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The evening times., 1899-01-17
He Forgot the Last One
(Frcm the sydney Herald.l


There We're five of us hunting and fishing in the
Queensland bush, when rainy day stranger
appeared He said he a tramp barber. and
as none of us had been shaved for a fortnight we
gave him half days work
About four hours after he had left a band of
six rode up, and the leader inquired il we
had tall, roughly-dressed man pass that
way. We told him of the barber, and he looked
from to and exclaimed:
Good gracious! But you are all freshly shay
edy'
Yes; we gave the barber job
'And he shaved every one of you?'
''Iie did, and did it WE'LL
Boys, do you hear that?" shouted the man. as
he turned 10 his companions.
"What of it?' asked one of our party
''Why, he went insane yesterday; and cut a
mans throat in his barber chair at Unadilla,
and we're after. him to put him in asylum
They rode away at gallop, and next morning
returned to our camp with the man, who had
been captured after hard fight, and was tied on
his horse. He seemed to remember US when lie
given drink of water, and as he handed
the cup back he quietly observed:
81 say, gentlemen; please excuse me- meant
to finish off the last man who got shaved, but
got to thinking of something else, and it slipped
my mind.''
The evening times., 1899-01-17
Cotton ReiSns Mt Saks,

this week. In connection with the cotton
carnival, which Saks G. Co. are holding, as
announced in Sundays Times, the decora-
tors have produced a most novel and de-
lighting effect with raw cotton. 1t is well
worth a visit to see the store robed in
witness. The comment of the many Wis
itors since Monday morning has been that
at last Washington has a thoroughly mod
ern, up-to-da dry goods house in the
Saks stores; further evidence of which is
found in this cotton display, and other in
novations presented since the opening of
the greater store
The evening times., 1899-01-17
BEARS UNABLE TO
KEEP STOCKS DOWN
DECLINES AT THE OPENING
A RalIying Movement Sets In and
Improvement FOllOws-SuKar
Rises Over n Point.

New York, Jan. 1.-THE stock market
opened under pressure of realizing sales
and a bear attack.
The declines in general. however, were
limited to fractions, the exceptions where
losses OF over per cent were shown being
Missouri Pacific and New York Central.
The sales were absorbed by the end Of
the first half hour sharp rally had set in.
The grangers made substantial improve
ments. Sugar also rose over point, Man
! haitian, Tobacco, and New York Central
were prominent in the recovery.
The speculation continued to show some
| irregularities and feverishness and efforts
to hold prices down were not abated By
the trading element.
Stocks were strong at noon, the list be-
ing advanced by from fractions TO a point
| and over.
The evening times., 1899-01-17
A DANGEROUS ANIMAL.
,ot So Savage When He Encounter
ed n Street Arab.
(From Tie Cleveland PI4in Des.er.)

(Frum the Cleveland Plain Des.er.l
My wife said Smith. =" had been at
me for some time to buy a watch dog.
She said she would feel safer when l was
away if there was a good dog around TO
keep undesirable people from approach
ing the house. She wanted big dog, she
said. not Cne that would be all bark, but
one that would be able TO take care OF
himself under all circumstances
L surrendered at last. and one day
bought from dealer in such dogs a dog
as large as calf, and with the appetite
OF an elephant. The dealer warranted him
an excellent watch dog and advised me to
keep him chained. for fear that he might
tear all the children in the neighbCrhoOd
10 pieces
He was the most ferocious- looking
brute that l ever set eyes upon I was
actually afraid of him myself. and used
to shove his food 70 him with long pole.
He had way of lunging at the one length
of his chain that was positively alarming
to a nervous man
THE neighhorhoOd nearly had a ft when
il was discovered that I was keeping a
savage dog, and complaints began pour
ing in against me from all directions. Ii
was pointed out that some day ne would
break his chain with one Of his savage
lunges and someone would get bitten.
1 pointed out tnat the dog was my
property and that he was securely chain
ed and that il was nobody's business how
savage he was.
The other day l chanced TO lcoI cut OF
one of the back windows, and I discover
ed a diminutive street Arab teasing the
brute with long pole. The dog. applr-
emily, was wild with rage. and wOald dash
at the boy the length of the chain ike
a missile from a catapult.
Before ! could interfere and order the
boy away, one of the brute's savage Iunges
broke the chain, and he bOwled kt0 e
boy with such force as TO knock him over
There was a howl of terror. not from
the boy. but from the dog. who went
| yelping down the alley as fast as he col
! go. / haven't seen him since"
The evening times., 1899-01-17
A TERRIBLE DISCLOSURE.
Facts to Take Away the Appetite OF
Mankind
From the Detroit Free Press

From the Detroit Free Press.)
Detroiters who have been cherishing
the idea that they had satisfying
Thanksgiving, merry Christmas and a
happy New Year should so to the Deem
Der bulletin of the State dairy and food
commission and be undeceived.
Official vigilance requires that they
should be informed that while they were
partaking of what they characterized as
''the good things Of life" at the family
spreads they were really Transforming
their stCmachs into misfit parlor for the
reception Of Illicit wares.
Alas for our misguided denizens. There
may come to them even now the savo1y
aromas of the holiday, feasts, visions Of
the convivial scenes and heart-stirring
recoIlections of the good cheer that went
round the hospitabIe, board with the
viands; but If everything about those fes-
tai occasions came to the participants
now (the December bulletin informs us).
there would have TO be another section to
the train Of remembrances to bring 10, ,12S
officially condemned articles of fooi-out-
laws of the domain of decent ed bles, out
casts of the province of healthful diet!
Song and story have celebrated the rap
lures of the anniversary feasts, but the
dairy and food commission bulletin dwells
upon dye stuffs, minerals, chemicals, alien
atoms that dry up the blood, ossify the
bones and establish junk shop of inde-
structible relics in the gastronomic de-
partment OF man.
The poet sings of Christmas spices and
savors, of dainty viands and tinted deli
cacies, but the commission laments the
gypsum, phosphate of lime, alum, cocoa
nut shells and ground olive stones to be
found in the spices, the odor of glucose
syrup given forth by the jellies and the
foreign coloring substances in the dessert
Holiday literature has made much of the
palatable and sumptuous kitchen prepara
tions, but the bulletin of the dairy ant
food commission descants upon molasse'
| in the vinegar and wiggling worms in th'
| farinaceous foods.
| 'Serenely full the epicure would say.
| Fate cannot harm me, for have dined today.
But fancy his feelings upon discovering
| that he had dined upon floor sweepings
red saunders, cracker crumbs, cookies
starch, fine sand, various specimens OF tn
mineral kingdom and inhabited cereals, al
] more or less disguised!
The evening times., 1899-01-17
New York Cotton Market.
A FISH WITH HONS"
North Carolina Soldier Attacked
While bathing.
(From the Chicago Tribune

Every rose has its thorns scattered some
where along its stem, and there is thorn
in the perfect happiness of the army of in
vasion. The thorn is not in a rose but in
the tail of small fish that seems to have
intended acting in conjunction with the
Spanish army to assist in the demoraliza-
ton of the army of invasion. When the
army first arrived at Marianao it carried
out long cherished and much discussed
project 1t went swimming in the sea. And
the army was assailed. front and center,
by fish with thorny tails and driven in con-
fusion 10 the shore. There was great con-
sternation in the Seventh Corps after its
bath The men did not know what manner
of thing had assailed them.
1T was a fish, sah," said a soldier OF the
First North Carolina, that had hohns in
his haid and that rushed upon US, sab. in
our defenseless state. sab. and goahed US
sab, with all the fury of wild bull, sah-
The evening times., 1899-01-17
TROLLEY EXTENSION
il I'm MARYLAND
CONSIDERATION OF ROUTE
Hagerstown Desirdus of Connecting
With the Frederick System-H0w
to Accomplish 1t.


Hagerstown, Nd, Jan. T.-An officer
CT the Hagerstown Electric Railway Com
pany yesterday Stated that it was only a
question CT time until Frederick and Ea-
gerstown would be Connected by trolley
and that the Hagerstown comp any would
gladly cooperate with the Frederick COM
pany in extending the two syst ems until
they meet and in establishing shipping Ia
cilities and connections. He said the ade
over South Mountain semed to BE- the
chief drawback but ,.that this could be
overcome by horseshoe curves and ben s..
He stated the grade would be little 6 cat
er, If any, than the grade Of the Fredei ick
system over Catoctin Mountain. The
grade on the Washington County side of
the South Mountain would be greater than
on the Frederick County side.
He said q branch road would probably y
be constructed from Beaver Creek to
Boonsboro distance of about four
miles, over a route which would not have
grade to exceed 3 or per cent.
If the road is constructed b tween Myers
Vile and Funkstown, which would COM
plete the line between Frederick and Ha-
gerstown, rich country, now without
railroad facilities, would be opened up,
and the passenger and freight traffic
would be opened up, and the passenger
and freight traffic would be enormous. 1t
is thought the new line would pay from
the start. Both the Hagersto%n and
Frederick systems are being proitab y
operated.
The evening times., 1899-01-17
SPRING DATES FOR
THE BENNTN TRACK
RACING TO BE coNTINuS
Experiment of No Dookmal<inis to BE
Tried-Provision for an Au-
tumn Meeting.

Experiment. of No DookmalSing to BE
Tried-Provision for an Au-
tumn Meeting.
Wcrd was received in this city this
morning from S. S. Rowland that at the
meeting OF the stewards of the Jockey Club
of America, held in New York yesterday,
dates were given the Washington Jockey
Club for a spring meeting, from April 3
to 15, and for an autumn meeting, froIR
November IL to 80.
This apparently settles all discussion
about a spring meeting at Benning. The
interesting question now is, Can it be made
TO pay? Ii is said to be true that the
bookmakers have entered into an agree
ment among themselves to shun Washing
ton in the future. They claim that the To-
cal club officials have broken faith with
them in declining to bear further expense
of defending them against the charge of
gambling at last falls meeting. Their
cases are still pending in the Police Court
here. This will give the Jockey Club a
chance TO try the experiment of a purely
innocent. non betting affair. The test,
whichever way ii goes, If tried, will be
interesting and instructive
There are those who hold that the ac-
tion of the odds-layers in ostracising Wash
ington Will affect the Jockey Club not only
so far as the donations of the books go. but
that il will cost them many dollars in gate
receipts IL cannot be disputed that large
proportion of the people who attend the
meetings of the club here are seriously in
fected with the betting fever. Eliminate
the books, horsemen say, and you eliminate
this element of patronage, and without it
the racing venture is bound 10 prove los
ing game.
Mr.. Howland, however, Will give meet
ing just the same If il pays without the
books a much-mooted question will have
been settled. II il fails to be self-support-
ing the club will throw up further opera
tions until legislation can be had which
will bring about conditions that will be
more faVora hle
The evening times., 1899-01-17
SUICIDE OF A MURDERER.
Cheats the Hangman by Straneiin,
Himself I'm His Cell.

Pittsburg, Pa, jan. 1I.-Michael Rumi-
niski. under sentence of death for the mur-
der and attempted cremation of the body
of his wife in Allegheny City on January
q, 1898, cheated the hangman, this morn
ing by taking his life in his cell in the
county Jail. The condemned man often told
his attorneys that he would never be hang
ed.
Ruminski loosened four small cords from
his cot. With these he Constructed a ten
inch tourniquet. The prisoner inserted a
broken chair rung and deliberately twist
ed the cord until he strangled to death
The evening times., 1899-01-17

Dealings in the stock market this morn
ing were characterized by considerable ir
regularity, and it is plain that the market
is hesitating between the influences work
ing for a continuance of the boom and
those endeavoring to break the advance.
1t may be said truthfully that at the noon
hour the indications were that the bulls
would win. The opening was at about the
closing figures of yesterday, and there was
a decline Immediately OF half point or
more. Next came an advance somewhat
better and this in turn was followed By
another reaction. The lowest prices OF the
morning hours We're reached at about IL
o'clock, and after that a good advance be-
gan. The indications are that caution is
prevailing, that many margin people are
selling out, but not in any way that the
public or the professionals are panicky.
All news is eminently satisfactory, includ-
ing the continued ease of money, which
must undoubtedly be regarded as OF the
utmost Importance.
The evening times., 1899-01-17
Electric Road to the Chesapeake.

Richmond, Va, Jan. 1.-THE Young
Mems Business Association of this city
last night heard gentlemen from Tidewa
ter on the proposition to build an electric
read from here to the Chesapeake Bay.
These gentlemen were Messrs. A. J. Car
ter, from Essex, and ". ]. Woodward, of
MiddleseX. The scheme is TO construct
this line through Middlesex, Matthews,
Hanover, King William and other coun-
ties. The association appointed a COM
mittee to look into the financial RESPONSE
bility OF those behind this project before
giving 1t their practical assistance Rich
mond is anxious to have a line penetrate
the Tidewater section.
The evening times., 1899-01-17
ARE CANCERS CURABLE :?

toooo persons die annually in the United States
from this dread disease because of a want OF
knowledge by physicians generally TO cure il,
but i can be cured well any other disease
by che who knows how 10 treat it IL you have
tumor don't wait until it gets in The glands Of
the ann or neck ana cannot be cured, but have
81 attended TO at once. The lip, cheeks, nose and
breast are oftenest the seat Of the disease Don't
allow the knife TO be used CHARLES ALLEN.
u. D.. No. 1870 @ st. NV. deIs.tf
The evening times., 1899-01-17
washington stock Exchange.

Substituted States As. coupon: 81 .000G
112 "a. United States 3s. coupon: 81 .000Il
107 5-S, s500d107 1-2; Metropolitan Rail-
road certificate b.: s200Gl1S; West End
National Bank: 23GSS; National Safe De-
posit and Trust: 50G116, 10G115 1-2;
Washington Loan and Trust: 10I li2;
American Security and Trust: 20 10; Cap
ital Traction: 90 81 "a. 26G 81 IL. 2GG
81 IA, 1O09S7 1OG8 "a: Lanston Mono
type: 150G IS Ia; American GraphOphone.
preferred: 41G13 SIS; Pneumatic Gun Car
riage: 300@44cts. After calI-MergenthaI-
er Linotype: 100G1sS; Pneumatic Gun
Carriage: 200G Acts
The evening times., 1899-01-17
Condemnation Awards.

Centreville, Md, Jan. 1T.-Juries ap
pointed to condemn several pieces of land
between Centreville and Queenstown for
the Queen Anne's Railroad have complet-
ed their work They awarded to G. c.
Wilson 81 200; to William T. Bishop. $500,
and TO James A. Slaughter. $40.
The evening times., 1899-01-17

The concert under the direction of Mr..
and Mrs Ernest Lent Wednesday evening
at the Universalist Church promises to be
of much interest to the musical people.
Amy Fay, author Of Music Study in Ger
many which had such a great sale, will
give a piano conversation" Illustrated by
a lecture preceding each number on the
programme. Miss Fay is a sistsr-in-law
of Theodore Thomas, the welI-known con-
ductor.
The evening times., 1899-01-17

President Spencer, of the Southern Rail-
road, has come out with a positive state
ment that his road has no interest what
ever in the purchase OF the Seaboard Air
Line. Il is not believed that this fact viii
have much adverse influence on the course
Of the Southern stock, which has been re-
markably strong recently, although il went
off yesterday and today in the reactions.
The prospects OF the Southern are magnifi-
cent.
The evening times., 1899-01-17
CHEMFSE.

Lot of ladies' muslin chemise, all
seams seams tTllear%ade ittfng for very ~en l9l
Lot of ladies' muslin chemise, lace
or .ruffied trimmed, all felled seams,
fun width garments, . finished 29C
The evening times., 1899-01-17
DRAWERS.

Muslin drawers made ext-a wide
and full-plain but have three tucks
and finished with deep hem-positively
the greatest value ever Of 19IC
Lot Of ladies' muslin umbrella
drawers. trimmed with deep en-
broidery and cluster of tucks above
made in the most thorough man-1SC
ner-a great Offering at............AJ
The evening times., 1899-01-17
yet disclosed the meaning of the tremen
dous movement in il.

One of the tips in the Street, apparently
of Tammany origin. is that Metropolitan is
going TO 200. and that quickly.
The evening times., 1899-01-17
Hechts' Greater Stores.
Hechts' Greater Stores.
More of the 75c and onr
SI.oo shirts for. a0VSs

No store scored such instant have done
with this sale of mems fancy aundered shirts which started here
Monday morning Such selling would the eyes of other
him thinking The selling has been so great that
been forced fresh lots keep and styles
tact You the pick of fine quality Percale and madras shirts
IN all the newest Spring with soft bosons others
with stiff bososome detachable and others with attached
collars and cuffs Every shirt made in the best syleas per
feet fitting if made individual order They are
such shirts have always sold this time at and dollar
Choice for 3oc each
The evening times., 1899-01-17

Chicago Grain and Provision Market
Corrected daily by W. B. Hibbs & Co.
members of the New York Exchange
Street
The evening times., 1899-01-17

Mems and boys white
unlaundered shirts-none
better made than these
in open back and front
perfect fitting-with all
the latest shirt improve
ments in 'em-for which
every other store 44C
gets 75c-for. ......'
The evening times., 1899-01-17
rluSlin underwear sale.
CORSET COVERS

Plain corset covers, finished with
felled seams, and made in the most
dependable manner-will fit the &C
form perfectly-offered for....o
Embroidery trimmed corset covers,
with shape or square necks, felled
seams-made very careful 1910
ly for. Observation-Disclosures.
The evening times., 1899-01-17

100 dozen mems and
boys unlaundered shirts.
white, with colored bos-
oms-which are never
sold for less than 39c--
made in the best manner
perfect fitting - guar
anteed so-siZes 1SC
II TO IL 1-2-for. ~
The evening times., 1899-01-17
New York .tocu Market,
Open High Low 81;

Corrected daily by ". B. Hlbbs & Co,
members OF the New York Exchange.
1919 Street.
The evening times., 1899-01-17

Mems and boys usual
soc. white unlaundered
shirts-made of Wamsut-
Ia muslin, with re-en-
forced back and 'front.'
have all the latest i'm
prov proyementsN M mt 1a-,or 33e
The evening times., 1899-01-17
The unlaundered shirt sale

attracted almost as
The evening times., 1899-01-17
In connection with the strength of Penn.

In connection with the strength of Penn
sylvania it is noticeable that Pan Handle
Is advancing. During the worst of the sell
ing yesterday its course was upward. The
rumor continues in Wall Street, despite de-
malls, that T. d. Carley, who has been
largely instrumental in advancing the
price of Pan Handle, is really in some way
working in the interest of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. 1t is disclosed that Mr..
Carley and his associates have been buy
ing Pennsylvania heavily also.
The evening times., 1899-01-17

The grangers continue to hold their pre-
eminent place in the market situation
They were more actively dealt in this
morning than almost anything else and
their reactions on the breaks were the
least. At II o'clock they were nearly a
point above the opening. Advices from
Wall Street were to buy the grangers on
any reactions and keep long Of them.
There is nothing more evident in the en-
tire situation than the great faith of the
public in these shares. Many stocks usu-
ally much more active than they are now
comparatively neglected.
The evening times., 1899-01-17
FINANCIAL.
FINANCIAL.
Copper Stocks Advancing.
The Increase in Demand for Copper Unprecedented

0
tina the greatest
o
but
The evening times., 1899-01-17

The advance of Air Brake during the
past few weeks is one of the mysteries of
the Street 1t will be remembered that it
was only a short time ago that this stock
sold at par Since then it has gone up at
the rate of 10 points day frequently.
Yesterday the close was at above 161. This
morning there was a break of 10 points,
which may or may not have any signifi-
canoe. The stock is one of the favorites
of Ex-Governor Flower, but he has not as
The evening times., 1899-01-17

The weakness of the Pacific stocks con-
tinues, though the buying is undoubtedly
good. At the recession from last week s
prices it seems likely that they are good
purchases, as there is nothing unpleasant
in their outlook.
The evening times., 1899-01-17

Pennsylvania is important in every days
transactions and it's general course is up
ward despite some slight reactions with
the remainder of the market. The advices
to buy the stock are numerous.
The evening times., 1899-01-17
GOWNS.

umbrella effect With tucked ruthe HQI
and fiounce-full width-for. ......1o
Lot of ladies muslin umbrella skirts
in four different Styles-trimmed with
: lace and lace inserting-and also en-
broidery ruffie and embroidery insert
ing-full width-admirabl fin 7SC
ished for only ....................io
Lot of ladies' muslin umbrella short
skirts skirts with with wide ,h cam eambrie UNI 39C
Lot Of ladies muslin umbrella short
skirts. with embroidery ruff
fle and with tucks aboye-inely S0C
made, for. ........... ~