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Evening star., 1901-12-20
Washington stock EXCHANGE.

Sales-regular call, II O'Clock m.-U. S. Electric
Trust Co. at go; Columbia Title Ins. Co.. 60
at ~ Washington Gas, at 66A. banston Mono
at at rssns anH
Co., 100 at 80. After can-Capital Traction, 20
District of Colombia Bonds a.sss, funding, 125
Miscellaneous Bonds-capitaI Traction As, 1864.
Receipts. 40 asked. Metropolitan Railroad ss, liz
bid Metropolitan Railroad Cert. Indebt A, 1854
road @, ll7st bid. Iao asked. Columbia Railroad
series A. lo1 bid. Washington Gas Co. 8s. series
bid. U. s. Electric Light Cert. Indebt Is '' io.,z
bid I0s asked Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Trust As. 100 bid washington Market Co. Is, asa ss
10 IL bid. Westminster Market Go. Imp 0s, 110 bid
lean am, GpTsphophone Deb: g, ss bid. 100 asked
Loan and Trust, 1s7h bid, 1913 asked American
ep Snon rnst and dMssns
1osA bid. le7 asked: Washington Savings Bank
Railroad stocks-Capital Traction Co.. .lo5x bid,
loSA asked s...,..
bid 40 asked Metropolitan Us bid 800 ASKED sd1
Central. 235 bid. Farmers and MechsnIes' ssi
bid, 40 asked. West End, I25 bid, 1so asked ed
bid.
Insurance Stocks-Firemen's, 3 bid Franklin
20 bid SO asked. Metropolitan, 15 bid S5 asked
Corroran, g. bid. Potomac, 60 bid Arlington 25
bid, 30 asked. German American. go bid Nation
81 Union, TX bid. 10 asked. Columbia l0II hid
i1N asked. Riggs. IS bid, 8 asked Peoples. q
bid, asked. Commercial, bid. asked Colo
nial, 119 asked.
Title Insurance Stocks-Reai Estate Title, S3s;
bid 95 asked. Columbia Title. Az bid Az asked.
Washington Title, bid, asked. District Tile
6k bid.
Tslephone and Gr.phophone stecks-cnesapeake
and Potomac, 664 bid, 20 asked. American Craph-
ophone CON-. BY bid. AZ asked. American Grnph-
ophone Pref, "a bid, s. asked.
Gas Stocks-W Washington Gas, &C bid. eeK asked.
Georgetown Gas. 75 bid, so asked
Type Machine Stocks-MerEenthaier Iinofrrso
s168X bid 16SA asked Lanston AoDotype II kid'
l1N asked
Miscellaneous Steckk-Greene Con. Conner On m
bid 8p1s asked. Washington Market I51x IA
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat. $50 hid. 200
asked.
sEx. dividend.
Evening star., 1901-12-20
Locomotive Industry in Austria.

During the present year the only foreign
order for locomotives received in Austria
has been one from Egypt for six. accord
ing to a report received at the State De-
partment from L. s. Consul Hossfeld at
Trieste, setting forth a critical state of af-
fairs in that empire in the locomotive in
dustry. The consul states that unless new
contracts are obtained in the near future
four Of the five locomotive-b building estab-
lishments will be without work within six
months. Foreign orders, il is stated. have
been quite frequent in recent years, and
even as late as 1900 no less than sixty Aus
trian-built machines went to Belgium and
France.
Evening star., 1901-12-20
That Explained 1t.
From Tit Bits.


A lady, who rather prided herself on her
powers as a teacher of Biblical knowledge,
was recently staying at country vicarage
in north Lancashire, in a district where
sporting instincts prevail and where almost
every male adult and very many young
sters own or have an interest in larchers
whippets or other dogs.
Taking as was ner won't a class In the
local Sunday school and expatiating upon
the Book Of Job, she. in the course OF her
remarks, introduced the daughters Of that
patriarch and put to her class a question
which she had previously In other places
found an effective poser.
Now, job she said. had three daugh-
ters. JeInima kezia and -. Can any one
give me the name of the third?''
"Keren-happuch. said one Of the girls,
whose appearance by no means suggested
the possession OF much Biblical lore.
You are a very good girl for studying
your Bible so carefully" said the grafffied
teacher; "go up to the top of the class"
'She didna geet thatten eawt o. Bible -
cried an elvious classmate. ''They's tn
names o her feyther's three whipputs.'
Evening star., 1901-12-20
MARcoNI CALLED TO LONDON.
Wireless Telegraph Promoter Hope
full of Ultimate Success.

Wirelesa Telegraph Promoter Hope
full of Ultimate Success.
ST. JOHNS, N. F., December 20.-As the
result of the receipt last night of import
ant cable messages from his company in
London, Marconi thinks it probable that
he will san on the steamer Sardinian, leav-
ing st. Johns Sunday night for Liverpool
In that case he will return within a month
Marconi hopes to find time before he leaves
to select site for a permanent wireless
telegraph station, SO as to expedite matters
to that extent in the event of his being
enabled to continue his work here. He is
more hopeful now Of a satisfactory solu-
ton Of the difficulty with the Anglo-Amer-
lean Cable Company.
The inventor conferred yesterday after
noon with Premier Bond and will have a
conference today with the former premier,
Sir VIM. Whiteway, who, yesterday, in a
published letter, advocated the legislature
cancelling the Angfo-American Gable
Companys monopoly, if necessary, in order
to hold Marconi in the colony, the COM
pany to be compensated for any losses sus-
tanned in being deprived of the monopoly
during the unexpired period.
Mr.. Morris, Premier Bonds chief lieuten-
ant, has pledged Marconi the government 8
support wherever possible.
Evening star., 1901-12-20
Education In China.
From Japan and America.

u
China. 1t appears, has started her new re-
form movement upon educational lines.
False education has been the bane Of China
in the past. and it will not be easy for her
yicerOys and governors. upon whom is to
rest the burden of this mighty reform; to
avoid the evils that inhere in the entire
Confucian system as it operates under mod
ern conditions. If We measure men by the
results of their works and precepts, Con-
fucius must be venerated as the worlds
greatest benefactor: but he created the
China Of the past. The civilization he
founded was the best and highest the world
had seen and stood for twenty centuries
above all other civilizations. But Its day Is
over, and only the informing and enlight-
ening wisdom Of the greatest of sages re-
mains as basis upon which the China of
today must lay the foundation Of her new
world civilization The old system is worth
less-is dead-but the philosophy and wis
dom Of Confucius carS never perish from
the earth
Evening star., 1901-12-20
AL NELL BESTS TOM TRACY.
Hot Fight fer Eighteen Rounds In
Portland, Ore.


PORTLAND, Ore, December 2O-Al
Neil Of San Francisco and Tommy Tracy
Of Australia last night met in the ring for
the third time at the exposition building
and Neill won in the eighteenth round. In
the first round Neill landed on Tracy's chin
with his right and cut cash an inch in
length from which the blood flowed I'm a
stream. During the first FIVE rounds Nein
jabbed Tracy on the right eye with his left
and all but closed that member. After the
fifth round Tracy did some effective work
and during the next eight rounds landed
with mis- right on Neill's stomach. The
ngnting was fast and Tracy proved to be. a
bing on the face. In the seventh Neiu com
menced to upper cut Tracy, and at the end
OF the round Tracy appeared tired. In the
eighteenth Tracy landed on Nein's head
and Neill came back with an upper cut.
After clinch Neill landed with his right
on Tracys jaw and he went down Tracy
was unable to respond to the call of time,
ana Referee Joe Aston gave the fight to
Neiil.
Evening star., 1901-12-20
MRS. DENNIS BETTER.
Prospect of Recovery Relieved to Be
Good.

Good.
A further Improvement was shown today
at noon in the condition of Mrs. Ada GIL
bert Dennis. much to the surprise of her
attending physicians. Should she continue
to improve as she has during the past two
days, the doctors think she may be fully
conscious tomorrow. The patient is being
kept perfectly quiet. She rested be.ter
last night than she has any night since the
assault was committed took some nourish-
ment and seemed to suffer little If any pain.
Detective Helan remained at the hospital
during the night and was relieved this
morning by Detectives Hartigan and Nc
Nance.
The officers hope that Mrs Dennis con-
dition will continue to improve, and should
she regain consciousness they believe she
will give them some information which will
assist them in their efforts to solve the
mystery.
The investigation of the case is practi-
caHy at standstili. although the police are
endeavoring to secure some additional in
formation concerning Samuel G. Presley,
the printer who committed suicide in the
boarding house adjoining the residence of
Mrs. Dennis.
Yesterday afternoon Major Sylvester re-
ceived a copy of the New Orleans Plea
yune which contained an article to the
effect that Presley was suspected of COM
plicity in a murder in Gainesville, Tex,
fourteen years ago. Two girls, it appears,
were found murdered III their bed. A
hatchet was the weapon used, and their
heads were chopped and beaten. There
was never any proof Of Presley'S connec
tion with the crime.
1t was also stated In the paper named
that Presley had been implicated in a
shooting ARRAY. To his friends it was re-
ported Presley said he had used the re-
yolver in self-defense.
Hugh Watson. a former business partner
of Presley. called on Capt. Boardman to-
day and said he was certain the double
murder was not committed by Presley The
deceased, he said, was a gambler. and at
times imbibed too freely, but he was not
man who was given to violence.
This afternoon the patient was said to be
in about the same condition as was report
ed at noon. She was holding her own well,
and the detectives seem to think she is on
the road to recovery.
Evening star., 1901-12-20
Chinese Philanthropi.ts.

From the Universal Gazette.
The rich people of the west are very fond
OF building schools. hospitals or other pub
lie works at their own expense. In such
cases the building usually contains tablet
in their honor or their portrait in oil be-
ing In a conspicuous place. China in an
cient times Rad. like:minded philanthropists
OF means who built asylums for the aged.
widows orphanages hospitals and free dis
pensaries; in the cold weather soup kitch-
ems were openSd. bridges were built and re-
anaired. These are all evidences OF public
spirit and beneyplent heart. In recent
years flood and famine have called forth
relief funds. Our Chinese do not come be-
hind the foreigners in these respects. Trae
there is often too much doubt in their
minds regarding the disposal OF charitable
Many rich men are coming forward now
to build schools. Asf
Evening star., 1901-12-20
EGGS TWO CENTURIES OLD.
Fear of TAeA Found Upon the Tear
lag Dewa Of an Old House.
Fr,x the yeyr York Nam

Fear Of Thea Found Upon the Tear
Tag Dewa Of an Old House.
From the New York Sun.
In tearing down an old house in the town
OF Marlborough. Conn, the other day a
curious discovery was made. Between the
partitions ana surrounded by the huge tim
bers used Ia the construction OF farm
houses In the oiden days was hens nest
and in it four perfect hens eggs very. very
brown with age, but not cracked or broken
In the least. BY shaking them a faint rat
tie could be heard on the inside. showing
that the contents had dried up into a very
small mass. According to the oldest In
habitants the house was erected 2uu years
ago and as no alterations repairs were
ever made at this particular spot Judging
from the condition of the timbers, plank
and handwrought iron nails used. 1t is ar
gued that the nest and eggs must have
been there ever since the house was built.
The theory is that during the process OF
construction, biddy entered between the
partitions. laid her little clutch and was
debarred from completing her maternal
plans-that of laying a. full number of eggs
and rearing a brood Of chicks-by the fact
that her nest was boarded In. The timbers
were so heavy and the planking so thick
that no rats or mice could enter, so here he
eggs remained. their mission unfulfilleo.
The nest and eggs are now in the possession
of Henry Lord.
Evening star., 1901-12-20
ReyeIIcd in the Rain.
From the Portland Oregnnian.

Los Angeles man. who visits Portland
occasionally on business. happened to be
here during the heavy rains of few days
ago. Instead of making sarcastic remarks
about 1t always raining In Oregon. he
was delighted with the rain-as, In fact
was eyerybody-and the harder It rafned
the more delighted he became He said
that the people Of Los Angeles would give
almost anything for such q rain, and thai
always after returning home from a visit
to Oregon he dreams nightly Of having GJr
drinks OF our Bull Run water. He was s'o
tired OF eternal sunshine and eternal duxt
that he would be glad to exchange ITEM
fof some OF the rain we have In Oregon
Evening star., 1901-12-20
Think Great Things.


Make up your mind that the Creator made
you to enjoy life and have all the good
things in this world necessary to your we'll
being and moral and spiritual growth.
Think large things for yourself. for God
did not set you for the narrow limit which
you have In mind Limitation Ia thought
wdl certainly produce limitation In possess
sion. II you are convinced that you win
never have much. that You are poor and
VIII remain SO. the chances are ten to one
that you will. How can you expect to ex-
pand your life. to enlarge your possessions.
to widen your sphere, while you think ana
talk limitation? Enlarge your horixon. t,e
generous to yourself In thought and anbi-
tion. The Creator never made people to LINN
along the starvation line: there are enoueh
resources In the world to make everyday
well, happy and contented The treat
trouhle with us Is that we circumscriAe
ourselves by thinking within narrow HnaitS
Evening star., 1901-12-20
SENATOR sEWELL REEVES.
RecOvers From the Sinking Smell O
Yesterday Afternoon

HecoVers From the Sinking Spell of
Yesterday Afternoon.
CAMDEN. N. j., December Ex-senator
Sewell Is resting quietly this morning, and
his physicians say there is no immediate
cause for alarm unless he should have an
other sinking spell. such as occurred late
yesterday afternoon.
DR.. Paul M. Mecray made the following
statement to reporter for the Associated
Press at Sis o'clock this morning:
Senator Sewell had sinking spell Of the
heart about o'clock yesterday afternoon
His condition was extremely critical dur
ing the evening. but toward midnight he
rallied and fell into sleep. He passed a
fairly good night and is resting easy this
morning"
Drs. Mecray and Taylor. who were in con-
slant attendance at the senator's bedside
last night, left for their homes shortly
after o'clock this morning. They said
there was no immediate apprehension OF
Senator SewelIs dissolution within the next
tWenty-four hours, and the fact that they
were leaving for their respective homes was
proof that the distinguished patient was
not in immediate danger.
Evening star., 1901-12-20
CHICAGO HAS A COAL FAMINE.
Severe Weather Continues Through
ont the West and NOrthwest.


Severe Weather Continues Through
out the West and Northwest.
CHICAGO, December 20.-Chicago and the
northwest have been promised a respite
from the severe weather that has made rail-
roads icebound, brought on coal famine
and added to the usual cold weather suffer-
ing. But SO far the promise has brought
little comfort. Today at 10 am. the official
record of temperature was 8 degrees below
zero in Chicago. St. Paul had below. Ken
sas City below and St. Louis 10 below
The warm blast that is predicted from the
northwest has moderated the condition
somewhat at extreme points.
The coal famine in Chicago. which now
is an appalling fact, has crippled business
in many instances xand threatens to force
others to close. Shipments of grain have
come almost to standstill. Railroads can
offer no relief until the weather moderates.
MEMPHIS Tenn.s December 2O-The cold
wave continues Throughout the south, and
reports indicate that in some places 1t Is
unprecedentedly- severe. The temperature
here droppedyto degrees above zero early
this morning. Boats plying out Of this
port are all laid up at the bank, being un-
able to run ON account of heavy ice floating
in the river.rltAt Chattanooga the mercury
reached 2 below. zero last night, but at Z
am. was up to O. above.
Evening star., 1901-12-20
ALEX. CLYDEsDALE MISSING.
May BE the Eleventh Victim of SDhG
EurnQce DisaSfeF.

PITTSBURG. Pa, December 2o-The po-
lice were notified today that Alexander
ClydesdaIe. who was In charge Of the Soho
furnace OF Jones & Laughiins at the time
Of the explosion. yesterday morning, is
missing. Tie police believe that he has
been cremated. He was married and had
a family. This would make the list of
killed reach eleven.
AT the Mercy Hospital ii was stated that
the death of John Sabo was only a qRes-
ton of a few hours. While John Yentz is
in a serious condition. the physicians stated
that he had a slight chance of pulling
through IL
Evening star., 1901-12-20
Maaicipal Art.
From the London Chrenicle.

From the 10noQp CAEef3eie.
A remarkable art movement OF which
the Belgian Municipal Art Association was
the initiator, has for some time been active
In Belgium. Thesassociation has over 4 600
members, including, besides artists archi-'
tects sculptors and engrayers, many prom
inent public naen, and has branches In the
great cities, The main object is to redeem
the public thoroughfares from their ugli-
ness. and give back to them some OF that
picturesque effect which the mansions In
the Grasles Places of Brussels and Ant
werp and the town halls OF Ypres, Dude
narde and Bruges show that they once had.
The association is subsidized by the mu-
inequalities of the leading cdtiea The inn
provements largely take the direction of
beautiful and appropriate facades to public
and private buildings. One OF tAese In
Brussels Is the shop OF a fashionable Jew
eler, another that of q chemist These
creations are the work of leading artists
The movement has extended to Germany
and italy. and there Is plenty OF scope for
It here
Evening star., 1901-12-20
Sfmplon Tunnel Flooded.
From the New York Sun.

Several weeks ago there was a fall In
temperature In the Simplon tunnel. now In
process Of excavation, through the Alps.
The part Of the tunnel reached was exactly
under a mountain lake. and 1t was won
dered II this fact had anything to do with
the reduced temperature. The workmen
are now in the central portion of the tun-
mel about 10000 feet below the mountain
peaks. the usual temperature being about
104 degrees Fahrenheit, which. of course.
is too hot for comfortable working. BY
means. however, of water sprays and the
most thorough ventilation the heat is con-
siderably reduced.
A few days after the fall In temperature
had been observed the workmen struck a
vein Of water that began to flood the south
gallery. The work was stopped and a part
OF the men had to run at a lively rate to
escape an uncomfortable wetting. No SER
ious embarrassment resulted, however for
the flood was overcome in a few days
Evening star., 1901-12-20
GROUND BROKEN FOR THE FAIR.
Funefion af -. Louis I'm Connection
With Exposition.


with Exposition.
ST. LOUIS, December. 20-The first pub
lie celebration In connection with the
worlds fair to be opened in st. Louis In
1908 IN commemoration of the one hum
dredth anniversary cf the Louisiana pur-
chase was held today, when ground was
broken In the site in Forest Park. THIS
day was selected for the important event
because 1T is an anniversary. of the formal
transfer Of the Louisiana territory to the
United States. The day was holiday in
st. Louis and throughout Missouri. as well
as in most of the purchase states, whose
governors issued proclamations asking for
general observance of 1t as Louisiana
purchase nag day."
Owing to the severity of the weather the
parade and other outdoor demonstrations
were abandoned.
At the appointed time directors and off,
GERS of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Company, General John C. Bates, Major
Henry K. Hunter 18th United States Cav
airy. and other army officers. governors of
states, and guests, assembled at the St.
Louis Club. Carriages were taken and the
party was driven to Forest Park, where
the ceremony Of breaking ground was car
ried out. A huge fire had been built on
the structural site Of the educational build
Ing to soften the ground.
Evening star., 1901-12-20
Raltimere Markets.

BALTIMORE Md December 20.GFTC sr arm un-
changed; receipts, 7,1S7 barrels; exports, IS 40
barrels. Wheat strong; spot and the month. siHa
Sl11; January, sl%taS2; February. S2axaS3; May,
s3a.as4; steamer No. red. 7sa7sk; receipts i3,.
9I3 bushels; exports, 1919 bushels: southern by
duh: spot and the Insnth, new esae6Is; year. 66a
66Is; January, 66,sa66L: May 6S3. asked; steamer
mixed, 642aG4h: receipts. 5000 bushels; exports
l02. s5T bnshels southern white and yellow corn
59sxa66h Oats dull and easy; No. 2 white 51s
521s; No. mixed. 5la5lh; receipts. IL aS4busheIs:
exports. none. Rye quiet: No. nearby, 81 hid:
No. 2 western. 6sa1o; receipts .922 bushels; ex.
Grain frcights rates inclined TO sag lower; steam
to Liverpool. per bushei. Ilsd. January: Corr for
orders. per quarter. Is December. Butter firm.
hanged; fancy imitation. lsala: fasry creaInery
25a26: fancy ladle, 16all; fancy roll. 17sIs good
roll, 15al6; store packed, l3al5 Eggs firm, un-
changed: fresh. 27a2S- Cheese firm unchanged;
large. 1oAa1ohs medium. 11nIIE: small. IiaiiA.
Evening star., 1901-12-20
FIGHT IMMINENT, IN KENTUCKY.
Armed Men Ready to Restst Removal
of 6Aal1p0x Pafientn.

Armed Men Ready to Resist Removal
of smallpox Pafients.
5 CINCINNATI, December 2O.--A serious
clash OF armed men is threatened at Cold
Spring, Campbell county, KY, q few miles
south Of Newport, over the question OF TAX
ing care of jail prisoners who have the
smallpox The county board of health or
dered the inmates of the new inflrmary at
Cold Spring removed to hospital and the
smallpox prisoners taken from the jail to
the infirmary.
When this became known bells were rung
at Cold Spring and citizens meeting was
held. and under the leadership of Judge
Brown armed men were sworn in today
and formed along the pike to prevent
carrying out the orders of the board of
health. Meantime, an Injunction was OBJ
tanned from Judge Hoge and the sheriff
began organizing an armed force to carry
out the order of the board of health.
Evening star., 1901-12-20
why the snow 10 white.
From the Ladies' Home Journal.

From the Ladies' Home Journal
Why Is the snow white is question fre-
auently asked Because black snow would
be dangerous, so would red or yellow.
These are warming up. colors." and they
change the suns rays to heat Such snow
would soon melt again and prove very poor
projection. But white snow throws back
the sunlight In just the form In which n
receives 1t, and thus the snow can be long
on the ground. Throw dirt ON the snow.
and its dark color quickly makes It eat It's
way in whenever the sun shines on If
After snewstorm once let the horses
feet mingIe the dtrt Of the road with the
snow and saetshinS viii coon be over
Evening star., 1901-12-20
The Easter Lily Crop.
From the Philadelphia Telegraph.

From the Philadelphia Telegraph.
Down in frostless Bermuda. not far from
the sea. the great lily fields, some OF them
more than 100 acres In extent, are white
with fragrant bloom; the smell of the sea
rningles with the sweet, heavy scent OF the
blossoms. and negroes wend their lazy way
among the flowers, gathering In the snowy
harvest From these lily farms the bulbs
are sent north In August. and next Easter
florists here will grow the flowers In their
greenhouses. All the lilies used In deco
rating the churches at Easter are grown
from these southern bulbs. 1t Is the ex-
pensive lilies that are homegrown As In
England the roses and yiolets that are
hawked about the streets of London at
Christmas and Easter are Imported from
the villages along the Riviera, SO the lilies
that are peddled along the Bowery and the
lower city. and those that are sold by the
very small florists, come north In the flow
er from Bermuda.