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S. a Month
philadelphia Lawyers Tale.

From the Detroit Free Press
-'One may see aud hear strange things
ia the remote localities Of this country,
sa.d well known Phls delphia Ia wyer, VINO
Ia. for some weeks been wandering throdGh
thu. niountg jnuus regions of PenusylE auia .
1t never occIrred to me especially That
there was any part OF the great state Of
Pei,usyIyania winch might he called re-
mote. bot after two weeks or more Of
wal deriug miles away from railroads Gnd
Other signs of civilization. | am prepared
to say that the Keystone State has It's
reIno,eness as well as Others. Naturally
on such a trip | would see things new to
me hut there was not surprise, at least
in Guautitv though one thing | saw ia
little Beighborhood not OF sufficient i'm
pcrtance TO have name was odd emo ;sh
to be worth going To- see. 1t was = 1ne
story office h,nIGiiig attached to the EOHse
OF e riCn old farmer. As we passed the place
the lawyer who was acting as my sui ie
called my attention To it
There is something for you To make
a Lott o. he said.
what Is it, / asked.
That UttIs. office there in the front
yard
WHAT'S noteworthy about 1t,
Its the most expensive bit OF JTchi-
lecture In tirc country for its size
what did II cost
How nluct would you saye'
oh. about 5000
Well. IL cost just S25, $50
- Come Of said 1; what's the gag
Ii ere ism { any he explained seriously
That old chap IS th- richest man IN these
parts. and he built that office, which Is
fIrt proof. Il keep his pape~s and other
va uabIrs in aud into each of the 25,060
bricks II. put iuto Il he placed silver 'IOl-
la; v iii. the brick WAS still soft. That
was simply a crank freak Of his. but 1t
wcI.; ard he built his office Of brick at
dullat apiece, not counting the clay ana
tn. laying which added $3.50 more. Nov,
if YOU know Of another brick buiidtEg.
twenty feet square. unplastered and with
out modern convenienCes, wbtcli cost as
nucl. tell me wh-Fe il is. please
But hc had me there. for 1 am sure |
don't know IA match for that Penn
syiy ania office anywhere In the United
States"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-10
NORTHERN PACIFIC ACTIVE
Preferred and Common Stock Ad.
vance Several Points.
General Tone of the Market 1T rong
on a Continuation of the Invest-
ment Demand.

New York, Jan. 10.-St0cks this morn
ing opened active and Irregular. The
stock market opened active and strong
on continual ION OF the investment de
Inand.
The Northern Pacific issues were the
features OF the early dealings, the pre-
ferred stock advancing TO 90 A and com
mon To % 1-2. Sugar sold off at the
opening on short selling and later ad-
vanced TO l Al.
New York, sUsquehanna and Western
was weak spot. selling off IL per
cent. There is little or no pressure and
higher prices are looked for. Govern
ment bonds are unchanged.
The general market at noon was slightly
Iuwer on extensive profit taking, but the
feeling continued firm.
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Mark Twain on the scotch Dialect

From the Chicago Times Herald
Controversies about Scotch dialect are
uotort,usiy dangerous affairs, bat Mark
Twain in his new book, More Tranps
Abroad" throws new light on their man
ageuent He il telling OF "a discussion at
the table d'hote about the way in which
the Scotch peasantry pronounce the word
three
The solitary Scot was havinea sultfy tilne
orit, so | thought would enrich hin witt
my help. In my position was neceSsa riiy
quite impartial. and wa equa yas well and
asfll-equpped to fight on the one side as the
other. So spoke up, and saidthe pea santry
pronounced il three, not thraw. IL was an
error O ( Judgment. There was moment oil
astouishInent and omnous silence, the
weather ensIed. The storm rUse and spread
i'm surprising way, and wa ssnoWed under
i'm very few minutes. IL wasa tad defeat
for me: kind OF Waterloo, 1t promised Ia
remain SO. and wish ha dIiad better sense
than to enter upon such forlorn enter
prise. But just then had a IA wing thought,
at least thought that offered chance.
While the storm was stih raging made up
a Scotch ceuplet, and then spoke up and
said:
VERY well; don't say any more: confess
defeat. 1 thought / knew. hrn | sec my
mistake. | was deceived r. one OF your
Scotch poets.
"A scotch poet. o come. Name
him.
Robert Burns"
IL is wonderful the power Of tha name.
These nien looked dOubtful-but pa n lyZei
all the same. They Were quite silent for
a moment, then one OF them said " ith the
reverence in his voice which is alwa ys
present in Scotchman's tone when he
utterS the name:
Does Robbie Burns say-what does he
sayc''
This is hat he says:
- There were nae BARNS, hut only three
one at the breast. tws al the knee
II ended the discussion. There was no
man there profane enough, disioya enough
TO say any word against a thing which a
Robert Burns had settled. | shall always
honor that great name for the salvation
il brought me in this time of my sore need
1t is my belief that nearly any invented
quotation. played with confidence, sta nds
a good chance to deceive. There are people
who think hat honesty il always the
best policy. This is a superstition. there
are times when he appearance of II is
worth six Of it.
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REMOVAL.

GEGRG ETONN AND IENLET TTOWN
RAILWAY COMPANG-Tne regular an
nuaI meeting Of the Georgetown and Ten
leYtOwn Railway Company VIII be held
at the office 0f the company, l41I @ st.
NV. on WEDN ESDAY. the 18th daV OF
January. l-9S. for the purpose Of eIeCting
nine directors % serve fOT the ensuing
year. Polls open from - m. TO 1 D N.
". = TERRY. Secretary. ia6- 7t
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING-The annua.
meeting Of the stockholders OF the North
eTn Liberty Ma-ket Association viii be held
at the office OF the company. room 80,
HutChinS building, S-i7 ID street northwest,
in this city. on Tuesday. January 1 >. 1888
at O'ClOcS D. for IN. purpose or elect
ing directors for the ensuing year, and
trauSactInE such other business as may
properly come before the meeting By order
4 the president. ". j. DANTE. : ecTetaTy.
Washington D. G., January 4. 1888.
1a4-Gt, EN-
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Late Local Happenings.

Alice Scriben, colorcd, was sent to jail
this morning for thirty days, by Judge Kim
ball. for keeping a di~Orderly house. In
addition. a fine Of SIS was imposed. ana
the care OF her eight year-old enid was
recommended 10 the Board OF Children's
Guardians.
Mr. William H. KeysteT, was fined $40
by udge KimbaII this morning. for refusing
TO allow a deputy inspector OF weights and
measures 60 test his scales.
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Tnfurnished Characters.


CFrOm the Chicago ChrOniCleJ
The veryapt phrase, putting upa front,
is comparatively new but the condition Of
human nature II seeks 10 pUrtrav Is very
old, The man who puts up front was
very wei described many years ago hy
Emory a. StorrS. who, when he was asked
what sort of a fellow a certain man was
said: Hes this SOFT OF fellow. You
open his front door and step into the back
YArd -
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-10
Putting Him Through.

tFrom the st. Paul Dispatch)
If Mr.. Bryan. the new minister to China,
insists upon being conveyed to his post in
battleship, the Government should de-
tail the Texas for that purpose. The
Texas has a habit OF going straight down
when she strikes water, and, as everybody
knows, that is the shortest route to China.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-10

Sew York. Jan. 1O.-Among the pas
sengers who arrived this morning per
steamer Cry of Washington. from Tampico
and Havana were Sylvester Scovel and
wife and Frederick Funston. wounded
lnsurgent general who comes TO this country
for medical trea tment.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-10
Miss BeIate,s Funeral.

TIE funeral OF Miss Oinska p. Belate Of
Norfolk Va, who was killed Sunday,
January 3, s9s, in a runaway, Will take
place today at O'Clock from :. II. Hines
undertaking esta hlishment, corner of Eley-
enth and streets northwest. after which
the body viii be removed 20 Norfolk, Va,
10y boat tonight, for burial at her old
hDfnp
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REPLY TO THE AMERICAN NOTE.

sagasIa Says It Will BE Sent About
the End Of January.
New YORK. Jan. 1o.-A Madrid special
to the .Journsl asserts that Premier Sa-
gaSia a has dcclared that there is no truth in
tha rumorS that the American Govern
nt.ut iS al, ut to send the note TO Spain
purteSting against the situation Of the
pscifices and other Cuban matters.
Everything. the premier says, was an suS-
pense unlil SPAIN should answer the last
American Lote. The answer viii be sent
about the end Of January. Senior Sagasta
asserted that the American Government :
attitude IL most correct.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-10

The members and friends OF the WASH
ington Humane Society, il is hoped, VIII
attend the annual meeting to be held in
the banquet han of the Shoreham on Tues
day, January IL, at al o O'Clock p. IN.
ia S-2t-em
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-10
Licensed to Ma rry.

Marriage licenses were issued today as
follows:
White-John r. Lacy and Efie TilIett,
Of Fairfax county. Va; Robert Sylvester
and Nellie O'Donneu.
Colored- Burma Douglass and Hattie
Gales.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-10
Chicago NirtuP.

(From the Chicago Times HeraId.)
New snaking newspapers" may be all
right in their place. and their place may
be New York; but the people who think
above the diaphragm always viii prefer
the new S-gat herring newspaper.
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SALOON LICENSES GRANTED.
A Number of Heid-UP Cases Dis
posed OF.

The excise board took up a large number
of the doubtful applications for liquor Ii
oenses today. They were cases in which
charges had been made but not proven,
and in winch the applicants, on hearing,
convinced the board that they are conducts
ing a legitima te aud respectable business.
No reflections were made today, and IL
censes were allowed as follows:
Bernard Bryan, ST., 81 Pa. ave.
john l.. Burknart, 415 l. st.
Thomas Collins, 227 20th ST.
James r. Connors, 343 Pa. ave.
Daniel Doouy, ll26 7th st.
Jacob bel. Bianco, 22l Pa ave.
James r. Folk, 81 8 7th 81. sw.
E5lizabeth Ilolfuuann, 40s 9th st. sc.
Lawrence Hickey, 32S Pa. ave.
Charles II. hurme, 32a Pa. ave.
Thomas heliher, 1890 \. }. ave.
Wni. x. kiillnon, lol Pa. ave.
Henry T.. hlotz, IO6-S q 81.
John Lynch, 4o4 9Th 1t.
Rose "A. Lynn, 9S2 Pa. ave.
jeremiah }. Murphy, $50 Pa. ave.
Charles Maues. 500 Pa. ave.
II. Mantegari, 356 II ST.
Manneli N MaSslno, $50 Pa. ave.
L. h. Mereaith 3sS Pa. ave.
WA. a. Vaughn, president Mechanics
Enterprise Atnietic CLUB, 3e3 NJ 81. sw-
Wn. Nculand. 4S3 Pa. ave.
Patrick J Collins, 1900 5th NV.
William N ..Drury, 100 2oth NV.
Jacob Dienler, 60 ~ NV.
Jeremiah r. Eowney, 326 e sw.
JOHN Al Gates, 1925 l1th So.
Luxe J Kearney, 1911 l. NV.
Thomas Luckett, 46S Pa.aVe. NV.
Michael Leecn. lS91 l. NV
Adoipn Meinkiug, 5o1 Y NV.
tH,aries Mccarthy, 34Ol NJ NV.
Jeremiah Mccarthy, 635 II NV.
Edward Quinn, 60f Pa. ave. NV.
Kot,ert u. stewart, Fl 30 Ia. ave. NV.
Iucins " Snook, 325 Pa ave. NV.
Katie Scnluderberg. B. 4 q. Hotel, cor
4 and y. j. ave. NV
Ward Savage, 1OS Pa ave. NV.
Thomas l.. Selby, CO., Pa.av NV.
Authopy Schnpider. | 23 Pa. ave NV.
Johu TUence, 611 u NV.
Augustus Nillge. 220u Pa. ave.
~DIl. {. wittekindt, 41o Pa. ave. NV.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-10

Do you know that you can have
Th.. Morning, Evening and SUNDAY
Tiues-tLe only COMPLETE news
pepe, published In Washington
served To you by carrier for fifty
ct nfs month?
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-10

DO you know that Won can have
The Morning. Evening and SUNDAY
TInies-the only COMPLETE news
paper published in Washington
served to yeu by carrier for sifty
Cents ~ month?
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-10
New York Cotton
Washington stock Exenange.

Sales Washington Loa nand Trust, at
1877. Capital Traction, Is at 81 1-2;
Il at 6S $. o. b.: 20 at 6S $ o.
b. Columbia Title Insurance Company, .
at IS. American GraphophoRe pre-
ferred, 30 at Ii IS; 90 at 15. Mergen-
thaler Linotype 20 at IA.
GOVERNMENT BUNIS
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-10

There is nothing like Heurich's beer
for the health. Drink Heurich's Maerzen
beer with your meals and before retiring
and II viii assure rest and appetite.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-10
Cha rita BILE Circuses.

(From the Atchison Globe)
There is good deal OF grand-stand play
about the average woman who engages in
works of charity.
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"hr thing is forever good and that is
hrurich's Aaerzen. Phone Arlington Bot
tlng company, siX-thirty- for a case
oI Maerzen. Senate or Lager.
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Misfit Arnnr.

From the Chicago Rec,rdA
Marx Hanna is suffering the troubles
naturally arising from a neglect 10 have
M political artnor extend clear aroundfrom
front - back
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DIR. Henry's Blood Tea; an immediate cure
for chronic constipation. iaS-n,w sat,t
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Your credit is good at Lansburgh's Fur
niture House, 18th and + sts. oc3-tf
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UNpEHTAEERa.

j. wTLLIAM LEE.
UNDERTAKEN
VIZ Pa. Ave. y. w
FirAtcIhss service. Pbone. 1854
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Corrected daily by W. B. Hubs & Co.
members uf the New York Stock Ex-h Inge,
1927 street.
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City Lights.

Gas lamps are lighted at 6:O5 p. m..eNtln-
gushing begun at 6.27 a. IN. The lighting
is begun one hour before the hour named.
Arc lamps are lighted at 5:4s p. m eX-
tincujshrd at 6:42 a. III.
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SPECIAI NOTICE.

A MEETING Of the stock holders OF tie
Capital TfaCIiOn Company f0T the eleC CtiOn
OF directors VIII be held at the office OF
the company, onion Passenger station, on
WEDNESDAY. the 18TH OF JANUARY
1898. The polls viii be opened at ID
a. IN. and Ciused at pm.
q. T. DUNLOP,
c. N. EOONES. President.
Secretary. de27-d&d.ex ,su
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OFFICE MITUA FIRE fNssJ 'RA nee COM
PAN1. of District OF Columbia. vs. ashing-
ton. January /. 1882. 9-.-Tbe.aunu .eeting
OF the Mutual Fire Insurance Company
OF the District OF Columbia VIII BE- held ON
the THIRD MONDAY iH January. 1898.
tne 18TH instant at the Ofrire Or the cUiu-
pany. No. JO3 Pennsylvania avenue north
west. commencing at 9 % clucb a. IN
BY the charter OIgus Company tn election
OF seven managers to conduct the affairs
or the Company Is required To Oc held at
the above meeting.
BY the sixth arJICle OF the byla VS. Of he
company 10 J. provided A 10 the annual
meeting Of the company he firsf business In
UrGeT snail De the appointment OF chair
man. who snail conduct the meeting and
electiOn IN acCorda nee with the act OF in
corporation let ween the hours Of 8 O'Clock
"a. IN and OClOCk y. m
AmOuut0 81 premium notes 81. 81 :. .455 90
Amount Of cash on hand b.l45 So
Securities ................... 263.326 96
Real estate ..........-..... 7T.5OOQO
Office furnitu NE auC fixtures. 5OOtDO
Loses by fire adjust eddHd
paid -. =. 10. 800 40
The annual staten ent viii ne ready for
dist Intuition ~ the Office OF the company
about January =.
By order of The board 81 Managers.
SAMUEL c. WILSON, Secretary.
Ja6-St-em
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Tide Table.

Today-Low tide, BIZ a. III. and 3;V7
n m hiph lid. 900 a. m. and 9,21 p III.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition OF the water
M a. m. Great Falls Temperature, 3G.
condition, SO. Receiving reServoir-Iem-
perature. "a: condition az north connection
SO: condition at south conne ction, 30. DIS
tributing reservoir Temperature, 80; con-
diiion at influent gatehouse, 80: effluent
gate house. SO.
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Chicago Grain ana PROVISION Market
Corrected daily by ". Il. Hibhs & Coz
menbe ofthc New York Stock Ex changs.
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unday, Jan. @. at s 80 D. m,
FRANCIS BRYAN III III4El. son oI Ro-
sanna and Dennis Hurley, aged fifteen
mont hS
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-25
BALTIMORE CONFERENCES.
rhe Second Day-The bishop Repre-
maads m Committee.

HINTON. w. VA. March 2A-(specia'A
The Baltimore Conference OF the South@
ern Methodist Church met this morning
at the usual hour. Bishop A. W. WILSON
created a sensation by reprimanding tina
Committee on Applications for being -ila-
tory in making their report. he saids
'You are the slowest lot OF men ever
saw, and If you keep up at this ratio
you will not make your report before
next Tuesday. II would be good IDEA
for you 10 commence next time Your
days before conference convenes.
The constitution OF the Epwor.h League
was amended by giving one travelling
preacher and one layman for each dis-
trict The constitution OF the Board or
Education was amended by declaring
vacancy If any member fails to attend
two successive conferences. or changes
his place Of residence.
The Womans Foreign Missionary so<
clety reported S2992 received and dis
bursed: membership, l.79l. an increase
over last year OF 100. This society holds
it's next meeting in Trinity church, Bal
tlmore.
BY request OF Bishop C. =. Galloway
S. w. Atkinson was admitted into this
conference, to be Immediately trans
ferred TO the Georgia Conference.
The report of the ministers OF the en-
tire Baltimore Conference showed gene-
raj increase in all branches OF theis
work
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-25
LorpouN COUNTY.
A Ffre--Ba5Iy scaIded-Fine Horses
PerscuaI Notes.

I.EEsBURG, VA. March &.-(speciai-)--
Last night the newiy-completed house OF
Robert Randolph tcolored), about three
quarters of a mile below this town, was
totally destroyed By FIRE AS IL was unoc-
cupied by any one. the fire is supposed 10
have been another case Of incendiarism.
Happily, the poor colored man. VINO Is OF
first-rate standing i'm the community naa
builders risk" on the property so tha'
the loss is not entirely hts.
Anna Snowden the charming 5-year-oiu
daughter Of Robert b. and Christine VIII
man, had a narrow escape from fatai
scaidng day or two since. Inc NOT
water was in the bath-tub, when the chiio
backed against II, and, falling on the eoSe
OF the tub, upset IL, throwing the polhns
water upon herself. Though seriously
hurt, she is doing well.
Mr.. George Easton has just received at
his stables, on the Fair-Grounds mere,
CONSIGNMENT of fine horses. one IS tne
thoroughbred stallion Key West oy
Glenely. and is a brother OF Frienzi. Tne
others are for Mr.. J. 5. Curtis, three De-
ing brood mares and two stations All
from England.
News was received here this morning OF
the death in Washington last night OF
Isaac Vandevanter. of this county. he
was a son Of the late Means Vandeyanter,
and a highly-esteemed citizen.
Hon. John f. Ryan. Speaker of the VIZ
gnia House Of Delegates. was in Lees
burg yesterday, en- route for the launch-
ing of the two battleships at Newport
News.
Work on the new flouringmill of Jen-
kins & Co. is progressing. and the miii
will be ready to grind the new crop
which, from the present beautiful pros
pect of the growing wheat, viii be un-
usually large.
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STOCKS FEVERISH.
CUBAN SITUATION THE ALL-IM-
PORTANT FACTOR.
BOND MARKET TENDS DOWNWARD.
sterling Exchange Irregul"r-one-
Thtrd of Million in Gold Engaged
for unprecedented, Corn, Oats, ana
Provisions Decline.

NEW YORK, March @.-The stock
market to-day was alternately feverish
and staenant, closing at the lowest with
the losses confined to fractions in the
railways. but ranging from to points
elsewhere. The local securities, includ-
ing Metropolitan Street Railway. Man
haitian Consolidated Gas, Sugar, and the
Changers were the features. The Cuban
situation was the all important factor
to-day. as it has been for long time
,r the markets Of the Continent Prices
rallied sharply at the opening on the
assu,nption that there would be more de-
Law In dealing with the Cuban question.
ondor, after an easier opening, closed
bsttsr hut the sales from that quarter
uere largely in excess OF yesterday
,.,,rcbases. The change of attitude Of
foreign hnanciers toward American Sc
c,rities was used by the bears 10 nam
ner the international shares az Irequeht
intervals. The pressure against 81 faui
New York Central, Louisville ana Union
pari6c preferred resulted in recesslohS %
-. ,,oint as compared with the
80 rrices established in recent trading
THO weakness Of Spanish as abroad ala
NOT escape observation, as II was couPi0u
with the announcement that the spanish
tornado aotilla was proceeding "eS'w"'u,
yyaebi,gton selling emphasized the iocai
sneculators' Interpretation OF the ae'iFi''
I'm the Navy Department ana the uoD,@
rstCn, ia the Senate by recent oOSS. -
- - conditions I'm Cuba that the nor
rors there were Impossible OF oAaes
49, md called for intervention naa
-. ,,.,,nout eject. These thlngs' 1ahe"
c,I,.ctt,-eiv checked the momentdry piu-
li,',, ~, ~ prices which follower ln .n
s@1ste's determination 10 ADJOURN UNI,
Monday Covering Of shorts from 'i 49,,
10 time hardened the market toH' ,rhc
this I'm each instance fafled 70 iaS'' nnnr
selling movement in the hii,'' % the
brought about the lowest iSF0i
day A., Tor ,nport
one third of a million in gold. inc sotu
imports would have been much Ia 20
recently. il is said. but for the paISHaSe
bere of round amounts Of biliS VI q
Tbe bond market showed dulness' Dus
a tendency was evident towaru . ,,,ere
Ievel THE aggregate TRANSACTIONS W.
ss5 GOO Government bonds shared N ,ne
general depression Of the security i,,, III l..
kets, with quotations for the ao''s - "a
sues showing losses I'm bid prices - ~
per cent, except in the as, resis'er,su, ~
1907. which lost IA The totai SUI S.,'i
stocks were sgg,50O shares, includins S a's.
cagO. Burlington and quincy shat,
louisville and. Nashville. bhsi man
ran ,s ll5. METROPOLITAN Street Raiiwas'
IA Ell. New YORK Central. LIS; Nortne g ~
Paci1c preferred, lS,700 Rock Island 49, .sV
81. Paul. 1920. union Pacine' -e'''
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A NEGRO FEUD.
Manassas Against Brentsviiie-h
Lively Time-shot I'm the Arm.

Manassas Against Brentsviiie-A
Lively Time-shOt In the Arm.
MANASSAS, VA, March A-(Special.)--
For more than year there has been
considerable hard feeling existing between
some of the colored people of this place
and about the same number at Brents-
Vile. 1t eliminated last Saturday night
i'm quite a fracas. The Manassas crowd
were invited TO Brentsville, but before
they would accept the invitation, they
wanted assurance that they would be
treated "white" Shortly after they ar
rived whiskey was circulated by way OF
treats, and IL soon began to color the
treatment the Manassas negroes were 10
receive. Pretty quickly all was in FER
ment. A pistol was fired, and man
cried out. 81 am shot" Luther Black
well received a ball in the wrist. and IL
lodged in the flesh near the elbow. Inc
pistol was fired by Addison Brown, with
intent. II is charged, to kill his antago-
mist. Counter warrants were sworn out,
and the examination came Off to-day be-
fore Justice Rice. of this place. Henry
Blackwell sold the whiskey to parties,
and was fined $40 and cost for selling
LIQUOR without license Addison
Brown was sent to Jail TO await the ac-
ton of the grand jury. on the charge or
shooting Luther Blackwell, with intent
to kill