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The evening times., 1899-01-26
MANY BEREAVEMENTs.
NOuns Woman "a Maid, Bride. Widow
and Orphan Within Two Months.

and Orphan Within Two Months.
Oswego, n. Y, Jan. 26.-The wedding of
George Tisdale Clark and Miss Grace
Downey in Christ P. E. Church on Novem-
Der 8 was one of the most fashionable
events of the social season.
Mr.. Clark, who was 40 years of age.
died suddenly four weeks after his mar
riage. He was one of the leading LAWYERS
in this part Of the State and we'll known
to the profession, even in New York city.
where he had appeared with distinction
in several important, cases. He presented
Oswego's brief for the remission of tolls
on the Welland Canal before the Anglo
American Joint High Commission last fall,
and made so favorable an impression upon
that body that upon the announcement of
his death it passed suitable resolutions
and adjourned for the day.
Robert Downey, father of the bride died
last Tuesday. He was a grain and coal
dealer and shipper, well known and hi gh-
ly esteemed throughout northern New
York and Ontario, president of the Oswe-
go Board of Trade, 'andsa a man of wealth
and distinction.
Twelve hours previous to Mr.. Downey' S
death, Mrs Charles c. P. Clark, the bride
groom's mother, passed away, after a brief
illness, during which she had been, by
the advice of the physicians, kept in ig-
norance of the death and burial of her
husband, DR.. Charles C. P. Clark who bad
died the previous Saturday. DR.. Clark was
a physician of much more than local repu-
tation, frequent contributor to the med
ical periodicals, and the author of scheme
for municipal registration and voting
which is well known to ballot reformers.
His death, and probably that of Mrs. Clark
81: 4
the shock caused by the sudden death of
their son.
Thus in little more than two months
Mrs. George T. Clark has been maid, wife.
widow, and orphan. She is "a years of
age.
The evening times., 1899-01-26
AMERICAN FRUITS
AND WINES in FRANCE
THE DEMAND NOT EXCESSIVE
Southern Europe Able to Furnish All
the Blending Fluids That Are
Neeeaaary.

Consul Thackara, of Havre, in letter
to a chamber of commerce in California,
expresses the opinion that If the organi-
zation he addresses would send an intelli-
gent representative to Europe, one who
can speak at least the French language-
French and German would be better-to
visit different commercial centres and in
vestigate the existing economic condi-
tions he would be able to make business
connections which would be highly remu
nerative.
The consul says he has had several in
terviews with importers in Havre who ex-
press that opinion that there is not much
chance of market for American raisinS,
as the latter cannot compete with those
from Spain, Greece, and Turkey, which
can be placed on the French market at
low prices All these nations are allowed
to import their goods into France under
the minimum tariff, while the United
States is not so favored. BY the terms of
| the reciprocal commercial arrangement
! between the United States and France, all
fruits were allowed to be imported into
| France under the minimum tariff except
| raisins, which have to pay the maximum
| tariff-a difference of 10 francs ($1.93 per
! 100 Kilograms t22046 pounds).
| In the opinion of the consul, there is an
excellent opportunity to introduce dried
| and canned .decidu0us fruits and citrus
! fruits into France. Considerable trade is
already being done with the United States,
| especially in chopped and evaporated ap-
| pies and pears. There is always demand
| for American dried apricots, il the prices
! are not too high. There is also a demand
! for dried peaches, nectarines, and pears,
canned apricots and peaches and apricot
! pulp in tins.
! Consul Thackara does not think there Is
| any possibility of selling California wines
in France the State Department is in
| formed. That country, he says, notwith-
| standing her own large yield. imports i'm
| mense quantities of wines for blending
purposes frcm Spain. Portugal, Italy, Tu-
! mis-, and her own province of Algeria. II
| any California wine were shipped to
| France, ii would have to compete with the
products of these and certain other cOun-
tries and this ii would be impossible for
the American product TO do, owing. first.
to the comparatively high rate of freight
from the United States to France, and, sec
ond to the extreme cheapness of the Eu-
| ropean and African vintage
Notwithstanding arguments that Califor-
mia wines are superior to products of
Spain, Spanish, Italian, Algerian, and 9TH
er wines give entire satisfaction TO inn
! porters in France the consul says, no
| wines being imported except for blending
| purposes.
The evening times., 1899-01-26
The Cad and the Gent,em,,

From the Letters OF Robert Louis Stevenson
How curiously are built up into
our false positions. The other day, having tooth
ache and the black dog on my back generally, I
was rude TO OF the servants at the dinner
table. Nothing, OF course, can be more disgust
ing than for man to speak harshly to young
woman who will lose her place if she speak back
to him; and, of course determined to apologize
Well. do you know, il was perhaps four days be-
fore | found courage enough and l felt rs red
and ashamed as could be. Why? Because | had
been rude? Not bit of it; because | was doing
thing that would be called ridiculous in thus
apologizing. / did not know | had so much
respect of midde-class notions before; this is my
right hand which | must cut off. Hold the arm
please: once-twce-thrce: the offensive mem
Der is amputated: let US hope l shall never be
such a cad any more as 10 be ashamed of being a
gentleman.
The evening times., 1899-01-26
WALL STREET BUYING WHEAT.
Chicago Bears Frightened by New
York Bulls.

Chicago Jan. 26.-WaIl Street has
taken the wheat market away from Chi
cago. For two weeks there has been
steady Wall Street buying around 20 IA
cents for the May option. Chicago, as
usual. has been bearish. II was said that
Rockefeller. Flower and others who de-
sired to give the Administration mark
of prosperity placed large orders here
after winning in stock.
The work began on Monday. There was
a quick upturn to - cents, with Chicago
shorts frightened. The New York pres
sure was kept up and Tuesday the local
shorts began covering and put the price
to 73 Ia. Wheat yesterday pranced up to
IS cents
The evening times., 1899-01-26
There are still several Senatorial dead
TO ENCOURAGE TRUSTS.
Bill to Repeal Maine Law Limiting
Capital of Companies

Augusta. Me. Jan pa bill was in
troduced in the house yesterday repeating
that portion of the general law of the
State governing the organization of stock
companies which limits the capital stock
TO SO, 900, 900.
There is an apparent movement to throw
the doors wide open. This bill permits
the formation of companies with any
amount of stock capitalization by paying
the treasurer Of the State so for every
500, 900 worth of stock
A bill was also introduced allowing the
United States Envelope Company. q So
coo trust organized under the general
law of Maine to obtain possession of the
stock of similar corporations
The evening times., 1899-01-26

There were many anxious inquiries this
morning as TO the condition of the Alger
Relief Commissioners who ate canned meat
obtained from General Miles. The tele-
phones in The Times office were kept busy
replying TO officials and others who are
deeply concerned lest the Commissioners
may die before their report is completed.
To such enquirers we may repeat that it
must be many days yet before the microbes
that are exploring the insides of the Com
missioners begin to manifest themselves in
visible symptoms. They are now in pro-
cess of multiplication, and it takes time
for them TO decide just where to fasten
their hideous claws. The four physicians
who are watching the Commissioners and
trying to discover something that will kill
the microbes and yet spare the patients
will issue bulletins as soon as the pains
of the victims show the microscopic mon
sters are getting in their work. The press
has detailed vigilant reporters to attend
the distinguished patients. and the public
will be kept fully informed of all new
developments.
The evening times., 1899-01-26
Retaliation.
(From the Detroit Free Press. J


The Brooklyn doctor has been visiting the De-
troit lawyer They were college chums, and when
thrown together again they were the same Jolly
pair they had been at Yale.
Remember that bet won from you?'' laughed
the DOCTOR 'fll never forget it. You wagered
that the sun moved about the earth from east
to west. Took you in. good old man Trouble
is that you leaped before you thought / always
was lucky bettor. Have the same mania for it
yet. Not in sporting way, you know but Just
among friends. Great joke wasn't it?'' and the
doctor laughed loud and long always said
you'd get even. but I'll see that you don't,
chummie."a
A little later the two were talking about the
litigation over big estate in Michigan, the doc
tor being acquainted with of the principals
interested.
GLOW much do you think made out of that
case?" asked the lawyer
"a good, round sum, Til warrant
''What would you say to thousand?''
'.Pll bet fifty it was nearer ten thousand I"
and the doctor had the money on the table in a
twinkling. 1t covered just as quickly
''Got you again." chuckled the doctor; 'Ehon-
est, now, old man, how much did You get?''
Nothing; l wasn't employed in the case at
sll''
The doctor took it very hard for an hour and
then grew more cheerful as he laughed over the
prospect of working a similar joke on a friend
ct home.
The evening times., 1899-01-26
Much Ado About Nothing.
From the Syracuse Herald.)


woman, who was walking in South Salina
Street last evening with friend, was gazing in
tently at the sidewalks as they approached the
Globe Hotel.
"Wili,' sheTaid, .'isn't that a quarter?" point
ing toward the sidewalk as she spoke.
Il don't know lie replied; ''eome on, and
never mind it,
This the young woman was not minded to do,
and after the couple had passed on few feet
she turned back to pick up the coin. STOPPING.
she tried to grasp it with her gloves but as it
did not move, she thought it must have become
stuck to the mud and ice.
She then took off her gloves and tried again,
and only desisted after she had cut her finger on
the supposed piece of silver, which turned out to
be one of the rivets used to fasten the cover OF
coal hole in the sidewalk.
The woman's escort pulled 25-eenf piece from
his pocket and handed it to her with the remark
when you want quarter come to me for it.
but don't try to pick up any more iron bars"
The evening times., 1899-01-26
No Trouble in Cuba.

There is no doubt that a comparatively
few of the ungrateful, self-seeking poll
ticians among the Cubans are allowing
their mischievous tongues TO wag. They
are trying to induce Gomez, a chronic
malcontent, 10 recall the Cuban soldiers
from their work TO make demonstration
against American authority. They con-
slider the time propitious because of the
failure of the Senate to ratify the Treaty
and the rumor that the soldiers are not
10 be paid. But there is no reason TO fear
The evening times., 1899-01-26
SLOANE TO ENTER SUIT.
New Yorker Is Determined to Gain
the Custody of His Daughters

New York, Jan. 26-It is more than
likely that the marital difficulties of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry T. Sloane will be again
brought before the public this time in a
suit to be filed by the husband to secure
possession of his two daughters, who are
now in his wife's care. Mr.. Sloane has
endeavored to prevent the publicity of his
troubles as much as possible. for the girls
sake, but now that Mrs. Sloane positive
ly refuses to give up the children the hus-
band viii adopt legal methods.
Since the separation Mr.. Sloane has
been living at the Buckingham, on Fifth
Avenue, and his wife occupies the home
decided to her by her husband at No. 9
East Seventy y-second Street. The state
ment that suit is TO be entered comes from
one who is close to both parties.
The evening times., 1899-01-26
MoRMONS IN ENGLAND.
Work of Proselytes Causes Riotins
at oristol.

Bristol. England, Jan. 26.-Elder Herbert
James, of Utah, and eight other Mormons
are holding Mormon revival meetings
here. They have made numerous converts.
An anti Mormon league has been organ
lied in Bristol for the avowed purpose of
driving out Elder James and his band, and
riots are taking place nightly. Many win
dows have been smashed and heads brok-
en- in the melees. The police are unable
TO protect the Mormons. who persist in
their proselyting They have been warned
that their lives are not safe.
The evening times., 1899-01-26
Absence of Mind.
(From the Chicago Tribune. J

After long and tiresome wrangle over the
admissibility Of the question the attorney for
the defence turned to the shorthand reporter
II will ask you to read that question over
again.
The reporter, who had been scribbling aimlessly
during the argument, picked up pad of paper
that lay before him and absent -mindedly read:
''At the time this took place did you-0, my
darling Nettie, you don't know how I miss
Then he bushed. hastily picked up the other
pad, and read the question in full, while the
lawyers Uttered, and the big iuryman in the end
seat shook his fat sides and stuffed his handker-
chief into his mouth.
The evening times., 1899-01-26
As predicted by many proper authorities

AS predicted by many proper authorities,
Eagan insists that he was distracted and
mentally alienated when he made the re-
marks for which he is on trial before
court martial. 1t must be said for him
that he evinced the greatest continuity on
record in forcing his scurrility to survive
the chilling operations of his typewriter.
We have heard of people before who were
driven by their typewriters to various
The evening times., 1899-01-26
WEDDING POSTPONED.
Bride-EIect Waited Three Hours for
the Groom. Who Came Not.


Scranton. Jan. 26.-HOly Rosary Church
in the North End, was crowded yesterday
afternoon with the friends Of Plus Sweeney
and Miss Sarah Jane Moran, who were to
be married here. AT O'Clock the anxiously
awaiting assemblage was dispersed with
the announcement that the nuptials had
been postponed indefinitely. The groom to
be secured a marriage license yesterday
and spent the evening with his betrothed
completing the wedding arrangements
Yesterday morning he left his home to Sc
cure railroad tickets for the bridal tour.
Nothing has been seen or heard of him
since.
The bride-elect waited for three hours
before she would consent TO take of her
wedding dress No cause can be assigned
for the grooms disappearance. He is an
exemplary young man. well-to-do. and 4
member of a good family.
The evening times., 1899-01-26
An Economical Mnn
From the Detrnit Free Pros

(From the Detroit Free PreSs.)
why Is it that your melancholy looking neigh
Dor always has 80 many troubesg'' asked a sub
urban resident OF another
Because he can borrow them. There's a man
that will borrow Your paper every day before
you are through reading il. and then get grumpy
on your hands if You quit taking it. You can
bet your life that ii he had TO buy trouble be
wouldn't have any,
The evening times., 1899-01-26
No Tidings of the Paul Jones,

New Orleans. Jan. 26.-The Times
Democrat tug which has been searching
for survivors of the Paul Jones' and con-
corning which fears were entertained. is
safe, having reached this city at midnight
She brought no tidings of the Paul Jones
survivors,
The evening times., 1899-01-26
A vivid Dissertation,

(FrOm Brooklyn Life0
Dorothy, beautiful gown in a shop
window today
''What was it. Juius?'
well. il was that zig zaggy kind OF cloth
and it had those braided things across the front
and down the back, and some awful <tvlish
pointed things on the skirt wish you would
get Just like it,
The evening times., 1899-01-26
Johnny's View of IL.
Ernn, HarIon, IitnN

From Harlem Life.)
Johnny (who has Just been Scoldcd)-Am
really bad mamma.
Mamma-Yes Johnny. you are l very bad boy
johnny trefectively)- y)-Wcll. anyhow. you ought
10 be glad I'm not twins
The evening times., 1899-01-26
CURRENT HI NOR.
COY.
Trcm the Detr,it J,,1rnalN

CFrem the Detroit JouTnal.)
The youth. indifferent To consequences, bdde
her defy the parental interiict and fly with him.
Beyond, il WAS true. all was uncertainty; hut
when was love wont 10 think OF that.
Let US lie pleaded strenuously. ''cross the
Rubicon.
.'Ah. but | had my heart aet upon crossing the
Atlantic when | married." protested the
maiden with sigh.
The evening times., 1899-01-26
A FunereaI Occasion.

From the Cleveland Plain Deaferl
''Was the beef furnished your command eni-
balmed?''
Il should say it WIS. Why. we always put
Grape bands our sleeves when il came on the
table
The evening times., 1899-01-26
Writing for the Magazines

tFrom the indianapolis Journal)
The Philistine-Is it true that genius is only
capacity for taking pains?''
The Poet-No. True genius is the ability to
write fiy-tme poetry in the middle of winter.
The evening times., 1899-01-26
Dubious Collateral.

(From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
'Mamma, / have Jimmie's pancakes?''
''What is the matter with Juunie?''
why, promised him two OF the oranges that
Aunt Jane will bring me il she goes to Caly-
forny mex year.
The evening times., 1899-01-26
A Real Good Fellow

From the Chicago Record)
Poor Swiclles thoroughly enjoyed life
eyes, he enjoyed it so much that people are
getting up fund for his widow and children.
The evening times., 1899-01-26
An Unused Organ.

(From the Cleveland Plain DeaIer.)
s.Bilkins is awfully grabbed, but he has a good
heart"
.But what's good heart to depraved liyer?''
The evening times., 1899-01-26
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Taie Advertisers Guarantee Company, OF Chi
cago hereby certifies that il has by Es expert ex
aminers proved and atiested the circulation OF
THE TINES OF Washington, ID. c The daily
average PAIG circulation for the month oi NO
vember, 1895 was 42, $50 copies.
This i GUARANTEED TO the advertisers OF
the country bv BOND OF $4,000 IN the fiaeiity
and Dcnos;t Compauv of Maryland, deposited
with the Northwestern National Bank. of chicago
ApVERTIsERS' GUARANTEE COMPANY,
By j. r. MASON. President
The evening times., 1899-01-26

things, some of them to drink and more
to domestic infelicity. but to our knowi-
edge it was never the same make or sex
of the machine
The evening times., 1899-01-26

Besides being a public bore, Senator
Hoar gives some reason for the suspicion
that he is victim of paresis How else
can a man get the notion that he is wiser
than his fellow-men and has a monopoly
of the respect for republican principles?
What he says is that he and his Demo-
cratic associates cannot trust the Ameri-
can people and Congress and President 10
deal fairly by the Filipinos unless he
binds them by Treaty amendment Bed
lam is full of the same sort of egoism.
Sane men of any experience in life learn
to trust the judgment and honesty of the
masses of the people and when an old
man believes he is all that stands between
the world and destruction he can be pat
into an asylum with a good show of rea-
son.
The evening times., 1899-01-26

1t is interesting to note that a good
many of the Democratic Senators who op-
pose unconditional ratification of the
Treaty are serving their last term, and
after the fourth of March vii be retired
to private life. In other words, some of
them have already been found unsatisfac-
tory by the people and have been repudi-
ated. Is it surprising that patriotic Dem
ocrats should suspect them of distinct
purpose to destroy their party? That they
are bringing it into dsfavor is plain
enough and perhaps one or two may be
deluded into thinking it is smart to put
the Democracy in an attitude OF opposition
to the Administration, but there are 9th
ers who know better. Why do they do it?
There are still several Senatorial dead
locks in the country. but there is less
cause TO complain of them than of some
OF the possible consequence of a break.
Better for Pennsylvania and Delaware to
go without Senator each than TO have
Quay and Addicks.
The evening times., 1899-01-26

The number of army officers who have
testified that meat supplied to the army by
the Commissary was tainted and injurious
to the health of the men. is sixty-three
They are all honorable men, as far as the
public knows and have served there coun-
try well. They could have no reason for
misrepresenting the facts. They were
widely distributed and cannot be suspected
of collusion. Therefore we are bound TO
take their evidence as conclusive. The
question of fact is settled-an immense
quantity of the meat was bad. One hon
orable soldier says that most of the quarter
of million soldiers in the army Will
give the same testimony. Whether there
was rank corruption in the purchase and
use of this meat is question that has not
been raised in an official way. Why does
not Congress make an investigation? No
body else pretends to go into that, yet it
may be worth while.
The evening times., 1899-01-26

~ NudIltS DlChti-- We're sold IN London
tion room the other day. The column. which was
formerly one of the balustrades of the dessro, ed
old Rochester Bridge Is inscribed. Ties. relic,
from Gadshill Place and Old Rochester Bridge
are placed here in sincere regard for Charles
Dickens. IL was considered by Dickens 10 be
one Of his most valued treasures and was placed
in the most prominent position in his garden
On the death Of Dickens the dial was removed
and became the property of a Mr. CHi-hlon OF
Rochester, VIXEN the inscription which IL baa-s
was put on IN honor Of Charles Dickens 3ft,r
keen competition the souvenir was Knocked down
for $3.50.
y LONDON correspondent writes: II Is ,Jlrpris-
iES how many peerases the weIltI, and tr.,.. in
London gained in oden times. The earIdom ~
CORVALLIS WAS founded by Thomas CornwaIlis. 4
Cheapside merchant; that OF Essex bv William
Capel, a draper. and that OF Craven, by William
Craven merchant tailor. The founders OF fam
lies Of Dartmouth Radnof. Ducie and Ponfrpt
were respectively skinner. a silk manufacturer
a merchant tailor, and a Calais merchant whiI,
the founders Of the peerages OF Tankerville, Dor
mef. and Coventry were MERGERS. Edward 0S-
borne founder of the Dukedom Of Leeds was az,
apprentice. and William Hewet, rich old cloth
maker of London Bridge. Among Others of the
old peeTages founded by the trade are those Of
Fitzvilliam, Leigh, Petre, CowPer. nlrnley Hill
and Darlington.
Few of Englands noble families haze been =,
honored as have the Pereys. and the Percys ha,.
always held as their dearest right that vhereI,.
| they can bury their dead in Westminster Abbey
| The space for interHent in that old pile has
| finally grown extremely limited and there we've
not lacking those who broadly hinted that the
Percys would gracefully adj another 10 their
services to the state by waving their right to
burial in the Abbey and thereby making room
for the cOuntryS more illIIstriOus dead But
with hereditary stubboTnnesS. the Percys have
| continued 10 ''hold on" The hate Duke OF
Northumberland was himself Percy in the fe-
male line, though in the male Smtilsoa- IN
idea has prevailed. SAYS the London Chroni-
cIe' that the latter family new people
of ignoble descent. but that Is not the case Si-
Hugh Smithson, before he married the heiress %
historic Northumbrian family, was a baronct
at Stanwick in Yorkshire. The founder of the
famous Smithsonian Institution at Washington
was a natural OF Duke OF Northumberland. -
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1899-07-04

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