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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-09-28
JUST FOR FUN.

"Hade5 must be like big hotel In the
crowded season. Yes without fire es-
capes." Harlem Life.
Guess From Experienoe.-She was
it that said that woman's best friend was
her dressmaker? He-Probably the dress
maker. Tit Bits.
Might Have Been worse.-''It was brutal
in Nero TO fiddle while Rome was burning
Il don't know about that: suppose he had
played an accordion. Chicago Record.
Judge Fifty dollars and costs. Prisoner
= But 1t is impossible for me to raise that
amount at once, your honor. Judge Then
take your time six months.-Chicago Daily
News.
Mrs. Gabieton-I understand that your
husband cannot meet mis- creditors Mrs.
Falcon the contrary, he says he cant help
meeting them. That is the reason ne goes
cut 80 scldom.--Tit BITS.
Merely Wondered Was there any frost
last night II think not Why do you
askg'' 81 merely wondered whether next
years peach crop had been destroyed al
ready Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
Some Satisfactorily Mrs. Brideweil-I'm
glad wasn't born IN France. Just think
OF having your husband selected for you by
somebody elsei Mrs. Oldham know: but
there's the consolation OF having somebody
to blame IL on Judge.
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Today Mr.. Flart's machine Republican
convent ion meets in New York. t. illustrate
the beauiies OF home rule: that is. rule from
the home OF Mr.. Platt back up in the rural
districts. Other gentlemen of bucoiic an
tecedents and habitat, but in oDntrol OF the
G. o. T.. IL the State Will participate, and
Grea'e r New York Will be presented with
the candidacy of Gen. b. r. Tracy for
mayor, he icing no. OILY perfectly regu-
lar Plat Republican, hut Mr. Platts sons
law partner. What may Ia ppen after the
coBven ion rs PAST ftndiag out. Republican
organs alleee that the Low strength shows
signs % weakening unGer the oisintegratinp
&C ion OF Mr.. Mckinley and the Washing
ton Administr alton, which is actively at
work in all 1irec lens 10 kill out the good
government" element of the party. 1t is
probable however that the action OF the
Uni'ed Democracy Will put new life IN the
split between Tammany aud the democracy
should materialize, there would seem to he
d chance for Low TO slip in, and that is not
SO bad a lockout either. Seth Low would
re ieiter than Plat, or than Tammany
under the control of the Waldorf gold
Dol sers
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Ii is not expected that MFR. George
IT this time. On the contrary it
Ia understood 10y his closest friends
that, in case Tamn.any should nominate a
bigh-class Silver Democratic citizen like
Judge Gaynor. and vigorously indorse the
Chicago platform, he viii not accept at
all, and all hands will unite on the Tam
-sany candidate. But IL there is the least
Nasion or had faith shown by the Tam
many leaders, tic ticket nominated last
night will go, and the general opinion is
HAT the 5000 votes once before given
ior Mfr. George for mayor viii be on
hand, REINFORCED by the straight Demo
cratic and labor votes of all the boroughs
An avalanche like that would snow Tam
maLy under about a thousand feet OF
political glacier. What the convention had
Go say was pretty sharp. Chairman Gray
observed that the Democracy OF New York
Shave listened Ger the last time TO the
crack OF the party whip from an English
race course Again le said: They viii
not accept as in good faith demand for
the municipal ownership OF franchises,
dictated 10y the men who have syste-
maticaEy robbed the people OF these
franchises They will look with suspicion
ON a dcnunciation OF trusts and monopoles
Drawn by men who are at the head OF the
most stupendous monopolies in this city"
The platform adopted Is al that the most
prtbcdcx democrat could ask. IL de-
nounces the gold monopoly, the national
bank ditto. government by injunction,
Federal interference In State affairs, the
sutserrienoe OF Federal legislation TO
trust and monopoly interests, and every
thing elee that stands In opposition to the
people aud the party OF the people. There
viii be long faces In the big wigwam OF
Tammany on this day Of grace.
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I.ONG-IOST HUSBAND FOUND
Reports 80 His Wife After Twenty
Two Years of Absence.

Tort JEWS, n. Y, Sept. 2s.-Mrs NJ. 4
Jaccby has just received word that her hus-
band, Sanford Jacoby, whom she has
mourned as dead for twenty-five years, IS
live, and viii soon be restored TO her
In 1 So 8 size was living with her husband
in Chen sago county, N. Y, when he started
out one morning for his work. but was later
seen going I'm another direction, fishing
tackle In hand, since which time his w.fe
and two children. who now live here, have
heard nothing OF him.
As Jacobv had been a soldier, and his wife
nsourncJ him DIS dead. she applied for and
was granted pension, which she was re
ceivinr cntil Tuesday, September 1 4, last
when Sc received notification from the
Pension bureau that Mr.. Jacoby was alive
and resi- .tng ia Buffalo, ". Y, and had him
self applied fol a pension.
Mrs JacJhy expects her husband in Port
Jervis to-day Mr.. Jacoby declares that II
is all a mystery as to what caused him TO
leave his vile as lac did. Mrs. Jacoby sa 81
that her husbands wounds la the head re-
ceived turing the war affected his mind at
times.
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HazletoH, has been hung" for several
days. and finally adjourned without reach
ing a rna nimous verdict. Like corontrs
juries elsewhere, IL consisted Of six citi-
gems -four OF whom found that the strikers
"wcrc marching peacefully and that they
were int erccrted and mercilessly shot to
death. AID that we do further find that
the killing war unnecessary and could have
been avoided without serious Injury either
io person or property, and We find finally
that thekiliing was wanton and niustifia-
be The remaining two jurors non-cun-
CURED and wish TO be understood as not
expressing any censufe of the deput y sher-
lifts" adj of which savors more Of farce
comedy than serious investigation into one
of the Dst wick ed of wholesale i,omicidcs
in the history of the country. The trouble
in the coal regions does not seem to be en-
tireiy at an end. A dispatch last night
reported that Is one outcome OF the Lat
timer tragedy, riot occurred at Girards-
vile, Pa, bet ween two Inobs OF Pulanders.
The results Were, ihirty-six shot and
stabbed, OF whom nine win die. The mes
sage was without details and the facts
may appear differently on the strength OF
later advioes.
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DOCKS FOR WAR VESSELS.
Floating Receptacle May He Placed
In Mississippi River.

New York. Sept. 2s.-A Washington
special to the Herald says: The Runce
hoard. appointed by Acting Secretary
Roosevelt To report Oh the need II the
Navy with reference to docks, will submit
preliminary report possibly this week
The department viii receive recournenda.
tons from Rear Admiral L. o. Matthews,
chief OF the bureau OF yards and docks,
aud Chief Naval Constructor Hichtorn as
TO the places at which structures of this
character should be built.
A pleasing feature to department Off
Gals is tie fact that the board and Rear
Admiral Matthews and Mr.. Hichborn
favor one class OF docks. Tile hoard,
which consists of Commodore +. NJ. Bunce
Commander F. W. Chadwick and Assist-
ant Naval Constructor r. b. Dashicll, has
been studying the dock question about
,nonib, and Mr.. DashielI recently visited
Europe, where lac inspected the docks of
naval nations.
1t is understood that the boards investi-
cation mas led il TO determine to reconl-
m:,nd the construction OF concrete doe6s
and one Floating dock. This la.st-nanA.l
structure will probably be located in the
Mississippi River, where the rise and fall
of the tide is sufficient To- permit of its use
with convenience. 49,.
z What points the hazard will suggest for
additional stationary docks cannot be.
stated with accuracy, but IL Is understood
that some nf its members believe New York
already has sufficient structures OF this
kind 1t is believed its report W i'll recon-
mend. besides the floating dock in New
Orleans La, concrete docks at Boston,
Mass; Portsmouth, n. H.: Norfolk, Va,
and Mare Island, Cal.
The proposed docks win he huge struct-
ures. They " III have n draft of thirty feet
at low water, and each, IL is estimated,
will cost about 81 100000. The floating
dock will be built OF steel sections " l.ich,
in ease OF damage to b ship, can he low
cred beneath the vessel, can lift her out of
the water, and with the help of a tug can
transport her To slip where repairs can
lie easily made.
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4 YOUNG rH1Er,s CONFESSION.
Messenger Boys Account Of His
'Goed Time" with Stolen Money.

Messenger Boys Account OF His
'sGoed Time" with Stolen Money.
New York, Sept. 2e -.I'vehad my fling.
pens said Joseph w. Maucher, seventeen
years old. Of No. 256 Reid avenue. Brook
Ign. when arrested at Rockaway Beach yes
tefcay afternoon.
Young Maucher was employed as an ID.
T. messenger OH September Z, when he
Was intruYted by Cashier Duyali, of the
Bank of Commerce, In this city, to make
collections OH drafts aggreg ating ahout
$40, 900.
"a had q bully time" said the lad to
CHIEF of Detectives Reynolds at Brook
lyn police headquarters last night. u
delivered all the drafts On one OF them
/ received $3.50. AZ in cash, and on two
others | got certified checks amounting
10 $1,000. The checks received on the
other drafts We're not certified. / owed
a friend S5e.- Here was chance to pay
him, and lid so.
"Then l made up my mind to have n
good tree. / wanted to know what a
sporting life was like. First I went to
d place on the Bowery and dressed my
self up i left my uniform there. The
checks We're in the uniform. / don't
Know the name OF the man that keeps
tile store. but 1 think l can find the
place.
Il felt good after shaking my uniform.
paid the $50 debt and went over the
bridge. 1 went to Cooks Hotel, Georgia
avenue and Fulton street, and stayed the re
two weeks. i met many girls there.
took them TO the theater, made them pres
ents and had a good time.
II played poker at the hotel. At times the
games was pretty stiff, but held my own
until the last night, when los. 81 so. That
made o pretty big hole In my pile. While
at the hotel was known as Alexander w.
Wilson. / passed for rich mans son. 1
had money and no one bothered me with
questions
From Cooks ] went to the Brunswick
Casino at Rock away Beach. l had great
time up TO last Wednesday, when l got
broke
Il was paid only So so week as mes
senger. The tips amounted to about as
much more. ! gave my wages TO my moth
CT and blew in the tips Tn, not sorry for
what I've done"
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Skeletons of Ahorigines.

Hagerstown, Nd, Sept. 2S.-Mr. John
widgeon, curator Of the Maryland Acad
envy Of Natural Sciences, Baltimore, Wis.
tied Washington county on Saturday for
the purpose of securing an Indian skeleton
from the field on Which the Delaware and
Catawba tribes are supposed to have
fought a battle 100 years ago. Mr.. Wild
geon found O skeleton seven and one-haif
feet long near Sharpsburg. where the
Ahtietam Creek empties into the Potomac
River. The skeleton was shipped to Balti-
more. About two months ago Mr.. Ohio
Gray. resident OF Antietam, unearthel
IN the same locality a gigantic skeleton
which was sent te the Academy of Natural
Sciences.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-09-28
The Law School
The Hon. Walter s. Cox. Ii. ID.
DQan

The Hon. Walter 6. Cox, IL. ID.
Dean.
This school offers to men courses of study
leading to tile following degrees: Bach
elor OF Law, Master OF Law, Master OF
Patent Law.
The entire course of study in the under
graduate department. embraces Two years
beginning with the session IS9S-'99, the
undergraduate course will he raised 70
three years. this change viii not affecs
students entering this year.
The exercises of the school begin daily
at d. M W hich enables the University to
profit by the services of eminent turists en-
gagged in the public service at Washington,
and gives TO students the entire day for
study besides permitting young men en-
gagged in office duties tO enjoy The facilities
of the school.
The Dean W i'll be present in the reception
room, at the University building from 4:30
to q D. m. daily, after September 10.
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THOMAS BOWLING & CO.. Auctioncerss
612 L street N. w.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE LOTS
ON THE PALISA DIES OF THE PO-
TOMAC-INTERSECT OF CON
DUIT AND NEW CUT ROADS, Dis
TRICT OF COLUMBIA.

By vir tue OF a certain de. ID OF trust, dated
the 18th day of Move mber, A ID. 1891, and
duly recorded In Liter No. 633, folio
326, ct seq, o1e of tn land records OF the
District OF Columbia, and Mt the request
or the party secured thereby, we viii sell
at PUBLIC auction. ia front of the premises,
on TUESDAY, THE 2STH DA OF SEP.
TENDER, 1897, at 4 O'CLOCK r. NJ, all
those certain pieces or parcels OF land and
premises situate IN the county of Washing
ton, District OF Columbia, and known and
designated as follows, TO wit: Lots mum.
bered one IL. seven q ITO fifteen Il 81, both
incl, twenty-three t23l and thirty-five g 81
TO forty six t46), both incl, In the s-bdivis-
lon made by Jacob L. Clark and Edward
b. Cottrel, trustees tof part of lot No. one
Il In subdivision OF a tract of Ian called
hite Haven among the heirs of Alb
mac Land Improvement Company, said
subdivision being recorded In the office of
the sur we yor OF the District OF Columbia In
Book, County 3, page 16.
Terms of sale: One-thIrd cash, and the
; balance In one and two years, the deferred
payments TO be represented by the notes OF
the purchaser, bearing interest at the rate
of six Is per eentum Fer annum from day
or sale, pa able semi-annUaily, and secured
10y first deed of trust on the property sold
or all cash, at the option of the purchaser.
All conveyancing, recording and notarlal
fees at purchaser cost. A deposit OF $50
on each lot will be required at time of
with within ten days from day of sale the
trustees reserve the right TO resell the
property at the risk and cost of def ulting
purchaser, after such Lubhc advertisement
as they may deem proper and necessary.
WILLIAM w. Al REs,
WILLIAM E. LEWIS,
s;Isfee.
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Christian Evndes Arrest

Wuytsboro, N. Y, Sept. 2S.-No trace
has been found of Wallace j. Christian, the
contractor. residing on the estate of the
Sullivan County Club, at Wurtsboro who
yesterday afternoon shot and instantly
killed Horace F. Pritchard, OF New York,
besides shooting ana mortally wounding
Constable Thomas j. Nanny, OF Wurts-
boro after the constable had serve ed a sub
poena upon him requiring him to appear
10 New York asa witness in nit brought
by the firm of i. NJ. Pritchard & Son
against two residents Of New York to
recover the balance due on contract.
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The coreoran Scientific School.
Charles f. Muuroe. Pm ID. Dean

Charles F. Muuroe. Pm ID, Dean.
This school offers to men and women the
following fO0r-yea COuTkeS vi STUDY eaen
or which leads TO the degree OF b. .:
Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Aathe-
NAUTICAL ph ysical. Mathemati tics, ArteOTOa-
ogy, Geography, Geology aud AJneT aloS y,
"A rCDitecJure. Finance and Economics.
Language and Literature. There are
twenty five departments in the school. In
which So different topics for study are
offered. and special students are permitted
20 register for any of these topics that
they are qualified 10 pursue. The inStruc-
ton s given between 3 and 10 D. m. The
Dean will be i'm his office az the Uni
versity from 4 10 $50 D. m, daily, -
meet students
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EDUCATIONAL.
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY.
LAW DEPARTMENT.
Faculty of Law.

Faculty of Law.
HON. RICHARD II. ALVEY.
Chief Justiceof the Court Of Appeals. Del
'res'dehe ana Lecfsrsr ON constitutionai
JAMES SCHUYLER, LII. D.,
tBoston, Mass
Lecturer on Baslnents. Domestic Relations,
Wills and Administrators
EUGENE CARUSI, LIZ d.,
and Professor OF the Law OF Real Prop
erty, CONTRACTS. Negotiable lnstru-
JACKSON ~ RALsTON, LII. NJ,
Associate instructor Of the Senior and Ju
Tor Glasses, aud Professor or Common
Law and Equity Pleading. Mer-
Camille Law and the Law OF
Torts.
HENRY T.. DAVIS, A. LII. NJ,
tUnitedstates District Attorney.
Professor OF Evidence. Corporations, and
Constitutional Law. and Lecturer
HoN. CHARLES e. COLE,
sAssoctate Justice OF the Supreme CourtOf
the District of Column DiaI,
Lecturero Statutory Law.
WALTEh F. ROGERS, LII N,
Lectqreron Patent Law aid Practice.
CHARLES C0wLES TUCKER. LII NJ,
'oii'c'ai Reporter Court OF Appeals OF
Professor OF Practice, Judge of Moot
WILLIAM w. sI2 II SILIll n LAW
tJeInber or the Law Firm OF HorDbiOwer,
Byrnes. Taylor q Miller of New York;,
Lecturer on Law OF Corporations
l.. CA BELL WILLIAMS. FREDERICK l.
SIDDONS and EDWARD ii. THOMAS,
Judges Of Court of Appeals.
The neat session UI tue scIGJof nfIi omen
on MoNDAY Y, OCTOBER A, 1851 Ar $50
y. M, at the School Building, 81 s Thir tenth
street nor Invest, when the particulars OF
the course OF Instruction for the ensuing
year viii be explained and all necessary
announcements made. A II persons desirfng
to study law and others Interested In the
welfare of the school are requested to be
present. The Secretary CT the Law School
may be seen at any time during the day
at the office OF TIE District Title Insurance
Company, $40 Thirteenth street, and prior
To the opening o ( ne school between s and Z
O'Clock IN the evening at the Law School
Building. He viii fuiBisb al needed in
formation as to terms. &c. 1t is earnestly
requested that those oesIring 10 enter the
school shall enroll themselves at thu
earliest convenient date The Law School
cat zIogues may be obtained fIom be Secre-
taTy. and also from LOwdermilk x COL
j street; john Byrne q Co, 1922 street.
W. III. Morrison Co., 326 street.
EUGEN l. II. CARUSI, LII. NJ. Secretary,
6lO Tmrteenth street northwest.
se22-21t-em
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PROPOSALS..
.Ta EoR =rHE CONSTRUCTION

PROPOSALS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
OF SEWERS office of the Commits
sioners, d. c., September "a, 1897
Sealed Proposals will be received at this
office until II O'CLOCK M, OCTOBER
%, 1897. for constructing sewers In the
blank forms OF proposals and all neces-
sary information may be obtained at this
office. The right is reserved to reject
any and all bids or parts Of bids; JOHN
n. BLACK, Commissioners, d. C. se27-6t
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Charles T. Munroe. Phi. d.. Dean.
Men and W omen holding suitable degrees
from Institutions of Iepute can pursue
in this school courses OF study leading TO
the degrees Of Master OF Arts. Master OF
Science, Civil Engin eer. Electrical En-
gineer, Mechanical Engineer. and Doctor
Of Philosophy, two years study being re-
quired To accomplish the work for the tie
gree Of Doctor of Philosophy, and one
years study being required for each OF
the other degrees
Applica ton blanks may be obtained from
the Dean of the ScDOol. and wren filed,
they must be SUBMIT ed, through the Dean.
to the Board of Directors or University
Studies for inspection and action.
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RATcLIFFE. SUTTON q Co. Auctioneers.
TRUSTEES SALE OF THREE LOTS IN
ALLEY BETWEEN g ST. AND NEW
YORK AVE., HdRTEENTH AND

By virtue of q deed Of trust, duly re-
corded In liber No. 1901, folio ESQ, ct
seq, of the land records for the District
OF Columbia, and at the request of the
offer for sale by public auction in front
Of the premises, on SATURDAY, the
2bth day of SEPTEMBER. A. ID. 1857,
at O'Clock p. M, part of lots forty t4Ot,
forty-one TAI J, and fort vt Two t42) of Charles
Thomas subdivision of part of original
lot number nineteen f19l, I'm square two
hundred aud fifty-two t2b2), as said sub
division lis recorded In office of the Sur
yeyor Of the District Of Columbia, in book
j. II. K, page 253, together with all the
improvements, rights, etc.
Terms stated at the time of sale. de-
post of $500 required upon acceptance of
bid.
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women to BE Horse Doctors.

New York, Sept. 2s.-one Of the most
earnest students in the New York College
Of Veterinary Surgeons. which opened yes
terday is Miss Sally ] Brayton, OF Easton.
Pa, TIE college has Tor the first time
in its history thrown open It's doors to
women. Miss Brayton is a graduate of a
normaicollege- Several other young women
viii matriculate sool..
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Medical School,


1925 n st. NV. Washington. ID. G.
The 10th session begins September 80,
1897. The Introductory lecture will be
delivered by DR.. W. L. Carr, September
90, at ID. IN. Regular daily lectures
at $40 ID. ID. Every facility is afforded for
laboratory and clinical work.
The office will be open for further In
formation from 10 a. IN. to p. m and 2
to ; d. M. Fall and scholarship examine
lions on September %, at 100 u. IN. DR..
E. A. DE SCHWEINITZ. Dean
Catalogues, giving the courses OF study,
tertns ETC., can be obtained on application
personally or by letter, to
CHARLES W. HOLMES. Registrar.
The Columbian University,
Washington, ID. @.
sci g limo
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New York, Sept, %. John Kaneiper,
All artist Of Philadelphia, one Of the ar
rivals Yesterday on the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse, was arrested charged with
smuggling When that ship arrived at her
pier in Hoboken The inspectors upon ex-
aminiug Kaneiper's baggage discovered,
sewed between toe Innings of skirts,
waists and vests, q large quantity OF
fine ,aces, embroidery and expensive .rifn-
minge for dresses-all valued at $500.
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The College,,

Andrew p. Montague, Pm. d.. III.
d.. Dean,
Offers to men and women complete courses
~ Literature ana Stse.i-Ce. ttsttsnz ca the
degrees of A. b. and b. s.: Schools of Eng
hSi., % cen, Ldesn, ROtnalicc Lan- ia -rs,
Gernanic Languages, Mathematics, Chem
istry, Pm ysics. Philosophy, Political Science,
Fine Arts, History. Hebrew, and Bible Lit
erature-
Entrance examinations will be held as
the University September - and %.
The Dean OF the College will be in hisof-
flee In the University Building daily, from
10 a. M to q. H., Tor The purpose OF
giving information.
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THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL

s22 Connecticut ave. NV. Opposite the
Army and Navy Club. Term begins
Sept o. Pupils admitted az any time
Two. Departments -fntermediaJe and acad'
enic. Gymn asium and laboratory Fac
ulty of college men. TO PREF AXE
YOUNG MEN FOR THE CNlVEhSfIiEb
Is DIR SPECIAL WORK For infOrmatiof
apply to WARREN w. PHELAN, A. No
Head Master. se1o-omon