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JUDGE LOCHREN'S PROJECTION.

The action of the SenItc in Conflrmin z
the nomination of Pension Commissioners
Lochreu TO the United states district Judge
ship for the district of Minnesota viii give
general qualification to fair-nlnded men.
Judge Lochrcu's Administrative of the az
fairs OF the Pension Office has won for him
the grateful appreciation Of the country. 1t
is function of great difficulty. He has
managed it with justice, lirfnness and fair
Philadelphia Record.
Judge Lochreu will trouble the veterans Of
the Grand Army no more. BE has been pro-
NOTED from COMMISSIONER of the Pension Of
rice 10 the office Of United states district
Judge i'll Minnesota, and his appointme has
been confirmed by the Senate Whether his
appointment as Judge is evidence of ap-
provaI oil his pension methods by the adT.In-
istration, or whether his confirmation was
regarded by the Senators a convenient
way to get him out OF the Pension Office
the veterans may decide for themselves
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Judge Lochrcn deserves all the roasting
he is getting for the mistakes ne made Is
Pension Commissioned, but he deserves
nevertheless TO have it said OF him that
in the particular work to which the ad-
ministration at Washington has been
thoughtful enough to restore him, he has
few equals. HIS appointment as Judge
does something to atone for the terrible
blunder OF making him Pension ComInlS
sioner.-D Detroit Tribune.
The duties of the bench were far more
congenial 10 Judge LOchren's tempera-
ment and his character, and while the
people of Minnesota Will regret the retire
ment of Judge Nelson. they viii rejoice
that the President found successor so
acceptable to them as Judge Lochren.-St
Paul Pioneer Press.
Lochren's record at the head of the Pen
sion Bureau. like his own record as
soldier of the Union. has been honorable,
patriotic and valuable buffalo Courier.
The morning times., 1896-05-25
TIE GERMAN OK GoRED.

German agrarianS, who are moving
beef from the Fatherland, on the pretext
that 1T is not wholesome, but really be-
cause the competition caused by the inn
ported article lessons the profits Of the
native cattle raisers, have unexpectedly
run up against a most discomiiting dis
covery. 1t has been found that not in
the imported, but in the native beef, turks
danger to the health, comfort, and digestion
of the Teutou. At the trades exhibition,
which was held ia Berlin last week, 400
pounds of beef were cenfiscated because
of evidence of tuberculosis, and, 10! and
behold, 1t was beef, not from much abused
America. but from much-vauuted Mecklen-
burg, where beeves are supposed to be
raised in absolute purity and perfect
health; Mecklenburg, whose cattle indus
try is giorified by the bulls head in the
grand ducal coat of arms.
1t would be too much to expect that the
against the Mecklenburg bovine; on the
contrary, by increased abuse OF American
beef and beef products they will seek to
withdraw attention from the defects of the
native article Certainly it would be as
foolish to say that all Mecklenburg beeves
are Inflicted with tuberculosis or all
Westpbaliau hogs with trchinosis as it is
to bring the same charge against American
cattle and American porkers. In this in
stance, however, it makes literally u
difference whose OK is gored, and our own
Texas steer may hold up his head proudly
and wink the other eye at his Germa II
brother In any contention which may
hereafter arise respecting the importation
into or attempted exclusion of American
beef from Germany, the Secretary Of
Agriculture can confidently assert that the
Berlin incident has shown that our system
OF animal inspection is at least as thor
ough as that in vogue in the dominions of
Kaiser Wilhelm.
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SANITATION OF ALLEYS.

Not the least Important and troublesome
of a great city like Washington have TO
deal is to put and keep the alleys in a
sanitary condition. The difficulties natural
ly surrounding the undertaking are in
creased by the people that ordinarily take
up their residence in these places and
belong to class to whom even the rudi-
ments of sanitary requirements are terra
inccguita.' 1t is no easy task, therefore,
to achieve even partial success in this
matter, and yet it is SO essential to the
health Of the whole city that too much
thought and care cannot be given to it.
The subject may be divided under two
heads: The condition OF the alleys them
selves and the condition OF the dwellings
in them.
Alleys should be so constructed as to
admit OF the freest possible circulation OF
air. They should be open, therefore, at
both ends, opening into streets, and under
no circumstances should ''cul-de-sac'' be
permitted to exist. Assuming them to be
thus arranged the next vitality important
feature Of them is the paving. Cobblestones
are the worst possible material for that
purpose, for they retain filth and the
interstices between them are convenient
spots for the deposit and accumulation of
all sorts of dangerous material. 1t is the
opinion of the best informed sanitarians that
vitrified brick should take the place of
cobbles. Dr. Woodward thinks that
! wherever an alley is opened it should at
once be paved with such brick, and in
those now paved with cobbles these should
be taken up aud bricks substituted for them.
Every alley ought to be provided fur
thermore with at least Que fire plug, and
should be thoroughly flushed at least once
every week. If possible, deep gutter
should pass through its eutire length,
emptying into some eOnve nient sewer, and
a stream of water kept running through
it all the time. Plenty Of fresh air,
plenty Of light, and plenty OF fresh water
are the best sanitary agents imaginable.
The expense involved in providing these
three is comparatively small, and the i'm
proved condition of the alleys would more
than compensate for the cost.
As for the dwellings in alleys, the prob
lem how to get the right sort aud keep
them in proper order is rather more diff
cult of solution. By rigid enforcement
of adequate building re gulations, the first
named difficulty can be overcome. No
house should be permitted to be built
which does not conform in its construction
TO the Wpll-knOwn demands of ventilation
aud light, and all that fall short of sani-
tary requreme nts in this respect should he
condemned by the health authorities and
removed. Proper residences being pre-
vided, there should be strict surveillance
by sanitary inspectors, and any gross
violation Of sanitary rules punished by
fines. If all the aforementioned condi-
tons are observed, one fruitful source of
| disease will have been obliterated.
The morning times., 1896-05-25
MRS. MAVERICK AGAIN.
Member of Par liza IN ent Ma kes ii Query
in the Commons.
Meas York Journal

Berlin, May 23.-At the instance OF Henry
Seymour, Or. Clark, NJ. P, asked the Home
Secretary today in the House of Commons
whether the Lord Chief Justice had init
mated to him that Mrs. Maybrick ought to
be released, and IL so, whether he would
appoint a commission of inquiry similar TO
that appointed in the case of the convict
Jessie McLaciIlan.
The Home Secretary said, in reply, that
he had received an Instruction of the
nature stated in the question, and having
given the subject his most careful CON
sideration,he was convinced that the course
he had felt it his duty to adopt was right.
He, therefore, had no Intention to appoint
q commission Of inquiry, nor if he had the
power, would lie have any desire TO do SO.
On this announcement Henry Seymour
was interviewed, aud he said that the
position OF affairs was simply that on the
question OF Mrs. Maybrick's guilt, dis
tinguished legal authority like the Lord
Chief Justice, and the Home Secretary,
who is not a lawyer, are diame etrically op
posed to their opinions, the former believing
In her innocence while the latter holds the
contrary opinion.
1t was this difference between the legal
doctors that he wished to have clearly
brought out in asking Dr.. Clark to in
terrogate the home secretary. The result is
what was anticipated. The home office
st. viii not stultify itself.
DO you believe that the home office
has secret evidences which Justify its
sction?''
Il do not. Lord Salisbury replied 10
the American petitioners a few years ago
TO the effect that the Secretary Of State
had such evidence, but what that evidence
is has been most successfully and marvel
ously concealed up to date When Mr.
A Asqulth, the succeeding nome secretary,
subsequently had the case under his con-
sideradon, he, before announcing his de
clsion, privately asked Lord Chief Justice
Russell, when he was attorney general,
IL she was innocent or guilty. The lord
chief justice did not answer that direct
question, because 10 do so would be TO
violate Official etiquette. But AsqHith con-
strued the others silence into a confession
of Mrs. Ma aybrick's guilt, and refused 10
interfere with the decision OF his prede-
cessor. If commission OF inquiry were
TO take place, not Mrs. Maybrick, but Of
flciaiism would be on trial That is tie
whole secret
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SEVEN YEARS OF PROBATION.

In the course of the debate on the ap-
preparation for heating plant for the new
annex of the Government Printing Office,
Chairman Cannon expressed the opinion
that it will be seven years more before a
new printing office is completed. A de-
lightful prospect for the two thousand or
more men and women who have to earn
their living by working in the present
old death trap! Representative Hicks spoke
the truth when he said that it was Grim
NAL negligence not to have long ago found
q suitable site for a new building. In
this matter one branch of Congress bIames
the other for failing to secure a site, but
recrimination does not obliterate the fact
that both are equally responsible. If q
catastrophe should occur-which a kind
Providence forbid-resulting perhaps in the
death of scores Of human beings and the
crippling of hundreds, their fate would lie
at the door of every member of Congress
that has sat in. that body for the last ten
years. -
1t is utter. folly to say that any real
difficulty is in the way of reaching proper
conclusion. It can be done in less than A
fortnight. A commission composed of the
Secretary Of the Treasury, the Secretary
Of the Interior, the Public Printer and the
charmen of the two Committees on Public
Buildings and Grounds could solve the
problem in very short order The location
OF a new building, taking into account
desirable proximity TO the CapitOl the
executive departments, and, if possible,
o the erailroads, is not difficultto determine.
Fancy prices need not be paid for property,
for If the right kind Of site is found, the
government can make use of its power Of
condemnation and acquire it. There Is no
more trouble about finding Il suitable site
for a government printing office than a
private corporation would have in Oh
tanning one for great warehouse. All
that is necessary Is TO go about it in a
business-like way
The morning times., 1896-05-25
WHEELS, WHEELS EVERYWHERE.

A Bicycle Social is the latest church
entertainment. Perhaps the influence Of
ministers may be able to keep wayward
wheels in the straight and narrow path. -
Chicago Tribune.
An Atchisou bcyclst rides his wheel
down steps, on the theory that If it can be
broken by such treatment it is money TO
him to break it early in the game. .-Atchis7n
Globe.
The bicycle craze has reached ridiculous
limit. A New York man advertises To give
a calf-bound Encyclopedia Britannica, worth
$3.50, for a high-grade bicycle.-St. Paul
Globe.
1t is the duty of every bike rider to see
that scorching is discouraged. The best
way to discourage it is TO lam the scorcher
across the spine with a fence rail.-St Paul
Dispat tCh.
The morning times., 1896-05-25
BURST OF SONG AT DAWN
Bird Concert That May BE Heard in
the Early Morning

Night melts into gray dawn shortly after
$3.50 this season. The suburbs at that
hour on clear mornings are filled with a
strange silence that fits we'll with the
Frightening twilight.
The meadows lie dark green, with new
come daisies and dainty thistle balls thickly
dotting the surface in clear outlines n.
living thing moves in the still morning
save, perhaps, vagrant dog returning
home from some midnight expedition.
The woodlands, an hour earlier mere inky
masses against the slowly paling starit
sky, show a Strange green in the half
light. and through holes in the daily thick
ening foliage one sees the gray sky be.
yond.
Few birds sing at the very earliest
dawn, though there are soft peepings at
odd intervals all night long. and occasion
ally catbird will start up at midnight and
execute his full song with no coquettish
touch or explosive trill omitted. But be-
tween $3.50 and 4. or even earlier, as the
days lengthen, there begin to be soft,
flute-li voices all along the woodland
front. until the whole grove seems to be
a great musical box echoing with the most
exquisite notes.
It seems as if u thousand birds near and
far Sung together. The beginning of on e
song is confused with the end of another,
and through the music OF the near birds come
single, clear, piercing notes from those more
distant, until the ear is hewildered with a
multitude of sweet sounds.
Across the studied and labored glory Of
the woodthrushis song, come the ringing
spirals of dozen veeries, while the scarlet
tanager tosses his clear notes back and forth
high in air, the rQbin5lilts from near orchard
trees, and the song sparrow sings and re-
sings his short carol from some shrub in the
edge ofthe woodland, The melodyincreases
in volume as the light broadens. Now a
woodthrush neat at hand in the very edge
of the woodland clutches the ear, and has
his full sway i'll spite of his hundred rivals
Sunrise finds the music still going, and with
| it marvellous winged activity among the
| birds. Z 1e
Crows are moving laloft, robins are bounc-
ing along the grass, moodthrushes are shoot
/ ing arrowlike through the woodland the
whole bird world is busy with throat aud
wing,
The morning times., 1896-05-25
BIRTHDAY OF VICTORIA.

Queen vfc's birthday falls on Sunday this
year and the blue laws can't prevent it
Evening World.
Queen Victoria will be seventy seven
years old on Sunday. Long live the queen
has been a we!l-answered prayer in her
case-St Louis Star.
Queen Victoria's birthday has been ceie-
brated four days in advance. Most OF her
sex, IS they grow Older, would prefer rather
to defer such iubilations.- Pro violence
Journal
1t is said the Prince of Wales celebrates
his mothers birthday with less enthusiasm
than any other member OF the regal family
st Paul Globe.
Queen Victoria is a truly pious sovereign.
When her birthday falls on Sunday she
anticipates the event by celebrating it on
another day OF the week.-Boston Herald.
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HER EXTRAORDINARY FAMILY.
Twins, Tripiets and All Distinguished
From the Rest of Mankind

susquehanua, Pa, May 22.-Mr and
Mrs. Charles LockweI of Tarr's Bridge,
Pa, have a curious family. They have been
married seven years and have nine children.
The wo eldest are twins, boy and n girl
AT birth the girl weighed eight pounds and
the boy less than four, but BOW. atthe age
ofsix years, the boy weighs forty five pounds
and The girl only twenty.
There was just a year and n day between
the birth OF the twins aud the next child,
which was boy. He is deaf and dumb.
year later Mrs. LockwelI gave brit
TO tripletS, two girls and a boy, each &C
whom weighed five pounds. TheyIivet uu-
I'll they were six months old, and were in
apparently the best OF health, but one day
all died within an hour of one another
Two years later Mrs. Lock well gave birth
to twins, both boys of more than average
weight. One of the babies had six fingers
on the left hand and the other had six
toes on the right foot.
Two years passed again before any more
children were born to the Lockwells Or
Sunday Mrs. Lockwell gave birth To girl
baby, which weighs less than two pounds.
II is lively and in the best of health, but
so small that it can hardly be handled An
ordinary finger ring will slip over it's head
aud BALI way up its arm.
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Goldenberg's,
92S 7th-7O6K st.
That sale of
suits, skirts,
coats and CapeS.

If we had done the man
aging ourselves we couldn't
have managed it more Sue
cessfully than the manufac-
turers of women suits,
skirts, coats and capes have
done it for us. They made
up too many garments, be-
lieving that a big season
was ahead. Orders have
come in slowly, and now
they've found themselves
overstocked. We offered
them cash for an immense
quantity, which they snapped
up instantly.
The garments are here
went on sale Saturday,
and never In our recollec-
tion have such quality-such
style-such exclusiveness-
been sold for so lit e money.
A few of them are
Tan Covert aud Navy and Black
Serge Suits, with blazer or REFER
Jackets anu wide, stiffeued and
bound skirts suits which We have
sold for So 80 can be sold for
$3.50.
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lla(a5sSfl' Ssh fl'oos ;
SSAlERp

I Is rather curious but none the less
true fact that nearly every member of
the House considers himself to be an
authority on legal matters. Anamusing
Illustration OF this harmless delusion
was given when the seed distribution feature
Of the agricultural appropriation bin was
under consideration.
Among the amendments Offered to make
the distribution mandatory upon the Seere-
tary and leave no loophole for possible
evasion, was one carefully prepared by
Representative Ray of New York. The
opinion was express edin the debate that the
amendment would not accomplish what il
was intended to do whereupon Mr.. Ray
somewhat excitedly exclaimed:
Mr.. Speaker, I have consulted all the
leading lawyers of the House. We have
come TO the conclusion that with this amend
ment the Secretary cannot evade the law
Then it was worth many days OF the
average life to see a dozen or more
of the supposed leading lawyers who had
not been consulted jump TO their feet and
discaim any responsibility for the statement
made by Mr.. Ray.
The morning times., 1896-05-25
Trnnsvaal Green Book

London, May "a. AThe Times will to-
morrow publish dispatch from Pretoria
saying that the government of the Trans
vaal will issue green book Monday
containing fresh letters and kilograms
from Lionel Phillips, president of the
Reform Committee to Belt and wernher,
expressing objections to meddlng in poll
tics and a desire to avoid either revolution
or a disturbance of industry
The morning times., 1896-05-25
UNLUCKY THIRTEEN.

Mansard-Barkins is the most supcrsti-
tous man in this city,
Gothic-How's that?
Mansa rd-Well, the other day when I
offered to pay him $13 1 owed him he
wouldn't take it.
Gothic-What did he do?
ManSaTd-Made it fourteen
The morning times., 1896-05-25
The Infalllble Guide.

How is it that you weather men often
miss it on fair weather but always foreteII
rain correctly"
You see. in forecasting wet days we
can go by our corns.'-Chicago Record.
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DREDGED UP A QUART OF WINE.
bottle That Mrs. Borden Failed to
Break at q Yacht Launch.

Break at q Yacht Launch
SailornIen are esuperstitinuseveu when they
have fallen into lucky berth on u we'll
equipped steam yacht, and it ma V be pleasing
TO one ere " arleast to know that the unIuCk Y
bottle OF champagne that Mrs. M. c. d. Bor-
den failed to break at the lauuCh OF the big
steam yacht Sovereign was not lost after
all. There seems to have been some doubt
among the guests who had been invited to
see the launching as TO just what happened
to this bottle.
When the bows of the boat slipped off the
ways the sudden plunge snapped the cords
attaching he bottle To the bow, aud 1t fell
into the water, much To the disgust or the
spectators, who were averse to seeing
quart of good champagne meet an end so
ignoble. 1t was believed at the time that
a sailor rescued it and not only broke the
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ITS USE IN MEDICINE.

''CaIlahan's continued drowsiness hasbeen
explained
rs that sou
Eyes; turned the X-rays on him.
what did they reveal?''
"Opum joints
The morning times., 1896-05-25
THE EXPLANATION.

Highbee-I wonder why Congress is al
ways so slow?
Higsley-Force of early environments; you
know it formerly met in Philadelphia.
The morning times., 1896-05-25
Was IO7 Years Old

Vincenaes, Ind. May 24.-''UncIe' Daniel
Frederick a ged OF years. is dead. He was
born and reared in this county and was the
Oldest resident in the State
The morning times., 1896-05-25
DiSuIaced

In the spring the American eagle
Is compelled to tip his hat
To the impish bird of darkness
That is called the baseball bat.
st. Joseph, Mo-, Herald.
The morning times., 1896-05-25
Headed OFF

No, curfew stall not ring tonight,
Don't dread its time-worn peal;
The girl who used to pull the rope
Has learned to ride a wheel.
Chicago Record.
The morning times., 1896-05-25
Goldenberg's,
92S 7th-706 K St.

bottle properly, but drank the greater
portion of its CONTENTS as we'll 1t was
said yesterday that the bottle had been
found in quite different way
The big twin-sCrew derrick Ok was en-
gagged Oh Wednesday in taking up the
sliding ways in front of the bulkhead, Wheh
the tackIe became entangled in the Larch-
mont Yacht Club culGrS, which had beeo
wrapped around the bottle, and brought
il to the surface Unbroken. This VIII re-
move any suspicion of hOodoo that mighs
rest uuon the vessel other wise
Owners, of Vacant Houses
Can speediIv procure tenants by taking adj
,-ontaoe Of the continuous free advertising
nroDositicn of The Times Real Estate
Ie,r.au. See fun page advertisement IN
this issue
The morning times., 1896-05-25
j uStice.

Ybe crime IS charged before the bar;
The jury then doth sit
To see which one Of them shall hang
The murderer or it.
Detroit Tribune.
The morning times., 1896-05-25
CABIN JOHN HOTEL

is the prettiest Suburban
Hotel near Washington.
The drive to it is simply de-
lightfu1-by wheel 'tis su-
perb.
B0BBNGER BROS. ProprietOrs.
Phone COO.
The morning times., 1896-05-25
THE INDEPENDENT ICE

f1E INDLf ENDEN ICE
CO.'S yellow wagons deliver daily
to all parts of the city and Mount
Pleasant their superior quality of
KENNEBECICE at lowest rates.
Office 910 Pa. ave. and 310S Wa
ter st.
The morning times., 1896-05-25
Too ExDepsIye

Il wonder you didn't kick that fellow
who was so rude to yuur wife?'
Il was going to, but she reminded me
that had on my new ia u shoes. Chicago
Record.
The morning times., 1896-05-25

You May Feel That Way Tuesday.
Winks- Did you have good time ycster-
day.
Binks- OF course 1 did. Don't you see
how used up l am Somerville journal.
The morning times., 1896-05-25
VISITORS in the House galleries are
| sometimes edited and trifie amused

OF Illinois, seize u pen and write with
his left hand. He does not exactly
stand on his head to perform the operation,
but places the paper horizontally in front
OF him and peculiarly poses his head in the
opposite direction To what is customary
and therefore to be expected.
For the simple reason that it attracts
attention, even among his associates on
the floor, many of whom appear TO not be
aware OF the fact that he is left handed, Mr..
Hopkins does comparatively little writing
at his desk, but leaves work OF that kind
for the inner recesses of his committee
room, where there are not SO many curious
eyes bent upon his noteworthy manipulation
OF the pen.
The morning times., 1896-05-25
Proof Positive.

'You love me, don't you, George?"
He-Dtdnt 1 let you drive my horse?-
Town Topics.
The morning times., 1896-05-25

Atwood Tan and Gray Mixed and
Navy Serge Suits. in blazer and
reefer styles. skirts 3 = yards wide.
stiffened and velvet bound. Jackets
half satin Hned-jusJ such suits which
we have been selling for $40 and S11,
are now marked
The morning times., 1896-05-25
So.9S.

Black and White Shepherd Check
Skirts. 8 yards wide, stiTTened and
velvet bOund-the usual 81 sort, TO
go for
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SI.oo.

Fine quality Brocaded and Plain
SATIN DUcIesse Skirts. nearly : yards
wide, thoroughly made-lIned Snd
stiffened skirts which baFs sold every
where for S12 and SI4. are marked