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The Washington times., 1906-11-28
FRAUNCES' TAVERN
GETS RARE BRICKS
Duplicates of Those Used
200 Years Ago Coming
From Holland.

NEW YORK. Nov. Son the
Staatendam. OF the Holland-American
line, arriving in New York, Will come
1900 white bricks. which viii be guarded
very closely upon their landing and de-
livery. They are duplicates in style
and quality of bricks imported TWO hun
dred and six years ago.
When the work of r9novating the old
Fraunces' Tavern. at Broad and Pearl
streets. was begun By the Sons Of the
Revolution. il was expected that ma
ter5a!s could be found IN New York 70
restore il about as It was when Wash
ington said gOOd-by to his officers IN
the long room OF the old hotel. In the
two centuries that the building has
stood 1t has undergone so many repairs
that few people know anything about
how the structure originally looked.
Among the things that happened TO 1t
was the tearing out of the lower wall
facing on Broad street 10 make a show
window for q store that afterward be
came a FalOon- In the work OF
house for its patriotic owners mis- wall
has been put hack. all except the outer
facing. which was Of small white bricks
brought over from Holland. After a
trying hunt. fifteen miles from Rntter-
dam was found the very brick kiln
where. J5 years ago, the bricks for
Fra unCes Tavern were made They are
still making the same bricks AT this
plHce. and the order for the 1900 was
. The old hrepIaces in the tavern have
been rebuilt. the room where the saloon
was IS 10 be a cafe, the historic Long
room has been restored. and the recon
struCtiOn IS being done 70 thoroughly
change, II Is said, for probably three
hundred years.
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
JUNIOR PREP PROTEST
GONZAGAS' STATEMENT

Sporting Editor Of The Times.
In the Washington Post for November
q we find the following:
"Gonzaga's Youngsters Win. The
GanzaEa College third team defeated
the Georgetown Junior Prep eleven on
the Georgetown campus yesterday. > to O.
The touchdown was made in the first
half IN the second a dispute arose
over the Interpretation of the rules gov
erning the jurisdiction Of the umpire and
referees, and when the Georgetown
players failed TO abide by the decision
the officials forfeited the game TO Con
zaga. Georgetown had scored a touch
down. making the score a tie Of 8 TO 5
when the trouble arose"
In answer 10 the above. here are the
facts: The game was arranged between
the Gonzaga Prep midgets, supposed to
average ninety pounds, and the George
town Prep midgets In the first half the
Gonzaza boys made touchdown on a
fiuke. An attempted forward pass by
Georgetown was intercepted, and Con
Zaga player. running the full length of
the field, made a touchdown. Soon after
the second half had begun F O'Brien
made a touchdown for Georgetown after
a long run
The umpire said he had stepped on
the side line about twenty yards from
the goal. and ordered the ball to be
brought back to that point. The referee.
Carl Nilsack, of Georgetown, declared
that O'Brien remained inside of the line
and allowed the touchdown. The Con
zaga boys claimed that he could not give
the final decision. and that the game
was Illegal because two umpires were
not used
Rule p. section 7, reads: THE referee
shall be sole authority for the score of
the game. and shall be the Judge Of
forfeiture under the rules"
Owing to the dispute the Georgetown
miagets decided at first not to put the
result IN the papers. But the unfair
advantage the Gonzaga boys took BY
writing up In an unsportsmanlike man
ner a dishonest account of the game
now compels the Georgetown midgets
to make their contention clear They
Won the game. defeated the conquerors
of the Roosevelt team, and the score, bv
reason of the forfeit, stands 6 to 0 In
favor of the Georgetown Prep midgets.
CARL G. VILSACK. Referee.
JACK CENDOYA, Captain.
THOS. NJ SCRuGGS, Manager.
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
PLACED ON RECORD

II street northwest. between Second
and Third streets-May b. Miller ct vir.
Maurice E. to William Herbert Smith.
lots 26. p. q, square 5G2; SO.
2121 street northwest-Anna f..
Brown ct vir, Edward j., to Philip
Walker and Eugene J. Bernhard, trus-
tees. part lot 152. square 1895: $40
Willard street northwest. between Sew
enteenth and Eighteenth streets-Harry
b. Wilson Ct uX. to George B. Bryan.
lot 2l9, square Isl; SO.
Fifth street northeast. between f and
F streets-Emma II. Fishburn ct vir. NJ.
Ross. to the Kennebunk Realty Com
pany. lot 80 square SIS. SO. Martha H
Little ct viz, George o., to same, lots
Is and 49, square S35; $40.
Z street northeast between Twelfth
and Thirteenth stTeets-Lottie L, Burn
ct vir, James D, to Charlotte Daley
lots 800 19l, 1872. square zoos; $40
Il street northwest. between Twenty
first and Twenty-second streets-Fannie
H. Nibblack et vir. William c. to Char
$3.50.
f street northwest between Twenty
first and Twenty-seCond streets-Char-
iotte Daley to Lottie L. Burn, original
lot Is, square 81, so.
1882 Emerson street northeast-Edgar
+. Rankin ct uX. TO Susanna \. Atkin-
son, lot l3i, square 1929, $40
Ninth street northeast. between + and
G streets-Susanna A. Atkinson ct vir.
Frederick G., TO Edgar L. Rankin. lot
l53. square 9l3, $40
III Hickman street southeast-T
Franklin Schneider ct uX. to Daniel ].
Sullivan, lot 3S, square 1876, $40.
T street northwest between Twenty
third and Twenty-fCuTth StrcetS-Jecgp
II. Wilson and Levin 5. Frey, trustees
10 Walter A Lipscomb, lot s, square
east Of square 1868.
G street northeast. between North
Capitol and First streets-AIichaeI A.
German TO Francis S. Larkin. parts lots
1S and 90 square 677, SO.
Alley between r and S and Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets northwest-Zeph
Z. Moore 10 Hugh r. Early, lot Sc,
square 276, SO
1016 Seventh street northeast-George
y. Mcdonald 10 Barbara f. Thon. lot
l29. square S56; So
Mt. Pleasant and Pleasant Plains
Frederick c. S Hunter to Samuel w
PickfOTd. lot 9. block 3: SO.
North Grounds, Columbia College
Harry B. Wilson ct ux. to Chester A.
Saow. lot Il. block So So
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
BENNING ENTRIES
FOR TOMORROW

First race-Three-ye -year-oIds and up.
mares and geldiugs, six furlOngs; Co
lumbia course. Neruess. 1l5, Bohemia,
Us; Rose of Dawn. 15i Jerry c.. 115.
stolen Moments, rs: Asterisk I15;
Toots, no. lucorrigible. 10; Jupiter, 10;
Waterbearer, 10. Lone Hand, 10.
Second race-Sellngi -ygar-olds
five and oue-half furlongs; Columbia
Nancy. 81. King OF Spades. 81. Higgin-
butham. q. Swift Girl. 81: %PierrOt lcl :
-Beidemo, soi Autumn Flower, So
SANDY Creekcr. 50. ~Campaigner 90.
-WNlctte, 50; "Fan Loan, 50. 'Fair Lady,
9i "Nettie Carlta, 50; 'Lady Vincent. So;
@kaukakee. 50.
Third race-Third Junior SteepIechase
for thTce-year-olds: about two and one
half miles Palm, 1872 ". s. Martin, 1872
Commodore FOntaiue l42; Souyigny. l87.
Fourth race-SeIling. steeplechase,
fOur-year-olds and upward. about two
miles. Wild Range. l5l, Cherry Fighter,
15l; valley Forge. l56; Capt. Hayes, ISL,
Frank SOmeTs, las, OlerGsO. 139: CalOora-
hatChie 14G. AdjutOT 146 Ny Grace. 141;
Pioneer. 155; Abel. 153.
Fifth race-Ninth Washington Cup:
three-y -year-olds and upward two and
oue-quarJer miles. Holscher. ia; Reid
more. 81; Banker 10; Angler. 10; Agile,
llO. Palette luI, King Henry. 1O1. Dainty.
l0I: Pete Daley. l0I; Ormondes Right.
l07, Bulwark, loI; Tavannes. 81; Pleas
ant Days. %.
Sixth race-HandIcap two-year-olds;
one mile, Columbia course. OraCulum,
III. Beauclerc 116. Orphan Lad. rs:
Belfast. III; Lord Roanerges, 10; Ma
lacca, l06, Adsum. 104: Temmeraire. 100:
KNlOChan. 50. TanageT. 81; Adelluette.
%. Cambyses. %. Betsy Biuford 30,
Bright BOY, IS; Tuckernuck, Sc.
Seventh TaCe-HandiCap; three-yeaT-
Olds and upward; one and one-siNteenth
miles, old course Dolly SpankeT. 126.
Water Grass. 1le; Solon Shingle, 107;
Cederstrome. 104: Bulwark 90.
Apprentice allowance claimed.
Elnrrdr- and fast
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
COLOSSAL COMBINE
SCHEME OF HILL

ST. PAUL, MINI. Nov. 2s.-A colossal
combination of all the railroads in the
West between the Canadian border and
the Mexican lne-this was the stupen-
dous movement checked by James J.
Hi.
Hill made this remarkable disclosure
while testifying before the Minnesota
Railroad and Warehouse Commission
He made another almost equally re-
markable disclosure. The stockholders
Of the Great Northern road have re
ceived the uivalent Of l47 per cent in
dividends during the last year, made up
OF seven per cent from earnings Of the
road-4O per cent in the form of a stock
dividend, and 100 per cent from the re-
cent ore land deal. the last being almost
free gift by Mr.. Hill to the stock
hoIdeIS' lnaSmuch as he rightfully could
have held that profit for his personal ac-
count.
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
WASHINGTON WILL PICK
FROM DETROIT PLAYERS

CHICAGO. Nov. 2S.-That the Detroit
American League club Will sell virtually
all Of its star players and depend upon
Hugh Jennings 20 build up a new team
was the report circulated in baseball
circles here today.
Schaefter and O'Leary. IL was said. are
about the only ones expected to be re-
tained. The Chicago and Washington
clubs Will have the pick, according to
the report, and will divide McIntyre.
Cobb, Crawford, and one other player.
PITCHER Mullen is said TO be the one
all the American Leaguers. will bid for.
but Griffith, II is understood, will make
the best offer, to strengthen the High
landers.
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
Councils Monthly Meet.

The monthly meeting OF the city coun-
Gil was held last night, President Snow
den presiding in the common council and
PRESIDENT Sweeney IN the board OF alder
men:
Robert l. Monroe was unanimously
elected to nil the vacancy in common
council caused by the resignation OF c..
/. BoOthe
a petition from the paid members of
the fire department asking for an in
crease IN salary was referred TO commit
tee on finance
The council held a joint session for the
election of school trustees The old
school trustees were reelected as fol-
lows. First ward. c. X. Yates: second
ward, W. William Ramsay; third ward.
William +. Carne; Fourth ward: ". r.
SmOOt.
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE
The WASHINGTON MARKET

Following are the sales and quotations
or JOdays market:
Washington Railway and Electric As.
Sl,OOOdbSSs. S5OOaSS%
Capital Traction 2aI45
Washington Railway and Electric
com, DuH1a, 504n5s 5OQ4lA4 5OQ4l%,
50d4l5s. 500321s
20aSG12.
Washington Gas. 1Oa5s1k. 25a5S. 25@5S.
2o45'5s. 2595S, 20d5S, 2045S, 25a5S, lGq5S.
LanstOn. 1000I42A
III.
Washington Loan and Trust-lOaE6.
Union Trust rights-lHSia, IlIS1s, IOllS,
5TS
Flremens Insurance Company-s5d25 25lb
after Call-WashingtO Railway and
Electric 1 per cent GOgdSSss. 1,O0O6SS2E
5o0to9. LO00OE9. 3OlOVS9, ] DOOng9
ashlngton Railway and Electric
preferred-lO0S72i
washington Railway and Electric
cothmon-dJd+2A, 1OOu42s. buyer sixty.
American National Bank-5Gl7Oas
Columbia National Bank-5a300
washington Gas, certificate $30O6l12.
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
Green-Kemper Nuptials.

kosciusko KemDer. jr.. of this city.
and Miss Annie Lee Green, daughter
OF DR. Hugh r. Green. OF Delaplane.
Fauquier county, were quietly married
at the home OF the brides father this
morning. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev J. n. Campbell.
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
Man Breaks His Leg.

Wesley David, colored. Twenty-Five
years old. employed as a hodcarrier on
a new building on Harrison street.
AnacOstia. fell q distance of several
feet while at work this morning, and re-
eeiVed a fracture OF the left leg. He
was removed 10 the Casualty Hospital
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
STANDING ZOE A GOOD DEAL.

What. my friends" volcanically de-
party stand for?"
We'll, you. for one thire." replied a
pessimIstic voice from the back of the
hall.-Puck.
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
Ex-MayOr Strauss to Wed.

Announcement has been made Of the
engagement Of ex-Mayor Henry Strauss.
of this city, 20 Miss Fannie Herzog. of
Baltimore The wedding will take place
In Baltimore on Wed1csdcy, DecenDcr
10
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
TIE USUAL RESULT.

Il see the politicians are BEGINNING 10
thresh out some old topics"
Yes, and when they do, they are
pretty apt 70 get lots of chan from the
public"
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
Mrs. Bridget Thomas Dead.

Mrs Bridget Thomas, ffty-nine years
of age, wife of John Thomas. died at
her home, 10 South Pitt street. last
evening. Mrs. Thomas was born in Ire
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
n. Y. STOCK MARKET

Quotations furnished by Charles @. Gales
& Co.. Munsey Building. Members New York
Stock ENchangaI
The Washington times., 1906-11-28

On tomorrow, Thursday, Thanksgfv-
ing Day, a card of seven races is going
10 be put on. including two cross-coun-
try events and the Washington Gun.
another lOng-distance affair Ormoude's
Right, as well as oxford, VIII 20 in the
cup Shields may save HOlscher for
the Maximum. OF two days later Re
Tore the meeting opened President s :
hOWland said he believed the largest
attendance in tho history or Benniug
would be seen out on THANKSGIVING
Day.
The Washington times., 1906-11-28
MAXIMUM STAKES
LONGEST RACE
Closing Day Feature at Ben
ming Requires Starters to
Go Three Miles.
JUSTICE VS.. POLITICS
Remarkable Consideration Shown by
Stewards for Jockey Miller
Causes Ugly Talk.

Should fair weather prevail. Washing
ton racing enthusiasts have a real treat
In store for them on next Saturday at
Benning
II Will be the closing down of the
meeting and In a racing way, the cap
and climax Of the sport will be reached,
for about the best class program ever
offered the local public IS scheduled.
only slow track and unfavora bIe
weather can spoil the day
or course, the Maximum Stakes for
three-year-olds and up, stands out as
the chief event of the day Here the
horses VIII race around the course three
times, for the event is the longest horse
race OF the year IA the East, being laid
at the unusual distance Of three miles.
II takes a horse Of stamina and cour-
age TO win the Maximum. According to
the prospect AT this time, some good
horses Will go down 20 the post on Sat
urday. Il may be interesting to know
that Marvellous" Miller wifi ride OK.
ford, the Greyhound" as McLaugbItu's
gray streaked fOur-year-Old is called.
Willie Shields is staying over 20 start
the Brighton Cup winner, Holscher.
while Dainty. beaten under a poor ride
In the Benning Special last Saturday.
viii take up the colors IN the Maximum
IN order that she may vindicate herself.
In looking over the eIiglbles. the prob
able field Of starters VIII include the
following horses.
The Maximum Stakes, for three-year-
Olds and up; three miles:
The Washington times., 1906-11-28

Tho same sort OF a demonstration that
marked the PreJensIon-Cxford protest
OF Saturday resulted from the running
Of the sixth race yesterday when Miller.
who rode Banker. with all the public
money on his chances at 3 10 /, com
plained 70 the stewards concerning Hor-
ner's rough-house methods on Ceder-
strome CedcTstrOme had won. with
Banker bans-up second. The stew
ards heard the complaint, while a great
crowd OF Millerites gathered in the in
closure beneath the official Dagoda
He tOuled Miller" Dirty work H0r-
heT, were some OF the frequent ex-
Glamau lions OF the turbulent thToug.
Soon the PinkeTtOns busted themselves
In trying 10 marshal the mob to some
show OF order Then, just as things
were beginning 20 look ugly the stew
ards clerk bcckoued 10 the men in
charge OF the number board on the
other side OF the track. CedeTsJrOme'
number came down and Bankers went
up This was just TO the taste of the
crowd. which set ND a tremendous
howl Of approval.
on the way home on the cars, the
crowd could not help thinking tha- if
there had been no reason for the dis
qualification OF Miller on Saturday there
Sr ould have been no occasion for Horn
er.s setback yesterday Then a Tealiza ton
OF the politics OF the present meeting
s.'l'NA.tAiAE -hAAl4EA Atllllt lllU the lllIlQ
OF the average rac@soer. Unless Miller
Is uagTantIy guilty OF a foul, there is
no chance for the stewards TO disqualify
him A riot might be provoked OF
course this works well for the public
which backs MilleT's mounts. but the
bOOkmakeTs are a sore LOT over tho sit
uatiOn. Starter Cassidy also takes no
chances of having the popular idol left
No advantage is given Miller but good
care on all sides Is taken so that The
jockey receives none the worst OF IL
The chubby-faced little Irishman,
Brady. who brought home the IO0-to-I-
shot. @. /. NJ, yesterday al Benning
was neWsbJy At the BROOKLYN Bridge
New York, y. Y, three months ago
Patrick keenan,, city chamberlain. and
real friend 10 the struggIers Of the
East Side, who has been Interested in
the Brady family for years and years.
secured the lad a berth as a stable bOy
with Big Tim" SUilivan's stable last
summer Brady developed so RAPIDLY
that he was given a mount a month ago
at Jamaica He is eighty-five rounds in
weight and sixteen years of age. He is
named after his worthy beuefactor
HcncefOrth he Will be known 10 the
world Patrick keenan, Brady. for
that Is his cosnomen.
The Chicago Hotel was the scene of
considerable jollity last night as several
of the guests heat q. l.. NJ in good stvle.
NANNY Phillips also had a gOOd day
with Rather Royal. Buddy Wright,
Willie Dangman, and Artie GlOSter
cleaned up on @. /. NJ
The Washington times., 1906-11-28

The wealth of the United States in
1904. the latest year for which estimates
are available, was nearly Sl05 900 o0oOOO.
or az the rate of Sl,3u1 per capita.
The Washington times., 1906-11-28

Al a meeting OF the directors Of the
United States Smelling. Refining and
Mining Company Gonday afternoon, the
directors declared the regular quarterly
dividend OF S,l= cents per share, payable
January 10
The Washington times., 1906-11-28

The American Sugar Refining Com
pany has declared the regular dividend
OF Ia per cent on the preferred stock
and Ia per cent on the common stock.
payable January ,.
The Washington times., 1906-11-28

The United States Leather Company
has declared the regular quarterly divi-
dend of ~ per cent on the preferred
stock, payable January .,
The Washington times., 1906-11-28

General confidence Is felt that the
Louisville and Nashville Company can
no longer defer an advance In its diVi-
dend rate. and good authorities say that
the payment To be made next month
will be at the rate of Z per cent or s
per cent.
The Washington times., 1906-11-28

That there is 10 be some new finan-
cling in Northern Pacific is a fOTeEone
conclusion, but just when il is 10 come
about has not been announced. This
company has done no financing for
several years, but, although the road
has received little fresh capital there
has been substantial physical expansion
and development going on all the time.
The Washington times., 1906-11-28

The Chicago Hotel was the scene of
considerable jollity last night as several
Of the guests heat q. L. NJ in good stvle
NANNY Phillips also had good day
with Rather Royal. Buddy Wright
Willie DanEman, and Artie GlOSter
cleaned up on G. l. NJ.
The Washington times., 1906-11-28

An analysis of the ten principal English
railroads shows that the amount spent
on wages Increased from El6.6Nl.SJU in
the fiscal wear 1856 To col S95, GO in the
fiscal year 1866. This is an increase of
3I.2 per cent. In the same period the
gross earnings increased with the same
ten roads from c64l73 $50 To GSl, 65I, 100
or an increase of 21.2 per cent
The Washington times., 1906-11-28

Provided the directors of Norfolk &
Western at their meeting take the ac-
plating-that is. the issuance of $1,000
900 of the S34. 10000 convertible bonds
which were authorized in October the
road. funded debt will be increased to
SS5,2l65OO and the annual interest charges
TO about 50, ,7O2. 500. Since the bonds are to
be call on the common stock. a like
amount Of the latter security will pro-
badly be issued at the same time
The Washington times., 1906-11-28

The General Electric directors meet
this week. There are some on the
board who are in favor Of increasing
the dividend to a 10 per cent basis. but
II Is not yet determined that their posi-
tiOn viii prevail.
The Washington times., 1906-11-28

The Federal Mining and Smelling Com
panE has declared the regular quarter
iy Dividend OF 14 per cent on the nrefer-
red stock. The regular dividend Of ii.
per cent and an extra dividend of siz
per cent on the common was also de-
eember 1E
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-01

ROBERT BARR's "a ROCK IN THE
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keep on doing something of growing in
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"A Rock in the Baltic deals with the
love and startling adventures of Alan
Drummond, a young British naval neuten-
ant who, at the outset gets into decided
ly hot water by testing a new piece of
artillery by training it on an uncharted
and supposedly deserted rock In the mid
die of the Baltic sea.
The shot Is promptly returned from an
unseen cannon on the rock, and the
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speed the average author could not main
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Apart from the. mere action, there is q
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| from true INSIDE -1nIC,TI1dllOn lHeI0 Is
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| "A Rock in the Baltic is a novel that
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A unique system of book selling has
been adopted in the placing of this work
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exclusive use.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-01
a Boston Gas Deal.

In Massachusetts the supervision OF
gas and electric light plants is state
function, committed to state agency
known as the gas and electric light COM
mission. The regulation of prices is
state and not municipal power. The
legislature of Massachusetts has re-
Gently passed a bill and the governor
has signed it, providing for sliding
scale of prices in Boston and it's vicin-
ity. This bill provides that beginning
with June 30 of the current year, the
standard price for gas shall be 80 cents
per thousand. The bill also provides
that the stockholders shall receive in
| dividends Z per cent, which rate may
not be increased except upon certain
conditions. These conditions are that
the profits shall bear relation to the
cost of the gas. When the earnings
exceed per cent, depreciation, interest
and all other legitimate charges having
been taken care of, the dividends may
not, be increased without a reduction
in the price of gas. The arrangement is
rather complicated, but the principle is
that the public shall share in the profits
of the company over and above 7 per
cent.
The Boston Transcript regards this
bill as a step backward from municipal
ownership in the gas industry; in fact
it claims that that was the issue really
involved and that the bill is com
promise between the extremes of mu
nicipal ownership and private owner
ship without amenability to supervi
sion to the extent of determining the
measure of profits which may be de
rived from the business. The arrange
ment is supposed to work automatically
and to preserve an equilibrium between
the earnings Of the company and thu
rate charged for gas. The bill has
nothing to do with fixing the terms Of
the charter or specifying conditions I'm
der which the company may do bust
: ness, further than to provide for thi
regulation of price; but it is an inter
esting experiment in lieu of govern
ment ownership.