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The evening times., 1896-05-04
AN INTERESTING EXHIBITION.

One of the most attractive exhibitions
this evening. 1t will deal with
only one jcct-electricity-ye pre-
sent Il vast variety of subjects and be
of interest not only to the scientist and
the electrical expert, but to nearly every
man, woman and Child in the country;
for electricity has entered into all our
affairs as has no other agent. From the
harnessing of Niagara Falls to pla ying a
piano or running Il sewing machine, il
performs all functions of usefulness, and
while it acts as n minister Of justice in
putting condemned criminals to death, il
also caters to our amusement in the graph
ophone and the kinetoscopc. For these
reasons the National Electrical Exhibi-
ton will enlist the interest alike of scien-
tist and layman.
As time is reckoned compared with the
duration of human life. it is but yester-
day that an amused smile would fit over
our features at the utterance of Fuck's
boast to put girdle round the earth
in forty minutes" yet today We discount
Oberon's messc nger by more than thirty
niue minutes, for a message can really
be sent around the world in minute.
One of the most interesting features II
this exhibition will be the experiment, to
be made at the opening. of sending a
message around the world by 4 tele-
graphic route longer than the circumference
of the globe. II is PR posed to connect all
telegraph lines and to have Niagara Falls
furnish the power for the transmission Of
the message. 1t is 10 travel from New
York to Europe, China, Japan, Australia.
Africa, Portugal, Brazil. Chile. Central
America. Mexico. Galveston, aud thence
back o. New York. The very tho usht of ch
a message is fascinating, and the success
OF the experiment viii be ca gerly awaited
everywhere.
We are yet at the very threshold Of
electrical science. 1t is not a venturesome
prediction to say. that the next quarter OF
d century will witness far more important
progress in this line than has been made
within the past twenty-five years. The
substitution of the electric fluid for steam
in all transportation and aerial navigation,
with a thousand other things, will be accom-
plished in that time.
The evening times., 1896-05-04
ACTORS WILL TOUR EUROPE.
Digby Bell. His Wife and Manager
VIII Ride Through on Wheels


At the close OF Dieby Bells present
Joyce Bell, Will. with their manager. Duncan
b. Harrison. and his wife, make a most
interesting toue throughout Europe
Inc IMP Will he llt.er The direction of
Duncan b. Harrison, the manager OF the
Midnight Be.I' company. He is thor
oughly acquainted Win the proper route
10 1t taken, ha wing Daue the iIp ON several
ami two tandems are now being made for
the party by the Pope Columbia Company
at Hartford, Conn.
Inc party VIII sail from New York city
on June \. and VIII spend Il fortnight in
London, Will wheel from that city to New
Haven; across the channel 10 Dieppe: and
bicycle TO Paris; from Dleppe. by way of
Roueu anu the Seine YuIIey. They will
maze excursions from Paris to the Forest
OF FountaincGleu, Versailles. ST. German,
81. Denis, st. Cloud and various points OF
interest; then across France, by way of the
Valley of the Maun, stopping at Rheims
Epernay, and through the vineyards OF
l. rance to Nancy. and Bar-Le- Due into
Alsace and Lorraine, by way of the Fortress
of Metz; up the Rhine, through the Black
Forest, into Strasbourg; to Berlin; TO Eam-
burg; back to Frcdericksrube; into Berlin;
to Dresden; to Vienna: to BuGa Pesth where
they will spend fortnight viewing the
"EXposition:' through tie Austrian Ilrol.
into Switzerland: to Interiakcn: to Eerne:
through to Paris. TO Antwerp, through Eel
GUM and Holland: stopping at Amstc cruam,
Rotterdam and The Hague: through TO Os-
tend. crossing TO Dover; thence through
England, Scotland. Ireland and Wales and
from Hull by steamer to Norway: through
Norway. Sweden and Denmark, crossing
by steamer to Liverpool from Copenha gen,
and thence by steamer to New York, where
they will open their regular dramatic
season.
The evening times., 1896-05-04
MILLION FOR HIS EYESIGHT.
Charles Broad way ROuss' Offer to Any
One That VIII Cure Him.

New York, May A Western hypnotist.
whose name is kept a secret for The present
has agreed with Charles broadway Rouss,
the millionaire merchant, to restore his
eyesight The hypnotist has made arrange-
ments to prove his powers today on John
Martin, the blind man. who, as substitute
for Mr.. ROuss, was recently tortured with
needles by a Quack.
Il am too busy a man. said Mr.. Rouss,
Ito allow myself to be experimental upon
5y everyone who comes along. That is why
have engaged Mr.. Martin as a substitute.
As his affliction is identical with my own,
: presume that the man who can restore
lissightc can d as much forme.
The hypnotist who has been recon-
mended to me has, l am Informed. cured
two Chicago Eien who had both been
blind for several years. They suffered
from paralysis Of the optic nerve, which
IS my trouble. i will give 81 900 900 to
this bypnotist or any other man who will
restore my sight. I will walk out of my
store and hand him the keys. He will be
welcome to this ten-story building and
everything that is in it
The evening times., 1896-05-04
HtA'Istr,
uruEY do MANY Queer things down in

III HEY do many queer things down in
the isldnd III Jamaica" said u
young botanist. as lie sat chatting
and smoking with a party Of friends in one
Of the uptown clubs last evening.
II spent several months there last year,
and it was one of the happiest pc RODS fmy
life. Some OF the rarest and most beautiful
specimens OF ferns and wind plants are to be
found in the West indies. Nature supplies
everything, almost. One of the most curious
features OF the vegetation is the soap tree.
This grows up i'll the mountains 1t is cot
native OF the island, but was carried there
by an American from California. The
climate and soil are well adapted to its
growth, however.
"Whcn the women of the island wish to
do washing they place their basket Of
clothes on their heads and go up to some
clear little stream in the mountains. When
the bulb of the 'stpots' from this tree are
rubbed on the clotbes:they make beauti-
full lather, and the garments are then rubbed
in the spa rking waters of the brook. The
women hang the clothes on the neighboriDg
bushes to dry for u short while and then
descend the mountain.
There are also several kinds of SOAP
shrubs and plants that answer similar
purpose to the bulb of the tree when the
leaves are rubbed over the clothes or
the hands. When the native wants to
shave lie takes half of a cocoanut shell
for cup, places some OF the leaves from
one of the bushes in 1t, and makes a
lather with brush constructed of hairs
he has drawn from the tail of the family
donkey. Then he breaks a piece of glass
and uses one of the smaller and sharper
pieces for razor. l have seen that done
repeatedly, and a man seldom cuts himself
One would surprised at the excellent
shave the natives are able to give them
selves in that manner"
The evening times., 1896-05-04
UNDER A SERIOUS CHARGE.
Naval Pa ymaster Webster Accused of
Shady Money transactions.

San Francisco, May 4.-The United States
cruiser Concord. detached from the A sia tic
station. arrived last night. after an un-
eventful voyage of ten da VS. from Honolulu.
On the Concord We're Past Paymaster f.
B. Webster of the gunboat Yorktown. who
exchanged places with Paymater Kerr
of the Concord under the instructions OF
Acting Secretary of the Navy McAdoo.
Webster is charged with having. through
Misrepresentation obtained 50 500 in cash
from the late Mrs. W. II. Tobin of this
city. whose son he engaged as his assist
ant. The money was given Webster by
Mrs. Tobin as a cash bond to protect the
paymaster from any errors or indscretion
on the part OF her son.
Tobin was discharged at Yokohama at
his own request, but the executors of Mrs
Tobin have been unable to secure q return
of the alleged bond. The matter was re-
ported to the Navy Department and Web
ster was ordered home on the first vessel
for court martial
The evening times., 1896-05-04
THE TRAMP PROBLEM.

The people of the town of Lancaster. Pa.
are about TO indulge in what will probabl,
turn out to be costly and unsuccessful
experiment. They are going into the busi
ness of reclaiming tramps. tits to be Gone
by appealing both to the stomach and tC
whatever there may be of slumbering re-
ligious Inclination OF wandering Willies
An industrial mission has been established
with ohligato free breakfast, and as work
OF course, forms n part OF the scheme OF
reclamation, ii is to be provided here in
some shape or form to the hoboes who will
partake of the Missions matutinal mea
and can be induced to apply themselves
to the unwonted exhilaration of homes,
labor.
The difficulty in the wa of the su ccess OF
this unquestionably laudable undertaking
is the willingness of the majority of
tramps to work. BY far the larger number r
Of them prefer the nomadlc existence to
that of we'll re ulated town life and
would rather take their chances OF pick
ing up stray meal every day or two
without havin 10 exert their muscle than
be regularly fed twice or even three times
day in consideration Of performin g a
certain amount OF manual labor. Missions
of. this sort have been started in several
states, especially in the West, but in nearly
every instance have proved more or less
glittering failure.
The tramp evil cannot be cured either
by moral suasion or an inviting breakfast
or even dinner. Far more drastic cOrrec-
uonary measures must be applied to it.
The tramp ought to he eliminated, but the
only means 10 that end is to compel him to
work. Ifevery county in every State would
set every tramp found within Its limits
at work breaking stones. it would soon
have enough to macadamize all the roads.
1t would also either convert the tramp
to voluntary labor or keep him alOof from
that particular locality. Anything like
concerted action of this sort might prove
to be the solution of the tramp problem.
Free breakfasts aud missions, industrial
or otherwise, will never succeed.
The evening times., 1896-05-04
An Immense Sale,

The greatest trade sale of Furniture
ever held in America VIII be inaugurated
this morning from Craig & Harling's for
mcr stand, Thirteenth and F streets.
Tic Furniture is the product of the
finest nufacturer OF Grand Rapids.
Mich and comprises 500 complete out
fits Chamber Suites in $50 styles. Side
boards in 155 styles. 16O Hall Stands,
80 Parlor Suites, and over 900 other
miscellaneous pieces in Mahogany, Yer
million Ma hOgany, Birch, Maple, Prima
Vera. Dark Belgium and CHARTERED Oak
woods will be shown. Such q sale has
never been known and the prices will be
one-half of regular retail prices and is.
therefore. an opportunity that should not
be missed. Don't miss this sale. even If
you do not want to buy. TIE exhibit
will be a sight worth seeing.
The evening times., 1896-05-04
To Reclaim TrumpS,

Lancaster. May 4.-The new Industrial
Mission was opened here yesterday in the
old Union Hotel with a free break to
all comers. The object of the mission
IS to reclaim tranps to useful life. A
mass meeting was held at the Opera House
yesterday afternoon for the purpose of
Interesting citizens in the movement. Dr..
J. L. Wiihrow presided. and the principal
addresses were made by Lewis L Bean,
president of the Sunday Brea kfast A ssocia-
ion of Philadelphia and John A Mckee of
the Philadelphia Industrial Mission.
The evening times., 1896-05-04

EfIF every man in the State of Louisiana
had his way Comptroller Bowler would
have been impeached long since, ~ re-
marked Miles F. Neyin of New Orleans at
WIZARDS. LAS Attorney Choate said, he is
niischeroiis pebble in the cogs of govern
ment- He has not recognized the oath of
ais Office. but has repudiated the Coustitu-
uonal 10 iawmaking power by multiplying the
acts OF Congress. Such a spirit ought to
oe rebuked. He is unpopular in the Gulf
States. and he has gone long ways toward
making his party unpopular. Astonishing
Republican gains are predicted in the lower
Mississippi States next fail"
The evening times., 1896-05-04
Irate Cook Used A FRYING Pan

Hugh Smith. employed in the kitchen at
the ShoEeham Hotel. became engaged in a
controversy this morning with one of the
cooks at the hostelry as 10 what dclica cies
should constitute Smiths breakfast. The
cook seized fry ing pan. used for Omelets.
and attempted to batter Smiths head into
jelly The latter went to the Emers ency
Hospital with his head bapdaged with q
good deal of table linen. and his injuries
were treated by DR.. West. BE was not Sc
verely injured and no arrest was made
The evening times., 1896-05-04
Good Mineral Ypar.

In niinera production last year was re-
ma arkably good one for tie United States.
The total reached S62S, ,SS1 SOB, an in
crease over 1894 of SS4, AL, ,447. The
aggregate yield ofnetals was S240 900 600,
an increase of 10000. 600 The produc-
ton nf bitunirousc coal increased from $103,-
75S,967 to S125. .4S9 ,4SS. Gold was mined
to the extent of sac, $3.50, 200, a gain OF
$7,oOo.0o0. The gain in anthracite coal
was over $4,000 900, the figures for 1895
being SS9.94S.690. Silver fell Off slight
IL, the aggregate standing at $50. .254, ,296
in 1895 against S31 .403. 531 in 1894. Nat
urai gas fell off in productiveuess from
$13,o00.O0o in 1894 to $4,000, 900 In
1885. S5.-Piiiadelphia Public Ledger.
The evening times., 1896-05-04
Marriage Licenses.

Licenses to marry have been issued as
follows:
Join w. Watkins and Laura f Chapman.
George ". Brown. OF Madison County,
Va. and Ida E. Brown, of appabannocS
county. Va.
.Iur,isn Mitchell and Emma Perkins.
Alfred Crltchfieid- of Garfield City, and
Mary wilkins.
A",'rew J. Phillips. Of Montgomery coun-
ty, Nd. and Cora Y. Hurley
waiiacc Johnson and Jessie Bailey, both
of Prince George county, Md.
The evening times., 1896-05-04
W0fprnrOOf.

Cannot, then, my tears reach your
heart?' sobbed the Circassian princess.
Certainly not" answered the india-rub-
Der man, with visible asperity. do you
take me 70 an impostor?"
The laughing hyena in the menagerie
introduced some octave coupler effects,
but otherwise nothing came of it.-De-
troit Tribune
The evening times., 1896-05-04
Wool Mcrrh. mis- Assiun

Nv York, May 4.-George Foilet & Co.
wool merchants in the Wool Exchange
building, and also al EOstoD. have assigned
to Milton l. Southaril. There are five
partners n the firm, all with the name OF
Follett. William j. Foliett resides in New.
ton, Mass, and the others in Brooklyn, N
Y. The business has been established
thirty years. and the firm have heretofore
claimed a capital of 100000.
The evening times., 1896-05-04
n VETERAN OF the battle of Yicksburg
4ola liz. f1Il.. q. insr stnr,: as Ln ..at

~ VEL ~ OF tlle baIJle OF Nltk>buES
told the following story as he sat
in the corridor OF the Ebbitt House
asst evening: Surgeons were scarce in our
company, said he lust after the fight was
ended, and several young practitioners who
afterward became more or less famous in
he medical world Were doing duty as best
hey could amid the embarrassing surround
:ngs. young soldier right next tn me had
been shot through the leg. one Of the doc
tors came up to-him aud began probing ros
the bullet. He worked for half an hour,
and arlength tie wounded man said
. Teil'me how much longer you are GO
ing to gouge ON that leg
why. want TO probe until find the
bullet replied the doctor. If don't find
II You Will die
Why. you blasted idiot. there is the bull
let In the base of that tree rejoined the
injured man. AS soon as you bandage up
my leg ] am going to carve it out and save
4 for a souvenir
The bullet had gone clear through the
fellows leg and lodged in the tree behind
him.
The evening times., 1896-05-04
EIlfOKE OF TIE news
---M The kORAING times.

If you miss any news in the evening
edition look in the list below. What
you're looking for was proba bly, pub
lished in this mornings edition, and
Hs The Times never repeats you'll
have 10 take both editions to get all
the news as quick as 1t happens.
The evening times., 1896-05-04
All That Mas Necessarx.

Dear me-" said the lovely lady, petu
lantly. Those are beautiful verses you
have written about me, but it happens that
my hair is dark brown. instead of golden
.'Haw. By Jove! SO it is" said the petted
society poet. Well, there's is only one thing
to do. You must have you hair bieached.''
Exchange.
The evening times., 1896-05-04
an n AJOR McKINLEY'S weak point
lV lies in the fact that he has no
apparent convictions on the cur

rency question: said j. 7. Harmon OF
Boston, at the Cochran.
He cannot be brought down to a con
crete application of his faith. His views
on the question are apparently embodied in
the last statement he made In the House
when the Sherman silver bullion bill was
under discussion, when he said that what
ever money We have must be based on both
gold and silver and must represent the
best money in the world.
He is apparently an opponent of bo+t
the free coinage proposition and the gold
standard proposition. In fact, l do not
believe he knows himself exactly whera
he stands on the currency question. Tariff
is his hobby, and he can see nothing but
that around the whole political horizon. II
he is suddenly called upon at the convention
this summer 10 tell just where he stands
as regards money some interesting devei
opments may follow that viii change th'
whole aspect OF the political situalion.''
The evening times., 1896-05-04

CARNIVAL OF ELECTRICITY
Gotham's Exposition to Be Opened wit
lmpOsin. Ceremony.
The evening times., 1896-05-04

INDIANA THEIR LAST HOPE
Political BOSSES Trying 10 Stem the Nc
hIaiey Tide.
The evening times., 1896-05-04

ENGLAND TO BE IGNORED
Germany VIII Proceed Independently
Transvaal Affairs.
The evening times., 1896-05-04

NEW CHURCH DEDICATED
Swrdcnborsian's Disciples Home in thi
City.
The evening times., 1896-05-04

NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Excitement over Rumored Shooting 9
The Workhouse.
The evening times., 1896-05-04

CLAIMS FOR MCKINLEY AND OTHERS
Gen. GroSvcnor RcckUns 495 Delegates
for the Oman.
ClarkSOu ana Maniey Champion Reed aDC
the Field.
The evening times., 1896-05-04

To RUSH BILLS THROUGH
Republican Managers in The Senate AM
IuuS To 80 Ii HOne.
The evening times., 1896-05-04

JUVENILES OF SOCIETY AT A CAIRO
MUSICALE
Little Daughter of Senator Wilson Enter
taiaeI Her Young Friends.
The evening times., 1896-05-04

FILIBUSTER OFF FOR CUBA
Sixth Expedition Said to Have Left Gal
weston Port.
The evening times., 1896-05-04

GUESTS OF YOUNG PEOPLE
Visiting Christians OF the New Churc
Shown the Sights.
The evening times., 1896-05-04

WITH TEBEAU'S SPIDERS
Senators VIII open the Western Campaign
To-Day.
The evening times., 1896-05-04

FORTUNE AWAITING HEIRS
Edward Marsh and Sister VIII Probabl
InherlL Wealth.
The evening times., 1896-05-04

STEAM FILTERS GO OUT
Refusal of Bosses TO Grant Their Demand
the Cause.
The evening times., 1896-05-04

ALL PRAISE THE SENATORS
New York Papers Speak Well of WaG
ner'S Aggregation.
The evening times., 1896-05-04

NAYISG AT MARSHALL HALL
Two Big Excursions TO the Shady Walk
ami Lawns.
The evening times., 1896-05-04

VAST DEEP LAID PLOT
Harry Brock Says He Narrowly Escaped
Being Robbed.
The evening times., 1896-05-04

TALMAGE To HEINFIDEL-
His Reply. Before the Washington Cit
Bible Society.
The evening times., 1896-05-04

MANY SPEAKERS CHOSEN
Program for Christian Endeayor Conycl
tion Decided Upon.
The evening times., 1896-05-04

MONEY AND JEWELS STOLEN
Salvador Canatella's Store Broken Int
and Robbed.
The evening times., 1896-05-04
Gen. BaIdissera Defeats Aby-slnian n

Gen. Baldissera Defeats Abyssinians.
Rome. Ma 4.-The government has re-
ceived Information that Gen. Baldissera.
commanding the Italian forces in AbysSinla.
at the head of three columns of troops,
ma rching to the relief of the Italian
troops at Adigrat. met and defeated large
force of Abyssinians under Ras Sehath.
Gen. Baldissera is expected to reac Gu Adigrat
tpday
The evening times., 1896-05-04

The case OF alleged embeZzlement, pre-
ferreh by Robert ID. Rutfin. Colored law
yer. against Rufus A Morrison, the patent
attorney, OF No. 80 + street northwest,
was continued in :hc police court today
until Thursday. Ruffin alleges that while
a partner with Morrison the latter defraudcd
him OF S700 in a land deal.
The evening times., 1896-05-04
Goldenberg;'s,
92S 7th-706 K St.

That time is past when it is
possible to buy the cotton and
make your own pill0w-caSes,
bOlSter-cases or sheets. We
can save you a great deal of
the cost and all of the time
which you expend in making
them.
These prices are about the
cost of the cotton alone.
The evening times., 1896-05-04

A thunderbolt Struck the flagstaff on
the Bliss building. corner OF Arthur Place
aud Is street northwest. during shower
Yesterday afternoon. The lightning ran
down the pole, tearing OFF number OF
large sDlinters aud WAS dlffused on the
tin roof. An examination OF the staff
was made today and II was found not To
have been SERIOUSLY lnlured.
The evening times., 1896-05-04
GIBBONS, Butter Dealer,
$50 Center Market, B-street Wing.
Riggs and X S. Markets.
Weighs I3I at Five Years.

Deals Island. Nd, May 4.-This small
island has a prodigy in Il ve-year-old boy
who tips the scales at 131 pounds. At
The boys birth he was not of unusual
size, but he rapidly grew until now at
the age of five years he stands feet high,
weighing 131 pounds. The father of the
boy is a very small man. Weighing seven
pounds less than his five year-old son, and
ais mother is a little woman.
The evening times., 1896-05-04

George Tyler. colured, was fined 50 by
Judge Miller this morning for stealing a
booJblack outfit from blandy WllllaiEs,
the polisher al Fritz Reuter- Hotel.
The evening times., 1896-05-04

BERTHE Lyles was acquitted in the police
court today On the charge of assaulting
Josephine BriGhtheart. Il iniddle-ag ged iEu-
latuo woman.
The evening times., 1896-05-04

A friendly suit to quiet title to lot 13.
section 3. subdivision of Barrys Farm
was begun today by Susan Johnson against
Charles A. Richardson nd Robert II Jordan.
The evening times., 1896-05-04

John Only and Miranda Epps were found
Georgetown by Mr.. William Epps. derend-
ants husband. Today Judge Miller COM
mitted them to jail in default Of $500 bonds
each for the action of the grand jury.
The evening times., 1896-05-04

For riding his bicycle on the sidewalk
yesterday. Harry Smith. Il student, was ar
rested by Policeman Hartley and required to
leave collateral at No. station.
The evening times., 1896-05-04

Amos Brown. hackman. was fined So
for leaving his stand on Connecticut avenue
and ST for u technical assault upon Police
man Hayes by Judge Miller this afternoon
The evening times., 1896-05-04

Col. Cutler, superintendent of the Munich
pal Loding HOUSE, is absent at Old Point
Comfort, enjoying vacation. I n VIII
son will have charge Of the establishment
until the superintendent returns.
The evening times., 1896-05-04

Police Lieut.. K b. Boyle reports dan
gerous hole in the sidewalk in front of No.
1926 l. street northwest.
The evening times., 1896-05-04

BENJAMIN Franklin Gray, the paper-
hanger, OF No 3l9 y street southwest, Is
not the Frank Gray, paper-hanger, who
was arrested recently for drunkenness.
The evening times., 1896-05-04

Two hundred and four guests were en-
tertained at The Municipal Hotel. Col cut
Ter. superin' eudent, dur ing the week
ending Nav .. an increase OF five over
tn. previeus week. Thers was an iucreas Sc
OF fifty-two in the lumber Of meals sup
plicd but a decrease OF nineteen in the
total of lodgings furnished. Six meals and
-four lodglng ~ were euiered up as grdtuitles
in the weeks report.
The evening times., 1896-05-04

The Fifth precinct police are trying to
break up the dangerous practice OF boys
using bean shooters. Yesterday Policeman
Vermllion arrested Richard Granderson, a
coiored youth. WHO tried 20 knock an eye
oat of a colored woman with one of these
dangerous weapons near Navy Place south
east. In the police court this afternoon the
boy forfeited So.
The evening times., 1896-05-04

Watson Barnes. a small cOiored hoy. was
ad Judged not guilty by Judge Miller today
of stealing pair OF oarlocks from William
A. Wimsatt.