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The Washington times., 1894-11-23
WASHINGTON. D. C., NOVEMBER %, 1894
WELL DONE.

TKx TIMES tenders its most cordial felieita-
lions to Inspector of Buildings John B.
Brady the Commissioners, and the citizens OF
the District OF Columbia. Apart from feeling
q pardonable pride in the fact that it advo-
Gated Mr. Brady's appointment to the re
sponsible position for which he has been
selected. TIE TIMES is confident that in
making their choice the Commissioners have
consulted the best interests of the property
holders and residents of the District.
BY appointing Mr.. Brady as the successor
OF the late Thomas B. Entwisle the Commis-
sioners have furnished practical proof that
they are in earnest in advOc eating civil service
reform in the District. They have given
recognition to ascertained fitness and expert
ence, and by this one act have done much to
further the reform not only here, bat through
out the country. So far as employees OF the
District government are concerned, it is sug-
gested by this appointment that their pro-
motion rests upon the sole question OF merit,
and not upon pull.
No doubt need be entertained that Mr..
Brady will fully justify the confidence placed
IN him and VIII administer his Office with a
due sense of its important responsibilities.
The Washington times., 1894-11-23
washington stock Exchange.

Sales-Regular call-12 o'clock m.-U. s
EIectris Light, 10 at I29
Government bonds-U. S. As, registered, ia
bid, us a kei. L. S. As, coupon, ia bid L. S
5s, il716 bid
District of Columbia Bonds-2O-year fund IS,
IO9 bid 8O-year fund 6s, gold. 10 bid
Water stock IS, 1901, currency. III bid Water
stock as, 1903, currency, l20 bid 365s, funding,
currency. ia bid, ll519 asked. 314s, registered,
2-l0s, 100 bid.
Miscellaneous sBonds-Washington and George
town Railroad conv. 6s, 1st $50 bid. 40 as ed
6s, I'd, 130 bid, Ii0 asked. Belt Rail-
road 55, 80 bid, 50 asked. lexington Railroad
is, l03 bid, l04 asked Columbia RailroadGs l06
bid, los asked. Washington Gas Company IS,
series a, ia bid. Washington Gas Company 6s,
series b, ll5 bid. Washington Gas Company
cow. 6s, 100 bid. [. ), Electric Light cow.
5s, 125 bid Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone IS, 100 bid. 103 asked Amer
lean Security and Trust IS, f. and A.. 100 lid.
American Security and Trust 5s, and o., 100
bid. Washington Market Company lst 6s,
los bid. Washington Market Company
imp. 6s, los bid Washington Market Com
pany ext is, / bid NJ sonic hall AssOci-
lst6s. l021a bid. Washington Light Infantry I'd
IS. ~ bid
Nauonal Bank Stocks-bank of Washington
300 bid Bank of the Republic. 275 bid,
z95 asked. Metropolitan, 80 asked.
Central, $50 bid. Farmers and Mechanics 100
bid. Citizens $50 bid. Capital, ll5 bid.
West EnQ. lUf Dld traders lUJ Dld, liz asked.
Lincoln, IS bid, 103 asked Ohio, "a bid, IS
asked.
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies-National
Safe Deposit and Trust, III bid, l3 asked
Washington Loan and Trust, 12I bid. f23 asked.
American Security ana Trust, l37 bid. l39
as Ell. Washington Safe epOsit, 100 asked.
Railroad Stocks-Washington and Georgetown,
2SO bid MetrCI Olitar. SO bid Columbia, SO bid,
t5 ASKED Belt, AZ asked .Eckington, Az asked
Georgetown and rRIllytown 35 asked.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks-Washington
Gas, AZ bid, As asked. Georgetown Gas, 50 bid.
l. : Electric Iirnt, 12S bid. i30 asked
Insurance Stocks-Firemen's, 45 asked.
Franklin. A. bid, s. sked. Potomac. u
bia Ellington, $50 bid, 1.5 asked. German
American, 16J bid. National Union, l3 bid, "a
asked Columbia, 13 bid. l51a asked Riggs
Z uid, "a asked Peoples, SIS bid
Lincoln 7la bid. asked.
Title Insurance Sfocks-Real Estate Title. iOd
bid Columbia Title IA bid. Wash II ton
little, "a asked. district Title, 10 lid, i
asked
Telephone Stocks - Pennsylvania, 35 bid.
Chesapeake and Potomac, 30 bid, 55 asked
American Graphophone, 41h Did, SIS asked
Pneumatic Gun Carriage. 80 bid 40 asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks - VI WashinCton Market
15.bid, Is asked. Great Falls Ice, lbs asked
Nori, k and Washington Steamboat, Sc bid. Lin
coin Hall, SO bid. 100 asked Inter-Ocean Blu Iding
so asked. Merganthaler Linotype, 122 bid, Is;
oSla
The Washington times., 1894-11-23
Live Stock Market

NEW YORK, Nov 22-Beeves- Receipts, 1s2
head: no trading. European cables quote Arneri-
can steers at 9a1Oc per 10 dressed weight Refrig-
orator beef, at 615as14c No exports to-day
Calves-Receip,s, $50 head: very dull yeaIs,
steady: other calves, shade easier NeaIs, poor
to prime, 4O0a1OO; Gra.seIs, 75a2. 12116 Western
calves 00a300
Sheep and iambs-Receipts, 5,3g1 head; "a cars
on sale; market almost at a stsudstill; prices,
steady; over 500 head still unsOld Sheep, poor
10 prime, 150a2.5O lambs, common to choice,
225aS.75.
Hogs-Receipts, $3.50; 600 head on sale; mar
ket steady al unchanged values
CHICAGO, Nov 22-Cattle-Natives, 100a3 .
for poor to choice cows bulls, 20Oa3 25 for stock
ers and feeders and SOa6.30 for common to ex-
ira steers: Western rangers, I50a4-5 so and Tex
ans, 1 25a4 30 for poor to choice
- Hogs Bulk of sales, 4 50a4 20 for heavy and al
430a4 4 - for light
Sheep and lambs-Sheep, 75ca3.15 for inferior
TO choice: lambs, J. 75a3 75.
Receipts - Cattle, 1900; calves, 500; hogs
5000; sheep, I4,OOO-
The Washington times., 1894-11-23
JUDGE RILLER'S LITTLE JOKE.

Serio. Comic Aspect of "Speak-easy" Cases
Brought Out in the Police Court.
The biblical quotation about ''the lame, the
halt. and the blind" was illustrated in Judge
MiIlers court yesterday by the personnel of
the defendants in the Hillsdale ''speak-easy'
cases.
These were Spencer Holmes, who is so
badly crippled with rheumatism and old age
that he is compelled to assist locomotion by
the aid of two stout stafIs; Armistead Good
loe, who is totally blind. and receives pen
sion OF SI2 per month owing to his disability,
and Lewis Stewart, VINO is aged and intrm.
As Spencer Coleman hobbled into the dock,
leaning heavily upon his stalls, Lawyer Moss
pointed to his client and exclaimed dramatic
ally:
''See there, your honor, the government is
bringing dead man into court"
He was live enough TO run speak easy
and sell whisky" replied Prosecutor Pugh.
Armistead Goodloe, the blind man, was
next led 10 the bar. It was shown that he
had been committed several times before on a
similar charge, and was therefore rated an
old-time offender. Judge Miller remarked
that ArmisIead may have done valiant ser
vice for the United States as a soldier, but he
was doing more harmful and deadly work by
selling speak easy" intoXicants in HillSdale.
He was fined S400 or four months in Jail.
Lewis Stewart, the third defendant, was
acquitted.
During one of the trials Attorney Moss
called the courts attention to the evidence
which pointed to the fact that his client was
a hard-working and responsible citizen.
why. your honor" be said. ''he has seven
big, fat hogs, and it was his intention to kill
them on Thanksgiving Day. but if you de-
prive him of his liberty how can he do it?'
Don't worry about the hogs" said his
honor, jokingly: before the defendant is re-
leased from jail they will be killed, salted, and
slowed away in his cellar
The Washington times., 1894-11-23
TEE ISSUE. NOT THE NAN.

Whether Senator Cameron will or will not
accept a third party nomination for the Presi-
dency on a free silver platform is a relatively
immaterial matter. The important thing is
that the financial issue shall be presented
fairly and squarely to the voters Of the coun-
try, so that an unequiyocal mandate may De
had upon it.
To the true friends Of financial reform it
matters little whether this mandate shall
come through one OF the old party organiza-
tions Or through new one, born for the pur-
pose. II neither Of the old parties viii ac-
cept this vital issue as its own. then third
party Will find a splendid opportunity. and
ripe one, in the widespread popular demand
for readjustment of our financial system TO
the conditions which exist to-day. and for the
emancipation Of governmental finance from
the control Of private financial interests. This
opportunity is at once an apology for third
party, and an argument for its establishment
on new lines
Political leaders and political parties.
whether they wish it or not. viii be COM
PEELED 10 take up the financial issue and
range themselves for or against the free Sill
yer programme. That issue is a vital one in
American politics to-day.
The Washington times., 1894-11-23
THINKS IT'S UNFAIR.
Bret Harte Objects to Newspaper Para
graphists-The Reputation for
Iaziness They Gave Him.

Bret Harte has grievance and complains
rather ruefully of the personal mention of
him which floats through the press now and
then.
He says: 'I don't object to being written
about as I am, but particularly dislike being
described as I am not. And for some strange
journalistic reason, the inventions concern
ing me seem to have much greater currency
and vitality than the truths.
''Some years ago, without the slightest eff
fort on my part, had the reputation of
being the LATEST man in America At first
the compliment took the form of an extended
paragraph deploring my fatal facility, and
telling in deprecating sentences how much 1
could possibly do if 1 were not so indolent
This grew smaller and smaller until it took
concise and easily annexable form, viz: Bret
Harte is the LATEST man in America
A new story by this master flction-maker
will commence in The TIMES of next Sunday
The Washington times., 1894-11-23
ANACOSTIA NEWS.

The National Commandery Of o o. G. O.
of South Washington visited Anacostia Com
mandery, No. 423, Wednesday night and con-
ferred the degrees of the order on Messrs. W.
T. Lemoon, Frank Mclean, George II.
Fitton, and Misses Lizzie Watson and Mrs.
Richard. Grand Commander Waldo G. Perry
OF Washington. was also present. A oanquef
followed the regular meeting.
The Independent Social Club will meet ar
Mrs. J. E. Hodgson's, Good Hope, on Tues
day evening to form permanent organiZa~
tion, elect officers and enroll members.
Mr.. D. C. Fountain, of Good Hope, tenders
a reception to- night TO Rev. e.. Z. I. Steven
son and the members of the East Washington
Heights Baptist Church and number OF
specially invited guests.
The Van Buren school football eleven vii,
contest game with the Anacostia Hustlersl
consisting of boys not attending school Tbs
Hustlers incidentally announce that ehal-
lenges will be received from any juvenile
team in the District carrying average
weight of l25 pounds or less, challenges TO be
addressed TO Warren FOLSOM captain Will
lam Z. Jordan and W. II. SandersOn have re-
turned from weeks cunning at PochokS
Greek.
Thomas Miles, of Seventeenth street, is SUI.
fering from hemorrhages-
Thomas West, eolored waiter, charged
Wltn perjury IN Lhe McRnefSOn Case, was stC-
rested yesterday by Officer W I. AndersoR
on bench warrant. West was out on S50a
and failed to appear for trial.
number of one-horse cars have appeared
on the Anacostia street railway. Some ques.
tion has been raised as to the legality os
operating such cars IN the city limits undeR
the existing law, but President H. A. Gris-
void declares that the road is not eompre.
hended in the act of Congress prohibiting the
use f such cars
number OF young people met at Mr. J. II.
Keating's last night to arrange for the social
to De given by the Kings Daughters OF the
Emanuel P. E. Church next Tuesday evening.
Among them were Misses frankie Davenport,
Alice Hardie, Julia Hardie, Irene Davenport,
Nellie Simmons. Katie Canter, and Annie
Smith, and Messrs. Maurice Arnold. Charles
Smell, Maurice Haines. Harry Kelly, Warren
Tolson, Bert Thornett, William Walker, VIII
lam Seantelberry, and others.
Two cases are set for trial to-day In the
local iusuce's court as follows: Peter StangieE
vs. Stangier and Boninf; plea Of debt ci
S24.40, and William II Yeoman vs.. J. T.
doxley. for damages, S41.26. Cases will b
tried al 10 a. N. and D. n.
: Mr.. Benjamin Barr is quite i'll
The Washington times., 1894-11-23
YERDIcTs FOR CORPORATIONS.
Suits Against the Cable Line and the BaIti-
more and Potomac Il. r. Unsuccessful

Suits Against the Cable Line and the BaIti.
more and Potomac II. X. Unsuccessful.
The Washington and Georgetown Company
and the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
Company were successful in damage suits. in
which verdicts were rendered in the supreme
court of the District yesterday.
Bessie r. Smith was hurt as she alighted
from horse car at Washington Circle. in 1890
Her dress caught on the car and she was
thrown TO the ground and seriously hurt. The
evidence. however. was not sufficient to con-
vince the jury that the street car company
was culpably negligent.
The case against the Baltimore and Poto-
mac was for $780, 900. Jacob Taylor was un-
loading lumber in South Washington five
years ago with two employees of the COM
pany. He was standing on top of the car
when one of the other men knocked out a
standard which let the lumber fall. Taylor
had several teeth knocked out, his arm so
crushed that it was permanently paralvzed.
and was otherwise seriously hurt. The evil
dence convinced the jury that Taylor was
himself responsible for his injuries because of
carelessness.
The Washington times., 1894-11-23
CRIMINAL COURT CASES.
Conviction of Turner Williams and Ac
quittaI of Alexander Shorter

Conviction Of Turner Williams and Ac-
quittaI Of Alexander Shorter.
Turner Williams was convicted yesterday
before Judge Cole of larceny and house
breaking. Peter Moore had about 81 200.
worth of goods stored in a house at Seventh
and | streets.
On October 25 the place caught fire and
burned a part of the goods. Some things
were missed and it was believed the house
was set fire to conceal thieving Williams
was employed about the place and it was
charged had broken the lock and stolsc the
goods. He was senterced to the penitentiary
for three years.
Alexander Shorter. who also was tried be-
fore Judge Cole, was acquitted. BE was
riding about the city last month with John
Murphy. At the O-street market Murphy
left Shorter with the team while he went in
side. When he returned Shorter and the
team were gone. The team was found a few
days later hitched at one of the markets.
Shorter said Murphy stayed in the market so
long that he got tired waiting and went off
and left the team.
The Washington times., 1894-11-23
OVERHEAD WEE 5

Can't FiebeGer in his annual report makes
a eommendable suggestion with reference to
the vexed question of over head wires. He
assumes that the nuisance will probably not
be abandoned for some time, and deems it
necessary that some legislation should be
enacted TO mitigate il in some measure. He
calls attention to the fact that each telegraph
and telephone company occupying the streets
and alleys of the city maintains its own separ-
ate system OF poles, and contends that there
is 10 more sense in this than that different
street railway lines should maintain separate
racks on one and the same street
IL legislation were enacted by Congress
giving the Commissioners proper authority to
regulate this matter, there is no reason to
Goubt that they would find means 20 compel
She different corporations 10 use one set Of
poles for all their lines. As matter Of right,
however. not pole should be permitted 70
dlsfgure any street. On the avenues and
Itrests all wires should be placed in under
ground conduits, and poles should stand
nowhere, except perhaps. as Capt. iebeger
suggests, in alleys or perhaps on the out
Jlirts Of the city. And they should be made
30 disappear just as soon as the citys expan-
sion demands it.
The plea advanced by the corporations in
lerested, that they have difficulties in finding
HE proper kind Of conduits, Is puerile. Con-
Quits are in use in ali the cities Of Europe
and in great many in this country, and the
Iame kind that serves the purpose there
would presumably render equally good service
lere. The other objection, ezpensiveness,
Ices not deserve a moments consideration.
The Disagreement Of the streets, the danger
to life and property, and the frequent obstruc-
tion in case Of fire, far outweigh any question
Of dollars and cents that may be urged by the
different corporations.
The Washington times., 1894-11-23

is meeting with deserved success. From II
TO and from to Z yesterday the tables fairly
groaned with n wonderful variety OF good
things. and the large patronage evidences the
success OF the enterprise. To-day. at the
same hours, the ladies will be prepared to dis
pense with liberal hand all that can be de-
sired to complete an oid-fashioned New Eng
land dinner at the very small price of %
cents. The following ladies have the affair
in charge: Mrs. Hall, Mrs. O'Neil, Mrs. Davis,
Mrs. Little, Mrs. Burdette, Mrs. Mayse, Mrs.
Polkinhorn, Mrs. Street, Mrs. Weltz, Mrs.
Mickle, Mrs. Howzer, Mrs. Macgruder, Mrs.
Leadingham, Mrs Towner, Mrs. Humphreys,
and Mrs. Ella Burdette.
The Washington times., 1894-11-23
Lirerpool Cotton Marker.

LIVERPOOL, Nov. 2.-Closing-Cotton spot
steady; increased demand American middling,
3Jsd Tie sales of the dayw 1900 bales, of
which 1000 were for speculation and export, and
included $500 American Receipts, II 900 bales,
including IO,S00 American Futures gave way
after the opening, but recovered again. The
changes during the rest of the day We're slight.
There was no special influence; closed quiet but
steady at the advance. American middling. h
m. c., November 3 1-64 buyers; November and
December, 1-a buyers; December and Janu-
airy, 1-54 buyers; January and February, 2-64
buyers; February and March, 4-64 sellers:
March and April, 5-64a3 6-64; April and May,
37-64 buyers; May and June, S-6la 9-64; June
and July, 1904 buyers; July and August, 1854
buyers
The Washington times., 1894-11-23
The Congressional Cemetery Matter.

EDITOR TINES: noticed an article in your
issue Of the 18th instant in regard to the
management of Congressional Cemetery
which 1 unhesitatingly indorse I am lot
owner and take much interest in the ceme-
tery. but from what / can understand the re-
sponsibility can only be laid TO the vestry.
who are the custodians, and not to the super
tendent. He is thoroughly competent and
faithful, always courteous and affable. ready
and willing to meet all the requirements OF
his Office.
As matter of fact he is simply figure
head without the power of appointing or dis
missing. Tie principal cause. from general
observation, of the unkept condition is lack
of force.
From information given by former ves-
tryman the majority of the present vestry are
not lot owners, therefore the suggestion that
the time has come for the lot owners to take
some action for the control of the grounds is
a good one. D. n Hoover,
The Washington times., 1894-11-23
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, Nov. 22-Flour dull, unchanged
receipts, ,75S barrels; shipments, 12S5s barrels
sales, 800 barrels Wheat dull and easy-spot,
5714a579s; November, 5i14a57ss; December, 575sa
5T34; January, 5s34 asked: May, 62a621s; steamer
No red, 544a541 16-receipts. las bushels; SHIP
ments $4,000 bushels stock, 1,l23,l29 bushels
sales, 105, 900 bushels Southern wheat by sample,
5Ta5s1S Southern wheat on grade, 55a5S. Corn
weak-spot, 5334a535S; January, 5016a50}4;
steamer mixed, 4934a50-receipts, 26,23f BUSH
els, stoek, iSo.Ioo Dusnes; satss, SuOO push
corn, 4514a53. Oats firm and higner-No 2
white Western, 361sa37; No. mixed Western,
3ia341a stock, 1858 bushels. Rye nrmer-
The Washington times., 1894-11-23
TOO LATE!

words they
designed
an house
other artistic
The Washington times., 1894-11-23
New York Cotton.
Bank of England Weekly stateme

LONDON, Nov. 22--The weekly statement Of the
Bank of England issued to-day shows the follow
ing changes as compared with the previous ac-
count:
Total reserve decreased e207, 600; circulation
decreased Ga32, ,0JJ: bullion decreased c53g S9l /;
other securities increased fSS 600: 9th "a posiIs
decreased G1,34S, 600: public deposits decrease
Gs0,00O: notes reserve decreased GlbS 90; gov
ernment securities decreased El,5O0,O00. The
proportion Of the Bank Of EnelaJ IDS reserve 70
liability, which last week Was % per cent, is
now O. Go per cent
The Washington times., 1894-11-23
poincs i'm the plavhonses.

At Buffers Bijou Theater the most sensa-
tional OF all melodramatic attractions, "The
Span Of Life, - will hold forth for a weeks en-
gagement. Startling. exciting climaxes are
the rule, not the exception.
Herrmanns novelties are drawing good
houses to Albaugh's this week. One magic
scene of particular interest is that of the
Artist and the Yision.'
The Washington times., 1894-11-23

A WASHINGTON newspaper which upholds the
spoils system may please mailing list, but it
can hardly retain the confidence of those
whom it contemptaously calls 1.-THE merchants
and tradespeople of the District"
The Washington times., 1894-11-23

that are patronizing enough to clip from its
columns When it gets into the local arena
with the twelve-page daily to which il refers
as IAN evening paper" the elite sneer sys-
tenn and the heavy platonic style don't seem
TO draw anything but smiles from the graad
stand
The Washington times., 1894-11-23

WHILE Editor Medill is too modest to openly
explain his peculiar fitness for Senatorial
toga. he is getting in some fine work demon
strating how Illinois will suffer in the legisla-
tive hands of the other fellows.
The Washington times., 1894-11-23
The SUNDAY TIMES, with Art Supplement- only THREE CENTS

No 9, 54a55-receipts, 3522 bushels; stock, 27,Sl7
bushels. Hay quiet and steady-gOod TO choice
timothy, 12.50a13G0 Grain freights quiet, un-
changed sug hrm-granulated, 33 per 100
pounds Butter and eggs firm. unchanged
The Washington times., 1894-11-23

Chicago Grain and Produce Markets.
Furnished by Silsby & Co. bankers and
brokers, Metropolitan Bank Building, Fifteenth
street, opposite Treasury, Washington. D. C.
The Washington times., 1894-11-23

REUBE KoLB persists in flying in the face
of what he says are tinkered returns.
The Washington times., 1894-11-23

IN ADDITION to many million silver taels,
the war has also cost China many thousand
pig taels.
The Washington times., 1894-11-23

SILENCE may be golden, but a President
can't very well get out of writing message.
The Washington times., 1894-11-23

A PHILADELPHIA life insurance company
has a long advantage over its rivals in other
cities. Its policy holders die slowly.
The Washington times., 1894-11-23

JOHN JACOB AsroR might be satisfied if
Tramp Garyin was guillotined.
The Washington times., 1894-11-23

The marriage Of Miss Mary Loretta Gala
CHER, of Gavanstown, Nd, and Mr.. jules A.
DeMonett, OF Washington, took place az noon
yesterday at st. Mary's Church, Gavanstown,
Nd
The Washington times., 1894-11-23
Change Editorials.

2 Change Editorials.
Those complacent
prigs who lecture us
through the news
papers and periOdi-
Gals on the beauties
OF emasculated gov
ernment, otherwise c
known as civil seTv-
ice reform, should
enlarge the field
and elevate the tone
of their vaporings-
from an editorial in
the Washington Post of
November 20.
The Washington times., 1894-11-23

meeting of the kindergarten Club will be
held by invitation of Dr.. Wilbur Howard
Ennis at the Western Presbyterian Church,
on II street, near Nineteenth, Friday, No
vember 20, at 1880 p. N.
The Washington times., 1894-11-23
FUNERAL EXPENSES REDUCED.
6 n HINES

Undertaken and Embalmer, Main once, 43
g street northwest Brauen Ofics. SO Four
and-a-half street southwest Twenty years
experience in the business, and nrst-claSs WORK
guaranteed. Arrangements can be made with
US for funerals in any part Of the United States
No . talu4s..r,. conn, without gIass.. SIS %
No Vanished COfdn with gIass-.....--- % 11
No. 5 Vanished Casket with gJass......... 35 %
No Vanished Casket, better grade....... 10 %
No Black Cloth Casket with glass ....... "a 90
No Black ClOt Casket, with glsss.-...... s. %
No. Black Cloth Casket, with glass. - %
No 10 Black Cloth Casket, with glass. IS %
Metallic Csskets furnished IL prop0rthon snea
desired II viii cost you nothing 70 InvesTgaEa
our prices ses-ono
The Washington times., 1894-11-23

The Posts Lightnir
In the senu-
ine virtues Of civil
service reform the
Post is q devout be-
lieYer.
From an editorial in
the Washington Post Of
November 10.