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The times., 1897-06-17

Chicago Grain aud Provision Market.
Corrected daily by W B Hibbs & Co.
Bankers and Brokers Members OF the
Y. Y Stock Exchange, 1927 street
The times., 1897-06-17
New York Stock Market.

Corrected daily by w. b. Hibbs & Co.
Bankers ano Brokers. Members OF the
n. 7. Stock Exchange, 1927 F street
Op. High. Low. Clos.
The times., 1897-06-17

Mt F. D. Cariey, Of the Monetary Trust,
has this to say OF the market:
For several weeks this office has
never wavered in the opinion that Sugar
The times., 1897-06-17

$1.25 To Baltimore and Re- S1.25
turn via Pennsylvania Railroad.
Tickets will be sold 2aturday and Sun
sage until Monday, ,1nne 21. Good on any
train.
je15.16,17 49, e. 16,17,1S,1 9,20m
The times., 1897-06-17

The directors of the American Bell Tele-
phone Company have declared a quarterly
dividend Of per cent and l 1-2 per
cent extra
The times., 1897-06-17
Washington Stock Exenanre.

Sales-Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 100 at
90 cts; 100 at 4S cts; 100 at 4G cts; 500
at Al cts; Mergenthaler Linotype, . at
124 7-S; Lanston Monotype, so at11.
The times., 1897-06-17

;hafged by DR.. Walker, whether you havl
)De or more diseases, is
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-11
RUINARrs $4,000 HANDICAP.
Marty bergen nIdea the winner In California;
BlE Race.

SAN Francisco. April 1o.-Ruinart, q Califor-
mia bred four-year-old brown colt. by st. Carlo
Queen Alta, who was so little fancied that as
good as 20 to ! was laid against him. won the
Slo,ooo Burns Handicap OF the Oakland track
to-day. There were ten starters. It was a great
race and was won in the last fifty yards. Marty
Bergen made q gallant ride on the winner.
Candelaria was the favorite In the betting,
with The Roman and Installantor coupled as
second choice. When the barrier flew up to a
perfect start The Roman made the running, but
ut The stand salvation went TO the front, only
TO give way at the quarter 10 lnstullantor. At
tho three quarter pole Shaw. on Salvation, be-
gan his efforts. He took his mount TO the front.
and opened a gap OF three lengths at the head OF
the stretch. with The Roman second. The pace
was furious, and already Denny and Argentina
were out OF the race. Ruinart, who got OF
ninth, was In fifth place.
Down the stretch came the flying field, with
Salvation in front and The Roman rapidly cut,
ting down the lead. Fifty yards from tho wire
The Roman had Salvation beaten and the race
seemed his. Ituinart was on the extreme out
side. Bergen suddenly began TO work for his
lie and Ruinart responded gameIy, He gave
head shot in front. The Roman was second,
Salvation third, and Wheel Of Fortune fourth.
Candelaria was sixth and Schiller eighth.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-11
BOXING At THE Arena 4. G.
A small Crowd to See a Programme or Limited
Round Bouts.

n small Crowd TO See n Programme OF IImite ed
Round Bouts.
Last night q poor house greeted the Arena
A. C.'s innovation OF holding limited round
Louis at popular prices. Although q good pro-
Gramme was offered. only 1900 sports were
present
The first bout, between Charley johnson of
Providence and Nose Corbin of this city, both
colored, was exciting. The limit was ten
rounds at 122 pounds. Corbin. who is
quite clever. avoided several vicious r;ght
hand Swings and returned with a number OF
straight jabs in the first round. In the second
and third rounds johnson tried hurricane tao
tics. but was 50 erratic that he fell all over him
self. One OF Johnson's swings caught Corbin on
the jaw in the third. and Nose went down in a
heap. He rose as nine seconds were counted and
after johnson in the fourth and pummelled him
for keeps; A left-hand punch in the stomach
he refused TO set up and Corbin received the
The second bout introduced Eddie Hayes and
catch weights for ten rounds. Hayes outpointed
Reedy from the start and won.
Claire. known as the Cuban Wonder" both
co!ored. were the principals in a one-sided affair
of ten rounds at lis pounds. They did
second round. Then Coston. who stood several
feet away from his opponent, made a feint.
jumped back Finally; when they came
together. McClane knocked Costen down, but
GOOD natureCIy allowed his antagonist TO
10 recover. After this round McClane easily
held his opponent or. He jabbed and countered
stihy and had Costen's face nearly red when the
times in the last round and the referee inter
fcred and gave the fight to McClane.
The final bout was tho best exhibition OF the
night. II was also for ten rounds at lip pounds.
The principals were Tommy .Tully. New West
Sunny Kelly was one OF TuIiy's seconds.
TIL boys pegged away for dear life and showed
exceptionally good judgment andl hitting
sixth round. when a right-hand hook blow on
Tully's jaw put the latter fiat on his back Just
pins in the seventh round, and Brofeld kept
~jabbinG him with the left. He kept these tactics
up until the end Of the bout: Everybody eI-
pected Brofleld would be declared the winner.
but the referee called it a draw.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-11
cLAMoREp ZOE ouARrERs.
birth aud Marriage Chroniciers Thought the
Health Hoard Was q silver Mine.

Since tho act emitting any doctor, parson, or
midwife who registers a birth or a marriage to
draw 20 cents from the public funds became law
ten days ago there has been a run on the Bureau
of Vital Statistics. Every few minutes some ono
turned up with a batch of certificates, rakcd up
from oblivion. and demanded the price. When
told that the bureau was not paying anything,
some OF them manifested great indignation and
denounced the supposed swindle. One midwife,
who had four certificates, refused to leave them
unless a dollar was paid her. and went away in
high dudgeon when informed that unless she
left them she was liable TO arrest and a fine for
zach Of the four unreported births.
One east-side pastor who marries as an exclu-
sive business. and has united 7Ol couples since
New Years, sent word that he was entitled to
$3.50.
The fact is that the law does not apply to tbia
city at all. There is u law. however, that makes
failure to report a birth or a marriage punisha-
bic BY $50 hne.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-11
Amateurs HoI at the national A. c.

Following the example OF the Bohemian A. c.
of this city, the National A. c. of Brooklyn held
an amateur boxing show last night in the Labor
Lyceum, at Myrtle and Willoughby avenues,
Brooklyn. Although there were no knockOuts.
the fighting WAS fierce enough to please the
most eXacting sports. The hall was comfortably
nlled when the fun began. Summary:
lO5'Pound Class-First Bout, Thomas Quinlan.
Brooklyn A. c., beat Richard MGgycn. American A. Q.
cavannash. Claredon A. c. Third Bout. Charles
Eoutt, National A. g., beat Spider" Hogan, Clare
don A. G. Fourth Bout. William Kramer. BrooklynH
forfeited TO $. nOwncy, Brooklyn. Fifth Bout. Nike
o'Brien: National A. c., beat Charles Raymond EN.
Cclsior A. q.
llo.Pound Class-First bout. John Donaldson, vio-
let A, c., beat Marty ConlIu. Blue star A. O.. Second
bout, ID. Gun, Eagle A. g., forfeited to James Walsh.
Brooklyn A. {. Third bout. J. Zeetner, National A.
citation Fourth bout, J. Fox. PAsime A. O.. beat r.
Dordy, Brooklyn. In an extra round. Fifth bout, ].
O., In the second round. Sixth bout, J. Collins, Pal
motto a. G., beat JSck HsATps. Eagle IA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-11
LAKE NICRIGAS 4LWAFs OPEN.
How It Is EIade Xa,iGable All the Year
Around.
From the Narautes Wisconsin.

From the Nilpdukee Wisconsin.
Navigation on Lake Michigan is never closed.
Steamers run back and forth across the lake and
between tho ports Of the west shore OF the lake
during the ontire winter with remarkable rcgu-
larity. The first attempts at winter navigation
on tho trans-lake routes were made by the De-
troit and Milwaukee Railroad Company and
by the now dctunct Engelmann Transporta-
tion Company many years ago, ana the success
of winter ventures became established as the
character Of the steamers was improved and
developments were made in marine cnginery.
Now winter navigation proceeds almost unin-
terruptedly, and the new car ferries steam back
Ice. The success OF the car ferries on Lake
Michigan and the car ferry which defes winter
In the Straits OF Mackinac is probably the cause
OF the announcement that negotiations are In
progress looking TO the construction of ice
breaking freight steamers that will enable their
owners to keep them in commission on the Lake
Superior and lower lake route during the win
ter; The report is without foundation,
tion of Lake Michigan from one shore to tho
other. and along its west shore. ard the naviga-
and through tho interlake channels. Ice break
ing 10 expensive, and occasionally the ice foes
defy the crushing powers Of the beat OF the so,
recently stalled by a noe near Menominee which
deied not only the steamer. but the explosive
CATION on the chain OF lakes would occur in the
inter;lake channels and in the. canals, Owing TO
the ~clogging effects OF the ice 1t would be almost
impossible to operate canals during midwinter,
Another and a very serious bar TO general
lake navigation in winter is the prevalence of
snow storms, during which nothing whatever
can be seen. Snow Is more obstructive to tho
sight than fog, and during a driving snow storm
is impossible TO sec anything ahead, eyen in
the daytime. Winter nayigators on Lake MiChi-
gan, who are mover out OF sight OF land for any
great length of time. experience their chief an
noyance from snow storms. They manage 10
steam into port whom snow Is flying thick be-
cause of their familiarity with the route. but they
occasionally get into trouble while they are
wrapped in "the tumultuous privacy OF the
Storm
II does not follow, by any means. that because
winter navigation Is successful on Lake Michi-
gan 1t can be made successful in the upper and
lnyypr Lake aprvicn
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-11
DIroRcED FROM III. S. CORNISH.
Tho WHO OF the Athletic Manager Secures q
Decree In Chicago.

CHICAGO. April 1o.-Addie J. Cornish secured
n divorce in Judge Tuley's branch OF the Circuit
Court to-day from Harry S. Cornish. formerly
athletic manage OF the Chicago Athletic Club,
now manager OF the Knickerbocker Athletic
Club OF New York.
Cornish was brought from the Manhattan Ath-
letic Club Of New York by 4. G. Spalding, and it
was through his efforts that the Chicago Ath-
lctic Association got a great start in athletic
sports. Trouble in relation TO a reduction of
salary from $500 a year led to his resignation.
About a year ago. Cornish went to New York.
Mrs. CORNISH in her petition asked for q divorce
on statutory grounds. she named as CO.
respondents, Mrs. Small and Mrs. Fitzgerald of
this city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-11

Any one whose mother-in.law is missing may
call on Commissioner of Correction Robert ].
Wright; that IS. II her name is Catharine o NELL.
The Commissioner has one of that NAME, conf
mittcd TO his caro- Yesterday by Magistrate
Crane in the. jefferson Market Police Court.
She was found lost" She is not sure what her
son-inlaw's name is, but she thinks 1t is Michael
Murray. She said that she always carried her
son-in.law's name and address in her snuff box,
but when she opened the snur box on Friday
the slip OF paper blew out.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-11
Child Hurt b, a Decorating Cap.

Frank jackson, @ years old, of CTS Kings
bridge road, while playing in a vacant lot on
Webster avenue. near Kingsbridge road, ycster-
Is Is Used 70 e%nIoue dyn"nite' He fried 70 br ns
open tho cap with n stane. 1t exploded. and
both his hands We're badly cut. He was at
funded by DE. Braalcy, and was nixon home.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-11
REAL MAD At MAJOR STRONG.
Mcclure. with n Jag, scolds His Honor 0yo1
an IniaEInnry IeIephone Line.

Thomas Mcclure, d machinist OF IS Have
meyer street, Williamsburg. is TO have his men
tai condition inquired into. While at Roeoling
and North Second streets yesterday he ha.
rangued a crowd on the refusal OF Mayor Strong
to approve the Greater New York charter.
When NcCiuirc got through talking he climbed
q telegraph pole, and over an imaginary tele-
phone line sailed into Mayor Strong for his in
consistency. He was arrested and locked up.
Surgeon Southwark OF the Eastern District Hos
pital found that McGuire's condition was the re-
suit OF u very large jag.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-11
BERGs THAT PASSED IN III FOG.
%. Paul Didnt see Them but Felt Them
Arctic birds Hover over the Ice.

Arctic birds Hover over the Ice.
The American liner st. Paul, which arrived
yesterday from Southampton, came over q
course that was doubtless dotted In the neigh
borhood OF the Banks with many icebergs. but
Capt. Jam ison did not see any. as they were en-.
shrouded In fog. The temperature while the
ship was steaning slowly through the thick
mist was several degrees below the freezing
point. the ships speed was reduced half for
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. steamship Georgia.
from St.rtin, passed twenty icebergs of the
Banks. The most spectacular one was about
2l0 feet high. and on its sides and peaks and
flying around it were thousands OF big Arctic
birds that looked like gulls. The Norwegian
heavy field OF ice on Sunday night She stopped
many times in the darkness 10 avoid collision
with bergs, and was once forced to reverse at
full speed to save herself from hitting a berg
head on.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-11

John J. Collins, % years old. the station agent
on the uptown sidc OF the Eighth avenue cle-
waited railroad at l35th street, was knocked
down at $50 o'clock yesterday morning by a
passenger whom he tried to keep from crossing
the track. The passenger had been carried
downtown side.
Collins grabbed him as he jumped to tho rails
from the platform, The man sprang back to the
blow between the eyes. The stranger escaped.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-11
When The Man Roeled the Cab waved.

Philip Carlin was driving up Broadway on a
cab yesterday. The cab waved about the street
in unison with Carlin's waycrings on tho cab
seat. There was Il smash at Dey street and
Cariin was landed on his chest on the cobble
stones. Then he landed in the station house.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-11

Panic on n Crowded Chicago street-Three
Per.ons Injured in the ACCIDENT.

CHICAGO, April 1o.-A wooden sign % feet
long hanging in front OF Mandel Bros dry
goods establishment on State street. in the
center OF the retail store district, fell Is feet 10
the sidewalk while the street wac crowded with
people this afternoon. The IF: me was heavy
enough to have crushed the skull OF any person.
Three persons were injured severely, but for
Those injured were Miss Lydia Saure, 2723
Indiana avenue, shoulder injured; Miss Nellie
Craw ford, IS West both street. right arm trac-
tu!cd; MIlorie Birncy, 3 years old. home In
Edgewater, cuts on face. A panic prevailed
on The street until the extent OF the accident
was known.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-11
EIaryard's New Shell.

LONDON, April l0.-The new shell built by
Clasper for the Harvard crew, for use In the in.
terc0llegiate race, has been shipped 10 the
United States. The boat Is 81 loot lOuR, 20
inches beam, Oh inches deep amidships, and ga
inches deep forward,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-11
DEATH OF FRIEDRICH FRAME III.
He Was the BeiEninE Grand Duke or MeckIen-
burg-Schwerin

CANNES, April lo.-Frcidrich Franz III, tho
reignins Grand Duke of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
who was visiting tho Riviera for his health, died
here this evening.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-11

He was born on March 10, 1851. and succeeded
to the throne on the death OF his father, which oc-
Cured on April 10; 1883. On Jan. 81. 1879. he
married the Grand Duchess Anastasia, daughter
OF the Grand Duke Michael OF Russia. He will
be succeeded by his second child, Friedrich,
daughter
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-11
Expelled Mormon Elder. Return to Georgia.

BREMEN, Ga, April 1O.-saveral elders OF the
Mormon Church came here from Salt Lake City
a fow days ago TO establish q Mormon colony.
The leaders are the Rev. Albert Matheson or
Salt Lake City and the Rev. G. T. Wride OF Pay.
son., Utah. Two years ago the same elders wero
here on a similar crrand, but the Georgia Crack
sTs drove them out.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-11
Refused to Die while Cleveland was Prsui-
dent,

ALTOONA, Pa, April 0.-Uncle Ben Borley died
here yesterday. Some months ago, on being
taken i'll, no predicted that he would live
until Mckinley came into Office and liked tho
date of his death MS April y. lac was an ardent
Republican and had expressed rcpugnance 10
dying uldeT q Democratic AaHinislraIion,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-11
Amberg ana CelatInger Arrive.

Among the passengers who arrived hero last
night ON tho Cunarder Etruria were GnstAvo
Alnberg and Mario Geistlnger, the German
actress. 20
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-11
ABIGAIL QUESTION
Asked Hundred Times by the Majority
sTYhesIInE People.


sFwhesIInE People.
There isn't reader OF a newspaper
in Wheeling who as his eye rested for
a moment on an advertisement that
extolled the merits Of some article and
backed them UP by statements BY peo-
pie they knew nothing about. has not
repeatedly asked himself. are cheese tes-
tlmonials true? The curious or the rea-
soning class 90 q little further and Of
ten wonder how such testimonials are
obtained. II Is difficult question to
answer as the duties referred TO live
hundreds OF miles from where the
statements appears. Watch closely this
space in your paper the only space oc-
cupled by foreign article and testified
10 by local advocates. The question
will then no longer bother you. Like
all the evidence that will follow this
about Doans Kidney Pills every word
Is from citizen. II you doubt an
item OF their statement look them up
at their homes and get a personal cor
roboration. Read what Mrs. Sherman
Farrell. of No. 2336 Main street. has to
say: II have been doctoring for the
past five or six years for Kidney trou-
BILE but could get nothing that would
do me any good, in fact in several cases
was worse while taking the medicine.
/ had such constant pains across the
small of my back, very sharp and
shooting II strained myself. At the
time ] got box of Doan's Kidney
Pills at the Logan Drug Co., could
scarcely turn over In bed and had TO
move around very carefully. There
was a distressing urinary weakness
and heavy brickish sediment. ! suf-
fered so much from dizzy headaches
and could not rest OF night, my whole
nervous system became affected and
frequently caused fluttering around
the heart. ] am so glad found Doan's
Kidney Pills for they Thoroughly re-
moved all the ache and pains and ]
have felt well since, sleeping sound and
well and feeling refreshed when / get
up. have recommended them to many
OF my friends and intend to always
keep some OF them by me"
Doan's Kidney Pills are sold for so
cents per box, or six boxes for 81 so. by
all dealers, or mailed on receipt OF price
By Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y,
sole agents for the United States.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-11
35.7O2157 S77s,745
Increase ?. =. :. :. 80. 925,il2 ...."..

on this group OF roads, May of
which have for some time been in low
financial condition, we find an average
Increase OF earnings amounting to 1888
per cent. This fact tells the story more
exactly than any other evidence can
as TO the extent OF the revival OF the
general business OF the country, AZ the
moment the market Is not In position
to respond to facts of this character,
but 1t does not need to be said that. at
q latter stage, such evidences of pros
perity must have their effect In more
important rise in the prices OF securi-
ties than has yet occurred,
We have now reached n point at
which any disturbance to the local
money market from the shipment OF
currency to the interior viii be checked
by receipts Of gold from abroad. Over
81 900 900 has already arrived, and ex-
change has reached n level at which
IL will pay 20 import gold. Up to the
date OF writing engagements have been
made this week for the importation OF
about S6OOO,OOO, and the supply OF ex-
port bills Is such as to suggest that tur-
Their large amounts are likely TO fol-
low. The Bank OF England seems 20
take the movement easily; as 1t made
no further change In its discount rate
ON Thursday, the reason probably be-
Ing that the gold to he sent hitfef VIII
be drawn largely from the continent
Under these circumstances there is no
reason TO fear anv departure from an
easy course OF the local money market
When the refiux OF currency sent to the
10, BkaI haun nnnthar
marked plethora OF money, which may
prove to be the occasion OF a fresh re-
viyal Of speculative operations on the
stock market. The flow Of gold having
legltimately turned this way insures
easy money Of the balance Of the year
at least. The abundance Of time money
at moderate rates OF interest viii tend
to foster q speculative upturn In the
market The better outlook for Cuba
due to the change In the Spanish min
lstry, and the less likelihood in conse-
auence OF this country becoming In
volved, is favorable factor In the sit
uatiOn.
The insiders IN Chicago Gas who sold
largely when the stock was above par
seem now Inclined TO buy It back; hence
Chicago Gas. by its strong money back
Ing. has been a pronounced leader. Its
break did more than anything else to
cause other stocks to fall; consequently
1t is now advanced to approximate par,
and II certainly viii sympathetlcallg
advance other properties. The market,
therefore. now looks as II a higher rate
would be the next move In the market
About the only unfavorable factor in
the present situation IS TOO much locl
politics, but fortunately It is now only
incnI HENRY CLEWS.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-11
Wa.itaC oincld,urs

'There was a very strange thing hap
pened four miles from on City recently"
says the Altoona Tribune. "a farmer
who was trying to get his oats into the
barn experienced great difficulty because
OF the wet weather. He had to dry them
numerous times. He said to his wife
finally: II have spread those Gate again,
and II It rains tonight, shall shoot the
Lord Jesus Christ I'm the morning, II
rained that night, and the next morning
he took his gun TO carry out his terrible
oath. He went out into the yard and
pointing his gun upward and he Is
standing there yet. just like a statue,
with his gun pointing upward. He can
move nothing but his lips.
This happened one week ago last We'd
nesdny and he Is still there and alive.
Thousands OF people so 10 to see him
daily. They say thatno one can get near
him. There is hot gas or electricity all
around him. They tried TO build shed
over him. but as fast as they would
drive nail the boards would drop or the
nail break"