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The herald., 1897-03-25
CHAMBEROFCO COMMERCE
SEVEN PUBLICATIONS ON Ma
TIVE WEALTH
Resignation of Fred L. Allies From
the Board of Directors-A Col
lege of Commerce

The board of directors of the chamber
of commerce met yesterday afternoon at
|3:15 The following directors of the board
were present: Bluett, Duque, Francis,
Willard, Forman, Croft, Hooker, Jacoby
Johnson, Klokke, Mckinley, Newberry,
Slauson, Waters. President Forman oc-
cupied the chair.
The following communication was
read:
LOS ANGELES, Cal, March H. 1897.
To the President and Board of Directors of
the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce:
Gentlemen: hereby tender my resgna-
tion as member of your board of directors.
l have recently entered into business en-
gagement which will make it impossible
for me TO devote such time to your meet
ings as would be necessary to properly at
tend to the duties connected herewith.
Yours respectfully, FRED L. ALLIES.
Mr.. Allies resignation was accepted
with regret.
sisting of Directors Klokke, Slauson and
Willard to select new member to fill
the vacancy occasioned by Mr.. Allies
resignation.
communication was read from w. W.
Murray of San Francisco requesting the
board to consider a resolution now be-
fore the board of regents of the Univer-
SHY VI CdiiIOTHid 10 eStdDllSQ q cOlle2e
of commerce to bring the manufacturer
and grower together to promote the fiber
Industries of flax. hemp, cotton, ramie,
etc. The matter was referred to the
committee on manufactures to report
at the next meeting.
The local secretary of the Order of
Railway Conductors, Mr.. Clough, ap-
peared before the board and asked that
committee be appointed to assist in
raising funds for the purpose of enter
tanning the representatives of the Ma
tional Order of Railway Conductors,
who will be in convention in this city
beginning the 1st of May next. The chair
was instructed to appoint a committee
of three members to assist the commit
tees that had already been appointed by
the Merchants and Manufacturers as
sociation.
j. H. Adams of Pasadena was elected
to membership.
e. p. Hollister of Santa Barbara is in
the city in the interests of the lemon
growers exchange at Santa Barbara,
and also of the citrus tariff convention
shortly to be held here.
The chamber has just finished seven
leaflets on health, climate, petroleum,
olives, nuts, citrus and deciduous fruits.
sugar beets and canaigre, to be distrib-
uted among the eastern people. The
chamber has in press an illustrated
pamphlet on Los Angeles city and county
soon to be out
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LINES OF TRAVEL
Pacific Coast Steamship Co.

The company's elegant steamers santa
Rosa and Corona leave Redondo isn ~ M IL q , ~,
francisco via Santa Barbara r q o. ana p0rt r,I
:. 6, 10. Ia. Is. 20. 26, 80, May 4. $. u. ~ ~
2i, 2s Leave Port Los Angeles at 9 a. n, ana
Redondo at II am. for San Diego, March
g. H. l5. 49, 2s r. 81 20 APRIL E u 4; S Y lS -,
calls also at Newport. Cars connect via
Redondo leave Santa Fe depot at j " am
or from Redondo Ry. depot at 95o am.
Cars connect via Port Los Angeles leave
s. p. r. r. depot at ] 80 pm. for steamers
The steamers Eureka and Coos Bay ieavs w,
San Pedro and East San Pedro Tor san
francisco via Ventura, Carpenteria. santa
Barbara, Gaviota. Port Hartford. Sayucos, ,,
San simeon, Monterey and santa cruz. az
$50 pm. March z g. - a Is ~ "a 70 II ~ 81 AZ B.
% Cars connect with steamers VIA san
Pedro leave S. P. r: r; 8Arcade depot q! e!
b.G5 nm, and Terminal Ry. depot AZ o:oa
pm. The company reserves serves stsn signs ,ers TO
SAILING dates and hours of sailing. w. Tar
ris Agent 124 W SecSnd s st 10 Los san Anseffs' afs
San Francisco.
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SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS
Call Board Prices of Cereals and Ship
ments Received

sANFRANCISCO. March 24-wheat
quiet; December. 1.1sas; May. 1854. Bar
ley, quiet; December. 6S; May, 7Oik. Corn.
large yellow. sO@S2ta. California bran, 1900
Q12.5o
Flour-Famlly extras, 5.0065.15; bakers
extras. 4.75akSo superflne, 4.10@495
Wheat-No. l shipping, 1.35; choice do
1.36A; milling, 1.40G1.l5.
Barley-Feed, 70d7G14; brewing, s5M9o.
Oats-Fancy white feed, 1.S0dl. .35; good to
choice do. 1.15Ql.25 poor to fair, 1.05d1 10:
surprise, 1.45@150; gray, 1.15a1 25: black for
feed. 1.00Ql.05: do. for seed, 1.10ll1. .25; red.
1.10Q125; milling. 1.15@125.
Receipts-Flour. quarter sacks, POSI- :
wheat, centals. s95; barley. centals no;
beans, sacks. 971 potatoes, sacks, 1909; do.
Oregon. 1894; onions. sacks. 65 bran, sacks.
straw. tons. 10: WOOL bales. 59s: hides. num-
ber, II; quicksilver, TASKS, 100; wine, gal
Ions, 1900.
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plums-pitted. 4M; unpitted. 1Ik.

Plums-Pitted, Az; unpltteo, IA.
Prunes-Four sizes, 3sl
/ Nectarines-Fancy. 5h; choice. 4k;stand-
ard, 1.
Figs-Choice white, 4; do black. 8; fancy
white, in lob boxes, 65Q70.
Raisins--Jobbing prices: In sacks or 50-lb
boxes, four crown, loose. 81; three crown.
Az; two crown, 8%: seedless Sultanas. 5a4
seediess Muscatels, AZ; in 2Olb boxes. three
crown London layers, 1.3O: clusters, LOO;
Dehesa clusters, 275; imperial clusters. S.25.
Grapes-In 20-lb boxes: Three crown Lon
don layers, LIS; clusters, 1.60: Dehesa clus-
tiers, 275; imperial clusters, 900.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 10; second do.
14Q141a; fancy dairy, 15Q1Sl@; second do,
Cheese-Faney mild. new. q; fair to
good, 5izd56i4; California cream cheddar. IL
oil; Young America, sQ9; eastern, 14Q14k
Eggs"store. i0ik@12k; ranch, 1oha12ls.
Poultry-Live turkey gobblers and hens
14@15 per lb.; old roosters. 3.00d3.50 dozen
young do, 6.01G7.00: broilers, small. 350d
$50; do, large. 5.50G6.00 fryers, 6.00@C.50;
hens. 3.00d3.45; old ducks. 5.00d6.00;
young. 7.506S.50; geese, 1.75d2.00; goslings
2.b0Q3.o0; pigeons, old, 1.50a1.7o; do young
2.b012.75.
Gamc-Gray geese $50: white do, 75a1. 90,
brant, 1.25dl.50; hare, 75Q1.00 rabbits, 1.000
LEO; English snipe, 2.50.
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Real Estate Transfers
WEDNESDAY. March

WEDNESDAY,, March "a, 1897
F. c. Howes TO Edmund w. Coe-Begin-
ming In east line of Upper Main street;
$1,000
penter-4 acres In Rancho Santa Gertrudes;
$3.50
William ]. Plllig to Jacob Pilig-Lot Z.
block 4. j. w. Mcbride & CO.. subdivisic Il,
$3.50.
Mrs. Ellen M. Huckins to Mrs. Doria
Jones-Lot Z, block 61 Ord's survey; 1000
Doria Jones to Ellen M. Huckins-Lots
10 and II, block M, Jones tract; lots 40 and
49, Star tract: $1,000.
Geo. H. and Olive NJ. Peck to Charles
Clark-Lots and 8. block 56. Peck's subdi-
vision. San Pedro: 1920.
r. b. Pierce to Nita Roberts-Lot ".
block ia Ganfa Monica; 5000.
1oabol ana 8. Im0gene echell to John c.
HennAh-Scuth "A section q, township Z
north. range IL: $500
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London Markets

NEW YORK, March 24-The Evening
Posts London financial cablegram says:
rally in stocks today. the reason being
shortness In stocks and the ease OF money
ct the settlement. The vague runners OF
compromise OF the Cretan difficulties and a
sharp squirt In English rails on good traf-
fic The settlement certainly shows that.
in spite OF politics. bear holders are tenac-
iously clinging to all the good stocks.
Americans were fiat. and closed at the low
est. Contangoes. on Americans are about
per cent. The trust decision in the Unit
"a states. the action Of the senate toward
the erbtration treaty and liquidation Of
emeLl sale bull accounts are the causes Of
4eprcssion. The market expects q reduce
zion 10 the bank rate tomorrow or the fol-
bowMg week. although the We61neos Of iii
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Chicago Live Stock

CHICAGO, March 2-Cattle-The best
beeves sold at A60ti5.40, while the common
class of dressed beef steers brought $500
400. the bulk Of beef cattle crossing the
scales at 4,20a5.0o Light stock steers, 29o
@350. Veal calves, 4.75G600.
Hogs-sales ranged at 1864 90 for pack
ing lots, up TO 420 for prime heavy and
medium weights. The bulk sold at 310G
1886.
Sheep were saleable at 3.0oa4. 50 for lnfe-
rior TO common up to 425d4.60 for good to
choice flocks, westerns bringing 3.60I4. 50
lambs were wanted at 3.50d40O for poor
fetched 4.5065.10; sheep sold at 3.90d4. 10 for
shorn and shorn lambs at 4.109l4S5
Receipts-Cattle. 1900; hogs 1900; sheep,
5000.
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Liverpool Market

LIVERPOOL, March 24-Spot wheat
closed quiet. with a poor demand; No. =
red spring, Gs I'd; No. California. 6s 34d.
Futures closed quiet, with May I'd higher
and other months Unchanged business
about equally distributed; March, 6s s4d;
May. Gs 2i4d; July IS I'd.
Spot corn closed steady and quiet; Amer
lean mixed, 2s I'D. Futures closed steady.
with near positions LnGhlzd higher; distant
positions unchanged; business about
equally distributed March, Is 6sd; April.
2s I'D; May, Is SGD; June, Is SID; July, 2s
9sld.
Flour closed steady, with moderate de-
mand: st. Louis fancy winter, IS Sd.
Pacific coast hops at London, 93 los.
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NEW YORK. March 2-Money on call
easy at llsfil% per cent; last loan, III;
closed offered at ~ per cent; prime mer-
camille paper shG4 per, cent; sterling ex-
ers bills at 4g7A@4s7h for demand and at
4.s5alQD4.s6 for sixty days; posted rntes,
4.S0di1 S0la and 4sslp4. sSl4 commercial bills,
IS4st: government bonds. firm
LONDON, March 24.-Consols. 112M.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 24.-Drafts,
sight, 171s telegraphic, 20
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LOS ANGELES AND REDONDO RAIL
way Company.
Los Angeles depot: Corner of Grand ave.
Tof ct
Sale of Irrigation Bonds

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN BY THE
board of directors Of the Linda Vista Ir-
rigation district of San Diego county, Cal-
ifornia, that said board intends to sell
s624. 900 of the bonds of said district on
Tuesday. the 18th day Of April. 1897. at 10
o'clock in the forenoon of that day. and Will
receive sealed proposals for the purchase
OF said amount of bonds at its ONCE In sald
district until that day and hour, when the
proposals will be opened and considered ~
said board. 81 &
GEORGE FULLER. President.
JAMES P. JONES, Secretary.
Dated March 16. 1891. ~
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Stockholders Meeting

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
stockholders of the Precipice Canyon
Water company will be held Wednesday,
April 7th, 1897 at 10 o'clock a. M. at the office
Of the company in Lamanda Park, Califor-
mia, for the purpose of election of directors
to serve for the ensuing year, and such
other business a. may come before the
meeting.
BY order of the directors.
HERMAN BLATZ. Secretary.
At the office Of the Sierra Madre Vintage
Co.. Lamanda Park. California. Al
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Delinquent Sale Notice

E. M. POTTS COMPANY-LOCATIO OF
principal place of business, Los Angeles.
California; location of works and factory
S16-20 Stephenson avenue, Los Angeles, Cal
ifornia.
Public notice is hereby given that there
are delinquent upon the following described
stock on account Of assessment NO. l.,
made, ordered and levied February 10th,
1897 the several amounts set opposite the
names of the respective shareholders in
said corporation, as follows:
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TESTIMONIAL
January & 1891

January 5, 1897
To the Public: I take this means of ex-
639 Upper Main street for having cured me
of kidney and stomach trouble which
caused me great prostration. was unable
to get a good nights sleep for about three
wears, and, acting under theadvice Of the
hest doctors of Chicago, came here to ge'
we'll on the climate. but kept getting gry.-
,ially worse until 1 was told to try DE-
Wong Him, and by the aid of his WONDER
ful life-giving herbs l can say that In three
months time l am new. woman ana Ieei
Stronger than l ever did. Any person wish
Ing me 10 certify this can find me.
ZIG North Marengo avenue, Pasadena
MISS kLEMME.
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tn the Public: I take pleasure in tes-
,ifving 10 my marvellous recovery unoer
ths treatment of Dr. Wong Him OF 6Ss
inner Main street. Los Angeles, from a
n,irnber of stubborn ailments, among
which were chronic sickheadaches, dys-
mensia and kindred stomach troubles.
heart affection and kidney disease;
mi what consider this physician excelled
in. M so far as my case is concerned was vas. in
tisn,. coupled with other disorders, was my
adiiction in this respect. and. although !, a
nun,ber of well-known skilled oculists in
some of the larger cities of this country
ADVISED me I should always u;., ,,,a have TO de-
yice even then. DR.. Wong Him remedies
have enabled me to abandon totally the use
~ any artificial help to sight and my eyes
continue TO give such service, both
for near work and distant, as is, truly
Wonderful To the skill and remedies of
The physician named can alone be attrib-
uted a revolution in my physical condition
throughout that puzzles those who knew
Of the ''incurable' character OF my az
fiictions. Respectfully,
Pico Heights p. O., Cal. Sept. 8. 1896.
The herald., 1897-03-25
CHICAGO MARKET
The Days Transactions on the Board
of Trade

CHICAGO. March 2i-Wheat was weak
at the opening and for an hour afterwards
the bears had almost complete control OF
the market. The early Liverpool cables
came Nd higher. Half of this was subse-
quently lost. The trade was somewhat dis
appointing In this. as 1t was only feeble
response to the bullish sentiment which
ruled here yesterday and discouraged those
who were expecting foreign help In put
ed as favorable Their abiding strength,
however, came from the -esaboard reports
reiteratirG the stale cry OF no demand for
export Irhat was emphasized by small
clearances of wheat and flour from Allan
tic seaports in the last twenty-four hours,
the total amounting to the equivalent OF
200 900 bushels, and of that total 100 900 BUSH
els was wheat. May opened at from l3h
TO 73hp73h, against yesterdays closing
price of 1871, and worked gradually lower
until In about an hour II sold at 721a. Min
neapolis and Duluth received 1888 cars. COM
pared with 23l a week ago ana 522 the cor
responding day of the year before. Chi
cago received 10 cars. The crop news was
of about the same character as of late
Speculative business was distressingly
light. and the market rose and fell alter
nately over about Il cent range on the ex-
ecution of buying or selling orders so small
that ordinarily they would not cause a
fuctuation of more than 1-l6, If at all. The
report of some little export business hav-
ing been done at New York-2S boatloads---
and OF about $1,000 bushels sold here to
iIliliers was sivei, as a Teasoii fof a Tecov-
cry in May to 1874 after the decline already
referred to-. The price eased off again In
the last half hour May closed at 727sGI3
Corn was dull. but there were buyers of
the moderate offerings all day at very slight
concessions from yesterdays closing price
Oats attracted no special attention and
there was little to be said of the market.
Provisions were dull for a time and weak.
For about thirty minutes at the close the
Qu1dpplV dQValonqd etrappfh
though from no apparent reason.
The leading futures closed as follows:
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s. r. Thorpe has made partial payment
of $l53619, leaving a balance due of $3OS5 %.
And, in accordance with law and an order
of the board of directors of said company.
made on the 10th day of February, 1897
50 many shares of each parcel of such
stock as may be necessary will be sold at
public auction, at the office of the company.
No. $500 Stephenson avenue, in the city
Of Los Angeles. county of Los Angeles
state of California, on Monday, the goth
day of March, 1897, at the hour of 12 o'clock,
noon. of said day, to pay said delinquent
assessment thereon, together with the costs
Of advertising and expenses of sale.
H. C. DILLON. secretary.
Office. 527 Stimson building. Los Angeles.
California $3.50
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oliver bullion

NEW YORK, March 24.-Bar silver, 62ss;
Mexican dollars. 4Sis.
LONDON, March 24.--Bar silver. 2S%d.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 24-Bar silver.
62ls; Mexican dollars, 501sQ51.
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Petroleum
NEW YORK. NJ,

NEW YORK, March 24-Petroleum was
dull; refined. 6.45; Pennsylvania crude was
strong; April closed 931s.
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Treasury Statement

WASHINGTON, March 4.-Today' q
statement of the condition Of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, $2lS, ,210, ,0S4,
gold reserve, $l5l, ,69S, 108.
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To Reach Rand burg Gold Elelis

take Santa Fe route Shortest stage
trip. Leaves Los Angeles 1915 q. M;
arrives in Randsburg $3.50 p. m Through
tickets, $0.75.
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vailed for relieving Coughs, Hoarseness
and all Throat Troubles. Sold only in
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Boston Quotations

BOSTON, March A.-Atchison. 10N; Bel
Telephone, 7Sh; Mexican Central, Sh; Sal
Diego, 5.
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All prices of wall paper greatly reduced
A. A. Eckstrom. 2s4 South Spring street.
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Mining Stocks

SAN FRANCISCO. March 24.-The official
closing quotations for mining stocks today
marc uc fnllowss
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To cure : Cold m ono Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money If Il
fails to cure. Csc.
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TO Cure 9 Cold n O1e Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quininc Tablets
All druggists refund the money II it
fails to cure. 25c.
The herald., 1897-03-25

Os ANGELES NATIONAL BANK
United States Depository.
CAPITAL ......... $500 10000
Surplus .... Al. 10000
Total ........... $5i7, 10000
GEO. II. BONEBRAKE... President
WARREN GILLELEN. .Vice-President
r. C. HOWES.. ................ Cashier
10. w. COE..............Assi Cashier
DIRECTORS.
Geo. II. Bonebrake, Warren Gillelen, P.
NJ. Green, Chas A. Mariner, E. P. John
SON. VIM. NJ Van Dyke, w. c. Brown, l..
c. McKeeby, L. c. Howes.
This bank has no deposits of either the
county or city treasurer, and therefore nc
preferred creditors.
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Notice of Removal

DR.. Wong Him, the
Imperial Chinese
physician, begs to
announce to his
numerous friends
and patients that
he has removed to
larger and more
modern premises. at
S3l s. Hope street.
between Eighth and
Ninth streets. where
he still hopes to
merit the favor of
their pat r o n a e e.
Take L r a C ii o n,
Grand avenue or
w asiliil stun st.cars.
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+ os ANGELES SAVINGS BANK.
230 n. Main st.

J.E. Platter, Pres; H.W. Hellman, V-Pres.
w. M. Caswell. Cashier.
Directors-I. w. Hellman, ]. e. Platter,
II. w. Hellman. l. w. Hellman, Jr.. w.
NJ. Caswell.
Interest paid on deposits. Money to loan
on first-class real estate.
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Agate Ware. Furrey's. 150 N. sprIne.
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Money Quotations

continental exchange must be remembered
The Paris and Berlin markets were firm.
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FTour, quiet; No. SPRING wheat, 72M13;
No. spring wheat, ~; No. red, S5ds9:
No. 2 corn, 2sN@24: No 3 oats. 1sls@l6% !;
No. white, 2oN @2lh fob; No. 3 white.
nominal; No. 3. 25Q33 Lob: No. fiaxseed,
TgSl; prime timothy seed. 2.65Q270; mess
pork per bbl., s.709S.75; lard. per 100 lbs,
salted shoulders (boxed). 4%Q5: short clear.
sides (boxed), 4%94H: whisky, distillers'
finished goods per gal | II
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Closing Stocks

NEW YORK, March A.-The following
are the closing stock quotations:
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MAURICE S. HELLMAN. .Vice-President
w. -. hO@S11 Ian. CHSnler
Five per cent interest paid on time. per
evenings from to O
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Bond List

NEW YORK, March A--The following
were the closing quotations on bonds today:
u s n As reg... .123 G Il lists of 3d.. .102ls
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-12
FIFTEEN PROFESSORS FIRED.
Dropped from Kansas Agrfcuiturai
College by the POpulists.

MANHATTAN, Kan, April 1.-THE dis
missal Of Professor George 7. Fairchild,
for eighteen years president of the Kansas
State Agricultural College. seems 10 have
been only the beginning of a clean sweep
proposed by the board Of regents. The dis
missal of Professor Fairchild was followed
yesterday by the discharge of fourteen
other members of the faculty and numerous
other employees of the institution No
charges were preferred against any of the
teachers released. The board of regents.
which is controlled by the Populists. simply
stated that the discharged instructors
were not in harmony with the funda-
mental principles of the administration.
The discharged professors and their re-
Spectiye departments We're as follows:
George II. Failyer, chemistry and miner
oogy; Edwin A. Popen, etymology and
zoology: David l.. LantZ. mathematics;
Mrs. Nellie 5. Kedzie. household economy
and hygiene: Mrs. Elida Winship superin-
tendent of sewing: Alex. Brown. music;
John S. &. Thompson, superintendent of
printing; Francis H. White, history and
political science; Charles {. Georgeson, ag-
riculture and superintendent of farm: AL
bert s Hitchcock. botany; Silas G. Mason.
horticulture; Ira ID. Graham, bookkeeping
Nelson s. Mayo, physiology and veterinary
science. OF the old faculty but nine men,
berS were retained.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-12
SLOW DEATH in A WRECK
COLLISION ON THE SOUTHERN RAIL
WAY IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Postal Clerk damned Up Against the
Boiler md Burning for
Hour Before Rescued.

CHARLOTTE, n. c.. April 1.-THE north
bound Florida special on the South
ern Railway. No. SO. and local south-bound
passenger train No. II collided at 11:15
o'clock this morning at Harrisburg. small
town about thirteen miles north of this
city, killing three persons and wounding
siv. Killed.
T. CLINGMAN BENTON. of Charlotte,
aged thirty-five. postal clerk on No. ii.
TITUS EUDY, of Forest Hill. Concord.
WILL DONALDSON. fireman on No. SO.
The injured are:
W. b. TUNSTALL. of Danville. engineer
of No. 30; badly scalded about the head,
]. c. KINNEY. of Thomasville. engineer
of No. IL; scalded about chest, back, arms
JAMES LOWELL, conductor of No. IL;
cut on the face.
FITZHUGH LEE, colored porter on No.
WILLIAM S. CLEMENS. of East Dur
ham, N c.. slightly hurt
r. Z. GALLAGHER, express messenger,
hurt about the head and arms, also badly
bruised.
The north-bound special was late in leav-
ing Charlotte, but was given the right of
way. its orders being to pass the local
train at Harrisburg. where there is a sid
ing. No. IL had slowed up preparatory TO
taking the siding and was but 100 yards
from the north end of the switch when
the express. running at forty-five miles an
hour, dashed into it. Just previous to the
collision Engineer Tunstall applied the air
brake and jumped. Many of the passen-
Sers on No. 36 were thrown from the seats,
but none were hurt. The two express cars
the north-bound train were shattered
and soon after the accident the postal of
the local caught fire. but the flames were
cxtinguished.
Postal Clerk Benton suffered a horrible
death. His legs were pinioned so close TO
the boiler of one of the engines that he
was being burned by the heat and steam.
He begged pitiously TO his rescuers to cut
off his legs and extricate him. Although
every effort was made to release the suf-
fering man it was an hour and a half before
he was taken out He lived but fifteen min
utes longer. Fireman Donaldson and John
Eudy were found in the center of the
wreck. Kinney taken from the wreck
alive, but is so badly scalded that he is
not expected to live throughout the night
The wounded are being cared for in this
CitV
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-12

and enforce the Bryan doctrine of hostility
to capital upon the part of the wage earn
ers. The Isexow trust committee have,
unfortunately. taken up and carried for
ward this part of Bryan's work where 1t
fell from his hands. Twenty-Five years
hence this constant attack against organ
lied capital will seem as absurd as. were
the riots and attempts to destroy mills and
machinery half a century ago I'm England.
when the manufacturers of Lancashire and
Yorkshire replaced the hand with the power
loom. What we want of our lawmakers Is
to give fair play to honest industry, wheth-
er represented by private workers or by or
ganiZed labor or capital If present laws
are not sufficient, they should be so
amended in respect to corporations which
affect public interest that there may be an
official annual examination in the same
manner in which the national and state
banks are examined for the protection of
their large number of stockholders. The
officers and directors should make sworn
statement so plain that any man can up-
derstand the condition and operations. II
this done in the same manner in
which it is done in the case of banks, all
grounds of hostility to corporations would
gradually cease. Secrecy begets distrust in
such matters.