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The evening times., 1896-10-08
CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY.

AcrtsS the way in d mansion stately,
There lived till lately
millionaire,
With his daughter Nell, wipsome creature,
Whose every feature
Was wondrous fair.
Though trifle sleeper.
The golden stair;
& nd his daughter Nell was left with only
A million, lonely,
Hut her face was fair.
Now my heart is soft and sympathetic,
And 1t seemed pathetic
For none to share
Her coin and care-such incompleteness
Was wa sted sweetness
On the desert air.
So wrote note my lack Of coldness
Explains my boldness,
Nor would I trench
On your privacy in your recent sorrow,
May / call tomorrow"
asked in French.
In the mornings post I had her answer;
'sT. be sure you cnn, sir,
The missive read;
So called that night at half-past seven
l left at 'leven-
For the hours had sped.
Like a tinted shell was ier pink com
plexion,
Her French, perfection,
Her manners grace.
I vowed to lore And cherish ever,
Til death should sever;
She Answered Eyes"
-.
At first 1 cursed and called you stupid,
You dreadful Cupid;
How sould IFteN
That had proposed to the little French
teacher,
Though as fair a. creature
As cisruiing Nell.
s1GEL RoEsH.
The evening times., 1896-10-08

Anacdstia, the engineers OF the army
the Commissioners OF the District and 9th
ers besides all these have
prayed Congress for re-
LIE s- lief from the niasmaiic
DEAnfv exhalations OF the East
ern Branch flats, but
ANACOS1fA without having made an
arc impression sufficiently
strong to crystalline Into
an appropriation for the
removal of the nuisance. There appears
to have existed n lurking suspicion in The
Congressional mind that the representa-
tiolis on this subject Were drawn in TOO
high coiors. and thai exasgeration had TAX
en- the place of actual fact. II anything
could dispel this ILLUSION il is the reference
made TO these flats by DR.. Godding, the
superintendent of ST. EhZabeth's Hospital
for the Insane, in his annual report, just
submitted To the Secretary OF the Interior
In that report he says:
1t is to the steady Increase OF tie num-
bers Of men advanced in life. coupled with
tlIc insalubrity OF tie adjoining fats OF the
Eastern branch uf tie Potomac, that the
higher figures rf the mortaLty are mainly
due. There has been notable absence of
any further government work ontiese rot
toms during the pas year, and one might
therefore Lope for sCme suLsiarnce III the
l,rOwth of ague germs. but tie mischief
was done by tie previous ahoiGivr Inter
ference with nature i'll throwing up those
mud bars, which do not FIJI the Hats. but
step the currents: bars Il nj with the ebb
If each tide rise out of the staguant pools,
green with a slimy growth aud rtekiHg
with malaria creating a lanG ,f noisome
doors, out of which come emaEations fit
only for the valley of the shadow Of death.
the river and EarEur bill of the last ses.
sion of fCongrcsscarries S1UO, ,OG0 for the i'm
prCvemcnt OF the Potomac River. IL Is per-
haps too much To hope that any PORTION of
this will be diverted to tie Eastern Branch
for the healing Of Anacostia and st. EliZ-
abeth, for the benefit OF the dwel.ers In
South Washington a nd its suburbs. In any
event, the deferred completion OF the work
undertaken on those flats by the United
States government means increased sick
ness and death in the early autumn among
those who have 4 home here; a home not
of their own seeking. nor are they held for
crime like those whom the same miasm
overtakes at the United states jail on tie
opposite shore. hut men who fought for
their country. missing grave on the lat
tlefield only to find IL here.
The SI0G.09u appropriated In the last
river and harbur hill for the Improvement
of the Potomac will undoubtedly tc ex.
pended on portions OF the river other than
the Eastern Branch, hut the necessity is
none the less apparent and urgent that
Congress should take prompt action to re-
lieve the Conditions SO graphically described
by DR.. Godding. The people OF the south
eastern and southwestern sections of the
city, all of whom are affected by the
malarisl emana;ions from the Eastern
Branch flats certainly have the right TO
demand that their lives and their health
shah not be wantonly ieopa rdiZed, even
though otherwise but little attention is Iaid
To their wishes
The evening times., 1896-10-08
Turning the Tables.

One Of the arguments against woman
suffrage is based upon the inability Of the
gentler sex to bear arms. The foundation
of all government being force, it would be
folly TO permit those notcapablc of military
duty to participate In the shaping Of gov
crpmcntal policies that they could not by
force maintain.
The Woman's Journal, of Roston, meets
this argument with one of those pleasing
nothings so comm on to the other side, and
says:
''But there Is an argument also against
the voting of men, which, / t seems to me,
is equally. if not more. conclusive. Let ms
put the two arguments one against each
other, and see how they appear, thus:
"Women cannot bear arms; therefore,
they should not vote.
.'Men cannot bear children; therefore.
they should net yote."-Exchange.
The evening times., 1896-10-08
Another Brynn Platform Broken

Hammond. Ind. Oct. SIX people were
painfully injured and a half hundred were
badly shaken up by the falling OF a plat
form erected ever the Fountain Basin at
Central Park, where W. J. Bryan spoke
last night The injured are Mrs. Oscar
Krinilll. Mrs. Charles A Cleveland. Mrs
Henry Lundt, Miss Anna Weaver. Miss
Ethel Hover and Baby Leonard. The ac-
citlent occurred before Mr.. Bryan reached
the ground Attending physicians say that
norc of the injuries are Of Il fatal nature.
The evening times., 1896-10-08
FAREWELL
TO
BISHOP
KEANE.

probation of his worth a an America II citi-
zen. Bishop Keane is probably better known
In this city than in any other in the Country,
Richmond not excepted. Our people first
learned to know him during his connection
with st. Patrick's and in the years or his
ministry there he won the hearts OF all who
were brought in contact with him by his
unyarying gentleness, his readiness to
,blige, his abouudin & charity. his liberality
Of thought and action and his stanch. loyal,
unfaltering AmericanisD Noman ever came
to him for advice but got the best he had
to give. nor for material aid and went away
dissatisfied il Father Kcane could heip him.
Great was the regret OF the people OF
st. Patrick's parish and of thousands OFT
side Of it when Bishop Keane was trans
rerrcd to Richmond, and great their reioc-
ing upon his return as the head of the
Catholic University. What he has done
for and in n tinstitution to place it in the
front rank of the great seats of learning
in the United States is known throughout
the length and breadth of the country, and
even in other lands than this. At the meet
ing tonight eminent speakers will talk OF
Bishop Keape as a scientific thinker, as a
citizen, as a religious influence, and as
man, and in none OF tn ese attitudes will he
appear more loreable, ,morcattractive- than
in that last named. His priesthood be-
longs to his church, but 1t is as the man
-snd citizen that he will be most affection
ately remembered by the people Of Wash.
ington, no matter wh religious faith they
profess, and, wherever he goes, their best
l. wishes will follow him.
The evening times., 1896-10-08
= LBERT K. DOwNEY. OF Orange, n. j..
is registered at Willard's- Mr.. Dow

z LBEET K. DOwNEY. OF Orange, n j.,
1 is registered at willards. Mr.. Dow
ncy has for many years made a
study Of amphibious animals. and is a reg
uldr storehOuse Of knowledge about their
habits.
One OF The most peculiar OF these creatures.
he eX Xplained last evening. is thelotstcr, and
not the least curious of ITS characteristics
is its habit of dropping its claws when
frightened, OF when such u proceeding is
rendered necessary.
''It is one OF the funniest sights in the
world TO see Il lobster IN a thunderstorm. y
says Mr.. p"wney. AT the first sign OF
The storm tie lobster appears frightened
to odistraction, and skuTies iier ;;uh tliithcr
seeking 1t haven of refuge. often describing
a complete circle in its fright. If a particu-
Larry loud clap of thunder occurs il VIII
MAKE a 'bec-iiue for ne nearest deep water.
In its flight TO the water the creature
actually dmpntates its ella SO tn at they
shall not impede its flight The desire to
escape quickly in the event of any great
fright Will invariably cause these ungainly
animals 10 get nd OF their irnpediments by
this supple amputation process
THE matter is not 80 serious. however.
rs would appear, for Just as soon as one
claw is dropped another begins To grow
out, and in few weeks it would be in-
possible TO tell that the creature had ever
lost its limb.
"When the ella W OF lobster is caught BY
one of its enemies, instead of struggling 10
get wa y, itquietly ampu,atesth claw and
escapes without 1t. so. too, in fight be
ween two male HOLSTERS, one or more
claws are aiwa IS shed 10y each Of the com
batants'' -
The evening times., 1896-10-08
Acknowledged the provocation.

Policeman Mari, of the Anacostia squad,
last night arrested Willis Banks for
assauting Ida johnson, colored, in whose
house the prisoper lived. In Judge Miller's
aolice court this morning the woman said
YES. yer homer, he 'saulted me, but
it was my fault"
..Hpw was it your fault?'
II throwed his groceries out into de
road, an den he banged me in Je lef'
eye an blackel 'em bofe."
Banks declined TO make a statement,
u ud went to Jail for fifteen dayo-
The evening times., 1896-10-08
Seriously Thought
To Be Humorous.
A BAD OMEN,

McDuff Are you putting up any money on
Bryan's election?
Sportley-No.
McDuff Why not; I thought you were
free silverite?
Sporlley-I was until lost a cool hundred
on a sixteen-to-oue shot yesterday at the
races.
The evening times., 1896-10-08
UNION MEN POSITIVELY YBARRED.
Leadviile Mine Operators VIII Re-
sumo Work Behin FortificatIons.


Leadyille, Col, Oct S-With all Dos
slide speed the managers of the big mines
are completing their Qualifications, aud
making other preparations 20 resume work
They are going 10 operate the mines against
ali combined resistance from the other side,
Ghd positively assert that no man VINO in
sists on being member OF the union can
find employment on their properties The
union is helping them out on this line. and
union officers are using every means to keep
not only union but nOn-union men a way from
the mines
Tie Little Johnnie has sixty men at work,
the Emmett about ninety, the Bison and
Chip about thirty, the Mahaia fifteen aud
the Resurrection fifteen
After session OF the Miners Union last
night, lasting about four hosrs, Peter Turn
bull was elected president. L, takes the
place OF a. NJ. Burns, former president. who
has nysteriously disappeared. Turnbull was
vice president. 1t is said tn at with this
change in executive officers there may be-
change in the policy of the Miners
Union and possibly settlement OF the
strike.
The evening times., 1896-10-08
FRANCE
AND
RUSSIA.

government in Europe.
Russia's friendship-eycn though but diplo-
matically and half-Eeariedly bestowed at
frst-again gave France some standing and
restored her i'll a measure to the rank OF a
factor in European politics. The naturally
volatile and eXubcraut tempe; ;ament OF the
French must also lie taken into considera-
ton, aud much of the popular excitement
and feeling credited to the readiness with
which they enjoy al pareauts, especially
those OF a natioual character.
But it is all very amusing. nevertheless
One must smile when reading that the car
spoke of the precious friendship did
not say traditional the two nations
Almost from the days OF Peter the Great to
the present there has not only been no friend
ship between them. hut distinct autagouisni
to each other. After Napoieon's retreat
from Moscow Alexander I allied himself
to Germany and England 10 overthrow the
Corsican. and again in the Crimean war
France was her enemy. There has been no
love lost at any time between those two.
Russia was not ut all sorry to see France
weakened by Germany in 1870. and 1t may
well be doubted IL she would have entered
upon any alliance, OF even an entente with
the French republic, or that the car would
have visited France at this time to empha-
size the friendly understanding, If Germany
had not attained the commanding position
she holds in the affairs OF Europe
Germany is Russia's neighbor in the east
and Frances in the west. This geograph-
ical fact largely explains the raison d 'etre Of
the Russo-French alliance.
The evening times., 1896-10-08
GOLDENBERG'S
926-o28 7th-706 K SITS.

We have planned for a busy day TO-
morrow and Saturday in the Boys De-
partment. The cool spell will set you
buying the boys heavier clothes, and
we're all ready for you with an abso-
lutely new stock.
Isn't il satisfaction to look upon and
choose from stock which hasn't been
out Of the workroOm but month or so?
We're not new hands, either, for the
clothing man has teen brought up in
the business and he knows values and
qualities such as but few men know
them.
We ask for your ears today, because
we've something worth your while 10
listen to. You'll be glad you paid at
tention. for it'll be money in your pocket
and good clothing on your boys back
The evening times., 1896-10-08
THEN HE FLED,

Judge sHave you anything to offer to the
court before sentence is passed?
Prisoner merely wish 10 offer my apol-
ogies for not being able to remain for the
verdict.
The evening times., 1896-10-08
EEFECTUAL.

"A sheboygan woman gave her husband
morphine 10 cure him of the drinking habit"
"Did it cure hin?"
.'Oh, yes she is now looking for a second
husband"
The evening times., 1896-10-08
BREACH OF PROMISE SUIT.

Fair Plaintiff honor. he carried
a lock of my hair all the way to California.
Defendcnt-I only carried it for a joke.
His Honor Well. l think that is carrying
q joke too far.
The evening times., 1896-10-08
En- Route.

Coin ter the legislatur':
Knows the wants o. human natur':
Wheels o. state he's shore ter turn
Draw his salary an adjourn.
-Atianta Constitution.
The evening times., 1896-10-08
HEARD BY-
ii THE LOUNGER.
~ r. NEWTON A. JAMES, who is
w. guest at the Shoreham, is a great

~ IL. NEWTON a. JAMES, WHO Is q
w. guest al the ShorehaIn, is great
believer in the merits of sueezipg as
conducive to health. The sueeze, he says.
is healthful because it eXpels from the lungs
andtliroat all foreign substances, thuslarg
Iy diminishing that tendency to t,ecay In
those organs which is the first stage of
many iucurable diseases.
In addition to this, the sneeZc clears the
sides OF the air passages o I the mucous which
is always secrcted there in greater or less
quantities, thereby giving the air freer
passage.
SUeezing is generally brought on by the
presence OF foreign substances in the throat
and lungs. Sometimes, no wcver, the sneeze
is produced by a particularly pungent odor
or even by inhalation OF air when the TIieIn-
branes are inflamed.
IL may also be produced by external
u,c;lns. There is certain spot n the head
well known byphysicians and la rbers which.
when touched. produces sneezing-
In ancient Greece a rank malaral vapor
often filled the air. and those who sneczed
were stricken with sudden death. From
this rose the superstition that Il sneeze
brought iIllucE.
The last vessiges OF this old belief may he
found III Germany, and, indeed, i'll many
parts of the United States, where fer
vent God bless YOU is uttered every
time any one sneezes.
In the time OF Gregory the Great, a pray
er was devised To ward OF the evil which
was sure To follow sneeze.
The evening times., 1896-10-08

Dent Family Circulation much
greater than any other paper, morn
ing or evening, published In wash
ington. As a News and Advertising
Medium 1t has no competitor
The evening times., 1896-10-08

SOCIAL BUDS WILL BLOOM IN NO
VEMBER-
Long List of Debuta ntes Will Grace This
Season.
The evening times., 1896-10-08

n RELATED by Thomas Graham, an
insurance man OF Boston, Mass, at
the Raleigh, the town OF Glouces-
ter. Mass, Is in a fair way to become
depopulated by the constant loss OF its
men through drowning.
Almost the whole OF GlOucesters male
population is engaged in the fishing in
dustry. mauninS vessels which go To banks
off Newfoundland. Every year numi'cr
OF these vessels are lost in the violent
storms which are of frequent occurrence
there.
Tie loss 81 men from Gloucester aicac
has been over 100 yearly for the past
tea years. This year il is made a matter
of c,.ngratulation in the report on the
fisheries that the loss la s been only Sc evcnty-
five.
The evening times., 1896-10-08

meeting at Carroll Hall
taniSht and give express
sion to the regret they
feel ut the change made
in Bishop keane's re
lations toOne Of the great
educational institutions
Of the District and to
make known their ap-
The evening times., 1896-10-08

THERE is something Supremely amusing
in the ehullition of enthusiasm which
has marked tie reception of the cZar by
The evening times., 1896-10-08

1T IS cminently proper that the people
Of Washington, irrespective of religious
denomination, should assemble in mass
The evening times., 1896-10-08

fTS SILVER ANNIVERSARY
Women Mission Workers Celebrate the
Occa sion.
The evening times., 1896-10-08

PLANS TO COMBAT TUE FOE
AntiSaloon League Listens to Advice
from New England.
The evening times., 1896-10-08

the people OF France. Re-
gard must be had, of
course, to the fact that
Russ salentcountcnanceto
the republic at a iuncture
when the latter was hum
bled in the dust and look
ed upon askance byevery
The evening times., 1896-10-08

ALTGELD SNUBRED BY JONES
His Complaint to Bryan May Not Save
Illinois,
The evening times., 1896-10-08

MIR BRYAN LEAVES INniANA-
Has Finished His Tour Through the
HOuSier State.
The evening times., 1896-10-08
Epitome of the News in the
Morning Times.

III you miss any R.ws IN the evening
edition look in the HIST below What
you're looking for wus probably pub
Nshed in this MORNINGS edition, ana
as The Times never repeuts you'll
have TO take both editions TO get all
the news as quick as 1t happeus.
GEO RGIA DEMOCRATS VOTE
fopuHSJs Showed Lnurr by Il Biz Afa-
Jority.
Mr. BRYAN LEAVES INniANA-
Has Finished His Tour Through the
Hoosier State.
JUDGE PORTER ACCEPTS
York.
MCKINLEY HAD A BUSY Day
say Imrty-six Hundred Voters and Mark
CEDAR KEYS SAP PLIGHT
L2sSbo property Alone Amounts to $780,
LORD RoSEBERY STEPS OUT-
resigns tue Leadership OF The Liberal
BANK ROBBERS ON WHEELS
hiii TWO Minnesota Men and Escape ON
Bicycles.
UNITED HEBREW CHARITY
hevleW Oh Year fractIcal Systematic
X-RAYS BETTER THAN PROBE
ihey Locate Il Bullet III Miss sunmers'
BUNTING FOR THE VETERANS
l.. " l.. Committee Urges Merchants TO
See to Decorations.
Arp WnJ t pI.vS ppnDrtrr
Tells Union Republicans that Success Is
Assured.
BRIDGE ALEXANDER THIRD
Car Lays First Stone in the New Struc-
ture.
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Inquest Held ON the Remains OF Suicide
Madella-
PASSING THEM IN REVIEW
Questions Which Command Attention of
Commissioners.
WAS NOTHING TO NOTHING
Princeton Tigers Unable to Down the
Lafayette Team.
CUT ALL ALONG TUE LINE
General Reduction of Wages on the Mount
Vernon Road.
FRIEND IN ONE JURYMAN-
Strange Scene at the Inquiry Into James
Erist'S Sanity.
BAD BLOOD AT TUE INQUEST
Alert Building Inquiry Developed a
Pretty Row.
ALTGELD SNUBBED BY JONES
His Complaint to Bryan May Not Save
Illinois.
SOCIAL BUDS WILL BLOOM IN NO
VEMBER-
Long List of Debuta ntes viii Grace This
Season.
PLANS TO COMBAT THE FOE
AntiSaloon League Listens to Advice
from New England.
IT'S SILVER ANNIVERSARY
The evening times., 1896-10-08

GEORGIA DEMOCRATS VOTE
fopunSJs showed LEurr Dy IL Biz Ma-
JOrity.
The evening times., 1896-10-08

BAD BLOOD AT TUE INQUEST
Abert Building Inquiry Developed
Pretty Row.
The evening times., 1896-10-08

Ss''AR KEYS SAD PLIGHT
LossLo Property A lone a mounts TO 5000
The evening times., 1896-10-08

LVRD ROSEBERY STEPS OUT
Reslgns the Leadership OF The Liberal
Party. "eiai
The evening times., 1896-10-08

FRIEND IN ONE JURYMAN--
Strange Scene ut tue Inquiry Into James
Frist's Sanity.
The evening times., 1896-10-08

JUDGE PORTER ACCEPTS
Wiling to Run tor Governor or New
York.
The evening times., 1896-10-08

MCKINLEY HAD A BUSY Day
saw lmrJy-slN Hundred Voters and Mar,
Hanna
The evening times., 1896-10-08

hyou miss any news, In tie evening
edition look in the list below. wuar
you're looking for WIS probably pub
Ashed In this mornings edition. ana
as lhe Times never repeuts youll
nave 10 take both editions to get all
the news as quick as II happeus. '
The evening times., 1896-10-08

CUT ALL ALONG TUE LINE
General Reduction of Wages on the Mount
Vernon Road.
The evening times., 1896-10-08

BANK ROBBERS ON WHEELS
hln TWO Minnesota Men and Escape on
Bicycles. PN o''
The evening times., 1896-10-08

IRAYS BETTER THAN PROBE
They Locate Il Bullet Ill Miss surnmers'
Hip.
The evening times., 1896-10-08

UNITED HEBREW CHARITY
review OF a Years Practical Systematic
Work. iii'''iS
The evening times., 1896-10-08
AND WE LIVE up TO IT

No other house does-ever did-or ever
will--seli such sterling qualities at such low
prices as SAKS quotes.
The evening times., 1896-10-08

THE people OF East Washington, those of
Anacdstia, the engineers OF the army
the Commissioners OF the District and 9th
The evening times., 1896-10-08

WAS NOTHING TO NOTHING
Princeton Tigers Unable to Down the
Lafayette Team.
The evening times., 1896-10-08

BUNTING FOR THE VETERANS
l.. v. l.. Committee Urges Merchants TO
See to Decorations -
The evening times., 1896-10-08

There is a lot of boys pure
wool. brown, plaid. blue and
mixed suits, for which you'll
be asked SO. so. 81 and $3.50
Nhn rpNnr N.nu go fnr
The evening times., 1896-10-08

NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Inquest Held on the Remains OF Suicide
Madella-
The evening times., 1896-10-08

BRIDGE ALEXANDER TuIRD
Car Lays First Stone in the New Struc-
ture.
The evening times., 1896-10-08

MR. WOLF PLAYS PROPHET
Tells Union Republicans that Success Is
Assured.
The evening times., 1896-10-08

PASSING THEM IN REVIEW
Questions Which Command Attention of
Comm issioners
The evening times., 1896-10-08

ers besides all these have
prayed Congress for re-
lief from the niasmaiic
exhalations Of the East
ern Branch flats, but
without having made an
impression sufficiently
strong to crysta,lize Into
an appropriation for the
Richmond planet., 1896-10-17

must not have been properly advertis-
ed as the crowd gathered SO slow.
We know that theIe was an adver-
tizement running in one of the papers
that Judge Waddill gave 500. and
one that he said had more influence in
Richmond than the PLANET, also a
larger circulation. III this be true.
why was it that that hall which will
only seat about 900 people was not
packed? To say nothing about the
thousands of hand-bills that were
scattered all over the Ward-
All in all then. the meeting was a
failure. The expected crowd did not
fi,ck to hear the greatest CD Negro of
the south, neither was the meeting as
enthusiastic rs it was contemplated
that it would be.
Have one more before election day
under the same head that is, the lead
ers of the would-be Republican Party
and the majority that this district will
go democratic will outnumber the ma
jority in the days of Washington and
Jefferson.
X-RAYs.