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The evening times., 1897-05-28
CINDERELLA AND HER SllPPER.
The Fairy Play TO Be Performed by
Prof. Sheldon's Pupils.

The operatic play of Cinderella will
be given at the National Theater tonight by
the juvenile pupils OF Prof. Sheldon, un-
der the auspices of Nine. Romero, Mrs Vim
cent, Mrs Sharpe. Mrs Lancaster, Mrs car
penter, Mrs. Thompson, and other prom
inent society women, who have taken this
attractive method Of raising funds for a
most worthy cause.
This ever-popular play Wilt produced
in its entirety and will be enriched with
many gorgeoustransformati There
will he four acts, beginning with the magic
grott0 in Fairyland, and ending with
room in the old baron S castle, where the
prince fits the glass slipper on Cinder-
ella S foot, when they Immediately proceed
.'to live happily ever after according to
the fairies decree.
TheCast willinclude Baby Edna nanfOrth.
Lille Hughes. Pansy Wilson, Willie New
ton, Daisy Waring, Grace Kesmodel, Viva
Naviluese, Albert Corvell, Chester Smith,
Nellie Hunt, Joseph Ireland, Andrew Duffy,
Minnie and Lottie Brakhagen, Arthur Seipp,
Edna CorSon, Ethel Lanman, Eva Casey,
EsteIle Lowry, Alice Smith, Edward Jor-
dan, Adeline Culp, Agnes Jordan, Elsie
Jordan, Charles Stevenson, Maud Fowler,
George Chase, Matte Chase, Eva Casey,
Marguerite Butler, Mamie Armitage, Edith
Luckett Ethel Lanman, Elsie Jordan, Edith
Wiley, Alice Smith. Lif;en Acorn and Flora
Butler
The evening times., 1897-05-28
ELBERT 5. MALoNEY's FUNERAL.
Elaborate Masonic Services at the
Church and Grave.

Funeral services were held yesterday
afternoon at 1 so O'Clock over the remains
of tie late Ebert S MalOuey, who died
suddenly from heart failure last Tuesday.
The late residence. No. 1926 Twelfth street
northwest, was filled with the friends Of
tue deceased, prominent among whom We're
Senator and Mrs. Mills, Representative
savers, OF Texas; Mr Alexander Grant. Dr.
: > Domer, representatives from '-.he
Postoffice Department and from many
secret societies, OF which Mr.. Maloney was
Il member.
Rev Alexander Kent, Of the People s
Church. preached the funeral sermon. and
paid a high tribute to the memory Of the
deceased Washington COmmanlery, No
l. K. OF T, commanded by Thomas Z Nor
gan, formed an arch Of steel over the
cashet when the sermon had been COM
pleted, while the Teuplar service was read
by Prelate Dr.. Mcfarland, The quartet,
composed of Alexander Mosher, II c. Pear
Son. ] F Backman and q. F. Johnson.
rendered Il Cannot Always Trace the
Way" ard Abide With Ne
As the remains were carried to the
hearse they were saiuted by Lafayette
lOii-t' ~ u - a NJ A~'''t' - nap
ter. No 5 Royal Arcanum. and Washing
ton Commandery. No. /, X. Of 7. Messrs
George y. Perry, II. X. Mendenhall. W.
5 jerks. II. l.. Gosling, {. GcrsdOrf and
l. Belrens We're the pallhearers.
beautiful floral offerings were received
from Senator Mills and the various lodges
The caSkrt itself was completely covered
with flowers
Intermcnt was at Rock Creek Cemetery
with Ma sonic honOrS.
The evening times., 1897-05-28

The fact stated today that Senors Tomas
Estreda Palma and GonzaIo de QdeSada, Of
TIE Cuban Jmta, will attend conference
of Importance in Philadelphia next week,
raises a serious question as TO the po-
sition Of those gentlemen with regard to
the plans Of the Spanish boudholders ard
the 5 sugar Trust. Ifit he true, as has been
ALLEGED by friends of the Administration,
but by no means conyinCmCly, that the
Cuban delegates are favorable TO any
scheme OF autonomy under Spanish slze-
rainty, or any plan of Intervention by the
United states carrying with it paym Mt
of the Spanish Cuban debt and the Gains
Of the Sugar Trust, ii does not necessarily
follow that President Cisneros, Gen. Gomez,
Gen Garcia, or tie Cuban constituent as
scmbly shane in those views 1t would lie
the depth Of dishonor for this country to
adopt any final policy in this matter before
ascertaining directly and at first hand the
actual attitude of the leaders in the field
and Of the organized executive AMI lo gis-
lativc branches of the island republican
government
The evening times., 1897-05-28

These new Senators are going to upset
the W hole town if we are not careful
Here ls Senator Penrose refusing 20 tin
walters, and the walters all alking out OF
the hotel rather than serve his breakfast
To him without the tip. Senator Penrose
has hard row to hoe, if he is going TO
begin a crusade against the practice of tip
ping. 1t is one of those things which are
50 complicated that only a miracle can set
Them straight. and miracles are out Of
fashion. 1t is an unwritten law Of modern
civilization, that money brings power; and
II you cannot use your money to secure
special favors III your hotel. W hat are you
going to do? In the nature of Things, there
are some special favors that everybody
cannot have, and under the present system
those W ho pay for them get them
The evening times., 1897-05-28
GRAPrLED OFT OF THE WATER.
Body of william Percy Recovered
From the &. x o. Canal

Cumberland. Md, May 2S The body Of
William r Percy, of Frostburg. Aregany
county. was recovered yesterday morn
ing with gIappling hooks. after the use Of
dynamite had failed
On Wednesday evening Mrs PHteman
wife of the manager of MI Percy's farm.
which he was visiting, went to Oldtown
in spring wagon driven 10y Nj Bate
mans son, about twenty years of ag".
yvio is somewhat lame Mr. Percy accom-
panied the party, riding on horseback he
hind the wagon
On the return trip it was dark About
10 O'Clock the party came to a point
onpositethe Mansion House, where the road
leaves the tow path. Here Mr Percy's
horse went too near the canal, struck soft
ground, flomdCrcd. and went down TO
the edge of the water. He Clung to the
side OF the bank for a few steps and then
went in MI Percy was thrown from
the saddle by the efforts of the horse TO
recover the ground. At this point the
canal is narrow and the current swift
although the water is not more ttan five
feet deep Mr. Percy cried. 'Oh' Save
me, save me" as he went under tne water
The lame boy and Mrs Bateman got out
Of the wagon and the boy waded into tn"
water, while his stepmOther held to hiS
coat to keep him from slipping He
reached as far as he could. but not far
enough to save the drowning man Mr.
Percy disappeared in the darkness, and
when his body was found by Mt Bate
man aud A AlkiTe, an employe of the
farm, it had been carried fifty yards
further down the stream. His watch had
stopped at exactly 1915 O'Clock The
horse swan ashore a few yards below
where he went in
The evening times., 1897-05-28

curtaI their daily expenditures, they are
doing an actnaf harm to themselves and
theirneighhors b. withdrawing money from
circulation In warming up to the sub
ject, he proceeded to melt the laws Of
mathematics with his eloquence. He said,
There are. say, l 5000 900 wage-earners
IN the United States suppose that eacn
has increased his economy to the extent
of 10 cents day. That means boarding
of $3.50, ,UOO, 600 in one year. Extend the
same proposition to families: There are
about 10. 600. 900 families. OF seven MEM
bers each. Every family has probably
reduced its daily expenditures by at
least 20 cents. This indicates an absorb
tlon in a year of $3.50, 100000. From
these two sources OF economy alone there
has been saved as the result Of economy
ST, $50, 900, 900 in a single year.
Those vino have been TO the primary
school and learned to multiply by two
figures, will discover, in verifying the
first statement, that if each enc of the
/ 4, 600 900 wage-eaners in the United
States saved 10 cents a day the total
savings would be, not $3.50. 900 900, hut
81, >, 500, 900, which makes Mr.. Ayers
calculation S44s, SOC, eco out of tie way.
Again, in the second statement, ne is
reported TO have extended his method of
figdring to families, and 10 have discovered
that, if q, ,Oa0 ,O0o families, Of seven Mem
beTs each, reduce their daily expenses 10y
20 cents, the result will hc $40, 900 900.
Multiplying as before, this calculation re-
in. Far
official mind can discover, making a
difference of SIPS, COO, 900 between the
cue result AMI Secretary Ayers result,
Again. it is not exactly clear whether
these 10000. 900 families, Of seven mem
bers each, are intended to include or to
exclude the wage-eaIners. 1t is difficult
to see how a family without any wage
Garner has any money to save, Unless it is
acquired by Inheritance, and tbs S pIoh-
ably not the case with the 7G.OOn, 200
thus referred t.. The whole thing is very
mixed. very mixed, indeed II tleTe was
but one mistake it could be laid TO the
typographical scapeeoat, bat even this
goat cannot quite account for the joyous
ana irrespan sihlc fiiskincSS which per
vadcs the rhetoric OF the interview, and
the way in which the list four rules of
the arithmetic are upset If this Toe
mathematics. it is a great new discovery
and should Ee given to the world in a
book
The evening times., 1897-05-28
PHONE MEN IN COUNCIL.
Organizing in Chicago to War Upon
the Bell Company.

Chicago, May % Nearly zoo repre-
sentatives of independent telephone eX-
changes, scattered ali over the country, re-
spending to call issued by J. Z. Keelyn,
president Of the Western Telephone Con-
struction Company, met at the Palmer
House Yesterday to create national as
sociation to fight the Bell Company.
Their work consisted of the formation
of an executive committee of two repre-
sentativeS from each State, and the adop-
ton of the report of committee on per
manent organization. Tie details of the
plans Ct organization and bylaws for the
government of the association will come
before the meeting today. Nearly every
State in the Union was represented, and
tine attendance is expected to be largely
increased today.
The executive Committee will submit
a report today, which is expected to con-
tam important suggestions as to the policy
TO be pursued by the association toward
the Bell Company. The convention will not
adjourn until Saturday afternoon.
The evening times., 1897-05-28
TROLLEY MEMS GRIEVANCES.
Efforts to Adjust Differences Be
tween Companies and MotOrmen.

New York, May 2S.-The question as TO
whether there will be a strike declared on
the trolley line in Brooklyn was not settled
yesterday by District Assembly, No. 75,
of tie Knights of Labor Master Workman
Collins and committee called al the OF
flee of President RoSSiter, of the Brooklyn
Heights road.
The labor leaders were not received by
the trolley president, but Were told that
any employee with grievance will be
heard by Mr.. RoSSiter. President RoSSitel
denies that there is a possibility of an
other trolley strike. He claims that all
the men On his road are satisfied and that
not one Of the demands made by the labor
men amount TO anything. because the com
parry already gives the men all that is
asked for in the agreement.
Henry c. Johnson, of the State board Of
arbitration, is in Brooklyn trying 10 aid
in adjusting the difference between the
companies and the men
The evening times., 1897-05-28
DEP PERSONALS.

Recorder Cheatham called yesterday upon
Secretary Bliss and paid his respects.
Postmaster General Gary received num-
Der OF young ladies Yesterday from North
Carolina seminary
Judge Thomas Bryan, assistant Secretary
of the ITterior,i is one of the quietest, yet one
OF the busiest, men in the depa Itment.
Senator HanSbrough was a caller at the
Department of the Interior yesterday He
had an interview with Secretary Bliss, in
which he talked over the matter ofsppoint-
ments.
There is a feeling Of safety among the
chiefs of division in the Int rior Depa ~tlnent
because ofthe announcementfTom Secretary
Bliss that he intends to go slow in the
matter of changes
Commissioner Hermann has been congrat-
ulated by many other officials OF the De
partment of the Interior in Consequence
of his decision against the scrip holders in
the Chicago lake front cases.
The evening times., 1897-05-28

In TIE suppressed House Of Representa-
tivcS Yesterday it was necessary FOR tie
Autocrat To reverse himself, fly in the
face of all English ana American prec-
edcntS, and decide, in flagrant viola
tion Of the rules, that a resolution re
felriug to the foreign policy Of the House
was not a question Of the highest priv
negc. MI Lewis, Of Washington, sue
ceeded in placing him in this attitude,
and in placing the suhseryient Repdb-
Hcan majority On record by a yea and
nay vote. on an appeal to the House whl.h
resulted in supporting the USrrpa'ion Of
tae Autocrat Mr Reed and his servitors.
for a brief time. may be able 10 'tefy the
Constitution ana deny To Jhe people The
right Of seIf-goyerument through their
elective representa- ron, buI tie Cffrn4-
ers would 10 well To count tie cost.
The evening times., 1897-05-28
TORTURERS STILL AT LARGE.
Ruffians Who Assaulted Thomas NJ.
England Evading the Police.

Rockville, Nd, May 2S.-The condition
of Mr. Thomas II. England, who was
brutally assaulted and tortured at his
home near here Tuesday night, remains
unchanged. His wounds are healing slowly,
the terrible burns on the feet and ears
causing the most trouble There is slight
danger of blood poisoning setting in As
yet no serious difficulty has resulted from
his albright exposure
MI. England says he has little doubt that
his asSailants had carefully planned the
assault, ana he is sure they We're not
nov ICES The rope which bound his hands
and feet was in the ha nds of one of the
party when he was first attacked and it
took only "A minute to bind him securely
The ICpe was tied with a peculiar knot
Mr.. England positively asserts that lie can
Identity one of the party, having seen him
when the torture of burning his feet was
in progress He also feels confident that
hc would know the voices of two others
No arrests were made yesterday. Many
persons think the two men who came u
kelchmer'S Hotel the day of the assault
were members Of the gang They excited
suspicion by their peculiar actions, ana
disappeared in the evening They were
heard to inquire about the trains running
both east and west from Rockville after
nghtfall, ana were also particular in as
CertaininE whether OF not there were any
freightsrunninginbc bet ween scheduled trains
They were both short and thickspt. and
Mr. England says the leader Of the gang
was of similar stature
TWO other strangers Were seen in town
together on Tuesday, ana We're noticed
hanging around the new power house
II is said that these four men boarded the
3 O'Clock train that evening. with tickets
for Washington Junction
The evening times., 1897-05-28

Interest i'm the Government exhibit ct
the great protective tariff fair was rather
depressed yesterday by the unsensational
trading in chemicals Interested bidders
were active, ana considerable volume of
business was transacted. Senator Stewart
made strong fight to have cyanide of
potassium placed on the free list, because
tnat is commodity much nthendnlng
operations of Nevada. Previously he had
supported the eXtortionate tax on bGraX
and boracic acid, because the British
monopoly controlling those products is
active in the same region. In nassumingthese
consistently inconsistent positions, as our
news columns this morning aptly stated,
Senator Stewart illustrated the aphorism
OF the late Gen. Hancock: The tariff is
a local issue
The evening times., 1897-05-28
Circulation Statement.
WASHINGTON. FRIDAY, NAY 2s.

CunnecticLt BeIIigerency Recognized.
After fighting against Cuban helliger.
ency ia the Senate, in the interests Of Con
necricut leaf tobacco, and deuouncing
American clJizrns in the galleries as "a
mob Senator Hawley was in proper
fra.ue Of mindt t. carrytAe war into Africa,
that is, into the Republican Steering Com
mitter - the hrlingt n on Wednesday even
ing
Apparently Mr.. Aldrch. IF Rhode Island,
does not worship the brazen weed of the
Nutmeg stat, with the faith and fervor Of
native. and even is said To regard it for
purposes 81 rmi gauol as Httle better than
tie all.l.st identical cabbage leaf produced
in his own uuclmmonly small common
wealth The protection of the Connecticut
pro,uct therefore, does not appeal to him
as the first and paramount national duty
of the hour. AT the meeting of the COM
mittee aforesaid, TINS is reported To- have
Ied to words. and with senator HawIey it
is always a word aad a blow not a blow
oT the flc>pl ald eXtcnSur variety, but one
OF tine bDgc5l breed
The blow followed fast upon the word.
hut the fate # the tariff bill was held u
b. endangered by diSSensionS between two
of it, !nujasJ buglcmen, and bystauders in
tcrfrrrd ia behalf of Republican harmony
before The appearance Of blood, tue ensau-
glined hl., nr the contestant couatenances
being s.'ri,ut-I L. excitement The tariff
iSuHt peace
The evening times., 1897-05-28
A Souvenir Nipht.

The Castle Square Opera Company will
give its fiftieth performance of the season
in this city at the Lafayett next Tues
day evening The occasion will he cele-
brated by the company as ''souTenir
night" and each lady in the audience
will lie presented with a beautiful little
token The souvenirs Sele Cted by the man
agpment for it's lady patrons are said to
be quite dainty and appropriate. Paul
JONES'" the popular comic opera written
by Planqpette, will be given throughout the
week, with Lizzie Macnichol in the title
role.
The evening times., 1897-05-28
SAkS SAYS

has 10 love, as ne was inspector of mis-
demeauOr convicts while Lascelles was iu
the State peEitentiary.
Ia the article i'll question Col. Byrd al
tacks LasCelIes' conduct since lie was rar-
doned several months ago, and asserts
that he adopted questionable meth to
win the hand of Miss Pelky, the rich young
woman OF Rhode Island, whom he has
lust married. He also attacks in a milder
manner Mayor GoodnOw.
LasCelles and Mayor Goodnow say the
article IS absurd and false. Mrs. IsasceIes
stands stGnChly by her husband She says
that sne knows all about his previous CT
reer, and with such knowledge she VIII
ingly married him.
The evening times., 1897-05-28
MR.. BARBER MAKES ANSWER.
Denies That He Annoyed or Threat
ened Miss SquireS.

Cha rles +. Barber, against whoU suit
was filed before the supreme court of the
District on the 2Tth inst. by Dorothy +.
SGuiTes, cha rging him with malicious annoy
a1.ce and persecution, has filed his answer
to the Complaint. He denies any annoy
ance on his part toward the complainant
and says that she was i'll his employ until
the ca rly part OF MAY OF this ytar, ,andthat
she never informed him thai it would be
hest that all relations between them cease
or that he should refrain from ever again
Spea king OF writing to her or coming where
she was.
on the other hand, he claims she, within
the past year, sent for him to come to her
at Philadelphia, which he did. He AYERS
that he has repeatedly made her presents,
which she has accepted, and he denies
that lie las at any time made any tn hreats
as cha TCed, Notwithstanding the fact that
she has opened his private letters and en-
barrassed and compromised him with his
friends He den les that he has beer warned
hv the police and states thai the charge
against him for aSsaulting her brother was
nol-pnJsSed at the instance of the prose
cuting attorney After making other de-
mails, he prays to he dismissed
The evening times., 1897-05-28

Impossible for Islam to abandon without
war territory conquered from infidels." 1t
seems evident that the Sultan is confident
Of his ability to hold Thessaly in view of
the mutual jealousies and suspicious &C the
powers. On the other hand, it is hard to
see how the maintenance of huge Turkish
army on war footing i'll Greek territory
could have any effect other than tn bring
on hostllities involving some of the parties
TO the concert. The situat ton is an alarm
ing one, but for the moment Abdul Hamid
appears to be master oft
The evening times., 1897-05-28

The condition OF affairs in Eastern Eu-
rope does not appear to grow more hopeful.
London advices claim that the protest of
England against furtheroccupationo OF Thcs-
favorably % Greece; but continental reports
indicate the contrary. tits significant that
rushed into ThcSsaly, and that he NOW las
not less than 200 900 troops in the p1ov-
ince Even more seriousis the official decla-
ration by the Sheik u Islam, that 1t is
The evening times., 1897-05-28
Secretary AIger. Mathematician.

The conclusion gradually dawnS upon the
country, after reading a recent interview
whhtl4e Secretary of War, that we nave at
the head of this department a mathema-
tician OF great power and originality. The
science of mathematics has not been gen
orally understood to admit OF very much
novelty II has been regarded as a settled
affair, and although figures tell some sur
prising stories occasionally, when in the
hands OF skilfm hypnotist, it has been
an ancient and moss-grown proverb that
they DO not lie. Mr.. Alger, however,
seems to have succeeded in causing them
to romance, to say the least
In this interview the Secretary is said to
have dilaed with enthusiasm upon the
effect of economy in causing hard times
His idea was that thrift is a curse TO this
nation, and that when people begin to
The evening times., 1897-05-28

Cuban events, both in the island aud IN
this country, are moving fast Gen. Gar
cia has defeated, routed and secured the
arms, amu.unition and supplies of a sp an
ish division OF 5000 men in Santiago DE
Cuba. other Cuban victories are jaily
reported The United states Government
knows, tut coaceals its kno Wedge, that The
important port Of Banes, captured and Cor
titled hy the Cubans two months ago. is
still held by them, although for two weeks
it was tonibarded and assaulted by the
united forces ofthc spanish army and navy.
If the Administration were 80 concede
this fact, aE excuse under internationalla
for longer refusing To recognize beliig
ereuCy would disappear. The accepted
certainty that Gomez and Garcia VIII drive
Weyler stroopS outof JheCouHtry very soOn,
unless Intervention can he brought ,,bout.
wiu serve to hasten action al Washington.
The evening times., 1897-05-28
SIDNEY LASCELLES WILL SUE.
Going to Claim Damages From ii
Georgia Editor for Libel.

Fitzgerald, Ga, May 2S.-Sidney Las
celles, the LOCUS Lord Eeresford, accompa-
MED by Mayor Goodnow Of Fitzgerald,
left here last night for Atlanta, Ga, where,
it is said. they will enter suit for damages
against Col Philip Byrd, editor of an after
noon newspaper of Rome, Ga. This suit
will be based upon an alleged hbelous
article printed in the paper yesterday. A
friend of Lascelles here says that he would
not be surprised if Lascelles went TO Rome
and took matters into his own hands by
Furnishing Col. Byrd, for whom Lascelles
The evening times., 1897-05-28
SUMMER RESORTS.
ATLANTIC HOTEL,
Season of 1877 OpenS June {

a perfeCtly-equipped and well-appOInteG
Sea shore Resort, within a few hours ride
of Washington. Ali modern Improvements.
Special rates for June For descriptive cir
Cuidrs, rates, etc, address HAMILTON
Z. BURNEY, Arlington Hotel, Washing
ton, u. G. my26-tf-em
The evening times., 1897-05-28

Schultz. the ladies' tailor and dressfnak-
or, makes all his work now at summer
prices Opp Arlington Hotel my2e-tf
The evening times., 1897-05-28
The Green IF street, EIectrics take yoa
the EDO6
POSTOFFICE NOTICE.
Take Electric Cars at 56th St and PROP

should be read daily, as changes may
occur dJ any time.
FOREIGN MAILS for the week ending
May -. 4 80 close promptly at THIS Office
as follows:
The evening times., 1897-05-28

Ladies' dresses atsummer prices. Schultz,
opp. tie Arlington Hotel. my2S-tf
The evening times., 1897-05-28

For Cooking ami Heating
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