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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-18
TIE BOND MARKET.
Government bonds were Inactive and lower.
Final quotations follow:

railroad bonds were irregular. with more ne.
cams than losses Transactions showed fur
ther tsl4ng on in volume, total sales amounting
% $4,000 against 4057 900 yesterday. The
heaviest dealings were in the Atchison and Ore
so7 Short Line issues. Chesapeake and Ohio AIS.
hahsas ana Texas first AS and seconds. North
and Pacific second incomes. Union Pacific Den
yer aad Gulf frsts, Wisconsin Central first re-
eeipis, Southern Railway 5s. Wabash first rs,
Union Pacific new is and Kansas Pacific first
consol receipts The chief net gains made
BY Broadway and Seventh Avenue consol IS, IA
20 l22ie; Duluth. South Shore and Atlantic 81
l 10 100; Georgia Pacific 5-6s, 2iz to 121. Ore
gon Short Line income A IS, = TO 67a.: the in
cone Bs. Is. 10 4I$. Southern Pacific o, New
IsTico hrsts, y 20 1881 Canada Southern sec
onds p TO III: Wisconsin Central first receipts
>: 10 49,; Texas and Pacific second incomes. 81
TO 81; Oregon Short Line consol Sc. Us 10 1O2
Chesapeake and Ohio consol 5s n 10 116l1 In
tsrnat!ona and Great Northern frsts Il 10 10;
Kansas and Texas seconds. 70 81: Union Pa
cifc. Denver and Gulf hrsts. u 20 56ls. and
Union Pacific is. y TO Sis4.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE
Money on call was 1Aa1h per cent. Time
money was 2G2i. per cent for sixty days. ~
PER cent for three months. per cent for four
months and 3 per cent for six months. Com
mercial paper rates were 1884, per cent for the
best names for three and four months. 3i4G3%
per cent FOR six months. and above for names
no, we'll known.
Domestic exchange was as follows al the
l-lD per ceat premium New-Crleans-Comm
cal, - discount; bank. par Charleston-Buy-
ing l-l6 per cent discount; selling lie pre-
mum. san Francisco-Sight. zoe; telegraph
Z9c Chicag0-JOc. discount. Boston-12hQ
1875 discount
,, Bank c,earings IN this city wers: Exchanges.
si592s6234; balances. S6s13431. Chicago
Exchanges s1s231.754; balances. S2,O34, 49,
slphia-Exchanges. SS,911. 1913; balances.
sZ-sS9eG Observation-Disclosures So 565. 0aO:
balances. Sjl34 $50 Observation-Disclosures. $40.
o,s2s4; balances s., 72S 800.
lie commercial price Of bar silver was Doc,
against $3.50 Friday. Mexican silver dollars.
522;e In London bar silver declined 1-l6d. 10
Money on call in London was 2lka24 per cent
IDsntsn consols closed at 1928 for money and
ia Tor the account. Rate Of discount in the
v Sfssa market. -. per cent for short and long
o.s Paris exchange on London. % francs -
hunts Berlin discount rate. 25z per cent.
S S,.sneh Fentes, 103 francs I21s centimes Paris
1.Sso4ni rate. IL. per cent.
ne io:eign exchange market was firm on
snail volume q business Actual closing rates
foil
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-18

rosied sterling rates were:
Long Ills 4s3isa4s4
'..a. -s++.--lNo H1cvf
THE FEDERAL TREASURY
4ooays Washington Treasury statement, COW
s'ing actual results OF two days ago compared
Win the last preceding statement gives the fol-
owing balances.
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Ceeiures ano msetings.

1T
MEETING viii he held IN the oounc,.
n Rooms Norvalk. IONA, Mach TO- 80 &c. .r
,.I =, the sscreta, y War for ihe %
,,lhtsr f,,.. IN Norwak Hsrtor. Conn fers'ns INV
,,,ec Ars invited TO be present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-29
COLORED COLONY SCHEME.
Six Thousand Families to Be Located
on Long Island.

New York, Dec. 29.-The gigantic
scheme of colonizing Long Island with
colored people from the southern states
and other sections, is occupying the at
tentiOn Of Rufus L. Perry, a cOlored
lawyer of Brooklyn.
"This IS the scheme of my life" said
Mr.. Perry today. IT am % years old
feel that If I accomplish nothing else I
will at least have done something that
will be appreciated by the colOred people
of the present and future generations.
1.-THE property is being laid out. Sur
veyOrS and engineers are at work. These
maps and plans have been prepared by
them. For the present I cannot make
public just now what part of Long Is
land the colony Will be situated on or
give the names of the officers of the
company.
1.-The colored people of Long Island are
very much interested in this project
We propose to build houses for about
5000 families. Each house will contain
six rooms. AS we will contract for the
lumber and the work will be done under
our own supervision and with the aid
of the colonists, the cost Of e single
house will not exceed $500.
1.-The project Is not visionary. In
about two weeks will be in a position
to give the names Of the officers and
the stockholders and all other details.
families down there at once. We will
build a certain number of houses on the
start. We will have schools for the
education of the children There will
be churches erected also. Physicians
will be located there, and we will have
factories of all kinds, so that there Will
be plenty OF work for all"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-29
CHICAGOANS IN A DEAL.
Have Put Up S3,Ooo,ooo for a Case
line Motor Railroad.

Philadelphia, Dec. 29.-Just before de-
parting on his return trip to the west
today w. J. Haerther of Chicago dis
closed g. plan which he and a, Chicago
syndicate are perfecting to build a gas
oline motor railroad during the coming
spring from Camden, N. J., opposite
Philadelphia, to Atlantic City, a dis
lance of so miles from Philadelphia and
over SO from Camden. He says the plan
is to run cars from each terminus every
ten minutes during the summer seaside
season, and make the trip in 40 minutes,
a saving of one-third the time made by
the present 50 minutes fiers by steam
railways.
The capital OF the proposed line, 3d.
900 900 has all been provided in Chicago,
and the promoters say that not only
has the route been surveyed but that
the right Of way has been obtained and
that cars will be running by July 1.
Mr.. Haerther says:
1.-THE people whom I represent are
George NJ. Nfilligan, George Atkins and
J. NJ. Thompson of Chicago, and they
op our plans. In addition to the At
Iantic City line we propose to esta blish
in all large cities of the country having
more than 10000 people and having
streets suitable for the running Of rub
Der tired vehicles lines of horseless
coaches. They will be operated by COM
pressed air. The car which we will use
is run by a new motor, the power being
derived from refined gasoline, which is
odorless and nonexplosive. The cost per
mile of operating a trolley car is
cents; that of running this gasoline car
is only 2 cents per mile"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-29
BIG WHEAT FIELD.
It Would Take One Man Thirty Years
to Plough and Plant It.

San Francisco, Dec. 29.-What is said
to be the largest single wheat field in
California is now being planted to the
grain that makes the staff of life. 1t
covers over 1000 acres, or forty square
miles. This enormous field of grain is
located on the banks of the San Joaquin
river, in MADEIRA coutny. The field is
part in Fresno county and part in Ma
dera county.
Clovis Cole is the man who is putting
in this vast acreage, and he has under
taken one of the largest jobs that any
man has yet done in California.
While it is true that larger acreages
Of wheat have been planted by certain
ranchers in this state, there seem to be
no record of an exact parallel to the
present case. On the Miller & Lux
ranch in Kern county, $4,000 acres were
planted one year, but the fields were
scattered about in different places.
They were really a series of fields, To-
Gated wherever there was a fertile spot.
Few of the fields were 1000 acres, and
in many instances there would be half
a, mile of bare land between them Inc
acreage planted could not be called
wheat field of $4,000 acres, any more
than all the wheat fields in the state
could be classed under one head
The Clovis Cole field, however, Is an
ideal wheat field. 1t is almost as fiat
as floor, with a gentle slope toward
the river. The outer lines of the field
make it almost a perfect square. Each
side is a little over six miles and if the
day is clear every part of the field can
be seen from any other part 1t will be
a beautiful sight worth seeing when
alt the grain is up and waves gently
in the breezes Of springtime. There
are no roads through the Clovis Cole
wheat field. It is to be one solid stretch
of grain, and every square foot of land
is to be utilized.
Ploughing and planting began in the
big wheat field about the middle Of last
July and will hardly be completed be-
fore the next two months at least. But
the grain will all mature at about &he
same time Then viii come the Her
culean task Of harvesting it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-29
AGAINST MORMONISM.
A Petition to Congress to Kill It Once
For ALL

New York, Dec. 29.-The sentiment
against the seating Of Congressman
Roberts, the exponent of MOrmonism,
from Utah, is growing in volume and
intensity.
The Journal undertakes to present to
congress petitions Of remonstrance that
will express the revolt of the people
against this outrage. Here it is:
ITO the Congress of the United States:
1.-THE undersigned appeal to the con-
Eress of the United States to deny par
ticipation in its councils to Brigham H.
Roberts, a polygamist elected from the
state of Utah. We respectfully urge
upon the members of congress that the
sense of morality of q great people re-
volts at the thought Of permitting a de-
fender of the turpitude associated with
MOrmonism, himself practising the doc
trines which. that sect teaches, to have
a voice in the shaping of the laws and
destinies of this country.
And we further respectfully petition
you to take the necessary steps look
ing toward an amendment Of the ma
tiona1 constitution SO as to make a
polygamist ineligible to public Office
Cut it out, sign it, get as many Of
your friends to sign it as desire to do
so. and forward it to mo MormOnism,"
the Journal Office.
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jury; that bought that dark bay horse
from German for $50; that German said
he was solid and sound; that paid $50
on him; that the horse was not solid
and sound, as represented, and that by
right and justice this court and jury
should compel German to give me back
my money and take his horse, as the
horse is now just as I bought him.
20, Lord, we hold no grudge against
German, and we don't want him to
have enmity against US, but we want
our money back, because we are en-
titled to it. Thou has said that brethren
should dwell together in unity, and 1t is
our desire so to do, but we can't do it
if German don't take his horse back and
return my $50.
Soften his heart toward US; forgive
our enemies; give me a safe deliverance
in this trial, and bless the good Demo
cratic judge, who has been Endorsed by
the solid Republican party Of Lehigh
county, for the sake of Him through
whom Ye have taught US to ask
Amen"
After hearing the evidence. the jury
promptly returned a verdict for the
defendant
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FIFTY FEARS In ONE CHOIR
Seventy Years Finally Give Up
Their Places.

Reading, Pa, Dec. 29.-After having
sung for fifty years in the same church
choir continuously, missing few services,
Daniel Shaaber Jacob Shaaber and
James Hill sent intheir designations be
cause their voices were possibly not as
good as the large congregation had
reasonable right to expect. These sing
ers are now nearly 70 years old, but are
still young and active in mind and body,
and they still can sing in a manner that
is wonderful to those who hear them.
The brothers Shaaber say that the vocal
organs of the throat hold out as well as
possibly better than, the eyes, ears,
arms, or limbs of the human body if
they are properly exercised and taken
care Of. They experience no difficulty in
singing right along with the younger
folks in the choir but they now desire
to quit because they imagine the con-
greSatiOn may want to hear new voices.
They have sung to five generations in
the church and have kept it up so reg
ularly that thousands Of people have
been more than surprised. The Shaabers
sing tenor and Mr.. Hill bass. Besides
singing in the choir for half a century
of years. they also sang at church festi-
walls and private gatherings Of the con-
creation, always without charge, as
the church had no paid choir, and the
singers Officiated a labor of love. Be
ing comfortably situated in life, they
desire no reward from the church.
The church officers held a meeting, re-
fused to accept their designations, and
consented to relieve them Of active ser
vice in the choir, but reSerVing their
places as long as they live, that
whenever they wish to occupy seats in
the choir gallery their chairs will be
there and their services will be gladly
received. The brothers Shaaber in
reality joined the choir fifty-four years
ago. Daniel Shaaber was leader of the
choir for thirty years.
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CLOSE OF A WAR CHARITY.
Miss Gould's Camp Walworth Winds
Up It's Existence.

New York, Dec. 2s.-The receiving
home for soldiers formerly known as
Camp WaIworth, "in which Miss Helen
Gould's interest has been so actively
enlisted, closed its doors Tuesday. The
go odd soldiers now within its walls have
been advised that they must seek
homes elsewhere, and while a strenuous
effort will be made to find employment
for those still unprovided for, it is felt
that the men are now able to face the
world for themselves.
When the camp waS first opened, I'M
der the Woman's National War Relief
association, early in September, 1t found
an immense work to be done. The men
able to travel were sent on their way,
cheered and refreshed; those too weak
were sent to the convalescent homes,
which the Woman's National Relief as
ISOLATION had established as soon as the
overworked accommodations of the
camp proved the necessity. The chief
of these was Miss Gould's Woody
Crest" at Irvington-on-the-H Hudson.
which is still occupied
When the relief association turned
over the home to the comfort commit
tee a month or so ago, Miss Gould still
held her post as chief contributor, and it
was her generous purse which made
good every deficit. During its four
months of existence the home has en-
tertained about $500 men, at a weekly
outlay approximat1nG $1,000.
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PRAYER IN WITNESS BOX.
But Despite His Argument the Jury
Found Against Him

Binghamton. Dec. 2s.-PennsylvanIa
courts, by a decision on Wednesday,
recognized the right of the persons in
terssted in a case to offer prayer in the
witness box The case came up before
Judge Albright in Arlington, and was
an action brought by Robert E. Thomas
against Peter German to recover $50,
out of which, he alleges, the defendant
had svindled him on horse deal.
When Thomas took the stand he turn
ed to the judge and asked permission
to make a short prayer. It was granted,
and he said: 80 Lord, Thou who rulest
over. all and art willing that all should
have justice, we appeal to Thee In this
our trouble, to lend an ear and give Thy
presence. Guide all of US to tell the
a.a1s&s an thta< honoxahlS 00uraA ana this
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PREACHER BY LOT.
Quaint Ceremony of Mennonites in
RohrerstoWn, Pa.

Lancaster. Pa. Dec. PA quaint and
impressive ceremony took place in the old
Mennonite church at Rohrerstown last
night 1t was the selection of a minister
by. lot to succeed the Rev. John K. Bru-
baker.
The plain meeting house was filed by
15O9 persons Nearly 500 vehicles were
tied up in the neighborhOOd.
There were twelve candidates for the po-
siuon- First they were closely examined
in the doctrines of the church by Bishop
Isaac Bby, assisted by dozen preachers
AL passed this ordeal with honor.
linen Bishop Ely preached a sermon on
now ministers of the gospel should con-
duct themselves closing with prayer.
Ihe candidates took seats in front of the
pulpit The Bishop took twelve small BIZ
bles ana gave them to committee with
instructions to place a slip Of paper in one
of the books in such a way that it could
not be seem The committee went into an
anterOom to place the fateful slip Of pa
per.
The Bibles then were placed at the foot
of the pulpit and each of the candidates
selected one. The Bible containing the
piece Of paper fell to the lot Of Daniel H.
Lehman of Manor township.
Without further ceremony Mr.. Lehman
become a preacher OF the denomination.
His family has been prominent in the
Mennonite church for six generations. and
while he Is a. farmer he has given much
Anna Ann @iaaw1A @R6 Sunday aoaA@A 'sw@1aaa
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sHOPLIFTER MEASURED.
Arrested in Boston and Subjected to
the Bertillon System.

Boston, Dec. 29.-The first woman to
be subjected to the BertillOn system of
measurement, recently established at
police headquarters, was Annie Kampf,
a remarkably pretty German from
Newark, N. J., who was arrested as a
p1ckpocket yesterday by Inspectors
Knox and Douglas and Detective APP
pleton of the r. H. White company.
She is well known to the police of
New York, and has been in Boston
about two months. She came here about
the time of the Odd Fellows celebration
and since that time she has been living
in good style at a South End hotel, say
ing that she was boarding while her
parents were travelling in Europe.
The handsome young woman with
the eyeglasses and the blue military
cape with the big star on it has been
conspicuous about the large stores for
the last month or two, and somehow,
after report of a pocketbook stolen
had been received, she generally man
aged to figure in the minds of the vic
TINS as having been in the vicinity.
Several days ago Detective Appleton
traced her to her hotel but as she SEEM
ed to suspect his identity, she did not
return to Whites. He, therefore, in
formed Inspector Knox of his suspic-
ions. Friday night the officers started
to follow her, and, after leading them
a merry chase up Huntington avenue,
she managed to throw them off the
trail.
Yesterday, after gathering inforna-
ton which seemed to fix her identity
beyond a doubt, they went to her hotel
and arrested her. She told them an in
terestinS story about being an innocent
girl from New York who had been COM
PEELED to leave that city because of the
opportunities of a. distasteful sutton, but
she finally admitted that she had served
two sentences in prison.
She was interviewed by Chief Inspec-
tor Watts yesterday and then measured
for the Rogues' Gallery, according to
the latest police standard. Her picture
already adorns the gallery. More than
a score of complaints of stolen pocket
books have been registered at police
headquarters during the last fortnight
and the chief would like to have victims
see il they cannot identify this Woman
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BROOKLYN'S HUGGER.
A Seni1e Man of 90 Years - Almost
Mobbed bY Women.

New York Dec. 29.-SaInuel Gumpel,
te-haired old man who for several
weeks has been playing the part of
Jack the Hugger" among the little
from the fury of a lot Of women on
Monday afternoon by Policeman Gar
Vey. They melted each other to lynch
him, and did scratch him and tear his
clothes.
Numerous complaints had been sent
to the Liberty avenue police station
that an old man was catching the
school girls unawares and hugging
them and kissing them with the ardor
Of young man alone with his sweet
heart.
But despite the fact that an accurate
description of the ''hugger'' was given
and that most of his FRANKS were play
ed in the main thOrOughfares, the police
could not find out who he was.
Samuel Gumpel, who is SO years old,
always has had a good reputation IN
the Twenty-sixth ward, and is the bro
ther-ip-law of ex-Charities Commits
sioner Bernard Midas. But on Monday
afternoon Policeman GarVey who was
in citizens clothes, happened to be near
Alabama and Atlantic avenues, when
he saw the old man approach a crowd
of ten girls returning from school, and,
slipping his arms around the waists of
two of them, kiss first one and then the
other The girls screamed and a crowd
of women rushed upon the old man Just
as Carney came up.
In the Gates avenue police court yes
terday three pretty little girls were the
compliments.
On behalf of his relative, Mr.. Midas
presented q certificate from DR.. Meyer
burg that he had been treating Gumpel
for softening Of the brain for two years.
Magistrate Lemon held him in 5000
bail on one complaint and paroled him
in the custody of Mr.. Midas on the 9TH
ers, pending examination on January 20.
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in my grasp and sunk it in the ocean
on the coast of Cuba, and have not been
able to rescue it since. on account OF
misplaced confidence had in people
thought were my friends If you haven {
the money to bury me, write 10 captain
Stewart Brice, so Broadway, New YORK
and tell him I am dead, and that the
treasure is at the second little inlet
from the inlet to- Santiago entrance
toward the wrecks.
An envelope containing money and an
express draft for $50 on S. NJ Price, or
McBrice, Of New York was found On
him When the young man was DIS
covered by the hotel manager he was
not dead, but physician who was sum-
rnCued said he could do nothing, and
had Moore sent to the hospital There
efforts to restore him By artificial
respiration failed
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"Probably no single drug
is employed in nervous dis
eases with effects SO mark
edly beneficial as those of
cod-liver oil.''
These are the words Of
an eminent medical teacher.
Another says: " The hy-
pophosphites are generally
acknowledged as valuable
nerve tonics.
Both these remedies are
combined in SCOTS Emul-
sion. Therefore, take it
for nervousness, neuralgia,
Bciatica, insomnia and brain
exhaustion.
soc and Sr.oo, all druggists.
SCOTT & BOVINE, chsnistss New York
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OYSTERS FOR KLONBIKE.
Dawson People to Be Given a Chance
to Partake at $50 a Plate.


to Partake at $50 a Plate.
Seattle, Wash, Dec. 29.-Inside Of two
months Dawson City markets viii be
selling fresh oysters. ESlOndikers with
money to burn can give oyster suppers
ut s25 q plate to their special friends
It IS safe to say that the sport who first
discovered that fresh, eastern oysters
have arrived wiz make q. hit that will
outriva1 Swift Water BIZ Gates egg
play with Gussie Lahore.
On the steamer Alki were q number
OF innocent looking kegs. The shipment
weighed slightly over a. ton and each
key contained 80 pounds Of frozen
oysters. No juice will be found among
the Dawson bound oysters. 1t was care
fully drained off before the freezing
process started The oyster shippers
have learned a lesson from dishonest
1nilkmen. They decided that 1t was no
use to carry a ton Of juice over the ice
fields OF the north for thousands Of
miles when plenty Of water was always
TO be had. They start out with a ton
Of oysters, but the DaWsOnites Will have
two tons to purchase
W. A Starring a clever easterner, is
the man who first thought Of frozen
oysters and taking them north. He &C
companied the shipment on the Alki,
and took with him three men to assist
in the packing. They also have 200
pounds OF general supplies.
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BURIED TREASURE.
A Suicide in Philadelphia Left Let
ter Referring to Capt Brice-

Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 29.-Harry z.
Moore, who agistered at the Keystone
hotel on last Thursday from Delaware
City, Del, was found with the gas
escaping in his room this morning and
removed to the hospital, where he died.
He had closed the transom and stuffed
the crevices in the door and windows
with the bedclOthing, showing a delib-
crate plan to take his life. Among his
effects was a letter addressed to his
father, telling him he could not reveal
the motive to end his life without dis
closing the names Of other persons. He
wrote:
"a few months ago I haa a fortune