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SCARED A WOMAN TO DEATH.
Mrs. Downcs Expires While New
Yorker Beating His Wife

New York. Feb. 23.-Frank b. Walker
READ estate agent. of No. ~ East twenty
sixth street, spent last night in "a cell at
the Twentieth street police station and
was arraigned today in jefferson Market
Court charged with disorderly conduct
and with assaulting his wife. This charge
was not pressed. however.
The real reason for Walkers detention
without bail until this morning was the
sudden death of Mrs. Lidia Downes Of
No s2l West Twenty-eighth street which,
it was believed, might have been due to
Walkers conduct.
Mrs. Walker was visiting Mrs. Eugenia
Reineman. who boarded with Mrs.
Downes, yesterday. when Walker went
to the house in a state of intoxication.
He was refused admission, but returned
later in the day and made such dis
turbance that his wife admitted him. 1t
is alleged that Walker then slapped his
wife In the face and chased her and
her sister Mrs. Charles Walker, of Ford
ham. who is a neice to the late Tammany
chieftain, Col. J. J. Mooney, all over the
house.
He smashed in the door of room in
which they had hidden themselves, broke
a lot of crockery, and created much dis
turbance. In the midst of the confus-
ion Mrs. Downes. the proprietress of the
house, fell TO the floor in an unconscious
state, and Detectives Deyine and EdsaTl,
of the West Twentieth street police sta
ton, were summoned.
When they saw the serious condition
of Mrs. Downes they placed Walker
under arrest and called in former Cor
oner Tuthill who worked over the wo-
man until she died, four hours later
The times., 1898-02-24
THE MARKET STILL WEAK
Foreign Buying Altogether Out
weighed by Local Liquidation.
The Money Market UnruffIed,
Though Government Bonds De-
clined Fractionally.

New York. Feb 2S.-The most interest
ing and perhaps the most significant fea-
ture of the present stock market situation
is the utterly divergent view taken by
London spectators as eontgasted with the
evident disposition of American investors
and operators. While, local commission
houses were heavy sellers of securities
foreign banking and aEbitrage firms were
today steady and urgent buyers, their
gross purchases being conservatively esti-
mated as in excess of 7o0Gl shares. 1t is
q noteworthy circumstance when it is
considered how susceptible the European
security markets ale 10 developments in
diplomacy. On the surface, at least, il
indicates that small belief exists abroad
that the present diplomatie tension with
Spain will have issue in open hostilities.
1t is not to be thought that European
spectators have any information in re-
gard to the situation. that Ii; withheld
from the American public, hence it may
be assumed that their attitude IN -he cir
cumstances is because of their greater
familiarity with more or less similar d.
plomatic crisis. They know that nova
days nations do not fight until every di-
plomatic resource has been exhausted.
Government bonds declined fractionally
TODAY and Spanish securities We're weak.
The money market was, however, un-
ruffied although bank officers reported
that the withdrawal of balances by in
terror banks was increasing, which in
view of the monetary circumstances OF
the country may be regarded as a reflex
scare There was little actual news de-
veiopeu with the course of the lay, and
the trading followed the general conjec-
lures as to the eventual issue of the pres
ent diplomatic situation
Further declines were scored in todaTs
market. and i'm some cases they attained
noteworthy proportions. The relative
strength OF ST. Paul and New York Cen
tral was again "a conspicuous feature OF
the market and one thai doubtless served
to avert more serious losses than were
noted. a detailed account of the days
course of prices would not throw clear
light on the days happenings.
The heavy foreign buying was alto
tion, and the selling by commission
houses continued up to the close Cen
sidercd generally the market showed little
disposition to rally. There was through
out the day buying of a character classed
as good but il ineffective against
the indiscriminate and indiscriminating
liquidation. The closing dealings showed
an unsettled and nervous tone.
The times., 1898-02-24
SEAL ITEM STRICKEN OUT.
Mr.. Dinrley Makes Savage At
tack UIon It,

Mr.. DinrIey Makes Savage At
tack UIon IL.
When the item in the sundry civil bill
appropriaiing se5. 900 to continue the inyes-
tigation into the fur seal fisheries in the
North Pacific ocean and Bering sea was
reached yesterday in the House, Mr..
Johnson of North Dakota made the point
of order that it was new legislation. AT
the request of Mr. Dingley Of Maine he
reserved his point of order. and Mr.. Ding
ley then attacked the item in his most
forcible manner. lie declared the Gov
ernment was each year wasting 500, coo
appropriated 10 protect the seals. and that
they were not protected and that they
could not be while Canada refused to
permit England TO enter into an agree
ment with this country. having FOR its OBJ
ject the preservation Of the seals. Cam
ada. he asserted. would never do this,
and that therefore further expenditure
OF money I'm that direction was waste.
He added that he deemed il his duty 10
the House and the country TO make this
statement
Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa asked Mr.. Ding
ley If in his opinion Canada could not
be forced 10 consent 10 a plan 10 save the
seals by restricting her commercial privi-
leges. to which Mr. DingIey replied that
he thought ii could not he done
Mr.. Johnson insisted on his point of or
der, and the item was eliminated from
the bill.
The times., 1898-02-24
SUFFRAGE BILL TABLED.
The House Disposes of the Matter
for the Session

lue house DlspoSes OF the Matter
for the Session.
Congress win not enact any suffrage
bill for the District of Columbia during
the present session.
The proposed bill, which had been be-
fore the House District Committee
since the session began, was yesterday
finally disposed Of by being tabled
by the committee. The bill had but
very feeble support while it was being
considered.
The committe decided TO report ia
vorably the Odell bin providing for the
taxation of street railways. The same
disposition was made of the bill au-
thorizing the Capital Railway Com
pany TO use the overhead trolley in
crossing the Navy Yard bridge.
The bill authorizing the Capital Trac-
tion Company to make certain extern
sions was faVorably reported These
extensions win be on + and G streets
west on Pennsylvania avenue south
east 10 the river and loops at the diff
ferent termini of the road. The Mount
Pleasant extension asked for by the
company was laid over for further con-
SiderafjOfl
The times., 1898-02-24

only navigate the air at the rate OF thirty
miles per hour and carry load of three
hundred pounds. but ascend poise. and
descend as well as advance, turn, and
recede at the will of the operator of said
air navigating machine, in any ordinary
breeze or dead calm weather, within thir-
ty days from the passage of this act,
and, the public welfare requiring 1t, this
act shall also take effect Immediately.
the money being hereby appropriated for
said purpose. Provided. that any mech
anism for navigating the air which may
be constructed through the aid of the
money hereby appropriated, as We'll as
any number of similar mechanisTns, shall
be the property of the United States for
all purposes necessary for the public de-,
fense, but adequate compensation shall
be made by Congress for said invention
within two years from its delivery by the
said James Seldom Cowden TO the author
lied representative of the said Secretary
of the Navy
The times., 1898-02-24

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The times., 1898-02-24
MURDER OR Suicide?
A Massachusetts Millionaire Found
Dead in His Mansion


Lynn. Mass Feb. 23.-The mysterious
death of George W. Simmons. million
aire resident of Nahant, is being inves-
tigated by the coroner. No solution of
the mystery has been reached Simmons
was found dead yesterday with bullet
hole over the heart.
An unknown man was seen 10 leave the
house shortly after the sound of shot
had been heard by persons in the vicinity
of the mansion.
The housekeeper. who was in the house
ing the gamekeeper. went to the room
from when the sound proceeded. Mr..
Simmons was lying on the floor dead
Death must have been instantaneous.
Beside the body was a magazine rife.
Whether death resulted from foul play
or from an accident is what the coroner
is trying to solve.
The idea of suicide is secuted by the
many friends of the deceased here. His
home life was perfectly happy and he
was not known TO have any business
troubles to worry him.
Mr. Simmons. who was prominently
identified with Oak Hall. Boston. visited
his large estate at Nahant yesterday for
the first time i'm two years.
The visit was entirely unexpected, but
explained when Mr.. Simmons told the
keeper that he was down for a days
shooting. Then he borrowed his rife and
started out.
1t was some hours later when Mr.. Sim
mons returned to the house. He saw the
housekeeper and complained of his bad
luck as a sportsman, saying that he had
been unable TO bag Il single bird.
Then he went to one of the rooms in
the mansion and had been there but
short time before the shot was fired.
As he was in the best of spirits, and the
fact that a strange man was seen leaving
the house after the shooting, points to
murder I'm the opinion of the friends OF
tho deceased
The times., 1898-02-24

Ask your doctor how
many preparations of cod
liver oil there are. 6
He will answer, "Hun-
dreds of them. p Ask him
which is the best. He will
reply, "Scott's Emulsion"
Then see that this is the
one you obtain. 1t contains
the purest cod-liver oil, free
from unpleasant odor and
taste. You also get the by
pophosphites and glycerine.
All three are blended into
one grand healing and nour-
ishing remedy.
sos snd s,.eo. Al druggists.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, New York,
The times., 1898-02-24
FOUGHT WITH KNIVES.
New York Police Stop Four-Cor-
nereh Fight

New York. Feb. 23.-Detective Dunn and
Patrolman McSorley. on the lower end OF
Bedford avenue. Brooklyn, this morning
heard cries of "Police.' and "'Murder!'
They found four men engaged in fierce
battle.
Two of the men held knives and blood
was streaming from number of cuts on
the heads and faces Of the others.
The policeman separated the men and
summoned an ambulance. The surgeon
dressed the wounds OF the injured men,
who We're Bergan Bach. of l24 Bedford
avenue, and John Friedrich. of 12l North
Tenth street. They were taken TO their
homes.
Their assailants, who gave their names
as Herman Hickman, of 124 Bedford ave-
nue., and Fred Duga, of the same address,
were locked up.
The times., 1898-02-24
FoR AERIAL NAVIGATION.
A Bill 10 Appropriate $4,000 for
Expe riments.

\ bill was introduced In the House yes
terday by Mr.. Howard of Alabama to pro-
mote the navigation of the air. The bill
was referred 10 the Committee on Naval
Affairs and ordered to be printed. II d.
reefs that the Secretary of the Navy be,
and he is hereby, authorized and directed
TO pay the sum of $4,000. or so much
thereof as may be necessary, TO James
Seldom Cowden, of Vienna, Fairfax eoun-
ty, Va, TO enable him TO construct not
only working model but a complete air
navigating machine for the exclusive use
OF the Navy Department, which VIII not
The times., 1898-02-24
HOPES OF COMPROMISE FADE.
The manufacturers Decline to Re-
cede From Their Position

q Bedford, Mass, Feb. 23.-The hope of q
compromise and speedy settlement of the
strike situation faded today when the
would not entertain any idea of com
promise, and will only open their gates
when the operatives are willing to return
TO work under the reduction.
AT the adjourned annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Whitman Mills to-
day the condition of the mills was re-
ported 10 be such that it will be probably
necessary 10 recognize the corporation.
The mills were run at a loss during 1897.
The times., 1898-02-24
WITHOUT OPERATION.
HER DOSE ACID. nor SYRUP.
The Fatal Mistake of a Young Mar
ried Woman in New York.

New York Feb 23.-Calling on her hus-
band TO save her from a horrible death,
Mrs. Annie Booth died in great agony
this morning from accidental carbolic
acid poisoning.
Mrs. Booth, who lived with her hus-
band, Harry, a laborer, at No. 1916 First
avenue. suffered for some days with
cold Early this morning she went TO
the kitchen closet, where she kept her
medicine, leaving her husband asleep in
their bedroom
There was dim light burning in the
kitchen, and Mrs. Booth took small bot
tie from the shelf and supposing it TO
be cough mixture, drank the entire con
tents.
The bottle contained carbolic acid. The
poison burned her lips and face terribly.
Her screams awakened Booth, who ran
to her. She gasped out that she was
poisoned and fell into his arms.
Booth laid his wife on the bed and rush
ed to the street in search of help He was
unable TO find policeman, but found DR..
Seckels, at No. 2i7 East Seyenty-second
street. When they arrived at the Booths
rooms Mr.. Booth was still conscious, but
in great agony.
Dr. Seckeis worked for some time try
ing to relieve the unfortunate woman.
but was unable TO do SO. She died within
half an hour after taking the fatal dose.
Mrs. Booth was conscious until her
death In the most piteOus way she beg
ged the physician to save her Her three
children and her husband were with her
when she died, and 10 them also she made
appeals to be saved from death.
Save me, Harry; save me, for the chill
drens sake" We're the last words she
said.
When his wife's head fell on mis- shoul-
der, just after she had cried that she was
poisoned, Booth was In his nigh;shirt
His wife's lips and chin were covered
with the acid, which inflicted several
we're burns on his left shoulder.
Mrs. Booth was English. as is her hus-
band. They have been in this country
but Il short time
The times., 1898-02-24
SIGNIFICANT ORDER ISSUED.
List of Shipping Engaged in Con.
necticut Carving Desired


New Haven. Feb. 23-Amasa Trow-
bridge chief engineer Of the engineers
division of the Connecticut naval battal-
ion today received orders from the United
States Navy Department 10 collect imme-
diately d list of all the shipping engaged
in the Connecticut carrying trade inclul-
ing the steamboats,, yachts tugs and
small craft. Such an order has not been
sent here since 1861. a duplicate order is
thought TO have been sent 10 all the sea-
board States OF the United States. The
list of the Connecticut shipping is rapidly
complied.
A diver arrived this noon from New
London to undertake the repairing of the
monitor Wyandotte. which is being put
in fighting trim here under the direction
of Lieut.. Denig. of the Newport en-
gineer staff.
The times., 1898-02-24
New York Cotton Market.

have given Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy a fair test and consider 1t one OF the
very best remedies for Group that l have
ever found. lone dose has always been
sufficient, although ! use it freely. Any
cold my children contract yields very
readily TO this medicine. can conscien-
tiously recommend 1t for Group and colds
in children.LGeorge f. Wolff, clerk of the
circuit court, Fernandina, Fla. Sold by
Henry Evans. Wholesale and Retail
Druggist, 93S + street and Connecticut
avenue and S street northwest and 1928
Maryland avenue northeast.
The times., 1898-02-24
Going to PhiladeInhia

The House Committee on Interstate
and Foreign Commerce will visit Phila-
delphia March 2. The committee will be
the guests OF the managers of the Com
mercial Museum in the Quaker City, and
will examine into the advisability Of ask
ing Congress TO make an appropriation
for the exposition 10 be held in that city
during 1899
The times., 1898-02-24
Ip,er.t.te Commerce Affairs

The Senate Interstate Commerce
Committee will meet tomorrow to fur
ther consider the bill amending the in
terstate commerce law. Much interest
is attached to this meeting, owing to
the fact that some of the Senators
charge that the railroad pooling ques-
ton will be included in the measure.
The times., 1898-02-24
washincton s,ock Exchanpe.

Sales-Traders National Bank 10 at 81
Washington Loan and Trust. % at 12S
Capital Traction. 30 at IS 1-2 at 70 5-S.
and 20 at ~ S-S. Metropolitan Railroad 19
at 100. Washington Gas. 20 al As and 20 at
a 1-2. United States Electric Light, 50 ar
i05. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
20 at SO. American Graphophone IS at L.
American Graphophone preferred, IA at 15
Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 200 at SO cents
and 80 at 81 cents. Lanston Monotype,
100 at 16 IA and rs at IS 3-S
After call-National Safe Deposit and
Trust at i15 1-2
The times., 1898-02-24
LUCKY JUVENILE MINER.

A Boy Strikes Pay Dirt With His
Mothers Piepan.
san Francisco Feb. 23-The latest news
from Dawson comes unaer date of Janu-
ary q by the men who arrived at North
ern ports yesterday. IN eignt-year-old
boy made a strike on sidehil of Bo-
nanza Creek and caused a stampede from
Dawson which did not end until all con-
hguous country had been staked.
The lucky lad wac Harry Cavill, whose
father, Michigan man, is working a
bonanza claim. Harry struck pay dirt
with his mothers piepan.
The times., 1898-02-24
LIEUTENANT GENERAL MILES
A Bill In Revive THIS Grade In the
ArIny

General Miles anticipates a war with
Spain. He is now AT the head of the
army. IL his belief that this country and
Spain will have war is realized, General
Miles wants 10 remain at the top of the
army list and 10 make this possible. his
friend. General Henderson. of Iowa, has
introduced in the House the following
Joint resolution:
That the grade of lieutenant general be,
and the same is hereby, revived in the
Army of the United States; and the Pres
ident is hereby authorized, whenever he
shall deem il eXpedient, to appoint, by
and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, n lieutenant general, 10 be select
ed from among those officers in the mill
itary service of the United States not be-
low the grade of major general, distin-
guished for courage skill and ability,
who, being commissioned as lieutenant
general may be authorized. under the d.
rection and during the pleasure Of the
President. to command the armies of the
United States.
The times., 1898-02-24
The Brussels Exposition Report

Immediately before the House adjourn
ed yesterday Il message from the Presi-
dent was read. IL was merely an an
nouncement that the Executive sent TO
the House the report OF the United States
commissioners TO the Brussels exposition
in 1897
The times., 1898-02-24
BUYS HIS OWN COFFIN.
The Act of an Eccentric New
England Man.

Rutland. VT, Feb. 23-Joseph Corevo,
who lives in Rochester Hollow, twenty
miles from here. recently ordered cof-
fins for himself and wife. both of whom,
have reached the age of seventy-five.
The collins were delivered Saturday.
The old people are pleased as pie with
the boxes and exhibit them to all who
call nnon them.
The times., 1898-02-24
THE CZAR's MEDALS.
Congress May Permit Naval Of
ficers to Accent Them

An act has been introduced in the
House providing that Admiral T. o. Sell
fridge. United States Navy; Captain G. III.
wadleigh, United States Navy: Lieuten-
ant-Commander e. H. Gheen, United
States Navy; Lieutenant Commander
Raymond p. Rodgers, United States Ma
V: Paymastcr ]. b. Rediield, United
States Navy; Lieutenant J. ]. Hunker.
United States Navy; Surgeon ID. n. Ber-
toilette United States Navy, and Ensign
r.. u. Russell. United States Navy, be,
and they are hereby, authorized 10 accept
medals presented to them by the Russian
government on the occasion of the coro-
nation of the Car Nicholas the Second,
in May. 1896.
The act has passed the Senate.
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There is good reason to think :he buy
Ing lately in Tobacco has been entirely
pool MANIPULATION, and that there will
be bad drop in the stock with the first
sign that these people are weakening
under the strain of the Spanish panic
which undoubtedly they are not strong
enough to withstand.
The times., 1898-02-24
FINANCIAL
CARSON & MACARTNEY,

Members Of the New York Stock EXcha Dee'
14I9t ST. Glover Building.
COrrcSDOndentS OF MeSSrs. NJ core X SChley.
No. so broadway.
Eankers and dealers in Government Bonds
Deposits. Excha nEe: Loans
Railroad stocks and Bonds and all
securities listed on the exchange Of New
York. Phila delphia, Boston, and Baltimore
bought and sold.
A speciality made of investment SeCuFi-
ties. District Bonds and ali local Rail
road. Gas, Insura nee and Telephone Stock
dealt in-
and SOl1. ma S-tf-eIn
The times., 1898-02-24

Heurichs Maerzen. Senate and Lager
Pure qualities make them the most pop
ular. Phone for Heurich's by calling
number siX-thirt y-four-
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TO crRE A CoLDIN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure 25c. The genuine has l.. e. Q. on
each tablet.
The times., 1898-02-24

There are many who believe that the
drop in Sugar has had its elimination,
and that there will be strength in the
trust stock from now on.
The times., 1898-02-24

Manhattan is doomed to become one of
the heaviest of the losers in this move
ment Tammany has taken its profits i'll
the stock and cares nothing further.
Tammany makes no move to keep its
promises now in the way of making soft
contracts with the system
The times., 1898-02-24

ST. Paul looks well. The earnings for
the third week of February were good.
The directors will meet two weeks from
today. and it Is predicted with some show
of reason that there will be raise in the
dividend rate.
The times., 1898-02-24

One of the most conservative of the
New York brokers yesterday said of the
accident theory: ''The best information
is that while the officials in Washington
say in public that there will not be war
they have all given up the theory that
there was an accident, and are only hop
ing that there win be some other ending
to the grave difficulties that must come
than actual hostilities. 1t is probable. too,
that these people have these hopes more
for the public inspection than for their
own edification-' Very nearly correct
1t might have been added, however, that
the general belief now is that cannot
be averted, and should not be if it could
The times., 1898-02-24

Letter and the Spanish complication
should nut the price of wheat much
higher before there is any reaction.
The times., 1898-02-24

The Canadian Pacific conflict with the
the Klondike business will attract more
attention, If there is any attention given
soon to anything else than the Spanish
situation. The fight is an exceedingly
interesting one. 1t is also important. and
may mean a good many thousands of
dollars difference TO this country one
way or the other. There seems at pres
ent no reason to believe that the Ameri-
can roads will lose in the fight. The
Interstate Commerce Commission has
done much to prevent the Canadian Paci-
hc from being hoggish by throwing off
the restrictions against lower long haul
rates.
The times., 1898-02-24

Omaha, for the second week OF Febru-
ary. showed an increase of dividends of
$4,000
The times., 1898-02-24
New York Stock Market
Open High Low Clos.

Corrected daily by w. p. Hibbs & Co..
members of the New York Stock En-
change 1927 + street