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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-16
BRADsTREET,s ON THE WEEK.
Trade 4dviee-s Cheerful for the Pres
ent and the Spring

NEW YORK. Feb 16-Bradsreet's to-
day says:
Trade advices are rather more cheer
fui- This applies as much 10 current re-
tail business. which has been enlarged by
winter vea ther, as il does TO opening
spring trade. which finds stimulation in
the general confidence felt as 70 the out
look for the coming year Prices show OK
ceptIonaI strength. all things considered,
The one weak spot being raw cotton.
which shares the rather unsatisfactory
tone manifested bg The cotton goods and
yarn markets
.Foreiea demand for our breadstuffs has
been rather better. and this is reflected
IN heavy exports. particularly Of corn
Specially cheerful reports come from he
shoe and leather the lumber and the iron
trades the strength Of prices Of the lat
ter having been increased by the talk
OF pending consultations. although the
volume Of business IS restricted from me
. same causes.
Failures are smaller than Of late end
current railroad earnings show large
gains over good returns a year ago
Good spring orders are reported ar
most markets. particularly Philadelphia
and Boston. and sole leathe. is active in
sympathy. Taken IS q whole, rhe cut
much more favorable one than was 1860.
( when manufacturers and joLbers alike
suffered from 0VerstOcks.
Bank cleaFings for the week tonly five
business days at many cities assrs gate
3. G56. T61 .1g7, q decrease OF as per cent
from last week. bur a gain OF $3.50 per
! cent over this week a year ago Outside
/ Of New York cleaTiEgs show decrease
/ Of % per cent from last week, but a
gain OF 10 per cent over last year
Spring trade In dry goods. particularly
cotton dress goods. has opened well al ST
Louis and Chicago. and the tone Of West
/ ern reports is on the whole cheerful
From the Fast. however, the rerarts as
to staple cottOns are less optimistic.
/ Expectations Of a favorable outcome
/ IN the negotiations for combination Of
/ the principal steel companies caused the
( stocks OF those concerns to shO" decided
! frInness and a readiness 10 advance. Tn
/ certainty as 10 the terms Of the deal. how
/ ever. checked the development Of specu-
/ Iation IN them.
/ Failures OF the week 226 in the United
States against $50 last week and lq9 il
this week q year ago
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INSANE MEN TESTIFY.
Taken From an Asylum to- Tell of
HiIfyard's Treatment.

NEW YORK. Feb. 16.-The lunati-s from
the Manhattan State Hospital were wit
nesses yesterday before Judge COWing and
a jury in the trial Of Jesse r Davis. the
nurse charged with killing Louis HiIlyard
IN Bellevue Hospital on December u
The demeanOr Of the insane men and
their testimony seemed to impress the
jury None OF their statements was
shaken in the slightest degree. One of
the men. whose name is Van Blerken. re-
lated how he had seen Hillyard beaten
unconscious. strapped up. and taken 90 the
Bathroom. and how he had been brought
out from there still unconscious and still
strapped up Then, standing with his
arms pressed 10 his sides. he showed how
HiIlyard had been stood on his feet and
how ne had been allowed 10 fail over
backward. The witness said he knew he
was crazy.
James II. Chambers the other witness
said the three nurses held and beat Hill
yard. None cf them kicked Hillyard but
he said 1t WAS frightfuI; I'm telling God 5
trut III
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MORE CHICAGO FIRES.
Four BIazes Discovered in the Hotel
Majestic Yesterday.

CHICAGO, Feb. I5--Four more Ineen-
diary blazes were added to the series Of
Mysterious hotel fires yesterday. when
alarms we're sent in from the Hotel Ma
jestic. which occupies the northeast cor
ner Of the Great Northern Building
Chief of Detectives CoHeran has de-
tailed six detectives from the central de-
tail to keep watch over the downtown no
tells None of the blazes amounted to
much and all were put out before much
damage was done All aroused intense eX-
citement.
Firemen who reached the Majestic be
fore Chief Sweenie asserted that the first
fire was similar TO those they had been
called 10 in the Great Northern and the
Palmer House and other hotels Thursday
night.
Every hotel in the city had an armed
patrol guarding the Railways all night
long because OF the attempt Of an organ
lied gang Of jnCendiaries and thieves 10
burn the Palmer House. the Great North
ern Hotel. the Sherman House, and the
Hotel Grace.
Four fires on different floors were dis
covered in the Palmer House at the same
time. The most dangerous one was on
the fifth floor. It was extinguished a [ per
sonal risk by John AicWilIiams, il. q
Sf4-ibL IL EEj-AtlDH l lily GE-lAEr son o.
John McWilliams. a banker Of OdeH. III.
McWilliams was returning 70 college, al
ter having been called TO OdelI by the
burning Of the family home two weeks
ago.
All OF the fires were started IN baskets
Of linen. Towels saturated With kerosene
we're found. The fires we're eHtinguished
by guests and employees. Two men we're
seen running down one of the halls. but
in the excitement they easily escaped.
The alarm was given 50 quickly that no
rooms were looted.
Within a few moments OF the danger IN
the Palmer House, fires were discovered
on two floors OF the Great Northern. where
oil-soaked linen vas found. Guests es-
capped from their rooms in their night
| clothes leaving the doors unlocked and
the thieves succeeded in stealing jewelry
| worth $500.
| In both the Sherman House and the HO-
! tel Grace prompt discovery prevented the
| flames from making any Roadway and
| thwarted the plans of the robbers.
! The four fires convince the police that
/ an organized gang Of incendiaries is oper-
! ating in Chicago Good descriptions have
! been secured of the TWO men who we've
| seen running from the Palmer House and
| an array of detectives are at work on tae
! case The police promptly informed al
| of the other hotels in the city and advised
/ the posting of guards, which was imme-
| diately done.
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Fatal Quarrel Over a Church.

NEW MARTINSVILLE. ". Va. Feb Is.
Differences Of opinion concerning the To-
cation of z church resulted siE the killing
of one man and serious injury Of another
al hamlet near Pine Grove, Wetzel
county. known as Lehman Farms iona
than Wellen, a rich farmer. and William
Edgel son OF Henry Edgel, al one time
one OF the cOuuty's most prominent and
wealthy farmers. got Into dispute about
the church and plans for services. EdgeI
was shot dead and Wellen was shot
through the arm and Was beaten nearly 10
death. Sheriff Walker has placed WeIlen
under arrest ana viii bring HIM TO the
county jail here as soon as he can travel.
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MADE CERTAIN OF DEATH.
4 Soldier Twice Cuts His Throat and
Slabs Himself.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1.-THE suicide
Of Private Valentine Koehnline, at Jack
son Barracks. in this city. was charac-
terized by the grim determination of the
unfortunate man TO end his life With
both hands he drove the blade Of a butcher
knife into his body and then cut his throat.
Throwing away this knife. he secured an
other. a larger one, and again cut his
throat When his comrades ran 20 the
spot KOehnIine was still woUncing him
self. He fell TO the ground and soon died
Kcehalire was thirty-One years old and
q native Of Syracuse. y Y, where he has
relatives living. He served in the Span
ish-Americau war with a New Jersey regj-
ueut, and at the close of hosJiiiyjeS en-
tered the Regular Army. He was an eX-
ceIIeur soldier, and no reason Is given for
his suicide. as he was apparently IN the
hest Of health at the time he killed him
self
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BOSTON, Feb 1G--Judge Hardy has
granted divorce from John I. Stoddard,
the noted lecturer, to Mary A. StoddaTd
The court gave her the custody Of the
child. Theodore L. Sroddard. during his
minority. He is now seventeen years old.
Mr. and Mrs Stoddard were married 10
Bangor. December - 1871. and lived to-
geJner in Boston and Brooklyn. Her Ii
bel charged that he deserted her in B0S-
ton in September. 1880. Mr. StOddard did
not contest the case
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AN OHIO BRICK COMBINE.
Capitalists Trying TO Consolidate
the ZanesviIIe Plants.

GAINESVILLE. Ohio. Feb. 16.-J. d.
Baxter. of New York, and E y Hatcher,
Of this city, president and manager, Re
spectiveIy, of the big Harris Brick Plant,
located here. are at work as representa-
tives OF New York capitalists On a con
solicitation Of the brick manufacturing
plants OF GAINESVILLE IF they are success
FIJI here. they viii attempt 10 include al
The briCk-making plants OF Ohio. and Is
peciaIIy these OF Columbus
The Harris brick plant Of this CITY IS
now owned entirely by New York capital
ISIS and the handsome protts made have
induced the owners 10 interest other CAPT
tai in q combination which viii prevent
cut throat competition and preserve the
industry IN the prosperous condition in
which is is today
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FORGOT HIS BRIDES NAME.
Graoul'~ observation-disclosures Pre-
Nenas q NImrrIna.e Ccremnns.

&
vents Marriage -Cerem"nS-
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. ia we'll
dressed man. about forty-lve years old
and a woman about thirry-two years Old
walked irto Justice ScHmitz's Office in
Camden last night and said they wanted
TO be married The justice asked the man
his name.
.'PatricI. FarrelIy. answered the
w0uId-be groom. who then turned o The
woman and with d puzzled expression On
his face euquireI What is your nance
The woman e,Eped and replied You
knox my name"
I'll be hanged il l can remember 1T
said the groom and rs The woman appear
I'd 10 be too Disguised and angry TO give
her name the justice told them he could
no; perform the ceremony.
The woman walked out Of the Office
with a half-indignant and hslf-tearfuI ex-
preston and The man followed her in a
s.resFfs lien manner.
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LOCOMOTIVE RESTAURANT.
Engine Rushes From n TurntnbIe
Into Il Kitchen.

NEW YORK. Feb ia locomotive It
the terminal of the Newark and New
York branch of the Central Railroad Of
New Jersey. near Broad Street. NeEark.
escaped the control of Engineer Henry
Foster yesterday, charged across the
turntable. and crashed into the rear Of
Helfrcchts restaurant
Mrs Helfrecht, mother OF the pro-
prietor was cleaning fish She as picked
Up by the cowcatcher. pushed a-rgss the
room. and half buried under a mass OF
plaster fish Holsters, crockery. PANS and
kettles She was rescued half dead from
fright but escaped with q few bruises
When the locomotive ran on the lurnJaDIe
the airbrakeS would not work
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SHOT BY A POLICEMAN.
Aged New Yorker SnNS He WIS vt.
tackled without Pr0yoca1ion

NEW YORK. Feb IG--Lorenzo Comiugs
eighty years Of age. OF West Fifteenth
Street. was assaulted ana shot at Seventh
morning by Policeman William O'Connor
Of the steamboat squad
COmings says the policeman was drunk
assaulted him. and. without proyocation
drew his revolver and fired at him, two
OF the shots taking effect. O'Eounor says
ne was assaulted by the aged man with i
cane, knocked down. and jumped upon. He
says his revolver was taken from him and
discharged by one OF the mans friends
OConnoF was arrested COmings cOndi-
ton is nrecarlnus.
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NEW YORK. Feb. I6.-Manager Hanl0a.
of the Brooklyns. adri's that McGinn ty,
Sheckard and Other members Of The
champions have prumissI TO play with
McGraw's Baltimore .dSeball team this
year But, he says, he is not worrying
and viii have no trouble in picking
team. Hanlon believes that the National
and American Leagues viii ger tOgelh-
err in the near future. and that Boston
viii be shifted out of the American
League circuit.
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New york Cotton Mark,
TWO MEN BADLY INJURED.
Found Unconscious Reside the south
ern EniIsvmN Iracks.

John Wiley and William Rhode. both Of
Baltimore, were brought to this city at
an early hour this morning in an uncon-
sciCus condition and were taken TO the
Emergency Hospital They were found be
side the tracks of the Southern Railway
al Virginia Midland crossing by William
Morgan. of this city, and were brought
here on 4 freight train. While both men
are in serious condition the physicians
say that they will recover Both Of vi
ley's arms were broken as was also his
right leg and both collar bones. Rhodes
right leg was broken and he was injured
about the head.
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PNEUMONIA CAN BE PREVENTED.

This disease always results from cold OF an
nttack OF the grip, and may be prevented by
the Timely use of ChsmbeTlSiu's Cough Remedy
That remedy was extensively used during the cpl
denies Of IA grippe Of the past fe,s wears and
not single ease has ever been reported that
did not recover OF that resulted in pneumonia,
which shows il to be certain preventive Of
that dangerous dl-essc- ChsilIt.-rlain'- Cough
Remedy has gained a Worldwide reputation for
Is cures Of colds and grip For sale by Henry
Evans. Wholesale and retail. and al druggists.
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= WOMAN IN MALE ATTIRE.
apparently in search of IA FaithIesS
HuS hand

Husband
CHICAGO Feb Ia woman wearing
mans clothing of the latest fashion and
apparently heartbroken by The GaithIess-
ness Of her husband was arrested in En-
elewood When searched IN the station "A
revolver was found in the pocket Of her
oycrcoat- She was charged with disor-
derry conduct and carrying concealed Wea-
pens She wepJ Historically and sent for
d prominent Englewood man who signed
her bond
1t is the belief Of the police that the
woman Is prominent in EHglewO0d sOciety
and that her story of an unfaithful hus-
band is true When the bondsman salts
he was greatly surprised and refused to
discuss her arrest or 10 give her name.
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NEW YORK. Feb. l6.-It was reported
in police circles today that Chief Devery
al the next meeting OF the Police Commits
sfoncrs. which VIII probably be on Mon
day. VIII retire upon a pension.
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The Benning spring hanCicaps are for
three ear-OIGs and upwards, by su5scrIp-
tion OF SIC0 each, which entities the entry
10 start in the First or Second Handicap,
on payment OF the additional starting fee
OF see each, the weights to be announced
March l.
Conditions Of the First Benning Spring
Handicap six NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 10 pay
$50 each additional with 500 added, OF
which 1925 TO the second. and 80 10 the
third. The winner 10 receive oEe-haf OF
the subscription money all of he starting
money, and the balance Of the added
money, $500 Winners after publication Of
the weights. OF a race OF any value. 10
carry three pounds extra, Of two races Of
any value. or one OF the value OF $3.50, I'VE
pounds extra, of three Of any value, or
one OF the value Of 81 600. seven pounds
extra In case Of horses handicapped at
10 pounds Of over, these penalties shall
apply 10 the extent o. one-haf Only.
Conditions Of the Second Bennins Spring
Handicap; seven furIongs-Starters to ray
$50 additional with 81 600 added. OF which
$20Q 20 the second. and $1G0 to the third.
The winner to receive the remaining one
half OF the subscription money, all 81 the
Starting Money. and the balance Of the
added money. 500 Winners after The pub
LEGATION OF the weights Of a race OF any
value, or one of The value OF $753. FIVE
pounds extra; of three races OF any value
or one of the value OF $1,000, seven pounds
extra IN eases Of horses handicapped AT
- pounds or over. these penalties SHAH
apply 10 the extent Of gne-half only. ex-
cept for the winner Of the Firs. Handicap.
which shall carry len pounds more Jhau
ne carried in that race
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lRRBGUbARI'PY In STOCKS
Some Gains and Some Losses Made
for the Day.

Burlington Advances sharply and
other Changers show Strength
Tne Steel Issues WeaL-Tne Bank
Statement shows II Loss in Cash
and IL Large Decrease in Reserve.
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the price above $50. or higher than the
stock has sold before fer twenty years
Many believe that the boom viii continue
next week. or al least a new high price
viii be reached on Monday. Nothing new
regarding the company was heard in the
Street this morning. but naturally there
is much surmisins that a deal OF some
kind Is on foot a rumor that at least
has the merit Of feasibility Is that the
Pennsylvania. Burlington. and Atchson
are TO be consolidated or combined in
some way
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THE BENNING HANDICAP
Nominations fer the Spring Meet
ing'S Principal Events.
Many Fast Animals TO Contend for
Liberal Purses Names OF the
Close and Exciting Rnccs-Condi-
tions Under Which They are Rum.

The spring meeting Of the Washington
Jockey CIub, which VIII be inaUgurated at
Beaning, probably on The 1st day of April.
practically opens the racing season in the
East The principal events Of what prom
ises to be the greatest Of local spring
meets are the First and Second Benning
Spring Handieaps. to be run on the first
and last days of the meeting. Entries
for these six and seven furlong events have
closed. and were yesterday promulgated
through President 5. s Rowland. of the
Washington Jockey Club.
For the TWO handfeaps the nominations
include thirty-one horses. among them
some of the best in the handicap dIvis;on.
The three-year- number eleven. he
list showing Robert WaddeH The Rhym-
er, Moor. Fake. Obliged, Tonicum, Ger
trude Elliott. ana others Among the old
er favorites are Magic Light. Decanter,
Speedmas. First Whip, Charentus, Sidney
Lucas. Intrusive. Brisk anC Lexington Pr
| rate. The entries are as folio s:
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New Work stock market.
Open High Low 2::I5.

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There yas little in the market TINS
morning except big DuIge N Burlington.
This stock V eut up 70 10, making a eoIal
OF more than slX points from the II"
price cf yesJeday. It closed al La IS,
practically At the top The grangers
we're fairly strong all day IN sympathy
with Burlington. but sold on from their
best prices. and showed little, Il any net
gain. The general market tended toward
weakness. though not Of an aggressive
kind. The banE statement was worse
than had Eeea expected. and IL caused
some protIJ-takIug and some snort sell
ing When the close came II was prob
able that the general feeling was one Of
disappointment both to the bulls and
the bears. for Burlington was the only
stock that made any net movement Of
importance. The outlook must be con-
sidered most uncertain FOR the moment.
though higher prices undoubtedly viii oe
made Iacer in the year The conservative
people say
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Some attention is being given to the
Mail and Express story that the rail-
v,ays in the community OF interests VIII
Immediately begin cutting operating OK
penseS. Il NIIl be a bull argument If true
The bank statement showed a loss OF
cash OF more than 80 900 coo. Deposits IN
creased SIS COG eco but loans increased
$40 coo Geo. Reserves showed decrease
Of more than $1,000 COO IKE statement
was generally considered 10 be a !:zz'.---le
and undoubtedly il is not good. but 1t IS
probable that rhe increase in loans will be
found 20 mean simply d changing Of &C
counts IL connection with the steel deal or
some other. That the financial world does
not consider the statement in any way
alarming Is shown by the fact thaUm0ney
was offered on call after the statement at
I i and found no takers The statement
is net a bearish argument on the market
except il q very surface way
The Burlington movement was the thing
that attracted most attention during the
session after the bank statement though,
as a matter OF fact this advance cannot
be considered Of importance TO the gen
eraI market as far as anything is known
about il up TO the present time The
stock has been very duh for Two or three
weeks or since before the dividend and
the rights" were taken OF its price a
the market quotation There gave been
tbs" that il would have q sharp ad-
vance. but they have attracted little at
teution while the price has been shading
on The boom began yesterday afternoon
and il was a thoroughly remarkable one
IN every way. u continued to the close
today The top price. 145. with the re
cent dividend and rights, would make
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The Steel securities were rather weak
than strong on bear selling induced by
the idea that the capitalization Of the new
Steel Trust Will be too heavy for the good
of The stocks 1t is probable however
that the grour will be advanced 20 a
much higher level in the near future,
even if there is to be a further slump nov
The insiders VIII have to advance the
prices 10 unload on the public.
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The St. Paul deal rumor was also again
heard this morning. At some time this
year there can be very little doubt that
the deal viii be carried through.
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NONEY-SIO and up loaned on Il Eniture pianos.
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business strictly confidential SOUTHERN LOAN
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Chicago Grain and Provision Market

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