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The morning times., 1896-03-30
OVATION TO a SOCIALIST.
Signor Gluseppe's Release From Prison
Celebrated at Palermo.

Palermo, March 29.-signor Giuseppe
de Fe!icc Guiffrida, who in May, 1894, was
sentenced 10 eighteen years Imprisonment
for connection with the Socialist riots in
Palermo and elsewhere, and who was ~
Gently released under the decree OF amnest Y
issued by King Humbert, visited Catanla
today.
He was member of the Chamber of
Deputies when he was sentenced.
During his Imprisonment elections were
held for members OF the nineteenth, the
present Legislature. and he was returned
from the second district of Catania.
His entry into the city today was a tri-
umphal one. Special trains We're run from
MeSsni and the city was full of visitors.
A large crowd gathered about the railway
station and when De Felicc appeared he
was greeted with wild enthusiasm. He
was carried TO the carriage that was waiting
for him, and after he had entered it the
crowd Embarrassed the horses and dra gged
il and its occupant TO the hotel.
The morning times., 1896-03-30

In a few weeks the warm weather will
bc upon rs and daily collections of garbage
VIII bc in order. 1t is of the last impor-
lance that this service should lac so rcgu
lated as to leave no room for as many com
plants as were heard last summer. SO
long as the collection is done by contract
it would seem to be necessary that an
effective system OF inspection he inaugu-
rated whereby the contractor can be held
to strict accountability.
The regulations for the disposal of gar
ha ge by housekecpers are as strict as they
can wen be made, and they are generally
observed, though, of course, instances &C
cur now and then where carelessness or
sheer stubbonnesS causes considerable an
noyance to neighbors. This also may be
obviated by diligent inspectorial service,
which could be carried into execution at
The morning times., 1896-03-30
ELKS' ANNUAL BENEFIT.
This Year 1t VIII Be Concert ON
Easter Sunday.

This Year 1t VIII Be Al Concert ON
Easter Sunday.
The annual benefit of Washington Lodge
No. 15, Benevolent and Protective of Elks.
will take place on Easter Sunday even lug at
the new National Theater.
Heretofore it has been customary on this
occasion to give dramatic entertainments,
but this year the order Will make departure
from the trodden path OF ent erta inmeut, and
give their friends a rare treat in the form
or sacred concert. An excellent program
has been arranged, and will be rendered by
a number OF volunteers.
Among those who will contribute to the
success OF the entertainment are Mary
Sanders, the popular favorite of the Ma
tfonal 'Theater summer comedy company;
j. Leslie Gossin, who comes from New
York for the occasion; Haley's Washing
ton Military Band, Edwin Barrett Hay,
Past Exalted Grand Ruler, b. p. O. Elks;
the Apollo quartet, Anita Cluss, the ac-
complished harp soloist; the Madrids, in-
strumentalists; Mae B. WhiteseIl, and Mary
Helen Howe, sopranos; Washington Saea-
gerbund, Prof. william Waidecker, William
H. Conley, Brother William E. Frederick,
7. f. McNulty, OF Baltimore Lodge, No
z, b. p. o. Elks; Elite Quartet, Prof. X. F.
Cardella, Percy Winter, and Esputa Or
chestra. The sale of tickets indicates Il
large attendance OF the friends OF this or.
ganizaton, so widelyn oted for its charita bic
purposes.
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Bringing the Stars to Earth.

that such an appliance might be, perfected
in time, though not just at the present
moment. Perfection" he said, "may
come in ten minutes, and perhaps not for
years. The reply points TO the proba-
biIity OF such terrestro-stellar intercom-
munication. Tesla does not doubt the
ultimate fact, he merely refuses to indicate
the time.
Meanwhile, however, he labors with his
oscilator an instrument, the perfection of
which will work revolution in the whole
field of electrical activity. Ever since
men first began 10 experiment with eiec-
tricity, their aim has been to cheaper Its
production, To generate it without heat;
to make the "circumambient air. furnish
the material. Instantaneous generation
of electricity without the adventitious aid
of secondary power is aimed at. That
problem. Tesla dcclares, will be solved
when his osciIlator is perfected. When
that moment arrives il will be possible.
he says, to signal all parts OF the earth
simultaneously; i'll fact, there viii be no
limit TO possibilities. Electric light and
electric heat win be so cheap that they
Will he substituted for all other fuel and
illuminants. A man VIII be able to take
a handful OF electricity out of the atmos-
phcrc and make il perform domestic duty
Some people Will SMILE at all this and
shake their heads and say: 1T cannot be"
These doubling Thomases also repudiated
the possibilities of the telegraph and the
telephone. Of electric light and electric
heat, OF phonograph and microscope. But
The marvellous strides which electrical
invention has taken within even the brief
space Of a quarter OF century and the adj
mittcd fact that we are yet the threshold
OF its storchouse of wonders make Tesa's
assertions appear natural instead OF fau-
tastic. The twentieth century man and
woman may see nothing SO very strange
i'll bringing the stars down TO earth.
The morning times., 1896-03-30
EPwoRTH LEAGUE RALLY.
Interesting Services Held in the
Church. of That Name.

Interesting Services Held in the
Church of That Name.
An enthusiastic meeting of EpwoTth
Leaguers was held last evening in Ep-
worth M. E. Church. corner Seventh and \
streets. The exercises in ciuded brief
addresses by Fred T.. TIsker the newly
elected president; Frank T. Israel. the
secretary. and Mrs. VI. NJ Mitchell, second
vice president OF the Washington District
Epworth League. Fred T.. Wood ward cor
responding secretary, ana c. W. Miller Of
Alexandria, va, third vice president of he
W asbington District Epworth League
South; L. a. Potter of Epworth Chapter
and j. S. Il. Kirk, president Of Cropley
League at CrOplcy Md.
Letters were also read from Rev j w
Grubb of Leesburg, Va, president; Mr.
Bodmer, Middleburg, Va, first vice pres-
dent and Louise Klipstein, Marshall,
Va, second vice president OF the Southern
District League.
The Epworth choir rendered several
selections. including an original hymn,
The New Name, " written by F. L. Wood
ward.
Epworth Chapter, under whose auspices
the meeting was held. isin prosperous con
ditiun. having SO members, 10 of whom Ia We
been added during the past year. More
than $500 has been raised, 1925 of which
was for the new church. The work of the
various departments is carefully organized
and the influence OF the league Is plainly
felt in the community.
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Up to the present time it has been the
exclusive privilege OF astronomers, poets
aud dreamers TO communicate with the
stars. Even the astronomers have not been
more than specifically successful. Poets
aud dreamerS had almost q monopoly.
Everybody knows about the rh ymester vino
proponnded the inquiry, Twinkle, twinkle,
little star, how l wonder what you are"
but there is no record OF his having received
reply, aud probably he is wondering yet
unless he has passed from this mundane
sphere aud found out for himself. 1t APP
pears, however, that we, who shall be
fortunate enough to see the twentieth CEN
tury, shall wonder no longer as TO the
stars, but shall know the why and the
wherefore, and hold converse with them
even as we do with our friends in Europe
or Asia, or Africa, or Australia. We are
living in an age OF wonders, and hence we
really wonder at nothing that happens.
our communication with the stars is not
TO be a psychological process, but something
that the eye can behold and the hand grasr.
So Nicola Tesla says, that wonderful young
wizard, who plays with electricity as a
school boy does with a spray OF water, who
lets millions OF volts OF the subtle fluid
pass through his body without being affect
ed bythecontact. He believes thateectricity
viii ultimately solve~the mystery OF life
aud death Itself, and that it is the key
with which not only all the storehouses OF
knowledge will be unlocked, but which in
all things, great and small, that go To in
crease the comfort and happiness of man
kind, is TO be our handmade and helper
Tesla is an enthusiast in his field of in
vestigation, bat no dreamer, no mere the
orist. All his experimentation Is con-
Quoted with view to practical results
SO, when he was asked recently if it
were true that lie is perfecting an instru-
ment with which it will be possible TO
communicate with the planets, lie admitted
The morning times., 1896-03-30

TENATE Committee on Rules has takeu
another whack at the regulations gov
eTniug that half OF the Capitol SCI
apart for the USE 0f the American
House OF Lords. The result or then
laborS has, as usual, been to please s0meanC
offend others.
The rule regulating the reserved ele-
vatOr has been changed so as TO require
the conductor to make continuous tTip
up ana down, without paying special at
tenriOn, as heretofore, to Senatorial signals
a new rule has been cORSpicuouSly posted
To the effect that there shall be no smoking
ia the elevators or corridors on the Senate
side Of the Capitol. This is presumably
applicable 90 each and every one without
regard to official position. All the or
ficidiS are charged with the enforcement Of
this rIle aud The wayfaring man going
through the corridors is stopped and in
formed that he must either swallow his
cigar OF throw IL away.
Tue adoption Of such a sweeping and IRON
clad rule was comparatively easy matter
a. all the Senators composing the cOu-
mittec are nen-dserS Of the nOxiOuS weed
with the sole exception OF Mr. Blackburn,
and he, Of course. has Just illustrated his
inability TO win otIt while occupying a pO-
sitiou in the minority.
one OF the powers that be on the Senate
side intimated that the new regulation
might be read betweeR the lines TO the
effect that III persons a re prohibited
from smoking in the outlying environments
OF the Senate. except Senators and MEN,
hers. and they viii continue as heTet0rOrS
to violate their own rules
The morning times., 1896-03-30

The change in the methods that regulate
the appointment TO and tenure OF office
which we designate today by the name
or civil service reform, has really been
wrought in the brief period OF fifteen years.
II is true that President Grant, during his
term OF office, Instituted system OF
competitive examinations. but that was
little more than uake-believe. The head
or each executive department determined
his own standard OF qualifications aud
was in no wise bound by the result Of the
examina tions. Under Preside ut Hayes
there was a slight improvement, and even
President Arthur, after the civil service
reform act had been passed, placed only a
fcw hundred of the offices in the classified
list
Ii should be borne in mind that all this
time the sentiment among the politicians
things. and when President Cleveland, who
had record as civil service reformer,
not long after his installation added about
seven thousand more offices TO the list,
hc was almost regarded as an iconoclast.
President Harrison, however, did even
better during his term, bringing eight thou
Sand more offices under the sway OF The
reform, and during his present term Mr..
Cleveland has added nearly thirteen thou-
sand more 10 the number. According TO IA
recent statement of President Proctor. or
the Civil Service Commission, nearly fifty
The morning times., 1896-03-30
EZETA'S MEN IN FRISCO.
Barclay Goiden's Grew Deny the Re
ports of Disaffection.

Barclay Golden's Crew Beny the Re
ports of Disaffection.
San Francisco, March 29.-Gen Ezeta's
fiiibustering steamer Barclay Golden, ar
rived here yesterday.
Officers of the vessel bring quite a diff
ferent tale from that which was tele-
graphed. .andtheyalsodenyi in mostemphatic
terms that Ezeta and Casin are hard up and
depending upon charity for their bread and
butter.
According 10 them Ezeta wife keepsthem
supplied with money, and he and his de-
pendents are living on the fat of he land in
Panama. They are particular in ndeny ing the
story circulated to the effect that Ezeta and
Casin are towards. According TO them two
bravermen never steppediD shoeleather, nd
had there been fifty ymenattheir backs when
they landed at Acaiutla, Antonio Ezeta
would now be master OF the republic.
The morning times., 1896-03-30
Sand La kes Formed.

The strong winds the other night carried
sand from the big sand hills along the east
shore of Lake Michigan into the interior OF
Michigan, where lake sand was never seen
before. The snow in The vicinit y OF Kalama-
zoo. more than 100 miles distant, was
covered with Ia yer OF it, wfSch was quite
a acuriesity in that part OF the RIntry.-Ex-
change.
The morning times., 1896-03-30
OPERATION AFTER IL YEARS.
Ohio Prisoner .iad Needle Removed
From His Body.

Columbus; Ohio. March 2S.-A simple
operation performed in the hospital of the
state prison this evening ends most in
tereStng surgical and pathological history
Prison Hospital Surgeon Tharp removed
from the body of James Morris a Federal
prisoner. serving Il term for counterfeiting
q needle which was swallowed by the
patient when he was eleven years old
As he is now tifty-three years OF age, the
needle has been in the body fort y-twO years
In that time il has Travelled undoubtedly
through nearly every part of the body be-
low the waist. He has made several appii-
cations 10 have the needle removed since
NJ has been IN the prison. but il could not
be located with sufficient accuracy Not
long 3go 1t was in his right knee and he
claimed he could feel the point OF it.
He suffered great pain from il all the
time Toda he felt the point of the needle
projecting from his breast just below the
heart. IL was the intention of the prison
PHYSICIANS TO use the cathode ray in
searching for The needle if it had not been
fOuud soon
The morning times., 1896-03-30
THEY INVITE COOPERATION.
American Federation of Labor Holds
HIS Regular Meeting.

An adjourned meeting OF the local branch
OF the American Federation Of Labor was
held yesterday afternoon at Typographical
Temple, President Milford Spohn in the
chair. Delegates from all the local labor
orga niZations entitled TO representa- ION
were present.
The session was consumed in considering
the report OF the committee ou constitution
and by-lays. The rules for the government
OF the organization were considered sep
arately ana adopted.
A resolution asking the cooperation OF
all local labor organizations was adopted
and a special committee Will be appointed
to visit the various locals TO explain the
principles OF the American Federation.
There will also be a standing committee or
three, composed OF members OF building
trades. which viii cooperate with the
Building Trades Council on ali matters in
which they are directly Interested.
There VIII also be a standing committee
on trade labels.
The morning times., 1896-03-30
WAS DUE TO BRAIN DISEASE,
Autopsy ON the Body of Major Leslie
of Paterson.

of Paterson.
Toronto, March 29.-The body OF Ma iOr
Leslie. OF Paterson, y. j., arrived IN Toronto
yesterday, in charge or Mr.. j. 5 Leslie, his
brother.
II was reported that Major Leslie com
mittt'd suicide with poison. andat the request
OF las brother and his widow. who resides
in this city, an autopsy was held his after
noon, with the result that no trace what
ever or any poison was round, while on
the other hand the brain and other organs
We're affected in such "a way as 10 render
death prOba bic at any moment
The eXamina ion showed the brain to have
been affected for years, and TO have been
the undOdbted cause OF many otherwise
UnaccOuntable acts of the deceased. iRciad-
ing the long continued litigation with his
brother which waSSuppOsed uOhaYe prompt
ed the alleged suicide. DR.. Macdonald, OF
tins city, who was present AT tRe autopsy,
treated the deceased for brain trouble in
1852, when the latter was resident OF
Toronto.
The morning times., 1896-03-30
ST Louis Ranks Consolidate

ST. Louis. March 29-Two of the leading
banks Of This city, the Comme Tical and the
st. Louis National, which have since Janu-
airy been negotiating a con sOlidation, have
agreed upon Terms and the union will soon
be announced. The Goulds own large
blocks or stock in each bank and their in
forests have pushed the project to IA con-
clusioA through The mediationoftbe Mercan-
tile Trust Company.
The morning times., 1896-03-30
Progress Of Civil Service Reform.

thousand offices are now beyond the reach
OF the spoilsmen, and the hope is held out
that before Mr. Cleveland goes out OF
office all appointments not requiring con
firmation by the Senate Will De included
in the classified service.
so far from any opposition being made
by the press or the country, every step
taken to put the government service upon
a more buSincSs-IKe basis is applauded
and commended. and the popular demand
is for extension or the reform to the
farthcst practicable limit. This change
in public opinion would hardly have oc-
Cured il the Improvement in the public
service resulting from the new condition
of things Were not patent TO all, and it
can be safely predicted that when the
20 900 fourtH-claSS postmasters are placed
on the classified list there will be less
objection manifested than when p resi-
dent Arthur made the start with few
hundred offices.
The good results attained through the
reform in the government service have
and municipal appointments, for in many
States and cities the merit system is
firmly grounded. The hope and expecta-
tion are warranted that before many years
civil service reform will govern the ap-
pointment, promotion. retention and re-
moval of all public servants that are not
elected by the people.
The morning times., 1896-03-30
COMMENTS ON BERTHELOT.
No Change in the Political situation
in France.

Paris, March 29.-There has been no
change in the political situation here since
yesterday. The Temps commenting upon
the resignation of the foreign office port
folio by NJ. Berthelot. says tbatif the recent
foreign policy was not a success the change
has been inspired by Prime Minister Bour-
geois, who is an able pafHanienterian but
an inexperienced diplomat.
= Therefore NJ. B ourgeois in the forign Of
flee viii possibly be more dangerous than
was NJ. Berthelot. France must know who
leads and where she is led.
The morning times., 1896-03-30
Pines Becoming Scarce.

Pines are said to be getting exceedingly
scarce in the pine tree State. Indeed.
ii has been advocated that grove of
pines just outside of Augusta, Me-. should
be purchased for park purposes, in order
10 preserve a few specimens of what was
once the monarch OF the Maine forest
Chica go Record, III
The morning times., 1896-03-30
Shot Her ! Husband in Quarrel.

Springfield. o.. March 29.-Arthur Will
son, Well known and respected colOred
man, was shot and killed this afternoon
by his wife, the only witness to the deed
being woman named Blair, over whom
the trouble occurred, The Blair woman
was sta ying at Wilson's house against
his wishes as his wfe's guest. Wilson
insisted on her leaving and his wife re-
fused to let her go. Wilson then took
the Woman'si trunk and started to leave
with it when his wife drew revolver
and shot him twice. He died in a few hours
The morning times., 1896-03-30
The Times
Grows
in Influence.

1t has pushed to successful issue
many important movements for the
welfare of the citizens of Washing
ton, and the people have put reliance
in an editorial column which speaks
out without fear or favor
The morning times., 1896-03-30
Lord chief Justice. Canning

London, March 29.-The Chronicle VIII
tomorrow say that Baron RusseI az XII
lowen, Lord Chief Justice of England. viii
visit the United States in Septcmber Ia
attend the conference OF juriSts at Sar-
atogd.
The morning times., 1896-03-30
Found a Dead Infant

Policeman Yandewalker, OF the Second
morning in an alley between Sixth and
Marion, . and K streets northwest. The
body was sent TO the station and the coroner
notified ''''
The morning times., 1896-03-30

The withdrawal and subsequent quies-
ccnce of Senator Culiom from the Presi-
Dental race indicates that he was engaged
in the romantic industry of manipulating
a moonshine boom.
The morning times., 1896-03-30

While Harrison might have seemed to
burn his bridges in renomciug his candi-
dacy, there is yet way of drafting him
into the nomination.
The morning times., 1896-03-30
English Force TO south Africa.

London, March 39.-IR its issue tOmor-
row the Chronicle will denOunCe the de-
mand that is growing in certain Engiist
newspapers i'm favor of sending a pow
erful expedition TO South Africa. The
Chronicle aScribcs the demand TO an anti
BOer propaganda that is being pushed by
a ring of capitalists.
The morning times., 1896-03-30

Fortunately all righteous ways lead to
heaven or we might get lost in the roads
recommended.
The morning times., 1896-03-30
Egyptian struggle Mlsrepresen nted.

London, March 29.-The Times tomorrow
commenting On the situation in France will
say there is no difficulty in seeing that
misconceptions OF Egyptian affairs are
being eXteDs1yelSused in Paris as weapops
Ia purely domestic struggles,
The morning times., 1896-03-30
KRooM
3lGs }
SSklERf
HOMAs BRACKETT REED ma,

HOMAS BRACKETT REED may
<s some day be President Of the
United States or he may not
This remark was made on the
Republican side OF the House YES
terday BY a Congressman. who cont inued.
IF Reed had been defeated fog the
Spea kership of the Fifty-first Congress
by has anita gORist. William Mckinley ne
would have been chairman OF the Wars
and Means Committee. and the leader Of
the House, and the tariff bill of that year
instead OF being known as the Mckinley
bill would have been the Reed bill II is
the tariff bill which bears Gov McKinley's
name, which makes him the ideal candidate
in the eyes of the Republican voters OF the
country.
II Reed ear marks were on that measure
he would stand in the same position today
as Mckinley does. Mr.. Reed punished Con
gresham Alfred Harmer for voting against
him for Speaker. Mr.. Harmer had been
;he first Republican on naval affairs in
many Congresses previous 20 the Fifty
first. and was logically the person for
chairman Reed, however, refused To CON
done hts offense for voting for Mckinley and
gave the chatrmanship TO B0uteile
1T is a certainty that Mr. Reed now
wishes that there had been more Alfred
HarmeT'S
The morning times., 1896-03-30
orders to the French SoDadron

Paris, March 29.-It was semi officially
announced this evening that the active.
squadron al TOulon had received orders
for one of the cruisers TO keep steam up.
The morning times., 1896-03-30

] soIemHly swear that the above is
a correct statement of the daily cir
culatlon OF THE w ASKING TON
TIMES for the week ended March 30,
1896, and that ali the copies Were
actually sold or mailed for a valuable
consideration and delivered To bona
yIde purchasers or subscribers; also
that none of them were returned or
remain in the office uneelivered.
j. MILTON YOUNG, Cashier.
The morning times., 1896-03-30

1t is only when the political dark horse
comes to light that he is considered in the
race
The morning times., 1896-03-30

Since Mckinley knows how to pack a
convention he should be able to shoulder
the burden Of the nomina ton
The morning times., 1896-03-30

lism by International agreement is ad-
yertiSing a gold brick.
The morning times., 1896-03-30

The Raincs bill seems to have washed
Tammany out of saloon politics.
The morning times., 1896-03-30
The Times
Grows
in Advertising.

New regular business announce
meuts are daily added TO its columns.
The merit of this newspaper as
trade bringer has brought this about
without pleas of journalistic lon
gevity" so often advanced.
The morning times., 1896-03-30

While Spain may he mighty in wrath,
She is evidently pesky small in deeds.
The morning times., 1896-03-30

Quite number OF booms are now trying
to climb the rainbow of promise.