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SENATE COMMITTEE ELECTIONS.
Mr.. AIdrich Snys the Selections VIII
Re AInhe TnmnrrnNN.

The Senate committees viii undoubtedly
be elected tomorrow. Statements were
made last night by Senator AIdrich. Chair
man Of the Republican Committee on
Committees. and by Senator Jones. Chair
man of the Democratic Caucus Committee
which indicate that both parties will be
ready TO take final action in this matter
in the Senate chamber by tomorrow after
noon.
Senator Aldrch's committee has been in
session greater part Of the time for the
past two days, and in speaking last night
OF the progress made he said that the work
Of the committee was practically finished
The selection of the Republican mem
1 bers Of the Senate committees has been
completed on all important committees" ="
he continued and at the meeting to be
held tomorrow morning everything VIII
be finished up The committee will then
make a report 10 the Republican caucus
This may be held tomorrow afternoon or
Thursday morning, and ] see no reason why
the members OF the Senate committees
should not be elected by the Senate on
/ Thursday"
Senator Jones said last night that his
committee had been in session during the
day. II bad not yet completed its selec-
ti0ns but another meeting was TO be held
this morning and it might be possible that
. a report would be made 10 the Democratic
caucus tomorrow morning. In this case
10 is more than likely that the reorganiZa-
tiun OF the Senate will be completed before
/ the Senate adiourns tomorrow.
The most important work Of the commit
lee has been TO select the three new COM
mittees 10 have charge Of all questions
growing out of the acquisition of the
Philippines, Hawaii and Porto Rico and
the granting OF freedom TO Cuba. The Gu
ban Committee viii be headed by Senator
Platt Of Connecticut. a legislator OF ripe
experience, an able lawyer, and a consery-
atiye legislator. Senator Aldrich of Rhode
Island, the tactical manager Of the Senate
Republicans, will also be a member of this
committee. Senator Lodge OF Massachu-
setts an enthusiastic advocate OF the Ad-
! minisiration war policy both in Cuba and
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COST OF INSURANCE IN OHIO.
Court Decision Adverse to state Con
troll OF Premium Rates.

troll OF Premium Rates.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. Dec. PA decision
adverse to Attorney General Monnett was
announced by the Supreme Court today
in the suit in custer against eleven in
suranCe companies, which it was claimed,
had formed a combine for the purpose Of
keeping up the rates OF insurance. and
which were operating in violation Of the
antitrust law The local representatives
of the various companies named as de-
PENDANTS an the case had entered into such
a combination. as claimed by the Attor-
ney General but the court held that this
allegation in the petition was not sustained
by the evidence, and, therefore, dismissed
the action
Attorney General Monnett sought to hold
the companies responsible for the acts of
their agents. The concerns involved main
tanned that their agents were not acting
in the capacity Of agents in these matters,
and that therefore, they could not be
held responsible for their actions. The
court sustained this view and held that
the action. if any. lies against the local
boards of underwriters A case of this
kind is pending against the Akron board
of underwriters. which involves the same
principles, the only difference being Il at
in this case the local board instead OF
the insurance companies is named as the
defendant. The decision is a very sweep
ing one.
Attorney General Monnett says there is
no way of preventing combinations from
raising and keeping up insurance if the
companies themselves are not to be amen
able to the law. State Insurance Commis-
sioner Matthews is gratiied with the
courts decision. which sustains his rulings
in the case at bar as well as in other
cases. Attorney General Monnett says
that insurance in Ohio. under this decision.
viii cost from 40 to 60 per cent more than
in New York and Massachusetts.
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ALLEGED FRAUD IN GEORGIA.
Federal Grand Jury Investigating
CnmnInints AEaimst Merchants.

Complaints Against MerchantS-
SAVANNAH Ca. Dec. 12.-The United
States Grand Jury Of the Southern district
of Georgia was engaged this morning in
yestigating what is thought to be one of
the biggest swindling schemes ever concoct-
ed and put in operation in Georgia. The
case is one growing out of that against j.
T Hamond. Of GlenwCcd. in tue United
States Comissicner's Court some months
ago Hammond gave bond for his appear
ance in the United States Court when he
was wanted to answer the charge.
The corridors of the public building were
filed with wholesale merchants and rail-
way station agents this morning, who had
been subpoenaed to testify in this case.
There were present half a dozen agents CT
the Georgia and Alabama Railway, most
of whom came from stations within a ra-
dius Of a few miles CT each other in Tat
nall BulloCh Montgomery, and other
counties near Savannah
The Government is seeking to secure in
dictments against J. =. Hammond, ID. 4.
Tyson. W L. Jones. J. H.. J. T.. W. E, and
". l.. Hutchinson. c. B. Reeves, J. $.
Wheeler. jr., j. NJ Harrell T. S RicKs,
+. d. Wilkes Fl. B. Watts. NJ. w Hutch
inson. and c. J. Phillips all of whom reside
along the line OF the Georgia and Alabama
Railroad. and who are alleged to have been
in the scheme to defraud merchants. It is
claimed that these men secured as much
as $40 eco worth Of goods of every descrip-
ton during the time they operated for
which they did not pay a cent.
Mr. B. Frank, Of the firm Of Steiner.
Lobman &, Frank. Of Montgomery, Ala.
was one of the principal witnesses against
some OF the defendants He shipped a case
of dry goods TO one Of their number. and
when he went 10 find what had become OF
il he discovered chat it had been turned
over to another OF the crowd by the orig
inal purchaser without having left the sta
ton TO which ii had been shipped. In q
few days he got an order for another bill
OF goods from some enc not far away from
the point where the other had been sent
but refused to ship it; instead, be reported
who moved promptly in the matter. Whar
it became evident that Mr. Frank was IL
earnest he was rendered payment for his
goods. but he refused il until he could gel
those who had tried TO defraud him pun
ished Among the witnesses called this
morning were different depot agents who
came TO Savannah armed with the records
of their various offices 10 show what goods
had been received by the men under in
yestigation and what had become OF them
so far as they knew. Many of those whose
actions have been investigated were in
Gicted The District Attorney refused &c
give out the indictments until bsnch war
rants can be issued and the defendants
arrested
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MR.. AGUINALDo's FLAG.
senator Pettisrcw Curious Ahout the
Filipino Emblem

Senator Petdgrew yesterday offered the
following resolution in the Senate:
Resolved That the Secretary Of the
Navy be, and he hereby is. directed to in
form the Senate whether the flag OF the
Philippine Republic was carried by vessels
in the Bay of Manila, and whether the
flag CT the Philippine Republic was ever
saluted by Admiral Dewey or any Of the
vessels OF mis- feet at any time since May
1, 1898. Were Spanish prisoners delivered
over to the Philippine forces at the time
Of the surrender at Subig Bay? Did a yes
sci commanded by the forces under Aguin-
aldo. living The PhiIippine flag accompanv
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TO AMEND THE ACT.
Interstate Commerce Legislation
Wanted by senator CuiIOm.


Senator Cullom yesterday introduced a
bill in the Senate amending the Interstate
Commerce act in several important provi-
sions. The bill it is understood, has been
prepared with great care, and is alike ac-
ceptable to the prominent shippers of the
country and the members of the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
The bill is voluminous and prescribes
shipping regulations in detail The most
important features are the enlarging Of
the powers OF the Commission so that its
ruling shall be final and enforced by fine
and imprisonment also giving the Com
mission authority and requiring 1t TO nX
a schedule of rates. Another section gives
the Commission authority to examine the
books of any common carrier"
It is stated that all the organizations of
shippers in the country have combined
their efforts to secure the passage of the
bill. and that they are anxious for the
measure to be known as their bill.
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wood ana Pntnam Con6rmea.

The promotion of Leonard Wood to be
major general Of volunteers and the ap-
pointment Of Herbert Putnam, of Massa-
chusetts, TO be Librarian of Congress, were
confirmed by the Senate in executive ses-
sion yesterday Harrison Dingman was
also confirmed in his appointment as Super
intendent Of the Twelfth Census for the
District of Columbia.
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FRICK STILL WITH CARNEGIE.
Fad Guesses Regarding the Rupture
Between the Capitalists.

PITTSBURG. Dec. 12-The latest de-
velopmerts in the Carnegie -Frcll deal in
dicate that there Will not be any open
quarrel between the two men. The rumor
that H. c. Frick is already working with
Mr.. Rockefeller and prominent local capi-
taIists to organize opposition to his former
partner seems now TO have been a bad
guess To the surprise of outsiders who
were looking for an explosion within a
week Of the announcement of the changes
in the Carnegie company. neither Mr.. Car
negie nor Mr.. Fricls has said d word to
throw any light upon the situation, and
consequently ii has been difficult to confirm
any information which has leaked out.
One OF H. c. Frick S friends said today,
however that the depossd chairman would
not withdraw from the company either
10 20 with a rival concern or to retire from
business. He pronounced the new COM
bine story impossible and said that while
such a company might have been formed a
few months ago it could not be done now,
for reasons well known in financial cir
cles
Besides" ." be added. 'if Andrew Carnegie
followed the policy which he adopted early
in his career, he now controls the Frick
Cofa Company as well as the Carnegie
Steel Company. / am sure that Mr. Frick
has sound reasons for desiring to stay with
MIR. Carnegie He undoubtedly owns some
Of the Carnegie stock outright but there
is a string to much of the companys stock
Officials holding il reap all the benefits as
long as they are connected with the con
cern, but cannot dispose of this stock when
they resign
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TO RENAME LBTTERED STREETS.
senator VVetmore Introduces Bill
for the Change.


for the Change.
bill for the remaining Of the lettered
streets in the District of Columbia was
reintroduced in the Senate yesterday by
Senator Wetmore. The bill. which is the
same as that presented in the second ses-
sion Of the Fifty-ffth Congress, provides
that the names of distinguished Americans
are to take the place of the letters now
used
The bill further provides that the names
are to be chosen in the following order
as far as practicable: Presidents, Vice
Presidents, Chief Justices of the Supreme
Court. Speakers of the House of Represen-
tatiyes, the more distinguished members
OF the different Cabinets, and other Ameri-
can citizens who have rendered distinguish
ed service to their country. The names Of
living persons shall not be used.
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Randolph Calhoun. Randall William e.
Russell and other prominent members of
the party, who had differed from the or
ganization on one or another proposition.
but were accounted therefor no less DEM
ocTats. To his party associates, in con-
cludiBg he said:
Drop the free and unlimited coinage
Of silver at a ratio Of 16 TO ! from the
next national platform and we can win.
Drop il not and We viii as certainly lose.
Instead Of rainbow chasing in Republican
States why not bring back into line the
Democratic States of New York, New Jer-
sey. Connecticut Delaware Maryland
kentucky. and West Virginia" TAP
plause,l
Closing Arguments OF the Day.
The bill was further advocated by Mr.
Powers, Republican Of Vermont, who
wanted greenbacks once exchanged for
gold, Cancelled and destroyed
Mr.. Lawrence of Massachusetts, said that
a country's high public credit. next to the
valor and patriotism of its citizens was
its best possession; that the bill was an
other proof that the Republican party
was the party of progress and the guar
dian of the public honor
The Committee of the Whole, having
risen Mr. Cannon Of Illinois offered reso-
luton, which was agreed to, authorizing
the appointment of a committee of ten
Representatives to act with similar COM
mittees OF the Senate and citizens of the
District. to prepare for a suitable celebra-
ton of the centennial anniversary Of the
establishment of the National Government
at Washington.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Oyerstreet of
Indiana to provide further opportunity
for debate. ii was agreed that the sessions
Of Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
should begin at II o'clock.
General Grosvenor announced the Death
Of the late Representative Lorenzo Dan
ford, of the Sixteenth Ohio district, in Ju. t
last. and at O'Clock the House adjOuI 2 d..
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Red Hot from the Gun

Was the ball that hit C. B. Steadman, of Newark,
Mich in the Civil War 1t caused horrible VI
GERS that no treatment helped for twenty years
Then Buckcn's Arnica Salve cured him. Cures
Cuts. Bruises Burns, Boils. Feions, Corns Skin
Eruptions. Best Pile earth Twenty-Five
cents a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by Henry
Evans. Druggist, 9Ss Z Street.
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SUICIDE OF A CONTRACTOR.
stephen L. Anderson. OF New York
Ends His Own Life.

Ends His Own Life.
NEW YORK. Dec 12.-Stephen P An
derson, a wealthy contractor. committed
suicide today by shooting himself through
the head a few moments after he had en-
tered his office in the Hamilton Bank
building. at 2l5 West 125th Street.
The suicide lived q l6l West 136th
Street with his wife. He was wealthy and
he was not known to have any financial
trouble. He owned considerable property
in the Bronx and had lived in Harlem for
many years. He was fifty-fye years old
Ask any OF your friends for the names Of the
purest. most wholesome. and most popular beers
and they will invariably say HeuriCh's M3erzen,
Senate, and Lager are the best.
The times., 1899-12-13
FOR New Yorl,'s New PostoHice.

Senator Platt of New York introduced a
bill in the Senate yesterday to provide for
the erection of a postofce in the city Of
New York. It directs the acquisition by
purchase or condemnation Of site for a
substantial and commodious building to b.
used as a postoifice for the city Of New
York, at such point as the Postmaster Gen
eral and the postmaster of New York des-
ignate. The plans. specifications, and full
estimates for the building are to be made
and approved before the commencement Of
work on it, The bill carries an appropria-
ton OF 81, 500 GOO for the site and building.
The times., 1899-12-13

the vessels Concord and Raleigh back to
Subig Bay in June, 1S9S in order to com
pei the surrender of the Spanish forces?'
The resolution went over on objection
by Senator Chandler
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

SPECIAL NOTICE.-OsIris Lodge. No. 2s.
F. A. a. M.-The members of Osiris
Lodge. No. 2s. are requested TO report ia
dark clothes and with lambskia aprons.
at the Ebbitt House. corner Fourt teenth
and r Streets northwest. pECEHBER "a.
1899. At A. NJ. 70 accompany eur
Grand Lodge and visiting Grand Lodges
TO Mount Vernon. C. HOWARD BUCK
LER. ". N It
SPECIAL NOTICE-To the members of
King David Lodge No. Is r. A. A. NJ.
You will report at the Masonic Temple.
Ninth and F Streets. DECEMBER 70. 1883.
A. NJ. 70 escort the Grand Lodge aud
visiting lodges to Mount Vernon
BY order of the NJ w Grand Naster-
II ". =. ARMSTRONG W II.
MEMBERS or EDWARD j. ROSS COUN-
cit, No. %. Jr o. L. A. NJ. viii meet
at Douglas Memorial Church Eleventh and
Streets northeast Wednesday. Decem-
Der IL, az 2-30 p N to attend the funeral
service OF our late brother. 2. Thompson.
By order OF the Council
HARRY A BECK.
ltc;n Recording Secretary.
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Nominated by the President.

The President yesterday sent the follow
ing nominations to the Senate John ].
Sullivan, to be United States Attorney for
the Northern district of Ohio and Joseph
A Gill of Kansas TO be Judge of the
United States Court OF the Northern dis
trict Of the Indian Territory.
The times., 1899-12-13
OFFICE OF THE MUTUAL. FIRE IN5su

OFFICE OF THE MUTUAL FIRE INSuR-
ANCE COMPANY CT the District OF
Columbia. sO2 Pennsylvania Avenue north
vest. Washington Oct. Is. 1899.
Policy holders are notified that cn and
after NOVEMBER 1, 1899. the managers
Will pay P return OF savings. IN proportion
TO the surrender value OF each DolIeB. ous
Of the savings OF 1s9S
One per centum premium charge for in
svrance the coming year, Is payable TO ths
company a. same time. INSURANCE POL
ICIES MUST BE PRESENTED. that pay
ments may be stamped thereon
This company insures brick dwellings &C
from 81 to S1-25 per 81 600 OF Insurance..
and frame dwellings. without shlngle root,
ct from $3.50 to $3.50 per 1000.
Please present your policies early and
GVOid the crowd.
By order OF Board OF Managers
L. PIERCE BOTELER.
6. Fl. WALKER Secretary.
President cci6-tR
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DIED.

CASE-On Monday, December n. lSa9, in Bal
timore. Md. ADA b CASE. tweuyy-cne wears.
daughter Of F. II. Case, station keeper of the
Eighth precinct.
Funeral services at Congressional Cemetery. .
p. M. Thursday December Il. %
NURPHY-Ou Tuesday, December p lsg9.
CHARLES SMITH MURPHY, aged thirty four
years. nine months.
Funeral Thursday, December H. at Q o'cloc'S.
from So First Street northwest, Washington d.
C. Interment al Albany. ~ Y.
AIhanY naners nInase ouuE. IL
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SPECIAL NOTICE-A meeting OF thu
stockholders OF The National MetFopou-
tan Fire Insurance Company of the District
Of Columbia will he held DECEMBER Is.
1899. for the election os directors. Polls
open a; u m, and close at l o'clock ?. n.
SAM CROSS. Secretary. no23-tg
The times., 1899-12-13
EDUCATIoYaE.

MISS BALCH'S Business College and Civil Service
Institute I22I 18th St NV. thousands pre-
pared; civil service census examinations. de3- Imo
The times., 1899-12-13
LEARN TO sing AT SIGHT.
THE CHORAL soCIETY,s

Sight-Singing Glasses meet every Tuesday even
ing at ShedoB's Hail. 1905 + Street northwest.
Elementary class, : to 5, Advanced Class. to 2.
Lessons. IOc each. The celebrated 'Dlmrosch
System" IS used
PROF KIRKPATRICK.
OrgaHist ard Choir AIszter at Trinity Church.
Conductor. uO30-imo
The times., 1899-12-13
MARRIED.

ALMY-KNAPP-Ou December p 1900. al the
residence OF her brother, Lieut.. j. J. Knapp. L.
daughter Of Mrs John knapp. Of st. Louis. No,
10 Lieut. \. c. ALNY. L. $ \. Item
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A Little Girl

can make Christmas Tree Ornaments, with Strap
Book Pictures. Tiuscl. Metallic Fancy Paper, etc.
Open evenings. Everything al
J. JAY GoULD'S, 42I 9th st.
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= Democrat In support of the Rim.

Unusual interest centred in the speech Of
Representative briggs cf New York. the
frst Democrat 10 support the bill He was
heard ia silence by his political associates
and with applause two CT three times by
The Republicans. He said the Democratic
caucus 7of the House al the opening Of the
Fifry-Gflh Congress. which he attended
and which bound him by It's action. did not
endorse the financial plank OF the Chicago
platform and he could not now His cam
paigu had been made with the knowledge
by his constituents that be would vote for
The geld standard; be had so pledged him
self to them and he supported the pending
bin 10 redeem that pledge IApplsuse.l
Reviewing The financial legislation and
history Of the past quarter of a century,
Ar. briggs said that the period following
the passage Of the Blaud-Allison and Sher-
man silver laws were uuequaled in the
loss inflicted upon commercial enterprises.
And with Il all the price OF silver steadily
declined. Regarding his action Mr. briggs
said no Democrat was more loyal TO the
party than himself but In this matter Of
the free and unlimited coinage Of silver at
Lhe ratio Of l6 to l. he proposed 10 assert
the liberty Of action taken by Jefferson,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-15

sntered with the ordinarily curious,
| but after little trolbe was admitted
| within the barriers to examine the
| mystery more closely, the attendant
| pointing out to him the particular won
ders, among others that one could see
the very pores of the skin. The visit
or, however. was Professor Marsh, from
Yale. a distinguished pslaeon tologist.
a native of western New York and
perfectly familisr with the geological
characteristics of the sighborhoOd
where the giant was found. He de-
cided to his own complete satisfaction
after five minutes with the big fellow
bat he was a fraud.
First, he queried, the giant is of
gypsum Gypsum Is soluble in 400 parts
water. The region where the stone
was found is damp. How in the name
of geologic science did the stone retain
its fine polish and ali theselittle pinhole
marks that. the attendants SO par
ticularly called attention to as being
pores of the skin? Furthermore the
so called pores appeared at regular in
tervals and in the same abundance all
over the body which gave the
professor to suspect that they had been
made by some pricking instrument
moving regularly over the surface.
The professor went away and wrote
letter to the papers exposing the fraud.
The letter was widely copied as the
giant had become topic of converse
tion sll over the country. AS result
of Professor Marsh's examination,
many were convinced that the giant
was fraud and for little while his
fame and good mama and his half-dol-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-15

said to bear some reSem blapce to the
Phoenician alphabet and to have some
connection with the civilization of
those early traders. Runic inscrip-
ton have been found all over north
Europe on rocks, crosses, stones, coins,
medals, rings, and on the hits and
blades of swords, but no genuine runic
inscription has ever been found on our
continent and if this bit of carving on
the stone had been genuine, it would
have opened upa very startling and
important page of history, and would
ENTHUSIASTICALLY damaged Colum bus's
record. Its reputed genuineness
startled scholars all over the world and
many queries came to Professor Breda
of the University of Minnesota to
whom copy of the inscription had
been sent for deciphering. He recog-
nized the characters as runic and of
course realized the importance of the
find if genuine, but after some study
was convinced that it was fraud. Il
seems to have been the little joke of
Swede who was student of antiqui-
ties and clever with his chisel. He ap-
parently had no other object than to
mislead scientific minds for he placed
his stone in secret and never ackuow-
dyed his connection with it.
After fraud is discovered and ex-
planned, one, OF course, wonders how
any one was ever deceived, but the
next clever schemer comes right along
aud stupefes the Intelligence of his
audience. This ability to be hoaxed,
though, argues q certain liberal mind
edcess in US as a people, and that we
are willing to be interested in an6
accept the new and that we are all
so quickly interested in anything that
pertains to the hidden history of the
world, that we will rot willingly miss
any chance to learn more of this round
earth that is now our portion. Not
having specisl knowledge to train our
eyes to discover frauds we believe what
we are told, and when scientists err in
their own special fields, the ordinary
observer may be excused for blunder-
ing and only be complimented on his
interest in things outside of the chase
of the agile dollar. When
scientists err and draw US into
their mistakes, we forgive, nor point
the finger of scorn at them, though we
may enjoy the joke, for they are con-
making the life that has been
and is on this our earth more under
standable and at the same time more
ELSIE Nc ELROY SLATER.