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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-30
TRADE IN GENERAL.
Quotations at st. Louis, Baltimore.
Cincinnati and Other PInces.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 29.-Flour unchanged. Wheat
lower. closing 1isc below Yesterday for May with
December 1c and July re off. May opened &c
lower, advanced &c and then declined 1SsGIAc.
closing heavy with sellers sqhc above the bot
tom. Spot lower; No. red, cash. elevator, 97c:
track. SIC; No hard, cash. SSc: December g7st d:
January. CSC bid; Nav. soc; July. SIC. Corn il
regular. December being nc higher and Nav 3sc.
lower than Yesterday close, declining with
wheat. Spot firm; No 2, cash 26i1c; December
25l5c bid; January, 25iRc bid May. 27Sc; July
2SBc. Oats irregular. December and Nav closing
&c both sides Of yesterdays finals. Spot higher:
No. 2, cash. elevator 23kc: track, 2SI9c; No 2
white, 2f4@25c; December. 2siSe; May, 2lIac; July.
21Ibc. Rye lower at 45isc. Flaxseed quiet at 81 IS
Prime Timothy seed $3.50. Corn meal 81. 40 Bran
dull and heavy; east track. sacked 52a55i4c.
d5io Rutte1 a,Siet. creanerv 17SaS ai o s1- %
Eggs Use. Whisky s119. Cotton ties and bag
ging unchanged. Pork better: standard mess
iobhing. S. ST1l. Lard higher: prime steam S45;
choice, A55 Bacon-Boxed lots-Extra short
6I5.50 Dry-salt meats-Boxed shoulders, s4756D5:
extra short-clear $A621kG4 Is: ribs 81 7514 S7lx
shorts. &sTik@5. Receipts-FlouE 5000 bris:
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wheat 5000 bu; corn 5000 bu; oats, 5000 bu.
Shpments-Flour, 5000 brs: wheat. 33.CoO bu;
corn. GOO bu; oats, $4,000 blu.
BALTIMORE Dec 29-Flour dull and IN
changed; receipts S,S0S brls; exports, ll,OSS bris
Wheat steady: spot. month and January $3.50
9SSc; May, 9515c bid steamer No. , red $3.50
93Ac; receipts, So asa bu exports, none; southern
wheat by sample. 93099lzc: Southern wheat on
grade, 94099c. Corn steady; SPOT and month SSss
M33a4c; steamer mixed. 315sd32c; receipts 1863 0S9
bu exports. 2j9, 365 bu; Southern white corn 29l2
G351zc: Southern yellow. 29i2G34iac. Oats firmer.
No. white. 29i2dS0e; No. mixed, 27l2@2Sc; re-
cepts, 46747 blu: exports. &c, Geo Blu. Rye steaay
No. 2. nearby. SIC; No Western. Sac; receipts
%, 1856 blu; exports. %. ia bu Hay firm; choce
timothy. S13 asked Grain freights unchanged.
Butter quiet and unchanged. Eggs and cheese
steady and unchanged.
CINCINNATI Dec. 29.-FIcur dull Wheat
firm; No. red, 9il9c. Corn strong; No mixed
291zG30c Oats firm; No. mixed, 24l2c. Rye
firm; No. 2 4Ic.. Provisions steady Lard, s4.5o
at s1.19. Butter steady. Sugar firm. Eggs quiet
at lie Cheese steady.
TOLEDO, Dec 29.-Wheat lower and steady,
No. 2 cash and December, 94c; MAY. 1880. Corn
active and higher No mixed, 2S1sc. Oats dull
and steady; No. mixed. 25c Rye unchanged;
No. p cash. 4612e. Glover seed dull and easy
prime. cash, December and January. $500 Oil
unchanged
DETROIT. Dec 29.-Wheat-No. white, 9lAc.
No. , red 91$ic; May, 92&4c. Corn-No. mixed,
3oc Oats-No. white, 26c. Rye-No. 2. 4Sc.
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Butter. Eggs and Cheese.

NEW YORK Dec -Butter-Recepts, 6,2O1
packages; market firm; Western creamery 15Q22c;
EIgins, &c; factory. 12@15c CheeseL,Rieceipts.
TENDER, SIZE; small. 9@94c; large colored, Sep
TENDER, Sl2c; small colored, September, 949Ac;
large, late made Si4Gs1sc: light skins. 6Q6acc;
large, October. SQS1sc part skins, 5l2Q6l2c; full
SKINS, 3G4c Eggs-Recepts, 1878 packages; mar
ket firm; state and Pennsylvania, 22Q25lac; West
ern, 22Q24i5c.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 29.-Butter firm fancy
prints, 24c fancy Western prints, 24c. Eggs firm;
fresh, nearby. &c; fresh Western, Sc. Cheese
quiet. but steady.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 29.-Butter weaker;
creamery, 1870: dairy 15c. Eggs-The market is
firm Fresh candled Missouri and Kansas stock.
19c dozen, returned; storage, Hobo, loss
off, cases included
CHICAGO. Dec 29.-On the Produce Exchange.
to-day, the butter market firm; creamery. ID
Q21c: dairy. 12@1Se. Cheese quiet at SQSl2c.
Eggs firm; fresh, PIC.
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GAY OLD DECEIVER.
Though Nearly Seventy Years Old, He
Had Three Wives in Sixty Days.

CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-The Tribunes Kala-
mazoo (Mich.) correspondent says: Mchis
gan and Indiana officers are after man
who gave the names of George w. Clark,
w. B. Sherman, George La Blanche and
W. T. Frick Clark is credited by La
porte, Ind, police with having married three
women within sixty days. His alleged plan
of operation was to beguile his victims
into matrimony, obtain possession of what
property he could, and then desert them,
leaving no clew to his whereabouts. He
was about siXty-siX years Old and had been
here two months when he led Mrs. Lucy
Killam aged siXty-eight, widow for thirty
years. to the altar. the Rev. Caroline B.
Crane performing the ceremony on Oct. IA.
Sherman left her on Thanksgiving day, ow-
ing several bills, but taking a big roll of
money with him. He dined with her brother
in Battle Creek. and disappeared, taking
with him a team of horses buggy and
lumber wagon, Sheriff Snow is looking
for him. Other alleged wives are at Sturgis
and Mishawaka, Ind. The Mishawaka wife
came here recently and found some goods
belonging to her at the home of Mrs. Killam
and took them away. 1t is charged that
while the accused was living with Mrs.
Killam he was also living with the Misha
waka woman. and keeping both happy. He
took none of Mrs. Killam's goods.
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LOCAL GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
Trade Quiet and Prices Firm and
Steady as n Rule.

Trade thus far this week has been quiet in most
lines. Grocers and commission merchants the
exceptions. They still having an active trade,
but in other lines present conditions are likely to
prevail for several days. until business for next
year fairly opens. In most lines the business of
the last half of 1897 very satisfactory, and
the outlook for next year is very promising. In
most lines prices rule steady. Sugar is very firm
at recent advances and coffee is in much stronger
position than thirty days ago. The tendency on
most lines OF trade is toward hardening prices.
There was not feature in the various markets
calling for special comment yesterday. The
wholesale men are footing up the years business
and preparing to begin operations with the open
ing of the coming year on scale which Will give
a good volume to business.
The local grain market is quite active. Re
ceiptS the first two days of the week were the
largest in time. Inspections exceed 100 cars
a day. Track bids, as reported by the secretary
of the Beard of Trade yesterday ruled as follows:
Wheat-No. red y3c; No. red, S949Oc; De-
cember, 93c: wagon wheat, sic.
Corn-No. l white, 27&c; No white, ZINC; NO.
white, 27Ac; No white, 24%c; No. white
mixed, 26Ac; No. white mixed 26Ac; No. 4
white mixed liked 2shc; No yellow sslt 26lHe; No 3
264c; No. mixed, 26Ac; No. mixed, 2SAc; ear
corn. pc.
Oats-No. 2 white, 25c; No. white, 2Sc: No.
2 mixed, 23c; No white mixed, 22c.
Hay-No. timothy, SQ7.50; No. timothy, 50
Inspections: Wheat-No 2 red i car; rejected,
l car: total, 2 cars. Corn--No. 3 white 40 cars;
No. yellow, q cars; No. mixed, cars; ear,
cars; total, II cars. Oats-No. mixed, / car;
rejected, cars; total cars.
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diums. ss.60Q3.65: best Workers. and pigs $500
$780, heavy. $3s0q3.55; good roughs, S225GS 10;
common. So 15M2.6o. -
$685. choice lambs. $5.65Q625 common TO good,
s4.5094sO. Veal calves, Sc. 50G7.25
EAST BUFFALO. Dec. 29.-Cattle about steady.
IIogs-Recepts. so cars. Workers, choice. So 616s
g. TO- roughs. common 20 choice $685. pigs.
common to choice. s355G3.65.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 80 cars. LaIfos.
choice to extra. s60G.10; culls to common, s. 'Sp
s0 sheep choice TO selected wethers, 81 4.SJ;
culls TO common, S2.J0Q3.7j
LOUISVILLE. Dec 29.-Cattle unchanged.
Hogs-Receipts. 1000 Market &C Oft; Heavy and
medium. $50: light. 1885; pigs, $685.
Sheep unchanged.
CINCINNATI Dec. 2e-Hogs steady at $685.,
Cattle strong at $2.25Q465- .
sheep firm at S2.75Ql.65. Lambs steady at 81
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Window Glass.
REAL-EsTATE TRANSFERS.
Seven Transfers, with Total Con-
siderafiOn of &13.GSR.

instruments filed for record in the recorders Of
flee of Marion county Indiana, for the twenty
four hours ending at D. m. Dec. 20, 1897. fur
nished by Theo. Stein abstracter of titles corner
Market and Pennsylvania streets, indianapolis
Suite 22s. first office floor The Lemcke, Telephone
1760:
Francis Ford to Lewis Ford, Lot 81 and part
Lots %. %, "a and %, E. T. Fletchers first
addition to Brightwood Observation-Disclosures. $500
Louis A.. Wessling to Cora NJ. Smith, Lot
SO, EnglewOod addition. 275
Charles Pearce to Mary f. Gall and hus-
side addition ie'.ie. 1000
John j. Howard. administrator, to August
NJ Kuhn, north half of Lot %, Beaty's
subdivision of Outot 101. I'll
Hattie Kernodle to Herman Alisch and
wife, Lots 81 and 81, Lee & Higgins's sub
division of Section 10, Township, 15 -
Range A.. 800
Morton place $500
Robert J. Alice to William A. Rosemeyer
addition Observation-Disclosures. 400
Transfers, Z: consideration. S13 $50
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SAVANNAH, Dec. 29.-spirits of turp ea inc
brls. Rosin firm; sales, APO brls; receipts C2o
brlg Quote: A. B. G. p $1.2o; r. * 81 % &
$225: window glass, $3.50; water white So
WILMINGTON, Dec. 29.-spirits of turpentidn ne
Crude turpentine quiet at $l.4O@1.9O Tar firm
at $105.
OH. CITY Dec. 29-Credit balances, 65c. Ger
tifcates Dpened with bid sales. 10000 brls cash
at 657sc, and 1900 brs of regular options at that
figure; more offered az 651sc. Shipments, $1,000
brls; runs, 97,442 brls.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 29.-Spirits of turpentine
firm at 3019c: sales, none. Rosin firm and I'M
changed; sales, none.
NEW YORK Dec 29-Petroleum dull. Rosn
steady. Spirits of turpentine steady at 332qSS74c'
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BOSTON Dec. 29.-The American Wool and
Cotton Reporter will say tomorrow of the wool
market: This has been one of the heaviest Christ
mas weeks record. The sales were 7,295,OOO lbs.
as compared with 167S00O lbs for the same period
last year 8516 COO in 1885, 904 800 in 1894 1906 900
in 1895 242S 600 in 1892 and 29O 400 in 1891 Hasty
conclusions should not be drawn from the above
showing The market has for the most part been
very quiet, but there has been continuation of
the heavy buying movement noted a week ago in
territory woods Staple territory has been in great
demand, but the sales have not included a large
amount of clothing stock. Territory wool has been
sold by a good number of houses, some of the
transactions being of great size. The largest has
exceeded anything witnessed TN this market for
weeks. The feeling in the market is one of inn
provement. Prices wonderfully we'll main
tanned The sales of the week amount to $3.50
lbs domestic and 060 900 lbs foreign, making to-
tai of 7396OOO against total of 5,S6S,OOO for the
previous week.
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RuiIding Permits.

ninth street. $25.
Mrs +; NJ. Fogarty. frame house. 1881 Hoyt
avenue. $2l5.
Coffin. Fletcher & Co.. engine room. sherer
street. So, COO.
Polar Ice Company two icehouses, Broad cut
and Canal, So, $50.
Dugdale Can Company. brick warehouse, Union
street and Belt Railroad tracks, si3 $50.
Edward 4. Heller. frame house, III fremont
avenue, xl000.
r. J. sloan; frame house. Vermont and walcott
streets. 81 500.
ninth street. 500.
Terre Haute Brewing Company. addition. l4s
South West street, $500
George h. Barron frame house. Beacon street.
k66s.
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FAIR WEATHER TO-DAY.
Prediction and observations of the
Local FOrecaster.

Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for
the twenty-four hours ending IL p. m. Dec.
30-Fair weather on Thursday.
General Conditions Yesterday-The low
barometric area remains nearly stationary,
with its center over Lake Superior The
temperature rose everywhere, except from
Colorado and Nebraska northward where
it fell Light snow fell near the lakes
FORECAST FOR THREE STATES.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-For Ohio-F'air,
preceded by snow on the lake; northwest
gales.
For Indiana and Illinois-Fair; cooler in
northern portions; northwesterly winds.
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Mnrriage Licenses.

Elias Robinson and Cora Lee Davis.
James n. Phillips and Nellie D. st. Clair
George .. Brackmeier and Cordellia A. Hardy
Alfred J. Smock and Gertrude Thacher Stirling.
James Mitchell and Lucy NJ. Plum.
John O. Young and Daisy Mccoy.
Edward T. Hale and Laura Hutchinson.
Charles c. Blaisdell and Hattie Mabrey
Fred c. Goblin and Agnes l.. Cox.
Elmer Smith and Maud Delong
Frederick Darby and Cora COpenhaver.
Shelby S. Vantloy and Lena l.. England.
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Dry Goods.

NEW YORK. Dec. 29-There is little of inter
est to report in dry goods. The current week is a
dull one. following the rule of many years Ante
ket There is no dearth of bargains to be OBJ
tanned either at first hands or with 1obbers In
local iobbing stores the stocks reduced TO al
most bare boards in departments There is
a fairly large array of buyers from local stores
ceeded in most cases in getting goods at their
own figures. In primary markets there nave pee e1
lots at very low prices Aside from these transae-
Through all regular channels the sales quiet.
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Wednesdays Bank CIearings.

At Chicago-Clearings. $40. 702. SIT. New York
exchange, SOC premium. Foreign exchange posted
rates, 4.S3 and 1856
At MISUNDERSTANDING s14 757, 210; balances,
S2.074, 473.
At MISUNDERSTANDING. s2.6ss.47O; balances.
S2J1, 800.
At Memphis-Clearings s4O4.Oll; balances. s95-
eS5.
1856. 436.
At Boston-Clearings, s16.S5S.Os5; balances.
At ST. Louis-clearings. s5OOs.sss; balances,
At MISUNDERSTANDING. 81. 2ss. 100
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Estimated receipts for Thursday-Wheat,
$40 cars; corn, $50 cars; oats, 800 cars; hogs,
ding futures ranged as follows:

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour firm.
No; spring wheat STAG; No. spring wheat, so
No yellow, 25@27Asc No 2 oats, 2a1Ed23Ac; No.
@25c. No. rye 46a.c. No. 2 barley. f. o. b. IS
@S4c No; 1 tiaxseed; s11S@1. %. Prime timothy
per 100 lbs. $46215. Short-rib sides loose, 1880
40 Dry-salted shoulders. boxed. $4.5OQ4. Is.
tillers' finished goods per gal, $l19. Sugars-Cut
loaf, 614c; granulated. 5.51c.
Receipts-Flour 81 900 brls; wheat, 555 900 bu;
corn, $4,000 bu; oats, $4,000 bu; rye, 5000 bu;
%hea ZOO bu G corn 81 5 bu s goo bF
rye, 1000 bu; barley, 900 blu.
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VITAL STATISTICS-DEC. 29


Adelaide and John F. Carson, 1903 North Penn
sylvania street, boy.
Lenna and Charles Carbon, Massachusetts, ave-
nue., girl.
Charlotte and John Denny. Denny and Michi-
gan street, boy.
Iva May and Theodore s. Gritty 1915 East
Washington street, girl
Anna and Willard Robinson, Ga Sheffield avenue,
girl
lad and Henry A. Pease. city. girl.
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Poultry and other Produce.

prices paid by shippers;
Poultry-Hens, &c: springs, 5@6c; cocks, &c; hen
turkeys 516c; toms, 5Q6c; young turkeys 7QSc;
ducks, SIC; geese 40c for full feathered; 3Oc for
plucked.
Butter-Country. choice. 11@12c; mixed, sQ1Oc.
FeathersNPrime geese. SOC per lib; prime duck.
10Ql7c per ID.
Beeswax-SOc for yellow. Csc for dark.
Honey-12115c per Id.
Wool-Medium. unwashed, $4,000; tub-washed.
2OI25c bury and understandable, sc less.
Game-Rabbits 6O@65c; short-bill snipe $12s@
15O per .doz; Mallard ducks. $4Q4.5O per doz;
prairie chickens, S1.5OG2 per doz.
HIDES. TALLOW. ETC.
Green-salted Hides-No. /, &c; No. 2, 7%c;
No. l calf, 1Oc; No. calf. size.
Greese-Whte. &c: yellow 2l2c; brown. 2Ac.
Tallow-No. l. Sc: No. 2. 219c.
Bones-Dry. Sl2Q13 per ton
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AMERICAN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY

in the territory comprising the States Of
Ohio Indiana and Illinois, with the excep-
ton of few counties in each State, main
ly adjacent to and including the large
cities. such as Chicago. Cincinnati Cleve-
land, Evansville, etc, where other local Bell
Telephone Companies exist.
With regard to the construction, the EIec-
trical Engineers in report dated March "A.
1897, say that a great amount of rebuilding
has been done in each of the past three
years, in accordance with the best modern
practice; that in their judgment the prop
erty as a whole is in good physical condi-
ton, and that the equipment generally in
dicates an appreciation of the advances that
are being made in telephone appliances and
methods. AS the result of improvements
and extensions the business from toll lines
has increased in 1897 over 1896, 81 per cent.
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Deaths.

Irene NJ Bingham. two and one-half years 32l
West Vermont street phagadaemic liberation of
throat
Infant Roberts. two weeks 1904 Cornell avenue,
organic heart disease.
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NEW YORK Dec. 29.-MetaI market conditions
have been anything but satisfactory to-day. Pig
iron warrants. s6.6Oa67O; Lake copper 1OS7lgq
lie Tin, 10. 606D13.70c. Spelter. 3.95@4c. Lead
strong; domestic, brokers', SEC; exchange, $40
63 use. The firm that fixes the price of lead for
miners and smelters in the West calls the market
strong at 3.5Oc.
ST LOUIS. Dec. 29-Lead nominally S.55c
Shelter. 3721Ac.
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VALUE.

At the time of the examination, when
there were outstanding $1,275,OOO of bonds,
the Electrical Engineers state, with re-
gard to value:
Leaving out of account the value of all
licenses, franchises, and rights-of-way we
estimate the value of the property of the
Company, based on the cost of reproducing
it, to be at present prices at $4,746 600
The above represents the plant, and i'm
addition the Company owns, as per the Ac-
countant'S report, stocks, franchises, IL
censes, and rights-of-way. The proceeds OF
the present offering will also add to the
VaIue of the nrOpertV
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NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 29.-Cotton steady; sales.
$3.50 bales ordinary 43sc: good ordinary 4S4e'
ding fair &C; receipts. 1870 bales; stock, 4SSO4'
bales.
MEMPHIS Dec 2a-Cotton steady; mddling.
516c: receipts 1852 bales; shipments, 2 TAT bales;
stock 1853 9l9 bales; sales, $500 bales.
NEW YORK Dec. 29.-Cotton closed quiet;
middIing upands 15-16c; middling gulf, 5-l6c;
sales. loo bales.
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AN OYSTER GOURMAND.
New York Broker Wins n Big Dinner
and $50 at One Sitting.

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Harry Mchaels,
r. ]. Hoffman, Clarence H. Terhune and F.
l.. Mackey, brokers, got into a discussion
yesterday morning on the floor of the Con-
solidated Exchange concerning feats of
gastronomy. Mr. Mackey easily led the
others in relating his wonderful perform
ances in the past, and his descriptions of
what he could do were so highly colored
that the others refused to believe him.
I'm bet you that you can't eat fifty
oysters at a sitting" said Mr. Michaels
I'll bet each one of you $40 that can
eat one hundred of Them Mackey replied.
So they all went down to the cafe.
waiter opened pile of oysters, and Mackey
began. BY the time that he had put fifty
out of sight quite a crowd had collected,
and side bets on the. result were freely
made, with odds against the eater. But
he finished strong. and as the hundredth
oyster slid down his throat he arose with
smile and called upon his friends to pay
up. They responded promptly with the
money, while Mackey, $50 and one hundred
oysters in, walked off amid the cheers of
the spectators.
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The Illinois Trust and Savings Bank Of Chicago
PROPERTY.

This company holds license for all In
struments and apparatus owned or con-
trOlled nv the
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THE INDIANA TRUST co

advises fully as to wills in all ways. Those
consulting it need not fear of making be-
quests that will not stand in law or in so
disposing OF their estates that they will be
dissipated, instead of going as intended.
This company gives this advice free 1t
also undertakes. at request, any function
concerning wills. 1t may be consulted at
any time.
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EXAMINATIONS AND REPORTS.

The legal organization of the Company,
and all its proceedings relative to this issue
of bonds, has been examined and approved
by MessrS. Story & Thorndike, Counsellors,
of Boston. The physical condition has
been reported on by MeSsrs. Stone & Web
st6r, Electrical Engineers, and the accounts
by Henry A. Piper, Public Accountant, Bos-
ton.
These reports give very clear Indication
Of the value. of the security and the care
taken to safeguard bondholders' interests:
and an examination is solicited, copies of the
same being on file at each of our RE-
SPECTIVE OFFICES.
WE RECOMMEND THE ABOVE
BONDS AS A DESIRABLE INVEST
MENT. AND OFFER THE SAME FOR
SUBSCRIPTION AT los AND INTEREST,".
SUBSCRIPTION BOOKS WILL REMAIN
OPEN AT OUR RESPECTIVE OFFICES
UNTIL WEDNESDAY, JANUARY ;, 1895,
NOTICE OF ALLOTMENTS BEING
GIVEN THEREAFTER As PROMPTLY
AS POSSIBLE. DELIVERY WILL BIZ
MADE ON JANUARY 10, 1898.
THE RIGHT IS RESERVED TO RE-
DUCE OR REJECT SUBSCRIPTIONS.
KESSLER & CO.,
"a WALL STREET, N. Y. i-tE
HENDERSON & CO.,
"a CEDAR STREET, N. Y. 4
STATE STREET TRUST CO.,
53 STATE STREET, BOSTON.
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WILLS

The duty OF making will is something
that every one puts off 10 the last moment,
there being foolish feeling, in many cases,
that to make will is too much like prepa-
ration for death.
II is not
It is preparation for the life of loved ones
who may come after you
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Hogs-Receipts. 1900; shipments, 5000. The sup
ply was fair. The market active at a shade
lower prices. The order trade liberal buy
ers while packers were inclined to lower prices
and slow to purchase The closing was steady at
the opening decline with all sold.
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EARNINGS AND FIXED CHARGES.

The Accountant reports: 1.-THE net earn
ings (after deductng all depreciation insur-
ance. repairs, maintenance. royalties. and
all other charges except interesD for the
five years ending December 81 1896, amounts
ed to 81 ,533.923 an annual average of $685.
1874. Although, owing to extraordinary ex-
penditures for Improvements and mainte-
nance, the net earnings for 1896 were below
the average, yet the net earnings for 1897, as
furnished by the Company, were:
For the first ten months. $2S1, 1877
November (eStimated) ................... 27O00
December (estimated) .................. 1900
Making a total Or.......... .S34U, lSf
or more than double the amount necessary
to meet the interest charge of $4,000, be-
ing per cent. on the bonds outstanding, in-
Guiding the present issue-in all 81, SOC, O00
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-30
MORTGAGE.

The mortgage covers all the property,
rights, privileges and franchises of the
Company, now owned or to be hereafter ac-
quired, and the assent of the American Bell
Telephone Company has been obtained to
the assignment to the trustee of the licenses
and contracts
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-30

Miss Maud Come, the Irish Joan of Arc, y
sailed from New York for Liverpool yester-
Pierpont Morgan and Edward Blake, M. p,
were also passengers