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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-06
NOTES OF THE MARKETS.

Cuthbert & Co. say: Wheat develop
ed further extreme weakness yesterday
on continued heavy liquidation and
closed weak at to rs cents net de-
cline from Saturdays prices. The for
eign markets lost all the strength they
displayed on Saturday, and closed
weak at / to IL d. decline for futures
at Liverpool. All the other news was
bearish The Ohio state crop report es-
timated the condition of winter wheat
there at 50 per cent. The worlds ship
ments were larger than had been ex-
pected, approximating 4.544,000 bushels
against 8. 1871. 600 last week, and 3,975,OOO
last year. The weather conditions We're
more favorable. and the visible supply
showed a decrease in this country Of
only III, 900 bushels The Chicago mar
ket will be closed tomorrow in conse-
quence of the legal holiday there, ow-
ing to its being election day.
As to the stock market the general
Tendency was bearish.
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ELECTRIC RAILROAD TAX.

There has been some surmising as
to what the attitude of the electric rail-
wards the bill which has passed the
senate and which diverts the tax on
electric railroads from the state treas
ury to the treasures of the various
towns in which the properties are locat-
ed.
At present the companies seem to
take no interest in the matter. They
would just as soon pay taxes into the
town treasures as into the state treas
ury. 1t will not make any material diff
ference in the aggregate amount of the
tax which the various electric railroad
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MTLFORD.


April 5.-The ladies of Plymouth
church will meet at the residence of
Mrs. George A. Roberts on Wednesday
afternoon, to prepare barrel for the
missionary.
Rev. and Mrs. Calvin B. Ford of Wa
tertown are visiting Mrs Hattie Ford
on Center street.
Miss Adelaide Newell is visiting with
friends in town.
Mrs J. H. Totten of New London is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. L. Totten on
Pond street
Rev Frank S. Townsend leaves for
Brooklyn, N. Y, to-day, where he will
attend the New York East conference,
which is being held In that city
Emmons w. Chase has severed his
connection with Baldwin S. Lamkin
and accepted a position with George
M. Winslow's bakery of New Haven.
Mr.. Chase will run a team in Milford.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Meth
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odist church will serve a Lenten tea in
the church parlors on Wednesday eve
ming from to s o'clock
The Glover Leaf Tennis club are hav-
ing their grounds put in condition for
the coming season.
The Milford Athletic association will
open the baseball season in Milford on
Good Friday with the Edgewoods OF
New Haven. The morning game will
be played in Milford and the afternoon
game in Westville. Young, Hale and
Feehan will do the twirling for the M
A. A.
Carpenters have commenced work on
Ralph J. Shipley's new cottage at
Burns Point
The regular meeting of the Indian
River grange will be held in Cornwall's
hall, this evening,
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Business in Stocks Yesterday Was Less
Active and Irregular.
New York, April 5.-W1ile business
was less active to-day, only 1884
shares having changed hands, the mar
ket was very irregular in its course.
Opening figures were generally lower
with the greatest pressure against Jer-
sey Central This stock broke nearly 3
points to 76A and then rallied sharply
on reports that the regular dividend
would be declared When 1t was an
nounced that the directors had reduced
the dividend from to per cent.
basis the stock instead of declining adj
vanced sharply to S0&. The demand
soon abated and later the stock dropped
back to 77%.
The other anthracite coalers, except
Delaware and Hudson. were not in
fuenced by the erratic movements in
Jersey Central and held tolerably steady
throughout Delaware and Hudson first
rose about points to 1895 and receded
to 1929. The railway list was feverish
during the early session. but later de-
| veloped weakness on renewed selling,
| principally for professional account
This selling movement was based par
TALLY on the announcement from Wash
| ington that the Joint Traffic association
case would not be heard until the Octo-
Der term of the United States supreme
| court and to the revival of the Cuban
agitation in the senate.
The depression was most pronounced
/ in the case of the grangers and Louis
vile and Nashville. These stocks were
| weak to the close and lost from II to
liz per cent. from the top of the day.
Burlington and Quincy suffered the
greatest loss Speculation left off weak
in tone. Net changes show declines Of
1s@1% per cent.
The market for railway and miscel-
laneous bonds was dull and firm. The
sales aggregated 1851 1000.
Following are the closing prices re-
ported by Prince & Whitley, bankers
and brokers, 16 Broadway, New York,
and is Center Street, New Haven:
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1ocA1 TINANorAL NOTES.

The Consolidated Roads $40 ,OOO, 900 Four
Per Cent. Loan-New Haven Bank Clear
ings-Dividends at Hand-Other Notes.
OF the $10,000,000 authorized 4 per
cent. loan, voted by the directors of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad, 100000 will be issued as soon
as the bonds can be printed and pre-
pared, and 100000 will be held in re-
serve for improvements. We under
stand that the bonds are to be dated
March 1, 1897, payable in fifty years,
with interest payable March / and Sep
TENDER l. Bonds will be in $4,000
pieces. Transfer books of the stock of
the company opened on Friday; also
transfer books of several of the leased
line companies. For the past year
transfers of the stocks of these compa-
MES have been few in number. Deben-
lures quoted ex-dividend 1888 bid and 140
asked.
Southern New England Telephone
company stock has been in demand
around 104.
The New Haven County National
bank will pay the usual semi-annual
dividend of S1a per cent. on next Satur-
day.
Clearings and balances of the New
Haven banks for the week ending April
g. and for the corresponding week of
last wear, also for the month of March,
1896 and 1897, are furnished by the Sec
rotary of the New Haven clearing
house, by days, as follows:
1897 Balances. 1896.
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Increase clearings 1897, $145, 1889.
Balances week of 1885, 1920, S4733.
Increase week of 1897, S116,09113.
Clearings week of 1895, $1,524, 15156.
Clearings week of 1894, 1,545, $685.
Clearings week of 1893, $1,S45, 75z13.
March. 1S97-Clearings $6,302, S15.93;
balances, $1,4Os. 1890.
March, 1S96-Clearings, s5,624,61359;
balances, sl.067, sS76s
Increase 1s97-Clearings s67s, 2o2,34;
balances, s34o, 76492.
Dividends soon due are:
American Bell Telephone company, 8
per cent, payable April Is; books closed
March ~.
Central American Telegraph compa-
ny, tx per cent, payable April 8: books
close April 80.
Consolidated Rolling Stock company,
~ per cent, payable April 1; books
closed.
Boston Electric Light company, IL
per cent, payable April Is; books
closed April /.
Bridgeport Electric Light company,
2 per cent, payable April Is; books
close April 10.
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul rail-
road, Q per cent payable April 49,;
books closed March 20.
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul pre-
ferred, 81 per cent, payable April 49,;
books closed March 80.
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad, IL per cent. payable April 20;
books closed April g.
Calumet and Hecla Mining company,
So per share payable April %: books
close April IS.
Chicago and Northwestern railroad
preferred, 31h per cent. payable April g.;
books closed March 10.
Dayton and Michigan railroad prefer
red, 2 per cent, payable April s; books
closed March %.
Edison Electric company, New York,
IL per cent. payable May /: books
close April IA.
Equitable Gas company of New York,
3 per cent, payable April Is: books
closed April g
Mexican Telegraph company, ~ per
cent, payable April 16; books close
April 10.
Metropolitan Traction company, IL
per cent, payable April Is: books
closed March 81.
New Haven Electric Light company,
B per cent, payable April 49, books
close April 10.
New York Central and Hudson River
railroad, per cent, payable April Is;
books closed March 20.
New York and New Jersey Telephone
company, III per cent. payable April
49, books close April s.
New York and Pennsylvania Tele-
phone company, III per cent, payable
April is; books closed April /.
Portland Electric Light company, ~
per cent, payable April 49, books close
April 10.
Proctor & Gamble company, per
cent, payable April 10; books closed
April 1.
Rhode Island Horseshoe company pre-
ferred, IL per cent, payable April Is;
books closed April 1.
Chicago Rock Island and Pacific rail-
road, II per cent, payable May 1; books
closed March 81.
Texas and Pacific Coal company,
per cent, payable April 20; books
closed April 1.
Southern New England Telephone
company, w per cent, payable April
Is; books close April TO-
Western Union Telegraph company,
~ per cent, payable April IS; books
closed March 20.
Westinghouse Air Brake company,
per cent. and extra of 21a per cent, pay
able April 10; books closed April l.
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TO VISIT NEW HAVEN

The adjourned meeting of the special
committee appointed by the chamber
of commerce to consider the project of
inviting the Spanish American mer-
chants, who are to visit the United
States during the summer to New Ha-
ven, will be held in the governor
room of the Quinnipiac club this eve
ming. The proposed souvenir book of
the city, to be prepared in English and
Spanish, will also be discussed.
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Tonight at Harmonic hall, under the
auspices of the Harmonic club. will &C
cur a whist meet of several tables.
Handsome prizes are to be awarded.
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companies will have to pay. Some may
have to pay little more and some will
pay a little less.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-07
A Dastardly Assault.

CINCINNATI, o, Oct. An angry
crowd gathered about the court house
and Jail in Newport, KY, to-day, upon
the announcement of a most shocking
assault by eleven men upon the young
wife of a switchman, recently married.
The sheriff was obliged to clear the cor
ridors and threats of vengeance we're
made. Thos. Gleason and his wife started
out the Alexandria pike to visit friend last
night when two men with revolvers and rep
resonting themselves to be officers, separated
husband and wife and dragged the shrieking
woman into a field where eleven men assault.
ed her, The penalty for this crime in Ken
lucky in death. To-day Mrs. Gleason has
positively identified six of the men, who were
arrested frou her description. Judge Helm
will call special grand jury to consider Il
case. Eleven of the gang were brought 10
preliminary trial before Judge Bennett, who
upon the testimony held them all to answer
to the grand jury without bail. The idea OF
special grand jury was abandoned as the re-
gular jury meets October 10. Owing to the
excited state Of feeling, the men were order
ed to be taken to Msysyille this afternoon for
safekeeping.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-07

ATTEMPTED TRAIN RoBBERY.-The
Chicago and St. Louis express, which
left Chicago at $3.50 last night, was
stopped by masked men at Evanston, a
suburban stopping place just beyond
Washington Park, by the explosion
of torpedoes, which had been placed on
the track. When the conductor and
brakemen went to ascertain the cause
of the trouble they were covered with
revolvers in the hands of four of the
eight road agents. The other fopr
quickly covered the engineer and fire.
man. The brakemen were compelled
to uncouple the baggage and express
cars from the passenger coaches.
While this was being done one of the
robbers busted himself by going through
the pockets of Conductor Graves, who
was robbed of S22 in coin. After Sc
curing complete possession of the en-.
CINE and baggage and express cars, the
bandits placed tWenty-four sticks of
dynamite upon phe big through safe,
and then lifted the smaller way safe
up on top of it. They applied the fuse
and the match, and then, evidently
waited for the explosive to reveal the
treasure for which so much had been
risked. But for some reason the ex-
plosive did not 90 of, and from the SUBJ
sequent developments, it is evident
that dynamite had great terrors for the
men who were net afraid to run the
ordinary risks of train robbery. They
were afraid to enter the express car
end in short time fed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-07
NEWS OF THE DAY.

1t is reported that Prince Hohenlohe
has thrice offered to the Emperor his
resignation as chancellor of Germany.
Two hundred horses persisted in the
fire at the Dexter Horse Market Ex-
change in Chicago yesterday. The
loss will reach S250,000.
Letters from Queen Victoria to Lord
Tennyson, published in the poets biog-
raphy, disclose the Queens opposition
to Mr.. Gladstone's home rule policy.
The Baltimores defeated the Bostons
in the third game of the Temple Cup
series in Boston yesterday by score Of
s to g. The next games will be played
in Baltimore.
Senior Calvo, the Costa Rican repre-
sentative at Washington, states posi-
lively that the reports that President
Iglesias, of Costa Rica, has proclaimed
himselfdictator, are without foundation.
The Cheshire Improvement Compa.
nv's stables, wo.story frame building
IS by $50 feet, situated on the Ocean
Parkway, between Avenues E and f,
Park vile, L. l., were destroyed by fire
last night and fifty horses persisted in
the flames
Thomas vassi.S Hawkins, who,
while ei-- ;:'rved as messenger in the
Office OF CoIl.o.pr of Taxes for the Dis
trict of Columbia, robbed the safe of
nearly $4,000 and then fed to Canada,
where he was arrested, yesterday plead
guilty to the Indictment and received
the maximum penalty imposed by the
law-three years at hard labor in the
penitentiary.
President and Mrs. Mckinley yester-
day evening received the members of
the Ladies' Home Mission fthe Metho.
dist Episcopal Church. During the
afternoon the President also received a
party of about 500 excursionists from
Salem, N. G. President and Mrs. Nc.
Kinley gave reception last night to
the foreign guests of the international
committee of the Brotherhood of St.
Andrew, who went there especially for
that purpose before attending the COM
ing convention at Buffalo.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Hog cholera is prevalent through
Culpeper.
The machinery, teams, good will,
&C., of the Fredericksburg Ice Com
pany we're sold yesterday at auction.
The cannery of DR.. George Potts, in
Prince George county, was destroyed
by fire last night, as were also his barns
and stable.
VIM. 1. Frank died at his home in
Warrenton, on Friday last, in the TWEEN.
ty.second year of his age, after brief
illness of peritonitis.
| Grace Street Presbyterian Church, of
Richmond. has extended call to Rev.
DR.. Jere Witherspoon, pastor OF the
First Presbyterian Church of Balti-
| more.
N. ]. Smith, aged fifty seven years,
and Miss Franklin G. Burgess, a charm
ing young lady OF only eighteen sum-
mers, were married in Manchester yes.
terday evening.
Mrs. Albert R. Payne died at her
home in Spotsylvania Tuesday, aged
| 20 years. She was the wife OF Mr. A.
r. Payne who survives her, together
with six sons and four daughters.
A. ]. Martin, charged with burning
Smiths mill, in Springfield county, and
whose trial has occupied the attention
of the Spotsylvania court for the past
two days, was yesterday acquitted.
Rev. Carter Helm Jones, OF Louis
vile, has declined the call to the pas.
torate of the Second Baptist church, OF
Richmond. He will, instead, cast mis-
| lot with another Louisville church.
Mrs. Frances A. Helckley, of New
York, has notified the directors OF the
industrial school, colored, at Manassas,
that she desires to erect at once new
building for the school at an expense OF
Sc, 900.
"Dr." Elijah Addison, colored, OF
Stephens City, was murdered and rob-
| bed in the public road short distance
north of Brunswick, Md, at about II
o'clock Tuesday night. Two brothers
named Piper were arrested on suspi'
cion.
bell6 DdTu6II, VIII Woo Ouoi Sou WIN
being an accessory to the murder OF
Lincoln Graves in the Ragged Noun
tains, Angus county, last December,
has been acquitted. Bud Houchins,
her companion, has been sentenced to
four years in the penitentiary.
Mr.. Thoma, Bryarly, well-known
citizen of Frederick county, died sud.
denly last Friday night of neuralgia of
the heart. Mr.. Bryarly was visiting at
MIR. John Thwaite's about four miles
from Winchester and it was while con
versing with this gentleman that be
stricken, and before medical aid could
| be summoned expired.
Louis Schwartz, well known saloon keep
| or of Danville, fell dead in the office of DR.
Sumpter George yesterday. Schwartz had
| been suffering from asthma
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-07
CUBAN AFFAIRS.

At q cabinet council at Madrid last
night the government decided to grant
autonomy to Cuba, under the suzerainty
of Spain, and to continue the campaign
as long as may be necessary.
Senior Segasta, the premier, has re.
ceived cable message from Captain
General Weyler, who offers his services
to the government, and says: II shall
not resign
Captain General Weyler had dem
onstration in his honor in Havana yes
terday. The Bourse was closed, as
we're also the principal stores and the
tobacco and other manufactures. All
the main streets were gaily decorated.
The various professions united at Cen.
trial Park, and then moved together to
the plaza in front of the Captain
Generals palace, where as many as 20
900 people were gathered. Several
bands discoursed patriotic music.
Captain General Weyler, after thank
ing the Populations for their assurances,
said he had accepted the command in
difficult circumstances and without
conditions. The success of the cam
paign could be estimated and properly
appreciated by the country from the
visible facts. In the course of seven
months four important provinces had
been nearly pacifed, and he was conf
dent of being able to pacify the two re-
naming provinces, at the proper time,
with the forty battalions ready for the
task. He said he expected to be able
to pacify Puerto Principe and Santiago
de Cuba at an early date, "for the
rebels there know me and fear me, and
will not resist me-"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-07
Fo. - news.

VI MIA, o a dispatch received
here I~A.o, Japan, says it is re-.
ported there that the King of Cores has
proclaimed himself Emperor of Corea.
LONDON, Oct VANITY Fair to-day
says: 'The Queen was very much
grieved at the attitude of the United
States eighteen months ago and it is an
open secret that Her Majesty, who has
made close study of the American
people holds almost pessimistic views
in regard to the stability and future of
thu republic. The Queens long con-
versation with Sir Wilfiid Laurier,
when that statesman was in England,
would make most interesting reading"
MADRID, Oct. lit is semi-oficially
announced to day that Captain Gen.
eral Weyler will be recalled from Cuba
this month and it is probable the cortes
will be dissolved in December and a
new parliament convoked in March.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-07
THURSDAY EVENING, OCT 1897.

ALL THAT that the Virginia demo-
Gratis have ever said about the republi-
cans of their State is more than SUBJ
stantiated by what the two factions OF
the latter are now saying about each
other. The tales these factions are
now telling on each other are all true'
and the doubters who wouldn't believe
them when told by democrats have
had their doubts removed. The re-
tired Virginia republican now IN
Washington was right when he said,
as mentioned in the GAZETTE's CORE
spondence from that city day or two
ego, that it is impossible for any party
to grow with such men at the head OF
it as the leaders of the Virginia repub'
licaps. But it all tends to prove that
Mr.. John Wise's long ego expressed
opinion of Southern republicans is cor
rect.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-07
The Luetgert Trial.

CHICAGO, Oct. $50 far as the evi.
deDce is concerned the famous Luetgert
trial is nearing its close. 1t is expected
that the rebuttal evidence of the prose
cution will all be in by tomorrow night.
Some rebuttal on the part of the de
tense will follow on Saturday and both
sides are expected to rest their cases on
Saturday afternoon. Next week will
be devoted to oratory.
Luetgert was moved to deep profanity in
the county Jail to-day by the visit of pro.
fessional hynotist. The man asked etgert's
permission to hypnotic him: III was out
there in the corridor I'd hypnotic you with
one poke on the jaw. I'd put you to sleep
good and plenty, you humbug."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-07

CAPTAIN MCCAULL says the Brady
Allen wing of his party will support
the ticket just nominated by the Lynch.
burg convention. But Mr.. Allen him.
self, says he will not support it, and that
he does not believe any of the other
men who opposed the convention will
do so either. If what Mr. Allen says be
true, the republicans who hold federal
offices in Virginia and those who ex-
pect to, will be found helping the demo
Gratis to defeat the only republican
ticket there is in Virginia. Won't that
be pretty dish to set before the repub
lican President?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-07
The Fever situation in the South.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 7.-Reports be-
gan to reach the Board of Health early
this morning of new cases and deaths,
and by 10 o'clock, two fatalities and
three new cases had been reported. The
new cases are from different portions OF
the city. Precautions have been taken
at the barracks to prevent any spread
of fever within the grounds, which
covers many acres. There was fatal
case there yesterday, but no new ones
NAV be prompted to make afidavits
against one OF more physicians, here,
who are putting obstructlons In the way
of the board. DR.. Henry, who is q
member of the State Legislature, does
not agree with tine board that yellow
fever exists here, and has been slow in
reporting cases. AS a result, quite a
hornets nest has been stirred up in
Carrollton, whore the doctor practices
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-07

IT Is RUMoRED that the reported bid
of an English syndicate for the Union
Pacific Railroad was started IN this
country forthe purpose of relieving the
administration OF some of the obloquy
attaching to the special favors it allow
ed the Pierpont Morgan syndicate who
propose to buy it, and that it has no
foundation in fact, though the Morgan
syndicate has increased their bid to $50,
0OO, 900. If they buy it they propose to
water it's stock at once to the extent o.
$3.50. GOO, 900, so that they will make
cool hundred million by the transac
ton. Well, the people will stand pill
Laying brief while longer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-07

The Baltimore American, republi.
can, in speaking of the affairs of its
party in this State, says:
"For those who do not understand
the case it may be we'll to say that q
few republicans in charge of the repub-
lican organization, and looking more to
the federal Offices than to the good OF
the party, decided that no republican
ticket should be nominated"
This is pretty rough on the Agnew
faction of the party and, necessarily so
on the administration, without whose
knowledge and consent that faction cay
thew have not made q move.