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NEW YORK STOCKS.

Bonds, Exchange, Money and Railroad
Shares.
Money on call easy at 3@5%: last loan at 81
and closing offered az 81. Prime mercantile pa
per, 6G7H Bar silver, 671Ac Mexican dol
lars. 53c. Sterling exchange ls quiet, with
acIual buslness bankers bills al S4 81 7124 1874
for sixty days and 81 S9@4 S914 for demand.
Posted rates, S4 SSG4 1879. Commercial bills.
s4 S63AG4 S714. Government bonds stronger;
State bonds dull; railroad bonds firm. Silver at
the board was higher
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EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
QUICKSILVER TRADE.
PRODUCE EXPORTS.

Receipts Of Quicksilver at this port in December
TASKS, against 25,717 in 1894 and "a 227 in 1898
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Board-15 Edison Light & Power Co, 96.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board-2O Bank of California. 229: $4,000 Mar.
let-st Railway Con 81 Bonds, lnS; 20 S Water
az: Is do 80 951s: $1,000 S V 81 Bonds, l2l
$1,000 V ~ Bonds, 9S13
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Assessments Pending.
Following is a list OF assessments now pending:
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THE COMMERCIAL WORLD.

crushed, 51ac powdered and cubes, 51sc; gran
ulated, 47S95c.
Fruit and Produce.
CALIFORNIA FRUITS-Apricots-B Bags, 1O14
@l2c.
PEACHES Peeled 1895, l5c; unpeeled 1894,
41217c: do S95, 534GS12c.
PRUNES-Four sizes, nominal, 514c.
RAISINS-London layers. S5c@Sl 25; do
4-crown loose Muscatel, 4@5c; do 3crown, 80
613c
WALNUTs-standaId, 615@7c; 90 soft-shen,
S1sG10c.
HOPS-Quiet; State, common to choice,
csc; Pacific Coast, 312@9c London market un-
changed.
WoOI.-Moderate demand firm; domestic fleece,
l6922ci pulled, l5@34c; Texas, 9@13c.
Merchandise
PIG IRON-Quiet; American $l%@14.
COPPER-Dull; Lake. SO S0G9 90
LEAD-Quiet; domestic. $3@3 0212.
= IIN-Easy; Straits, ST. plates dull
SPELTER-N0minal; domestic, S4
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WEDNESDAY,, Jan. I5-4 PM.
STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. l5-2 p. NJ.
UNITED STATES BONDS.
Bid Il Sked Bid. AsEed
S Is coup. ..l0712 U S As reg. .10712
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IUnionPac lst ores. lO31s
FOREIGN MARKETS.
WHEAT IN LIVERPOOL,
FUTURES.

WHEAT IN LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL ENG, Jan. 15.-'Uhe spot market
Is higher at 5s 512d@5s 612d. Cargoes are dull at
2Ss arrived
FUTURES.
The Produce Exchange cable gives the following
Liverpool quotations for No. 2 Red Winter; Janu-
April, 5s 3d. May, 5s 514d.
SECURITIES.
LONDON ENG, Jan. l5.-Consols, LOT 5-16;
silver, 5o4sd; French Rentes, l01f 35c.
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BOARD SALES.

Following were the sales in the San Francisco
Stock Board yesterday;
RFauLARMpEN1NG sEssroS coMWENcrNs Ars: 80.
I60 r. 6 r e2l5OO ... SO 500 : New. as
100 Bullion. ...l7I35O Potosi ...o3 Z5n Uhoh..' 90
100 q Il C.....54 100 ..........54 5o ........,.5I
800 Ii d n. .l.35
AFTERNOON sEssIoN-2:30.
9nO k1nhs % so HIN l.35100 Savage. 80
1O0 r q + "a 100 Mexican ..63 100 s New.
300 Cboliar 81 500 OccidtI.. 100 Union g.. 81
800 CC&Y...2 $4,000 Ophir... i. AS 200 Jackt..46
100 G L C,.56,400 Potosi.. 54i
,,,,..,.- ..oo .ha saIaa in tha Pacific Stocr
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WEDNESDA \, January 10.
Stmr City of Everett, Buchanan, Is davs from
fanama; mdse, TO Panama Steamship Line.
br snip Wynnstay, McBryde 81 DAYS IRON New
castle, NSW; 2400 tons coal. 10 r b Hogue
ochr Glendale, johnson, - days from Grays
haroor; lumber, to Simpson Lumber Co
Schr Western Home, johnson, u days firm Cons
Bay lumber, TO Simpson Lumber Co.
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WEDNESDAY, January l5
kins & Co. %
y BARK BARK Rufus Wood, Mcleod, Nanaimo; John
w SASH u
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From SAN FRASCISCO-Foot Of Market Street (SHp 81
400 1900 's:ooPM.
From 0AELAED-Foot Of BroadRay- 900 500
1oooA.M. tl2oo 'Ioo 400 $500 tl:oo
"5:ocP.M.
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crushed, 51ac; powdered and cubes, 51sc; gran
ulated, 47S95c.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-05-08
BICYCLES as Baggage.

Apparently the Legislature is to
follow that of New York in compell-
ing railroads to carry the bicycle OF
any passenger free as baggage. The
railroads are entitled to fair treatment
and it is to be questioned whether this
bicycle business is not an imposition
on both the roads and that portion OF
the travelling public who do not take
wheels along with them. Ii bicycles
are forced into the classification of
free baggage, canoes and flying ma
chimes cannot well be excluded; and
when the roads are forced to carry
along free of charge the boats OF a
party planning to float back down any
stream, we should have a parallel
case, and one also which illustrates
the injustice of the bicycle demands.
Whether the injustice OF the law be
great or small the principle OF 1t IS
outrageous. 1t has been carried, hrst,
because 100, 900 voters are supposed
to demand it, and in a presidential
year votes are supreme whether the
demands be right or wrong second,
because most railrods, rs long as only q
few bicycles were offered, carried them
free, and third because the railroads
have SO long kept up, and even
Strengthened, another unjust
custom which is now so ven-
erable that it is looked upon
as righteous law-the custom OF
carrying a passenger with l5O-pound
trunk at the same rate as one with no
baggage whatever. 1t it plain that the
bicycle movement, if carried on, will
compel the roads to revise their bag
gage policy from the ground up. As
it is new blocks are being placed in
the way of reduction OF fares the
passenger without baggage or bicycle
is to be sacrificed to the one who
carries wheels and trunks.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-05-08
CUBAN BUTCHERIES.
Men, Women and Children Shot
Down In Cold Blood.
Story OF Horrors Riyaling Arme-
nian Atrocities.

TAMPA, Fla, May 5-The Rev. Alberto
DiaZ the missionary Of the Southern Bap-
tist church in Cuba. who was recently ar
rested and expelled from the island on the
order OF captain-general Weyler, gives an
appalling account Of the atrocities COM
mitted by the Spanish sOldiery.
In the three weeks prior to my deporta-
tion from the island, SAYS Mr.. Diaz, "more
than one hundred innocent Cubans were
butchered in Havana province alone. Ap-
palling as this statement NAV seem, ii Is
strictly true, Tor myself saw the murIlaIeu
corpses Of many of the victims
The butcheries were perpetrated in the
rural districts OF Miguel Del PadrOn and
Minas, not far from Havana. The officer in
command of those districts is colonel F0nde-
ville who is bosom friend of captain-gen-
eral Weyler
in every ease the Spanish official reports
say that these people were killed in battle
That these reports are false il proven bv the
fact that many women and children were
among the slain.
The most horrible affair occurred in the
Mnas district shortly before | left the
island. Col.FOndeyilles column came upon
a gathering OF Cubans, composed Of men.
women and children. Az the Spaniards ap-
preached the Cubans fled. and the troops
opened fire on the fugitives. killing eighteen
outright and wounding many more. Among
the Killed were four women and five children.
the ages Of the latter ranging from to Il
years. The Spauiards left the cOrpses where
they fell, and they were buried secretly at
aight by Cubans"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-05-08

is seen in her various moods. Rip
pling streams filled with speckled
trout or salmon, dense forests as we'll
filled with game as private
preserve, great lakes, towering noun
tains capped with silver birches, whose
clean trunks seem to purify the air,
saturated with life giving ozone
waited by every breeze. One
mountain shuts another ont from
vision in simply bewildering confusion.
For him who loves the mad rush of
leaping, laughing waters, the calm in
tluence of inland seas, the majesty of
forest monarchs that carpet the mighty
peaks, and for him who wishes to get
away from himself in his everyday
life that he may become part of nature
Ill the smooth running, harmonious
movements OF her handiwork, to dream
dreams as lie breathes the aroma of
her forests, to smell the burning
birch logs, and write for him
self on memory's pages a book OF ever
changing vistas Of mountains, glowing
in the tinge of the awakened day, the
clear lakes bathed in the warmth of
the midday sun, aud at the close of
day, the moonlight reveries beside
the peaceful lakes on whose surface
the silver rays are caught by every
ripple, then let him go to the grand
old summer state of Maine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-05-08
W2n5EsN/s'~e)
sHtEsPERE's SIGNATURE

old library. Mr.. Gasking, who was
n proof-reader, out of employment,
said he had II couple of rare old books
which he had picked up in II second.
hand book shop in London. They
were North's "plutarch, and a
first folio OF Ben Johnson. -
Judge Chamberlain purchased them.
The volume of "Plutarch" was dated
1903, aud was imprluted by Richard
Field, for George Bishop, and the
name Richard Hawt ,no ''.~a. -.-'s--- -"
1t. Here was work then printed by
Shakspere's schoolmate, but the in
teresting part of IL was the autograph
of Shakspere which il contained and
to which Mr.. Gasking drew the libra
rian's attention, although he did not
seek to obtain any higher price for
the volume because of il. In the copy
of "Plutarch" the hyleai, which had
been pasted to the cover, had become
loosened and the strips of paper were
also loosened aud free. These pieces
of paper and parchment were evil
IDENTIFY loose pieces that were lying
around the Office. On one of these
pieces of paper was the autograph
"Wllm Shakspere" and underneath it
"hundred and twenty poundes. The
other pieces of paper and the pieces
OF parchment were also written upon.
These writings and the autograph, it
has been proved by experts in such mat
ters, are in the ink and handwriting of
the 18th century and probably yer
tainly, if the Innings were pasted to
the inside coyer--were concealed from
view until the lining became detached.
From these circumstances, Judge
Chamberlain concludes, it is probable
that they are very old-anterior in
date to any OF the known Shakspere
forgeries-and that they were placed
where they are now found at time
when there WAS no inducement to
forge them. The conclusion that
has been arrived at from this and
other reasons is that the autograph
WAS on the piece of paper when it was
first placed there by the binder in
what had been Vautrollier's printing
house.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-05-08
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

The Prince of Wales is said to have lost
much Of his interest in horse racing
1t is said that ''Mark Twain" regards his
"Joan Of Arc" as his masterpiece.
President Kruger, of the TransvaaI, is
working off his superhuous fat by riding
bicycle.
Sir Julian Pauncefote. the British Ambas-
sador at Washington, is an accomplished
musician.
Paderewski, the pianist, has offered n
prize of $40, 900 to encourage musical compo-
sition in America.
The King of Greece and his three sons act
ed as pallbearers at the funeral of the nurse
who had reared all the royal boys
The Duke OF Cumberland was born with
out nose, and the one that more or less
adorns his face was built up by surgery.
Lord Rutherford Clark, a Scotch Judge, Is
nimble old gentleman of seventy who has
twice won the first prize for golf at Cannes.
Senator Wolcott, of Colorado, is ambidex-
trous. He can shave with razor in each
hand and write with two pens at the same
time
Conan Doyle, the novelist, scorns the
typewriter and makes all his copy with pen
and ink. His average days work is 1900
words.
Johann Janko, the best known OF the Hun
garlan caricaturists, has just died Mt the age
OF sixty-three. His drawings rumber more
than 5000.
1t is said that large number Of the aristo-
cratic society people OF Berlin refuse to asso-
ciate with the Kaiser on account of his rude
and arbitrary manners.
James Rich Steers, the designer of the IA
nous yacht America, and of many other fast
vessels, died in New York few days since at
lineage Of eighty-eig
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-05-08
LOVE FOUND WAY.
Cupid TOyed With Heart of
HOOsiCk, N. Y, Girl.
Refused Consent to Marry and She
Then Shot Herself

NORTH BENNINGTON, Vt, May j--The
village has been in state Of excitement the
past week, since ii became known that Sadie
Hausley "A pretty girl living at Hoosick. \.
y, just over the line. had attempted suicide
because Of a love aflair with young man
named Stanley. who resides near here.
Sadie is ahout lG, and stanley ls not much
older. Last week Sadie went to her parents
and implored them to give their consent to
their marriage. but they would not consent,
believing that she was too young, and after
trying in vain to change their minds she
went 10 her room.
\ pistol shot was heard not long after, and
her parents ON going to her room found her
on the floor with wound over her left lung
about an inch above the heart. DR.. Newton
from Ben6inrta8Rnd taRd hs rs called Dr. Chish3im
wound was probed and the bullet was ~
Gated, and the next day it was removed.
As soon as the patient was able young
stanley was called and Il minister married
them. DR.. Newton said that although the
wound was a serious one he had hopes Of
the recovery of his patient, who was rapidly
improving since her marriage.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-05-08
BANIGAN MAY FIGHT TRUST.
Rubber Magnate Considering Plans
For a Big Manufacturing Plant.

PROVIDENCE. II. l.. May 5-Joseph Ban
igan, eX-president Of the United States rub
ber company who retired from active CO.
operation with that organization in March,
is to build an immense rubber manufacture
ing plart at either Woonsocket or East
Providence.
During the past few days an available site
on Ten Mile river in Rumtord and East Proyi-
dence has been surveyed, and the water priv
ileges examined. The plans have been in
the possession of eN-president Banigan for
some little time. Should they he approved
the first outlay will be $500, 900 in buildings
and machinery.
The concern will be able with this eXpen-
diture on the most modern improvements to
supply one quarter of the product of the
combined mills Of the L. S. rubber company
The proposed factory will employ from 500
to ZOO skilled hands. and they will be
gathered together from the rubber workers
in different parts of New England. many of
whom are now idle. 1t is believed that when
the new factories are in full operation war
in prices will ensue, and that eX-president
Banigan is out for Il big fight against the
combine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-05-08
BELLS RANG OUT.
Cambridge City Fittingiy Observed
its 5Oth Anniversary.

BOSTON. May 4-Exactly 80 years ago to-
day the town Of Cambridge, Mass. became
the city of Cambridge, and the university
city is gay with bunting, and the bells
rang merrily in commemoration of that i'm
portant event in the history OF the famous
old place.
The first bells rang at sunrise: bells
were rung again at noon and at sunset.
and the city government held exercises
appropriately remembering the date Of in
corporation.
At night the illumination ON the tower of
the city hall was visible for several miles To
the East and South. On the East and South
sides of the tower arranged with electric
lights, were the following At the topmost
part of the tower, "lSi6," below this, 80
years city" below these words. 1896,
Cambridge was Incorporated, 30 years ago.
il contained about 10000 people. To-day the
population is more than 10000 the city is
fourth in rank as a manufacturing center OF
the commonwealth, and the amount of rapi-
tai invested in manufactures in the city is
G25 900 900
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-05-08

The Japanese Government has just
made the village of Hanke, in the
province of Kotshi, famous by order
ing an annual appropriation of 100
yen toward the payment of the munic'
ipal expenses on account of the ex-
emplary conduct of its citizens. For
900 years there has not been lawsuit
in the place; no person has been ar
rested within it's limits, no crime has
been committed, every man has paid
his taxes in full the day they were
due and there has been no appeal to
charity on account OF misfortune or
any other cause.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-05-08

While China suffered severely from
the results of the late war, her re-
sources are by no means exhausted,
as is evidenced by the fact that an
agent of the Chinese Government has
recently come to Puget Sound to
place an order for 1000, 900 feet of
lumber, the most of which is intended
for construction and repair of Govern
ment buildings. The agent says that
Indications are good for healthy re-
vival of the lumber trade in China and
japan.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-05-08
BOSTON LETTER.
ESPECIAL coRREsPoSDKScE. /
Boston's shakspere Find.


Where and how did Shakspere OBJ
tain his marvellous knowledge? 1t has
been said that he studied with the
celebrated Italian teacher. Florio.
then resident in London, aud a bene.
fclary OF the earl of Southampton, af.
terward Shakspere's warm friend and
patron, but there is nothing that ab.
solutely proves this. Ia 1872 an
EnSlishman named William Blades
advanced the idea that possibly Shak-
spere worked for two or three years as
a proof-reader, or in some other ca
pacity, with Vautrollier, who came to
London about the beginning of Queen
Elizabeth's reign and started a print
ing and publishing house near the
Blacklriars theatre in 1864. This
mans character as a scholar was high
and his workmanship excellent.
The theory that Shakspere worked
for him is interesting when considered
IN certain lights, and Mr.. Blades in
genuously attempts to prove that the
poet knew good many of the techni.
calltles OF printing office. And now
this theory is being advanced again,
right here in Boston, owing to the
peculiar circumstances attending the
finding of the autograph of Shak.
spere, which is in the Boston public
library ina copy ofSir Thomns North's
translation OF Amiot's "Pntarke OF
Charonea," book which Shakspere
evidently knew by heart aud quoted
even TO the blunders of the first edi.
ton, that was printed by Nautrollier.
The autograph which the Boston pub
lie library came into possession
of in 1880 did not itself cost
the city anything, and this Is
the story OF it as far as known:
In the autumn of 1880 all English
man named Samuel Gasking called to
see judge Mcllen Chamberlain at the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-05-08
Potato Patch Again.

The Industrial aid society by a COM
mittee representing the principal char
tiles of Boston, is desirous of contin-
uing the work so successfully begun in
1895, of providing work for worthy
men and women in cultivating land
near the city. The manner of helping
the poor to help themselves is no
longer an experiment.. Many other
cities besides Boston tried this plan
last season, and all speak of the re-
suits with enthusiasm. The present
summer will see the almost universal
adoption of this system of relief by
the large cities Of this country. Re-
ports of the results of last
seasons work in Boston can be
had by applying to any mem
Der of the committee. Applications
for lots are already numerous, both
from individuals and from charitable
societies in behalf of families under
their care. Cordial endorsements of
the work done last year have been re.
ceived from many prominent citizens,
including representatives. of all the
organized charities in the city. The
same land which was titled last year
has been obtained, and it is hoped that
tracts in other portions of the city
may be offered before the time for
plowing arrives
BEN MARCATo.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-05-08
GYPSY Moth Appropriations.

The legislative committee having the
matter IN charge has recommended an
appropriation of 500, 900 for the
gypsy moth commission. This is the
old story. The commission asked for
$500, 900. 1t reported plans for the
work of determination in 1898 which
required Sl65, 600 Only 800, 900
was appropriated. In 1894 it called
for SlGj, 600, but got only 500, 000
In 1895 there was a demand for
$500, 900 and an appropriation Of
$50, 900. The Legislature deals with
this commission as with grasping
tradesmsn. 1t assumes that the COM
mission names an excessive sum in Or
der to secure margin for trading
purposes. So 1t proceeds to bid the
commission down. Furthermore the
Legislature dawdlss over the matter
each year until the best time to strike
at the moth has passed. The appro-
priatlUn of 1895 did not become avail
able until May Il, when the eggs of
the moth had nearly all Matched
and the caterpillars were beginning
their work. The time of all others to
have been at work was in the early
spring before the eggs were Matched
As it was, however, the short
appropriation of the previous year
had been exhausted and operations
had to be suspended. The expert
enced men had to be discharged and
many had found other employment
When the appropriation had become
available new and Inexperienced men
had to be taken to presume work which
had been augmented otherwise through
DELAY.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-05-08
A curious form of life insurance

A curious form of life insurance Is
sprin8ing up in French manufactur-
ing towns under the name OF La Four
mi the aunt. The popularity is that
the longer a man lives the less he be-
comes entitled to. The payment OF 81
a month assures the payment OF Slooo
to the heirs of man dying before the
age of eight, the payment dl'
minishing proportionately to 500 at
fftv.one. The idea seems to be that
if young man dies young his chill
dren are likely to be in want but that
when he is fifty they will be able to
earn their own living.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-05-08
HALE GREATLY SHOCKED.
However, He Accepted His Loss
PhilOsophically

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 5-Senator
Hale was much affected blythe news that his
beautiful home at Ellsworth, Me-, had been
destroyed by fire. The report shocked the
senator to a great degree. He went on how
ever, with the work Of the day, he being in
charge Of the naval appropriation bill. and
he accepted his loss as philosophicaly a.
possible.
1t was not the destruction Of the house
that affected him SO much as the reported
loss OF his library, which was known as the
beS. private collection Of books In the state
Of Maine. II represented the collections Of
80 years, and was his especial pride A
later dispatch informed him that ii was
thought that part Of the furniture and
spu,' OF the books might be- saved.
The house was built in lsS2-s3 from plans
prepared by Eotrh 4 rildrn. the noted
architects OF Boston. 1t was thought by
many t. be the most beautiful residence IN
the state, and was situated on the Union
river. about IL miles from Bar Harbor.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-05-08
The Grand ola state OF Maine.

Almost before We know it, summers
spell will be upon Us and then the
general exodus from the hot dusty city
will be made in all directions. Sum
mer vacations with many are neces.
sarlly brief and on that account it has
been the custom to remain
near home, in constant communication
with the cOuntingroom and office
The state of Name, that Eldorado of
the traveller, huntsman and tourist has
always been considered too far away
for rmostpeople to think OF visiting dur.
ing their vacation. But great changes
have taken place within the past two
OF three years. Now the Maine Cen
tral railroad has pierced the very
depths of the forests, and trains leave
the Union station, Boston, with
through train service, so that the
angler can leave Saturday morning,
be in camp on the shores of Ran geley
or Moosehead lakes at night, ready
for sport, which will last as long as
he chooses to remain. This opens to
the public vast region of the most
:--,>.,"I,s.r"utr IARe, trvt. Iu.y- -. a
mountain scenery unsurpassed in
grandeur by the Swiss alps or the
valley of the Aruo, now brought
within few hours ride from
Boston, and is as easy to reach as
any suburb OF great city. In any
direction you may turn, weird nature