also warmer along
the Atlantic coast.
Southern California experience Hast night
the coldest weather of the sea son of which
the Weather Bureau has record for that re-
gion. Heavy frost was reported from
Los Angeles this morning, and minimum
temperatures OF 40 degrees occurred at
San Francisco and San Diego and 3s de-
grees at Los Angeles. which were as low as
at San Francisco and San Diego, and at
Los Angeles degree lower than any pre-
viously recorded by the Weather Bureau
during the second ten days OF April. Light
frosts were also reported from the State OF
Washington. The weather Is fair, except in
the upper Mississippi Valley and upper lake
The evening times., 1896-04-20
GOOD PRICES WE'RE THE RULE
st. Paul and LOw-Priced Bonds Were
Bought in Large Quantities.


New York, April 2O.-The feeling at the
Stock Exchange was confident this morning
and a further advance was recorded in the
leading issues. The high prices ruling for
consols in London are evidently having their
influence with foreign investors. and toda Y
local houses. with European connections,
bought fairly large amounts OF st. Paul and
quite a number of low-priCed bonds which
return fair rate Of interest.
This buying, coupled with purchases for
commission firms, accounts for tie rise in
our market this morning.
Tie Improvement during the first hour of
business ranged from to 3 . per cent.
Consolidated Gas rose f3 1-2 TO 16i, To-
bacco 10 13. Sugar TO pc =, Cotton
Oil preferred l to 81 1-2, Burlington and
Quincy to 80 Is. Denver and Rio Grande
preferred l to 40, Louisville and Nashville
1 to So 3-S. Missouri Pacific l to - IL
and the remainder of the active list I-S TO
7-S per cent. Consolidated Gas subsequently
receded to 162.
Toward IL O'Clock the gagcmcnt Of
S2O0. .Ouo gold for shipment to Europe was
announced for tomorrow, but this had no
influence, and the ma rket at the hour named
was strong.
The stock market after II O'Clock was
slightly lower for Sug1rand Tobacco which
ran off to 125 -4aI2 Is. respectively.
Cotton Oil preferred also ra II off to o1.
The Gfangers and Uuion Pacific were in
demand. however, at q higher range.
Union Pacific sold up to 81 s.: St. Paul.
to ~ q: Northwest to los. and Rock
Island to T2. AT midday the market was
firm in tone
The evening times., 1896-04-20
MANIAc's HORRIBLE DEATH.
Jumped From IA swiftly Moving Trail
md Crushed His Skull

Jumped From IA swiftly Moving Train
and Crushed His Skull.
John r Pauigroye, aged thirty -ionr years
OF Reading, Pa. jumped from Reading
Railroad train below Spring Mills ycs,.I-
day morning while demented, and. strik.
ing on his head. received injuries which
caused his death an hour later in the
Hahnemann Hospital.
He was being removed to a hospital in
this city and was in charge OF his brother
Elwood and Frederick X. Pientz. jr.. his
bTother-in'law. Tine insane patient sat
quietly by his brother for a time, but short
distance the other side OF Spring Mills lie
seemed suddenly to become appre hensive,
and saying he would change his seat went
TO the other side OF the car.
He was watched by the other men, but
before they could interfere he rushed TO
he rear end OF the swiftlylmoviDg train and
attempted to jump from the platform. The
Others noting his design rushed forward 10
intercept hin. 4 fright NJ stru ggle cnStied.
the maniac fighting off his friends with
almost superhuman strength. Finally he
freed himself from their grasp. ami with u
terrible leap, struck full on his head. crush
ing ms skull.
The evening times., 1896-04-20
AFTER THREE DAYS PLAY.
Irwin Forced TO the Conclusion That
liz. GinntS Art. Wenk.

Irwin Forced TO the Conclusion That
the Giants Are Weak.
New York. April 2O.-The three games
pla ycd by the New Yorks at Washington
have caused considerable thinking on the
part of Capt. Gleason. Harry Davis has
not come up to expectations. and the naan-
ager is already thinking of ma king a
change. IL is said that he may place Glea-
son on first base and let Prefer stay on
second. Gleason is SO short in stature
that it seems improbable that he could
cover first bag acceptably. and it may
turn out that George Davis VIII be shifted
10 Harry Davis place and Gleason go 10
third.
The weakness In the pitchers box is
causing no end of worriment. At present
the club has really only one first class
pitcher Dad Clarke. Van Haltren's sue
cess at Washington on Saturday may re-
suit in his receiving another chance, but
German nd Meekin appear To be useless.
for the present at least. For couple
more twirlers the club will probably try
Flynn Seymour, Bowen and Doheny, and
may also call upon Gleason 10 take hand
as n last resort. Tierna n. according to eX-
ccIlcnt authority. must brace up IN his
hitting with considerable alacrfty.
The New Yorks will open the Champion
ship season in this city with the Phila-
ielphias tomorrow. Arrangements have
been made TO accommodate an immense
crowd The stands will be elaborafeiy
decorated and Mayor Strong is expect ted 10
throw the first ball into the field.
The evening times., 1896-04-20
CoBB's HOTEL AUCTION.
Actors Trunks Were Not Disposed
of by the AuctiOneer.

| Actors Trunks Were Not Disposed
of by the AuctiOneer.
| The hest days OF Cobb's Hotel are over.
| Where once Cyrene's jeweied slipper clat-
| tered in graceful figures over its TUNED
| roof and where the Joyous, frolicsome chorus
| girls made merry on midsummer nights until
| the wee sma' hours anent the twaf )"
! brought sianiber to their eyes, all is now
| gloomy and deserted.
| This morning the metallic clanG of the
auctioneers bell sounded instead of the
| Siiv.'rS tinsic OF the hrea kfast call. aud the
strident tones of the auctiOneer announced
| 10 the little group of amateur a ctGrs, broken
| down sports, boardine-house keepers and
| a few real estate dealers, magRates to all
the rest, that the hotel, hotel fixtures. in
! Guiding the bar license piano. lease, cash
register and the contents Of about sixty we'll
| furnished rooms: in fact everything bat the
ice chest would be kno cked down to the
highest bidder.
The ice chest was the property of some-
one not connected with the hCtel. and in
view of the protracted warm spell he had
decided not To part with it.
Auctioneer Waller b. Williams first an
| nounced that the hotel and contents would
be sold as whole. He appealed for bids
OH the property for quite IA while. and fi-
nalIy Mr. L. A. Roginski offered 81 200.
| This amount the auctioneer called until he
was hoarse, but not single ra Use was sug-
gested and he then announced the property
!. as a whole withdrawn for want of compete
tion, and proceeded with the sale of the
contents singly. .y-
1t was known that there were about
forty trunks in the house, belonging 10
actors and actresses who were stranded
at various times in the Capita City, and this
attracted few curious to know what stage
folk would leave behind them in lieu of
cash for board bills. Mr.. Coomhe, the as
signee, withdrew the trunks from sale and
had them stored, however. as they could
not he disposed OF without judgment.
This took the principal element of interest
from the auction, and only the boarding
house keepers. present and prospective, re-
manned Interested Bids were few and
| small. and il is not likely that a great deal
will be realized from the same. 0-'
The evening times., 1896-04-20
sl|LDBsE1Hf slWtRS
Cleaners Siau, on Their Spring
Cru Sc Though tunnels.
PbRlLS METukDsR GROUND
Deadly sewst eas Is Frequently En-
Bedits Found In the
SIine-Grew wsome Occupation of lie
Men-Working In the Dark, Sur
rounded by Filth.
ling Wa sl,ing-

Bright and early tlIis morning Wa asiiing-
toms queer sewer fleet started on its
spring and summer. cruise. This aggrc-
CATION of vessels comprises grimy Old scows
and battcaus.
Their course extends through the tor
tuous and odorifcrous tunnels which curry
the running waters OF Old Tibcr Creek
and the James Greek Canal from points
in the northern suburbs of The city to their
common outlet in South Washington, where
they flow into the open, then continue
their polluted course, emptylnS INTO tile
Potomac, on the eastern size OF the
arsenal inclosure.
AT the points where these streams enter
the uudcrsroun canais, or tunnels, their
water is clear and sparkling, AXE that or
the fabled singing brook. which rippicd
and sang as il glanced along in the eiad
sunlight. As II continues through the mky
The evening times., 1896-04-20
JOY TURNED TO SORROW.
william Pilger Killed Himself After
Attending A Christ entng.

Scranton. Pa, April 20.-Wiiiiam P1lger
OF Richter avenue killed himself yesterday
evening. There had been a christening at
his house in the morning, and the day was
spent in celebrating. Beer was the favorite
beverage.
Among the people present he appeared
to be the most light thearted and happy.
bout the time they were arranging to
20 home in the evening Pilger Went into
a small bed room away from the parlor,
took shotgun with him, and after un-
dressing he sat down on The edge of the
bed, put the muzlze in his mouth, and
pulled the trigger with his toe.
Tie charge crashed through the center
of the BRAIN and split his head in tvs
as if il had been done with an ax. DR..
A. n. Bernstein was sent for, but the
man died instantly. He was forty five years
old, a miner, and leaves a wife and SIX
children.
The evening times., 1896-04-20
WALLER STATE DErARTMEN1
1t Is Not Likely That He VIII BE
Given ANY Assistance.

Ex-Consul John |. Waller paid his flFst
visit to the State Department this morn
ing since his return to America.
He did not see Secretary Olney. hut had
a talk with 4 Ssistant Secretary Adee about
his claim for damages on account Of the
treatment alleged to have been given him
while en- route TO Marseilies as a prisoner
of war.
He also saw Chief Chiffon OF the C'nsuiar r
Bureau about the unsettled condition Of his
consular accounts. Mr.. Waller thinks he
is entitled to indemnity for the confisCati0n
of his rubber concession by the French
government, but il is not likely that the
State Department will give him any as
sistance III this mGttcr because OF the waiver
given by this government to secure Waller
release
The evening times., 1896-04-20
FAILED TO HIDE The CRIME
Body of Enos Lawrence Discovered
in a Michigan Rivsr.
Heavy Weight Attached to His Neck.
Wife and BrotLer-in-La Ar
Rested on Suspicion.

Holland, Mich. april 20.-The body of
Eiios Id wrenCc WAS Ken out oil the mo -
Oi Bia,k r.itef yesterday.
a deep cut i'll iIe shuiI ana a stab wound
III tAe ,i.rudt, either oI nlcii wouiu nave
prouuced ueatn, iona the story oI a crime
committed. A gag Ill the mouth ana d bind-
ing oI ropes ABOUT the distorted limbs, u
cover over the battered head, anu u heavy
weight 1T the neck tOiu "a the iulIie eIiorts
OF the murderer 10 nide the crime.
The vile ana tie DrutieI-ln-Iaw OF the
dead man are suspected vi suiity knoMi-
edge oi tie Inuruer. La wreuce dIsappeaTcJ
about three weeks ago, While III the employ
OF the HOiand Furniture Company, ana mas
small sum OF back pay, 81 or $40, stu
due.
His wife. about that time, said Enos had
gone North. She sold everything size Ios-
sessed and left the city telling no one OF her
plans or destination.
The evening times., 1896-04-20
Condition of tho Water

High and low tides are Officially re-
corded at the Navy Yard today as follows:
High. Low.
1:4l Z. m. 7:O1 a. m.
1:l2 p. m. 7:52p.
Temperature and condition of the water
at < a. M: Great Fails-Temperature 10;
condition. 80. Receiving rescrvoir-Tem-
pcrature, Il; condition at north connection.
81; condition at south connection, 80. Dis
tri.puti;ig acknowledgement ture, &c: con-
dition at influent gatehouse, Sc; efrluent
gatehouse, SO.
Schedule for Street Lighting.
CHS lamps lighted at 7:56 p. m; extin-
guished at 4:02 a. m
Naphtha lamps lighted at 7:56 p. M; ex-
tinguished at All a. m
Incandescent and electric lamps lighted
at7:41 p. M; ;cxtinguished at All a. m.
The evening times., 1896-04-20
TELEPHONE oRDIN ANCE KILLED
Sharp Practice of the New Officials
of DeS MOines, Iowa.

DeS MOnes, Iowa. April 2O.-The ma yor
and city council stole march on the retir-
ing city government this morning. The
new officials met at 8 O'Clock and were
sworn in, instead of waiting till afternoon.
as had been expected
The old council adjourned Saturday even
ing until this morning. with an ordinance
pending giving a twenty-year franchise to
the Bell Telephone Company. The action OF
the new administration defeats the ordi-
The evening times., 1896-04-20
ABUSE OF AN OLD HORSE
Driver for the Dist rict Governments
Arrested for Cruelty.

Driver for the Dist rict GOvernnIcn nj
Arrested for Cruelty.
Drawn up in front OF the police court
this forenoon was one of the honest horses
that has ever appeared at the old court :
house as mute complaint in case
of cruelty to animals.
The poor animal was alta chcd to cart
laden with nearly a cord of wood. The
driver of the team. Charles Carroll, was ar
rested this morning hy Humane Officer
Eciplingcr. He stated that ne ir employed
hauling wood for the District government.
The horse is yeritablc living skeleton,
and covered with sores from the tip of its
nose to the extremity of the tail. The
driver thought his statement about working
for the District would operate in his favor,
but ii did not save him from arrest.
The evening times., 1896-04-20
NEW RECORD ESTABLISHED.

American Ships an the China station
Attract Favorable Notice.
San Francisco. Cal. April 20.-A ccording
TO the Officers OF the steamship Gaelic,
which arrived from the Orient yesterday.
the American ships on the China station arc
attracting most favorable notice.
The I,etroit recently established a new
record between Nagasaki and Shanghai.
covering the distance in twenty-six hours.
averaging a speed of nineteen knots an
hour, thus beating the Canadian steamer
Emppess ofIndia's time by thirty minutes.
The evening times., 1896-04-20
BI-RSED THE LITTLE SHOP.
Noah ItGnrner'S Livelihood TIA ken ya =
nv Flames.


There was a lively blaze on the fish wharf,
Twelfth and Water streets southwest, at
l-i5 o'clock this morning. The Srutf-
western horizon was brightly Illuminated
for a while. and it was feared there wGuld
be another destructive river-front cunfla-
grafton. A telephone alarm was sent IN,
and No. 4 engine company responded.
The flames originated in some mysterious
manner in tie little cock shop OF Noah
Gamer on the fish and oyster wharf. The
firemen worked with a will, but could not
save the little building, which was :ntally
consumed. with all its effects.
The rigging of the SiIad and herring fleet
was scorched by the heat and the ere VS. of
the vessels assisted the firemcn by estab-
fishing IA bucket brigade. Noah Garner
is an indus, rious man and has supported
his family from the earnings Of his little
din!rc-room. He WAS familiar figure to
visitors to the wharf. By the burning OF
his cook shop he is left pennies. his friends
saw. and without means of support.
He owned the building and estimates his
loss ut 500. there being no insurance on it.
The evening times., 1896-04-20
"Ben Hur" to Be Repeated.

This evening at the Church of Our Father
Rev. DR.. A. q. Rogers will deliver his
lecture on Ben Hur.' DR.. Rogers will
recite the epitome OF the story, including
the famed chariot race scene and the lea =
ing of the lepers. The lecture will lie IL
lustrated by stereop,icon views of the
scenes presented. Mrs. J. T. Exnccious
will render several musical selections. and
at the conclusion Miss Constance Hur-
worth will whistle the Ben Hur'' march
The entertainment will be repeated tomor.
row nigh at the samce place.
The evening times., 1896-04-20
Marriage Licenses.

Licenses to marry have been issued as
follows:
Nathan Godsey of James City. Va, and
Sallie B. Garthridge of Henrico county. Va.
William Simonds nd Maggie Ingram.
William II. Hanover and Lucy Spicer.
James W Allen a nd Ida NJ. Davis.
Joseph 4. Streets and Rosie Tyler.
John f. Dawson and Nellie Hanley.
Henry Dodson and Eliza Fry.
John c. O'Donuoghuc and Mary McCann.
William L. Bundy and Helen Billups.
The evening times., 1896-04-20
TRIAL OF NELSON.
Gne of the Witnesses Against Him
Has skinned.


The case of John c. Nelson, the gambler,
who shot and killed Deputy Sheriff john
son and wounded others in Jackson City
some months ago, will he heard Ma Y next
The trial will occur in the Alexandria
county courthouse, and Nelson is Confident
of acquittal.
As an outgrowth of the raid. Nelson
caused the arrest some time ago OF Morris
Carroll, colorcd. one of the alleged depu-
ties, charged with stealing an ovcrcoat.
Carroll was released on $500 bail for trial
on Saturday last.
He went to the house OF Lewis Somer-
vile on the 10th instant, and wanted to
pawn a watch, Nelson states, in order to
get away from tie county. Failing to .b-
tain money, the colorcd cN-deputy took a
razor and pistol belonging to Sumerviie,
and has not been seen since. His bond was
declared forfeited. and the bondsmen have
Offered $50 ward for his arrest.
The evening times., 1896-04-20
Colorcd People to he Heard

Rev. james White has received COM
munication from the Committee ,n Educa-
ton of the House appointing tomorrow at
10 O'Clock as the time for a hearing before
a subcommittee on the bill introduced in
the House by Mr.. Burroughs. providing for
aiding the colorcd people Of the South. Tile
subcommittee is composed of Congressinen n
s. NJ. Clark, Samuel ]. Pugh and Charles
L. Bell.
The evening times., 1896-04-20

region, where local rains are reported. Lo-
cd' SHOWS continue at northern Rocky
Mountain stations. On Saturday the wealth
er was generally fair. except in the upper
Mississippi Valley, where light rains were
reported, and at northern Rocky Mounta in
slatlons, where light-sBows continued.
me indications are tiat tha weather will
continue fair from New England southwest
ward TO the Gulf States Local sbowersare
likely TO occur in the lower lake region,
with cooler weather Tuesday morning along
the Atlantic coast
The evening times., 1896-04-20
COlored Barber Arrested

John Thompson, colored, twenty five
years of age, was arrested yesterday by
Policeman Bean. charged with kicking and
cutting Edward Jackson. also colored,
fourteen years OF age. Thompson is an EN-
ploye of the Enrich hotel barber shop, and
it is alleged assaulted the boy in front
of the Old District building on First street
because he believed Jackson had thrown a
stone at him. He left So collateral at No
6 police station.
The evening times., 1896-04-20
Sneak Thief nj the Capitol

Sneak thieves have been doing some
crooked work at the Capitol. james Ii.
Kolb of No. 229 First street southwest. who
is an cmploye in the big white building.
has reported to inspector Eoliinhcrger that
an unknown sneak stole three saws and
60 cents from the pocket Of his coat. while
that garment was hanging up in the build
ing.
The evening times., 1896-04-20

Grave Robbers Want a New Trial.
Motion for a new trial was flied toda Y by
John NJ. Langston, counsel for George
Marrow and John Jones, recently convict
cd in Judge Coles court Of desecrating
graves in Paync's and Woodla wn Ceme-
teries.
The evening times., 1896-04-20
FOR SALE-SCBURBAN.

FOR SALE-Hroosland bay window.
five room Eouse; two story stablc
cheap; easy terms. New, six rooms ard
cellar. frame house: one acre ground,
ST 900 Acre lots. $50 up; houses hui!t
to suit Room :, Atlantic building.
apl 9-3t
FOR SALG-Sl. 400 viii bay one of the
pretticSt new houses on Met Branch of
Il. & .. X. r., at Autry Park Station, three
quarters OF a miie This side Of Rockville,
Md; built hy da VS. work of best material;
shade and good water: terms. STGo cash;
balance on mortgage At per cent. c. q
BERRYMAN, Attorney al Law, Sos + st.
ap1S-3t
FOR SALE OR RENT-A gentle
mans country place near Brookland;
II acres; large house beautifully located.
GRACE NJ. THOMAS, 100 Corcoran build
ing. apl6-1t
FOR SALE Cheap - 80 acres land;
highest cleyation for miles near Silver
Spring: one and one-half miles from bis; rict
OF Columbia line. Address f. p. CLARK.
Sligo, Nd. apl3l4t
FOR SALE-Country property, six
miles from the Capitol. 3-i miles from
station and electric cars; new house, 8
rooms; good shade. with any quantity OF
land up To 90 acres. house and one acre,
$4,000. Terms, S25 Cashand SIS permonth.
OWNER room :. No. 10 Est. NV. apl0-tf
The evening times., 1896-04-20
SHOT A MIDNIGHT INTRUDER.
Five Bullets Fired Into Him by
Young Married Woman.

I OuNH NNTTIt1U w UTIIHHs
HaZleton, Pa. April 2O.-MrS. Catherine
Anitz. aged TWENTY-FIVE years. shot and
killed Angelo Dangolo. at Lattimer this
morning. Dango,o entered Anitz's house at
midnight last night and got into the bed in
which the woman and her husband were
sleeping.
When they were aroused DlngoIo fled.
At O'Clock this morning Mrs. ANTI met
the int ruder and fired five shots into him.
The woman was given a preliminary hear
ing ard admitted the shooting. She was
held for n further hearing.
The evening times., 1896-04-20
MANY Parties to the Suit.

Thomas A. Grant brought suit against
Herod Osborn and thrt y-nine others today
for the purpose OF quieting title to lots 3
and 16, square 1107 formerly of the estate
of Samuel Fl. Platt.
The evening times., 1896-04-20
Sued the Columbia Line.

John Fl. Rollins has sued the Columbia
Railway Company for damage in the sum
OF 500. oOo for injuries received on the 9Th
of last month.
The evening times., 1896-04-20

BoOth-Tuckrr- REFUSES to Talk.
New York. April 20.-ComiRand''r Rooth'
Tucker arrived here at ahout noun to,iay
from Buffalo, He declined TO make public
any statement nor disclose anr rorrespcnd.
ence concerning the affairs of the army.
The evening times., 1896-04-20

Statesmen are paid, wheth-
er they sell to you or not.
at Arthur Burt's.
l4lI ST..
Next to Branch Postoffice.
Open Saturdays, 0 P. N.