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The times., 1897-03-12
MYSTERY OF A TRUNK.
1t Contained $500 Worth of Goods
and Was Stolen March 9.

The detectives are in state of per
pleXity about the trunk OF Mrs s.. b.
Brown of No. $50 Fifth avenue, New
York, which mysteriousiy disappeared from
a push cart at the Sixth street depot on
March 2. The trunk contained clothing
and valuables tothe amount OF about $500.
Mrs. Brown reached this city over the
B. & o. Railroad on the day mentioned,
and gave the check for her trunk to John
Dorsey, porter for the Metropolitan Hotel.
to be carried to No. 1908 Nineteenth
street. Dorsey having full load of
baggage on his wagon, gave the check
to Seymour Alexander, colored push
cart man. Alexander stopped at the Sixth
street station to get another trunk, and
while he was in the baggage room, In
spector Hollinberger says, Mrs. Browns
trunk disappeared as mysteriously from
the push cart as though the ground had
opened and swallowed it. Detectives
have been working on the case, but they
have absolutely no clew to the missing
trunk, and as Alexander is an honest man
he is not suspected of the theft.
The times., 1897-03-12
Funeral Charges.
To the Editor of The Times:


Knowing you are always in favor of
every needed reform and take pleasure in
its advocacy, | write concerning funeral
charges. My attention has been called to
a monopoly, known as the ''Undertakers'
Trust" which should appeal to all, citizens
and their sense of justice. When beTeave-
ment weighs heavily upon one's mind, the
fact that one is being robbed does not
present itself. When your loved one is
lying a corpse 1t is no time to question
the eXorbitant prices of the funeral di-
rector and cmbalmer," so the price is paid
because OF a dislike to question its equity
Everything needed for proper burial is
placed at the highest price, especially the
mourning goods, for which excessive
charge is made all over the world. The
undertakers of this and other cities are
amaSsing more wealth than other business
callings, considering the capital invested
H. c. G.
The times., 1897-03-12
TWO NEW ENGINE HOUSES.
One VIII Be Located in Business
Portion of the City.

Bids viii be opened on the Goth instant
Tor sites fortwo new engine houses in the
District. One Of them is to be in the
heart OF the business district of the city,
somewhere between Seventh and Twelfth,
c and F streets northwest. II will be the
home of the fourteenth engine company in
the city, and the sum of $50, ,0oois at the
disposal of the Commissioners for the pur-
chase Of the site and the erection and
furnishing of the building.
The other house will be built in Ana
costa. The sum Of $4,000 has been ap-
rropriated for the site and building Both
buildings are to lie completed by the close
OF the coming fiscal year
The times., 1897-03-12
Little Rosa Neuse.s Case.

No action was taken Yesterday by Lieut..
Swindells, of the Georgetown precinct, in
the case of Rosa Neuse, the five -year-old
child, who was alleged to have been
criminally assaulted by two boys, near
her fathers al-boat, on Wednesday, as
told in The Morning Times. The boys will
not be arrested unless the father, Capt.
John Neusc, decides to swear out a war
rant for them. The only evidence that
they committed the deed is the little girl S
uncorrotorated statement. The lads have
both made denialS,
The times., 1897-03-12
Charged With False Pretenses.

Charles j. Allen, charged with false
pretenses, was held yesterday in $500
for the grand jury. Allen, it is alleged,
on the I'd Of this month pretended to ~
Med. Lindsey, of No. 500 E street north
west, that Klipper, Webster & Co., Of
baltimore, had signed a contract TO adyer-
tise in the Civil Service Advocate, of
which Lindsey is proprietor. and on the
strength of these representations, alleged
to be false, obtained from Lindsey 81
Allen entered plea of not guilty.
The times., 1897-03-12
Assaulted With a Razor,

Because his mother would not give him
q nickle with which to purchase a drink
OF whisky, William Buckner, nineteen
year-old colored boy living in Willow Tree
alley, in South Washington, assaulted his
aged mother with IaZor. She received a
bad cut on the arm before William was
overpowered and taken TO the Fourth pre-
cinct station and licked up on the charge
of assault
The times., 1897-03-12

tits doing pretty well to have one good
idea in each advertisement. The almanac
tells us that there are 365 days in the
year, and the most scientific advertiser
issues his store news almost every morning
or evening. There is probably no dan
ger, then, that he will not have plenty of
chance during the twelyemonth to exploit
Ills good suggestions-not all of them, of
course, because his advertising is going to
continue year after year, but many OF
them. Let the announcements, then, he
as fine and strong as possible. Have them
convincing, And one thought is usually
enough at time, especially if it is
good one.
The times., 1897-03-12
Burgla ries Reported

Burgla ries Reported TO the Police.
Two cases Of housebr eaking in the
night were reported to Inspector Holm
berger yesterday. Burglars forced an entry
into George j Mucller's confectionery store,
No. 336 Pennsylvania avenue northwest
and stole from the cash register between
So and Sc in money.
The front door OF Charles l.. Beatty's
restaurant, No. 1913 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest, was forced Tuesday night by
burglars, who stole S15.72 in cash and
$50 worth of cigars.
A Fowler bicycle was stolen from W.
II. Espey, No. 903 Seventh street north
west, and blanket and comfort from
Mrs. L. Fitzgerald, No. 209 C street
northwest.
The times., 1897-03-12
EI.Ks' REUNION IN July.
Rates to Minneapolis Reduced to
One Fare for Round Trim.

An interesting article on the Elks' re-
union, to be held III Minneapolis the 9th
of July next, appeared ir the Minneapolis
Journal of March + The story is beaded
by letter from the executive committee
of the local lodges, extending an invitation
to all members of the Elks to attend tie
meet.
Railroad rates on all roads will be re-
duced on that date TO single fare for the
round trip. The reunion is to last a week,
and promising program for each day has
already been planned by the Minneapolis
lodges.
The times., 1897-03-12
Verein BAYERN Incorporated.

A number of prominent Bavarians in the
city have Incorporated themselves under
the name of the Verein Bayern. Only
natives of Bavaria or their descendants
are entitled to membership in the society.
The organization is on the mutual benefit
plan. TheincorpOratorsa are George Fritsch,
Henry Arnold, Theodore A. Leckert, Fer
dinand Miller, Henry Fischer, William
Lerch, A. Hatfield and Julius Griebel.
The times., 1897-03-12
Against Commissioner Sc

Judge Bradley yesterday granted a
petition for mandamus against John S.
Seymour, commissioner OF patents. The
petition was filed by William II. Brodie,
who claimed that in conflict between
certain patents, the commissioner had
wrongly decided against him. Two eX.
aminers had reported favorably for him.
Judge Bradley maintained that their
expert testimony should have weight over
that of the commissioner himself.
The times., 1897-03-12
Benefit to Jack Bayne.

Friends Of Mr.. Jack Bayne, the well
known local comedian, have arranged to
tender him Il benefit, at the Bijou Theater,
OF St Patlick's Day. Approved local
talent. aided 10y many professionals will
make up aninteresting program. Arrange
Hents VIII also he made to have returns
from the Corbet- Fitzsimmons fight an
nounced from the stage. A list of at
fractions viii be published later.
The times., 1897-03-12
How Not to "catch Cold"

Many a delicate man and woman were
for hours in the open air Thurs sday
viewing the parade. We have n remedy
Robini's Camphor Pnls-that will inmed-
lately act so ON the system as to prevent
any liability to catching cold. CSC. is the
price. and its efficacy is guaranteed
WASH. HOMEOPATHIC PHA ARMACY,
1907 II street northwest.
The times., 1897-03-12
Husband Sues for Divorce,

Robert Bankett began suit for divorce
against his wife. Sarah Crump Bankett,
yesterday, after his attorney had asked
for the discontinuance OF a similar suit
brought more than a year ago. The
wife deserted the husband nearly four
years ago. lie says, and went to her old
home in Chatham, Pa.
The times., 1897-03-12
Marriage Licenses

Licenses to marry have been issued as
follows:
William F Hall and Sarah Savoy
Harry Burch Rudd and Mabel E. Drake
Charles Howard and Katie Butler.
George w Butler, of Oura. Va. and Fan
ME Willie Garner, of Norman, Va.
The times., 1897-03-12
Wife Wants AIimnny.

Mrs. Abby f. Dawson, wife of Edward
T. Dawson, dancing master, brought
suit for aiinlony against him yesterday
afternoon, claiming that he deserted fer
nineteen months ago and since then has
contributed only S46 to the support Of
herself and their child. She says that
he dresses well and has large income
from his dancing school.
The times., 1897-03-12
Street Repair Proposals Accepted

The Commissioners yesterday accepted the
proposal OF the Washington Asphalt Block
and Tile Company toimprove l. streetsouth-
east, between Fourth and Eighth streets.
The proposed cost is 81 ,4u2- The time for
the completion of repairs on Eiie street,
Richard Leek, contractor, has been extended
to April 8.
The times., 1897-03-12
New Policeman on DUTY,

The two new policemen appointed
Wednesday We're assigned to their pre-
cincts by Major Moore yesterday. Joseph
Shipley went to the Fifth and James E.
Wilson to the Ninth. They went on duty
at O'Clock last evening.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-20
DingIey Bin Deficit.

July q. when the Dingley high tax
bill passed both houses Of Congress.
these dispatches stated that the new
Law would be burdensome to the people,
would fail utterly AZ revenue pro
Queer. and would be rcpudiaied by the
voters At the first opportunity.
II Il not four months since this pre-
dicilon was made, and In that short
time Il has been verified in detail. In
less than onc-third OF year the deficit
In the revenues OF the Treasury has
been nearly sl5,ooo,0oo. Il is growing
Al a rapid pace, and there is no doubt
that for the first year of its operation
the deficit will far exceed 500. OO0, GOO
Il Is easy 10 speak Of a million dollars
and quite as easy 20 run glibly over
fifty or hundred millions. II Is not
80 easy 20 understand. or 10 estimate
fairly, what an enormous volume OF
money tiity millions OF dollars really is,
and wha, activities might be promoted
by Its use.
The government IL short $4,000, 0OC
for the first four months Of the Dingley
bill. In other words, that much money
| Is not In the treasury. IL ought TO be
20 NEE, the demands for public works
In the various states. To meet that
deficit there will be loss OF sl,OOO,OW
for public works In every one OF the
as states OF the Union. That means u
federal buildings a, 500, 900 each which
might now be under construction In
every state. The men who might be al
work on these buildings are idle, and
work that might have been furnished
TO masons, carpenters, plastcrers
plumbers and lumbcrman is wasted be
cause of the shortage Of customs duties
yhe expenditures, in other words al
ready have exceeded the receipt b!
sl5, OOo, 900. Republic.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-20

The register and receiver OF the US.
land Office are having more or less
trouble with some of their mail matter.
Certain parties doing business with the
Office are In the habit OF paying about
one-half OF the postage required. The
postmaster here with-holds the papers
In these cases until the postage due
is paid and the register and receiver
must make the payment or allow the
papers to be returned to the sender
The register and receiver are given
nothing for postage and every cent paid
out must come from their individual
pockets. Two or three letters of this
kind day will make up a big sum al
the end of year The officers desire
10 be prompt with oil official business
and they cannot he so when these neg
lected mail matters occur.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-20
Lazy Joe Returns.

Lazy Joe has returned from a sum
mer,s visit 10 the willows on Snake
river near Glenn's Ferry and to some
secluded dells In owyhee, county
He left Blackfoot Immediately after
his arrest for gambling and It was his
aim to hide himself away that he might
mediate on "The ways that are dark
and tricks that are vain"in civilization
Yesterday, with far-away.Moses,
look. he stood on the street and gazed
4. the spot where Danilson's store
building stood and said to himself
"pretty soon all same with Indian
The reservation that once knew MIN
will know him no more. His wickey-uI
on the plains and on the river bank
will give place to the whittier man
home and the poor Indian VIII only os
known as having gone to the happs
hunting ground where whittier man ne
come"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-20
NEW ROAD opERsEER LAM.
ProYides for Election on The First
Monday ia December.

Section l. That the qualified cleo.
tors OF each road district Ia the several
counties la the state shall meet on the
nrst Monday In December OF each year
NJ O'Clock p. m, and proceed TO elect
a road oyerseer.
Sec. 2. Notice Of such election. and
the place OF holding the same, may be
given by any five Of the qualified cleo
tors OF the road district, by posting no.
tees at least ten days previous 70 the
time OF holding such election, In ut
least three Of the most public places in
such road district. The place Of hold
Ing such election shall be Us nearly as
practicable 10 the center Of such road
district.
Sec. .. Said election TO be conducted
In the same manner us school elections,
and Immediately after the assemb.age
OF such electors they shall elect a
Judge and clerk from their number,
who shall serve as Judge and clerk OF
such election without compensation.
Sec. 4. The candidate receiving the
highest number Of votes cast for such
oyerseer at such election, shall be de-
clared duly elected and shall be so Ger.
tilted To the clerk OF the board OF coun.
~ commissioners Of the county, by the
judge and the clerk Of such election.
The clerk OF the board of county com.
missioners shall prepare q certificate
OF election, In accordance with the re.
turns 30 made, aud the person receiy.
ing such certificate, shall before enter.
Ing upon his duties Ms such road over.
seer, furnish good and sufficient bond
10 the sum Of $500, in favor Of the coun.
~, and approved by the board OF coun.
" commissioners, and the said oyerseer
when such bond Is approved, shall
further, before entering upon his du.
ties, take and subscribe 20 the usual
oath Of Office.
Sec. 5. In case Of vacancy or Of fail.
ure 10 elect such road oycrsecr, the
board OF county commissioners shall
upon petition appoint an oyerseer, who
shall serve the nnexpired term. But
for cause Of neglect OF duty or for neg.
lectlng 10 care for tools or machinery
belonging 20 the district, or upon pc
ti,Ion from said district, the board Of
commissioners may declare such Office
vacant and the electors Of said distric,
shall elect another oyerseer as pro
ylded for Ia this act.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-20
Free of Charge TO Sufferers,

Cut this out and take il 20 your drug
gist and get a sample bottle free of DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
tion, Coughs and Colds. They do not
ask you 20 buy before trying. This
will show you the great merits OF this
truly wonderful remedy. and show you
what can be accomplished by the regu-
lar size bottle. This Is no experiment
and would be disastrous to the proprie-
tors did they not know IL would inva-
riably cure. Many OF the best physi-
clans are now using II in their practice
with great results, and are relying on
Il In most severe cases. Il is guaran-
teed. Trial bottles free at Hull &
Greene's drug store. Regular size SOC
and sl.00.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-20

There are ten things for which no one
has ever been sorry. They are: For do
ing good to all; for speaking evil of none;
for hearing before judging and for
thinking before speaking; for holding
an angry tongue; for being kind TO the
distressed; for seeking pardon for all
wrongs; for being patient toward every
body; for stopping the ears OF the tale
bearer; for disbelieving the i'll reports
circulated by ossips.-Shoshone Jour
nal.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-20

North Idaho papers say that the pol
iticians up there are beginning to star,
their FORCES to heat their irons for next
years campaign.
Citrou, lemon peel and London layer
raisins ut L. j. Johnson's.
The report Of the commissioner o
pensions shows that Idaho has ll4'
pensioners who received last year from
tho government 1853, 100.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-20
Idaho Gets $4,000.

The committee on domestic nus
s,ons Methodist Episcopal church, mas
annortioued "a 900 for mission work In
the state OF Idaho.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-20

Don't look gift horse In the mouth.
Sell him for what you can get and lei
the other fellow do the looking.
Mocha and Java coffee two pound cans
Best brand, 80 cents at 7. ]. Johnson's
Advising fool is like carrying a lamp
before blind man.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-06-11
Travelling In Asia.

For travelling over the rolling plains of
Central Asia a Chinese version of the Rus
sian tarantass is used, TO which in Russia
three horses are usually harnessed abreast.
Mongolians, however know nothing about
driving So they fix bar across the
shafts, and IA mounted man on either side,
taking the end Of this on his saddle bow
and pressing it against his chest, sets off
at fun gallop. Another pair tug in front
at rope traces attached TO the shafts, and
couple of horscmcn hook on to the sides Of
the carriage. In this way it is said that 10
miles an hour can he covered without diff
Guilty. But II is trying work for the
nerves. san Francisco Argonaut
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-06-11
NEARING HOME.

I'm nearing home. Full short the hours are
growing.
How long, how long was childhood's sum
ncr Gayl
An opening vista of new sights and Pleasures
And rosy hope ullrrcd Us on our way
I'm nearing bone. The shadows, gently fall.
ing,
Hide from our view earth's harsher sights
and sound,
And voices loved and lost are softly calling,
Telling where home and happiness are found.
I'm nearing home, and as the weary trav'ler
Counts all the landmarks passing on his way
So count now the signals that do meet me
And mark the entrance to eternal day.
I'm nearing home, cen as a child-school leav-
ing,
His tasks completed-see his mothers door
Earth S lessons learned, far from its pains and
grieving
seek a home where | shall grieve no more.
L. l.. A. Very in Boston Transcript
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-06-11
General l1ews.

The governor of Michigan has APP
I,ved bill which increases the taxes
on railroad earnings by about Sl55,-
annually.
At Greene, Iowa, on Wednesday night,
1 l5-year-old son of l.. Schwartz,
lie attempting to unload gun, dis
|lrged the weapon, killing his two
tiers.
he state central committee of the
'pulist party to Washington has issued
nanifesto to the effect that hereafter
/ party will stand by itself and fight its
n battles.
i've tanks, each containing 1900
Ions of water, fell from the roof to
cellar of a new building in New
rk Thursday. Two men we're buried
Ter tons of debris.
'olOnel Sanders d. Bruce of New
rk, noted horseman and war veter-
is critically i'll in Lexington, Ken
ky, where he was stricken with
Falysis on Saturday.
receiver was appointed at Saratoga
Saturday for the Horizon Improve
Pat company, which owns a large
cunt of Lake George property and
Prospect Mountain railway.
n Elko, Nevada, despatch reports
robbery of $4,000 worth of bullion
N the Dexter mine in the Tuscarora
riot, sixty miles from there. Two
lials of the mine are suspected.
b. Mcconnell, the defaulting presi-
of the defunct Merchants national
at Ocala, Florida, committed
tide by shooting on Saturday. A
rant of arrest had just been served
n him.
lillian n. Boggs, paying teller of
First national bank of Dover, Della
e, disappeared last Saturday, a de-
ter to the amount of $4,000. Two
Prs have been received from Boggs
hitch he confessed his guilt.
ssper. South Dakota, was struck by
vater-spout' the other night. The
pit Northern track for miles was two
under water, and nearly all culverts
bridges in that region were washed
Crops are damaged greatly.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-06-11
Hardships of African Travel.

"New Conditions In Central Africa" is
the title of "a paper in The Century, made
up from the journals of the late f.. j.
Glave who crossed Africa TO investigate
the slave trade in the interests of that
magazine AT one place on Lake Tan
ganyika Glave writes: My men are tired,
footsore and hungry, and some sick, and
myself have very sore heel A days rest
is desirable for everybody. My sick men
are suffering from sore heads and manned
feet. They got their stomachs full of
mtama flour and fish today, and have been
standing on their heads and dancing.
There is no better remedy for African all
ments than full belly. African travellers
nearly always have crows feet sprawling
from the outside corners of the eyes, which
should be credited to the constant blinking
caused by the suns rays, and by the long
grass dropping over trails in the wet sea-
son, the sharp pointed blades cutting, spat-
ting and Ticking ones face.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-06-11

One night Sarah Bernhardt was playing
Fedora" to a crowded house. The poison
scene, as usual, elected a tempest of APP
plause from the audience, but ere the clap
ping Of hands and the stamping of feet
had completely died away, loud peals of
laughter burst forth from the upper part
of the theater. The sober minded people
in the boxes and stalls gazed rel roachfully
at the boisterous gods, but in "A moment
they, too, began to laugh, for in the front
row Of the balcony, and in fun view of all,
stood two one armed men, who, uncon-
scious of the amusement which they caus-
ed, were energetically cooperating to pro-
long the applause by clapping their re
naming hands together. - Pearson S
Weekly
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-06-11
Estate of Judah Carter.
Notice of Settlement

GTATE OF VERMONT, The Probate
oDIsTRICT OF ADDISON. SIS. Court tor the
District of Addison
To all persons interested IN the estate OF
Judah Carter late of Orwell, in said dis
trict, deceased. GREETING
BY the authority OF the State of Vermont,
you are hereby notified to appear before the
said probate court, Mt the probate office ID
Mlddlebury, in said district, on the 2sth day
OF June, A. ID. 1897 at 10 O'Clock a. m.
to show cause, II any you have, why the &C
count OF Albert j. Dickinson, administrator
OF the estate OF SAID deceased, should
not be allowed, and also why the resi-
to the parties entitled thereto.
Dated at Middlebury, in said District, this
Sth day OF June, A. ID. 1897.
BY order OF court.
p Attest, JAMES NJ. sLADE. Judge
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-06-11

Rooms on the south side of the ship as
she crosses are the best That is the side
that the sun shines on, and it always seems
to be less wave beaten than TO the north;
ones chances of having the port open, if
the weather is tolerable at all, are there
fore better. On the big ships there are
Etaterooms on four decks-the promenade
deck, from which one can slip into the
open air at once; the saloon deck, where
the public rooms and the officers cabins
are and also most of the bad smells the
main deck, given up almost entirely to
staterooms, and the lower deck, where peo-
pie do not stay unless they must. THE
Art of Travel, by Lewis Morris Iddings,
In Scribners.