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The morning times., 1897-02-08
THEY ROBBED A HOTHOUSE
Two Men Arrested for Stealing
Flowers From Florist Kramer.
1t Is Believed the Stealing Has
Been Going on for the
Past Two Years.

George w. Stamp and Christian NJ
Schickler were arrested yesterday after
noon by Policeman Kelley, OF the Fifth
precinct, charged by Florist Fred H.
Kramer with the larceny OF cut flowers
and plants from his hothouses and gardens,
on the Good Hope road, beyond Anacostia.
The specific charge is the stealing OF a
quantity OF roses, carnations, and other
flowers, valued at about $12, but by
the arrest of the III en- Mr.. Kramer claims
TO have succeeded in stopping a leakage,
whereby he has been systematically robbed
for the past two years.
Stamp is man about thirty years old,
florist by occupation, and has always
heretofore borne good reputation For
number OF years lie has been employed
at Mr. Kramer's conservatores, but until
recently no suspicion has been attached
10 him on account or losses which the
stock has sustained. over a year ago
the proprietor discovered his first loss of
plants, the value OF which amounted to
something in the neighborhood of SO
a number of men are employed at the
gardens, but none could account for the
missing flowers
From that time. at brief intervals, similar
losses were sustained, and it was observed
that almost every day when flowers Were
cut and their value estimated, some of them
disappeared The florist estimates that he
has lost during the past year at least 81 900
through the systematic manner in which
he was robbed.
Policeman Stewart, whose beat is about
the vicinity of the gardens, was advised to
keep close lookout for the perpetrators,
but was unsuccessful until last week, when
it was decided that SOME one on the inside
must be responsible for the repeated thefts.
Consequently last Friday quantity of cut
flowers were marked by the florist and
buncIed, and nothing was said TO any of the
employees regarding the matter.
a large portion OF the lot was not deliv-
cred where the florist had orders. and upon
being traced where located by Mr.. Kramer
in the possession of Schickler at his place
of business, No. 1855 f street southeast.
Further investigation developed the fact
that Stamps had taken them there, and, as
Schickler is also florist, it is supposed
that he was to dispose of them to customers,
which he could easily do without exciting
suspicion. 1t is believed that this plan has
been carried on during the entire time that
the Kramer hothouses have been robbed.
The morning times., 1897-02-08
NEW BASEBALL RULES.
Report of the Committee Having
Charge of the Matter.

The committee appointed to prepare
new playing rules for the National Base
tall League has made its report to Pres
ident Young. The rule in regard to coach
ing s changed TO read as follows:
Rule 81, under the caption Coaching
Rules the word 'coacherS' in the first
line is stricken out and the word 'coacher'
inserted. In the sixth line the word
two is stricken out and the word one
inserted In the seventh line the word
'coachers' is stricken out and the word
'coacher' inserted.
'In the same line the word one is
stricken out and the letter "a inserted
In the same line the word and is stricken
out and the word or is inserted. Fol-
lowing the word time in the ninth line
are added the words: Except that il base
runners are occupying each and all. first,
second, and third bases, then the captain
and one player or two players in the
uniform Of either club, may occupy the
space between the players lines and the
captains lines to coach base runners ,
These changes were referred to in connec-
ton with the changes in rule 81, which
anticipated the changes in rule o.
The morning times., 1897-02-08
BOHEMIA AT KERNAN'S.
4 Fine Vaudeville at This Popula I
Speciality House.

Robies Bohemian BurlcSqueTS will enter
tain the amusement public at the Lyceum
Theater for q week, commencing tonight.
The statement made by their advance
agent is a truthful one, that the show is
as clean and entertaining as is possible To
be.
There seems to be no reason why this
should not be so, for with such talent as
Harry Bryant, Mae Lowery, Billy Van,
Viva Nobriga, Jere Mahoney, Phil and
Hattie Mills. the Hill Sisters and Rivers
Sisters, together with number of beauti-
ful Bohemian girls, there is no reason why
they should not be amusing and entertain
ing without any action or word 60 offend.
The play opens with a very amusing
musical skit entitled Life in bohemia"
in which the whole company appears, and
Incidentally are introduced the following
specialtics: "Algy Ticker O." Billy Van:
duet, Sweet Refrain, Jere Mahoney and
Viva Nobriga; Pas Du Quatre," Hill Sis
ters aud Rivers Sisters; isabelle" Mae
Lowery; coster song, Viva Nobriga. assist
ed by the HiIl Sisters and Rivers Sisters;
"Chanson Eccentrique, Mae Lowery, as
sisted by Misses Ardell, Wood, Emmons
and Douglass; song and reel, Viva Nobriga;
cowboy madrlgal, MeSsrs. Bryant, Mills,
Van and Mahoney.
This is followed By well selected and
rendered clio. concluding with the laugh
able burlesGue, "A Turkish Bath" show
ing the many amusing incidents that may
occur in & very popular establishment
The company has met with such unprece-
dented success in other cities that there
is no doubt this city will not be an ex-
ceptiOD
The morning times., 1897-02-08
BOLD ROBBERY ON K STREET
The Second Story of William Carr s
Residence Entered.
A POcketbook and Some Jewelry
Stolen-The Value of the Ar
ticles Taken Was Small.

Another second-story robbery, similar to
several others which have of late been
perpetrated in fashionable quarters of the
city, was committed Saturday night at the
handsome residence of William X. Carr,
No. 141a street northwest. pocket
book containing about 81 in money, pair
OF gold eye glasses, n gold stick pin, chain
and several small trnkets were carried Off
While the robber did not succeed in getting
away with as much plunder as dld the Y
street thief, the manner i'll which it was
committed would indicate that 1t might
have been the same party.
An entrance was effected to the
residence through the adjoining house,
which is vacant. AT the rear OF
the two houses is a porch, which
can be reached by the windows in the
second story. over this the thief passed,
and by raising the window in the Carr
residence, entered the room of Miss Carr.
1t is supposed that the deed was COM
mitted while the family were at dinner,
for as soon rs the young lady returned TO
her room she noticed that her bureau had
been rifled, but fortunately her jewel case
had not been found, and the value of the
stOteH ARTICLES was not 30 BItdb ds Az
might have been.
Tie police have good description of the
robber, as on Friday night Miss Carr, when
looking out Of her window, saw young
man standing on the porch and evidently
making preparations to enter her room as
| soon as she should leave it. Upon being dis
| covered he leaped to the ground ana es-
| capped in the darkness only to return the
| next night and succeed in his purpose
| The police think he is the same man who
| entered a vacant house on X street, be-
| tween Ninth and Tenth streets, and from
| tiere gained adnlttanCe TO the residence
of Mr.. Rowe, but was frightened away be-
| fore he had stolen anything
Theo Balster, of No, i37 Sixth street, re-
| ported yesterday that thieves entered the
! hallway of his residence and took from the
rack a lady coat and Tam o. Shanter.
| L. B. De Zeriza. of No. 2114 o street
northwest, reported stolen while at the
| Riggs House valuable gold-nounted cane.
The morning times., 1897-02-08
"THE WAY TO SERVE GOD"
The Rev. L. A. Wood Preached at
the Church of the Epiphany.

the Church of the Epiphany.
Rev L. A. Wood, from the diocese Of
Huron, Canada, occupied the pulpit at the
Church of the Epiphany last night. His
text was taken from thirteenth and
fourteenth verses of the first chapter of
the first epstle of st. Peter.
st. Peter had been 81 owing that Chris
danity was lot new religion and that
Jesus Christ was the king. He slowed
that Christianity was looking for disciples
and looking for members.
We must all obey some one. However
much we Toast of our freedom and liberty
we are all serfs. The only question Is
what master shall we serve, our own
desIotlc, evil selves or the Lord, Jesus
Christ.
You say you are Christians, that you
do obey Him, but you must question
yourselves as to the reason why you obey
Him. 1t is to be feared that many be-
come members of the church because OF
the voice of the preacher repeating the
verse, THE wages of sin is DEATH
They are slaves TO fear. They obey
because they are slaves. II is very Coubt-
full whether there is any place in heaven
for slaves There are others who are
lured into the church through the hope
of reward They are lned by the induce
ments which are offered. 1t is very doubt
full whether there is a place in heaven for
hirelings.
The morning times., 1897-02-08
A WALKING SPEAKEASY.
william Hill Arrested for Selling
whisky-He Bit a Policeman.

william Hill, alias Barnes, colored, was
arrested by Policeman Baur yesterday y
afternoon and locked up in No. station
charged with selling liquor without a Ii
cense william was a walking peakeasy.
When the policeman saw him he was dis
pensing distilled liquors from his pockets
to the thirsty ones in Willow Tree alley.
When the officer approached William re-
sisted ana showed fight. In his attempt
to ward off a blow which mis- prisoner
sought to deal him over the head with a
whisky flask. Policeman Baur placed his
fingers in William S mouth.
The negro's teeth came down upon them
and inflicted an ugly wound which caused
the policeman's hand to swell to twice
its natural size. The injury was cauter-
lied by DR.. HoOe, at the Emergency Hos
pital, but is regarded as rather serious.
When searched at the station several bot
ties, aggregating a nearly agallon Of whisky,
were found in Hills pockets, together with
q wine glass. Policeman Baur' condition
was such that he was obliged to be re-
lieyed from duty.
The morning times., 1897-02-08
THEY RIDICULE IT.
Many People Ridicule the idea of
an Absolute Cure for Dyspepsia
and stomach Troubles.
Ridicule, However, Is Not Argu-
nent, and Facts Are Stub
born Things


Stomach troubles are so common ard in
many cases so obstinate to cure that people
are apt to look with suspicion on any
remedy claiming TO be radical. perma-
nent cure for dyspepsia and indigestion
Many such pride themselves on their acute
ness in never being humbugged, especially
on medicines. 900
This fear of being humbugged may be
carried too far; SO far, in fact, That many
pers ons sufferfor years with weak digestion
rather than risk a little time and money
in faithfully testing the claims of
preparat on so reliable ana universally used
as Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets.
Now, Stuart 81 dyspepsia Tablets are
vastly different in one important respect
flom ordinary proprietary medicines for
the reason that they are not a secret
patent medicine, 10 secret is made of their
ingredients, but analysis shows them to
contain the natural digestive fermentS,
pure aseptic pepsin, the digestive acids,
Golden Seal, biSInuth, hydrastis and nuX.
They are rot cathartic, neither do they
act powerfully on any organ, but they
cure indigestion on the common sense plan
of digestirg the food eaten thoroughly
before it has time to ferment, sour and
use the mischief. This is the only
secret Of their success.
Cathartlc pills never have and neverr
can cure indigestion and stomach troubles
because they act entirely upon the bowels,
whereas the whole trouble is really in
the stomach.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, taken after
meals, digest the food. That is all there
is to it, Food not digested or half digested
is POISON, as it creates gas, acidity, head
aches, palpitation Of the heart, loss of
flesh and appetite and many other troubles
which are often called by some other
name.
They are sold by druggists everywhere
at 90 cents per package. Address Stuart
Co., Marshall, Mich. for little book
on stomach diseases, sent free
The morning times., 1897-02-08
SHOT DURING A BRAwL.
A New Jersey Pugilist Probably
Fatally Wounded.

Red Bank, n. J., Feb. What may
prove to be murder took place on Central
avenue last night. Charles Richardson, "a
colored prize fighter of some note, got
irto a dispute with John Dixon, in Turner'S s
billiard room The men came to blows and
Dixon was worsted.
Among those in the room We're the
three Brackson brothers Afterward on
the street Richardson, in company with
three or four others, were met by the
Bracksons Edward Rrackson challenged
Richardson to fight, but the latter refused,
and it is claimed that Edward Brackson
drew a revolver and shot Richardson in
the left breast and in the right arm. Ed
ward and Fenton Brackson were arrested
and locked up.
This afternoon hearing was given Ed
ward Brackson before Judge Borden, and
he was committed to the county jail.
The morning times., 1897-02-08
MOTHERS OF SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Two New England Girls Originated
the Idea of Teaching ON That Day.

Speaking OF New England girls and Sab
bath schools, it is to the courage OF a
mere slip OF a girl that New England owes
the sabbath school. Like most other great
ideas the thought for a school for Bible
study on Sunday came to divers persons in
divers places at the same time. Up in
Maine, in Kennebunk, two young girls OF
sixteen or thcTeabout, when the century
was in its early teens, conceived the idea
of 4 school on Sunday for the religious in
struction of the children of KennebUnk r.ilI
hands. One OF the young girls, years and
years afterward-her grandchildren. by the
way, are still living i'll washington-used
TO tell Inc of how the elders of the church
received the idea with horror. II was
sacrile gious, indecorous, they said. an in
suit 10 all parents, as implying that chill
dren did not receive proper religious in
struction in their homes. The use of the
church was denied the young teachers, but
the two girls had the real New England
backbone, and they persisted. till by and by
the elders were won over. 1t was not for
many years aftcrwaFd. however, that it
was considered really geuteel To send ones
children to Sabbath school.
The same young girl, an old, old lady
when knew her, used TO tell with delight
of an occasion on which she went with a
kinswoman to dine with Mr. and Mrs.
John Quincy Adams. ThCtable was beau
tifully set in the fashion of the times. and
at Mr.. Adams place lay four tined silver
fork The other persons at the table had
merely the two-pronged forks then in use
Mrs. Adams apOlogized for her husbands
little eocentrieity, saying that in his long
sojourn in France he had acquired the habit
of eating with his FORK, habit of which
lie had been unable TO break himself.
And my DEAR the old lady used to say,
with a twinkle in her eye, the elegant
Mrs. Adams and the rest OF US ate with q
knife
The morning times., 1897-02-08
THE RISE OF SECULARISM.
Col. Hinton's Lecture Before the
Secular League.

Col. HintOn'S Lecture Before the
Secular League.
A large audience was present at the regu-
lar weekly meeting of the Secular League
yesterday afternoon in Typographical TEN
pie TO hear Col. Richard j. Hinton lecture
on "SecularisIn-Its rise and progress. y TIE
speaker gave a general review OF the rise
and growth of secularism dwelling especial
ly on its progress in England and America
within the last sixty years. He sho wed the
rapid strides of its progress with such elo
quence as to elicit frequent and hearty ap-
plause. He said that, unlike theology, which
points men to a better world beyond the
skies hereafter, secularism aimed to make
q better world here and now.
A discussion of the lecture folio wed, par
ticipated in by s. NJ. Baldwin, William Ma
con Coleman Maurice Pechin, David Eccles,
Rev. Alex. Kent and others.
Next Sunday evening at 8 p. m, DR.. W.
A. Croffutt will lecture on Egypt and tile
Nile illustrating his talk by 90 stereopti-
con views of that region. The lecture will
be given for the benefit of the newsboys.
The morning times., 1897-02-08
RECORDS OF THE WAR.
The Copies Printed for Free Dis
tribution Exhausted.

To correct erroneous impressions as to
the Official records of the war OF the
rebellion, which have recently been pub
lislIed. in regard to a general distribution
OF the valuable work to public libraries,
the War Department requests the publica
tion OF this staten ent
Under tile act OF Congress approved
August :, 1882, Il 600 copies OF tile War
Records were ordered printed, and $500
were placed at the disposal of members Of
the Forty-seventh Congress, TO be sent to
such libraries, etc, as they should desig
nate: 900 copies were directed to be dis
tributed to the several executive depart
ments of tile government, and / 900 to Of
ficers Of the army and contributors to the
work.
IAN these sets have been distributed.
Members of the present Congress have
10 copies for free distribution, and those
authorized to be distributed by the War
Depart and other executive depart
ments were long since disposed of. Seven
hundred copies Of the l. Goo printed We're
reserved for sale. at about the cost of
presswork and paper; and the only way
the work can now be obtained is by pur-
chase"
The morning times., 1897-02-08
HER HUSBAND MISSING.
Mrs. Robert Wedding Fears He
Has Been Frozen to Death.

Robert Wedding, a white man, fifty-six
years old, and weighing about 200 pounds,
was reported by his wife at police head
quarters last night as missing from his
home, No. 916 Third street southeast. The
last that was seen OF the man was two
weeks ago last Saturday, when he left
his home apparently in good spirits aud
health, to visit his brother, Walter
Wedding, who lives in the little village Of
McConkie, Charles county, Md, saying
he would return on the following Mon
day.
Last Saturday Mrs. Wedding learned from
some indirect source that a man named
Wedding had been found frozen to death
in Prince George county several days ago.
The man, Mrs Wedding fears, was her
husband, though she is unable to under
stand how he should come to be in Prince
George county. The police were asked TO
make inquiries of the Maryland authorities.
The morning times., 1897-02-08
CHARGED WITH ARSON.
An Imltator of the Late London
Shears Arrested

sstltdIS
Rev" Henry Williams, a colored street
preacher, who believes that he has been
called to carry out the mission Of Lon
don Shears, the coloreti minister who was
killed by Policeman Curry, was arrested
yesterday afternoon by Policeman Raur
and lodged in the Fourth precinct station,
charged by Lucy Robinson, colored, with
the serious crime OF arson. When Henryis
not preaching he acts rs tOnsorial artist
in dingy little shop in Willow Tree al
ley, and when shaves do not come often
enough the preacher gathers rags and old
bottles,
According to the statement of Lucy,
who is a washerwoman living at No 800
Willow Tree alley, Williams entered the
yard in the rear of her house, and after
placing a quantity OF oiled rags and papers
under the step set fire TO them. a colored
boy in the next yard is said to have seen
williams commit the deed. He has not
been on friendly terms with the woman,
and it is said has threatened 10 burn her
house
The morning times., 1897-02-08
Car -lsat OFF for the Coast.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb flames J. Cor
bett left Kansas City at l o'clock this after
noon for San Francisco, via Denver and
Salt Lake. Accompanying tie big pugilist
were Jim McVey, KID Egan and Ruhlins,
the wrestler. At Denver the party will be
joined by Billy Woods, who has been en-
gagged to assist Corbett in training for the
big fight. The party will stop off one day
and night at Salt Lake. where the pugilists
will spar Tuesday night.
The morning times., 1897-02-08
A Disa strous Blaze.

Pittshurg, Feb. THE Kepp Gear Wheel
and Foundry Company's works, of Ale
gheny, were burned this evening. There
Is not another plant like the Kepp works
in the United States. A patent gear wheel
was manufactured, besides motor car
wheels. The loss is between $25,OOO and
$4,000. There wasonly 81 900 insurance
on the works. The fire is thought to be
the work of incendiaries.
The morning times., 1897-02-08
His Face Cut With Glass.

E.A. Sawyer, a young man abouttwenty-
eight years old, was treated last night at
the Emergency Hospital for a very bad
cut on his nose He refused to say how the
accident happened except that he was hit
in the face with piece of glass by n
ma Ii whose name he declined to give. DR..
Hooe dressed the mans injuries and he
was sent to his home, No. S26 Seventh
street northwest.
The morning times., 1897-02-08
Teddy Hale Defeated.

Cleveland, O., Feb. Louis Gimm, the
Cleveland long-distance bicycler, defeated
Teddy Hale, the Irish champion, in a
1OO-nle race at Central Armory last
night Gimm finished twenty feet or SO
ahead OF Hale The official time was
4 hours and Sc seconds The last mile
was made in 2:39.
The morning times., 1897-02-08
Two Chess Champions to Meet.

New York, Feb. 7.-Articles of agreement
were signed yesterda evening for chess
match between Jackson w. Showalter, of
Kentucky and Harry n. pillsbury, OF Brook
lyn. The match is for total stake of s.,
900. The games will be played at the
Hamilton Club, in Brooklyn. The opening
game will be played on Wednesday night.
The morning times., 1897-02-08
DIED.

SCROGGIN-on Sunday, February .,
1897, at 4.30 O'Clock a. m, NANCY n,
beloved wife of George w ScrOgg1n, in
the eighty-first year of her age
from the residence of her sOn-In-law,
Frank R. Johnson, No. 1913 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest. Interment private. 1t
NORRIS this life on Sunday,
February z, 1897, at Ii a. m, at his
late residence, 401 Massachusetts avenue
northwest, THOMAS w. NORRIS, for
merIy of Culpeper, Va
Remains will be sent TO CulpcpeT for inter
nent, Tuesday morning. ut 10 o'clock 1t
IN MEMORIAM.
BIRMISGHAM-Iu loving remembrance
of our little daughter, ETHEL e. BIRM-
INGHAM, who passed into spirit life ono
year ago today.
''Goue from our embraces,
''Gone within the Gates aiar'
The morning times., 1897-02-08
The Power OF the Press

One of the latest discoveries of the power
of the press is that it can attract man's $
undivided atte ntion while his wife is
performing war dance about him and
talking like an excited hen. This, not
withstanding its value to line carpets, will
alone iII.inortalize it.-ExclIange.
The morning times., 1897-02-08
The Torpedo Boats Official Trial

Torpedo boat No. 6, which Is expected
to make phe nomenal speed after her rec
ord last week of 90 knots, will be speeded
officially tomorrow over the twelve mile
course in Newport harbor. Capt. Sigsbee,
naval photographer, was sent TO Bristol
yesterday afternoon to verify the meas
ured miles.
The morning times., 1897-02-08
Arrested for Stealing Pencils.

Max Eppstein, Hebrew peddler, was ar.
rested by Detectives Carter and Gallagher
yesterday afternoon, charged with steal
ing quantity Of pens, pencils and station
cry from the store Of r. p Andrews & Co.
No. 627 Louisiana avenue. last Monday.
Eppstein admits his guilt.
The morning times., 1897-02-08
The Pension Agencies Reduced

The President has signed, on the recon-
mendaton of Secretary of the Interior
Francis, an important order reducing the
number OF pension agencies in the United
States from eighteen to nine. The object
OF the order is to effect very large saw
ing to the government without incon-
venienGing the pensioners.
The morning times., 1897-02-08

Wimodaughsis at Home.

The lalies or Winodaughsis will be stat
fome" to their friends Tuesday evening
ut their rooms, 1425 New York avenue
and an interesting program will be fur
nished consisting of addresses and musical
and literary selections.
The morning times., 1897-02-08
Assa uIted His Wife.

Alfred Dorsey, colored, was arrested
last night by Policeman Muller, of the
Fourth precinct. charged with assault upon
his wife, Annie. and another colored W Oman
named Amelia Ward
The morning times., 1897-02-08

An Escaped Murderer Recaptured.
Brookville, Pa, Feb, 7.-Joseph AiellO,
the condemned murderer who escaped from
Jail here Friday night, was recaptured two
miles north of here tonight.
The morning times., 1897-02-08
Lasker Defeated Tschigorin

New York, Feb. 7.-Lasker and Tschigorin
played game of chess in st. Petersburg
yesterday, Tschigorin opening with an
Evans gambit. Lasker won after fifty
seven moves.