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The evening times., 1899-01-19


7 am anxious to know why it is that all re-
porters. in writing about collisions of railroad
trains, always, without exception say that ION
seeing the danger the engineer whistled down
brakes reversed the lever and jumped cf.'' Are
there any encyclopaedia instructions to write
these aords? | am that they do not de-
scribe what happens but | am curious to know
why the description is always so uniform.
The expression down brakes has been obso-
lete for two generations, and there are few
trainmen today who know what it means. 1t has
never meant anything since the brake lever, hung
upon hook could be released by the brakemen
and permitted to let the brake shoes press upon
the wheels. That is very ancient method. and
has not been employed for the last half century
exctpc on coal jmmies-those four-whee coal
cars that have too long escaped the scrap heap.
| wish to tell what efficient locomotive en-
gineer has TO do when a collision is impending
He shuts off steam, applies the air brake opens
the sand valves and jumps To perform these
operations takes about five seconds, and in all
that time all that human efforts can accomplish
Tor the safety of the train and passengers has
been done. The who remains the en-
rine after these duties have been carried out does
no good. My experience of remaining on the
locomotive after they have done all in their
mower to stop the train is that they kept to
| their post through nervousness through fear
to go through the trying ordeal of jumping off an
| engine running at high speed. l have been
| through the ordeal and Know something about
| it.
| All well-regulated railroad companies instruct
1 their engineers never to reverse the engines al
| ter the air brake has been applied, because ii
| slides the driving wheels and reduces the re-
| sisting power of the brakes.
ANGUS SINCLAIR.
Editor locomotive Engineering. I"
The evening times., 1899-01-19

Pretty nearly everybody will agree with
Senator Bacon that something of our
policy in the Philippines should be de-
clared at once-especially that we mean
TO bring all lawless bodies of men into
prompt submission 10 American authority.
1t is the ardent desire of the American
people and nearly half the legislators of
Maine that We should establish our rule
there unconditionally. The Philippines
belong to this country and the Filipinos
are incapable of selfgovernment. 1t is
impossible for anybody to say when they
will be, and by the time they are. there
may be an important number of Americans
in the islands as permanent residents. 1t
would be absurd to promise anything more
than that the Filipinos shall have free
institutions and the best care America can
bestow on them. What more can anybody
ask?
The evening times., 1899-01-19
ELK LICK COAL STRIKE.
Operators Only Ship From One to
Two Carloads Per Day.

Cumberland. Md, Jan. 19.-The strike
in the Elk Lick region is growing, the
strikers having induced one hundred min
ers at the Pen-Ma mines to quit.
The authority OF the deputies has been
abridged as the result of a conference
among the attorneys of the Merchants
Coal Company, the sheriff, and F. ]. Koo-
ser, representing the strikers and the
latter are now permitted TO speak to msn
brought into the region.
The operators only ship from one to
two carloads per day, having formerly
shipped from thirty-fve to forty.
The evening times., 1899-01-19
Unfortunate Dog.
From the Titusville. Pa, COuricr.)

(From the 1ltusvIIIe, Ia, Courler.J
''Nadanl.'' said the conductor, as he punched
the ticket OF lady, II am very sorry, but YOU
can't have your dog in this car. It's against the
rules
81 shall hold him in my lap all the way. she
replied, land he will not disturb anyone
THAT makes no difference said the eonduc-
tor, 81 couldn't allow my own dog here. Dogs
must ride in the baggage car. I'll fasten him
all right TO YOU"
Don't you touch my dog, SIR exclaimed the
young woman excitedly, ''fll trust him to no
one" And with indignant tread she marched TO
the baggage car, tied her dog and returned. As
the train approaching Mayville, and the con-
ductor came along, she asked him: ''wiil you tell
me il my dog is all rightP'
81 am very sorry" said the conductor polite
w. ''but you tied him to a trunk, and he was
thrown off with it at Cory.
The evening times., 1899-01-19
SOLDIERS OVERCOME By GAS.
Minnesota Volunteers Found Uneon-
scIou. In q BRItimore Hotel.

Baltimore jan 19.-Samuel o. Leen
and Joseph r. Adams. two members OF
the Fifteenth Minnesota Volunteers. were
found in their room at the Columbia Ho-
tel yesterday in a sufocated condition. Ie-
suIting from inhaIing gas.
The men arrived at the hotel az an car
ly hour yesterday morning. and left or
ders to be called at $50 o'c,O-k. When
the cOlOred porter went to awaken them
he found the men lying across the bed in
an unconscious condition. and the gas
turned on full. a physician was sum
mOned. The men were removed to the
hospital and at late hour last night were
still unconscious.
The evening times., 1899-01-19
THE IMMORTAL j. N" DYING.
weiI-knOwn Street Corner Orator
Passing Away.

Toledo, Jan. 1.-THE Immortal j. N"
is dying Relatives of the we'll l-known
character. who lives in Wyandot county.
this State, have been advised that he is
lying near deaths door.
The Immortal j. NJ was born J. n.
Free. During the past year he has be-
come i'll and weak and he has been living
with his nephew. H. n. Free, III Cham
paign, Ill. He is now about 20 years Of
age
j. n. Free came into prominence as the
mortal j. N" many years ago. He made
the boast that he never paid hotel bill
or put up for transportation on railroad
trains, although he has been abundantly
able to pay his way through the world
He was one of the California forty-niners,
and he became rich. He has been roaming
from Maine to California since that time.
The evening times., 1899-01-19
SPLIT IN AoUEDUcT MASONRY
Chesapeake and Ohio Cana. in ~
dangerous Condition.

Williamsport, Md, Jan. 1g.-The BERN
side OF the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
aqueduct at Williamsport is said 10 he in
a dangerous condition. There is a Crevice
in the stone masonry, extending the entire
length of the aqueduct. varying in width
from two to six inches. and a foot or
more deep. Another split runs from the
north end and is gradually lengthening
parallel with the big crevice. There is
also a wide opening underneath the arches
The aQueduct was built in the thirties at a
big cost
1t is thought that the frosts and thaws
caused the masonry to give way Supt.
Richards thinks the aqueduct is not in i'm
mediate danger.
The evening times., 1899-01-19
FOR GOOD ROADS.
Senator Crothcrs To Introduce BiIi
in the Maryland Legislature.

Elktou. Md, Jan. Ex-senator Austin
L. Crothers is gathering data from which
to prepare bill to be introduced at the
next session of the legislature. providing
for a complete and comprehensive System
for mending public roads. He has written
to New Jersey for copy of the road law
OF that State and TO ether States hav .ng
good road systems. The new law will BE-
in the direction of permanent improve
ments of the roads under q practical and
economical system.
The evening times., 1899-01-19
WILL ENTERTAIN SCHLEY.
The Rear Admiral tO Re the Guest oi
Governor IOsyn ndes.

Annapolis Nd, Jan. 19.-Inyitations
have been issued by Governor Lowndes for
a dinner TO Rear Admiral Winsfield :.
Schley, at the executive mansion in An
napolis Tuesday next. Among others in
vited are the judges of the court of appeals
Of Maryland and the committee in charge
Of the presentation Of the Sehley medal.
The evening times., 1899-01-19
IRON PRICES IN GLASGOW.
Advances to Rate Higher Than
known in Ten Years.

Glasgow, Jan. 19.-The prices OF IRON are
now at the highest point they have reach
ed in ten years, and American and home
advices are causing the bears to hasten TO
cover their sales, which they are doing un-
der much excitement Manufactured iron
and steel have advanced five shillings a
ton.
The manipulation of the copper and tin
market has had marked influence upon
the general position.
The evening times., 1899-01-19
The Modern Way.

(F'rom the Philadelphia North Americanl
"well." said Don Carlos. ''tlid that American
offer any assistance To eause?
''FIc offers good price fUT the stage rights Of
your revolution in America. sire
The evening times., 1899-01-19
Revised Version.

(From The Chicago Tribune-l
When Freedom from FL MorroS height
Jufurled her standard TO the air
The various brass bands in attendance played
'EI Captain March, ''HJw Love Ny Iu,"
Hes Up Against the Real Thing Now.
several ragtme melodies. and ''Therc'H BE 4
Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight,
And Castellanos tore-his hair
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\ Contribution

(From the Chicago TribuncO
Educated Filipino-YcS sir, il Is said there arc
1000 different dialects in these Islands.
American Soldier tfrom Conneeticut} Wall. !
swan.
Educated FiIipino-That makes 7.O01.
The evening times., 1899-01-19
His Little Joke.

(Frcm tie Cincinnati Enquircr-l
The eccentric gentleman placed in his lIvorlte
newspaper an advert i~eueut reading: Wanted
| OD3 people 70 mind their own business I Mo
{ Cranke Box II iii" In les than two weeks lie
had more than thousand persons Who j1l>t
could net crafty his want.
The evening times., 1899-01-19
Two Prescriptions.

(Trom the Philadeiphia Pre--.l
D0Ct0r-Yes. You have the grip. Take this
prescription the drug store II viii only cost
vou about ~ cents. NV lee l. - please.
PItieut-You seem to have cold yourself doe
tor
Doctor-O Oh. yes; hut litJle lemon and sugar
will fetch me .rlunl all Night.
The evening times., 1899-01-19
international FriendIiness.
From P,Iuch)

tffOm PunCh-l
Archihald-I saw grandpa, why do the Rus
SLAMS begin the New Year different day To
what do?
Grandfather Or. ". retire,)-Oh- / suppose
that one Of ambassadors once signed
treaty on the first of January, and the shifty
beggars wanted an for breaking it.
The evening times., 1899-01-19
His Natural Calling.

ffUNl III-DIIs-J
Il don't know what's going to become OF that
boy OF mine He was never known % get any
thing right.
..NIake a weather prophet OF him
The evening times., 1899-01-19
CURRENT HuM0R.
Honors to spare.

(Flom the Cleveland Plain DeIlcr.l
My pas 4 ve>tTyman- my mas Just tot me-
boa,tcd Willie Andrews.
Huh sneered Tommy ETskine. THAT amt
muffin: | les heard my ma tell M hired girl
that NV pas confirmed rrpT0hatc.
The evening times., 1899-01-19
An OnfniOn.
Ibo Cleveland PLAIN Dealer \

(From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.l
'.Have you heard Bob Ingersoirs last lecturer"
s.No, and | don't expect to Is long is the pull
pit keeps ON advertising him.
The evening times., 1899-01-19
Rare Wisdom

fFrom the indianapolis Journall
watts-Say do you know anything good for
cold?
Potts-No; don't even know of anything good
for the grin.
The evening times., 1899-01-19
Child NnIure.

Fsom PUcA.l
Little Brother-I don't think care much to7
that book.
Little SiSter-Why not?
Little Observation-Disclosures sJvs its iu-tTurtiY5
a well Is Amusing
The evening times., 1899-01-19
INTERESTS OF COMMERCE
In THE UNITED KINGDOM
THE OPEN DOOR POLICY URGED
Cooperation With America Viewed
as Policy to Bring Mutual Ben-
efits to Both Nations.

of the British Chambers of Commerce will
be held on March II. The business which
will come before the meeting includes res
oIutions expressing satisfaction with the
governments protection of British inter
ests In China, urging adherence TO the
"open door" policy and requesting the
government to- arrange With the United
States so that British produce and manC-
factures shall not be subjected to differ
ential tariff in the Philippines Porto Rico
and Cuba.
a resolution will also be offered urging
the government to utilize every OppOrtu-
nifty OF cooperating with tine United
States for the benefit OF the commercial
interests OF both nations
The evening times., 1899-01-19

The dispatches from Wilmington state
that ''Addicks is holding his own" If he
were satisfied to do that there would be
less complaint than there is. 1t is his
disposition to hold what is not his own
that has made of him candidate for
Senatorial honors that were never meant
for him.
The evening times., 1899-01-19
The Latest Bulletin.

rrom Nc ViucdSo iIipuhe')
Admiral Schlcy Cat telephone, feebly)--Hello!
Is this Admiral Sampson?
Admiral Sampson Cat other end of wire)-Yes,
Admiral Schley-This is Schley. Say, I've got
the grip. You'd better be doctoring yourself for
The evening times., 1899-01-19
BAKERS STRIKE IN ALGIERS.

French Comnissary Department
suffers Account of 1t.
Algiers, Jan. 19.-There is 4 general
strike among the bakers here. The French
comnlissary is unable to meet the Ge-
nands of the army and there is gr-at suf-
fering in the hospitals and elsewhere.
There have been several riotous demon
Sfr
The evening times., 1899-01-19
DiSittuSiSn-

(Fron the Atchisoh Globe)
Marriage" said man today. Is an insane
desire to pay two weeks board IT once
The evening times., 1899-01-19
cousuming Desire.

(From the Chicago Record.)
t.Pa, Uncle Walters awful foolish about my
gum
'swhy. Jimmy?'
.sHe won't let me point it at him."
The evening times., 1899-01-19

The small dose of common SENSE which
Mr.. Chamberlain says the French need
should be injected into the Senate minor
ity in this country also. If some bacte-
biologist would discover the microbe of
folly and invent means of destroying it,
the Treaty of Paris would be ratified.
The evening times., 1899-01-19
n ~ EI'@1 = z 'asFHIEF7Fss
Mashinpt on Ian IL. 1SA0.

Ny Dear Depew:
Now that your election is accomplished fact
hasten to congratulate you upon the unanilnity
and enthusiasm unparalleled in the political an
mails of the State-with which it was accom-
plished.
congratulate the Republican party of the
State upon the harmony and union now existing,
which your elevation emphasizes, and last but
not least, | congratulate myself upon the selec-
ton of colleague so able and congenial.
Yours faithfully, I. e. PLATT.
The evening times., 1899-01-19

Senator Platt, following the aniable cx-
ample of the late Mr.. Toots, sometimes
whites away an idle hour by writing letters
10 himself Here is the last one:
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-12-18

1000 popula ton Of twelve and fifteen
from Western Kansas, said merchant
from Garden City, that I have forgotten
half the names. 1t seems like a dream
to refer to those wonderful days when
money fairly rained upon US. We were
all fools. We thought we were going to
have cities like Omaha and Kansas City
out here by the dozen, and that we had
only begun to make money. You never
saw such crazy people. We just squan-
dered the money that came our way. One
man over at Meade Center had solid ma
hogany counters and a stone mosaic floor
put in his merchandise store at an ex-
pense Of about $780,
MEADE Center had then about 200 peo-
pie. A bank at Ness City had a $4,000
building erected and furnished with the
finest brass and plate glass fixtures that
could be had in Chicago. 1 know lots of
men who were cow punchers in 1883 and
who became bankers and brokers, with
incomes of $4,000 year, by 1887. They
built $4,000 houses and bought the best
furniture that money could get. About
all Of the houses have been torn down,
and some have burned up with fire in
surance on them. The suddenly made
millionaires went broke years ago, and
have gone to Oklahoma and off South
The annual interest bill from lots of new
counties in this region ranged from $400, 900
to 100000 by 1890, and when the drought
returned to this arid region there were not
enough crops to pay $1,000 of the interest
in any one county"
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-12-18
PORTO RICANS HOPEFUL.
Looking Forward to System Of
SeIf-GOVernment In Near Future.

Looking Forward to System Of
SeIf-GOvernment in Near Future.
SAN JUAN. Dec 12-The elections in
Porto Rico are progressing slowly. The
Republicans carried Ponce on Dec by
about 1,50O majority. According to the
census of 1897 there are over 45, 600 peo-
pie in the Ponce district, but of that
number only 4,466 are eligible to vote, the
right of suffrage being limited to tax
payers and professional men, about A. 400
Of the number going to the polls. The
give them a majority, and that the cleo
ton throughout the island will result in
an overwhelming Federal defeat.
The elections will last for at least two
months more, there being still over forty
five towns to vote.
The people are looking forward anx-
iously to the action of congress on the
question Of civil government. Many eX-
pect that Porto Rico will be Immediately
given a system of self-government entire
ly by the people of the island, while
others tt ke a more conservative view Of
the subject. The Boletin Mercantil, COM
menting on the subject, says: THE form
of civil government for Porto Rico will
undoubtedly be the one recommended by
President Mckinley in his annual mes
sage to congress- and, with the exception
Of the highest office, the appolntee for
which place is not known yet, the ap-
pointments will be distributed among
the most capable Porto Rican Ameri-
cans
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-12-18
DULUTH.

-DULUTH, Mimi, Dec 16.-The market
price at which it hovered ali the morn
Ing. 1t opened at that price &C off from
yesttSerday,s tS close, sold at 6S7s@6Sc at $751;
at 6Sc at 9:45, and every trade thereafter
oS5sc The close was at 6Shc Cash Sales
q %, OOO 6u at December price. No. hard,
3 cars, 6SAc; No / northern, 5000 bu 641kc ;
II cars, 64Ac; No. northern, cars, 61%c;
FAX, cash, 500 bu, $1.4S.; December, 1000
bu, 81. 42A $500 bu, $142; May, 4,56O bu,
$L4412; 1000 bu, H44A; 5000 bu, ST. A
65$sc bid; No. 1 northern, 64$sc cash, 64asc
bid; to arrive, 64ssc bid; December, 64$sc
bid; May, 6Ssc bid; July, 6s5sc bid: No. 2
2S14@22&c; rye 47c: barley. SSGS5c; HaX
cash, $1.42 bid; December, SLAP bid; May
81 ~; corn, 2914c. Recepts-Wheat, Iii, :
1SS Soa bu; rye, 729 bu; barley, 1,901 bu; fax,
4,263 bu. Shipments-Wheat 8 3339 bu
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-12-18
ACTIVE LIQUIDATION.
1t Had the Effect to Force Down
Stock Prices.

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-The New York
stock market today made a determined
stand against the Generalization re-
hected from London, and by the end of
the first hour seemed to have overcome
the weakness. The appearance. however
was deceptive. Active liquidat ation was in
full force early in the second hour and
ate away the recoveries that had been
achieved, forcing prices below the open
ing low level. The market closed with
all the symptoms of decentralization and
at the lowest prices of the week The
days net losses for the principal active
stocks run from to points. In the rail-
road list the greatest sufferers naturally
were the shares that are listed on the
London stock exchange, and especially
those which have been recent speculative
favorites there, such as New York Cen
trail, Pennsylvania, ST. Paul, Louisville
Atchison preferred and Missouri Pacific.
In the list of industrials and specialties
the New York city public utilities, Sugar.
Tennessee Coal and others of the iron
and steel stocks were the largest losers
The early resistance was due in large
part to the determind support afforded by
the distribution of large buying orders
through the list by inside interests In
the various stocks. These interests had
not waited for the opening here to do
this, but had cabled buying orders to
London. London, in the meantime, had
been comforting itself with rumors from
South Africa of retrieval of Gen. Bull
ler's bitter reversals. The fact that to-
days steamer is the last that, will be
available for shipments of gold gave
assurance Of relief from that drain dur
ing the coming week. There was a re-
sumption of selling orders by cable dur
ing the second hour and a growing un
easiness over the situation at Boston.
which was increased by the announce
men of a bank failure from that center.
The bank statement was construed as
unfavorable in the item of loans, though
the cash changes conformed closely to
forecasts The small loan contraction
barely served to offset the cash de-
crease, SO that the gain in surplus re-
serves is only nominal. The statement
does not include todays gold engage
ments, which aggregate $2,450,OO0
The weeks experience in the stock
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-12-18


market has been q severe one to show
such small improvement in the money
situation. 1t is evident that large part
OF the money called In his been put out
again, under the urgent stress of cir
cumstances. A large amount is known
to have been transferred to Boston to
strengthen the monetary situation there.
The local money outlook was the deter
mining cause Of the late break in prices
and withdrawal Of support
Semi-speculative and newly issued
bonds have shown extreme declines to
1929 points. But the more established
mortgages have shown no fluctuations of
Importance. United States 5s advanced
r.; old As u and new Is "a in the bid price.
STOCK QUOTATIONS.
The following were the fluctuations of
the leading railway and industrial shares
furnished by G. II. F. Smith & Co., mem
bers of the New York Stock exchange and
Chicago Board of Trade:
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-12-18
NEW YORK MINING SHARES.

Dec 16.-The Commercial AdvertisWer9s
London financial cablegram says: There
was a panicky feeling at the opening here
today on the news of Gen. Buiier7s re-
pulse. Rand mines opened down points
and fell point further on the slump. The
excitement was almost confined to
African shares, commitments in Ameri4
cans and elsewhere being small After
hours hope was revived. and a general
rally took place, accompanied by a rumor
that Gen. Butler had recovered his guns
and that Gen. Clery had crossed the
river. There was no confirmation of these
rumors Consols were 1908 4Ql01A Ameri-
f9nS They GPfhed Tsed points pons ~9dsF cdsnp parity @
The scramble to sell lasted only half an
hour Paris was fairly firm. Spanish is
Utahs, 5; Bostons, q. There we're TO 'zSI
small failures here, making ten. due to
recent declines in mining shares Several
members are still shaky The bank got
965OOO gold from Germany TO-DAY ana
bought 812,OO0 French coin. Call money
was easy. but bills were very hard. Smaii
loans were repaid to the bank
NEW YORK MONEY-New York. Dec.
mercantile paper, 51EG6. Sterling ex-
change STEADY cad with D. aetQa business in
and at $4.Sl73Q4S1& for sixty days. Post,
ed rates. $4.S212Q4SS19; commercial bills.
$4S1. Silver certificates, 59d591ac;- bar sill
yer, b9ssc; Mexican dollars, 4712c
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT-Nev
York, Dec. 16.-The weekly bank state.
ment shows following changes: Surplus
reserve increase, $166, 800; loans decrease
45,4OO; specie, decrease, 81. .738. 500; legal
tenders, increase, 1,76S, 500; deposits. de-
crease, s.. 100; circulation, decreaSe.
excess of the requirements of the Is per
cent rule
BANK CLEARINGS.
St. Paul, $685., 5,e14.S7
Minneapolis, $2024560
Chicago, $22, AZ, ,176
New York, S25S, ,595 630
Boston. 500, ,919, ,94S.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-12-18
STOCK EXCHANGE SUED.
A New York Man Demands Damages
of 100000.

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-An action has
been commenced in the supreme court by
William Euclid Young against the New
York Stock exchange, through its presi-
dent, in which the plaintiff demands an
injunction restraining the defendant from
excluding him from the privileges Of
membership, and also damages in the
sum of 600 on account of the pecuni-
ary loss and injury to his reputation by
reason of the action Of the board of gov
ernors of the exchange in eXpelling him
on Dec. 80, 1885,
Young was a member of the exchange
for nearly thirty years, having Joined in
1869. Prior to Dec. o. 1896, he was the
stock exchange representative Of the firm
of E. B. Cuthbert & Co. About a week
later, on Dec. 30 after trial before
the board of governors, he was convicted
OF having participated in an irregular
transaction and expelled. He protested
against the action Of the board of gov
ernors and endeavored to have it re-
Versed, but without success.