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THE TIMES, WASHINGTON, AVEPKESDAY. JANUARY 19, 1898.
M B-aOUH DAT FDH GLEHK5
Commissioner Harlow Thinks II
Would Cause No Hardship.
THE CAUiE OF DISCONTENT
Ho -Relieves tie Short Day Govern
ment Employe "Work Makes "Per
sons in Private Employ Dissat
isfied WLnt Abolishing Lunch
Time Won Id Save.
gaged npon the merest mechanical
work.
Mr. Harlow would put the entrance I
salaries for clerics and other emnlbvcs .
nuch lovr than at present, more like
tbqse paid by a private business house". , Per V
anu would pay tnose or ability and who
are -advanced to the most responsible
and difficult J?nstjiy? precisely as they
ate paid by private coi porntions. in ac
cordance .wlUuxhe value of their ser
vices. As it is now. an employe worth
more to me government than several
As a rule the meetings of the Senate
Committee now engaged in investigat
ing the, working of the civil service re
form laws nave been dull and prosy.
Yesterday's meeting was an exception,
and was enlivened by a tilt between
Chairman Prilchard and President
Procter, of the Civil Service Commis
sion. Mr. A. It. Severn, chief examiner
of the commission, had. concluded
his testimony and had been turned over , skilled laborers.
-.,.. ' Tim viiil.- i.wl
to .mx. -I'rocter lor cross-examination
ONE DOLLAR
islt Is our only charge, all medicines
nmi fcorvicca mciuueu.
Young ZVIen, Middle Age
or Old Men,
Buffering from excesses and errors, ot
youth, overwork or uiontal worr?,'
r-,.,.,i , -, , ' " uouuieu viiii .nervous uuuur.j,
ki1 .JeSr"8rQ?- -m0n routlnc work i Loss ot Memory, UaMifuluefiS, Confusion ot
-v-tm.- uui nine more comncnsatian . '"a jxeauaenc. jmsziness. i-niniiALinn
than routine employes. This system ?r tno, u"arr. weak Back. Dark Circle
prohibiting advancement, drives skilled 0VXiV,& I leim" i'n ttetf
ami competent men from the Govern- , Evil Koftb.Sllnit DM, "grupia.AvSSlro fi
ment employ into private eervice. I Society, no Ambition, lind Taste In tno
Wheniifekeff If He thought it fair and I Mouth. Dreams uud Night Losses, Deposits
just that cmnloves in th Government m t'b'' urine. Frequent Urination, sometimes
WnoRffl Its burenuTsl m,ld cniiauteil with Might burning. Kidney
iiijjLiiio umcc ana us uureaus snouid Troubles, or jmy Diseafet of the G on I to
ne required to work more hours than Urinary Organs, can hero find an honest,
otber employes. Mr. Harlow replied af'i and fpeedy cure,
that there should be no distinction in VARICOCELE CURED AT ONCE
the matter of hours unless it could be WITHOUT OPERATION.
shown that those having shorter hours j -j. h. , .. , ,
8lU$s5XStou&s ! ne National Medical and
work, and with no appreciable Increase On trvl no! In -f if i 1 vr,
in quantity. As much of the work in OUlBiUaE iMolilUlc.
the depaitments is of a routine char- ,-71-71 u. . , ,-. t ;
ueter, requiring little mental exertion, ' ' ' rOUrteeiTth bC. IN . W .
Mr. Harlow saw no reason why morel OFFICE HOURS n a.m. to 8 p. m.isrua
could not be accomplished or why the Jayn. 10 a. nu to 1 p. in.
quality should be impaired by inereas- ' ConnuliniJon free and invited at nrrice
ing the hours of labor. There was ro 01.by isit?r' fnl !):tft
reason why ordinary clerks should -- -
linye shorter hours tiian mechanics and year was extended for six months and
TRADING ON&'tOW LEVEL 1 j"--
Brokers iu Wall? Site.
Sfrfcct Discussing
AiTairs in Washington.
i protest waived.
The rank and file of the clerks were j. M the end of that time Mr. Tjerney
on behalf of the commission -ind lo ev- ! ,'" ,"?sy u'0k. lt would be no , lefused to jmy to Mrs. Heed on the
n-nJ .1 T nmi-ssion and to ex- hards p to re(.uii;e elfflit.lionrs work: ground thiol tea had not known of the
Representative Baker, of New ITamp,- . of them each Wav. ' .Their work romilre-a I extension of tlm n,. nY-,l.f v...
shire, who appeared on behalf of the no mo-e, if as much, mental energy ' as lie was concerned tiierer was no val-
ai-ket Fairly SrWdjfjii En.rly X)e
oliiies'.llut SiJewilhtlvt? FeVtuWy
UomparntrMHy Trilling. ,'
CLAIRVOYANT,
Prof. F. Turner, f
i - ----- -----. -
The World's Most Pamous Clairvoyant and Spirit Medium, After Touring the World In the Prac-
' Vice of His Profession, Has Decided to Make Washington His Future
Home, Has Permanently Located at
730 Ninth Street Northwest. Corner of H Street
t
Xatfonal Anti-Civil Service Leagu
Mr. Procter had asked some ques
tions that drew from Mr. Severn hear
say evidence, and this was objected to
by Mr. Pritehard. With some warmth.
President Procter retorted that Cnpt.
Pratt, of the Indian schcoi, had been
permitted to offer hearsay evidence in
the shape or statements made to him
by Indian agents all over the country,
and when he (Procter) asked Capt.
Pratt to give the names of thes
agents, Capt. Pratt declined.
Senator Pritehard resented the inti
mation of discrimination agninst wit
nesses and replied to the citect that he
and not the president of the commis
sion was running the investigation.
"You will see." said Mr. Pritehard,
with a marked show of impatience, "by
an examination of. the record that I
stated to Captain Pratt that hearsay
testimony was not competent, and that
1 so ruled. I am conducting- this inves
tigation not with a view to aid anyone
but to pet at the facts and the truth,
and to do it I shall follow the rules laid
down for the admission of evidence.
1 propose that this investigation shall
be conducted as if by a court of justice;
the rules governing the admission of
testimony by a court were applied to
Captain Pratt; they shall be applied to
you and to everyone else."
"1 beg: also to suggest,"" continued
Mr. Pritehard, "that you are here by
the courtesy of the committee, and I
hope you will not abuse it. I am try
ing to do my duty and propose to do
it as best I know how. r simply told
you in a respectful way that the evi
dence you sought to bring out was
not competent."
The examination then proceeded with
out incident. Mr. Severn is an expert
in his line. All that Mr. Procter drew
from him was favorable to the merit
j-ystem, nd Mr. Baker was unable to
develop anything that was unfavora
ble. Mr. AV. H. Houston, an examiner,
was alpo examined.
Commissioner Harlow was aiso heard,
end submitted to the committee a. vol
uminous typewritten statement con
sisting of questions and answers. He
said, among other things, that it was
not always possible to distribute the ap
pointments with mathematical exact
ness among the States upon the basis
of population, because when technical
qualifications were required it some
times happened that the State whose
turn might be reached in certification
might nave no eligible on the list.
Trrere was, lie said, an inequitable
method of distribution of appointments
under the old system and that was
one of the objections to it; these ob- I
Jections did not apply to the merit
system, now that the extensions of
the classified service in Washington
was practically complete. Mr. Harlow
believed it would be advisable to take
than demanded of many mechanics and liable consideration
1 KKlllOfl inhnrprs ivhi.rrt 4Vin! ..a i,.il A .sillf tviio l..-..r.l.t I.. i. ,
i " w....., ....i.-t. w.v. ..? v ....v. - ., no uiuuKiiL jii uil i nwpr pnnrr ..,..
hand, as well as the mind, was actively by Mrs. Heed, and n, vejdlet was ren- ,?.,i i '
employed. dereu for tlj. noOnd i, .-, l" tried
rim oi,,.f w., r ii. .... i...,i l,.. iiifi nir.... ,..., .. ,..,.."- &'"" other m
the Rnwrnnwii! av;i Aft- ITn-l.v.- oI i t Ion T7 lli.i lnJ.,... v n.. . .. J4UOIint
-......,.... .. .... .-. ...... ii., .,. t -- "i. luuuistri ill inf. lima 11
New York, Jan. 18. Stock market
movements today w5re not very satis
factory to either speculative account,
and in the absence of anything more J
tangible, attention , was diverted to j 2
Washington. The most Important event j
was the favorable import of th'e Senate (
Finance Committee on the Teller reso-
lution requiring Government bonds to
be paid in gold and silver. It has been &
a certainty 'that the resolution would
be reported favorably to the Senate, i S
but the revival of the .silver question i
was hurtful to sentiment. Attention
directed toward this subject some of
the statements made by Senator Wol- 2
cott attained an amount of notice not ' S
given them at the time, notably hi3 ! $
comment upon the attitude of the
President townrd tUn bimetallic com-
mission and his further anim.tdver- ' 2
sions upon the proposition of the Sec- '
retarj- or tlie Treasury. i 2
On the other hand, the street over- '
looked the deduction to foa drawn from i
Mr. Wjlcott's speech that any attempt X
at international .tjlnietulHsm mnct h ?
.-, -, ...; T -:: " " t. i w
as intii". With attention tluih 9
irom
matters
hceingtiiereatncedoatrucand fully developed medium fn the City or WasliinKton. and wen tnnWi., , ,
spoiiMhi-j poMiioii He lias taken, will endeavor to uplift and help place the proa-sslon on a wild fnn,SSiJ ."!? e'
he has done In other cities. The time Ks not In the far rutiire when ah partially ueveloneil inert m .f. " . .t,on nt?re as
tfltlfes and none but the flttesB remain. Prof. Turner is and will continue to be a wXj! '"St m K Mn? "?"
profelon. To him the profession is most &acred. beinc his relnrnm iuiiitno m oenalf of the
NBVrnt IN THL 1I1HTORY UK 0C-
UL'LT SCIENCE HAS TnERE
API'JiAKiOU IN THEl'UO-ili-ntOjAlj
rinaiA
MENT A STAR SO
RADIANT,
A77I) BPARKLJNU WITH THE SU
PERIOR INTELLIGENCE ROR
nUviiD ntum 'littt fJNh.it
FORCES OF NA'iMjRE AS
THIS CULTURED, RE-l-lM-jii
jiAii
HIGHLY
GIFTED .MAN. Mii'TO BE CLASSED
WITH SO-CALLED FORTUNE
TELLERS
Wlio presume upon the superstition of
the credulous musses as a source or
livelihood, but A MAN TO WHOM NA
TURE HAS UBKN .MOST KIND in
ueetowhig upon linn the many price
less gifts from out Jier wonderful
htoreliousj of mysterious, phenoinena.
Tiy2 .V,1?. HERALD OP MERIT
IS DEEDS, THE SECRETOF PROF.
TURNER'S IJNbOUNDED SUC
CESS l THAT HE ADVERTISES
IvOTIJlNG HUT WHAT HE CAN
HO AT A GLANCE, AND WITH
OUT ASKlNU A QUESTION, HE
TELLS TUB NA.MB OF EVERY i
'a l yit AM) FOR WHAT THEY '
C.VIE.
This too materialistic generation.
in lire t!ia' their ability, ambition and
courage demand, yet many are fctrug
glhig through lltp. figfitiiig a los
ing battle against tile uiaiiy adversities
wnieh tney are rorceci to encounter
through the umvic selection or a pro
feKsJon, trade or buinevs for which
nature has not fitted them. To
PROF. TURNER
Nature has imen iuo-t kind', heauealh
ing to lilin that rare girt which en
ables hint to read the live or ills fel-Ifiiv-creaturet
tin clearly as an open
wioll, pointing out the many faults aim
difficulties wnicn imveUepi them irom
.suicsi(), which in 'many eats 'n he
remedied through tneh own efforts.
He giveK advice on htiine'; siiecidution.
investiiicntSt fuxiiranre, love, court
ship, marriage and divorce: settieH
lovers' quarrelK, reunites the .'epa
rutsd, anu ctu-es a Jipewiy and hppy
murriagu with the one of iour choice.
The earth reveals to him the hidden
treasure burlen In her Iwm. He lo
cates mines, interprets dreams, tells or
your frlenus and enemies; ren oven evil
influences, gives adviep pertaining to
lawiuits-everything. Til
TROUBLED AND UNFORTUNATE
Should seek his counel. Thous
ands of families long pjrated have
It'en reunited by his efforts tr.outands
of hearts made trl.-ui thninsrh ills truth-
ih mniorini sk..m,...' ,A steeped lu luxuries from a surfeit of I rulprwMctloiii. . Hels ever ready to a-
.: :t . . """"". i pleasures, are bind to the irrentPRf; i hifiaii mosc wiin capuui 10 nnu a taic
.uii .iiiam'ii a grenten g, "PPortunitiea through unbeliet in the and good paylnginvestment. 'I
mitted, sowing the seeds of disconte.it I Tierney
among laboring men in private busi- I f he decision of the court of appeals
nesses, and it s6emed to him the nearer delivered by Justice Alvey is to the ef
llie Government approached the eight- fet- tbat the extension of time was for
hour -aw the less reason would the the benefit of Mr. TIernev, and that it
people in private employ have" for beimr i wns R valuable consideration. Mr
dissatisfied with their own condition, j -Tierney also contended in tits original
The committee will meet again this
morning.
Till: DOCKING OF W.VHSI1IPS.
that the statute of Hmiirftinnti
threw the noto out. bur tniu ihn ..., .
j of appeals also danies.
A new trial is oideied in the court below.
MORE SHORT COAL LOADS
Discoveries as a Result of the
Cart Ifold-Ups.
Mr. 1'In.ttV. PI.ni to Contract With
Private Parties for It.
The lack of docking facilities for the
ships of war and the apparent impossi
bility of those constructed by the Gov
ernment to perform the duties expected
of thm has led Mr. Piatt, of New
l'cik, to offer an amendment to the na
val bill authorizing the Navy Depart
ment lo contract with others for the
docking of the ships. Among other
things, the amendment authorizes the
Secretary, at Ids discretion, to enter in
to a conn act for the docking of ves
sels of the Navy for a period of twen
ty years, the Government to have the
privilege of extension of this period.
Such docks must afford all the facili
ties needed and the docking service Js and measures, announces that the neo.
cuuhbi iu w renaereu py a sieci noat- I ,,1,, tn lliQ , , r , " "
ing dry dock of the design and pattern j V ""-- """- "" several
Ol notice, and the bnanl rnnm T Iil''hfTMi!ire of L-tioi. IpiIi.o r,ii on.plt
oracles were busy with utterances in 2 ".il guidance, Mich as have In mist aires
regard to the Chinese situation l"JiH'.t? llu destinies of the greatest
Mr. iJuKell Assumes That It Is Duo
to Ca relcssuoss ItfooiiiineiidN
ChangcM m JIib Officii Hules.
Mr. Haskell, the sealer of weights
known as the Clark & Stanfield model.
to ne located in the harbor of New
York. The total cost to the Government
under such contract Is limited to ?90,
000 a year. Under the contract the
Government must have the use of Ihls
dock for a period of 100 days each
year, the dock: company to furnish all
labor and defray all expenses Incurred
in the docking of Government vessels.
In case of war or emergency the Gov
ernment must have the use of such
short loads of coal since they began to
noio up carts on the street several
weeks ago, as reported in The Times.
.ir. nnsiteii says that it Is fair to pre
sume so far that the shortage found
has been through carelepsneas on! v.
Many loads examined by the offlce have
been full weight, and many others
have come within the tolerance limit
of the offlce, twelve pounds to the ton.
However, the shortage in several cases
docic or docks beyond the period of 100 I hns been from forty to one hundred
oays a year. if required, the
compensation for such additional
time to be determined and fixed by
agreement between the Navy Depart
ment and the contracting company.
FAVOH HEIMHirilSING DAVIS.
y
Tin Coniiiiioptioners Approve the.
Devolution Before the IIoue.
The District Commissioners yester
day made their report to Chairman Uab
cock, of the House District Committee,
on the Hutfe resolution C34, for the relief
of Tax Collector Eldred G. Davis, in con
nection with money ct-jlcn by Varriclc
Hawkius and immediately replaced by .Mr.
Davis at th time.
The Commissioners roll the circum-
a census of the classified employes in ' fcaneesorth-th2fuaiidRtatethat Mr. Davis
this city, ascertaining their present le- ! was entirely biamelos in the matter. They
sal residence as well as their legal "ay that whatever confidential information
lesidence at the time of appointment
and charging to each btate the legal
residents of that State so that the dis- '
tribution of appointments hereafter
may be basd upon the results of that '
inquiry- I
Discussing the question of the hours
of labor, Mr. Harlow said the emplovec j
were expected to put in at Past seven '
hours. Out of this one-half hour dai'.v I
was allowed for lunch. Mr. Harlow said '
it did not appear to him that this prac
tice was authorized by ihs law. which
provides that tlere shall be at least
seven hours of labor, and the uoM.
hour given for lunch ought not, from
his point of view, to be considered
as a part of the hours or labor. Mr.
Harlow said that of the 10,009 employes
in the eity only o,S83 were required" to
work the full seven hours. These were
chiefs and assistant chiefs of divisions-,
messengers, wntchn: .-n. workmen ami
laborers, persons employed in the me
chanical trades, and not to exceed 1,000
of the Ij.OOO classiiied clerks. Leaving
out those engaged upon professional,
technical or scientilic work, whose
hours weie frequently extended, and
who frequently did night work. Mr.
Harlow said there were fully 9.000 em
ployes in this city who could with rrofit
to U., Government and without injury
to themselves woik the full time re
quired by law, if there was sufficient
work for them to do. If this increase
of time were enforced it would result
to the Government in a gain of -,300
extra hours each day. which would be
equivalent to the services of C4.1 em
ployes each year working sevon hours
a day. As the average salary of clerks
in Washington is $l,2"i0 a year, Mr.
Harlow showed that this would be
equivalent to a saving to tire Govern
ment of over JS0O.O00 a vear for pw:.-
hira.
On the subject of sick leave the Com
missioner said there was hardlv any
question that there was considerable
abuse of that privilege. The applica
tion of civil service reform rules to the
departments had had the effect of
greatly reducing the absence on ac
count of alleged sickness. Fully 75 per
cent, of the abuse of this privilege has
disappeared, Mr. Harlow savs. since
the inauguration or the merit system
but there is, he said, still room ror im
provement The evil has been checked
in two departments by the adoption at
the suggestion of the commission, of a
sstem of ratings in determining quali
fications Tor promotions, of absence and
other matters not heretofore consid
ered. In the matter of salaries. Commis
sioner Harlow said he helieved many
millions would be saved if the depart
ments were managed like any success
ful business house or corporation witli
similar hours for transacting business,
with a reclassification of salaries ac
cording to duties, with the discontinu
ance of unnecessary work and the lop
ping off of unnecessary positions. The
u-oume wun me present salarv classi
fication was that the bulk of the em
ployes were paid out of all proportion
to the importance of the work upon
which they were engaged, while others
doing the responsible and most diffi
cult woik, requiring the greatest
amount of ability, were not paid near
ly so much as they would receive for
similar work for a business house or
corporation. The Government could
not expect to secure the most compe
tent persons for the most important
work when it makes barely any dis-.j
unci ion ueiv.een me salaries of those
and the salaries of the employes en-
Hawkhihl.ad he hadobtained clandestinely,
and because of his seven years service in
the office he had earned trn entire confi
dence of those over him in authority.
They lecomu'cnd that llic resolution be
passed, and tliat Collector Davis be rehu
buisedfor the nnn?ypaIdinto the treasury.
pounds, or from 2 to 5 per cent., and
una Mr. Haskell says is entirely too
much to be fair to the people.
In all cases so far the dealers have
bn compelled to make the shortage
good, and have been directed to use
more care in the future. Mr. Haskell
wishes It stated that this system of
looking after the coal weight will be
continued.
Mr. Haskell has made a recommenda
tion to the Commissioners that the law
relating to his office be amended slight
ly, to give the office more scope. He
says in his letter to the Commissioners
that he believes the revenues of the of
fice could be increased largely and
a more rigid Inspection of weights and
measures accomplished if the change
were made.
Chicago maintained its lemitatlon ns
a purveyor of news by sending over f
private wiies intelligence that the I
American minister at Madrid had fled X
to the British embassy to escape mob
violence. These -reports were circu-
lated on a market-where manipulative
support was withdrawn. The short ac- . 2
count largely reduced in yesterday's
rapid advances, and where outside , Z
business was upon a small scale. The '
London stock market gave no indica- '
lions of uneasiness.
In the early dealings tha market was ! f
fairly steady, but a sagging tendency j
prevailed during the remainder of the ' 5
day. i m
The statements of earnings for the
second weak of the year reported by
the St. Paul. Missouri Pacific and Kan
sas & Texas companies were gratify
ing showings, but they received no con
siderable amount of attention. Further
receipts of gold at San Francisco and
the veiy easy money market were like
wise ignored. The close was unsettled,
with only fractional recoveries noted
from the low level of the dav.
New York Stock Murttot.
Corrected daily by W. R. Hibbs & Co..
members of the New i'orl?S lock Exliiiige"
1427 F street. - n
i- Op3 Hleh Low Clos.
American Spirits (TJ-J 7'J 7' 7U
American Spirits. Did . . lStf 9 10 '(
Am. Suunr Refinery...' .. lUTJi I3354 135' 13SV
inulviduais and nations. Human life is
made up or a multiplicity of interests,
andeverandaiion there comesa time to
every moital when in bitterness or
spirit they have cried: Would that I
had warning ere tills came to pass.
There ate none .spared theie trials of
patience, though some, by si greater
mentiil endowment and higher giftb,
avoid for a time the pitfallri into which
those less favored fall. In the personof
PROP. Tt'RNKR
Remarkable and extraordinary gifts
were early manifested to liiiuseit in per
plexing and astounding ways. Finally
recofmt7lng the power conferred upon
him, his aim has been to .refine, de
velop and uplift to that decree ot sci
entific accuracy that its benefits may
devolve to hi fellow-creatures.
THEBE WONHERKLTL AND INSCRUT
ABLE INSTITUTIONS
Brought into subjective control are
now at the service of the humble or
the great, without distinction or reser
vation. Every individual la entitled
to meet with the success and happiness
There Is
no home eo dreary and sad: no life o
wrecked or blhrhled; no heart o sad a nd
lonely, no condition or circumstances so
complicated or incompreheiiMble tbat;
canuot be set right and kept right
after a vit to thw inspired prophet of
modern times.
CALL AND BE CONVINCED OP THIS
SUPERIOR POWER.
lb your husband or wife untrue?
Has the demon rum as-suiU'dthe happy
quletudp of your home?
Does anotlier share the love and at
tention that houId licking to you?
If so, rome and learn. i swiftandsure
remedy that will dispel the dark rlnutl
and lift the load from your aching heart.
THOSE THAT ARE UNSUCCESSFUL
ARE MADE PROSPEROUS AND
ST.UtTED ON THE ROAD
TO "WEALTH.
If you hive basil deceived hy the falfe
prediction? of others, do not despair, but
call and be eonvfncjdortheahove .state
ment. It haH Injen very tritely said that
mibllconiuion ia the eyurtof lat resort,
before which all men nmet fctind on
T . J'kOF. TURNER
ton i ?.",'ira,t u,at2,J' f"r Mc ''Pin
mi. iMrrKteea utHjn the ---"diet that m
me iiitre.oj.-t tii,,cr . p.i.tH-.se.i nv i. m
a.r ' "Wi-J hV no other I vine perio"
trbm
ot b?te?e"r lnSXrat1 '"
PROF. TURNER
miafinrmi r,'SPsent to. "" his ability t
I Sown r. 7th"3r ""km-, Mamlarrt than f
PKUK. TVUSg TDEKKR OU
mote?t LeaV r?r UMory 'toui the re-
tTuru ?S, u t,,e l,rcnt time that
..,. luicuni, vi me ruiure.
SI'ECULATORS I'ARTICULARLr
d.1rr.1,,i1f,ear" of the Protest's won- 1
jlerful forecasts' thac nave In notaHe $
?olis"CCS 'n0Ufi,,t rortu,i l" va- I
Hiu parlors are always filled with
anxious people, .eklug reliable mfonim- ?
all are pleased. He tells you every T
hope, fear, and ambition of your life, t
f.?IYWer2 excltt 'he wonder and ad-
mi rat on of even the most skeptical, t
Oifted by nature with marwlyux me- 5
'.! !,,?tic ''owers, thl remarkable man
ma be consuPed ou all matters per
i?. iii?SV? tn; weRareof thehuman race.
LiiIILc the fortuiitj-teller and the pre-
lender, he asks no fee In advance, and
absolutely refuses to accept any
remuneration for his readings ir perfect;
satisfaction is not given.
REMEMBER The prof esWs fees
within the reach of all, and It cost
more to consult him than it does H
who are Ipss comoetent.
ALL LUSLVESS HACRET) AND
STRICTLY CONFI
DENTIAL. HOURS 10 a. hi. to S p. m.; I
day.s, from " to 6 p. rn.
REMEMBER THE NUMBER, AS
USES NO SIGN. $
Letters with stamp answered.
N. H. We do not wish to tire the 5
reader by employing a multiplicity or Z
words to further portray the gifts or 9
thfs wonderful inaa.andorUyadd in con- X
elusion that he asks no questions, dos
not wish you to speak a word, but will 2
come straight to the Important points-
upon wnicn you wish information, and T
final appeal. Bearing in n ind this cpi- advises you Tor the best upon perplexin
k ttuiliiu m-. l..ttlil".-ivu j pUVll,"' s- -KiJ II.!.
I PROF. F. TURNER, 730 9th St. N.W., Cor. H St.
.nuuntiiu juBur, piu.,., llSft Hi:-i IlJi Wii
American Tobacco S7J g;i K7'( 674
Atchison, Top. & S. F... jfi'i Wi 12'4 PJt'c
Atchison. Top&S P, phi 30?i SOJi Uii W
uay aiate uas. '..
A SUSPICIOUS FIHM.
DIKII ON HIS WAV nOSIK.
Slmuud, Accused of Kindlinir It,
Plrteed Undur Arrest.
Alexander S. Slgmund, u Russian Jew
alxiut thirty-five years old, Is locked up
at No. police station upon suspicion or
having set lire to the house in which he
was a sub-tenant, at No. 31 Pierce street
northwest. Phe was discovered In the
house about S o'clock yesterday morning by
Clifton Lee, colored, who alleges that he
,iw a a m
vuununuuuicra.,. ,.,, ;i.j?fc ,iJ;t na S3
Chesapeake & Ohio ... . 22: ii,' "t-. oir
C..C, C.,&SU L i. 3li 315J 34U 3ti
Chicago. Bur. fcQuincy.. I0p?j ooyt 03 " 99
Chicajro &N V -.. i25 )22if l.'D; I"!'
CWcapoGas t,. xr,ya sth k" W
CM.&SLPaul . tSJi S5 ins; oiji
C. it. I. &acliic . ... !tlu onti ftQi n
Consolidated Ons. ....?.. JgOjj lEl' lgo" lSi
Delaware JsIIudson.... m m 112 n'
Den. & Rio Grande, pfd.. . 454 ii' 474 7U
General Electric aC'i 26'i 35" 35''
IlllnoliiCentr.il '...' 1064'Hi'- WH 1O6U
Louisville &.ashvJUe. Sfli ;jT Ki'; 55
Metropolitan Traction . H," l' 1!9 110
Manhuttan Jilevatea 110 liO UC 116.
MIchit'BnCentrnL. ..... 10554 10555 1W llM'i
Miisounl'ueiilc m;j 3155 ;; a3J
National Lead Co :i6Jf 27't S6k 2614
New York Central. , . . .
Northern 1'achle
Northern Paciilc pfd...
Kiciiic Midi
PhU a. & Heading
Southern Railway, pM.
Texas l'aciilc ,
Tenn. Coal and Iron
Union Pacitic
U. S. Leather, pfd. ..
Wabash, pro
Wheeling & Lake Erie.
Western Union l'ei
Sugar stock to let the new people in , done la the way of cash business either
on a low basis. The only criticism we j,ere or at lrie seaboard.
can suggest against this pretty tiction
is that it is too entirely probable to be
reasonable. The rally In Sugar seems
likely to come to-day.
Mr. Robert Lindblom telegraphed
from Chicago that no charges have
been made against him in the Dean
matter, but that he has demanded an
Investigation.
i5JX Q5 9i( sq;
1I3; 1134 111- nu
"6JJ 28 'i 257J 25"i
lH? Mi 8ifi 63
31 1)1 Jtl 31
21 "22 217,
30 SOJt' a05i 20
Ils ID.i 1155 ll"
l-'tf 261J 21 !3J
31 'i HI?, MX 30,-i
Wit M? tSlJ,, 63;
ii is isjt lea
3. :i? 3 a
01 9i$ wi so;
Cotton prices continue very bad. The
feeling on the New York exchange yes
terday was more bearish than for some
time "past, and the decline was five
points from Monday night's figures.
The continued news of the closing down
of the mills could, of course, have no
other effect. The semi-weekly report
out yesterday shows the movement
heavy. Weakness must be expected for
some time to come.
Chicago Grnln and I'rnvnsion "Market.
CorrM-tvd daily by V.'. II. Hlbbs &. Co..
membeifcof the New I'orJcStocl" Exchange.
1427 F etreet.
Thi bull leaders, who rallied the mar
ket so successful I j- on Monday, Wire
not willing to maintain their support
yesterday. Evidently it was too much
of an uphill game. . A fairly strong
Washington stock ExRt?ang.
Sales U. S. Electric Light, 20 at 1 01 3-4:
20 at ion, 10 at 10o 1-1; American Graph
ophone, 5 at 1 3 1-2; Great Falls Ice, 3 at
110.
After Call 10 at 105 1-4; Pneumatic Gun
Carriage, fi00 at 41 cts.
COVKItXMESf 1JONDS.
Bid. Asked.
IX.S. r.s.ItW0"Q..T 11254 113"
U.S. 4'fi. ClfOTQ. J 1H'4
U.S. 4's, lfcJi 129
U.S. fi's, 1001 Q. F HIU
IJISTKICT OF COr.UMDtV BOXD".
l995's, V20-year Fundin?" 101
6's 10(12, "30-vear Funding" gold 110
7'slPOl, "Water Stock" currency
7hltcn. "Water Stock" currencv. ....
'rundias"currenev.S.GVs 115
MISCTIilANKOrjS KOSD1
It:
ISi
llo'f
Wueat: ODen. High. I)w Clos. .
May 014 Ql'i-3 01JI SI'S
July 61 . K?i SI K.'i
. Cons:
May 29 0; 2S-; 2S;i
July 30i 30i 20.i 25;
Oats:
May C3?i 13-:; 23j; es?;
July 22i 22h' 22 22
POKK:
May 05 9.50 9.42 O.-ir.
July
Laud:
May 4.75 4,81 4.75 4.".
July 4.87 4.87 4.SZ LK!
Sl'AUE RIBS
May 4.72 4.77 4.72 4.75
July
Son Vorl: cilton 31n rkri.
Open. High.' Ijvt. Clos.
March "... 5.09 5.03 5.63 5.C5
May. 5.7j 5.76 5.71 5.71
June &.T9 j.79 5.75 5.75
July.......... 5.82 S.i 5.7d 5.78
NOT IJNGAGED TO THIC PRINCE.
FINANCIAL.
The National Safe Deposit
Savings and Trust
Company
Of the District ot C "ibbla.
COR. 15TH ST. AND NEW "iORK AVE.
Chartered by Special Act cf ( iiKress. Jan.
167, and Acts or Oo, . 1890.
and Feb., 1?2
OC20-tf
W. B. HIBBS & GO,,
BANKERS andBROKTRS,
Members New YorkS3Cl. i'chanse.
1427 F Street.
Correspondents o
LADE.VHUHG, THALJiAJN & CO.,
:isew 1'ork.
ili.-s Moritu Denies Reportn That She
Will 31tirry Coloiuin.
Richmond, Va., Jan. IS. Mi Eleanor
HirRcrMoran,who,newspaperreportssay,Ii
eugaecd to Prince Colonua, or the Corsi-
Hurri- of North Carolina ' attempted to extinguish the blaze, but was
yxatcd nt t In- Tyson Hon,,-. ' I ".ted from so doing by Slpnund. The
KIKlin
Aphy
Kllsha llurri". alaut twenty-eight years
old, was found dead in bed jest onlay iu
his room at iheTjon Houfc. Seventh and
I i-treels nortfiwct. From letters in the
joung man's pocket, it v.-a learned that he
came from So'uthport.N. C, where he has
a mother and .sisters. Hurris had been
emplo-ed on the lug boat Isabel, and came
here from Philadelphia on Monday night
on his way home. He hud intended to Mop
with a Iriend, C. S. Jones, of No. 2015
Ninth street, but was disappointed in not
rindinc him homt and went to the Tyson
House Tor a night's lodging. Early yes
terday moruingachnmbermaid detected the
odor or gas coming from his room. Rum's
had evidently blown out the gas, or nri&en
during the night and accidentally turned
it on, and death had resulted from asphyxiation.
police found that iu the room occupied bj
Slgmund, together with his wife and three
children, the few articles of furniture had
been piled up In thecentcrof the room with
a coal oh stove beneath them. The
furniture was ou fire. It had been 111
surtd to about S;'00, though lt wa. not
valued at more than S20.
119
. t r r- tn
. -. j . - nri. j-iv. juut.un -.- ....... -
leanzing ana as no evidence of ag- ; llcU R. It Cert, indebtedness. A.. lSi
gressive leadership on the bull side 1 Met. R. R. Cert. Indebtedness B.. 110
appeared traders took to bearish tac- ' HeltR. R-S's, 1W1 "
ties, and nbl ilin mnrk-oi- tlr.n-r. nor.-.. Eekincton R R. 6'S. 169o-1911 90
erhi"- mrinv ctnn nnlora r. i1. -...o,- ! Columbia IC It. 8 ., 1SI IJ
The entire daj- sliow
very little interest by
declines for the dav at 3 o'clock were . M. & N hnyi
Inrsre. Thei is nnsslbilitv of n sllr-ht , Ches.& Pot TeL5V lbJG-1911...... 101
reactive rally today, but the tendency
of the market is certainly not upwaro.
115
70
100
dorc on Vlif" vn- Columbia R. R. 6S 1S1 19 .110
de s on ffle wa j w . h GasCo..Ser. A,6's, lMV-T. 113
ved weakness and vasi: Gjs Co.. Ser. H, 6's. 199l-'2J. Ill
by outsiders. The 1 U. S. EIcc Light Dsber.turc Imp
A NOTE CASK TO UK THIKD OVEK.
The Court, or Appeahs l'nh.-es on
the Heed-Ticriiey Appeal.
The court of appeals j-esterday re
versed the decision of the court below
in the case of Temperance P. Kecd
against Michael Tierney and Samuel A.
Wells for ?&S6 balance due on a. note
made bj- Wells to Tiernej- and sold bj'
Tiernej' to Mrs. Kecd.
The note was originally for S2.S74.77,
and was cut down bj- the part payment
ot nearly $2,000. It was a note for one
j-ear originally, and at the end of th
United States Supreme Court.
Present: The Chief Justice, Mr. Jus
tice Harlan, Mr. Justice-Gray, .Mr. Jus
tice Brewer, Mr. Justice Brown, Mr.
Justice Shiras, Mr. Justice Whit", and
Mr. Justice Peckham.
No. .")03. Clarence P. Elder, appellant,
vs. the United States. Appeal fr m the
Court of Private Land Claims. Dis
missed per stipulation.
No. 53. A. Backus, jr., & Sons, et al..
plaintiffs in error, vs. the Fort Street
Union Depot Company. Augument
continued by Mr. Fred. A. Raker for
the defendant in error anil concluded by
Mr. Don M. Dickinson for the piain
liffs in error.
No. 192. Daniel Dull et al., plaintiffs
in error, vs. John E. Blackmail et al.
Argument begun by Mr. A. G. Safford
for the plaintiffs in error.
Adjourned until today at 12 o'clock.
The day call will be: Nos. 192, 159, 53
(and 175), 194, 40G (and 421), 94, 195, 190.
197, and 19S.
Manhattan and Metropolitan were
particularly affected by the realizing.
Much long stpek came out. Their ac
tion during the day certainly gave very
clear indication that the Tammany
boom in these stocks; is over." All the
advance Manila ttan deserves on ac
count of the introduction of electricity
some time in the future has been made
alrendj-. Dow, Jones & Co., however,
still insist in booming these stocks.
Their suggestion yesterdaj was as fol
lows: "We learn that the cost per car mile
on Manhattan with the use of locomo
tives is something less than 20 cents.
With 'Slectric power It is calculated
that a saving can be made almost, it
not uuite, as gieat as In the case of the
Metropolitan street railway system,
which is about 9 cents. This would be
KW
UJ
Am. Sec & Tr. .Vs. F and A, 10J3.
Am. Sec i Tr. jYs. A and 0, 1DJ5.
Wash. Market Co. IstOS, 190MJ11-
7,000 retired annually "J
Wash. Market Co. Imp. 6s. 12-27... IU
Wash. Market Co. ext'n 6's, ill-IT. IU
Masonic Hall AssociatioaS'd, 1311. 103
Wash. Light Inf. 1st O'-j. 1011 00
NATIONAL BANK STOCKS.
Bankof Washington
Metropolitan
Central ".
Farmers and Mechanics' .
Second.
Citizens
Columbia
Capital
WestEnd -
Traders"
Lincoln
Ohio
saie uEPOsrr and rnuz companies
... 233
... 30
... Ib3
... IS".
... 13
... 143
... 130
... 125
... 101
... 9S
... 110
Nat.Safe Henoilt and Trust
Wash. Loan and Trust...,
Amer. Scsariiy and Trust
Wusn. baft- Dsposit
HAILUOm STOCKS.
Capital Traction Co
suflicienr, in addition, to increase gross ' Metropolitan
earnings, 10 give Manhattan stock
holders a considerably larger return on
their stock. The buj-ing of Manhattan
is said to be by people who believe it
is worth pretty close to Manhattan
railway iigures.'
IN
l-'3
117
50
CS
121
Gi
Thin in ilesh ? Perhaps it's
natural.
If perfectly well, this is
probably the case.
But many are suffering
from frequent colds, nervous
debility, pallor, and a hun
dred aches anrT'pains, simply
because they are not fleshy
enough.
- ScottVEmulsion of Cod
liver Oil with Hypophos
phites strengthens the diges
tion, gives new force to the
.nerves, and makes rich, red
blood. It is a. food in itself.
""" 50c and ( 1.00, all druggist.
.SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, New York.
Marriage Licenses.
Marriage hcens-es were issued yesterdaj-
to Joseph CarlMeDe Vrtes, of New York,
and Mabel Cordelia "Wright; Alfred W.
lircw, of Houston, Tex., and Lottie Ward
Gregg, ol Houston, Tex.: Charles Lee and
Lucy Webb; James R. Thomas, of Mexia.
Tex., and Maude A- "Williams; William
Jackson aud Amanda Jordan; Alexander
Mai.Miall and Olivia B. Lefoe, or Caroline
county, Va.; 13d ward Matthew and Mary
E. Harris,; Samuel Dreyfus, of Wnyneboro,
l'a., and Bertha Oppenheimer; .led Hmvcr
Shaw and Maude B. .Tohnt-on; Claudius B.
Jewell andl'attie W. II. Yayo.
Almost the only stocks which uwo
able to withstand the bearish influences J Metropolitan
yesterday were the Northern Pacific's 'f!;2!?
DeWitt Plead Guilty.
William DeWitt was held in $500 bonds
yesterday for hif- appearance befoie the
grand Jury on the charge of Iniceny.
William DeWitt, with Lee Coughlfn, was:
accused of stealing a lot of clothing rmm
Kachacl Bell, valued at $25. The former
ple'aded guilty and waived examination.
There being no evidence against the latter
he was discharged.
Jn Behalf of UnniiagnnV. Children.
Senator Gorman has introduced In the
Senate a resolution authorizing the payment
10 Duncan and Matilda. K. Ilaunagan, chil
dren of the late Selmnn Ilannagan, mes
senger oc the diplomatic gallery, a .sum
equal to six months' salary as such mes
senger, thlh to Include funeral expenses, arid
.so on.
common and prefn:redii The street is
disposed to giv-e itjvear- to the free re
ception of the current views regarding
the probability of a heavy Klondike
business on the Pacific and Oregon
roads. There has "been more than the
usual modesty in hazarding figures as
to the extent of ithisi business. Th5
gentleman who knpws twas heard from
yesterday. He fs from Seattle, and is
in the East advising people to go his
way. He says 200v000 Ovlondikers will
pass through Sea ttje .this spring. Such
a number of passengers,,over the trans
continental roads wouk( help earnings.
The earnings of Northern Pacific for
the second week ofJanuary increased
$96,000. 3 '
The earnings of Missouri, Kansas
and Texas for the second week: of Jan
uary increased ?2.'!,S02. Canadian Pa
cific's earnings for the period increased
$79,000. The earnings of St. Paul for
the second week Of January show a
gain of ?12,Q00 a day. including Sunday,
over $84,000 for the week. St. Louis
Southwestern earnings for the period
increased $13,300.
No mystery of the stock market ever
was too deep for the ready "experts."
Yesterday the explanation of the Su
gar slump was brought out with a
considerable pomp and glitter by one
of these gentlemen. Mr. Havemeyer,
he snys, has come to a complete agree
ment with Mr. Olaus Spreckels. The
Hawaiian company is to work pcaca
bly in conjunction with the trust. This
combination having been formed, the
Havemeyers are now marking down
Columbia...
Belt
OAS AND ELECTKIC I.IGHT STOCKVi
Washington Gas "17
CTeorgetowa Gas
U. S. Jilectnc Light. 10j,U'
iriSUItAXCE STOCKS.
Firemen's . 33
Franklin. AS
Metropolitan.., '"
. 03
. 03
Arlington 13
German American 1&
National Union "Oii
Columbia Ji
Hit-gs Vi
People's. - -
Lincoln '. ,JH
Commercial.
TITLE 1NSUKANCE.
Ileal Estate Title
Columbia Title IJi
Wash. Title
Utotrict Title
TELEPHONE STOCKS
Pennsylvania .'.
Chesapeake and Potomac
American Grapliophone
American Graphophone pfd
Pneumatic Gun OHrnaze
MISCEI.LANKOUi STOCKS
Mergcnlhaler Linotype
Lanston'Monotvoe- ;....
Washington Market. 10
GreatF.illslce...., HO
Nor. & Wash. Steamboat
Lincoln Hull
fix. Dividend.
117
ISO
4S;:
15
IOj'5
can house of Colonnu, today stated posi
tively that the published announcement of I
the engagement is erroreous. j
She and her mother admitted that the
prince had exchanged photographs with the j
Virginia girl, had dedicated a poem to her i
and had n!:cd that Mrs. Moran and her
two daughters should permit him to intro- j
(luce them Into Paris society when they
visited the French capital in the't-prlhg. but
that they bait never met and there was no
engageni'iit.
-Mis Moran appeared to be much annoyed
by th-j notoriety given her, and .-tared
that j-heneeply reirretted that the attentions
of Prince Colouna 'o her had been the ub
jeot of public comment.
Washington
Loan & Trust Co.
OFFICK. COR. 9TH AXD F STS.
PAID UP CAPITAL. O.VK MILLIOX.
Loan" In any amount made on ap-
proved real estate or collateral, at
reasonable raiei-.
Interest paid upon deposits on daily
iolances subject to cneck.
Tms company acts as executor, ad
ministrator, trustee, a cent, treasurer,
registrar, and iu all otner fiduciary
capacities.
Boxe for rent in lmrglar and fire-
proof vaults for safe deposit ami
storage ot valuable packages.
JOHN JOl" KDSOX President
JOH.V a. SWOI'K ice President
EI-LIS SPFVIt I'd Vice President
JOHN it. CAKMODi" Treasurer
ANDREW PARKER .secretary
.loiiX L. WKAVhK Real Lst.iteOfricer
AAViriAVVVVAVVVVVyVVV
American Security and X
Trust Go. S
GA TIIKH1NG IN Tnii TIN".
Mcetiii of Manufacturers to Con- j
sidor a Trust Formation.
Pittsburg, Jan. IS. An imrortmit meet-
ing of tiuplatc manufacturers held here ,
today cfjnsidercd the report of a s-pecial '
committee appointed 'to consider the bet- I
terment of the trade.
The combination was. recommended on r
the plan of the wire trust. The central
organisation will purchase with cash or 1
stock, all the' tinplate plants, as well as
the steel plants, necessary, or construct '
new ones.
MONEY TO LOAN.
This comnanv has inonev tn in.in
.on listed collateral secaritiei at
ov. esi rate 01 iniere.-.E.
u. d. iihLL, i'reside:it.
VVVWVVVVVVAVS
CARSON & MACARTNEY,
ilembers of the New York Stock Ex
change. 1119 F st.. Glover Building.
Coirespondents of Messrs. Moore .t SciileF.
No. SO Btcadwav.
Banketsand Dealers in Governn ont Bonds.
Deposits. Exchansc. Loans.
Railroad Stocks and Bonds end all
securities listed on the exchanges o! New
lork. Pntladelphia. Boston and Baltimore
bought andsold.
fcpeciaity made of investment sccurl-
A
meeting was neid witn. New lorkcap- ties. District Bonds and all loe.-ii Raii-
italists, who agreed to furnish the funds, mad. Gas, Insurance and Telephone Stock
There are now 302 tinplate mills in the uTmerVcan Bell Telephone Stork louCb6
country, and ot these 110 were represented and sold. malS-tr-em
on this committee, and the meeting todtty t "
was assured that over two-thirds or the
tinplate manufacturers will indorse the
committee's recommendations.
31-S "0"
40 48
153 65?
13JI 1 t
in 11
.tl .45
1424 H3J.i
18Ji 19
10
COMHINE TO CONTROL J1RKAD.
Plan Formulated for Cousolldntiii?
the Biscuit Tnule.
New ork, .Ian. IS. -The biscuit trust-is
practically an established fact. It. was
announced in Wall street today that the
Plan formulated for the consolidation of
all the biscuit interests in the country con
templates the formation of a new company
to be called the United States Biscuit Com
pany, which will is.uc $25,1,100,000 7 per
cent cumulative preferrredand?;iO,000,000
of common stock. '
1CJ
ao
Operations in the "Wheat Xit.
Chicago, Jan- IS. -Wheat sold up 't--la
7-Sc, closing t-2c over yesterday, at 91 3-8
h.91 l-2c for May; July ranged from Sic
to 8" :t-8c, closing at 82 1-Sc, the demand
Tor the latter option being much belter
than heretofore. There was very little
Ileurich'h beer is the bet made, and is
renowned for its purity, lioalthfulnpss and
its wonderful qualities a'n tonic: Heur
Ich's is a great regulator, and will gira
strenirtn to liiind aud body. Telenhone
054. for a cassr - - - -
Treasury Appointments.
The following appointment have been
made at the Treasury ln' the' assistant
custodian and janitor service: J. J.
Kelley, Wilmington, Del.; A. R. Wilard
Springfield, III.; J. H. Casper, Osweirn
W. L. Dojder, Atlanta, Ga-
Money to Loan
At 5 Per Cent,
on real estate in D. C; no delay; lerma
reasonable.
HEISKDLT, Sh McLEKAN,
jy9-tf-em 100S F et- nw.
Heald, Crane & Go.,
Formerly of
HODCEN & CO.,
BHOKl'RS AXD DEALERS 1N
STOCKS AND "WHErtT.
Best service. Fractional lots a specialty.
Offices Kooin lo,torcor..ii pihiinir. an'l
G05 Seventh street, oppos. e j .itent Office.
. Telephone. 124S. ei&lino-em
niS CORPSE TAKEN DOME.
X. V.;
A Cure for Ltmc Hack".
"My daughter when recovering from .n
atu ck of fever, was great surf erec rrom
pain in the back and lnp." Avrites Louden
Grover. of Sardiu.Ky. ""After u.sfng iulte
a number of remedies -without any benefit
6h5 tried one bottle or Chamberlain's P.un
Balm, and It has given entire relier." Ch tin.
bctlaJn's Pain Balm is also a certain . ure
for rheiiiualhni. SolU"nryITenfy''Evaiia.
Wholesale and Retail Druggist, 92S F
st: Cvnn. ave. and S st. 11 w., and 1 12S
Md. ave.' ne- - ... ...,
Body of Loswi Carlisle Sent t
Covinstoti for Interment.
New York, .Tan. IS. The budyof Logftn'
Carlisle, the sou of ex-Secretary of the
'Treasury John G. Carlisle, and former
chief clerk of the Treasury I'cpartmcnt.
was removed from So. t Washington
Square thin morning and taken to Jersey
City, where it was sent to Covington, Ky.f
to be burled.
Georce Gould on the Jury
. Trenton, X. J.. Jan. IS. -George Gonht
was" among the first grand Jurymen to ar
rive at the United States district -court;
today, and was early .sworn I n 'by' Judge
KIrkpatrlck. There are twenty-two mem
bers of the jury, which is composed Of
'prominent men from nlP parts of the State.

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