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The morning times., 1896-01-17
PYTHIANS SING AND DANCE.
Entertainment and Hop of Arlington
o. MoUnted Division, No. o.

Arlington Mounted Division. No. 8.
knights OF Pythias, held its annual grand
entertainment and hop last night ut Ma
sonic Temple. The following composed
the committee in charge: f. W. Heibig,
&. A. Kneessi, Il. NJ. Mundeil, Charles
FIeischman, Charles Snlthson, A. Talks,
L. I. Slmson, Thomas k. Nalley and IL.
Thurm.
The Mount Pleasant Field Band and a
string orchestra We're in attendance. Mr..
stierel very deIighuully rendered u tenor
solo. Messrs. W illiam Rabb and Ii.
FRANKIE gave several selections on the either
and yIolin, and the Heibig brothers per-
formed ii number of duets on the piano.
ii. Miner and blanche Riley executed sew
eral fancy dances.
The feature of the evening was the aC-
oompiished execution OF a sailors horn
PIPE by Mona Payne, The baby wonder.
After the speclaitties Prof. Emil Christi
ani's German comic opera, "Blaues Blut,
WIS given. 1t is Il one-act creation and
the words are harmonious and the music
catchy.
At the fall of the curtain the floor was
cleared for dancing.
The officers of the a rlington Mounted Di-
vision are: Captain, George j. Bessler;
first lieutenant. +. ". Hellwig; second lieu
tenant, w. c. Smlhson; first sergeant,
benjamin F. montell; second sergeant,
Charles Reppe; sergeant secretary, DR.. A.
d. Robinson; sergeant trea surer, Z. L.
Simpson.
The dress parade and grand ball will be
held in March.
The morning times., 1896-01-17
HE PLANNED HIS DEATH
Continued from First Page.

tery, in Maryland, for Which $50 had Teen
paid by William Stuart. A clipping from
a New York paper showed that Jaiucs II.
Stuart, who dled on July !, 1858, at No.
5S Lexington avenue, New lOrh, at Tie
age of fifty years, was relative OF the
suicide.
In a small leath case were found piece
of dress goods and a lock of blonde LAIR,
marked on the wrapper Harriet" and
the same name, probably that OF his wiie,
was found inscribed in Il golu wedding rang
which Stuart carried in his purse.
FOUND IN HIS POCKET.
Some memoranda were written on card
concerning DR.. Houghton, of New York
city and The Little Church Around the
Corner. He carried in his pockets mail
postmarked last summer and directed TO
him at the Hotel Ra ndall, where he WORKED
for a long period as bartender. All these
things were formally turned over by Coro-
ner Hammett to Sergeant Shilling 10 be
transferred to the property CLERK OF the
police department. dispatch was sent
to police precinct No. Z TO have policeman
notify the son.
Mr.. Stuart was sixty-five years old, and
at one time was a prominent Baltimore
hotel man, having operated the General
Wayne Hotel in that city, and later he ran
a place near Baltimore street and Market
space. He had been employed at lne
Avenue Hotel Enrich III month ago,
when he was transferred to the cashiers
desk at the B. G Q. Enrich.
On Wednesday he was transferred again
to the Avenue house, and was to bave re-
ported for duty yesterday morning. When
the bell boy went to rouse him ii was found
that his room had not been occupied on
Wednesday night. The hotel people could
not explain this till they were informed
of the suicide by newspaper reporters.
On the dressing case of the room in which
the man died the alarm clock, which Stuart
had brought there, was set to go off at 8
O'Clock last evening, and had been set yes
terday morning. Beside it was flask
containing a fluid, the nature of which had
not been determined last night
Later in the evening e. w. Stuart, n
son of the dead man, identified the body
and it was removed TO Harveys under
taking establishment.
The morning times., 1896-01-17
ECKLEs' FINANCIAL PLAN.
Only Road to Safety Is Through Pay.
meut and CHnceiIafio ion.

ment and Cancellation.
Chica 90, Jan. 16.-The thirteenth annual
banquet of the Chicago Real Estate Board
was held at the Auditorium Hotel this
evening. About 800 members and guests
were present a great many OF the latter
coming from 4 distance TO see and hear
Comptroller Eckels and the Hon. Albert
j. Hopkins of Peoria, H., together with
a number OF prominent Chicago real estate
men, who responded to toasts at the
banquet.
After dinner the ANIMAL presidents adj
dress was made by George b. Birkhoff. Jr,
of the board. He was introduced by Hon.
George f. Adams, who acted as toastniaster.
Following Mr.. Birkhoff, were the follow
ing responses TO toasts
.Revenue and Taxation" Hon. Wm. G..
Beale; "our Currency" Hon. James II.
Eckels; "Our Nation" Hon. Albert j. Hop
kins; Chicago Judge Charles e. Nicely.
MIR. Eckels explained the importance of
the currency question i'll general and al
luded to the manner in which some of the
evils crept into our system. He then said
that nowhere in any nation, whether Of
great or little power, is there to be found
a currency in any financial system so in
adequate for the purpose to be accomplished
as that of the United States.
one statute requires the Secretary of
the Treasury To redeem the legal tender
notes in coin on presentation, and another
compels him TO pay them out that they
may return again and again for redemp-
tion.
Ii is asserted that when the revenues of
the government exceed the necessary ex-
penditures bond issues Will cease and no
further trouble follow.
Complete confidence cannot be restored
by simply increasing the government in
lint canId tbpra yyOul6
be nn guarantee against future impairment
of it through the same cause. There is but
one read to absolute safety, and that lies
through their payment and cancellation.
The morning times., 1896-01-17
DEATHS OF A DAY.

New York, Jan. 16.-The Rev. s. NJ.
Cooper, a member of the Philadelphia con =
ference died a Asbury Park today. Mr.
Cooper was born in Eastun, Md. September
80, 1918, and became a member of the
Philadelphia conference in 1914. Hewasthe
last surviving member of the class of that
year.
Williamsport, Del, Jan. 16.-N B.Smithers,
ex secretary of State, died at his home in
Dover this morning. He had also repre-
sented Delaware in Congress.
Boston, Jan. 16.-CharleS Theodore Rus
sell, the distinguished lawyer, aud father of
eX Gov. William E. Russell, died at his home
in Cambridge this evening of pneumonia.
Brooklyn, n. Y. Jan. 16.-Gen. E d. Fowler
died this afternoon in the Brevourt Apart
ment House. He has been i'll for the past
three months aud the result of his death was
due to a complication of diseases. He was
seriously wounded at Grovetou, or the
second battle OF Bull Run, and again at
Gett ysburg.
The morning times., 1896-01-17
THROJG THE PLATE GLASS.
Becker's Black and Tan Was Taunted
by a Street Dog.


He is known as Rocks and doesn't
weigh more than few pounds, but he
created as much excitement in the neighbor-
hood of p pennsylvania avenue and Fourteenth
street last night as 4 brass band on the
street.
shortly after o'clock, stwo colored
boys. standing in front of Becker's, No.
1345 PENNSYLVANIA avenue, were throWh
into ipcinient spasms by the fearful crash
of the broad and heavy plate glass door OF
Becker's place.
Scores of men and women passing ulao
peighborhood also heard tue crash A
crowd Mt once flocked around the front OF
the store.
"Blrglars, sure; get the policev' shouted
one man. 80,
man.
..some one hit it with sandbag, sug-
gested third stranger
Nav, ii wusu't enything of the kind,
said a night hawk hack driver. THAT
ltIe dog in there done it all. 1t was de
greatest ting l ever seed DONE
Then other eye-witnesses told the story.
Rocks was in The store with his paws
against the plate-slaSs panel watching the
passiug crowd. Suddenly a big mongrel
cur, built on the plan of tohoggan slide,
adn owned by one of the colored boys,
appeared. The cur walked up the steps
and deliberately insulted Rocks"
The canine ruffian jumped against the
glass and snarled in the face OF Rocks
The cur must have called Rocks some
pretty hard names in dog language, for the
little black and tan couldn't stand IL any
longer.
1t ran back a short distance in the store
and then made a leap at the big cur on the
street side of the glass. The oplookers
were startled to see the heavy glass crash
and .'Rocks'' fly onto the sidewalk amid
shower of glass.
The mongrel bully was overwhelmed, and
turned tail and ran across Pennsylvania
avenue.
Rocks was not badly injured, but the
| door was a wreck. Shortly afterward a
heavy barricade closed the place where
s.Rocks'' had made his remarkable plunge:
The morning times., 1896-01-17
Passed the Half Century Mark.

The residence of Mr.. Charles II. Thier-
back, 226 Ninth street southeast, was the
scene of q merry gathering last evening,
the occasion being Mr.. Tbierback's fifty
third birthday. The Allegro Club, an East
Washington nmusicalorganization, on,assembled
in front of the house and rendered MI.
Thierback a serenade. A fine lunch was
spread which was thoroughly enjoyed by
the guests. The band under the leadership
of Prof. Pitzerio rendered several seiec-
tions and the festivities closed In the wee
sma' hours with 'Auld Lang Lyme"
The morning times., 1896-01-17
HAD LAUDANUM And A GUN
Aged John Scott Was Looking for
His Runaway Wife.
When Arrested He Told the Police
She Had EIoped ard Taken
the Children Along.

John Il. Scott, sixty-two years of age, q
farmer, living in Virginia above Fairfax
Court House, was arrested last nignt by
Sergt. Shilling OF the First precinct and
lodged at police station No. l on the
charge OF carrying concealed weapons.
An old-tilne revoiver, of strong uaiiber,
wiJh several live shells in it, was taken
from him, and on being searched bolle
OF lauudIum was found III his POSSESSION.
IL was Understood that Scott was arrested
AT the suggestion of his son, Robert, who
charged tuatJ he was cunning Tor hirs.
Scott, and that after shooting her he
woald commit suicide win the .auddnum.
Theo.d man told story of domestic stTlIe
but denied that he carried the gun and
IaudAnum for the reasons alleged. True,
he said, he had come To Washington In search
OF his wife vino nad deserted iiIm ana taken
up companiousliip with George FIngum,
a plasJcfer, and that he had met his sou
Robert at tGeorgetown aud tirathe persuaded
him to take the old revolver and tad then
reported 10 the police that tie inteuded to
shoot his runaway wife.
That he tad the laudanum in lis pocket
wasaCoDiucidence, but wasa Suffererfrom
neuralgia aud had a bad tooth and tue
tincture of opium was prescribed by DR..
Brooks in Fairfax county. He SAID that
twent y five years ago he had married
Kate Watson, the daughter ola woman who
nad had four unmarried uusbauuS. They
had a little place in the country and lived
humbly. FinguTD eutered his home u year
ago and ruined his daughter.
Then his wife became euamored of
FiDg4m. She ran away from home last
summer, while he, Scott, was employed on
the new library building, and took up her
residence with her mother, who lives about
four miles further up the pike. He took
legal action to compel her to return and she
capitulated. She lived with him a few
months aud then decamped, coming to
Georgetown 10 live with Fingum, who is
married, and bringing with her Dealy
May, aged eight years; Buddy, aged thir-
teen; James Robert, aged sixteen, and
Eugenia, aged twenty one.
HeundersLood that his wife had been seen
in Georgetown and he had come To the city
to look her up ana induce her if possible
to return home with him. He met his son
Robert, who had given him the gun and then
notified the police. Scott at one time Was
employed on the Virginia farm of Lieut..
Vernon of the Fourth police precinct.
The morning times., 1896-01-17
SyoMs Shoes
"PREXY" SMITH.
How the Amherst Professor Was Dis
cipIined by Smart Student
RuftaIo EXDresS.

A group of university men, who are now
engaged in business in Buffalo, sat around
a table in a downtown restaurant yester'
day and talked.
II tell you. boys" said one of the group,
who is occupying a high position IN one oil
the leading banks in the city, 1.-THE quaint
est and most eccentric old fellow that ever
tried TO teach my ideas how to shoot was
old .Prexy Smith. of Amherst Everybody
from the freshmen to the seniors, called hin
Prcxy' Smith. For Some reason. .heaver
only knows what, l was studying in til,
agricultural department of the college, and
for an equally unexplainable reason rhet
oric and elocution formed most important
part of the curriculum
every Friday afternoon We fellows had
to decIaim some bit of heroics, or any
other kind of stuff, to prove our powers
of oratory. 'Prexy' had at some time beer
somewhat of an elocutoniSt, and IN ths
davs when l was uuder him he had
squeaky voice, but he was the most mercf
less critic / have ever known. He also
| had bad memory. But the most inconslse
! ent thing about him was the fact that
| although he seemingly took great IN
| terest in conducting those Friday after
1 noon TlelCIlGdtS, ut NdS aPltiithtA1
wavs in a tremendous hurry to cut the
| exercises short. and he had an aggravatina
| way of breaking in on the fellows jas'
when they were getting warmed up &c
| some particularly eloquent speech Witn
some such remark as:
| That's very good, Brown. Very good,
indeed So much as you have done proves
that you have a fine appreciation of the
| Next. Iouesi'
| Among my classmates was fellow
| named Fiske, who was born orator, and
| il was a pleasure To every member OF the
class to listen to him. Fiske was a Tag,
aud he made up his mind To cure 'Prexy'
of the habit of iuterPIpting the boystn their
! defamation, One Friday Fiske mounted
the platform and launched forth into the
thrilling speech OF 'Spartacus to the Glad
iators,' but he had scarcely gone half
/ through with the piece when 'Prexy,' who
was in au extraordinary hurry TO finish the
recitation that day, Interrupted >hiin as
usual. Fiske bowed and left the platform
las 1 said before, 'PreXy' had bad
memory, so when. the following week.
Fiske was called upon To give 'Sparlacus 5
Speech to the Giadiators,' we all supposed
that he had been shirking the study OF
new piece aud was relying on 'PfeXy's'
defective memory to let him through He
mounted the platform, aud, with a more
profound bow thaa he was in tue habit of
making, he began:
"As was saying, when was interrupted
last week, after SpartaoGs had started ms
harangue 10 the giadiators, he Continued
asd then Fislze finished the speech. .PFexy'
was so astoashed that he could not utter a
word of protest, and ii is needless for me
TO say that nOtoniy wasF Fiskenpt disciplined,
but thereafter 'Prexy' Smith found time 10
let every member of the class finish his
declama ton"
The morning times., 1896-01-17
CITY'S LEGAL RELATIONS.
Gen. Birney's Lecture Before the WI
modaugIsis Club. -

The first of a course of four lectures
on law before the Wimodaughsis Club,
was delivered last evening by Gen William
Birney. on THE relations of Washington
city and the District OF Columbia 10 the
United States Government
THE history OF the District" said Gen.
Birney, may be divided into five distinct
periods. First, from 1887 to 1902, which
was the period of purchase and direct
government by the Congress and the
President, without the intervention OF
a municipality. At the beginning of the
period when a National Capital was de-
manded, New York, Pennsylvania, and
Maryland each wanted to cecede one OF
their principal cities TO the United States
for a Capital.
Finally through the instrumentality of
Hamilton, a compromise was effected
Washington selected the sight and Jeffer-
son produced the plans from which the
city was laid out. The original purchase
from nineteen land o owners was the nucleus
of debt from which the District has never
been free.
Among those present at the lecture were
President of the Wimodaughsis, Mrs Brad
ley, Mrs. Case, Mrs. Mills, Mrs. Tindall,
Mrs. Havens, Mrs. Dickinson, Miss Cox. Mrs.
Burt, Miss Barton, Miss Mytinger and
others.
The morning times., 1896-01-17
FROM A D1sREpUTABLE HOUSE
Young virginia Girl Removed by the
Police.

Kate Francis, an orphan, who came to
Washington from Winchester, Va, two
months ago and has been working in
clearinghouse, was taken from the dis
reputable house of Ella Buchanan, colored,
on Thirteen -and-a-half street by Police
man Kimartin last night and placed in
charge of Matron Pennifield, of police sta
tion No. l.
The friends of the girl stated TO tne
police that she was under a ge, and investiga-
tiop proved that she is seventeen years and
eleven months old
The information was given the authOri-
ties by a young man who came to Washing
ton some time ago, and is said to be the
sweetheart of the girl. The case was
turned over to Policeman Kilmartin, and
he found Kate as stated.
The morning times., 1896-01-17
sLEUTHs RAN HIM DOWN.
Jones Jumped when the Raid Was
Nude, but Is Caught.

Jones Jumped When the Raid Was
Made, but Is Caught.
Detectives Lacey and Heian. of the cen
tral bureau. last night arrested Samuel
Jones, coloreG, on the charge of maintain
ing a gaming table in Chester court.
The arrest was at the request of Detec-
tive Hartigan. On last Saturday Detec.
tives Hartigan and 4 squad OF police from
the Sixth precinct raided the gambling
house of Edward Hunter in Chester court
and captured the proprietor, the para
phernalia and seventeen of the gamblers
In the attendant confusion sam Jones
leaped from a second story window to the
cobble pavement of the alley apd escaped.
Hartigan learned that he had been there
and sworc out a warrant for his arrest and
telephoned Lacey and Heian to get him.
Jones did ten months service in the Dis
trict jail for picking pockets at the Benning
race track a few years ago and has a
criminal record.
The morning times., 1896-01-17
WILL wATCHTHEELEC
Supervisors Named by the ColOred
National Republican Committee.

The colcred national Republican COM
mittee, which will have headquarters here
until the meeting OF the national Re-
publican convention, had meeting last
evening and discussed the coming primary
election in this district. They propose
to watch the progress of the election
and will doubtless make a report thereon
in case of any protest of which there is
ample reason to expect.
Tie important business transacted last
night was the approval of The following
committee 10 report on the election: Messrs.
j. II. Perry, II. IL. Davis, j.
A. Roston, Wilson Thomas, Edwin @.
Howe, William. Davis, Marsen West,
Thomas Davis, James II. Harris, Edwin
Villains, L. d. Cunnie, p. d. Thomas,
Robert Nelson, Thomas Clark, Wilson
Edwards, Edward Thomas, G. d. Clark,
P. Cs7Fleeher, Henry Sales, and Davis
Bunce.
The morning times., 1896-01-17
WILL DEPICT HAMLET.
DR.. Stafford's Lecture on Shake
sueare's Greatest Character.

The Rev. Dr. D. j Stafford will deliver
his famous lecture on Hamlet next
Thursday, at MetZerott's Music Hail.
The proceeds will be for the benefit of
Carroll Institute.
Those who have heard this gifted and
pleasing orator speak on Dickens may
Judge the quality of his Interpretation of
Shakespeare's greatest character. He is
familiar with all the works of the Bard of
Avon aud his delineations are combined
with rare dramatic style and effect.
DR.. Stafford has rare and resonant
voice which he controls perfectly. The
doctor holds that oratory is hviDg
power and that the Influence which 1t exerts
over society is ever apparent aud always
potent.
The morning times., 1896-01-17
PRESENTED THEIR GRIEVANCES.
Traction Employees and Citizens Com
mittee Hold Il Inint Session.

Traction Employees and Citizens Com
mittee Hold n Joint Session.
Philadelphia, Jan. 16.-Tbe commission
composed of representatives from the citi-
zcns' committee. the Union Traction Com
pany, and the employees of the latter cor
poration, to arbitrate upon the grievances
of the men OF the company. met this after
noon but in a session of two hours and
a-half, practically nothing was done.
General Manager Beetem, of the Trac.
tion Company, was present, and as he is
not a member of the commission, the rep
resentatives of the employees objected to
his presence, and over two hours were con-
sumed in discussion before Mr.. Beetem
withdrew. The grievances of the men
were formally presented, and then the
commission adjourned until tomorrow.
The morning times., 1896-01-17
ROW IN HOUSE GALLERY
One Man Arrested for Disturbing the
Body's serenity

A man whose name was given to the
Capitol police as Taylor created a scene
in the House gallery yesterday afternoon
by attacking man who sat next him.
The trouble arose because this man
refused. 1t is said, to make room. 1t was
charged that Taylor drew a knife.
He was elected and arrested by the
Capitol police. A call was turned in
which brought out the patrol wagon of
the Sixth precinct, with Driver Fitz-
gerald and Policeman Mansfield.
The dispatch book of police station
No. 6 contains a record of the wagon call at
$40, but the station books do not throw
light on the disposition OF the prisoner.
He was not received at the station. The
inference is that Taylor was released by
the Capitol police before the arrival of
the Metropolitan police.
The morning times., 1896-01-17
These Burclars sacreligious.

Hollidaysburg, Pa, Jan. 16.-Robbers
and parsonage here early this morning
They gained an entrance into the parsonage.
Finding no money! they stole the keys,
entered the church, and broke open the
sanctuary. They found nothing of value
except the chalice, which they broke to
pieces and then destroyed the altar deco
ratiODS,
The morning times., 1896-01-17
victoria's Letter to the Sultan.

London, Jan. 16.-The Times will to-
morrow publish a dispatch from Constan-
tinople, saying that the letter of Queen
Victoria to the sultan was couched in terms
of the kindliest regard, and revealed her
majesty's heartfelt desire that the un
happy conditions that SO deeply saddened
the British people might wholly disappear
and give place to internal harmony and
prosperity, in which all nations would re-
ioice and sympathiZe.
The morning times., 1896-01-17
Bishop Elected by Lot.

Lititz, Pa, Jan. 16.-More than 1000
people gathered yesterday at Hess Menonite
meeting house to witness the selection of
bishop This is done in peculiar manner,
the clergymep and bishops being chosen by
lot. After lengthy services three Bibles
were placed on the pulpit. Inone was slip
ofpaper and notwithstanding thatboOk
is declared to be the bishop. Tue choice
fell to Rev. Christian Riser.
The morning times., 1896-01-17
WESTWARD HOl
Cubans Keep Moving and Cut Off All
Com m municat ion.

Madrid, Jau. ia dispatch from Ha-
vana says that the rebels have cut off all
means of commun nication with the inte-
rior except by the short railroad from Ha-
vana to Maria mas. The telegraph wires are
all cut and the railroad tracks torn up,
aud the only means of official communi-
cation with the outlying provinces is by
steamship.
The principal insurgent leaders are said
to be going westward, accompanying con-
yoys of arms aud ammunition.
The morning times., 1896-01-17
Ereiriit NEnr Ended.

san Francisco. Jan. l6.-z5'fne Pacific Mai
Steamship Company. which Is O1iiied by
She Southern Pacific Raiiroad. Issued
new tariff sheet today announcing an
advance of 10 per cent in freight rates
from this port TO New York. This ADVANCE
marks the end OF. the wnr which the
shippers of San Francisco began several
years ago against the Southern Pacific
The morning times., 1896-01-17
uprising In Honduras Expected.

San Francisco, Jan. 16.--According to
news brought by the Panama steamer City
of Sydney today, there is likely TO be another
uprising in Honduras before long. Col.
Drummong, an Eng!ishman, is said to
have some connection with the scheme
to overthrow the present government. The
plot is being formed inGuatemala.
The morning times., 1896-01-17
Funeralof suicide CIements.

The body Of John 7. Clements, the young
man who committed suicide in CinciD-
natl last Sunday. will not be forwarded to
his relatives in this citysfor interment.
The funeral will take place in Gin
cinnati.
The morning times., 1896-01-17
Ohio Miners on u strike.

Columbus, o., Jan. 16.-The miners
employed by the Morris Coal Company, at
Jobs, o., are out on strike. 1t is said
that one OF the men was discharged be-
cause he sent bone coal out with good
coal. The entire force struck because the
company refused to reinstate the man.
The morning times., 1896-01-17
Carnenters In Session.

Carpenters Council and the Galvanized
Iron and Cornice Workers held a largely
attended meetings last evening, Only
routine business was transacted.