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The times., 1899-11-29

several hundred people is reported on what IS
supposed 10 be reliable authority, 10 have been
sold 90 parties who viii utilize it for mluufac-
turing purposes at an early date but what the
nature OF the manufsctory may be Is unknown
The pupils of Lee School presented the Pea
body School Building. in which there are located
all the white female scholars OF the city free
school system with handsome American flag
this afternoon. which was raised with applopri-
ate ceremonies at o'clock this afternoon.
The times., 1899-11-29
DIED.

WAGNER-On Tuesday. November 2S 1900. at
l145 a m, at his late residence. 1853 Penn
sylvania Avenue northwest, HENRY, son OF the
late Frederick Wagner.
Funeral viii take place on Thursday. November
30, at , O'Clock p. m. Friends and relatives in
vited II
HOIMEAD- Suddenly. on sunday November ID,
1899, MARY a. HOLNEAD, widow OF the late
William Hulmcad, aged scveuty-seyen years.
Funerul from the residence Of her son, William
Holmead, S42l 18th ST. NV Wednesday, Nuvem-
Der %, at 2:SO p. N. Relatives and friends in
yted to attend no21-2t EN-
The times., 1899-11-29
Only SI.25 Washington to PhiIadcI-
phiu and Return via Pennsylvania
Railroad, Including Admission to
Only $
ENnositinn.

on Thanksgiving Day November 30. tickets
good on trains leaving Washington T. Sis. and
10 a. IN, November 30. going and on an trains
returning November 80 and December j. Trains
going will stop at South Street Exposition
GrouHdS), and 6:0j p. m. train from Philadelphia
returning November so, viii stop al same point
Pennsylvania Cornell football game on Franklin
Field, adjoining Exposition Grounds. 1t
The times., 1899-11-29
On Trial for Alleged Arson.

Thomas Crsnt, coiored was put trial yes
tcrdsy ia Czminal Court 40 / On charge Of
arson. The hearing Gas not concluded and VIII
be RESUMED this morning Grant is accused OF
attempting 20 SET fire 70 wood sized ia the
lumber ssrd of L.bhCy 81 CO. lie is represented
ly Attorney Hin.
The times., 1899-11-29
The ohiects of the RiII.

The report says that two objects are
sought by section :. The first is TO en-
power the Secretary Of the Treasury With
discretion for the supply of small notes
20 meet the demands Of the business. world
as the same shall arise This necessity
mas been prominent Of late on account Of
the vastly increased business of the cOuu-
try requiring change in small rransac-
rions. The second object IS TO break up
the large silver certificates. The breaking
up Of the large silver certificates VIII
place upon silver. either in the dollars
or in the certificates representing the
silver dollars, d great proportion Of
the burden Of daily business trans
actions. and thus 50 scatter the certificates
that even If an effort were made 70 en-
Darrazs the Treasury by their presentation
For exchange, the difficulty Of procuring
them would, very largely, II not ccmple eteiy,
defeat such effort
Section is meant TO permit the issue
of bank circulation 10 the par value of the
bonds deposited for their security, and in
this way allow the full use Of the lOanable
capital Of he bank
Section g seeks to repeal the tax OF
per cent upon bank circulation and 20 sub
stitute therefor q tax OF one-teHth OF I per
cent each half year on franchises Of ma
li0uaI banks. as measured by their capital
surplus and undivided profits
Section 10 is to meet the growing de-
mand in the spaTsely settled districts Of
the country for banking accommodations.
so as 10 create distributing points for the
Ioauable capital Of the country, which can
be met most easily by permitting the or
ganizatiou of banks of small capital, there
by creating money centres of small degree
iu various localities where the convenience
Of the system viii greatly aid in the NOV
ing Of crops at the season Of the year when
under he present methods the procuring
Of money for short time loans is difficult %
The times., 1899-11-29

Is a deceptive disease
thousands have il and don't
know II. Ii you want quick
results you can make no
mistake by using Dr.. Kill
the great kidney remedy.
cent and dollar sizes. Sam
&c also pamphlet telling you
.ou have kidney trouble.
d Co. Binghamton. n. Y.
The times., 1899-11-29
Nc,, Professor Appointed.

PROT. Henry A. Plosscv, b. s, c. l., has been
appointed to succeed Prof Felix Frcyhold, re-
signed, as professor of civil engineering jn the
-ehool OF graduate studies of The Columbian Jni-
versity Prof. Prcssey Is now connected with the
ErF-
The times., 1899-11-29
chnrIc. mcndcrsnn Acnni1tcd.

Charles Henderson charged with larceny from
the person. was acquitted yesterday by jury IN
Criminal Court No. J. The accused was repre-
seLtcd by Attorney Howell Titus
The times., 1899-11-29
OFFICE or THE MUTUAL FIRE MS UB-

OFFICE OF THE MUTUAL FIRE INSU
ANCE COMPANY OF the District OF
Colombia 902 Pennsylvania Avenue north
west. Washington. Oct I5. 1899.
Pcl:15-h1Idars are 1l-i6et that cn and
after NOVEMBER !. 1899 the managers
will pay q return OF savings. in proportion
10 the surrender value OF each policy. CUT
CT the savings OF 1898
One per centum premium charge Tor In
sUrance the coming year. IS payable 20 ths
company a. same time. INSURANCE POL
ICIES MUST BE PRESENTED. that pay
rnents MAJ be stamped thereon.
This company insures brick dwellings az
from 81 70 $l25 Der 81 600 OF insurance.
and frame dwellings. without shingls roof.
ut from $50 to $3.50 per $1,000
Please present your policies early and
avoid the crowd.
By order OF Board OF Managers.
l. PIERCE BOTELER.
s Il VALEER Secretary
President rc1F-tf
The times., 1899-11-29

Fifth and X Streets northwest. viii be open
on "Wednesday 2J-h instant from 5 a. II.
To 10 p. m. and Thanksgiving Day from
to 10 O. m u0v2--g-.eu
The times., 1899-11-29

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT We
viii sell at public auction. to pay storage
charges, on SATURDAY, Decembrc D 1893,
all the goods and chattels stored in the
name Of Jennie Riegal and Walter Davis.
THE JULIUS LANSBURGH FURNI-
TURE AND CARPET COMPANY.
The times., 1899-11-29

SPECIAL NOTICE. meeting Of the
stockholders OF The National Metr0poli-
tan Fire Insurance Company Of the District
OF Columbia VIII be held DECEMBER 26.
1899. for the election Of directors. Polls
open az l. m.. and close at clock p. n.
SAM CROSS. Secretary. EO23-tf
The times., 1899-11-29

KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS,-The members
OF Mount Vernon Lodge No. 3. are espe-
cially requested to be present at the regtl-
lar convention THIS "WEDNESDAY
EVENING AT 7.30 O'CLOCK. as arrange
ments VIII be made for the funeral OF Past
Grand Chancellor r Douglas Crupper,
who died Tuesday. November IS and
whose funeral viii take place from his late
residence, No. SOS c Street northeast, on
Thursday November 80. at D. m. Mem
bers OF sister lodges fraternally invited to
attend the services. Iutermeut at Glen
wood Cemetery. GEO. C. HOUGH.
Acting c. C.
Attest: W S ROBBINS. K. R. s 1t
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN OF THE IN
tentiou Of the undersigned TO apply TO
the Commissioners Of the District of Co
um5ia. on the 14Jh day OF December, A. ID.
1888, for a charter of incorporation under
the provisions of an act OF Congress enti-
lied ''an act TO provide for the iuc0rp0ra-
ton OF trust, loan. mortgage, and certain
other corporations within the District OF
Columbia" approved October 1, 1850
The Game of the proposed company shall
be the Union Trust and Storage Company
nf the District of Columbia"
The company is to be organized for the
purpose Of doing a general trust. loan.
mortgage, storage warehouse. and eleva-
or business in the District OF Columbia,
md such other business as may be author
zed BY said act Of Congress
The names OF the proposed eOrpOrators
are: Arthur D. Addison, Daniel 3. CLARK.
Joseph Fl Crawford. Michael j. Colbert.
George W Cissel. J. Maury Dove, Robert
B. Donaldson, Lynn o. DeLashmutt ThOm-
as NJ. Gale. Bernard r. Green. George Glib
son, George z. Hamilton. Walter s. Har-
ban, Rudolph Kaufman. James B. Lam
bic. Frederick B. Mcclure. Theodore J.
Mayer, J. NOta MCGiu William Fl. Me
Knew. James G.. Payne. Francis A. Rich
ardson, Edward J. Stellwagen. John Fl.
Small, jr; T. Francis Saul, Charles G.
Thorn. and Joseph E. Willard.
uoIEto de14.iuc.cxS
The times., 1899-11-29
KIDNEY
TROUBLE

mer's Swamp Root.
At druggists in fifty
pie bottle by mail f.
bow to find out If
Add ess DR.. kHmeI
The times., 1899-11-29

Heurich's Alacrzen. Senate. or Lager will be
the best beverage for your Thanksgiving d.aEer-
Order i case by phoniug 6Si Arlington Rci-l.us
The times., 1899-11-29
Report Of the Committee.

The report q the committee states that
the most important feature OF the proposed
H.II Is the estzbLishmeut OF the gold stand
ara 81 law. In support Of inc bin thz re-
r8rr says
.'FrmEcsz stability, and constaucy are
characteristics which any standard must
possess II 5, shall meet the demand unou IT
hT universal use loT honest and true meas
uraMelr wE1-ner of value. weight. or
length iiruH.zs iI adherence 10 the prin-
o.nlc and purpose 10 which il is dedicated;
stability l IS individual strength alI con-
s'aLcE - ts character TO preserve its in
The times., 1899-11-29
Tie NnriIlera ]. I.h.rLr Narket.

s II WALKER. Secretary
President cc1S-tf
The times., 1899-11-29

Remember, we are standing right be,
hind every Suit and Oyercoat in this stock
with our personal guarantee for fit, style,
and satisfaction. If you ever buy a gar
ment here that isn't right we'll MAKE it
right For the convenience of late buyers
our store will be open until 10 o'clock to
night, but the earlier you get here the
greater variety you'll have to choose from.
Evening star., 1899-02-04
Enters II Denial.

I'm not a beggar.'' Charles Farrell. a
stranger in the city. answered when called
upon in Judge kimball's court this morning
to answer a charge of vagrancy
Farrell has been In the city, several
days Policeman Cox declared. ''and I've
seen him begging. Yesterday L was in citi-
zen's clothes and he stopped me on the
street. Your honor he has habit of pull
Ing few lead pencils from his pocket and
pretending he is selling them"
This lead pencil business" rema rked the
court, lis only cover for begging
These men,, the officer added ARE an
parently doing rushing business, handling
pencils. pins and court plaster"
Farrell said he had been endeavoring to
earn his living by selling pencils. He made
inquiries before going in business and
learned that no license is required
while no license is required for the sale
of pencils" the court told him, you men
need not think you can shield your begging
with them"
The prisoner was held to serve thirty
days on the farm.
Evening star., 1899-02-04
Optimist Club Program,

The Optimist Club, the literary and social
department of the Church of Our Father
UniversalisO. will meet at the residence
of Mrs. James Robbins, 1914 Vermont ave-
nue. northwest, at 7:30 o'clock Tuesday
evening next February 7. The topic for
this meeting involves the consideration OF
the writings of many authors, poetic and
prose, marking the literary beginning as
well as the early civil life of the nation,
"Old Plymouth Ways and Days" Miss
Cora c. Curry. Mrs. Lulu French Catlin
and Mrs. James Webb compose the commit
tee in charge.
Brief papers will be presented, as follows;
THE First Church in Plymouth" by Mss
Helen r. Holmes, a descendant: What
Saw in Plymouth" Mrs. Thos. p. Cleaves,
a summer visitor: "Our Church I'm Plym-
outh," Mrs. Ruth @. Basand. an excur-
sionist; The Chroniclers of Plymouth"
Miss Emma Curry; The Poems and Poets
of Plymouth" Mrs. M +. Cutter: "Tradi-
tioHs and Folk Lore" Miss Louise Lowell.
Old songs descriptive of Plymouth and the
days she celebrates will be rendered by Miss
Rena Jordan and Mr.. George Bushee and
others.
Plymouth rock. historic houses and scenes
in Plymouth, the five grains OF parched
corn and other matters of note will be duly
considered. The club numbers about sixty
members and is doing good work. Among
the authors whose works have been under
discussion by the club this winter may be
named Hans Christian Andersen, Longfel-
low and Alfred Tennyson.
Evening star., 1899-02-04
TAKING THE SPANIARDS HOME.
Contract Likely to Go to the Com
panic Transatlantiaue.


While no official award has been made of
the bid for the repatriation of the Spanish
prisoners in the Philippines, it has been
practically decided to give the contract to
the Companie Transatlantique, otherwise
known as the Spanish Transportation Com
pany. This was the company which re-
turned the Spanish troops from Cuba Its
work then was satisfactory to the depart
ment.
The company offers thirteen ships for
service, and will reduce the number of SOL
diers on each transport below its rated
carrying capacity in the ratio of 400 off of
every 1000 The company engages to have
the ships ready to sail on the home voyage
from Manila by March A. This expedition
in removing the Spaniards from Manila
will mean a considerable saving in the
housing and feeding of the prisoners, which
is now borne by the United States. Aside
from any other consideration, it is thought
by the department to be a good thing to
let a Spanish company have the handling
of Spanish prisoners to forestall any
charges of 'alien brutality to the return
ing soldiers.
Evening star., 1899-02-04
UTICA'S VENERABLE CITIZEN.
Veteran of the War of 1872 and lit
Years Old.
From the New York Her;

FROM the New York Heralo.
In a white-painted, two-story frame
dwelling in Henry street Utica, resides
with his son ard daughter-in-law Abraham
Elmer, who if he lives until next Thursday
will be III years of age. He is the Oldest
person in the state-possibly in the United
States. He is certainly the Oldest of the
survivors of the war of 1872, of whom there
are at present, according to the official
records. about eight. Hiram Cronk, vet
eran of the war of 1S12 aged ninety-eight
years, lives Ga a farm in the town OF Lee
Oneida county, thu county in which Mr.
Elmer lives. ~
The venerable soldier has been blind thir-
teen years. He had his second eyesisht
some fifteen years ago. but it was of short
duration. Cataracts haze caused the blind
ness. He never wore glasses
The only affiiction which mas befallen MT
Elmer is blindness. His nearing is slghtiy
affected, but these Who are constantly
around him he understands quite readily
He eats heartily. sleeps soundly ana IS
cheerful and contented his halr Is IRON
gray. Aside from the fact that his face
is heavily wrinkled. he does not hook older
than eighty years.
When he was thirty-six years old he mar
ried Miss Eva Cluss, aged seventeen, OF
Black River. N: Y. the ceremony was
Corners, Herkimer county. She bore him
eleven children. eight boys and three girls.
She died soon after the last child was
born. OF the children six boys and one
girl are still living.
The oldest son is eighty-six years old and
the youngest forty-ene. Two sons were
killed in the war of 81. They were David
and Christian. The brothers were fighting
side by side. During a skirmish Christian
stood directly behind his brother. when a
confederate bullet struck and killed David
and, passing through him. lodged in Chris
tian, who fell and was captured and thrown
into Libby prison.
Evening star., 1899-02-04
Proposed Path to baltimore.

Representatives Of the Maryland division
L. a. w, held consultation with members
Of the District of Columbia division in
Washington Thursday night concerning the
proposed cycle path between Baltimore and
Washington. The Baltimore committee pro-
posed plan to the Washington men, which
they approved and said they would at
tempt to carry out if finally adopted. The
plan is to form an association, capitalize it
al 5000, at 81 a share, to be increased later
If deemed advisable.
These shares, it is hoped will be taken up
by the individual wheelmen, who will also
members of the organization, in exchange
for which they will be given a badge en-
titling them to use the cycle path. The
proposal to hold cycle show in further
ance of the cycle path is still being con-
sidered
Evening star., 1899-02-04

Mr.. Max judd of st. Louis at one time
consul general OF the United States at
country, proposes. If a match is arranged
between Jahowski and Pillsbury to raise
an adequate purse for the winner.
AT the proposal of the representatives of
the American colleges engaged in the inter-
collegiate tourney during the Christmas
holidays, match to be played by cable
during the Easter recess between represen-
tatives of oxford, Cambridge and the
American colleges has been arranged
In its endeavor to get the sense of the
chess public in choosing the next cable
match team the Brooklyn club sent out
over a hundred requests to such as were
deemed in position to speak knowingly for
such list as the recipient favored for the
next team. Mr.. F, B. Walker was in re-
rated Mr.. E. p. Hanna his rival for
championship honors in this city. 1t is the
sense of the players hereabouts as a mat
ter of course, that the winner of the pres
ent match should have a place and ali feel
satisfied that whichever one it is he will
give a good account of himself.
The Camden club has invented a scheme
by which chess enthusiasm ought to be
kept boiling to the end of time there or any
place else it is adopted. 1t is simply to
1ate the club members from one on giving
the lower rank the right to challenge the
number Immediately above for his place
Three games out of five settles the matter
That is what you might call a continuous
tourney, and make no mistake The Amer
ican Chess Magazine suggests a division of
time-say, two Weeks-during the first pc
riod the even numbers having the privilege
of challenging the odd numbers ahead,
while during the second period the odds
can challenge the eyens. This seems as al
most a necessary amendment as otherwise
number two might be cunning for number
one, while three is hunting hard for two
while he in his turn is trying to locate
number one, and so on through the5list.
In a problem-solving checker tourney, in
augurated by the Newcastle Chronicle, in
a field of thirty-six contestants, the first
prize was carried off by Mr.. J. Towar,
aged eighty.
A new light has suddenly burst forth in
Scotland, the home of the checker player
in a young man named Harry Freedman,
who has just won first prize in the Scots
national tourney, He played thirty-eight
games drawing majority, losing none and
winning the series against those great
cracks. Wyllie McGregor, VIM X and VIM.
Campbell and F'errie.
The game this week between Hanna and
Walker in their pending match for the Dis
trict championship Went to Mr.. Walker af-
ter fifty moves. bringing his score to 3,
drawn. ?, and Mr.. Hanna, 6. The score of
the game is
Eleventh (:aYup-0 ueen.x Cap,h;t n.
Evening star., 1899-02-04
THE CHESS CIRCLE.

The local chess tourney is now nearing
it's -drawn-odt end No games remain
to be played except postponed ones, but
several contestants haye quite a number of
these. The tourney WAS played in two
rounds and with fourteen entries this gives
each twentysix games to play. This is
too many except for hardened campaigners,
and the strain tells on the rest before the
end is reached. The coming London tour
nament in May with sixteen entries are go
ing to try the same plan. and, although
they will be the opick of the world, there
will be much trouble and complaint from
that cause. In the play during the week
Thomas lost to Campbell and Mundele and
won a well contested game from Heydler,
DIR. Hodges beat Warren and Prender drew
with Heydler, bringing the standing to
date.
Evening star., 1899-02-04

Mr. Lyman who has lately Joined the
club from Asheville, n. c., pointed out
afterward that Kt-Q3 (whether the took
Kt or noD. followed by Q to KR and B
to B7 won in short order.
AS announced in The Star Thursday, Mr..
PillsbuJy will be at the club rooms next
Tuesday and Wednesday in the afternoon
and evenings The afternoons will be de-
voted to over the board play, with the
stronger players of the club, and one even
ing to a simultaneous performance. that is
The expert plays as many as desire to take
part, going from board to board in order,
until all the games are finished. The other
evening will probably be devoted to a blind
fold performance, in which Mr.. Pillsbury
will play eight Contestants simultaneously
without sight of board.
Evening star., 1899-02-04
Totals. -. 26 772 Totals... 13 s.
THIRD GAME.
Basket Ball.

The basket ball game between the Queer
Wheelmen and Corcoran Cadets at w. L.
1. Hall scheduled for Saturday, February
II, will be played in same hall next Tues
day. so as to allow the Corcorans to play
In Baltimore, Md. on the other date The
Cadets will line up as follows on Tuesday:
Collins, Dodge and Rowland forwards !:
Clark, center; Bonley, Heffner and Hend-
ley, guards The Cadets will go over to
Baltimore next Saturday and play the great
Y. NJ. G. A. team, who will play a return
game in Washington with the Cadets on
Friday, February II. The Y NJ C. A.
team is the best in Baltimore and for many
years the champion of the south. The Ca
dets last year lost in Baltimore to that
team but redeemed themselves by winning
in Washington. The Baltimore team will
include +. Harman considered the best
center in the United States. The other
players are Keating, Westmeyer, guards:
Hipkins, Herring, forwards; Gill and Met
calf, substitutes.
Evening star., 1899-02-04
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Arrest of ]. D. scheftel, Accused of Rob
berry in Richmond.
He Denies the Charge Against Him
Several Additional Cases of
Smallpox Reported.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. T27 King st,
Bell Telephone No. 100,


ALEXANDRIA, Va, February 4, 1899.
Policeman Spinks and Special Officer
Parks met the GAO train this morning at
the Pennsylvania depot, and arrested ]. D.
Scheftel, who is wanted in Richmond on a
charge of robbery. The arrest resulted from
a telegram received here at GO o'clock
am. from B. F. Howard, chief of police in
Richmond. In this message the prisoner
was described minutely and the time of his
leaving Richmond given. 1t stated that he
had stolen a diamond pin. in addition to
considerable sum of money.
Scheftel was conveyed directly to the sta
ton house, where he was searched. One
hundred and eighty dollars in all was found
on his person. some of this being secreted in
his underClothing. Among the notes was
Spanish dollar bill, issued by the Bank OF
Havana The diamond pin was not recov-
cred. Scheftel is held for the Richmond
authorities, who have been notified. When
accosted on the train by the officers the
man was sleeping. He expressed great sur
prise upon being told of their mission and
vigorously protested his innocence 1t is
said he made no attempt to, conceal his
identity.
When seen this morning by a Star re-
porter, Schaftel said he was from New
York, and had been stopping in Richmond
on business connected with an incandes-
cent gas light company. The only way, he
u.
W as that a robbery had been committed an
the hotel where he was stopping. This, he
said, was ten days ago, an old man named
White claiming to have been robbed of
$500. Schaftel said he had assisted the
police in this matter and he thought it
possible they had suspected him. He is
about thirty years of age.
The Smallpox Situation.
Several additional cases of smallpox were
reported yesterday afternoon by the phy-
sicians engaged in the house-to-house in
spection. DIR. Miller states that all of these
are mild in form. and are for the most part
old cases in which the disease has nearly
run it's course. One of the patients lives
in house on South Royal street, occupied
by a colored family named Harris. At No.
624 on this street. in a house occupied by
Malinda Dixon. coloIed, five persons were
found affected with the disease.
The usual quarantine measures were fol-
lowed at these premises.
The Memorial Bridge.
Mr.. NJ. B. Harlow, who has been inter-
esting himself in the effort to secure an ap-
preparation for the commencement OF the