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The evening times., 1897-03-03
A PRISONER TRIES SUICIDE
John Carroll Attempts to Kill Him.
self in His Cell.
He Drove a Knife Blade Into the
Side of His Neck-Sent
to Jail.

While locked Up in cell at the Second
precinct police station last night John L
Carroll, young man, attempted TO conmis
suicide by severing his jusuIar vein with
the blade of a pocket knife.
Carroll drove the blade inJO-the left side
OF his neck. bit it was too dull 20 accom-
pliSh his purpose, and he deSisted after in
flicting a stab wound about one tnch in
length
In Judge Miller's police court today,
when Carroll was arralgned, there was a
mass OF coagulated blood on his neck.
He was charged with stealing an over
coat from Mr.. Robert G.. OUsley, pleaded
guilty and went to Jail for two months In
default of a S25 fine. The prisoner was
arrested yesterday by Detectives WeedOn,
Horne and PUmphrey, OF Baltimore. The
coat was valued at $22.
The evening times., 1897-03-03
soldier in Police court Dock.

Samuel Vincent, a soldier, stood as
straight as a pine and came to .atten-
tion'' when arraigned in Judge KimhaIl's Is
police court this morning charged with
disorderly conduct 10y Policeman Bean. BE
said be was shot in the head, and whisky
causes him to lose consciousness. On his
statement that he was not a drunkard and
would not repeat the offense his personal
bonds were accepted.
The evening times., 1897-03-03
Virginia League Incorporated.

The members of the Virginia Republican
League yesterday filed a certificate Of
Incorporation for their organization The
term of organization is placed at twenty
years The particular business of the
society. as stated in its certificate, is
'fhe advancement OF Republican principles
and the preservation of free institutions. +"
Seven incorp0ratOrs were named as fol-
lows; William C. Martin, Lloyd w. Quisen-
bury, w. f. Reed, George A. Carter. Charles
s. Reed, Andrew W jackson, and Archey
Gum.
The evening times., 1897-03-03
PICkPockETs ARE AT WORK.
Three Victims Report Their LOSSES
TO Police Headquarters.

Pickpockets have commenced TO get in
theircrooked work 0 n theinaugural Gro wds,
and the police caution persons in crowds
to keep their hands on their pocketbooks.
Mrs. Emma Lease, a visitor, who is
stopping at No. 1885 Ninth street north
west, reported to Inspector Hollinberger
that while at the Sixth street depot yes
terday awaiting the arrival of President
elect Mckinley, her purse, containing
SO and some change, was abstracted from
her pocket by clipper
Atthe same time and place Mrs. NJ. Kline,
stopping at No. 331 d street southwest,
was relieved of pocketbook containing
S.. so.
Miss H. L. Taliaferro, a guest at No. 1921
New Hampshire avenue, reports that while
in the Palais Royal a thief stole her light
alligator skin satchel containing articles of
apparel and long fine link gold chain
The evening times., 1897-03-03
No Inquest in the Lewis Case.

A certificate OF death by drowning was
issued today by Coroner Hammett in the
case of Clem Lewis. colored. who had been
missing since December 81, and whose
body was found floating In James Creek
Caanl on Monday. The remains win be
claimed by relatives and there will be
no inquest If the suspicious OF four play
are to be investigated It win have to be
done by the grand Jury.
The evening times., 1897-03-03
Young Man From Boston Sent Down.

Precinct Detective Sutton had Thomas
Wentworth, weIl-dressed young man from
Boston. before Judge Kimball this morn
ing charged with being suspicious char
acter. The detective found Wentworth
mingling In the crowds on Pennsylvania
avenue, humping against pedestrians and
playing off drunk. The prisoner claimed
that he was only trying TO beg enough
money to get bis dinner BE was sent to
the workhouse for ten days
The evening times., 1897-03-03

National holidays have business value
for all cities. at least. if not for the
country places. The celebration brings
thousands OF strangers in town, many
OF whom remain for several DAYS.
The strangers are pretty apt to be
buyers. Their faces are seen in the
stores as well as in the tbeaters. and
their money goes into the stream OF
circulation that flowS-when it flows
at all-toward the tflls Of the men
who advertise.
The evening times., 1897-03-03
ROUNDING UP THE. SUSPECTS.
Police Dragnet Hauled Forty-eight
CuIprfts Into the Police Court.

The police are still rounding up the
tFamps, buns and Suspicious charac-
ters who are flocdng here TO work the
crowds and see the inaugural parade to-
morrow.
There were forty-eight prisoners in the
dock OF Judge Kimball's police court this
morning. A ma 5Ority OF the culprits were
charged as vagrants. They told all man
ner OF hard luck stories, aud were sent to
the workhouse for terms varying from
five to thirty days.
The evening times., 1897-03-03
Special Train on the Washington and
Ohio Division.

For the accommodation of passengers
residing between Herndon and Round Hill,
Va, the Southern Railway will, on Marcn
A, operate train No. %, leaving Washing
ton at 6:25 D. m, through to Round Hill,
Va, arriving at $50 p. m. 1t
The evening times., 1897-03-03

Depravity Of Lutte Girl.
Kate TiIlman, an elever-year-old girl,
was arrested yesterday on complaint OF
Mrs. Elizabeth Cleveland, who charged
that she was incorrigible, and for one OF
her years manifested great depraSity.
Policeman sullivan I0cketl Kate up as
No 3 police station
The evening times., 1897-03-03
ID. & o. washington Branch Service
March 4th.

Local train for Baltimore 5:45 am.
Express trains for Baltimore 500 1000,
1905, LAO, 2:4O, 3:15 and every fif-
teen minutes thereafter, until midnight
and then i. and 3 O'Clock a. m. March
9TH. mh2-3f
The evening times., 1897-03-03
Local Trains Southern Railway Ar
rive and Depart from Ninth Street
md MARYLAND Avenue Southwest.

Beginning Tuesday, March I'd, and con-
tinuing until March 9Th. inclusive, allloeal
and special excursion trains on Southern
Railway will arrive and depart from tenn
porary station, Ninth and Maryland ave
nue southwest mh2-2t
The evening times., 1897-03-03
AROUND HOTEL CORRIDORS
Great Crowds SWarming Where
the Leaders Are Lodged.
POLITICIANS BY THE SCORE

The Arlington, Ebbitt and Cochran
More Sought Than Other Hos
ton at the First, Mckinley and
Gov. Black at the Other Two.
The evening times., 1897-03-03
ELPHoNzo YoUNGs CO.
Shall close at 10 o'clock tomorrow.

SDall close at IL O'CLOCK tomorrow.
We've never before been able to
sell such fine California canned
fruit for so little. Think of fine de-
licious fruit, which is really the 3oc
value, selling for 2oc can, or s.. IS
dozen cans. Your choice of Lem
on Cling and Crawford peaches, egg
plums, and green gage plun1s, and
Bartlett pears. Every can is put
up in the orchard and in the finest
granulated sugar sirup.
Elphonzo Youngs Co.
Wholesale and Retail erocers,
428 9th St. Bet. D and E
'Pnone, 5S.
The evening times., 1897-03-03
S1.6O to Baltimore and Return via
r. & o. r. r.

For all trains, including Royal Blue Line
and famous forty-five-minute flyers, March
4 to 6, valid for return until March 8.
ma2-4t-em
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-13
The PERFECT Woman.

She was phantom OF delight
When first she cleaned upon my sight
a lovely apparition sent
To be "A moments ornament,
Her eyes a stars OF twilight fair;
Like twilight, too, her dusky hair,
But all things else about her drawn,
\ dancing shape, an image gay,
TO haunt, TO startle, and waylay.
| saw her upon nearer view,
4 spirit, vet woman, too.
Her household motions light and free,
And steps Of virgin liberty;
A countenance in which did meet
Sweet records, promises as sweet
\ creature not too bright or good,
For human natures daily food;
For transient SORROWS, simple wiles,
Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears and
smiles,
And now see with eye serene,
The very pulse OF the machine;
4 being, breathing thoughtful breath,
The reason firm, the temperate will,
Endurance, foresight, strength and skill
4 perfect woman, nobly planned,
To warn, to comfort and command,
And yet a spirit still and bright
With :. mething OF an angel light,
Wordsworth.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-13

sVN h-t4'ts
Whitelaw Reid is reported Il
have said recently, "It j. astonish-
ing, yea artling. the extent to
which faith prevails in money cir
cles in New York that we ought to
have a king =
Not so very, 1t is natural that
the money power Of the country
should wish to be under the protec-
torate Of some sceptered power.
Mr.. William Waldorf Astor open
ly advocates in his London paper,
the Pail Mall Gazette, a kind of al
lance that would make the United
States a mere dependency of En-
gland. He believes that all of the
English speaking people Of the world
should be united with the sovereign,
ol England aschief ruler. Mr.. Perry
Belmont said not long ago that if
the United States persists in its
present financial policies it was on
" question OF time when they
would become mere dependencies
of England. There is scarcely a
large city in the country where there
are not men who openly advocate a
monarchy, with a standing army in
proportion to territorial extent. We
have even heard such sentiments
expressed and advocated here in
Evansville.
The old leaven Of Toryism was
not entirely erad.cated by the Revo-
luton. 1t is still to be found
among native born Americans, some
Of them having a patriotic ancestry.
The man who advocates mon
archy, II who would be content To-
have all Of the history Of the past
wiped out, and to see this great Re-
public revert to English authority,
is Tory as much as those who act
ed as spies upon Washington and
the British commanders
Of his intended movements-noto on
ly Tory, but traitor like Arnold. :.
who thought more of British gold
than Of his country's liberty and
independence Evansville Courier.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-13
For the Jasper CorRIER.
Temperance. IT. Ma ure and Meaning.

God hath made several objects
pleasing TO mans senses. The al
fections of the soul are apt TO follow
the senses OF the body. Hence
sensual pleasures are apt to draw
Us into vice, Ii Is therefore ouI
great duty and interest To moderate
our affections for sensual pleasure
Herein consisteth the true nature OF
temperance; not in destroying the
affections, but Cd in keeping our
affections subject TO reason and re-
ligian and so denying them what i
unlawful. CD Ia abstaining es-
pccially from such lusts, as by our
calling, condition or constitution
we are most subject to. CD In alb
stainiag from the inward desires
as well a. the outward acts of in
temperance. CD In not being too
much lifted up with the increase,
nor cast down with the loss OF SEN
sual pleasure.
Temperance j. the observance OF
ratio AL medium with respect to the
pleasures Of eating nd drinking
and sex. Aristotle seems to be in
consistent when lie makes il belong
to those pleasures in which animals
pgrtake; for other than human ami
mails do not relish Intoxicating liz
uors; unless indeed, these are con
sidered as ranking under drink gen
orally. The temperate man de-
sires these pleasures as he ought.
when he ought, within the limits
of what is honorable, and having
proper reference to the amount oi
his own pecuniary means. To pur-
sue them more j. excess, to pursue
them less j. defect. There j., how
ever, in estimating excess and de-
feet. certain tacit reference to the
average disposition OF the many.
FIAT Lux.
ireland, Ind. Aug. ?, '97.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-13

Mr.. McKinley's extension Of the
civil service law to a few OF the
small Custom House employees,
that they have overlooked his ex-
emption from those rules of num-
Ierous important places in the Gus
toms and Internal Revenue service.
His amendments to the rules, pro-
Ihibiting the discharge of government
employees, except for cause and on
ly upon written charges, has, OF
course, been warmly received in
ashington, where SO many per-
sons are pecuniarily interested in a
life tenure OF office, but if the coun-
try endorses the idea | will miss my
guess. With a life tenure of Office,
there will come in few years a civil
pension list. Both ideas are un-
democratic and un-American, Great.
ing as they do a privileged class.
If it had not been for the social in
tluences of Washington, there would
never have been any civil service
law, and when the same influences
were brought to bear on Mr.. Cleve-
land to secure a life tenure for those
in office, he positively refused to
make the amendment that Mr..
Nc Kinley has now made.
Late advices from the BIZ metallic
commissioners to Europe indicate
that there will be another monetary
conference of the principal nations
probably in Washington City-and
that Engl md NAV concede the open
ing OF the Indian mints to both
metals. She has an armed revolt
,on her hands in India as a conse-
lquence of the haid times incident to
the demonetization Of silver and the
closing of her mints TO its coinage
it is cheaper for England to reopen
the mints, than to maintain an army
in India 10 suppress revolts. So that
her proposed opening of the India
mints is only characteristic selfish
ness with her, and will have bu,
little influence with France, Ger,
many and Italy, who would like tc
see a common standard adopted fol
silver in Europe. What a deceit
ful old harlot Of the world England
is any way. G.. A 5.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-13

commands, completed his .ull duty
in The pulpit, and supplemented his
public teachings by consistent,
private a.ts and votes-votes, mind
you-then, and only then, can he
truthfully with Paul say: Where
fore take you TO record this day,
| am pure from the blood Of all
men, for ! have not Stunned to de-
clare unto you all the counsel 81
God. :. NJ. T.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-13

A little boy spent the day in the
at his grsndmother's not
long ago. Such good time as he
had, running and racing and shout
ing for all he was worth. At last
night came, and, tired and sleepy,
the little boy sought repose.
"Oh. grandmamma," he cried,
as he kissed her good night, ''now
/ know what a hollerday really and
truly is, for I've hollered all day
long. New York Evening Sun.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-13
Retreat at st. Mary's.

On Friday last the 600 Sisters Of
Providence, now at st. Mary's-of-
the Woods. began their annual re-
treat. This will continue ten days,
and during this period they are
permitted to speak to one another
only IN cases Of the most urgent
necessity. Three Jesuit fathers
from 1t. Louis give holy instruction
Turing this service. Bishop Cha
iard paid the community an official
visit last week.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-13

Very few people have an idea OF
the different kinds Of merchandise
an ocean steamship carries from the
United States to foreign ports.
The o.her day the Johnson line
steamer Vendamore loaded at the
Locust Point docks of the B. & O..
at Baltimore, 66 cars of lumber, 4
Of starch, 10 of oil cake, 6 of pro-
visions, / of organs, l of flour, %
of tobacco, 2 of wire, 3 of sugar, 13
Of fresh meat, 20 Of sheep or 1859
head, 45 of cattle or SSS head, 3 of
lead, 1 of copper, of merchandise,
and l61 OF gain, making total OF
81 l car loads.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-13

The new Librarian of Congress,
the Honorable John Russell Young,
has fifteen subordinate offices at his
disposal. There are fifteen thous-
ands applicants for them, which is
an indication of the immense num-
Der Of intelligent men there isin the
who are out Of employment.
Evansville Courier.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-13

The Enquirer shows by inter
views and careful investigation that
there are forty thousand men out of
employment in the city of Cincin-
natl. This does not indicate that
the wave of prosperity has yet
reached that city.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-13

You might as well live on a side
street as to be i'm business and not
advertise.
The COURIER advertisers are let
ting down the price bars into Il e
field cf bargains.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-13

First critic-''Why do you al
ways sit near the drums at comic
opera?"
Second critic-"So as TO Mrs
most Of the stale jokes. Life.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-13

"He is one Of the leading lawyers
of the town."
"Gets pretty big fees, eh?
~ should say so. Why, it is al
most as cheap to buy the grand
jury as to hire him. Truth.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-13
w. C. U. COLUMN

CONDUCTED BY MRS. N. l.. HOBBS.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-13

Mrs. Hornbeak-"What is golf
Ezry?
Farmer Hornbeak - "Billiards
gone to grass
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-13
TORYISM.

ireland, Ind, Aug. ?, '97.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-13

a cyclist Of $50 pounds weight
and moving at the rate Of ten feet
per second, (about seven miles an
hour), has momentum of 1900
pounds, without counting the
weight Of his wheel. A collision
between two one-hundred and fifty
pound riders, wheeling at the mod
crate pace of seven miles an hour
would result in smash-up with a
force Of 3 600 pounds
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-13

OFFICES COURIER BUILDING
,v WEST SIXTH STREET.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-19

although the shock tore away the heavy
III celsion' cloth of which my diving cos
tune was made, and almost wrenched my
leg off. there were no bones broken.
The shark turned on his back and again
came at me with wide-open mouth.
managed to move aside and stabbed him in
the belly, and he fioated rapidly to the
surface.
II had signaled to my attendant on the
beat to be pulled up, but the attendants
afterwsrd told me they were husily en-
gagged at the time in adjusting the appar-
atus and did not notice my signal 1 prob
ably owe my life to that fac:, for if while
fighting the shark had been pulled away
from my position I would surely have lost
my legs.
The occupants of the boat saw the shark
cone to the surface dead, and Immediately
pulled me up. That saved my life. for I
vas too weak to send signal, and nv
clothes were full of water, which came
through the rent made by the shark 1
am now going to England for an opera
tfon.''
Cameron claims to hold the worlds record
Tor deep-sea diving, having gone 300 feet
Deltw the surface at Loeb Craig in Scot
land on April 16 to rescue an engineer ard
-hreman. who were drowned in an accident
similar to the recent one on the New York
Central at Garrisons
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-19
STREET CAR PATRONAGE.
IraVel Increases I'm the Ratio Of
Facilities.


Facilities.
From the Boston Herald
The West EEd Street Railway Company
has carried this year on its various lines
2oo,Ooo,e00 people. What this gain repre-
sents may best be judged by taking into
account that in the year 1877 the num-
Der of people carried by all of the street
railway lines now under the West End
control was less than 100000. In 1887
the number had increased to over 80, 0U0, 600
While new, in 1897, we have over 200, GOO, 600
passengers carried by this railway system.
From 1879, VIXEN the great gains began
up to 1871, the course of progress was fair
ly constant, and when plotted out as 1t was
IN the report of the rapid transit COM
mission of 1892, 1t was assumed that the
same rate of progress would bring for the
year 1S97 a carrying capacity of 10000
600, ard that the 2O0O00,O 600 point would
not be reached until after the year 1905.
We refer to this plotted chart of prob
able increase of passenger traffic in the
future, by following out the lines of pas
senger traffic in the past, affordng
illustration of the responsive character
of this form of business. If the facilities
needed provided the business appears
to grow at almost a geometrical ratio or,
as one good authority has said, it seems.
as 1t We're, to spring out of the ground.
There is a definite limit that can be placed
upon the duty of providing the community
with certain classes of service. For ex-
ample, the amount of food that a COM
munity will consume will increase with
the increase in numbers of the community;
but even under improved industrial and
social conditions, the rate of growth in
quantity will Lot greatly exceed the rate
of growth in added numbers. But with
transportation there is such limitation.
Taking the number of people that may be
said to be within the range of the service
of the West End Company, the gross num-
cate that those so circumstanced had made
at least one trip a day. With improved
facilities, the average might be a trip and
a half or two trips day; that is. the point
has not yet been determined where this
form of traffic ceases to grow when in
ducements to growth are offered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-19

Ross Perry spoke in warm terms of the
work accomplished by Mr.. Woodward for
the board of trade and the efforts made by
lin to advance the interests of that Or
ganization, as well of the city.
He spoke of the high regard in which
the retiring president was held by the
board of directors. and his motion a
resolution was unanimously adopted thank
ing Mr.. Woodward for his services as
president
The choice of officers as above recorded
keeps in the active management the men
who have been identified with the work of
the board for some time past.
Mr.. Noyes, the new president, served last
year first vice president and the pre-
vious year as second vice president, and
has been identified with the board since
its organization. He is associate editor Of
The Evening Star.
Mr.. Charles ]. Bell. who is now the first
vice president. served last year in the posi-
ton of second vice president. He repre-
SentS important business interests in this
community president of the American
Security and Trust Company and his bust
ness ability well as his standing as a
representative man was recognized by
his selection chairman of the citizens
inaugural committee which had charge of
the arrangements of the Inauguration of
President Mckinley.
Mr.. John Joy Edison, the new second vice
president. is one of the best known bust