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The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-02
SHOT SHARK AT TWENTY RODS.
Captain John Hathorne Kills the Man.
 Eater With One Bullet in Jamaica Bay.

|
 Captain John Hathorne Kills the Man Eater With One Bullet in Jamaica Bay.
 New York, Aug. 1.-Captain John Ha- thorne of Williams avenue, near East
 ern Parkway, is a good deal of shot Yesterday he surpassed himself by shooting a large shark in Jamaica Bay He was formerly a member of the New
 York Yacht club, and owned one of its fastest yachts. His reputation, how
 ever, is strongest on rife shooting Several times week he crosses to
 Rockaway with the pilots of the Ca
 narsie and Rockaway Beach boats. Last Friday, during the return trip Of
 the Golden Star, he was in the pilot
 house with Captain MacEvoy. What is that for?" asked Captain
 Hathorne, pointing to Martini rifle hanging on the wall of the polit house. The pilot said he was trying to get a | shot at a fifteen-foot shark which had been seen several times recently in the Beach channel. He said he had fired several shots at it, but so far had not ! succeeded in hitting it. Just then the shark appeared about twenty rods in front of the boat.
 Captain Hathorne grasped the rifle, | took rapid sight and fired. The bullet stuck the shark behind the shouldaf
 the blood squirting from the wound and dyeing the water all around it. In a
 few seconds he turned over on his back.
 dead. The boat was stopped and the | Il
 the stern of the Golden Star, where a
 rope was passed around it's jaw and 1t
 was lowed to the Canarsie landing. It
 will be placed on exhibition in Eugene
 F. Blackford's stall in Fulton market. 1 Captain Hathorne has been an exten-
 sive traveller, and has shot man-eating
 sharks in the Indian ocean. He has
 quite record on the Creedmoor ranges
 making three. bulls-eyes out of five on
 the 50O-yard range.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-02
NURSES TRAINING SCHOOL.
Annual Alumni Meeting to Be Held To-

Annual Alumni Meeting to Be Held To-
 Morrow.
 The annual meeting of the Alumni as- sooiation of the Connecticut Training School for Nurses will be held at the dormitory on Howard avenue on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 3. Off, cers of the association for the ensuing year will be elected and following the meeting tea will be served from 4 to 6. All graduates of the school are in vited to be present This will be the twentieth annual meeting.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-02
SECRETARY SHERMAN'S PEACE
 FUL TIME.

Amagansett, L. T., Aug. L-Secretary Sherman, it was reported here to-day, will remain another week with his daughter He is gaining strength daily and his health is said to be better than when he arrived. He spends the time in saltwater bathing in the morning and walks and drives in the shade dur ing the afternoon. Business and poli- tics are not occupying his mind.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-02
VIOLATION OF SUNDAY LAW.

The dwelling house of Joseph Malen, an Italian, at 365 Blatchley avenue, was raided at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. Information had been received at the Grand avenue police station that Malen was selling liquor and the raid followed as a consequence. Sergeants Doherty and Hayes and Officer Caulfield made the raid and found six men drinking in room upstairs. In the cellar nine kegs of beer were found and contis- cated.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-02
ARo1yT EIGHTY CANDIDATES

There are about eighty candidates for the positions of janitors of the Roger Sherman and Ezekiel Cheever schools. The appointments will be made by the building committee of the board of edu- cation, consisting of Frederick A. Betts, John T. Manson and Walter J. Connor. The committee will meet next Friday night.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-02
THE YACHT CIJTR

The failure of the annual cruise of the New Haven Yacht club, which was scheduled to start from Morris Cove Saturday morning, was not due from any lack of interest in the organiza- ton, but more to the absolute impossi- bility of the members to go just at this season of the year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-02
cuBANs BOUND FOR NEW YORK
A Hundred Pardoned Prisoners at Glb-
 raltar on Their Way Home.

Madred Aug, IA hundred Cuban prisoners. who were recently parooneo, have arrived at Gibraltar, whence they will proceed to New York. The govern ment organs express the opinion that they will rejoin the insurgents.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-02

Havana, Aug. 1.-Captain General Weyler has signed a pardon of Dr. Jose Rafael Montalvo, a leader of the au- tonomist party; Antonio Escobar, for mer editor of La Discussion; Tomas AL fonso, Enrique Carillo and forty-one other persons exiled to Chafarinas and Fernando Pc penal settlements
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-02
TYPOTHETAE TO DINE.
Will Meet at savip Rock August |

Will Meet at Savin Rock August Il.
 The executive committee of the New Haven Typothetae, consisting or Messrs. c. s. Morehouse, Wilson Ii: Lee and John D. Jackson have decided that the craft shall have shore am ner at Savin Rock on Wednesoay' August Il, at 1 o'clock at Hilis Home stead. ssr. s-s---ss
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-02
Although

Although American wo- men do not lit erally saw wood yet a great deal of work which lin its way is quite as fatigu. ing comes oi necessity upon every woman who takes any part in the af. fairs of practical life. This is just as true of we'll l-to-do soci. ety women as ii is of their less fortunate sis. ters. Social ob. ligations may become no less b Il some t h an ia mily cares, or the duties which
 fall upon wo- men who work for their living,
 Life would not be so hard for xyo,,,a- :c
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-02
TO HAVE AN EXCURSION.

The palace steamer City of Worcester of the Norwich line has been chartered by some Ney Haven gentlemen for an excursion to New York, Sunday, August 15, leaving this city at Il a. m. and re- turning leave New York at 7:30 p. m.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-02

IT'S A GOOD THING, PUSHIT
 ALONG. SpECIALl July 24th( BARGAINS: Legs Lamb, l0c per pound. zine zine Rack !; Steaks Tc,, 1 lbs for 25c. Nice C0rned Beef % lh California Hams SC ID. Turkeys 10c lb, Chickens Sc lb. And hundreds of other barpnins to he ha;5 at F. SCHQENBERGEK. .& SONS. Palace Market, 92-O6 Ge3ree street and 1-2-3 CentfaP Market, Can3Tess avenue. ,.''1
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-02
wEYLER SHOWING cLEMENcY.
Pardons Dr. Montalvo and Grants Am
 nesty to 1 800 Exiles.

Madrid, Aug. 1.-Captain General Weyler has telegraphed the govern ment from Havana that he has decided to grant amnesty to 1,500 exiles, includ- ing Dr. Montalvo.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-02
TIE nsaR RACES
At Moore's Park-Inta Wins Another Race
 Lyle Wins His Second Race at the Meet


 At Moore's Park-Inta Wins Another Race Lyle Wins His Second Race at the Meet ing.
 The 2:25 race at Moore's park at Windsor, Conn.,, was won on Saturday
 by James M. Welch of this city with
 the bay pacer Inta, 2:24A. The winner
 was sired by Petosky, he by the cele-
 brated George Wilkes. Her dam was
 Lucy, by Quilna Chief, he by Poca-
 hontas Boy MT. Welch will unques-
 tionably show more speed with Inta
 whenever it Is necessary to win. In the 2:40 class the judges thought
 Ed. Bass did not try to win the third
 heat with Crystal Red and announced
 mo heat"
 Further particulars are given In the following summaries: 2;25 Class-Trot or Pace-Purse $200.
 lnta, m, by Petosky, J. M. Welch .,............. ,..... l l l Boozer g, Paul Bohan.... 2 l 3 M E. Wilcox, g, M. D. Will COX ....... ............ 9 Jessie Wilkes, b m, B. W. Dull ''.... ........... ......
 fellcla, b-m, Frank Coe..... 4 | Brandywine, g g, D. King HofH .'............ ......... ulS. | 2;26A, 2;24a4, 2;251a, FPS. | 2:40 Class-Trot or Pace-Purse $200. Lyle, g, by Hambletonian, Mambrino, A. N. Graves. 1
 Crystal Red, oh s, G. E. Mos
 Ter .,,......,..... .......... 0 5 Dictator Bloomfield, b s, R.
 Eclsert ..,.:... 3 3 0 ?
 Lady Ellsworth, b m, A. L. Willis .............. ........ 5 4 3
 Billy T., oh g, R. L. Taylor 4 5 0 4
 Belle Finch, b m, 6 0 *
 Babe, g, F. N. Austin. ..... dis. ! 2:31h, 2:31, -,2:s6.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-15
THE SUBMERGED DISTRICTS.
DAVIS ISLAND LEvEE REPORTED
BROKE, MONDAY, DID NOT
BREAK TILL TUESDAY.
II WILL Be entirely SUBMERGED
Chances Are Good for Another Lost
Island-MissOuri River Changing
It's Course at Omaha, Doing
Great Deal of Damage.

Vicksburg, April 13.-A dispatch was
received tonight from Ashland, La. as
follows:
Ashland, La, via Tallelah, April 49,
The levee around Davis Island gave way
at II a. m. today. The island will be en-
tirely submerged in few hours. The
water has fallen here one-half inch. no
doubt in consequence of the above break.
The people there have made a heroic eff
fort to prevent an overflow and hoped to
the last to succeed. Stock is being shipped
off now by boats"
Davis Island, commonly known as
Davis bend, is a part of Warren county,
Miss, containing about $4,000 acres of
land, large part of which is in cultiva-
ton. 1t is entirely outside of any levee
district and the planters there have for
years maintained one of their own, with
great success. Dispatches were received
here today calling for boats to ship out
stock, and were promptly answered. The
locality is remote from this city, there
being no communication with it at this
stage of the river, except by boats and
by way of Louisiana.
The situation at Vicksburg is practical
ly unchanged, except that more anxiety
is being felt for the Louisiana levees as
the river rises.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-15
FINANCIAL.
Stocks and Bonds.

New York, April 13.-The stock market
showed signs of dullness and apathy
through the early hours of the trading,
though there were indications of firmness
in the general list. This was noticeable
in face of the extraordinarily heavy liqui-
dation in Reading. This had its effect
in speculation, depressing other property,
the railways, however, holding firm. In
the final hour brisk buying movement,
which had been gathering since about
noon, turned the course of the whole mar
ket strongly upwards to the top level of
the day above last nights close. The
center of interest in the market all day
was Reading, the sale of trust receipts
aggregating $4,000, and all the securities
of the company being actively dealt in at
Reading was attributed to the sale of
stocks acquired by the underwriting syn
dictate on account of non-payment of as
sessments, which was unloaded in large
blocks. In spite of these heavy offer
ings the decline ceased with a loss of
1 Is per cent, and rally set in. The
support accorded the stock was credited
to a leading interest in anthracite coal.
Under this buying the price rose points,
with only slight reaction at the close.
Though the early selling acted as a check
on the market by discouraging dealings,
the general market and even the fellow
properties in the Anthracite group were
not affected in price by Readings weak
| ness. There was reaction in other Coal
ers, largely induced by the persistent sell
ing in Reading. Sugar yielded slight
fraction, and stock on the general list
also showed some slight losses. By mid
| day the first symptoms of a rally mani
tested themselves in the improved tone of
the COalers. Other influences gathered
| to assist the rally. The completion of
the profit taking in Chicago Gas was fol-
lowed by renewed buying of the stock
and an upward jump on a very large
transaction. There was lull in the activ-
| ity before the close, but no important re-
action in prices. Chicago Gas gained
IL per cent over the low level, and Su-
gar, General Electric, Leather preferred
and Rubber preferred from 1 to 1 IL per
cent. Burlington led the Changers with
an advance of 3-4 per cent New York
| Central rose "a per cent, Omaha 1 3-S
per cent, and Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chi.
cago and st. Louis Is per cent. OF the
| Coalers, New Jersey Central advanced
Is per cent; Reading, per cent; Read.
ing first preferred, 2 IL per cent; Lacka.
wanna, l per cent; Delaware and Hud.
son and Tennessee Coal, "a per cent
| Consolidated Gas, Western Union and
Brooklyn Union all rose over point, and
fractional gains We're general throughout
the list. The closing was strong and
showed net gains for the most part,
| The bond market displayed an i'm
proved tone and slight gains were gen
orally registered in the principal issue
Sales, $1,O95,OOO.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-15
LIVE STOCK.


Chicago, April 13.-Today's sales of
cattle were mostly at low prices, as the
average quality was poor. Native cat
tie sold at -$3.S5@4.25 for common dress
ed beef steers, up to $5.OO@5.25 for
choice beeves. Cows sold at $2.OOM2.75
and choice to extra heifers at $4,000
450 Bulls went mostly at $25O@3.5O.
There was a bang-up supply of calves
and they went for $3.OOM5.OO. Very
few went over $4.75.
There was an active demand for hogs,
and prices ruled stronger early in the
day and largely 2 lie higher, but
weakened later. The bulk of the offer
ings went at $4.1OM4.17 IL. sales being
made at the extreme range of $3:SOM
4.20. Heavy packing hogs ruled at $3.50
Cd4O0, and prime light weights went up
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-15
The wool Trade.

Boston, April 13.-There is considera-
BILE wool being sold, the business for the
past week footing up in excess of 6,0OO,
600 pounds, about equally divided between
domestic and foreign. Since January l
the sales have been about 110,000,000
pounds, an increase of nearly 100000.
pounds over the same period last year.
This years sales are far beyond the nor
NAL, and, of course, is all due to the spe-
cal conditions owing to the tariff pros
poets.
Manufacturers have loaded themselves
with the raw material to about their full
capacity, while during the past few weeks
speculation among dealers has been quite
a factor in the sales. In this way large
amount of wool has been sold of late that
has not gone out of the market. but sim
ply changed owners.
The sales of territory woods show a
falling off from the previous liberal bus
mess, but this is due in part to the
stronger facts that stocks available have
been considerably cut into.
Texas wools-Spring medium, twelve
months, 11M13c; secured price, 3lM32c;
spring fine, twelve months, 1O4llc;
secured price, 35M36c.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-15
WACO sHOOTIsTs TRIAL.
Negro Who Ran Amuck With Such
Dire Effect Last December.

Dire Effect Last December.
Waco, Tex, April 13.-(Special.)-
Judge Sam II. SCOTS court today, Harry
Sharp was tried on an indictment charg-
ing him with shooting Charlie Woodward
with intent to kill him, and got seven
years in the peniteitiary. He pleaded
guilty to shooting with intent to kill
Green Townsend and got two years
There are two more indictments pend
ing, one in which he is charged with as
sault with intent to commit murder, and
the other in which he is charged with
murders. Trials on the two remaining
indictments have been postponed.
Harry Sharp is negro bootblack.
Last December he started out by shoot
ing Charles Woodward at the oil mill in
East Waco, and this deed he followed
up by shooting three other colored meH
in rapid succession, travelling in the
street car and on foot and peppering hii
victims wherever he found them. Hin
last shot killed harmless old colored
man in South Waco, nearly two miles
from the oil mill, where he shot Charlie
Woodward, his first victim. Why he
ran amuck, shooting friends and foes
alike, he has never explained. On the
witness stand he testified that he does
not remember anything that happened
that night in December when he shot
four men, desperately wounding three
and killing the fourth outright His law
yers will defend him when next he is
arraigned for trial, on the theory of in
So nity.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-15

Memphis, April 13.-The river contin-
ues to rise south of Vicksburg and the
swift current is throwing the waters
against the Louisiana leeves with
enormous force. A telegram received
last night reported that the levee at Davis
island, in Warren county, Mississippi,
had broken, but the report was prema-
ture. The water is washing over the
levee at that point, however, and break
may occur at any moment. Many peo-
pie have left the island with their most
valuable effects and stock Several weak
spots have developed in the southern levee
system, and the people in that section are
making heroic struggle to save their
farms and other property.
Tonight the backwater in the flooded
Mississippi delta is about stationary. The
river at Memphis continues to fall slowly.
At Helena the river is declining at the
rate of two-tenths of foot daily. The
refugees are fOcking into Helena by
every boat. Lieuts- A. S. Rowan and M.
Crowley of the United States Army, and
Capt. Graham Fitch have arrived at
Helena on the Itasca. A conference be-
tween the officers and local relief com-
mittee was held so that Lieut.. Rowan
might secure all the facts regarding the
situation here. At the meeting it was esti-
mated that of the 25,341 people inha bit
ing the county, 1000 lived in the city and
one-half the remainder lived in the mum
dated territory. The population of the
overfowed country was put down at APP
proximately 5000. OF these from 1000
to 5000 are now in Helena and scattered
along the foothills for distance of ff-
teen miles. There are 1000 refugees at
Oldtown Ridge The relief committee
reported that 5000 people were depend
ent upon aid. Three thousand dollars
weekly was decided upon as the sum nee
essary to take care of these people,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-15

este; February, 6SSc; April, 7.03c; May
Tile; June, Tile; July, 7.15c; August
7.16c; September, 693c; October, 6.77c,
November, gre; December. 6.S0c.
Net receipts, none; gross, 1850 bales
forwarded, 1914 bales; sales, 1924 bales;
spinners, 124 bales; stock, 234,44i baless
Total today: Net receipts, 9157 bales;
exports to Great Britain, 5000 bales;
France. none continent, 5000 bales;
channel, none; stock. 642,7 bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts, 23,562
bales; exports to Great Britain, 24,104
bales; France, 721 bales; continent, H.
1916 bales; stock, not given.
Total since September 1: Net receipts,
6,317 ,651 bales; exports to Great Britain,
2, 769, $50 bales; France, 615,516 bales;
continent, 1,779,202 bales; channel, 49,
4S1 bales.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-15
Hubbard's Cotton Letter.

New York, April 13.-Hubbard Bros.
& Co.'s cotton letter:
The demand in. Liverpool from Man
chester for prompt delivery is the factor
in advancing the option markets, but at
home the same stagnation in speculation
continues, and this market, though
steadier, is without material change.
Large shipments from the interior towns
and the points of exporters here is ac-
the south. There is no change in over
flowed districts, nor do we hear of the
crevasses being closed A quiet and
steady closing, shade higher than last
evening showed no change in the charac-
ter of the trade.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-15
Liverpool.

Liverpool, April Cotton-Spot
good business done, prices higher; Ameri-
can middling fair, 4 17-32d; good mid
3.32d; low middling, 3 24-32d; good or
binary 3 25-32d; ordinary, 3 19-32d.
Sales, $4,000 bales, of which 1000 were
for speculation and export and included
1920 bales American; receipts, 25,OOO
bales including 1890 American.
Futures opened and closed steady ut
the advance; demand moderate; Ameri-
can middling, low middling and common,
April, 4.00@4.01d; April May, 4.O0d; May
June, 3.63@3 .64d; June-July, 363d; July
August, 3.62@3. 63d; August-September,
36Od; OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 3.54@3.55d;
ber-December, 3,46a3.47d: December
January, 3.45d; January-February. 3.45d.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-15
Reports.
Local Market.

The last batch of Swede cotton in the
county was brought in yesterday and sold
at d 7-Sc. 1t was in good condition, had
been carefully gathered and well taken
care of.
Most farmers, however, leave their cot
ton exposed to all sorts of weather, and
as much as 1OS pounds of absolutely
rotten and damaged cotton has been
taken from one bale this season, and the
rest of the bale didn't bring within a
cent a pound of it's value had it been
well cared for.
There is no change of Importance to
note in grain, bran and staple groceries
Business in all departments was in
clined to be dull yesterday, but not more
so than usual at this season of the year.
All quotations IRE wnnesaye:
Axle Grease-Golden, 60070c per 'oz-
en-; Apex, 75c! Alleton, 75c; castor oil,
81 1-2@65c.
AmmunitioI.-Pow per keg, $500;
blasting powder, $1.65 per keg, agents
BB usT; $Sr4R sh4t per SACK S1'2'alSO;
Bacon-S6ort clear, 5 1906 3-4c;
breakfast, Z 34@Sc; dry salt, 5@6c;
salt bellies 6 1-8c smoked bellies, 6 1-2@
6 3-4c. Hams, 10 lie.
Lard-Kettle renederd, 5 3-4c; leaf,
5 1-4c; 50-po5und cans, Lac higher than
tierces; 10-pound cans, 3-4c higher; B.
pound cans, Use higher; 3-pound cans,
1c higher.
Baking Powder-Bon-B Bon, 20 ounces,
Prices, $4.75 per dozen: Royal, SOLO
per dozen.
Canned Frlit-Per dozen: Strawber-
ries, $1.00@1. 10: plneapples, standard,
$1.25@1 40; eyeless and coreless, SLIGO
al. rs; seconds, 9O095c; pears, standard,
9Oc6$1. 90; Clipper Bartlett pears, 2
pound, $1.00@1.05; 3-pound, $1.6O01.65;
peaches, standard. 2-pound. S5@9Oc; sec
onds, 2-pound, 7oc; 3-pound, standard,
S1.25@1.60; 3-pound pie peaches. Toe:
blackberries. 65@7Oc; 3-pound, standard
apples, 75@SOc:
goods, 2 1-2-pound cans: Peaches, $1.5O
6165 per dozen; apricots, $1.35@1. As
Las; green cages, 81. 4O01. 80; nectarines,
$1.3561. so; grapes, $1.35@1. 45; white
cherries, $2.5OQ2.fO: black cherries,
Candy~Plain stick, 6@6 lie; wrap.
ped, 57@7 ~; fancy mixed in pals, &
Canned vegetables-Marro wfat peas,
90ca$l.O0i Lima beans, S0c@$$1 . %
s emaioe ssa2 2po SS'S SS s4s9 psSnd
@95c: red kidney beans. 2-pound, DOC. &.
Coffee-Rio and Cordova, fair. ID IA
@14c; prime, II 1-2@15c; choice, 1S@
10 1-2c; Peaberry, 19@21c; ~oast.
ed coffee, xxx basis, 100-pound
cases $500; Arbuckle's, 10O-pound
cases, $3.50; in 30-pound cases
$3.50; Mocha and Java blend, 26c; -
Flour-High patent, per barrel, $5;25
@5.35; half patent, $5.10@5.25; straight,
family, $4.90@5.00.