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The times., 1898-02-05
DEMUs GETS THE OFFICE
The Charge Of a Liberal Use of
Money Fails.
REPUBLICANS In A DEAL
Mr.. Weeks Accuses Certain Leaders
in the Thirty-Fou rth District, New
York, Before the Senate Commit
tee on Postoffices and Postroads
i'll Vain

The Senat.. Committee on Postoffices and
Postroads yesterday decided to ignore the
charge that Emmett H. Bemus, nominated
to be postmaster at Jamestown, N Y.
had secured the appointment through the
alleged liberal use OF money.
An investigation began at 3 O'Clock
in the afternoon. Senator Chandler pre-
sided. Seven members were present. All
the parties Interested were in readiness
Representative Warren B. Hooker, OF the
Thirtyfourth district, requested that the
witnesses should not be put under oath,
and his request was granted.
John F. Jones, representing the opposition
to BeDus, auntended that all testimony
should be gi-en under oatn. a nd urged that
the material witnesses who refused to Come
here witho 1T a subpoena should be sent
for by the Committee. This was denied
Charles E. Weeks, Allen E. Billings and
Frank E. Sherman. who rom James
town late yesterday afternoon, then ade
statements.
Charles F. Weeks, whose declarations
were corroburated by tile Others, made the
first statement. He told of conversation
that he bad had with Postmaster Shank
land on Sunday, ia anuary 9, n which the
method by which the postoffice contest had
been settled was revealed to him. Guy
II. Fuller and George S. Bright were the
witnesses whose testimony was essential To
prove tile serious charges made.
Mr.. Weeks explained To- the committee
how these absent witnesses had given him
every detail of the alleged arrangements
perfected between Messrs. Hooker, Bemus.
and Price. He said that ii was fully
understood, and the proof was easy TO be
obtained, that when Mayor Oscar F. Price
announced hss intention of becoming can
didate for 'ongress against Mr.. Hooker
mutual agen's were designated md gen
eral deal maize.
The basis .lf this deal. said Mr.. Weeks.
was that Ma ,or Price was toreceive ST 600
In cash for Withdrawing from the post
office contest. he was allowed between
$500 and $500 for expenses, incurred in
making his canvass; to prevent him from
entering the field against Hooker, he was
promised a position on the House pay
rolls, where he would be required to per
form no labor, and would receive $16O a
month, from January l, 1898, until March
1, 1899
Tine mOneJ necessary To secure Mayor
Prices withdrawal from the race for post
master, acct,. ding to Mr.. Weeks's under
standing. WIS furnished by Albert NJ.
Kent, the 5rother-in-law of Emmett II.
Bemus, The pledge that Price should be
placed on the House p8yroiIs was to be
fulfilled by Representative Hooker
Allen E. pIliines, and Frank E. Sher-
man, who join, Mr.. Weeks in making the
The times., 1898-02-05

affidavits. made statements corrobOratinS
tie testimony aGduced hy Afr Weeks
Representative Hooker. Mayor Oscar +.
Price. John q. Wick>, his attorney, En-
NETT Il Beuus, the nominee for post
master, and Albert NJ. Kent. his brother
in-Ia ". in tern denied the allegations adj
yanced by their sccusers. Mr. BemUs was
rebuked by Chairman Chandler for his reck-
leSsness in making Ccnials.
Senator Chandler was asking Mr. Bemus
a number Of questions. The witness would
hasten TO reply in the negative, before
the question was fairly pTopounded. Fin
ally Mr.. Chandler sharply demanded how
ne knew what to answer until the inter
rogatiOn ha i been put.
At the Confusion OF a brief hearing, the
committee determined not 70 send for the
essential witnesses necessary TO prove the
alleged charges made against Mr.. Bemus,
and decided 20 favorably report his nOSni
ma ton to the Senate.
The times., 1898-02-05
A NEW SURVEYING LAW
The Commissioners Find the Pres
ent System Ursatis factory.
They Send Bill to Congress Great
ing Three Surveyors and Nam
ing Their Duties.

The present laws relating to the
surveyor for the District are so un-
satisfactory to the District Commits
sioners that they sent a bill to Con-
gress yesterday embodying a new sys-
tenn fHG sG1-H1
The measure creates three offices of
authorized surveyors which expire
when vacated by the original appoin-
tees. These authorized surveyors are
to be bonded and subject TO the con-
troll of the Commissioners, much the
same as the surveyor of the District
is now. Each is to be assigned to a
specific district, can do work only
within his district, and cannot be
transferred from it The object of this
provision is to limit their operations
to the section in which their past ex-
perience will be the most valuable to
the District and to terminate the eX-
listing conditions with the services of
the original appointees.
They are authorized to have their
plots recorded after proper certifica-
ton in the office of the District sur
veyor, and the surveyor is given such
supervision as may be necessary TO
protect the public from having placed
on record inaccurate work.
In consideration of the privileges
granted to them. the proposed act re-
quires that the appointees shall place
at the disposal of the surveyor all of
the information in their possession, re-
lating to the work in the District, that
will be of use to the surveyor in per-
forming his duties. and at the expira-
ton of eight years that all of their
notes and other records deemed by the
surveyor as useful for the performance
of his duties shall become public
property, and be transferred to TIE
surveyors office. The authorized sur
veyors are TO receive no compensation
from the District, but are authorized
to receive from individuals. the same
fees as the District receives for the
services of the surveyor.
The times., 1898-02-05
THE ACTION Is RATIFIED.
A Vote Taken by the Fifteenth Street
Nj. Il. Church on ANA lgamation.


The members of the congregation of
the Fifteenth Street Methodist Episco-
pal Church at the prayer meeting on
Thursday evening ratified the action of
the committee on union of that church
and sustained the unanimous request
of the fourth quarterly conference in
its endeavors to effect an amalgama-
ton of the Fifteenth Street and ST
Paul's Methodist churches.
Rev. Luther b. Wilson, d. D., pre-
siding elder of the Baltimore confer
ence, who was present, explained that
congregational voting on questions
touching disciplinary matters and ques-
tions of property was not constitution
al, but that as an expression of their
sympathy with the official board and
quarterly conference in their action and
as a hearty testimonial of their desire
TO receive st. Paurs Church on the
terms already agreed upon, 1T was not
only permissible but desirable.
Rev. DR.. A. Osborn, registrar of the
American University, offered series
of resolutions on the subject, which
were adopted.
The times., 1898-02-05

Mr. Ward L. Smith. of F'redericks-
town. Mo, was troubled with chronic
diarrhoea for over thirty years He
had become fully satisfied that it was
only a question of short time until
he would have to give up. He had
been treated by some of the best ply
sicians in Europe and America. but
got no permanent reiiefoSDne day he
picked up a newspaper and chanced
to read an advertisementIoo Cham
berlain's Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. He got a bottle of it. the first
dose helped him and its continued use
cured him. FoI sale by Henry Evans,
Wholesale and Retail Druggist, 93S f
street and Connecticut avenue and S
street northwest and 142S Maryland
avenue northeast
The times., 1898-02-05
Seeds From Turkestan.

Two carloads Of seeds reached Wash
ington for the Agricultural Department
from Turkestan yesterday. They include
many varities of grasses and grains. and
Will be distributed, under Secretary VIII
sons orders, at once. I'm the lot was
a quantity OF alfalfa" said Secretars
Wilson. siany people believe that to
he purely American product. Asa mat
ter OF fact, they've been raising it in
Turkestan rith splendid results for
thousands of years."
The times., 1898-02-05
DIS AsTERs AT SEA.
steamship Amaraynthia, Bound for
Baltimore, Disabled.

steamship Amaraynthia, Bound for
Baltimore, Disabled.
London, Feb. 4.-The British steamship
Amaraynthia. Capt. Mcneil. from Glasgow
for Baltimore, has been spoken twent
miles north Of Tuistrahull, with her shafG
broken. Tugs have gone to her assistance.
Dunkirk, @eb. 4.-The British ship An
dora, Capt. PassEnore, from Junin for this
portland New York, stranded at the entrance
OF this harbOr. Her crew have landed.
Rome, Dsumark, Feb. 4.-The German
steamship California. before reported ashore
off this port, has been abandoned by the
underwriters who have paid the loss on
the vessel. or the cargo 200 bales II
cotton were saved.
Maa svlak's Holland, Feb. 4.-The German
ship Elsa, rom Savannah, December 16,
for Rotterdam, before reported wrecked
off this port, IS total loss
The times., 1898-02-05

and, with the streets appropria tely named
we could lif. up our heads with perfect
pride in our National Capital
The members OF the committee seemed
very favor I'iy impressed with the pla n
laid before hem, and doubtless viii take
favorable elton on the bill.
The times., 1898-02-05
Ex.Bau PLAYER Saw in Disgrace

Baltimore, Feb. 4.-Louis Say, the once
famous BASEBALL player, was arrested to-
day, charged with being habituaIly dis
orderly. Say was very drunk and had
fallen into the street, cutting his head
badly. He was committed to the house of
CORRECTION for six months
The times., 1898-02-05
Itching, Burning, Skin Diseases

Itching, Burning, Skin Diseases
Cured for 35 Cents.-Dr. A gnew's
Ointment relieves in one day and cures
letter, Salt Rhcum, scaid Head, Eczema,
Barber's itch, Ulcers, Blotches, ard ali
cruptions of the skin. 1t is soothing and
quieting and acts like gic in the cure
of all baby humors. 35c. Soid.by s. +.
Williams, 9th and sts.; Edm0nds &
williams, Sd st. and Pa. ave.-79.
The times., 1898-02-05

do you know that you can have
The Morning, Evening and sunday
Times-tbe only COMPLETE news
paper publis ed in Washington
served to you by Carrier for fifty
cents month?
The times., 1898-02-05

Cards have been issued for the mar
riage of Miss Marian Elizabeth Jones
to Mr.. Lee r. Martin, Wednesday
evening. February 10, at St. Johns
Church. Olney, Md. aJ "a
The times., 1898-02-05

Mrs. Hatch will give a breakfast this
morning at which the guest of honor
viii be Mrs. Dole. 9u
The times., 1898-02-05

Mrs. Michener and Miss Kitchener
will not be at home today.
The times., 1898-02-05

TO CURE \ COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxatiye Brotno Quininc Tablets. An
druggists refund the money ifitfails TO cure.
25c. The gcnIine has l.. b. @ Oneaeh Ia bIet.
The times., 1898-02-05

Mrs. Andrews. 2400 Columbia Road,
will not be at home today. but will re-
ceive on following Saturdays until
Lent.
The times., 1898-02-05

Belgian minister and Countess Lich-
terveide, the Peruvian Minister, Miss
McKenna, Miss Gary, Mrs. MacBean,
and the Misses de Mendonoa.
The times., 1898-02-05

Get a Times Pock ct Cash Register. Free
with 26c. want adlet.
The times., 1898-02-05

The Brazilian Minister and Madame
Mendonca entertained Friday even
ing at dinner the German ambassador,
the French ambassador. the minister
of the Netherlands, the minister of
Chile and Madame Cana. the minister
of Venezuela and Miss Andrade, the
minister of Switzerland and Madame
Piodas the argentine minister, the
The times., 1898-02-05

Miss Frances Tomlinson. of Iowa.
and Miss Beardshsar are visiting Miss
Wilson, daughter of the Secretary of
Agriculture.
The times., 1898-02-05

Mrs. John w. Foster entertained a
large reception yesterday Afternoon
from to s. to meet Mrs. Dole. wife
of the president Of Hawaii. The ladie:
who assisted in receiving the severa
hundred guests were Mrs. Hatch, wifi,
of the Hawaiian Minister; Mrs. Frye
wife of Senator Frye. of Maine. ant
Mrs. Hit. wife Of the Representative
from Illinois.
Mrs. Dole, who has made herself ex
ceedingly popular in Washington soc.
iety by reason of her gracious cordial
ity and frank pleasure at the variou.
courtesies arranged in her honor, was
attractively gowlied in combination
of black silk, jet and chiffon. with
which she Wore corsage cluster OF
pink carnations.
Mrs. Fosters toilet was of turquoise
blue velvet, handsomely trimmed with
rare lace.
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Insurance of Married Women.
From the Boston Transcript.
The action Of the life insurance &C

the Boston Transcript.
The action OF the life insurance COM
panies Of Canada in agreeing hereafter
TO accept no risks on the lives of mar
ried women unless they are b~readwin-
ners Of the family. or, in other words,
wholly independent OF their husbands.
is understood to have been arrived at
with a view to lessen the crime of MUIR
der for the purpose OF securing insur-
ance money. several cases of the kim
having arisen within the last two years.
The action Of the insurance companies
In consistent with the underlying prin-
ciple of life insurance. n one which IL
insisted upon in the assessment fraterni-
ties. that the province Of insurance Is
to provide for h dependent by those
upon whom they depend. and not for
the benefit of those who have depend
ents. A man cannot De said 10 have
an insurable interest in the life of a
wife whom he supports. but. on the
other hand. a m cannot have an
insurable interest in the life of the hus-
band who II dependent on her; so. 20 be
consistent. the companies should refuse
to accept a risk on the life OF a man
whose wife supports him.
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a Joke Nomination.

From the New York Evening Sun.
The trouble about woman in the alb
stract Is that he who takes her as a
Joke may be taken seriously. and then
Something Of this sort has happened
in Michigan. A certain Mrs. Abbott.
who Is described as pretty. witty. very
feminine. n not at all a new wo-
man." was nominated for prosecuting
attorney 81 Ogenaw county in fun.
and elected in earnest. after n hot can
vass of the district. which fairly took
the breath OF the man away. The diff
ficulty was. OF course. that Mrs. Alb
bott. owing TO a lack Of a sense Of hu-
NOR which would be objectionable
were she mol a handsome woman. made
the mistake 81 supposing that the
convention was In earnest. She has
been justified by the event. The laugh
Is not on her. The men may 60 around
with long faces and wonder wha will
happen when she turns her bright
eyes on the pigeon holes in the pros
ecutor's office. IL Is safe 10 say that
a number Of persons will n Il ron
yenient to move to another mart Of
the state. OF out Of the state altogeth-
er. simply on the theory that a woman
Is capable Of anything There will be
no joke about that art Of IL at all
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San Francisco. Nov. 22.-Spring woods
Nevada. 10d14c: Eastern Oregon. 1odi2c,
valley Oregon. 15di7c. Fall wools-North-
ern mountain, Sdec.
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TIME CARD-BuTTE.
ARRIVE AT BUTTE.

ARRIVE AT BUTTE
No II. from st. Paul. arrives ut
NJ. u. depot daily at ............ $50 . m
NJ. u. No. 2. from Portland. ar
rives at NJ. u. depot daily ......11:1o p n
No. 4. Copper City Limited"
arrives from Hamilton and An
aconda at B.. A. a p. depot
daily except Sunday at ...--...12:0 p m
DEPART FROM BUTTE
NJ. u. No. I. for Portland. leaves
NJ. u. depot daily ................ 3:S . n
No. 5. Copper City Limited"
for Anaconda and Hamilton.
departs from B.. A. q p. depot
daily except Sunday ....-..-... los p N
No. Il. for st. Paul. leaves n. u.
depot daily ....... .............- SD p m
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CHICAGO Markets.


Chicago, Nov. 22-The first hour and a
half in wheat trading was marked by
exceptional dullness, and prices during
that period scarcely moved from the
point at which the market started. 1t
seemed as IL the blizzard had frozen up
all inclination to buy and sell wheat. and
trades of any importance were remarka-
BILE for their scarcity. There was some
selling pressure at the start-enough to
cause a hmhc decline I'm the leading OPP
tions. Early the quotations showed a very
small advance. The selling. however, was
apparently almost altogether by shorts.
Liverpool receipts for the past six days
have been entirely from this country.
and this and the decreasing shipments
from Russia and the Danubian countries
had evidently left a permanent impression
on the speculative mind. as very little To-
cal wheat was for sale.
A remarkable feature OF the Northwest
market was an advance OF 1c for cash
wheat. This was a starter for a notable
advance here. After II o'clock the mar
ket became active and very strong. The
blizzard which was waging throughout
the West and Northwest was expected to
and also caused fears of an early clos
ing OF the straits. This frightened De-
cember shorts and heavy buying contin-
ued for some time. sending the Decem-
Der price at one time to a premium of &c
over May. The cash situation was too
strong for the market to be held down.
and near the close buying became very
active again. the market advancing and
holding firm to the end. December closed
a. sshc. May at 67td67zc.
The market for corn was active
throughout. Early there was a slight dip
on the theory that the cold weather will
prove the quality of new corn. There
were buyers for every bushel offered.
however. and the market got very strong.
May closed SGlsc higher.
Oats followed corn closely. opening
weak inc closing strong. There was a
good deal of short selling by scalpers
early in the day an their covering help
ed materially to strengthen the market.
May ranged from 2ec to 2shc. closed Sc
higher at 26%c.
Provisions. though rather quiet. were
firm and closed at an advance. Packers
were moderate sellers. but there was an
increased commission house demand. and
all offerings were taken. At the close
January pork was 12i1c higher at s.. 22lh.
January lard SC higher at $50. and jan
uary ribs 7isd1oc higher at A.7od4. 72is.
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THE WORLDS MARKETS
NEW YORK STOCK REPORT


New York. Nov. 17.-Prices were sharp
iy advanced at the opening to-day and
for q number Of stocks closed near the
best. But the market In the meantime
went through a period Of depression and
fhe bulk of the days business was done
below the best prices and IN some very
prominent stocks below last nights
closing prices. The opening advance was
emphasized by the discovery OF the spu-
rious character of yesterdays report Of
Senior Montero Rios refusal to proceed
with the peace negotiations at Paris. The
bears who sold short yesterday FASTENED
TO cover. and there were besides a large
amount of orders In commission houses
from the country at large.
Rock Island. Atchison preferred. Balti-
more q Ohio. Denve q Rio Grand pre-
ferred and Norfolk & Western preferred
were up about a point. and Federal Steel
preferred. Manhattan, Tobacco and Peo-
pies Gas rose from I to 1%. This sharp
advance In prices invited realizing on a
very large scale. and there was In addi-
tion renewed heaviness In the Northwest
ern properties on revived reports of an
embittered war In prospect between
Northern Pacific and Oregon Navigation
and its extensive allied interests. There
was a slackening up, also. in the advance
in the grangers probably on account OF
the prevailing storms In the West. Very
marked developed In the Fed
eral Steel stocks. the preferred stocks
dropping 2h per cent. The reported
ground for this weakness Is the alleged
unwillingness on the part Of some of the
email financial institutions to accept
these newly hoated securities as collater-
al
There was a very marked falling on In
the lately conspicuous movement In
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Travellers Guide
TINE TABLE
BUTTE. ANACONDA q PACIFIC RI.
Union Passenger Station

Trains leave Anaconda for Butte: SEQ q
m, II: 50 a. m. 800 .. m. 500 y. m
Great Northern railway trains leave An
conda
S:o a. m. local to Helena. Great Fails n
all points west.
and all points east and west.
orego. Short Line railway trains leave
500 p. m. for all points south. east ana
Northern Pacific railway trains leave
i:@ D. NJ. Copper City Limited TOR Ham
flton.
s:is D. m. through train for st. Paul ana
al points east
900 q. m. through train fo- Portland
and all points west
Trains leave Butte for Anaconda:
7:<5 n. m. Great Northern Railway Pc
eific Express
a. m. Anaconda Express.
l:os .. m. Northern Pacific Copper city
Limited for Anaconda and Hamilton
Sos o. m. Anaconda Express
$40 D. m, Great Northern Railway. Hell
ena and Great Falls Express.
The schedule time or all passenger
trains between Anaconda and Butte In
either direction does not exceed 80 min
utes.
Northern Pacific trains arrive at B.. A
q T.. depot. Anaconda. as follows:
From ST. Paul and all points east 7:S a m
From Portland and all points
west ......... ....-.ss. s--s-...-..4v-o y m
Northern Pacific trains leave B.. A 4
p. depot. Anaconda. as follows:
For Portland and all points
west ..-s..... .....s. ...-..-....-. wv N
For Butte. St. Paul and all
points east .......-... ....-.-.-.. SD p m
All trains arrive and depart from the
Butte. Anaconda q Pacific Union Passen-
ger Station ct Anaconda
Tickets IN sale for all points. local and
through. on the Great Northern railway.
Oregon Short Line railroad and Northern
Paeinc railway and their connections
Steamship tickets for sale TO all points
IN Europe via the above lines.
Mileage tickets issued by the q. N. o.
&. Z. and n. p. railways win be accepted
for transportation over the b.. A q p.
railway.
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Chicago. Nov. 22--Cattle-Market dun.
Steers. s3.s0d4.S for common lots up TO
"a. 1860 for medium to strictly choice
shipping. A few fancy lots sold at s. .eod
30: corn-fed steers. A.5od5; Texans
50. 25d4-25 and range cattle at S64.3.
The stock and feeder trade was slow,
with sales largely at pd4.Z.
Hogs-Market lively and about 2ixc
higher. Hogs sold at an extreme range of
Sc .ad3.51iz. the bulk selling at 0.+od
3.52n. and pigs sold largely at S2.s0d3.0.
The average quality was unusually good
for Tuesday.
for sheep and lambs. Sheep ruled strong
er while choice lambs moved up l0c.
Lambs sold at 0.7sa4.2 for the poorer
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New York. Nov. 22.-Money on call. 20
ga per cent. a loans. 2h per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, s1@4h per cent.
Sterling exchange heavy. with actual
business In bankers bills at A.s5kd4.Sp1
for demand and A.s2h for 80 days. Posted
rates. s.szik04.ss and N.ss64. SSH. Com
merciai bills. $4.S1. Silver certificates.
60lad61hc. Mexican dollars. 47hc. Gov
rnmen bonds irregular. state bonds
firm. railroad bonds irregular.
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lots up to G0s.B for choice to strictly
prime nocks. and yearlings were In good
demand at N.eo64-al Sheep sold at s2.ed
l.O; Westerns predominated: feeding
sheep and lambs were scarcer.
Receipts-cattie. $500; hogs. 5000;
sheep, 5000.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour.
dull and generally 10c lower. No. 8 spring
wheat. 63ix@sslzc; No. 2 red. ssassI1c; No.
2 corn. 34hd34hc; No. 2 oats. I. o. b.,
26&m27Izc: No. 8 white. Z. o. b.. Zlzd2sc;
No. Q rye. SIC: No. 2 barley. 35d4sc; No.
I fax seed. s7dssc; prime timothy seed,
g. Us; mess pork. per barrel. Ssns.05: lard.
per 100 pounds. S.o7hd5.1o short ribs
sides. loose. N.eon4.S; dry sailed should
ers, boxed. AG4izc; short clear sides,
boxed. "A. 9565.
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Boston. Nov. 22.-Boston & Montana
ISL: Butte * Boston, ssh: Parrot, q.
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Financial CabIeeram.

New York. Nov. 22-The Evening Posts
London financial cablegram says: The
stock market here was better generally,
the factors operating being the continued
ease of money and the trade agreement
between Francs and Italy. Italian stocks
rose more than 2 per cent. and there was
an important fall in Italian exchange on
London. Americans were good and closed
steady. but there was perhaps less activ-
ity. owing to the Improvement In other
markets