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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-03-25
REVIEW or TRADE.

Neither peace nor war reports have
changed the onward current OF business
Orders for more than 81 .50J. o. gold from
gcncy in rates for money. and treasury re-
ceipts of about 81 ,OOO per day have kept
in check any question about the currency,
wnlle exports vi W oouCes nave conunueu at
mand for products OF the great industries
shows steady expansion. Prompt action by
congress has removed all fear of embarraSs-
ment through conflicting purposes at WASH
ington The government is making ready
without waste OF time, while frankly assur-
ting everybody that II looks for a peaceful
settlement and hopes that its preparations
may prove unnecessary. The best reports
as to distribution in leading lines comc from
the central west and northwest,
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-03-25

regiment of troops to be called
THE Presidents Own" is being formed
at Canton, o., McKinley's home.
large supply of submarine torpe-
does have been received at Fort Taylor,
Key West, and all arrangements have
been made so that they can be placed
within "a hours.
The Fern has returned to Havana
from Key West to relieve the Montgom-
cry as home for the officers engaged
in supervising the wrecking operations
on the Maine.
Senator Mason, of Illinois, has been
challenged to fight duel with swords,
by Marquis de Alta Villa, editor of FL
Carde at Madrid, because of his recent
denunciation of Spain in a speech in
the Senate.
A semi-official statement has been
given out at Madrid advancing the gov
eminent view that a demand for in
demnity based on Spanish responsible
ity for the Maine explosion would be
Indignantly repealed by Spain. The
report of the Spanish investigation of
the Names wreck shows that it was
caused by an internal explosion, and
Spain will stand by that report
1t is said the Washington authorities
are stirred up over Spain's intention to
reinforce her squadron in Cuban waters
and the sending of second torpedo
boat flotilla from Cadiz. This govern
ment will, it is understood, give init
nation that the ordering of the flotilla
cannot be regarded as a friendly act
and If the boats are sent to Porto Rico
or Cuba Uncle Sam will send flying
squadron to the coasts of Spain.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-03-25
Nearly Score of Lives Lost mt Fire.

The worst fire that has occurred in
Chicago in several years destroyed the
building at the corner of Wabash ave-
nue. and Jackson boulevard, and nearly
a score of lives were lost
The death list will reach 10, and may
exceed that figure. The injured num-
Der about 30.
The Conover Piano Co. occupied the
first, second, and third stories of the
building, the other tenants including
the Presbyterian Board of Publication
and the Sweet, Wallach Co., dealers in
Photographic supplies, the latter firm
on the sixth floor. 1t was here that
the fire broke out. The floor was
stored with chemicals and according to
some who escaped the entire floor was
swept with flames in five minutes after
the fire broke out. Nearly 800 girls
were employed by this firm and when
the fire broke out panic ensued, many
of the unfortunate women being tram
pied under the feet of their comrades
in their frantic efforts TO escape. Cut
off from escape by the elevators and
the stairways. people penned in the
burning building began jumping from
the windows, and though the firemen
and others held nets and canvas, many
were crushed on the stone sidewalks
According to eye-witnesses, as many
as 10 jumped from the top floor and
others were seen shortly after to fall
back into the flames. The entire six
story building and contents was a mass
of ruins within 20 minutes after the
fire was discovered.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-03-25
shot Two Women and Himself.

Albert Lathwell, formerly of Sault
Ste. Marie shot his wife, himself and
Alice Toomey, at Niagara Falls, n. Y.
Mr.. Lathwell will recover, but the
other two will probably die. Lathwell
ran away from the 500 with the
Tocmey woman, who deserted her hus-
bard and child. Mrs. Lathwell located
the couple and the three then lived to-
ge,her at Niagara Falls, until quarrel
reyulted in the tragedy.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-03-25
SaIoonists and Druggists Scrap.

War has broken out between the sa-
loonkeepers and druggists at Battle
Creek, and five prominent druggists
have been arrested, on information fur
nished by detectives employed by the
saloonists, charged with violating the
liquor law by selling after hours and
on Sundays. The saloonkecpers say
that their business has been ruined by
the druggists, which is not fair deal,
as they pay $500 license, while the
druggists pay nothing. The druggists
now threaten to send out petitions
through the county and work up a
sentiment for local option and to vote
for the entire prohibition of the liquor
traffic, so as to get even.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-03-25

Aurora, Iii.-The Women's Relief
Corps Of Aurora has offered its services
to Gov. Tanner as private nurses in
case there should be war with Spain.
New York-General Samuel Thomas,
president Of the Chicago, Indianapolis
& Louisville. or "Monon" Railroad,
says a report from Indianapolis to the
effect that he was about to resign the
presidency Of the road is untrue.
Philadelphia-The Maher-O'Donnell
fight was stopped by the referee in the
second round after two minutes of
hghting. o'Donnell was practically
knocked out
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-03-25

The war department is greatly dis
appointed and annoyed ut the dilatori-
ness shown by the contractors who
have undertaken to construct the new
Notifications along the Atlantic coast.
1t is said that only one among the
whole number has finished his contract
on time. The department has deter
mined not to submit to further obstruc-
ton in prosecuting the work under
taken, but will do the work itself
without entering into contracts.
A new squadron has been formed to
be stationed at Hampton Roads which
is considered one of the best strategical
points on the Atlantic coast. The bat
tleships Massachusetts and Texas and
three cruisers, probably the Brooklyn,
Columbia and Minneapolis, will COM
prise the squadron at present. The
splendid monitor Puritan is to be sent
to Key West together with the Main
tonomah. and this will still give Ad-
miral Sicard one of the greatest fleet
assembled in American waters since
the civil war. The Helena and the
Bancroft are now on their way to Key
West and the big batteship Oregon will
be hurried from San Francisco around
the Horn as quickly as possible.
A special dispatch announces that n
Spanish squadron has sailed from Cadiz,
Spain, and il is understood it is going to
Porto Rico, where it will await the
orders of Capt.-Gcn. Blanco Enthus-
iastic crowds of people gathered to
bid farewell to the Spanish war vessels.
The departure of the United States
warships Helena and Bancroft in a
southwesterly direction from Lisbon
may possibly be connected with the
seemingly simultaneous departure of
the Spanish squadron from Cadiz.
Rumors have had it that the Bancroft
and Helena will follow the Spanish
ships across the Atlantic.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-03-25
GRAIN, ETC.

sDetroit-Hay, No timothy, $500 per ton.
Potatoes nc per bu. Live Poultry, turkeys,
Toe per ID; chickens SC; ducks. SC Eggs
strictly fresh, IJc per doz. Butter, dairy
hoe per Id: creamery, pc.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-03-25
Confessed Murder; is now Getting Wei

AOhASSheu hufueT' II now NellinE wen
f. G. Veeley, of Bloomingdale, was
very i'll and his doctor told him he
could live but a few days at most.
Then Mr.. Veeley said 81 have n con-
fession to make" The confession was
as follows: Thirty years ago myself
and another man whose name l will
moi reveal, killed man at SCOTS mill,
south of Bloomingdale, for his money.
We got only $50 for our trouble and
buried the money and have never used
a cent of it. After that we took the
body of the man and put it in the fur
mace of the mill and burned it up"
Soon after this Veeley began to recover
and may now get well.
Evening star., 1898-05-09
Washington stock Exchange.

sales-reguiar call-I2 O'Clock m.-U. S; As. reg
bonds. bonds 500 at 11sss Z. S. Electric I1Eht DIS.
81 ZOO at 1o3Is. Central National Bank, lS at
Capital Traction, 5 at "a; 40 at 1885,; 10 at "a.
Metropolitan Railroad. 10 at 12U: at l2G- WASH
Ese,ne Gas Light at to "a At y at 20 np
10 at l44lg 10 at l44'4; at iiS' 10 at ii4t: 10
at l43 Lanston Monotype 100 at le After call
Washington Gas, - al 465s-
District Of Columbia Bonds.-3.65s, funding, cur
Miscellaneous Bonds Metropolitan Railroad IS.
III bid Metropolitan Railsoad eony- 6s ils bid
A, III bid. Metrupoiian Railroad cert iicaies or
indebtedness. B. los bud Columbia Railroad ,,l Is, s.
asked. lexington Railr ad 6s, 81 BID, Washing
ton Gas Company 6s. series A. III bid washing
ton Gas Company 6s series h. 1l2 bid. L. 5.
Electric Light debenture imp. 1903 bid, loi asked.
Chesap AXE and Potcma. Telerhone IS. loS bid,
American Secrrty aud Trust 5s. 4. and A. leo
bid. American sscurity and Trrst SIS. A. and -,
loo bid. Washington Market Company LIST 6s. 10
bid. Washington Market Company imp. ds lln
bid. washington Market COM any ext. Gs. Iio
bid. Masonic Hall Associ ition 5s io6 bid. Wash
National Bank Siocks.-Bank of Washington. 2s5
hid. MetroPoiitan; soI It'd d. ,l,s Central ISs hla
bid Citizens, I4o bid. Columbia, 13I bid Csl,-
itaI. lao bid. West End: 100 BID. finders. I6i
Safe Deposit and Trust COMPANIES -Naticnal
Safe Deposit and Trust 1isx bid. washincton
Security and Trust. $50 bid. Washington Safe De
pcsit: 50 bid p,..- m ~. r.,,,,,
Insurance StOcks--flrtme1s 80 bd- frankha.
3s bid Metropolitan. 40 bad. Csrcoran 80 bid.
Potomac so bid. Arlington. 1i5 hid. German
american 1s5 bid National UnioD o hid. CO.
lumbIa. 10 bid, IL asked. Riggs. 67t bid. Pec-
pies. 8 bid. asked Lincoln. bid. CONNER
cial, bid
Title INSURANCE stocks.-ResI Estate Title. 75
bid. so asked. Columbia Titl,. AZ hid. 5R asked.
Washington Title, . bid. District Title 2 hid.
Railroad Stocks.-capital Trac,ton. 73as bid. "a
asked. Metropolitan, lis bid. Co,umhia "a bid,
80 asked Belt. asked. lexington Md.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks.-wishington Gas
461k bid AZ asked George,own Gas. AZ bid. u.
g. Electric Light. 9ssz bid s9i1 asked.
Telerhone S'oeks.-Che apeake and Potomac, 40
bid Pennsylvauia. 27 bid
Miscellaneous Stocks. = Mereenthaler Linotype.
142a. bid. 143 asked. Lanston Mono; ype. I5is hId
16E asked American Grnphophore. rstl hid
American Graphsphone. preferred x15is hid. Pneu-
matte Gun Carfige. 80 bid. .53 asked wasiiay-
ton Market. IL bid Is asked. Great Tails Ice
1l0 bid. l25 asked.
xEx div.
Evening star., 1898-05-09
TO PROTECT FORTiFICA ATIONs.
Draft of "a Bill Sent to Congress by
Secretary AIger.

Secretary Alger sent to Congress today
the draft of bill for the protection OF
balDor GefenseS and fortiflcations of the
country, recommending early action The
bill Is urged by the War Department in
view of the existing war the important in
terests of the United States in the sea-
coast defenses, the absence of military
jurisdiction over the acts committed by
civilians elsewhere than at the theater OF
war, or within a district under martial law
the absence or any statutes of the United
States TOR the protection from injury of its
defenses and of the impunity with which
sucn deIenses may be IHtcrfered with by
designing persons and the resulting great
harm.
The bill declares that any person who
shall wilifuliy or maliciously injure or de-
Stroy any of the works or material of any
submarine mine or torpedo or fortifcation
or narbor defense system owned con-
Structed or in process or construction by
the United States, or shall willfully or ma
liciOusly interfere with the operation or
use of these, is guilty of a msdemeanor
and punishable on conviction, in a district
court, by fine of Eot less than $1UO nor
more than 5000, or Imprisonment for not
exceeding five years, or both.
Section 2 is to overcome failure of the
statutes to cover many offenses which
may be committed on lands under the eX-
elusive jurisdiction of the United States. 1t
provides that when any offense is COM
mitted in any place jurisdiction over which
has been retained by the United States or
ceded to 1t by state. or purchased with
the consent of state, for the erection of
fort, magazine or arsenal. dock yard or
other needful building, punishment for
which offense is not provided for by any
United States law, the offender shall, on
conviction, be liable to and receive the
same punishment as the laws of that state
now provide, and the district courts are
vested with Jurisdiction for such purpose
and no subsequent repeal of any such state
Evening star., 1898-05-09
THE WAR REVENUE BILL.
Indications That the Bond Provision
Will He stricken Out in Committee.

The Senate committee on finance con-
tinued its work today ON the war revenue
bill, beginning with the unfinished amend
rnents offered by the republican members
to the stamp tax schedule As he went in
Senator Aidrich expressed the hope that
the work might be concluded TODAY bur
his manner made il evident that his hone
did not amount TO conviction The com
miitee considered the two matters of the
elimination of the tonnage tax and the
changing OF the tobacco schedule SO as to
relieve stock on hand from taxation abso-
lutely settled They have decided TO leave
TIE Deer scheduie as IL passed the House.
except that the rebate is 10 be increased
from . to ~ per cent
There arc also II any other changas n,h;o,,
have been settled. but the members of the
committee refuse to make them public on
the plea that they are generally of small
Importance and that their publicafion
Nouid d only serve TO bring protests from
those interested.
The democratic members of the con,rr;,-
Tee nave completed their amendments and
oecided Iuily upon program In add
t!en 10 their provision for a corporatio
they Will offer an amendment autborizino
the iss lance OF sloo.OVO.OOO in nor.-interest-
CearinS treasury notes and another author
lz.ng the coinage of lhe silver seignioraps
in the treasury.
The rate Of taxation for corporations bas
been reduced in their program to one-haIt
OF l per cent, and IL is believed by then,
ina, tnat TINS provision viii produce at leas,
So.OsI.UDo of revenue
1t TOW seems quite certain that these
provisions Will be Incorporated In the hill
as reported TO the Senate and that tbs
bond provision will be stricken out. Sena-
ter Jones OF Nevada having indicated Dosi.
lively his determination to vote with The
democrats in committee on tine bond propo-
sition.
Evening star., 1898-05-09
Prices of Stocks Went Soaring at
New York Today.
RESULT OF NAVAL VICTORY
Grangers Also Improved on Show
ing of Increased Earnings.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS
Spe Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
NEW YORK, May 9.-Today's stock mar
ket again recorded a sharp advance in
prices, the granger shares leading the
overnent. A further sensational advance
in the price of wheat and predictions of
still higher prices for all cereals gave the
roads named prominence entirely de-
served.
Earnings throughout the west and north
west continue TO show liberal increases
over ali recent seasons. and merit alone IS
making new prices for the shares OF cor
porations thas favorably' situated. Bur
ifnston advanced to par, or about IL per
cent from the low level which followed The
Maine disaster. Its neighbors Rock Island
and ST. Paul. are expected to accomplish
similar result in yhe near future.
The low-prfcea issues which represent
properties likely to be benefited by the
surplus traffic from the larger lines are
also coming into prominence.
The Union Pacific and Northern Pacific
shares continue TO he given excellent sup
port, but moderate profit-taking prevented
any material advances. Atchison rreferr-
ed, Chesapeake and Ohio. Chicago and
Great Western may be mentioned among
the speculative holdings in which certain
competent interests are becoming active.
The Traction shares We're inclia ii toward
some irregularity, Manhattan being the
subject of rather good selling during the
greater part of the day. while Metropolitan
and Brooklyn Rapid Transit fiuctuatcd
widely about a slightly higher average
level.
Owing to the prospects for an early and
important naval engagement there was
some disposition to take profits and walt
for reaction to buy.
London sent over n lower range of prices
and this fact encouraged the belief in a
traders reaction. Reasoning of this char
acter was entirely oyerthroGp almost at
the beginning of business for = good de-
mand by commission houses was early in
evidence.
Confidence in a succession of naval vic
tories and the certainty of liberal dividends
in many instances resulted in the complete
ignoring OF passing contingencies. Buying
in many sections of the market was con-
fident beyond anything recently witnessed
in financial circles.
The probable delay in the bond bill was
even construed favorably In some quarters
on the theory that the brevity Of the war
RAY yet admit of complete cancellation
Of its debt during the present generation.
Taxation may be resorted to instead OF
an ordinary bond issue, and several COM
moGities ere likely 20 be added to those now
embraced among those burdened with the
responsibility of providing war revenue.
In any event the financial situation can-
not be seriously complicated by q bond
issue. certificates allowing an Increased
circulation or by moderate advances in
tax rates. Confidence in the future OF
American Institutions has assumed proc
portions equal to any probable emergency.
Evening star., 1898-05-09
baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE May 9.-Flour strong and higher
western super, $400a$4.25; do. extra 81 65a$o.50;
e o. a. f.miiS ssooase:4O; winter wheat patent:
straight. 20 66as7 .oo-receipts 6653 barrels; ex-
ports. .3S2 barrels; sales $50 barrels. Wheat
settled and higter-spot and month, 145al4S; July,
llssI20; steamer No. red. 14lA-reeeipts 44.szs
bushels; exports. none; stock. 7b2. .132 bushels;
sales, 10000 bushels--southern wheat by sample.
14oal4e; do. on grade 1423zai45H. Corn strong
and higher-spot, 411aa41%: month, 41ka411f;
5Sae sSst. 3gs s,s 4 Sia steamer mixed .os
bushels stock sas.e75 bushels; sales. 1000 bush
Oats strong and higher-No. 2 white. 3eIza40; No.
2 mixed. S!6a36.receipts. s3. 4s5 bushels: ex-,
ports. 50. 600 bushes; stock, 507 367 bushels Rye
strong and q hsiEher-So s ? nearby 7sa;sh; No. 2
none; stock l4i, lao bushels: Hay 6rm-choice
timothy, $iS00 bid Grain .freiehts quiet. grain
prices checking business-steam TO Liverpool Der
bushsl Sd June: Cork .for orders per quarter.
ss:7!ze. Nay. 4. June. Sugar strons-granuiated.
Sasn B1ttes 1sss. stesdy.fsney crss@sry ~ a.
st5re packed, 10a12 Eggs weak-fresh 10 Cheese
steady--fancy New York. large, skaeh do me-
eium. ohal0: do small, l0ka10h Leftuce-sl so
sSi. g Per basket. whisty.si 27ssl g per gallon
1oa Tor 5obbfng lots.
Evening star., 1898-05-09
GEN. WOODFORD HERE.
Had u Long Conference With the
President.

PRESIDENT.
Gen Stewart l.. Woodford, United States
minister to Spain, arrived in Washington
from New York last night. He went al
most directly 20 the White House, where
he was given a cordial reception by the
President. He remained in conference
with the President until late hour, the
entire Hisrano- American situation being
informally and thoroughly discussed.
Gen. Woodfcrd decline to be interviewed
upon the subject. He Is still in the dip
lomatc service and says that it would be
manifestly improper for him to make any
statement for publication concerning his
connection with events which have in
voved the two nations in war.
1t can be said that the President not only
CAV, Gen. WoodfCrd a cordial reception,
but warmly congratulated him upon his
conduct of American interests in Madrid.
The President assured him that his work
in Madrid throughout the delicate crisis
met with his entire approval
1t was learned that the administration
had purpose in transmitting to Gen.
Woodford the ultimatum of the United
States to Spain in open English, instead
of In the State Department cipher, which
is usually employed in cable correspon-
dence with diplomatic representatives. 1t
was expected by the President that the
message to Minister Woodford would be
laid before the Sagasta ministry before
it was delivered to Gen. Woodford and in
this he was not incorrect, as events
proved. The message was delayed many
hours in delivery and Minister Woodford
afterwards learned that the ultimatum had
been in the hands of Premier Sagasta and
had been considered by the cabinet long
before he learned that 1t had arrived
Thus it was that the Spanish government
vas enabled to give him his passports be-
fore he had an opportunity to deliver the
ultimatum formally to the Madrid govern
ment. The fact that the ultimatum was
not presented to the Spanish government
Evening star., 1898-05-09
IT IS NOT YELLOW FEVER,
Alarming Report About Sick Members
of Prize Crew.

TAMPA, Fla. May 9.-Dr. ]. Y Porter,
state health officer. today received a report
from DIR. Sweeting. agent of the state board
of health at Key West, concerning the al
legged cases of yellow fever among the
members of the prize crew of the Spanish
ship Argonauta. According to DR.. Sweet
ings report only two of the crew are sick
with a slight fever.
None of them had been near an Infected
port, but the craft and all on board were
placed at once in the quarantine station
ten miles from Key West, where five other
prize vessels are stationed, all from In
fected ports. The fact that the sailors
were taken sick within twenty-four hours
of the time of boarding the Argonauta
leads DR.. Porter to doubt that they have
yellow fever. Nevertheless the quarantine
regulations will be enforced with the ut
most rigor. Not the slightest apprehen-
sion Is felt of the disease spreading should
1t prove to be the dreaded yellow fever.
Evening star., 1898-05-09
DISTRICT NAVAL MILITIA.
An Agreement Reached by the Senat
and House COnferees.

An agreement has been reached between
the Sena-e and House conferees on the bill
to provide for organizing a naval battalion
iu the District of Columbia. The conferees
on the part of the House have receded
from the House amendment which made
the battalion "a part Of the volunteer
militia, and have accepted the Senate word
ing Of the bill, which makes the battalion
an addition to the n ilitia. AS the District
militia is now full, the effect Of the House
amendment would have been to rule the
battalion as now organized out Of the Dis
trict militia.