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The times., 1899-07-11
MR.. LENTz IN TOWN.
Believes the Democrats VIII Garry
Ohio This Year.

John ]. Lentz, Representative in Con-
gress from the Twelfth Ohio district, ar
rived in Washington yesterday.
Il am in town on purely professional
business" explained Mr.. Lentz to re-
porter Il am not here on any political
errand. l shall go back to Ohio in few
days, and although, for personal reasons,
l may not take very active part prelim-
mary 10 the Democratic convention, shall
be ready and willing to do earnest work
| throughout the campaign for whoever
may be the Democratic nominee
The campaign in Ohio this year is full
of interest Ohio is, as you know. thought
to be normally Republican, but there
seems to be this year good chance for
| the Democrats to carry the State. The
| local situation is highly in our favor, as
! the Republicans are all at war over many
personal anmosities. The campaign will,
however, be fought largely on national is
sues The convention will. in my mind.
speak in no uncertain tone on the great
issues now before the people. Ohio Dem
ocrats are strong in their support of VIII
liam ]. Bryan and the issues for which Mr..
Bryan stands. They will see to it that no
attempt is made TO side-track him or to
obscure the distinct principles which he
represents. The Ohio Democrat who
strives to thwart the people in their pur-
| pose along that line viii take his political
| life in his own hands. l do not mean by
| that that the convention will necessarily
endorse Mr.. Bryan for the Democratic
nomination next year. though it may do
so. | mean simply that our people are in
favor of the Bryan type of man and the
| Bryan kind of principles.
You may say for me that the Democrats
are harmonious and enthusiastic through
out the State They believe that silver is
| still a live issue. Other issues, however
have come TO the point. The people are
aroused against the autocratie and incom-
petent policy of the Federal Administra-
ton. They are unitedly opposed to trusts
/ It is hardly safe at this day TO say
whether or not these later issues will tend
| 10 subordinate the silver issue in 1900.
am not prepared to make a definite state
ment on that question. Changes follow
one another rapidly in politics. and what
is wisdom today may be folly one year
| from now. One thing, however, is certain
| The Democratic nominee for Governor in
| Ohio this year must and will be in sympa-
| thy with Mr. Bryan and with the principle.
] with which Mr.. Bryan is Identified
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do you suppose he'll ever get anybody in
Ohio to believe him? You observed that
Ar. Sherman was particular to reply to
Grosvenor's letter by proxy, didn you
You caught on to that, / SUPPOSE m
only giving you my views, my boy, but
know one thing. That interview with
Grosvenor is in keeping with his whole at
titude toward Sherman and Foraker for
the last two years-eyer since long before
Mr.. sherman got out of the Cabinet. Gros-
venor has become great man lately-in his
own estimation He is so great, in fact
that he can afford TO fling rocks at the
best men in Ohio There'll be an account
ing soon, John. Mind what | tell you!
You fellows have got to quit stabbing us
in the back or we will get square with
you in a way that'll make you remember
it fer half dozen campaigns. Remember.
Whatever happens, your people began 1t.
You-when | say you l mean the Hanna
Mckinley -Kohlsaat- -Grosvenor crowd-you
have done all you could scheme to do 10
insult everyone in Ohio who doesn't happen
TO agree with your high-fown notions and
Federal way of doing things. I'm no pro-
phet But / know the people OF ONO.
And I've said what / have said because L
know it's true. You can take 1t for wnat-
ever it's worth"
with that the colonel rose shook hands
with the young man and went up the
elevator. His companion lighted a cigar,
pushed his hat far back on his head, stuck
his hands deep in his pockets, and walked
toward the stairs leading to the bar.
The times., 1899-07-11
FOR PHILIPPINE SERVICE.
The President Selects Three Good
Men From the District.

Ihe President selects Three GOOD
Men From the District.
Two officers from the District National
Guard were given commissions in the ten
new regiments to be raised for service in
the Philippines. The men selected are
Frank L. Graham, to be captain. and ].
H. Grifiths to be first lieutenant.
Captain Graham was formerly major of
the Sixth Battalion, District of Columbia
National Guard. and was one of the oldest
members of the organization, for many
years having been an officer in the En-
gineer Corps. He has also been connected
with the Regular Army. and is an expert
rifle shot. At the outbreak of the Span
ish-American war Major Graham, then
adjutant of the Sixth Battalion. organized
Company E of the First District of Column
ba Volunteer Regiment, and was made its
captain. During the Cuban campaign he
proved himself 10 be most efficient officer
and was popular among the men of his
command.
Lieut.. ]. H. Griffiths will resign a cap
taincy in the Guard to accept the commits
sion in the Volunteer Army. He is cap
tain of Light Battery A, District of Colum-
bia National Guard and served in the war
with Spain as Captain Graham's first lieu
tenant, until transferred to Company A.
In Cuba he served as commissary officer
and showed unusual executive ability. ].
Van Ness Phillip. appointed captain of
volunteers. is also taken from the District
Guard, and is veteran of the Spanish
American war. through which he served
as first lieutenant and adjutant of the
Fourth Regiment of Volunteer Infantry,
commanded by Colonel Petit. Captain
Phillip will go Immediately to the head
quarters of the Thirty first Volunteer In
fantry. Fort Thomas, KY, to assist in the
organization of that regiment TO which
he has been assigned as adjutant.
The times., 1899-07-11
EDITOR MEADE DECLINES.
The Social Science College Presi-
dency offered to u Kansas Man.


Boston. July 10.-Editor Meade, of the
New England Magazine" has declined the
presidency of the new Social Science Col
lege, which was one of the outgrowths of
the Buffalo conference. 1t is now under
stood that Thomas E. VIII. late President
of the Kansas State Agricultural College,
has accepted the Office. Editor Meade said
today that such an enterprise could have
only beneficial results.
There is undeniably," he said "a ten
dency in many of the colleges and univer-
stiles of the country which have been en-
cowed by tainted money and received
their financial support from men opposed
to industrial progress to suppress the free
discussion of economic questions. There
was a striking illustration of this in the
collision at Brown University a year or
two ago, and the discussion and the action
which followed showed what the country
thought of II. The matter also came up at
Chicago University, and we have recently
seen three or four fine scholars turned out
of the Kansas State Agricultural College
purely upon the ground of their opinions
on industrial questions. This is intoler-
able. If the young men in our colleges and
universities come to feel that their profess
sors are muzzled, simply representing the
doctrines of the men who are being courted
for endowment money, the very vital prin-
ciple in the atmosphere of true university
life is lost"
The times., 1899-07-11
INSPECTING NAVAL STATIONS.
Assistant Secretary Allen Makes n
FLYING Visit to Newport.

Newport. r. l., July 1O.-Charles II. AL
len, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, made
a tour of inspection of the naval stations
this morning. He first visited the train
ing station. where the usual salute was
fired. He was received by the marine bat
TALON and apprentice battalion, and shown
over the station by Capt. J. ]. Hunker.
He visited the War College. Marine Bar
racks. and Torpedo Station. and this al
ternoon there were torpedo boat maneu-
vres for him. He was taken up the bay
en- the torpedo boat Dupont. the ether
boats in the hotilIa following. At Cadding-
ton Cove there was torpedo practice and
drill. and the fotilla returned to Newport
Harbor shortly after o'clock. where A,r.
Allen boarded the Dolphin. which Is eX-
pected to sail tonight for Boston.
The times., 1899-07-11

The monument to the memory OF the
late Jefferson Davis, which is to be erected
in the family plot in Hollywood Cemetery,
Richmond. Va. in the form OF statue,
has been modelled in clay by Mr.. George
j. Zolnay of New York, and is shortly to
be cast in bronze. Tine illustration here
with is a reproduction Of photograph
taken few days ago, and it conveys
very good idea Of the appearance of the
statue The height Of the figure is seven
and one-half feet, and this is 10 rest upon
a pedestal, which will be something less
than four feet in height. The pedestal,
which will be cut from a block of South
ern granite. is to be of simple design and
will bear On its face the name and age
of Mr. Davis and possibly short addi-
tional inscription.
All of the material possessed by Mrs.
The times., 1899-07-11

Davis that could aid the sculptor in pro-
ducing a true likeness of her husband
was placed at the sculptor's disposal
Furthermore, during her several visits to
New York within the past six months
Mrs. Davis frequently visited Mr.. Zol-
nays studio to observe the progress of
the work and to aid him with suggestions
and advice. The result is that in the opin-
ion Of Mrs. Davis and others who were in
innate friends CT her husband there is no
portrait of Mr.. Davis in existence which
is altogether as faithful likeness of him
when in his prime as is this statue. A
fact Of historical interest is that the sculp-
tor has represented Mr.. Davis as wearing
the identical clothes in which he was
dressed at the time of his capture in Ala
bama by a detachment CT Michigan cav
airy. Mrs. Davis has carefully preserved
these interesting relics, and she placed
them at the disposal of Mr. Zolnay.
The times., 1899-07-11
W itneSse-
WILLIAM BONGA,
CHARLES CHATFIELD
No One to Claim His wealth,

The State Department wants to find
relations of William II. Sutton, an Ameri-
can citizen, who died at the hospital, Forty
Mile Creek, in the British Yukon terri
tory, about February l. He left valuable
property at Dawson City and in the Forty
Mile district which is in the possession
OF the public administrator. In his report
of Sutton's death j. C. McCook. United
States Consul at Dawson, says that the
mans death was caused by 'over .exertion
and exposure while in stampede" His
partners cannot be found. 1t was sup
posed that he came from New York City,
but Consul McCook believes he was from
Minnesota In his possession was found
a letter addressed. w. H. Sutton. signed
by "Helma," Box 361, Anoka, Minnesota
The times., 1899-07-11
The New 81. lawrence Bridge.

Montreal, July 1O-The last rivet of the
Ottawa and New York Railway bridge,
across the north channel of the st. Law
renee at Cornwall Ont, has been driven.
and nothing but the painting remains to
complete the structure The caisson for
the stone pier in the south channel has
been launched and will be anchored in a
day or two The caisson will be anchored
inside the hreakwater CT piles which pro-
tects the site OF the pier. and the water
will be forced out by compressed AIR.
The times., 1899-07-11
The Fitzsimmons-JeGri Pictures.

The moving pictures of the Fitzsimmons-
Jeffries fight, which are on exhibition at
1909 Pennsylvania Avenue. began their
second week in this city last night before
an audience most favorably disposed. APP
plause was readily given and considerable
enthusiasm shown at the various exciting
points in the contest. The operator of
the machine used has grown more familiar
with his task. and. as a result. the views
are displayed now to unusual advantage
Despite the excellent business being DONE
it is announced that the reproduction will
be continued here only during the present
week. and those who desire to witness the
entertainment have but a limited time at
their command. Four shows are given
every day. beginning with an early MORN
ing performance.
The times., 1899-07-11
The Third Annual Negro Conference.

Newport News. July 1O.-Next week at
the Hampton Normal and Agricultural In
stitute the third annual negro conference
will be held The meeting will be an es-
pecially interesting one and number of
practical subjects will be handled by
speakers OF national reputation. among
whom are Prof W. S. Scarborough. OF
WiIberforce University of Ohio; Prof. Kel-
ly Miller, Howard University: Archibald
H. Grimke, Boston. and Miss Maria lie
Baldwin, Agassiz School, Cambridge. Mass.
The times., 1899-07-11
BUCKEYE State POLITICS
While Republicans Fight The Dem,
OcratS May Via.

The Situation Discussed by s,cn Fn-
miIiar With the Parts cf the Ohio
Machine - The Koh;saat-Fera!ter
Controversy and Its FRr-Renchinfs
Ercct-The Presidents Attitude
The times., 1899-07-11

Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee and family are at the
Intermont, Covington, Va. where they
hope to be joined next month by Cen
eral Lee. Miss Greenleaf and Mrs. D. A.
Smith represent the Army and Navy cir
cles at the same hotel
The times., 1899-07-11

Mrs. C. F. Myers and her daughter
Nellie. have gone for two months stay
in the Shenandoah Valley.
The times., 1899-07-11
A PETITION FROM INDIANS.
Chief Flat Mouth and Others Ad
dress Secretary Hitchcock


dress Secretary Hitchcock.
The Secretary of the Interior has so far
shown no evidence of an intention to re-
woke the order compelling the whites to
leave the Cass Lake reservation in Min
nesota, and it is believed the order win
stand. The following petition was received
through Senator Davis, of Minnesota, yes
terday:
Sir: We, the undersigned Indians of the sew
eral reservations in Mnnesota-Leech, Cass, Win
ncbagoshsh. and Red Lake-protest against the
revocation of the order removing white settlers
from Cass Lake. Many depredations have oc-
CURED since the advent OF the whites into the
townsite, such as cutting out timber for their
buildings, using the same for fuel, and the whole
sale capture Of fish. amounting TO hundreds Ot
pounds daily. Invitations extended by the
leading and prominent citizens of the place 10
tourists to come there and they will furnish them
with all the venison, and fish they can
carry away. Liquor has also been introduced by
wholesale into Cass Lake. which is sold TO In
dians and whites alike. Ii was only two weeks
ago that the leading druggist Of Cass Lake was
held in bonds by the United States Commissioner
for selling liquor at Cass Lake, and this is but
one example. 4 survey of the edges Of the several
reservations would show that the timber from
them has been ruthlessly cut of by white men.
who appear TO utterly disregard all laws and
treaties made for our benefit 4 number Of other
reasons could be given why the whites should
not be permitted TO occupy this territory. We
trust and pray that the wishes of the Indians
may be fully respected in this matter and that
you will not be influenced by men who have the
Interests of politicians at heart instead of those
of the Indians.
Chief FLAT MOUTH,
WILLIAM BONGA,
Chief AH-ZAH- -WE-GE-SHIG,
Chief GAH-GAH-GE-WOH
Chief WHITE HEAD,
Chief MAY-SE-DAY- SKI Nc,
Chief No. 2 NO-DE-NAH-QUOHUM
Headman WAH-BIN-NUN-NEE.
Headman DAI-DAII. .BOH-SAS
Witnesses:
WILLIAM BONGA,
CHARLES CHATFIELD.
The times., 1899-07-11

Former Secretary olney will entertain
Washington friends at his summer place
at Falmouth, Mass, on the Cape.
The times., 1899-07-11

Mrs. Jefferson Davis. it is reported, is
about TO take up her permanent residence
in Montpelier, VT.
The times., 1899-07-11

Among the passengers who will sail for
Antwerp tomorrow on the steamer Noord-
land are Mrs. E. II. Gage, Miss Gage. Mr..
and Mrs. G. H. Kraft. Mr.. F.. ]. Heiberger,
DR.. Ida Heiberger, and the Misses Lila
and Minnie Heiberger, all OF Washington.
Mr.. Thomas Nelson Page has Joined his
family at York Harbor, Me.
The times., 1899-07-11

Miss Helen Meyer is spending the month
at Nahant.
The times., 1899-07-11

IL Taffeta Silk Parasols; change
able effect, with embroidered
polka dots; price was g. 10
So so; Gearing Price. ~ my
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Ali s5.6S and 81 80 Paraso!s,
with fancy gauze ribbon borders;
beautiful combinations; c. 81
Clearing Price. @O'O/
The times., 1899-07-11

Hiss Molly Elliott Seawell, the novelist.
and Miss Henrietta Seawell. will sail for
Europe tomorrow on the steamship New
York Other Washingtonians booked for
the same passage are DR.. A. f. Magru-
der, United States Navy; Miss Clochette
and Master Alexander Magruder. Mr..
Brooks Adams, Mrs. Adams. Mrs. W. P.
Duvall. Mrs. X. C. Hunter, Mrs. William
Winthrop, and Col. G. R. Cecil, Military
Attache to the United States Legation at
Berne, Switzerland.
The times., 1899-07-11

IS White Parasols; white yelling
trimmed; prices were
So 20 to 81. 9S; Clearing 60 ES
Prlce. .....--........ OO
The times., 1899-07-11

II Striped Silk Parasols, with
white silk yelling trimming;
prices were s.. eS to 60 %
S2.6S; Clearing Price
The times., 1899-07-11
Lansbur9h q Bro.
Midsummer Clearing
OF
PARASOLS.

~ Parasols; desirable patterns;
prices were s. 9S to sL9S; N2C
Clearing Price....,..........-. ~
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Pleasure Park.
EXCURSIONS.
FnR MnI-Nr YEnNnN

FOR MOUNT VERNON.
ALEXANDRIA. AND ARLINGTON,
Electric trains, station l3ls s. and Pa. ave. For
Mt. Vernon every hour. from 10 a. N. 10 3 D. In
For Alexandria ard Ariington-See schedule
ROUND TRIP 20 Vt. Vernon, 5lc. Round trip
10 Alexandria. PC. Round trip to Arlington. zoe
Round trip 10 Mt. Vernon, including Arlington
and Alexandria. G0c.
Washington, Alexandria, end Mt Vernon Rwy.
The times., 1899-07-11

Mr.. Alvey A. Adee, Second Assistant
Secretary of State, has arrived in Paris
after an extended bicycle trip through
Italy and the south of France. He is stop
ping at the Hotel Brighton.
The times., 1899-07-11

Solicitor General John r. Richards and
his family who are spending the summer
in foreign travel, are now at the Hotel de
PAthenee Paris.
The times., 1899-07-11

Lieut. Carlo de Lucca, Naval Attache to
the Italian Embassy is now en- route to
the Mediterranean on the steamship AL
Ter
The times., 1899-07-11

Mrs Charles Sigsbee and her family are
enjoying summer life at the Lane cottage,
Annisquam, Mass.
The times., 1899-07-11

Mr.. and Mrs Chandler Hale are settled
for the warm months in pretty cottage
at York Harbor, Me.
The times., 1899-07-11

Mrs Walter Damrosch has Joined her
mother, Mrs. James G. Blaine, at Bar Har-
bOr.
The times., 1899-07-11

DR.. and Mrs Franz Won R0ttenburs have
sailed for home. The doctor and his wife,
who was Miss Marion Phelps, OF New
York, arrived from Europe on April 10
and have been making a round OF visits
in this country They spent some time
with Mr.. and Mrs. Boardman, of Dupont
Circle, early in the spring, the latter be-
ing Mrs. Won Rottenburg's aunt.
The times., 1899-07-11

All S. Parasols; very
swell effects; Clearing GozA
Price ................. ~C'ET
The times., 1899-07-11

MIS- Mckinley has been e.oeted an
honorary member OF the Chicago woman's
Club.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-04
DRANK CARB0L|C ACID
But Ella Didn't Get Enough to Do
Any Harm.
EITHER SUICIDE OR BLUFF
The Young Man Who Has Been Living
With Her Was Going to Break Up
the Menage-She Was Also
Short OF Funds.

Ella KEGS, a comedy young woman
who lives by the exercise of her wits,
made either an unsuccessful attempt at
suicide or a bluff at her lover at an
early hour yesterday morning in a room
in the Stephens block at the corner of
Park and Montana streets. She took
carbolic acid, but not in a sufficient
quantity to cause any great amount of
mischief. Apparently her design was
suicide, but the general impression is
that her real purpose was to give a
recreant lover a scare and possibly de-
ter him in his avowed purpose to quit
her. 1t is possible, also, that despond-
ency over being short of funds has
had something to do with the rash act.
The young woman had been living
with a young fellow employed as driy-
er for grocery firm. He is engaged TO
marry an estimable young lady, and
several times tried to break with the
KEGS girl, but each time got back to
her. Day before yesterday, it is said,
he informed her he had decided once
for all to leave her. The girl was in
the habit of visiting the city Jail fire.
quently. She called at the jail night be-
fore last and hung around till after 2
o'clock in the morning. She appeared
then to be cheerful enough. When she
left she called at a restaurant and tried
to borrow 81 from the proprietor. but
did not get it. 1t was not long after
ward till people in the lodging house
were aroused and physician was sum-
moned to the young woman's assist
ance. She said she had taken carbolic
acid, but her condition was such that
she could have taken but very little, If
any, She was given the customary
treatment in such cases, however, and
Yesterday was able to be up. She was
burned considerably about the mouth,
and but for this it would have been
difficult to believe she had been playing
with such a dangerous poison as car
hplip arid
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-04
RISE OF THE SHORT STORY.
Bret Harte Tells How This Form of
Writing Got Its Vogue.

There is an article by Bret Harte in
the July number of Cornhill magazine
on the rise of the short story. He OBJ
serves that with its origin he himself
has been sometimes associated and he
declines the honor thus conferred upon
him. Poe, he says, not to speak of
Longfellow and Hawthorne Che might
have added the name of Washington
Irving), We're notably short story writ
ers. He seeks the origin of the change
of fashion from the three-Volume novel
to the one-volume, or the One-cOlumn
in a newspaper story, to cause which
he thinks has been curiously overlook
ed. He does this in the following
paragraph:
while the American literary mag
inatiOn was still under the influence of
English tradition an unexpected factor
was developing to diminish its power.
1t was humOr-of a quality as distinct
and original as the country and civil
iZation in which it was developed. 1t
was at first noticeable in the anecdote
or story and after the fashion of such
beginners. was orally transmitted. 1t
was common in the barrooms, the gath
erings in the country store and finally
at public meetings in the mouths of
stump orators Arguments We're
clinched and political principles illus
trated by a funny story 1t invaded
at last received the currency of the
public press But wherever met it was
so distinctly original and novel, so in
dividual and characteristic, that it was
at once known and appreciated abroad
as AN AmeriCn story Crude at first
it received a literary polish in the press,
but its dominant quality remained. 1t
was concise and condense, yet sugges-
tive. 1t was delightfully."- extraVagant
or miracle of understatement. 1t
voiced not only the dialect but the hab-
its Of thought of a people or locality.
1t gave a new interest to slang. From
a paragraph Of a dozen lines il grew
into a half column, but always retain
ing its COnciseness and felicity of state
ment. 1t was foe TO proliXity Of any
kind, it admitted no tine writing nor
affection of style. 1t went directly to
the point. 1t was burdened by no con-
. sCientiOusuess; it was often irreveren.;
ii was devoid Of all moral responsible
ity-but it was original. By degrees It
developed character with its incident
often in a few lines gave a striking
photograph Of a community or sec
ton, but always reached its conclusion
without an unnecessary word. 1t be-
Came-and still eXiSts-aS an essential
feature of newspaper literature. 1t was
the parent of the American short
story
Mr. Hartc informs his English read
ers that in America the short story is
a great success. and he accounts for
the fact by saying that its treatment
of characteristic American life is with
absolute knowledge of its peculiaritles
and sympathy with its methods.