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The evening times., 1896-01-08
SHORTS WERE SCARED.
Rumors of Bankers Assisting Cover
ment Caused Them TO Cover.

Rumors of Bankers A assisting Govern
ment Caused Them TO Cover.
New York, Jan. s.-There was exten-
sive covering OF shorts in the Grangers,
Louisville & Nashville and the industrials
during the first hour of business this morn
ing and prices advanced l-4a1 Ia per
cent all along the line.
The rally was in part due to rumors
that the leading bankers will assist the
government in case the withdra walls Of
gold should reach larger proportions. Moth
ing official is known, but the report never
theless had the effect of frightening the
shorts.
Sugar rose 1 Ia to 100 Ia, Chicago
Gas Is to 64 Ia. Distilling IS to 16,
Tobacco 7-S to 7S 3-4. Burlington &
Quincy rs to "A, Northwest 2 to So 1-2.
Rock Island to 64, st. Paul 7-s to Sc Is.
Louisville & Nashville 1 Il to AZ 1-S and
Western Union 3-4 to "a. Toward IL
O'Clock, the demand from the shorts being
less urgent. prices ran off IA to 3-4 per
cent. At the hour named speculation was
quiet.
Stocks during the past hour were dull
and firm. The railway list was relatively
firmer than the industrials. but the changes
in either group were merely fractional.
Sugar, which showed the greatest varia-
ton. ran off point to 80 4, on compara-
lively light dealings. The interna tionals
held their advance, and in common with the
general list, were quiet at midday.
The evening times., 1896-01-08
About
Watches.

Naturally the first require
ment of a watch is that it should
be a good timepiece; but that is
far from being the only one to
make it a good watch.
1t must not have a loud tick.
What is more unpleasant than
being able to hear the pulsations
of the watch you are carrying
like some internal mechanism at
work in your person.
1t must not be too large. We
no longer like to carry mass of
metal around with us, as our
forefathers did.
1t must not be affected by the
heat and cold-run slow in warm
weather and fast in cold weather.
The Dawson" Watch pos
sesses all the virtues of a perfect
watch.
The evening times., 1896-01-08
BREWERS STILL AT ODDS
Neither Bosses Nor Union Men Will
Yield.
duced FOrce-Lnbor Mems Meet.
ing This Afternoon.

All of the Ilpeal brewerIes that were
placed on e'unrair list last night by the
| members OF GambriDus Assembly are run
| Mug with reduced force today.
The locked-out men aad their employers
| are no nearer an agreement than lhey
have been since the trouble began.
The Liquor Dealers Association began
| its regular meeting at 2 O'Clock this after
noon at Costelio's Hall. IL is certain that
one Of the most important matters to
come before the association is the fight
| OF the bre wers, and 1t is not unlikely that
majority Of sympa thizers with the
locbed-out men will be found in the meet
ing, and an Endorsement of the boycott
will be given. IN this event the serious
Gripping or the bosses forces is seen at
glance as the association comprises about
400 or the leading dealers of Nasiiin gton.
Already a number OF saloons have can
celled their orders with the three local
brewerics and are handling out-oi..own
beer alone.
Yet We do not like to do that, remarked
n dealer. 1T is simply an advertisement.
and increase of trade for the foreign brew
cries. The people of the District need every
cent or money that il made In its bounds
now, and tore the matter will soon be
amicably settled by arbitration."
the boss brewers he'd a conference this
morning with the committee of three at
torneys who represent them. When Times
| reporter called to inquire the outcome of
the meeting Mr.. Tobrincr, chairman of the
committee. announced that there was moth
ing to give out.
The papers. and especially The Times,
said he, do not treat the bosses fairly, we
claim The Times wants TO print one side
OF the case. admit that 1t has printed our
side OF the story. but it fails TO do it as
FULLY rs 1t prints the other side. or course.
realize that Ii Is the laborlng man paper,
but we Teel that 1t cares to print only his
side OF the case and considers ii a waste of
energy TO further distribute news to the
sheet.
''1ne Times makes a mistake In this.
All of the hrcwcrics, and especially Heu-
rich's, cpn'emplates extensive pictorial
newspaper advertising in the early sum
mer. The Times viii get none of 1t, be-
cause Of its stand In this fight"
No conclusion was reached a: The bosses
meeting, So far rs any agreement for 4
settlement uf the differences between EN-
pioyers aud employees is concerned. The
ouSses say thcg are ready To- hold out to the
end. and members Of the brewers union
stiil Insist they are ready 10 fight to the
last ditch.
The evening times., 1896-01-08
JOINED THE FEDERATION
Action of the Order of Brickayer>
and Stonema sons IN Chicago.


Chicago, Jan. S.-At special meeting
held last night the Unilcd Order or Amcri-
can Bricklayers and stonemaspns voted
10 Join the American Federation of Labor.
The order has a membership In charge OF
5000. IL became estra nged from the
ma a'ional body of brIcislayers many years
ago because IL was too far advanced for
The other members ON the eighi-hour ques-
tion.
Labor leaders say that the action Of the
Chicago briCklayers aud stonemaSDDs was
due largely tu the Conservative course
taken by the recent meeting Of the Amcri-
can Federation in New York. They say
further that they believe the movement
toward a mere general aud closcr union
Of the ''i>olatcd'' labor orcaniZat ions
will he the result.
There are IN Chicago alone more than
forty Independent unions OF character
similar 10 that OF the bricklaycrs. and in
New York and other large cities of the
country there are many more.
For years 1t has been the object of the
labor unIonists TO get these isolated"
bodies in line, but so far they have not sue
ceeded. Butnow they say they not far
off the accomplishment OF this aim.
The National Brickiayers' and Masons'
Union meets next week in st. Louis, and
1t is said that this body will DE forced t.Iske
some recognition of the step taken last
night by the Chicago Union.
The evening times., 1896-01-08
ELECTIONS OF DIRECTORS
lexington Line Stockholders Hold
Their Annual Meeting.
Capital Traction Company Also Re-
elects Its Old BOard-NO Changes
In Policy Of the Roads.

The annual meeting OF the stockholders OF
| the lexington and Soldiers Home Railway
| Company was held at the office of the cum-
| paDy, Florida avenue and Eleventh street,
| at 12 O'Clock today. Only few OF the
Stockholders were present, but the nine di-
rectors and all the Officers attended the
meeting.
An impression gained ground with the
public that this would be n more than
ordinarily important meeting, but there
seems to have been but little manifestation
OF the friction which is alleged TO exist
between some OF the stockholders anu the
| Officers.
Stockholder Shea said Just before the
meeting took place that mquestionably
some OF the owners OF stock were dissatis-
fled from the fact that the road was not
! making more money. He did not know that
there was any special fault TO be found
with the present mana cement by any con-
siderable number of the stockholders, he
said.
Mr.. Dewey of the company said that the
dissatisfaction expressed was that by the
present motive arrangement 1t was i'm
possible to make money. Competition with
the Ninth street line on one side and the
Fourteenth street line on the other OF the
Eleventh street tracks was very unequal
thing at the best, with horses to draw the
cars.
Nothing but routine business was trans
acted at the meeting. The matter or trans
rers, which some thought would be con
sidered, did not come before the meeting in
any form.
The old board of directors was reelected.
with the exception OF Andrew Glass. whose
place Is filled by John F. Shea. The
other directors are as follows: Robert =.
Carswell, Z. r.. Calvert. II. l.. Crawford.
II. X. Gray, Richard A. johnson, ID. NJ.
Ncwbold. John Ridout aud W. hesiey
Schoepf.
The directors will meet next Saturday
to elect Officers.
The first annual election of the directors
Of the new Capital Traction Company took
place today IN the directors room at the
power house on f street. The voting began
at o O'Clock and the polls closed at noon.
When the ballots Were counted the fol-
lowing stockholders were declared elected
as directors: Henry Hurt. Charles C.
Glover. George r. Dunlop. John u. Parke.
John X. Mclean, Robert BeJll and Francis
q. NcwiandS.
The personnel of the board is left IN
changed from that of the oM Washington
and Georgetown Company.
No votes were cast ether than those for
new directors, and the balloting was with
out unusual spirit. The Officers have al
ready been chosen. and any question OF "A
change OF policy regulating the system is
left with the board OF directors and not
with the stockholders.
An unusually large number o, shares
were voted aud it w.Ls well in the after
noon before the telers had summed the
total number OF votes cast.
The evening times., 1896-01-08
Death of LEROY C. B,shop.

Leroy C. Bishop, at one time one of the
best known druggists in the City, but who
retired from business year or two ago,
died this morning, aged fifty-seven years.
He had been suffering for some time from
a com mbination OF heart and kidney trouble,
and for several weeks the end had been
expected.
Mr.. Bishop had a large circle of friends
in this city, where he had resided for about
thirty five years. He was a native OF North
Carolina. Surviving him are two daughters,
one unmarried, the other Mrs. L. W. Will
Jams. The funeral will take place from
the house of the deceased's sister-n-law,
Mrs. Scott. No. 9l3 French street
The evening times., 1896-01-08
THEIR mugs" TAKEN
British Legation Burglars Phcto
graphed Today.

British Legation burglars Phrt o.
Rraphed Today.
Henry Phelps and George " iliams. the
two crooks who were caught last night
by Policemen Donohue and jacobson of
the Third precinct while attempting 10 en-
ter the British legation building. with "a
kit of burglars tools in their possession.
as told in The Morning Times, were taken
to police headquarters today, after which
they were photographed for the royues'
gallery and returned to the station house
Both admit with great cheerfulness that
they are crooks and get their living by the
tools found on them. but deny that they
were looking for anything but food last
night.
Phelps is locked mp at the Third precinct
station house, and Williams is at the First
Detectives Helan and Lacey are inyesli-
eating the case and will have both men
arraigne din the police court tomorrow.
The evening times., 1896-01-08
Capt. McKee's New Place

Capt. Thomas II. Mckee. OF Indiana, su
perintendent OF the House Document Room
in the Fifty-first Congress, and assistan
secretary OF the Republican Congressional
committee in the campaign of 1894, was
today appointed journal Clerk OF the House.
relieving N. T. Crutchfield. of Kentucky,
who filled the position in the Fiftysecond
and Fifty.third COngresses.
The evening times., 1896-01-08
HAWAII IN THE HOUSE
Resolution Providing for Creating IA
State of It.

ResOlutiOn Providing Tor Creating a
State of It.
By unanimous consent a joint resolution
offered by Mr.. spalding was read and re-
ferred to the Committee On Foreign A ffairs
1t provides for the erection into the State
ofHawaii, OF the territory commonly known
as the Sandwich Islands, with the consent
of the people thereof. 1t carries an ap-
preparation of ST 90 900 to pay the expenses
of the negotiations preliminary to the con-
stitution of the State.
The Spea ker announced that. because Mr..
Harrison'S seat was contested. he desired
to be relieved from duty on Elections Com
inittee No. 3. Mr.. Bailey was appointed in
his place.
The Committee on Rules not being ready
to report. the House, on motion of Mr..
Henderson. at 124O adjourned until to-
morrow.
The evening times., 1896-01-08
Safety Bicycle Was Stolen.

George J. Becker of No. sos Eleventh
street northwest, reported at police head
quarters this morning that on Sunday night
between and 6 O'Clock Liberty safety
bicycle was stolen from in front of his
house. Joseph Prather reported stolen from
his stable in the rear of No. 1910 v ermont
avenue yesterday afternoon a black plush
carriage robe
The evening times., 1896-01-08
Forecas, TtusP. NJ. Thursday

Forecast Il Ill y T. N. uui Hu"S.
For the District of Columbia, Della ware
and Maryland-Fair;s slight changes in tenn
perature; variable winds, becoming SOUTH
erly.
For yirginia-Fair; stationary tempers
ture: variable winds, becoming northeast
erly.
Weather Condit ions and General Fore
cast
The pressure is high in all districts, ex-
Cept in Minnesota. A slight depression is
central in northern Minnesota. and the ba
rometer is relatively low over the East Gulf
States. The barometer has fallen in New
England and on the Atlantic coast also in
the Missouri Valley: il has risen in the
Ohio and lower Mississippi Valleys.
1t is warmer i'll the South Atlantic States
and The Northwestern dist riots. and slightly
cooler in the Ohio and lower Mississippi
Valleys.
Light SHOWS have occurred in New Eng
land and the Middle States. and rain has
fallen generally in the Gulf States.
Fair weather, with nearly stationary tenn
The evening times., 1896-01-08
HERBERT's LETTER TO SENATE.
Response to the Qnay Resolution Con-
cerning New BattleShips.

SHHy
cerning New BattleShips.
In response to the Quay resolution, re-
questing Information as to whether the
Navy Department deemed it advisable
To build six battle-ships instead of the
two authorized by the last Congress on
the basis of the bids submitted for these
two, Secretary Herbert sent to the Senate
today long letter on the subject.
After informing the Senate that con.
tracts for both the battleships authorized
have already been awarded to the Newport
News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company,
the secretary says the department does not
deem it advisable to recommend that any
bids received and not accepted should be
further considered, because il sees no reason
why, If other ships are now authorized,
the building OF them should not be also open
to competition.
The evening times., 1896-01-08
Cond iti0u of the WHtcr.

High and low tides are officially recorded
at the navy yard today as follows:
High. Low
1:24 a. m. 7:55 a. m.
2:01 p. nj. S:4b Pm.
Temperature and condition of the water
at a. m: Great neutrality-suspicious.. 32.
condition, Z. Receiving reservoir-Ten-
perature, SO: condition at north connection.
9; condition at south connection, 4. Dis
n bnIing Iescrvoir-Tcmperature, 35: cru
dition at influent gatehouse, 3; effluent
gatehouse, ).
Schedule for Street Lighting.
Gas lamps lighted at 6:O7 p. M; exttn-
griShed at 6:07 II. IN.
Naphtha lamps lighted at 6:07 p. M; ex-
tinguished mt 6:22 a. IN.
The evening times., 1896-01-08
Pinxree Is for Reed.

Detroit, Jan. s.-Thomas B. Reed is
Mayor Pingree's Presidential candidate, and
his honor announces it in tonrNS>xultation.
1t is improbable that the mayors flat
footed declaration win do his own guber-
natorial hoom any harm. Reed Is pretty
certain to have most OF the Michigan dele
gates.
The evening times., 1896-01-08
MUST REMOVE THE RAILS.
Com missioner~ Order lexington Line
to Move From T Street.

The Commissioners today wrote to the
lexington and Soldiers Home Railway
Company to remove their rails. etc, from
7 street northeast. between Second and
Third streets. and put the street in good
condition.
II this snot done in ten days, the Commits
sioners say, they will have the work done
and charge the expense to the fund OF the
lexington road.
The line referred to is an unused branch
of the lexington line, originally intended
to run to Glenwood Cemetery. The Eek
iDgton Company has been previously noti-
fled that they must either use the track
or remove it.
The evening times., 1896-01-08
Cowb bows CorraIled by Nnvs toes.

Cow boys COrraIled by Nnvs iOes.
Flagstaff, AriZ., Jan. S.--No news has
been received from Sheriff Cameron, who
left here with a posse Monday to release
the cowboys reported corralled by a party
Of Navajoes forty miles east. 1t has been
learned that the captured party consists of
three cowboys, who disputed the right of
the Indians to Craze their cattle and sheep
on the public lands near the reservation.
There is no fear of an uprising.
The evening times., 1896-01-08
Given II Long Sentence.

Enoch Baker, tough looking negro, was
arrested last night by Policeman Herndon,
of the First precinct. on d street, between
Tenth and Eleventh streets north west, on a
charge OF carrying concealed weapons, and
In the police court this morning Judge Mil
Ter imposed a jail sentence of one hundred
and eighty days.
The evening times., 1896-01-08
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses were issued today as
follows:
Charles h. Gray and Emma v. Mathers,
both of Montgomery county, Nd.
Baxter N. Davidson and Mary E. L. Stone.
Elias Henson and Martha Brown.
Peter H. WEIGH and Sarah Kennedy
william Straiton Of Montgomery county,
Nd. and Lucinda Thompson OF W Warrington
Joseph N. Edeiin and Frances &. Dyson.
The evening times., 1896-01-08
Francis wilson's Electrician Suicides

Philadelphia. Jan. 6.-Joseph W. Fritz,
chief electrician of the Francis Wilson
Company, which is now appearing at the
Broad Street Theater. in this city, committed
suicide this morning at his boarding place,
by shooting himself through the heart.
Fritz, who was thirty-two years of age
and unmarried. resided In Kansas City.
and had been chief electrician of the COM
pany for four years. No cause is known.
The evening times., 1896-01-08
utah,s Legislature at Work.

Salt Lake, Utah, Jan. s.-The State legis-
lature met yesterday in regula session for
few minutes only. The next two weeks will
be occupied with fpressing matters Incl
dental to the change from territorial to
State conditions. The bailoting for United
States Senators will commence on January
81
The evening times., 1896-01-08
John 1. Davenport', Anne,I,

Three cases of action On appeal in be-
half of John 1. Davenport, in one of which
John Fl. Walker is made defendant and in
the other two Thomas ]. Fisher & Co., are
respondents, were docketed in the District
circuit court today.
The evening times., 1896-01-08
&. +, Dapison,
JEWELER,
llO5 r Street N. w.

Louisiana Purchase Centennial.
et. Louis, Jan. s.-The preliminary step
was taken last night for the celebration
IN this city of the centennial anniversary
Of the Louisiana purchase In 1901. Ex-Gov.
Francis presented the matter, and from the
plans outlined the contemplated celebration
or exposition VIII excel in scope and spIen-
dor anything the world has ever seen. Con-
gress will be approached to aid.
The evening times., 1896-01-08
mrs. FREY was FOUND
She and Her Two Children Are
Starving in Brooklyn.
ELOPED WITH A SAILOR BOY

She Left a Home and Income Of 500
- u Month in This City for Love of
Harry Schmig. YOung Apprentice.
Her Husband Traced Her and VIII
Forgive Her for Little Ones Sake.
The evening times., 1896-01-08
TARIFF BILL ACTION.

Caucus Decides 20 Have House Meas
ure Reported 10 Senate.
At O'Clock this afternoon ii was re-
ported that the Republicans caucus has de-
clded to have tue tariff bill reported TO
the senate as came from the House, with
out amendments,
The evening times., 1896-01-08
Death of a Veteran Police Officer

Baltimore, Nd, Jan. s.-Capt. Frank
Toner OF the Central police district died
early this morning OF heart trouble. He
had been on the Baltimore police force
twenty-five years and no inan in the de-
partInent was more highly valued or re-
spected. He was forty-seven years old.
The evening times., 1896-01-08
Got s35.OoO Damages.

New York. Jan. S.-William h. Dieffen-
bach brought suit in the supreme court
against the New York. Lake Erie & West
egn Railway Company to recover $4,000
damages for injuries received in an accident
on that road. Today the jury returned
verdict in favor of Dieffenba ch for S35 900.
The evening times., 1896-01-08
Sole agents for tho DOUBLE AD-
JUSTMENT WOVEN WIRE BED
SPRING Price, 81. so - with FIVE
YEAR GUARANTEE
sai{e' ssdso0m $ll.75.

"A Suite that usually
sells for SIS. Nicely
made of solid oak-well
finished - with bevel
plate glass in Dresser.
That's only one idea
of how we've cut under
usual values in Bedroom
Suites. Lots of others
Just like it.
The evening times., 1896-01-08

peratufe, is indicated for the Atlantic and
Gulf States, except near the South Atlantic
coast, where rain will probably continue
tonight.
The evening times., 1896-01-08

COLD IN THE HEA D.. CataFrh.
and Headache Immediately relieved b.
Capdtol CAtaIEh Cure Is cent?
nov7 -8uo-ox1
The evening times., 1896-01-08

~ rant 10 Be tbs Jeireler tcho
comes into your mind fret"
The evening times., 1896-01-08
Washington s,o.s Exchange.

sales-Regular call-West Eni NATL Bank,
at IO1 Nat Safe Deposit and Trust at III
capitai Troction, at &c. After call-Chesa-
peske and Potomac Telephone, 80 at 4SH
r. q GOVERNMENT bonds Bid Asked
The evening times., 1896-01-08

ART ROOMS SIXTH FLOOR
The evening times., 1896-01-08
New York Stock Market.

Furnished by Frank Wilson Brown. broker
No 1888 F street.
The evening times., 1896-01-08

W ASH uhs 70 'sOuN o. A'ol- sss. 40
U. $ Electric Light Conv SIS, 1901. l20
Chesapeake & Potomac Toi 5s.--- 80.
Amer see 4 Trus; SIS, + and 1905 :. IOI,s
Amer Sec Il Trust SIS, A and D, 1906. l0lIS
Wash Market Co lst 6s, iSg2-lsl.
S7.;00 retired annually ----. .--.-. los
Wash Market Co imp 6 8, lgl2-'sl--- l0S
Wash Market Co eIf'n 6's. l9ff-'E-- los
las onic Hall Associate n SIS, G., 1908. 100
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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-07-16
The Nominee- William J Bryan, of Nebraska.

seconded the nomination of Richard P Bland.
Mr.. Joseph Rollins, of Utah, briefly seconded
the nomination of Bland
Virginia being called in the roll of states,
the chairman of the delegation stated that
they had been instructed to present the name
of Hon. John w. Daniel, but at his earnest re-
quest and insStence did not do So
The nomination of Mr.. Blackburn was also
seconded by Mr.. J.. W. St. Clair. who said that
though they loved Bland andrevered Boies and
honored Mclean and Matthews, Blackburn
greater than them ALL
When the state OF Wisconsin was called,
Gen. Bragg, the picturesque old hero. chair
man of the delegation, rising on chair in his
place. said:s
nation of a man calling himself democrat
upon populist platform CGreatcheers, min
gled with hisses.)
One of the delegates from Wisconsin fol-
lowed. saying that on the part of the delegates
of Wisconsin he desired to second the nomina-
tfon of Joe Blackburn.
Mr.. E. ]. Dockery, of Wisconsin, took his
place on the platform and said:
MY vote is sti1ed in this convention by an
undemocratic unit rule and, therefore, 1 am
prevented from recording 1t for that idol of
democracy, William ]. Bryan. But whoever
the candidate may be he will receive the cleo
toral vote of my state. (Cheers)
Amid much confusion Gen. Bragg again
rose and claimed the attention of the conven-
tion to say:
with your kind permission we will send
out and make search for another straggler,
and IL we are successful Wisconsin may yet
pledge its support to another candidate.
daughter and Kisses
AT the close of the call OF the roll of states
the convention, at 1875 a. m, adjourned till 10
O. m.