davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The times., 1899-12-15

II will be seen that if the present rate of
earnings is kept up there VIII remain for
the stocks of the company, after paying the
interest charges of Sc, $40, 600. about s. 200,-
600. The requirement for the full 4 per
cent dividends on the preferred is 81, 400
000 and if this were paid in full on such
basis Of earnings there would remain for
the common stock nearly per cent It is
perhaps not to be expected that the COM
pany VIII be able TO continue this immense
Improvement during the remainder Of the
year, but there can be no question that its
years showing Will be most gratifying
Perhaps the best feature Of the report is
that Of reduced operating expenses at the
same time that the gross earnings are
largely Increased. This is a different state
OF things from what the bears have wished
people 10 believe could be possible on any
of the important railways. Both the B. &
o. securities were strong yesterday, the
common closing at 81, with good net gain
The Western Union Telegraph Company
reports for the quarter ended December
The times., 1899-12-15
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BONDS

G'slp02 ''3O-year funding" gold. 104 -.
IS 1901 Water stock" currency l0j -,
IS 1908 Nv ater stock" currency. .... -,
Funding currency 3.65's....-..... l54 -,
~ s sicg. 2-lU'S. 1895 1901 .......... .... ...
The times., 1899-12-15

The Federal Steel issues were both sold
of rapidly yesterday morning. reaching the
lowest prices Of the movement in fact. The
common stock sold as low as 81 L. and
the preferred as low as - 10. These prices
are remarkable IN view OF the action Of the
directors of the company this week in com
pleting per cent dividends for the pre-
ferred stock and when IT is so generally
known how large the earnings Of the com
pany have been. and will be during the
coming year. As in the case Of many other
securities yesterday, there was conspicu-
Gus investment buying Of the preferred
Federal Steel.
The times., 1899-12-15

The outlook IS distinctly better. though
IN the present feverish temper OF the mar
kst 81 IS perhaps OF little use 10 draw too
favorable conclusions from favorable in
The times., 1899-12-15

Sugar was again a feature of the list
Early in the day there was heavy selling
Of the stock, and the fear was expressed
quite generally that it might continue its
precipitous decline. Later supporting or
ders appeared, and a good net gain was
scored for the day. The latest interpreta-
ton of the 500, ,O00 000 sugar company story
is that it is a ruse of the trust to get the
Independent rehneries into its grasp with
out letting them know they are being abb
sorbed. This version is more hopeful to
holders of Sugar stock if not more reaSon-
able.
The times., 1899-12-15

The Northern Pacific securities were con-
spicuously strong all day. The preferred
advanced to "A 81 and the common TO
81 IS. The latter stock at this level was
somewhat less than three points lower than
the highest price of the year attained, two
weeks ago. 1t cannot be said that the
break here has been particularly disastrous.
The same, indeed is true Of all the Pacific
securities, though not to such marked
degree. The investment buying of the
stock on the announcement of the 2 per
cent dividend has been excellent, and there
seems little reason TO doubt that it will sell
very much higher in the near future.
The times., 1899-12-15

There has been much talk Of a decrease
in business and profits for the Western
Union recently, but the report does not
bear out these pessimistic predictions.
The times., 1899-12-15

Northwestern went of TO 157 at the open
ing, but later advanced 10 l59.
The times., 1899-12-15
New York stock Market.

Corrected daily by ". B. Hibbs & Co.,
members OF the New York Exchange,
1913 + Street
The times., 1899-12-15
Money to Loan
ON
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The times., 1899-12-15

The Western Union Telegraph Company
reports for the quarter ended December
81, the figures being partly estimated:
The times., 1899-12-15

LOT Consists of 1000 Mems Kersey
and Melton and Cheviot Overcoats; Raw
edge, Italian lined, four-inch silk velvet
collar; colors, blue, brown, black and olive.
These overcoats retail for SIS, $1S, 81 25
and $50. Your choice for. ~ ~
The times., 1899-12-15
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The times., 1899-12-15
NJ M 6. THEO,
THE GREAT DEAD TRANCE

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The times., 1899-12-15


Metropolitan was one of the few securities
that made lower price yesterday. IT sold
early in the day at 169. The highest price
reached by the stock was in last March, and
It is somewhat OF a coincidence that this
high price was 269, exactly 100 points high
er than yesterdays low There has been
heavy liquidation this week by pools that
have been operating in the stock. II was
said yesterday morning that one conspic
uous supporting pool was selling out at
tremendous loss. II the bears were working
for this result they were perhaps satisfied
when il was accomplished, for there was
quick rally from the low, the close being
at i72 1-2. The stock pays per cent divi-
dends, and intrinsically is undoubtedly
worth more than it sold for yesterday.
Manhattan and Brooklyn Rapid Transit
were also somewhat weak yesterday morn
ing and they also advanced handsomely
in the afternoon. There is a rumor in the
street that Harriman-Yanderbilt interests
have secured control of Brooklyn Rapid
Transit during its recent break.
One of the matters of railway news that
had a good effect in the morning was the
report Of the Baltimore and Ohio Company
for the month Of November, and for the
five months Of the fiscal year
The figures are considered nothing less
than stupendous by railway men who know
the company's affairs. They represent
gain In net earnings equal TO more than
81 0C0. 600 a year, and total net earnings of
more than 1000, geo. The statement is as
Fc1
The times., 1899-12-15

LOT 3-Consists of Mems Overcoats fine
good worsteds, cassimeres and cheviot
cloths. In tans, grey, and blue; velvet
%oBp S3pFs Choice Rs'4 for for S. sl0 and sl2 465
The times., 1899-12-15
TELEPHONE STOCKS

& Potomac ...... 60
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 80
MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10
TOM GALLAGHER WINS.
Again Defeats Mclaughlin at Cushion
CaHOmA.

The veteran short stop billlardlst, Ihom-
as Gallagher of Chicago, defeated Edward
Mclaughlin of Philadelphia, Wednesday
night in New York in the third night $
play of their series of cushion carom
matches. This was the first victory for
the Chicagoan and he earned ii. The men
scored almost point for point until the last
inning, when McLaughlin's string showed
1872 buttons to 1S1 for his opponent. Gal
lagher made two great shots and then he
clicked off nineteen and won.
Gallagher again defeated Mclaughlin last
night in their billiard match at cushion car
oms. This was the fourth game of the Sc
ries of five to be played, and the standing
is now two Victories for each contestant,
In the first two contests Mclaughlin won
easily, but In the last two Gallagher seemed
to regain confidence and also his good
stroke
The Chicago expert last night manipu-
lated the globes in clever manner not only
at open table play, but at nursing. So
accurately had he his angles gagged that
he ran out In the thfrty-eghth inning.
His average was ) 1O-3S, the best so far
made during the match.
Following is the score
Gallagher-7. >, 80 6. !. o. o, >, Z, o, T. o.
%, 4, !. l, 0, 0, 4, 9 o, 3 l, o, Z, ), o. 20. $,
3, g. 3, /, 3, O, 4, TO- s., Total, 200. Aver
age, 1o-3S Highest runs. 80, %, %
McLaughlin-o, ), o, I, o. 10, .. .. o, o, o.
Q, s, II. /, o. o. l. I. o, /. 2, Q, l, . 8, o, l.
0, %, 0. q, .. %. o.. 4, IS. Total, 49, Aver
age, 4 4-37. Highest runs, %, -, 10, 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

mains were discovered in 1903 at Roueh'
bafd a bushel of wheat, The shinbone was
fo1I1 feet long. and others in proportions
MANY other similar skeletons were iouhu'
one in Sicily that measured 3oo teet III
length. In the present century, however, II
has been shown that these skeletons were
NOT of humans. but of prehistoric beasts.
one of the worlds famous giants d
Patrick Cotter o. Brien, who was porn al
J<insdale in ireland. in 1861. He was e sht
feet three inches tall, and was the greatIsl
giant of the day. He died in ls04 IN me
museum of Trinity College, Dublin Is the
skeleton of a giant named Magraih VINO
was seven feet eight inches high.
II is an interesting fact that giants as a
rule are both weak of body and or nina,
while dwarfs are usually keenwitted ana
healthy. A story is told that the Empress
of Austria, in the seventeenth century had
all the giants and dwarfs OF the GerrnaIlc
eupire assembled at Vienna. They were
chartered together, and fear was expressed
that the giants would terrify the dWaris.
The contrary proved to be the case. The
dwarfs tormented and robbed the giants TO
the extent that with tears in their eyes the
giants begged to be protected from them
The usual circus and museum giants OF
today are rarely over seven feet in height,
but they wear high-heeled boots and high
hats that add a foot or more In height TO
their appearance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

Taiiest Men of Our Day Compared
With Those of Ancient Times.

From the Chicago Record.
Old chroniclers tell wonderful stories of
the giants that used to walk the earth
even as we read in the Bible of Goliath
who was slain by the youth David. In
later days perhaps the most interesting
book on giants was written by a French
scholar named Henrion in 171S. This book
asserted that Adam, the first man, was 12S
feet nine inches tall and that Eve was only
five feet shorter. After Adam man began
to lose height rapidly. Noah. says NJ. Hen
rion, was about twenty seven feet tall, and
Abraham measured not more than twenty
Moses reached only the poor height of thir-
teen feet, and, finally, man had to be con-
tented with feeble little frames from four
to six feet in height.
Many huge human skeletons have been
found according to report. It is said that
the skull of Chevalier Rincon, whose re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

Kid Mccoy knocked out Jack McDon-
ough of st. Paul in the fourth round of
what was to have been twenty-round go
at the Hawthorne Club annex, Buffalo last
night. The men fought at catch weights
Mccoy outfought and outpointed McDon-
ough at every stage. The St Paul man
was evidently afraid of his opponent and
did not venture a lead for the first three
rounds, while the crowd shouted derisively
In the fourth round Mccoy sent McDon-
ough to the floor with a left on the Jaw
and again with right on the same spot,
finally knocking him out with a left on
the wind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS.

Leon Mcdonald was the most successful
driver Of the season. He won thirty eight
races.
A race track Is to be constructed at Will
mington, n. c.
Gov. Roosevelt, when asked yesterday
why he did not interfere to prevent the
Jeffries-Sharkey fight, said that such af-
fairs were outside of his province, and he
had no jurisdiction over such events.
The Empire bowling team, in New York.
rolled two games Wednesday night, scoring
$40 and 933 successfully in the American
National League tournament. The same
night the Metropolitans bowled 962 and 921
successfully.
The champion black curly French poodle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

James J. Jeffries. the prize fighter. his
brother John and HObert Blei manager of
a music hall, who We're arrested Monday
night in New York on a charge of violat-
ing the Horton law regarding boxing were
discharged in the police court yesterday
Several witnesses testified that the exhibit
ton given by the Jeffries brothers was not
at all bona fide boxing contest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10
INTERESTING CONTEST PROMISED.
The Y. NJ. G. A. Eleven to Meet Druid
Athletic Club.

The game Of fott ball to be played to-
morrow at Y. NJ C. A. Park between the
Druid Athletic Club team of Baltimore and
the local Y. NJ. c. A. eleven, promises to be
an interesting contest The Druids have
not been scored against in the past two
seasons. having defeated such strong teams
as the Maryland Athletic Club. Johns Hop
kins. Druid Outing Club, Episcopal High
School and the Belair. Md, eleven. The
Y M. c. A. team has been put through
some hard practice this week in prepara-
ton for this contest and are In excellent
shape for the game. The lineup will be as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

A well-known astronomer calculates that
If an express train running sixty miles an
hour day and night without stopping kept
ii up for $50 years 1t would just about COM
plete the diameter of the circle made by the
earth in its yearly journey around the sun.
Now let this immense circle be represented
by lady's finger ring, and taking that as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10
Accounted For.

From the Ohio State Journal
Il feel sorry for that little Perkins
baby. It's father handles it so roughly"
THAT isn't to be wondered at; Perkins
used to be a baggagemaster."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

fixed star would be mile distant and the
farthest visible through the telescope at
least twenty miles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

The quarter-mie paced bicycle record was
broken twice at Garfield Park Chicago,
yesterday. Eddie McDuffie in the face
of a stiff breeze. clipped second and a
fifth from the record making the new mark
90 ID. A few minutes later Major Tay-
lor. the colored rider went the distance in
20 seconds fiat. Taylor chose the opposite
side of the track to that used by McDuffie
and had the wind at his back the greater
part of the distance. Both men were paced
nv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

Thousands of situations have been OBJ
tanned through the want columns of The
Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

Steeplechase at Benning track tomorrow
Advertisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

Milo. valued at IS 900, said to have been the
finest of his breed In the country, and win
ner of scores of blue ribbons at bench
shows all over America and in Europe. died
Tuesday at the Meadowmere kennels,
Southampton, L. /. Miio's owner was Henry
G. Trevor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

Tom Sharkey spoke from the ring at the
Smith-McKeever fight Wednesday. He said:
Il will leave it to the men who were down
at Coney Island last Friday night, and also
to the general public whether George Siler
gave me fair decision not 1t is now
up to Jeffries to meet me again. / am ready
at any time say two, four six months,
and will meet him for any amount up to
$4,000"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

A bloody fight occurred on the Newport
(kyD track yesterday afternoon, just be-
fore the last race was run. Daniel Muir
ray, the well-known race caller and form
book man. was attacked by Curley Brown
formerly starter at the track. and was bad
ly beaten. The trouble is the result of an
Old grudge which sprang up between Muir
ray and Brown on the Canadian circuit last
summer. Murray is in serious condition
at his hotel Brown left the track after
the affair but later was taken into GUS
tody and put under bonds. The racing yes
terday was spirited over a good track.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

Extravagant odds were laid against the
first three winners at Lakeside. Chicago,
yesterday. Virgins being 20 to 1: Title W.
Is to 1. and Atlantic 10 to l. After that two
second choices and a favorite won. Ad
mentus captured the mile and three fur
longs without difficulty. The Lakeside
judges have reinstated the race horse
Harry Nutter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

The knickerbocker Athletic Club will
hold foot ball carnival in Madison Square
Garden New York, on November 30. There
will be two games of Rugby, one of assoc
citation and one of Gaelic foot ball. The
latter is to be played between those old
time rivals the William j. Barry Associa-
ton of Jersey City and the Charles J.
kickham association of New York. cham
plons of their respective states For the
afternoon ten contests are scheduled. in
GLIDING sprints middle distance and dis
lance runs. weight throwing and the 10
mile Amateur Athletic Union championship
run.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02
u LorBEr MOVES FoR SIMPLICITY.

paris CORRESPONDENCE of The London News.
The President has made permanent the occa-
sioual order about military salutes at the Elys'e
Tho guard there is not to notice nm when hr
goes out or comes in unless ON great Official oc-
casions and then only when he Is surrounded
with a military escort lie has ordered the fur
niture # NJ. Faure's ordinary audience cham
and bedrooms 10 bee changed They were In Tho
most recherche Louis Nv style. and tapestred
with subjects by Laucret Boucher and Wat
teau The late President had three bedrooms
adjoining each other arranged I'm the same man
ner one looking due south on the garden was
for winter: another. looking ON courtyard for
very hot weather and third seemed the very
sanctuary of the eighteenth century elegance
Nine Faure's bedroom was much palmer. VI
Faure discarded as too severely simple the fur
niture i'm the style ~ thu FIRST Empire that
President Caruot used. The chairs and arm
chairs chosen at the state Garde Meuble by VI
Faure were BOD the royal private apartments ar
Versailles when the Revolution broke out They
had lacqutr,d frames, and were covered with
Rcauyais tapestries. The wall decorations of
the room where he was seized with paraiN
represented "A NEUROLOGICAL subject by Boucher
NJ Loubet prefers serious dignity and Will give
bookcases a predominant place in bis sittirE
room and ordinary audence-room. lie Is %
great reader, and has a fairly large library.
more for use than ornament. but containing
many choice editions. all We'll bound. lie Was a
great hunter after such editions when he lived
I'm the Rue de- Seine. which is in the midst az
the second hand book market
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02

complished results which had not been at
tempted before that time in the United States
They carried on their work at depth Of about
seventy feet. and in the course Of the work
some Of them remained under water four hours
at a time
on the whole. the adventures Of the Co
manche. her trip on the Aquila, her sinking In
the harbor of San Francisco her rescue by Cap
tain Merritt and her reconstruction make an
interesting chapter in the history Of modern
American war vessels. The fact that no other
vessel was destroyed by the gale which sent
her to the bottom caused many people to believe
that She had been foully dealt with. That ques-
tion has never been cleared up to the satsfac-
ton Of all persons interested, and the old fight
ing machine steps out Of the Government ser
vice and into the peaceful pursuit of money
making with that part Of her history unwritten
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02

paid the men good wages, as good as those
demanded by the labor organizations but did
it Of my own free VIII, and the men respected
me because / would receive no orders from peo-
rle with whom had no business connection.
My contract read that l was TO deliver the
property on land in six months. Notwithstand-
ing the loss Of time at the start and the fact
that it took us nearly sixty days to get home
was back I'm six months and twelve days ana
NV mission was accomplished The vessel, in
stead Of being junk. was being put together and
would be available as a coast-defence ship; the
underwriters had been saved two-thirds Of their
loss. and the contractors had been enabled to FIJI
their contract"
The shot AMI shell and the 13-inch guns We're
also recovered and the whole work was looked
upon as q most remarkable feat Of wfeckns
The divers who went with Captain Merritt ac-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02

NEW PLAYS WHICH WILL ADD TO IhE
MERRIMENT OF EASTER WEEK.

The theatres will make their usual little burst
Of activity this week. There Will be several
onenings as there always are in Easter week
There will also he few next week. After that
II 10 likely that the usual couise will stil be
pursued and that the theatres will slowly SINK
into their summer state If somnoency
At the Fifth Avenue Theatre tomorrow night
Mrs Minnie Madden Fiske will begin the last
,,.ol, If her engagement and will play Tess ot
the DI'rbervilles" for which there seems TO be
more public demand than for anything else I'D
her repertory She promises a new play,
Becky Sharp" for the opening OF next season.
\ Shakespoarian experiment will be made az
the Herald Square Theatre. whore a company.
headed by Miss Odotte Tyler. r. u. MacLean
and Charles b. Hanford will begin short en-
cagement They intend to make frequent
changes Of BILL There will be go change OF pro-
erammo at Days Theatre. but a special NATL
nee is announced for tomorrow. y production
If The Merry Wives of Windsor will boz made
ut the American Theatre by the Castle Square
Opora COMPANY There is nothing that this
compauv is afraid Of Two new farces. The
Cuckoo" and THE Purple Lady" will be given
NJ Wallacl's Theatre and the Bijou respectively.
Chauncey Olcott will present "a Romance ~
Athlona" at the Harlem opera House new
hurlesouo on the numerous versi.' of The
Three Nusketoers" called The Eisht Must
ret-thcres" Will be added TO the programme
,t u,nonorStoiu's Victoria. Miss May Irwin
will play Kate Kip" at the Grand opera House
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02
TROUBLE WITH LABOR UNIONS

There was not little diihcuIty connected
with this part Of the work. because the various
labor examinations had passed resolutions be
fore | arrived with my men that none OF ther
,,,er should work TO- me unless they received 50
dav In gold for eight hours work. This did
not bother me So much as the labor people
tborqht Il would because ! knew that during
,re drv season many miners would be i'm town
u,oo would be glad to get a job. engaged many
-, these. who with the twelve able and trust
,yortbv men who came ont with me- finished the
,ob IN less time than we expected # would take