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THEY Doy,T LIKE HEALEF.
Liberty Dawner Say the Mayorss Marsha
DiscrimInates UnjustIy AGainst Then.

btscrtminhtes Auuuhtiy Against Theu.
The Liberty Dawn Association. composed OF
hackman, got a chance yesterday to get even
with their old enemy, Mayors Marshal Healey,
when the Law Committee of the Aldermen held
apublic hearing on tho resolution introduced by
Alderman Lantry at the last meeting of the
board compelling tho posting in a conspicuous
place in all public hacks Of the rates Of fare;
the card to be inclosed in a glass case. Alder.
man Lantry said that the ordinance was intro.
duced at the request Of Chief Conlin, but the
hackmen declared yesterday that Marshal
Healey was its sponsor, after which they pro.
eeeded to say some pretty hard things about
him.
Dawn Association, said that Healey had always
shown a disposition to prosecute the owners OF
public hacks and that he Disseminated against
them IN favor of the livery stable keepers and
the night hawks.
First he compelled us to buy badges" con.
are not good enough. and he wants TO force us to
buy metal stars"
Mr. Carroll added that glass cases inside hacks
would be a constant nuisance. and that passen.
gers would DO liable TO put their heads or hands
through them.
Joseph Thompson, another hackman, said the
rrahted TO carry passengers for 25 cents a mile,
keepers WIG had q pull With Heaio s'' and i' who
persecuted them with impunity.
HSSert Winston objected to the proposed ordi-
avery stable keepers, who, he said. wero the real
nn %Iae License Bureau is suffering from a com.
pncstion OF Diseases" he continued, and It
neeis q capable physician at it's head"
,ine present law, he added, was all right, and
would would work well II II were properly
Sa'oreed 6y Marshal Healey. The trouble was,
w SAID, that the Marshal paid no attention TO
ue nighthawks and blacklegs. who were the
svai OFFENDERS. They were allowed to go about
mnu 90 as they pleased, while the regular hack
law. ''ie' requirements VI inc
udhomas Barry also scored Marshal Hoaley.
S Sy said that IL any one attempted to take the
~ ana butter out of the mouths OF his lam
X y Prosecuting him he would blow tho top OF
'hs Prosecutors head OF,
suoa'oE, VINO was present during the hearing,
ih s,e mat II the hackmen would bring him a
WonId sne alleged violations OF the ordinance he
"Tqlu see that the offenders were punished.
n, ,he committee also heard arguments In favor
~ ordnance TO license hOrseless carriages.
mreport on both resolutions will DO made at the
HeAt meeting OF the board.
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1.-Two Stock MARKET.

NEW York. Thursday. March iI.-Reccipts Of
beevcs were $50 head, mainly consigned direct 10
local slaughtercrs. No trading; feeling nrm. Dressed
beef nrm az 6stssa:. p n. for poor to prime native
steers at lo2slii 9c. y H. dressed weight; Amen
can sheep at 100 IL 9c. y n. dressed weight, Ameri'
can refrigerated beef at ss6sc. y n. Exports to-day
otS beeyes and 0ta sheep. No shipments tomorrow
Receipts OF calves, all for the market. were 90
head. Steady; all sold. Poor TO prime vesls. Ss8.7 5
S2al0lac. v 10.
Receipts OF sheep and lambs, including 2 cars direct
20 butchers, were 1.ts7 head; Oh cars on sale. all
told. Market very nrm on light supplies. with an
early clearance OF the pens. Poor TO prime sheep. sac
$40 y 100 nsicommon TO choice lambs. s5@e5.s 40,
Dressed mutton. 5ads &c. y n dressed lambs. 76lOc.
Receipts OF hogs were S.72t head, including 22h
head on sale. Steady at s3.80@s4.20 y 100 ms. for
inferior to good state hogs.
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Mig Grain Elevator burned.

n.fFALo' March ll.-Tho big Ryan elevator
W. 'ne Erie Canal, at the foot of Ferry street,
~. u city was destroyed by fire this morning.
u manning malt house caught fire from
a. ny'hg sparks, but was saved with little
sannsc' Just at the foot OF the elevator lay a
on o" i,S %noater., The walls o. the elevator fell
was AM " was burned TO the wator's edge. 1t
Cali CiGr y hS Thomas NJ. Ryan and Stephen q.
he he n, n; tain was valued at $4,000. The grain In
ThVo "tmn,t,nuihG, valued at $1,000, was also lost.
insurance OF about Yl5, 600.
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trading. and AFTER 4 fsatursiess session tho market
cics, I'd quiet st . small not decline for the day. The
Liverpool news was better than had been expected,
and, together With Q small demand for Liverpool and
local account. csnsed an advance here early In tho
ever. and In the absence OF continued support prices
lost the Improvement and slowly receded. Tho re-
ceipts at the porta were small and the total for the
week is estimated at 10000. against 3d. 7s last week.
The quantity 70 come In sight In now estimated at
%. 006. against early estimates OF ito 900 bales.
C~orrEE-Rio on the spot was dull and weak; No. 2.
yt9pSc. Sales 900 bags Marscnibo on private terms.
The future trading was "A follows.
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Electric stock Quotations.
COMPEyD.

T%HrRsDAY. March Observation-Disclosures
was easy. but in good demand. Sales 20s. 900
bush. for export. or spring wheat. $4,000; No.
1 Northern spring. 10000, and $1,000 spring
wheat. red. on private terms. Free on board
ahoat: No. . red. s4a@82@c.; No. hard. New
York. s6ac MOL Northern spring. Duluth. s3ac.
Duluth received to-day 73,s57 bush, against
al, 7Ol last year: Minneapolis 1879. 100 against
17i.osO; Chicago 1900. against 43.g29; Nil.
waukee 1l,O5O, against 10000; Toledo $500,
against 400: Detroit 2,O25. against lO.360.
Futures declined lsc. to l7sc. Future sales
2,2I5, 900 BUSH. AS follows:
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NJ STEVENS DROWNED
mrs BODY FOUND ON THE FORT
HAMILTON BEACH.

us was = Jersey City Dealer In Real Estate
and Hsd Bccn Conspicuous In Pelities-pid
ne Drown Himself or Psi from . Ferryoos'
or Pier'-r"o ss'ciae' rns' "'"
The body Of James Stevens OF jersey City
,as found on the beach at the foot Of Eighty
.,ghth street. Fort Hamilton, early yesterday
morning. The general theory 10 that he com
ni,ted suicide. but this OK planation is not ac-
.,n,ed by his family. M. Stevens had had
hart troable 10. years. and his relatives think
IA ell into tho river from q ferryboat or pier
,,h,n ruddenly attacked by the disease. More
aver. Mr.. Stevens Lad boon In bed ten DAYS
~ w. ine,.r,a which mov have aggravated
Win in .
bic heart trouble.
Il was about @ 40 yesterday morning whom
ri',.,ro, Aibert NJ Sinety.second street. near
freuer.oN 80 o,.m.n On IN.
SEVEN a, ,se foo, Of Eisnty.oishth street. Tho
~ .,iI.,iv ahont az vears old. He
man Jus NN.,o 49,, Ill "a ,.,oh.a
was about o icet ~ ,nono. eei'. enu "e'Sno.
sN"., ,r,,zied b.ard VIVA. NEATLY trimmed.
h' w. 80. dro.s.d IN . .bor, yrsen .mixed
sutnway coat. blue pilot overcoat. white cotton
..d.rclotbine. whito linen shirt. gray socks.
white solar, black necktie. saiter saoos. and
,nbt or ovvrshoes. In the pockets were q gold
,..w,ns,ng watch. plsted chain and cham.
sS"s -. - -
Inc the initials U. r.. two gold collar buttons.
~, an. pold.plated shirt stud. The pocket
book contained $3.50, q railroad tckct 70 Com
m~unipaw. dated March 10. q printed billhead
bearing the name lanes s.ovens..R ssoen.r sna
produce deaier' 2et 0ommunipsH s'onuo' anu
addressed to Mrs. Romano. 264 West Twenty
sr,t street. this city.
Tho tallr0ss ticket au and .sa tho sond s.S ,, ., .ns
zinc. death. There wero no marks of violence
IN the body. IL was thought hat the mar had
committed suicide somewhere in tho city and
the body had drlttsd down with the tide. or
t Tn ~ when sbe c"ilided with the heating
cs .,n e,.ya,or Yesterday morning. The Jersey
Gt.y police soon learned that James stevens.
one Ivo from mS' his home aimee 10 Io'scslccE on tSo
missing " Jsmes st.v.ns r. the
eldest son, Was notified: 4 So to me CS q icy
isana no,fs 1900 awsx sftey S,Sing ins U
!n,ne'. snr, ,bs renoyaI ~ ths hodv 10 'Ierssv
ois. s,.vs,. wa, . con,in-of J.me. ".
James S .hn ommii,ed su,e,se IN .Jsrsex CIV
sw.eu $500 400 and some think that III .deatb
due 70 me oeatn o.nis cousso, rs VA Seng
tohd % ns ,hat ,a in,, ,hs tn,mar c'..aet'
pI M 10. nmr. "o lanes T. Stewsn. Az,
himself on sccounI OF ousiness SIp, IN ana ss
yames =. .Snon t.sniv si,honnh h ~ 80. no,
~ ielt ny ~ .i ~ hI. cnns ny.
nn.ncianS ssSnu ~ * ns Tns,
fortune. hhoIheI tning .nat seeIieo 70 hnec.
him was tne suictae o. Sa.yih ShIids % Jersey
lily g. s0p s,. a,ses t ana mot not know no. NJ Cihilds pes.
son1iiy. out VT. on,ios hao oecn acioso 'rieho
OF James !. stevens. A. -
,ies with iniiuenaa. Great care wss TAKEN in
nursing MN on accoant ni ms hea,t Trouble;
On "wednesday morning ne got out OF
6ed ana anhoIneoa ms ih he 9, E0m,
lQk u thlb IL 10 - Dutiutu
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Arkansa. L@esi.Iator. and Gov. Jo.c,.

little ROCK, Ark, March 1.-The Legis-
,"'|'' adjourned sine die at noon to-day without
u"'"e passed appropriation bills for the execu-
anvaha Judicial departments OF the State Gov.
u"neh' and the various charitable and educa-
e cvno, institutions. The Senate, us has been tho
tution" since the framing OF the present Consti-
JoHnnaihE the state without a successor TO Gov
ssno o W Snse OF accident or death. The Gov
~Ao' VIII DO compelled to call an extra session.
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OFFICE OF THE
St. Louis, Iron Mountain 6 South.
ern Railway Company.

NEW YORK., March 2. 1897.
HOLDERS of the First Mortgage Bonds Of the Cairo.
Arkansas 4 Texas railroad Company. maturing June
LIST next. are hereby notified that the principal Of
their bonds. together with the coupons thereon ma.
turing June l. 1907. will he paid on that date upon
presentation Of the said bonds and coupons at tho
ONCE OF Tho Mercantile Trust Company. No. Ieo
Broadway. New York City&
st. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern R'way Co.
Hy A.. u. GALLEY. Treasurer.
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siotth ct. soc Manhattan sy. 8 y-...... $4,000
ms Iosd st. so . Manhattan sv, 8 yrs......' 10000
property, l. ". 5000
and Lewis Coon. W 9 Az G, 1855 nth
Korn. samuel W. to l.idor s and Max i Korn.
5ao.o22 Hudson st and 24S West 10th st.
KraSSs. Geo and John. to Catherine coyle. 81
Lowcnfeld. Pincus, and WIN Prayer to sarah
b Anderson and Henry s Leavitt. ss1lgti
Lucas Mlchseli. to Michael c Msariaueen. a16
La vcIle. Martha e, TO Marstoni Watson ct al.
trus. &c: o. Jno Burke. W Hoe st, i47ss oooo
MeMIiiin JAMES j. to XAraso duck. vas and
McKeniey. Mamie ii and WIN ii. to New
York building Loan Banking Co, n 8 32d
| at, ESQ W eth av, installs. ... ............ $4,000
Melvin. Ann, Emma {, oacar i, and VIM RS.
individ and exors. &c, to the Emigrant In.
dustrisl Savings Bank. 10 L~ispennrd st,
Mcaee. Mary. to the Emniiarnnt industrial ''C''
savings Bank. ms Nth st, .ii.i0w Az A. .
Muller. wnii,' and wife to Franz Rust, esist
av. SO s goth st, o yrs, ...""."~.n... 5000
Mnud. Geo and Gertrude. wife, TO FredkC
Moore, 1t0th vt, lsi.5 o I'D sy. 8 yrs. $4,000
9th av. sag n sith st, 3 yrs.,..,'.'.'.. 10000
garet l. slosson. $ = 18th st, 100 " Ave A.
Savings, IOS 9TH st. 3 yrs.,,.,nH~~.... 10000
Their, 2lO East IO5th st. 5 yrs ..,.,~.m... 5000
ONell, Michael. and wife 10 Mary i Garliohs,
. = goth st. 10 @ I'd nv, q mos ........... $50
Same to Ella Drcyfus, 3op East 2eth 81. 8 yrs 10000
De Plsssc, Louis, TO Washington II Taylor, 81
and 20 East 9th st, notcs..'..'.~...... 5000
nv. 300 s6itI 4. lease. o yrs y.....o.,. 5000
ssith st. iOoe Amsterdam ay, o yrs..",.. $4,000
oTth st. 276 W Central Park West, Yrs, 10000
savings bank. $50 to 500 West broadway
and " TO rs Thompson st, ! yr."...:,... 10000
smith, Mario e, and htsbd to Sarah L. Horn,
strinsbsm. Mary. ct al to Ann Harris. lot on ~
city Island. BOx20O. adj lands OF John l.
Smith. Samuel " II. and wife to Thos 5 i'O''
Williams. n W cor lenox nv and i2Oth At,
schnuck. Herman and Michael Montas. and
wives TO stella A Andrus, W st AIMS av.
4o.tl = i9ith st, . yrs .......,...... $4,000
Same to same, W = ~ AIMS av, 7i.l0 n
Southern boulevard. observation-disclosures. $4,000
Same to Catharinec c Crosby as extrix OF VIM
II Crosby decsd, same prop, syrs, mn. $4,000
HymSn and Henry SOM. a. IOeth at, 200
Turner. John and ohm W, and wives to I'd.
ward oberndorff and ano. exors. 81. OF
Julius oberndorn. 8 lo9th st. 200 Co ooooo
Same to Murray and Hili, 8 Tooth 81, as
Walter. Frsderick. and wife 70. New York
building Loan Banking GO. W southern
RECORDED LEASES.
Butler. chss. by agent to ouvricr Bros, 10
Boehm. Abraham. and ano to Henry n Keii.
her 4 Bro. 9 o cor 9th av and 10Th At. 10
Hcnrique1 Louis NJ. to Lawrence Reilly. n W
cor Columbus sv and s7th At. store &C.
Ogden, Mary G. by atty. to David l. Price.
sws eist At. 100 N W 9Th av. 2bxolli.
Soaring. chss 4. to william J Boesch. rooms
j. 9 and 8 W ii Broad st. Q yrs...s,..". 1900
s%chnitner. Hanna. to II chss berger. i6i aud
loSLewb NJ, u yrs ..."..."....... 1900
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Rarley-wm dull. New feeding. 28i4928ac.. cost
and freight 20 Bufalo; mailing. 35as2c., as to lual.
ity. Rye-was lower. state. 405@ti &c; No, 2
Corn-spot was nrm. Sales %. 900 bush. including
5000 No. Y mixed. at 2s7sc.. free on board anoat for
export. No. g mixed in elevator quoted 2s 1c. uu.
graded mixed old In elevator. 1000 at zoe. steamer.
Etc. Futures declined lac. Future sales $4,000
bush. as follows;
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Available cash balance,

Money in London. 1h@1ie cent. Rate Of dis
months bills, l 9-16@lns v cent. The Bank OF
England minimum ratio OF discount unchanged
at 3 y cent. Tho proportion Of Its reserve to its
liabilities ia 54.s5 v cent. against 52.95 y cent.
last week and 81. 10 same week last year. Bull
lion In the Bank OF England decreased last week
R36S,OOO. and tho reserve decreased 1883. 900.
Paris advices quote 3 v cents at 100 francs s5
centimes. Exchange on London. IS. francs II
centimcs. The weekly statement OF the Bank OF
France shows n decrease Of S37, 900 francs gold
and a decrease Of 3,479, 900 francs silver.
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EASTERN WAR
Dividends and anterest.
western Union Telegraph Company.

NEW YORK, March 10. 1897.
DIVIDEND 40. IA.
The 10 ara Of Directors have declared a quarterly
evident NJ ONE AND O~NE'QCARiER PER CENT.
upon the capital stock of this company, payable at the
onirr ~ the Treasurer on AMI aft the 18th day %;
Arr.l next, to shareholders NJ record at the close OF
the transfer books ON the 2Oth day OF March inst.
The transfer books viii be closed at y o'clock on the
afternoon VI March 2Oth Inst, aud ~reopened on the
morning Of April list next
r. II, ROCHESTER,, Treasurer.
NANHATIAN RtlLWkl COMPANY,
FIFTY. SkCOND QUAkrERlI DIVIDEND,
A quartz. rly dividUud Of one per cent. on the capital
stock NJ this Company has been declared payable az
this oflcc ON and after Thursday, April |. 1897,
The transfer books VIII be closed on Wednesday,
March Z, at 4 O'Clock 7. NJ, and will be reopened %
Friday, April 2, at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
y. W. MowILLIAMs. TrsssuxVs.
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Government bonds firm. The "a OF 1907 closed
The features were Chesapeake and Ohio n. and
A.. LIST consol as, Kansas Pacific consols, I. T.,
E Es . i Has I TSss' shore ss; sG S.h S SsFR esni and
and Reading issues. The more important net
advances were in Chesapeake and Ohio r. and 2.
y. TO sl7s; Lake shore Cd c.. 4. TO 1887. and I'd
Ist r, ~, to 1I9ia, and debcnture IA. lie. to iO7;
Reading LIST preference incomes. y. to l5i9. and
Carolina and Georgia lists. ia y cent. to oIis.
Commercial price OF bar silver in New York,
S3asc. Bar silver in London closed at % 3 led.
Mexican silver dollars were quoted at 49ac.
Money on call. 1taa1a p cent. Time money
cent. for four. Ave, and six months. and / y
cent; for nine and ten months on good mixed
STOCK exchange collateral. Commercial paper
dull. Prime indorsed bills receivable are quoted
at 3 y cent. choice and prime single names at
3lad+ y cent. and good names at 4sIia y cent.
Sterling exchange ruled dull until near the
close, when there was a little more inquiry, and
the market left of with a frmer tone. Cont.
ASKING ASKING f rstes fSr S steri an,st sa asa ls'S foT long F0 siiis
and $+.ss for demand. Actual rates are: Long
b ILL; st;s ss SnS,. sight drafts, s4s5s
Francs are quoted at 5~.1sS@5.lsis for long and
S.l67sa3.ie.for short; reichsmarks, 05a05iiis for
loiiss for long and 4ossao Sic for short.
Par and 3 cents discount. Charleston-Buying.
1.l6 Off; selling, par. New Orlcans-Bank, ST
premium; commercial. 20 cents discount. San
Francisco-Sight. 10 cents premium: telegraph,
10 cents premium. st. IOuis-25 cents discount
bid. Chicago-5O cents discount. Cincinnati
Between banks, 80 cents discount; over counter.
par.
The Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad
Company has declared a semi.annual dividend
OF 2 u cent. on it's Common stock and 3ia y cent.
on Its preferred stock. payable April 10.
The Northern Pacific Railroad Company re-
ports gross earnings for February OF 81 1878.
month last year.
The Mexican National Railroad reports gross
earnings for January OF $40 1857. an Increase OF
last year, and net $l07, 100. n decrease OF 81 DOS.
The Chicago. st. Paul. Minneapolis and Omaha
Railway Company reports for the year ended
Dec. 81:
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PHILADELPHIA AND READ
ING RAILROAD COMPANY
Improvement Mortgage Bonds,
Duo Oct. /, 1897.
ONCE Of Philadelphia and Reading Railway Co.
p~uuAnEIPuIA March A 1907

ONCE Of Philadelphia and Reading Railway Co.
|. PHILADELPHIA. March 4. 1897.
This Company has made an arrangement with
Messrs. Drcxel 4 60. to extend the Improvement
Mortgage Bonds, issued by the Philadelphia aud Road
Ing Railroad Company, maturing october LIST next.
for a period OF nifty year, from April ist, 1897. with
interest at the rate Of I per cent. per annum, payable
semlannually. on the nrst days OF October and April
In each year. Mt the ONCE OF the said Railway Com.
pany. in the city NJ Philadelphia. both principal and
interest to I've payable in gold coin Of the United States.
Of the present standard OF weight and nnenoss, with.
out deduction for any taxes imposed by the United
States or the state Of Pennsylvania, under present or
future laws. The lien o: tho mortgage now securing
said bonds To continue unimpaired. and the Reading
Company tho owner OF the capital stock Of said Rail.
way Company also to become responsible for tho
payment Of the principal and interest OF the said bonds.
The right to extend, as above. has been reserved to
such Of the present holders as shall deposit their
bonds for that purpose with prexel a Co. Philadel.
phia; J. 7. Morgan & Co., New York. or J. s. Morgan
4 Co. London. on or before April 18th. 1897.
The coupon due April lat. 1897 unless previously
collected. viii he cashcd at time of deposit. and a
the same time depositors will he paid $40 in cash on
each 81 900 bond. being the difference between inter.
est at the rate OF u per cent. and the rate OF 4 per cent.
for the period from April LIST, 1907. to the present
date OF maturity Of the bond on October LIST. 1897.
PHILADELPHIA AND READING RAILWAY CO
by W. A. HuRCH Treasurer.
Philadelphia. New York, and London.
March 4th. 1897.
Referring to the above notice Of the Philadelphia
and Reading Railway Company, we are now ready to
receive at either OF our ofnces any OF the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad Company Improvement Bonds
for extension. and to make the cash payment above
indicated.
We are also prepared to buy Mt par and interest a.
the rate Of Il per cent. per annum to October LIST,
t2A- aA. la,nnps a. tha rata 10 a m nans n an
mum. any OF the bonds the holders of which may pre-
fer to sell rather than 10 extend.
DREXEL & CO..
9Th and Chestnut Streets. Philadelphia
j. T.. MORGAN & CO.,
p3 Wall Street, New York.
j. &. MORGAN 4 co.,
22 Old Broad street, London.
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~'fS''
There WAS no change In tho year In either tho
mileage operated. tho aggregate amount OF capt.
tai stock, or the funded debt. Tho revenue from
passenger traffic t2O.7s " cent. OF total earningsl
passengers carried decreased LAP v cent, while
the number carried one mile Increased 2.87 n
cent, The average rate per passenger per mile
declined from 2,479 cents for tho previous year
TO 2.37s cents. Freight earnings increased
ment of grain from tho st. Paul and Sioux
City division to Minneapolis and Lake Superior.
Tho number OF tons OF freight carried in.
creased IS y cent. and about 60 " cent. In the
tonnage OF grain alone. Average rate per ton
decreased .SS y cent, and the number OF tons
carried one mile increased %. 80 v cent. The
average rate per ton per mile fell from l.l5O
cents In 1895 TO l.OI2 cents, a decrease OF $50
v cont, while the average distance each ton was
flour, mill stuff, and live stock increased APP
probably, while other commodities, especially
lumber. showed q corresponding falling Off.
The Long Island railroad Company reports for
the quarter ended Dec. 81:
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One OF the counsel In the Hooking Valley Rail
road bond litigation says: 1.-THE statement pub
lished that the Circuit Court has dismissed tho
case OF tho Central Trust Company against
Burke IL without foundation in fact. Judge
permit the Central Trust Company to dismiss it's
action against Burke and others. To reverse his
decision, the case was taken by the Trust
Company on error into tho Circuit Court.
On Tuesday Of this week the Circuit
dismissed the petition in error OF tho Trusp Com.
pany. The mistake In tho newspapers seetns 70
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ynAxCIxL AND ooxxrxRcIzL.
rev YORK stock Erosa.se-ssi.. ss.-os n.

CLOSING PRICES or UNITED STATES honda.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-10
Personal.

The estate of the late Shah Of Persia
is valued at s200.OOO,OOO. of which two-ffths
is in cash and bullion. 1t is rumored that
rs successor vii devote so, O0l 900 to ad-
vancing the civilization Of Persia.
Gov. Leedy. the new executive of Kan
sas, recently had a unique experience. Two
years ago. when the governor was sena-
tor, he befriended a small newsboy. He
recently received and accepted an invita-
ton from the same boy to a supper
The personal estate of the late william
Morris. it is of interest to note. almost
reaches the same figure as that of Lord
Ternyson, which amounted to Isl, 206 No
poet of recent days-or probably of any
date-died as wealthy as Longfelow,
whose personally totaled over f70.O0O. The
estates of some other poets of recent years
declared after their decease is significant.
That of Matthew Arnold amounted to
E,040; Prof. j. s. Blackie, f4977; Robert
Browning, l16.774; Christina G. Rossetti,
1881, and Dante G. Rossetti, $4,000.