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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-08
MARKET REPORTS
NEW YORK MARKET.
The Features Of the Days Dealings in All
the Leading Stocks.

New York, Dec. 7.-Today's stock mar
ket displayed noteworthy strength
throughout the day. and the demand for
stocks was broader and more widely diff
fused through the list than has been the
case in "a long time. There was a scram-
bic of competing orders in Sugar which
carried that security up 3ss per cent. in
two points almost as quickly on offerings
to realize. The largest gains in the first
hour We're all in the specialties.
Southern pfd. was the first of the rail-
road stocks to attract marked attention
and the price was advanced point New
Jersey Central also showed a tendency to
recover from its recent weakness though
its tone was rather feverish This and
the irregularity of Sugar checked the add
vance and activity OF the market at times
and there were several periods of dullness
on slight reaction during the day.
1t was not till the afternoon that the
strength of the railroad list became ag
gressiye and general. Burlington adj
vanced at one time point but reacted
before the close, and the Changers and
Western stocks did not compare favor
ably in strength with those in the South
ern region. Even Northern Pacific did
not respond readily. though its preferred
stock gained a point net on a fourth
in earnings over the corresponding week
last year of s3S4.77 which is only a shade
less than 100 per cent.
The action of the market reflected very
distinctivefy the large and aggressive OPP
erations of manipulative combines and
there was very little outside interest man.
ifested in the stock division of the mar
ket London, besides marking down
prices before the opening here. sold
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-08
New York Produces Mas&et.

New York, Dec. I.
| FLOUR-Receipts. 1854 bbls. sales, $50,
pkgs. quiet.
WHEAT-Receipts. 2SO.215; sales, 1,45O
600: opened steady and advanced on {
| squeeze Of December shorts and heavy
| clearances. January, 951aMs6,a; May, M1
M93
RYE-Quiet.
CORN-Receipts. $685.: sales. 5000
quiet but firm with wheat. May, $3.50
33a. December. 31is.
| OATS-Receipts. l14.00O, dull; track
white. 2SGfS4.
BEEF-Quiet: family, $950M10.
| PORK-Steady: family. $10.50M1l
LARD-Steady; prime Western steam
$3.50 nominal.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 1884 pkgs.; steady
state dairy. 13M2o; state creamery. 14I2l
Elgins, "a.
CHEESE-Receipts 1925 pkgs. steady;
large white September, ShMS1a; small do
909lt.
EGGS-Receipts, 500 pkgs.: quiet; state
and Pennsylvania. 2l6i2o.
SUGAR-Raw. firm: fair refining 3ss
centrifugal 96 test. S7sa3 1916: refined.
firm: crushed So: powdered. 3-16: gran
ulated, 5.
PETROLEUM-Quiet: refined all ports
S. 350i5. 40.
COFFEE-Firm: No. :. 6l2 bid.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE-Stead
MOLASSES-Steady.
ROSIN-Steady.
TALLOW-Steady.
RICE-Quiet.
FREIGHTS-Quiet.
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Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago. Dee. L
HOGS-Estimated receipts. today 81. 0G0
left over. 2000: active and steady: light
s.. 3003.50: mixed. $330Gi350: heavy, $3206i
$50: rough s.. 200i3.
CATTLE-Receipts $500: steady and
strong; heeves So. 75Gs5.15: cows and heif-
ers. $f.S56t4.3O; Texas steers. S3.0O04 TO-
stockers and feeders, $3M4i0
SHEEP-Receipts, 1000; strong: best
lots a shade higher.
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The Boston Market.

Boston, Dec. :.
FLOUR-Dull: spring patents. $5l5@
SO; clear and straight. $i15N5.15: winter
patents. $51505.51; clear and straight
81 $500 90
CORN MEAL--Quiet; per bag 69m7l
per Dbl. $1.55d1.6O
CORN-Steady: steamer yellow. 81.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-08
New York Cotton Market.

New York Dec. =
Cotton futures closed dull but steady:
sales. I2.400 bales. January. 5.b3; Febru-
airy. 5.13; March. 5.1S: April. 5.s3: May.
a.SS: June. 5.93: July. 5.97: August. COL ::
September. 6.G3: December. 5.G6.
Cotton spot closed dull. middlng up
lands. SIS: do. gull. 6ls. Sales, none
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-08

stocks persistently in this market. nota-
bly, st. Paul.
The bond market continued TO reflect
very wide and varied inquiry and contin-
ually broadening demand. Some sharp
gains were recorded during the day and
prices in all cases were higher Total
sales $il0o.0J0.
United States As registered. advanced
Is and the coupon a quarter bid.
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Chicago produces Msrket
Chicago. d.

chicago. Dec. l.
The leading futures closed as follows
WHEAT-No. ,. 9sA; January. s97s
May. SS5sMS934.
CORNING. 3 December. 25is: May. oSs,
M2Sia.
OATS-No. 2. December, 2O$.: May, 221s
PORK-December. $3.50; January. $3.50:
May, $50.
LARD-December, A.17l2: January. s4.ss;
May. s4.45.
SHORT RIBS-December. 81. 221s Janu-
airy. si.25; May. s4.35.
Cash quotations were as follows:
FLOUR-Steady.
WHEAT-No. 2 spring. Ss@92: No 3 do.
a0M30: No. red, 9S09SA.
CORNING. 2. 25s4 I257s
OATS-No. q 2112; No. white. fob,
23@233..
RYE-No. 2 46l..
BARLEY-No. 2. fob. 26a39.
FLANSEED-No. l, $.11n114l2.
TIMOTHY SEED-Prime. $3.50.
PORk-Mess $1,000 7.35: short ribs sides
si15a4.55: dry sailed shoulders. iatM5:
short clear sides boxed, $..50f5.65
LARD-s427lsG430.
i mol
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-08

Does your head feel as though someone
was hammering it; as though a million
sparks We're flying out of the eyes? Have
you horrible sickness of the stomach +:
Burdock Blood Bitters will cure you.
mon. wed. friSswky
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-08

4 pocketbook containing $50 and 4
note for 500 stolen from the trunk of
Fred Forbes of Caribou. was afterward
found but contained nothing but a
receipt which established the identity
Of the owner.
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Proposals for Quartermaste,'s supplies.
TreaSuref' S Office.
Eastern Branch. n. II. u. V. S.,
Togus, Me-. Nov. 80, 1897.


sealed proposals will be received at this
eIlce until u o'clock. December 20. 1897.
aor furnishing and delivery of. for six
t ,nolths commencing January l. 1898. quar-
.ellnaster's supplies. consisting of cracked
Tpo ,. corn meal and oats. at Eastern
lunch, N. HI. d. v. S. Quantities to be
increased 10 per cent. if required. during
.he execution of the contract
.na Tinted instructions and specifications
aiu plank proposals will be supplied upon
appllcatioh TO this office The right is re-
o osrsed TO reject any or all applications.
70 waive any infOrmalities therein.
envelopes containing proposals should
~ endorsed Proposals for Quartermas
10 : supplies. and should be addressed
- me Undersigned.
Approved: = = ss'ii -, iieiSpre''
. y Asl.E@ Governor.
dc,Gd3t
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New York Money Market.

New York. Dec. =
Money on call easy at 11a@2 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. 3dti per cent
Sterling exchange weak with actual
business in bankers bills a, si.SjSs for de-
mand and $4.S25smi.e3 for 60 days; posted
rates, Si.S3d4SGl2I4.S1 commercial bills
I.S2.
Silver certificates. -.
Bar silver. CO.'S.
Mexican dollars. as.
Government bonds firm.
State bonds dull
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-08

The receipts from tonnage taxes were 8
S,:l 1e9 the largest revenue coiie.teu i
from this source since 1881. me uiielu l'..
operations of the Law by when vesseis
entering the United States from cel.a lilt
foreisn countries and ports ere I ~,
from tonnage tax in return foI .ne - en
crr1ption of American vesseis l,"f fr,;,-,,
na.tn or equivalent taxes IN suGn ~ 20 -
countries and ports calls Tor iesisiaNNe
In view OF our large eXpehditu.:Sa io ~
the benefit of navigation ~, :, ~ ~
about $a0.G00Oe0 q year. ana 81 .ns na a.,
thai about Is per cent. OF tne n,,ns s.
ene.aeea in onr foreign trade Is coinpose st,
81 foreisn shipping. Consress may ~, mei i,
conei.er whether there snoulu ~ ;" 9
read iustnaent OF tonnage taXatloii. o,a,,
II is estimated 659.@o9oo paGSs e r.,
sis LOST their lives. while l3' from Se'eei'
crews lost iheir ives. - messing NEG
Attention is invited to the p lesstiS =
| essity for mere liberal apprpprIia' t,nse
| extend and maintain the ng.. .;n ,,of foy
| ostablIebmcnf. Greater aprfoptiu S'o'' -
! fog signals is urged. ,a,t Of the life
/ The general superintendent ~ ' n,,,,,ha,
saving service reports that tne ~ ,,o,..
| Of ,iisasters within the scone ~ ho; III con.
| vice during the year was os', o nraeeadine
! siderabiy greater than for any olS totaiiS
/ Year: but the number of vessels 'o'a'''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-08
C0CEL|n
Natures Nervine and
Rapid Restorative.

An unfailing cure for Diseases of the
Digestive, Nervous and Generative
Systems. A Tonic of rare efficacy for
the old and young and of marked SER
vice for Students, Teachers, and all
who are engaged in Brain work or
close occupations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-08
Fall River Print Market.

FAN River. Mass. Dec. T.
The print cloth market is quiet at 2it
cents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-08

Totals ................. 1888 200 $S1 900. 400
The net increase was $79.677, 300
Inc lmportations for 1896 amounted
both free and dutiable. to $779 12i674 of
winch $50 per cent. was dutiable. For
1887 the total was $764. 100, i12, of which so
per cent. was dutiable.
The value of exports of domestic mer-
chandise again shows most gratifying
increase over 1896, and exceeds, by more
IMAM Sl62'o.ooo. the highest returns in the
commercial experience of the United
states. For the second time the aggre-
gate OF exports passes the 81 900. 000. 900
mark and makes new record. An an
alysls OF these exports. according to
sources of production, and compared with
the exports of 1892. heretofore the banner
year of exports. will prove of interest as
certain evidence that the United States
i; attaining a more important share in
the demand of the neutral markets of the
world for manufactured products:
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CURES

and that almost innumerable series of
diseases and complications resulting
from any arrangement of the Nervous
system. Invaluable for weak women
and nervous children.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-08

On the Produce Exchange:
BuTTER-Steady; creameries. 15I23
diaries. 12G19.
CHEESE-Quiet.
EGGS-F'irm: fresh. 90
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-08
Daily genuebee suurual.

Oh money Nov. /. 1897, were 70 4t1 ono ana
S25.23, respectively. VVV anu
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-08

manipulators when there is somethin G
good in sight in business way. He was
IN hopes OF running against Whee!ock or
stuart with view 10 making Elko the
place If the Carson Reno controversy be-
came too acrid. AS Wheelock left this
city and Stuart will pass through Nevada
before reaching here, Ostreicher has gone
back to catch them and present Elko's
claims.
Jim Corbett is expected to arrive here
next Wednesday. His brother Harry, who
has been holding off his trip East for
week, has dated himself TO leave this even
ing to meet Jim and accompany him
home.
Dan Stuart and Bat Masterson are also
expected here on Wednesday.
Among the weIl-known business men,
horselnen, Jockeys, bookmakers and 9TH
ers who are known to be listed to attend
the fight are:
Jack Purdy, Thomas H. Williams Jr.,
Major Frank Mclaughlin, Louis Lissak,
"O!d Man" Bill Maioney and his three
sons, Eddie Creamy, John Humphreys,
Charles Dwyer, 3. Falk, Sam Falk, Joe
Harvey, Paul Ridley, Barney Shrel Der
and party in charge of Mac Burns, Dave
Gideon, Mike Behan, Ed Gainer, Pitts
burgh Phil, Cash Sloan. Sam Doggett
man, Cole Ullman, Alexander Ullman,
Harry Hoffman, Frank Elckert,
John O'Neil, Herman Hoffman,
Phil Howell, Jake Gottlob, Bill Henry, d.
Stockwell, Charles Jennings, George Bald
win, Joe Gottlob, Dan Honig, Nanny
Green berg, Jack Neuman, Al Chase, Harry
Lewis, Joseph Levy, J. j. Coleman, Lee
Dennier, Senator J. H. Mahoney, Jack
Sullivan, Henry Dimond, Matt Storms, w.
Sink, E. ]. Baldwin, Jerome Lincoln. Nick
Kittle, Peter J. Donohue Captain VAIN
right, Charles Kinsley, John F. Farley,
Joe Harvey. Charles FAIR and John,
Charles and James Quinn.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-08
YOUNGEST OF PATRIOTS,
Prince Poniatowski'S Son a Mem.
Der of the Valentine
Holt Society.
A Lady Who Hopes to See 1000, So
That She May Say She Lived
in Three Centuries.

The first annual meeting of the Valen-
tine Holt Society OF the Children of the
American Revolution was held on Satur-
day afternoon at the residence of Mrs.
Emily e. Barstow, 927 Pine street, when
the followlng-named were elected as the
officers for the ensuing year: Mrs. A. S.
Hubbard, president; David Staples
Painter, vice-preside dent; Harold S War
len, recording secretary; Miss Flora NJ.
Walton, corresponding secretary; Miss
Isabel DennIson, trea> urer; Miss Helen
A. Hallowell, registrar; Miss Blanche
Merry du Bois, historian; Miss Elsie
Moores, custodian of scrapbook; Herbert
Ross Baker, color-bearer; Miss Lizzie D.
Painter, organist.
Miss Estelle Frezevant Cleveland,
daughter OF DR.. Charles D. Cleveland and
d scendant of Mayor John Swan, of the
Maryland line; Miss Harriette Wing
Moulton, daughter of Irving T. Moulton,
descendant of jacob How of the Massa-
chusetts line; Master Otis McAllister, son
of Mathew Hall McAllister, descendent of
Colonel Richard McAiIister of the Pen
syivania line, and the young son of Prince
and Princess Ponlatowski descendant of
Humphrey Willard, Massachusetts, line:
SSiSSohe CochSISE CpeTTy ana solomon
Day OF the Connecticut line of the Conti-
mental Army were elected to mem bership.
The society now numbers fifty mem bers,
ana IN the society there is q strong patri-
otto enthusiasm which is spreading as the
society is growing in age.
Master Herbert Ross Baker, son of Mrs
II. IL. Baker, was elected delegate to the
convention of the National Society of
Children of the American Revolution, to
be held In Washington, ID. G., from the
22d TO the 9th inst, at which there will
be representatives re from the several States
and Territories. One day of the session
will be devoted to visit to Mount Vernon
and other historic places; on another
The National Association, and on Wednes-
day, the Gath, all the young delegates Will
be received at the White House by Mrs.
Grover Cleveland.
A letter was received from Mrs.
Nancy Ray of Rochester, n. Y, the
daughter of a soldier in the Revolutionary
War. The lady is 100 years of age and the
letter was in response to one from little
Eioise Scoville, her great-grandniece, who
asked Tor something that she might read
TO her patriotic society.
The letter sets forth that Mrs. Rays
father fought for seven years in the war,
under Washington and Lafayette; was at
Bunker Hill and took part in most OF the
prominent battles; that he joined the Ma
sons because George Washington was one.
She tells of many of the incidents of war
times, says she was never sick in her life,
and adds:
II have lived through every Presiden-
tlal dministration, from Washington
down to Cleveland, and l hope to live into
the next century, as l shall then have the
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-08
DON NJ, DICKINSON
WAS ONLY JkRREO
Chief Counsel Of the Sealing
Commissioners Arrives
Safely.
Thrown Out of HIS Berth by the
Impact of the Colliding
Trains
Explains the Status of the Interna-
tionaI I0quiry-PraiSes for
Vlctorians.

Don NJ. Dickinson, chief counsel for the
United States in the pending international
inquiry into the extent OF damages due to
British sealing vessels by United States
cutters in Bering Sea and formerly Post
master General OF the United States, ar
rived here last night from Victoria, B. c.,
on the belated Oregon train that was
partly wrecked in a collision early yester-
day morning.
Mr.. Dickinson was accompanied by
Robert Lansing of Watertown, n. Y, as
sistant United States counsel, Mrs. Lam
sing and Miss Lansing; by his own law
partner, Charles B. Warren of Detroit,
Mich, associate United States counsel !;
and by Chandler p. Anderson of New
York City, secretary of the commission.
They all went to the Palace Hotel, where
other mem bers of the commission, includ-
ing the leading representatives of Great
Britain, had arrived and temporarily es-
tabhshed themselves the day before.
To-day the entire party will leave for
the East. The brief visit here is simply
for pleasure, the commission having, be-
lore leaving Victoria, completed It's in
quiries and ad journed to June Is, when
the final session Will be held in Montreal.
From now until April l the United States
Commissioners will be busily engaged in
preparing their written arguments to be
presented to the British Commissioners,
who in turn will then present their writ
ten arguments to the United States Com
missioners before the final sitting of the
court in Montreal.
By the terms of the agreement under
which the Com missioners met one session
was 10 have been held in San Francisco,
but the United States Commissioners
waived the privilege and SUNNI oned to
Victoria the necessary San Francisco wilt
nesses, and there, after a long and con-
tlnuous session from Novem Der "a until a
few days since, received, examined and
passed upon claims presented by sealers
for damages alleged to have been done
their vessels during a number of years pre-
vlous to 1892, when the Paris Tribunal
determined that Bering Sea is not a closed
sea and that consequently neither the
United States nor any other Govern nment
has any special rights there or to the seals
not actually on the seal islands.
When the United States Commissioners
first appeared in Victoria, explained Mr..
Dickinson last night, they were looked
upon in their official capacity with very
great dIsfavor. The witnesses introduced
to give testimony favorable 10 the side of
the United States were tabooed and
were generally made to feel that they
were very unpopular with the people of
Victoria.
Rut Notwithstanding all these disparag-
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-08
UNSAVORY COOKING.
1t Leads to a Lively Fight on Board
the British Bark Elliot.

1t Leads to Lively Fight on Board
the British Bark Elliot.
John Williams, a colored man, is cook
and steward on the British bark Elliot.
now discharging her cargo of coal at
Green-street wharf.
According to Frank Robinson, one of
the sailors, Williams is a poor cook, and
during the voyage there were constant
mplaints from the forecastle about the
way he cooked and served up the meat,
bread and other edibles
Saturday Robinson went to the cook s
galley and demonstrated with Williams,
who seized large carving fork and threat
ened to stick it into him. Yesterday st
the dinner hour the bread was, so Robin
son says, nothing but dough, and he took
one OF the loaves into the galley and told
Williams it was not fit for hog to eat
Williams seized fork and said he would
stick it into Robinson's eyes. Then he
grabbed a basin of boiling soup and threw
it at Robinson. Robinson's arms were
bare and the soup struck nim on the right
arm, burning it severely.
Robinson grappled with Williams and
during the scuffie Williams got Robinson s
left thumb in his mouth and nearly bit it
OFT The men were separated and Captain
Evans had Robinson arrested tor disturb
ing the peace.
Robinson was taken to the CITY Prison
and booked and was then sent to the Re-
ceiving Hospital, where his arm and
thumb were attended to. He says he will
swear out a warrant this morning for
Williams arrest on the charge of may
hem
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-08
LONG LITIGA TON
ABOUT SETTLED
The Miller & Lux Legal
Difficulties Drawing to
a Close.
The Papers Will Probably Be
Signed Within the Next
Week.
Concessions Made by Both SIDES
Basis of Settlement Not Yet
M de Pubic.

After years of fighting in and out of the
courts the affairs of the vast Miller & Lux
estate are about to be settled to the satIs-
faction of all concerned.
In fact, the basis Of settlement has al
ready been agreed upon, and all that is
now needed to close the matter up is to
arrange few minor details and sign the
documents that will attest the rights of
the parties interested in the property.
The matter was brought to focus on
Saturday last, when a meeting of the at
torneys for both sides was held. Certain
concessions were made by each of the
legal representatives., and it was agreed
that the necessary papers are to be drawn
up very shortly. The exact nature of the
settlement will not be known for several
days, as both sides are anxious to avoid
any further complications which might
arise through premature statements.
1t is known, however, that the settle
ment has been arranged with the idea OF
placing the big estate under the control of
corporation which will keep it intact
and carry on the various enterprises from
which the princeiy Miller & Lux fortune
was built.
The trouble over the estate began some
time after the death OF Mr.. Lux which
took place several years ago. Mrs. Miranda
Lux, his widow, was not satisfied to leave
the business in the hands OF Henry Miller,
the surviving partner, and asked to have
the affairs OF the firm wound up. This did
not meet with Mr.. MIller's approval and
an action for an accounting was begun.
During the progress OF the litigation Mrs.
Lux died, but her heirs carried on the
suit, which was fought bitterly in the
courts by the best legal talent of this City,
For several months mast Oyarturea hava
been made from both sides looking toward
a cessation OF hostilities the consulta-
tions finally resulting as stated.
Attorney Thomas B. Bishop, who has
taken prominent part in the litigation,
confirmed the rumor of a settlement last
evening.
The matter has taken very favorable
turn recently" he SAID, land it now ap-
pears as though the long litigation is at
an end. There are yet some details to be
arranged, but the heaviest part of the
business is over with.
''At present cannot give the basis of
the settlement for several reasons.
The main one is that the matter can
not be said to be entirely settled until the
necessary formalities are over, and it
would be lndiscreet, as well as a breach OF
confidence on my part, to say anything of
the nature OF the settlement beyond the
fact that it is under way. The details will
be known shortly-prob ably within a
week"
The Miller & Lux estate, which is one
of the largest in California, grew from
very smalf beginning. The firm were
cattle dealers in limited way in early
times, and being shrewd business men.
took advantage OF the big opportunities
for money-making in those flush days.
Profits were invested in lands as fast as
they accrued, and the fortune grew to its
present vast proportions.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-08

proud distinction of having lived in three
centuries. [ am pretty old, pretty old
1C0 years-but do not feel so old"
The subject OF the lesson for the after
noon was Thomas Jefferson, and many IN
teresting facts about him were related.
AS a final feature to the salute to the
flag given in unison by all the mem bers of
the society Miss Helen a. Hallowell re-
cited Our Flag of Liberty" a poem writ
ten by Mrs. Daniel Lathrop, the president
general and dedicated to the National
Society Children of the American Revolu-
ton.
At the close OF the business meeting
there was musical and literary pro-
gramme and refres shments. The hostess,
Mrs. Barstow, is of colonial and Revolu-
tionary ancestry. She is a jealous and
honored member of Sequoia ChapIer,
Daughters of the American Revolution.