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North Park union., 1900-12-28
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A frssh supply Of Candle. at Ca.
proa'A
Did You hang up your stocking
Monday nightf
Kimball Organs and Pianos At Ca
poen'a s
Mn Htardsvant = rsposlsd ~ hav-
Ing Il Grippe III wssk.
Roy, Weed eAlne np fom Raesnp.
rasat ~ nst q - wssk
North Park union., 1900-12-28
4 Bona ,Fid4 ssIary-$l2 weekly

Man and appoint and some to travel
Others for weekly salary and Old essb
shd house permanent POSITIONS rd advancemenf ano
incEesse of wages. Write st onoe. Address
BuTLER 4 ALGER Dept. E. New Haven. Conn
North Park union., 1900-12-28

p PARx uN1oM IL entered
Mcs at Walden, Larimer
Hdo. every Friday ss SEQ
North Park union., 1900-12-28

|tMsER 10. 1900.
North Park union., 1900-12-28

Saioous, Nsvs-Stsnds. General Stores and Barber,
Shops They Danish pain. induce sleep and prolong life.
One gives rssfi No matter what's the mattsr one will
do you good. Ten samples and thousand testi.
nooials BY mall to any address receipt OF price,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-19
THE coUNTRY,s COMMERCE.
Exports and Imports for 1880
Amount to over S2.OOO.OOO. 900.

Exports and Imports for 1890
Amount to over S2.OOO.OOO. 900.
The foreign commerce Of dJhe United
States in 1899 amounted 10 over two billion
dollars and Of this enormous sum. more
than three-hfths was exports and less than
twO-dfths imports. The exact figures. just
ISSUED by the Treasury Bureau OF Stats
ties. are. Imports. S7s9.S34,620, exports
S1.275.fS5.64I. excess Of exports over inn
ports. S475. G52 C2I
The excess of exports Is larger than in
any preceding year except 1885. or the cx-
ports. manufactures form larger proper
ton than ever before. while of the imports
raw materials for use Of our manufacturers
form a larger proportion than ever before
or the exports more than 80 per cent are
manufactures. against 20 per cent in the
fiscal year 1881. % per cent in 1898. 20 per
cent in 1885. Is per cent in 1879. and L
per cent in 1860.
or the imports a3 per cent aye articles
in "a crude condition which enter into the
various processes OF domestic industry
against 20 per cent in 1890. - per cent in
1892. % per cent in 1889. and 20 per cent In
1855 Products Of agriculture form 63 per
cent OF the exports. against 80 per cent ia
1SgS. > per cont In 1N94, a per cent in 1884
and So per cent in 1850. while agricultural
products classified as articles OF food aud
live animals form 20 per cent OF IN, Im-
ports. against 90 per cent In 1896, 81 per
/ cent in 1886. and "a per cent in lSSi
study Of the imports and exports OF
1899 compared with those of earlier years
presents some interesting facts. From 1869
TO 1893 imports doubled while exports
quadrupled The imports i'm 1862 were
S43S. 455 sq4 and the exports $685.. go sSs
making an excess Of imports over exports
amounting 10 S1Ol .O7s 9e6 while. as above
indicated. the excess OF exports in ISS" Is
$475. c5202I. Relatively the proportion Of
/ free and dutiable goods IN the list OF inn
ports differs very greatly IN the figures o.
1899 from those OF 1859. only S2I.775. 6f3 OF
the total Of SfsS 455. Ss4 imported in 1869 be-
ing admitted free of duty. while in 1899
SOL S14. 00f OF the S7gg 50. $40 imported
came I'm free Of duty.
Exports OF foreign merchandise form
smaller percentage year by year of our to-
tai exports though this is due 10 the very
rapid increase in expectation OF domestic
merchandise the value OF foreign mCT-
chandise exported in 1899 being about dou-
bic that OF 1869. while the exports OF do
nestle merchandise in 1899 were four times
| as much as m 1869.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-19
AN AUTO RUNS AWAY.
Excitement in New York Caused nv
an Electric Hanson.

Excitement i'm New York Caused nv
an Electric Hanson.
NEW YORK. Jan. 19.-In charge of Wal
ter NARROW, of $50 Eighth Avenue. an eIeo
trio hanson ran away in Union Square yes
terday afternoon. dashed into Washing
toms statue. smashed the iron fence about
it, and then made frantic efforts TO climb
to the top. Fortunately the electricity
gave out before further damage was done
Yarrow WIS whirling down Fourth Ave
nue. with a fare at 4:30 O'Clock. keeping
in the ear tracks, when a car overlook
him at Fifteenth Street and forced him to
get out of the way. In his haste the man
turned the vehicle too sharply. the wheels
slipped on the wet tracks and Yarrow vas
thrown to the pavement. He fell in front
of che hanson. and before he could roll
out Of danger one of the wheels passed
over his body The vehicle then started
straight down the avenue at full speed.
A crowd followed. shouting to drivers to
clear the way for the runaway. Apparent
~ the man in the vehicle was ignorant or
anything wrong. for he leaned back in the
seat calmly smoking a cigar Had the
driver been in his place he could not have
guided the cab more directly for the statue
of Washington
1t struck the iron fence surrounding the
statue with such force as TO smash one OF
the granite posts that supported it, and car
~ away ten feet of the railing. The fare
when the cab hit the fence jumped 20 the
ground and was seen running Through
| Fourteenth Street.
Policeman Barrett. Of the West Thrift
eth Street station, had Yarrow taken Il
Bellevue Hospital and then ne turned his
attention TO the automobile which had
| firmly wedged itself against the statue, the
| wheels revolving at full speed
Barrett was not familiar with the neth-
anism of the vehicle and did not know.
how to shut off the electricity A crowd
Of probably 1.0o0 persons gathered. bat
no one knew any more than the policeman
/ did.
/ The company owning the cab was -
/ formed Of the accident. but before any oil
| Its wor1men arrived the electricity and
! exhausted itself.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-19
No Delay ia Canal Legislation.

No Delay in Canal Legislation.
Sentiment in both Senate and House is
so strongly in favor Of immediate legisla-
ton and action in the matter OF building
the Nicaragua Canal, it is probable that
the Hepburn bill may become law within
thirty DAYS, just as Senator Morgan pre-
dicted. He has the committee report
ready. and. as far as we can learn, it will
not meet with any opposition whatever.
objections on the part OF persons like
Wellington and Pettigrew not being re-
garded rs entitled to notice.
The interesting and satisfactory phase of
the matter is the general non partisan
unsnimity in which Senator'S and Mem
bers are arrayed for the canal for the Nj
caragua route. and fol American ownership.
control. and defence. The proposition Of
naturalization possibly may be viewed
with disiavor in Europe but when the lib
erality and equity Of our view is under
stood it is not likely that there will be
any misunderstanding or trouble Both
might accrue if we were to do what Great
Britain would like us to. that is. divide
control with that government. We love
our lion brother too fondIy ever to tempt
him into a position where his poor fallen
nature might lead him into evil courses
some day when our back was turned. Be
sides which. If we were to give England
special advantages. facilities. and interests.
such as were contemplated in the violated
and abandoned Clayton BuIwer Treaty.
Russia. Germany. and France could and
would say with just reason tEu We ought
to and must place them on an equally de-
sirable footing
There is not the slightest doubt that 1t
will be a disappointment to the British
I Government 20 see the Nicaragua Canal
I constructed operated aud fortified by the
United States. John Bull is tender in the
region Of his feelings and when they are
| injured the growl OF the guiueas which line
4 him is heard i'm the land. But he will
( have to take his medicine in the canal
/ case. just as he viii in that Of the Alas
( kan boundary. In the one we shall not al
I low any Clayton Bulwer foolishness. and
( in the other his predatory Instincts. or
/ rather those Of his lovc-chiId. Canada viii
| have 90 be rcpressed. We are not migrate
aus lN iNtlHiliF ltAI.ailtN lI ilAt Nl'tAilali
war. but We can hardly be- expected to sell
the shingles from our roof and strip our
/ selves in payment.
The idea Of Senator Morgan and his
colleagues. that while in peace the canal
should be open 10 the commerce OF an ma
tions on equal terms. lis just and agreeable
TO American standards of amity and COM
iiy But SO is the other proposition that
when the United States chances 10 De at
war the ships Of It's enemy shall be ex-
cluded. The country will definitely in
sist upon that for. as everybody knows
the interoceanic waterway when complet-
ed practically viii form a part OF our ma
tioual coast line. and its protection by de-
fensiye works and strategic island posi-
tions. which. providenuaIIy. We have in
possession will be- "a matter Of public ne
cessity not 10 be ignored. even if the
whole of Europe were combined I'm oppo-
/ sitiOu 90 the policy
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-19
SEEN AND HEARD ATTHE CAPITOL

Representative Page Morris Of Mime
sofa generally has number Of law books
on his desk, which he consults frequently
He practiced law m Virginia. his native
home, for some years and after his re-
moYal to Duluth in 1886 was elected, sue
cessively. municipal judge. city attorney,
and distrie; judge. which latter Office he
resigned to run for Congress.
Senator Elkius was seen on the floor Of
The House yesterday in close conference
with several of the West Virginia P19re-
sentatiyes.
In the course Of some remarks made by
Representative Hopkins on the matter OF
printing 10 be done for the Census Office
several Representatives near by kept UP
an incessant conversation Twice did Mr..
Hopkins lean over and say: Don't speak
so loud. II you please The second re-
quest brought a sharp rap from the speak
er's gavel. and the conversation immedi-
ately ceased.
There are in the Senate seven Senators
who we're bern In foreign countries, Sem
ators Mcmillan and GallingeT are natives
Of Canada Senator Nelson was born IA
Norway, Senator SeWell in Ireland. ard
Senator Simon in Germany, While Senators
Jones Of Nevada and Wetmore We're BON
in England. the latter's parents being c-u-
zens Of the United States.
Representative Julius Kahn Of California
was yesterday admitted to practice be- c-e
the supreme Court. Mr.. Kahn vas form
erls al actor.
During Senator Telle-'s speech in the
Senate upon the Financial bill, Senator
HCGf walked over 10 Senator Sp5gneT'S
seat and engaged in conversation with
him. ThereupOn Senator Teller ceased
speaking and clapped his hands at vki n
page ran toward him. Senator Teller
showed by his actions he desired the con
persation between Senator'S SpOJueT and
HOar TO cease and the latter Senator smil-
Ingly arose and went back 10 his ONu seat.
Qualification was expressed by Reprecen-
tatyes from Mississippi yesterday a. ne
news Of SenatOr-elect McLauru's improve
ment in health. Senator McLaufiu has
been seriously IN With pneumonia, but Is
now regarded as free from all danger
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-19
WEIGHT LIMIT FOR employees.
A Report Regarding Baltimore and
Ohio RniIrcnd Wen.

BALTIMORE. Jan. ia report hss
been started 10 the effect that the man
agemeut Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road had fixed a weight limit for the EN-
pl0yes has caused some unessiuess upon
the part Of those in the service who have,
after years Of cultivation. built up
comfortable girJh According 10 the re-
port employees over $50 pounds in weight
would come under the ban. The Qualih-
cation. however. was made in the report
that the immediate intention was only 70
apply the regulation TO traiumen-
Al the Office OF General Manager Uud-r-
wood 10 was stated that no such rule
had been made. II was also said that
there were regulations IN force covering
the physical condition OF employees when
taken into the service, and 10 vas quite
probable that. iuasmuch as the duties Of
trainmen required agility as we'll as brains
should cases appear where such employees
waNed so fat as to be unable 90 attend TO
their duties they would be superseded. II
was pointed out. for example that a 200
pound fagman would necessarily lack the
CELEBRITY Of getting away and Tagging a
train following the one he was on thar
would be possessed by a lighter man.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-19
DEATH OF A RECTOR.
Or Thomas Il. ANGEL Expires ia vii
nInEtOn.

WILMINGTON. Del. Jan. l9.-Rev. DIR.
Thomas b. Angel. rector Of 81. Andrew $
Protestant Episcopal Church Of this city,
died here yesterday OF acute pneumonia,
aged forty-one years.
Last December while rector Of St Ste
phen's Church at Harrisburg. Pa. lee ac-
cepted call 20 St Andrews. having
preached here several times. He was 10
assume his duties in This parish about the
frs, o. the year. but shortly after his ar
rival and before his reelory could De nrted
up DR. Angel was stricken with pneumo-
MIA 90 the residence OF Mrs Turner. on
Adams Street The funeral service viii be
held In the church tomorrow. and the body
viii be taken 90 Harrisburg for lutermcnJ
As a mark OF esteem the yestTy of ST
Andrews today voted purse OF $1,000
for the widow.
1lr. huEc:i --@S native OF London. Eng
land but removed TO Canada when nine
teen years old He was educated al Trim
ity College. Toronto. from which he re-
ceived the degrees OF bachelor or divinity
and aftcrward doctor Of divinity. He was
ordained priest in 1883. After missionary
work he became an assistant rector in
WiIkesbarFe. Pa. In 1855 he went TO H2r-
risburs.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-19
WATCHING FOR GHOSTS.
\ Haunted House Furnishes Excite
mcnt la Nevs Jersey.

uifmA IA NfFN jersey.
PATERSON. y j.. Jan 19-This city is
stirred up over the uncanuy happenings
transpiriug in the home OF Jacob Stahl in
the Riverside section. Last night fully
900 people gathered around the house and
listened for the queer manifestations which
are said TO De going on there night and
day. Dishes are swept from the table and
carried by an unseen force 10 other rooms
Reputable citizens among them lawyers
and business men. have witnessed these
freaks al midnight The story Of the haunt
20 house has spread throughout the entire
city
Last night two well known lawyers. one
@ former asseuhly mau. and group Of re
porters organized themselves into a watch
Ing committee. AT 1l-40 O'Clock Mrs. Stable
with her three month baby were
thrown violently 20 the floor and the bed
clothes. pillows and even the childs
clothes wer. hurled from the room, which
is i'm the centre OF the house back of the
kitchen Twenty people all OF good sound
sense viii testify 20 this occurrence Stable
the husband is employed as fireman in
the ga works at night He returned home
this n,oraing and found the neighborhoOd
IN a s, ate of excitement.
Bertha Stable. aged eleven. who ceems
10 be IN victim OF the unseen assailings
had loop cut over her right eye She was
sitting az the breakfast table when cup
which stood near the teapot on the stove
aud which held the baby's foOa. was hurled
from the stove and struck the girl over
the eve. Neighbors explain the mystery b!
telling story The present Mrs. Stahl.
a rH.HH HHH.
weeks after the first Mrs. Stable wa
buried The first wife had money an,
built the present home. When Stable tool
the second wife he handed over everything
TO her. Now. so the gossips say. the dea,
wife is only wreaking her vengeance
Tonight Chief Of Police Graul viii detail
three Of his men TO remain ia the house &
learn If the grewsome stories can De au
thenticated
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-19
WORK ON CANADIAN RAPIDS.
Extensive River Improvement Tn
dcrtnISeu by the Government.

Extensive River Improvement tn
dertnLeH ny the Governments.
Consul Graham. of Winnipeg writes the
State Department as follows.
The Dominion Government has under
taken the Improvement OF St Andrews
Rapids in the Red River of the North. to
facilitate the navigation Of that river.
These rapids obs ruct the river about
eighteen miles FROM it's outlet into Lake
Winnipeg They are about eight miles
in extent. and are the only serious OBJ
struction TO navigation between the in
ternational boundary and the lake. tt is
proposed to construct a system Of dams
and locks. with lift OF about eighteen
feet The estimated cost of the work is
500, 600 TO $500 600 An appropriation Of
$50 900 has been made and is now avail
able The necessary surveying has been
done and plans and specifications are now
being prepared A cali for tenders for the
construction will soon be made, and il is
expected TO have the work under way in
the early spring. l trust that a number Of
American contractors will bid for the
work
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-19
A pint Of Honor
lFrom ID PhiIaaelpbia Reeerdl

= II'III '''N 'II'I1'''I I'7I@ 1'I'1-I
Il was a very r;4ohc spirited and generous act
upon the part o. sir. William L. Elkins TO pro-
mise TO make good any deficiency in the 500. 600
90 be raise5 i1r the Republican National Com
iuittee IL accotGz' 70 with the pledge made by
the delegation Of citizens who went 10 Washing
ton last month TO secure the Republican Ma
tional Convention for Philadelphia. Mr. Elkins
is man who keeps his promises. But was il
fair 10 make the promise public? To let Mr.
Elkins pay the campaign bonus. and try to shift
rpon the city the cost of the Necessary changes
Ia the exposition auditorium, would indicate
a very thrifty disposition the part of the
great lights and leaders in the Republican camp
i'm PhIladelnhia What's The matter. anvhowy
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-19
HEIRS SUE AN EXECUTOR.
Allegation That He Holds 100000
of Their Money.

NEW YORK. Jan. Ie-WilHam z.
Weeks, a Newark lawyer. who demanded
210.00O. or 3 per cent, OF the Lister estate
for acting as trustee. but whose claim was
cut down by the courts TO Sl1.975. or per
cent. is defendant in the chancery court,
in Newark. in an action brought by the
heirs 10 have him removed.
Robert r. Lister. his sister. Mrs. Esther
G. Selby. and the four infant grandchildren
OF the late Edwin Lister are the complain
ants In their bill OF complaint they
charge that Weeks still holds S2C0G0 i'm
cash that should be distributed as part OF
the residuary estate. also a large amount
of money which he collected as rents.
The bill also alleges that he has used a
part OF the income of the trust for his own
profit NJ Weeks in his answer denied all
of the allegations.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-19

lFr.m the Minneapolis Trihmc)
The ide. oi maintaining powerful navy has
fixed Itself rather strongly in the minds OF the
American people Many even who oppose a
large standing army are favorable 10 navy that
can hold its own with the u5vic- Of the first
class Europeans powers. II this nation is TO
maintain its place as "a world power. into which
it - leaTcd within the past two years, it
must not allow It's navy 90 20 90 decay. The prog
ress ia shipbuilding we remarked above. is
satisfJctOry-but without officers and men to
man them additional ships will be only "a
ture
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-19

Qr0m the Boston Clobc)
Under the old European traditions the yoIuu-
tecr had TO recognition. and IL was deemed un-
wise and dangerous 20 the prestige OF monarchy
Go permit anybody save people of rank and blood
to become officers in the army. But the lcyeliug
o. class distinctions 10 rapidly growing in the
armies of Europe. The voluntt l-hOw fights side
by side with the titled member Of the Queens
gulrd. Ia the crisis of national danger distinc-
tiOLs of rank forgotten and democracy comes
20 tho front u Is this which made the volunteer
demonstration Ia London almost pathetic in its
grandeur and caused representatives OF the best
blo"J OF England 10 literally throw Themselves
upy,i e necks Of the departing volunteers and
Ia ~ 'cil with enthusiasm.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-19
Britain's Doci1yards.
lFrom the scoLLI.h AmerIcan.l


Britain possesses several home docky lrds sit
uatcd respectively at Portsmouth, Sheerness,
Chatham, Pembroke, GospOrt. and Deptiord;
but, perhaps more important IN the event OF
continued strife she also possesses dockyard,
at Gibraltar, Malta, Halifax, Bermuda Cape o
Good Hope, Jamaica Ascension Island, Trim
GONZALEZ, sydney, Esquimalt and Hongkong.
Malta is the most extensive Of all the colonial
depots. and here vessels Of the largest dimen-
sions can be locked and repaired.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-19
The NIoIineux TrinI.

ArFviu Aiit Abipuhltu l-l-iC-l
People who have endured the slow trail OF the
AIolincuN trial through the newspapers kopirg
Tor relief before hot weather, viii not De pleased
10 observe that that complex proceeding has
tai N a turn by which, in the event of conviction
a second trial Is reasonably certain TO De ordered
by the Court OF Appeals. week ago Il seemed
as if a verdict might be reached 10y March and
the case be reduced from the prominence 81 ais
ptly headlines and pictures to comparative in- oC-
uoiisness Today that prospect IS Cl0ud7,, hr
the grave prohabil y that, If the case gets 20
the Court Of Appeals. il will have TO be uicd
al over again. u looks a. IL the only hope
of surcease from Mollineux lay in the prisoner
acquttal
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-19
no pre,erve and to De.,ro,.

From the New York Commercial AdvertiserD
Carbolic acid, so necessary for prevention
against disease, has jumped upward 100 per cent
in price because the English Government has
prohibited its expectation. And the English are
10 use it, not IN the gentlcr arts Of restoring
health but in the manufacture of the terrible
lyddite Thus death and the combat against
death are cntwined, the means to Kill and the
means to cure spring from the same root: and
lest there be lack in the former the latter must
he clrtaifcd
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-19

(From the Chambers JournIL)
a seems that i'm the present day Arabs VINO are
obliged 20 traverse the sandy wastes Of Arabia
depend 20 large extent upon angels food
both for themselves and Tor their caWCl, The
mamma is in reality a fungus which i found in
great q TAutities tine sand after rain. OF
gray COlcr and the size OF a pea. Il has pleasant
sweet ..stS, and although its analysis shows that
it l. ~ no perfect food il Is sufficiently
rich in heterogeneous matter and carbohydrates 20
sustain life for a long period
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-19

Tammas Haggart who is currently sup
posed to have made many jokes without
knowing FOR several weeks that they were
jokes al all.
But the mystery has been cleared up
now. and all is peace and happiness. 1t is
strange that no one thought before OF tie
possibility that the whole muddle might be
simply q longitudinal section Of Scotch
huunor