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The evening times., 1897-04-17

quiet, dignified way, Senator Foraker has
sized up the situation in the Senate. He
has not noised the matter about, and has
spoken of il only when Senators asked
him, but invariably when he has made his
statement and told the reasons why he
should oppose Mr.. Storer's continuation
he has won q man to his side.
The most singular part OF the whole story
Is that Senator Hanna will vote cainst his
con firm alton, and that Senator John
Sherman does not want torer assigned to
a place in the State Department Those
well versed in Ohio politics understand the
situation thoroughly, and are Awaiting the
battle that will begin the moment StOrer
is named.
Every possible influence has been brought
to bear upon Senator Foraker without
avail He viii fight from the start, and
an investigation of the records of the
Senate shows that never has that body
confirmed an appointment in the face Of
the declaration of a Senator, personally
interested, that the nomination is per-
sonally Objectionable to him, and that
affirmative action by the Senate will be
an affront to him. Such is Senatorial
courtesy, and Senatorial courtesy has al
ways prevailed in such matters.
The evening times., 1897-04-17
SENT TO THE PENITENTIARY.
Sentences Imposed Upon Criminal.
by Chief Justice Bingham.

Chief Justice Bin CHAM, holding criminal
court, No. l, today sentenced the three col
ored boys, Joha Williams, Lafayette Moore,
and Harry Hood, each. to a term OF six
months in Jail, for housebreaking They
were convicted of having broken into the
store of Vinzi Lfanti, and stealing sundry
articles. John Beckett, convicted of the
second offense of carrying conce alcd
weapons, was given the lowest sentence
admissible, a year and a day in the peni-
tentiary Beckett's record for honesty and
industry was shown to have been good.
In the case OF John, alias Tuck, Matthews,
convicted of larceny 1Tom the pei son I,
a motion was made for a new trial by
Matthews counsel, Mr. Shillington. Tie
chief justice overruled the motion, and
sentenced the defendant to Il year dnd a
day in the penitentiary at Trenton, N j.
Frank Gillian, convicted of obtaining
before the court on a motion made by his
counsel, T.. NJ. Hewlett, for a new trial.
The court overIuled the motion. ami Gill
lam was sentenced to the penitentiary
for period of two years.
The specific charge against Gillian was
that he represented himself as the servant
OF Mr. Henry May, and procured goods at
Mr.. j. II. MagrudeT's establish nent,
having them charged to Mr. May. but ap-
propriating his purchases TO his own use.
He had formerly been in Mr.. Mays employ
and used that fact to assist him in the
deception.
The evening times., 1897-04-17
WHAT 00M PAUL
CALLED QUEEN VICTORIA.

The telegraphic announcement from
Pretoria that President Kruger has sus-
pended his grandson, Eloff, from office
for making a speech in which he insulted
Queen Victoria and Great Britain, Erings
to mind the fact that Dom Paul" himself
few weeks ago, while making public
peech, referred TO the Queen as ''een
kwaje vrOuw,'' Dutch phrase, that seems
somewhat difficult of translation. 1t was
generally rendered as "a troublesome old
woman," and so appeared in the papers
here THE words cen and 'yToUw, ="
says the London Daily Mail, ''offer no
difficulty, but the middle term is appa-
rentIy as ambiguous as the 'undistributed
middle talked of by logicians. The word
kwaai,' or 'kwaie,' tit appears to be writ
ten In both ways is, we are informed, cog
nate with the words 'qUer' in German and
queer in English. Both these terms
have a variety of meanings in their Ie-
spective languages. Our English queer
may mean cross, i'll, bad-tempered, obsti-
nate, strange, peevish, nervous, irritable,
fanciful, neurotic, demented, can tanker
Gus, difficult, etc. These are few Of
the meanings of queer The German
'quer' has similarly a large range Of mean
ing.
The Boer-Dutch ''kwaai" or "kwaje"
runs a hard race with its English and
German congeners, and for wickedness
beats them The French words 'mechant''
and ''malin' seem to get near the mean
ing Of it. We are, therefore, prepared
for the numerous English equivalents Of
''kwaje" that have been published.
Like our own word naughty" world
of meaning may be impaired by the man
ner in which it is said. 'Oh, you naughty
boy" may be the preliminary either to
a thrashing or a caress. Thus the Boer
mothers preface the spanking business by
the exclamation ''Kwaje jonge."
We append the various meanings of ''een
kwaje vrouw' which we have come across
in the newspapers and which we have re-
ceived from contributors:
"a difficult woman. "-Reuter's CORE
spondent at Capetown.
"a vicious woman" THE Globe.
"a nasty, cantankerous old woman
Student of Dutch language quoted by the
Globe.
"a woman determined to maintain ier
rights. r-Westminster Gazette.
"A determined lady."-St. James Ca
zette
"a dangerous woman" Daily News.
"a savage woman" "-Boer authority
quoted by Daily News.
"a mischievous woman" MFR. De Haas.
"a fierce, passionate or quarrelsome
woman. MFR. H. Marks
"A cross or bad-tempered woman. -
An old resident in Cape Colony -Philadel-
phia Record.
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Absence of Mind,

An amusing case of absent mIndednesS
was experienced by a young South Slider
the other evening The young man is us
ually of q bright nature, but for some time
past his friends have been noticing that he
does some peculiar things. Not long ago
he was at reception, and few minutes
before closing time he went TO the coat
box and secured his hat and coat Then
he walked upstairs TO the dancing floor
and picked up another coat and walked
home with it on his arm. Arriving at his
home he found that he had one coat on
and another on his arm. The next day he
found the owner of the extra coat, and
mutual explanations followed and all was
we'll But that has been eclipsed by his
latest xploit. He had finished his toilet
and started for the street. As soon as he
made his appearance he was greeted with
smiles from everybody who saw him. He
walked down the street and could not
imagine what made the passersby smile at
him. Finally he reached the restaurant
where he takes his meals, and then he
realized that he was carrying something
In his hand He looked at it and found
that he had carried the lighted lamp from
his room and had walked several blocks
along the main street with 1T in his hand.
Another case Is cited concerning the same
young man. At the office where he Is em-
ployed he has occasion to answer many
calls at the telephone. One evening he was
reading book in his room when an alarm
clock rang in the adjoining room. The alb
sent minded youth got up and commenced
to yell ''Helloi Hellof' and when the oc-
The evening times., 1897-04-17
AN INCORRIGIBLE THIEF.
Seven-Year-Old Frank Norman SeI
TO the Reform School.


to the Reform School.
"You are one OF the worst thieves in the
city OF Washington, said Judge kimball
to seven-year-oId Frank Norman this morn
ing. II am going to send you To the reform
school until you are twenty-one years of
age, a nd want them to see that you Jonot
get out
Frank and Judge Kimball are old ac-
Quaintances. The boy is small, even for his
age, and ne has a record for stealing which
includes nearly everything from pin 10
a red-hot stove.
Frank and six-year-old Alexander Ep-
person were caught last night by Police
man Miller. Frank stole a Eair of glasses
from a fakir's stand at Seventh street
and Market Space. Just what he wanted
with the glasses Frank did not know,
but the temptation TO steal was too strong.
The fakir could not catch the boys and
told Officer Miller, who overhauled them.
1t is but few days since this embryo
Jack Shepherd was in court, and Judge
Kimball released him in the custody Of
his father until a place should become
vacant in the reform school. The judge
was somewhat surprised to see Frank Up
on another charge.
The father had told him that he had
taken away Franks shoes so he could
not 90 out. This did not hinder the boy,
however, for he went out and stole a new
pair. 1t was but a short time ago that
Frank stole horse and wagon in Virginia
and sold it in this city for So After that
he turned his attention to bicycles, and,
being too small to steal wheel, he took
their fixings. The police found a hiding
place in the Capitol grounds, which was
filled with bicycle bells, wrenches, lamps
and wheel fixtures of all descriptions.
Frank was also caught snatching alady's
pocketbook but few days ago, and when
he was brought into court this morning
was under sentence to the reform school
so soon as there should be a vacancy.
Frank took his sentence calmly, and
marched back to his cell with a smile on
his lips. Alexander Epperson, who was
with Frank, was sent home in charge of
his father, who received instructions to
give his son a good whipping and keep
him out of bad company in the future.
The evening times., 1897-04-17
VOORHEES, DIED A POOR man
Had Enough Money to Last Him a
Month or Tive.
His Friends Were just About to Get
Him Appointed on the Indian Con.
mission With Good Salary.

Although, like a great many other men
prominently in public life, the late Senator
voorhees, had abundant opportunities TO
add to his possessions, his sense OF personal
honor and public integrity was SO exalted
that he put by chances which perhaps he
might have availed of without opening
the door 60 the least criticism. As a ''on-
sequence, when he retired from the Sem
ate on March last, broken in health and
spirits he had no more than a few hun
dred dollars
Only about a week before his death lie
said what he had would last him but a
month or two, and it would be relief IL he
knew he would lie called from hence. At
the very moment his warm and true frie nds
were consummating an understanding by
which he was to receive the appointment
as a member of the Indian commission, Of
which ex-senator Dawes of Massach lsrtts,
is the chairman. The compensation is
5000 per aunum, the duties light and the
place held at the pleasure of the President
OF course, no President would hav. dis
turbcd Mr.. voorhees,. Had he lived but
two or three days longer, his friends would
have heen in a condition to carry the
good news to him. As ii is, someone else
will get the place.
The evening times., 1897-04-17
sunday-School Entertainment.

The afternoon Sunday-school of Epiph-
any Church will give a musical and liter
ary entertainment in the chapel adjoin-
ing the church on the evening of April
22, in behalf of the eye and ear infirmary
and Sunday-school fund. The following
artists have generously given their SER
vices: Mrs. d. l.. Fox, Miss Fannie Atlee,
Miss Hiiborn, Miss Halle, Miss Muir,
Miss Driver trio, the Misses Kinsman; Miss
Barre EFT: Mr.. John Tweedale, Mr.. William
Caulfield, Mr. II. Clough Letter, Mr.. Field,
Mr.. Statham and the Metropolitan mar
tet Judging from this array Of ilent
the affair promises to be Of unusual in
terest. Tickets for sale at Thompson's IS
drug store, No. 7O3 Fifteenth street.
The evening times., 1897-04-17
RHEUMATISM,
Neuralgia, Gout, aud Dyspepsia
Cured with Polynice Oil
BY INCUBATION.

H. s. Howe, q. S. Army, says he has had
rheumatism for three years; took ten
months treatment at Hot Springs, Ark,
with slight relief; has been treated with
on Polynice, and received immediate relief.
Col. Geo. Hunter, OF Pension Bureau, states
be has been treated once with Oil Polynice
for dyspepsia, and after three DAYS he feels
better than he has for years William L.
Wells, 4S2 II street southwest, had rheu-
mailsm for year or more; unable to wear
a shoe: received one treatmento OF OH Poly
nice aud can now wear q shoe as well as
ever. Charles w Drury, 2431 X street
northwest, for a number OF months was un-
able to put his hand TO his head; onetrea
ment restored him TO perfect use OF his
arms. Dr. Rogers, OF Johns Hopkins Uni
yersity, Baltimore. says: The experiments
made here at the hospital with the Polynice
on, witnessed by me, having been very sue
cessful, heartily recommend itin allcases
OF rheumatism" Temporarily the patients
will be treated at 17l6 street north west
from o to IL, from TO 3; on Sunday, from
IL to-.
The evening times., 1897-04-17
Our Private Secretary.

Mr. Hanna, the powerful Senator from
Ohio, to whom all doors open and every
ear is turned, has his funny experiences as
he goes along One evening young man
came up to him in the lobby OF the Airing
ton hotel.
You are Senator Hanna aren't your
"Yes, sir; / am he"
"Wen. / am Nj Blank. 1 am Secre
tary So-and-so's private secretary, and l
want to tell you that we shall be
glad to see you down at our place. Here
the young man.slapped the Senator famil'
iarly on the back. You don't need to be
afraid to come down and ask for what you
want, for the secretary and have heard
of you, and if you don't get what you
think is right from the Secretary, you just
let me know and / will fix it"
young man." said Mr.. Hanna. with q
merry twinkle in his eye, 'I'll be down to
see you. And while am at it think III
go over and see the President and tell
him that he has made mistake in your
department. Youought to be the Secretary,
while tn e Secretary should be your clerk. -
Chicago Times Herald.
The evening times., 1897-04-17
MIR. DAVIS ASSISTANT.
Report That LaskeE viii BE Pre-
moted and Mattinsay Appointed.

District Attorney Davis has, not yet an
nounced his choice of an assistant to sue
ceed Mr.. Armes, whose term Of office ex-
pired On the 10Th instant, but it is the
general belief that Mr.. ] !. E. Laskey, of his
office, will be advanced. to the place va
Gated by Mr. Armes, and that MIR. rthur
s. Mattingly will be appointed to succeed
Mr.. Laskey. "a
This is believed to be the most proba-
BILE outcome, Mr.. Laskey's promotion being
regarded as certain. From the fact that
Mr. Mattingly has been serving in the
office for several years past in the prepara-
tien of the work Of the grand jury, the
framing of indictments particularly, leads
many to believe that he will succeed Mr.
Laskey.
There is another rumor, however, to the
effect that Mr. Ralph Gait, a nephew OF
Mr. Davis, will be appointed in the place
now held by Mr.. Laskey. Either he or
Mr. Mattingly, it is said, will be chosen.
There is q large number of young lawyers
whose names have been mentioned To Mr.
Davis for the succession, but the names are
not given out as yet.
The evening times., 1897-04-17
THAT RAW WOOL SCHEDULE
Growers of the Staple Are BecOm
ing Very Uneasy.
Senator's From wol-orCducingS State
in Arms and VIII Raid Finance
Committee in Phalanxes.

The Western Republican Senators have
planned 70 force the hands of the Finance
Committee on the wool question. Senators
Warren, of Wyoming, Carter and Mantle, of
have been in conference with eX-Gov. Rich,
of Michigan, formerly presidentofthe Amer
lean Merino Breeders Association. and
George Il. Wallace, formerly consul to Mel
bourne. The gentlemen have drafted an
amen dment to the raw wool schedule de
signed to cover importations of so-called
skirted woods, or fleeces from which the
sorted and damaged parts have been trim
med away. The details of the amen dment
are not known, except that it is proposed
to place a very high duty upon the skirted
fleeces and TO fix rate upon the skrting
commensurate with their shrinkage when
prepared for use. They also desire an
amendment to prevent importers from TAX
ing advantage of the opportunity to bring
in woods of light shrinkage.
The Dingley tariff bill is giving great
uneasiness to the wool growers of the
United States. It does not appear to be
prcssions of disapproval by the representa-
tives of that industry here are a true In
dication OF the opini ON entertained by
the wool growers Of the United States.
Judge Lawrence, the president OF the Ma
tional Wool Growers Association, is very
vigorous in his criticisms of the provisions
of the Dingley bill as it pertains to the
wool tariff. Judge Lawrence, In response
to a question propounded 20 him by Sen
ator Cannon of Utah, has unequivocally
stated that In his Judgment the Senators
from the wool-producing States ought not
to vote for the Dingley tariff bill in its
present shape.
The evening times., 1897-04-17
FASTERNS THE CHAMPIONS.
Central Girls Forfeited a Basketball
Game by Non-Attendance.

The second basketball game between the
Eastern and Central High School girls
did not take place this morning, as was
generally understood. At the conclusion
of the game played last Saturday morn
ing, which was the first of a series Of three
to decide the championship, it was agreed
between the teams that the second game
should take place on the following Thurs
day.
Before the day came, however, the
Central asked that the game be deferred
until today Thinking that their wish
would be granted, they failed to show up
at the appointed time, though the Eastern
team was OF hand promptly and insisted
upon going on with the play. They had
not promised to postpone Thursdays con-
test, and Prof. Joyce, as umpire, was COM
PEELED to declare that the Central team
had forfeited the game, and that, conse-
quently, the Eastern team, having won the
first game, are now entitled to the honor
of being the high school girl champion 5as-
ketball players of the District of Columbia
Prof. Joyce trained both teams, and
pronounces the girls excellent players.
The evening times., 1897-04-17
A Counterfeit Contribution.

New Clerk (anxious to show his sagac-
ity)-This silver dollar you just took in
is counterfeit.
Proprietor (nervously)-I was waiting on
the minister's wife.
But you don't take counterfeit money
from women Just because they happen to
be minister's wives, do you?"
mo, of course, not"
"Didn't you see this was counterfeit?''
''Consarn It'll Young man, If You must
know, that's the dollar 1 dropped in the
contribution box last Sunday. York
Weekly.
The evening times., 1897-04-17

Two years ago r. j. Warren, druggist
at Pleasant Brook, N. Y, bought small
supply of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
He sums up the result as follows: "At
that time the goods were unkno wn in this
section. Today Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy is a household word" 1t is the same
IN hundreds of communities Wherever the
good qualities of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy become known, the people will
have nothing else. For sale by Henry
Evans, wholesale and retail druggist, 93S
F street and Connecticut avenue and 8
street northwest.
The evening times., 1897-04-17
Storm on Lake Michigan.

Chicago, April 1.-THE first big storm
OF the season ragged all day yesterday on
Lake Michigan. Scores Of steam and sail
ing vessels were caught in the furious gale
and fears are entertained for the safety
of several boats. The wind reached We
locity of sixty-five miles, and binding
snowstorm blew making navigation prac-
tically impossible
The evening times., 1897-04-17
Mr.Rnosevelt,s Advice.

Said Theodore Roosevelt to the boys 40
the New York trade school,
II suppose you all know something about
athletic sports In 100 trained athletes
you can find perhaps ten men who viii
go the 1OO-yard dash in 10 Ia seconds,
but only one man who can do it In even
time. That one is the man who will win
every time. It's very small difference,
but it counts. You viii find business life
the same Success viii come 10 the man
who is just little bit better than others.
There are plenty Of workncn who
can do pretty well; the man who can
do his work right up to the handle is the
man who is in demand ''-Boston Herald.
The evening times., 1897-04-17
&c. Dickinson Seized With Vert

T. c. Dickinson Seized With Vertigo.
T. G. Dickinson, aged fifty-eight years, a
broker, residing at No. 710 Rhode Island
avenue n invest, was seized with IN at
tack of vertigo at Fifteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue about noon today.
Several bystanders ran to his assistance
and the Emergency ambulance being sum-
moned, he was conveyed to the hospital.
There restoratives were applied, and he
is now reported almost entirely recovered
The evening times., 1897-04-17

cupant of the other loom inquired Is to
the cause OF the yelling the young man
said i n a sheepish manner, ''Oh, thought
it w3s the telephone bell ringing '-Pittv
burg Chronicle Telegraph.
The evening times., 1897-04-17
Activity in whiskers.

Nature knows no distinctions, The
wbiskers Of the lazy man grow just as fast
as those Of his industrious neighbor. -
Philadelphia Record.
The evening times., 1897-04-17

Morning and Sunday Times, 35 cents
q Monthe
The evening times., 1897-04-17

$3.50 To New York and Re- $3.50
turn via Pennsylvania Railroad.
On account OF the unveiling OF the Grant
monument tickets will be sold at above
rate on April 26, valid for return passage
until April 20, inclusive. Good on any
train. sp17-st,em
The evening times., 1897-04-17

The entertainment seems not TO have
proved great success. Many OF the guests
felt the lack OF the tina wing infIuenceOf Of wine
and although, after awhile, by an UNDER
standing with the walters, several Slassea
appeared, suffused with rosy cue, tna
affair hardly to expectations.
Both ladies silen5, one by
reason OF youH.,r temperament
Holmes devotedA demonstrating
to DR.. Stowe thai gearing doubtless
originated in the free use made by the
pulpit of sacred words and phrases, and
Lowell, at the other end of the table.
maintained for Mrs. Stoves benefit that
"Tom Jones' was the best novel ever
written. Dir. and Mrs. Stowe told Whittier
afterward that while the company at the
club was no doubt distinguished, the
conversation was by no means what they
had been led to pect--ChicagO News. Z
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after a good deal Of hesitation and with
a distinct guaranty that no wine should be
furnished for the guests.
MissPrescott had become famous through
story called In a Cellar" which was
so very French in every respect that twas
suspected of being translation from that
language Col Higginson remarks that the
honest young author had so little appre-
citation OF the high compliment thus paid
her that she Indignantly proposed to with
draw her manuscriptin consequence Miss
Prescott was young and shy and spent
bad three-quarters of an hour with Mrs
Stowe while the gentleman waited down
stairs in the hope that other fair cOntribu-
tors who had been invited would appear.
When at last it was decided to wait no
longer DR.. Holmes and Col. Higginson were
detailed to escort the ladies to the dining
room. The lively Autocrat affected great
fear of Mrs stowe, as at that time he was
subject to severe criticism from the more
conservative theologians. The lady, how
ever, proved gracious and came downstairs
wearing a green wreath, of which Long
fellow says in his diary, that he thought
it very becoming"
When seated at the table Col Higgin-
son said To Miss Prescott. ''This is q new
edition of 'Eyalina, or a Young Lady's En-
trance Into the World" Begin at the be
ginning. What did you and Mrs Stowe talk
about for three-quarJeTs OF an hOur?''
She answered demurely; Nothing, ex-
cept she once asked me what 'clOcK iG was
and I told her / didn't know"
The narrator comments that there could
hardly be a better Illustration Of that
curious mixture of mauvaise hOnte and in
difference which often marred the outward
manners of that remarkable woman Mrs.
Stowe) and adds Imagine any kindly or
gracious person OF middle age making no ef-
fort to relieve the shyness OF a young girl
stranded with herself during Jhree-qUar-
ters Of an hour OF enforced seclusiOn-"
The evening times., 1897-04-17
Profitable Hints
for PrOVident Parents.


wIcomehere knowyOun
satisfaction
here
conspcuousy
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The .Atlnnticn Dinner.

Col Thomas Wentworth HigginsOn, in his
autobiography, Cheerful Yesterdays" gOs-
sips entertaidngly of the early days Of ths
Atlantic Magazine and tells of the monthly
dinners which were given to contributors
under the presidency OF Editor Francis II.
Underwood Mrs. stowe and Miss Harriet
Prescott, now Mrs. SpOffOTd, were guests at
the most notable Of these gatherings. which
was given at the Revere House, Boston, on
the occasion of Mrs Stoves pro- sected de-
parture for Europe. 1t was the sole dinner
of the series TO which ladies were invited,
and Mrs. StOweonly accepted the invitation
after a good deal Of hesitation and with
a distinct guaranty that no wine should be
furnished for the guests.
The evening times., 1897-04-17

Flatuience is cured by BEECHATs
PILLS.