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New-York tribune., 1897-07-11

Mr. Ferguson the United States Minister to
Sweden both In private letters and In an official
letter that has been published by the State Depart
mcnt says that he IL being constantly asked by
students and investigators from all parts OF the
United States concerning the bequests OF Mr..
Nobel He therefore sends 20 the State Department
an extract from Alfred Nobels will. together with
some memoranda, and lie suggests that as -the
Interest In this matter Ia so widespread all the In
formation he from time to time will send shall be
given to the press
The extract from the will reads In transaton:
NV total remaining fortune when capitalized.
shall be disposed OF In the following way: When
the capital has been converted into good securities
by the trustees II shall form fund. the interest
OF which shall be distributed annually as prizes ~
those persons who shall have rendered humanity
the best services during the last year The inter
shall BE- distributed AZ follows: One-hfth to the
person having made the most Important discovery
or invention In the science OF physics one-fith to
the person who has made the most eminent dscov
cry or Improvement In chemistry. one-tfth to the
having made the NEST important discovery with
regard TO physiology or medicine. one.nfth TO the
pcrs N who has produced .he most distinguished
idcasiic work Of literature. and one,hfth to the
person who has worked the most OF best for ad-
vancng the fraternization OF all nations and for
abolishing or diminishing the standing armies.
we'll as for the forming or propagation OF commit
New-York tribune., 1897-07-11
BIG BERRY SHIPMENTS.

TRAINS FROM THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
STATE TO THE CITY MARKETS
Tho berry trade is waning for the season ou'
trains of refrigerator cars still arriving IN New
York every day from the berry region. Ihe 'ra'n'
consist of from sixteen to twenty-five cars each
car holding about two hundred crates. 1hey co''e
from Oswego Fulton. Rome. Watertown ana man!
other points on the Rome. Watertown ana oGdenS-
burg Railroad and none OF the cars are under
way more than ten to fifteen hours the berries
reach .heir destination in first-class condition.
The cars alls go TO the 81. Johns PARK freiehl
depot. and that point swarms every morning vita
wagons. which come to carry away the crates 70
commission houses. small dealers and to large con
sumers like hotels and steamboat companies the
crop was unusually large and good this season
and the railroad companies offered the producers
exceptiorally low rates. so that berry culture pc
came a profitable business. The largest tails
reached New.York on June 25. % and e.. but ship
ments were good W. TO July g. when Eighteen cars
were received For the week ending July b, ninety
eight cars Of berries were received from the oS-
dstr
New-York tribune., 1897-07-11
CHILD'S BODY ~ 4 CHTRCH.

The body OF year-od male child was found
Yesterday morning in the Church Of the Holy cross
in Forty ty-second-st.. between Eighth and Ninih
ayes II was discovered by tho sexton. VINO was
cleaning the church II was found In pasteboard
box which had been tied up with "A piece OF sti.hs
There was mark OF identification on me pods
and there was none on the box. The church IL
cleaned daily. so that the body must have been
placed In the pew early yesterday morning.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-11
np RFyEDICTS RECOVERY.

Dr. Charles s. Benedict. Chief OF the nure"u "
c.n,.o,ors diseases OF the Health Board. who has
,o.n IN IN the Presbyterian Hospital for more than
week left there yesterday cured The nature OK
DIR Bcned.ct's sickness the doctors have been W.
ah,e accurately to determine. Dr. Northrup; nv. me
musician says that the disease - n fsv all risht
again He however advised pr Bened,cs s no, sn 40
90 70 his once again for week. ana tue" " Wv
only light work.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-11
THE CONTROLLER BUYS IN FIFTH-l|E

Controller Ashbel r. Fitch has purchased from y
Sergeant Cram. trustee the vacant pio' III
Fifth-ave twenty-five feet south OF sixy-secohu
ST having a frontage In the avenue OF 900 Tn 1ses
and a depth OF 100 feet. on private @ Terms, B. ,he
Controller will erect a handsome dwelling on @ .io
plot for his own occupancy. John ~ Oou'"e Wv"
the broker In the transaction.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-11

There has been such IA great demand tor 'ne
6;eoIoeical Survey maps that the chief OF 'he
survey Professor Walcott. asked ana received
permission from Congress to charge "oH"''''
nr,ce for them and now a tax OF nVe GENTS -
,, for e,ch man The detail OF the country Is
"orefully marked on these maps. and an ee'a-
lions are given which makes them ihvaluani. 80 ~
htc,clists and to tourists generally. no matter
wh9t style Of locomotion they affect Last year M
ninety thousand of It's maps were distripuiea 10y 10y
,ha s,,rvrv The year before eighty thousand were
given away. and although charge y now mede re-
sr hen, II 20 ks from present Indications as II az
ary rua mans would be disposed OF under the new
nmndi,,ons as were given away last year
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NEW YORK. Thursday. April l.-Rcceipts of beeves
were lao head. all consigned d rect to exporters and
local 3 aughterers. No trading; feeling Arm. Dressed
beef firm At 7&ec. y n. for native sides. Cables from
British markets luote Am rican stees 1t llSI2c. p
n. dressed weiyht: American r. fr gerated beef at
a9lac. y n; American sheep AT psiOIc. y D.
dressed weight. Exports to-day $40 beeves; to NOR.
row l49 beeves.
Receipts OF calves, all for the market. were 1873
head. Firm for all sorts. and all sold. Poor to prime
veals sold at Sass Y 100 MS. Dressed calves nrm
city dressed veals, 70 l0c. y ..
Receipts OF sheep and lambs. including 5 cars
direct TO butchers. were 1907 head; ~ cars on sale.
Market weak all around. mainly owing TO unfavor-
able Western advices. About 8 cars OF stock were
held over. Poorest to best sheep sold at e4.5Os SIS y
100 ns. with no prime offered; common TO choice
lambs at e5dA On. 10. Dressed mutton, 7Sgc. y D.. ;
dressed lambs, 9Gllc.
Receipts OF hons wene ! .799 head. including p75
State hogs.
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ever. liquidation has not been completed yet and the
decline does not bring out any export demand, the
market may still seek lower. prices. Corn has been
mai figures. Receipts were light and ciearanccs
heavy. Tho trade, however. has not been large"
FLoUR-was quiet and easier. Sales 1880 bbls.
Barrers. Sacks.
heceipts o'vsS s'ous
Spring in bbls.: No. Q extra, o.. 20; No. I extra,
90. $3.50 1885, s~traights, ea.90@eA, patents, $4,000
ei.Bb. MIL feed was I'm fair demand and firm. Bran
40 ns.), v 100 ms, O71@70c.; shorts go Ds), 87ia
970c.;. midilings $50 TO 100 Nh). eo@7oc.; Sharpe
CoTroN-Spot cotton here was unchanged, with sales
OF 1,30B bales for export and b07 for spinning;
1900 were delivered on o%ontract: Middling uplands,
q 9.10c, against Sec. last year. Charleston de.
clined l.l0c. Baltimore advanced 1-16c. New Orleans
sold 5000. Savannah 36d, Augusta sac. Mobile l5o.
and Norfolk l9s bales. Liverpool advanced l.92d.
on the spot, with sales Of 10000 bales; futures there
advanced a to 1 point. In Manchester y rms
were outlet but steadyi cloths quiet. The Bombay
in the same week last year; shipments to Great
Britain none. against 1000 last year. and TO the Con.
tinent $4,000, against 10000 last year: Augusta re.
ceiyed to-day 22h bales. against 027 last week and
900 last year; Houston pS1 against 93s last week and
l,isb last year; 81. Louis es. against 81 last week and
~ last year; Cincinnati l.252, against 63A last week
phis l,n24, Sc. Louis ass. Cincinnati ABS, and Hous.
ton 1,004 bales. Houston expects tomorrow l,0u0 TO
LOO bales. against III last week and 2,0s7
against a,obS. last week and 2.7e5 last year.
The port receipts -wero o.753 bal 8: including
various" against 7,473 last week and 8,o46 last
year; thus far this week 4o,0i0. against 49.4l9
1880 bales. New Orleans advanced = points.
but lost It and declined 3 points. Futures here
advanced TO 3 points. but reacted and declined 4
TO o points, cloeing quiet with sales OF $4,000 bales.
The future trading w nn ng fOllOwA.
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Futures here declined o to 10 points. closing steady
after sales OF 22, $50 bags. Havre declined l to laf.
Hamburg declined I to Ia pig. Rio was weak; re-
ceipts, 5000; stock. 27p, 900; exchange, Sd, a decline
OF 1.32d. Santos was quiet; receipts, 1900; stock,
IT5. 900. American warehouse deliveries yesterday,
1857 bags. The cables were bearish to-day and
prices declined in sympathy. Tho receipts were large,
and a further cut In the price OF roasted coffee was
announced.
NAVAL SroREs-Cnchanged.
PErRoLEuM-Crude certificates were unquoted here
and in oil City. Refined unchanged.
PRovIsIoSs-LArd quiet ~ 81. lOG e4.45. Pork steady
but duh. Mess, SOC 90 80. Tallow. 8lc. Chicago.
April L." Provision prices were well maintained. Re.
ceipts OF hogs were under the estimate and there was
some outside support Bu'ter-Creaniery, Western.
seconds to extras, 1T@l Ice. C~heese-State, full
cream. large. white. fancy. l2al2kc.: do, small,
12hc. EgSs-Western, fresh gathered, fancy, Zoe.
sUGAR-Raw quiet but nrm; sO' test, Sc. e6' test,
SAC. Sales, $50 tons. Muscavaio. 500 test. At &c.
Refined. active. Domingoes, to No. 4. isc. higher; Nos.
s. o. and 10 1.l6c. higher. and isc. higher for Nos.
IL and is.
CHICAGO, April l.-These were to-day's prices:
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THURSDAY, April l.
Tho larger bear operators, encouraged by their
successes, particularly in the anthracite coal
shares. resumed their attacks upon tho market
this morning with q good deal Of confidence.
They succeeded In depressing Delaware and
Hudson below par, but a very slight decline in
Jersey Central disclosed a degree of resistance
not heretofore discernible since tho pres
ent decline in that stock began. A DISPOSE
ton was evident to shift aggressive opera
tions to other sections OF the market, notably
to Chicago Gas. Western Union, and c., b. and
Quincy. A decline Of . points in Western Union
and a weak market for all Of the securities Of
the st. Louis Southwestern Railroad Company
created a bearish feeling on all the so-called
Gould properties. The selling Of st. Louis
Southwestern securities was based upon re-
ported damages to the property by floods.
Regarding tho railway list as a whole. 1t
is to be noted that the feeling Of appre-
hension aroused by the Supreme Court de-
cision in the Trans Missouri traffic case
is beginning to die out, and tho conviction is
gaining ground that even II Congress does not
pass a pooling bill. nor the Supreme Court
modify its decision of a week ago Monday. as it
will have an opportunity to do in the Joint Traf-
nc Association case, the majority Of the rail
roads. especially the larger ones, will make un-
uoAGA Nv W lhN mol hohAoa
with each other and avert anything approaching
q decentralization of rates.
Soon after midday it became apparent that
the short interest, or at least a part of it, had
begun to realize that there has been no extern
sive liquidation during the last ten days, and
also that a substantial demand for Jersey Gen.
trail had developed. In consequence there was
extensive covering of shorts during the last
half of tho day that resulted in a sharp
advance in prices throughout the list. Ex-
cept in Delaware and Hudson and Jersey Central,
which, by the way, were more extensively traded
in than any other stocks. yesterdays net de-
clines were In the main recovered. A few stocks
close1 higher than yesterday. Jersey Central
recovered more than . points from the lowest
price and closed with a net gain of nearly 2 y
cent. Delaware and Hudson recovered nearly
2a points from the lowest price and closed
only fractionally higher than yesterday. Tho
injury to mines by floods and the reported
expiration OF an agreement between the anthra-
cite companies as to percentage Of output, which
never became effective because it was never
signed by NIL the parties at interest, were less
generally and less seriously talked about than
yesterday. The indications are that the So
called anthracite situation has now been played
for about all it is worth for speculative purposes.
The closing was strong at about the best prices.
Final sales compare with those OF yesterday
-. fz11@rr,
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SPENT $4,000 IN rWo MONTHS.

Mentally Had Nothing Lert or His Wire's saw
inEa when He Fractured HIS sLuII.
John McNally. who by peddling kindling wood
for more than II generation made a small fortune.
was taken to the Flower Hospital yesterday with
a fractured skull. The police picked him up in tho
doorway Of the m at 14s East Forty-ninth
street. He went on a spree two months ago,
when his wife died.
She saved his money while she lived. When
she WAS gone he started to spend II. There was
81, 900 of 1t, II was said, and IL went at the rate
OF $50 a day or more. Whom the police picked
McNnlly up yesterday he had nothing left. He
said that he fell and thus got his injury; Despite
will get over II.
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Court Calendars This Day.

Appellate DivISion-supreme court-Recess.
Supreme Court-Appeliate Term-AiJourned for
the term.
supreme court-speciL Term-Part L-Motion
calendar called Mt 1880 A. NJ. Part Hex parte
matters. Part III.-So day calendar. Parts w.,
". VI. VII. ami VIII. -Adjournod for toe term.
surrosate's c"urt-Trial T-rm-wili of James
Brady. At 1o:<5 A.. II. Chambsrs-Motion cAlen.
OAR called ut 1850 A. N. Viii "f Alexander Blu.
chanau. at y p. ~. For prooat~-wiis OF Thomas
Deere. Sarah r: Elmendorf. James Lee. John Do
kuyrer. At 10 80 A. M: Valentine schefers. George
Schmidt. at z r. u. -
City Court-Ganeral Term-AdJourned sine die.
Special frfai ~Term-Parts l., IL,
ILL.,. and V.-AdJourned for the term.
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CO.,
80 BROAD STREET.

STATE OF NEW YoRK-coMPTRoLLER's OF.
. FICE, BUREAU OF CANAL AFFAIRS.
ALBANY. March eth, 1897.
Pursuant to tho provisions OF Chapter 20 OF LawB
OF 1898. proposals will be received at this once until
Tuesday, the 2Othday of April. 1897, at 12 O'Clock
noon OF that day, for a loan OF
THREE MILLION DOLLARS,
for which transferable certificates OF stock, reRts-
tered or coupon bonds, at the option of the proposer.
Principal ana Intereat Payable In Gold,
will be issued in the name Of tine People OF tho State
OF Now York, on the credit of tho Sinking Fund estab-
three per centuni per nnuuin, payable semi. annu-
ally on tho nrst days of January and July, and the
principal reinbursabio on the nrst day OF January,
1919.
These bonds are exempt from taxation, pur
suant 10 Chapter 80. Laws OF 1897.
Proposals may be for the whole or any part OF the
loan not less than $1,000. and should state whether
registered or coupon bonds are desired. and such pro
posals must be accompanied by a certified check for
one per cent. OF the amount Of the proposal.
Payments for the loan Will be required to be made
on the acceptance OF tho proposal by deposit in tho
Bank OF the Manhattan Co, IN the city OF New York,
to the credit OF Treasurer ~ the State OF New York.
on account OF Canal Fund. - OF the amount of the
award, together with premium and accrued interest
from January !, 1897.
The Comptroller reserves tho right to reject all bids
which arc not In his opinion advantageous to the In
tercsts OF the state.
Intarcst ON the loan from the nrst day Of January,
1897. will be payable Mt the Bank of tho Manhattan
Co. iG the city OF New York.
All proposals must bs sealed and Endorsed loan
for Canal improvements" and directed to tho Comp
troller of the state of New York, Albany. y. Y.
JAMES A. ROBERTS.
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There were no now Developments in tho speculation
to-day. Raina were reported ut several points along
the Mississippi. and the fear OF further serious over.
flows IN the principal sustaining factor In the q tuation.
At the opening to-day prtc-s advanced slightly. Ltv.
erpool was higher. and there was n small demand for
local account. hut even this slight Improvement was
soon lost In the absence Of support. and prices slowly
reced"d on New Orleans selling. The selling for
Southern account was not heavy. hut owing to the
stagnation OF the speculation q few or es either way
easily influence prices. Tho receipts at the ports to-
day were augmented by the clearance from Bruins.
wick of a large shipment. The interior receipts were
light. the exports were liberal, spot markets were
steady, and the estimates for New Orleans and Hous-
ton tomorrow were small.
C~oFFEE-Rio on the spot was dull and weak; No.
Z, Sc. sales 500 bags Maracaibo and 100 bags Cen
trail American on private lterms. The future trading
q "A fnllo,va
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THURSDAY. April l.-GRAIN-wheat-Spot
was quiet. Sales. 5000 bush. No. l Northern
spring Duluth at s27sc.. free on board afoat for
export. Free on board afioat: No. 2 red. Slice;
No. l Northern spring New York. llsc.; No. l
Northern spring Duluth. S27sc. Duluth received
to-day 299, ss6 BUSH. against 114.142 last year;
Minneapolis, col $50, against 20. 7OO; Chicago,
II. 300. against 1880: Milwaukee. 24.76O,
against $4,000; Detroit, 500, against 4.723.
Futures advanced lIc. to l2c., but lost this and
declined i4c. Future sales $685. 900 BUSH, as
follows:
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St. Louis, IronM Mountain 6 South.
ern Railway Company,
NEW YORK, March 2,

NEW YORK. March g. 1897.
HOLDERS of tho First Mortgage Bonds OF the Cairo,
Arkansas & Texas Railroad Company. maturing Juno
lat next. arc hereby notified that the principal Of
their bonds. together with the coupons thereon ma
turing juno /. 1897. will be paid on that date upon
presentation Of the said bonds and coupons at tho
ofice OF The Mercantile Trust Company. No. 100
Broadway, New York City.
st. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern R'way Co.
m A. III. ALE Treasurer.
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financial.
OEEICR or THR
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & South
ern Railway Company.

+ YORK., March 8, 1897.
THIS Company has made arrangements with Messrs.
vermiiyo 4 Company and Kuhn, Loeb 4 company to
extend the First and Second Mortgage Bonds issued by
tho 81. Louis 4 Iron Mountain Railroad Company
maturing May LIST next, the principal to be payable in
nfty years from that date. and interest on the OF.
tended First Mortgage Bonds August and February LIST
and en- the extended Second Mortgage Bonds May LIST
and November LIST in each year; both principal and
interest to be payable In U. s. Gold Coin of the present
standard OF weight and nneness. The interest on the
extended LIST Mtge. bonds will be at the rate Of 4ha
per cent. per annum. and on the extended end Mtge.
bonds at the rate OF 8 per cent. per annum.
The Company reserves the right 70 pay OF ut any
time either or both issues OF extended bonds at 1Ob
per cent. and accrued interest. upon giving six months
notice OF Its intention 80 TO do.
The right TO extend, ~ above, has been reserved to
such OF the present holders as may desire to avail of IL,
upon the toBu,s and conditions set forth by tho Bankers
in the s~ubjoined notice.
st. Louis, Iron Mountain g. Southern R'way Co.
nv A. n. CALEF. Treasurer.
NEW YORK. March 9, 1897.
to the above notice. holders of tho
above named bonds desiring to extend them will have
the privilege SO to do until April 18th, upon the pay.
ment of l per cent. OF the amount Of their bonds. pro-
vided they shall notify US prior to that time OF their
wish to extend. and shall state the amount and tho
umbers of their bonds.
on and after April goth. The Mercantile Trust Com.
pany will be prepared TO receive the bonds upon our
order and to place the new forms of extension and
coupon sheets ON them.
We are now prepared TO purchase Mt par and 40
crued interest the bonds OF any holders who may do
sire to sell rather than to extend.
VermiIye & Co. Kuhn, Loeb & Co.,
-
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Available cash balance,
including gold balance te2o. 947. 500 o222, o45.6 o6
Money in London. liadla v cent. Rate OF dis
count in. open market for both short and three
minimum rate of discount unchanged at 3 Rcent.
The proportion Of its reserve to its liabilities is
o5.62 y cent, against 5o.32 g cent. last week and
80. "a same week last year. Bullion in the Bank
Of England decreased last week R703: 600. and
the reserve decreased 81. 759.0 900. Paris ad-
vices quote 3 v cents at l02 francs so confines.
Exchange on London. 25 francs 14la confines.
The weekly statement of the Bank Of France
shows a decrease OF ,27s.0Oo francs gold and a
decrease OF 10000 francs silver.
INK and Lake Erie Railway Company. Louis
Fitzgerald. Chairman, informs holders of the
first mortgage bonds Of the Lake Erie and
Wheeling divisions that nearly all OF the CONSOLE
dated mortgage 4 per cent. bonds OF. the com-
pany have been received, and that a plan of re-
organization embracing all interests Is in prepa-
ration. In view of the default in the payment
of the April coupon, the committee invites hold
ers of first mortgage bonds OF the two divisions
mentioned to deposit them with the Mercantile
Trust Company. Edward y. Gibbs. vicc-Prcsi.
dent of the New York Life Insurance Company,
has been added to the Reorganization Commit
tee.
Maitland. Coppell & Co. announce that az they
own and represent a large amount OF the first
mortgage bonds OF 1926 of the Wheeling and
Lake Erie Railway Company, which has de-
faultod In payment OF the coupons due April !,
they desire other holders TO communicate with
them for the protection o! all interested.
J. F. Morgan & Co. give notice that they are
prepared TO- purchase the first mortgage bonds
Of the New York and Erie Railroad Company,
due May l. at 1O2 and interest. on delivery Of
the bonds at their office. the right being reserved
TO terminate this offer without notice.
William b. Sivin was elected a member Of the
New York Stock Exchange to-day.
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,rs1rht ~ nnSaio. ma,,ing abSnJs:, n a. ', ~ ~ al,
Rye-was quiet. state. iotasillge; NO. 9 Western.
was steadier. Sales $4,000 bush. including 5000
No. 9 mixed, on private terms, free on board aioat
for export. No. z mixed In elevator. 9Olyc.; ungraded,
1000 at 20 iac.; steamer. 1000 Mt soc. Futures do.
clined lac. to i4c but recovered this. Future sales
3l5 900 bush. as follows: