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New-York tribune., 1896-09-30
crOCKS MOVE HIGHER.
GOOD OUTSIDE BUYING.
INC EXCHANGE FIRM-BoNDs AND
MONEY.

- THE STOCK EXCHANGE SEPTEMBER 20
SALES s,,xr a, ~ noNps AND BANK STOCKS.
New-York tribune., 1896-09-30

Domestic exchange was as follows at the
places named: New-Orleans. commercial. 81 q,
discount; bank par San Francisco. sight. >:
telegraph 10c. Charleston. buying. is discount;
selling, par. Savannah, buying. 1-l6 per cent
OF; selling. par Boston, DC. to 519c discount.
Chicago, I5c discount. Boston. 1Oc. discount.
Bark clearngs in this city were: Exchanges.
S99.31S140; balances S3,3O0241. Philadelphia
Exchanges. S2274,631: balances.
S4Cl 500 Boston--Exchangcs. s15.57961s; bal
ances, 81 621. 40.
The price of commercial bar silver in this mar
ket was 6Jts Mexican dollars were quoted at
5OlsG!2h; In London bar silver was rnchanged a geo
at 80 5-16. Silver to the amount of 426Ooo
ounces will be exported tomorrow. Silver
bullion certificates representing 1lhD ounces
were sold or the Stock Exchange at 66A
Money on call in London was 1iaq1a per cent,
and the rate OF discount in the open market was
2s per cent for short and long bills British con-
soils clos at 1O9i4 for money and 1O9ia for the
account Amount of bullion Withdrawn from
Bank of England on balance TO-DAY, fS.OO
French r, tes closed at 101 francs 10 centmes
Paris exc lnge or London. - francs l0@11
centimes. Discount rate in Berlin was 31s per
cent Discount rate in Paris was per cent
Further details of the foreign rrer cts are
given in te usual cable reports pr else
where.
TIL FEDERAL TREASURY.
To-day's Washington Treasury statement
covering actual results for two days ago, com
pared with the last preceding statement. gives
the following balances:
Ne. god on .:2 :sR Inc IsSSss
n: .s:4 ssss ssiSsS sS s R nc; ss
Actual cash IN the
Treasury vaults
over outstanding .o. u. moo -, s,,oc.o
,,Irrs,s in bank ic ,0 ~ Ic33i47 Dec. 7ess
.vaua,. cash 7o4 2l5 ss55477427 Dec. s22e 7ss
DfiuI hi,ies '''''' Num- 1as5s.GG7 1aofo.2ii Inc sdSh
o.,, he, se,i. .s5o54s 24I531 2i6 Dec. s313332
Customc receipts reported to-day from wash
;ngton were S39J JOS internal revenue receipts
s311 4O,. and the miscellaneous receipts SO,S'o
fatal Government receipts for the day, S'l3'-
3sG. expenditures 81. l.123.O00; excess OF expendi-
tures SiO9Gi3; receipts for the month TO date.
SOB G96 947: expenditures. S2oilSOOo; excess of
expenditures. S1121.Oj2 Receipts for the fiscal
wear TO date $7S 2Ss. Dob expenditures. Slo32Oe,-
IA; excess OF expenditures S241l9S9l: receipts
OF National bank notes for redemption to-day,
S200GM
Sub-Treasury receipts for the day were Sab
100 and payments s.. .O14, $40 resulting In gen
eral balance Of S1SD9130S1. consisting of Sl'o,-
l3g, 99J coin and S59 1I3 OSG currency. The Sub
Treasury has O deb. balance at the Clearing
House OF Sl35.OliS, and Its net gain on balance
was S.,3S 80, made up by loss in coin or w.
13g and a gain in currency OF S46l OLA.
The Knickerbocker Trust Company Will pay
coupons on a number Of securities. lists or which
will be found in another column
EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE FROM NEw-YoRK.
Week ending Sept. 90. s6so6s56 s5s12921 ss5o8.1l
From January l... 274Gs2oe4 2'S'a595i2 2s44s@7'2
New-York tribune., 1896-09-30
NOTICE TO BONDHOLDERs.
BcllcyiIIe and Southern Illinois K. K. 20.
First Mortgage Eight Per Cent.
Currency bonds, due October 1, 1890,

l.
The Beeville and Southern Illinois Railroad Company
arranged for the extension OF the time Of payment Of
the principal the abo"e bonds for from Oc-
tobe lst 1896 70 ist 1897. with the
four and one-haf per cent per annum. payable
semi-annualy such principal and interest to be paid IN
gold The payment Of the principal and interest Of
the bonds extended will be guaranteed by the Illinois
central Railroad Company Lessee Of the property Of this
Company presentation 10 Of the bonds FOR stamping
A. IT'S orice No PA broadway. and coupon sheets will
en- be delivered.
Eondholdcrs no, asserting 10 such extension
ceve on and October LIST. 1896 principal and
crued upon application at the Office OF the Illinois
Central Railroad Company and surrender Of bonds and
coupons.
New York September "a. 1896
EDWIN VI. BULkLEY.
Treasurer BcIfevfIIe and Southern Illinois
n. II. Co.
New-York tribune., 1896-09-30
NEw-YoRK CENTRAL HUDSON RIVER Z r r co
once OF the Treasurer. New York sept % 1896.
Y,HE BOARD OF DIRECTORS of this COM

pany AZ meeting held this day. declared dvi-
dend Of one Cent its capital stock. PAYABLE at
this office on the 18th day OF October next stock
holders OF the closing of the transfer books
the 10th inst transfer books will be closed at
o'clock p NJ on Wednesday the Both inst and reopened
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. Friday the 10th day Of October
next. f. y '" 49, TT,
New-York tribune., 1896-09-30
$4,000 coupon Is at 11lS. FINAL quotations

Railway bonds were moderately active and
strong. with net gains In the majority Of issues.
The strongest features were Delaware and Hud-
son lists Pennsylvania Division). which ad-
vanced IL to 13Ix Northern Pacific second cou-
pons, ! to 10I; Oregon Short Line and Utah
Northern conso receipts. to 63; Reading second
preference incomes. Ia to "a; the third prefer
ence Incomes. Ia to D. Brooklyn Elevated lists,
i TO 13is: Atchison adjustment Is. X to 36A; the
general As. u TO T1s; Chesapeake and Ohio consol
0s, / "A to 107; Chicago and Erie lists. 4 to 1851;
Reading general As assented, Il to 1914, and
Union Pacific. Denver and Gulf lists, u to 3l1s:
Northern Pacific first 6s receipts were down to
no. Kansas and Texas DDS. q to 547s: Kama
wha and Michigan A. 3A to rs: Canada Southern
lists. to 10Ih. and Southern Railway first 5s,
4 to S5k.
Money call was 31sQ4h per cent. Time
money was per cent. without a commission, on
good mixed Stock Exchange collateral for all
periods. Comm srcial paper waE unchanged at
IdS per cent for the best names for all periods.
and above for that not we'll known. There was
more activity In the commercial paper market.
The foreign exchange market was firm at un-
changed quotations. Posted rates of the princi-
pal drawers Of foreign exchange were 81 S2IxG
81 S3 and 81 81 for long and short sterling re-
spectively Rates for actual business closed as
follows:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-28
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

l. Tariff, not only to furnish adequate
revenue for the necessary expenses OF the
government, but to protect American Ia
Dor from degradation to the wage leNei
of other lands. 2. Reciprocal agreements
for open markets and discriminating du-
ties in favor Of the American merchaht
marine. 3. Maintenance of the existihs
gold standard and opposition to free com
age of silver except by internatlonal
agreement with the leading commercial
nations of the world. 4. Pensions ana
preferences for veterans of the Union
army. g. A firm, vigorous and dignihed
foreign policy. 6. The Hawaiian Islands
to be controlled by the United states; the
Nicaraguan canal to be built: naval sta
tion in the West Indies. T. Protection or
American citizens and property In Turkey.
g. Reassertion of the Monroe doctrine.
Eventual withdrawal of European powers
from this hemisphere and union of all
EnSlish-speaking people on this continent.
,. The United States actively to use infiu-
ence to restore peace and give independ-
cnce to Cuba. 10. Enlargement OF the
navy, defense of harbors and seacoasts.
ii. Exclusion of illiterate and immoral i'm
migrants. -. Reapproval of the civil SER
vice law. 13. A free ballot and an honest
count. IA. Condemnation of lynching. Is.
Approval of national arbitrat ton. 16. Ap-
proval of free homestead law. II. Ad-
mission Of the remaining territories. rep
resentation for Alaska and abolition Of
carpet-bag federal officers. IS. sympathy
with legitimate efforts to lessen intemper-
ance. 10. Sympathetic reference to "the
rights and interests of woman."-Con-
densed by the Times Herald.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-28
A Remarkable Summer.

The present summer, which is within
able for it's eccentricities and record
breaking periods.
That it has been a peculiar summer is
admitted by even the most unobserv-
ing. The weather man, whose business
1t is to record the rain and wind, the
sunlight and shadow, the heat and cold
and the vagaries of the weather in gen.
eral has in this matter of-fact way. en-
tered upon all things in his
book, but he needed not the
comparison of statistics thus obtained
to assure him that this had been an
eventful summer.
In overhauling this log, as mariner
would say, the weather man finds that
this has been a warmer summer than
many preceding ones, windier sum-
mer. that there has been excessive rain
fall. and, withal, it has been a brighter
one. The most remarkable feature
of the summer. however, was it's spell
of intense heat. That feature alone,
says the weather man, will mark this
summer as a memorable one and give
1t page to itself in the annals of his
tory.
Taking the statistics presented by
Professor Garriott, of Chicago, some in
teresting comparisons are found be-
tween the three months of this summer
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-28
Music as Medicine.

An exchange says: 1T will undoubt-
edly be news to most people that o
music room has been fitted up in the city
of New York where fair sufferers may
be cured of insomnia, nervous prostra-
tion and similar disorders by melodious
strains from piano, harp, mandolin or
other instruments. The number Of pa
tients who have already subjected
themselves to the music cure is quite
large, and the fad is gaining in popu-
larty."
This is indeed news, and news of a
surprising character. 1t is easy to see
how under proper conditions patients
might be made for such an institution
by the efforts of those who seek to evoke
soul-stirring strains from the piano,
mandolin and other instruments. 1t
has often been done. But it is opined
that there will be much skepticism in
regard to the satisfactory results from
an application of the theory that the
hair of the dog is good for the bite"
in this instance. Parties who have ever
suffered during practice hours on n
neighboring piano or have been aroused
from sweet slumber by the feline-like
strains drawn from a mandolin by some
wandering nocturnal minstrel can
scarcely be induced to take the music
safe to wager on the success of the
music cure
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-28
New YOrk'S Caud;dat e.

The nomination of Frank s. Black
of Troy. as Republican candidate for
governor of New York, while an in
stance of the unexpected, scores an
other triumph for Thomas c. Platt, the
political leader of the Empire state. Mr..
Black, is 43 years old. and has one term
as congressman to his credit Almost
up to the time Of voting few thought
that Mr. Plat would stand out against
the wishes of his friends who desired
him to be the candidate. The selec-
tion Congressman Black. however,
seems to have been made in the inter-
est of harmony and in order. If possible,
to avoid ,ile agitation of fractional is
sues during the coming campaign. AL
though he is a Platt Republican, Mr..
Black has not in the past been promin-
ent enough to furnish the Platt enc
miles an excuse to oppose the ticket OPEN
ly or secretly knife it at the polls.
While Mr.. Black is comparatively un-
known outside of New York state pol
ltics 1t does not follow that he will be
an Insignificant candidate by any
means. He is a newspaper writer and
lawyer by profession, and a most
eloquent speaker; an earnest protec-
zionist, and in fact admirably equipped
In every way to pose as sta rtlard- bear.
or for the Republicans of the Empire
state at the coming struggle in which
government are to be pitted against
those of reputation and anarchy.
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and the corresponding months of other
years. Going back twenty-six years.
the average temperature for June was
66.4 where this year it was 66.9, showing
an increase Of . above the normal. The
average for July for the same period
was 72.3 and this year it was the same.
The average for the months of August
for the last twenty-siX years was Il
and thus far in the month this year an
increase of four degrees is shown. "Thus
showing" said Professor Garriott, that
July was an average month, June 1a de-
gree warmer. with August above the
normal"
Taking the same period of twenty-six
years, the average rainfall for the
months Of June was 3.S inches. June
Of this year shows 2.2S inches. The July
average for twenty-six years was 2.42
inches. July of this year registerd 3.Gl.
The months of August for the past
twenty-six years averaged 2.95 inches
and thus far in this month 3.52 inches
have been registered, showing an ex-
cess Of 81 inches up to the present
time.
During the months of June for the
last five years the sky was obscured
half of the time. but in June of this
year the sky was obscured only
third Of the month, leaving two-thirds
Of the month sunshinny. During the
same period the July sky was obscured
six-tenths of the time, whereas in July
of this year the sky was obscured only
four tenths of the time, thereby making
1t brighter month. The average
cloudness for August during the last
five years was four-tenths, showing
a clear sky, but this record has been
improved this year, for up to the 18th
the records show only three and half
tenths cloudiness.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-28

Miss Clara Barton. president of the
American Red Cross society, claims to
have found the unspeakable Turk not
such a bad fellow after all. During
her stay in the Ottoman Empire on her
mission of mercy she was treated with
the utmost consideration and was af-
forded protection everywhere. Miss
Barton thinks that the Turk is entirely
human even In his inhumanity. This
may perhaps be the case; but if there
is any truth in accounts of the affair
that made Miss Barton's mission to
Turkey necessary, it is feared that she
will not be able to make many converts
to the belief that the Turk is an in
offensive and lamb-like individual.
when allowed to follow his natural in
clinations unrestrained.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-28

Free trade under the name Of tariI.
reform has ploughed deep in the vital
of American thrift, and yet this old
doctrine, now so generally rejected, is
again presented to the American peo-
pie. unrecommended by single sue
cess, unredeemed by a single practi.
cal virture, unchanged in any of those
bitter aspects which have been pricked
by misfortune into the memory of ou'
people and the only inducement Offered
to try this heresy again is that 1t Is
now accompanied by another heresy
equally dangerous and infinitely more
dishonorable, and yet l am told thai
some of the American people are staring
these conditions full In the face. and ar5
in doubt which way to vote.-Frank s
Black, at Saratoga.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-28
Hard to Beat,

Talk is cheap, but facts are stubborn.
Bryan, for instance, says railroad rates
have not been reduced in this coun-
try to keep pace with the falling prices.
But official statistics tell another story.
The government publishes the follow
ing statement concerning the remark
able decline in freight rates on wheat,
i'm cents per bushel, by lake, canal and
rail from Chicago to New York, since
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-28
TOLD BY THE STARS,
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Aiacchus
The Tribune Astro,cgar.
Astrolabe cast: 262 a. m., for Friday,
Aug. 2s, 1896.

Aug. 2s, 1896.
IL - ~
1t will be apparent to child born on
this day that the Boy Orator will do well
to steer clear of Uncle Ben Harrison when
debating upon the issues of the day.
AS the Wilkes Barre base ball magnates
seem to think that players have no more
rights than galley slaves or mine mules,
the sluggers are justified If they OCCASION
ally take revenge and "trow de game"
Mr.. Boland's congressional dark horse
is said to be mysterious individual, who,
for the present, is to be known as "cer-
tain party"
The voice of the Forum of the People,
was lost in the Great Crime of 1873" last
evening.
Midsummer Jingle.
The summer girl stood on the shore of the
lake
That reflected her features divine:
And youth at her side, with congestive
shake,
Sadly murmured: BE mine! Oh, be
mine!'
But the summer girl smiled in sarcastic
way,
And remarked. as his heart dropped
with woe:
60! chase yourself. sonny; don't try to
get gay;
For in truth, you're entirely too slow"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-28

Charles Dudley Warner intimates that
man who weighs $50 pounds on earth
would not be able to tip the scales at IS
pounds on Mars. \ good many Bryan
ties about us will probably feel like
going to Mars after election.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-28
BY lake By lake BY nil

In other words, the cost of carrying
bushel of wheat from Chicago to
New York last year was only one
fourth of the cost in 1872, by lake and
rail. and only a little more than one
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-28

CASE A NUTSHELL,
Philadelphia Record.

Philadelphia Record
This is the way Con gressman Galusha
a. Grow, the veteran eX-speakcr Of the
house. sums ~ Bryanism: 1.-THE policy of
the Scent dollar silverftes and the no.
cent-dollar Populists stands for any kind
of dollar and no way to earn either
kind
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-28

Senator Cameron has again been
forced to deny that he is a candidate
for reelection in order to shake off the
ubiquitous and irrepressible interview
er. The announcement Of Senator Cam
eron's candidacy bobs up periodically in
the state press with the regularity of
the forest fire and snake story. 1t
seems about time that the Cameron
boomers applied their talents in some
other direction. Mr.. Cameron does not
desire to again succeed himself and
there is no pressing call on part of the
masses for his reelection.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-28

brought S1.36 bushel, with silver at
.94. In 1890 wheat was 81 and silver
s1.Ol1s. The assumed parity between
wheat and silver prices does not exist.
The tendency Of both has been down.
ward, but the decline Of silver has been
comparatively steady while that Of
wheat has fluctuated with the size OF
the years crops and not with the
changes in the price OF silver
Iron and copper served their term as
money and were discarded when more
valuable metals We're available in suf-
ficient quantities for that service. 1t
Is very possible that silver has been
overtaken in turn by the same fate and
must be content hencefOrward with
subordinate position. This is no crime.
1t is simply a public convenience. Sill
YER has not been in use in this coun-
try except under limited coinage since
1859. The s5,524.3iS in silver dollars
coined between 1858 and 1878 had no
practical effect since they did not enter
into circulation. Since 1873 the United
States government has put out $685.
0O,0O0 in full legal tender silver cur
rency. No country in the world has
done so much for silver in this period.
Silver purchases under the Sherman
law were stopped because it was seen
to be driving away our gold and was
believed to be leading us to silver
basis.
There has been no general fall in
prices, as the silverites claim, except
in articles which have been cheapened
by excessive competition, improved
methods of working or the reduced cost
of transportation. Labor has not been
knows that the majority Of things
which enter into domestic consumption
show no marked decrease in price In
recent years. The man who feels JUS
titled in Offering 1900 in payment of
debt for $1,000 contracted fourteen
years ago may delude himself with the
idea that it is an honest proposition,
but his self-deception does not change
the fact that such q tender If made
compulsory as to acceptance, would be
robbery of the creditor as wicked
and dishonest as the spoliations of the
highwayman, and that the world for
all time outside of the band of rob-
bers would so regard and stigmatize
it, to the lasting disgrace of our here
tofore noble country.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-28

Congress-wILLIAM CONNELL.
COMMISSIONERS. W. ROBERTS, GILES
ROBERTS.
Auditors-A. E. KIEFER. FRED L.
WARD.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-28
LEGISLATIVE.

Senate, 21st District-COL. W. ]. SCOTT.
Representative. I'd District-A. I. CON
NELL; Sd District-DR. N. Z.
MACKEY.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-28

Mr.. Frank S. Black, of New York,
seems to be something of Boy Orator,
too.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-28

1t begins to look as though Henry
NJ. Teller had paired off with William
9. Whitney in the 16 to campaign.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-28
COUNTY.

congressman at Large-GALUSHA "A
GROW. SAMUEL A. DAVENPORT.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-28

Tom Watson has not been formally
notified of his nomination as vice pres
:dent but he proposes to keep up with
the procession just the same.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-28

While the mileage has been multi
piled by three the dividends have been
increased by only thirty-two per cent
and during the last seven years the
average annual dividend for all the
railroads in the country has been les
than two per cent.
These figures are from the "Statisti-
cal Abstract CT the United States.
They are hard to beat.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-28
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
STATE.

President-WlLLIAM M'KINLEY.
Vice President-GARRET A. HOBART.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-28

third of the cost in 1872 by rail for
the entire distance.
Here are some more figures which
deserve the attention of Mr.. Bryan:
DALI Pn ADS
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-28

MEGARGEE BROTHERS, PRINTERS
supplies. envelopes paper bags, twine.
Warehouse. 13o Washington ave. Scran.
fnn. Pa
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-28
Miscellaneous.

BAuER's ORCHESTRA-MUs1c FOR
balls. picnics. parties. receptions, wed.
dinga and concert work furnished. Far
terms address r. ]. Bauer. conductor.
III Wyoming avenue. over HulbertS
music store
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-28

FRANK p. BROWN G. CO. WHOLE.
sale dealers in Woodward. Cordage and
OIL Cloth 70 West T.,rk, wanna ave
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-24

Carl Akeiey, taxIdcrmist Of the Field
Columbian museum, Who went to Africa
with other scientists after specimens of
large game for the institution, has had
an experience cut If the common. He
and native were hunting one day,
when he saw leopard crouched all
ready to spring upon him. A Shot hur-
richly fired from 1itle pricked the
beast III one hind leg. and the next in
stmf the man and leopard were IN a
mix up that WAS mighty serious for
bot4, bat more especially for the man.
Akelay, however, has got powerful arms
and good sfip, and that saved INN.
He pet the leopard By the throat ard
choked irtodearh. with no other Injury
than lacorat6d arm. New York sun.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-24
Catholic Priests and Marriages..

Marriage by the clergy was first posi-
lively forbidden in the year 1914 by
Pope Gregory VII The controversy,
however, which had been going on for
centuries on that subject was not alto
gether settled by Gregory 5 decree The
council of Trent, i'll l593, was the eccle-
slastical body which formally prohibited
priests from forming marriage alliances
That permanently settled the matter.