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Fruft All Killed.

ELWOOD. March 6.-Special-The
fruit in this vicinity has all been killed
by the present cold weather. The two
weeks of warm weather previous to
Easter had started the various kinds of
buds and some of the different fruits
were almost ready to bloom. Many peo-
pie in this city and surrounding vicinity
had their gardens made and they were
doing nicely, but they are frozen so bad
ly that the work will all have to be done
over again.
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heavier, per III. &c: toe callx. assorted sizes,
per 10. &c: best quality tool. Black Dia-
mond." per 10. Sc; machinery. rounds only.
smooth finish. per 10 rates. 3izc. Barb
Wlre-Galva nized $3.50: plain annealed
fence wire. 81 70: galvanized SOC advance;
Ie II and Z sizes the regular advances.
Ammunition-Rim fire cartridges 80 and
3. r. 3. caps, round. per m. S.S0: 3. y.
caps conical. per m. soc; Hicks G. r. e.
caps. conical. per m. s2.05; q. u. caps. per
m. 50cs Hicks c. i. caps. per m, 90.
Eley's E b. imported. per m. COO; musket
caps per m. COO: Hazard sporting powder.
per key, 325: do do half keg. 8: do do
quarter key, a.l5; loaded paper shells, dis
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Butter. Eggs and Poultry.

Produce merchants paying prices:
Butter-T7resh country extra, 11Nl2c.
mixed country. Sc.
Eggs-Per doz, Sc.
Live Poutry-Hens. 6i2c per 10: spring
chickens sc; cocks, &c: turkey hens 7c:
toms, Fzc; young turkeys. fancy, large.
&c: small, poor. &c; ducks, size; geese. full
feathered, $3.50 per doz for fancy large.
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LOCAL GRAIN MARKET.
.NDIANAPoLIs. ND.

AONDAl isf TSANiNps hdiSh ~
Whest-Firmer; No. red. 532ac bid; No. 3
red 49lzc; rejected 4O0 i5c; wagon wheat.
SIC
Corn-Steady; No. white; CSC; No; 2
36lsc for grade: No white. 30c: No. 2
white mixed 361zc; No. white mixed. 361zc;
No. white mixed. soc: No. 2 yellow, 3siHc:
No. yellow, 3612c; No. yellow. zoe; No. ,
mixed. 36isc; No. mixed, S6l2c; No. (
mixed. 3oc; ear, S7lsc.
Oats-Frm; No. white. 3iAc; No. 3
white 33s4c. No. mixed. 3234c bid; No. 3
mixed, 29c, rejected. 26G2Sc.
Rye-No. ?. 45c for car lots. 4oc for wagon
rye
Bran-t13.50
Hay-choice timothy. N1.5O; MOI. su.cO:
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Hides. Leafher, TnIIow and PeIts.

Tallow-No /, 4lzc; No. 2, &c
Grease-BrOwn. &c: yellow SIC: white.
&c.
No. / calf SIC: No 2 calf. Sc; No. l cured.
3s4c. No. 2. cured. &C: No !, green. 2izc; No.
2, green, &c.
Leather-Oak sole. 22d2sc: hemlock sole.
black bride. per coz. s6Od65; fair bride.
s6Od65 per doz; city kip. 5Od57c: French
kip, 75cdSl.6; city calf skins. 75cdS1: French
calf skins. s171.S0
Strengthening. 2o9SOc: lambs. 4cG5c-
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REPRESENTATIVE SALES.


nal reports:
Cattle-Rcceipts, 1900; shipments, 1900:
active and 10dl5c higher on natives and
Texans; prime to extra native steers. $40
d4.35: good to choice. $3.90d4O5; Others
$3n3.S0: Texans, $3d3.20.
Hogs-Receipts. 81, coo: shipments, 10000
active and steady; rough heavy, Aq4.40;
packers and mixed, $455d 4.6S; prime heavy
and butcher weights $4.656470; a few at
$40; assorted light. S4.7O0475.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 10000; ship
ments, $500; active and l5a25c nighel N
sheep and lambs: top sheep, Aa435; top
lambs 81. 40a465.
NEW YORK, March 26.-Beeves-Re-
ceipts for two days, 3.l62; on sale. 81 cars
market slow and barely steady; native
steers, prime. S4.30d4.50 per 100 lbs: fair 10
good. S390d5. %: ordinary to medium So Goa
Col)rados and half breeds, s. 25d3.70. bulls
8. 4002e5; dry cows. si.50d2.60: European
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4 Fine Barn Burned.

WINCHESTER. March 23.-Special.-
Ovid Stowe, who resides eight miles
southeast of here, lost his large fine barn
by fire this morning. 1t caught from
traction engine that was set near by
saving lumber. The loss is very heavy
on Mr.. Stowe. The barn was a very
large one and we'll filled with a sepera-
tor. two self-bnders. farming imple-
ments. 5000 bushels of corn. a large
quantity of wheat, etc. The loss is about
$4,000 with $4,000 insurance.
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Set His Hair on Fire.

PERU, March 24-special.-Hiram
Knoblock. aged fifteen years. living near
Bremen, used coal oil last night to wash
his head and shortly afterward struck
a match, igniting his hair His aunt.
Mrs. Gruber, by desperate efforts
smothered the flames. The bov was
horribly and the aunt seriously burned
about the hands and head
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28
4 MiIIionaire's Heir.

VALPARAISO, March Especial
Peter Vietege, a German tailor in this
city, received a telegram last night an
nouncing the death in Germany of his
millionaire uncle, who owns a large es-
tate there and is one of the nitrate kings
of Chill. A commissioner has been sent
to Chill to settle the estates there. There
are only fourteen heirs and the estate
is to be divided equally.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28
Human Remnins scattered on TrncI,

SHELBYVILLE, March 2O.-Special.-
The remains of a man We're found scat
tered along the Big -Four railroad track
by the section hands this morning be-
tween Greensburg and this city. From
letters and papers found it is thought
that he was John Hovey, a miner of
Brazil, Ind. He probably fell from one
of the night trains and was killed.
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A Child Burned to Death.

SULLIVAN, March 25.-Special.-The
only child of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar John
son died this morning from the effects
of burns yesterday. The mother left the
child, not more than two years of age,
in a room where there was a fire while
she went to an adjoining room. In a
very few minutes she found the little
one with it's clothes burned off. and after
suffering all night died as above stated.
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air and when he struck the ground was
unconscious. He expired at o'clock
last night. He was married and leaves
a family. Just what caused the fatal
accident has not as yet been fully ex-
planned. It all occurred before anyone
could scarcely realize what had hap
pered. The charge had almost disem-
boweled him and he was injured about
the head. He was considered a good
quarryman and highly respected among
his associates. mostly all OF German de-
Scenf
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s ranged as follows:

Cash quotations were follows: Flour,
steady; No spring wheat, SIC; No. 3 spring
No. yellow corn. S55sc; No. 2 oats. SO2sc;
No. , white. 33GSS1sc; No. 3 white. 3iG
32Ac; No. ? rye. 4615 No. barley nomf-
seed, $l3S; prime timothy seed. $780, mess
pork per brl,, 1lq1; 0213: lard; per 100 lbs.
5.7212; dry salted shoulders Cboxed), S575d6;
short clear sides CboXed), $6d625: whisky,
distillers' finished goods, per gal S1.15
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seeds.
Dealers prices in goods are as follows:
FIour and Feed.

Flour-winter wheat. patent, g. 75d4oo:
pring wheat. patent $500; winter
wheat. straight. g. 75d3. 90: winter. extra.
e 25d2 80: low grade. 81. 7512 %: rye -four.
s3.25; buckwheat -four. 81: oat meal. $500
SO: rolled oats. Sd5S0: cracked wheat. S
per ton: corr meal, Sld1.75 per cwt: pearl
meal. a15G125; rye meal, $1.J0d1.75; feed
meal S14G16 per ten.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28
A Boy Kills Himself.

KNOX, March 23.-Special-A boy
committed suicide here today by drown
ing. He was released from Jail here last
Saturday. He had served in the Illinois
reform school for horse stealing
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"ur.. w,p.Iow.s soothing syrupY

Has been used over Fifty Years by mill
ions OF mothers for their children while
Teethingwith perfect success. 1t soothes
the caid. softens the Gums allays Pain,
cures Wind Collie. regulates the bowels,
and is the best remedy for Diarrhoea.
whether arising from teething or other
causes. For sale by Druggists in every
part OF the world. BE sure and ask for
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup 25c a
bottle.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
stockholders Of Western Equipment and
Car Company. for the election of direc-
tors and transa elton Of other business.
will be held at the Office of the company,
in the city of indianapolis on Tuesday.
April 3. 1894.
CHAS. :. LEWIS. Secretary.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
stock holders of Western Rolling Stock
Company. for the election of directors
and transaction Of other business, will
be held at the Office Of the company. in
the city Of Indianapolis, on Tuesday,
April 3, 1894.
CHAS. s. LEWIS. Secretary.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
stockholders Of Wagner Car Door Com
pany for the election of directors and
transaction Of other business. Will be
held at the Office Of the company, in the
city of indianapolis. on Tuesday, April
,, 1894.
CHAS. s. LEWIS. Secretary.
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THE SCHMIDT MURDER TRIAL.
Evidence That Is Very Damaging to
the Case of the Defendant

the Case of the Defendant.
KOKOMO. March 26.-Special-A sec
ond sensation was precipitated in the
Augusta Schmidt murder case today
when on cross-examinat5on Mrs. Kate
Tritt swore that Mrs Schmidt had
threatened TO Kill not only Oscar Walton
but his aged mother as we'll only twelve
days before the killing of Walton Oc-
Cured
The story of the witness is weak only
in that she withheld the most damaging
portion Of It on two former occasions
when she was under oath.
She explains this by saying that she
answered only such questions as were
asked her.
The state is making a strong ase.
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Seriously Burned.

MORRISTOWN, March 23.-Special.-
John Huffman's baby was seriously
burned this morning. 1t upset a coffee
pot the boiling coffee entirely covering
the lower parts of it's body
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KILLED In the quarry.

BEDFORD. March 24.-Specisl.-Au-
gust Eiker met with frightful accident
while working in the Bedford bluestone
companys quarry yesterday afternoon.
The men were engaged charging a blast,
when he was struck and thrown into the
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28
IRON md Hardware.

Bar Iron, A.5Oq17O. base; wrought char
den's' SIS: Perisinsss. $50: mule shoes.
500; cut-nail rate for 6Is steel nails. rate
$3.50, horse, $4.30d500 per box. wire nails
rate, N.50 Steel-Plow, open hearth. per
10. Sc: spring, ordinary sizes. per H. &C;
tire, S-l6 In. thick. per ID, 3lsci = In. ana
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28
HE WAS A SCRAPPER
And Certainly Deserving of His
Pretty Young Bride.

CINCINNATI. o.. March PA CONNER
cial Gazette special from Terra Alta. W.
Va. says: Thursday night Frank Lee
and Charles Groves settled at fisticuffs the
question of which should escort Fannie
Burns home from an entertainment.
Groves won. Upon reaching the girls
home her father assaulted Groves, who
gave the old man vigorous drubbing.
Burns had Groves arrested and after be
ing fined. Groves left the courtroom.
eloped to Maryland with the girl, married
her came back today and was forgiven.
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No. 2, g; No. l prairie. $3.50; mixed. $3.50;
clover S.
Inspections--Wheat, Il cars; corn, 10 cars;
oats 10 cars; hay, cars
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oil Cake.
OIL cake. s55 per ton: oil meal. sz5.A
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Wool.

The following prices for wagon lots:
Unwashed medium wool, 16c; unwashed
coarse or braid, 13G15c; unwashed fine mer-
inc, 12d14c; tub washed. 25d26c. BURY or
cotted wool. 3a6c less than above prices.
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Also halt brls, 100 lbs, at half the price OF
the barrel adding SOC to cover additional
cost OF package.
Lard--kettle rendered. in tierces, SIC;
Reliable" BRAID. sac; Indiana" brand.
7%c; also in Tubs, So lbs net, sc over
uerces: buckets. 20 lbs net, 1zc over uerces.
Cans-Gross weights-50 lbs. In single
cases or cases OF cans, &c advance on
price of tierces.
20 lbs in cases of cans, sc advance on
price of tierces
10 Id in cases of cans, &c advance on
price of tierces.
8 lbs in cases Of II cans, &c advance on
price of tierces.
lbs in cases OF 20 cans, &c advance on
price of tierces.
The herald., 1894-04-25
HoUsE FHo orkD1NGs.
Tho Postofice Appropriation Bill
Amended and Passed.

Tho PostOhice Appropriation Bill
Amended aud Passed..
WASHINGTON. April 24.-In the house,
today, the senate joint resolution
authorizing the erection of bronze
tablet to commemorate the Tooth ami
versary of the laying of the corner stone
OF the capitol WAS passed.
Bartholdt, (Rep) of Missouri, claimed
the floor ON a question OF privilege, ana
sent to the clerks desk resolution
passed at macs meeting in st. Louis,
declaring Charles S. Joy illegally de-
prived of his seat.
O'Nsill raised the point thatthe reso.
luton did not involve question Of
privilege and was proceeding to reply to
the imputation that he had obtained a
seat to which he was not entitled when
Wise of Virginia raised the point that
| O'Neill was out of order. At last the
speaker ordered O'Neill to take his seat
The house went in committee OF the
whole on the postofice appropriation
bill. The pending amendment was that
OF Kyle (Dem.) to strike out the ap-
preparation for the fast southern mail.
Kyle continued his remarks in opposl-
ton to the appropriation.
Meyer and Robertson of Louisiana
and Hooker OF Mississippi warmly sup
ported the appropriation.
Kyle's amendment to strike the ap'
preparation from the bill was defeated.
An amendment providing Limitation
of 10 years on the payment OF money
orders, and for the destruction OF money
order files at the end of that time, was
adopted. The committee then rose.
By arrangement. after the bill was re-
ported to the house. Quigg was giver
three-quarters of an hour to oppose ar
amendment adopted in committee o
the whole, making all publications pur
porting to be issued periodically anC
to subscribers, but which are merely
books or reprints of books, whether they
be issued incomplete or in parts, boun6
or unbound, sold by subscription o.
otherwise, subject to postage at third
class rates, when transmitted through
the mails. The amendment affects tn
SeaEie Pphiestii9pA and AQ2ks and Is
nvwrpEper subscriptions, etc.
Plckler Of South Dakota, to whol
Qulgg yielded portion OF his time, op
posed the amendment in the interest
cheap literature for the farmers.
Hopkins (Rep.) of Illinois, Daniel
(Rep.) OF New York, Bingham (Rep.) c
Pennsylvania, and O'Neil, also mad
speeches against the amendment.
Henderson (Dem.) of North Caroline
defended the amendment aa step to
wards purging the mails of the enor
nous amount of second class matte
with which they are numbered.
The amendment on a vote was stricken
from the bill-26 to l18. The bill wal
then passed.
Campbell (Dem.l of New York entered
a motion to reconsider the vote py which
the race bill was defeated yesterday,
At 5 O'Clock the houee adjourned.
The herald., 1894-04-25
N1oARAauA CANAL.
President Cleveland Is in Favor
BulldinR 1t.

Fresident Cleveland Is in Favor of
Building 1t.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April 24.-In an
address before the Alabama combined
commercial organizations tonight, Sena.
tor Morgan strongly urged concerted ac-
ton in behalf OF the Nicaraguan canal
bill. of which be is the
author. He said that in an interview
with the president of more than three
hours duration, Mr.. Cleveland told him
he was in favor OF the canal, and that it
ought to be built; that it would be the
browning glory of the nineteenth CEN
tury, but that nevertheless the president
said he must be cautious about it.
that be examined the safeguards
that had been put in the bill and
that they seemed to be sufficient.
Senator Morgan said to the president /:
when | go south want to be able to
tell my friends that we desire the canal
built" and the president remarked ::
II very earnestly desire to see it built.
and l do not know that l have any
impeachment to offer to it,"
The herald., 1894-04-25
BETTER THAN WALKING.
Montana COxeyites Capture
a Train.
Speeding to Washington at 40
Miles an Hour.
United States Marshals Ordered to
Take Them In.
KelIy's Army Split in TwO-ooxey Re-
Joins His COmmAnd-General
Frye's Army Stranded
at Brazil, Ind.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
HELENA, Mont, April 24.-The Butte
contingent of Coxey's army is sailing
toward the national capital over the
Northern Pacific railroad at the rate of
40 miles an hour, and unless stopped or
some accident happens they will arrive
in st. Paul tomorrow afternoon. At 4
am. they captured lot OF freight cars
and an engine, and 400 of the men
started. An old Northern Pacific en-
gineer, who was discharged from the
service some time ago, was engineer,
and he sent the tIain over the
mountains Mt high rate of speed. On
arrival at Bozeman the army found there
was a cave in the Bozeman tunnel The
regular passenger train due in this city
at 8 O'Clock this morning was on this
side of the break, waiting for 1t to be
repaired. but the army did not waste
any time. They went into the tunnel
and, with such tools as they had, cleared
the tracks 90 the train could get through.
They shot out OF the tunnel at the speed
of an express train, and the
last heard of them they were we'll
on their way to Miles City. United
States Marshal McDermot is in Butte
unable to go after the arwy, as he cannot
get deputies who will 60 with him. He
is endeavoring to have the government
issue orders to the commandant at Fort
Keouyh, which they will pass tonight at
midnight, to have troops stop the train
and hold the army until he can get there
to serve warrants he has for the arrest
of the leaders. The Ooxey train has no
clearance orders and all regular trains
on the road are being held up to let it
pass.
ST.. PAUL, April 24.-The latest news
---.-----rs-S. Ar -vsssss-siuvz uappvr HeaAn,s
men prepared for their tramp east, and
the train was ready to start. The ola.
cials OF the Northern Pacific in this city
have given orders for cleSr track. Gen,
eral Manager Kenrick said:
''It's all we can do, for we have too
much regard for human life to do any.
thing else."
Nothing has been heardof the serving
OF warrant on Hogan at Livingston on
a charge of larceny OF train.
ST. PAUL, April 24.-United States
Marshal Bede has received orders from
Attorney General Olney to carry out
Judge CaldwelPs instructions, and, if
necessary, to call on the president for
military assistance.
The herald., 1894-04-25
EXIT M'GARRAHAN.
The Famous Claimant Dies Unremuner-
ated by Congress.

The Famous Claimant Dies Unremuner-
ated by Congress.
WASHINGTON, April William Nc
Gsrrahan, the celebrated claimant to
the new Iberia mine, died at Providence
hospital at II AS today.
McGarrahan has been a familiar flo.
ure at the capitol for years, and was
well known to senators and members.
the majority of whom believe in the ius.
tice of his claim. A bill to permit the
trial of his case in tbs court of claims
was passed by congress and vetoed bv
President Harrison. Several other bills
have been passed for his relief, and a
score of committees reported favorably
on his claim.
McGarrahan's q health broke down com.
pletely about 10 days ago, rendering it
necessary that he should be taken to
the hospital. He visited the house for
the last time last Friday in the interest
of his bill, and when ne returned to the
hospital he was exhausted. He did not
get out again. Death was due to a com
plication of diseases which began to
show their effect about year ago.
Dropsy developed in few days, and
after that he sank rapidly until the end
came,
The herald., 1894-04-25
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Senator Mills Makes a Great Speech q
the Tariff Bill.

Senator Mills Makes a Great Speech on
the Tariff Bill.
WASHINGTON, April 24.-There was a
small number of visitors in the galleries
of the senate when the vice-president
took his seat on this the last day when
debate on the tariff bill proceeds before
it is taken up and read by paragraphs.
The morning hour having expired. the
tariff bill was laid before the senate.
Promptly at / o'clock Senator Mills
took the floor. At the outaet he declared
that legislators often had to make Belec.
tion between TWO parliamentary meas-
ures, neither of which meets their an
proval. 1t must necessarily be 90. for
no man could frame a measure to meet
the approval of every one. Every act
of q legislature must be a compromise
measure, and no act more go that one
regulating taxes.
This bill does not meet my approv-
al" said he, land I doubt il it meets
the entire approval of any gentleman on
this side of the chamber. But such as
it is it will have my hearty support"
He said he might want to offer some
amendments to the bill; whether or
not be was able to secure their adoption.
he would bow to the will of his party
and vote for the measure as they or
dained it should be.
1t was strictly party measure and
had been a party measure from the
foundation of the government and from
the formation and organization OF the
Democratic party. II he had been
chosen to construct this bill and had the
"A members of the Democratic side of
the chamber in accord with him, he
would have constructed it on far differ
snt lines. He would not have left
coffee on the free list, and would not
have put cotton. coal and iron on the
The herald., 1894-04-25
SANTA BARBARA CARNIVAL.
All Ready at the Channel City for th
Great Fioata.

All Ready at the Channel City for the
Great Eissta.
SANTA BARBARA. April 24.--The last
day before the flower festival finds
Santa Barbara ready for the celebration.
All day corps OF decorators at the pa
vilion have been busy placing flowers
and plants for the display which opens
tomorrow morning and constitutes the
first days proceedings. The city re-
ceived large number of visitors today,
but the crowd will arrive tomorrow and
the day following. Thursday, parade
of decorated floats and vehicles, battle
of flowers and an illuminated parade in
the evening, make up the days pro-
gramme, and these are really the events
of the festival. The principal business
street is gay with carnival colors,
palms, cypress, etc. The floral decora-
tions will not be put out till the morning
of the procession. The bRttIeship Mon
Ierey arrived this afternoon from San
Diego and will remain during the fes-
kiVal
The herald., 1894-04-25

flying animals and lassoed them. But
for him and his trusty rope another VIC
tim might have been added to the num-
Der OF uniortunates who have come to an
untimely end in that bleak and dreary
country during the past few days. AS
it was, Mr.. Oliver left half of his coat
and one leg OF his pautaloons hanging on
q tree through which he was rather un'
tremendously hurled, and Mr.. Dusrte's
wearing apparel is far from compl etc.
Both are suffering from bruises which,
though painful, are not serious.
The herald., 1894-04-25

THE CELEBRATION OF THE
sEVENTY.FIFTH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE ODD FELLOWS ORDER
NOW IN PROGRESS.
The herald., 1894-04-25
A RniIrnad Rnmnr

CHICAGO, April PA rumor was
afoat in railroad circles today that the
Rock Island has purchased the Atlantic
and Pacific road. r. R. Gable, president
OF Rock Island road said tonight:
There is not word of truth in the
story. We have not purchased the
Atlantic and Pacific, and have not even
thought of doing so."