Evening Star Newspaper, August 6, 1895, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1895-TWELVE PAGES, (Copyright, 1895, by Irving Bacheller.) CHAPTER HL. Suspicion is Not Proof. When Mrs. ‘Adams told me that she had Picked up Henry's whip ribbon Wednesday morning I said nothing, but thought that Henry must have driven over Tuesday evening after all, and even come up into although the howse was shut up to get a little nearer to me. K m because I could the yard, and I In bed I felt conse’! not help a father lay @ nee s thrill of lin the house, My father was buried as privately and quietly as we could bring it about. But it was a terrible ordeal, Meantime. word came from Vermont that Rufus Bennett had been arrested on his farm. He was perfectly willing to come back with the officers, and, indeed, had not the slightest trouble in proving that he was at his home in Vermont when the murder took place. He proved by several witnesses that he was out of the state long before my father and I sat on the step together that evening, and that he proceeded directly to his home as fast as the train and stage coach could carry hi Tae screwdriver with which the deed was supposed to have been committed was found by the neighbor from whom it had been I Was Arrerted. borrowed in his wife’s bureau drawer. It had been returned, and she had used it to put up a picture hook in her chamber. Ben- nett was discharged and returned to Ver- mont. ‘Then Mrs, Adams told of her finding the yellow ribbon from Henry Eilis’ whip, and he was arrested, since he was held to have @ motive for putting my father out of the world. Father's opposition to our marriage was well known, and Henry was suspected also of having had an eye to his money. It was found, indeed, that my father had more money than I had known myself. Henry owned to having driven into our yard that night, and to having missed the ribbon from his whip on his return; but one in the livery stable in Digby; his horse and buggy, came ward and testified to finding the yellow ribbon in the carriage room that Tuesday night before Henry returned from his drive. re were two yellow ribbons in evidence, efore, and the one produced by the ler seemed to fit Henry’s whipstock the Mor. murder v ver, nearly the exact minute of the claimed to be proved by the rtem examination; and by the tes- my of the stablemen as to the hour of nry’s return and the spzed of his horse he was further cleared of the opinion of the medical e rect, Henry must have retu livery stable too soon to have committed the murder. He was discharged, at any rate, although suspicion stlil clung to him. Many people believe now in his guilt—those who do not believe in mine; and some believe we were accomplices. x Henry's discharge I was arrested. was no one else left to accuse. There must be a motive for the murder; I was the only person left with a motive. Unlike the others, who were discharged after prelimi- nary examination, I was held to the grand jury and taken to Dedham, where I spent four weeks in jail awaiting the meeting of the grand jury. Neither at the prel!minary examination nor before the grand jury was J allowed to make the full and frank statement that I am making here. I was told simply to answer the questions that were put to me, and to volunteer nothing, and I obeyed, I know nothing about law. I wished to @o the best I could—to act in the wisest manner, for Henry’s sake and my own, I said nothing about the green silk dress. They searched the house for all manner of things, at the time of my arrest, but the Gress was not there—it was in Phoebe Dole's dye kettle. She had come over after it herself one day when I was picking beans in the garden, and had taken it out of the closet. She brought it back herself, and told me this, after I had returned from Dedham. “I thought I'd get it and surprise you,” It's taken @ beautiful black.” She gave me a strange look, half as if whe would sea into my very soul, in spite 3 I Do Not Care for Myself. ef m2, half as if she were in terror of what she would see there, as she spoke, T do not kn what Phoebe Dole's look meant. T y have been a stain left on that dress after all, and she may have ween ft. I suppose ff It had not been for that flour ste which I- had learned to make I should have been hung for the murder of my own father. As it was, the grand jury found no bill against me, because here was absolutely no evidence to con- vict me; and I came home a free woman, And {f people were condemned for their motives, uld there be enough hangmen world? found no weapon with which I could have done the deed. They found Ro blood stains on my clothes. The one thing which told against me, aside from nt motive, was the fact that ning after the murder the vindows were fastened. My ring that information had, of weakened its force as against my- too, some held that I might have n in my terror and excite- d there was a theory, advanced y, that the murderer had medi- ted making me also @ victim, and had ked the doors that he might not be frustrated in his designs, but had lost heart at the last and allowed me to es- cape, and then somehow fied himself. Some held that he had intended to force me to reveal the whereabouts of father’s money, but his courage had failed him. Father had quite a sum in a_ hiding place which only he and I knew. But no search for money had been made, so far as any one could see—not a bureau drawer had been disturbed, and father's gold watch was ticking peacefully under his pillow; even his wallet in his vest pocket had not been opened. There was a small roll of bank notes in it, and seme change; fa- ther never carried much money. I sup- pose if father’s wallet and watch had been taken I should not have been suspected at all. I was discharged, as I have said, from lack of evidence, and have returned to my home, free, indeed, but with this awful burden of suspicion upon my shoulders. That brings me up to the present day. I returned yesterday evening. This evening Henry Ellis has been over to see me; he will not come again, for I have forbidden him to do so. This fs what I said to him: “I know you are innocent, you know I am innocent. To all the world we are un- der suspiclon—I more than you, but we are both under suspicion. If we are known to be together that suspicion is Increased for both of us. I do not care for myself, but I do care for you. Separated from me, the stigma attached to you will soon fade away, especially if you should marry elsewhere.’ Then Henry interrupted me. never marry elsewhere!” said he. I could not help being glad that he said it, but I was firm. “If you should see some good woman whom you can love, it will be better for you to marry elsewhere.” said I. “I never will!’ he said again. He put his arms around me, but I had strength to push him away. “You never need, if I succeed in what I undertake, before you meet the other,” said I. I began to think he had not cared for that pretty girl who boarded in the same house, after all. « ‘What is that?” he said. You going to undertake?” “To find my father’s murderer,” said I. Henry gave me a strange look; then, be- fore I could stop him, he took me fast in his arms and kissed my forehead. “As God is my witness, Sarah, I believe in your innocence,” he said. And from that minute I have felt sustaiied and fully confident of my power to do what I have undertaker. My father’s murderer I will find. To- morrow I begin my search. [ shall first make an exhaustive examination of the house, such as no officer In the case has yet made, in the hope of finding a clue. Every room I propose to divide into square yards, by line and measure, and every one of those square yards I will study as if it were a problem in algebra. I have a theory that it is impossible for any human being to enter any house and commit in it a deed of this kind and not leave behind traces which are as the known quantities in an algebraic equa- tion to those who can use them. There is a chance that I shall not ‘be quite unaided. Henry has promised not to come again until I bid him, but he is to send a detective here from Boston—one whom he knows. In fact, the man is a cousin ef his, or else there would be small hope of our securing him, even if I were to ofter him a large price. The man has been remarkably success- ful in several cases, but his health is not good; the work is a ssyere strain upon his nerves, and he Is not driven to it by any lack of money. The physicians ‘have forbidden him to undertake any new case, for a year at least, but Henry is conti- dent that we may rely upon him for this. I will now lay this aside and go to bed. Tomorrow is Wednesday; my father will “I will “What are have been dead seven weeks. Tomorrow morning I commence the work, m which, if it be in human power, aided by a high- er wisdom, I shall succeed. (To be continued.) _ BIT OF THIEVES’ SLANG. Letter Written by a Chicago Crook to One of His Pals. From the Chicago Tribune. Full-dress suits and patent leather shoes do not always carry with them the ability to write fine letters. This was proved by a missive from the pen of William Swift, a burglar who broke into Dr. John C. Mc- Pherson’s house Saturday, and, after tak- ing a bath, stole a dress suit, patent leather shoes, silk hat, $70 and other things. When arrested Swift gave a fellow pris- oner a letter, which he asked him to mail. The police got possession of the letter, and now are almost certain Swift is a member of a gang of thieves who have been robbing houses on the South Side. The :etter shows that Swift has @ splendid vocabulary of thieves’ slang. Following is a copy of the note as he wrote it: “Chicago, July 29, 1£95. Dear Billy: 1 hope this letter will find you in heaith. tell dempsey the west is snyde. say billy 1 think 1 am ditched this time. i think 1 am good for a five spot, but 1 may get a tip yet if j 212 and b 1 come to the front. tell edwards not spend any doe as i don’t think a mouthpiece will do me any good this time. you see the crocker’s reams did not fit me and the bull tumbled to the man. tell dempsey to be careful how he scribes. address your stiff as wil- Nam swift, care of the county jail, yours, shorty. When Swift wrote ‘1 think i am ditched this time,” “1 think 1 am good for a five spot,” he meant he thought the police had condlusive eyidence to convict him and he would get a five years’ sentence. j 212 and b 1 are two bondsmen. Swift has not a good opinion of the West nd calls it snyde. “Doe” is money. outhpiece” is meant for lawyer, and the prisoner thinks one would be of no assist- ance to him. The “crocker” {s the victim, and by “reams” is meant clothing, which Swift fays the policeman who arrested him, and whom he calls “the bull,” saw did not fit him. “Stiff” is short for companion. Swift is an ex-convict, and fears to he sentenced under the habitual criminal act. ———+e+_______ The Origin of Billiards, From the London Telegraph. In a letter dated 1750, which has been presented to the Bibliotheque Nationale, in Paris, a highly ingenious account is given of the origin of billiards. The writer de- clares that billiards were invented in En- gland about the middle of the sixteenth century by a pawnbroker named Bill Kew. This man, it is alleged, used his leisure moments to play on his counter with the three brass balls which he hung up as a sign. For a cue he had a yard measure, whence the term Bill-yard, or Bill's yard, corrupted into billiards. This etymology will hardly satisfy Mr. Skeat, but it is at least curious as showing to what length the speculative etymologists are apt to go. The most astonishing thing about it, however, is the fact that it is the work of a Frenchman, who might have seen at @ glance that billiards ts merely a corrup- tion of his own word “billiard,” from “bile,” a ball, the termination “ard” being perfectly regular and natural in the com- aaron of a word intended to designate he table upon which the balls are used. eer Gone to Atlanta, Commissioners Morrison and Clements of the interstate commerce commission left yesterday for Atlanta, Ga., where, beginning today, they will hear cases brought by the state railroad commission of Georgia, involving the reasonableness gf rates on peaches from Georgia points to New York and other northeastern cities. The Georgia commissioners make the general charge that the rate ts too high and seek to se- cure a reduction. From Atlanta Messrs. Morrison and Clements will proceed to Piedmont, Ala., where they will hear two cases brought by the mayor of that city against the Southern Railway Company and others, alleging discrimination in rates seplest Piedmont and in favor of Anniston, a. = LATE SPORTING NEWS WON FROM BALTIMORE. The Ser-ators Make It Very Lively for the Orioles. The Baltimores were in good fighting condition yesterday, with a number one Pitcher, but somehow the Senators piled up the runs. The Senators did not seem to pay any attention to Hoffer's twists and curves. It was an interesting game, es- pecially to the “rooters” for the Senators. They had a chance to do a good deal of triumphant yelling and they did not neglect their opportunity. Washington be- gan scoring fn the first inning and might have kept on scoring if the game had not been called at the end of the eighth inning because of darkness. follows: The score was as f BALTIMORE. i E. R.H.O.A.B. 12 -122106 40 00000 212 L121 Se 11 01230 20 o1220 a1 01300 15 0 01201 03 722210 10 22010 - 12142414 1 Totals 5 lo*23 11 1 out for running out of line. IMngton. 0110240 412 Itimore. 00003 0 2 0-5 red runs—Washington, 9; Baltimore, 1. ‘Two- base hits—Clarke Cartwright, Hoffer, Jennings. Joyce, Threé-base hits Double play ‘artwrig! t base on bal 3; off Hoffer, 6, pitched right, Jennin; McGutre Attendance--2,500, Other League Games. At Pittsburg. Pitchers, St. Louis.. .Ehret. Pittsburg Gardner At Boston. Boston ... Philadelphia At Cleveland. Cleveland Louisville At New York. -New York. Brooklyn . Cincinnati-Chicago game postponed. The League Record. W. L. P.C.{_ Glubs. 54 36 60 7 35 Clubs. cr eland. ew York 37 Washington. Cincinnatt. Sending of the clubs th August cor League Gamex Today. Washington at New York. Baltimore at Philadelphia, Brooklyn at Boston. St. Louis at Pittsburg. Louisville at Cleveland. Cincinnati at Chicago. RATHER ONE. IDED. The Pension Office Team Found the Mail Clerks Easy. THe pension office nine had but little dif- ficulty in defeating the team from the Post Office Department yesterday at Capitol Park. This makes three straight victories for Capt. Jeager’s men in the new Inde- pendent League. It was a one-sided affair from start to finish, as the P. O. D.'s lack a few men termed ball players. They tried three pitch- ers yesterday, and all were batted very hard. Their infield was weak, especially at second, but on the other side it was just the opposite, with one excep- tion. Ellis was put on third, but will have to have a little more practice before he re- turns to that bag. The “Pony” battery— Wright and Raab—was the winning bat- tery, and they did things up in fine style. Wright's slow curves can fool most any of them, Bishop and Farral were the only ones who could hit the ball for the P. O. D.'s, the former making a two-base hit and a clean home run over left-field fence, which scored three of their five runs. Fer the Pensioners Raab did the best work with the stick, making four hits, two of which were three-baggers. The Y. M. C. A. team is about the only one that gives the pension office nine any trouble, and they make them play hard for victory. They will play today at Capitol Park. Morrison and Carr will be the bat- tery for the Y. M. C. A. and Wright and Raab for the Pen: The score: PENSION OFFICE. _ | x R.H.O.A.E. 0.4.5. 24811 T10 E 211038 O41 : 720221 602 E 21800 421 ¥ 22060 100 e eee 18 42 101 Gray,rf.....8 10 0 0 oot Gutcheon ct 8 2 2 9 0 thy Graham,If.. 4 20 0 0 1 913 7 Totals... 5 72110 8 21 14 "Thompson called oj ing with batted ball. Pension Office. +-050805 8-21 Post Office Department......0 0 8 0 0 2 0-6 Two-base hits—Beall, Bishop. Three-base hits— Raab @), Harris. Home run; “Bishop. Stolen bases Raab (2), Ellis, Gray, McKee, Farrell (2), Sprig- ) 2 it. Sprigman out for interfer- De_Montreville (2). Left on bases—Pen- 3 Post Of Department, 4. ouble y—O'Cohnell to Sprigman to Farrell. Struck out —By O'Connell, 1; by ‘Thompson, McKee, 1; by Wright, 1.’ Passed balls—Raab, 8; Bishop, Buses on balls—Of O'Connell, 6; off McKee, 1; ‘Thompson, g; off Wright, 5. "Time of gant hours. Ummpires—Messrs. Cassavant and McFadden. DEFENDER WENS AGAIN. She Was Never Headed After Once Passipg the Vigilant. The Defender defeated theVigilant yester- day over a351-4-mile course from Cottage City, Martha’s Vineyard, to Newport, the race being an event in the cruise of the New York Yacht Club, The sea was smooth and the wind varied in velocity from ten to fifteen miles an hour. For twenty miles down to the Vineyard Sound lightship it was a dead beat to windward, and the Defender beat the Vigilant by about five minutes forty-slx seconds, both yachts carrying club topsails and baby jib- topsails. On the stretch thence to New- port, with sheets eased a little, the De- fender gained bees to make her elapsed time from start to finish nine minutes nine seconds better than Vigilant’s. The Jubi- lee also started, but with working topsails only, and Vigilant beat her in ten minutes ‘The official time is: Finish. forty-nine seconds. Start. Elapsed Defender Vigilant Jubilee . THE CUP IN DANGER. Defender Has Not Enough. From the New York Herald. “Unless the Defender shows a very mark- ed improvement over her recent perform- ances the Valkyrie will take the America’s cup back to England.” So says Mr. Lew!s Nixon, formerly naval constructor in the United States navy, de- signer of the battle ships Indiana and Mas- sachusetts and other important vessels, and now shipbuilder at the Crescent shipyard at Elizabethport, N. J. Mr. Nixon’s experience as a designer has not been limited to ships of war, and his epinion concerning yachts is that of an ex- pert of the first quality. I visited him at his shipyard yesterday and he gave me his reasons for believing that the Defender could hardly hope to beat the Valkyrie, as follows: “In the matches between the new Yal- kyrie and the Britannia the former has easily proven herself superior to the lat- ter, and probably the Valkyrie’s victories would have been greater had Lord Dun- raven desired to show the best speed of the new challenger. On the other hand, in the Matches between the Defender and the Vigilant, the former has in several in- stances barely escaped defeat, and on no occasion has there been any reason to sup- eee that the Defender has failed to do her est. “Inasmuch as the Britannia was almost invariably successful in her matches with the Vigilant, it naturatly follows that the Valkyrie has made a better relative show- i Shown Speed ing than the Defender, and is probably the faster vessel of the two.” CHESS MASTERS MEET. ree Tachigorin, Lasker, Stéinitz and Wal- brodt Among tite? Winners. The international ckeds congress was opened at Brassein Institute, at Hastings, England, yesterday. @ players were welcomed by the mayor?! The players drew lots, and the pairing f6f ‘the first round of the tournament was anfibunced as follows: Table 1—Mason vs. Patrasch. Table 2— Tschigorin vs. Pillsbury! Table 3—Lask’ vs. Marco. Table 4—Schiffers vs. Gunsberg. Table 5—Steinitz vs. Vefgani. Table 6— Tinsley ys. Mieses. Talis 7—Albin vs. Bird. Table 8—Burn vs. Bavdeleben. Table 9— Teichmann vs. Walbrodt.;:Table 10—S-lech- vs. Pollock. Table .11—Janowski vs. Blackburne. ; The games resulted as follows: Mason beat Tarrasch by time limit after thirty moves. a.a Tschigorin beat Pillsbury in a king knight's gambit after fifty-one moves. Lasker beat Marco in 8 P—Q4 opening af- ter twenty-nine moves. 3 Schiffers beat Gunsberg in a 4Kt's game after thirty-six moves. Steinitz beat Vergani in a French de- fense after forty moves. Mieses beat ‘Tinsley after thirty-three moves in a P—Q4 opening. Bardeleben beat Burn in a P—Q4 opening after forty moves. Bird beat Albin in a Zukertort opening after fifty-three moves. 3 Walbrodt beat Teichmann in a Vienna game after fifty moves. , Schlechter and Pollock drew Ruy Lopez after forty moves. Janowski and Blackburne adjourned their game. The MeMillan-Raedy Contest. A most interesting event in pugilistic cir- cles will take place tonight in the arena of the Eureka Athletic Club. It will be a con- test for the middleweight championship of the District of Columbia between Billy Mec- Millan, who recently gained that title dy the defeat of Mike Racdy, and Pat Raedy, bis brother, who aspires to gain that title. They have both trained faithfully and are reported to be in prime condition. Both have good records in the ring and may confidently be expected to put up a good fight. As the winner will receive a big purse and the contestants have an old Score to settle, it stands to reason that neither will give in without a hard strug- gle: Considerable money is up on the battle. Foxhall Keene's Success. At the Hurst Park,England, bank holiday meeting yesterday the Bank Holiday Han- dicap of 300 sovereigns was won by Mr. Foxhall Keene's Bohemond. Lord Hindlip's Powick was second and Mrs. Eyris, Barsac third. Mr. Foxhall Keene's Dimity ran second in the race for the Housiow two- year-old plate of 103 soverelgns. Mr. T. Phillips’ McAlpine won and April Fool was third. Atlantic Association Games. Pittsburg, Scranton, Pa., and Washington athletes are anxious to secure the Atlantic division championship games of the Ama- teur Athletic Union for their cities. The Aclantic embraces all territory south of New York and east of the Ohio river. There will be about fourteen field and track events, such’as running, jumping, vaulting, shot putting and walking. Three prizes are given for each event. The first is a gold medal yalued at $35; second, a silver medal valued at $25; third, a bronze medal valued at $15. There are no hand- icaps, all the contests being from scratch. Harry McMillan of Philadelphia is presi- dent and John J. Kelly, jr., of Woodberry, N. J., is secretary of the association. Bont Race at Indionapolt PHILADELPHIA, Pa. August 6—An eight-oared shell crew from the Vesper Boat Club of the Schuylkill navy, is in training for a race n the University of Pennsylvania eight, at Indianapolis, Ind., on August 17.. Citizens gf that city have subscribed, $2,000 for such a cgntest, and in addition to paying the .expenses of the contesting crews, the methbers of the win- ning crew will be awarded solid gold med- als, valued at $100 each. Britannia Had No Rival. COWES, August 6.—In 'the race for the queen’s cup, in the regatta ef the Royal Yacht squadron today, course from Cowes, round the Bullock Pateh buoy, back to the south of Brambles, round a flagboat off Yarmouth and return to Cowes, a total distance of about fifty miles, Britannia had a@ sail over. ——_—-.-__. THE SUGAR BOUNTY CASES. Ex-Senator Manderson Will Part in the Hearing. Ex-Senator Manderson of Nebraska has arrived here to take part in the hearing before Controller Bowler tomorrow as to the constitutionality of the law for the payment of the sugar bounty.» Senators Caffery and Blanchard of Louisiana are also here, and Judge Simmons of New Or- leans is expected. Senator Manderson said last night: “The beet sugar industry ts very extensive in Nebraska, and when this question was raised by the controller it was of such importance to our industry that I readily consented to come here and argue the case. The position to be pre- sented is simply this: That Congress and the President are the judges in the first in- stance of the constitutionality of a law. They have passed on the question and have found no objection. The only other author- ity that can pass upon the question of constitutionality is the Supreme Court of the United States after the subject has reached it through the subordinate courts. There is abundance of authority to sup- port this position, and not a single author- ity against it.” ——_ e+ ______ Nebraska Freight Cases. The cases known as the Nebraska maxi- mum freight rate cases, which haye occu- pied a prominent place in the court proceed- ings in Nebraska for the past few years, have at last reached the United States Su- preme Court and been docketed there, There are three of the cases, one against each of the principal railroads of the state, and one brought in the name of the transportation board of the state. The cases come to the Supreme Court on appeal, taken by the board from the United States circuit court for the Nebraska district. ———-e Tents for the Colored Refugees. Surgeon General Wyman of the marine hospital service has ordered that a number of tents be sent from the detention camp at Waynesville, Ga., to Eagle Pass, Texas, for use by the colored refugee smalipox patients in quarantine at the latter place. The fed- eral authorities are also supplying guards throvgh the customs service to keep the negroes from scattering and spreading the disease. Advices received by Dr. Wyman indicate that eleven new cases have de- veloped since Saturday, making fifty-six in all. There have been thrte deaths. ++ 2 + _____ An American Factory Won. Advices received at the Agricultural De- partment announce that a manufactory at Anniston, Ala., has secured the contract for equipping the city of Tokio, Japan, with water pipes. Manufactories in En- gland, Germany, Belgium and other Eu- ropean countries competed in the bidding, but the Alabama contractors secured the job. The water pipes are shipped to Tokio via Liverpool. Take + e+ A New Ten-Dollar Counterfeit. A new counterfeit $10 national bank note on the First National Bank of Detroit has been discovered by the secret service bu- reau. The notes are photographic produc- tions, and are printed on two pieces of pa- r pasted together, between which red sili tnecedeears placed. The numbering ani seals have been colored by brush. Thi printing of the notes is so badly blurred that discrepancies between them and the genuine cannot be shown; the notes bi the large scalloped seal printed in dark instead of chocolate, ——_-_e-+____- An Explosion. ‘The explosion of a gasoline stove in the furniture store of M. Rosenberg, 1015 New York avenue, resulted in the sounding of an alarm of fire from box 137 about 2 o'clock p.m. yesterday. When the fire de- partment reached the store the flames had been extinguished and no damage had been Gone. TOO FREE WITH HIS PISTOL. A Special Policeman Who Caugsed Ex- cltement at a Railroad Station. There was an exciting scene under the car shed at the Baltimore and Ohio depot last night between 9 and 10 o'clock. Spe- cial Officer John M. Green, colored, had some trouble with William Gooding, a col- ored excursionist. Green drew his revolver and fired two shots. There was a large crowd about the depot at the time, and it is considered remarkable that no one was hurt by the shots. Green is in the employ of the railroad company, and during the day he had been at Harper's Ferry, at- tending a Sunday school picnic. ; It is said that he had some trouble with Gooding at Harper's Ferry, and when the train reached the depot and the excur- sionists were about to leave it, he made an attempt to arrest Gooding. Gooding naturally resisted arrest, for if he had done anything at Harper's Ferry he knew he could not be punished for it here. When he got away from Green and started to leave the depot the colored spe- cia! policeman drew his pistol and fired two shots. As already stated, no one was injured by the bullets, but the report of the pistol shots caused some excitement, and there came near being a panic. Precinct Detective Hartigan of the sixth preciret was near at hand, and, not know- ing the cause of the shooting, he caught the man (Gooding) whom Green was pur- suirg. When Green came up he was anxious to take charge of the man and settle the trouble right there. But Officer Hartigan thought that Green’s conduct in firing the shots was more serious than any- thing the other man may have done, and he took both Green and Gooding to the station and locked them up. - Green, who the police say was under the irfivence of liquor, charged Gooding with assault, and Officer Hartigan charged the colored railroad ofticer with having dis- charged his pistol in violation of law. This morning Gooding was tried in Judge Mills’ court on a charge of assault, and the charge was dismissed. Green appeared in Judge Scott's court on the charge of discharging his pistol in vio- lation cf law, and he entered a plea of guilty. His personal bonds were taken. SSeS ae COFFEE HOUSE ON WHEELS. The First Wagon Earned Over $1,000 by Sapplying 10-Cent Meals. From an nge. The Wayside Inn Is the name of the handsome new luncheon wagon which the Church Temperance Society brought to New York last week to minister to the hungry and thirsty during the hours of the day and night. It stands in Herald Square, where the old one, the Owl, has stood for a year. The Owl has been removed to 6th avenue, opposite Bryant Park, in which busy work it began two years ago, when it was established in Union Square. Not only in its outward appearance, but in its interior fittings the new wagon is an improvement on the old. in Wercester, Ma: at a cost of $1,000, and contains everything that is mode! and useful in a “coffee house on wheels. The original wazon, now abgut to retire to 6th avenue, was the first of the kind to be introduced to New York. It cost $850, the money for its purchase having been raised through the efforts of the members of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Church Temperance Society. Its immediate mis- sion was to counteract the influence of the all-night bar rooms then about to be H- censed. It was mustered into service oniy as a night wagon, but it finally became so successful in meeting the requirements of the public that it was kept open in the day time as well. Its name, the Owl, is really a misnomer, under the existing conditions, but it will stil be retained. It became apparent some months ago that the profits of the business of the Owl would soon warrant the society in buying another similar wagon, for it was the first intention of the originators of the scheme to place the wagons in different parts of the city as fast as possible. During the first year the wagon was not self-sustain- ‘ng, but in 1s94 there were supplied 67,600 5 vhich left a profit of $1,103, ajor part of which has been used in hase of the new wagon. ——__+e-+_____ A Boy Lassoes a Puma. From the St. Louis Globe Democrat. A fifteen-year-old boy named Juan Romero, at “the Blythe anche, on the Colorado river, Arizona, lassoed and captured a mountain lion. He was out with his lariat looking for a horse, when @ mountain lion attacked his dog. He had no weapon but the rope, and, throwing it, lassoed the lion around the neck. Hauling it tight, it began to choke the infuriated animal, which began to jump and struggle to get away, the boy all the time hnuling with all his might on the lariat. In one of the wild plunges made by the lion, he jumped into the air, coming down behind a stout mesquite bush, but not low enough so that he could touch the ground. The boy held on to his end, with the lion sus- pended in the air, until the fierce brute was dead, having hanged himself. The boy took off the skin, which measures nine feet from the tip of the nose to the end of the tail. —_———_~+e+___ Catholics at Lake Chautauqua. As a result of the efforts on the part of the Catholics at Chautauqua, N. Y., Chan- cellor Vincent has granted the use of the chapel for Catholic services on Sunday mornings until such time as they may be enabled to construct a chapel of their own. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Father Gibbons of Jamestown Sunday morning held the first Catholic service ever held at Chautauqua. ———ee+. Capt. Slocum Arrives Safely. The 40-foot sloop Spray, Capt. Joshua Slocum, which sailed from East Boston, Mass., on April 24, and from Gloucester on May S, for Gibraltar, on a voyage around the world, has arrived at Gibraltar, after a voyage of eighty-nine days from Glouces- ter, Mass. During the latter part of his journey Capt. Slocum met with heavy gales. the pu ONE ENJOYS Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys- tem effectually, dispels colds, head- aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro- duced, pleasing to the taste and ac- ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50 cent bottles by all leading drug- gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro- cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 4QUISVILLE, KY. weEW an neighborhood it will continue the | It was built. THE PENNSYLVANIA FIGHT. Resolutions Denouncing Cameron— Anti-Quay Delegates. At a’meeting of ‘the republicans of the twenty-eighth ward, Philadelphia, last night resolutions were adopted supporting the state ard municipal administrations and setting forth that “the vital issue in the pending contest is whether J. Donald Cameron will be re-elected to the United States Senate. He has deserted the ranks of all the trusted republican leaders in the Senate, and in direct and flagrant viola- tion of his most sacred pledges he was in- strumental in defeating the great repubil- can measure for the protection of federal elections.” é The republican district convention for the election of state delegates was held at Wiikesbarre yesterday. In the first, sec- ond, third, fourth and sixth districts Has- tings men were elected. In the fifth a Quay man was chosen. The delegation now stands eight for Hastings and one for Quay. William H, Lynch and C. H. Backensloe were elected delegates to the coming re- publican state convention, at Harrisburg last night, by the city convention. They are uninstructed, but will support Senator Quay for the chairmanship of the state committee, The republicans cf Elk.county, in con- venticn at Ridgeway, Pa., yesterday, elect- ed George C. Darling as the delegate to the state convention, and instructed him to vote for Senator Quay as state chairman. Four ef he thirty-nine delegates bolted and organized another convention, nomi- nating a Hastings delegate. ———-+e+ BLAND FULL OF FIGHT. Preparing for the Missouri Conven- tion Today “Silver Dick” Bland arrived at Pertle Springs, Mo., yesterday to lead the forces and frame the resolutions which will be adopted ‘by the democratic silver conven- tion teday. Bland has thrown down the gauntlet to the anti-silver element in the demceratie central committee and may re- sult in terrible friction if nothing more. Bland had not been on hand an hour be- fore he was out in the emphatic declara- tion to a few trusted friends that the time has arrived when the silver men should assume ccntrol of the party machinery. For publication he refused to talk, but the statement of his declaration of war is correct. It has excited lively comment. This declaration of Bland’s is interpreted to meen that he proposes to fight the cld committee and endeavor to oust them and secure a rew committee favorable to the white metal. Mr. Bland is of the opinion that the convention will conclude its work by Wednesday afternvon easily, and that its final results will be most gratifying to the friends of silver, who hold that the ratio of 16 to 1 is the proper basic point upon which to go to the nation for the fight tor free and unlimited coinage of silver. Sie a ea Gerwan Reverence for Science. From the Boston Journal. Electric cars have been prohibited on the road from Berlin to Charlottenburg because they would have to pass the Im- perial Technical Institute, whose delicate scientific experiments would be affected by the current. Science ts of less import- ance here. A similar effect was noticed in the Jefferson Physical Laboratory at Har- vard, when the grounds were surrounded with trolley wires several years ago, but there would probably have been little sym- pathy expressed for the scientist who would have dared to place the claims of research above the privileges of the gen- eral public. ” ~ Ia Our Great Grandfather's Time, big bulky pills were in general ee, Like the “blunderbuss” of that decade they were big and clum- » but _ineffec- tive. In thiscent- ury of enlight- enment, we have Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pel- lets, which cure all liver, stomach and bowel deran; ments in the most effective way. Assist Nature a little now and then, with a gentle, cleansing laxative, thereby removing of- fending matter from the stomach and bowels, toning up and invigorating the liver and quickening its tardy action, and you thereby remove the cause of a multitude of distressing diseases, such as headaches, indigestion, or dyspepsia, biliousness, pimp! les, blotches, eruptio: boils, constipation, piles, fistulas an maladies too numerons to mention. If people would pay more attention to perly regulating the action of their Seas they .would have less fre- quent occasion to call for their doctor’s services to subdue attacks of dangerous ASSES. That, of all known agents to accom- lish this purpose, Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant ellets are unequaled, is proven by the fact that once used, they are always in favor. Their secondary effect is to ki the bowels open and regular, not to fur- ther constipate, as is the case with other pills. Hence, their great popularity, with sufferers from habitual constipation, piles and indigestion. A free sample of the “‘ Pellets,” (4 to 7 doses) on trial, is mailed to any address, post-paid, on receipt of name and address on postal card, Address, Wortp’s DISPENSARY MEDI- CAL ASSOCIATION, Buffalo, N. Y. BRIAR PIPE GIVEN AWAY MIXTURE : for 2S cents Every pipe stamped DUKES MIXTURE or <<>> 2oz. Packaces 5¢ GRATEFUL—COMFORTING— Epps’s Cocoa. BREAKFAST-SUTPER. «By 8 thorough kuowlcdge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutri- tion, and by a careful application of the fine piv} ertles of a well-selected Mr. Epps has < Mided for our breakfast and ‘supper a delieately favored beverage, which may save us many hea doctors’ bills. Tt’ ts by the Judicious use of suct articles of dict that @ constitution may be grad- built up until ‘strong euougl: to resist every tendency to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladics are floating around us ready to attack wherever ‘here is @ weak point. We may escape many @ fatal ghaft by keeping onrselves Well fortited with ure blood and a properly nourished frame.” vil Service Gazette. Made Sop With bofling water or milk. Sold enly in balf-pound tins, by grocers, labeled thus: Tass EPPS « ‘0., "Ltd... Homcopathie Chem- ®, tondon, England. 43-m,tu,som MUNYON'S HOMGEUPATHIC REMEDIES No matter what the disease is or how many doctors have failed to cure you, ask your druggist for a 25-cent vial of one of * (unyon’s Cures, and if you are not bene- ited your money will be refunded. This Corspany puts up Acure for every disease THE ANIMAL EXTRACTS. CEREBRINE Extract of the brain of the cx, for Nervous, Prostration, Insotnaia, CARDINB, Extract of the Heart, for Func. tional Weakness of the Heart. MEDULLINE, Extract of the Spinal Cord, for Locomotor Ataxia. TESTINE, For Premature Decay. < OVARINE, For Diseases of Women, = YROIDINE, For Ecz NE, For Eczema and impurities of Dose, 5 drops. Price, $1.25. SOLE OWNERS. Columbia Chemical Co., 1404 FOURTEENTH ST. N.W. Washington, D. 0, feo-thes tate | A eeaeeaanananannsannannne) Clean, Clear and Beautiful. THE RESULT OF USING ‘ Pine Blossom Soap. ‘The best and most effective Medicated Tollet Soap known. An absolutely pare, axtiseptic soap, possessing powerful cleans- ing and curative properties. It both purl fies and heals. Indispensable for the toilet and bath. Price 25 Cents, AT ALL DRUGGISTS. Foster Medicine Co., Baltimore, Md. 42a12r-10 GSOS S6S0660 @ “Removal reductions.” We've dropped Severything— in price. Cut it way down to a point where there can be no doubt about its being a bargain. And it’s all the seasonable stock where the reductions are greatest. You've never heard of Refrigerators Baby Carriages Belag sold at the prices are wheeling ‘em away from here ew. A big assortment to choose from. Mattings We've never before offered at any such prices a8 we're quoting —with hi of patterns to pick over. But we're not trying to make any money now. We want to empty this store be- fore it’s time for us to move into that new building we're putting up on the corner of 7th and I—just below us. Credit, as usual. GGSSSS HOGS House & Herrmann, 917, 919, 921 and Attention! FURS ALTERED AT REDUCED RATES DURING AUGUST, = 00., WW. 11TH 8ST. WOLF, MGR. M. SWANSDOWN TRIMMING, 500. XD. Gray. Hair A thing of the when Nattans’ Crystal Dios may yoed, Guaranteed to restore, gray ae faded hair to {ts natural ‘color in 8 to 30 4 positively not a dye. Stops the oat, arrests dandrff and makes the nicest 4 for’ the hair one can use. No poison. No ment, No stains. Price, §1. Trial aise, KOLB PHARMACY, SOLE AGENTS, 438 8T. N.W. Sent, express prepaid, to any the country on receipt of price. How’s Your Sketching Outfit? It may need replenishing, or perhaps you want a new one. In either case, ome and let us supply your wants. We everything necessary. Colors, Brushes and Blocks for both oil and water color, Easela, Stools, Umbrellas, ete., at prices which are perbaps lower than you have been paying. Geo. F. Muth & Co., 418 7th St. N.W., Baccessors to Geo. Ryneal, jr. 4015-266 Ba ins In oe Hair Switches. x Formerly .00., kat Formerty E850 Former! 50. exrint-claas attendance in Hale Droming, aig our “Out flette,” for keeping the tale io curl S. HELLER’S, 720 3 7th Street NW, é