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The times., 1898-02-06

Browns Death Shows the Need of
Different Gates at Crossings.

DiiIeT-silt JatpS at I CrOSS1n3S.
Coroner Cars jury, in passing upon
the death of William Brown, who was
killed by a train at the railroad cross
ing at Sixth street and Maryland ave
nue. yesterday exonerated the engineer
of the locomotive. 1t at the same time
recommended that instead of single bar
gates the steam railroads entering this
city be required by the authorities to
place drop gates or safety picket gates
at all street crossings
John II. Keys, the gate tender. testi-
fed that he lowered the gates when he
was notified that the locomotive was
approaching, but Brown stopped down.
passed under the gates and walked on
the track
Coroner Carr wanted 10 know If per-
sons frequently ran under the gates.
and Mr.. Keys responded affirmativeIy
We have no power to prevent them
except when we see and call a police
man." he said.
Several witnesses of the accident tes-
titled TO the fact that Brown went un-
der the gates.
The dead man had divorced wife
and one child. His effects will be held
by the police until court determines
who is entitled ta his property.
The times., 1898-02-06
TEMPERANCE WORK.
Good TemDlars Lodges Receive No
tice of - Series of VisitatiOns

Good TemDlars Lodges Receive No
tice of - Series of VisitatiOns.
TIE Grand Lodge, Independent Order Of
Good Templdrs, has arranged for the fol-
lowing series OF grand visitations to tie
subordinate lodges of this jurisdiction:
Minneha February 8; Star of Hope.
February = Silver Star, March 3: Liberty
March 8; TakoInA. March %; Columbia.
April 6; Perseverance, April l6; Little
Falls. April 81; Oriental, April %; Good
VIII, My 3; f Friendship, May .; Independent,
May 81.
On Wednesday next, at Columbia Lodge
No. "a a picked set Of officers from tile
Grand Lodge will conduct q model lodge"
These Officers have ali been thoroughly
trained in the ritualistic work OF the order
and will exempIify tile cerenloniais for the
instruction IF the newly-eleeted Officers
All subordin 4te lodges have been Invited:
The times., 1898-02-06
MIR. HARDING'S LECTURE.
The Mission of the All Around the
World Crusaders His Topic.

esting lecture last evening at Carroll In
stitute Hall in the interests of the IAN
Around the World Crusaders a nonssc-
tartan humanitarian society recently organ
lied in New York. The lecture was made
additionally interesting by numerous
stereopticon views of historical places and
events In bo.! the old and new world.
The object of the society is very wide In
its scope, the intention of the promoters be-
Ing to exten i a helping hand to men who
have become slaves to the drink habit, to
fallen women, and, in fact, to any and
every one in heed OF brotherly aid or consoIA-
ton.
The times., 1898-02-06

tile ducts from the Potomac Power plant
TO tile Fourteenth-street line at Fifteenth
street and New York avenue. This cannot
be done inside OF ten days, as tile concern
supplying the copper cable has teIegra phed
that it will lot be ready for about a week.
Just as soon as the copper arrives nd is
in place the Fourteenth street line and the
Avenue line from tie Peace Monument to
the Georgetown terminal viii be put in
operation.
The times., 1898-02-06
EIGHTY F., GASES HELD
The Action Of the Hamburg Gus.
toms Agents.
Mr.. WHITE MAKES A REPORT
-tssg F
He Says That All Fruit, Trees aud
Shrubs Are Admitted to Germany
Except Those III which 1t Is
Claimed the lScahs Was Found
Cong res> Mug Retaltate.
MR.. WHITE MAKES A REPORT

| Late yesterday afternoon Secretary
Sherman received cablegram from
| Mr. White, the American Ambassador
at Berlin, which read as follows:
Hamburg consul reports examina-
| ton commenced and all fresh fruit ad-
| mitted except eighty-one cases where
| claim is made that scale insects were
| found. No trouble about dried fruit"
AT the Department of State it was
said yesterday that there is no longer
any reason for being apprehensive that
| Germany will place an absolute en-
! barge on American fruit 1t was stated
| that the quarantine that has been es-
! tabiShed Will not affect wholesome
| fruit or trees and shrubs in good con-
| dition, and that inasmuch as the fruit
and trees exported by the people of this
| country are always of the best, the
quarantine will have but little effect on
the producers.
1t appears to be the belief at the de-
partment that Germany has repented
of the hasty action taken in respect to
fruit, and that she has already realized
that ii is within the power of this Gov
ernment TO retaliate in a war of dis
elimination in a manner that viii
cause far greater loss to. Germany
than to America. Should Germany
persist in making determinations the
result, it is said, would practically
reach a point of non-intercourse be-
tween the two nations. The President,
it is said, has ample power TO make
most aggressive fight in a contest over
discrimination, and that the action of
Congress would not be necessary.
1T is believed, however, since the
cablegram from Mr.. White was receiv-
ed yesterday that the trouble is ended,
and that after a little more diplomatic
correspondence amicable CONNER
cial relations will be resumed. There is
some fear on the part of the Admins
tration. that the Senate may, after re-
ceiving the correspondence relative to
the fruit embargo. take such action as
will provoke continuance of the con-
troversy, and the same apprehension is
exexpressed respecting the bill intro
duced in the House by MIR. Barlow, of
California, providing for a fruit quar-
antine very much similar TO that estab-
lished by Germany.
Berlin, Feb. 5.1Tha Cologne Gazette
affirms that Chancellor Won Hohenlohe
Will never consent 70 any act on the
part of Germany bearing the appear
ance of an interrfatiohal breach or eva
sion of her COMMERCIAL treaties.
The times., 1898-02-06
INCREASED Calls FOR AID.
Donations Needed 10 Carry Com
fort to the Poor.

1OFG 10 tue fOOF.
The officers OF the Associated Charities
spent a busy lay yesterday, despite the gen
eral warming up of tile weather. Areporter
for The Times was told that probably a
greater number of applica tions for food
and clothing were made today than on any
previous day since tie setting in of the cold
snap. THIS 'yas accounted for on the ground
that the fact that food was being dis
pensed was better advertised.
The Associated Charities stand in nee d
of dona tions- The. contributions TO the
charity fund have come from the mid
classes. The Times man was told that the
very rich people have not responded to the
calls for help.
OF the men who were set TO work to-
day cleaning the streets, twenty-five were
sent to the District building through the
Associated Charities.
The times., 1898-02-06
ADMIRAL sELFRIDGE RETIRED.
His Father, who Still Lives, Is On
the Same List

Admiral Thomas o. Selfridge. after
having done forty-five years service
for his country, was retired by the
Navy Department yesterday. He sailed
from France for this country yester-
day, after having relinquished the
command of the European station. The
cause of the retirement was that the
admiral had reached the age limit.
His father, also Admiral Thomas o.
Selfridge. is on the retired list. making
an event perhaps never seen before in
the history of this country of father
and son, after reaching the highest
rank in the navy. being together on the
honorable list.
The retirement of Admiral Selfridge
will promote Commodore Bunce. COM
mandant of the New York Navy Yard
to rear admiral. and Capt Winfield $
Schley, chairman of the lighthouse
board. will become a commodore Capt
Silas Casey, commanGant of League
Island Navy Yard, will also be pro-
NOTED to commodore.
The times., 1898-02-06
No Free water for saIvationists.

The Salvation Army must pay the water
rent of its b-Iilding- In reply to request
from Staff Captain Noble, of the army,
that the - ltcr tax be not collected, the
Commissioners yesterday notified him that
as mis- building is used for GDruestic as
well as religious purposes, the exemption
to religious 50 'ietiss cannot be held to apply
tr his case
The times., 1898-02-06
Mrs. Lane Rallies.

Mrs. Lane, sne daughter of Former Senate
blackburn, IF Kentucky, whose condition
was so serious on Friday night, as an
nonnced in yesterday mornings Times,
rallied again yesterday, and was much
better last night.
The times., 1898-02-06
WILL FURNISH THE POWER.
The Potomac Company to Tempo
rarily PrOpel Traction Cars.

ne IUCVuIHC CUHiIIdfIy 10 HeIIiEJJ'
rarily Propel Traction Cars.
tomae Electric Lighting Company would
be able to turnisl, power enough to run
the electric road on the Avenue and Four
teentlI street lines OF the Capital Traction
Company has been concluded, q nd YESTERDAY
arrangements were made with the former
company for power for operating the ca rs.
The road is practically complete through
outfits entire length, with the exception Of
several blocks in the southeast, and all
that is necessary is the laying Of copper in
The times., 1898-02-06

Do you lnow that you can have
The Morning, Evening and Sunday
Ttmes-the only COMPLETE news
paper published in Washington
served to you by carrier for fifty
cents q month2
The times., 1898-02-06

The Offices of the Pillow-Inhaler Com
pany in the Corcoran Building have pre-
sented busy scene during the past few
days. Doze1s of Pillow Inhalers aTe ON
exhibition, ~hich are shown and explained
to the visiting public by the companys
expertA
The times., 1898-02-06

Heurich's Naerzen beer is full Of wise
saws and modern instances.
The times., 1898-02-06

Berlin, Feb. 5.4-Tha Cologne Gazette
affirms that Chancellor Won Hohenlohe
viii never consent 70 any act on the
part of Germany bearing the appear
ance of an international breach or eva
sion of her COMMERCIAL treaties.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-13
JOSEPH JEFFERsoN's FAMILY.
His Children's Summer Homes Clustered
about Sorrows Nest"
(From The Ladies' Home Journal.)

(From The Ladies' Home Journal)
In the houses around Crows Nest, at
Buzzard's Bay, live Mr.. Jefferson's SONS.
Charles Jefferson, the eldest son, Is a
little further away from the manor than
the others, but in his pretty cottage lives
jolly household, consisting of his sister,
Miss Josephine Jefferson, and his four
daughters. The two elder girls are mar
ried-Margaret to Glen McDonough, the
playwright; Josephine to Charles Rolfe
OF Boston. There is little cottage close
at the left Of Crows Nest, where Joseph
Warren Jefferson, with his wife, Blanche,
and their two beautiful babies, make
their home. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Jefferson, Jr., are members of their
fathers company. On the right Of Crow 8
Nest is the home Of Thomas Jefferson,
the second son. Thomas JEFF
erson is his fathers manager. In
another cozy little cottage lives "Auntie
Con, Mr.. Jefferson sister), known to
the social world as Mrs. Jackson, and to
the theatregoing public as 1.-THE Crick-
ct At the manor house at Crows Nest
the family consists of the master and mis-
tress, their son, Will, who is twenty one
years old and unmarried, and Frank, a
charming boy of thirteen, the youngest
OF Joseph Jefferson's children. Mr..
Jefferson's eldest daughter, Margaret,
married the novelist, Benjamin L. Far
Jeen, and lives in London.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-13

Admiral Erben's despatch to the COM
mandant at the Portsmouth navy yard
that he had reliable information that a
Spanish fleet was approaching the New
England COAST, appears to have been
bnsed on report made by the master of a
vessel which arrived at New York yester-
day THAI he had seen off Nantucket what
this is it's only foundation the Admiral IS
des patch to Portsmouth wat un-
necessarily disquieting. The ship
master who made the report had not
very good evidence that the vessel he saw
was Spanish torpedo boat, and the
probabilities are all against it. A tor
pedo boat could not cross the Atlantic
without d consort to supply it with coal.
and had there been such boat off Nan,
tucket other Spanish vessels would have
been there. too, and some of them woul6
have beenEseen, probably. Ever since the
wsr bes an we have had occasional report.
of strange craft seen off Cape Sable Oh
the New England coast, but none of then
the Columbia and the Minneapolis
secured the New England coast for some
weeks when these mysterious vessels wert
being seen and was able to fnd nothing.
People need not lie awake nights ovel
this latest report. Like those that have
preceded it. it will be found to have a
very innocent explanation.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-13

attempt of the Winslow, and Wilmington
to destroy Spanish gunboats In Cardenas
harbor, right under the guns of the land
batteries, was dare devil enterprise, in
which the risk was entirely out of pro-
PORTION to any advantage that it was
possible TO gain even if success had fol.
lowed. None of the vessels was armored,
and the torpedo boats sides were less
than half an inch thick. If shot struck
her it was sure to go through her. yet she
ran within $500 yards Of the Spanish bat
teries. The poor craftsmanship of the
Spanish gunners has been relied upon TO
render expeditions of this character COM
paratiyely safe and as rule this reliance
has been justified. In this case the Span
iarls do not seem to have aimed much
better than usual, but they fred SO many
shots and at so close range that it was
| inevitable that some should hit. The
fatalities were the result of she'll that
exploded on tho deck of the Winslow,
after she had been disabled by shot
through her null which passed through
her boiler. Doubtless one effect of this
| affair will be to make the rest of the feet
more cautious in undertaking foolhha rdy
enterprises.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-13
SUPERIOR COURT.

Tnursday-In the case of State Tvs.
Griffin r. Harris, verdict of guilty was
rendered.
State VS.. Calvin W. Allen. The respor-
dent is druggist, living in Brunswick,
and is charged witt. keeping liquor
nuisance between May Is, 1895 and Sep
TENDER, 1896. The state introduced the
testimony of night Waterman who said
that he bought some whiskey there once
or twice; and who also testified that the
defendant tried to get him to leave the
state before he was summoned, offering
to pay his expenses. The defendant offered
no testimony. Verdict guilty.
George Libby for state.
9. P. Mattocks for defendant.
State VS.. George W. Hunt. The re-
spondent keeps restaurant on Custom
House wharf, and is charged with keep
ing liquor nuisance from January Is to
May, 1898. Two men testified to having
bought liquor there. Verdict guilty.
Geo. Libby for state.
G. W. Morrill, for defendant.
State VS.. Renwood Brewer and Summer
Hamilton. This is a case of considerable
interest to towns having shore privileges.
and also to those who have occasion to
dig CLAIMS. The respondents are charged
with digging CLAIMS Illegally within the
limits of the town of Harpswell. In 1897
the legislature gave towns the authority
to fix the time within which CLAIMS might
be taken within its limits, and also the
prices for which such permits shall be
granted; and also provided that hotel
keepers, residents and fishermen might
take them without such permit. In
March, 1897 the town of Harpswell passed
a vote prohibiting all non-residents from
taking clans at any time within its
limits Counsel for defendants admitted
that they took the CLAIMS and that they
did not come within any of the excep-
lions provided by the statutes, but claimed
as matter of law that the town had no
authority under tho statute to entirely
prohibit non residents from taking
CLANS, but only had the right to fix the
time within which they should be taken
and that in the absence of vote by the
town, no offense had been committed
The court took this view of the law, and
instructed the jury to return verdict
for defendants.
George Allan for state.
E. Dudley freeman for defendants.
State vs.. Charles A. Britt. The respon-
dent is charged with having in his possess
sion seven short Holsters on the k2lst of
last April. He claims that he had not
had time to throw them overheard from
his boat at the time when the warden
seized them. $50
George Ell. Allan for state.
d. A. Meaher for defendant.
Bertha 4. Lothrop, upon nuisance
Indictment, paid fine of $500 and costs.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-13
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The Portland daily press., 1898-05-13
comes effective.

If Gen. Wesl7y Merritt is se1t to the
Philippines t will be strong suspic-
ion that the selection was made to get
him as far away from Secretary Alger as
possible, and perhaps also with the idea
of diminishing his chances of winning
distinction. Alger and Merritt are not
friends, the latter some years ago having
put much lower estimate upon Alger's
services in the field during the war of the
rebellion than Alger thought was right.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-13
MAINE MONUMENT FUND CHORUS.

The choruses for the concert to be given
IN aid of a fund for monument to the
heroes of the Maine disaster had re-
hearsal ataCity building last night There
was not quite as large chorus present
as usual owing to the threatening wealth.
er, but there was a large number who
took up the music and the result was
very catering. The object of this CON-
cert is one in which all must be interest
ed.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-13

The House has voted in favor of the
election of Senators by direct vote of the
people. This is one step towards change,
but it is a short one compared with the
Others which must follow. The present
method of electing Senators is prescribed
by The constitution and it cannot be
altered without a change in the funda-
mental law. Not only must the House
subscribe to the proposed change but the
Senate also and the Legislatures of two
thirds OF the states. 1t will be seen there
fore that the election of Senators by direct
vote of the people is still far off.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-13

High wheat. though great loon to
our Western farmers, is producing misery
and bloodshed across the water where the
rise in bread has driven the poor to riot
ing. The majority of the outbreaks in
Spain have been bread riots, and of the
same description was the uprieing at
Milan which was not suppressed until a
thousand people had been shot to death
by the military. The high price of bread
will, very likely, have an important bear
ing upon our war with Spain, since the
riots it is constantly causing may compel
the Spanish government to sue for peace
with the United States in order to be able
TO cope with outbreaks at home.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-13

1t is not at all improbable that the
German government has intimated that
it will want a voice in the disposing of
the Philippines. The young war lord
who rules that nation wants voice in
everything that goes in this world.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-13

The Democratic members Of the House
are said to be getting very tired of Bailey
and inclined to repudiate his leadership.
He is gentleman of such inordinate self
conceIt that no hint, however broad, will
have every effect upon him. He will have
to be kicked out.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-13

The Senate has voted to change in
auguration day from March to May H.
This is a change that ought to have been
made long ago. A still better change
would have bsen one that brought the
Inauguration nearer the election. After
the people have voted for change in the
national administration they ought not
tn have to wait six months before it be-
comes effective.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-13
ATE POISON MEDICINE.

South Norridgewook, May 12.-Lester,
the six-year-old son of George Palmer. ate
several medicine tablets while his mother
was away from the house last night and
died. The tablets contained poison.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-13
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST

Tuesday night some person tried to
poison cow and severa! horses In the
barn of Nahum Piper at East Belfast.
Paris green was found mixed with the
feed for the animals. Beside the attempt
to poison the stock, harnesses were cut
and carriage damaged. The Paris
green ls Thought to have been too old to
be deadly for none of the animals were
affected by it. Mr.. Piper has had trouble
with some of his neighbors about fences
and has caused the arrest of one or two of
them. He thinks that these occurrences
prompted the attempt to injure him.
Piper told reporter that he thought his
enemies would try to burn his house
next but. he said that he should have a
window open by which to make his es-
cape.
A sensation has been caused in Pittsheld
by the arrest of Moses Burns, a we'll
known citizen, in an action of Sian Ter
the damages being placed at $4,000. The
action is brought by George Q. Oliver
who accuses Burns of circulating stories
rejecting on the character of Oliver and
a young woman. All the parties are
prominent in the local lodge Of the Order
of Good Templars and the action follows.
it is said, trouble in the lodge, which Is
divided into two factions. Mr.. Burns
has given bonds for his appearance at The
September term of court.
The war scare has struck Searsport A
number of the daughters of that town
have recently been employed in Massa-
chusstts city, They came home by train
one day last week. Searsport nenr1a
usually travel by boat when thew ionr, p,u
to the old Bay state but it is said that tbs
damsels did not propose to place tbo one
selves in danger from the Spanish Haat
and so they made the homeward trin no ~,
the ca re-. IN
The Kennebec Journal has called attor
ton to the fact that the soldiers at 'I a y,
gusta are exposed to danger. II saws IL II ~ =
since the last rain number of the bnTs
are expected to be found to be sufferinS
with colds. ing
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-13
Skin Comfort

is only another name that is given to
@mfort P owcIer by Aeshy people who
chafe ladies who perspire excessively, and
persons who suffer with tender, aching feet,
or any other skin affection. Please try it.
All druggists Sample box
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-13
THE PRESS.
FRIDAY, MAY Is.

The Spanish spy, Downing, seems to
have furnished prompt and conclusive
evidence of his guilt by hanging himself.