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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-22
HIS Way.
Druggist Makes
Big Money.
He Establishes Stores and
Then Sells Out.
Makes a Good Profit on All
Such Transactions.
~ a ;> IL
The Back Room Liquor Trade Is His
Great Speciality.
Statements Made by Down Town Bar
keepers AMI Liqu,r Dealers.

There Is an itinerant druggist In this
city who makes thriving business of
establishing drug stores, getting a good
back room trade underway and then sell
ing out at handsome profit while ho goes
into some other neighborhood to establish
another plant He doesn't know much
about the teohnicalities of the poison act
and physician who gave him prescrip-
ton to put up might reasonably be
charged with criminal negligence But
he's good organizer in the rum business
ard he lsayes wake of alleged drug
stores in his movings about the town.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-22
WHERE HE HAS BEEN.

Drug stores originally established by
bim are to be found on Westminster street,
near Dean, on Richmond street, on
Mathewson street and On North Main
street.
He is probably the star violator of the
liquor laws.
There is no lack Of testimony from legi-
innate liquor dealers relative TO the man
ner In which their business suffers from
tho backroom trade of the druggists. On
the other hand, there Is no question but
what reputable druggists are heartily
ashamed and disgusted with the abuse 1
their profession by men who want To sell
liquor but haven't tie nerve 10 pay for the
privilege or the decency to be- frank about
IL.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-22
CHARGED ALL THEY COULD.

Well, each year before sending in the
bill from the station Prof. Wheeler, boss
chemist went to the Office of the state
treasurer to see how big fund there
was available. Then the charges were
made accordingly, it would appear.
Hero is the comparison between the two
sets OF figures for the four years:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-22

The following January the General As
sembly amended the law so as to transfer
the work to the station. BY strange pro-
vision the amended law declared that tho
State Board of Agriculture should audit
the pills for the fertilizer WORK over whicn
they were to have no control.
The bills were interesting documents
ana were made out with sufficient nicely
TO call for all funds available.
The manufacturers of tho fertilizers pay
into the state treasury six dollars for each
different element in their product. II is
out OF this fund that the money to pay
for analyzing is taken.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-22

The promise of the bulletin of July.
1891, was altogether ignored. Objections
were made each year by the State Board
of Agriculture against auditing such
bills but the law In the case was us
plain as 1t was unsatisfactory.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-22
LOGAN FAMILY PRESENT.

Continued on Page A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-31
Washington Stock Excbcnre

Sales-regular call-l2 O'Clock m-Capital Trac-
i 'i9n 50 f r,rs sl7 a, s2 So b Co
Grnphophone 10 at ~; 50 at 117s: Is at II: so at
at 12a Pneumatic Gun Carriage rie 100 al at q
cents; 100 at q cents 100 at ~ cents; 100 at ~
CENTS 100 - on st n fen5s 100 at
1877; 100 at 1877. 'e' -'' u
District of Columbia Bonds.-2o,year fund IS, 1o2
ing; currency 114A bid liz asked. ' .'''''
III bid is asked Ra aiardad u.s.
s s BIZ i 12s assd RarOad
Metropolitan RallrdM certificates of Indebtedness.
s pa Bell bid h5osa o. g Sd
g. ii bid Washnsto3 s:as Company es .' series
4, 11s bid WashtpgtonsGas Company 6s series
and trust nfs ss F. a I'd
and bid Marcel sna c5ns S
g., 10 10 bid. Waseingtaa Market Company imp.
g. 10 DID, asons Ts Go% 81
Washington Light infanfty LIST Is, 90 bid, 100
National Bank .stocEs!g Bank of Washington.
MSS bid Metropo,aan. 1900 bid 80 asked. Cen.
iSl a s atss sia aas Mssh "a
E Err, 1ios bid. TrR9erF IS bid. Lincoln, xicss
Safe Deposit anGTrasei Companies Washington
euriIy and Trust. sa4Ssba washington Safe De- Be-
:: 1e ss ss % q ST.
81 e., ,, and Electric Light stoeAs washine.on
- ,n Electric Light, x9Sh bid. lo2 asked.
rs,9mae zee 5S Ss1ine.on lss BID i! s.isd
hid = asfsd Columbia q Id Is .sLea ai01 Rs a
x7h bid. Peoples, 1bK bid. Q asked Lincoln, 81
"a Tide 1s Pa n '.s s.
bid. % asked. C0lumbla Title xlX bid, i5K asked
wsssinstoa Title. ? bid. ssksd. Dssfrict Tifis'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-31
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
France Sends an Agent to China
on Secret Mission.
MILITARY MISSION TO, FOLLOW
China VIII Not AIlow Outside
Control of Revenues.
.CHANGEIN BRITISH COMMAND

LONDON, December GA special dis
patch from Paris says that NJ Roume.
head of the Asiatic department of the
French colonial Office starts on a secret
mission to China on Sunday in connection
with the crisis in the far east.
The dispatch adds that special military
mission will also start for China shortly.
China Shows Some Nerve.
PEkIN, December 31.-AHhough DESTROYS
of obtaining a British loan, the Chinese
control of the internal revenue, either i'm
mediate or in case of default. Lii Hung
Chang. however, is disposed to favor con-
t1ol of the internal revenue In case of de-
fault.
In the event of a loan not being pro-
durable China will not pay her war in
demnity until 1902, in accordance with one
of the provisions Of the treaty of ST.
moneseki- The final decision is postponed
until after the holidays. awaiting a reply
from London.
Further German missionary trouble is
reported from the Shan-Tung province. 1t
will possibly delay and complicate the ne
gotiations.
Successor to Admiral Butler.
LONDON, December 31-Vice Admiral
Sir Edward Hobart Seymour. K.C.B, who
has been appointed British commander-in-
chief on the China station. succeeding Ad-
miral Butler. started for Hong Kong today,
accompanied by his staff.
haiserin Augusta Arrives.
BERLIN, December 31.-The German
first-class cruiser Kaiserin Augusta ar
rived yesterday at kiao Chou bay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-31
RELIEF OF THE MINERS,
Exemption of Supplies From Duty
Not Comprehensive Enough.

Exemption of Supplies From Duty
Not Comprehensive Enough.
1t has been discovered upon careful in
spection of the permit granted by the
British government for the taking of sup
plies into the Klondike country free Of
duty that the exemption extends only to
such goods gratuitously distributed.
Under the terms Of the act of Congress
it is permitted to the Secretary of War
to give supplies to such persons as are I'M
able to pay for them, but the act seems
to require that where the miners are able
to pay for food. the money Is to be applied
TO defray the expenses OF the relief ex-
petitions. strict Interpretation of the
British permit would not sanction this ac-
ton. Still the permit was in the shape
of a letter from Sir Julian Pauncefote, the
British ambassador here, transmitting a
Geographic acquiescence by the governor
general of Canada, and since it was sent
the Canadian secretary of the interior has
conferred with Acting Secretary Mike
john with a full knowledge of the inten-
tons of the War Department it is believed
that the Canadian government will not
interpose any objection to our government
recouping itself far possible by SELL
ing supplies at cost to miners able to pay
for them.
1t appears that the plan of using rein
deers as means of transportation from the
seaboard to the Klondike does not promise
success, owing to the inability of the gov
eminent agent, Mr.. Kjellmann, to get the
animals from Lapland in time to be Of
service this winter. So 1t is the present
purpose of the War Department to push
through with the mule pack trains as far
as possible, and the old campaigners as
sert that they can get to Fort Selkirk at
the least, leaving the RENDERS to follow
up the trail if they come along at all the
deer would still be of the greatest use II
they can be gotten through to Dawson,
even without pack load, as they can be
slaughtered for fresh meat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-31
NEW TREASURY OFFICIALS.
Controller Dawes and Comm issioner
Scott sworn In.

Mr.. Charles G.. Dawes of Evanston Ill
Was sworn in today as controller of the
currency to succeed Mr.. james H. Eekels
who left mere this morning to become
president of a Chicago bank
Mr.. Dawes entered upon his duties to-
day He was introduced to the employees
of his Office yesterday.
MIR. Dawes has not decided upon any
Changes in the office. although ii is proaa-
Die that some will be made in the not dis
tsnt future.
MIR. Dawes was horn in Marietta. Ohio
August -. 1S5. He was educated at that
place, Attending the public school and
graduating at Marietta College with honors
in ISL He attended the CINCINNATI Law
school. graduating III lsS. During his va
Cations in college and law school ana for
a time after his final graduation ne was en-
pioNtd as civil engineer. becoming chief
engineer of a road now constituting a nor
tiCn of the Toledo and Ohio Central rail-
read. In April. 1887. he went to LINCOLN.
Neb. where for seven years he practiced
law and engaged successfully in business
While there he took an active mart in
public affairs and was recognized leader
in the discussion of the freight rate sched-
ules OF Nebraska about the time of the
passage of the interstate commerce law
He is a dilgent student of finance and in
1894 published 2 book, entitled The Bank
ing System Of the United States" He be-
Evanston. ILL.,: La Crosse. Wis, and Akron
Ohio. removing to Illinois in 1894. He was
the executive head OF the Mckinley move
ment in the contest in Illinois which re-
suited in Instructions for Mckinley at the
Springfield convention in April. 1896. He
was made the member from Illinois of the
executive committee Of the republican ma
tional committee in the last campaign. In
1883 he married Miss Caro- D. Biynyer of
Cincinnati. Mr.. Dawes Is a son of Gen n.
r. Dawes of Marietta, Ohio, who is an ex-
member of Congress from that state and
was one of the commanders of the Old Iron
Brigade of Wisconsin.
The relations OF Mr.. Dawes and President
Mckinley are close and warm Mr.. Dawes
stands with the administration on the cur
rency plan.
Mr.. y. Il. Scott the republican national
committeeman from West Virginia, was to-
day sworn IN as commissioner of internal
revenue, to succeed Mr.. Forman Of Illinois
Mr.. Scott will take charge OF the Office on
Monday. Mr.. Forman will leave here early
next week for his home at East st. Louis
where he Will resume the practice Of law.
Mr. Scott is one of the most prominent
republicans In his state. He and Senator
Elkins are close friends. 1t Is well under
stood that IL Judge Con is.not a candidate
Tor senator to succeed Senator Faulkner
M Scott will make the race, with pros
poets of success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-31
Sharp Adr.no. IN Street Railway
Stocks IN :Hew York.
STRONG UNDERGONE 10 MARKET
Conditions ar Close of the Year
Very Satisfactory.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, December 31.-The local
street railroads monopolized speculative at
tcntfon this morning, substantial advances
following good buying by the political in
terests heretofore noted among the active
traders in these properties. The vacating
of the Injunction restraining the construc-
ton Of a trolley loop at the New York
terminal Of the Brooklyn bridge had a BEN
efcial influence on this particular group,
Brooklyn Rapid Transit advancing sharply
on the news.
The impression that ar advancing market
VIII start only under the leadership Of this
group IS gaining ground among a certain
class OF professional traders, and the
impression is likely to give way to actual
effort in that direction Manhattan and
amounts for time but the later trading
favored the cheaper speciality named above
While the general railroad department
was passed over in the buying prices held
well because of the conviction that there
is nothing on the surface warranting sales
Strength IN the general undertone of the
market is as marked as ever and fears of
dear money are things Of the past.
Inc weekly statement of averages sub
mltted by the associated banks clearly
foreshadows satisfactory money rates dur
ing the near future at least. The heavy
payments made by the subtreasury on &C
count OF Union Pacific bond payments are
rejected in the statement as the chief
financial operation Of the week.
The net gain in lawful money, nearly all
In legal tenders, is S, 74S,O00. The losses
have been reduced nearly 1900, 600 for the
same reason that the cash holdings have
been increased All but % per cent of the
gain in cash goes ever to the surplus ac-
count, bringing the total in that account
up to SIS. 1SS. $50. 81
In addition to the unusual government
disbursements at the first of the year, a
liberal volume Of money will be released
ON account of dividend and interest pay
ments. The payments by private corpora
tons will exceed the recent average and
the security market should attract the sur
plus in individual accounts. 1t is confident
ly believed that good demand due to
these causes will be feature of the mar
ket during the coming month.
There is nothing adverse to an advancing
market now visible except the extreme mar
rowness, and once this Is overcome there
should be no disappointment to present ex-
pectatiCns.
The reassembling of the Supreme Court is
regarded with considerable interest because
of the belief that the. important decisions
postponed from Yime:5to time will shortly
be reached.
The maximum freight rate case will con-
tinue to be factor twice a week until
reached. as it's importance to railroad inter-
estS is quite unuSuaLbf
Taken as whole the market at the
close of the year reflects a degree of OPP
timsm not dupfcatetP during a similar
season at any time within half a dozen
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-31
PUBLIC FEELING IN JAPAN.
Much Wrought Up Over the Events
In China.

A high state of public feeling in Japan
over the complications of the far east, CEN
tering in China, is shown by the last press
advices received here from Japan. That
the government itself has an eye to the
gravity or the question is shown by state
ment of the prime minister made in the
course OF reply to delegation.
lie said: With affairs tending to danger
Gus developments; as Is now the case in
the east, We shall not hesitate to ask the
dlet Tor @,OO,OOO, or even 40,00OUO0 If
necessary
This WAS only a short time before the
premier was forced to resign because of
the public feeling that the cabinet was too
weak to deal with the descent of the Euro
pean powers upon China, and the probable
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the latter country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-31
RESIST AMERICAN INTERVENTION
| Madrid Imparcinl Makes Another
Protest Regarding Cuba.

MADRID, December 31.-The Impartial
calls upon the government to "repel every
action of the United States savoring of in
PREVENTION in Cuba" and adds
There exists a widespread sentiment
against the conduct of the United States
but we do not think Gen. Weyer is the
most acceptable exponent thereof"
Continuing, the impartial criticises the
government for stopping kilograms refer
ring to the generals protest to the queen
regent against the wording of Presd. mt
Mckinloy's message to Congress, and ex-
presses the opinion that it would have been
to the governments interest not to hinder
it's publication.
The Temps is of the opinion that General
Weyler's protests demonstrates lack of
discipline in the Spanish army.
General Weyler and other generals will
be the guests of Senior Robledo tonight
The newspapers comment upon this and
hint at possible i'll results.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-31
THE BODY CRENATED,
Final Disposal of Remains of Mrs.
Sarah Baker.


The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Baker, wife Of
Professor Marcus Baker of the geological
survey. took place at 30 o'clock this after
noon, from the residence, 1875 10Th street.
Rev. Charles A. Stakely, pastor of the First
Baptist Church, officiated. The pallbearers
were Messrs. John JOY Edison, f. NJ Hea-
ton, w. II. Dali. c. III. Merriam, Henry
Gannett and G. X. Gilbert. The body was
cremated
Mrs. Baker, whose maiden name was
Sarah Eldred, was native of Kalamazoo
Mich, where she and her husband gradu-
ated from the same institution of learning
in 1870. The couple were married in Kan
sas, where the father of the bride resided
in 1874. Soon after they moved to WASH
iEgton, where they have since lived.
Mrs. Baker and her husband We're pre-
pairing to visit Kalamazoo in 1885, TO at
tend the commencement exercises of their
school, when she was taken i'll. The dis
ease with which she was afflicted was dag
messed as Bright's disease. Since then she
has been gradually sinking, until death
mercifully came to her release, "Wednesday
afternoon, about $50 o'clock.
1t was known from the first that there
was no hope, and the case was all the sad
der on this account The terrible disease
impaired Mrs. Bakers mind. She was I'M
conscious when she passed away.
Mrs. Baker was known a most Iowa
advice and making life bright for all those
with whom she came In contact. She was
of highly domestic disposition. No chill
dl en- were born TO the couple.
The deceased leaves one sister residing In
Washington, Mrs. Calvin s. Montague.
lives in Kansas. as does brother, L. NJ.
EIdred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-31
baltimore Markets,


BALTIMORE, December 31-Fiour dull nm
ehanged-reeeipts. Asp barrels; exports 1901
barrels Wheat drmer-spct. month and January
gI3snSS; May. 9i% bid steamer No. 2 red, a23sa
9S-receipts. 81 2ss bushels; exports q 900 bush
els; stock, 3.S. 271 bushels; sales 1000 bushels
gsh.a9sS- Corn eteady-spot and month, s3Na3a5S;
December, new or old. 33aa33A; January. S3isa
ga February, 33iSa33k; steamer mixed, 3l$In
s2,reeeipfs, e55 .457 bushels; exports, lo7, ia
bushels; stock. 1.el5 .936 bushels; sales, 10000
Oats frm.No; white western. 29,5a3O: No.
mixed 2ita2s-receipts, 50. 100 bushels; exports,
Tvs ousheis: stock, Goa. 534 bushels Rye nrm--
n nearby. 81; No. western, 81 sales-receipts.
3Ss2o bushels; exports, n0ae stock, 369 1877 bush
els Hay steady-chotee Timothy. $1300. Grain
freixhts very quiet. unchanged Sugar strong. I'M
changed Butter quiet. unchanged. EGGS and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-31
PACKERS HANDLE BUTTER.
REGULATORY Measure Against Men
Who Fought Oleomargarfne.

CHICAGO. December 31-Chcago pack
ers who manufactured butterine as a side
line are now in the butter and egg business
on big scale. This is because the law
prohibiting the colOring of butterine struck
fatal blow to that business and caused
stock yards men to shut down their plants
Butter merchants think the stock yards
men have started out on campaign of re-
tal1ation for the enactment of the law
which is generally credited to the country
legislator and the butter merchant. The
packers are advertising their butter. egg
and poultry department in produce journals
and offer to pay cash and make liberal adj
vanceS Oh shipments.
1t is thought the packers will arrange IA
cilities for the handling of butter on a large
scale in their branch stores throughout the
country. If such a step is taken butter
chants will suffer more than those In Chi
cago and vicinity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-31
RumOrs COncerning the Engineer
Comm issiOner.
iitor Of The Evening Star:

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
1t is greatly TO be hoped that the report
that Engineer Commissioner Black is to
be superseded is unfounded. Captain Black
has proved to be an unusually popular and
efficient official and change at this time.
when so many important questions in his
department are under consideration, would
be little less than public misfortune. In
this connection IT may be said that the
practice of constantly changing the En-
gineer Commissioner on account of pressure
brought by interested outside politicians is
one to be condemned without reserva-
ton. The civil Commissioners, being APP
pointed for stated term, are reaso nably
sure of being permitted to fill that term
without molestation. but the Engineer Com
missioner seems TO be regarded as properly
subject to the threat of every senator
representative who wishes a place for a
heuchman, that, unless his wishes are COM
piled with. he will bring influence 10 bear
on the War Department and the President
to effect a transfer of the offending officer.
The District of Columbia needs something
more than skill in the engineer officers as
signed to its service. Familiarity with it's
needs Is required. and this cannot lie had
IL a shake-up 10 to be made every time q
senator Ia disappointed in placing a striker.
Our best interests require that IL should be
recognised that our Engineer Commissioner
and his assistants should be left undis-
turbed In the same measure that the civil
ian Commissioners are, unless they fail In
| their duty. In that case they should be
oourf-martAAied. ~.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-31
HANNA OFF FOR COLUMBUS
Major Dick Thought the Situation Needed
His Presence.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
COLUMBUS. Ohio December 31-The
crisis in the senatorial fight will be reached
today. Senator Hanna has been Informed
by Col. Dick that the opposition is assum-
ing formida lie proportions and the sena-
tor Is expected to arrive at noon and take
personal charge of his campaign He had
not intended to come until next Monday.
The fact that two Of the members of the
house-Griffith of Union and Strimple of
Huron countrywide will support him if
they are able to VOTE are very ill and NAV
not be able TO come here and take their
seats. increases the danger that the anti
Hanna men may be able to secure enough
votes to block the election.
Col DICK admits that the opposition is
making a tremendous effort 10 defeat Sem
ator Hanna ard will stop at nothing to ac-
comTllsh that end. He does not think
there is any ground for fear that they will
be able 10 block the election.
Carried War Into Africa.
The Hanna managers carried the war
into Africa this morning by opening head
quarters in the Great Southern Hotel in
close iuxtaposition to those of the demo-
Gratis and anti-Hanna republicans.
From those headquarters they propose to
Keep close watch upon the republican MEM
bers who are supposed to be opposed to
Senator Hanna and will visit the opposition
headquarters as soon as they arrive. The
hrSt acquisition to the Hanna support from
the list claimed by the anti-Hanna sup
porters was announced this morning The
member in question is J. ]. Snider of Green
county MIR. Snider came out in a letter
announcing that he would vote for Hanna
for senator.
The anti-Hanna republicans anticipated
TINS action yesterday afternoon however
nor did they admit him to their condolences
as they did not believe him to be sincere in
his opposition TO Hanna.
Trouble to Get Democratic Votes.
The anti-Hanna republicans now claim
that the main trouble is in getting the dem
ocrats to unite in the agreement TO support
some republican against Hanna
Alter one vote has been taken and Hanna
Is not elected, they say his friends win
recognize his as a lost cause and al once
open negotiations with the anti-Hanna re-
publicans for uniting on some other rep.,o-
hcan- With this they are urging the demo-
Gratis into an agreement
AT the headquarters of the anti-Harua
republicans IL is announced that John p
Jones. the anti-Hanna republican repreSen-
tatiye from Stark county. President Ne
kinleys home, received a telegram from
President Mckinley this morning. asking
him 10 meet Judge W. r. Day at Massilion
tomorrow morning. Jones has been here
three days working with the anti-Hanna
organization.
He called at the office of Gov Bushnell
after receiving the message and il is I'M
deistood that he will not so TO Massillon.