Evening Star Newspaper, March 14, 1900, Page 13

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1900-16 PAGES. . “I have been a midwife | for twenty-five years, and during that time I have used Warner's Safe Cure in cases of kidney troubles, diseases of the Pelvic Or- gans and those peculiar to women. “I desire to give it my highest indorsement,earned by its superior merits. “To use it means a cure without fail, and I ‘have never found anything to equal it.” Mrs. FANNY CANTER. Jan. 13, 1900. Do : O ” te Y., 1s a gradnate adaate Woman's Infirmary and with diploma, : EARLY HISTORY. POLICE OF VARIOUS PLACES. Facts Brought Ont in Discussion by Oldest Inhabitants. t meeting of the Oldest Inhab- n the discussion ef a de- Thelr Namerical Strength, . Test of Efficiency. From the New York Son. There are 6,400 New York policemen, a Cost and scription given by George Alfred Townsend | jarger number than the force of any other fm The Star of a picture of Washington | city in the country and a larger number by city as it appeared about It! brought out | several hundred than the various divisions some interesting facts. A building repre-] of the Greater New York had collectively sented to be either the patent office, front- {ng on F street, or the hotel building in which the genera! and city post offices and the patent office were located was identified as the he Mr. Max Lansburgh substantiated this as- sertion by producing a letter to the Senate from William B . Griffith Coombe and John P. Ingle, on behalf of the proprietors of y,” Ist and A streets northeast , dated June 27. 183 before consolidation. There are 9,500 po- licemen in the city of Paris, the proportion of police to inhabitants being larger than !t is in the city of London. There are 60,000 policemen in Great Britain. Of these Eng- land has 41, Scotland, 4,744; Ireland, 12,165; W: the Isle of Man, 52. Glasgow, 1,320; Dublin, er of policemen in the city of London ts 14,443, according to the last offi- cial report, but ‘the police district of Lon- Gon includes a large amount of outlying rural and suburban territory with a popula- the Reirese tion of 1,400.00, exclusive of the population of the of London proper, which is 4,400,000. The the m London police district covers an area of © twelve miles by fifteen, with 7,000 miles of streets or roads, and the duty of patrolling these accounts very largely for the ex- tensive membership of the force when com- pure! giving a fr . and the | pared with that of most American cities. whole cost not Four | Chicago has 3,750 policemen and the aver- years before th and the | age number of arrests in a year amounts to FA ; 1 for $18,- | 75.000, though during the period of the $10,000, orid’s fair it was considerably higher. 7 made to | Boston has 1,29 ii Fi 0; accommoda- 2.600; Cincin- Jetroit. 550: gett Hotel 0, 300; Pitts- &. 3), and New Orle: . Among foreign cities F nds first in the number Of policemen compared with the whole om; and Palermo, Italy mallest and pital cities, as more police protection than other cities even of.a larger population, for the number of transient in a city in ase’ the demand for pi and the expenses of maintena rease correspondingly cieney in number of m for making the right time. w t > ehief of police owed the number of arrests in that city the crime of homicide to have been urn te within the period ce: re Of those re ted, three were executed, twenty were need to terms of imprisonment, nine mt to the reformatory at Pontiac, ted and forty-six nding at the time of the ‘ew York the number of arrests in a year for felony amounts to about 1,000 by the detective bureau, and the number of convictions from such arrests is about 400. The number of arrests for homicide in a year—homicide or murder—is about 400, a the proportion of conviction is di larger than ft is in the which expends for {ts police department in ar about one-third of the sum paid by York. - pense of the Philadelphia police de- partment {s $3,100,000 a year, and the ex- s pense of the Boston police department {s ye to do $1,550,000, or One-half the of the of the day of | Philadelphia department. nt pop- at 550,000, and that of Philadelphia 1,400,000. Rela- tively, therefore, the Boston police depart- ment is the more expensive of the two, and apparent dls the numbe on is conside number into Philad: sa ‘home city, department of which are hich w to the in the line expense of the for 1900 is of which $10,- $00,000) for rentals and Forget Him. y Uncle Ned remembers seeing ngton.” He ws: ter remember dat; nce he done Jined de chu'ch.” +2 don't ir and re- married couple should pull to- e a tear of horses.” and they probably would if, um of horses, they had but one ¢ between them.”—Chicago News. - = Stop breakage of mantles and chimneys. The construction of this new mantle, as wonderful as it may seem, positively prevents breakage of chimneys in ordinary use. Maatle is 3 times stronger than any other mantle, and light is 50% greater. Economy at every point. Sold Everywhere. PASSED CONGRE House Adopts Conference Report on Financial Bill. VOTE WAS 166 YEAS TO 120 NAYS Nine Democrats Were on the Re- publican Side. SEC. GAGE’S EXPLANATION The debate on the conference report on the new currency bill continued in the House yesterday ofternoon, and the re- port was adopted—166 yeas, 120 nays. Mr. Maddox (Ga.) criticised the bond fea~ tures of the bill and the gradual increase of the interest-bearing debt. Messrs. Noonan (Ill.) and Shafroth (Col.) also spoke against the bill. = Mr. Little (Ark.) closed the debate against the report. He severely arraigned “the infamies of this bill’ and the “stealth, deceit, fraud and corruption by which this conspiracy has forced its slimy course along the pathway of legislation, until now we are to witness in the light of day its tri- umph over a free people.” He declared it would mark the blackest page in our legis- lative history. He closed as follows: “The forces of patriotism and integrity have se- lected their leader in advance of the con- vention, which will be ratified on July 4, and h that leader—the incorruptible, in- vincible and fearless tribune of the people, William Jennings Bryan—they will drive you and the cohorts ‘of corruption from place and power forever.” ((Democratic ap- plause.) Mr. Brosius (Pa.), chairman of the com- mittee on banking and currency, and one of the conferees on the financial bill, closed the debate in support of the bill and report. After pointing out the points of the bill establishing a stable system of finance, he concluded in part as follows: “This meas- ure is a long step toward the splendid pre- eminence we are achieving as a world power. American credits are affecting the finances of the world. The British war loan and the Russian loan have sought Ameri- can takers, and we supply these calls as we did the payment to Spain, without strain, jout of our abundant commercial credits abroad. These are momentous events. They show the marvelous develop- ment of the United States and the power to command the markets and control the finances of the world. Financial empire is before us, and following in the wake of commercial superiority New York will ere long have supplanted London as the clear- ing house of the world. This is but a part of our great forward movement. It is but one terrace in the height of destiny this nation is climbing. Let us then go forward, achieving a primacy among nations and taking that position assured by our great opportunities and manifest destiny.” The Vote. At the appointed hour, 4:30, the vote was aken, and the conference report was agreed to—yeas 166, nays 120, present and not voting 10. Nine democrats voted with the republicans to agree to the report, viz: ayton, Driggs, Fitzgerald, Levy, Scudder, all of New Yerk; Denny (Md.), McAleer (Pa.), Thayer (Mass.) and Underhill ( re In other respects the vote was on lines. Th ker announced the appointment Ala.) to succeed Mr. Un .) on the judiciary committee: . Brewer to succeed Mr. Clayton on the ar committee, and Mr. Polk on the tary committee. Secretary Gages Statement. retary Gage has made the following anation of the provisions bill, which passed the financial bill has for its first object rat its ttle Indicates—the fixing of the idard of value and the maintaining of with that standard of all forms of or coined by the United States. Jt reaffirms that the unit of value is the dollar, consisting of 25 und 8-10ths grains of gold of nine-tenths fine, but from that point It goes on to make ft the duty of the tain all ‘of money ata parity with this standard. the hands of the Secre! do that. For t purpose the bill pro- vides in the treasury bureaus of issue and redemption, and t al fund of the tr 3 cash $150,000,000 in gold coin and bullion to the redemption fund, that gold to be used for the redemp- tion of United States notes and treasury notes. That fund is henceforth absolutely cut out of and separated from the cash balance in the treasury, and the available cash balance will hereafter show a reduc- tion of $150,000,000 from the figures that have heretofore prevailed. This $150,000,000 redemption fund is to be used for no other purpose than the redemption of United States notes and treasury notes, and those notes so redeemed may be exchanged for gold in the general fund or with the pub- He, so that the reserve fund is kept full with gold to the $150,000,000 limit. Power Given the Sécretary. “The Secretary is given further power. If redemptions go on so that the gold tn this reserve ts reduced below $100,000,000 and he Is unable to build {t up to the $15,000,000 mark by exchange for gold in general fund or otherwise, he is gi re to sell bonds, and it 1s made his duty to replenish the gold to the $150,000,000 mark by such means. Endless Chain Broken. “The ‘endless chain’ is broken by a pro- vision which: prohibits the use of notes so redeemed to meet .deficiencles In the cur- rent revenues. The act provides for the ultimate retirement of all the treasury ayment for silver bullion under the Sherman act. As fast as that bullion is coined into silver dollars treasury notes are to be retired, and replaced with an equal amount of silver certificates. “The measure authorizes the issue of gold certificates in exchange for deposits of gold n, the same as at present, but suspends authority whenever and so long as gold in the redemption fund is below , and gives to the retary the n to suspend the issue of such certifi- ates whenever the silver certificates and United States notes in the general fund of the treasury exceed $0,000,000. Silver Certificates. ed or coined It puts into y ample power to “The bill provides for a larger issue of’ silver certificates, by declaring that here- after silver certificates shall be Issued only in denominations of $10 and under, except as to 10 per cent of the total volume. Room is made for this larger use of silver cer- tificates In the way of small bills by an- other provision which makes it necessary as fast as the present silver certificates of high denominations are broken up into small denominations, and replace them with notes of denominations of $10 and up- ward. Further room is made for the cir- culation of small silver certificates by a clause which permits national banks to have only one-third of their capital in de- nomination under $10, Coining Silver. “One clause of the bill which the public will greatly appreciate is the right that it gives to the Secretary to coin any of the 1890 bullion into subsidiary silver coins up to a Hmit of $100,000,000. There has. for years been a scarcity of subsidiary silver that the public will greatly app the fares given to the Refunding the Debt. “A distinot feature of the bill is in refer- ence to refunding the 8 per cent Spanish war loan, the 2 per cent bonds maturing In 1907 and the 5 per cent bonds maturing in 1904, a total of $839,000,000, unto new 2 per cent bonds. These new 2 per cent bonds ~not-be offered: for sale, but will only S be issued tn iit ti equal amoont, for face value, of old bonds. The holders old bonds wik-receive a premium in cash to compensate them in a measure for the sacrifice of ini they make. That cash pret tye computed on a basis of the present worth of the old bonds at 2% per cent, and Wit be on April 1, the date that the new 2 per cent bonds will bear $105.6851 for the 3's,+$111.6765 for the 4's and $110.0751 for each $100 of the 5's. This exchange will? the government, after deducting the m paid, nearly $28,000,~ 000, if all the holders of the old bonds ex- change them for the new ones. National banks that take out circulation based on the new bonds ate té be taxed only one-half of 1 per cent on the average amount of cir- culation ee ay while those who have circulation badé@ of'a deposit of old bonds will be taxed, as at present, 1 per cent.. Other National Bank Provision: “There are some other changes in the national banking act. The law permits na- tional banks with $23,000 capital to be or- ganized in places of 3,000 inhabitants or less, whereas heretofore the minimum capIi- tal has been $50,000. It also permits banks to issue circulation on all classes of ‘bonds deposited up to the par value of the bonds, instead of 90 per: cent of their face, as heretofore. This, ought to make an imme- diate increase in national bank circulation of something like $24,000,000, as the amount of bonds now deposited to secure circulation is about $242,000,000.. If the price of the new 2's is not forced so high in the market that there is no profit left to national banks in taking out circulation we may also look for a material“ increase in national bank circulation based on additional deposits of bonds. cote “National banks are permitted under the law to issue circulation up to an amount equal to thelr capital. The total capital of all national: banks is $616,000,000. The total circulation outstanding is $253,000,000. There is, therefgre, a possibili crease in Circulation of — $863,000,000, al- though the price of the new 2 per cent bonds, as already foreshadowed by market quotations in advance of their issue, prom- ises to be so high that the profit to the banks in taking out circulation will not be enough to make :the increase anything like such a possible total,” The Controller's Course, ‘Controller Dawes, when asked what his course would be in connection with re- quests for national bank charters under the new law, said: © “The question’of the best methods of pre- venting the abuse of the new law, which authorizes the establishment of banks of $5,000 capital Im towns with not exceed- ing 3,000 population, has had my careful consideration. The law places the power of granting national bank charters in the hands of the controller and authorizes him to refuse them ff he has reasan to believe that sical use fs to be made of them. The controller is peculiarly charged with the protection of the depositor class and should use all the powers of his office to prevent the custodianship of the funds of a community from passing into unworthy and irresponsible hands. “In view of the large number of applica- tlons for charters of small banks I sha!i in- stitute a special inquiry in addition to the usual examination, as authorized by sec- tion 5169 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, whenever there {s the slight- est ground to suspect the existence of im- proper motives on the part of those apply- ing for charters under the national system. “This course will also be followed in the case of state banks applying for leave to convert themse'ves into national banks, a special examination being made, as at pres- ent, into the affairs of each state bank previous to conversion. “It is essential to the welfare of the com- munity that great care should be taken in this matter, arid this office will endeavor in sible to prevent fraud and SSS Progress on the Sixteen-Inch Gun. From thne Troy Tinesy, Work on the big sixteen-Inch gun at the Watervilet arsenal is progressing rapidly, and it is expeeted that within a month the Jacket will becshruak in place.-The shrink- ing of the jacket ds the most important part of the work,ahdthe operation will be watched with*interdst by those: having the construction..af the: gun in charge. After the jacket, has .been strunk the “put aur Bro of the hoops havé Hireddy ‘béen’ placed’ ‘but there are eight or nine-moye tg'go' on. The forgings, which*are made, at Bethle y piece of materi ion of this immense been re Jn comm: e of. ordnance . Benet, who fs while Col. ys that mi are at work on the tub trimming the shrinking surface. The tube is in the lathe, and the hoops, which are bored to the proper diameter, are receiving the attention of the men, re parts of the gun, and they are in various hands, golng through the. transformation which mechanical skill and the latest im- proved machinery bring about. When the gun would be completed Benet said was a hard thing to predict. There are so many details and so many un- looked-for obstacles are encountered in such a task that no time can be set for the turn- ing out of the completed product. The big gun when comp'eted will probably be placed along the seacoast in- New -York harbor, though its exact location has not yet been definitely determined on. This 1s the first sixteen-inch gun ever constructed in this country. : +os———___ The Valve of Names. From the Boston Transcript. Hicks—“Wonder how Mortar is getting on nowadays?” Wicks—“Getting along finely. It was only two years ago he started out.as an apothe- cary. He is already a druggist, and if this luck holds out he will be a pharmacist be- fore the end of another twelvemonth.” Hicks—“But what difference will that make?” Wicks—“A big difference. An apothecary oftentimes has.o. sell things at only 50 cents above cyst, d a druggist never takes less than 100 per cent, but to a phar- macist there is no limit, Again the Fatal Namber. From the Chicago Dribune. “How many gins did you make love to before you met me?” demanded Mrs. Vick- Senn, at the close of her long tirade. “Twelve!” groaned her husband. “But I never counted them: up until it was too late!” : Free tothe . uptured. rae DR. W. 8. RICE, THE WELL-KNOWN AUTHOR- ITY, SENDS 3! L OF HIS FAMOUS MESMOD HREE TO ALL. Out of the chao Gf gif-time fallure comes a new Penageesienee § EStopare. De Wes, Rice, 488 N. Main st,sAdmns, N. ¥., bas invented « iid He i 7 i ° i a siti All About You people are suffering from colds in the head, with fever depression and weakness. It’s the Grip! Be ready when it first attacks you! Hale’s ' Honey of Horehound and Tar should be taken at the first sign of Grip. It cures. 25c., 50c., $1.00 per —= Cash only and the narrowest margin of profit. Remarkable Sale of Brass and Iron Beds. We carry such an enormous number of different patterns in White Enamel and Brass Beds .that it frequently happens that we find a large number of odd sizes-om our hands.- Such is the case at the present time, and aswe are badly in need of room, i we shall hold a special sale for the rest of this week at Prices That Are Little Less Than Marvelous. bottle; the largest size cheapest. At We hav - Z = ve long been headquarters for Beds and Bedding, all druggists. Take none but Hale’s. jij and this week will be a memorable one in this department. Pike’s Toothache Drops Cure in| |i These few styles we mention will show how we have slashed into One Minute. prices. mbl4-w&s-42 MARYLAND RYE $4.75. at WHISKE i Stas White Enamel Reos of very attractive KEY Ht exttee’y Gunite, Enameled Beds, with brass | serail design. with brara knohe and fosettes eee {j}] Knobs and extended foot. Finest quality of | fot! design. with truss kno et im the [| Sa bee enamel. We sto ae che at oe most exclusive i H ° Duyers can get what are left social clubs. fect blending and perfect purity distinguish it. Sold Everywhere. Edw. B. Bruce & Jog Baltimore, Md. .25 Per- fowB BRucEsC BALTIMORE $3.50 White Enamel Beds! We have « few left of the excellent Beds that we had such a tremendous run on the early part of the week. They are real baked white enamel. and trimmed $1.98 $7.50 Brass-Rail Bed. Wonderfully handsome design, with heavy Make the roof rain-proof with a covering of our brags rails fit head and“foot, and brass knobs: Roofing Felt. 3-ply, $1.50 a roll; single Tarred and vases. t foot ‘rails. As fine a en Paper, $1.25 9 roll. No charge for the fastenings | {jl hed as you conld wish, nnd Which go with it. ill very cheap at $7.50; now cut $4.8 Hi] to.» 55 Seeeeere Hi with press. We will close the balance out at the sume remarkable price of..2-.... J.T.WALKER’S SONS, 204 10TH ST. ‘PHONE 741, ~~ PURE | Superb Matting Values. We are justly proud of our Matting and Rug Department ; i} UNFERMENTED |! GRAPE JUICE, |) 2:5 47's emer oe ae TAC. | ours. Excellent China Mattings of new designs 40c. per QUART i —this Spring’s goods—as many yards as you and 20c per PINT. | want—per yard.. sersece os John W. Jennings, || JACKSON BROS.’ =" fe9-78t,28 SAVE YOUR EYES! If yision is Impaired in any manner you should wear Glasses. They will preserve mur eves for sear ot usetal-| |! Samples of suits made to sell Frames, ness. We aim to fit Glasses | at $30 to $40 for- - - § i 9.98 ROSS OS I) cs crery, wearer peace: Eyes Examined Freel! ||j Enormous selling of these suits evidences the fact that you appreciate a bargain. Finest examples of the man tailor’s art—the most ultra-fash- ionable effects which are shown. Novelties of the choicest chara ter—swell broadcloths, cheviots, serges and finest Venetians. Some plain and some elaborately applique trimmed with silk braid and taffeta silk and satin. All-silk lined jackets—and skirts have the new box pleats; are lined with “Nubian iG 1 (0) Os ° “Hechts’ Greater Stores.” Gold= Filled The Oppenheimer Co., MANUFACTURING OPTICIAN, mh13-28d 514 9th st. nw. Auction Sale, Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry, Silver Ware, etc., DAILY AT 10:30 A.M. AND 2:30 P.M, black percaline and bound with S. H. & M. waterproof binding. Instead of $30 to S40, for Cheviot serge and covert suits, $6.98. Ladies’ cheviot serge and covert suits—all new spring styles —all thoroughly tailor-made—all with new style jackets and skirts —which cannot be duplicated elsewhere for 1 than $9.50, will be sold tomorrow at $6.98. | O%7c. for 19c. satin De Austria silk. —the mos: desirable silk for underskirts—for ruttles effects. Odd lot that will not held out leng. to reduce stock so as to make room for ANOTHER for trimming—beautiful two-tone LINE of goods. Each and every article will be sold regardless of Cost until enough is sold to make 19c. for 39c. all-wool novelties. espace for other goods, Odd let of yard-wh ool fan dross wde for tallor-made costumes “CHAIRS FOR LADIES.”* ; sind ahirte which tas to g : 5%c. for 10c. sateen. Odd te the sort which sells at 1c, remnants of plain and figured fast Wack snteen yard, for M. Schuster, 507 7th n.w. WHY GO HUMPING AROUND WITH a \ LAME BACK When you can get Instant relief in # 10c. box of J OHNSONWS nove. [i TONEY POLLS |= POSITIVELY GUARANTEED ‘The best Kidney preparation on earth, and a 10- | ‘= 2 = === ‘ CENT BOX contains nearly a6 mveb ax others sell f for 50 cents. All druggists. wh3-76t,20 = Go to Siccardi’s — FOR BARGAINS IN HUMAN HAIR. | 4%gc. for 10c. wrapper flannels. rapper flannels, in a line of pretty designs, but last ses . yard, mn’s, hence to go mh13-56tf 2%c. for 8c. and 10c. cambrics, &c. Oda lor 1 sell at Sc. and . enes and colored cambrics—which, as you know Hecht & Company, 513-515 Seventh Street. iS. = — = We iso sell Bt Hale Switches at great bargaies 1 ous Human AN HONES I DRUGGIS I 1.00 Switch reduc 00. z Gray aud White Hats redeed tn eas roportion, WILL ALWAYS GIVE YOU ; Mme. Siccardi, 711 11th st., next to Palais Royal. dyeing. er “Artistic Photographs” i Hunyadi Jano If you Ask for the Best Natural Laxative Water. Others will pve os eee » a few cents more profit, On Style Mountings” Just Received. W. H. STALEE, For Constipation or Stomach Disorders SPECIAL RATES TO coLLnaEs aNp souocEa, 5. Hunyadi Janos Has No Equal. Great Reduction” in Hair Goods. Eas ——= 2 00 Gold Nose Glasses or Spectacles ORNS anf BUNIONS NEVER solid sil filed when ‘Shields yl Aes ae pm er oe a a Glasses to see close and at dis- J. J. GEORGES & . ete. Hair Dying end a sa tiaanes & see “ SON, Newel oten Goa o 12-204 720 SEVENTH 8T. N.W. PP es Cleaning’ Tailor-Made Suits. 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