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The evening times., 1897-07-02

Cotton Tagging and cotton ties were
bodily taken in out Of the wet and free
listed, and that completed a pretty fair
days work, considering the oppressiveness
OF the eatmosphereandthe the high temperature
Prophecy appears to have lost its grip.
Ii was not cold day and Marcus a Hanna
got left RIt he is resourceful beiug,
and we are not at all sure that he may not
get back at the boys on the roundup
The evening times., 1897-07-02

Futes of n Waitress and Defauit-
lug City Official.

Bradford, Pa. July 2 Miss Lillian Spatz'
a waitress in the Williamson restaurant,
staggered out of George Biakely's office AZ
3 O'Clock yesterday afternoon, asking ior
water An investigation showed Bakely,
who was propI ietnr of a job printing office
aud secretary of the school board, dead
In A hack room Near his body was found
A wonan's hat, and fastened to the top
with hat pin was piece OF paper, on
which was written: Take this 10 Ars-
Jennie Spatz" Both had taken landanum
The girl is in a precarious condition and
will probably de Blakely was collector uf
the first, second, and sixth ward taxes,
and is said to he about Sc, 90 short in his
accounts The county commissioners were
pressing him for settlement and were going
to close on him today.
The evening times., 1897-07-02

As the week draws To- a close the serious
social conditions predicted by The Times
for some time past begin to TAKE form
The general strike of bituminous coal
miners la the Mort h and West on Saturday
will involve more than q quarter OF q
million men, in there is much reason TO
fear that it may be closely followed by a
protracted strike OF all the iron workers
in the country. II these two serious labor
movements should coincide, II is hard to
see how ID very grave situation is to be
avoided The trouble would be very likely
to exten d to the railway and possibly the
telegraph men. 1t would not astonish b
anybody very much If We were TO have u
repetition Of the labor outbreak of 1877;
nor if it exceeded that historic event in
extent and gravity.
The evening times., 1897-07-02
An Experiment in CriminoIogy.

An Experiment In CrfmfnolOgy.
North Carolina has made an experiment
in the use OF criminals that is deserving
OF at,entioa- According to the repo: Is, the
utilization or convict labor in road build
iag has resulted most successfully. In the
first place, IL has Teen found economical
The net cost Of maintaining prisoners used
in this way has been found to be less
bv six cents per day than when they
are confined in the penitentiary. 1t is
still more Important TO note that for a
year there has not been an escape. This
is due to the policy OF offering mitigation
OF sentence in return for faithful work and
good conduct.
In rlany respects the State of North
Carolina is forging to the front in the
practical handling of social questions.
Through its Industrial training schools it Is
doing more to solve the negro problera than
any other Southern community. Alabama,
ps rhaps, excepted. Now it leads in the
apElfcation of State convict labor to the
subject of good roads.
Formerly it was the proper thing to re-
gard the States of the South al oonserva-
tive, unprogressive and behind the times.
In these days We are compelled TO con
slider them as at the head OF the procession
in many respects connected with material
and social progress.
The evening times., 1897-07-02

showed that the same motives that were
evidently actuating The commander in
allowing the war to drag along were
prompting a large proportion of the sta #
and line in carrying out the policy OF their
superior The eci5aI of a few experiences,
the description CT actual conditGus, atl
expIanat loE Of methods employed, ami an
account of the poor result achieved where
success was possible, viii prove this M
dictment. IL il be admitted that Gen.
weyTer has the slightest military alb Iity.
the situation tn Cuba today VIII convict
btru-
The evening times., 1897-07-02
States men and Their Clothes.

Theosophists tell US that man is what
he eats, and if he eats pork he is hog
while if he lives on game he is more than
likely to be bird, and if he delights in
ities OF head of cabbage. Bat they have
not yet informed us whether mans dress
has any effect on his character. GIancing
over the legislative assemblies at the
other end of the Avenue it becomes evil
dent that the hot-weather clothes of our
statesmen are often quite as remarkable
as thetr hot-weather opinions. and, more
over, that men who can be original in
nothing else bloom out with the most start
ling originalities in dress.
Speaker Reed is credited with introduc-
ing the town to tow cloth suits for hot
weather, but there is nothing of the tow
string order about Mr.. Reeds character
Senator Proctor wears a shirt with a
ruffled front, but there is nothing ruffled
about Senator Proctor's front In the po-
eticaI sense of that phrase. He is as calm
as a granite boulder. Another Senator
wears a suit of soft and snowy white, with
yellow shoes. Senator Hansbrough, of
North Dakota ,.however, has suit of vel
low japanese silk, with a circular stripe
that tnakes him hook like a zebra, or some
other sort of striped creature, and sena tor
Hansbrough rs not a yellow Kid, either.
which some of his la bor union constituents
sent hirs and which he will wear when sh.
nrraraor time CnraeS
The evening times., 1897-07-02
A Sober Question.

(From the Chicago Times He rald)
A London correspondent Cables over that
'4,00o, 900 bottles of ch hanpagne are to
he drunk next week" How many English
men are to be ditto?
The evening times., 1897-07-02
Exasperated ogakers.

tFrom the Chicago Times Herald)
The Philadelphia Inquirer Historically
calls upon the people of Pennsylvania to
"KN the Dam snakei'' Why not spell Il
right first?
The evening times., 1897-07-02

(From the Pittsburg Chronicle TeIegraphl
The French idea OF practical Joke
is to throw bomb at the president.
The French are an exceedingly funng
people
The evening times., 1897-07-02

WASHINGTON. FRIDAY, JULY 2.

Before leauing WaSafHg gton for The Summer
.,sSscrsbe for TIE TIMES. The Morning
md S,saday Editions pes,- be Bsailsa 20 yOa
Scr thirty fee csRts q meRth-the Morning,
Esenins and Straaag Editions for fftg I'D
S,essas changed as often as desired
The evening times., 1897-07-02
STEAMBOATS,.

STEAMER ~ HYATT leaves Potomac
and Grace sts., Georgetown, $50 a. IN.
fut Cabin John and 6reaS Fails, Tues
days, Thnrsssays and Srsasiayz. and Mon
dag, July 5. Can be chartered by ciubs
an 4 pm vate parties Apply at boat or 905
e. Y ave kouud crip, 50 cents. tyf-3e
The evening times., 1897-07-02
SUMMER RESORTS.
White Sulphur Springs, Va,

Near WarTeutuD, Fauquter Co.
The most perfectly equipped health and
pleasure resort in the south. Prices to
suit the times Magnificent scenery. Water
Gus Troubles Send for iIlustr ated eircu-
lars Address PROPRIETOR WHITE
SULPHUR SPRINGS. Near weuenton,
FauQuieI Co, Va te26-2mo
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-25
MERRI OSBORNE Talks.
Is Interviewed About Dean Duffy and
Pokes Fun at Kansas City.

Kansas City, June 25.-'sI have a pret-
ty poor opinion of Kansas City. if it con-
tains many sticks like Dean Duffy
said Merri Osborne, the sOubrette whose
speciality shocked the Very ReW. Dean
Duffy, in the course of a chat with a
reporter.
L can't believe there are many like
him, though, to be frank, Kansas City
does seem sort of religious, you know.
1t needs something like a risqUe to liv
en- il up once in while, I think, but,
pooh, neither the costume nor That's
All are of that sort"
Miss Osborne was reading what the
World had to say about her shocking
dance. 1.-The picture at the top Is just
cute" she exclaimed, except the white
shoes. Those would have looked aW-
fully. I must send this to New York.
They viii think it's the biggest joke
out.
"A little song, a bit of lace, and a
naughty look did the business - she
quoted. That's all. I don't see why
the Very Rev. Dean Duffy should be
offended at that"
She seemed to like the swing of the
phrase for she said it over from mem
Ory several times, interTupting other
sentences to do SO. Then She struck an
attitude and listened attentiveIy while
another member of the company read
the Very Rev. Dean Duffy's interview.
She pretended to be shocked at the in
decent and immoral parts but had
passed through a stage of pity before
she became mOck-herOic and exclaimed,
bravo, Dean Duffy as the end was
reached.
If it is tights, the imitation is per-
feet Well, you might know from that
that the Rev. Duffy lives In Kansas, but
Kansas City, Kan.!!- Duffy! Any
body with a name like that ought to
change it.
"If one thinks that costume sugges-
tive, he should see my tulip costume I
wore in New York, last spring. That
was all flesh-cOlOr except the skirt,
which was in the eoIors of a tulip, rang
ing from red to yellow. One couldn't
tell where my neck left off and the
waist began. am planning a dainty
little costume to wear when I go back
which really might be called sugges-
tive.
of course, I couldn't think of wear
ing it herel But there, they must have
something new in the way of costumes,
ard it is very hard to find something
that everybody else isn't wearing 1
know as soon as l appeared in this
black satin skirt with rOse-pink lining
a1T tights-and it saved the piece from
failure, too-the Baroness Blanc had to
copy it Immediately.
1.-THE song IS nothing. Just a little
French in it, and so many Kansas City
ans know nothing about French, that
they think it is awfully wicked. I guess
sas City as his birthplace. You don't
do you?"
The reporter said he didn't, and Miss
Osborne exclaimed triumphantly:
That's the way with all of you.
You've been here six months. No, sir,
as dainty in comparison with anything
low as the real Bohemia is compared to
the tough theatrical element in New
York
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-25
OUAY'S son PROMOTED.
President Mckinley Makes the Sen
ator's Son Captain and Assist
ant Quartermaster

Washington, June 25.-The senate has
confirmed President McKtnleys ap-
pointment of Lieutenant Andrew Cur
tin Quay, of the Fifth cavalry, as
Captain and Assistant Quartermaster
in the United States Army.
Lieutenant Quay is a son of Senator
Matthew Stanley Quay, of Pennsylvan-
ia
Staff appointments in Uncle Sans
military establishments are among the
snuggest within the gift of the presi-
dent Whenever vacancies occur in
either the Quartermasters or subsis-
tence department army officers seek them
with great ardDr. They provide easy
life berths. they bring promotions much
more rapidly than in the line of the
army, and they carry with them a so
cial prestige, unobtainable through or
binary walks of army life. Some weeks
ago it was announced that the presi-
dent had a captains commission in the
quarternaSterS department to award.
The place that falls to Captain Quay
is that made vacant by the transfer Of
Captain Carson to Fort Hamilton.
Captain Quay graduated from West
Point nine years ago, and was appoint
ed to the cavalry arm of the service.
He was for a time connected with The
staff of General Brooke. He is one of
the youngest officers to be appointed
to so important a. berth.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-25
AN OLD FRAUD
Has Just Been Unearthed by the U.
S. Court of Claims.

Washington, June 25.-The United
States court of claims has rendered a
decision in the famous La Abra case,
holding in effect that the award rem
dered against Mexico by Edward Thorn
ton, acting as umpire under the treaty
of 1868 with Mexico, was obtained by
testimony of a corrupt character. The
court Of claims derived jurisdiction from
a special act of congress passed for the
purpose of determining the charge of
fraud brought by Mexico and made the
basis of an application by that gov
ernment to the United States to return
so much of the money awarded as re-
mains undistributed in the latters
hands. The following is a copy of the
decree entered in the case:
The court finding from the evidence
award made by the United States and
Mexican mixed commission in respect
to the claim of sci , company was OBJ
tanned as to the hole sum included
therein by fraud effectuated by means
of false swearing and other false and
fraudulent practices on the part of said
company and its agents; it is therefore
hereby ordered adjudged and decreed
that all claims in law and equity on the
part of said company, its legal repre-
sentatives and assigns be forever bar
red and closed of all claim to the money
received from the republic of Mexico,
for or on account of such award"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-25
CARTER AND sHoUP QUIT.
The Two Western Senators are Pre-
pairing to Join the Silver Re-
publicans.

Washington, June 25.-The ranks of the
Republican silver senators are about to
be augmented. Senator Thomas Carter
of Montana and Senator George Shoup of
Idaho have practically decided to aban-
don the Republican party. They are
soon to renounce the gold standard wing
and to give their feaIty to free silver at
the ratio of Is to l.
This prospective action on the part of
Shoup and Carter has been freely dis
cussed in senatorial cloak rooms, and it
is no secret that the two have themselves
talked freely of the matter to their close
friends. They have been considering the
step for some time. Perhaps both of
them may vote for the tariff bill, but
neither will act further with the party
on the currency issue.
Senator Carter remained with the gold
standard wing of the party after the st.
Louis convention, although his constitu-
ents were clamorous for silver. He wants
to get in touch with them again. AS for
Senator Shoup, he knows that he must
abandon the gold standard if he is to be
reelected to the senate. The people Of
Idaho are after him and ex-senator Du
bois is almost certain to succeed him un-
less Shoup 'sees the light
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-25
DUKEIN COURT.
The Noted Cigarette Maker Appears
at the Conspiracy Trial.

New York, June 25.-President Duke
of the American Tobacco company was
the only one of the officers of that or
ganization in the court of general ses-
siOns yesterday when the trial of the
cOmpany's officers charged with con-
Spiracy was resumed
Solomon ROSanba uTn, who up to March
last was a salesman in the employ Of
the American Tobacco company was
the first witness called by the prosecu-
ton. The witness said that in addition
to his work as salesman he reported to
the officers of the company as to the
manner in which the holders of con-
signment agreements conducted busi-
ness. 1t was his duty to deliver goods
to the Obebrs who purchased supplies
under the consignment agreement. He
saw Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Marburg al
most daily at the Office of the company
during 1894. H also saw other directors
who are under Indictment frequently.
Witness reported Morris Hirsch of
Brooklyn for selling cigarettes manu-
factured by the National Tobacco COM
pany.
Hirsch who had dealt with the Amer
lean company told witness that ne had
become an agent for the National COM
pany.
Mr.. ChOate asked: ''Was it not your
experience that the consignment was
for the benefit of the consignee?"
District Attorney Olcott objected and
the objection was sustained.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-25
LIKE GROWS IN THE TREES
Are the Lobbyists III the Senate, Ac-
cording to Senator Allen.

Washington, June 25.-In support of
his resolution introduced for the pur-
pose of excluding lobbying ex-senatOrs
from the floor OF the senate yesterday,
Mr.. Hale stated that it was a matter
of satisfaction to renew the acQuaint-
ance and the association of senators
who had been members of the body but
he did not think it was compatible with
the dignity of the senate that the priv1-
leges of the floor should be used by
gentlemen interested In pending leglsla-
ton.
Mr.. Hawley suggested that there
might be some objection to any point
ing out of ex-sena tors and Mr.. Allen
asked what had taken place in recent
days to call attention to the subject.
Mr.. Hale asked that he be not re-
quested TO particularize-
Mr.. Allen declared that there had
been no more lobbying of late than
there had been for years. At one time
he had introduced a bill making it a
crime to come on the capitol grounds
with a view to lobbying on pending
measures. It was at a time when the
pooling bill and other measures were
bringing lobbyists from all parts Of the
country. Why not make it a crime,
covering all lobbyists, he asked.
Mr.. Hale explained that he was not
seeking any such drastic measure.
r.Allen again asserted that lobbyists
crowded the corridors and galleries like
crows in the trees.
The proposed amendment went over.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-25
ACTOR RATCLIFFE HELD.
Frohman's Leading Man Charged
With Attempted Wife Murder.

Chicago, June 25.-E. J. Ratcliffe, the
well-known leading man of Charles
F'rOhman's companies, was arrested at
the Auditorium, charged with the at
tempted murder of his wife. The ar
rest was made on a dispatch from the
New York police department, which
said that Radcliffe and his wife had a
quarrel in their New York fiat at 169
West Eightieth street, and he brutally
kicked her, from the effects of which
she is dying.
Ratcliffe has been here for 10 days and
was making preparations to go on a
yachting trip with some rich Chica go
ans. He was arrested after coming in
from a bicycle ride and was taken into
custody at once and locked up at the
Harrison street station. Ratcliffe's
wife is the daughter of Peter De Lacey
the millionaire hOrsenlan, who has a
pRlatial house at 10 West Seventy-hrst
street, New York.
His daughter had just finished school
at 16 years of age when she fell in love
with the actor, who had recently come
from England to the Fr9hman COM
pany. He was a matinee idol, and, des-
pite the objections of the girls father,
pressed his suit. 1t ended in runaway
match two and a half years ago. The
father had tried unSuccessfuIIy to sep
arate the couple.
Ratcliffe is handsome, of powerful
build, and has been one of Frohman's s
leading men for years. He has carried
the principal roles in a score of pOpu-
lar dramas. His last appearance in this
city was in MY Friend From India at
Hooley's theater. He took the part of
George d'ArmOnt." In the play he was
a jealous husband, in which role he
showed in a very realistic manner how
rough he could be with a woman. A
portion of the part was to nearly stran-
gle Amelia Bingham" and the audience
shuddered for the safety of the woman
who took the part. Other plays in
which he appeared We're Two Little
Vagrants,'' ''The Fatal Card and THE
Sporting Duchess
When brought before court for his
preliminary examination the prisoner
seemed greatly depressed. Ratcliffe
maintained that he was innocent and
that the charge was made out Of ma
lice by his father-in-laW, Peter De Lac
ey. Ratcliffe's attorney was not able
to be present owing to the pressure of
other business, and at the suggestion of
the police the case was continued until
June 80 The court also reduced the
amount of Ratcliffe's bond from $4,000
to $4,000.
New York, June 25.-Edward J. Rat
cliffe, the actor who was arrested in
Chicago on dispatch from this city,
has been indicted by the grand jury on
a charge of assault in the second de-
gree, committed on his wife on June u.
A detective from the district attorneys
office will leave for Chicago today to
bring Ratcliffe here. AT the Office of
the lawyers who are representing Mrs.
Ratcliffe, it is said today that she was
dying.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-25
BUILD A FINE BLOCK.
Now That the Golmis Peanut and
Candy Stand Has Fallen In.

The one story brick peanut and candy
stand between Seventh and Eighth
streets collapsed yesterday afternoon
about 4. The stand was located at 724
Kansas avenue, the lot on either side of
which is to be erected handsome store
buildings.
on the south of the stand had weakened
the wall of the small building and al
though props had been fixed under it
early in the day it gradually sank and
finally gave way. Harry GOlmis, the
proprietor of the stand, had warning
about Is minutes before by the wall
era cking, and by the time it fell had the
greater part of his stock out on the
sidewalk No one was in the building
at the time, but George Allendorff, a
cousin of Golmis, who was standing in
front of the building when the wall
gave way was so badly scared that he
jumped ten feet into a mortar pit and
had his feet and lower limbs badly
burned by lime.
A great dust was raised by the col
lapse of the building and the fire de-
psrtment was called out. People rushed
to the scene in crowds and for few
minutes there was considerable excite
ment as it was rumored that several
people were in the building when it fell
GoImts soon dispeIled this rumor.
The building was owned by the Bank
of Topeka. Mr. Albert Knowles, vice
president of the bank, visited the build
ing a few minutes after it collapsed, and
when asked if the bank would erect a
new building said:
AT present 1 can't say what will be
done. The building fell down only a
few minutes ago and haven't a chance
% talk With any of the other officers of
the bank"
The building is total wreck and the
bank will be compelled to erect a new
building or let the property stand idle.
On either side of the lot is to be erect
ed two handsome store buildings with
pressed brick fronts, and it is to be
hoped the Bank of Topeka will set to
work to erect a building in uniform
style with the buildings on either side.
Such a block would be a credit to Kan
sas avenue, and as the location is one of
the best in the city the erection of a
new building would prove a paying in
vestment to the bank
By all means let handsome new
block be erected.
Messrs HogsbOOm and Jewell and the
Bank of Topeka ought to get together
and build uniform block. 1t would
make the entire building more Valua BILE
and desirab bic for tenants.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-25
DELEGATES NAMED. ,
Governor Leedy Makes Appoint tments
for the Gold Mining Conference
at Denver.

Governor Leedy has appointed the fol-
lowing delegates to the international gold
mining conference which will be held in
Denver July 6, and s:
o. E. Comstock, Hutchinson; S. G.
Isett, Chanute; w. J. Costigan, Ottawa;
Ed Howe, Atchison; John Conway, Nor
ton; W. B. Washington, Leoti; Otis Nes-
bitt, Washington; c. A. Hammet, Marys-
vile; 2. NJ. Weed, Long Island; T. G.
Egan, St. Francis; Frank S. Foster, ELS
worth; J. c. Padgett, Council Grove; F.
c. Flory, Howard: G. V. Johnson, Sedan;
John Seaton, Atchison; George Bur
roughs, Abilene; A. J. Bryant, Hays City;
D. o. McCray, D. P. Elliott and Albert
Parker, Topeka; s. E. Pendleton, Ere
donia; J. W. Sponable, Paola; H. H.
Grimshaw, Paola; B. E. Kies, Wichita;
L. NJ. Lewis, Kinsley; T. E. Leftwitch,
Larned; J. c. Starr, Scott City; Thos.
w Morgan, Eureka; ]. B. Fugate. New
ton; G. A Jones, Cove City.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-25
IT WAS THE ANARCHISTS.
They Started the Paris Fire and Then
Ran OF to America

Washington, June 25.-The Post says:
According to a story which has reached
Chicago from Paris, via Washington,
the terrible holocaust which wiped out
over 100 lives at the French capital May
4 was the work of anarchists thirsting
for revenge on the upper classes of
France. 1t is claimed~ that while the
official inquiry into the circumstances
surrounding the catastrophe, threw lit
tie light on the cause of the fire, the
secret department is working on a clue
that points to an anarchy conspiracy of
stupendouS magnitude.
It is said that the Paris detectives
have not only satisfied themselves that
anarchists were at the bottom of the
awful crime. but the leaders who plan
ned it, fed to America as soon as they
had seen with what frightful success it
had been executed. It is also asserted
that several persons are under arrest
in Paris on the suspicion of knowing
more about the affair than they care to
tell A member of the French legation
at Washington, is said to be authority
for the story.