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The evening times., 1896-10-10
TRIED TO "DO" A YANKEE.
But the Two British SwfndIers Were
Not Smart Enough

Southampton. Oct. 10.-Two well-dressed
men, named Martin Nolan and William
Moran, Were EACH sentenced to six months
imprisonment at hard labor today for at
tempting to obtain the suAn Of $500 from
William Stair, an American. by means of a
confidence trick Moran met Stahrin London
and in the course of the Conversation
remarked that lie was about to return TO st
Louis, where he owEc1 drug stores, as he
also did in Chicago.
Stahr subsequently came to Southampton
and a gain met Moran. The two had drinks
together and while thus engaged Nolan
made his appearance. Nolan represented
himself as gentleman Of wealth and a
philanthropist. lie had a fortune Of s1OO,.
600, he said, Of which 1t was his inten-
ton to distribute f25,OOO to the poor
throughout the world. In order TO carry
out his plan it would be necessary for him
some men OF standing to distribute some
Of the oney among the poor in tie United
States
After further conversation between No
ran and Nolan, Stair was suggested as
suitable man TO take charge of the distribu-
tion in America. Stair agreed to under
take the work, whereupon Nolan demanded
$500 as security for the proper distribution
of the funds. Stahr's suspicious, which had
already been aroused, became confirmed
and he caused the arrest of the ''philan-
thropist' ana his confederate, with the
result mentioned.
The evening times., 1896-10-10
WANTS HIS MONEY RESTORED
Or. Harrison Wagner'S Appeal to
the Commissioners.
Charges That He Was Robbed of $40
While an Inmate of the Wash
iHgton Asylum.

Harrison Wagner. NJ. D., OF Frederick,
Nd, whosesuits for damage entered against
the Adams Express Company In numbers Oh
nlaces and in as many States have made
him famous, and whose grievances against
society in general from his own showing,
n re legion. has renewed his demand upon
the District Commissioners for reimburse
uent in The sum Of $50, which he alleges
was stolen from him while he was IN
generated in the workhouse pending eX-
animation as to his iunacy.
Dr warnercalleCton Com missioner Trucs-
dell with a request for an immediate lnves
tyation of the charge, but upon learning
thattbeasylum was in the department over
which President Ross has special super
vision. he transferred his appeal to him.
The story told by DR.. Wagner is long
one. and when circumstantially related oc-
cunies n great deal Of time. 1t is, in ef-
feet that in the month of March last he
was arrested in Washington on the charge
or va prancy. and placed in the Fifth pre-
c,nct station. nd in due time was brought
herore Judge Kimball, who committed him
to the Washington Asylum
Upon reaching the asylum. DR.: wagner
saws. he placed in the keeping of William
THOMPSON all Ol VIC hiohSs AS eHS" PcS
sessed. which consisted of a $50 note and a
$40 note carefully wrapped in paper and
tied with q string, besides five one-dollar
notes and some small change. This, he
understood, was to be held for hin until his
case could be decided.
Later. he says, DR.. Bovee and DR.. Nc
Donald. whom he understood to be students,
agreed to sign a certificate declaring him
to be insane, and others were found who
promised to swear to the charges. He
charges that any allegation against his san
ity is false, and he believes that any one
who makes a charge to the contrary is in
the pay of his enemies.
The office of reputable physician, pr.
Wagner says, is second only to that OF him
who has in his keeping the souls OF men, and
no such physician will swear against him.
He is OF the opinion that his arrest was
made at the instigation OF the Adams Ex-
The evening times., 1896-10-10
DENTAL COLLEGE BOARD
They Will Examine the New Appli-
cant for Registration.
DR.. Woodward Answers COMPLAINTS
Against the South Washington
Crematory-Saloon Licenses.

The Commissioners have appointed Il COM
mittee, consisting of three physicians and
two dentists, to examine into the ques-
tions raised in the application OF the
Washington College Of Dental Surgery for
registration under the new law.
The committee consists of W. i. Carr,
NJ. D., j. Ryan Devereux, NJ. D., Clifton
Mayfield, n. d., B. T Odell, ID. d. S, and
Henry b. Noble, ID, d, s.
These gentlemen are charged with the
duty Of inquiring into the character OF he
proposed college. They will report to the
Com missioners On Monday.
The South Washington Citizens' Asso-
ciation was today furnished with a copy
of II ealth Officer Wooaward's response
to thechargethatthe the Brown crematoryc on
stitutes a nuisance 10 the community.
He says the association was requested
months ago to notify him at any hour Of the
day OF night of the occurrence OF any
nuisance due to the crcmatory. On but one
occasion did he receive such notice. and
at that time he Investigated. He found no
sufficient cause for the complaint.
"If the garbage crenatory has, as az.
legged, proved to bean'odorous nuisance, and
If hundreds OF citizens Will testify to the
cNC'S'
lit is strange that no effort has been made
to secure relief through an appeal to the
grandtury Thiscourse has been point ed out
TO representatives OF the asSociatloInn OH
several occasions, he adds, 'and they have
been urged 10 proceed in this manner in
view of the apparent difference between
the health offs ndtheassociatiOn uponthat
point"
The application OF E. j. O'Brien for
transfer to him of Julius f. Albrecht's re-
tail liquor license. at No. $50 Tenth street
northwest, was unCer consideration this
morning at the office Of the excise board,
but was postponed in order 10 hear further
from the police. The board granted trans
fers to Michael ]. Cannon from W. F. GUM
don, al No. 3:1 ID street northwest, and to
Christopher J. Hager, from ]. j. Crowley,
at No. 1882 Thrty-second street.
Bids were opened today for the LAY wing
of 24-inch pipe sewer in Canal street,
between street and the Anacostia River
The contractors who competed for the
joh and the prices bid were: james Nc
Candsh, 81 35 per 1near foot; John p.
Larguey, S1.75 per linear foot, and Z. G.
Gummel, S1.39 per linear foot.
The evening times., 1896-10-10
HE'S FOR FREE SILVER.
Late President Garfield's brother
Spea k His Mind.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Oct 1O.-The fol-
lowing letter is published here this morning
The writer is "A brother of the late President
James i. Garfield:
jamestown, Mich, Oct. ..
"E. c. Watkins, Chairman Union silver state
Central Committee, Graud Rapids.
Dear sir: 1 am diametrically opposed
to allowing England or any other European
power, or any other power, To he consulted
or to dictate in any way our financial
policy. I am in favor of all the gold
and silver produced in this country used
equally rs money and treated alike at
our miuts I am in favor of capital, but
am opposed 20 having capitalists boarding
their capital in national bank vaults or
investing il in government bonds. 1 want
capital put where it Will do work.
Il was proud 10 be Republican when
Republican principles were voiced by Abra-
ham Lincoln, ex-P resident Grant. John \.
Logan and James A. Garfield; but am op-
posed to having the principles of the Re-
publican party voiced by tie banker-bond'
holders of Lombard and Walls reefs through
their agent, Mark Hanna. / am an : meri-
can, hence l am opposed TO consulting any
other power in our American policy, and
especially III finances"
The evening times., 1896-10-10
LOST BOY EXPECTED HERE.
George W. buckley, Who Like : Loco
motives Better Than school.

George W BHc KEY, w no Like - Loco
motives Better Than school.
The police We're requested this afternoon
by Capt. r. L. Miller, of No. 1909 II street
northwest 10 look out for George W. Buck
ley, fourteen years of age, who is the cap
tain's nephew, and who ran away from his
home in Springfield, ILL.,, and started for
this city four weeks ago.
The boys parents believe that he was in
duced To leave home by a colored tramp,
several years older than George, who
lurked about the Buckley residence for some
time before his disappearance.
1t is stated that the missing lad was al
ways drawing pictures of locum olives and
frequently said he did not want to attend
school. but was going to be an engineer
and follow the iron rail. He held this idea
his parents say, ever since he was small
child.
George was a good boy, his friends say,
truthful and honest
He wore 4 soft felt hat, a double breasted
brown coat, fuli-length corduroy trousers
His complexion is rather dark: brown eyes
and hair, regular features, scar over left
temple. an India ink heart and AFRO " on one
arm. 4 general alarm has been sent o1t to
search for the missing boy.
The evening times., 1896-10-10
INQUEST UPON wAKER.
1t VIII Be Held This AfternOOn-Dr.
NietZerott'S Letter

MttZeTOtt Letter.
Coroner Hammett has decided to hold
an inquest over the remains of Frank
Walker, the plastcrer, who plunged to his
death from scaffold in the new Columbia
Theater, Yesterday afternoon, as told in
The Morning Times. The investigation be-
fore a coroDeE's jury will commence at 4
O'Clock this afternoon in j. William Lees
undertaking esta bli sh ment. The First
precinct police have summoned number of
persons who witnessed the fatality. Ef-
forts are being made to locate the family
of deceased. They are believed to be resi-
dents Of Baltimore.
Editor Times: In Your Issue OF this morn
ing am reported as having expressed the
opinion that the unfortunate man who lost
his life in the Columbia Opera House by
falling from beam some twenty eight feet
to the ground had suffered an attack of
heart disease. In Justice to myself must
contradictthis sstatementmoste alphabetically.
What l did say was that even il we sue
ceeded in reviving our man he could not
live, inasmuch as he had met with n frac-
ture of the base Of the skull, as evidenced
from the discharge of BLOOD from his ears,
and other well-Snown symptoms.
He had no heart disease, neither did he
suffer from vertigo. as will be brought out
by eyewitnesses of the accident at the in
uuest today. The accident resulted from
Walker saving plank in two upon which
he was standing. He lost his life by jump
ing upnn one of the sawed segments, which
not being weighted at the distal end, was
raised. precipitating him head foremost
to the ground.
Walker was Il former ineman, and while
nnthing hut rcpd can be said of the dead
man IL is fact that as regards the per
furmance Of his work he was so reckless
that his employer ever solicitous about the
welfare Of Lis men informed my younger
brother but a day before that his reckless
ness kept linn in constant fear.
DR.JOHN H. METZEROTT.
The evening times., 1896-10-10

THE INDEPENDENT ICE
co. IS yellow wagons deliver dali
ly TO all parts of the city and
Mount Pleasant their superior
quality of KENNEBEC ICE at
lowest rates. Office 910 Pa. ave.
and 310S Water st.
The evening times., 1896-10-10

press Company, and he appeals TO the
Commissioners TO defend him against his
enemies. He wants the privilege OF coming
to Washington without danger OF arrest,
and he wants the money which he insists
was stolen from him at the Washington
Asylum, the only amount paid to him upon
his release from that institution last March
being the small bills aud the CHANGE ag-
gregating less than Sc.
The Commissioners will doubtless receive
another call from him, as he declares he will
have justice done him, aud proposes to pur-
sue the investigation, even If he has to ap-
peal to the courts.
The evening times., 1896-10-10
S.Kann, Sons
4 Co.
| |N|N|G1'&

Again we're firing our low
priced brOadsides through the
ranks of Innings. Every vOlley
is bringing prices lower and
making our position as Lining
Kings more firm. There must
be leaders in everything. We
are such here. We've lowered
lining rates fully 33 per cent.
Public 6enefactors Ike 0nysekues
deservc your patronage.
The best Dressmakers' Cambria,
black and cOlOred, &c value. .2zsc
q inch gray imitation Hair
Cloth. 12aae value. ............5Ac
36 inch Percaline, 12se value. SIC
36 inch moire rustic PerCaline,
12sc value ................6Ac
15c fancy stripe rustic Lining. ..9Ac
15e all-linen stiff Canvas ........9Ac
16c fast black mOire rustic
Lining .....................nHc
16c black back fancy Silesia. .llHc
Zoe all-linen Collar Jute. ...I2Hc
25c all-liDen extra heavy Can
Observation-Disclosures. 1SC
3Oc changable Silk Linings. ..... l9C
30c fast black MOreen ............ 19C
35c l7-ineh genuine gray Hair
5Oc 27-ineh genuine gray Hair
cloth h........................39c
6Oc ehangeable MOreen for skirts. s..45c
The evening times., 1896-10-10
Defeated the Rebels.

The sunday Times, with Its Local
Features ,iilustratedi, for three cents.
The evening times., 1896-10-10

Madrid, oct. 9.--Advices to the Impair
cial from Manila. dated September 5, are
to the effect that force of Spanish troops
defeated the rebels at linus. killing eighty
OF them. In another engagement at San
Isidro the insurgents were defeated, with
loss of 600 killed.
The evening times., 1896-10-10

The Sunday Times, with it's Local
Features illustr atedl, for three cents.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-14
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

l. Tariff. rot only to furnish adequate
revenue FOR the necessary expenses OF the
government, but to protect American Ia
Dor from degradation to the wage level
of other lands. :. Reciprocal agreements
Tor open markets anu discriminating du-
ties in favor of the American merchant
marine. J. Maintenance of the existing
gold standard and opposition to free coin
age of silver except by international
agreement with the leading commercial
nations of the world. L. Pensions and
preferences for veterans of the Union
army. 5. tirm vigorous and diGnihed
foreign policy. y. The Hawaiian Islands
to be controlled by the United states: the
Nicaraguan canal to he built naval sta
tion in the West Indies. I. Protection of
American citizens ana property in Turkey.
y. Reassertion of the Monroe doCtrlre.
Eventual Withdrawal of European powers
from this hemisphere and union of all
neutrality-suspicious. people on this continent.
2. The United States actively to use ini'u-
ence to restore peace and give indcpend-
ence to Cuba. 10. Enlargement of the
navy, defense of harbors and scacoasts.
II. Exclusion OF illitcratc and immoral inn
migrants. II. Reapproval of the civil SER
vice law. 13 A free ballot ana an honest
count. II. Condemna ton of lynching. u.
Approval of national arbitration. III. APP
proval of free homestead law. II. Ad-
mission Of the remaining territories. rep
resentatiOn for Alaska and abolition of
carpet-hag federal officers. IS. Sympathy
with legitimate efforts to lessen lntemDor-
ancc. ~. sympathetic reference to "thc
rights and interests Of woman."-Con-
donsed by the Timcs-Hcrald.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-14
Stealing a Dead rlan's Prestige.

The credit which we had been dis
posed to accord to Mr.. Bryan for sin
cerity in n fallaciOus cause has been
seriously shaken by his recent unfair
ness to distinguished statesman now
dead. When. in his Madison Square
garden speech the free silver nominee
quoted a garbled passage from one of
James G. Blaine's speeches. he not
only resorted to what among honorable
men is univcrs' lily regarded as dis
reputable trick namely. deliberate per-
version of an opponents meaning) but
he also committed the more serious Of
Tense Of mlsreprescnting one who is
no longer alive to set himself right The
ghoul who moests a grave is not more
censurable than is the orator who tries
prestige.
We have twice printed long extracts
from the speech of Mr.. Blaine to which
Mr. Bryan alludes; and those extracts
have shown i'm the proverbial clarity
Of Mr.. Blaine's own words that while
he favored in 1873 (as his party favors
now the reconciliation of silver by
means of an international bmetalic
agreement, and, per- elch an agree
ment, was disposed t. .,r the resllmp-
tion of the coinage of silver in this
country in limited amount (as was
and later under the Sherman acD yet
he opposed with all his superb might
limited coinage by this nation alone to
silver dollars the bullion value of each
of which was then worth In the worlds
markets only 92 (pow 53) cents. In
case there is any doubt in any voters
mind as to the authenticity of the ex-
tracts which The Tribune has printed
or as to the accuracy of it's assertions in
these premises. a postal card application
to Chairman Babcock. of the Republican
SohSicSSioiitai campaign committee,
Washington. ID. c.. will bring a COM
pete copy of Senator Blaine's speech,
or 1t may be read at any public library
In the Congressional Globe under SEN
ate proceedings of the date of Feb. Z,
1878.
Yet William, J. Bryan. candidate
for president of Ele United States. af-
ter Mr. Blaine's seath. has the effron-
terry to stand in a public place, within
hearing of many who were Mr.. Blaine's
warm friends. and i'm an address in
tended to reach every American voter
say in effect that Mr.. Blaine favored
the free coinage by this government of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-14
THE VALUE OF CREDIT.


Tom Reed 1T Portland.
credit plays great part in this silver
question. II your merchants buy goods
from ENGLAND ycull find that credit
amounts to Il great deal. and on silver
basis we will pay big sum for this cred
it. That's why the merchant does not
want Il silver basis. TGey say on a silver
basis Hpn'i scale down your debt ono
half. Would you do ii and derrtve the
man You owe Of one-half Of what you
owe him: Shall the nation do It? | say
no, and not irom sentiment do | make
This statement. but from selfish rcas0h.
We must preserve our credit In this world,
and If we adC..t a silver basis We viii
rUln /. the world ever We want no silver
basis TO holo rs out Cf those hard times,
hacH"fc the -illcr basis u dishorOrahlc
plgtruGt BROUGHT on ,hCsc hard times in
1888 ami hGrd times viii iast unit! we turn
down these s!'vcritcs, ana when we set
tlr this thing FOR good ana all IN Novc'u-
tcr wc'll hear no more of hard times"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-14
"Thc Republican party stands
for honest money and the chance
to earn il by honest f0il."
WILLIAM M'KIVLEY.

The president of the Cook county
ILL.,. board of commissioners wants the
states attorney of that county To
prosecute the hard coal trust" His
grievance is that bids to furnish the
year as they Were last. Neither is The
visible supply of this limited commod!-
With the demand for anthracite coal
constantly growing ana the supply liln-
replacement When gone. is it urreas-
enable that the price should advance:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-14

losses. In different insurance endowment
and similar enterprises ther are 5,5JC,OOo
people with claims Of a face value OF
$780, 0CO, ,0O0 on which the payment of de
preciated voin may bring about a loss of
81. $50 0OJ.O If some of the small invest
ors were rot included in more than one or
the separate classes this would mean Il
loss OF $500 coo, 900 to be divided among
H,0jooOO people, mostly wage earners. In
the face of such figures, no true friend OF
the wOrkingman can consistently TAX
or act in favor of the free coinage move
mput
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-14
NrUhD MAf.N fs'M SACK.

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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-14

IT could he wished that there would he
some authoritative denial of ne reports.
which are being circulated throughout
the state with growing frequency. re-
lative to the use Of money in behalf of
the senatorial candidacy of Hon. John
Wanamakcr If Mir Wanamaker
is personally cognizant of such
alleged disbursements he must
know also that they are doing his repu-
tatiOn harm: If he is not CogniZant of
them. il is time he took the trouble to
make a few pointed inquiries as to what
is being done under cover of his we'll
known name.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-14
FREE COINAGE hNDIABoH.
From the Boston Advertiser.

T TVIII TiT"- I1U"IVI -NWFVTIIsJT,
In the savings banks alone there are
I.Slo.g0.C10 TO the credit or 4.STj00l de-
positOrs. If j3-ceut silver dollars can be
used in payment oc the loans etc.. du.
to such institutions. the dcposi,ors viii
lose So0o,oo0.00e Tho deposits in state and
private banks amount to $3.50, ,OJ1. SD
Here is q threatened loss of about $780,
00o0t0 more, among the i.S75.0Oo depositors.
The l.S0o.CO shareholders In building and
lean associations have claims to S50O,o)J,-
COO and are threatened with a loss or
nearly S2JJ,000,000. This amounts in ell
to a threatened loss OF about $i.s00, 900. This
estimate does not include the insurance
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-14

most important purposes. First, 1t will
withdraw from the support OF Bryan
nearly or quite Il million Democratic
voters throughout the country. and it
will no: prevent patriotic Democrats
from voting directly for Mckinley in
every doubtful state of the Union" If
are going to vote. as they should, for
Mckinley. what, pray, is the use of
third ticket? 1t is the doubtful states
that will settle the question at issue.
Mr.. Dryan's argument that we
ought not to do what Europe does VIII.
If it is sound, Apply with equal fcrca
and coGency to other things than
money. For instance, it ought also to
apply to meat. potatoes and clothing.
If these are used abroad, they should.
according to the Nebraska orators
reasoning, be Immediately discarded
within the United States. We ought
To he in Independent Of Europe; we ought
To regulate our bills of fare without
asking the aid or consent of any other
nation. True. we have found meat.
potatoes and clothing useful things,
just as we have found The gold stand
ard a useful thing. They have pro-
noted cur well-being just as The gold
standard has. But if Europe uses
them also. that settles it. According
to Bryan, they will have to 81. And
thus we perceive the utter absurdity
Of his fundamental argument io. free
silver.
The fall IN WAGES and the lacl. @, e:a-
ricynieUt which began IN istl, ana 'rJvo
The youptr" such a shock IA the wis; ut
les, ls stil! continuing. Gradauc".'S l2-
urt on the r"sir IS si'uarca showed
that the failures fnr tsc first s.y 'jiprths
ci 1886 were 1,tbl, "hp large I siN mCniA$
total since records have been c2mpiinj.
This shows that the panic IS sin op-
ry, za!rg u;, though We have apparently
got 81 used to 1t that It IS not frequently
referred ip.-Sc"@ntnr Times.
Very true, From tn, congressional
elections cf 1890, with their potent Of
tariff revolution, the trouble arose.
Then it was maGa worse ~ the election
Of Cleveland in 1889; ,tn, tGTi@i tiIhcIin%
of 1893, and finally the agitation foI
free coinage which is stlll in prorruss.
Times will not improve until Protection
is restored and the business interests of
the country receive substantial assu;-
ance that there will be no dabescment Of
the currency.
Every lesson OF history proves con-
clusivcly that cheap money, by which
term we mean money OF dabaged value
plus a lying government fiat. cheats
the wolkingman. The rich can live
though the vaire OF their money is
Gu, in two; but the poor have too little
as it IS to maize it easy for them to
have that little siill further reduce
by currency initiation. An honest dol
lar is good for all classes, but it is
especially good for those who cannot
afford to lose any rart of their own
ings or savings through a fail in the
money standard.