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The morning times., 1896-12-02

from thirty-three to fifty per cent. in
order TO bring it up to that degree Of
effectiveness which is called for in
city like Washington. 1t must not be for
gotten that the fire department has to
suffice not only, as in other places. for the
needs of private and municipal buildings,
but also for the Immense structures belong
ing TO the government which though nomi-
nally fire proof, burn with great energy
once fire gets started in them, as wit
ness the several fires in the Patent Office.
A conflagration of that sort taxes the
possibilities Of the department almost up
TO the limit and leaves all other sections
of the city virtually unprotected.
Restriction of the resources OF the de-
par,ment is all the more inexcusable as
the excess of money paid into the Treas
ury by the tax pa yers is more than enough
TO provide Washington with an adequate
fire department. We have had several
serious warnings within the last few years
They should serve as reminders to secure
an equipment large enough to answer
in the most desperate need.
The morning times., 1896-12-02
FIERCE FIRE ON BROADWAY
New York Manufacturers Damaged
to the Extent Of 800. 900.
Two Firemen Knocked Down By
stream Of Water and Severely
Injured-Origin Mystery.

New York, Dec. 1.-Two Tlremen were
severely injured tonight at a fire In the
four-story brick building. No. 147 Broad
way, and extending through To Mercer
street, which did 100000 damage. The
men are Capt Charles Kelly. who had
two rios broken. probable broken hack
ana severe conJusions of he body and Fire
man John smedIer, whose body as badly
bruised They We're knocked down by /.
stream of water from a line OF hose which
got lose from the fircmen
The fire was discovered lust after
O'Clock by policeman. Smoke was com
ing from the basement OF No. HOG Tb.
Store and cellar We're occupied bv the
Rothsc!lIld Sons Company, manufacturers
OF Tar fixtures and billiard tables The
store extended through ,hc building from
broadway.
The flames spread with remarkabI.
rapnty ara IN a Few minutes after the
arrival OF the first fire,uen the second nd
third floors. occupied by Leo Goodman N X
Bro, necFiic manufacturers. and the fourth
iiOrf. occupied by David :rITbcr a luOtnr-
rapher. caught fire. The flames then
spread to the rocf nf the j,lilC.ins on tn.
south side occupied 10y E Y. Cuunet 4
Co. hat makers. and the secu,d. third. and
fourth floors by Hickman Bros. mann
Iacture:s OF bCys' StIits
While the firemen were trying to save
the Comet building, No. TiT BrDsi .iway
tii'- iIrnJ uf-the DUI.si.3!-- IA Jvr-.a th,.
fire started burst into flames which
Ira"h,'r. - a great is:-s... a.. id.f a,c.uS>
Broadway.
A;ter u battle of an EpGr and a half
the fire was gotten urdcr cuE:rui The
t.iinl ana :sIrth f;G9-s aI.I roof of th..
Comet building Were damaged E. v.
Comet X Co. lost SJ0,0GO and Holman
Bros. place their loss at Sa4
Tie building No 1i7 Broadway was
completely cutted. The RuthschiIis' loss
is about S75,Op0- TIE GuotIu.an's lose
S25,dUO, and the Photographic :, ,uaO The
i''sS on the building owned ny the Boston
estate is over S50.oUO.
The morning times., 1896-12-02
BROOKLYN IN COMMISSION
Cruiser Formally Turned Over to
United States Government.
Exercises Were Of simple Nature.
TOrpedOes- VIII he Put on
Board at Newport.

Philadelphia, Dec. 1.-The new cruiser
Brooklyn s,eamed away from Cramps
ship yard at o'clock this morning and
proceeded down the Delaware River to the
navy yard at League Island.
She was there turned over by the builders
to the commandants OF the navy yardready
to 60 into commission.
The Brooklyn went into commission at
ZAP p. IN. The blue jackets and marines
We're mustered ON the quarter deck, the
former being on the starboard side and the
latter OH the port side, and then Capt
Cook and his Officers, and Commandment
Howell, OF the League Island yard, glist-
ening IN their uniforms, made their appear
ance.
The ship had been turned over to Com
nandant Howell by Capt. Sargent, repre-
senting the builders, and the cornmandant
began the ceremony by transferring the
vessel to Capt. Cook. Asthe bugier sounded
the ''three ruffles'' and the murine guards
presented arms, old glory was flown to
the breeze from the flagstaff aft, the PEN
nant was broken from the masthe e ad, and
the cruiser was formally in Commission
Capt. Cook then read his orders from the
Navy Department, ordering him to take
Charge or tie ship, and the ceremony was
over.
The exercises were customarily simple
and all told they did not occupy over
leu tluuutes- Sdpbs LOOK anu tHt various
officers of the Brook klyn expressed their
admiration ut the general excellence OF the
ship and one Interested spectator of the
ceremonies congratulated the comm ander
on being in charge OF the FINEST vessel
in the Navy"
Capt. Cook said today that lie expected
the Brooklyn would leave the navy yard
after receiving her stores between the
18th and 2Oth instant. She will go from
here to Hampton Roads for the purpose
OF ''settling down." as the captain ex-
pressed 1t, and will then proceed to New
port tc receive her torpedoes. Afterward
the cruiser will go to Tomp kinsville, S. /.
OF the crew Of 4OS men, exclusive Of the
officers, about one-half are nov here. and
the remainder will reach the navy yard this
= week.
The cruiser will have the complement OF
men allotted to a flagship, but whether she
will be chosen as such a vessel could not
be definitely learned today.
The following is the detail of officers
selected by the Navy Department for the
new cruiser: Captain, F. A. Cook; eNecu-
tive officer, n. F. Mason: navigator, Lieut..
Henry AicCrea: lieutenants, W. B. Caper-
ton. W. X. Rush, F. R. Brainerd and j. ID.
Doyle: ensgns, A. T. Long, F. L. Sandoz
and CharleA w ebster. surgeon, W. s. Dixon:
paymaster, l. G. Hogs: chief engineer, j.
ID. Ford. Besides there will be four naval
cadets from the Newark and one from the
Marblehead.
The morning times., 1896-12-02
Scots Idea of drunkenness.

BELL and l bid young Bannisteran' Calder
TO dinner at Radley's. They'll have no
laugilin' an singin' there, but we took a pri-
vate room-hke yacht-owners fra COwes." "
McPhee grinned all over and lay back to
think.
And then?' said I.
I'VE We're no drunk in ony preceese sense
o. the word, hut Radley showed the dead
men. There W ere six ma gnums O. dry cham
pagne an maybes a bottle % whisky"
do you mean to otell me that you four got
away with a magnum and half piece,
besides whisky?''I demanded.
McPhce looked down upon me from be-
tween his shoulders with liberation.
Man. we were not settin' down to drink, "
he said. They no more than made Us
wutty. To be sure, young Bannister laid his
head on the table, an greeted like a BARN
an Calder was all for callin' on Steiner at
in the morn an painting him galley green
hut they'd been drinkin' the afternoon
McClure's.
The morning times., 1896-12-02
SHE REPLIES TO OLNEY.
What DR.. Grace Kimball Did Say
About Our Flag in Armenia.

Poughkeepsie, n. Y, Dec. lin an
interview today with DR.. Grace n. Kim
ball, recently u missionary physician at
Van, Armenia, who is now at VaSsar Col
lege her attention was directed to the
report in a New York newspaper of Sat
urday last from Constantinople and to the
dispatches from washington ,n the Sunda y
papers, wherein Secretary Olney declares
certain statements alleged to have been
made by her at Chickerlng Hall, New York
to be unfounded.
Dr. kimball states that she did not Sa v
at Chicsering Hall or at any other place
either that tire English flag Is the only
one respected in Turkey or that the
American flag is not respected. If she
was SO reported she said the reporters
misunderstood her.
She declares that what she did say in
substance, and now repeats, Is that in the
interior where most of the missionaries
work, and where the massacres have taken
place, the British flag is the one to which
they look for protection,
The missionaries refbeggars at the door
of Great Britain for consular service, and
nave been for the past twenty years. This
service has been most generously and eff
ficientIy given, and the value of it, es.
pecially within the-past two years, cannot
be estimated. This dependence upon Great
Brit ain is not because of any lack of respect
for the American flag on the part of the
Turkish government, nor does 1T neees.
sarily imply any lack of efficiency ON the
part of our American representatives where
they are, but it is because we have no
consnls in the interior.
The morning times., 1896-12-02
FOR CONVERSION OF FUNDS.
President of a Defnnct Bank in Buff
falO Arrested


Buffalo, N Y. Dec Wv. o. Leland,
president of the defunct Springville, n. Y,
bank, and his youngest son, Frank ID. Le-
land OF this city. We're arrested at the in
stance of George NJ Brown, of Hinsdalc,
who charges them with conversion or
moneys belonging to him.
They gave bail in the sum of 81 600 each
before Justice March OF Ilinsdale. The
Lelands ran the oleau Music Company at
No. 1913 Union street. that city. 1t was
managed by Frank Leland until just be-
fore the Sprngville bank failure. when the
firms name was changed to c. Willard &
Co. Mr.. willard was formerly salesman.
George NJ. Brown is d wealthy cattle
buyer. He says the Lelands owe him over
81 1000, of which s. 900 is money given
the elder Leland for which he, Brown. re-
. ceived two certificates OF deposit on the
Spring Bank, but just before the
bank failed Leland persuaded him to sur
render them and take instead his personal
note indorscd BY his two Oldest sons.
or the amount stated $1,000 was money
loaned the Olean Music Company and over
S4.0G0 was OH small individual notes given
the music company by buyers OF pianos
organs etc. Since the banks failure Brown
says he has investigated many OF these in
dividual notes and finds that at asst 81 SEQ
worth of them had been paid to the music
company tis for this conversion of funds
that the arrests have been made.
The morning times., 1896-12-02
Life In Pizen Creek.

Tourist-Will you kindly direct me to
Thomas Cat City?
Coz. Wbipsaw. OF the Rattlesnake ranch
Veg, sir. Keep right up Frozen Mans
gulch bout two miles till you come to where
twpshoss thieves are hangin' on one tree;
turn to yer right till yer come to two hangin'
oil two trees; keep to yer left past mur-
dereI's tree, with the limbs all broke off;
cut down across where you'll see some
:siicrslY I'm him another hoSS thief, then over
the hill an down through Bill Chaparejo's
private caniesery, an up along wneTe the
sheriff an his posse is beseigin' Pike Coun.
" i-t.5i., Gurh - tile righe d a i'issIi,ee more
hoss thieves boat ten feet from ther ground
an cut down a side road past the pest-house.
an there YOU be. Goodbye, Hope you
won't miss yer way-Texas Siftings.
The morning times., 1896-12-02
MORTONS HAVE AN AUDITING
Boilers Submit Their Accounts on
the Recent Fair. ihf
sexeral Members Had Paid Them
selves as LabOrers for Work
Done on the Hall.

A bslf score of boilers OF the Morton
Cadets last night met the auditing COM
mittee appointed by Capt. Shilling To in-
yestirate and report upon the funds OF
the recent fair, and a secret session that
lasted about three hours was held at the
l. street armory.
The members Of the auditing committee
are Messrs william T. Shane, chairman
Paul j. Brandt, James e. LOveless, j.
Walker Babson, and c. T. McCurIy.
The boilers We're the prime and, In fact,
sole movers in the fair project. Tbey IRE"
upon the opganizatiOn's treasury, IL was
said. for expenses, and at :he time they
struck off in a tangent from the parent
body they had not rendered an account.
ing, and there We're grave DOUBTS about
the pecuniary success of the function.
Chairman Shane, at the close OF thc
meeting last night. said that the account
ing made by the minority, or the Doiters'
was Gully partially satisfactory, but that
there was little doubt that il would be made
entirely So. In reporting TO the committee
the fair managers had failed To itcIIize
their acco.iiits. They mad turned III a gross
receipt aud expenditure account iOT e&ch
night without rendering an accounting on
each booth aud stand at the fair
The committee was treated to surpris.
when IL came down To siX items, each
stating. To labor, 81. go" and two items
OF, TO boss. So" 1t developed that
eight of the boltcrs had spent the entire
sunday following the close CT the fair Ill
clearing the laIl where II was held SIX
of these according 10 the accounting, had
appropriated So so each for their ser
vices while two more fortunate meiiI1ers
had been bosses" at 50 per Sunday.
1t was openly stated by memters Of
the auditing committee that by tins act
those boilers who had a possible salya-
ton in re-cusrrTrrnt after honorable diS-
charge have now lost it. IL can be stated
almost beyond doubt tat each euitcr
shall be given an honorable GiscfaIee, bet
none Will bc readmittcd into tire CTsan.za-
ton.
A meeting of the whole body will he
le!,i next Saturday night.
The morning times., 1896-12-02
One of the MANY.

~ say, cid man," remarked the other
mans friend, .'realIy, you won't take it
amiss if l give you rointer?''
mo, indeed. What is it?''
Rather personal, don't you know"
"Tell me- 1 don't care.'
"Weli, now, you Won't be offended
hope, but you-er-rcally ouelt to take more
pans with your dress. Now, think you
have worn that suit three months. Haven't
you?" ~
.Believe you are right. What of it?''
"Itlooks it. You ought to pay more at
tention to your clothes. You know what
they say in Shakespeare, The habit oft
proclaims the man. Now, look at me-
Don't you know had twelve new suits
made during the past year,
"You don't say, l had no idea there
were that many talors in sthe city,
Chicago Times-H erald.
The morning times., 1896-12-02
AN
OBJECT
LESSON.

three had reached prcI ortions Ike that at
Smiths planning mill, for instance, the de-
par,iIent would have been practically help
less So far as rendering effective services
at any one of them is concerned. And yet
it should he in such a state OF Complete
ness as TO lie able TO have copcd effectively
with all five fires under all bat the most
extremely adverse circumstances. What is
needed, as las heretofore been pointed out,
is a more Iileral distribution of engine
houses and apparatus throughout the Dis
trict. Every section ought to be adc-
quately protected for ordinary continscn-
cies, and besides there should be reserve
force centrally located 20 as to he in a
position to reach quickly any locality where
It's services might be needed.
An this means that the working capacity
of the fire departing mt ought to be increased
The morning times., 1896-12-02
HE SOLD BODIES.
New York Morgue Keeper Is Under
Arrest,

New York, Dec. ALBERT n White, for
over a quarter of n century the keeper of the
morgue OF this city, was this afternoon ar
rested on the complaint of Commissioner
OF Charities Croft, who charges Capt. White
with having sold on October 1 4 last, the
body of one Rosie Klein.
White was locked up for the night at
police headqu arters, and Will be ar
raiGHed in court tomorrow.
The morgue keep... was suspended by
Commissioner Croft several days ago pend
ing an investigation Of the morgue, it
being charged that he has for many years
been disposing OF the bodies oftheunclaimed
dead, and those dying in the charity hos
ptals to physicians and medical colleges.
He is said 10 have grown rich by this
practice. Capt. White denies the charges.
The morning times., 1896-12-02

The country is tired of this kind OF talk
ciousexpendi,urc for public works, and there
is much to be gained by the trade it will
stimulate and through the money such
IA policy will put into circulation. If $780,
oo0,000 year were spent in public build
ings and improving waterways and laf-
Dor defenseS 1t would amount to less than
S1.25 per capita. a tax that would insure
employment for hundreds OF thousands oi
wage earners.
The public does not want any more
demagosue dccla rations about public econ
omy, Mr.. Cannon, hut ii does demand a
Treasury report OF yesterday shows Il def
icit of sac ,645.33i since June 80, the
beginning OF the fiscal year, and the loss
for the month of November alone was
81 ,621 BOB This deficit should he stopped.
1t is sapping the life blood of the nation,
and has piled up n debt of over 500 900
900 since the enactment OF tIe wilson
law. The defeat of the Ding'cy bill by
the silveritc Senators last January has
already cost the country over $50 ,0UO, 900,
and if satisfactory revenue measure is
not enacted by the coming session of Con
gtess another bond issue will he necessary
before the FIT y.fiftir Congress can bc ais
semb.ed for thatp purpose.
Business interests also demand the es-
tablishment ,3f u non-partisan. permanent
tariff comrk Fwion We want no more
partisan tatff tinkerinr, either for or
against projection. Pass a competent
revenue measure in this Congress, ap-
point tariff commission to frame u
revenue law based on business principles,
favoring nations which buy and use
American products. and enact it in the
regular session of Congress next year.
This tariff commission should further be
instructed to issue bulletins at stated in
tcIvals concerning the state of trade in
all parts of the world, and its principal
duty should bc tn keep the American pub
lie Informed rs TO the condition of foreign
markets and foreign products. Then
don't tanper any more with the tariff
except tn amend the law to meet certain
trade conditions.
The morning times., 1896-12-02
A Wise Provision.

'I didn't want Jack to quit me until
after Thanksgiving" said Annibel to the
interested group; "now, don't care
whether he snubs me or not"
"Dear! Dear!" exclaimed the dear
things in chorus. "And why did you want
him 60 bad them"
''Simply So could have something tan
gble TO be thankful or."-Buffalo Times
The morning times., 1896-12-02
Not
Exactly
Fair.

Competition, when conducted
BY unfair means or by misrepre-
sentations, fails to become the
sslife of trade" Itresults rather
in the death Of trade for one of
the competitors, and it IS graft
flying to know that nine times
out of ten the penalty falls on
the offender, not the victim.
Our evening contemporary
persists in placing at the head
of her first page the statement,
"If'you want today's news today
you will find it only in the Star"
Now We have a profound regard
for the Star. We are not lacking
in respect tor i1e- venerable age,
nor Jealous of her success. We
cannot but regret, however, that
she should be untruthful in at
tempting to give false impress
son regarding THE TINES abil-
lily to furnish the news of the
day.
First, the facts: THE TINES
has the exclusive all-day services
of the United Associated Press
es, Western Associated Press,
Southern Associated Press, New
England Associated Press, and
Associated Press of the State of
New York. Such service in it
self would keep THE TIMES en-
rapport with every event of i'm
7ortance which occurs through
out the world, while the two edi-
tions, both morning and evening,
entirely different in their con-
tents, serve 10 keep all the news
in truth "down to the hour"
No paper can succeed unless it
affords the reader all the news.
THE TIMES has succeeded in
three short years in building up
the largest circulation of any
newspaper in Washington. The
same elements are at work every
day and the same solid increase
will be apparent every week.
THE TIMES tells all the news
truly, promptly and fully. Here
are last weeks figures, the bona
fide circulation of THE TIMES;
The morning times., 1896-12-02
Twelve Hours Ago.

Ifyou miss any news In the morning
edition look in the list below. What
you're looking for was probably
printed in y esteriay evening = edition,
and as The Times never repeats
you'll have to take both editions 10
get all the news AZ quick Us 1t hap
pens.
The morning times., 1896-12-02
Taking-Au the Risks.

NOW mother said the bad Bosto n boy,
"before you get down to business, let US
reason together. You only spoil your slip
per, and do me not any goOd.''
''l'll take the risks on this proceeding,
George, my son. said the wise Boston
mother, as she took a frim grip on the slip
Der.-Detroit Free Press.
The morning times., 1896-12-02
GGLDENBERG'S,
- 40 60
5 special
wrap values.

To-Day we shall put on sale
the following FIVE lots of wraps:
We positively guarantee that such
stylish garments cannot be had
elsewhere for so little money. II
they can you may return ours and
get your monty back
The morning times., 1896-12-02
ORNAMENT
TO LABOR
CIRCLES.

possession Of liz property. On the stump
ana in labor organizations he is Il bitter
opponent of ''sUulless corporations In "A
strictly business capacity this saintly apos-
tie Of the labor world doesn't hesitate TO
grind the public through corporate methods.
III a letter To- My Dear Brother Martini
(also Il Iator leader written from Thila-
delphia, February /, 1893, Mr.. Hayes
points the way to get rich by organizing
gas corporations in the following manner.
He says to Mr.. Martin ''Eon't he a
damn f. oil and connect yourself with labor
paper. | can put you on plan To make
few thousand collars and not have any
patent process TO make gas, and If you
take the matter in hand you can make
some money Select Il few men in the city
and have them go i'll with you to get a
charter. Make your capital stock at about
So coo, ana if necessary give away $685.
600 to get the right from the town, but
| that may not lse necessary II you get the
men OF power enough in the town You
strike. You can then lord it for $50, ,0Go
and sell them for al out So. The right
from here Will ost SO eco, and that can
he had for bonds. From here the holder
Will cost $4,000, and that can be had for
bonds. The pipe viii cost $50 a ton and
| that can lie had for tonds. So you see the
cost is nothing, l Will go there and help
| you do the work if you select the place
Was there ever more cold blcodcd
proposition to gull public? A general
| officer of the knights Of Labor advises a
brother officer to bribe the authorities
of city to Authorize the organization
| of n gas plant which has no capital and
| from which he expects to derive a Pc
! cuniary benefit. This labor wolf also pro-
poses to prostitute his office by assisting
| in the prosecution of a questionable speCu-
lation, which he says will cost nothing.
Surely Mr.. Hayes is a shining ornament
to labor circles. If there are any more
like Linn heaven help wagc-earners.
TO THE extent of il capacity, and even
The morning times., 1896-12-02

19Black Kersey Tight fitting Coats
braided and trimmed with marten
fur; also 33 Persian Lamb Coats
liued throughout with silk, full fly
front, and deep storm collars and
Large pearl buttons-coats which we
intendedto sell for So but which We
shall pIace on sale at
The morning times., 1896-12-02
ApplicatlOn,

Yes said the Salvation Army worker,
''the one astray is OF more consequence
than the ninety and nine safely housed
Something like fthe other card to a four
flush, amt it," remarked the sinner in
the front row.-Indianapolis Journal.
The morning times., 1896-12-02

CHANCE FOR DINGLEY BILL
1t NAV Be Passed at the Coming Short
session.
The morning times., 1896-12-02

GENERAL SECRETARY TREASURER
JOHN W HAYES of tie Knights OF
Labor is a turncuat labor leader, without
The morning times., 1896-12-02

ALL SIX WILL GO To JAIL
Mr.. Bigncy Sure He Can Send Dow
Chapman's Companions.
The morning times., 1896-12-02

ORGANIZING FOR CHARITY
Plan to Relieve Police OF the Burden O
Distribution.
The morning times., 1896-12-02

THOUSANDS PUT To WORK
Iron, SILK, and Woolen Mills In Full
Blast
The morning times., 1896-12-02

FOUR ALARMS IN A BUNCH
Fire Department Has Warm Time or
Cold Day.
The morning times., 1896-12-02

ELECTION DAY TOMORROW
Formalities to BE Observc cd in Can
yassing November Vote.
The morning times., 1896-12-02

KILLED HERSELF WITH GAS
Suicide of Mrs. johnson for No Appar
ent Cause.
The morning times., 1896-12-02

being the original DR..
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as a man can be in
his profession, and it
is safe Ia predict that
when the affairs OF
the Knights of Labor
are settled up Ee will
he found III peaceful
The morning times., 1896-12-02

FOR .MKINLEY AND CORK
Michael Kelley Has Been Shouting Since
November Third.
The morning times., 1896-12-02

ONLY A MATTER OF THUMBS
Pudd'nllead Wilson Again Illustrated 1t
at the National.
The morning times., 1896-12-02

ASKS A LARGE INDEMNITY
Law Librarian Curtis Claim Against
Switzerland,