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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET
Enormous Scsboard ClesrsRccs Csused .
Small Advance IN Wheat.
FARMERS DELIVERIES SHOW AFAlLItG Off
The Conrsc Grains Unchanged with
Dull ana Henvy Tonc-Provi-
sions FrnctionRlly HIGHER.

Chicago. December a.-Wiieat today turned
strong on tho enormous sesbohrd clearances
and indiea pf a failing off in fariusrs'
deliveries In the Northwest Tho market
closed a. Mefl.c adyance over yesterday
cloeins prrcs Corn and oats were beth dull
and prices unchanged. Provisions advanced
eighty.
Wheat opened weak and lower. Liverpool
news overshadowcd everything at the open
ing. That market sliowcd declines ranging
from ssu1%d. very emphatic response to
yesterdays weakness In this market. Its
effect was marked, though not very lasting
Quantities or may were offered ut the start
a. biysc, compared with yestcrdays closing
lrire OF e4?.c, but 20 many takers were found
for the WHEAT at those iigures that the price
Jumped almost immediately to 6nc. lncre
the market hung for = lime With fair busi-
ness heinz done, Decemoer In the mesitlns
dc vcloled great strength, OleniDg ssc lower.
1T G1ssutisi, the market advanced very
quickly unuer strong biuding BY recent sellers
and BY TIE general crowd the prize, esis
sis..t 10 resist realizing.
Innovations of . falling OF In farmers DE-
lycrlcs In tho Noithwcs., long looked for,
was encouraging. Duluth today received s6f
on's. chicago received ~ cars. Later in
market BY the heeiyy Atlantic port clearanee..
amounting, III wheat and Hour, to l,l-',oSv
bushels.
After tho first buying Juror had been satls-
ned. the market became dull, December
frightened up again upon the clearance fig
rfcs. all classes of traders coming into tho
market, shorts being especially active in Gov
cring their contracts. The buying enthusiasm
was somewhat checked by the closing cables.
which SHOWED weakness in all foreign mar
kets. but the reaction was only fractionsl.
Corn was dull and heavy during most of the
session. The market opened slightly lower,
partly through sympathy with wheat but
II
which was expected to improve tine gtaue Of
now corn. The advance In wheat was re-
snonded to in a degree, but the market he
tant long interests and very little buoyancy
was shown after that.
Tho market for oats was decidedly bulIsl
The provision market was as embarrassing
as oats. The export demand showed improve
nents, The range of prices was very narrow.
Estimated receipts tomorrow: Wheat 100
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Galveston spots.
Sruta closed tiran, &c up,
New OrleN ms spots.
e Orleans snni maj kpt cInna1 ST
New York spots.
Snots closed steady. l-isc up.

spots closed i-5ad higher; sales l3.oCo. OF
Which 11,0oo were American; imports COCO or
which 57cO wsro American.
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nRADsrRLhl,s ON FINANCE.
transaction Ia STOCKS aud IIurds .sc-
uNe-COMs Very SllUn.r.

New York. Decembe. q -Bradstroet's finnn-
eiai statement says: Transactions H. botn
stocks and bonds this week have been active
aud ths market shows broadening tendency
Influenced by investment purchasing, prices
IN Tie bond list have advanced while diyidsnd
pains stocks. or those which urc expected TO
taEe that position, are also being absorbed
TO stme extent BY the permanent holders. The
ease Ok The money market here facilitates
pusi ing BY the public, although the fact that
sttchs are being carried 10 ain unusual ex-
Ten, or call loans does not escape attontioa.
LIS pfesidents message was fayorably re-
eeNed. and tne expected speedy signing OF The
utSy OF peace With Spain was Il factor in
causing very strong tone at the said Of tho
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COFFEE.

New Orleans. December s--Vs'
binary to fair, 7g.qsN;. --CSee
New York. December s.,sa n
opened steady, 3 poinEs,o A NAM Y
tive. closed firm, 8 g ~ o XVI ~
Sales. 1850 bags. Spot co., 81 NJ \
steady: improved demand - ~
GOOD business in a jobpaps VV
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GRAIN AND HAY,

Carload lots, Job cars from millers: dealers
charge from store 5ftluc moro per 100 lbs Oh
bfnp. safSe per bushei nm cats and corn, and
leffitc per no lbs on hay. "
nRAN-.7se corn bran. Csc per 100 lbs.
CHOPPED cORN---76c pnr loo lbs
conSI-No, : sacked, 3s,seisaisc per bu.
OATS Texas. ssiAss55c per bu.
WiiEAT-rsIioKrs zoe per 100 lbs
WHEAT scREilNlN Gs-~ sfi10c per bu.
HAY Alfalfs, s,2.0nI 1879 per ton: timothy.
sii,uvp li.oN; South Texas prairie hay. s, Nlif
s.t1s North Tss:uS sa.ucul0Os
COTTON SEED PRODUCTS .Aeal and
cake. slsSu4is - per- ton; bulls, sisDa5 81
nor ton. it " ~ j 4, sf'S IS 4 ID (''i n
soi;dHpM sEEp-si lsaiso par bu.
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e. Office Of TtslI
Houston, Friday, Dvtil
The disagree;tble weather rehrda i
today in both jobbing and retail Hnss
OF the visitors have departed To- ~
tho streets were almost deserted,
Grain and hay are active aud p3dsse
In the way Of staples there 4 nettl
note. The tone is steady. but dsnasa3l
moderate. Ii
Fruits and nuts are moving irel'l
iday orders are numerous.
Little Is doing in hog produeW
is no change In quotations. !
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Quotations are for less than carload lots
Special rates on carloads $50 1--e
HAisBED WIZ .tilldden. gal. $40 per 100
lbs. Maussgan, s2.i5
WIRE NAiLs--Rate. 81 90 per keg; I'D.
vances. l0d,. I'D and led. &c; Sd and 81. Zoe:
Cd ana ID. zoe. 4d and "a. zoe: 50. i5c: "a. tie.
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81. Louis Gre,n ana Provisions.

st. Louis, December a.---lTlour duh and un-
charged. Wheat-Futures strong, Aassc high
or. spot lower: No 2 red. cash. active, BSk
bid; track 6s,au69ia; December 69l.: May 6S5s
ass July G3$ asked: No. 2 hard cash o5
Germ Futures steady TO u shade lower; spot
steady; No 2, cash Biz bid; December 3o5sdt
II bid: May 3sis asked. Oats---About steady
foc options; spot lower; No 9. cash q bid
track 2I's; December u bid; No. . white ggG
2So Corn meal 1.55G1.60 Bran steady te
ilin.; sacked, east track 56. Hay STEADY TO
firm; prairie G.00I1.t0 Cotton ties and nng.
giny unchanged Whisky leg Pork quiet;
standard mess jobbing $40. Lard lower prime
steam 49,. choice 800. Dry salt meats-
Hoxtc shoulders 4.25; extra short clear 4 Is !;
ribs 800: shorts leg Bacon Boxed Shout.
ders 800; extra short clear go; ribs 5.6.ia;
Efforts & rs. -
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Grain rnd Provisions EIse,>hrr.
Nav Orleans. December 9--All markets are
slow; rain restricts. business. Hog lrolucts
siehoy; pork. standard mess a.55; lard. re.
fined tierces, Az puro 5isaf5ss; boxed meats,
dry salt shoulders IA; sides 5lsI5h bacon
c;eai RIB sides SIS; hnms, choice sugai. cured
SMN9b. Rice--0rdinary to good 4aib, Flour
grain and feedstuffs quiet. Flour--Estra fame,
S.2Oa3. %. patents 3. 705r3 10. Corn meal 75si
1.Sc. Bran e2G65. Hay--Prime 10 00ql IL 'oe !:
choice 13,00lla.50 so. Corn-No. ., old. whsfe
l0u4o.a; yellow IL; new 20 lower, osts-No.
sacked 3sis6Ss
Naw York. December 9.---Whsst- Re ss,u..
3i5,ia5. exports si0i3s spot steady; oDtisns
oopenea weak With cables; but soon responded
fimness vas apparent all day held bv Mn
claaruncss. export demand and small North.
west receipts; closed isu,sc higher; Decemb'r
,07s; May soia. Wool quiet. Cotton seed oil
steady, primo crude l7is; yellow aiffss ISIr
Iron Warrants Nop,inplly i.25 Lake oonr !.
ouiet; 1854 bid 1855 asked. Tin quiet. rs III,
ls.le. Lsau duh, S.9oJs. 6ais. Spc!ter duIl
5.3S.
Karsas City. December a~-Wbeat ste,5v.
No, l. 6ats; No. hard 6eisesGlis; M, ; rsa
eIti161; No. . spllng 6O9fi Corn stssd,@
Ms mixed ao,stsss&. Oats steady: Wy e.. !.
changed. neeepts--Wneat $4,000. corn u 40
oats ste0. Sh.pments-wh q, 100. corn 400
OATS ZOO. S'
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NEW YORK EXCHANGE.
Today, Yesterd.,
New York Mnn.X

Nsw = Ys o. p Zee, Mooney on cal,
mercantile parer: sH@i PSF cenf s, rruns
exchange nsm With actual business 'h haan
81 sl'is r 3ssaisi IoF tmasd and sas At
iSs,s ard sssls. 1omnpys,,ee,i raieF.
iN,s. Silver rcs,ifcales. ss,.s.so, 'il's,
silver 'za~ Mss'eap dollars. f; c pa
s srsgsn, IN railroad bonds. strong s,a,s
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chronc,c'x wrathcr ncnor,s,
lsr...I.a MA. - .r.A

New York, December s.-Tho Financial aad
Commercial Chronicle says: Our Geographic
adviceS from the South this evening Indicate
that the temperature has been lower tho PAST
wtef. with snow in a number Of sections. in.
eiuding large part OF ToAas. There has beer
rain also in most localities. AZ a result of tn,
untsvorabie weather the work of gathering
the crops hal been interrered with. The mar.
kstinE Of cotton continues very free.
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New York Cotton Market
N<w York, December s.--speeuation In cot
ton today was the heaviest for some months
past The fluctuations were violent. At times
ne course WAS erratlc. but realiSine OF rront.s
abs long ncncnpss kept INA adyapee e,ta;n
a'pcttfr n u POETS eolnnAred win yesser-,
dHs clpsinf afS,fqz The bass 81 ib0 ~
prDvenitrt xas The uufavorable weather sot
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COMMERCIAL RRiErs

New York, December s-rhs Eyslss' =
London financial cablegrm says; "a
markets here were quite dull = N
leans were better. ",
Paris, December s.--Thrse PEI Is.
102f 72isc for the account; excashl
den. 25f 32lhc for checks. q, b y.
New York, December a-Cie1sse.
s154 .ye4 rs; balances. $s,esi4sz
London, December s.-to ,n, ~ N,
HOG; for the account i,v's. "
weak, 27iad. Money. 2Nus' ~ s.s III n
rate OF discount In the open lna ~ 4 n :
hills. 3i,M. Lie: for thres monsn'' -
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FRUITS.
ApPLES--Per barrel, ,i,ooa4.sss: California.
slice per box. fancy orsgons, Sis per box :
BANANAAs.Per bunch. N,559s.o5. packed:
GucoANtTs-Per hundred. $500
LEMoNs-Choice si,0Oqi,50; fancy. 5000
$50 '~'s'~
nANGEs--L.ouislana $500
CALIFORNIA FRulT--ifGpes, black va
ritties. .sl.ao Per crSte: Tokay. si.6o. pears
-,oV per box. II n
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iitscus In the cotton belt. The cold wave was
the frost line niready covering most OF tue
cotton belt and snow rpcrtcd IN extensive
districts.
and August few conservative parties solo
freely on tho rise. TRADING Was more gcncr-
nlls In blocks thnn II had been. on Indications
IL keener competition for supplies. Just be-
fore the close there was y sharp break under
very active selling, led by houses With Eng
lsi, and New Orleans connections 4. Our mar.
ktt was finally steady at anct advance Of !
to points.
conspicuous feature OF tho carly spccula-
ton was heavy covering in the January de-
livery by a number OF leading bears who had
held out AL through the recent advance IN
the hope OF rcnciion. This demand caused
reirtivc strength in that option.
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New York. December a.--Cood sales OF print
cloths were reported today and prices I'D.
vanced &c to u basis Of 3-iGc for regular IS
irci Gi-sqnarc goods. and the Luzon silks.
fancy. advanced nc. The tone OF the cotton
,narket was .ysry firm and tlit situat ~
both stnnle and fancy cotton goods Brown
anI blFached ce;.ons were well controller b.
goods improving. Prints and ginghams so1
wel and Drm. and advances IN prices aro NOT
Improbable. Wcoien Eoods are In steady ra
confident 49,
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BurTER AND EGcs'

st. Louis. December s.m, pa w..
creamery, lI@22; dairy, i'9i'. ~ Il
~; New York. December s.--Es r I,
c.s. packages: steady; Western = 4 4
2i Kansas city. december -Bg s,.,s
sena..,toT l9, dairy. 16. Eggs-s ~ I
canaled Missouri and Kansas s Nm.
chicago. December v p 'ss,x
wax. Creamery, 1i@20: dairy, ~ ~
MWSteady; Sg10la. Eggs-Firm; \
COFFEE.
New Orleans, December s'-ea
binary to fair. 7g4Gs%. I 49,
New York, December .,scs r.
onened steady, points 49, 49, ~
i've closed Arm, s 10 " p@p is11
Sales 1910 bags. Spot consst
s s ;mproySd demand for y
GOOD business in a jobhpg Ws ID
SUGAR.
~. York december q. ssl.s RI
fair refining. lD-ic' 4 1ijf
4 I-16: molasses suss4'
steady. noceu,b<r i -
open kettle, 3hG3 Ills, ,v,ssed.
ural. 3ss@l Ills; piu~i3; ~
white. 1904; yellow. ts,ils.
Enthusiastically; cpen ~: q
ritual. sdl9. syrup--st'oA
stelfll
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Queen vics;sla e.
Twsnty.firss L J, !, ! i I 4:
nts,gA omo 's 'in6I6
'.Ih,s Empress 2! XIV;
are known unsei:
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:. Nov York. December e.--The followlng ta-
Bile. comrilcd ny braistreis, Shows fha
bank eieailIss o.. the principal cities fer tic
dscwese, compared with the coifnspondinc
week last year
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Ccnspa rativc spot Marixcs.
Tho following are tho closing quotations for
cotton on the spot today at tho leading mar.
kots. together with tho closing OF iniddline
yesterday. with today's sales:
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Houston wccIs,y statement.

Gross receipts this week .......s....... l2iOeC
Setfacelpts this MOCK ......+..-. 49,.
Gross receipts ha week last rear bS, ~
NetfeceiDtS ms week last year lt-!oi
Tuiagroas rcceip pts this yenr w %, %.
Total net pts this year .,.......,. 57S,5
fo rro - f,,c.ipts sliue time last rear lU9O.i
Ioph ne, rucepts same time last wear. a74,I
stfpueIft e, ii ward tins wees ... 9J,'s
shirnlcnts mil. TO ana vim New Orleans. 1913
cmpmcnts TO japan. ........,....... ,.o.'.
In irA..Sli tn,
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HOUSTON BANK cI.EAl,tvcs

The following are the clearances a, q.
Houston hanks for the week thus far ANA ,as
tho corresponding time last year ta -a ~.
with the increase or decrease: 'S"'Sas'
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SIX dividend a,a per cent.
MONEY AND BANGING.

Exchange IS duote, MS follows: Nov, yo,,
buying. 81 30 discount: selling. New Yor,' -
Louis and kansas CITY. par: New fSris. ~ ~
buying si.ev discount; selling si..5 premln,n
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liverpool Failures.
Futures opened steady. demand fair, at 2
y. NJ. barely STEADY; closed quiet,

b bid: seilers value.
Nes YorIs Futures.
Futures opened sleady; at noon steady;
closed steady.
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Quotations for Round Lots Of Staple
Com ~ oil tiles.
HEAVY STAPLES.

These quotations are revised daily, and their
cor, cutuess can be relied upon. The prices ara
those ruling in Houston Wholesale markets.
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LIVE STOCK.
HOUSTON.
Saunders : Hoichkis. live stock commission

Vpuiru VHtuus In mudttnte supply. good de-
nand; fair sale for cattle and calves IA oar
Calves and yearlings scarce. with good d..
uapd. ~,
Retail market ON hegs apli; sood demand
for packer hogs,
Carload lots OF hogs can always be sold on
arrival ~ market prices
Nsw oRLEANs
Special uispafth Ia Tic rosf.l
Ssotth i@spding, New otlsaps, pecemhrr o. =
fhe New oiiesns liss stock cxcnsnse reports:
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.cAI.xEsTON cp'I'..IIl1

-. o 3lniI r. sS.oc,ofpde ss'i
~, ,sl.ss; lnler,';a ,' ;asi' 81 "a
1874. Galyssion. IAN .,,,i fMs
Missouri. kvlisas INT. ~:
T., Prrie aud fsree
sarge Newell. ~. ,,,, n, i.,dik
jnekso,i, 1875 I0la'.
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i!HII.U FRUITS AM! NNIH'
ApPIES-Fancy evnporatcd 6o-lb boxes
DC: lib cartons, 9lsc. choice cvaporatej, in
bulk So-ib, Size; fancy sliced. In io-lb hoxes.
J,.o
ApRicoTs-l2c per ID loose: LAC in lib
cartons.
CITRON-In io-lb boxes. 1sc.
CuRRANTS-In bbls. dc: 25-lb boxes. clean
ed, bulk. 71.G, lib cartons Sc
AC1lES--Evaporatcd unpoeled, i0ul1c
RAtSlNS California 3-crown L.. l.. boxes.
sl.cg, =. box l.. l.. raisius. G0li65c; 2-crown L.
NJ raisins. 50-lb boxes. &c; S-crown l.. NJ.
raislls, b0-lb boxes 6c.
PRIMES California, 5o-6os. 90; 6o-7os. 7c
'o.sos. 6,ac; s0-sos. &c: op-l0os. t14Iblsc.
lic: Naplus. lslaG; walnuts, uUt2c peanuts
5GF6c: almonds, Tnragona, Ice per ID in sacns: .
peeans, 4G7c: Italian chestnuts, l0c per ib.
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0alsmN9. .. saNa2ss.; 30. : white %: 10. 5
l;yc--No. 2, IN.
Dhrlcy--No. ., i2a51.
Flax sced--N5 !. NJ; new. 1.o5,..
Timothy seed--I'iimc, Us.
Mess pork-Pe: tbi, 7.9oGr7.95.
Lard-fer 100 lbs, 1896 01K.
Short ribs sides Loose, 4.l5Gfi.e
Dry sailed she,.Iders--Doxed g. 900 .62ts
Snort clear sides Boxea, 4.So
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LOCAL TRADE REVIEW,

total for 50 cities.
The evening times., 1898-08-30
HoBsoN's FATHERS WAR STORY
"Rich" u veritabIe Chip of the Old
Block.

"hICnV vef1uabIe SnIp OF une VIA
Block.
New York, Aug 3O.-A letter from
Greensboro. Ala. describes a visit of its
writer TO Judge HobsOn. the father Of
the hero of the Nerrimac. He says. re-
ferring TO the parents of the gallant Of
ficer:
After some talk about the conduct OF
his son and reference to the many COM
pIiments he had received. The Judge"
as everybody in Greensboro styles ilim.
said that he was not anxious for any
notoriety. '"Rich.' he said. has earned
enough Of that. and there is enough to
divide among all the family and each one
get share.
II never have told anybody. but 1 was
no, only greatly disappointed. but took 1t
hard that did not have a chance to run
my eye down a rife barrel and gel my
bearings on some OF those Spaniards in
Cuba had four years of that kind of
sport. except for fourteen months l was
in prison. and history does sometimes al
most repeat Itself.
When the war between the States be-
gan / enlisted as a private in a North
Carolina regiment and went to the front
and was in the beginning of that great
and memorable fight at Spottsylvania of
May s. 9. 10. and II, 1863 1t was on the
second day of this battle. Grant had been
checked in the Wilderness but would
not retire. but WENT to the left of our
forces. Gen. Lee came upon the scene
Just in time and the Federal lines were
broken and We were in pursuit 1t was an
awful but a grand sight. Men We're fee
ing and scattering. My ammunition had
given out. but l kept in the race. Far
to the lef; / saw Yankee color bearer
behind a tree and / wanted his flag. Quick
l turned and started for him. He evil
IDENTIFY knew my purpose and began TO
run. ! following in pursuit. / had no
ammuniiion-if l had should not have
fired. On We ran: at each jump l gained
on him. He was making direct for the
Federal line. several hundred yards TO
the left. l saw this and realized my
foolhcrdy task. but my blood was up.
knew ! could catch him in a few more
minutes race, and I wanted that flag
When within shooting distance l saw a
dozen Yankee guns go to the shoulder.
My time had come. I,realized this. but l
wanted the flag, Not a gun was fired
at me. and within twenty yards of the
Federal lines / pounced upon my man
and bore him to the ground.
But l didn't get the flag. and when I
came to myself Il had been knocked
senselesS l was a prisoner and was one
of the famous GOO prisoners sent to Nor
ris Island. near Charleston, s. C. It's
hardly a parellel case; in fact. there is
no comparison between that and what
Rich and those fine fellows with him
did. but somehow or other. when 1 think
of the Merrimac and those boys sailing
into the very jaws of death. l can't help
but let my mind run back to my little
experience when / wanted that flag. Rich
is chip off the old block, but with many
modern improvements. and while he has
not told me SO. I will bet a good cigar
that he thought more of doing his duty
on the Merrimac than he thought of his
life
The evening times., 1898-08-30
A JAIL DELIVERY.
Prisoner. Overpower the Keeper
aud Then Escape.

and Then Escape.
Goshen n Y. Aug. 3O.-Eleven pris-
oners escaped from Jail here yesterday
morning.
Two men. James w. Crum, of Scranton.
and Lewis Blackman. of Port Jervis.
sawed their way out of their cells dur
ing the night and then hid in the lava
tory. About o'clock "a man asked 1os
a drink of wa,er. and Constable Hal
stead went into the corridor with cup
when Crum and Blackman jumped on
him. knocking him down. Biackman
pounded his head on the concrete floor.
while Crum choked him into almost un-
consciousness. They they took his keys
from him and opened the doors of all
the cells, and eleven men in all lined up
in the corridor.
After the jailSr had been placed in
cell. bruised and bleeding and locked up
Crum opened the outer door with the
KEYS and all filed out into the jail yard.
climbed the plank placed against the
roof of the stone breaking sheds and es-
capped.
Two men did not want to go, but Crum,
with the keepers pistol in hand drove
them ahead for a mile into the country.
one OlQ man, luoiiidS "aAN, ASAN s"N
party there to go alone. He went to
his daughters house and gave the
alarm. she notified the police. who hur-
ried 10 the Jail and found the jaiier lock-
ed in and badly hurt, and then awakened
the sheriff. who lives in the court house
in front of the jail.
The prisoner who escaped are:
Joseph Monahan indicted for burglary.
captured in Bridgeport. Conn, month
ago; Lewis y rong. colored. assault;
George E. Johnhon, burglary. Middle
town; George Livingston, horse thief.
captured in New York a week ago:
George Colston, Hungarian, assault.
Tuxedo; Joseph McCarty. burglar Mid
dletown; James w. Crnm, bicycle thief,
Scranton: Lewis A. Blackman. burglary.
Port Jervis; George Pitney. burglary.
Woodbury. captured at Bridgeport.
Conn, last month; Thomas Ward, Gosh
en-, assault; Nelson Johnson. colored,
burglary.
Ward was captured in his sons hay
NOW yesterday morning. two miles from
the jail. Johnson gave himself up as
soon as he could escape from the others.
who had divided into two parties. half
going toward Chester and the others to-
ward Port JerviS.
The evening times., 1898-08-30

Nunns was of good family. twenty-three
years Of age. and robust. He was sick
only five days. when he died. The corpse
was given no attention until yesterday.
No ice was used, though an autopsy had
been held. The body was lying on a cot
entirely naked. and was covered with in
sects The doctors. on being asked why
they had not notified the mans family.
said they left that for his captain In the
Ambulance Corps to attend TO. Then the
captain and doctors had a wrangle as to
who was to blame. Being asked why the
body was not dressed. the doctors said
the man had no clothes.
"Did the man come here naked?' asked
Capt O'Connor.
mo. sir, but he had no clothes
When they heard that the attention Of
Gov. Black of New York, would be called
TO the matter. suit of clothes was in
stan.ly found. the body was washed and
dressed and fixed for burial. The re-
mains lay right against a tent full Of
sick mcn.
Capt. O'Connor last night preferred
charges against Mai. Smith. Maj Ray
mond. and Maj. Hubbard. the doctors in
charge.
The evening times., 1898-08-30
One Thon.nnd Miner. ON strike.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Aug. 30.-One thou
sand men of the Evans and the Coleraine
collieries at Beaver Meadow. and Collier
aine near Hazleton. operated by the A S.
Van Wickle trustees, are on strike This
decision was reached at a meeting Of the
men at Beaver Meadow on Sunday night,
and pickets are now stationed along the
road leading to the collieries notifying all
who were not aware of the strike that
no work will be allowed until the griey-
ances are settled. The cause of the strike
is alleged to have been the discharge of
a Hungarian who refused to pay for the
company doctor. The company assigns
incompetency as the cause of the mans
discharge.