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The times., 1898-12-13
NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE.
Annual Meeting Be-
gins Mt the Shoreham To-day.

Twenty Eighth Annual Meeting Be-
gins mt the Shoreham Today.
The twenty-eiahth annual meeting of
the National Board of Trade will be
opened mt the Shoreham Hotel in this city
at 10 O'Clock this morning.
The principal questions 10 be discussed
are: The law regulating interstate COM
merce pooling by railroads. banking and
currency. the Nicaragua Canal. the war
revenue law. war revenue taxation. the
reduction of the tax on spirits, the Ameri-
can merchant marine, reciprocal trade re-
lations, inland waterways, coast line wa
terways, the Mississippi River and its
outlets. irrigation. the creation of de-
partment of commerce and industries, the
local letter mail rate, the parcels post
system. one cent letter postage, the crea-
ton of n national board of health. the
development of the beet sugar industry.
the trademark law.
On the question of the Nicaragua Canal,
the representatives of the Chicago beard
of trade will present the following set
of resolutions:
Whereas the war with Spain has demonstrated
the necessity of canal connecting the Atlantic
and Pacific Oceans as measure for common de
fense; and
Whereas the eyer-iuorcasing commerce of this
| nation demands a shorter and cheaper route TO
China, Japan, Australia, and the Philippine Isl
ands; and
Where's the feasibility AMI ptacticlbility of the
construction at reasonable cost of canal
through the isthnus of Nicaragua is established;
| therefore,
Resolved. That the National Board of Trade
| respectfully urges upon Congress the immediate
fna pnu.f tift
| ownership and control by the United States Gov
ernment OF the Nicaragua Canal.
| Nearly all of the delegations will pre-
| sent resolutions covering all public ques-
| tions, embracing in particular the subject
| of expansion of territory.
The officers of the National Board of
| Trade are as follows:
| President, Frederick Fraley, of Phila-
| deiphia: vice presidents. William T. Bar
| ker. New York; Herbert P. Campbe l..
| New York; Charles Markell, Baltimore: /:
| Blanchard Randall. Baltimore; Alden
| Speare, Boston; Jonathan A. Lane Bos-
| ton; Edward III. Haskell, Boston; A. R.
| James, Buffalo; J. l.. Forwood, Chester;
| William II. Berry, Chester; H. F. Dous-
man. Chicago; John A Cane. Cincinnati;
| ]. G. W. Cowles, Cleveland; A. C. Ray
mond. Detroit; William Hackett, Eas- on,
| Pa; I. S. Gordon, Indianapolis; r t.
| Van Horn, Kansas City; Harry Nelssin-
| ger. Louisville; a. K. Miller, New Or
| leans; G. Waldo Smith, New York: Ed
| ward E. Moore, New York; f. S. Easton.
| Peoria: Joel Cook, Philadelphia; Dav d
McMenamin, Philadelphia; r. E. Patti
son, Philadelphia; George A. Kelly, Pitts
\ burg, Charles II. Dodd. Portland; ]. l.
| Pierce, Providence; d. NJ. Hough Roche :
| ter; W. A. May. Scranton; w. E.
Schweppe, st. Louis; Joseph L. Guedry,
ST. Louis; E. o. Stanard. st. Louis; Deni-
son B. Smith, Toledo; James Buchanan
Trenton; S. W. Woodward. Washington
Josiah Marvel, Wilmington, Del; secre-
tary and treasurer. William r. Tucker
Philadelphia.
The times., 1898-12-13
HUMANE SOCIETY.
To Begin Its Twenty-Sccond Annual
Meeting Tomorrow.

The twenty-second annual meeting of
the American Humane Association will
be held in the Church of Our Father.
Thirteenth and l. Streets beginning to-
morrow and continuing for three days.
Among the speakers who will take part
in the discussion are E. Fellows Jenkins
secretary of the New York Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Children:
Robert J. Wilkin, superintendent and at
torney for the Brooklyn Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children; Frank
B. Foy, secretary of the Massachusetts
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children, and others representing the
largest societies in the country.
The convention w. be called to order
at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning by Presi-
dent John G. Shortall. addresses of well
come and responses will be made. the an
nual reports of the officers will be received
and committees appointed
In the afternoon at o'clock "a Phase
of the Work for Children" will be pre-
sented in an address By the Rev. James
II. Dennis, president of the Rochester
IN. V Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children.
vivisect;on will be discussed by Mrs. Car
Ollic C<diie Nuittf pTeSiuN y VI the w oLi-
ans Pennsylvania Society the Preven-
tion of Cruelty to Animals. DR.. Albert
Laffingwell. of New York. will also ad-
dress the afternoon meeting.
Wednesday evening will be devoted to
a discussion of the bill now before Con-
gress for the regulation of vivisection in
the District of Columbia by DR.. Laffingwell
Rev. DIR. Mackay-Smith. Crammond Ken
nedy. R. Ross Perry, Hon. John G. Short
all and others.
Interesting programs have. also been
prepared for Thursday and Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. i. Barber will hold a
reception at Belmont, their residence at
Fourteenth and Clifton Streets northwest,
this evening at o'clock to meet Mr.. John
G. Shortall. president. and Rev. Francis
II. Rowley, secretary of the: American
Humane Association. ~
Former Senator and Mrs. j. B. Hender-
son will extendfa similar hospitality to the
association on next Friday evening.
The times., 1898-12-13
PRESIDENT DWIGHT IS FIRM.
He Positively Refuses to Withdraw
His ResignatiOn.

New Haven, Conn, Dec. 12.-President
Timothy Dwight, of Yale. insists upon
retiring from his Office This evening he
authorized the positive statement that he
would not withdraw his resignation.
handed TO the corporation or governing
body of the University on November II,
At the meeting of the corporation when
the resignation OF President Dwight was
submitted, it was voted 10 urge him to
remain until the bi-centennial in 1901. 1t
can be now stated ON The word I Presi-
dent Dwight himself that the hopes of
inducing him to remain will prove fruit
less. He has met the committee and has
given negative answer - their rciiuest.
The committee pressed the p-esicent
stubbornly, but he was firm and they will
report that they have exhausted their
powers of persuasion in their attempts to
induce him to remain.
The meeting tomorrow will prot ably
result In the passage of highly eulogistic
resolutions relative to President Dwight
and his administration and the acceptance
of his resignation. After that the cor
poration will turn to the task of selecting
a successor of the president. II is stated
by n member of the corporation tonight
that there Is little chance OF a new presi-
dent being chosen tomorrow. The yari-
Gus candidates are not yet focused and
the corporation is not ready to 10 more
than to discuss the situation.
A young man is preferred, al cid man
will not be tolerated. This fact d;sf cses
of the candidates. of Profs. bay, Fisher,
Phillips and Dean Wright. The names
most prominent in the canvass 1T present
are Prof. Henry w FarnhIm, OF the
Sheffield Scientific School: Prof Arthur T.
Hadley, of the Academic Departm mt. and
Judge William II. Taft, of Cincinnati.
| President Dwight said this evening that,
| as he intimated to the corporation last
November he Is willing to remain in
| office till the close of the college year in
| June
Thirty Yale men packed their trunks
| this afternoon and state that they are al
ready to locate at Harvard. Whether
! they will prove acceptable members oi
| the Cambridge University remains to be
seen after their reception at the Massa-
| chusetts institution.
| The students about to make the change
are the same who gave out last Saturday
night that they were disguised with Yale
because they received no recognition BY
! the secret societies.
! DIR, Brush. of the Sheffield Scientific
| School, this evening gave a different rea
son. He stated that these young gentle
| men, as well as some others, had beer
| dropped from college because OF inferior
| scholarship.
The times., 1898-12-13
VIGORoUSAGTIoN TAKEN.
The Proposition to Extend sixteenth
Street.

street.
The discussion of the proposition to ex-
tend Sixteenth Street to the District line
on the north, at the meeting of the prop
erty owners in the northwest section OF
the city held last evening at the Majestic
Flats, took very wide scope touching
indirectly upon territorial expansion and
other matters. The consideration of thee
matters however, did not come up until
after the meeting had transacted the busi-
ness for which 1t was called
The purpose OF the meeting was to in
dorse "A bill now pending before Congress
looking to the extension of Sixteenth
Street and TO urge immediate aclon.
There was a large number of the prop
erty owners of that section present and
their action on the subject was unani-
nous.
The organization was effected by the
selection of W. l.. Cole as chairman and
T. a. Harding as secretary.
After stating the object of the gathering
the following committee was appoint d by
the chair to draft resolutions embodyinS
the sentiments OF the meeting: f.. Il.
Townsend, Thomas Blagden, Benjamin L.
Davis. b. w Holman and John b.
Sleman. The committee, after consider
! ing. reported the following:
THAT the plan of street extension
| should he commensurate with the dignity
and Importance of the Capital City. with
| its broad streets and parks: that SIX
| teenth Street, by reason of its command
ing position, must necessarily become the
| backbone of the plan of extension and
expansion. therefore. be IL.
| Resolved. That We urge the passage
of p bill providing for the opening and
extension of Sixteenth Street, from Nor
| ris Street to the District line, and that
| one-half the cost OF same be charged to
the United States;
Resolved That committee of five be
appointed by this meeting to formulate
and promote appropriate legislation III
consonance herewith, and having the sup
port of the District commissioners.
In accord with the resolutions, the fol
/ lowing committee was appointed: w. l..
Cole. chairman: Thomas Blagden. f.. H.
Townsend. J. w. Someryille, and l.. p
Shoemaker.
Chaplin Brown then briefly called at
| :ention to the necessity OF the committed
submitting an approximate cost of the ex-
tension when 1t asked for legislation
Former Senator Henderson was called
upon by Chairman Cole and after discuss
ing at length the benefits to be derived
from the proposed extension. passed on to
the topic of territorial expansion. This
he said he favored, but not at the ex
pense of the National Capital.
/ In conclusion he referred to the sugges
iion of building a new White House. Tai:
he said would have to be done, for tht
present structure is disgrace to th'
nation
The cost Of the proposed extension o
Sixteenth Street from Morris Street Il
Piney Branch. accordin,; TO the estimate
made by the District Commissioners Il
SG5e $50
The times., 1898-12-13
THEY MAY PRACTICE LAW.
Attorneys Admitted to the Courts of
the District.

In the Court of General Term yester-
day, Chief Justice Bingham and Asso-
ciate Justice Cox sitting, on motion of
Assistant District Attorney w. D. Baker.
the following were admitted to practice
in the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia: Rudolph b. Behrcnd. S. Dun
can Bradley, Edward S. BayIey, Alexan-
der G. Bentley, Charles B. Cheyney, Jo-
seph r. Fague, George r. Hamlin. H. An
ton Heitmuller, Frank A. Jones, C. ClIn-
ton James, Cotton H. Lee, ]. Edward
Lewis, Charles H. Merillat, G. Percy
McGlue, Joseph Mangan, Charles E
Roach. Joseph Solomon, Barnwell s.
Stuart, Milton Strasburger and George
Edward Tralles.. of this city: John B.
Burg, of Pennsylvania; George E. Belisle,
of Massachusetts,; J. Morrill, Chamoerlil,
Charles F. Crosby, L. Melendez King and
Ralph III. Riddleberger, of Vign
George W. Dalzell and Frederick L.
TarboX. of New York; Edward G. Fare /,
of Connecticut: Mitchell II King, of West
Virginia; Joseph L. Underwood of Ten
nessee; Cyrus C. Wells, of Illino $, and
Benjamin Connolly. Patrick Donnegan,
R. G. Donaldson. William Eng .ish and
Hugh B. Rowland
The times., 1898-12-13
BREA1HED GAS AND DIED.
The Body of Piasterer Found in
His Room.

Charles A. Dove, thitty-nine years old,
a pIasterer was found dead in his room
on the second floor rear of No 713 o Street
B. Cayner about o'clock yesterday after
noon Death was due to the inhalation
of Illuminating gas. The body was found
lying on the bed, which had broken down.
The police were Immediately called and
the coroner notified. He gave perm ssion
to remove the body to the morgue at the
Sixth precinct station.
The man was seen at 30 o'clock Sat
nrday night in Franks saloon. at No. III
o Street. He was in the best of spirits
No one seems to have seen the man in life
since then, except Mary Davis. colored,
and her daughter. Ida. wno occupy the
other side of the house in which Dove
lived. Ida Davis claims to have seen Dove
at few minutes before L O'Clock on Sat
urday on o Street. and says he came to
the house. Mary Davis states that she
saw Dove at o'clock on the same day.
when he came along o Street from Sew
enth Street, in company with a man who
appeared to be supporting him. She
thought that Dove was under the infiu-
erce of drink. as he staggered. The two
men. the Davis woman states. entered The
house and went upstairs. She distinctly
1
stairs.
]. A Stocks, who conducts a bicycle re-
pair shop on the lower floor of No. 1i3 y
Street. and who lives with his wife and
child in the rear of the shop. claims that
at about Z O'Clock Saturday morning he
heard groans which he now thinks en-
anated from the room occupied by Dove
At the time Stocks paid little attention to
the noise, thinking it was caused by dogs.
Dove" Mr.. Stocks said, was a
quiet, well-behaved man. / know little
or nothing of him. He rented his room
from Charles Shreeye. a real estate agent
at No. 1919 Seventh Street, from whom l
also rent. l pay for the gas consumed in
the house and Dove burned oil. keeping
bachelors hall and doing his own cook
ing. In my opinion, he came home in
toxfcated and found that he had no oil. /
suppose he lighted the gas and. not being
accustomed to 1t. was careless about turn
ing II off. The gas was but partially
turned off. Dove had a brother. Samuel
| R., whom, understand. was with him on
Friday night. / also understand that on
Saturday two little neices of Dove called
| to see their uncle. Being told that he
was evidently not at home, they wen,
away"
Cayner. discovered the body. is jan
| tor at the Central High School. He had
an engagement to do some work for Dove
He found the front door locked. Sinclair
succeeded in opening it with a key. He
and Cayner were greeted by the fume:
of gas. Entering the room they found ths
body on the bed with arms doubled up
as though death had come after strus
4 oil
The times., 1898-12-13
LED BY GOVERNOR TANNER.
Many Chfcagoans Arrive ana Give
II Dinner.

Chicasoans stormed the local hotels
last night very much like a blizzard fr m
the Northwest. Many of them came hy
way of New York to attend the National
Board of Trades convention, which will
begin today, and some the annual gather
ing of the National Humane Soci ty.
which will convene tomorrow The ad-
vance of the Westerners was led by Gov.
John r. Tanner. He was accompanied
by the following members of his staff:
Col. ]. w. -Ellwood. Col. ]. A. Drake Col
John Lambert, Fl. B. Madden ard J. w
Gates, also E. Zimmerman. of Cincinn IT,
andSJ w. Worthington, of Birmingham
Ala. They proceeded to Chamberlain S,
where a dinner was given in the eveaiag
Among the guests were Senators Mason
and Cullom. Representatives Mann, Lori
mer, Hopkins. Reeves and Cannon and
DR.. t. N. Jameson. 1t is believed thai
his advent had some connection with the
appointment of new circuit judge to fiji
the vacancy caused by the death of for
mer Judge Showalter.
The times., 1898-12-13
GOLDENBERG'S,
"The Dependable Store"
922-924-92e-s28 9TH ST..
running through to 70+7oe K s..

with the President for the retention in
Adjt. Gen. John 4. Logan
the army OF her son. Major and Asst.
Maxine and Angel CorteZ, young Fill
pinos, called and had a pleasant chat
with the President. They favor the ar
nexation of the Philippines to the United
States and expressed to Mr. Mckinley
their qualification and anticipation of the
time when they viii become American
citizens. The President thanked the
young men in the name of the United
States or the moral and financial aid
they had rendered the American forces
at Manila
The other callers at the White House
included number OF senator's and rerre,
sentatiyes
The times., 1898-12-13
Two Pointed Question. Answered.

What is the use of making better ar
ticle than your competitor If you cannot
get a better price for 1t?
Ans-As there is no difference in the
price the public will buy only the better,
so that while our profits may be smaller
on a single sale they will be much greater
In the aggregate.
How can you get the public to know
your make is the best?
If both articles are brought prominently
before the public both are certain TO be
tried and the public will very quickly pass
Judgment on them and use only the bet
ter one.
This explains the large sale on Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. The people have
been using it for years and have found
that 1t can always be depended upon.
They may occasionally take up with some
fashionable novelty put forth with eX-
aggerated claims, but are certain to re-
turn to the one remedy that they know to
be reliable, and for coughs. colds and
Group there is nothing equal to Chamber
Iain's Cough Remedy. For sale by Henry
Evans, Wholesale and Retail Druggists,
g3S F Street northwest, and Connecticut
Avenue and Street northwest, and 1923
Maryland Avenue northeast.
The times., 1898-12-13
NAVAL coAL1NG STATION.
a Decision Regarding Islands II
San Francisco Bay.

Commissioner Binger Hermann, of the
general land office. rendered a decision
yesterday which holds that Mission ISL
and and small island located in San
Francisco Bay are part of the public do
main.
President Mckinley will issue an order
within a few days reserving both islands
as coaling stations for the use Of the
navy.
The times., 1898-12-13
The Decision Amrmed.

The Supreme Court of the United States
yesterday affirmed the decision of the
Court Of Appeals in the case of Clara
Wheeler against Charles Ridgely McBlair
involving the disposition of certain reai
estate In the District. M
The times., 1898-12-13

The ladies' OF the Pierce Guild viii give
their annual luncheon and sale of useful
and fancy articles at Willard Han today,
tomorrow and Thursday from L to 80
o. clock.
The money raised by these popular year
lv luncheons is devoted to the betterment
of the condition of the babies of the
Founding Asylum. and the special object
of this years work is to add money to
the fund for building their summer home
The times., 1898-12-13

Commandant de Grandprey. naval at
tache of the French embassy at Washing
ton, and Nine. de Grandprey. sailed yes
terday for this country on board the
Brentagne.
The times., 1898-12-13
WORKING THE GLAD HAND
President Mckinley Busy Day
Prior to His Departure.
HIS SOUTHERN JOURNEY

He VIII Visit Augu.tn- Returning
Sunday Methodist University
bic Heart-A Visit From MIR. Car
HsIc-Quay, Stone. Mcbride. Han
nn, Mckenna and other Mngnates
Have Audience.
The times., 1898-12-13

Mrs. Fuller, wife of the chief justice,
will give dinner for young people to-
night.
The times., 1898-12-13
The Government,s Finances.

Government receipts yesterday were
50, 156, eco; expenditures, s2,esl, coo, of which
sl.l1S,cee was for the War Department and
s79o.6oe for the navy. The gold reserve
amounts to sei5. ,2sS; the available cash
balance, including the gold reserve, is
Se9s. sse 80.
The times., 1898-12-13
TO RETURN TO HIS DESK.
District Commissioner Ross TucI
Improved in Health.

District Commissioner Ross. vino has
been i'll for some weeks. and who is at the
present time at his home in Lexington.
H., is rapidly improving and expects to
resume his duties at the District Building
the latter part of the present week.
His friends have missed his presence
greatly since Illness forced him to retire
from his desk and will gladly welcome
him upon his return to the city.
A Presidential Appointment.
The President yesterday appointed John
E. Carpenter to be trustee of the Re
form School of the District OF Columbia.
The times., 1898-12-13

Miss Emily Eyre Wilson has gone to
Richmond to remain throughout the
Christmas holidays as the guest of Mrs.
Clarence T. Boykin-
The times., 1898-12-13

Miss Robee, of this city. was the guest
of honor at breakfast given by Miss
Virginia Wise, of Norfolk, on board the
United States receiving ship Franklin last
Tuesday morning. In the afternoon the
young ladies received the guests who
called to hear the Naval Post Band. which
Mays on the Franklin every Tuesday.
The times., 1898-12-13

Mrs. John w Fosters drawing room
was pleasantly filed throughout her re-
ceiving hours yesterday afternoon. There
was a Christmas cheeriness about the
swiftly falling snowfiakes that seemed
rather to add a Zest to those on visiting
bent. an exhiIaration that was plainly
shared by their mett!ed steeds as they
whirled carriage after carriage TO the
door.
The times., 1898-12-13

Gen. Colby. accompanied BY MIS-. Colby
and the little Indian girl. Zinctka, whom
they have adopted, have returned to their
residence. 1926 Tenth Street The general
will remain but few days in Washing
ton before going back TO his command at
Admission, Ala.
The times., 1898-12-13

Invitations have been issued by Mr.: ana
Mrs Joseph II. Lawrence to the MARI age
of their daughter. Josephine Ii ran. 10
Rav Isaac Albert Garfield, Tuesday
u,ornipr. December 20. at 10 o'clock The
ceremony will take place in Christ Epis-
copal Church.
The sun., 1898-06-10
CITY LEGISLATORS MEET.
Board Of Health Nominates ii, T.
Wallace and Simon II. Long
For Port Warden.

City Council met last evening anG
routine business was transacted.
The City Treasurer's report showed q
balance in the Union Bank to the city
crodit of S2l, ,566.02 and S23,034.55 as q
reserve park fund.
. The report of the s. P. c. A. was re-
ceived and approved and an indebted
ness, due by the city to the society OF
$50 for last months work, was ordered
paid.
$. S. Adams reported receiving fines to
the extept o. S26l. .55 for the month OF
May. L. NJ. Sayers' collections for last
month footed up to $500.
An order was drawn to the credit of
the secretary and treasurer of the Board
of Education for $l1 1882.
Resolutions regarding the death OF
Charles Baird were offered by Nj.
O'Neil and adopted by a standing vote.
Council will meet at the City Hall to-
day at l.45 p. m. and be provided with
carriages and attend the funeral of Mr..
Baird in BODY.
The Council was notified by CON-
munication that the Board of Health
had nominated H. T. Wallace and Simon
+. Long for the position of Port Warden.
Nathaniel Benson refused the nomina-
tion. From these two candidates the
council will select one to fill the posi-.
tim.
The sun., 1898-06-10
Invasion Plans Halted.
pcial Dispatch to THE Sun.

Special Dispatch to THE Sun.
WASHINGTON, June 9.-The troops
which started Yesterday on transports
from Tampa man get no further than
Key West at present. About noon yes
terday the President received dispatch
from Key West stating that four Spanish
warships were lowering between Havana
and Key West with the intention, it is
supposed, Of attacking our transports on
their way to Santiago.
At first the President and the army
officers did not credit the rumor, but
later dispatches came to the Navy DE.
partment which caused the officials there
to give some credence to the report.
The Navy Department believed its in
formation to be so reliable as to overrule
the opinions of the War Department Of
ficials, and the President ordered the
transports which have started to stop at
Key West and to hold the others not
under way at Tampa. Last night, the
Navy Department has been informed,
lights were seen in the Gulf of Mexico off
Key West and the Indiana was sent out
to investigate
After cruise of several hours the bat
tlcship returned, reporting that she
could not find anything. This morning
press dispatches came to the White House
announcing that three Spanish warships
we've rumored to be off Havana. This
seemed TO confirm the official dispatches,
and the President is determined to hold
the expedition until everything was de-
clared safe.