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The times., 1897-12-28
HOTEL CORRIDORS.

Mr.. George L. Baird, OF st. John, y. b.,
manager OF the Star line Of steamers on
the st. John River, is in the city on the
affairs OF his company. He is staying a
the Metropolitan. Mr. Baird is enthcSias stic
about the prosperity Of st. John this year.
He said 10 a Times reporter yesterday:
New Brunswick and, in fact, all OF British
North America has felt the hard times
much less than the United States, believe.
AT present our own province is more pros
porous than ever before in its history. |
believe the laboTing people of st. John
are as Well off, IL not better, S any III
America. The boom at st. John is due
10 patriotism. In business terms the Ca
nadians have begun 10 use our port in
preference to Portland as much posi-
BILE. This is not good for Portland, but
it is building up our city.
This is a large movement, which viii
manifest Itself in larger ways. The
United States people perhaps do not real
ile it yet, but Canada has turned over
new leaf with regard to her commerce,
She has developed the sentiment more and
more in this last year that her trade should
go more and more to England, and less to
the states. With that has grown the idea
that her shipping should be through Ca
madam ports in preference to others.
The Canadian people are very friendly
with the States socially, but politically
they are tending strongly toward closer
ties with England.
Two years ago st. Johns began to de-
velop along this line. Now there are five
lines OF steamers and almost daily trips.
The Canadian Pacific Railway is diverting
its business from Boston and Portland and
has made the promise that these steamship
lines may have five times as much business
as now as soon q s they can hande it.
Canada learned this from the United
states. Your helping each other and stick
ing together, and believing your country
the best in tue world is what has made you
so great
The times., 1897-12-28

Deacon s. V. White yesterday made
application to be reinstated for the third
time as u member OF the New York stock
exchange. Tie application Will come be-
fore the committee ON admissions a week
from next Thursday. Deacon White has
failed in business three times, and has as
often, in accordance with tie rules, been
suspended. He he's invar ably paid up lis
debts in full, with interest, ana has been
reinstated. No man on the street bears a
higher reputation for integrity. Mr.. White :
latest failure was almost two years ago.
The times., 1897-12-28
widening Aqueduc. Bridge.

The District Commissioners are in fa,1r
of widening the AGueduct Bridge and
laying single track FOR street railway
to connec. tie various lines on both sides
OF the river, which cross at the bridge
In q letter 10 Chairman Babcock, of :le
House District Committee, relative 30
House bill 24s6 on this subject, they refer
to Senate bill 2411 as the better measure
The times., 1897-12-28
81, Months for Reneptan,e

William Jackson, colored, pleaded guilty
before Judge kimball Yesterday TO an
assault on Joseph Taylo-, also colored,
and TO carrying conceded weapons. He
testified. however. that Jackson cut him
with = knife and put an ugly wound over
his left eve as curroboIe tive evidence.
He was sentenced 60 Jail for three months
for each offense
The times., 1897-12-28
ONE DOLLAR
Per Visit is Our Only Charge.
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ICES Included.
Young Men, Middle Age
or OLD Men,

suffering from excuses and errors OF
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YAkICOCELEC CURED AT ONCE withouy
operation. Have ycu the seeds OF any past
disease lurking IN your system. IMP0TtTsN-
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contemplate MARRIAGE? Do you feei
safe IN taking this step2 YoI ca MT afford
To take any risk. Like father: IKE son.
We have neyer-failiag remedy that VIII
purify tie Blood and positively bring back
given.
The times., 1897-12-28
Washington stocfs Exchange.

saIes-A merican Graphophone, 165 at
10 IL; so at 10 5-S. American GRAPHIC
phone preferred, 10 at II. rheumatic Gun
Carriage. 900 al 45 cents; 800 at ii cents;
100 at 4? cents.
After call United states Electric Light
. at 101 Washington Gas. at ~.
The times., 1897-12-28
Evangelist Sam Small

Bishop McCaoe has appointed Rev. Sam
". Small, OF THIS city, conference evan
gelist of the Georgia NJ. E. conference
He viii be in Fort Wayne, Ind, the three
weeks beginning last Sunday.
The times., 1897-12-28
In Favor of a Memorial Bridge

The District Commissioners yesterday sent
TO Chairman Babcock, of the Hcu Sc district
Committee, their approval OF House Dill
2527, ''to provide for memorial bridge
across the Potomac River from Wasting
ton 10 Fort Myer and Arlington
The times., 1897-12-28

The first KIondike failure on record ias
occurred. The Newell Gold Mining Com
pany and Berner's Bay Mining and Milling
Company have gone into the hands OF Il
receiver. The -Ilea West stockholders are
Eastern II en-
The times., 1897-12-28

Air o. z. Barnard, OF Chicago, has been
in thecityove Christmas Il els promin ent
lawyer. Mr.. Barnard said 20 Times re-
porter last night at the Raleigh:
In q way Christmas is a selfish holi-
day, though certainly that is not the ac-
cepted I'd ca of it. came on here to do
some business and was kept over Christmas.
My family is in Chicago waiting for me.
On Christmas Day went to church in the
morning for thefirst time in two years, and
in theafternoonI sat in th helobby and Smok ed
too many cigars In the evening had
headache and sta yed in my room. | spoke
aloud three times during the day, twice
to the bell boy and once to the hotel clerk.
Christmas is all very weil for man at
home, but nobodyCarest to telpout stranger
on that day. There the selfishnesS comes in.
A family wraps itself up together and for
gets all the rest of the world
Mr. Frank Charleson. of Oma ha. a prom
inent business man, is in the east look
ing for capital. He is most enthusia site
over the Omaha, Trans Mississippi and
International Exposition of the coming
year. He said at Wizards last night:
in five months now our exposition will
be opened. IL viii be the largest and finest
the country has seen with the single ex-
cep;ion of Chicago's fair. 1t will be in
ternational In scope, and most of the for
for fine exhibits. Chiefly, however, this
exposition is designed to show the world
and Itself what the West is and can do.
Commissions in all the States west Of
the Mississippi are working for thor
oughly representative exhibits. They will
tell the story of the great development of
our part of the United States in a mar
yelous way. The buildings viii be beauti-
ful; the wide grounds, the lagoons, the
splendid crystalline air of Colora do, will
make the purely artistic effect of the
whole superb. Among the novel amuse-
ment features OF the fair Will be an exact
representation of the Cripple Creek mining
camp, in miniature, occupying i 8 900
square feet and requiring 300 people to
produce it. The exposition will be
strong attraction, / am sure. There is
to be more travel for pleasure next year, /
we believe, than since 1893, and we win
get the benefit of it," 4
The times., 1897-12-28

The Course Of the day In brief was
strong opening, free selling aftefwar1,
especially in Sugar, and then mark ed ,ull-
ness, With activity toward tue end of the
day in the manipulated specialties, and at
the last declines.
The times., 1897-12-28
W ritten by Captain Tobin.

The CONDENSED and succlnct special arti-
Gle Oh the Irish revolution OF 1T9s. which
appeared In part z of the Sunday Times,
was written by Capt. John N. 1obin
The times., 1897-12-28

The Atlantic Coast Line yesterday ac-
quired by purchase from Messrs. Ryan and
Thomas the Charleston and West Carolina
Railroad. The price was not stated.
The times., 1897-12-28

The grangers did not act well yesterday
Burlington is too high in. the opinion Of
many.
The times., 1897-12-28

Mr. Hibbs said to me last night: 1T
seems to me now unlikely that there Will
be any break this week. / believe the
market 10 destined to be strong all during
the next six months. 1 f traders will buy
at recessions they will make money until
the middle Of the summer
The times., 1897-12-28

Chesapeake & Ohio seems fairly good
purchase.
The times., 1897-12-28

II may be remarked of the ma nipula. zion
in Manhattan beyond what has already
been said, that there is no news concern
ing the property pit the vague talk of
the company's improved position Under
the new city administration, and the
The times., 1897-12-28
New York Stock Market
open high Low Clos.

Corrected daily by W. b. Hibss & Co,
members { f the New York Stock Excha lse.
1927 f street.
The times., 1897-12-28
Money to Loan
At 5 Per Gent.
ea real estate II d. O.; no delay. serne
reasonable.
HEIsKELL McLERAN.
sy0-tf 10OS sc. Hu.
BrDDISGs IN GRAIN PITS.

wheat Dull, But Corn and Cats
Active and Advancing.
Chicago, Pee. 21.- Wheat was dull and
easier today. with nothing new IN tho
situation. May ranged from 81 81 TO
93 81. closing at 81.
Corn was active at an advance Of
1-4a3-S.
oats Showed equally as much strength
as corn. They viii undoubtedly sell
hi CHER.
Chicago Grain aud Provision Ma rkst.
Corrected daily by y. b. Hibbs & Co,
rnenlbe. OF the New York stock Exchanges.
1427 street.
The times., 1897-12-28

Mr. Carley is confident, also, of the
immediate outlook, though evidently COR
the first time in many days he recognizes
the possibility OF a reaction; He says:
a zig-zag market Manhattan up, quiet
stocks down, Sugar lower and Burling ton
aud Western Union stubborn. We think
Western Union and Burlington and Quincy
will resist reaction, whenever it comes,
better probably than almost any other
stocks. We read of Manhattan as tending
upward. The market ought to be higher
Friday than it is today, although it is
narrow and strictly professional. At the
close of December st. Paul will have
earned IL the six months more than per
cent on the stock. We regard it on
permanent 6 per cent basis
The times., 1897-12-28
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money il II failsto cure.
25c. Thegenuine has !. b. g. on each tablet
The times., 1897-12-28
WANTED-LOES.

WANTED customer, deep lot in
Mt Pleasant on easy payments. M.
7. CO. ohEf bl 3 Attn st. NV. ue24-3t-eni
The times., 1897-12-28
CoRSON & MCCARTNEY,

CORSON & MCCARTNEY,
Members of the New YORK Stock Ex-
change. 1410 T St, Glover Building
correspondents or MCSST5. Moore * Schloy,
No. 50 broadway
Bankers, nd Dealers IN 10 yernInent Bonds.
Deposits. Exchange Loans.
Railroad Stocks and Bonds and ell
secunties listed on the exchanges OF
New York, Philadelphia, Boston and BaIGE
more bought and sold.
a speciality made OF investment securt-
ties. District Bonds and ell local Rail-
roal, Gas, Insurance and Telephone Stock
dealt in.
American Bell Telephone Stock poughs
and sold. mhIS-Ef
The times., 1897-12-28
The earnings of the Northern Pacific

The earnings of the Northern Pacific
for November were net 81, $50 900, against
S747.1S2 last year. Omaha earnings for
the month were $241, ,1O6 Wabash earn
ings for the third week of December in
creased $4,000. Ontario and Western
for the same period decreased ST 400.
Lake ETie and Western for the same
period increased 1000 Missouri Pacific
increased $4,000. Texas Pacific in
creased $4,000. Missouri Kansas and
Texas decreased S23,5OO. Louisville and
Nashville increased $4,000. From July
the increase was $4,000.
The times., 1897-12-28

st. Paul's November staten ent shows a
gain OF 1000 net. while it also pre-
sents the fact that in five mont hs the road
mas earned 8 per cent for the common
stock.
The times., 1897-12-28
Chicago Grain and Provision Market

IN enIDea : OF INC Y
1927 T street.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-17
FUNERAL OF HENRY KING, JR
Eloquent Tributes to His Worth
Spoken Over His Coffin.
Representatives of the Washington
Congregation and Societies TO
which He Belonged Present.

The funeral services over the remains OF
the late Henry King, IT,. the wen kno VII
merchant, who died Sunday, were held
this afternoon at o'clock, at his late
residence, STA Seventh street Long be
fore that hour, the large parlors Were
filled with friends OF the family. The
Casket was placed In the center of the
front parlor and was viewed 10y over a
hundred persons in the course of the day
There were number OF flor al tributes from
personal friends and from members Of the
Washington Hebrew congregation.
The services this afternoon were con
Quoted bv Rabbi l.. Stern, who preached
an eulogy upon the life and character Of
the deceased. The pallbearers, who re-
moved the casket to the hearse, were r.,
Heidenheimer, 1. l.. Blout, :. W. Augen-
stein and s. Bensinger representing the
family, and John Peyser and l.. HeiIbrun
representing the Washington Hebrew cun-
gregation.
Representatives were also present from
Elisha Lodge. No. 3, /. o. b. b.; Capital
Lodge, No. 147, o. X. s. B.; the Legion of
Honor and the ConcuTdia Club. A large
number of friends followed the hearse to
the grave. The int erment was in the Jew
ISL Cemetery at Anacostia.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-17
OUTING OF WORKINGMEN
Picnic Of the Junior Order of
United American Mechanics.
OBSERVING AN ANNIVERSARY
Glen Echo the Gathering Place for
the District Branch of the Order
and It's Friends Interesting Exer-
cises This Morning and Evening.
Secretary Gage Expected.

The spacious grounds surrounding the
Glen Echo arnphitheater Were this morn
ing the scene OF a large gathering OF
prominent citizens Of washin gton, the
occasions Icing a grand reunion and an
nual meeting of the District Of Columbia
branch OF the uDior Order of q nited A meri
can Mechanics, In celebra ton of the third
anniversary of the formation Of the State
Council In the District.
About 4 900 people were in attendance at
the meeting in the amphitheater this morn
ing and still more are expected out for the
afternoon session, which Will be held from,
. TO =. II is expected that Hon. Lyman
Gage, Secretary OF the Treasury, Will lie
present and make an address.
The grounds this morning were gayly
decorated with flags and bunting A num-
Der OF tents dotted the green lawns, and
the aInphitheater was srtistically deco
rated with red, white and blue bunting
Most OF those present came with dn idea OF
making an all-lay stay and brought
lunches with them, which were eaten in
true picnic style In the grove north OF the
grounds. A hand OF music was stationed
IN one Of the pavilions and rendered u
pleasing program both before and after
the exercises, whic, Were held In the am
phitheateT from 10 O'clock until 1890.
At the morning session, at which E
Donaldson presided, the principal address
was made by Mr.. B. c. Moore, the junior
past State Commander. and response was
made 10y Mr.. W. w. Beattie. Hon. Frank
A. Anderson, OF Alexandria, also spoke on
''0ur Country" A feature OF the exer-
cises was chorus OF fort weight boys and
girls. one for every State in the Union. who
We're dressed in patriotic Costumes Of red,
white and blue, and who sang America"
ana other national airs
A list OF vice presidents for the meeting
was announced as follows: Hon Lyman
r. Gage, Hon. W. F. Scballenberger, of
the Postoffice Department; ThorIas II.
Powers, Albert + GorInan, +. Donaldson
A sbley VI Gould, f. +. Warner, Ma jor VIII
lam G. Moore. Hon John Fl. Young, Thomas
L Moore. E J. Cantwell, G. r. Atkinson,
Powell, Frank Anderson, William L. Boy
den, G. W Keighley, w. W. Beattie, and
II. j. Adams The session was bruught
TO a close with en- address by Ashley NJ
Gould, OF Takofna Park
After the meeting, this afternOcn from
5 to Z, FOR which a pleasing program has
been arranged, there Will be dancing in the
Hail OF Philosophy, on the bluff above
the omphitheater.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-17
GEN. DAVID G. SWAIN DEAD
Garfield's Judge Advocate General
Expires at Mount Pleasant
His Demise Great Surprise in
rIny Circles, He Was Not
Known to Be dangerously Ill.

Brig. Gen. David G. Swain died at his
residence, No. 5000 Fourteenth street,
Mount Pleasant, at IL O'Clock this morn
ing, after an illness of over Two years.
Gen vain was "A sufferer from Bright S
disease The last attack occurred on last
Friday morning, since which time ne has
been confined to his bed.
David Gaskill Swain was born in Ohio
on December %, 1892. He was com
mSsioneG as a second lieuteuant of vol
unteers on october 4, 1861, and attached
to the Sixty firth Ohio Infantry. He at
tanned the rank of captain and assistant
adiutaut general May 16, 1862, and was
promoted to major February Z, 1865.
He was hunorahy mustered out un the
consolidation of the army in 1866. He
was brevetted colonel on March 10, 1865,
for faithful! and meritorious services during
the war.
Shortly after being mustered out of the
volunteer service he was appointed a sec
ond lieutenant in the Thirt y fourth In
fantry, ON July %, 1866.
Hewas appointed ma ior and Judge advo-
cate December 8, 500. and brigadier gem
eral and Judge advocate general Febru-
ary Is 1881. His service in the Regular
Army as an assistant to the judge ddvo-
cate general aud on other details kept
him in Washington for many years. He
was made Judge advocate general Of the
Department Of the Missouri, April /, $40.
In S84 he became involved In a scandal.
and was court-martialed July 20, 1884.
As result of this lie was sentenced TO
be suspended from rank and duty aud Ia
forfeit one half of his monthly pay every
month, on February pa 1885. on lie
oember 5, 1894, the unexpirel portion
( his sentence was remitted On Deeem-
her %, 1894, was placed on the retired
list.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-17
DISCOVERY OF A
FRENCH DOCTOR
A New Cure for
Rheumatism.

DR.. Alexandra, OF Paris, representing DIR.
MabiIie, the celebrated French Chemist,
IL In the city, aud Is treating with remark
able success rheumatism, lum baEo, neu-
ralgia, dyspepsia and kindred diseases,
with Polynice OIL the discovery of Dr..
MahIle. Dr. Alexandra has been in this
country since last August and has intro
dHced his treatment at many hospitals in
the prominent cities including Bellevue
in New York, and the Maryland and johns
Hopkins in Baltimore. He has been very
successful, accomplishing some wonderf full
results. The remedy is claimed to be d
simple combination OF drugs well known
to all chemists. Many obstinate cases yield
to one treatment, and hree or four are al
ways considered sufficient In any case.
DI. Alexandra has letters from many
of the phi ysicfans in the hospitals where he
has treated patients while in this coun,
try, and they highly recommend this
remedy.
Free consultation. and Guide to Health
sent free. Polynice Oil can be purchased
from the Polynice French Medicine Com
pany, 6O4 18th st. NV, Washington, ID. C..
u17-3t-em-eOd
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-17
ACTIVE WORK or THE BEARS
Strong Efforts to Produce a De-
cline in Stocks.
Very Decided Resistiye Power, How
ever, and Many Issues Hold
Their strength.

Stocks opened lower On free offerings,
but recovered their strength after the
FIRST ten minutes of trading and scored
fractional gains.
The market in the early tradings gave
evidence tnat the effortsOf the re actiobary
party To bring about "a pronounced decline
were by no means to be abandoned. The
bears had i'm their favor the lower prizes
from I4oncon. and apprehensions as TO the
possibilities of frost scares On the corn
crop.
Values were irregular, and at times
prices rallied easily on the execution OF
outside buying orders There were de
ciines approximsting a point iB BurIing
ton & Quincy, Northern Pacific preferred.
AMI Southern Railroad preferred Sugar
rose 3-8 per cent at the start, and then
broke point. Other declines were frac-
tional Tut general
The market, however, developed CON
siderable resiaiye power. and before the
first hour was over many issues were back
10 the opening AID some were higher The
undertoue or speculation shows considerable
strength Government bonds are I'M
changed
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-17
THOUGHT HIMSELF A CRoEsus.
Frederick johnson, Colorcd, Evil
IDENTIFY Insane. Locked I'D.

Frederick johnson, poorly oh essed COT
ored man, OF thirty-five, who is per
sonaI friend of President Mckinley, the
owner OF every theater in Chicago, and
draws $4,000 week salary for doing a
turn with the Bon Ton Burlesquers in
his mind was lodged at the First precinct
station this afternoon.
Mr.. johnson was wandering about the
lobby CT the Lyceum Theater, not Gre
aung any particular disturbance, but
looking suspicio and very evidently
without any business with anybody. He
finally sat down on the steps leading up
into the gallery, and. began rambling
conversation with himself about his wealth
and his friendship with various prominent
people.
Special Officer Thomas Wannell, who is
stationed at the Lyceum, was called in TO
investigate him. He questioned Johnson
aboutthis business and the man q vii state
nents and generally demoralized appear
ance convinced him that lie was crazy.
They took walk together while John
son was arranging to give Officer Wan
nall check for S1OO. as little token
of regard, and in a moment the officer
escorted the man into the st2i ion on
Twelfth street.
The case will be Investigated.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-17
BALANCING THE SCALES.
New Rules Promulgated by the
Sealer of Weights and Measures.

The Commissioners, in accordance with
Recommendations made them by Acting
Seaier Of Weights and Measures Miller to-
day issued an order greatly reducing the
amount in which scales are allowed to
deviate from absolute accuracy. The for
rner limit of tolerance, as this amount is
called, was one ounce in I'd ch four pounds
for both srales and weights, but Mr.. Miller
states that this is far in excess of scientific
allowances.
In weights, he said, there should n lever he
any error, and, therefore, the limit of
tolerance is abolished SO far as they are
concerned. In scales the following CLASH
fication of limits of tolerance IS made:
For weighing scales from so TO 100
tons, including all railroad scales, not
more than one ounce in each five pounds
in excess nor more than one ounce in each
three pounds in deficiency.
Weighing scales, from three tons to
fifty tons Capacity, not more than one
ounce in each twelve pounds in excess,
nor moIe than enc ounce in eight tons in
deficiency. Weighing scales from 1,5OO
pounds TO three tons capacity, not more
than one ounce in each fifteen pounds in
excess, nor more than one ounce in each
ten pounds in deficiency. Weighing scales
from 200 pounds to 1900 pounds capac-
ity not more than one ounce in each
twenty-five pounds in excess, nor mo 20
than one pound in each sixteen pounds In
defiMency. All spring balances, counter
and platform scales under zoo pounds ca
pacity not more than one ounce in each
fifty pounds III excess, nor more than one
f,,o Oh hirtu in, 1ori
These excesses or Deficiencies are 10 be
marked plainly ON the tag placed on each
sale as Ii Is tested by the sealer, so
that the owner can maze allowance to in
sure giving exact weights.