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reports, and no such train as you de-
scribe has been seen at any station
Beside, | know where every Pullman
car in the eompany's service is just at
this identical time and it's impossible
that Pullman should have been on
the Alanlius brancb last night. No train
OF any kind went over that branch
between s o'clock last night and
O'Clock this morning
Then / wish you'd explain how I
travelled from Manlius station to East
Fabusville last night between 9 and
-. l can prove by the conductor Of
the train that he let me off ct Man
lius after o'clock last night, and | can
prove by the landlord of the Fabius-
Vile Tavern that | put up at his house
Just before IL o'clock A man, whether
err he is drunk or sober, can't travel
20 miles in three hours, unless he does
it ON railroad train
The Superintendent was a mighty
smart man, but this conundrum of
mine was more than he could answer.
SO he only smiled, in an aggravating
sort of way, and said You'd better
take my advice and keep quiet. You
know how down the directors are on
amy man that drinks too much whis-
key. II YOU go about talking of this
adventure of yours, the chances are
you'll lose your place
Just then ! happened TO think Of
The piece Of bell-cord that | had taken
from the car. / put my hand in my
pocket, and there it was, sure enough.
| held it UP. and said to the Superip-
tendent: There's piece Of the rotten
bell-cord that [ told you about Per
haps you'u say I dreamed six feet of
cord into my pocket
THE Superintendent took it, and /
could see that he was considerable
staggered. You say you got this out
Of the Pullman sleeper that you dream
ed about?" he asked.
THAT'S Just exactly and precisely
the identical place where ] got that
cord aforesaid says | as solemn as
if | was on oath.
"Well!' says he I take back what
/ said about your having been drunk,
That there cord hasn't been in use in
any car on this road for more than a
year The last car that had a cord like
that was the one that went into the
Muskahoot river. That's a cotton
cord, and we don't use anything but
hemp nowadays.
""rhen you think ! was on a ghost
train after all, says I.
8 i think, says he, that the less you
say about it the better-that is, il you
care to follow my advice If you keep
on talking about it you'll have half
the trainmen on the division watch
ing for ghosts and neglecting their
regular duties
'sOf course, ] promised to do as the
Superintendent had said, and / never
mentioned the ghost train until this
particular superintendent had sllipp-
cd to Canada with over 100000 lie
was a most amazing smart man, and
If | had gone against his wishes
wouldn't have staid in the company's
service very long. However, when I
did begin to tell the story, nobody be
lieved me, except now and then an old
train hand who had seen ghost trains
himself, and knew all about 'em. I've
told you the story as straight as die,
and YOU can take it or leave it just as
you choose. As Horace says, There's
more things in heaven and the other
place than any philosopher ever dared
to dream about.
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basin, which was the only dry seat il
the car, and leaning up against the cor
ner, tried to get nap.
by this time the train had left the
station several miles behind, and was
running at a rate that knew would
have been risky on any road, let alone
as rough road as the one we were on,
At first | didn't mind this, he rum
ming of the train not being ny bust
ness. but pretty soon | found that /
could not keep in nay seat without
holding on with both hands. I've been
in cars that have done some pretty tall
running, and over some mighty rough
roads, but / never before or since knew
"a ear to jump, and roll, and shake her.
self generally as that car did. / be-
gan to think that the engineer was
either drunk or crazy, and that the
passengers had got so scared that they
had all left the train. To tell the truth,
| would have been glad to have left the
train myself, but I never was fond of
jumping. and if there is any man who
says that he likes to jump from a train
that is going 40 or so miles an hour,
why just don't believe him.
K
All of sudden 7 thought of the
bell cord, and | decided that / would
pull it and stop the train, Then i. any
conductor appeared | would tell him
who [ was, and inform him that If he
didn't make his engineer run the train
in a decent way, would take good care
that the Division Superintendent
should know all about the thing. So |
got hold of the bell cord and gave it a
faifish sort of pull-not the very hard
est sort of pull, you understand, but
just a moderate pull. The cord broke
in my hand as easy as if it had been a
piece of thread, and all chance of stop
ping the train that way disappeared. /
looked at the bell cord and saw that
il was as rotten as politicians con
science, 50 ] just broke off a piece of
it, about two or three yards long, and
put il in my pocket, intending to show
it TO the Division Superintendent as a
specimen of the way in which Pull
man car conductors attended to their
business.
All the time the train was rushing,
ahead at a speed that would have been
counted worth noticing even on the
New York Central. When she struck
a curvc-and there were lots of them -
she Just left the track entirely. and
swung round that curve with her
wheels in the air. And when she did
strike the track again you can bet that
things shook. OF course, don't mean
that the train actually did leave the
track, but that was the way it would
have seemed TO YOU if YOU had been
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pass the night in the wood-shed, and
take the train back to Jericho the
next day 1t had been showing hard,
ard there was near foot of snow on
u level, let alone the big drifts that
were here and there. ! was pretty well
tagged out when ] got to the station,
which. Of course, was shut up for
night. and if ii hadn't been that had
= cart flask of whisky in my pools
1T should have come near freezing To
death.
II went to the wood-shed. and got
ro,nd behind the wood, where the wind
couldn't reach me, and after cussin' my
brother for a spell. on account Of his
haxing gone off and shut up the house,
/ made my preparations for taking a
nan. just then ! heard the rumble OF
!, t.aia This naturally astonished me,
knowing as / did exactly what trains
,s.a,.e running on the road, and that
t1ere wasn't any sort Of train due at
tba4 station for the next fifteen hours.
,Fayseyt.r. tfle Ifais @ou nr ' arer
ana ne rar. and pretty soon ] he@1 tie
er,;,,elir5e Of the brakes, and under
stas9 46at fhe train was coming TO a
stoo i didn't lose any time in getting
a,.9 ~ Stat wood-shed, and going for
sf.s, t.a;n. I could see 1t standing
CLOSE ~ tie sater-butt, about % YARDS
down flle road, and knew, q course
that the engineer Yas taxing y water
When i reached bier ! saw that the
4rain consisted only of a baggage car
an5 ! pullman sleeper. | swung my
self IN Oh the FEAR platform OF the
slaa,,ef and pushed the door open
Viii 4 good deal Of trouble, for tht
sraod work seemed TO have swelied
and there wasn't anybody to help me
from the inside of the car
"When / got inside ! loSed around
for the passengers. but there wasn't
,.;ro1e one Neither was there any sigI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-04
THE STOCK MARKET.

There were few members Of the Stock Ex-
change who came into the Street to-day. They
preferred, no doubt, to make q three-day holi-
day. and were willing to leave the security mar
ket In charge OF few board-rcom traders. who
did little beyond settling up their contracts
over the holiday. and realizing O few small
profits. Opening prices were weak and irregu-
lar. but subsequently general rally on cover
Ing OF shorts carried prices from v to q per
cent above last nights closing but final prices
showed irregular changes. with numerous
small losses. due to proht-taking sales just
before the close. The absence Of gold with
drawals FOR export Tomorrow had favorable
effect upon sentiment. and this. with the for
eign interest In the market. which promises to
continue, induced shorts to cover In the early
trading, while the opinion again prevailed that
the market reached its lowest point in the free
silver slump on Wednesday. The probable &C
ton OF Mr.. Altgeld and his admirers in the
Chicago Convention has been discounted. The
decline has been very much overdone. and 1t is
not likely that the adoption Of a freesilver plat
form and the nomination Of free-silver candi-
date ut Chicago will cause any material break
In prices The stock market almost always an
ticipates bad good news, except when bomb
of some kind Is suddenly thrown into 1t without
any warning. In the case Of President Ceve-
lands Venezuelan message. There were no
noteworthy transactions In the days market. the
heaviest dealings being In Sugar Refining. Bur,
lington, Chicago Gas, Rock Island st. Paul and
Louisville and Nashville Total sales In all
stocks amounted to 12S6S2 shares. OF which
1850 shares were furnished by the stocks just
mentioned. Upward Of 10000 shares were taken
for the foreign account.
A number Of encouraging railway returns for
the fourth week in June were received to-day.
and of ten companies reporting, only one showed
a loss. and that was an insignificant one. ST
Paul, for the fourth week. increased In gross
earnings Sal. 800. making an increase for the
month OF S349O74 and for the fiscal year an
increase Of S5553 495 The Wabash COMPANY
increased $19.5G1 for the week. and $S426
for the year. Rock Island for the month or
June Increased $S7,OS1. Denver and Rio Grande
for the fourth week increased $31,SO. and for
the fiscal year S621 .4S3. Other good showings
were made by Chicago and Eastern Illinois,
Iowa Central Kansas City. Pittsburg and CUR.
Mobile and Ohio and Kansas City Suburban
Belt. The Northern Pacific May statene rem
showed a decrease in net earnings or Sloo,o3I,
md for the eleven months to May 81 an IN
crease In net earnings OF $1,1O4.4sl.
Closing prices to-day Of n number OF ac''e
stocks compare with yesterdays as follows:
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financial.
OREGON IMPROVEMENT
REORGANIZATION.

HEW1YoRK' June 27th. 1900.
To holders Of Certificates OF Deposit rep
rcseuting bonds stock of the Oregon Inn
prOvement Company deposited with the
MANHATTAN TRUST COMPANY. New-YOrk
or the OLD COLONY TRUST COMPANY. BOs-
ton. under preliminary agreement dated
October y. 1895, and
To holders of bonds and stock of said Ore
gOn Improvement Company
Holders of said bonds and stock may de-
pOsit the same with either of the Trust Conn
panies aforesaid under the Plan and Agree
ment of Reorganization referred to in this
Committees notice dated May 20 1896 copies
Of<WhIch are lodged with said Trust Com
panies, on OR BEFORE AUGUST I. 1906
Holders OF certificates Of dcpo1it issued
under said preliminary agreement may
change such certificates for reorganization
certificates, or may withdraw the securities
rcpresentcd thereby. on OR BEFORE THE
SAME DATE. AUGUST I. 1890.
JOHN l. WATERBURY,. n. T..
r. JEFFERSON COOLIDGE Jr..
II. ROLLINS MORSE. Boston. COMMITTEE
EDWIN s. HOOLEY. New York.
JULES 8. BACHE. New-York
SIMPSON. TEACHER BARNCM. Counsel.
10 Wall St.
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AMI June "a 1896
THE DIRECTORS have this day declared
L ,.mi-snnuai Dividend Of Five per cent. payable.
free NJ TAR on and after July LIST
The a. transfer books will he closed until that date
'"' ' GEORGE e. HICKOK, Cashier.
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STATEMENT OF THE ASSOCIATED BANKS
IN DETAIL.
The following table shows the bank holdings.
together with the percentage Of reserve held by
each bank. National banks are required TO keep
a reserve Of % per cent. and State banks one OF
u per cent:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-04

BONDS-THE MONEY MARKET
Sales of Government bonds were confined 10
So 600 coupon As Of 1925 at 116is and 81 600 cou-
pom As of 1907 at 1885. Final quotations follow:
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CLOSING PRICES OF BOSTON STOCKS.
THE BANK STATEMENT.

FRIDAY, July o-p. m
The weekly statement Of the associated banks
published to-day. showed falling off In the
movement of currency to this centre. as expect
ed, the interior exchanges in the last few days
showing an easier tone and indicating smaller
currency receipts. The movement Of currency
gave this city slight GAIN but gold Withdrawals
for Germany and Canada offset the gain. the
loss in cash holdings being S1.071O0O and in sur
plus reserve ST. 5S{05O. Loans again showed an
expansion, the increase being S1.200,0OO. against
$2l5 700 last week. and deposits increased $2.O72.
200. against an increase last week of s1.64l.0OO.
The surplus reserve now stands at $2O.32S.2Io.
against sol OF 1925 last week $32 ,173, 100 this
week a year ago. and $72. 1874. 725 in the same
week in 1894. The operations Of the subTreas
ury with the banks caused gain to the banks OF
So, 100 725
The following are the comparative statements
Loan. !s2s 100 5lS Inc si?sSs
Sssss +; 5s $. sS S$ .$;s g
c cspSis 'ls Ss i45Ssco Dec Dec $500
The following shows the relation between the
total reserve and the total deposits Of the re-
srective dates:
sesst 50 sS Dee Dee 'ssS
Total reserve SAC lO 900 l45cOooO Dec slo7l.ooo
asain., deposits l24 24se75 1914 7ei72o $1,000
Surplus .. s2i9i7 s25 s2os2s275 Dec. si.5so,c5o
The Clearing House statement IOE tO-ud! Was
as follows: Exchanges, 1888 S74529; balances,
$10.65l .492. For the week: Exchanges. $J99,-
53G. 296 balances. Sal 0S2 4G3
The following are the changes for the corre-
spending week of the three preceding years:
1S95-Loans Increased S1S2. 400, cash decreased
80 1913 000 deposits decreased S363,1OO, and sur
Increased $13 709, 400 cash increased $1,146.JOO.
deposits increased S152GO,5 800. and surplus re-
serve decreased $2.GGS.625; 1S93-Loans in
creased So 035. 800, cash decreased CLOS. ioo.
deposits increased 100000 and surplus reserve
decreased Sc 1893 100
The following table shows the bank holdings
on the respective dates
Loans .s4sS 1900 1913 coz 100 SAG lsS go
specie ............. 1900 8i491GO VI SO 80
H. H. 400 ss goo .5sso
Circulation ........ 1884. 100 13134.Co l4.5o0vU
The following shows the relation between the
total reserve and the total deposits Of the re-
spective dates: ~ -,
Legal tenders i2s.oal.3O 11o.i45.5W S223'"
TOTAL r.servs .s2i9 2s4 900 sI74e42.ooo sl,50oooo
against deposits . I47I4oS75 l42 4Csaoo l2i 72'
psrcentaos ....... 373 806 go
OF THE ASSOCIATED BANKS
IN DETAIL
The following table shows the bank holdings
together with the percentage OF reserve held by
each bank National banks are required to keep
a reserve Of % per cent and state banks one OF
IL per cent:
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THE GENERAL LIST.
RAILROAD STOCKS.

Actual sales Closing Shares
Open High Low. Fin. BID. Ask. sold.
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METROPOLITAN SAVINGS BANK,

NE nut UT NV VHvHVVV UTSSW
cu.nTrGHEn TIE is5S nv WY SSTH DIVIDEND.
NETWORK. June o. 1898.
rNrERr1sT FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDING JUNE
go 1896 at the rate OF FOUR PER cant. PER
under the bylaw. OF the bank on sums from S5 to
$4,000. INTEREST PAYABLE JULY l5 1896. 49,
MONEY DEPOSITED before July ~ VIII Draw
"'e'''' '''"' 'N' VIM BURRELL. Prest
JONATHAN b. CtRREY. Sec'y
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MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS.

Adams Express.
American Coal.
Am Cot OIL Co.
do pref o 2 c.
Amer Dist Tel
Amer Express. !
Amer T & { Co /
Amer Tob Co. e.
do pref. 49,.
Bkln Tn Gas Co
Brunswick Co. e..
Chic Gas CO..
Com Cable Co.
Col c e. ] ID Col
Cl Fuel & I Co.
DO pref. ......l
CO, a II G 4 j
Cons,l Gas O::l
Con Coal OF Nd
DIS; & c F....l
General Elec co
Home Ming Co. i
Illinois Steel 90.
lac g l. OF 81 J.
90 pref. ......l
Man Beach Co.
sic Coal 20 pr.
MINI Iroa CO..
Nat LIN OF Co.
Nat Starch Mfg
do Is, pref. ...i
DO I'd, pref. 81
y Cen Coal Co.
North Amer Co.
On; Sill Min Co
Oregon Imp.
Pac Mail IS Col
Penn Coal. .....l
Pull Pal Car Co
Quicksil Min Co
90 pref.
7 = / a. Il Co.
Z 3 Cord Co. 81
d. gtd o p c.
d pref. ......
Y 5 Express. -.
L + Rubber Co
DO pref.
Wslls-Fargo Ex.
West Union Tei.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-04
pubIir Notices.
SUPREME COURT-SECOND JUDICIAL

SUPREME COURT-SECOND JUDICIAL
- NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. COvNTY.-In the
Matter OF the Application OF Thomas =. Ghroy az g M
missioner OF Public Works Of the city OF New Yo h
under and In pursuance o, Chapter $50 OF the Laws 4
1883 and Chapter 1876 ~ the Laws OF 1881 Tor the
pontment Of Comm ssioners Appraisal Of lands y
North Salem. Westcheser County RESERVOIR NJ. Parcels
I7-3S.
Public notice IL hereby given that the secnd separate
report % John Berry and George cauield. who
appointed Commissioners Of Appraisal the above ~
titled matter by order II IN. supreme Court bearing
date July 80 1892 and David Thompson ~ho was ap-
pointed COMMISSIONS OF Appraisal in the above entitled
Oct ~ 1893. which said report date June O. tss9
June IL. 1896
Notice is inthe. sven tina, an application will be made
10 confirm the said at special Term Of the su
preme Court % be held nj the Court House IN the Guy
q Brooklyn. Kings County the 27,h day Of Jolly.
1894 at the opening OF the Court that day 80
thereafter az counsel can be heard.
Dated June IS. 1925 FRANCIS ~ SCOTT.
Counsel 90 the Corrcraiioa.
80. Tryon Row. New York Cos
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-04
EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MARKETS.

EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MAKKETS
london July g. 4 D. m-consols. 1l3 o-lG for money.
and i3ss for the account: Canadian Pacific. G2s: Erie
III. Erie first preferred 34a Illinois Central 95is
Mexican ordinary, 1871; St Paul common III: New
York Central 80; Pennsylvania 81: Reading ~; Mex
can Central per bonds G9s; Louisville and Nash
VILE 5olA; Atchison cornmcn IA.
40 o. n-Thc amount Of bullion gone into the Bank
OF England on to-day il f2sOOO Paris advces
quote exchange don at % francs 1914 confines for
checks. 40. ,,, n. =.
I,erlIn July 8Tho statement OF the Imperial Bank OF
Germany shows decrease in specie Of GS $1,000 marks
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SMALL STOCK DEALINGS.
1RREGULARPRICE MOVEMENT
THE WEEKLY BANK OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
AND MONEY.

..Al.Es AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE JULY ..
DEALINGS IN BONDS AND BANK STOCKS.
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penditures So 1872 725 There were S579,598 Ma
tional bank notes received for redemption.
The Sub-Treasury was debtor ut the Clearing
House 81. S48371. It's net loss on balance was
S2047 853 made up by loss in currency Of ST.
S73,934 and loss in coin OF $173,410. To-day's
operations included: Receipts. S9.791.41 pay
ments S11 838.770, resulting In q general balance
Of S195 44S, 1888, consisting Of Sill $685. 36 coin
and $S4, O64 652 currency The business for the
week ended tonight includes receipts Of $24,-
200, O7O and payments Of s27. 1854. 1876. Deducting
from the receipts $4,0o3.000 and from the pay
ments SO, 70S 600 for items which affect only its
account with the general Treasury. IT'S loss, as
affecting the banks was So. 700. I20.
THE Bond Record" for July contains num-
Der OF important statements concerning num-
Der OF important railroads and industrial coinpa-
MES among them being the Rock Island, Norfolk
and Western. General Electric and American To-
bacco Company. The Record" also contains It's
w .nl interesting resume Of the financial situa-
t.un. including a spirited argument In behalf OF
sound money.
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financial meetlngs.

wv
THE MERCANTILE NATIONAL BANK
Nev-York. July 3rd, 1895.
At A MEETING Of the Board Of Directors or
n this Bank held this day, Mr. William p. ST. John
effect upon the election Of his successor The resignation
was accepted with great reluctance and with unanimous
exIr ,sson of sincere regret +. ID. SCHENCk. cashier
~ Office Is HEREBY GIVEN, that special
~ meeting OF the Stockholders o. the NEW YORK AND
HARLEM RAILROAD CoMPAAY VIII be he'd at c me
Of New-York on the FIFTEENTH DAY OF JULY
eighteen hundred ninety six. at II o'clock noon to
the OF approving and authorizing lease OF me
seet surface Railroad Of the New York and Harlem Ha
,oad Company the connected there
With 70 the Metropolitan Street Railway Company. -
The stock transfer Will be closed at O'Clock r ~
on Monday June 18th. and reopened at 10 O'Clock A. NJ
July 18TH next $500 .u,
dated New York. June 18th. 1885,
BY order Of tho Board Of Directors
E. v. ". ROSS1TER. Secretary
METROPOLITAN STREET RAILWAY COMPANY
NOTICE is hereby given that special meet
~ Ing o, Stockholders OF the Metropolitan Street
Railway Company VIII be held a the ohc- OF the COM
nsnv IN the Gable Building number G2i Bradway New
afternoon FOR the purpose approving and AUTHORIZING
Lease OF the railroad OK the New YORK
and Harlem Railroad Company. and the appurtenances
connertsd theewIth IN tho Metropolitan Street Railway
Dated New York. June 1ith 1890
' nv ordcr ~ tho BOARD Of Directors.
" CHARLES r. WARREN. Secretary:
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-03-09

their usual shortness, for ere the joyous
party were aware of it, the midnight
hour was warning them that it was time
all honest folks were in bed. Several
new games were introduced and success
fully carried out, as well as number of
old ones. in ecstacies of great mirth and
enthusiasm. A well-prepared and
bountiful repast was also partaken of,
and shortly after II the guests reluct-
antly departed, with many expressions
of well wishes that their teacher might
live to enjoy a few hundred more equally
pleasant and delightful birthdays. On
behalf of the class, one of the young
ladies presented Mr.. Stewart with an
elegant gold fountain pen as birthday
gift. Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
E. B. Dufur, Mr.. Stewart, Misses Lizzie
Schooling, Martha Schooling, Grace
Scott, Mollie Norman, May Miller,
Nettie Davis. Bette Davis, Emma
Ullrich, Gertle Kinney, Cora Hendrick-
son, Edna Barnett; Messrs. A. 6. Hoer-
ing, o. McNeill, Archie Barnett, Elmer
Ward, and Master Bernie Dufur.