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THE MOBNTN"G TIMES, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1S96.
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THE EVIDENCE
Is Suff.ciint that the Specialist
rures When the Family
Doctor Fal's.
Dr. Youig Stands Pre-eminent
His Modern Methods of Treat
- ment Are a Boon Mhe
Afflicted.
YOU SHOULD CONSULT HIM
Because He Cures Eis Fees Are Low,
Ctnsultation Is Free He Prepares
His Own Medicines.
Cor. I2th and F Sts.
Bees Hit P.itients Personally. No Substitutes
f Dally 10 zo.1.
Office Iloiiri. ? Kvery Tlmrsilay Ev'g 7 to 8
( Siiuciuy lO lo 1.
COHSETA 1Krii!,n m FREE
HECHT & COMPANY,
515 Seventh Street.
Choice
of this
Plain beavers and cheviots
and very stvli-h. Reduced be
cause there are not all sizes in
the lot but nearl3' all. You're
lucky if your size is here. All
the time 3-ou want the easiest
of pa3meuts.
HECHT. & COMPANY,
515 Seventh Street.
HOW TO WRITE A MORAL AD.
'Bargain Announcers" Discuss an
Open Ethical Question.
Annual Banquet of the Local Ad.
"Writers "Was an Interesting
Feast Those Present.
The annual bauquet of the Ad-Writers'
Club of Washington at tlte Raleigh Iat
mglit was an affair that will assuredly
be reiiienniered by the memb"rs lh-iii-
belves and the outsid'-rs who had .lie
Kood fortune to Imj prcsent-
Beside the brilliant "bargain announcer.'
of this city, there were prevent two par
ticular stars of the national fraternity. In
the persons of Mr. Gibson of the Vanillic
Company of New York and Air. Pt-rnne
of the Sorodont Company. These gentle
men came from New York upon the imi
tation of the "Washington club, as Hie
representatives of the Sphinx Club, a
emiilHr organization at the metropolis.
President George Lvrwin wab the toast
master, and gracefully introduced various
bpeaker.v after the artistn and eli borate
meini had I teen discussed Remarks were
made by representatives of the editorial
end of the three "Washington daily news
papcr, tin--delegates from New York, and
meml-ors of tin local organization.
Jn the discussion of one of the m uiy
ethical questions which came up incident
ally, me tf the guests Mated that all ad
vertising slRHild have its basis in truth
and should faithfully reflect the actual
virtues or the subject. Some exceptions
were taken to the definitencss of this state
ment by i takers who followed, andthe Ad.
"Writers aniiu;d for JS96 was adjo.irned
without taking a ballot on the merits of the
piopoMtion.
Those present were:
Mr. BON':, of the PoL
Mr. CROMWELL, of the Star.
Mr. FANE, General Advertising.
Mr. FOSTER, of the Times.
Mr. FRANC, or H. Franc Sou.
Mr. GANS. or Lansburgh & Iiro.
Mr. GIUSOV of A. A. Vautine & Co., New
York
Mr. GOLHS.mITH, Manager Times,
Mr. JIARZ, Washington Tribune.
Mr. HEUHOX, of the Star.
Mr. JENNINGS, of The Times.
Mr. KAUFMAN, S. Kaun & Sons.
Mr. KENT, Palais Royal.
Mr KINNEAR. KlnncnrAd-Wiiting Bureau.
Mr LEWIS, Saks & Co.
Mr. MILLER, General Advertising.
Mr. PEU1UX, of the Sozodont Co., New
Tori;
Mr. PRIXG, Kinnear Ad-Writing Bureau.
Mr. SCIIALFKR, General Advertiser.
TWELFTH AMUAlTtEETING.
Dr. 11. S. stnrrs Opened the Ameri
can Historical Association.
New York, Dec. 28. The twelfth annual
meeting of tlic American Historical As
sociation will begin tomorrow, in Hamilton
Hall, Columbia University. "
The meeting will continue until Thurfr
day evening, and there -.vill be two ses
sions daily. Tomorrow evening's ses
sion "will be held at the New York Academy
of Medicine, whcrc-Dr. Richard S. Storrs,
president of the association, ivill deliver
Lis address. After Wednesday morning's
session a breakfast ivill be given at the
Wndsor Hotel.
The election of officials for the en
Ruing year "will be held at the session of
Thursday evening.
DECIDED SENSATION".
CoL Monier, Late Tax Collector.
Short in His Accounts.
Kew Orleans, Dec. 26. A sensation has
been caused by the discovery that Col.
Benry D. Monier, late tax collector of
the Third district of this city, is short in
bis accounts, in the sum of $7,900.
Bis bondsmen ivill settle "with the State,
and it is said ivill prosecute Col. Monier
criminally. Col. Monier has been regarded
as or unimpeachable character, "and has
been prominent as a. reformer.
IT A LT M J C TuIs week's great attraction,
HAtllVo OUR SPECIAL SL.E OF
run iiress snoes.
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ture presented a unique sight. The large
.show windows in front afforded a clear
view of the .seething crater of fire inside.
Heavy iron bedsteads were twisted and
turned in the heat- Heavy oak parlor
suits standing draped in canopies and rich
bturr-v a ught and suddenly disappeared:
Long-aisles between the rows offurniture
could be seen for a moment between ttie
clouds or smoke and then they were shut
out only to appear once more a blazing
mass.
"Tlic firemen "worked heroically. The
heat scorched their clothing and blist'-red
th"ir hands and races. Clouds of sparks
fell upon them and burning brands thrown
out as though by intention poured down
upon their heads. Streams of water
were turned In from all sides only to be
.swallowed up by the Ramus and turned to
steam.
Spread to Other BiiUdings.
The fire spread tothe east and then
Mimed south toward G street. A long low
of sheds in the .rear of houses Jiontmg
on Thirteenth street caught and the flames
swirled down the alley as rastas a. man
could run. J'rople began to move cut or
the tow and foenthV street and sidewalks
were lined with Iioiim-I old goods.
Th2 residence or Dr Z. T. Sowers, which
adjoins the Lansburgh pioperty on the
west, began to fcii.oke from the heat. Tin;
firemen turned their atientie n to it i.nd
a half dozen streams or water wen thrown
on the wall and iodL Gangs of men were
organized fiom the ciowd, and under the
supervision of the 1 oliee a part or the
physician's furnituie washastilj lemoved
to the street.
The heat became fearful. Firemen, po
lice and the crowd were driven back al
most to H street. A heavy truck which
s.UOl 011 New York avenue was found to
be in danger and volunteers were asked
for 10 drag it further up the street.
A 1 umor spread that the real of Epiphany
Church hadcaughtfif.d a firecompany was
hastily onlejed up into the allej which
separated it fiom the burning building
The narrow way was choked with mii ike
ami burning sparks, but the firemen plunged
in, dragging a hose.
Tile walls of the five-story biick build
ing, in the rear of the Rink, which was
alsoti-ed by thc'Lansburgli Company. were
toppling, but the men went on. Tiie heat
Uithealloy was almost unbearable.
The church was smoking. A large win-
w tn the rear ol the editice, which is -
valued at $15,000, was thought to be in
danger from the heat and a stieam of
water was played upon it. As the the
worked through toward G street, people
livingon that thoroughfare becamenlanned
and many began to move out their lurni
ture. The walls of the brick addition to tne
Rink gav way at 0:40 o'clock, and came
down with a crash. The Hying bricks j
nanowiy missed tlic rear of the ch-irui.
but, "fortunately, no damage was done ic.
The alley where the firemen stood but a
few moments pievioii.s was choked with
debris.
3oe Ilouse Damaged.
The row of woodsheds in the rear or
houses facing on Thirteenth street was
demolished. The roofs and bidewalks of
the buildings themselves were also badly
scorched and only prompt work by the
firemen saved thetn.
Adjoining the furniture store on the
east and facing on New York avenue, is
a large, square, double house, the property
or a Miss Burr. It is familiarly known as
the Poe House, and it is said that Edgar
Allen Toe lived there while in Washington.
The side, rear, and a portion of the roof
of the building were burned and scorched.
Adjoining the rear of the Poe Ilouse is tins
residence of Mr. Edward Staple, running
back from No. 728 Thirteenth street The
rear porch was burned away, and a
quanta of furnituie stored there con
sumed. Tlic walls of the building known as the
"Rink" caved in thirty minutes after the
fire was first discovered- Fortunately
they fell inward. Had the heavy timbers
fallen outward adjoiuing property would
have caught and it would have been impos
sible lo estimate the damage which would
have resulted.
By 7 o'clock the fire was under control
and all damage to surrounding property
at an end. Two small lowers at either cor
ner of the rront of the 'Rink" were alone
standing an hour after the fire started.
Between them lay the wreck. A number
of engines still puffed away at midnight
around the ruins.
Mr. Julius Lansburgh, manager of the
furnituie company, was sen last night and
asked concerning the origin of the fire
He said he was unable to assign any cause.
The first he knew of the fire was when
one f the clerks came to the ffice and
notified him that the building was on rire.
He ran out to the main floor and saw the
flames shooting up thiougli the floor.
Books Were Xost.
Realizing at once that the fire had gamed
gre.it headway in the basement and that
it was impossible to check it, lie gave or
ders for the removal of the hooks and
money, which were in theoffice. The men
had hardly begun this work when the
bmoke and flame became so dense that it
was impossible to continue, and Mr. Lans
burgh ordered all from the building.
Jn reply to questions Mr. Lanbsurgh said
that the basement was used only Tor .stor
ing furniture, and that no combustibles
or inateiial of an inflammable character
was keptxhero. The building, he said,
was heated by steam and the boiler was
situated beneath the new addition In the
rear of the main building.
Mr. Lansburgh stated that there were
a large number of electric light wires in
the basement, and that the fire might
have been caused by the wires becoming
crossed. He did not care to make a
positive statement to that effectT how
ever. He merely suggested that as a
possible cause. If he remembered cor
rectly, the current was turned on about
the time the fire was discovered, and it
was po.ssihle that the fire might have
originated from that cause.
Mr Lansburgh madeacarefuloxamination
of his insurance papers last night. They
were in the office of Wolf & Cohen, at No
92G F street northwest, and so escaped
thefire. Theinsuranceou hisstock amounts
to $01,000, and he estimated the total loss
last night at between $90,000 and $100.
000. mt4
The sfory printed in an evening publi
cation to the-effect-that Mr Lansb-irgh
had been arrested proved to be utterly
false. The gentlemen's many friends weie
indignant over, the matter and f reels de
nounced it.
Mr. Lansburgh received' many offers of
assistance and sympathy. The firm an
nounced last night; that they would open
offices this morning at Nos. 1331 and 1333
II street northwest, where they would he
glad to receive their friends and custom
ers. -
SCHOOL TEACHERS MEET.
Gov. MaoDnnrin of Mississippi Ad
dressed County Superintendents.
Jackson, Mise., Dec. 28. A majority of
the county superintendents of Mississippi
and uumbersof prominent teachers arehere
to attend the second-annual convention of
State Superintendents.
The address of welcome by Gov. Mac
Laurin and the response, .by State Supers
intendent Kincannou were the principal
features of the day. Tonight the superin
tendents discussed matters pertaining
to their office and the goood of the public
schools of the State.
MANY luE BURNED ALIVE
Awful Fate of Wrecked Pas
sengers in Alabama.
THREE MEN ROBBED BODIES
Death DIst Numbers at Least
Twenty-three Ttttllroud Officials
Are Surd Thnt the Truin "Vus
Derailed, by Wreckers Twenty
one Bodies "Recovered.
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 28. Few further
details are obtainable as to the terrible
railroad wrect at the Call aba River
bridge yesterday.
The tailroud officials have a list of
twenty-one dead, that number of bodies
have been taken out of the"1 river, but the
belief gains ground that there arc more
dead bodies yet in the liver, ur else-somu
were entirely consumed by fire. The rail
road officials, however, say the place
has beenj.horoughly searched.
It seein'simpossibletoascertain howmany
passenger were on the train. Nearly
all held tound-trip holiday tickets and had
been away rrom home to". spend Christ
mas. Many were on their way back to
the various mining towns when the disaster
occurred. Only one ticket was, sold out
of Birmingham Tor the ill-fated train.
Conductor Council, who knew better
than any one else the number aboard, was
killed and burned tip in the wreck. It
develops this urorning that a man named
Llbbs and his wife got on the train at
Guiners, six miles this side of the wreck.
Burned in the Wreck.
They are missing and it is piobahlc that
they were burned m the wreck. This runs
the list of known dead to twenty-three.
Others to the number of bis who were
supposed to be dead have been accounted
for.
The corrected list or dead and missing
now btnnds as ro'lows
Hail road Employes.
FRANK WHITE, engineer.
JAMES BOWLING, express messenger.
GEORGE CARNEY, riagman.
A. P. CONNELL, conductor.
TOM STREETER, porter.
R. WEBB, bridge watchman.
rus.spnjier'.
BRUCE PHILLIPS, Brrcton.
L. W. MARTIN, Brcokwood.
MRS HENRY BANBURY and two chil
dren, Birmingham.
REV R H. BLOUNT, Birmingham.
MISS ADA POWERS, Tlccton.
I). J. POWERS, Eloclon.
MRS EMMA POWERS and two children,
Bloeton
MRS R. LITTLE, Bit cton.
JAMEs GARDNER, mother and sister,
Bloeton
MR. LIBBS and wire, or Guiner.
The Injured.
Henry Hanburj, will probably die.
Andrew Brysou, will die.
E. Reckels.
"Will Gardner.
Miss Bt.oth.
Sam Stuart, fireman.
A child of Mrs. Powell. and Mrs Walk.-r,
all slightly hurt.
Spikes Were Drawn.
The injured are from mining towns in
this district. The only persons on the
train to escape unhurt were three little
children of Mrs. Walker.
It is thought that fully half the dcacTl
were cremated alive.
A further examination of the bridge
shows that the spikes on one side had
been drawn for a rail length, which in
dicated that a rail was moved out of
place to deliberately wreck the train.
The story that three men robbed the
dead and dying as told by one of the stir
"vivors has not yet been confimred. But
the railroad orricials are now sure it was
the work or train-wreckers, and an army
of detectives are working on the case.
W. I) Ross, a bridge carpenter, hurt in
a collision between two relief trains at
the scene of the disaster, died today.
Another bridge carpenter, named Estes.
had both his legs cut off in the second
wreck and will die. Of the wounded in
the bridge disaster, two will likely die
before night.
R EAR-END COLLISION
Freight's Sections 'ullide in Georgia.
One Fatal it v
Chattanooga. Tenn , Dec. 28. A rear end
collision on the Western & Atlantic Rail
road, near Dalton, Ga.. today, caused
great lo-s or railway property and peveral
serious iifjuries were sustained by train
men.
Freight train No. 13 was running in
two sections a short distance up-irt when
an air pipe on one of the cars of the first
section broke and the rear section plunged
into it. Thomas Jones, of Atlanta, engineer
on the second engine, was fatally 'njtired,
his skull being crushed between the cars.
The fireman, a German named Schmidt,
and John Colyar, brakeman, also of the
second section, suffered broken bones.
Tiaffic was suspended on the road for
several hours.
ECKINGTON LINE'S ENEMIES.
Citizens' Association Opposes Bill
to Extend Time Dimit.
Recent events in the history of the Eck
Ingtoii Street Railway Company were given
an airing last night at a tegular meeting
of the Eckington and North Capitol Stre-jt
Citizens' Association, held in the barber
shop at the corner of Lincoln avenue and R
fclreet northeast
Mr. A. R. Servcn, chairman of the rail
way committee, presented a verbal report
of the efforts of that committee to keep
pace with the recent activity of the re
ceiver of the Eckington and Belt roads, re
ferring particularly to the quick work, of
the House in the matter of the bill intro
duced. Wednesday afternoon at the instance
of theieceiver and passed Thursday after
noon. Mr Servcn said that the committee felt
certain that the receiver would find it ab
solutely impossible to get this bill through,
the Senate at this session.
This report aroused considerable enthu
siasm, and the association adopted it unan
imously. Resolutions were adopted .expressing to
Congress the protest of the association
against any extension of time and petition
ing for the passage of the joint resolutions
now pending in the two houses. It was
voted to have a history of tlic whole rail
road trouble prepared by the secretary and
published by tlio association as a patn
phleff or the information of the Senators
and Representatives.
Mrs. H. W. Beecher Again Sick.
Now Haven, Conn., Dec 28. At Stam
ford, Conn., yesterday morning Mrs. Henry
Ward Beecher, who had been recovering
from her recent accident, was seized with
a f"it of dizziness when rising from her
bed and fell to the floor.
Secretary "Wlke at Tampa.
Tampa, Fla., Dec. 28. Acting Secretary
of the Treasury Scott Wike, of Washingron,
oassed through the city en route for Key
j West tonight. He would not tallCt
5 ON flJir TIDE
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Money Flows Freely to Inau
gural Finance Committee.
SUM OF t5$52,-350 REPORTED
"ileii who" I)o the Convassinjr nold
a Meetinjr and Compnre-Results.
"Nearly S8.000 in New Stibscrip-
-Uouk Roll of. Donor to Be Closed
. aionday .NJght.
Tltednaugural finance committee met last
night ut the Gloverbuilding, where large
additional amounts were icportod sub
scribed to the general fund.
Mr. John W. Thompson, chairman of
tiie committee, presided, Mr. J. E. Bates,
expert accountaiitacting as secretary.
The other members of the committee
atlinding were S., Thomas Brown, W. W.
Burdette, George, E Emmons, A. Green
lees, George C. Hennlng,- R. O. Bnltzmun,
"W. S. Knox i E, S. Parker, E. .1. Stellwagen,
II. K. Simpson, .lesbu B-. Wilson and Ge&rge
lY. Harries. i
Tiie time of the .committee was taken
up with hearing- the reports of individual
members, each of whom is a canvassing
committee .of one. There is a large-sized
development of rivalry among the mem
bers Us to" who shall have the banner book
when the polls close.
The big blotters, however, will not
represent the hardest iv'oik, for in some
districts money in large quantities was
very easy to get while in other districts
large-numbers or people gave small burns,
a fact which made the canvass la such
sections long, "difficult and "scattering."
The Grand Total.
'The a'ddilidnat subscriptions1 reported
last night foot up $7,."V""". which added to
the previous total makes a grand total to
'crate of $2,:"-)0
, Thect'ininittee announced last night that
it would close tifc canvas"-, 'oif hexf 'Mon-
"day night, so that .in opportunity would
be furnished the members of the committee
to complete the canvass and to allow
those who so desired to send their amounts
to the treasiner or to any one or the
committee"' - --
-The atujjunts naid in and to lie paid, in
are payable either in the sum subscribed
or hi four instalments on thelst and loth
of January and February. .
New Subscribers.
The names of the subscribers and their
amounts as read lat night are as fol
lows: , ,4
$1,000 John W. Pllitmr. Capital Traction
Company, Hytel Roleigli.
-$500 U. H Efcelnc Light Com-iany. Cu
Heurich Brewing Company'T'Wiishington
Bfe wing" Company, &;a. ., s-
- $250 B.A Seymour.
$200 Great P'TTlts ice company" '"' "
$100-Demonet & Son. Louis DWine,
Bradbury Pia no Company, W. H. Stoughten
burg, W. C. Dodge. Charles Schneider, W.
II. McKne-w,.J. J. Carroll, John W Ross,
G. E. Hamilton, Gude Bros., Harris &
Shafer. Samuel Bh.-ber. W C. Duvall" R. T.
Warwick,FT BIauire, George W. Coch
ran. "
"$50-5ralc6ltrr Ilufjty. T. T. Refine, Chris.
Xander, F. P., Willurd, Ellis Spear, Otto
Wehner, E F Gerstonbenr. Sllsby & Co.
$25 -Metropolitan Cycle Company, C, C.
Bryan, Mutual District MesseugerCompany,
Horatio King, Lman P Sterne, Max
Weyl, Levi lIeKuUtal?BenryBrock, Mrs. E.
A. .Haines. WheaUey B-jw1. JoUh B. Lord,
C. Benekas, j F. MaiuriaiiiVt Co., I. M,
Green, A. Burt. '
$20 -M. Goldsmith RonFcastleberg's,
F "K. Raymond.
$lo-C. A. Cabrera.
$10 -V. G FiiW Co., Jacob Fussell
Co., C. A. Eckstelil, EP. W.itrauss, Ford &
Graham.
$5 B. T. Jtuiney. '
PRICE OP
STEtai
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.BILLETS.
Bes.seiiier.StoeltA-ssocIarioii to Meet
to Fix a Drice Basis.
Pittsburg, Pa . I3.ec. 28 A meeting of the
Bessemer Steel Assbuntion of the United
States will be hld in New York next
week, at which an attempt will bemadeby
the associated interests to agree on a price"
basis for billets, winch will restore a
relationship between the price of billets
and higher manufactures.
A meeting' of the committee appointed
at tue last meeting to conciliate the dis
affected firm1- met here today. Repre
sentatives or the dissatisfied rirms were
present, and they' were urged to co
operate with the association.
It is represented that at least one firm
positively lcfusetUto do so, but gave as
surances that It would hold prices at any
basis, which the 'pool" may establish, but
would not be bound by any agreement
winch reatnttsits production or freedom of
operations.
It is thought that a base will be agreed
upon at the New York meeting, and the
figures most frequently talked of are $18
in order to bring the relationship of price
closer to the prices established by the
makers of rails and structural shapes.
PROTEST AGAINST TAXATION.
An Enthusiastic" Meeting of Pre
lates at Dublin.
Dublin, Dec. 28. A meeting was held at
the Mansion House today for the purpose
of formulating a protest to be submitted to
Parliament against the. excessive bhare of
taxation which Ireland is compelled to
bear toward the total contribution of the
United Kingdom to the imperial exchequer.
The meeting was presided over by the
lord mayor of Dublin, and the speakers
comprised both Unionists and Nationalists.
'Among those wlip addressed the meeting
were the Most Rev. Lord Plunket, Episco
palian archbishop of Dublin; the Most Rev.
William J. "Walsh, Roman Catholic bishop
of Dublin; -The O'Gonnor Don, John J.
Clancy, Nationalist member of Parliament
for the north division of Dublin, and otliers.
ABANDONED WIPE'S SUICIDE
Cast Herself Under the W'heels of
" Her DTusband's Engine.
New Haven, Conn., Dec. 23. It was !e
ve loped today that Mrs. Ella Eager,
whose, dead body was found horribly man
gled on tlie-Bhore Line in Fair Haven Sat
urday night, was killed by the train of
which iie'r husband, Fred Eager, was engi
neer. It was also given out that the cpuple. nad
had'a"series of disputes' and had been sep
arated for some time. Saturday night
the woman called at the Union Station
to see her husband,, and it is believed went
immediately lo the point where the body
was found and ,fl'rcw herself beneath
the wheels of her.,liusband's engine, being
urged to this act b :fjone,roiuantio motive,
Invest $15 in this . -.,
Diamond Ring
and as long as I am in business it's good
for the- amou,nt''you've paid 515. It's'a
Ladv's Solltalro. -Diamond Binir worth
i23-and tlds is ai honest fact. A brilliant,
perfect stone, InT-ffany setting,
J "SPIER'S, 310 Ninth Street lW.
BARROWS ON THE STAND
Youth Testified of His Capture
and Imprisonment.
GOOD CHARACTER GIVEN HIM
School Officials Showed That He
Bore an Excellent Record as a
Pupil Manager Culluin Testified
of Dfs Efforts to Have the Boy
Released From the Reform School.
Testimony in the habeas corpus case of
Francis Eugene Barrows, the lad recently
confined in the Reform School, was taken
yesterday before Judge Bingham after a
lengthy discussion as to a hearing of the
case on its merits, as icported in The Even
ing Times.
The first witness was Frank Barrows him
self. He told the story of his life briefly
and without any stiong reflections on the
woman who claims to be ids guardian.
His statements were made principally iii
reply to questions of his counsel.
As near ab he could remember his first
years were spen t withliis fatlierand mother
attheSt Cloud Hotel, in New York. When
about six years old ho lesided in the
Rcnssalear flats, where his mother died in
1SS. He and his father tlieu went to
live with Mrs. Barnes, now Mrs. Evans,
who I ived on Fiftieth street.
In the early part or lfcSS his father died
and Mrs. Evaus moved to Washington
He was tent to school, but a few months
aftcrwaid Mrs. Barnes again went to New
York. This was in 189, and her com,
panion was a Mr George, with whom she
Uved in New York.
Mrs. Barnes' Movements.
in the latter part of the same year she
again came to "Washington and hi l&90re
turned to New York with lawyer A. A.
Brroke of this city Frank went with her
and so did Nannie Hoffman, a niece of
Mrs. Barnes The story of the disappear
ance from this city or Nannie Hoifman
was told some time ago in The Times.
The lad said that a fter going out one day
while they were living in Harlem he re
turned home and found that Nannie had
disappoared.
The boy was, asked as to his" age. and
said he knew he was six years old when
his mother died. In 1891 he returned with
Mr.s. Barnes to Washington. She had in
the meantime married a man named Evans.
They went to live on Twelfth street and
he went to school at the Force building
He continued at that "cliool until he was
ready for the h'gh school.
"I wanted to go to tlte high school,
said tlic witness, "but Mis. Karnes would
not.send me She said I must go to woFk.
l"helprd Mr. Evans in his grocery store
biiuwhcn he closed that out I had nothing
10 do- Mrs. Evan insisted that I should
'look "out for myself, and one day she
.toldane I had to leave her house.
"She threatened to make me go to sea,
rind "once wanted me to go to Atlantic
.C.ity and work in a saloon- I told her if
siie would send me to the Naval Academy
I would go, but she wanted me to go on
a man-of-war. I filially" got work with
the BuliUm people but she compelled me
to stop work tltere. Then I got employ
ment with Supr- Callum at the District
Messenger office.'
""" The Boy's Arrest.
- Frank told of a visit to the office of
Detective Sutton, wlio put him uuder ar
rest, and how he eluded the detective by
csGajjliig. ut the back door, as he did
noVwtranC to go back to the home of
Mrs. Evans. She had driven him out ami
he was boarding with Mrs. Barrick," a
few doors above his former home-
The lad described his capture at the
of rice by Mrs. Evans, and said lien she
took him to her home she sent Mr. Evans
out for a cab and then drove him to the
'reform school-
On the way there she said if he would
not talk too much and would keep his
mouth shut she would take him out in
March and let him go to New York and
Atlantic City with her.
Mr Walker wanted to know if Mrs.
Evans told him how she would get ltim
cut, and Frank answered that Mrs. Evnns
said she had hun put there through in
fluence and would get him out the same
way.
Principal Ben jamin Murch of the Force
school gave evidence showing that Frank
was a dutiful and intelligent scholar. In
fact, MrMurch said, lie considered the
lad's conduct as excellent.
Secretary Fa Ik of the board of trustees
.was put on the stand and exhibited the
roll book of the second grade of the
Blake school in 188S, which showed Prank
Barrows registered there as a scholar at
the age of eight years.
The Age of Barrows.
This evidence was given to prove that
Frank isatthe present time sixteen years
old and therefore beyond the age under
which he could be committed to the reform
school. The petitioner did not rest his case
here, but put on the stand Mr W. J D wyer,
publisher of the Bulletin, to show that
Frank had lettthelr employ or his own will
and that Mrs. Evans had peisecutcd the boy
by trying to get him discharged.
Mrs. Barrick, whorcsides near Mrs. Evans
and'with whomFrank boarded, gavethc lad
an excellent character. She said she took
him in because he came tliere for a home
and said he hail beendiiven from his home
with Mrs. Evans.
Mrs. Barrick said she did not consider that
Mrs. Evans was a proper guardian, for
Frank, and cited her sending him out after
beer as one of the reasons for such a con
clusion. She had seen Frank go to the res
taurant with a pitcher and then go to the
Evans home with it filled with beer.
Mr. Robert G. Callum, manager of the
Mutual District Messenger Company, was
the principal witness on.behalf of the peti
tion. He baid that a month's service in his
employ would bring out any incorrigibility
it it had been in the boy. He remembered
that about a month after the boy went to
work for the company Mrs. Evans came to
him and gave Frank a very bad name.
She wanted him discharged, but finally
said if he would only come home, she
would not care about his working for the
messenger company.
Mr. Callum said he would advise the
boy to go home if she would treat him
properly. A few days follow lug this inter
view bhe came to the office with some
man and asked to see Frank. He saw the
woman and btarted to get away from
her.
She Seized Frank.
"I called to him," he testified, "and she
rushed out and frantically seized him by
the arm, saying she would take him home
if she had to kill him. She then told me
that I would never see him again."
,Mr. Callum said he called on Col. Clay
the next day, and reported the facts of
the persecution of the boy, and asked for
an investigation.
"I told him the boy had been inhumanely
treated. I learned that he was sent to the
Reform School by a telephone message
from the Reform School for us to take
care of his bicycle.
"Col. Clay said he would look into
my complaint, but as I heard nothing, I
sent a letter to the trustees, but received
no reply. I sent another to Col. Clay, and
finally got an answer, which I did not.
I ,,,, ,,, T 1,0,1 h , t
f ylews with Col. Clay, and at the second
13 OFF I
The big sale starts bright and early this morn
ing. "We'll be crowded all day with "Washington's
shrewdest shoppers, who know" from past expe
riences of the sumptttous bargain feast awaiting
them. '
One-third off marked 'first-of-season" prices
for every stitch' 'of Men's Boys' and Children's
Clothing in the house without reserve who could
stay away from such a sale as this?
One-third off all the Hats too and lots of
special offerings in the furnishings department.
$1.6f
f5c
for
S2.2S'Perrin's
Best Men's Gloves
for any $1 017
$1.25 White or
Colore! Shirt.
EISEMAN BROS.,
Corner Seventh and E Streets H. W.
No Branch Store in Washington.
.vw nuuwvi
one told him that I stioiild file a,i writ of
habeas corpus. He told me that I had
bettsr go slow as I might get into trouble."
On cross-examination Mr Anne wanted
to know by what ngh- he, Mr Callum. pre
sumed to interfere between the boy and
his guardian. Mr. Callum answered that r.e
had no right to believe the word of the
woman, and had asked to see her authority
as guardian, but she did not show It to iim.
She read something which purported to
give her authority
Frank Barrows was called ami asked to
tell about communicating with Mr Callum
while he was at the Reform School. He -aid
that he asked the authorities at the school
to let him write to Mr Callum and they re
fused, saying that .Mrs Evans, the wo mm
who had put him there, cave orders that
he was- not to be allowed to communicate
with anyone.
Mr Callum continued his testimony as t
the boy's good character, and also told of
a visit made to Judge Kimball by the boy
and the night manager that had lor us
purpose the seeking of information as to
whether Mr Callum could rightfull j def ni
the boy from the woman They were saris
fled by Judge Miller that ir the boy was
sixteen years of age he ought not be sent
to the rerorm school, as Mrs. Evans had
threatened.
This morning Mr. Callum will continue
his evidence.
f.VNXOT SELL THE RAILROAD.
Jndgo Meyer Refuses Petition of
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe.
Oskaloosa, Kas.. Dec 2S- In the dis
trict court of Jeffersoifcouiitytoday Judge
Meyer refused, the petition of the State
of Kansas against the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe Railway Company to for'-ut
and sell the property of the rail mad.
The previous orders appointing a re
ceiver and granting injunctions in aid
thereof, the judge announced, wouM be
set aside.
The opinion holds that the provisions of
chapter :?, session laws of 1S91, relating
to aliens, under which the action was
brought, are not applicable to railroads.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Xew York Stock Market,
Furnished by Sevmonr Bros., Bank
ers and Brokers, members of New
York Stock Exchange. Washington
office. Rooms 3 and 3a, Sun Build
ing. J. A. Breen, manager.
Od. Hull lv. Clo.
Am. uwr HofineryCo. If0?i IIC IG0'., !lt
Canada Southern 10 48 AS -IP
Am. Spirits Mfg Co .... lls5 11J5 IIJ IIs;
Atrhis..iiTjr,..tS. F.. iV.Ji 1S;$ 3 3
American Tobacco Co . "SVJ T!) Ts"-; 7S
CuesaueaUe .t Ohio 15K !5 l.V i.K
Central of New icrsoy. Wi. 99i 9 99
ChicaE" and Nrth'v,n.. lOl'-C 101J4 I01-5 IQi'
Chicago. Bar. Jt Q. .
0?a Tc S4
Cuicaco Ga ....
C M. & bt. P
Con. oas
C n. j. fc f
Dei. & Hudson Canal....
General Electric
Laclede ua?... ...... ....
Louisvilla .tNaaisville..
Manhattan
Mo. I'acinc.
N. "i". Cent. &. Hudson..
.VS Ontario t West'u
i'iula. A Uoailin
r;'4 .2- 71
T"3' VTI- T-lty
n-
-i -' .-Ti '-Ti
US 139i isr 1S3
65'J 6554 CtX Coji
120 1-20 lb1! 119-i
Si S2 31K "51
X-i I'M 4 17,J
87 iS 56JS Sd'
19J4 19 " I'JK I3
-U 34 '4 IH
UK Hli l- H3i
25K K! 25K 2J
l52'-i loiJS Ij-li-s 1-As
25 !j '-(i'5 25 SGJ-j,
25J :o .St",
OK 9Ja Sh 9Ji
Ul-rS 6.J.S 61 CU
i-H Sijj SWi DJ4.
6Jii 7 u'4 bS
1'ulluian I'alaco Car Co. 152'
southern Ibulwav. pfu..
Tenn. Coal. Iron K. It
Union Pacific
U. S. Leatner ptd.,....
Western Union i'el. Cj..
WneeuugJiLake Erio..
Er. Div.
Chlcauo Grain Maruet.
Open Uigh. Loir. Close.
WHEAT.
Mar. S2 SIX S!? S2
July..; 7G& -7& 76Ji 7G&
Coax.
Mav 2-? 2K Z- 23$
July. - --- aK 2S1-V-X
May....' 20 20J lflK-j 19J
July
PKIC - m -er.
Jaa 7.62 7.62 .60 7.C0
.May 7.02 7.U2 7.00 7.S0
LAKD.
Jau 3-S1 3.S2 S..7 3.S2
May 4.V0 t.02 3 97 J.W)
Stake Ribs.
jan 3.S0 3.S0 3.77 3.sQ
May J.W 4-02 &$ iO"-
COTTON. "
Open. Rich.
.. G.S1 ftSl
.. 6.K5 S.S3
.. 6S6 7.03
.. 7.01 ".10
Low.
U.G7
6.7S
GSj
7.10
Close
G.G7
u.:s
B.&3
7.C0
January...
February..
March
April
Washington stock ICxchange.
Sales Rogular call 12 o'clock tvr. Colum
bia R. R.G's, S..000at 110; U. S. Electric LiKht,
lOat'K); Mergonttiater Linotype, 12 at I2t..
After call U. S. 4's Reg., :9J5, JIOIO at IMK:
Groat Falls Ice. 3." at 12U.
aOVERJTJtEXT BO"TD3. Uld. "?cd.
TJ. S. 4's. R 1907 Q J Vfii ROVr
H.S 4's. C. 1907 Q, J lliiJi
H. S.4'3.1925 H9- 120K
TJ.S.5's. 1904 Q, F 1131-i
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA nOXDS.
o'slSU'I. "20-yoar Fundius" W
C3 1902. "30-vcarFnnaing."go'd... IQ0
T'slUOt, 'Water Stocky" currency. 109
T's 1903. "Water Stock." currency. 110 . .
"Funding," currency. X63's 106 III
MISCELLANEOUS BONDS
MetRRo's, 1S25
Met R R Conv. Ca. 1991
MetR R Cert. of Indebtedness....
Belt It Rs. 1921
105 112
111 117
115 Id)
65 &5
S3 95 '
105i IVi
113 ""T
Ecfcincton A RCs
Columbia R It 6a. I'M
Wash Gas Co. Sor A. ffs. 1902-'27...
Wash Gas Co. Ser B. ITs. 1901-'29-..
Ches. and Pot Tola's 1S35-191I 100
Am Sec & Tr 5's, Fand A. 1905 .... 100.
Am Sec & Tr 5's, A and. 0. 1205 100
Wash Market Co lstffs.l902rl9U.
37. 000 retired annually 101
Wasn Market Co imp tfs, 12-27 103
'-
Off
AU Underwear
more thaa SL50
a garment.
-BTNA.NCIAL.
SILSBY & COMPANY,
Incorporated.
COMMISSION" STOCK BROKH23,
613 Fifteenth St., opp. TJ. S. Treasury,
'Phone 505.
--PrS... rtTO OTJIt INCOME
tnrough speculation, where your
money 13 protected from absolute loss by
tJ -stat security; we arc Incorporatetl
and the only parties rurnbhing such pro
tection. Any sum received rrom Si ud.
our money mil be operated with a
rund now amounting to orer Forty Thou
sand JJoflars- THE GUARANTY STOCST
INVESTMENT COMPANY Room 59 At
lanuc i-olMins. Washington. D. C optn
even-ngsaUHp.m- fa deS-imo
f-SSSstXSSeGXSSOSG
AMERICAN' SECURITY
AND TRUST CO.
Interest on Deposits.
You. can open an account with thU
company, chece against itas will, and
recci veinterest on ronr daily balances.
C J. BELL. President.
T.J.HODGEN&CO
BROKERS.
Member Pbiladelnhi-i Petrolenra and Stock
Exchange.
Stocks, Cotton, Grain, and Provisions.
Local Offices-Rooms 10. H. J- Corcoran
BBllimig. ft Seventh street. opiKmta Pataus
UNION -SAVINGS BA2TK.
12S F Street.
The advantages of saving
money in bank are many.
Handy in case of a good speculation,
safe fmro petty squandering, and it's
an incentive to thrift thatmakerof
fortunes.
SLC0 start an account with ua
UNION SAVINGS BANE?
1222 F Street.
Wash. Market Co extfn 1. II-'
10s
JTATIOX At BAXK STOCKS
Hank of "A'ashington 2S0
Sletronontan. . 2S0
Central .............................. ti7Q
Farmers anu Mecnanica... ....
Second.... US
Citizens
195
133
130
Columbia..... ...... ..........
CaDitaL.
WestEno . ....
Traders'.
Lincoln. ,
Otiio
..115
... 116
... 1QS
.. 91
- 100
B2
ICO
U5
SAFE DEPOSIT AXTJ TRUST CQ3ITAXIE3.
aah Loan sml Trust 113
Axersecurttv Trust. 135
WashSale Daooait ................ 55
RAILROAD STOCKS.
Capital Traction Co. ............... 'ol'-S
121
Hj
S8
3IetropoIitau. liu
Columbia 50
G Ai AND ELECTRIC L1GUTSTOCE3.
Washington Gas il' 45K
Ueorgelowu Gas.................. 42 50
t. s. ticctnc Ltghc 90K 91?f
ISSURA-SCE STOCKS.
Franklin. 37 . '
Metropolitan ... .... t5 '.'.'"
Corcoran 50 .!",
Potomac .'............. t6 75
Arlington ... .................... .... no
Ueriuaii-Anierican. 150
National Umotu........ ...... ....... a M
ColuiuDia.. ........ .................. ii n
"S IK 3
People's. o ......
Liucom .................... sag- "j""
(.uimnercia!.. -ijj f-
HTLE INSURANCE STOCKS.
Real Estate Title 102. J and J . U2
Columbia Title .ST.Z $
Washington Title ........... ..".. (i
District Title "..",. q
rtXErnos csrocKs.
t'cnnsylvamu... S3
Cheape.iKe and Potomac... ..."! 54 "bit"
American Uraphoptioiie... ......... a sj
American 1 'rapiiouiione prer 9 joW
fneumaucuun C.imago. ... .13 .17 '
XlsCELLA'EuUS STOCKS.
ilergent talcr Linotype lnewj....24 121
Laustoajionotype. ...... ........... tjj gy-
W.ashington .Market 10 15"
Great tails -ce.. us 121
Ex-dividend.
Baltimore Markets.
Baltimore, lid., D. 2S. Flour dull
Western super, S2.S5a$3.30; do. extra.
S3.50aS-l.15; do. family, S1.50a34.S3;
winter wheat patent, S5a$--; sprmjjdo..
$4.63a$-1.93; spring wheat straight, S4.40
aS-t.70; receipts, 14,622 barrels; exports.
2.S33 barrels; sales. 150 barrels. Wheat
dull; spot, 92a02 1-2; May, SS 3-4a89;
receipts, 1.166 bushels; exports, none;
stock. 331,251 bushels; southern wheat by
sample, 93a94; do. on grade, S9a03. Corn
steady; spot. 2S l-!a23 3-S; year, 2T 3-8
a27 1-2; January, 27 3-8a27 3-8; Febru
ary, 27 3-la27 7-S; March. 28 1-Sa28 1-4;
steamer mixed, 25 l-4a23 1-2; receipts,
2c2,93 bushels; export, 218,565 bush
els; htoek. 1,78s ,347 bushels; sales, 219.
000 bushels; Southern white corn, 22 3-4
a27 3-4; do- yellow. 22 3-4a27 3-4. Oats
slow; No. 2 white, 23a26; No. 2 mixed,
22 l-2a23; receipts, 73.1S6 bushels; ex
ports. 150 bushels; stock. 1,406.675 bushels-
Rye firm; No. 2 nearby. tla42; "West
ern, 43 bid; receipts. 3.9U3- bushels; ex
ports, none; stock. 187,233 hushelx. Hay
steady; choice timothy, $13.50aS14.
Grain freights dull, unchanged. Sugar
steady granulated. $4.45 per 100 Bounds.
Butter steady; fancy creamery, 22u23; do
Imltatlon. 16al7; do- ladle-. Mat 3; good
ladle, llal2; store packed. 8aI2;roII, 12
al5. Eggs steady; fresh, 19; cold storage
and limed 15al6. Cheese firm; fancy New
York. 60 pounds. 10 l-4al0 3-8; do.. 35
poundSv 10 l-2al0 3-4; do.. 2r poundB,
10 3-4all. Whisky, $1.30aSl.3l per gal
lon for finished, goods in car loads; 31.31a
$1.32 for Jobbing- lots.
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