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The morning times., 1896-10-10
FALL MEET At BENh|AG
Prospects Coed for Two Weeks
Of Racing Here.
LIBERAL OFFER FOR PURSES
Metrnnnlitan Turf Association VIII
Turf Association wnI
Contribute Si,2OO Daily-Meeting
VIII Probably Follow th. Baltimore
Event-Five or Six Hundred Regn-
lars VIII Attend.
lsnecinl to The Timcs.l

New York, Oct. 9.-It is almost certain
now that there Will be race meeting heid
under rtheauspIceso Of the Washington JOCKEY
CLUB at tile benning track this IAN Soi,ie
weeks ago canvass was made among e''
layers of odds, doing business az uia'es
end, 20 See how many of them wouiu promie1
80 attend meeting Leld at thc c>Na,ioha'
Capital.
A. hat time the project did not meet
wi,b much favor from the gentlemen Oh
the ring. They still had i'll mind their
experience AZ Benning last spring.
4 nrouosi ion was then made by the
management OF the Washington ciup tha1
lie Metropolitan Turf Association, to which
most of the layers belong, guarantee to
Ynlr:bute 81 go daily towards tie purses.
Tbis slcees ion was rejected and the mat
Ter dropped for time.
LIBERAL OFFER.
twas then decided to hold Jockey club
NEE ing al Baltimore on the Pimlico track.
This NEE ing is 10 last nine days, and.
will commence immedia ely after tile close
down al Morris Park, on November 3.
Whcn nahes " asilinston people heard there
was to be a meeting at Baltimore they re-
opened negb Iatiuns with the metropolitan
Turf ASsocia ion. A s result a meeting of
that body was called at their headquarters
at tile Sturteyant House late last night.
bob" tiLker.on presenter tie Case for
the BenninG pecple.4nd renewed the re-
quest for 81 eco daily contributions to-
ward the purses. 80
After due consideration the association
decided To offer 81, eco daily, wficl ..in
view of the poor support given the racing
last year is considered a very liberal offer.
In n-offering this they stated that 1t woald
have been impossible to consider any sug-
gestion from the BeRning management
t,,f that ~ to hn
held at Baltimore.
AN EIGHT DAYS MEET.
Tie regulars will follow the game to Bal
tiuore, and then will, of course, stay for
the-Washirgton meeting. after which they
will scatter, many going to New Orleans
and san Francisco. As there are fully
five or six hunured regulars who will go
South, meeting at Benning this fail
should prove srccess, where last spring
1t was Il rank failure.
The management have given t out that
the meeting will run the two weeks imme-
diatcly following the Baltimore meet, and
that only four days Iacirg will lie, held
each week. This will make an eight days,
meet, Commenting November 10.
APPLICATION FILED.
The Washington Jockey Club has filed
an application with the stewards of the
Jockey Club FOR a license To conduct n
race meeting at the Beuniug race course.
to begin November II and continue uni II
the, 2sth.
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SHORTAGE MAY REACH sr5o,ooo.
Treasurer Marsh Stole From Trust
Funds and Not the Bank.

Gloucester, Mass, Oct 9.-Intense ex.
citement prevails here today over the
Ann Savings Bank.
AT an early hour a number of women
were upon the street waiting for the bank
Goi,s TO open SO ennt nat they might Withdraw tueIr
deposits The officials, acting under in
structionss from the examiners, opened the
Dank Tor business as usual at 81 o clock and
at tnat time from forty to fifty women,
W1ththeir bank books in their hands, rushed
III ana passed them over the counter. An
We're accepted and the deposits paid
Ihe trustees, who were seen today, said
few da VS. ago a nd that no irregularity was
found. When they learned that the treas
urer had committed suicide they came again
last night, and after LOOKING over the DanK's
DOCKS cOrrOborated their lormer statcme ent
Mr.. Marsh was trustee aud guardian for
several prominent estates, among them
notably the Gilbert Fund, the Officers of
which informed the press that a short
time ago they found MIR. Marsh Investing
be made.
MARSH produced the securities, Wednes-
day last, of the Gilbert Hospital Home and
residuary fund, and on examlnatiun il
was found that the fund was short S4O,-
900: 1t was then that Mr.. Marsh was
notined TO De present at meeting called
for 1O O'Clock yesterday.
The officers of the Gilbert estate say
they do not know what his embeZzlement
will amount TO-. but as Marsh held large
II it reached from 100000 to $3.50 900.
beside the loss Of his own fortune, which
was thought to be 100000.
The trustees of the Gilbert fund have
found among the effects OF Mr.. Marsh n
statement OF the shortage in that fund
which Is as follows: Gilbert Hospital,
$1s,3OO; Gilbert Home, S19, 100; resid-
uary Gilbert Tund, So 900; uoIal, S42 ,4otI
Covering the two first there are bonds
OF $40, 600 each, which make the net loss
to those insutouions 92l, 400. 1t is tnous Int
that Mr.. Marsh left WILL but not hing of
the kind has yet been discovered
There has been no run of consequence
made yet upon the bank or any large de
posits called for. The general opinion
among financial men is that not Il dollar
OF the banks money will be lost.
The depositors are people living in all
parts of this country and in Canada and
Europe, many of them fishermen who de-
posit money before lea wing for their homes
Inquiries are already being received BY
wire relative to the situation.
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Special Dog Show Matinee.

School children who have been unable to
ettend the Sipe, Dulman & Beake dog
anu pony show during the week will re-
ceive special attention at the hands of
the management this afternoon. Tonight's
performance will close the Washington
enga cement of this extremely clever show
Which has scored such a decided hit with
have by far the best trained animal show
ever seen in this city. and notwithsta nd
Ing chilly atmosphere they have been
greeted with large audiences at every
Performance. This is sufficient evidence of
the excellent quality OF the show. which
deserves the excellent patronage II has re-
ceived.
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ON THE GRIDIRON.

The football team of the Eastern High
School will play Maryland Agricultural
College this afternoon at College Station.
1 lie mgn school Toys will nave sum
game, as the agriculturalist team is n heavy
one. and they have arranged games with
ell-known college teams. The Eastern's
eleven will leave ON the noon train, while
a large part of the bicycling contingent
OF the school will go out on wheels TO lend
encourageme to The team. The game
will be called about o'clock
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Strong
Words!

Washington. d. c., March 27, 1885,
To the II G. R." Chemical Company:
Knowing the good results OF the II. G. R
Rheumatic Cure" Of persons who have used
il, / concluded to send bottle of it to an
aunt OF mine Of Camden. N. j., who has
been afflicted with the disease fol nearly
fifty years. About two weeks ago l sent
her bottle. and yesterday I received
letter from her aslIng Nle.GO send ser ari-
other pottle. for it was the only medicine
in all her aIfliction that did her any good.
Before taking it her pains were SO great
that it was lmpossitie for her to sleep or
rest at night. and IN three days after TAX
ing the firrt dose she began to feel a wot-
derful change. She says she can now sleep
and rest at night.
HIT Pa. ave. se.,
Brick Merchant.
Sold by all druggists.
Trade supplied by F. A. Tschiffely. and
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President Andrevs ,,u D.

Providence, Il. L., Oct. 9.-Tbe Demo.
cratic leaders have declined to Withdraw
the name OF President E. Benjamin An.
drews, or Brown University, from their
electoral ticket. as lie recently reGueste,I
PRESIDENT Andrews is in Europe on a
years tour. About ten days ago a letter
from President Andrews, declining to
name OF the leading Rhode Islanu se e~.
ponent of free silver will be on the ticket
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Did Not Heed Good Advice.

the corner of Fourth and East Capitol
streets early last evening ana disturbed
the peace OF tile neghborhood by bolster
Gus conduct. They were lrned by po-
Hcemen Batsou and Yates and told to
disperse. This adv ice. however, they
did not heed, and finally the officers
were compelled to place some of them url-
der arrest. Those taken into custody
were Robert a. Boswell, aged eighteen;
Joseph Skelly. aged seventeen; James
johnson, aged nineteen, and Henry Cluns,
aged eighteen
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BATTLE OFF THE CHESS KINGS
Fourth Round of the Internationa,
IUurna ment CompIeted

Budapest, Oct. 3.-The fourth round
OF .he international chess masters tourna-
nent was played i'll this city today, the
pairing bcinc as follows. Schlech,er rs.
Iarrasch; Maroczy VS.. Winawcr: Popicl VS..
/ PiiiSnury; Noa VIZ. Charousek; Marco VS..
wainroq JanowSki VS.. Isciigorin; Altdn
had a bye..
Following are the results. Schlechter and
u IarraSch drew Kings bishop game after
~ moves Winawcr Leaf harCczy in a
vienna E5fne ar .er 80 moves; Iillspury bear
Popiel in Il Kings Bshnp game after SO
moves, Charcnsck beat Noa in a four
knights game after 81 moves; Marco and
'WafDrods drew kuy Lopez after 81
moves, TsciIigorin beat Janowski in a
queens eamplt declined after SO moves;
Albn bye.
= Appcndeu are tie scores of all the competi-
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HOWARD MoTEN RECAPTURED.
He Is the ColOred Man Who Escaped
Ernm n PnlicI. Cell

Howard Moten, the colored bicycle thief
who escaped from the Seventh precinct p0-
tured last night by Detective Frank Bur
rows, OF the Seventh, and Consta Die
Massey. of Fairfax county, Virginia
AT the time or-the escape it was known
that Moten lived soiiie where In Virginia. In
the neienporliood Of Great Fails. a nj with
this ciew Detective Burrows went to work.
His efforts proved fruitless until yesterday,
when he succeeded in locating his man IN
the road from Ballston to Great Falls
Constable Massey was promptly notified
and Moten was arrested at 8 O'Clock.
He was convey yed without difficulty to
the police station In Constable Massey's
rows, on his wheel, and securely locked up
in n escape -proofcell, from which he will
journey to the police court this morning
to give an account of himself to Judge
Kimbau
The morning times., 1896-10-10

In the case of the Castles. of California.
VINO are under arrest in London charged
WIN the larceny of furs, Secretary Oipey
Today received dispatch from Ambassador
naFaIu, winch simply confirms London
dispatches received by the Irnited aSsn-
ciated Presses on the same subject.
Mr. Bayard says that the embassy vas
giving all possible assistance to the ar
cused: Eminent counsel had been r..ts ined
for the defense. ''eu
No additional facts in connection With
tne case are given in Mr.. Bayard's dis
The morning times., 1896-10-10

The Athletic Association OF Howard Uni
versity has about given up hopes of having
as strong team as that of last year,
for the reason that many OF the best
players Will not return to college. Man
good schedule Of gaines, and it Is hoped
that the new material for a team will
bespeedily ygotteniatoshape. The manage
ment Will be glad to entertain challenges
from any team in the District.
The morning times., 1896-10-10

Harrison w ill Make Another Speech.
Indianapolis, Ind. Oct. 9.-At the soIici-
.cI,bs Cen Harrison H., . cons.n; ed IN nare
one speech in Indianapolis during the cam
paign. 1t viii te made in ,Tomlinson Hall,
probably week after next, and it will be
made tue occasion OF big celebration
The morning times., 1896-10-10
L. A. w. Chestnut Run

4 chestnut rum has been arranged for
the Wheelmen of che l.. A. W. To tahe place
Sunday The riders Will start at 8 O'Clock
in the morning from the corner OF Ihlr
teenth and K streets. Ashton. Nd. viii
be maae the terminus of the trip. A score
or more ot riders have already signifs~d
their lnteGGOu Of taking part in the run.
The morning times., 1896-10-10
high school Cadet OFFICERS.

School Battalion held last Thursday re-
suited in the appointment of the following
yesterday: Company E, at the Business
lieutenant, Ralph f. Burgess; second lieu
tenant, Leo A. Finn: first sergeant. John
u. Bridaham: second sergeant, William A.
Ball; third sergeant, Willard NJ Rusg;
fourth sergeant, OnslOw S. Whitford: 1if .ii
sergeant, TaZewell B. AmiSs; adjutant,
Second Battalion. with rank of first lieu
tenant, Walter q. Thomas: bugler sergeant,
second Battalion, Henry C.. Graft.
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The morning times., 1896-10-10

The Central High School team will lire up
against the Kendalls this afternoon = $50
the game is eagerly looked forward to by
the hign scioois, ;.Iid L, is ctr.ain ,na 1 The
Centrals Will make every effort to put up
the Eastern team on last Saturday The
game will be played at Kendall Green
Mr.. Schell. Of the Potomacs, will referee
the game, and Mr.. Price, OF Gallaudet
College, Will act as umpire.
The morning times., 1896-10-10
Treatment FREE.
This Offer Open for Everybody
Until November |.

In view of the fact that scientists have
predicted that the approaching winter will
hunureds OF sufferers from chronic dis
ease VIII pay the penalties with their
lives, unless they receive the proper med
icai attention in due time, DR.. Young has
determined To treat, until cured, free OF
charge every sick or afflicted man. woman
or child, applying in person at bis private
sauitariufn
The morning times., 1896-10-10
Winners In Berlin

Berlin, Oct. Elm the Berlin trotting
races today the international Abschied
prize was won by Henric Bullett was
second and Crackajack third.
TIE International October prize was won
by Sprucewood, with Gen Harrison second
and Flutn third
The morning times., 1896-10-10
valuable Paintings for PhiIadelpbin

Philadelphia, Pa. Oct. 9.-Thc commits
purchase from Lowin & Co., OF London,
England, TWO paintings at a cost of 10 $50.
For one OF the paintings, by Carlo Crovilli.
on April next and the balance during the
year, as the revenues of the commission
Shall warrant. The other picture Is by
Nondocoster, and will cost Fl 800 1t is
to be paid for as the revenue will permit
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Der of games won, "a; Total number OF
games iost, "a; total number of games
Still to be played, 54
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Game Abundant in YeIlow,tonc

OMAHA, Neb.. 9.-Dr. ". Seward Webb
and party arrived this morning from u
hunting trip Of two months, through the
Yellowstone and Jackson's Hole. Tley
report game abundant and AN ENJOYABLE
outing. They leave for New York this
The morning times., 1896-10-10
1t May Seen. Strange,

But 1t is true, that the Times Real ESTATE.
Bureau can sell YOU corner house ON
Columbia Heights-1O rooms, bath and
tn sell tor.
The morning times., 1896-10-10
- = -
The Very Handso N est

And showiest, and coolest. and cheapest
houses for the money are those new houses
on Florida avenue northwest, for So, z so.
Easy terms, too. See the Times Real ES-
tate Bureau.
The morning times., 1896-10-10

The Times Real .Estate Bureau will not,
hereafter. De open in the evening, except
by appointment previously arranged for
the convenience OF patrons who are unable
to attend to such matters during the usual
hours of business.
The morning times., 1896-10-10
BASKETBALL.

The basketball team of the Eastern
Athletic Club has been organized and
Mr.. Mansfield appointed manager. Pre-
liminary work in the gymnasium is being
done under the direction of Fred, Weis.
bader. The team will receive cntbusi-
astic support, and it is confidently ex-
pected that n much better showing will
be made this year than last. Perma-
nent delegates TO the basketball League
are Mr.. Mansfield, Fred. Weisbader, and
William Clark.
The morning times., 1896-10-10

The candidates for the w. L. I. basket
BAH team are practising diligently, and
the good results are more apparent each
night. 1t was announced that the In
fantry would have a football team, but
1t looks like this was premature. If
football team is formed, it will be only
with the purpose OF furnishing training
for basket ball candidates. and not to
compete with the strongest elevens Of
the city.
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Features ttllustratedl, J, for three ceiits.
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Features iIlustrated), for three cents.
The morning times., 1896-10-10
BANK STATEMENTS
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
SECOND DNATIoNALBANE

SECOND DNATIONALBANK,
At Washington, in the District of Columbia.
attic close OF business DC tober 6, 1895
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts ... ST4a. .4sO Ga
Overdraf.s, secured and un-
secured ................... 1855 03
U: .. bonds 10 secure cireu---
lation ...:............ 5OOOo.O 90
Banking house, furniture. and
Other real estate and mort 'e'o
cages owned :. .....-.. 4.27OO7
Due from National banks mot
serve asen,s, .;........;. 1e,5s4.as
Due from approved reserve ''''''
agents =. :. ............. 4O,65S. 81
Checks and other cash items. 5'y23 ~
Exchanges for clearing house,. 81 23I Sc
Noes OF other national banks. I,545OO
Frac -ionul paper currency,
nickcls and cents ..--........ Hos 20
Lawful money reserve in
bank, viz.
Specie. .SI52, ,527.OO
Legal tender
NOES :. -. 100000
Redemption fund with Ues
Treasurer 8 per cent OF Cir
cula,ion) ................. 2.25oOo
Total. :. .....--.....S1 .21a.7sO.70
LIABILITIES. ---
Capital stock paid in. ...y...... S22J,000. 90
SurpluSfund. Observation-Disclosures. 10000. 90
Undivided profits, less eX-
penSes ana taxes pah.. 1i,2SU56
National bank notes outstand-
ing Observation-Disclosures. 100000
Due to other national hanks. 81 81
Duet State banks and bank
ers Observation-Disclosures. 1,475.7a
Dividends unpaid. 1890
Individual deposits,subiect to
check ...................... 79S,6I462
Demand certificates OF de-
poSl6 .....-.......... DO. 30
Certified checks ........--.... 2,3S96I
To9ai. ,,:.....S ,2l3 500
District of Columbia, City OF Washington,
sS
l, John C. Eckloff, cashier of the above-
named bank. do soemnly swear that tie
above statement is true to the best of
my knowledge and belief.
JOHN c. ECKLOFF, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
| 9th day of October, 1896.
(Seal.) HERMAN r. HOWENSTEIN,
Notary Public.
NJ. G.. EMERY,
LEWIS CLEPHANE,
NJ. w. BEvERIDGE.
SAMIlEL BIEBER.
| Directors.
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700 I4th ST. n. ",

between now and November 1 This offer
will positively expire with the present
month. and viii not be extended under
any circumstances. The only fee required
of anybody is a mere nominal sum 70
cover actual cost of medicines used.
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Features dllustrated), for three cents.
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A CIVIL ENGINEER
Of the B. & O. r. e.
Testi les for
Dr.WaIker.

Mr. L. Price. civil engineer by pro-
f,.Ssion, and a resident OF Bowie, Md SAYS:
al have heen in the employ OF the L. q O-h.
II FOR lie past SIX Years, and during that
time | have been n sufferer from nervous
exhaustion, hcadache. insomnia ana al
and natrnt medicines without tcncfit Since
placing myself under nr. Walkers care my
rcneral health has improved, my nerves
lay,, again bernme S,eady, my memory
good. / sleep and eat well. and in TACT,
feel like Il new man Thc hundreds OF
testimonials puilisi ed by Dr. Walker should
prove TO the discouraged sufferer tlat
liz CUr;E> WHEN oInER FAIL
NO EXPERIMENTS OR FAILURES.
The highest fee charged by DR.. Walker,
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION

WEST END NATIONAL BANK.
At Washington, i'll the District of ColuIn-
bia. at the cluse OF business, October u =,
1896.
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The highest fee charged by DR.. Walker,
whether you have Cnc or more diseases, Is
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-17
BEFORE JUDGE GUNSTER.
The CLANCY Family Of the Hampton
Mixed Cp in Free Fight.

The CLANCY Family OF the Hampton
Mixed Up in n Free Fight.
A verdict Of guilty was returned by
The lp-y that heard the case of the
e mn ,nwealth against Martin Kamin-
ski. charged with stealing $50 from
Andrew Bobonis, of the North End. The
defendant will receive sentence tomor-
row morning.
Michael Cosgrove was tried for as
sault and battery upon DR.. j. f. Sal
try. of Green Ridge. District AttOr-
ney Jones conducted the case for the
commonwealth, and Attorney ]. c.
Manning appeared for the defendant.
DR.. Saltry. on Feb. "a last sent a bill
for s. to COsgrove. which had remained
unpaid for two years. That same even
ing the defendant called at the doctors
office, and after a brief conversation,
Jdt without any cause of provOcation,
he struck him heavy blow of his fist
on the face. Constable Patrick Roach
and Patrolman Thomas w. Evans
served the warrant on. him and they
testified that on the way to the lookup
the defendant said he was sorry he had
not broken the doctor in two. Co.'S
grove admitted he aimed a blow Of his
fist at the doctor but he denied that
he struck him. The jury brought in a
verdict of guilty of simple assault
without the battery.
TROUBLES OF THE CLANCYS.
William. John and James Clancy.
brothers, were tried for assault and
battery on their father Michael Clan
cy 1t was the funniest case heard in
court since they We're up last term. The
father is about five feet tall and each
of the sons is no larger than an Ordin-
o. Nv nj nJ,t, ,rI>
lam is 50, James Is 90 and John Is 90
Ex-Judge Stanton assisted District At
torney Jones for the commonwealth,
and Attorney John ]. Murphy defended
the unfilial trio. The Clancys live at
the Hampton, in Lackawanna town.
ship.
Two days before last Christmas the
old man came home in the evening and
| was assaulted and beaten by his sons
without any cause, he claimed, except
that they wanted to put him out of the
| way. Mrs. Gerrity, an old woman who
| must be upward of century, but who
| nevertheless smiled ard refused to an
swer when Mr.. Murphy asked how old
she is. corroborated Clancy. She said
| they knocked him down and then beat
him. The Old man was badly covered
with blood. but he was not seriously in
| jured. The defendants swore that
| their father came home drunk and was
| in his customary fighting mood. They
| admitted striking him but said it was
| necessary to do it to subdue him. The
| jury found William and James guilty
and acquitted John.
MAHEDY OF MINOOKA.
| Samuel Mahedy, of Minooka, was
| tried for carrying concealed deadly
weapons. Constable Joseph Woelkers
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PERSONAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. II. r. Howell, of Pottsvillc,
are at the Hotel Jermyn.
Misses Landmesser and Irving have re-
turned to Wilkes-Barre after visit with
Miss Knowles, of Penn avenue.
Mrs. Charles Workman, of Chattanooga,
Tenn, and her daughter. are here to
spend the summer with Mrs Workman $
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Knowles, at the
United States Hotel.
Miss Lillian Zurfleh, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Arnold Zurfieh. of G27 Adams
avenue. was married to William s. Boyd,
5r, Wednesday night at her home by Rev.
Charles +. Robinson. ID. D., of the Sec
ond Presbyterian church.
Miss Adele Porter. the only woman in
the country who is advance agent for a
theatrical company, was here yesterday.
She represents the MADAME Sans Gene"
company, which is booked at the Froth-
ingham Monday night. Miss Porter left
In the afternoon for Syracuse. but will
return here to witness Monday nights
performance