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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-15
Bitter Memories.

From the indianapolis Journal.
She was pretty, stylishly dressed and
stood upon a pair of comfortably proper
toned feet. This indicated to the stamp
clerk at the post office that she belonged
III Chicago. His prophetic mind further
led him to believe that she would doubtless
desire Columbian" postage stamps. She
laid down a handful of pennies, and the
Clerk began to tear off the big "Colum-
bans"
NO, no; don't you dare give me those
things" she screamed, and began to dance.
whats the matter; don't you want this
style?" inquired the astOnished employe of
the government. Her eyes snapped as she
exclaimed: mo, | don't. ] don't want any
thing that will remind me of that accursed
fair. Chicago won't get over that visitation
of the devil for hundred years. There
amt or woman in Chicago VINO
don't wish they had never heard of that
Columbian exposition. Give me the old
fashioned stamps; they're good enough for
me-"
Evidently she ran a boarding house. "
remarked the clerk, as the stamp purchaser
went out to walk the mile that lies be-
tween the stamp office and the place for
depOsiting letters.
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| His Interest in Sweeping Explained

From the Chicago Record.
A snowstorm as large as the one which
hammered Chicago on Monday brings with
1t many incidents more or less humorous,
especially after the excitement of the biz
Zard is over and people settle down to
the sad work of shoveing away large
hump-back glacial formations. At one of
the busy corners a young man was sweep
ing the snow from the pavement with a
long handled push broom. There was moth
ing unusual in this fact. as all the streets
were in possession of the sweepers and
ferent. He wore lone ulster of a popu-
lar pattern. On his head was a silk hat
His gloves had yellow cords up the back
and his trousers were reefed in faultless
English fashion. People stopped to look
at him, and some of them tried to have
fun with him.
See the dudev'
why don't you trade that silk dicer?"
What kind of soup do they give you?'
To ali these taunts he paid no heed, but
continued his sweeping Finally a man
asked him how he happened to go broke
The young man ceased his labors and gave
this explanation:
My dear sir, l am not broke. 1 am
sweeping up this snow in order to prove
to the two gentlemen there on the corner
that our pavement can be cleaned more
rapidly and to better advantage than the
Cobbe stone paving. | am agent for this
pavement We put some of 1t here on this
corner merely an experiment Those
gentlemen are interested i'll paving and [
remove the snow. That's all there is to
it."
And he resumed his sweeping, ignoring
the crowd that continued to watch him.
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The Great Cost of Cable Laying.

From Scribner's Magazine.
The chief reason why New York aside
from the difficulties of obtaining the neces-
sary permits from the city authorities.
was so far behind other cities in replacing
horse-car lines by cable roads, was rhat
here the cost of laying the cable was much
more than in smaller cities. The expense of
cutting path through the network of pipes
of every description in the New York
streets frightened capital away. At Broad
way and 14th street there are no less than
thirty-two different pipes belonging to more
than a dozen different companies--as,
water, sewer, steam, pneumatic, clectric.
etc. All these companies had rights which
the cable company was under bonds to re-
spect. The work of getting the pipes out of
the way had to be done without interfer-
ing with the service of each of these cor
pora atoms. Sometimes days were wasted
in trying to find the owners of pipes tnat
had been abandoned perhaps for years.
Gas companies and steam companies hal
gone out of business but had left their,
pipes to make the confusion under the
paVements worse COMPOUNDED. The ennr-
nous cost of this work explains the high
price asked by some Of the contractors for
certain parts of the lines in New York city
Some blocks along the lower parts of the
Bowery are said to have cost the con-
tractors at the rate of 100000 a mile
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WILL TRY A CENTERBOARD.
Lord Dunraven Not Convinced of a
Keel Boats Superiority.

LONDON March 15.-The Times this
morning announces that Lord Dunraven,
owner of the cutter Valkyrie that was de-
feated last year by the Vigilant in the
races for the Americas cup, has bought the
Yacht Dragon, which was the crack of
last seasons twenty-raters. 1t adds that
Lord Dunraven intends to fit the Dragon
with a centerboard, in order to test the
relative merits of keel and centerDoard.
This he will do instead of building new
twenty-rater with a centerboard. He will
race the Dragon against the Deirdre, the
next best twenty-rater. The Times says
it is an open secret that Lord Dunraven
still has his eye on the Americas cup. The
result of this experiment with the Dragon
will determine the model of the racing
craft that he will build in the event of de-
Gliding to make another attempt to capture
the cup.
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A Railroad Mans Wonderful Memory

From the Anaconda Standard.
a weli-known railroad man told the fol-
lowing story the other day: when 1 was
at Mandan, y. D., we had a man whose
memory of car numbers was really re-
markable. When a train whistled into the
yard he would step to the platform. and
without a book or pencil would stand and
watch the cars go by. II any one was
standing near he would converse uuon
whatever subject occurred. and when the
conversation was ended would step into his
office, make complete ana accurate record
of the train, beginning at the first car and
endlhS with the cahOOSe. Sometimes. lust
TO test him. we would get him to begin at
the caboOse and write the numbers the
other way, or else begin in the middle of
the train and work both WAYS. He never
made a mistake that / remember Car
numbers, the names of the roads to which
they belonged and their relative position
in the train would all be recorded accurate
ly- His was the most remarkable memory
that i ever knew Of"
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FOR A DECIMAL SYSTEM.
An Important Conference of English
Commercial Bodies.

LONDON, March 15.-At the special con-
ference of the associated chambers of COM
merce which met today, in order to con-
slider the question of recommending the
adoption of a decimal system of coinage,
weights and measures, as well as other
matters of interest to the commercial COM
munity, the postmaster general, the Rt.
Hon. Arnold Morley, said, referring to the
American mails, that he would be guided
solely by the question to which route
of the greatest advantage to the
greatest number of people in the united
kingdom.
The conference was called as result of
repeated resolutions of the associated
chambers of commerce in favor of the
adoption of a decimal system of coinage
weights and measures, well as to con-
slider other matters of interest to business
men and others. SO far as the system of
coinage is concerned, the meeting will be
asked to decide what specific units in each
case should be recommended to the gov
eminent for adoption.
Mr.. I. Walter Harding, president of the
Leeds chamber of commerce. has issued
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a pamphlet on the subject in which he
points out that the weights and measures
part of the subject presents little difficulty
because the whole civilized world, except
the British empire, the United States and
Russia, have adopted the system of deci-
NAL weights and mea sures, and that in
every case the system adopted has been
the metric system, which is in use by over
4O00OO,000 of people, with whom Great
Britain does about rs per cent o. her for
eign trade. Mr. Harding argues in favor
of the adoption of the metric system and
adds that there can be little doubt that the
United States and Russia would follow
Great Britains example if she adopted the
metric system
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DID ROSEBERY THREATEN:
His Resignation Alleged to Have Been
Held Over His Associates.


LONDON, March 15.-The Standard says:
There is reason to believe that Lord Rose
berry threatened to resign the premiership
unless the house of commons negatived the
Labouchere amendment. Nothing will sat
isfy the Irish representatives, the Standard
says. but the reputation by Lord Rose
berry himself of the interpretations which
the unionists have placed upon his speech
in reference to Englands conversion.
The Times commenting upon yesterday s
proceedings in the house of commons, says
that the ministers were bound to destroy
Mr.. Labouchere's amendment. They have
done so in a way which. II unprecedented
and somewhat grotesque. has answered
the purpose.
The Times also says: 1T is understood
that Lord Rosebery will deal ut length
with the Irish home rule question in a
speech which he is to make at Edinburgh
on Saturday"
The Times says that the result of the
meeting of McCarthyite members of the
house of commons was victory for the
Dillonites who now command eight of the
nine votes on the committee, Mr.. Timothy
Healy standing alone. The Dillonites sue
ceeded in ouSting Mr.. Arthur OConnOr
from the secretaryship, ostensibly on the
ground that during his visit TO America
he tried to foment dissension between the
two wings of the party. but really because
he is a stanch supporter of Mr.. HeaIy.
The original Dillonite plan was to aug
ment the committee by nominating MIR. I.
j. Condor and Mr.. David Sheehy in the
hope of excluding Mr.. Arthur O'Connor,
but the division on the reelection OF Mr..
Florence O'Driscoll was close 1t was
deemed expedient to compromise the matter,
with the result that Mr.. Sullivan was elect
ed to replace Mr.. Arthur O'Connor on the
committee, and the question of augmenting
the committee was dropped. Mr.. sullivan
was formerly regarded a Healyite, but
since he has been nominated by the Dillon
ties it is suspected that he has been won
over to their side. The Healytes regard
the whole business as an attempt to dimin-
ish their influence in the party councils,
but believing that the Irish electors are
with them several Of them intend to resign
their seats in parliament with the object of
securing a popular verdict in favor of their
action.
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What We Are Coming TO.
From Puck.

Manager-"What's got into your concert
programs? You haven't played a note OF
Beethoven, Haydn, Weber, or even Wagner
for Notwithstanding but a lot of miserable
stuff by people that nobody ever heard Of -
Orchestra Leader-"I know | know,-but
vat gan | do? Dot orchestra all peloag to
dot Fiddlers' and Tooters' Labor Union. and
Won't blay any music vat vas composed by
a Scab."
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The Largest Gasomefer

East Greenwich, England. has the largest
gasometer in the world. When full it con-
tains 100000 cubic feet Of gas. 1t is $50
feet high and 800 feet in diameter, and cost
$500 900
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In sunday school.

From Life
Teacher.-"Who was the wisest man,
Scholar.-"Noah; cause he knowed wher
to go in out of the wet"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-15

Mr. Kinza Ringe Hirai of Japan lectured
last evening at Theosuphicdl Hall, giving
an Interpretation of reincarnation as taught
in the Buddhistic philosophy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-15

ST Louis saloon keepers have been
ordered to take out all nickel-in-the-s!ot
machines, under penalty Of arrest
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The Union Savings Bank
Is OPEN FROM 6 TO s EVERY
SATURDAY EVENING.


u oPEN From 6 TO EVERY
SATURDAY EVENING.
nh6 1922 ST NV
1UAIANTEE SAVINGS. LOAN AND Invest
MENT COMPANY.
Paid-in capital. S55OOoo
T. W. SYNNOTT President
THOMAS II. WHITNEY, Treasurer
JNo j. W. REYNOLDS, Secretary and Genera
Manager.
1917 Washington Loan and Trust building
ORGANIZED UPON THE DEFINITE CONTRACT
PLAN.
Affords fits members a safe and profitable In
vestment for their savings facilitates the pur-
chase and improvement Of real estate Money sd-
vanced to members approved securities
AND PER CENT PAID FOR USE OF
MONEY, ACCORDING TO TINE OF INVEST
MENT.
The capital of this company CANNOT be with
drawn and is
AN ABSOLUTE GUARANTEE
For the strict performance OF Ste contracts.
mhs,-lm
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THE BANK OF ENGLAND.
Its Condition Reported by the Cover
nor, David Powell.

LONDON. March 15-There was crowd
ed attendance at the half yearly meeting
of the Bank of England today. The Gov-
ernor, Mr.. David Powell, said that the con-
duct of ex-Cashier May had been very
serious matter, which had been thoroughly
sifted. But, Mr.. Powell added, it would not
be right at this meeting to go into details
Wherever anything had been found to be
wrong steps had been taken to meet the
difficulties The directors had done their
best, and legal proceedings might be tai EN-
which would evoke further details. But,
If this course was not adopted, the matter
had better be let die A feeling of sus-
plclon had, in consequence Of this deplora-
BILE affair, been thrown over the whole
Enlistment This feeling, however, Mr..
Powell said, was not justified to anything
like the extent imagined.
The report of the governors shows that
the net profits for the half year have been
t653, 9o4 The reserve, after providing for a
dividend of "a los, will be f3,O11 SOP. The
Barring liabilities have been reduced to
f3,551,G87. The debt due the bank is e, 49,
600. Finally, the bank has set aside the
sum OF t29o,OOO to meet all possible losses
In respect to ex-Cashier Mays advances.
The governors learned last November that
eX-Cashier May had seriously exceeded his
authority and that he had committed grave
Irregularities in connection with advan ces
made to a certain number of customers,
in violation of the strict rules of the bank
and that he had engaged in stock exchange
speculations, which had placed him in
serious difficulties. Consequently, the gov
ernors had no alternative but to require
his immediate resignation
The report concludes with stating that all
the securities which the bank holds on it's
own account are of the highest class, con-
slStlng mainly of government. colonial In
dian and corporation securities and they
stand in the bank books at prices consider
ably below the market value.
In conclusion the report saws that the
bank never held any securities of financial
and trust companies.
stead on His Chicago Experience
LONDON, March 15.-The Daily News
this morning, publishes an interview with
Mr.. William Stead. who has just returned
to England from an extended visit to the
United States. Mr. Stead says that he had
a very good time while in Chicago but is
glad to be back in England. He never had
50 interesting a time in his whole life or
one so full of suggestive instruction and
encouragement He considers Chicago the
greatest city in America bar none, in all
the elements that make city's greatness
lie declared that it rests with the citizens
of Chicago to make it the ideal city of the
world. He dilated lengthiiy upon Ameri-
ca, especially civic Institutions. He de-
clared that the reports of a row with the
Womans Club was all stuff and nonsense.
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CANVAS WHEREABOUTS.
Reported at Lisbon That He is on the
MindeIIO.

LISBON, March 15.-Dspatches received
here from Rio de Janero say that Admiral
Saldanha da Cana, with 500 of the insur-
gent sailors and marines, is on board the
Portuguese corvette Mndello. 1t is added
that the refugees will be brought to Portu-
gal by the Mindello and by the Alfonso de
AlbuQuerQue
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c. T. HAvENNER.
Member Washington Stock Exchange,
Real Estate and Stock Broker.
Rooms and IL, Atlantic building
$50 ST. NV.
INVESTMENT SECURITIES
Stocks. Bonds and Grain bought and sold 10
cash on margin
Cotton bought and sold in New York or New Or
leans
CORRESPONDENTS
Purnell Hacaman a 60. New York Stock Exchange
Lehman Bros, New York Cotton Exchange.
Lehman. Stern a Co, New orleans Cotton Exchange
Lsmson Bros & Co., Chicago Board Of Trade.
Private wires to New York. Chicago and New Or
leans. Telephone. 453 JelT-tr
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aHE LADIES TODAY,
Presto, Paris. London and New
York here in WASHINGTON. No
longer is IL necessary for ladies 10
j. 'rEey across The sea for style
We have imported their artists We
have their clOths-''all excllsiyc''
uld in single dress lengths only.
We have their ideaS-thei- fashion
osks-in short, everything except
their prices '-kecn's' prices reign
only what the gowns are in
triESiCllly worth.
CEO. T. KEN, Tailor,
1910 81. NV.
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FINANCIAL.

Hermann Cohen & Co.,
BANKERS AND BROKERS
Members New York Stock Exchange.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange
Chicago Board Of Trade.
KELLOGG BUILDING. r ST, WASHINGTON
RAILROAD STOCKS AND BONDS
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Cotton and all securities that are dealt in on Nev
York, Chicago. Philadelphia or Boston
Exchanges bought and sold for
cash or carried margin mhI5-et
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Money
To Loan

upon real estate and collateral Sc
curities. in 10 suit, at the pre-
railng rate Of interest.
American Security 6
Trust Co., I4OS q St.
OFFICERS.
7
- !. beu------ President
j. ". Whelpley. list V. p. and Treas
Geo T. Emmons. I'd v F. and Sec.
Jno. Ridout. Attorney and Trust Officer.
mhl5-2t N''-'
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FOR INDIGEsTIoN

Use Horsford's Acid Phosphate.
II your dinner distresses you. try Il. Il sids
digestion
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Workingnnen

Whose hours of employment pre-
vent them from making deposits
during regular banking hours
will be benefited by the fact
that
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X PER CENT DISCOUNT on wROUGHTIRON
cnniIesticks and novelties, to reduce stock. 10
Der cent discount on audirons and other fireplace
fixtures. ]. II. CORNING. Tile Shop, $50 18th ST.
oc3
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4 Good Truss for zgc.
No r1Ore HGSs'' Coke

No rIOre Seas" Coke
the supply has been exhausted. GLEN
FISH OVEN COKE is the best and cheapest
on the market-GOES JUST TWICE AS FAR
as gas coke.
20 bu delivered for $3.50
. bu. delivered for S2.7J.
30 bu. delivered for s. 20.
40 bu. delivered for $4.OO
80 bu. delivered for S4.75.
G-TWrite telephone 476.
VIM. j. Zeh, $50 n st. NV.
mills
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ATTENTION, X. OF P.-STAFF OFFICERS. OF.
h"e-s 81 different divisions and sir knights Of h
. OF P Of the District OF Columbia invited &c
De present II the installation OF the Arlington
Mounted Division at Odd Fellows Hall. 18th
St, FRIDAY EVENING, March 10. 1894, at
739 O'Clock pm sharp. By order of committee.
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n. l. McQJE ZEN.
PRINTER AND PUBLISHER.
FINE BOOK AND JOB PRINTING.
Telephone T63 6e12) 11OS-11l6 st. NV.
rs FOR qSc-THIS Is THE NUMBER OF PORT
folins YOU have and what will bid them for
In half black Russia. HODGEy,
fa5 5l1 9th st.
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The HANES EROS Pianoforte

PIa1OIOrte
Is the tavOrite Piano with
ADELI<A PATTI,
And the ONLY upright piano used by her at
h0ue. in her own bOudOir and on her concert tour
OF 1898 and 1891.
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Is THE ONLY PIANO EVEI; RECOMMENDED
BY HER OVER HER OWN SIGNATURE E +.
DrOOp X Sons have at their ware rooms 925 Pa
ave. tue two lagnIfceHt upTights which were
used by Nine Patti during her stay in Washing
ton Everybody invited to see and hear these
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LHE INTEREST 1 HELD IN TIE WRIGHT
Storage Co. has been purchased 10y the lIoughton
Co
mII35r' \. o. WRIGHT.
HOTEL TAKONIA. -. C, UNDER NEW MANAGE
ment, viii reopen Monday, April 2 Address
BJ ZION NULANEI i NAPLES, National Hotel
City. mhI2-6t.
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ZEN OF WEAK DIGESTION
YESTERDAY & HALDEMAN's
NEW PLACE OF III SINESS,

NJ lot T 81 NV
The old firm OF Etsterday X Haldeman, former
II located at FlS K ST L. Occupy ing
their Offices. with improved facilities for
conducting general real estate, loan and in
sUrance business and desire to thank their old
patrons for past favOrs and solicit the ontinu-
aUce Of their business. mhl3-6t
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-28
HE HAS 6 AND,

DENVER, Col, March q. "Gen."
Hamilton, the Denver lieutenant of
Coxey's army, gathered fifty men in
the court house square today and en-
deayored to get some Grand Army of
the Republic man to act as lieutenant.
Failing i'll this.-he asked: ..Wiil any
man serve?' Receiving no response, he
started to walk off in disgust "Have
you got any sand?' inquired a rag
stained fellow, shaking his fist III his
face. Al have."' replied the general.
Then why dou't you call to arms?''
because l have been notified that if l
get crowd together inside the city
limits | will be arrested" The doughty
general thereupon sailed away amid
the Jeers and boots of the crowd. The
prospects of his getting his "army" iu
motion are not very bright.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-28

that Som1thing should be done, and
urged unity of purpose and action.
The two cities were likened unto the
two pillars of Hercules, which he wanted
to see united by an arch. or by peopling
the Rialto. If people have patriotism and
good sense, they will WORK together to
build up the Midway district.
ACTING MAYOR HICKMAN.
Mr.. ParadiS then made a few remarks
Introducing Judge Hickman, president
of the st. Paul assembly, and frequent
ly acting mayor. His remarks were as
follows:
THE lateness of the hour and court.
esy to our guests prevent me from
making any speech. However, as a
resident of Midway and representa-
tive of the government of st. Paul.
bid You a welcome. l thank Mayor
Eustus for his good words and appre
cla:e the wisdom of his remarks"
The judge then told story of how a
minister from Minneapolis was invited
to speak in a California church. and
was introduced as being from st. Paul.
He made the prayer and said: "Oh,
Lord thank Thee that Thou art every
where. and that hpu canst hear me as
though l were in my own church at
Minneapolis"
He stated that the children were
brought up to be patriotic. and that it
had sometimes resulted in sad mistakes.
The Midway was the only one to suffer
by these mistakes, in the Twin Cities
sending their large factories to remote
regions, instead of convenient points
near each other. He said the rivalry
should not be between the cities, but
with other cities which We're encroaeh-
ing from the north
He finished his remarks by saying
that the people of both cities would
always be welcome in Midway.
CYRUS NoRTHROP.
President Northrop, of the state uni
versity, being asked to address the
meeting, responded in an effort that
was weighted with thoughtful sug-
gestions and advice. He began by re.