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The times., 1898-12-18
Loans Of SlO :; s,5; ;;ai;5, ss75ssH S5ss|' e.

Wagons ETC., at lowest rates and on the day
you apply We are leaning on the Building (
Loan Association plan, which makes the cost Of
carrying loans much less than you pay else
where. and allows you TO pay it of in any sized
notes you desire running from to twelve
moEths. You only pay for the Use oi money for
the length CT time you carry IL II you nave
loan with some other company we will pay Z
off and advance you more money il desired. Rates
cheertl.lly given, and no cost TO you unless loan
is made. Loans made anywhere in the District
Gail and ge; rates. Front 1oom, frst floor. Scien.
tihc American Building.
National Mortgage Loan Co.
625 St. N. M.
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thf ~ : W 80 ttk
III our sew
ers and drain
y ! y e s, and
that the use
of an rfH-
cient disin-
fectant Is alb
soluteiy nee
e 5 s a I y to
prevent their
aiming en-
trance into
our homes.
Santizone is
not only Ia
tai to all
4 o + m 5 o T
6 e + m life.
hui It's use
insures per-
feet sanitary
c o n d / tions
and air alb
Cnlt.t.iN fr.H
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THO USANDS HAVE LEARNED

that the present epidemic of typhoid fever
is caused by the myriads OF disease germs
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THE WHEAT MARKET.
A Sharp Reaction Noted, Due
Local LiUuidatiOu.

Chicago, Dec. T.-There was sharp re.
action in wheat today, due to the heav,
liquidation by local interests that have
been conspicuous as buyers for the pas
two days. Liverpool came 3-Sd5-Sd lower
The Continent was steady.
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New York stock Market.
Corrected daily by w. B. Hibbs & Co..
members of the New York Exchange.
1913 Street.
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washington stock Exchange.

Sugar was weak yesterday again
closing at 12i IA.
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Chicago Grain nnd Provision Market
Corrected daily by w. B. Hibbs & Co.,
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Missouri. Kansas, and Texas yesterday
lost a part of the advance of the days
previous. There is still talk of a proba-
BILE movement upward in the stock.
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II is said that the rise in Panhandle Is
caused by heavy buying of the stock of
Pennsylvania Railroad interests. The
Pennsylvania people already hold a ma
jority of the stock. but apparently they
desire to augment their holdings largely.
The coal road stocks were very inactive
yesterday. There were no transactions
in Delaware and Hudson and Lackawan-
ma and very few in Reading. The latter
declined from 19 81 to I9. There were no
new developments in the coal situation,
but 1t is known that there Will be another
advance in the price OF coal Of Is cents a
ton. e-ca
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trifiing and the amount OF stock tina,
changed hands was very small
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Santizone in Use. solutely free
from odor in bath rooms, even where the
plumbing is defective. SANTIIONE is
automatic in its action. requires no atten-
tion, lasts for two months. Price sc. ask
your druggist or housefurnisher for it.
COLUMBIAD CHEMICAL COMPANY,
No. Fourth Street Northeast.
Washington. d. C.
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VALUABLE PROPERTY on MASS. AVE. AT
PUBLIC SALE 1223 MASS. AVE. n W
| will offer at public sale, on THURSDAY. DE-
CEMBER 90, 1sgS, at p. m. this valuable prop
2story brick stable; lot contains about 24c0
square feet o; ground; terms made known at
time q sale. TiIos. ]. OWEN.
de1j-it, COO, en- Auetioneer.
The times., 1898-12-18

| Yesterdays business on the Stock Ex-
change was not large and some stocks
which have been active recently were al
most entirely neglected. Prices were
| weak in almost the entire list and in
| some cases there were large recessions
There was selling to realize profits by
| many who have been stanchly bullish
heretofore and traders took the bear side
of the market. The entire situation had
| much the look of the beginning of bad
slump to many. 1t will be most interest
| ing TO watch the development during the
next few days. A large part of the Street
, Is desirous that good recession in prices
| should come, but the public is not yet
| satisfied with the very large amount of
stocks 1t has obtained, outright and on
| margins large and small. 1t seems almost
certain that the recession will come be-
! fore the end of the year.
There was published in the Evening
Times yesterday a detailed statement as
to the affairs of the Baltimore and Ohio
Southwestern. The report of the commit
tee which has been negotiating for the
arrangement of future relations with the
Baltimore and Ohio is a most interesting
one. As stated in this column earlier in
| the week, Speyer & Co. offer to raise the
money needed Tor the plan. Inc proposed
| issue of new securities to cover the Balti-
| more and Ohio Southwestern property is
| as follows:
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern dlvi-
s.on) 8 1-2 per cent gold bonds $4,000 600.
Baltimore and Ohio preferred stock
| Urust certifcates), sl2.o0O,0oo.
Baltimore and Ohio common stock Crust
certiicates), sl0,0o0000
The committee recommends the accept
ance of the plan and the cash of Speyer
& Co., and it is believed that the plan will
be consummated and go into effect within
short time. The securities of Baltimore
and Ohio were among the very few that
| advanced in price yesterday. The COM
mon went from 81 3-4 TO 63 is.
There is talk now of the probability
| that the Alton Road will pass into the
control of Union Pacific. It is said that
| negotiations are now pending and that
they seem likely to be successful.
Missouri, Kansas, and Texas yesterday
| lost a part of the advance of the days
| previous. There is still talk of proba-
BILE movement upward in the stock
The earnings of ST. Paul for the second
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MONEY WANTED AND TO LOAN.

WANT MONEY? / can accommodate you with
IS to $50. GEO. ID. HORNING. Room II,
Central Bldg, 9Th and Pa ave; open evenings.
deI2-i2t, EN-
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MONEY TO LOAN at and 1-2 per cent In sum,
Of $1,000 20 $4,000 on d. c. real estate; pay
cf and per cent mortgages and begin anew;
sl transactions conducted with economical con-
sideration for borrowers. WM. II. SAUNDERS 4
CO., 14O7 st. 5w. se24-tf-su
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MONEY TO LOAN on APPROVED coLIAr.
ERAL-No delay. YERKES BAKER
Rooms 20 TO IL, MetzeEott Bldg, lIl0 ST.
jel2-u
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There is talk now of the probability
that the Alton Road will pass into the
control of Union Pacific It is said that
negotiations are now pending and that
they seem likely to be successful.
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FOR REkr-oFF1oE nooms.
For Rent

Office rooms IN the Hutchins BuiId-
ing, corner 10Th and D SITS. N. W.;
heat and electric light. Apply to
Room So.
The evening times., 1898-12-10
HAND IN THE DOOR
SHOT THREE TIMES
NEW YORK TENEMENT TRAGEDY
Augusta SpRrra Will Die From In
iuries Inflicted by an In
visible tssaiIaat.

New York Dec. I0.-Augusto Sparta
forty-one years old, Of No. 21S Seventh
Avenue. was taken from No. $50 Cherry
Street 10 GouveTneur Hospital last night.
suffering from three bullet wounds He
had been shot through the right eye, the
bullet coming out the back Of his head
again through the body, the bullet com
ing out at the back. and third ball had
shattered his wrist. He cannot recover
the doctors say. The police say they will
have murder mystery on their hands il
Sparra dies
Before he became unconscious Il the
hospital Sparra said that with his wife
Rosie he went last night To visit mis-
brother-in-law Marco IaIo. who lives with
his wife Josie on the second floor Of No.
150 Cherry Street. He and Ialo's wife and
SparIa's little daughter were alone in tn
apartments ut O'Clock when S,rarra.
says. knock came at the door and, when
he opened il, hand holding a revolver
was thrust in and commenced 20 shoot
He said that he saw only the hand of
the person ard did not know who it was.
Five shots were fired, and three OF them
struck him. Josie Ialo told the same
story She also told the police that her
husband was rot at home At the time
and that SpaEFa' wife was out when the
shooting was done.
Sparras wife and Ialo and his wife
were arrested and taken To the Madison
Street station. They told conflicting
stories TO Sergt. Fenne.Iy. All said how
ever that they did not know who shot
SpaTra.
\ little daughter Of Sparrd had followed
her mother 10 the police s-ati0n- Il know
who shot my papa. she walled She was
about 10 speak some more to the sergeant
when a fierce glance from her mother
made her keep silent She was urged 70
tell. hut she would not say another wo-d.
The three adults We're locked up
Marion and John Ferace. brothers who
live in the "Inkpot. q tenement at No.
IA Cherry Street. where many crimes
have been committed. were the tirSt TO tell
the police about the shooting. They also
were locked up. The police are looking
| for Angelo Ch.valo who lives on the
third hoor Of the Cherry Street house.
The evening times., 1898-12-10
Two Pointed Questions Answered.

What is the use of making a better ar
ticle than your competitor if you cannot
get a better price for 1t?
Ans.-As there is no difference in the
price the public will buy only the better.
so that while our profits may be smaller
on single sale they will be much greater
in the aggregate
How can you get the public to know
YOUR make is the best?
II both articles are brought prominently
before the public both are certain to be
tried and the public will very quickly pass
judgment on them and use only the let
ter one.
This explains the large sale on Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. The people have
been using it for years and have found
that it can always be depended upon.
They may occasionally take up with some
fashionable novelty put forth with ex-
aggerated claims, but are certain to re-
turn to the one remedy that they know to
be reliable, and for coughs, colds and
Group there is nothing equal to Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. For sale by Henry
Evans, Wholesale and Retail Druggists,
93S + Street northwest, and Connecticut
Avenue and Street northwest, and 142S
Maryland Avenue northeast
The evening times., 1898-12-10
The po,xer os E,ec,-;c;,

Ar interesti-g experiment in burning
steel with eiec,.icity is to be tried in Gin
cinnati in an effort to remove Il safety
vault that was built forty years ago The
walls are constructed of layers of hard
spring steel one and a quarter inches in
thickness. The operators will wear heavy
rubber gloves and specially constructed
goggles to protect their eyes from iaterse
light. a somewhat similar test of electric
ity was made in Washington about two
years ago, when hole large enough to
allow the passage of a man was burned
through the walls of one of the large Gov
ernment vaults in twelve minutes. Ii is
the power of electricity that conveys the
messages over the wire to the Arlington
Bottling Co. for Heurich's beer, and
through this power there is very little in
convenience to people who seek their ia
vorite beer.
The evening times., 1898-12-10
VIRGINIA BREVITIES.

Mrs. Helen Christian, of Crbana, Va
died Monday.
The almshouse of Washington county,
Va, was destroyed by fire Monday night
Mrs. II. a Taylor. of Petersburg. died
suddenly at her residence yesterday after
noon. She leaves twelve children.
The residence of Mr. L. Clark Leftwica.
in Amherst County. near LyEchburs with
its contents was destroyed by fire Tues
day night.
Near Fairfield. Augusta County. Tues
day. Joseph Robinson, aged eighteen
years was caught under a falling tree
and killed.
The plurality of Judge Johnson, Demo-
crat. for Congress in the Third district %
West Virginia over Edwards his Repub-
lican opponent is IL.
Miss Emile Rosa Koontz, OF StauntoU.
was recently married in London. England.
10 Mr. Ernest Waiter a prominent busj-
ness man of that city.
.CongresSmau-eleet Quar,es. of the
Staunton district. has selected as his pri-
vate secretary Mr. Tazewen BumSard-
aer. of Augusta County.
Assistant Surgeon Carlton D. Haas and
a son of Mr.. Isaac c. Haas formerly of
Baltimore. is stationed at the National
So'G;ers' Home at Hampton. Va
The surveying and laying off Of the
town of Dewitt in Dinwiddie county, on
the Richmond. Petersburg, and Carolina
Railroad, has just been completed
The Globe Hotel. at Dinwiddie Court
House with eleven acres of land. mas
been purchased at cost of s2.0eO for a
manual and training school for Colored
people.
II is probable the several large peanut
plants in Petersburg may b embraced in
the great trust which It Is proposed to or
ganize to control the peanut industry Of
the country.
At East Radford Monday. Mary Scott
was standing in front of the CRATE with
her back to the fire. when her clothing
caught fire. She was frightfuliy burned
and died from the effects.
A dispatch from New Martinsville W.
Va. says later developments in the Sam
Harrison investigation show that the lit
tie girl whom he was charged with beat
ing to death, died with spinal meningitis
The Grand Lodge of Masons of Virginia.
in session at Richmond adopted by ris-
ing vote a resolution inviting the Prince
of Wales to be present at the next annual
session, which will be held in Alexandria
Mr.. Herbert Barbee, the sculptor. of Luz
ray has received the contract for the
monument to be erected atSFront Royal
to the memory of Mosbys command who
were shot there By order of Gen. Custer
during the civil war.
The evening times., 1898-12-10
AIR OF DEEP MYSTERY
SURROUNDS HIS DEATH
IDENTITY OF REV. j. II. BROW,
Nothing Known of His Life ant
uabits-Sister Refuses In
formation.

There is an air of mystery surrounding
the late Rev. ]. II. Brown who drops
dead yesterday afternoon al tn Iner
of Pennsylvania Avenue and Eighteenth
Street northwest Mr. Brown had Just
left the dairy conducted by Ernest i.
Dodd at No. 1851 Pennsylvania Avenue.
where he had purchased a bottle of milk
ard was on his way home when he WAS
stricken. Several people saw him fll
but il was some time before they ran to
his assistance. AS soon as it Was seen
that the man was helpless, however. h
was picked up and taken bTrk to the
dairy. A physician was Immediately
summoned. and every effort made to re-
suscitate him but without success.
Coroner Carr was notified and after in
vestigating the case issued d certificate
of death from natural causes. The body
was then removed To Gawier's und, rIak-
ing establishment. where ii was prepared
Tor burial.
There is very little known about the
dead man in this city even at the ace
where he boarded. No. ia Nineteenth
Street northwest.
\ sister of the dead man, who boards
at the same place. refuses TO give any
/ information regarding the life and hab-
its of her brother. She absolutely refus-
es TO be seen and will allow none of the
people in the house to tell what they
know. Her reason for this ii Is stated,
is the fact that her brother had often
said that in case he died suddenly he did
not want anything about the occurrence
TO get into the papers
II was stated to a reporter for The
Times this morning. however, that while
Brown claimed TO be a preach ii was
not generally believed that he had ever
placed in charge OF a church. When he
first arrived in this city he said that he
was actively connected with St John 5
Orphan Asylum which is i'm the neigh
borhood i'm which he lived but this proved
10 be untrue.
The matron at the asylum told Times
reporter that Brown had nothing 10 do
with that institution. whatever. He Wis
tied the place once she said, but had new
er been engaged i'm the work there When
he arrived in the city Brown gave out
that he had come from Philadelphia
where he had been the rector of a
church and had resigned the position 10
come here. 1t was stated this morning
that Brown was only residing here tenn
pnrlgiiy until he could get church in
Atlanta Ga. when - intended 10 leave.
The undertaken refused to give the ar
rangemtHtS for the funeral. but ii is said
Z that the remains Will p, taken To Phila-
drlphia Tor interment.
The evening times., 1898-12-10
PROPOSAL TO ANNUL
THE OLD TREATY
Abro-ation of Clayton -Bulwer
Convention Suggested.
IN THIS C0UNTRY'S FAVOR
Londen Spectators s Opinion Regard
ing Canal.
\ THIS C0UNTRY'S FAVOR
fh" Contemporary Review Discern,
Gsrmnn Plot tn ENtinGuish
Great britain.

London. Dec 1G.-The Spectator. which
paper is frequently inspired by Mr. Cam
'teriain- advocates the ab-ogation OF the
Ciayton-Bulwer treaty without Great
Britain asking any compensation The
paper says: I'VE would abrogate The
treaty on the following terms:
That within the next ten years the
United States construct an interoceanic
canal; that she and no other power ex-
ercise control over the waterway and the
banks of the canal; that if the United
States ever abandoned her power of CON
troll ii should be offered first to Great
Bra ir; that the canal should be open at
all times to all nations at peace with the
United States. and that the dues charged
should be the same in the case of Amer
lean and all other vessels" !"
The financial and commercial papers
here have begun to speculate on the ef-
fects the Nicaragua Canal the building of
which they take for granted to be as
sured, Will have on their commerce. They
pC.nt out that California, though in
reality the most distant producer in the
world. last year sent 10000 tons of wheat
into Europe. Russia, the Argentine Re
public and India can each put wheat into
Europe in less than oGe-fourth the time
that California can hence they point to
the 10000 record as some thing surpris-
ing
They state with some alarm that the
bringing of the Pacific Coast tl.0ae miles
nearer its markets will revoiutioniZe the
grain trade Of the world, with pr0p1rtien-
ate change in the price of breadstuffs.
1t has remained for the Con
temporary Review to spring a flesh
creeping article on the English pub
lie 1t states with much circumstantiai
I detail that the German Emperor IS organ
izing coalition of European powers TO
crush Great Britain. IL is in effect a re-
I yival of Napoleon's continental alliance
in an aggravated form. The plot accord
ing to the Review comprises u secret
treaty between Russia France and Ger
many by which they will gradually arm
till their combined navies can oUtma tch
I England. Then a quarrel Will be picked,
the British fleet destroyed, her coasts
desolated and all the British red careful
II wiped off the map wherever found. No
ghostly detail is omitted and the article
initiates the style Of Meme Tekel which
threw scare into NebGchadneZzar-
The evening times., 1898-12-10
ELoPFRS TOO QUICK
FOR ANGRY PARENTS
After the Wedding the Daughter
Sends Word HoIne That She Is
Happy Bride.

Shamokin, Pa. Dec 10.-The parents of
Miss Bertha Schlegel pretty young res
ident of Paxinos, received letter from;
her today TO the effect that she had been
married to Joseph Deetzler. of Seneca
Falls. from which place her parents were
notified.
Last Monday the young girl left horne
ostensibiy to visit friends in SUnbury Her
lover was at the station. and when the
next train for Seneca Falls departed the
eloping couple were on board
The bride stated that she and her hus-
band would hereafter reside at Seneca
Falls. and she prayed that her parer&s
would forgive. her, and it is likely that
they will invite the young couple to spend
The evening times., 1898-12-10
COLONEL BINGHAM
Files HIS REPORT
Condition of Public Buildings
and Grounds.
THE FIRE AT THE CAPITOL
Costly Experiment With an ANA
teur Electrician.
Painting the Exterior of the EX-
ccntive Mansion-Prccautio at
the Washington Monument.

The report of Col Theodore \, Bing-
ham on public buildings and grounds in
the District of Columbia was received to-
day by Gen Wilson, Chief of Engineers.
The statues of Dupont. Farragut, Jack
son. Lafayette and the equestrian statue
of Gen. Washington were given their
semi-annual baths and securing during
November, and the joints of their ped
estals repointed with cement.
In advance of the session of Congress
the telegraph line connecting the Capitol
Printing Office was placed in good condi-
ton and the batteries renewed for the
rush OF winter work.
The recent fire at the Capitol" says
Col Bingham destroyed about 600 feet
of siX-conductor cable, cutting off ali
connections with the House of Repre-
sentatives. The running of the necessary
wires TO restore the connections was COM
menced and pushed as rapidly as possible
in order to have the office in readiness
for the convening of Congress-
Col Bingham discovered that some an
tique, or perhaps amateur. electrician had
dll Allt hiltS QStu lot HldhlIS COHIlCc-
tions with the Office in the Senate from
the basement up hot hue.
Owing to the intense heat in this novel
conduit the wires were found to be use
less owing to the burning off of the in
sulation. The amateur electrician had
evidently read that moist air w /. a good
conductor of electricity and cone uded
that the hot. dry air of the flue was con-
sequently an excellent non-conductor
His experiment proved a costly one for
the Government was obliged to tear down
the burned wires and run a new 15-wir e
cable over new route from basement to
Senate.
The painting of the entire exterior of
the Executive Mansion was completed
two coats of white having been applied
Unusual precautions have been adopted
to protect the Washington Monument
from vandalism. There We're 9.146 visitors
to the top of the Monument during No
vember, of which 6.464 made the ascent in
the elevator and 2.6S2 by the stairway,
making total of 1,6203S7 persons who
have visited the top since the shaft was
opened to the public October g. 1885,
The light fall of snow on November 26,
was removed from the board walks in the
several parks and paths made for pc
The evening times., 1898-12-10
MYERS ASSAULT CASE
DISMISSED BY COURT
Judge Nimbnli Held That Young
EdNinS Mas Guilty OF the Of
CrnSf. Char.esl.

William f. Myers. a prominent membef
az the several German societies in this
city. presented quite a dilspidated appear
aucc when he WAS called into court th's
morning a. complainant in a case Of as
sauit against Claude EdwinS. a student
in the Business High School Both of
Myers eyes were black ana a-severe
abrasion apueaIed on the mans nose.
There was nothing out of the way in The
looks OF EdwinS.
From the evidence II appears ,hat the
men were riding bic, ,C,,~ along q crowded
street and they co'li2ed Myers is alleged
TO have made "a thr,Htening demonstTa-
ton against Edwius. remarking- At the
same time: If were yolr fdther | would
thrash you WheTeup"n Edwins sailed IN
and handled Myers without gloves
After hearing the evidence Judge kim
ban decided that Il case al assault had
not been made out and dismissed the case.
The evening times., 1898-12-10
RnII Player a Hero.

I.yuchburg. Va. Dec. lo.-Late Thurs
day evening Mrs. Judge Spence found a
strange man in her house. She ran,
screaming to the front po.ch and Al.
Orth the noted Philadelphia baseb ali
pitcher. who happened to be passing along
the street AT the time. ran To the Iescue.
He caught the would-be burglar by the
ear and led him away.
J. n. StratJon has been arrested on
the charge of perjury in making oath a
&c the age OF his nephew Robert Lee
Mccormick who wished to procure a
marriage license. Strattor and McCor-
mick were both arrested on the COM
paint Of the Young mans father, who is
opposed to the marriage. and who ella inn
ed that his son is under age. Stratton
will be tried next week.
A young man. giving his name as d.
c. Carter was arrested here last night
while attempting to pass checks which
are cl aimed TO be forgeries.
The evening times., 1898-12-10
CONNECTICUT OVERRUN
pY JUVENILE CRIMINALS
Hopes That the Curfew Law VIII
viii Decrease the Number
Number of CrilueS

Nrw Haven. Dec. p.-The agitation OF
the proposed curfew law for Connecticut
stl.i continues, and public sentiment ia
vors the passage OF some such measure
as restriction urou the present startling
prevalence Of juvenile crime
The police records Of the city of New
Haven from January / TO December ).
1898. show a t,tai of 337 cases Of arrcs;
Of juvenile criminals on serious charges.
It is understood that under this prop9s-
ed law children under sixteen years 81
age VIII rot be allowed on thu street aft
er . p. m.
From a conservative estimate there are
not less Than 5909 juvenile criminals in
Connecticut with police records.