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The evening times., 1899-02-15
BOOM IN PROVISION PRICES.
Country Produce of All Kinds HiS Ia
md Inrd TO Get.

Country Produce of All Kinds High
and Hard TO Get.
If present weather conditions are much
longer continued the average household
will suffer for the want of ordinary coun-
try produce. Trade with the commission
houses is almost at standstill. This re-
suits partly from lack OF receipts and
partly from the difficulty of hauling which
has greatly restricted trade from stores.
and retailers who were not well supplied
before the cold snap and the blizzard came
find il hard TO repienish their stock. This
condition has necessarily advanced prices
abnormally, and produce Of all kinds now
is practically valued by the necessities OF
the buyers and the ability of the sellers
TO furnish what is wanted.
A large quantity of the produce receiv-
ed here comes up in the river boats. all
of which are now tied up at their WhaiYes.
| The stoppage Of railroad transportation
since Monday has further curtai.ed the sup
ply, and such articles as poultry. eggs.
butter hogs, sheep. and lambs are be
coming scarce in the local market. Poul-
| try now sells at fancy prices when procur-
able, dressed turkeys selling as high as /,
and Is cents pound, with chickens at il
! and 10 cents and other fowl in proportion
| Eggs easily bring % and 80 cents 4 dozen
| at wholesale and are hard 10 obtain at
| the advance. Butter has been marked uI
about cents a pound since Monday, with
! the supply running low.
Oysters, which are usually plentiful an(
cheap at this time of the year. are now a
/ luxury Raw-boX stock is hardly obtain
| able at any price, while the ordinary bay
! stock is scarce in quantity and high il
price.
Eggs were very hard to get at the store:
/ the that COuil
bought sold for 40 cents dozen. Goa
oil was another article that went up il
price yesterday. On Monday it could b
bought for cents gallon: yesterday i
was selling in many places for - cents :
| gallon
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The Ascent of the Syndicate

tFFOm The Cleveland ram Dta!cT.)
The committee halted when they reach
ed the level plateau, and breathed hard.
1t is more fatiguing than l imagined, -
said the chairman, as he glanced back
down the rugged ascent.
Its q heart breaker" said the purple
faced capitalist from Boston.
The other members added no comment
to this somewhat strong assertion, but
each grimly nodded approval.
AS they stood there mopping their faces
a little window in the big white gate sud
denly popped up and the kindly face of a
long bearded patriarch appeared.
Good morning. gentlemen said the
aged warder: what can we do for you?'
The portly chairman took a step for
ward.
IF | am not Mistaken" he said this
is ST. Peter-if you will pardon Tie IA
miliarity?"
NO apologies" said the kindly old gen
, tleman. 4 am ST. Peter
The stout chairman waved his hand tow
ards his associates.
Permit me- he said. 'to make you ac.
quainted, Saint with these solid men o
New York, Boston, and Chicago. We are
the board of directors of the Celestial
Trust Company. There being nothing fur
! ther to syndicate on the earth below, VIZ
| have decided to penetrate to supernatural
| fields. l trust you follow me?"
| The saint wagged his white beard zig,
| orously.
Yes. yes he said, ''go on"
well, sir continued the stout chair.
man, lit occurred 10 us that the road tha
| leads up here is far from being the high
way that so much travel really demands
| Now we propose for suitable ccmpensa
tion to take this road off your hands, ter
| race il macadamiZe it. nut it in firSt-C,as
| condition bond it, and get 1eturu for GU
| investment by levying per capita lax Oh
| every pilgrim who comes up. What d.
| you say?''
The venerable gatekeeper looked hard a
| the chairman. Then he looked harl a
! his associates.
! well. well, if this DON'T he slowly be
gan; then he stopped short with a viii,
chuckie and slammed down the window
The evening times., 1899-02-15
The Colonial Commission.

Henry J. Curtis, of Iowa, member Of the
Colonial Commission. has not yet arrived
in the city. The other members. Major
Robert p. Kennedy and Charles ". Wat
lins have begun the labors of the Com
mission.
They now have before them applications
for franchises aggregating in value s7o.-
100000. These include railways, electric
and gas lighting plants, street railways
and loan and trust companies. The mos
important is franchise for a railway
from Havana TO Santiago, distance oi
C6e miles. AS soon as Mr. Curtis arrives
The Commission will prepare for its trip
10 Cuba and Porto Rico, where the mem
hers viii fully investigate the eX sting
conditions
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OFFICERS ELECTED.
Business Meeting OF the National
Council of Wcmen.

The National Council held their bust
ness meeting this morning at 10 o'clock at
the Uniyersalist Church. The delegates
arrived early TO prepare for the contest
they knew was coming and an informal
caucus was held from 10 until II ociock.
The contests developed a number of
amusing and unusual features. On 4 the
successful candidates was elected twice
after having positively declined the cffice
and FIVE ballots were taken before the in
cumbent oil one of the minor offices was
decided upon.
The officers elected were as follows:
President. Mrs. Fannie Humphrey Gaff-
ney. of New York; vice president at large
Mrs. Furdy Peck of Iowa; corresponding
secretary. Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett of the
District of Columbia; treasurer Mrs. Hen
~ solomon. Of Chicago; recording secreta-
ry. Rev. Anna Garln Spencer, of Rhode
Island. and assistant recording secretary,
Mrs. e. r. Wells of Utah.
This afternoon at 3 O'Clock the subject
of the Cars proposition for a general dis
armament will be the theme of the meet
ing and some interesting speeches are
looked for
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OUT OF THE ARCTIC CHAOS.
Order Evolving From the Conditions
Wrought by the Blizzard.

New York, Feb. 15.-TraHic is gradually
getting back to its normal stage, ami soon
the big blizzard will be but memory.
All the railroads are now getting trains
through. BY tomorrow trains will be run
ming on schedule time.
The ice in the harbor has almost broken
up and navigation there now goes ON as
usual.
One serious effect of the big storm which
remains is the rise in the price of meat,
coal, and the necessaries OF life.
There is consequently much suffering
among the poor, despite the efforts of pri-
yate and organized charity. Nearly $50 900
has been subscribed by individuals :or
the relief of the poor, which John w Kel-
lar, Commissioner of Charities. is spending
10 the best advantage.
The Pennsylvania and Erie and New Jer-
sey Central are getting local trains through
to New York with great difficulty. but no
trains from the West have yet arrived.
The New York Central is open as far as
Albany. but beyond that snow is master
On the Harlem Division trains are run
ming as far as White Plains. Trains on
the New Haven road are nearly two hours
late
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Jcint High Commission.

The British american Joint High CON-
mission is almost through with its duties.
but so far has failed to come 10 an agree
ment on several important questions the
tariff on Canadian lumber being Gne 0s
them. Even if a decision is reached on
these questions, which now seems iIl-
probable. IL is not thought that anything
in the way of treaty would be accom-
plished Immediately, - any agreement
reached by the Commission viii have 10 b.
ratified by the Canadian Parliament and
Congress probably will have adjourned
before the matter can be brought before
the Senate.
The evening times., 1899-02-15
Naval Officers Promoted.

Naval orders issued today contain a
large number of promotions of officers
which have been approved by the Senate
Among them are Rear Admiral Howell.
President OF the Examining and Retiring
Board at Washington; Commander Crom-
we'll At Havana: Capt. G. F. F. Wilde
commanding the Boston at Iloilo, and
capt. Davis, in charge of the Naval OBJ
servatory at Washington.
Today's orders also announce the honor
able discharge Of twenty four Iieutenants
OF the Marine Corps, who enlisted for the
" ar with Spain.
The evening times., 1899-02-15
BIKE RACE AT SAN FRANCISCO.
scores of the Leaders in the Six-Day
Speeding

San Francisco Feb. 15-During the ear
Iy hours of the morning there was quite
a shake-up in the positions Of the siX-day
bike riders. Burns Pierce, who has been
holding the lead and breaking records, was
forced into second place by Gimm. The
cleveland boy is showing marvellous stay
.ng power. His moments of rest have been
very few and he seems as strong as at the
start.
Miller is not displaying his old-time
speed and endurance but his admirers
say be is soldering" for the finish.
The four leaders at s a. m. were:
Gmm, go miles; Pierce, Cos; Nawn, sol;
Miller. 599
The evening times., 1899-02-15
The y. VI. &. 4. Housewarmiue.

BY reason of the unpleasant condition
of the streets the housewarming in the
new Y. NJ. C. A. Building has been post
poned until Monday evening, February 20.
The members of the Association are
very much pleased with the beauty and
completeness of the new home and en-
thusiastic expressions are heard on every
side.
The building is now open to members
of the Association.
The evening times., 1899-02-15
SMALLPOX CASES.
Three Ncw Sufferers Reported TO the
iIeaith Ohicc.

Three cases Of smallpox were reported
to the Health Office today.
The first was that of Arthur Brown, COL
cred. OF 3G1 G Street southwest lie has
had the disease for seven or eight days
and has continued 10 walk around the
streets ali that time.
The second case was Joseph Brown. COL
ored, of 1897 Cissell Court, Georgetown.
Brown lives in the same house as that
occupied by Scipic Scanlon. who escaped to
Alexandria while suffering from the dis
case
The third case was that of small child
al S6 Street northwest. from which house
{. case was taken on Monday.
All of the persons affected will be taken
TO the smailrnN hnsnital This evening
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FOR MEDICINAL. USE
NO EUSEL OIL
MORE SNOW TO
FALL TOMORROW
Continued from First Page. J

from each stationhouse in the city vester-
day. and although no report has been re-
ceived today it is believed that much
greater amount has been furnished The
poor.
About 1000 loayes of bread were furnish
ed the different precincts for distribution
today, and reports indicate that The sup
ply has been consumed.
The liberal donations of wraps and cloth
! ing received by Major Sylvester from the
! Washington merchants are being placed
! where most needed. and many frail and
! delicate women and children were Today
/ supplied with warm clothing. y 'arge
I number of blankets were also distributed
Many requests have been made for shoes
and as far as possible applicants been
sunnlied
The evening times., 1899-02-15
STOCKS MORE ANIMATED.
ew York Central Advances and
Granger shares Are Stronger

New York Feb. 15.-The stock market
opened with more animation than yester
day and strong tone was developed.
Commission houses had more buying or
ders and pool activity was in evidence.
Burlington suffered slight reaction on
realizatiOns but the other grangers were
stronger. Northern Pacific rose over a
point, although London sold it moderately.
New York Central advanced over a point.
Reading issues were only steady but Della
ware Lackawanna and Western rose over
point.
The market showed n distinct dispose
tion to broaden Government bonds un-
changed
The evening times., 1899-02-15
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses we're issued today tc
James F. Oattis and Rhoda Estelle Cul
ven; Otto Ernest Salhausco and Eva Lii
liam Fisher; James c. Anderson and Car
RE McCloskey; Edward Edwards and Mel
lie s. Ward; William II. Maddox and An
ME Meyers, and James Arthur Thompson
ard Hattie b. Plummer.
The evening times., 1899-02-15
SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
Proceedings Against RaiIroad
Company Begun To-day.

The proceedings in the suit of Mrs. An
ME Mary Coleman against W. Kelsey
Schoepf as Receiver of the lexington and
Soldiers Home Railway Company, for $10,-
900 damages for injuries alleged TO have
been received by the plaintiff on June Il.
1897, were begun today in Circuit Court
No. >.
On the date named the management of
the lexington and Soldiers Home Rail
way Company was experimenting with
compressed air as motor power, and Mrs.
Coleman alleges one of the cars of the
company on which the experiment was be-
ing made was lost control of at the cor
ner of Louisiana Avenue and Sixth Street
and ran into a car in which she was a
passenger In the collision she alleges
that she was painfully and seriously injur-
The evening times., 1899-02-15
SHEDDING CADET GARB.
T~enty-;wo HOuBg Officers Grad.
.t.. at West pnint.

West Point, y. Y, Feb. 1.-THE gradu-
ating exercises at the Military Academy
took place this morning. Seventy-two
young men were handed their diplomas by
Col A. l.. Mills. the superintendent
Gen. Wesley Merritt. who was to ad-
dress the graduating class, could not be
present on account of the storm
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Rcsumes His Dufiex.

Fred C. O'Connell, one Of the assistant
clerks of the Supreme Court of the District,
who has been I'll for nearly two months
was at the City Hall today and resumed
his official duties.
The evening times., 1899-02-15
SPECIAL NOTICES.

SPECIAL NOTICE-Headquar Wash
ington Commandery No. l. K. T.. Feb l..
lS99-''Ladies' Night OF Washington Com
madery is hereby postponed 10 THIS
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
CHAS. T. CALDWELL.
1t Eminent Commander
The evening times., 1899-02-15
Turning the Tables.

From Baltimore I.ife)
Biynkins-IIeard anything from our friend
Twiggleigh, lately? Poor fellow; the doctors
gave him up. I'm told
Wynldns-Yes. but he retaiiated by giving uF
the doctors, and he's recovering
The evening times., 1899-02-15
AUCTION SALE

AUCTION SALE OF CHILDREN On the evprin.
Of February II. az O'Clock at salvation
Army Itlfl, Ij2s 7th 81 nv. there viii De an
Pebbles Item
The evening times., 1899-02-15

The market was very strong this mora
ing, every part OF the list showing tae
good effects of the advance in the Srang-
ers yesterday. The buying by the public
has begun again, though not in such large
volume as coeld be desired, OF course. II
now seems probable that the movement
is to be continued and that prices will get
even higher than in the elimination OF
the wave three weeks ago. Of course,
there are many who doubt this but the
evidence is against them. The 70 ces
which sent prices down are now working
in the other directions. The leaders have
been buying heavily and the public is nov
buying more than it is selling. The gen
eral conditions continue perfect. Money
is at IL. Earnings on some of the rail
roads seem likely to be smaller on ac-
count of the storm, but this is on-y tenn
poTaIy matter.
The evening times., 1899-02-15

One Of the gratifying features of the
market today is the strength of the stan
dard shares, like New York Central and
Pennsylvania. Central went up dollar
or more in the morning trading and Penn
sylvania was generally good There is
mysterious talk in the street of devel-
opments with regard TO New York Central
and the insiders are advising their friends
to buy the stock on any recession. Penn
sylvania acts very much as il it would
soon reach the previous high price.
The evening times., 1899-02-15

Burlington was the most active stock on
the list this morning owing TO good buy
ing and Il large flood of selling orders al
so. The high price was very tempting to
a great many people and for the first two
hours they kept the price below the close
of last night, ~ 1-2 There was no re-
cesson Of more than fraction, however,
and the look OF the buying suggests that
the price may be put higher shortly. The
ether grangers were strong with a tend
ency to advance, though little headway
was made by them. Conservative people
are favorable to Rock Island and St Paul
rather than Burlington now, despite the
talk OF the refunding scheme in the lat
ter. Rock Island is further away from
Burlington in price than ever before. st.
Paul is in much the same relative posi-
ton.
The evening times., 1899-02-15
New york stock market.

Corrected daily by w. b. Hibbs & Co..
members of the New York Exchange,
1919 + Street.
The evening times., 1899-02-15

Chicago Grain nnd Provision VI lrIet
Corrected daily by W. b. Hibbs x Co,
members of the New York Exchange,
u
The evening times., 1899-02-15

Rubber continued on It's upward course
today, as did also the coalers These ad-
vances may be attributed directly to the
effects OF the cold weather and snow The
buying of rubber goods has been unprece-
dented in the history of the country and
will mean immense profits for the trust
Reading first preferred was strong though
it did not advance beyond yesterdays fig
ures in the morning hours. Lackawanna
and Delaware and Hudson were both buoy
ant,
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Atchison. preferred, and Northern Pa
cific, common were the stocks 10 show
the best advance during the morning. Both
were bought in blacks of thousands of
shares at n time by the insiders and the
people supposed to be booming them.
Little Nipper" went UP 81 share in two
hours TO II and al the highest level SEEM
cd likely TO advance This is the highest
price ever attained by the ,.ock. which
reached only - on the former advance.
1 The gossip about this road is that Mr.
Morgan will have something of the ut
most Importance TO announce with regard
to the common stock when he returns from
Euro pc. Ii is surmised that 4 per cent
dividend is to be declared.
The evening times., 1899-02-15

SAFE DEPOSIT AND TRUST COMPANIES.
Ma. Safe Deposit and Trust. ...... ls 10
The evening times., 1899-02-15

Atchison went 10 63 or higher than it has
been for two weeks. The common stock
also was strong at near %. The promises
made by MIR. Flowers party three weeks
ago were that 20 would be reached by At
Gibson in short order. People are begin
ming to repeat those suggestions now
The evening times., 1899-02-15
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales-Amer. Gsaphophone, 12oai:; Pneumatic
Gul Carriage 10Dtd .Sc
The evening times., 1899-02-15

New York Cotton Market.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-08-18
the Clever Woman.

Ieople are always institutng COMPARE
sons between the Clever woman and
the ordinary specimen of her sex. We
near such silly questions as "Do clever
women make good housewivcsy' DO
men llke clever women or stupid women
PETER: Everybody rusl1es into these
t tn 4h;, but hardly anybody pauses
woman We all use the phrase loosely.
oestowlng it, now Oh an individual who
sossll's brightly, now OH a sweet singer,
now OH someone who can draw carica-
lures. Why don't we say "a talented
Woman! 1t would be more appropriate ,
ror surely the possession of one or even
seVeral talents is not incompatible with
mnch stupidity. \ woman is not clever
because she has read few books, or
because she has good memory, or be-
cause she scribbles stuff which actually
gets printed. One has only to remember
the awful blunders, the errors of judg-
ment which marred the lives of such i'm
mortals as George Eliot, Rachel, Mary
Wollstonecraft, Angelica Kaufman
ana countless Others, in order to realize
ut once that the possession even of ex-
cept'onal gifts does not make wom-
an clever i'll the true sense of
the word. Indeed, [ suspect that the
clever women are those WHO never Get
the adjective applied to them, and are
never even suspected of deserving #
For consider, it signifies what might be
called an all-round talent. 1t means the
power of using all things in life, of maxi
ing the most of ones self and of everybody
else. The clever women is she who man
ages to the best advantage such gifts as
she possesses. Was there ever a genius
who could do that? She is never "ruil
away with,' she controls her own attri
butes; more, she judges them fairly. She
reads character, she rules her household.
she sways the society in which she moves
by the power of her tact. She sees the
inwardness of things, and she moujds
them to her will. 10 manage man is her
prerogative, to educate children her de-
light. She is not Very common. but
where she exists her friends never dream
of calling her clever. "Nice," or "sensi-
ble,' they may vote her: for, unless she
has become embittered, she is popular.
Strange to say, she is often not even Or
iginal, but sometimes she keeps her fresh
and bright ideas to herself, or for the ear
of one only. being too clever to give her.
self away" fear she will continue to
be unrecosnized, and that her proper
designation will continue to be bestowed
on the girl who 'passes" in Greek and
the young person who chatters smart
nothings Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-08-18
Mexico's Sign Lauguaxe.

Mexico is land Of many tongues: but
above the Indian dialects and Spanish.
there is one universal langMagp. the Ian
guage Of signs. 1t is tic most expressive
Of all; the Mexican eye and hand are
eloquent members. II Is cattablp Of in
finite yaria ton; its standings and stfggts-
tons are beyond all translation. but
there are certain gestures that kave a
fixed meaning. a Specification well uuder-
stood by every nation and every tribe
from Guatemala to Texas, says Modern
Mexico.
\ general upward movement Of the
body, shoulders shrugged, eyebrows
raised. lips i'outed and palms outspread.
varies ~ meaning from Il don't know
and don't care to a most respectful
Really, sir, do not understand YOU"
The index finger moved rapidly from
right to left. generally before the face,
means "EU h,ore," or simply NO" TO
move the right palm outward from the.
body toward aiiOtter person means Just
wait; III be eveli with you yet
The index finger on the temple, moved
with a boring twist, means He's
drunk
The right hand held to the lips, three
fingers doubled. thumb and little finger
erect, :yaries from He drinks" to "Have
one with me-
To moye the omn hand oyer the check
to the idiom "playitig the barber" and
means ITO fiatter.'
All four fingers and the thumb held
points together: and moved toward the
The right hand held before the face.
the two middle fiiigGrs moving RAPIDLY, is
Il familiar salutation.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-08-18
When Making a New Home.

Calculate in advance not only the cost
of building the house but the added cost
of furnishing it when finished, and keep
within your means. But if the error is
made, don't double it by furnishing tenn
porarily in the hope Of some day doing it
over again. 1t is much the better policy
to start with everything good, even if
that means to be short Il few pieces, for
good start demands a good continu-
ance; to fill house with things one
doesn't like, on the plea of Temporary"
IS to invite years-perhaps Il lifetime of
living without that kecnest and most
constant of all pleasures home
surroundings. y suggestion worth fol-
lowing is to concentrate the family birth
day and holiday gifts Oh the furnishing
OF room; i'll remarkably short time
the seemingly unattainable is attained,
and the doing of it gives living interest
not only to the room itself, but to the en-
TIRE home lifc.-A. Linn Murray in
Woman's Home Companion.