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The times., 1897-04-02
The World of Business.
wnn streer Yesterday.

New York. April Is-Stocks in the initial
dealings were decidedly firner, and prices
rallied sharply on covering OF short con
tracts The recovery was most pro-
nounced in the anthracite coalers, the
Nanderbilts and the western roads. The
early gain. which was equal to about two
naiits in the case OF Jersey Central, was
soon lost and before midday the market
gave way under heavy bear pressure. Tie
authracites and the Gould stocks were rs
peciallv weak at this lime. Delaware X
Hudson falling below par, while Jersey
Central and Lackawanna lost a point CT
SO Western Union dropped per cent To
81 IL: st. Louis Southwestern Common,
3-S to /: the preferred = 1-2 TO 3 IL;
first / per cent bonds, 3 TO 90, and seconds
31-2 to 10. The anthracites We're sold II
rumors OF Il probable reduction in the Ciri-
,iend rate by the Jersey Central. Inthelate
trading there was decided change for The
better.
Professional operators were quick tp
perceive the changes in sentiment, ANA
after securing lines OF the anthraciteS and
rrangers. bid prices up on the bears. A
recovery OF i. to ; Is per cent followed
Delaware and Hudson rose 3 Is, 10
Louis Southwestern preferred, ,, to ! p
and the usually prominent issues, l-Sai
prr cent. London was a modei ate buyer
at the decline, on reports OF an Improve
mrnt in the situation in the LevanG. N
the industrials, Sugar made gain OF nearly
i npr cent on the further advance of
= cent in refined; Chicago Gas broke TO
- 3-4. on statements that the chances
fol the passage of q consolidation bill by
the Illinois legislature, were slim. Near
the close the stock recovered most of the
decline in sympathy with the general
market Speculation left off firm Net
changes show gains of l AL 1-S per
cent. Jersey Central leading. western
Union and st Louis Southwestern COLI
mon ana preferred lost 5-S to 1 3-S per
cent. Total sales were 2l2, 1873 shares, IN
cludiug 26,4GO Delaware and Hudson;
26.uo0 Jersey Central; 23,9o0, Chicago
Gas. and 1880 Sugar.
The bond market was quiet and weak
The features OF the trading were the Sc.
Louis and Southwestern issues. The AZ
declined 8 to 90, but later jumped to
63 3-iaG2 1-2 The Is dropped l-2, TO
Ibal6. Chesapeake and Ohio general
1-2s fell "a, TO 72 IA; Chicago anu
Eastern Illinois consolidated 5s, IA, to
100: Kansas and Texas Is ID, TO SO l-2;
Iehigh ami Wfkesharre convertible as
i to 80: Reading first preferred 2, to 3S'
81 Louis and san Francisco As l to63 and
Oregon Navigation convertible IS l-2, to
So. The sales footed up 1919, COO. In
Government ondS s.. 600 coupon 4sof 1925
sold at 123 T-Sal PAL
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To Be Continued.
THE SPEED LAW.
The Baltimore and Ohio Company
Accused of Violating 1t.

ChairIan w. j. Frizzell of the committee
on railroads Of the Northeast Washington
Citizens Association, yesterday placed in
the hands of the district Commissioners
a charge against the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company for alleged continuous
violation OF the speed law during the past
two or three weeks Mr.. Frizzeli adds
this statement:
The poles set up by your engineers about
three yearsago. at Fifth and Eighth streets
for the purpose of timing trains have lately
been removed and we most urgently re-
quest that you have others set in the same
places and that police officers he directed
to see that your speed regulation be com
Piled with. And as the court records show
the failure of the attorneys for the Dis
trict to prosecute cases after arrests we
again request that we may be allowed to
employ, at our expense, q lawyer TO assist
in this class of prosecutions.
Under the license given the railroad
company by your revocation of your own
regulations you may not be surprised at
early collision and general ma ssacre at
any one of the grade crossings. such as We
read of nearly every day occurring at
other places.
The times., 1897-04-02
& yNOpSIS


The Able Morcie0. care of the village of
Yvette,is journeying To Paris with his valet
and groom. As they enter the woods of
st. Cloud, near Paris, they are oyertaken
by three masked horsemen. They are all
well dressed two of them are finely built
men, but the other has a slight girliSh fig
ure. The abbe and his party are Il little
suspicious of their Intentions, whcn sus-
picion IS not relieved when the talest of
the riders addresses him the bishop of
liuls, and warns him of the witches that
haunt the wood. The able protests that
he is not the bishop, but the rider insist $
that he is. The abbe then explains that he
is going to Paris to place his ward, Corinne
de MontcSSOn, in u convent. He has heard
that she s the friend Of all the ne'ef-d0-
wells in Paris and lately has helped the
notorious highwayman, Coq-le-Roi, To escape
from the police. COrinne has the favor of
the king, and lac had hoped that she would
help him in his ambitions but he has re-
manned obscure able. This, together
with the reports OF COrnne'S eScapades ha S
determined him to go see his refractory
ward and put her ia a convent.
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the dwarfs and demons and hUrrid monsters
who now flocked about the amazed cure
OF Yyette. He, on his part knew not
whether the whole Were a hideOus dream,
or the preparation of some masquerade,
Of which lie was to be the victim Pos
sibly deep down in his mind there was
borne the queStioE-are these human things
or spiritual? Even the learned We're gross
in superstition i'll the middle Of the eigh-
teenth century, and the excellent abbc was
no wiser than other mcn-perhaps even q
little more prone to believe in omcns and
the unseen than the common citizen. No
wonder, If the terror of the wood and the
dark of the night ana the horri1 yCIls OF
the horned ana hoofcd company which
now swarned about him contributed to his
bewilderment. A hundred possibilities
occurred to him While the cries We're still
ringing in his ears. He had heard Of the
terrible icsts which courtly masqueraders
had perpetratcd on those WHO were OBJ
offenSe iii high places-Or was it true,
after all, that the woods of st. Cloud
We're peopled by sprites and elves and
witches, and that he had fallen into their
power? He said he would believe no such
tale, and with this resolution to nerve
him, he turned Of sudden upon Tie horde
who pressed about him and began TO argue
with them.
To Re Continued
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Chicago, Aprn 1.-The wheat market
was quite active and prices Were irregular,
starting steady at a decline from yeSter.
day, breaking sharply, and afterward re-
covering the entire loss, but closing at Il
recession from the top, and 3-S Of cent
under yesterday. The news as general
thing was not of a character to dissolve
the depression and create buying enthu-
siaSm. Near the close, however, the Mis-
souri, crop report, making the condition Of
winter wheat i'll that State Ga per cent,
communicated little fimer tone than had
previously prevailed. Liverpool cables
were lid lower Northwestern receipts
were heavy at 5S7 cars against 313 last
Thursday and 450 a yearago. Theweather
was seasonable and cash sales were light.
The Cincinnati Price Current admitted
bad condition of the crop in Illinois, Indi
ana and Missouri, but they claimed the
situation otherwise. e.encourag ging. Receipts
at Chicago were thirty cars and $500
bushels were withdraw from store Ex-
port clearaLces were liberal at AT 90
bushels. Closing continetal cables were ir-
regular. May wheat opened from 20 5S
to 40 l-2. sold between 20 Sd and 60 7s,
closing at 70 1-2-3-Sc under yesterday.
Cash wheat was steady TO &c per bushel
lower. Receipts atprincipal westernpnints,
571,17S bushels: shipments, 103, ,697 BUSH
els Receipts at eastern points, rs, ,543
bushels; shipments, 291 $50 bushels
Chicago Grain and Provision Ma rket
Corrected daily by W. B. Ribbs 4 Co.
Bankers and Brokers. Members of the
y. Y. Stock Exchange. 1921 F street.
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The strength OF the market during the
afternoon in Wall street yesterday was
taken by most experts a an indication that
the bear raids are Tor time over. Prices
have really dropped far enough for the
present, aud it seems likely that there viii
be some recovery, perhaps two OF three
points, all over the board. IN thenear future.
Yesterday morning lookedhke a good many
other days during the last few weeks,
showing large declines, but the market
strengthened wonderfully toward the close
and the gains for the day were quite
general.
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A watcbmap,s Ready Revolver

Pittsburg, April ii. s. PettibOne. a
watchman of Shousetown, came TO Pitts
burg today, and surrendered himself ut the
coroner's office, saying he had killed a
man early this morning. He was doing
I'm the engine-house when he was aroused
by a noise at the window. He saw a
man gazing in at him and told him to
move on, but he did not go Pettibone
pointed his revolver at him to scare him,
but the weapon was accidentally dis
charged and the man fell dead
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L RI II.

"A plague on them and their Bishop of
BloiS as well,'' cried he; three tpsy
gallants, l VIII wager, ridden out of the
palace to point the finger al me. / should
not he surprised TO hear that Coiinne
has sent them. 1t is well known that
she is a fIiend to footpads. Possibly,
she has saved them from the gallows
But she shall gain nothing by this. Though
The times., 1897-04-02
HONG for Discharced Veterans.

Secretary Gage informed delegation
of one-armed veterans who called on him
Wednesday at the Treasury Department
that all deserving ex-Union soldiers and
sailors who had been improperly dis
charged from the Treasury Department
would be returned to their positions as
soon s the cases can be investigated
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FINANCIAL.
CORSON & MCCARTNEY.

CORSON & MCCARTNEY,
Members of the New York Stock Ex-
change, 14l9 + ST.. Glover building.
Correspondents of Messrs Moore Schley.
so Broadway,
Bankers and Dealers in Government Bonds
Deposits Exchange. Loans
Railroad Stocks and Bonds and all securi-
ties listed on the exchanges of New York
Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore bought
and sUld.
A speciality made ofinvestment sc curties
District bonds and all local Railroad, Gas,
Insurance and Telephone Stock dealt in
American Bell Telephone Stock bought
and sCld. mills
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The passage OF the new tariff bill in
the House OF Representatives failed To at
tract any attention yesterday, owing to
the acute realization that the measure has
yet to run the gauntlet of the Senate and
viii probably meet no end of difficulties
before it becomes a law. Ex-Representa-
tive Joe Sihley, of Philadelphia, in CON
versation with a Times reporter yester
day, after watching the course of the
bill closely, knowing his ground pretty
thoroughly, says it is his opinion that the
bill will be unrecognizable to its trainers
when it next appears upon the surface
The times., 1897-04-02
S1.25 To Baltimore and Re- S1.25
turn via PennSyIYania Railroad.

Tickets will be sold Saturday and Sun
day, April and 4, and will be valid for
return passage until Monday, April o.
Good on any train.
mh31 ,ap1 z, ,3e-nh31 ,ap2, 3, an
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The board of managers OF the Joint
Traffic Association have announced the
lake and rail rates for the season of
S97. They take effect April 8. The Joint
Traffic Association is going right ahead
with its business, just as if there were no
Supreme Court decision and no Supreme
Court
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Mashinrtnn Stock Market

Sales u. S Electric Light, 3 at 90 4;
10 at 90; Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 30
at 40; Lanston Monotypr, 90 at 4
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which was pushed hard by the bears 1t
was probably the final attack of the bears
for some time to come, Western Union
had a rally later in the day.
The times., 1897-04-02

Chicago Gas has been sold on the report
that a bill would be introduced in the
Illinois legislature which is intended to
prevent gas consolidation The story is
unquestionably a fake
The times., 1897-04-02

Nobody yet knows and nearly everybody
feels uncertain about the fate of the Jer-
sey Central dividend next Monday 1t
seems very probable that the dividend
Will be suspended for a time at least.
Dow, Zones * Co have this 10 say re-
garding the matter:
This is the avowed policy Of one very
powerful interest in the company, and
the Indications are that ii may prevail
with the directors, The argument used is
that il would be necessary TO borrow mon
ey for a dividend Just now, and in view
of the dun conditions OF the coal trade
and the fact that Jersey Central already
owes quite a little money, it is perhaps
advisable to cease paying dividends for
one or two quarters 1t is, of course, Un-
cert2in whether or not these views Will
prevail at the meeting, but as has been
said, appearances rather suggest that they
Will. Differences of opinion exist in the
company board on the point, as is only
natural. II remains to be seen how these
win adjust themselves. 1t now seems
reasonably likely, however, that one lead
ing interests will advocate temporary sus-
pension Of dividends on Monday
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Jersey Went off during the early part of
the day yesterday, but acquired strength
with the rest of the marketin the afternoon
and closed with an advance, new thing
for Jersey Central for some time past.
The railroads continue to be most con-
servative in their attitude towards the
trans Missouri decision of the Supreme
Court There is very little breaking away
from rates in any direction, and it scans
probable that there will not bc any The
roads are showing more sanity with re-
gard to this matter than spectators in
their stocks did. Col Chauncey Peach De-
pew. in a signed interview in one of the
New York papers, welcomes the decision
of the Supreme Court because it makes a
sharp issue that must be settled soon and
finally He even suggests government
control Of railroads as remedy. He
says that big shippers have always got cut
rates, and would until a contract or pool
made up under the supervision OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission, was es-
tabIished. The United States would then be
q trustee of the railroads, the shippers and
the farmers, and o matter what one may
think of this plan or Mr.. Depew's, one. may
at least be slightly skeptical DIS to his own
sincerity in proposing it.
Western Union had a drop yesterday
The times., 1897-04-02

FOR SALE-Best Elgin butter fresh from
chufn, csc or for 81 rise in the
market cuts no figure; 1 small sell for the
same price X. h. YOUNGS, rs and II
q 81. market, or % Riggs nIdrEeJ. postal
orders promptly filled ap23t
The times., 1897-04-02
New York Stock Market.

Corrected daily by W. 2. Hibbs Co ,
Bankers and Brokers. Members OF the
n \. Stock Exchange. 1921 street
Or. High Low. Clos
The times., 1897-04-02

FOR sALE-Feed-wGter heater. smoke
stack 50 IuCLes dian. efeT. 20 feet hignJ,
yateT-tube boiler tsO horse power, and
two power tTansmItteTs, all IN first-Class
CoIdItiUn no reasonable offer refused
Purity Ice Co. Amor place. near 9TH
and L SITS. NV fe2O-tf
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BUs1N Ess CHANCES.

FOR SALE Milk route, $500; excellent
horse and wagon cans, &c. ~ gallons
trade i'll health BUSINESS EXCHASGE,
91S F st. ap2-3t
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FoR sALE-N1scEILANEoUs.

FOX SALEi-We are showing a very large
assortment OF Monkeys Improved Dry
Air Ice Box es; the best and most ecOnOul-
1cal for hotels, butchers ami gTOceTS. IHE
j. T. M0XLEY ICE BOX AND FIXTURE
Co, factory rear OF zI4, ZIG. 2ls Stn
So. ne. mhzS-Jr q,
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Chicago Grain and Provision Ma rket
Corrected daily by W. B. Ribbs & Co..
Bankers and Brokers. Members of the
y. Y. Stock Exchange 1921 street
The times., 1897-04-02
EDUCATIONAL.
MIR. William WALDECKER

GUITAR, mandolin, banjo taught; rapid
advancement. K. BEAILSFORD, 722
10th st. NV. apZ-3J
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tOR SALE-Stock and fixtures or shoe
store; cheap for cash. $50 + st. NV:
ap2-3t
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NIX. \. TREGISA

STENOGRAPHY dictetion. PROF E
F. HANNA, WimOdaughsis, 1925 New
York ave QDl-It
The times., 1897-04-02

FOR SALE-Grocery and notion store;
fine location: cheap rent satisfactory
reasons given why offered. BRADSHAW,
494 Louisiana ave. ap2-3t
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-09
WASHINGTON BRIEFS.

: Secretary Alger Is pushing forward the
work Of relief for the flood sufferers, and
within a few days the disbursement Of
the rations provided for by congress will
begin.
Secretary Long, for the first time, yes
terday exercised his right of christening
q naval vessel, when he bestowed upon
torpedo boat No. 3. now building at the
Union iron works the name OF "Thc
Foote." This is in honor Of Admiral
Foote.
The navy department received yester-
day but one bid in answer to the adver-
tisement calling for proposals for sup
plying 5000 tons Of armor for the three
battleships. Illinois. Wisconsin and Ala
hama. and this one was so irregular in
form as to be far wide Of the advertise
ment. The bid came from the Illinois
Steel COMPANY.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-09
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY.

Charles +. stearns, Formerly OF This City
IL Appointed.
The many friends of Attorney Charles F.
Stearns, formerly Of this city will be pleas
ed to hear that Attorney General elect
Willard b. Tanner announced yesterday
his choice of Mr.. Stearns for the position.
The appointment Is received with general
approval among the attorneys OF the city.
Mr.. Stearns, during his somewhat short
experience at the bar, has become ia
vorite, and received many congratulations
yesterday.
The appointee Is the son of ex-Lieut.
Gov. Stearns. He has received an excel
lent education. He attended Amherst
College and graduated In the class OF 1899.
He then apent six months In the study OF
law in the Office of William g. Roelker OF
this city, after which he was three years at
the Harvard Law School, where he re-
ceived a degree in 1893. After being ad-
mitted to the bar he opened an Office at 81
Market square, from which place he recent
ly moved to the Banigan building.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-09
THE OFFICIAL RECOUNT.

Senator Freeman's Majority Increased to
Quite y Respectable Sum
The Board of Aldermen met yesterday
morning in the council chamber to make
an official recount. The majority of Sem
ator Freeman was increased from 1S9 to
223. The condition in the Fourth Ward Is
worse than at first anticipated. Mr.. Free
mans gains were made in Wards Four and
Five, which wards were counted twice.
DR.. Remington lost eight votes in Ward
Four and Il votes In Ward Five. In Ward
Five Senator Freeman gained II. In this
ward were found II defective ballots.
Senator Freeman's total vote was 1883 and
DR.. Remington's $50.
For First Representative Fales polled
1911 votes and Burns 915. Fales's plurality
Is 296, and gains 13.
For Second Representative Newell polled
1173 and Beaucage 915. Newell's plurality
Is 25S, q loss of five.
For Third Representative Ponton Is
given 1855 and Burns 942. Ponton's plu-
rality is 213. He gained Il votes.
The plurality for license is 53l, a loss of
nine.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-09
stoughton People Fleeced.

Stoughton. Mass, April 9.-The failure
Of the New York firm, the L. 9. Dean
company. has caused a great disturb
ance in this vicinity, as many of the
working people, especially those at Can
ton had invested heavily, and 1t is
claimed that at least $4,000 in the az
gregate had been placed with the COM
pany. This loss,will be sadly felt, as
II was made up mostly by bits Of s10e
and $500, which operatives i'm the fac
tories and others had saved up. and
which they were induced to draw out Of
the bank i'm the hope of gaining large
returns. This fever" as il is called
By the conservative men OF this locality
began To seize the people several months
ago. and a prominent bank official states
that he has no doubt that SAC. 900 or $50.
COO has been sent TO New York from
the towns near here
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-09
BRIGHT YOUNG CHILD
Found Wandering About Dexter Street by
Oficer HArkness.

Found Wandering About Dexter Street by
Ohhcer Hnrkness.
Last evening about o'clock Officer
Hardness found bright young Miss wan
dering about Dexter street. She was un-
able to tell the officer where she lived. She
was taken to the station and Matron Fits
summoned, who finally learned that her
name, according to her story, was Martin
and that her fathers name was Herbert
Martin. The location of her home could
not be ascertained, the only answer being
that she lived upon Eddy street. She is
about 4 years old and unusually bright for
a child Of her age. Matron Fits took her
to her home to await the coming of some
Of the child's relatives. Later In the even
ing the Sergeant communicated with the
Providence police station and 1t was found
that child answering the description of
the child was missing from her homo on
Brady street, Providence. The father was
uotided and he came to this city at late
hour Last evening and brought the child
home. How the little one strayed 30 far
away from home is very puzsling.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-09
CONDEn SGD OREICN NEWS.

A bill In the French chamber asks for
a naval appropriation of 10000, 900.
Colonel Frederick Arthur Wellesley OF
London has secured divorce from his
wife, who was Kate Vaughn, the we'll
known actress.
The law of evidence bill. which per-
mits persons charged with criminal Of
fense to testify in their own behalf. has
passed the English house Of commons.
There has been a marked decrease in
plague cases at Bombay. Last weeks
total was 3c0 deaths from the plague and
s29 new cases OF that disease. against
Sas deaths ard sol new cases during the
previous week. The grand total Of the
plague in that city is 19.943 deaths and
9299 not fatal cases, and throughout
Bombay presidency, up to April 2, there
have been %. 66S deaths from the plague,
and 1S.3Gl cases Of that disease which
were not fatal.