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The times., 1898-01-20
DEspoNDENT woMAS's ACT.
Leaped Into an Airshaft, But VIII
Recover.

New York. Jan. 19.-Mary Hart, thir-
lantic avenue, Brooklyn. Jumped into
an airshaft at No. 326 West Forty
ninth street this morning. and was re-
moved to Bellevue unconscious. 1t was
said there later that she had sprained
one of her ankles and had been bruised
about the body, but that she had not
been dangerously injured.
The woman lived with Mr. and Mrs
Thomas Kelly on the second floor OF the
house in Forty ninth street She was
interested in church work and used to
go often to evening meetings of her
church. A young man named Martin
Ryan, whose address is not known,
called on the woman for a time, but
had not been seen at the house for sew
eral months.
The girl had a little money saved, but
this is said to have been lost, and she
grew despondent. 1t was not known
whether she worried about Ryan or the
money, as she spoke to no one OF either.
The woglan's bedroom has a window
on the airshaft. and she climbed out OF
this window this morning and dropped
10 the bottom of the airshaft. She
landed on her feet and did not become
unconscious at once.
She screamed and Mr.. and Mrs. KeI-
ly called a policeman, who summoned
an ambulance. DR.. Marty, who came
from Roosevelt Hospital. refused to
take the woman to the hospital, say
ing she only had bruise on her left
leg.
He went away and the policeman
tried to get the woman to walk to the
station house. She could not do. and a
stretcher was used to take her there.
There she became unconscious and an
another ambulance was summoned.
this time from Bellevue Hospital,
where the woman was taken.
The times., 1898-01-20
DIssExsroSs OF PLUMBERS.
Events Lead TO a Bill for Regulating
WorI, I'm the District.

The various recent complaints and friction
among the master plumbers, iourneymen
plumbers, plumbing board and district in-
spector of plumbing are partially the cause
of q bill which the District Commissioners
yesterday sent 10 Congress to regulate
plumbing and gas fitting in the District.
The bin authorizes the Commissioners to
appoint q plumbing board, to be composed
OF two master plumbers, one journeynan
plumber, competent to be licensed as
master plumber, and two employees of the
District having knowledge OF plumbing gas
fitting and sanitary work. They are 10
receive S306 year salary.
The duties of the board, in addition to
those assigned TO il by the Commissioners,
shan be the examination of all applica nts
for licenses as master plumbers, or gas
filters. The age of applicants for master
plumbers license must not be under twenty
one years, and license fee of S3 is fixed.
No person not licensed master plumber or
an employe is TO be allowed TO do any
plumbing work. 1t is also TO be unlawful
TO employ an unlicensed plumber know
ingly.
1t shall be unlawful 10 cut q trench In
any nlSENdN, reservation pDbJiC space
without a permit from the Commissioners.
A line OF So to S1oo is fixed for yio-
l3tion of the law.
The Commissioners state that this bill
is made necessary by the decision OF the
court of appeals In Kerr against Ross Is
Appeals. D. c., 241l. This decision was
to the effect that SO far as the plumbing
regulations promulgated by the Commits
sioners under the plumbing act of A pril %,
1892, delegate 10 the board OF examiners,
thereby created, the discretionary right OF
passing finally upon applications for plumb
ing licenses, such regulations were unwar-
ranted, and that the Commissioners have
this power alone. The new act proposed
gives the plumbing board direct juris
diCtion.
The times., 1898-01-20
STOCKS AXE NOT BOOMING
Yesterdays Market Dull, Without
Any Decided Features.
Several Securities Advance and
others Are Compa rativeiy
Irregular.

New York, Jan. ia dull but fairly
stable market succeeded yesterdays
feverish trading. The improvement in
tone began at the opening, when 1t was
seen that the American market in Lon
don was quite unaffected by yester-
days action of the Senate Finance
Committee in favorably reporting the
Teller resolution On the other hand.
very little was done in this market on
balance for foreign account, and a de-
cline in English consols indicated some
degree of perturbation, probably be-
cause of the decisive statements in re-
gard to the situation in China made by
Sir Michael Hicks Beach. There was
an absence of the rumors which were
so abundant yesterday, and a clearer
comprehension of the ultimate effect
of yesterdays action of the Senate FL
nance Committee was evident. The
cause of Cuban liberty is not one that
appeals TO Wall street. and the vote
in the House of Representatives ad-
verse to taking up the Senate resolu-
tiCn passed last year was received with
favor. Hence, so far as Washington
was an influence in the trading to-day,
its effect was favorable to more stable
prices
The trading during the forenoon was
in the lightest volume noted in long
time, but with the more pronounced
tendency of the market toward recov-
cry later on there was an increase in
activity. Aside from the advices from
Washington. there was no positive
news affecting the trading, but a num-
ber OF railroad companies reporting
their earnings for the second week OF
January made very satisfactory show
ings, ana there were further recessions
noted in all the divisions of the money
market.
: The Northern Pacific shares were
conspicuously strong features of the
market. as were the securities of the
other Northwestern companies, includ-
ing Oregon Short Line and Oregon
Railway and Navigation issues. IN
ion Pacific shares were also notably
strong The other stocks of this group
were comparatively neglected. The
granger shares were steady on mod
crate volume of business. and Sugar
Refining advanced on large transac-
tionS Wisconsin Central issues de-
clined on sales probably suggested by
the very rapid recent advance in prices
There was no actual news bearing on
the courses of any of the stocks cited.
In the final dealings sales TO realize
profits were followed by fractional re-
cessions.
The times., 1898-01-20
A LESSON IN SWINDLING
The Professor Taught 1t by a ''Poor
Young Woman.
His Dollar Check, Sent TO Help Edu-
cate Her, CIeverIy Raised
10 S91.

Ithaca, n. Y, Jan. 19.-Prof. I. f..
Crane. of Cornell University. several
weeks ago received a. letter purporting
to emanate from a young woman in
New Hampshire. The letter said that
the writer was poor, but ambitious for
an education and desired to come TO
Cornell. Appeal was made to the
professor to assist this ambition by
sending tie cost of a subscription TO
the Ladies' Home Journal for one
year to the writer. SympathizinS with
the laudable desire expressed, the
professor promptly sent his check Tor
81 to the address given.
The weeks passed on and in the
pressure of duties the incident was
forgotten until the presidents atten-
ton was called to a check signed by
him for S91 sent by a. Pennsylvania
bank to the First National OF this city
for payment.
The professor recognized the check
for 81 which he had sent to the am
bilious but poor woman petitioner A
figure So had been placed in front ol
the ~ and the numeral ninety pre-
fixed TO the word one." The local
bank viii endeavor to trace back the
wanderings of the check which grew
SO big, but the loss will fall on the
professor, who left the inviting blank
space in front of the small amount he
wrote and marked
The times., 1898-01-20
MIR. cANSoN,s RESOLUTION.
Thus Far Ii Has Been Ignored by
the State Department.

Inquiries are being made at the state
ator Cannon addressed TO tina department
asking for Information on the Cuban sit
uation. The resolution was Passed some
time ago. but it was stated at the State
Department yesterday that the Information
asked for had not yet been forwarded TO
the Senata.
IL is expected that, if the reply of the
State Department is in any sense a ma
tcrial answer 90 the resolution, there will
be an occasion for a renewal of the warm
debate in The senate which is now exer-
cising the House.
II WIS said yesterday that there will
be no hurry by the state Department 10
furnish the information, for the sufficient
reason that it is not desired TO add any
further fuel TO the flames of agitation
which We're expected in the House, and
which the proceedings yesterday justify.
1t is possible that '.enator Cannon VIII
be obliged 10 offer resolution OF inquiry
To ascertain w hat has become OF his former
resolution. and, if unduly delayed. the
reason therefor. In any event Senator
Cannon " i'll be obliged TO amend his resoiu-
iiObS VI iIt uSSHts W stO lht tilUSt
portant Information, if it be answ cred
only up 10 the date of its adoption by the
Senate. The most important developments
have tranSpired since the resolution was
offered, and especially the coinnunicat ions
and representa- ions 10 the department on
which it is said this Government declined
10 send the Maine to Key West. 1t is an
open secret that the Maine was expecting
orders 10 sail, and that on the morning such
information waspublished the Spanish min
lister called at the State Dep3rtm and
gave some assurances. after which there
was or was said 10 be, profound peace in
Havana, and 10 need for warships 10 pro-
tect American interests from the impend-
ing outbreak. 1t is worthy OF note that as
surances OF quiet. actual and prospective
We're given herore last Sunday. The pub
lshed statements from Gen. Blaneo and
Senior Congosto TOW show hat they were
expecting disturbance on Sunday.
The times., 1898-01-20
EDISON A GOLD MINER.
Becomes Largely Interested in New
Mexico Properties.

Santa Fe, n. NJ, Jan. i9.-Thomas A
Edison, the inventor. has become
largely interested in the gold fields OF
South. Santa Fe county, ana he pro-
poses to construct plant, fashioned
somewhat after the style of his re-
Hlarkable mechanical device for eX-
tracing iron from the gravel bSds of
New Jersey, which shall just as read
lily save the gold in New Mexico. This
is the announcement that comes here
today by private letter from New
York. The wizard has been quietly
engaged at his laboratory for the past
year in making experiments with the
low-grade gold ores which abound in
unlimited quantity In South Santa Fe
county, and he has been so far sue
cessful that he has become one of
strong syndicate of New York and
London capitalists who nave leased the
Ortiz mine grant for a period of two
years. with the expectation, at the eX-
piration of that time, of purchasing
it at an agreed price of Si,500,000.
Among those associated with Mr.. Ed
ison are S. G. Burn, an English min
ing engineer of higE repute in finan-
cial circles and James w. Perry, of
New York City. The lease, which, by
its peculiar phraseology, practically
amounts TO purchase bond, was
made to Perry by L. NJ. Lawson, of
New York, president OF the New Mex
leo Mining Company. in which cor
poration Senator Elkins and r. c.
Kerens, OF st. Louis, are largely inter
ested The tract Of land conveyed
thereby to Edison and his associates
consists of $1,000 acres, every acre of
which is rich in either placer or lode
gold. Indeed, it is all historic ground,
for it covers the Oldest gold producing
region on American Soil, and in its
midst, near the town of Dolores. st.
Louis capital is today successfully
operating the Oldest GOLD mine in
America, the famous ORTIZ mine.
In that vicinity and for miles around
in any direction, placer gold may be
washed from the dust shoveled from
the public highways; the guiches and
ravines are filled with gravel yielding
from $50 TO s2.65 in gold per cubic
yard to an average depth of sixty
feet, and the symmetrical slopes of the
surrounding mountains expose great
porphyry dlkes hundreds of feet in
width, which carry gold values of from
50 to S. per ton.
The times., 1898-01-20
Baltimore Markets

Baltimore, Jan. 19.-Flour quiet, un-
changed-receipts, 13, ,353 barrels: ex-
ports, 2,S1S barrels. Wheat strong
spot, month and February, 97Ss697%;
May, 911a@9334: steamer No. red, 99Ss
q93A-receipts, 54,496 bushels; exports,
1856, 12S bushels: stock, 1,O06.SS5 bushels;
sales, 10000 bushels; Southern wheat
by sample, $685.; do. on grade, ga
9s. Corn steady-spot, month and Feb
ruary, 321SM32$: steamer mixed, 501b6
30ss-reeeipts, 221, 22S bushels: exports.
42,S57 bushels: stock, 1,i04,59S bushels:
sales, 10000 bushels-Southern white
corn, 29G34; do. yellow, 2S@33. Oats
firnl-No. 2 white Western, 291s@30: No.
2 mixed do. 2s-receipts, 1886 bushels:
exports. 200 bushels; stock. 470, ,325
bushels. Rye easier-No. near by,
52A; No. Western, 53A-receipts. So
289 bushels: exports. none; stock. 455.-
$50 bushels. Hay steady-choice timo-
thy, $l3. Grain freights barely steady
steam to Liverpool per bushel, 31ad.;
Cork for orders per quarter, ,3s.6d. Janu-
airy, 3s. Sd. February. Sugar strong,
unchanged. Butter and eggs quiet. un-
changed Cheese steady, unchanged,
Whisky unchanged.
The times., 1898-01-20
LABELS on PAPER BONES.
Hea rings OF Manufacturers Before
a Congressional Committee.

Hea rings OF Manufacturers Before
Congressional Committee.
The hearing OF the paper box manu-
facturers in faror OF House bill 1916, 20
compel the Boys Reform School TO label
the boxes made 10y IT'S inma ties, took place
before the Commissioners yesterday.
Mr. J. N Wood and Mr. George T.
Keleher appeared for the manufacturers
and Mr. Wood stated he case He said that
the competition of the school has ruined
the business of making boxes.
With the ddyanta re OF cheap la bor. the
school reduces prices every time the manu-
facturers do, and is able to sell below the
cost TO the manufacturers He exhibited
several sample boxes, which he said could
not be produced by paid labof at the price
the school sells them for.
Mr.. Wight asked if the boys were not
taught useful trade, and M Wood an
swered no. He said that the boys Were
killing the business they were lea ming, and
when libera ted would not find any work
He stated hat firms are going out of the
business, that there are only two or three
manufactures now, and that these en-
ploy two or three, instead of thirty ,r
more hands, as formerly.
The bin, he said. will show people that
certain boxes are made at the reform
school. If ihey wish to buy them, then
there would he no reason why they should
not He said it seemed emfnently just
meaSur to him.
The Commissioners promised TO consider
the argument carefully before reporting on
the bill.
The times., 1898-01-20
THE DEADLY CIGARETTE.
New York woman Found Suffering
From Excessive smoking.

From Excessive Smoking.
New York Jan. 19.-Unconscious
and blue with the cold. good
looking young woman with light
wavy hair and blue eyes was found
last night lying on the beach near Bath
avenue and Bay Nineteenth street.
Bath Beach. Her form, stretched out
as if in death, was seen on the sand
about o'clock by Policemen Nc
NamaTa and Ryder who promptly rem
dered whatever aid was possible Later
il was learned from the woman's own
confession that she was a cigarette
fiend.
When the officers found it was impos-
sible to rouse the young woman they
became alarmed, and hastily sent in a
call 10 the Norwegian Hospital for an
ambulance. Surgeon McCollum found
that the woman was alive, and from
her appearance judged she was suffer-
ing from an epileptic fit
The young woman admitted that she
had smoked as many as seven pack
ages of cigarettes day. The hospital
surgeon had suspected when he found
the box of cigarettes that the young
woman was suffering from acute nico-
tine poisoning, and what he learned
later made him certain that his dag
nosis was correct.
The patient either could not or would
not tell her name. and in her discon-
nected talks exhibited great nervous
ness. To quiet her the hospital physi-
clans administered an opiate. The po-
lice are trying to learn who she is and
where she belongs.
The times., 1898-01-20
BrRGIaR,S APPETITE.
IL Tnterfel with His business
i'm st. Louis suburb.

II Tnterfeles with His business
i'm St Louis suburb.
ST. Louis, Jan. 19.-The appetite of a
negro burglar was the cause of bis failure
To secure a good haul of valua bles and
money from the residence of Mr.. J. Bartiey,
of Alta Sita Some time early yesterday
morning Miss Ida BARLEY. the well-known
school teacher, hearda noise in the dining
room, and feeling that some member of
the family was sick and needed her as
sistance, hastily sprang from her bed and
procee ded down stairs. The light re-
flected over the transom, and she did not
carry a lamp with her. Swinging open
the hall door she was Mortified TO find a
big black man seated at the table eating
as calmly and happily IS though he were
dining at a seaside hotel The rascal for
a moment was as badly frightened as she,
but he readily TeCained his composure,
and without rising drew a large revolver
and pointing 1t at her head dema nded that
she remain quiet. He said be would blow
her head off if she made the slightest
noise. The command, however, was not
Needed Either volunta rlly or involuntar-
ny Miss Rartley gave vent to scream
which not only awakened the inmates of
her ovgn house hold, but aroused the neigh
bors Her father and brother ran TO her
SSistance, bat before they could reach
the room the fellow esca ped by the back
door. through which he entered. The
burglar had touched a match to the pre-
pared fire i'm the kitchen stove, and made
coffee for his early breakfast.
The times., 1898-01-20
Col. ochiltree,s Condition

New York, Jan. 19.-Col- Thomas p.
ochiltree's condition is reported TO lie i'm
proving, He was able TO sit up in his bed
this morning and TO read the numerous
kilograms and letters OF sympathy which
have been sent him since the announce
Iuent that he had submitted to a severe
surgical operationlast Saturday. His physi-
clan, DIR. Charles Parker. hopes that Col.
Ochiltrce will have recovered sufficiently
within Two weeks to sail for the warmer
climate OF Bermuda.
The times., 1898-01-20

Extreme dullness was the character
of the market yesterday. Apparently
there was no outside interest whatever,
the manipulation in Sugar, Manhattan
and Metropolitan being the only busi-
ness in sight Such rank lack Of sub
stantial interest when the bulls are all
talking higher prices is simply amusing
to the onlooker Nobody wishes TO buy
stock and such a condition is far from
a bullish one Under the circun-
stances. and with the immediate out
look unpleasant here in Washington lii
several directions, the probability is on
the side OF lower prices. The Cuban
situation has much OF menace. Con
gress is exceedingly restive under MI.
Reeds rule in the Cuban matter. The
Hawaiian question Will soon be actively
in evidence Discussion in Congress ON
either of these questions has mark
edly bearish effect always. The course
of the day yesterday was supremely
unimportant There was a slight tend
ency to react from the decline Of Tues
day. and prices advanced fractionally
in the stocks dealt in.
The times., 1898-01-20
WINE TRAIN WRECKED.
Two Hundred Tramps Hold High
Carnival in Texas.

San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 19.Among
the cars which were wrecked near Del Rio,
on the Southern Pacific, a few days ago.
were five loaded with California wine, in
cases and barrels. These five cars We're
smashed into pieces. and the unbroken and
broken bottles and barrels of wine were
scattered over the right of way for con-
siderable distance. Advices reached here
today from the scene of the accident that
fully zoo tramps quickly scented the wine,
and have been holding high reveIry at that
place for several days. No restrictions are
placed on their orgies, as the place is in a
lesolate part Of the country.
The times., 1898-01-20
ONE DRINK KILLED HIM.
One Quart of Whisky at One Draught
Euoupb for. Gtorpo Farina.

One quart OIL w 11Skv dt oue DEauS1t
Enough for Giorgo arina.
New York, Jan. 19.-Nicolo Miraldo. a
saloonkeeper, of 32I West Sixty ninth
street, was arrested today for his al
legged part in whisky drinking con-
test, which resulted in the death of
Giorgo Farina, who lived in a tene-
ment over the saloon.
According to the story which reached
the police today. Farina entered Miral-
dos saloon on Saturday night, when he
was already partly under the influence
of LIQUOR and made a bet of one dollar
with George Franko that he could
drink quart of whisky without stop
ping to take breath. The bartender
poured out quart of whisky in a
measure and placed it on the bar.
Farina drained the measure and immc-
diately dropped to the floor uncon-
scious. He was taken to Roosevelt
Hospital. where he died within few
hours
The charge against Miraldo was that
he sold liquor to man already intoXi-
Gated. He was held by Magistrate
Sirnns in the West Fifty-fourth street
police court under 81. 900 bail.
The times., 1898-01-20
CIVIL ENGINEERS.
Forty-Fifth Annual Meeting Held
in New York.

New York, Jan. 19.-The fortyfifth
annual meeting of the American So
ciety of Civil Engineers began today
at 220 West Fifty-seVenth street. 1t
was determined to abandon the "A
o'clock system notation as ridiculous"
and out of accord with the practice of
the community. 1t was stated that
this system is now in use on the Cana
dian Pacific railroad.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, for one
year, Alphonse Fately, of this city;
vice president, for two years, Edward
p. North, of this city, and Fred p.
Stearns, Of Boston: treasurer, for one
year. John Thompson, of this city;
directors, for three years, S. L. F.
Deyo. of this city; John Kennedy, Mon-
treal. Can; Henry Manley, Boston;
Charles c. Schneider, Pencoyd, Pa;
John j. McVeau, Grand Rapids. Mich.
and George Y. Wisner, Detroit.
The times., 1898-01-20
BEATEN WITH A CHAIR.
Common Law Wife of Buffalo Man
Found Dead.

Buffalo, Ian. 49, Through broken
panel in the door of q room in the Yal-
lowich block, on Commercial street, this
morning, a passer-by saw the biood-spat-
tered body of Kate Clark, common law
wife of Ed Clark, a grain scooper-
The police broke in the locked door,
The walls. bed. floor and furniture were
splotched with blood. The. woman had
been beaten to death with chair.
Neighbors heard the Clarks quarreling
last night. Ed Clark could not be
found by the police today.
The times., 1898-01-20
United States supreme Court.

Present: The Chief Justice, Mr.. JUS
tice Harlan, Mr. Justice Gray, Mr. Jus
tice Brewer, Mr.. Justice Brown. Mr.
Justice Shiras, Mr.. Justice White and
Mr.. Justice Peckham.
No. 1872. Daniel Dull eft al, plaintiffs
in error. VS.. John l.. Blackman eft al.
Argument continued by Mr.. A G. SAT-
ford for the plaintiffs in error: by Mr..
William S. Strawn for the defendants
in error, and concluded by Mr.. I. n.
Flickinger for the plaintiffs in error
No. 1874. Herman Keck, plaintiff in
error, VS. the United States. Argument
commenced by Mr.. Francis b. James
for the plaintiff in error.
Adjourned until today at y o'clock.
The day call Will be as follows: Nos.
l9s, 15s, So (and 115l. 400 (and 42D, 81,
1875, 1876, 197, 19S, and 199.
The times., 1898-01-20
wn.llln.,nn sock Exeaange.

Sales Capital Traction, Is at 90 12:
5S at So ;5s. United States Electric Light,
% az 106- District Title, % at 5. Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone, at 50.
American GraDhoplione. 900 at 13 Ii.
MergenthaIer Linotype, 2 at 14S; 0 at
AZ 81; 90 at 142 5-S. Lanston Mono
type. 90 at 1S 81; 90 at L 8 5-s; 100 at
Is 1-2.
After cell Columbia National Bank, 10
at 1i1; Lanston Mon0type. so at 1 8 81
United states Electric Light, coat 1O6.
The times., 1898-01-20
Sailing Vessels Race $500 Miles

Six sailing vessels which started from
Honolulu sixteen days ago have all ar
rived at san Francisco within a few
hours OF each other. The trip across the
Pacific became q race after the first cla V
out, aud the contest was made more excit
Ing by the fact that the vessels were in
sight OF each other the entire way. The
last arrived off the II leads three hours after
the first crossed the finish line. The
captains say that the performance of the
vessels Is without a precedent, aud the
people who drink Heurich'S say it is the
best and purest beer sold In Washingtcn
IIeurich's becomes the friend OF everyone
upon first acquaintance. Make your ac-
quaintance by phone six-thirty-four. Airing
ton BOttling Co, for a case of Maerzen.
Senate or Lager Beer