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The evening times., 1899-02-04
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
No Sin to Enjoy Excursions in Field
or by the SeashOrc.


We do not know at what period of Char
lestons history ii became the custom for
fathers to take charge of the children on
Sunday afternoon, but presume it was in
the days Immediately following emanci-
patton, when to sleep on the employers
premises, OF to do anything on Sunday af-
ternoon, the Fourth of July, or New Years
Day, would have been sign of servitude
that no freedman or woman with spark
Of pride would for a moment endure. How
ever the custom originated, it has become
a firmly established one, and on pleasant
Sundays the afternoon cars to Chicora and
to Magnolia, and the boats to the Isle of
Palms and Sulivan's Island, give evidence
how all but universal the custom is. In
somes cases the mother makes one of the
party, and a very pretty sight ii is to see
the young parents with their nicely dress
ed children going out for their weekly air
ing, and looking so bright and happy to-
gether.
But. as rule, the mothers take the
opportunity of the brief respite from look
ing after the little ones TO take a good,
long nap, and catch up on the sleep that
she has lost during the week. We venture
TO think, however, that did she but realize
how much her presence would add TO the
appearance of the party and to the pleas
ure of her husband on these little excur-
sions, few mothers would choose to re-
main at home, and to pass the hours in
sleep that might SO much better be spent
in the company OF her husband and chill
dren, and in the enjoyment Of the fresh
air and little change of scene.
1t doubtless appears to those who have
no children who require to be minded on
| Sunday afternoon that this playing nurse
| on the part of the father must be a good
| deal of a nuisance afs.r being occupied all
The evening times., 1899-02-04
IN THE HoRsELEss FUTURE.
Great Changes Coming with the Au-
tome bile.
CFrom the New York sun.


If the horseless vehicle has come to stay
and if what is promised for it now is prac-
ticable New York will be a transformed
city in ten years Ten years is mighty
short time but the last decade has seen
the passing OF the horse car and the rise
of the cable, and now the passing of the
cable and the rise Of the electric power,
and with electricity still in its infancy
there are some who profess TO see its
passing as street motive power and the
rise of other powers that can be manufac-
tured more cheaply. Ten years may really
'-be a long time for the bringing about of
the transformation that is promised, if
the last ten years may be taken as showing
the possibilities of development.
The horse is to be driven out of trade.
There is no doubt about that. so far as the
city is concerned. What the cable and
electricity have done for the street railroad
systems electricity or air or gas or some
other power is 10 do for all manner of
street traffic. The horse is TO go, and with
him are to go dirt and dust and cohble-
stones and all the clatter and bang and
noise of street traffic as people know 1t
today The cable and electricity wrought
wonderful changes but it was only i'll one
line. With the passing of the horse from
trade as wonderful changes in many lines
are to come Probably no one mind at the
present time can conceive all the changes
that are 10 be. but many of them are
obvious and will occur to almost everyone.
The first and most important will proba-
bly, be in the matter of street paving. New
York has made wonderful strides In the
way of improved street paving already.
Every year for the past ten years miles
and miles of asphalt have been laid in
place of the old cobble or Belgian block
| pavements. There isn't any question about
the superiority of this pavement over the
old style but under present conditions Its
availability is limited to the streets where
| the traffic is not the heaviest. 1t is not
available in Broadway or the streets along
| the river fronts, for instance. The heavy
trucks with iron or steel tires will cut
| into it, and the cost of keeping it in re-
| pair would be tremendous If it should be
| laid in the streets where heavy trucking
makes up the greater part of the street
traffic. With the passing of the horse and
the introduction of vehicles that carry
their own motive power, steel and iron
tires also co. and the rubber and pneumat-
ic tires come into universal use. Asphalt
! pavements. no matter how heavy the traf-
| fic, will then be available, They will also
be necessary. The payemen:s may not ps
of asphalt. They may be of steel or iror
or some other substance, ,bat they Will 81
! smooth like asphalt.
The evening times., 1899-02-04
DECLARED INSANE By
A MARSHAES JURY
CASE OF JOSEPH v. MURRAY
Daniel A. l.. Murray Appointed
Committee TO Take Charge OF
His Brothers. Property.

Joseph V. Murray was today dec ared
insane by a marshal's jury. The proceed
ings which ended in this result were the
second had within the last Two weeks 10
determine the mental condition of the sub
ject of the enquiry.
In both instances the writ de luna.ico
inquirendo was applied for by Daniel A L.
Murray, a brother of the adjudged iunatlc.
The first investigation resulted in the
r.arshars jury declaring Joseph V. Murray
of sound mind and competent to take care
of has property, the value Of which Is
claimed to be $4,000.
The proceedings today took much
wider scope than on the previous occasion
and developed the fact that the mind Of
the subject OF the investigation is quite
unsettled.
When called 10 make a statement in ms
own behalf Mr. Murray after giving his
tory of his life in u very disconnected
manner, said that it was his intention to
get married; that he would have two sons
the first of which would be born of viz
gin mother. and be savior of the world;
the other son. he said would be bad
man and kill all whom ne could reach.
Mr. Murray also told 3 rambling story
about visit he said he had made in 1888
10 the Russian prisons in Siberia. He was
driven from st. Petersburg TO the prisons
in a sleigh 10y a beautiful Russian girl.
lie said he expected trouble, aud had TAX
en- With him six guns and dozen Colt ;
revolvers; that he Was attacked by wolves,
and fred at the right and left with his
guns
His brother. Daniel 4. l. Murray, said
this trip of his brothers to Siberia was
all in his imagination.
Daniel A l.. Murray was appointed a
committee TO take charge of his brother,
Joseph Y. Murray, and care for his prop
The evening times., 1899-02-04
STRIKERS At PANA
BECOMING UNEASY
TOO MANY BLACKS ARRIVING
Precautions to Prevent an Outbreak
From Growing 0Ut of the
Present situation.

Pana. H. Feb. 4.--Excitement is fever
ish here owing to the arrival of another
consignment of negroes, A committee Of
strikers met the train on its arrival. but
there was no violence. Captain Couch
conferred with Adiutant General Reece
today. and has taken extra precautions to
prevent any outbreak.
If the blacks continue TO arrive as they
have the last few days they will soon out
number the union forces.
The strikers say they Will be victorious
in the end and fear no defeat in case they
are attacked as they can obtain all the
assistance from the outside miners. as was
the case in the Nirden riot
The evening times., 1899-02-04
CROWDS OFPURCHASERS
ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE
AN INFLUX OF BUYING ORDERS
Several Sharp Advances in the In
dustriaI List-GOvernment Bonds
Unchanged.

There was an influx of buying orders IT
the opening of the stock market today,
with London purchaser to a moderate
extent. The test TO which the speculation
was subjected yesterday, was met so well
as tc change trading sentiment decidedly.
The advices from Washington also were
more favorable to the prospect of rati-
fication of the Peace Treaty.
Great Northern preferred sold up II per
cent on rumors of another distribution Of
assets. Lake Erie and Western stocks
were materially lower on the relaxation
of the preferred to the non divided paying
ranks. In the industrials Sugar was only
steady and several sharp special advances
were scored. The general list was strong
on buying for both accounts.
Government bonds were unchanged.
The stock market at the close was gen
orally. weak and lower, the declines rang
ing to point and over.
The evening times., 1899-02-04
FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Horatio Bisbee. of Florida. n Cnmdi.
date for the .Judgeship.

There is another Richmond in the field
for the new Fifth judicial circuit COM
prising six Southern States. This morn ng
Senators Pasco and Mallory of florida
with delegation of half dozen promi-
nent Floridans called on the President and
presented the name of Hon. HoTato BIS
bee, of Jacksonville. The other cand-
dates are John T. Glenn, of Atlanta, Ga,
and Judge Shelby, of Huntsville, Ala.
The evening times., 1899-02-04
AT THE PORT OF c1ENFUEGos.
ImpOrtntions Received During the
Month of January.

The War Department today made public
a general statement showing that the
amount of importations received al the port
of Cienfuegos for four weeks in January
was s47 .233 76 amount received for eX-
portations $514S4; amount received for
tonnage dues. 81 l.2014 45. Grand total for
four weeks $77 s99.l7
The total amount of custom receipts re
ceived at the port of Sagua La Graade for
one week commencing January q and end
ing January IS was: Importations. So, 3,645.33;
tonnage dues $132.71: other sources, 81
Total for the week 37S2.G4
The evening times., 1899-02-04
PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS FOR QJ ARRYING AND CRJ- >GTNG
STGNE- Office of The Commissioners. District
OF Columbia Washington. February 8. ls.i3
SEALED PROPUS ais viii be received az this e.
fee uutiI Il O'CLOCK NOON on SATy 2OAI,
MARCH {. 1S99. Tor qIarryiEg and c~fs~line stone.
Blank form 6f proposal, specification. sad all
necessary information may be obtained 40 sine
Office Of tie Engineer Commissioner. n. G.. IlilN
r. WIGHT. JOHN W. ROSS. LANSING ~
BEACH. Commissioners d. G.. tei-6t-cxSJ
The evening times., 1899-02-04
Lady Curxon's state Elephants.

Forty elephants of state are in the equipment
of the Viceroy Of India. The elephant on which
Lady Curzon will ride when she accompanies her
lord to meet the various native princes iS made
ready BY being first vigorously scrubbed with
soap water and brickbats. after which pre-
fessonal elephant painter decorates his foFsiS al
with ianciful frets and SCROLLS Then the animal
is almost covered with scarlet cloth. heavily
broidered with gold, head cap to match. sui
after the hOwah is adjusted the elephant % state
In ready for my LAZY Curzon-
The evening times., 1899-02-04
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales-Columbia Railroad SIS, $4,000 at
109 1-2 National Safe Deposit and Trust
10 at lis. Capital Traction. rs at S4. 1lG
at SIS. Sc at s5 IA, 40 at So 1-2. and at
S5 as Metropolitan Railroad. 10 at 1S7 Ii
and 5 at 1S6 1-2 Mergenthaler Linotype
10 at 1S6 ga. 10 at 1S6 IA, 10 at 1S6 10
10 at 1S5 1-2, and 10 at 1S5 5-S. American
Graphophone, Is at 1884. American
Graphophone preferred, l at II 3-S, l at
IL 1-2. and "a at II SIS.
C6VERNNFNT RnNnS
The evening times., 1899-02-04
MARINE BAND CONCERT.
To Aid the New summer Home of 81.
Amn's InfanI t.NIEsIn.

AIMS Infant i~NIE5In.
Lovers of good music VIII have an op-
portunity 10 crafty their taste, and al the
same time aid worthy cause, if they will
attend the concert 10 be given by the Sis
tiers OF Charity Of ST. AIMS Infant Asylum,
at Columbia Theatre tomorrow night
The United States Marine Band. assisted
by Mrs. Margaret an-Martin. Miss
Clare Murray. and Messrs. John and James
Nolan. as soloists, with Mr.. Edward Droop
and Nine Gertrude Chopin Keith as plan
ISIS. viii render programme carefully Sc
leeJed and calculated to insure pleasing
entertainment.
The proceeds of the concert are TO be
devoted 10 the new summer home which
tne Sisters of St. AIMS Asylum are en-
deavoring to establish for the many little
ones under their charge.
The evening times., 1899-02-04

methods of coercion cripple the indivilu-
ality of the child and prevent the deyel-
opment of it's true selfhood, the diviBitv
of its nature. For them Nicholas Nick
eIby'' is one of the best of all books They
should read it once q wear
The evening times., 1899-02-04

Metropolitan Traction continued on its
merry course upward, reaching 235 within
an hour after the opening This price was
90 points above that of yesterday, and
nearly $40 a share better than the price
of a few days ago Rumors are atloat as
usual regarding the road and its many sup
posed plans. but none of them are confirm
ed. The sharp spurt of the stock is in
keeping with its history.
The evening times., 1899-02-04
STOP THAT BARKING
is94-1mo EN-

With DR.. BLARE's COUGH ELIXIR. 25c. A cure
for Coughs. Colds. and al DrorCh hial Az, lions
ACKER & ATFLECK Pharmacists 1923 Pa
Ave, and all Druggists dsIS-SIHos
The evening times., 1899-02-04
The Northwest statement shows a sur

The Northwest statement shows a sur
plus for the year of 81, ,121 935, after the
payment of all charges and dividends.
Ontario and Western for the fourth week
of January shows an increase of earnings
of $19723 For the month the increase
was S35,777 Chicago Great Western fourth
week of January increase 500. .407. Month
increase S76617
The evening times., 1899-02-04

New York stock Market.
Corrected daily by ". 3. Hibbs & Co.
members CT the New York Exchange
1919 F Street.
The evening times., 1899-02-04

The stock market was again a surprise
to nearly everybody To-Day. During the
first hour and half OF the day prices went
up steadily, as had been predicted. the
bank statement seemed to scare all the
small people and although it is not in the
least unfavorable, there was slump on
realizing after il was issued The decline
carried prices off more than they had ad-
vanced in the early trading, and in some
cases they went even a long way toward
the extreme low figures of yesterday
There was buying of stocks by some of
the leaders during all the decline but some
OF them were sellers also. 4 feeling of un-
certainty in many quarters as TO whether
the Peace Treaty viii be ratified immedi-
ateIy probably helped the decline. There
Is little fear OF further declines OF import
ance in conservative quarters and most OF
the leaders talk of the probability that
next week will witness higher prices. 1t
is not TO be disputed however, that If the
Peace Treaty were held up 1t would likely
break the market again,
The evening times., 1899-02-04
The Advantages of obscurtty

(From the Detroit Free Press.)
Every genius gets in debt
''of course; it takes plain, ordinary, hum
drum, commonplace man to keep out"
The evening times., 1899-02-04

Chicago Grain nnu PROVISION Marle,
Corrected daily by " B IIibbs & Co,
members of the New York Exchange
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The evening times., 1899-02-04
AUCTION SALES.
THOMAS BOWLING. Auet-. 5ls F sr. NV.

PUBLIC SALE Of VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
At HIGHLANDS ON THE b. a e. r ~
BETWEEN WASHINGTON CITY AND lIy-
ATT>y Ii.LE- PRINCE GEORGE C1g NTY.
Nd
Rv virtue Of Il deed Of trust. dated Jre l5th
dav OF April ie.'I- and recorded in Iih-r Nc. ~
folio IS- of the Land Records Of Pgjr,s Cey-ee
County Md. and directed, We. fnr under
signed trustees. viii sell on the premises en-
SATURDAY. FEBRJ AIRY {. Is9J. At O'CLOCK
p NJ 8g Of lots sections numbered thirteen
G$l. fourteen 40 fifteen ti3l. aud siyreeH ilH',
in Liber H r. No 3. at folio t.G. one of the
Land Records OF said Prince George County
containing : II acres. more or less. and inn
proved by a comfortable dwelling. o;c
Terms Of sale cash; a deposit of S2nJ required
at time ol sale C0uyeyancing az ttie coSf IT the
purchaser This lard is sold subject 90 Il trust
Of - 500
The evening times., 1899-02-04

New York Central was very strong dur
ing the srst hour advancing TO l3S Later
the rise was partly lost. The Union Pa
cific stocks. Northwest. and Canada South
ern were all strong also and it seems much
more likely that the Vanderbilt combina-
tion is still under consideration despite the
denials by the VanderbiIts.
The evening times., 1899-02-04

Atchison continued to show its excellent
strength. There was an advance TO nearly
SO. and although in the later tumble the
stock went with the remainder of the mar
ket. il closed above 6l. The common stock
was also strong. There was talk of a COM
bination between this road and Union Pa
cifc and Pennsylvania on the Street. but
it could not be learned that any fOunda-
tion in positive knowledge was behind il.
On the face of it such a story seems ab
surd
The evening times., 1899-02-04

The bank statement shows very large
increase OF deposits ard almost as large of
loans. The reserves show a small decrease.
This is understood TO indicate that money
is coming to New York in large voume,
but the leaders OF the market borrowed
largely on Thursday and yesterday To buy
stocks. The figures follow Reserves de-
creased 81, ,779, 300, loans increased $l5.l54.-
4oe, specie increased 3,722. sec legals de-
creased $500. 900, deposits increased SiS,-
SS5. eco. circulation decreased $9S, 400.
The evening times., 1899-02-04
JESSE '. y HrlcE.

Trli~taecs.
1852 Pa ave WJshjrGron. D. G..
NAGRy DER * IAt-Rt DER
AItarneys Ipper Marlboro. vi ie2-2J-,nl
The evening times., 1899-02-04

The market acted together to a large
extent, all stocks partaking OF the initial
advance and all declining somewhat after
the bank statement 1t was to be noted,
however that the stocks which have been
strongest during the past week continued
to show advantage. Chesapeake and Ohio
was one of these. The stock actually
touched the highest point attained by II at
any time during the bull movement. 81.
Later most of the advance was lost. II is
the general opinion. however. that It
should be bought on all recessions from
the figure for considerable advance.
The evening times., 1899-02-04

Mrs Ella Mcpherson. widow Of Hon
John Mcpherson, has sold 10 George w
Gregory. OF New York, Jhe former resi-
dence Of the McPLersons. 1914 Vermont
Avenue. The price paid by Mr.. Gregory
WIS So GOO
The evening times., 1899-02-04

William K. Ellis has purchased from J.
Eyerton Ramsey and Frederick W Pratt.
trustees. lot 81 in square 24S. The prop
eTty is situated on the south side OF L
Street northwest. between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth Streets The price paid by Mr
Ellis was So sec
The evening times., 1899-02-04

Louis J. Potts has purchased from Abra-
ham ID. Hazen lots p 10 - in square CS2
with six dwellings thereon. The property
is on the northwest corner of First and d
Streets northeast The deed Of the trans
action was put on file yesterday. The con-
sideration indicated by the revenue stamps
is abou; $50 0G0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-22
ong stalks Of corn for iances.

long stalks of corn for lances.
The Atchison fire department float
bearing the king and his court was
without doubt one of the handsomest
floats ever seen in a flower parade. The
carriages bicycles, horses and carts
were tastefully and eXpensively decora-
ted. A Japanese cart with Japs in the
shafts, and old-fashioned Sedan chairs
We're among the novelties
As q buggy decorated in pink chrysan-
themums was passing the arch, man
in the crowd touched a match to the
decorations on one of the wheels. In an
instant the wheel was a mass Of fire.
The ladies were rescued but the fire
was not exiting guished untHthe inflamma-
bic decorations had been entirely strip
ped from the vehicle. The man who
committed the act was chased by the
police but escaped. There We're eight
bands in the parade. one had a real
drum major who tossed his baton up
among the wires and caught it again.
He was followed by a crowd of Juvenile
admirers
The Santa Fe reviewing stand was
occupied by J. P. PomerOy, Ed Howe,
Mr. and Mrs. VIII White of Emporia,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Harger of Abilene,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank 2. MacLennan OF
Topeka w. H. Simpson, F. s Savage
and D. E. Farnsworth of the Santa F'e-
After the flower parade there was
more corn throwing In the evening
several concerts were given by bands
on the street A fireworks display and
a general good time wound up the fes-
tivitieS and the crowd made for the
union depot. \ score Of trains pulled
out before midnight and when the last
train left the crowd on the platform
seemed as dense as at the beginning.
Ed Howe, editor of the Atchison
Globe, was the originator of the Corn
Carnival. Five years ago he suggested
it and now the fame of Atchison's ceIe-
bration is world wide Mr.. Howe was
the handspring of the festival He was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-22

Every thing was cOrnS of some kind,
even to the man who objected to peO-
pie walking on his toes and he even
said it was corn Sarned shame how
so much good feed was bein' wasted"
The trains that pulled into AtchiSOn
Thursday morning were packed to the
doors. Every body was happy even be-
fore AtchisOn was reached The thir-
teen cars that went from Topeka were
filed with people and music. The coun-
try folk got on and they brought with
them all the corn that they could car
~. They found it lots more fun TO
throw il than to plant ii, cultivate it or
harvest il. AS the trains pulled into
the Union depot they were bombarded
with a VOlley of corn, but the passen-
gers retaliated and headed for CONNER
cial street. That is where every thing
was. except the ball game and balloon
ascension, and few other attractions.
Everything oes in Atchison- The To-
peka crowd had not been there over an
hour before one Topeka young man
squandered S45 on ''which-is-the- ball
under shell game before ne found he
could not beat another mat at his own
game. That does not come under the
CubbisOn law. 1t was not game of
chance. The player stood no chance
whatever OF winning
The insignia of the subjects of King
Corn was corn in some manner or form
Some wore corn huSk vests. corn huSk
neckties. hats and dresses of the same
material. Shelled corn was sold two
sacks for a nickel. which was a better
Everyone threw corn One young man
went without any dinner in order to
have money enough to buy more corn.
Things were not well started till after
dinner. Then there was free Vaude-
Vile show. a concert by MarshalIs band
in the Turner Gardens, a balloon as
cension, which came off as advertised.
a baseball game which the AtchisOn
COrnfed Carnival Colts from the Kan
sas City Blues, and a half a dozen en-
tertainments on street stands
The street decorations were excel
lent. Commercial street was a mass OK
red, yellow. white. blue, red and a few
other cOlors. The windows of one build
ing were decorated with grille and
scroll work made of corn. Another was
hung with strings of pop corn The
Missouri Pacific arch was built over the
street from curb to curb and decorated
in corn At night il was Illuminated
by cOIOred electric lights and a reVOlv-
ing electrical piece. The Burlington
Route exhibited a mammoth ear OF
corn 36 feet high. Negro minstrels on
platform at the base of the arch enter
tanned the crowd day and night. The
best exhibit OF the kind was king
Corn bv the Santa F'e. The king of
festivities This was also the review
ing stand.
The flower parade was prompt in
starting. Headed by Marshall's band of
Topeka so strong the procession moved
down Commercial street between
crowds of people so dense that the pa
rade could hardly move. The parade
was good. First came cavalcade of
cowboys followed by clowns on hobby
horses One of the most original fea-
lures OF the parade was Our New Pos
sessions represented by half a hundred
pickaninnies eight or ten years old clad
only in breech clouts and caDes of corn
husks with anAlets OF corn and carrying