THE M’GAPFBRY WILL. , Fighting For a Fortune Left by I Much Married .‘Jan. I” CORNING, N. Y., Nov. 28.—For the past three days evidence has been taken here by Commissioner W. J. Cheney of this place in relation to the will of the late John Mc- Cafiery of Chicago, who left $750,000. This is the closing evidence in the case. and many witnesses were sworn. It will now come up before Judge Kohlsaat, in Cook county, Ills, on Dec. 2. McCafi'ery resided in Corning in 1850, being a large contractor. Abouf'that time. while near New York city, McCaft‘ery one day suddenly disappeared. He h"' a wife named Mary Dawson McCafiery and two children, who lived on one of his canal— boats. William O’Daniels was employed by McCaffery, and after the latter’s disap- pearance Mrs. McCaffery took up quarters with O’Daniels, and they went to Starkey, N. Y., to reside as man and wife. In 1861 O’Daniels enlisted and was killed in the war. Mrs. McCafi'ery" claimed they had been married and secured a widow’s pen- sion. - ~ After the death in Chicago of John Mc- Cafl‘ery she suspected that it might be her former husband, James, and instituted a claim for her share of the property. The Chicago surrogate has decided that she was the lawful’wife of MoCaffery, and as such entitled to a dower interest, amount— ing to several hundred thousand dollars. Mrs. McCaffery is 80 years old. Her claim was disputed by Marian Hooper, a daugh- ter of a subsequent wife, who says Mrs. McCaffery lived illigitimately with her father, and that the reason McCaffery left her was that O’Daniels was in love with her. McCafi'ery left a will with a codicil at- tached, and by this will left the residue of his property to his lawful heirs. He at- tempted to enumerate his children, but failed. The codicil showed that he was James McCafi'ery of Corning. He gave the number of children by his first wife, but attempted to give them by several wives since and failed again. . MATHILDE BLIND DEAD. _She “’35 3 Famous \Vriter and Discov- ered Marie Bashkirtsefl‘. LONDON, Nov. 28,—Miss Mathilde Blind, the author, lecturer and stanch advocate of the improvement of the education and economical and political position of wom- an, is dead. Mathilde Blind was born in 1847, fin- lshed her studies at Zurich and first at- tracted attention in 1870 by a critical e5< say on the poetical works of Shelley. This was followed by a sketch of the life and writings of Shelley and other works. Her translation of Strauss’ "The Old Faith and the New” appeared in 1873, and in 1883 Miss Blind opened the Eminent Women Series with her “Life of George Eliot.’ The first connected narrative of the career of the great novelist for the same series was published in 1886, the year after the publication of her romantic novel “ Taran- tella.“ The poetical works of Miss Blind in- clude “The Prophecy of St. Oran and Other Poems” in 18511 and “The Heather and Fire” in 1886, a protest against the wrongs inflicted upon the crofters of the highlands of Scotland. “The Ascent of Man,” her chief poetical Work,” appeared in 1889. Miss Blind is the person who is credited with having discovered Marie Bashkirtsefi‘. I She Shot the Burglars. WILLIAMSON, W. Va... Nov. 28. -- At Island Creek Mrs. Elizabeth Belcher, who is reputed to have money at her home, heard burglars Working at a back door. She stole out with a Winchester rifle, saw three men at the door and fired three shots at them. The burglars fled. They were tracked more than a mile by copious blood stains. The Conversion of Prussian Console. BERLIN, Nov. 28.—The budget commit- tee of the lower house of the Prussian diet today adopted the bill providing for the conversion of the 4 per cent consols into 3% stock. “'nnts No More Premiers. TEHERAN, Nov. 28,—The shah announces that hereafter he will .dispense with a pre- mier and will preside in person over the cabinet, which will consist of 12 ministers. The Weather. Generally fair; decidedly colder; south- westerly winds. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Closing Quotations of the New York Stock Exchange. ~ NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-Money on call easy at 2@ 2% per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 4@5 per cent. Sterling exchange firm, with ac- tual business in bankers’ bills at $4.86;§@4.86% for demand and $4.83%@4.83}é for60 days. Post- ed rates. $4.83}§@4.84 and [email protected]}é. Com. mercial bills. 84.82. Silver certificates. sales. 35.0.10 at 65540. Bar silver, 6556c. Mexican dollars, 50%c. Government bonds strong. State bonds dull. Railroad bonds firm. .. Closing prices: ‘ Aichison .......... 14% New England ..... — Bur. & Quincy. . . 79 N. J. Central ...... 105% C.. 0., C. & St. L. 30% Chesapeake & 0.. 16% North American.. 5% Northern Pacific. 15 Chicago Gas ...... 73%, Do. pref ........... 24% Cordage ........... 6% N. Y. Central..... 96 Cotton Oil ........ 14% Omaha ............ 46% Del. & Hudson. . .12614 Ontario & West... 15% Distillers’ Trust. — Pacific Mail ....... 26% Erie ............... 16% Reading ........... 28% General Electric. 32% Rock Island ....... 69% Hocking,Valley.. 18 Silver Bullion..... 65% Lackawanna... . . .158 St. Paul ........... 74% Lake Shore ....... 152% Sugar Refinery. . .117% Load .............. 25% Texas Pacific ...... 4 Louisville & Nash 49% Union Pacific ..... 9% I....~.souri Pacific. . 227/6 Wabash pref.. . ... 16% 0" 1-:crthwestern. . ..104% Western Union. . . 87 General ,Markets. New YORK. Nov. 27.—FLOUR—State and western was quiet. but held higher: city mills patents. 8.5.10.3)535: winter patents, [email protected]; city mills clears. 8480122430; winter straights, [email protected]. ' WHEAT-No. 2 red opened weak, but at once turned strong and advanced sharply on higher cables and light spring wheat receipts; December, 88%@90%c.: January, S9%@89 7-160. CORN—No. :3 was dull. but firmer with wheat; December, 29%@29%c.; May, 33%@ 33 7-160. OATS—No. 2 inactive; December, 26%.; track, white state, 23@8:2c. PORK—Dull; mess, $8.25@8-75: family, $10.50 11. LARD—Quiet; prime western steam, $4.20, nominal. - BUTTER—Firm: state dairy. ll@190.; state creamery, 13%@Zlc. 7%@10%c.: CHEESE—Quiet; small, 7mloy4c. EGGS—Steady; state and Pennsylvania. 22@ 26c.: western, 15lé@2«ic. SUGAR —— Raw quiet; fair refining, 2740.: centrifugal,96test, 3%c.; refined quiet; crush- ed. 5c.: powdered. 4%c. MOLASSES—Steady; New Orleans. 26@34c. for new. RICE—Firm: domestic, 37/36 3.: J apan, 4%@ state, large, 4%c. TALLOW—Easy; city, 3%@3}éc.; country, aroma. , , _ HAY—Easy; shipping, 5o@60c.: good to choice. 75@80c. . THE. than IS .O'V'EB. NOW 'is 3 TIM .... .sv, ' "a. \ unann- To Subscribe for the < GI IT AND IIIIKIY III. I. 'I‘IIIIIIINII. Both Pacers Sent to one Address for same a, Year TinaavnnrN-G GAZETTE” ' CHILDREN'S GOWNS. Serviceable Garments in the New DInteri- als and Fashions of the'Season. 1 (By Special Arrangement with the N; Y. Sun.) Children’s gowns and cloaks are of especial interest now, and the more one thinks about children’s clothes the more interesting they are, for there is some satisfaction in the purchase of their pretty, simple. gowns, which can all be worn out before they go out of style. ' There are some girls who look very quaint in the Puritan dress of soft, light grey cashmere and a chemisette of finely tucked lawn, with a broad, hemstitched collar and cuffs. The 1‘p.‘. I “This" - .3 - \ X \ . short waist is laced with a gray cord over the chemisette in front, and the efiect, is charming on a very prim lit- tle maiden. The gown illustrated is of dark red smooth cloth, with a belt of red velvet and revers of cream- white cloth striped with gold braid and trimmed with otter. Another dress of green has a chemisette yoke, revers and lower sleeves of green and white Liberty satin. The sleeve puff is of cloth, as is also the full bodice. Still another model for serge gowns in various colors is made with a cir- cular skirt trimmed with broad black braid and a narrower width put on in loop pattern. The bodice buttons up the back, where it is gathered at the waist line only, and is blouse shape in front, plaited in at the neck. The col- lar of white cloth trimmed with braid is round in the back and pointed in front, Scotch plaids are perhaps the most economical school gowns, for they are made very simple, With plain hemmed skirts, full waists, Shirred into the belt back and front, and a few rows of black velvet ribbon on the collar band, cuffs and belt. The “’ashingtmi Monument. One of the most singular stories that may be told monument is hardly credible, yet it can be vouched for as perfectly true. There are hundreds of ladies in Washington who wear upon their hats the plumage of the entire skin of a'bird which has lost its life flying against the tall mass of marble in the dimness of twilight or daybreak. Every morning one of the watchmen who spends the night in the monument finds about its base quite a number of birds who have lost their lives in this way. This mortal- ity is not limited to any one species, but includes nearly all the birds known in this region. Strange to say, few English sparrows lose their lives by flying against the monument, but the beautiful golden finches, cedar birds, starlings. tanagers, grosbeaks and many others of bright plumage and great rarity have been found. The watchman takes these lfrds uptown to a taxidermist, who stuffs and mounts the rarer specimens, which are sold for a good round price to collectors, and the skins of those less rare are prepared for the milliner. Hardly a morning comes that there are less than a score of dead birds about the base of the shaft. Another curious thing toknow about “the monument is that its height and width vary. It is taller in summer than in winter, and in the latter season its Width on the south side is about an inch greater than on the north, east or west side. 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