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The morning times., 1896-12-23
QUEER ROUND RAIN BOWS.
Phenomenon Seen by Lieut.. Vince
lock in India.


Several circular rain6owS, which. by
the way, are meteorological phenomena OF
rare occurrence, have been des cribed
during the past seven or eight years Tns
one now under consideration was oh
served in India by Lieut. WhcelOCk about
the middle of August
Mr.. WheelOCk was climbing a mountain
spur at sunrise. The atmosphere was clear,
but there was a heavy fog hanging over
the valleys AS the sun rose rainbow,
round as "a circus ring, was seen in the fog,
which all but obscured one OF the heaUti-
full lakes which are so common in India.
Mr.. WheeloCk is a trained meteOrOlOgisC
and was not at all astOnished TO see a
circular rainbow, knowing, as he did. the
conditions under which it was found.
But what attracted his attention in par
ticUlar was the presence of a bright spot
in the exact center of the beautiful varie-
gated band composing the circular bow"
This spot was SO intensely luminous that
the observer thought il might Lc q bush
fire some distance away. but this sup
position was soon diSpelled by further tle-
velOpmentS Slowly and regularly, and
from all sides at once tht. bright center
spot became surrounded by circles Of radi-
ating light. each containing all Of the pTi-
mary colOrs in fact, each was q perfeca
miniature circular rainbow.
This wonderful Phenomenon lasted for
about two hours, or until the sun had
arisen TO such height that the reflection
sank back against the mountain side Mr..
Wheelock watched il until it faded away,
prOnounCing it the most beautiful and Won
derful sight he had ever behcld Exchange.
The morning times., 1896-12-23
OLNEY'S FRESH BLUNDER.

A less absurd official than Secretary
Olney would have had the foresight TO
perceive that the sort of challenge he
has issued to Congress is thing emf
nently calculated to bring about the very
action he seeks, in dictatorial fashion, to
prevent.
While sympathy for Cuba is strong in
Congress, as it is all over the union, it
is not absolutely certain that the Cameron
resolution will pass both houses. Ger
tainly it will not 90 through without in
telligent discussion.
But the peoples representatives could
be stirred to impulsive action on the
matter by nothing more effectively than
by such an issue as the Olney challenge
raises. Already out of political sym
pathy with the administration, Congress
finds itself now confronted by declara-
ton bringing into question its own con-
stitutional and hitherto unassailed pre-
negatives. 1t is plainly told, as from the
peoples own elected executive servant,
that the commands it is authorized to is
sue will not be ODE yed.
Secretary Olney'S inability to think twice
and see far promises to result in much
unpleasantness for the closing two months
of the Clevela nd administration. New York
World
The morning times., 1896-12-23

trumpets his departure from Havana has
been announced, whether intended to keep
the insurgents out of the way or to strike
terror into their hearts at the coming
of this modern General Boom must be
left to individual opinion. He has gone
to the scene of his former triumphs, even
Pinar del Rio, where, like the King OF
France, he can march up the hills and
then march down again, and after having
slaughtered a few pacificos, return to
Havana anew as a victor with roses strewn
in his path and all the other accessories
of stage hero.
If the whole Cuban situation were not
SO intensely tragic, the antics OF this man
Wey Ter, who is as great q failure as mill
tary commander as he is utterly out of
place as an administrator of civil affairs.
would be highly amusing. But the humor
plation of his brutality, his cruelty, his
absolute disregard of every dictate and
demand of common humanity. He is as
| treacherous as he is wardly, and if the
Cuban insurgents were prepared to engage
in q pitched battle with the Spaniards, it
is safe TO say that Weylcr would be CON
spicuous by his absence from the battle
| field. His present campaign may be un-
dertakcn in conformity to his promise that
he would pacify Cuba by Christmas. He
| has just two days to accomplish the feat.
| VIII he do it?
The morning times., 1896-12-23
SNAIL PROFITS OF AIrRDERERs.
Few of Them Realize Riches by
Means of Their Crimes.
L5UTgu JlgiI


Much has been published in England
about the professional assaSsins OF F4ris.
writes our Paris correspondent, and IN
many cases fabulous gains have been at
tTlbuted 70 them as u resGlt Of their crimes,
but these exist more frequently in fiction
than in fact. Statistics recently compiled
by the perfect OF Paris police throw a
good deal Of light IN the assassin trade As
praCtlCed IN mOTdcrn times. Especially In
tercsting are they in view Of the popular.
but very erroneous idea that III = asSi SSIn S
trade l. a profitable one That 10 IS quite
the reverse seems 70 be clearly proved by
a record OF the profits gained By notorious
aSSaSSIns during the last thirty years.
Biographies of a large number of French
murGrrerS, some u whom paid he penalty
OF their crimes on the gUIiirrIue wniIe
others were transported 10 New Caledonia,
show thslt The average murderer makes far
less money ar his abOrninabIe trade than IL
made by any third-raJe artisan OF even
da y IabOrer
Here, FOR example, are the names Of a
few criminals and statement as 10 the
actual money profit that resulted ia each
case Sejournet committed one crime and
has profit was - > ShIllingS, kCSSelI. one
crime, II % shiIlingS; DGcret, one crime,
- worth OF JeweIry, CauheIin On, crime.
about . shillIn=s These are not priucely
profits, but they are large compared with
others. Three men for exam upIe-Gieorg0eS
NOry and FrauCk-COmuitted horrible
crime and Onl made about SixpeuCe apiece.
several others We're less Fortunate for tney
gained nothing at all other knights 0f
the road found to their diSIua y after dis
| patching their victims that tgey had 10
| money on them. and they We're Conse-
/ quently bound 70 be satisfied with such
! booty as they could obtain in The shape
| Of watches and other iewelTy which. II
| course, is less desirable than money, as
| 1t Is not always easy TO dispose Of
True, u few assaIlauJs have ma a con
siderable suIE Of money. Thre.'-MartIn
| BeGheim, and Lapommera ye-were cspe-
| Ciaiiy fortunate or unfortunate N this re-
| spect. Martin found s2OO in his victims
| purse, Bsghcim got Il, 400 worth of sew-
| elry. ana Lapnumeraye also acquired a
| large SuIu Of money aL one strozs- These
| men. however. did not live v-ry song to
| enjoy their wealth, as justice overlook
/ them and quickly dispatched them u an
| other world Such men are rare, how
ever. So rare that a careful calculation
| shows that the averag gc amount made by
/ FIehCh a>SaSsins during the last thirty
/ years does Not exceed 9 OF 10 ShIHnEs
| for each crime.
| Such being the case, the wonder : that
/ there are So many muderers. And greater
| wonder is. why. II they are drIerruIne,l 10
| kill for the sake of obtaining money they
I Go not arrange to Kill persons who are
| known to be wealthy and do Eot seize
| an opportunity when their intended VIC
| tins have their pockets stuffed with gold
/ A stinSuished officer OF The police force
/ in Paris says that the asSaSsInS act IN
| their usual foolish manner simply because
| they are imbeciles.
The morning times., 1896-12-23

were covered into the protected classes
without examination of any kind.
Why. then, will men like Mr.. Baker
be so unjust, and assert in ignorance or
malice what every person who is at al
Informed on this subject knows to be
untrue?
The Baker statements may be clasScd
as foolish and malicious, and the state
ment OF Representative Gibson that he
was not in favor OF the spols system,
and wanted a reasonable civil service cN-
and arithmetic and nothing NOR, ard
not an examination including u cal"ula-
ton OF the orbit of a comet and the
ability To scan a dyihyrambic verse. may
be pointed to as proof that sometimes a
man has what he wants and hasn't seLse
enough to know the fact The kind Of
examinations MT Gibson would have To
test fitness to enter the service as
clerk is the kind of an examination that
elic i'm SSl NloC Soiil liAlioHioh h'" piO'i'"
and the kind Of an examination that Mr.
Gibson would not have is the kind of an
examination that the commission never
provided nor even dreamed of providing
60 TO, Mr. Baker, and put up your proof
or shut up your mouth. And you, Mr..
Gibson. go to, also, and diligently seek
to learn what you do not now know be.
fore you open your mouth again in an
attempt to enlighten your colleagues on
the subject OF the civil service law and
The morning times., 1896-12-23
ASph hyXiat ton of Murderers.

The Medica! Society OF Pittsburg has
ton of all methods used III inrlicting the
death penalty upon criminals, that gas
would be better than the rope In the
opinion of the medicos the gas method
would be a comparatively painless way
OF sending a condemned person out of the
world. Yet it Will not be denied that
suffering. 1t may appear presumptuous
on the part of a layman to offer IA sugges-
ton t. a whole medical society, but if
something absolutely sure ana quick as
the lightnlng'S stroke is wanted to dis
patch criminal nothing could be pref
erahlc to dose OF hydrocyanic acid in
instanter. and the pain of heart spasm
caused by the poison's action would not
| even reach the brain. 1t Is more certain
to produce the Immediate cessation Of all
! vital functions than the most powerful
! electric current. Some years ago patent
model worker in this city proved this
| He went into saloon, ordered glass Of
| beer, poured the contents OF vial into
1t, drank the concoction, and fell off his
chair-dcad before even his nearest neigh
bor could stretch out his hand to raise
| him. Socrates drank his cup OF hcmlock
why not our murderers?
But is it necessary to tax the ingenuity
of man to devise means how to take life?
! Would it not he far better that society
| lift itself above the level Of the murderer
10y inventing some other way to protect
itself against crime than putting the Grim
inal to death? Has the philosophy of all
| the ages done so little, has the cnlighten-
ment, the vaunted mental and moral
progress of our age taught us so little that
| we must still follow in the footsteps Of our
| ancestors of centuries ago and demand a
life for a life, tooth for tooth, an eye
for an eye? Can Christian philanthropy
point out nothing better than the rope, the
| block, or the other paraphcrnalia OF violent
death for melting out condign punishment
To desperate and dangerous men and pro
tect society against them?
That gas is an Improvement uron the
rope does not admit of dispute. A Grim
inal might he put quietly and comparatively
painlessly to death in a cell prepared for
that purpose, and while wrapped in slum
Ter. But if gas, why not chloroform?
That would be more painless yet. And
better, simpler and more expeditions than
all, hydrocyanic acid. Best of all, how
eycr, none of these, nor any other agent OF
death. Human Judgment is liable to er-
ror an innocent may be found guilty OF a
crime and made to suffer aIsigr ominious
death Lifecan tie taken, but not restored
Better find a substitute for the death
penalty.
The morning times., 1896-12-23
Opinion by an Expert.

Uncle Hiram dropped his paper on the
floor, and brought his fist down on the table
with bang.
Seems like people that's before the pub
lie or writln for the papers ought to know
how TO SPELL he said.
Don't they asked Aunt Miranda. look
ing at him over the tops of her glasses
"Oh, | spoSe some on 'em dO," he an
swered. but 1 jest git clean tired readin'
about this here op'ra singer that they call
'C-a-l-v-e, Either she or the fellers that
write about her amt bee to school enough
to hurt 'em any
whats the matter with 'en?"
why, dern it, Miranda" explained Uncle
Hiram somewhat testify, Il s'posed every
body knew it ought to be Calves or
Calf There amt no sich word as
'C-a-l-v-e without the s. ''-Chicago
Evening-Post.
The morning times., 1896-12-23

= REPRESENTATIVE BAKER yesterday
introduced bill appropriating $780,
600 for experiments in aerial naviga-
ton. OF this amount Secretary S. P.
Langley, of the Smithsonian Institution, is
to have 100000 for experiments along
the line which he has been pursuing. The
construction Of one or more aeroplanes is
provided for. fJames Seldom Cowden of
Vienna, Va, is given $4,000, to follow
out the Investigations he has been en-
gagged in. The remaining $50, 900 is tc
be used by the Secretary of War or the
Signal Bureau, of that department, in
similar experiments. Any air ship that
is built is to belong to the government.
The morning times., 1896-12-23
A CASE In POINT.

Under common law a man is forbidden TO
maintain a nuisance ON his premises which
impairs the health, comfort or property
of his neighbor. By an analogy it would
appear that International law forbids a
country to maintain a nuisance which Of
fends the sense and outrages the civili-
zation of neighboring country. From this
point Of view Spain is indictable before the
court Of nations for maint aiming a nuisance
in Cuba, and the United States can be called
as the prosecuting witness-New York Mail
and Express.
The morning times., 1896-12-23
"~HE story that a tariff bill would b

BE story that tariff bill would be
brought in by the Ways and Means
Committee during the present session
arose from a single interchange in
the committee room.
why are you conducting the investlga
ton into the tariff at this time?" asked
Mr.. Turner of Chairman Dingley. ''Do
you expect to bring in bill during this
Congress?'
"We want to be ready for an cmer
gency," was the reply.
An extraordinary session Of Congress
is an emergency in Mr.. Dingley's view Of
the situation.
The morning times., 1896-12-23
PLIGHT OF KANSAS,

The truth is that six years ago Kansas
jumped the fence between sanity and
Iunacy, and has been roaring up and down
the highway OF civilization like a howling
deryish ever since. Until Kansas washes
the mud out of its hair, puts on its cloth.
ing and returns to at least the outward ap-
pearance OF mental health the tender heart
ell will continue to mourn and the unfeel-
ing to jeer.-New York World.
The morning times., 1896-12-23
In NEED OF AID.

Perhaps it would be well for the news
papers to give up Congress as a bad Job
and turn their talents in the direction IF
the Indana polls Monetary Conference. That
body will have an extremely tough PROPOSE
ton before 1.-THE devising of a currency
system better than the present one-and il
will need all the aid that the newspa pcrs
or anybody or anything else can give it. =
New York Advertiser
The morning times., 1896-12-23
REMOVAL OF THE BUSINESS
OFFICE.

The business office of The Daily
10 the Hutchins Building, corner
of Tenth and ID streets and Penn
svIyauia avenue, for twelve years
the office of the Daily Post, where,
on the 26th of December. all the
friends and patrons of The Times
VIII lie heartily welcomed.
The news, composition, art, and
press rooms, newspaper delivery
and carriers and newsbDyS' quar-
ters VIII remain at their present
location.
The morning times., 1896-12-23
Cuba's General Boom.

Wcyler has gone to the front once more.
If ali accounts are correct, it would proba-
bly, describe the situation more accurately
TO say that he has been sent 10 the from:
Tor 1t is said that he has received
a strong hint from Madrid that moro
fighting is wanted from him and less
manifcStoes. With a great flourish of
The morning times., 1896-12-23

Two women Of good character We're
apprehcnded by New York policemen yes
terday on the charge of being women Of
no character at all Another bluecoat
squad made a raid on ladies and gentlemen
in restaurant, presumably because the
former were in evening dress If this
thing keeps up Mr. Roosevelt's minions
will run in newsboys because newspapers
make bare mention OF things.
The morning times., 1896-12-23
People With Memory,

You overdid it a little when you told
mamma about papa's after-dinner speech"
Why, what was wrong about it?''
You said he carried the house with
him.
Isn't that all right"
''No, it isn't. Too many people remem-
Der that papa used to be house mover
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The morning times., 1896-12-23
TWELVE HOURS AGO.

Ifyou miss any news In the morning
edition look in the list below. What
you're looking for was probably
printed In yesterday evenings edition,
and as The Times never repeats
you'll have to take both editions to
get all the news us quick as 1t hap
penD.
The morning times., 1896-12-23
She Heard Him.

The Marquis del arpio, viCeroy of Naples,
was once going to church at Madrid and saw
lady entering at the same moment who
wore an extremely beautiful diamond on
an ugly hand. II should prefer the ring TO
the hand" said he, with no expectation Of
being heard ;butshe Immediately touchedthe
collar of his order, which he was wearing
and said: II should prefer the halter to
the donkey."-San Francisco ArgOnaut
The morning times., 1896-12-23
- HEY are telling story on Col. Georg
c. Gorham, at one time secretary o
the Senate Col. Gorham wanted t

- HEY are telling a story on Col. George
c. Gorham, at one time secretary OF
the Senate Col. Gorham wanted to
find farm house where his family
could spend the summer. So he fixed
himself up with a couple of horses and a
buggy and started off on drive up the
valley of Virginia
He found a house to suit his fancy and
stoned. The prices suited him, and he was
aboutto close the bargain when the owner
asked:
How much of a family have YOU
Myself, wife and five children"
"Oh, we can't take Children and the
Colonel was forced to drive on.
Al every farm house he found the same
trouble, and weary ami disgusted he drove
up In the evening to a residence that filled
his heart with JOY. II was the ideal sum
mer home. Everything was satisfactory,
and he was readyt To close the deal, his heart
in his mouth, when the inevitable question
was asked He gave the same answer and
met with the same old decision of no
children"
My dear madam" he exclaimed in des-
pair, If it will be any inducement to you,
il it would cause you to reconsider your
decision, I'll Kill off five of the children. "
But lady did not believe in infanticide
and Col Gorham had TO give up his search.
The morning times., 1896-12-23
ADurier Than He Thought.

The boy whose business it was to anSwe
the telephone rushed into the room of ths
senior partner.
'-Just got u message saying that your
house is on fire - he said.
Dear ner' returned the senior partner
in a bewiIdercd sort OF way knew my
wife was pretty hot about something when
left home this morning but didn't think
it was so bad as all that."-ChlcagO Even
ing Post
The morning times., 1896-12-23

lima ginative and credulous people who
hunger and thirst for the marvellous are
disputing Maceo's death, just as they did
the death OF John Wilkes Booth for twenty
years after lie was under ground.-Kan-
sas City Times.
The morning times., 1896-12-23

OBJECTED DTOTHEARCHBISHO HOP-The
confirmation services at London OF the
Archbishop OF Canterbury yesterday were
made sensational by the public objection
of clergyman On the ground that the
prelate believed in evolution.
The morning times., 1896-12-23
Dangerous Locality.

why have you decided to leave this
county, Crookly?''
Because I've been down looking at
that new Jail, and it's burglar proof
Detroit Free Press.
The morning times., 1896-12-23

After nearly four years of unmolested
license to do as they pleased the trusts
ma be wondering why the administration
should now begin TO throw snow balls at
them. 1t Is so sudden.-Detroit Journal
The morning times., 1896-12-23
Asst night Representative Bailey salc

Asst night Representative Bailey said
hchoped to start for his homein Gaines
vile, Tex, tomorrow. Ifhe could not get
awaytIen it woulthardlybe be worth while
to start at all, as it takes six days to go
and come. After his speech against the
grant of Il government exhibit for the Nash
vile centennial exposition, Mr.. Bailey Will
probably not take in that city on his way
home.
The morning times., 1896-12-23
With Him Heart and Soul

You must embrace every opportunity,
my friends,' said the orator at the wo.
mems suffrage meeting.
And the applause which came from the
unmarried section of the assemblage stag
gercd Philadelphia North American.
The morning times., 1896-12-23

If the Lodge immigration bill hasn't a
provision blown into the glass requiring
all Foreigners to swear that they come TO
this country to vote the Republican ticket
until death il must be regarded as spurious.
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
The morning times., 1896-12-23

Il is seldom that the Southerners have
a good word for Speaker Reed, of the
House That is, Southerners at large,
and it was a couple of this class who
dropped into the gallery at the House the
other day.
There he is now," said one OF them,
pointing to the late cZar. Il never knew
OF him doing a good deed"
Il do" said the other
What" calculated the first speaker in
surprise.
Yes continued the other, Il saw him
get up in the street car this morning and
give his seat to two ladies'"
The morning times., 1896-12-23

The night of the Patriarchs' bah is a
sweet memory for New York four-hun-
dreders; the next night is a regretful
memory, and the day intervening can't
he rcmeIE bcred at all
The morning times., 1896-12-23

Whatever turns it is doubtful whether
Democracy will show more than a shadow
line in the next great political battle.
Signs multiply that in 1900 it Will be an
array Of the forces of order against the
mob of the disorderly.-San Francisco
Rulletin.
The morning times., 1896-12-23
-EpREsENTATIvE HARRISON @

n Alabama, is anxious for the Demo
! Gratis Ito get together" He says
there is more difference any day
between a silver Democrat and a Popuist
than between a silver Democrat and a
gold Democrat. An Democrats are for
sound money while PopuHsts are for free
coinage at 16 to l, whether that means
sound money or not.
The morning times., 1896-12-23

GALLERIES WERE DISAPPOINTED
Expectation OF Cuban debate filled the
Senate galleries yesterday, but the specta-
tors were disappointed as the matter was
not brought up.
The morning times., 1896-12-23
EvnInfnad

Mrs. PeCk-Just think OF it. Here is n
couple who have never quarrelcd, and they
have been married fifteen years.
Henry Peck-Umi Another case of parted
at the altar.=Ex
The morning times., 1896-12-23

1t is about time that Pine Tree peo-
pie wire inquiring whether Mr.. Hale
represents Maine or Spain in the United
States Senate
The morning times., 1896-12-23
The Prevailing Ouerv

Maude-He asked her the usual question.
Clara-To marry her?
Maude-No, of course not; what he could
give his sisters, his cousins and his aunts
for Christmas.-P Philadelphia North Amer
lean.
The morning times., 1896-12-23

= CONGRESSMAN MCCORMICK has in
troduced bill to use the Potomac
flats as public park, to be called
POTOMAC Park 1t was referred to
the COmnitteeion Naval Affairs.
The morning times., 1896-12-23

The possibility of another tariff debate
reminds us of the six-day long distance con-
test between the Hon. Matthew Quay and
the Senate clock
The morning times., 1896-12-23

HE Populst member OF Congress gets
in his oar effectively now and then
in spite of the small number OF his
party. Representative Shafroth, OF
Colorado, is responsible for the reduction
of the salary OF the librarian of Congress
to $1,000 year. The amendment was
lost on the vote for acclamation, but Mr.
Shafroth, who introduced 1t, refused to
give up and finally won by ten votes.
The morning times., 1896-12-23

The first recipients of Christmas pres
ents are the light-fingered gentry who
mingle in holiday crowds
The morning times., 1896-12-23
Certainly.

MAY J write you poem on the bcauti-
ful snowf' asked the poet, umidly.
Yes Numbered the editor, "gO cut
squat down in the snow and write In the
meantime I'll sit here and pray thatas fast
EU.
The morning times., 1896-12-23
The Passing Shnw

This world is but a fleeting show,
And few are they, alasi
Who can rake up a pull that's strong
Enough for free pass
-Indianapolis Journal
The morning times., 1896-12-23

BELL TO SEE PORTER-Inaugural
chairman had q busy morning and several
matters OF Importance were disposed OF
before he left for New York to confer with
Gen. Porter