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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-14
sELL BErwE EN TWO STOOLS.
In Trying to Choose His CenDis-
sfonership. Jones Got None.

PORT TOWNSEND. Aug. f2.-Hcn. c.
8. Johnston, the newly appointed judge
for the district OF AlasAz, was a passenger
for the north on the steamer Topeka to-
day he is Just from Washington CITY.
and il Authority for the statement that w.
]. Jones'. OF this place. WHO left three
weeks ago for Circle City vitn commits
sion for the position OF United States COM
missioner for Alaska in fsis pocket, mas
tsiegrapfaed himself Out Of a job. Jones
was appointed aud Instructed that ne
would be located at ST. Mienaefs. He tele-
grapaed the department that he would not
SO TO ST. Aichaefs, but would go 10 Circle
City. The department took Jones yels-
gram as his resignation and forthwith
appointed j. 3. Shepard. OF Nebraska,
who was then ia Alaska. 10 Ill the vacln-
cy caused by Jones' supposed resignation
In tine meantime Jones commission ar
rived. but instead OF returning il as the
department expected. he ffled his official
bond. sent II TO Washington took the oatn
az office before United States Judge Han
ford and started for Circle City 10 niete
out Justice Ia that Arctic region. Shepard
has his commission and is al St Aichaels s.
a man from Illinois has the commission
az Circle City. and Jones Is On: a JOB For
many years Jones has been one OF the best
known press correspondents on Inc Pa
clio coast.
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Capt " J. E~yaas. Tnite5 States sr.-
sE4@taz ~ aafls. ass determined 70 rsgidly
enforsa ~ regulations concerning Tire
ovefrr3wAfae Of S@SAsIs. Proper preeau-
a0ns sgs he zafssy @ns9 cszaforz % ALASKA
gold hua+sTs rtEs be taken II tina future.
sven * sasy aa.e se~n overlooked IN sofns
ess@z rs ssc past ssle Capt. Bryant iasz
nlgHE.
There win be no repetition % the VIII
lznetss asalr. TAn thing o. loading
H0Esee and nssIez q the. bold and on the
app@r deck and psacsnz ssssrsge p2sE@r-
gsTs between Will rot be tolerated. / VIII
s%e faat ia the future plenty OF room VIII
Be given IN saza bsEth for the circulation
~ air. There n nof going 10 be another
miscellaneous nasx-up OF usen aud women
With I've stock.
--Thes4 iiatle steamers wIll be allowed
licenses during tire good weather 10 sail
10 Alaska hat after September Is. when
gna storms Of ina squtnacf.al period are 20
bs expected. shsY will not be allowed 10
carry passengers to the north
To what class OF steamers do you
REFER
Well / mean steamers under 30 tons
register
TnGer the new order Of things, Capt.
bryant paid yisfs yesterday 10 the steam
eT Utopia. lying a. colruans wharf. ready
- SAT for Dyaa aud Skaguay bay. In the
sff cabin blinAs had been constructed Tor
the passengers peytns seeond~eiass fare.
They were so small that a man would De
compelled 10 erawi In head fivst 20 ge; into
i.lein. and ernergs much In tic same man
ner when arising. Little space w3s allowed
for the circulation Of fresh air.
Inspector Bryant Immediately ordered
these hertha removed. ard Dis Instructions
were promptly complied with.
II is only fair 10 say OF the management
~ the Utopia that they had not gore fur
theT than have others IN this same direc-
ron. More than this. the hrst-ciass state
roorns or the Utopia are much larger than
eoFnmea. and the accommodations fur
nished passengers paying full fare are ex-
eellsnt and eonimod.oas. Capt O Brien
has taken every precaution TO insure those
sailing en- the Utopia safe and agreeable
voyage. He has been particularly consid-
crate of the dumb brutes which will he
taken along 20 help the klonaIke gold
hunters across the mountain passes above
pyea. Ample room has been given to each
horse. and there Is plenty of ventilation.
i model stable was constructed In the
hold Of the vessel and the horses wiIi not
suffer from overcrow3ing and narrow,
heated quarters.
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A STRIKE ON THE TOPEKA.
Passengers Come 20 the Retief-Sta-
tistician Dunham's outfit.

PORT TOWNSEND. Aug. B.-Steamcfs
Rossiie and City OF Topeka sailed today
for Alaska, the former at 10 O'Clock with
ninety passengers, the latter at Il: with
upwards of 30. Eight OF the Topeka
crew struck and left the ship here, be-
cause Capt. Wallace would not discharge
one of his men. who was unpopular with
the balance of the crew. AS new men
could not be obtained here. several pass
engers douned white aprons and went TO
work In the ships galley. Among the
Topeka's passengers was Sam c. Dun
ham. statistical expert of the United
States department Of labor. He took
with him five fine trained dogs, each Of
which Will be required To pack nifty
pounds over the ChiIkoot pass. The
British government has promised to semi
two reindeer to Dawson City to be used
by Durham In travelling over the eoun-
try during the winter. Durham carries
less than 400 pounds of freight. and with
the aid of the dogs expects 10 make
speedy ,sip into the interior.
The majority OF the passengers on both
the Topeka and Rosalie were provided
with outfits for two years. Eight men
from Port Townsend left on the steamers
for Alaska today. and three men with ten
horses will start on the steamer Edith to-
morrow.
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ON THE STEAMER BRISTOL.
Last of seattle PaSsenkerS-To Pick
I'D the steamer Eugene.

The steamer Kingston left Seattle at
$50 o'clock last night for Victoria, where
She Will transfer her load of passengers
ard freight to the steamer Bristol, AS
soon AS the transfer Is completed which
viii be about o'clock this morning. the
Bristol will leave for Skaguay and Dyea
on board the Bristol there will be
nearly 40 gold hunters. about l. Na tons
Of freight and 40 horses. Most OF these
horses are owned by +. G. Davidge &
Co. who have four representatives on
board who Will unload them az Skag-
uay and Dyea. Their purpose is 10 ope-
rate pack train across the White pass.
The Bristol VIII sail for st. Mlchaeis
August 3 picking up the steamer Eu-
gene at Port simpson. The Eugene is a
ftght-draft fat -bottomeG boat from the
willamette and will sail up the Yukon
10 Dawson City.
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Dyea News Cheek. the slammed.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. ls.-Durlnr the
past week the kloHdike fever has abated
somewhat in this city. OWNS probably 20
the diseouraging reports received from
Dyea- Plenty OF people announce their
intention Of trying the ChIlkoot route IN
The spring. zrd OF those who are anxio,,.
"a 90 at once large proportion seem dis
posed &c travel hy way 81 ST. MichaeIs
and up the Yukon. Promoters Of exney7f.
lions by this route are ready with nrofrss
assurances that the trip can BE- made h..
fore the closing Of navigation, bu, IN All
cases they are careful not 70 bind ,he-,-
selves In anyway 20 take uasservr~x
through this fan. Al the Offices os .hs
steamship companies il Is reported thar N.
CURRY fer tickets is diminishing.
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Special Dispatch 10 the Posf-Inteiligen cer.
TACOMA Aug i3-Seversi days ago
there appeared az the Tacoma hotel
rather hne-look.ny woman. who signed her
name on the register as Miss EliEao esn
White She was assigned 10 room oy
Chief Clerk Parker and disappeared up the
elevator. Shortly afterward q trunk was
turned over 10 the porter with the initials
Il c." painted 90 one end. The register
was searched for a name corresponding 10
the initials. but nore could be found ice
porter was about TO send the trunk back
10 the depot, when the young woman came
cut and Inquired IL her baggage had come
The porter said he did not see any.
why, that's my trunk there she said,
pointing 10 the l.. G. She then explained
that her trunk was too small when she ieft
the East. so she took friends This was
sufficient. and the trunk was sent 10 ner
room.
The same day the young woman was
called 10 the telephone in response TO
message. and while IN the box Was heard
10 say All right, eoaZ." The next night
She left the city.
The following morning an item appeared
in the Ledger Of this city. copied from
Alnnea polls paper. telling OF the romantic
eesroiaal 10 John Goodnow. the new con-
sui general 10 Shanghai. China. 10 Miss
Lizzie Gordon. whose parents are sup
posed TO De living IN Seattle. Gooonow ar
rived in Tacoma last sunday. but went
away again 20 Olympia While In The Cap
itai City his fancee arrived. and II was
undoubtedly he 10 whom she was taking
over the telephone. On the same day fnae
he took the train 20 San Francisco she lett
the hotel ard took passage for that CITY.
They viii probably be married IN Sao
Francisco and then proceed 10 China.
Goodnow has been considerable OF poll
tician. and has always been Mckinley
man. He incurred the enuity OF ex-Seua-
tor Washburn. OF Minneapolis. to such an
extent ;ha. that gentleman made person.
al fight 10 get the president TO refuse him
|, the place. Gocdnow triumphed, however,
and now the ex-senator threatens TO use a
copy OF the sensational divorce proceed
ings In Goodaow's case TO oslracise him
and his new wife from court circles IN
Shanghai. The Minneapolis Times. In an
nouncing the departure of Miss Gordan
and her elaborate troasseau. calls 1t the
sequel OF Goodnow's divorce, Implying that
Goodnow secured his divorce in order to
marry Miss Gordon.
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Among the ssesrsss gaxaIfets passengers.
sailing AZ an early hour yesss-asy saorn-
fng Tor Alaska w~-e George A. Peabody.
= member Ct the New York stock sx-
e1A4nxe, who II accompanied ~ Henri
Hirnlsnel5 Or. " II. Chase and 1cisa z
Kelley. ali cs New York AF. Psss-1fy -
euppIted with letters Of crssft On DAxs1r
CITY for q large amount 81 raorsv. ard Efasi
not only prospect fsr claims in he hs1ss .
dixie. bst VIII also - prepared % bssy 10
properties. Mr. Peabody ts crf1y sfss o.
large number Of Eastern capitalists WHO
have gone 20 sho rev. EssG fields ~ sszsss
of fortune, Supplied with capital on ~isasss.
e work
On the Aosaiis was asso Capt. A. was
son. formerly esslecfor ct customs al Port
Townsend Capt Wsszoa's destination -
Dausor City.
Mrs. annie K. Church ard her uaetnere
Mrs Rose sailed on faa EoNasie for sssE~
uay hay where they ~isl pat up tents ans
cock for the thousands OF hsoDd.Ssrs
stopping there
Following ss a full itat OF tbs Rozaiiasz
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Plan for Ioiat Mail Service

washington. Aus. IS m, -,
office department has wrlttea he ,ss,s Al
authorities Of Canada CONCERNING gvs-ef..r.-
tier In carrying n8ils 10 IRE k}ar,,iy,,.
country, hst there Is 80 hcpc ~ esfms si,fs
20 reach an agreement. AS thx Aassr1-.,,
contractor may nor &cgept \ ra.sfsa.,ass 49,,
of his contract. The proposition made n
'aat Inv Two governments shouts st,-
operate and arrange fer Inheritance AZ
.saii az Circle Cay as6 nawSaa g-ss, +f-
United States government e. msfrtagn
snsstce cnce a maats sad Canada 49,
same. Tbs Mould give tao gna!l@ s.erx
month
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coon QUARTZ Al foGoY BAY.
Dick Buvkn,su nct1rax From the
Sarsh-rhe skagun, blockade

psrk Burkaan ex-d pgty sheriff - Ktax
cceutx. arrived IL Seattle last nixat from
Vancouver, u. <. 10 vsh.Sh place he carae
iG tNe british ve$&.1 Tees. which reached
3l3eve yesterday morning Mr BerSrnsa
hHS ha~n operating st FoEvv BAY Beam
eanaL tsyaxyea ISLAND ard HieigarsIa
lsl snd wheTS So IS Interested "a quartz
propositions Twelve rtas who were about
70 40 sn ~oFk es Harkasar's clsE.nS 4uis
ana scnt a. SksEsas bay. intending %
csass 81 sEH CnseV Y0kefa. Mr. EfgsrEsssa
alsa 'waTt te S&aSgay, huS IL was Toy rha
furpese - getting steamer couuectA ors
t,ses 81 Sfattiss
IRE grsB az SSssuay ~ Ssys i block.
asaA sHa ~ ssTr c@St ~ the$e now em the
he<sh wsGt remain thefe or 90 80 Tstreags
Tsxre . glsutY - work ~ ere TFea.gtsfil
aliSez IS Se&st waEeS nea~ly ala ~ the
't,es aaVsAE lfts SA@ TrsaGwcjl 80 - - The
tsfeTfo~ THa&c whe arr @tss Will save
tness -tssfts srt wGrs 81 AEaeka sfsirtns
enc ss}ssfSr. taking snaZner ehRS~e ~ the
.osy ws>~f districts Sc Gre spring
Nc Esrkmso wa}, rei4rs roTsA sarne
t,e,,s fHts sslcnFn.
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RULER FOR THE YUKON.
Canada Appoints Mai. Walsh
Changes In Mining Law.

OTTAWA Ont. Aug. E.--Maj. Walsh
who commanded the Northwest mounted
police during the Riei rebellion. has been
appointed administrators fer the Yukon
ilstrie. at q salary OF SEA a year.
The department OF The interior has for
waTslcd the following notice 70 the Yukon:
Clauses ard OF the regulations gov
craing placer mining an tie Yukon river
and las tributaries are amended by reducing
the hneSh of 4 creek and river claim 10
zoe feet and the length OF a creek and river
cgaisn 20 be granted 70 the discoyerer Of a
nov mine "a 40 feet. The Zee FOR the re-
rewal Of an entry for a claim has been re-
auced from sloa IA SIS.
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rising market does rat aye, o,s~
prizes Cogumenciu tc3ay w wi, ulsce
on sale ab % oar meas suits sfr,v -
eTsc.S So tl-sa ~ aa5 si5. n xGsA B. "A
ta1a 81 at cclors and styles. g7,ssn
g0eds are acw. oaly eeirg purchased ,isfs
spTtus. and arS Ere2. bargains Iussnt3iu-
purchasers VII 90 WeN 81 sxaralns .9.-~
before Aosios. J, Berku;aa : Bros. or
neg tscesdgata! @Teaae ana WAsAtaxton
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CAUGHT BY HIS PEG-TAIL.
Miraculous Escape OF Chinese Cook
FROM Drowning on Cape FIattsry.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 1s.--Capt. Rob-
hir5s. OF the British ship Ancona. tust IN
from Nanaif2. ]. b. c.. tells a remarkable
Incident OF rescue.
eve were of Cape Fiattery." said Capt.
Robbins ard a heavy sea was running
I was In the cabin. All Sing. the Chir ese
cook. started from the galley 10 bring my
dinner 20 ule when a tregu endous wave
swept over the deck and tCck him over
board. ] heard the poor fellow shout, and
/ rushed On deck jus; in tire 70 see him
heirg carried back on another wave. He
would have gone over again. bat I made A
dash and caught him by the pig-tsil-'
The cook IS now alive and well on the
vessel.
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DALLAS. Tex. Aug. J3.-The north
bound Missouri Kansas s. Texas train
~Fas wrecked this morning near Caddo
Mills Tex. hy some one removing thu fish
oIates ard beading the rails. Every car
bat The rear sleeper was turned over Mes
seuger Rawisns was instantly Killed Sew
erat passengers were ir iured, bat how &C.
rEotlslv cannot be learned. TIE injured viii
be taken 10 fsres1viile ~ once. A wreck
irsg crew has reached the scene. No fur
ther particulars are o6tainable this morn
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The passengers GA she G}-ras~a Mexi~,
drew up memorial sjgatfyins thcir al.
rfesl.tsoa II che was fhry were trtst..l
dnrins the tcssse Ny cart Thomas. az.,
expressing kAelr gratitude so she raat4f-
ana all sAe SHIPS e;S'NeTA The slegltn.ees
il signed - Mary s. Graves sn8 tweafs
ether raSssfTeFS.
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SIX MORE ExpTDITIoNs.
Gasoline schooner to Take Yachts
l.a..r.---sfnr.. sten MIR i.nlr..

rssr--sorc Steamers Going
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug ls.--Undaun,ca
by the tales Of har,lsalIs from tle Yukon
six expeditions are now under way for tna
Kiondlke. One II the best equipped yar-
ties which viii ssarch fer g0I8 viii sail
In q sew DAYS on the gasoline schooner
BESSIE X. The promoters u thts triD ars
members Of the Eacinai Yacht Club, ara
VIII take w.th them the fast sailing Yacht
81 Susco, 20 make ihe river trip from s,
Mlchasis 70 Dawson City.
The North Fork VIII s21 on Monday
towing up the oiA river boat Na~s rSlsr.4
The Noyo the Navarro ard the C,asper
are all scheduled - sail uext week es~h
with . taM co.nn-enent " d ss..,...a-s
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Tom t.recn,s Recr,n1n,eniatin

IN the sumsn,r q ISIS. Mr.. Tom Greea.
& Suffer Cree&. Cs,sfoguiA, had szal3en
saa violsns stack II diA-Thoaa. lie SAYS
TIVE doses II Chsmhsrsz;nS telsc, Cholera
snA Issr-hoes Remedy cared hin. lie has
sirce recommended il 20 rasnv Others aud
geve. knasa il 20 al. Fer sale ~ Druggists
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Miners and prozreCtcrS shogla 80 TO
nue. 4,sS See ya1ogAced eggs and vexe-
tat4aS cooked ard try thsza Before c-ser-
tag sGgplies. Fer sale IS AL greceyS
-~----------~--~-----e---
IRE gold reserve En tne treasury O..
Thursday was sl4YfA-eg
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NEW YORK, Aug. Eight starving
persons have been reported here in the
last ten days. Two OF them. too proud TO
beg have died OF hunger. and others have
been taken TO hospitals.
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Have you sent k.ondike edition Of the
acknowledgement TO your friends in the
East Copies wrapped ready for mailing
can he had upon application at business
office. Sc per copy.
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frs win>iows Soo;alns syrup has tesn ussd ~
svrr 80 years ~ mtiiioas OF mothers nstf Oh =
lyen vail. tsesang ith perfect saecess IL soosaso
tA- child. so;Esas The gums. aIiays Eli pG caraD
S.us collie Eai IS the bes; RENE ~ fot btsr noNA
Sold ay cfazSists q sveTy part o: She ORD -
s1re and AK .sr "Ar< Winsow's soothing 3ygaDS
onA tAxs 60 osasr Kind IS cenis 3 Do<s.A
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Cnrrnsiffnn.

We are new prepared 70 10 composition
f,- THE traee fsuy rus&sgre@ In Nouparstl,
Miaton. BREWER and Long Primer. Salts
faction guaranteed Call or address POST
.atk4l3gelcer. Seattle.
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aon>Es FOR WHITE PASS.
Csusrsrss rack Train for Transpor-
tmtFssa os supplies.

Y Y lFroFN - Alaska . n re clsy-
Tsrxssassex hsTses % "a AIKEN - TIE
2fs@ Fas~ WAKE IN fse otgy re Is visit
fuK ujth sss rylssEve, y. II I&tsstsv. mar
skar 81 fhe Dexter Hcrtaa & co hank
Mr. Hrses = Ihe ycuHS gaan @ac last
pe.,r Nxrs - Afaska s11 worked the i1s~
ayA sSy sAnLs 81 successfully. Enss ySAE
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x,e.rar.r wants to Keep Her Gold.

NANAGI~A. via Galveston. Tex, Aug.
Ia~-The Sicaraxuan government has sug-
rested to congress the enactment Of an ex-
rnrs duty on gold of s. per ounce when
from quartz and Of s. 20 when from placer
mines with A forfeiture Of twenty times
IRE amount of the duty and the loss IN
certain contingencies Of the mining titles.
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The United States battleShip Indiana was
placed In the dry dock at Halifax, ~. S..
Thursday.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY FINANCES.
Auditors Annual Statement Of Rev
eaue. Expenses and Debts.

Special Dispatch 10 the Post-intelligencer.
PORT TOWNSEND, Aug i2-The an
nuai statement OF the auditor OF Jefferson
county. dated June 50 1887. has just been
published The following totals are taken
from the statement:
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Neuralgia. and long depression, cause
the hair 20 t1-n gray prsrnatureiy. Hairs
Hair Remover wilI restore the color, and
r,rexent The hair from fallng-
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MR.. GOODNOW'S BRIDE
GOES FROM SEATTLE TO MEET HIM
IN san FRANCISCO.

new Consul t. shanghai II No seoncr
or with One wife Than He Takes
Another-She Goes to Tacoma
Under IN Assumed Name. bue In
Betrayed BY Her Trunk.
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no MORE CROW DING.


Inspector Decides 10 Enforee the
aa5es MISUNDERSTANDING - Passen-
gers Between Decks. With Live
stock. VIII sot Be Permitted
Even the Dussh Brsses VIII He
We'll Treat~A.
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SAILED Os THE nosALaE-

3:iIle VIII endsayer 70 feave ca the EXT
b0as after today.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-27
.nnsrvn pR1cEs or CHICAGo sTocKs
CLOSING PRICES SAN FRANCISCO STOCKS.
Friday, November 26-p. n

Friday, november Cop III.
outside Of special movements In few stocks
there was almost complete staRnation In stock
market trading to-day. Although the conditions
upon which the actual worth OF securities rests
continue favorable and encouraging there seems
little probability that stock market values VIII
rerect decided change before the meeting Of
Congress. and until the Cuban and currency
questions are acted upon and pending railroad
cases before the Supreme Court decided an
active speculation cannot be expected. Wall
Street does not thrive on uncertainties wall
Street as represented by stock commission
houses, is handling little money at present. The
trading element covered It's short contracts to-
day and encouraged by decided strength In
several issues. bid prices for most stocks higher
closing quotations showing net gains throughout
the list Manhattan. Sugar Refining. Burling
ton. St Paul and Peoples Gas furnished over
one-half Of the total business. Continued
strength In Manhattan stock said to re-
feet a belief on the Stock Exchange that the
efforts 10 block the underground scheme for
rapld transit would eventually be successful
When insiders decide that n stock must go up
or down any reason IL sufficient to make some
people buy or sell II. In an uncertain and dull
market successful manipulation in certain issues
Is easy for those who understand this form Of
speculation, and 1t is not unlikely that there
will continue to be considerable of II before the
market again presents an active and legitimate
buving movement Sugar Refining, Consoli-
dated Gas, Metropolitan Traction. Peoples Gas
and the anthracite shares were all strong feat
ures London sold more than 1t bought. but It's
dealings were comparatively Insignificant. Rail
road earnings received to-day for the third week
in November were uniformly favorable. The
advance in the wheat market had little, II any
effect upon the Granger shares.
prIces for the last sales OF the principal active
s.ocks to-day, compared with the final figures
Of Wednesday, were as follows