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Evening star., 1896-12-30
Thefts Reported.

Because Christmas is over. thieves have
not ceased operating. and today the usual
number of thefts were reported Among
those to make reports was the Rev. ]. J.
Muir, pastor of the e Street Baptist Church.
He reported that within the past ten days
his wife lost or had stolen from her a gold
coil breastpin. with diamond setting.
The blacksmith shop Of the Terra Gotta
brick works, at I'd and o street southwest.
was forced open last night and robbed of
several implements of the trade.
H. NJ. Beadle, 327 X street, complains of
the theft of q pair Of opera glasses. They
were stolen from bis house since Sunday.
Joseph Groner. 315 Pennsylvania avenue.
reports stolen from his room yesterday a
suit Of clothes and an overcoat
Monday night thirteen chickens were
stolen from the premises OF Mrs. NJ. e.
Frazier, No. 1904 1st street southwest
The show window Of Charles H. Hammer.
2s7 ~ street. was smashed yesterday
morning and robbed of some shoes and
slippers.
Mrs. W. G. Rice. reports the loss of her
pocket book, which contained several e. so
gold pieces.
Evening star., 1896-12-30
Absence of the DauntI....

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. December 30
Inc collector OF customs has received In
structions from the Treasury Department
10 clear the Dauntiess for Nuevitas. Cuba.
No application has been made for clear
ance by the master Of the Dauntless. which
Is now somewhere down the coast.
w. A Bisbee. owner of the boat. saws II
has gone on a wrecking tour, and Will NOT
be back for several days. He did not ex-
pect to hear from Washington for severaI
days Ii Is believed that the boat Is now
on on hlibustering trip. although there is
no positive Information of this
Application has been made by an agent
OF the steamer Commodore for clearance
with a cargo of arms and smmunition IN
C.enfuegos, Cuba, and the application ha 3
been wired by the collector to Washing
ton.
Evening star., 1896-12-30
Baltinore Markets.

BALTIMORE, December 8O.-F1our firm,
unchanged-receipts. 14,l7O barrels: ex-
ports. SO barrels: sales. 1.250 baxrels. Wheat
unsettled and easy. Spot. 08k6h: May,
0A-receipts, 26co bushels; exports. H.
600 bushels: stock. 200.S77 bushels: sales,
9A606: do. on grade. eoAe04k. Corn. active
and nrm. Spot, 28A@& year and January.
27k0x-S Seceipts, i56.S3l bushsls: eporss
In. .l75 bushels; stock, 1.612.iB3 bushels;
saies. e4000: southern. white and yellow
corn, 23026.
Evening star., 1896-12-30
Ocean steam.lip. Arr,v.a.

NEW YORK. December 3O.-Arrivcd.
Ethiopia. Glasgow: Zaandam, Amsterdam.
LIVERPOOL. December 3O-Arrivsa
Waesland Philadelphia
SOUTHAMPTON, December ao-Ar-..,n,,
Lain, New York. for Bremen.
LONDON. December .s0.-Arrived. Poro.
mac. New York w
Evening star., 1896-12-30
NEW CURRENCY SCHEME.
Proposed Issue of Certificates ON Sil
vcr Deposits in Colorado.

DENVER. Col. December 30.-Gov- Nc
Intyre has received a letter from State
Senator c. W. Beale of Nebraska. pro-
posing that the Colorado Legislature ap-
propriate money to construct a depository
at Denver for silver bullion. Beales idea
Is to have the bullion deposited and certi-
fcates to be used as money by the people.
Beale says If he can get any encourage
ment from silver-producing states he will
introduce bill to that effect in the Ne
braska senate.
Evening star., 1896-12-30
Major Mski.i~y,s Callers.

CANTON. Ohio. December Ex-senator
Clarence d. Clark OF Evanston. wyo., and
Representative Frank W. MondeI of New
castle. same state. were cioseted with the
President-eiect for hour today Major
William Goodspeed. a prominent citizen of
Columbus. was also a caller at the McKfn-
'ey residence his morning.
Evening star., 1896-12-30
DOORS FAILED TO OPEN.
Suspension of the Commercial Bank
of Selma, Ala.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, December 30.-The
Commercial Bank Of Selma. Ala, failed to
open its doors today. The Commercial was
established in $780, and has a paid-up capt.
tai of Ssoo.OUO; undivided profits of $4,000.
The New York correspondent is the Ameri-
can Exchange National. and the Chicago
correspondent the First National.
X. NJ. Nelson. president OF the CONNER
cial. Is well known in Alabama and has
for many years been prominent in financial
circles He was regarded as a conservative
banker There are two other banks In
Selma, one a very small concern. The 9TH
er Is the City National Bank which Is re-
garded "a the most substantial financial in
stitution in the state
Evening star., 1896-12-30
TOnfEht's Program.

The program for this evening will be an
exhibition half-mile by Teddy Hale, while
Eddie Bald will wheel another exhibition
mile. Tom Linton. the English crack, will
ride for five miles, paced by the English
tandem. Tomorrow evening Tom Linton
will go for his ten-mile paced record. Ted
dy Hale will ride two miles. paced, and
Bald will go three-Quarters unpaced. Lin
ton will ride for his hour-record Friday
evening, and lie is expected to break it.
Evening star., 1896-12-30
FOR TRAIN wRECkERy CAPTURE.
A Reward of s1O,OOO offered for Their
Conviction.

LOUISVILLE, KY, December 3O.-The
officials OF the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad Company. in this city. notified
the representative of the Associated Press
today that the Louisville and Nashville and
the southern Railway Company had Of
Tered reward of $1,000 for the arrest and
&C nVic ton OF the person or persons impli-
cattd In the Cahaba river bridge disaster
near Blccton, Ala, Sunday last The Off
ciais or both roads are making strenu-
oEs efrcrts to capture the guilty parties
Evening star., 1896-12-30
CLOsETED WITH HANNA.
Callers On the National Republica
Chairman. 4

CLEVELAND. Ohio. December 3O.-Na-
donai Republican Committeeman Henry L.
wilson OF Warrington was q visitor at the
ONCE OF Chairman n. A. Hanna today. He
came. It was stated. to discuss matters per-
tanning to the national committee with the
chairman.
General 1cCook returned to Cleveland
from Canton last night. and was closeted
wlen M. Hanna for . brief time today.
Evening star., 1896-12-30
Bishop spnuIdi.g a Co-Trustee.

NEW YORK, December 3O.-Justice Pry-
or today appointed Bishop Spaulding of
Peoria, Ill. co-trustee with the United
States Trust Company under the will of
VIM. 8. Caldwell for the benefit of Mary
Eliza Breckenridge Won Zedtwitz, formerly
Miss Caldwell Of Washington, D. C.
Evening star., 1896-12-30
SEARCHING THE BERMUDA.

"NfH-NnUWn St0umeF SuBD6Cte0
of Ff1ibusterinK Intentions.
NEW YORK. December 3O.-The steamer
Bermuda, known in connection with al
legged filibustering expeditions to Cuba, was
searched by United States revenue officer
as she lay off Liberty Island today.
Last night the Bermuda took coal and
provisions on board, and today she shipped
crew of twenty-five men. The revenue
cutter Manhattan Is prepared to accom-
pany the steamer to the three-mile limit
when she goes to sea-
Evening star., 1896-12-30
The Star Almanac.

The Evening Star Almanac for 's7 il now
ready, To be had at The Star oi,oe, at
news stands or sent by mail upon receipt
Of price-25 cents.
Evening star., 1896-12-30
DECIDED AGAINST VENEZUELA.
The Swiss President Awards $50, ,OM
to n French Claimant.

BERNE, December 3n.-A Frenchman
named Fabianis lodged a claim for i6.oD.-
600 francs (s9. 200 0O0) some time ago against
Venezuela, on account of a denial of just
ice by the Venezuelan courts. The matter
was eventually submitted to the arbitra-
ton of the president of the Swiss republic
who. it is now announced. has awarded
Fabianis the sum of 100000 francs
(SSfD Hs)
Evening star., 1896-12-30
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

and the lowest ard the closing prices OF the
New York stock market To-Day. as reported
by Corson & Mccartney members New
york stock exchange. Correspondents,
Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 50 Broadway.
Evening star., 1896-12-30
Grain and Cotton markets.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co., 1921 F
street. members New York stock exchange,
correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, THAI
mann & Co.. New York.
Evening star., 1896-12-30
Mckinley. Inauguration Suit

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
CLEVELAND. Ohio. December 3O.-Maj.
Mckinley's tailor in this city has received
his order for the inaugural suit The cloth
Is woven especially for the occasion. The
wool will be American grown and no more
VIII be woven than will suffice for the suit
Inc cloth Will be sent to the majors tailor
here at once. 1t will be single weaving.
Evening star., 1896-12-30
Resfxnatien Accepted.

AceeRte0.
The President has accepted the resiena-
tton Of First Lieut.. Frederick Wooley. 10th
Infantry.
Evening star., 1896-12-30
Government Bonds

Quotations reported by Corson & Macart
ney, bankers.
Evening star., 1896-12-30
Mr.. ThuRbeR's Argument,

! Francis b. Thurber OF New York in an
argument for sugar protection from the
distributor standpoint, said that no pre-
duct was sold 30 extensively In which there
was such small profit. estimated by him
at oEe-eighth Of enc cent per pound. He
said that In France and Germany the great
Evening star., 1896-12-30
What They Ask.

The cane growers asked: ~
First. that specific duties dependent on
both polariscopic test and color STANDARD
be imposed In lieu Of ad valorem duties.
Second. that commencing with ]. 40 cents
for sugar testing IS and under 16 Dutch
standard the rate be proportionately in
creased.
Third. that duties equal to export boun-
ties be imposed to Offset them.
Fourth, proportionate duty on mo-
lasses.
Fifth. that the rew law have effect from
the passage Of the act
Sixth. that reciprocity treaties, II adopt-
ed. be without injury to the domestic su-
gar industry. on lines which recognize the
overshadowfng Importance Of developing
sugar production In the United States and
by such methods As insure q protection
equivalent to that suggested.
Evening star., 1896-12-30

Building permits have been granted as
follows: Maryland Barnes. erect two two
story brick dwellings. 141S and 1920 South
Carolina avenue southeast, 81 900; James
Gordon Saunders. repair and enlarge 921
4th street northeast, $50.
Evening star., 1896-12-30

The score up to last evening was as fol-
lows:
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DeWitt's Little Early Risers,
This, famous little pills.
Letter Comes For President Monro

In the White House mail the other
morning was IA letter addressed I His
Excellency James Monroe, President of
the L. s. 1t came from British Glli-
n and contained an argent request #
the autograph of the author of the IA
O doctrine against foreign encroach-
ment III the American continent. The
writer is a Venezuelan resident of Er:t
ish Guiana, who evidently expects GcrAt
things of President Monroe" III tie
territorial dispute between Great BritaH'
and Venezuela Washington Star.
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NOT SETTLED YET.
Republicans Claim 260 Electoral Votes
for Mckinley National Returns
and Returns on State
Amendments.

Special dispatch to The Daily Leader.
ST. PAUL, Nov. 5, 3:l5 p. m.-Re-
turns up TO the present hour make it al
most certain that the republicans will
have 264 votes in the electoral college,
and possibly more. South Dakota, Ken
lucky, Wyoming are still doubtful. In
diana's latest returns show McKinley's
plurality to be $4,000. California goes
10000 for Mckinley. Washington is
apparently for Bryan beyond doubt,
Mckinley carried Oregon. Kansas gave
Bryan about 1900. The chairman of
the congressional committee claims 2OC
republican congressman.
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So MI. Gilman Brown, o! 81 Mill St.
South Gardener, Mass, was told by the
doctors. HIS son had Lung tro uble
following Typhoid Malaria, and he spent
three hundred and seventy five dollars
with doctors, who finally gave him up.
saying: "Your boy o live a month"
He tried DR.. Kings New Discovery and
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DO wiped cut. TIE dispatch from Aber-
deem says that the populist county and
Legislative tickets are elected and that
the Bryan electors will have over 200
majority IN the county.
Eight precints in Moody county give
Bryan 1lS majority and he will carry the
county by 200.
Though Mitchell gave Mckinley IA
majority Of lO3, Bryan will carry Davis
ON county. it is said, by 80 or IS votes.
The congressman will stand the same,
but the gold republican Legislative ticket
it is claimed will be elected.
Pierre dispatches report Bryan gains
in Hughes county and the estimate was
for a republican majority OF half the
former size. Three precincts in Stanley
county which gave a republican MAORI
ty two years ago give Bryan 1l3, McKln-
ley IS.
A Deadwood dispatch says Bryan will
carry Lawrence county by at least 400
majority.
Miller gives Mckinley -, BRYAN So, a
republican loss from two years ago.
A Yankton dispatch claims South Da-
kota safely republican. This is doubt
less colored by the local influence of the
, state republican committee.
Bon Homme county will cut down her
former large majority to 30.
Candidate Rlngsrud in his own town
is reported 100 behind his competitor
Andy Lee, and it is thought Union
county entire Will go for Bryan.
Chairman Elliott claims the state by
1000 while Chairman Bowler OF the
democratic committee claims it for Bry
a by 6,OOO. Other republican mana
gers calm the state for Mckinley by
1900. In the meantime Chairman Esta
brook OF the populist state committed
keeps on saving wood and receiving the
large silver vote.
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One Minute Cough Cure, cures,
That Is what 1t was made for.
Personal.

FREE-G4-page medical reference book
to any person afflicted with any special,
chrome or DELICATE disease peculiar to
their sex. Address the leading
physicians and surgeons of the United
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Bulletins from Omaha this afternoon
state hat Omaha and Douglass county
complete give Mckinley 1884 and Bry-
an 1l,773. The Omaha Bee rep, con-
cedes Nebraska to Bryan by from five to
six thousand and says Strobe and Mer-
Ger are the only two republican congress
men elected in that state and that the
f%usionists would have ~%two-thirds of
each branch Of the legislature. The
World-Herald claims Bryan CARR 8 the
state Of Nebraska by 10000.
Incomplete returns from all but four
counties in the state OF Washington give
Mckinley 24,409 aud Bryan a,646.
Oregon complete all but six small
counties gives Mckinley 3S,9l1 and Bry.
an 1882.
A Chicago dispatch says kentucky
returns supposed to be nearly correct
from 100 counties out Of 119 give Bryan
a plurality Of 544. OF the 10 missing
counties seven gave a democratic MAJOR.
ity Of . 200 and twelve gave a republican
majority OF 5,40H in 1895.
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THURSDAY. NOV. 5. 1896.

Local Time nh,e.
Chicago. Milwaukee 81 ~. Paul Pathway, whtrh
;ook effect, sunday, Sept q, 1856:
TRAINS GOING EAST.
Passenger, No. !, departs II 20 n. M.
Freight, No. as, departs f:45 n. M.
Freight, No. "a, departs 7:30 p. m.
TRAINS come WEST.
Nay freight, No. -, departs 4:l5 p m.
TRAINS FROM THE EAST.
Passenger, No. 1, arrives 100 p. NJ,
Freight. No. as, arrives = .b y. m.
Freight No. 70, arrives 4:i5 n. m.
TRAINS FROM TAE WEST.
Freight, No. W, arrives 10 40 u. m.
All the above trains carry paseengcrs: ont
:reights only when passengers are provided with
ticketA.
Passenger trains going east make connection
II Egan for all points south.
MADISON Il BRIeroL LINE.
Passenger going north. departs li:3) a. m.
Passenger from north arrives, 2 AS p. IN.
II. X. Wool. Local Agent.
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The result of the election in South
Dakotn is awaited with much interest
by our local politicians as many have
money put up OF the outcome. The IN
dications, however, are very favorable
for a Bryan victory when all the pre-
cincts are heard from. The earlier re.
ports as We sum them up from yester-
days dispatches give Mckinley d slight
lead, but these have a large proportion
of city precincts in them and hence the
strongest Mckinley votes. Had the sit.
uation yesterday morning in Lake coun-
ty, with less than half the returns in,
been sized up by a republican or one un-
acquainted with the populist poll of the
county, he would have said it was "a
vorable for Mckinley although the re.
publicans had been losing. The large
increase in the total vote was an element
which did not enter into the calculations
and is upsetting the figures Of the poll.
ticians.
A complete count Of Aberdeen city
for instance, gives Mckinley 469, Bryan
40S, a republican loss Of ITO votes though
a small majority for Mckinley. With
an increase Of nearly 100 votes in the city
Of Madison, the majority was less thar
100 though formerly it has been abou,
$50, showing a heavy falling of in the
gold republican vote. When this per
centage is carried out into the country
precincts it will be how the McK,n
ley ~majorities Of the earlier reports viii
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The returns Of the vote in this
county on the proposed amendments are
very meager as yet, only nine precincts
having reported unofficially any vote on
these subjects. The precincts furnish
iEg returns are the FIRST, Second and
Third wards Of Madison, Winfred, Le-
roy, Clarno, Wentworth township,
Badus and Summit. The total vote of
these precincts is about 935. OF this
number, 761 voted on the prohibition
amendment, 337, "Yes;" 424, NO." being
a majority thus far of II against repeal
of the p%rohibitory clause In our consti-
tuition. Repeal has doubtless carried IN
this county; all that has saved it thusfar
from carrying being the three wards in
this city. This argues strongly that re,
peal will carry throughout the state.
On the first amendment, to increase
limit Of taxation for Artesian we'll pur.
poses these nine precincts gave 800 votes
in favor OF increase and oil against, all
precincts giving a majority in favor OF
the amendment. This argues it will car
ry throughout the the state.
The second amendment to create 6
single board of regents for our state edu
c~ational institutions was carried in these
precincts by a vote of 352 to 2O3. AL
precincts voting in favor of it.
The proposed amendment against
monopoliss was carried ty the largest
majority of cll-471 to 1872, in these min.
precincts, all giving majorities for it.
In the Second commissioner district
Chas. Bingham had 38l and John Wake,
800, being q majority of rs for Bingham.
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THE CITY.
LOCAL BRE.VITiES.

Ludwig Mask and Herman Matzke
returned to Chicago for the winter.
Weather report: Snow to-night and
Friday. Colder central and west por-
tions to, night. Much colder Friday.
Mrs. Wesley Hill took her departure
to-day for Oberlin, Ohio, where she will
spend a month or two with her brother.
Mrs. Chas. B. Kennedy and mother de,
parted for Bradley, ILL.,, where the latter
will spend the winter with Mrs. VIM.
Kennedy and the former make q short
visit.
Ralph Doescher who has been lying
sick with typhoid fever for three or
four weeks, on the Jacobs place, died
this afternoon. He VAS a single man, %
years Of age.
Sunday, November 9Th, at Z a. M.
sharp, The three Young peoples societies
of this city will hold a prayer meeting at
the Presbyterian church and offer prayer
IN behalf of the prosecuted Armenians.
CuDlSCb- l. hllul uIuS5S uuUO bouIu.
All members Of the Methodist church
and congregation are cordially invited to
attend the service and social to be held
this evening. Prayer meeting begins at
1880, sharp, continuing for As minutes,
followed by a short business session and
80 oial. A light lunch will be eerved free.
Come. X
Ensign Berriman of the Salvation Ar.
my arrived this evening from Sioux
Falls, accompanied by three ladies, to
commence their work in this city
Tnompson's hall has been secured as
barracks and the first meeting will be
held this evening. These worthy work,
ers will be entertained among the mem
bers OF the different churches until they
have completed provisions for their own
accommodation. Success to them
among Us.
II. A. Davis, chairman OF the board oil
county commissioners has spent q couple
Of days at the court house receiving the
sealed returns, ballot boxes and keys
from the several voting precincts al
brought in by the special messengers OF
the boards of election. This is the first
time this has been done, the keys having
formerly been left with the auditor, but
as the law requires it this way MI. Davli
Is faithfully performing his duty in this
respect as he has done in every othe1
where publicly placed.
Regular meeting OF Madison Lodge
A. o. U. W. Tuesday evening was ad
iournod until Friday avanipo nj Mi,
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Attention

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Cures plies, Scalds, Burns.
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Lilly White buckwheat flour.
PETER MARQUART.
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The republican state ticket ran two or
three votes ahead of it's electoral ticket
in the wards of the city, but in the
country precincts they ran about the
same.
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Those wishing repairing, upholstering
or finishing I've of furniture, cheap and
we'll done, please drop me a card and
Will look after 1t, yours, j. II. ROBERTS.
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Two good girls wanted enquire at the
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Regular meeting of Madison Lodge,
A. o. U. w. Tuesday evening was adj
journed until Friday evening of this
week in Masonic hall. Members please
take notice. HENRY NELL, Nj. w.