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IMPORTANT DECISION.
Partial Injury to Insured Goods Means
They We're Destroyed.
A Ruling by United States Judge Nor
row That VIII Set Insurance
Men to Thinking.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10.-Judge
Morrow rendered a very important de-
cision this morning. 1t will be of es-
pecial interest to importers, exporters
and insurance men alike. The suit in
volved insurance amounting to ST.
415 "a, and it made Fred A. Koons,
salmon exporter of Portland, a plaintiff
against La Fonciere Cannpagnie d. As
surance. A couple of years ago sKoons
put aboard the Belle of Oregon 500
cases of fish billed for New York. The
total valuation of the cargo was 1000.
and it was insured by the defendant for
about that amount.
The company, in so many words,
agreed to pay a total loss in case of
per cent.
The Belle of Oregon encountered a
storm off the coast of California which
made it imperative for her to put into
port here and discharge part of her
cargo, all of which was more or less
damaged. Some 300 cases of the fish
were sold at auction, bringing 81 ,415 81,
the balance being taken on to New York
and there put on the market at fancy
prices.
the goods sold in San Francisco. At
torney Page of this city presented the
case He held that since the fish did not
reach New York it was a total loss to
Koons, and on this stand was sup
ported by Morrow. AT the outset, of
course, Page contended that the cargo
had suffered a damage exceeding the
required so per cent. The insurance
company did not refute this point, but
their lawyers would not admit that the
fish sold in San Francisco was a total
loss.
If Morrow had agreed to this Koons
would have got no insurance, for the
amount realized from the sales here,
added to those in New York, would
make loss of less than 30 per cent of
the valuation of the entire consignment
But fortunately for Rooms, Judge
Morrow decides that the fish sold here
must be considered as if they had slid
off the Belle of Oregon into midocean,
but the profits accrued by, the sale of
the salmon here will be turned over to
the insurance company and the com
pany will have to add TO this amount a
sum sufficient to equal the face of the
policy, and, moreover, will have to de-
fray all legal costs.
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IN THE ROPED ARENA.
Eddie Connolly and Jimmy Dime Fight
Three Rattling Rounds.
1t Was About Even-Up Until Dime
Broke One of His Arms-Con-
molly the Winner.

CLEVELAND (O), Jan. 10.-Eddie
Connolly of New Brunswick, and Jimmy
Dime of Amsterdam, N. Y, met in the
twenty four foot arena of the Cleveland
Athletic Club tonight in the presence
of 1900 people. who paid 81 50 each to
see these clever lightweights battle
twelve rounds for purse of s., 200 and
a side stake, the amount of which will
not be stated on account of the law
against stake fights.
The betting was in favor of Dime,
and about 1000 hinged on the result
of the contest. Connolly tipped an even
133 pounds, and Dime was one pound
lighter. After two or three preliminary
scraps the stars made their appearance
and shook hands at 1906 p. M
Round 1-Connolly was the aggressor
throughout. Dime landed a light left on
the stomach. Connolly jabbed him on
the nose with his left, getting a hard
right in the wind in return. A rally
followed, with no damage done. Dime
put a terrific right on the wind again,
and took left in the face. Both missed
several bad swings, and the round
closed with the men sparring.
Round 2-Connolly led his right and
H1lSSeu- a rally came next, and DOth
men exchanged two hard rights. Dime
landed his left on the mouth. Connolly
led his left for the wind, and fell short.
Dime then put terrific right on Con-
nolly's jaw, and they clinched. Con-
molly missed left swing, and moment
later landed his right in the wind, TAX
ing a right in the face. The round
closed with a light exchange. The
fighting thus far had been very even.
Round 3-Only clever ducking saved
Dime from being knocked out in this
round. Dime landed a staggering left
on Connolly's mouth, and both ex-
changed left facers. Dime jabbed Con-
molly on the nose and knocked him to
his knees. When he arose he got a hot
one in the mouth. Connolly began to
make things interesting, and landed
several hard lefts in the wind and over
the heart, but missed two swings with
the right that would have ended the
fight. Dime landed a right on the nose
and brought blood. The round ended
with Connolly ducking a right swing
from Dime
When Dime went to his corner a. call
was made for doctor, who found his
right forearm broken, and the referee
declared the decision in favor of Con
molly.
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THE SUGAR TRUST.
Searles Declines to Answer Questions
and is Sustained.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10-The Dis
trict Attorney put Attorney Searles of
the sugar trust on the stand to-day in
asked the first question Mr. Searles
drew from his pocket written state
ment, which he proceeded to read as
follows:
Under the advice of my counsel, in
respect to my constitutional rights, and
with all respect to the court, l decline
to answer this question and all others
relating to the transactions of which I
have knowledge in the indictment in
this case, for the reason that I am my
self under indictment in this court for
an alleged misdemeanor growing out of
these very transactions. I have been
guilty of no offense against either law
or morals in my conduct preceding my
being called as witness before the
Senate committee. 1 feel 1t my duty to
stand upon my personal constitutional
protection"
The District Attorney promptly de-
manded that the witness be required
to answer his questions, which, he de-
clared, did not relate to the proceedings
of the Senate committee; but, if they
did have such bearing, Section $50 of
the Revised Statutes would protect
Judge Cole sustained the defense, and
Searles was not required to answer, on
that the ground that he was under a
similar indictment. The case was then
continued.
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BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
The New Year Begins With an I'm
certain Feeling.

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-R. G. Dun &
Co. will say tomorrow in their weekly
review of trade:
The liabilities in the failures for the
first two days of January amounted to
$91S, 1856, of which $240,247 were of
manufacturing, and $67S,3 ,3SS of trading
concerns. Failures for the week have
been 431 in the United States, against
420 last year, and 53 in Canada, against
40 last year.
The new year beings with such un-
certainty that business is somewhat re-
tarded. The proposed sale of bonds
offers ground for confidence in the
future, but no one is able to determine
what it's earliest effects may be in the
money market and for the time it is a
case of hesitation rather than hopeful
ness. Speculation in products has not
been active Cotton is unchanged, al
though the receipts for the week have
not been very large, but some slacken-
ing appears in the foreign demand.
Wheat is about enc cent higher, and
corn the same, without distinct reason
in either case. Wheat receipts at West
ern points were almost double last years
-2.040, ,702 against / 1,305, 704 last year
but Atlantic exports were a little larger
than last year, -four included, ,337 1886
bushels against 2,010,755 a year ago
Corn receipts are about quarter larger
than a year ago, while Atlantic exports
are about four times as large.
The movement of stocks has been
downward, Notwithstanding fair re-
ports of earnings, which show an in
crease of S.S per cent. over last year.
The industrial situation has not ma
terially changed. There is much hesita-
tion in the iron business, with some ad-
vance in Bessemer pig because Of the
expectation that ConnellsviIle coke and
lake ore will both be dearer, and yet
finished products of iron and steel are
on the whole quoted a little lower, and
the nail association is still in session to
determine whether it will abandon the
effort to maintain a fixed price That
branch of business is extremely slow,
nothing is doing in rails and while there
is rather better demand for sheets and
plates and several good orders are re-
ported for structural works, angels are
quoted a shade lower.
Everything turns on the contracts
for ore, which are still unsettled, but
the great excess in production OF pig
iron over the present demand is no
longer denied, and it is expected that
quite number of the furnaces will
presently discontinue production.
In boots and shoes the average of
prices is a, shade lower Leather is d
little better, but hides are, on the
whole, about 5 per cent. stronger at
Chicago. with scanty offerings. The
demand for boots and shoes falls far
behind expectations, and many OF the
shops have closed for time
Sales of wool are slarge 6,6G9. 300
pounds for the week. against {, 5,235, 10
last year. although large part of the
purchases are of a speculative char
acter. The opening of wooden goods
shows a further tendency toward lower
prices, in spite of the prevalent belief
that prices would be realized before
long If the revenue bill which passed
the House should become a law
The cotton mills are piling up goods
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ROBBERS FoIbED.
They Blew Open a Safe, But Were
Frightened or.

They Blew Open a Safe, But We're
Frightened OR.
SPRINGFIELD (Mo), Jan. 10.-The
Farmers Bank at Verona was entered
early this morning by seven unknown
men, but so far as can be learned now
they got no money.
At 1 o'clock a. M, as the night watch
man, Mr.. Cantrell, was making his
rounds, he was confronted by a man
with a drawn revolver, who command
ed him to throw up his hands. He
was struck on the head and knocked
senseless, bound hand and foot, and the
robbers proceeded with their work The
heavy doors leading to the vault were
blown open and badly damaged. The
safe was also attacked and blown open,
falling downward
It is believed the robbers were
frightened away before they succeeded
in turning it over. H. r. Grammer
heard the explosion and went out, but
was greeted with a shot and a COM
mand to get back by one of the rob-
hers, the ball barely missing Mr.. Gram
mer.
When a posse was organized the gang
was gone, having hastily left without
securing anything, according to the
bank officials.
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! BUFFALO IN. Y.), Jan. 10.-At Ran
somville this afternoon Robert Clapsad-
die, an aged farmer, was brutally mur-
| dered by his profigate son-in-law,
George H. Smith, and three hours later
a posse meted out swift justice to the
assassin, riddling his body with a score
| of bullets.
About three years ago Smiths disso-
lutte habits and brutality caused his
wife to secure a separation from him.
Smith nursed the idea that Clapsaddle
had induced his daughter to make this
move, and just after the separation pro-
ceedings was begun, he beat the old
man in an unmerciful manner.
About eighteen months ago Smiths
divorced wife married John De Clute, a
farmer living about four miles from the
Clapsaddle house. Smith swore re-
venge upon old man Clapsaddle for
alternating his wife's affections, but
about this time he was convicted of
perjury for swearing falsely against
farmer John Moore, whom he charged
with smuggling Cinnamon and was
sent to prison for a year. AS he was
taken from court he swore to kill Clap
saddle when he regained his liberty.
His term expired November 1st, and
since that time he has lived vagrant's
life.
Early this morning he went to the
house of his father-in-law, whom he
found reading a paper, and without
word of warning fired bullet into his
head, killing him instantly.
The murderer then fed across the
field, and the alarm being soon given, a
posse, headed by a Deputy Sheriff and
Constable, gathered and started in pur-
suit, being increased by additions as
the. chase proceeded, until it numbered
more than three score.
Smiths course lay in the direction of
De Clute's house, the home of his di-
vorced wife, and the posse fearing he
meditated further murder, hurried in
the same direction. They had gone
about two and a half miles when Smith
was sighted in the distance, about
quarter of mile from De Clute's house.
When the murderer saw the posse clos
ing in upon him, he changed his direc-
ton and sped toward the house of
farmer named Brown, which he reached
just as the posse came up.
Turning in the doorway of the house,
Smith fired a shot at his pursuers,
shouting: The first man who follows
me in here will be killed."
The posse surrounded the house, and
farmer Brown came out and told them
Smith was secreted in a clothes press,
which had a window looking upon the
yard. A rush was made for this win
dow, but Smith, thrusting his arm out
of the opening. fired another shot, which
broke the arm of Elmer Clapsaddle, a
relative of the murdered man, and the
crowd drew back.
Deputy Sheriff Wolf called upon the
murderer to surrender, but received no
response, and fearing that Smith was
preparing for an attack, he ordered the
posse to fire. Two score of rifles and
shotguns rang out their reports and
poured their contents into the wall Of
the house
The sound of a falling body and a
groan followed the volley, and the posse
entering the house found Smith on the
floor, bleeding from a dozen wounds
and unconscious. He was brought to
Ransomville, where he died late to-
night
Farmer Clapsaddle was one Of the
most respected men in Niagara County.
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THE sENATE CoMMITTEE
sympathx for a Yeteran

OMAHA, Jan. 10.-Much sympathy is
expressed in the army for Lieutenant
Swift, who suicided at Fort Robinson.
He served through the war in the Tele-
graph Corps, and was an expert.
When the Signal Corps was reorganized
he was transferred to the line He had
no bad habits. and struggled TO support
his family of ten and daughter and
her two children, who are also depend
ent upon him. If he took any funds it
must have been to exc out his pay as
Second Lieutenant to provide for them.
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without regard to the immediate de-
mand, which is comparatively slack,
as they apparently believe that the
short supply of cotton this year will in
sure them profits in the end, as it has
during the past half-year. Goods have
weakened in price, quite a number of
changes having been recorded during
the past week.
The volume of domestic trade, indi-
Gated by payments through the prin-
cipal clearing houses, shows the usual
large increase of 14.6 per cent over last
year, but in comparison with the same
week in 1893 shows a decrease of 13.1
per cent. Part of this difference must
be attributed to the shrinkage in prices,
but there is also without doubt a con-
siderable decrease in the distribution
of goods of final consumers.
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Land Grant Approved.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-The Sec
retary Of the Interior to-day approved
the following grants of lands to rail-
roads:
To the Northern Pacific, IS, 3,55S acres
in the Vancouver and Spokane Falls
District. Washington; 214.21S acres in
the Lewiston (Mont) District; %, ,3S3
acres in the Vancouver CWashington)
District; 1862 acres in Washington;
1861 acres in the Spokane Falls Dis
trict
To the Oregon and California Rail-
road, 1.S13 acres in the Roseburg
(Or) District.
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THE NEW BONDS
Figures Which the Government EX-
meets TO Get for Them.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-The Treas
ury Department to-day, for the guild
ance of intending bidders to the new
$780, 100000 loan, made public the
prices on February /, 1896, OF Unlteo
States 4 per cent. bonds, maturing rep
ruary, 1925, corresponding to certain
realized rates of interest to the m
vestor:
Two and half per cent, 130-S749;
24 per cent. 124 1924; 3 per cent Mt
119.3229; 3 lie per cent, 177.949; 31s
per cent, 11G6471; ZIG per cent,
115.3391; 81 per cent. 114-05O6; 9-lo
per cent, 1127184; 32s per cent.
111.5310; 3 TIC per cent, 40. 2992; 80
per cent, 109.0S56; 8 9-lo per cent.
107 5000; 35s per cent, 106.7l2l; ll-l0
per cent. 1o5.5516; 394 per r., cent, IT.
104 4os2; 5 1916 per cent, 103.2Sl6' 31s
per cent. 1O21716; 3 15-l6 per eens.'
101077S; 4 per cent, 100OOOo.
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THEY WANT HALF.
Brothers Sue Millionaire Uncle for a
Division of His Wealth.


KANSAS CITY, Jan. 1O.-Ferdfnand
A. Helm and George NJ Helm of Los
Angeles. Cal, brought suit in the Pro
bate Court to-day against the estate of
the late Ferdinand Helm, the million
aire brewer, who was the head Of the
Helm Brewing Company.
The plaintiffs are the sons of Michael
Helm, the brother of the late Ferdinand
Helm. They assert that their father
and Ferdinand Helm were equal part
ners in a business which resulted in the
large estate which Ferdinand Helm left
at his death. They say that Ferdinand
Helm continued to conduct the business
without a division of interest after
their fathers death, and they ask for
half-interest in all Ferdinand Helm
estate.
The estate includes property in ST.
Louis and East St. Louis, the large
brewery in the east bottoms ana
ranches and other property in Call1or-
MIA
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A MOST SHOCKING TRAGEDY.
Murder and RetFibutiOl at RamSOIYill0,
New York.
George H. Smith, a Worthless Fellow,
Murders His Father.in. Law.

Pursued by Nearly Hundred of the
Neighbors, He Took Refuge In a
Farmers House and Defed His
Pursuers-one &C ghe Latter was
Wounded by Is and Then the
Room Where He Was Hiding Was
RiddIed by Wolfe :, and the MUIR
derer Killed.
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Atlantic and Pacific receiver.

ALBUQUERQUE IN. M, Jan. To-
Judge Collins this morning appointed
Charles W. Smith receiver of the Allan
tic and Pacific Railroad, the appoint
ment to take effect February 1st.
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1rn1nal,la staIlIon Dead.

BATTLE CREEK Gdich), Jan. 10
The celebrated stallion Pilot Meoluiil,
for which the owner, Walter Clark' hau
refused $4,000, died here at noon SUD
denly.
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Africa, as they are not far from the
western entrance of the Suez Canal
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain
started to-day from London for the
Isle of Wight, where he will visit the
Queen and lay before her majesty the
full details of the situation, and ex-
plain to her the naval and military
preparations that are under way.
Much interest is felt in the Cabinet
Council, which it is said has been sum-
moned to meet tomorrow. 1t is be-
lieyed Lord Salisbury will then lay be-
fore his colleagues full exposition of
recent events, and secure approval of
the Governments policy.
Though on the surface the situation
appears to be threatening, those best
qualified to judge still view matters
optimistically and declare the clouds
will soon blow over. This view is borne
out to a great extent by the course of
events in the Stock Exchange, where,
despite the alarm and rumors of war,
the markets were quiet and steady
Even in Kar mining shares, which
would be disastrously affected by war,
or at least by hostilities in the Trans
vaal, there were fractional advances,
of trouble.
EMPEROR TO QUEEN.
LONDON, JAN 10.-The Telegraph"
will tomorrow publish a dispatch from
Berlin stating that Emperor William
received by special messenger on jan
uary 8th an autograph letter from
Queen Victoria. The Emperor's auto
graph reply is now in the Queens
hands. 1t is understood that the En-
peror remarked to his encourage that
he believed that the terms of his reply
would be acceptable.
The writer of the dispatch affirms
that the letters referred to the political
situation, and that his majesty, in
reply, in brief, general terms proffered
his hand to the English people. The
letter, it is said, also confirms the as
surances given by the German Min
listers that the Emperor had no in
tention of casting slur on the dignity
of England.
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bill in a great measure. He would be
glad to have the bill pressed as rapidly
as possible, and to have it passed at
the earliest possible day. But he had
no desire to cut off any Senator on
either side who wished to discuss it.
And, in view of the fact that he had
been assured by a number of Senators
that they wanted to speak on the bill,
he might say that he would not ask for
a vote for at least several days.
The Senate then, at $50 o'clock, ad
iol1rned until Monday naxt
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TARIFF MATTERS.
Discussed Before the Ways and Means
Committee.


Committee.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-Mr Sum
merville, a member of the Board Of
General Appraisers, addressing the
House Ways and Means Committee on
the administrative features of the tariff
law this morning, favored amending
the law regarding the assessment of ad-
ditional duties so as to take from the
Secretary of the Treasury the power to
remit penalties assessed for underval-
uation. He would limit the additional
assessment to 100 per cent of the ap-
praised value of the merchandise.
T. S. Sharrets, also a member of the
Board of General Appraisers. sug-
gested that the law be amended so as
TO allow the board to determine the
value of such goods by the price at
which they were freely offered for sale
in the United States. The committee
then adjourned.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-There will
be no meeting of the Senate Finance
Committee until next Tuesday. the reg
ular meeting day. Republican mem
bers say that at that time they expect
to report the tariff bin just as it came
from the House. They understand that
Jones of Nevada will no longer insist
upon the imposition of the additional
IL per cent. on raw sugar. Allison and
Aldrich of the committee are both out
of the city for few days.
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1t Is Believed That England Cannot
Afford to Grant These Conditions,
And That She VIII Have to Stand
by Her Colors, Even to the Ex-
tremity of a Clash of Arms With
the Germans-she is Making Every
Possible Preparation for Hostilities.
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THE PERILS or MARINERS.
SuferingS Of a ShipWreCked Crew on the
Nova Scotia Coast.
The Steamer Ealin Wrecked During a
Terrific Snowstorm.

Two Boat1oads of the Crew Cut Loose
From the Vesse1-One Has Not Been
Heard From-Out of Nineteen in the
Other Boat, Nine Perished Before
Land Was Reached, and Several of
the Others VIII Die From the
Effects of Their Exposure.
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ON CHANGE
Business Transacted and Prices Paid at
Home and Abroad

NEW YORK. Dec. 10.-Until the Cuban
resolution agitation at Washington is over
prominent security holding interests de.
clare they will not commit themselves to
the market, and for this reason spells of
intense dullness are noted. A contributory
influence Is the indispositon on the part
Of the bear leaders to extend their obli-
gatons while it IL so difficult to shake out
long stocks. The last mentioned faction
continues to work against the high priced
specialties for effect upon the general
list. but Is careful to lose as few stocks
as possible in its operations. Regardless
of other considerations. the advocates OF
higher prices for securities are chilled by
the continued unfavorabe character of
the exhibits of earnings made by number
of the leading lines and by the material
contraction in general trade as partly in
dlcated by the abnormal ease in money
and scarcity of mercantile paper. London
also falls to figure any noteworthy extent
as a buyer of our securities, and in fact
usual the specialties were affected today
by peculiar conditions, including liquida
ton. The market opened at general M
provements. At times 1t bordered on vir-
tual stagnation and the fiuctnuations as
a rule lacked Importance. until the receipt
couraged bear drive, under which many
leading shares yielded point or there
abouts. The closing was weak with prices
at about the lowest. The railway bond
market was fairly active and with the
exception of heaviness of some of the
was upward. The net gains in the general
list ranged from to per cent. The sales
were 81, ,652, 900. Government bonds were
a shade higher on transactions of $S6, 0Oo