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observation-disclosures
Hacimen Getting Ready for Con-
Vaniioas This Year.
PLANS OF THE OFFICIALS
Mrs. Sperry Con, plains of an Oid Nni-
sance and tile building Inspector
Orders the Building Involved 10 be
Torn DOwn-The stevens school.
Minor District Matters.

The assessors O office Is just now engaged
with In. hucksters and peudiers, the lcease
for each oil which occupations having be-
come due April /. When these are dis
posed oil there viii be no other calls ior the
g, ,r,ilicaics OF legal authority to transact
business, except those who may be oaassed
as transieuts in all callings, until July,
when the hackman's license falls due.
1t is anticipated that there Will be u
great demand Tor the tackrnan's privilege
this year, owing to the anticipated large
attendance upon the sessions OF the Chris
tian Endeavor Convention in July. License
Clerk Montague recalled this morning
similar demand, the occasion or the u. A.
K. .encampment, when the Office ran out OF
badges and had to resort to the method
of issuing numbers ending with one-half'
10 accommodate the unusually large NUMBER
of applicants.
MIR. Montague predicts the same state
of affairs this year and will make his ar
engagements accordingly.
AN OLD NUISANCE.
Mrs, Hannah b. Sperry of the National
Wonan's Press Association has added an
other TO a long list Of complaints against the
VI Nhstt SUI
gross nuisance at No. 319 Delaware ave-
nue northeast.
Mrs. Sperry's address is given as No.
321 or that aveaue, the next residence 10
319, and she AYERS thatit is alomst SUICIDAL
to remain next door. Her physicians once
certified that a long illness from when
shesuffcred wasdue TO heNiiesurroundihGs.
For four years, Mrs. Sperry says, the
residents of the SOUS re have persistentiy Kept
before the Health Office, the Inspector OF
Buildings and the Commissioners that the
nuisance exists and she repeats In re-
cent communca tion TO the health depart
mcnt that the buildings are in tumble
dowr, coalition, have no sewerage and no
water.
An order was issued by the Building In
spectoE Last year. she says, for the prem
ises to be vacated. and assurance was
given then that the order would lie en-
forced within thirty days from its date,
but it is still unheeded.
Building Inspector Brady has given orders
for action to be taken at once for the abate-
ment of the nuisance alleged. his laconic
direction being. Get rid of this house"
1t will doubtless be 4 go.
STEVENS SCHOOL BUILDING.
Bids will be opened on Saturday. the 18th
instant. for the contract to reconstruct the
Stevens school building, in the northwest
section of the city. in accordance with the
plans approved by the building inspector
last September.
The improvement viii consist of the con-
struct:on of 4 new center building, COM
plete. with a considerable increase in the
number OF rooms, and built upon modern
designs.
This is the school over the transfer OF
which to the Miner building there was 50
/ much commotion last fall. the proposition
| for the change meeting with an emphatic
| protest from leading citizens resident Of the
| ncicii.orhood in which the Miner building
| is located.
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FIVE CASES OF THEFT.
Clothes, Bicycle and Flowers Are
Taken by Sneaks.

Clothes, Bicycle and Flowers Are
Taken by SneakS.
Sneak thieves continue to display con-
siderable activity in their crooked calling.
Five cases of theft We're reported to In
spector Hollinbereer at police headquar-
ters today.
A light spring overcoat. the property
of c. ". Fairfax. who resides at No 2O22
] street northwest. was stolen yesterday
afternoon by a sneak, from the baseball
park.
A coat and cardigan jacket were stolen
from Charles ]. Kellogg of No. II S29 Fourth
street northwest.
Il. F. Pollock. who is stopping at the
Mount Vernon Hotel on Four and-a-half
street. reports his Fairmount bicycle stolen
from in front of No. 1909 S street north
west.
A suit of clothes and two pairs of pants
were taken from the residence of George
W. Boyd. corner of Twelfth and Water
streets southwest.
Flower thieves have also commenced their
spring depredations. DR.. Rue of No. 2O5
Ninth street northwest reports rubber
plant taken from his front yard last night
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MISSING FROM His HOME
Young Man With Suicidal Tenden-
cies Cannot Be Found.
He Is Cigarette "Fiend" and Bears
the Sars of Many Attempts
Upon His Own Life.

The headquarters detectives are bending
every effort 10 locate a young man, of ex-
cellent family. who mysteriously disap-
peared from his home in this city last
Thursday. The name of the youth and his
address are withheld Toy Inspector Holm
berger, in Difference to the wishes OF the
parents. who believe their son has either
committed suicide or met with foul play.
Circulars containing the, missing young
mans photograph, and offering a reward
of $50 for information that viii lead to
his recovery, were sent broadcast over the
country by Detective Boarlman.
Tue missing man is twenty-five years of
age. and the police and his parents say he
will give any fictitious name. He is 5
feet inches tall, slim build, weighs about
13O pounds, medium complexion. face
smooth, but can raise a mustache, blue
gray eyes, brown hair, rather short chin,
small scar on one cheek. near the nose: large
scar from a burn, and several small scars
from cuts on veins on left arm, recent cut
The evening times., 1896-04-23
the UuIted States Weather Bureau,

Showers are likely to occur in the lower
lake region, with warmer southerly winds.
The following heavy precipitation, in
inches, was reported:
During the past twenty-four hours-Afont-
gomery, 1:O4.
@- C"Gdition OF the Water
High and low tides are officially recorded
at the navy yard today as follows
High - 3s2s- Low.
c-oV a. H. IO:2I a. m
40 p I'D. 1851 p. m.
Temperature and, condition of the water
at 8 n. m: Great Falis-Temperaturc. Ga:
condit on, Sc. Receiving reservoir-Tem.
perature. 30; condition at north connection.
Sc; condition nc South connection, SO. Dis
tributing reservoir-Temperature. 81; con-
d,tion at influent gatehouse, SO; effluent
gatehouse, SO.
Schedule for Street Lighting
Gas lamps lighted at 8 p. m; extin-
guished at 3:57 a. H.
Naphtha lamps lighted at 8 p. m.; extin-
guishcd ut 4:12 a. M.
Incandescent and electric lamps lighted
at 7:45 p. M; extinguished at 4:12 a. m.
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on large vein back of left hand, several
small scars around his throat, tattoo
marks on right arm.
When last seen he wore dark gray coat
and vest, black pants, black derby hat,
patent leather shoes, black clay diagonal
spring overcoat, and pair of solid gold
sleeve buttons with monogram M. s."
in the center.
The young man is demented and low
spirited, and the scars on his throat and arms
are from attempts at suicide. He is con-
firmed cigarette smoker. He had
no money when he disappeared from home.
His clothing was new, but his father says
he will probably dispose of it for old gar
ments and some cash.
He is OF q rowing disposition. and will
likely tramp from one town or city to an
other. beating his way on freight trains.
]. ]. Darlington, the attorney, has been
employed by the family to assist in locating
the unfortunate young man. He will pay
a reward of $50. for any information that
will lead to the youths discovery, dead or
alive.
The evening times., 1896-04-23
MARKET DEVELOPS WEAKNESS.
Railroad Stocks Were Sold, But Only
in Moderate Amounts.

New York. April 23.-After a steady
opening the railway and miscellaneous
stock market developed weakness, and the
whole list declined IA to 1-2 per cent.
London had some selling orders in the
market. and American securities abroad
were all a shade lower.
The foreigners sold st. Paul. Louisville
and Nashville. and Union Pacific, hut only
in modera te amounts Localoperatorsw were
also disposed TO take profits to Sugar,
Tobacco. Chicago Gas, and the railway
list. Sugar sold down 12. 10 124 5-S;
Tobacco, Is, to 73 3-S: Canada South
ern, 1-2. to OF Ia: Burlington and Quincy,
81, to 81; st. Paul, SIS, to rs; Chica 90
Gas, 7-S, to 90; Louisville and Nashville,
81, to 52 Ia; Union Pacific, SO, to
91 1-S, and Western Union, 3-S, to Sc 7-S.
There were a few strong stocks, notably
DistiIling and Cattle Feeding. Northwest.
Manhattan. and Metropolitan Traction. AT
IL O'Clock the market was steady in tone.
The evening times., 1896-04-23
Marriage Licenses.

Licenses to marry have been issued as
follows:
William Blumenthal and Lille EdeIman,
both of New York city.
Henry B. Bohrer of Mont gomery county,
Nd, and Alice NJ. Robinson.
Solomon Basey and Ellen Carey.
James 3. Davis and Genevieve A. CHS.
Sherman Curry of Woodbury., N. j., aud
Lucy A Henderson.
Henry H. Lang and Rica NJ. Kaiser. both
OF Philadelphia.
Robert l.. Turner and Emma Hall.
George W. Brett and Virginia A. Mark
ham,
The evening times., 1896-04-23
Forecast TIL 3 u. III. Friday.

Forecast TIL 3 y. III. Friday.
For the District of Columbia Maryland,
and Virginia. fair tonight; Friday, fair,
but with increasing cioudiaess; warmer;
east TO soHth winds.
Weather ,o..u.it,,nsun IL nj General Fore
cast
The barometer has risen in the districts
on tie Atlantic coast and AT Rocky Noun
tain stations, and 1t has fallen from Texas
northward 10 MinneSota and Dakota. The
area OF high pressure covers the Atlantic
coast districts, central over Pennsylvania,
and an area of low pressure covers the
Northwest, central over North Dakota.
The temperature has risen in the central
valleys and lake regions, and it is cooler
on the Middle and South Atlantic coast,
and at southern and extreme northern
Rocky Mountain stations.
The. weather is fair this morning. ex-
cept in the Mississippi and Missouri valleys,
where cloudy weather and showers are
reported.
The weather will continue generally
fair along the Atlantic coast, with slowly
rising temperature In the interior Friday.
The evening times., 1896-04-23
Negro Preacher shot to Denth.

Knoxville, Tenn, April 23.-Bob Cham
bers, negro preacher, was tied to Il tree
and shot to death by a mob at Cranberry
N. c., Tuesday night. He had attempted to
chlorofurm and rape Mrs. Wilson. In
order to get the people away from the
house so as to present a favorable oppor-
tUnity, Chambers fired a barn. pistol.
a large knife, and a bottle of chloroform
were found in the room. He confessed the
crime and said he and a companion intended
similar outrages if successful in this case.
The evening times., 1896-04-23
Cnrson,s Long.Sought Plum.

The Colored Republican Club Of the
Fourteenth district was organized, and
elected the following officers: JONES VIII
kins, president; J. F. Fletcher, vice presi-
dent; A. T. Lewis, financial secretary; j.
A. Browne, recording secretary: 7. A.
Watson, treasurer; W. Robinson, sar-
geant-at-arms; j. Green. assistant sar-
geant-at-arms; p. Hopon, chaplain
A resolution was passed indorstng Perry
II. Carson as Recorder of Deeds for the
next administration.
The evening times., 1896-04-23
CAREER CLOSED.
Col. Mcrcur. Professor at West Point,
Dies suddenly.

I
West Point, n. Y. April 23.-Col. James
Mercer, who died suddenly at Fortress
Monroe yesterday, was professor of civil
and military engineering at the West
Point Military Academy. He was born
N Pennsylvania in 1S43 and graduated
from West Point in 1866.
The military career of the deceased has
been a distinguished one. He was the
assistant engineer in the great underta king
of bio wing up He'll Gate i'll 1876 and was
also connected with other successful under
takings. The remains will be inferred here
tomorrow with military honors.
The evening times., 1896-04-23
Hecht & Company,
SIS Seventh st.
Sis
Serge Suits
for $IO.

The best Serge Suit in the
world is not as good as our
$40 ones if it is dyed with a
dye that will rub off. Such
a suit is worthless to any
particular man.
Our Serge Suits are dyed
with a new dye, which has
almost entirely supplanted
the old logwood and indigo
dye in most of the foreign
countries. Blue or Black
and free from all impurities.
No matter how tall-how
short-how thin-or h o w
fat you may be-we can mt
you perfectly-and that S
more than many a clothier
can do Notwithstanding what
they say. You can have
them Single or Double
breasted and skeleton or
half-lined. There's nothing
so cool for summer. And
you can buy as cheap for
credit-we'll be glad to ex-
tend to you the accommoda-
tion.
Make your own terms. All
we ask is that you "llve up
to them.
The evening times., 1896-04-23
COLONIAL DANES COUNCIL.
Discussion of a Change in the Consti-
tuition of the Society.

tuition of the Society.
This mornings session of the Colonial
Council was devoted to a discussion of an
amendment to a clause in the constitution
providing for a majority vote instead OF
a unanimous vote, as it now stands.
A committee was appointed to report on
whether society insignia shall be hereditary
or revert to the association after wearer's
DEATH A discussion as to the admission OF
noncolonial States was one of the import
ant matters under consideration during the
afternoon.
Mrs. Henry Brewster will entertain the
council this afternoon at the Shoreham
from 5 to Z. instead of Mrs. Julia Green
Scott, who was to have done so, but was
forced to cansA her invitation by reason
OF the death of Gen. Jeffries, who was a
dear friend and neighbor. living next door.
Among Mrs. Brewster's assistants will
be Mrs. Howard Townsend, Mrs. Adlai
Stevenson, Mrs. Julia Green Scott, Mrs.
Miller and Miss Miller. Mrs. Chadwick,
Mrs Brown, and Mrs. Rosa Wright Smith.
The evening times., 1896-04-23
Criminals Sent to Prison.

William Harris. colored. was convicted
OF housebreaking in Judge Coles court
shis morning and sentenced to Albany for
five years. He broke into the stable of
Abram B. Frisbie, April r3. and stole a
set of harness.
John Newton. colored. was convicted OF
a second offense of petit larceny and was
sent to the penitensiary for three years.
Newton stole suit OF clothes from an old
employer.
The evening times., 1896-04-23
Rig Firm Fuils.

Cincinnati. Ohio, April 23.-Tbe Smith
& Nixon Piano Company made an assign
ment yesterday afternoon Assets. $780,
600: liabilities. $1,OOO.OO0. The failure
is attributed to hard times, heavy competi-
ton and inability OF the firm to get credit
from the banks.
The evening times., 1896-04-23
Left Alto His Wife.

By the will of Andrew j. Donaldson,
filed for probate today, the widow, Eliza
Donaldson. is given the entire estate for
use during her life. At her death the
property will be equally divided among her
children. Mrs. Donaldson and Oliver
H. Reed are nominated executors. The
paper was dated September 2, 1879.
The evening times., 1896-04-23
Mell.known Politician Dend.

Warsaw. Ind, April 23.-Hon. William
williams, after an Illness OF several months
duration. died OF paTesis at the residence
Of his son, Recorder ] X. Williams, yester-
day He was a member Of the FOrty second
and Forty-third Congresses. During Gar
fields administration lie was appointed
charge d'affaires to Uruguay. He was
seventy years old.
The evening times., 1896-04-23
Mcclellan VIII Filed.

The will of the late John R. Mcclellan
has been filed for probate. The estate is
divided equally among Robert j. McClel-
Ian, a brother; Fannie Mcclellan, a niece,
and Oliver II. Reed, soE-in-iaw of the de-
ceased. The house at No. 617 T streetnorth-
west is included in the property. Mr.. Reed
is nominated executor.
The evening times., 1896-04-23
Hat Factories DESTROYED.

Danbury. Conn, apri; 23.-Fire yes
terday afternoon destroyed Mackenzie &
Sons and Davenport & Won Gals hat
factories and George Taylor's tobacco
store. The total loss will reach SOS. 900,
partly insured.
The evening times., 1896-04-23
Anna Cannon sues for Divorce.

Anna Cannon, through her attorney, W.
Preston Williamson. began proceedings for
divorce from her husband. John E. Cannon,
today. She charges him with desertion.
The two were married January 4, 1876.
by Rev. Father Burk. in this city and lived
together until July 20. 1893.
The evening times., 1896-04-23
Washington stock Exchange.

Sa!es-Metropolitan Z. r.. 4 at l22 a l2e11I
Columbia little Ins., 80 at q; Lanston Mono-
type. 10 at 50.
The evening times., 1896-04-23

IS 1893 10 year Funding" -..-- l0I &.
6's 1907 '-30-year Funding" sold.... los -
rs 1901 Water Stock currency. ITO Z.
- 1903 Water Stock" currency. III =.
3.6is ts2I "tunIing' currency lJ9 &.
Sl's Eec. .-lU'S- IoYIl9Ol ..--....-.. 80. 70
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-04

this hated party, to assist in legislating
for the nation. I was made to feel the
contempt and dislike the members Of
old parties had for my party. They
used to say we Populists preached an
archy in our discussions, whereas we
swere only insisting upon the destruc-
ton of the gold trust and the saliva
ton Of the people Now the American
people are arousing to the danger, and
the Populists are not the only anar
chists Most of the Democrats have
become anarchists, and such distin-
guished Republicans as Senator Teller
have joined the ranks of the feared
and hated Peoples party. But don't
be backward, brethren. Don't be
frightened so long as they shoot words
at you. / remember when Abraham
Lincoln was jeered, but five years
later he had freed four million human
beings from slavery and his name is
today the highest and proudest in the
land.
THE gold advocates say to you that
William J. Bryan is too young to be
your president. They say he is no
lawyer, that he is a demagogue. I
say to you that he Is an honest. God
fearing man, and is the most popular
and best orator that has been before
the people since the days of Daniel
Webster. If you lift him to the presi-
dency he will be the most fitting can
didate presented for popular suffrage
since the days OF Abraham Lincoln.
IT shall say nothing unkind of Mr..
Mckinley. He is a good man and
would make good president, no doubt,
but for the company he keeps. Money
was used to secure his nomination
money spent by the corporations and
the money trusts. But the nomination
at Chicago was not secured by the use
of money. Mr. Bryan did not seek the
nomination-it came to him from the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-04

compared with that which hurls a
mighty and prosperous nation into the
depths We are now groveling in. If
we would honor ourselves, let us see
to 1t that the citizen is not oppressed
by class legislation nor lifted. up. by
1t. If we do that we will be lifted up
in the eyes of the world. I know of
no parallel that will compare with the
present situation better than that of
man standing in the midst of a cy-
clone and declaring that the cyclone
should be the wind standard, and that
the gentle zephyr standard should not
be ours because such a standard was
not used in Europe. We know it is this
new money system that has brought
this system is to be prosecuted here
tonight. You will be the jury, the ora
tor Of the evening the prosecutor IN
sure you will convict the criminal and
that you will fix the date of the exc
cution at Nov. 8. And 1 know of none
so fit to preside at the execution than
William j. Bryan. The chief mourners
upon that occasion will be the COM
bines and monopolies of the country,
and know of no greater mourner,
who should be In the van, than Mr..
Hobart's great coal combine.
A male quartette reused the audi
ence to another burst of enthusiasm
Dy relating IN melody the merits OF
THE Jolly Jingling Silver Dollar of Our
Dads" Every verse was applauded
and the singers were obliged to repeat
their performance.
If it had been Bryan instead of Allen
the crowd couldn't have been noisier
or more. demonstratiVe when the tall
Nebraskan was introduced. 1t was a
magnificent ovation, hearty and gen
uine. The speaker said in part:
i did not suppose, from reading the
gold press. there were SO many free
silver men in the Northwest. L want
to say to you old soldiers, as soldier
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-04

who Unlisted from the state Of Iowa,
that L enter a protest against Mr..
Hanna's collection of old soldiers now
parading about the country in private
car. as representatives of the soldier
vote. Why didn't Mr.. Hanna offer the
old soldiers of our side equal facilities?
Why, instead of selecting distinguished
army leaders, did he not select old
soldiers-genuine soldiers, the men who
fought to save the nation and not
scramblers among themselves to see
who would win the starry bars? We
old soldiers were not fighting to save
this country for the sake Of the few,
and l resent the, action of any officer
wo seeks to influence the old soldier
vote While [ ann willing to accord Mr.
Hanna'S generals the respect due their
position, L resent their action in COM
ing into my state for the first time to
tell me and my neighbors- how to vote.
And in so doing they appeal to the
baseSt passion in mantle passion of
greed They tell you that under free
coinage your pensions will be paid in
fifty-cent dollars. But l tell you there
is no such thing as a fifty-cent dollar.
The man who tells you that is untruth-
full or ignorant. Do you suppose this
government would so dishonor itself as
to pay it's veteran soldiers in dishonest
money? | tell you as an old soldier who
has never applied for a pension, thit II
the government will give us an oppor-
tunity we will make more money than
the government can ever pay to us In
the form of a pension. The govern
ment by its present system of finances,
has fastened upon its old soldiers an
Industrial Servitude more degrading
than the bondage we destroyed thirty
rx-ifh oil
row and glory is secure: the present we
now suffer: the future we must provide
for | want further to set the seal of
disapprOVal upon that form of coercion
which controls the people by injunc-
ton. Fifty years age a Federal judge,
who would have issued such an in
junction would have been turned out
of his office, impeached and disgraced
But now the courts grant such writs to
corporations that they may control and
keep in check the working classes. Don't
misunderstood me. Every man must
obey the law; every corporation has
rights that must be recognized; don't
think that I advocate strikes, for
believe that labor must and can ac-
cOmplish its ends without violence
But the issuance of injunctions for CO.
ercion measures, is wrong. By.-voting
right in November you will take the
first step to secure your rights. Here
tofore the workingmen have been d.
vided: but this year Republicans and
Democrats and Populists have united
to preserve their rights.
I'VE are all Populists today, mem
bers of that party that was hated when
1t was organized, and that is hated to-
day. When I went into congress, /
was hated and feared Had L been a
Republican or a Cleveland Democrat
7 would have been cared for in safe
places. But I came, & strange man
from the wild and woolly West, sent by
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-04
Dress Goods.

New Dress Goods opened every week There's
advantage buying stock
You find new goods time Not things
after week and month after month";
signs both in black and colors
There's food fer reflection We could not
receive quantities Of New Goods
selling quantities. and would be selling
titles assoments not better than any town.
prices not lower than matter of
sentiment It's purely matter of business. People buy
they get the best returns for their money.
A few examples follow in single column %