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The morning times., 1896-05-27
In AID OF FIREMEN'S FUND
Two Benefits for the Dead Mems
Families Given Tonight.
Miss Siddon's Dramatic Recital at the
Universulist Church and a Play
at willard Hall.

Two of the entertainments for the benefit
of the flremen's fund will he given this
evening and the prospects are that both
will be as largely attended as could be
desired.
One of these is the dramatic and musical
recital beginning at Universalist Church
a p. IN. Miss Siddons is on the program
| for several readings and recitations, OF the
former being two selections from Twelfth
Night" Other contributors to the pro
gram VIII be Miss Violet Fassett, Mr..
Mariana Mama and MIR. Sol Minister.
All the tickets first issued to the firemen
were sold, necessitating a new supply.
The big benefit at which the play =" Mr..
Bob" will be presented viii be given tonight
at Willard Hall. The company giving the
play have been assisted by Mr.. Julius
Lansburgh with some of his handsome
parlor furniture, the printing by Mr.. Mont
gomery, the music by the Y NJ. G. A, and
Mr. GUIDE will give the flowers. The pro-
prletors of the hall have giventt at a reduced
cost.
The cast Will be Miss Ethel Fish, Mrs.
Kate Hazen, Miss Gertie Speare, Miss Lucy
Bailey, Mr.. Charles ID. Church Frank nder-
son and Fred Test. Mrs. j. T. Thompson,
printer and engrayer, announces through
| Miss Siddons that she will do the printing
for any entertainment that may be given
| for the flremen's fund.
Chief Paris, of tie fire department, and
| his associates, the comrades and friends
| OF the men who lost their lives on Louisi-
ana avenue last week. feel that they should
| themselves do something for the bereaved
| families. They have accepted the offer
Of Capt Randall To give them the use
| of two boats for an excursion to River
View and have set the date upon July
II next.
The following additional contributions te
the firemen's fund have been received:
A few children in a play. 81 81
| S. g.. I-oo
| Cash :. :. 1.25
The morning times., 1896-05-27
BEN HuR FOR THE FUND.

Rev. DR.. Rogers Gives His Famous
Lecture for the Firemen's Families.
The illustrated lecture OF Ben Hur was
recited by Rev. A. q. Rogers last night
at the Church OF Our Father, for the bene
fit of the families OF the firemen who lost
their lives at the recent fire.
The lecture was divided into prelcde
and four parts inlcrspersed with colored
pictures descriptive OF the East, and the
people who lived there during the time OF
Christ
DR.. Rogers has given this lecture so
frequently for various chari table pur-
poses that it is scarcely necessary to refer
to the excellence of the selections or the
mastery manner in which they were read.
Even at the small rate OF admission
charged the audience was large enough 10
Justify the expectation OF satisfactory
| douatiOn for the firemen's fund.
The morning times., 1896-05-27
WILL CARE FOR INDECENT.
RULES OF THE ROAD.
Maritime Delegates to Confer Here
tho NnptaJ nunSfinn

on the Mooted Question.
A meeting of the American delegates to
the international marine con ference of 1889
will be held here tomorrow TO consider some
important propositions governing the rules
of the road at'sea, respecting fog signals
These propositions have been submitted by
the British government and have been prac-
tically approved by all the delegates OF the
principal countries taking part in the Wash
ington conference of 1859, except the dele
gates of the United States.
The new proposed amendments to the
rules of the read have as their primary
object the simplificaton Of the rules now
in force and are Of great Importance to
marine interests as uniform rules are mat
ter of prime consideration. The delegates
who composed the United States representa-
ton in 1859 and who are now called to-
gether are:
Rear Admiral Franklin, U. S. N; Com
modore w T. Sampson, U. s. N; S. l.,
Kimhall, superintendent United States Life
Saving Service; c. A Griscom, president
International Navigation Company; j. W.
Shackford, superintendent International
Navigation Company; W. W. Goodrich,
Brooklyn, n. Y; Cal,,. j. w. orcross, pilot
commissioner of B3ston, Mass. The con-
ference will probably last week.
The morning times., 1896-05-27
TO SEAT THE REPUBLICAN.
Aldrlch VIII BE Admitted From the
Ninth Alaba ma.

House Elections Committee No: agreed
yesterday TO report in favor Of Aldrich, the
contestee in the contested election case of
T. H Aldrich against Oscar W. Under
wood, from the Ninth Alabama district.
Messrs. Linney ,of North Carolina and
Moody of Massachusetts refrained from
voting, but it is understood that they
will join with the Democratic members OF
the committee in a minority report.
Mr.. Aldrich is brother of Representa-
tive W. T. Aldrich, who was recently given
the seat from the Fourth Alabama district,
to which CASTOR F. Robbins held the certifi-
cate. They went to Alabama some years
ago from western New York and took q
prominent part in politics. receiving the
Republican nomination for Congress in
1894 in their respective districts.
The morning times., 1896-05-27
MedaI Rewards His bravery

The War Department has awarded to
Col. Charles A. Clark of Cedar Rapids, Ia,
"a medal of honor for most distinguished
gallantry at Brooks Ford, Va, May 4,
1S63," this officer being then adjutant
of the Sixth Maine Infantry Volunteers,
having voluntarily taken command OF his
regiment in the absence of its commander
at great personal risk, and with remar kable
presence Of mind and fertility of resource,
led 1t down an exceedingly precipitous en-
bankment TO the Rappahannock River, and
by his galiantry, coolness and good judg-
ment in the face Of the enemy, saved the
command from capture and destruction
The morning times., 1896-05-27
CROSS BILL WAS EFFECTIVE.
Arthur E. Wells Secures the Divorce
His Wife Sought

The family troubles of Arthur E. Wells
and his wife, Elizabeth Wells, were set
tied yesterday, when Judge Cox granted
the former divorce on The cross-bill he
had filed TO his wifc's petition. She is
given the custody of the two children and
he must pay alimony for their support.
The couple We're married six years ago
in Rockville, Md. Mrs Wells accused her
husband of deserting her and OF keeping
company with another woman.
Her husband denied the accusations and
filed counter charges, accusing her OF
extreme cruelty. He said she locked him
out of his own house and threw his clothing
down to him. She once stuck a fork in
his rm and bad several times hurled the
chinaware at him. On one occasion She
threw hot coffee on him. He was granted
the divorce.
The morning times., 1896-05-27
FIELD PARTY IN AFRICA.
Prof Elliot Heard From Through
the Consul at Alden

Prof. Daniel g. Elliot. OF the Field Co
lumbian Museum, Chicago, with Mr.. c. II.
\. Kelley, and Mr.. Dodson, who started
on a Scie nu Fl c expedition to Central
Africa, have been heard from, through W.
W. MastersOn, United States consul at
Alden, Arabia, in report received at the
State Departm aut.
After securing mules, camels, and men a I
Alden, they departed for the wilds on
April 81. Before leaving Prof. Elliot
told Consul Masterson that owing to the
rapid Disappearance OF wild animals IN
Africa, the Field Columbian Museum had
sent him 10 secure specimens. He and his
party would collect not only mammals tthe
chief object Of the Journey, but every
thing pertaining to zoology.
Landing at Berbera, on the Gulf of Alden,
he would strike inland, cross the desert,
and after crossing the Juba River his
movements would depend ON circumstances
The party consists of seventy Somal men,
splendidly armed, and will be absent in the
wlds eight or ten months.
The morning times., 1896-05-27
REMEMBERED RELATIVES.
Last Wills of Three Persons Filed
for Probate.

The will of the late Mary M. Ourdan OF
Georgetown was filed yesterday, leaving
all her estate to Margaret T Ourdan, her
sister, who is also named executrix. The
paper is dated November 80, 1880.
The will and codicil of the late William
L. Cash was filed for probate yesterday.
Rosa w. Cash, the widow, is left the entire
estate, including the residence, No. 1421
Q street.
The will of the late Mary c. Waters
left her house, No. HOS Nineteenth street.
to John Prioleau, her executor. He is
instructed to sell it and give 81 900 of the
proceeds to Hattie A Hatton, god child.
The Metropolitan A. M. E.. Church is given
| $3.50. A similar sum each is left TO two
sisters, Howard Colbert, a nephew, Frank
Needs and William Howard.
The morning times., 1896-05-27
THEIR FIRST SEA ORDERS.
Naval Cadet Ora duating Glass AS
signed TO Ships.

Orders were issued by the Navy Depart
ment yesterday assigning to various naval
vessels the cadets who will be graduated
from the Naval Acadamy, June 8:
Cadets l. c. Palmer, l. c. Poor, F. E.
RidgeIy, X. G.. Castleman, H. c. Muslin,
E. McCauley, d. NJ Wood and R. Earle
will go 10 the cruiser New York, June %.
P. Washington, G. E. Gilpin, W. T. Clu-
verius. j. H. Holden, II. S. Kimball, R.
H. Robinson, A. Crenshaw, D. w. Knox
and E. P. Jessop to cruiser Columbia,
June %.
G. B. Rice, c. L. Leiper, j. H. Roys,
NJ. C. Ellis r. l. Curtin, A. E. kalbach,
R. E. Walker and A Bronson to the cruiser
Newark, June %.
T. T. Craven to the battleship Indiana,
June 22
T. A Kearney, c. NJ. Tozer, A. Nc
Arthur, l. c. Wettengel, c. p. Burt, 6. s.
Lincoln and d. NJ. Wurtsbaugh to the
cruiser Philadelphia, July /.
E. T. Fitzgerald and II. o. Bissett to
the receiving ship Franklin, June %, and
subsequently to the battleship Texas, a nd
A. w Marshall and w L. Littlefield to
the receiving ship Richmond, june %,
and subsequently, to the battleship Massa
cbusetts
The morning times., 1896-05-27
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SM ALLPOX IN CUBA.
With yellow Fever 1t Is Causing
Great Mortality.

DR.. II. S. Caminero, sanitary inspector
of the Marine Hospital Service at San
tiago de Cuba, reports that for the week
ended May 8 there were 46 deaths iu San
tiago, 2 of which were from smallpox and 1
from yellow fever.
Smallpox, he states, is increasing to an
alarming degree, 65 cases being under
treatment at the hospital and several
others at private residences. Yellow fever
seems stationary at present, but new cases
will undoubtedly appear as soon as the sum
mer approaches. The temperature is very
light and dry, as the rainy season has not
quite set in.
A report received by Dr. Caninero from
ManZanillo for the week ended May states
that there were 5S deaths during the last
two weeks Of April, OF which 32 were from
smallpox.
The morning times., 1896-05-27
GOES To THE REFORM SCHOOL.
Mother Shorter Thinks That Is the
Best Place for Laura.


Judge Miller had some youthful offer,l-
ers on bis hands yesterday. The first OF
them was Laura Shorter, a twelve year
old colored girl, accused by her mother of
being incorrigible.
Mamma Shorter proudly informed the
court she was the mother of six, and La ura
was the only black sheep among them.
Dat GAL" eXpounded Mrs. Shorter,
pounding her hands together loudly, "is
done gibben up to de debbil."
what does she do?'' asked the judge
"What don't she do,'' replied the mother,
breathlessly, what don't SHE do? She
stays out till TO and five er clock in q e
mawnin, and wen l jaw wild her fer a
doin it, she cuss me till she's brack in
de face
Everybody laughed at this, for Laura
could scarcely be darker than she is.
The police said Laura was constantly
out at unseemly hours, and the court COM
mitted her 10 the reform school.
The morning times., 1896-05-27
The corcoran Gallery of Art.

The annual exhibition Of drawings by
the students of the Corcoran School OF Art,
made 10 competition for the gold medal and
other awards OF merit, will be open in the
schoolroom, Thursday aud Friday, May 2S
and 20, from 8 a. IN. to y. m., and on
Saturday, May 80, until IL no. The public
is respectfully Invited. +. g. Barbarin,
curator.
The morning times., 1896-05-27
Single Tax Club Meeting.

The Single Takers will be addressed by
Mr.. Morris Pechin, ,atTypographicai at Temple
this evening at 7:30 o'clock, on the subject
of THE Single Tax and the Maithusian
Theory of Population" After Mr.. Pechin's
lecture detailed account of the progress
of the delaware Campaign will be
given by one who has recently returned
from the seat of war.
The morning times., 1896-05-27
Mexican Band Cannot Come.

The Texas Fair Association, which is
to hold an exhibition at,Dallas, Tex, has
asked the Treasury Department whether
the importation OF a Mexican brass band
would bea violation oflaw. Commissioners
General Stump has informed the fair au-
thorities that unless each individual member
of the band is an artist in his line, such
importation would be illegal.
The morning times., 1896-05-27
Importapt to Pensioners,

John Fl. O'Donnell, notary public, office
No. 326 Pennsylvania avenue, Capitol
Hill, will open his office on pension day,
June A, at 8 O'Clock a. NJ, to accommo.
date pensioners who wish to execute their
vouchers. He will promptly forward all
vouchers to the Pension Agency Charges
very reasonable. my23-eod-tf
The morning times., 1896-05-27
Low Rates Account of d ecoratIon Day {,
Nav 40. 1896

On account OF the above occasion the
Southern Railway will sell May 90, so aud
3Ist excursion tickets at one fare for tie
round trip from Washington to Orange,
Strasbufg, Round Eili aud intermediate
stations, valid for return until Monday,
June 1, Inclusive. Tickets will also be
sold May 29 and 80 from the points above
to Washington at the same rates. 2t
The morning times., 1896-05-27
ALEXANDER MURDER TRIAL
Prosecution Concludes and the De
Tense VIII Begin Today.

The prosecution concluded its side of the
case irr the murder trial of Thornton Alex
ander Yesterday afternoon and the jury
was locked up for the night. Witnesses for
the defense will be called this morning.
Alexander is charged with the killing Of
Quincy Mackel, OF Anacostia, on the night
of May II. Both men were colored. They
had been drinking and started over the
bridg. together when quarrel ensued and
Alexander stabbed his companion with a
pocket knife.
The morning times., 1896-05-27
Marriage Licenses.
ac IN rna rru hauA lannp ;Gcnn.I

Licenses to marry have been issued as
follows:
Richard Brodbead and Katherine I. Giers.
William Belt and Mary e. Parker.
Isaac Hicks and Sarah e. Stewart.
Cha arlcs F. Chisholm and Lucy Livings.
William j. Garfield and Jennie Boley
The morning times., 1896-05-27
Carlisle's Speech Not to BE Printed

In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Stewart
Pop, Nevada, asked that the financial
speech of Secretary Carlisle in 1873 be
printed as document. An objection was
interposed by Mr.. Lindsay, who charac-
terized the speech as an antiquated doc,i-
ment, but the objection was subsequently,
withdrawn. Objection was made to Mr..
Stewards request by Senators Aldrich
and Platt, and the speech was not ordered
printed.
The morning times., 1896-05-27
New Train to the West via Penn
SYlYnnia Railroad

The passenger department. of the Penn.
sylvania Railroad announces a new train
for the West, leaving Washington at 7:5O
a. M, affording daylight ride between
Washington and Pittsburg and connecting
at that point with sleepers TO Chicago, ST.
Louis, Louisville, aud Cincinnati.
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The morning times., 1896-05-27

If you have a house or lot to exchange
for city or country property, try The Tunes
Real Estate Bureau. Continuous adver-
Using free,
The morning times., 1896-05-27

Continuous Free Advertising
will surely bripg purchaser or tenant
Tor your propsstI The TiP9s Real Estate
it, absolutely @itho6t costto theowpsr.
The morning times., 1896-05-27
cuer,,la Chief c,r,ttca ,lv III

San Francisco, May 26.-COl. John S.
Mosby, the famous guerilla chief. is criti-
cally i'll here. He is suffering from appeu-
dicitis.
The morning times., 1896-05-27

The Times Real Estate Bureau can Sc
cure tenant for your vacsptstore quicker
than any other agency.
The morning times., 1896-05-27
PASSING IN THEIR I|THtS
Taxpayers Required to Meet
Semi-AnnuaI Obligations.
AMOUNT COLLECTED TO DATE

Nearly Half Million Received by
Collector Davis, With Three Days
Out Merchants May Build Shed.
Sergt. Pearson's Case Undecided.
The morning times., 1896-05-27

We are selling the Best New York
State Burbank Pota toes-Iarge,
smooth Stockton 35 cents per
bushel. The new potatoes which
are now on the market are very
mperfeCt-while the price is many
times greater than the finest old
stock. In the way of Canned
Fruits and Vegetables, we are max
Ing great drive on Fine Sugar
Corn at 4 1-2 cents; Lima Beans,
at I 1-2 cents; large cans Best
Tomatoes, 8 cents. Delaware large
cans Peaches, cents, and Finest
Heavy Syrup California Lemon
Cling Peaches, 8 cents per can.
As a leader well will sell for :
cents a box 600 boxes of TOI-
LET SOAP. each box containing
three scent cakes.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-17
KILLED HIS DARLING EDE.v
New Hampshire Has Latest Murder
and Suicide Case.

Nineteen Year Old Boy Shoots Woman
Twice His Age and Then Himself.-Very
gz.Sentimental Letter Left Behind.
Plymouth, N. H., Decem ber 16. Harry
Erizzell, aged 10, d son of VIM. Frizzell
Of this place, shot Mrs. Edith Oalocn
Young, aged about 3s. here this after
noon, and then himself. Neither party
is expected to live. Mrs. Young was
keeping the Central house and young
Frizzell, who is relative by marriage
has been stopping with her for the last
few days.
No trouble is known to exist between
them, nor can excessive intoxioation be
charged against either. Mrs. Young and
young Frizzle are both in semi-oon-
scious condition and the cause of the ter
rible deed can only be surmised from the
following letter found on the floor which
as written By Frizzell:
"It is juat 8 O'Clock now, and in 10
minutes Eide and j Will both be dead.
Perhaps you think / am drunk or crazy.
/ am neither. I never felt better in my
life and EIDE says she will die rather than
have me leave her SO we have decided to
die together. From Harry and his darl-
ing. Eide Good bye to all.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-17
In THE HOUSE.

In the House today Mr.. Bailey, Demo-
crat of Texas, asked for the immediate
consideration of resolution providing
for an investigation by subcommittee
of the committee on naval affairs intJ
the alleged defects of the fattleship
Texas. On objection by Mr.. Dingley.
the resolution was referred to the COM
mittee without action.
The Senate bill to reclaim the brig
Tally Ho, for damage by collision with
the United States ship Pinta in Boston
harbor in 1888 to the court Of claims for
Judgment, was passed. About $40, COO
is involved in the claim. The House
went into committee of theswhole, Mr..
Hopkins, Republican of Illinois in the
chair, to consider the army appropriation
bill.
Ths bill was reported to the Senate
with favorable recommendation on the
adoption of an amendment cutting out
the Hot Springs hospital appropriation.
Mr.. Little demanded separate vote. 1t
was announced, yeas, rs; noes 42. Mr.
Little made the point of no quorum. Ihe
Speaker counted 155 members present.
not quorum and at 4. 10 the House ad-
journed till tomorrow.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-17
sPRlNGvALElN BAD SHAPE.
Cotton Factories Suspend and Plant Will
Be Sold.
rspEc1A1 TO THE pREss.]

Sanford December 16. The managers
of the SpringvaIe Cotton factories have
decided to suspend business entirely and
offer the plant for sale. Cars are peing
loaded with the company's raw material,
baled cotton, which is being got ready
for shipment to New York parties who
have purchased the entire supply. This
is one of the Oldest cotton factories in
the country, having been established in
1889. The plant has been idle since the
trouble with the operatives last July ard
for some time the question OF operating
it has been in an unsettled state. This
decision on the part of the managers
leaves the village Of Springvale where the
plant is located, with but two industries,
both of which are shoe factories. 1t had
been hoped that when Mckinley was
elected, this plant would resume opera
tions. The president Of the Springvale
Cotton ia William u. Wheeelwright
treasurer, J. o. Bloss of New YORK city
and Joel Kicker of Springvale, superln-
tendent. The product was bottoms.
sattens and twilled goods. The capacity
of the factory is 10. 500 spindles. Y. "A.
Bodwell, superintendent of the Mousam
River railroad, went to Westbrook, to
confer with parties there today with re-
gard to purchasing and operating the
Springvale Cotton mills.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-17

snow fakes made the harbor regular
play ground and by the tims the tide was
at its greatest height sea was running
inside the breakwater which rivalled that
off Portland Head IN size and power.
The old building in which the United
Staues Barge office Is situated at the end
Of Portland Pier, rocked and tossed
about like ship at sea and several per-
son who had occasion to visit this place
during the day made very brief calls pre-
ferrinQ for safety and comfort the main
wharf or Commercial street. Indeed SO
badly did the old buildings toss back and
forth that Captain Tobie found 1T i'm
posi- BILE to do any writing at all and mad
he not been q good seaman, he would
have been driven from the acene by sea
sickness.
The old Elizabeth City, the ferry boat
which plies between Portland and South
Portland never encountered such weather
as she did yesterday morning. AS soon
as her nose was pushed out from her pier
en- the Portland side she would begin to
roll and toss and with every dip would
bury her guards under water. BY after
noon this staunoh boat was coated with
ice on either side and looked as if she
had been taking voyage between trips
to the Arctic seas. rhe Elizabeth City g
messengers suffered greatly from sea sick
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-17

and Carr had her main boom broken and
the Eva and Mildred come in with her
mainsail badly torn. All of these vessels
were coated with ice and their head gear
was almost hidden from sight by ice and
snow.
1t remained for the Evs and Mildred to
get into port safely with good fare of
fish and then get smashed up after she
was TIED up at wharf. When the
steamer Sebasoodogan arrived at the end
Of her dock on her morning trip up from
Harpswell the Eva and Mildred and the
Robert and Carr laid at the end of the
dock one on either side with only mar
row channel between them. Ordinarily
the steamer could have made her dock IN
good shape. but the sea was running 50
heavy that it lifted the Sebascodegan and.
smashed her into the Eva and Mildred
and crushed in about twenty feet of hep
starboard quarter rail.
Up at the Grand Trunk things werG
going on about as usual. Snow plowC
were running up and down the line and
the heavy freight trains were allrunnina
about ON time. The work on the founda,
tion for the elevator was kept up part Of
the day and the loading of the Numidian
went briskly on. The custom house
officials and the long shore men are al
hardy as Esquimanx any way, and can't
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-17
Wants Dingley Bill Passed.

Washington, December 16.-Four mem
bers of the Home Market club of Boston,
arrived today to consult with Represen-
tative Dingley, chairman of the ways
and means committee. The purpose OF
their visit is to secure the corporation
Of MI. Dingley in the passage through
the Senate of the Dingley revenue Dill
now before that body. 1t is their expeo.
tation that if the Dingley bill should ne
come law at this session it would pre-
vent large Importation Of foreign man,
ufacturers anticipated, which Dill ls SUN
before Congress. They believe the Dlng-
ley bill can, II vigorously pressed, De put
through the Senate.