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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-10
RECALLS A NOTED CRIME.
Suicide of Man Once Charged With
Wife Murder.

Baltimore, April 10.-Louis Z. Master,
acquitted OF the charge of numbering lis
wife, was found dead in bed at Horace
BoStwick's Hotel, f aad Third streets,
Sparrows Point, yesterday. An empty
Iaudanum bottle was found at his side,
and it is supposed that he took lis life.
The brutal murder of Masters Wife at
their home, No. 211O East Eddie street,
on Sunday, December "a, 1S93, shocked
the entire city at the time, and still remains
one of the local mysteries in crime.
The cause OF Masters suicide is attrb-
uted by friends TO broOding over the terri
BILE tragedy that darkened his home. Eliza
beth V. Master, aged about forty years, was
found dead in bed at her home, No. 21I0
East Biddle street, with her head terribly
crushed and cut The evening before Mr..
and Mrs. Master went shopping together,
and ON their return entertained neigh
Dor in the parlor for a time. Mrs. Master
then went upstairs TO bed, and Master lay
down on a couch in the parlor. Some time
early in the morning, he stated that he
awoke with a strange pain in his head and
found himself quite bloody. He called his
brother, James Master. and 10 was the ;at-
ter who discovered he murder of his wife.
A Ratchet was found in the parlor, but there
was no blood on it. Master was accused
of his wife's murder. but at the trial
year or soiater he was acquitted.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-10
CAPITOL GOSSIP.

There is only one Abe Gruber. He Is from
New York, and he is one OF the shining
political lights on the East Side, West
Side, all around the town. Mr.. GruDer
came over here to see Senator Piatt. Just
what Col. Abe expects Is not known In
deed, it is doubtful IL the colonel knows
what he wants. He was delegate TO the
st. Louis convention and whooped IL up
for Morton, but when senator Piatt gave
the word that Morton was out of the race
Col. Abe delivered himself over into the
Mckinley camp. Col. Gruber would like to
be postmaster. collector of the port, AS
sistant Secretary of War, or, in fact, any
old thing but ne wants it distinctly I'm
derstood that he must, and will have some
thing.
Senator Wolcott, Senator Warren, SEN
ator Carter and other Mckinley Republicans
from the mountain States are at present
engaged in an effort to please their con-
stituents, who are already badly dissatis-
fled with them ON account OF their attitude
toward silver, by making q stand Tor
higher duties for many products on their
region. They particularly desire higher
protection on mineral and agricultural prod
ucts. on hides and wool. Some of them
have been talking very bravely about de
feating the bill if their claims are not rec
ogniZed.
IL is apparent, however, that their posi-
ton is little more than a bluff, as they
will be compelled 20 vote for the bill as
finally presented, whether it meets all
local requirements of their section or not
Senator WoICott himself is a member Of
the col mittee which is consi dering the
Dingley bill. and is in a position TO see
that he industries Of that section get the
treatment they desire from the Senate
committee.
Thus any protests hat are made By the
Western fnen against t he bill after it leaves
the Senate committee will be pretended
ones They will exhaust their efforts to
get higher duties in work inside the com
mittee, and the chances are that they will
be successful In great part. This will not
prevent them from subsequently claiming
that they want more, but 1t will cei-
taInly Keep them in line when il comes
to voting on the bill itself.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-10

An article in the February number of
the TRAINED Nurse breaches new
idea 1t is that of a trained nurses asso-
citation. The alumnae of the BROOKLYN
Training School, for example, have a
registry which is of great use In keeping
the public in touch with the trained nurse.
1t furnishes a channel through which per-
sons in need can obtain good trained
nurse at minutes notice 1t is the first
registry ever managed by the nurses them
selves. One of the important needs of the
present age, as of all ages, is quick con-
nection between work and worker. 1t
is in no way desirable that people who
want work done should he obliged to
spend any time hunting for somebody
to do it 1t is still less desirable that
he employee who ought to have the work
should sit at home in idleness, or engage
in something unsuited to his capacity
This need is especially urgent in the case
of the trained nurse The nurses registry,
and the nurses association, membership
in which should be a certificate of abil-
lily, are fine ideas
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-10
The Novel Telegraph Scenes.

Washington Is perhaps one Of the last
cities in tile United States to take up and
make fad of anything. no matter W het her
it relates TO the wearing Of big ehrys-
anthemums or OF leading an understood
poodle by chain. But despite the peoples
chiliness toward the usual fads, the Bio
graph at wizards Hall has been made d
most popular one by the elite of the city.
'Biograph parties area ightlyOccurrence,
and it is needless to say that those " no
participate in them leave the nall marvel
ing at the effects produced by this instr,l-
ment. The Biograph, however, is not de-
pendeat upon being made fad for its
popularity
1t has now been giving exhibitions daily
for over eighteen weeks TO crowded houses,
and its popularity increases with each per
Torrance. 1t viii remain here, however,
but a short time longer, and in order to ac-
commOdate those who have found il i'm
possible to attend the usual week day per-
formances. a special exhibition will be
given tomorrow. Sunday, evening at 8:15
Beginning on Monday q number of new
views win be added The more popular
views in last weeks program VIII be re-
tanned, and, together with the new ones.
will make list of forty views at each ex-
hibition. This is more views than any
other device shows in a day
The churches and charitable institutions
of the city have become inter ested in tine
Riograph. and today the ex hibitiOns are
for the benefit OF the McAH Mission. The
exhibitions win continue daily al $50,
4:30 and Sis, with special exhibition
Sunday evening at 8:I5. \
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-10
BLIND POETEss' GOOD LUCK.
Miss Alice Holmes Inherits the Els.
tate of n Rich Brother.

Jersey City, n. J., April o. - Miss Alice
Holmes, a blind poetess and musician. who
has been prominent for the past fifty years,
has received word that fortune Of nearly
$500, 900 has been left her by her brother,
William ]. Holmes, who died recently in
DonnebiIle, Sierra county, Cal.
Miss Holmes is seventy-seven years old,
Although blind since she was nine years
old, she is woman of much talent, She
is the author of two or three volumes OF
poems, and has been known as a musician
for years. She taught music in Jersey City
until eight years ago, when she was taken
ill. Since then she has been confined most
of the time TO her home
Her brother, who has left her a for
tune, was siXty-four years old at the time
of his death He went West forty years
ago and engaged in mining, afterward
going into the mercantile business and
accommodating a large fortune
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-10
BARNARD Poets.

A conspicuous element in the columns OF
the daily papers this month is the editorial
treatment of certain poets, of the variety
known as spring. They are as callow and
as downy and soft as young birds, and
seem to understand about as little what TO
do with their feet. 1t used to he the Gus
tom in the old-fashioned newspaper office,
to kindle the fire in the stove with these
yards Of spring poetry, which always came
in after the middle of March; and this
custom was carried SO far that there was
never any hndling charged up on the &C
counts all through late March and the two
months following. The verdancy of the
poems did not seem to hinder their doing
their duty as kindling, and they thus
served useful purpose in the world. All
things, even the spring poem, have their
place, and the place Of the spring poem is,
or was, in the woodbox.
But now the woodbox has been abol-
ished, and a different treatment awaits
at length, and reviewed like a Nixon &
Zimmerman comedy. Anywhere from
stick TO two-thirds of a column is de-
voted to elaborate explanations of what
the spring poet meant, which would do
honor to a Browning society. Meanwhile
authors like John Hay and F. Hopkinson
Smith and Pierre Lott are relegated to
three lines in the personal column.
The review Of the spring poet is doubt
on the style of Mr.. Dana's treatment of
the Hon. HI Gudger aud the Hon. Squincb
Curd and other more or less mythical
gentlemen in the New York sun. But the
fun is SO involved that it is hard to find,
especially at time of year when everyone
feels rather lazy.
Here is an example of the sort Of poem
which is reviewed ON the editorial page
of a Chicago paper:
The spring breaks forth and shows to all
The goodness of our God 10 us;
Yet when it is at all backward
We are quite apt TO make fuss.
And here is another:
The noble horse, the noble beast,
The noblest of mans helpmeets here;
He works so faithfully and well,
Here life without him would be drear.
And even the hog likes the grass well,
And with well-kept fence, We know,
And with the grass little grain.
He'll in the end make good show.
Could anybody but a genius get any fun
out of investiga ting the product of these
barnyard muses.? And are geniuses so COM
mon in Chicago that they can afford to scat
ter their scintilations reck-essly about in
the spring poetry column? We trow not. If
The Times really wanted to go into the
spring poetry review business it would cite
the first yearning effort Of young far
mer OF this vicinity to catch his muse and
make her work. He thought he could write
poetry if he could find rhyme. And this
was what he produced:
1.-The wind blew down our well sweep.
Father and 1 put it up again. Sheep"
For simplicity of subject and treatment,
for real, bucclicfreshness this poe is equal
to anything out West And it is all the
more effective for not being measured by
the yard-barnyard.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-10
FATAL WRECK NEAR NORFOLK.
Work Train and Freight Collide on
Ocean View Railway.

Norfolk, Va, april 10--In collision on
the Norfolk and Ocean View Railway yes
terday afternoon William Phillips, eolored,
was Instantly killed, and John Henry, col
ored, and James Etheridge, a fifteen-year
old white boy, were badly hurt. The killed
and injured men were part of the crew of a
work train engaged in making repairs on
the road.
The train was standing on Ballentine's
siding, about two miles from Norfolk
A freight approaching at nearly full speed
on the main line ran into the switch, which
had been left open. Attached TO tie head
of the freight was heavy car loaded with
sand, which struck the work train, crush
ing Phillips to death and injuring the
others. The injured men were taken to
the hospital. The recovery OF either is
doubtful.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-10

The Cleveland-Oiney contention that
Cuba was not entitled 10 recognition,
because the republic did not occupy sea-
port, will no longer hold. They now hold
and have fortified the port Of Banes,
an important one on the north coast, in
the province of Santiago de Cuba. At
the piers in this port the recent large ex-
pedition OF Gen. Carlos RoIorr was LANDED.
and Spanish attack from the land side
repuised by the patriot garrison
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-10
PIanked shad at Marshall Hall.

The third planked shad dinner of the sea
son takes place at Marshall Hall tomorrow,
and large crowd is expected to take the
trip and enjoy a delicious feast of the
toothsome shad These dinners are served
with all the early spring vegetables snd
the celebrated Marshall HALL clam chowder
Marshall Hall at this season OF the year
is one of the most picturesque spots along
the banks of the Potomac. Capt. Blake is
in command of the steamer Manchester, and
Will make two trips, leaving Seventh street
wharf at I 1 a. M, and $50 p. m. Return
ing leaves the hall at lilo and $50 p. m
The round trip fare is 20 cents and the
dinner rs cents. The ladies are especially
invited.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-10

because no other State would tolerate
it. Any object half concealed in such
than it is. The airship is probably, then,
only an ordinary yellow-jacket hornet"
This scientist is still bslsily at work per-
fectiug his Investigations, and any at
tempt TO interview him for the present
will be utterly futile He may have to
make another visit to Kansas in order to
determine the precise character of this
peculiar cloud and he does not wish to
disclose his identity before that time.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-10

The peopleoutin Kansas have been seeing
queer things in the way of airships. The
ship appeared to be about twenty-five
feet long and shaped like an Indian canoe
IL had four wings. Various more or less
scientific attempts have been made to ex-
plain thephenomenon. AWashingtonscien-
list figures it out in this way: 1.-The
principle of refraction causes objects in
a mist or fog to appear much larger than
in clear air. This principle has practically
no limits in its operation. 1t is like other
principles in this, being stopped only by
the bounds of the universe. There may,
therefore, be peculiar quality in Kansas
air which viii account for the supposed
airship. The immense amount of oratory
elected each year in the State must, in
course of time, be piled up into the circum-
ambient atmosphere. The efforts of the
earth to get rid of it are often violent,
causing cyclones. Still, this dense atmos-
phere of eloquence must hang like an
ever-thickening cloud above the State
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-10
Teachers and Jauitors.

Some interesting figures have lately been
floating aboutin the columns OF the news
papers about the comparative salaries OF
school teachers, elevator boys, street
sweepers and janitors. 1t appears thatin
New York theIady teacher, who must have
at least a normal school education, and is
sonetimes a college graduate, enters upon
her duties with salary Of about S400.
After fourteen years, if she workshard and
Is satisfactory, she may get $3.50. 1t also
appears that the elevator boys in the city
buildings get anywhere from $500 to 5000,
and that the stablemenin the health depart
ment are paid. from the first, more than
the teacher after fourteen years Of expert
enee The inference is that these things
ought not SO TO be.
1t is a trite ami wearisome contention
that Tie public school teacher is poorly
paid and that women teachers get lesst than
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-10
FATHER ABANDONS CHILDREN.
Left Them on the Streets, Trusting
to Kind Rescue.

New York, April 10.-Three children
were picked up at the corner OF Twentieth
street and Seventh avenue on March %
They gave their names as Joseph Sylves-
tere, seven years old; Mary five, and
Margaret, two years old. They were even
tualIy taken by their father, Michael An
gelo Sylyestere. on April at midnight
the children were again picked up by a
policeman, and sent to the Gerry Society
Sylvestere was found Thursday night
by an officer. He said that he was too
poor to take care of the children, and that
he had left them in the street in hopes
that somebody would pick them up and
give them a home.
In Jefferson Market police court this
morning Magistrate Crane turned the chill
dren over to the Gerry Society.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-10

The gravity of the Cretan situation is
greatly increased by an attack by the
Christians on an Austrian warship en-
of Kissamo, which the Cretans are besieg-
ing and about to take. This act may lead
to an Austrian demonstration in force,
which might result in serious international
consequences
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-10

An important Cuban victory is reported
from San Miguel de Encruci Jada, province
of Pinar del Rio, where the forces OF the
republic have defeated the Spaniards in
a pitched battle. the latter being COM
pleteiy routed and leaving their dead and
wounded on the field
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-10
PROGRESS IN THE SENATE.
Tariff Bill Not Expected to Be Pre-
scented for Two Weeks.

II
The Republican Senators who are acting
as subcommittee of the Senate Com
mittee on Finance in the preparation of
the tariff bill are inclined in their esti
mates now to postpone the date Gifts pres
entation to the Senate a little beyond
the limit originally fixed by them. They
now express the opinion that il may be
two weeks from the present time before
il will he in shape to be reported. Some
of them postpone the time until two
weeks from next Monday.
The committee is making very salts
factory progress with the bill, and many
of the schedules have received final at
tentiOn, among these being chemicals and
cottons- None of the more puZzling cues
TONS however, have been disposed OF. The
committee has deemed it wisest to leave
the rates on wool, sugar, hides, coal. lead
ore. lumber and all other particularly
puZziing subjects until the simpler mat
tiers can he determined.
They axe the pOsitioa that they can settle
the disputed points more satisfactorily
after the other features OF the bill are
thoroughly Hgested and the probable
revenue determined
While no detailed information can he Sc
cured, it is understood many reductions
in duties have been made. The disposition
OF the committee is to make general re-
iuction, but this is found 20 be task not
easy OF accomplishment because OF the in
sistance OF Senators upon having the strong
est protection for the articles in which they
are particularly interested There are
indeed, many demands for Increases, and
some of these are so pressing that the mem
hers are fin'lingthemselve s
emharrassedin their desire to satisfy Sena
tors, whose votes Will be essential TO the
bill, and their conviction that the interests
OF the party demand reduction rather than
increase
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-10
DODGING BIG ICEBERGS.
Atlantic Liners Having Trouble to
Keep Clear of Them.

New York, April 1o.-The Norwegian
steamer Nordkyn, from Hamburg, which
arrived this morning, reports that on April
3, at 2:30 clock a. m, in latitude AZ 80,
longitude 40, she passed through large
quantities of field ice, and was obliged
to steer in all directions, the vessel even
having to back To avoid the bergs, and
stopping many times during the night. Sew
erai steamers were sighted TO the north
ward, apparently moving with difficulty.
Steamer Georgia, from Stettin, whi%h also
arrived this morning, reports passing about
twenty large bergs and many small ones at
a. m. on April 5, latitude AZ 81, longi-
tude AS 40. One of the bergs was at least
$40 feet, or on flying about which were
THOUSAND of birds.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-10
MINERS PITIFUL CONDITION.
Maximum Wages Fifty Cents Day
and Deductions Therefrom.

Maximum Wages Fifty Cents a Day
and Deductions Therefrom.
Pittsburg, Pa, April 1O.-The investi-
CATION yesterday of the Legislative commit
tee into the condition of the miners of the
Pittsburg district brought shocking state
of affairs to light. About twenty miners
from various parts of the district were
heard, and these testified that all sorts Of
abuses were practiced to beat them out of
their miserable pittances. None of them
had earned more than SIG a month sin ,e
the first of the year, and the majority far
less
Many testified that they were compelled
to deal company stores, where they W ere
/. charged more than the market price. Store
, bills were deducted from their pay, as
was the rent, the majority renting shanties
from coal operators, who charged them
exorbita mt rents for novels scarcely cost
ing $50.
The screens at the coal tipples were
weak and let the coal through, and what
fell through the screen they were not
paid for. yet the operators sold the same
at a fair price The coal miners stated
that from Thirty years experience in
loading cars they knew the cars held from
2,40O to 2s7a0 pounds, yet several COM
panies onlycredited them with 1000 and
900 pounds.srefusin the men the right
to have check weightmen on the tipple
to keep their accounts. One witness testi-
fled that hs had earned SIS since Christ
mas and Had nothing to eat that day,
yet he had 'asSfwife and six children to
support.
The mines are crowded with diggers.
Where fifty men could work q mine and
make fair wages, 90 to 200 are crowded
into the pit, SO as to keep them in sub
jugatioD by discharging large numbers of
them if they gfumbled. Ironclad contracts
were offered in evidence showing that
the men signed away all rights to secure
a Job which would pay them less than SIS
a month.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-10
THE POSTMASTER RAN.
Exciting Chase After a Prisoner
Charged With Embezzlement.

Altoona, Pa, April 10.-JOseph A.
Vaughn, the alleged defaulting postmaster
OF Duncansville, leaped from q trolley car
while being brought to this city yesterday,
and ran for the hills. Deputy Miller no
was in charge OF the prisoner, started in
pursuit. but, finding himself being dis
tanced, he sent two men on horseback after
the fugitive.
The chase led for three miles across coun-
try before the prisoner was recaptured.
He was brought to this city and given a
hearing before United States Commissioner
Graffins after his run. and, in default of
81 900 bail, remanded to Jail to await trial.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-10

Melting snow and ice in the North, end
Valley. with hurricane and tempest in
the lower valley, render the flood situa-
ton gloomier than ever. A new flood wave
is forming, and the outlook for the levee
system, from Memphis To the ietties, is
sad indeed.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-10

And now Mexico is constructing tariff
carefully calculated to retaiiate for the
proposed INJURIES of the Dingley bill Live
hogs will he among the prohibited things,
and that may spoil the prospect of many
pleasant excursion to the land of the
MonteZumas.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-10
DELAWARE FACTIONS WARNED.
Republicans Must Get Together or
Get No offices, Says HAMA.


Dover, Del, April Ex-senator Mark
Hanna, OF Ohio, is making an effort to
get the warning factions OF the RepubIi
can party OF Delaware together. lie
has been waited upon by the leaders
OF both factions within the past few
weeks. The regulars wanted him to
intercede with the PRESIDENT in the in
terest of their recommendations for the
offices which will fall TO the lot of Della
ware Republicans.
The Addicks people are as equally per
sistent. and claim the result OF the cleo
ton of Republican electors from Della
ware was due to their work IN the last
campaign.
Mark Hanna listened very patiently to
the tales for some time, and then in
formed both fac tons that they must
get together. If they did not the Dem
ocrats would continue to hold the offices
in Delaware during the present Admin
istration.
This is having a very depressing effect
on the different candidates for office.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-10

Dr. Hunter, Senator Hanna's candidate
for the Kentucky Senatorship, came within
two votes OF the prize yesterday. Probably
that will end his chances, and he will
then retire with the painful reflection that
there is many "a slip 'twixt the fox and the
cranes
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-10

Rainy weather has spoiled all the antici-
pated pleasure of the Presidents outing
for which we are sincerely sorry, because
he was worn out and needed Some whole
some rest and recreation. But now he will
see the futility OF trying to run a strictly
dry Administration.