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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-22
MANHATTAN SAVINGS INSTITUTION.
ST. LOUIS AN0 SAN FRANCIsCO
RAILROAD COMPANY.

ST. LOUIS ANO SAN
RAILROAD
A dividend OF two per cent. has been declared on
the first preferred stock Of the st. Louis and San Fran.
cisco Railroad company to stockholders of record at
the close OF business on December go. 1897. The first
preferred stock transfer books will close at 8 P. NJ. on
December 22, 1897, and will reopen at 10 A. NJ on
January 2. 1898.
Dated New YORK. December 10. 1897.
FREDERICK A
Assistant Secretary.
The above dividend Of two per cent. viii. be payable
on January 8. 1898. to holders OF the Voting Trustees
certificates for first preferred stock OF the st. Louis
and San Francisco Railroad Company. of record on
the books OF the Voting Trustees at the close OF bust
the Voting Trustees certificates for first preferred
stock will close at 8 p. NJ. on December 90, 1897, and
will reopen at 10 A.. NJ. on January z. 1898.
Checks will be mailed.
Dated New York. December 13, 1897.
J. KENNEDY TOD & COMPANY. Agents.
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aanAtrs ana gsSktrs.
Airidends mud gnterest.
OFFICE OF
Northern Pacific Railway Company,

MILLS BUILDING.
NEW YORK, December 10th. 1897.
At q meeting OF the Bonrd of Directors held this
day. tho following resolutions were adopted:
on a basis which, after providing for liked charges
and a reasonable cash surplus for contingencies. Jus.
gin tho distribution OF dividends on its preferred
Aud whereas, The preferred stock certificates of
this Company contemplate tina. any dividends there.
Therefore. BE- Il Resoived d. That b there be. and there
hereby is, declared from tho net earnings a dividend
for the quarter ending December ist, 1887. same 70 be
paid January 10. 1898. { othe holders OF record OF the
on December 81. 1897.
the sG trsn.fsr T GoSs. f 81 t ias d R%aP 3 S Ss such siSse Sl a, ! =.
N, on December ~ 1897, and reopened at ~ An
GEORGE n. EARL. Secretary.
NEW YORK, December 10. 1897.
or The above div iaes ., Of ! per cont; viii DO payable ,ois
q business on December 81. 1897, on tho books Of
the Voting Trustees for certificates of preferred
The transfer books Of the Voting Trustees for Ger.
s snS u ss s9G pr ~s \ e n stock os p S,,l sISso n r T Tss7 Y sss
s Sr e. st3Hs aSs 4 e. 4 a MAI EGrI'
Agents for Voting Trustees.
OF. Joseph and Grnnd Island Railway Co.
At a meeting Of the Executive COMMITTEES Of the
R RsS o e D15sSn.Grs sh held dn th!s day I a., e S'y Eide, ts Of Two
stock q the company was declared. payable January
10. 1898. to the holders OF record OF the First Pre-.
ferrcd Stock at the closing OF the transfer books on
January 3, 1898.
The transfer books for First Preferred stock will
close january 3. 1898. at 9 z. NJ, and will reopen
W. s. WILSON. Secretary.
% Wall ST.. N. V: December 81. 1907.
The aforementioned dividend OF TWO AND ONE
HALF PER CENT. will be payable on January 10.
1893, to holders OF record at the close of business on
January 8. 1893, on the books of the voting Trustees
for Certificates of First Preferred Stock OF the st.
Joseph and Grand Island Railway Company.
The transfer books of the voting Trustees for Ger
tihcates for First Preferred Stock will close January
8. 1893, at s p. M. and will reopen January IL, 1895.
CENTRAL TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK.
Apents for Voting Trustees,
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Hand OF 1 p cont. payable Jan, Is The. com
pnny reports for tho quarter epdine Dec 81,
s g.. .. ;.sa,s: N s s:s:s:S ssS 'l l:.::s::is Be- BE- s:'i: sE::is
-, y, . ;s;a,s;. ' s,sis: :SSS ' s:;SSl,.i: ~ E Bss. 'i 1913
pront..... q .s1e.so s1.1s4.oee Inc. el7s eoi
Diyidend..,... 100000 ~l,OOO,OOO ....
surp,us...... ssI9.soo s1st,oso Inc. el7s,eo
mr. ,ir months ending Dec. 81;
oper. cx... lb,9os,ooo 1b.Aoi,oso Inc. +easi4
First cb'ges 0.e9s,OOO ~b,2e4.2st Dec. Re.234
- - ---
Profit. es.0i4.ooo $50. 14e Ino. es93,s5s
Dividend. 100000 100000 -,
surpius. s1,Oi4,ooo sIso.las Inc. ssss,sSs
Tho Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Company has declared n quarterly dividend Of
1 D cent, payable Feb. l.
The American Mailing Company has declared
2 Gua1Tt9,r n. di in9Sbie 81 ga ~ IS y cent on i'' pre-
The Metropolitan Street Railway Company
has declared a quarterly dividend Of Ia y cent,
payable Jan. 10.
Tho, Journey s Bn51hs% Company has Dc.
clared n quarterly dividend OF z y cent. on its
preferred stock, payable Jan. 3.
The receipts OF the Government to-day We're:
Customs. S40S ,9SS; internal revenue, $685.
265. and miscellaneous, $22.575; total, $780,
excess of receipts over expenditures OF SOL.
sOS. Receipts since the first OF the fiscal year
have been Sl9O.92S. l29; expenditures, $202,-
O24, 119; deficit, $l1 ,095. 800.
The official count OF the cash in the Treasury
at the close of business to-day compared with
that OF yesterday shows:
silver dollars and bullion l9,S2t.0S6 14.b28. BOA
United States notes ...... 4o,b3p.8e7 t6.409. 100
Other notes. less demand
liabilities. ............. lT.b7o,oOA l0,07f,i42
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TITLE GUARANTEE AND TRUST co.

146 NEW YORK, Dec. FL, 1897.
A QUARTERLY DIVIDEND OF W PER CENT.
has been this day declared by the Board of Trustees.
payable January 3, 1898, to stockholders of record
on the closing of the transfer books at 3 p. NJ. on De-
cember2 "a, 1897. The books will be opened at 10 A.
II. January 3. 1898.
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ONCE of WELLS. FARGO q Co.

ONCE Of WELLS. & CO.,
SO Broadway,
New York. Dec. go, 1897.
THE REGULAR S~EMI-ANNUAL DIVIDEND OF
l. PER has been declared by the d.
roctors of this company. payable Jan. 10. 1893. at our
once, as above.
The transfer books will close Dec. 81. 1897. and re-
open Jan. II, 1898.
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NAsHVILLE STREET RAILWAY.

The coupons which will become due the first OF jan
uary, 1898, on bonds of the Nashville Street Railway,
and OF tn" Nashville and Edgeneld Street Railway.
will be paid on and after that date at the office Of
Moore & Schley, No. so Broadway. New York.
7. NJ. President,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-22

Total sales. 5.O25 shares.
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PRINTED MATTER. &c.-German steamers sailing
on Tuesdays take Printed Matter, &C.. for Ger
many, and Specially Addressed Printed Matter,
&c, for other parts OF Europe. Ameri an and
White Star steamers on Wednes inys. German
steamers on Thursdays. and Cunard. French, and
German steamers on SATURDAYS take Printed Mat
ter. &c, for all countries for which they arc ad-
vertised to carry mail.
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After the closing of the supplementary Transatlan-
tic Mails named above. additional supplementary
malls are opened on the piers OF the American,
English. French. and German steamers, and re.
main open until within Ten Minutes of the hour
OF sailing OF steamer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-17

If one cares to tackle a genuinely COM
plicated, double and-twisted, labyrinthine
political problem he has only to turn to the
enc now presented by the democracy of
the state of New York.
The state committee of the party, with
power to nominate candidate for chief
Judge of the court Of appeais-the only
state office to be filed this year-met We'd
nesday, and performed that duty. The
candidate selected Is Judge Parker, an in
innate friend Of David B. Hill. Like his
friend. he was opposed last year to the free
silver propaganda. He stands accused,
even. without reply on his part, of having
voted for Mr.. Mckinley.
The man who, in the capacity Of guile,
philosopher and friend. superintendent the
committees work was Senator Murphy.
Mr.. Murphy last year was in a state of be-
tweenity. He did not come out for Mr..
Bryan. as Mr.. German did, nor did he sullx
In his tent, as Mr.. Hill did. It was UNDER
stood that he was very unhappy all through
the campaign. His sound money environ
ment FLASHED with his passion for party
regularity, and made his bosom the theatre
of great mix-up Of emotions
There was a desire on the part of the
rank and file Of the party that the commit
tee indorse the Chicago platform. This was
not done. The committee lodged the ques-
ton under the very thin pretext that It'd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-17

II Is evident from the latest letter sent
Dy the Commissioners to the receiver for
the EckihSton street railroad compapy that
'he authorities are determined to base
eheH actlon In respect tC the application
ior permit to equip that road with the
compressed air system upon a thorough
Understanding of the capabilities and linn
itations of that form of propulsion. In6eed
throughout the adjustment of this raniJ
transit enterprise the Commissioners have
acted In such manner as to warrant tho
public belief that their decision will he
carefully reached and be justified by all
the premises In the case. The air motor
mas come to Washington under generally
SUSPICIOUS circumstances and in justice to
the traFeIng public and the property own
ers along the line CT its proposed route it
could not be accepted upon faith or upon
the mere representations of its advocates.
There was tco much stock jobbery con-
nected with it. Its auspices were alto
gether unfortunate.
But the Commissioners have taken stens
to place themselves in possession of all the
material facts bearing upon the ability of
the system to meet local conditions. and
the tests that they now outline as essential
70 complete the series of experiments are
wholly reasonable and necessary The
foCr-day schedule run of the motor limited
as to Roadway only by the capacity of the
compressor at the power house, is of prime
Importance to indicate the ability of the
apparatus to stand the strain of contin-
pous performance such as would be in
volved In daily service. The other test is
quite as needful to bring out the fun ca
pacities and the faults of the system. Rv
its means 1t will be demonstrated whether
the air motor, while performing its own
duty. can straighten out the system by
helping back to the station any other mo-
tor that may become disabled on the route.
II it cannot accomplish this feat 1t Is In
serious danger Of disapproval. for the ac-
cidentai wreck Of one motor would block
ade the whole line unless the car In front
of or behind the cripple could clear tn.
tracks. Tho conditions for these two tests
outlined By the Commissioners appear to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-17
September Cheer.


Look up, sad heart! A joyous song Is echo
ing DER the lea;
The murmuring stream repeats it as II
hurries to tie sea;
And the blue sky smiles to hear the sweet
assurances that ring
AS the men bound for the White House
carol on their journeying.
IT'S not song of autumn that extols the
garnered grain
Nor a sentimental ditty with languishine
refrain.
It's the same old theme that fingers
though the years may come and go
There is room upon the pay roll for an
other name or so'
Hope springs eternal. Still they come from
far across the land
From the submits of the Rockies; from
the wavekissed southern strand.
For office-seeking is the balm which all
are fain to try.
The directions are so simple they can
scarce be read awry.
Remember. when you use 1t for that i'm
pecunious pain,
If single application doesn't work, apply
again.
And your picture may get printed, that
your cure the world may know,
For there's room upon the pay roll for an
other name or 50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-17
The Indiana Lynching.

In the wholesale lynching at Marseilles,
Indiana, Tuesday night the victims were
Offenders against the laws of property and
not against the person They had terror
1zed the community for long time They
had robbed right and left and had even
gone so far as to torture the victims to
force them to tell the secrets of the hiding
places of money and other valuables But
under the laws of none of the states could
their crime be legally punished by death
II IS not easy to account for the readi-
ness with which usually orderly citizens of
a section heretofore free from such out
bursts of rage fall in with suggestions of
lynch law. 1t may be due to the slowness
Oh judicial procedure, OF to a lack of faith
In the efficacy of the laws, or to a belief
that II convicted by the courts the crimi-
mails may be pardoned before their terms
have expired.
But whatever the reason this Indiana
community has refrigerated to the disor-
ganized and .awless condition of that by
gone period when Judge Lynch hanged
horse-thieves, and has brought upon the
state even greater discredit than that
winch attaches to the Iynching of muir
oerers and ravishers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-17

authority did not extend SO far. 1t had
power, 1t pretended, only to name the can
didate. But, strange to say, it was assisted
in this trick of lodging the silver question
by Chairman Jones of the democratic
national committee, Mr.. Bryan's right-hand
man and manager. who already predicts
Mr.. Bryan's denomination in 1900 on an
other silver platform. Mr.. Jones partici-
pated in the proceedings by means of a
letter to Mr.. Murphy, which was read to
the committee.
The only other business transacted by
the committee in addition to putting up a
gold bug candidate for chief judge, and
suppressing all mention of the partys plat
form of principles was to expel from its
membership Henry D. Purroy, an old-time
Tammany leader, who last year worked
and voted for Mr.. Bryan for President.
So we have, as the result of Wednesday 8
work in New York, boiling honored in the
nomination of Judge Parker, loyalty chas-
tised in the expulsion of Mr.. Purroy from
the state committee, lodging practiced in
the suppression of the Chicago platform,
and all with the Endorsement of Mr.. Bryan,
through Chairman Jones of the democratic
national committee. Those New York dem
ocrats seem to be homeless lot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-17
international Bimetalism.

The full weight and meaning to be at
tached to the news from London concern
ing the proposition of the Bank of England
to recognize silver in its reserve fund may
not be determined in this country at this
time. London itself is not agreed on the
subject. BY some the proposition Is re-
garded a mere feeler put out to develop
and gather sentiment in Europe about in
ternational bimetalism. Others attach a
far greater significance to it. But this
much is certain, that the proposition has
attracted widespread attention and
awakened discussion in all the leading
financial centers. and out of this, 1t is felt,
something of value ought TO proceed to-
ward the settlement of the whole binetalic
question.
The proposition is worthy of note on an
other score. 1t marks the third step going
to justify President McKiniey's action in
sending a special monetary commission
abroad. The first step was the securing by
the commission of the cooperation of
France in silver's behalf. The second step
was in their securing with Frances aid
the respectful attention of the British au-
thorities. Now the Bank of England, the
foremost financial institution in the world
enters into the negotiations. and with a
as to provoke vigorous protests from the
hard-and-fast champions of the single gold
standard.
1t was only few months ago that the
Bryanites were hooting at suggestions of
this kind. They were absolutely certain
that not even a decent reception abroad
could be obtained for an American COM
mission talking International bmetalis,n
Europe. they knew, cared nothing about
the subject, and England was so antago-
nistic that the bare mention of 1t there
would excite derision in responsible quar-
tiers. Mr. Teller smiled at what he con-
sidered a vagary of his brilliant colleague
project.
Has enough been accomplished to war
rant the United States in issuing invita-
lions for another international monetary
conference? While the outlook as COM
pared with what it was In March last is
very encouraging, much remains to be
done. The English ministry will give its
reply to the Wolcott commission next
month, and that will have great influence
in shaping the further course of things
But even as matters now stand the friends
of international bimetalism have every
reason to feel that their labors In the cause
are not in vain. Another conference
would undoubtedly find the question pos
sessed of important new phases which have
been taken on since the holding of the
Brussels conference
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-17
Japan. Notion Of Arbitration,

The Star has already noted editorially
the preposterously unfair nature of the
propositions emanat!ng from Japan with
regard to the arbitration of its dispute
with Hawaii, and 1t has shown that such
an arbitration, IL based upon the japanese
premises, would be "jug-handled'' end abb
surd as an International edure. Today
there appears in the news columns q letter
from The Stars correspondent at Homo
lulu. "Kamehameha," who writes from a
close acquaintance with the facts and
points out with greater particularly the
reasons why Japan's so-caIled acceptance
of the suggestion of arbitration is insincere.
So palpably inequitable is the proposition
of Count Okuma that its rejection is as
sured. Japan's role in this case has been
overplayed, and If there IS any genuine
disposition whatever to submit the dispute
to the judgment of an international court
upon fair and reasonable terms all oondi-
tons such as those now proposed must be
withdrawn. Kamehameha shows in his
letter how Japan has gone even further in
the effort to trick Hawaii by unearthing
a practically obsolete treaty between Ha-
wall and Spain as bearing upon the rights
of the Japanese in the islands. If Japan's
contentious this point were well taken
sands under contract, would have equal
rights with the natives of Hawaii in every
line Of domestic and political effort, from
the moment of their landing. With the
Japanese in possession of the Hawaiian
right to vote and hold office Japan would
soon be in peaceful possession of govern
ment and country. That his mas been and
is now Japan's ambition cannot be doubted
Japan would not venture. to say to any
other independent nation in the world than
feeble Hawaii: You have made a treaty
with me which in effect gives my people
precisely the same rights and powers, po-
iitical and otherwise, the HaWaiians
themselves enjoy. This treaty is irrevo-
cable. and you cannot impair it by any of
your laws. If choose to send million of
my people to Hawaii to enjoy these poiit-
ical and residential rights you cannot stop
them. The treaty applies to all japanese
and not merely to merchants and traders,
and while accept the principle of arbitra-
ton, L will not permit any arbitrator to tell
me that the treaty does not apply 10 all
Japanese and does not in effect place the
islands at my mercy
Hawaii herself cannot safely submit to
arbitration Japan's extraordinary conten-
ton that she has virtually and irrevocably
adopted as citizens the entire japanese
nation, and has thereby in effect abdicated
sovereignty and coded control in favor of
Japan. The international damage suit to
be brought in behalf of the expelled i'm
migrants is the question for arbitration.
and the verdict should be for some amount
or for nothing, according to the judgment
of the arbitrator in the light of all the cir
cumstances. The arbitrator is not to dis
pose of the sovereignty of Hawaii.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-17
COngressmen and the Post Omces
From the Milwaukee Sentinel

When a congressman gives it out il adj
vance that he is going to recommend some
particular person to be postmaster, in nine
cases out of ten he is taking the simplest
and most direct means of notifying sew
eral other particular persons that he Is
weary of the opportunities and contests OF
opposing candidates, and has determined
to secure relief. whatever the consequences
No one else is so greatly injured by this
relic of the old spells system as are the
congressman. Civil service reform has left
them practically no patronage with which
to appease the Office seekers and made it
incumbent upon them to decide between
several aspirants for post offices in each
town in the district, any one Of whom
would be as acceptable to the local con-
gresham as the man selected. and all of
whom become his lifelong enemies, except
ing the man appointed. while the latter is
forbidden by the civil service rules to take
a part in politics. which might make him
serviceable to his congressional friend.
Nothing could oe of more advantage to
the average congressman than TO have all
of the post Offices brought within the civil
service rules, and to have the postmasters
selected by popular vote Of the patrons
whenever a change is made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-17
be fair to the road as well as to the public

| be fair to the road as well as to the public
| interests that are to be conserved.
The tests and the final deliberations are
| to be the more careful and thorough in
| view of the fact that it Is evident that the
| company intends to attempt TO obtain from
| the Commissioners a permit to lay pipes
| for the Transmission of compressed air
| from the central power house to various
points along the lines of the lexington.
and, if the law be fully carried into effect,
the Belt road as well. The basis for the
claim that the right to lay such pipes ex
lists in the law Is the following section,
numbered eight, of the act of June 10,
1895, compelling tie two roads to equip
either with underground electric or COM
pressed air:
THAT it shall be lawful. for said railway
companies and each of them, their and
each of their successors and assigns, to
make all needful and convenient trenches
and excavations in any of said streets or
places where said companies, or either OF
them, may have the right to construct and
operate it's road, ami place in such trenches
and excavations all needful and convenient
devices for machinery for operating said
railroad in the manner and by the means
aforesaid"
This section was generally understood at
the time the bill was under consideration
to refer solely to the installation of the
underground electric system, IL that were
selected, and 1t was so regarded by the
District committees of Congress and by
the citizens. The purpose of the companies,
1t was stated, was to install compressed
air plant capable of maintaining a wholly
Independent motor system, and one of the
chief advantages urged for this system by
the company was that it involved no dis
turbance of the street surfaces such
necessarily accompanies the installation of
the cable the underground electric.
Therefore, if the clear intention of Con-
gress in the premises is to be regarded the
statute gives no such authority that
which has already been suggested by the
receiver for the roads. But his mere sug
gestion indicates that a determined effort
will be made to secure permission to pipe
the two railroads. thus threatening a public
nuisance. If the Commissioners were con-
fronted with a proposition that involved
merely the installation of compressed air
motor system, without any requirements
of subterranean construc ton, the import
ance of the pending tests would not be as
great as it now is in view of the liability
system will involve the public in a most
annoying and the company N Il most costly
process of street disturbance ami repair.
This factor adds, therefore. to the neces-
sty for the greatest thoroughness in the
conduct of the tests that are soon to he
made.