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The evening times., 1896-10-14
NOT
FULLY
DISCI-
PLINED.


pressed. Not all the cyclists offend in the
ways andmanncrs chargcdby theinspector,
but great many are guilty of violations
against the law and ordinances and also
that code of good breeding, the cardinal
article OF which is considcra ton for your
that quite large number of wbeclmcn are
utterly regardless OF the rights of pedcs-
trians or vehicles, and the result is the al
most daily casualty TO the one or the other.
The scorcbers," of course, are the most
persistent offenders, and they would be
but justly served, If the severest penalty the
law provides were imposed upon them.
Inspector Croft makes the proper recon-
mendation that bicycles should he included
in the general classification Of vehicles,
regulations that govern these. Whatever
additional police regulations can be framed
to afford protection from the ''scorcher'
should be speedily devised and promulgated
There has been great Improvement in the
manner and methods of whceinhen in the
District. but a great deal still remains to
be desired Two means can be adopted to
accomplish this. One is the rigid enforce
ment OF all police regulatiLls, present and
to comet The other rests with the riders OF
the silent steed. If they will but conform
themselves to the ordinary dict. tes OF cour-
teous consideration, there will not be the
slightest trouble.
The evening times., 1896-10-14
A LOGICAL CONCLUSION,

Uncle Rasbury, why are you a Raptist?"
wy aS ole Rasbury er. Baptis', Marse
john"
Yes; why are you not, say a Methodist,
for eNampie?"
Well Marsc John, kalkalate Use got
de SCriptur' TO bein' er Baptis'."
"How's that, Uncle Rasbury?"
Well now, Marse John, youse read de
Bible. reckon?''
"Yes, some"
"Den youse reA d bout John de Raptis'
hain't yose?"
Yes"
Wen, tyouse ncbber read bout John de
Methods, did youse?"
NO; can't say that l have"
Mo- cause dey hain't no John de Metho-
dis, dat's wy; and dat's whar de Scrip
lures am TO de Baptis'"
The evening times., 1896-10-14
The Lounger.

n IL the hotel corridors last night wer'
filled to overflowing with old sol
diers of the Union Veteran Legion
who have come here to attend the annualcn-
cumpm ent of that body,
Among these was James F. Kennedy, of
Milton, Pa, at the American House. Mr.
Kennedy was a member of the West Penn
sylvania Artillery, which was stationed
down at the Arsenal during the summer OF
81 waiting for accoutrenen:s. The com
mander OF the regiment was Col Campbell.
hnown throughout military circles as II
type Of the officer with rough exterior, but
heart of gold.
While they were down at the Arsenal, re-
lated Mr.. Kcnnedy. lie figured in an in
cident which well brought out the trait of
the colonel
The privates had all been ordered 70 40
guard duty with full uniform including
knapsack on by a certain lieutenant Ac-
cordiugiy when Mr. Kennedy mounted
guard next day be was thus attired. After
he baI been on duty about half an hour Col
Campbell came upouthe grounds andstoppcd
him.
what are you doing with that KNAPP
sack while on guard duty?" asked he.
Lieut.. Blank ordered it So" was Che an
swer.
Fetch Lieut.. Blank here!" Numbered
the officer.
Cant sir, while l am on guard"
well. then, III relieve you," and with
the words the colonel grabbed the gun out
Of the private's hands.
Thelieutenant was then duly brought. and
received a most tthoroughreprinIandf from his
superior. who reminded him that the sol
diers were men and not dogs.
Then lie was commanded 10 go the round
of the sentries relieving them OF their KNAPP
sacks. which he was ordered to take to the
barracks.
You can wager" concluded Mr.. Ken
nedy. that that lieutenant was very care
full after that"
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n Liam j. G. MacDUFF of Montreal
4 Canada. is registered at the Shore
ham. Mr.. MacDufr accompanied by
his Hife, has been making a pleasure trip
through the States. and is nov Ou his
homcW ard journey.
He says the interest manifested in Can
ada over the issue betw cen gold and silver
is almost as great as that in this country.
The silver agitation has produced large
decline in the prices OF American securi-
ties. and has even affected the Canadian
stocks to some extent.
Another result Of the silver agitation in
the United States is that all the Canadian
banks about a month ago posted a notice
that in future they VIII not receive the silver
OF this country at all. and the notes only at
l per cent discount.
This state OF affairs, however, Will last
only until the silver delusion is scotchcd
or killed which, from his observation while
or his trp. Mr. MacDuff thinks Will be
very thoroughly done next November. After
that the market viii resume its usual ap-
pearance, and trade between the two cOun-
tiles viii again take its old channels.
The evening times., 1896-10-14

purSucStiic extremely
laudablc object OF
making people speak
their mother tongue
more correctly; 70
eliminate slang, and
make the spoken SEN
tence as accurate and
exact as the written
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I T WOULD be uuquestionably To the ad-
vantage of the bicycle riders of Wash
iugton and contribute greatly to the peace
The evening times., 1896-10-14

of Speech has recently been in ses-
sion in the city of New York This society
The evening times., 1896-10-14

The Times has Il regular and perma-
Rent Family Circulation much
greater than any other paper, morn
ing or evening, published In Wash
ington. AS News and Advertising
Medium IL has no competitor.
The evening times., 1896-10-14
Slave Cots Judgment Against AIaste

Louisville, KY, Oct. 14.-Annie Weir,
the ex-slave, who sued her old master, Will
lam Weir, for twenty four years pay al So
per week, was yesterday given 4 verdicto Of
$1,650, which is about half the amount
she asked for. She had worked for him
ever since her emancipation without wages
on his agreement to lodge, clothe and
feed her as long as she lived. Upon his
second marriage he discha rged hey
The evening times., 1896-10-14
REVENUES
OF THE
DISTRICT.


is. upon the ordinary growth of the city,
it shows an increase of income OF more
than 10 per cent over the revenues of
the current fiscal year. Taking into con-
sideration the fact that Washington is not
great manufacturing town; that the
business done here Is mostly of local
character, and that, Furthermore, build
ing operations have been greatly restricted
for the past two or three years. the show
ing made by the assessor Is more than en-
Couraging. The best about it is that it ap-
pears 10 be entirely conservative, and 10
give a fair opportunity 10 Judge of Tn city's
material progress within the near future.
With no untoward conditions 10 contend
against-such, for instance, as The election
OF Bryan, which, FOR rea asons tina thave been
repeatedly stated would cause a terrible
slump in local real alesJate-washington faces
the most flattering prospects.
In order To insure the rational improve
ment of the cityin every way, beyond such
rs is brought about through individual en-
terprise, liberal policy on the part OF the
lawmaking power is essential There is
less in the vaults OF the United States
Treasury to the credit of the District, as
is now the case The whole revenue OF the
District should be applied to the perfection
OF the municipal machinery and of every
part of the same. 1t is understood, Of
course, that in the whole revenue" Is in
cluued the amount due from the United
states equal to that paid by the people Of
the District Assessor Trimble estimates
the revenues for the next ensuing fiscal year
ut. say, So, 800. 900. Double this by adding
the general governments share and We
have Sc, ,T20. 900 with which To keep house
in 1897 I-9S. With this amount we can add
to our fire department, to our public school
buildings, our police force, our sanitary
system; improve our streets, beth roaClways
and sidewalks; in brief, do a great deal to
make Washington what it should be-the
bandSomeSt and best equipped city in the
laud.
The evening times., 1896-10-14

there will be nomore bond sales and no more
hard times.
Don't let the silver trust put bimetallic
skeleton into our Treasury closet. 1t would
frighten away our gold aud create a panic
The evening times., 1896-10-14

Of mind of the public,
iftheywouldcarefully
peruse the report Of
Hack Inspector Croft
to the chief of police
and conform their con-
duct, when awheel, to
the censure and sug-
ynstionc tbaro;p nv
The evening times., 1896-10-14

District for the fiscal
year ending June 80,
1898, is a most graf
flying exhibit. Itmust
be borne in mind that
this estimate is made
at a time of usual
business depression,
and yet, based, as it
The evening times., 1896-10-14

THE statement. submitted by Assessor
Trimble to the Commissioners, giving
his estimate OF the probable income OF the
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-19
A SEATTLE SWlNDLER.
induced Poles to Come From Texas
to Washington.

TO Washington.
Seattle, Nov. 16.-What looks like
the greatest land swindle ever perpe.
trated In Washington came to light TO.
DAY. Fifteen men, five of them with
thelr families, anne TO Seattle from
bremond, Tex, TO take up homesteads
that MIR. Makowski, manager of the So
called Washington Farming Land
Company" said awaited them here.
These people have found tlat the land
company is a fake" and that Makow.
ski has %absconded. He secured 5000
from the members of his party and
their friends that yet expect to come
and live on their homesteads IRE.
served" for them.
The families now here sold all their
possessions in Texas to get O to
pay their expenses in reaching Seattle,
about 81, 900 being paid out in railroad
fares.
Four of them started back for Texas
tonight, and another lot will leave to.
morrow.
Makowski would put an advertise.
ment in a Polish paper that c~irculates
in Texas. The Office of the company
was given as 227 Poplar street, Seattle.
There is no such company here. The
advertisement said the company had a
large tract of land, and that, if any
person desired to take up a homestead,
the company would locate him for $40,
to be paid in advance.
In a letter to an intending immi.
grant, Makowski paints a beautiful
picture of the home that could be Sc
cured for $40, and about $3.50 more,
ito build a house and get your farm in
condition" He told him work at good
wages could be had at any time, and
advised that the recipient of the letter
tell all his friends and get them to
come.
From the story told to Chief of Pc.
lice Reid tonight by some of the VIC
Tins, Makowski has operated his $40
certificate sheme extensively in Texas
and Illinois, and must have cleaned up
hundreds Of dollars. as the police have
learned that he has been receiving
many money orders.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-19
A Lumberman's Suicide,

Minneapolis, Mimi, Nov. 13.-Cap.
tain Albert s.. Merriam, a wealthy
lumberman, walked into the Com.
mercial Club at noon today, entered a
small cardroom and shot himself
through the head with a 38.caliber re-
volver. : Death was instantaneous.
Merriam had been a victim Of nervous
dyspepsia, and recently suffered much,
which probably caused his act. He
left no letter, and the deed appeared to
have been unprecedented. Merriam
came to Minneapolis from Quincy, H.,
where he was very prominent. He
had been here two years, being engaged
in logging operations. He leaves a
wife and daughter, both of whom re.
side in Minneapolis.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-19
To Make Paper Pulp,

Albany, Or, Nov. 16.-The Niagara
sawmill property, at Niagara, up the
North Santiam, was recently sold by
the assignee to O'Neill Bros. & Gallo.
han, and the sale has since been con
firmed by the court. The firm of
O'Neill Bros. is the owner of the
Lebanon paper mills, and it is learned
that this sawmill plant, which cost
originally about $40, 900, is to be con
verted into a pulp mill by the pur-
chasers. Mr.. O'Neill went to Niagara
today to look the property over. 1t is
the intention of the company to start
in connection with the pulp mill a pa
per mill to manufacture all kinds Of
finished papers. The company's mill
at Lebanon only makes straw paper.
The new paper mill will probably be
located in Albany, as it is desirable to
have it located on both lines of rail-
roads. There are large quantities of
hemlock and balm timber up the San
tam, which will be used to make the
pulp. This will add another import
ant industry to this portion of Oregon.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-19
A DRIVE FOR A LIFE.
Judges Efforts to Save n Convicted
Murderer.

Judges Efforts to Save a Convicted
Murderer.
Fargo, N. D., Nov. 13.-The chances
that Myron r, Kent will not hang grow
brighter. Governor Allen has wired
Judge Mcconnell for the reason for
asking executive clemency. The latter
telegraphed back: 1.-THE reason l re.
quest you to commute the death SEN
tence of Myron Kent is that his case Ia
shrouded in mystery, and his convic-
ton is based merely on circumstantial
evidence which does not preclude all
possible doubt"
Coming, as this does, from the man
who presided over the trial, it is strong
language, and may influence the gov
ernor Immediately on receipt Of this
the governor wired Judge Mcdonnell
to come at once to Bismarck. The
judge was at S~herbroke, in Steele
county, and a telegram says he missed
the Great Northern train at Hope, but
started to drive fifty miles across the
snow-laden prairie with the tempera-
ture below zero, to reach the main line
of the Northern Pacific in time to catch
the midnight train to Bismarck. 1t is
a ride to save a mans life, and il he
reaches the capital in time to confer
with Governor Allen, the sentence will
probably be committed.
Sheriff Barns will have everything
in readiness for the execution, unless
executive clemency is exercised within
twenty. -four hours.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-19
INSPECTION qF FOOD
Four Stations Have Been Established ih
San Francisco.

Four Stations Have Been Established IN
San Francisco.
San Francisco, Nov. 16.-San Fran
cisco has something among the cities
which makes her distinctive. She has
four food inspection stations, planned
after the fashion of a custom house or
the taxing stations of the old walled
towns of continental Europe-clearing.
houses to which the milk and meat
and vegetables of the city must come.
There are four of these stations, one
at the ferries, one at Fourth and Berry
streets, one at Central avenue and
Geary street, and the fourth at Ala.
bama and Army streets, which was
formally opened last night.
There was no formal dedication.
Only the big shed at Army and Ala.
bama streets blazed with electricity
against its whitewashed interior. Gov
ernor Budd dropped in informally,
driven in a f~our.in-hand and swaddled
with rugs, and the invited guests of
the board of health sat down with the
board to a substantial banquet.
All the gentlemen waited last night
to see the first wagons come into the
depot. Lardmeters and the handy lit.
tie detective lay ready to hand and at
midnight the big doors rumi led back
and the first wagon clattered in for in.
spection. After that there was a
steady stream until almost daylight,
and Mr.. Reinstein's clever scheme had
received its first practical exempliica.
ton. The plan costs the city just
: 1000, and is not intended to apply to
the markets, but the consumer who
buys directly from the producer will
know that everything he eats bears the
city halls mark.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-19
A BLIND LAD SAW.
The TX" Rays Enabled Him In MA
Germ Objects.

Germ Objects.
San Francisco, Nov. l7.-Lucien 20.
clgalupi' a totally blind lad, has acci.
dentally found out that he can see oh.
gects by the use of the cathode raw.
such is the assertion of DR.. WayerIv
clark, who is overjcyed over the dis.
coVery of the new use of the mysterious
beams. The discovery that at least
some OF the blind can see by the avs
came about by a careless remark made
by DIR. Clark, an enthusiastic student
OF the cathode ray. Bacigalupi had
been a pupil at the institution for the
deaf and blind at Berkeley for several
years.
Friday last he came to this CITY.
with a dozen unfortunate lads from the
same place. They went to the Baldwin
theater. Afterwsrd Bacigalupi stepped
lnto his fathers monograph and "X"-
ray parlors, under the Baldwin hotel.
DR.. Clark Joined in conversation with
Peter Bacigalupi, and his son, and as a
sudden thought came to him, he said:
"Lucien, step into the "X'.ray room
and find out if you can see anything"
Bacigalupi started the apparatus and
handed his son the horoscope. AS
Lucien adjusted it to his eyes and
turned it toward the rays, he shouted:
Papa, | can see light"
All three became excited. The over.
joyed father placed a solid block Of
wood, on the back of which were a
key, a screw and some nails, in front
of the green light and asked his son if
be could see anything. Lucien i'm
mediately replied:
"Yes, | can see a key and some
things that look like nails"
Physician, father and SOD were now
greatly excited, and another test was
made. A purse, half bound with steel,
and in which a key had been placed,
was put before the light in a folded
magazine. Lucien was asked what he
saw, and replied that there was a key
inside of a dark rectangular piece of
metal of some kind. The test was
considered complete, and DR.. Clark
and Peter Bacigalupi have been busily
engaged telling the story I'VE and
over again to their friends. 1t has set
the medical men to thinking, and a
large number of other similar expert
ments will be made. A study will be
made of the matter, and it is believed
wonderful results can be obtained.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-19
GENERAL NILES REPORT.


>N'
Washington, Nov. l3.-In his an
nual report to the secretary of war,
Major General Miles, commanding the
army, recommended a liberal appro-
priation for replacing the present de-
creasing and Anticipated post build
ings, especially those ON what was for
merly the Indian frontier. General
Miles believes that the freedom of the
country of late from Indian outbreaks
is to be ascribed to the fact that the
Indians now receive better treatment
from the government; that they are
more impressed with the power Of the
army to punish them, and that their
affairs are in many cases managed by
competent army officers. Therefore,
he recommends that this same policy
as to the Indians be continued.
General Miles again devotes a large
portion of his report to the %considera-
ton of questions of coast defense and
renews forcibly all the recommended
tions Oh that subject made in his
former reports, 1t is recommended
that liberal appropriations be made for
the manufacture of guns, their emplace-
ments, quarters and barracks. The
estimate that General Miles makes for
the next year for the work of the
ordnance, engineers and quartermas-
ters' departments at the different coast
points includes the following:
San Diego, 5000, 900; San Francisco.
5000, $50; mouth of the Columbia river,
1864, 325; Puget sound, 1894, 900.
General Miles renews his former
recommendations for an increase Of
the army on the ground that it has not
kept pace with the increased wealth Of
public and private interests, and he
suggests that the enlisted strength Of
the army be fixed at one soldier to
every 1000 people, as a minimum, the
maximum strength not to exceed n
soldier for 1000 population, the
strength to be determined within the
limits according to the necessities and
requirements of the nation.
He points out the Importance of hav-
ing at least two stations east of the
Rocky mountains, and one west, suita-
BILE for the accommodation of N regi-
ment Of cavalry, and renews the recon-
mendations made last year concerning
the use of bicycles and motor wagons,
and the promotion of competent enlist
ed men to the grade Of second lieuten'
ants after five years service; =
I
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-19
Tin in BrItIsh Columbia.

Vancouver, b. c., Nov. 13.-Some
ore brought down from the coast Of
Vancouver, and assayed for gold or sill
YER, has been pronounced by the as
sayer to be cassiterite, or tin ore.
Himself a Cornishman, the asHayer
compared the ore with samples he had
from the Dolcoath mine in Cornwall
and found them to be identical in
character, and he is satisfied that a
deposit Of tin ore has been discovered.
How large the deposit is will not be
known until the ground has been more
fully prospected.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-19
NASS|NG HER TROOPS
russia Collecting a Large
. Force at VladiVostock.
, MENACE TO ASlA'S PEACE

MANY Naval Vessels and Over One
Hundred Thousand Men at the
pOrt-Ber warlike Preparations.
San Francisco, Nov. 16.-The Bulle-
lin says;
"a letter containing a duplicate OF
mail sdyices sent by tine regular corre
,DOudent of the Hong Kong Press, at
vladiyostock, was received by the last
China steamer, and was turned over
IN the Bulletin today. The communi-
cation shows that the cza is massing
trOous in the Vladivostock district, and
has large number of naval vessels
in northern waters. The principal de-
tails of the situation are contained in
ho following paragraphs:
Although the Russian govern.
ment explains that the massing of
troops in the Primorsk and Eastern
Siberia is due to Exchange of army
divisions" it is learned that in all the
divisions of Vladivostock there are not
less than 112, 900 men Of arms, which
monster army is looked upon as a men.
ace to the peace of Asia
1.-THE correspondent commenting on
the situation, says:
"'While it is confessed that Rus
sa is entitled to some outlet to tho
Pacific, the continuous and warlike
preparations are anything but reassur-
ing. The frequent presence of Russia's
engineers at Port Arthur, and their
operations in Manchuria, with the
tacit consent of China, are highly sig.
nifcant indications of the relations be-.
tween Fus Tia and China, and point
unmisti kably to the common object of
Russia's warlike preparations
SIT behooves the British govern
ment to thoroughly investigate this
very important matter
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-11-19
A CLIPPERS MISHAP.


San Francisco, Nov. 16.-Early yes
terday morning the British ship Lar
naca arrived off the port from Valpar-
also. She was met outside the heads
by a pilot who carried orders for her to
proceed TO Portland. Her captain at
once changed his course and headed his
vessel with the westerly wind to clear
Point Reyes, on a tack ont to the open
sea.
The big vessel was slowly moving
along under the light breeze when sud-
denly came a confused shouting of or
ders off to starboard, and the next in
slant a vessel under full sail crashed
into the Larnaca, just forward of the
main rigging. For a moment the two
vessels hung together, then ground into
each other as they swung apart. Their
tangled rigging was torn from aloft
and came crashing to the decks of the
vessels, driving the scared sailors
under the timbers of the forecastle
head to escape the falling blocks and
cordage.
The vessel that ran into the British
ship was the Pierre Cornielle, bound
III from Newcastle. Pilot Miller had
boarded her some hours before and was
directing the bark's course, leaving the
crew to keep a lookout ahead. The
vessel had all her sails set to catch the
light wind and she was going almost
dead before it. The pilot OH the poop
deck was unable to see anything before
him except a big spread of canvas and
he was not aware of the danger until
the two vessels were together. The
men on the lookout forward had be-
come engaged in other work and me-
elected to keep watch. The night was
clear aid the master and crew of each
vessel blames the other for the disaster.
The Larnaca had her starboard bull.
warks crushed in, the rail torn away
and two plates in her hull above the
water line were cut through. The
Pierre Cornielle lost her jib-boom, and
with it went most of her headgear.
Some Of her forward plates were start
ed by the force of the collision. After
they had been separated the British
ship turned her bows for port. and will
be repaired before proceeding on hel
voyage to Portland.