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The evening times., 1899-02-25
THE DEAD NOT FAR AWAY.
DR.. Lyman AbbOtt's Views on the
Future L1se

DR.. Lyman AbbOtt'S Views on the
Future Lie.
New York, Feb. 25.-Dr. Lyman Abbott
made profound impression upon those
who were present at the prayer meeting In
Plymouth Church last night by his views
relative to possible communion with the
spirits of those who have died. 1t was
his last prayer meeting in the church, and
consequently there were few of the mem
bers absent.
He spoke of the Last Supper and of
Christ's great desire to be with the twelve
apostles at that time.
He wanted last quiet conference with
His personal friends" said Dr. Abbott HE
wanted to give His last utterances not to
the world, but to His friends
Referring to the fourteenth, fifteenth and
sixteenth chapters of ST. John he pointed
out that they contained practically no ref
erence to the past, no appeal to emotional
ism no reference to the impending tragedy
of the cross.
He throws them from the past ino' the
future" continued DIR. Abbott. THE gist
of the message is: l am going away from
you, and yet | am not going away from
you. ! will be more with you than before
''We are beginning to getSome little hint
in modern studies that@thef spirit trans
cends the body-that lit runes beyond this
present life, and rises above the horizon OF
its corporeal limits. How far we can trust
psychic science i do met sknow-certainly
enough to know that the spirit of man
exercises an influence beyond the reach oi
his hand or the sound of his voice, even
while on earth.
Il don't know-who does what I can
ha n Tnfnnrpal
I know that | can pray for help. strength
| or guidance for another, and by some spir-
| itual reality reach another with wisdoni
| better than my own. There is spiritual
presence which runs beyond the physical
| believe there is a spirit which death does
not quench, but releases and makes effica-
| cious.
Il derive my belief partly from the Bible
! partly from the testimony of others and
partly from my own experience.
II do not believe that those who have
| died have gone far away from us. They
| have passed beyond our ken, but We are
| not beyond theirs. IL our eyes were open
who knows but that we could see those who
| have gone from us and yet have not gone
from us?
THE more this feath comes to me the
/ less believe in what men call spiritualism
| the less satisfied am | with rappings anG
! pnyslcal demonstrations. love TO thlnE
my mother follows me with her eyes as
/ she did when | was a boy. / love TO be
iieve that the strange, subtle. inexplicable
| and indefinite influence that sometimes
comes into my life is from her.
Il would not substitute for that table tip.
ping or table rappng. Men may ask me il
l am not afraid l aid spiritualism, but
think it is just the other way. Those whC
are gone are ministering angels; for tina
very reason ! decline to go back to the in
! adequate physical manifestations.
The evening times., 1899-02-25
MONEY CONTINUES PLENTIFUL
Henry CIews' Review of the Finan-
ciaI Outlook.

ciaI Outlook.
New York, Feb. 25.-Henry Clews. the
financial statistician and critic, says of the
money situation in his weekly letter:
1t is true that some misgiyings may seem to be
suggested by the fact that We shall soon have 10
remit s20,0O0,0 900 10 Spain account the Peace
settlement. And 1t Is quite possible that this
operation, coming outside the ordinary trans
actions of the exchanges, may in some measure
harden the local rate of interest. And yet. for
these extraordinary times this is relatively
small matter. The available resources for making
the settlement superabundantly ample Out
side the gold reserve. the Treasury has avail
ale cash balance in its vaults of Ss6 COG, 600 and
$50, 100000 on deposit with the nationsl anks.
There is thus ample margin for the Treasury
avoiding any demand upon ITS repositories in this
city calculated to sensibly disturb the loan mar
ket; and what il do in that matter il is
quite likely To do. There is i'll Europe, however,
still large outstanding floating Indebtedness due
on demand TO the United States. slight ad-
vance in the rate of interest here would make it
a paving operation to effect The $50. 600 re-
mittance through bills drawn against these funds;
, IN which case there would be transfers of
money in the operation, Spain collecting her
award from our European debtors, and the opera
tion at this end being confined 10 transfers of
deposits, with little or possibly no effect upon
the loaning ability of the New York hanks This
remittance Ia Spain, therefore, come when it
/ NAV, is not likely 10 cause any noteworthy dis
turbsnce of the local money market.
| As was expected, European holders Of our Sc
cnrines, not satisfied with wholesale realizngs at
the high prices, also simultaneously went short
upon them 10 a considerable extent with the
consequence that. during this week, they have
! had TO buy freely al Neg>fo ork for their settle
monts, their purchases on Thursday being about
! 10000 shares. II may take London some time
! 10 learn that the recent great advance in price.
; here means permanently higher range OF value.
Than they have been accustomed to, and it vii
! therefore not he surprising if they help TO sus
! lam The market here by keeping London oversold
The evening times., 1899-02-25
THE GRAVE OF A CAT.
HferogIyphics on Monument in
Hyde Park.
From the Boston Journal.)

From the Boston Journal)
did YOU ever visit-when you were in
Jondon-the Dogs Cemetery in Hyde
Park? If you ever were there, you VIII
be panied to know that the old custodian,
Mr. Woodbridge, died last month. If you
do not know the cemetery, listen to the
story told by Mr.. Woodbridge to Mr. G. R.
Sims. 1t is a tale of petty and malignant
vengeance. and we repeat it in MIR. Sims
own words. go
over the grave of a cat you will find
n pathetic statement to the effect that
poor pussy was cruelty poisoned, and. in
spite of all that veterinary science could
do, died in a few hours in the arms OF
her broken hearted mistress, Then I'M
mediately beneath this statement you will
find an inscription in the hieroglyphics of
the Third Dynasty. or something OF the
sort. This will astonish you. What on
earth" you will say. has cats grave
to do with hieroglyphics?" Listen and you
shall hear. ---~-~f s1iss.-s ~eo
When the lady buried her beloved cat
in the HYDE Park Cemetery. her heart was
filled with bitter hatred of it's cowardly
assassin So she cursed that assassin in
| fine Biblical language The curse was
| carved on the tombstone. 1t cursed the
murderer in his uprising. and his down
| sitting. 1t cursed him on earth and 1t
cursed him in hell. AS old Woodbridge said,
it was the sort of curse that made you
blind and took your breath away.
| Now, His Royal Highness the Duke of
| Cambridge, was Ranger of Hyde Park, and
! his attention was called to the curse, and
George Ranger was shocked. So the Off
cials communicated with the lady and Or
dered her to remove the cursing portion
| of pussy's headstone. Eventually the lady
yielded, and the headstone was taken away
to be altered. When it was brought back
and set up again the space which the curse
had hitherto occupied was filed with an
| cient hieroglyphics.
| But the lady had not abandoned her
| curse. 1t was - = nobody could
read 1t. She had taken the headstone to
| the British Museum, engaged the services
of learned professor, and the professor
had translated the curse into ancient Egyp-
tian. And SO pussy's murderer is still
cursed upon pussy's tombstone in the
Hyde Park Cemetery.
The evening times., 1899-02-25
OLD DOMINION NEWS NOTES.

Archie sineS, aged "A Years. was n1angIed to
death under 4 coal car at Thomas, ". Va
The Rev Dr. ]. B. Fox. Of Newburv. :. C..
has accepted call 10 the pasrorate OF Christ
Lutheran Church Staunton.
Frank White. well known Alexandrian. broth
er Of Thomas W. White, died at his home on
Washington street, Alexandria, Thursday night
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company
has arranged for the establishment of a steam
snip line between Newport News and Porto
Rico.
George Wise. long the secretary cf the Alex
andTia Insurance Company, has rendered his
resignation TO the directors Of that COM
paDy-
Hishoro Miller committed suicide near Chula
in Amelia county He had recently purchased Il
farm in that neighborhOod He was from New
Jersey.
Governor Tyler, who has Just returned from
Washington. was assured that the State would
b. refunded the $4,000 advanced for the mill
tary contingent
The headquarters of the Fern Leaf Club. a
frame building the corner Of Princess and
Royal streets. Alexandria. wrecked BY FIRE
yesterday. The building was erected during the
war by Capt. John Gray. who carried on a cor
Hfr grocery
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WHOLESALE PILFERER.
Albert Chase Sentenced for Nume
oqs Small Thcfts.

Albert Chase Sentenced for Numer-
oas Small 1hcfts.
Albert Chase, the colored man arrested
Thursday BY detectives Parham and CAL
laher for the larceny of clothing, silver
ware, jewelry, pocketbooks, money, ETC.,
from VARIOUS residences in the city, was
today arraigned in the Police Court and
pleaded guilty 10 the following charges:
Larceny of pair of pants and penknife
from French Evans, of 1922 Eighth Street
northwest; iewelry valued at $50 from Gus
sic Beha, of Street northwest; an over
coat from b. w. Butler.aof S13 Sixth Street
northwest; pocketbook containing 81 from
Charles Piper, of SO l. Street northeast; a
silver butter dish from Robert McMichael,
of 109 North Carolina Avenue; an overcoat
and dress coat from Wallace j. Belding, of
423 Street northwest; a silk umbrella
from Samuel Hermann, of 410 Sixth Street
northwest, and an oyercoat from Charles
Tegloff, of S13 Third Street northwest.
He was given an aggregate sentence of
eighteen months in Jail.
The evening times., 1899-02-25
LATE NAVAL ORDERS.

The following promotions have been made In
the u. 5. Marine Corps: p. II. Harrington, from
captain TO major; George Barnett. from lieuten-
ant TO captain; II. {. Hanes, from lieutenant
10 captain.
Lieut. Commander Z. B. Barry WILL when de-
tached from the Cincinnati go to the Franklin
as executive officer. instead of The Lebanon as
commanding officer; Lieut.. Commander H. o.
Rittenhousc las been detached from the Mianto-
nomoh and. ordered home waiting orders;
Lieut. Commander ". II. Turner will be detach-
ed from the Franklin March "a, and on April l
Will go TO the Iowa executive officer.
Lieut. r. II. jackson is transferred from the
Naval Academy TO the Gwin. Lieut.. G. NJ. Buck,
Lieut.. C. F. Littlefeld. Ensign J. Burns, and
Assistant Paylnaster II. IL. Cowan have been de-
tached from The Lebanon and ordered home.
The evening times., 1899-02-25
MANHoLES BLEW UP.
Seventh street -Pedestrinns Fright.
ened bN Two ENpIosions.

Pedestrians on Seventh Street northwest,
between ID Street and Pennsylvania Ave-
nue., were greatly startled a few minutes
after the noon hour today by two explo-
sions, which occurred within a period of
ten minutes They were further frightened
by seeing two immense iron plates rise
from the street and sail into the air, alight-
ing with crash on the cobblestone pave
ments.
The explosions We're caused by an accu-
mutation of gas in the manholes of the
United States Electric Lighting Company,
and the lids TO the manholes were blown
on. Fortunately the force was not sufi-
cient TO carry the plates very far, or they
would have undoubtedly caused serious
damage, as they weighed at least $50
rounds apiece.
The lighting company officials say the
accident waE due TO gas escaping into tie
corduit from leaky main, which having
The evening times., 1899-02-25
New York Cotton Market.
Ended Hi. Life with a Bullet.

Shamokin, Pa, Feb 25.-The. body OF
Victor Brogner, Frenchman. fifty-five
years old, was found on the. public road
between this place and Trevortpn yester-
day by John Bozinskie. There was oul-
let wound in the centre Of the, dead mans
forehead. The corpsee.was brought here
and Coroner Shindel and County Detective
Miles Dougherty were notified They found
that the Frenchman had told q number Of
people during the past week that he would
be found dead by his own hands In the near
future. No inquest will be held.
The evening times., 1899-02-25
Washington stock Exchange.

Regular call-District OF Columbia
3.65's, $500 at H. L. S. Electric Light
certificates, s1,oO0 at 116; West End Ma
tional Bank. 20 at 81. 10 at 9S; Washing
ton Loan and Trust at $50; Capital
Traction. 3 at s5 1-2, at 50 IA, 20 at
50 ga, As at Sc, 90 at S5 "a Metropolitan
Railroad, 26 at 205; City and Suburban
Railroad, 19 at So 1-2 100 at "a IS; Mer-
genthaler Linotype, 10 at 1S7 IA: LanstOn
Monotype. 20 at 10 3-s; American Graphic
phone, 200 at 10 Ia; American GRAPHIC
phone. preferred. go ar 13 3-s.
After call-Metropolitan Railroad Con-
vertible 6s. $4,000 at 205, $4,000 at 20T;
Metropolitan Railroad, 10 at 205 1-e, Il
oO5
The evening times., 1899-02-25
Thin, pale and consump-

Thin, pale and consump-
tive persons should use
some constructive tonic that
will enrich the; blood, in
crease, the nerve force and
renew wasted tissues.
Scott 's.<Emulsion is based
upon scientific principles.
We digest the oil for you
by mechanical processes,
thus strengthening your di-
gestive organs by resting
them. 1T stops wasting,
and produces energy, vigor
and warmth. -. The hypo-
phosphdi1tas;ss99 IN it invigorates
the nerves, and brain tissues.
soc and s. 90, all druggists.
SCOTT g. BOVINE. Chemists, New York.
The evening times., 1899-02-25

of the stock, and good selling to realize
profits also. 80 that the price ranged very
little away from this opening The general
opinion of this stock and also of the pre-
ferred is still that they will go higher.
The Federal Steel securities were also
strong although at the close they went of
somewhat ssaf 10 5Bo 81
The evening times., 1899-02-25

The grangers were fairly active but at
prices around the lowest of yesterday. ST.
Paul went lower than yesterdays bottom
price and the others were not far behind
it. Burlington was perhaps the best of the
group. 1t rallied at one time TO las and
closed at two points. above the. low price
OF yesterday. The sober second thoughts
on the Burlington refunding plan -ars, in
the main optimistic. 1t is figured that the
plan will mean the equivalent of an extra
or per cent dividend for the stockhold-
ers. AS to the saving to be effected it is
not large because the plan is very limited
in its scope.
The evening times., 1899-02-25
LACERATED BY A SHOVEL.
Violent Dispute Over Unloading
Ton Of Coal.

IOh D1 tpNI.
J. II. Nevin, an aged colored man, was
brought into the Emergency Hospital at
the arm. Nevin told the surgeons at the
Hospital that he had become engaged in a
fight with another and younger colored
man as to who should be allowed to put
away ton of coal on Virginia Avenue
southeast between First and Second
Streets
During the scuffie the younger man
struck Nevin twice on the arm with his
shovel. Nevin says he does not know the
man, but he intends 10 have him arrested
as soon as he is able To get home. The
wounds proved 10 be very deep and the old
man had lost a quantity of blood, but il
is not thought that there will be serious
results.
The evening times., 1899-02-25

Other industrials were strongi and in
fact the only buoyant features of the mar
ket. Sugar was rather expecteH to go of
further after it's weakness yesterday, but
contrary 10 the general opinion it adyaRe-
ed sharply from a low of 134 to 139 and
closed no. far from the latter Hgure.
The evening times., 1899-02-25

no other way OF escape, filled the men
holes and fprad. of the lids.
The conypahgs agents Immediately ap-
peared on the scene' sa:.i allowed all the
gas. remaining in .;.fsa esa i'i's TO escape,
| thus aveI ling further trouble.
The evening times., 1899-02-25

The coalers were perhaps the best of the
railroad stocks in their action. They rang
ed at prices around the highest of yester-
day but did not advance sharply in any
instance. The work of the pools in Read
ing first preferred and others of this group
is plainly evident. 1t is said that the pool
in Reading is willing and anxious TO buy
up $4,000 shares of the stock. The pros
poets for higher prices on il are excellent
if the market is in the least favorable
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new York Stock Market.

Corrected daily by w. B. Hibbs & Co..
members of the New York Exchange,
1919 T Street.
The evening times., 1899-02-25

American Steel and Wire was still one
of the important features of the market
today. The opening was at 81 to so. 3
points above the close yesterday. During
the entire session there was good buying
The evening times., 1899-02-25

Corrected daily by W. B. Hibbs & Co,
members of the New York Exchange.
The evening times., 1899-02-25
Is Catarrh Your Life,s Cloud.-

Eminent nose and throat specialists in daily
practice highly recommend Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal
Powder, safe, sure, permanent painless and
harmless, in all cases Of Cold in the Head Ton
silitis, Hoarseness, and Catarrh. II gives relief
In 10 minutes. and baniSheS the disease Ike
magic.-Soid by F. 5. Williams. gth and sts
EdInonds Il Williams. Sd and Penn ave-.
The evening times., 1899-02-25

The market must be conceded to have
acted very we'll today under the various
circumstances thai might have helped TO
force prices down sharply. The dispatch
from Dewey, cannot be regarded as a
cheerful matter, although the Administra-
ton seems inclined to attach less impor-
tance to II than the public at large. And
the bank statement. although Eot entire
" disconeerting. is less satisfactory than
for many weeks past. In The face OF these
matters, although prices went of badly
in spots and somewhat all over the list
there was a light recovery at the close and
evidently some buying by the leaders at
the low prices From these facts it would
seem at least possible that a recovery may
come early next week. on continued sup
port by the leaders and returning conf
dence by the public. On the whole, how
ever. the general disposition az the close
of the market was rather pessimistic as
to the immediate future of the market.
There is talk in several good quarters of
prices 3 or 4 points lower than the pres
ent level
The evening times., 1899-02-25

The outlook for st. Paul must be regard
ed as excellent. In fact many regard il in
the rosiest of all the railroads. The com
pany is earning more money than any 9TH
er road and its increase of earnings every
week Is the largest. Better than this even
is the fact that everything in the future
looks well for a continuance Of this show
ing.
The evening times., 1899-02-25

The figures of the bank statement are
as follows: Reserves decreased s40SS ,929;
loans increased s12 963, 800; specie increas-
ed $500 000; legals decreased s1211 800; !;
deposits increased $13 401. 800, and circu-
lation increased $4,000. The meaning of
this is that the flow of money TO the banks
is undated and that is is nearly all lent
out as fast as it comes in; which from
the bankers point of view is eminently
satisfactory The increase
its of $13, 600, 600 and more means that the
necessary legal reserve is increased over
three millions. This accounts for the de-
crease in the actual reserve over the le-
gal requirement.
The evening times., 1899-02-25

MONEY TO LOAN at and AZ per cent IN suns
OF 81 600 to $4,000 ID. c. real e,.atr; gay
of AMI per cent mortgages and begin anew;
all transactions conducted with economical CON-
liberation for borrowers. NM. Vi. SAUNDERS b
Co. Iio7 st. NV. sc21u en-
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Bowers and Wood the brokers' had the
unique experience of foretelling the break
on Thursday morning. One of their cor
respondents sent them the statement that
large interests were combining TO force
reaction of TO 10 points during the re-
mainder of the week The break is not
quite as bad as that yet.
The general opinion is that the Tobacco
shorts have made a statement privately.
1t was thought by some that for this reason
Tobacco would tumble today, but nothing
OF the kind occurred
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GOVERNMENT BONDS
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BONDS.

g. 1859, ".0-yesr funding" ....... IOG $500
6's 1909 go year funding gold. .. -
IS 1901, Water stock currency los ..
rs. 1903, Water stock currsacj .
Funding currency. 3-SjI III 10
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The fine row of twenty residences 10 be
erected by Thomas G. Hensey d Sons on
Florida Avenue between Second and Third
Streets northwest. heretofore mentioned in
this column are 10 be begun this week. il
is the expectation Of Melville Hensey. the
builder, that they Will be completed during
the spring and summer months.
The work on the first contemplated ad-
dition to the Portner Flats is soon to be
begun.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-16
ART LECTURES FOR THE INSTITUTE.
GIFT FROM ABRAHAM ABRAHAM-PLANs REAr

GIFT FROM ABRAHAM ABRAHAM-PLANs READY
FOR FOUNDATION AND BASEMENT
Abraham Abraham. the wel-known drygoods
man. has offered to establish lectureship In fine
arts for the Brooklyn Institute OF Arts and Sci
ences and has forwarded to the trustees check
for 500 to the cost OF the lectures for the
coming year. II is proposed TO have two or more
lectures a year from the abest art critics to be
obtained.
The drawings for tho middle section OF the north
facade Of the museum Of the institute have been
completed by McKim Mead g. White. Controller
CoIer has announced that the city is prepared to
issue bonds covering tho cost OF the foundation
and the basement soon as the Corporation Coun-
sci shall have made a decision as TO Just what de-
partment OF the city government shall have charge
of the work. and TO just what part OF the
$4,000 bonds may be issued at this time Con-
tractors who may wish to prepare bids for the
work may. see the plans at any time In the ONCE
OF the architects. - ,..
sailed yesterday for Italy. where he expects 10
stay for four months. Before sailing he appointed
the following committee to nominate new officers
for the Board OF Trustees: Colonel Robert W
woodward Thomas T. Barr the Rev: II. w. NC
Carly, Frank 8. Jones and Clarence w. seamans
The committee will report at the May meeting.