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The morning times., 1896-04-09

be bought the plant. made some CON
tract for it with Mr.. TrGessieIl.
Then Mr.. Crosby applied for permit 10
connect the dcfunct business at George
town with the insolvent Compauy's plant
at lexington. He wanted permit 20 run
a pole line through Columbia Heights, and
be got il. But the citizens brought an
Injunction suit, and the courts stopped his
proceedings.
Mr.. Crosby also attempted ts get a con
duit laid i n Georgetown, oStensibly to
make q house connection There was no
reason why an overhead wire might not
have been used, but the purpose was to
lay conduit and thus establish q precedent
upon which they could extend their under
ground system throughout the District
An Injunction stopped this also. In like
manner the law had prevented the Potomac
Company from carrying its Wires cut On
the Aquetiuet Bridge. It had said the
Commissioners had no right to issue these
permits To- Mr.. Crosby, Mr. Truesdell, or
nybOdy else.
Now with these insignificant beginnings
Mr. Crosby comes with an assumptions that
is simply sublime, and asks for che Ser
rights TO tear up the streets OF Washington.
which he could sell ia the open market
tomorrow for half a million collars
Any two gentlemen can come here and
ask for a franchise which they can peddle
in the market. But il was q good deal
20 expect that Congress was going TO give
it, The Potomac Company once chartered
might be able 20 force the old company TO
buy them out, but Congress was not likely
to give such an opportunity.
The Commissioners had recommended ait
verse action. Their reasons We're given in
the printed report. No. 5sA- of the second
session of the Fifty-thiFI Congress Mr..
Redington was aecut to Fsaa this when
Mr.. McMiEliH sail th-rc YEAS a eah for
the members Of the essnnss, zee in the Sen
ate. The paper could h. filed with other
papers AMI all weuhl he given due con-
sideraJion-
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NO DEAL wITH THE A. r.. U.
A nlalga mated Association Has Not
AffiIInfad With Ii

Amalga mated Association Has Not
Affiliated with 1t.
Philadelphia, April S.-Thc street car
troubles OF Philadelphia and New York are
closely linked. From what could he
gathered here today il is likely that there
will be no strike in New York, but that the
agitation viii be transferred to Phil
Rdclphia.
Edwin b yrne, president of the local branch
Anal gamatCd a sSociat1ono ofSsreet Railway
Emplo Yes. went 10 New Y Yorktoday andSa
President Mahon. The immediate object
of Mr. BynC's visit TO Mahon was TO have
linn modify the terms OF the ultimatum
which tie smalgamatcd Association is to
submit TO the Union Traction Company.
One clause OF this ultimatum requires
of the traction company to recognize the
association. The local leaders OF the asSo-
ciation know full well that the Traction
Company Til fight this demand 10 the
death.
Therefore Mr.. Byrne went 10 New York
10 see President Mahon and have him
erase this demand in the ultimatum. This
President Mahon consented to do.
Despite the admission of the local leaders
OF the AmalGamated Association that the
A R. =. had Lccomc affiliated with the
street railway men, MaEon authorized
Byrne TO deny that such u deal tad been
accomplished or would be considered.
The local leaders or the great railway
brotherhoOdS also denied today that they
had any intention Of affiliating with the
A. r. L. From what could be gathered
here today among the Amalgamatcd men
ii is unlikely that there viii be a strike
in New York. -!
Mahon j. credited with being too sharp
TO call a strike in New York, owing to
the peculiar gcogra phical facilities of the
city TO aid ia the suppression of any dis
orders which would follow strike and,
in consequence, il is said that if the
Metropolitan Traction Company shows
firm front, Mahon win rccedc from his
position and transfer the scene OF action
to Philadelphia.
1t was further talked of at the associa-
tons local headquarters today that the
good offices OF Archbishop CorTigan had
been secured I'm behalf OF the New York
men and that the archbishop was doing
his best TO bring about an amicable solu-
tioD of the trouble.
Mahon told Byrne that the reported
National Brotherhood OF Street Railway
Employees in New York is a myth and has
no conception except in the brain OF the
officials Of the Metropolitan Traction
Company.
A meeting Of the local branch of the
Amalgamated Association will be held
tomorrow. and the Philadelphia situation
viii be thoroughly discussed.
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TRUEsDELL WAS IN 1T.

Next i'll line OF purchase by the Potomac
Company was the lexington plant. At
the time of the inaugural ball for President
Harrison it was found necessary to light the
Pension building. To do this small cleo
trio plant was put up. Mr.. TrJa'sdcll, now
District Commissioner, was a member Of
the committee having the matter in charge.
About the same time. an electric company
was incorporated, nobody understood for
what purpose. AS soon as the ball was
over the reason appeared. The company
proposed to institute plant and light
the city
They discovered as soon as they were
ready to begin operations that the law
forbade them to proceed. Only existing
lines were allowed to use the streets for
layfng conduits. Then with coInnendable
business enterprise Mr.. TruestIefl bought the
tract of land and located the suburb of
lexington. He used his electric company
to light the houses he built and made the
furnishing OF electric light an inlucement
to buyers.
He had in all about 3, 900 feet of overhead
wire in lexington. He sold his houses and
then had no further use for the electric
plant. 1t had proved another losing in
yestmcnt and he came to the United States
Company TO SELL He showed from his
books that he had lost about 81 600. but
still asked $4,000 of the company.
They had no use for this plant. 1t was
not located where it could be operated at a
profit. There was no good reason for buy
ing, and they declined the offer. The last
time the offer was made was when Mr..
| Truesieil was Commissioner last fall, and
within three or four days previous to u
trade, by which MIR. Crosby claimed that
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THEY IRE NOW ORGANIZED
Anti-DiYision Directors Elect
Their Officers.
ENLISTED FOB THE WAR
Full Meeting of the Incorporatorsa and
Directors of the Association ut w.
c. II. u. Hall-Report OF Committee
on PoIicye-Prospects for Another
Grand Mass Meeting.


The incorp9ratars and directors OF the
Anti-Diyision Association met last even
ing at the rsonlsf OF the w. c. Il. u, on
+ street, antp Transacted some important
business. iT-S II
Tie directors Met first and elected Of
ficers Of the 'assticintftin as folio ws: Presi-
dent, w. Livingston Brueu; vice-presi
dent. g. Z. Hopkins; treasurer, j S .Biack-
ford, and secFetasy, Dr. Wray Beattie.
Drs. Luccouk and Easton attended the
meeting of the hoard, and while they
pledged their assistance, they explained
that, on account of their engagements, they
would not be able To give the matter their
full attentions at board meetings. to which
it was entitled, and; therefore, they ten
dered their designations which were ac-
cepted regretfuily. In their places the
board was fortunate enough to secure
the acceptance Of Mr.. S Il. Luckett and
Mrs. Mary L. Newman. Mrs. Margaret ID.
Platt was heretofore the only lady member
Of the board OF directors.
The president announced that he had
secured an office for the association in
Room "a. of the Washington Loan aud
Trust Building.
The meeting of the incorpOrators was then
held. The principal matter before it was
outlining the object OF the society and
its views as to the best means of ac
comprising it, This was adopted.
A letter or Endorsement and encourage
ment was received from the Rev. F. D.
Power, pastor OF tie CHRISTIAN Church
There should be no comproir ise with cor
rupting influences i'll our midst was one
OF The many sentiments OF Dr. Powers
letter.
The president announced that the next
mass iLeetinS Under the auspices OF the as
sociation would be he'll at the 18th inst
at the First Baptist Church, OF which the
Rev. Dr. Stasely is pastor.
Mr. Bruen said that he had abundan mt ma
teTial from whicn to select the best speak
crs and he anticipates II grand rally on the
day named. As it Is intended MOTTO Iirit
the men bership OF the association circular
letters inviting cooperation have been
printed which Will be- seut out and which
will BE- found It all the mass meetings TIE
meiL beTshiD fees are 81 cash and 25cents
i'll dues each quarter.
The incorpordtors desire The Times TO
print The following extrac5 from the letter
The method of operation snaH be TO
arouse correct pubic opinion respecting
Vtce, TO assist in the prosecution OF law
break akcrs; TO disseminate Information by
means OF the press, by pamphlets ana leaf
tets, by public addresses and public meet
lngs, ana Dy all other feasible means TO
1ufther methods recommende by this
society.
Due notice will bc given of the tine
and place of the next meeting.
The association is evidently gaining
strength every day and will be a thor
oughIy representative body before many
more meetings have been held.
The morning times., 1896-04-09
MERRY REVtLLERs ON ICE
Masked Carnival a Scene of
Color and Action.
SOME VERY NOVEL COSTUMES
Punches, TriIbys, SvengaIls, Cubans
and All the Rest OF Them Swung
RythmicaIly Around the G1isten-
ing Floor-Prizes Awarded for the
Best Observation-Disclosures Attempt.

There is only one more achievement left
for Mana ger Towers. He must think out
some plan OF getting his many thousand
friends into the air this summer, having
entertained them so agreeably and so
picturesquely all winter on his metropolitan
mill pond, the biggest and smoothest In the
world.
The close of the season of the ice carnival
by Saturday night will have been cee-
brated by two masked balls on ice, one of
which was given with great success and
interesting fashion and circumstance last
evening at Convention Hail. The ;dAsked
carnival was a bright inspiration, both as
a novelty and as to it's thousands OF possi-
bilities The public seized the idea with
eager delight, and consequently the hall
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or, as they say down South to express a
crowd indiscriminately in action, there was
d mixing OF course, there was some in
spring music from the balcony and the
rcvclers kept this up for two hours and u
Aalf of the most cXhilarating and interesting
performance.
While the maskcrs were in motion there
was one. constant succession OF striking
colors and effects hard to describe and
harder not to describe. The carnival has
not, however, gone. There will be another
one even on a more gorgeous and radiant
scale on Saturday night, when also, there
will be offered some very handsome prizes.
The following were the prize winners:
Miss Mamie n Erdmap for the hands ONE st
iady's costume, choice between bicycle end
skating costume. Miss Erdman repre-
The morning times., 1896-04-09
POISON ED, wITE ARSENIC.
Inquest in Case of Anna e. TAFT Show
That She Was Murdered


Philadelphia. April San inquest was
held today by Coroner .Ashbrdge in the
case Of Anna E. TAFT. aged thirty-six
years, who died on February o, from the
effects OF arsenical poisoning. at the lesi-
dence OF j. IL. RicBeiderfer. an aged man,
for whom she was hdusekecper.
The poison is alleged 10 have been adj
nnnistefed by Genrge Barton. an employee
OF Richeiderfer. Who rnbtied the house after
committing the deed and then escaped An
attempt was also made to kill the old
employer by the SAME method. but he
recovered.
The inquest has been delayed because of
belief that the police would arrest the
suspected murderer. but he is still at
liberety. TIE jury rendered a verdict OF
death from arsenical poisoning, admins
tered by Barton. It is said that the ac-
cused. whose name is not Barton, but
whose real name the authorities refuse
to divuige. is in New York, and an effort will
be made to capture him.
The morning times., 1896-04-09
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ANTILYNCHING BILL PASSED. d.
Ohio Counties Responsible to the
FaniiiieS of Victims

Columbus, o.. "A pril s.-The senate today
concurrei in the Smith anti-lynching bill, aud
il is law. The bill was written by Judge
Albion w. TourgeC.
1t makes any county whose officials per-
init iynching to occur liable to the family
of the victim for damages. The bill takes
lis name from II. G. Smith, a colored repre-
sentative from Cleveland, who chanpionel
the measure and is the result of several
Iynchings of Colorel men in Ohio in the
last three wears.
The morning times., 1896-04-09
Chicago Stock Dealers Fa,,ure

Chicago, April S.-Thc failure OF Ed
mund Norton was announced on the local
stock exchange here today. Mr.. Norton
has been largely short of stocks, his deal
ings being principally in Lake street IL
The recent advance in securities caught
him unprepared and orders were given
this morning to close up his accounts on
the open market. The liabilities are about
$4,000.
The morning times., 1896-04-09
Celehrntinn ana the Snrrende,

Celebration of the Surrender
The Department ofthe Potomac, e. R.,
will this evening celebrate the anniversary
OF the surrender al AppomattoX. The cere-
monies will begin at 7:30 D. m. in Grand
Army Hall, and viii be OF a most interest
ing character.
The morning times., 1896-04-09

making valid The operations OF the United
States Company. They built plant at the
end of the Chain Bridge and put Up a little
pole line TO Georgetown, where they sup
piled a few lights. The principal object,
however, was TO light a hotel at this end OF
the hrilre.
The morning times., 1896-04-09
yeteran w. l.. i. c. to CeIehrnte.

w L. Il. =. IO SeleDFare.
The regular mountaineering ofthe Wash
ington Light Infantry Veteran Association
was held last night in the Officers room.
Capt. j. Tyler Powell presided, with A.
G.. White secretary. There was a large
attendance and it was decided to celebrate
the twenty-fifth anniversary of the WASH
ngton Light Infantry on the 18th of May, by
dinner at Marshall Hall. The necessary
committees were appointed to make ar
raugemcutS.
The morning times., 1896-04-09
MERRYCRowD OF MAsKERs

Just before 6 O'Clock the maskers be gan
arriving and the lobbies and dressin z ro ooms
were soon filled with strange faces and odd
figures. The procession was formed as
promptly after s as possible and was as
bizarre Il looking line OF beauties and
vagaries in dress and manner as could he
desired.
The leaders of this german on ice We're
Instructor Leopard as the Ice King, and
Mrs. Albert Baker us a gypsy queen. This
was a very fair instance of the ineffable
contrasts Offered by the infinite variety
OF the costumes. The organized body
in the procession was composed of the
Bro wnies, represented by Frank Edmonds,
Harry Johnson, Irving Totten, Paul
While, w. Pain, NJ. Foley, T. Burke, w.
Towers. John Bennett, Thomas Morrison
and j. Leo Cassin.
There was great run on SvengaH and
Trilby, two of these couples having been
arranged, SO to speak, with splendid
effect, but they did Eot give away their
names. There Were cavaliers. roundheads,
Huguenots. Hottentots, CottontotS, princes
dukes, earlS, queens, kings, aces, and
jacks Swithoutnumber. coIumhines. peasants
Punches, springs, winters, summers au-
tumns, MeNicans, cowboys. three boys as
Cubans. with the Cuban flag, Columbias.
Uncle Sans, and quite a number OF not
easily guessed people and things which
were probably from the last Eoyci read
by the wearers. An occasional diversion
in the crowd was caused by the Brownies
dragging the Madrids around on trium-
phal car. There were possibly three
hundred people on the floor on skates and
in special costumes.
The morning times., 1896-04-09
Twelve Firms Burned Ont

Grand Rapids, Mich, April S.-Later de-
tails from the fire at the village of Rock
ford show that the losses will aggregate
only $50 ,0O0, with $50, 900 insurance.
Twelve firms were burned out.
The morning times., 1896-04-09
NINE TRAINS IN COLLISION.

A ccident In the CIearfteld Region Kills
One and Injuries Another.
Phillipsburg, Pa, April g. fatal mine
accident occurred in the Clearfield region
this morning in Atlantic Mine, No. 1.
a train in ctlargeof Motorman Ernest Pie
collided with a train in charge OF John
Shoff and Pie was SO seriously injured that
he died within au hour. The conductor OF
Pies train, Nicholas John, had his leg
crushed This is the first fatal accident
that has occurred in any mine since the
Introduction Of electricity for hauling
The morning times., 1896-04-09
ALITTLE TOO Low.

''Can you do the lightingat twenty-eight?"
asked Senator Proctor.
Mr.. Redington replied that he could not
speak with certainty on this point but he
thought it would be very difficult to make
a profit at that rate.
IL has been claimed that the company
was not ready TO extenditslines to me etthe
demands of the public for lights. This
was not at all true. Wherever the call had
been made for electric lights the wires
had been run. Not only was this true
where there was sufficient business to
justify, buteven where the re wasnot enough
if the prospect eemed to Justify it.
.'Can you make extensions of your cen
duits uow?' asked Mr.. Faulkner. Il
thought the law prohibited it,"
"Yes, we can. The law of 1894 permits
us 10 extend our lines.''
"WeIl, cannot the other company extend
its lines under the same law?' continued
Mr.. Faulkner.
no" was the answer. "The act OF 1891
permits companies with existing systems
OF eonduits 10 extend their lines. But the
Potomac company had no system in exist
ence then. The Potomac Electric Com
pany, under which the present company
makes lis claims, was organized about the
time the laws Of SO to '91 were passed,
The morning times., 1896-04-09
ARSENIC IN HIS TEA.

Coroner's Verdict In the ysterious
killing at SteeIton, Pa.
Harrisburg, Pa, April 8.-The analysis
of the contents of the stomach of J. W. s.
Hill, who died suddenly at Steelton. near
here, March %, shows that he was poisoned
from drinking tea in which there was
arsenic.
The district attorney will begin an in
vestigation at once. a There is no clue
to tue poisoner. Within, the past year
Mr Hill had several hogs and three horses
die from tue effects of poison.
The morning times., 1896-04-09

We are giving pair Of fine roller
skates free with every Boys Suit.
And we've the finest line OF suits
In town.
The morning times., 1896-04-09
FINE CLUBHOUSE BURNED.
Westinghouse Club Destroyed at /,
Loss of S50,O0O.

Pittsburg, April S.-A special dispatch
from Wiimerdng says: at noon today the
Westinghouse Club house at this place, was
destroyed by fire, causing a loss OF $780,
600.
The clubhouse was one of the finest in
the country, built four years ago. The
origin of the fire was in the boiler ROOM
The morning times., 1896-04-09
DoNoGHUE's RACES.

After the procession, the Brownie race
and the record breakinG of Mr.. Donoghue,
the ball was formally opened and things
began 10 swim To the eye Of observation,
The morning times., 1896-04-09

was crowded, not only with the partici-
pants in the professional movement, but
with the folks who admire the grace and
animation of this diversion.
All the accessories were at hand to make
the scene one OF rare beauty and enjoy
nent The floor was in its finest condition.
There was an abundance OF light, and
what there was not of color on the floor
depended from the TafterS. The flags OF
all nations were displayed from the ceiling
and made up quite a rich and warm
symphony of coloring. All the boxes were
taken, being filled 10y many of the society
folks, the personnel of these coy retreats
being found elsewhere.
The morning times., 1896-04-09
TWO GO TO ALBANY.
John Jones Stole Ham and Da MEL
Buchanan Some Shirts,

John Jones, colored, was convicted in
Judge Coles court yesterday, of the theft
OF Il ham, and sentenced 10 Albany for two
years.
David Buchanan, coiored, was sentenced
to Albany for ten years for stealing a
bundle of shirts from Henry Franc & Son
The morning times., 1896-04-09
! Nothing
!; PlcaScS
! Us Better

, than to please you.
I A satisfied customer
) is the best advertise
, ment possible-and we
! take unusual care for
) your satisfaction here.
, Money back whenever
I you ask for it-that's
) one of the nice things
: we do-a liberal allow
) ance for anything that
} doesn't wear as we rec
: commended is another.
s You'll find this a good
} place to trade = and
2 we'd like to have a trial
s from you men who've
D never dealt here.
: Try us on our 81. so
s Mems Suits or our So
; Hats.
The morning times., 1896-04-09
HECHT & CO.,
SIS Seventh Street.
CREDIT!

SIS the equivalent Of
cash here. You're as rich
as the person with plenty of
cash when it comes to buy
ing
rlea's Clothing.
Toys Clothing,
Ladies Suits and Waists,
Ladies' Skirts, etc,
of us. Our Liberal Credit
system is the medium
through which you can make
small weekly or monthly
payments and enjoy the pos
session Of all the above.
The morning times., 1896-04-09

Ladies' Mixed Cloth Suits, with
the stylish rcefer or tuXeioeIacket,
well made and finished, S4.9S each.
The morning times., 1896-04-09

Guess there isn't the variety OF
Skirts in town like VIC show. AT
2.49-a plain or figured Briliian-
tine or q fine Serge Skir;-made
right Up-to-.iate in ST tyle-very wide.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-20
SAVES A VALLEJO B0Y's LIFE
Difficult Surgical Operation Prevents a
Youth From Choking to
0onfh

VALLEJO, CAL, Dec. 19. DIR. Lewis
Carpenter, proprietor OF the Emergency
Hospital, recently opened in this city. has
successfully performed the very difficult
surgical operation OF tracheotomy on the
I4-year-old son of Milo Farmer. The boy
had been treated for mbranous Group,
which had developed to such an alarming
state that his attending physician pro-
nounced the case hopeless.
DR.. Carpenter was called. and, taxing
with him trained nurse-Miss E. NJ.
Walker, a graduate from the City and
County Hospital of San Francisco-they
hastened to the beoside of the apparently
dying boy, who was being rapidly choked
TO death by false mem brane in the
larynx. The boy was suffering untold
misery and writhing in agony. There
was no tine to be lost, and as soon as the
patient had been placed in proper position
the operation of tracheotomy was COM
menced. This operation consisted of cut
ting into the larynx and inserting a tube
to relieve the suffocation.
An incision about two inches long was
made in the skin, the knife then cutting
through three rings of the trachea. As
soon as the opening was made the violent
exertions of the boy IN breathing forced
pieces of the membrane out of the aper-
ture. The boy began TO revive and breathe
more freely. Then a tube was inserted
through the opening in the throat.
There are now strong hopes that the life
of the boy has been saved, as indications
point to the fact that the false membrane
has been entirely thrown off.