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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-04
MARKETS WERE WEAK
WHEAT LOST 7-sC A BUsHEL AT
CHICAGO YESTERDAY,
And Corn and Oats Broke the Low.
Price Records-Latter Cereal Sold
mt 16 Use for December.

CHICAGO, Dec. 3.-The wheat. corn and
oats markets were all weak to-day. The
two latter made record-breaking low prices
and wheat lost &c per bu. An important
business was done in wheat for shipment,
but nothing was known Of it while the ses-
sion was progressing. After the close, how
ever, 1t was made known that $4,000 BUSH
els or NO. red winter had been sold at
May price, some No. spring at 11ac over
December and No. ! Northern and No. 2
spring in quantity sufficient to bring up the
total TO 10000 bushels. Cash wheat in To-
ledo closed sac over Chicago, for Deem
Der, and Detroit SAC over. Red winter will
soon be very fancy article. The opening
prices for May were from 617sc down to
6llsc, very little of it realizing the higher
quotation and the bulk of the first offer
ings were let go at the lower. Before the
Bradstreets statement was received the
price had declined to 6O1sc. Following its
receipt, however, 1t rallied to 6024 Q6O7sc,
but maintained that advance only a very
short time before rolling down again to
60lzc No, red winter was generally at
brought 11Ac over December The May
future, however, got down to 6ossc and
closed at 601zc.
with many slight intermediate rallies. to
2Sssc, closing at that price bid. The near
deliveries were also very weak. December
declined to 25c and January to 25%c. Clos
ing prices for those were 259sc and $40
255sc, respectively.
Oats were the best market on the floor.
After the price had fallen off from 202sc to
zoe, which is the lowest price of the pres
ent crop, and was the sellers price, the
tide turned. Shorts bid eagerly for stuff
and took all that could be obtained. Offer
ings were gradually consumed and at the
finish zoe was still bid for both large and
small lots December opened at 17Ac, sold
to 1870 and closed sc lower than yesterday,
at the low price.
Hog Products-Receipts were not as
large as expected. May pork sold at $9.121a
@9171a, May lard at 5.6212Q5.65c and May
ribs at 4.654t67lsc. There was not much
business during the last hour and but slight
change in values.
Estimated receipts for to-morrow-Wheat,
go cars: corn, 200 cars; oats, 120 cars; hogs,
1900 head.
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CABANNE'S EXPULSION.
The Crack Cycler VIII Appeal from
Gideon to the Courts.


NEW YORK. Dec. 3.-The permanent su.-
pension Of Titus, Cabanne and Murphy,
three of the leading Glass B racing men,
from all races under the auspices of the
League Of American Wheelmen. is widely
interesting wheelmen throughout the coun-
try. L. b. Cabanne gave out to-day the
facts in his possession. the evidence and
charges in the case being up to the pres
ent withheld. In the first place, Cabanne
says, he was suspended by a telegram
Sept. 2, and on Sept. 10 received the fol-
lowing charges: "It is charged that you.
F. ]. Titus and Charles Murphy agreed
between yourselves that you were to be
allowed to win the one-mile open Glass B
race at the bicycle meet held under the
OF st. Louis. at the Pastime track, in St
Louis, on Saturday, Aug. "A. 1895, without
the effort OF the other riders-Titus and
Murphy-to defeat you. 1t is further
charged that you, Titus and Murphy agreed
that Murphy was to be allowed to win the
one-mile handicap Class race of the same
meet. Ii Is further charged that you, Titus
the two-mile handicap Glass B race of the
same meet"
Cabanne's only knowledge of the evil
dence. he declares. he received through a
psis sent by Chairman Gideon, of the
racing board. Cabanne says that he has
since forwarded TO Chairman Gideon an
answer to the charges, and declares himself
let the matter rest. shall take immediate
steps TO clear my character, and am conf
dent that the law courts will afford me
complete vindication."
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TRADE IN GENERAL,
Quotations mt st. Louis, Philadelphia,
Bnltimore and Other POinfa

BALTIMORE. Dec. 3.-Flour-Receipts,
$4,000 brls. Wheat dull; spot, 65l1G65a.c
Southern wheat. by sample, 66a67c Corn
fairly active and easy; spot 33lsG33ssc
year. 1884, M3Sc; steamer mixed, 31iac bid; re-
ce.pts, 10S,319 bu; Southern white corn. 32ll
m33Lc; yellow. 3224G34c. Oats quiet and
firmer; No. white Western, 24G24lac: re-
ceipts, $3.50 bu. Rye firmer; No. Western.
47Nfsc receipts. 927 bu. Hay firmly held:
choice timothy. $3.50. Grain freights quiet
and steady; steamers dull; steam TO Liver
pool. per blu. sad asked. January; Cork. for
orders per- quarter. IS 9dQ3s. December.
Butter firm; fancy creamery. 25c. Eggs firm;
fresh. 24c; cold storage. 164l7c. Cheese
firm and unchanged.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 3.-Flour quiet and un-
changed. Wheaton a pressure 70 sell and
on weak cables the market was heavy all
day. closing weak and td1xc below yester-
day; May, 61hq6l1zc. Corn dull and feature
No. mixed. cash. 241zc: December. 24c;
January. SAC; May. 25xc. oats-Fatures
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S,5OO.W
He FavOrs Organizing a State Bank,
Issuing Notes and Testing the Law.

ATLANTA, Ca, Dec 3.-Cold as was the
weather tonight, the welcome extended to
Secretary Of the Interior Smith on his ap-
pearance before the General Assembly to
discuss the financial question was of the
warmest. Standing room only was avail
able in the hall of the House of Repre-
sentatives, where both branches of the Legis-
lature. distinguished men from various por-
tons OF the State and several hundred citi-
zens, including many ladies, were gath
cred, and loud and lengthy applause made
frequent interruptions in his remarks. The
Secretary had been invited to discuss 1.-THE
Issues of the Day." but, like ex-Speaker
Crisp. who spoke before the same body two
weeks ago. he confined himself to the
money question. taking strong grounds
against the free and unlimited coinage of
silver and defending the course Of the adj
ministration in financial matters
The most significant part of Secretary
Smiths address was his reference to State
banks. The repeal Of the 10 per cent. tax
on their circulation would, he believed, be
pleasure in telling his auditors that of a
great number OF great lawyers in the ma
tional capital with whom he was associated.
was Unconstitutional President Cleveland
and Secretary Carlisle had both recon-
mended It's repeal to the last Congress. and
newed, but il would have been useless to
appeal to the present Congress for such ac-
ton. He spoke of the provision of the en-
aiding act passed by the Georgia Legisla-
ture providing for the establishing of banks
or issue whenever Congress should repeal
the tax thereon. and declared that IL he
would work to repeal that clause and IL the
clause were repealed he would be one of a
number TO organize bank and issue notes
70 test the question of constitutionality be-
fore the Supreme Court. The applause that
greeted this declaration was loud and long
Tne Secretary closed by announcing his
assurance that the next national convention
would take advanced grounds against free
coinage, and counseiing calmness of dis
cussion and harmony within party lines. so
that after the battle was over there might
not be too many scars.
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WATER COMPANY EXPLAINS.
Claims 1t Had a Pressure of 13O
POunds-Mr. Webster's Statement.


POunds-Mr. Webster's Statement.
Secretary F. A. w. Davis. of the Water
Company, says the registers at the pump
ing stations of the company show there
was a good pressure during all the day.
Mr. Davis is inclined to believe that SEEM
ing poor streams in some instances were
due to hose being improperly laid out. He
says the gauges of the company showed a
pressure of 13O pounds during the progress
of the fire, with little variation. At no
time did this pressure fall below 100 pounds.
he claims. The company could have in
creased the pressure at risk to the ma
chinery, but in case of an accident the en-
tire business portion of the city would
have been at the mercy of the flames. Mr..
Davis believes that had the city owned Ca
no further than the Schnull building, for
the firemen would have been able to reach
the seat of the trouble and drowned 1t out.
Mr.. Davis says cold weather interferes
with the pressure to some extent, while the
wind made the pressure seem less than 1t
was.
Chief Webster is not man to talk a
great deal During the latter part of the
fire he said the result would have been
different had there been a. a water =, tower;
send men on neighboring buildings, he re-
piled that such was done until the buildings
to burn f whn and there S sai ae Ss
fire could not be reached from the Levy
building while the fire was moving south
ward and it could not be reached from
the McCune- Malott building. except after
1t had reached the Ward building.
Mr.. Webster says the pressure was not
what 1t should have been. He does not
place so much serious consequence to that
however, he does to the lack OF equip
ment in the department enabling them TO
get at the heart of a fire. Firemen could
have been sent forth on buildings adjoining
the Schnull building with lines Of hose,
but 1t would have been at a great danger.
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OUT OF WORK AND NO HOME.
Emma Patterson Attempts Suicide
with Morphine.

Emma Patterson cook who has been
employed at Burrows restaurant. on West
washington street. took morphine with
suicidal intent last night About O'Clock
the woman, accompanied by Harry Shir-
ley. called at lodging house on South
Illinois street. The man told the pro-
prietor he was the girls only friend and
she came to his boarding house and asked
him to get lodging place for the night
as she had no money. She was given a
room and started upstairs, when she COM
planned Of being sick. IN few moments
the young man came down and told the
proprietor the girl informed him she had
taken morphine. DIR. Dunning, of the City
Dispensary force, was called and resus-
citated the woman. She told Dr. Dunning
she took -the poison to end her troubles
II seems she was out of work ana had
no home. She will recover
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s2dp3.40. Westerns selling at s2.40d3.30, and
while cannon 10 prime lambs sold at S4
40, export sheep sell around top prices.
EAST BUFFALO. Dec; s.-cattle,The
Tuesday but with those that held over
there was all of 80 carloads on sale, which
included 10 or Il carloads OF heavy. export
and good shipping steers. The market was
slow and lover.
Hogs-Receipts, 10 carloads. The market
was fairly active; Workers. fair to choice,
$3.654370; stags,' common 10 choice. &.5OQ
3, pigs, common to fair, S2oQ3.65.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts 5e carloads
The market was fairly active; lambs,
wethers, S.5OqS.75; culls and common
sheep. A.5q2.
200; shipments 400. Market steady; export
steers, Si50I4.75; fair to choice shipping
steers, S3.75u4. 40; coarse heavy steers, $3.50
Q375; dressed beef grades, SQ4; bulk of
sales, So 40d3.75; steers under 1000 lbs. $3.50
as. Is; bulk of sales s.. 1903 10; cows and
heifers. $1.S0d350; bulk OF sales, s2.20q3 10;
canning cows, A.2Sa2: calves. s4q6; bulls
335; fed $.25Gs.S s.; cows, sl75Q2.65.
Hogs-Receipts. $500: shipments 1000;
m maad a r g e hisheT sssyS
market strong; natives. s2.5o@sso: lambs.
81. S5Q4; Southern sheep, SQS.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. misunderstanding.
others slow; Texas cattle, S2.5@250; Texas
steers, x2Q3.55; beef steers. s.. loQ4.65; native
cows. $l5oa3. p: stockers and feeders. so
$3.50; bulls, S15Od2. 80; representative sales
in each instance were highest prices given.
Hogs-Receipts, 1.S00; no shipments; mar
ket steady to strong; bulk of sales, $. aUg
s.45; heavies. .ss.293. 47ls;. packers, $3.50
workers., ss.s5as. 10; pigs. ss.75ass5.
Sheep-Receipts. $780, no shipments; mar
ket stronger; lambs, $q4.25; muttons, s.. 20
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-Beeves-Receipts,
1888. European cables quote American
steers at S15d101lc dressed weight; refrig-
orator beef at 7ss@Sa4c. Exports to-day l.
342 beeves, 1,5O2 sheep and 2,16O quarters
of beef.
Calves-Receipts, GA Market firm for
veals; other calves slow; veals. poor to
prime, sos o. grasser,ss ,u and Cd, b6sarnyard
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, 922: Market
steady; sheep. poor to prime. S;5qS.25
lambs, inferior to good. S.75a4.5o. No price
Hogs~Receipts, 2os3 Market steady at
s., SOQ415
EAST LIBERTY. Dec. Seattle steady
and unchanged.
common to fair Workers, s3.50Q3.70; roughs,
81. 7oM325.
Sheep firm and higher; extra, 81 soas, 20;
fair 8. S0G2. 40; common, 50c@$1.25; lambs,
s.. 35G45O; veal calves, $6.5Od7.
LOUISVILLE. Dec. 3.-Cattle-Market
slow; best butchers g. 4Od8.75; feeders, $50
$40; stockers, $1.7543.
Hogs-Market 10c higher; choice packing
$50; good to light, S.45; roughs. ssGS.i5.
Sheep and lambs unchanged
CINCINNATI, Dec. Seattle steady at
s2.25Q425. Receipts 400; shipments, 200.
Hogs active and 5@10c higher at $1,000.
Receipts, 800; shipments, $780,
Sheep steady at $1Q32. Receipts, 500;
shipments, 500. Lambs steady at S2.50Q4.
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Available Supplies of Grain.

NEW YORK, Dec. Especial cable and
telegraphic dispatches to Bradstreets. COW
ering principal points of accumulation, in
dicate the following changes in available
stocks last Saturday. as compared with the
preceding Saturday: Available supplies
Wheat: United States and Canada. east Of
the Rockies, an increase Of 1.5S9,OO bu;
afioat for and IN Europe, decrease or q
CSC, 600 bu. Corn: United States and Canada,
east of the Rockies, an increase OF 1,lSo,-
OOo bu Oats: United States and Canada,
east Of the Rockies, an increase OF 6lSOoo
bu The principal increases In available
stocks of wheat last week. not included in
the Official visible supply, are $4,000 bu at
Northwestern interior elevators, 10000 bu at
port Huron and 1900 bu at Omaha, a
striking indication of the check in receipts
of new wheat. Corresponding decreases
were $4,000 bu at Fort William. Ont, 5O,-
DO blu at various Manitoba storage points,
8.u0 blu at Cleveland, 1900 bu at Joliet,
2l'vN blu at Louisville. 10000 bu at Ogdens-
burg. 1900 bu at Winnipeg and 1900 blu at
Milwaukee private elevators. Available
wheat stocks at San Francisco, Portland.
Ore. Tacoma and Seattle aggregated 81
ZIG 600 bu Dec. /, or l,3lo,VO Du less tnan
on Nov. / this year.
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AT NEW YORK;.
Ruling Prices I'm Produce mt the Sen.
Iaoard,s Commercial METROPOLIS.

Ruling Prices In FrOuuce NJ tne Seu~
boards Commercial Metropolis.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-Flour-Receipts, 6l,-
800 brls; exports. 1890 brls market weaker
to sell, but trade waiting for more set
tied feeling in wheat before making fresh
deals. Rye flour quiet. Bucfwheat flour,
S.25@1.35 Buckwheat dull at 41aQi2c. Corn
meal dull; yellow Western, coarse, 7Q72c.
Rye and barley nominal. Barley malt
neglected.
Wheat-Receipts, 800, SEQ blu; exports. 4S5OO
bu. Spots weak No. red. 6sc; No. hard.
67l4c, delivered Options opened weak, I'M
der improved crop prospects. foreign selling
and big spring wheat receipts. ruled quiet
and heavy all day, with some liquidation.
and closed weak at lie net loss; No; red.
May, 81 5-l6q6Shc, closing at 6lSsc; Decem-
Der. 657sc, closing at Coo.
Corn-Receipts,, los, 200 bu; exports, $500
Blu. Spots weak: No. 2, 347sc. Options
opened lower. with wheat, and ruled weak
all day under local pressure, closing 1s4Ac
lower May, s5s@s5asc, closing at. $40;
oats~Recelpts. 1890 blu; exports. 800 bu
Spots dull; No. 3 22s4c. Options ruled mac
tive and weaker. with the other markets.
closing at Csc; December. 22aq227sc. closing
at 22&4c.
Hay steady: Hops quiet. Hides nominal
Beef steady. Cut meats weak; picked
bellies. 44@5c. Lard quiet and steady;
Western steam closed at 560c; December.
5. zoe, nominal. Refined steady. Pork active
and lower; short-clear, $l0.75ql2.50; family,
$l0Q10.50.
Cottonseed oil shows weakness and mac
tiyity; closed weak.
Coffee-Options opened steady at un-
changed to points advance. worked within
a narrow range, with weakness under local
and foreign pressure under decline in spot
coffee; closed steady at unchanged to
points net decline. Sales. 1880 bags in
Guiding: December, 13.65q13.70 Spot cof-
fee-Rio easier; No. z. 14i2c; mild dull; Cor
dova, 1SG1Sizc.
Sugar-Raw steady; refined steady.
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An on Day ON the Wholesale Streets
No Important Changes.

a
No Important Changes.
The big fire yesterday interfered with
business on South Meridian street a good
deal, although the grocery houses and the
drug houses, when asked to do so, filed
orders for sufferers from the fire. In prices
no change of Importance were made. Cam
phor advanced and linseed oil went off l
cent gallon. Poultry. eggs. butter and
game are firm at the revised price of yes
terday. Fruits and vegetables are selling
better. but prices do not advance mater
tally Other markets are featureless.
The local grain market was dull Wheat
and corn were weak. some grades declin-
ing &c. oats were quiet. The flour mar
ket was more active at unchanged prices:
Hay was firm at the revised prices OF
Monday. Track bids on the cereals yester-
day ruled as follows:
Wheat-No. 2 red. &c; No. red, 5913a61c;
corn--No- i white, &c: No. white. &c:
No. white. 27c; No. ? white mixed. &c:
No. white mixed. &c; No 2 yellow. 27c:
No. 3 yellow. &c. No. mixed. 26lsc; No. 3
oats-No. white. 2iisc; new No. white.
2oisc; No. mixed. lslzc; new No. mixed.
Hay-No.1 timothy. sl4ai5; No. 2. sl1al2;
No. l prairie. 1qlo
Poultry and Other Produce.
prices paid by shippers.)
Poultry-Hens, SC: springs, 5izc; cocks. Sc:
turkeys. old hens. Sc: old toms. SC: young
turkeys. SIC; ducks. &c; geese. $3.50 per
Es ss9ss e sSippsyr. i paying isc.
Honey-New, 15dl8c per pound
Beeswax-2oc for yellow; 15c for dark.
Weoi-Medium unwashsd. lac; nns msrino
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Notes of the Fire.

West Indianapolis sent over a company
which did good service
Schnull & Co. distributed hot coffee 10
the firemen and policemen. while neigh
boring firms gave overshoes and gloves
Meridian street, in front OF, the de-
stroyed buildings, would have made a good
skating pond during the afternoon had Il
not been for the hose.
Poor Sloan" said fireman. There is
only one man who could have brought
him worse luck than Pat Murphy. and
that is Tony. OHara- don't see how
Tony escaped"
Mr. Mcguire, of the Board Of Safety.
was on the scene. 1t was the first ~
portunity for him to study the needs Sf
the department and he is convinced that
more equipment is needed.
The department experienced as little diff
ficuty with bursting hose as at any big
fire in recent years. A few sections burst.
but they were old ones Chief Webster
did not trust the rubber hose 10 any great
extent
A fire engine scared a horse driven by
Daniel Donahue. an employee of the Indian
apolis Light and Power Company The
horse started TO run away. aud struck AL
fred Andrews, of 80 Wallick street. knock
ing him down, but not injuring him very
much. Andrews is old and nearly blind.
and was unable to get out of the way.
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A FIRE AT wYsONG a CO.'S.
Smoke Did 49,, 900 Damage to Candy
Stock Last Night.


While the firemen were still busy playing
streams of water on the ruins of the big
fire on South Meridian street last night
fire was smoldering in the basement OF Wy
song & Co., wholesale confectioners, across
the street from the scene of the disastrous
fire of the morning. About half past 10
o'clock patrolman Carter, who sta
toned in front Of the building. discovered
smoke pouring from the fourth-story win
dow. He sent in an alarm from Box 81,
and people thought another big fire had
broken out. BY the time the fire depart
ment arrived smoke was coming up
through the grating in the sidewalk, and
the fremen located the fire In the basement
The front doors were broken open and a
line of hose dragged to the basement when
the blaze was soon extinguished. The fire
was caused by an overhcated furnace.
The loss TO the building IL slight but the
the entire place. Smoke taints candies very
are ruined BY the smoke. which penetrated
the entire place. Smoke taints candy very
easily and renders them worthless. Mr..
Wyeong wae unable 20 state the exact loss.
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leading futures ranged as follows:

Cash quotations were as folIows: FIour
nominal; No. spring wheat, 56Q5Ic; NO:
No corn, 3ss0257sc; No. oats 1ll1c; No.
2 white, 1SQ1sAc: No. 8 white, 17Q2Oc: No.
rye, 35Ac; No. barley nominal; No. l flax
seed. 92c; prime timothey seed, $3.60@3. IS;
mess pork, per brl. $.75@7.S7ls; lard, 5-S5c;
short-rib sides Qoose), 1000. 45c; dry saited
shoulders (boxed), 41aQ4a4c; short-clear sides
(boxed), 5Q5isc; whisky, distillers' finished
goods, per gal. si.22.
on the Produce Exchange, to-day, the
butter market was firm; creameries, 100
Receipts-FIour. LOCO brls; wheat, $4,000
bu: corn. $4,000 bu; oats $4,000 bu; rye,
500 blu: barley, $1,000 bu. Shipments-Flour,
IA coo brls; wheat, $4,000 blu; corn. 10000 bu
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REAL-EsTATE TRANSFERS.
Six Transfers, with a Total Consfd
GRAFTON Of S11 900.

efattOn
instruments filed for record in the re-
orders office OF Marion county. Indiana.
for the twenty-four hours ending at D.. m.
Dec. 3. 1895. as furnished by Theo. Stein
abstractor Of titles. Hartford Block. No. sc
East Market street.
E JEANETTE Jacobs to Emily Con-
way, lots q and %, Walkers
Sunnyside addition, Irvington.... $4,000
Charles F. Doran to Kate K.
Risky, part lot 8, Hosss subdi-
vision Shortridge's subdivision
square q, Johnson's heirs ad-
addition =. ....::.................. 10000
Emily Conway to Parmenas c. ia
cobs. lots q and g. Walkers
Sunnyside addition Irvington $4,000
John A. Hos5rook to Mamie Dono-
hoe ct al. lots 30 and 81 Hos
brooks Prospect-street addition. 10000
Henry c. Brunson to Charles W.
Donson. part lot 9, Osgood's North
Park addition Observation-Disclosures. 10000
Christian w. Leukhardt to Robert
II. Gustfn and wife. lots 2, and 4,
Leukhardt & Co.'S subdivision
Fletcher's Oak Hill addition...... 10000
Transfers. s.; consideration. ...... 81. 600 90
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BUSINESS MEN TO MEET.
They VIII Look Into the Needs of Bet


One Of the first things announced by Mr..
Taggart's administration was that the fire
department was to be equipped as becomes
a city of 10000 population. No steps have
been taken in that direction. however. Each
fire calls the attention to the needs OF the
department Yesterday afternoon at a
meeting of the directors of the Commercial
Club a resolution was adopted instructing
the committee on city interests, consisting
of Mr.. George Merritt, chairman; Charles
E. Coffin. j. p. Dunn, jr.. Frank A. Maus,
A. NJ. Ogle, A. H. Snow, Thomas l.. Sulli-
van to make a searching investigation as
to the city's fire protection. The committee
was instructed particularly TO investigate
as to the need of water tower and as to
any deficiency in the present equipment, as
to the water supply, and as to all other feat
ures of the city's fire protection. A special
meeting will be held Dec. IL to receive and
consider the report of the committee.
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A Preacher,s Charges Denied.

SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. 3.-The entire
police force of this city, with the exception
OF two policemen who are on their vacation,
were summoned before Mayor Connell to-
Charles f. Robinson, In the Second Pres
byterian Church pulpit, on Thanksgiving
day had charged that Scranton policemen
led young men to houses OF ill fame. Forty
nine men were thus summoned, including
four lfeutenants and desk sergeant The
officers of the force. individually, and the
patrolmen collectively signed sworn aff-
davits denying the charge.