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The evening times., 1898-11-19
BEGGARS OF GOTHAM.
Impostors Who Get Rich ny EooIing
(haritnhIc People.
From The PittsIhTg DispatchD

(From the PittsIhirg Dispstch)
Too ready an ear Is bent to the APP
peals Of beggars. panhandiers and impos
tors in this town" This observation,
from a special agent of a charitable in
stitution. made to a New Yorker, led TO
a brief talk on these professional pests,
who. along with the "old clothes man.,
interferes considerably with the pleasures
OF the pedestrians by projecting a shadow
into his mental musings According TO
this shadower of suspects, several of the
horrible examples of poverty one fire.
quently encounters here own tenement
or two and have fair-sized bank accounts
This does not look like an exaggeration
when il can be truthfully stated that
some of the beggars who haunted the
shopping quarter for twenty or thirty
years averaged $40 day. When one beg
gar on Sixth Avenue was arrested he of
fered the policeman $40 for his freedom
and 81 a day thereafter for the privilege
of pursuing his calling under police pro-
lection. One clever retailer of hard-luck
stories used to average IS TO SIS a night
working the hotels. He owns a comforta-
BILE little home over in Jersey. One man
who has been arrested many times car
ries three signs under his coat-"Please
Help the Blind Am Deaf and Dumb. -
please Help a Poor Cripple" The last
is worn at night, when he doubles his
head up under his sleeve, twists leg
and hobbies along Broadway. He doesn't
have snowballs in winter. According to
the special agent one beggar discards his
false leg I'm daytime and works the shop
pers At night he puts on his leg and a
dress suit and attends the theater or Wis
it's the roof garden. He has been seen
in the swell cafes, and nothing is too
good for him. Several of the old experts
in this line have been driven off the
streets by the police, but enough remain
to keep the tender-hearted stranger
guessing. The deserving ones here are
robbed of large sum daily by the men
and women who have reduced begging
TO fine art and who are aided and abet-
ted by the licensed tribe who sell pencils
grind organs, play fiddles and murder
ballads in back yards.
The evening times., 1898-11-19
TRY GRAIN.o! TRY 'GRA 'GRAIN-O!

Ask your Grocer today to. show you
drink that takes the place Of coffee The
children may drink it without Injury as
well as the adult. All who TRY, it, like
IL. GRAIN-O has that rich, seal brown
# Mocha or Java, but it is made from
pure grams. and the most delicate stom-
ach receives it without distress. One
quarter the price of coffee. l5c and Csc
j er package. Sold by all grocers.
ja27-tf
The evening times., 1898-11-19

Northern Pacific securities were very
strong during the latter part of the day
after an opening that made people be-
lieve the weakness of yesterday was to
continue. The selling yesterday and to-
day was in very large blocks. 1t is I'M
derstood that Germany sold heavily and
many thousands of shares are believed to
have been marketed on this side. Despite
this fact the rally shortly before o'clock
today was sharp and decisive, carrying
the stocks above the price of yesterday.
1t is said that the dividend of l per cent
will be paid early next month, though it
lis hinted that it may be only semi-an-
nual The decline and selling was un-
doubtedly due to the talk of rate cutting
in the Northwest. but it Is not believed
that the situation is so serious. as the
sellers seem to have considered 1t. Presi-
dent Hill, of the road, was In New York
yesterday and today and one of his con-
ferences was with people of the Morgan
The evening times., 1898-11-19
New York Cotton Market.
Bank of EngIand,s Rate Increased

London, Nov. 19.-The rate of discount
of the Bank of Germany has been raised
from 1-2 to and interest on advance
increased from 1-2 to I. 1t is expected
that the Bank of England will raise its
rate of discount on November "a to pro-
tect its reserves against the demand for
cheap money caused by the dearness of
money in Berlin.
The evening times., 1898-11-19
Wan and Wife in Distrex<.-Rev L

Bochror of Buffalo says: My wife and
were both troubled with distressing Ca
tarrh. but We have enjoyed freedom from
this aggravating malady since the day we
first used DR. Agnews Catarrhal Powder,
Its action was instantaneous, giving the
most grateful relief within ten minutes
after first appIication--SOld by F. S. Will
liams. Ninth and + Streets; Edmonds &
Williams. Third and Pennsylvania Ave-
nue@7
The evening times., 1898-11-19

the police station The Salvation Amy
people were in the habit of taking care
Of men in their condition and kew how
to treat them. Those unfortunates who
had lost their money and were unable 70
reach their homes were always supplied
with railway tickets paid for from Mss
Goulds full purse
The evening times., 1898-11-19

The stock market was slow and unsat-
isfactory today, ending week that has
had some good features, but probably
preponderance of disbursement for the
boomers Prices opened off and for
time went lower still. Later there was
some rally. The Flower stock were the
strong features and almost the only ones
The annual report of the B. Il Q. makes
a magnificent showing as has been pre-
dicted in this column heretofore. The
strength OF the stock of the road is easily
accounted for by the report The stock
was not active today. but the price was
well up 1t is believed by the friends of
the road that from this time the stock
will advance. The report has been ap-
proved by the directors of the road and
will be submitted to the stockholders en-
Monday The gross income from the
road for the year was S27, 722, 1876, an in
crease of s., ,14O, SO. The expenditures
were $40 1854, an increase of s263, ,997 SO.
The net earning were therefore S,446,
1862 an increase of S1,S16, ,66S.02. This,
with the income from other sources,
leaves, after deductirg the earnings of
the Washington branch, the interest on
bonded Indebtedness, and all other charg-
es, balance of $500 as against a deficit
of 81, III, 12112 last year. a fuller state
ment of the report is given in another
column
The evening times., 1898-11-19
GOOD PROSPECTS
FOR REAL ESTATE
Signs Pointing to Early I'M
prOvement in Business.
RENTALS ARE NJ MER0US
Increased Inquiry for Suburban
Property in the District
Business Men Incline to the Opinion
That Better Conditions Of Al
fairs Are Imminent.

The truth about the local real estat2
situation has not always been told IN
what has been written. The simple truta
at this time is that there is much conii-
dence in the future but not a very la sc
amount of actual business transacted.
Real estate men are by training opt!-
mistic The booming times OF a few
wears ago when prices were hign ana
sales plentiful showed them what the q
is capable OF and they believe riehtly
that equally prosperous years are as plea
tiful in the future as in the past. " IN
this view Of the situation, aud with all
The indications pointing 10 immediate i'm
proyement. ii is not unnatural that what
is coming should seem already here. i
is very doubtful. however, II The lubli-
cation OF statements that real estate Is
booming and building operations active
can have any good effect. The UruJa s
likely to be more acutely disappointing
when il is learned.
The bright items in the sIIuauol ale
not lacking, and il is certain thai there is
no reason for encouragement. il che
does not hope for the impossible. The
promise is Ene. There is not a buS.n 5
man IN Washington who dos 1T b .isva
an Improvement is coming. ElseWhere a
large number OF opinions from men ~ ali
branches OF business are printed
Rentals are already numerous. There
are a good many new people IN the city,
and those who have been away have III
come back. The number OF v5ca /
houses is less than in any recent Move m
Der. Many OF the rental lists are almost
blank Prices are also a uitie bettar II
many sections.
Though the actual sales of city and
suburban real estate are not as Yet hume
rous there has been much inquiry, . most
encoura EinE indication Of what may be
expected. Nearly all the real estate men
report this
Money is plentiful. 1t is noticeable that
easy rates Of interest. Several loans OF
from 81 600 TO $lOeJU have been made dur
ing the week al and 5 per cent This
desire TO invest cannot but have its ef-
feet in quickeuinE the real estate market,
and building operations
Another factor that viii undoubtedly
have its effect within d few months is
the contemplated increase IN the resU-
lar army and navy. There viii be more
clerks necessary in the War ana Navy
Departments and in the auditors Office.
These people viii become residents and
Will pay over their salaries to the Wash
iugton business men. including the house
owners.
The evening times., 1898-11-19
Capital Loan Guarantee Co.,
te2 F Street n. ".

MONEY TO LOAN at and 1-2 per cent in sums
Of 81 900 10 $1,000 on D. c. real estate; pay
CT and per cent mortgages and begin anew;
all transactions conducted with economical con-
sideratior for borrowers WM- H SAUNDERS b
CO., I407 F St " sea tf-sm
The evening times., 1898-11-19

The regular semi-annual dividend OF
2 1-2 per cent has been declared on the
Laclede Gas preferred stock.
The evening times., 1898-11-19

The affairs of the Federal Steel Com
pany are still attracting a large share of
attention on the street. Closely following
the announcement that the widely adver-
tised steel rail pool had been abandoned,
and the weakness of the stocks in conse-
quence there came this morning a state
ment that there had never been pool,
but only an agreement among steel manu-
facturers against overproduction and gen.
eraI bad management This does not seem
entirely satisfactory as an explanation.
but it seemed to have the desired effect,
as the stock went up well during the last
hour today and closed nearly at the top
figure 1t is known That Carnegie was
the gentleman who prevented the success
OF the pool 1t is certain that prices are
comparatively good without the help Of
the pool and that business is good. There
is nothing in the situation of the COM
pany that should tempt anyone to sell
the stock.
The evening times., 1898-11-19
w..ntnrton stock exchange.
GOVERNMENT BON os.

Sales-Capital Traction 2OMS2A 20n>2l2.
20US3, 20aS51s 5Gts3i4 Lanstoa Monotype:
250l412; American Graphophone: 1SG13as-
The evening times., 1898-11-19

To the old, long life and treasure,
To the young, all health and pleasure
II, a glass of Heurich's Maerzen Beer.
The evening times., 1898-11-19

clique. The buying today is believed to
have been by the Morgan people, what
ever may have come Of this conference.
1t will be well not to sell the securities
of the road too quickly.
The evening times., 1898-11-19
New York stock Mnrket,
Omen High Low Clos

Corrected daily by w B. Hibbs & Co.
members of the New York Exchange,
1919 + Street.
The evening times., 1898-11-19

Chicago Grain and Provision Market
Corrected daily by W. B. Hibbs & Co..
members OF the New York Exchange.
The evening times., 1898-11-19

nm nm Drink and Drug Inebriates re-
0UU uuU stored by the Kelley Cure. Au-
thorized Institutes, 211 North Capt
to, St. Washington, d. c., and Greensboro. n c.
Write confdential.y. 1eI-u
The evening times., 1898-11-19

The architects report very little new
work Of Importance. Aside from the pro-
jects already made public. and those not
vet far enough advanced for publication
their tables are almost bare
An apartment house has been planned
FOR the block on Sixteenth Street between
X and L Streets. but it is understood that
the owners Of the lot have refused TO sell
at the valuation Of the syndicate which
had the building in contemplation. An
other important apartment house is in
contemplation by the same syndicate but
as Vet the arrangements are not sufficient
ly advanced TO allow Of publication.
A c Clancy q Co, the real estate
dealers. Will begin the erection of a six
teen fiat building on Fourth street oppo-
site the Pension Office, in January. II
will cost $4,000 The plans for this house
have been described heretofore this week
in The Times.
Hornblower & Marshall have made plans
for store and fiat building three stories
high on y street between Ninth and
Tenth streets next TO the old Ward dairN
building The frame building that ha.
been on the lot No. 927 ID street has al.
ready been torn down. and building will
begin in a few days. The lot. "a 1-2 10y
- feet, viii be fully occupied by The
structure There viii be two five-roon
flats and a large store. The fats viii hav,
separate halls and viii be conveniently
arranged II is expected to rent them a
$50 month each. The front OF the build
ing viii be OF brick and terra cotea In :
combination of white black and gray.
Iornblower q Marshall have also mad,
plans for remodeling the building at 12l
r street The first floor will be turneC
into a handsome store. The work will be
gin in a short time.
The Scottish Rite Mason's building. a
the corner of Third and + streets north
west, IS TO be enlarged to nearly double
its present size by an addition on th'
Third street front filling up the lot TO th'
building line. The addition will be in tn,
same style as the present building. rec
press brick and stone trimming. Mr.
Robert l. Fleming is to be the builder
The evening times., 1898-11-19

one magnificent plan Is in contemplation
and probably Will be carried through
during the coming year. II is not yet 50
far advanced. however. that many par
ticulars can be given at this time. A
magnificent suburban hotel 10 cost
million and a half dollars. is under con-
temptation by the syndicate owning one
OF the squares in the extreme northwest
near Connecticut Avenue Heights and the
residences Of Secretary Wilson and Per-
ry Heath. The hotel viii occupy the en-
tire square with the exception that a
parking eighty feet wide VIII surround
the structure. The building viii be the
finest structure in the city owned by pri-
waite individuals il j. believed that such
A semi-suburbau hotel would be well NlJ-
ronized by the society people who make
their winter homes here and by the we.tl-
thy tourist class. II would be the Wash
ington Ponce de Leon.
The evening times., 1898-11-19
Money to Loan

On Furniture. Pianos. Etc.
Without removal from owners possession. We
make loans on the monthly installrnent plan for
SIX months OF a year. with privilege Of paying
IN full any month at a discount All business
confidential No expense If loan Is not made.
Prompt attention 70 all applications Yo1 are
invited 70 call for full particulars before going
el-ru-krrp
The evening times., 1898-11-19

WANTED-Immediately 500: 20. bonus; real
estate security. Address C. D. this Office.
noI7-3t
The evening times., 1898-11-19

Mr. Herman ID. Walbridge yesterday
borrowed from the Washington Loan and
Trust Company $4,000 on his Ingleside
property which ii is understood viii be
used I'm the extensive Improvement of the
subdivision thai is i'm progress.
The evening times., 1898-11-19

Mr.. Winner reports that there has been
much inquiry regarding loJs IN Connect
cut Avenue Heights ana Washington
Heights. He states also that all recent
sales have been at advanced prices.
Mr. Redford ". Walker reports that
there is much inquiry for Brookland
porprety and that several sales have been
made. The prospect OF early rapid tran
sit into the city has had an immediate
good effect on this section. The work on
the Franciscan Monastery, now well un-
der way, has also had its stimulating in
1iuence.
There are few vacant houses in Mount
Pleasant and Columbia Heights. The
great number of houses thar were erect
ed in the latter suburb TO rake adyant-
age Of the rapid transit are nearly all
filled. 1T Is understood that several more
houses are TO be erected shortly, includ-
ing a block Of five handsome residences.
b. H. Warner q Co. who do a very
large business in renting, state that the
demand for houses has greatly increased.
and that their list of vacant houses is
rapidly diminishing. Several of the
houses rented by them recently have been
taken by new Washington residents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-29
THE SPANISH WAR SHIPS AND THE
SUEZ CANAL.

AS the Suez canal is under British con-
troll, it is not likely that the Spanish
squadron will be permitted to pass through
it, even if a point has to be stretched in
search of plausible reason. The ground
on which the squadron might claim the
right to use the canal is that by agree
ment of the powers, including Great Brit
ain, it is open to the use of all nations in
time of peace or war. The question of the
naturalization of the canal came up almost
Immediately after it's opening in 1869. At
that time England Prussia, Austria and
Italy desired the naturalization. while
France and Russia opposed it, The former
as the principal promoter of the work
which was planned and controlled by De
Lesseps, wanted to obtain special privileges
for French ships, while Russia, regarding
with a distrustful eye every road opened
toward the East of which she is not the
mistress, wanted to use the canal as a
means of obtaining a modification of the
treaties regulating navigation in the Bos-
phorus and the Dardeneles. In 1875 the
British government purchased from the
Khedive of Egypt 177,OO0 of the 100000 shares
VI luS CdHdl STOCK, lluS making, III dQQl-
ton 10 what that government held before
controlling interest and the neutraliza-
ton of the canal followed, though negotia-
tons to this effect were not completed till
1887. The international agreement by which
it was accomplished embraces many fea-
lures, the main one being a provision for
the inviolability of the canal and its ports,
and the free passage of the ships of all
nations in time of peace or war. This
agreement, however does not affect the
regulations regarding the navigation of the
canal as to the tonnage and draft of ships
which may use it, ETC., nor does it prevent
the application of the British neutrality
laws in regard to coaling 1t is probable
that, on one or the other of these grounds,
England, with the present disposition to
befriend the United States, will find a rea-
son for refusing to allow the Spanish squad
ron to pass though the canal, even if it
really wishes to- which is still doubtful
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-29

A Washington dispatch says that the new
naval register soon to be issued, will show
an active list of 1.755 officers, as against
9S2 last year. an increase of 773. In respect
Of number of officers this places our navy
considerably ahead of any European navy
except those of Great Britain and France.
The increase in the number of our war ships
has been in equal proportion. Although
this increase has been made under the
stress of an emergency, it is of solid
character and will be a part of the perma-
nent strength of the navy, which, as now
constituted, stands well to the front among
the navies of the world. The British and
French navies exceed ours in the number
of frst-class battle Ships they having re-
spectively twenty-nine and fifteen to our
eleven, but we are ahead of either of them in
second and third-class battle ships, having
sixty-one to Great Britain's twenty-four and
Frances nine We largely exceed Ger
many in both classes. 1t is likely that our
navy will be stronger at the end of the war
than it is now, and it will be materially
strengthened in coming years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-29
THE NEW REVENUE LAW.
What Must Be Done When No Stamps
Are PrOcurabIe.

Are PrOcurabIe.
WASHINGTON, June 2S.-In response to
the numerous inquiries from collectors of
internal revenue. to their duties in case
of the nonarrival by July 1 of a supply of
stamps, the commissioner has issued a gen.
eral circular in which he calls attention to
the provision in the law contained in Sec
ton 10 of the act, which seems to meet the
situation. The language, Where no collec-
ton district is established" is construed to
be the same as if it read Where no stamp
agency was established" and when for that
reason it was impossible to procure the
stamps and where the failure to affix them
was not due to any willful design to defraud
the United States, the taxpayer may be re-
lieved by the collector from payment of the
penalty. 1t is not insisted that business shall
stop, but that legitimate business shall be
transacted and the stamps required on
goods or instruments of writing disposed of
under such circumstances may be affixed by
any one holding or interested in the goods.
In cases of consumption the retail dealer is
required to make a sworn return of the
facts TO the collector, who shall assess and
monished that this urgency regulation does
not in any way excuse them from the duties
imposed upon them by the statute with
reference to procuring stamps for all in
struments and things required to be
stamped under schedules "A and b, of the
new act, and neglect to perform any of the
requirements thereof, except for unavoid-
able reasons, will subject the taxpayer to
the penalties provided therein, and they will
be strictly enforced.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-29
NORMAL STUDENTS GIVE A PLAY.
Entire Production of flaming of the
Shrew'' Put on by Seniors.


Shrew" Put on by Seniors.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June 2S.-Tbe pro-
duction of THE Tanning of the Shrew," by
members Of the senior class of the State
Normal School tonight was on a preten-
tious scale as to the number of persons on
the stage, the stage settings and the cos
tunes. 1t was an invtational affair, and
the Grand Opera House was well filled,
many OF the audience being friends of the
members of the class from different parts of
the State. The members of the class stood
for the cost of the production, which is in
the neighborhood of $500. The costumes
were from New York. A few weeks ago
prominent members of the caste went to
Chicago to witness the Ada Rehan produce
ticn of the play. The general staging of the
play has been under the management of
Professor Curry, of the faculty, and the
training of the minuet was by Prof. Oscar
Duenweg of this city. The incidental music
was composed especially for the perform
ance by Mrs. Carrie Adams, formerly at
the head of the department of music in the
Normal. Miss Eta Blaser, of Newark,
Greene county the Katherine, was much
praised for thorough Interpretation of the
character. as was Mr.. NJ. r. Kirk, of VIM
ctnnes. the Petruchio of the evening. The
cast was as follows:
Induction - Lord. Clyde L. Wagner;
christopher Sly. d. A Norris; page. a. M.
Wilson, huntsmen w. r. Neff J. w. Hol-
ton, ]. +. Anderson, Robert Woodmansee;
players, ID. S. Bower and r. +. Gitner;
hostess, Dora Carver
Comedy--Petrucho, NJ. r. Kirk; Baptista,
O. b. Underwood, Vincentio. w. freeman
Pedant j. S. Hussey; Lucentio, +. w.
Week; Gremio r. A. Turner; Hortense. T..
A Quigle; Tranio, NJ. r. Goskorn; Bon-
dellos. c. y. Harmon; Grumio, Fred Mulch
Ter; Nathaniel. Henry Cromwell: joseph, A.
Z. Bond; Peter l.. j. Davis; cook j.. A.
McKevey; tailor, James Gray; Katherine,
Eta Blaser; Blanca, Ida Mendenhall; Cur
it's. Bertha Sweitzer: widow. Sarah Scott;
W Wedding guests. Emma Whitenack, Rather
inc Kinerk James Gray and t. NJ. Miller;
minuet dancers Harriet McCauley, Fran
ces Dobbs Lou Wood. Lorena Adams. Flora
Melea Katherine fout, Lydia Mason. Ger
trude Rhodes, Messrs Robert Woodman-
see Raleigh Elrod. James Gray. ID. A, Nor
ris T.. T.. Giltuer. T. NJ. Miller, 9. l.. Wag-
ner and c. NJ. George. The chorus of eight
voices was selected from among other MEM
hers of the class.
1t Is suggested that the class give the
play che right later in the week for a pay
admission, that the cost of the production
might be recovered from the general public.
which has great desire to witness II. Here
tofore the senior classes have ventured no