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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-21

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.-New Orleans - Com
rnercial 8 TQs2 discount bank. par San Fran
cisoo-sight, 12izc: telegraph l5c. Crcinnati-Over
the counter. SOC premium. between banks. par and
B1Nc on. Savannah-Buying. Il of over s.
selling, par over s. Charleston Buying. l-loc
discount: selling. par Boston-Par Chicago
Par 81. Louis-5oc discount
BANK CLEARINGS.- New-York Exchanges
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-21
AMERICAN HIDE AND LEATHER co

The permanent BOARD ~ Directors 81 the Amcri-
can Hide and Leather Company has been elected
follows Thomas " Hall. W y Eisendrath
r l. White Theodore Haight r. L. Roenitz
Matthew Robson Aaron Hecht + + Elms. James
Il. Weed. Thomas Hammond Kirk White l. O.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-21

s255 sl5 7s4: balances. 81 .SseHs PnilaueipiDa
changes SIS. s45.454; balances. Ns5%. D'-'i.
1,.otaroes 20 no All. balances S4027s Chicago
Exchanges SCI 23S 4SO; balances N'''o'.es n"S''''
Exchanges, s23,5oe o2s; balances &64e'SS- ..
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET.-Cal niones -
London. ~ per cent. open market discount ~
3i5 per cent for short and SS-l'a'7s PEI '-
lon. bills. Berlin discount rate. a. per cent
pit, exchange IN London % marks 1872 pfennigs'
paris exchange on London. p francs 27i1 confines
Paris discount rate. "a. per cent -
FOREIGN SECURITIEs-Brtish oonsoIs
money. lOra: for account, loiAs- French re','''
100 francs 70 centmos. Spanish Is IN Lohuo'i ~
THE SILVER MARKET.-Bar SILVER 80
,,ex,can silver dollars 47.c Bar silver in London
27isd. o.oo. ,,sho,
GOLD PREMIUM.-In Madrid. $780, LISBON
a 20: Ruenos Ayres 1880 Rome 49,
oAIEC AT TILE NTOCh EACH i Y W.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-21
CHARACTER OF TRADING.

Tho same meeting Edwin Gould was elected V'''
nresident OF the company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-21
GAINS IN EARNINGS.

IN addition 70 the Increases already reported for
the second week I'm September the following were
received yesterday:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-21
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY RATES. Money on call per cent with
exceptions AT and ~ per cent. The time money
market was quiet 51sq6 per cent for sixty days
5.qs per cent for three months and 5iaG6 per cent
for four and six months on railroad collateral and
above on mixed collateral Commercial paper rates
were A., per cent for the best names for three ard
four months. and FaQ5 per cent for six months
Paper not so We'll known ruled higher.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE. Market steady. Final
quotations follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-21

Outside seer RITY MARKET.
STREET RAILROADS IN THIS CITY.
Reported by Q I Hudson & Co.. Nos. "a & 80 Wail-sD
BONDS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-21
SECURITIES AT AUCTION
Tho following securities were sold yesterday by
Adrian n Muller & Son.

mo f0-l0Nlng 70ClT-8s wac 500 YN7T"T1aT 0V
Adrian n Muller & Son
81 shares View York Floating Dr. Dock Com
40
6oo shares Anglo American canaiTrs Company
O,poth ecatei). lot --.---.------ Sl8
300 shares Chicala Water COMPANY - Iowa thy
plthecatedl l0t ........-.... $50
% shares corn Exchange Bank ............ .3I~is
10 shares Western National Bank 30
~ shares Trust Company n America 252
shares StuyVesan' Fire Insurance Company SO
80 shares Panama star and Heral1 subject 70
pooling agreement dated FEBRUARY 1899 ....
20 shares Produce Exchange Trust Company 1a5
S OdO National conduit and cable company frs
mortgage per cent twenty year gold bonds
due January 1917. Interest January and July 40
Is shares North American Trust Comp ia
shares Nafrnal Park Bank ...... sol
no shares International Banking and Trust
Il snares Citizens Insurance Company. 1lois
shares United States Mortgage and Trust
Company .......... ...+......... $40
:6 shares National Surety Company ............if5
q shares Trust Company n America ........ $50
shares National Shoe and leather Bank ..... 1871
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-21
IN STOCKS.
FINAL CHANGES SMALL.
EARLY ATTACK ON BROOKLYN RAPID
TRANSIT INDUCES LlQu IDA lON
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.


Closing prices yesterday Of the principal ac''e
securities and net changes from TUESDAY '"''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-21
STREET RAILROADS IN OTHER CITIES

GAS SECURITIES.
,Repor,.A BY c. l. Hudson & Co. Nos. "a r "a waist)
BOEDg
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-21

Gables Sight. sixty DAYS
sterling Il 81. a. s64 4S5i1G4 50. 4s2q4S2A
Frsncs ... 3 49, lie $50 1913 - b22h-l-l6Q5@la
Re 0tni Ks s5is - - 1879 - loGs4lt
(srfders.. l614Uis 50 Is l6Q3s7s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-21
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.

The daily Washington Treasury statement COW
ering actual results n TWO DAYS ago compare
-r,.h tho ias, preceding statement Is as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-21

BANK STOCKS.

1aepo-tsa by ciinton Gilbert NJ. VAL 50
The times., 1899-10-13
A NECESSARY PROCEEDING.
Complaint Against the SeaIer OF
weights and Measures Answered

Weights and Measures Answered
Early this week the Commissioners re-
ceived a communication from the manager
of the Enrich Beef Company complaining
of the action Of the Sealer of the Weights
and Measures of the District in taxing his
company, unnecessarily he thought. for
the inspection and sealing of the platform
scales used at the various branch stores
belonging to the company. He stated that
the scales in question were not used in
selling goods. but were placed at the DIFF
ferent branches for the purpose of weigh
ing meats and groceries which were re-
ceived from the depot in Georgetown, thus
verifying the weights OF the shipping clerk
at the main house. The letter was referred
to the Sealer of Weights and Measures for
enquiry, and his report, as received by the
Commissioners yesterday, is as follows:
As understand it, the law passed by Congress
does not exempt any scale in the District from
inspection and sealing, and we have no discretion
in the matter. The enclosed letter states that the
platform scales only used for verifying the
weight of merchandise sent out from the general
store to the various branches. In my opinion 1t
is quite as necessary that the scales referred to
be properly inspected and sealed as those of any
other dealer, for the protection of the managers
general store is made in accordance with the
weights shown these scales.
Commissioner Wight approved of the
opinion. and directed that the beef COM
pany be notified of his action.
The times., 1899-10-13
DRUGGIST ABELL ON TRIAL.
Another of the Seidlitx Powder and
An0dyne Cases.

The second case OF series in which
number OF the most prominent druggists
in Washington are the defendants, came
UP before Judge KimbeIl and jury in the
Police Court late yesterday afternoon. In
this instance Roach Abel, whose place of
business is at 529 Four-and-a-half
Street southwest is the defendant. The
specific charge against the accused is sell
ing Hoffman's anodyue in which one OF
the ingredients, ethereal oil, is said to have
been entirely missing. bottle OF the
stuff vas purchased by Inspector Lynch
of the Health Department, and analyzed
by Professor Hird, the District Chemist.
Messrs. Lipscomb and Colbert are the at
torneys for the defence. Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Pugh is conducting the
prosecution.
After some difficulty in securing the
proper number of unchallenged jurors,
Mr. Lipscomb in his opening address said
he expected to prove that Mr. Abel was
innocent of the offence that an emissary
OF the Health Department had purchased
bottle of the medicine from his client.
Here Mr.. Pugh objected TO Mr.. Lynch be-
ing called an emissary," claiming that it
was a reflection on the Health Depart
ment. Several minutes were then taken
up III QlSCuSSlnS the proper oyHouylu
70 use, Mr.. Lipscomb finally agreeing to
give Mr. Lynch his proper title. Con-
tinuing he said that the inspector did not
arrest every druggist in Washington. but
only few, thereby showing unjust dis
elimination. He then showed the jury
that the United States Pharmacopeia does
not mention Hoffmans anodype. but does
give a formula for the manufacture Of
| compound spirits OF ether, preparation
of the same class, but totally unlike it.
| Continuing he explained the evaporating
powers of ethereal oil, that it is claimed
| was not in the medicine, and said that it
| was no more possible to hold that oil in
| the bottle than it was for the police of
| the city to hold Dorsey Foultz. That the
| goods in question had been purchased
| from one OF the largest wholesale drug
| gists in the country under a guarantee Of
| being in perfect condition. Mr.. Pugh then
| said If the defence could produce the
/ guarantee he would nolle PROSE- the case
| Immediately. Mr.. Lipseomb said ne hoped
| to be able to do SO this morning. AT 4
| O'Clock the court adjourned and the case
was continued until this morning at
| 1O-20 3D. II
The times., 1899-10-13
MANAGER cALLUM IN COURT.
Charge That Wires Were Illegally
Strung by His Company.

r. G. Callun, the manager of the Mu-
tuaI District Messenger Company, was ar
raigned in Police Court yesterday charged
with stringing wires Illegally on CoIum-
bia Road. Attorneys Berry and Minor
were retained as counsel for the defence.
and Prosecuting Attorney Pugh represent
ed the Government. The defendant when
placed on the stand, denied knowledge of
the offence with which he was charged,
and stated that he had given his men
no@itive instructions not to string wires
il any place which would be in violation
of the law. The attorneys for the defence
claimed that the act for which the charge
was brought was not in violation of the
law, as the wires. in this instance, were
strung on private property.
Mr.. Pugh claimed that the law means
that a wire for the transmission OF cleo
tricity, whether on public or private prop
erty, cannot be strung without a permit
from the Commissioners. Judge Kimball
requested that the attorneys submit to him
briefs giving each side of the case that
he might weigh the matter carefully be-
fore rendering his judgment. Mr. Callum
was released upon his personal bonds ia
appear in court when the case is finally
disposed of
The times., 1899-10-13

The railroads running to Chicago have
been Obliged to take extraordinary meas
ures to overcome the forgeries and other
crimes committed by ticket scalpers.
Heretofore the stamps and signatures re-
quired on return tickets sold at reduced
rates TO large gatherings have been freely
counterfeited by the scalpers," or ticket
brokers, and the work was so skillfully
done as 10 readily deceive conductors
The companies have now devised a special
seal with an embossed design similar TO the
lathe work used on paper money. and this
has been copyrighted. II this seal is eoun-
terfeited the eulprits will be prosecuted in
the United States courts. Heretofore
prosecutions of this kind have been in
State courts, where the money and infiu-
ence of the rich brokers had more or less
effect. They will not so readily risk prose-
cutioa in the Federal courts. But what a
comment on our laws is found In the ne
cessity OF the reads which have to adopt
such measures to protect themselves from
wholesale fraud. Congress should wipe
the parasitieai sealpers out of existence
as aas already been done In Pennsylvania
Editorial from Philadelphia Press 0c-
tober 6, 1893.
The times., 1899-10-13
BONDS OF DETECTIVES.
Attorney DuvaIf's Opinion COneer
ing Their Execution and Form.

Attorney DuvaIps Opinion Concern
ing Their Execution and Form.
At the request of Commissioner Ross,
Attorney Andrew B. DuvalI yesterday rem
dered an opinion in regard to bonds of
private detectives, question having been
| raised in the executive Office of the Dis
trict as to whether such bonds should be
made out to the District of Columbia or
the Commissioners. Mr.. Duvall stated
that he thought all the bonds should be
made out to the District under the follow
ing conditions:
That if said shall well and truly per-
form all and singular the duties of his Office Of
private detective as aforesaid, and hold and save
harmless the said District and its Commissions
ers from any all loss, cost, damage, expense
during his term of service as such private detee-
tive. then this obligation to be void and of no
effect otherwise 20 be and remain in full force
and virtue in law.
Mr.. Duvail also suggested that the bond
be so changed that IL will expire within
one year from the date OF its original exc
cutiOn
The times., 1899-10-13
rh. cood work of M.ccabees

The War Department has received cablegram
from General Otis telling OF the good work being
done by two companies of Maccabee warriors,
who have been enlisted as scouts They are
under the charge of Lieut. Matthew A. Batson.
of the Fourth Cavalry. Their knowledge of the
swamps and rivers on the north and east shores
Of Laguna de Bal has been of great service to
General Lawton. They have arrested a number
of robbers and secured lot of rifles. They re-
ceive only half the pay of regular soldiers, and
civil funds are used in paying them.
The times., 1899-10-13
The Columbia Reaches Manila.

The War Department notified by Major
General Otis today that the transport Columbia.
carrying the first OF the new United States vol
unteers reached Manila last evening. There
were no casualties on the voyage. General Otis
said in his despatch that the transport Warren
would start for the United States October Is,
and the Columbia as soon possible The
Columbia left San Francisco September 8. with
the headquarters and five companies OF the Thirty
fourth Volunteer Infantry Col. Z. V. W. Kennon
commanding, total OF Is officers and 566 en-
listed men
The times., 1899-10-13
THREE DIVORCES GRANTED.
A Trio of Wives Granted Legal Sep
aratiOn From Their Husbands

Three petitions for divorce were grant
ed yesterday by the Justices of the Su-
preme Court of the District. Justice Bar
nard, sitting in Equity Court, signed de-
cree OF divorce in the case of Elizabeth
NJ Clark, who asked separation from her
husband, John R. Clark The diyorcee
was also permitted to resume her maiden
name, Elizabeth NJ. Steibel.
In Equity Court No. l. Justice Hagner
granted divorce to the petitioners in the
cases of Mary E. Guild against her hus-
band, Alexander ]. Guild. whom she
charged with desertion. and Mary Simms
against her husband, William F. Simms,
on the same grounds. Mrs. Simms was al
lowed TO resume her maiden name Mary
Sayies.
The times., 1899-10-13
Charged with the Larceny of Cen,

William Simms, colored newsboy. or
Georgetown, was arraigned before Judge
Scott yesterday charged with the larceny
of one cent Simms sold an evening paper
OF Wednesday to George A. Howe on
street car yesterday morning, and Howe,
who Is connected with the Health De-
partment, arrested him. The boy said
that Frank McDanial. the distributing
agent in Georgetown, made the mistake.
McDanial was put was put on the stand
and admitted this. The Judge told him he
should exercise greater care in delivering
papers to the boys. The penny was re-
turned to Mr.. Howe and the case dis
missed.
The times., 1899-10-13
MARY E. DYER's WILL.
The Disposition of Her Estate Mat
ter of Record

According TO the will of Mary E. Dyer,
dated September 23 last, the deceased
makes the following disposition of, her es-
tate: Premises 1920 II Street, is left
TO her sister. Margret McMillen; to. her sis
ter, Catherine Green, the house and lot
No 2l2 Street northwest, and $40 to
her brother. John Gormley. !,
The remainder of her PROPERTY she di-
rects shall be sold and the proceeds di-
vided among Margret Daley. Catherine
Alice, and William Green. children ol
Catherine Green, and Maggie McMillen
daughter of Margret McMillen. Thomas j
Staunton is named as executor of the es-
tate.
The times., 1899-10-13
TOBACCO CURE

Cures tobacco Or suah hsb;,, or Money RE-
FUNDED
Orders by postal delivered c. o. u. IA D. c..
or mailed anywhere for SLIGO. Agents wsrtcd.
J. J. SMITH, sSS 22d ST. NV, Gee. Ag't.
The times., 1899-10-13
rhe raiver-Ity stnaent.

The university student reaps the spe-
cial frai; which such education should
bear onir waea he acquires the phiEosophic
mind. whose attributes, Newman says, are
freedom. eQuitableness. ealmness. raodera-
tion and wisdom. II any man, says
EAcnn. tainAs philosophy and universal
iiy 70 be isle studies be does not consider
thar all professions are from thence served
ana supplied. And this ! take 10 be a.
great cause that hath ki2aerei the pro-
fsssian OF learning. because these funda-
insniSl knosledeex have been studied but
in passage
Il university students live and die COM
norpisce ren or worse, they never we're
in true university or they never should
have besn II any.
Great tsucheTs make great schools.
6ocrales is i5e nFst university man. lie Is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-08

mementos brought home by the Twen-
tieth boys. which We're made from the
Maria Christina Nearly every town in
the state has something of the sort this
week.
One Twentieth Kansas boy was land
ed by a California girl after he reached
Kansas soil He is Herman W. Schu-
maker, of Salina, and his bride is Miss
Sadie White, of San Francisco. Schu-
maker lOafed around Topeka a couple
of days after the reception until his
bride arrived, and then they went to
Salina and We're married.
The society name of the common old
Usage orange, or hedge apple" says
the agricultural editor of the Newton
Kansan, lis bOis dare and the wood of
this tree is alleged to be the material
of which Noah built the ark. 1t viii
probably be discovered some day that
Noah was a Kansas man. If he WASH t,
he had to come a long way to get his
timber"
1t will never be known just how much
poetry the homecoming of the TWen-
tieth Kansas inspired. It is safe to say
that it would fill a Hbrary-if the Ii
brary was not too large. 1t has been
contributed TO every publication in the
state Some newspapers have whole
stacks of it laid away awaiting idenu-
hcation and removal by kind relatives
and friends. Some of it is medium,
no word to express it. There are hun
dreds of kansans who could no more
resist the temptation to write poetry
about the Twentieth than they could
keep from Dragging about the corn
crop. The JOts man himself fell vic
tim to the temptation along with many
others, but he is thankful that he got
the virus worked out his system early
in the game, and he now considers him
self an immune, at least till spring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-08
ne RAoHELoR sURPLUs

The statistician of the Philadelphia
Record has been compiling some figures
on the relative number of bachelors and
maids of marriag eable age in the
country and here is the result:
There are in the United States today
about 100000 more unattached males
than females similarly situated. the ex-
act figures being 5,427,767 bachelors and
1924, 494 spinSters. These figures dis
pei the prevalent notion that there is
q surplus of unmarried women in this
country. In the great and growing west
there are ten available males for every
maiden, and even in the northern and
eastern states there are actually more
bachelors than spinsters twenty years
old and upward. No state in the Union
has as many maidens as single
men. North and east the percentage
of bachelor surplus is as follows:
Rhode Island .: Massachusetts, 3; Dis
trict of Columbia. S. North Carolina
and New Hampshire, 9; Connecticut
20; Maine, 81 Vermont, "a; Maryland,
10; New Jersey, p; New York, &c; Nir-
ginia, %; Pennsylvania, q. All of these
are low percentage states so far as the
superiority OF bachelors in point of
numbers IS concerned.
Out in Idaho there are one thousand
per cent. more bachelors than spinsters
-16,5S4 to ]. 420 Wyoming has 1913 per
cent. moro unmarried men than single
women; Arizona, 931; Washington. ~;
Nevada. 67S-au OF which figures in
clude neither WidOWers. widows nor di-
vorced people In California single men
Outnumber single women by 3O7 per
cent; in Colorado, AIS; Florida 122;
Kansas, 15S; Michigan, Ill; Minnesota,
las: Missouri. SO; Nebraska, PA; New
Mexico, 290; North Dakota, 294: South
Dakota, 2S2; Oklahoma, ass; Texas. 20. :;
Utah, 275; Montana, zoe, and Oregon,
z12.
Tt may appear at first glance that
these figures are very extraordinary.
They make it seem that the total num-
Der of males in the country is enOr-
mOusly greater than the total number
of females; but it must be remembered
that the mass of the population in each
state is paired off by marriage evenly
as between the sexes, leaving only a
comparatively small fraction of single
persons Of manageable age. Only this
fraction is considered in the present
statement, and in most cases the male
part of the fraction is much in excess
of the female part Hence the great
percentage of bachelor surplus quoted.
1t must be borne in mind that in the
entire country there are 5,42T.767 bach
elors against 8, 1924, 494 spinsters-an ex-
cess of siXty-eight per cent OF bachelors
over the unmarried women.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-08
ARMY OF 10000
Is All Aguinaldo Has to Keep Otis
Busy, Says Joe Wheeler.

Florence, Ala. Nov. 8.-GeneraI Joe
Wheeler, in letter to w J. Wood of
Florence stating his views on the Philip
Il am delighted with the Philippine ISL
ands. / have no doubt that a little push
and energy this fail will crush out the
AarUinaldO insurrectiOn. Out of 1909, 900 of
people in these islands, do not think
that he has more than 10000 soldiers ana
tear them to pieces. All that is necessary
to crush them out at once is for the army
to set at them and keep at them until the
work is done
The evil features of these islands have
been exaggerated to our people. Their eX-
tent is so great from north to south and
there is great variety of climate and
variety of productions Americans will
find this an excellent field for their ener-
giles ana the wealth producing powers OF
these islands under American influence
will be very great
The action of some people in the Unit
ed States in asserting that the people of
the Philippines ought to have indepen-
dence does a great deal of harm and as
sists AguinaldO in maintaining the insur-
rectiOn, as he publishes all assertions by
Americans of that character and he tells
his supporters that if they hold out until
winter Independence Will be given them.
1t also has a bad effect in thiS-that the
people We're disposed to be favorable to
US, and though desiring US to govern the
cause they know that if they should do
so and the Americans should abandon
them they will be in great danger Their
lives and in all probability their property
would be conhscated.
ION the ninth of September had lit
tie fight with the enemy at this point, but
important some other engagements
which have been dignified in the papers
which appears in the papers of the United
States is gross eXaggeratiOns. 1 expect
to be on hand for congress With high re-
CARDS. Truly your friend,
"JOSEPH WHEELER