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Evening star., 1897-01-26
TELEPHONES AND WIRES.
Some Sparks Fly In an Interview "a
the District Ruildinu

the bu1udtnK.
For twenty minutes this morning Presi-
dent Bryan of the Chesapeake and Po-
tomac Telephone Company had his say be-
fore the District Commissioners. and with
smile and a May morning manner relat-
ed what ne called some plain truths about
overhead wires. The conversation took
place in Major Powelrs private office.
President Bryan called to Inquire about a
letter.
A merchant residing on 9th street recent
ly applied to the telephone company for :.
telephone. The application was refused
because, as President Bryan stated. the
Commissioners refused to permit the cree
tion of any additional overhead wires. This
made the merchant mad. His next-door
neishbor had telephone. and he did not
propose to be Disseminated against
He sat down and wrote a strong letter to
the Commissioners. When President BRYAN
heard of the letter he repaired at once
to the District building to further inform
himself Maj. Powell denied that the Com
miSSoLers were to blame in the matter
They had the law before them, and IT was
mandatory upon them to carry IL out
Mr. Bryan complained OF rulings which,
he asserted Disseminated against the tele-
phone company.
Commissioner Powell, thought that the
company should go before Congress and
get legislation. That was the only way to
obtain relief.
President Bryan replied that the COM
pany had tried that once. and had since
been informed that the engineer depart
ment of the District had fought it secretly
during the discussion he said that when
the Commissioners were not satisfied with
an opinion they immediat tely employed sp2-
cial counsel and got decision to suit
themselves
Major Powell denied any knowledge of
this
Evening star., 1897-01-26
Washington stock EXCHANGE.

Sales regular call l. O'Clock m.-American Sc
curity and Trust, RI 1854. Capital Traction. .
100 AT a certs: Mergenthaier Linotypc. q at 1g5'
District Of Colunbiu Bonds. ~ o-year fund SIS. ios
u.s. 1891, currency. 10 bid Water stock 3s IgSa,
currency, l1o bid. a.65s, funding. currency Io7I.
Miscellaneous Bonds. Metropolitan Railroad cony
6s li2 hid. 1ls asked. Metr,poltan Railroad Ger
Railrsad 5s. 80 asked. lexington Railroad Ga *
bid. ss asked asked Columbia RailrOad Is. ia bid. lI5
bid Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone IS. 1903. =.
100 bid. american security and Trust Is. A. and
O. 100 bid Washington Market Company ist es
lo7 bid. Washington Market Company ext c.
l91 bid. Masonic Hall Association 5s ios bid
,,S Sateaa ,aa"3,; Rank s,oess s q
capital. 100 bid; I2s asked West End, ios @ bi bid.
100 bid. Io4 asked. Ohio. 10 bid. IS asked -'''"'
Deposit spS Tras and Is' s m sae
ton Loan and Trust. Ills lid, I2s asked Ameri-
can R,Iresd ssssT'y and Trust ,s bid l4o
bid. g asked Metropolitan. loi bid, Ios asked.
Gas and Electric Light stocks.-washing,on Gas,
"a bid, 4S asked G-orgetoSn Gas. ~ bid L. s.
tam g bid i SS Is Id re,omae 81 bid
lumbia, llh bid. 4 asked. Riggs, q. bid. 81
asked. Commercial. az bid, 81. asked '' ."
Title Insurance stocks-Reai Estate Title. a5
Washington TisIe. Q asked. District Title, .
asked.
Telephone Stocks. Penn.y,vania. IS bid cbesa-
peake and Potomac, Sc bid 90 asked. American
Graphophone ~ BID sH asked. American Graph
ophane preferred. loh bid. IL aaked Pneumatic
Gun Carriage, ~ bid. As asked.
y, miscellaneous stocks..Mergcnthaler Linotype i25
asked. Washiugtoa Market, 10 bid. Great Falls
Ice, us bid. lS ask "a. Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat. 100 asked. Lincoln Hall, 20 asked
sEx div.
Evening star., 1897-01-26

of the Georgetown precinct. says he has
received applications from a large number
OF people who have never before asked for
assistance. These are IN addition to those
SICK persons who have to be assisted dur
ing the entire year. He finds that fuel IA
IN great demand. Last night a woman
whose husband and four children.are sick
called for help and had to he refused. soon
after she left charitable citizen contrib
uted ton OF coal and the lieutenant
promptly provided the family with fuel
Lieutenant Gessford says that the num-
Ter of poor people I'm the eighth precinct
mas not decreased. but because there is
nothing to give those applying are not quite
so numerous as they have been
In the ninth precinct Lieutenant HefYner
says there are plenty OF poor people, but
great many of them are at work and hs
finds that they assist each other to a large
extent. Some few sick families are i'm need
Of assistance
Associated Charities.
The pressure on the Associated Charities
is quite as strong today as any day yet
1t is now likely that the Central Relief
committee will tomorrow decide TO make a
canvass in the effort to raise $1,000 to
carry the relief work through the winter
Some Contributions.
This afternoon the police were able to
render some little assistance in the several
responses to the appeals of the poor people
for aid. Chief Clerk Sylvester who has
charge of the poor fund, announced the re-
ceipts of donations as follows:
Commissioner Ross, SIS: Behren's bakery
100 loares of bread; August Noack one ton
OF coal: employees of Post Office Depart
n.cnt, S32 for coal.
Mr.. Cole. Thyson House. 100 loaves of
bread. Employees Of pension Office, load of
Evening star., 1897-01-26
The Saturday Star
BY Mali
One Yess One Dollar.


listed prior to his enlistment In the army.
The President supported the justice of this
act In his veto. 1esd also asserted that the
BILL II Ii oecame law, would be inopera-
tive because e,eSdcai error in the bin as
signed his serviee 90 the wrong regiment.
Passed Ov~r~the Presidents Veto.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick made an hours speech
in favor Of the passage of the bill over the
veto. He took the ground that the clerical
error would not make the bill imperative.
Mr.. Lacey Uowa) took issue with Mr..
Kirkpatrick on this latter point. He
thought the bill should be withdrawn and
new ard perfect bill presented. In ac-
tuition, the vote was taken by yeas and
nays. The bill was passed over the veto
III to - The beneficiary of this bill lives
at OsWego. Kan.
The House then went into committee of
the whole and resumed the consideration
OF the Indian appropriation bill.
Evening star., 1897-01-26
FUNERAL OF MINISTER WILLIS.
The Hemains of the Dead Diplomnt
Hurled at LOutxyiIle

Iot tIsNILLE. Ky, January 26-The
funeral service over the remains OF Albert
> willis, late minister to Hawaii. was
held this morning at the First Christian
church. and the greatest simplicity char
acteT7zed every detail. The burial al the
request OF Mrs Willis. was private
Ihe nass on the custom house. city hall
ahd other public Institutions will be kent
nying at half-mast today in respect to the
memory OF Mr. Willis. The mayor and
other prominent city officials attended the
funeral services The alumni % the Io,:is
Vile Male High School. of which Mr. Willis
was graduate. were also present at the
church
Evening star., 1897-01-26
Defncine the Webster Statue.

A man who gRye his name as Mortimer
Downing was caught In the act of striking
match on the marble statue of Daniel
Webster in statuary hall at the Capitol
this afternoon. Being noticed by Capitol
policemen he was at once taken into Gus
tody and sent TO the sixth precinct station
house. where he gave collateral in the sum
of s.. and was allowed to depart
TVS is the SECOND case during the past
week of an arrest; for striking matches on
Webster's statue. The statue stands at the
northern entrance tc statuary Hall, just
where a visitor might readily deface II as
he passes by. The first attempt shows in
a long streak or Sulphur on the statesman's $
coat, the second offehse resulting in a like
streak on the statesman's big toe. The DO
lice have lately been carefully watching the
statues, ready to arrest any one who seeks
to light his cigar by defacing them with
matches The fine imposed for this ofrense
Is from s. to SIS and jail sentence
Evening star., 1897-01-26
Will Filed,

The willeo the late Elisa Meinking, wild
ow of william Meinking. was filed today.
1t is dated June 5, 1887, and william Mem
king, a SON of the .testatrix, is named as
executor He is directed to sell the real
estate, part of lot 3. square s27, within
ninety days. and divide the proceeds equal
and Julia Meinking, children of the testa-
trix. The residue of the estate Is divided
among said children.
Evening star., 1897-01-26
Baltimore Markets.
RALTDiORE January 26-Fl,ur duu

BALTIMORE. January 26.-Flour dull unchanged
receipts, 1882 barrels: exports. 2a5 barrels:
sales, 500 barrels. Wheat weak-spot s9L bid:
May, S5AaS6-receipts, 500 bushels exports, none:
9ln92; do grade. siMaseH Corn dull and
easy-spot and month. 254a2ahs: February, 25lsa
25a; May. 26a26A: April, 26s,a27: steamer mixei
S77 bushels stock, 2.3s7 $50 bushels; sales 34 90
bushels-soathen white corn 22a2T do yeIiow
2lka261s. Oats quiet and steady-No . white. 21a
24ts; No. mixed. 2la22-receipts. 24 CTS bushels:
No; nearby 421sa42s.: western. 43a43I.~receipts.
1854 bushels: exports noue; stock ass 100 iush,
els. Hay frm-ehcice timothy $l3 5Oasl4 az
Grain freights rather more actiye-steam 10 Live.
pool per bushel Slsd. March, Cork for orders per
quarter, Ss Sd ABS AID January, Ss Sd FEBRUARY
Sugar. butter and eggs steady unchanged Cheese
very frm-fancy New York, 90 pounds, Iiga1lI
Whisky unchanged.
Evening star., 1897-01-26
A Stable DurRel.

Shortly before o'clock this afternoon a
fire broke out in the stable of Dr. Lewis ".
Ritchie. in the rear of his residence. a2aa
n street. The horses were gotten out safe
ly. but the stable was completely Quilted.
The loss will amount to nearly SION
Evening star., 1897-01-26
Prof. Dapter. Coud,,to..

Prof. Joseph H. Daniel. the venerable
teacher of music in the District publ
schools. who has been dangerously i'll witk
pneumonia for about ten days, was this
afternoon reported to be resting easily He
is, however, still dangerously i'll. and gra We
doubts are felt as to his recovery. his age,
e'ghty-one years, being against him.
Evening star., 1897-01-26
An Argument. 4
SEELEI INDICTED.
W iih Phfpps and Rich will Have tn
Answer a Grave CHARGE

NJ" hofh, January 26-The grand
jury To-Day indicted Herbert Barnum Seeley
James Fl Phipps and Theodore Rich in
connection with the recent dinner given nv
Mr.. S@ei@y at Sherry's. The Indictments
starz' them with conspiring to procure the
indecent exposure of two dancing women
he men will be required TO plead 10 the in
tie.ment in the court OF general sessions
t6T.1rr0w.
Evening star., 1897-01-26
A Warship for Mobile.

Secretary Herbert has decided to aceede
to the request of the citizens of Mobile
Ala, and have a naval vessel there during
Mardf Gras. Another vessel will be sent
to New Orleans for the Mardl Gras there
Evening star., 1897-01-26
Friend. Of the Cub.ux.

ALBANY, n. Y, January 25.-In the SEN
ate today there was a long debate over the
Cuban resolutions passed by the assembly
last week. After being amended SO as to
call for recognition of the beiligerent rights
OF insurgents, the resolutions were adopted.
Evening star., 1897-01-26
Excise BOa rd,
ARREST OF A POSTMASTER.
Geo. 4. Draper of Cheyenne and His
Son Charged With Theft.

CHEYENNE. Wyo.. January o6-Post
Office Inspector McMecEin has arrested
Geo. A. Draper, postmaster of Cheyenne
and his son Charles, charged with stealing
a registered package. containing xs55o.
from the Chicago mail pouch. The post
Office has been turned over to the bonds
men.
Evening star., 1897-01-26
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The following are the opening the highest
and the lowest and the closing prices of ;he
New York stock market today. as reported
by Corson & Mccartney, members New
York stock exchange. Correspondents
Messrs. Moore * Schley No 80 Broadway
Evening star., 1897-01-26
THE HOUSE.

Owing to the severely cold weather. the
attendance in the House today was very
light. Hardly one hundred members were
on the floor Several pension bills were
passed by unanimous consent
Mr.. Linney IN. Co created some amuse-
ment by fervid eulogy of an ex-Union SOL
der named Jerry Smith, whose pension the
pension committee recommended should be
increased from - to $12. He described how
Smith had combated the opinions of North
Carolina's most brilliant statesmen who
favored secession and had Joined the fed
eral army. Mr.. Linney was SO much i'm
pressed by his eulogy of Smith that he
asked the House to be generous and grant
him an Increase of $35.
When Mr.. Loud (Cal) threatened to OBJ
Ject MT Linney hastily repented of his
rash prop0saA ana amid great merriment
accepted the 81 increase recommended Nv
the committee.
Mr.. Curtis On Y.) asked unanimous con-
sent for the consideration of bill to retire
Gen. Alexander Stuart Webb of New YORK.
lieutenant colonel.
Mr.. Erdman (Pa.) objected.
Peculiar Claim.
bill to satisfy peculiar claim was
passed on motion Of Mr.. Turner Gal. It
was the claim Of John F. McRae, a deputv
United States marshal, for keeping thirty.
six African slaves landed by the ship Wan.
derer at Savannah. Ga. in 1859, until thew
could be shipped back to their homes. in
accordance with the provisions of the laws
for the suppression of the slave traffic
The amount was $f82. Mr.. Hit Of Illinois.
chairman of the committee on foreign af
fairs. reported the diplomatic appropriation
bill.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick Kan.) then, as a matter
Of privilege. moved that the bill to pension
Jonathan Scott 5Sth Iowa Cavalry. at the
rate of So per month, which was recently
vetoed by the President, be passed over tho
veto.
The beneficiary was dropped from the
pension rolls In 1893. On the ground that the
disability for which he was pensioned ex-
Evening star., 1897-01-26
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
Fire Department,

Private n. Fl. J. Bredekanp of the fire
department has been fined 81 for violating
the rules of the department.
The resignation of n. Arthur Johns, In
the engineers department. has been ac-
cepted. and n. ID. Fairchid appointed to
fill the vacancy.
Excise hoard.
The excise board today granted a license
to o. G. Mccall. manager of the West
Washington Hotel Company. This is
Schladt's old place. The board rejected
the applications Of j. T.. Stone 612 llth
street southwest. and ID. J. Bulkley, ST
21st street northwest.
Evening star., 1897-01-26

Charles J. Kern. at one time treasurer of
Chicago and a prominent German politi-
clan, hHs died OF Brights disease
Evening star., 1897-01-26
Grain and Gotten Markers.

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co. bankers
and brokers. 1927 F ST.. members New York
stock exchange, correspondents Messrs
Ladenburg, Thalmann 4 Co., New York
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-30
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, Sept. 29.-To-day's stock
market still further demonstrated the
changed character of the speculation and
the entire subsistence of the recent ram
pant bull spirit. The bears were moe
aggressive than at any tine hitherto and
met with scarcely any opposition. They
seemed somewhat apprehenslve over
their own success and bought quite
steadily during the afternoon of the
same stocks that had teen sold short in
the morning. The result was to make
net changes quite irregular. But the
largest figures were on the side of the
losses. The bears succeeded in dislodg-
ing a number of stop loss orders Of weak
ly margned speculative holdings and
there seemed to be more long selling
than has been the case heretofore. The
declines extended from to points and
with very few exceptions affected every
active stock on the list. The bears were
apparently satisfied to realize on short
turn and not leave accounts open even
over night. 1t WIS a notable fact, how
ever, that whatever animation WIS shown
was during the decline and the recovery
was low and hating and on much dimin-
ished volume of trading. The centres OF
bear attacks were stocks Of such uncer-
tain value as Sugar and Chicago Gas
and the local gas stocks which have late
Iy proved so easily subject TO manipuia-
ton. The evidence of reactionary tone
OF the speculation was shown in the
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VIII EAT.

Richmond. Va, Sept. 90, 1897.
December wheat sold in Chicago re-
Gently at 81. 1t is &c. lower to-day.
Wheat should be a purchase; for il is
long since so poor crop has been har-
vested abroad. Countries which usual.
~ export will import. Argentina, our
serious competitor, is out of the market.
Russia, our greatest competitor, has less
wheat than usual. The crop in the val.
ley of the Danube failed.
We are masters of the situation.
Conservative estimates of European
needs increase, while estimates of our
crop decrease.
In 1891 prices were high because of
foreign demand. Our crop promises to
be one hundred million less than then.
The worlds requirements are greater.
our shipments are as large; our stocks
smaller.
1t is probable that during the next
six weeks we will ship daily nearly o
million bushels.
Wheat is cheap if this proves true.
rHnMAS BRANCH & CO.,
BANKERS AND BROKERS.
Members of Y. Y. Stock Exchange.
Established 1888.
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VALUABLE LANDS noR sAIp

On Monday, October 4th, 1897. at the
court House door in Raleigh, n G..
VIII sell at public cutlery those tracts OF
ana 10 wake County, about two miles
sOuthWard OF Raleigh on The Holleman
toad and adjoining the lands OF w. r.
Wilder, Mrs. Roe Ella HOlleman. tl,a
North Carolina Railroad Company Aad
theirs and described in the deed of trust
erelnafter mentioned az follows:
First, tract Of 1851 three hundred
L. five acres, more or less, .ying on the
dOlleman Road about 212 miles South
{ Raleigh, adjoining the lands Of w. III.
Ioiieman, Nj. A. b. dsOe and others and
En0wn as the Nixon tract, formerly
wned by George T. Cooke: il being the
and conveyed to said George T. Cooke
by Il. A. Nixon and others by deed re-
corded In Book No. 81 at page 100 of
the Register Of Deeds office Of Wake
County, reference to which deed as re-
corded Is hereby made for more per
fi"nlar and detailed description of said
land.
Second, tract of laDd in said County
and State, containing cue hund.cd and
hlrteen nacres (113l. mo. Q OF less, known
che ORourke tract formerly owned
Dy said George 7. Cooke, IL being the
iand conveyed to said { Jrge T. Cooke
~ Martha X. StrOnach and her husband
b deed recorded In Book No 80 at
age III Of the Regst ar 0f Deeds office
| or Wake County, reference to which
deed as recorded and the deed from
satchelor and Battle, Commissioners. to
aid Martha Il. StrOnach. ftr sid land.
recorded In Book No. 80 at page IL Of
id Registers office Ia hPrpbv made for
more particular and detailed descrip-
lon Of said land. Both of said tracts OF
land were conveyed to said Martha n
Stronach by Mary Y. d. Cooke, Commits
Toner, by deed bearing even date here
with"
Excepting, nevertheless, that part Of
he aforesaid lands ~hich was conveyed
to w. B. Wilder, ESQ.,. by said Martha
Stronach by deed registered In Book
No. 40 at pages AL and 442 OF said
Rec office Of Wake County: the
part conveyed to said W. B. Wilder by
aid deed contains 145 acres, lea wing 27S
cres which will be sold at the time and
place above stated.
Said lands will be sold In parcels.
Sale made by virtue Of powers con-
rred upon me by a deed of crust regim-
tered r. Book No. 107 at page 59S of the
Register OF Deeds office of Wake
County.
Terms of sale Cash. Hour of sale II
N. Crops ON the land not acid.
g. F. MORDECAI. Trustee.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-30

GALE OF LAND IN WAKE FOREST.

Under and by virtue OF decree made
and entered on the 9Th of July, 1897.
in the Superior Court Of Wake County
in the special proceeding entitled, ]. @.
Maroon, administrator OF Fletcher Phil
lips vs.. Addison Phillips ct al. will
sell at public auction on the premises In
the town of Wake Forest on Monday,
October 4th. 1897, at | 80 O'Clock o. m,
two adjoining lots of land described to-
gether as follows:
A tract Of land in Wake county, State
of North Carolina, adjoining the la nds Of
j. NJ. Brewer and Anne Eliza. his wife,
Allen Crenshaw and Others, bounded as
follows, viz: Beginning at stake, the
Northeast corner OF Allen Creusha w's
lot, running North % degrees East 4
chains along the North side OF Back
street in the village OF Wake Forest to
a stone. thence North 81 degrees. West
5 chains to a stone thence South %
degrees, west chains to a stone, the
Northwest corner OF Allen Crensha WIS
lot. thence South 81 degrees East 5
chains to the beginning, surpassed to con-
tain two acres, being the land conveyed
to said intestate by j. NJ Brewer and
wife by two certain deeds registered
In the Registers Office of said county
in Book 49, page 378, and Book 70, page
POP. respectively.
TERMS OF SALE One half cash.
and credit Of six months as to the resi-
due.
n MAnCOU
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-30
NAVAL STOk Es.

wILMINaTos. N. e. September 20 -Spiritt
rurpentine firm at :9ka.0. receipts 81 casKs
firm ralneu si.l0. goou sCraIneu
i 10 receipts y barrels.
Crude turpentDe st ady: hard $l.30; soft
a.aG virgin Sl.O, receipts AZ barrels.
Tar firm at Sl.25, receipts 81 barrels.
CHAHLGs1ON, o. G. sept. % - rurpentint
hrm at ~, Sales casks.
u. nl0, IL, Ito, r. Si.i5, q, II -, II, Sl.30,
$40, K 81 40, NJ, Sl.45, \, ais, window glass
40 water white $40.
~AvANNAR. IRA Sept 20 Spirits turpen-
tine nrm al 3O4 sales 20: receipts I'll.
au~lD urn sAle- 1870 receipts 1922 A. Is.
%; -. $40. T.. ll.l0. r, 81 p, u, Al 3d. II
y 10, [, 3l.4S; n. $40; VI, $3.50, V, $40. win
dow glass ~ rs: water white $50
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d. =. VI HVNVWe
Administrator and COmmiasiOuer.
LAND FOR sALEI

VALUABLE LAND FOX SALE!
On Monday, October 25th. 1897, at the
Court House door in Raleigh, N. c..
we will sell at public auction the fol-
lowing described real estate i'll Wake
county: ~. A lot, in the town of
Wake Forest, bounded on the south by
the lot of w. B. Dunn, which he pur-
chased from w. III. PAGES executors;
on the east by the Powell or county
road; ON the north by w. b. Dunn's
Foundry lot; and on the west by w. B.
Dunn's land said lot contains / 1900
acres, more or less, and upon it are
valuable improvements, including
good dwelling.
81. The equity of redemption of Mary
l.. ard j. l.. Dunn in tract of land
situate near the Falls of Neuse Rivep.
bounded on the north by the lands Of
j. E., s. l.. and A. X. Gill: on the east
by the land of d. d. Gill; on the south
by the lands of G. NJ. Robbins. and
on the west by the lands of J. NJ. Cren-
shaw; said tract contains 164 acres,
more or less, and is the land conveyed to
NJ. L. Dunn by S. r. Gill by deed In
Book No. 113, at page 1873. of the Reg
listers office Of Wake county.
This (second tractJ will be sold sub
ject to a prior mortgage thereon, regis
tered in Book No. 11S. at page 332, of
said Registers office.
Sale made by order of Wake Superior
Court at July term, 1897. in the case of
Eta Perry v. T. L. Dunn and Others.
]. d. s, page 257; Civil Issue Docket.
No. 1928, Minute Docket b. D. $50.
Terms of sale: Cash. Hour OF sale.
II m.
S. r. MORDECAI,
@. M. BUSREE,
Commissioners.