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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-01
CONDITION. OF NATIONAL BANKS.
Individual Deposits tho Largest In the History
or tbe By~stsn-SDocie. $3.50. o SB2.

Individual Deposits the Largest In the History
or tho S~yste0-SDecie. $3.50. l0s. SB2.
WASHINGTON, JAM 3l.-The condition OF the
national banks of the country at the close of
business Dec. Is is shown in a statement of the
Comptroller Of the Currency, compiled from the
reports Of tho banking institutions made to the
Comptroller. Tho individual deposits are the
largest in the history Of the national banking
discounts aggregate $2,0s2. sos, 325; United
States bonds to secure circulation. $222, O20,-
$50; United States bonds to secure United
States deposits, $45,se7, loo;, United, States
bonds on hand. Sl4.9l5.s 800. The lawful money
reserve In bank consists q gold coin: $ll9.747,-
gold Clearing House certificates, 1857, SOL, 900:
silver dollars. $I,509.2 i7; silver Treasury Ger.
y. sos. 56e total specie; $685., 1888; b52i; legal.
tender notes, $11e,564,s75; United States Ger
100000. Total reserve, S4lO, SOS, 427.
Among the liability claims are these: Capital
stock paid in; $629, 655 1855; surplus fund, $2i6,
A16.6ss; undivided profits. less expenses and
taxes paid, s95,2 93, 683; national bank notes
" .sl6 $50, 2b2;. United States deposits. 500.
eS9,O4S; deposite OF United States disbursing
officers. S4,0l2, 1875.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-01
ELEVATED PLANS SENT in.
A FORMAL APPLICATION TO THE
RAPID TRANSIT CON MISSION.

RHtensions ssd AddtIonni Tracks ana Eaciii-
tIes Desirea BY tho nlnnhnttau Railway
C~onpany-Two Years REQUIRED for Thcir
Cepstruetien Prcsident GouidNa Letter.
The Manhattan Railway Company sent to
the Rapid Transit liailroad Commission yostor-
day q formal application for permission TO build
extensions and improvements to the elevated
railroads of this city which would provide genu-
inc rapid transit and so increase the capacity Of
the roads as to meet the full tronSit demand
Of the city for many years to como. Besides
asking for extensions of tho present routes
downtown, so as to reach an the great New Jer-
sey ferries and providing for n crosstown line
through Canal and Centre streets TO the City
Hall station, the railroad company has mot tho
expressed views OF tho Commissioners by eX-
tending its proposed west side route TO Kings
bridge instead OF stopping II at Fort George;
and IL will meet the demand Of the people OF the
north side for rapid transit by extending the
suburban line to 201st street, or Suburban
street, as 1t is called.
More important still Is the application for
permission to build additional tracks and station
facilities upon the existing lines. Tho plan is
virtually to four-track each Of the four trunk
lines now existing. Where there nrc three
tracks now, permission Is asked to lay a fourth.
and where there arc two tracks permission is
asked to lay two others. Tho new tracks are to
be added to the present structures where that is
feasible, but where this cannot DO done permits
sion is asked to rebuild the lines. 1t appears
probable that in carrying out the proposed i'm
provements q considerable portion Of tho Third
avenue and Ninth avenue roads would have to
be rebuilt. 1t is proposed to do tho greater part
Of the work in two years.
% Tho application was accompanied by q let.
ter from President Gould to President Orr Of
the Rapid Transit Commission. which reads in
part as follows:
Pursuant to the authorization OF tho Manhat-
tan Railway Company, and In compliance with
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-01
ORDERED GOODS SENT @. o. D.
Pasted PAID, TaEs Over the C. O. DIS
Later-Got $50 worth in This Way.

Pasted "Paido TaGS Over the G. o. DIS
Later-Got $3.50 worth in This Way.
Louis Mount, II years old. of 351 West
Thirty-sixth street, was locked up in the West
Thirtieth street. station house last night on a
charge of larceny. Detective Charles Wund of
the Siegel-Coopcr store was the complainant.
Mount. who was employed in the delivery de-
partment Of the store, ordered stuff sent to his
home c. o. D.. and when the package reached his
paste a paid" tag over the C. .. d. one. In
this way he managed to get a considerable
worth.
He was suspected Of stealing. and watched
closely by Detective Wund. Yesterday he or
dered a $40 suit Of clothes and a 81 pair Of
shoes sent to his home c. o. D. He was caught
FASTING paid" tags on the parcels and ar
rested.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-01
Find. Five 81. 900 Bend. ana Set. $50 Reward.

PoUGHKEEPsIE, Jan. 3l.-John Sleight, a
laboring man. on Saturday picked up a largo
envelope in the middle of Main street, took 1t
home. and on opening 1t was astonished to find
that 1t contained five $1,000 Louisiana 4 per
cent. bonds. Yesterday he learned through an
advertisement in a local paper that the bonds
belonged TO Mrs John F. Winslow of this city.
SleiRht handed the bonds this morning to Cash
fer Schickie of the Fallkill Bank for Mrs. Wins
low, and received \ reward of $50. Mrs. Wins
low is the widow of the man who furnished the
money TO build the Monitor during the war.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-01
A sal. Lake Hirn Fail. for over $500. 600.

SALT LAKE, Utah. Jan. 3l.-GeorGe N. Scott
& Co., tho Oldest firm in this region In the
miners supplies and hardware business, as
signed to-day, with liabilities of over 5000, 600
and assets valued at $4,000. exclusive OF
some interest in mines which Is problematical.
years. Boston. st. Louis. Cincinnati. and San
Francisco frms are tho heaviest unpreferred
creditors. Most of tho local creditors are on
the preferred list.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-01
Another Maine Summer Hotel Burnea.

WELLS. Jan. 3l.-The Bald Head Cliff House.
the largest summer hotel at Ogunquit Beach.
was burned early this morning. the IRE being
caused by q detective chimney. The hotel was
owned by j.. T. Weare and accommodated 800
guests. Loss. S20.0 600; insured.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-01
The Ataa Lies statsmes..

The annual statement OF tho Etna Life In.
surance Company shows large increases in the
principal departments of its business In 1897.
The increase in income was $5l5,402.5 81; In
ment. S5,025, 957i in accident Insurance. $22,.
900. $50.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-01
DAvIa n. nm visits tbs senn,s CHAMBER.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.-Ex-senator David q.
Hill of New York visited The Senate Chamber
this morning and occupied a seat on the Demo-
cratic side, where he had pleasant greetings
parties. IT,
Mr.. Hill afterward lunched with Senator
t~ertained Mr.. Hill at dinner last evening. Pol
tties, either national or with relation 10 New
York Affairs. were not mentioned, Mr.. Murphy
said. Ct either ~ lunch to-day o. the dinner
yesterday H.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-01
Gssu or rhnadslphia Thleyes Caught.

thieves has been burglarizing tho lower section
OF the city for three weeks. To-day the police
Gagged tho whole outfit seven men and two
women. all OF local reputation, and recovered
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-01
TOBACCO IMPORTERS COMPLAIN.
They say That Port REGULATIONS Result In In.
Jury 10 the Lear.

WARRINGTON. Jan. 3l.-A delegation repre-.
scnting several tobacco importers of New York.
Philadelphia, and Baltimore, and cigar manu-.
facturers OF Tampa. Fla. appeared before As.
sistant Secretary Howell this afternoon and
complained that the present administration of
the Tarin law in regard 10 leaf tobacco in
wolves an injury TO The leaf, and consequent
loss 10 the Importers and manufacturers. The
Gals. which consists in dampening the leaf us a
test for It's proper classification, is said TO make
Another complaint is that too much delay oc-
ours In examining the bales Of tobacco at the
direct result OF this delay. Assistant Secretary
Howell requested the MEMBER OF the dclcga.
ton to prepare their case in writing, promising
10 make an ctfort 10 amend the port regulations
in regard 10 TOBACCO satisfactorily.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-01

P%IrTsBURG, Pa. Jan. 3l.-The Westinghouse
Electric Company shipped to-day TO Seattle sew
erAl car loads Of material for use on the aerial
tramway over Chilkoot Pass. Alaska. II Was
consigned TO the DyeA and KLondike TranSDor-
,tAtlon Company.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-01
MRS. SCHUYLER HAMILTON DEAD.
she HAD Lately E1ptrimented with the Faith
euro without RELIEF.

Louise Frances Paino Hamilton, the wife Of
MajorGen. Schuyler Hamilton, died yesterday
morning in Roosevelt Hospital Of pneumonia.
She had been an invalid for sorIe time, and had
lately Experienced with tho faith cure without
relief. She was "a wears old, and a native Of
Sandtord. York county. Me-, where the funeral
services. will be held. She leaves no children.
Her husband livos at the Savoy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-01

Treasury Mails InteFeGt ChecLs for o.. O08. 500.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.-The United States
Treasurer to-day mailed $685. checks. aggregate
ing 2 2,O03. 297.l2. in payment OF interest due
- pnitod States registered bonds and Distfict
- oolumbte SEQ per cent honda
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-01

Often change the whole as
pect OF life by their prompt.
healthful action upon the
stomach, kidneys. and bowels.
axe life worth living. 200
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-01
Tho rev. Frederick Burse.. Coming to Brooklyn

The Rev. Frederick Burgess, rector of Christ
Episcopal Church in Detroit. has accepted the
call to the rectorship of Grace Church, Brooklyn,
which became vacant b. the appointment OF the
Rev. DR.. Chauncey II. Brewster as Bishop CO.
adjutor OF Connecticut.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-01
BELIEVES IN LEGITIMATE ADVER
Using.

Competition leads some merchants to re-
sort to dishonorable methods In order TO Sc.
cure trade, forgetting that 1t is only the
merchants who do an honorable business
that succeed. I believe In legitimate ad.
vertising. In this g of competition per.
sistent advertising in newspapers is a fac.
tor in securing business, but facts must 10
adhered to.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-01
MEMS FURS.

Gentlemen's fur-lined overcoats. sealskin
caps and gloves. coaohmen's outfits in fact.
everything produced in a hrst-class fur
house, can be had at prices which will pay
to invest now. Parties desiring alterations
or repairs made should have the work done
now.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-01

All I ask is for ladies who desire to get
genuine Furs at the lowest possible prices
to have them give mo an opportunity to
show my stock. If manufactured articles
cannot be found in stock which will fit and
please, then they can be made to order as
cheaply as il they were In stock, and at
lower prices now than at any other season
of the year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-01
Hoods
Pills

Th@aOtaGlIy n
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-11-25
Entertaining an Angel Unawares.

A newsboy took the Sixth avenue
elevated at Park Place at noon, says
the New York World, and sliding into
one of the cross seats, fell asleep. At
Grand street two young women got on
and took the seats opposite the lad.
His feet were bare and his hat had fall
en- off. Presently the younger girl
leaned over and placed her muff under
the little fellows dirty cheek. An
old gentleman in the next seat smiled
at the act, and without saying any
thing held out a quarter with nod
toward the boy. The girl hesitated a
moment and then reached for it. The
next man just as silently offered a
dime. a woman across the isle held
out some pennies, and before she knew
it the girl with flaming cheeks had
taken money from every passenger in
that end Of the car. She quietly slid
the amount into the sleeping lads
pocket. removed her muff gently from
under his head without rousing him,
and got off at Twenty-third street, in
Guiding all the passengers in a pretty
little inclination Of the head that
seemed full of thanks and the posses
sion of a common secret.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-11-25
"Water!"

we're entirely forgotten. Water
whispered the priest, but Verdi did
not respond. Then, thinking his re-
quest had not been heard, the cele-
brant repeated, "Water!
Still there was no reply, and, turn
ing round, the priest found the server
gazing in wonder and delight at the or
gan.
"Waterw demanded the priest for
the third time, accompanying the order
with such a well-directed movement of
the foot that the little Verdi was pitch
ed headlong down the altar steps. In
falling he struck his head and was car
ried to the vestry quite unconscious.
Perhaps it was this incident, together
with the child's unbounded delight in
the organ music he heard in the street,
that induced his father, who was an inn
keeper, to add a spinet, or pianoforte,
to his worldly possessions.
But it was Geveral years after TINS
that his vocation was temporarily de-
cided for him, though fate afterward
stepped in and undid the decision.
"Why do you want to be a musl-
cian?" asked his confessor. you nave
a gift for Latin, and must be priest.
Meanwhile, the lad became an ofiice
boy in Barezzi's wholesale grocery
store, and for a little over seven dol
lars a year played the organ IN the
church at Roncole; but one day it hap
pened that Father Seletti. who had de-
cided that the boy should be monk
was oflciating at mass while Verdi
played the organ. The priest was
struck with the unusual beauty or the
music, and at the close of the service
expressed a desire to see the organlst,
Verdi appeared, and the priest recog-
nized him as the pupil whom he had
eought to turn from music to theolo-
gy.
Whose music were you playing?
asked Seletti. "It was beautiful"
Verdi said, shyly, that he had
brought no music with him that day.
and had been improvising.
80 played as felt" said he.
"Ah!" exclaimed Seletti. 81 advised
you wrongly. You must be no priest,
but musician"
After that the way was easier. The
priestly influence on his side opened
many door to him.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-11-25
LITERARY NOTES.

1t is said that George Moore has al
nes.'
Miss Frances Forbes Robertson, a
sister of the eminent English actor
who has long been associated with
Mrs. Patrick Campbell, has made a
distinct hit with her book, THE Po-
tentate," which was recently published
in London. She comes of a remark
able family. Her brothers, Johnston,
Ian and Norman, are first-class actors,
Leonard is a violinist and Eric pain
ter, while one of her sisters is minia-
ture painter.
Gladstone's private library at Ha-
warden castle contained 5000 volumes,
which related chiefly 10 works on Ho-
mer, Dante, Shakespeare, and every
theological work of any value pub
lished since the premier was collie
gian. This does not account for all
the books which had come into the
great statesmans possession, but just
his working library, as he once made
calculation that he had purchased
over $4,000 volumes.
An interesting unpublished poem by
Alfred de Musset has been discovered
among De Mussets manuscripts. 1t
is a sonnet addressed to the moon, and
therefore headed Luna" The SON
net ends with the following fanciful
image which, roughly translated, is:
Seeing your white fingers mark the
green cloth of my curtains, I ask you,
dear one, whether perchance you have
not let your glove fall upon my open
window" This sentence forms the
concluding half Of the sestett.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-11-25
Gladstone's Amazing Memory.

Mr.. Gladstone's amazing memory is
illustrated by an anecdote given by
G. w. Smalley in Harper's Magazine
for August 1t described what occur
red during a cabinet meeting. There
arose a question of constitutional US
age, on which Mr.. Gladstone took one
side and the minister whose depart
ment was concerned another.
The argument perhaps leaned to MT.
Gladstone's side; but argument is sell
dom in England a final cause of polit-
ical action, and when this colleague,
who was contending against his mas
ter, as he had good right to, found him
self hard pressed, he said:
There is no precedent.
EYES," replied Mr.. Gladstone, there
is a precedent. The point was raised
and settled in Sir Robert Peel's time,
and while was president Of the board
of trade in his cabinet"
Then turning to his private secretary,
Mr.. Gladstone said, "lf you will please
go to the second desk in the small IL
brary, the third drawer on the right
hand, in the last compartment at the
back of the drawer you will find n
bundle of papers tied with black rib
bon, dated 1S45, and labeled r. P.
Bring me that"
1t was brought. Mr.. Gladstone chose
out of this parcel of documents, which
had slept for forty years, the memoir
andum he had in mind, opened, and
read it out to his cabinet. 1t was a
minute by Sir Robert Peel on the ques
ton raised-a question relating to
trade, a full statement of facts de-
cisive opinion on them, and complete
answer to the objections now raised by
Mr.. Gladstone's colleague.
"Now I ask you,", said the minister
who told the story, chow are you going
to stand up against man with such a
memory as that?"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-11-25
GOSSIP OF TITLED FOLK.

Queen Victoria paid two visits to
Cowes during the regatta week, cir
cumstince that has not occurred in
many years.
The crown prince Of Siam is going In
for all things English, even fishing and
athletics. He has been fishing near
Newburgh, and when he heard Of the
highland games to be held there Of
fered prize for highland dancing.
Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild has
left Kiel for st. Petersburg in his
steam yacht Veglla and intends to visit
Stockholm and Copenhagen before re-
turning to the Mediterranean. Baron
Nathaniel is entertaining a party OF
friends on board the Veglia.
The duke of York has an interesting
collection of quaint baby pictures. He
is always amused by funny pictures Of
little folks, and to his store he has
lately added one of the posters of a
famous infants food, which represents
one baby crying for the dainty, while
another, who has it, is radiant with
happiness. Mechanical toys are also
very interesting to the duke Of York,
and many quaint and comieal novelties
of this kind are bought by him for lit
tie Prince Eddy.
The queen of Denmark is in much
better health, but her condition is pre-
carious and causes great and constant
anxiety to her family. Queen Louise
sleeps we'll and spends the morning
(after rising late) with her daughters
in the garden saloon at Bernstorff
castle, where they play to her by turns.
In the afternoon the queen takes a
long drive of several hours, being ac-
companied in her carriage either by
one of her daughters or by the king Of
the Hellenes. There have been sew
eral dinner parties at Bernstorff, the
queen being usually present.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-11-25
The Boyhood OF Verdi

1t was by a devious path, some
steps of which were painful, that Verdi
became a musician. When he was
seven years old his mild and some
what melancholy temperament at
tracted the attention of the parish
priest, and he received the appoint
ment of acolyte at the village church
of lie Roncole. One day a priest was
celebrating mass with Verdi as his as
sistant, when the boy became so car
ried away by the music that his duties
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-11-25
A Little Boys Troubles,

| thought when learned my letters,
That all my troubles were done;
But / find myself mistaken
They have only just begun.
Learning to read was awful,
But nothing like learning to WRITE
I'd be sorry to have you tell it,
But my copy-book is sight.
The ink gets over my fingers,
The pen cuts all sorts of shines;
And won't do at all as / bid it,
The letters won't stay on the lines,
But go up and down and all over,
AS though they were dancing jig
They are there in all shapes end sizes,
Medium, little and big.
There'd be some comfort in learning
If one could get through; instead
Of that, there are books awaiting
Quite enough to craze my head,
There's the multiplication table,
And grammar, and-oh, dear me!
There's no good place for stopping,
When one has begun, see.
My teacher says, little by little
To the mountain top we climb
1t isn't done in a minute,
But only a step at time;
She says that all the scholars,
And all the wise and learned men.
Had each to begin as l do;
If that's so-where's my pen!
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-11-25
Her>Autumn Home.

Balmoral castle. the autumnal resi-
dence of Queen Victoria, is in the beau
tiful valley of Aberdeenshire. Scot
land. on the River Dee 1t commands
a magnificent view and comprises 40
600 acres. Prince Albert purchased
this estate in 1852 for $4,000 and
erected a granite castle in the Scot
fish baronial style. 1t consists Of two
blocks of buildings, united by wings,
and a massive tower thirty-five feet
square rising to height Of eighty feet
and surrounded by turret twenty
feet high.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-11-25
WESTWARD HOl
Information for the Traveller.

Whenever the traveller, tourist or busi-
ness man is westward bound he must not
fail to travel via the Rio Grande West.
ern railway-"Great Salt Lake Route.
It is the only transcontinental line pass,
Ing directly through Salt Lake City, and
in addition to the glimpse it affords of
the Temple City the Great Salt, Lake
and picturesque Salt Lake and Utah Val
ley, it offers choice of three distinct
routes through the mountains and the
most magnihcent, scenery IN the y, world rid
as popular in winter as in summer.
On all Pacific Coast tourist tickets Gs,t
RADIO Springs, Manitou. Lesdville, Glen,
wood Springs, Salt Lake City, Ogden and
other points of interest. Double daily
train service and through Pullman and
Tourist sleeping cars between Denver
and San Francisco and Los Angeles
For Illustrated pamphlets descriptive of
the Great Salt Lake Route" write e.
Copeland, General Agent, Owings Build
ing, Chicago, or +. A. Wadleigh, General
Passenger Agent, Salt Lake City.
The ducks you kill, but can't find
don't count.