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make foreign arbitrage dealings profitable after

make foreign arbitrage dealings profitable after
the initial transactions Foreign interest In
American securities is increasing.
GOVERNMENT DEPOSITS.-At the Sub.
Treasury it was stated yesterday that this week
the New-York City banks had taken over
Sc 900 900 OF Government deposits by putting UP
additional bonds. On Saturday last the Treas
ury statement showed the amount Of Govern
ment money in the depositary banks to be $780,
4O3. $50 The amount has increased $50 500
TO S745O4 416 and additional deposits will be
taken. making the total increase for the week
over S6OO1OOO. In this way a serious loss in
surplus reserve holdings will be averted.
ANTHRACITE ABROAD-The Secretary Of
the Anthracite Coal Operators Association,
Henry s. Fleming. will sail for Europe soon, for
the purpose OF ascertaning what market exists
there for anthracite coal 1t is proposed to In.
vestigate this question thoroughly as regards
the market in various parts Of Europe, and at
all points where there seems possibility for its
Introduction.
ELECTED MISUNDERSTANDING G. c. Sage
Of New-York and Albert j. Wright OF Buffalo
were elected members Of the Stock Exchange
Yesterday
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NOTED HIS DYING SENSATIONS.
FRED LANGsDoRF TAKES REPEATED DOSES OF
POISON AND THEN OPENS VEIN

FRED LANGsDoRF TAKES REPEATED DOSES OF
POISON AND THEN OPENS A VEIN.
Kansas City. Mo, Sept 15.-The dead body Of
Fred Langsdorf aged forty years bookbinder and
Spiritualist, has been found on the banks Of the
Kaw at a point near Armourdale Kan. He had
committed suicide after taking a drachm Of NOR
phine and a drachm of prusslc acid in small guam
titles covering a period % four days then opening
the veins Of his arm. During the four days he ate
nothing and drank only pint OF river water.
Langsdorf. suicide most wonderful show
Of nerve and determination An ante-mortem
statement Of the suicide found in little notebook
beside the dead body. told how he had on Wednes-
day September :, In the afternoon, taken several
grains Of morphine and sat down under A tree to
await death. In the notebook IL given a minute &C
count Of his feelings after swallowing the drug ana
his happiness at being near the Other side,
which he calmly dilates upon. on Thursday nota-
ton tells Of the suicides regret and wonder at the
poison not having taken effect and OF the increased
doses which he has taken. A line or two on Fri
day repeats his regret his inability to Kill him
self and OF more poison taken. On Saturday he has.
he SAYS. taken thirty grains OF morphine and sixty
grains Of prussc acid. and this amount Of poison
having failed do It's work. NJ would open the veins
Of his arm with a bookbinders cutting tool which
he had There the writing ended. When Langs-
doris body was<Inally found. where IL had lain
for hours everything indicated that he had gone
through what his CHASTITY diary related. No cause
10 ia known.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-16
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

OUTSIDE SECURTTIES.-Marke dull and
firm Standard Oil closed at IO7G40S against
4O3hM4O41s on Wednesday. Last prices Of other
prominent Issues were: Brooklyn Elevated new
stock. 27h@2SH: preferred. 56a50: Brooklyn
City Railroad. 214Q215: Standard Gas. common.
13SIl42: preferred 15SG163 Mutual Gas. 32SQ
33S New Amsterdam Gas. common. 27aG2S1s;
preferred. 6ShaG9h; Glucose. common. 591ad6O;
preferred 1O6Ia@1O7
GENERAL ELECTRIC STOCK.-Secretary
Ely OF the Stock Exchange. has issued a notice
that the old stock OF the General Electric Com
pany will be traded in In the unlisted depart
ment. and will he quoted on the tape as &c. F..
old
APPLICATION TO LIST-Application has
been received at the Stock Exchange to list
N.124.OOO general mortgage ) per cent bonds
OF the Lehigh and Hudson River Railroad Com
pany.
LONDON OPERATIONS-London prices for
American securities were higher yesterday. and
arbitrage houses were liberal buyers. The ad-
vance in this market, however. was too fast to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-16
COMMISSIONER PURCELLS FtNhhhL'
RICHARD CROKER AND GREAT GAThkh'N"
OF TAMMANY MEN PRESENT AT THE SERVICES


orTANMANY MEN PRESENT AT THE SERVICES
The funeral Of John Purcell. the late Commis
sioner OF Jurors FOR Manhattan and Ihe Bronx
was held Yesterday morning in tho Church OF 81
Anthony OF Padua. IN Sulivan-st. y solemn mass
OF requiem was sung by Father Bernandihe' Inc
assistant priests Father Leonard deacon
Father Andrews, sub-deacon and Father DaneIs,
master of ceremonies. The pallbearers were 'Vl
Justice Wauhope Lynn. stephen MCFARLAND 'ouh
Gilman Ryder Assemblyman Mullany, Alderman
Homer Beach John e Walsh Assembyinah VIII
lam H. Leonard John A. Dooner and Mlchaei l.
Sharkey
Resides a large delegation from the Tammany
Hall General Committee OF the lid Assembly DIS
tr,ct and the John Purcell Association. there were
also present Richard Croker John F. Carroll. city
Chamberlain Keenan,. Corporation Counsel Whalen'
Dlstrict-Attorney Gardiner. Augustus w. Peters,
President Of the Borough Of Mania ttan: william
Sohmer Civil Justice Godfogle Commissioner
Cleaning Commissioner Mccartney. Commissioner
William Dalton, Of he Water Supply Department:
ex-Chief Of Police John McCullagh now. Superin-
tendent Of Elections: Deputy Fire Chiefs CROKER
and Lally Colonel MichaelIC Murphy. president
Of the Health Board ex-senator Plunkitt and
Judge Mcmahon. ~
Three carriages laden with floral tributes pre-
coded the funeral procession to Calvary Cemetery,
where the burial took place.
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,,cl bal. s3iT 37c OIL s7i7s'i,i4 stso3i3
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS - Customs
ceipts reported from Washington. NfS,!12: IN
terna revenue receipts. S5S1.3l3. and the mis-
cclaneous receipts. $3.50 l01: total Government
receipts FOR the day. Sl350g3: expenditures
$4,000. Receipts for month to date. Sl0.i03.-
2OI expenditures t2332OOOO: excess Of ex-
penditures. $3.50 1@ Receipts for the fiscal
year TO date, S1O5 1913 .O23; expenditures. S153.-
sfi. 1913 excess Of expenditures S4s, 721 10. Re
cepts OF National bank notes for redemption
yesterday 1926. O06
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-16
TRIPLE TRAGEDY IN LOUISVILLE.

Louisville Sept l5.-Joseph F. Villier, streetcar
notorman his two-year-old child and woman
named Nellie McSuffn found dead in a room
in the Enterprise Hotel at o'clock this morning.
From notes left by the woman It learned that
she had first given her paramour and his child NOR
ph!ne in sherry wine, but fearing that this would
not be effective had shot Villier through the right
temple and then turned the revolver upon herself:
death being Instantaneous in each case. The child
was already dead from the effects OF the drug.
Villier was a motorman for the Louisville city
Railway Company and was twenty six years old.
He was a widower, The child being that OF his law
fuv welded wife. The woman was domestic VINO
once had been employed by Niller.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-16
CUBAN ROBBED BY A PORTO RICAN.

Pedro Juan Tavares the Porto Rican chef OF
Juan Espinosa. a wealthy Cuban planter stole
$40 in cash and SIS bicycle from his employer last
week. and started for Boston. from Long Branch.
where Mr. Espinosa has a summer home The
thief was caught in This city last night. He ad-
mtted taking The money and wheel: but said that
he had not Intended keeping them. He was held In
81 900 ball FOR requsition from New-Jersey by
Magistrate Cornell in the West Side Police Court
frrda
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POLICE PROTECTING NON-UNIOY MEN.

There we're no further conflicts yesterday at the
Ferguson Building, at Twentethst and Fifth
ave- between the striking ronworkers and the
non -unicn men who Rave taken their places. On
Wednesday the contractors applied al the West
Thrtieth-st station for police protection and yes
terday the place guarded by detectives. and
policemen escorted ,he union men to and from
the building.
The strike Is for an increase Of IS cents a day
for all the union ironworkers who belong to the
Housesm!ths and Bridgemen's Union. It has been
In progress . week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-16
SENATOR KYLE INPROTING.

Cleveland. Sept 1.-THE condition Of Senator
James H. Kyle, Of South Dakota. who was stricken
with paralysis NJ the Forest City Hotel hero yes
terdav was much improved to-day and Dr. Her
rick his physician. stated that the Senator proba
bly would he able to travel within two weeks. He
is conscious to-day and is resting comfoi aby The
paralysis was caused by the bursting OF blood
sci al the base Of the brain. Mrs Kyle is ex-
DeCted 10 arrive to-day.
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observation-disclosures s13945.6 COS; balances. 81
60G174 Baltimore SZ'"o'oI-' o"'-
ances S561 30

IN
60, ia. Baltimore Exchanges. S2.@DSS12' pal
ances. S561. 20.
FOREIGN BANK STATEMENTS.-The week
" statement Of the Bank OF England SHOWS VIZ
following changes as compared with the pre- PIE
vious account Total reserve Increased t-olWw,
circulation decreased $500 600 bullion decreased
fIO1 213 other securities decreased t6Z"D'
other deposits Increased f437,0O0 public deposits
decreased f242OOO notes reserve increased
f2G5 OGO. Government securities unchanged. me
proportion Of the Bank Of England's reserve 10 y"
liability is 1891 per cent. compared WIN ~
ner cent last week The Bank Of England rate
OF discount remains unchanged at ~ per cenl.
Tho weekly statement Of the Bank OF France
shows the following changes. as compared WI"
the previous account: Notes in circulation IN
creased 2o35O.OO francs. treasury
current increased 3S50.OOO francs GOLD IN manu-
decreased 1900 900 francs. bills discounted III
creased G915CfO francs. silver IN manu- u0
creased 100000 francs.
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET.-Call rate IN
London y per cent. Open market discoui. an,
IL, per cent for short and ! IL lop aH lel 49,.
for long bills. Berlin discount rate, $50 per -
Paris TX per cent Berlin exchange on Lon
don 90 marks 4Oia pfennngs. Paris eNo"""1
on London % francs % centimes.
EUROPEAN SECURITIES.-Bri consoIs'
100 15-16 for money and 10 for the account
French rentes 103 francs 30 centmes' "P'"
ish 4 per cents in London. II DID
THE SILVER MARKET.-Bar silver o'I % :.
unchanged. Mexican silver dollars ~
silver in London 2Sd, unchanged.
GOLD PREMIUM.--In Madrid, VI oy h's"o"'
80: Buenos Ayres. 1IOSO; Rome. io''"'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-16
SOyS OF VETERANS OFFICERS.

Omaha Neb. Sept. l5.--The Sons OF Veterans. In
National encampment. have elected the following
officers
Commander in-chief. Colonel FRANK H. Shepard OF
Chicago: senior vice-commander. George f. Cox
Connecticut: Junior commander. C. j. Green south
Dakota; quartermaster- general. Fred Bouit>n
.l aaAfR
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-16
PLENTY OF FOOD IN DAWSON.

Port Townsend. Wash. Sept 5.-The steamer
Discovery arriving here last night from skaguay.
Alaska brings adviccs from Dawson up 10 August
a. 1t stated the Canadian police have compet ed
thorough investigation Of the food supply for the
coming winter They report that the amount on
hand is than sufficient TO carry the camp
AR the INT
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Following are the posted rates OF the leading
drawers OF foreign exchange

Commercial. 81 % discount; bank. Soc premium
Charleston par; selling. NC premium
San Francisco-Sight. 11i2c. telegraph 2Oc
Cincinnati-Over the counter. par: between
banks. 25c. discount Boston-Par. Savannah
Buying. Lice. discount; selling, roc. per $1,000
premium. Cnicago-35c. discount.
BANK CLEARINGS.-New-Y ork-Exchanses
Sal, 41S. $50: balances. $1O.211.340 CHICAGO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-16
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD

London. Sept. Il. 4 p. m-The market for
American securities moved upward all day on a
general speculative demand. The closing tone
buoyant and the demand fair Last prices
Atchison. 1919; Canadian. 8oA ex-divi-
dend; 81. Paul, ll3N; Illinois Central. llG;
Louisville ~; Union Pacific preferred. 6SH:
New-York Central. 1904. Erie l4l4; Pennsyl-
vania. Co.'s. Reading. On Erie lst preferred.
3Il,. Northern Pacific preferred. o,-,; Grand
Trunk. ~
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MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY RATES.-Money on call, per cent.
with exceptions at 3h and per cent. Time
money per cent for sixty days, 4@4h per cent
for three months. An per cent for four months
and 1895 per cent for six months. Commercial
paper rates were 4d5 per cent for the best
names for all periods. and above for names not
so well known.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE. - Market weak.
Actual closing rates were;
Cables Sight Sixty days.
Sterling 4s4k 4siG4Ak 4294s2A
Francs 2OSGi-Is 521 1915 2ih 623& 1905 23
Reichsm'ks 9a l-l6 9i7sd9f 1916 0}i.d94 3 10
CuIlders 40 i0tp303-l6 80 l5-l60i0
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STOCKS AGAIN RALLY.
LESS FEAR OYER NONE I.

PACIFIC ISSUES FEATURES-BOND MAX
KET STRONG.
Closing prices yesterday Of the principal ac'ive
securities and net changes from Wednesday
nuotations were as follows
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THE FEDERAL TREASURY.

THE TREASURY STATEMENT.-The daily
Washington statement. covering actual results
NJ two days ago compared with the last pre-
ceding statement. gives the following balances:
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Furnished TO The New York Tribune by De Haven
Townsend. No. ~ Wall 81.
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PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.

dividend. Nominal :Wi,h Interest.
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BOSTON STOCKS.

Furnished by r. l.. Day & Co. No. / Broad-s'.
To
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degeneration, nor any marks OF "a bunder OF
the first magnitude"
Everywhere upon the surface or the elooe
there are some unfavorable conditions TO human
life and welbeing. No doubt these are more
numerous and serious In some places than IN
others and no doubt some regions are better
otted than others for the home Of some partic
MAR race. But the experience OF centuries
seems pretty well to have demonstrated the
ability OF the white race to adapt itself to al
most any environment where life is possible and
10 make itself conqueror over even the inc,em-
encies of climate The record OF Carthage Is
not forgotten: nor that OF Egypt. which reached
an elevated plane OF civilization while most
other nations were yet scarcely born. Both
those States existed in a tropical climate. and
both were Inhabited by men of the Caucasic
TYNE. II our modern experiments with the
white race in the tropics are as successful as
those were. they will not be Idle empty
And why should they not be even more sue
cessfulo us our civilization a failure? Or is
the Caucasian played out?
Rut to return 70 Mr.. Kidd's principles on
which the policy Of control OF the tropics is 10
he based The second is that the working Of
chose lands as plantations. for our benefit and
NTH selfish disregard for the welfare OF the
natives. is incompatible with our ideas of Jus
tice and Of civilization. and must be abandoned
and abtured. That principle may be accepted
"A sound and so. largely may the third that
there 10 no hope OF good independent govern
ment by the natives. What then? Mr.. Kidd
announces his policy frankly. The civilized
Powers must take possession Of the tropics and
control and develop them rs trust for human
fly and civilization. To that end white men
must 70 thither. as administrators They must
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The Greatest.

The largest deposits of anthra-
cite coal in the world are In Penn.
sylvania.
The largest valley in the world
is the valley of the Mississippi.
1t contains 500 900 square miles.
The largest lake in the world is
Lake Superior, being 43o miles
long and 1000 feet deep.
Ire greatest cave in the world
Is the Mammoth cave of Kentucky
which contains p navigaule lake
abounding in eyelcss fish.
The greatest mass of solid iron
in the world is the great Iron
Mountain in Missouri. 1t is $50
feet high and two miles in circuit
The greatest cataract in the
world is the falls of Niagara
"hich plunges over rocks in two
columns to the depth of 40 feet
each.
The greatest natural bridge in
the world is the natural bridge
over Cedar Creek in Virginia. 1t
extends across chasm 50 feet in
width and $50 in depth.
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Falling Of in Milk.

Many dairymen are disappoint-
ed at the beginning of winter be-
ginning of winter. because the COWS
fall off in milk. This is due usu.
ally to the sudden change from
green to dry food. Any change
made should be gradual, by feed.
ing dry food before winter sets in
increasing the dry food daily un-
til the cows are giving the proper
tion of it.
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Dead Shot for Bed Bugs.

For bed bugs make strong so.
luton of alum water putting in
as much alum as the water will
dissolve, and wash the bedsteads.
If one application is not enough
repeat the application. Benzlne
sprayed with an atonizer into ev-
cry crack and cIevice is also eff
fective; but the alum is more
agreeab ble in the house, and quite
as disagreeable to the bugs.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-09-24
FURMAN UNIVERSITY,
GREENVlLLE. :. &.

Thorough courses Of instructl n
leading to the degrees of B. Lit. BA
and M. A, The faculty for next
ion has heen enlarged. Especial
tention Will be given to English an
To Pedagogics New courses I'm Latin,
History. Modern Languages. and
Physics. The new Graduate Depart,
ment will offer rare advantages. Early
applications for rooms In the Mess
taii should he made. Work on the
New Alumni Hall will soon be com.
menced. Address A = Montague,
Greenvilie, = g or BEGres. Cse.ar'
Head, sc
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-09-24

Customer - I'll buy nothing
more from you. The last suit of
clothes you sold me shrank terri
bly, after II single shower of r..in.
The coat now doesn't reach AS far
as the waist, and the trousers are
up to my knees.
Salesman-Then you have
first class bicycle suit, and the
best thing you can do is to buy a
wheel.
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The Lancaster Graded School.

THE NEXT SESSION OF THE
4 Lancaster Graded School begins
the LIST Monday In September. Pat
rons ale requested to send their pus
pills promptly on the day of opening.
Reasonable tuition fees will be charg>
ed pupils who reside beyond the limits
of the School District. All pupils
will be required TO pay monthly in :
cideutal fee.
This tchool is better equipped for
efficient work than ever before In it's
history. The curriculum has been re-
sed and the corps of teachers Is Sec
ond to none In the state.
Boys and girls from. a distance de-
string to attend this school can readily
secure cheap rates of board here In
private families
For further information address
B + MILLER,
Ch'm'n Bd Trustees.
CHAs Il CONNoRs,
Sec and Treas.
Lancaster, = & Aug 8, 1893.
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The Ledger Semi weekly, The
New York World (Tri-weekly)
and Home and Farm, all three pa
pers, one year for 1915.
The Ledger (Semi. weekly, The
Atlanta Constitution (Weekly) and
Home and Farm, all three papers
one year for 1925.
The Ledger (Semi weekly and
Home and Farm one year for 81 80
Or, all four papers one year
for $500.
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Two brokers were watching a
lady who was sitting in the gallery,
and wondering who she was when
they noticed another broker walk
up and speak toher. "Now l know
who she is" said of the brokers';
"she is Jacks wife" How do
you know" "Beeause ho neither
took off Mis- hat nor shook hands
with her when he spoke to her."
thst settled it.
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IMPORTANT

Notice by Board of Registration.
The board of Supervisors of
Registration for Lancaster county
met this the 7th day of March,
1898, and organized by re e-election
of w q A Porter, chairman and
7 Montgomery Caskey secretary.
According to notice already
iveu, the board will not keep the
ooks open for the registration of
electors between the consecutive
days in each month until thirty
days before the general election
this year.
Electors who registration in
1896 and 1897 and still remain in
their respective polling precincts
are not required to register. Those
who have moved from one pre-
cinct to another will have to corr a
forward and have their certlfica'
changed to conform to their pr,
ent precinct.
w q 4 Porter,
Chairman.
j NJ Caskey,
Secretary.
ancaster, S c., March Z, 1898.
ea- Pay Up.
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Lava streams that have flowed
out of Vesuyious during the last
three years have deposited 1O5, -
900, 900 cubic meters of lava on
the sides of the mountsin. A
cone of lava $50 feet high has
been formed, out Of which fresh
streams are flowing. The val
leys on either side of the observa-
tory peak have been completely
filled up.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-09-24

Patient-l am feeling wretched
doctor. / take no interest in any
thlng, have no appetite, can't
sleep. Doctor-Why don't you
marry the girl.
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AVE YOU IL aRHTARS !

tif SO, y"u ctR give II, our note
TO he due December lst, next, for
.yesr Indebtedness to date, and pay
year subscription Que year in ad-
Vance and ret the henef, IF above
J,rioOs.
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Poultry and Pork.

A poultry breeder says farmers
Will feed bushel of corn to pro.
dnce six pounds of pork worth 25
cents, while this hushel would
keep n hen year. She would Law
at least II dozen eggs, which, av-
eraging ten cents dozen, would
equal 81 90, and she would rear
brood of chickens worth twice as
much more, making a total of
nearly IS. Experiments made at
the Utah agricultural experiment
station seem to prove the correct
ness of the statement made in the
paragraph quoted above. Anoth-
or paper says: "Forty dozen eggs
will bring more money than a load
OF hay, which it requires great
deal of labor to produce, and a
good size patch of ground to grow,
besides lots of sweat. Study the
egg question.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-09-24

The greatest river in the world
is the Mississippi-4, 100 miles
long.