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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-02-28

Anthony Conotock wss IN hIs ofihoa
this morning ~hsn an Evening World
reporter called . ask him CONCERNING
his attack on soeisty women when he
wAs before ne Legislature at Albany
yesterday.
Mr. Comstook saAd that 10 his opinion
soasty women dtd sopsAr a. tails. Thea
tres and opsras % indscsntly clothed
40 10 brig forth uls and c0arss ~.
msrks from the men who were presa.i,
Mr.. Cumsiock this morning reiterated
HE uSws and said also that In hiA opin.
on such displays Of max sdness often sea
In theatre and opera boxss and at pub
Ito balls ware psrnloiolts and degrading.
DO you intend TO take any steps
toward suppressins this -vil7" the rs'
porter asked.
1T 10 one Of the stsps In the progress
Of civilization and purity and may
reach II IN time" vas his answer.
HOY "a this question artss In Al
bavr'
II was bsahs questioned regarding The
displays IN slot machines and . msmbsf
asked ne n the exhibitions n public
baIA, theatres and operas were not -
degrading.
Il answered that he slot machines
haA Q direct and degrading influence on
many. Whine The balb were mainly ps''
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-02-28

, waite affairs and only affected the one'
Who were present"
How can you tell they we're az
fected,"
You can tell that they are affected
by their gross language. | do not know
that Il affects their morals. but It gives
them sn excuse for using coarse Ian.
Guase among themselves. In the FIRST
place 1t dssrades woman, and II IL the
subject VI gross remarks on the part
VI foul minded men"
"wili you try to stop such exsibl.
lious'"
Our chor's now are mainly directed
at stopping the Indecent things that are
put upon the street indiscriminaiely--
those which particularly affect the NOR
els OF our young men ana women"
How sbou, the art galleries
There are many things IN the art
galleries which could no, he put upon
the street." he replied
"You think. t;,sn. Mr.. Comstock, II
should Be- high neck and long slesve,?'
No, ! do not. do think II should
BE- modest womanly apparel. There 10 a
certain line to draw-such a. would be
accepted In decent society
Were you speaking Of socist,-of the
w. for Instance"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-02-28

NO. ! was speaking Of displays In the
public balls. am not speaking OF
social life at all. I am speaking Of dis
playp In public balls where so-csllsd
reputable people 90"
But are not women dressed the sans
IN private balls and
II have nothing to say concerning
decent society. have not ehi cred 80
ciety as a critic. aud do not propose
to- I am speaking VI that wh.ch In.
trudes itself upon the public."
Then you mean mat the indecenciss
~ which you speak are mainly nj public
bIlls, theatres and op-fas. or. In fact,
any public place.
We were speaking OF public balls and
public places and displays that are made
In theatres aud operas. A. said be-
fore. have nothing to So, against
decent society"
How about the stage"
There are many degrading displays
on the stage. and seine ttst are equally
degrading IN the boxes surrounding the
stage"
Mr.. Constock said he believed the
Indecent exposures by women at such
places we're more degrading than the
exposure OF pictures In q BoNsry sl0t
machine. He would not say II he intsnd
ed Iaiding public balls or theatres whsre
such displays are made.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-02-28
Martin Murphy Shot
Thomas Giles In Self
Defense.
ONE OF GANG OF TOUGHS.
They Started to "Cloan Out"
Saloon at Thirty-soventh
st. and Second Ave.

>,.,, ,s,-..,, . h.n.o8er in IN,
$3.50 ,.,,.. :, en-. nor,h.
80" % 'o as,.,,-...h 80,
" ne " -. ~. ,.n,.A
anu "'e ~ ,".,.,
ihohAs "hes OF w ha''
e"h S'ce'' '"'- si's'"o'"
entered the PHI OF ''ie.s ''" '"'
no hved only three m"S
This afternoon oiles, secompAn'ed ~
James costfSan. OF 10 East rory mr.
street; Patrick hynes, OF IA Ean for'
tie'h street beflamih BOOM. OF o"s
Hundred and Twsaiy-shird street anu
Second avenue. and Thomas kiiey. OF
~ Third avenue. entered tbs sA1oon
cosigan hssasd dollar bill aad called
for drinks, Murph, served them snd
he thought hs he'd bstter get his money
bsfore proceeding any TURNER. He called
for payment and the gang laughed.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-02-28
FROM SLEEP
TO MADNESS.
Girl Who Was Nineteen
Days In Slumber Now
insane.

Fiftesn-year-old Mary steinhaus. who
four years ago pussied the medical fra.
ternity by her remarkable sleep Of nine
teen days In Philadelphia. was taken 10
the insane pavilion u Bellevue Hospital
this morning raving mad
The young girl. win her father.
Adoiph steinhaus. who was formerly .
rahh.. arrived here yesterday from Porto
Rico.
Al % the fathers money sAs dis.
sipAtsd In his efforts TO cure the girl
But the end came last night. Mary had
been irritable since her arrival. She be.
came morose at midnight.
For an hour she sat mo,ionless on q
chair With her eyes ablare she sud
denly sprans up. and. emitting weird
shricks. tore At the air.
eeiiinG a lace curtain at the window.
she dragged Il down, trampled on Il
and then toev II into phrs6A The father
trted 10 aulst the ohaid. bue she spranl
at him Inc . tireso.
mon. Whsa Mary caem4A down the am
bulancs took hSe 70 Bellevue
There she Will b exAnlned and hel
case probabiy pronounced hopeless.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-02-28
THREE KILLED
DEFENDING FLAG
Mexit ans and Americans
{ lash and Bullets
F. Freely.

CHICAGO Feb, "a special TO the
Tribune from Guaymas. Mex.. says
that on WashinEtons birthday Q
shooting ARRAY occurred al Pt.ares 10
TERRA, In which three Americans and
Ave M.x.cans were killed.
The Mexicans had charge Of the az.
fair and raised the American flag above
he Mexican to the complete .atisfae.
ton ~ the Americans But when the
Mexican. decided To lower and rehoist
the nag. With the Mexican nag on
TOP. the Americans declared such .
transaction would be an insult 10 the
United States nag.
Firing from 10th sides Immediately
snsuei. and iogsett wac instantly
killed John Evans and Dick Rea, i've
other Americans. were mortally wound.
ed. But tie Americans held the nag
pol. and both fiags nosied through the
day. Five Mextcais were killed.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-02-28
MAIL THIEF
COT $1,000.
RIfled Pouch Found on
Long Island City
Street.

Il became known to-day that several
ia ckase. said 20 contain about s1ceo. and
Intended 10 pass through the Long Island
city Pos, Once. disappeared Yesterday
Afternoon while On route from the Gene.
raj Pos, once In Washington.
All the information that can be learned
frsun the postal authorities indicates 'hss
the money pscksGes were stolen from .
mali pouch.
Ssors, ,sryEe men are NJ worn on the
case. and . man who until recently car
r,ei the mail pouch from the Long Island
Railroad 10 the Posi-Onice In Long lei
and City 10 suspected.
Yesterday afternoon the mail pc,sch In
tended for the Long Island city Post
once was found on Flushing street. A
slit had been cut In the side OF the
pouch. and Il was evident that the con.
tents had BEEN rtned Eighteen paecss
of rvetst erSd mail matter. all OF which
ere ssSd 10 have contained money, ~sss
missing.
rhs pouch ~ TUNED ever 70 Posi-.
MASTER George Ntsosesss.
4 man IN the employ OF Are economy
who kssps Q livery stable At " jackson
avenue, has carried the nail pouch -.
tween the Long lsAoaA Railroad Sspst
and the Post once. Until recently this
was zone By william carr. tvsnty.twc
ysass Ola.
On Monday can ara not rseort for
duey and Richard cumisky was en-
p,oyed In his place. Yesterday Cumisky
wen, TO the Long Island Railrosd depot
TO receive the mail pouch from Emil
Lsldl. mall agent. Cumisky returned 10
the pos, -oh3ce without the pouch and
told Postmaser Rittbsrger that lesdl
had failed 20 turn u over 10 him.
I<idi had soEs on the mail train 10
Oyster Bay and In reply 10 query
he teiephoned the postmaster that he
hsd turned the pouch over 10 William
Carr.
Carr has no, been seen In Long Island
city since Yesterday and the secre,
Service men are looking for aim. A
glove on which was the name Of Carr
was found near the rined mail pouch.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-02-28
HAS NO COMPETITION.
One Patent Medieiae Which Has the Field
to Itself.

A psoasoaat pAysseian vps rsesstiy
ssksA WY Il 80 thew are - may ''bsse1
pur.ass." ''sssvs toaies' an nelieisss
sss svsry III ssseOe eas Of IL nsst cen.
~ ~ asssgiss 1issass. w.. Dlls.
Ne so,iso. osrs ~ tvs psiAeipa ~
ssss. Ylnt. DAgsie1sas anl DssSls 10 80
esi Aave thssGAt sss ysass 1T tis oaiy
DsrnAsssa esrs Tor piiss ~ . ssUiesl
oveeaatsa. - Ut oseietaal Desesrsatens
vsss anob pe,iiativss asS lot . core for
~ trsebis.
Asothss reAsso 10 that pllss. ualiks naay
sshse aissasss. b 10 - ssoss - iaaohas!
troubls. 4 suBssse frso plIes 10 vsry MOD
ssuss d TIE fsst. an1 fse this rsassa u
Nv PIN sa,vo ~ eistDsats &C.. AAvs
~ sAsst-llss1 bssaass ~ pssisss vsry
ssss Gssssvsss1 thsts weaknesses.
Ne esaeisuo: Hsvsvss. thsrs 10 Q nee
IN rsasly vAisA. jsAGins freo its pepu.
lassty - sstsaa = ~ ~. oil sssa taka
the pascs a al sehse tssee0set ~ plIss
Il has cesssisly 49, thsuasa1s q cure
y TIM s6stseAs 6sssass. ~ liz nsrs. ~.
pssNslly tesss1. ~ 49, Il Aaness ansao
pAys>e1aas - vAsssvss lstss1vssl. N
ru1nsny y ~ ~ 6ru01sn svssyvAseu
us1sr ssas q Pyraail m cuss.
Il n n csovoises espossiessy tern
esupassl q hoFoIso ssDlaGDo1D - ~
NJ IN. givse t0Oso1oAe 49, b On Ten.
g pibss ao1 . n11eaj cssV WiSheut respr,
10 he ksiss. - vttbsst Sais q insssSsr.
80 vish 1aily sssuos1Ssa.
o. stfsaa rsD0oso1stisa ~ Tie nm.
~ 10 ~ u esoes1ae - csssiss nss
sVisa. ~ h sesssssssy ne y - q
ssy tiDs.
o. q ~ suDoas1essss b aeesDeS q,
shgAf. y shsaes1. - ~ esse 3 nssursi
Il psr0aossalv eurp iscAiss. hssp1ise os
pessru11no IN. - y ~ saly rs0e1y.
0esee 1ssoFsss sssusosi soss1lsss. "a
UsDl - -
A 6ruman ~ . s~usssas sruuo~sus
9s ~ ~ J. - ~. = - ~. - g.
- q - 6 - - .
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-02-28
.0|D NOT TRY TO
KILL MS Wife.
Police Chief Says Mrs.
harrison's Accusation
Is False.


Throush the Testimony OF ne'snoot'
henry Harrison. the vs'i<o-oo Mount
Vernon merchant. was no' sent 10 jan
to-day on the story told oy his ~.fe thH
he trssd 10 thrc. hsf ou' o, ,ns n''nsn
window last night A"' "si'''on wa.
found near the house IN poo' OF
Mood. with arteries In one u''s' cut
She was hurried To tho nospHa,' sna.
though weak from Soss OF o'oo"' VIII
reeovpr.
On the accusation OF the woman ha''
rkon, was locked up Inc "no"
That has just recovered rom me "o,n'
soa tragedy. though, hsu sno'."
MYSTERY 10 unravei bu' Ch'e' OF r."oe
NJ soon solved Whatever m,.'ery
shsfe ~ss ana trsn.'sfred inc JIM.
~ the scandal from husband 20 ~"s.
Harrison 10 isw-ao'd'hk e'.e" 40
ilvss In HE own house % sou'n "sn
stvsst. The couple were married ven
yeass ago. but have I'VE, uhhApp"y
ms 70 ch'ef OF fonee ro'e' ''"''' -
teapd 81 his invesussuoh,
NrA hArssons nesn"on 90 no, ''",
With bet IN net uouo' He' """''
bean an excellent repu's'loh
Late iaN nisnt 'ne ~o'n"n "ss Iou"u
seswiy bleeding TO dsah' we na''sa
~ 10 ths noso"sa. w 'noue '
Vos dyins. Tnsn shs ASeoseu ne' nus
49,.
Me- enc eno. upoI -. ~.
~ - isss q nient Wneh c."e hons
8e hfssd NJ " :" . w !"
's 4. \. IA .. M. out NJ han
- -.
- vent thfoosn 'ns Ssns OF 49,
Gusslug ~ vsiN'
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-02-28
Four DAYS on 1 wreck.
Crew 81 Wsses.LseGsA Schooner
~ AWfal PSlOhe-Wesesea
~ Steamer.

The Morgan line steamer n Paso.
Cap, Prescott. from Nsw Orleans. ar.
rived here Lac, evening With Capt, u.
T. Sinners ami seven men rescued Mon
day on Frying Pan Llshtship from the
inking schooner Sarah z. ward. Of
Philadelphia. bound from CHARLESTON for
NV York. with railroad ties.
Capt. Somers said he left Charleston
iaH Friday. and the nett afternoon the
wind had risen to . hard gale frua the
southeast. on Firing Pan HsAtship
they furied sail ana hove Ia.
The wind kept increasing with hisi
tess The v0sei Vas laboring and
slruining heavily and leaking. her decks
an awAsh. while the pumps were kee,
going. but wers unabae 10 eei her free
me stnd ana sed>contInued in thei,
severity and the leak gained. @ thai
at 4. ~. On Sunday the water rsache6
the chain locker and pN gu, the Arr
IN the dcnkey engine. Whiis the We
- listed % her les rail zee sub-
AZ 40 Monday morning tn. s,s.w,,
" Pasc bsss dosn and bcsi, c~rSs.,
the famtshed and half frosen crew n
that vessel
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-02-28
Miss NethersolO's Coun-
ssl May Offer No
Witnesses.
PLANS OF rnB MANAGER.
Company to Go to Europe In
Case VI an Acqulttai and
Then Reopen Here.

Mise Olga Netheiso'e and the othei
principal. In IN. "sapho' production
have another day In which to recover
from the testimony offered yesterday BY
men and women that tho play IL I'm.
moral
~ have no doubt" aid Assistant Dis.
trlct. Attorney O"ReIlly to-day. that
Magistrate Mott will hold the defendant,
In this case for trial In the Court Of
Special Se~sions. The witnesses ex.
amined proved beyond the shadow Of
doubt that the play 10 unit to Oe pro.
duc.d We hav. other witnesses VINO
will prove that this play IL wicked.
can see no other outcome than its sup.
pres,ion
'lt certainly should be suppressed"
Assistant Dlstrtrt.A,,orney o'Connor
echoed these sentiments.
III Magistrate Mott holds these de-
PENDANTS for trial. and believe he will. ="
he said. 1T will be the duty OF the police
to al once step In and stop the play
Counsel for the defense says he has
not decided whether TO put on any wit.
nessss or simply 'let the case he decided
on IL inertia
Marcus Mayer. who 10 making . for.
tune out Of the production. gives the
public . vsrnAhs OF what may Be %.
peoted II the play 10 not suppressed.
We shall! play Ave weeks more In
this city" he Sa.d. Then We 60 10
Europe for a vacation. and then We will
return TO New York In The Fall and
open With 'Sapho' again
Mr. Mayer believes 1t Will draw rishl
here In New York indefinitely.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-02-28
AZ Trustee Of Vanderbilt
6otato He Gets No
Commissions.
4 BIG LEGACY INSTEAD.
~ Clauoo In the viii Nearly
$4,000. 900 10 Thus Saved
the Estate.

n mai1ng bases0 - ne executors
ana trustees q his estate Cornelius Van
Assslas avsa for his Children almost
QoAGo.
Oaasos Dspsw vas SVEN ~ coo.
vAwSas n no had recdvsd his com
mission q szesstef and trustee he would
havs received somsthing Inc $4,000
u Vss pasarASh 10 Of the will that
49, ont ell commissions. Three
sSuDtsn ass permitted By Law TO draw
Q DsroaataGs each for thser services
WAses thses are more than three sS-
Ocu1esu the commissions ere spiit.
Il lirsst," read the VIII. ''ihst no
oouDonsaGleu or commassion ~ such
shan - ~ - any living ssscutor or
ssuD>o un1ae this will for any services
- o6ouDos o. trustee under the will
- - .v'ss - ss''s''r or trustee
- 0DOoWS oaA Trustees are the
~ G - Sasaness. Ma Aiios O. Van
AwopA WuNan Z. his brother;
0nnnDesy y. Deesv end Z. v. W. Ros-
~. Y0r her services Nrs. Vanderbilt
ropo1vsS bssiaes her husbands personal
peoossty - asst ef his roi estate.
0mAeo y - 80 - aanuty OF W..
~ WIAam X. Vanderbilt rscssved
ooasA chauaesy n. Dspsw seso~ and
3 v. ". Rsss1AR tAeo.
HAl they rseGlvsd the compensated
o1sl b. ls~ Mn. vanosrbit would re-
eu1vs additionally s7so.0oo. Chauncsy N.
49, .~s,A .>r>xva asSO 90 VILLA X
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-02-28
PROIIB'S CLERK held.
AliraeS 0seev Oeeaas 10 Negsssev's
OMre ssa - Arrest ts
Vaae.

lanes n. Henernan. copylst en-
pioyed for the pas, SIX months in The
Registers Once, was arraiSned before
commbsioner Shields to-day charged
with having used . second time dccu.
mentary war tar stamps stolen from
deeds and mortgages Med With Register
Fromme.
The pris,ner sas held by comusls-
.tones Shields for examination on Mon.
day.
Register fromme admitted that for
found h dave n ~ oShss whSsS
~ sseSsA ns navs -. - -
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-02-28
LID YER OUT BY The Ear
Papa Casshs MS Dasshssv Dvtsk.
tas Wtss u . Hseel with
4. Ovu INNER.

She ~as tall. nuny-hsired blonde
very young and COY. She was modest,
stppsng wine In the dinins-room OF the
Hotel Empire las, night with q Baton
drummer FOR a companion.
suddenly a sturdy. ~hiie-hsired man
sppearcd
''You hussy!'' he shouted. pulling her
little pink ear. How dare you disob~y
your mother You come with me-
SIN holding her b. the ear he led her
out. On the street tire mother sas
waitins me greeted her daughter with
The girls tear began 10 neu, and
she stslnped her foot denansiy.
Ieu1i both suRes for thu" ~ crs~d
Thsn. breaking awsy. - ran Aero6I
~ ss,i re ss',ss,l h - -, ssssss
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-02-28
IN An UnSAllfARl COURT.
Eishsees Neohess % tie s0pse0s
Cssvs ssssA 90 srsa tie Nssss-
sstag COs1tstOa.

Eighteen members Of the cosrt u.
hcess' squad a the eupess1s Coasl
were reported sick to-day. Nsar con.
ditlon IL said to h.. In . greet MEASURE.
due to the unsanitary state Of the
court building. which has ben COO.
demned bv the Board Of Health.
Justice Beekman declares thar the
supreme Court bui.d!ng ASIDE fro0 ID
nnheaithful condition Il utterly tHols-
e1 mould a ,ss III ~ * ~ - ,ssrs.
asgs1 n he i1gisiassv. DssviilnG ~
s11ll3s0s 10 u kslldlas iSs1Gs 2 ~
r S.1( 81 sss1'V = s'sS''a = -
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&c. IIHRR SHARED ESTATE.
DisiAeA Equally netwses Wi1sw
SD Fssv Cht1Ases-Eatsspstses
a n O>nNouoeA.

The viii Of Henry Gay Miner vns
filed IN the 0sRrogates olDes to-day.
The value OF the estate 10 not givsn.
with the exception that xrs. 1lsss
receives the house ~ - Riverside Drive
and its contents In addition. the prop.
erty 10 Divided equally among Mr..
Miners four children ana his wtoos.
The will 1. dated March =. is1. with
q codlcii dated Nov. .. 10.
The Ave heirs. Annie .O'Netll Miner.
Henry c. Miner. IT,. Edwin D. Aiase.
0eores u. Miner and Thomas ". Miner.
are named az executors and trustees
without bond and are to hold the estate
In trust until George n. Miner 10 thirty.
two years old.
Nr. Miner DIRECTS that the theatrical
enterprises shall BE- continued By BIZ
executors during the continuation o. ths
trust. and that Mr.. Miners broehes-in.
Law. Thomas ". Moore. shall b en-.
pioyed In the management al 3 solsry
Of not lees than - . week.
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victim Vas DR.. BRlCIUS


The man KILLED on the Brooklyn Bridge
At 8 o'clock yesterday Afternoon by
bans crushed between . car and the
platform was Identified this morning .,
thu MorGus by mis- son-in-law - Dr.
Asgtts Ahlemsn Ericius, axty-ssven
FTsnk III. Zimmerman N. Dviciuss
sou -in-lsW, called nj the Morgue this
morning with his wife. Or. Er1cuis .
6aush,er' an, and ,s another roman. The,
bronx
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-02-28
Gatsss 0vysse DesS.

Col. Jehn e Bryast. Q psomlssns cl,..
ssn Of Mount Vernon ss1 editor Of the
chrcssrss- nscsrd, 6,sd yesterday sssss.
noon IN the Hahbsssssn Hespitai. IN sA,u
essv. Col. nsyaes vas = sstivs II Main,
- s.syee essa ysa3 = ~ vsIss
SZy = - son~ = ~ uGbsA la,sa
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-02-28
held FOR EANSLAUenrBR
Ea.Pslireaas shields. whose NSss
Dted frss Espsssss. Aaswess
sessess CAasss.

Charles J. Shields, the OF policeman
~rose wife died some days ago from
exposure ana neglect. Wa arraisnsd on
4 charge OF manslaughier IN E.ses
Market Court to-day. He pleaded no,
guilty.
Shields h aoo,Ned OF abandoning hi,
wandered about several days and wa.
found IN her Apartment almost dead
from exposure. Her feet were badly
freeen. She Died In tho Harlem Hos
pitAi.
The sx.potosman was he'd In y o.
bail and ordered 90 pay - . weed for
the support 81 his children.
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011ugm1eA's eesso1 Dvesiss.
- 0gosnnlsh Asosastsated TO q
~. 81 thseoughiy friendly
= Deo0elsssha Han last even
~ \ b % GD0Ooss a ua,ts
- evuu11gs progssnme. con-
1rnco suoonsun1 - psrfern
1le 80 = hies.lf
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-02-28
GEN. BROOKE COMING HERE
.Gasesass.Geaerel Of Csha 10
slated To sscresd NessiU In
Depa vtseat Of the East.

WARRINGTON, Feb. s-Major-G
John r. Brooke. who has pesl in this
city since his detachment from iut. a,
Governor General OF Cuba, us been
slated for the command Of he Military
Department of the East. WITH neal.
qus rters At New York City.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-18

the Americas people ~ hts chosen nation
to finally lead In the regeneration Of the
world. This Is the divine mission of Amer
glory, all the happiness possible to man.
We are trustees OF the worlds progress;
guardians of It's righteous peace. The 1udg-
ment of the Master IL upon us: "Ye have
been faithful over a few things will make
you ruler over many things"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-18
Municipal Matters.

Minneapolis citizens are taking steps
for a new city charter.
Philadelphia is to have a labor temple
to cost not less than 100000.
Flushing and Newton, l.. L., are to have
forty miles of new gas mains.
Hartwell, Ca, was the scene of n
'horse swapping convention" recently.
Indianapolis and Logansport will soon
be connected by new electric railway.
At Kansas City the construction OF a
new theater to cost $4,000 will soon be-
gin.
Charleston is to build a big mill for
manufacturing cloth from Sea Island cot
ton.
Two rival trolley lines are fighting over
possession of the streets in Wilmington.
Del.
The Ancient Mechanical Society of Bal.
tinore celebrated its 10th anniversary
recently.
New York police complain of the
wretched sanitary condition of a number
of the stations.
New York has a school in connection
with the fire department, where firemen
are taught to scale buildings. catch dunn
mics and handle furniture.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-18
YEAR. BEGINS WELL.
THERE Is STILL, HOWEVER. SOME
HESITATION. asor
Trade Pauses Previous to the Renewed
Activities of the New Year-Mone-
tary Conditions Easier = Montana
Minister Injuries His Friend.

r. G.. Dun & Co.'s weekly review OF
trade says: "The business Of the new
year begins well, though there is stu
much of the usual hesitation. In branches
where last years business was extraor-
binary and prices have risen greatly,
some pause is natural, though nothing
indicates decrease Of consuming DISPOSE
ton or purchasing power, but there is
continuing rise in wages to promote in
crease. Monetary conditions have grown
easier with the return of $4,OOOOOO from
the interior during the week and further
deposits by the treasury and more liquid
alton in some speculative stocks has also
helped. Banks report an increase in their
per cent of commercial loans, and rates
were generally more easy after the de-
cline announced by European banks.
Wool is not active, nor are spectators or
manufacturers in haste to buy at current
prices, though the good market shows
some advances for the. next season, with
excellent trade thus far. Cotton goods
have been quiet and no longer advance
In prices, as the market for the material
is uncertain in tone. The Chicago mar
ket for hides is weaker, with lower ay-
erage than at any time since Nov. 1.
Failures for the week have been IA In
the United States, against 31S last year,
and % in Canada, against "a last year.