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The evening times., 1899-05-24
CONVICT CODURN
ENJOYING HIMSELF
Brought from Prison to Tes-
tify in the Horton Case.
Attorney Davis Asks The Court for
His Apprehel sion.
Deputy Marshal Appears With His
Man and Makes Excuses to
Judge CiabauEh.

Henry E. Davis. United States Attorney
for the District, appeared before Justice
Clabaugh in criminal court today. and
pretended and returned to the peniten-
tiary At Columbus. Ohio. Mr.. Davis sup
plemented his request with the statement
that Coburn was brought hero from CO.
lumbus, Ohio. to testify in the Horton
case by authority of a writ of habeas cor
pus issued from the Supreme Court of the
District.
The order OF the court. however, speci-
fed that the witness should be Immediate
ly returned to the Ohio penitentiary.
Instead Of this being done, Mr.. Davis
states that, although Coburn had testi-
fed in the Horton case on Monday and
was discharged at .. m. he is still in
the city enjoying the Peace Jubilee fes-
tivities.
Coburn. it is learned. is stopping at the
Elsemere Hotel, with A. B. Dawson, a
deputy marzhal from Ohio. in whose GUS
tody he came to this city. Detective Mat
tingly. attached to the district attorney 8
Office to Investigate the matter, reported
that he had been informed at the Eisemere
that 1t was the intention Of Coburn and
Deputy Dawson to remain in Washington
till Friday. Coburn has been In the city
since last Wednesday. it is understood. and
came TO testify as witness for the defence
in the Horton case. When he appeared as
a witness. Coburn wore a mustache. much
to the surprise of all who saw him. as it
is the general belief that all convicts are
closely shaven during their term Of i'm
prisonment.
Justice Clabaugh issued an order that
Coburn be caused to appear in court forth
with.
deputy Marshal Cusick. who was sent
to bring Coburn into court. found him and
Deputy Marshal Dawson at the Elsmere
Hotel and they were summoned to appear
before Justice Clabaugh. which they did
Immediately. When asked by the court
why he did not return to Columbus. Ohio.
with his prisoner. Deputy Dawson replied
that he had been detained by reason Of his
accounts not being settled. He. however.
admitted that the accounts were adjusted
in time for him TO have left yesterday.
Justice Clabaugh warned Dawson that
he was in contempt for not obeying the
order Of the court, and the deputy ssid
that he would leave the city as soon as
rOssible
The evening times., 1899-05-24
TxYn BluMN.
IEron, the netrnit Free Press.

From the Detroit FREE fFcss-J
.It was done so nicely that 1 couldn't
get mad" explained the drummer who was
snending a few days home. while was
ont on NV last trip l arrived one day at
a town where some sort OF a celebration
was being held and when l tried to get
a room at the only hotel in the town the
clerk said he was sorry but every room IN
the house was engaged
"Now. at one time l was telegraph
operatcr. and when l am waiting for
trains amuse myself by reading the mes
sages going over the wires. 1t suddenly
struck me that while at a railway station
down the line had read a message asking
the clerk at the hotel to reserve room
1t was signed by a man by the name OF
Brown. and it occurred to me that it was
| a gcc1 chance to run bluff.
Didn't you get my telegram" said l.
Browns my name.
".Oh. beg pardon, Mr.. Brown,' exclaim-
ed the clerk, we have room reserved for
! you all right
well. the joke was too gced to keep
and when I ran across couple OF discon-
sc!ate drrmmers who had been unable to
get rooms and were bewailirg the fact
| that they would have to camp in the office
chairs for the night, l told them how
| had succeeded in getting room.
"There was a quiet little man sitting
near who took it all in and when l ar
rived at the point where the laugh came
| in he said, with smile, that he was sor-
~ to disappoint me. but his name was
Brown and he would trouble me for his
room.
Il wilted right then and there and in
yited everyone to have something at my
expense, and the quiet little man had this
nerve to include himself in the invitation.
well, alcng about midnight, when wa:
trying to get to- sleep doubled Up in an
cffice chair, I heard some one quarreline
| with the nighteclerk.
"I tell you my name is Brown. roared
the voice. I photographed you down thu
| line to hold room for me-
That put me vide awake at cncs and
what L learned made me boil. That mis-.
erable little cuss sthat ! had given my
room, up to was notoBrown at ALL. He kat
called my blufs by running a bigger Oh;
himself. &c sc
"AHd he hadt theigall the next morning
! to ask me how 4 had slept.''
The evening times., 1899-05-24
POLICEMEN ACCUSED.
Chicago PatrOImen Charged With
Committing Highway RObberies.

Chicago. H.. May 24.-After a recess of
three days the legislative enquiry commit
tee met in the Great Northern Hotel yes
terday and in a lively session probed deep
into Chicago police connivance at corrup-
ton. Mrs Emma Koch, Of No. 12S Twen-
ty-frst Street, said she kept a boarding
and rooming house. and that Mrs. Lizzie
Scott. young woman. twenty-one years
old, who formerly lived with her. had been
robbed OF pair of valuable diamond ear
rings and money by two policemen OF the
College Cove Aveaue station.
1T was on the night Of Friday. March 3,
this year" said the witness. Mrs. Scott
had gone across the street to get some
medicine when two men in citizens clothes
grabbed her. and one of them said. We ar
rest you for being on the streets for i'm
proper purposes They demanded her
money. diamond earrings. and sealskin
coat. They came to my front door and
saw that the girl was hystericai. One po-
liceman, whom / recognized, said II want
ed to save the gil l must give them SIS.
Finally she tainted and fell into the street.
The other policeman grabbed the s10 the
girl had with her. Then the two went
away. taking Lizzie Scott's diamonds and
sealskin sacque.'
Mrs. Koch was afterward called upon by
a sister-in-law OF one of the policemen,
who said the latter was in miserable Cir
cumstances. his family being destitute
Mrs. Koch also said four officers in citi-
zens' clothes came to the house. All Plead
ed for the two policemen. and they gave
her $40 on March to get Mrs Scott out
of town. She and her child left the city on
March 13. One of the policemen. the wit
ness said. came around to apologize for
what he had DONE and said he must bave
beeu drinking; that it was the first time
he ever got into such scrape.
Mrs. Koch said Chief of Police Kipley
declared the robbery was the worst shake
down he knew of in the department for
twenty years. The sealskin coat was 1e-
turned to Mrs. Scott.
The evening times., 1899-05-24
TIE Memory of Wallace.

monument in memory Of William Wallace is
to lie erected at Robroyston- 1t will consist of
Scottish Celtic cross Of the Wallace period,
made of red Peterhcad granite. twenty feet in
height. including granite base, ard Of dressed but
unpclishcd stone, which will be raised to total
height above ground of twenty FIVE feet, by means
of a rockery. On the face Of the cross will be
engraved in relief a huge Wallace sword nearly
twelve feet long. beneath which hcraldic
shield Of the Wallace period will be charged
with lion rampant having above the motto:
''In Defence" all in relief. On the granite base
the name, wallace" and date. '.ACCCy," will
appear in unique lettering. In addition the rock
cry will have bronze plate with longer -inscrip-
tion. The whole amount of cost is being raised
by voluntary subscription. Of which more than
el0O has been received. but about $50 more is
required to complete the work. The situation is
a hill and close to q road. and is the reputed
site Of Ralph Raa's house. where the patriot was
seized on the night OF August 5, 1905. .,.-.-
The evening times., 1899-05-24
NAVAL ORDERS,

Capt. Joseph B. Coghlan has been detached
from the cruiser Raleigh and ordered 10 com
mand the Puget Sound Naval Station, at Bre-
merton, Washington. lie will assume his new
duties June 30 The Raleigh will be placed
out of commission immediately at Portsmouth,
N II.
Orders dctaching other officers from the Ra-
leigh have been issued also. Lieut.. Commander
7. s Philips her executive officer; Surgeon Z. II.
Marstellar, Passed Assistant Surgeon j. NJ. Moore,
Ensign II. A. Pearson. Ensign f. l.. Chadwick,
Lieut.. c. b. Morgan. and Paynaster 8. L. Heap
ordered home and placed on waiting orders.
Lieut.. W. Winder viii GO to Michigan as execu-
tive officer. Ensign 7. Babin is ordered 10 the
Texas, Lieut.. II. Rodman is granted months
leave, and will go then to the Albatross-
The evening times., 1899-05-24
VIEWING POLITICAL SKIES.
Democrats Interested in the Con
ference mt St. Louis.

ference mt st. Louis.
New York. May 24.-The Democratic pol
iticians of this city are greatly interested
in a meeting Of the National Committee of
the party to be held tomorrow in st. Louis.
The call for the meeting was issued by W.
J. Stone acting chairman of the commit
tee. who says that it is to be an informal
conference to discuss the outlook for 1900.
Oliver p Belmont. of this city, left for
ST. Louis last night to attend the dinner Of
the Jefferson Club and to be present at
the conference Of the national leaders of
the party. That will be Mr.. Belmont's first
appearance in national politics and the
Democratic leaders Of this city are much
interested in his movements, because they
believe that he is backing the Chicago
platform faction now organizing in this
State Yesterday. Mr.. Belmont's paper.
"The Verdict" announced that he would
accept the nomination for Vice President.
Politicians believe Mr.. Belmont has gone
to ST. Louis to press his claims for recog-
nition upon the leaders OF the National
Committee.
Elliot Danforth. who managed the Bry-
an campaign in this State in 1896. said to-
day he regarded the meeting in st. Louis
as one OF Importance.
The evening times., 1899-05-24
SALE OF WALES HACKNEYs.
Horses From the Stables of the
Prince Bring Good Prices.

London. May 24-The annual sale of the
Prince of Wales hackneys took place yes
terday at Wolferton, near Sandrirgham
House. the seat of the Prince of Wales in
Norfolk. and was successful. There was a
large attendance, including the Duke Of
York, the Duke of Marlborough. the Earl
of Coventry. Lord Iveagh, Lord Marcus
Beresford. Sir Edward Sassoon, and Sir
Thomas Upton.
The Prince of Wales presided at the
luncheon, at which loo persons were seat
ed.
Lord Iveagh paid $500 guineas for a
pair of bay geldings.
There was keen competition between Sir
Thomas Lipton. the Earl of Coventry, and
Sir Edgar Vincent for the chestnut geld
ing Coup de Grace. which was finally Sc
cured by Sir Edgar for 925 guineas.
Sir Thomas Upton subsequently bought
a mare for 6S3 guineas.
Altogether sixty-six horses were sold and
the total sum realized was upward of H.
GOO guineas.
The evening times., 1899-05-24
SIGNAL CORPS MEN IN MANILA.
Only One Death Reported Among the
Volunteer Force.

General Greely. Chief Of the Signal
Corps, has received an interesting letter
from Colonel Thompson, Chief Signal Off
Ger in the Philippines. in which he says
that of l10 volunteer Signal Corps men in
the Philippines there has been but one
death Colonel Thompson says that all OF
the volunteers of the Signal Service wish
to come home, but they unanimously ex-
press the desire to remain at the front un-
til relieved by regulars. General Greedy has
already sent fifty-eight regular Signal
Corps men to Manila within the past
month. and seventeen will leave Washing
ton tomorrow for San Francisco. where
they will take the first transport going to
the Philippines.
The evening times., 1899-05-24
CROWDS ON STREET CARS.
Railway Companies Obliged to Put

Railway Companies Obliged to Put
on nn Extra Force.
Traffic on the street railways OF the city
was of unusual magnitude throughout the
early part of the day. All points Of inter-
est were visited by throngs. and the vari-
Gus companies were compelled TO increase
their facilities.
Additional cars were put on early this
morning, and the reserve employees of the
various companies called out. The crowds.
although large. were well handled by the
different lines.
Not only did the city lines do good
business, but those running to the various
suburban resorts were also well patronized
during the morning before the parade.
The evening times., 1899-05-24
MONEY FOR THE DEWEY HOME.
Treasurer Roberts Daily Statement
Regarding the Fund.

Sthtehcnt
Regarding the Fund.
Contributions to the Dewey Home Fund
received by Treasurer Roberts in this
mornings early mail aggregated s2l.So. the
offering of twelve persons. No returns
from the various subscription lists being
made UP in the different parts Of the coun-
try were made today. which accounts for
the small amount received. The total sum
now in the hands OF Treasurer Roberts Is
S3.sl1.99. The list of subscribers this
morning was as follows:
Martin Hoey. Silisia. Tex, cents; c. J.
Huelsen Kamp. Key West, Fla. $40: Ger
aid E. Kelly. Walnut Grove. Cal. so cents;
Fred Kutz Francis Dewey Stocker. Lehigh
ton. Pa. % cents; F. NJ. Garland. New Ha-
ven. Conn, IS: Eugene W. Stern, New
York city. 50; W. A. Mcneil. 81; S. NJ.
Scarlet. so cents: Miss Daisy Perkins. %
cents: and j. Mack Pender. 25 cents. OF
Waycross. Ga; Allen Mordy Howes. Bel
fast. Ne. 81; John Cashner. Spearish. S.
D. 81.
The evening times., 1899-05-24
DIED.

GRINDER-0n Tuesday. May q. 1893. little
HANNAH l. GRINDER. beloved daughter of DIR.
George W. Grinder ard Sarah T.. Grinder, at res
ideuce. 923 Ninth Street northwest
Funeral from parents residence Thursday. May
25. at ii a. m. Intefment at Congressional Gem
etery. Friends and relatives invited Item
FOWLER-on Tuesday. May %, 1889. at 3:IT
p. m-, MINNIE E, beloved wife of William W.
Fowler and daughter of Isaac and the late Susan
Smith.
Funeral from her late residence, 225 Street
northeast, Friday, the 26th instant, at p. m
1t
The evening times., 1899-05-24
Comics of Will. Filed.

A certified copy of the will of Manning
F. Force dated April q last, and filed
in the probate court for Erie county, Ohio,
was placed on file today in the Office of the
Register of Wills for the District of Co.
lumbia. An attested copy OF the will Of Ell
len NJ. Washburn, OF Suffolk county, Mass.
was also filed in the Office of the Register
of Wills for the District Of Columbia.
The evening times., 1899-05-24
Two SuttS for Divorce.

Two suits for divorce were filed today.
In both cases the petitioners are repre-
sented by Attorney Edward G. Niles.
Accident W. Cox asks for divorce frcm
his wife, Georgiana Cox, whom he charges
with treating him with systematic cruelty
and refusing to perform her wifely duties.
Lizzie Zell petitions the court for di-
vorce from her husband, Frank Zell, on
the grounds of non-support and cruel
treatment.
The evening times., 1899-05-24
Premcditatcd Meannexs.
CFrom the Detroit Free rress.)

"He is tall. thin man with lean
ace" said the book agent. IT understand
that he has gone to Chicago. where his
wife is visiting FRIENDS. II I wasn't
afraid OF missing him On the way l wou d
take the first train West: as it is. think
| will remain right here nursing my
wrath until he returfs. ] went into his
,fice the other day to sell him a work
hat should be in the home Of every man
rho has the welfare Of the country at
,esrt, bound in calf and profusely illus
The evening times., 1899-05-24
Shcrt skirt. HAIRED I'm schools.

Lynn Mass. May 2i-The school board
arose last night in its wrath and pro-
rounced against school teachers in bicycle
skirts Quite a number have been riding
their wheels to school and then have
taught while dressed in the bicycle rigs.
Hereafter they must wear long skirts.
The evening times., 1899-05-24
THE PYRoTEcHN1c DISPLAY.

Destruction of Ceryera's Fleet to BE
Portrayed tn Fireworks.
The display Of fireworks on the Monu-
ment lot last night surpassed all expec-
tations. The lot was hardly large enough
to accommodate the people who had gath
ered.. The, Battle Of Manila. the piece de
resistance Of the evening. proved such q
popular favorite that Mr.. Pain will rrob-
The evening times., 1899-05-24
stIm behind Prison Bars.

London, May 24.-The reported release
of Fitzharris and the other men imprisoned
for completely in the Phoenix Park mur-
ders. is unfounded. The men are still
confined in the Marybore prison.
The evening times., 1899-05-24

When you drink Hsurichs Macrzen Beer Il;
leaves such good tasse in your mouth tba; YOU
invariably want rort. sNo other beer c:a.s leu
rcf's in purity, ige. Or strength -phcne tsI, Ar.
linston Bottling, Co, zfor a case.
The evening times., 1899-05-24
castelar, mt the Point of Death

London. May 2i.-A dispatch from Ma
drid to the Sun" says that Senor Emilio
CASTELAR,. the Republican leader. is SO seri-
ously ill as to be almost moribund.
The evening times., 1899-05-24
SECOND.PAGEANT OF
THE PEACE JUBILEE
Henrr. ". szceedy. Marshal.

CONTINUED from First Page)
The evening times., 1899-05-24

The Health Department of the District
has made its weekly statistical report as
follows.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-24
WILLIAMS CANAL SCHEME.

The crisis growing out Of the canal
question which confronts Emperor VIII
liam Is really a Prussian and not a Ger
man" crisis. The bill rejected was re-
jected by the Prussian Diet, and not by
the Imperial Parliament 1t provided for
the Rhine-Elbe canal, the line of which
is projected entirely through Prussian
territory, and it Is as King Of Prussia,
and not as Emperor OF Germany. that
William finds himself turned down"
However, the Rhine-Elbe canal was to he
a part of a great system for the develop
ment of the empire as a whole The first
division of the system was completed
and formally opened a fortnight ago in
the form Of a canal beginning at Emden,
utilizing the River Ems as far as Mum
ster, extending to Herne, in Westphaia,
twenty-seven and half miles from the
Rhine, and having a nine-mile branch
from Henrichenburg to Dortmund. a total
extent of 159 miles. This canal Will. it is
claimed. be Of great value TO the iron.
lumber. grain, and other industries. it be
| ing reckoned that from 10000 10 100000
tons of iron ore yearly will be shipped
TO Dortmund by it, instead of, as hitherto
through Dutch ports. The plan Of the
Emperor was, it is explained by the New
| York Tribune to continue the canal from
! Herne TO the Rhine. and in the other di-
| rection from Herne to Beyergern. on the
| Weser, thence across the Teutoburger
| Valid to Hidesheim, and so on to the Elbc
! river, little below Magdeburg, with
branches by the way to Osnabruck, Han
over, Brunswick, and other places. There
is now canal navigation from tho Elbe u
! the oder. and from the oder TO the Wis
tula, so that the construction Of a canal
from the Rhine TO the Elbe would give
an inland waterway clear across the en-
pire. from the Dutch frontier on the west
to the Russian on the east; from Emden
to Dantsic, from the Rhine to the Baltic
|
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-24
THE OSTRICH ACT.

General Otis and the administration are
stlIl engaged IN doing the ostrich act. IN
other words. rigid censorship-censorship
not only Of elimination. but Of misrepre-
scntation as WELLS stlll being applied 10
the dispatches OF the newspaper CORE
spondents AT Manila.
referring 20 some recent encounters
between the Americans and the Filp-
nos. n cabegram from Manila, via hong
kong, reports that OF these operations III"
Associated Press correspondent was per
mitted 10 send only an inadequate as
patch. dictated verbatim by General Gus
Tho cablegram reports further that the
consor writes stereotyped official
phrases and adjectives into the dis
patches. tending to magnify the American
operations and to minimize the opposi-
ton. and that General Otis says news
napers are not public institutions, but
private enterprises. and the correspond
euts are only at Manila on sunerance.
The cabegram then goes on 10 give some
facts about the situation and conditions
I'm the Philippines. which show that the
outlook is anything but roseate.
The ostrich act on the part Of General
Otis and the administration-we couple
the administration with 1t because there
is pretty good evidence that Mr.. Mckinley
Inspires every act and report of the
General's-can only be accounted for upon
one hypothesis. and that is that they hope
that something will turn up before the
truth about any American discontinue
can reach this country, that VIII discount
the moral effect of bad news upon Mr.
McKinley's political fortunes. But they
are taking foolish chances. 1t IS becoming
more evident every day that nothing
could happen in the Philippines now that
would popularize the war. Not only are
the people not deceived by the ostrich per-
formance-a performance intended 10
conceal the fact that from a military
point Of view we have Numbered fear
fully I'm the Philppines-but just in pro-
portion as the truth comes out they real
ize the more fully that the war is the
personal political job Of the President
and his advisers. The logic of the matter
to the public mind is that, had not Nc
Knley staked his political future on the
Philippine issue. he would have no object
in misleading the people in the way
he has attempted to mislead them.
As we have said before, developments
establish beyond question that the admin
istration took no sincere steps to avoid
war. 1t wanted war. believing that it
could crush the rebellion" at zone fell
swoop." and secure a second term upon
the strength Of the achievement. But it
reckoned sadly without its host. And
now that the public are placing where
it belongs the responsibility for the eX-
pense and suffering and bloodshcd the
war has entailed. the President Is be-
ginning to find himself in position. polit-
ically. little less than desperate. Hence
the desperate. but none the less farcical.
exhibition Of himself and Otis. as repre-
scented i'm the ostrich act.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-24
4 FnmiIy Reunion BEING Held.

Mr. and Mrs Gyms Marsh. of O'Ban-
ron, Ky, are visiting at the home Of
their daughter. Mrs. l. q. West on Grove
road. where a family reunion is being
held.
In August 1926, this family met In this
city and In 1887, at O'Bannon, Ky. 1t
Is their intention TO meet every two
years. as long as the family circle is not
broken.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh enjoy perfect
health. and hope to live 10 celebrate their
golden wedding" which will occur in
1896
The family consists OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Gyms MaNh, O'Bannon, Ky. Mrs. W.
NJ Bronaugh Pembroke. Ky. Mrs. Ma !
NJ Foster. O'Bannon. Ky: Mrs. |. G..
West. Richmond Va; Captain James NJ.
Marsh. Natchez. Miss; Mr. Myron Marsh.
Bluefeld w Va, and Mr.. Burwell III.
Marsh. Winston. n. G.
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