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The morning times., 1896-02-10
Rather A Suspicious Calm.

Up TO the present writing the progress
OF the anti-race track legislation in the Vir-
ginia legislature since the Maupin bill left
the committee has been all that its most
ardent friends could desire. In fact, the
way il has wept the deck has probably
been as surprising to its supporters as
TO its anita gonists. Nobody would have
thought that the bill would pass the house
Of delegates with only one dissenting vote,
but the fact indicates change of public
sentiment which augurs wen for the chances
OF the measure in the senate.
There is one circumstance, however that
should make the friends of the measure
watchful. 1t is suspicious that, as report
SAYS. no fight was made against the pas
sage of the bill in the house. This may
mean that the race track crowd has be-
come disheartened and gone home and quit;
lt may also mean that they have changed
their tactics and are reserviug their
strength for au onslaught on the bill i'll the
senate, where they viii have the aid and
assistance of Senator Mushbach and per-
haps others. 1t is more than probable that
this is the true explanation of their ap-
parent listlessness and Indifference i'll the
house.
The morning times., 1896-02-10

However, forewarned is forearmed. 1t
is not to be supposed that Mr.. Maupin and
all who with him have the fate of the bill
at heart. will cease to watch its further
progress until it is safe and sound in the
governors hands. They will remember
that a battle is never won until the hostile
ground is in possession of the attacking
force. and the cause for which they are
fighting. the good name of the State, will
nerve them to pcrsevere to the end. Mr..
Maupin has given proof that he is in dead
earnest, by introducing immediately after
the passage of his now famous measure, a
bill to prevent pool-selIing and betting on
the results OF any trials of speed of any ami
mals or beasts taking place without the
limits OF the State. This is in the nature
OF clincher, and, if passed, it will be the
means of banishing all race betting and
bookmaking from the State.
The people of Virginia, in the meantime,
have cause for rejoicing that their repre-.
sentatives in the lower branch of the leg.
slature have so obedienIy responded to the
mandate laid upon them by the expressed
sentiments of their constituents.
The morning times., 1896-02-10
xoRrHEAsrEnN suBURBASITEs.
Enthusiastic Over the Prospect of a
New School Building.


New School Building.
The meeting of the Nert heastern Suburban
Citizens Association on Thursday even
ing last, was mainly devoted 10 the dis
cussion of the school question, 1T being
declared the sense Of the association that
all improvements, with the exception OF
the grading of fTwenty-second street. should
be subserved TO the new school building.
II developed during the discussion that
since the estimates Of the Commissioners
in June last, for an appropriation of S12,-
600 for a site ard four-room building, the
cuiored school ai the int tersCction OF Frank =
fort and Twelfth streets had been removed
to Ivy City; thus receiving an admirable
location for a building which, IL was
thought, would be utilized by the COmmis-
siouers in the event of favorable action by
the Senate Committee on appropriations on
their recommendation.
The following resolutions were unani-
M ously adopted:
First, That the thanks of this association
are hereby rendered to the Washington
Times aud Evening News for their timely
utterauces upon subject dear to every
resident of the northeastern schools-the
Improvement of educational facilities.
Second, That thanks be also given to
the president OF Columbia Federation OF
Labor, through E. N. Blake, chairman of
the legislative committee, for the extension
OF helping hand in the same direction
The morning times., 1896-02-10
.sex Against SEX Again.

One of the most emphatic, artistic and
fashionable successes of last seasons
theatricas in Washington was Sowing the
Wind,' which, because OF its remarkable
theme was dubbed the sex against SEX
drama. 1t is in the nature OF welcome
news TO learn that it win play a return
engagement at the National u week from
tonight under the direction of Charles
Frohnlan, and it is still more gratifying
to know that we are TO see the same per-
fectly balanced cast in its entirety, with
one or two minor exceptions. The play
continues TO be one of the notable money
winners of the decade, while as n dramatic
triumph its position was long ago assured
beyond cavil. Ia the company are Messrs.
J. FL. Gilmour, Thomas Wbiffen, Howen
Hansel, Frederick Strong, Guy Standing,
John Sorrento, Harry Phillips, Fred Har-
rison and Misses Mary Hampton, Emily
Dodd, Ella Hugh Wood and Jessie Dodd.
The morning times., 1896-02-10
The Star Again Challenged
It Still Seems Afraid of It's
Circulation Books-Popu-
larity of The Times
Continues to
Increase.

Washington readers know a good thing
when they see it, and the fact that The
Times cannot supply the demand for
papers. demonstrates the popularity OF
publishing a morning and evening ediiicn.
TWO editions a day furnishes the public
all ile news before it has time 10 become
stale. The happenings Of the night before
are printed in The Morning Tines, and
those that ranspire during the day can
be found in the evening edition. Not a
word OF news is repeated in a subsequent
edition. and to keep up with the times and
get TIE news twelve hours ahead of either
the Post or the star, it is necessary TO
subscribe fer both the morning and even
ing editions. delivered to any address
Including the big Sunday paper, for 30
cents a month.
The Star continues TO publish its latest
circulation falsehood, in spite OF The
Times challenge. In Saturdays edition
il claims TO have an aggregate weekly
circulation OF 1s9, sos, which, it says, is
.'many thousands in excess of any other
Washington paper The aggregate cir
culation Of The Times for the same week
was 24II20, or 51 ,s14 in excess of the
Star Both the Star and The Times claim
their circuIations TO be bone-fide. Both
statements are sworn TO by reputable gem
tlenen. aud are equally entitled to credit,
the largest. it must be admitted that the
Star is attempting to deceive the public
when il claims the greater circulation.
Inasmuch as The Times believes in
publicity. and wants all the advertising it
can get on the subject, it reiterates the
challenge OF last week to the Star. for a
comparison of circulation books, and asks
that they be submitted to an expert COM
mittee equably appointed, to examine
shem. Unless the Star accepts this propo-
siiion it must either withdraw its state
ment of having the largest circulation, or
stand before the public as self-confessed
falsifIer.
The morning times., 1896-02-10
Concerning a Bond Bill Banquet.

Had the Board of Trade taken active part in de-
mandng legislation in the interests of the general public
its annual banquet to members of Congress Saturday
night would be looked upon with considerable favor But
instead of using its influence to cheaper gas cleo
trio light, and telephone service better school facilities
and public library, municipal building and the
memorial bridge larger police force and adequate
fire protection, increased appropriations for park i'm
proveents and better public lighting the abolition OF the
James Creek Canal and the doing with grade cross
ing cheaper street fares and general transfer
tem other needed reforms the Board of Trade has
taken up only question: the and street extern
sion act with its twin abomnation, the bond BILL In
view of this fact it be conceded that the purpose of
the banquet influence Congressional guests to sup
port bond bill to carry out improvements under street
extension act
As body of business men, representing public inter
ests and occupying prominent position in public AFFAIRS
the Board of Trade should be either impartial in dealing
with public questions leave them entirely alone The
fact that ma jority of its members refused to ndorse
bond scheme that would have eventually involved IN
debtedness to the District of at least 900 should
have prevented the carrying out Of Saturday nights
gram but the manpuators of the street extension plot
be in control of board and instead of using its
influence promote the welfare of the District, III y
prefer make instrument further the interests of
ring of spectators The improvements which
Incidentally made the key note of their arguments,
are important sanitary measure, but to meet public
approval they be divorced from street extension
scheme
LII contrast to the conduct of the Board of Trade,
witness the proceedings of the various citizen assoca
tons and compare the loyal service they rendering
the general public. Their committees in
tendance Congress to advance District bills. Their
meetings having sautary effect in shaping legisla
on and word has been said that could be
strued Endorsement of increasing public ndebt-
edness through the sale of District bonds These
Citations recommending nearly all the improvements
mentioned in the first paragraph of this comment
may be safely asserted that their action public bodies
is not controlled by rings
In addition to the efforts of citizen associations
to municipal reforms, a movement is foot
call monster meeting to protest against the
amped and mysterious increase of gas bills for the month
of January The complaint is general il must be
cluded that the gas company has pBhng machine to
fate its bills meet certain emergencies Whether
not this true those who burn gas and pay the bills
best decide But thing certain will have
cheaper gas or fact much of anything else the
form line depend the present Board of Trade to
secure it.
The morning times., 1896-02-10
Mr.. LansdaIe EXPLAINS.

Editor Times: viii you kindly permit
ME space in your paper to say a word
in reply to an article in Saturdays iSsae
under the caption Alleged Photo swind-
sers?'' In it 1 am represented as being
in the employ OF firm engaged in film
flanming' people, and was by Officer
Sullivan arrested and locked up on Q
charge of petit larceny.
There was no Justification whatever for
the officer charge. l have no connection
with the firm referred to, and am not in
its employ, ! happened to be with the
agent at the tine he called. For that rea-
son I was included in the arrest
The case was promptly dismissed when
called in court. J.R. LANSDALE.
The morning times., 1896-02-10
MERGING PENIS LINES.
Scheme to Work All the Railroads
of the System in One


Philadelphia, Feb. "a movement is on
foot for the merging OF all the lines OF the
Pennsylvania railroad system in south and
west New Jersey. and the various direc
tors of the Pennsylvania railroad system are
at work on Il plan for the consolidation.
For some time past this matter has been
in the hands of committee, but as yet
nothing definite has been done and it is
not known when the matter will be ac
complished. At the office OF the Penn
syIvania Railroad Company the officers re-
fuse to talk on the subject as they claim
that il is in an embryonic state and con-
siderable has 10 be done before the deal can
be accomplished.
1t is contended that if all these lines were
worked under one company thatit would be
better for the public as well as the railroad
company. Better service could be given
at a less cost and a great many details
could be left to one person.
The morning times., 1896-02-10
INDIANS WON THEIR CLAIM,

Surviving Members of a Michigan
Tribe VIII Get $433 Each.
Decatur, Mich, Feb. 9.-Chief Pokagon
of the Pottawatomie tribe of Indians in
Southwestern Michigan has received notice
from Washington that the contesting
claim of the Port Huron Indians to a share
in the S104, 900 recently awarded the
tribe, has been set aside and that the money
will soon be distributed among the 240
surviving members.
This band refused to remove to the
Western reservations in 1888, but claimed
the annuities due in that event. The present
claim has been pending since 1866.
The morning times., 1896-02-10
SAKS
Us selling at a loss
TO-DAY!
TRIP TO THE CONVENTIONS.
Correspondents ommittee and Penn
syIyania Road Ma king L p he List

syIyania Road Ma king { p I he List
The Penns ylvania Railroad Company,
through Mr.. Frank Thomson, first vice
president, on January % cxtehded an in
vitationt to the ''aotive newspaper Sorkers''
of the body entitled 10 the privileges OF
the press gaiieries, TO accept the transporta
ton facilities OF the Pennsylvania rail-
road from Washington TO ST. Louis and
from Washington 10 Chicago and return
on the occasion OF the meeting of the ua-
tional Republican and Democratic con-
ventions.
| There will be provided for this trip on
each occasion a special train of Pullman
sleeping cars and dining car equipped
with all the modern convcnieuces and com
forts. time table for TIE running OF
the trains will also be prepared and ar
ranged at such hours as will best suit
the convenience of the correspondents.
1t is desired to accommodate as many
as possible of the active workers in the
press galleries, and in order 10 60 that
| the standing committee or the press cor
| respondents, TO whom tie invitation was
| addressed, have prepared a request, which
| will be posted in the galleries OF the Senate
and the House. calling upon all cor
| respondents HdFInR lDt pI1E1icEc OI tue
galleries 10 indicate, by signing theirnames,
whether they Will avail themselves OF the
| invitation extended by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company.
| Correspondents who have not yet in
quired OF their newspapers as 10 whether
! their services will be required at the con
| rentions, are urged 10 do 90 at once in
order that the standing committee may be
able as early as March /, TO give TO the
] Pennsylvania Railroad Company an sap-
proxiniate statement of the number or
persons WHO will act upon the invitation
so courteously extended.
The necessity for an answer at this carly
day can he appreciated only by those
who have had experience in such matters,
but TO those who are informed it Will be
understood that TO fully complete the ar
rangements for the handling Of Iain in
tended TO meet tie wants Of 20 many news
paper men time is required. It will also
be desirable to learn, at as early day as
possible, the day on which the largest num-
her OF correspondents Will desire 10 start
for the conyentions.
The morning times., 1896-02-10

A ANY members OF the House have
vi reached the conclusion tifat Gen.
Grant was right when he remarked
that the best way 10 secure tie
repeal of had law was TO enforce 1t.
The Washington public, however, has
discovered That rhis largely depends upon
who the victims are. There are q number
OF ridiculous police regulations in wash
ing,on which Will never be repealed until
they happen to step on the eorns of some
maa with . big Congressional pull.
For long time tie law has required
that lamps upon bicycles he lighted promptly
at sundown, and FOR the information of the
public The papers have printed each day
the precise time when the sun would
drop below the horizon. In the latitude
of Washington. except upon very cloudy
evenings, there is half an hours daylight
after sunset. This made 10 difference
to tie police and any wheelman caught out
after the prescribed hour without his
lamp burning would be promptly taken
up and compelled toleaye collatcraifo his
appt arancc@at the police court the next
morning. This was great inoonyen ience,
especially 10 clerks and Others who leave
| office at 3 O'Clock, and on account of
| this law arf coplpehed TO ieayethe lamps
on their bicycles fH dsy. taking the chances
| of having them stolen.
It remains forta few bicycling members
of Congrcsszto knock the wind out OF this
regulation. Every morning, in the basement
OF the Capitol, there is a big stack of
machines belonging to members OF Con
gress, and it was noticed that but few
| of them ever had lanterns attached. Things
went alongz all right until one evening the
| House was kept in session a little later
| than usual ind it was about sundown when
| adjournment was taken. The result was
| that several distinguished congressman
| pedalers We're stopped by policemen on
| their way home and narrowly escaped ar
| rest This was not the only result, how
ever and now the common ,everyda wheel
| man is hugging himself over the repeal Of
the obnoxious regulation. 1t was modestly
announced in the papers that hereafter
bicycle lamps were not required to be
lighted until dark.
The morning times., 1896-02-10

After securing the country with search
light looking for candidates for the Demo-
cratic Presidential nomination, Chairman
W. F. Harrity has returned to his Phila-
delphia home as weary as was Diogenes
after his attempt TO discover an honest
man.
The morning times., 1896-02-10
THINK III is scHLATTER.
Eccentric Healer Turns Up I'm a Cali
fornia Chain Gang

Eccentric Healer Turns Up I'm Cali
fOrnia Chain Gang.
san Bernardino, Cal, Feb. 9.-The jail
officials OF this city are positive they
have. as a member OF The chain gang, the
eccentric healer, Francis Schlatter. The
mysterious prisoner was arrested at Rcd
lands Friday. as a vagrant. He declines 10
disclose his identity To the other prisoners,
and holds aloof from them.
To the sheriff he stated that he was do
ing penance and had ridden across the
Yumai desert on a mule, which had died
from exhaustion a few days ago. The
prisoners description fits that of Schlatter
perfectly. and the fact that be was in
Cotton. Cal, year ago, as a tramp, leads
many 10 believe that it is he who is in
custody.
The morning times., 1896-02-10
Edward d. oppenheimer. of Yokohama

Edward d. oppenheimer, of Yokohama,
Japan, is at the Shoreham. Mr.. Open
heimer is an American, butts one OF great
number who have gone from here to enga ge
in the exporting business in the FAR east.
-"JapS,'' he said, don't purchase much
from America, because we cannot compete
with Germany and England in prices. So
cially Yokohama is very pleasant, as, being
the stopping place, the gateway to the east.
it is usually full of American and English
travellers"
The morning times., 1896-02-10
MISS wILBUR's LATEST.

The Times Will begin In the after
count of her actual experiences as IA
government employe in the mail bag
repair sweatshop.
The morning times., 1896-02-10

Hon. J. W. Mason, ex-CommiSsioner of
internal revenue of Fairnont, W. Va,
accompanied by Hon. t. E. Davis, who
was the Republican nominee for Governor
of that State in 1892, are at the National.
These gentlemen were in conference with
Congressman Dayton yesterday regard
ing the proposed extension CT slackwater
Improvement of the Monongahela river
from Morgantown to Fairmont, which is
one of the measures Mr.. Dayton will aid
with all his power. Since his retirement
from office and residence in Washington
Mr.. Mason has been engaged in legal prac-
tic6.
The morning times., 1896-02-10
MISS aw1rBuR,s LATEST.

The Times Will begin in the after
noon edition tbiay Miss wlibur's ac-
count of her aotual experiences as a
government employe In the mali bag
repair sweatshop.
The morning times., 1896-02-10
In HOTEL LOBBIES.

Prof I. c. White, formerly of the United
States Geological Survey, but more recently
an extensive operator in the PENNSYLVANIA
oil fields, passed through Washington
last night for Philadelphia, from which
port he will embark today on the yacht
Ohio for Caracas, Venezuela. 1t is lis
intention to remain some time in South
America and make an extensive study of
the geology of the territory contiguous
to the schomburgk line. He was at the
Ebbitt.
The morning times., 1896-02-10

1t has been discovered in Philadelphia
that the figures of the year '96 look the
same right side up or wrong side down.
This is probably only the refurbisbing of a
Philadelphia joke dated '6s.
The morning times., 1896-02-10

New York city is aboutto legislate against
safety trust vaults because of numerous
complaints from thieves of high rcputc
that brick and mortar obstruct the free
practice OF their nrofession.
The morning times., 1896-02-10
lMafAgKEaRF AgEaF ;
AlEE|:R
SENATE housekeeper seems to be an
oddity, but there is one. That is why
the Senate issalways neat and clean.

N
the Senate isSalways neat and clean.
The sergeant alarms, OF course, las
supervision OF the Senate, but during
his life time Captain Bassett, the assistant
doorkeeper, was supposed to guard the tra-
ditions and customs OF the Senate.
This duty Will now fall on Alonzo III.
Stewart, OF Iowa, who has just been nom
mated for the position by the Republican
caucus. He was appointed page IN
January, 1877, and was promoted in 1888
TO be chief OF pages. a place created him.
In 1856, on the anniversary OF his first ap-
pontment as page, he was made executive
page and assistsfnf to Captain Basse.t. and
from that time on he has faithfully done
his work.
1T has been no easy task, either, for as
honsekeeper Of the Senate he has had the
supervision OF the equipment OF the Senate
and the prjyatei rooms. He has been the
Republican whip and called all caucuses
and arranged pairs. IL has looked after
private anflE Jconfidehtial matters for
Senators, besides being a parliamentarian
and called upon at all times to prompt the
president OF the Senate. To do this he has
been obliged to keep track OF all iegis-
lation and all data upon pending subjects.
When a Senator wished to know the
condition OF certain bill all he had to do
was to ask Stewart. and many OF them have
called upon him to discover the legal effect
of certain measures, and they have not
hestated to call for this information at
any hour OF the day or night. NJ. Stewart
is obliged 20 keep large library Of books
OF reference at his home as well as in the
Senate, and the older Senators know full
well his importance. Although Mr.. Stewart
has been i'll fhe Senate so long, he is still u
young man and deserves his promotion.
The morning times., 1896-02-10

-HE Republicans in the House seem de-
termined to take such precautions, if
possible, as will prevent the lupiica-
| tion of that unanimous consent feat
b. which Henry Georges volume CT single
tax theories was printed in the Record.
Under the ten-day leave to print granted in
connection with the bond bill discussion in
the House, two long undelivered speeches
have already been injected into the Record.
Mr. Stallings, of Alabama. has devoted
severalpagesto the reproduction ofa speech
delivered last summer by Senator George
at Winona Miss. Mr.. Pendleton. of Texas,
has also iInmortaliZed an address made by
Mr.. Bailey.
The ofthese extraneous speeches
greatly disturbed MIR. Perkins, chairman
of the Committee on Printing, and he
called the attention of the House to what
he characterized as an abuse in a way
that enacted little temporary excitement
and considerable discussion. AS a result
members were exhorted not to transcend
the hounds of propriety, but it is safe to
predict that chapters from books and
| magazine articles will appear hereafter as
they have In the past.
The limitation put upon the leave to
printexcIuding quotations Of fthis character
were inserted because of the alleged threat
made prior to the eonyening of Congress
that the ephemeral hook 'If Christ Came
| to Congress- would be inserted at the
| first opportunity as portion OF the Record.
The morning times., 1896-02-10
AMUSEMENTS.
ben HUR. !"

The great Stereopticoa Spectacle viii be re-
peated at tho Church OF Our Father, 18th and
streets, Tuesday and Wednesday, February !
and IL, at s p IN. Music II effects By Miss Whit
ing Recital by DIR. Rogera
Reserved seats 25 cents each, at Metzerotts.
fe10-3t
The morning times., 1896-02-10

Gen" ]. S. Coxey is at the National
No amount of questioning, though ap-
preached by various diplomatic ways, will
make him reveal his object in visiting the
Capital at this time. He looks well, and
has the contented countenance of one upon
whom the goddess of fortune smiles, despite
the fact that the 'sarmy" had to keep off
the grass and finally disband.
The morning times., 1896-02-10

1t is to be hoped that Mr.. Barrett will
not take advantage of Monday, washing
day, to again wave the blcdy shirt.