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The times., 1897-11-14

FLORIDA. FLORIDA. FLORIDA.
WANTED -One or more persons with
some capital, 10 form an association or
corporation to raise tobacco, yegeta 0l eS,
fruits, &c, in Polk county, Fla; ! have
100-acre plantation, now under cultiva-
tion, on which to commence planting inl.
mediately for winter and spring crops;
o. 600 tomato plants now ready for
planting; German or competent gardener
who understands raising tobacco, vege-
table and Seini-tTopical fruits also a boy
In the net proceeds for their work. Ap-
ply by mail, or in person after D. M,
to Col. JOHN HANCOCK, 24O1 Pa ave.
oc30-15t
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FOX RENT-Four unfurnished rooms with
atfobe and range: nicely connected for
housekeeping for small family Y: convenient
can 9Oo 2Oth st. NV. nnl q 81
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FOR RENT e2s T st. NV, large, light
looms, $40. 1T
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FOR RENT-Fur. rooms; bath, gas, heat,
906 NJ ST. NV moi 4-3t
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FOR saIE-BICYCLEs.

FOR SA LEA hicyclechance. This change
In the weather means change in our
already low prices on higil-graue bicycles,
son and others; some new and some slightly
used: these '97 bicycles must be sold at
a sacrifice in order TO turn the money
into 9S wheels; with the bicycles go the
sundries and parts at equal low prices;
bicycles bought, exchanged and t. ken on
storage; look the field over, take notes of
other grades and quote prices Of other
dealers, then come TO US and we will save
you money. NEW YORK CYCLE CO,
434 9th st. nOlO-7t
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WAkTED-By a colored man situation in
hotel or restaurant as oyster shucker
references. 427 I'd ST. sw. Ii
The times., 1897-11-14
HELP wANTED-AfALE AND
FEMALE.

HOW a woman's loss caused a man to be
very happy Pastor L. HEZ SVEN,
explains Sonday night; free pews; ali
invited: Second Baptist Church Auditorium,
4th ST. and Va. ave. Sc. il
The times., 1897-11-14

FOR SA LEA fine three-chair barber shop
IN NICE large room; heated by steam:
Price, SlT5 casn. Address A. c. w. TINS
once. mol I-3t-em
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FOR HfRE-Fine horses, buggies and day-
tons, S1.50 and So per day /. W
PRESrON'S STABLES, cor. oth and I
sts. NV. pO8-7tem
The morning times., 1897-02-16
SOME HEAVY GUN PRACTICE.
The Warships Pit Their Batteries
Into Action

Charleston, c., Feb. ! 3. The feature of
the day in the biockading Of the Port OF
Charleston by Admiral Buncc's fleet con
sisted of some heavy gun practice by the
entire squadron.
Shortly after ! O'Clock the ships moved
into their blockading positions and, put
ting out floating targets at distances rang
ing from 400 TO 600 yards, began to get
their mainbatteresinto action The targets
used were the ordinary floating triangles
OF seven feet to the side
The practice began at I:l5 p. N. The
main batteries of the ships are: Massa-
chusetls, four 13-inch, eight S-incl, and
four 6-inch guns; the Maine, four lC-inch
and six 6-inch guns; the Amphitrite, four
10-inCh and two 4-iHch rapid-fire guns;
the New York. six s-inch and twelve 4
inch rapid-firc guns; the Indiana, four 12-
inch, eight e-inch and four 6-inch guns. and
the Columbia. one S-inch, two 6-inch and
eight 4-inch rapid-fire guns.
The guns on the individual ships were.
in action one at a time and while the
ships were anchored once the Massa-
chusetts fired her l3-inCh guns t intervals
Of two inmates, and at one time the bat
tlesbip Maine got under way and fired
several shots at her target.
The guns were loaded with service car
triGges, and shells were the main projec-
| tiles used. The booming OF the guns rever-
| berated for several miles along the coast,
| aud in the city the concussion could not
| only be heard but felt distinctly. The
! shooting was nearly all line shooting, and
while the ranges of the targets were not
! gotten with accuracy. the practice was
| apparently successful Many OF the pro-
| jectiles struck short OF the targets and,
| plIngiBg into the ocean ricochcted some
| times for a mile before making the second
| plunge.
The Yesuvius left the harbor this morn
| ing at 10 clock and TeiOined the fleet
Later in tbeday she returned to port again
and remained for a few hours. The Mar
blehead sailed Tor Mayport, on The Florida
| coast, shortly before 4 O'Clock this after
noon. The Terror, Puritan and other ships
possibly are expected TO join the fleet to-
| night or tomorrow morning. Thursday
morning the Maine will 20 TO Port Royal
! to be couled
The morning times., 1897-02-16
A VALENTINE SOCIAL.
The Congregation nal "Y's" VIII
Provide for the NewsbOys.

The Congregational VS. met last night
at the home of Miss Hughes, No. 426
Fourth street northeast, and enjoyed a
very pleasant valeEtine social, about forty
guests being present. business meeting
was first held for the purpose Of eonclud-
ing the plans for giving the newsboys u
social ut their home on G street on the
evening of March 2, which is under the
charge OF the Congregational branch OF the
VS.
The musical and literary program CON
sisted Of an interesting paper upon the his
tory of the organization, read by Miss
Peterson OF Boston, one of the original
members and founders of the '.Y's'. Miss
walker, president of the Metropolitan
branch, also presented some Interesting
suggestions in regard TO the conduct OF the
organization. There were several other
musical and literary numbers, after which
refreshments were served.
The morning times., 1897-02-16
THE LAST. Of THE SESSION
Some of the Big Appropriation
Bills May Fail.
THE ARBITRATION TREATY
With the Possible Exception Of
Davis All Of President Cleye-
lands Nominations 10 Fill Vacan-
cies, Legitinately Arising, VIII
Probably Be Confirmed.

In fifteen days the last administration
or Grover Cleveland and the life OF the
flfty-fourth Congress come to an end. All
Indications point to the conclusion that the
rev remaining days OF each will be chiefly
remark able for the things left undone. Ow-
ing TO the banking up Of business in the
Senate and the unusual delay in the con
sidefatioA OF the big appropriation bills, oc-
casional predictions are heard that some Of
them may fail at the present Congress.
Ihat would be one way Of keeping the eX-
pend!tures ofths Congress from goingnIany
millions hey yond the billion dollar mark. No
damage would result to the government de
partnents, for the appropriation bills could
easily pass at the approaching special ses-
sion.
An objection TO this however, is that
the belated bills would be added to the
expense OF the first half of the Mckinley
administration, and this is a consumma ton
the Republican leaders are most deslrous
of avoiding. So it is expected that every
thing else VIII give way to the great ap-
preparations.
The retiring administration has nothing
to console itself with in the closing days
of the Congress. That body Will keep
on 10 the end of the chapter declining
to do each and every one Of the things
the administrator most desires ii To do.
The high sounding peace-On-earth good
wili-to-men Olney- Salisbury treaty has
no chance of adoption. And Mr.. Mckinley
Will inherit the effort to increase our de-
peudency upon Great Britain, which was
made by the rapidly expiring Cleveland
administration. The Nicaragua canal, the
Hawaiian cable, bankruptcy hlils and other
measures are already in Senator Frye S
sarcophagus OF Caesar.
The question OF the confirmation and
failure OF the Presidents nominations
since the recess is still an open one. The
best prophecy at this time Is that nearly
all OF these nominees WhS fill racan-
cies, legitimdtely- arising, will be con
firmed and that those who succeed Demo
Gratis removed for loyalty last year Will
fail.
An exception to the former course may
be made in the case of Henry E. Davis,
The Birney vacancy was legitimate enough,
but the silver, Senators who are easily
in the majority i'll the present Senate, are
strongly disposed to make an example
OF him, and his head is likely to be one
of those that the Senate Will raise on
pixies To let the retiring adminiStra tion
know that even dcspotisn has lis limlta-
tionS.
The morning times., 1897-02-16
FELL FROM HIS CAB.
Charles Washington Stricken With
Vertigo in Smithsonian Grounds.

Charles Washington, a coored cabman,
living at No. 1927 Seventh street north
west, was picked up in an unconscious con-
ditioni the Smithsonian Grounds last night
and taken To the Emergency Hospital in the
ambulance. When he revived q short time
later he was unable to tell what had hap
pened to him, nd could not be made TO be-
lieve that he was n a hospital.
He could oniy y remember driving through
the park. After his fall his horse came down
to his old stand, at Seventh and f streets.
and backed up in his position without the
driver The physicians believe that the
ma simply had an attack OF vertigo, as
there were no marks or Injuries upon his
head or body He refused to remain at the
hospital, and was sent home.
The morning times., 1897-02-16
HELD A M1p-REcEss SESSION.
The Supreme Court Disposed of a
Number of Cases.

The Supreme Court of the United States
held mid-recess session yesterday to hear
argument in the case OF the filibustering
steamer Three Friends, and took ad-
vantage of the fact to dispose Of twenty
five or thirty cases which had been under
consideration. Among the cases were the
following:
Rufus L. Groves of the Commercial Ma
tional Bank, Dubuque, Iowa, was SEN
fenced to five years imprisonment and to
pay fine OF $740 for making false
return to the Comptroller OF The Currency
of the condition OF his bank. The judg
ment wasreyerse1 and ne W trial ordered.
ou the ground that he charge of the judge
as erroneous.
"A patent for forty acres of land in St
Louis, MINI. of which Duluth is the county
seat, was issued TO the Gerlnania Iron Com
pany and Others which the law officers or
the government believed TO have been un-
authorized, and suit was brought to have
it cancelled. The pleadings put the value
ofthe ground at 81 200. The courts below
directed the cancellation to be MADE ana
thcSupreme ComJ affirmed their Judgments.
In the caSe OF Joshua Gorham VS.. IL e
United States, from the Court of Claims,
the Supreme Court decided that IA proper
construction of the act making provision
for the payment of Indian depredations
Inade the United States liable for damages
in cases where the lands OF Indians per-
petrating the damage could not be identi-
fled.
Inrhecase ofthe Lake ShOreand Michigan
Southern Railway Company VS. the State
of Ohio rx rel Russell & HumDbrpy IL
was decided that the State of Ohio had con
troll OF the railroad bridge over the Ashta-
bula River. and that the railroad company
must either remove it or put in Il draw as
adjudgedb by the supreme court Of the State.
The morning times., 1897-02-16
The Titles Made Good.

The titles Of the Union Pacific, Winona
and st. Peter, and the st. Paul and tie
Sioux City Railroad Companies to GER
tain lands in Kansas and Minnesota, rat-
ented to them under the grants made by
Congress, which had been attacked by the
United States in behalf of homestead
settlers thereon, were confirmed by the
Supreme Court yesterday. The cases all
came from the court Of appeals for the
Eighth circuit, and the opinion was pre-
pared by Mr.. Justice Brewer.
The morning times., 1897-02-16
MR.LAM0NT T0THE RESCUE
The Inaugural Military Contin-
gent Increased by His Orders.
MANY COMMANDS. COMING
The Secretary of War VIII Send
Unusual Detail of Infantry, Cav
airy, and ArtiIlery-The Annap-
oils aud West Point Cadets Still
Expected.

The status at inaugural headquarters is
just now largely one OF expectancy. Nearly
all of the heavy work OF detail has been
completed, so that meetings are very much
of perfunctory character-ju just. SO to say,
to keep the organization alive
Hope is still cherished that the battalions
from West Point and Annapolis Will at
tend, but, even if they do not, the Secre-
tary OF War has come 10 the rescue by giy-
ing orders 10 send as many of the standing
army To Washington as possible There
will be the Fort Myer garrison, the garrison
at the Arsenal, at the Marine Barracks,
all OF the commands heretofore mentioned,
and the following, ordered 10 report yes
terday: Four troops OF the Third Cavalry
from Fort Ethan Allen; the Seventeenth
Regiment, at Columbus, Ohio; eig ght batteries
from Fort Monroe; the engineer battalion
from Point Willets and the engineer bat
talon from West Point.
AS to State troops New Jersey will
probably send the second regiment of
cavalry and the Gatling Gun Company OF
regiment.
Inc John A. Logan Camp, Sons of Veter-
ans, has asked for place in line.
A meeting OF the comnlittee on finance
was held last night, Mr.. Johu W. Thomp-
son presiding, MIR. Bates acting as secretary.
Reports were made Sho wing ticket sales To
the amount of $i.740. ami cash paid in.
exclusive OF amounts received from privi-
leces, S42,93775 Mr.. Thompson sees
nothing but encoura cement in the outlook.
Mr.. Bates, whose business takes him round
TO the places where the sales are made
every day, said last MS ghj that the tickets
are IN great demand The bali is the great
topic now, he said. ana there is every
reason To believe, judging from the sales
already made, thai the attendance Will be
larger this year than ever before.
A telegram to The Times from Chicago
last night gives the following Interesting
information i'll regard to transportation
rates east of the Missouri River:
The Chicago and Alton Railroad took
action today which is expected 10 lead
to a general rate OF one fare for the round
trip being given by lines in the western
Passenger Association to Washington for
March 4 functions The Eastern lines IN
the Joint Traffic Association have made
a single fare, but the Western roads refused
To ioin The low rates made by Eastern
lines from southern Illinois points af
fected the Alton road, and il notified Chair
man Cald well today that it would put in
the one fare for the round trip TO Wash
ington from all points on its line. The
chairman was then obliged to extend the
same authority to all lines in the western
Passenger Association. All roads east
Of the Missouri River are expected to put
| IN the rate
The morning times., 1897-02-16
DISTRICT BILL DISCUSSED.
Citizens Anxious 10 Secure Amend
ments to 1t


A number of persons were heard in execu-
tive session by the District Subcommittee
on Appropriations of the Senate yes
terddy They all desired to secure amend
ments to the District bill as it passed the
House Abram Frey OF the Mount Pleas
and CfIzcnS' Association urged that the
appropriation for the new fire engine
at Mount Pleasant be made Immediately
available; otherwise the citizens would
be without fire protection until the be-
ginning OF the new fiscal year.
The Mcmillan aqueduct amendment was
warmly favored by Capt. Gailard, who
is in charge of that work He said the
city did not need more water but better
facilities for using what it had. He
also wanted p small appropriation to
clean out the Lydecker experiment. These
appropriations viii be made.
Mt Stowell and a committee OF the
Northeast Washington Citizens Asso-
citation want better school facilities in
the Sixth division. They argued that
the fourth grade scholars in that division
are already attending half day schools
and other grades are likely to be cut down
in the same manner. E. II Tucker sup
ported Mrs. Stowell. and asked that one
white manual training school be located
in the northeast section. lie also objected
to tie system of paving in the northeast,
claiming that alley streets get prefer
ence over avenues.
These hearings are all of the star
chamber variety and are very brief, as
the committee is pushing the bill TO COM
pletion as rapidly as possible.
The morning times., 1897-02-16
INSANITY is The DEFENSE
Flanagan, the Murderer, on Trial
for His Life.
His Two Brothers Testified That
a Sister and Their Mother
Had Been Insane.

Atlanta, Ga. Feb 3. Edward C. Flana-
gan was put on trial in DeKaIb county tor
day for the murder OF Mrs. George w
Allen. sr.. and Miss Ruth Slack The double
murder occurred on the night OF December
81 last. Flanagan boarded in the house OF
George w. Allen, near Decatur. Ga. Flana-
gan prOfeSsed to be in love with Aliens
Jwelve-year-old daughter, Leila. For some
reason be attempted to killtlre entire Allen
family While the members were seated
atthe supparta5.e hetarHst an armthrough
a rortiere and began firing on the group
with a pistol George " Allen and his
father were boeh Serio Isly wounded. Aliens
mother and Miss Slack, relative of the
family. were wounded mortalIy. Mrs
George ". Alien seized the murderer and
preveutel him from shooting her daughter
Her husband regained consciousness and
aided her in holding the murderer until
neighbors cane.
Tie defense is that Flanagan is a sexual
perveft- and the prisoners attorneys de
nan1ed an examination INTO the mans
sanity This was ordered, and the prison
ers' two elder brothers were called. They
were W W anu } ) II lax dlt- Oh len
nessce. These men testified that their
mother was insane at times and did not
know members OF her family. A sister
died while insane, aud they gaveit as their
opinion that the prisonerIs not always sane.
j. J. Flanagan was not very strong on his
testimony. He stated that he had not seen
much of his brother for years, W. W
Flanagan sworc that his brother Edward
visited him about ten years ago. on leav-
ing Edward remarked thai they nIightnever
meet again. and, dra wing pistol, pointed
it AZ the head Of the witness saying, Il
would rather kill you than GO away and
never seq you again The witness thought
this was insane conduct.
Tine experts viii be put on the stand
tomorrow II the jurors find the prisoner
Is sane now, his counsel viii demand that
ne be tried as 10 his sanity when the crime
was committed The case will probably
be a long one
The morning times., 1897-02-16
An Agreement in Sight.

The conferees on the differences be-
tween the two houses on the Metropolitan
Hallway bill will meet Wednesday. They
areScnators Mcmillan, Calling ger, and Faux
ner, and Representatives Babcock, Rich
ardson and Curtis. The principal point Of
difference now is as to whether bonds or
stock shall be issued in payment of the
expenses OF the recent extension. The
company desires to issue stock, and there
is oppositionon the part OF the House Pres
ent Indications are that the company's re-
uuest will be granted.
The morning times., 1897-02-16
MORNING AND SUNDAY
Uin1es
IS cents a month.

Steady-spot and month, 20 -Sa25 Ii;
March, 20 3-4a26; April, 26 1-2a26 81;
May. % 1-2a27 "a. .23 5-Sa
% 3-4-Teceipts, 22S, 90 bushels; ex-
ports, 277 ,295 bushels; stock. ,e57,-
723 bushels: sales. 81 900 buSheIs-SOuth-
crn white corn, %; do yellow. 20 I-2a27s
oats steady-No. white, S3a24; No 2
mixed, 2ia22-reccipts, 1856 bushels;
exports, none; stock, 55O,66T bushels
Rye easier-No. 2 nearby IL sales; West
ern Al 1-2 sales-rcceipts, 1858 bush
els; exports none; stock. 39S .O35 bush
els. Hay firfn-choice timothy, 81 8 5da
SI4.00. Grain freightS quiet-stean to
Liverpool per buSheI, 3d.aS lid March;
Cork for orders per quarter. 3s. Sd Febru-
airy and March; 3s.1 1-2da3s- Sd March
and April Sugar sseady-gTanulated
4.45 per 90 pounds. Butter firun-f ncy
creamery, 2Ia22, do. imitation 16a17:
do. ladle, 4a15; good lasile; 11H1 2; store
packed, Sa1o; rolls, l2a14. Eggs act
iye-fresh 16a1T. Cheese firmer. act
ive-fancy New York, 60 pounds, 12 Ia;
do, 30 pounds, 1-2; do. % pounds
IL 3-4a13. Whisky-S1 3Oa$1 81 per gar
Ion for finished goods In car loads; s.. .3ia
$l.32 per gallon for 5ohbing lots
The morning times., 1897-02-16
HOUSES FOR AMBASSADORS.
Secretary Olney's Estimate of the
Cost of Official Residences.

Secretary Olney sent to the House yes
teTday an estimate of the cost OF erecting
Official Residences for our ambassadors and
ministers abroad, as follows.
Austria, 81 4s 600; Belgium, S25 900 to
$50, 900 China. $40, 600; France. $500, 900:
Germany. 1925, 600 10 $500 ,O00; Great
Britain, 500, 900 to $500 900; Greece, $50,
900 to $40 900; The Netherlands. Sic, 600
to $50 900; Portugal. $4,000; Russia,
Toubles, 200 900 to 100, 600 Spain, $50
600: Sweden and Norway, S35 900 to S4o,-
600; Switzerland. $50 900 to sac, 200, and
Turkey, $780, 900
While not expecting that Congress will
make all these appropriations at once, the
Secretary hopes beginning will be made
The morning times., 1897-02-16
The Hull Divorce Suit

Columbus, Ohio. Feb, 15.--In her answer
to her husband $ petition for divorce. filed
here today, Mrs, Elizabeth Hull. wife of
Willard j. Hull, editor of The Light OF
Truth, the national organ of the Spiritual
lists, charges him with highly improper
conduct with certain Mrs. WcStby, at 81
spiritualsts' camp meeting, near Mime
apoiis, in the summer of 1894, which
created a scandal at the time, and forced
Mrs. Hull to leave the grounds in shame.
The morning times., 1897-02-16
THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS.
President Mckinley Will Probably
ReapDoint Mr. Soofford.

By the action Of the conferees of the
two houses snug bit OF patronage falls
to the new President, if he sees fit to use
1T politically. The Librarian Is made
Presidential appontee and has full charge
Of all persons in the big building. He
names and retains all clerks he pleases, in
stead of permitting these to be controlled
by Congress, AS was first proposed.
There vii; be nearly 300 persons under
the new Librarian. No doubt is expressed
that Mr. Mckinley will make the present
veteran incumbent of the office of Libra
rian OF Congress, Ainsworth r. Spofford.
the first Librarian Of the United States
Library. He has been chief Of the Library
for full three and thirty years, having
been first named by Lincoln in 1864.
The morning times., 1897-02-16
DIR. o,Reillx.s Movements.

Major Robert NJ. O'Reilly, surgeon, will
be relieved from duty as attending surgeon
in this city, by Major William Hall,
surgeon Upon the expiration of his
present leave in Europe, he will proceed to
Fort Wayne, Michigan, to relieve Lieut..
Col Justus NJ Brown, deputy surgeon
general, who will proceed to New Y ork
city, and, upon the retirement of Col.
Charles T Alexander, assistant surgeon
general, May 3, Will take charge Of the
medical supply depot in that city,
The morning times., 1897-02-16
A New Street Car Fender

The District Commissioners will at .
O'Clock this afternoon inspect a new Par
menter fender, which the Metropolitan
Railway Company has been testing on it's
cars for two months past. President Har-
ries believes it to be far superior to the
fender adopted by the Commissioners and
accepted by the City street Car companies.
and has asked fof special inspection IL
will take place at the company S new build
ing, at the corner of East Capitol and
Fourteenth streets east.
The morning times., 1897-02-16
The District Is Not Interested

House bill No, 1924, intended to provide
for the incorporation of the Abraham Lin
coin, Ulysses s. Grant and David c. Far
ragut Memorial Association, referred to
the District Commissioners for their con-
sideration, was returned to Congress yes
terday with suggestion that it be for
'yarded TO the Secretary of War and the
Secretary of the Treasury The Commis-
gioners say the bill does not concern the
municipal corporation.
The morning times., 1897-02-16
The Law Cannot Be Enforcea

An amendment to be proposed by Sen
ator Bacon to the appropriation bill, W hieh
will repeal the clause in the bill OF June / ,
1896, forbidding the issuance of building
permits for construction on ground COW
cred by either of the proposed extensions
of Connecticut avenue, is approved by the
Commissioners. The reason for desiring
the statute repealed is that it is thought
to be unwse and the practicability of it's
enforcement very doubtful.