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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-07

Rebecca Smith. who broke the record by
escaping punishment the two last times
| she was arrested. came before his honor
| again today. She was arrested by Police
man Gouldman Tuesday night. but hercun-
| dition was such that the judge refused to
try her, and the case went over until this
morning.
The charge, usually vagrancy, was dis
| orderly conduct, the officer saying she used
! vile language on Madison street.
Had she been drinking" asked the
court.
Yes. sir: she was pretty fun
We'll, Becky" sighed his honor, do you
want to make a statement"
Deed, do / : SaidMiss Smith, coming to
the stand. I'm tell your honor jist how
it happened"
Il fear know what happened a well as
You, Becky" said the judge, YEARLY, as
he thought of BeeSy's end, which is nearing
every day, drunkard's grave
Your honor must be fortune teller"
retorted Becky, smoothing out the wrinkles
in new black cloth coat. Il was going
to the store yisti'dy," she continued, when
this officer grabbed me and hauled me to
the station house"
without any reason whatever" asked
the court.
None that know of, said Becky, coollv.
why, Becky, YOU had been drinking"
eXpostulated the court
Il have been sick since Chrissimns.n
ran on Becky, ignoring the judges remark.
land was out for the first time
Answer my question: demanded the
judge.
1t was this way said Becky, weakly.
Il had bottle of whisky, but it didn't
belong to me-
You got just as drunk on il it had been
yours, didn't you?''
1t Illustrated me all in mint. never
knew it to go to my head so quick" said
Becky, sorrowfully.
Becky, Becky; win you never stop
drinking? Five dollars fine."'
Becky, with shaking hands, unwrapped
from the end of a handkerchief a one
dollar bill and Some small change. which
she proftered to the judge.
Take il on account, judge" she pleaded,
ian I'll fetch the rest tomorrow
"Step back said the court, who has had
some experience.
Dye hear, Beck?" said Kendig; "step
back
ION, I'll step out, too, If you'll let
me-" she said, as the bailiff put her in a
cell.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-07
Single Tax Club Meeting.

The Single Tax Club heldits regular meet
ing last evening at Typographical Temple.
Rev. AlexanderKe emit ,ofthe Peoples Church.
made the principaladdress, which was based
upon tile last report of the Illinois board of
equalization. The report showed astound-
ing inequalities in the assessment and col
lection of taxes in Illinois, and especially
in Chicago, and the admissions of repre-.
sentative men of Chicago, including the
mayor, were equally surprising. After the
general discussion which followed the adj
dress, it was agreed to accept the chal
lenge of the Socialists of the District to
discuss the question, Would the Single Tax
Benefit tile Wageworker?'' the time of the
debate to be January 20, andtle place prob
ably Typographical Temple. Judge Henry
Robinson, of Michigan, viii address the
club next Wednesday evening
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-07

Rodney Mills, a colored hod- carrier
yielded last night to the craze of the nine
teenth century for bicycling, and began
practicing on Seventh street on a wheel
that, unfortunately, did not belong to him,
and which he had taken from a saloon
without the owners permission. Rod
ney was drunk, and the bicycle, under his
attempt TO mount it, acted as if it was on a
jag, too, carrying cargo of rum in its
pneumatic-tired stomach.
Nobucking broncho ever baked and jump
ed as did this wheel with poor Rodney 1t
seemed uncomfortable to the spectators who
gathered around that bicycle was cara.
BILE of so many gyrations, and why it was
Rodney's skull was not smashed, or some
Of his bones .hroken on the hard asphalt
where he sprawled every few minutes in
his endeavor to control the pedals. ar.
One time he was pitched clean over the
handle bars, as the bicycle airily threw
up the hind wheel, casting Rodney head
first against tie curbstone. With a drunk
en- mans luck, lac escaped serious njury.
and tackled the bicycle again, getting his
feet tangled up in the spokes and falling on
his back, the wheel on top Of him.
As he was struggling to extricate him
self Policeman Carson came up, and, sep
arating fwheel and man, asked Mills if
the bicycle belonged to him.
Mills picked piece OF mud out of his
eye and felt cautiously nice new wen
bursting into life on his left eyebrow.
Dat debbil b'long ter dis chile?" he
said, ruefully regarding the bicycle, which
seemed TO have devilish CLEAN of triumph
In its red lantern eye.-~tsNo indeed and
Mills carefully fetl his knee and elbow
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-07
ASSAULTED THE BRIDEGROOM
Harrison" Says He Was Attacked at
the Church Door.

Basil Harrison was married several nights
ago in East Washington. Basil is a spruce
looking young colored man ,, and resides at
No 10 Fourth street northeast.
Immediately after he left the church at
the conclusion OF the nuptiai ceremony, he
alleges that Francis Campbell. eolored. re-
siding at No. e2i Seventh street southeast,
who was backed by several companions,
assaulted him at the very door Of the
church and also at the very happiest mo
ment OF his life.
Basil was avcrse to receiving such pugl-
istic wedding gifts, and swore out a war
rant for Campbells arrest. Policeman John
A. Foster arrested the alleged asSailantlast
night, and this morning the case was con-
tinued in the police court until some of
the witnesses can be found.
Its whispered that jealousy caused Camp
bel to administer the alleged beating to his
erstwhile rival. f" "."fa7r
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-07

This being an age of reforms, Police
man Michael Joseph Flynn, austere guar
dian OF the outer portals, has started one,
and very commendable and beneficial
one at that. lie will not permit any per
son within the precincts OF the court, un-
less business calls him there, and by
| these means has kept away the hangers
| on ana idlers, who have at times filled
! thecourtroom and made the atmosphere of
the tribunal intolerable because Of its
| crow ded condition.
When Judge Kimball mounted the bench
| today he saw an array of empty benches
| aud only six spectators. The air was
pure, the ventilation perfect, and his
honor inhaled a long breath with pleasure
| and satisfaction.
''All hail. said Prosecutor Pugh TO the
head Janissary OF the palace of justice,
'our uch-beloved Michael Joseph Flynn.
He Will bowstring or give the sack to any
Intruder who ventures within the gates of
this Golden Horn.''
Mike parted the swinging doors softly
and smiled delightedly at Mr.. Pugh's en-
conium. As he turned and paced the cor
ridor he stopped an important looking
man with an inflamed face, watery ewes.
=,
in which was concealed ham sandwich
and withered apple.
He wore ceIluloid collar and cuffs, an
enormous black scarf, better known as a
dirty-sIirt hider-which, was no mienomer
in his case-and a suit OF clothes with more
of past than some OF the ladies in Sardou's
plays.
He was a stubby man-stubby nose.
stubby feet, and a round stubby head,
with the badness half concealed by his
method of dressing his red hair, which was
conbed from the base Of his brain upward
and slicked down on his knitted brow.
He dug his heels vciously in the floor as
lie stunped his way TO the courtroom. pre-
tending not to see Flynn, who recognized
him as lounger known as Sergeant Banks.
Hat cried Flynn. tapping the ser.
geant, who never smelt powder except on
the Fourth Of July, on the shoulder; have
you business in the coort?''
Sir snapped the sergeant glaring at
Flynn as If lie regretted murder was a
crime, Il have the business, sir, that gives
any American citizen, sir, the right and
would emphasize those words, To view and
comment on the workings OF this COURT
An you'd make a playground of the
place, eh?'' re Joined Flynn. gradually NOV
ing the sergeant back. "Sittin' in that
room, eatin' the lunch you have under Your
arrum, concealed in those papers. an thin
takin' a nap on the SHY No. sur: il won't
worruk," and Nike put the sergeant
speeches. with rage. in the street, where
he rotated around on the curb and swure
he'd see the President a bout Flynn.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-07
FLED FROM THE CHAIN GANG.
But John Wise Was Recaptured Dur
ing an Alley Raid.

John Wise, q notorious colored crap
shooter, escaPed from the chain gang sew
eraI days ago Hewas serving four months
in the workhoUse, and while the gang was
at work in the southeast section, John
dropped his pick and shovel and made a
dash for freedom. rr
He got away after a hot chase by one of
the mounted guards, and has since been in
hiding among his friends in the alleys.
Last night Wise was captured in an evil re-
sort in Louise alley during the raid by Sergt
Daley, Patrolman Baur and other officers.
This morning he was returned to the
workhouse, and during the remainder of
his term will be compelled to wear steel
anklets, connected by a clanking chain,
which is the punishment meted out to all
runners when recaptured
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-07
NEWS FROM THE FORCE.

Patrolman ] A. Huntington, of No. 8.
is on theasick list -a
There We're twenty six policemen on the
sick report yesterday and only six ON leave.
j. W. Bailey, the veteran colored police
man, OF the Georgetown precinct, is de-
tanned at his home by sickness.
Policeman Elias Oliver, who runs with
the hurry up wagon in the Sixth, is ON
leave; also Policeman Andrew ]. Kimmel
of the same precinct
Patrolman William F. Barrett, W no was
married yesterday to Miss Susie C. Kelly,
daughter of Lieut.. Kelly, is one of the
athletes of the Eighth precinct and an
expert horseman.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-07

JOINT, cracking his fingers to see that
no bones We're broken
Whom does it belong tor asked Carson.
Mills could not give a satisfactory ac-
count OF either the bicycle or himself, and
was locked up as a suspicious character.
When Rodney faced the judge today the
wen had increased both in radius and cir
conference, and he was so stiff in his legs
he could barely walk. AS tue officer was
testifyng a young man in bicycle suit
passed the pen, being regarded by Rodney
with as much horror as IL he had been
might Doctor
Fer rale dern fool said Rodney To
Kendig, leaning elegantly on the rail OF
the dock, as he carefully combed his flow
ing mustache, gimme a man wot rides
bysickle. He's wuss, sub, den niger
wifi two yaller houn' dawgs dat's bof got
tags"
Where did you get that bicycle?" said
the court TO Mills.
II frnks in a saiooD,'' said Rodney;
''but I doan't fist member"
1T doesn't belong to you?"
No suh-ree, it idoan't." almost shout
ed Rodney, ''an' OATS a fack. / wudn't
call 1un of dem terribilizin frings my
own
Judge KimbaIi smiled. You wanted to
last night he said. t-'- '-
"Isee everybody ridin'" explained Mills,
so I SEE ter myself seq, Rodney, you
tries II; an I did, an neerly bust my
haid in two er dom it, kase ! finds de
groun' all de tire, an amt nebber been
on de seat yit.'' ,t-- 81 @
Rndney said no was DRINK and had only
q vague idea OF what he had done.
Judge Kimbau said the case had better
he continued until the owner was found,
'and remanded Rodney TO the workhouse in
the meantime.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-07
THE JULIUS LANSBURGH
Furniture and Carpet Company Is Tenn
pOrarily at 1881 and 1888 H
Street Northwest.

The Julius Lansburgh Furniture and
Carpet Company is temporarily located at
The Exchange, 1881 and 1913 II street
northwest, opposite the old site of The
Rink. All parties indebted 10 the company
are requested to call at above number at
once and settle their Indebtedness. Owing
to the total loss of our entire stock we are
greatly in need Of money and will appre-
ciate your prompt settlement. The julius
Lansburgh Furniture and Carpet Co.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-07
OYerCOatS.

Nobby stylish ones. The very
best of this season S productions.
Good, honest fabrics-honestly
tailored, too. There are all
sizes in Kerseys, Beavers, Mel
tons, Elysions, Friezes and
Montaguecs, and all are now
ONE THIRD OFF of regular
prices. listers, Bicycle Over
coats, Boys and Children's Over
coats and Refers are all in
Guided. So are all Suits, Coats
and Vests, Dress Suits, Winter
Underwear, Neckwear, Gloves,
Hosiery, all other furnishings,
Hats and Shoes. In fact, moth
ing in the store is reserved.
Everything is included in this
dissolution sale at ONE HIRD
LESS than its real value.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-07
bargains in bicycles

Having removed to our new quarters,
17l0 I4th st. NV, and wishing to close
out our SO wheels, we will sell for the
next 80 days, twenty-five Whitman and
Patriot Bicycles, at an unusual bargain
Whitman Cycle Co. IT 10 14th st. NV.
0-8t
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-07
neeture,at the Night High school.

Mr. R. v. Belt, for manysyears chief of
the Indian Bureau, will deliver a lecture
q at the Night High Schoolytomorrow even
ing, entitled, THE Indian-his past history
and present condition-the policy OF the
government. towards him.,'...sts4
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-07
nike FLYNN As REFORMER
Judge and Lawyers Rise Up and
Call Him Blessed,
KEEPS ALL LOUNGERS, OUT

SignOra Rebecca Smith Gives Air
other of Her Famous Perform,
ances Before Judge KimbaII-Rod-
ney Miller's Experience With a
Bicycle and Too Much "Red Eye"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-12-09
Protestant Missions.

The edition of the Missionary Herald of
the American board, Rev. E. E. Strong.
ID, has compiled the statistic of Protest
ant missions in this and other lands. for
the past year as follows: The number of
stations of the A merican board is: out
stations 1926; American laborers 543
native laborers 2956; churches 40, COM
municants 44606, number added last year
1919; schools of all grades 1881; total
number under instruction 81, 615: native
contributions for all purposes $113, 039;
cost of missions $636, 299 The mission
airy societies of the United States, Canada,
Great Britain, Continental Europe, Asia,
Africa and Australia number 249, with
1894 stations, and Is, 200 out stations.
There are 1859 missionaries, 64,299
native and 1,121, 500 communicates.
There are 913, 47S persons under instruc
ton and the income in all these countries
is SIP, 9SS, 6S7.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-12-09
BrooksviIle's 'Injun Devil" ~

For two years past strange animal has
lren reported as seen from time to time in
South Brooksville. One of the fullest des-
rptons of the varmint is given by S. B.
Blake of that town. He was driving from
Brooksville to BROOKLYN one afternoon, when
au animal about the size of large New
toundland dog came into the road ahead.
Mr.. Blake at first thought it might be bear,
no he urged his horse along. The animal
sat in the road with its fore paws up i'll the
fashion of trained pug. AS the team drew
near the animal quietly lowered itself to all
tours and ruffied up the hair of its neck and
walked to the side of the road. MIR. Blake
cot full broadside view of the creature and
sure that it is not a bear. He has looked
at every picture in the natural history, and
40 such animal could be found, The ami
nal has a round head with pointed ears, a
Jng neck and long body, with extremely
ong hind legs and short forward ones his
tail was out like railroad gate foot long,
with long, shaggy hair. Its color was a
Irty-looking-yellow. The animal showed
mo signs of fear, and walked off slowly as
ble team went by him.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-12-09

1t is said that Gen. Crittenden used to
tell with great glee a story of the reply
once made to him by his son, then little
boy of s or 9 years.
A day or two after the battle of Chicka-
manga, says the Youths Companion, the
little fellow went into camp. The General
rode during the battle a horse which went
by the name of John jay, great favorte
with his small son. The child showed
great delight at seeing his father again,
but at last, in the midst Of a vigorous
hug, he asked suddenly:
''Papa, where is John Jay?'
"Oh," said his father, gravely, ''your
horse behaved very badly during the
fight; he insisted, like coward, on TAX
ing me to the rear.'
The boy looked at him searchingly for
an instant. Then his eyes cleaned and
he held up a remonstrant little finger.
pointing it at his parent
Papa" said he, severely, 81 know
John Jay would never have done that Of
his own will. 1t must have been your
workr'
s'There seemed to be nothing for me to
say" the General usually remarked in
conclusion, ''and consequently 1 forbore
to argue the matter!'
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-12-09

1t is a law IN the nursery of the royal
house of York that the young princes
should pick up their own toys, says one
who assumes to know, and it is very
strictly enforced by the royal nurses in
Difference to the instructions of the Ouch
ess. At Balmoral the other day little
Prince Edward had been spending the
morning with his great grandmother the
Queen. When his nurse arrived to take
him back to his apartment she glanced at
the floor which was strewn with bricks
and lead soldiers. But Prince Edward
was not inclined to pick up his toys that
days and stood irresolute for few mo-
ments with his finger in his mouth. AT
last happy thought seemed to strike
him, ard, turning to the aged, fat and in
firm old Queen, he pointed at her and ex-
claimed in tone half of entreaty, half of
command, ''You help me to pick up the
toys
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-12-09
Childish Faith.

Petoskey, Mich, can turn out as many
bright babies as any city of its size in the
country, says the Record. One Of the
brightest of our little ones has remark
able memory for the boyish and childish
explosives heard on the streets. She be-
lieves also in praying for what one most
wants to have, and yet in asking for those
things that are reasonable!and possible of
attainment Just now the children are
wild over "sGuawkers;'' every one has a
rubber, tin, pewter or wooden squawker,
from which they bring those hideous,
rve-shaking noises so dear to the in
nocent heart of childhood. This demand
has entirely exhausted the supply and
our particular little miss was greatly dis
appointed i'll not being able to exchange
her penny for a squawker. 50 the other
night on going to bed she put up her pc
tition: ''Oh, Lord, bless papa and mann
ma, and make me good girl, and send
me a squaw1xer' On rising from her
knees she paused and seemed plunged in
thought for a moment. Then reaching
her conclusion, she said Mamma what
a doggoned lie that was, when | knowed
there amt squawk Ell in town"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-12-09
His Friend, the alligator.

William Simpson, who lives at Pine
Castle, Fla, near Lake Marie, has a small
boy named Rob, who tanned an alligat OF
and loved, him as dearly if he had been a
goat, declares the Chicago News. Tie
alligator was called "Pete'' and proudly
sported copper ring in his head as a
civilized alligator who knows tricks
should. One day Pete disappeared and
and he stayed for three years. In the
meantime Robert received many spank
ings because he was continually playing
with alligators and getting all sorts of
scratches and bites in Consequence. Now
comes the queer part of the story, that
recalls the interposition of fairy god
mothers. Rob was making overtures to
big alligator one day and the saurian
came at him with his large, open counte-
nance, and the little boy began to say his
prayers. Just in the nick of time another
alligator appeared, and the first alligator
had fight on his hands. When the fight
was over Rob discovered that his alligator
ally was the long lost Pete grown indeed,
but still wearing his stamped copper ring.
This time Pete stayed, and people go for
miles to see the youngster ride about on
his back.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-12-09

CURE, GROUP CURE, CHOLERA MoRBUs CURE,
CONSTIPATION CURE, WORM CURE, FACE AND
YoN's PLAsTERs. Do not wait for the full de-
velopment of any disease, but begin treatment
in accordance with directions on the appear
ance of the first symptoms.
Mrs. Thomas Sangine, 1,o41 Fourteenth ave-
nue., Detroit Mich, says: 'iPlease accept my
most grateful thanks for the miraculous re-
was taken with Cholera Infantum early in the
summer. and although we had the best medi-
cal attention, we fully expected to lose her.
possible to get any kind of infant food that
would be retained by the stomach, and nothing
seemed to check the diarrhea After the doc
yon's Remedies, and to our delight found that
: the first bottle was sufficient to check the
diarrhcea and enable the stomach to retain
food. second bottle brought our little one
back to perfect health. Ny husband has also
taken Munyon's Dyspepsia Cure with wonder
fully curative effects"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-12-09
Has a Poets soul,

lie IS a poor boy, struggling to educate
himself in music; his clothes are thread
pare, his lace is worn and meager for one
OF his age; he is not fashionable or prac-
teal; but he has soul that is moved to
ecstacy by harmony, and an ambition to
learn to create for himself and others the
melodies that are in the trees, the birds,
the hum of humanity, the never ceasing
voice OF nature, says the New Orleans
Times Democrat On the days when the
choir singers of the cathedral practice he
can be seen crouching in a corner of a
pew, listening with an expression of in
tense awe and alteration in his face to the
deep, solemn tones of the organ and to
the tunefulness of voice that rises now
high, now low, mingling mystically in the
shadows OF the empty church, exciting
emotions, bringing tears, uplifting his
spirit 50 that the misty angels on the walls
take on new and holy significance. He
comes regularly whenever there is music
at the cathedral and occupies his &C
customed place. Lately he has come into
possession of violin, and is taking les
sons of an old man who was once a street
fiddler. The sounds that he has succeed
ed in making 50 far have only had the
effect of filling him temporarily with a
profound disappointment Like all imagi-
native natures, his first attempts to put
into tangible form the beauty that he has
felt and realized in visions have been
woefully depressing.
''If [ could only play the sounds that
come to me- said the boy, his large eyes
cleaning with restless fire. Sat night
when | lie still on my bed | hear the most
beautiful tunes; they come to me one after
another; when | walk under the trees |
+ can hear the little music, singing, singing,
speaking to me of 50 many things: and I
know that il | could only get that on my
fiddle all the people would know what the
sounds meant to them, and would be
glad.''
The boy has been such regular attend
ant at the cathedral that he has attracted
the attention of a few kind hearted old
gentlemen who are inclined to give him
help. He is SO earnest and has such an
ardent love for music. Probably it is not
bad thing that he is poor, for it has
been poverty that has tostered most men
of genius, bringing out of them by adver-
sty their very best traits, as fierce wind
makes melody in the chords of harp.