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The evening times., 1896-02-25
FUR SEAL BILL HAS PASSED
House Quickly nisposes Of the
Measure Cffsred by Mr.. Dingley.
Indian Appropriation Bill Reported
and Becomes a Law.

| Immediately after the Journal OF yes
terday's proceedings had been read the
House today went into Committee OF the
Whole. 10 further reconsider the Indian D
| propriation bill.
! MIR. Sherman. in charge OF the bill, asked
unanimous consent that the paragraph In
the bill authorizing the Secretary of the
Interior 10 purchase the title Of the Ogden
Land Company to lands in the Allegany
and Catteraugus Indian Reservations in
New York at price not to exceed So
per acre be stricken out.
There was some desultory discussion as
to the meaning and effect OF the request
whether or not the paragraph would be in
serted by the Senate, thereby bringing it
a gain beforethe Hou Sc in such a manner that
it could not be fully and freely debated.
There was no formal objection made to
Mr.. Sherman's request, however, and the
paragraph was stricken out.
The committee then rose, the bill was
reported TO the House, and passed.
Mr.. DiDgley called up the bill introduced
by him and unanimously reported by the
Committee on Ways and Means, relating
to the fur seal industry.
II directs the President to enter into
negotiations with the governments of Great
Britain, Russia and japan, or either OF
them, for the appointment OF a Joint COM
mission TO investigate the fur seal in
dustry In all its bearings, and to report
what, II any, additional regulations are
necessary for the preservation OF the fur
seal herd.
1t also provides for the establishment OF
n modus vivendi between the several gov
ernments under the findings OF the Paris
tribunal of 1893 respecting the protection
OF the seals, with proviso that II this
modus be not concluded in time to govern
the season OF 1896 the Secretary Of the
Treasury is directed to kill every seal that
can be reached on the Pribllov Islands and
sell the skins for the benefit of the Treasury.
The report of the committee, setting forth
the necessity of the proposed legislation.
was read. and the bill was passed unani-
mously, as it did In the House last Con-
greSs.
Under the agreement made yesterday,
right OF way was ti;en given to the Commit
tee on the Affairs of the District OF Colum-
bia. for the consideration OF measures re-
ported by it.
The evening times., 1896-02-25
SHORTS RULED THE MARKET.
Break In b. s. o. and Leather Pre-
fcrred Caused the Decline.


New York, Feb. 25.-After a weak open
ing, the result OF lower prices from London
and selling by both home and foreign hold
ers to realize profits, the stock market gath
cred strength and Gn advance OF IA to 1-2
per cent followed. Sugar and Chicago Gas
leading. The former rose to lit IA and
the latter to 20.
Later ON the general list developed weak
ness owing to sharp break in Leather
preferred and Baltimore and Ohio. Leather
preferred broke 9 3-s to 60 IA ON a report
that the directors at their meeting today
will decide to pass the dividend on the stock.
Baltimore and Ohio dropped Ia to 80 on
4 belief that Expert Littles' report will be
anything but favorable. The grangers and
internationais receded Ia to T-S per ccut,
st. Paul. Denver preferred. Louisville and
Nashville and Atchison preferred leading.
Chicago Gas sold off 1-2 to 50 1-2, and Sugar
1-2 to lie 81.
traders to hammer the market and the short
interest was considerably increased by this
operation. At II O'Clock speculation was
about steady In tone.
4 firmer tone characterized the trading
at the Stock Exchange after IL O'Clock
and the general run Of active issues were
slightly higher. Baltimore and Ohio,
Manhattan. Western Union and Leather
preferred were feycrish and inclined to weak
ness. Baltimore and Ohio fell 10 SO 1-2;
Manhattan to 104 1-2 and Western Union
The evening times., 1896-02-25
Efforts to Be Funny.

number of papers have been excriing
themselves to produce mortuary humor,
with the following results:
An ossificd man in Tennessee died hard
Another swallowed a thermometer and
died by degrees.
A consumptive undertaken died OF a coffin.
man choked on an apple and died OF
appleplexy.
farmer blew out the gas and died OF
gastritis.
man was struck by a locomotive and
died OF locomoter attacksia.
A dyspeptic ate too much pastry and
died of piemia.
A negro in Georgia ate six water melons
and died of meloncholia.-
The evening times., 1896-02-25
The DIrision Question.

The committee recently appointed at a
public meeting held in The Times building
TO wait upon the Commissioners and ascer-
tain their views in respect to the abolition
of that moral plague spot known as "The
Division" had lonS interview with the
board today behind closed doors.
DR.. 8. N. Newman, pastor of the First
Congregational Church, was chairman ofthe
committee, and was accompanied by DR..
Beattie and Mcssrs. Davidson and Hop
kins.
Neither of the gentlemen cared to divulge
any part of-the conversation, but DR.. New
man stated to The Times that the inter-
view was very pleasant and satisfactory,
and that a report viii be made at a meet
ing of the society to be held tomorrow even
ing.
The Commissioners today recommended
favorable action upon House bill 414 I'm
relation to taxes and tax sales in the Dis
trict." but suggest sundry changes in YER
biage, principally the substitution of Com
-missioners'' for Collector OF Taxes" in
the body of the bill
The evening times., 1896-02-25
aEWTHEATER FOR THECITY
Metzsrott Music Hall to Become
the Columbia Opera House.
Interior to He Rebuilt and Hand
some Playhouse Erected-Best At
fractions to BE Booked

The announcement was made by Mr.
Frank Is. Metzerott today that he purposes
Transforming the Metzerott Music Hall
| into a theater. to be called Columbia Opera
House."
This is an important addition to the list of
Washington theaters. and the consequent
rivalry between the different houses will
| ensure to the theatergoers the best class OF
attractions.
1t is MIR. Metzerott's intention to build a
thoroughly first-class. thoroughly equipped,
finely decorated and artistically perfect
theater. Only the walls and roof Of the
music hall will be used, the rest Of The in
terror to be entirely new and made Of fire
proof terra Gotta.
The fioO, will be dropped to comply with
the building regulations, and grand lobby
will extend through the F-street side OF
the building. On Twelfth street there will
be nothing but exits formed by the various
doors, having total width of eighty feet.
This Will ena bic the theater to be cmptied
in an incredibly short time.
The stage will be very large, having
depth of forty feet and q width OF eighty
feet. There will be eighteen boxes in three
tiers of three each on each side OF the
proscenium arch. They will be handsomely
finished and Of commodious size.
There will be two balconies. the dress
circle and the family circle, and Manager
Metzerott promises plenty OF seating room.
The house Will be arranged to seat 800
people. and the latest style of opera chair,
wide and comfortable. with plenty of space
between the rows, will be provided.
The interior will be gold-colored, relieved
by terra Gotta, and is designed to present
a most artistic and agreeable effect,
The prices will, as at the other first-class
houses, range from % cents TO 81 80, and
only the best attractions in the various
musical and dramatic lines will be booked.
When these cannot be secured the house
will be closed.
The house will be spleDdidly lighted by
electricity and throughly heated. The re-
construction will commence June l, and the
house is expected to open next fall for the
coming theatrical season.
The evening times., 1896-02-25
INGENIOUS BANK swINDLERs.
Some of the Devices by Which Shrewd
Finnnciers Are Taken In


Finnnciers Are Taken In
Indianapolis News.
The recent experience of coax ceaicr
IN New York, VITO oashed check for 81
600 after the signer OF the check had
withdrawn her deposits from the bank, has
brought up, among bankers. number or
stories about queer swindlers.
George i. Yarces CT lie Indiana National
tells of a swindler WHO is regular Gus
toner of tlat bank and has been for three
years. He travels through Northern In
diana, Michigan and Wisconsin. He has a
number OF catalogues printed, purportinE
20 be from some Indianapolis lounge ccm-
pany. These are profu>ciy illustrated with
haIf-tone cngrayings, and the goods are
represented as being the best. He goes
into a town, registers at the best hotel. and
then starts out among the retail furniture
dealers to sell lounges.
Few of the dealers have ever heard of
the firm the man claims TO represent, but
they can hardly doubt its existence when
its representative shows them his cata-
Iogues and quotes prices to them. His
prices are considerably less than such
lounges can lie bought for anywhere else.
and he always succeeds in taking a num-.
Der of orders.
After lie has loaded up his book with
orders he usually presents check, pur-
porting to lie signed by the Indianapolis
firm, and asks that II he cashed. The check
is always for the same amount-SsI. .65.
He gets it oashcd and disappears. This
man carries his bus sincssso Systematically
that an average OF one check every twenty
days is received at the Indiana National
Bank.
Most OF the furniture dealers who cash
these checks send them to their local
bankers; then they are sent to 81. Louis
or Chicago, and finally they reach the
bank on Which they were drawn, usually
two or three weeks after they were cashed.
Recently one reached the bank only two
days old, and at once Mr.. Yandcstc!cgIaphed
TO the man that had c:Ished it, hoping TO
catch the swindlcr. The man had gone.
however, and the Indiana National received
Il bill for tie telegram. And still the checks
come in.
The evening times., 1896-02-25
Forecast TIL p. M. wednesday.

For the District of Columbia, Delaware.
and Maryland, fair and colder tonight;
Wednesday, fair and warmer; nor,heriy
winds, becoming northeasterly.
For Virginia and North Carolina. fair
and colder tonight: wednesday, fair warmer
in western portions Wednesday; north
easterly winds, becoming variable.
Weather Conditionsa and eneral Fore
cast.
An area OF high pressure extends from the
lake regions southwestward to Texas,
and thence northwestward to the Pacific
coast. A storm is central over the Gulf of
St. Lawrence, and the pressure is rela-
lively low in the Saskatchewan Valley.
The barometer has risen In New England.
the lake regions, and the central valleys;
tthas fallen in the upper Missouri Valley nd
I'm the northern Rocky Mountain districts
The temperature has fallen decidedly In
the lake regions, the Middle States. and
New England, and risen In the Rocky
Mountain districts, remaining stationary in
the Gulf States.
Occasional light snow has fallen in the
Middle States and the lower lake region,
and rain has fallen near the west Gulf
coast.
The evening times., 1896-02-25
Condition of the Water.

High and low tides are officially recorded
at the Navy Yard today as follows.
High. Low.
4:35a.m lima m
o:oS p IN. 11:47 p III.
Temperature and condition of the wafer
at 3 a M: Great tFalls-Temperature 33.
condition, g.; receiving reservoir-Tem-
perature, SO; condition at north connec-
ton, 8; condition at south connection, I5,
Distributing ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SO:
condition at influent gatehousc, Z; effluent
gatehouse, 8.
Schedule for Street Lighting.
Gas lamps are lighted at 6:56 p. M. ;extin-
guished at 5:32 u, m.
Naphtba lampsare lighted at 8: 55p. m ;ex-
tinguished at SAT a. NJ.
Incandescent and electric lamps lighted
at $40 p. M; extinguished at 6:47 a. IN.
The evening times., 1896-02-25
TAKEN Is F|l|BUSTERs
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notified of her suspected character and
destination.
Secretary oiney received from the Spanish
minister early Sunday morning fun details
OF all the evidence upon which the request
for her seizure was based, and at once
the machinery OF federal law was set in
motion 10 prevent any violation OF neutrality
with the result announced in the dispatches
from New York.
The Spanish authorities are particularly
elated over the success Of their agents
as ii was understood by them that the Ber-
muda would enable the Cubans 10 fit out n
formidable force in the eastern part of the
Island just when, 1t is claimed. Gen. wey-
ler's active campaign is beginning TO make
the situation extremely critical.
The evening times., 1896-02-25
NELSON STILL BEHIND BARS.
Coroner's Jury Has Not Completed Its
Inuuiry Into the Shooting

Coroner's Jury Has Not Completed Its
Inquiry Into the Shooting.
The corQner's jury in the case of Hines,
the colored deputy, who was shot and
killed by gambler John Nelson at Jackson
City, have not yet agreed upon verdict
as was incorrectly and inadvertently re-
ported.
After the adjournment of the inquest
it was found necessary TO hear the evidence
of Deu,erman and johnson, who are now
at the Emergency Hospital.
Nelson will be given preliminary hear
Ing on next Monday morning before Squire
Lane. Harry Gambler, who was arrested
as u accomplce. was this morning released
on bail until Friday, when he also will be
called upon to appear before Justice Lane.
At the hospital 1t Is stated both OF the
wounded men are doing as well as could
be expected and improving slowly, and
will doubtless In a short time be able to
appear against Nelson.
The evening times., 1896-02-25
LAWS by Limitation.

Two acts, which the President failed to
return to Congress within the tendays'
limit, have become laws without his
signature. They are IN act authorizing
the Arkansas and Cboctaw Railway COM
pany to operate a railway through the
Choctaw nation in the Indian Territory,
and an act granting to the Brainard and
Northern Minnesota Railway Company n
right of way throu gh the Leech Lake Indian
reservation and the Chippewa Indian res
eryatiOn.
The evening times., 1896-02-25
MISS FLlGLER was IN JlIL
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conducted upstairs to the woman's cepart-
ment by Mrs. Bennett, the matroD. Mrs.
winthrop accompanied her
Inc iact or The fair prisoners presence
soon spread among the Jail officials and her
story was generally discussed. 1t was the
ooncensus Of opinion that the sentence wasa
light one.
Times reporter called at the Jail soon
ai'er Miss flagler was taken upstairs and
requested permission to see her. This was
refused by Warden Leonard. who stated
tiat 1t was against the rules for a visitor
to go into the female department and talk to
4 prisoner.
The evening times., 1896-02-25
Galveston a. a Deep.water Port

Galveston. Tex, Feb. 25.-Yesterday af-
ternOon marked an important epoch in the
history of Galveston as q deep water port
The British ship Kyber. loaded with jute
for the Galveston bagging factory. crossed
the bar. drawing twenty-onc feet three
inches She is 1.927 tons net register, and
is the heaviest draught vessel that ever
crossed the bar with full cargo. This re-
moves all doubt as to the success of the jet
ties.
The evening times., 1896-02-25
VIII Talk About Arbitration.

Boston, Feb. 25.-Ex-Govs. W. E. Rus
sell and John d. Long, President Eliot, of
Harvard College, and others. have issued a
callfora meeting, to be held Wednesday even
ing, at the home Of Robert Treat Paine, to
consider what action can be judiciously
taken to secure a permanent system of arbi-
tration between the United States and Great
Britain
The evening times., 1896-02-25

The following heavy rccipitation, In
inches, was reported:
During the past twenty-four hours-Gar
weston, 1.1S.
The weather will be generally fair in the
Atlantic and Gulf States tonight and Wednes-
day. 1t will be colder tonight in the North
Atlantic States. The temperature will rise
in the Atlantic and Gulf States Wednesday
The evening times., 1896-02-25
NOMINATIONS SENT IN.
Several Promotions In the Navy Mad

Several Promotions In the Navy Made
by the President.
The President today sent TO the Senate
the following nominations:
Lieut.. Commander q. A. Bcknell to be
commander.
Lieut.. Nathan E. Niles to be lieutenant
commander.
Lieutenant. junior grade, j. A. Dougherty
to he Il lieutenant.
Ensign T. C. Fenton to be lieutenant.
Junior grade.
Passed Assistant Engineers Stacy Potts
and II. T. Cleaver TO be chief engineers.
The evening times., 1896-02-25
Appropriat,ons for Po.toff,ces

The postoffice appropriation bill for the
coming fiscal year, as agreed to by the
House Appropriations Committee. and will
be presented to the House carrying an ap-
preparation OF $91,565, ,443. being $3,-
252,452 less than the estimates. and ST.
515,446 over the amount carried by the bill
of the current fiscal year. ass.
The evening times., 1896-02-25
R.fused 70 Report AdverscIy

Refused to Report Adversely.
The Senate Committee on Finance this
morning, by a tie vote, refused TO report
adversely the resolution of Senator Ba con
(Dcm.) of Georgia, prohibiting the further
issue of bonds unless such bonds were pre-
viously authorized by act of Congress.
The evening times., 1896-02-25

Concord Leaves for San Francisco.
The gunboat Concord left Kobe, Japan,
today, en- route to San Francisco.
The evening times., 1896-02-25

The years supply OF best butter donated
to Hebrew Fair by Gibbons, butter dealer,
was awarded to Mrs. b. Bernheiner, ia
b street northwest. On ticket No. 1897.
The evening times., 1896-02-25

TO so IL, Leather preferred to 66 1-S and
returned to 65 1-2a66. Speculation at noou
was quiet and steady.
The evening times., 1896-02-25
AGAIN ENJOYS FREEDOM

Miss Fla gler was the first 10 appear 1t the
head of the steps, and she tripped down the
stairs with a smile on her face. Arriving
at the bottom, she paused to wait for her
companions, who had fingered behind for
q moment.
The prisoners In the cages on either side
of the rotunda appeared to possess great t
deal of interest 20 Miss Flagler. and she
looked at them with evident curiosity.
Mrs. Bennett accompanied the party into
the main office of the Jail. Miss Flagier
shook her cordially By the hand and thanked
her as she bid her goodbye. Again the fair
face OF the liberated one was wreathed in
smiles Mrs. winthrop and Gen. Fiagier
also bid Mrs. Bennett goodbye.
The door OF the jail was opened by the
deputy warden. Capt. Leonard calamity
escorted the ladies' to their carriage, and as
sisted them in. Gen. Flagier followed, and
once more handshaking was indulged in,
Miss Fla gler, her father and aunt, all
thanking the warden for his kindness.
That gentleman doubtless felt fully re-
warded by the smile his late prisoner be-
slowed upon him.
The borrowed carriage rolled rapidly
away. At the corns. OF Eighth street and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast. the party
alighted and boarded an Avenue car. The
vehicle turned back toward the jail. and the
last page in the history of tie killing of
Ernest Green. and the punishment of his
slayer, was turned.
The evening times., 1896-02-25

New York Stock Market.
Furnished by Frank Wilson Brown. broker
30 1885 street.
The evening times., 1896-02-25

12 O'Clock, and was permitted to go up
stairs where his daughter was confined
He remained until the term of iEprison
ment expired.
As the hands OF the big clock in the ro-
tunda pointed to 1890 Warden Leonard
pressed button, a bell rang upstairs and
Mrs. Bennett appeared at the head OF the
steps.
The warden mounted the stairs and in
formed the matron that the requisite three
hours had been served. and that Miss Flag
Ter was at liberty to depart.
Then Miss Flagler enjoyed the hospitality
of Warden Leonard for about ten minutes.
Her fathers carriage, in which she was to
ride home, bad not arrived, and the party
remained upstairs. They became tired of
waiting, however, and vehicle that hap
pened TO be at TIE Jail was pressed into
service.
The evening times., 1896-02-25
Washington Stock Exenan-.

Sales-Wash Loan and Trust, Is at l2l. Lans.
ton Menotype, $50 ats. After call-Met K X
6s, $l.0o0 at I13i1.
The morning times., 1896-03-13
DON'T POISON YOURSELF
Food Is Poison IF Allowed to Fer
ment in Your Stomach,

Putrid food contains poiSonS so dangerous
that they cause effects similar TO aka
Ioids which druggists are not allowed 10
sell to the public.
No wonder so many OF us become dan
Gerously sick from indig gestion
For what is indigestion?
1t is putrid undgestedD food in the
stomach.
The poisons OF undigested food arc abb
sorbed into the blood, and affect the liver
the nerves, the kidneys, the heart and all
the organs of the body.
They cause weakness, iethargy, head
ache, dizziness, mental depression, bad
taste. stomachache, fever, flatulence, pal
pitation, nausea. constipation, loss of APP
petite. jaundice, prostration, anaenia,
rheumatism, etc.
They can be got rid of only by helping
the stomach 10 digest its food. and this is
done by the Shaker Digestive Cordial.
You will never be strong or healthy so
long as you suffer from indigestion, so long
as you allow your stomach 10 faint your
system with the poisons of putrid food.
And. as for cure, nothing Will cure you
so quickly as Shaker Digestive Cordial,
nothing 60 certainly relieve your pain and
discomfort or give you new strength,
energy and endurance.
AT druggists. Ten cents for trial bottle.
Address for free book The Shakers, 30
Reade street, New York. -
The morning times., 1896-03-13
DISCUSSING THE RESULT.
What the Delegates Said After 1t
Was All Over.

After the adjournment of the conven-
ton the ma jority of the crowd repaired to
various resorts to discuss the days events,
and where each could talk as much as he
liked without fear of being called to order
by the chairman or told to sit down..
Some of the delegates walked up Ninth
street and enjoyed the hospitality of dele
gate-elect Jordan. There were a number
who had Ia ken off their coats and worked
hard for Ed rs there had been all along
fears entertained that he would be turned
down and an anti-combine man elected in
his place.
Nothing Jordan had in his restaurant was
too good for his supporters.
Il was afraid they would knife him, and
/ never worked harder in my life for any
candidate" said one man. "If Jordan had
failed there would have been trouble, and
| told them So"
Another crowd, composed largely OF Kill
leen men. took another Ninth street pla ce by
storm. The first man there TO greet them
was none other than Andy" Gleeson, one
The morning times., 1896-03-13
onthc Beauty of woman.

Madame Le fcVreS REQUIRE on bcduty at-
tracied d large audience to MetZerOits
Hall, Tuesday. An historical sketch OF
feminine IoyelIness. certain Egyptian, Ron ~
and Greek charmers being cited as examples
held the interest OF those Who had come To
neaEn. The scientific ways and means
OF attaining physical perfection were out
lined with CicarnCSS ana frequent applause
aJteSted feminine appreciation OF the n.eth
ods suggested by Madame lie Fevre. There
were no men present. MADAME lie Fevre
received in her parlors in the Metzerott
building. at the conclusion OF the address,
and VIII receive Saturday also.
The morning times., 1896-03-13
Sailing of the Charleston.
The cruiser Charleston sailed yesterday
from NagasaH for Chcmuipo.
MiIionaire DueNtrow Must ID

Union, Mo, March 12.-Arthur Duestrow.
the millionaire, VINO killed his wife and
tnrec-year-oId son in ST. Louis two years
ago. was today sentenced TO die Oil april
- by Judge HirZei. Ducstrow was in
court when sentence was passed. He
merely smiled as the Judge named the date
for his execution, ana amer lighting clg-
arctic. ieft the courtroom i'll company with
Sheriff Terry.
The morning times., 1896-03-13
Oncniup of n New buffet.

MT. ". J. bfOWn OptNtu Wlue ult NOOrs
OF his handsomely furnished and elegantly
appointed buffet at 725 Seventh street
northwest. last night, and gave his many
come The new esta blishment, combining
me COnvyuieuCsS OF Il saloon tl.d restaurant,
j. SuTt tD bccOue popular with bon vivlantS