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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-02-25
For II Change of Power.

The Commissioners have replied to 4
request from T. J. King, Secretary of the
Columbia Railroad Company, for permits
sion to proceed with the work of chang
ing the motive power of the line from
cable to electricity, by asking the COM
pany to submit certificate from the City
and Suburban Railway Company, consent
ing to the proposed plan of construction at
Fifth Street and Massachusetts Avenue.
and at North Capitol and H Streets north
west.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-02-25
CONDITION OF THE CITY HALL.
a Request for Information Made by
Chairman Mercer.

A communication has been sent TO Jus
tice Hagner, OF the Supreme Court of the
District, announcing the receipt by the
District Commissioners of a letter from
Representative Mercer. Chairman of the
House Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds, asking for information as to The
condition Of the building now occupied by
the District Courts. This building is not
under the jurisdiction of the District Com
missioners and the matter was referred TO
Justice Hagner for that reason. A re-
quest has been made that Inspector of
Buildings Brady be directed to secure the
desired information.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-02-25

we'll. able to attend to all my duties and
believe owe my life and continued good
Cure
This is only one case among thousands
in which Warmers Safe Cure has been the
means of curing the distressing ailments
peculiar to women
Thine and again it has proved to be I'M
equaled for giving quick and permanent
relief."q
mo woman who wishes to escape misery.
to avoid suffering, to replace delicacy and
weakness with health and strength, can
afford,to be without this grand discovery"
1T is a remedy that can be relied upon,
remedy that never fails and one that has
proved TO be woman's best friend"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-02-25

Justice Cox yesterday issued an order
for the arrest of James T. Keleher The
order was made in connection with the
proceedings instituted against him by his
wife, Mary NJ. Keleher, for divorce. The
court allowed his wife alimony, which KEEL
cher has refused to pay.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-02-25
S. KAHN, SONS & co.
Sth and Market Space.

CTND AGE Separate rooms, 81 per
DioNHNL- month; goods iHsured;"
packing and hauling done at reasonable rates:
Oosns can be obtained on goods stored with u.s..
NORTHWEST STORAGE HOUSE,
3I6 3le sth -. NV,
Opposite Kann's i4l 3mo
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-02-25
THE DEFICIT COVERED.
Winding Up the Charity Work Done
bN Police.

Major Sylvester is winding up the charity
work which engrossed the attention of the
police and the public of the city during
and after the blizzard. Since the an
nouncement that the work had to cease
for lack of funds, emergency contributions
have been received by the Chief of Police
sufficient to enable him to make up the
deficit of about $500 caused by expenditures
in excess of receipts. Major Sylvester
promised to have all bills settled by the
last of the month, and says a full report
will be made about that time of the relief
work.
Phone G3I, Arlington Bottling Co.. for case
Of licurich's Maerzen Senate Extra Pale, or
Lager Beer. They are the best
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-02-25
vh., Your Gard Club Meet.

At your home-Irt us serve all the Refreshments.
We'll take entire charge Give personal at
tention to every detail. C. b. Woodbury., l26
9th Street,
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-02-25
At the Busy Corner
China and
HOuSeWare
Doiings,

'Tisn't easy 10 tell you how
good a value each and every one
of these items is. or how much
under every stores price. It's
an old storv-this undersclling
of ours. Yet there's always
new and charming aspect to 1t.
But. today there is really nov
eltv in the history-for our bar
gain tales have always been and
ALWAYS will be chronicles of fact
and not fancy-the novelty of eli
making in bargains, when new
stacks are taking their places III
the department.
Clothes wringer. family size, with white
rubber rollers. s1.50 is the regular Q1t
sl.75 Universal meat chopper. reg qXC
ular family size .----...-.-..-----'''
Ash SITTER, with hardwood cover. 3lC
Worth SOC
SQUARE bread box. neatly japanned 1QC
and decorated ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Galvanized iron garbage can, hold TAG
ing Il quarts, with cover Worth soc.
The Handy Stepladder, strongly made
and easily handled. Each is neatly paint
ed. 3-foot. 29c; 4-foot, sec; 5-foot, 7Ql
55c: 6-foot, csc; 7-foot.
Coal Hods-extra large-made of &c
heavy iron-worth 24c......-.----'.-
Glass Oil Cans. bound with tin nc
one gallon size-25c grade.
Walnut Hat Racks, with Z pins. &c
strongly made. ..-.-....--.-..-..'-'.
Full size Zine Wash Boards.........'
Market Baskets-with covers and QC
two handles. .--....-......-.....--
cakes Rabbits Soap for..........1
A box OF Enameline Stove Polish.....J
French Ball Bluo-one-half pound. o
Miller Silver Polish.
Fine quality Toilet Paper.
Large box of toothpicks.
Handsomely decorated Royal Blue Din
ner and Tea set, 100 pieces. New Il AZ
shape. Regular price sI.50........ o''o
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-07
DIE D..

BROwN--In South Auburn. 9Th inst.
Gottfried Brown. aged 80 years
BOwEN--In Attleboro. near Hebron
vile. 4th inst. Abby Allen. widow OF
Simeon Bowen, aged Il years.
DARCY-In this city 9Th inst. Johan-
ma, daughter OF Elizabeth and the
late John O'Day. and wife OF John
Darcy.
DERMODY-Tr this city. 9Th inst
Hannah. wife of Martin Dermody.
FULLERTON-In this city. 9th inst
Alexina. wife OF Joseph Fullerton.
M'KIEENAN-In this city. 9Th inst
Patrick ]. McKiernan. Residence..o 90
Walling street.
MARTIN--In this city. suddenly. sth
inst, Anna Potter. daughter of
George r. and the late Abby +. Mar.
tin. aged Is years.
MERIGAN--In this city. 5th inst. 10.
hannah. wife OF the late John Ner4.
gin OF rs Pekin street.
RING-In this city. 9Th inst. Rebeco,
l.. Ring. aged 80 years.
TOwNE--In Johnston 5th inst Maria
cutler. wife OF Joshua Towne. aged
20 years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-07
COINS FROM NOAHS Time,


| Charles Seymour, formerly United
States Consul to China, recently pre-
sented to Mrs. Stanford for the Leland
Stanford Junior Museum. a rare col
lection of $50 Chinese coins. Some OF
them date back almost to the time OF
Noah and the Flood. and they repre-
sent almost every dynasty, from the
fire-breathing "Shun," who reignsi y.
G. 2215.to the present weakling who has
| just been thrust from his throne. saws
the San Francisco Chronicle.
| Numismatics was one of the hobbies
of the late Senator Stanford and when
Stanford University was founded it's
museum fell heir to one Of the rarest
collections of coins in this country. II
contains coins OF nearly every age and
from every realm, money made from
rocks and shells to the coins OF purest
gold. The late accession To the colIec-
ton is, therefore, greatly valued.
The oldest coin of the Chinese coIlec-
tion bears the date B. C.. 2512 TO II. G
2435. This was the legendary period.
known as the age OF five rulers and
this especial coin bears the stamp OF
Kas Yang She. This strange piece of
copper was passing currency soon after
Noah alighted from his ark. "In the
times of Noah's sons. Shem, Ham and
Japhet. between the Deluge and the
Tower of Babel" the collector has
marked upon them.
Following this comes n coin fSom the
"Hia dynasty" II. G. 2205 10 1878 The
characters upon this coin are still plain.
and could be easily translated by any
Chinese philologistThis coin. like some
OF those of the Chow dynasty" is
made OF iron.
One of the strangest coins of the coll
lection is the swords" coin OF the
"Chow dynasty" which belongs TO the
times OF Cheops. David. Solomon. "a
chariah, Draco. Confucus. Cyrus Al
exander xerxes. Ptolemy and ScipIo
Confucius mentions this coin I'm his
writings and comments upon it's singu-
larity. IL seems remarkable that such
n clumsy coin should have remained i'm
use as currency for such long time
For 200 years after . 4. -. the Chinese
mind turned once more 90 novelties. for
the collection shows coins that were
I'm use during that period which arc
quite az remarkable as the Sword
cash" They are known as knife cash"
and fork cash" names quite appro-
pirate Judging from the forms OF the
pieces. The first circular coins seem To
have appeared B. c. 221.
There is given an interesting series
W coins which circtDlted between A. ID.
SIS and 90S These are OF copper. Mr.
Seymour has also made extensive coll
cctions OF Chinese coins OF the later
periods. including the silver CONS OF
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-07

That closer. more frequent and di-
rect steamship communication is an
important factor i'm obtaining the COM
merce OF countries which can be reach
ed only by steamship lines is evidenced
by the more rapid growth OF our ex-
ports TO the countries fronting upon
the Caribbean sea, with which fairly
satisfactory steamship connections now
exists. and suggests the advantages
which may be expected TO accrue 20 our
trade with at least the western coast
NJ South America when an isthmian ca
nal shall place Ecuador. Peru, Bolivia.
Chile in as direct communication with
ports OF the United STATES as those
fronting upon the Caribbean now pos
sess. With steamship route TO West
en South America by way of the 18TH
mus, the completion OF the trans-An-
dean road connecting Western South
America a0 Valparaiso with Eastern
South America AT Buenos Ayres and
Montevideo. and increased steamship
facilities between our ports and those
of both coasts of South America. the
manufacturers and producers OF tho
United States may reasonably expect
To increase their sales in those markets.
30 which their annual exports are now
but one-third of their annual imports
from them.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-07

The men identified with securing a
standard plan FOR puDhc school houses
have saved the municipality lot or
expense as we'll as providing n large
number OF wholly satisfactory build
ings thst may well be- esteemed az
modsis. Their idea 10 word has been
wholly jusafisd by the results and be-
fore any change is made. or the sitv
goes BACK 70 the old scheme OF a new
design FOR every new building. the
committee on city properly and thu cl,y
council ought to give the subject a
good deal OF thought.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-07

A study OF the map OF the world, Land
| especially that which SHOWS the rela-
tlon of South America TO the United
States and Europe, seems to offer a
| partial explanation TO the anomalous
conditions with reference to the trade
OF all the countries lying south OF the
| eastern-most point Of South America
| and stretching up its westerly coast.
| The commerce OF the world reaching
! Brazil (south of the Amazon), Uruguay
Paraguay, and Argentina on the At
lantic coast: and Chile, Peru,
Ecuador and the interior State of Boz
iiv1u, ON the west. must reach them by
water. and their sales to other parts of
the world must also go by water. An
examination OF the map and routes of
steamships. the sole vehicles of trans
portation for these countries, shows
that the markets of Europe are practi.
cally as near TO all of South America
fronting on the Atlantic and Pacific as
are those of the United States. The
easternmost point OF South America ex-
tends 26O0 miles farther east than New
York, and the sailing distance from
that point to New York is actually
greater than that 10 the cities of South
ern Europe and but slightly less than
to the principal commercial cities OF
England and Germany. our greatest |
rivals. This fact of itself |
would place the United States upon |
an equal footing with Eu-
rope in the matter of proximity alone; |
but when il is considered that nearly
all of bhe steamship lines entering
South American ports are controlled
by European capital and European in
terests, il is not surprising that large
share of their commerce should be di-
verted TO Europe. Naturally consid-
cradle share OF their exports goes di-
rect TO Europe. and TO that extent il
would be quite reasonable TO expect
that their purchases would be from
that part OF the world.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-07

were nearing the town they were met
Dy band of masked zen on horse
back who covered the party with rifles
ana prevented the crossing or the
bridge Rifles ana revolYxrs were used
freely, and while all of the sheriff y
posse escaped. three OF the Italians
were Killed. Two others took 20 night
dnu MADE their escape into ghe woods.
Ihfte more Italians were lynched at
haiNllle, La, In 1896. This was another
ease or race hatred and a remote Sc
guel 70 the New Orleans affair Again
itaiy protested and demanded repara-
,,oii' again assurances- We're given by
inIs government. and there Is no doubt
MAJ maj adequate Indemnity viii be paid.
ne lynchings OF last week at Tallulah.
"a, make the fourth affray of this Kind
III Whicn Italians have been the VIC
Inlo. Inc Italian government Is act
lns vigorously in this hast outrage. and
NnIle not disposed 10 assume bellig-
srene mood while Inquiries are I'm prog
os, Vhere Is Reason ID believe that
itaiy mas about reached the limit of
endurance and that these repeated out
RACES Will have TO be suppressed.
Mob rule in Louisiana led To the pre-
sehpation OF a claim by Great Britain.
pufing the race war between the
plachs and whites OF New Orleans
'ea. disorder prevailed on the levees.
80 one on the riots. James Balm, purser
vi .he british steamship Engineer. re-
.siseo nVe gunshot wounds i'm the head
anu one In the right arm. Sir Julian
,aunceiote took up his case. and on
@ tnc recommendation of the President,
Nifty Balm.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-07

When "Bix Six" representing labor.
and The Sun, standing for capital.
draw swords a contest of supreme in
ferest and Importance ds to be expected.
strike in The Sun establishment is so
unusual as TO comman,. special inter
est, a,--ay. The Sun is a friend of
labor in it's own domestic economy be-
ycnd the average establishment. in
dustrial or Journalistic although Il
makes no special BOAST of being a
friend 10 the workingman." on the
other hand. big Six" is second only
TO the Brotherhood OF Locomotive En-
gineers as model of labor organlza-
tions- But 1. IL to be remembered
that the Brotherhood Went down To
moifstrous failure -iR the great Bur-
,ington strike and perhaps the result
will show that Big Six" has run up
against an unnecessarily hard PROPOSE
tion in getting up row with The sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-07

The Commerce Of the countries lying
south of the United States and the
share OF the various nations eherein
are discussed In considerable detail in
the June Summary OF Commerce 4
Finance. just issued by the Treasury
Bureau of Statistics. The commerce or
the United States with the American
countries lying south OF her borders
has long been an object of solicitude 10
our Statesmen. economists. and bust
ness men. With the English-speaklng
people OF American territory lying up
on the north our commercial relations
have rapidly grown and proven mn.
tually satisfactory. with those OF an.
other language, occupying contiguous
territory at the south the growth has
been slower and less satisfactory. ana
as the distance increases the growth
decreases. To British North America
the United states supplies 50 per cent
OF the total imports for consumption.
to Mexico. equally adjacent, but speak
ing another language than our own A
per cent; 20 the Central American
STATES next removed by distance
'no"sn rapidly reached by water ana /
now being tapped by railways. S7 per
cent 70 Colombia. a trine farther ~.
moved, but equally accessible bv IA
rect water transportation. 20 per cen,
To Nenezuela. equally accessible. p 49,.
cent; to ,he West Indies, which n. a.
clos proximity. but which have be,n
UP % the present time controlled sv
commercial nations whose policy ,n
many cases has been 90 retain Their
conmerse FOR their own people. 20 ~,
cent TO abe Guianas. also readily
reached by water - per cent of the
imports into British Guiana, H. per
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-07

New England has rarely furnished
two such horrors of a single day as
marked Sunday in Maine and Connecti-
cut, the giving way OF gang plank
arrangement that precipitated a
hundred people into the water. at least
a score of whom were drowned and the
jumping of trolley car from trestle
into stream below by which nearly
twice that number were instantly
killed, more by the crushing through
the bottom OF the car which had
turned over, of the heavy mass consti-
tuting the motive machinery than by
drowning. That both accidents We're
absolutely without reasonable excuse
only adds TO their dreadfulness. There
is never amy satisfactory explanation
TO be made for "A case of structural
weakness exposed under only ordinary
conditions, such as was the case with
tIle Calamity at Mt. Desert and while
trolley car may occasionally Jump a
track. the fact that the trestle at
Bridgeport was absolutely unguarded
by rail. places the blame for that dis
aster ON the shoulders OF the local
authorities or the railroad company
whichever was responsible for the de-
feet
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-07

BUT this condition of trade with the
| countries bordering upon the Gulf q,
Mexico and the Caribbean Sea is graft
flying when compared with the trade re-
lations OF the United States with the
countries Of South America bordering
upon ths Atlantic and Pacific oceans
OF the total imports OF all South Amer
lea, 81 per cent. is taken by the coun-
tries bordering upon the two oceans,
and but l3 per cent. by those bordering
upon the Caribbean. Marching down
the eastern coast OF South America, we
find Brazil importing. i'm 1897. goods to
the value of over $l05, ,O00, 900, of whicn
the United States supplied about i2
per cent; Uruguay and Paraguay s22.-
than per cent; and Argentina $685.
100000 OF which less than per cent.
was from the United States, while a
tour of the Pacific coast shows impor-
tations into Chile OF $4,000, 900: Peru,
So, 500. 600; Bolivia, $ll. 100000. and Ecua-
dor, $7,OOO,OOO. the proportion from the
United States averaging about 10 per
cent. Thus the northern coast of South
America, fronting on the Caribbean
Sea, imports goods 10 the value of $780,
900. 900, OF which we supply an average
Of % per cent. the eastern coast 'front.'
ing on the Atlantic. $222, 600, 900, and the
Pacific coast, $5l .O0O,00 of which our
is in each case about 10 per
cent.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-07
HER CASE IS A
HOPELESS ONE.
Mrs. Ida A. FIagIer Formally
Adjudged to Be Insane.
Wife OF STANDARD OIL OFFICER
Demented Woman Is the Possassor Of
Property Worth Over a Million.
HUSBAND WILL MANAGE HER ESTATE.
Gives Bond Of $2,s0o.ooo phvIc ans Tssib
That Mrs. fIaglsr Believes She Is Princess OF
Tsck. and 10 Allied TO Tho Gar.
HUSBAND WILL MANAGE HER ESTATE.

New York. Aug. Mrs Ida A. Flag
Ter, herself a millionaire. and the wife
OF Henry M. Flagler, of the Standard
oii Company, has been judicially ad-
Judged insane and incompetent TO
manage herself or her estate. Judge
Fitzgerald OF the Supreme court, has
confirmed the findings OF a sheriff S
jury passing upon her incompetency.
and appointed her husband committee
OF her person and property. He is
required 20 give bond in the sum of
81, 800, 600
William j. A. McKim, Dr. Allen
t1tch and James s. Meng commits
sloners appointed by Judge Bishoff, of
the supreme court, conducted the in
curry into Mrs. Flagler's sanity in pri-
Vate, with the assistance of the law
yers engaged in the case.
Mrs. Flagler's estate including 2i2o
shares of Standard Oil Trust stock.
wauh a market value of $3.50 each 3O6
shares OF National Gas Trust stock.
with a market value OF $lTO each. and
S223, ~ IN various banks. is placed
at Sl,3I9,000, yielding an annual income
or $4,000. She also owns @ house and
grounds in st. Augustine, Fla, valued
at $4,000.
Mrs. Flagler. who has been an inmate
of the institution of DIR. Carlos +. Mac
Donald, in Pleasantville, near White
Plains. since March, 1897. was not pro-
duced before the commissioners and
sherins jury, because ner physicians
declared 1t would be improper and un-
safe. Drs. George G.. Shelton, her
family physician since 1886; Sheldon III.
Tallcott- in charge OF the -AIlidletown-
state hospital, and Charles +. Mac
Donald all agreed that her case was
one of chronic delusional insanity. and
almost hopeless.
DIR. Shelton testified that she picked
up pebbles on the beach, saying they
hao been brought from Arabia, and
would cure all diseases. She believed
she had communication with the Car
OF Russia, called herself his morgana-
TIC wife and said she had sent him
many valuable presents of jewelry.
DR.. Talcdtt declared she had delu-
sions of persecution, grandeur and con-
spiracy thought she was being poison
ed: imagined Sc was the Princess
Teck and at times believed she was
divorced.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-07
Our Greenbacks Are Good Enough.
To the Editor of the News


Uncle Josh wishes to kindly thank
you for the squib of August 4. The
time has come to speak plainly. A de-
termined effort will undoubtedly be
made at the next session of congress
TO turn over To the banks the Issue and
control of all the paper currency, there
by by substituting the non-legal tender
notes of corporations for the green
backs and other United States legal
tender money. This question needs
only to be stated TO disclose its tran
scendent Importance at this moment.
To coin money 10 provide safe and
sufficient circulating medium IL one OF
the chief powers of all governments.
There ss none more important. Money
is the vital force OF commerce and in
dustry. Upon it's supply and proper
regulation the prosperity of the coun-
try large depends. To put the power
10 issue and control the currency OF a
people into the hands OF individuals or
corporations. to be supplied or withheld
as their interests may dictate. is 10
constitute a money trust that will
dominate all other trusts and finally
control the government itself. The
dangers lurking in this currency
scneme are therefore not less To be
feared than those which followed the
demonetization OF silver In 1873. Hence
this phase OF the money question
presses for discussion now 1t is over
shadowed by no other-neither trusts
nor the Philippine warrior il Is pri-
may to both OF these. as IL lis i'm all
other questions essential to q nations
welfa- whether in war or peace. The
Chicago platform OF 1896 is scientific
ally sound on this vital question and Il
must be left to stand along with the
silver question as one Of the vital is
sues of 1900. UNCLE JOSH.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-07

Motor1nan Able. VINO lost his life in
the collision on the Sea View road yes
terday. was as great hero as was
ever any soldier who fell at the front.
lie seems to have been in no wise re-
sponsible for the collision between the
cars, and his condarct when ne saw that
collision was inevitable was cool head
ed and skillful. IL was rounded out by
the last act that man in a position Of
responsibility in time or danger can
perform. when everything else there is
to do has been done-lhe stuck to his
post and gave his life.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-07

Up 70 this point the study Of the
growth Of commerce between the
United states and other American
countries is fairly satisfactory Be-
ginning with 80 pr cent. of the import
trade OF Cansda, 40 per cent OF that OF
Mexico and ranging on downward
along the Gulf OF Mexico and the Car
OF the commerce OF those countries is
enjoyed by the people OF the United
States; though il will be conceded we
have a right TO expect larger share
OF the commerce of the countries lying
so near at hand, especially in view of
the fact that our purchases from them
are much larger than our sales TO them.