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The evening times., 1896-06-17
WILL RULE HIGHER.
Victory of the Gold Men Steadies the
Stock Market

New York, June 17.-Stocks were less
active during the morning session, but
the undertone was decidedly iirm- The
gold shipments and n disposition to await
further developments at St Louis ac-
count for the hesitancy.
London was a disappointment, and for
eign houses had selling orders In ST.
Paul and other international issues. This
was surprise. in view OF the heavy gain
in gross earnings made by the st. Paul
for the second week of June. The for
eigners found ready market for their
offerings, as the averane trader Is con-
vinced that the stock market Is certain to
rule higherin the near future, because ofthe
victory OF the gold advocates at st. Louis.
The variations in the usually active
stocks were confined to narrow limits, say
iSa5-S per cent Speculation at IL O'Clock
was quiet and firm.
and priccs improved all along the line
Commission houses were picking up the
dividend payers and their purchases en-
couragcd the traders to make fresh VEN
lures ON the long side of the account
The Vanderbilt Company's declared their
regula ardi vidend, and this also stimula ted the
upward movement. Lake Shore rose to
154 "a. Michigan Central to 81, New
York Central to 9s, Sugar to 123 "a,
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy to so 20,
st. Paul to 20 as. Rcck Island to ~ 5-S
and Northwest to 1o4 rs. At noon the
market was strong.
The evening times., 1896-06-17
HITCH IN THE PROCEEDINGS
Continued from First Page.
States of Massachusetts. Vermont and
Pennsylvania.

States of Massachusetts, Vermont and
Pennsylvania.
1--WE expectbthe vote of the Delaware
members who have, lust been seated. The
opposition TO Morton In the New York dele
gatioD develops the fact that Mr. Evans
has many friends there. and we confidently
expect to get the whole Mckinley contin-
gent in that state. We have gained many
votes in the Western States.''
Chairman Sanders emphatically denied the
rumors in circulation that Mr.. Evans las
been asked by 1.-THE. Mckinley management
to withdraw from the race. He said he
believed it was merely rehashiDg OF the
! uDtrue report to similar effect in cirCula-
ton last Friday.
Ex-Gov. Brown OF Rhode Island said Ia It
night that Evans chances for receiving the
nomination for Nioe. Presitlen; are iu proved.
| lie adds that hy felt rather dubious as Ho
bart OF New Jersey seemed to have every
! thing, but thai later Developments show
that Mr. nobdrt is not so strong as he
'seemed TO he. The Rhode Island eandi-
date regards HenryClsy Evans a. his strong
est competitor Mr.. Evans Is ma king an
active canvass ana his friends are Iegson.
Atmiduight Clauncey NJ. Depew rcceiveI
| n telegram from Levi L. Morton that he
held to his refusal 10 accept tie Vice
! Presidential noininatiUn under any cirCum-
stances.
MIR. Depcw was asked II he would sup
! port Morton il the latter's maine should be
! placed before the Convention for the sec
OuG place ON the ticket. He replied that
| he could not insult Mr. Morton by voting
| against him, but lie added: The man who
/ presents his name as "a candidate for sec
| ond place is a scoundrel," and Mr.. DeI.w
mentioned a specific kind Of scoundrel.
Mr.. Depew showed his Morton message
| to Mr.. LautcThach. OF the New York deicga-
ton. and seemed to think that settled all
| gossip. Nevertheless. the Platt men claim
| there Will be no opposition to Mr.. Morton
except in his own State. They still refer
| In mysterious maneT TO a certain tele-
| gram from Mr. Morton.
| The Massachusetts delegation last night
! sent an immense bouquet to the Tennessee
headquarters bearing the Compliments of
the Easterners to H. Clay Evans. the South
ern candidate for Vice President.
The evening times., 1896-06-17
LIST OF VICE PRESIDENTS.
Col. Perry Carson Represents the
District of Columbia.

st. Louis, June 1.-THE full list of
Vice Presidents by states, adopted by
the convention, was as follows:
Alabama, John W. Jones: Arkansas, W.
W. Gibson; California, U. S. Grant: Colo
rado, A. NJ. Stevenson; Connecticut, John
j. Hutchinson; Delaware, -; Florida,
Letnuel W. Livingston: Georgia, II. C.
Rucker; Idaho, -; Illinois, j. W. Fifer:
Indiana, B. F. Polk; Iowa, L. Banks Will
son; Kansas, NJ. NJ. Murdock; Kentucky, W.
g. Hunter; Louisiana, -; Maine, Ed
ward Burleigh; Maryland, Vim. I. Malster.
Mas achusetts, Curtis Guryod, jr.; Michi-
gan, William Mcpherson, jr.; Minnesota.
Charles +. Hendry; Mississippi, not any.
Missouri, Nathan Frank; MontaDa, Thomas
&. Marshall; Nebraska, T. +. kennard;
Nevada. j. b. ovor,oG; New Hampshire.
John A. spalding; New jersey, Frank
Murphy; New York. John I. Mott; North
Carolina. J. B. Fortune: North Dakota.
J. n. Devinc; Ohio. bot any: Oregon. John
+. Calbreath; PenDs ylvaria, Frank Reeder.
Rhode Island. Frank F. olney: South
Carolina. Robert malls: South
Dakota. David Meisner: Tennesser. Zach
Taylor; Texas. J. A Lnhy; Utah. " : Nc
CormicE; Vermcnt. y. c. smith. Virginia
John AckeT. Washington. Aiwick Goldman
West Virginia. J. ". Cranford; wisurasin
J. II. Stout; Wyoming. Otto Gran; DiStrici
OF Columbia. Perry Carson; Arizona, j. n
Ford; New Mexico. T. II Byrnc-; Oklahoma
John !. Ollie; Indian Territory. not any
Alaska not any.
The evening times., 1896-06-17
TWO BOYS WERE KILLED
Fatal Accident on the Tracks
Near Florida Avenue.
RUN DOWN BY A TRAIN
Albert Jenkins and Bert Smith
Were Instantly KIiled-Their Bod
les Thrown Into II Culvert on the
Ruad-Twu Versions of the Affair.
The Coroner's Action.

At l2:45 O'Clock this afternoon Albert
Jenkins and Bert Smith. white, aged
between seven and nine years, were struck
by the New York limited on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, about 200 yards absve
the crossing at Florida avenue and Ninth
street northeast, and killed.
Two versions Cf the accident are given.
One is 10 the effect That the boys were
pia ying ON the track when a shifting en-
gine came along.
Ia attempting TO get out Of the way they
Jumped in front OF a passenger train and
were thrown into culyert. One CT the
bodies was hut slightly mangled. while the
head of the ether was badly crushed.
The story told by the trainn,eu is TO the
effect that the boys were walking alongside
of the track, trying to see how uear hey
could get to the cars without being
struck.
Policeman Nebb, of the Ninth precinct,
arrived a few minutes after tile accident
and had the bodics removed to the morsue
in the patrol wagon.
Tiicn. in company with Officer Archnm-
bauit. he went to the baltimore and Ohio
depo, To place tile trainmen under arrest.
They had gone out with the train, however,
and could not be found.
They were notified 10y the superintendent
TO be in the city tomorrow to attend the cor
ner's inquest. The number or the engine
drawing the train is S22, Henry Davis,
engineer and c. Burns, fireman. The con-
ductor of etrain is Ike Bromley.
The coroner was notified and will prob
ably hold an inque st tomorrow. The vic
tins resided at Gil and 62S Brewers
court northeast. hrtwcen Sixth and Seventh
and q and II streets.
II is stated that the gatekeeper at the
crossing near where tine boys were struck,
saw them on the track and called to them
to get or The boys were barefcoted. aud
il is supposed that they had been for i
walk in tie country.
a great crowd gathered at the scene of
the accident. and il was some time before
| the Identity of the boys could be est1 blished.
1t was thrce-quarters of an hour before Cor
opcr Hammett was able to reach tie place.
! and the bodies meantime were inspected
by hundreds in the fear that they might be
| their own children.
The bodies were folio we'd to the morgue
by a great crowd, which was constantly
augmented by residents Of the northeast,
who had not learned the boys names and
| were anxious for opportunities to identify
them.
| The father of Albert jenkins is Cyprian
| W. Jenkins, a ahorer, employed by the
| HYGIENE Ice Company.
Bert Smiths step-father. Frank Lincoln.
| is n iaborer in the employ of the Capital
| Traction Company.
The evening times., 1896-06-17
MYSTERIOUS REED MOVEMENTS.
Mckinley Workers Are Preparing
Themselves for a Surprise.


Themselves for Surprise.
St Louis June IT, Massachusetts and
| Maine are thicker than twin brothers. The
Nassa chusetts delegation covered itself
with Reed buttons and spent most OF last
evening in the Reed Club headquarters.
The Maine men circulated around the hall
of the Southern Hotel, giving away Reed
badges and bringing men into the Reed.
| headquarters.
| reception committee of half a dozen
men who were experts in giving the ..slad
! hand" stood before the door OF the Maine
| headquarters. and every man. woman and
child who passed by was skiIlfully aud
cordially switched into the parlor. The
tactics kept the room full and the PIatt
and Allison men helped along the Reed
cause by visiting the Reed headquarters in
| droves.
| Every few minutes some Filley man came
| in, leaned over the table In the corner
| whispered something to whatever man
chanced to be seated behind the table and
then hurriedly walked away. Reports that
Mckinley's men are leaving him TO march
under the Reed banner were numerous and
the air was full OF Reed boom.
MCKINLEY MEN SCARED.
Some OF the Mckinley men locked upon
this activity asIa grand bluff, hut others
| conversed TO slight fear that there was
something tangible under it all. The Reed
men declared th3tthey were in dead earnest
| and that the last dwenty-four hours had
brought about change in sentiment which
was helping the Maine man and injurinc
| McKmley's monopoly.
| They said that a mysterious committee,
| known as the "Reed Committee on Wa rs
and Means and whose make up was a
secret 10 all bur the leaders Of the Reed
| campaign, was looking after things. This
/ committee, it was said, was composed of
| delegates from every anti Mckinley State
| and also from SOME States regarded as
solid for Mckinley, hut in which there is
a strong Reed sentiment. One of the meni-
1 bersoftIiis cumriatte& a Massac chusetts man,
| who refused TO have his name used, said
| late last night:
Il believe that Reed has good fighting
chance. He has a majority of the conven-
tiou with him on any preliminary ques-
tions which may come up.
MAY NOMINATE TODAY.
"It is a foregone conclusion that the
committee on credentials will accept the
report OF the national Committee on the
contests and hand in that report as the re-
port Of the committee on credentials. This
will bring the matter of contests before the
convention, and the Reed men will take
up the fight then and there
1--WE have made careful canvass of the
State delegations and know to a certainty
that We have majority of the conven-
tion with us. There are many delegates
who are instructed to vote for Mckinley.
and who will carry ont their instructions,
but who viii vote with Us against the re-
port Of the committee on credentials.
I'VE may not win out-it hardly seems nos
sible that we can-but we win make n
mighty uncomfortable for Car Hanna for a
few nlnutes''
Mark Hanna said be saw no reason why
The evening times., 1896-06-17

Forecast Tin & p. III. Thursday.
For the Districs of Columbia, Dela ware
and Maryland. unsettled weather, with COLI
ditions favorable for showers tonight: part
ly cloudy weather Thursday; variable
winds.
For Virginia and North Carolina. show
ers tonight; Thursday showers in eastern
portions. fair in western portions; yaria-
Bile winds.
Weather ConGif !ansnnd G eneral Fore
cast.
The pressure is relatively high over the
Atlantic States. also On the North Pacific
coast, and relatively low in the Rocky
Mountain districts, but there is no we'll
defined storm center The barometer has
fallen slightly in all districts from the
Atlantic II the Pacific Coasts
The temperature has remained nearly STA
tonary in all districts.
Occasional showers have occurred in
Southwestern New England. the lower lake
region. the Middle Atlantic States. the
East Gulf States and the lower Missouri
valley.
The weather will continue threatening
and unsettled. with occasionally showers In
New England. the Atlantic and East Gulf
States, also the lower lake region GEN.
The evening times., 1896-06-17
COL. CARSON COLLAPSED
Shocked When Cool Beer and silver
Dollars Came In Collision.


From, 81. Louis Star.
One of the characters at the convention
is Perry II. Carson, national committeeman
from the District OF Columbia. He is a
negro, six feet two inches In hcighth and
has an attractive appearance.
AT an early hour Sunday morning while
Matt Q ua y was using his proxy in the Ma
tional committee session. Carson and two
colored represe natives of the District
held conference in the headqua rters of
Iowa.
In short time they gre " thirsty and Car
son rang for bell boy and ordered quart
bottle or beer. When it came Cars on dis
covered the rates had been raised and that
ne owed iifty cents. He threw
down silver dollar, with the
remark:
II am glad free silver does not held sway
now because at the present price OF the
white metal j would get nothing back"
The bel!-bo grabbed the dollar and dis
appeared. In l.alf an hour Carson grew
thirsty again, and then remembered lie
had nifty cents coming to him. The boy
WHO answered the bell was not the same
one who had previously responded, and
Carson sent one of his delegates out to
search for the man with so cents He
found him and got the change. When he
returned he told Carson that the bellboy
had said he had been told to keen the
change.
What! Out of n dolIar?'' gasped Carson
NThat man must think am a free silver
man. giving my money away free to every
body. Why, that's making money
faster than the mines will be able to turn
out silver If the white metal men win :"
and with this he collapsed. The men who
were with Carson had to pour bottle beer
down his throat to revive him
Carson is worth $4,000 and has a dif-
ferent suit of clothes for every day in
the week He is the swell colored maa
OF Washington. His hair is snow white
and he wears a hat peculiar as tire Filley
lid" II has crown about eight inches
high and rim about four iro.ies wide all
the way around.
The evening times., 1896-06-17
RYDER'5 CASTLE TO STAND.
Vessel. iiad Narrow Escapes.

II - said tue extraordinary escape % The
French flagship from destruction The OtteT
day when = single cart FldBr exp.odedt IA the
magazine without isnitrg anything further
was quite wIthoui pTcCedsnt. Nevertheless
an almost slu4iiar iacident occurred in the
anuaiS OF the PaddinEton canal, England.
In IsOs barge was going along the canal
laden With spirits and ggnpOweoE IL Is
Supposed one o. the Crew bored u tole in
a barrel Of 20 Uder. nhstaking ~ for
spirits The Einilet set fire TO tie powder
and eleven other barrels were blown n dis
tance OF 100 yards. bat cot one exploded
except the first.-EXciange
The evening times., 1896-06-17
DErRw's BoDYGuARp.
Two Men Accompany Him wherever
He Cues

st. Louis. No. Jane 1T.-AD Afternoon
paper is responsible fur the statement that
CbaunceyM. Depc W hasa dyguard, which
II alwa Us with hun.
Two mcn-One short and stout and the
other tall aud muscu!ar-go wherever te
goes. If lie takes carriage across town
they follow Immediately afterward. So that
nc railroad prince is never very FAR from
them.
This guard is maintained for several rea-
sons. the principal one OF which is to prevent
any crank froRi presenting Depew with q
dynamite bomb. Socialists WHO demand an
equal division of wealth deal with the
guards, and not with the doctor.
Anarchists who advocate SIe assa assira-
ton OF persons who have sense enough to
be rich are watched closely. and no sus-
picious- appearing person is permitted near
DR.. Depew.
The evening times., 1896-06-17
TO CELEBRATE WITH MCKINLEY.
Visitors Coming Into Canton In Great
Numbera

Canton, Ohio, June 1.-THE advance
guard of visitors to Canton from surround
ing towns to participate in the celebration
over Major McKinley's nomination arrived
this morning. The hotels are rapidly fill
ing up.
Among those who came In today were
Judge W. F. Arrel and Daniel Stambaugh
of Youngstown, old personal and political
friends OF the candidate. They spent the
morning with the major on the portco Of
his house, reading with him the bulletins
OF the convention.
When IL was announced that the cnnven-
tion had taken recess Maj. Mckinley,
accompanied by his wife and Mrs. Myron
T. Herrick OF Cleveland, went for q drive.
The evening times., 1896-06-17
Good Advice.

ole Gotroks tsavageiyl- sir, hope
you're ready 10 go To work now. Your
dabbling ABOUND the continent has cost me
a pretty penny.
Cholly Gotroks demonstrating Now,
fawthaw, fawthaw; it's SIX OF one an half
dozen of tn other S'pose Ia stayed at
home an dabbled raoan' Wall street,
naow? If y really want to save money
give me another letter of cTadit and ship
me back to Paris.-Harper's Magazine.
The evening times., 1896-06-17
HeCht'S Credit Store,
SIS Seventh st.
ENGLISH PRESS GRIEvEs.
GlUbe Thinks McKinIey's Election
would BE Had for Great Britain

London. June Il The Globe in an article
upon the American political situation dc.
clares that the election of Mckinley to the
Presidency would he a grievous misfortune
to the commerce Of Great Britain nasnuciI
As there is no reason to presume that lie
Is not strongly IN favor OF restoring the
,nriff Iich Mr. Cleveland scaled down.
The fact that the revenue OF the UnitcG
States is not now equal 20 the expenditures.
the paper says. would furnish Mckinley
with u plausible reason for urging the re-
imposition of an extremely high protective
tariff. as the only means OF averting bank
ruptcy.
For further retrenchmeDt In the public
expenditures. the paper adds. there is
scarcely any room, except in the reduction
of tile outragcously inflated and scanda-
lously ioi,bed pension list, but pensions
being the most Convenient reward for
election services. Mckinley would
hardly be likely to apply the pruning knife
IN that branch, even Mr.. Cleveland having
shirked the duty of overhauling the list
with n view of putting the pension on a
less corrupt footing.
The evening times., 1896-06-17
webster Borro ws a dollar,

"Sam. can yer lend me 81 that .er has no
use fer" said Jim Webster to Sam oh hnsing
Certainly. Jim, rze please ter 'oommc<
date ger" said Sam, handing Jim 81.
Jim was so surprised at his luck that he
bit the coin to see if he was awake or merely
dreaming and in doing so discovered that
il was made of lead.
This yer is counterfit. Sam. didn't think
yer would do me datter way"
.'Iknow it's counterfeit. Jim. Yer axei
me fur one l had 10 use fer an git
it ter yer. I'ze always 'commodatin' te
my frien Texas Sitter.
The evening times., 1896-06-17
Condition of Water

High and low tides are officially recorded
at The Navy Yard today as follows:
h,gh. Low.
~. u IN. $50 q. m .
1874 p m. 6.53n m
Temperature and condition OF the v-ut.r
at = a. n-: Great Falls-Temperature 20:
condition, L. Receiving reservoir Tenn
perature. "A; condition al nortl, connection
3; condition at south connection. 4. Dis
tributing reservoir-Temperature, 75; Con-
dition at influent gatehouse, 8; effluent
gatehouse, z. =,
Schedule for Street Lighting
Gas lamps lighted at 9:04 d. m; extin-
guisbcd at 2.5S a. IN.
Naphtha lamps lighted at s:04 p. m.; ex-
unguished at 3:f3 a. In.
lncaDdescent and electric lamps lighted
at S.49 D. M; extinguished at 3.1S q. m,
The evening times., 1896-06-17
Hecht & Co.,
SIS 9TH St.
$12 to SIS Suits
* Or CAsH Or, OR

Just now when you seem
to want reductions most we
have. secured from one OF. the
best manufacturers of men S
suits-a maker from whom
we buy thousands of dollars
worth of Clothing a season
"a lot of fine Black and
Blue Cheviot. Plaid Chew
lot, fine Worsted and
fine Cashmere Suits which
we regularly sell for from
$500 to $500. But we
aave bought them at a price
that will enable us to offer
them for S6.9S. Sacks
single and double-breasted,
and just as finely made as
the garments we sell daily
at these prices.
You can have these On
credit same as anything else
in the store-and make your
own terms of payment
weekly or monthly.
We've got a big line OF
thin" clothing "a stock
that is unsurpassed in town.
We're quoting lowest prices,
too--sonle Especially low
ones.
White duck pants, worth
$1.9S, for CSC per pair.
Mems linen color duck
pants, 49c pair. Worth CSC.
Mems linen color duck
suits, worth 50, for 81. .9S.
Mems fine crash suits,
worth So. so, for S4.9S each.
Hecht'S Credit Store,
SIS Seventh ST.
The evening times., 1896-06-17
Mckinley Parade Tonight.

st. Louis. June The McKialey parade
tonight will be headed by Gov. Mckinley s
military staff, mounted. the following MEM
bers being present Gen. ]. c. Howe, Gen-
]. L. Botsford, Gen. J. C. Entrikip. Gen. L.
s. Ebright, Col. W. L. Curry, Col. II. c.
Sherrard, C W. c. Brown. Col. J. c. BoEner.
Col. Charles Bickhatn, Col. L. j. Ro6ders,
Col. II. II. Deal. Col. Albert Halstead and
Col. John n TaylOr.
The evening times., 1896-06-17
Bow Id oripin.taa

Few people kno w how The phrase among
the gallery gods originated. Years ago
in the Drury Lane Tbeater in London the
ceiling was painted to resemble the sky
with f1eecy clouds, among which cupids
were flying. This ceiling extended over
the gallery, and 1t was facetiously re-
marked that the occupants OF that place
were "among the GODS From that
beginning the name gallery gods came to
be applied to their occupying the highest
tier in any theater. r.-Baitimore Herald.
The evening times., 1896-06-17
bunker ulll nny in Rnst on.

Z Boston. June IL Bunker Hill Day was
not observed in Boston proper quite as usual
today, but the celebration IN tie Charles
town district was carried out with the
customary enthusiasm. In Boston. owing
to the sitting Of tile st. Louis convention.
the nluerS did not suspend their evening edi-
tions as usual on this local holiday, ror
dii the hanks or tie exchanges close, al
though mercantile business was generally
suSnendpl
The evening times., 1896-06-17
HARRITY Is HOPEFUL.
Believes Gold Sentiment Is Gaining
Ground Among Democrats.

st. Louis. Mo-, June 1T.-William F. Har
rity. Chairman Of the Democratic national
committee. who is in this city, the guest of
former Governor ID. W. Francis. oSitively
refuses to talk about the Democratic situa-
ton for publication.
He expressed himself, however, as being
extremely anxious to see a solid gold plank
inserted in the Republican platform, as it
woul ID undoubtedly have an effect in
preventing the Democratic convention from
making n straight silver declaration.
ToiEtimate friends he expressed tie telief
that the gold sentiment is daily gaining
ground in the DeInOcratic party.
The evening times., 1896-06-17
H.nuinp for a Liyino

One OF the attractions in Paris cafe the
last month has been man hanging by his
neck. He endured ii for three days and
nights. but on the fourth day the doctors
stopSNd the performance. as the man was
in cNkcai condition. He is the same man
who some time ago attained uotoriety by
standing on a pedestal in Marseilles for
twenty-eight consecutive days Exchange.
The evening times., 1896-06-17
Consul wills PnraIyzed,

Hon. Charles II. Wills. who was appuint-
cd on Saturday last consul to Managua. was
striken with paralysis on Monday at his
iieme at La Plata. Nd, and lies in ver.s
precarious condition. His physicians coubt
his recovery. Mr.. Wills is seyenty-tbree
years of age.
The evening times., 1896-06-17

Mckinley should not be nominated for Presi-
dent this afternoon. Other Mckinley men
said there would not be another adjourn
nient of the convention before the noInina-
tion had been made. A recess may be
taken, but the Mckinley men are anxious
that the nomination be made as coon as
possible after the adoption of the report
OF the committee on resolutions
The evening times., 1896-06-17
Gold Going TO Europe

New York, June Ill. Won Hoffman &
Co will ship 5000 900 gold and Heidel-
bach. ickciheimer Co. 500 900 gold TO
Europe tomorrow. IL is understood that
the exchange covered by the S3oO,oOO
was sold on Monday, and that it completes
an old order. 81