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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-21

Sir Archibald Geikie director general
of the Geological Survey Of Great Britain
and Ireland, is in New York, on his way
to Baltimore, where he is TO deliver a
course OF lectures at Johns Hopkins Uni
veTsity. The scientific circle in Wasting
ton doubtless viii see a good deal of this
this country.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-21
DIED.

MEINKING AT her residence No. 507
@ street north west on Wednesday, April
81, 1897, at 7:15 a. m, CAROLINE A.
beloved wife of Adolph Meinking, aged
forty years and seven months.
Notice of funeral hereafter. 1t
ACTON-Departed this life April 10,
1897, RICHARD A. ACTON, aged fifty
seven years two months and five days.
Funeral at residence, Briekhaven, Alex
andria county, Va, Thursday, April ~
Dear father, thy work on earth is done,
Thy Kingdom gained, thy crown is won;
No more pain or anguish or aching lrow
Can ever reach thee; thou art well now.
BY HIS CHILDREN
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-21

Senator'S who depend entirely upon Span
ish verbal sources for their Cuban news
ought to thank Senator Morgan for bring
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-21
UNDERTAKINGS.

the performance TO close. Manager Jer-
mons program will also include his version
of that famous dinner which he calls the
Silly Dinner. The comical Mr.. Silly, the
waiter and the German senator, the SOU
brette and her friend, and Mr. Harper, all
help to spin out the fun that is fast and fu-
rious.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-21
PLAYS NEXT WEEK.

Mrs. Burnet's First Gentleman OF Eu-
rope" with its perfumed atmosphere Of
court life IFS rouged and powdered beau
ties and it's bewigged, beruffled gallants,
all figuring III pIstl and counter Hot of
amatory adventure, and all ploJec ted
against solid background of history,
presented as il viii. he by Daniel Froh-
mans New York Lyceum Theater stock
company ut the Columbia Theater on
Monday, cannot fail Ito attract those who
believe in Wholesome amusement for
rational people Mary Mannenng viii he
seen for the iirst time IN Washington, and al
the leading lady iofsi his powerful oreaniza-
ton is said TO lealize all that has been
written in her favor.
Our theater-goeIs will also see Mr.. James
X Hackett, CFirles Walcot, Felix Morris
and other favSrittks THE Mayflower,"
10y the author Of Rosemary" viii be the
bin at the Thufsiay matinee.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-21

Our good friend, "Pudd 'nhead Wilson, :"
returns 10 the National ext week This
beautiful AMI powerful play has been seen
here several times, but always with in
creasing interest," The same company
identically will he seen here next week
that gave the Mark Twain story last No
vemher. Theodore Hamilton will again
play the role of Dan Wilson, in which me
is conceded To be so very fine. Arnold
Daily will repeat his delightful performance
OF the boy, Chambers. The scenic ploduc-
ton will he as complete as ever and the
theater expects to receive the same gen
erous crowds as on former visits. 1t is
stin under the management of Mr. Mayo
and Mr. Jefferson.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-21

Manager Herman win next week have the
Black Crook Burlesque Extravaganza Com
pany direct from the Lyceum Theater, Phil
adelphia. The company numbers some
twenty-eight or more performers. A mu-
steal skit called 1.-THE Man in the Moon
Is the opening piece; then follows the clio
and the extrevaganza, The Yellow Kid of
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-21

The Bijou Is this week devoted TO comedy
of an international variety, and ext week
it will depart from custom and give vau-
deyille pure and simple. The company to
appear is the Chicago All-Star Speciality
Company, and much Is promised for the
members of the company. 1t will be
pleasant departure from the regular bin
to see vaudeville at this theater.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-21

"a Trip to China town. will be given at
the Academy next week Naturally, the
''Bowery'' is still sung, but many new
musical numbers have been introduced, in
Guiding "She Always Dressed in Black,
PUT Me Off at Buffalo, Lucky Jim,'
"Her First Waltz THE Bells,'' 1.-The
Swell of the Day., "Jusque La" Move
Up, Johnson, and a coster duet called "A
la Chevalier,' Sung by Miss Biggar and Mr.
Haveriy In the cast are Ernest Elton,
Richard Karl, Gus Thomas, John P. Drawn,
Benjamin Leffier, Jeanette Lilford, Maud
Bagley, Isabelle Chamberlain and Rose
Sutherland. There will be no advance in
prices during this engagement-25, 90 and
rs cents for reserved seats, with matinees
Wednesday and Saturday at 20 and 90
cents,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-21
POSTOFFICE NOTICE.

Should be read daily by all interested, as
changes may occur at any time.
FOREIGN MAILS Tor the week ending
April "A, 1897, close promptly at this
office as follows:
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-21

The second week OF the summer season
OF opera at the Lafa yette Square will he
devoted To another light opera, if any
thing more on the order of opera comiquc
than The Gypsy Baron 1t is The
Queens Lace Handkerchief" The opera
is one of the standard light works, and
is always received well. 1t Will gi-e
especial opportunity to Miss Lizzie Mac
Michel as the King. This is one OF her
best roles, and the managers are giving
the work 10 show her at her best Be
sides her inthe cast viii be Joseph heehan,
Oriska Worden, Anna LIGHTER, William
Wolff, Melville Stewart and Reginald Rob
erts Sale began this morning.
The patrons of the Grand Opera House
will next week enjoy a novel melodra-
matte spectacle, ''Cuba's Vow" direct
from its triumphal run at the Star The
alter, New York, where il filled that spa
cious playhouse to overlooking at every
performance. ''Cuba's Vow" as its name
implies, tells a story of the Cuban upris-
ing, and tells it graphically No more
vivid stage picture was ever dra wn, and
none told true story in such aninteresting
manner. 1t is a most picturesque play,
and is full Of color. The uniforms of
United states naval officers, Spanish sol
diers, Cuban insurgents. together with
those worn by the Spanish bull-fighters,
students. peas ants, etc, form most beaS,-
tiful Study in oostuming and colors, which
is made all the more effective by the mag
niIicent scenic sets, eight in number, from
the studio of Harley Merry, Americas
foremost artist in this line. Altogether
there are fifty-five people in the company,
and the big spectacle, which is under the
direction of George Kenningt ton, will be
given in its entirety exactly as during its
run at the Star Theater, New York.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-04-09
pennsyIvanls's New Libel Law.

The new libel bill, as agreed upon
by the Judiciary Committee of the
Pennsylvania House of Representa-
tives, although it does not meet with
the entire appreciation of the news
paper men of the State, is an inn
provement on the measure as first
introduced
Some of the provisions of the bill
are reasonable, and just actions for
libel, civil or criminal, may be in
stituted only in the county in which
the alleged libel has been actually
published. Criminal actions for
libel shall be maintained for any
maliciously false publication, or for
a malicious false publication not
proper for public information, relat-
ing to private individual, against
the writer, the editor who directs
the false publication, or any editor
or publisher who knowingly per-
mitted such publications, or against
any editor or publisher who refuses
to divulge the name of the author
of the libel.
In any civil action for libel the
plea of justification shall be ac-
cspted as adequate when it is
pleaded by the defendant that the
publication is substantially true in
every material respect. and if such
plea shall be established to the sat
isfaction of the court ana jury there
shall be no recovery. The plea of
justification, if made in good faith,
shall not enhance damages.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-04-09
Credit For Farmers.

We have lately given some account of
the operation Of agricultural banks in
Europe, which have done very much for
the farming class by making it possible
for it to secure loans ON such security as
farmers can offer. The farmer is espe-
cially in need of credit, for the interval
must always be considerable between
the preparation Of the soil and the har-
vesting of the crop. He must spend
money long time before he can get
any back. AS to most of his products, he
may be said 10 be carrying ON a bust
ness where the stock is turned over but
once a year. Furthermore, as a crop
natures all over the country at the same
season, and generally within period Of
few weeks. it is particularly impor-
tant TO the farmer that he should not be
compelled to realize on his harvests i'm
msdiately. He would break the market
if he We're obliged to sell all his crops
as soon as gathered, and yet he must
sell good deal, for he has been under
expense for months without any income
While the farmer more than almost
any other producer needs credit, he can
not generally offer commercial security,
and real estate is not a good security for
ordinary banks of discount to take, and
it is unlawful for our national banks to
accept it.. The result is that the farmer
is usually compelled TO sell his produce
at an unpropitious time on to get credit
Of merchants and private bankers for
which usurious rates are obtained. In
this country there has been practically
no effort to supply this need for agrieal-
tural credits, although the brokers and
private bankers and factors who have
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-04-09
AMBASSADORS NAMED
ANDREW D. WHITE GOES TO esRmA-
ny, GENERAL DRAPER TO ITALY.

Char1emagne Tower Gets the Mission to
Austria Hungary, Frank w. Palmer VIII
BE Public Printer and benjamin nut
terworth For Pension Commissioner.
washington, April THE president
has sent to the senate the following
nominations:
ambassador to Germany-Andrew ID.
White of New York.
ambassador to 1taly-William f. Dra-
per of Massachusetts.
Secretary OF Embassy at Rome -
Chandler Hale Of Maine
Commissioner Of Patents - Benjamin
Butterworth OF Ohio.
Consul at Fuchau, China--Samuel l..
Gracey of Massachusetts.
Assistant Secretary OF the Interior
Thomas Ryan Of Kansas.
Commissioner Of Pensions-Henry Clay
Evans Of Tennessee.
Assistant Secretaries Of the Treasury
oliver l.. Spaulding of Michigan and
William b. Howell of New Jersey.
Minister to Japan--A +. Buck Of
Georgia.
Consul at Liverpool-James Boyle of
Ohio.
Secretary Of Legation at city Of Mex
ico-F. r. McCreery Of Michigan.
Appraiser of Merchandise at Philadel-
phia Custom House-Linn Hartranft
Of Pennsylvania.
United States Marshal For the Dis
trict of New Jersey-T. J. Abbott of
New Jersey
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
Theodore Roosevelt of New York.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-04-09

The Galveston Daily News reminds
its Texas readers of the difference in in
terest rates i'll the northeastern states
and in some of the western and southern
states and gives them few elementary
lessons ON the reasons for this difference.
Interest is never so low, - it says, Gin
communities given over to suspicious
fires, questionable assignments, fraudu-
lent failures or to legislation with de-
cided turn against the creditor and in
favor of the debtor +" Much of the mar
ket rate of interest is insurance against
risk, and of course diminishes as the
risk decreases. Where men are required
by law to pay their debts and are not
sheltered and encouraged in tricky
courses by unreasonable exemption laws
and by public prejudice against cred
itors as a class the risk is naturally less
serious. "
Making its application to Texas,
The News says: "We have a right to
to leave a fraudulent debtor a residence
worth 500, coo, all the bank stock OF
bonds he can carry and an extraordinary
collection of the tools of his trade or
profession and to defy his creditors to
crook a finger at him. We can do this if
we prefer, but it is going to cost us
something" 1t asks why the "goodly
majority Of the people of Texas, VINO
"are not disposed to live high today and
hide behind the exemption law, the as
signsnent law or some other law tomor-
row, " should be forced by the discredit
of bad laws and a few dishonest men
to pay two prices for every dollar they
borrow. f" 1t believes the rate of interest
would come down one-half and the
loanable funds would double if the hon
est men of the state would demand the
enactment Of laws under which a cred
itor could collect what is due him.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-04-09

made practice of lending TO farmers
have made a great deal Of money out of
it, for the absence of competition en-
ables them to get high rate for money,
and the farmer pretty generally pays his
debts.
1t is singular that in our own country
NO effort has been made to afford agTi-
culture in general the capital it needs
for the improving of land and for carry
ing on farm operations during the long
intervals between the annual marketing
of crops. The changed conditions of the
times make it imperative that farming
must be conducted upon more scientific
principles so as to get out of the land
more than it has heretofore produced,
and that necessity leaves no alternative
but either to afford the farmer enlarged
credit facilities or TO leave the present
landholders to be frozen out by insolv-
ency, with the result of transferring this
industry to a class possessing ampler
means and able to cultivate larger farms
upon improved methods. journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-04-09

OF in payment Of public dues
"In passing it may be well to note
the relative use of these various agencies
in the practical operations Of commerce
and trade No better place to determine
this can be found than the counter Of a
bank, and the following statement Of
the amount Of each received by bank
IN this city ON a recent day will indicate
their relative Importance i'll that direc-
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-04-09
Railroad in Siberia.

The rails on the Trans Siberian
are laid for a distance of 8, 900 miles
and the section of Western Siberia
is ready for freight and passenger
traffic. 1t is expected that the road
will be completed by the beginning
of the century, and will be IL, 100
miles long, and then person can
make a tour around the world in
thirty days. This railroad is being
so constructed, the rails are laid
about "a inches wider than ON other
European roads, that in case of war
it cannot be used by any other ma
ton.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-04-09

regular Republican nominee for mayor
OF New York city against Henry
George and Abram S. Hewitt He was
appointed to the national civil service
commission In May, 1883 which position
he held until he was made police COM
missioner of New York by Mayor
Strong in April, 1895. Mr.. Roosevelt
has attained much prominence as a
postprandial orator and a writer on a
wide range Of topics. including his ex-
periences as a cowboy in the west,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-04-09
CROP suLLlrIN MARCH.
The Prospects Are bright for Year Of
Plenty and Prosperity.

The Prospects Are Bright for a Year Of
Plenty and Prosperity.
Farming operations have been re-
tarded by wet weather in the States
of the central valleys, and the season
is somewhat backward generally.
Some corn has been planted as
far north as Tennessee and the
southern portions of Missouri and
Kansas. Farther south greater pro-
gress has been made, planting in
Texas and northern Louisiana being
about completed, and in Alabama,
Mississippi, and Texas the early
planted is up.
Cotton planting in Texas has pro-
gressed favorably, and some has
been planted in South Carolina, but
in other states of the cotton belt
practically no planting had been
done up to the close of the month.
In Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana,
and Oklahoma preparations for
seeding are in progress.
Winter wheat is reported winter
killed to some extent in Missouri,
Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Wiscon-
sin, and while the crop has sustained
injury in Ohio, the outlook in that
State is reported as not discouraging
The early sown in Kansas is in ex-
cellent condition, and in Oklahoma,
Arkansas, and Texas the crop is re-
ported as promising. In Michigan
and Indiana the crop has been dam
aged by floods.
Spring wheat is doing we'll in
Kansas, and preparations for in.
creased acreage are in progress in
Iowa. In the Dakotas and Mime
sofa preparations for seeding have
not yet begun.
In New England the winter has
been favorable, grain is excellent
peach buds hardly injured, grass
lands in good condition and farmers
in onion and truck belt ready for
work.
New Jersey reports that in all Sec
tions of the State, winter grain,
grass and crimson clover have win
tered well and are in fine growing
condition. Fruits are very prom
ising, and plowing has commenced.
In Pennsylvania, grass and grain
have wintered well, some early gar
dening done, fruit buds not injured,
and stock in good condition.
Throughout the South and West
the reports are generally favorable,
and the season promises exception
ally well for all kinds of grains and
fruits. The general indications are
excellent for good crops of all kinds,
all over the country. Some small
sections have suffered by reason of
too much rain and severe cold, but
on the whole the outlook is most
encouraging. There seems also to
be a general revival in construction
enterprises, especially in railroad
building, and the expectation is that
some more work will be done in this
direction during the coming season
than ever before. Already exten-
sive preparations have been made
and large numbers of men engaged.
1t seems now that with good crops
and plenty of work for the unem-
ployed the country is beginning a
new era of prosperity.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-04-09

Rochester. April 6.-About 50 CONNER
cial travellers representing ali parts Of
the United States have formed in this
city a national league In the interest Of
commercial travellers. its object being to
secure special hotel and railway rates
and other concessions OF advantage TO
members from a pecuniary standpoint
The association will be named the Com
mercial Travellers National league.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-04-09

and was United States minister TO Ger
many from 1879 till 1881 and later to
Prussia. Mr.. White was also one of the
United States commissioners to Santo
Domingo and aided in preparing the
report of that commission. His most
recent public work has been as a
member of the Venezuelan Arbitration
commission appointed by President
Cleveland.
william +. Draper.
General Draper was born in Lowell,
Mass, and was educated in the public
schools. After working a few years in
a cotton mill he enlisted as a private
in the war, and was continuously pro-
NOTED for various services to the rank
Of brevet brigadier general, which he
held in the army of the Potomac. Re-
turning from the front he Joined his
father in business, and has since occu-
pied a prominent position as a manu-
facturer, being the president or direct
or of a great number of railroad and
manufacturing companies. He was a
delegate to the Republican convention
which nominated President Hayes and
presidential elector at large on the Re-
publican ticket in 1888. He is a member
of many prominent clubs and of the
Loyal Legion.
Theodore Roosevelt.
Mr.. Roosevelt's political career may
be said to have begun with his election
TO the New York state legislature IN
1882 He was reelected in 1888 and be-
came the Republican leader of the
house. In 1884 he was in the famous
legislative committee Of that year that
set out to investigate the abuses of
New York official life a task which
was largely left for the Lexow COM
mittee to finish. In 1884 Mr.. Roosevelt
was a delegate at large to the Repub-
lican national convention and an out
and out Blaine man. In 1886 he was the
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-04-09

Morgan, Tex. April s.-The bank OF
the firm Of John c. Tandy & Co. Of this
oitv has closed its doors Assets and
liabilities are not given. 1t is believed
ne depositors viii be paid In fun, ss
Mr.. Tandy is also president OF the bank
ing firm Of Tandy, Patterson 4 co. Of
Cameron. Tex.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-04-09

Andrew d. White is the distinguished
educator. He was the first president Of
Cornell university, a post he held for
many years. He is a native of New
York. having been born at Homer. in
this state, in November, 1882. He is of
New England parentage and also a
graduate Of Yale university. He was
president of the Republican state con-
vention of New York in october, 1861,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-01-21
Sherif's Sale.
II. L. NYE and u. M. AMBLER, Trustees
Plaintiffs,

r. L. NYE and u. M. AMBLER, Trustees
Plaintiffs,
THE MARIETTA STREET RAILWAY COMPANY
Defendant
Notice is hereby given that by virtue OF an
order of sale issued out of the Clerks office OF
the Court OF Common Pleas of washington
County, Ohio. to me- directed will offer for
sale, at Public Auction, on the premises, nj
the car-barn at the Northern terminus of the
Marietta street Railway. in Putnam Place
Subdivision in the City OF Marietta. Ohio, on
SATURDAY, THE 3CTH DAY OF JANUARY A. d
1897.
at o'clock p. m. the street railway OF The
Marietta Street Railway Company In the ity
OF Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, eX.
tending from the intersection Of Fourth and
Greene streets, on Greene street to Front
street, thence on Front street to Putnam
street, thence on Putnam street to Fourth
street, thence on Fourth street to Montgomery
street, thence on Montgomery street to Third
to its Northern terminus and beyond
the same: together with the right, privilege
and franchise to construct, maintain and
operate street railway over the above de-
scribed route, granted unto II. p Camden and
II. B. Dyer. their successors and assigns by
the ,ity OF Marietta, by ordinance passed sep
tember II, 1890, which has passed to. and is
now held by said street Railway Company;
and all and singular the works franchises,
rights, privileges. property and estate OF the
said Company. real, personal and mixed, used
in operating said railway, or connected there
with, of every kind and description including
its cars. tracks. machinery, rolling stock,
horses. mules, materials. supplies, fixtures,
and appurtenances OF every kind, and any and
all rights privileges and franchises now held,
possessed or used by said Company in connec-
u with It's said railwav; and including the
following real estate and other property. to-
wit: parcel of land, being part Of the Pri-
vate Park in Putnam Place subdivision in the
City of Marietta twenty-five feet in width
ftOnting on Matthews street. lying immediate
ly back of the car-barn standing on said street
aud extending the whole length of said barn;
also said car-barn and stable, and all and SIN
gular the grain, hay, straw feed, harness,
tools, implements, apparatus, and ether prop
erty therein; also the grainery building stand
ing on said Matthews street North of said
barn; together with any and all other proper.
ty. rights, interests franchises, effects, and
estate now held, used or possessed by said
Conn any in the City OF Narietta in connection
with its railway, with the appurtenances
thereof. Appraised at s.. .o0O.00.
The grainery building. appraised at Sl5.60.
and the car barn appraised at 5000. standing
on Matthews street, and the lot back of the
same. as above described, appraised at S2l0 90,
will be offered and sold separately, provided
that by so doing the entire property will bring
the highest price obtanable Terms cash.
W. =. DYE.
Sheriff of Washington County.
Nye & Eollett, Attorneys.
December 30-5ts.