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The evening times., 1899-07-13
Fast INDIAN RAILWAYS.
Cbeap Prices and Primitive ACCOM-
modations for Passengers.


R w. Stevens in the London Mail.)
The native has taken up with enthusi-
asm the recreation of railway travelling,
and the Indian railways are accordingly
admirable. They lack only one point OF
excellence. and that is exactly whal the
Furopeap wants and the native does not
speed. The white man is often IN hurry
fhe native never; the Indian train stroils
accordingly at a decorous twenty miles
an hour. The sahib may get impatient
but ii lis lightning to people whose ma
tional conveyance is a bullock cart Ihe
native troubles himself nothing about time
tables; he goes to the station before sun
rise and sits down till the train comes.
And the amount of native traffic is as
neutrality-suspicious. even though 1t
costs him about a farthing mile. The
station yard and the road beyond are q
fair by day and doss-house by night; at
the opening OF the gates the roaring. jab
bering platform recalls the breaking of
the crowd when the Lord Mayors show
has gone by. The third-class carriages
are even as crates of fowls; some stand
on the seats some lie Oh the floor. You
see only a Jungle OF heads and legs and
arms projected vaguely out of nowhere;
at night the compartment is heap of
sack-colored bundles, that might indiffer-
entity be men or mail bags.
Your own Indian railway carriage is not
unlike the Indian house. 1t has space and
all indispensabies for existing in bad ell
mate, but little Of finish or establishment.
The evening times., 1899-07-13

kitchen. / went forth and did what came
here for. Now, having an hour to spare,
/ minister to your mind at better chair
and table and room althogether than,
doubt, you will find in any hotel in India
In short, your Briton is not at all the
conservative creature that at home he
would make himself out. Put him down
where he has more or less Of a clear field
and he will adapt and invent and contrive
and relieve the usefully ugly with the best
of them The small convenience, for ex-
ample, of carriages colored according to
their class, now timidly nibbled at in Eng
land, has long been familiar to India; first
class is white, second dark green, third
native color. Only one fault can 1 think
of in the regulations for Indian travel;
there are no carriages reserved for men.
Consequently ladies enter in with their
husbands, which at bedtime brings embar-
rassments. Once I have actually had to
ask the station master to put on an extra
carriage solely for me to hide my bushes
in
The evening times., 1899-07-13

E. A. BOWERS g. CO.,
Stock Brokers. Wash. Loan and Trust Bldg,
Best service in town Every order executed on
the Exchanges by Correspondents
PURNELL, HAGAMAN & CO.. New York
WARE & LELAND. Chicago.
The evening times., 1899-07-13
TRADING IN Wall STREET.
Various Unfavorable Reports In
duce Dealers to Unload.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Falls on
Under Fears of Strike of Em-
Factor I'm Causing Declines-New
York Central Continues Strong.

New York, July 13.-The stock market
opened active and rather heavy. The chief
subjects that engaged attention at the
opening were all of an unfavorabie char
acter, and caused selling for both ac-
counts. These were the New York's Life
Insurance Company's announcement in re-
spect to its holdings Of stocks, as con-
tanned in this mornings newspaper re-
ports; that a strike upon the lines of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit was imminent
and the advance in the discount rate of
the Bank of England. Foreign banking
houses construed this last circumstance
as meaning that the British government
had notified the Bank Of England that the
South African situation was critical and
that 1t would be good policy for that insti-
tuition to fortify it's reserves.
Rumors that there would be shipments OF
gold this week were current on the street.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit broke with par
ticular rapidity on the reports named. The
declines in the remainder of the market
were not particularly severe and some
stocks showed noteworthy strength, New
York Central and Missouri Pacific being
conspicuous instances. The London market
for American stocks showed irregular
changes and the dealings here for foreign
account were on both sides, of the account.
The evening times., 1899-07-13
THE VITALITY OF PoPEs.
Plain Living and High Thinking In
Leo XIII's Favor,
From the London Lancet.)

'.Plain living and high thinking have
scored" again, and the nonagenarian
Pontiff, after an Illness followed by an op-
Grafton which within twenty-four hours
brought 10000 kilograms Of enquiry to the
Vatican, has been allowed to leave his bed.
and, seated In his armchair by the now
historic window, to look out on that
world from which he has been excluded
The evening times., 1899-07-13
The Washington stock Exchange.

Sales-U S. 3's registered, 81, ,500G1Os "a.
West End National Bank. 5G123 3-4. Ma
tional Safe Deposit and Trust, 10G140.
Capital Traction, 35G95 1-2, 4G95 3-4. and
45@95 SIS. Washington Gas, 50Q53 SIS and
54G53 1-2. Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone, 1850. American Graphophone. 14O
0133-4. 100@13 SIS American Graphic
phone preferred, 1O0G13 rs. Pneumatic
Gun Carriage, 5OQ22 cents and 10O@2S
cents.
After call-Metropolitan Railroad Certi-
ficate "a" $90@117 IA. Capital Traction,
50@95 1-2 American Graphophone, 1000
135-S. Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
GOVERNMENT BONDS
The evening times., 1899-07-13

There was a sharp break in prices in the
stock market this morning, the opening be-
ing at a recession of half a point or more
on the average and the first quotations in
all cases being of from these figures. There
was no particular reason assigned for
the weakness, except the nearness OF the
end of the week, when the question OF the
bank statement will become important
again. More talk of trouble between the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit and its employees
was also the cause of some, selling in sym
pathy with the extreme weakness of that
stock.
After the first half-hour Of the day there
was a good rally, which promised better
market for the remainder of the session,
but traders generally were inclined to be
skeptical, even as prices advanced. The
market seems likely to be higher during
the week, but it is seen that there is no
certainty of this. There are still two par
ties, both abundantly able TO do good
work, until the bears are in a much worse
condition than they are at present, it
need not be expected that the market
will go in either direction for many days
at time. The advice of the conservative
people is to buy stocks on the declines.
Some traders took advantage of the break
this morning to secure small lots of Sc
curities, but it cannot be said that the
buying was very enthusiastic.
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TITLE INSURANCE STOCKS
Real Estate Title. tle.................. 10
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FINANCIAL.
Reactions.

We believe that this Is BULL MARKET. and
that it is only at the start of a big up swing
but we expect frequent reactions and advise
taking profits on bulges after two or three
days advance, buying only on recessions. But IL
you buy AT ANY PRICE it will not be neces-
sary to take loss unless you overload for prices
viii he materially higher before they are much
loWer
The evening times., 1899-07-13
New York srocx aarket

Corrected daily by W. B. Hibbs & Co..
members of the New York Exchange,
1919 Street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-09
CITIZENS ENTER PROTEST
Objections Filed With Commissioners t.
Proposed Cross Town Railroad.
city and Suburban Company Said to
He in OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Adverse Report.

The proposition to construct a cross-town
street railroad on R and streets is meet
ing with much opposition from the resi-
dents and property owners on those streets.
the District Commissioners receiving daily
a number Of protests from them 1t will
be remembered that at a hearing given by
the Commissioners last week on House bill
1l2o1, providing for this railroad it was
stated in behalf of the measure that the
project would meet with little. if auv on
position from those people residing along
the proposed line. but such is not the ex-
perience of the Commissioners since the
hearing.
The proposed bill, as was stated in The
Star at the time provides for an extension
of the City and Suburban railway from
Lincoln avenue and S street westwardly on
street to 24th. thence southwardly on oath
to Massachusetts avenue to r street.
thence eastWardly on r street to Lincoln
avenue, to the place of beginning.
Not only are the people residing and own
ing property along the proposed line filing
objections with the Commissioners and
asking to be heard in the matter but if is
also understood that the City and Suburban
Railway Company is not favorably inclined
to make the proposed extension The mat
ter Is still being considered by the Commits
sioners, but it is understood that an ad-
verse report on the bill may be expected
from them. 1t is said that they are in
favor of crOss-toWn railroad, but it is
reported that they feel it should run on a
street or streets south of R street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-09
Fractional Currency Wanted.

To the Editor of The Evening Star;
Will some one kindly inform the public
why the government does not should
not resume the issue of fractional currency,
such as we had during the war and for
some years thereafter?
There never was greater convenience TO
the public, and there never has been any
thing more profitable TO the government.
as q large portion of il has never been pre-
scented for redemption.
Merchants and large business houses
which send goods by mail in enormous
quantities OF small parcels complain of the
annoyance and loss to them in having to
receive stamps in payment, and which they
are compelled to dispose of at a discount
Postal orders and postal notes do not an
swer the purpose near as well, because
one has to go to the post office TO get them
and pay a commission, and the time is
often worth more than the amount to be
sent. In the country, where people live at
a distance, IL is much worse.
With fractional currency one has only 20
take il from his pocket, the same as any
other note, and inclose 1t in his ietter-no
time spent and no commission and no &C
count to be kept at the post office, and no
auditing and storage of them by the de-
partment at a heavy expense for clerks,
officials and rooms for storage
The merchant can deposit or exchange
fractional notes at the banks the same as
other currency, and save the time and
bother both to himself and the post office
officials in having them cashed. besides the
convenience 1t would afford parties in re-
hitting the change with packages or other
wise when necessary.
If il be desired to increase the circulation
of silver let them be issued as silver GER
tificates, the same as the silver notes now
are.
II would seem that thing which would
be such great convenience to the people
all over the country and so profitable to the
government as the fractional currency was
ought to be done. The representative or SEN
ator who will bring this about will be TIE
most popular man in the country. There
may be some reason why this cannot or
ought not to be done which ordinary people
do not understand but il so, / would like
to know what it is. OBSERVER.
january 9, 1899.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-09
THE OLD POLICE DAY.
Incidents Recalled by Old Member of
the Force.

The visit to the Police Court this morning
of an old policeman who seldom has bust
ness there revived a discussion among
younger officers of the days when it was as
easy for policeman to shirk his duty-or
DOODLE as they call it-as it was for him
to patrol his beat. On Capitol Hill, where
this old officer had once done duty there
was saloon where, he alleged, the officers
found 1t an easy matter to get what liquor
they wanted. The question of police pro-
lection did not figure in this case, 1t is
said, for those who knew the proprietor de-
clare he never violated the law.
One night 4 few minutes before II o'clock
of the regular patrons of the place was
seen to go out, and his companions believ-
ing his mission was to hide d bottle of
liquor for an officer, followed him. Sure
enough, he had two bottles and they We're
put in tree boxes on different beats each
bottle being intended for the policeman on
the beat.
Imagine the surprise" said the old Off
Ger, when the tree boxes were searched
and found to be empty, so far bottles
were concerned
There was no suspicion on the part of the
officers that the saioonkeeper had failed
hangers on about the place had taken them
and they concluded they would get even in
some way. 1T was so arranged that a few
nights later the carrier of the bottles should
arrange to let his companions know of a
new hiding place. The scheme worked well
ana those who enjoyed the contents of the
bottle were made sick.
This experience was q costly one but tho
SICK men afterward retaliated upon the
oflcers. and then a truce was declared
Inc bottles Were afterward put in a sta
Die loft by the saoonkeeper himself
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-09
SEEKS TO HAVE LIEN DECLARED.
Proceedings Growing Out of a Con-
cehsicn in Santo Domingo.


Nathaniel Mckay, the New Jersey and
Santo Domingo Bridge Company, Henry w.
Thurston, H. c. c. Astwood and John Hay,
Secretary of State of the United States of
America. are named defendants in a bill IN
equity filed today by Ogden p. Pell, who
seeks an accounting and TO have a lien de-
clared
Santc Domingo in the Dominican Republic,
granted Mr.. Mckay concession to build a
bridge across the OZama river, agreeing to
pay him certain amount and allow him a
certain proportion OF the tolls. Mr.. Pell
claims that he advanced money to Mr.. Nc
lien for his advances in the sum to be paid
for compensation for the building of the
bridge. He carried out his part of the con-
tract, he says, but has not received in re-
turn what is due him.
1t Is furthe- represented that the republic
of Santo Domingo has entered into an
agreement with the United States under
which the sum of $4,000 is to be paid,
through the Secretary of State, to discharge
all claims of Mr. Mckay or his assigns in
connection with the bridge.
Mr.. Pell asks that his claim be adjudi-
Gated as a lien in the fund of $4,000, and
that ell other persons be enjoined from col
Letting from it until his claim is paid.
Judge Cox, in Equity Court No. i, issued
a rule to show cause, returnab,e January
Is, why Mr. Pelrs prayers should not be
granted.
The attorneys for the complainant are
Dudley & Micnener, c. d. Ingersoll and
Birney &. Woodward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-09
Mr.. BeauchamD's Lecture.

DR.. Hammond's pulpit in Congress Street
NJ. p. Church was filled last night by Lou
J. Beauchamp, the temperance advocate,
who is here in series of lectures, under
the auspices of the Good Templars of the
District. The doors of this church have
been thrown open to the order for series
of five meetings, of which last nights was
the initial one.
Mr.. Beauchamp took his text: For
Whatsoever Man Soweth, That Shall Be
Also Reap" He claimed that what was
true of the individual was true of the COM
munity. He portrayed some of the evils of
intemperance, and gave some figures rela-
tive TO crime and pauperism. AT each OF
the remaining meetings he will treat the
subject in different phases. Tonight Star
of Hope and Independent Lodges will be
present in body, the two lodges having
united for this purpose.
Next Friday evening at O'clock Mr.
Beauchamp will give a lecture on Age of
the Young Man. at the Central High
School Hail. This meeting is primarily in
tended for the benefit of the High School
students and their friends. Compliment
tary tickets will be given the section teach
ers in all the buildings for distribution
among the students.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-09

A team of horses belonging to William
X. Haines and driven by Albert Gatewood
took fright about II o'clock this morning
and ran away on G street between New Ter
sey avenue and North Capitol street. After
going short distance the runaways COL
Iided with horse and buggy, in the latter
of which were two colored women, Anna
Williams of 13 Jackson street and Carrie
Matthews of No. IS Jackson street. Gate
wood was thrown from his seat and run
over. but was only slightly hurt, and the
women were thrown into the street and
somewhat injured. They Were taken to the
Eastern Dispensary. The buggy was de-
moliShed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-09

event of ratification, however, speedy ac-
tion Will be necessary. The treaty provides
that the payment shall be made "within
three months after the exchange of rati-
hcations," and another provision REQUIRES
the exchange of Publications within six
months from the date the treaty was
signed. viz, December 10 last
This would bring the payment before the
next session of Congress. so that the an
preparation must be made at the present
session. Owing to the short time elapsing
after the Senate acts the treaty and the
close of the present session it is felt tina I
little time will remain to deal with a matter
of this magnitude.
The appropriation committee has NOT de-
termined what appropriation bill to take I'm
next. 1t will be either the sundry civil or
the fertilization bill. But, in any event.
action on the Spanish item is likely to me
deferred until action on the treaty in Sc
cured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-09
More About Cleaning on the snow.

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
The letter of the merchant justly pro-
testing against the imposition of a fine for
an unavoidable delay in cleaning the snow
from in front of his premises and his COM
plaint that the Commissioners themselves
failed to do that for which he was brought
so strictly to account, published in your
issue of the 18th, suggests the inquiry: Does
not the law which applies to the case i'm
pose an equal obligation upon the District
Commissioners as upon the citizen, to
promptly clean the snow from the side
walks fronting the reservations under the
formers control? Those who were attract
ed to the avenue to witness the sleighing
or for other purposes, on New Year day
must have remarked the great danger OF
walking in front of the parkings, while the
and as late Wednesday the pavements
were menace to life or limb or pool OF
slush, TO those who ventured upon them.
There is no valid excuse for permitting
there is no dearth of laborers willing TO
perform such service, even on Sundays or
holidays
If il may be permitted to make a sug-
gestion in this connection: That at each
police precin I there be registered requis-
tie number Of laborer to properly clean the
snow from all the places therein as are
under the Commissioners jurisdiction; such
laborers to call at the respective stations
after a snowfall and await telephone In
structions from the Commissioners office
as to when and how many of them shall
proceed with the work for which they are
employed.
In any event. the public is entitled to
better management of this branch of ser
vice at the hands of those who are so ex-
acting in imposing compliance with law
essential to general safety and comfort
January 3, 1879 7. d. p.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-09
ARTICLES FILED.
Business Mems Association of WASH
inGtOn Incorporated.

Articles of incorporation of THE Bust
ness Mems Association of Washington,
D. c. were today placed on record. The
purposes for which the corporation is
formed are stated to be to bring the bust
ness men of the District of Columbia into
more friendly intercourse and closer bust
ness and social relationship for mutual ad-
vantage; to obtain from time to time the
combined judgment of the business men Of
the District relative to matters involving
general and special business interests, and
to adopt ways and means from time to
time to promote the advancement of the
business interests of the members of the
association individually and the District of
Columbia generally.
Those signing the paper as incorporators
are w. S. Knox, Mitchell Dyrenforth V.
Baldwin Johnson. ]. C. Ergood o. G. Sta
pies. Conrad H. Syme, VIM. G. Lown, F.
w Behrens, VIM. Ramsay, Henry F. Getz,
S. c, Smoot, r. P. Andrews, Frank K Ray
mond, w. S. Mexican, w. F. GUIDE, Norman
T. Elliott, Robt. P. Murphy, John Leetch,
VIM. w. Danenhower, George NJ Bond and
E. j.. Jordan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-09
THE PAYMENT TO SPAIN.
AppropriatiOn Must he Made by the
Present Congress.

The payment of $50 100000 to Spain under
the terms of the peace treaty is beginning
to receive attention from members of the
House committee on appropriations, and it
is likely that the amount will be carried
in one of the regular appropriation bis,
probably the sundry civil Chairman Can
non says. however, that the question has
not been formally considered yet, as there
has been no estimate submitted and no Off
ciaI information on the requirements of the
case.
Moreover, there is no desire to anticipate
action on the treaty. and until it is ratified
the House is hardly in a position to carry
out this provision as to payment. In the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-09
FINE AND RESTITUTION.
barber mt the Capital Answer. to
Charge of Theft

young colored man named James Penn,
who has been employed in the barber shop
In the Senate wing of the Capitol for about
four years. was given a hearing i'm the Po-
lice Court today on a charge Of theft 1t
was alleged that he stole 80 cents from
the overcoat pocket of Mr. W F. Wright
VINO is Senator Quays private secretary.
MT. Wrights complaint was that he put
some marked coins in his overcoat pocket
before he entered the barber shop. because
he had reason to believe he had been rob-
bed in there on a previous occasion When
he got ready to leave he discovered that
two of the marked coins had disappeared.
HIS asked the barber for his money and
the latter said he did not have IT,
Lieutenant Rodgers of the Capitol police
force was sent for, and Penn produced the
money. His explanation was that he had
found the money on a chair in the shop
Attorney Hewlett stated that Penn was
young man of good reputation and a
large property owner Several witnesses
testified TO the good reputation of the de-
PENDANT. Judge Scott held Penn guilty
and fined him $40. Restitution was also
ordered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-09
DEATH OF MRS. BERRET.
Was for Many Years a Leader of
Washington Society.

Mrs. Julia Wright Berret, wife of Col.
James G.. Berret, whose serious illness had
been noted in The Star, died last night
Mrs. Berret was born in Annapolis, Nd,
November 81 1920, and was the only child
of John w. Bordley. prominent lawyer
and resident of that town. In 1910 she was
married to Col. Berret and has since resided
in this city. Both in her youth and middle
age she was greatly admired for her beauty
and intellectual gifts, and her home was
one of the most prominent in the west end
for many years. Failing health of late had
caused her gradual retirement from social
life, but the last three years of complete in
validiSm We're cheered by the devoted min
istrations of her husband and their legons
of friends.
Mrs. Berret has been for over fifty years
a member of st. Matthew's Church, and
actively interested in all its parish and
charitable work. The funeral Will take
place from that church Wednesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock and the interment will be
private.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-09

Another employe of Swift & Co, John J.
Murphy, who IS in charge of the refriger-
ator cars, gave an account of the prepara-
ton and care of the cars, and also in re-
Spouse to questions, went over much the
same ground as that covered by the other
witnesses. Nothing new was brought out
The next witness was Mr. Horace e.
Gardner, in charge Of the construction and
mechanical department of Swift G. Co. At
the request of the commissary general the
witness stated ne examined a number of
vessels to ascertain their fitness to carry
fresh meats.
But before his testimony was completed
the commission adjourned for lunch