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The times., 1897-03-19
sHOw-wINDow THIEF ARRESTED
Watchman Tom Young JaiIs a Oar.
inc Midnight BURGLAR

Watchman Tom Young Jai1s Dar-
ing Midnight Burglar.
Watchman Tom Young, whose figure is
familiar always along the north side of
Pennsylvania avenue, last night captured
one of the most bold and daring house
breakers who ever attempted to operate
along the Avenue, and his vigilance pre-
vented the thief from making a rich haul
from the establishment of w. S. Teel
About 11:55 O'Clock, ut the time when
the police were making their regular Shifts
Watchman Young observed a young man
step stealthily from the hallway at No
935 Pennsylvania avenue, just east of
Teel's establishment, and glance quickly
up and down the Avenue. All of the
policemen had passed along block below
toward the Twelfth street station, and
there was no one in sight upon the street
at the time.
The mans actions were very suspicious,
SO much so as to cause the watchman to
step behind q treeboX, from whence he
carefully watched his movements The
man then re-entered the hallway and o
moment later emerged aud stole quietly
up to an adjoining treebox and procured
a brick which he had hidden there With
this he smashed the large plate glass
window, making a hole large enough to
place his arm through. The window was
well stocked with a large assortment of
ties and other neckw ear, gloves, UNI
brellas and other haberdasher's goods,
all in easy access when once the window
glass was iroken. Among other things
was a case containing twelve or fifteen
bicycle watches. Just as the thief seized
upon one OF these Watchman Young was
upon him, grasped him by the collar and
made him n prisoner.
The thief fought desperately to escape,
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and grappled WITH the Watchman, who sue
ceeded in landing him, unaided, in the
First precinct statienhouse. On his way
there the robber attempted to cast away
some of his pIunder, but the watchman
detected him in the act. At the station
the man gave his name as Henry Dalton,
twenty-seven years old, and said he had
been a sailor in the British navy The
brick was also secured as evidence against
the man.
After the attempted robbery Watchman
Young notified the proprietor Of the store,
and guard was. kept over the broken
. window for the refndnder OF the night.
The watchmanreceiyedth the congratulations
of his fellow-officers last night for his
vigilance and activity in capturing the
thief.
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Reading was almost the only weak fea-
ture OF the market yesterday. In the after
noon the sold-out bulls and others who favor
a reaction raided this stock on an absurd
story Of dissolution OF the underwriting
syndicate. The fact that the syndicate h as
practically finished its work and that it
Will go out of existence under the terms of
the contract on April /, was ignored by
the oriGinators of the rurnor. The stock
was freely sold, and fell 1-2 TO % 1-2 for
the common and 3 to Al for the first pre-
feTTed.
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Omaha had drop yesterday, as was
to be expected 1t is stated by the ex-
perts, however. that 1t is on its way up,
and that such reaction viii be only small
and temporary. Omaha is almost certain
to pay 4 per cent shortly.
Dow, Jones & Co. say Of Western Union,
that the officers Of the company are much
gratified over the improvement in earn
fngs. Test office reports week before last,
covering all sections of the country, show
ed an increase of S14,425. Reports for
last week, which came in yesterday, show
ed a gain OF S15,001 The continued gain
was regarded as especially important, as
when it has occurred heretofore il has
been a forerunner of Improvement in all
lines of business. The increase appears in
every division andis the first considerable
gain that has been shown in two con-
secutive weeks during the last six months.
At the last meeting Of the Western Union
board President Thomson, of Pennsylvania,
was chosen a director in place Of President
Roberts, deceased.
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MOVING TO HIGH LANDS.
Many South Dakotans Forced to
Desert Their Homes.

Verruillion, 8. D., March 1S.-Reports
brought in today by parties living along the
Missouri are that the river has risen five
feet and is still rising.
The ice still remains unbroken, although
free from the shore.
II was reported that a strip mile long
between Meckling and Gdyville was clear
of ice this morning.
The people are still moving off their
farms on to the hills, and there is not an
empty house in this city. Reports from
Mitchell and points farther north this
morning. by wire, show warm weather
and snow melting fast.
The first train through from Aberdeen
in five weeks on the Mil waukee has just
arrived.
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The Yanderbilts again led the railroad
list 1t was a most encouraging and seem
ingly almost unanswerable argument from
the bull point OF view. New York Central
rose to loo 5-S, the best figure of the
year, on seni-official statements that the
retunding scheme is progressing favorably-
Big Four and Northwest were extensively
bought. 1t is said in inner circles that
the Equitable Life Insurance Company Is
buying Northwest in the belief that the
stock will pay per cent shortly.
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The World of Business

Wall street had bull market again
yesterday. prices all over the board show
ing net gains OF Is TO 81 per cent. There
were periods OF hesitancy at intervals,
the result OF profittaking, but the general
tendency was all one way and the close
firm in tone. The promises for today
are good Speculation is all turning toward
the bull side. The public is supporting
the professional traders more and more
every day. You will find great many
expert opinions to the effect that the
market is seeing the beginning OF
magnificent boom. 1t is a most pleasant
condition OF things To hope for. Neither
bulls nor bears can make any money out
of a dead market, such as that OF the last
winter
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Elphonzo Youngs Co.

No use trying to duplicate
such an offer as this one we're
making just now of Fine Cali
fornia Canned Fruit for zoe can,
or S2.25 dozen cans, for a grade
which should sell for 30c. Put
tip in the best granulated sugar
syrup right in the orchards in
California. Apricots, Bartlett
Pears, Greengage Plums or Egg
Plunls, Crawford or Lemon Cling
Peaches.
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Scott TO He Released.

Havana, March 18.-The supreme court
has dismissed the case OF Charles Scott,
the American who was arrested recently
on the charge of having Cuban postage
stamps i'll his possession. 1t is expected
that he will be released tomorrow
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1t is said that the standard OH people
are also large buyers of ST. Paul. Itwould
seem that the shrewdness Of these gentle
men is again shown if this is the fact.
Surely only the decreased earnings. due
largely to the bliZzards. have prevented st.
Paul from being one OF the leaders in the
market so far 1t is argued in influential
circles that St Paul will before long take
its proper position in the market. 1t is
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the cheapest Of the per cent stocks, and
its prospects for increasing this rate of
dividend are very much better than those
Of any other paying A per cent.
The times., 1897-03-19
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Washington, ID. O., March 8, 1897.
ORfica ~ fhe CnrnrnissiOnerS ID.

Washington, ID. c., March 3, 1871
Office Of the Commissioners - Z
To Whom 1t May Concern: Notlce Is
hereby given that the Commissioners OF
the District of Columbia intend 10 put
in the necessary water connections upon
the following streets, assessments Tor
cost OF said work to be levied as pro.
vided In public acts No. 80, approved
March IA, 1894. and No. III approved
August z, 1894. These water connec-
tionS are necessary in advance OF Jhe
paving of the roadway OF the streets
concerned, as follows, the material 20
be used viii be l 1-2 inch cast ron pIpe.
Il street, between 9Th and 4th streets
so outheaSJ-ln square It42, lots To ne
assessed, Nos. 9, and s; estimated
total cost, S67 .0S-
Il street. between 18th and 14th streets
southeast-In square U43, lots " be
assessed, 10. -, - and 20; estimated
total cost, $685..
Ali owners OF property 70 be assessed
may appear and present objections TO the
improvements, etc, at a meeting or Jhe
Board of Commissioners which VIII be
held at the District building on Wednes-
day, March "a, 1897, at IL a M, for
the hearing thereof.
j. w ROSS,
GEORGE TRUESDELL,
CHAS. r. POWELL,
Commissioners, D. @.
rnhS-9-I 9-2O-1t
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TURN
MAY BE TOMORROW

Thousands have exceeded the limit al
lowed Dy nature in the enjoyment or
worldly pleasure Thousands have, at some
Time, overtaxed their nervous system. and,
as a result, there is a weakness lurking
there ready TO break forth in all its pit
liable destructive effects Do not disre-
gard the little symptoms you notice from
ud5 To DAY suCn as niIfIIhneSS. taIgJOr,
nervousness, inability TO concentrate the
mind, insomnia, nervous debility, paipita-
tion or heart, bad dreams, pain in back,
cloudy urine, prenatureness, feebleness OF
the function, and many other well-know wn
symptoms tnat are sent as messengers to
warn you that q breakdown is near IL
may come tomorrow, and then it Will be
Too late.
The times., 1897-03-19

Chicago Grain and Provision Ma rket
Corrected daily by W. B. Hibbs x Co.
D,,I,ers and Brokers. Members OF the
v Stock Exchange. 1921 F street
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DIED.

FRAERLINE-March Is, 1897, JAMES
FRANCIS RAERLINE after long and
painful illness, i'll the sixty-fiIst year OF his
age.
18th st. ne, Saturday, March 20, at 8
Rockville, Md, papers please copy. 1t
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IN MEMORIAM.

SCOTT-In loving remembrance of my
husband. WEBSTER SCOTT, who died
5hree years ago today, March 1S, 1894.
He is not dead, the
One of our affection,
But gone unto that school
Where he TO longer needs our protection,
And Christ Himself doth rule.
BY his wife, EMMA SCOTT
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8GAaS a@a@9@9G9GAR9@948e
CoRsON & MCCARTNEY,

Members of the New York Stock Ex-
change, 1919 F st, Glover building
Correspondents Of MeSSrs Moore & Schley,
80 Broadway,
Bankers and Dealers in Government Bonds.
Deposits Exchange. Loans.
Railroad Stocks and Bonds and all Securi-
ties Used OH the exchanges OF New York,
Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore bought
and sold.
A speciality made OF investment sc cUrities
District bonds and all local Railroad, GSs
Insurance and Telephone Stock dealt IN.
American Bell Telephone Stock bought
and sold. mh1S-f
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FLOYD RIVER THREATENING.
Its Last Overflow Cost Many People
Their Lives.

Sioux City, Iowa, March 49, The Floyd
River, which Overflowed here in 1892, de-
stroying property TO large amount and
drowning over score OF people, threatens
fresh damage tonight. 1t is gorged at
the mouth, bank fun. and rapidly rising.
Dynamite is being used to clear the channel,
but thus far without success.
The times., 1897-03-19
New York Stock Market.

Corrected daily by W b HIbbs & Co
BANKERS and Brokers. Members OF the
\. l. Stock Exchange. 1927 Z street
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.PLATT CALLS ON M'K|NLEY
The Business Discussed Remains
a Profound Secret.
H. CLAY EVANS WILL ACCEPT

The Name of w. v. Cox Presented
for the Office of District Commits
sioner-The Claims of Thomas,
of Pennsylvania, Urged for Pub
lie Printer.
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BAD RIVER BREAKS UP.
Is Pouring Flood Into the Ice
in the Missouri.

III UIiO IlINSUUTks
Pierre, s. D., March :. Bad River broke
up last night, and is pouring flood into
the ice in the Missouri
The indications were that the Cheyenne
River and the numerous creeks between
here and that river will start soon.
The people of Fort Pierre are movingfrom
the flats to the hills to be safe in case there
Is sudden rise.
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Every one of the S12 and
SIS Suits we make to meas
ure is cut on the premises
under the direct supervision
of our head cutter-Mr. Get
ginger.
Leave your measure today
and we'll have the suit
ready in a week.
Ready-to-wear spring top
coats at 81, so. SO, $12, SIS
and $50 and every one
worth from So. SO to $3.50
more.
The times., 1897-03-19
DEATH AND MISERY
Continued from First Page.
GREAT ICE GORGE FORMS.

the levee on the Mississippi side across
from Helena today.
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FOR SALE-I hold a negotiable note of
Dr. l.. NJ. Taylor's, of 122l Mass. ave,
Tor SSl6, which | will sell for S4OO cash.
For particulars address A w. MILLS,
204 w. Fayetbest., Baltimore Md. mn I7-3i
The times., 1897-03-19

Mr.. Schepp is quoted in the Times as
saying that if some disaster does not in
terveue, the market Will become active and
buoyant beyond anyone S expectations
Men OF Importance are in the market and
continue TO come in who for years have
paid no attention to IL. They understand
what the natural conditions and existing
opportunities are and are Joining at the
beginning of what is bound to be tre-
raendous national prosperity.
The total sales yesterday were 2I1 800
shares, the largest amount OF business on
the exchange for many a long day. Sugar
had 54,7OO of this and Omaha 1880.
Sugar was the feature OF the market yes
terday. Moore & Schley and Bell < Co.
were both great buyers, Bell & Co. secur-
ing 5000 shares There was a well-de-
fined rurnor on the street that the Sugar
people and the AIbuekles had settled their
difficulties If this story was circulated for
speculative purposes it was successful, as
the stock had squirt to 115 1-2 and closed
considerably above the opening. The infer
nation is obtained from an inside source
that the Standard Oil people are buying
Sugar. 1t is said that at the recent break
in Sugar to 40 the Standard Oil people
prevented it going any lower, anu nave
since then been increasing their holdings
all the time. These gentlemen of Standard
Oil are shrewd. 1t may be that they and
the others who are buying Sugar believe
with good reason that the Sugar schedule
will be changed before the new tariff bill
becomes law, and it may be that they
think that even if a change is not made
the company will continue to earn and
nav II per cent.
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THE HIGHEST FEE CHARGED IS
$500 A MONTH
Including All Medicines.

DAILY OFFICE HOURS, 10 to o; Sun
days, 10 70 II; Monday, Wednesday, Thurs
day and Saturday evenings, o 10 3.
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New York Cotton Market.
washington Stock Market

Sales-Metropolitan Railroad Conv. 6s,
81 900 at I14;. West End National Bank,
10 at 1o7, 10 at 106 3-4: CapiGal Trac-
tion, at So. 80 at so; Washington Gas,
20 at A. rs, 81 at Al 81; Pneumatic Gun
Carriage, scat 90, 100 atS5; Mergenthaler
Linotype, at 126 1-2; Lanston Mono
ID
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T
Remember DR.. Walker Is the oldest
specialist in Washington and has an
enviabIe reputation for honesty and
sincerity.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-04

GOVERNMENT experts have just COM
pleted their valuation of the pictures
and art treasures of one kind and an
other bequeathed to the English nation
by Lady Wallace, who during her life
time was barred from presentation at
court and subjected to much unkindly
ostracism by English society. The
value is set down officially at the enor-
nous sum of $aa, o,O0O, The govern
ment has decided to keep the collection
where it is-that is to say, in Hertford
house, which she state is now about to
acquire for the purpose.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-04
GRAIN BLOCKADE.
Chicago Railways and Elevators Are
Literally Swamped.

Chicago, Aug. 31.-Railroads and ele-
vators in and around this city are be-
ing literally swamped with the I'M
precedented movement of grain from
the west. The railroads not only have
every box car in service, but are load
ing up stock ears and rigging up other
equipment in vain efforts 10 handle the
traffic. The ST. Paul, Burlington and
Rock Island are blocked with grain
trains for miles out of the city ana
every side track in the country is being
used for storage tracks. Monday G,OGi
cars of grain were offered for sale on
the board of trade. This means twu
days receipts. Bulk stuff is being con,
tracted to go east via water. The de-
mend for vessel room is so great that
tho lake rate from Chicago to Buffalo
has advanced 100 per cent. OF to two
cents per bushel, and boats cannot now
be- secured at this rate.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-04

BY an accident in tho pumping works
at Moncada, Spain, % women were
drowned
Stehli & Co., leading silk firm OF
Zurich, have decided to establish II
branch factory in this country.
1t is said that definite treaty has
been signed by France and Russia, the
terms of which are secret.
Five more towns have been wiped out
and not less than 400 persons killed by
the eruption of Mayon volcano on Lu-
con island, one of the Philippines group.
Off the coast of Achentskachen the
British steamer Hegu was looted by
pirates and some 30 persons were killed.
Earthquake shocks and a tidal wave
in Japan destroyed over 5000 buildings
and caused the death of more than 200
persons.
Capt. Gen. Weyler left Havana with
troops for the purpose of carrying on
military operations in the province of
Havana.
Germany and Spain are trying TO
induce America, Great Britain and
Switzerland to join in the European
measures for the surveillance of an
archists.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-04
FOREIGN.

Count Mutsu, former minister of for
sign affairs of Japan, died in Yoko-
hama. He nodded the policy of the
modern empire.
The British forces in India were again
defeated by the Afridis and Fort Ali
Musjid was captured and burned.
1t was said that anarchists had re-
solved to avcnge the execution of Am
giolillo, the assassin of Canovas del Cas-
tillo, by an attempt upon the life of the
queen regent of Spain.
There are 1000 Spanish soldiers in the
hospitals in Havana and at other prin-
cipal points and about 1000 are sent
back monthly to Spain incapacitated.
An English syndicate, IL is said, has
been formed to complete the Panama
canal.
At meeting in Madrid of the council
of ministers it was decided to continue
Weyler in his present command in
Cuba.
Owing to the anarchistic threats OF
assassination force of detectives has
been detailed to project the queen re.
gent OF Spain.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-04
saloons Arc Rnided.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 3l.--Ten sa
looms in Kansas City, Kan, were raided
by the police Monday evening and So,
600 worth of liquor was seized ano
poured into the cutters. Saloon furni
ture and fixtures filling ten big drays
wan seized and carted to police head
quarters, where it will be burned to-
day. The confiscations are under ole
injunctions against the joints and the
proprietors. made permanent many
months ago, and the property is TO be
destroyed without further process oi
law. Similar action will be taken
against some 70 other places.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-04

A sELF-INFLATING tire has just been
invented 1t is an alternating inflat-
ing and debating tire, working auto
matically. If the tire is empty, or has
little air in it, the weight of the rider
and the machine compress the tube,
more especially the bore of the thinner
part lying in the rim to the end of
which the valve is attached. This part
is fiattened under the pressure, and as
the wheel goes round the pressure
travels along it, leaving behind it a
vacuum into which the air flows through
the yalye
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-04
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

! Three Chicago letter carriers have
been in the service 30 years and will
wear six stripes, each indicating five
years of service.
Mrs. Louisa Sebru, Of Fayette, Mo-, is
said TO be the oldest representative of
the postal service in this country. She
he'd office in 1912.
North Carolina reports that its crops
his year will exceed in quantity aud
value any produced in the state in the
past 80 years or more.
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria,
who is 81 years old this month, will
celebrate next year the tiftie,h anniver-
sory of his ascent 10 the throne.
Chief of Police Peter Conlin was re-
tired by the police commissioners of
New York on his ow application. lie
will receive pension of S.. 900 year.
Miss Susan b. Anthony has set aside
her Monday evenings for her friends,
and the brightest women of Rochester,
and of the whole country meet there
each week.
The legislature of Uruguay has con-
ferred honorary citizenship and the
sum of $4,000 on DR.. Sanarelli as rec
ognition of his discovery of the yellow
fever microbe.
Steps are being taken in Halifax, n.
s.. for he erection of II monument to the
memory of Joseph Howe. the father
of responsible government in British
North America"
Consul +. W. Roberts, who repre-
sents this government al Cape Town,
Africa. says American exporters should
not miss the golden opportunities of
trade in South Africa.
The North German Gazette announces
that DR.. Won Holleben, the Prussiar
minister AT Stuttgart, Wurtemburg, has
been selected for the post of German
ambassador to the United States.
The great bridge to be built at Mon
treal, 1000 feet long, will be constructed
by American contractors and of Ameri-
can iron. 1t will have % spans of 242
feet each, and one of 1876.
Miss Nellie Patterson. young wom-
an of Mount Carmel, Conn, has COM
pleted a four years apprenticeship to
the machinist trade and proposes to un-
dertake toolmaking as her special line
of work.
The little cemetery at North Elba, n.
T., where John Brown is buried, and
which was recently visited by Presi-
dent Mckinley and Vice President Ho-
bart, is now the property of the state
and in the care of state custodian.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-04

A NEW theory of sunstroxe has re-
gently been expounded and is of partic-
ular interest at this season, when the
source of the worlds heat is getting in
its hottest work. This theory is that
what is called sunstroke is in fact the
creation within the blood of the victim
of specific poison that acts upon the
nerve centers or ganglia and so affects
the brain and other organs of the body
and often causes death. The poison is
created by sort of chemical reaction,
and is thought to be made possible by
certain conditions of the kidneys.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-04
cut green

WHEN the steamer Queen was about
to sail for Alaska from Seattle few
days ago, in the height of the rush to
KlondilSe, man rushed down to the
purser and exclaimed eXcitedly: Look
here, paid for stateroom for myself
and wife, and when l got there found
an old COW sticking her head through
the window" IL am very sorry, sir, -
said the purser, 1--WE are very crowded,
but will do the best l can for you.
joint" turning to deck-hand) go up
On deck and turn that COW around!'
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-04

DIR. SANDwAs, a French physician,
claims to have discovered a new system
for increasing the range of singers
voice as much as two full notes in the
upper or lower registers. He obtains
this change by inhalations of various
aromatic vapors. Those of Curacao
liquor are said to add volume to the
high register, while vapors of dis
titled extract of pine needles will bene-
tit the lower notes. Stealning coffee
and rum will stimulate the voice in
general, strengthening the middle
range particularly.