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PORTO RICAN AFFAIRS.
The Matter of Immigration to BE In
vestigated.

NesttEated.
Commissioner General Powderly. OF The
Bureau OF Immigration, has commissioned
Roman Dobler. one Of the oldes; and NEST
experienced inspectors of the port Of New
York, 10 proceed to Porto Rico and inves-
tigate the needs OF the immigration serv-
ice there, TO visit the various ports and
ascertain the number OF immigrants. 20
put the Alien Contract Labor law in exc
cution and TO put in force all laws OF the
service which are applicable to Porto Rico
according to the act Of Congress relating
to that island. Mr. Dobler will at once
leave for his new post
George Z. Baldwin, a special inspector
of the same service, has been assigned by
Chief Powderly 10 go 20 Hawaii and take
charge of the immigration service in Hon.
olulu- Mr. Baldwin is subject TO the or
ders Of the Collector OF Customs al Homo
lulu Mr. Baldwin is eminently fitted for
this position, as he is thoroughly familiar
with the rulings OF the Treasury Depart
ment regarding immigration. Mr. Pow
derly has authorized the Chinese inspector
at Honolulu 10 render aid and assistance
in the establishment OF the service on a
permanent and good working basis. Mr.
Baldwin has been studying the Chinese
language and is able To fairly converse IN
that difficult medium. He will leave on
June IS for his new post
Chief Clerk Larned, Of the Bureau OF In
migration. has been deputized by Chief
Powderly to proceed TO Hawaii later on
Mr. Larned's mission 10 Edwaii' IS for the
same purpose. as MI. Dcbler's mission o. 70
Porto Rico.
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men were asleep in the second room from
his. and he was alone in the darkness
with this strange presence. His over
wrought nerves demanded action. and
would no longer remain still. Selling
blanket. he leaped from the bed, and, Pro-
tecting his hand with the blanket. he
grappled in the darkness with the animal.
Promptly the challenge was accepted. and
a pair of great fangs pierced the blanket
and sank into his right hand. With his
left Mcmahon got :. grip on the brute's
throat, and wrenched his right hand
free, tearing two long gashes in the flesh
Then, stjll holding the throat with his
left, he wound the blanket and coverle:s
around the beasts head in an On
deavOr TO smother It His frantic grasp
on the throat of the animal was so fierce
that his thumb was sprained and almost
dislocated, yet that writhing, leaping form
threatened momentarily 10 get free from
his grip and clutch his own throat He
screamed for his hired men 10 bring
light that he might see. at least what he
was lighting. They Were so slow in com
ing that he knew that the battle would
be over before they arrived so he threw
his antagonist on the tioor and got outside
the door.
Then he told his hired men the situation
They lit lamps. armed themselves with
clubs. and peered cautiously in at the door
At first they could see nothing. but they
finally made out the form Of very large
coyote lying on the bed. He lay out
stretched with his paws on the pillow and
his head between them. just as the faithful
collie used 10 lie. The men wanted TO kill
him with their clubs but Mr. Mcmahon
forbade II and told them to drive him into
vacant room and hold him prisoner Mr
Mcmahon went 10 the kitchen and began
10 bathe his wounds while the men pre-
pared the room for the coyote.
Before they were ready he leaped out al
the window by which be had entered and
walked around TO the kitchen. Standing
on his hind legs the animal placed his
front feet on the window sill and for
several minutes stood gazing at Mr. McMa-
hon as he cleansed his lAcerated hand
Then he got down and walked dejectedly
away over the plain and was lost TO sight
Mr.. Mcmahon is greatly exercised over
the affair. believing that the brute was
suffering from rabies Those who are dis
posed 10 delve into the weird beliefs Of
the red men are wondering IL this may not
be the coyote who ate the heart OF the
collie and is now inhabited by his spirit.
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THE RAILWAYS OF SIBERIA
Producers and Consumers Brought
Into Direct Communication.

Grom tae North American Review
The construction Of the great Siberian
Railway has even now begun to produce a
marked effect on Siberian trade, which for
merly was carried on entirely BY nonopo-
lists. In each district or town there was
a local capitalist who laid in a stock of
goods at the fairs Of Nijni-Noygorod or
elsewhere, and then fixed his own prices
according TO the means OF his customers.
and competition was non-existent An
enterprising man who had neither capital
nor credit, could not compete with these
monopolists. because OF the absence OF
good means of communicated
This abnormal state of affairs is already
improving The railway which has con
nected Siberia with centres OF production
has rendered travelling cheaper and quicker
ana made capital circulate more freely.
People Of small means are now enabled to
make long Journeys for the purchase of
stock, and they can enter into direct COM
munication with tie producers and who.e-
sale merchants IN large centres. The
trade of Siberia has become more demo
cratic, and increasing competition has ef-
fected change in It's character
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IN THE DARK WITH A COYOTE.
The Strange Visitor That Came to a
Rnnchman,s Bedside

Ctrom the Denver Times)
Is il possible that there is. after all a
groundwork of truth under the old Indian
belief that when victor eats the heart
OF fallen foe he inherits the desirable
qualities Of that foe? case came to the
attention OF the police surgeon this morn
ing which reminds one very forcibly of that
legend
NJ. J. Mcmahon, a ranchman living near
River Bend, or the Union Pacific road
eighty-three miles east of Denver. came
into town this morning for surgical treat
ment, and the story he tells is weird and
startling in the extreme. Mr. Mcmahon is
not much interested in the psychic phe-
/nomena involved. nor is that to be ex-
pected when he apprehends that he is IN
danger Of hydrophobia. The prevention of
that dread malady and not the solution of
the problem of transmigration or kindred
questions is what brings him TO Denver
Mr. Mcmahon is a widower and lives
with two of his hired hands at his ranch
Yesterday morning he was awakened about
2 O'Clock by heavy blow against the win
dow near his bed. He lay still and listened.
and presently he-egain heard a sound as of
body being hurled against the window
Three times this was repeated and at the
fourth blow the window gave way with a
loud sound of Splintering frame and falling
glass. and an animal sprang into the room
1t was too dark for Mr.. Mcmahon to see
what kind Of a beast had come to visit
him. The room was very dark, and he had
not firearm in the house nor a weapon of
any kind at hand. So he lay quiet and
him, and finally laid its head on the bed
side. and. instead of leaping upon him as
he had feared. it stood quietly looking at
him, and finally lai dts head on the bed
and gazed at him. Its action was so much
like that Of collie which Mr.. Mcmahon
used TO keep that he put out his hand to
touch 1t. He put his hand on the animals
head and stroked ii down over the back
as he used to do his dog. and he did this
several times without sound or a motion
on the part of his strange visitor.
Then the weirdneSs. the strangeness. the
unnatuIalneSs of the euneanny situation
dawned rcon him. and he was seized with
terror. He was certain that he had either
a strange wild beast from the plains. or a
'--~A animal To deal with His ty- As--s
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A SUIT FOR SUPPORT.
Lula 1. McCabe Charges Her Husband
With DesertiOn.

Lula Irene McCabe today filed suit
against her husband. John L. McCabe, fer
separate support and maintenance. 1t is
stated by the complainant that her maiden
name was Lula Irene Latham. and lat in
September, 1896, she was married o the
defendant in this city. Since March /,
1895, Mrs McCabe states. her husband has
utterly ignored her, refused to recognize
her as his wife. and contribute to her sup
port, and refused to live with her.
Mrs. McCabe states that her husband Is
a painter by trade, and receives a salary Of
$40 per week.
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Washington stock Excbanre

Sales-NatiOnal Safe Deposit and Trust,
Sg134 3-4; American Security and Trust,
l7G2O0; National Union Insurance 1000
II IL; Capital Traction Scrip, S76GlO6 IL;
Capital Traction. 1061OS Ia. 45G103 is;
Washington Gas, 125653 "a; Mergenthaler
Linotype. 1Gd1S5 "a. 20GIS6 rs. l56Is7;
LEns,Cl MOnOtype. 225G12. After call
Capital Traction AS, s15006106 3-S; Amer
lean GraphophOne. 10G1z; Lanston Mono
type, 75qu rs; Mergentaaler Linotype,
l0MlS7
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TELEPHONE SYNDICATE PLANS.
Eastern Combines Negotiations for
Control i'm Illinois

CHICAGO. May 17.-Negotiations for the
sale OF the franchise Of the Illinois Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company 20 an East
ern syndicate may be closed next week
President Coffin. of the General Electric
Comfcny. will be in Chicago in few days
to examine the new telephone plant and
tunnels and confer with its officials
Mr.. Coffin Is said to represent the Wide
ner-Elkins syndicate, OF Philadelphia
which controls the Independent Telephone
Company of the Quaker City. and is opera
ting the telephone system in Baltimo-e e.
The syndicate is said to be desirous OF 90
ing into the telephone business In Chicago
and other Western cities The new com
pany may be used as a club to force the
Chicago Telephone Company TO sell out.
The evening times., 1900-05-17

meeting of the Metropolitan stockholders
will be held today to confirm the issuance
Of $1,000, 600 of new stock recently recon-
mended by the directors. The stock is to
be used in further improvements. II has
not yet been decided how this stock will
be distributed There has been some talk
of selling il in the market as the Pennsyl-
vania Railway did recently with a large is
sue. The usual way Of the Metropolitan
people has been to issue it to stockholders
at par and this would seem to be the better
Dlau
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SUIT AGAINST THE DISTRICT.
Three Hundred Dollars Claimed as
Damages for the Loss of n Horse.

Damages for the Loss of n Horse.
Washington Hart, through his attorneys
Miller & Wilson. today filed suit against
the District of Columbia, to recover $500
claimed as damages for the loss of horse
1t is explained that on February "a last,
while the plaintiff was driving his horse,
which was harnessed to wagon, through
the alley running from Thirteenth to
Fourteenth Streets, between N and o
Streets northwest. the animal stepped in
a hole in the sewer in the roadway. 1t
is stated that one OF the horses legs was
broken and the animal had to be killed
1t is further alleged that the accident was
the result OF carelessness and negligence
on the part of the defendant whose duty
was to have kept the hole in the sewer in
the alley strongly and securely fastened.
The evening times., 1900-05-17
New York Cotton Market.
STUDENTS TO DEBATE.
Georgetown Boys to Meet wisconsin
on the Forum

There will be a debate between repre-
sentatives from the law departments of the
University Of Wisconsin and of George
town University at the Lafayette Square
Opera House on Saturday evening
The theme of the debate will be, Shall
public utilities be controlled by private
capital or shall the same be exploited by
the municipalities" There will be no
charge for admission.
The committee which is looking out for
the interests of the Wisconsin University
people consists of Alex. c. Botkin. Horace
A Taylor, John NJ Ewing. all of this city
A reception and banquet will be tender
ed TO the Wisconsin University men to-
morrow night at the Hotel Dewey.
The evening times., 1900-05-17

II you drink Heurich's beer YOU will alwayS feel
comfortable, regardless Of the high temperature of
the day. Phone 634, arlington Botflins Company,
for a case OF MaerZen, Senate, OF Lager Beer
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DE-; Reed g
Specialist.

20 years practical experience in the treatment
Of chronic, nervous, and special diseases Of men
and women CONSULTATION FREE AND
CONFIDENTIAL. MEDICINES FURNISHED
READY FOR USE Charges low-cure guar
auteed
Children treated for half price Private wait
ing rooms
IS diplomas and certificates Special license
from the District Of Columbia TO treat
Obesity Rheumatism. Constipation, Piles,
Blood and Skin Diseases
Eye. Ear. Nose. Throat. Stomach. Bowels,
Lungs. Heart. Nerves, Brain, Bladder, and
kicnevs
Gonorrhoea. Lucorhoea- elect. Structure. Var
icocele, and Hydrocsle cured without detention
from business No painful or cutting ins.ru-
ment used Nervous and sexual debility. loss
By dreams. OF IN urine, pirnples the face,
Tushes Of blood 10 the head, pain in back.
confused ideas, fO1g tfulness. hashfulness loss
q manhood, and all private diseases Of both
sexes
Syphilis, all stages, blood poisoning, and
ulcers cured for life By safe methods
Once Hours, 10 TO l. 8 20 & Sundays, 10 70 u
myl5-u
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New York stock Market.

Corrected daily by W. B. Htcbs & Co.
members Of the New York Exchange. 1419
+ Street
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stop 1t, Grandpa;
BUY STOCKS.

The Federal Steel Co. have practically secured
control Of the metal group this slump-stocks
have passed into strong hands and advance is
sure 10 follow We trade in 1o-Share lots small
margins Cash settlements and quick service The
Iron trade is all right, also President Mckinley
and business prosperity
l. ID. FOWLER Co,
Stock Brokers,
1921 F. Phone 15+5.
my4-tf, en-
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Easier discount rates Ia Berlin and Lon
don and cheerful news for the British
from South Africa resulted in heavy buy
Ing Of American securities on the other
SIDE and in strong opening in the New
York market as we'll. London bought 20
600 shares OF stocks. principally the gTang-
ers and the Paciiics. and prices there were
from one-quaTter to CGe point above the
New York close. The opening OF this side
showed good gains in most Of the inter
national shares and in some other por-
tions OF the market as well Later there
was some selling on account of weakness
In Tobacco and Sugar, but before noon an
other revival began. Business was not
brisk, but the professionals generally were
taking the long side and there was some
commission house buying that was most
encouraging News on this side was all
satisfactory including an increase of earn
ings for the St Paul and a semi-oficial
announcement that the Atchison dividend
rate will be advanced to 2 1-2 pr cent semi
annually. Despite the gold shipments this
week il is now believed that the bank
statement Will show an increase in re-
serves, as the receipts from the interior
have been heavy. Money continued easy
this morning
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FOR SALE-BICHCLEs.
BICYCLES.
OUR PRICES MAKE OUR BUSINESS

OUR PRICES MAKE OUR BUSINESS
We guarantee every article Just Is represented
and on this plan we have built up the largest
bicvcle and ssIudry business in Washington We
are Offering Al special prices for Friday and Sal
uICay Brand new, MT sisssfs-Worn barhes AL-t0
Flyers So 30: Syracuse, S2l-s5; roqoois- Szl50;
Reading Sl975, Alma. S25; Sterling, SIS.
These bicycles are sold with theiT original name
plates. and are made up specially for this
sale They guaranteed as represented II not
We viii cheerfuliy refund your money BIZ request
Of our many customers We viii continue TO put
on the Morrow coaster and brake al special dis
count Special prices on all SunuricS- Pants
guards, Ic-; graphite. lc-; Se1rchliEht lamps.
81 ~; Brilliant Gas, Sis; all other high-gTade
lamps. 49c- up Tires. Goodrich. = So: Hartford.
SIS; other standard makes. from Sl-S5 up All
tires mechanically put free. New saddles:
Nesseug Browne, Perry Pneumatic. Garford. and
Christy, Sc; shop-worn saddles, sc up We
have Just received shOpworn and secondhand
Clev1lauds Colunbias, Keatings, Spanljia-ss, aud
Orients 10 be closed ont at very close figures KF
fore lokinG the field over come 10 W. We
save YOU money
NEW YORK CYCLE CO.
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Mrs. M. RENNER,

Legally licensed 10 practice Obstetrics in The Dis
trict u Columtia- Late resident assistant ot the
RoyaI Womcn's Hospital. Munich. Bavaria and
gold medal awarded .or proficiency in the science
Of Obstetrics II that institution. Private Szni-
Trained nurse and esPert attending physicians %
rreat al diseas-s OF woman. otice hours 10 a. =
70 D. N 62J Pa ave NV, Washington. d. g
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Metropolitan and the other traction secu-
rites were all strong this morning. A
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chic.go Grain and ProvisIon Mnrkel

Corrected daily by W. B. Hibbs & Co,
members Of the New York Exchange, 141e
+ Street.
The evening times., 1900-05-17
Loans Of $40

Wagons stc. at lowest rates and on the day
you apply We are lOaning on the Building and
loan Association plan, which makes the cost OF
carving loans much less than you pay else
where and allows you 10 pay it Of in any sized
notes you desire. running from one 10 twelve
months You only pay for the use OF money for
the length OF time you carry it II you have a
loan with some other company viii pay IL
Of ana advance you more money II desired. Rates
ehes-fuIiy given and no cost to you unless loan
IS s-s.e Leans made anywhere In the District
Call and ges rates Front room, nrst door. Sci
entifc American Building.
National Mortgage Loan Co.
62S Street n. W,
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MADAME JONES card reader and palmist tells
past, present. and future: 25c sos I2th s..
NV. myl5-St
Mr. L NORRIS. BaltimO7e's talented medium. at
80 Sth ST Nv. daily from 10 70 G. Sunday
included seances Tuesday and Friday O. m;
Wednesdays. 2:3O p IL Sunday nights az Mac
c4bce Temple. SIS 9th ST nv; good music; silver
collection. myI1-7t
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MIN THEO,

nous Cl4irvoyaEt and P2lrnist- Consult her
business love. ard family Affairs; rcuEi5es tie
separated; removes spells; causes speedy mar
riages. and gives luck. Open daily German
spoken. 25c and Soc g2s Il ST nv. myI5-9t
The evening times., 1900-05-17

--
The grangers were the conspicuous feat
ures of thS list Atchison advanced to 70
on very heavy foreign and commission
buying. st. Paul got above III and Rock
Island above l07 Burlington held its own
at the high level established yesterday.
but at first did not get much above yes
terday's best figure The statement made
in the Street yesterday, but not credited
everywhere, that the Atchison Company
will pay per cent rate on the preferred
STICK was given semi-oficial confirmation
this morning. The st. Paul weekly state
ment shows an increase of $17, ,6e4 in gross
earnings. The sentiment regarding the
grangers is distinctly hopeful, and the
probability is that they will get to higher
prices this week and next.
Tobacco was the weak feature Of the
market in the morning hour 1t opened
up TO 90 and tumbled rapidly to S9 Some
recovery was made from this level but
there was good selling all the time and the
Street talks Of a lower level for the stock
IN the near future. 1t is announced that
new tObOcco company is to be formed
with large capital as a competitor for
the trust. 1t will be called the Interna-
tional Tobacco Company and will have
capital Of $25, ,000. .000 The statement is
made that a number of the independent
companies will join it. So much seems to
be true, but other stories regarding the
new concern foated in the Street this
morning are not so credible. One OF these
is 10 the effect that Mr.. Arents, ''the df
rector OF the American Tobacco Company
who has resigned viii Join the new con-
Germ As matter of fact Mr.. Arents has
not resigned from the directorate of the
trust, and does not intend TO as far as
can be learned. He resigned as treasurer
OF the company, stating as his reason that
he wished to make long trip TO Europe
Mr.. Arents is perhaps not on the best
terms with some of the Tobacco people on
account of his speculative prOclivities. but
there has been no bad break between them.
Boston brokerage firm that has made
some computations regarding the steel and
iron securities states that the market value
Of the stocks Of the ten leading comuanjes
at their highest prices last yea was over
S4ls.eO0.oOo. Their present market value
is about S2se ooe. eco and the shrinkage has
been $l36.00 eco or about a third. With
the trade in excellent condition and with
the outlook bright for the coming year the
preferred shares of these companies .espe-
Cislly seem most attractive at their present
level.
The evening times., 1900-05-17

FOR SALE-NeW bicycle with guaranteed tires,
SIS. az 76 / 81. West
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WE ARE closing out 200 high-g1sde bicycles at
great sacrifice; bicycle repairing Cur sp- cialty;
cutting down frames so; crarneliay .. ;hor-
eiI-h mechanical Ovcrhauiing, 81 LABJEISH,
bievele Inachinist, TIT 9th St NV ryI5-St
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FOR SALE-Fine lady's Eclipse bicycle and lamp;
cost Sl0G: price. Sll I2I4 ID ST nr. myl6-St
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SAVE MONEl BY calling on us when YOU wani 10
buy bicycle goods. we sell evCTltijng that
comes for .ile and sell at 10 per cent les than
any store IN the city And so blEes. thsy
stand examination better than any SIS wheel in
the citv; they are good ones. but II YOU want one
little better in finish, etc have them at
s.. $50 SIS: give Us a call and see how wei We
can prove these statements NAT CYCLE CO.
1871 Pa ave- WASHINGTON, ID. c myI5-tf
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FOR SALE-Gent's wheel, slightly used, cheap.
Address BOX Il. this Office. myI5-St
FOR SALE-..Sarche's OryGonor Victory at half
priee. Room Il. Warder Building. 9th ard
4 - NV rnNln-at. en-
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BONDS.

o's. 1902. 80 year funding gold. l02 go.
rs. 1901. water stock" currency. ...- 80.
"a 1893. water stock" currency - --
running CURRENCY 900 s--.--- I-O
Az
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Washington MOrt;age Loan CT
6fOF Street n. w

WILL loan from SIS to 500 on approved colIat-
eraL Address Box 25. this office. myI4- 81. en-,