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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-12
NEW INSURANCE COMPANY.
Concern Backed by Local Men to Dc
General Business.

A new corporation, to. be known as the
Colonial Fire Insurance Company, is to be
organized under the laws of the state of
West Virginia, with the purpose of doing
business in this District, as well as in the
states The capital stock is to be 500, 600,
divided into shares of $1C0 each. 1t is ex-
pected that business will begin January 1,
and the offices in this city will be at 141S
F street northwest. After February 1,
when the capital stock will be fully paid
up, insurance will be written on property
in this District. At the meeting of the
stockholders for organization it is expected
the following will be elected officers and
directors: President, S; w Woodward;
first vice president, NJ. M. Parker; second
vice president, E. S. Parker; attorney,
jackson H. Ralston; secretary, E. Quincy
Smith; directors-Jas. f. Barbour, r. G.
Bickford C. c. Duncanson, Wilton ]. Lam
bert, Joseph X McCammon. NJ. NJ. Parker,
E. S. Parker, A. L. Powell. ]. H. Ralston,
F. H. Smith, Nathaniel Wilson and S. w.
Woodward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-12

Lieut.. A. H. Davis has been ordered to
the New York.
Ensign W. r. Cushman to the Dixie.
Assistant Paymaster P. W. Delano to the
Wabash.
Assistant Paymaster E. F. Hall, from the
Resolute and placed on waiting orders
Gunner H. c. Campbell has been placed
in command of the tug Leyden.
Henry W. Biggs of Baltimore has been
appointed an acting warrant machinist.
Lieutenant r. Q. Bitter has been detached
from the Resolute and ordered to the
Vixen.
Ensign R. W. Henderson, from the Reso-
lutte to the Scindia-
Lieutenant C. B. Britain, order to Yo-
semitic revoked.
Naval Cadet F. L. Sheffield, from Reso-
lutte to the Scindia,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-12

desire that her body should be cremated,
and in all probability this will be done.
The house at 1923 d street. which was
occupied by the deceased woman for so
many years, is in charge of the police. 1t
is believed the dead woman left will. but
1t could not be found among her effects in
the house. She had box in the Washing
ton Safe Deposit Company. and it is sup
posed the will is in this box. Late this
afternoon Mr.. Dent, register of wills. and
Chief Clerk Kemp of the police depart
ment will examine the contents of the
box.
In the death certificate the name of the
deceased is given as Sarah Matilda john
son, and Missouri is stated to be her place
of birth. She was a widow, fifty-six years
old
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-12
LocomobiIes for Washington.

A meeting of those interested in the or
ganization of local company to represent
the Locomobiie Company OF America was
held recently In the directors room of the
washington Loan and Trust building. at
which were present, among others. John
w Thompson. John Joy Edison, Clarence
Norment, c. E. Foster and Representative
Aldrich. Mr.. A. L. Barber, president of
the Loconobile Company of America, at
tended the meeting and made an address
upon the subject of horseless carriages
Steps were taken to Immediately organize
the local company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-12

a new publication. the Washington Mir
roF publis Ted by the American Newspaper
Syndicate has entered the field in this city.
The new publication Is handsomely print
ed and illustrated magazine. containing.
among Other things. the full Program with
the cas-; of characters Of the productions
81 each Of the local theaters. n consider
able amount Of theatrical gossip. weIl-ed-
lied sporting and general pages and a good
zeal Of general interesting information. The
D%w publication comes out weekly. and two
numbers have already appeared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-12
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
Program to Be Observed Thursday Mt
Church of the Reformation

The program TO be observed at the Church
Of the Reformation Thursday next. 7:3O
pm, commemorative of the death of Gen.
Washington, will be as follows: Opening
address by the pastor, Rev. Dr. Parson:
hymn, IAN Hail the Power of Jesus
Name" reading from Washington's fare
well address; solo, Miss Bessie Burbrfdge:
address by Rev. S. b. Barnitz, d. D. of
Des Moines Iowa; hymn and chorus by
school and congregation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-12

1t having been stated that the War De-
partment was considering an addition to
the list of army chaplains so as to provide
one for each volunteer regiment several
thousand clergeymen Of various denomina-
tons have made application to the adju-
tant general for appointment as chaplains
in the army. 1t will require act of Con-
gress to increase the number Of such off,
GERS in the army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-12
Nellie In Rue,s VIII.

Undertaken ]. William Lee took charge
of the body of Nellie La Rue yesterday and
removed it from her late nome on D street
to his undertaking establishment on Penn
sylvania avenue. 1t is not known what
disposition will be made of the remains,
but 1t Is stated that she often expressed a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-12
Bank Credits Increased.

The effect of this increase of money was
TO increase the gold in the treasury and to
increase the cash reserves in the banks
Each dollar of additional cash reserve gave
an opportunity Of the extension of So of
credit by the banks, and thus a hundred
millions additional cash In the banks meant
possible extension of credit to the extent
OF five hundred millions. which thus in
creased the check transactions Of the conn
try. The panic had been caused by a with
drawal of cash from the banks, which in
turn, compelled the banks to call In their
loans. The loans made by national banks
IN 1875 mad been diminished from over two
billion dollars to one billion eight hundred
ana seventy-one million. and in 1898 these
loans We're increased to two billion two
hundred and fourteen millions, and in 1889
TO two billion four hundred and ninety-six
million dollars. In other words. between
1898 and 1899 the bank loans had been in
creased over six hundred millions five hun
dred millions Of which was ACCOMPLISHED
between 1897 and 1899.
This statement is itself proof of the con-
tention of bimetallsts, that admitting the
assumption of the monometalists that
most OF the transactions of the country are
accomplished by checks as distinguished
from cash. 1t is also true that the aggre-
gate amount of checks depends upon the
amount of credits issued by banks, and
that the amount of credits issued by banks
depends upon the cash within their vaults
and the increase of five hundred millions
in two years of bank credits and the con-
sequent multiplication of exchanges
through bank checks is directly tracable to
about one hundred millions of additional
cash deposited in the national banks
Though no accurate 6ata can be obtained
as to state and private banks, il is safe to
say that their credits had increased to
nearly the same extent as that of the ma
tional banks, and it is fair to assume that
within two years the bank credits have
been increased at least eight hundred mil
lions by the deposit with the banks of less
than two hundred millions of additional
money, secured by favorable balance of
trade. for it must be recoiiected that of the
three hundred millions OF increased money
secured during the past three years at
least one hundred millions has gone into
the federal treasury, and is therefore not a
basis for bank credits.
The increase of prosperity during the past
two years demonstrates the correctness of
the theory entertained by bimetallists, viz,
| that all other things being equal, prices
will depend upon the quantity of money in
circulation; that an increase of the money
volume meant higher prices and a diminu-
ton of the money volume meant lower
prices
The demonstration Of silver was started
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-12

The police were Informed yesterday of
the sudden death of the infant child of
Alice Reddick, coIored, at No. 62S I'd street
southwest AS there had been no physician
in attendance Coroner Carr had to make an
investigation The child's death resulted
from natural causes and an inquest was
not necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-12

The dead body of a white infant was
found on a lot near Champlain avenue and
18th street northwest yesterday. Policeman
Sweet, who found the body, had IT taken
to the eighth precinct station. Coroner
Carr will make an investigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-12
Short Crops Abroad.

1t was not until after Congress adjourned
that the change took place. The cause of
1t was the great demand for our agrcultu-
raj products, caused by short crops else
where, the result being favorable balance,
which brought within a few months many
million dollars of gold to us. This was fol-
lowed by large exports of manufactured
goods, mainly produced by the very trusts
now complained of. and which constitute so
serious a menace TO individual enterprise as
well as to the compensation of labor The
gold trust produced the industrial trusts
The cause for their organization was fall
ing prices and the necessity of cheaper pro-
duction, and so the various industries were
combined; improved machinery was Sc
cured; middlemcn were dispensed with;
clerks, statesmen and officials were cousou-
dated and the result was cheapened pro-
ducticn which sought the markets of for
eign countries. Thus the great demand for
our agricultural as well as our manufac-
tured products brought to this country
within three years very nearly $500 900 900
In gold, and the increase in prosperity can
be directly traced, not to the repeal of the
sherman act not to the passage of the
Dfngfey act, though the latter was a fac
tor by doing away with deficit of revenue
but to the increased volume of money
caused by favorable trade balance whic h
restored the per capita circulation in this
country which prevailed prior to 1893, viz,
s25 per head-the per capita during inter
mediate years having fallen as low as 500
per head
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-12

Interstate commerce consists of inter-
course and traffic between the citizens of
different states, and between the citizens of
portation but the sale and exchange of
commodities. If the natural and direct eff
feet of combination is to restrict the sale
and exchange of a commodity among the
states, suppress competition in such sales
and arbitrarily fix and enhance the price
potent to reach and break it up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-12
Csc for Choice

ODainty Perfumes, in dainty
bottles. daiEtily boxed Colgate's
Cashmere Bouquet, oakley's Vir,ets.
Sautier's Apple Blossom, Delau-
rier's Hello Blanc. Selden's Violet
and Woodworth's famous perfumes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-12

During Special Hours
S1 2E for s1.9s SILK and Linen Sc
Size lSN5i inches Boxed
presentation.
IS II AO for the 81 % Hemstit
Scarfs. 1Sx54 inches. These
very beautiful. bargain at 81 .25-
0SC for samples worth up to So Is :
are Fancy Crochet Scarfs, with
ored woven center. Some>fTinged, some
stitched.
Is OS for genuine Marseilles
Spreads. Various styles; rot
worth less than $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-12

EST Gloves only should be
Dents London-make for sand menar
IS of So Fownes NJ.SsG
pair. And glove make woman s>S.2
m 1ar eh w delight You can guess her size Exchanged any
l~AII AN Men Driving
d BU WraUngC
Gn@ Castor Beaver 9Sc t1qs @e ST so
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-12

AIDES and Mems Driving
and Wheeling Gloves. with
astrakhan back, leather and
S Seaye to palms soc CSC,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-03
CLOSING DULLAND HEAVY
Stocks Declined on Account Of Unfavorable
Money Outlook.
AN UPWARD MOVEMENT OF SPECIALTIEs
Brenk in Sugar nnI Brooklyn Tran.
sit--Also in Lncknwnnnn and
Grangcrs.

New York. August 2-Today's stock inaf-
ket, like that Of yesterday. had period OF
| strength in the morning which gave way De-
| fore the day was over. The depression was
due TO the continued prospect of hard money
The early strength had Its inception In the
| disposition of London TO buy American stocks.
/ Notwithstanding the marking up OF tue
money rate. The demand from London was
especially marked Tor Atchison pieierrsu
cifc London sold Anaconda Copper Thefe
was a smart upward movement in some OF
the specialtes. Early in the day sugar Went
up "a, per cent. Reports of the extraordinary
earnings in the iron and steel Industries gave
a firm tone TO that group OF stocks ana rem
netsee Coal had the additional beneht OF a
report that valuable property was ABOUT 10 De
acquired and that claims of preferred STOCK
holders were in process of adjustment Tne
stock In consequence, rose 49, inc trunk
| lines were favorably affected by the going
grain to the seaboard. The tobacco stocks
local traction. General Electric. Cotton OH.
Peoples Gas and a few others gained from
individual causes. The general appearance
of strength thus impaired to the market
prompted some covering by the shorts VINO
sold yesterday. thus helping on the advance
The higher prices brought out realizing sales
and there was sharp break III sugar and
Brooklyn Transit the latter dropping ~
from the best. Lackawanna suddenly fei
away 3is points on rumors of projected
sulke. me grangers were weak on oau
crop news.
The closing was dull and heavy; generally
below last nights closing The apprehension
over the money outlook was caused by the
advance of discount rates In London to a
point above the bank of England's minimum
rate. The fall in consols was evidence that
the bank of England was again borrowing
from the market to repel the demand for
gold made probable by the recent downward
course of sterling exchange in New York.
There was not enough doing in sterling ex-
change today to reflect the influence of this
morning but the sterling exchange rate at
Berlin. whence London continues TO draw
gold, rose . points. The bulk OF the call
loans in New York were made today at
rer cent and lenders showed themselves in
disposed to renew time losns at current
rates. Prime commercial PAPER rates ruled
from to 8 per cent Outside banks contin-
ued to draw on their deposits in New York
banks for the purpose Of making loans In
this market. There has been some outgo OF
funds from this center to Montreal on ac-
count OF the strngency there.
There was activity and strength by the
Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf hrsts, but
otherwise the bond market was irregular,
Total sales s2,C09,5 500
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-03
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Rally on Estimates Of Considerably Smaller
Spring Wheat Crop.
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE FROM HAlr AND RAIN
There WINS n Marked Advance
In Provisions.

Chicago. August "A rallying in the mar
ket on estimates of considerably smaller
spring wheat crop than a year ago stopped the
decline In wheat today and sent prices TO a
Joint AGAu above yesterdays close. Coarse
gtains were also strong. corn and oats each
c'os.rg NC higher Provisions advanced 2j.
Csc.
Wheat was Arm at the opening, although
interest in the market showed but little in
crease. Damaging hail and rain storms were
reported all over the Northwest, the area
affected being placed as high as 100000 acres
while complaints OF drouth also came from
semo sections of the wheat belt. Northwest
elm receipts continued to fail OH, and the pro-
PORTION Of new wheat arrivals was much
smaller than year ago. Minneapolis aud
Duluth reported 2S7 cars Chicago receipts lis
o: the Northwestern receipts. A were new
wheat. year ago they were about 800. LN-
errool also showed some advance, due to un-
favorable weather in England and parts OF
the continent
September opened lq9sc higher at $3.50
6g3s, with some demand from shorts. Tue
market eased on shortly afterward to b9l4 L,
osss, but soon became strong again under i
continued moderate demand, advancing tc
69leu69as. Reported absence OF cash demn nd
caused prices TO waver for time, every litti,
aging short selling. The large cearances from
Atlantic ports howeHer-a total OF nearly 900,
COT bushels from all points caused consider
abe skeptcism to the entire truth OF the
reported absence Of export demand. and shorts
became heavy buyers.
Closing cables were higher. famine was
said to be imminent IN India or account OF
the absence of the usual monsoon rains. The
market became active and advanced steadily
TO the close. The feature of the news was the
estimate OF crop expert, putting the spring
yield at 2Sa 100000 bushels, or 5000, 00U less
than previous estimates The European short
a,,e compared with previous crops was also
put at 100, 600 bushels. Total primary re-
ceIpts were put at 1880 bushels. September
advanced to 20 and closed firm at 697sd1O
Corn was strong and closed at the top prices.
Tnt weather was favorable and primary re-
celpts were 30 per cent larger than last year,
but clearances were large and the cash de-
mand good The seaboard reported 2l0 loads
taken yesterday. Local receipts were light
SO cars-and the advance In freight rates vas
expected to result in still further reduction.
Shorts took the new crop futures freely on
complaints of hot weather from Kansas.
Oats were Arm ard higher on small
amount OF trading. There fair cash
demand at higher prices, and the seaboard re-
ported moderate export sales. There was con-
sideable changing from September to May ii,
/ 5sM26 spread. Receipts 2g5 cars
lPrGvisions were fairly active and Irregular
A. hhe close pork was 2Isc. September lard
2igt and September ribs 81 higher.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow-Wheat o.
cars. corn 40 cars oats 400 cars, hogs q, 90,
head.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-03

Chicago, August Wv. II. Bachelor G Co.
say of the grain markets: Liverpool cables
we're higher and our market opened with an
advance Northwest receipts were light and
little new wheat among the arrivals, which
assisted in sustaining prices. Private ad-
vices state that better cash demand is all
that is needed to change ihe tcne of the
market. and with steadily decreasing supplies
across the water good buying demand may
be expected here before long. For the time
being we would advise sale on bulges and
purchases on slumps, Corn opeaed higher,
Continued favorable weather in the cora belt
caused n slight reaction in prices.
Onta were dull but steady Provisions were
irregular the support developed toward close
Of days trading was attributed principally
TO shorts covering and some small deals
mpde By hackers
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-03
Hunt County Pension Applicants

Greenville, Texas, August 2-iA =
lowing applications for Confederale y
sions have been filed with judge ffSs'
son since last report:
Jno. NJ. Baker, aged 50, member o. e
pany D, Taylor's regiment.
2. billiard, aged 20, member Of CONF
X, Seventeenth Texas infantry.
Sam A. McFadden, aged u nsn'S
company B, Terrells regiment
VIM. C. Gunter, aged 50. memn,
company G, Forty-third Georgia M.
Hetty c. johnson, aged W s' c,,,|
Watkins Johnson. member O. v'r I,
Saufey's company B, Lanes ieA''
iment. J, lar
Martha A. NAPLES, aged 40, Sm
Enoch NAPLES. member OF conr-'
Twelfth Alabama infantry.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-03
,,,rpE Ann NAILS,

| Nails. S20 base, Advances for common
over base. ID. zoe. Sd. 45e; Id and sd, 3o,;
( ID soc. sd. iOc: i0d and l6d. &c. Quotations
are for less than car lots.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-03
DUTTER AND EGGS.

Mary p, Morse. Dinsmore. AT Havans
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-03
sd. Louis Grain nnd Prnyi.inns.

81 Louis, August 2,--wheat--No. red cash
6sN July 6sA. September 70: December ia.
May 7bA: No. hard 6Sls. Corn higher; No.
g cash 30h August 3o9s September 2s5s De
cember 27h May 2S9s Oats No q cash 20a.
August 2o% September iaAsQl9s. May 2lla,
No white 26ssGt26. Pork Arm 925 Lard
quiet prime steam DO choice sis. Eggs
slow, .. Flour unchanged Corn meal 10y
l.sG, Bran--sacked. east track. 81. Hay
STEADY. timothy s.0OGpls 90; prairie & .50as. 90.
Timothy seed dun. old | .76dl2 Is; new Az 0I
2N0. Whisky steady. %. Cotton ties quiet,
100, Bagging steady, 6@6% Dry salt meats =
Boxed shoulders 5 %; extra short clear 3 %
clear sides 1874, Bacon quiet. boxed shout
d,re 8 20. extra short clear and clear ribs
X SYiA. clear sidas 4 1917
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-03

Jones, DR.. Briscoe Cain and Messn "
Taylor, Charlie Briggs, Ben Hawkini !!
Henry Oscar went to Georgetown yeas
day to attend the trial of Judge 0. D ~
non of this county, who is charged Y
the murder of w. A. Gray, Esq ~
cese is exciting good deal Of intefts
Calvert.
Mr.. w. S. Henning. chief engineer q
Houston and Texas Central railroad Y
has had business in connection WIN !
road here for several days past leH y
morning for Houston.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-03
NEW ORLEANS


Especial to The Post)
New Orleans, August 2.--The New Orleans
live stock exchange says:
Receipts--Cattle 81. calves and yearIngs l2i
Sales-Cnttle 1852, calves and yearlinps Il,
hogs 90, sheep 146. ''''
70 hogs 10.
butcher cattle, calves and yeariings in good
domand; inquiry brisk for bulls stays and
neShy steers, goo up, for Cuba no change IN
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-03

Calvert. Texas. August 2.--The FIRST bale of
cotton for 1899 was brought in by Alex Page,
colo red who raised II on Colonel Il. s. Peters
Box Quarter plantation and was sold to S
Samuels Co Of Calvert at l3-l6c. 1t
ciasled midding and weighed 50T pounds.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-03
LESS LID


New York, August Money on call steady
at Shn4 per cent; last loan per cent Prime
change heavy with actual business In bank.
ers' bills at 4 soy al se1a for demand. ant
A SO for sixty days. Posted rates 4siH4 ss.i
and 4 S7k5i4.Ss. Commercial bills 4,S21s sli
YER certificates 6oIka6l, bar silver CON. Mexi-
can dollars 4s. Government bonds easy; state
bonds inactive; railroad bonds Irregular