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The evening times., 1896-11-18
Indicted nv the Grand Jury

The grand jury today returned the fol-
lowing indie tments. William T Reed
and Clarence Benson, Harry DOdson. q. orge
Simpson and John Kelly, larceny from
The person; Henry Porter, George Rowie
and Felix Dade, Charles Phillips and
Abraham Middleton, assault with intent
20 kill, Jacob Williams Alexander Tay-
lor and Joseph Clagett, embezzlcment'
William Wood, alias Smith, Frank Welch
and william, alias Beniamin, Lanois,
house breaking.
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ON TIE. FORCE.

Patrolman A. W. Parkam, Of No. 3, is
ON leave.
The sick list at No. includes Privates
f. H. Herbert, W. L. Harris and j. ID
Rodgers.
Precinct Detective Frank Burrows, of
the Georgetown station, is spending much
OF his leave in rabbit hunting and chestnut
gathering.
Policemen Reynolds and Smith, of the
Sixth, are still on the sick list.
Policeman Frank Emmert, the victim Of
the q street assault, is able TO be out AMI
about.
The evening times., 1896-11-18

Threatening weather, with occasional
show ers. is indicated for New England and
the Middle States tonight and Thursday.
The weather will be generally fair in the
Gulf States. For the Ohio and Middle Missis
sippi valleys threatening weather with
occasional showers is indicated for tonight
and Thursday, with a fall in temperature
Thursday night.
The evening times., 1896-11-18
Mr.. and Mrs. williams Recovering.

Mr.. and Mrs. Williams Recovering.
John c. Williams, the New York Her
aid correspondent, who was painfully in
L;ured in a bicycle ctreet car accident at
First and East Capitol streets yesterday
morning, is entirely out of danger, but will
be in condition to resume his duties Cor
several days. Mrs Williams is still Con-
fined to her led from the nervous shock
The Fifth precinct police have investigated
The accident and report that no one IS to
blnma
The evening times., 1896-11-18
Condition of the Water

High and low tides are officially recorded
at the Navy Yard today as follows:
High. Low.
6:02 p. m 0:24 p. m
6:24 a. III. 1928 d. M.
Temperature and condition of the water
at s a. M: Great Falls-Temperature, A;
condition, "a. Receiving. Ieservoir-Tem
perature, so; condition 1T sonth connection,
SO; condition at north connection, SO. Dis
tributing reservoir-Temperature so; CON-
dition at influent gatehouse, SO; effluent
gatehouse, SO.
The evening times., 1896-11-18
Policeman Green Dismissed.

Additional Private Green, who was fined
$50 in police court yesterday for riotous
conduct, has been dismissed from the force
The revocation of the commission was asked
for by Supt. Alvey, of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company. by which corpo-
ration Green was employed. He has been
dismissed from that service, also.
The evening times., 1896-11-18

schedule for Street Lighting.
Gas lamps lighted at $50 p. M; extin-
gulshed at $3.50 a. m.
Naphtha lamps lighted at 5:13 p. M; ex-
tinguished at 6 14a.m.
IDcandescent and electric lamps lighted
at 5:3S D. NJ; extinguished at 6:10 a ID
The evening times., 1896-11-18
Police Court Fines Record

Auditor Petty expects II take up the
police court records of fines at the point
where the Williams investigation closed,
the report of which appeared in The Morn
ing Times, and complete his examination,
as q matter of form. bringing the figures
down to that date. This Is done in order
that the system of checking now in fore
may be carried forward, as designed.
The evening times., 1896-11-18
uItimatnm to Contractor warfIeld

UItimatum to Contractor Warfield
Contractor Warfield has been giveR-four
weeks in which 10 test the mortar III the re-
tanning wall at the crematory site, on
square 63, which was recently condemned
The other wall required is to be built with
regulation cement, ard if the mortar in the
first one proves to be inferior, the wall
will be taken down and rebuilt.
The evening times., 1896-11-18
with the general list. At IL o'clock the

with the general list. At IL o'clock the
market was weak III tone
The Changers, Manhattan and Louisville
and Nashville Were the weak spots after IL
O'CLOCK. The professional operations were
the principal sellers, although brokers sup
posed to he arting for prominent interests
parted with round amounts of the leading
issues, notably Sugar American Spirits
displayed more strength and recovered to
IA and 81 81, respectively, for common
and preferred. At midday speculation was
quiet and steady
The evening times., 1896-11-18
New York Stock Market.

Furnished by Seymour Bros, bank
ers and brokers, members of New
York Stock Exchange. Washington
office, Rooms and ga, Sun Building.
j. A. Breen. manager.
The evening times., 1896-11-18
THINK

of Mems All-wool Suits
and Overcoats, made our
way, for 81. so.
The overcoats are of blue
and black Kersey-the suits
of black and mixed Scotch
Cheviot.
It's the first chance you've
ever had to get decently-
made. low-priced garments,
direct from our factory to
you-makes the price possi-
BILE.
You can't duplicate 'em
elsewhere for a penny less
than S1O-money back if
you can.
BROS.
Cor. 9TH and E SITS. N. w.
No Branch Store In Washington
The evening times., 1896-11-18
RESUME OFTHE CRIME.

Columbus Pearson, Familiarity known as
Lum, VINO UId IEe SnCOJInE, II q nan
well known TO the police. and to a good
many other people in Georgetown Many
years ago he was regarded as a very tad
man. During the last few years he Las
straightened up, and has made his living
by following his trade. He lived in ;he
house in Cissel alley for a number of years,
and Mrs Cooper was his housekeeper for
nearly Two years.
John l.. Ford is The youngest son OF John
Ford, a blacksmith, who lives on Jeffer-
son street, and was regarded as a straight
forward young man. He has worked for
several people and was thought to be h on-
est and truthful. His relations with the
Cooper woman were known by several
for some time and particularly by his
sister, Mrs. Harry Bradley. He was warn
ed time and again to Keep away from the
woman or trouble would be the result,
knowing that it was very distasteful to
Pearson. who also had warned him 10
keep away.
MIS-. LilIie NJ. Cooper is the wife Of
William Cooper, man well known about
Georgetown. She is a sister of Policeman
Charles Bradley, member of the Seventh
precinct force. and of Harry Bradley. She
was married 10 Cooper several years ago.
but he LETT her to go out on the warship
Maine. She does not bear a good reputa-
ton. and has been disowned by her two
brothers, She is about thirty-five years
old, and was in Fearsons house living
with him as his wife for two years or
more.
Mrs. Ford, the mother of the injured boy,
and Mrs. Bradley, the boys sister, when
seen by The Times reporter at the time
of the shooting, said it was entirely the
fault Of Mrs. Cooper, who had persisted
in sending Johnnie notes and inviting him
to come to her house. ''She had John COM
p!etely wrapped around her finger, and all
the efforts to get him to stay away from
ber We're in vain," said Mrs. Bradley.
The evening times., 1896-11-18

Marriage Licenses.
Marriage licenses We're issued today to
Henry johnson and Martha Kcnney and
william Roy and Caroline Montgomery.
The evening times., 1896-11-18
washington Stock Exchange.
GOVERNMENT BONDS

Sales-CapiiaI Traction. l2 at toy; Wash
Gas, 26 at IS; Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 100 1t
l7c 100 at Ice.
The evening times., 1896-11-18

Bcnning Track, 2:45 u'clock.-The betting
on the opening event was confined almost
entirely to Graziosa and Juno the play on
the others being for place and one, two,
three.
When it came to racing GraZiosa had
things all her own way. She shot out
clear of the others in the opening strides,
ana for the balance of the journey 1t was
only a question OF how much she would
win by.
Littlefield had her under a pull all through
the home stretch, winning by two lengths,
while If so disposed he could have made IL
half dozen.
Lambert was second throughout and beat
Juno length for the place. Time, ZIG 20.
The evening times., 1896-11-18
PUT ON TRIAL FOR MURDER
Christopher Pearson's Fatal Firing
Upon John Ford.
JURY WAS QUICKLY DRAWN
Prosecution Ascribed the Killing to
the Jealousy of the Prisoner, an
Old Man-Map in Court Showing
Locality Where the Homicide Oc-
curred-Taking Testimony.

Christopher c. Pearson, alias Lum Fear
son, all ICED white man, charged with shoot
ing and killing John L. Ford at Cherry Hnl
in Georgetown, August Z last, was put on
trial this morning for murder. Judge Cole
presided.
saarp-featured prisoner sat behind
his counsel, Messrs. Thomas c. Taylor and
A. Y. Bradley. He chewed tobacco con-
stantly and listened attenuivcly 10 the ex-
ainination or the jurors Uy Gnc cOurt.
After several challenges the following
Jury was drawn: Isaac Rollins, Joseph j.
fafheii, l.. j. thompson, IuOmas uydJt.
GEORGE w. Amin, Thomas Giles, j Fred
Kelley, George W. Reardon, Michael kee-
gan, Charles Ii. Foos, j. ID. Avery and S.
A. CoombeS.
In Ills introductory remarks to the jury
District Attorney Birney took special pains
to describe Cherry Hill and Cissel alley,
the vicinity in which the murder occurr Ell
His explanation was supplemented by a
map OF the alley and hill, together with
certain paths which were lined with houses
Air. Birney outlined the theory OF the
prosecution and the facts it was expected
10 prove, claiming that jealousy was the
motive which prompted the murder.
Mr.. Bradley told the court that the de-
fense would reserve its opening.
Policeman George Fl. Seymour was the
first witness called. He told about finding
Ford in Cissers alley, and about the later
arrest of Pearson, whom he found in the
house.
SERGEANT HANEY'S STORY.
Sergt. James W. Haney told about his
visit to the Pearson home in Cissel alley.
The house had four rooms; Two upstairs
and Two down. Pearson and his housekeeper
lived upstairs.
the rooms contained few articles. There
were Il trunk, a hammock and some chairs
III the trunk lie found the pistol. There
were evidence of a recent discharge Of the
weapon The downstairs rooms We're va
cant, the last tenants having moved out
prior to the shooting.
III answer to question from Mr.. Tay-
lor, Sergt. Haney said Cissel alley runs in
front OF the Pearson house.
DIR. N, Grath, OF the Emergency Hospital,
gave evidence as to Ford's condition when
brought there. He had bullet wound in
the back and was in bad condition from
shock.
The bullet had gone through from the
back to the abdomen and a hard, round sub
stance was found under the skin Of the
stomach. 1t was a large, 4i-caliber bullet.
The route of the wound was almost direct
Deputy Coroner GlazebrOok described the
body of Ford as he found il at the time OF
the autopsy. He said Ford did not ap-
pear strongly built and had the appearance
of being nothing more than mere school,
boy.
The evening times., 1896-11-18
R0TTENTHEn,HONEsTA NOW
Racing in Washington Today contrastsd
WithR Year Ago.
WHAT THE FINES WROUGHT
Structures Which the River Tracks
Deserved and Got Necessarily Re-
Elected on the Whole SpOrt-GOOd
Attendance Today at the Benning
Track-NOtes of the Ring.
FIRST RACE.

FIRST RACE.
GraZiosa-First.
Lambert-Second.
Juno-Third.
Time-I:16 2-5.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-01

Horace Greeley once said: "The way
to resume is to resume" speaking of
again putting gold into circulation
after the war. But you may say 're-
sumo" any number of times to that
torpid liver of yours and it won't bulge
until you take Simmons Liver Regu-
lator. 1t promotes digestion, prevents
dyspepsia and dose after a hearty
meal of delicacies win prevent any
discomfort. It's the best goodnight
toddy.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-01

the amount of about $4,000, we could
have supported ourselves, but would
have had less to begin the operations
of new year. The amount of cap
ital in hand to begin operations this
wear presents a reasonable expecta-
lion that we can get along during
1896 without drawing the $4,000
which the Legislature appropriates for
this year"
THE HEALTH OF THE CONVICTS.
The most gratifying thing in con
nection with the penitentiary last
year was the good health of the con
victs The first year of work on the
farms on the river was accompanied
bv much sickness, due to the fact that
the lands had been allowed to stand
idle. and great ponds of stagnant water
had accumulated in low places. But
there has been steady improvement,
the wear 1895 being remarkable for the
reduction in the number of persons
sick as we'll as in the reduction of the
death rate In his report of 1895 10
the superintendent DIR. James w Nc
Gee, says:
81 am glad to be able to state that
penitentiary during the year shows a
decrease of one-half the number in
1894, and less than has occurred in any
wear since the establishment of the
penitentiary in 1870.
''The total number of deaths from
all quarters also show decrease over
the previous year, namely from ~
deaths in 1894 to 40 deaths in 1895. a
decrease of % per cent"
THE CALEDONIA FARM.
This farm, leased from the heirs OF
James Futrell at an annual rental OF
$3.50. containing 1920 acres in Halifax
county, is the largest enterprise, ana
brings in the largest revenue. The
penitentiary has an option to buy this
farm till 1902 for sol COS. For the year
the total credits from this farm were
s131 500 80, and the total debts S1O2,-
62o.44. leaving profit of $28,972.95'
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TIE HALIFAX FARM.

This farm belol = 10 Goy. NJ. W.
Ransom, the heirs Of Hal Pope, and
the heirs of the Austin estate There
are 1900 acres, and the annual rental
is $1,737.70, and the option valuation
is $25,976.25. The pcnitentiarg pays
go per cent rental on the option.
The 1895 operations show on the
debit side:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-01

One hundred and fifty men are tln-
ployed, the payroll in 1895 being S47,-
27S.49. There has been gratifying
reduction in this item of expense, il
being smaller in 1895 than in any year
for ten years. In 1894 the payroll Was
S4s, 56576; in 1898, S51,337.S3; in 1891,
SCI, 1885; in 1889, S66,0S8.08; in 1888,
e7f n7a 90
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-01
CREDITS
Total

SHOW ing that the central penitentiary
&c Sl5,63S.30 to support it more than
il mode. Most of the money made is
from the sale of brick, wagons, shoes
clothing, and various kinds of wood
aud iron work for the farms is done
at the central prison.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-01

The following itemized statement Of
| crops produced with their estimated
| value will be interesting:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-01

Total credits. ......... j7,7S2.38
Leaving profit Of $G,602.23, not in
Guiding about $4,000 in permanent i'm
provements. The chief item i'm crops
produced are $4,000 pounds Of cotton
worth @14.GSs; 30, $40 bushels of corn,
$500 OF wheat. 1920 of cotton seed,
240.500 pounds of fodder, 213, 100 pounds
of hay, and large quantities Of oats,
pork, beef, lard, forage, peas, potatoes,
etc, valued as in the exhibit from the
IL e.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-01
Total value of products. 92,G270S

Mr.. Leazar says that this estimate
is low. for example he mas sold 500
bales of cotton, all Of which except q
few bales. was sold at above cents.
Fodder is valued in the statement at
$1,000 per ton, whereas he is receiving
$500 per ton Peas are priced al 60
cents, while he could sell them at s.
cents net in Norfolk.
''Do YOU think the State ought to
buy this farm 2" Mr. Leazar was asked.
Il do" he said THE farm is worth
more than it is optioned at. The State
can buy under the option at S846 per
acre, and is paying rental of 40 cents
per acre, which is about so per cent
on the option price, SCI sos. The State
has put in the neiehborhood OF a
hundred thousand dollars OF improve
ments on this farm. 1t has developed
under the operations of the State
am crediblys Informed that in 1891, the
year before the farm was leased by the
penitentiary, the occupants made
about 100 bales Of cotton and 2,3oO
bushels of corn The first year (lS33)
the penitentiary authorities made $50
bales OF cotton and something over ~
900 bushels OF corn. In 1893, we made
535 bales Of cotton and $4,000 bushels
of corn. I'm 1894 we made Ills DaleS
of cotton and $1,000 bushels OF corn.
In 1895 we made $50 bales of cotton
and $4,000 bushels of corn. During the
last three years we made also o,ooo
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-01

Leaving a total profit of......$4 "a, 1852
The amount received by work in
the mine, etc, during the year was
S8,596.85.
THE GREAT FALLS CANAL.
During the year 1895, an average OF
81 conyicts were employed building
for the Roanoke Rapids Company.
The penitentiary received St1,241.SS.
The expense was $7,681.70, leaving
profit in this work of So, $4,000.
THE ROCKY MOUNT WORKS.
A rock dam was built in the Tar
river for the Rocky Mount Cotton
Mills. Forty-fye men were employed.
The penitentiary received $1,6o267 for
the work, and expended in the support
Of convicts, etc, $1,097.28 leaving
profit of S50539 in the work.
IN THE RALEIGH PENITENTIAR4.
The statement for the work for the
central penitentiary is as follows;
DEBTS.
Vouchers audited during
1895. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. > 40, 1870
Articles received from other
divisions. .............. l,95l.99
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New Goods
Four Of Our Bargains:

THURSDAY, 8O-Handkerchie daya lot and
FRIDAY JAM Jacksonville and Londae A Bleaching yard
SATURDAY, Feb 1.-Tinwae "a lot and
MONDAY, Feb 3-Gngham daysprng styles at 4c yard
TUESDAY, Feb All lace curtains reduction of
Try pair ours best n
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-02-25

war in Cuba, They don't fit and
must be ignored. ALI facts that
will notfit must be ignored. That
seems to be gold bug polemics.
| wish to leave the labor (wages)
question to another paper be-
cause it cannot be treated in this
as would like to have it done.
Let me say in conclusion that
had the Professor looked as
earnestly for a recorded mort
gage as he did for buggy in 1873
he would probably have failed to
find it. But in 1895 he could
have found more than four-hun-
dred in the four towns he spoke
of. But a go]d-bug in Con-
gress has no use for mortgage
records. Meantime the PROBES.
sor's friends should keep him on
one side of the fence if they can.
At all events let as thank God
we Shall never see the horrible
times of '73 when farmers had
neither buggies nor mortgages to
contend with.
Thos. c. Hodgson.,
Herman, MINI
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-02-25

The gold standard wags point
exultingly to the fact that during
a number of years our silver left
the country. But they do not ex-
plain why. France has built up a
very large silver currency out of
metal purchased abroad. The
French ratio being only 154 to 1,
their lighter coin made our dollar
worth a premium Of about 3 cents,
leaving a profit to the exporter.
There is no mystery about it, ex-
cept that silver was then at a pre-
MUM over gold and the dearest
money was wanted in Europe. We
have deliberately crippled silver
by legislation and gold how the
dearest money, is going to Europe
IN the absence OF any free coinage
law since 1873. Europe has the
draw on US by reason of Ameri-
can investments and will skin us
ofour gold under any circumstan-
ces. Free coinage, or no coinage
Will make no difference as
long as Europe demands gold.
But a substitute must be provid-
ed to keep up our volume of our
redemption money. That substit-
ute must be either silver or paper
or both. We cannot continue the
road to national ruin by bonding
to get primary money. A change
in the tariff will in no way check
the gold stream to Europe, We
have fallen into their trap and the
penalty is gold until our country
is stripped of it. We have such
political tories and prostitutes as
John Sherman and kindred fea-
Their to establish the gold route
nov Cleveland and Carlisle are
playing second fiddle to it by try
ing to reverse the route with gold
bonds. If there is any hidden
mystery about the question, it
lies in the fact that any American
citizen should have fallen so
brutally and ignorantly low as to
uphold the tories in their cruel
deviltry to destroy a once great
country. Down with the anarch-
ists.-Lyon Co. Leader.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-02-25
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-02-25

elements of other parties can
meet them: Should they conclude
to make bimteallism the para
mount issue, it may lead to COM
binations that will revolutionize
the country,
On the 22nd instant, a confer
ence of leading silver men will be
held in Washington for the pur-
pose of outlining a policy. This
conference will be composed of
men from all parties and all
sections, and it will doubtless
be a fair representation of the
average silver sentiment of the
country.
The National executive com
mittee of the populist party has
appointed a committee to confer
with the American Bimetallic
Union at Washington.
Thus events thicken and the
tide of silver sentiment rolls on,
The campaignof 1896 bids fair
to be the most momentous and
exciting of any since the close of
the war, and the "ghost'' of free
silver, of which we have heard SO
much, will be the grand central
figure of the play.-American
BIN etalist-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-02-25

mulating and passing sumo mon
etory reform measure and go be-
fore the country on it. If the
G: O. P. has got any of it's old
courage and craftsmanship
left it will do that. We have had
an idea that the republican party
would act when brought to the
test. But it now really seems
that the present leaders of the
&. o. P. have been in power so
long that they have forgot that
there is any such thing as public
sentiment or independent voters.
The last election turned their
heads. Well, we shall see.
G.. J.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-02-25

gentlemen of New London and this city
who own the controlling interest in
those enterprises. If our contempora-
ry intends to besmirch everything the
Doctor was ever connected with, we
would suggest that three or four years
ago the Doctor was an honored men,
Der Of the Republican party. The Ar
gus in those days spoke we'll of the
Doctor. The doctor has only changed
in his conviction as to political party
and has lost none of his true friends.
Those who will otallow friend free
dom of conscience, or will cut a man
because he does not agree with them
on matters political are very superb
cial and prejudiced, to say the least,
and any man is we'll rid of them.
v. E. L.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-02-25

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