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around me and fell backward. As went.
with many OF the vile things already cling
ing to me, ! heard yell-a human voice
that revived my dulling senses like a gal
vanic shock With one last fash of vigor
1 sprang 10 my feet seeing as I did so a
canoe with four Kanakas in it, not fifty
yards away, in the smooth water between
the beach and the barrier Bounding Ike
g buck. needless of the pain as my wound
ed feet clashed among the innumerable
spiky carapaces of my enemies. / reached
the water and hurled myself head!Ong TO-
ward that ark OF safety. How | reached it
| do not know. nor anything further until
/ returned 10 life again on board the War
rigal, OF Sydney. as weak as a babe aud
feeling a century older.
The evening times., 1899-03-01
Salt Water Yarns
(From Good Words.)

We had some curious tales of the sea.
There was one that sounded very weird
regarding one of the largest and best
known of the liners. She was on her out
ward voyage when all on board were star
tied by marvellous noise as if some one
with a sledgehammer was laundering at
her stern. The engines were working
smoothly, and it was impossible to make
out the cause, yet bang, bang, on il went
as if it would stave in the vessel Was it
the waves striking at certain angle? But
it was not like the noise made by the
stroke of the sea. and as il continued when
the course was changed, il did not seem TO
depend on any angle Was il a warning
from the other world? All explanations
failing. the ship was put about and ran for
Vigo and a Spanish diver was sent down,
who, mstaking the projecting lockwood
packing OF the screw for severe damage.
reported it as such. Another steamer was
telegraphed for 10 take the passengers, and
two tugs we're sent TO bring the ship home.
But on leaving Nigo with the tugs the en-
glnes were tried, and away the big ship
went as sound and fast as ever. There was
no trace of damage when she was docked.,
and the cause of the noise was never clear
ly explained although a seafaring man at
home has since told me that it must have
been a piece of cable that had got ertan-
gled in the screw and the end being sent
flying round had struck her stern with
the banging strokes which had frightened
everyone.
Another interesting story was that OF
the strange fog which prevailed a few years
ago on the West Coast of Africa for several
days Our captain passed through it, and
described how the deck was covered with
a fine soft dust. not the sand which is often
blown from the African desert far out TO
sea- but a smooth dust. and in the dust
were found the wings OF insects whose hab-
itat is South America. IL was believed that
this dust had been carried across the At
lantic from South America after some tor
nado which had whrled it far aloft, and
VIXEN we recollect what followed the out
burst of Krakatoa, this belief is quite cred
ible In this case the dust cloud extended
for great distance, and the fog it pro-
duced was so dense that steamers had 10
slow down and sound the steam horn.
The evening times., 1899-03-01
OPPOSING CELESTIAL PASSAGE.
Protest Against Cinnamon Going
Through New York.

New York March 1.-The National An
ti-Chinese League Of America issued
formal protest yesterday against the 80
Chinese who passed through this city last
week bound for Mexico.
Every one Of them. reads the protest.
viii eventually find his way across the
Mexican border into the United States
This is the ambition and purpose of their
masters and themselves. Railroad work
does not agree with the coolies when they
see an opportunity TO do washing in the
United States.
According 10 the league the Chinese
laundrymen in Manhattan alone have
nearly doubled since 1892, when the ex-
clusion act was first enforced. The league
demands the expulsion of every Chinaman
here without a certificate OF residence.
The leagues secretary also declares that
the Chinese immigrants are the allies and
favorites of grasping trusts and corpora
tinns"
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FOUGHT A MANIAC ON A ROOF.
Encounter of Two Policemen With a
Crazy Man.

New York March 1.-Two policemen
fought for half an hour yesterday 10 sub
due a maniac on the roof of IS Canal
Street. and finally saved him from jumping
TO the street
The man was Joseph Siegel, thirty
years old, vino on Monday night rented a
hall bedroom from Mrs. NJ. Spies, on the
top floor Of 30 Canal Street. Mrs. Spies
yesterday morning about O'Clock saw her
lodger dancing frantically on the roof Of
No. 3S He was crying for help and de-
claring that he was being murdered.
Mrs. Spies called Policeman Hoefing.
who climbed out on he roof and seized
Sieeel The maniac fought iercely against
arrest
Policeman Phillips saw the struggle from
the street and came 10 Hoefiing's assist
ance Between them they subdued the
mailman They found the furniture in his
rooms smashed and the mattress cut into
ribbons He had thrown pitcher. basin,
and a mirror, and several articles OF cloth
ing into the street.
To reach the roof of No. IS Siegel must
have climbed from his window and swung
lG0 feet above the ground TO a projecting
cornice feet away, from which he dropped
20 feet 10 The roof.
The maniac was taken TO the Essex Mar
ket police court. Magistrate Crane COM
mitted him to Bellevue Hospital.
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POLICEMEN coMPLIMENTED.
Major Sylvester Praises Their Work
During the Blizzard

The following letter was received at the
various Police Stations today from Major
Sylvester:
I-leuttnsuts: Please convey 10 the members
of the force The appreciation Of the superin-
tenden1 FOR their splendid efforts IN the work OF
re>cuine dependent humanity during the recent
blizzard.
The terrible storm which ovcrshadowed the
District reduced depredItions to q minimum. hut
prepared an abundant field for the prevention
OF suffering from cold and hunger.
The force maintained the high reputation il
ENJOYS al home and abroad. in some instances 10
the extent OF personal suffering
Approximately provisions and fuel were fur
ui@lscd 200 uer-8ps
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An o1d-Time Gambline Device.
From the New Orleans Times Democrat }

tFrom the New Orleans Times Democrat.i
Among the battered fioatsam and jetsam
that has accumulated in a second hand
store not a great distance from Jackson
Square is shabby round table with a
curious secret. and no doubt still more
curious history. The top was once cover
ed with green billiard cloth, which now is
worn to tatters, and discloses a.,steel plate
set in the centre and perhaps ten inches
square. The whole top is loose and can
be removed, revealing an interior space
containing a horseshoe ma gnet wound with
wire and connected with an arniature very
much like that of an ordinary telegraphic
instrument. close examination shows
an insulated wire running down one of the
legs to small knob or button protruding
on the outside. When the top is in place
the steel plate rests directly over the
magnet. This strange device is explained
clearly enough by its present owner. 1T
is a dice table, he said ION which a lot
of money has been won. When it was in
order there was a good-sized battery in
side, connected with the magnet. When
the knob on the leg was pressed the cur
rent was turned on, and that made the
steel plate magnetic. The dice they used
with it had small metal disks on one face,
and as long as the current was on they
naturally fell that side down. When the
knob was released they would fall any
way they chanced to come, so all that was
necessary for the operator to do was to
keep his knee on the button and he could
absolutely control his play"
The evening times., 1899-03-01
SUGAR ADVANCES A POINT.
RecessfOns in Prices After n Higher
Opening. in Wall Street.

New York, March 1.-The stock market
opened higher on the favorable chara ter
of the mornings Philippine news. There
were advances of l per cent and over in
Sugar and Burlington. After the first fif-
teen minutes the market began to sag
and there were numerous recessions of a
point or over. Government bonds un-
changed
The evening times., 1899-03-01
Washington Stock Exchange.

Regular call-U. s. 3's coupon, $500 at
1G7; Metropolitan Railroad convertible
6s. $4,000 at 224, $4,000 at 225: West End
National Bank 10 at 90 1-2; Washington
Loan and Trust, at LAG; Lincoln Fire In
surance 300 at 10 ga; Capital Traction,
Is at sc IA, 90 at Sc is, 20 at Sc; Metro
politan Railroad, Is at 220; City and Sub
urban Railroad. 80 at 30 IL; Washington
Gas, 25 at 5S, POI at 60; Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone, 10 at So; Mergentha-
ler Linotype, 40 at 1S9; American GRAPHIC
phone 5 at 13 IA, 100 at u IS, 90 at
II 3-4; American Graph ophone preferred.
Is at 13.
After call-Lanston Monotype, % at 10;
Traders National Bank, 10 at 119 Is.
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oREGLIA mAY SUCCEED LEO.
spoken of as the Pope's Most Prob
rbIc Successor.

Rome. March Cardinal Luigi oreglia,
Dean OF the Sacred College, is regarded as
The likeliest successor OF Pope Leo. in the
event OF the Iatter's death. This belief
is strengthened by the fact that oreglia
had long secret conference with His Ho
1iness today.
An official diagnosis shows that the Pope
is suffering from pleurisy.
The evening times., 1899-03-01
BuYaIo,s Exposition.

The Pan-American Exposition bill will
be passed this afternoon under suspension
of the rules. The bill carries $50o,0O0 for
a Government exhibit.
1t will be held on the Niagara frontier
near Buffalo, and will be especially de-
voted to the interests of the countries of
North and South America
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Rubbing ID In.

urom the Chicago Ncws)
Nj NluElebr-oh you needn't tel 80 up.
piSh. hnu're not the only girl in town
Mis- Fia>hleigll-No. I'm moi the only gisl in
town wa" has publicly announced thar she
wouldn't have sou II You were the ls>r man on
earth
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Prefers Vassar to Brown.

Providence, R. l., March President
Taylor, of Vassar College. has declined to
accept the presidency of Brown Universi-
ty. which was offered him three weeks
The evening times., 1899-03-01

| have been afflicted with rheumatism for four
teen years, and nothing seemed TO give any relief
was able to be around all the time, but constantly
suffering. had tried everything ] could hear Of
and al last was told to try Chamberlain's Pair
Balm. which | did, and was Immediately re
lieved and in short time cured. am happy &c
say that it has not since returned.-Josh. Edgar
Germantown, Cal. For sale by Henry Evans
Wholesale and Retail Druggist. 93s F Street north
west; Connecticut Avenue and S Street north
west, and l42S Maryland Avenue northeast
The evening times., 1899-03-01
INSURANCE STATEMENT.


STATEMENT Of the condition Of thc ROYAL
EXCHANGE ASSURANCE, OF LONDON
ENGLAND. United States branch. on the SlSr
day OF December. ISIS as Teqiiced by act
Of Congress, approved July - ISs2:
Deposit capital S2ta.HNJ ~
ASSETS
Cash hand and in bank .. Sg7 IO3 4E
Stocks and bonds (mIrket vaIuC) .. Hg2 6s2 10
Bills receivable not maturcd. taken
for fire and marine risks .........-. 2sS 90
Premiums uncollected and in hands
agents ............................. 99.a5s on
Interest due and accrued 5lst De
cember. 1sos ...........-............ 9,sIi %
Due from TeinsTing companies
paid losses ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2.2O1 II
Total assets --..--..------..----S 81 si1i -ti-i -
LIABILITIES
Cash Capital .S201. .OOJ 90
Commissions, brokerage. etc. due and
TO become due to agents, etc.
premiums paid .............-.. Ig.I73 20
nearned premium reserve $sI2l2 81
Reserve for unpaid losses and claims. 21,59s 05
Salaries, rent, etc, duo or ac-
erued, s2,lSji reinsurance premium.
Sa,'is556 ll-22l 90
Net surplus Gs, t9 %
Total liabilities --......-.----..---sl -sl,05I6l3 %
ROBERT DICKSON,
General Manager.
State Of New York:
City OF New York. State of New York:
Subscribed and sworn to before me this DIST
day Of February, lSa9
tSeaD CHARLES EDGAR MILLS
Notary P'!blic. y. Y c.
Agent TO the Corporation
FREDERICK @. GIESEkING,
dli Street n. ".
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The market this morning was most
depressing affair TO the bulls. 1t had been
supposed that with the absolute denial of
the canard of the sinking OF German ship
by Admiral Dewey and the insertion in its
place Of the news that all trouble with
Germany is very far away, if il has ever
existed, the market might recover rapidly
and buoyantly from the chill OF yesterday
As Il matter of fact there was a good open
ing and some covering of shorts on the
good news, but Immediately after this
movement prices began TO recede again
Before II o'clock they were lower than
the lcwest yesterday in many instances
II is difficult 10 see anything encouraging
in Il = condition of things. Apparently the
predominant feeling is bearish. and the
spirited work is on that side OF the market
This was suggested strongly, in fact, by
the way the market recedsd yesterday on
such an improbable rumor as that from the
Philippines and the way il failed 10 re-
cover when the story was denied During
the early part of the day it seemed evi-
dent that not only the market traders. but
some of the leaders, were selling the mar
ket short Mr.. keene was one of the gem
tlemen suspected of these tactics Ii is
the opinion of many careful observers that
8 TO points. The one factor that would
turn the tide in the other direction would
be heavy buying by Mr. Flower and his
friends and other similar powerful inter-
ests. but during the first part OF the day
there was 10 Indication that such sup
port was TO be given.
The evening times., 1899-03-01

Wash Market Co Imp6's, I9i?.'2i,. ia
Wash Market Co ext'n SIS, lali!T Ill
Masonic Hall ASS SIS, G 1898 49,. tfuS
Amer. Graphophone Deb. 5's r.. lUl
The evening times., 1899-03-01
New York Stock Market.
Open High Low 2::l!

Corrected daily by W. B. Hibbs & Co.,
members of the New York Exchange,
1910 r Street
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Chicago Grain md proxlsion Market

Corrected daily by w. B. Hibbs & Co.,
members of the New York Exchange,
l4l9 + Street
The evening times., 1899-03-01

Burlington. which was one Of the weak
est stocks on the list yesterday, closing
at l41 and a fraction was taken up at the
opening this morning. with some show of
spirit by the bulls and advanced , points.
Selling supposed 10 be by Mr.. keene 5
brokers then came into the market and
the price was Jumbled again to the low
est point The other grangers followed
this lead Before noon both Rock Island
and St Paul were lower than al any time
yesterday, and seemed to be disposed TO
go lower still
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go lower still.
Atchison, preferred also was very weak,
getting below the bottom price of yester-
day in the first two hours. The surprise
in the case of this stock was general. and
did more to discourage people with still
remaining bull hopes than even the weak
ness of Burlington and ST. Paul. II is
now realized by the Street that the state
ment of the Atchison road for January is
most encouraging one. with the finest
augury for the total of the years business
and the question of dividends. And yet
Atchison preferred. was down 6 points
from The high this morning, a greater
tumble than the entire recession in the
early part of February. 1t seems likely,
however, that Mr.. Flower will begin to
buy the stock heavily before the level is
much further down.
Tobacco was the one strong feature of
the list today. In the first hour it was
within a few points of the top price
reached.
The earnings of Big Four for the third
week OF February declined S17, 757. From
July 1st there has been an increase of
earnings of S215,411.
II is insisted by the friends of Louisville
and Nashville and Southern Railway pre-
ferred that both these stocks should be
purchased on any further recessions.
Neither has participated TO any great ex-
tent in the boom and both are particularly
well circumstanced both as TO recent past
earnings and as to the prospects for the
future.
There was some buying of the Federal
Steel and the Steel and Wire securities
this morning on the theory that these
stocks may fail TO act in harmony with the
remainder of the market if there is gem
eral break. The conditions of the steel and
iron trade and the particular interest that
has been taken in these stocks by the lead
ers of the market recently give some
ground for this hope, but certainly the
stocks should be bought with extreme eau
tion and only on breaks.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-07-12

New York Herald: A dislike which
can be accounted for on reasonable
grounds BY her friends has Just been
the means By which Marie Van SICKLE
OF Newark deprived herself OF al
least 5000 and permitted +. ]. Wood
OF 1874 Market street TO acquire a par
eel OF valuable property at CORE
spending saving Of wealth.
Miss Van SICKLE Is a wealthy spins
ter. Among her holdings was the
property at the southwest corner OF
Bank and Halsey streets. Newark. She
decided 10 dispose OF II. and lmmedi-
ately II became known that II was for
sale bidding became lively.
Mr.. Wood offered $4,000 for II, and
this offer was raised 1900 by A. L.
Cross. so II Is said. Every one sup
posed that Miss Van SICKLE would ac-
cept the top figure. and then astonish-
ment, therefore. when she transferred
Il 10 Wood was great.
She said that she knew she was
losing money by so doing. but declared
that she had taken a dislike to Mr..
Cross and would not sell him the
property under any circumstances.
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thing in First street and the other
cemeteries. In a few instances the
cave-ins were awful, extending
over half way to the collins, and
some Of them were so deep that one
drew back instinctively, half ex-
pecting to see the caskets or the re.
mains Of them protruding from the
earth.
Monuments were leaning from
their bases in every direction, and
in few instances had toppled and
fallen across the graves. Foot and
headstones had fallen into the
graves in many places, and one
monument was noticed which was
broken by the fall. 1t was a sad
sight and one which Waco people
may not be called upon to face
again for long while to come.
The work Of repairing the dam
age was undertaken yesterday so
far as proping some Of the monu-
ments was concerned, as a num-
Der appeared just ready to fall.
Today has been a busy one in the
cemeteries and a large force of men
has been at work putting matters
to rights. From all appearances
it will take more than two hun.
dred wagon loads of dirt or sand
and gravel to fill up the sunken
graves and this work has been in
progress today.
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Easy Way to lie Generous.

In the Baptist church OF New Eng.
land village was an old man who had
all the Christian graees save one and
that one was the grace OF llberallty.
He would do anything In the world for
the cause Of religion but give up his
money. At the close OF the financial
year OF 1868 the church found itself
$500 In debt. A church meeting was
,alled, and II was voted 10 circulate q
subscription paper on the spot. and en-
1eayor TO thus raise the sum needed.
This was done. and the old gentle
nan did not put his name on the paper
The result was rather disheartening.
800 only having been pledged. Silence
feisned for q moment, when one Of the
most generous msn in the church
moved that I'VE double our subserlp-
tionA" Instantly the old gentleman
was on his feet. and with extraor.
iinary fervor cried. Il second the mo-
don" He evidently felt that he was
nus doing his part In Fastening a
most desirable result.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-07-12
Card From Mayor Adams.

Realizing that many of our citi-
zens have sustained severe losses
from the recent flood, / have caus-
ed no subscription list or other re-
quest for donations for Brazos
county food sufferers to be made
here, but those desiring to contrib
ute anything will please deposit
the same in either of the local
banks, and whatever the amount,
it will be gratefully received in
behalf of the sufferers and careful
" expended for their relief.
Respectfully.
c. A. Adams.
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FROM HARVEY.

We are having some pleasant
weather now. Most Of the farmers
are about through blowing their
cotton.
The heavy rain did some dam
age out here, but nothing like il
did in the bottom.
IL. o. Ferguson and T. Q. Dyess
are teaching a singing school at
this place.
Rev. II. +. Palmer and X. A.
Holland are teaching a singing
school at Edge.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Newcome, fine boy last Saturday.
Rev. 5. r. McCIung filled his
regular appointment at Thompson
creek last Saturday and Sunday.
but failed to hold series Of meet.
ings on account of the overflow.
There was a prayer meeting or.
ganized here at his place last Sun.
day.
The Free Baptist meeting closed
last Sunday morning after the
baptism of five.
There was great many from
Bryan who visited Harvey, among
them was Mr.. Joe Wren, Miss
Francis and Lizzie Wilcox, Mr..
Bob Odom and Mr.. Albert Parten,
and Misses Maud Trant and Lula
Hardy, and Others. Sailor.
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Workers Institute.

The next meeting Of the (Bryan
Baptist Associations,) Workers
Institutes fifth Sunday meeting,
will be held with Peach Creek
church, Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, July %, 20 and 30. An
interesting progam has been pre-
pared, and everything is in
readiness to have one of the best
meeting that was ever had.
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sunken Graves at Waco.

Waco Telephone.
Visitors to the cemeteries yester-
day found that the facts had not
been overdrawn in the slightest
and that matters there had assumed
a phase which has been heretofore
unknown. Two or three thousand
graves sank in lakewood alone,
while large number did the same
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chin
WeaR
People!

will grow strong and gain flesh by TAX
Ing, three times day in sweet milk,
water or wine, desert spoonful Of
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The
Great Tonic

EMMELs EGG EMULSION Of Cod
Liver Oil with Hypophosphites. It is
exactly what they require--it not only
gives them the important element God
Liver OH In palatable aud easily di.
gested form, but also the hypophos.
phites, which are 80 valuable In nerve
GUS disorders that usually accompany
anaemla. Our Egg Emulsion is palata-
bic and easily dlgested and being emul.
sifed with yak Of egg only, and favored
with Brandy IL Is an entire food and
readily assimilaied. Children can easily
take 1t given at meals with sweet milk.
|" Every bottle sold has facilitated
a testimonial as TO its efficiency.
Price small size lOc large size SOC bottle
Emmel's
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