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The evening times., 1896-04-13
Goldenberg's,
02S 7th=-7o6 K st.

home ever since. Superintendent of the
public schools or Warren county in 1865,
he was admitted to the bar in 1867, and
in 1869 was sent to the lower branch
of the State legislature. This was the
beginning of his public life, and since then
the people have scarcely permitted him any
time of his own. He has been a worthy
public servant, and his w0rthiness has been
appreciated. Several terms in the lower
house and one in the senate led to his
nomination and election as lieutenant gov
ernor in 1873. As eN-officio president of
the senate he presided over the most ex-
citing Senatorial election in the history
of the State of Pcnns ylvania. and ne came
out of he contest more popular than ever.
In 1857 ne was appointed secretary of
the commonwealth by Gov. Beaver and
was later the choice Of large number of
Republicans for govern or. but Banker
Dclcmater WIS forced on the people and
gave PENNSYLVANIA its second Democratic
governor since the war. The people of
western Pennsylvania have been the
gamers, though, for the Twcnty-scyenth
district sent MIR. Stone t1 Congress the next
year aud he has been here ever since.
He was at once placed on the important
Committee OF Coinage. Weights and Meas
ureS, and for five years he has led the
sound mOncy element in that committee.
He, while the Democracy was in power.
Grew up an Inc minority reports on Inc
silver question except one. and led the
fights in the House. Now is chairman of
that committee he viii te able TO PASS the
measure for the establishment ofthe metric
system as the standard of measures in this
country. Tie bill dots not mean that
the metric measures must he adopted
except in the departments of the govern
mcnt. but simply that it will furnish the
ultimate standards, 10y which measures will
be tested in cases of uncertainty or dispute
Gov. Stone as he is called by his friends,
is one of the busiest Representatives in this
Congress. His wide acquaintance in the
State has made his correspondence simply
immense bat lie gives time to the smallest
request made of him. To ask n favor is
equivalent to its being granted. Perhaps
1T is this touch of kindness which makes
him so popular in his district that no one
dareS to run against him.
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early Adiournment and District Affairs.

Indications are multiplying that the pres
ent session of Congress will adjourn some
time between May 10 and June 1. So
far as routine business Is concerned no OBJ
stacles are in the way, for the House has
been unusually prompt in disposing of the
regular appropriation bills, all but two
being now in the hands of the Senate.
When these are out of the way the House
may take up some general legislation and
go on with it in a leisurely fashion, while
awaiting the Senatc's action on the money
bills, but, SO the report goes, will lay 1t
promptly aside as soon as the President
has signed the latter, and will be ready TO
go home. The eagerness of Congressman
TO get back to their constituents before
the meeting of the national conventions,
and Speaker Reeds anxiety to keep down
all save absolutely necessary appropra-
tions, render the early adjournment re-
port extremely plausible.
All this means, of course, that a great
deal of very important District legisla-
ton will be neglected, and, therefore, the
administration of municipal affairs seri-
ously hampered. If the matter were not so
very serious it would be amusing to think
that the National Capitals city council
for such is Congress given about n
half dozen days in a year TO the coBsid-
GRAFTON of the city's business. 1t is not
at all necessary to detail the many i'm
portant measures which cannot be taken up
by reason OF such early Adjournment; in
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fact. it would be simply ''piling up
agony TO do so, without any present or
prospective comfort or consolation.
How entirely different ii would be il the
people of the District were permitted to
manage their own municipal business. Con,
gress might then come when IL pleased, go
when it pleased, and do what 1t pleased. so
long as it pleased to appropriate it share of
the District revenues. Our people and their
affairs would not he the sufferers then. no
matter whether Congress remained in ses-
sion a month or year. The city fathers
would meet at stated intervals, give their
exclusive attention to the city's interests,
and everything would move along smoothly
and without annoyance.
When properly regarded, 1t seems absurd
that the local affairs of one community
should be rcgula ted by the Congress which Is
whole nation. Every Congressman ap-
plies himself to District legislation with n
feeling approaching aversion, because he
feels that in a measure the interests of his
constituents are neglected. thereby. 1t
would be far better for the people of the Dis
trict as well as for Congress il there were
a return TO the Old order of things. There
should he a local Legislative body and local
executive, both directly responsible TO. the
people of the District, upon whose suf-
rrages their tenure Of office should be de-
pendent.
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Provide Against Disaster.

In the new building regulations which
are to be promulgated before long. pro-
vision will be made, it is TO be hoped,
to insure the fireproof construction OF all
buildings in which a large number of peo-
pie congrcgatc. This includes not merely
theaters and public halls of every descrip-
ton. but office buildings and especially
apartment houses. The latter contain each
hundreds of persons, and their great height,
long stairways. generally constructed Of
inflammable material, and deep elevator
shafts, furnish all the conditions for
terrible catastrophe in the event of
oonflagration at night.
tits OF the last Importance that buildings
of this sort should be made as nearly fire
proof as possible. Among the essentials to
this end are fircproof stairways and ele-
vator shafts lined with asbestos or some
other non n-inflammable material. The adj
ditional cost to the owner Of building
The evening times., 1896-04-13

A leading Western newspaper, dep"ring
the absence of uniform divorce laws and tile
slow progress toward their Enactment. sug-
gests that Congress ought to be invested
with the necessary authority to pass the
REQUIRED legislation. In some quarters 1t
Is contendcd that the general welfare
clause of the Constitution Confcrs upon Con
gress all the power needed for the purpose.
while others hold to the opinion that an
amendment will have To be added to that
instrument in order to emp" wer the national
legislature To deal with the question. Yet
another class there is that fears to have
Congress lcgisla.e for fear that it would
make the law too elastic. and thus really
do more harm than good to the morals of
the country.
If Congress could take the matter up it
would undoubtedly be the easiest and prob
ably the best solution of a most veXatious
problem. As to the character of the legis-
lation, no apprehension need be entertained.
1t is only fair TO assume that the average
Congressman is as much intent upon guard
ing the ma ri,aI tie a ga inst trifling, and upon
preserving the home intact as is the average
State legislator, and that being called upon
to protect the interests of the whole peo-
ple, instead of simply the people of State
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CONGRESSMEN
TALKED ABOUT

Always in his seat, which is in the third
row In the second block cn the Democratic
side, can be seen the most popular Texan
In the House delegation. Busted with the
affairs of his district he yet finds time to
watch every piece of legislation Introduced
In the lower branch of Congress. A hard
lighter, but open in ii all, most genial
gentleman, Gov. Sayers has more personal
friends among even Republicans than he
has political enemies.
Ten years ago he was d Eew member.
and as such was placed on the Naval Com
mittce. AT that time the country was
awaking TO the necessity of having war
ships, and The new navy bad no better
friend than the Repre- esentative from the
then Tenth Texas district. He was heartily
in accord with al. the projects which have
since given this nation her white cruisers
and battlcshps, and the big Texas shows
how well the work was done. More, also.
Is due 10 Mr. Savers than Is generally
known i'll the matter of fortifcations and
guns. He stood by Mr.. Randall in the
fight which was made by the service men
OF that day against anything from the
outside, and everyone knows the result.
He served but one term on the Naval
Committee, and at his second Congress
was placed on the appropriations Commit
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1t is a great shock to people who be-
lieve in the refinement of German clviliza-
tion to find that Baron Non kutze, who in-
flictcd mortal wound upon his antagonist
in q duel, was actually waited upon ana
congratulated by many persons or his
rank and standing in society. THIS shock
is all the more severe when it is consid-
cred ,ha, the challenge to Won Schrader
was only one of i score; that Won kotZe
practiced at Il target until he was salts
fled he would kill his opponent, with whom
by the way. he had previously exchanged
bullets, and that he counts upon figEtlnS
the other nineteen men to whom he has
sent challenges. 1t is said that Emperor
william dis, ,ountcnanccs the duel, hut yet
lac has only visited nominal punishment upon
the offenders, especially when they were
Officers of tue army or navy or persons of
high rank.
There is a law upon the statute books or
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amendment had il recommtted, and after
a few amendments are made he VIII have
the measure establishing the metric system
again before the House, and il will probably
then be passed. The gentleman has never
known defeat, and this is one of the
reasons he always succeeds.
PENNSYLVANIA is n peculiar State in the
fact that when she finds she has the right
man in the right place she keeps him there.
That is why Hon. c. W. Stone was sent to
the Fifty-first Congress, and bids fair TO
represent his district Just as long as it
pie:scs him Ia accept nominations, for the
Republicans never think of any one else
succeeding him.
But Mir. Stone is one of those gentlemen
whose success no one envies. This is out
side the qualities which make him SO popC-
lar with the peopI, and with his coliea CUES.
1t is the pluck of the man. A boy Of
fourteen he found himself fatheriess and
the oldest of three boys. on a farm away
up in Massachusetts, he lived. His people
before lin had lived there, too. He had
Revolutionary blood in his veins and the
determination of the hardy Welsh race
So it was with the deepest iDtere st that
his friends watched his efforts to educate
himself. Educated he would be and edu-
Gated he was, though he had to teach and
do manual labor to procure money TO sup
port himself.
As he left Williams College the citizens
of Warren, Pa. wanted principal for
their Union school, and just turned twenty.
young Stone secured the position. That
was in 1868, and Warren has been bis
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Uniform Divorce Laws.

or a Territory, Congress woulibc allthe more
careful rs toits action. Moreover, no lawit
would pass could possibly have a worse ef-
feet than this multiplicity of laws now IN
force i'll the United States, hardly two OF
which are alike i'll form or effect
At present the loOseuess which character
ICES the whole subject of marriage ana
divorce in this country is Justly matter
of unfavorable comment. for it gives rise
10 the most unfortunate complications
4 person divorced In one State is not re
garded as divorced in another: person
lawfully married in one State. in the other
is liable TO punishment for improper con
duct by living with the party with whom
his or her vows have been exchanged, and
SO on II is most singular that the moral
sentiment of the country has not long since
rebelled against such conditions and in
sisted upon change.
The subject is one upon which the great
influence of the pulpit might well be con-
centrated. for the home aud the sanctity
of the marital relation are affected by it.
Probably one of the very worst features Of
it is that not infrequently innocent persons
are made TO suffer and guilty ones go scot
free.
The evening times., 1896-04-13

Favorable weather on next Thursday
is all that is needed to inaugurate what
is generally conceded will be the greatest
year in baseball business. on that day the
National League opens its season OF 1886,
and the Washington team Will have for its
opponents the celebrated Giants. Last
year there was great impetus given 10
the sport, and all the clubs had a balance
on hand when the season closed. TIE
magnatcs have not been slow to show their
appreciation of the confidence manifestedby
the patrons of the game, and in many cites
improvements have been made for the COM
fort and convenience OF those who patron
izc the ball parks, while other owners have
strengthened their clubs, with view OF
retaining the good will shown last year.
Baseball has gro wn TO be grea business,
but it has only attained its present pro-
portions after the ma snateS, rs the owners
are called, began TO cater To the public
ana established the right to he called huSi-
ness men. The players have aided greatly
in winning The favor OF the public and
cnricbing their employers. This Trey have
done by honest playing and close obScr-
vance of the duty they owe TO an enterprise
In which they hope to retain the patrona sc or
the better clement of the people. 1t tCok
many years 10 build up the game, and
although it received a serious setback
several years ago, when the brotherhood
organization threatened to disrupt the
entire fabric of haseila:ldom, il Will start
the season of 1886 under the most favor
able conditions.
But magnatcs and players must husband
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thus constructed would be amply compen-
sated for by the preference which persons
intending to rent flat would give such 4
one, and the larger rent they would be will
ing to pay.
These, however, are considerations which
do not concern the inspector of buildings
or the Commissioners who are called upon
10 approve the regulations which he has
submitted or will submit to them for their
approval. Ii is his and their duty to pre-
vent disaster, so far as it is in their
power 10 do so. Such regulations us
are indicated above would go far in this
direction. They are called for by every
consideration OF humanity, and would
meet with the general approval of the
community. Holocausts, such rs have
recently occurred in New York and Phila-
delphia, should be made impossible in
Washington.
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.e u SMALL piece OF business il must
bave appeared to the world at

.e q Small piece OF business il must
I have appeared to the world at
large when the Ohio legislature
passed the thcatcr -hatlaw. said b Wells,
a furniture manufacturer OF Cleveland. ut
Wizards. 1t looks very much like the
suiOns had little to do when they TOOK up the
matter. The law Is all tonImyrot, and |
believe the ladies' viii rise in righteous
stubburnncss 10 Vcx those who try 10 carry
out the statutory injunction. l was IN the
thcatcr Just before | came from home. and
Il lady sat Immediately in front of me with
a hat had To stretch niynccktosee around.
some OF my neighb"rs erOwled, but that
was as far aS the matter went. The law re-
uuires that the manager OF place where
entertainments are given for money shall
see that no odlous hcaddrcsscs are worn to
the performance
But what manager is going to stop a
lady at the door nr the theatcr and tell her
she will have To check the hat She i wear
ing before she goes in? And who i going
To dra W the exact line between an offensive
and an inoffeusivc hat? Why a woman can
arrange her hair so that it vii! obscure the
vision OF thhse behind her As much as big
hat would, and some "f the females Will do
il. too. out OF spite. They ought to do so,
under the circumstances
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reT HERE is soon to be a very interest
Ing case come up before one Of the
Chicago courts said Anson s.
Austin of that city at the Raleigh as he Just
finished reading letter from his law
partner. The Roentgen rays are TO DE
used In taking picture that viii lie Of
fered as an exhibit in the trial. The case
IS dana gc suit, my partner tcisme, where
a lady had her arm broken in falling from
a car. OF course, the gripman Of the car
was responsible for the sudden start that
tossed the lady onto the pavement.
"lt appears that the arm Is as well as
1t ever was, though the lady says that 1t
l. practically useless. One of the hard things
the plaintiff will have to prove is that 1t
was really broken. Ii was set by private
physician, aud he is now dead. To look
at the member Itself, they say, one cannot
tell II has ever been hurt. So that is the
reason they propose to have Il shadow
graph taken and offer the picture before
the jury, so they may see the fractured
bone that probably never healed prope rly-
There Will doubtless be Il lcga! struggle to
see whether the picture shall lie submitted
as an exhibit aud the decision VIII be of
muoh moment to the legal world
The evening times., 1896-04-13
The Cartoonist's Dream.

In heap on his desk lay his unfinished
sketches:
'Tis three in the morning, and gone to
the press
Is the paper. He yawns, blinks, and
wearily stretches,
WEAKNESS.
In his dream he is transported
To a topsy-turvy land,
Where his cartoons gather round him
In a sadly altered band.
Peffer has shaved off his whiskers,
And the wind disconsolate blows;
The bloomer girl. too, has donned dresses.
And Pulitzer wears a pug nose.
Mckinley doesn't favor Napoleon.
But is built on the lines of Boss Plat;
And Dana no longer wears glasses,
And Harrison has a new hat.
Cleveland is graceful and slender.
And wears perpetual smile;
While Hill on his head has grown whiskers,
And hair is on the face of Carlisle.
The farmer Is dressed In the fashion;
The dude has discarded his cane:
The mother-in-law's grown very pretty,
And the coryphee's actually plain.
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An Honorable" Murderer.

Germany against ducline, yet its enforce
ment is mere farce. Even though the
issue is fatal, as i'll the present inSi lnce. the
punishment inflicted upon the slayer = alto
gether dispropOrtionate 10 .ie offvnse.
Civil and military tribunals take into con-
sideration the fact that a challenge cannot
be declined by an officer withuIt Subject
ing him to ostracisin. and they !i':vc not yet
learned to regard the code of honor with that
degree of horror and contempt with which
it is looked upon now in This country.
Emperor William can put a stop TO this
reiic of the dark a ges, this barbarous Gus
tom of committing or attempting to COM
NIT murder under stated forms fol the
sake of avebging real OF fancied slight
or wrong. Whether even he has ;he Cour-
age 10 set his face against 1t 4 few days
will tell, for upon his decision will ul-
timately depend the fate of the honorable
murderer Won Kalze.
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Opening of the Baseball Season.

their standing before the public. They must
be Jealous in protecting the sport against
degeneracy. and the first outbreak tend
ing To destroy the present status of az
fairs should be met with firm and decisive
action. Enthusiasm will be created, jeal-
ousies will spring up, players viii become
excited and the public Will be severe
critic on all events. Plenty OF occasions
will arise where cool Judgment will be re-
auired to check a trouble which might re-
suit in the ruin of a paying business. Ex-
perience has been an excellent teacher to
baseball men and players, and 1t is TO be
hoped that i 500 will be a repetition of
1898, II for no other reason than that next
year may show an Improvement over the
present.
Another and important matter must not
be lost sight of if a clean record Is to be
made. Rowdyism on the diamond should
be sternly rcpresscd. The recent riot at
Petersburg should not he repeated in any
city. The rufrianly player should be rele-
gated to the farm. no matter in what team
he makes himself conspicuous. Nothing is
so completely disgusting as the DGlidoZihS
tactics SO frequently displayed by play
er when he feels that he is not treated
right by the umpire. OF course. players
are vested with power to contend for their
rights. but this must be done in decent
manner if a generous public is expected 10
maintain the sport by its patronage
Let the Senators set the example for the
other teams to emulate and their friends
Will show their apprccia ton by their pres
ence at the games.
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The Times, with its great cirouG.-
ton. the largest ever attained by
any daily paper ever published in
the District of Columbia, has long
since been recognized as a powerful
factor in every public enterprise. 1t
is also recognized by our widc-a wake
merchants as one of the strongest
factors in the growth and success
of their respective businesses. The
Times is the favoritc paper of the
people; hence, is the tavorite medium
of the business man, who, 312 days
In every year has his hand on the
pulse of the people and carefully
weighs their wishes. The Times is
strong in its position with the Wash
ington public and those who lean
on 1t, find il friend in need. The
Times is surely, steadily growing.
All other Washington papers are just
as surely losing. Watch and compare.
The circulation of The Times for
he week ended April L., 1896, was
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Horse Trading in Ariz na.

Dealer-Wat's yer boneyard worth?
Owner-Reckon that thar hoss ought ter
bring erbout seventy-five plunks.
Dealer-Say, pardncr, that measley old
wreck amt worth er tenner.
Owner ,dra wing gun-That crittcr's S worth
a hundred, but bein' il you, ia kc him along
at eighty-wat d'y say
DeaIcr-Wall, calkerlate, under the cir
it's er trade.
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Goldenberg,'s,
02S 7th==7o6 K St.

We're probably more par
ticular about the hosiery we
sell than anything else in
the store. Good hosiery
wins a host of friends, and
once won they will remain
always. That's the way
we reason when we are in
the market buying. And so
we've built up a hosiery
trade that is enviable, in
deed.
To get more of you ac-
quainted we will sell all of
our Mems, Ladies'. and
Child-en's S 25c hosiery
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What She Wanted.

Customer-I would like some fly-paper,
please.
Cierk-Fly-paper: We do not keep it.
You will find that at a drug store across the
way. This is dry-goods store.
Customer-You advertise it.
Clerk-YOu must he mistaken, madam.
Customer-Not at all: you distinctly say
YOU have a full stock of clinging material.
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Successful EvungeIl.tic Meeting

Yesterday in The auditorium OF the Second
Baptist Church. Fourth street and vir-
GINA avenue southeast. .Pastor-Eyangelist
John j. Wicker. began Il special series of
services. His sermons held the attention of
the many auditors. He is quite pathetic;
his illustrations excellent. number of
persons arose for prayer, and six went
forward and claspcd the hand of the
evangelist, expire ssing u desire 10 become
Christians. Mr.. Wicker breaches each night
this week, except Saturday.
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IEIIGHE OF The News
----N The MORNING TINES.

If you miss any news In the evening
edition look in the list below. What
you're looking for was probably
published in this mornings edition,
and us The Times never repeats
you'l have to take both editions TO
get uIl the news as quick as 1t hap
pens
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She Meant Amalgam.

Dentist-what kind of filling do you wish,
madam?
Patient "a modern Mrs. Malapropl-I
think | prefer malaga Filings.