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baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, January 15.-Flour dull, unchanged
receipts $50 barrels shipments, 1876 barrels:
sales, 400 barrels. Wheat frm-spot 67has7a :
month, 67ha67N: March. 67Na6S; May, eSisa6Ssic
receipts, s2S bushels; stock, 29 ,S4l bushels: sales
do. on grade. 65a6s. Corn firm-spot month and
February, 327sa23; March, s3ka33ss; May 35L.
asked; steamer mixed, 3l&a3l5s-receIpts, 42S
bushels; shipments. lie, So bushels; stock, LEO
1856 bushels; sales, 1900 bushels-southern white
and yellow corn, 321sa33k. Oats steady-No 2
white western, 24a24la; No. mixed do, 22laa23-
receipts. s,s47 bushels: stock, Isl, 1ss bushels.
Rye frmer-NO 2, 39a40 for nearby: 42a43 western
receipts, S.s41 bushels; stock, 15ilSs bushels
Hay firm, good denandVhoice timothy $1,000
firm, unchanged Butter steady-fancy creamery,
24a25; do Imitation l9a21; DO. ladle, Is: good
ladie. 15a16; store packed. 12al5. Eggs dull
firm, unchanged. Whisky unchanged.
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DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.


Several reports of street railway COM
panies Of the District of Columbia were
presented in the Senate today. A report
of expenditures and receipts for the year
ending December 81, 1875, of the Bright
wood Railway Company shows operating
expenses and interest paid out to be $59.-
49,. Is, the years revenues being Sol, 1855.
There was a loss by fire also of $1O.SI3 IL.
During the year l, .26S passengers were
carried at an average cost per passenger of
.Q3 1910 cents.
lexington md Soldiers Home.
A report from the lexington and Sol
diers' Home Railway Company shows the
to tai as sets for the year ending December
81, 1925 to be S216. 532.17, and after pay
ing expenses there was cash balance on
January / of $S,41246. During the year
there were carried 1854, 594 passengers. Of
which 2,570,045 were revenue passengers.
Belt Line.
The receipts of the Belt Railway Com
pany were $751;. 92s.14. with a cash balance
Of $S,7O696 on h. nd on January 1. Dur
ried, of which 2s57.O22 were revenue pas
sengers.
Washington and Georgetown Report.
The annual report of the Washington
and Georgetown Railroad Company Nhe
Capital Traction Company was submitted
to the House today. The receipts to Sep
temher q. 1895, were as follows: Bonds.
100000; central power station. ss.71676;
miscellaneous receipts, S1.1502S; passenger
receipts, $6l ,6sS.37: rents, s2,379.16; track
rent, $3.50; tickets. S9OS.a5; transfers $121 as;
total. $1,275 1850. During that time
the company paid 50O0 in dividends.
disbursed sl12,'s2O6 to conductors and grip
men.
Between September p and December 81
the receipts were as follows: Bills receiv-
able $3s6s7; central power station. s., S62. L. /;
$685.: passengers, $3.50, S21 IS; rents, 81
601.14: track rent, $50; tickets, $1.O55. q;
transfers, $435.20. During that time SlI9,-
ST. was paid in dividends, $50. T94.7 to con-
ductors and gripmen.
District Deficiencies.
A report of the District Commissioners to
the President of tho Senate, relative to the
deficiency appropriation law of March q
1898. was made today.
lexington and Belt Line Exteusfon.
Commissioners Ross and TruesdeIl visited
the Capitol this afternoon and had an in
formal talk with Mr.. Mcmillan, chairman
of the committee on the District Of Columbia
of the Senate, on the subject of the Ecking-
ton and Soldiers Home and Belt Line rail-
way extensions asked for in bills now be-
fore Congress. 1t was generally thought
that these companies were not making the
best use of their existing lines, and that they
have been given considerable opportunities
in the past to improve their system, which
1t was thought had not been utilized to the
fullest extent. The request of the com
panies for extensions. however, was talked
over. and. while there was no inclination to
grant everything asked for the converse
ton seemed to develop the fact that all par
ticipating in 1t were favorable to granting
the BELT line aYfonSi0n " vyhi q ;ol,t
reach the Geological Park by means of its
18th street line.
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Washington stock Exchange.

c;sRssgssss; dee :. !: 1oo !. ss@e. n.-An's.'..
ssf aissf z :. is Ss IL ss: I'D "a
District Of Columbia Bonds -ao-year fund d. 100
BID go So-year fund O. gold, los bid Water stook
bid sits. REGISTERED. 2;i6.. 100 bid
S; los bid; Belt Railroad s., g bid. 81 ssssd.
g. IYs% I'd iis asked %as6Se1oo Gas s Gs
pany es. series 4, los bid. washington Gas Com.
Light cow, IS. .ees.b,d. Chesapeake and Potomac
r ss snd + e - 40. ,Ss As 81 ID
,os Sai asts p = S pa
Market Company ext; g.; ITO hid. Masonic Han
National Bank Stocks. Bank Of Washington, 80
s ssa Il, snns o Of tie Republic go pa
asS Meshanics': Iss q, "a Second; iss I'd 60
bid soy asked, Ohio, IS bid. IS asked.
Deposit and Trust 40 bid is asked Warrington
Loan and Trust. lis BID ,22 asked American e
Railroid stocks.-oapitsl Traction Company. rs
Columbia: IS bid Belt. % asked. Eckinrtoo. s
asked. Georgetown and Tennallytown, Is asked
Gas and Electric Light Stocks.-washngton Gas
'45h bid, A ask d. Georgetown Gas, 20 bid IS
asked. e. s. Electric Light, 12lh bid, 1881 asked
Insuranc, Stocks.-Firemen's, SC bid. 81 asked
Franklin 81 bid. As asked. Metropolitan. 20 hid
Corcoran, 50 bid. Potomac, s66 bid. Arlington
135 bid Germnn-American. 100 bid National
Union, 10Ls bid, 13 asked. Columbia. II bid, lslS
asked. Riggs az bid sll asked. People's 81
bid Lincoln, '7s. bid. Commercial. AZ bid.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title, l06
hid 116 asked Columbia Title, bid 8 asked
Washington Title. asked.
Telephone Stocks.-Chesapeake and Potomac 30
bid IS asked. American Graphophoue, 81 bid,
asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage. 80 asked
Miscellaneous Stocks.-washington Market, u
bid Great Falls Ice. 40 bid, 40 asked. IApcoln
Hail. 20 bid. 30 asked. Mergenthaer Linotype no
bid 225 asked. LAnston Mopotype, 6k
sEx div.
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Conventions of Both Parties Held in
Philadelphia
REPUBLICAN DELEGATES TO ST. LOUIS
Four Are Quay Men and Six
Against Him.
BOLT IN ONE DISTRICT

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, January 15.-Fol-
lowing the republican primaries of last
right conventions were held all over the
city today to ratify the results of the poll
ing. John L. Kins.y, who was appointed
city solicitor when Charles F. Warwick
vacated that office nearly a year ago to be-
come mayor, was nominated to succeed
himself.
At the magistrates convention Edward A.
DevIiu was renominated with only Sigh.
opposition.
At the same time the democrats held con-
ventions. Arthur Biddle was nominated for
city solicitor and Maurice F. Wilher was
renominated for magistrate. In the case OF
the latter the nomination is equivalent to
election. as urder the law the minority par
ty Is entitled to one-third of the magis-
trates.
Conventions were held by the republicans
in the five congressional districts in this
city, at each of which two delegates and
two alternates to the national convention at
St Louis were chosen. as follows:
First district-Delegates-Is W. Dur
ham, Edwin s.. Stuart: alternates-Con-
gresham II. Fl. Bingham, Penrose A. Nc
Claim.
Second district-Delegates-J B. Ander-
son, Jos. II. klemmer.
Fourth district Delegates Alexander
Crow. jr., Edward w. Patton, with A. s.
l. Shields as alternate.
Fifth district-Delegates- Martin
II, B. Hackett-
OF the ten delegates mentioned above
four are chosen on anti-administration OF
Quay tickets, the other six are announced
as combine" delegates. In the third dis
trict the Quay followers bolted the con-
vention and held separate meeting, elect
ing State Senator Elwood Becker and
Henry Clay as delegates.
The boilers claim to have majority of
the regularly elected delegates to the con-
ntion with them, including the regular
chairman. The case will probably have to
be settled in court.
In the first district a resolution Offered
by Congressman Bingham was unanimous
ly adopted. instructing the two delegates
to vote for Thomas B. Reed for President.
a similar resolution was adopted in the
fifth district. In the third district (anti-
Quay convention a resolution indorsing
Senator Quay for the presidency was pre-
sented and tabled without comment
In the other CONVEX ton in the same dis
name.
Owing to the closeness of last nights
vote In many wards and the difficulty in
obtaining accurate returns. the question
tee will be Quay" or ..anti-Ouay'' is in
doubt. Both sides claim the victory
David Martin. the anti-Quay leader, against
whose leadership the fiercest battle ever
seen in the republican ranks in this city
was waSed, claims he will continue to
control the committee. although his chair
man, State Senator Charles A. Porter, was
badly beaten.
Mr.. Martin, who is a delegate to the ma
tfonal convention, said today in answer to
o question: Il am for Reed, with McKin-
ley for second choice"
In the fourth congressional convention
the delegates to the st. Louis convention,
Messrs. Crow and Patton. who are strong
quay leaders, were instructed to vote for
Senator NJ. 8. Quay for the presidency.
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ART AND GOVERNMENT.

An Officer Who Assumes to Know
What n Moral Picture Should Not BE.
Washington has new art censor in the
person of Policeman Brennan of the sixth
precinct. ,
Yesterday Policeman Brennan appeared
at John 9. Parkers book store, on 7th
street. and ordered him to remove from his
window two pictures which did not come
up to his standard of the true, the beautiful
and the good. Mr.. Perker's establishment
may, perhaps. be understood when 1t is
stated that the pictures to which the po-
liceman objected are Photographic repro
auctions OF two Of the most famous ex-
amples of modern art. They were cabinet
sized photographs mounted on glass on the
plan Of easels, so that they might be used
for mantef ornaments or to adorn the tops
of book shelves
There are few modern pictures which
have BEEN reproduced more frequently
than have these two-''The Fates and the
Sirens"-by Paul Thumann, the famous
painter.
Mr.. Bre1nan's objection 40 1.-THE pictures
vas that they were indecent and an Insult
to good morals. Mr.. Parker did not take
the same view Of Them but he was ordered
to remove them from his window on pain
OF instant arrest. Later, the policeman
came back and stated that he had had a
conference with his lieutenant. and that
the latter had upheld him in the stand he
had taken.
Then tell your lieutenant" said Mr.
Parker, that he is just about as absurd
a critic as you are"
Mr.. Parker at first refused to remove the
pictures. but finally. preferring not to
bother about the ordeal of Police Court
Judgment on art, he acceded to Officer
Brennan's request. When he began to
think over the matter, however he real
lied that he had not done himself or the
pictures justice, and the result was that
this afternoon he put them back in his
window. with the remark that they might
raid him and be hanged, for all he cared.
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AT THE CAPITOL.
A Woman Taken In Charge rs n
Crank.


A mfddle-aged German woman who could
speak only broken English was taken in
charge by the Capitol police in the House
wing today and turned over to the city au-
thorities, as 1t was evident she was of un-
sound mind. She was trying to see men,
bers of Congress to obtain redress for
wrongs she said she had suffered She
claimed to have owned timber land in Wis
consin, of which she had been robbed, and
some one at her home told her that she
should come to Washington and that as
the government was now enforcing the
Monroe doctrine O." would be paid for her
land.
The police later recognized the woman as
Mrs. Mary Lipphard Of Rockford, ILL., She
came here last November to see the Presi-
dent, whom she wanted to right her i'm
aginary wrongs, and because of her strange
conduct at that time she was sent to ST.
Elizabeth for safe keeping.
After remaining there two weeks she was
discharged as improved, and was sent to
her home in Illinois. The unfortunate wo-
man is nearly seventy years old, and she
imasines that several members of her fam
lily have been murdered. She was detain-
ed at the sixth precinct station in charge
of the matron until the police surgeons can
examine her. 1t Is likely that she will
again be sent home.
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MINISTER'S RECEIVED.

Those From Russia and Ecuador
Greeted by the President.
The President today received Senior Carlo,
the new Ecuadorian minister, and Mr. de
Kotzebue, the Russian minister succeeding
Prince Cantacuzene. The President told
Senior Carlo how gratifying it was to him
to see full representation at Washington
of all of the countries of the western hem
isphere, wherefore he felt especial pleas
ure in receiving a representative from
Ecuador. which had been for some time
past without a diplomatic representative at
Washington, adding: I'VE wish for. Ecua-
DOR as for all the kindred republics Of the
southern continent, that enduring pros
perity andthat constant progress toward a
higher civilization which the scheme of
government characteristic of this hemis-
phere, combined with internal peace and
the friendshiptand goodwill of neighbor-
ing states.,is so well calculated to secure"
The speeches exchanged between the new
Russian minister and the President were
in the usual form, save one reference by
the President to 'the time-honored friend
ship between the United States and Rus
sia and the cordially of the intercourse SO
long mainMainea'
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THE CUBAN INSURGENTS
Recent Demonstrations Have Not Disposed
the Administration Toward Recognition.
House and Senate Favor Extendfng
an Expression Of Sympathy-Why
Mr.. Cleveland Wants Delay.

The demonstration which the Cuban rev.
olutionists nave made against Havana
does not appear to have disposed the
Cleveland administration any more favor
ably toward them. 1t is understood that
both Mr.. Cleveland and his Secretary Of
State are as opposed as ever to the recog-
milton of the insurgents. Mr.. Cleveland,
it is believed, is Influenced by the fear that
a parallel would be drawn between Hawaii
and Cuba IL he should show the Cubans
any consideration, and IT would, he said,
be charged that this was a reversal Of the
policy which controlled him in dealing with
the Hawaiians.
Some doubt, even, is expressed as to the
course which would be taken should Spain
find 1T convenient to transfer Cuba to an
other power, better able to maintain SUI
premacy over the island. Such transfer
would be a violation of the Monroe doc
trine as generally construed and as set
forth In Mr.. Olney's letter, but 1t Is under
this doctrine applies to outlying islands,
though the Senate declared in the case of
Hawaii that it did.
Congress- in Favor of Sympathy.
The disposition in the Senate and House
is generally in favor Of extending sympa-
thy to the Cubans whenever such action
the administration is said to be against any
action by Congress.
Senator herman held long conference
with Secretary Olney before the meeting Of
the foreign relations committee today, and
when the committee met action on the
Monroe doctrine resolution was postponed
until Friday.
The State Department Policy.
The policy Of the State Department in
the Venezuelan matter Is to have nothing
at all done affecting it until after the COM
mission have completed their investigation.
It is thought best that Congress should be
silent on the subject, and that the squad
ron which was to go through winter evclu-
tons in the vicinity Of Venezuela should be
kept from those alters. 1t is a part of the
same policy to avoid any conflict with
Spain over Cuba in view of the fact that
the making up of the Venezuelan case de-
ponds much upon the courtesy Of Spain In
allowing the commission access to her
archives.
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THE saED BUSINESS
Secretary Morton Gives Tart Explanation
Why He Isn't in It.
He Says Farmers Don't Want the
ton Was Badly Abused.

Secretary Morton explained to the Sen
ate and House committees on agriculture
today why he had not purchased seeds
during 1895. The Secretary read a pre-
pared statement showing what the depart
ment had done, what bids had been re-
ceived and why they were rejected. Among
the bids was one which gave a very high
price for certain flower seeds, amounting
to SIPS per pound in some cases.
Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota
asked him if it was presumption on his
part that farmers did not want seeds.
The Secretary said he did not believe
farmers wanted seeds at that price; es-
pecially, he added. in a state where the
farmers wanted the government to pull
their thistles for them. This was direct
eress, was a vigorous advocate of bill
to extinguish the Russian thistle.
Later Mr.. Hansbrough asked the Secre-
tary II he did not consider that the distri-
The Secretary was considering this ques-
ton when Mr.. Hansbrough asked: isn't
that part Of your party creed?'
Il object" said Senator George of Mis-
ponent Of democratic creed The Secre-
tary. he added was wrong on the silver
question.
Secretary Morton said that his action re-
SeeuS was, IN n measure, uue 10
abuses which had grown up. and referred
to the sale Of seeds to secondhand book
stores. He was asked where the seeds
came from and he said the book stores got
them from clerks.
DO Congressman furnish them to
clerks?' he was asked.
The Congressman are probably robbed"
retorted the Secretary.
Senator Hansbrough pressed the Secre-
tary as to why he did not readvertise for
seeds, and Mr.. Morton said he was not
required to, although he had authority to
do so. He also said that the seed division
had disappeared, and he added quite point
edly that he did not think there was any
value in the distribution.
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Comment on the Dissolution Of the
Bond Syndicate
PRICES held AGAINST ATTACK
Volume of Business Continues In.
interrupted.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS

Special Dispatch 10 The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, January 15-Prices were
frectionally irregular at the opening of to-
days stock market, but in a majority of
instances were well supported around yes
terday's closing level. The volume of bust
ness is unimproved and promises little for
either account. The main situation is as
satisfactory as inactivity on the part of
Congress aid the delayed relief for the
treasury v i'll warrant
The dissolution of the government bond
syndicate, while generally known in finan-
cial circles to have occurred several days
ago, was first officially announced this
morning. The terms of the treasury's cir
cular and the administrators desire to
have the loan submitted to popular SUBJ
scr1ption practically disposed of the neces-
sity for an organization of this character.
This releasing of the several individuals In
interest fr, m their commitments relative to
supplying the gold necessary to float the
lean is in no sense hostile to the success OF
the enterprise.
On the contrary, the assurance of liberal
individual subscriptions beyond the total
amount of the loan has resulted in the
adoption of the course mentioned. IL ID
stated in the circular announcing the
abandonment of the syndicate idea that
tic pcI-hiiS iutcfcSlS feCcfitiy stprtSSINcu
therein will continue as individuals to
sist the treasury to the fullest possible
extent.
Fearing that traders would attack the
market on the publication of the syndi-
Gates decision prices were firmly held on
supporting orders until the real purport OF
the action was realized. AS the result OF
this precaution no significant declines We're
recorded in any part OF the list
The market for foreign exchange contin-
ues dull and void of feature. Rates hold
steady. however, and are extremely sensi-
tive to any demand. Some gold may 60
out at the close of the week. but there Ia q
disposition on the part OF bankers to con-
fine shipments to actual necessity.
The days operations again indicated q
preference for and a belief in the Granger
shares. Realizing sales by traders re-
suited in some shading off in values
throughout this group. but the undertone
is all that ii should be.
Narrowness is strongly marked in all
departments and delays will be encountered
by purchasers for some time to come, per-
haps.> but a broader market is not likely
to offer inducements to the pessimistic ele-
ment.
In the Industrial list Sugar was the most
active. and on d descending scale. A re-
Gently organized bull pool was said to have
liquidated to considerable extent hold
ings picked up under par The tendency to-
ward stagnation I'm the general market was
largely responsible for the selling the con-
ditions for q more pretentious movement
being temporarily unfavorable.
The closing hour was given over to dull
Eoss, professional trading at fractional CON.
cessicns from the days highest level 90
cupying this period. ' 49,
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FORAKER ELECTED SENATOR.
Action of the Joint Session of the
Two Ohio HOuaeS.

TWO Ohio HOUseS.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, January 15-The two
houses of the legislature today in joint ses-
SIGN confirmed their respective acts of yes
terday in electing ]. B. Foraker United
States Senator, term to begin March 4,
1897
The Senator-elect, who was in waiting at
Gov. BushnelPs Office, when escorted to the
hall of the house was received with great
applause, and addressed the general as
sembly briefly.
Governor Mckinley followed with one of
his most eloquent addresses rehearsing
Foraker's history, and saying no man in the
history of the state had ever achieved such
Ohio.
Governor Bushnell also spoke. Foraker
spoke over twenty minutes, and almost
every paragraph was followed by great ap-
plause.
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Kept a. News Store Here.

The police think the suicide in Gin
cinnau is j., T. Clements, who for
merly kept a small store on 9th street,
opposite the patent Office, where he
sold newspapers and periodicals. His
mother lives near 18th and H streets
northeast This man left here several
months ago to go to Philadelphia and New
York, but 1T has been some time since his
relatives have heard from him, and they
feel confident that he is the man who
committed suicide. It is thought likely
that he had been drinking.
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The Senate finance committee held a
brief meeting today with Senator Jones of
Nevada absent for the consideration of
the revenue tariff bill A vote was taken
and developed tie on the bill. Senator
Jones was not paired, and it became neces-
sary to have his vote either for OF against
the bill. When he returns 1t is understood
that 1t will be reported either favorably or
adversely, depending upon his vote.
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PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.
Gossip About the Possible Nominee o.
the Democratic Party.

the Democratic Party.
The presence Of the members of the dem
ocratic national committee in Washington
has stimulated talk about presidential can
dtdates. Clevelands name again comes up.
The assertion is made that he contem-
plates a letter stating that he would not
accept another nomination. This is denied.
however, by members of the national COM
mittee, and it cannot be traced to any re-
sponsible source. The opinion is again
commonly expressed among democratic
leaders that he would like the nomination.
The purpose OF giving currency to this
idea may be to excite antagonism against
Cleveland's friends so as TO weaken their
influence in the selection Of another can
didate.
Talk in favor of Olney and of Mathews
OF Indiana appears to be on the increase
There Is a well defined purpose to start a
boom for Mathews. The Morrison men,
too. are quite active.
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Took His Wife.

Lincoln s. Forrest, in a suit filed on his
behalf today by Attorney Walter c. Gle
plane, claims from Amelia Markward,
Geo. A. Markward. her husband, and Abra-
ham L. Kendig $4,000 damages, because
they, as the plaintiff alleges, enticed his
wife. Ida F. Forrest, away from him and
Influenced her to remain away from him
from November II. 1875, up to the present
time.