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The evening times., 1896-12-01
MUST 1AY LICENSES,
Proceedings Threatened Against To-
tel and Real Estate Men.

Assessor Trimble is contemplating im-
mediate proceedings against such of the
hotel proprietors and real estate agents as
are delinquent in the payment of license
taxes for the current year. There is said to
be large number OF them. Hotels are
assessed at not less than $25 per annunl
must pay that amount, and all others are
taxed ST for each additional room
The taxes are due November each year
and those who fail to pay are liable to have
their hotels closed. and If they persist in
carrying on business without a license
they may be punished in the police court
The delinquents will in all probability re-
ceive notice within the next few Gays
through the police department or from the
officials Of the assessors office.
Real estate dealers are required to pay
$50 per annum. Any who fail to pay up
after due notice may be brought into court.
The evening times., 1896-12-01
RAILROAD DEAL OFF.
south African Mine Owners Refuse
to PurchaSe Lines.

San Francisco, Dec. IA morning paper
states that the projected sale of the Los
Angeles street car lines to n syndicate Of
Solth african mine operators has fallen
through.
The agent of the syndicate yesterday in
formed the bOndholders of the road that
his clients were unwilling to undertake
the enterprise as the investment did not
promise the returns hoped for. The deal
Involved about S4,O0000O cash.
The evening times., 1896-12-01
Democrats Ready to Act.

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 1 The Demo-
cratic State committee met here yesterday
and after denOuncing the ort sent out
by Republicans as to Den. ocratic frauds in
Tennessee, appointed committee to look
into the matter of Republican irregularities
with view to Icing rrady to Join issue
with the Reputiicansi in case the threatened
contest for Governor is taken before the
legislature
The evening times., 1896-12-01
Run Down by a Train.

Macon. Ga, Dec. IA special from
Rome, Ga, says: W. II. Parr was run
down by a switch engine al noon YESTERDAY
and killed. He was walking ON the Chat
tanoOga, Rome and Columbus Road and
being deaf, did not hear the warning
whistle. His body was mangled by the
wheels.
The evening times., 1896-12-01
HoAXING MERCHANTS.
Tricks Played by a Man Calling Him.
self Capt. Davis,

A white man, about fifty years old, is
causing merchants considerable annoyance
by representing himself as Capt. Davis, COM
manding a Fish Commission vessel, supposed
to be lying at anchor in the river
Yesterday two representatives Of a large
tailoring establishment We're locking for
the vessel to measure her crew for new
winter clothing, and this morning the pro-
prietOr of an upholsterfng establis siiInent was
at the dock to make estimates for furnish
ing mattresses for the vessel. There is no
Fish Commission vessel in the river and
no such man as Capt. Davis in that service.
The evening times., 1896-12-01
.I Told Yau So :.

That table d'hotc dinner from 4 until
o'clock at Osborne. & lHoban's, eth and G
sts., is the biggest thing of the kind in
Washington. Elegantly appointed rooms for
ladies on the G strcet side. 5Oc.; with small
bottle Of wine, 75c-
The evening times., 1896-12-01
PAYoF MESSENGERS.

The Maryland messenger gets compare
lively little. hut the man from California re
ceives q neat months salary, especially
considering il does not require much more
tlan two weeks attention. The distance
from San Francisco by way of OmIha and
Chicago is 1927 miles, and the pay is a lit
tie over $500 The man from Portland
Ore, does even little better, a. his travel
is estimated at 3 80 miles. The Mimic
sofa messenger comes / ,25i miles, md re-
ceives over $500. While the Illinois rep
resentative gets over $500. Considering
the time required, none OF the Western rles-
scngers are underpaid in money, TO say : moth
ing Of the fun Of trip 10 Washington at in
auguration time.
Wren they arrive here the messengers call
on the President OF the Senate and deliver
the returns in person. II Vice Presid"at
Stevenson happens not to he in the city
when rht call is made the messenger mnst
wait till he comes. II he is IN the ScnTtc
chamber, however. he calls some DIV. else
10 the chair. goes into his room, receives
the sealed returns, and gives his receipt.
He then places the package in little iron
safe that stands in one corner of his room
This does not appear to be burglar-prDOf
mechanism. but 1t has never been broken
open III all the years of its service There
Is no inducenent. as another copy Of the
vote could be obtained with little .liffi-
Guilty.
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PENALTY OF 81 900.

But the careless messengers S punishnie Vt -
what is that? He is to forfeit 81 goo The
law does not read that he shall he fined
not to exceed 81 900. but that he shdl, pa y
the whole sum, no more. no less.
In case the Vice President should he
absent from the Capitol and no one else
authorized to receive the important papers
in I il care he need not incur the penalty
for the Secretary of State is authorized
to relieve him of his charge,
The House and Senate Will canvass the
vote on the first Wednesday in February
The smaller body viii go over to the House
side for the purpose with Vice President
Stevenson and Secretary Cox, followed
by CHIEF Page ewart. in the lead.
The page will bear two wooden boxes
strapped to his shoulders and these contain
the returns delivered to the Vice President
The embers Of the House will rise as
the Senators file in two and two. and Vice
President Stevenson will take his place
beside Speaker Reed on the rOs;rum. The
two tellers for the Senate viii Pave seats
just below and next in front of these
will be the two House tellers.
COUNTING THE VOTES.
The Vice President Will ia Ike the envelopes
handed him by the page, in alphabetical
order of the States. The telIers will read
the certificates in turn. The vote OF Ala
bama is usually read in full. and then unani-
nous consent Is granted that the remainder
be summarized.
a double tally Of the votesis kept There
can he no substantial effect from any in
forn!atty. nor any objection that NAV be
raised at the Countncxt February, for N a ior
Mckinley's majority is SO large that no
change would he made by throwing out even
the largest three States.
When the totals are given Vice President
Stevenson will announce that William Nc.
Kinley, of Ohio, having received a ma iorty
of all the votes pf the States for President
has been elected President of the United
States, and similarly Garret A. Hobart IF
New Jersey, vice President.
II after this announcement President Nc.
Kinley should die the Vice President would
take his place. But suppose So unfortunate
ali occurrence a his death before February
what then? 1t is probable that Mr. Hobart
would succeed, but this question has never
arisen and there is no precedent
The evening times., 1896-12-01
DAY TOMORROW
Formalities to Be Observed in
Canvassing November Vote.
MESSENGERS GET GOOD PAY

Three Copies of the State Certifi-
Gates and What Becomes of Them.
Little Iron Safe in the Vice Pres
fdeht's RoOm-The Counting in
the House.
The evening times., 1896-12-01
TRY OUR SHERRIES,
[OEDElUX Wine CO., I0i7 l4th 81 NV

satisfaction. May Robson stood out con-
splcuously for one OF the finest sustained
tldFaCteT Roles she or any other actress
has given uS. She play 4 tyraBnical ser
want with originality and completeness that
was revelation and Il delight to ali who
saw her.
Mr.. Favesham now leads the men of the
cast. lie = entirely satisfactory i'll his new
line OF " OH: 70 sincere and convincing In
fdc;, that there Is woll-fUUndrd supgcS-
zion III his Ork that he is not to the manner
new, but pract.Ced the arts Df manly .ove
hefofc his days OF polished villainy. Robert
Edeson and Ferdinand { o tschalk both
mad attractive, juvenile pats. Mr.. Gro mp
ton, VITO has in lis smallest efforts en-
dearcd himself To his audiences, is given
in Liberty HAIR a part which binds
him fiinly in The afiectiCns of every one
VINO secs him. 1t is Il sweet and sincere
charac cteriZatiun that warns the cookies
OF every heart.
Liberty Hall'' VIII he repeated tonight
and It the matinee tomorrow Tomorrow
evening single performance of "Ro-
hemia'' VIII lie given.
The evening times., 1896-12-01
Break up your Cold
Over night.
Don't use sprays, douches, atomizers OF
stomach medicines. Booths
IS Hx1nnoi -

Pocket Inhaler Outfit, the Australian
Dry-Air " treatment, will do it. 1t cures
BY inhalation. Air is the only thing in.
tended for the breathing organs.
Office of the Mayor of the City of Trenton, N. ].
March 2, 1896.
Dear Sir. You have my permission say that
believe Hyomci to be one of the most wonderful
cures for catauh and throat trouble that has ever
been discovered. In my case the effect has been
marvellous EMORY N. YARD. Mayor.
Price SI.oo. For sale by druggists everJ-
where. Extra bottles of Hyomei" inhal-
ant at druggists, so cents. Hyomei Balm. a
wonderful healer, rs cents. -
Selling Agent.
7O3 18th ST.,
Washington. D. C.
The evening times., 1896-12-01
wANTED-HOUsEs.
wANrEp-ruRN1sHEp HOUSES

W A NTED-Furnishe d houses. We have
many applications for furnished housea
N al locations af the city. THE IlAEs
REAL ESTATE BUREAU.
The evening times., 1896-12-01

The formal election OF President of
the United States will take place t0mnr-
row; the little furry on the third day Of
last month was only getting ready for t..
According TO the law the electors chosen
in the several Stats on that day meet ON
the first Wednesday in December in tue
place fixed by the legislature. In every
State this is In the State House ut 1he
State capital At this meeting the e!ec-
tors give their votes as they were instruct
ed at the November election. II the State
went FOR Bryan, the electors vote Tor
Bryan; If for Mckinley, they vote for Nc
klniey. There is really nothing to pre-
vent the electors, or part Of them, f:om
NouDr Tor some other candidate than the
one on whose ticket they ran. But no such
thing has ever happened and probably new
er viii. The political and social ustra-
cism that would follow such treachLry
would be many times worse tnan any pun
ishnicnt assigned for similar rniscO nduct.
The voters TINS year viii all DE either
for Mckinley Or for Bryan, as no other can
didate received votes enough anywhere to
entitle him to an elector.
THREE COPIES OF RETURNS.
The result OF the voting in each case will
be written out in triplicate. One copy viii
be mailed to Vice President Stevenson, one
and the third wal he deI,vered 10 th. jiiuge
of the district federal court, where TIE
electors assemble. To each copy will be n
fixed lists OF the electors prepared under the
State seal according to the official &c
turns.
Tne reason for taking three copies is to
prevent delay and loss by the possibility of
one or more copies getting lost. This nap
pened in one case at the election Of BenJi-
min Harrison. and IL was necessary to get
thy copy put IN the hands OF the district
Judge.
TIE messenger had got lost on his way to
Washington and the copy by mail had dis
appeared The messenger had a month
within which to reach the Capitol here,
but. as he had not come, the President OF
the Senate sent u special messenger for the
third copy.
The messengers are well paid, too, for
this service, which makes il all the more
singular that one OF thenY should fail to
come, especially when there is a heavy
penalty for failure. The compensation set
By law is 25 cents for each mile of travel
''of the estimated distance by the most
usual road.
The evening times., 1896-12-01
DETAINED IN THE sCHLoss

Il was kept in the Schloss until they
heard from Herne. Then they released me
and at $50 L took the train for Geneva
The Icayor of the town and some other Of
ficials were on the same train and talked
pretty stifly to them about the indigpiti.s
Ihadsuffered. The mayor wasprofuse wi; n
his apologies. and declared that it was a
The evening times., 1896-12-01
A QUEER DEMAND.


"Thc funny part Of il was that at the
station they wanted me tn pay my own
fare 10 Intcrl;tken. That struck me as a
decidedly unique request and | flatly re-
fused To do IL. said that either they must
pay my fare OF I'd stay in Grind.lwald.
Finally, they hustled me into a third-class
coach and we rode to Interlaken.
AT our destination two more men met
Us and | was marched through the streets
followed by crowd, to the Schloss.
asked permission to comm unicate with the
America u minister at Berne or the consul a
Geneva. bot it was refused, even though
threatened that my country would make
things hot for the little federation. | was
refused permission TO talk to anybody and
also was rudely aud thoroughly searched
by the detectives. They emptied my pock-
cts. opened my luggage and read IN Y pri-
vate letters, passport and official com
nunications.
You can imagine my feelings in the
predicamcnt Alone, among foreigners AMI
denied the right Of appeain. to my pre-
tectorS. / felt that my trip abroad had
turned ont pretty how-de-do. / asked
TO know why / was arrested and was in
formed that | was supposed to be crimi-
nal, MoretZ Schroener, wanted in Mon
tevideo, South America, for an infamous
crime.
Think OF 1t; arrested for an alleged
oou'h AMERICAN oiIeHse- lHey might as
well have said Asia or Russia As a mat
ter Of fact. it was simply an excuse The
police system in all the European countries
is so despotic that if prefect of police
should see you ON the street and desire To
learn about yo1 he has onl y-tc invent some
excuse to cause your arrest. He could, let
me say. go To the photograph gallery and
procure the picture of man with a nous
tache. and then you having a moust a che,
could he arrested on the trumped up charge
of being the original of the photo, which
could further be alleged to be that of an
international swindler
The police officials everywhere abroad
cannot be believed. They will tell you one
thing and do the opposite. They are, per-
init me to say. liars. know, for they re-
peatedly deceived me as to the hour of my
The record-union., 1896-01-17
THE NEW WOMAN.
She is Getting Tired of the Many
Sports.

Sports.
While many middle-aged women un-
doubtedly enjoy bicycling, golf and the
various other athletic sports of the day,
which have recently been adopted by
their contemporaries, there are also
many who sacrifice both ease and COM
fort to be in the swim" and up to
date" They would far rather lounge
back in a. luxurious victoria for an
afternoon drive, or spend a windy au-
tumn morning doing fanck work or
reading novel by a CHEEKY wood fire
than in abbreviated skirt and 1eggings
to seek amusement after the fashion of
their juniors.
do I like bicycling?'' said one of
these discouraged ones who is begin
ming to have the courage of her convicA
tions. well, will tell you secret-I
simply detest it, And I long to be let
alone to grow old and fat comfortably
have been trying for a year to think
that I enjoyed all these new departures
for women of my age. and to BELLE re in
the theory that one has only to feel
young to look young and to be young
but 1t has been pain and grief to me,
and l have just made up my mind to
give it all up, and to have good time
after my own fashion"
Il could not imagine why I felt so
unhappy and depressed lately" said
another fashionable dame. ''I found
myself crying constantly, without any
apparent reason. The other day | was
going up in an elevated to IS for
my bicycling lesson when / met DR.
~, our old family physician. How are
you, Mrs. S.?' he said in his nice, kind,
sympathetic way.
Very well,' 1 answered dolefulIy,
and then in spite of myself two big
tears rolled down my cheeks.
'Hofty toity what's thfsi' ex-
claimed the doctor. What have you
been doing with yourself? Trying to
keep up with the rest of the world, I'll
be bound, and tiring yourself all out ;
So I told him how much L wanted to
like everything and couldn't, and how
discouraged I felt.
You poor little woman he said
kindly, you are simply working against
nature, and it won't do. Leave bicycling
and the sports to those who enjoy
them, and with whom consequently
they agree. Your old life suits you far
better, and you make great mistake
to try to change it at and he hes
itated. AT your age suppose you were
going to say I suggested.
He laughed, and as the train ap-
preached his station he rose, saying,
Well, take my advice anyway, and I'll
warrant you'll feel as fit as ever My
spirits rose at once for took a return
train without going to the hall and
spent the rest of the afternoon shop
ping, and have never got on a bicycle
since. New York Tribune.
The record-union., 1896-01-17
How cider Assists digestion.

NM. Carrion and Cautru are the au-
thors of an interesting paper on the
Digestion of Gaseous Beverages
which was read at one of the Bordeaux
congresses. According to these observ-
ers sparkling cider champagne and
seltzer water are all endowed with the
property of prolonging the digestive
process, while at the same time they add
greatly to it's intenseness. Cider, more
over, is essentially diuretic, and it also
exercises a favorable influence on nu-
triton. 1t would seem, therefore, that
this old-fashioned beverage may with
advantage be recommended for use at
meals to sufferers from that form of
dyspepsia in which the stomach evacu-
ates its contents too quickly, to the det-
riment of the thereby oyerworked intes-
tines In addition to the good qualities
already mentioned, well-made cider is
reputed to be an efficient corrective of
the uric acid diathesis. In Normandy
where the juice of the apple constitutes
the staple drink Of the lower classes
gout is said to be unknown save
amongst the wealthy who indulge in
wine.-The Lance.
The record-union., 1896-01-17
BROWN TROUT EGGS.
One Hundred and Twenty-Five Thou
sand on Their Way Here.

One Hundred and Twenty-Five Thou
sand on Their Way Here.
Chief Deputy Babcock of the Fish
Commission has received word from J..
Amrin, Jr., that he had shipped 125, 600
brown trout eggs to Sisson, where they
are to be hatched and the fry distrib-
uted through the State Of this ship
ment 100000 eggs were purchased out
right by the California State Commits
sion, and 10000 are a present from the
New York Fish Commission in ex-
change for an equal number of nykiss
trout eggs presented to the State of
New York by the California Commits
sion. 1t will not be much of an under
taking for the hatchery at Sisson to
turn out the eggs now on the road, and
the probabilities are that every trout
stream in the State will have received a
fair quota Of the new fish by spring.
The Fish Commissioners have de-
cided to procure a number Of Mongo-
liam pheasants and turn them loose in
different parts of the State. If they in
crease as rapidly here as they did in
Oregon, it will not be many years be-
fore they will afford our sportsmen ex-
celient shooting, as they are a willy bird
and up to ali sorts Of tricks to battle
them.
They are fighters from the word go,
and 1T is said that in Oregon it has been
found that the coons and other animals
give them a wide berth, as the pleas
ants defend their young and will drive
off a COON
The record-union., 1896-01-17
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

Rev. Father o. German has been ap-
pointed Bishop of Sioux Falls, s. d.
The brazilian Chamber Of Deputies
has passed a bill granting bounties for
exports of sugar.
A dispatch from Cape Coast Castles
says: King Prempah of Ashantee has
accepted the terms of the British.
Ex- Congressman and ex-Seeretary of
State NJ T. Smithers died at Dover yes
terday III his 18th year.
Yesterday at Des Moines. Ia, the in
auguration Of Governor Drake took
place in the presence OF several thou
sand people.
Mrs. Martha E. Holden known to
many newspaper readers as Amber, y
is dying in S. Luke's Hospital at Chi
cago Of cancer. She cannot live more
than a few hours.
A decision has just been reached to
hold the etxt National anvention of
the w C. I u at San FRANCISCO iii
October, 1876. MIS- 3 Sturtsvant Peet
of San Jose, President for Northern
California, viii be the hostess of the
convention.
The record-union., 1896-01-17

Conditions" editorial crucibIe, eco
nonics in the magazines, book reviews.
The magazine is published by the Po-
htfcal Science Publishing Company,
New York.
On the 1st of January the magazine
Romance" New York;, which has
heretofore been devoted to fiction en-
tirely underwent a complete change,
and is issued as a fye-eent magazine,
filled with illustrations of a popular
kind. The magazine will be a consider
able novelty, the idea being to empha4
size the illustrated side of it rather
than the text. There are forty-eight
pages, containing sixty illustrations.
printed from the best Of plates. There
are pictures of noted painters, of people
of the day, Of actors and actresses. of
literary individuals at home Scientific
matters are treated of, and amateur
photography is given a generous space.
Altogether the design has met with a
cordial reception wherever spoken of
Il forms perfect little picture book of
genuine, contemporary interest.
Sixty-nine Christmases are a good
many, but "The Youths Companio7,s,
(Boston) celebrated its sixty-nintb la
month. The handsome double number
which it issued this week in celebration
of the Christmas holiday brought the
cheer of an old and true friend. a
Parker Carroll gave an interesting ac-
count of a strange Christmas spent
among the famous haunts of Robinson
Crusoe and his man Friday on the
island Of San Juan Fernandez. His
explanation Of Crusoe's life doubled the
interest of the article; beside. there
were five Christmas stories. each to1Icb-
ing on different phases of the Christ
mas season; an account of how a hunter
was caught in his own traps. and a gen
erous supply Of anecdotes, story. humor
and miscellany
The record-union., 1896-01-17

and gave the results Of his experience
in town Senate in Connecticut, and
the good effected in educating the
young men on the duty of the citizen in
that way.
Captain Mcdonald was in favor of the
movement, and proposed that organiza-
ton be effected then and there. and that
roll be opened, and the meeting SO
unanimously voted.
II. Weinstock was chosen temporary
President, and Julian Arnold temporary
Secretary
The question of a name was then de-
bated. and it was agreed that it should
be '.YoUng Mems Civics Club"
The Chair advised that there be no
constitution or laws, and cited the his
tory OF 8 club of ten years successful
life that had no constitution or laws,
only few resolutions as the guide to
orderly procedure. He favored also
only a nominal fee per month, say 10
cents, merely to meet room rent. These
ideas met with favor, but it was found
after some debate that at least a few
rules would be necessary, such as would
determine the officers, time of meeting,
programme, etc. Accordingly, on mo-
llOA VI MI ddWtey, cOHlnnlIlee OF
three was ordered to suggest them and
report next week, and Messrs. Dunn,
Hoyt and Woodson were chosen.
Mr.. Weinstock related how valuable
to him had been the time he served on
the Board of Freeholders, and what an
amount of information he secured dur
ing such service regarding the prin-
ciples of good government and good
citizenship, and how now he realized
the errors made on the board
The roll was then opened and twenty
eight names were signed to it. On mo-
tion of Mr.. Dunn, a committee of six
was ordered to secure signatures, so as
to start with a goodly membership, es-
pectally of young men. The chair
named Messrs. Ekins. Carmichael,
Williams, fletcher and the Messrs. At
kinson as such committee and the
meeting adjourned to Friday evening
next, after appointing DR.. Hoyt to read
the frst twenty minute paper. He an
nounced his subject as The Relation OF
the Young Men to Good Government /"
At this juncture a number of young
ladies appeared and served coffee and
light luncheon to those present, and
the meeting resolved itself into a So
ciable.