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The evening times., 1896-12-30
Danger in Delay.

The present Congress has only IA little
time left and an attempt to provide for an
extension to Mount Pleasant probably
would Kill the present bill and deprive the
people Of Washington Heights for a year
or two Of the transit facilities To which
they are entitled"
Senator Mcmillan said IN reply toa Times
reporters questions that he did not think
the effort would now lee made tocXtcnd the
line efarthcrthanthci intersection of Columbia
road with Eighteenth street, as Indicated
in the bill. This was a. far as .he Metro
politan Company had Indicated desire to
20, and also as far aS the progress in build
ing up the section seemed to make proper.
Any further grant of franchise could be
taken up later.
In regard 10 the general problem of street
extension, he said it was doubtful whether
the matter could lee taken up this session,
hut it might he, il the Supreme Court should
render decision quite soon.
The evening times., 1896-12-30
MORE APPOINTMENTS MADE
Hon. Gardiner G. Hubbard Put on
Inaugural Reception Committee.
Designated Vice Chairman and Capt.
Michler Secretary-B. II. War
ner, Jr., on Floor Committee.

Chairman Bell OF the inaugural executive
committee, Secretary Brackett, Mr.. B. II.
Warner Of the civic committee, Col. l.
p. Wright of the public comfort committee
and number OF other leaders in the prep
aration for the ceremonies Of March were
busy at the headquarters in the Glover
Building during the morning.
The principal steps reported are in the
way OF appointments. Hon. Gardiner u.
Hubbard has been appointed by Gen. Miles
to be vice chairman of the reception com
mittee. and Capt. Michler has been named
as secretary OF the same committee. The
fitness of the choice in each case will be
generally recognized.
Mr. Hubbard S experience in such nsitters
gives his counsel the greatest value and
his word can hardly acquire additional
weight by any position OF authority; yet
1t was felt that 1t was proper to have the
name 20 TO tine person who would nat
urally exercise the influence.
Mr.. b. II! Warner. jr.. has been named a
member of the floor committee. This is
regarded as a fitting recognition of his
fathers services at the same time that his
own acquaintance and popularity will make
him very useful in the actual work OF the
occasion.
There will be meeting at 1:3O p. M,
today of the committee on street decora-
tons. Several other committees are also
assigned for the same time, but it is not
probable they will hold meetings. Indeed.
it is not certain that there will be full
gathering of the street decorations men.
After the holidays these weekly meetings
are expected to become regular, and mem
bers will attend promptly for business.
The committee nn fire. works and illunna
uons, NJ. /. Weller, chairman, and II X.
Beck, secretary, is considering plans for
street arches, etc, but will probably de
terinine upon little definitely till the money
is in hand, and the committee is Informed
what amuont will be appropriated to it.
meeting OF the committee will be held
Saturday, probably in the afternoon.
Messrs. Wight, Bryan and Webb Of the
committee on public order had confer
ence today with the Commissioners and
Major Moore of the police department. The
proceedings Were withheld from the press,
as the business was said To lie not OF
public character.
The evening times., 1896-12-30
GARBAGE CART SHAFT Erred.
Electric Car Ran Into II. SpilIing
Its ContentS.

A loaded, airtight Slop-car, exploded At
Four-and-a-hali street and Mclean avenue
southwest yesterday, when struck by el.c.
tric slr No. 4 Of the Metropolitan line.
The cart is the property Of the Warfield
Garbage Company. and was on its way 10
the garbage wharf with itsodorifcrpus cargo
when the car came spinning along and col
lided with IL. The vehicle was overturned
and wrecked and its driver, Frank Young
was thrown from his seat and slightly in
jurcd
The surrounding atmosphere was filled
with noNious odors, and the contents of the
cart were spread ovcrthe roadway. Resi-
dents Of the vicinity kept their doors and
windows closed. while the Fourth precinct
police superintendent the clearing away Of
the malOdurouS load.
The evening times., 1896-12-30
struck by an Engine.

Peter : hiel,lS had Il narrow escape from
being crushed to death beneath the wheels
OF locomotive last evening. He is EN-
pi"yed ~ the Baltimore ami Ohio gates cor
ner of First and II streets northeast, and
while Standin. near the tracks yard en-
GIne No. I3 came whiZZing along and struck
him Shields was tossed to the street
narrowly missing the track and received
several cuts on his head, besides being
badly shaken up. He was removed tfhis
hone, No. 2o9 l. street northeast, by
brother railroad men.
The evening times., 1896-12-30
Over 10000 People
Rescued from
Lives of Misery by
DIR. WALKER
lill Penn Ave. Adj. Wi.lArd's Hotel
In Five Years.

Ordinary affections, like CATARRH.
STOMACH TRuUB Err AND KID
NEY COMPLAINTS, BLOOD DISEASES,
RHEUMATISM, NEURALGIA. FEMALE
COMPLAINTS, &c., are cured almost
like magic by Dir. Walker. IL is in curing
those most serious diseases, like fARAL-
NERVOUS DEBILITY, BRAlS EXHAUS-
TlON, and many other forms OF nerve
disorders tnat the great and wonderous
skill of this most successful ph ysician is
pest made manifest.
The highest fee charged by DIR. Walker,
whether you have one or more diseases,
is 50 month. This includes all medicines.
Office hours, daily, 10 to B; Sundays,
10 to II; Monday. Wednesday, Thurs
day, and Saturday evenings, to &.
RS-CoNSULT ZION FREE "a
The evening times., 1896-12-30
BOTH LOCKED Up.
Two of the AsSa ilants of Contractor
Watts Under Arrest.

Joseph ID. Carroll and II. W Grey. the
young men who assaulted Contractor Will
lam S. Watts at his home. No. 221 Elm
street northwest, last night, are both locked
up at the street station. and will b,
brought before the police court tomorrow
morning.
Mr.. Watts presented a terrible appear
ance today as a result Of the beating he re-
Ceived. There are a number of dangerous
wounds on lis head, inflicted 10y the stone
held in the hands of one Of the assaiIants
and lie has other injuries, besides. His con
dition is critical.
The evening times., 1896-12-30
Sltll)1lt1AIle!B
94l Pa. Ave. N. w.
BALL OUT OF THE RACE.
Remaining Seven Began Their Daily
Spin-SneciaI Events Today.

ttluHiiuE seven btShu L htii DuAy
Spin-Special Events Today.
The race started at 2:15. Ball was not
able to take the track. Mr.. Towers said
Rail made no statement to him.
Teddy Hale will 60 an exhibition half
mile Immediately after the race at 1918.
After that at once Eddie Bail will try to
lower his own unpaced mile record.
Tom Linton will try to beat his own
worlds record of five miles iii twelve min
utes and six seconds, made here on Monday
night. Linton Will he paced 10y the great
English tandem racer.
At I:30 O'Clock this afternoon Eddie
Bald will go in To pace the racers for half
an hour. At 8 o'clock tonight Frank Albert
goes in to pace them for one hour.
George Ball stated later that he gave up
the contest on account OF i'll health
The remaining seven, at 2:l3, Waller in
the lead, followed ny Ashinger and Maddox.
went spinning about the course.
The evening times., 1896-12-30
LaSker heats SteiuifZ.

Moscow, Dec. 30.-The fourteenth game
of the Lasker- -Steinitz chess match. which
was begun on Monda ycvening and after an
adjournment was sconcludedearly this morn
ing, Il Roy Lopez, opened by the former,
was won'after fort moves 10y Lasker. The
score at present stands: Laskcr, s; Stein
itZ, .; drawn, 4.
The evening times., 1896-12-30
FED on SHADOW SOUP.
Fare of Inmates of New Jersey
pOOrhOuSes

a badly brcken-up old man, who said his
original home was in Baltimore, called at
the sanitary office today, and asked to bc
sent to the almshouse. The old fellow said
he was pennilesS, frendlcss, and had no
place where to lay his head.
II was in a poorhouse in New jersey
he said TO a Times man, but made my
escape to avoid being starved to death.
They fed Us on shadow soup, or mosquito
stew as some of the inmates termed the
stuff, and as result the place became a
freak museum, filled with living skele-
tons
He was furnished by Sanitary Officer
Frank with free passage to Baltimore.
The evening times., 1896-12-30
STREET EXTENSION AGAIN
Decision From the Supreme Court
Expected at an Early Date.
SENATOR McMILLAN'S VIEW
He Thinks the Metropolitan street
Railway Extension Will Not Go
Beyond Eighteenth street at This
Time-The Larger Problem May
he Taken Up Soon.

Chairman Mcmillan, of the Senate Dis
trict Committee, today received addi-
tional letters in regard to the proposed cx-
tension OF the Metropolitan street car
line.
With decision in the street extension
cases likely to be handed down by tn,
United States Supreme Court the whole
subject will be rcopencd during the re-
naming days of this session. The appro
pration bills are unusually well along. and
while there is not time for the revision
of the United States tariff. there may well
be for determining upon a plan for the ex-
tension Of Washington streets, especially
AZ the matter has already been very thor
oughly disc used.
Dr. Cecil French writes to Mr.. Mcmillan
as follows:
Extension Most Welcome.
Sir: Permit me to fully indorsc Mr.. d.
McPherson's letter relative to the ex,cn-
sion of tie Metropolitan line.
"As prope:ty-ho and one who has
built home the last summer in the Rose
mount subdivision, the extension OF the
line along Eighteenth street extended would
be on my part heartily welcome. Respect
fully, CECIL FRENCH, ID. vs.
Mr.. c. II. Merillat of the Associated Press,
takes the other side. He wants the bill us
IL is. He says.
The people in Washington Heights have
to large extent paid for the public i'm
provemcnts they ENJOY instead OF having
their streets and sidewalks improved at
the expense OF the District. Eighteenth
street, for example, was graded and as
phalted by the property owners. The pres
ent transit facilities are poor and the rapid
development Of This section seems assured
should the Metropolitan extension bill he
passed.
Il notice, however. that there is pro
test against the bill unless it BE- amended
50 as to provide for an extension to Mount
Pleasant. There is 10 objection on the
part of those favoring the bill as it passed
the House, to the railroad continuing as
far as may be desired, but the passage Of
the present hill should not be- jeOpardized
10y further NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Let those
desiring them ma" the effort IN sepa-
rate bill.
The evening times., 1896-12-30
Not Exemut From Taxation,

Mr.. E. II. Cleary inade an appeal today be-
fore the Commissioners for the exemption
from taxation of Miss SOmers' private
school property, at the corner Of Eleventh
and. NJ streets northwest. under the law
which provides for the exemption of build
ings occupied for educational purposes.
The Commissioners rejected the application.
The evening times., 1896-12-30
Sent tO Freedman's Hospital,

Edward Flaming, a soiied individual, who
rampcd from Arkansas to this city, was
sent to the Frcedman's Hospital by San
itary OFFICER Frank yesterday afternoon
He is forty nine wears of age, and said he
had been ION the road several years. On
the sanitary rccurdtc was entered as ..sick,
INDECENT, no friends. 30 home, no relatives
He is badly crippled by rheumatism.
The evening times., 1896-12-30
Forecast Till & p. III. Thursday.


For the District of Columbia, Maryland
and Virginia, generally cloudy weather to-
night and Thursday, with probably light
Showers; slight changes in temperature:
conditions are not favorable for fair wealth
er on Friday; south TO west winds.
Weather Conditions and General
Forecast.
The barometer has risen over the Dakotas,
Minnesota and the Missouri Valley, and has
fallen in all other districts. Ii is high over
the South ard Middle Atlantic States and
north of Minnesota, and it is low north of
Lake Superior, over Texas, and on the
North Pacific coast.
1t is generally warmer in the districts
east of the Mississippi and colder over the
nakotas. The weather is cloudy with light
local showers, except in the Northwest,
where it is clear. The indications are that
the weather will continue generally cloudy
In the South and Middle Atlantic States, the
Ohio Valley and lower lake region, with
local showers. Colder weather is likely to
prevail in the lake regions. the Ohio Val
ley and New England Thursday night. The
The evening times., 1896-12-30
Taken with spasm in the Street.

George Hicks, a letter carrier was seized
with a spasm at Four-and-a half and G
streets southwest about So'clock last night,
while on his rounds. His mail sack was
taken to the South Washington postal
station. while Hicks was removed in the
Fourth precinct patrol wagon to his home
at Half and F streets southwest
The evening times., 1896-12-30
No Football Game.

Chicago, Dec. 3o.-NO football game will
be played in the Coliseum on Friday,
Capt. Woodruff, uf the Consolidated Uni
versity Of PENNSYLVANIA football team, got
word yesterday from Philadelphia that the
eleven men could not be gathered on such
short notice, and notified the local man
agement.
The evening times., 1896-12-30
Small Police Court Receipts.

The net receipts from police court fines
collected yesterday amounted to but IS,
the lowest Of record. There was in reality
the sum of S17 paid in, but the greater
part of it was used in refunds in cases
opened for rehearing, leaving So for de-
posit with the collector of taxes.
The evening times., 1896-12-30
Mrs. Beecher NAV Recover.

Stamford, Conn, Dec. 30.-Mrs. Henry
Ward Beecher was this afternoon reported
more comfortable, and it Is believed there
is now a fair hope Of her recovery.
The evening times., 1896-12-30
HECHT & COMPANY,
SIS Seventh Street.

Gentlemen, we are positively
certain that such values as you
find in our Sc. 9S sale of Suits
and Overcoats are not to be had
elsewhere. There isn't a gar
ment that shouldn't bring $40,
and many of them are worth S12.
You have the privilege of credit.
The evening times., 1896-12-30
New York Stock Market.

Furnished by Seymour Bros, Bank.
ers and Brokers. members OF New
York Stock Exchange. Washington
office, Rooms and 3a, Sun Build.
ing. j. A. Breen, manager.
The evening times., 1896-12-30
washington Stock Exchange

Sales-Regular call-12 O'Clock m Met
rupOlitan Railway 6s, $1,000 at 1l3 81;
American Graphophone, 80 at 5 5-S; Pneu-
matte Gun Carriage, 200 at l 4 cents.
The evening times., 1896-12-30

| had a stream sp1nso gns pFsmes I've SECURED Ts
of naon1a nom my advertisement, an,
vi pSUplS nouncing sss.oo Solitaire Dia.
huvirO mond Rirgs for si2 % has deter.
Uuy lug mined me TO keep ir up two days
Diamond R ngS. iHnsen: Iifs Il ever knowh nlaE
SPIER-3lO-9th Street.
The evening times., 1896-12-30
Record of the Tides.

High and low tides are officially recorded
at the Navy Yard today as follows:
High. Low.
lO;lS p- m. 3:45 p. m.
iii a. IN 4:22 a m.
The evening times., 1896-12-30

following heavy precipitation, in inches,
was reported: During the past twenty-four
hours-Amarillo, 1.04.
The evening times., 1896-12-30
Condition of the Water.

Temperature and condition OF the water
at 8 a. m: Great alls-Tempcrature, So
condition, SO. Receiving reservoir-Tem
perature, 50; condition at south connection,
80: condition at north connection SO. Dis
triuuting acknowledgements SO: con.
dtion at influent gatehouse, SO; cffluent
gatehouse, So.
The evening times., 1896-12-30
Schedule for Street lighting.

Gas lamps lighted at 5:56 p. IN. extin-
guished at 6:27 a. m
lncandescent and electric lamps lighted
at 5:3S p. m. extinguished at 6:44 a. m.
Naphtha lamps lighted at 6:41 p. IN. ex-
tinguished at 6:42 q. m.
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Myisicu Of Time.

A solar day" is measured by the ro-
tation of the earth upon its axis, and is
Of different lengths, owing to the clip
ITCHY of the earth's orbit and other
causes; but a mean solar day" is "a
hours long, as reCkoned by the time
pieces.
An astronomical day commences at
noon and is counted from the first to the
twenty-fourth hour. a civil day"
commences at midnight and is counted
from the first to the twelfth hour, and
then again commences with / and fin
ished with IL. A nautical day" is
reckoned the same as the civil day"
only that the reckoning is begun at noon
instead Of at midnight.
A calendar month" varies from rs
to 81 days. A mean lunar month is
go days, IL hours, A minutes, 22s Sec
onds. A year" is divided into 365
days. A solar year." which is the
time occupied by the sun i'll passing
from one normal equinox to the other,
consists of 364. 24244 days, which is
equal t o 365 DAYS, 8 hours, 4S minutes,
40. $50 seconds.
Julian year" is 365 days even. A
"Gregorian year" is 800. 2425 days.
The error in the Gregorian mode of time
reckoning amounts to but one day in
each 1871 years.
For many centuries the Chinese have
dated all their public acts, documents
and chronology from the accessiODs of
the emperors.
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BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.


England is accused Of %fomenting the
Turkish troubles.
w. H. and j. H. Moore resigned their
positions with the Diamond Match
company.
Miss Laura Millson, a niece of w. J..
Bryan, figured in an elopcmcnt from
Salem, Ills.
There will be an agricultural expo
sition at kief, Russia, from July to
October next year.
The Knights af Pytlias decided that
the next meeting will be at Indianap.
oils on the fourth Tuesday in August,
1897.
General Count Won ~Schouvalotf, gov.
rno general of Russian Poland, who
has been suffering from Il paralytic
stroke, is improving.
The Columbus (O.l Central street
railway company has been placed in the
hands of a receiver. George H. Worth.
ington of Cleveland being appointed.
The car and czarina havestarted for
B~reslau, where they will meet EN-.
peror William OF Germany and witness
portion of the military manoeuvers.
The failure of the First National Bank
of Helena was announced by the post
ing Of a notice that the bank was un.
able to meet Withdrawals demanded Of
1t. Creditors will be paid in full.
The Mexican government is making
an effort to extradite Santa Teresa, the
maiden healer" her father and Seno,
Aguirro, editor Of a Mexican paper at
FL Paso, Tex, which recently criticized
President Diaz and his administration
very severely.
United States District Judge Foster
has appointed a receiver for the ]. B.
Watkins Land and Mortgage Company
of Lawrence, Kan, the largest concern
Of the kind in the state. The liabilities
amoun to 81, $50, 900 in debenture bonds
held in the East.
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a woman who has been restored to health
and strength, and who wishes that her
own experience may be duplicated by
the experiences of others.
Mrs. L. Dedmon. of Fair Grove. Greene Co.,
Mo-. writes I'm July 1895 I was confined. My
confinement was premature. About six weeks
after, ] was taken with severe flooding. / had
the best doctor the country afforded. Itook med:
icine for about two months but got no better. !
was very weak-could not do any Of my work.
Could scarcely lift a chair. Suffered with pain In
my back and hips and had soreness deep, low
down across me. I had Inflammation and uicera.
ton -so the doctor said. ! concluded ] would
consult DR.. r. ". Pierce. wrote to you giving
you a full description Of my case. You advised
me to take your Favorite Prescription be
gan taking II at once. In three days ] could feel
q change. I took three bottles and the result was
q complete care. II has been six months since
used your m .dicine, and I feel no return Of the
disease at all. l wish also to say ! had not beer
strong for many years. / had taken patent med
icines and been attended by doctors but got nc
better. Today there is not a stronger woman ID
the country than / am, ! suffer no pain at all
can work all day and not be tired at night. car
cheerfully say that I believe I owe my health tc
the use OF your valuable medicine, and your good
advice -
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ACT OF A FIEND.

Bedroom Of . Family ~Sprinkled . with
Kerosene and the Match Appl ed.
CHADRoN, Neb., Sept 5-Some un-
known iend filed asprinkling can with
kerosene and saturated the Ledroom
floor and the beds. upon which were
sleeping Assistant Postmaster " A.
Danley, wife and two children with
the fluid and then set fire to the room.
The dense smoke smothered the fire
shortly after it started, but when the
firemen succeeded III removing the oc.
cupants both babies wCr dead and the
parents unconscious Intense excite.
ment prevails. Nc motive for the crims
can be assigned.
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eMh~. &M74~D

If q copy of DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Med
lea Adviser" was in every house in the United
States, half the sickness in the country could be
prevented. This great work Of over a thousand
pages Is completely illustrated with over three
hundred pictures. 1t contains many simple mex
pensive receipts for curing the common ailments
which arise in every family. BY following It's
for many little ailments. Serious sickness may
be prevented and many doctor bills saved.
Nearly 10000 copies have been sold at $I.5o per
volume, and now an edition. paper-bonnd, Of
half . million 10 being distributed absolutely
free. II viii be sent postpaid to any one who
Will send n oue-cent stamps. to pay the cost Of
Associations, Nc. SIS Main street, Buffalo, N. Y.
II you want French cloth binding, send V cests
extra, - cents In I'll.
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ELECTED w. w. FINLEY.
The Great Northern Official Called Back
to the Southern Railway.

The Great Northern Official Called Back
to the Southern Railway.
New YORK, Sept. "a dispatch from
Richmond. Va, says that at a meeting
way Company the resignation Of Sec.
ond Vice President w. H. Baldwin Jr.
was accepted to take effect Sept. Is, and
that w w. Finley. formerly third vice
president of the Southern Railway
company, vas chosen to succeed him.
Il is stated here upon authority hat
Mr.. Baldwin has been called to the
presidency of the Long Island Railroad
company in place of Austin Corbin, de.
ceased
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Here are a few

dC1S Art a lew
words from a
woman to wo-
men. There is
no theory about
this letter.
There is nothing
a bout it that
cannot be read
lily proven. 1t
is a voluntary
r<4x4~o-x f~~-
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BRYAN VISITS INDIANA.
Democratic Candidate Talks on Money at
Various Points In the state.

DenOcratlc tanuiuate AHiNs oh 'honey at
Various Points In the state.
South BEND. Ind, Sept. 5.-In a solid
mass on the open square, 1.-The govern
ment lot" $4,000 people c~ongregated
last night to hear William j. Bryan
speak on the money question. Mr..
Bryan reached South Bend in the even
ing and was received with a tremendous
gathering at the railroad station. Later
he and Mrs. Bryan left the house of
Hon Benjamin +. Sniveley, Demo.
cratic candidate for governor Of Indi.
ana, whose guests they are, and were
the central figures in a torchlight pro-
cession composed Of a number of Demo-
cratic campaign clubs from this town
and places in Indiana and Michigan,
which conveyed them to the govern
ment lot. Excursion trains from nearby
places
brought In Immense Crowds
during the day. Large contingents
came from La Porte, Valparaiso and
Kalamazoo. Just after Mr.. Bryan be-
gan to speak the ~premonitory symp.
toms of a stampede occurred in the
audience through the efforts of many of
those on the outside to secure points of
vantage. The exterior pressure caused
the human mass to sway and surge like
pillows on the ocean Many people
were carried off their feet and consider.
able excitement was the result. Mr..
Bryan ceased speaking and waited for
the disorder to pass. But the swaying
continued and Mr.. Sniveley arose and
made an appeal for order. Mr.. Bryan
then continued his speech.
Mr.. Bryan made brief stops at Elk.
hart and other points in the state.