- .THE EVENDTG TIMESyEDyESDAY, . JTJNE -17, 1896.
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B0NA-F1DE CIRCULATION.
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ment below will show that
the circulation sworn to is a
bona fide one.
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newspaper with an elastic
conscience to swell its legit
imate circulation enor
mously, in order to deceive
advertisers, by sending out
thousands of papers to
news stands, which are re
turnable, and which are in
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however, judge by results,
and bogus circulation don't
give them.
The family circulation of
The Times is many thou
sands in excess of any other"
Washington paper and is
believed to be fully two
times that of its afternoon
contemporary.
ThecirculallonofTheTlmes for the week
ended June 12, 1896, was as tollows'
haturduy, Jt:ue 0 45,051
Miildn.v, June 7 24,990
Monday, June. H .41, HUH
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Friday, June 12 44,597
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left oser, unsold, in ofrice,
auiIcopieretrirned,uiTuId,
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bruucli office 211,011
Net 207,820
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statement of the circulation or The Wash
ington Times ror the week ended June 12,
18U6, and luat every copy wasdclnered
or mailed for a valualile consideration.
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Subscritiea and sworn to before me this
13tli day of June. A. D. 1886.
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Notary Public.
EMOME 0? THE NEWS
.01 1HE M0BM5 TIES.
Ifyou nilMMimy nesvM In the evening
edition look In the Hot below. Trhut
you're looking for auh probably pub
Ilnlied In tlitM rnorntng'H edition, and
u The Times nrner rejieats you'll
have to take both editions tn get all
th news um quick an It happens.
MORTON WON'T BE DRIVEN
Cannot Be W.oled Into Taking Second
1'lacc.
OLEESON SCORES ANOTHER
jicreats ticuemc to Disfrancmse the Dis
trict. PLATFORM IS COMPLETED
Louteiiiscnkiiowii.uucicisKeady forthe
Convention.
CLEVELAND SrEAKS
necian-i ne liesires .o More Honor from
His Party.
LAUltADA LANDED HER ARMS
Two I minister Cargoes Sarely Keached
Cuban Soil.
BAIN CAME-l.V TORRENTS
Ao Game &t National rark Yesterday
Afternoon. t
WHEEL CLUBS ARE AWAKE
Apnoiuuui: nelegatcsto Attend Monday
Night's Meeting.
TO COMMAND FORTMYER
Col. s b. Kumner Will Take Charge To
day. STILL BACK OF GAMBUINUS
Brewery Workmen's Asociation Denies
ltumors of Withdrawal.
BUIDI'.SMAIDS AND LIIERS ARE LACKING-
Wll-on-V.-iiiderbilt Wedding Will Not Be
Pretentions.
MUSIC WON HEU A MEDAL- ""5"2a!
Mrs. Haisv Lonlse rox lterelves the
Tropliy on al the World's Fair.
AWARDED BY THK CARDINAL
Pupils or tnc Holy Cross Given Their
Diplomas.
DETECTIVES WORKING DARK
APot'iiT , "-est in t-e muxjoii Case Not
Improbable-
SATOLLrs PLANS NOT MADE
Ile Jio Not Know When He Will Take
Ills Departure.
niS HONOR GETTING TIRED -Judge
Bradley Wants the Will Case
Pushed.
WAMUIN LEONARD'S KErLT.
Denied Cliarges Abunt the .Man
agement of the Jail.
Warden John K. Leonard has filed with
Judjrc Hagncr, on answer to the charge,
preferred against him by Jfr. Raymond O.
Cook. The contents of the reply are kept
secret, but it is known thathedenies.
The question of n Jail investigation will.
It is believed, be decided within a few days.
Tlic caise is pmctfcally In the hands of
Judge Hagncr, his associates having left
the management of tneinvestigation to him.
The most importantevidence yet filed was
that of James Peak, who yesterday, as
stated exchisUely In The Evening Times,
corroborated, under oaui, the assertions of
Thomas Palmer and others.
It was asserted today that some of Uie
Jail officers have refused to declare the
falsity or the charges, and, as far as can be
learned, only three officers have put their
names to Warden Leonard's denial.
James Cotton -wilt give tomorrow a sup
plementary statement concerning efforts
alleged to have been made to get him to
retract from his statements.
H.DEMO(5-H.CpyNClj44
TIME TO TAKE UFA COLLECTION.
Like a turtle that has Iain on log
basting in sunshine nnlil disturbed liy-tbe
3tones of a schoolboy, Mr. Cleveland has
again poked his head out of his shell
and glen utterance to another opinton.on
Uie silver question. The clamor of the
silveritra has awakened him from his
third term dream to a realization that the
Democratic party Is disrupted, disheart
ened, and practically defeated In advance
ot the-'elcctlon -simply because, he, Its
logical leader, refused to harmonize Its
several conflicting Interests and continue
It as the "grand old organization" of
which, hcjirpudly boasts.
The slUcr question may be a heresy, and
if crystallized into law may prove a great
Injury to American Interests, but It owes
its present aggressiveness and prominence
in politics entirely to Mr. Cleicland", and If
made the cause of Democratic defeat be,
more than any other Democrat, will be re
sponsible for the downfall ot bis party.
Daring the entire time of the Fifty-third
Congress Mr. Cleveland refused to take
counsel with leading Democratic 'members
of that body, and under no circumstances
would lie accept a comprumise tocoucillato
thcsilvereletnent, although the compromise
offered would in no way have affected
orinjurcd the exlstingrooney standard.
It was this stubbornness on the part of
the President that enraged the silverltes
aud incited tliem to successful uggresaive
ness, and their efforts to array the masses
against the gold bugs were greatly aided
by the apparent collusion of the adminis
tration with the great corporations and
money barons of the country. View the
situation from whatever aide jou may.
and it will Lc seen that had Mr. Cleveland
attempted to conciliate the silver clement
the pcent controversy might have been
averted. Perhaps he had an object in acting
as he did- If so, the cost has been the tem
porary disruption of his party.
It remains to be seen it the alleged
"sound money" Democrats will be as
successful at the Chicago convention as
their capitalistic colleagues have been at
St. Louis. Mr. Cleveland's nomination four
jeare ago was the result of a liberal dis
play of financial politics, and doubtless
an effort will be made at the Democratic,
national convention to once more make
him the wheel hor-4 ot the Democratic
trust band wagon, Inasmuch as Ins latest
utterance is practically a bid for the nomi
nation. It is nearly time to take up a
collection, if that U to be the "sound
money" program.
WEYLEB's FENCES.
It is reported from Havana that the au
thorities and the people are to badly de
moralized on account of the nearly success
ful attempt of the Insurgents to cut off the
water supply of the city that Wcyler. has
determined to tucreasc at once the f ortifio
tlous around the capital and to make barbed
wire a part of the defenses. It may per
haps be renumbered that liarbcd wire has
been also Iihcrall employed in theconstrnc
tiou of the- trocha, at one end of which Is
Itatabano, the only rort besides Havana,
In po&ses-slon of the Spaniards, and which
was partl destroyed by the Insurgents only
a fewdasago. This trocha has pioved no
obstacle to the free movements of the in
surgents. It lias been crossed and recroosed
bythenia dozen time:., ajiilthemorelthas
been strengthened, with the grcalerease.lt
seems, the Cubans have passed it. Weyler
U almost' on the point of abandoning ltalto
gether, for dUease is playing the mischief
with thetroops, who, besides, arenccdedin
other places. It is not piobable,tLcrefore,
that barbed wire will prove an moreeffect
ive in Tencing Havana than It has at the
trocha to keep JIaceo from passing to and
fro.
About the only thing Wejler has dene
since he arrived In Cuba and uttered the
boast that he would suppress the insurrec
tion in sixty days lias been to i$ue procla
mations aud edicts of mere or less baneful
import and to put up barbed-wire niul ether
fences with which to shut the insurgents in
or keep them frcm getting cut. As an al
together novel implement cf war barbed
wtrc, which is used in this country chiefly
to keep cows frcm Jumplrg into another
man's field. Is decidedly interesting. But
it is likely that after awhile it may even
dawn upon Weyler's Intellect that a peo
ple fighting for its independence cannot be
crushed by barbed-wire fences.
clearly; wiiosg.
Peremptory orders ongiit to be issued by
the Commissioners or the chief of police,
or whoever else may have authority In the
matter, forbidding the incarceration In a
police station cell, during a whole night of
yung lads- who inaTy be guilty of a nota
tion of the bicjde regulations. It is per
fectly right on the part nf the police to
enforce these ordinances strictly, and the
imposition or Tines upon the offenders will
probably hac the effect to pake them
and others more careful, but they should
exercise discretion sufficiently not to lock
up u boj all night Tor what is not a griev
ous trespass of the law, reprehensible
though it be, and thereby cause both him
and his parents quite unnecessary anguish.
If the jou tli ful offender is not iu posses
sion ot the necessary collateral his bi
cycle might be accepted as security for
the payment of any fine that could be im
posed. The most recent case cf thisort is espe
cially aggravated. In this Instance the
parents of the boy, knowing him to bo in
the habit of returning home in good season,
were greatly alarmed when at a late hour
he bad not made his appearance, and were
in search of him nearly all night. In the
early morning hours he was found by a
friend of the farullj locked up In a police
station cell, and the humiliation was not
spared him ot riding to the police court in
the "black Maria" with the usual assort
ment ot vagrants, drunkards and thieves.
All this Is nothing less than shocking, and
thercshouldbeancndofitatunce.
Ho Changed His Mind.
Customer How much aretbesebrushes?.
Shopmau--Fifty rents, sirr
"Andihese others?"
"Twodollars.sir." .
"They look much the same. 'What is the
difference?"
"Much better quality, sir. This brush at
$2 is worth six of the others."
"You don't mean to say sot"
"Yes, it is, shvlioueatly,"
"Ah! Then here's $2 arid I'll take six
ot the others." Spare IfomeuU.
City Brevities
The Tenlcytown M. E. Church Sabbath
school hasarraoged for an outing at College
Villa Grove on July 1.
Six new motors have been received by
the Georgetown, and Tenleytown Electric
Railroad Company for use on Its line.
The public schools of Tenleytown gave a
cliarrning entertainment last evening tn a
crowded house. The program was elabo
rate and well rendered.
Star of Hope Juvenile Templeand District
Lodge, No. 3, I. O. O, T., will give an
entertainment this evening at the hall on
tlie corner or Twenty-sixth street and Penn
sylvania avenue.
Frank Bowman, thirty years or age, was
taken suddenly and seriously lif last night
at the corner 'of Seventeenth street und
Rhode Island avenue. Do was taken to bis
home. No. 1440 Rhode Island avenue, in
the Third precinct patrol wagon.
Mrs. Reeves, while riding a bicycle pn
rourth street northeast, yesterday, was
painfully Injured by colliding with a hcrse
car of the Eckington and Soldiers' Home
line. She received medical treatment at
her home. Firth street, between B and C
streets northeast.
Robert F. Joyce, sergeant, U. S. A., re
tired, diedat his residence. No.:UU T street
northwest, lastesenlng. He was stationed
ror twelve years at Fort Washington. He.
was one of the Soldiers sent from Governor's
Island. N. Y., on the Star of the West to
relieve Fort 8 umter. and was fired upon.
Two transfers of liquor license were ap
proved by the excise board today, one
wholesale and the other retail. The re
tail license was transferred from Caspar
I. Misel to John J. Dugan, No. 1200 Elev
enth street southeast. In the other case
the wholesale rirm ot Joseph A. and Joseph
L. Passagno transfers I to the member first
mentioned, at No. 808 Ninth street north
west, James L. retiring.
SER
I0USLY THOUGHT
TO BE . .
.HUriOROUS
How He Seasoned About It.
"Don't yon know, young man, that
every cigarette jou smoke Is a nail In
your coffinr
"Then I'll never get into it." i
"Why not?"
"Because itls already too securely nailed
up."
The Elixir of tire.
A laugh is like a ling.
That fills the blood with tingling life;
Or like the Well filled Jug,
That banishes all cure and strife.
Tracing His Liaesge.
"How far back can jou trace jour
lineage, Mr. Moore?"
"To Noah."
"That's rather remarknblp. flour ln mn
do U?"
"Noah, you remember, bad three sons
Sbem, Ham-
"Well, that's only two."
"And one Moore."
Tho Explanation.
Irate Wife (at 2 a. m.l-This is a pretty
time to be getting home. Where hav vnn
been, sir?
Tipsy Hub-At f conshert.m' dear.
" Concert! And does that explain your
condition?"
"Yeah, m' dear. Zhe music wa3 shlmply
intoxlcatln'."
Quite Likely.
Quibbs I see that some one has iirnttcn
a McKinley campaign song.
Nlbb It must te a song without words.
Naturally.
S. S. Teacher Now, Johonie, what did
the Israelites do when they crossed the
Red Sea?
Johnnie Guess they dried themselves,
m'arra.
A Dangerous Tx.
"Well, Uncle Rasbury, how did you like
the sermon?"
"Pow'ful fine sermon, Marse John."
"Where did the prcacLcr take his text?"
"Frum dat potion ob de scripture whar
de postol Paul pints 'his pistol to de
Feslons."
Identified.
"Did you sec anything of a Loy," asked
a parent of a policeman, "around here
with a broken nose and a scar on bis left
check?"
"I Jnst, arrested a fellow of that de
scription," replied the cop, "a little while
ago for throwing a stone through a heavy
plate-glass window."
"I guess "that's the boy." replied the
parent, "for be said be was going out to
amuse himself."
Perhaps.
Jcnks I wonder why the Psalmist likens
man to a flower of the field?
Bilklns Because he blossoms with the
rye, I suppose.
That Old-f jiuloned Garden Ro:e.
Oh, that old-fashioned garden rose!
Iu my visions of childhood what longings
arise.
For those halcyon days 'ncath enchanting
skies.
For the orchard, the woodland, the mur
rnuriug brook.
And Uiat humble abode, with its rose-sheltered
nook
Oh, what scenes of my youth unbidden dis
close. Like the petals In June of that old-fashioned
rose.
Oh, that old-fashioned garden rose!
To dream again In that mystic glow.
When the day Is done and the sun sinks low.
When the fireflies float o'er the meadows
green.
And lend to the gloom a shiramerlngshcen;
When the beetles drone, to languidly doze
'Neath that sheltering, dew-christened,
old-fashioned rose.
Oh, that old-fashioned garden rose!
Again I stand by tlieshroudcd dead;
I hear again the birds o'erhead
Chant a requiem In that bloom-Iadeu bower.
Like a hidden hlgli'priest Iu that grief
stricken hour.
The soft-stirrlug breeze sweet incense
bestows
From the window o'crgrown by that old
rashinncd rose.
Oh, that old-rnshloned garden rose!
O'er that broken home alone it still grows.
In the ruins and weeds ot that place nowso
drear,
It lives like the memory ot those we hold
dear;
Ever faithful. It lives through the winter's
chill blast.
And clings to that home as my soul to the
past.
With that old-fashioned garden rose.
Disapproves of Both.
"The St. Louis convention chaplain must
be a mugwump."
"How do you make that out?"
"Because In his- opening invocation be
prayed that we may never be put to shame
and grief by the worship of gods ot gold
and silver." .
"Why He Changed.
"Heard you sold your horses and bought
a wheel?" v"
"Yep. I prefer the present spin to the
past span." Cleveland Plain Dealer..
PURSUED BY A IAD DOG
School Children in Southeast Wash
ington Had Harrow Escape's.
FltH OvertookttieiBrnte, and a ro-
llcemau Finully Killed Uim
tVitti a Bunner.
A "mad dog terrified the women and
children In the neighborhood of Third and
streets southeast, this morning. .Several
barely escaped being bitten.
Thcchildren ofthp Brent School were en
Joying the forenoon recess In the park op
posite the school' when their play was ab
ruptly brought- to -a standstill by strange
sounds coming from the trees nearby.
They had scarcely turned to look in tlie
direction from which the noise came when
a j ello wdog.frothiugaltbemouth, emerged
from behind a tree a udgue chase to them.
Screaming with fright at the top ot their
voices, the- children rushed in all directions.-
Tile, dog continued the chase to tile
sidewalk of Third street between I) and
E.anj taererelllnaflt.
The cries of the children set the women
in the street on guard, and the.momeitt the
dog was seen, they also BCreamed and
hastily secured places ot safety.
In a few minutes several hundred people
had been" attracted to the scene. The
mad brute rolled In the middle ot the street
and occasionally made u dart at someone
In the crowd, but would fall before run
ning three feet.
The nlghborhpod was badly frightened,
nnd everybody was afraid to go near
enough to the dug to shoot It.
Police whistles were blown, nnd blown
for more than halt an hour, but on account
of the largo beats in that section of the
city, no otik-er responded.
The Firth precinct station was finally
called up by telephone and asked to send
a policeman to kill thadog.
Before assistance came from the station
Policeman Flltou arrived, aud the animal
was killed with a large hammer. Tins
weapon was used owing to the danger ot
shooting In the large crowd. It was almost
a miracle that no one was" bitten.
COMMITTED TO THE ASYLUM.
Former l!utlneH Man of TliU City
Tukeu to M. Elliubeth'x.
John W. Plckford. fcrtj-one 5ears of
age, a former business man of this city,
was taken to St. Elizabeth's Insane As turn
today suffering from dlpscmaula, or In
sanity caused by the excessive use or al
coholic liquors.
He was committed by Sanitary Officer
Frank on a certlllr-ate signed by Dr. It.
II Graham of No 203 II street northwest
and Br. G. It. Lee Cole of No. 424 Seventh
street southwest; nlfo an affidavit sworn
to by the demented man's brother. Mr.
Thomas II. Pickfosd, Ibe grocer, of No.
924 Louisiana avenue, which states that
he is too daiigercus to be at large.
It wa feared that rickfbrd would stray
away and do harm to himself. The un
fortunate man. it is said, had submitted to
one of the sc-called treatments for the cure
ot alcoholism.
SNEAKING INTO HOUSES.
Thieves JRnnMuelted Hooiiim und btolo
Moneyfnd Valuables.
Four cases of robbery were reported to
Inspector Hollinbcrger today.
Sneak thicies- entered No. TOO Fourth
street southdtst und stole rrum W. F.
BlJjdr'stninlcasuftbf dark blue clothes and
from the room of H. A.Scliultze. in the same
house, t wo gold rings and a pair or shoes.
Another sneak entered the residence of
Mrs. Kate II. Shade. No. .20:1 1 Fourteenth
street northwest) and after ransacking the
cIosctsanddrin'erB.rarrleJoffMrs.S lade's
pur.se. contaiiUn'g$45.
F. I. Pluminr. tiPNo.lCt5U street north
wri.t. reported that -a quantity of eggs
matcucsand provisions werestolen from bis'
kitchen last night.
ASK FOR IXSTItUCTIOXS.
J. M.Hrnw n" Executor of Mr. CnfrrU'
" EMate, l'et it ton- in Equity.
John M. Brown filed a petition In equity
today against Sally V. Estcrhazy and rix
teen others, asking the court for. instruct
tlons to guide him In carrying out the be
quests, in the will of the late, Mrs. Sally
Carroll. The petitioner is executor of the
will of Mrs. Carroll.,
Mr. Brown stated that. the whole amount
of the pecuniary lagacles under the will is
$37,100. The assets in Ills hands, he ap
prehends, will not aggregate more than
$28,000.
etmu:nds act bulings.
Judge Miller Itelsed an Important
Point und Dbctuinjed Prisoner.
Judge MIHer(oday raised an important
point in an Edmunds act case. It was that
or a white man, giving his name as Walter
Green, although really it was Woodson,
aud a colored girl, Mary Thompson, ar
rested last night at .No. 1208 Thirty-first
street by Policemen Passeno aud Ward.
The information failed to churge the
prisoners with being married or single,
and the court raled that, under the law,
the government must prove that the cul
prits are unmarried to bring them under
the provisions of the act.
Mr. Mullowuy, the prosecuting attor
ney, was unable to establish such a fact,
and the Judge quashed the informrtluii,
releasing the prisoners.
This ruling will seriously affect the pros
ecutions under the statute, as the District
attorney's office will not bring any case in
court unless the matrimonial status of the
defendants Is plainly shown.
TEXAS CASE DECIDED.
Credentials Corumltteo Vote to Seat-
tlie urunt JJelegntcH.
St. Louis, Mo., June 17, The credentials
committee resumed its, session at the New
Jersey headquatcrs at 10 o'clock, the con
test between the Grant and- Cuney factions
for the four dilegates-at-largefrom Texas
being Immediately taken up. The claim of
the "Lily White" faction to representa
tion from Texas was deferred until the
Grant-Cuney case was settled.
Under the order of b'isines3 adopted jes
tcrday forly-me minutes was given each
side. Gen. Grnsveuor of Ohio opened for
the Grant faction, basing his argument
princlpallyonusurpitlonor power by Chair
man Cuney or tlie Texas convention.
E. H. Terrell'nppared for Uie Cuney fac
tion .and John Grant presented his own
case.
The commit tee (Vpted 28 to 16 to scat
tlie Grant factfondelcgatcs from Texas.
Still Excluded From Germany.
Berlin, June li$ln the Reichstag to
day Prince HohenTohe, the imperial chan
cellor, speaking upon the motion of the
Centrists for tHc admission of Jesuits into
Germany, said ibajr the Bundesrath had not
yet reached a decfaiou upon n similar mo
tion made in l9tf",but It was not probable
that the would not assent to the proposal.
The government, (however, he said, were
willing to conced'o.lhe admission of other
religious orders, for instance, the RoJouip
lorist Fathers, aui the like.
In DMpnted Territory.
Kingston, Jamaica, June 17. According
to advices received here that territory in.
dispute between Great Britain and Vene
zuela has been entered by a force of trcops
ot the latter country. The "Venezuelan
soldiers compelled a party cf British sur
veyors who were at work In the district to
suspend operations. The surveying party
retreated and appealed to the authorities
for support.
TVyokuff May Becover-
New York. June 17. President George
H.WyckoffortheBankorNewAmstenlam,
who was shot by Semple on Monday last,
spent an uncomfortable night. His pby
sulcians say that it is yet a matter of life
and death 'witliihim, "with the chances
slightly in his favor.
The Ericsson Accepted.
The Navy Department has accepted the
torpedo boat .Ericsson from .the builders.
theDuhumieTrnnWorirflnrrtntiiinn Tn th.
last caynieut of $8,000 was made today.
FELL UNDER It HE
Dr. Delgado's Head Hacked by
Spain's Fiendish Soldiers;
PREVIOUSLY BEEN SHOT
Gen. .Melqtitzo Knocked Ellm Sown,
und Said Be Would Iluve Douo It
Kveu if Dr. Celgudo Woro tlio
American Consul Himself Mory of
buuckluK Cruelties.
Dr. Jose Manuel Delgado, wno, with his
father. Is here for the purpose ot actively
prosecuting claims against the Spanish gov
ernment for damages both to person and
property, is the guest of Dr. Rodriguez,
1341 Vermont avenue.
The doctor Is still quite tfeafc, not living
fully recovered from tho terrible hanlships
imposed upon lilra, and which were ex
pected by the perpetrators to prove, fatal.
Heis, however, slowly Improving. Iiut will
bear to the grave several scars resulting
from his attempted murder.
Dr. Delgado speaks English fluently,
having been educated In tlie United Elates.
although he shows the usual evidences ot
Spanish birth. In appearance he is prepos
sessing, being forty-six years old. and
wears a mustache and short side whiskers.
His claim for personal Injuries sustained
Is $100,000, in addition to the sum of
$200,000 for Uie devastation of his plan
tation at Dolores, near Havana.
THE ATTACK UPON HIM.
Acting upon the advice of bis legal rep
rescntatlves Dr. Delgado declines to dis
cuss the subject of his property claim, but
frankly speaks of the attack made upon
himself. He expects to remain quietly
In this city until some definite action In
the matter has been taken. The State
Department has promised to keep the suli
Ject agitated with all the vigor admissible
under the established rules of diplomatic
usage.
In speaking of his terrible experiences
to The Times reporter. Dr. Delgado, for the
first time since his arrival In this country,
made the rollowing statement:
"The outrage or wnlch I was the victim
was committed March 4 last upon my
estate In Cuba. The insurgents for a few
days prior to that date bad overrun the
plantation, but were finally driven off
by Gen. Melqulzo, commanding a detach
ment of Spanish troops numbering 2,000
men.
"Immediately after Investing the place
they began to loot the house, and after
removing all articles of value, by direction
of Gen. Melqulzo. seven of my tenants
and myself were removed to a canefleld.
There we were taken before Gen. Melquizo.
I showed to bim my naturalization papers
and told him I was an American citizen.
"With the flat of his hand the general
struck me three times, knocking my hat
to the gsound. at the same time saying
that It I were the American consul him
self he would not act differently. lie then
ordered a captain to form a squad of
twelve men, and gave directions that
we should be taken to the rear and there
shot. On the way we passed through a
rile of Spanish soldiers, who signifi
cantly extended their open hands, pahn
upward, and shaking them exclaimed:
"'Machete! Machete'!"
SHOT AND SLASHED.
'By that they meant that we should be
given to the knife.. When we had rsssed
through the file we were placed against a
stone wall and the firing squad took position
several paces to the front. By direction of
their commanding officer tLcy fired u(.on
us. One of the bullets struck my scalp,
cuaslng me to fall to the ground.
"A Sanlsh soldier then ran "up and struck
at me with his machete. Fortunately the
edgeof the sword struck the stooe wall and
broke otf. The remainder, however, de
scended and cut my race Just below the
temple. You can see the scar. I attempted
to reign death, but my breathing; was heavy
and. seeing that I was alive.a notl.er Spanish
soldier suggested that I again be given the
machete.
"I lay there with arms outstretched, not
daring to move, thinking that ir the blow
was not ratal I wculd be able to escipe.
The Spaniard raised his sword. there wasa
swishing sound and the blade descended,
striking me on the right side of the face
and cutting a trash, reaching from tha
temple to whaT is known as Adam's apple.
The flesh hung down over my shoulder.
PRETENDED TO BE DEAD.
"I then succeeded in simulating death
and the Spaniards, thinking their work was
done, look their departure. Beside me lay
six of my tenants, dead. Some of their
bodies contained almost Innumerable ma
chete wounds.
-"I forgot to say that while Jying on the
ground I was shot through the hip. Here
is the bullet.
"Alter the Spanish forces left, my father,
who wasnearly beatentodeathinthehou.se.
went to the field and conveyed me In a
litter to ray heme. There I lay several
daysand was then removed to the canefleld
on account of a repcrt that reached us to
the effect that tte Spaniards Intended re
turning for the purpose of making sure of
my death. ,
"My father hastened to Havana, where
he was well received by Consul General
Williams and Captain General Weyler.
The latter gave him sure passport, aud in
structed the White Cross Society, wldch
Is similar to your Red Cross Society, to
go to my relief. Upon the arrival of an
ntnbulaucel wasreroovedtollavana, where
I remained until ray return to the United
Slates."
The bullet and broken machete exhibited
by Dr. Delgado while making the above
statement ot his narrow escape from death,
wereahown Secretary Omey last Saturday,
when the Delgados personally detailed to
him the brutal treatment to which they
had been subjected by the Spanish troops
in Cuba.
IXSULTED 'THE FLAG.
CuseofMr.TVtiltlng.ShovrlngSpanlMU
Drntiilltlen, Huh Been Submitted.
The case ot Mr. Whiting, an American,
owner otaplantaliou la Cuba, whorcceutly
arrived iu this country, aud whose case,
it is Said, has becu laid before the authori
ties here, is thus described by an insurgent
iu E! Poxvenir, the official journal of the
Cuban cause:
"Gen. Lachambre, with 3,400 men, was
marching toward the Triurafo plantation,
burning houses, destroying estates, killing
live slock and murdering field bauds. Our
forces inarched out arter him, catching up
with the Spauiardsafter the lattcrhad taken
possession of the dwelliogs aud factory ot
thcplautation. The roads were occupied by
our forces from thelfoncada.Prado, Pineda,
Hatuey aud Aguilera regiments. The Cu
bans were commanded by Gen. Jose Mucco
and Gen. Perez. The attack upou the
Spanish positions began at 3:30 p. in., and
for an" hour a continuous fire wits kept up.
"The Spaniards attempted to make a
sortie, bntvere forced to retire with great
loss bya machete charge made by the
soldiers composing the-special escort of the
two Cuban generahr.
"Meanwhile Gen. Lachambre -was attack
ing with his tongue the owner of the planta
tion, an American uamed Whiting, who La
chambre accused of being in collusion with
the Insurgents.
"The fight between the Cuban and Span
ish forces lasted till night. At 7 p. m. our
troops withdrew, 'marching In good order
and headed by a band of music Duringthe
In order to combletelv clear
out the Spring stock of Dlece
goods in our "i aitorlner Depart
ment we will make tfiem up to
your order at these very much
reduced prices:
In Lot I
Suitings that have
been S20, $25, and J5 QQ
$28 will now be - - V"uu
In Lot 2-
Suitings that have
been $30, $35. $40 $25 00
and $45 will now be PJU"
There are upwards of 300
choice styles to select from
and of course we guarantee a
perfect fit.
Saks aniliompany,
Pa. Ave. and 7lli ht.-"sAKV COBNKK-"
fight the Spaniards had fired twenty-one
rouuds from their canon, but without any
result. The following morningat da j break
our troops returned to the plantation, but
the enemy had fled during the night, after
satiating ttieir rage on, the peaceful em
ployes of the plantation.
"They killed five, one of whem. the ma
chiniston the plantation, was an American
citizen. The sackedahe store, destrojing
everything, anil carried off what money
they found. They destroyed the furniture
and papers, and trod under their feet the
American flag, without pajlng any atten
tion to Mr. Whiting'sprotcsts.and then car
ried off with them the workmen cf the
plantation, who will undoubtedly te pa
raded as captive soldiers or tLe Insurgent
army.
"We shall ask ourselves what action the
American people will take In thl matter
whether they will stand this sort of thing
much longer? The Spaniards lest seventy
seven men. Webad fourkllledandnineteea
wounded."
SELECT "VVOHKS OF ART.
Discussion by ArtNts of tlie Fro
posed Nutlonul Commission.
The establishment of a national ccm
mlssiou to select works of art to adorn this
city and for other public uses throughout
the country continues to be discussed by
artUls and their friends and patrons here.
At the next regular meeting of the Wash
ington Society of ArtUls on Saturday, June
20, the proposition to secure the passage
ot a bill putting the control of such, a com
mission so far as matters of pure art are
concerned tn the hands of persons specially
Htted by education and tastes will te dis
cussed at some length and preparations
will be made for a gereral agitation
thrnughoutthe country before Congress as
sembles again.
The nextlmportantaddltlon to the monu
ments of Washington is expected to be a
statue of Gen. Grant, for which $00,000
is to be appropriated. A Is net suprosed
that this will ccrce under the supervision
of the proposed commission. Accordingly
Senator Squire, who has the matter in
charge is preparing to have 51O.C00 ap
propriated to pay for the competition by
wbich t lie model will be choecn.
It is understood that his present plan will
make the committee to conduct the ccm
petltimi consist cf the Secretary of War.
the chairman of the Joint library commit
tee, the architect of the Capitol and the
presidents of the three great national so
cictle sof sculptors, of painters aud ot
architects.
BUXTOX CASE DEVELOPMENTS.
Injured Member of the Family Will
Soon Bctnrn to Their Old Rome.
Ashley M.GouId.attorney ror Sidney Ran
dolph, the negro charged with the murder
of 8adie Buxton. left this morning for
Rockville. At his office it was denied that
tils visit was In connection with tbeBuxton
mystery.
tt waxlearned.however.that hewillcom
mence arrangements today for the survey
ot the country lound about Galthersburg.
and also have another talk with Randolph.
There were no new developments in tte
case. Detectives Seibold and Pohler went
to Baltimore yesteru.iy.nnu naa a talk with
George Neale. who continues to affirm his
innocence of the entire affair. The al
leged statement ot Dink Neale is still
puzzling every one of the officials. They
say they cannot understand els motive lor
making what they know to be a fal.-e
statement.
Ibe residents of Gaithersburg continue
disatis!ieu with the action ot some of the
county officials. Rev. L. L. Lloyd es-terday-
wrote Sheriff Collier complaining
or Jailer Peytrti, because he has expressed
his belief m Randolph's inm.cence.aul al
lowed his remark to be heard by Ran
dolph. Mr. I'ejtui says he has analog
lieiicved Ka'nuoiph innocent, but has ueicr
tohl him so.
TheBuxtona continue to improve, and be
fore another week passes are expected to
return to their boine at Gaithersburic.
DATE OF OLEO TItLYLS.
Fixed tu Begin Monday Next nnd to
He ItUHlied Itlglit Along.
A number of arraignments in the oleo
marguriuc' cases were mode before Judge
Judge Cole, in criminal court, divkion No.
1, this morning. The plea of not guilty
was entered in each instance. The names
of those arraigned are: Thomas J. Raut,
Frank Dcutcnnann.W.H.Mcitzlcr, Andrew
J. Kenney, Patrick McDonough, Joseph
H. Goodrich. Frank Wiegand, Edgar Hngnn,
Samuel J-Eagan. Joseph P. Daly, James
L. Nash, George W. Shelly, John Halloran.
Samuel J. McCauliy, and Perry B. Hawk.
Harry E. Davis, who is associated with
Judge Wilson as counsel in all but one
ot the cases, asked for a postponement of
the trial ot any of the indicted until the
conclusion of the Holt will trial, wheu
Judge Wilson may assist blm.
Mr. Birney opposed this, saying lie de
sired an Immediate hearing ot the cases.
Mr. Davis replied that this would be
impossible, tor he would be out of the city
until the last of the week. It was finally
decided to begin on Monday next and try
as many cases as possible at this term of
court.
A GREAT NEWSPAPE II.
Story Illustrating How Widely Itend
Is tho WuNlilngton Times.
In The Morning Times tody was publish
ed a list of stolen garments nhich were
recovered by Precinct Bctectlve nartigan
from No. 70 J Slth siren northwest, where
they had been left by Robert Roberts, a
colored thief, now serving a six Months'
term in Jail. ,
It was stated that Detective Hartfgan-
was looking for the owners of the articles
ror tlie purpose of returning the goods and
rastemng additional crimes upon Roberts.
"To Illustrate that The Times Is a widely
read newspaper and hasrendered good ser
vice to the police," saia,a Sixth .precinct
officer, "sixteen men, who had lost cloth
ing by theft, called at the station before
9 o'clock thismornlng, They hadTead the
article in The Times- The property was
identified, and dow we will be able to fasten
two more cases of tljettoinRobcrts and put
blm away for n longterra. -The Times is a
great newspaper."
Order In Patent CUso.
Judge McComas today issued an order
against Commissioner ot Patents Sey
mour, making June 25 return day. on
which he should answer the petition for a
writ of mandamus 'filed by Alfred L. Ecr-nardia.
Our Ladies'
OXFORDS1
are unusually popu
lar. They are the
same as are sold by
competitors at Sia
and Si.5o-
AH Styles of Too
in
BlaskirTaiHiL
RELIABLE SHOE HOUSES.
030-O32 7th St. IT. TV.
1014-1DIU To.. Ave. 2T. W.
233 fa. Ave, 9. E.
3 dozen sizes 22 and 23 of tbe
best 50c Corsets made to go at 2lc
pair at
Goldenberg's,
926-928 7th St 706 K St.
ASSAULTED AST) ft Oil HE D.
Atlantic City bea Captain HusnTerri-
ble Experlenco.
Atlantic City. N. J., June 17.-Capt.
Daniel E. Higbee ot this city rejoined his
family yesterday, after a sea voyage to
Canada, and told a thrilling Uie of high
way robbery in which he was assaulted
and left tor dead.
Just before starting on his return trip
from Yarmouth, N. S., in his schooner,
the Horace G. Morse, a part of his crew
deserted blm. Landing from bis vessel,
which lay In midstream, he started fop
the outskirts ot tbe town to Icok for men
to take the place or the deserters.
While passing through a thick wood
three rutrians set upon him and clubbed
bun. They attempted to rob him, but
the captain, who was barely conscious,
seized his watch and money In both
hands. The highwaymen then beat him
into lnsenslbi'ity and robbed bim ot $25
In cash, but could not get the watch
from bis death like grip.
They stripped bis body of its clothing,
beat him terribly, dragged him to the
wood and burled him beneath tbe dead
leaves. Fourteen hours by the watch he
held in his hand be lay like dead, but
finally regained consciousness and went
to a neighboring farmhouse for aid
He was so exhausted from loos ot btood
that he fell in the doorway of the farm
house while begging for assistance. He
was taken in and cared for. and later re
turned to bis vessel, but was unable to
use his eyesight for three days from the
effects of the beating he had received
He is threatened with brain fever.
COLO It ED MIXISTEUS HERE.
Opening Session of tbo Philadelphia
nnd Baltimore Conference.
Tlie sixty eighth annual session of the
Philadelphia and Baltimore conference of
the African Methodist Episcopal church
opened at noon today at the Metropolitan
Wesley Church on D street southwest.
Bishop C-.C. Petty. D D.. presided and
conducted devotional exercises, assisted
by Bishops J. W Hood and John B. Small.
Rev. J. B. Colbert, pastor of the church,
welcomed the gathering on behalf of tho
congregation.
noly communion was held at 2 o'clock.
In whkb alt ot the seventy-five or more
delegates and pastors participated. Bishop
Telty announced the revised list ot gen
eral conference committees.
This evening there will be addresses of
welcome on behalf of members and friends
of the church and by Prof. J- D. Bolll
more. to which Rev. J. H. Hector or Phila
delphia will respond. There will also be
a number of other Important addresses de
livered by visiting ministers. The busi
ness session ot the conference will not
begin until tomorrow. The session will
last rivedays-
MAIXE IS FOB RCSSELL.
Tine Tree State Democrats Declare,
for tho ex-Goternor.
Portland, Maine, June 17. Tte Demo
cratic State convention met today. Chair
man George E. Hushes of the state com
mittee called the convention to order and
introduced Hon. Charles F. Johnson of
Watervtlle. the chairman of the conven
tion, who praLscd the administration of
President Cleveland in regard to both do
mestic and foreign policies. Respecting
Mr. Cleveland's financial attitude he said
"Though we stand today conscious of tha
crisis which confronts us as a national
party.I believe I voice hesentinicntof the
great majority ot this convention when I
say that I would not, ror any unity pur
chased by the betrayal or his honest con vic
tions, ha c bad Preaident'Clevelanu abateia
the least hiseffortsfor thesuctcss of honest
money.
"Whatever course others may have pur
sued, whether they dodged or straddled, or
kept as silent as an Eg ptlan mummy, when
asked lo state tlieirposition. I am glad that
he. with that loyalty to his convictions
which has marked all his official acts for
the period of his administration, has saved
the country from the evils which would be
the result of a debased and depreciated
currency."
Mr. JohnKm ccaidurted by naming Wil
liam E. Russell of Massachusetts as the
choice ot the Democrats of Maine for the
Presidency.
The ptatrbrm declares ror the present
money standard, indorses Cleveland's ad
nil.ilstration and expresses sjmpatby for
Cuba.
Fowler was also represented through the
Portland. Me.. June 17. The First dis
trict Democrat! cconvention her etoday
chose delegates to Chicago and adopted a
resolution favoring Ibe use of toth gold
and sifter, with a gold standard, and op
posing the unlimited coinage ofEilver. An
amendment favoring theinsertingthe words
"round money" was overwhelmingly voted
down.
Murrlnce Licenses.
Licenses to marry have been Issued as
follows:
James S. J. Clark, 34. of White Oak.
Mil., ami Julia L. MacDowcll.23.
Anthony J. Koch, 27, and Ada V. Du
vall, 22.
William J. Spencer, 27, and Cordelia
Johnson, 21. colored.
Louis T. Washington, 24. and Mollis
Baker. 23.
Thomas H. Self, 2G, of Danville Va ,
and Mary E. Dickinson, 20, of Richrrond.
Va.
Charles II. Lee, 23, anj Ida D Clements,
22. colored.
Sam'iel T. Smith. 27,anJ Minnie Hgglcs,
27.
Arretted fur Embezzlement.
Boston, Mass., June 17. Frederick J.
Andres, an importer or cotton, wasarrested
Isat night upon a warrant swum out by
J. II.. Moors, a banker, charging Andres with
the embezzlement of 58.000.
GKBMJOHNIunrB.
with the famous bridge ad
joining, is one. of the most
attractive centers for visit
ors, either by wheel or car
riage. Moderate charges.
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