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The evening times., 1896-01-14
CoLORED RELIEF MEETING.
National Association Reports EEccur-
uying prngreSs OF Its Work.


The annual meeting Of the National AsSo-
citation for the Relief of Des,itun. COlorcd
Women aud Children was held this morn
ing at No. 1893 X street northwest
Mrs. A. NJ. Pury!s. secretary, reported
that the schools are doing coed work
with faithful teachers in the graded de-
partnents and in the Industrial and kinder
garteu departments. For the last year
foundliugs have been cared for outside the
home.
During the year the home has admitted
nineteen girls and eleven boys. the total
number of inmates being seventy-Seven-
The trustees of the association, Dr. Pur-
Wis. Rev. +. j. Grimke and Mr.. John F.
Cook. were present. together with the
president. Mrs. NJ. $. Pomeroy; Miss L. :.
Swan. Mrs. Il. q. Francis. ana the board of
Managers Mrs. f. G.. Dole, Mrs 4. NJ,
Edgar. Mrs. 4. NJ. Shadd. Mrs. II. A, Cook.
Mrs l. s. DoolittIe. Mrs. J. VI. Scudder.
Mrs H. NJ Hatch and Mrs. N. l.. Meri-
wcA Their.
The evening times., 1896-01-14
Harry Moran Convicted of vagrancy.

Harry Moran. once arrested on suspicion
of having committed the most daring
series OF crimes ever perpetrated in the
District. when he was thought to be Jack
the Slasher. and again taken into GUS
tody last summer on n charge OF scandalous
conduct toward young girls. was arraigned
in the police court before Judge Kimball
this afternoon as vagrant. convicted, and
released on his personal bond.
The evening times., 1896-01-14
ENGINE INTO THE RIVER.

Collision Sets Fire to- II Bridge ana
Destroys Several Cars.
Pittsburg, Pa. Jan. 14.-Early this MORN
ing n special freight train collided with the
engine of n local freight, which was stand
ing on Mahoning bridge, fifty-eight miles
north of z PittsburG, on the Allegheny Valley
Railway. The local engine WAS knocked
overheard, and fell into the Mahonins River.
siXty-four feet below
The boiler of the freight train exploded.
setting fire to the bridge and several freight
cars. which were destroyed. No one was
killed. Several members of both train
crews are reported injured.
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&. +, Dapiso,1
JEWELER,
HOS F Street N. w.
ESVESTIGATION CALLED FOR.
Chicago Grand Jurors Charged With
Soliciting and Acceptins BribeS.

Chicago, Jan. 1i.-The county cpmInis-
sioners have adopted Il resolution calling
On the States attorney to procure "a spc-
ciai grand jury at once to invest ig;itc the
many charges which have been made mat
several members of the December grand
jury solicited and received bribcs for Civ
ing certain men and firms immunity from
indictment.
The commissioners are the persons re-
sponsibie for the selection of The grand
1uries of The regular panels.
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Cooked in boiling Oil.

Chicago, Jan. 14.-John Neill. an EN-
ploye of Upton 6 Co.'s packing house at the
stock yards, fell into a caldron of boiling
oil yesterday and died at Mercy Hospital.
after suffering intense agony. His fell
low-workinen were unable 10 rescue him
until he had been cooked for minute
up to his neck.
The evening times., 1896-01-14
Dry Goods Dealers Assign.

Simon and Gustave Oppenheimer, doing
dry goods business at 519 Ninth street
northwest. today filed with the recorder
paper in the nature of an assignment.
They transfer by it all their real estate to
Leon TobriDer and Solomon Sugenheimer
to make division of 1t under order of court
in an equity suit recently brought for disso-
luton of partnership.
The evening times., 1896-01-14
POSTMASTER wILLETT'SSALAR
Appeared Before Hosse Committee
Seeking an Increase.

Seeking an Increase.
Postmaster Willett was today before
the House Committee on POst-offices and
Post Roads, and submitted data to show
that he is entitled to an increase in salary.
He said that while the business handled
last year amounted to only S5S2. 900, it was
but % per cent of the total handled, 72
per cent being classed as dead-head mat
ter.
masters at Cleveland, Buffalo and Pittsburg
each received Sc 900 per year salary, WASH
ington office employs more than double the
number of clerks allowed in either Of those
cities. He also submitted number of papers
and documents.
The evening times., 1896-01-14

Failure of Al Hot Springs Banker.
Chicago, Jan. IA special from Hot
Springs, Ark. says: John B. Farnadore, a
prominent merchant. banker and real es-
tate dealer of This city, failed yesterday.
Liabilities, $4,000; assets, $50 900
The evening times., 1896-01-14
Ex-comntroiier Nixon Very Ill.

Cincinnati, Jan. 14.-Privatc advices
from New Castle, Ind, are that K. NJ. NiAon.
eN-s comptroller of the currency, and now
president OF the First National Bank of
this city, is dangerously i'll of pneumonia.
at his home in New Castle. The physicians
say there is slight hope of his rNcovery.
The evening times., 1896-01-14

II any single circumstance deyclopcd to-
day with reference 10 the location of the
national Democratic convention it was the
hostility shown by some OF the representa-
uvcs of the competing cities against New
York.
Another circumstance. equally obvious,
WIS the absence OF hostility among the
New Workers against the ether cities with
whom they are brought into rivalry for
the honor OF holding the convention.
Mr.. W. ii. Woodward, one OF the st.
Louis delegates, says that The principal
objection to New York is Wali street.
He says that a ma iorty or the st. Louis
business iacn believe in IL single gold stan
dard, but that the people around St.
Louis are generally favorable to free
silver, and are, for that reason, dislrust-
full of New York.
CHiCAGo's OBJECTION.
Mr.. Benz Iamia j. Roscrti,ai, who is the
advance guard OF The Chicago contingent.
objects 10 New York un the ground that
sendin, the convention there would lay an
additional tax OF 90 per cent on every
delegate and other person attending 1t.
He explains that New York is 50 far re-
moved from the center Of the country that
the railway fares must be in the majority
OF cases much larger than il the convention
were held at more central poia,.
New York will bc represented tomorrow
evening fully two hundred OF her citizens.
The number now ON the ground Is limited
to n delegation, OF which that prince or
managers" Col. A. B. tie Frice, Is chair
man. The other members are X. Nj. Wal
tiers. 7. N. Roche, John A. Mason, a. L.
Patrick and George A. kcssier.
These scntlemcn held a short executive
meeting at the Arlington this morning. IL
was agreed that at / 30 O'Clock they should
visit the Capitol, and. through Senators
Hill and Murphy and the New YORK Repre-
scntatives in the House. begin an active
uroparan,i; in favor of the Eastern me-
tropolis.
pISTING UISHEp WORKERS.
This afternoon McsSrs. william c. Whit
ncv. John &. CrimmiBs. Simeon Fcrd, + u.
Thurhcr and ISador Straus, who VIII head
a large delegation OF The citizens COM
mittcc. Will arrive. as will ais" number
of other influential New fcrkers, VINO are
equally interested in securing the con
yention.
IT rs onC Of the open secrets at the AIRING
ton today that several al the mcst prominent
members oil the national committee are
quietly eXcrting their influence for New
York.
Mr.. Ruscnthal. who is Chicago's sole rep
rcscntatiVc, is proving hIiliseI 10 be Sooo
deal of a hustler.
He has ,i.curated the Chicago hoadquar-
tcrs. located in parlor No. / on tie ground
floor of the \ riingtnn. overlooking Vermont
avenue with large pla cards, which presuiiia-
biy answer ever objection which cin be
made against Chicago.
The full Chicago delegation Will arrive
this evening i'll ii special car. 1t consists
of A. A Goodrich, l.. z. Letter, Ersfine NJ
Phelps, John A. King, n. }. Russell.
! oSenh ponncsbcrger, w. :. Cantreli,
Walter = Eogic, Au,ert 5. Gage and Ben
jamin j. RoScnthai.
Next to New York, ST. Louis will bc most
largely represented.
The evening times., 1896-01-14

James Baylor. who was arrested last
night by the police of the Eighth pre-
cinct for permitting u gaming table to he
set up and used on his premises was ar
raigned in the police court before Judge
Miller this afternoon on that charge. and
sentenced TO serve ten days In Jail and
TO pay a fine OF $40 or ten days additional.
The evening times., 1896-01-14

sailed; the answer fails 10 show what is
legal on one part OF q street and Illegal
on another. The Commissioners report
fails to respond to that part OF the inquiry
touching the removal or tine farmers and
gardeners. 1t challenges the alleged COM
plants Of unlawful occupancy OF BstIeet."
and CriiiCiScs the dcfersc made by the
Commissioners or their amcnd,d police
regulations.
The report consists OF nineteen pages
OF typcwrittcn matter.
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N Charge or THE Bills
Senator Mcmillan Names the
District SubcOmmittees.
HEARINGS 10 BE GIVEN

Nearly All Local Measures So Far In
trOduced in the Senate to Bc Inves-
tigatod and Reported Upon AS Soon
as Ossible-''BOnd'' Bill, Railway
franchise Act and Other Measures.
The evening times., 1896-01-14

the west gulf States, threatening weather.
with rain or snow by Wednesday,. and ris-
ing temperature, probably followed by
cold wave by Wednesday night or Thurs
day morning.
The evening times., 1896-01-14
DOWN WITH THE VESSEL
Schooner Cut in Two and Nine
Sailors Drowned.
FOURTEEN PERSONS SAVED

Fruit Steamer Burnstable Runs Into
the Fortuna Off Cape Cod-Tried to
Save All on Board. But the Schooner.
Driftcd Loose, and with II Plunge
Forward Sank.
The evening times., 1896-01-14
NEW YORK WORKING HARD
Distinguished Influence to Cap
ture the Convention.
STRONG OPPOSITION SHOWN

w IN. c. whitney and ex-Gov. Flower
win Join the Forces ToBight-Sen-
utorS Hin aud Murphy Are Called
Upon for A.d-Chicugo Is Making a
stiff Fight.
The evening times., 1896-01-14
Washington Stock Exchange.

Regular call-Traders' Nat1 Bank, 10 at 100
Lincoln Fire Insurance, luo at rs; Ches. i Pot.
Tel, at 81
Aiter call-D {. SIS of 1899. si,s0o at 1)sIa
The evening times., 1896-01-14

~ rant 20 be III, .jrrc'rr rko
comes irlo ssuT mind 9rst."
The evening times., 1896-01-14
New York Stock Market.

Furnished by Frank Wilson Brown. broker.
No 1885 street.
The evening times., 1896-01-14

Contrary to the statements Of
some we're not agents for Ching
Fow Polish, and have no canyasse rs
ou: We sell and recommend only
''l.A REINE' FURNITURE PUI;eH
the best that's made.
The evening times., 1896-01-14

SIS iSS9 "2c-ysar Funding lO3ts -.-...
6's 1922 "31-year Funding gold.-.- lNIs ---..
rs 1901 s'Wator stock" currency lie .....
as 1865 Water Stock currency. lis .....
! 65's 1924 Funding currency. ll0 .
3J5's Reg. 2-i0's, IseS-lsOl-- 100 ....
Evening star., 1896-09-30

Startling Discovery In the Mound n,
Mckee's Rocks, Pa,

Startling Discovery In the Mound Mt
Mckee's Rocks, Pa.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
The startling discovery, backed up with
conclusive proof. has just been made that
the bones Of supposed Indian chiefs found
in the mound at McKee's Rocks are those
Of white people. The skeleton of the seven
and-one-half-foot chieftain, which has been
prepared for exhibition in the Carnegie Mu-
scum, Is that of Thomas Woods, a giant
ferryman, who died about 1850. Woods
descendants are still living here. and are
talking Of mobbing the mound wreckers
The supposed squaw and her babe, whose
bones were uncovered last week. are those
of a Mrs. Messick and her child who were
victims of the cholera plague in 1854. About
that time the Panhandle railroad was being
constructed. Many of the laborers fell VIC
Tins to the cholera. and were buried in the
mound, which was a sort of potters field
for the country. Other people who died
from smallpox were inferred there, ac-
cording to records, and their bones have
been dug up. The absence of coffins, &c,
Is explained by the fact that the mound is
composed OF gravel. and everything. with
the exception of bones. decomposed and
washed through. The above Information
was laid before the trustees of the Carne-
gle Museum today. They Immediately call
ed special meeting to investigate the mat
ter. The work Of wrecking the mound has
been under the supervision Of Prof Frank
Honore Geriodette, recently OF Boston, the
curator Of the museum. He denies the
skeletons are those of white men, Asked
why he thought so. he replied there WAS
nothing about them to indicate they were
anything but Indians. Asked to exhibit
some of the arrow heads, tomahawks &C.
supposed to have been found In the mound.
he could not do SO. George H. Bennett.
business man. said today that he partici-
pated in digging into the mound twelve
years ago. 1t was thought then that the
skeletons were those Of Indians, but it was
proven they were those Of white people.
Evening star., 1896-09-30

october 16. Recovery and Reaction: Words
worth.
Sixth lecture: 3 o'clock Saturday after
noon. October IL. Renewed Revolutionary
ADVANCE: Byron: Moore: Shelley.
Two lectures by Andrew Seth. professor
OF logic and metaphysics in the University
OF Edinburgh. Scotland. Subject, "TheIsm"
FIRST lecture at IL o'clock Friday morning.
october 10. Second lecture. IL O'Clock Sat-
urday morning. October IL.
V
One lecture by Carl Brugmann. professor
OF Indogerm inic philology In the University
OF Lelpsic. Germany. Subject. THE Nature
ana Origin of the Noun Genders in the
lEoo.Germanic Languages" This lecture
VIII De delivered in German Monday MORN
Ing. October 19, at 1870 O'Clock.
vi
One lecture by A. A. w. Hubrecht pro-
lessor OF zoology in the University OF Ut
recht. Holland. Subject, THE Descent of
the Primates." This lecture will be deliy.
ereo Monday, October 10. at II o'clock
Local Alumni.
Efforts are being made to have a laree
attendance Of Washingtonians at the cele-
bration. Mr. Henry c. Stewart, jr.. the
secretary OF the Princeton Alumni Associa-
ton of the District of Columbia. has sent
a note to all the local alumni Informing
them that IL sufficient number signify
their intention of going to Princeton a spe-
cial sleeping car will be engaged to be used
curing the three days Of the celebration
Evening star., 1896-09-30
SHE AWAITED HER PAPA.
Touching Incident at n New York
Railway Station.
From Al,lnpy Jonrnal

A Touching Incident at n New York
Railway Station.
From the Albany Journal.
The traveller in his journeying sees many
touch of human nature. One of the
most charming incidents it has ever been
my lot to witness occurred some two weeks
ago, at the pretty village of CaZenovia.
While pacing to and fro on the platform
at the railroad station at that place, wait
ing for the tram that was to carry me
home, my attention attracted to two
little girls who were seated on a baggage
truck. One. a sunny-haired miss of about
ten years of age, was gazing intently up
the track with an unspeakable longing
written on her pretty face. and alternately
expressing the hope that her papa would
come on the train that was due in a few
minutes. and the DOUBT that he might
not come. Her companion chided her
finally for her impatience. but she an
swered: Il guess you would want your
papa to come. too. if he was away"
The childs devotion 10 her father touch
ed me deeply, and l approached to where
she was seated and spoke to her. assur-
ing her that such dear little girl must
have very good father. and that he would
not disappoint her. While l vas talking
to her the whistle of the train was heard
in the distance. The little girl jumped
with d start from her seat and stood in
culver of expectancy and shouted, THE
train Is coming; my papa is nearr The
train pulled into the station, and. one by
one the passengers alighted, the little
girls fears that papa had not come after
all increasing each moment Suddenly her
face frightened up with an expression of
inenable joy, the gaze became transfxed
on an object in the car door, and dancing
with delight. she exclaimed. MY papa's
come oh, you dear papa She could
hardly contain herself. aai as soon as she
could get 10 him, smothered him with
her embraces. She was in ecstasies
The hurrying Of passengers to and fro
was stepped for the moment, and all look
ed on in silence at the picture they made
1t was simply sublime. No words can
describe the supreme happiness Of the
child. nor the fond satisfaction of the
father at their reuniting. They passed on
in the gathering twilight, and the station
platform again took on it's usual hustle
and noise, and l took the train that
brought to the child her father and her
joy.
1t was only one of those little incidents
often met with In daily life that serve to
make one think less harshly Of the world
about him, and lifts him up to a higher
plane than before. There was not one who
witnessed the incident who did not con-
tinue on his journey. feeling better for hav-
ing seen 1t. Long may the sunny haired
little girl live, and may her devotion to
her father never grow less.
Evening star., 1896-09-30

believe offers a united republican mart,
an excellent opportunity to carry Delawara
Ior mckinley with a sweep.
Addfcks and his party are not considered
Dy them. They propose to show the mil
nonaire that they are in earnest and that
II Bryan perchance Is elected in Deli. -.
ware they will place the responsibility nnor
him for his stubbornness, which thew CLAW,
prevented q compromise of the difrerences
or the factions several weeks ago.
ihey also propose to show him that wbi,o
they VIII leave the electoral field fo him
and his friends. they are stili stroneiv
opposed to his claims upon the IInifad
States senatorship. and they win fight hin,
to the bitter end on that line In Me-
Castle and Sussex counties they have al.
ready manifested this opposition by nam.
Ing legislative tickets to oppose the IA.
dicks and democratic nominees.
Mr.. Addicks Is as confident of hi. .,..-
ton to the United States Senate this vssr
as he ever was. He Is sanguine thai ha
can carry Delaware with both the H.
gins republicans and democrats aeainst
him. s"~A1se
In addition to the withdrawal Of the,r
electors the announcement was made here
today In reliable sources that the COM
mittee will consider the advisabilitv Of
withdrawing their congressional ticket.
leaving the field to J. 8. willis. Delaware.
present representative in Congress.
Evening star., 1896-09-30

ing power In the worlds markets as the
gold dollar. A gold dollar would still be
capable Of buying silver at the worlds
market price in gold. and as this silver
could be coined into silver dollars, a gold
dollar would be worth more than a silver
dollar.
II the gold price of silver bullion should go
above 68 cents per ounce. the present
worlds price. the worlds supply Of silver
bullion would Immediately seek the high
market. which would soon be glutted and
me price reduced. II the price should re-
main high, silver mining would be stimu-
lated. the supply increased and the price
diminished in that way.
A demand for silver to pay of outstand-
ing Indebtedness contracted in gold or its
equivalent might cause a temporary in
crease In value. but this would soon cease,
and the mine owner would find himself in
the position Of other producers whose pro-
ducts can be gold only at the worlds price,
regulated by the law Of supply and demand.
Inc FARMER would receive a nominally
higher price for his crops, but would be
opliged to pay correspondingly high price
Tor everything purchased by him, including
labor. and in the end would be no better OF
than he Is now.
The case would be exactly the same with
all VINO labor by the day or.for fixed sal
same. although their expenses would he
greater, but by slow degrees their wages
would be increased. and after much suffer-
ing they would eventually find themselves
The creditor class would endeavor to
save themselves by foreclosing at the ear
lest opportunity. and such as failed in this
would lose by having their loans repaid in
deprecated money.
The debtors who escaped foreclosure
would be gamers by the difference In value
between the dollar redeemable in gold and
the dollar redeemable in silver, a gain
which would be Offset to some extent by
the loss resulting to them in their business
from the intervening general depression.
Ihe merchants and manufacturers able
to meet their liabilities as they became
due, would be directly gamers by the
change; they could mark up their prices
as occasion might require and they would
lor long time succeed in keeping down
the wages of their employees; but they
would lose indirectly by the falling off in
business during the transition period
The case Of owners of city real estate
would depend on circumstances. The rents
OF business property might be advanced as
soon as business improved; but in many
localities the rents of residences could not
and salaries had been fully accomplished.
In word. the net result of this tremend-
Gus disturbance of the business of the coun-
try would be a readjustment of all values
realized with infinite trouble after a pro-
cess of suffering of indefinite length, affect
ing al classes, but bearing with especial
hardship upon the farmers and wage earn
ers, and substantially benefiting none ex-
cept the small proportion Of debtors who
might succeed in paying off in deprecated
money their obligations, payable in gold
or its equivalent when contracted.
J. c.. WILSON.
Evening star., 1896-09-30
Opals in Wells,
From the Jacksonville Fla.) Citizen.

There Is something mysteriousIy fasci-
rating about the artesian well subject into
which almost every intelligent FIoridiao
delves. Almost everybody knows that yari-
GUS kinds Of fossils have been brought out
of the wells, but nobody ever before heard
Of opals being one OF their products. Such
however, Is the fact John Linn, tie young
gentleman who went of to help Cuba. has
two small opals in his scientific collection
which came from the new Springfield wall
just being completed by Mr.. Partridge. Mr..
Partridge said yesterday that he did not
that he did know that John Linn said thew
were. The opal Is nothing more than vel.
canic glass. hence the finding Of opals bun
dreds Of feet below the surface Is not more
startling than the finding Of sharks teeth.
sea sand and sea shells.