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The morning times., 1896-03-27
GALLAGHER CASE AGAIN.
Olncy Sees No Reason to Hope for the
Americans Release.

In reply TO Senator Squire's reference of
a letter from j. S. Mccormick, chairman
of the committee on resolutions, OF Seat
tie, Wash, saying that the government
should make an energetic effort to OBJ
tain the release OF DR.. Gallagher and
&eSSrS. Whitehead. Wilson, FeathcrStone
and Burton, American citizens confined for
the past twelve years at Portland, Eng
land, for participation i'll political troubles
in Ireland, Secretary Olncy writes:
1t is necessary to remind You that the
Ca seS Of these American citizens are
familiar to the department, whose stren-
uous efforts in their behalf have hereto
fore been cXerted without avail. The
case of Dr.. Gallagher is particularly re-
called and more recently, that of John
Curtin Kent, whose liberation has lately
been effected through the interventi on
of this government and its diplo ma tic
q gent at London.
II cite these facts to demonstrate the
departments interest and its Willingness to
be of all possible assistance; but am not
aware OF anything tending to show that
our Intervention at the present time would
prove any more successful than were its
past efforts in that direction. I am not
without hope that something may possibly
be accomplished in the future in the mat
ter of the liberation of these five America n
citizens, in view OF the action of the British
Government in the Kent and other ca SeS hut
am not disposed to regard, however much
| might personally be willing to comply
with your own and the petitioners re-
quest. the present us Il fitting or hopeful
period to make renewed efforts"
The morning times., 1896-03-27
Wants Five Years Lease of Life.

That peSky little municipal torment, the
AnacoStia Street Railway Company, is So
Letting Congress for authority 10 Introduce
rapid transit on its lines some time within
five years As a matter of fact, the bob
tail switch-bacl system it is now using
is a violation OF the law by consent of the
Commissioners, who Claim the road can
not afford TO substitute two-horSc cars
for the street railway jauntIns carts
now running. On the first day of Janu-
airy, 1893, it became unlawful for The
AnacoSiia company To use onc-horse cars
on its lines, and, although the attention OF
the Commissioners has been repeatedly
called 10 this violation, no effort has ever
been made TO enforce the law.
Then again, the AnaCostia Company has
been continually pleading poverty as an
excuse for not paying its employees living
wages. and it is difficult 10 see how, under
such circumstances, its old rattle-back line
can be made TO earn sufficient revenue 10
keep it out of the hands of a receiver, TO
say nothing about the purchase of modern
The morning times., 1896-03-27
A Hatter's 81 Derby is the same a.
SAkS' FOR $3.
Why not save that dollar
ROMANCE In ABARBER SHOP
Chicago Lady Artist Predicts .
Husband and Gets Him.
Mrs. Ollie McSkImin and Mr. Toner
BOnavires Are wed-Pretty story
of Love at Long Range.

There has been a pretty romance in one
of the barber shops OF WashingtOn-a
romance OF telepaihy.
Several weeks ii go three lady BARRIERS Of
Chicago started for Washington To intro
duce the new cult IN this city. one of them
said: I'm Try my hand at mashing the
proprietor
Another said: Il am going to marry
the foreman while the third said III
trust in the Lord
The lady who said, 90 / am going TO marry
the foreman drew the firSt prize, for Oh
Tuesday night last she Mrs Ollie Nc
Skiplin, and Mr.. Toney BonavireS, foreman
OF the shop, We're married By the Rev DIT.
DOmer. pastor OF ST. PaGi's Lutheran
Church.
II was jolly and happy affair. The
bride i ii handsome brunette She was
alfred III a lovely wedding gown OF whiie
silk, trimmed with lace, satin cape and
bridal array.
The bridesmaids were Miss Dora Olsen
and Miss JUHettc StCitz. her companions
and fcilO " era fts women from Chicago. the
party waS driven first TO the rcctOrv OF
st. Patrick'S Church, where Father MC(ies
was asked to marry the couple. As one
OF the contracting parties. however, had
been divorced, they could not be married
i'll the Catholic church. 50 they sought
another pastor and were wed.
After the ceremony there was delight
ful little supper at the new home of The
bride, no. SO + street north west where
the bridesmaids left their tributes OF
flowers and kisses OF affCctiOR2te rCs gard.
Mr.. Bouiy1TeS is quite wCil known and
popular in the craft, and is 10 be COngrytu
lated on his good fortune and happiness.
The morning times., 1896-03-27

motive power in the time demanded. There
may be some truth. however, in the report
that the Potomac Light and Power Com
pany is considering a proposition To equip
the Anacostia line, and in that event the
Commissioners viii doubtless recommend
the passage OF the bill granting this extraor-
dinary privilege.
The citizens OF Anacostia deserve better
treatment and faster travel than the Ana
costa street railway has been giving them.
1t now requires thirty minutes OF valuable
time TO make the trip from Pennsylvania
avenue TO that pretty suburb, and with
a modern street-car system it could be made
in less than twenty minutes. To business
men this saving is important. and one of
the reasons why AnaCostia has not become
a popular residence section is because OF
the necessary waste of timein getting there.
To grant the Anacostia Company five
years more of bob-taiI life means that
much street-car misery to Anacostians,
and also another period OF slow growth
TO their suburb.
The morning times., 1896-03-27
Ex-PRIEsT IS IN CUSTODY.
Ruthven and His AssaiIants at Scran.
ton in Jail.

ton in Jail.
Scranton, Pa, March 26-County De-
tective Leyshon and a posse sworn 10 by
Sheriff Clemens went TO DunnIore early
this morning and arrested John Welsh. John
Lynch, Peter O'Hara and Joseph Peyton
in connection with the riot there OH Monday
when 800 men and boys made an attack on
theex-PTiest Ruthyen and IN which four meu
were shot.
One of the injured. William Mink is dy-
ing at the Lacka wanna Hospital. The
prisoners were taken from their beds
by the officers and the arrests were made st
such an early hour tina but few persons were
aware of the affair. The warrants were
sworn out by David G. Phillips. one OF
Ruthven's budyguard. at the instance OF
Coroner LOngstreet and District Attor-
ney Jones. The prisoners were lodged in
the county Jail.
The arrests were made with extreme
caution, as it was believed that trouble
would occur if the movements should be-
come known. Mink is so near death that
the hospital physicians and Dr.. Longstreet
do not think he can recognize any OF the
men as those who fired the revOlverS at
Ruthven and his guard.
The trouble has caused bitter feeling
among Catholics and Protestants in Dun
more.
After being in hiding all day, the eX-
Priest Ruthven, who caused the trouble
was arrested in his boarding-house this
evening on the charge Of melting the riot
and he is now in the county iail.
Two men who were with Ruthven a the
time OF the shooting, swear that they
saw the four men among the rioters and
Welsh had a revolver, All four Of the
young men refused TO 20 TO the hospital
so that Mink could see them. The young
men gave bail in 81 500 each to answer
at further hearing tomorrow afternoon.
The morning times., 1896-03-27

fuel. There is a penalty for such swind-
ling, and If the police, who are reported 10
have been stirred up about It, will push
the matter cncrgetically, they willno doubt
be able TO pat stop. FOR time at least,
TO the practice of selling short weight coal
IT the poor would go TO the yards OF rep
utabIe dealers they would get fun weight
FOR their money. Some, however, live at
such distances from the yards that it is
practically impossible for them to thus sup
ply themselves, ana for these a supply sys-
TEN that would bring the coal to their
doors and give them all they oughtto have
for their few pennies would be blessing
There are thousands OF these people who
are una bic TO buy even a bushel at time
They get as small a quantity as a bucket
full for which they pay 10 cents and the
profits on coal sold thus at retail are
simply enormous.
Here is problem that the charitable Or
gauizations of the city may well take under
consideration, and the solution OF which
will be an immense benefit to the poor.
The morning times., 1896-03-27
Short Weight for Poor People.

There is a great chance for some coal
dealer in Washington 10 do a good work
and at the same time to make money. If
there is none such willing, there is an
opportunity for some charitabIy disposed
persons TO organize a cheap coal depot
where the poor people, who can only buy
coal in small quantities, can procure their
fuel cheaply and get full weight. Such a
charity was organized in Philadelphia. a
year or two ago, and the incentive To it
was the very thing that ought to lead TO
its inauguration in Washington. It's special
object was to benefit the extremely poor
who. when they can buy coal at all, can
not purchase more than bushel at time,
and who pay a proportionately higher
price and as rule get short weight.
At the present time the poor OF Wash
ington are yictimized by inscriptions street
Ina wI.ers who. while charging thesaine price
per bushel that is paid at the coal yards,
give their customers from five TO ten
pounds. sometimes even fifteen pounds,
less than the regulation weight. In this way
lhe poor people pay doubiy dear for their
The morning times., 1896-03-27
Better Department buildings.

Editor Times: If you will grant, me space
in your valuable paper / would like to say
n few words in regard TO a much needed
reform.
The recent fire in old Marni's Hail. in
which so many valuable documents which
can never be replaced were DESTROYED
brings foTcihiy TO mind the CRYING need
for Il new pubic hiilding for the accommo-
lation of the many important branches
OF the government which are now housed
in private buildings.
Had this been attended to several years
ago the TERRIBLE Ford's Theater disaster,
in which SO many men lost their lives
might never have happened. and the inval-
aDle documents whicn went up in smoke on
Sunday night last might have been saved
TO the nation.
No objection can he made to the erec-
tion of such "a building on the ground of
expense. as the rent now being paid out
for offices in private buildings would in
q short time amount to enough to erect
a building which would give better ac-
coumodalion and mere security To Il large
number of clerks and a fire-proof reposi-
tory for all such valuable documents as
We're destroyed fit the recent confia gra ton.
Would it not be more worthy of this
glorious government to house its employees
in suitable building OF its own than to
risk the lives ofaiis clerks anfi the safety
OF its records In buildings which are en-
tire,y inadequatff? II nor why nntc
AN INTERESTED CITIZEN.
The morning times., 1896-03-27
TWENTY YEARS AN ACTOR
Robert Downing Will Soon Cele-
brate an Anniversary.
Testimonial Suggested by His
Many Friends Here.

Washington has contributed many tai
ented men and women TO tue stage. Sew
eral have reached the very highest pinnacle
of fame, while Others are gradually climb
ing the ladder.
1t is not unfair to the others to say that
none have reached a greater height than
Mr.. Robert Downing.
Mr.. Downing viii next month celebrate
his twentieth year on the stage. He viii
be in this city at the time, and some OF
the most prominent citizens in the Dis
triCt have suggested that it would be a
graceful thing to celebrate the event by
giving him a fitting testimonial as an evi-
dence of the appreciation OF his fellow
citizens for him.
The movement is only in its incipiency,
nothing definite having been decided upon,
but it is believed that before very many
days thousands of Wasi tHgton's solid
citizens will be willing TO join in and ma ke
the affair what it should be-a graEs social
and hiStFionic success.
In the twenty years he has been on the
stage Mr.. Downing has played the Giadia-
tor" 5000 times, besides assuming very
many other difficult roles. He is an actor
of whom the people or the District are
Justly proud.
The morning times., 1896-03-27

In justice to the navy yard employees,
Congress should add to the appropriation
for that department an amount sufficient
TO allow them leaves of absence in the
same manner in which an amendment
was made to grant leaves to the employees
OF the Government Printing Office. There
Is no reason why any class of government
employees should be Disseminated against;
All are equally worthy, and if leaves of
absence are granted at all, there should
be no fayoritism shown. Complaint has
frequently been made by the navy yard
employees that they are not accorded the
privileges extended TO other departments.
aud this is a good time to make amends
1t was fortunate that Senator Davis did
not require ray spectacles to see through
the designs of the Minnesota Republicans.
The morning times., 1896-03-27
600 OFFERED.
Provided a Star Employe VIII Verify
Its Circulation Statement.

Provided a Star Employe VIII Verify
It's Circulation Statement.
The metho is of the disciples OF Ananias
are as varied and entertaining as the antics
or a comedian. There is the healthy. robust
falSfier. who fibs for the fun OF II, and
also .he kind who soberiy tells q whopper
as a matter of duty. Then there Is the
cheerful idiot, who cracks soundcr be-
cause ne can't help a.. and others OF which
we au know. Bat Of lhem all, none can
equal the champion circulation liar. our
beloved contemporary, the Evening star
Saturday evening, this duly qualified
truJh-StretCher, published the following
announcement. which, although the result
or constitutional defect, should not pass
unnosiced:
The family circulation OF the Star is
naanv thouSanl in excess OF any other
Washington paper, and is believed TO De
fuiIy five times That OF our afternoon
contemporary.
The Times is OF the opinion that this lie
Is fully as eXtraYaganJ as the one Guillfer
told about the LGlipuuans; but as the star
won't say a Word when offered Il large
sum OF money to prove its circulation state
nlent. nor dare 10 show up lis books, IN
coaipar riSon with those Oft tScontemporaries.
there seems 10 be no way to subStantiate
this statement OF falsity except 10 brlbe
one or more persons connected win our
contemporary.
TO that end The Times will pay ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS 10 any person or
persons connected with the star furnish
ing satisfactory evidence Of the truthful
ness OF the above sta temCnt- The amount
will be deposited in any bank the said
persOn or persons connected with The star
may designate al the time notice is given
that the information is ready. and should IL
be decided by committee appointed for
that purpose that the claim OF the star is
correct the thousand dollars is 70 become
the property OF the said person or persons
connected with the Star furnishing the de-
sired evidence. In any event. il is under
stood that the result OF the comm itJee' S
investigation shall be publish 50 that the
public may know the extent OF the false
hood.
BY consulting the two circulation state
ments readers will see that The Tines
gained more than three tines the number
OF readers that the Star did last E-Cek.
The aggregate circulation OF Tie Times
was 271.214, while that OF thc star was
only iS7 ,9S4, which shows COuc!U>ivcly
that the circulation Of The Times fCssthe
week was IS, ,230 greater than that OF the
Star
The morning times., 1896-03-27
A Hall of Records.

The recent fire at the Census Bureau
has again caused uneasincSs concerning
the many valuable government records
that are stored in unsafe places and the
result is the Introduction, for the nine hun
dred and pinety-ninth time, of a bin for
the construction OF a fire-proof hall OF
records. 1t is proposed to locate il not
far from the new postoffice building ard
to expend for 1t not exceeding 100000.
No objection can be raised against the To-
cation, though the appropriation appears
to be hardly sufficient. considering the
enormous quantity of records that will have
to be stored.
IL is not worth the while, however, to
worry about this feature OF the bill, be-
cause the outlook for Its passage at this
The morning times., 1896-03-27
J -
RECALL, OF MAyRoYESI BEY.
Neither the State Department Nor the
Minister Officially Informed

Minister Officially Informed.
At the State Department the usual ret
icencc is Observed, and Secretary 0lney
declines 10 give any Information. either
affirming or DENYING The reported recall of
the Turkish minister.
Mavroyeni Boy himself states that he is
entirely ignorant OF any intention on the
part OF his government TO recall him,
except as he hears of it through the
newspapers.
Mr.. Alexander W. Terrell. the United
states minister to Turkey, has been anxious
10 obtain leave of absence for some time
but the threatening state of the Armenian
situation has made the granting of his
request difficult heretofore.
Should the situation become less critical
it is probable that AIR. Terrell may be
granted leave of absence and it is regarded
as not otunlikeiy thai Mavroyeni Bey may then
be given Il release from his official duties
in Washington at The same time with an
opportunity of reyiSiting Italy.
The morning times., 1896-03-27
Freight Train In a RIror

Columbus, Ohio, March ga Press
special from Portsmouth, Ohio, says the
engine and three cars of a Baltimore and
Ohio southwestern freight train jumped
the track at Sciotoville, seven miles north
of there. today, and buried themselves in
the muddy bottom of the SciotO River.
The crew all saved themselves by Jumping
except John Ward, fireman, who Sus-
tanned broken leg
The morning times., 1896-03-27

session of Congress is exceedingly slim,
much needed though the fire-proof build
ing is. There can he no harm all the same
to call attention TO the fact that such a
iialI of records, whenever its construction is
undertaken, ought to have room for the
land and court records OF the District.
upon the safety of which millions OF dol
lars worth OF property here depends There
is probably no city in the United States
OF more than $4,000 inhabitants where
these important records are so carelessly
handled.
When the hall of records does come and
wherever it may he located there should
be place in it for the land and court
records of the District as well as for those
OF the government.
The morning times., 1896-03-27
Interfere with the missionaries.

London, March 26.-The Morning Post
viii tomorrow publish dispatch from
ConstantinopIe sa ying that the officials
at Bitiis are preventing the American mis-
sionaries from relieving the needy. The
dispatch adds, Sir Philip Currie, the Brit
ish ambassador, has visited Tewfik Pasha.
minister OF foreign affairs, in regard to
this matter.
The morning times., 1896-03-27
HARRISON WOULD ACCEPT.
Ex-President Says Being Drafted and
Voluntarily Are Different Matters

Indiana polls, Ind, March 26.-ORe or
General Harrison's most influential wor-
shippers among the Indiana politicians, was
authority today for the statement OF IT UUCh
significance just now in the political
world, anent Harrison's being a receptive
candidate.
He said a letter had been written TO the
general recently by leading Republicans OF
Indiana asking him if he would accept in
case the st. Louis convention nominated
him.
In reply to this letter, General Harrison is
said to have remarked that. being dra fted
and volunteering are two different mat
ters.''
The inference is that he would accept
the nomination
The morning times., 1896-03-27
Forger Hyanls TX Missing.

Montreal March &c. Harry p. Hyams,
one of the brothers who were acquitted
in Toronto recently. on TIE charge OF
numbering w C. Wells, was called for III
the police co;irt today to answer the charge
of forgery. He failed to appear, however,
and his recognizances we're declared for
fcited. Hyams is now in the United States,
but nobody knows where.
The morning times., 1896-03-27
CoRPsE IN A FREIGHT BOX.
CHASTITY Discovery Which Defies Ex-
PLANTATION by the Chicago Police.

planAtion Dy the chicago EoliCe-
Chicago, March 26.-In q box among
lot ofunclaimed freight bought by an Austin.
H.. man this afternoon, was found a trunk
conta lining the badly decomposed body of
a man, packed in chloride of lime. The
box was marked to q. NJ. Morgan, No. 166
Jefferson court, Chicago.
Philip Greiss and Carl Hoff. both of
Austin. came into the city today and
bought a lot of unclaimed freight which
was stored in the warehouse of wakea &
Mclaughlin, on South Water street. The
goods were delivered at the house of Hofr,
who is contractor.
The morning times., 1896-03-27
Twelve Hours Ago.

If yOu miss amy ne,, = I'm the morning
edition look in the list below. What
you're looking for WAS pFObn bly,
printed In yesterday evening = edition,
and aS Tie Times never repeats
yOuW have 10 lake both editions to
get all the news as quick as II hap
pens.
The morning times., 1896-03-27
Road Agents Rob a Merchant,

Savannah, Ga, March 26.-Near Way
cross, Ga, Wednesday evening, two road
agents held up and robbed K. II. Rawls,
merchant ana postmaster al Schlatterviile.
They thought he had $4,000 Insurance
money. They got only $50 and rifle.
Ii is thought that one OF the robbers was
caught this morning.
The morning times., 1896-03-27
Divorce for Mrs. White.

Perry, O., March ga decree OF divorce
was granted here today to Mrs. Howard
NJ. White whose husbands leading bicycle
rider OF Trenton. n. j., the charge being
abandonment. Mrs. White is the daughter
of C. E. Stahl, Grand Army officer OF
New jersey.
The morning times., 1896-03-27
GOV. ALrGELD INDICTED.

He Failed to Comply with the State
Law Regarding American Flag.
Champaign, H., March 26.-The Cham
paign county grand jury today indicted
Gov John p. Altgeid ard the entire board
or trustees of the University of Illinois
for not complying with the State law
requiring that the American flag be dis
pla ycd over the State university building.
The morning times., 1896-03-27

I soIemnly swear that the above Is
a correct statement OF the daily cir
CuIatton OF THE ~ASUlSGTOS
TIMES for the Week ended ciurch -,
1896, and thnt all the copies were
actually sold or mailed for "A valuable
consideration and delivered to bona
eide purchasers OF subscribers; ALSO
that none of them were returned or
remain In the office undclivered.
j. MILTON YOUNG, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me
thIs 23d day of March, A. ID. 1896.
ERNEST @. THOM PSON,
Notary Public.
The morning times., 1896-03-27
No Clemency for Murderer Paul.

Columbus, o., March 26.-The State
board OF pardons this afternoon refused to
recommend clemency in the case of William
Paul OF Brown county, convicted OF mur-
dcTing his father-in-law, Joseph Yockey,
ana sentenced TO be executed next Tuesday
night,
The morning times., 1896-03-27

It is said that since the anti-mission
speech in the Senate the'other day, Presi-
dent Cleveland contemplates abolishing
Vest buttons.
The morning times., 1896-03-27
III. FriedIanier 4 Bro.

Begins today the sale of large stock of
mems and boys clothing at a sacrifice.
The stock was purchased by the MeSSrs.
ETicdlan(ier in New York at big clothing
failure sale.
The morning times., 1896-03-27
Stenmer, nnltimore Rnund. Collldes.

London. March 26. The British steamer
Delano, Capt. Sutherland, from Rotter-
dam, while proceeding from Shields for
Baltimore. today colltitsd at the entrance
to the Tyne with the British steamer
Alma. The bows of both vessels were
seriously damaged.
The morning times., 1896-03-27

The Endorsement of Secretary Carlislc's
boom demonstrates why the Olney rod
would not attract Cleveland lightning.
The morning times., 1896-03-27

Even the old tom cat on the Reed cam.
paign button has set upa yowl at Mckinley
method ofcatching delegates.
The morning times., 1896-03-27
BLAME THE RICHMOND PRESS.
Democratic Clubs of Richmond Resent
Some Political Attacks
lSnnl.lal 70 Tho Times \

Especial to The Times.)
Richmond, March 2G.-The Democratic
clubs OF Richmond are out in cominuni-
cation today vigorously beIaboring Some
of the daily newspapers here for at
Ia cking the club, which practically de-
fcated the bill TO change the city charter.
The clubs claim that the active poll
ticians of the c ty used all their influence
to defeat the bill, and it is claimed that
the supporters OF the bill, ba ckcd by
some Of the newspapers, have created u
breach in the Democratic party.