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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-10

JabeE white. the English bantam. is preparing for
. visit to America.
Jack Davis of Baltimore. . llb FOUNDER. is In town
looking for Q match.
Eddie santry, the Chicago boxer. and Tommy Dixon
OF Rochester have been matched to boz twenty
rounds atbToronto on Feb. "a. Both men have agreed
to meet at124 pounds.
Casper Leon and Jack Ward will box fifteen rounds
q az Trenton enamas TO- i morr9 ~ 6 Might n,r1 The J 60ys viii R.l meet At
that he will challenge the winner.
Tommy white. who arrived from England last
says he Is in nne shape, ana Il Dixon does not consent
to box him. any other l22'pounder will do.
Bobby DoS6s. and adds that IL po5bs is really anxious
FOR . meeting all that is necessary 10 for Bobby to
cover.
QJack Roche OF Canada, who 10 regarded as q clever
IN hsa ah sN bnsises IS fe TSS o 81 msse c cns m of ro or mis- Weight !, sIet
pared to give a purse fora bout between Jack Downey
1t looks as though Billy o'Donnell and Joe Bern.
stein would not come together after all. Although
the meeting was arranged to be held within six
weeks neither OF the men are giving strict attention
to their training.
In reply to Jerry sulllyan's desire to meet Kid
says thar II sullivan will post a forfeit q match viii
be ratified. In the meantime. Agnew Is ready TO box
any llS'pound lad In the business.
Philadelphia sports are quite enthused over the
showing OF young Jack Bennett OF Pittsburg, who
night Bennett has many admirers Who would ike
TO see him meet Kid Mcfarland or Kid Lavigne
Steve Flanagan of Philadelphia and Frank Fischer
fore the Nonpareil A. e.. Philadelphia, on Saturday
night. The affair was at 100 pounds. Flanagan cut
out the pace throughout. Although there was no
decision. II was plain that Flanagan was the better
man.
The coming contest between Tom sharkey and Jim
Jerries at san Francisco Is not attracting as much
attention In nstic circles as the promoters OF the
anair expected. shArkey and JenrieS are TO meet on
Jan. 20. Jenrles 10 said to be In great trim, and II he
wins he will come East with his manager Billy
Delaney.
CINCINNATI. Jan. 9.-"Kid" Lavlgne opened his the
atrical week here tonight. Ho said he was ready
90 meet any lightweight in the world at any time
and for any amount. lie Is considering. a proposal
received TO night from "Parson" Davies for an eight.
round contest with Tommy Tracy At st. Louis for
gate receipts.
"Parson" Davies. who Is at New Orleans, where
he Is laying plans to open u large athletic club Just
beyond the city limits, 10 figuring on securing other
bouts beside tho one between fitEsimmonsA and Cor
bett. Davies wants 70 have Choynski meet Kid Nc
Coy, and IL also willing to give u purse for Jack DAILY
and jack EVerheBdL The "Fprson eXpScta TO open
up hiS club ne&f month.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-10
New Utrsen, gunner. a. Tarret..

The members OF the New Utrecht Rod and Gun
Club showed up In good form at their Dykor Meadow
grounds on Saturday. The targets were clay birds.
and high guns were the rule. Van Brunt and GauGhen
tied In tho club shoot, and will decide tho tie at tho
next meeting. In class . shepard and Knowlton
tied. Bennett won the money In the three sweeps "
that wound UP the days sport. Gaughen got the
Club Shoot at twenty-five Clay Dirds-olas Am.
Van Brunt, es;J GHughen. gsi y. Adams, 2li D.
Deacon, Ivi q. NostrAnd, 10; ID. g. Bennett, IL; W,
Thompson. 10. Glass BE. B.. Knowlton. l3i DR..
shepard. 1859: Richardson. 81 y. shepard (guesp, 4.
Shoot for Prize Gun-Twenty.ive birds. -GAuRhen
a2; Adams, 81; Van Brunt. 20; Deacon, 49, Thomp.
son. 1884, Bennett. 49, shepard. IA; EostrAnd. 10;
FIRST Extra Event-Ten clay birds.-Noatrand, q;
BENNETT. 81 Knowlton. o. Thompson, o. Adams, 81
Van Bru4t, Oh dauShsn. 81 Richardson. ..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-10
Cheas.

BOSTON. Jan. GA letter was mailed from
this city tonight which Will have an important
bearing on chess matches in this country in the
future. and especially the international
matches. heretofore tho Brooklyn Club has
borne the expense OF cable tolls on the games.
rangement set forth In the letter Is an agree
ment by which the Boston Club will hereafter
share with the Brooklyn Club In the expense Of
vides that the Boston and Brooklyn clubs be-.
come the basis of a national association, which
will take In charge chess trophies. pending the
decision of their permanent ownership on this
side the Atlantic or In Europe. and win arrange
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-10
Bookmakers at Roby Lose Heavy Through .
Tapped Wire.

CHICAGO, Jan. 9.-The foreign bookmakers at
the Roby race track were hit hard yesterday.
Ono firm lost So. 900 on the first race at New
Orleans and goodly sums on other races. Other
firms werc also big losers. and a suspicion was
excited that something was wrong. The police
were notified and experts were set at work ex-
amining the wire leading to the track. Late in
the afternoon a gang OF three men was dis
covered around n telegraph instrument In a
barn near South Chicago. All three wore placed
under arrest. and it was found that they had
run a wire from the Roby line into the barn. 1t
is thought that they Melted several thousand
dollars before discovered.
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tivn Wanderers. Positions. Scottish


The weekly games OF Pratt Institute A. A.. which
were resumed on Saturday in the gymnasium. were
interesting. whickham came within one inch Of the
interscholastic record in the standing broad jump.
Summarizes:
o0.Yard Dash. Three Laps-Won by Beiser. time
10 40 seconds; Collins and Tebyrica tod for second
place. time IL LIS seconds.
Standing Broad Jump-Wonb by whickham, with 10
feet l inch; Plat second. with o feet 8 inches;
Vaughan and Chapman tied for third place. with o
feet 1 inch each.
440.Yard walk-won by Plat. time l minute 90
seconds; Worthley second. time l minute 80 S6 sec.
ondS; Wurtzbsrger third. time l minute so seconds.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-10
Hockey.

BALTIMORE. Jan. v.-After defeating Baltimore's
strongest hockey team on Friday night, the Maryland
Hockey Club. the Montclair A. O. nve lost last night.
at the North Avenue Ice Palace, to the Northampton
hockey team. u minor aggregation. by a score OF . to
goals to /. Max Hornfeck scored the goal for Mont
clair. Poe and Wagner made one each for Northamp-
Ton
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-10

Tho second round Of tho National Asssocia-
ton Leagues championship schedule
began yesterday. The Brooklyn Wanderers
met the Scottish OF Newark at
Varuna Park. South Brooklyn. Tho visitors
outplayed their opponents at every point. In
the second half q. Christie of the Wanderers
WIS ruled Off by the referee, and with one man
short the team played out the game under pro-
test. The final score was: Scottish-Americans,
8; Wanderers. o. The teams lined up as fol.
lows:
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New s.eam Yach, wan Ely tho I.arehmon, flag.

1t was learned yesterday that the l5o-foot
steam yacht, the contract for which was signed
by Lewis Nixon on Saturday afternoon. will DO
built for n member OF the Larchmont Yacht Club
at the Crescent Shipyards, Elizabethport, from
$4,000. Her keel will be laid during the week
In the same place from which the United States
gunboat Annapolis was launched nearly a year
ago. She Will be constructed entirely of steel,
and In general appearance will resemble p.
A. u. Widener's Josephine, which is also a
pected that the new steam yacht will be
launched about May /. She Will be schooner
rugged. and her speed will BIO at least sixteen
miles an hour.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-10

Commodore Fred NJ. Hoyt of the Stamford
Yacht Club. owner OF the champion 51-footer
Syce. has purchased tho 2o-footer Shark. which
class Of one-rAters last year. Commodore Hoyt
will spend a few weeks In the Bermudas and
will race the Shark In those waters. II Is OK
pected that he will leave before Feb. ], and the
shark Will DO carried as freight on the deck of
tho same steamer upon which no will DO . pas
eonSoEs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-10

Grand bowling matches this day. Pump VI wnckens,
o I. M A. II. sieVers VI. A. silver. o p. ADO.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-10

Tho Crbb quintet won Two games ana topped the
high score record in the Oak tournament Of Brooklyn
on Saturday night. Tho scores:
FIRST GAME.
CIbb-Rnth, 1S4; com,aiskey. 10; McEvoy, 1885,
MS Sai1er. aH0 ip p asaIy'1 49, B 1Gta,' f fso; ]. Mecor
mack. Ia; w. Mccormack. 1875 T. Mccormack, 1874.
SECOND GAME.
Universal l-Duval, lSe; BAKER, 17%;J. Mccormack,
1870; W. Mccormack. l49; T. Mccormack. 2o7. Total.
p, L ! ,, yn sss'% ,o1. sas'sar. 9 19s, T n5ash; sal .ss'
THIRD GAME.
pi h . l4s; seSim. nst: EeslSoa. 49, T fo"sIn' Isl, i1s0'
MeMath. iSi;D Henry, III. Total. $50.
Blossfeld q Lamprecht, leaders In the Litho-Artist
tournament. made q clean sweep Of four games a.
the Arcade alleys on Saturday night. The scores:
FIRST sERIEs-FIRsr GAME.
Hager, 1877; Arnold, 237. Total, 39+. Ebling, 207i
Anspacb. l3l. Total. 1913.
SECOND GAME.
HaseI. 14s; Arnold, dsa. Total. sss. Ebling, i5As
SECOND sERIEs-FIRsr GAME.
ling. l70; Anspach. ia. Total, $40.
SECOND GAME.
Blossfeld, 178: Lamprecht, 1913. Total, 800. Eb-
ling, 1875; Anspach. 1870. Total, 27o.
THIRD sERIEs-FIRsT GAME.
Hager: LAO; ArnSld' iso; T .ostai si4. Blossfeld.
oA"hs
Hager. 1871; Arnold. l12. Total, $50. Blossfeld,
179; Lamprecht. 176. Total. 1855.
The postponed games between the teams of the
New York A. c. and Montclair Club. in the series Of
the Athletic Bowling League. were rolled ut the lat
ters alleys on Friday night. The scores:
FIRST GAME.
New York Athletic Club-Brown, $50; Bell, 1891
Wilmarth. 146; Toussaint. 1915; Cowperthwaite. 1875.
Total, $50.
Montclnir Club-Thompson, 141; Lockwood. li5I
Berrien, 1866; Croker. 1877; Snyder. $50. Total. i5s.
SECOND GAME.
New York Athletic Club-Brown, l72; Bell. 2l4,
Wilmarth. 1853; Toussaint. l46; Competitive ite, III.
Total, 1872.
Montciair Club-Thompson. 1888; Lockwood. l4oi
Berrien. l43; Croker, 1853; Snyder, 1853. Total. 787.
THIRD GAME.
New York Athletic Club-Brown. 1853; Bell, 1891
Wilmarth. l7s: Toussaint. 17s: Cowperthwaite, l79.
Total, S34.
Montclair Club-ThompSon. 40; Lockwood. 1921
Berrien. III; Croker. l2l: Snyder, 1874. Total, ISL.
The Roessler 4 Hasslacher Chemical Company
bowlers were defeated by the Sharp 4 Dohme team
in the Wholesale Drug Trade Association tournament
game on Saturday night. The score:
ROessler & Hasslacher Chemical Company-Malsch,
90; Ernst, 1874; %schafer. ll6; Furgang, 1O7; Hamann,
l4l. Total, SOL.
sharp & D~ohme-Dohme. III; Kent. Ill; Rienelin,
l0e; Goldsboro. l2o; Doerr. 1852. Total. 6l2.
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BoWLIYe.
n1ors, Reesrss or veu-Sxnown Tournaments
IN Thtn Vicinity.


The following are moro records Of the principal
tournaments ercabouts;
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1898-06-07

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biIbung Sober Cegenfanb Der &ite 1T gut uuNnTt. Ge &We lbt hn port
Gme 3tgoe III b es tatboli9e 9auS.
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10 Wlo 25 GeutS.
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GGnfrirte &dlts6ii6er.-
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-18

RESDi.TTIoN 40 49-fse IL resolved hy
tAe t1ty Council Of the city OF Seattle -

RESOLUTION no 4e-Be II resolved by
lAe t1,y Council Of the CITY OF Seattle -
follows.
ca Ttat # r. the intention % the CITY
from Harvard Avenue 10 Fifteenth Ave-
nue. Norm Broadway from East Denny
North from kaS! Denny Way % the morth
line of th~ Lincoln Pontius Addition. East
John Street from Tenth AVenaIe North 70
- point midway between Thirteenth ana
Fourteenth Avenues North East Thomas
street from TENN Avenue North 10 Nal
len Avenue. Fact Harrison Street. from
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth Ave-
nues North, East Republican Street from
Tenth Avenue North to . POINT midway
bstwesu Thirteenth and Fourteenth Ave-
Tenth Avenue North 70 a point midway
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth Ave-
MUGS North, Fourteerth Avenue North
from last Denny Way 20 a point l20 feet
south of Eas' Thomas street Fourteenth
Avenue North from Fast Thomas Street
20 the north lfne ~ 'n. Frank Pon'tuN A.
d.itoa. Efteef'h Avenue North from East
Denny Nag - the north line u Laws frst
Afdii0n Fast John street. ffom fifteenth
Avenue North - Seventeenth Avenue
NOTth. Sixteenth Avenue Sorta from East
Denny wa$ - the roFth 1'nf at the T. VI
crane Add -sn and Seventeenth Avenue
and Seventeenth Avenue Norfa from Eas,
Howell sfreet ~ Fast Thomas Street "
constructing thFfsin proper sewers
,hronFheut sal porli0ns - sB!d ways. av-
ennrs and STREETS the sRrar forming cor
r@:tIh4 system ~ sewers with a common
4tsle1i, ta&c'hr- Win All necessary wyea
.peningr narholes isrphoies. Yentilai-
ors catch basins and flushing tanks
a. That i1c ~osi thereof 1s paid to- an
sssess1arnt - no levied upon tAe property
aputt.ug apon ard pr0xifnate 20 said por-
lions q sA,I Fast Denny WAY, Nerlh
John street Esst Thomas street Fsa~s
He:f-sIu Strce.- Fast kepuhIaan Street,
tast Me- ~ Streti. Fourteenth Avenue
e.
Joan SIZE. 141'rei}a Avenue North. Sey-
..fsftfa srtrut s03 Seventeenth Avenue
>ortb ar#es tne Ian ~ immediate Pay
mont iu tae manner provided by ne
s'hartsr ard ORDINANCES ~ H.. ol.y % 81
zt}ls. provided. that whereas th. portisn
- SAL sewers p r2t stFIe 'rd within
ra~. Denny Way sHd T~ufH Avenue Sor.h
ATE main y 3:''rt f'2.ffs - R"f@ therefore.
as prov DEL - charter. Only slcA IHopor-
slor es the cssst OF SAL portions ~ saif
sewers . atit ~ me reasonable coat -
.f.,af.e - ne atr~sslti~s - re AREA -
slslr.a. - 1~ asseysed for this improves
merit shalt or levied A. 9ere ,n3efoTe pro-
l~f soa Use rsma.n3nr por'ioo ~ tas
-es} 81 such mar er inter- rtInE portions
sass se~e-s e,sl - fa43 - me cry
t4t Taat tae c.-y En..n4er ne directed
~ fl+u-ea ~ tr. r|-y Council ar estlfna-s
~ ne rHTf ~ aatH lr1aro~etnert. such 50
ia q IS - '.ry frorn ne f;~n~raI Fun4
90 Taas '7f. frfttsr q making sait M
prysfueat Wtl p, .u.e34s-@a aY ne Crv
council a. a s~s-leu fhsrey: n ~ aela
.u ta~ FlrH, eay ~ August issS. ~
- r r 80 utnr q, r., sons
eti 4t1n lta matter ~ making snid i'm.
.ra.r7l-.t are nor.a~d - ~ pre~nt
f4s.esi tt.e Tltv rourrii fn~ iith dsv 81
Jal, i''ss and asrs4 ~ ne "a open sss-
" y hINg,JARr.
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STRS. GARLAND AND ALICE GER
'fEfN

PORT ORCHARD AND PORT WASH.
I%GTpN route
STEAMER 4. z. ROBINSON
Carrying I. ; Mail
On Port Orchard ard Pore Washtrxfor
route leaves city dock foot 81 Main
street 80 r m. calling q SCUM Reach
Rurcaeil pTirk Yarf Rrer r, n r <
Navy Yard sidney Charleston Trlrvton
CHICO Siverdaie leaves Port orchard
NAVY station ~ = n 1rrl.a~ Sfa.'fe
a, = n T. y Robinson master TiWv
R1rarius Is Co, agents Telephone
Main s.
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PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK.
,t-,.dsntal book, Seattle. Wash.
,tM@o
Transae,s savings bank business ax-

'nnnCe|t- received from 81 ~ sIaeal
interest allowed ser 3Hpum. Six per
cent en- term deposits, per cent. en- or
pixis4nds declared last days % May and
Nove,rber Loans made On real state or
aprroyed ro,AteEa.s Only.
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PACIFIC NAVIGATION COMPANY
steamer State of Washing, leaves
Seattle from Yesler wharf daily except
SATURDAY al . y m for Everett; Ana
cortes. Fairhaven ard Whatcom connect
Ing a Whatcom for Vancouver and
Blaine
Connections AZ seattle Flyer ami y. T.
x K fer Tacoma and WY g5in,- al E,v-
erett. F. Il N g. II r.; at ARA rortes. ;.
WAatcom
Returning leaves Whatcom daily except
Sunday ~ L. m.
st~arer Fairhaveu leaves Seattle from
Iesier wharf daily except Sunday "a 5
= N tor Ecmau1- Wildly t-,a1d and
Ia Conner. calling ~ ENtr--t. north
bound. Tue@iay. Thursday aai saturday.
south bound. Mou1ay. WednesdAs ard FRI
day. come ling al T., Conner s.-a st4Zes
fFon! Bay View. Whitney and Mount Yer
non
Returning leaves Il Conner 5aiiy *
copt Sunday. p N Telephone. sfain ut.
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STEAMERS.
FLY ON THE FLYER"
SEATTLE TO TACOMA.

SEATTLE To TACOMA.
-Four round trips daily except Sunday
In one hour and twenty-five minutes.
THE STEAMER FLYER"
Regular daily trips Seat,le~Tacoma
route az follows.
TAKING EFFECT TUESDAY, MAY 3.
TIME CARD.
Leave Seattie-7.l5 As. u:l5. a, m; 40 e:i5
p ~.
Leave Tacoma 30 a. m. l. 40. ?. N.
SUNDAYS
Leave Seattle 80 a. m: II m; p. m.
Leave Tacoma -t.3J a n ,. 20 80 = n.
Landing AZ Northern Pacific wharf. Ia
coma ard Commercial deck. foot ~ Ma
fi1n street, Seattle.
Sun' lays. steamers Flyer and STATE o;
Washington.
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For San Francisco.

The companys elegac, stea ners
Queen. Walla Walla and Una
tilla leave SEATTLE via Port
Townsend and Victoria. b G. 5
a. m. June >. ;, - Is -. y July 3.
l3. IL p. y, Angus, and every
ffth day thereafter. Leave SAN
FRANCISCO FOR Seattle via Vie
toria Is G. and Port Townsend 10
u. m. June 5. 10, Is ~ -. 30. July
;. 10 -, - ., 80 Aug lst 1, and ev-
cry Attn day thereafter.
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FOR ALASKA.

The steamers Cottage city. CIV
OF Topeka and Al-ki will leave ST.
ATTi.E d. III. June 1. 9, "A - y
-. July /. ? IT, u. y -. August ,.
ana every nf.h day thereafter. TIE
company reserves the right to
change. without previous notice
steamers. sailing dates and hours
II sailing. For further information
obtain a folder.
J. + TROWBRIDGE
Puget Sound SIpt.. Ocean Dock.
Seattle city Ticket Agent. e.s
FIRST Avenue. Seattle
Goodau Perkins & Co. Gen
Agents san Francisco
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Real Estate Private Sales.

william Murray has sold to the Marx. Ernst Nathan
syndicate six lots on the south side Of l80th street.
10 feet east OF me b2uIeSard, NJ Murray. In part
stone and brick dwelling.
Charles Il. schuyler & Co. have sold for William I,
~, aud ~ East lOlst street. three nve,story nat
houses. each 25S1Ox1O0.
The Gordon estate has sold to Mandelbaum & Levine
Nos. 80 ard ~ East Fourth street. fout.story brick
Mandelbaum 4 Levine have sold to Kindsnsky &
Fine the plot. 37.BxS7.8 at Nos. 248 and 2aS Broomo
street. for Improvement.
Hall j. How n Co. have sold for Joseph @. Devine to
Julius J. Fox. No. 4 Perry street. an old two'story
Schrag a Richbers have sold for Caroline A. Bullock.
H NSt ' d se Mfss ON lot iis. vGas.s s'''''' A'0ufS'f' PHI
Thompson & Pryor have sold for Mitchell A. c. Levy,
No. 1855 Second avenue, a four'story brick dwelling on
j. Edgar Leaycraft has sold for j. n. Putnam, No.
8i3 West Forty ninth street, two'story brick stable
Benianin Y Cohen has sold to william +. Finn No.
PCS West Thirty seventh street. o hve'story Nat
house. Mr.. Cohen takes In part payment No. l4l
Augusta Poiirerne has sold 10 Thomas +. Gilroy
No. Z East Forty,eighth street, a :our'story dwelling
o. L. colt has sold for Monica 7. Flanagan to Mr..
Ruth the three'stOry brick and hrownstono front
dwelling no 80 E~dgecombe avenue, at a reported
The Hurlbert estate has sold the fourstory dwell.
ling No. IL West Twentieth street. 25Iee, at about
Whitehouse & Porter have sold to an investor a
tract OF 100 acres ON the New York and Putnam
Railroad; near the city limlts. Further particulars
are withheld,
The Seton Homestead Land Company sold to John
s. Bush. President OF the Northern Gas Company, the
W estchrSier Greek and Fort Schuyler road for imme.
diate improyement The lots on the Fort schuyler
the creek for about $500 each.
/. ]. Phillips & Co. have sold for Gen. J. Watts de
ninth street aud Central Park wsst, ab.fxiOO, for
Improvement to \ builder.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-01

A storm formed in western Tennessee on the night
OF the 80th. II developed energy rapidly and moved
northeast to West Virginia. where 1t was central yes.
terday morning, Its force began to be felt in this
ncighborhoOd In the early afternoon with high winds
and heavy rain and a dense fog.
The storm prevailed over all the country from tho
Ohio Valley north and eastward. In the lake regions
and Ohio Valley It was showing and In the Atlantic
States rain fell, turning into snow. High onHShore
winds prevailed along the coast, where the fog was
dense. West OF the Mississippi the weather was fair,
Decidedly colder weather was following close DO.
hind the storm centre. Tho temperature In all tho
central and northwest States fell from TO- to 30.
and It will be decidedly colder in this section to-day.
In this city yesterday there were a few sprlnkles OF
rain In the morning, but shortly after noon 1t began
TO rain very hard, and fog became dense over the
rivers and bay; rain held up late in the afternoon. but
fell again ut intervals. chang ng to snow late at night;
wind northeast. average velocity IL miles an hour;
average humidity. 90 per cent; highest Official TEN.
perIture A2'. lowest 49, barometer. corrected TO
rend to sea level. at 4 A. NJ. 20.s2, $ =. NJ. 29.3i.
The the mometer at the United States Weather Blu.
Teau registered the temperature yesterday as follows:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-01
THE WHEAT WAR CLOSES.
MORE TBLN O,OO0,O 600 BUSHELS
STORED IN CHIOHGO.


CLOSE or the !DeaiinEu for tho Wear MARKED NJ
Ho Rrcitement-Thero was Little Trading
DtrinG the Mr.. Letter Made
aouso Purchases TO steady the Market.
CHICAGO, Dec. 3i.-Thc battle between Jo-
seph Letter and p. d. Armour on the Board OF
Trade cndsA for the present at 1:15 o'clock this
afternoon. 1t was almost as quiet Ms the I'm
fishing touches which n parson puts on tho
evenings service. The only entertainment the
crowd which packed the galleries got was tho
antics OF the brokers which always mark tho
close OF the last session OF the year. Sacks OF
corn and wheat flow through the air. but tho
price OF both grains refused TO go skyward.
Mr.. Letter sat in a brokers' office near by,
ready for any emergency. Armour. the other
giant OF tho recent battle, was busy on other
matters at his Office In the Home Insurance
building.
Tho price of December wheat ragged during
tho day between GAIA cents and 05A cents.
Tho closing price was % cents, winch tne
Letter brokers bid to keep tho market stable.
Tho May option was between 92IJ cents, END
93M conts. Prices were higher in Liverpool and
bushels Of wheat and flour. which had some
thing to do with keeping prices where they we're:
Almost zoe. 00O bushels OF contract wheat
was added to tho Chicago stocks; This closes
the year 1897 with n tritte more than S,oOO,oOO
bushels. Of wheat. In Chicago public houses;
have been with him In the local December deal.
The stock of this clique was Increased during
tho day by $50, 900 bushels, which went 10 ~ In
scattered offering from 'taiers.' Letter had TO
take this wheat to keep the price where 1t was.
Every bushel of wheat has been paid for with