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The evening times., 1896-02-07
DMENISTRATRIX APPOINTED.
Mrs. Shoema ker to Look After Her
Late Husbands Estate

Mrs. Martha Louise Shoemaker was this
morning appointed by Judge HaEner of
the probate court TO toe administrators of
the estate of her late husband. William
Shoemaker. Bond was fixed at $4,000.
The heirs are Alvin I. Shoemaker, who is
Mrs. Shoemakcr's stepsOn, and her two
daughters. Alice Louise, seven years old, and
Mary Elizabeth, three years old.
The personality consists of ST. 1856
in cash in Baltimore banks, aud 81, 900 in
United States bonds. and other items,
amounting in all To $21 .405. There are no
debts beyond funeral expenses.
The real estate is two houses and lots in
Baltimore, two i'll this city, Il large acre
property near Teneytown, and some lands
in Ohio. The total rental is at present
S6S per month.
The evening times., 1896-02-07

twenty-four hours-Vincyard Haven. Mass.
1.56; Northfield. 1.2s; Portland. Me-, 2.4O;
Phila delphia. 1.96; Oswego, 1.92; Roch-
ester, LOS; Buffalo. 1.22; Concordia, 1.2O
Generally fair weather is indicated for
The Middle and South Atlantic States to-
night, with threatening weather by Satur-
day night and higher temperature. For the
Gulf States, rain tonight, clearing and colder
weather Saturday.
The evening times., 1896-02-07
VIII OF the Late Mildred G. Fros,

VIII of the Late Mildred c. Frost
The will of the late Mildred c. Frost,
widow of the late Horace j. Frost, was
flied today. II is dated November I6,
1895, and has attached a codicil of the
same date. After number of specific
bequests of furniture TO relatives of the
testator IT gives the Presbyterian Board
OF Foreign Missions 500, to spend among
the Indians. The remainder of the estate
Is to go in twenty equal parts TO various
nephcws and nicccS.
The evening times., 1896-02-07
AMENDED THE BILL.

The Commissioners today forwarded TO
Congress a number of amendments to the
hill for The incorporat ton OF the Convention
Of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the
Diocese of Washington" The v"rbiage in
The title was slightly change d and othermod-
ificatiOus were made, all AT the suggestion
Of a member of the dioCesa II convention.
Assistant Chief Belt of the fire depart
ment has been confined to- his home since
Sunday with an attack Of the grip.
The evening times., 1896-02-07
Narris pe Licenses.

Licenses to marry were issued today to
the following: John j. O'0rady and Hattie
Mattingly and Charles E. Brown ard Louisa
NJ. Berry.
The evening times., 1896-02-07
FAvORITIsM WAS SHOWN.

what do 1 know about tie charge of
fayoritism?' said 4 former employe of
the department. We'll, maybe nothing
OF very startling nature, still / think
told that committee enough to show them
that fayoritism was pracliced in the shop.
For example, myself and a man named
Cleveland were employed in the machine
room at S3.25 per day. New nlen were
brought in, and Cleveland, who had been
there three or four years. was put at the
roughest kind of work, so as to freeze him
out. One man, in particular, was hired
at 81 day TO do the same work the
rest of us were receiving S3.25 for.
.'In the lock room man named Nelson,
who was not even citizen of the United
States, was appointed foreman over an
OH and experienced ;ocknIaker. who had
been working for some zine in this depart
nient. Nelson had not worked in the lock
room a day until he was made foreman.
Another instance that 1 brought to
the attcntionofthc committee was case of
drunkenness. An cnpioye of the shop re-
ported one morning so intoxicated that
he could not work. Major Tyler investi-
gated the matter, and, witbstanding
that the man acknowledged his error. the
major refused to report against him.
USELESS MATERIAL PURCHASED
what do you krow of the alleged pur-
chase of diamond steer" asked the re-
porter.
That steel was bought before 1 went TO
work there; some time in 1859, think.
We tried to use it for tools, but were
unable to do anything with it, and it lies
there yet; a worthless pile.
The grinding machine was another
useless piece of expense. 1t was allowed
to lie around for TWO or three years with
out being put up. After the investigation
started they put belts on it and made it
appear as though it had been in use, but
it was never used for grinding. All the
tCoiniaEers ard machinistS condemned.
"a trip-hammer was purchased from the
blacksmith shop, but it was not the right
kind and was never used. 1 think il is
lying there yet.
PRICE OF MAIL BAG KEY BLANKS.
THE 2!O. coo mail Rag key blanks were
made by the Corbin Cabinet Lock Com
pany of New Britain, Conn. Their cost
was about 2 cents each, and 1 think the
price at which they went into the govern
n.ent was 8 Is cents. There is little
inside history connected with these key
blanks. Edwin Micks, an employc of the
Corbin Cabinet Lock Company. patented
an improved lock. He gave his invention
to the government in return for having
his son, who was also employed with this
company. appointed superintendent of
the lock shop. When the blanks were needed
young Nlicks ordered them through his
father. Major Tyler claims, believe,
that he paid the company cents apiece
for the blanks, and that the other 1-3
cents went to the elder Micks, as sort of
royalty or payment for his patent. think
1t very strange that a man should be paid
for a thing after having given it away"
The evening times., 1896-02-07

Great sale of mackintoshes at 4O3-4O
Seventh street at % per cent OF regular
prices.
The evening times., 1896-02-07

Great sale % nlackintoshes at 4O3-4O5
Scvcnth street at % per cent of regular
prices.
The evening times., 1896-02-07

Great sale of macSintoshes at 4O3-iO5
Seventh street at % per cent of regular
prices
The evening times., 1896-02-07
Washington Stock Excaans,

Washington Stock Excna1gs
SaIes-i'egular call: Capitol Traction, at
75Ia; Wash Gas 10 at i6is L. S. Electric Light,
al !2i; CheS Il Pot Tel 10 az -, 81 n; 52l4;
Pneumatic Gun Carriage. 30 at % cents, 200 at
ae cents, 100 at 20 cents. After can-Traders
Nail Bank, at 100.
The evening times., 1896-02-07
Condition of the Water,

High and low tides are officially re-
corded at the Navy Yard today as follows:
200 a. m. s:32 a. M
2:35 p. m. $50 d. 10.
Temperature and condition of the water
at s n. M: Great Falls-Temperature, 80:
condition, 1. Receiving reservoir-Tem-
perature, 10; condition at north nnectiou,
1; condition at south connection, e
Distributing acknowledgements SO;
condition at influent gatehouse, 4;
effluent gatchouse, 4.
Schedule for Street Lighting.
Gas lamps are lighted at 6:37 D. M: ex-
tinguished at G:53 a. 10.
Naphtha lamps lighted at 6:37 p. No.; ex-
baguished at Cos a. m.
I incandescent and electric lamps lighted
at 6:22 p. M; cxtinguished at sos q. %.
The evening times., 1896-02-07

Great sale OF nackintoshes at 403-4O5
Seventh street at % per cent Of regular
pfices.
The evening times., 1896-02-07

Corroborative evidence, strong and ap-
parentiy unimpeachable. continues to he
received by The Times in regard to the
multitudinous irregularities in the mail bag
repair shop. the chief OF which is Mai. H.
d. 8. Tyler.
Later investigation shows that these
Irregularities commenced almost as soon
as the shop was established. some time in
1889. Whether or not they are still in
vogue remains for the Postoftice Depart
ment TO ascertain.
The Times this afternoon presents the
testimony of additional witnesses who ap-
peared before the Investigating committee
of 1894. While their names are with
held from publication, they are ready to
go before any committee that may be ap-
pointed To look into this department.
II was employed in the shop in 500 as
machinist, and was a witness before the
committee, - remarked one of these gentle
men TO the reporter this morning. MY
testimony was in regard to work done for
a boat.
II was instructed by the foreman to fin
ish up Iwo steel eyes ard IA crosstree, such
as are used on yachts. did not know
for whose boat they were intended. but
afterward yacht. said to belong to Mai.
Tyler, was pointed out to me, and was
told that my work was on it.
''Others in the shop saw the boat. and
claimed that the pieces made were there.
1 left the shop soon after this. and conse-
quentiy do not know positively OF things
that have occurred there since, although
1 have heard great deal of talk among the
men,
The evening times., 1896-02-07
DISTRICT BILL REPORTED.
Its Purpose to Regulate the Practice
OF NJ cdicine.

OF NJ McdiCine.
Chairman Babcock today submitted a
favorable report on the bill 10 regulate the
racliCe Of medicine, surgery, and dentistry
in the District.
II will be taken up for consideration on
the next regular District day. This would
be Monday, but that day has been included
in the agreement regarding thetime Il allowcd
for debate on the silver bill, and the day
will likely go by default until Monday, Feb
ruary "a.
The evening times., 1896-02-07

Oh, What a comfort u macintosh is.
The evening times., 1896-02-07
PROVING THE CHARGES
Corroborative Evidences Against
Major Tyler.
WHAT THEY TOLD IN 1894

Several Others Have Been Found Who
Declare That They Gave Proof of
Grave eIrregularitiest In the Mail Bag
SweatshOp and Its Conduct by Gov
ernment Officials.
The evening times., 1896-02-07

ohl what a comfort macklu,osh d.
The evening times., 1896-02-07
HEARIAG WAS IN SECRET
Messrs. Schuepf and NewhOId
Had the Commissioners Ears.
WANT CROSS TOWN EOJTE
They Had Private Conference in the
Interest OF the Baltimore-W Wash
ington Trolley Line-Public VIII BE
Given Chance Later to State Their
Views-Minor District Matters.

A hearing was given this morning to
President Newhoid and General Manager
| Schoepf, in relation 10 the general plans
| in view for the extension OF tie Maryland
and Washington Railway system into and
| through the District, i'll connection with
the Soldiers Home and Ecit lines, respect
iYe,y.
Upon the especial request OF Mr.. Schccpf
the hearing was strictly private. bat it is
known that the several bills now before
Congress formed topic OF the cOnfcrces, and
| that managers or the project sought to
enlist the Endorsement of the Commissioners
OF the plans for carrying il out.
IL embraces t. tuich transit electric sys-
TEN OF street car service between Balti-
| more and Washington. The rates will be
! considerably less than the fare by steam
railway. and the new line will be forn,id-
able competitor OF the Baltimore and ohio.
1t will transport passenger with light
baggage from any point on its lines in either
city to any point in the other ~ which
lie may bc destined. all for oue fare.
Tickets will be puIchasabi bic upon The cars
in either city. although it is understood TO
he the intention to establish offices for the
accommodation of the people who may de-
sire 10 procure TICKETS DciOrc entering tie
cars.
WANT CROSS TOWN ROUTE.
The company is very dcsirous oil getting
cross-town route in Washington. with the
view of competing with the present lines,
and. il is said, OF ultimately extending the
system through the northwest suburbs
The choice of thoroughfares Tor the ac-
uouriodation of the cross-town section
of the system is at n street. and it was
TO convince the Commissioners OF the adj
visibility OF granting the right nf way that
the conference of today was sought
If n street cannot be secured. the com
pany officials expressed willingness to
take some other eligible location. the de-
sdcratum being Il right OF way on some
good street where. when necessary, double
tracks may be laid.
The projected line is one CT ma gUit, de,
and the company is beuding every energy
to secure the results indicated.
Commissioner Truesdeli stated that a
public hearing would he accorded at 4 later
date, when any who may want TO he heard
upon the SUBJECT Will be privileged to
speak.
AMENDED THE BILL.
The Commissioners today forwarded TO
Congress a number Of amendments TO the
hill for The incorporation OF the Convention
Of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the
Diocese of Washington" The y.rbiaee in
The evening times., 1896-02-07

Mr.. Callahan of the Washington and
Norfolk Steamboat Company said that the
steamer Washington reached her pier on
time this morning. as well as the Norfolk.
which left here for her nalnesake city last
night. lie said the boats found night be-
fore last worse than last night.
The Weather Bureau deserves great
credit for its predictions on this Storm
said he, but the masters down on the
small craft in the bay are mighty good
weather cocks, and mighty few of them were
lost. The officials at Norfolk gave warn
ing to all bnats to stay In, and il any
chanced it up the bay they must have got
the worst OF it, All cOastwise steamers
are very much delayed.
THE passengers in the Washington all
went TO bed, and there was not the least
bit of fear. Down In the saloon they could
not tell that the wind was blowing."
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-10
PASS A foUR-csNT ORDINANCE
Milwaukee Aldermen Make More Trouble
for the street Car Company.

mIWaukee Aldermen MAKE wore ifVoniS
for the street Car Company.
MILWAUKEE. juno l0-Within thirty
days Milwaukee will have n i-cent fare on
all street car lines. The common council
Monday evening passed the i-cent fare or
dinance by vote Of 80 for to 3 against.
The three dissenters were Aldermen
Starkweathcr, Starke and Ramsey. There
was an exciting scene in the council before
the passage Of the ordinance President
Baumgartner left the chair to discuss II
communication which was sent ID by
Vice President Payne and Director
Charles Pllstcr of the street railway COM
pany in which they claimed it was finan-
cial impossbility to reduce fares at pres
ent, but promising reduction next year
Mr. Raumgartner called attention TO j.
Pierpont Morgan's statement that after
paying expenses and fixed charges the
road last year had surplus Of 500 900
and severely scored the company The
large audience in the gallery broke into
cheers Alderman Starkweather wanted
| the galleries cleared. and the crowd hCoted
| him. 1t was some time before order was
restored. The street car railway company
will appeal TO the courts to have the ordl'
| nance SGT aside as unreasonable. Inc OF
| dinace to grant company franchise ne
| ing opposed by the advocates OF munlci
pal street railway it was laid over for two
/ xNpalra
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-10
MrNAcrs AMERICAN TRADE.
European Colonial Policy May shut Us Out
of Africa.

Europesn Colonial Policy May shut Out
of Africa.
WASHINGTON. June l0.-Tnking as ms
starting point the official announcements
of the annexation bv France of Timboo,
the principal place in the Diallon country
a district larger than the state of Pennsyi-
vania and quite as fertile, United States
Consul strickland, at Gorce Dakar, has
made a most interesting report to the
state department upon the dangers threat
ening United States trade with Africa
owing TO the rapid extension OF the col
onial possessions of the European M
tions. -
He shows how the French, by the I'M
nosition of n discriminating duty OF I per
cent. against foreign goods, have monopo-
Iized the markets of the French colonies
and have thus crushed out the lucrative
and growing trade which the United
states already enjoyed in that part OF the
world He says that the process has now
begun of terrifying perhaps the whole
continent of Africa against us by pro
tectiye tariffs; for If one nation can even
now do it with effect, the remainder VIII
An time have to in order to equalize things
among themselves.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-10
Archbishop Elders Golden Jubilee.

CINCINNATI, June 10.-The golden JUDI
lee in commcmoration Of the fiftieth anni-
versary of the ordination of Archbishop
Elder as a priest began Tuesday afternoon
with street parade of the pupils OF the
parochial schools and exercises at Music
hall. The hall was elaborately decorated
with red, white and blue, and over l2,ooo
children carried the American nag In pa
rade. While the grand organ in the nail
was used in connection with the choirs IN
rendering national airs, all these children
standing in the streets surrounding tne
hall Joined in the same, and the effect OF
the voices in the open air in connection
with the music in the hall was most I'M
pressiye
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-10
UNDERWOOD UNSEATED
Ninth Alabama Congressional
Contest Settled.
FEW DEMOCRATS IN THE HOUSE.

McMiIIin Explains That They Did Not
Wish TO Furnish a Quorum for the Pur-
pose OF Unseating a Democrat-sentence
In the Case of Captain Heaiy OF the he'e'
nue. Cutter Bear European Coionia'
Policy Menaces Us.
WASHINGTON. June l0.--When the house
reconvened Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock
the Legislative day of Saturday was still In
existence There was fair attendance OF
Republicans, but the Democratic penches
were a barren waste. Less than naii
dozen af the minority were on the hoor
This refusal on the part OF the Democrats
TO attend the session grew out OF the oeter'
mination of the majority to CONSIDER ,ne
contested election case u Aldrich versus
Underwood McMillin Of Tennessee IN
explanation Of the action OF his SIDE Oh ,hc
house said that the Democrats dld not con
slider 1t to be their duty to attend the o,os
| ing hours of the session to help furnish
| quorum for the purpose of unseating an
| other Democrat. The pending question
| Tuesday was the motion TO lay on the Ia
BILE the motion to reconsider the vote py
| which the house decided to consider inc
election case. The vote resulted-so 10 81
| sixteen being present and declining 10
| vote. This made a total OF 40 present
Tucker Rule Adopted.
The Tucker rule adopted at the begin
ming of the session was invoked for the
first time. 1t compelled members brought
I'm by the sergeant-at-arms to vote on the
pending question. The motion was car
ried-l3 TO As. The speaker counted ioui
members as present but not voting NC
Millin attempted TO make the point oil or
der that the report in the election case was
| not signed by a majority OF the members
| of the committee and therefore dlu ho'
constitute question of privilege
| The chair ruled that II the POM
of order had merit it came toe
, late as the house had decloeu
: to consider the case. Daniels OF Ne"
York addressed the house in favor oil seat
inc the contestant (Aldrich) He gaV'
notice that he would demand the previous
: | question at the expiration OF nifty MN
' | utes. Underwood had 1,l56 majority oi
I | the face of the returns. Fraud and lntin
c | idation were charged and the maJorit.
j. | found that Aldrich received in fact ma
t | iority of 22O. The minority admitted ina
= | the returns were incorrect, but cialnle
n that the corrected returns still gave l,oi
y majority. 900
$. ON rising vote the house voted loo
IS 66 to unseat Underwood from the MINI
]. Alabama district.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-10
Diamond smugglcr sentenced.

PHILADELPHIA, June l0.-Herman Neck
a member of the Goeto4man-kock INA
mond Cutting company Of Cincinnati,
who was convicted in the United states
district court of attempting to smuggie
diamonds into this country, was Tuesday
sentenced by Judge Butler to one year I'M
prisonment and fine of 5000 keck $
prosecution was brought about by the
Diamond Importers union of New 1ors
and conviction was due mainly to the evil
dence of Captain Loesewitz of the STEINER
Rhynland, who testified to having re-
ceived package containing $1,000 worth
of diamonds from Keck in IA restaurant III
Antwerp, which was given to F. Nonreith'
also of Cincinnati.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-10

APPLETON, Wis, June l0.-The woman
movement for the endowment of Law
renee university has received donation
of 81, ,OO0 cash from John II. Van Dyke OF
milwaukee. trustee of the college In
addition to this ex-S Senator Philetus SAW
yer of Oshkosh, who for thirty years has
been n trustee of the college, has agreed TO
donate S25. .OOO to the endowment PROVIDED
100000 is raised. The women have
raised in all since the movement was
started. four months ago, over boVoo'
They have enough more conuitlonally
promised to make sure that IL they can
rnise an additional $4,000 the necessary
| SlOO. 900 will he secured
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-10
CHINESE EMPEROR GRATEFUL.
Testifies His Appreciation of the 0aii""-
try of Blue Jackets.

Testifics His Appreciation of the Gaiian-
try of Blue Jackets.
SAN FRANCISCO, June l0.-The emperor
of China has testified his appreciation Oh
the gallantry shown by the blue jackets oil
the American warships in rescuing drown
ing persons in the recent terrible disaster
resulting from a collision at Woo sung
between the steamers Onwo and New
Chwang by presenting to the Captain OF
each of Uncle Sans cruisers in Asiatlc
waters an elaborately engraved and high
ly complimentary testimonial. The part
taken by the American sailors in this as
astrous affair, which sent over 300 human
beings to death, is given in detail by
Harry Walsh, one of the crew OF the bos'
ton. in a letter to his mother, who resides
in this city. According 10 Walsh the sail
ors of the cruiser Olympia ana the most
effective life-saving work, as she was rid
ing at anchor within 1000 yards OF the
scene of the collision.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-10
Gas. Looks Decidedly suspicious.

NEW YoRK, June l0.-Three men ana
woman took "A young girl to Bellevue hos
pital. registered her as insane, ana whlie
The attendants were looking to the girl 8
comfort disappeared The registry shows
the girl to be Clara Gastron, 10 years oio'
residence ll5 Adams street, Evansville
Ind. She declares that her name Is hos'.
Milburn. daughter of Robert Milburn' of
East st Louis, Ills. She insists that sne
is not insane and claims that she was kiu
mapped by the persons who took her TO the
d.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-10
LOOKS LIKE suicide.
Probability That Mrs. jackson
Killed Herself.
HER HUSBAND now UNDER ARREST

Discovery of a Letter in which the Wo-
man stated She Was Driven Nearly
Frantic over the Responsibility OF Rails
ing Her Children Damaging Testimony
In the Fleming Murder Trial Given by
Little Girl-Aiieged Case of Abduction
NEW YORK. June 10. 1t is believed by
many that Mrs Charles ii. Jackson the
wife of newspaper man residing In New
Market, \ j.. committed suicide on sat
urday night, and that her husband, now
under arrest for numbering her, is inno-
cent. He insists that he did not kill her,
and his employers have engaged several
ATTORNEYS for him Their boys, aged 3and
A respectively, are in Philadelphia, IN
charge of Mrs Jackson's uncle, j. T.
Moser. Since the tragedy, search mas
been made for letters that might throw
some light on the affair One letter was
found not dated 1t is "a follows:
The Cares of Motherhood.
"Sleeplessness and worry have driven
me nearly frantic The cares OF mother
hood are more than | can stand. SiS
years ago l thought all the poetry OF love
was i'm maternal relations | now realize
| the awful responsibility of fear that ou'
children may grow up bad which haunt'
| me. especially as our oldest darling toda,
| told me deliberate lie | was stunned
( and broken by it. 1t is cheeriess to live
not seeing ones husband except for lev
hours each day When you shall get thi
will bc beyond the power OF your re
proaches in fact, in another sphere, wher
may find the love that is lacking here
Forgive me. love. BE good to the boys.
MAE"