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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-02
SOUTHERN COTTON MARKETS.

cav4.,on Feb. l--Coon quiet; mddng &c; low
middlng 6sc; good ordinary ese:, net and gross re-
Continent 552i cQas;wise iIi8 sales ssi; spinnera
~ ST. n,,nsns Teb Cotton steady; middng. i5i6c;
lou nddrg 7-l6c: good ordinary. S-l6c; net re
ceips. 400 bales gross soO-' SAFES Soo' sooS
lO4 COZ -,... .,,... ..,sa,.. a n ,ec.
rndd,nr o. Ice: and receipts. 3 MS ha.es
low 70 The Continent 66Tf bales: cosstwse. Se
sa M.,oT Feb i-Cotton steady: niddlng a-i6c
,o mddng 9I6c: good ordinary. oisc ret and gross
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NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 1897

with present month quoted at ss I'D and next month Ct
9s The Street market extremely quiet buyers hold
Ing on but largest holders rot pressing their sugar I,T
sale Nominal prices are BAGS 3l8c for Do test cenru
gal 2Ac for 50 test muscovado and 2c for NJ test noas
scs Refined quiet and unchanged; sranulat-
n
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= AVANNAH LINE FOR FLORIDA. GEORGIA
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D. ,,,. ,-o,, rew Pier 81. n r.. Tuesdays, Iuut~
W s.,rsa". A. p n. for savannah direct
Grsnd pucnesse :. Feb. . city OF BIRMINGHAM heb.
Kansas CTy........ Feb. O CITY Of Aususis,.
yy.srrn,s:ed cabin accommodations Connecting .
Nth rail lines for all points In Florida tn
,h na souihwes For tickets and freight rates appl
a., saf GA ass broadway, at the Pier foot q
Spring st. VI - S~A'N'~'> ~~~~s~~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-02
LONDON WOOL SALES.

receipts 1913 bales: exports cosnwiss. acss ha's
sales, 1853: stock. 2j,36S.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-02
sss 90: calves. s4esii sheepReccip. $500 head;
kst
THE STATE OF TRADE.

.. Baltimore, Feb. Flour dull: Western super, % $50
.trash sosH o. Wheat p dull spot, ssssc: May g
9s2&e; Southern BY sample. s7assc: do grade $50
2fTg27Sc: May 2sSss.c: steamer mixed zsNg2s5sc
stock el56 BUSH sales 10000 BUSH quiet and
steady; No white 24a24sc No mixed. 21a22c stock
49, 700 bush Rye easier; No nearby. 4iG4ike; No
nrm; choice timothy $i3 5OQSi4 Grain freights quiet
steamer to Liverpool per bush. 3d March: Cork for or
deIs per 9tr b Sd February And March 81 ID March
steady; fancy ersamery aa2ac; fancy Iade. Iaaisc:
store packed. sai2e. Eggs steady iosc Coffee dull ioc
patents 81 3OaS4 10 clear and straights. s. coast 10
winter patents 81 o0as5 o clear and etraIyhts ~ t0g
Oats steady No clipped. old 27q2sc; new. 2t92s,5c
Mlfeed steady spring bran TO ship lake or rail SIG
ssg ~ ss Pork Sus long and Iss sm, cuts sS
Lard sc. Bacon, s6ioc Butter arm for choice; North,
iSc June i6ai5s ladies. iiai2c; vermont dairy. no
lsc common. 1916. Lambs quiet at 7as'sc mutton
81 9O6s 40 red Kidneys 81 .O0si IS: marrow pea
Pcuy O Sae, Western iss5e
ldlsc chickens, i5qlsc; Western chickens ioaiIs:
quiet Hebrons 4345c; white stock 35a3sc Green Noun
sins zoe; rose to94Sc Sweets Jersey 81 i2qsl ?, a
grades sIasl4 Rye straw quiet at sisass 50 Leather
steady hemlock sole n2n;acid aIss sgSic seconds
Buffalo, Feb. f.-Sprng wheat closed dull and Nc
higher; winter wheat closed duh and ic higher Corn
closed unchanged from noon Oats closed steady
at noon prices Barley ouet and easier Rye lower; No
2 3Sc asked. Flour dull and easy. Mifeed firm and
unchanged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-02
DrD "no LINE OF STEAMSHIPS.

III R,r La Guayra Puerto Cabelo. Curacao and Mara
c.iho Via Curacao fpon Robert Stores, Brooklyn.
es CARACAS. .......,: THURSDAY; February
S. PHiI.ApELPHIA Mednesday Fen I1nM e. p m
&c cr,RACAo..... Saturday. February ~ I p. m
These American steamers. built express- for the trade
haye superior accommodations for passengers
" BOULTON BLISS PALLET
General Managers. 1855 Front-st.
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LIVE STOCK MARKET.

New-York. February !. 1897.
WEEKLY RECEIPTS.
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FOR BEEvEs.
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FRENCH LINE.
GENERAL TranSatlantQue.
1aAIIORY STEAMSHIP LINES.

WI excurson, Tourists tickets 20 all pont0
in Texas Colorado. Utah, Arizona California Mexico
!eorpia FLORIDA, etc. Also Hot Springs. Ark
SAILING the ATLANTIC Coast 70 Brunswick Ca o.
Simlar Crossing the GUT OF Mexco TO Galves-
80 s'' Tsn ARE IDEAL TRIPS FOR WINTER MONTHS
'o vyri,e Tor our e4-PAGE POCKET GUIDE maed freel
r "a MALLORY & CO.. Gen Agts.. Pier 20. L. r.. ~ T.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-30
A CITY BESET.
Kansas City in the Hands of the
Criminal Element.

Kansas City. Dec. 3O.-That the police
are totally unable to cope with the
present reign of footpads, is shown by
the increased boldness with which
crime is committed in Kansas City
Hold-ups, robberies and burglaries
are of nightly occurrence, and the pres
ent police force seems to be able only
to suppress the news of them. They
have clews without number, sometimes
they have descriptions of the malefac-
tors. but it is the exception, rather
than the rule, if one of them is captur-
ed.
Last night the young wife of Clyde
Cleland was held up and boldly robbed
of her pOcxetboOk in daylight, in the
heart of the shopping district.
At Tenth and Walnut streets burg
lars leisurely looted a big store and
carried off 81 600 worth of goods
There are several other instances of
open outlawry, information of which
the police have tried to suppress.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-30

ways made it a point, whenever an
eclipse of the sun is prOgnOStcated, to
undergo self abasement and humble
themselves before heaven in order to
avert the wrath from above In the
case of our own imperial dynasty, for
instance, during the relgnS OF their
Ma1esties Kang Hsi and Chen Lung
G662-1794) there were observed two
ecIipses of the sun which fell on New
Years day; and, now according to the
board of astronomy the first day OF the
Path year of our reign (22nd January,
1899, there Will yet be another eclipse
of the sun.
news and hasten to seek within our
selves for sins which have thus brought
the wrath of high heaven upon the
land. We further command that the
ceremonies of usually held on New
Years day in the TaihO throne hall be
curtailed and only ordinary Obeisances
be made, the place being changed to
the Chen Using throne hall instead of
the TaihO throne hall The banquet
usually given to the imperial clansmen
on New Years day must also be stop
ped and when the eclipse occurs let all
members of the court wear sober gar
ments and assemble in the inner pal
ace.
Victoria. B. C.. Dec. .SO-The officers
and passengers of the steamship Vic
toria which is just in from the Orient
say that all is excitement on the other
walks Of life expect that there will be
a clash among the great powers over
the seizure of different parts of China.
The British flagship Contowu at
Hong Kong, has been ordered to begin
no work that would detain her in port
more than "A hours
japanese papers are anxious for Eng
land to make some move, but advise
Japan to take prudent attitude and
watch the passage of events.
They were at Nagasaki on December
8. nine Russian warships. two American
cruisers, the Olympia, Gn dock) and
Boston and the British cruiser L'AmOr-
tai
London. Dec. 3O.-The TageIich Rund-
schau. what it alleges to be the
best authority in London" declares that
Russia and China have been negotiat-
ing for many months; that China con-
sented last October to a temporary
Russian occupation of Port Arthur;
and that England, upon hearIn OF
this. demanded a cession of the islands
at Hong Kong, a strip of coast opposite
KOw Loon and the mouth of the river
Canton; but. knowing that France also
wanted compensation, England sug-
Sested that she should take Hal Nan
island.
Shanghai. Dec. SOFT Is reported here
that the admiral of the French fleet has
holsted the French flag on Hal Nan is
land The Chinese offer no opposition.
London. Dec. 3O.-A dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Singapore confirms
the reported seizure OF Hal Nan island
by the French.
Hal Nan island is off the south coast
OF China and separates the Gulf of
TOnQuin from the China sea 1t has
estimated area of l. 900 square miles
and population of a million Chinese
exclusive of the wild tribes in the inte-
rior.
Paris, Dec 3O.-The officials of the
French ministry of marine regard the
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-30

ish grace win applause nightly at the
Fifth Avenue theater, where she re-
Gently made her debut in her fathers
company, figures in a story Of summer
love, secret marriage and subsequent
separation, first known in this city to-
day.
Miss Coghlan has spent most of her
life in England with her mother. About
three years ago Charles COghlan was
playing in London, and Gertrude was
invited to spend the summer with
friends on Prince Edwards island. She
met there young Reginald Cameron,
son of Rev. William Cameron, Pres
byterian minister on the island. and
they were secretly married. They lived
together for several months, and then
separated They have not been to-
gether since.
Proceedings will be instituted soon
for divorce on the ground of the young
mans inability to support his wife.
Her little boy, who has been with his
grandfather OF Prince Edwards island
until about three weeks ago, was re-
Gently brought to his mother and has
been christened John Harrison Stuart
Cameron.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-30
CITY IN RUINS.
Port Au Prince Nearly Destroy
ed by Fire-Awful Panic.

New York, Dec. 30.-According to
Port Au Prince, Hayti, correspondent
of the Herald, the confagration on
Tuesday night, followed so quickly by
an earthquake shock, caused a terrible
panic among the citizens
Many blocks of buildings are in ru-
ins About 500 houses were reduced to
ashes, four thousand persons were
made homeless. and the financial loss is
estimated at more than 81, 500, COO Clouds
of heavy smoke hang over the strick-
en- city, and fear and apprehension run
riot
A great majority of the buildings of
Port Au Prince are of wood.
The fire started in the business center
of the town about IL o'clock. The
flames gained good headway before dis
covered, and when the alarm was Civ
en- more than one building had been
practically consumed. The fire fight
ers paid scant attention to these, but
directed their work at once to adjacent
buildings in effort to save them
Hose was run out and connected with
the nearest reservoirs and axes We're
called into use
AS the ffremen fought, aided by scores
of citizens, the flames spread steadily.
Portions of houses were cut away, and
they were flooded INSIDE and out with
water but flying sparks baff1ed the ef-
forts of the workers. After an hour or
so the water supply began to diminish
Port Au Prince was practically at the
mercy Of the flames within another
hour.
BY this time the fear that the entire
city would go became general A panic
began, and men, women and children,
many half clad, poured through the
| streets, peIl-mel frenzied with fear,
and shrieking, weeping and praying.
! Thousands saw their homes burn to
! ashes.
All available aid had been called in
! the meantime, and the work of re-
| stricting the flames to a certain area
/ began. Houses were cut away and the
! flames were kept within this area. Then
| with cordons of men surrounding the
! burning area, the flames were allowed
| to do their work.
| Four thousand persons are homeless
around the blackened and smoking ru-
ms of their residences. Several for
J eignerS are among these.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-30
MUST NOT DANCE
Thomas A. EdiSOn'S Little
Daughter Madeline,
Who Was to Perform at Child
ren's Entertainment,
Will Not be Allowed by the
Gerry Society to Appear.
TOO YOUNG TO DANCE
On the Stage, Say the SOciety's 5
Agents.
Mr.. Edison Takes the Order
Quite GOOdnaturedly.

New York, Dec. 3O-Madeline, the g.
year-old daughter of Thomas Addison,
the inventor, was to have appeared in
a charity performance at Carnegie Ly-
ceum, but the Gerry society officers in
terfered. They informed the mana
gers of the entertainment that Miss
Edison would not be allowed to appear,
so her part was taken by an older girl.
The second half of the programme
consisted of a performance of THE
Pied Piper of Hamlin," in which parts
were taken by more than 100 children.
Chorous songs and elaborate tableaux
made up the greater part of the per-
fOrmance. Mr.. EdisOn's daughter was
to have appeared in what was really
little more than a walking part, only a
few dancing steps being intermingled.
The Gerry society agents heard that
little Miss Edison was to perform a
dance and word was sent to Carl Mar
wig, the dancing master who was in
charge of the affair, that she would not
be allowed to appear He called on
the Gerry society officers and explain
ed to them that the affair was to be
nothing more than a children'S per-
formance for the benefit of charity, but
the Gerry agents persisted in their re-
fusal to allow Miss Edison to appear
1t addition they instructed Marwlg
not to permit Miss Flezin, 14-year- old
girl to appear in a gavOtte.
The managers of the entertainment
were incenSed Wnen Iney learned OF the
action of the Gerry agents, as they had
taken special care to obtain Mr.. Edi-
sons consent to the appearance of his
daughter in the tableaux.
At the rooms of the Gerry society the
only explanation of the action Vouch-
safed was that the proposed dancing of
Edison's daughter was clearly contrary
to law.
Mr.. Edison took the matter good nat
uredly. He said: MY opinion is that
the Gerry society probably is a good
and necessary Institution, but its agents
do not always use horse sense; at it
appears in this case"
Mrs. Edison said: Commodore Ger
rvs action was wholly uncalled for If
there We're the slightest idea that there
could be anything demoralizing, I Ger
tainly should not have let my daughter
come in the first place. Her dance is
simply a parlOr Dance
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-30
PREPARINe ZOE WAR.
Canada Pacific is Holding Trains il
Readiness TO Transport Troops.

Chicago. Dec. 3O.-A special from
Minneapolis says:
Advices from Ottawa indicate that
the British government is preparing to
actively resist Russian occupa ton of
Port Arthur and Russian influence in
COrea; also that the cooperation of
the Japanese fleet with that of Great
Britain is a well settled fact.
Information has been received from
an inside source that the Ottawa gov
ernment 80 days ago notified the Cana
dian Pacific officials 10 be in readiness
for the immediate transportation from
Montreal to Vancouver and ESquimalt
of $500 men, the contingent consisting
of engineers, gunners and deck Off
GERS.
According to information at hand the
road has prepared for handling 10000
men, five trains being held in readiness
for this advice
The officers included in the first con-
tingent are intended to reinforce the
Japanese fleet. which is said to be very
short on engineering talent and def
cient in gunnery.
The dispatch adds that a secret
agreement has been concluded between
Great Britain and Japan. by the terms
of which the Russian pretensions in
Corea are to be overcome and Russian
ACKNOWLEDGMENT in Asia permanently
checked.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-30
SILVER READIN'.
F. B. Lawrence, of Ell Dorado, Getting
Up a Political Library Circle.

DR.. F. B. Lawrence of Ell Dorado, is
in the city in the interest of a cooper
ative library circle through which it is
proposed to organize silver and reform
forces and supply the local organiza-
tions with political literature. The
plan originated with DR.. Lawrence VINO
is an ardent free silver man and it has
the sanction and assistance of Cover
nor Leedy, Governor HoIcomb of Ne
braska, the Kansas state officers, the
congressman and other prominent Kan
SaS men.
The first society will be organized at
Ell Dorado, within a few days. Ma
tional headquarters will also be opene
there temporarily, but an effort will be
made to retain the headquarters in
Kansas.
The principal objects to be attained
are to get books and literature at
wholesale prices and through the libra
ry to put them within the reach of all;
and second, to faithfully study the
great political problems now pressing
for solution.
Every township. county and city is
to be organized in this new movement
Mr. Lawrence. who is the Kansas
president is the national free silver
committeeman for Kansas
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-30
SAFE WORKS CLOSE.
Plant of the Herring -Hall-Marvin
Company is Shut Down.

Hamilton, O.. Dec. 9O-The large works
of the Herring -Hal-Marvin Safe company
We're closed today on orders from Judge
Mellon, who appointed S. D. Fittou re-
ceiver for the company last week. On
orders from the court, Receiver Fittou
borrowed the money to pay all the en-
ployes and the announcement was made
to the large force of wOrkmen that the
plant would be closed indefinitely.
The former order of the court to the re-
ceiver to continue the business was re-
scinded by Judge Mellon and an inyen-
tory Of the establishments was ordered. L.
P Clawson. James k Cullen and Charles
Graeser were appointed appraisers. This
action was taken on the application OF
the attorneys of William and Moses Mos
ler
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-30
SWEPT AWAY,
Washington Floods Carry Off
Human Beings Stock and
All Kinds Of Property.

Chicago, Dec. 30.-A special to the
Record from Tacoma, Wn., says:
Floods have caused damage estimat-
ed at 1000, 0G0 in the northwest during
the last three days. The Northern Pa
cific, the Canadian Pacific and the
Great Northern tracks are washed out
and traffic is almost suspended.
The Shelton & Southwestern, the
Tacoma, Orting & Southeastern, the
Seattle & International, the Everett &
Monte CristO and other local roads
have sustained severe losses.
Tacoma, Wn., Dec. 30.-In more than
a dozen western Washington valleys,
bridges, fences and farm property have
been swept away. Several persons have
been drowned in the upper COWlitz and
Tilton river valleys. Stock has been
drowned in nearly all the valleys now
inundated.
The town of Newaukum is floating,
and between ChehaHs and Centralia,
the Northern Pacific's mail line is two
feet under water. Fourteen inches of
rain has fallen since Sunday. accOmpa-
MED by warm winds, which have melt
ed the SHOWS in the mountains, causing
the greatest winter floods ever known
here.
branches of the Northern Pacific are
wholly impossible by reason of slides
and washouts.
On the coast the storm was accompG-
MED by heavy winds.
Wynoochee was flooded and every
body moved cut. Five miles of the
Shelton railroad are washed out and
several bridges are gone. Traffic be
tween Tacoma and Portland Ore, is
entirely suspended because of the slides
and washouts. Toledo, KelsO and other
towns on the CoWlitz river are partly
flooded and the river is still rising.
Trains on the Great Northern railroad
are again blocked by snow, water and
mud No overland mail has arrived or
danarted frnn EXerett since Sunday.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-30
CANADA WILL HELP
In the Conveying Of Relief to the
KlOndike Miners.

Washington, Dec. 3O.-The arrange
nent effected between Mr.. SiftOn on
behalf of Canada and the war depart
ment contemplates that the Klondike
relief expedition shall be executed
jointly by the United States army and
force of the mounted police of Can
ada, which constitutes the military
army of the Dominion. The United
States force will proceed with the relief
stores to Skaguay where they will be
Joined by the Canadian mounted police
about 40 in number and the two forces
VIII then proceed together to the points
where the relief is to be distributed.
The determination as to Skaguay is
however, still open.
The Canadian officials concede much
latitude to the American authorities
in the actual distri button recognizing
that the expedition is fitted out on this
side although a considerable part of it's
work will be done on the Canadian side
of the border. No duties will be i'm
posed on the stores carried by the re-
lief expedition.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-30
Congress Will Not Create a Ter
ritOry Yet.
Population is Too Rowing to
Depend Upon.
STEPS WILL BE TAKEN
To Extend Federal Authority
and Appoint
More Government Officials to
Look After Alaskan Affairs.

Washington, Dec. 3O.-The senate and
house committees on public lands and
territories are at work on legislation
for Alaska, preparing the way for act
ion by the two houses. The matter
has been talked over in committees
and there will be some decisive action
shortly after the holiday recess.
The chief problem is to provide for a
better government. Secretary Bliss
recommended in his annual report that
Alaska be made a regular organized
territory. The sentiment of the COM
nittee is that the time is not yet ripe,
that the population practically depend
ent on the rich mining strikes. is a
rowing one, and that even towns hav-
ing a large population today, may be
abandoned tomorrow.
1t is probable that there will be some
enlargement of its present government
as preferable to a general system of
local legislation and territorial organ
izatiOn.
The Jurisdiction of federal officials
there may be extended and their num-
Der increased. This is to be a tempOr-
airy bridging over of the problem until
the transitOry feature of the population
is largely eliminated.
AS to the extension in toto of the
general land laws, the sentiment now IS
that the Lacey bill, providing for this.
is too sweeping. The right of way act
for railways, etc, carried by the Lacey
bill, is likely to be modified, while there
will be some special legislation for the
protection Of tim Der. The homestead
laws will be extended.
Mineral and tOWnsite laws already
are in force. A prime difficulty is the
absence Of surveys, and it is said that
in all probability there are some por-
tions of Alaska that never VIII be sur
Neyed. This interfereS with the opera
tion Of the public land law extension.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-30
81 FOR WHEAT.
That is the Price Predicted for
May in Chicago.

Chicago, Dec. 3O.--"AIay wheat will
sell for 50 some time"
This is the sensational prophecy
made by John F. Grier Of the Allen
Grier and ZeTer Co.
Coming from any other trader on the
board of trade the prediction would be
REGARDED as idle words, but Mr.. Grier
represents the concern that is doing
Levi T. Letter & Sons business on
change, and he ought to know.
The dealings of the Allen-Grier and
ZeIler company have been along the line
of such a condition of affairs. They
have been purchasing all the May
wheat that has been offered them and
are looking for more.
1t is estimated that if the famous
bull combination continues until April
on the avera sc they have followed for
the last eight days, 25,000.000 bushel
will practically be under their control
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-30
HEAVENS IRE.
Chinese Emperor Believes That
it is Impending.
Looks For a Visitation on New
YEARS. Day.
THE sun WILL HIDE.
1t is the Date of the Approach
ing Eclipse.
He Issues a Proclamation In
tended so Ward Off
The Dire CalamitieS Which are
Thought Imminent.
FRANCE GETS IN LINE.
Seizes an Island in the China
Sea.

Washington, Dec 3O.-The state de
partment has just received copy
through United States minister of the
recent royal decree issued by the En-
peror of China to fend off the wrath of
providence as indicated in the eclipse
predicted for New Years day. The
document is pronounced by experts to
be a masterful exhibition of typical
Chinese craftsmanship. in view of the
existing critical condition of affairs in
the celestial empire.
The decree reads as follows:
According to the Chun Chi (Spring
and autumn annals), it has been stated
that an eclipse OF the sun on the first
day of the year betokens impending CT
lamity hence the sOvereigns of every
dynasty which preceded us, have al