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The evening times., 1896-12-14
ALONG THE WHARVES.

The schooner Captain is discharsing
cargo at Carter's wharf
The big barge lvanhoe is discharcing G
40o.oOu feet of lumber at Rilcy& Walker )
wharf.
The barge Maryland is discharging 400,
%" feet or lumber at johnson & wimsatts S
wharf.
The market is well supplied with oysters
today. with prices from 40 TO so cents
Dushel..
Tie schooner John NJ. Brooman is at an
chor IN the river, loaded with coal for
George l.. Sheriff
The schooners Father and Son, Ma yflower
and George 1. Ash are at anchor in the
nver, off Carter's wharf
The threc-mastcd schooner Beulah Land
arrived yesterday from City Point, Va,
with 10000 feet of lumber consigned to
johnson X Wimsatt.
The steamer Defiance Capt. Sharpshear,
arrived this morning at the CLYDE wharf
from Philadelphia. with freight consigned
TO District merchants.
The schooner Mary s. Ewing, Capt
Clark, from Chester, Pa. arrived at Riley N
Walkers wharf yesterday with plaster
for the Keystone Plaster Company
Schooner Alfred Stewart. Capt HAYDEN.
from Baltimore with 40, 600 feet of Iuni-
Der for vinton X Martin, arrived at the K
street wharf yesterday afternoon.
The schooner Murray vandivcr, Capt.
Pearson, came arout q To Carter's wharf
from the Eastern Branch to load with cmpt V
barrels for zig Point, Nansemond river
The schooner a. II. Quinby, capt. Kintz
from Cone river, arrived at the wharf Of
the Great Falls Ice Company this morning
with 10000 feet of lumber for IL. NJ. Eiscoe.
The steamer Essex, Capt. James Geog-
hogan, of the Weems Line arrived at Ste
phenson's wharf last night with passen-
gers and freight from baltimore, and low cr
nver landings.
The quotations FOR fish today We're: Pan
rock, 6aS; medium, 2al5; boiling, lSa2D;
fish, 1ba2o; per bunch; bass, Gallo: pike
6as; trout, 4a6; ciscoes, 8; sheepshead, 5a7.
The evening times., 1896-12-14
STOLE HIS SAVINGS.
One Canal Man Takes Another'-
Rainy Day Fund.

Jerome Shipman, who is employed by the
Chesapeake x Ohio Canal Company, was
brought before Judge Miller today by PO-
Ncemen Bradley and Settright, charged
with stealing S25.63. a gold ring and
pockctbook from James II Shaw, a fel-
low-wurker on the canal. Shaw had saved
the money to keep him during the winter,
when his lob of work was finished, and he
Is out of employment.
ShipInan. who knew this, entered Shaw S
room and stplethe money. The owner came
'n and found him there. when Shaw pre-
tended he had an attack of cramps. Shaw
applied resturativeS, and when he missed
his rainy day fund, Shipman had fled
to Maryland. He returned and was ar
rested last night while hiding in n little
house near the receiving reservoir.
Judge Miller fined him $50 or sixty days,
and ordered the prisoner to repay Shaw the
money he had stolen.
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She PRESIDES OVER TIE
WOMAH'S RELIEF CORPS
Mrs. Agnes Hit, National President
of the Association.
Department of the Potomac VIII
Tender Her N Reception Tomor-
row Night-A Great Affair.

Mrs. A Gnes Hit of Indianapolis, national
president of the woman's Relief Corps, is
visiting Washington as the guest of her
husbands mother, Mrs. Hit, at No. . Iowa
Circle.
During her stay here Mrs. Hit has been
the recipient OF many social attentions
from the Department OF Potomac W. K.
C., who will officially express their appre-
ciation of her services in Il reception 20
be given in her honor tomorrow evening at
the residence of Mrs. y. +. Johnson, de-
partmcnt president, which will be national
as well as social in character, and to which
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A SCHEME
TO BE
SQUELCHED.

the safer way for this government TO pur-
sue will be to keep its hands off. The suspi-
cion is warranted that a very large-sized
African is conccaledin this particular wood
pile, and that the lobby would get con-
siderable slice of whatever appropriation,
subsidy or guarantee of any kind Congress
might agree to. Even if this scheme in its
present aspect were not discredited by emf
nent engineers, who have declared the sur
veys inaccurate, and the estimates alto
gether inadequate, the participation of the
United States and its assumption OF the re-
sponsibility involved in guaranteeing the
bonds ofthe ecanal company would hardly be
advisable. As the case stands, however,
it would be worse than folly for the govern
ment to connect itself with it.
A commission of engineers, sent by di-
rection of Congress to report upon the
feasibility of constructing the proposed in
teroceanic canal and its probable cost,
made a most unfavorable report in regard
to it. The commission declared that the
engineering difficulties were far more
serious than appeared in the report OF the
odd millions of dollars, the interest on
which the United States is to guarantee,
do not nearly represent the actual cost of
the canal by the time it will have been
completed. The commissions estimate of
the eventual cost of the canal was i n the
neighborhood OF one hundred and thirty
millions. Assuming this estimate to be
approximately correct the United States
would assume an annual interest charge,
If the bonds bore five per cent, of over
six million dollars. There would be a
strong probability, however, that sooner
or later the United States would be called
upon to provide for the payment OF the
principal as well.
When that canal is built-if ever this
happens-the United States will have its
hands full to avoid international complica-
tions incidental to the assertion and main
tenance OF the Monroe doctrine. 1t is
hardly worth the while for it to take still
more trouble upon its shoulders. If the
enterprise promises to pay well there is
plenty of capital lying idle in the world
and awaiting Investment, without its pro-
motcrs asking the pecuniary assistance Of
any government.
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TWO KINDS
OF
CHARITY.

poor Whatever scheme is elaborated should
have for its foundation the employment OF
those in need, so far as this can be made
practicable. The philanthropic men and
women who compose the two bodies men
toned above appreciate, of course, the de-
STABILITY of making the poor earn the sup
port that is given them. Where illness or
other natural impediments render work on
the part of the recipient impossible, aid
must be extended freely and cheerfully
without equivalent of any kind. But wher
ever the persons succored are able to work
it is good public policy to give them the op-
portunity TO do So, because it maintains
their self-rcspect and spares them the
humiliation of regarding themselves as on
the same level with beggar.
Not enough care has been exercised in
this particular heretofore. The consequence,
it is to be feared, has been the addition
to the ranks of meDdicants OF many who
otherwise might have kept themselves in
the columns Of the self supporting class. In
whatever charitable works are undertaken
this essential should be kept in view.
The evening times., 1896-12-14
sH1PwRECKED SAILORS HoA1l
Five Members Of Grew of Rudd Ar
rive in New York

New York. Dec. 14.-On board the Ward
Line steamer Saratoga, Which arrived this
morning from Havana, were Mate Andrew
Lester and five members of the crew of the
schooner Frank Rudd, which was wrecked
at Vera Cruz ON December 1.
The Frank Rudd, Capt. Smith, had ar
rived off Vera Cruz from Mobile with
cargo consisting of corn and lumber.
On December l a heavy norther sprang
up, during which the vessel dragged her
anchor and drifted ashore, where she be-
came a total loss. The Frank Rudd hailed
from New York. She was built at Ne wbury-
port. Mass, In 1892, and registered 5ss
tons
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Invitations are out for the. marriage oi
Mr.. James +. Kerr ,jr., OF this city to Miss
Susie l.. Davis of Rockville, Md The cerc
mony will DE performed at the First Bap-
tist Church OF Rockville, Nd, on Decem-
Der %, Rev. Mr.. Milburn officiating. Tile
future home of the couple viii be at No
2l1 Thirteenth street south west.
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Freedman's Trust Company Report.

The annual report of Hon. James H. Eek
els, ex-officio commissioner of the Freed
mans Savings and Trust Company, for the
year ended December 8, 1S96, was trans
mitted to Congress today. The report shows
that there was collected in cash during the
year, Sc 1894, which, with the balance
on hand November 30, 500, less So 1881
expenses and disbursements during the
year, leaves a cash balance in the Treas
ury TO the credit of the Trust on December 5,
1896, of S33S62
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killed Wife, Then Himself

Detroit, Mich. Dec. 14.-In fit of in
sane, jealous rage, Ernest L. Chase, aged
thirty-eight. cut the throat of his Wife,
aged thirry-two, in their rooms at 10 Grand
River avenue, shortly after o'clock this
morning, and then cut his own throat from
ear toear. The woman and man were taken
to Harper Hospital, where the physicians
say both will die
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MASHlNGToN'S preparations for the
reception of the hundreds Of thou
sands of visitors from all parts of the
country who will at
tend the Inauguration
Dnrn.nrSC are not limited to
care for their COM
FOR IN fort, but extend also
to a solcitous watch
AONS INA AAN' fulness for the safety
of themselves and
their property. The
police department is overhauling all the
rogues' galleries in the country with view
TO faniiliarizing the detectives with the
latest additions 20 those collections. There
will be, no doubt, the usual influx of house
breakers, pickpockets, and other varieties
OF the genus thief, but their stay will be
made as short and as uncomfortable as
possible.
This activity of the police, however,
is simply an indication of equal energy
and wide akepess in other directions.
Washington has always sustained an en-
viable reputation for the ability of its
people To take care Oh cStfduidiih'hs "i e.
crowds: to lodge them comfortably, and
supply their other wants fully and salts
factorily. More than this, it can point to
the fact that the 'gouging" of visitors,
which is generally complained of on the
occasion of great gatherings In other
cities. has no part i'll its program OF ar
rangements. In this respect the event OF
the 4th day OF March, 1897, aud others
incidental thereto. will form no exception
To the rule While il is not improbable
that the number of strangers in the uty
at McKinley's Inauguration will far eX-
ceed anything that Washington has had
to deal with heretofore, it is equally GER
tain that their entertainment will not lack
in completeness in any particular.
In the four years that have elapsed since
the last inaugura alton Washington has
added largely to her capacity for entertain
ing her friends from abroad. our people
will not fail in their wonted hospitality,
all the more as of the many thousands of
guests large portion will remain here in
anticipation of the extra session of Con
cress, which is sure to be called. To all
who come hearty welcome is assured.
The evening times., 1896-12-14
GOLDENBERG'S
STORE NEWS"
Oren Evenings Till Xmas.
It's to be a
Clean=Cut
in the price
of every boys
suit, etc.

We shall not except a single
garment from the reduction knife.
The season has been too back
ward-too midland there hasn't
been near enough demand for
heavy clothing. Hence we're
overstocked.
But we shall "catch up" after a
week of the selling we intend to
do.
All that is left of Little Boys
3 to years, is White India Linon
Blouses, with deep pcollarsandcuffs-
trimmed with the finest embroi-
dery insertings-some of them sold
for as high as So each.
The evening times., 1896-12-14

The Mayflower Social Club ertaiEed
its friends on Friday evening with a com
pliinentary dance gwen at the club hand
some home on Rock Creek Church road.
Music was furnished by an iInprovised or
chestra from the Marine Band, andeachiady
was preSe ntcd with bouquet Of roses and
carnations.
The evening times., 1896-12-14
CUPID HAS FOUND
four MORE VICTIMS
Two Announcements Of Coming
Marriages Were Made Today.
Duffey-Ha zen and kerr-Davis En-
augmentation Of the Gay
World in Washington

Mrs. Ellen s. Cromwell, vice president
OF the Wonan's Natioual Press AssotiA-
ton, will entertain the members tomor-
row evening at her residence, l 81 street,
when IA literary and musical progra m VIII be
rendered.
The evening times., 1896-12-14
MRS McKINLEY'S VISIT.
She Is Passing a Quiet Time in
Chicago.

Chicago, Dec. 14.-Mrs. william McKin-
ley, wife or the President-elect, spent
most of Sunday in her room in the Me
Williams home, where she is visiting. She
is gradually recovering from the fatigue
of the campaign, but was not able 20 at
tend church.
There were no callers save members OF
the family and relatives. 1t is expected
Major Mckinley will make flying trip at
the end of the week to take his wife
home to Canton
The evening times., 1896-12-14

Mrs. Gilbert Adamson and Miss Madge
A Adamson. of Montreal, Canada, who have
been visiting Washington for the past
month, left for home yesterday, accomra-
MED by Miss Lucretia Hall, of Fourteenth
street, who will spend the winter with rela-
tives in Montreal and Toronto, and will
visit England in April.
The evening times., 1896-12-14

The ladies OF the Southern Relief Society
will give their Innual charity ball at Ma
tinna; Rifles Annory January IL. As the
mana gers hope To makeit "A great success,
they hope no otherIarce entertainment VIII
be arranged for that date.
The evening times., 1896-12-14

\ card party was given by Miss Fanny
HopkinSon OF South Washington Thursday V
evening. The prizes were exceedingly
pretty and enthusiastically contended for.
The winners Were Miss Addie Staples. Mrs.
Lena Atkinson, Mr.. Charles HadIey and
MIR. Normant Bali
The evening times., 1896-12-14

The Capital Ii;yclc Club will give their
mid winter exhibition OF Photographic art.
by the Washington Photographic Club, at
their clubhouse parlors, No. 400 Fifteenth
street, from Monday to Thursday. Deem
ber Ia to II. The parlors will be open
from 2 to O'Clock each afternoon, and
in the evenings from to 10. Guests
will be required To present their cards of
invitation at the door.
The evening times., 1896-12-14

The engagement is announced OF Miss
Hannah Elizabeth Hazen and DR.. Clarence
Duffey, of This city. The marriage will
take place next month ut Metropolitan NJ
E Church.
The evening times., 1896-12-14

Miss Bella Boyde, of Connecticut, who has
been spending the early winter with Mrs
R. II. Wheeler, of Thirteenth street, left
Saturday for her home In New London.
The evening times., 1896-12-14

Dr. and Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe will moi
receive this evening, as previously an
nounced.
The evening times., 1896-12-14

Misses Marie and Angela Griffith left
yesterday To spend the Christmas holidays
with Mi iss Augusta Steele, of Richmond Va
The evening times., 1896-12-14

Mr.. and Mrs. T. f. Wheeler. uf Oregon
avenue, entertained a number OF their
friends Fri iay evening at Il euchre party.
to meet their sun-in-law, Mr.. J. ID. Rey-
holds. of Seattle, Wash. who is aging a
brief visit To this city, EN- rOute for Boston,
where business engagements will detain him
until spring. Among those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hawley, Mr.. and Mrs
Staudiford, Mrs. Madge Lacy, Miss Eloise
Henderson. Miss Maudc HeiSkell. Mr.. John
Davidson and MeSSrs. Halliday and BuyEe.
The evening times., 1896-12-14

The Times has q regular anu
permanent Family Circulation much
greater than any other paper, morn
ing or evening. published in WASH
tu@tou. AS n News and Advertising
Medium II has no competitor.
The evening times., 1896-12-14
Warm weather Affected Them.

The Municipal Lodging House record for
last week showed decrease of forty five
in the number of applicants for entertain
ment as compared with the previous week
owing doubtless to the balmy weather
that Dreyailel
The evening times., 1896-12-14

Miss Daisy Preston, of Rhode Island
avenue. has returned tp her art studies in
New York, after a months visit 10 her
sister, Mrs. j Morse
The evening times., 1896-12-14

Mr. and Mrs William X. Keyworth will
be at home Tuesday evening, after s.
The evening times., 1896-12-14

The Misses Washington, of Westmorcland
county. va, are visiting Miss Hunger
ford Of No. 1919 ii street.
The evening times., 1896-12-14

REPORT is current that the Nicaragua
Canal bill is to be brought up in the
House during the current session, and, if
The evening times., 1896-12-14

From beginning to end we take charge
of a wedding Furnish handsome han for
ceremony and banquet when desired, while
our catering is right and reasonable F.
Freund, S15 Tenth street del f. If
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Choice for csc.

BOYS Heavy Soft Chinchilla us
ters-sizes to o years oxford and
blues-whicn have been selling for
S5.50-will he closed out at
The evening times., 1896-12-14

Mrs. Harry p. Slater, OF Pottsville, Pa,
is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Willard ;. Whit
more. No. S0T First street northwest.
The evening times., 1896-12-14

The Misses Minor. OF this city. are visit
ing Miss Sophy Thomas, of Philadelphia.
The evening times., 1896-12-14
PICKFORD'S
Southwest Corner of
Ninth and La. Ave.
BON MARCHE.
JACKETS AND 0APES.
UNDERTAKES.
Court at Memorial service

London, Dec. 1.-THE Queen, the Prince
and Princess ofW alcs, the Duke and Duchess
Of York, Prince and Princess Christian,
the Marquis of Lorne and Princess Louise
Princess Beatrice Of Battenberg and her
children and the entire court attended
memorial service in the Mausoleum at Frog
more toda V in commemoratiOn of the Prince
Consort, who died December IA, l SCI
The evening times., 1896-12-14

Mis- Pauline j. Boucher, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Charles W Ho-
gan, has returned to her home in BalJi-
more.
The evening times., 1896-12-14

Mr. Dos Passes and family viii spend
Christmas at their country seat, near the
mouth Of the Potomac
Miss Emma c. Gates, of Wheaton. Md.
is visiting her friend. Miss Virginia eefer
at No. i11T New Jersey avenue northwest
during the holiday season
The evening times., 1896-12-14

The announcement is ma de of the en-
gagement of Miss Hannah Elizabeth Lang
ley. daughter of Gen. and Mrs A. ID. Hazcn
and DR.. Clarence II. Dufrey, of Washing
ton.
The evening times., 1896-12-14

Miss Helen Wiley OF Cumberla nd, Nd, has
returned home after a pleasant visit t.
the Misses De Shields of this city.
The evening times., 1896-12-14

Mrs. George II. McFadden, OF Walnut
street. Philadelphia, gave a dinner satur-
day evening in honoro of Miss Camilla Hare.
The evening times., 1896-12-14

THE conference, 10 be held today of the
relief committee and the Civic Cen
ter, with reference 10 operations III the
The evening times., 1896-12-14

Mr.. W W. Finley has returned to the city
from 4 pleasant visit to friends in Balti-
more
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charity field during
this winter, will, it is
hoped, be productive
of such a plan of cam
paign as will deal eff
feCtlvely with the
veXatious, yet highly
important, problem of
c1riuy fOrtlp worthy
The evening times., 1896-12-14

The Misses Edith and Hatty Jones will
leave Washington in January TO visit
relatives in the South.
The evening times., 1896-12-14

Mrs. John wilkins and her niece, Miss Eve
lyn Davis, of l. street. left Saturday for
a months visit to relatives in the West
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S3.O8 each.

Boys Fine Quality Blue Chinchilla
RceferS-either the large or small
knot-trimmed with MOhair Braid -
large sailor cOllars-sizes 3 to
years-have been S3-to go at
The evening times., 1896-12-14

possible, pushed to its
passage. Notwith-
standing the fact that
many high-nlinded,
honorable men are IA
voringthemeasure be-
cause they believe it
will be advant ageous
10 the limited SfateS.
The evening times., 1896-12-14

Mrs. .ArthurNattans will he athome toda
The evening times., 1896-12-14

Miss Della stephens. of Wilmington,
Del. is the guest OF Miss Gertrude Hillnall,
of NJ street
The evening times., 1896-12-14

Miss Amy HuH. OF Baltimore, is visit
ing Mrs De Costa.
The evening times., 1896-12-14
Your
Xmas
Dinner

or any meal for that matter,
will be sadly incomplete unless
you have pure groceries. We
have all that is fresh-pure
GOODS. Our wine and liquor
list is an important item to
consider-for you save good
hard money on every purchase.
The evening times., 1896-12-14

WASHINGToN'S preparations for the
reception of the hundreds of thou
sands of visitors from all parts of the
The evening times., 1896-12-14
BONA FIDE CIRCULATION.

The circulation Of The Times 1or
the week ended December IL, lS9b:
saturday. December 5-..--... oo'ooo
Sunday, December 6....-...... .4,O2o
Monday, December .......-.-. 45,I54
Tuesday, December s.. 3' ,53o
Wednesday,. December p. .,.3O
Thursday, December H.. I,.5O
Friday, December 11........-.. 3S,34o
Total copies printed. 251 ,61o
Less damaged copies, copies
unsold i'll office and copies
returned unSold from
news stands and branch
otfices Observation-Disclosures. 24,263
TOTAL Observation-Disclosures. 233,356
i sclenBly swear that the above
is A correct statement of tife ctrcuia.
tion of THE WASHINGTON TIMES
for the week ended December IL.
1906, and that every copy was
mailed or delivered for a valuable
consideration.
}. WEBSTER MAGERS,
Manager of Circulation.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
tins Eth day OF December, y. ID.
1896.
tSeaI.) EDWIN 5. CLARkSON,
3 Notary Public.
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SI.0S each.

Boys Large Soft Knot Blue Chin
chilla -Reefers-with large sailor
collarS-sizes 10 S years fine plaid
lining-bOund with deep Hercules
braid-have been selling for ST.
marked down to
The evening times., 1896-12-14
S2.0S each.

Boys Fine Blue Tam o'Shanters,
with gilt braid, and pretty Rob Roy
Hats, have been reduced from 4Sc
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-10
CONTAINS NOTHING NEW.
Blue Book on Venezuela a Dfsap-
pointment to the Commissioners.

WASHINGTON, March 9.-The blue
book on the subject of the. Venezuelan
boundary, published by the British
government, has reached Washington
ana advance copies are now imp osses-
sion OF the British ambassador and of
the state department. There are in re-
ality two volumes, one of about 450
pages of text and another containing
ABOUT dozen charts. The substance
OF the former has been we'll set out in
the abstract of the volumes sent by
cable They are exceedingly interest
ing to the cartographist by reason of
the fidelity with which the quaint
drawings of the old geographers and
explorers are reproduced in colors, but
as far as new matter is concerned. thew
are distinct disappointment, and our
own Venezuelan commission is in nos
session OF all of the data obtained
thanks TO their systematic efforts to
collect all of the information obtaina-
bly, by their own eXertions. A signifi-
cant feature of the charts thus fur
nished from British sources is that one
and all appear to confine the limits of
Dutch settlements almost entirely to
the east of the Pomeron river, and to
show that up to the close of the last
century, the only settlement in the
neighborhood of that river was one on
the east bank, and established by the
Spanish CapuchinS