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The evening times., 1896-05-19
AS THE CROWDS CONE CUT.

Della Fox and her opera company began
their second and last week at the New Ma
tionaI Theater last Cight, presenting as
change of bill The Little Trooper, IN
which Miss Fox made her debut as star
and her first success
She has been Seeu here before IN hei
character of the young miss who went TO the
barracks and has the French adventures
and her friends are cuSnIEaut OF llel cIe'ei-
ness in the role.
The scenes are picturesque aud interest
ing and the lines OF the piece rather cieN-
er than the general run OF iight opera Ihe
s-Trot'' song anu chorus Is one OI the most
dashing anu inspiring numbers OF all como
opera II is III TINS piece she sings ner p'pi-
lar Daisy song Her dresses are par
tlCuiarly attractive III TINS piece.
jeff beAngelis has great part in Ge-
bard IL would be more accurate 10 say
that ne makes 1t what II is The hhrettc
reads very weak, but DeAngeilS makes tht
officer a roihckIng dog; Inc best polu1
about his persunatIou Is the eccentric walk,
which mas become 80 conspicuous mark uI
his Characterization that people speak oil
neAngelis' walk frst and the Part after
ward.
Meivilie Stewart plays the juvenile part
last year played toy iau. Arthur, anu tIis act
ing compares flyoribly with his prvdeces-
sor's. lis really good acting part.
Villa Knox, Alfred Whelau. Charles Camp
bell Charles DUNCAN, and The otter prln-
cinaIs were all seen and heard I o advantage
Tue fire alarm came ut the wrong time
for large attendance. Many VIII" wer,
gong to the tnedU'r tuFueu tItiT sltfh
toward the scene "f the Conflagratlon, ami
more ernpt Y seats than would have other wise
been III evidence greeted the players Heas
such as blisters suffering humanity these
tiays Is hard enough oD TIE boX-offlce, but
a big fire, enilstIdS the interest or the
whole town, is too much.
Summer prices are IN evidence AT the Ma
tional and = firSt-class entertainment aD-
uroaching the highest standard, may ba
mad at reduced rates this week.
..The White Crooli' was played at ker-
mans last night, and a number of shapely
Young women in abbre waited costumes sang
and danced themselves into the iavor OF u
large audience.
Tue company also included some come
latest songs OF the day. The curtain rose on
a ROYAL Reception at Monte Carlo,
musical burleSque, in which Miss Nelhe
FranSlvn accomplished dSt StlnguiShcd hit.
| Miss Franklyn sang knocked En- IN the
OI Kent Road. Albert Chevalier's IA
NOUS SONG, with Il Cockbey accent as neat
as the distinguished authors 5
Kitty Howard and Ida Earl had bouquet
of rather risuue songs aud sa yinSS. The
audience reIeat edly enCored them.
Miss Lena I.aCouvieT possesses n soprano
voice of splendid range and sweetness.
She employed il to advantage IN singing
sentimental ballads SandiO:d and Lee. -
irish de!ineatOrS, brought out the hunior or
the race tley mimickcd. in I Clever sketch
The show closed wit h the burleSnue en-
titled The White Crooks at EOdOO Island,
introducing ,he entire cast III '-P0kd-llot
Dance Tough Boys and Girls" and
Tommy Al kins. AfatiuceS Tuesday, Thurs
day ana Saturday.
The evening times., 1896-05-19
Exposing a Fraud.

A furniture dealer says the best furniture
polish is made of alcohol and sweet oil.
A woman who claims to know adds: ~
think it is a fraud. My husband has used
the former ingredient frequently and can
candidly say that it did not improve the
polish on the furniture in the least
The evening times., 1896-05-19
MRS. HILL WITHOUT DOUB BIT.
identification of the COlonnade Hotel
Suicide Made Complete.

Suicide Made mplete.
New York, May 19.-The identifica-
ton OF the Colonnade Hotel suicide as
Mrs. Hill was made perfect this II orning
by a visit to the morgue of H. F. Ricca. a
theatrical and musical agent, by whom
Mr.. and Mrs. Hill were once employed Mr..
Ricca brought with him photographs of
Mrs. Hill in street dress and in the stage
costume of a Mexican dancer.
The photographs removed all doubts from
the minds of the morgue authorities.
The evening times., 1896-05-19
EIIfOkE OF The news
--.N The MORNING Times.

II 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
us The Times never repeats you'll
have 10 take both editions to get all
the news as quick as II happens.
The evening times., 1896-05-19

THE TIMES Circulation, whether
considered as a whole, or to that
known as street sales, or to the num-
Der of copies delivered to families, IS
greater than any other paper in
Washington.
The TIMES builds. II has built a
sound, staying, substantial circula-
ton, more than one-third greater
than any other paper in the District
of Columbia. 1t is business-builder
for the scores OF merchants who are
its daily patrons. Circulation books
open to all.
The evening times., 1896-05-19
TO) Much.
s~@NE
E.--K

Il think said the receiver. that you
will he abie to pay 50 cents on the dollar
why. man." said the bankrupt, pro-
testingly, that viii take half of my
private fortune"
The evening times., 1896-05-19
Two Points Of View.

"A Persan's heaven is easily made,
Tisbut black eyes ndlen onade. Moore.
Bad whisky makes the other place.
Black eyes as well, and a bum old face.
The evening times., 1896-05-19
Repartee a la Bike.

First Bicyclc-W What's the matter. Scorch-
er, you look collapsed?
Second Bjcycle-Yes, l ran against
tack, aud it knocked the wind out Of me
The evening times., 1896-05-19
A Precaution.

She kept several strings to her bow,
TIE maiden was frank and outspoken.
"A preca ution.' said she. "'tis, you know,
Should l chance to find one of them
broken
The evening times., 1896-05-19
The usual Fa,e of the Peao.maker.

"weii, you see, 1 had pasted Patsey
over the eye and he had landed on me jaw, ,
when Flynn rushed in and tried to sepa-
rate us. but l got one on his nose"
Whose. Patseys?"
mo. Flynn's; and then Patsey got in
O jaw-breaker"
ION you?''
mo, on Flynn"
The evening times., 1896-05-19
The Exteat Of HI, Possessions.

''De man dat hab a pussenei grievance
said Cncle Rasbury, laconicaliy, mos
geu'rally hadn't got muffin else
The evening times., 1896-05-19

THREE DEAD, SEVEN INJURED
une of Washington's Worst Fire Horror
Experienced Last Night.
The evening times., 1896-05-19

SUICIDE MYSTERY SOLVED
Mrs. Y yercrt' of New York Again
Identified aS Mrs. Hill.
The evening times., 1896-05-19
ISTELLIGENcEINTHEJURYBO BON.

One of the most amusing features Of
criminal trial, especially one involving
capital punishment, or at least lcng term
of imprisonment, is the selection OF the
Jury. The statement is in the nature of
of a pardOx, hut il is true. Not only are
the most remarkable questions propounded
to the talesmen, hut counsel for the de-
feudant rule seem inten to exclude from
the Jury box every man OF ordinary intelli-
geuce and Judgment. If Il man has read
the newspaper accounts of the case to be
tried. yet declares that the opinions he has
formed regarding it are not such as could
not be changed by contrary evidence. he is
rarely accepted. on the other hand, the
man who has read no new spapcr and Is
i'll, or Processes, absolute Ignorance of an
event that may have excited the entire
community, he is an acceptable Juror and
gocsin as one of the welve good and true"
1t is gratifying to observe that the courts
are beginning to render decisions which
Will reform the jury box and give ordinary
intelligence chance. The appellate division
of the supreme court of New York within
the last few days rendered n decision, one
sentence OF which states the object and
purpose of the law with cameo-like clear
ness 1t is, says the court, to secure a
Jury composed of intelligent men who
read aud think and form opinion and i'm
prcssions and express them. rather than
one composed of men who are ignorant,
who do not read or think or have ideas
with reference to things transpiring in the
community" Any trial by men not quail
fed acco riding to the specifications of the
New York court is a tr;,vcsty upon justice,
because whatever verdict such jury
renders is based not upon intelligent deduc-
ton from the evidence, but is the result of
some haphazard method of reaching any
Kind of conclusion.
The supposition that every Judge sitting
upon the bench does not hold opinions SIM
liar to those expressed by the New York
tribunal is not to be entertained for a
moment, and the only wonder is that tie
ignorant. the wilfully, hopelessly ignorant
man should by any possibility be able, at
this day, to reach the jury box.
The evening times., 1896-05-19
Through AII-Rail Route to Atlantic
City via PENNSYLVANIA Railroad.

City via PENNSYLVANIA Railroad.
Beginning Sunday. May II, the Penn
sylvania Railroad will resume daily train
service by the Delaware Bridge route
between Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
Connection from Washington at Broad
street station obviates the necessity of
transferring through Phila delplIia.
The evening times., 1896-05-19
tt, ERE in Washington ! notice that
In same awful nractit,e OF r:dlng Ha-

ftf 7 EkE IN h"Shiii5t'i4 4'-
~ same awful p5ae'ise i, OF ~, G;d'ng da na- ia.
bies in front OF the seat ON bl-
cvcles that Que sees in otter cities. s"lo
I'D. Bingham. travciing ma IA from spring
:ieid. III, who is stopping at Willard =
II am surprised that the authorities 40
10; take some action to prevent 1t Tor IL
certainly is q dangerous practice.
..of course the baby would be IN 'front.'
m case of a collision, and would be the
chief sufferer in such an event.
The little tot has no say about putting
himself there and it seems 10 me that the
fond and thoughtless papa commits little
short of q crime when he places his Off
spring in such jeopardy.
The evening times., 1896-05-19

MERRY CHILDREN AT a MAY BALL
Dancing Pupils i'll Pretty Array at Ma.
tiOnal Rifles Arnory.
The evening times., 1896-05-19
u GENTLEMAN from san Antonio.
~ Tex, reClned on one OF the COM

u GENTLEMAN from san Antonio,
~ Tex, reClined on one OF the COM
Portable chairs at willard and re-
lated his experience when fIrSt ne went I"
the Lone stIr State little less than i've
years ago, He like many other Eastern
ers, was un,ter the impression that the
country had p"t lost its wild and woo!ly
features, a. pictured by the earlier his
torians the Western plains.
..I tell Won | was fooled on my first
visit said lie about as badly as anyone
need be deiudcd IN anything. JnS' neI"Fe
moving there / went out on Il visit TO my
urcIe. who lived in one of the enterpr!>Ing
cities of hte interior Of the state OF course
| had an idea that the people went about
with guns and bowie knives in their r"'k-
cts After a long debate er route, re-
. =. t,s.. '-ir,,l r-it' ri I'D - nor ' r'''. 80
them that was native. For tha; r"a sou.
hefor, entering the borders of the STATE
purchased broad. white hat. i!dhhti
shirt. high bouts. and pistol and knife
Then | thought was prepared 1" vi-s my
uncle
- s,ouDcd on the way at Austin, but that
city had none Of the dangerous features
thought I had a night I" expect IN iatl,
IL seemed to be a more enterrriSihs anu
rcarrahla city than most 81 those htd 'ren
in tho East. / supposed would surely Ilnd
use for my gun when | got 10 my uhI!t
home, and | pulled my hls hat Ci ser over
NV ears When reached his town l"tho
a nrettv little city Of about 10000 people
He was at the depot in carriage TO meet
me He was q rGnChm3n. | had aiw9Ns
,,n1arS,ond but Ie COuduC ed hl> affairs
from, a haudsnme office IN a ilVe-SiofF
building. where the electric cars Id>seH INC
do,r was 80 as-onislled ANA ashamed tHat
the nrx,.moruing / went out and purchased
IS Stvlish suitas could have got III New
York and threw way the big bat aad the
- l,,-a il, that sanr.City now
The evening times., 1896-05-19

DOLLAR GAS Is BEATEN
Senate Amends the House Bill by a Large
Vote.
The evening times., 1896-05-19

DOWN IN A COLLISION
Fine Steamer Miller Sent to the Bottom
of Baltimore Harbor.
The evening times., 1896-05-19

SENATOR'S FLYING HIGH
Joyce's Men Easily Won the Second
Game at Louisville.
The evening times., 1896-05-19

WAS OF THE CYCLONE CLASS
Much Damage Done by the Wind and Rail-
Last Evening.
The evening times., 1896-05-19

POLICE WORKING TOO HARD
Petition the Alexandria Commissioners in
the Matter.
The evening times., 1896-05-19

DEATH LIST Is GROWING
Meagcr Details of the Kansas City Cyclone
Coming in.
The evening times., 1896-05-19

TO PROVE DEVLIN HADIT-
Ccunseis Startling Announcement In the
Holt viii Case.
The evening times., 1896-05-19

NOW FOR THE PRIZE FLAG
High School Cadets All Ready for Their
Annual Contest.
The evening times., 1896-05-19

ADVISORY BOARD RETIRED
A. A. DiscOntinues Committee of the
order.
The evening times., 1896-05-19
nTHE citizens of New Orleans begin tc
talk of a city of q million people

n~1 HE CltlZeus OI New oEiedhs btShi "
talk of city Of a millicn people,
said T II. Long. travelling sales
man of the eCrescentCity at tie Metropolitan
last eve ning.
The metropolis Of the South is really
in IhenomenaIy prosperous condition a t
the pre- sent time and the citizens have some
claim for their dreams of greatness. In the
past nine months 11.0uO.ooo bushels OF
corr were shipped from New York, while
IL. GOO. 900 bushels were exported through
New Orleans Other figures OF exports
are CORE spon''ingiy largeIn ccnra rison. ana
1t is not at all improhab bic that the traffic
of the Southern city VIII 50 on rival, II not
surpass that of New YORK.
The railroads OF the North and South
are At the present time doing more wtrk
than those of the East and West. That. III
course. is gratifying fact for all or the
South II locks like the products or the
great Mississippi Valley are going TO the
outer world through the gulf ports. Ihe
building Of New Orleans will mai ke Chicago
a sufferer"
The evening times., 1896-05-19

MOTIONS HOME AGAIN
Chr;red by tine CrOwus Augmented by the
Fire.
The evening times., 1896-05-19

MORE OF THEIR JUGGLERY-
district Commissioners Have Given An
other Instance.
The evening times., 1896-05-19

SUNDAY REST LAW UP HELD
Supreme Court Decide a Test Case from
Georgia.
The evening times., 1896-05-19
a. I UST as heartily as the Republicans
of Ohio nre working for the nnIni-

~ UsT as heartily as the Republicans
q OF Ohio are working for the noni :
nation of Gov Mckinley. the Demo-
Gratis OF Indiana are laboring for the Sc :
lection of Gov. Matthews to lead their ma :
tional ticket"
This was the announcement OF Burt King.
one of the leading spirits OF South Bend.
i'll Hoosierdom, as the political horoscope
was being cast By a number of guests
iii the Ebbitts reading room.
This is fact regardless OF the differ
ences on financial questions that may
affect the members Of the party. They are
all solid on Matthews. The governor has at
last defined his position On the currency
question by failing to give any comfort to
those Individuals who are in favor OF de-
cIaring for the tree coma ge .f silver at the
ratio OF 10 To l =. The silver men claim IN
diana and yet the Y admit that Gov. Mat
the VS. is the logical candidate so FAR as that
State is conce rned. at least. His influence
has already spread to Illinois an dit may
be expected to travel at rapid gait from
this time on
The evening times., 1896-05-19

Total copies printed 80. 31o,654
Less damaged copies, copies left
over, unSOld, in Office, AMI
cCrieS returned, unS0ld, from
News stands and Branch Of
Ices SS,Sf
Net ZSL,t 81
Snlemnly swear that the above is !
correct statement of the circulation of
The WASHINGTON TIMES for the week
ended May IS, 1896, AMI that every copy
was delivered or mailed for valuable
consideration.
WILLIAM BUTLER,
Superintendent of Circulation.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this
10th day of May, A. D. 1895.
[sEALl ERNEST G. THOMPSON.
Notary Public.
The evening times., 1896-05-19
WHY SHOULD IT FAIL?

Among the District bills threatened with
failure on account of apparently irrecon-
Cilable iffcrenccs between the tw o branches
of Congress is that providing for the es-
tabishment of "A free library. The House of
Representatives has instructed It's cohierecs
to insist upon the payment OF all expenses
exclusively from District revenues; tn"
Senate is in favor of following the usual
practice OF dividing the expense between the
District and the general government. III
neither side is disposed to yield, the bill
must fail and the project postponed until
another Congress takes it up again. Rather
than run this risk tie people OF tie District
The Times believes, would prefer to let the
House have its way and let tlie library get
u start. II is not TO be supposed That the
House OF Representatives of the Ftfty-fifth
Congress Will Lc as obdurate and as TN
reasonable as is the present cne.
A free public library is n Necessity for
the city. 1t is an essential supplement to
the public school system, and in Itself an
importan, factor in the general scheme of
disseminating knowledge among the peo-
pie. especially those who have not the
means to buy books. These facts are
fully recognized and appreciated by thetax-
pa yers of the District. who would there
fore rather bear the entire burden Of the
establishment; and maintenance OF the
institution, until such time as Congress
shall take a proper view ofits Obligations IN
the premises, than have the undertaking fan
to the ground altogether. This is the
ground taken by The Times all along in The
matter and it has rca son to believe that 1t
voices the sentiments of majority OF the
people of the District.
At the same time the equities of the
case are no less forcible now than they
ever were. II is no less urgently insisted
upon that Congress Is just as much bound,
under the selr-imposed obligations OF the
| United States toward the District of CO.
lumhia, to pay one-half the expense of he
library, as it is to bear that part of any
other OF the Districts municipal cXpenhl-
| lures. OF all the arguments advanced 10y
| the opposition there is not one that can
| stand against the simple fact that by its
own act Congress ought to regard itself
bound to pay so per cent of whatever
| constitutes regular charge upon the Dis
| trict treasury. The position taken by the
| House OF Representatives is Illogical to the
| last degree.
| But, as stated above. rather than have
| the library bill fail. it would be better to
| give in to the House. and the Senate. there
fore, would best please the people of the
| District by so instructing its conferces.
The evening times., 1896-05-19
City Brevities

The evening concerts of the Marine Band
at the White House, Capitol. and Marine
Barracks will begin soon.
The evening times., 1896-05-19

BY last nights storm a large number of
limbs We're blown from the trees along the
streets. In some cases the tops were
blown out. The force OF men in charge
Of the work has been busy all day clearing
In the dphriS
The evening times., 1896-05-19

DR.. James Kerr. chief surgeon Of the
Emergency Hospital staff, is out OF town
for couple of days.
The evening times., 1896-05-19

The torpedo boat Gushing is being put
in readiness 10 enter the naval display at
Hampton Roads.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-28
SENATOR BURROWS'S VIEWS.

HE THINKS AN EXTRA SESSION WILL BE HELD
TO SETTLE THE TARIFF.
Senator J. C. burrows. OF Michigan. arrived in
this city yesterday afternoon. and went TO the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. where he was seen by re-
porrer The Senator said he thought that an extra
session OF Congress would be called soon as
Mckinley had been naugurated. lie was opposed
10 the coming regular session attempting to do
ANYTHING with the tariff. The best thing Congress
could do he thought was 10 pass the fourteen ap-
propriation bills and go home again. since there
would be small gain in trying to pass the Dhgley
bill at this session.
The Senator said that the extra session could
attend TO the Tariff bill and. after passing an ade
auate measure. could adjourn again by July l..
There would then be year and half In which
the utility OF the bill could be tested before
other Congress elected Senator Burrows ex-
pressed himself In favor OF a conservative tariff
measure with the duties made specific. instead Of
was the crying evil OF the Tariff law row In force
The Michigan Senator declared that the Presi-
dent elect should not be hampered In his choice
of a Cabinet but should be left uninhuenced In the
performance OF this duty SO far he knew there
was no organized attempt in Michigan to bring
about the appoint ment or anybody to the Cabinet
not even General Alger.
The Senator had "a word to say about the Cuban
question. He declared that. should General Maceo
win a few important battles against Weyler, there
could be little doubt that the insurgents would be
recognized as begerents by this Government
Personally no had little fear OF any great trouble
with Spain.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-28
NAVAL AND ARMY ORDERS.

wasb,neton Nov H.-The following ohcers VIII
=. aa,ached from duty indicated and ordered 10 the
'..x,,.n December /: Captain F. A. Cook. from bu-
-"o,' ~ Navigation uo command: Lieutenant ~ f.
..aou from, bureau OF Ordnance (cxecutive)' lheu-
.anan, ~ McCrea. from the Fern navigator; Lieu
,o"an,s w -. Caper,on from Naval Inteiiigehce
rmon. w r Rush from War College: f. X brainerd
,r, tho Enterprise: j. G. Doyle from cramps
.r.,gns A r. Long and C. L. Leiper from the YER
-. y 7. Sandoz from the Maine: Cadets H. l.
C.r,,r ~ Rows NJ 8. G. Ellis and A. r. hai-
,oh fran, tho Newark: Surgeon w. b. DIXON from
ssoo,a, dutv in Washington: Chief Engineer J. ~
I,ord from Cramps Passed Assistant Engineer L.
!, carter from the Newark: Assistant Engineer A.
=, proctor from the Maine; Assistant Engineer D.
RYAN from the New-York Yard: Boatswain w.
I'm, from the League Island Yard: Acting Gun
per r. r. Applegate and Carpenter %. H. "ario'"
from League Island 49, e,,.,
rh. folIow-ing officers are detailed 10 the retrei
r,.cerber 16: Lieutenant Commander r.. +. "ood'
,,or, Rurcau OF Navigation (to command; Leuteh-
an, v M Hughes from the oregon: Lieutenant B' A.
r,ske from Bureau OF Ordnance: Lieutenant A. ~
xr,ood from Steel Board: Lieutenant C.. r. Plunkett
tronn the Terror: Ensign G. l. Ferm'er from tnS
"a toga; Passed Assistant Engineer ~ l. "a"
irPm Ter A. Merits orders Of November 2S modi-
Aed detached from Michigan a. sno r.Seutensntcom
nd.r s E s. Prime ordered TO steel inspecton auy.
Snuth Bethlehem. Penn. Ensign O. 2: s ~ ~
ehna from the Paterson and ordered to tne St.
uusrvss Enetgn G. r.. Evans .detAcheo m0m ~
csstinc December s, and ordered 70 'ne Asr'0''