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The Portland daily press., 1893-04-22
- BARGES ADRIFT.
A Tandem Team Which the Storm Made
Unmanageable.

Unmanageable.
New YORK, April 21.-While the steam
tug Taurus was towing the barges Lizzie
H., Magnolia and Dixie, in tandem yes
terday, a heavy easterly gale was en-
countered off Barnegat, during which. the
line parted between the Lizzie II. and
Magnolia, The latter and the Dixie, be-
gan to drift in shore in the breakers. The
Taurus endeavored to save the persons
on board the drifting barges but the sea
was running SO high that she was unable
to get near them. After five hours of
unavailing effort, the tug was compelled
to steam away, leaving the unfortunates
to their fate. The barges were loaded
with spiling and were being towed from
Norfolk, Va, to New York. The Taurus
arrived with the remaining barge this
afternoon. A despatch from Barnegat
Depot, N. j., says: ''Y Yesterday after
noon the crews of two barges. were
rescued by life savers. The barges were
loaded with southern pine spiling. Both
are ashore and will go to pieces"
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Escaped from Sing Sing.

SING SING, N. Y, April 31.-Thomas
Pallister and Frank w. Rohle, two muir
derers under death sentence. escaped
from prison this morning. They over
powered the guard by throwing red pep
per in his eyes, and seizing the prison
keys they unlocked the cells of murderss
ers Carlyle Harris and Osmond. Both
the latter refused to leave their cells, and
locking the guards in cells the men
knocked off the scuttle in the roof.
climbed into the yard and escaped.
Warden Brown has suspended Keepers
Hulse, Murphy, Maher and Flynn.
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came Stiff and as useless as to Withered sucks
of wood. 1t would be useless for me to try to
tell the suffering this boy endured. took
him to two different doctors, both gave him lots
of medicine, but all to no use. He grew worse
1 therefore despaired of ever having him cured
One day saw the great benefits promised to
those who would use CUTICURA REMEDIES.
went right away to the drug store and bought
them. must confess ! had but little faith in
them. However I used them according to direc-
lions. and to-day say truthfully to all the
entirely cured. thank God and thank the dis
coverers of CUTICURA REMEDIES. They cured
him in four weeks as sound as q gold dollar.
JOHN SAVAGE, Fishkill Village, N. Y.
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THE FIRE FIEND.
Nearly Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
Loss in Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. April 21.-Two
five-story brick buildings occupied by
J. B. Shannon & Sons, hardware, and
the Keystone Auction Company were
badly damaged by fire tonight. The
loss to Shannon & Sons was SS5. 600:
insurance, 100000. The auction compa-
ny's loss was $15.000; insurance, $40. 600
The buildings were owned by Henry G.
Lea, and were damaged 100000; insur-
ance about two-thirds.
Nine Miners Burned.
BUTTE, Mont, April 21.-By fire in a
shaft of the Butte & Boston Company
this morning, nine miners were cut off
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In the Buckeye State.

TOLEDO, o., April 21.-The storm
which has been raging here for the past
few days reached its height yesterday
afternoon. The damage has been great.
and reports of still further damage are
steadily coming in from neighboring
towns. The 40 miles of oil field between
here and Findlay have suffered the most.
Hundreds of derricks have been blown
down. TIE Standard Oil Company alone
lose over 100000, this being the value
of more than 100 wrecked wells. In the
forests many trees fell on oil tanks, al
lowing the oil to escape. Damages from
this source cannot beestimated now. At
Gibsonburg 53 derricks were upturned,
at North Baltimore 81 and at Cygnet 80.
If other towns report at the same ratio
there are about $50 wrecked derricks In
this city property was blown around fu-
riously.
Snow and Perhaps a Flood.
KEoKUK, Iowa, April 21.--A violent
snow storm ragged all day yesterday. The
wind blew gale. The Mississippi Riv-
er is rising rapidly and is almost IL feet
above low water mark. Fears are enter
tanned of a repetition of the last springs
floods. Dwellers on the lowlands are
uneasy, and are preparing for the
worst.
The Mississippi Cyclone.
New ORLEANS, April 21.-A Quitman,
Miss, special says: A fearful cyclone
passed two miles west of here Wednes-
day at pm. travelling in northeasterly
direction and leaving death and destruc-
ton in its path. The track of the cy-
clone is fully three miles wide, and re-
ports indicate that it extends more than
ten miles in the interior. Chichasawhay
Swamp, covered with a large and dense
growth of white oak, poplar and gum,
was literally torn into splintvrs, and not
tree remains with branches. Trees
many feet in diameter are Tapped and
locked together in confusion. More than
fifty families are left in destitute con-
dition, without food, shelter or clothing.
Relief committees are being formed to
alleviate the su fferings of the injured.
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BEAUTIFUL SPRING.
Wind and Rain, Snow and Hail Over
All the Land.
HOW THE STORM STIRRED UP THE
BREAKERS ON THE COAST.

How 1t Lashed the Great Lakes into
Foam, Covered Western States With a
Wintry Mantle and Swept Buildings
from Its Path In the East-A Long
Story of Loss of Life and Property on
Sea and Shore.
LONG BRANCH, N. j., April 21-The
three-masted schooner Henry R. Cong
don was driven ashore last night at Deal
Beach, one mile north of life saving
station No. 9. She sailed from New Bed
ford four days ago, bound for Northport,
Va, for load of coal. Her captain is
Frank Mucherson of Farmville, Mass. !;
her mate, Burnett Clark, and her steward,
George c. Booker of Cape Cod. The crew
consists of three Americans and four
Portuguese. She was chartered by Capt.
VIM. 81. Brown of Cape Cod. She ex-
perienced good weather until Z o'clock
yesterday morning, when the gale was SO
strong she was unable to proceed further.
The captain, seeing his vessel was in dan
ger of going down with all on board, con-
cluded to throw out his anchor. He cast
off on the port side, but the chain broke
and the anchor was lost. The starboard
anchor was then let go, and that also
gave way. The vessel then drifted in
shore and stranded about 45 feet from
the beach. The waves dashed over the,
deck of the schooner, and the crew was
compelled to take to the rigging to keep
from being washed away. The gale was
blowing at the rate of 80 miles an hour.
The schooner was sighted by Captain
Samuel Edwards of life saving station
No. 6, who telephoned to Captain Ward
well of life saving station No. s. for assist
ance. Captain Wardwell and his crew
hastened to the scene, and at8.3O O clock,
two hours after the schooner had strand
ed, by the aid of the breeches buoy, all
the crew was landed safely. The schoon-
er will go to pieces.
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INJUNCTION REFUSED.
Edison Electric Light Company Beaten at
st. Louis.

ST. Louis, April 21.-Judge Hallett in
the United Estates circuit court today
gave decision in the case of the Edison
Electric Light company against the Co.
lumbia Incandescent Lamp company of
this city adverse to the plaintiff. The
Edison company asked that preliminary
injunction be granted on the ground that
the Columbia Incandescent Lamp COM
pany was infringing on it's patent. The
latter company made a defence that the
patent held by the Edison company was
invalid as it had been anticipated by the
S. Gobet lamp invented in 1854. Judge
Hallett refused the injunction.
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BRIEFLY TOLD.

Dun and Russell report 1856 failures in
the last seven days. There were 17S in
the corresponding time last year.
Hans Richter of Vienna has declined
to become leader of the Boston Sympho-
ny Orchestra.
Robert Templeton, the man held in
Biddeford for the alleged hotel robbery,
deaamped Wednesday night. He was in
charge of keeper who slept.
A Portland woman was hit by a stone
thrown through car window in Bidde-
ford Thursday.
Twenty-Five negrows who attended a
wedding in Mississippi are at the point of
death the result of eating impure Gus
tard.
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The Kansas Scandal.

ToAEKA, Kansas, April 21.-Secretary
of State Osborne, was arrested today up
on warrant sworn out by Cyrus Leland,
charging him with criminal libel. Os--
born was later released on his own re-
cognizance. The preliminary examina-
ton is set for April 27. Prior to the
arrest, the secretary submitted state
ment for publication charging that W.
M. Mitchell, Democratic member of the
state board of railway commissioners.
has been paid $4,000 on behalf of the
Union Terminal Company to decide the
case of the Missouri Pacific Railway
against the Terminal Company in favor
of the latter
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sLAsHED BOLIVAR" AND i''MousIE.'
Belfast Toughs Went to a Dance and Had
Free Fight.

BELFAST, April 21.-Ephraim Robbins
slashed Bolivar Knowlton and s'Mou-
sie'' Norton, local toughs, with butch
er knife, at dance in the suburbs last
night. Norton will recover. Knowfton
may die. Robbins is at large.
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Edwin Booth Worse.

NEW YORK, April 21.-According to-
information received by the newspapers
here, the condition OF Edwin Booth to-
day had changed for the worse. Late
tonight it was feared that the crisis was
reached and the patient was declared in
great danger.
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LOSE THEIR ALL.
The Storm Heavy Blow to Fishermen
at PrOyincetOwn


PRovINcETowN, April 21.-The storm
last night made sad havoc with small
craft in this harbor. Several small fish
ing schooners and boats were sunk and
others dashed into wharves, causing
considerable damage to both boats and
wharves. A number of boats were driv-
en- ashore. The loss, coming as they do
at the beginning of the fishing season,
are particularly severe on the fishermen,
as in several cases the property lost is
all they had in the world. The lime
loaded schooner Wildfire sunk in the
harbor for over year is thought to be
breaking up. The schooner Harry B.
Diverty, from Philadelphia, March 81,
with pipe for the water works here, has
not been heard from since the above
date, and it is feared may be lost.
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THE :INCENDIARY A BOY.
James seeley, Alias Jimmy Irving, Set the
Dennysville Fire.

CALAIS, April 21.-James Seeley,
alias Jimmy Irving, belonging at Ed
wards, aged IA or Is, was arrested at
Dennysville yesterday, charged with set
ting fire to the store of T. w. Allan &
Son on Wednesday night. An examina-
ton was held at Dennysville today and
Seeley pleaded guilty and was commit
ted to Machias Jail to await the action of
the grand jury.
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ESTABLISHED JUNE %, 1se2-voL. 81.
THIS MORNINGS NEWS.

Page 1.
Weather indications.
General telegraph news.
Page 2.
Maine dispatches.
Unitarian women's alliance.
City of Westbro0k news.
Deering authorities to punish the baseball riot
erS.
Page 8.
Sunday services in Portland churches,
Page 4.
Editorials.
A prehistoric Texas ruin.
The Swedish mission.
Page s.
Deaths and marriages.
Music and drama.
City government meeting
Rambiings rround Singapore.
Natural History Society pass resolutions on G..
B. Fuller.
Wit and Wisdom.
Maine towns.
The "spotter' must go.
Page Z.
Financial and Commercial.
Marine News.
Personal.
Brief Jottings.
News along the wharves.
Lowering 100 ton vault into the Portland Say
ings bank building.
Coronrr's inquest
Canadian molaSseS trade.
An open sewer.
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The Flight of the Eslimos.

CHICAGO, April 21.-The Eskimos have
fled from their huts in the Worlds Fair
grounds, and will start an exposition of
their own outside the exposition fence.
This step was taken last night, and is
the elimination of long series Of re-
strictions placed on the men of the North
by their managers.
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A Horse Overheard.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, April 21-The two
masted schooner Lydia White, bound
from Milford to the westward, was
blown ashore in Black Rock Harbor last
night, and now lies high and dry above
high water mark. She is not badly dam
aged. A horse was pitched overheard
from the steamer Nutmeg State. The
violent motion of the boat caused the
fastenings to break, and the frightened
animal went over the steamers side. The
three-masted schooner Nellie J. Crocker
dragged her anchor and grounded upon
the mud flats in the harbor, but was
easily towed into deep water today.
The Hattie s. Williams Lost.
TAUNTON, Mass, April 21.-Word has
reached this city that the Taunton
schooner Hattie S. Williams, coal laden,
was stranded near Anasquam, N. j., last
night. The crew were saved. The ves-
sci is loss. Its value was some $3O, 900.
All Along the Coast.
The schooner yacht Gitana has been
wrecked on the Georgia coast.
The waves at Bridgeport, Ct.,' washed
over the sea wall, doing $4,000 dam
age.
, The two-masted schooner Ellen Maria.
Cant. Morgan, from Port Liberty, sunk
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Cuticura ResoIvent

The new Blood and Skin Purifier, internally,
and CUTrcURA, the great Skin Cure and CUTI-
CURA SOAP, an exquisite Skin Beautiier, ex-
ternally. instantly relieve and speedily cure
every disease and humor of the skin, scalp, and
blood. with loss of hair from infancy to age,
from pimples to scrofula.
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RESCUED BY POOL LIFE SAVERS.
Schooner Index Sought Shelter at Bidde
ford and Sank

BDDEFoRD, Me-, April 21.-Schooner
Index, from Philadelphia for Saco, with
cargo of coal, put into this harbor last
night. Today she dragged her anchor
and drifted onto the rocks near Stage
Island. She sank in fifteen feet of water
and the crew was taken off by the Pool
life savers. The sea is running high and
it is feared the vessel will 60 to pieces.
She is insured. al&su
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The poor boy suffered terrl-
bly,. His feet were terribly
sore, he could not wear any
shoes, and had therefore to
stay at home from school.
When he put on a pair of dry
stockings in the morning.
they would in one hour be
saturated with moisture and
very offensive even in the
coldest weather.. The di-
sease began to spread over
his body, e specially his
hands and fingers. I he
thumbs on both his hands be-
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MILLIONS OF MONEY
And Seven thousand Employees in
Great Rolling Mills.
LARGE INTERESTS INVOLVED IN
THESE TROUBLES.

The Pennsylvania Steel Company and It's
Trouble-It Is Claimed that the DIM
Guilty Is Only Temporary-scarcity Of
Money and Over Extension of the
Business Responsible.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 21.-A re-
ceiver was today appointed for the
Pennsylvania Steel Company which has
extensive plants at Steelton, Pa, and
Sparrow's Point, Md. Luther S. Bent,
president Of the company, said the ap-
pointment of a receiver was caused by
the present condition of the money mar
ket. While the company was unques-
tionably unable to pay its debts in cash
today, it has very large assets in excess
of debts and its powers of earning were
never greater. It simply requires time
to tide through the present crisis.
It is said the Pennsylvania Steel Com
pany has been suffering from over ex-
tension. The expenditures upon the
Sparrow Point plant have been yerv
heavy and it is thought in some quarters
to have been mistake to combine with
the company's legitimate business, tho
building of bridges and boats.
The company was capitalized at
$5, ,000, 900, of which $4,500,O6 was paid
in. The debt of the company amounts
to 81 ZOO, 900, and the secured indebted
ness to 100000. The plants and ma
chinery are valued at $3,0000 900; ac-
counts receivable, $1,000, 600 and stock
on hand $4,000, 600. The company does
business of SIS. 0O0, 900 year, and 400
men are employed. A large amount of
the liabilities will soon mature.
The news of the appointment of a re-
ceiver was great shock to the business
community. The immediate cause of
the company's difficulty appears to have
been that number of its notes mauured
yesterday and the holders refused re-
neMal.
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THE WEATHER.
Occasional Showers.

BosroN, April 21.-Local forecast for
New England for Saturday: Fair; slight
ly cooler; variable winds. mostly east to
south. Probably fair and warmer Sunday.
WASHINGTON, April 21.-For Maine
Occasional showers, brisk to high south
easterly to southwesterly winds, slightly
warmer, except in eastern Maine.
! Signals displayed on the Atlantic coast
from Woods Holl Section to Eastport,
and at Narragansett section.
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T-Threatening.
weather Observations.

~ W0aCher ObBervati0ns.
NThe following are the observations OF
fhe Agricultural Department Weather
Bureau for yesterday, April 81, taken
ats p. M. 10Th meridian time, the OBJ
eervations for each station being given in
this order: Temperature. direction of
the wind. state of the weather:
/, Boston. 40S. e, cloudy; New York, 5Oo.
SE, clear; Philadelphia, $40, S, cloudy;
Washington, 52o, SW, clear; Albany, 56o,
Sc cloudy; Buffalo. 3So, w, rain; De-
troit, $50. SW, cloudy; Chicago, 320, SW,
snow; ST. Paul, 32o w, rain; St. Vincent,
l800, NV, cloudy; Huron, OAK, 40o, NV,
partly cloudy; Bismarck, 34o, N, partly
cloudy; Jacksonville, 72o, SW. fair.
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Sold everywhere. Price, CUrIcURA, 5oc.;
SOAP, 25c. REsoLvENT, 81. Prepared by
the POTTER DRUG AND CHEMICAL CORPo-
RATION. Boston.
RT"How to Cure Skin Diseases" "a pages,
80 Illustrations, and testimonials, mailed free.
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MUSCULAR STRAINS

xAH and pains, back ache, weak kidneys,
rheumatism, and chest pains reliev-
ed in one minute by the Cuticura
SNsSG~ Anti-Pain Plaster. The first and
My instantaneous pain-killing plaster:
W&S&W1W
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BELGlANS MAY VOTE.
The Senate Approves the Scheme Which
the Chamber Favored.

BRUSSELS, April 21.-The Belgian SEN
ate has approved the compromise grant
ing universal suffrage, accompanied by
plural voting based on education and
property, as advocated by the chamber
of representatives.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
OFFENSIVE ECZEMA
Suffered Terribly. Doctors and Med1-
cines Useless. Cured in Four
Weeks by Cuticura.

have a boy fifteen years old, born in Fishkill,
portrait enclosed, who had the eczema so often
siye that could not stay in the room with him.
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JUDD STAYS AT HOME.
Austria Will Not Receive Him as Consul
General.

VIENNA, April 21.-Count Kalnoky,
Austrian premier, has given notice to the
American minister that the government
will not grant an exequatur to Max Judd
of st. Louis, appointed by President
Cleveland consul general for the United
States at Vienna. Count Kalnoky states
the reason for refusing the exequatur is
because Mr.. Judd is Austrian by former
allegiance and is engaged in the emigra-
tion business. Count Kalnoky stated
that his decision to refuse the exequatur
was not affected by Mr.. Judd's religious
belief. Minister Grant stated in reply
that another consul general would be ap-
pointed to the place and would be Jew,
but not of former Austrian allegiance.
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from escape and burned or suffocated
The origin of the fire is not known.
A Town DESTROYED

WARDNER, Idaho, April 21.-The bus
mess portion of this city was burned yes
terday. The total loss is estimated be-
tween $6S0,000 and 100000. About one
third is covered by insurance,
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DlRlPLES, black-heads, red, rough, chapped
j IM and oily skin cured by CUTICURA SOAP.
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RAILROADS BLocKADED.
Damage on Sea and Shore in the Region
of the Great Lakes.

RAILROADS BLOCkADED.
Damage on Sea and Shore in the Region
of the Great Lakes.
DETROIT, Mich, April 21.-The storm
yesterday ragged furiously at Wyandotte,
south of here. All the dock and boat
houses which stood on the bank of the
river along the city's front were moro or
less damaged, most of the latter, with
their contents, being rendered total
wrecks. The tremendous seas at Oxada
carried away a portion of the Cratwick,
Smith & Fryer Lumber Company's lum-
Der docks and also the Tanker Dock, and
with it a large amount of lumber piled
there awaiting shipment. 1t is estimated
that about 500, 900 feet of white pine was
swept away. A large steam barge was
sighted yesterday morning, heading for
the harbor, but was soon lost to view,
and it is not known whether she reached
shelter from the storm or not. At South
Haven the high wind continued all day,
interspersed with rain, hail and snow.
Reports from the upper peninsula show
that snow storm prevailed there. Fif-
teen inches of snow has fallen and rail
road traffic is impeded. Throughout the
fruit belt the thermometer was in the
thirties last night and colder weather is
expected. Much anxiety is felt in respect
to the fruit crop.
The steamer Tuxbury left Toledo We'd
nesday evening with coal for the upper
lakes in tow of the steam barge Sawyer.
which also had the schooner Redfern.
The boats were struck near the Turtle
Light and the Tuxbury was quickly
swamped. The steering gear of the
Redfern was carried away, while the
steamer suffered heavy damage by the
now lies with her decks even with the
water. A steam pump. was sent out last
night to float the wreck
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Local Weather Report.
PORTLAND. Me, April 81. 1893.
|sA. NJ. |s P. NJ.

Hean daily ther. .36 OlMax. vel wind. "a 3
Maximum ther. 39.8 Total precip -. /. II
Minimum ther -. 1922
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at her anchorage off Boss Point, Ma
hant. The crew were saved.
IN THE GREEN MOUNTAINS.
Great Destruction of Property and Per-
haps Loss of Life.


RUTLAND, Vt, April 81. - Special
despatchs show that last nights wind
and sleet storm was one of the most
severe in the state in several years. Many
barns, houses and small dwellings were
blown down in all the towns from Swan
ton to Bennington. Live stock was killed
and valuable trees uprooted. The dam
age will amount to thousands of dollars.
The wind was especially severe in the
towns nearest the Green Mountains and
later details will show great destruction
Of property and possibly loss of life. l.4
Worse Than First Reported.
RUTLAND, Vt, April 21.-Fuller re-
ports show that the storm was worse than
first indicated In Castleton, scores of
barns were demolished and several
houses damaged. The loss NAV reach
$4,000. The steeple Of the Congrega-
tional church at West Rutland was blown
off the building badly damaged. In Bris-
ton, Starksboro, Lincoln and Addison
counties barns were destroyed and valu-
able sugar orchards heavily damaged.
In towns along Lake Champlain. fruit
orchards were much injured.
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Easiness on Change.

New YORK, April 21.--The action of
Frederick T. Sherman, assignee of the
suspended coffee firm of Thomas NJ.
Barr & Co., in refusing to sign certifi-
Gates of deposit releasing margins put up
by New York dealers, was taken in hand
this morning by the arbitration commit
tee of the Coffee Exchange, and steps
were taken to issue duplicate certificates,
thereby releasing the margins and oaus-
ing general feeling of uneasiness to
prevail among exchange brokers.