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The evening times., 1897-05-25
THE BENEFIT TONIGHT.
a Fine Program of Amusements for
stranded" Actors and Actresses.

a Fine Program of Amusements for
stranded" Actors and Actresses.
Rarely in the theatrical history of the
city has there been offered al u benefit
performance such a fine program OF amuse
mcnts as will be heard tonight at thp
Bl lou Theater
The beneficiaries OF this occasion are
the actors and actresses who were strand
ed here by the Buckler Butler Company
which played a hrief engagement at the
Grand opera House They are worthy
people. and many of them are far from
relatives and friends.
The full program contains fifteen num-
bers, and will extend nearly three hours.
Prominent among the artists who have vol
unteered their services are Miss Kitty
Thompson Berry, the sweet singer, and Miss
Elsie Lower, the bewitching little dancer
Others equally prominent elsewhere are:
Charles y. Mack. the Irish Comedian,
late of Murphy & Mack,
Deltino the man of many forms, direct
from Roster & Balls, New York.
Arthur Middleton-Bass soloist u
John Terrell-Comic, sentimental and de
scriptive vocalist; by kind permission of
Walsh's Music Han.
NJ Hepner-The man of magic and
mystery
Bert Lewis The oTi ginal comedy creator:
by kind permission of Managers Herman and
SCmun.
Madden and Adams, in their Up-to-date
comedy success; Armstrong brothers, young
American modern parodists, by kind per
mission OF Managers Herman and Semon,
Harry Park, Washingtons own and IA
vorite trick cyclist; X-Ray Bixley, in his
great success, The Musical Barroom."
Edison's Proiectoscope, more wonderful
than the Vitascope or Kinetoscope, by kind
permission of Trof. j. B. Smith. There is
already a certainty that the benefit will
be fine success financially. The pro-
gram was prepared under the able di-
rection of Mr.. Fred Wilson, and the the
ater completes donated by Manager Robert
NJ Whitsell.
The evening times., 1897-05-25
DEPARTMENT PERSONALS.

The work Of awarding contracts for fur
nishing supplies to the Interior department
is practically complete.
Several Of the ladies of the Interior De
partment are planning an excursion through
Europe during the vacation period.
Capt o. NJ Cotter, Corps of Engineers,
was today appointed by Secretary Alger
military attache To the embassy at Lon
don.
Commodore W. W Reisinger is en- route
for Pensacola to report Tor duty. He
called today on Secretary Long for instruc-
tons
Assistant Secretary yoftheInterior Thomas
Ryan was acting Secretary yesterday dur
ing the absence in New York of Secretary
Bliss
Capt West, Of Weston, Fla, was a caller
yesterday on Major Couper, chief of the
miscellaneous division of the Department
OF the Interior.
Lieut. Frederick S Foltz, First Cavalry,
called at cavalry headquarters this morn
ing ON official business. lie will leave
the city this afternoon.
During the absence of First Assistant
Postmaster General Perry Heath on the
Postal Congress excursion, Chief Clerk
Fowler was acting First Assistant
Mr. Hough, private secretary of the Com
missioner OF the General Land Office, is
believed to write more letters than any
other private secretary in the down. town
Departments.
Capt George W Michel, of the Second
Artillery, is in the city On one months
leave Of absence. He is stopping at No
1910 Sunderland place. Today he made
a formal call on Secretary Alger.
Cadet Edward McCauley, jr., has been
ordered to the Brooklyn. He called at
naval headquarters today and expressed
his delight at his prospective trip to Eu-
rope to attend the Queens jubilee cele
bration.
W. B. Copeland, superintendent OF de-
livery in the postoffice at Allegheny,
Pa, and secretary of the local board of
civil service examiners, at that point, was
a caller at the office of the Civil Service
Commission yesterday. he also visited
Dumher of the officials at the Postoffice
Department.
The walls Of the office of the Secretary
of the Interior have been hung for years
with the portraits of Secretaries OF the
Interior. This portrait gallery has Of late
grown so great that for the comfort of
Secretary Bliss it has been deemed de-
sirable to thin il out The portraits of the
Secretaries who are living are retained in
the office of Secretary Bliss, while the
pictures of those who are dead have been
hung In the ante-room and the corridor.
The evening times., 1897-05-25
EMPLOYERS AWFUL BLUNDER.
Young John Kinch Mistaken for q
Burglar and Terribly Wounded.

Norfolk, May 25.-JOhn E. Kinch,
siXteen-year-old hoy is at st. Vincent's
Hospital in this city, the victim OF a most
unfoTtunat affair, which occurred Sunday
morning in Norfolk county, at the Old
Town Crossing The youths home is on
High street, this city, but he clerked and
slept with Mr.. Neale at the point above
indicated.
Duiing the night he left the house and re-
turned early in the morning. Mr.. Neale,
not knowing Of the youths absence, and
hearing noise caused by the slamming of
the door 1T is said, proceeded to investigate,
suspectingth an attempt was beingm
to rob Kim, as he had considerable IN oney
in the house, which he had received from
strawberries.
He went into the store and fired at the
supposed burglars, and the ball took effect
in young Kinch's abdomen, he being the
supposed intruder. 1t passed through the
body and out on the other side, ,woundingthe
stomach intestines and left kidney in its
course. Hiscnances CT recovery are very
slight.
The evening times., 1897-05-25
ARREST WITHOUT WARRANT.
A Hyattsville Justice Decides the
Question AffirmativeIy.

Justice OF the Peace Arthur Carr, OF
Hyattsville. yesterday decided a case OF
the State against Constable Vincent, which
will, in al probability, be appealed 20 the
circuit court The edecsiOn is TO the effect
that a constable has the authority to make
arrests without a warrant. This was a
case where Constable Vincent, of Eladens-
burg district, arrested two negroes without
a warrant, near Highlands.
At the trial Vincent was heard to make
ugly remarks about States Attorney BELLS,
and he, Vincent, was arrested for using
profane language For this offense Justit e
Carr fined him So The under hailiff OF
Hyattsville, II. Q. Emmons, had Vincent
arrested, and at the next meeting of the
board o! commissioners VIII prefer charges
against Town Railiff Mcfarland, whom
he alleges was close to Vincent when the
latter usedprofanelanguage and vas negli-
gent in failing to place Vincent under ar
rest.
There was a vigorous contest for the
office Of town hailiff bet ween Emnions and
McF Farlands the latter securing the plum
and Ennnuns the position of under bdiliff.
The evening times., 1897-05-25
HELD AT RUSSIA'S REQUEST.
Alleged AbscOnder ROsenfeId Re.
naming in Custody in New Jersey.

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Atlantic City, May 25.-Louis Couplin,
alias Resented, who is alleged to have
dbsConfed from Russia with funds belong
ing to ban MISREPRESENTATION, ishaying hard
time of IT in endeavoTing to get out of the
clutches Of the jersey representatives of
the law COuplin's attorney succee eded,
10y hebeas corpus proceedings, in getting
an order fIom Justice Garrison for his re-
lease from custody in Atlantic City
Immediately after getting his liberty
yesterday Couplin left the city in a velicle
and drove to Pleasan tville, where he
boarded an afternoon train for Camden.
In the meantime, the Russian consul general
at New York wired information to Chief
Eldredge that COuplin was wanted at
Cachiff. in Russian Poland. upon the charge
Of defrauding the bank of sc Geo roubles
A request was made to hold the fugitive
until further orders.
The Atlantic City officials who had re-
Iuctantly allowed their prisoner to go,
Immediately, on receipt of this dispatch,
hurried to the telegraph office and wired
the Camden police to arrest Couplin and
hold him until they sent definite instruc-
tiOns.
The Camden police officials subsequently
arrested the accused man and locked him
up in the city hall.
1t is understood that his counsel will
make application for his release on the
ground that his arrest was unwarranted
and that his detention is illegal.
The evening times., 1897-05-25
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS.
Assignments of Officers in Both
Branches of the Service.

Assignments of Officers in Both
Branches Of the Service.
orders have been issued by the Navy
Department, as follows: John N. Quack
epbush, commissioned a commander from
August !, 1888, and retired from June
/, 1925.
Comma nder C. NJ Thomas, detached from
the Naval Home, May 20, and ordered 10
the War College and Torpedo School
June l.
Paymaster j. B. Redfield to be general
storekeeper at Norfolk, Va, from June / &.
Paymaster II. 7. B. Harris, detached as
general storekeeper at Norfolk, June L,
and ordered home on waiting orders.
The War Department has issued the fol-
lowing orders:
Leave OF absence for two months to take
effect Oh or about June / g. / S97 is granted
Second Lieut.. Henry G Cole, Twenty third
Infantry.
The following transfers are made in the
Eighth Infantry;
Second Lieut.. Ernest B. Gose, from Com
pany to Company X. Second Lieut.. Jo-
seph Drips, from Company to Company n.
The leave of absence granted Second
Special Orders, No. 90, April p, 1897, De
partmeht of California, is extended three
months.
Capt. Charles H. Heyl, Twenty-third In
fantry, having reported in person to the
adjutant general of the Army, as required
by Special Orders from this office, will re-
port in person to the commanding general
of the militia OF the District of Columbia
for duty here with.
Second Lieut.. Robertson Honey, Fourth
Artillery, will be relieved from duty at the
United states Military Academy, West
Point, n. Y, August 81, 1897, and viii
then proceed to Join his battery.
Second Lieut.. Samuel Hof, Sixth Cavalry,
is detailed for duty at the United States
Military Academy, and VIII proceed to
West Point, n. Y, and report in person to
the superintendent OF the academy, Au-
gust 20, 1897.
Col. Jacob Kline, Z s Infantry, upon the
completion of his duties at the camp OF the
Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, which
closes June IL, 1897, viii return to
Madison Barracks, New York, and will
proceed thence to the encampment which
commences July 10, 1897
Leave of absence for three months to
take effect on or about June /, 1897, is
granted Capt. Champe C. McCullOch, jr.,
assistant surgeon.
The following transfers are made in the
Fourth Infantry:
Second Lieut. william A. Raibourn, from
Company p to Company K.
Second Lieut.. John j. Bernard, from
Company K to Company B.
Cant Huph 7 Seventh Calvary
having completed the duty assigned him
from headquarters of the Army, will
return TO his station, via Chicago, Ill
The evening times., 1897-05-25
Presentation of a Portrait.

The last school to be opened this year to
public school children was the one in South
east Washington, whichis named after the
late Bishop d. A. Payne. Tomorrow after
noon at 2 O'Clock there will be presented to
this school, rs an object lesson of inspira.
tion to its scholars, handsome life-size
crayon portrait of the man for whom it is
named. AS there is no large assembly hall
In this pa rticular building, the exercises
will be held lii the assembly hall of the
High School, NJ street, between First and
New Jersey avenue northwest The pro-
gram viii be as follows, Supt G. F Cook,
presiding
Prayer, Rev G. F. Grimke; chorus, high
school pupils; original song, quartet, Prof
L. j. Coppn; presentation, Bishop B. w.
Arnett; song written for the occasion by s.
6. Brownl, pupils of Payne School; accept
ance, Trustee L. A. Cornish: tribute from
teachers OF Payne School, Mr.. NJ. Grant
Lucas; violin selection, Joseph h Douglass;
remarks, Bishop W. B. Derrick and Rev NJ
NJ. Moore; chorus, high school pupils.
The evening times., 1897-05-25
CANINE WITNESS IN COURT.
Evidences His sFPeaceful Character
in a Suit. for Damages.

in a Suit, for Damages.
Wilmington, DeL, May 25.-A dog was
on trial in the superior court yesterday
in the suit of Beajaain G. Barclay, who
wants $4,000 dana ges from John g. Hart
man for injuries alleged to have been in
flicted by Mr.. Hartman's large mastiff,
LEO" The dog appeared in court adorn-
ed with long flowing red ribbon and
seemed perfectly at home, frisking about
among the lawyers. According to Mr.
Barclays story, ne was attacked by the
animal at Tenth and Franklin streets. His
right hand and forearm were severely
lacerated Testimony was given to show
that the dog had attacked other people.
While Mr.. Hartman's attorney was max
ing his opening remarks Leo" stood up
looking at the jury, and as the lawyer
finished the canine nodded assent and then
sprawled over the floor
During the afternoon the attorneys for
Mr.. Hartman piled several witnesses with
so many questions as to the reputation of
the dog for peace and good order that the
Judges smiled, on of them remarking that
it was the first time he had ever heard
dogs reputation questioned in court The
big canine Vas on the best of behavior,
and quietly walked up behind the judges,
looked apDealingly at them and then
tenderly rubbed his nose against their
chairs and wagged his tail.
The evening times., 1897-05-25
4 SALGONKEEPER ROBBED.
While Answering a Telephone Dice
Throwers Raid His Safe.

NewpOrtNews Va. May -Saloonkeep-
er G. T. UZzel, who runs business on the
corner Of West avenue and Twenty-third
street, was robbed yesterday morning Of
something over $3.50 in most audacious
manner.
About 6 0 clock MI UzZel went into his
private office in company with two men.
While these men were throwing dice on
Mr.. UZZeil S table he had occasion to open
his safe for the purpose Of paying out some
money, leaving the safe door slightly ajar,
exposing pile of banknotes. About that
time the phone bell rang and he went to
answer 1t. He was followed in short
time from the private office by the men.
After treating his companion, both men
left. The loss was discovered in about half
an hour and reported TO police head
quarters.
The man who is supposed to be the prin-
cipal n the affair has been hanger-on
about the place for the last month, and the
whole thing is thought to have been a care
fully connected plan, which met with sue
cess on account OF favorable attendant
circumstances. The police spent the day
searching for the thieves, without re
suits
The evening times., 1897-05-25
MRS. ACKLAN GETS A DIVORCE.
The Bill Granting 1t Passed by the
Delaware Legislatures.

Dover, Del, May 25.-After having once
killed the bill and then voted 10 resurrect it,
the Delaware Legislature yesterday passed
the meas sure giving Mrs Laura Crocker Ack-
Ian, daughter OF T u Crocker, a Cleveland,
Ohio, millionaire, legal separation from
her husband, W b. Acklan,
This Ma kes Mrs Acklan a free woman
Sne viii secure a certified copy of the bill
from the secretary of state, for which she
Will pay 500, and viii file this with the Ie-
corCler OF deeds OF New Castle county, as
provided 10y sta atute.
Mrs Acklan went before the committee Of
the whole of the house of representa- tives
yesterday afternoon and gave the reasons
why the legislature should grant her a di-
voroe. She was accompanied by Josiah
Marvel and Horace G Knowles, her legal
advisors, aud 10y mad Mrs. Crocker,
mother of the petitioner, remained in vii.
mington.
The hearing was held in executive ses
sion, Mr. HAZEL, of Smyrna, being the only
absent member. Mrs. Acklan stated that
she had decided to make her home i'll Della
ware for the present, and Size reiterated
that he 7 residence here was bona fide She
was questioned 10y Mr. Dempsey in regard
to the statement that a demand for money
had been made upon her i'll return for the
divorce, but She stated that she had no
charges OF bribery to prefer aga inst an y Of
the legislature
She testified tha { while in Europe her hus-
band had treated her with cruelty and hru-
tality, at one time throwing her over chair
Mrs. Acklan further said that owing TO the
publicity given the case, she could not posi-
bly, return to Cleveland OF Washington to
face her former friends.
The ma arriage OF Mrs Acklan took place
last June, and afterward she accompanied
her husband to Europe In a short time
they sepa rated, and in March of this year
Mrs. Acklan came to Delaware, with the
avowed intention OF taking up residence
here in order 10 apply for divorce. 1t WAS
not long before the application was made,
and out of IL grew many Charges against
the members OF the Legislature, in their
failure to pass the resolution.
The evening times., 1897-05-25
OUIGG DEFINES A POLICY.
Says National Party Issues Must
Dominate in Coming Campaign.

Says National Party issues MUST
Dominate in Coming Campaign.
New York, May 25.-Congressman L. E.
Quigg, who is to tie elected president of
the Republican county committee tonight,
attended the smoker OF the Blaine Repub-
lican Club of the Twenty-fifth assembly
district last night and made speech
Among other things he said, 'Tammany
Hall is trying TO get the campaign going
on loCallines. The Republican party would
willingly meet Tammany on local issues,
but the campaign is not To be fought on
those lines alone. Ii is evident already
that national party issues will dominate in
the campaign. There il no escape from
them They are the issues on which party
lines are drawn and the party feeling is
too strong in both camps to make them
subordinate TO purely local issues"
Edward LauterhaCh, whom Mr.. Quigg is
to succeed as president of the county COM
mIttce, wrote a letter regretting his in
ability to be present. He, too, declared
the issue TO be Organism and repudaton
against the forces of national honesty, and
he urged the Republicans of the Blaine
Club TO stand as firmly for the country's
honor as they did in 1896.
The evening times., 1897-05-25

The crisis in the Spanish CUrteS continues
The Liberals, under SagaSta, and section
of the Conservatives still absent Them
selves from the sttings Premier Canovas
del Castillo * making appeals TO their pa
trictisIn, which is rather jocular, since it
his scalp they are after and are likely TO
take. Action of the United States Senatein
passing the belligerency resolution has i'll
creased the difficulties OF the Spanish gov
eminent IN its attempt to secure money.
Notwithstanding vehement assertions by
the Administration and Spanish spokesmen
in Washington and New York that Reed
will be able TO prevent consideration Of
''belligerency'' in the House, European
financiers are greatly alarmed, in view Of
the fact that if enough Republican mem
bers were 10 revolt aud help the Democrats
60 pass the resolution, as happened in the
Senate, the President would not dare to
defy tie country with veto, and then the
war would come to a sudden end, and the
Spanish bondholders and the Anglo-Amer-
lean sugar trust would be stranded. Under
these circumstances further advances of
money to Spain are regarded as out of the
question
The evening times., 1897-05-25
BRAKEMAN HAYNER's SAD FATE.
Crushed TO Death just Before Going
TO His Sick Child.

Richmond, Va, May % John W. Hay
ner, jr., brakeman on the Chesapeake
and OHIO road, was on the rear step Of
the shifting engine preparatory to making
a coupling, when he stumbled and fell
Before ne could recover himself the en-
gine passed over him and he was crushed.
For several months, Hayner has been
out OF employment, and had only succeeded
in getting q position recently. When he
left his home last night his baby was very
sick, and late at night he received mes
sage from his wife by telephone for him
TO come home at once, as she thought the
child was dying
He imagined that to go would ieopardize
his position, the only means by which he
could provide for those dear to him He
stuck TO his work, trusting and hoping
that the child would improve and in
few hours he would have finished mis- work
and gone home.
The evening times., 1897-05-25
sYNDICATES WINDING UP.
Discretionary Broker Firms Discon-
tinue Their Business Operations.

New York, May 25.-The sign'cf &C. T.
Smith 6 Company, Investment Agents,
Stocks, Bonds, Grain and Provisions
Bought and Sold,'' is still up in gilt letters
on the door of an office on the fourth
floor OF the Syndicate building, Liberty
and Nassau streets. G.. t. Smith 4 Com
pany advertised that their discretionary
syndicates paid customers over per cent
week
|Oue Of the firm was F A Phillips, jr.
a member of the Consolidated Stock and
Petroleum Exchange, who failed in that
exchange few weeks ago, and W hose con-
nection with c. T. Smith S Company is
now under investigation. He had left
the concern before he failed.
The agent Of the Syndicate building
said yesterday afternoon that the rent
had been paid for this month, but that the
whereabouts Of Mr. Smith or other mem
bers Of the firm was unknown
II. M Hamlin, another dealer in dis
cretionary syndicates, who had his office
at 155 Broadway, has ceased operations
The evening times., 1897-05-25

New dangers appear to threaten the
Hellenic people. Peace negotiations still
hang fire. There is an evident absence OF
accord among the ambassadors at Con
stantinople. The Sultan adheres firmly
to his demands, and there is ground for
suspicion that he is being secretly hacked
by one or more of the Eastern powers
Twenty thousand fresh Turkish troops have
embarked at Smyrna to re-enforce Edhem
Pasha. who seems to be preparing for an
attack upon the Greeks at ThermopyIae as
Eoon as the truce shall terminate Smo-
Icnski is doing what he can to place the
army Of the Crown Prince in a condition
20 make a fight. but it is u hopeless un-
derta6ing The hand Of England is no
where socn, and it really looks as IL that
government had surrendered its voice in
the settlement to Mr. Gladstone's two
youthful dcspots'
The evening times., 1897-05-25

Mrs. Loesch Gives Testimony DAM
aging TO the Prisoner.

Chicago, May 25.-Louis, the twelve-year-
old son of Adolph Luetgert, was the first
witness yesterday afternoon in the pre-
limary court proceedings against his father
charged with uxorcide Heproved bright
witness and would not be trapped into any
damaging admission.
Mrs Augustus Loesch, neighbor, said
that she met Luetgert the day after the
supposed murder in her husbands saloun.
lie looked badly and in answer to her
comment said lie had had hut little sleep
the night before and was going 80 change
his clothes and fix up "
This testimony caused something Of a
sensation, which she heightened by telling
that Luetgert's engineer, standing in the
saloon doorway the night before, saw amuke
coming from the factory chimney and re-
marked that he guessed he had lost his
job, but that he had subsequently learned
that Luetgert was acting as his own en-
gineer that night.
The prosecution promises some extremely
sensational testimony today.
The evening times., 1897-05-25
Circulation Statement.
WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, NAY 25.

The deliberations Of the Republican Sem
ate caucus yesterday indicate the wide di-
vergeDce OF opinion among leading ex-
ponents of the party on the subject of the
tariff. 1t was developed that Senators
from the heer-producng States would Toe
compelled to fight the increased tax on
beer. Others viii antagonize the heartless
attack upon Mr.. McKinley's free break
fast table," while Senator Lodge declared
that New England never would tolerate
the removal OF hides from the free list
There was sometalk of a stamp tax to take
the place OF beer tax, and a good deal
about forcing the battle by Republican
sbstention from speeches, and 10y gradu-
ally Iengthenlng sessions, finally to the
sll-night stage, in order to wear out the
Democrats Expectation Of long aud
hard struggle was very much in evidence