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The evening times., 1897-02-13
HALLS LICENSE STILL HELD UP
Mrs. Simmons and Son, However,
Have withdrawn Their Charges.

Have withdrawn Their Charges.
The excise board heard evidence and
arguments this morning for and against
a reopening OF the case of Richard Hall.
a saioonkeeper at No. 1884 nj street
northwest upon petition for a rehearing
filed by his attorney Mr.. II. F. woodward.
Mr.. Halls application for renewal or
his license had been rejected upon charge
twice preferred by Charles Simmons and
his mother, who reside next door to the
Hall saloon to the effect that the pro-
prietor had been selling intoxicants on
Sunday.
Mrs. Simmons and her son were both be-
fore the board and personally withdrew
their accusations. Both she and her son
claimed to have signed the objections I'M
warrantedly petition of business men
and residents in the neighborhocd was
filed, asking that the case be reopened.
DR. Ficking was present, also, to say
word in behalf OF the proprietor.
The board held the case for further
consideration.
The evening times., 1897-02-13
CLERK HARPER WAS sTUMPED.
Norris Speroigfiski Was Too Much
for His volubility.

John Newman and Morris Speroi gfiski
were charged in the police court this morn
ing with vagrancy.
Clerk Harper started to read the infor-
mationfluentl ycnough, butwhen he reached
the second name he made several vain
attempts to pronounce Ii, and then said in
a stage whisper: = A man with a name like
that ought 20 go up for a century"
Sergt. Kcnney, who made the arrest,
testified that the men had been begging g
in Mount Pleasant for several days, and
that the whole neighborhood was in a
state OF alarm on account or them. The
men got on the stand and made a wholesale
denial of the charge. cl aiming tn at they were
in search OF work.
That is the wrong part of town to
look for work" said his honor. You are
fined SEQ"
The evening times., 1897-02-13
No New Commissioner.

There was no action taken today looking
toward tie appointment OF a successor to
Commissioner Ross. 1t now seems unlikely
that anything viii be done in the matter
by President Cleveland. The consideration
OF the place OF Engineer Commissioner viii
also probably be deferred TIL the new
administration is In.
The evening times., 1897-02-13
THE LIBRARY THEFTS.
The Secret Service Men Are Still
Diligently Working on the Case.

Tie statement OF Phillip McElhone, who,
with Lewis Mex. Turner, is accused Of
robbing the secret files OF the Congressional
Library, as exclusively published in The
Morning Times, is the prevailing topic OF
conversation today.
Outside OF tihs statement there are no
new developments in the case. The secret
service men are diligently working Co dis
cover more of tile missing papers; but re-
fuse to div1lge tile result Of their Iabors-
Turner is still in Jail. and all the efforts
of his friends to secure the necessary bail
for his release have so far been fruitless-
The evening times., 1897-02-13

ARISING from Inaiscretion, tx cess; or in- III,
dMgence, producing some OF the loiloM'hS 's ~
effects: Nervousness, Debility. Dinness Oh
Sight, Self Distrust, Defective Memory
eImpies ON Ing race, Aversion TO S9clee5'
LOSS OF Ambition, Lack OF ConiidcHGe' i
GioonhneSs, Dependency, Barrenness, Un-
Litness To Marry, Melancholy, dyspepsia,
LOST Manhood, Pans SIn ne BACK, ancoce,e,
etc. treated with Success, Safely, Privately
and Permanently
The evening times., 1897-02-13
KIDNEY AND URINARY COMPLAINTS,

Painful. Dlrricult, Too Frequent, MILKY.
OF bloody Urine positively cured
DIR. Walker is in attendance PERSON
ALLY and can be CONSULTED FREE
lhe hIgneSt fee charged by Dr walker
whether YOU have one or more diseases
rs 20 a month THIS fncIudes all medicines.
DAILY OFFICE HOURS, 10 TO o; sun
Gays, 10 Co =: Monday, Wednesday, lhurs-
day and Saturday evenings, q to 8.
The evening times., 1897-02-13
TURKEY THREATENS GREECE.
Premier Bapffy Says Greece Acted
Contrary to Advice of the Powers.

Contrary to Advice OF the Powers.
Constantinople, Feb. l3.-The porte
has informed the powers that Turkey
will attack Greece in ThesSaly in the
event OF the powers failing TO restrain
hostile action on the part OF Greece in
Crete
Budapest, Feb. 13.-In the chamber of
deputies today Baron Banfry, the Hungar-
ian premier, declared thai the report which
Is in circulation that the AustrO-Hungarian
army is being modified was without
foundation.
The rebellion In Crete, Baron Baffy said,
was due partly to agitation by Greek CON-
mttees, and partly TO delay in carrying out
reforms in the administration OF the af-
fairs OF the island, which had been con-
cefed by tie sultan. Greece. the premier
further said, had acted in the matter
against tie advice OF the powers, who had
agreed absolutely upon the necessity of
maintaining peace and the status quo in
tire East.
The evening times., 1897-02-13

Score-Y N. c. a., IA; COTc0rans, 3.
Goals for Y NJ. C a, Rolph, ?, Beavans,
10; KTeegar, 2; for COrcOTans, Davis 8;
Umpires-W William McGlue, c. c. c., and
Theodore Cornelius, Y NJ. c. A. Referee
M A Joyce, c. I. Tiper-J. Beckley.
sCorer-Paul Hughes. TiIne-Twenty min
ute halvcs.r
The evening times., 1897-02-13
GEN. JOE SHELBY is DEAD
After Severe Struggle the Old Con-
fcderate Succumbs to Illness.
After the Close of the War He and
Thousand Men Marched to
Mexico.

Adrian, Mo-, Feb. 13.-General 10 Shelby
died at his farm near here at o clock this
morning.
The evening times., 1897-02-13
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Corrected daily by W. B. IIibbs & Co.,
Dankers and Brokers. Members of the
n Y Stock Exchange, 1421 street.
The evening times., 1897-02-13
BLOOD AND SKIN DISEASES,

Al forms, affecting Iody. Nose, Ihroat'
SKIN and Bon ss .Iilsuches, EruptlOns' Acne,
Eczema, Old Sores. Ulcers, Painful SWeil-
lnGs from W whareyertaases. treated bymeans
OF safe, tiRe-sriedl remedies.
The evening times., 1897-02-13
c0RBETT's FINE CONDITION
The Champion Examined by DIR.
0'Brien i'm San Francisco.
NO FLAW In HIS ANATOMY
He Shows Evidence of Thorough and
Careful Training-F -Fitzsimmons'
Manager Fears the Champions
Friends Will Again Attempt to
Make the Fight "a Fiasco.

San Francisco, Feb. 13.-After a thor
ough examination OF Champion Corbett,
made yesterday afternoon, Dr. A. p
o'Brien, the weII-known physician, issued
the certificate which follows. For sew
eral days past Fitzsimmons has been in
sisting that Corbett should be subjected
TO thorough examination as to his physi-
cal condition. This should be complete
answer:
James j. Corbett is the most perfect
specimen OF physical manhood, in my
opinion, in the world today. / saw him in
his fight with Sharkey, and must say that
his condition is absolutely different at the
present time from what 1T was ON that
occasion. After "a thorough examination
/ have failed to find one single flaw in
his anatomy. The chest is expansive to a
remarkable degree, showing the elasticity
aud firmness OF the muscles. The capacity
OF the lungs indicates great endurance,
especially when fortified by the fact that
he he's perfect heart, the sounds OF which
are heard clearly and distinctly owe every
portion Of the pTaecOTdIal region.
The firmness and piiability of the
muscles throughout his body give un-
mistakab bic evidence that james j. Cor
bett has cared well for his ph ysicaI health,
anu undoubtedly has recently passed
through hard and persistent course OF
training. My examinations OF Mfr. Cor
bett were made both before and after ex-
ercise, ami 1 can say that ne has showed
scarcely any sign of fatigue after his vio-
laDf lie arr no
due increase in action, and he exhibited
no signs OF distress, the respiratory move
nIents being slow, regular and full.
His long, sinuous muscles are flexible
and firm without undue development in
any one group. This is particularly char
acterzed in the muscles of the chest,
arms, shoulders, and thighs, as well as
the lower region Of the back, all of which
give evidence OF strength and vitality
And tie evidence 10 my mind which sug
gests a radical Improvement in his con-
dition as compared to his last visit to this
coast. is tie healthy appearance OF the skin
and mucous membrane. The latter par
ticuIarly gives marked evidence of a
perfectly normal and rich condition OF
the blood and good tone or the system
throughout. After the general examination
[ tested tie various reflexes withsthe OBJ
jeet OF determining the condition Of his
nervous system. The result was that
found the nervous system equally as good
as the muscular system. This is vitally
important, as tile general conditions OF
the body depend primarily on the healthy
action Of tie nervous centers.
"A p O'Bren, NJ. D."
The evening times., 1897-02-13

Chicago Grain and Provision Ma rket
Corrected daily by W. b. Hibbs * Co,
BANKERS and Brokers. Members OF the
N Stock Exchange, 1921 F street
The evening times., 1897-02-13

Omaha, Neb, Feb. 13.-Robert Fitz-
simmons and his party passed through
O maha yesterday afternoon on their
way to Nevada In conversation with
Manager Julian IL was learned that he
fears an attempt will be made by COrbett's
San Francisco friends to make the big
fight another sharkey fiasco He assured
anintimate friend here that lie had positive
information that such a scheme was on
foot and that he had already taken pre-
cautions to counteraCt it. A large party
OF FitzsimmonS' friends in New Orleans
win be on hand TO break up any plan which
the san Francisco sports may be incu-
hating.
Let the public understand said Mr.
Julian, that Fitzsimmons is in better
fighting condition today than l have ever
seen him All this talk about his not being
in good training is rot, nothing but rot.
Fitzsimmons says he is feeling first rate
and is positive now that he can whip
Corhettif he can get his opponent inside the
ring. The party viii stop in Denver, Colo
RADIO Springs, Salt Lake, and possibly
Leadviue, arriving in Carson on Thursday
The evening times., 1897-02-13
vaxb,ngton Stock Market.

Sales-LincoIn National Bank, at 103;
Traders National Bank, 10 at O.: u. s.
Electric Light, 10 at go; Pneumatic Gun
Carriage, 16O at 1.1o, $50 at 1-2O, so az
rs, 100 at 125, 100 at LII, 100 at
1.IS: Mergentfraler Linotype, Is at LIS.
The evening times., 1897-02-13
DR.. Walker
l4li Penn. Ave. Adj. Willard'S Hotel.

Ana atthe same time let the wofiu kIo Mn w. " ",
the skill! this eminent physician mas ,nsr uNet
obscure and obstinate diseases Oh iONe
standing
The evening times., 1897-02-13
SPECIAL NOTICE,

REMOVAL-On and after February is
the SeabOard Air Line office Will be lO-
Gated at No. APT Pa ave. fe12-3t
The evening times., 1897-02-13

Stock up your wardrobe
while prices are down.
All Suits - Overcoats-
and Separate Pants are 3
less than marked prices
now.
IS for a few Pure Wool
$40 Mems Suits.
EiSenan Bros,
Corner 9TH and e Streets N. w.
No Branch store fn Washington.
The evening times., 1897-02-13
Mining Stocks.

Mining Stocks.
Cripple Creek Mining Stocks as reported
nv C9ifford & Co, 14O4 G ST. NV. Tie
following are active dividend paying stocks
us,ea ON the Colorado Mining Exchange:
Ma AaEadt Pa Aslrorr
The evening times., 1897-02-13
Merit Rewarded!

Every day for years mas this paper CON
tained the autograph Testimonial OF some
well. desired to express ms or her grati-
tu1e to
The times., 1897-07-11
Impertiuence.

A wee Cleveland maiden, whose parents
are numbered among the uptown people,
possesses a very decided VIII OF her own
Despite her less than four years Of e2-
istence, she is as set in her ways as the
erratic German Emperor, and all her
mammals chidings fall on unheeding ears.
Soi. etlIisas her mamma exchanges tnIdnes
for more practical forms OF correction,
and even then the willful maiden is slow
to recognize q higher authority than her
own wayward fancy She isn't at all Ike
the boy whom Mark Twain advised to
listen respectfully 10 the advice OF his
parents and then 20 and DO as his better
Judgment dictated. This Cleveland girl re-
fused point-bIan to take any advice, much
to the grief OF her parents, Who, OF course,
vainly wondered where she picked up her
naughty temper.
One day she was especially disohedent,
ana nnaily her mamma took Ber ASIDE and
with much soleninity gave her handsome
dressing down. When tie howls had died
away tue younssIer discovered Jiat heF
mother was sitting in corner looking very
sad.
The little one finally approached her.
whats the matter VIII you?r she de-
manded.
The mother looked at her with tear
moistened eyes.
Il am feeling so sorry" she said, be
cause it was necessary for me to whip
my dear little daughter
Well said the terrible infant. with
an unmiSta kable sniff, don't you think
you'd look good deal smarter tendin'
to your work?'-CIeveiand Plain Dealer.
The times., 1897-07-11
Nnnsen,s Little Messenger.

One day wonderful bird tapped at the
window of Mrs Nansen's home at Chris
tiana. Instantly the window was opened
and the wife of the famous arctic explorer
in another moment covered the little
messenger with kisses and caresses. The
carrier pigeon had been away from the
cottage thirty long months, but it had not
forgotten the way home IL brought
a note from Nanscn stating that all was
going well with him and his expedition in
the polar regions.
Nansen had fastened a message to car
rier pigeon and turned the bird loose The
frail courier darted out into the blizzartlly
air 1t flew like an arrow over thousand
miles of frozen waste, and then sped for
ward over another thousand miles of ocean
and plains and forests, and one morning
entered the window OF the waiting mistress
and delivered the message which she had
been waiting so anxiously.
We boast of human pluck, sagacity and
endurance, but this loving little carrier
pigeon, in its 'homeward flight after an
absence OF thirty months, accomplished q
feat so wonderful that we can only give
ourselves up to the arnaZement and adj
mration which must oyerwheIm every one
when the marvellous story is told. Mrs.
Nansen's pigeon is one of the wonders of
the world. New York Mail and Express
The times., 1897-07-11

amid the fragrant, newly-mOvn hay OF the
orchards, with crowds OF the peasantTy In
their fetching costumes, is sigh. not easily
forgotten.
American apples, now conceded to be
the finest in the world, both for beauty,
size and flavor, especially those choicer
varieties grown in the Northern States,
came from Great Britain, where, accord
ing To common belief, they have been ctil-
tivated since the time or the Roman occa-
patton. The names, however, OF sonie va
rieties would indicate a French or TeU-
tonic origin Of much earlier date. 1t is
said that at the present day over 1000
different varieties may be distinguished
by the expert pomologist. The most highly
esteemed Of ali apples is cur Newtown
pippin (pepin, seedlingl; it is glObUlar in
shape, very crisp and juicy, sweet, ald
possesses a distinctive apple flavor not
found In ether apples. Next come the AS
trakhaps, Williams fayorite, and the
Grayensteins. For winter use the Baldwin,
TIE spitzenburg and the RoxbuTy russet
are the best.
The origin OF the word custermoager
may be traced to the costaId. one OF the
Oldest varieties of appIes. 1t still exists
in the New England States, with IT'S spe-
cific, spicy flavor, unchanged. as We'll as
its curious ribbed formation, from which
it derivesits name Of pomum costatum.
Dealers in apples Were in ancient times
called costardmonger, corrupted in liter
times into costermonger. Apples contain
from 81 81 to 65.o4 water, 6.S:5 to 11.S7
sugar. about l per cent OF free acid, ard
the balance ealbuminous oussubstancesaniIl laIts.
In consequence of their containing such
considers rable amount OF albumen, and, es-
pecially Of nalic acid, they are stIiCtly
forbidden to persons who are suffering from
Bright's disease, or other forms OF nephritic
disorders, coming in this respect rnder the
same ban as red currants and rheutaFn, or
pie plant. Apples, Also either cooked or
raw, are bad for rheumatism or roUt-
Cider is almost poison to persons suffer
ing from these disorders. In several Eng
E~h shires. such as Hereford, Gloucester,
Somerset and Devon, and in the French
provinces ofNormandy and Brittany, where
cider is almost the only beverage. rheuma-
tisrn and gout are the principal diseases.
The wood of the apple is very hard.
durable and fine-grained. In Europe it
is much used in the manufacture OF cogs
fer certain kinds OF machinery, and for
fine furniture, chiefly cabinets and chairs.
An anDlP-wood cabinet or chair OF the sev-
enteenth or eighteenth centuries is quite
costly: more sn than the finest ma hoFauy.
Reaufins, or Bifflns, into which latter
word their name has been corrupted, are
apples slowly dried whole in haker's ovens,
and ooca asonaIly pressed tiH they become
soft or flat. They are much ike the dried
Normandy pippins. OF which such vs st Guan-
titles are importcd into Great Britain
The connty Of Norfolk, England. prepares
large quantities Of them, and frequent ref
erence ;s made 70 them in the writings Of
Dickens nd Thackerav.
RRASSCOMREAsHL
The times., 1897-07-11

key OF quaint design. Pi Beta Phi publishes
the Arrow at Ann Arbor Mich; it's badge
is dainty arrow with a chain and long
mystic pin attached; its colors are Wine
and silver blue; its flower the carnation
The frat life, as 1t is termed in col
lege vernacular, is tile social cream of the
college, and the student who is without
the charmed circles is somewhat looked
down upon, and certainly misses much
pleasure in her college career At the
opening OF the college year, when the new
girls begin TO put in an appearance, the
fraternity girls spot any new -corner that
may happen 10 strike their fancy. She
is brought up before the fraternity as
body and voted upon. If she receives
one black ball she is forever exclpded
but if she finds favor she is admitted
with flourish of trumpets and henceforth
Is somebody in particular upon
the college horizon. These secret
coteries do much toward forming
and the Strengthening of friendships
and in bringing the girls in closer touch
with the college life The fair young
members have very jolly times eitong
themselves, and do a goodly amount of
merrymaaing Each fraternity meets
once week, usually in the evening, and
after the business is transacted the
girls have dances, games, plays and 9th
er varieties of amusement. No outsider
is admitted, but once during each term
an open meeting is given to the gentle
men ''frats" in the evening. and an af
ternoon reunion to the ladies of the col
lege
The secrets are not the dark and grew
some things that are conceived In the
minds OF the outsider, but are really mild
and scholarly. and often an incentive to
unseifish and noble actions and ambi-
tions No one knows how the novice is
Initiated, not she herself until she joins;
that is frat secret. To quote
frat" article: "The basis of frater-
mites is made of principles which teach
light living and right thinking. The ini-
tate must dwell upon these until they be-
come a fact Of her life, and are reflected
In her conduct. This is the deeper sig
nificance of the fraternity The initi-
alton is q beautiful ceremony, and the vows
taken are in accord with the principles of
truth.
Some OF the Greek letter societies have
meetings, and which serve as clubs or rest
ing places for the members, both the col
lege student andthe college graduate. These
houses are pretty, and are arranged with
artistic furnishings, BOOKS and pictures,
and many picturesque and domestic touches
which indicate the care of feminine fingers.
II has been said in praise OF these women's
fraternities that during the thirty years of
4bnir CfS,vx, brau =,
dal has ever tarnished the fair fame of a
single cs;apter.'' And the benefit and en-
joyment continually derived from belong
ing 70 these associations is almost ines-
timable. H
or late renewed interest has sprung up
among these secret societies, and the young
feminine goods are flocking to their
Standards and are Introducing many new
and progressive features into the mystic
rites and ceremonies.
The times., 1897-07-11
Life.saving Power of Bloomers.

Life-Saving Power of BloOmers.
Here is another plea, and a practical one,
for boomers The number of female VIC
tins in the terrible Paris fire is attributed
blythe newspapers of that city to the fact
that women are obliged to wear petticoats
and skiIts instead OF attire more resembling
that adopted by the male sex, forbidden 10
them by police regulation. 1t is asserted
by Nine Astie de YalSayre, secretaire gen
eral eFaffIanchissenent dss femmes, that
owing To the incumbrance OF the petticOats
and skirts the movements OF the wearers
Were paralyZed, and, in the ''SaCye qui
peut,'' they were helpless, while the men
reached the exits in ''clin d'oeh." All the
societies and leagues working for female
emancipation are on the alert, and petit
ton signed by Nine Astie de ValsayTe IN
the name of her sister members has been
addressed to the Chamber OF Deputies pray
ing for freedom in costume which will les
sen the danger for those who prefer simple
costumes to dangerous furbelows. "Dr.
Minime,'' in the .'feuilIetOn'' of the Journal
de Medicine, lifts up his voice against the
insanitary act of obliging women to wear
dresses which sweep up microbes, sputa
and dust This is certainly true and heavy
charge against the tyranny Of fashion
which holds women in bondage. "Dr. Min
line" urges women TO exert themselves TO
shake off this bondage and discard their
inSanitary skirts, which ill-protect thelOw-
er limbs from cold, hinder physical eXer
else. and gather up in the streets all the
pathogenous microbes to carry them into
dwelling houses.-Sew York sun.
The times., 1897-07-11

worshipcd under the name OF Mebno; and
apples We're offered at his affairs.
The origin OF this custom Is said to be
this; The River Asopus, having on one
occasion oyerflowed its banks to such an
extent as to make it impossible to bring
sheep across it, which was 20 be sacrificed
to Hercules, some young men recollecting
that an apple bore the same name as
sheep in Greek k-meIon-offered an apple
with four little sticks stuck into il to rep
resent legs as a substitute for the sheep
Afterthat event aDples were thenceforward
devoted to Hercules.
IL the Edda we are told that the Goddess
Iduna had the charge OF apples which had
the power OF conferring Immortality, and
were, therefore, reserved for the use Of
the gods, who ate of them whenever they
began to feel themselves growing old and
getting stiff In their joints.
The evil spirit Loke took away Iduna
and her apple tree and hid thamin dense
forest, where they could not be found by
the gods. Us a consequence OF this MA
licious trick everything went wrong in the
world. The gods became old and decrepit
and cnfeebled mentally and physically, no
longer paid attention as of yore TO mundane
affairs, so that men having no proper sup7r