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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-11


FLOUR (iobbers' prlces)-Fancy brands $5 000
%: standard winter patents, ~ S5G5 90: spring
patents "a S5d5 90; straight winter, 81 506D4 IS:
clear winter. a 25f94 so; xxx bakers, n C@4 25;
rye. "a "a %.
MILLFEED-No. white middlings. SIS 0e@20 90:
No. white middngs. s16 o. oil 90; winter wheat
bran. sl5 oo@l5 IS; brown middiings. SIS 0c9i6 Oo;
chop, SIS 00022 90.
HAI-No. / timothy. s14 oo914 50; No. timothy.
N2 cO@i3 90; mixed clover and timothy 81 500
IL 50: packing. $ 5019 co. No. prairie, 20 0O99 80;
wagon hay, SIS 0O016 co.
sTRAw-Wheat. IS OO@s 50; oat, 81 5O@7 rs.
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Mining shares closed as follows:

The total sales OF STOCKS to-day were.lS4,-
40s shares, including: Atchison, Il, 300; Erie,
$500; Northern Pacific preferred, 1900; Read
ing. 43 900: st. Paul, 10000; st. Paul and
Omaha, $500; Union Pacific, S,0O0 Western
Union, II, 800.
Watson Gibson to Oakley & Co.: "we
are bulls on the stock market and recon-
mend purchases particularly of all our
stocks which are known to the American
department of the London Stock Exchange.
We may mention Lake Shore, Erie, st. Paul,
Ontario and Western and Reading as our
favorities. The crop news to-day shows
that the dispatches of Monday
which indicated dire disaster to corn,
were false The market to-day has not been
particularly active, but it WAS very firm and
some specialties made marked advances.
st. Paul earned $1la,000 the first week of
August this year more than in the same
week last year. Western Union to-day sold
at its top price, an advance of nearly two
points from yesterdays close. The market
did not close at its best figures, but its record
for the day was good"
The following table shows the prices of active
stocks the New York Stock Exchange. cor
rected daily for THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH by
WHITNEY & STEPHENSON. oldest Pittsburg MEM
bers of New York Stock Exchange, 81 Fourth
enue:
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PARIS, Aug. 1o-Three per cent rentes, ssf,
5515c for the account.
LONDON, Aug. 10, P. M.-Close-Consols,
Pennsylvania and Ohio lists. 34ss: Canadian
Pacific, 9O5s: Erie, 295S: do Eds, los; Illinois
Central. 10434: Mexican ordinary, ,2413: St. Paul
common, s511: New York Central, lie; Penn
new. 49, 70E Bar silver, 3SH. Money, Iper
cent. Rate of discount in open market for
short and three months bills. per cent.
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Bar Silver.
FOREIGN Financial.

NEW YORK. Aug 10.-Bar silver in London,
3s111d per ounce New York dealers price for
silver, SIC per ounce.
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SOME OF THE SALES.
Following are a few of the transactions Of
Monday, yesterday and to-day.


Monday, yesterday and to-day.
John Hesket & Co. sold IS head cattle. weighing
26 40 ID, At y 49, IS head s. $50 h. - 5o Ss head,
SO SO H. 20; Is head 10 "a ,e $40 2, le 4o 3 head
head. 7.is6 h. q 25: as head ie.os lb. u %: IS
head. 1870 h. 8 5 o. head $3.50 ID. q 20. Hogs.
head 10 $50 b. 9 so 2s head. 1850 Ib. ss 90; 81
Reneker' Linfh@orn OFF, & Co. sold 10 head, 8, $40 lb,
e e hsaa q 10 10 y :; s p head q ;G S %
h. n 30: IS head, 40 ib a Is; IS head !. 30 ID,
2 ss i25 head; aG5o ID, sS 2s; i4s head $50 l6.
40 Ib, IS IS: 25 head, 5. $50 ib. IS 10.
ss MsGa e kowen sold q head cattle
sssS 5 p asfS st.s g IS i + ~: ":
head s g. ssssp!s head ss :
s 60; g head; 1870 ib, s5 80 Hogs-1S head.
SS 90 b b. head head = sisS 2 s b. s. g head mead.
William Holmes 4 Co; sold a head of cattle.
b head ID e g head 81 = so r e so head
$sss. 8 SfS p iss head aES % il, b. z 81 g: is is
L,ahsIty gFSs; ( Hadaen sold ls head cattle,
ses!.s g bssa rs 400 p p 81 20 1s head ssss
$40 h. u s5; iss head i O4O lb. S 9: iso head
head 4.s2O ID, s6 10
Drum, Dyer Co. sold IS head cattle weighing
5j y IS: 3 head a. $50 b. 81 81 so & he head ID IS 81 SO IS,
IS TO- q head, E.110 lb a 60; is head "a $40 To- a s.
100 head $50 ID .5 65: 5s head r. ID a 40 rs
head. 49, $40 h. s475 Hogs-2 head. 2 800 ID. IS so;
AZ head $50 lb. IS 95; 139 head, IL, $50 Id. S 30; So
head. IL, $50 lb, s6 10.
Huff. Hazelwood 6 Imhoff sold 20 head OF cattle,
q $40 h. sS CO.. is head. 25 so5 i6 S co. IS head .
43O ID. " s.: q head $50 Id. a 25- Sheep-242
head a. $40 lb o.; 20 head, Soolb. d IS; 50 head
h. % 50 l16 head, TO- 02O Ib. s 20 81 head spring
10 hnsd ,a ~ No. r. Bogs.SS head go i6 4o'
S. B. Hedges Co. sold IL head cattle II, 80 lb,
at 60 25 IS head 49, $50 lb "a IS; 81 head Il $50 Id,
81 20: 20 head, a 0IO Id, "a 65 IS head 49, $40 ID,
3 s. Sheep-7O head. 2iO ID. q so. 20 head, $50
10. "a S. 95 head 1890 lb ~ IS: ~ head 3, 10 lb.
So 80. HoRs-53 head 600 ID, S5 80; head, L. go
lb, S 80; 20 head, 8. $40 ID. s6 10.
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NEW YORK. Aug. 10-Bank clearings to-day,
$sS 993 0l3; balances, $5,s44,02
BosToN, Aug. 10.-Bank clearings to-day,
$I59178Ol; balances, $1,792 010. Rate for
money per cent. Exchange on New
York 15@i7c discount.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Aug. 10.-Bank clear
ings to-day were 1854 900; balances $1sOs,-
024 Money Der cent. '..-
NEW ORLEANS, La, Aug 10.-Clearings,
$776 429. New York exchan" n"e-Commercial,
soc; bank, 81 50per$i 900 premium.
MEMPHIS TENN, Ang. 10.-New York ex-
change selling at 81 80. Clearings, s3Os, $40;
balances, S37. $50.
CHICAGO Aug. 1o-Money STEADY and un.
chan. ed. Bank clearings, SIS. 5O3 636. New
York exchange. 20c discount. Sterling ex-
change dull and unchanged.
CINCINNATI. Aug. 10.-Bsnk clearings to-
day, 50, ,116 $50. Money, 3@6 per cent. New
York exchange, 25@5Oc discount. -
ST. LOUIS Mo-, Aug. 10-Bank tlearfngs,
"a. 025, 95O balances, $3sI. .492. Money quiet At
6@7 per cent. Exchange on New York. 6oc
discount. -s
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New York Metal Market.

New YORK Aug. lo.-Pig iron easy, dull;
American. $13 50@l5 90. Copper easy; lake.
$l1 50@1l 60 Lead steady: domestic, "a 05@
10. Tin steady; straits, $50 1920 IS.
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Rinehar. at s51z. and sproul Co. bid it up

Rinehart at 951l. and sproul & Co. bid it up
to e5%.
Rinehart sold Pipeage to Eaton, and Morris
& Brown were persistent bidders.
to Rinehart.
James Carothers is one Of the leading
bulls on the fractions. His special favorite,
particularly for long pull, Is DuQuesne.
Edison General Electric is strong. From
an inside source comes the intimation that
the company's bonds are to be wiped out.
Representatives of Pennsylvania and
Southern iron companies declare the iron
market is likely to show early improvement.
More orders have been received during the
ast fortnight than during any month since
the beginning of the year.
The New York Central system during the
month Of July increased its earnings about
$4,000.
Enthusiastic Wall street folks say that
Sugar Trust stock viii be put up to 125 be-
fore the end of this month.
The Government crop report is bearish on
corn and bullish on wheat and oats.
city of Pittsburg As, due in 1915, sold at 1899.
The McKeesport and Wilmerding Railway
Company was chartered at the State Depart
ment to-day. The line runs from the east
end of Fifth avenue, in Mckeesport, along
Crooked Run road to Develtown, thence
north on a branch of some road to the Pitts
burg and Greensburg pike, thence to Wall
street. in Wilmerding, to Marguerite
avenue, to Blnf street, to Commerce, to sta
tion, co Caldwell to Annie to Marguerite. to
of three and q half miles. The capital Is
$100, 900 ana the directors are A. W. Smith.
President: DR.. G. K. Stucklager, Treasurer;
B. W. Carskaddon, Patrick Blight W. V. M.
Taylor, Charles Devenney, o. E. Lindborn,
Final Sales and Prices.
Transactions on Change were as follows:
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Grain, Flour and Feed,

Only one transaction occurred on call at the
Grain and Flour Exchange to-day, viz: One
car high mixed shelled corn. five days, at
SIC. The principal bids and offers were as
follows:
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1st cau. Cd call. Sd call.
STOCKS.
MONETARY.

The local money market continues quiet
and featureless at 5@6 per cent, which
range covers renewals as well as new busi-
ness. Eastern exchange and currency are
trading even.
NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-Money on call easv,
ranging from l to per cent; last loan, ~:
closing offered at NJ Prime mercantile
steady at q s6s for 6o-day bills and 81 ss1l for
demand.
BosroN, Aug. 1o-Can loans, E1@6; time
loans, 44@5h
Clearing House Figures.
PIttsburg-
Exchanges to-day. ay................-.$2 303, ,655 90
Balances to-day y...................-.. A. 200 OF
Same day last week:
Exchanges ............ .............e2 603 S62 "a
Balances ,......................... 649 40 As
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Provisions

Hog products here are sympathizing very
closely with the course Depreciation and the
price of hogs, frmness being the chief fea-
ture. Unless there is weakening West
nrfca4 will undoubtedIY be advanced here.
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SPOT.

Receipts bulletined-Via the P. & L. E., l
car barley: via the P. & w., l car hay,
car wheat; via the p, c.. c. & st. L., car
bran, car flour, l car feed via the p, Ft.
W. & c., car hay, car bran, cars -four.
Total, Il cars.
RANGE OF THE MARKET.
THE following quotations for grain. feed, hay
and straw are for carlots track. Dealers charge
a small advance from storc:l
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Eggs and Poultry.

The local egg market shows no improve
ment, Notwithstanding outside markets con-
tinue to advance. Home dealers are burdened
with heated stock. Poultry of the kind
designated below is in good supply, but
prices are firmly maintained.
FGGs-strictly fresh Pennsylvania and Ohio,
15le116c; cold storage stock, 41a@15c.
small and 5Sl7Oc for large: old chickens 75c@31 %;
ducks, 70975c; geese, 75c9sl 20.
Berries, Fruits and Vegetables.
The only berries on sale to-day were
huckleberries, and thev sold slowly at 81 90
per basket and 81 15@1 25 per pail.
Apples were quoted all the way from 50 so
to s5 so per barrel with the demand active
for good stock: halfbusheI baskets sold at
5O@75c. Peaches sold at So 25@2 Is per
bushel-crate and 5O@75c per peck basket.
California peaches, 81 75@2 90 per case; do
plums, 81 25@2 IS: do Bartlett pears, IS 25Q
So so per box. Lemons were firm at Sc 00@
90 per box. Bananas, 75cGSl 90 for seconds
and 81 50@2 90 for firsts. few green gage
bushel. Grapes sold at 4O@5Oc per s@lolb.
basket, Ives and Concords being the only
varieties on sale.
Watermelons were held at s20@3O per 100 for
fair to good sized stock and $35445 for large to
extra larger. Anne Arundel canteloupes,
50 0O@4 90 per barrel and 81 50@l IS per crate.
Tomatoes were dull and slow at soc per
half bushel basket, cabb tge at 81 00@1 25 per
barrel and egg plants at 75c@sl 90 per dozen.
Celery was we'll held at 20@s5c. the demand
per alfbushel basket. Onions were easier
at So 50@3 90 per barrel.
Potatoes showed less strength. the top for
Jersey Rose being given as 50 so ber barrel
Yellow sweets were quoted at "a 15@5 90,
with an easier tone.
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Closing Philadelphia Quotations.


BOSTON, Aug. 10.-[Speciai 1.-The latest
electric stock quotations to-day were:
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Financial Notes.


Unlisted street railway securities closed q
follows: DuQuesne Traction, 26ss@26N; do S.
1o0sS@IOI; P. & B. Traction, 2lkQ2iL, the
close being an offer to trade either way at
the price named; P, A. & Nj. Traction, 1870
~.
Rea Bros, Long and Arensberg bought.
w. r. Thompson & Co. sold Switch and
Signal to Caster.
Morris & Brown sold Philadelpbia Com.
pany and Sp-oul and Hill & Co. bought.
New Westinghouse Electric common
closed at 29h@29h and the preferred at II
bid.
W. H. Watt has retnrned from a two
weeks outing and was on Change TODAY.
DuQuesne Traction 5s sold at lOOL ON
Change, Hill q Co. to Fink.
There was a sale at auction in Wilmington.
Del, yesterday, of block of 672 shares AIle
gheny illuminating Gas Company stock at
45x. 1t was purchased by ffttsburper.
The price is above recent local quota
tions. The stock pays per cent on par ~.
Kuhn Bros. sold P. C B. Traction and
made the quotations at the close
The stockholders of the Suburban Rapfd
Transit Street Railway Company voted this
afternoon to increase the Indebtedness OF the
company from CSC, 900 to $l00, ,OOO The increase
Will be used, 10 pay Tor extensions and i'm
provemeDts, the company having recently
built ~ miles Of now track and made some
necessary alterations at the power house,
W. !. Robinson so'd Pici,sa I vaI'cy tn
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Open- High Low Clos Close
Ing. est. est. ing. Aug.9
ARTICLES.

Car receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 439;
corn, $50: oats. 163. Estimates for tomorrow:
Wheat, $50; corn, $50: oats, 240.
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but the fish offered at that price proves to
be thin and OF unattractive quality.
Prince Edwards Island mackerel have
been sold at $12 80 on the spot during the
past few days. The fish would not grade
better than medium No here, and are not
of ready sale at the moment.
Brazil coffee in stock and af1oat:
Total stock in New York. rk..........3 .305 507
Total stock in Baltimore. 1850
Total stock In New Orleans. ............ 8, l52
Total stock in United States .... 1854, ,3l9
Af1oat from Rio per steam to AugustS 8. 81, 900
Afoat from Rio per sail to August 8. 900
Af1oat from Santos per steam and sail
to August 8. .......................... $1,000
Afoat from Victoria to August 1....... 1000
Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. SIS $40
Same time last year. .33l ,049
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sharp break in prices. Around the opening
September corn sold at 5lszc and o decline OF
nc from last quotation OF yesterday. ous
there was such an active demand that 1t rose
later to 55lzc. Crop reports are still conn1ct-
ing, but conservative people refuse to believe
the stories about ruined corn crop that
are being circulated on the Board. Stnl,
most of the crowd are strongly bullish,
which accounts for the fact that the shorts
were glad to come in at the break. Another
bullish piece of news was the report of the
Signal Service officer at Kansas City saying
that the newspaper reports about yester-
days rains were greatly exaggerated.
Oats were active and comparatively
stronger than corn, closing with an advance
OF &c for September.
Provisions failed to show the great activ:
ity noticed yesterday, but there was q good
Wright took all the October rib. offered.
The Cudahy Company sold good amount
of January lard to Ryan and English
packers. The Cndahys have sold a great
days, and it is supposed that they have
nearly Equidat ted their lines. September
pork sold at sl2 70 just after the opening, q
decline of 3215c from yesterdays closing
price, but advanced to sl2 95 on active buy
ing, and closed at $l2 SPY, u loss of !!1fc COM
pared with Yesterday. Lard is 10@eoc lower,
Lake freigh1s were easy at 211c for corn to
Buffalo.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
a sns Mo- sprnT Tseat ~ spns red
No. corn, 53sS@531Sc: No. Q oats. 33sl@S4c:
No. white, 35c; No. white, 35@351<c; No.
2rye6515c;No. 2 barley .62c: No. NO sales, No
4. I. o. b.. 40@43c; No flax seed, 81 O31a: prime
timothy seed. 81 81: mess pork per bbl,
sl2 s0@i2 s5:lard, per 100 lbs, 81 s71a@7 go short
ribs sides, loose, IS o5@s 10; dry salted shoul-
ders, boxed. 81 20@7 80: short clear sides
boxed, IS 20@S 25: hisky, distillers finished
goods. per gal 81 Is; sugars, cut loaf. un-
changed; granulated, unchanged; standard
A, unchanged.
Articles. Receipts. Shipments.
Flour bbls 1900 $4,000
Wheat bu...... <4000 S5S.0 600
Corn bu 246 600 1893 O0O
Oats, bu. 26S,O00 $4,000
Rye bu..... 5000
Barley, bu. u..............:. 5000 1000
On the Produce Exchange, to-day, the but
ter market was firm and unchanged. Eggs,
16Ic
Range of the leading features, furnished by
John NJ. Oakley Co., bankers and brokers' No.
As Sixth street.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-11

On the Produce Exchange, to-day, the but
ter market was firm and unchanged. Eggs,
16Ic
Range of the leading features, furnished by
John NJ. Oakley Co., bankers and brokers' No.
Al xtb
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Dairy Products.

Butter and cheese are firmly held at the
advance, and all indications point to higher
prices. Receipts and stocks Of butter are
light. Revised prices follow:
BuTTER-Choice Elgin creamery, E1<@2sc: other
1sc: low grades. 12(0l5c: cooking. a9Ioc.
CHEEsE-Ohio, new. 9a@1Oc: New York 100
I0hc: fine fall make. fancy new Wisconsin Swiss,
blocks. l4@141c; do. bricks. 1o611c; Wisconsin
sweitzer in tubs 130l3lc for new 159I8c for old;
quality,
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dered. &c: granulaIed tstandard). 4%c; confec.
tioners A. 41Sc; soft a; 4s@4Ac; fancy yellow.
&C: fair yellow, az@3sc; common yellow. ak@
CoFFEE-Roasted. in packages Standard brands.
&c. IooseOJsvs. sss: Mocha. s4ss41c: San santos. s
2a9251c: Maracaibo, 819c; Peaberry, 2a@2sc; Car
soi CorTEE.GRHEN~0.G FEE GRE E0G 6. Java, oaslc: Paddang
Java, 28x9291ec: Mocha, 3i@32c; PeRberry, Ah0
sis; sac. As9''c; golden SANTOS 2sS2Ac; hi0' l'S
SIl-Gsrh9a, lls0: SC; H,I headlight ssc: water
winter white, 3aGS8c; summer, Slt4a2c.
- MoLassEsaNew sass Orleans: fancy new crop. 400
fancy favors. 314s2c.
London layers. 81 sO92 10: California muscatels.
ss,snai se ad.Ta M Gss4ns
e :sss..: @ sa:I@s ssFsons. rs: eisron. $40
,RIcE~Fancy' SI' head Carolina. sz@s4c: prime to
choice. assac; Louisiana, 54@sc; Java. 5]4@5Ac;
CANNED GOops-Standard peaches, 81 800. O6;
extra peaches g 25S2 50: seconds; 9 so9l so pie
county corn; 81 2oS 30: lima beans, d 2o9l s.:
soaked. so@s5c: early june peas q lSSl .;
peas rs % csaas s or dos
ginea2ples; q 1aSl 25: extra do. 20; Bahama
for M pe.rs g am s. do sa'tsTn GREEN 81
do egg plnns, 81 Is; DO. apricets, 81 s5S2 20: do.
extra. extra white cherries g 5s@2 s.; DO white
strawberries, 81 iS@i 25: sooseberries. 81 io@i s;
tomatoes: s 81 oogI 10; salmon; / ID: q 2s@l o;
sc: do standard. III. 81 sol co. corned beef s-6
cans. 81 5a@l 80; do "a b sls 90; roast beef 2lb;
fresh, ID, S6c: broiled, 81 80: sardnes domestic,
So % ss : 6 s 81 % d%PSTlssd Psansed
apples, 3lb, 70G75c; gallons, s2 1902 rs.
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market closed strong on cornfed and slow
on grassers.
SHEEP
Receipts Monday were Is double-deck
loads. The demand was active for all grades,
and prices were advanced 15@25c per cwt
over last weeks quotations. Tuesdays re-
ceipts were six double-deck loads, and the
market closed steady as follows:
Evening journal., 1892-10-08
A FEMALE BURGLAR.
Negress Boldly Invades Washington
Households in Professional Way.

A Negress Boldly Invades Washington
Households in Professional Way.
[By Telegraph to the Evening JournaLl
WAsHINGTOE, Oct S-A female burg.
lar has burglarized several houses in this
city recently Her latest job was done
at the residence of A. A. Connolly,
1905 Ninth street, northwest. Mr.
ConnoIy's mother-in.law was awakened
by hearing a slight commotion in her
bedroom BY the moonlight. which
streamed in through the windows, she
saw short and very black negress in
the room. The latter had piled up a
quantity of goods and was preparing to
take them away when the lady was
awakened.
The bold burglar seeing she was dis.
covered made a hasty exit, taking with
her a pocket book containing 81 80 in
money and leaving the other articles
piled up on the floor An alarm was
given and the negress made good her
escape.
Her description as furnished to police
headquarters is that she is very black,
short in stature and rather stout, about
80 years of age and wore light coat and
sailor hat. one of the old detectives
said last night that this is the second
regular female burglar on record in
Washington.
Evening journal., 1892-10-08
is PILBEAM A SUICIDE (
WATcHMAN's MYSTERIOUS DEATH
AT THE HARD FIBRE WORKS.

Found with Bullet Wound Through
His Head the BAH Having Entered the
Left Eye-The shooting Believed to
Have Been Accidental.
J. l.. Pnbeam. about 50 years old and a
watchman at the Delaware Hard Fibre
company's works at Eleventh and Union
streets, it is supposed, committed suicide
about 8 o'clock this morning. Pilbeam
went on duty as usual last night He
seemed TO be in good spirits, but when
the engineer went 10 the works this
morning he found Pilbeam lying on his
stomach with bullet hole through
his left eve. Close by him
lay his revolver with which his brains
had been blown out. pilbeam had only
been in the employ of the company but a
few weeks and was a good workman
No cause Is assigned for the act
Coroner Sparks was notified and he
gave certificate Of death. pilbeam
lives on Wawaset street
The representatives of the company,
who were seen today, believe the case Ia
be one of accideptal shooting. They
believe that while Pilbeam was handling
his revolver it exploded causing his
denth
Evening journal., 1892-10-08
FleHTlNe The COMBINE.
Psnnsylvania's Case Against the Reading
Road on Trial Today.

Esnhe3 3lNhnla's case Against the NeuuluE
Road on Trial Today.
lBy Telegraph to the Evening Journal1
HARRISBURG, Pa, Oct S.-Examiners
Bergner and McAlarney met today in the
Dauphin county library for the purpose
Of taking further testimony in the com
monwealth's suit against the Reading
combine" Deputy Attorney General
StranahanFepresented the commonwealth
and NJ f. Olmstead, of this city, ap-
peared for the Philadelphia and Reading
and numerous other defendants.
In answer to inquiries by the deputy
aatorney general, Mr. Olmstead allowed
it to go upon record that the water front
of the Port Reading railroad on the
Arthur Kill was obtained from twelve
different owners at a cost of $50, S6l .33,
the money having been advanced by a
syndicate of bankers, to whom it was
subsequently returned.
The prices of coal at various points at
tidewater on September 20 1892, were
also shown. In reply to inquiries as TO
the ownership of the stock of the Schuyi-
kill and Lehigh Valley Railroad company
Mr. Olmstead admitted that a large Dor
tion of the shares are held by the Lehigh
Valley Railroad company.
He denied that the Port Reading
railroad company had any designated
Office in Philadelphia, but admitted that
its board of directors sometimes met
there He admitted that the Port Read
ing railroad company had issued s 800,
100 Of bonds guaranteed principal and
interest by the Philadelphia aud Read
Il q = a
the latter owned any Of the bonds. The
Port Reading railroad was not fully com
pleted at the time it leased the
Jersey Central.
Statements showing the earnings OF
the Philadelphia and Reading. Lehigh
Valley and Jersey Central companies
were placed in evidence 1t was shown
that the amount Of coal mined from the
lands of the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre
Coal company during 1891 was 1857. 045
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