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THE MOKNIKG TIMES, FBIDAX, SEETEMBER 20, 1895
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lect "it duty on the part ot carrlois.
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livered to ull parts ot ttio city by UU10
o'clock a. m., Including Sum'.ay. Tbo
livening Edition bliould be lu tbo
lluiids ot subscribers not later than
6:30 p. m.
STILL, AT THE TOP.
the Times 1Ih- tho Largest Bona-Flde
Circulation.
Notwithstanding the vigorous efforts ot
contemporaries to keep op with The Tlrucs,
that popular newspaper still heads the list.
The total circulation of the Star last weelr
was 177,833, while that of The Times '
tor tho feme period was 218,719, or
40,886 more than the Star. The actual
gain of The Time over its circulation for
last week was 6,334, which indicates
a properity never before known In Wash
lngionrnowspaper circles.
The circulation ot The Times is bona-fide
and is not padded. It gives advertisers
better display, wider publicity, and licnco,
larger returns.
On the 16th day of September, in the
TearorourLiraoueinousanaeigncnunurea
and ninety-flte. before me, Krnest O.
Thompson, a notnry public In and for haid
District, personally appeared O. T. Rich-
ersouuiiv auDearuu c;. a. k ca
ardson and made oa
nn
in due form of law
as roiiows.
CIRCULATION OF THE WASHINGTON
TIMES.
Monday, Sept. O 30,784
Tuesday, 'Sept. 10 31,101
11ilntMliiy,M;pt. 11 31,509
Thursday, Sept. 12 38,200
Friday, Sept. l.'l 31,0(17
Saturday, SstM't. 14 32,020
Eunduy.Sept. 15 22,988
Total 218.719
I solemnly swear that the above Is a
correct statement ot the daily circulation
ot The Washington Times for the week
ending September 15, 1895. and that all
the copies were actunlly rold or mailed
tor a valuable consideration and delivered
to bona tide purchasers: also tfiat nono
of them were returned or remain in the
office undelivered
C T RICHARDSON.
Marcccr of Circulation.
Subscribed and sworn to before me. on
the day and vearfirst hereinabove written.
. ERNEST O. THOMPSON.
' Notary Publia
rather too Toucirr.
Sometimes men are very "louchy,"
especially v. hen on the alert for a cause to
make trouble, and this teems to be the Etnte
of mln dthat governed the conduct of Messrs.
Blake, Spohn and Cook when they furiously
rushed Into print yesterday to denounce The
Times The reason for their "apology,"
as the Star styles it, was the claim made
that The Times waB instrumental in bring
ing about the prosecution of Contractor Mc
Vaugh tor violating the eight hour law,
and tbe furtherreason is that Messrs. Blake,
Bpohn and Conk-ore unfriendly toThe Times
The following is clipped from yesterday's
Blar:
AN UNNECESSARY APOLOGY.
To the Editor ot the Evening Star:
The editorial In this morning's edition of
The Times pretending to apologize to the
committee of the Federation of Labor for
taking the prosecution of the charges
against Contractor McYaugh for MoUUon
of the right hour law out ot tbe hands of
the committee Is misleading and unwar
ranted The facts are that the Federation
-committee secured the nec-ssary evidence,
v-tnStat a witness to make oath to the in
formation, had the warrant Issued and
placed in the hands of Lieut. Kelly, who
-CetaliedaiiorficertomaketuearreEt.
E. M. BLAKE.
MILFORD F. SPOHN,
GEO. O. COOK.
Committee,
lvotvlthstanding tbe statement ot the
committee tbe fact cannot be denied that
The Times was the cause of the suit. The
first information that the eight-hour law
was being violated was given the public
through the columns ot The Times, and it
was on that Information that Messrs. Blake,
Cpobn and Cook were appointed, by the
Federation of Labor, to make an Investi
gation. The witnesses in the case made ap
plication to The Times for redres3for their
grievances, and were referred to The Times' '
lawyers, Messrs Ralston and Siddons, for
the instituting ofa suit. Meantime Messrs.
Blake, Spohn nnd Cook, had employed Mr.
Lipscomb to act as tbeir attorney. Hear
ing from one of the witnesses thaf The
Times bad instructed its lawjers to begin
prosecution tbe committee went to Messrs.
Balaton and Siddons and solicited their as
sistance. Following is a letter from Mr.
Ralstonsubstantiatingthatstatemcnt. "
Editor Times Answering your request
lust received asking for a statement ot tbe
facts relative to the arrest of Contractor
McVaugh so far as I am acquainted -with
them, I beg to say as follows:
Yesterda afternoon when away from
the office a note came to me from you
asking me to push the prosecution of Con
tractor McVaugh, andstating that you could
furnish, through one of The Times re
porters. evidei.ee of the agreement made
with the men I subsequently received
from you a second letter of similar Import.
Later In the afternoon tbe chairman of
tbe Federation committee called at my
office with Mr LInthlcum, a mechanic who
bad been emplojed more than eight boars
a day by Contractor McVaugh, and asked
roe to prepare an affidavit upon which
a warrant might be Issued, adding that
Mr Lipscomb had tendered his services
and would lie glad to assist in any manner.
These gentlemen also stated that some
of the OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COM
MITTEE WERE AT THAT TIME AT MR.
LIPSCOMB'b OFriCE.
"In view of all the foregoing circum
stances and being desirous to oblige tho
gentlemen ot the Federation and your
self. I prepared w ilh as much care as nos-
sfblc an affidavit setting fortb in mil H
ail tbe circumstances material in my Judg
ment to bo set out as constituting the ele
ments of the crime, and, accompanying the
gentlemen who had calledupon me, went to
cr office ot Juslree Taylor, who swore
Mr. LInthlcum to tbe affidavit above
mentioned and issued a warrant for the
arrest of Contractor McVaugh. Upon this
warrant tbe arrest was made.
TurMianl to jour wishes as Indicated
by your notes to me above referred to, I
attended nt the police court this mom
tag and rendered such assistance to tho as
sistant District attorney as was possible.
"Very trulyoronrs,
"JACKSON H. RALSTON."
To cum the matter up: The Times first
gave tbe information that the eight hoar
law was being violated; on that Information
the committee was appointed; a Times
lawyer drew the information that led to
Mr McVaugb's arrest, and he also assisted
la the prosecution.
The committee's attorney, .Mr. Lips-
comb, dldnot act In tbe rase at all. This
explanation is not published to deprive the
Coriunltteedittbcgloryoft&earrest. Thatis
not necessary. Hut an explanation was
Heeded to show the malicious motive that
prompted the publication of the denial,
and" -wltli this The Times drops the controversy.
NO CHANGE OF rOLICY.
The statement thar President Cleveland
will permit ex-Secretary Whitney to call
a halt to his policy ot crushing- out the
free silver sentiment In the Democratic
parly Is ridiculous. Under the circum
stances such ..np attempt would be almost
as impossible as to stop the roll ot the
ocean. The statement that Mr. Whit
ney lias given such Instructions will not
be accepted witli confidence.
Secretary Smith is now in Georgia
making a vigorous campaign against sil
ver. Sierctary Carlisle is in Kentucky
ostensibly to bring about pence between
opposing Democratic factions, but really
to strengthen the Cleveland cause, and
no administration has ever before taken
such an active part in politics as has
that of President Cleveland's within the
past sis months.
Tho truth is should the Democratic pirty
repudiate the President's financial policy at
the next national convention Instead of
going oat ot office as an idol of the people
Mr. Cleveland would retire as the favorite
only of gold speculators and trust magnates,
and for that reason vigorous efforts are
necessary to preserve bis reputation as
popular President.
Whether or not thfa can be done remains
to-be seen. Should another bond issue be
made it Is doubtful if even the tremendous
Influence which President Cleeiand can
sxert through the wealthy element -would
cave him from lntenseunpopularlty.so great
Is the objection to that means of replenishing
our treasury.
Ueanwhue the administration keeps right
on fishing.
ALIEN CONTRACT LABOR.
Solicitor Reeves, of the Treasury, has
Just rendered an opinion regarding the
construction of the alien contract labor
law, which will be ot absorbing ink rest
not only to the working classes, but also
to employers. It is tbo more important
in that it is radically opposed to the
recent Interpretation of the statute by
a. law officer of the United States In
Chicago.
It is held by the solicitor that a con
tract made with an alien outside ot the
United States, e-.cn it the contractor ren
ders no financial assistance to the alien
he expects to employ. Is in violation of
the law. This opinion, which will be ad
hered to by the Treasury Department,
largely narrows the circle within which
the importation of alien labor can be car
ried on. It affords new protection to
the working classes In this country, and
lessens the competition of cheap Euro
pean labor with the better paid American
worklngman.
The rigid enforcement of the law on
the lines laid down by Solicitor Reeves
will do a great deal to better the condi
tion of American workingmen, for their
wjges will increase in proportion as com
petition with cheap labor Is crushed out.
TJP GOES THE PHICE OF COAL.
Tbecomplacency with which theAttorney
General's office views tbe growth and in
fluence of trusts Is astonishing. Trices are
advanced by tbese industrial combines and
millions taken from tbe public without dis
turning In tbe least the peacefulnessof tbe
legal mind that rules our department of
Justice. All Ibis quiet, too, in the face of
open and flagrant violations of the anti
trust section of the tariff law, which was
claimed by Congress to be Infallible.
Tbe latest advance In prices has lieen
made by the great anthracite coal combine.
Within a few days that trust has increased
the price of coal from 40 to 55 cents a ton,
according to quality, and as two advances
nave already been made it is difficult to
say If tbe end Is yet. The trust owns or
controls tbe principal anthracite coal fields
ofrcnnxyK-anla, and earftiommand another
advance-jjiould Its ruling spirits so decide.
There would not be--o much of an ob
jection to. a slight increase In the prico
of cosltif- the advance could be added
to the wSSjes of mlnersftbutthat good for
tune will never bappcrVso long as. the coal
marketJ-J' in tbe hands of a trust. Men
who Tom? fortunes (offleece the publlo
are seldpn humane ebrAigh to pay decent
wages, 'and while tho"clnal trust will reap
abundant wealth through frequent advances
of prices, it must not be expected that
the operatives will receive any benefit.
Meantime, while trusts are increasing
in numbers and power, U would bo well for
the public to remember that we have an
antl trust law. The only object in keep
ing this fact fresh In the public mind is
its effect when another election rolls
around. Next time let tbe country have
an anti trust administration, as well as
an anti trust law.
TVANIXG J'HCJUDICE.
One of the most noteworthy incidents
of "tbe"6pening of tire .Atlanta Exposition,
one that assumes an almost historic in-fcrest-tind
significant?, was the presence
there, as prominent factors in the cere
monies, of women and colored men It was
cy idence of a change of sentiment in South
ern conservatism and prejudice.
In tbe most progressive and enterprising
city ot the South, in the-midst of an as
semblage composed largely of Southern peo
ple, a woman stood fortb attbe Inaugura
tion of a great Industrial undertaking and
told of tbe share that women had taken in
making it a success. It was not tbe first
time, it is true, that, such recognition had
beta accorded to-wonibn, but itwns the first
time that such a thing happened south ot
Mason and Dixon's line. It constituted
tbe official concession of the South of the
enlarged rlgbtsond privileges ot Hie women
of tbe land.
Of equal If not greater significance
was. that part ot the ceremonial which
brought Into the foreground the represen
tative of the colored race. When Booker
"T. TVasblngton stepped forward to ad
dress that vast assemblage the respectful
bearing accorded him testified tbe fact
that theSouth has come torecognize and con
cede tbe fitness of the negro as a citizen
and as an agency in the moral and material
progress of tbe country. It was a practi
cal admission tbat the negro is fit for
other things than being a hewer of wood and
adrawerofwater. Tbe masterly character
of Mr. Washington's address, which has
been generally pronounced the best effort
ot tbe day, is a legitimate source of pride
to tbe race he represented.
Time li the great leveler. It breaks
down the barriers of prejudice, and under
its influence the Impossible of yesterday
is tbe accomplished fact of to-day.
.Commissioner Roosevelt ha been seek
ing legal advta in this city as to his
authority to invade social clubs to enforce
the New York excise law. The opinion
bo received also applies here, and as the
question involved has been agitated by
our excise board, it may be interesting
to Times readers. It is as follows:
I sent you a late decision ot the
Supreme Court ot .Missouri on
the sub-
jrci. or ciuu imii excise lawn.
It Il-llt-tVS
most of the decided cases. Tho question
is now pending btiore the court lu Al
bany, and Matthew Hale, who is of coun
sel In the proceedings, writes me that a
decision may be exiiectcd lu a muntli or
two. As jet thue Is no authoritative
derlsioii on the point In New York.
"No general rule can be announced,
and we must look to -acli act of legisla
tion for Its own solution. Each statute
Is a law for 1 1 self. All that can be Rarely
Said is that the general course of de
cision in this country Is that In the al Wince
of expnss inclusion, bom fide clubs or
ganized for social aixi-lllirary purposes
are not presumed to lie embraced by excise
laws. It Is equally settled that drinking
clubs, organized lo v Jdc the excise laws,
cannot -c,iik- their operation by calling
themselves flubs.
"In this District It Is held that Iiona
fide clubs are exempt from the law."
.
Generally speaking the underpinning of
woozybloonieritcsaudblkcymeuisthemost
nttractHo thing about them.
If New York Republicans decide to walk
the excise pUnicof their platform there will
bo a McGiuty burial In prospect.
That Piatt form must now be supported.
In blowing up Bpanlnrds with dnamte
the Cubans will hardly be less human than
IheSpinish cable which iiicrcllesslydestro s
thousands with its deadlj dispatches.
Tho grind ot the rural editor on party
harmony organs is more wearisome than
profitable.
E erytlmecx SenatorllutlertliootsScrutor
Tiliman with a big word that gentleman
immediately says "jou're another."
Tiro report that another trusted bank
clerk has gone wrong brings to mind
that women, wine and race horses' tap
money vaults with greater facility than
the most expert burglars.
Much to the disappointment of Anxious
politicians the department ot candidate
booms lias been entirely neglected at the
Atlanta exposition.
Corbctt is soon to make his farewell tour
as champion.
TVHY TI1EY GKT HATTL.KD.
An
Expert's View ot tlie Accident
at Xintli anil 1 Streets.
Editor Times: As different people have
given their opinions .regarding the acci
dent at Ninth and P streets, I, being a
railroad man of four years experience,
would like to be heard from.
The general sentiment seems to bo ad
verse to the Metropolitan on account of its
pecd. Now, let us admit the Metropoli
tan cars run at rather a rapid specil. Does
iat Justify any one to drive In front of
3iem, at the peril of many lives? The
driver says he looked, as usjal, and neither
saw nor heard anything. All know tbat
when the electric cars are running at a
rapid rate they can be heard distinctly
a square, and in the quiet pirt of the city
the buzz can be heard much farther.
The several accidents to the Belt cars
tbe last few dajs is a clear demonstration
there must be carelessness on the part of
the empIo)es of this road, but I think tbe
real blame rests upoa the shoulders of tlie
yrannlcal officials, for they keep the men
in nbjeel fear, and persons working In
such a state of mind arc hardly accountable
for their actions. .
I travel over the roads a good deal, and
have noticed repeatedly the awkwardne3
and carelessness of some of the drivers on
the Belt and Its branches, and haveattrlb
uted this to the fact-tbat the men are so
frequently discharged necessitates tlie lino
at all times to have new men running the
cars, and the old, reliable and competent
employes hnve to stirrer f6r the Inexpe
rienced green hands. I. XV. GWYNN,
Ex secretary Protective htreet R'wy Union.
Dr. Ileybnm Quote a Itepnrt.
TiJltor Tinics. Mr Eramhnlt, as quoted
In Tlw Time's of yesic rda , Mated t liat I was
mistaken In regard lo tho Miner school. In
order to settle the matter allow me to refer
to report of Lcard of trustees of public
, schools ot tlie District of Columbia for tho
years 1885 G, page 14-
"That lliere be established a normal
6chool for colored children of the public
schools of the District of Columbia at the
Miner school burMlng, Washington city,
agreeably (a the'provleions,ot"ei-coiitras
enteredintobQlentfieDistrictpfQoIumbia
and the truster of the Insiltntlbn for tho
Education of ColoreI Youth dtrthelGth day
of August, 1SST, prd lo be Known as tbfcl
.wDenvormaiKrqv,-nasiianij3ribe.snme
relation lo the LoaLof trustees ofCpubnc.
schools and pupils.lrf triScolorcd schoWl?
of tlie District of CoTtrmWa as now 'exits'
between the Washl(Jfton Normal School
and pupils of tbe" White reboots of said
District." Very-"5)ectfuIIy, '
y "" TSOBlJgTEYBemSMl.D.
September 19, 189C. 'if. "
Til u nk lujrflie Time. "
EdilorTlmes Aracmberofthellrtmane
Society, I would UkefaajkTlieWastiLng
ton Times f or cxposliiK trueltiesjatBe
Chesapeake and 6f36 Ciailo mules", and
also for Its willingness-'in upholding the
rights of dumb anirrads generallyjlvl
hope it willCQjuJlnue lojjjring before the
puMftrcascsSficrucHy'io alifmals that the
Humane Society may act and the public see
tbe necessity of a Society P.C. A.
A SUBC8RIBER.
Ono Goortjberry Kllln a Child.
A little five-year old daughter of John
Wells worth, of Delphos, 0.,diedas thercsulr
of a peculiar misadventure. She was run
ning through the garden when she fell on
.her face. Scrambling to her feet, she im
mediately complained of something causing
her head to throb. The pain soon became
worse ami a phslcian -was called, who was
unable to diagnose the case. The child
grow worse and died four bourjfafter theac
cident In great agony. An examination of
her head was made from the nose, and a
large green gooseberry was found in a
Bmall recess far back in the head. The
only theory which can be arrived at Is that
in falling the berry was Introduced Into the
child's nose, and by drawing her breath
quickly the berry was drawn into the head.
Tbe gooseberry was about the size ofa small
hickory nut
CaugJit a Pistol Ball in HUMoatb.
Stopping a bullet with, his teeth was the
feat accomplished by ten year-old Wllmcz
Leffcrls, of CO 10 Foulkrod street, Frank
ford. Oscar Kerns, aged twelve years, -with
whom be was playing, had a revolver, and
It went off when young Left erts was stand
ing in front or It. The bullet struck him on
the upper lip, passed through and knocked
out a tooth. This, with the bullet, was
coughed up by the boy, and he "went home
suffering no greater Inconvenience than
that ctmsed by the hole in his. lip and the
loss of Jhe tooth Philadelphia Record?
Silence.
An angel's whisper, maybe.
From Heaven's gates, above?
Or la It the grand echo
Of. GodV almighty love?
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Next to Oppenlielmer's.
McYADGH CASE CONTINUED
Judge Kimball Raises the Contrac
tor's Bona to $1,000.
Attorney for Defendant Claimed Tliat
Ilia Client Ibid M Ilo CoiiMantly
at itie rrintlng Office.
Tbo case against Contractor McVaugb,
in charge of the Iron work at the Govern
ment Prlntin? Office, for Iolatlon of the
eight-hour law, was before Judge Kimball
yesterday.
Counsel for tbe defense, Edward UGtes,
oked for a continuance for one week,
which was granted by Jodge Kimball, In
order to permit- Contractor McVaugh to
finish up some important work, now re
quiring hl-i presence at tbe Printing Office.
Tlie witnesses for the prosecution were
all present yet'enUj-. Mr. B. MtVaugh,
who Is employed at the building: Mr.
J. n. Avery, a reporter on The Times;
Messrs. McNulty and Fitzgerald, who are
also employed on the buil.llng, and Col.
JohnM. Wilson, superintendent of public
buildings and ground's.
Mr. Edward t, Gics. the counsel Tor
Contractor McVaughf asked for a continu
ance for one weciv, explaining to bH hon6r
that the presence ot Mr. McVaugh was
most necessary at the building at the
present time. They were doing some un
derpinning in tbe nature of that which
wns going on at tb'e'J'ord's Theater build
ing at the tlme'br-the accident, and the
work was of a vtry'delicate and danger
ous character, which required his con
stant attention. ,(t - '
Prosecuting Attorney Mullowny said he
certainly objected -to a week's delay, and,
furthermore, he would wish cian3ei to
elect at once whether they wished to be
tried bycouTt or Juryrstbat there would
be no further delay' wheri rhy'tfastf'-wds
caleldv
He alo called the court's attention to
the factethat-the nuxirnampcn'alty'lnstifch
a case was 51,000 or six month in Jail.
The bond had only been fixed .it $L'50and
lie would ask the court to raise the bond
to $1,000. if the continuance was granted.
Mr. Oies then explained again at length
the absolute necessity of the contractor's
presence at the building, and tbe impos
sibility to take the witnesses from tbe
building.
In regard to the bond he asked that it be
fixed at not more than $o00, and he prom
ised to let the prosecution know within forty-eight
hours whether they would re
quest a Jury trial. f
Mr. Mullowney was satisfied with this,
but the Judge fixed the bail nt $1,000 and
ot the case for Friday, Septemlier 30.
A largelj attended meeting or the Gal
vanized Iron and Cornice Workers Union
was held last evening at Ueileck's Hall, No.
737 Seventh streetnortb west.
The most important matter which en
gaged the attention of themi-ctnig was the
consideration uf the Labor Bureau and
Worklngmen'sLibraryand the fining of the
members who failed to turn out on parade
on Labor Day. Of tbe dozen or more mem
bers who failed to parade all except two
were fined $1.00 each. Those who were
not fined rendered gilt-edged excuse.
The report on the Labor Bureau and
Library as submitted by tbe delegates to
tbe Federation of Labor was unanimously
adopted and Mr. D.O. Chlklressaprxilnted to
represent the union en tbe Labor Bureau
committee.
In accordance wltb the action of the
Federation of Labor, the names of Mr.
NfelcAutb, butcher, and Eiemann Brothers,
clotblen. were stricken from the unfair list
The action of the Journeymen Painters,
K. of L., In placing Kernan's and Allen's
Theaters on the unfair list was Indorsed,
nnd a fine of $2 imposed on any member
found guilty of violating the rule.
Mr. Tliomas Curran was elected a dele
gate to tbe Federation of Labor, lo fill
tbe vacancy caused' by the resignation ot
Mr. Charles Males, nnd Mr. W. II. Whiting
was elected trustee ot tbe union, in placu
of Mr. Males, resigned.
FIFTY DOLLARS A BLOW.
Hint's "What Hiver Had to Puy for
AMomltiiur TUllIngNly.
The second and last round or the slug
ging match between Manager Billlngsly,
of tbe Washington Coupe Company, and ex
Clerk Charles Rivers, which began in tbe
lobby of WIllard,'.jHoteI about 5 o'clock
last Monday eenlng, was pulled off be
fore Judge Kimball In the pollce,coart pis
morning. Mr. Billlngsly (ook the stand
and presented a very batrcrcd appear
ance. Mr. Billlngsly claimed that he was
sitting in his office in the lobby when
Rivers cnmoln,"-n(klressed a profane re
mark to him and then assaulted him, hit
ting film on bis head and body. M. D.
.Lewis,, tbe proprietor ot Willard's, then
testified to seeing- the assault.
Rivers testified that he lisked Mr. BI1
lingsly why he had given his men orders
not to speak to bun Billlngsly then ap
plied tt Tlie epithet to Mm, and"grabbed,
for bis Ink botLuv, Rivers, thinking that
Billlngsly wai, going to attack bim. hit
him with his fist. He denied positively
having bit him while in his chair.
Judge Kimball said that be did not think
there was any Justification for the aasamt
and that he did not believe the inkstand,
story, and fined the defendant $50, or
two months In Jail. , The floe was paid.'
Johnstons 10c Broom Dac Bee page 8. j
Sale
S-qt Granite-covered Sauce
pans. Regular price, 43c. ..
4-qt Corered Saucepans. Hs
ular price, rJc
6-qt Granlto stoirpan. Regu
lar prlco, 43c
10x13 Granite Roasting Tans.
Regular price, dJo
No. 6 Granlto Toa Kettles.
Regular prico, 41 09.
2lc
26c
24c
33c
44c
$1.37
3c
3c
Decorated Chamber Sets. Reg
ular price, $ I il
Large Japanned Dustpans.
Regular price, 10c
Decorarod Kronen China
Cronin Pitchera. Regular
prico 10c
Furnishing Store,
Street K W.
LABOR BUREAU INDORSED
Considered at the Meeting of the
District Assembly.
Steam fitters Progressing; Id Their
Conference With tho Plumbcra.
Fine liuponed.
There was a full attendance of delegates
at the meeting of Jhe Carpenters' Council,
held last evening at No. 027 Massachusetts
avenue northwest. Credentials were
presented by Mr. Jacob nusbaum, delegate
froniCarpenters'Unlon.No. 1, whosneceeds
Mr. Josiuh, Adams. The delegate was
seated.
The organization committee reported that
It had lilted Mr. Simpson, No. 012
Eleventh street southeast, and he had
promied to use union labor exclusively in
the work lie was having done.
The committee will also call on Mr.
Jarvis, photographer, Pennsylvania avenue
and Second street northwest, and Mr. Lang
volt, tbe contractor, in charge of tbe new
skating rink building, and endeavor to
have only union labor employed.
Tbe action of tbe Painters' Assembly,
K of L., In placing Kernan's and Allen's
theaters on the unfair list was indorsed
Mr. Frank Flynn was eleoted secretary
In Ihe place of Mr. Victor F. Montgomery
resigned
President Rhodes appointed the follow
ing finance committee: Jacob Nusbaum,
W H. Hensnn, W. E. Carr, and Frank
Flynn. President Rhodes will be an ex
offlcio member.
Twenty four local organizations were
represented nt the meeting ot District
Assembly 6G held last evening at Plas
terers IlRfl, corner Four and a half street
and Pennsylvania avenue,
Tho delegate from the Tarioos locals re
ported that their organizations had In
dorsed the plant ss-tggcMed for the estab
lihmenlofnlaborbo.rea'.iandworUngmcn's
library, and bad appropriated tbe amount
asked.
At the regular meeting of Steam and
not Water Fitters and Helpers held last
evening nt No. "131-t E street northwest,
five new members were initiated and
several applications for membership were
received.
A delegation from theNationalAIlianceof
Theatrical Stage Employes was given an
opportunity to statethelrgrieTances against
Allen's Grand Opera House nndpernan's
Lyceum Theter. f r r 5. j-t" '
A resolution of'sympathy. fjisvMie stage
employes in ftielr troubles waSntlopted and
a penalty ot ono'day's finewiu be imposed
upon any member of the Steam Fitters
proven guilty of attending either of these
playhouses. The same penalty win be Im
posed on members purchasing goods from
any business house displaying their adver
tisements. Thecommitteeappolntedtocontcrwiththe
committee from the plumber reported
progress. Another conference will be held
in The Times building this evening at 7.30
o'cloclr, when final action will be taken.
It U understood that the differences will be
amicably bettlcd.
VETERANS WnOTFOnETIlEGRAY
Major -Colonna's He-ltrnntlon Not Ac
cptJl by Confederate Association.
The- Confederate Veterans Association
met last night, the presiding officer being
Dr. J. A Moloney. Among the matters
of business-was the passage of suitable reso
lutions' on the death of their late comrade,
William Harmon.
The association unanimously voted to
decline to receive the tendered resignation
of Becond Vice President Major B. A.
Colonna, who, tlie members say, took
umbrage al published reports of a recent
meeting in which his name was mentioned
Invidiously.
The association received a committee
from lhe Ladies' Southern Relict Society
on the subject of co operation in aid of
an exhibit at the Atlanta exposition.
By Resolution Capt. XV. P. Loud was re
quested to communicate with all managers
of hospitals in the city with a view of
havinp them notify tho association when
Conretierates are in their charge in sickness
or distress. The object of the association
is lo tender the needed assistance to pre
vent Interments or old Confederate soldiers
as paupers and recipients of public charity
i skull rnonABir FiiACTunED.
riocl Otrrler With a Load of Bricks
' Seriously Injured In a Fall.
Jerry Nevitt, a colored. hod carrier, living
at tho corner ot Tour and a-lialf and Sixth
streets southwest, yesterday fell from the
scaffolding of a house on which be was
working a short distance from his home,
with a hod of bricks on his shoulder, and
sustained several severe Injuries.
He was taken to tlie Emergency Hospital
In the Fourth precinct patrol wagon, and it
was found that be had been hit on the head
by foiling bricks, and bis skull probably
fractured. He is In a very critical con
dition. "Railroad Compnny Responsible.
Ljnehburg, Vn., Sept. 19. The verdict
ot the coroner's. Jury which Investigated
the UiUiig of Joseph Callahan and family
and Miss Eva. McIIraycr, at Lawrence
several days ago, holds the rafiroacl com
pany responsible for tho accident
ANOTHER
69c
SHOE DAY.
To-day there will
be found on the "Odds
and Ends Table3" at
our Main Store. 93Q
and 932 Seventh St..
broken sizes of Low
and High. Cut Shoes
that have been selling
for
$1, $1.25, $2 and up
to $3, at
69c.
AMO.Nfi Tlir.M ARE:
Misses' and Child's Tan and Black
Low Mioes.
31 Uses' nnd Child's Fait Welfttt
TnnMicos.
MUees' pi KM Button, sizes 13, 13W,
land IK
Boys" prlng Htel School Shoes,
sizes 'J and .
Hots' i.:S Ileel&d Button, sizes 5
and sej.
Allies' Fall Weight BUck and Tan
Loiriboes.
Ladies' White Canvas Ties and
h.te Kid Mlppers.
Ladies' Button Boots, mostly
smart sizes.
wSsgo's
Reliable Shoj House.
030 and 032 7th St. N. XV.,
lUIInnd lUlOPa. Atc.X.W.
And 233 Pa. Ave. S. E.
sp'
KXCrilSIONS.
N-frW
Norfolk and Washing
ton Steamboat Co.
Every day In tbe year for Fortress ilon"
roe. NorfoU, Portsmouth, and all points
South and :outhwcst by the powerful
new Iron palace "steamen Newport
Nows." "Norfolk" a- d "Washlnirton,'
leaving dally on the following schedule
Southbound. Northbound.
Lr.Wasb'ton 7 00 pm Lv.PortsmoTiG SO pra
Lv.Alex'd'la 7:30 pm Lv.Norfolk . 6:10 pm
Ar.Kt Monr'efi 30 am i-vJUlIonroe 7.20 pm
Ar.Norfolk . 7.30 am 'Ar.AIex'dna 6 00 am
ArJortsm'h 8 OO nrnlAr Wash'gtonG 30 am
vnrroRS to the Atlanta ex
position and the reports ar Fortress
ilonroe. Virginia Bicii and Florida will
find this a very attractive route, as it
breaks the monotony of an ull mil ride
Tickets on sale at 513. 611). 1421
Pennsylvania avenue, B & O. ticket
offii-e, corner Fifteenth street and New
York avenue, and on hoard steamera,
wbere time-table, map, etc , can also
be had.
Any other Information desired will
be furnl'tied on application to thennder
slgned, nt the companj's wharf, foot
of t-eveutu lreet, Washington. D. C
JNO CALLAHAN. GEN. HAAGER.
THONE TW.
Overlook Inn
Is Perfect Now!
THo driTo u deUsHtfal. t scenerr Utaperb,
the hotel ts unexcdllei.
MUSIC
Every Evening.
Coaches connect at 4. S, VO, 6, 6.30. 7, 7.2). 8,
B:30, 9. 10, II. li p. m. with Met Car Line at Sth
and E. Cap U . and with Cable Cars at 6th and
I'a. At& se. Fare, round trip, dt. Coach
leaves tbe Arllncton at-b p. ra., stopping at
Chamberlain's, Shoreham and the Kaleieh,
paining Paige s, Htggs House, Randall and Wll
lardfs tbenco by way of Pa. Are. lore, round
trip. Sue
To Norfolk i Return
FOR $2.00&
TniRD GRAND EXCURSION of the Steamer
CITY OF RICHMOND,
Leaving Washington PVriTRDAYjSepte?rrter SI
at 5 p. m. and retumlngfonday afTSt&B. m.,
giving passengers benent ot trip IromVNorfolk
to the Capes Secure staterooms andf tickets
at boat or at General Ofllces, 14jt N Y.ATenue.
Tickets also on sal at follow ticket offices:
larmaduko's. 133 1'a. aro; Mays', 611 Pa.
are : Davis. Central National Bank I)Idg, and
at Frank's, oil Pa. are.
RUSSELL COLEGROVE,'
General Manaeer.
AMUSEMENTS.
VIRGINIA
Jockey Club,
ST. ASAPH, VAf r
.
Racing Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays until fur
ther notice.
(Tencral Admission. 50 Cent
SIX HACKS each day. First race 2.15 n. m.
Special trains direct to c rand stand from Sixta.
street station at 10 and 1:15 p. in : otber trains
11-50 and U-50.
E. E. DOWNTIAM,
6TEVE STIILWELts President
Secretary. ' mr!3-t.
A Lawyer Outwltteoy
An old wbitewasher stood jbefbre the
court as a witness. The laivyer for the
defendant tried to confuse him.iv.
'You are Fricderlek MuTlerriJ
"Yes." -:2T
"Arc you the Friederick Muller who was
sentenced under mitigating circumstances
for robbery?" "
"No; I am not that Muller." r
"You were, perhaps, theMuJEr.whowaa
sentenced to two years imprisonment for
theft:'
"No, rm not that Muller, either?"
' 'Wereyou ever In prkon?"
. "Yes; twice."
"How long the first time?".
"A whole afternoon
"An afternoon? And the second time'?
Yoa must make truthful statements, as
you are sworn. It yju were in prison for
so short a time, what did yon do?"
"I only whitewashed a cell for a lawyer
who had cheated his clients."
Tbe lawyer did not ask any more ques
tions on that subject. Texas Sittings.
jrjsins Earth's Central Heat.
A writer in Cnrrent Literature thinks
that one ot the triumphs of future engineers
will bo the slaking of a shaft 12,000 to
13,000 feel Into tho earth in order to util
ize the central beat nt the globe. So great a
leplh, It is belie ved, may not be Impossible
for the improved machinery of the coming
AMUSEMENTS.
GRAND OPERA, BOUSE.
Edwird II. Allex, Manager.
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 11
Matinee Saturday.
WJL A. BRADY'S Comedy Drama,
" OLD GLORY. "
By Chas. T. Vincent
A graphic story of the Cnlllan Incident.
JI.50, J1.0O, TScresarrsd
50 and 3c, admission.
NEXT WEEK "The Bachelor's Baby," with
Mr. and Mrs. SIdnsy Dreir, under the dlreo
tlon of McKee Rtnkln. Seats on Sals.
EW NATIONAL TAEATER.
-1-' , NEXT WEEK.
Eighth Annnal Tour and Annual Autumn Visit
to W ashlncton of
. Daniel Frohman's
Lyceum Theater Co.
OF NEW YORK.
Ilerbert Kelcey,
Isabel Irving,
W J. Lt Morne,
Xra.Cnaa. Walcot,
Charles Walcot,
Annie Irisb,
Frltr Williams.
Mon.. Tues,, Wed. and
Mat. Sat,
The Case of
Rebellions Susan,
by Henry Arthur
Jones.
Thursday Night Only,
AN IDEAL HUSBAND.
Friday Night Only.
THE WIFE.
Saturday Night Only,
THE CHABITT BALL
Elizabeth Tyres,
Stephen Grattan,
hathatlno Hcrsnce,
Wa. ter Hale.
)ln Teas. WhIBon,
Ferdinand Gottscholx,
Maud Venner, c
Ernest Tarleton,
Ldward W Ills.
Wilfred liiwllani
Salts and ?oxes now al sale.
XTEW NATIONAL THEATER
ll ETry Evening; Wed. andSat, Mats.
The Mighty- Monarchs of Minstrelsy
PRIMI.OSE&WEST
With the greatest com
pany tney erer
owned. In
cluding GEORGE WILSON.
11 IIITE
AND
II LACKS.
THREE
BRASS
BANDS-
Next Week Daniel Frohmans N, Y. Lye earn
Theater Ca Seats now on sale.
ACADEMY.
This
Week
PRICES f,Vi?
THE j
enlnss, 25. 50. 75c SI
ninceQ. :: ana ."lie. roiervea.
INIMITABLE COMEDIAN,
-PETER
F. DAILEY-
IN
JOHN J McN4.lJ.rS Happiest Effort,
The Night Clerk.
Next Week Its Great Electrical Drams,
SHAFT No a Secure seats early.
KERNAN'S LTCEUM TnEATER.
ALL THIS WEEK.
HARRY MORRIS
Twentieth Century Maids.
"TOO MUCH TRILBY."
HARRY .MORRIS as SLANG VALLEY.
NEXT WEEK John F. Field's Drawing Cards.
THE BIJOU THEATER. Week commenctnn
SEPTEMBER 15.
Matinees Tnesday, Thursday anl Saturday,
The week of Srensation.
THE FISKE
Novelty Extravaganza Co.,
HE1DED BT
WILLIAM T. BRYANT 4 LIZZIE RICHMOND
National -Tree.
Harris and Walters, Jerard and Thompso-i.
Alice Hanson, Edwards and Kernel, tb.
Great Drawee, Evans and lidoc May
Adams, Charles IL Duncan, William
1L Anderson, the wonderful
Trick Skater,
Admission to first floor, 25c.
MATTSEES. CHILDREN, lie
RAILROADS.
Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.
iTATIOa
CORNER Or eTXTH
AND
bTUXETS.
IffectSept.O.lfiOS.
bTRKEra.
In Effect Sept .0 ,1 80S.
XO 30 A- M. PENNSYLVANIA LIM
A.
lTtD tulhnau Sleeping. Dining, Bmofc-
Inc. and Observation Cars Harrisbanr to
Chicago. Cincinnati. Indianapolis, St.
Loulsi Cleveland, and Toledo. Buffet
Pnrfyr Carf lo Harrisburg
lO 30 A- it- FA.ST LINE. Pullman
BuriouParlor oar to Harrisburg. Parloi
anavblniag Cars, Harisburg to Pltts
bnrK. 3 40P ST. CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS
EXt'RESS. Pallman Buffet Parlor
Car 'to Harrisburg. Sleeping and DinlnR
Cars-IIarlsburg lo St. Louis. Cincinnati.
Lontsville. and Chicago
TltTP. M. WESTERN EXPRESS
Pillirhnn bleeping Car lo Chicago, and ..
Harrisburg to Cleveland Dining Car to"."
cnieago
7-XQ P. JUT. SOUTHWESTERN EX? "
PltESs Pullman Sleeping nnd Dining
Carr to St. Louis, and (Sleeping Car,.
Harrtsbunt to Cincinnati , Ji-
10.40 P. M- PAOIFlCTEKTRESa-z -liullman
sleeping-car to Pittsburg.
w,50 A. M tor Kane, Canandaigua. XJ -, -Rochester,
ara Niagara Falls daily, ex- ,-.?!
cent Sunday. -l"''
1 0,30 A.. M forElmlra and Rcnovo,
daily, exceptsunday. For Williams-
port dally. 3 40 p m "
y.T O P M. for H illlamsport, Roches- . .
ter. Buffalo, and Niacara. Falls dallv. Z. ,
pxci-nt Saturday. with sleecrair carWash- -cCl":
ineton to 8ui pension Bridge via Buffalo.
1 0.40 P. ai. for Er'e. Canandaigua.
Rochester, Buffalo, and Niagara Falls
daily, sleeping car Washington toElmira
For l'lilludcliilila,. Now York and tbo
Ellkt.
4, Op Par.. "CONO SESSIONAL LIM-
aijsm All rarior cars, wuu uimng
Car from Ualtlmore. for New- York
.p3uy. for Phiiaueipata week-days Kegu-
: lar-at- 7 05 (Dining Car). 7 20. 00.
- N 10.00. (Dining Can. and 11 00 (Dining
Caria ru .12 15.3.15. 4.20,0.4010 00,
and 11 35 p m. On Sunday, 7.0 1
HOIning Can, 7 20. 9 fl1 riiBsnrlillninir
Car) a m, 2.10. 3.15, 4 20.0 40. 10 00,
and 11 35 D m. For Philadelphia only.
Tost Express 7.D0 a. m. week-days. Ex
press 2 01 and.O 40 p m. dally.
For Boston, without cliauce, 7.50 a. m.
week-dajs. and 3.15 p. m. daily.
For Baltimore. 0 25. 7.05. 7.20. 7.G0. 9 00.
111.00. 10.30. 11.00 and 11.50 a. m,
12.15. 2 01. 3.15. 2i40 (4 00 Limited).
4.2U. 4.36. 5.40, 6.05. 15.40, 7.10. 10 00.
10.40, 11.16 anil 11.33 p. m. On Sun
day. ..05, 7.20. it.OO. 9 05. 10.30. 11.00
a. m.. 12.10. 1.15. 2 01. 3.15. 3.40 (4 00
Limlteel). 4.20, 5 40, 0 05. 6.40, 7.10.
10.00. 10.40 nnd 11.35 p. m.
For Pope's Creek Line. 7.20 a. ra. and 4 33
p. m. daily, except bunday.
For Annapolis. 7.20, a 00 a. ra.. 12.15 and
420 P. m. dally, except Sunday. Sun
days. 0.00 a. m. and 4 20 p. ra.
Atlantic Coast Line. Express for Richt
mond. Jacksonville and Tampa, 4.30
a. m . 3 30 p. m. dally. Richmond, and
:vAtlanta. 8.40 p. m. dally. Richmond
-r'only. 10 57 a. m. week-days.
Accommodation for Quantlco, 7 45 a. m.
daily, and 4 25 p. m week days
Eor Alexandria. 4 30, 6 33, 7 45. 8.40.
9.15. 10 57, 1150 a. ni.; 12.E0. 1.40.
3.20, 4.25. GOO, 5.37. 6.10. 8.02,
TO 10, nucl 11 39 p. ni. On Sunday at
,4 30, 7.45. 0 45 a. m.; 2.45. 6.15,
i8 02, and 10.10 p. m.
Leave Alexandria- for Washington, C OS.
6 43. 7.05. 8 CO. 0.10. lO.lo, -T0.2
a. m.: 1 00, 2 15, 3 00, 3.23, 0 00.
5 30. .13. 7.00. 7-20. 9.10. 10.521
and 11.08pm On Sunday at G 43,9.10.
10 28 a. ni ; 2.1G, 0.30, T.00, 7.20.
9 10. and 10 C2 p. m.
Ticket ofricei. northeast comer of Thir
teenth street and Pennsylvania avenue
nnd nt the stntlori. Sixth and B ft reels.
where orders can be left for tho checking
of baggago to destination from hotels and
residences.
scientist. Water at a temperature of 200
centigrade, which will bo obtained by tbese
deep borings, will heal houses and publlo
buildings, lo say nothing about Ihe-power
It would furnish. The plant once paid Tor
the only expense would bo-tbe Jsfeplng of
lhe pipes in good condition. Noiare would
do the rest.
"Strnnjr TJp,"Y-on Moan.
After a young man has been properly
brought up he win never steal any mora
bones. Dallas New
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