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The Washington bee., 1897-07-31
ADVANTAGE
3 A | L E US
IMPROVED TRU,

1t adjusts itself so perfectly to then
ture that it is impossible for it oi
come displaced.
1t permits the utmost freedom Of
ton with perfect safety.
All uncomfortable and injurious s
spring pressure is avoided.
The pad is held in place BY Wc
bands, which retain an equal D
sure in all positions of the oody
1t can be worn in bed, a great ds
eratum to the young as tending
perfect cure.
1t is the only suitable truss for
dren and females.
The proper amount of pressure ca,
brought to bear and maintans
any position without pinchi1g
harm to the wearer.
1t will cure hernia if placed on til:
tient sufficiently early.
Excepting umbilical, it is the
truss ever offered for all kind
hernia.
1t is so perfect and comfortable il
adjustment that the patient
short time forgets he is wearrl
(See the certificate of Mr.. ID
Johnson.)
Sent postage paid to any addrss
receipt of price; S3 for single a:
for double truss.
In ordering, give location Of h:-
right or left side, and measure
| Satisfaction given or money rehl
| when the truss is returned il ]
order. Address:
L. q. Railey
Room Is, 500 F st, ,N.T
or 1921 M St., N. w.. Washrl
The Washington bee., 1897-07-31

Capital = 100000
HON.JNO. l.. LYNCB, PRESIDENT
JAS. T. BRADFORD, VICE-PREs.
L. @. BAILEY, TREASURER
PROF. JAMES STORUM, SEC.
DOUGLASS B MCCARY. CASHIER
DIRECTORS:
Jno. r. Lynch, L. c. Bailey,
W.McKinly. w. s. Lotion
R. 81. Terrell, James Storum,
Wyatt Archer, JnO. A. Pierr
), J. A. Lewis. A. w. Tancil
H. Z. Baker, J. H. Meriwether
W. s. Montgomery, j. A. Johnson
James T. Bradford.
Fl. P. Montgomery.
Deposits received from 10 cents
upward. Interest allowed on $500
and abGve. Treasurers of
churches, associations, and other
organI ations can deposit funds
with this Bank and Receive Inter-
eat. The money Ia subject to
check Without Not ce. We
shall be glad to have you open an
account. BANK OPEN FROM ga.
N. to P. NJ.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15
CONFLICTING EVIDENCE.
The osrossr's Inqulsy Iato the Gauss
ef ne wreck "a EmporiA

The osressrs InqalSy Iato the Cause
ef ths Wreck "a Emporia
Emporla. Kas,. Sept 1.-THE coro-
ucr's inquest over the victims Of the
recent Santa Fe wreck Il m progress.
Many witnesses were heard. and the
testimony was exceedingly conflict
ing. Conductor Alexander Ferguson
and all the trainmen on the California
express train testified positively that
although warned 20 look for orders a.
Lang. they saw no rod light displayed,
only white ones. and on being cross
examined were positive there was no
red light shown. one oolored man was
positive there was no light a. all,
whether rcd or white. fhc agent a.
Lang. n. n. Larson. testified that. ac-
cordlng TO orders. he displayed a I'D
light, and was horrined when the train
passed At full speed without stopping.
James Wood. VIM. A. Nichols. Mrs.
/ Nichols. his wife. and two sons. George
and Albert. all residents Of Lang. or on
i farms near Lang. corronoratcd the
agents story. stating that they were
waiting for the east-nound train 10 90
to the nurllngame fair. that Larson
told them nrvun was On tne vest
bound train. and called their attention
70 the red light. and stated that they
would be able 20 see Bryan a. the train
must stop 10 let'tho east-bound train
pasa
Amer hearing about fiteUn witnesses
an adjournment vas had until Thur
day. sNth
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15

erlck hotel with an sflcer on guard in
the hall. They arrived here a. 0 O'Clock
yesterday morning over the Southern
Pacific. having come from New Orleans
by way OF Houston. whore they were
not allowed to 60 on the train on ac-
count Of the quarantine against yell
low fever nov IN force there. After tel
egraphlng TO thil place TO ascertain
n there was any quarantine here. and
finding that there was none. the man
ager Of the compeny brought them on
TO on his date Wednesday. Three
hours after theft arrival here. and
while their scenery was being hauled
10 the operahousd the mayor and city
health officer gwo0ped down on them.
They we're corrailei In the opeFahopsa
and held there u6der the suryelI|fhce
OF an Officer during the afteruonn aed
then taken back ID the hotel THO
will be confined there until next Safnf-
day. and n they manifest no yellow
fever tendencies by then. will be- al
lowed TO give a performance. Their
clothes and effects are being fumigai-
Cd.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15
AN IMPORTANT NETTING.
The Cabinet Have soms Qussiious d
ssslIs sf sslIsas Nature.

settle ~ serious Nature.
Washington. Sept. i.--scveFal i'm
portant questions demand the attention
Of the cabinet. which win mest to-
day. One q theso i- the st,lement Of
the Union Pacific railroad matter. An
arrangement was entered Into during
Mr.. cleysland'a administration where
by the foreslosure proceedings agnins,
this road we're 10 proceed and the gov
ernent was to receive $4,000 900 from
the Organization syndicate Efforts
have been made 70 induce the present
administration 10 iake some steps 10
prevent thecarrying out Of this pro-
gramme.
This IL one OF the mattem which At
torney-Generai McKenua went 10
Pennsylvania 70 consult with the Pres
ident about. Il j. understood that At
the cabinet meeting Il viii be deter
mined not 20 interfere IN any way
with the carrying cut Of this plan.
Inasmuch as the atsorney-general
has not yet announced be opinion a.
70 the proper construction Of section
70 Of the Dlngley law relating 20 dis
eliminating duties. This matter will
come up Tor discussion. The attorney
general will probably give the cabinet
an outline Of his opliion on the lat
ter. and may AJAX fof suggestions from
his associatea
The coalition of Affairs In the klon.
dike and danger Of persons who have
started for the sold nelds without an
adequate supply Of prosisions. are mat
tcrs about which the members of the
administrator have = great deal OF
anxiety. and there VII b. a discussion
Of the posaihuIiy Gi alhrdlne s1me fe
lief 90 those persons Assistant Sec
rotary Of the Treasury Nandcrllpp'
said he and the secretary had given I
much consideration. but be Was al 1
loss 20 see what could b. done a. thll
time. The administration had n.
money az lis disposal that could b
legally expended on a relief expedition
and the physical conditions OF thecouu
I try Ia Alaska are such that q woull
BE- impossible % do anything n Their
were plenty oi money 90 draw on.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15

New Orleans. Sept IA Dispatch
hon beaumont says that the Southern
Pacific At that place received a dis
patch from the agent Al Sabine Pass,
who walked from Sabine Pass 70 Port
Arthur. stating that the track for
oleht miles are washed away and that
about 80 people are missing. lie ~
ports the sinking ol two tugs and the
drowning OF Green Moore and Levi.
ncltcs. prominent steamboat men oi
Orange. A later message says that The
loss Of illo al the Pass win not b. %
great AZ reported. probably not nor,
than six or seven. A later dispatch
from Sabine Pass says the loss Of prop
crty on shore u light The TUG Gulllol
went down In The storm
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15
SOMEWHAT ALARMING
Spread Of Yellow Fever Causing
Considerable Uneasiness.
FEW NEW CASES REPORTED.
The Victims a New Orleans Are Doing
Remarkably Weii-Trains Bsing
Taken on e. . Result Of
QnaFantins Measures.

New Orleans. Sept. 1.-THE daily
bulletin Of the state board OF health Is
a. follows:
The state board OF health Of Louis
lana officially reports the status Of ai-
fairs In regard 10 the yellow fever In
New Orleans a. follows;
Besides the seven cases already re-
ported, three positive cases Of yellow
fever have been diagnosed by members
or the board OF experts. These new
cases are situated at the following
points: One at saniat street, between
Chestnut and Coliseum; one At st.
Charles avenue. corner Adams street;
one. a brother Of the first and only
fatal case. In the quarantined house
on Rampant. near Ursuline street
These cases. like ali that have Oe-
CURED In New Orleans. are directly
traceahle 10 infection originating In
Ocean Springs and Scranton. Strict
quarantine Ia enforced In connection
with every case when positively dag
nosed as yellow fever or only consld-
cred suspicious. No death from yel-
low fever has occurred here since
Sept. 8, and all the cases under obaer-
walton are progressing fayorahly with
the exception OF two.
The above was the news given out
a. the board meeting last night. One
Of the new cases IL the brother Of
young Gelpl. who died Of the fever
and has not been traced. while the
third h Dr. Lovel. who attended a case
Of fever a week ago. II was regarded
a. suspicious. but was never declared
yellow fever. The quarantine has been
extended 10 everything east Of Pass
Christian, now taking In Mississippi
City.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15

New Orleans. Sept. H.--Lltilo add
tional Information touching the fever
h obtainable No new cases reported
today. No concealment IL made Of the
expectation Of officials tha, probably a
dozen cases more will develop here.
The large expert stan now employed
In fighting the disease are not less con
iident than they were At the start that
they viii finish yellow jack before
frost comes A majority Of the cases
are improving and fatal consequences
are looked for only In one instance
at present
Within a radius Of 1000 miles every
town and hamlet refused to have In
tercourse with the city The passenger
service has fallen oh. a. stops can be
made al but few points south OF the
Mason and Dixon line. The North
eastern road has taken on two trains.
The Southern Pacific has also taken
OF two trains. Many people are SUI
fering a. a result Of quarantine reg
ulations
Al Alexandria. two residents oi that
place Who had been IN New Orleans
run the quarantine and got home. but
we're ordered to leave Alexandria In
two hours
Coal men who 20 down the river Ia
take orders from ships have been no.
tihed that they viii not BE- allowed
10 stop At Port Eads.
Lafayette. La. has stopped the
Southern Pacihc from changing crews
At that point Tor fear OF infection
and the southern Pacific has an.
nounced that Il will sell no more tick.
cts 10 Texas points.
Later In the day the board OF health
announced Eve additional suspected
cases. These viii be definitely olasset
after the board Of experts makes an
examination.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15
ELECTRIC CARS COLLIDE.
TIVE Persons Are Fatally Hurt and
several ssFi, usly Irlursd

I've Person. Are Fatally Hurt and
several ssri, usiy Iriursd
Chicago. Sept 1.-two electric cars
on the Suburban Electric railway col
llded while running full speed along
a stretch Of single track on Harlem
avenue IN IaOranEe early this morn
Ing. The accident happened Just be-
fore o'clock. when the tranic was
heavy and nearly an Of the passon-
gers. with which both cars wcr1
crowded. were injured Moiormon D.
Murphy and John Jamison viii die
The following were seriously lniur.
cd; Conductor J, +. Harvey. August
Manelx. John Donnelly. Louis 0rodel
Frank nratty. Richard Schaudel. vii.
liam otto. Roy bloom. Eliza Meredith
Charles Whisell. Augusta nipel, Thos
Robert. W. n. Mckee and W. Il. Ryan
on account % a heavy mist which
hung over the tracks. the molorman
Of the sOuthhound ear. which was q
have passed the northhound car where
the double track ends. failed 20 notice
that he had left the double track. he.
fore he could reverse his trolley and
run back the noflhhound car came
along Al full speed. The cars collidcd
with terrific force.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15

Beaumont. TEX. Sept. it--Jenerson
county has been storm swept From
reports received the devaslati0n seems
TO BE- confined almost exclusively to
this county. with the exception Of
Winnie. on the Gulf and Interstate
which Is Just across the line A con.
scryativo estimate Of the loss h $780,
600 for jefferson county.
The towns Of New Sabine Pass. Old
Sabine Pass. Port Arthur and Winnie
az suffered Unnecessarily In one Of thi
silfiest gales that ever swept the coast
Tho greatest loss ~ life was az Port
Arthur. where there now ne nine
corrscs az the result Of the storm
while IN Sabine Pass harbor three men
were drowned and AZ New saoln Pas.
ono man o. reported dead.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15
NINE PERSONS KILLED.
Port Arthur Storm Swept and
Totally Ruined.
MEAGER DETAILS AS YET.
The Storm struck the Calf Coast and
Port AuthoF and sabine Pass
suffered Most-A Large Nom
bss Were nadiy nuFl

Port Arthur. Tex. Sept li.-A heavy
BALE struck this town late sunday even
and the result ls the town IL In ruins
aud several persons killed:
As FAR a. known the dead are:
Frie1 Miehatls. laborcr. residence un-
known.
Frank Albright from Kansas City.
employed by electric light plant.
George Martin. bricklayer, residence
unknown:
An unknown man. aged about IS.
unidentified.
May Alnosw0rth. is years old. daugh-
ter Of Mr.. Alnsworth. foreman o. rail-
read construction crew.
Infant son Of W. H. johnson. labor
sr, alx months old. was blown from its
mothers arms and drowned.
The injured are:
Mrs. Roy stafford. right leg broken
between hip and knee; resting easy.
Roy Stafford. legs bruised; little
daughter seriously bruised.
The buildings blown down are the
railroad soundhouse. where May Aims
worth was killed and Mrs Stafford In
iured. They had gone there for refugs
and were the only ones MANNED when
the building collapsed.
The other buildings demolished ant
injured are the natatorium. rear ent
OF the brick bank building. Townsit'
company's barns, Hotel Hayden shlfte'
from foundation. Strong 4 Teaguei
building shifted Of foundation on
foot. Brennan building. col0nade hotel
/ Spence 4 Lyons building. c. ]. Miller
grocery store. Weidman's TranEfe
company's barn. Smiths resldencs
Kannaday's saloon. Peter Stocks res
idence. Herald once. Afford VOLTS %
loon. the Hays building. Dr. A. "
Barracloughs residence carried acres
the street without shifting or breakin
single article except the china an
glassware. N. N. Zollnski's grocery.
NJ. Rowlan's new building. partly com
pleted, @. ". wutierbach's confectiou
cry and shoe shop. located Just In rea
, Of Brinkman building. where an n
; four men los, their lives: several smal
cottages and outbulldings were how
, away.
, The rain fsll IN torrents and the v n
blew strong from the start. irercasin
: In velocity. when Il reached ita helgh
4 about 50 miles. and did no, abate Il
e two hours.
c. T. Smith. the new undertaken. en-
halmed an the bodies and gave ever
attention 20 the dead without expectir
pay. The corpsra were an sent
. Beaumont for interment ty request
the good people Of that city and nor
p have illed paupern' graves. but wei
. given the best possible.
The people appreciated their Kin
ncss. No cemetery had been start'
2 here. The acts Of bravery would
- columns. There vas no excitement NJ
n a tear shed. the suspense during q
severity OF the storm causing such
tension that an were awed
q The total damage. including piei
Z ailboats and other small shipping. "
/. amount 10 about $4,000.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15

Sabine. Pass. Tex. sept. IA heavy
windsiorm visited here Sunday night
from Z to 10 O'Clock. The tug Gulllotte
d lost Moore a Belts. the owners.
and a deck hand. are missing. The
others escaped. No other lives were
lost. Frank Ward. on the southern
Pacific section train which was wreck
ed. had leg broken and was otherwise
injured. Ten or hfteen small buildings
mostly under construction. are badly
wrecked. No other buildings OF i'm
portance injured
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15

Mobile. Ala, Sept. IA case Of yel-
low fever was announced here yesier-
day, the sick man being a Norwegian
named Antoine Nagan. - ycars IN thl.
country. and four years a resident Of
Mobile. which place he has not left Al
any time since his arrival here. u,
was taken from Mrs. Connor's board.
lnehouse on Government street. neal
the water front.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15

Biloxi. Miss. Sept ii-Following Il
the oficial report Of the Mississippi
state board OF health from Biloxi
based upon reports from the physi.
clans:
Sickness from all causes. a.: yellow
fever. Is: suspicious cases Of fever, z;
dengue. 4; other causes. n; total. tS
The state board OF health took charge
Sunday night al i2 o'clock and estab
llshed a Gordon around the city anl
through the city. dividing the lnfecte,
from non-infected portions. yellow
fever and suspects isolated and guard
ed Sanitary work being pushed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15

New Orleans. Sept it.-Dr Carter ot
the marine hospital service returned 10
Ocean Springs from narkley. Ho re-
ports a serious condition there Bark.
ley Il a little possoface seven miles
There are % inhabitants Of the place,
northeast Of the detention camp.
yet there have been four deaths. ac-
cording 10 the statistics prepared by
DR.. Carter. surgeon Of the United
States hospital nervice. There have
been sick In narkley ie patients. prob.
ally yellow fever. eight Of which. nF
Carter says he a sure, has been yellow
fever.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15
nswsrr csmpasr oaar.a.Issa.

san Antonio. Sept itl-The n mon.
bers Of "On the Bowery" company are
confined on the third eoor Of the Nav
The age-herald., 1897-11-21
by {. Telegraph.

ward. and the showing is the best on record. But the expectation is that the third weeks earnings will not be fully maintained at the recent high level. The net returns from raalr. aIds for ocbober which is expeo,eh shortly are sad tc show a very large proportion of very heavy increase in gIloss earnings absorb ed by operating expense.
 As a natural outcome of cheap money and speculative uncertainty the marked t for railroad bonds has been relatively active and the high grade issues have been very stiff, and resulting in record Pr4icss in some eases. Frees are higher in nearly all cases. T.tal sales. $7,S6O, 900.
 United States As are 1s higher bid for the week.
 The total sales of stocks were 6i i,500 shares, including Chicago Burlington and Quincy, 985; St. Paul, 1S4; Peoples Gas, 5,S1O; Sugar, 12695.
 Money on call easy at 11a62 per cent.
 Prime mercantile paper, 3A@41a per cent.
 Stetrling exchange firm with actual for demand and at $4.S2A a4 S27s for sixty days.
 Posted rates. s4SSh@4S6%.
 Commercial bills, $4S2.
 Bar silver, 5Sc.
 Mexican dollars, 45hc. a
 State bonds dull.
 Railroad bonds firm. .
 Government bonds firm.
The age-herald., 1897-11-21
TWENTYTHOUSAND DOLLARS That Sum Will Be Expended in
 Greater Improvements.
 BOTH OF THE BREWERIES
Will Increase Thepr Output and Plants-The Alabama Company Has Expended Over
 Sl00,000, and Will Spend More.

Ground was broken yesterday for i'm proyements that will entail the expendi- ture of $1600O. The work is being tone by the Alabama Brewing company.
 A two-story brick bottling works is being erected oe1 the lot on Avenu@ D, between Twenty first and Twenty sec ond streets. The company's stable is in ths same lot. This building will be 55xS6 - feet, and will be of the finest pressed brick.
 When it is completed it will be fur nlsIhed with the very latest improved ma : chinsry. Livery bit of the work will be done by Birmingham contractors. and all the. machinery Is to be purchased here except the patented articles that are made solely by ths patentes.
 Besides these improvements 5000 will be spent in and around the main build ings. The bottling establishment will cost $S,000, the machinery s6,000 and the repairs $2,0Oo. The works will be in operation by Feb. 15.
 Supt. Knoepfler stated last night that tris company wo1d make a speciality of bottled beer None of 1t will be botl d and delivered until it is six months old. His company has aready expended oyer $100, ,000 on the plant nbw in operation OLD BREWERY IMPROVEMENTS
 The Phil SchiIfngsr Brewing company took out a permit yesterday to improve
The age-herald., 1897-11-21

their plant on Avenue E and Twenty second street. This work will cost ST. 900.
 It is intended to repair the present buildings and rearrange the interior. This will bring it thoroughly up to date in that respect.
 Besides this the latest improved ma c1linsh1y will be substituted in place of some now in use. This will increase the output Of the brewery.
 It has been reported that Brewmaster Bishoff has tendered hss resignation to take place Jan. 1. He will return to Gin cinnati. While in charge he has greatly increased the quality of the beer. It is ths intention of the Schllinger company to go still further in that direction and again add to it's quality.
 The output of both plants will be in- creased The two companies VIII ex- pend $23,0O0 or more this winter in the work
The age-herald., 1897-11-21
Stock Letter

New York, Nov. 20.-The stock market opened heavy and attended by the usual
 duliness; there was no pressure to sel.
 however but prices was somewhat lower
 with ths trading clement inclined to even up contracts over Sunday. Con- solidated Gas again attracted attention. opening 11s up and then dropping a point. Metropolitan Street Railway ad- vanced 2 points on reports of good traffic returns and prospects of a fur- ther increase when the motive power is in full operation. Sugar and Peoples Gas showed a tendency to react undsr profit taking. Dealings continued of a professional character, and narrowness was a feature. PTifcss harden somewhat, but a selling movement soen developed which carried the list below yesterdays close, Metropolitan Street Railway be- ing the only exception. Consolidated Gas lost the entire earnings and then reacted a couple of points. Thera was no Important news and the only im- pulse given was by London houses. Some of the bulls took profit on stocks and bought early in the week. Tho Grangens dropped a little and the Ccal- CTS were steady. Sugar fiuctuated with in M per cent. and ended at it's initial price, but a shade under last nights prices. The market closed quiet and steady. H. H, SMITH & CO.
The age-herald., 1897-11-21
AT THE HEATER.

NIcFees Matrimonial Bureau" closed an engagement last night to small au- dience. The attraction deserved bet ter patronage. Several of the speciaFtes were changed and every member of the company worked hard to please. despite the discouraging crowd. Bright and win some little Edith Talbot, the soubrette. with her naughty wink and graceful ways well sustained the hit she made at the opening performance. She sang a parody she composed herself. with Billy Bryan" in the leading line. This caught the audience and the applause was yoc.f- erous. Chelso D. Peruchi, as the office boy, was one of the leaders in the mer- r.ment Billy Allen and J. D. Gibson were clever in their team work. Miss Knott and MT. Gurville sang "Sewanee River and Dixie" in answer to en- cores, and were recalled lime and again. The Magnets in dancing and ,acrobatic work were well received. They laugh just a little too much, but put lots of spice in their work.
The age-herald., 1897-11-21
ary, 5.35@5.86; February 5. .4O@54 fl; March, 5.45@5 46; April, 5,50G5.51; May, 5.55@5.56; June. 5.60a 561; July. 565G5.66.
Liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool, Nov. 20.--1 p. m.-Clos.ng spot cotton fair demand; prices lower; American middling, fair. 9 19-S2d: good middling, 3 11-22d; American middl ng, 314d; low 1aiddling, 3tsd good ordinary. 9d; ordinary. 2 15-16d. The sales of the day were 10000 bales. of which 1.00J were for speculation and export and included 9.7OO American. Receipts. 56 QUO bales, in cluding 51 400 bales American.
 Futures opened easier with 0 poor de mand and closed quiet, but steady American middling l.. M. c. November, lid buyers; November and December 3 09d sellers; December and January, 0S @3 esd buyers; January and February. 3 08@3 09d sellers; February and March, 3 09d buyers; March and Aprn 3 09@3 1Gd buyers; April and May, . Id sellers: May and June 3 12d buyers; June and July 1903 lid sellers; July and August, 3 14@3 15d sellers: August and Septem- Der, 15d buyers.
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