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DRIED FRUITS. nAI,INs. NUTS, ETC.

q p to this time the backwardness OF the season
has led fruit-srowers 10 hope that there would be
no damage from frosi, but discouraging reports
are now coming in from all parts OF he State
Advices from Bggs yesterday reported serious
damage to Aprcots and Almonds there, and one
telegram reported boz h practically destroyed. The
output or Almonds there is about 100 cars per an
num- The Almond crop at Chico has already
been reported virtually destroyed. From mona
killed by Mondays frost, and a pricofs report
ed injured in the Santa Clara. No damage to
Prunes has yet been reported but the Weather
Bureau yeste rday sent ont q special warning of a
still severer frost this morning. Peaches
ported somewhat nipped here and there.
DRlILD FkUITS-Quotations follows:
Peaches, 4@51.c ib ID; fancy, &C p b.: peeled.
evaporated App es, o@51ac: sun-dred. 2@z1ac;
Prunes 214@z34c for the sizes: white Figs &c;
Plums 4@412c for pitted and 10112c for unpit-
ted; Nectarines 31a@51ac p h for prime to fancy;
Pears, 2tS@4c for whole, 212@3c Tor quarters and
3@4c for halves
KAISINS-
Four-crown, loose. 5s4c: 3-crown, 4Ac: 2-crown,
33sc n; seedless Sultanas, 5@b1ac; seedless
Muscates, 41ac; 3-crown London layers, $1@l 25;
clusters, 81 80; Dehesa clusters, 81 ~; Imperial
clusters 81 So dried Grapes out.
NUTS-Chestnuts quotable at S@DlOc; Walnuts
612@7c y b for standard and 9@9!@c y ID for
softshell: Almonds. e@612c for Languedoc, 50
312c for hardshell and S09c p h for papershel:
Peanuts, 4@6c p b for Eastern and 4c for Cali
iornia: Hickory Nuts 5@6c q ID: Pecans. TAO
&c p h: Fnberts. 71a@Sc: Brazil Nuts, 71a@Sc;
Cocoannts S5@5 SO = 100
HONEY-Comb, l0@l21sc for bright and 5@9c
for lower grades; water-white extracted 5@51ac:
light amber extracted, 41a@4s4c; dark amber, 40
41Iac: dark, 2@D3c p fb.
BEESWAA-22QD26c . n
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POTATOES. ONIONS, VEGETABLES.

Onions are higher ami firm. Rhubarb keeps up
Asparagus is slowly cheapening Peas are hi CHER
under smaller receipts. Tomatoes are higher.
PoTATOES-New Potatoes. l1a@D21ac; Sweet
Potatoes, $l@l rs p ell; Early Rose 6O@75c
y ctl; River Reds, 70@80c: Burbank Seedlings
6070c p ctl for Rivers, 90c1lS1 10 for Salinas and
6 @o0c for Petaumas: Oregon Burbanks, $500
81 10.
MIA at SO 35 " ctl
VEGETA BLES-Receipts were 424 boxes As
paragus, 81 boxes Rhubarb and rs SKIS Peas.
Hothouse Cucum bers are quotabe at $l0l so y
dozen; Asparagus 4G6c p ID for common, z
@-c y b Tor choice and )0c p b for fancv
Rhubarb, IL 25@l 75 p bx; Marrowfat Squash. 81
9s y ton; Los Angeles Tomatoes sl@1 so u box;
Mexican Tomatoes, 81 2b1l SO " box; Dried
Peppers, 6@Sc u n Green Peas, 3@16c; Los
Angeles String Beans, S@l21ac; Dried Okra, so
&c h; Cabbage, 40@50c q cti; Carrots x5@30c p
sack, Garlic l1a(Q2c q b.
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HAY AND FEEDsTUFFs.

Rolled Barley is very weak in sympathy with
the raw product Hay is also weak
BRAN-$l2 50013 for The best and Sll 5OMl2
p for outside brands.
MIBDLIN GS-$161l7 90 for lower grades and
$1S@1S so p ten for the best
FEEDSTUFFS-Rolled Barley, SIG 80: OIL
cake Meal AZ the mill, $26 bU p ton; iobbing,
$27 so.
HAY - Wheat $S@10 SO; Wheat and Oat, STA
10: Oat, S6@S 90; Barley, SO 500S: Alfalfa Sc
OF so; compressed, $699 so; stock, $5@6;
Clover $60S p ton.
6TRAW-25@5Oc p bale
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PROVISIONS.

Hog products continue very firm, with an up
ward tendency.
CURED DMEATS-Bacon TO q n for heavy. 71ac
p 10 for light medium 10c for light, 101zc p fb for
extra light and 12c q b for sugar-cured- East
ern sugar-cured II ANS 121ac q b: California
Hams, lie p ID; Mess Beef SO p bb: extra
mess do, SO 30: family do, $10@lO so; extra
prime Pork, $S so; extra clear. S14 4 Dbl; mess,
SIP p bbl: Smoked Beef 10c p ID.
LARD-Eastern tierces are quoted at bSAc for
compound 61a@7c p h for pure; pails 71ac;
California :ierces 41ac for compound and DC for
pure; half-bbls &c; lO-b tins 792c; DO, 5-b 7s4c.
CoTToLENE-6c ia tierces and 7A@s1sc in
10 ID tins.
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE. L.

BAGS-Calcutta Gram Bags, spot, 5Mc; June
July delivery. 5s4c; San Quentin, IS 40; wool
Bags 24@27c.
COAL Wellington, So p tom New Wellington
SIS per ton: Southfield Wellington, 81 SO p ton:
Seattle, SIS SO: Bryant, SIS so; Coos Bay, s. rs
T. ton; Wallsend, S6 so p ton; Cum berland.
S13 SO q ton in bulk and S15 in sacks; Penn.
sylvania, Anthracite Egg Sll@l2 p ton: Welsh
Anthracite, $50l0; Camel, 50 p ton; ROCK
Springs, Castle Gate and Pleasant Valley, 81 60:
Coke, S110l2 in bulk and Sl3 y ton in SKIS.
SUGAR-The Western sugar Refining Company
quotes, terms net cash: cube ami Crushed, 61sc.
Powdered, 55sc: Fine Crushed. 6 lac: Dry Granu-
lated, Sc Confectioners' A, Sc; Magn A. 1896;
J. xtra c. 41sc: Golden C. 43sc; Candy Granui iaied,
51sc: half barrels lac more lhan barrels and boxes
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Explanation

The arrow flies with the wind. The top nguteSs
at station indicate maximum temperature tor ths
days. those underneath it, II any, the amount Oh
rainfall of melted snow in inches and hundreotns
during the past twelve hours. !sooars, OF soIlp @
lines, connect poin OF equal AR pfessure' rs, 4so :
therms or dotted lines equal temperature. Ihe
word high" means high barometric pressure ana
is usually ACCOMPANIED by fair weather; low
resers TO low pressure. and is usually preceded
and accompanied by cloudy weather and rams.
"Lows" usually first appear on the Wasblngton
coast When the pressure is high in the interior
and low along the coast, and the isobars extend
north and south along the rain is probable:
but when the slow is inclosed with isooars OF
able With ''high" in the vicinity OF ldaho, ana
the pressure falling the California coast warmer
weather NAV be expected in summer and coloer
weather in winter The reverse OF these condltlons
will produce an opposite result.
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FLOUR AND MlLLsTUFFs,

FLOUR-Net cash prices Family extra,
$4 s5@4 95: Bakers extras 81 1894 IS: super
fine S4(14 35 u Dbl.
CoKNMEAL. ErC.-Feed Corn, SIT 5o@lS;
Cracked Corn, 81 SQl9 p ton.
MILLSTUFFS-Pricesi In sacks are ns follows
usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour 81 IS
u 100 lbs; Rye Flour, So so p lUO Rice Flour
$5 20; Cornmeal, $2@2 25; extra cream do, So rs;
Oatmeal, Sd so; oat Groats "a; Hominy. SO 10
@3 80: Bnckwheat Flour, So 25@3 50; Cracked
Mheat. .$3 90: Farina. 81; Whole Wheat FIour
s3 7b@4; split Peas, $3 bO: Green do. 81 rs q
100 ma
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PoULTRY-A car of Eastern sold at 14@i DC foi
Turkeys, $5 SO for Hens, Sc 80 for young Roost-
ers ana 81 so for old boosters Several more cars
fall due this week.
Local stock is nominal
Live Turkeys, l4@1oc p n for Gobblers, l4@loc
p ib for Hens: Dressed Turkeys. 14@l7c e 10.
Geese. y par, ST. 1902; Gosings. ~ oogS'
Ducks. $5g6 90 for old and $7@S 50 for young. ng
liens S3 5OM5 doz: Koosters young, $o96 5o;
do: old, So 60@4; Fryers. SIS 6096 Broilers, $oV
8 6o q dog tor large and 1894 ior small; PiseonS
$2G2 70 y doz for young ana ST. 50 for old
GAME-Hare. 75cG$l; Rabbits, 81 20 Tor COZ
tontailS and 81 for small
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HIDES. TALLow. WOOL AND HOPS.

HIDES AND SKINs-Culls and brands sell 1c
under sound stock. Heavy salted steers quotable
at Sc p ID; medium, 7c y h; light 7c p h; Cow
hides, &c; Stays &c; salted Kip, 7e y q: salted
Ss c; se aaa sasa sranss s e M hdes des ki1 s
Veal, e@l0c; dry Calf l5ci cus, 10c; Goatskins,
20935 each; Kids 5c Deerskins, good summer,
25c p ID; medium. zoe; winter. lOc Sheepskins,
sheariings, 1O@20c each; short wool, 26@35c
each; medium, 30G45c each; long wools 40G60o
each
TALLOW-No. /, rendered, 91314c p n; No 2,
21@c: refined. DC: Grease, &c p fb.
WooL-San Joaquin A@6c; Eastern Oregon 70
l0c p ID.
HoPs-6Ssc for fair to choice and e@1oc y b
for fancy
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BUTTEs. cHEEsE AND EGGS.

BUTTER-Another decline is noted. The mar
ket is excessively weak
1REAMERY-Fancy creameries l31S(1l DC: sec
onds, l2aI &c p ID.
DAIRY-choice TO fancy, 1l@l21sc p ib; lower
grades. e@lUc.
PICKLED-l21ac p b for new.
fIRKIN-l212c " lb for new.
CREAMERY TUB-New. l31a114c p h.
: CHEESE-IS weak, but no lower Choice mild
new, 612@7c common 10 good, 51z@6c: Cream
Cheddar, lO@11c; Young America lose: West
ern. lie; Eastern, i4@15c.
EGGS-The situation is unaltered Ranch Eggs
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

The demand for Hogs is active at full figures.
Beef is also firm.
Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slauzh-
terers are as follows:
BEEF-Firsu quality, 60; second. 5G5 1ac; third
do, 49412c p ID.
VEAL-Large. 616c small, e@7c p ID.
MUTTON-Wethers b1z16c; Ewes SC p D.
LAMB-Spring 7GSc y b.
PORK-Lve hogs, 4ssDs1 12c p h for large and
45s04slc for small and medium: dressed do, 20
6I7c y ID.
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BEANS A>D SEEDS.
No improvement either in Beans or Seeds

No Improvement either in Beans Seeds.
BEANS-Bayos quoted at 81 75@l 80: Small
Whites. $1(91 20 p ctl: Large hites, S1@l 20
p CT Pin>s, $l@l 20 p ct: Reds. ST. 1901 80;
Blackeye, 81 50Gl 55: Red Kidney, 81 25: Limas
81 oO0D2 Buffers 81 25D1 so; Pea, s1@l 20
SEEDS-Bro own Mustard So 50l2 rs: Ye low
Mustard, 81 bo@1 80 p ctl: Flax, 81 80; Ca
21a@2Ac Hemp. &c: Timothy, 41ac.
DRIhD PEAs-Nies. $1@I ~ q cti; Green
81 4uGll 50 q ctl.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.
WHEAT IN LIVERPOOL.

WHEAT IN LIvERPooL.
LIVERPOOL Eng. March 29.-The spot mar
ket is quiet at 6s 3d@6s 41ad. Cargoes lower at
Sos Sd sellers, on passage.
FUTURES.
The Produce Exchange cable gives thu following
Liverpool quotations for No 2 Red Winter: May,
rs 1Aad; July, is 11ad; September. 5s 1134d
SECURITIES
LONDON, ENG, March 29.-Con sols 11lA;
sil ver 2S5sd; French kentes lO2f l6c
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STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.
STEANEl
SUN. MOON AND TIDE.

oNfrEn STATES COAST AND GEoDvrIc SuRvRY
1ihES AND HEIGHTS OF HIGH AND Low
Waters AT Fort POINT. ENTRANCE TO
sAN FRANCISCO BAY. PUBLISHED BY OTFr.
CIAL AUTHORITY OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
NoTn-The high and low occur NJ this
City Front (MissieE-street Wharf about twenty
nve minutes lstse than at Fort Point; The height
OF tide IL the same at both places
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DECIDUOUs AMI Cirrus FRUITS.

Lemons are doing bet .er. No other changes
DECIDUOUS FRUITS
Apples 81 10 q box for choice, $2@2 rs for
fancy and 81 25@1 so for common.
CITRUS FRU1TS-Navei Oranges are quota bic
At " 1908 70 = boz; Seedlings, 7bc@sl 20 2
box; Mediterranean Sweets, $l@l so g box;
Lemons, 75c@$l 90 for common and 81 1902 81
for good to choice IA exican Lines $4 . box; Cali
fornia Lines. 75c; Bananas, $192 q bunch;
Plneapples, $2@4 . dog.
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FINANCIAL.
FINANCIAL.
CHICAGO GRAIN, PROVISIONS
and new YORK STOCKS.
WHEEI 0Ck & CO.

q Leidesdorn ST., Tel Main 1884
CENTRAL L OFFICE
SOS Market ST. Palace Hotel. PDriy q Atkinson
MANAGERS TEL Main 5144.
Uptown Ofice-Baldw win Hotel (adloining Grill
ROOM. Tel. Main lJ9l.
PURDY, ATKINSON 6 CLAPP, Managers.
Orders instantly executed on latest market quo
tations Reference lst National BANK 5. z.
CHICAGO, PRIVAgE WIRE NEW YORK
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Silver off again.
Wheat and Barley lower.
Oats Corn and Rye neglected.
Rolled Barley declining.
Hay weak Beans and Seeds dull
Onions higher.
Some Vegetables advanced.
Butter lower and very weak.
Cheese and Eggs unchanged.
More Eastern Poultry arrived.
Lemons quoted tirmer
Almonds and Apricots damaged by frost
Hogs and hog products firm.
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BOARD SALES.

Following were the AAIcs IN the san Tfanei'So
stock Board yesterday:
REGULAR MORNING SESSION. CONVINCING S'sO.
Ion a,c,. O5 800 Chllr.. % 300 Mxic .....2l
1H, RxR 62llOJ 84 100 sx wage. rs
100 Bullion. .l0l2O0 .....o-2uu . NV..."@A
AFrEENooN sEssIoS-2:3O
2co Anse. 1a1OU Conn 754OJ Potosi 800 81
6O0 Ralchrn l2l 90 q point . I2OO :. ...... 80
aSu - % 6Il4OO 1880 Savage. IA
o01 Rn1,ion Il II 81 q = q - 262OU ) New. -. 20
ran aIhnlIar I Obi so 2ei 400 Stdrd i. 60
I0,, S,hslixe. 3OI40J Mexcn z3 81 JAuxSt,.22
100 CCV... l.IOIlO0 Ophir. .....S7l
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HUTICE TO MAKINEks.

A branch OF the United States photographic
ONCE located in tho MercEantS Exchange Is
maintained in San Francisco for the benefit Of
mariners without regard 10 nationality and free OF
Naviga.ors are cordially invited 10 visit the
office where complete sets OF charts and sailing
directions OF the world are kept on han1; or com
parison and reference and the latest information
can always be obtained regarding lights, dangers
to navigation and all matters OF Interest 10 ocean
commerce
The time ball top Of tho building on TsIe-
graph Hin is hosted about ten minutes before
noon. and is dropped at noon. 120th meridian, by
teiegraphic signal received each day from the
United States Naval Observatory ~ Mare Island
Cal.
notice stating whether the time ball
dropped on time, or giving the IL any, Is
published the same day oy the afternoon papera
and by tho morning papers the following dav.
w. =. HUGHES.
Lieutenant. U. y. N, in charge
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NEW YORK STOCKS.

Bonds, Exchange. Money and Railroad
Shares.
Money on call easy at 11s@1a1%; last loan at
| 11a% and closing at 11a% Prime mercantile paper
| S1a%. Bar silver, 621sc. Mexican. dollars, ASIA
| @49%c. Sterling exchange firm with actual busi-
| ness in BANKERS bills at S4 s5sz@4 SO for go
| days and 81 S714@4 S71a for demand. Posted
rates, S4 S612@4 SS1a Commercial bills, 81 S4N
| "a S5A- Government bonds firm: state bonds
| steady; railroad bonds weak. Silver was heavy.
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POULTRY AND GAME.

11la@l2e; store Eggs, lo1s@llc y dozen; Duck
Eggs, 1A@l5c % dozen.
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The Time Ball,

The Time Ball.
BRANCH HYDRoeRAPHIc OFFICE U. s. M
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE
SAN FRANCISCO. March %. 1897. J
The time ball on Telegraph Hi, was dropped
exactly at noon today e.. at noon of the 20.h
meridian, or exactly at p NJ, Green wich time.
W. =. HUGHES,
Lieutenant U. = NJ in charge.
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March-1S97.

EoTE-In the above exposition OF the tides ths
early morning tides given in the left hand
column and The successive tides OF the day In ths
order OF occurrence as to time. The second TINA
column gives the second tide OF the day the third
time column the third tide, and the last righ,
hand column gives the last tide OF the day exceps
occurs The heights given additions to tue
soundinxs the United States Coast survey
charts except when q minus sign (-) precedes the
height and then the number given Is suptractivs
from the depth given by the charts
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
GRAND HOTEL.

GRAND HOTEL.
Collins Stockton Mrs j z Abbott, Antioch
Miss Ii Warren, " G NJ F1nkler Antioch
Miss Meyer n Y ] J Pratt Yuba City
Mrs p Johnson, Petlma L Beattit
$ w Kepp g, JacKson III Barrett,
d Moore, Benicia ii b Robain, d G
B Barman, London Mrs Robailn, ID
Il Bsliinger, Seattle Sloan, Ney
w Brown seattle r. Holden, Napa
H Willis, Sonome Miss Holmes, Salem
l. Schruffe, Baltimore Mrs Fergus, BOSTON,
III Moore, Salt Lake Miss Fergus, Bos on
Mrs PiDchower, Cal II Iiltou, sea tie
Mrs Humbert, Cal L. Temple, Equality
NJ Langan d W, Iowa Maddux, Modesto
Miss G Langan, Iowa Miss Tone, Des Moines
DIR T. II Smith & W, Cal Miss Nj L. Bethel Iowa
] Nathan. T. Angeles A Wiley, Monterey
Mrs Mason San Jose Il NJ Adams, Sta Clara
M ISIS Mason San Jose X T PettieboBe d w, Wyo
Miss Bacon, San Jose Mrs fettieDone, Nyo
MISS M l. Raymond, Mrs Leidy, Wyo
K Heath. Cal III Waggard, ,sprin gfeld
Copenhaver, Butte Brock baugh Portland
Mrs l. Thoma3, Sulsun L Coomos Napa
Mrs X heanils, Suisun w Woods, Boston
w & Pyfe. Stockton & NJ Cook Boston
DIR L ID Blodgett, Tulare r ACaShin Boston
Al
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Disaster.
Domestic Ports.

ASTORIA, Mar 29-S, mr. Colum bia from Port.
land for San Francisco went aground last night az
Rainier and renamed Tor 1U hours. Will sail at
6:SO morrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-11
Bactllt and Bliss I'm baltimore,

The health authorities of Baltimore have
made narrowing discovery that cannot
fail to have a most depressing effect upon
the young people of the Monumental City.
especially at this season Of the year. 1t
has been proved that the waters Of a GER
tain mill race in the suburbs of Baltimore
of residents in the vicinity has been seri-
ously affected. That fact of itself suffices
to warrant profound sympathy, but this
feeling becomes acute when 1t is made
known that the banks of the mill race in
question have for thrce-quarters of a GEN.
fury been famous as strolling ground for
young lovers. Indeed SO picturesque are
the surroundings. SO d. ep the shades and
so arcadian the atmosphere that the path
way along the little water course has been
styled Lovers Walk in honor of the
sentimental couples who for years have
utilized the spot for the interchange of
vows of affection. 1t is sad now to think
that for seventy-hve years the youthful
lovers of Baltimore and the surrounding
country have been strolling up and down
this miasmatic mill race. ignorant of it's
dangers and inhaling entire colonies of
germs and saturating their systems with
Eacilli along with their bliss. There is TO
estimating the damage that has been done
during these decades by this insidious in
fiuence. If the authorities of Baltimore
wish to perpetuate themselves in the re-
gard of their constituents and ingrasiate
themselves especially in the hearts of the
rising generation they will clean out the
Calverron mill race and plant a few more
trees along its banks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-11

The reorganiZed police department will
be wise to respond very slowly to the sug-
gestion that it has heretofore surfeited the
community with moral solicitude and ex-
cess of detective work, and that change
of policy in this regard is desirable. I'm
doubtedly an improvement is demanded in
tie handling of murderers. thieves, ravish-
ers and other malefactors, but there is no
popular cutlery for a withdrawal of atten-
ton from the speak-easies and gambling
places which aid SO materially in converting
n en- into thi yes, ravishers and murderers.
The complaint is not of an excess of detec-
tive work; the demand is for more and bet
ter detective work. The greater the solicit
tude for the morals of the community felt
by the police the more enthusiastic and
effective their labors in enforcement of the
local laws will probably be, and the better
the public will be pleased. While primarily
the protectors of life and property the
police force must enforce all laws and ap-
prehend all law-breakers. great or small,
and nothing but harm can come TO the
force and to the people of the city if the
suit of murderer or burglar serves to
excuse police sympathy with and con-
niyance in the form of law-breaking which
is committed by the speak-easy and the
gambling resort. To this pestiferous theory
can be traced the source of notorious
police corruption in several of our large
cities. Our police reform must not be one
sided. One set of important duties must
be done; the others must not be left I'M
done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-11

ing to agreements reached by local leaders.
The Kentucky republicans should have
spoken with more directness on this sub
ject, or not at all. A party which declares
itself so explicitly and courageously on the
money question and the tariff question
should not undertake to trim or speak
speciously on any question.
The campaign opens with four tickets in
the field, and full tide of enthusiasm
flowing. Last year the sound money dem
ocrats and the republicans stood together,
and the silver democrats and the populists
shoulder to shoulder This year the popu-
lists led off by refusing fusion with the
silver democrats, and the republicans have
now followed the sound money democrats
in putting up ticket of their own. The
motto of the state ought temporarily to be
changed Instead of United we stand,
divided We fall" it should read, Divided
We stand, and Union is out of the ques-
tion." The November result cannot with
safety be predicted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-11
Closed Cars for stormy Weather,

Every time this city is visited by storm
during the summer months the public is
treated to a farce that would be a good
zeal more humorous if it did not involve
SO much annoyance to those who are forced
to witness it. Apparently the only intima-
ton the street railway companies have of
an approaching storm is the arrival OF the
tempest itself in all it's fury when wind
rain and hail, separately or combined, are
sweeping the streets, and forcing the peo-
pie within doors or on the street cars, At
such times the open car is sure to be in
service, and through it's medium the public
is given an excellent opportunity for a.
drenching. When the storm is about over
the managers of the street railway COM
panies become cognizant of it's presence in
the city, and order out closed cars; and, to
make up for the delay in getting them out,
the stuffy conveyances are kept on duty
long after the sky is free from clouds and
the storm has left the American continent
and begun its transit across the Atlantic
ocean. 1t was natural that this farce
should be repeated last night, while a null
titude of people were returning to their
homes from excursions down the river
1t may be that the officers of the railway
companies are not aware of the existence
of weather bureau in this country, and
of the fact that the main offices of that
efficient service are located in Washington
The officials of the weather bureau have
always sought to ,popularize the service
over which they preside by catering to the
public whenever the safety or convenience
of the people has been threatened by
storms of any kind. The approach of a
storm to the city, the exact time of it's ar
rival and its probable duration can always
be predicted with the greatest accuracy
when foresight of but an hour or so is in
volved. There is no reason why the street
railway companies should not avail them
selves of this information, with the result
of having closed cars on the streets during
storms and open ones doing duty when the
weather is fair.