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The times., 1898-10-27
AMONG THE MIDsHIPMEN.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gould at the Naval
Academy.

Annapolis, Md, Oct. 26.-Yesterday Ad-
miral and Mrs. McNair and Commandant
of Cadets C. T. Hutchins and Mrs. Hut
chins called on Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Gould on the yacht Niagara. anchored in
the stream. The naval party went on the
Naval Academy steamer Standish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gould are greatly attach
ed to the Naval Academy and have been
entertained by the daily drills of the ca
diets in seamanship and target practice
The Niagara goes to Washington from
Annapolis.
1t is not believed the investigation which
has been going on at the Naval Academy
for several weeks, in which some cadets
are charged with running others. will
result in court-martial, which would
have been necessary if hazing had actual
ly been committed
Three serSeants, four corporals and
twenty privates of the Marine Corps left
the Naval Academy yesterday morning to
participate in the peace jubilee at Phila-
delphia- A dozen of the twenty-seven
were in the landing party at Guantanamo
Bay.
Assistant Naval Constructor Lawrence
Spear, who has been appointed to take
charge of the naval construction class at
the Naval Academy, is expected here this
week.
The times., 1898-10-27
Keeptnr Beer Under OIL.

A queer method of preserving beer is
reported from Bengal India. In that
country thunderstorms are a continuous
performance from March until October
and for months hardly night passes
without one more or less severe storm
1t is found that the beer will never go
sour If it is Theoretically sealed by hav-
ing oil poured upon it before tapping
On the other hand, without oil the beer
will not keep week. This peculiar
method of keeping beer is only found in
India because of the frequent storms,
but the method for keeping Heurich's $
beer is to store it in cold storage from
six to eight months before the popular
beverage of Washington is delivered to
the customers to be sold on draught or
in bottles. This explains the popularity
of Maerzen, Senate, Extra Pale and
Lager Beer-they are sufficiently aged to
give them strength.
The times., 1898-10-27
VALUE OF CREAM.
As Compared win Meat.

One of the. most valuable items In one s
dietary is good, rich cream. The remark
is frequently made that cream is too
expensive to use freely" Some people
think they must have meat every day at
10 and Is cents per pound and do not
realize that cents worth of pure cream
for breakfast will do more to put on
flesh than 25 or 30 cents worth of meat.
An ideal portion of breakfast is that
obtained from say, four teaspoons of
Grape-Nuts and a little, pure, thick
cream, either cold or hot.
This is one of the most delicious dishes
imaginable and is served without cooking
or trouble of any kind and cannot be
equaled in point of food value for the
human body. s-ta go
Made by the Postum Co., at Battle
Creek, Mich.
The Grape-Nuts, consisting largely of
grape-sugar, have passed through pro-
cesses similar to the first act of digestion
and are. therefore, most easily digested,
and in combination with cream, they rem
der the cream itself easy of digestion.
Grocers sell GrapeNuts.
The times., 1898-10-27
PRITcHARD's KU-KLUx KHAN.
The North Carolina Senator and His
Awful Mares Nest.


The picture of Senator Pritchard of
North Carolina should Immediately be
hung "on the line" in the gallery of
American inventors. His Immediately re-
cent excursion into the realm of fiction
for the benefit of the campaign fund in
his State is creditahle to his imagina-
tion and possibly to the gullibility of
Hanna. AT all events, Pritchard's tale of
horror is remarkably remindful of the
Fools Errand," once written by Tour
gee, of North Carolina and anywhere else
where there were pickings.
According to this veracious and vora-
cious applicant for party help, a condi-
tion of affairs exists in the Tar Heel State
equaled by few and excelled by none. 1t
is said that, when he saw the President
and the Republican Fat Fryers this week.
he stated that a race war in North Carroll
ma had been carefully arranged. and that
If the Administration did not send Federal
troops to intimidate voters the death
knell of Republicanism would be sounded
by the sickening thud of Democratic bal
lots in November.
As Pritchard came here to make the
ghost walk, it was appropriate that he
should feed its keepers with ghost Stories
So he drew upon his inner consciousness
and the Ananias element in his party at
home for enough stuff to amuse one
whole Cabinet meeting. He is reported to
have represented that kukluX, doubtless
commanded by the astral body of Gen.
NJ. C. Butler, who, otherwise, is in Cuba,
were invading the sacred soil of Republi-
can counties and holding Democratic
meetings. He claimed to know that
number of Republican political leaders
had been marked for slaughter and as
serted that the Democratic newspapers of
the State were showing rebellious dispo-
sition, and counseling violent means to
obviate the fact that the whole election
machinery of the State is in the hands
of the Republican and Populist fusion ele-
ment.
II is stated by people close to the Re-
publican National Committee that the
plan of ordering Government troops to
North Carolina for the purposes of the
election has been carefully canvassed,
and that If Republican prospects in the
next House should appear to hinge upon
a few districts more or less, they may
be sent Otherwise, the Administration
fears the effect upon the country at large
of the use of soldiers to carry elections
and in any event, will not use them until
the latest moment practicable. It is al
legged, however, that several volunteer
regiments of undoubted Republican pro-
clivities are under orders and are being
provided with the things necessary for
a military emergency.
Senator Pritchard has returned to re-
sumo personal charge of the kuklux out
rage mill.
The times., 1898-10-27
RAILWAY AMALGAMATIoN.
Movement Said to BE on Foot to Es-
tabIIsh n New System Here.

Movement Snid to BE on Foot to Es-
tabIish 81 New System Here.
Recent developments indicate that there
is a movement on foot looking to the
formation of another large street railway
system in this city. The recent purchase
of s160. 900 worth of the bonds of the Ana
costa street railroad by Messrs o. T.
Crosby, C. A. Lieb, and It. A.
Stevens is said by those familiar with
the street railway situation to be the
first step toward adding that road to
the lexington system and its allied lines,
now known as the City and Suburban
Railroad, the Belt line, and the George
town and Tenleytown road and its
branches. all of which lines are partially
If not entirely controlled by the gentlemen
named.
1t can readily be seen that, with these
heretofore Improbable roads fitted up
with modern appliances and united into
one system, 1t will tend to revolutionize
to a certain extent the railroad situation
in the District. These roads reach many
undeveloped suburbs, and the result of
their combination would also be to expand
the radius of the city's growth, and TO
certain extent change the real estate sit
uation.
The Anacostia road is now in the hands
of receivers, who. 1t is understood. intend
to ask the court to sell the property. In
the event of a sale, the program is that
the new bondhoders will bid in the road
and equip it with the underground cleo
tric system. The total issue of bonds out
oh, Il
OJo. and they are said 10 be quoted at 65.
The entire issue of bonds by this road is
1888, 6sl net, with the exception Of 100000
first mortgage bonds. They are secured
on the property by subsequent trusts
The route OF the Anacostia Railroad
makes It one of great value in the event
of the contamination of the anticipated
deal. II starts in Anacostia and, crossing
the bridge over the Eastern Branch, ex-
tends north along Eleventh to G Street
southeast. thence to Fourth, to e, to the
old canal line, to Third. and thence TO
Missouri Avenue and Four
Street From this latter point, under au-
thority of law. the cars run over the
tracks of the Metropolitan road in front
of the Pennsylvania Railroad depot,
where it is the terminus of the Fifth
Street line OF the City and Suburban. for
merly the lexington. Then, still on the
tracks of the Metropolitan. the Anacostia
cars go up Ninth Street TO G Street, where
they pass to the tracks OF the City and
Suburban, and along G Street TO Eleventh
where again they shift to the tracks of
the Belt road and down Eleventh TO
Street, and along that street to Ninth
Street, passing once again to the tracks
of the Metropolitan railroad.
The purchase of these bonds was made
through John E. Herrell. who acted as
the agent for a number of holders OF An
acostia bonds.
The times., 1898-10-27
THE STOCK MARKET.
London ConsoIs' Influence Make for
Freer Sway Here.

AOhuoh SOHbOihH Ahhuchce make 1OE
Freer Sway Here.
New York, Oct. 26.-The stock market
today showed very fEmxtone, with the
trading in rather srrian <volume. The
London market is apparently recovering
from the recent war scare" for consols
again advanced further. and under their
lead the other divisiops Of that market
were also firm. Very 1ittie direct infiu-
ence was exercised In this market by the
dealings for foreign account, which were
on balance very light, but the recovery
of confidence in the London market
allowed local sentiment freer sway The
trading today was again largely profess
sional. but the character of the dealings
showed plainly that such limited outside
interest as was taken in the market was
on the long side of the account. There
was very little in the actual news of
the day to stimulate speculative interest
While the market was not very AMI
mated, interest was, nevertheless, well
distributed throughout the list. There
was moderate trading at advancing prices
in the granger shares, Louisville and
Nashville and Southern Railway and the
stocks of the lines in the Southwest
showed revival OF interest In those
cases.
The industrial shares did not suffer by
reason of the diversified interest in the
the railway list. Sugar Refining and
American Tobacco were heavily dealt in
and the first named advanced notably,
presumably on the covering of short con-
tracts induced by the strength OF the
general market. The traders in American
Tobacco were regaled with the usual
number of rumors of deals and the
stock moved up and down in its Gus
tomary erratic fashion.
Other firm features of the industrial
group were the United States Rubber
shares and American Cotton Oil.
Among the specialties advanced were
noticed Tennessee Coal and Iron and
Pacific Mail.
The market closed high at about the
highest prices of the day.
The times., 1898-10-27
PLAN TO GET MRS. BoTK1N.
The Postal Authorities Asked to Aid
in Extradition.

San Francisco, Cal, Oct. 26.-Chief of
Police Lees and Detective Mcvey. the
representative of the State of Delaware.
have appealed to the postal authorities
to take some action in the matter of the
extradition of Mrs Cordelia Botkin. ac-
cused of numbering Mrs. John p. Dun
ming and her sister, Mrs. Joshua Deane.
of Dover, Del, by means of poisoned
chocolates sent through the mails.
The postal authorities have promised
to look up the law in the matter.
The times., 1898-10-27

tember 80, gross increase, s73,IO0. Surplus
after charges, increase s35, coo. Minneapo-
lis and ST. Louis, third week, decreased
sl4,eo0; from July !. decrease, s55, 200.
Wheeling and Lake Erie. decrease,
S.22s, and increase since July l,
Slli,0o0. New York, Ontario and
Western. decrease, sl4,SO0. and ss7, eco
The earnings of Eastern Illinois for
the third week of October declined 1880
The earnings of the st. Louis Southwest
ern for the third week of October in
creased $4,000, and from July /. $4,000
Rio Grande and Southern, increase s., ,50i,
and s37.272. Fort Worth and Rio Grande,
increase for the week, $500, and, since
January l, $1,000. Cleveland, Lorraine
and Wheeling. decline for the week, sll,-
800. Increase since July l, $500.
The times., 1898-10-27
Yellowstone KeIIy,s Return

yellowstone Kelly" the noted Indian
scout who served with Gen. Miles in his
Indian campaigns, has reported by tele-
gram to the commanding general of the
army that he has just completed tour
of the unexplored regions of Alaska,
having been out of communication with
the world since last Spring. In his alb
sence Lieut.. Kelly was commissioned
captain in one of the immune regiments,
and he will now be assigned to duty. He
knew nothing of the war with Spain un-
til last Tuesday.
The times., 1898-10-27
TO REPRESENT THE DISTRICT.
Delegates to the Society of Munich
pal improvements Convention.

The District Commissioners yesterday
appointed the following named officers of
the District municipal government as del
egates to the convention of the American
Society OF Municipal improvements,
which is now in session at the Arlington
Hotel: DR.. William c. Woodward, the
District health officer; D. f. McComb,
superintendent of sewers; W. z. Rich
ards, the surveyor and assistant engineer
of the engineer department; A. D. Dow
inspector of asphalt and cements; A. E.
Philips, assistant engineer of the sewer
department; W. A. Mcfarland. superin-
tendent of the water department, and
Warner Stutler, superintendent of the
street and alley cleaning.
The times., 1898-10-27
National Bank Examinations.

Comptroller of the Currency Charles G.
Dawes has ordered that all national banks
shall be examined semi-annually. In some
cities heretofore they have only been ex-
amined once a year, and ii has become
customary for the bank examiners to
make special examination for the banks
for which they were compensated by the
banks. One of the frst acts of Mr.. Dawes
was to stop this pActice.
The times., 1898-10-27
Fire-Rricls Compnnies to comhin,

Massillon, Ohio, Oct. 26-william G.
Hipp, of the Massillon Fire Brick Com
pany, has secured options on the pants
of all the leading friedrich companies of
this county and they will soon be pur-
chased and operated by a trust. 1t is
claimed that Eastern capital amounting
to s12,000,o 600 is behind the scheme.
The times., 1898-10-27

erty, while in another 1t is only $50. but
when IT is analyZed 1t is found that in
the first place taxable property is assess
ed at so per cent of its value and in the
latter it is 20 per cent of its value. 1t
might be seen that the $50 rate un-
der such conditions is higher than the
s25 rate.
A Comparison of Rates.
While the figures quoted apparently
showed that Chicago has the highest tax
rate in the country, Chicago has in fact,
one OF the lowest tax rates in the coun-
try, owing to the fact that its real es-
tate is returned at only IL per cent of its
true value, while in Providence, R. l.,
with tax rate of 1850 on each 5000,
real estate was returned at 100 per cent
of its true value.
Mr.. Hermann said that for all purposes
combined and an assessed valuation ar
ranged on a uniform basis, St. Paul has
the lowest tax rate, s12.31 per s1,000, while
Jersey City has the highest, sS7.49.
The report closed with the suggestion
that all property should be assessed at the
same value for taxable purposes in all
cities, and that taxes should be levied in
all cities under the same classified head
ings.
The report of Mr.. Hermann called
forth loud applause and vote of thanks
On motion the report was ordered to be
printed and distributed among the men,
bers of the association.
The president explained that the reason
Jersey City made such an unfavorable
showing in the matter of taxation was be-
cause the city's water front, fifteen miles
in extent. was owned by great corpora
tions and the city received very little rev.
enue from 1t.
4 Report on Water supply.
NJ. L. Holman, of St Louis, chairman
of the committee on water works and
water supply, presented an informal re-
port from that committee. He said that
the pollution of water sources was one
of the gravest problems which confronted
civilization. II had already become
serious question in the thickly settled dis
tricts of the East. The problem had been
solved in many European cities by means
of great filtering reservoirs. Mr.. Holman
described the working of the filters, and
paid particular attention to the system of
filtration employed in a majority of the
cities of Germany. He suggested that
the matter of the publication of water
should be taken up energetically by the
society.
William P. Richards. assistant engin-
eer of the District of Columbia, read
paper on the subject of street trees, and
gave some interesting data concerning
the curbstone forests of the District.
The committee on the nomination of
officers was announced as follows:
Capt Lansing II. Beach, August Herr
mann, A. d. Thompson. George II. Ben
zenberg and Nj. r. Sherrerd.
The following named gentlemen were
appointed a committee on the selection of
the next place of meeting: Messrs. Broc-
ton, Lewis Herr, Saunders and Holman.
The times., 1898-10-27
New York Cotton aIarket.
CAPITAL LEAVES PARIS.
French Exchange on London Is Up,
Showing the Trend of Money.

London. Oct. 26.-The sensational feat
ures of today's markets is the flight of
capital from Paris. French exchange on
London is up to 25f 43c, or 10c above the
gold export point, showing the rush of
money from Paris to London
1t is said that Russia is withdrawing
large sums from France and transfer
ring them to London
The times., 1898-10-27
General Order 20. -
Headquarters Union Veteran Union,
Department of the Potomac,
ABOUT PRECIOUS METALS.
Mint Directors Report of Gold and
Silver Production.

Silver Production.
The following facts are taken from the
report of the director of the mint relative
to the production of precious metals for
1897:
value of s57, 1863 600, increase of 81, ,275, 600
over the production of 1896 Silver was
produced to the amount of %, $50, 600 fine
ounces, a decrease from 1896 of 4,9I4, 800
fine ounces.
The value of the gold deposit at the
mints and assay offices equaled sS7, ,924, ,2S2,
and of silver sl2,707,1 12S.
The United States coined during the
year gold to the amount of SIG. O2s, ASS, and
silver to the amount of SIS, ,5s7, ,297.
Our industrial arts consumed 11S70, 23l
worth of gold and sl1,2ol, $50 worth of
silver
The times., 1898-10-27
WHAT DO THE CHILDREN DRINK

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have you
tried the new food called GRAIN-O? 1t
Is delicious and nourishing and takes the
place of coffee. The more Grain-O Won
give the children the more health you
distribute through their system. Grain-O
is made of pure grains. and when prop
erly prepared tastes like the choice
grades of coffee, but costs about one
quarter as much. All grocers sell it.
15c and 25c. ja27-tf
The times., 1898-10-27

feature of the market was heavy selling
Liverpool showed a decline equal TO about
ic bushel. Paris was lower on the tone
OF political news from abroad, which was
regarded as more peaceful Receipts
showed the effect Of the recent unfavora-
bic weather, receipts here being only
ninety-one cars. with $50 cars in the
Northwest. but they were 500. 600 bushels
ahead OF those Of the same day last year
The rally at the close was on a reported
advance equal to 1-2c at Budapest.
The times., 1898-10-27
As she Understood 1t.
(From the Chicago Nav

(From the Chicago NewsO
He-why did you fail to recognize me on ths
street today?
She-I didn't see you.
He-That's strange | saw you twice.
She-oh, that probably accounts for it. nevd
notice man in that condition. .I7
The times., 1898-10-27

To Cure Malaria, Chilis and Fever
quickly, take Milburn's Malaria Capsules.
At druggists. l0c and Csc. oc2-lm
The times., 1898-10-27
COL. sTRATToN HoNoRED.


Elected Commander OF the Depart
ment of the Potomac. u. v. L.
On Tuesday evening last the annual
encampment of the Union Veterans
Union, Department of the Potomac, was
held at the Union Veterans Union head
quarters, corner Pearl and Baltimore
Streets, Baltimore. A large delegation
from Virginia, Maryland and the District
of Columbia was present.
The delegates from the District of CO.
lumbia were a unit in support of Col.
Stratton, of Washington, for department
commander. Former National Commander
Hon-tS S. Yoder. placed Col. Stratton in
nomination In brilliant speech, followed
by Col. Meacham, of Logan Command.
Col. Stratton received nearly three
fourths of the votes of the encampment,
and on taking the gavel as department
commander made one of his character
istic speeches.
The following is a copy of general
order No. l:
General Order 20. u
Headquarters Union Veterans' Union,
Department of the Potomac
Baltimore Nd, Oct. %, 1898.
Having been elected department commander for
the ensuing year, hereby assume command, and
announce the following staff appointments, viz:
Assistant adjutant general, Col. 4. A. Fcnton;
assistant quartermaster general, Col. c. II. Wor
den, who will be obeyed and respected accord
ingiy.
Department headquarters are hereby transferred
to Washington, D. c., in the Washington Loan
and Trust Building.
Further appointments will be published in sub
eequent orders.
BY command Of:
S. R. STRATToN, Department Commander.
The times., 1898-10-27
New York stock Market,

Corrected daily by W. B. Eiobs & Co.
members OF the New York Exchange.
1919 L street.
The times., 1898-10-27
THE WHEAT MARKET.

The Feature of the Day Was Heavy
Selling.
Chicago, Oct. 26.-Wheat sold down 81
from yesterdays close, winding up with
a rally of 1-2d5-s from the bottom. The
The times., 1898-10-27
Washington stock Exchange.

Saies-CoIumbIa HaIIrOau o 5, SJVUuIIei
u. S. Electric Light, 7d1o9 IL
After call-Metropolitan Railroad Con-
vertible 6's, si.0ooG12G; U. S. Electric
Light. 3191s0 II; Columbia Railroad 6's,
$500 TO I19.
The times., 1898-10-27

MONEY TO LOAN on D. @. real estate; payabls
in snail monthly installments JOHN q.
WALTER. WILSON WILLIAMS. 1921 1t. ss.
iy2s-tf
MONEY TO LOAN at and 1-2 per cent in sums
of 81 600 to $4,000 on d. c. real estate pay
off 5 and per cent mortgages and begin anew;
all transactions conducted with economical con-
sideration for borrowers. WM. H. SAUNDERS d
CO. l407 T 81. NV. se24uem
The times., 1898-10-27
Grain and Provision Market

Corrected daily by ". 3. HIbbs & Co.
members of the New York Exchange
1919 + street.
The times., 1898-10-27

The earnings statements for the third
week of October are nearly all excel
lent. Lake Erie and Westerns third
week increase war s., 900; from January
l, $4,000 Baltimore and Ohio Southwest
ern third week increase, 81, 800; from July
!, sl29,oO0 Southern. Railway, 9.79, and
s9S9.S0O. Louisville and Nashville, $5l 900,
and sS25, 900. st. Louis and San Francisco,
decrease, $1,000, and $4,000. Chicago
Great Western. three months ending Sep
The herald., 1898-06-11
FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD

The calls upon the business community
to contribute to public, philanthropic, and
charitable enterprises are so numerous as
to sometimes become burdensome.
All prominent business mcn will tell
practically the same story that it is i'm
possible to respond to all calls of this ma :
ture. This being the case, it would seem
the part Of wisdom to select the most
permanent and important of the objects
presented, and If any must be omitted. let
1t be those of an evanescent nature.
One of the institutions of the city which
is doing a permanent, continuous and
widely extended work is the Young Men,
Christian association. The extent Of its
work is matter Of surprise to one who
has been unfamiliar with it. Not only
does 1t maintain q place of resort fire.
quented by hundreds of young men dur
ing their spare hours, where they have
the advantages Of reading rooms, par
lors, game rooms, gymnasium, baths, and
social life, but it carries on other lines
of valuable work.
1t has a system of evening educational
classes which are attended by three hun
dred or more young men each year, and
where. during their evening hours, they
can secure an education in business, me-