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At a. Ross q Co.'S pooIrooms, Wash
ington, Yolo County, horses, jockeys
and weights of the San Francisco races
are posted daily. A minute description
of each race as it occurs is given at FOG
x street Sacramento
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Christmas Gifts

Finest ground concave and convex
lenses, scientifically adjusted, SO 80.
Gold eye glass frames, So My motto
is, Everyone to their profession, and
conscientious treatment to ALL F. de
Wolfe Hennah, Masonic Temple.
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General admission and reserved seat
tickets for the Johnson-van Buskirk
fight, December 11th. may be had at
Phillips & Haub's, SIC street.
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Civil Service Examination.

The United States Civil Service Com
mission will hold an examination at the
Postoffice In this city. commencing at
10 q. m. on December q, 1896. to es-
tablish a register of eligibles from
which ceftifcations may be made for
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Finest ground concave and convex
lenses. mounted in solid nickel frames.
81 %. Gold eye glass frames, So. f.
de Wolfe Hennah, Masonic Temple.
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To Cure Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money If il
fails to cure. 25c.
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For the finest home made bread and
cakes in the city. so to The Pacific
Grove Bakery, S23 j street.
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Sacramento DeIicatessen, cafe, oyster
and lunch parlors in connection. Oys-
ters in every style; lunch at any hour. 8
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The Big Four.

Steinway, Emerson, Gabler and Lud-
wig pianos for sale at Pommer's Music
Store, No. ST j street.
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Frank Wickwire has removed his har-
ress shop to ll14 Second ST.. X and L.*
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Call and get our prices on stoves. NJ
Hirsch, 1913 and 1915 j street.
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Drop. Drop. Drop.

Please note reduction in all hog prod
ucts, wholesale and retail. Mohr &
Yoerk.
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Rich fruit cake or an old-fashioned
mince pie at New Model Bakery, 10 j. .
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Buy your heating stoves and ranges
from Miller Bros, 111G street.
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Lodging house, Il rooms, and saloon
for sale cheap. See Sherburn. 323 K. q
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
.S364,30S so

vehicles-Baker & Hamilton-Hardware.
Carts, Buggies. Carriages. Phaetons. Balm
Farm and Header wagons, Wholesale
KENT BROS. 1oI7 Third street, for car
riages, buggies, rigs of all kinds at short
notice. Telephones-New. 215: Old. 5lI.
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DR.. T. Wah Hing has removed to 7O7
J street. Capital TEL. %.
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DR.. Weldon. SOC street, extracts
teeth without pain: local anaesthetic.
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celebrated and much sung of feline pet
you know the lines-'The cat came
back
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The City'S Finances.

Following is the report of City Auditor
Young for the week ending Saturday, De-
cember 9TH:
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At the Saturday Club on the after
noon of the 2Sth ult, choice pro-
grannne of the works of French COM
posers was rendered, which was unu-
sually quaint and interesting. Saint
Saens, Gounod, Verdi GODDARD, Cham
made, Vieux Temps and Boieldieu were
represented
The evening times., 1896-11-27
WIRE BRIEFS.

st. Bernard dog attacked a baby In
Brooklyn, and tore the chiid's scalp nearly
off.
Louis Eiseman committed Suicide at Dub
lin. va. on Wednesday, by shooting him
self through the head
one thousand miuue pies Were distribute. d
among the inmates of y ew York city prisons
by Miss Phoebe a. Wright.
Michael Trainor Jumped into a tub of tor
pedoes in Brooklyn factory, causing an
explosion, IN which he was terribly burned
a dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company. in London. says that the Emperor
OF Austria will visit the cZar in st. Peters
burg III January.
Henry harindn, a young farmer living
near Cum berl aud, Md, was insta ntIy y
Killed by train while attempting to
drive across the track.
Pauline Hall, the comic opera prima
donna, testified in New York court that
al Of the operas In which she starred under
her husbands management were failures.
At Huntington. W. Va, CLYDE Faga, a
10Y twelve years old. was giving an iInita-
ton "Wednesday evening of Hon W j.
Bryan. from the platform where Bryan
spoke when here in October. for the bene-
fit OF an audience of children, when ne fell
off 10 the ground, alighting on his head
and iracturing his skull. He died yester-
day afternoon.
Because n ell johnson paid attention to
ms sweeth cart John Quick boarded a
Coast Line train at Norfolk, Va, last
night. and went to Hope Mills to shoot his
nyai. Finding him at the depot, he at
tackled him at once. and when James Scott,
mutual friend OF the parties attempted
to interfere. Quick drew his uistol aud
began firing. johnson escaped with a
slight scalp wound, but Scott. the peace
maker. was shot In the back and fatally
injured.
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Our Wheat SunnlY.

Editor Times According oour gov
ernment's report, we have 423,OOO, 900
bushels of wheat Product on for / S96 Our
surplus on hand was 120, 600 bush
els. making total Of 543, 600, 900 bushels
at the closr Of the harvest II VIII require
10000 600 bushels for seed, and the Corn
Review, Of London, says that II 900 600
bushels per month will be needed from this
country for SIX IN onthS TO supply the foreign
demand, and this will amount to 81 000, 900
bushels. Now, if we take he foreign de-
mand and the seed supply from our total of
wheat on hand at the close of the harvest.
1t will leave the sum of 3S1 900 900 BUSH
els for home consumption in this country.
Dividing this amount OF bushels by the
number of inhabitant and this will allow
about five and one-haif bushels for one
year per capita.
Allowing forty pounds of flour to each
bushels oi wheat, this would give 30 pounds
OF flour to each man, woman and child in
this country for 365 days, a small per cent
over one-half Il pound of flour to each per
son daily. This is truly n very small al
lowance, III we pause to think 1t NAV
then be taken for granted that our surplus
OF wheat for last year must certainly dis
appear, and, unless the residue is cornercd
for a high advance, we shall find ,ur-
selves with small supply on hand at the
close of tie year. and with wheat advanc-
ing and flour foil owing suit
DAVID s. COPELAND.
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CHESTNUT BURR SMASHED.
story of a Secret Meeting of the Ii.
brary Committee Erroneous.

1t was enormously stated by a local
paper that the committee of Congress
which is discussing the opening of the new
Congressional Library held secret meet
ing Yesterday, in which 1T was decided not
to investigate the accounts of Librarian
Spofford.
1t is true that Mr.. Spoffords accounts
will not be investigated, for the reason
that the $50. 900 discrepancy has already
been thoroughly Investigated. 1t was by
the Treasury Department year ago, and
the measure of Mr.. Spofford's responsibility y
has been understood since that time by
every member of Congress or other person
Interested. If Congress, upon the report
of the matter by the Treasury officials,
had found any reason to make further in
Quiry it would for obvious reasons have
taken up the subject at once.
As matter of fact, the meeting of The
committee yesterday was a continuous
session, from IL a. IN. to 2:45 u. m,
and the doors were open to every caller
while the committee was in its room, and
the rest of the time was spent inspecting
the new building.
Mr.. Harmer left the committee for PhiIa-
delphia, while it was still in session n its
room. about 11:i5 a. IN. If there had
been any call to decide any important
matter there was no reason why it Shtald
not have been done before Mr. Harmer
left
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PAYMENT
SHOULD BE
ENFORCED.

| hAthb VI p'lNpiidi
| taxes excmpts them from pa wing the license
dues though it is difficult to see why they
| should stand upon different focting than
| the owners of hacks, OnInibuscs or other
vehicles. Tho latter have to pay personal
taxes on their wagons, carriages, horses
| and harness. If these exceed in value the
| amount exempted by Jaw and they are also
required to pay a license tax for each and
| all of them. They enjoy no franchise like
| the street car companies, and no goodrcason
can be given, therefore, why the latter
should be still further favored by the re-
mission Of the license tax.
Unfortunately, the whole subject is now
SO tangled up through court decisions and
otherwise that it will require Congress
SIGNAL action to straighten it out. There
must be either a simple enactment manda-
tory upon the delinquent roads, or the
granting of any further favOrs they ma y
ask must be IN ade conditional upon the
discharge of their indebt tedneSs to the
District. The railway companies here point
10 the requirement that they have to keep
the space between the rails and two feet
o. either side paved and in repair as a sat
isfaction Of the franchise granted them.
Compared, however. with what companies
in other cities have to do. this is a very
small matter. In Buffalo. for instance, the
street car companies not only have to pay
into the city treasury a certain percentage
of their gross receipts, but have to main
tain the pavemcnts of the streets through
hicil they run, from curb to curb Sim
liar exactions are made in other cities
Unusual consideration has always been
shown the Washington street railway conl-
panies. but it cannot be said that they have
shown themselves particularly appreciative,
They have found the evasion of their lawful
obligations usually an easy matter, and
viii probably continue TO ignore them TN
iii Congress puts the screws upon them.
The evening times., 1896-11-27
Morning Arrivals.

ARLINGTON J. Mcmillan ant
wife, Brooklyn; James Tolman and Alfred
Bishop Mason, New Y ork.
EBBITT--John @. Thomas, Rushville.
lad: John u. Watson. Phoenix, AIiz.: F
r. Rice, st. Louis; C. G. Kennedy, Dayton
Ohio.
METROPOLITAN-C. W. Sutcliffe, Phil
adelphia; l.. w. Sanders, North Carolina;
Connolly F. Trigg, Abingdon, Va; c. NJ.
Swift and wife. Pittsburg: II. B. Day, New
York; F. F. Jenning. Baltimore.
NATIONALLY eter Crichton and wife,
Petersburg, Va; Charles b. Clover, Boston;
d. W. Seiyer, Rochester.
RALEIGH-w. L. Botsford Los Angeles,
Cal; C. Il. Unger. Berkeley Springs; Louis
S. Squire, New York; William A. Knowl-
ton, Boston; K. A. Denny, Georgia
RIGGS-Dr r. E. L. Benford, Bummich,
Ga; Hon. Joseph ID. Sayers and wife,
Texas.
ST JAMES Charles Ford Cook, Brook
lyn: Or. Hugh Ferguson. Boston; F A
Mills, Lawrence. Mass. c. W. Shaw and
wife, Haverhill. Mass; &. Nostrand and
wife, New York
wILLARD-Laurence Elkin, Boston; viii
liam Ii. eraser, Troy, n. Y: John T Arm
strong and wife, New York.
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THE HOTELS.
Last Night s Arrivals.

ARLINGToN-F. NJ. Goble and Clarence
Wordsworth, New York; j: I. Levi, fateI-
son. y. j.; Joseph Ferigo. Baltlm9re; John
Parkersburg, W. Va.
EBBITT-Mr and Mrs. Stokes, New Y York:
Frank E Harris, U. 5. a.. Fort Monroe.
Thomas R. King and wife, Jersey CITY;
Charles W. Duff, Baltimore.
METRoPOLITAN-Mr and Mrs. d. j.
Gracey, Atlanta, Ga; W. L. Sutton, To-
ronto; Robert Grain, Maryland; j Bald
win, Raleigh, N Z.
NATIoNAL-Hon. R. T. Van Horn Of
Missouri; j. c. Ferris, Carthage, Ill; W.
Z. Schsaf and wife. Lebanon, Pa; c. p.
parr, Addison, W. Va: Mr. and Mrs. T.
II. Gertaneer, Newark. N. j.; c: II. Myers,
mlngton, Del
RALEIGH-Mr and Mrs. c. c. Roth, jr.,
Cincinnati. Ohio: Gen. z, I; Einson; Hunt
", Va: W. j. CLANCY, New York; E. F.
Kent, Providence, r. l.: Henry B. Rice,
Boston; Theodore Homer and wife, Old
Point. Va: II: R. Green and DR.. c. s. Carter,
Warrenton, va.
RIGGs-J. K. Hickey and wife, St Louis;
F. W. Brooks, New York; Thomas a.
Davis, Orange, n. j.; j. D. Hall, New
York; ]. Winterschen, Jersey City; Frank
:. Thomas, Baltimore.
sets: Robert A. Smith, Rochester, n. Y;
James Henley, Melbourne, Australia: E.
A. Sparreil, Boston; Uzal Hull, Newton Nj.
SHOREHAM-M. Erskine Miller, Virgin
ia; Mrs. Ross Johnston, London: Dr. j. f.
Cook, Cleveland; Edward Wells and wife,
burlington Vt: r. W. Gates, John Stuart
and A. G. Ramsey, Hamilton, Ont; Mr..
and Mrs. a. Il. Chaplin. Holyoke, Mass.
WILLARn'S-W. B. Roardman, Tacoma.
Wash; Charles ID. Barette. New York;
f. c. Jones and wife. McAfee. N. j.; W.
l.. New and wife, Portsmouth, Va.
wELLINGTON-Mr and Mrs. Frank b.
Bucknam, New York; c. James Ferguson,
Winchester, Va.
The evening times., 1896-11-27
TESTING A FIRE ENGINE.
New Beauty of No. 5 Company Be
haves Very Commercially.

Persons passing the Capitol this morn
ing got the idea that the historic nile
was on fire.
trously putting smoke upward and two
through which a thick stream of water
was shot high in air.
1t was. however, simply a test Of the
lew engine to be used by No. company,
conducted by Chief aPrris and several
of bis men
The arch of water in the air made
very pretty sight, particularly when tt
sun shone upon it causing rainbow
to rise from the diamond-like drops as
they fell.
A crowd gathered and watched the
test with as great interest as if they were
at fire.
The asphal.-covercd space is favored
by the fire department for this purpose, a S
it is little travelled, far from the crow dis
who gather at the sound of a putting
engine and safe from interference by
vehicles.
The engine was connected with the tg
cistern in the center of the street space,
which is supplied with water from the
Soldiers Home spring. The new beauty
is of the secondclass, vertical, with double
pump and a capacity of 200 gallons
minute. 1t can stand steam pressure
of $50 pounds. and cost $4,000.
The chiefs third assistant stated that
the engine was behaving admirably, held
her steam well, and could throw a stream
of water lie feet long through 400 feet
of hose.
The evening times., 1896-11-27
LUNGS CHOKED WITH GAS
Robert Miller Dies at Hospital From
Effects of Asphyxiation.
Since Last Monday, When He
Was Found in His Room.

Robert Miller, the marketman, who was
brought to the Emergency Hospital last
Monday, having been asphyxiated by gas,
died at $50 O'Clock this morning.
Mr.. Miller, who was fifty-five years old,
lived with his son, a druggist. at No. 1900
Twentieth street northwest. He was asleep
in his room last Monday afternoon, when,
IT is claimed, the flame in the gas stove in
some manner became extinguished, allow
ing the fumes to escape.
When Mr.. MilleT's son ope ned the d oor 10
awaken his father he found him lying on
the bed unconscious, with the room full OF
gas.
The patient was hurried to the Emergen-
cy Hospital. where the doctors tried every
expedient to restore him to consciousness
AT no time since he was brought o the hos
pital. however, has he fully recovered his
senses, and yesterday it became evident
that his strength was gradually falling
and that he would die as a result of the
accident.
The Lody is now lying in the m orgue Of
the hospital, where it will remain until the
coroner, who has been notified, is card
from.
The evening times., 1896-11-27
ON THE FORCE.

Patrol Driver J. J. Flavin, of the Sec
ond, is on his annual leave.
Private j. A. Hall, of the Georgetown
precinct, is Oh sick report.
Policeman james II. Tayman, wagon
officer at No. l, is on leave for three da Us.
Veteran Policeman L. B. Hatha way, of
the Twelfth street station, is reported
to be seriously ill at his home.
Policeman William r. Reynolds, who has
been suffering with an acute attack of
rheumatism for over five weeks, is inn
proving. He was able to visit cad
quarters this morning.
The sick list ut No. 8 is blank today.
These officers, however. are on leave:
George Kelley, William Mcdonnell, j ;.
ID. Hanze. C H. Brernmerman, H. C. Hile,
rra-'ns speer, R. L. Carroll and W. B.
Dorsett.
The evening times., 1896-11-27
SIX ROBBERIES REPORTED,
Thanksgiving Day Seems to Have
Hnen Observed hY the CrnokS

Thanksgiving Day Seems to Have
Been Observed by the Crooks.
Two cases Of houSebTeaking III the night
and four ether robberics We're reported to
Inspector Hollinbergcr today.
Second-story burglars entered the house
of Thomas Wilcox, No. "a Tenth street
northw est, last night, by climbing to a
window and raising a sash. After ran
sacking the place, the thieves left through
downstairs door, carrying with them
$21 50 in money, Il razor, pair of gold studs,
child's gold bracelet, gold Masonic pin,
lot of handkerChiefs and other minor ar.i-
clcS.
Housebreakers entered the barber shop
of W. w. Walker, No. 320S II street George
town, and got away with nine razors, two
pairs of clippers, two pairs of shears, and
u comb.
a lap robe and whip were stolen from
the buggy of Thomas P. Baldwin, at the
Brightwood Driving Park.
DR.. Deveraux, residing at No. 141O
Eighth street northwest, reports stolen
from his bicycle search light.
A black leather-covercd cushion was
stolen from one of the Central Express
Company's wagons, and an earthen um-
brella jar from the vestibulc of Mrs. Min.
ME Villers' residence, No. 1924 L street
northwest.
The evening times., 1896-11-27
HIS DANGEROUS PITCHFORK
For WELDING 1t Taylor Got SO or
Thirty DAYS Before Judge Miller.

The wife OF Henry Taylor an aged col
ored man, ran into the Eighth precinct po-
lice station last evening and stated that
her husband had attempted Co kill her The
woman's head was cut and she was
bleeding profusely.
Lieut.. Gessford sent Policeman James
II. Houser to investigate the matter. He
found Taylor in a stable on Eighth street,
Grant avenue.
When the bluecoat appeared, the sight
enraged the colored man, who was under
the influence of liquor. He seized pitch
fork and charged upon Houser.
The officer parried the direct thrust with
his baton and captured Taylor after a
struggle.
In Judge Miller's police court this fore
noon the pitchfork wielder was charged
with assaulting Patrolman Houser. He
was fined $40 OF thirty days in Jail,
The evening times., 1896-11-27
SERIOUSLY fROUGHF FUNNY,
OFF Els GUARD.

1t was the 999th round of the famous
match between the two greatest pugilists
of the day.
Boti: mems throats We're parched Their
vocal organs quivered umier the awful strain
Of invective ard repartee.
Nerving himseiffor a iaSteffort the cham
p!Gn led for an opening.
II wisht I'd been President of de United
States" he said.
Wat EN-" responded his opponent.
entirely off his guasd.
Den me mug mil be on postage stamp
and yuh NIT licE me.
Ii was knock-out blow. He's the cham
pion yet.
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won By A HAIR.

The score was tied in the second lalf
and the other side had the ball near the
center of the field.
Suddenly the fuilback ran behind the
goal to the grand stand, where Choilie
Noodle was bending over excitedly watch
ing the game.
The enemy saw the fullback's move and
made desperate Sattrempt to head him
off, but it was too late.
''TouchdOwnl"sh cried, pulling a few
soft hairs from Chollie's mustache to prove
the play.
And the game was Won.
The evening times., 1896-11-27

Policeman McNamee Broke Up q
Fight in Very Short Order.


As Policeman Thomas McNamee was
patroliing his beat in the vicinity of the
Government Printing Office last eveIing,
he heard cries of Fight"
Running to the corner of North Capitol
and II street, opposite Uncle Sans big
print shop he found Il white man and a
colored man engaged in a lively scrap
ping match He seized both, and led them
to the patrol box.
While turnngin for the "hurry-up wagon,
the white man broke away and ran through
a nearby alley, with the patrolnan at his
heels. The colored man, in the me antime,
walked away The runner was finally
captured, after an exciting chase.
He gave his name as William Meghcr,
an employe of the Government Printing
Office. The colored man, James SMALL
wood. Is also employed in that Institution.
In the police court this morning MeGher
forfeited his collateral, and a warrant
was issued for the colored pugilist.
The evening times., 1896-11-27
A PLEA Fer The LowLY,

oh. pray on. Armenian martyr,
Oh, slay on. ye Sultan folk,
For the funny man did bartyr
His Thanksgiving Turkey jolk
The evening times., 1896-11-27
Cold Wave Coming.

clothing given by H Friedlander < Bro,
corner Ninth and F., are keeping their store
crowded these days In the face of an ap-
preaching cold spell, promised TO us, it
would be wise TO prepare and buy warm
clothing at the phenomenally low prices
offered by this enterprising firm.
The evening times., 1896-11-27
WEYLER'S
CORN
DECREE.

az
make his mark on the editorial desk of
some flourising comic weekly. The gen.
eral is joker.
This may have been suspected for some
time. 1t was really q bon mot when he
returned to Havana and casually remarked
that he came back because it was ''too hot
in the hills 1t has been very warm
Il ere, according to last accounts, though
thu general did not say specifically wbeth-
er his remark applied To Maceo or the
theI mometer.
But his latest jest is the corn order
promulgated yesterday. In this tie general
PROV es himself a merry wag. Corn is ed
ible. Insurgents also sometimes eat. There
fore, corn is contraband of war. But this
is not all. The proposition on the face
of 1t might seem reasonable, and as the
captain general has supreme power in
Cuba he has the right to appropriate any
thing over which Gomez does not hap
pen to be standing guard with a detach-
ment of Mauser rifles.
But the captain general does not wish
to be arbitrary. So lie cloaks his little
jest at the farmers expense under the
guse Of serious business proposition.
He will buy the corn Of the farmers. 1t
does not matter whether the farmers want
tc sell. Especially it does not matter if
they do not want to sell to Spain. They
are ordered TO bring their corn and sell
it to the government at current market
rates, 20 cents n bushel."
Now corn was worth last week Just 30
cents in Havana, and was getting some
what scarce ut that. The price is adyanc-
ing and soon it may be well worth 40
cents in open market But the farmers
Of Pinar del Rio, of MatanzaS and the
province of Havana are ordered to trans
port it to the capital and sell it to the
modest general at 20 cents If after De
cen.ber 20 there is any corn found in the
country it will be oonfiScated as contra
band Of war.
Still this is not the end of tie generals
Usefulness. At present the Spanish gov
ernment is running its business in Cuba on
Il gold basis. That is, the paper notes, IL
matters not that hey are somewhat bel wv
par, are gold notes. The faith of Spain,
whatever that may be worth, is pledged for
tier re mption in gold at Some far distant.
but much happier time, when fiofuAz and
Maceo have died of old age, nd the Cuban
rebellion expired of inertia. The chances
are that good many farmers will make
violent efforts to sell their corn before
December 20, rather than have it cunfis
Gated. Thus Gen. Weylcr will have to open
up his war chest and disburse gold notes in
Quantities.
AT this crucial moment he is struck by
scheme. He calls in the gold rotes
and announces an issue OF $50 900 ,OCO in
silver notes To replace them. This is the
material in which the Cuban farmers will
get 20 cents a bushel for their corn.
Decidedly, Gen. Wcyler is a joker. He
is practical joker, for he is u finan,irr.
T HE refusal of the Capital Traction and
Metropolitan Street Railway Com
panies to pay their arrears of flicense taxes,
The evening times., 1896-11-27
Egypt Free of Cholera.

Consul General Frederick c. Penfield, at
Cairo, Egypt. under date of the 9th instant.
Informed the Marine Hospital Service
through the State Department that Egypt
had been officially declared free of cholera
Not a case had been reported in the ten
days prior to the date on which he wrote.
The evening times., 1896-11-27
'or a bucket Book Bripade

Editor Times: Why not advise Congress
man Quigg to employ Loco of the urnem-
ployed in this city as a bucket brigade to
convey in baskets the books to the new
library? Ten watchers would see that
Lo books would be lost This would be
economical and speedy.
UNEMPLOYED
The evening times., 1896-11-27
An Old VERSE APPLIED.

Lives of cashiers all remind us
We should catch the train in time,
And, departing. leave behind US
Footprints toward the boundary line.