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RECOMMENDED T0, MERCY.
Ibo Jury Romained In Its Boom Nearly
, Twenty-03m Hours—How McKane Ile-
cclvod the Verdict—Prisoner Tak-
on to Jail—Tho Penalty.
BROOKLYN. Feb. Iii—The Chieftain of
Concy Islam ’5 sands, John Y. McKane,
has at last experienced the sensation of de-
feat. In Brooklyn’s highest criminal
court today he was pronounced guilty by a
jury of 12 men, who have for weeks past
been hearing all the facts involved in a
charge of conspiracy to sequester or with-
hold the registry list of Gravcsend town-
ship, on Long Island.
Protracted consideration of the case by
the jury after the charge by the judge had
given hope to the supporters of McKane
that their chief, if not acquitted, \vould
at least enjoy the benefit of a. jury disa-
greement. In like measure had the oppo—
nents of McKanc been disheartened and
downcast asto the possibilities of a convic-
tion. .
It has been held that if the jury were to
acquit they would do so with little delay,
while, on the other hand, the fact of their
having been locked up and silent all night
was considered as evidence of persistent
if not bitter opposition to conviction by‘onc
or more believers in McKane.
, Both adherents and opponents, therefore,
were well nigh at one in their expectation
of a disagreement of the jury. These con-
ditions, therefore, the more greatly empha-
sized the sensational aspect of the jury’s
determination when announced almost ex-
actly at noon.
Under a leaden sky and through a sod-
den atmosphere hundreds of men found
their way to the big marble courthouse in
‘this city—the same in which took place
that memorable trial of Henry W'ard
Beecher years ago. Though difi'ercnt in
its features, the present case had aroused
well nigh as deep ihterest as the great
Beecher trial.
“'alting For Court to Open.
Men stood ankle deep in sleety slush
about the courthouse before the opening of
court. The corridors were packed with
those who were simply curious to see a
man of prominence who had been pursued
well nigh to the point of conviction of scri-
. JOHN Y. M’KAXE. ,
ous misdoing. In the throng, too, were
dozens of men who knew the prisoner, who _
was expected every moment, whose alle-
giance had been his. and for whose free-
dom they had striven and were now pray-
ing each in his own fashion. _
Along the stairways up to the portals of
the courtroom there were lines of wet and
bedraggled men waiting to ’see McKane
when he should arrive. At the courtroom
doors wasa. squad of 'stout policemen who
were bufleting the twisting, surging. and
ever pushing throng which reached out
from the street through the corridors, up
the stairway and through the doors. The
galleries of the courtrdom were already
filled, chiefly by McKane’s supporters from
his seashore bailiwick. '
Eight o’clock had passed, 9 o’clock had
; come, and then, 25 ‘minutes later, those
who were packed into the courtroom,
hearing cheers outside, knew that some
prominent person connected with the trial
had arrived. They were right. The pris-
oner was ascending the steps in the official
Companionship of Sheriff Buttling and
two deputies. .
Meanwhile up stairs in the courtroom
1 there was being shifted into position the
elements which should constitute this
final scene of McKane’s existence as an un-
convicted criminal. The door of the judge’s
private chamber swung open, and Justice
Bartlett took his place behind the high
bench of justice. _ Judge Gaynor, the man
whose interests had been opposed by Mo-
,Kane, was already sitting on. the same
' bench trying another and a civil case.
" ' At 11:33 there wasaconfused murmur.
about the portals of the courtroom which
caused" every neck to eXtend 'itselfand
every car. to bend‘ intent upon any an-
. nouncement that might be forthcoming.
, 1 From lip to lip there spread forth into the
' courtroom a whisper that the jury was
coming. - 1 .
As the jurors marched-to their, seats it
took but a glance at their faces to see that
they had arrived at a verdict, and that
their verdict was against McKane. ,
The only member of McKane’s counsel
’, in the courtroom at the time was James
" W. Glendcnning. ‘ .,
Justice Bartlett 'came into the court:
room a momcntaftu“ . - .
’ began to go, through his pockets.
', The prOceedingsina case which was be. I
in; tried by Justice Gaynor were stopped.
in order to allow the jury to render their
Verdict. . .
J uStice Bartlett, - before anything. was
done, again reproved McKane’s counsel for.
keeping the court waiting.
It was, he said, the second time it had
occurred, and the court was inclined to re-
gard it seriously. _
1 All this while McKane had remained.
standing, with his eyes downcast and his
back to the jury. Hisface was flushed,
and his hair, which is usually kept brush-
ed with great care, was tumbled.
"Guilty."
Then he took a. seat beside Lawyer Back-
us, who had come in with him, and the
deputy sheriff, a few feet from the rail in
front of Clerk Byrne’s desk. He never
raised his eyes as Clerk Byrne called the
roll. Each juror answered to his name in
a. subdued voice.
“Have you reached a verdict, gentle
men of the jury?” asked the clerk.
Foreman Sackett stood 111).. and after
swallowing a lump In his throat answered:
“We have.”
McKane even then gave no sign of the
deep disappointment he experienced at
hearing this. He fully expected a dis-
agreement. ’
“What is your verdict?” continued Clerk
Byrne. ,
“Guilty.” .
Every man in the courtroom looked for
some demonstration on the part of the con-
victed man. '
1 He, however, remained for a. moment
standing by his chair, looking only crest-
fallen. Other, than that he gave no sign of
the blow he had received.
FOreman Sackett then stated that the
jury recommended mercy from the court
in McKane’s behalf. McKane gave one
glance at the jurybox and then turned
away.
Justice Bartlett made no comment on
the jury’s recommendation, but ordered
that the prisoner be brought before him
Monday morning at 10 o’clock for sentence.
The court then thanked the jury for their
services and discharged them. -
McKane was then taken to Raymond
street jail.
The crime of: which McKane stands con-
victed is punishable by a period of im-
prisonment of not less than two years nor
more than ten years.
AITACKED A PASSENGER.
1'va Negroes Succeed In Making It Lively
Scone In a. Chicago Train.
CHICAGO, Feb. 16.—Two colored highway-
men made a desperate attempt to rob the
passengers in one of the day coaches of the
11:30 train on the. Fort \Vayne road soon
after it left the Union depot. Just as the,
train was about to cross the bridge at Six-
teenth street, where the engineer is re-
quired to run slow, the two colored men
entered a. day coach.
A passenger who was in a seat near the
door and who was on his way to Valpaw
raiso, Ind., was struck by one of them a
violent blow on the head, while the other
A doz-
en passengers Went to the assistance of the
Valparaiso man. The two colored desper-
adoes flourished their revolvers and fired
several shots into the top of the car. Two
of the passengers then drew their revolvers
and fired at the two highwaymen, and it is
believed 'ono of them was wounded. As
soon as the passengers began to make use
of their revolvers the two negroes sprang
ofi the train. No arrests have yet been
made.
Japanese Coal In the Market.
VANCOUVER, B. 0., Feb. 16.——The Em;
press of China. brings information that
J apanese" coal is attracting attention. A
recent shipment to Bombay was found sat-
isfactory, and it ,is announced that tele-
graphic instructions have been received
for its shipment to England. This is lit-
erally “taking coals (to Newcastle,” but
Japanese coal is nearly 50 per cent cheaper
than W'elsh coal landed at Bombay, and
its consumption is only 8% per cent higher.
Holds the Railroad Responsible.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Feb. 16.—A decision
as to the responsibility for the recent grade
crossing accident in this city, which occa-
sioned the death of three high school pu-
pils, was made by Judge McDonough to-
day. It is that the boys came to their
deaths in consequence of the negligence of
the New York and New Haven Railroad
company by reason of the gates being open
and no warning of dangerbeing given. _
Expelled For a. Prank. -
DELAWARE, 0., Feb. 16.—Jcscph Hall,
John Priddy, Orson D. Dzicr. I". C. Sc.-
crist, Miles Ford, George Spencer, Vv'ells
Stanley and H. M. Pilcher, students at the
Ohio \Vesleyan university, have been ex
pelled for conduct unbecoming a student.
This is the result of cutting electric light
Wires at’ the oratorical contest. The par-
ents of all the expelled students are
wealthy. ’
_ To the Highest Bidder.
CHICAGO, Feb. 16.—The South park com-
missioners suddenly ended all hope of the
preservation of the white buildings at
Jackson pork. They decided to immedi-
ately advertise for bids for their sale, and
such as remain unburned for 30 days will
be disposed of to the highest bidder. The
frequency of fires, evidently of incendiary
origin, induced this action.
Cut Out the Boy’s Tongue.
LAREDO, Mexico, Feb. 16.——At the he
cienda at San Issidro an old man named
Ernesto Zavalla. took two goats from a
herd under the care of a little boy. When
the boy threatened to tell, Zavalla over~
powered him and cut his tongue out. But
for the care of correctional Tudge Fernan-
do Reys, Zavalla. would haVe been kille
by the people. -
The First Volunteer Dead.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Feb. 16.—General
Edward W. Hincks, the first volunteer of
the civil war, died at his home here after a
long illness, resulting from wounds re-
ceived in the war. He was born at Bucks-
port, Me, in 1830, and has a brilliant war
record.
A Kansas Town Out of Fuel.
TOPEKA, Feb. 16,—A petition signed by
29 residents of Healy, Laue county, was re-
ceived by the state board of railroad com-
missioners asking for coal to prevent the
people from suffering. This is the first up
.peal received since the big storm.
A Wife Murderer Convicted.
. BELVIDERE, N. J ., Feb. 16.—'I‘he jury in
the Andrews trial brought in today a ver-
dict of guilty of murder in the first de-
gree. He was charged with killing his
Wife in Washington last October. 1 The
evidence was . circumstantial.
Merciful to the Soldiers.
BERLIN, Feb. 16.—It is announced that
Emperor William has given his sanction
to the recommendation, made through the
minister of war, to the effect that the
weight carried by infantry soldiers be re-
duced by 14 pounds. ‘
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are anti-bilious granules, which act
in a. prompt and natural way, with-
out griping. So beneficial and last-
ing is their effect that the makers
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‘Will give you satisfaction, or they’
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BUDGET.,
A ‘CELEsnAL
War, Iliassucro, Earthquake, Are Some of
‘thc Recent Incidents In China.
VANCOUVER, Feb. 16. —'l‘he steamer Em-
press of China arrived from the orient.
She brings Chinese advices as follows;
Official telegraphic dispatches received at
Shanghai from Kirin state that remnants
of insurgents decimated last winter, hav-
ing fled to Korean borders, are again mak—
ing themselves felt in that region. A num-
ber of villages on the frontier have already
been devastated. ' _
The foreign residents of Haughow have
addressed a letter to the foreign repre-
sentatives at Peking regarding the Sungpu
massacre, in which they ask for a full in-
quiry and deplore the fact that several in-
nocent persons have been made to suffer
for the crime. 2
Over 15,000 houses were burned in 800
Chow on the 15th ult. The loss of valuable
property was great.
The telegraph steamer Receiver has re-
turned to Singapore after surveying a.
route for the propoted new c: file from La
Buan to Bong-Kong. In all the soundings
taken the greatest depth was shown to be
2,300 fathoms, and the temperature at this
depth was registered at 32 degrees.
Native reports say that the very severe
earthquakes occurred at Oh Kuh Su. Mon-
golia, close to the Siberian frontier and
about 50 miles south, of the Baikal, which
is a volcanic region, on' the 24th, 26th
and 27th of December-g. Theshock on the
26th was a terrible one, the whole district
beingr devastated and a great number Of
lives being lost. .
The Bong-Kong chamber of commerce
has recommended the coinage of the'Brit-
ish dollar. ‘
Solous {Vin Sue Labouclloro.
LONDON, Feb. 16.—Mr. F. C. Selous, who
was prominently identified with the cam-
paign of the British South Africa. compa-
ny against the Matabeles, will, it is said,
shortly bring an action against Mr. Henry
Labouchere’s paper, Truth, for libel. Truth
has strongly opposed the action of the com-
pany in driving the Matabeles from the
territory owned by them, and Mr. Selous,
among the others connected with the com-
pany, has been severely attacked by Mr.
Labouchere.
Some W‘lio Won’t Lose Their Seats.
ALBANY, Feb. 16.—-The committee on
privileges and elections reported assembly
contested election cases of A. W. Bailey
versus Samuel J. Foley in Fifth district,
New York; Edward P. Duffy versus Pat-
rick J. Kerrigan in Nineteenth district,
New York, and Charles la Maida. versus
Thomas J. O‘Donnell in the Eighth dis—
trict, New York, in favor of the sitting
member in each case. Adopted.
Lander Still Unconscious;
BOSTON, Feb. 16.—Th-e. condition of A1-
fred Hosmer Lander of Boston, or the class
of ’95, Harvard university, and secretary
of the Harvard Spar-ring club, who rc-'
ceived a blow on the point of the jaw in a
friendly sparring bout With Arthur Foster,
class of ’96, is unchanged. He still re-
mains unconscious, and the physicians
have doubts of his recovery.
Anarchist Henry Implicntes Roclus.
PARIS, Feb. 16. —Henry, the anarchist
who on Monday night threw a bomb into
the cafe beneath the Hotel Terminus, this
city, has confessed to the police thathe has
been in communication with Paul Reclus,
‘ the young civil engineer. nephew of the
distinguished French geograpical writer
and the friend of Vaillant, the recently ex-
ecuted anarchist. .
A Good Indian Dead. -
OLDTOWN, Me., Feb. 16 .——Joseph N icolar,
leader of the old party of the Penobscot
tribe of Indians, its representative for years
past in the Maine legislature, historian,
lecturer, temperance advocate and pro-
moter of education in the tribe, died of
pneumonia. in his home on Indian island.
The President’s Brother Summoned.
NEW YORK, Feb. 16.——The trustees of the
Presbyterian church at Mattituck, N. Y.,
have requested the Rev. William Cleve-
land, a brother of President Cleveland, to
preach in their church in the near future,
with the object of becoming a candidate
1 for the regular pastorship.
A “Gusher” In_ the Kansas Oil Fields.
more oil wells drilled at this city the most
promising yet developed is the Kimball
No. 2, a. mile northwest of the city. It
throws a stream of pure oil 75 feet high.
Its capacity is estimated at 500 barrels
daily. .
A €250,000 Blaze In Columbus.
& Co.’s store was destroyed by fire.
over $200,000 on stock; wull insured. Los<
on building, $50,000. All,of the insurance
‘on the goods is in. ~C1olrnzbtzs agencies
yi'ame of inc 1111;.- I.-. V: '
invigorating, effect of these
NEODESHA, Kan, Feb. 16.-—-Of, the 20 or ,
COLUMBUS, 0., Feb. let—Jones, Witter~
Loss
as rich—Trot“
VANISHED ,RIVERLTOWNS.‘
Changes’Canied by x... Methods.“ Tranc-
portatlon on the Mississippi.
It is the fashion to talkfabout the
decadence of the steambOat business
’on' thel’Mississippi. These degenerate
days, when the business is Confined to
a. few rafts of logs or lumber, a short- ‘
iline 'packet or two, and one boat a
'week either way between St. 'Louis
and St. Paul; give occasion for plenty
of invidious comparisons with the old
days of palatial steamers and tows ofi’
five big barges of freight, besides the
loads on the boats themselves, of full
cabin lists and fast time, of swell pas-
' sengers and big profits. 1 .
But the decay of. the river trafiic is
not confined to the loss of the boats
and'the decrease in their number and
tonnage. 0n shore all along the river
are evidences .that these days are dif-
ferent from those when the steamboat
man was the monarch of all men. They
are found with melancholy frequency
in the dead and dying towns along the
river, not to mention those other places
that were once prominent shipping
points, of which hardly a memory now
remams. ,
There are {dozen of such places.
.They were built up by the steamboat
traffic in times when railroads were
deemed nothing more than remote pos-
sibiliti‘es. They lgrew and prospered.
They fed the steamers and the steam-
ershfostered them. Inland towns had
but small chance beside them, and
Were looked upon with contempt as
places for in the backwoods, hopeless
1y remote from the channels of com-
merce and communication and forever
doomed to small things.
Well, within the the memory of men
who are nowTactive on the river, Port
Louisa, Louisa. county, some distance
below Muscatine, was a. great grain-
shipping‘ point. r Half a. dozen big ware-
houses stoood there, and there were
dwellings, and there was amill and
possibly another industry or so. The
place had the promise of growth and
increase. It was the place where the
wheat and rye and oatsand barley and
potatoes of thousands of acres of rich
Iowa and Mississippi river bottom
lands found passage on the packets
and barges for the markets of St.
Louis, Memphis and New Orleans. To-
day there is not a stick or stone .to re-
mind .the stranger that men did
active and profitable 1 business
there not many . years ago.
Till within a few years the
brick chimneys of the mill
stood near the river bank, and ap-
proaching nearer to it every year as
the soft'earth cut and crumbled into
the water with the floods. At last the
very site has been absorbed by the
Mississippi, and has gone down to
build up a bar somewhere for Maj.
McKenzie’s engineers to work and
worry over. Forty miles or so down
the river, thirty years ago, stood East
Burlington. The Chicago, Burlington
8:, Quincy did not Cross the river there
until 1869, and there was [a prosperous
town opposite the Iowa town of that
name. It had two hundred yards of
levee better than Davenport ever had.
and it is there to-day. It is buried un-
der a sandbar that chokes the channel
in front of Burlington for half its
width, the melancholy remains of two
or three tow-heads and bars above
there in former years, all removed by
the change of currents resulting from
the construction of .dams across som
of the chutes above. 1
Six miles below there, on the Illinois
side, in a. Choquoquon chute, in former
years stood another lot of warehouses
similar to those of Port Louisa. The
farmers of Henderson and Hancock
counties, Illinois, used to haul-their
grain and other products to them there
to await the coming of the boats in the
spring. It used to be or race for the
honor of being the first to enter this
chute and tap those warehouses. The
first boat there was sure of a. load to
the guards, and more than that she
could not carry. Now there is not 'a.
fragment of warehouse or a, suggestion
that there ever vz-Is one there—Daven'
port Democrat.
NO \NONDER.
This Man \Vould Make Any Woman W'eary
of Life.
A big rod-faced, jolly-looking.- woman
Irot into a. Niagara street car the other
afternoon. She was followed by a. man
1.1.1512), gray hair and close-cropped, gray
mustache and a dyspeptic expression.
They set on the sunny side of the
.Zfll‘. The. man relapsed into a gloomy
relicnec. The woman looked around the
‘ cm and tried to be cheerful.
“Kind of warm,” she observed.
"l‘I’lia.t?" growled the man. '
“Kind of warm. ”
"' i‘v'here‘.”
“llere.”-~
“Well, I guess you can stand it.”
The woman took the man’s sourness
as if she Was used to it. After the car
had gone a block she said:
“What pretty flowers?”
“What?” growled the man.
‘.‘I said ‘What pretty flowers!’ ”
“Where?”
“in that house we passed.”
“Well, what of it?”
Five minutes later she said: “Isn’t
that a. nice baby?” ‘
“What?” q
“Isn‘t that a. nice baby?"
“Where?” . 1
“There,” pointing to a beautiful lit-
tle boy on the opposite side of the
car. '
“Looks like a fool.”
The car passed down Pearl street
and the chimes of'St.1Pau1’s were ring-
mg. ,
“That’s nice music,” said the woman.
“What?” '
“That’s nice music.”
.“Which?” ' ,
“Why, those chimes.”
“Sounds like a lot of cow bells.”
‘Do you wonder that wives sometime:
do not love, honor and obey?—-Buffalc
Eirpress. , ‘
Which Is 0. Fact.
She—No. I don’t prefer men who
are known to be rich.
’ Etc—How can that be? . ‘
She—They ddn’t spend their money
asfre’ely as men who Want to be known
9
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Highest of all in, Leavening Power.—-.I.atest U. S. Gov’t Repon ~i 5
IIV SINIII__I_VV HOUSE
The Proceedings of One Day In the
National Legislature.
STILL DISOUSSING' SILVER.
Ianator Walthall’s Successor Sworn In.
Work of the Senate—Rood and Bland
I Have a Little Tilt—An Expla-
nation From tho. Latter.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16,—When the senate
met today, Senator George presented the
credentials of Senator Elect McLaurin
(Miss), and the oathE-of office was admin- '
istered to the new: senator. '
A bill was presented by Senator Hoar
“to prevent lettery practices” through the
national and foreign mail service.
Senator Harris (Tenn.) presented a. bill
to prevent conflict between the federal and
state courts in all cases affecting private
rights. _ .
The house bill to compel the Rock Is-
land Railroad company' to stop its trains
at Enid and Round Pond, O. T., came up
at 12:30 as the unfinished business, and
Senator Platt (Conn) took the floor in cup-
position to the measure.
'Mr. Platt said his principal reason for
opposition was that congress should not
enact legislation of this kind. \Vhen the
territorial act was passed, full power to
control th1~~ matters was vested in the
territorial islature. Theihomerule was
a very eh.» argument, and he had ob-
served tha. when senators wanted to in-
terfere in domestic affairs they cried “home
rule,” and when they were opposed to in-
terferring they cried “home rule.” The
matter should be left entirely to the terri-
torial legislature. '
A motion to lay on the table the Okla-
hctm bill, compelling railroads to step at
regular government town sites was defeat
ed by 31 to.25.
Mr. Pefiz'er’s amendment providing for
woman suffrage to the Oklahoma town site
bill was defeated—yeas, 15; nays, 42.
In the House.
During the call of committees for re.
ports today in the house Mr. Wise (Va),
from the committee on interstate and for-
eign commerce, reported back the New
York and New Jersey bridge bill and ac-
companying veto of the president with the
recommendation that the bill do not pass
over the veto.
Bills for the erection of public buildings
at Newport, Ky., and Brockton, Mass, 1
were favorably reported. , _
Mr. Cummings, rising to a personal ex-
planation,.stated that some time ago he
introduced a popular loan bill. Since then
members had received copies of an amend-
ment to the bill, which they appeared to
think came from him. He denied all re-
sponsibilii )7 for it, and, moreover, expressed
his unaltez-uble opposition to it.
Mr. Bland then moved to go into com-
mittee of the whole for the further consid-
eration of the seigniorage bill. Pending
that motion, he again made a. fruitless ef-
fort to fix the limit of the debate.
He suggested that it close tonight, then
tomorrow at 4 o’clock, and finally agreed
to let the debate run until Saturday at 4
o’clock. But to each proposition Mr. Bur-
rows objected, stating that it was in the
power of. the majority to close the debate.
“It is very evident,” said Mr. Bland, “that
unanimous consent will not be given to
close debate, and I therefore give notice
that tomorrow morning I will move that
debate be closed.” . 1
After the house had gone into commit-
tee of the whole Mr. Bland asked the priv—
ilege of making a. personal explanation
concerning the incident connected with the
speech of Mr. Walker yesterday. Mr.
Walker, he said, had quoted from one of
his speeches in which he was represented
as admitting the possibility of the depre-
ciation of the silver dellar to the price of
bullidn. He did not dispute the accuracy
of the report of his speech, but the words
had been spoken in the heat of debate and
did not represent his views.
There was, he said, an active, universal
demand for silver money, while there was
only a limited demand for silver for use in
the arts. Under these, circumstances it
would be strange, he said, if bullion sil-
ver. and coin silver had the same value.
He urged, however, that once there was
free and unlimited coinage 'of silver the de-
mand for the bullion for1_coinage purposes
would bring both coin ,and bullion silver
to par. 7 ‘ '
“Then you withdrawwhat Mr. lValker
quoted?” suggested Mr. Reed. -
“I withdraw nothing I care nothing
about.” .
“You appear to care enough about it,”
retorted Mr. Reed sarcasti‘cally, “to make
this legislation.” 2
Mr. Rawlins (U. T.) was then recog-
nized to. complete his speech begun yes-
terday. He Was followed by Mr. Lati-
mer ‘(Dem.,i3. 0.), who supported the bill
with a free'silver argument.
Postmaster-s Appointed.
WASHINuTON, Feb. 16.——The fourth class
postmasters appointed today were:
New York—Bergholtz. August Lange; Mar-
tinsville, William ,Dornfield; Porter Corners,
l‘. E. Randall: St. J ohnsburg. C. H. Antill.
Pennsylvania—Leona, Christopher Denmark.
Nebraska Farmers Embarrassed.
'OMAHA, Feb, i6.‘——The failure of Phil
Stimmel & Co., seed dealers, has brought
nearly every farmer in western Douglas
county 'to the verge of bankruptcy. -,The
farmers mortgaged their lands and live
stock and implements to raise seed for
Stimmel under contract, and now they are
penniless. , ' .
The Greater New York Bill.
ALBANY, Feb. 16.—In the senate today
the greater New York bill, amended to
equalize taxation and to include only New '-
flYOrk, Brooklyn and. Long; Island City,;
was reported favorablxand was made a‘ 4%
special order for wednesday next after
‘aing sent to a'third reading.
' high Valley tracks.
l.-
LEHIGH WILL PROFIT.
All or the Coxo Cool Shipments to Go 010!
_ Its Lino Again. . 1 1
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. ICE—The long stando -
lug quarrel between the Lehigh Valley
railroad and the big coal shippers, Gino T
Bros. & 00.. which. led the latter to build '1‘ '
a railroad of their own to divert their-tom
nage to the Reading. and to bring a suit
before the interstate commerce commis‘
sion against the Lehigh Valley for alleged
discrimination in. coal rates, has been
brought to a close. It is announced that »
' the firm and the railroad have formed an
amicabletrafiic agreement for future op-
erations. ‘ '
Under its terms the entire coal output of '
the Coxe’s road, the Delaware, Sullquo- .
hanna and Schuylkill railroad, destined »
for tidewater in the vicinity of New York
harbor, is to be transported over the Le-
It means fully 1,000,-
000 tons more cool business for the Lehigh
Valley without the outlay of a cent on the .
part of the company, as the Delaware, Sus-v
quehanna and Schuylkill railroad will fur-
nish its own cars and motive power all the
way from the mines to tidewater, and will
also supply the crews. ‘ . .
The Delaware, Susquehanna and Schuyl-
kill railroad has ordered 10 new engines
and 1,000 hopper gondola cars. . ‘
Break In a Mississippi Levee.
- MEMPHIS, Feb. 16.—The levee at Horn
Lake Landing broke, sweeping 5,000 acres
of valuable farm' land. A narrow strip
divides the Mississippi river from Horn
lake. The water is pouring intotho lake
at an enormous rate, and it is feared that
the channel of the river will be changed
into the lake. If this should occur the
loss will be very great.
A Japanese Dynamitor.
VANCOUVER, B. 0., Feb. 16. —Advices
from Japan say the Japanese have become
civilized enough to resort to bomb throw-
ing. Recently a. resident of Gumma Bre-
fectura. threw a bomb into the house of a
politician who had not obtained for him a
coveted position. Four inmates of the
house were injured, one fatally,
Bergman. to Die March 29.
MORRISTOWN, N. J., Feb. 16.—August
Bergman, who murdered his brother in
cold blood because he would not give him
money, was found guilty today. The judge
at once sentenced Bergman to be hanged
March 29.
“rages Col: by an Iron Company.
CHICAGO, Feb. 16.-—-One hundred and
fifty high priced workmen of the East Ohi-
cago Iron and Steel company have been
asked to accept a reduction of 15 per cent
in wages. The men may strike.
An Escaplng Convict Shot Dead.
WALLA WALLA, Wash, Feb. III—Wil-
liam Dryden, a convict serving a sentence
in the penitentiary for burglary, while at-
tempting to escape was shot dead by the
guard. '
FINANCIAL 'AND oomunncrnn.
Closing Quotations of the New York Stock.
Exchange.
NEW YORK, Feb. 15.—Money on c1341 easy at l
per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 3%;@5}é per
cent. Sterling exchange firm, with actual
' business in bankcrs’ bills at summons for
demand and at $4.85%@4.85% for 60 days. Post-
ed rates, [email protected]. Commercial bills, 34.84%
@4.84%. Silver certificates. 645462169”; no sales
Bar silver, 6314. Mexican dollars, 51. Govern-
ment bonds firm. State bonds dull. Railroad
bonds firm. . ‘
The feature of the share speculation after 11
o’clock, as dum'ng the first hour, was Sugar. the
transactions in which aggregated 112,000 shares,
or more than two-thirds of the entire business
of the morning. Under continued heavy sales
the shares made an additional loss of }§, mak-
ing the total decline from yesterday’s closing
sale % for the common and 3 per cent for the
preferred. In the railway list New York Cen-
tral receded lé. Lake Shore rose 1%. and Dela.-
warc and Hudson declined %. The changes
with rest of the list were trifling. the railway
shares being firm and the industrials dull and
about steady. Sugar was the only weak spot
in the market. the selling movement in which
was based on the entanglements growing out of
the failure to hold theannualmeeting. it being
now held by counsel for the company that "a
minority of the stockholders had no legal right
to adjourn the annual meeting. The strength
of Chicago Gt. avas of course due to the fact
that the Chicago common council sustained the
mayor’s veto of the W'atson gas ordinance.
There was some realization of profits at the
advance which set the shares back.
Closing prices:
Atchison ........ 12 ‘N. J. Control ...... n5
Bur. & Quincy.. .. 7434 North Ame-icon. 4%,
0., C., C. & St. L.. 36%, Northern ; uc:...a:. 454
Chesap’ke 65 Ohio. 17 Do. pref .......... 17%
Chicago Gas ....... 6414 N. Y. Central. . . . , 98%
Cordage ........... 14% Omaha ............ 35%
Cotton Oil. ........ 27% Ontario & West. . 15%
Del. & Hudson. .135% Pacific Mail ..... 17%
Distillers’ Trusttfl’ % Reading ........... 21% .
Erie ................ 15% Richmond Term.. 3%
General Electric.. 35% Rock Island......-.[65%
Hocking Valley... 19 Silver Bullion ..... 04
Lackawanna. ...... 166% St. Paul ........... 56
Lake Shore. .. .. ...126% Sugar Refinery... . 81%
Lead .............. 1 29% Texas Pacific..... 8%
Louisvilleé‘aNash. 46% Union Pacific..... 18
Missouri Pacific.. 2254 Wabashpref ...... 14
Northwestern.....101% Western Union... 83%
New England ..... 11 ‘
General Markets.
~NEW YORK, Feb. l5.—FLOUR—-Sta.te and '
western weaker to sell; city mills patents. $4._15
[email protected]; winter patents. [email protected]: : city null _ .
clears. [email protected]: winter straights. 82-70@3-05.
WHEAT—No.- 2 red was weaker underde-
pressing foreign news and good selling foreign
ac'count, local traders liquidating: May, 64%
66.40.: July. 66%@66 11-160.
RYE—Dull. , 1 '
CORN—No. 2 Weaker in sympathy with
Wheat: March. 42%c.; May, 43 1-16@43}.40. ,
OATS—No. 2 dull and easier: May, 34 léc.
track. white state, 37@420. ' 1
PORK-—Steady; new mess, $13.75@14; family.
15. ' /
LARD—Steady; prime western, steam, $7.80
nominal. ' _ .
BUTTER—Quiet. but steady; state dairy.16
@2404 state creamery, 16@200. 1 p .
CHEESE—Firm and fairly activei; state.
large, 9@11%c.; small, 10%;@127/éc.
EGGS—Shade higher and firm; western, 19V:
@19léca southern, lslé@19}éc. '
SUGARe—Raw firm: fair refining, 27/§@
215-160.;,centrifuga1,..96 test. 3 5460.: refined
steady; fair demand; crushed, 5@53-160.; pow‘ _ ,
dared, %®4ll-16c. ’ 1 -' .
TURPENTINEr—Quiet; 336333lsc.
I
. MOLASSES—Steady; New. Orleans. ”@360.
TALLOW~Quict: city,4%o.; country.5c'- 3 .'. i 1,
HAY—Quiet: shinniiw. 652.}.3006. to choices-J;
I
RICE—Quiet: domestic, excess Japan, 4540»
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