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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-03-25
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY.
SALMAGUNDI.

Assemblynnu McAfce and J. G..
Mccoy came down from North Fork
this forenoon.
IL you want To buy a first class hi.
cycle. call ut the INDEPENDENT Office.
1t will he sUli cheap for cash.
The, county board OF education will
meet TOMORROW evening ut the county
superintendent Office. Those hay
ing bills against the high school
should file them before that time.
j. b. Dougherty md Judge Rut-
ledge came up from Carlin this morn
ing. Mr.. Dougherty spent the day
in town interviewing his many
friends.
a boiler and engine for the Bald
Mountain placer mines arrived from
New York and Providence this morn
ing. Tom Van Driellcn and George
Grant were busy loading the machin-
cry today aud will soon have it ON the
ground where it will be set up and
used in prospecting the placer mines.
IL. G. Snyder was arrested last
evening on the charge Of libel and
placed under $500 bonds To appear
before Justice Morgan for prclimiu-
airy examination at 10 o'clock this
morning. At 10 o'clock the defend
ants attorneys, L. S. Harrington and
G.. Sanders, asked FOR IA continuance
IN the case was set for April 2nd
at 10 o'clock The state is represented
by district attorney Patterson and
Brown & Henderson.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-03-25
Defendants Plead Guilty.

The following dispatch was rcc,iv.
ed at 2:20 this afternoon:
"CAEsoS, NEVADA, Mar. II. ls9S
-lSDrrENDhST:--Tho jury disagreed
IN the Fort llallccit eases, rIandiug
to j for cony T. ION. Tho defendants
then plead guilty aud asked the mcr.
cy Of the court. They will he sem
fenced tomorrow morning.
-DAvNs.-
The lNDi Pendent has nothing but
words Of sympathy Tor these men.
They have always borne u good rcpu.
tatiun III tins county and we sincerely
hope TINT Judge lIawlcy will deal
with them lcnicntly. Tho ISpErES
DENT has uot felt it It's duty 10 dis
cuss this casc while IT was pending in
the court, IN order Ia show its SYM
pathy for the defendants, but IT now
stands rCndy to join with the citizens
III raisng money To pay their tines
and will contribute Of its means tn
that end. This will he dong ONE
thing substantial for them.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-03-25

Taking the decade 1867 to 1877 as
100, Saucrbnck, the generally accept.
cd authority ON prices, gives Il table
OF index figures up Ia the present
year showing the range of prices Of
10 OF the principal commodities of
the world. n follows:
1856. g.; 1887. GS; 1883, 20; 1889. -;
1890, -; 1891. -; 1872. GS; 1899. GS:
1891. G3; 1890, 81; 1896. 81; 1897, g..
Ii will bc observed that. though
crop failures throughout u grrat part
of the world last year advanced tire
price Of many farm products. the
general rnngc Of prices wns but q
fraction hotter than in 1896 and SIX
points hclow the average during the
panic year Of 1897. Tint IL To cay
tnni prices continue downward. and
gold IL ever advancing, making debts
larger and more hurdcusomc for tho
debtor class Of the world.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-03-25
lFRoM FRIDAYS DAILY
sALMAGUNpI,
Phil Triplett returned last night.

Phil Triplett returned last night.
Miss Ivy Bruce is very low this Of.
ternoon.
Mrs. George Bruce is improving
nicely.
VS.. Clayton returned from San
Francisco this morning.
Those who know the good Eminent
Inb longest become it's best friends.
Trib Iubricates the muscles and
sincws and promotes quick action.
w. l.. Cox. the insurance agent
came down fnpm Tuscasora Inst
night.
9. Z. Wallace came in from the
West this morning and returned on
Nod.
Clothing cleaned and repaired and
new Spring suits made by Jacobs.
the tailor. a
y. G. Dawley got in from Ruby
Valley today. He says ever, thing is
lovely ont that way.
The Carson News says that the
jury III the Fort Halleck cases stood
zen for conviction. ;"
| I'Mr. md Mrs. Joseph Phillips got
in from Bullion this forenoon. MIR.
Phillips reports everything quiet ont
that way.
Joe Bowers, who mysteriously dis
appeared from + lko a few weeks ago.
returned from Salt Lake last night.
He is looking well.
Sprains are quickly cured by Trib
~ Havana dispatch OF tho 9th
says: Blanco has refused Captain
Sigsbee permission to blow Up what
Is left OF the battleship Maine.
To RENT.-MH. Taylor
har house for rent on reasonable
terms; also n ladies' bicycle for sale
very cheap; a good wheel in perfect
repair.
a newspaper ia supposed to reflect
the morality and intelligence OF the
community in which it is published.
IL the ex-principal of the high school
and the self praised father OF county
high schools reflects the morality OF
the people of Elko in his sheet, God
pity them.
Dave Casper has Just received a
new lot ri samples OF Fall md
Winter Clothing which will be made
To order from 1880 up.
a dispatce received at the INDIE
PENDENT Office this afternoon states
that the defendants in the Fort Hal
leck cases were fined SlO0 each. The
The fines were paid and the defend
ants will be home tomorrow.
The Greater inclu les the less.
Hoods Sarsaparilla cures hip disease
and %scrOfula sores and it mny be de.
pended upon To cure boils and pim-
pies and humors OF all kinds.
HOODS PILLS are the favoritc
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-03-25

What are the people Of Elko coun.
~ doing toward collecting mn OK.
libit for tho Omaha exposition?
Other counties OF the State are pre-.
pairing fine exhibits and Elko county
should not lag in the rear. Send
your exhibits to the railroad and Col.
MaxsOr will do the rest.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-03-25
The Eagle Screams.

am the American Eagle,
And my wings flap together,
Likewise l roost ON high,
And eat Bananas raw.
Spain may sit on her
Seven hills and howl.
But she cannot
Sit on me.
Will she please put that
In her organ and grind it?
l am most a bird OF peace,
And | was born withou, teeth,
But have got talons
That reach from the storm
Beaten coasts OF the Atlantic
To theFgoldeu chores Of the
Placid Pacific.
And1 use the Rocky Mountains
As whetstoncs to sharpen them ON
/ never cacklc till l
Lay an egg;
And point with pride
To the eggs Two Ibid
In the last hundred ycars or 90.
l'm game from
The point OF my beak
To the star.spaugled tip
or my tail feathers,
And when I begin
To scratch gravel
Mind your eyes!
I'm the cock OF the walk,
And tho henbird OF the
Goddess OF Liberty.
Tho only g%allinaccous
u plurihus unum
On record.
TN M Eagle from Euglcsvillc,
With n gcrcum on me that makes
Thunder sound like
Dropping cotton
On u still morning.
Mud my prcacni ad lrces ia
Hail Columbia,
US A.!
So?
Glasgow Miss ourian.
Stikeen River journal., 1898-06-18
A DARING DEED
Lieutcna IlohSon Tells How lie
Planned the
SINKING OF TIE MERRIMAt

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The Mer'inlar has 1000 on"NaheN
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anra" she can make ABOUT ten
KNOTS " men the nalroWest
part "i III" channel Is reached l
Shall pat h"r holm hard a-poff,
stop In" engines, drop the anch-
of>. open TIE se2-ronhertons.
touch oil III" tofp"Jo"> and leave
the Mtffl'Nat 4 wreck, lNln@
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Stikeen River journal., 1898-06-18
York City will be able to raise
her after that.

OIk wy Will " uDlc W idiS'
her after that.
CHEERFUL AS SGITOOBBONS.
The seven men who were 10
risk their lives in her We're as
cheerful US schoolboys ON Il
frolic, despite twenty-four hours
hard work and slrcplessncss,
! CoNsWain Deignan, with pro
fcssional pride, explained the
several stations of the forlorn
crew. Murphy WAS to cut loose
the forward anchor and Daniel
Montague the after one, and they
were then to jump overheard
and swim TO the lifcboat which
was towing aStern Phillips,
Kelley and Crank were to stop
the engines and knock away the
kingston valves to food the hold
and Lieutenant Hobson andChar-
cite were TO fire the torpedocs
from the bridge.
Words cannot paint the cool,
matter-of- fact heroiSm Of these
enlisted men. SO calmy confident
of success in their audaciOuS
undertaking, SO implicitly trust
full in their young Lieutenant
who was to lead them, so obliyiOus
Of everything except that they
were going in.
The out come of this under
takin" has boon known since
it occurred. Lieut.. Hobson not
only succeeded in carrying out
his plan to the very letter, but
every phrophccN he made in
connection herewith was com
pletelv fulfilled. The Merrimac
reached It's destination in that
portion OF he channel 50 narrow
that this 1ono-)om collier could
not Returned about in The channel
promptly stopped the engines,
dropped the anchor. exploded
the tolpcdoee and the Merrilnac
was at the bottom ofthc channel
in less time than il takes to tell
the tale.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-16
CooL BURG1AR; COOLER WOMAN.
In His Flight n Daylight Coin Robber Jump
n Fence, Breaks His Leg and Is Captured.

In His Flight n Daylight Coin Robber Jumps
n Fence, Breaks His Leg and Is Captured.
Mrs. Kate Koschell OF 235 New York avenue.
Jersey City. returned home from a shopping
trip yesterday afternoon and found a man in
the parlor. She was surprised, as she had care
fully locked all the doors before she left the
house. But she did not exhibit any symptoms
OF fear. She simply turned the key In the par
lor door and then, facing the man. asked
sternly:
What are you doing here"
Fixing the sewing machine said the man,
edging toward the rear door.
THE sewing machine doesn't need fixing"
said Mrs. Koschell. Il think you're a thief.
and II you've stolen anything here l want you
to Put II right back or I'll have you arrested"
The man darted out of the rear door. down
the stairs into the cellar and out through the
front cellar door, In jumping over low picket
leg. Some Of the neighbors kept guard over
him while Mrs. Koscheil hunted up q police
man.; The man was taken TO the City Hospital.
He described himself as Henry Leo. 40 years
old. OF River street; Hohoken: He had ten
skeleton keys and fifty old coins. The coins
belong to Mr.. Koschell. who is a numismatist.
and has O collection of about two hundred. The
thief took the whole lot, and in his flight threw
all but the fifty found in his pockets in an ash
barrel.in the cellar. They were recovered.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-16
nrArr no rrnrMEr ro rAEr.
Brooklyn Rule Of silence In the Engine
Houses R~escindsd.

Fireman Thomas German OF Engine Com
pany Al Of Brooklyn was up before Fire Com
missioner Scannell at Fire Headquarters yes
terday to answer n complaint OF talking
The complaint was made by his foreman. and
II alleged disObedience OF orders. The spccin-
cation was talking for AZ minutes with Fire
man Frank Wardcll OF the same company on
the apparatus floor OF the engine house"
Talking about what p the Commissions
wanted 10 know.
He said. Hello. Wardellr" testified tho
foreman. I'm tired OF keeping still and not
talking. Aren't you2 This is like church; l
wish an alarm would come in SO that we could
get out to afire and shcut and talk for a change
Wardell put his finger on his mouth and shook
his head. but did not answer. German went
on talking, He said he had kept silent 80 long
TINT he had to talk or bust, and he didn't want
to bust. Timed him. aud he talked for four
minutes and thirty seconds"
is that ALP" the COMMISSIONS asked.
The foreman replied that it was.
We'll, what harm is there in talking7 How
can you make u charge out of that p pursued
the Commissioners.
The foreman said 1t was a violation Of an
order recently issued by Deputy Chief Murray
OF Brooklyn. and he felt IT his duty to make the
inever heard OF such q piece OF nonsense"
the Commissioners, said.
o"Firemen work hard when they are nghtIng
they talk in the engine house and not be
mttes? They should. and they will if they
want to-"
The Commissioner gave orders that Mr.. MUIR
rays rule be r%escinded. and he dismissed the
complaint against German.
Fireman Edward I. Slcvin OF Engine Com
pany ~. whose quarters are on BlackwelPs
Island, was up on n charge of being absent
seven hours without leave. He was detailed. to
duty in the Empire Theatre on Monday night.
and did not return. to quarters after the per-
Torrance. Slevin has been In the department
twenty years and Is an elderly man.
None but young and active fremen should
he detailed TO the theatres" said the Commis:
sioner. We want men there that will be OF
service In an emergency"
The Commissioner instructed Chief Bonner
to take away oil old flremen from the theatres
and put younger men there.t
He fined Slevin three days pay.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-16

,-,oyp BAnGER TRIAL CLOSES LIKE
THE FIRST.

- cav Identifies the Defendant ne Her
"ss.nJp.Lnw-Hc Evidence stricken Out
N.hon, the Complainant, Rcsents u
....Exnmincr' Question Sustained.
mia s.cond trial OF william A. r. Moore was
,-tsh.d Yesterday In the General Sessions 40
.. 40 the taking OF testimony IL concerned
!, vnI 90 to the jury to-day. Moore offered
~ evidence for the defence,
Nv, law. his counsel. made two attempts to
-. Noore's wife. Fayne Strahnn Moore. into
courtroom, and succeeded the second time.
S ~. onlv 10 the extent Of having her brought
" ,hs door. The first attempt was when
W,.nyo Foster, manager OF the New Amster-
s .a Hotel. was testifyinE to the visits which
&c. Moore had paid to the hotel and to Pro-
.J,,or Martin Mahon's condition nfter the al
r,s.d attack upon him by Moore at the Hotel
n.,nohle, when Moore and his wife. as Mahon
.',s, robbed him Of his money and made him
ion a nromissory note for $1,000.
81 want Mrs. Moore produced for Identified
,on " snid Mr.. Levy. 'She can only come into
~. courtroom during this trial as a Witness"
,,ia the Recorder. Late In the day. when Mrs.
Johnson was a witness, telling OF the visits
-hioh Mohon made to Mrs. Moore When she
va. T,yne Strahan and lived at Mrs. Johnsou's
SNo1se, MIR. Levy again made n demand to have
RRooTTSpe Moore produced for identification, -,
rat her he brought only as far as the, door"
=, Mrs, johnson had identified her she was re-
m owed before the Jurymen had a chance to
Sc. more Than G a glimpse M the OF d hsT' session was
,,t.n M with Mahon's testimony. Mr.. Levy
IN IN SS"cross.examining him made him tell again
m.hout the alleged disrobing. scene In the
s,icore's rooms which preceded the coming In
""ibl Gdi' you protest." asked Mr.. Levy.
.gnni;t vo, say II was unusual?"
"SSUUil went to your hotel that .night2 You
didn't go h[me b b2 y nst W wiI feS Gla y!GSH ou shall,
not bring my wife into this cried he. "She
il inst as good a. woman as your vile is. and ]
HTMI not let you do as you are doing. / am not
murderer or a thief, like that man you are
d""!ITES is Is ali done for effect said Mr.. Levy.
but Recorder Gotr declared that Mahon was
perfectly right.
Mcintyre began his redirect examination, he
asked Muhon to repeat Il conversation he had
with Moore about Fayne Strahan's. relations
yi!h EIis; the negro neg ,, and In, another no. nrcsd man;
sad Mahon. A court officer beckoned to the
women and they went out.
Mr.. Mcintyre called a white haired. woman
10 The stand. She said she was Mrs. Margaret
DO you know this defendant" asked Mr..
Mcintyre.
'He is my daughters husband"
Ing all other sounds. The Recorder sustained
The objection and the testimony was stricken
from the record.
The lack of any testimony for the defence
relating to the former life OF the Moores which
the State has.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-16
Amnstmtnts.
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE.

Under the direction OF MIR. Maurice Grau.
TIC. Night, at 7:A5-SIEGFRIED.
Nordlca, Enelc. Meisslnger, Van Rooy, Bispham,
Meffert, Prmgie and Dippel.
Sat. Mat. Dec. 1T-LE NozzE ID FIGARO, Mines.
Ehmcs. De Lussan and Scmbtioh, MN. I'd, de Reszke,
Carbone and Campanarl.
Snt, Eyv,, Det, q, vt Pop. Prices. Double Bill.
PHILEMON Ell BAucls and CAyALLEf1A RUS.
CAN Mnes. Mare EuRle, Die, la, B"Auermeister
and Cnalia. Nh. Pllncon, Ceppi, H.. Devries, Dufriche
and 6 II gnac.
Sat. EVE. Prices-5oc.. T5c.. s1.oo st.5o and 81. 80.
sun. Evg,, Dec. ls. sd Pop; Sunday Night Concert.
Rploistsi Mines. BruVlere, Mantelli and MISS Maud
Mccarthy, v~iolinist; NM. Dippel. Albers and Plan
CON entire Met. Opera Orchestra; conductor. Schalt.
Next week; Mon. EyE.. Dec. 1g-DIE
Eamgs. Meisslinger and Nordica, Van Rooy. Pringle,
and Van Dyck.
Wed. EvR, Dec. 21-CARMEN. Eames, De Lub-
Fri. Fyr., Dec. 2a-~LoHENGRIN. Eamep, Meis.
Singer. Van Dyck. Bispham, Muhlmann and Edouard
de Reszke.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-16
WURsrEF,s DEMURRER HOLDS.
Nothing In the Allegations Against Him to
Show q Conspiracy.

Nothing In the Allegations Against Him to
Show n Conspiracy.
Supreme Court Justice Maddox in Brooklyn
yesterday handed down a decision sustaining
the demurrer interposed by former Mayor
Frederick w. Wurster to the complaint in the
suit Of Peter Feeley. a taxpayer. against Mr..
Wurster. former Comptroller George W. Pal
mer. former City Auditor Sutton, former City
Works Commissioner Willis. Contractor
Michael j. Dady and the cities of New York and
Brooklyn to recover money alleged to have
been frsudulently expended in cleaning the
ponds connected with the water system. 1t Is
contended by the plaintiff that the contract
Tor cleaning the ponds should have been award.
in cleaning the ponds. and that the defendants
split the work up into contracts for sums less
was a conspiracy to defraud the city.
Justice Maddox. in sustaining the demurrer.
holds that there Is no allegation in the com-
had any knowledge of the alleged conspiracy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-16
A MEAN swINDLER IN BROOKLYN.
Getting Christmas Money from Women by
Working the Envelope Game.

"oThih6 III ishNCiopo ""AhOs
Owing to the fact thai a swfndler has been
at work in the twenty eighth ward OF Brook
lyn, many little children in that section will
be compelled to go without their Christmas
toys. The victims in n majority Of the cases
are poor women, and the money gathered in
by the swindler had peen saved to purchase
Christmas gifts. Yesterday the swindler was
at work along Woodbine street. On Monday
he operated on Palmetto street. He succeed
ed in obtaining from his victims sums rang
Ing from SO to $50.
The swindler is described as a tall man OF
dark complexion. with q small mustache. and
well dressed. He carried a large black satchel.
In the satchel he had pasteboard boxes filed
with envelopes. One of the women who was
victimized yesterday said the swindler was a
remarkably good talker.
He knocked at my door about 3 o'clock in
the afternoon" she said land when l opened
the door he Immediately commenced to talk,
He took of his kid gloves after putting his
name. When | told him he looked at a book
he had in his pocket and said: Yes. you're
the lady I'm to see. My firm intends to give
Ing in Brooklyn. ana has picked out the par
t!calar persons that it believes will advertise
the firms goods among their friends. an
with envelopes and. said: We are advertis-
lug these ENVELOPES. Here is a box for YOU
When | went to take It he drew the box back
and said: You look, like a lucky woman. so
III let you try your luck on another box. In
this other box our firm has packeu So in
prizes. Just for fun. draw one OF these en-
relopes from the box
After saying that he offered the, box to me
70 pick from. My niece. a young lady who was
with me. said she'd try her luck. and she
picked an enye!ope. When she openeq It she
I \, but he said, Wait a minute, and he took,
the money and envelope from her. Then he
SAID TO me. You try it., So l tried 1t, aud
picked an envelope with So in it. He put that
pace in the box, as he did the envelope with
the -. while both Of us were looking at him.
Some Of the boxes have a hundred dollars in
Them. but | see this is marked $40 on the end.
let you have that box for So he said. and my
Niece whispered for me to buy It. SO | bought
me box. sure that it contained at least the
envelope with So and the one with 81. / said
~ De ~ ahead. and he said It was done to
ADVERTISE the envelopes.
He said that I'd better not open the box
ior tTenty-four hours. as his boss did not ex-
until the following day. Then he went
sMsy' | didn't want. to open the envelopes
Ieht away, but nv niece said that / might as
wei opsn them. rs the envelope agent had
Seiopes. When we got through with the box
We hadn't found a cent. We tried TO find the
man who had swindjed us. but he was gone
! had saved the So to buy toys for my two
children, but now theSll have a poor Christ
MAJ Wasn't he q mean swindler?"'
SShoddns niece. We learned that he swim
ped hundreds. OF poor m In this neigh
eorhoqd, but ( any Of them catch him. they'll
Nar him TO pieces"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-16
ANOTHER BIG GAS COMBINE
DEAL INVOLTING SEVERAL CON-
PANIEs IN EASTERN CITIES

A Capitalization Proposed Amounting to
aI2,O 900 OOO-The Union IL the Outgrowth
of ~ Dispute Over an Alleged In
Eringement of Certain Patent Rights.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 15.-It was announced
to-day that n new combination OF GER
tain public street lighting corporations in
the United States east OF the Mississippi
River will be put into effect on Jan. l. An
official OF the United Gas improvement Com
pany 10 this city says that the consolidation
has been brought about by n dispute over the
alleged infringement Of gasliEht patents by
rivals OF the Pennsylvania Globe Gas Light
Company.
The deal provides for a capitalization OF S12,-
100000. and 1t Is purposed that 1t shall go into
effect ian. 1. 1890. The companies involved
are the Pennsylvania Globe Gas Light Com-
pany. the Welsbach Street Lighting Company
Of Chicago. the New York and New Jersey
Globe Gas Light Company OF New York. tho
Chicago Globe Gas Light Company of Chicago.
the Canton Globe Gas Company OF Canton. o.;
two other companies not yet named and the
Kitson lncandescent Gas Light Company.
to Ths dgns yi III car sarr Z ,t with H. io Prr large s1 fac,
the, operation Of 60.00Vlights in. different cities,
which will shortly be increased by a contract
about to close. The WeIlsbach company has
the, exclusive right to furnish street lighting
Will NtlSuhCu lkIlS, anu nOM .OItI dltH It's SyS-
TEN In fifty different cities. The Pennsylvania
Globe is now operating all over Pennsylvania,
New Jersey. Delaware. Maryland. and other
States. The New York Company. has 5000
lamps in operation in New York city, and the
other companies operate plants in the cities
where they are located. The kitson Company
furnishes light for about $50 stores in this city,
and o%rerates fifteen sub-organizations in vari-
GUS parts of the South.
All OF these companies except the Kitson are
practically controlled by the Pennsylvania
Globe Gas Light Company: and the consolida;;
ton is to be effected by uniting the interests OF
these with the Kitson Incandescent Company.
Il hn nw s,eGk ao o t cont rnlIn3 h WINE e i n,Tiped IGGm asp Imy
proyement, Company Of this city. and the
Widener-E lkins-D olan coterie will figure In the
management of the prospectiye reorganization.
divided into $0,O0O,O00 preferred n~on-cumula-
tive stock and 900; 000 common; II is UNI
derstood that $5.O0O.O00 preferred and one
half the common goes to the United Gas I'M
provement Company. as owners OF the Penn
sylvqnia Globe Company, and its allied inter
pany. in exchange for its present $3.C0O,00O
stock. gets S3.0nQ.000 common stock ~ the
new company. There will be issued 100000
preferred to cover cash in the treasures Of the
two com panies. and the remaining S60O.OOO
preferred remains In the treasury.