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The times., 1899-01-16
THE EDITORS DILEMMA.
And the Visitor Who Helped Him
Ont.

(From the Detroit Free Press)
''Ah, this is luck" exclaimed the man
as he approached the Sunday editors desk
a pace or two closer. Now, il you will let
me show you"
mo, / don't want to see.'' snapped the
Sunday editor. though becoming interest
ed in the mans persistency, I'm very
busy this morning and very much put out.
In fact I'm worried
Indeed" went on the man, Then per-
haps you would like to look over little
book | am offering, on the side. 1t is
called The UseIessness OF Worrying. L
have sold several hundred copies in De-
troit and | am sure"
Say" exclaimed the Sunday editor, his
interest flown, his anger rising, Il tell
you I'm busy and don't want anything you
have to sell. If you will be so good as to
inform me how | am going TO fill col
umn and half OF space with nothing to
put into it | may talk business with you
The man started. and unbuttonins his
inner coat took stubby le1dpencil out Of
the left breast pocket of his vest. You
want a column and a half OF space filled.
I'm just your man. Gimme me some pa
per-
The Sunday editor was dazed. Like one
In dream he handed the man a block of
paper and pointed toward an old desk in
the corner.
The man took the sheets. and went over
to the desk chewing the point Of his pen
Gil AS he sat down ne said Il suppose
you want some pretty good stulf?"
The Sunday editor smiled, Well.
should say We did he replied, We don't
print anything else"
'Whattei it be-" asked the agent,
prose or poetry. I'm good at prose. but
I'm stronger in poetry. How'll a lot of
little poems do Huh -
Write anything" exclaimed the Sunday
editor, and he swung before his desk on
his pivot chair. In five minutes he had
forgotten the man working there behind
him.
So he jumped when he felt a hand on his
shoulder. lie looked Up. How'll a little
of tEis dO2''
He took the preferred sheet Of paper and
read:
John put poison
In his mothers tea,
And his mother died
In sgonCc.
When his father came home
He very uITcl, vexed,
And said: Well, John
What next, what next"
Where Is your sister, Margaret, telI2"
''NoJher, pushed her into the WELL
~ am shocked at You, Margaret, SHOCKED sin
cercly,
thought you loved your sister dearly?
The Sunday editor looked up at the man.
then down at the sheet of copy. Can you
write q column and half OF that" he
asked
"Yessir have it ready in twenty min
utes- The stranger resumed work and in
nineteen minutes the required copy was
laid on the sunday editors desk That
official locked ii over, then turning. he
said. Well you're a wcndcr"
And before the man Left the room he
had sold the Sunday editor three cork
screws, tack hammer. two perfumcry
atomizers, a Dewey button besides having
written him up for $1,000 in the Friends
Mutual Benefit Association"
And even though the next day when the
Sunday editor happened to glance through
ST. Louis Sunday paper Of the week pre-
vious, he found all the poetry that he had
printed in his own supplement he held
to it that the man was wonder
The times., 1899-01-16
SHOT AT THE JANIToR.
Excitement Among the Coiored Ten
nnis of the Douglas FintS.

\ score of the tenants OF the Douglas
fats. located in the "Whitechapel Dis
trict." ia the Third police precinct, will
appear in the Police Court this morning in
connection with a shooting affair which oc-
Cured at that habitation Saturday night.
They will BE- called upon to testify in
the case Of William Galloway, cOlorcd. who
is charged with having shot ct William
Alexander the colored janitor of the fats
with intent TO kill and only failed to ac-
complish his purpose by the timely inter
vCntion Of Alexander aged mother.
The Douglas Hats is q two-story struc-
ture and serves as home for probably 300
negroes. Five small rooms about ten feet
square are located on each floor and these
are rented by the month al about s. apiece
family generally occupies each room
and, in some instances, several families
manage to exist in single apartment
There is no directory to the place except
the list Of occupants which is carried in
the inside pocket of one of the policemen
OF the Third precinct.
The district in which the structure is To-
Gated is known TO the police as White
chapel. Saturday night crowd OF negroes,
OF which Galloway was one, visited the
fats. They secured admittance unObscrved
and asccnded to the second floor where
strated with by the tenants they caused
much trouble. The janitor, Alexander. re-
quested the men to leave the building as
they did not belong there. They went as
far as the door.
Galloway drew a revolver just as one of
the party was about TO open the door and
fired at Alexander who was about fifteen
feet away. AleXunder's mother an aged
woman. saw the nickel Of the weapon glim-
mer and seized her son, pulling him aside
An instant later Il bullet lodged in the
wall behind where the jantOr was stand
ing.
Mrs. Walker another colored woman
VINO was standing nearer Galloway, s,w
him draw the revolver. She made an ef-
fort to pre- .eut him from using it and
came near being shot. The bullet graZed
her check. making a ICnS flesh wound. and
her neck was badly burned with powder.
After the shooting the parties left the
building and disappeared. \ whistle blown
by the janitor brought Policemen Hewlett
and Belts to the scene.
They gave chase and located Galloway in
the house Of Garfield Mann, in Phillips
Court, near Rock Creek. They ARE sted
both Mann and Galloway charging the
former with being disorderly, as he was
Cne Of the members of the party which
visited the fats. While the pClicemen were
doing their duty negro named Robert
Ross came out Cf his house aud interfered
with them, using prCfane language. He
vas arrested and charged with profanity
Galloway was taken to the flats bv the no
liceman and fully identified by Alexander
He was then locked up in the Third Pre-
CinCt station.
The times., 1899-01-16
WHERE NC MAN HAD TRoD.
The Mountain of Msstcr. Scaled by
Two British Officers.

Kingston, Jamaica, Jan. 15-Advices
from British Guiana bring interesting de-
tails of the final scaling and exploration by
Mcssrs- Quelch and Mcconnell. two British
officers. OF the famous Mountain of Mys-
terry" the table-cappcd Rorafma which
stands on the borders of Brazil, an object
of fetish veneration 10 the Indian tribes Of
that nation. and hitherto n source OF won
der and keen speculation TO gcographers,
biologists, botanists and naturalists.
Although standing Isolated on an open
elevated plain. ROTaima is really the ter
minatioH OF the Pacaraima Mountains The
plain itself is an elevated tahlelaHd, being
2,5CO feet above sea level. Above this the
mountain proper rises !, 900 feet, 500 feet
of which presents formidable mural
grecipice, more perfect in form and won
derful in aspect than anything like it to
be found elsewhere and which has made
1t the centre Of the great Indian legend
and traditions and not less the object of
modern scientific interest
The exploring party left Georgetown on
August 20 and returned November Is the
journey each way occupying forty days of
incessant toll and hardship while nine
days were spent on the summit of the
mountain in eXp!Oring-or rather explod-
ing-its mysteries.
The results are eXasperatingly negative.
Not an chronological relic was found. and
evidently the foot of man had never tod
its heights. The alleged mystery of that
summit resolved itself into an almost arid
waste of most singular and not uninterest-
ing formation, interspcrsed with scanty
vegetation, the highest tree not exceeding
twenty feet in height.
No animal life was found except an
abundance of beetles and insects. a large
number OF birds was lcured, but of these
only three were new, md may not prove
10 be unknown.
The times., 1899-01-16

amount of money for target practice alone
in the navy.
When we reach the proper section In
the bill / propose to offer substitute
abolishing the distribution of prize money
is the navy. 1 may say for the naval
officers that they consider prize money
mere bagatelle. 1t amounts to but little.
In the press 1t is exaggerated one hundred
times more than it is worth, but we pro-
pose to abolish it in this bill, and may
say that We have the support of all the
naval officers to that proposition.
The next important proposition in this
bill is the enlisted man. In this bill we
establish a grade of commissioned officers
for the enlisted man. The highest grade
that the enlisted man can reach in the
navy today is that of warrant officer. and
we propose to make a commissioned grade
especially for the enlisted man. so that
he can look forward some day to the time
when he shall receive a commission in the
American navy.
In the next proposition we make it
possible for the machinist to reach war
rant rank in the navy. which he cannot
reach today. One hundred of them will be
known hereafter. if this measure passes,
as warrant machinists. We have a grade
today of warrant officers. but it is con-
fined entirely to gunners, to boatswans,
to sailmakers. and to carpenters.
Further. We propose to place the en-
listed man of the navy upon the same basis
as the enlisted man of the army, to give
him the same privileges of retirement
which the enlisted man in the army has
today. He can retire after thirty years
of service TO his country. and we propose
to make that provision the same for both
army and navy.
This bill provides for eighteen rear
admirals. We have today ten commo-
dores in the United States navy: we have
six rear admirals; for these we substitute
eighteen rear admirals.
We abolish the grade of commodore
in the navy except in three cases. First,
liz the case of retirement: where an Off
Ger is retired, he can retire at the grade
of a commodore. The second case is
where the officer has command of two or
more ships; and then temporarily he has
the rank of commodore by reason of the
increased responsibility. The third is under
a provision of law now existing; that is,
rank of commodore is made chief of a
bureau, he shall temporarily for that time
hold the rank of commodore.
Our reason for aboishing the rank of
commodore is because that grade does not
exist in foreign navies. and our officers
who so abroad commodores find them
selves sometimes in a peculiar position" ="
II is certain that some of the provi
sions OF the bill will meet with violent
opposition. but it is most probable that
the bill will pass without important amend
ments.
The times., 1899-01-16

GIom the Cleveland Plain DcalcrO
This j, a poker story pure aud simple Il was
a particularly naughty game. too. hyJ-gu~e It was
PLAYED 10y Young lady OF high social standing
against her own father. and the cheating that
went on-hgt that comes later in the tale
The thing really began last summer. ~ soon
as this particular girl stopped h!y ius summer
clothes She began 10 tease hcr respected papa for
nrw seai,ln Jacket.
Papa pleaded poverty. hut tho Young lady Kept
on. until the other night the thing vs, at last
decided
II think lis mean She cried. almost tear
fully. You and iuc'r Tom aud the bors were
PLAYING poker ia,' night, and | know YOU won.
ion might give me that coat. They're So cheap
now
Papa laughed, and said something about penny
anti. bat onr Of the aforementioned s.boy,'' VINO
happened @" be present suddenly looked up ct the
wuehcgnur maiden with siy winL.
Il tell You what. Iaclc Ned Lr duiUIel
Suppose You play hrr for it, r. Won Win sEe's
nrEcr TO mention il agIiu. under penalty Of star
Walton. and IL She wins -l.e ,,a nave it
The times., 1899-01-16
ARMY BILL MAY NOT PASS.
senator Cocl.rcIl Thinks 1t VIII lie
Humt; tp fog rniies'S snisc.

Senator CuckrelI, the most influential
Democratic member OF the Military Affairs
Committee. said Yesterday that he did no
believe the bill for the reorganization OF
the army would be passed a this session
rhr Democrats are opposed to the Increase
in the Ieg,isr army and the senator says
ne does not think the Republicans, with
30 many other things on their hands
which they wish To have enacted, would bs
willing 10 consume the time which would
be required to consider this bill in the Sen
ate.
In his opinion. some sort of temporary
measure win be agreed upon and the whole
subject viii be laid aside until the next
session. when there will be full oppDr-
tunty to discuss the merits and demerits
of the proposed measure. The Democrats.
lie says, will do nothing to cripple the
service so long as the increased force may
be needed under the present circumstances
and it viii therefore he an easy matter to
agree upon plan that will enable the
War Department to meet any emergency
with which it may be confronted
The times., 1899-01-16
FOR THE HERO OF MANILA
A Rousing Reception Planned
by officials.
THE CEREMONIES PROPOSED
Suggestions Regarding the Sword
Presentation to Rear Admiral
Dewey-A Military PnCennt-The
Programme to BE an Elaborate
Onc-Nny Come Home Next Spring.

A large number of persons are attract
ed to the Navy Department daily to see
the magnificent diamond studded sword
which is to be presented to Admiral
Dewey with the thanks of the nation for
his glorious victory in Manila Bay. The
sword is exposed in large glass case in
the waiting room adjoining Secretary
Longs office and an armed watchman con-
stantly stands guard over the treasure.
Several of the visitors have inquired
when the sword will be presented to Adj
miral Dewey. To these the luvariaDle re-
ply has been given:
When he returns to the United States
The occasion of the presentation will be
made an enthusiastic demonstration, and
naval officials are already discussing the
coming event. Some of these favor a
grand parade of honor from the Navy De-
partment to the Capitol. where the sword
will be presented to the admiral in the
presence of the vast throng on t/A east
ern portico by President Mckinley. while
a nearby battery of artillery booms forth
salute and the multitude gives vent 10
its feeling by hearty cheering, flag way
ing and in other ways.
1t is proposed that the parade be grand
affair, to be participated in By military
and naval forces, the militia and ciyic Or
ganizations. They propose that the oc-
casion be made national in its character,
as people from all pats Of the country
will be present.
Others favor the presentation in cne OF
the halls of Congress, the House pre-
ferred, the outdoor demonstration to fol-
low. while there are some officers who
believe the sword should be presented by
Secretary Long at the Navy Department.
The exact time of Admiral Deweys re-
turn to this country is not known. In
fact. his return will be left TO his own
option, and naval officers say he will not
leave the Philippines until the Fi.ipinas
have been fully pacifed and an amicable
government established in the islands The
expectations are that the admiral VIII re
turn late next Spring.
The times., 1899-01-16

A horse driven by Messrs Leonard Dem
nison and Richard Burgess, of Forestviic.
Md. met with an unusual accident near
the bridge at the fytt Of Eleventh Street
southeast last evening. The horse struca
one OF the contact boxes of the Capital
Railway Company, which is operated by
the Brown underground contact box sys-
TEN, and was shocked. The animal fell
and was disabled. Some of its hair was
singed and the buggy was damaged. The
men were thrown from the vehicle to the
ground. receiving painful, but not serious
injuries.
The times., 1899-01-16
DIED.

HuDGklN suddenly. ON sunday. January II.
lNr 10, Cu"-trrtowu. Nd ME- It,ilN T. nunG-
hlN, formerly ct this city 1t
Nol Nf-ou sunday. January ~. l>n. q, I.:i7
a. IN, WILLIS q. NoUNI, beloved hu-baui oi
re1int \. NoUH'. aged thirty tvo wears.
Funeral tgum the residence col DO t4thrr. n. W.
louut. No. 4i6 Eighth Street ~'uttvc-,, TUESDAY
,i.'iuHss l7. Ut > o'clock -. M. u
NnRRi~-On Saturday. Llru1-v ~. I-,p.
SARAH 4, beloved wife ot tuc late Enn,n Nj.
Norris. iu tAr sixty fourth year Of her age.
Funcu,l from hcr late residence. No. l.l. Thiri
Stl,c; southeast nu TUESDAY, January ~, no lu
u'cloch .. tn. Relatives and friends r,-py,t-
fully invited To attend Kindly omit ipycTs. Il
Moot ILLINN- -Sudd,nIy. on SATURDAY,. .ignuary
H. Is,p at u m. RICHARD NcQU ULINN. IN
th, thirtt-thIrd wear OF his age.
Funeral from his late residence. Nn ula
Twcutieth Street northwest, Monday. January
H. at . =. III. Friend, ard relatives respect.
fully invited TO attend iaIi-2t
The times., 1899-01-16

George l.. Adams. u mechanic employ
ed by Contractor Edward f. Jones, lGi}
Lincoln Avenue northwest WIS arrested
by Detectives Horne and Weedon yester-
day on a charge OF petit larceny OF n dozen
new latches and two locks. valued at $50.
1t is claimed by Jones. the complainant
that Adams, who boards at the home Of
the former. stole the goods While living
in hisASucoln Avenue home.
The times., 1899-01-16
General Stanton Improving.

Brig. Gen. Thadteus H. Stanton. pay
master general United States Army. who
has been suffering with pneumonia at his
residence, No. 1913 Massachusetts Avenue
northwest, was reported last night to be
improving The physicians who are at
tending him say the critical stage has
passed and it is their opinion that he will
recover.
The times., 1899-01-16
sPEcIAL NorICE-oaiee Of the Mat.lal &c h

SPECIAL NOTICE-oftice Of the Mutual Eire IN
surancc Company, of District of Columbia,
Washington, January l, 1s99.-The annual meet
ing of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company Of the
District OF Columbia viii be heI on the THIRD
MONDAY IN JANUARY, 1895. THE 10TH IN
SLANT. at the Office OF the company. No. 90,
Pennsylvania Avenue northwest, commencing ls
O'Clock a. m
b. the charter Of the company the election o,
seven managers to conduct the aH1irs OF tho
company Is required to be held at the above
meeting.
BY the sixth article Of the bylaws 9i .is
company it is provided: "At the annual meelil:
Of the company the first business in order si-,ii
lie the appointment OF a chairman, who sIllI
conduct the meeting ana election in arcor-icnce
with the act Of incorporation between the !lou.i
Of O'Clock 4. and O'Clock p. m.
Amount OF premium notes. coo 90f %
Amount OF cash on hand. 6,2id.I II
Securities 2G3, ,B65 %
Real estate-........-- 90
Office furniture and fixtures -.-...... 5000
Losses by fire, adjusted and paiJ..... 1913. 07
The annual statement VIII be ready for dis
tribution at the Office OF tic companF about
January Il. BY order OF the hoard Of manages.
iaI-IGt !. FIERCE BOTELER. secretlry-
The times., 1899-01-16

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
stockholders OF the Northern Liberty
Market Association will be held at the
office of the company, Room SO, Hut3hius
Building, 937 ID st. NV, in this city. on
Tuesday, January IL, 1899. at o'clock D.
n, for the purpose OF electing directors
for the ensuing year and transacting such
other business as may propsrly come be-
fore the meeting. W. ]. DANTE, Seey.
de2p- Dot en-
The times., 1899-01-16
NAVY PERSONNEL BILL
The Measure Will Pass the
House This Week.
ITS PROVISIONS OUTLINED

Mr.. Fos- Explains the Pending Leg
isIation-To Abolish the Prize Sys-
tcm-Department Officials Favor III
The Results Are Too Frequently
observation-disclosures Naval Cadets
The times., 1899-01-16

Your children will not cough
all night if you give them DR..
Henry's Cough Syrup. Price,
i5c.
iaI1-2t
The times., 1899-01-16
SPECIAL NOTICES.

UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. BEGIN
MING TUESDAY MORNING. JAN
UARY II. service on Capital Railway.
from Anacostia to Navy Yard will be dis
continued. and free transfers will be
made to and from the cars of the Anacos-
tia Railway Company at Monroe and
Johnson Streets. jal6-2t
The Globe-republican., 1899-01-05

An installation of the newly elected Of
ficers of lLewis Post, q. A. R., took place
Tuesday night. The following officers
were installed by Capt. Misner, installing
officer: John W. Sidl0w. commander; ;
]. NJ. Grover, senior vice commander;
Frank Duda, junior vice commander; j.
L. Finley, quartermaster: A. Melton. Of
ficer Of the day; p. Il. Hobble, officer Of
the guard. An elegant gold headed cane,
appropriately engraved, was presented by
the members of the Post to P. r. HObble.
the retiring commander. Capt. J. l..
Finley made the presentation speech
with timely remarks. Mrs. Maggie Shaw
installed the officers Of the w. r. C..
Mrs. NJ. B. n. Hobble was installed pres.
ident; Mrs. j. n. Oriskell, secretary,
and Mrs. J. H. SWEET, treasurer. A ring
and breast pin were presented to Mrs. J.
T. Beattie, the retiring president.
The Globe-republican., 1899-01-05
To Tile Globe Republican :

To Tile Globe Republican,:
We respectfully request that you cor
rect statement in your paper Of the
18th ult., where it says "the Cutting
children visited the family Of Mr.. Healey,
whose child was sick with diphtheria. :"
Our children did not visit at Mr. Hea-
ley's while they bad diphtheria. But
their boy, Freddie, was allowed to visit
our house and. play with our children
while his sister Ethel was sick with
diphtheria, and we knew nothing Of the
girl having diphtheria and did not know
that the boy had been sick with such q
disesse while the family were in Denver.
II the danger signal had been put up
at Mr.. Healey's, We would never have
allowed. Mr.. Healey's boy to visit our
house while they had contagious dis
ease.
Mr.. AND MRS r. D. CUTTING.
The Globe-republican., 1899-01-05

The following Santa Fe Railway offioi-
ais stopped at the depot hotel last night,
and left this morning west, on tour of
inspection: ]. J. Frey, General Manager;
H. U. Nudge, General Superintendent;
c. r. Hudson, Assistant General Freight
agent; c. M.Higginson, assistant to Pres
ident; James Dun, Chief Engineer; John
Player, Superintendent Machinery; c.
w. KOuns, Supt. car service; g. G..
Sholes, Supt. telegraph; w. j. Black,
General Passenger Agent; r. j. Parker,
Sap:. Middle Div; Charles Dyer, Supt.
Western Div; j. E. Hurley, Supt. n. NJ.
Div; G. H. Saunders, Trainmaster Mid.
Division. They were well pleased with
condition of affairs in Dodge City. The
inspection is made in daylight.
The Globe-republican., 1899-01-05

One Of the best speeches thus far in the
extra session was male by Fitzgerald OF
Ford, in opposition to the new rules.
Fitzgerald roasted the Pops to flush,
denOmcing them as towards for their
brutal treatment of the minority. He
eaid that the Republican majority in the
new House would treat the Pop minority
fairly, but expressed the belief that the
Pops would have neither the sense nor
the decency to appreciate it.-Topeka
Capital.
The Globe-republican., 1899-01-05

friends for the liberal holiday trade we
received and wish all happy aud pros
porous new year. We hope our business
conduct and methods will warrant your
continued favors, and We will strive still
more il possible to make it profitable to
all to trade with us. As our business in
creases we will continue to increase our
stock and reduce our prices. We expect
to be able to sell goods cheaper this year
than ever before. We again thank all
for past favors and respectfully solicit
continued patronage.
TEE RACKET AND NOVELTY STORE.
The Globe-republican., 1899-01-05

Sam Mellon. James Howell and VIM.
O'Leary were arrested last evening and
placed in Jail. charged with stealing
dressed hogs from VIM. Robinson. Two
hogs. weighing 400 pounds each, were
killed in the pen and dressed by the men.
and the meat was divided up between
them. 1t is said that some Of the meat
was found ON the premises of the accus-
ed. They were released on bail.
The Globe-republican., 1899-01-05

One Of the most notable attractions
booked by Mr.. Pearce for Gluck's opera
house this season is Blaney's "A Boy
Wanted" for February p, washington's
birthday. "A Boy Wanted is one Of
the big successes of this season, and
Dodge City is fortunate in getting this
Company on it return trip from the Pa
ciac coast. Don't forget the date
February q, Wsshington's birthday.