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The evening times., 1899-07-29
ARGENTINA's JUDICIAL REFORM
Consul Mayer Reports on the Inn
proyement of the Courts.

Consul mayer Reports on the I'M
prOvement of the Courts.
Consul d. Mayer writes from Buenos
Ayres, under date of May 10 last, to the
State Department on the subject of judicial
reforms in Argentina. He says in his COM
munication:
Having had unpleasant experience in
courts of justice in claims for collection for
American citizens, i am glad to report that
on yesterday the long-eXpected bills en-
bodying judicial reforms were formally laid
before the chamber. The President pro-
poses to maintain the organization of the
supreme court as defined by the law of
October 1862, modifying the status of the
attorney general, who will cease to be a
member of the court and be simply rep
resentatiye of the ministry. Its jurisdic-
tlon as a court of appeals is to apply as
follows: In validity of national or pro-
yincial government action; in DEGREES Of
nullity against sentences of the superior
court ito be created); in naval and mari
time cases, for amounts not exceeding $1,000
or not provided for by the commercial code;
in civil and commercial actions for like
amount, provided always that the action
does not arise from the circumstances of the
litigants being one an Argentine and the
other a foreigner, or living in different
provinces; in sentences pronounced in or
dinary cases of summary jurisdiction for
more than IS 600, when there is no appeal
In the ordinary course; in sentences in
cases of sedition, rebellion. treason, or at
tempt against the life of the President, the
ministers. or members of Congress.
In this way, the supreme court has
higher jurisdiction and is relieved of cases
OF purely private interest, which on appeal
will go TO the superior court, new tribu-
nal to hear appealed cases other than those
reserved for the supreme court In ac-
ticns for less than $1,000 there will be no
appeal from the sentence Of the federal
Judges. The chambers of appeal will be
one for civil and one for criminal cases,
the former consisting of seven and the
latter of FIVE members. The bill also pro-
vides for special tribunals for the trial OF
causes for amounts not exceeding $4,000,
The Office of justice of the peace is to be
retained. those holding ii not being nec-
essarily lawyers, but good men, who will
act according TO equity, etc. For lesser
cases, another chamber in the civil cham
ber is TO be formed. composed Of five mem
bers. TO consider appeals from the lower
courts.
Criminal procedure is to be radically
modified. Five judges of instruction and
sentence will be appointed and will to-
gether definitely pronounce sentence. A
jury of impeachment is TO be formed for
the removal of magistrates. which is to de-
clare when the latter fail in fulfilling their
duties. This tribunal or jury is to be sc
constituted as not 10 interfere with the
independence OF the judges, but to avoid
abuses arising from their immovability
The bill also provides for enlarging thu
functions of the public ministry, specify.
ing its duties, the responsibility of itl
agents, etc"
The evening times., 1899-07-29
New York Cotton Market
WORK IN THE IRON REGIONS.
Great Activity in Companies Opcrat.
ing in Various Sections.

Great Activity In Companies Opcrat-
ing in Various Sections.
Reading, Pa, July 29.-The Empire Iron
and Steel Company, which is composed
largely of New York capitalists and has
its offices in that city, is now one Of the
largest producers of pig iron in the Eas.
tern part of the United States. The COM
pany now owns eleven anthracite blast
furnaces, and, with the match to be ap-
piled to two more shortly, ten of it's fur
naces vii be in operation. These two are
the Victoria, at Goshen, Va, which will be
blown in a few days, and another at OK
ford, N. J.
The two Henry Clay furnaces in this
city and the Topton plant at Topton, this
county, purchased by the Empire recent
ly, have never turned out more pig iron
in a given time than now, and the big
furnaces of the Crane Iron Company, at
Catasauqua, also bought by the Empire,
are running to their fullest capacity. To-
day these furnaces are among the best pig
iron producers in this end of the State
and they have orders for months ahead
Leonard Pecitt, formerly of this city, Ia
president of the Empire. Other furnaces
owned by the company are at Greenburg
N. c., and Bellefonte, this State.
1t has been the purpose OF the Empire
to render it's furnace properties, as far as
practicable, independent of the market in
the supply Of raw material. In connec-
tion with an important Pittsburg interest
the company has purchased a tract Of Con-
nellsville coal land. Here 100 ovens will
be constructed, to be increased later, and
the entire output will be shipped to its
Pennsylvania furnaces. The Oxford an
J.) furnace property contains valuable
magnetic ore mines, which will be devel.
oped. It has been determined to put the
furnace In operation, and probably the
rolling mill on the premises later on. The
Empire has now purchased from the Lack.
| awanna Iron and Steel Company the Noun,
Hope Mining Company Iaand the Mount
Hope Mineral Railroad, nearG Port Dram
N. J. 70 9s
There are three magnetic ore mines OF
the property, and the company expects Z
ship ten thousand tons of oresa month, al
of which will go to the Crane furnaces a
CatasauQua- .ro
| The Reading Iron Company, which is ;
big producer Of pig, bar, plate, and manu-
The evening times., 1899-07-29
An Infant Firebur.

Bethlehem, Pa, July 2s.-Four-year- old
Willie Rundel year ago set fire to his
fathers wagon shed. and 1t was burned to
the ground. Last evening his mother re-
fused him matches when he asked for
them and boxed his ears. An hour later
the little fellow came running into the
house exclaiming: Mamma, I've got a
bigger fire than last year!" And, sure
enough, he had. The big barn was ablaze
and was destroyed. with all the adjoining
buildings and their contents. Only a horse
and a COW were saved. Mrs. Rundel was
scorched about the face, neck, and hands
in getting out the live stock. The loss is
So, 100, with no insurance.
The evening times., 1899-07-29
1 STRONG STOCK MARKET
The Trading Well Distributed and
Prices Generally Higher.
American Tobacco Makes ain EARLY
Gain of Two P0ints-Marked Buoy
ancy In American Shares ON the
London Exchange-The Bank State
ment Not Regarded as Favorable.

New York, July 29.-The stock market
opened strong and higher, the active list
showing rises from 1-S to / per cent
Trading was well distributed The Pacific
shares were notably strong and in active
demand. Among the Industrials insiders
were again at work. American Tobacco
was marked up / point as compared with
the closing of last night, and then made q
further gain of points.
Buoyancy in American shares was again
displayed in the London market, where
prices were advanced from Is to ga per
cent above the New York closing prices.
Louisville and Nashville continued to be
the favorite, although there was fair buy
ing Of st. Paul and the coalers. The re-
action in industrial speculation exerted a
! favorable influence abroad. In the early
local trading the features were American
Tobacco, st. Paul. Burlington and Quincy,
Sugar, Missouri Pacific, Louisville and
! Nashville. Brooklyn Rapid Transit, South
ern Pacific, Rock Island, and Southern
Railway preferred.
Realizing sales were made on the rising
market, but they were we'll absorbed and
the temporary setback to prices was only
trifiing. There was no unfayorable news,
while trade and railroad reports all told
the same story of prosperity. Preceding
| the receipt of the bank statement the mar
| ket became steady and quiet. The state
| ment was not regarded as a technically
favorable one. The decrease in cash was
greater than had been expected and more
than offset the contraction in loans. The
reserve decreased s1,244.000. loans decreas-
ed SS.334, 900. specie decreased $4,241, 600,
deposits decreased 1878, 800. legal ten
ders decreased $1s7. 900, and circulation de-
creased S27, 600. Moderate selling brought
| about a reaction which was followed by a
| rally. Call money loaned at 3 per cent.
The market closed strong.
The evening times., 1899-07-29
OLD DOMINION NEWS NOTES.

J. W. Ellis, for ten years justice of the peace
in Monroe county, w. Va. and one OF its most
popular citizens, died last week
The Petersburg Iron Works has another con-
tract for furnishing the Government with pro-
iectiles. The contract is for ! 500 l2-inch NOR
tar shells and $50 s-inch solid shot
TIE wheat crop in cupeper county turned
out worse than was expected, many crops
not paying their fertilizer bills. The hay crop
is generally very poor, with q crop here and
there very fine.
Mrs James Cecil Hooe, Of Alexandria, has ac-
cepted an invitation 20 christen the new steam.
ship, Governor Dingley, now being built at the
shipyards in Philadelphia, and named in honor
Of her father, the late Nelson Dingley.
The tax levy in Roanoke county has been raised
from 30 10 SO cents on the slo0. This step
was rendered necessary by reason OF very heavy
expenditures on the roads, occasioned by the
foods sof siast year. building new roads, bridges,
etc.
The evening times., 1899-07-29
The Lincoln National Bank
Of Washington. D. c.. Ger. 7th and Sta
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS. BOX RENT s2.5o

potency. 1t is to these toxins and not 20
the bacilli directly that the symptoms OF
the disease are due. II has been found by
experiment that 0.0000066 gramme (about
1-1O Geo of a grain) of these toxins will
prove fatal to one kilogram (about two
pounds) of a susceptible animal The ia
tai dose for a man weighing $50 pounds
has been calculated at 00002S grams (or
81, 900 of a grain). 1t will be seen from
these figures that the tetanus toxins are
at least fifty times as potent as strychnine,
500 times as potent as atropine, and fully
a thousand times as deadly as morphine.
AS might be expected. until recently the
treatment of tetanus has been of little
avail further than in making the condition
of the patient little easier, but the bac-
teriologists have been at work at line OF
| investigation which promises much better
success in the future-that is, the produc-
ton of an antitoxin, which has also provel
| itself of far greater value than any OF the
drugs. The main principle, upon which
| the antitoxin is prepared, is that the ami
NAL body reacts to the toxins and produces
substances which neutralize them TO OBJ
/ tail the antitoxic serum large animal Is
chosen and carefully examined to make
sure that it is in perfect heath. A dose
of the toxin sufficient to make the animal
sick but not fatal dose is then admins
tered. Some time after recovery some
what larger dose is again given. After a
number OF increasing doses of the toxin,
\ it is found that the animal has become ae-
customed TO the substance and in short
time is able to withstand many times what
would at first have been fatal dose The
animal is now bled and the serum care
fully separated. This serum will protect
a healthy animal from the effects OF the
| bacillus and sometimes will even exert a
curative action after the disease las start
ed.
The results which have been obtained
lately with this antitoxin indicate bril-
liant future for its use, In fact, II used
soon enough it does not seem too san
guine to expect it to rival the marvellous
performances of the diphtheria antitoxic
serum.
The evening times., 1899-07-29
Mr.. Chamberlain at sunday school.


Mr.. Chamberlain has played many parts
in his time, but few people know that he
was once a Sunday school teacher. Some
thirty years ago the right honorable gen.
tleman used to conduct class in connec-
ton with the Church of the Messiah, in
Birmingham. At that time. says M A.
p" which recalls this piece of biography,
Mr.. Chamberlain affected a pair OF NUT
chop whiskers. AS a teacher his meth
ods were original, to say the least. Though
the class usually read a chapter of Scrip
ture. and afterward discussed its contents.
the greater part of the afternoon was spent
in threshing cut a problem in natural sci
ence, or dealing with period of historical
interest, for which a textbook had been
selected.
In his treatment Of secular subjects the
Colonial Secretary was, above all things
thorough. He had a special liking for
Socratic disposition. Fixing his eyeglass
and lounging in his chair, he would con-
tradict the most obvious axioms for the
sake of argument. But why. my dear
fellow" and What do you mean by that
my dear sir?'' were phrases that constant
| ly recurred upon his lips; and his delight
when he had completely befogged man
was very evident. The right honorable
gentleman was inistent in impressing upon
the class their many duties as citizens, and
q favcrite saving of his to his scholars was
that his religion consisted In doing his
duty to his fellow-men, and particularly In
alleyiating the lot Of the poor.
The evening times., 1899-07-29
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Heehts will make
an important an
nOnncement in
Sundays papers.
Look for it!

factured iron, and consumes vast amount
OF bituminous coal In it's blast furnaces
and rolling mills, has also made arrange
ments to control its own supply of fuel,
not only to make itself independent of the
market, but on the ground Of economy. It
will hereafter get its soft coal from tract
of nine thousand acres purchased in Som
erset county, from fifty individual owners,
and on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Nothing but the mining right has been
bought, and not the surface. Several veins
will be worked at once and hereafter the
company will secure all its bituminous coal
from that region. -
The evening times., 1899-07-29
A One-Sided Affafr

(From the Chicago News.)
smith-whats the, trouble with Brown and his
wife? They are always quarellng.
Jones-oh, it's the old, old story Each declares
the other is at fault.
Smith-well, perhaps they are both Mt fault
Each should make some allowance for the other
Joues-But that's impossible. You see, Brown
hasn't got a penny Of his own, while his wife is
quite wealthy She makes him an allowance Of
Sc week, and her refusal to increase it is at
the bottom of the trouble.
The evening times., 1899-07-29
Lobster Kills a Rat.
(From the Kennebec journal. !

frOm snt heineDec Joufn2iJ
A hungry rat got into Bath kitchen the other
day, and espying some live Holsters seized one,
and stRrted with ii for his hole The lobster, in
his turn, seized the rodent, and the next morn
ing the lobster was found on the kitchen hoor,
and the rat was there also, the lobster alive
and the rat dead. There dangers in the lob
ster business for one who doesn't understand what
he IS about ,s .,.s~a~r
The evening times., 1899-07-29
plans for a New SILK Mill.

Stirling, N. j., July 29.-Plans are now
completed for a new silk mill to be. built
here, and work will be begun next week
The mill is to be built for H. A. Streuli
the owner of the silk mill already in ope-
ration here, and is to meet the demand
which the other mills cannot handle sat-
isfactorily. The building will be hand
some one, with clock tower ON top.
The evening times., 1899-07-29
Cleveland store Bankrunt.

Cleveland. Ohio, July 29.-The appoint
ment of receiver has been asked for the
Hoyt Department Store, one of the largest
general stores In the city. The assets of
the company are said to be $1s6, 1853 and
the liabilities, $2Ss,2oo. The application for
the receiver was made by Harry H. Hoyt.
the President OF the company.
The evening times., 1899-07-29
larriage Licen.es Issued.

Marriage licenses were issued today to
Charles A. East and Ida E. Thorne, both of
Baltimore, Nd; Walter H. Shackleford,
Annapolis. Nd, and Alice v. de Mar, OF
this city.
The evening times., 1899-07-29
VHA7 CAUSES LOCKJAH
A Deadly Germ That Is Of Wide
Distribution.

Were 1t Not for the Inability of This
Germ to Thrive in Air, Tetanus
Would BE One of Mankind's Great
est scourEes-Recent Progress of
Science IN Combating the Malady.
The evening times., 1899-07-29
New York stock Market.

Corrected daily by w. B. Hibbs & Co.,
members of the New York Exchange,
I4l9 F Street.
The evening times., 1899-07-29

American Tobacco made the largest ad-
vance of the day getting above 109, a gain
of several points during the week.
The evening times., 1899-07-29
Chicago Grain and Proxision Market

Corrected daily by w. B. Hibbs & Co.,
members of the New York Exchange,
1Afa Z Gfraaf
The evening times., 1899-07-29

Pennsylvania was strong this morning
Pan Handle. though erratic, showed good
buying at times.
The evening times., 1899-07-29

Norfolk and Western gross earnings for
the third week of July increased $685.
The increase since the first of July was
Sis, III
The evening times., 1899-07-29

President Stickney, of the Chicago Great
Western, the Little Granger" is quoted
as saying that the coming year will be the
best in the history OF his line, as far as
anyone now can judge. Crops in the sec
tion through which the Great Western rms
are better than anywhere else almost. The
past year has been an excellent one for
the system. 1t is one of the certainties
that in any bull market the securities of
this company will have good advances.
The evening times., 1899-07-29

Louisville and Nashville was again
strong this morning, getting as high as
76, the equivalent of rs with the dividend.
The buying was increased by heavy Lon
don purchases of the stock this morning,
which carried the price there to above I6,
American parity. The close on this side
was within a quarter of the top, and the
friends of the stock expressed the utmost
confidence that il will go higher next
week Louisville is said actually to be
earning more per car mile than st. Paul.
The evening times., 1899-07-29

There is much bullish gossip regarding
Southern Pacific. 1t is stated by a good
authority that the system is to make large
improvements at Galveston and make that
point the Eastern terminus OF the line.
line of Cuban steamers is also to be pur-
chased. The Southern Pacific stock has
had less advance since the break early in
the year than almost any other stock on
the list. The stock has been stronger this
week and its clique has been at work.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-18
pIG FIRE ~ LURtY.
IN Entire Diock Burned-The Loss
ana Insurance.

"'N insurance..
LCRAY. VA. November ii.-(Special)-
\ fire this morning burned the entire
block OF frame buildings on the north
side Of Main street from Hawk's-Nnl
creek eastward TO Broad street. The
buildings destroyed were two structures
owned by Mrs Hester A. Carveu and
Walter Campbell the wagon and car
rage establishment Of j. j. Mercer 4.
Brother, the shoe-shop Of John Dosh. and
tho dwellings OF Or. y. White and James
Burril. The Carvell building was occu-
pied by J. a. Melton as q paint and re-
pair shop, the Campbell buildings by G.
y. Singers as a barber-shop Wyley Zir-
40 as restaurant and j. j. Shelton as
q poJl-roOm. With the exception Of the
effects In the barber-shop. nearly all the
contents OF these two buildings were de-
str0yea. The Meyer building was occu-
pied by Bauserman & Bauserman. timers
and hardware. Frank j. Campbell. timer
and }. w. M0yeI. wagon maker.
Dosh saved nearly all his effects. and
most OF tho furniture from the White and
Burrill residences was also saved and re-
moved 90 q place OF safety.
partial estimate or the losses IS as
follows j. a. Melton. $500. Singers, Zir-
klc. and SHELTON. losses small: Bauser-
man d Bauserman. 500; Frank j. Camp
bell. $50; Mrs. Carven 5000; Walter Camp
bell, $500; j. j. Meyer 81 Brother $500;
r. W. Meyer. $50; John Dosh $3.50; DR..
White. 81 .sOe and Mr. Burrili. $1,000 Mrs
L. !. Armstrong lost a part Of her furni-
ture slowed for safe keeping in the Dosh
building. and r. A. Finn carpenters
tools valued at so.
John W. Slower Mr. Bouscrman. and
Professor NJ. NJ. Hargrove had vehicles
burned in tho Meyer building valued at
500 and $50. respectively. James Burrilrs
dwelling was insured for 500 in the Lou
doun Mutual Fire-Insurance Company.
DR. White had an insurance OF 500 on
dwelling and $3.50 on furniture. I'm the New
York Underwriters Company. Meyer &
Brother had 500 on building in the Fire
mans Friend. of San Francisco. and
Walter Campbell $500 in the Virginia Fire
and Marine Insurance Company. The
other parties had no insurance.
The fire was first discovered about .
o'clock, and II IS thought TO have started
in the pool-room. It's origin is a mystery
The losses fall heavily on most Of the
parties interested.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-18
YESTERDAYS TURF EVENTS.
winning Horses AT the Federal City
Track.

Track.
WASHINGTON, November 17.-Results
at Bonnings:
First race-mile and fifty yards-Weller
e 10 ID won, Althea G. to ] and to %
second. The Gardener q TO y third. Time
second race-nye furlongs-Fluke 6 10
III won Decimal q TO j ana 10 ID second,
Gr@ndeur d8 TO - third. Time. 1903 10.
Third race-scven furlOngs-IiaVclOck
a. 10 - won. Spcedmas % TO and 4 % %
second. Ellen Terry % 10 u third. Time
10 e...,..... nj. WHIT,
II 40 n won. Lavega g 10 l and Z 20 -
second. Hagedon @ 10 81 third. Time,
II MN an race-mile and 100 yards-Kinni-
,,,rric NJ 10 81 won, Sweet CapOral a 10
and even) second, Charentus Q6 to %
third. Time. l:5L
QUEEN CITY COURSE.
CINCINNATI. o., November IRE
Suits at Newport.
First race--seVen iurlOhss-Alceuo % 10
o. Lon Lucille % 10 ID second, Marion
- ,..rb M 10 ID third. Time, 20.
~ on,d race-mile end a sixteenth
,.n,l.I.nd rs 10 ID won, Parakeet e 10 j.
Iirond Mnslset GOO 10 j. third. Time,
~ rbbira race-six furlongs-Prince OF
49, l95 10 ID won. J. j. T. Is TO u se-
cond Dolly Welthoff % to y third. Time
IT, t5,'ati,,,,h race-mile and fifty yards. hand
x lbs Kringle % 20 y won, souchon
n ~ p second, Fiaunt Is to y third. Time.
MN race-one mile-Nekarnes 40 to y
non EcClearv Is 10 y second. Applejack
a TO ID third Time. l4lA
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-18

Math 20 imprisonment at the City Han
ior thirty days and TO pay a fine OF {i9
rive ladies' Of the congregation were
sentenced TO fifteen days confinement NJ
some place TO be designated by the Chief
on folice, and 10 pay a fine OF - eacn.
me same sentences OF fine and imprison-
ment Will be assessed against such other
members OF the congregation as may re-
iuse TO obey the vaccination ordinance.
Mr. McMath Is a leading merchant Of
Ancricus. and the ladies' involved belong
To the best families IN the city.
counsel has been employed 10 represent
tpe christian Scientists. and their cases
VIII be coriioraried 10 The Superior Court
ana VIII ultimately De carried 10 the SUI
prcine Court OF the state II necessary
These cases have caused great deal OF
TAX throughout this immediate section.
ana there has been no small amount OF
feeling aroused by the vigorous enforce
meut OF the law.