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The times., 1897-11-14

Cases Of severe burning, scalding, and
disfiguTihg with vitriol are occasionally
reported ih the newspapers, and sometimes
the operation of skin grating appears 10
be necessary TO save the victim. This
is all right OF course, and il is "A noble and
heroic Thing for the sweethearts, parents
childreu. brothers, sisters, friends or other
relatives Of tie injured person u allow
themselves - be skinned for loves sweet
sake, bat IL is time q protest was entered
against the space that is given to the
operation in some newspapers. or course.
there are disagreeabIe surgical cases in all
hospitals, bat the reports of these belong
in medical works, and the fact that the
material for the subjects new spidermis
came from this, that or the other near
relative Is really Of no more concern 10
tire public than are the details OF ar
operation for tile removal OF 1t cancer.
Of course, env person OF right feeling would
be willing 10 be more or less skinned, ii
it were absolutely necessary for thc sake OF
Some loved one, but it is not necessary that
the person who thus becomes walking
crazT- -quili should be photographed, aud
the photograph reproduced in pictures q
foot and half long, nor is it necessary
that each piece of skin should be in
scrihed with the autograph Of The con
5ributor. Let as do away with this raw
hide Journalism. II makes ones nerves
crawl.
The times., 1897-11-14

the superiority OF corporate interests over
human rights, find that the whole force
OF our aasionaI power has been and is
being used for the purpose OF defeating
the struggle Of the Cuban people to win
political Liberation fram the grinding and
Infamous power of Spain.
II Is MT a pleasant reflection. We
do net for moment believe that it VIII
50 sppear 70 the representatives of the
naiioI. when they assemble in the Con-
gress next month. In fact, TO anybody
outside of the Sugar Trust ana the other
best business interests" it cannot fan
70 appear as national disgrace to our
fame and cur Gag. We have confidence
that, before the dawn of a new year,
we shall see this stain wiped out.
The times., 1897-11-14

Fleeing from the numerous and fully IL
lustrated reports Of various murder trials
now on hand. one may run for comfort to
the Popular Science Monthly, and its re-
marks on the murderous proclvities pf
lions aud tigers. TIE author OF this ar
ticle states that while lions and tigers, in
pursuit of their prey, ale fmpelled by their
inst inct 10 kill tile victiu Instantly, thus
saving trouble, it has been observed that
when these animals are merely fighting for
personal reasons, they do not often kill
They merely bite blindly from sheer rage.
and when tkeiI fuzzy is spent, they &c
away. Man, therefore, is the only animal
which lies ia wait for the purpose OF
murder. He is also the only animal who
regards trials Tor murder, long drawn out,
as a species of entertainment. Let ms go
back and be lions and tigers again. They
show better taste than certain portion
of the free American public.
The times., 1897-11-14
CHINESE FORM a TRUST.
II Is just Like Real afEerioao
MonoToly.

III - 81
Monopoly.
Peginning with tomorrow. the Chinese
iauntl.ymen, Cf whom there are Upward
Of 100 in this city, win enter conbina
ton hy which the prices for la un'ify WORK
which existed prior To tie cuts AMI red Il
tions begun Two years ago viii be 70
stored This means that at all Chinese
Iaundries it VIII Cost 10 cents 10 have Il
shirt washed and froned, cents for cuffs
and = cents for collars, and other prices
ranging accordingly
The Clpnsuls, mad becouE sufficiently
acquainted with MeHcan ways TO dt least
realize what it IS u belong to d syndicst'
or pool. The combination wnich they have
formed. known as the Chop Sing Tond, oT
chinese Laundry Association, is 10 regu-
late tie washing business. 1t viii control
prices which the Mclean man must pay OF
wear soiled linen, should he not care 70
patronize home industry. The Chinamen
assert that there is no raise in the price oi
laundry work, but insist that the new rates
are simply the restoration of the old ones
which formerly existed.
The cut rate war which has been raging :
for th,. past two years is s.tted now and
here after prices at all laundries Will be the
same Tie trouble it is said originated
in this city about two years ago, and mas
spread TO many other cities. IL did not
bclin with The MungoGan's regard for the
Americans pockethook, but rather 70 III
lure his Cwn countrYmen. The Moys ant
he Lees ware dt enmity and tool, this WY
to avenge themselves.
Prices have been cut to g, then &c
Z aud IN some Instances to cents
on shirtS, and other articles OF raiulent ae
cortingly. The restora alton is said TO be
general throughout the countr y where price.
have been cut heretofore, and viii be en-
forced in Baltimore. Philadelphia and New
YORK CITY
The times., 1897-11-14
SUICIDE AT ST. ELIZABETH's :
IN Insane Man Ends His Life by
Strangulation.

Strangulation.
John O'Donnell, an inmate at st.
EliZabeth's Insane Asylum, committed sui
eide Yesterday afternoon by hanging him
self in little tool shed On the grounds of
the institution. o'Donnell was soldier
and was committed to the institution last
July as Government patient from fort
in Nebraska, where he had been detailed.
Yesterday about noon he ate his dinner
as usual u MI starred out apparently tn stroll
upon the grounds. 1t was about . ciocG
in the afternoon when Foreman Maloney,
who has charge OF the laborers on the
place, had occa sion TO go to the little tool
she'd where some Of the rougher irnpla
ments are kept. There, dangling from 4
rope attached to one OF the lower ra fters,
was Q 'Donnell's dead body. He had found
a small piece of rope somewhere a bout the
shed aud attached one end to one Of the
Iafters. The roof is low, and there was
no room to suspend himself, 50 he had tied
a moose, and, placing it around his neck, al
lowed his weight TO fall forward, and death
resulted from strangulation.
When found his head was not more
than three feet from the ground. The
body was not thoroughly cold when dis
covered, and the physicians v no examined
it Immediately after did not think that
the man had been dead for more than an
hour. Coroner Carr was at once notified,
and, after investigating the circumstances,
gave certificate of death, With suicide
as the cause
o'DGnnell was thirty-four years of age,
aud originally came from Troy, n. Y.
where IL was learned late last night that
he ne6 some friends residing. An effort
will be made to communicate with them
aud advise them of the suicide but, unless
thcc are heard from today, the body Will
be- inferred in the Cemetery on the asylum
grounds.
The times., 1897-11-14
WORK on THE NEW BRIDGE.
Report of Col. Allen Which Shows
What Has Been Done.

Report of Col. Allen NHlcn SHOWS
What Has Been Done.
The borings for tests for, foundations for
the proposed memorial bridge over the Po
tomac have been continued under the super
vision OF Col. allen, OF the corps of en-
eincers. Similar work is in progress for
bridge across tile Eastern Branch, In line
with Massachusetts avenue. The depth of
the borings varied from AIS to 72.4 feet
below low tide.
IS to the Aqueduct bridge, the contract
ors have repaired the cofferdam around
pier No. 4. The stairway and two fences
along the sidewalk between piers and 5
have beeL built and the interior Golfer
dam is practically finished. Active opera
tions at the cofferdam have been neces
sarily suspended on account of the wea tn
er. Col Allen says the removal and re
construction OF the pier before freezing
weather is Impossible. The ends OF the
sE.ans will therefore be lowered TO their
seats and VIII rest upon the masonry pier
FOL the present
The times., 1897-11-14

Gov. LOwndes, OF Maryland, has an
uounced his intention of accepting the
United states Senatorship IL it is offered
to him by the Republicans OF that State.
The governor declares that he is not a
candidate in the sense OF making a fight
for 1t, but that II it comes to him he would
accept it. This may be construed as an
iGtmatiun that the governor is about to
set on foot quiet movement to pull down
the prize III Possible. Congressman Mudd
declines To say anything about his can
didacy or To even admit that he is a Can
d:date, but his friends are doing some
talking for MIN. There are enough "a
candidates present and prospective To
'ndie ale that the session OF the legislature
VIE not be devoid of interest. The caucus
rule win doubtless prevail and as IL only
rcgulIes thirty-four votes for majority
of the caucus. the candidate who secures
the city Of Baltimore VIII have strong
lead for the nomination The city dis
tricts comprise twenty-one votes. bus
/. is understood that these votes are not
counted as unit for any one man.
The times., 1897-11-14
Peace and Paresis.

There is pleasure in watching the billing
and cnoing which is in progress between
TIE courts II Washington and Madrid. es-
pecially in noting the improved FEELING
that results from the visit 10 this country
OF seDor Canalejas, who is charged with
the missionary purpose of inducing the
Cuban tUutas and others associated with
tnat delegation, 10 stop sending supplies
20 Cuba, 80 that. through the joint opera
lions OF tia Spanish ana A merican nayies.
tie war Of independence may be thioitled
and the island subiugated.
We are lot unmindtul that some OF our
hest business Interests are deeply Involved
IN the scheme &c prevent tie Cuban Repub
lie from finally realizing the Independence
srhich its arms have won. Independence
would he actively unfavorabIe to what the
Sugar Trust considers its corporate good.
and t,,- holders Of Spanish Cuban bonds
would be left as completely between
nowhere and nothing as Moharnet' cOffinis.
There Is q question, however, as TO how
far International duty Of the great American
nation, TO foster liberty in our own hemis
phere Cught 10 De subverted TO the profit OF
asyndicats-or two. We have a cIear picture
before us Tits one Of 3 country battling
for the right Of self-govenment, as our
fathers did a hundred and odd years ago.
IL is a picture OF a country already in
possession OF s clvn ana military or
ganizauicn dominating more than nine
tealthS OF the islands area, everywhere
operative and respected outside OF d very
few fortified Spanish military posts. A
neiglIlo5ing people so situated, its arms
successful against Its oppressor, and its
power 70 drive that oppressor from its
soil IL only Christian civilization VIII sive
il chance, is entitled to friendly recog
milton II rot positive aid.
When Washington. Jackson or Lincoln
were in the Presidential chair the cause
Of sncL q people, SO circumstanced. would
have bcen respected, ana If our Govern
neat had taken any action at all, it would
have been In furtherance " tie reyolu-
zion.
80, We, IN these days Of trusts and
monqpoiless of the eeld standard, and u
The times., 1897-11-14
On a Collecting Tour.
From the Richmond pispatch.

"Has your young master got home from
the football game, uncle?''
Not yit, sah."
Why, they told me he came home On
the train last night
dat wuZ only de fust installment, sab;
me an dis here null am gwine down ter
de college scampus dis vey mint, sab,
ter ransack eroun' 70 de bailunce er de
young genterman."
The times., 1897-11-14


The President has found one wayof get
ring nd, for Il time atlles9t, of some -
the seex ers after office, lie has found 1t
almost impossible TO give any time to
the consideration If ms aHnud message.
Requests arc gentle ifintst6 members ano
office seeSer have been without avail.
In the hope that he woutd therefore be
relieved Of sume OF thee aspirants tie
President has used AN official announce
ment to be made tirat he will not make
any appuIntn enis prior 10 the session
Congress to places where the ap
Pointec E required To give any dind oi
bond. The tine is su stott that the
fling II the bond dHd thetentrance int
office cuilid hardly occur before the re.
cess commission would have to give way
to = nomination 80 the Senate. With the
inccntIve for Immediate action cut Of tbs
way the President hopes. some OF the
men WHO have heen most energetic III
bothcr;ng .siIr will be inclined To give a
short season uf rest and permit linn Ia
apply himself 10 his annual message to
Congress.
The times., 1897-11-14
ChaImette.

a New Novel. BY CLINTON ROSS, author
of The Scarlet Coat" "Zuleka," etc,
2mo- Cloth extra, deckle edges, with
rrontispiece. 81 so.
Mr.. Ross has made such a name for him
new school OF writers, that this, he longest
and most careful piece OF work from his pen
is sure of instant success.
The times., 1897-11-14

Marx Twain now says that the story
that he has made $50 900 is myth, like
The other stories about his being pauper
ized. dying and dead. All OF these stories,
lie says. related to some other man. Let
this ether man be found and CONFRONTED
With Mark, Il will add to the gayety ol
nafinns
The times., 1897-11-14
Patent cure.

fFrom the Richmond Dispatch
Tardiman AT last have devised plan
that enables me to be at the depot on
time for my train every morning.
Fellows Don't say What is 1t?
Tardiman Why, / make it point TO
start for the train ahead Of the one. l
want TO catch
The times., 1897-11-14
A sharp Attueh.
From the Chicago News.l

tFrOm The ChlcagO NeWs.l
Benson-where have you been for the
last Six weeks.
Dawson-Beeu over at Dwight taking the
goIu cure.
benson--why, I didn't Know you ever
drank anything
Dawson-I don't But had to do some
thing to relieve me OF the Klondike desire.
The times., 1897-11-14
lovely Women,
CFrom the Chicago News J

From the Chicago News.)
IIelen-I wonder why Kate doesn't mind
her own business?
Matte She hasn't any.
Helen Business.
Matte no: mind
The times., 1897-11-14

The movement 10 haze Assistant At
torney General James +. BOYD or North
Carolina, appointed Attorney General
when Mr.. McKenna is elevated to the bencn.
is chiefly interesting as an evidence Of the
friendiness OF the people Of that secti',n
of tie country for the colonel. II is not
likely, however, that the President win
give the place To the South, for tha I
section is supposed to be represented
in the Cabinet now by Mr.. Gary, of Mary
laIG, There is a much greater possibility
OF the South being represented by tile
state Of Missouri, should Mr.. Gary step
into The Senate. The Republican party
in Missouri is in a bad shape owing TO tie
rows between Filley and X erens and TIE
meddling OF Assistant Secretary of the
Interior Davis. The presidcntf finds hat :
has a great deal OF patching W TO Go and
he can dc il in nc better way than 10
give the vacancy III the Cabinet to Gen.
Warner of Missouri. This would please
Filley and would not be offensive 10
Kerens. and might lead TO cessation Of
the hoStilities that have been going on in
Missouri ever since the st. Louis con
vention, when Filley vas turned down
for n5 tional committeeman, and whichhave
been acc,ntuated since the Inauguration in
the strife for patronage.
The times., 1897-11-14
Well Advertised.

{Fiom the Chica go Journal.)
There's one amusing thing I've no.
ticed ahout self-made men,
And what's that?"
"Y.;. get manufacturer guarantee
with every ole OF them
The times., 1897-11-14

Tie impression seems to prevail in Ohio
that, in spite of til his protestatio Senator
Foraker carries 4 sword-cane or a pocket
pistol or some other sort of concealed
weapon about his person.
The times., 1897-11-14
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The times., 1897-11-14
King Washington.

a Romance of the Hudson. ByADELAIDE
SKEEL and WILLIAM n. BREARLEY
limo. Cloth, S1.25.
Washington is at the present time the
foremost figure in literary interest, as
Napoleon was a year or TWO ago Two
startling incidents in his career ent er mo
the plot OF this story, which is, al the 50 ne
time. a charming lOve-tale.
The times., 1897-11-14
A Queen of Hearts.

\ New Novel. BY ELIZABETH PHIPPS
TRAIN, author of "A Social Highway
man." etc. I2mO. Cloth, deckle edges,
S1.25.
The strongest and most intensely interest
ing novel written by Miss Train since the
apDearance of A Social HighWavrnan,
The times., 1897-11-14
Enrrnften Already.

Frcm the Chicago Record.)
The nanagementof the horse show prom
ises TO have attendants present to point
cut the horses to any OF the visitors VINO
may not feel certain what the animal looks
like.
The times., 1897-11-14

Communications intended for publication
~ Tie Times Should be 'er5ely aud plain D
wFitteH and must i1s ali cascs be accompanied
b. the name and address OF the ,criter. r.
iected communications ,VtH nor b. preseroed
and Oniy manuscripts Of obcioUS importance
WiH Be returned 10 their dtabors
The times., 1897-11-14
J. B. Lippincott Company
Have Just Published
The Generals Double.

y New Novel. By CAPT. CHARLES KING,
a.: : 4 :, author OF Captain Blake, etc.
Win Illustrations by j. STEEPLE Ia
Wis. limo. Cloth, S1.25.
For several years Capt. King Fas written
no long story. His readers VIII therefore
greet with especial W elcome his important
novel OF kindred length and interest witn
70
The times., 1897-11-14

If Martin Thorn lays the blame on Mrs.
Mack, as she has already laid the blams
en- him, there seems to be nothing to do
hut fight 1t cut.
The times., 1897-11-14
Theological Advertising,

(From tie Chicago Journal.)
So the professor Iecanted after they
char ged him with beresy, eh?'
We'll. Yes. Temporarily. You see the
publishers weren't quite ready to bring
cut his fook>''
The times., 1897-11-14
\ 1.huar1ed Ambition.

tFrom the Chicago Record0
What makes folding beds always want
co shut up?''
Perhaps they prefer the wild lives they
May lead as sideboards.'
The times., 1897-11-14
The Pride of the MERGERS.

New Novel By T. c. DeLEON, author
of Creole and Puritan etc. 12no.
Cloth, deckle edges, SIPS.
Seldom has Southern pride and nobility
ofcharacter and the fascination of Southern
life been given such graceful setting as
III this able novel by one OF the best knOwR
of Southern authors.
The times., 1897-11-14

We are now informed thata turtle which
was born on an island down MAZDA gascar
way In tie days OF Queen Eliza beth ts
alive AMI in good order. He is the largest
turtle in the world, having devoted himself
to the business of growing for soue three
hundred years. The next thing tiiat is
going TO happen to that turtle is this;
Some yellow Journal will send a reporter
to take a stenographic report q D. his arto-
biography.
The times., 1897-11-14

EN- Congressman Thompson. OF Ohio,
chairman ~ the commission tn codify the
penal laws of tie United States, has re
tufne.t from Ohio. where he was partici
pa:ing III the campaign. ''The people oi
Chi1, said he, yesterday, generally make,
up their minds what they want, and then
they 20 after it and get IL. Mr.. Hama is
the choice Of the Republican masses of the
State f,Ir Senator. aud he viii be elected
beyond auy shadow OF i doubt. The op
position is principally in some Of tie news.
papers, and a few men in the party are
doing lot of talking When the legis-
laturc meets in joint session IL VIII be found
that every Republican VIII De in line, fer
the eyes Of the Republicans not only ofoiiu,
but cf the country, viii be upon Them
Judge Thompson has trained for many
years wioh the Mckinley fisherman Srosvenor
element of Ohio Republicans, and, OF course,
is very much in earnest in wishing the sue
cess Of Senator Hanna.
The times., 1897-11-14
A Damsel Errant.

A New Novel. BY AMELIE RIVES, au-
thor OF The Quick or the Dead?'' etc,
etc To be issued in The LOtos Library"
16mo. Polished buckranI, 10 cents.
A few years since novel by this startling
writer would mark an epoch in the book
world A Q present her works of fiction are
as few as they are charming. the present
book being an entirely new departure
For sale by all booksellers, or Will
De sent, postpaid. by tine publish
ers upon receipt Of price,
us and III Market Space, Philadelphia.
The times., 1897-11-14

More or less apprehension has teen felt
about tie election OF women to office, on
tile ground that family relations might be
cone strained Suppose, for instance, as
would naturally happen, the wife and the
husband ran for the same office; how
could they make stump speeches OF the
requisite fire and force without saying
things vhicn could only be atoned Tor iu
the divorce court? But if all Of these
political differences end as happily as one
die il Nebraska the other day, the family
Will have nothing to fear. It was in an
election for the position Of superintendent
OF schools, and young lady was nomi-
mated for this positicn by the Popnlists,
while her lover ran for the office 0n
the Republican ticket. Matters were quite
lively until tie night before election.
wl,en the young lady withdrew. Having
nc opposition, the young man was elected,
and a week after the election the couple
We're married. They now say that they
lad teen engaged for some time, AID thas
the Whole campaign was arranged Their
family relations should be of tfe sweetest
The times., 1897-11-14

to in The second OF these verses. Dignity
aud grace are good things, but no dignity
and grace il. the world could survive those
verses.
The times., 1897-11-14
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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-06
MATING FOR THE FLOOR.
An Inexpensive and Hygicnic Cow
crinr.

II only all housekeepers knew the
value and comfort of mating. how
much worry and work would be saved,
how many dull houses would look
CHEEKY. If you own your home, and
have hardwood floors, thank kindly
destiny and dismiss the subject. But
If YOU live in a rented house, or cannot
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are considering the subject of floor-cov-
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adding to the cheerfulness of n room,
yielding all accumulated dust to light
brushing, possessing indeed almost
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every yard of it can be utilized./It is
easily renovated (by soap and salt
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using the whole parts in two rooms to
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ings make it available in the most care
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ant to walk upon, is a practical protest
against dust and microbes, is, in fact,
both wholesome and satisfactory
Ella Morris Krctschmar, in Woman's
Home Communion