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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-23
IOWA CENTRAL.

The Iowa Central Railway reports for the 40.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-23

RAILROAD BONDS.-Market strong and
tive. Tota! sales amounted In par value 70 So,
492 900 The more important dealings were in
the Atchison issues, Chesapeake and Ohio 4l2s.
Burlington convertible IS. Rock Island IS. Chi
cago Terminal As. Kansas City. Pittsburg and
Gulf lists. Kansas and Texas IDS. Missouri Pa
cific LIST consols, Northern Pacific general lien
3s and prior 4s. Oregon Short Line issues Peoria
and Eastern 1s.s. Reading IS. ST. Louis South
western DDS. San Antonio and Arkansas Pass as
Texas and Pacific 2ds. Union Pacific As. Union
Pacific, Denver ard Gulf lists. Wabash debent-
ure Bs Wisconsin Central LIST receipts, Bati-
more and Ohio IS OF 1925 receipts. Central Geor
gia rs. Lehiga and Wilkcsbarre consos. Mexican
International 49, and Texas and Pacific IS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-23
STOCKS MOVING HIGHER.
pUBLIC INTEREST INCREASiNG

poSD MARKET DEMONSTRATING EA-
CHANGE WEAKER.
Closing prices yesterday of the principal &C
tive securities ond not changes from ff'oa'
quotations were as fellows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-23

south Of Shebyvillc. ILL.,. for which no stock
had heretofore been issued. This stock is held
in the treasury Of the company. with the ex.
ception of S1.OO0OOO OF preferred stock which
has been sold and the proceeds expended In gen.
eral improvements OF the property. including
the substitution Of steel for wooden brldgea
the Improvement Of the newly acquired prop.
erty. application for air brakes. and other stand.
ard appliances required by the Interstate Com.
merce Commission and the payment OF ca.
trust notes assumed In the purchase OF the Chi
oago. Paducah and Memphis Railroad"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-23
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS.

GOVERNMENT BONDS.-Sales. $1,000 cou-
pom As o. 1925 az 1914. and $4,000 IS when
issued at 1861 1861. Final quotations fol-
low:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-23
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

Outside SECURITIES Market duh and
steady. Standard on closed at ioOli42 against
415T41S on Friday. Last prices Of other prom
,nent issues we're: Brooklyn Elevated. new
stock. a,m3Oia; preferred. 60; Brooklyn city
Railroad. 2l4G2lJ: Standard Gas. common. AZ
@147: preferred. 1G5a1GI; Mutual Gas. 33oa3io
New-Amsterdam Gas common 29AM29'I; pre-
ferred. 70. Glucose. common. GNdGOh; pre-
ferred. 1GG19M1G7h.
SILVER EXPORTS.-Steamers sailing to-day
will carry 100000 ounces Of silver and $4,000
(Mexican). The demand for silver from Spain
Is heavy In London.
BANK OF SPAIN STATEMENT.-The week
~ statement Of the Bank OF Spain shows the
following changes: Gold on hand increased
l741.OOO pesetas: silver on hand increased
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-23
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London. Aug. 90. 2. m.-The market for
American securities advanced at the opening
and remained steady all day. with bulls operat-
ing freely. The closing tone steady. and
the demand moderate. Las; prices were: Atch-
son. l4N; Canadian Pacific. S77s: St Paul. 115%
Illinois Central 115a4: Louisville. 60; Mexican
Central as. Go: New-York Central. 1923:
Erie. IS; Pennsylvania, 61is: Reading. 10h;
Erie first preferred 1915; Mexican ordinary 1913.
and Grand Trunk IA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-23

Actual cafh bal t.7t5l1aie t2is 2G 40 IN s1123DlT
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS Customs re-
cepts reported from Washington. $50 100. In
tcrna revenue receipts. 81 40 76J and the mis-
cellaneous receipts. $2i3.2il total Government
receipts for the day S2n6s 1G6. expenditures.
Sl2I5.OO0. Receipts for month - date. $40
$50 40: expenditures Si2 IDS. 600 excess ~ OK
penditures. So 1871 $50. Receipts for the fiscal
year TO date. S2i.3s354S expenditures. SIG
99l 40. excess Of expenditures. Si2601g2I Re-
ceipts Of National bank notes for redemption
yesterday. $3OJ S3G
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE SALES.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-23
Following are the posted rates OF the leading
drawers Of foreign exchange:

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE. - New-Orleans -
Commercial. par: bank. 81 premium. Charles
Gon-Buying. par; selling, &c premium. San
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-23
LAKE CHAMPLAIN AND MORlAH.
The Lake Champlain and Moriah Railroad r.

TIL. ,a,ar,, balance sheet shows cash on hand
"a .21. nrod. and loss. surplus. s1osi.
4-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-23
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY RATES.-Money on call. 11Al1ai per
cent. Time money 2iaG3 per cent for sixty
days. per cent for three months. 3Q3Ia per
cent for four months, and 3la@4 per cent for six
months. Commercial paper rates were 3A@3s.
per cent for the best names for all periods. and
above for names not so well known.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE-Market dull and
steady. inclined to weakness. Actual closing
rates follow:
The Yale expositor., 1898-02-25
John Bull Talks War Now.

The situation in East Africa is. re-
ported to be an aggravating one to
both France and England. Young of
ficers command both forces, and col
lision is probable at any time unless
England yields ground. This it is
said, she is not likely to do, as budget
for S750,0OO for the support of West
African forces is likely to be passed
early next week. On the other hand.
NJ. Hanotaux, the French minister of
foreign affairs, is in trying and pc
culiar position, as the coming elections
face him and the slightest sign of
yielding on his part would mean utter
defeat at the polls. The freedom of
commerce, and not the acquisition of
property, is said to- be the real bone of
contention.
London: Intelligence has been re-
ceived that two French expeditions are
advancing toward Soloto, capital of
the sultanate of SolSoto, in the extreme
north of the Haussa states, East
Africa, and that six French officers
with a force of 200 men have arrived at
Argungu (ArgungD and Tagga. The
former town is an important place on
the SolIoto river, about half way be-
tween the sultan's capital and the river
Niger, and is within the British sphere.
The sultan of Sokoto has commanded
the French force to halt about 40 miles
from the capital. The Royal Niger
Co.'S representative, Q}ritish) VIM.
Wallace, is holding the companys
forces, with ammunition and stores to
assist the sultan of Sokoto and to Sc
cure French evacuation of the British
territory.
London: 1t is asserted on good au-
thority, that the Royal Niger Co. has
been instructed after trying all peace
able means to compel the retirement
of the French from British territory
by force. The sultanate of Sokoto is
feudatory of the company and it was
recently placed under British protec-
ton. The situation is extremely grave.
Great Britain forces in the protectorate.
district number between 5000 and g, 1000
men under British officers.
The Yale expositor., 1898-02-25
poINOs OF CONGRESS-.
A ParagraphIc Chronicle of the Acts OF
the Nations Lawmakers

the
The House interstate and foreign
commerce committee gave hearing to
advocates of the establishment of de-
partment of commerce. statement
was presented which declared that
other departments were established by
the demands and exigencies of the bus
mess of the government and that the
time had arrived when another depart
ment should be created. The CONNER
cial interests could be greatly benefited
by seat at the cabinet table and
il would be n relief to other depart
ments.
The Senate committee on equal suf-
frage granted hearing toa large dele
CATION of ladies from the National Wo-
man Suffrage association in convention
at Washington. The House commit
tee also accorded the delegation Il
hearing. Miss Susan b. Anthony, the
president of the association, made a
strong plea.
The day following the Maine disaster
the House adopted the following reso-
luton, offered by Rep. Boutelle, of
Maine: Resolved, That the House of
Representatives has learned with pro-
found sorrow of the great calamity
which has caused the destruction of the
United States battleship Maine, and
appalling loss of more than $50 lives
and the wounding of many others of
the gallant defenders of our flag, and
that the House expresses its sympathy
for the injured and its sincere condo
lences with the families of those who
have lost their lives in the service Of
the nation.
After four days of consideration the
House passed the bankruptcy bill re-
ported by the committee on judiciary
as a substitute for the Nelson bill
passed by the Senate at the extra SEES
sion last summer The bill is known
as the Henderson bill and contains
both voluntary and involuntary fea
lures. 1t is considered less drastic
than the measure passed by the Last
House.
The Yale expositor., 1898-02-25
Grand Lodge A. O. u. w.

About 200 delegates to the grand
lodge of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen assembled at Grand Rapids
The reports of the officers showed that
the membership at present is 1899 in
the state, loss of 1850 during the
year, 20s deaths being included in that
number. The receipts of the year
were $50, 392, and the disbursements
as follows: $466, 900 in benefits; S2l ,1s9
in general expenses, and $46,471 in re-
lief, leaving balance of S36,731 on
hand. The next meeting of the grand
lodge will be held in Ann Arbor.
After a long and bitter struggle be-
tween the old members of the order
and the younger element, the young
men won, and the classified plan of as
sessment will take the place of the
level assessments, and will go into inn
mediate effect. officers were elected
as follows: Grand master workman,
Charles Calling, of Alpena; foreman.
Frank A. Wentworth, of Marquette;
overseer, William Cochrane, of st.
Johns; recorder, George Latchman. OF
Detroit; receiver, John c. Ellsworth. OF
Fowlerville; guide, Frank S. Herring
ton, of Detroit; Waterman, Hiram w.
Hewitt, of Maple Rapids; deputy grand
master, John +. c. Holdings, of Detroit.
The Yale expositor., 1898-02-25
spanish warship at New York.

The Spanish armored cruiser Vizcaya
days voyage from the Canary Islands.
When her officers and men learned the
startling news of the disaster to the
American battleship Maine in Havana
harbor and of the downfall of former
Minister De LONE they broke into
wild uproar of talk and for time all
discipline on the great warship seemed
to vanish to the winds.
The Vizcaya was received with due
formalities by representatives of the
United States.
The Yale expositor., 1898-02-25

London 1t is said that Mr.. Gladstone
is coming home to die. An eyewitness
who saw his departure from the Riviera
and his arrival at Calais reports a
striking change in the old statesman
appearance. Arrangements had been
made at Calais to carry his chair from
the train to the hotel, but Mr.. Glad
stone was determined to walk the dis
lance, 80 yards, and was carefully as
sisted down the steps, envcloped in
coats and rugs. Heavily leaning on tho
arms of two gentlemen, he slowly
tottered to the hotel.
The Yale expositor., 1898-02-25
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS.

Gaylord Catholics are about to erect
fine stone church.
Chas. LABEL, n deaf mute boy of
EastlalSe, was fatally injured by a
street car.
A vein of coal ~ inches thick was
struck near the bay shore seven miles
north of Bay City.
Bay City officials who had their sal
aries cut 20 per cent last spring have
had them restored.
Chas. Steadman. an Owosso saloon
keeper, died from injuries received by
being thrown from sleigh.
Saginaw Christian Endeavorers ex-
pect from 200 to 400 visitors at the
state convention in their city.
Burglars secured $3.50 in cash and
notes by blowing open the safe in Hoyt
IL Clarl1's grocery store at Lansing.
Coal will he prospected for all along
the Rifle river in Arenac county. Sew
eral veins have already been found.
James Webb, aged II, of Vassar, was
killed by logs rolling upon him, near
Trout Lake. in the upper peninsula.
The physicians of Berrien county
have formed an organization with DIR.
John Bell as president, to fight against
fake doctors.
1t is said the Pethrick, or Ashbed,
copper property in Keweenaw county,
last worked IL years ago, will be
started up again.
Bertha j. Krull. of Three Rivers, is
in Jail at Laporte, Ind, charged with
completely in the murder of man
named Mcclellan.
Food Commissioner Grosvenor says
that the efforts of his department to
enforce the oleomagerine law is meet
ing with increased success.
There is a project to connect the in.
dependent telephone systems of Grand
Rapids and Saginaw, by way of How.
ard City, Edmore and Alma.
VIM. Mcpherson. an +. & p. NJ. en-
ploye, while climbing down from boz
car at Saginaw, was thrown under the
wheels and lost his right arm.
Physicians have examined David See
ley, the old man under arrest at Kala'
mazoo for having so many wives, and
pronounce him perfectly sane.
Conductor Mccullough, of the electric
street railway at Benton Harbor, is
seriously, perhaps fatally, injured. HC
was crushed between two cars.
Capt. and Mrs r. b. Hughes cele
brated their golden wedding at Bis
Rapids. Capt. Hughes has been G
II. a. l. agent there for 20 years.
Wallace Walters, a young farmer {
mile from Charleston. attempted suicide
and is now in a dangerous condition
Ill health made him respondent.
Chas. Montgomery, aged 81, of Por
Huron. was one of the crew of the Glars
Nevada. which went down on the Alas
kan coast without soul being saved.
The Knights and Ladies of America
new beneficiary and social order, ha
been organized at Kalamazoo, will
Myron Start of Dowagiac, at the head
Jacob Dingman, a retired farmer liv
ing in Fowlerville, was kicked in tn
stomach by his horse while visiting a
his sons farm, and died in half an hour
The Yale expositor., 1898-02-25

The car barns of the Menominee Elec-
trio Light & Street Railway Co. were
totally destroyed by fire together with
contents, entailing a loss of S25, 900,
partly covered by insurance. The fire
broke out during the blizzard and
nearly every car was destroyed.
John Leech. of plymouth. Saginaw
county, while putting down q well,
struck a vein of mineral which yielded
gold dust in considerable quantity.
He will make further investigation.
H. =. Brooks a miner from Colorado,
picked up rock in the same vicinity
which contained silver. e lss 2a'
The Yale expositor., 1898-02-25
Miss Frances +. willard Dead.

Miss Frances Il. willard president
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
union of the world, died at the Hotel
Imperial, New York City.
Miss Frances +. Willard, was founder
of the Worlds w. c. L. L., and for
many years was president of the Ma.
tional w. c. T. U. She was born Sept.
20, 1899, Mt Churchville, N. Y.
The Yale expositor., 1898-02-25
MICHIGAN NEWS SUMMARY.
Doings of the Week Recorded in a
Brief Style. =
CONCISE AND INTERESTING.
Michigan Had Several Boys ON the Maine
State Bank Commissloner just Dead
League of Republican Clubs Meet
Pushing Pingree for President
michigan Men in the Maine Disaster.

Elmer Meilstrup, George Mattison
and Howard Hawkins of West Bay City
were aboard the warship Maine at the
time of her destruction. The young
men enlisted last fall. Word has been
received from the navy department that
the body of Elmer Meilstrup had been
recovered. The parents are grief
stricken over their boys fate. They were
opposed to his enlistment, but finally
consented. The mother is Frustrated
The young man had become tired of
life on the battleship and was making
an effort to secure his release
Howard b. Hawkins is among the
dead, but his body has not been recov-
cred yet, while George Mattison was
one of the few sailors whose lives were
saved.
George Fox, son of DR.. George Fox,
of Grand Rapids, was n lamplighter on
the Inflated Maine, but was among
those rescued.
Richard Andrews, Detroit boy, had
been recently transferred for service
on the Maine, but two days after the
disaster it was learned that he had ar
rived at Key West too late to board the
Maine before she sailed for Havana
and he was taken aboard the Texas,
thus possibly escaping death.
Letters received by the parents of
Elmer Meilstrup and Howard b. Haw-
ltins, at Bay City, state that the bot
tom of the harbor is covered with tor
pedoes and that the Maine lies right
under the guns of Moro castle. Neil
strip thought that if Spain did not de-
sire to let the Maine out, she could
hold the boat in the harbor by means
of the torpedoes. He would not be
surprised if she should be blown up any
day, and because of the torpedocs the
Maine could not leave the harbor nor
move about without the consent and
direction of Spain. Picket boats, he
said, were out all night watching the
Maine. Spanish sailors claim they
could do mp the Maine in an hour, but
young Meilstrup thought the Maine
could whip the whole outfit in three
hours
The Yale expositor., 1898-02-25
Beat His wife,s Head to a Jelly.

While intoxicated Charles Thinner
man, an Adrian plasterer, beat his
wife's head almost into jelly with a
hammer. The woman finally managed
to escape to neighbours house, where
she is now being cared for. When the
police went to Timmerman's house they
found him sitting in his home covered
with blood. lie had pounded two holes
in his head with the hammer which he
used on his wife, and there were cuts
upon his neck and wrists inflicted with
a jackknife.
The Yale expositor., 1898-02-25
State League of Republican Clubs.


The annual convention of the Michi-
gan League of Republican clubs, held
at Detroit, was not very largely at
tended and was not of particular inter
est. Resolutions were adopted con-
graduating the country on the return
of prosperity; reaffirming the financial
plank of the st. Louis platform; ex-
pressing confidence in President Me-
Kinley's intention and ability to handle
the Cuban matter satisfactorily; eX-
pressing profound sorrow at the APP
palling Maine disaster; favoring the
annexation of Hawaii; favoring equal
and just taxation, and the enactment
and enforcement of just laws.
Officers were elected without a strug-
gle as follows President, Grant Eel
lows, of Hudson; vice-president, VIM.
A. Hurst, of Detroit; secretary, Edgar
j. Adams, of Grand Rapids; treasurer,
Frank w. Wait (re-elected), of Sturgis.
The selection of delegates to the ma
tional league meeting at Omaha, June
l4-l6 resulted in naming the officers of
the league, and delegates from each
district were chosen to represent the
state.
The Yale expositor., 1898-02-25
brotherhood of st. Andrew.

The Michigan Brotherhood of St.
Andrew met in its fourth annual con-
vention at Bay City. Rev. Thomas w.
MacLean, rector of Trinity church, de-
livered very cordial address of well
come. Two days were spent in confer
ences and listening to addresses on
matters pertaining to the work of the
Brotherhood.
The Yale expositor., 1898-02-25
Dcnth of Bnnly CommIssioner just.

Josiah L. just, state bank commits
sioner, died at his home in Ionia of
heart disease.
Mr. Just was born December 20, 1s47,
in Ionia county. He attended the com
mon schools until IL years old, after
which time he only had opportunity to
attend school during the winter, the
rest of his time being devoted to farm
work. His first banking experience
was in the First National bank of
Lowell, where he was employed as
clerk for three years. In 1870 he en-
tered the banking house of 5. w. Web
Der & Co. at Muir, as cashier, and in
1872 filled the same position at Lyons
until 1879 when he returned to Muir as
cashier until the Muir bank was merged
into the name of Weber, just & Co.
in 1878, he being associated with Mr..
Webber for 81 yeas. Mr.. Just moved
TO lonia in 1887 and organized the
Ionia County Savings bank, of which
he was cashier up to the time of his APP
pointment as state bank commissioner
in February, 1897, by Gov. Pingree.
Mr.. Just was married in 1875 to Ella
V. Fox, of Muir, and she, with one
daughter IL years old, survives him.
Deceased sang for II years in the NJ. E.
church choir at Ionia. He was past
chancellor of the Knights of Pythias,
and in politics was Republican.
The Yale expositor., 1898-02-25
Populists Want Pingree for President.


AS a result of the Populist conference
in Lansing, Chairman James +. Nc
Bride, of the middle-of-the-road wing,
and j. w. Ewing, chairman of the wing
that fused with the Democrats last
spring, are sending circulars to mem
bers of their respective committees,
asking if they are in favor of a union
meeting of both committees to arrange
for nominating a joint state ticket
Replies so far received are in favor of
union. Chairman Mcbride says: 1.-THE
fusion committee is solid for the nomi-
nation of Pingree for governor, and all
but one of the middle-of-the-road COM
mittee favor him. If he heads our
ticket he will certainly be elected, and
that would give him so much of start
for the presidential nomination that
nothing on earth could head him off in
1900" Chairman Mcbride declares that
the Populists will nominate congress
siOnal, Legislative and county candi-
dates in every county.
The Yale expositor., 1898-02-25
GRAIN, ETC.

*Detrolt-Hay. No timothy. $500 per ton.
Potatoes. zoe per Blu. Live Poultry, turkeys
lie per Id; chickens. &c: ducks, nc Eggs
strictly fresh. t5c per doz Butter, dairy
l5c per Id: creamery, dc.
The Yale expositor., 1898-02-25
Developments of the Maine Disaster

Naval experts and engineers are UNI
animously in favor of raising and re-
building the Maine. They say the plan
is entirely feasible, unless she is shat
tered more than they at present believe.
Secretary Long comedies with their
views, but adds that if the warship
proves to be absolutely useless new
Maine, finer and faster, will be built.
The Spanish authorities at Havana
requested of Consul-Gencral Lee that
they be permitted to join with our own
people in making an investigation into
the cause of the disaster to the Maine.
Gen. Lee forwarded the request to
Washington where it was discussed by
President Mckinley, Secretary Long
and Assistant Secretary of State Day
and the conclusion was reached, and
Gen. Lee was so notified, that while
this government is willing to afford
the Spanish authorities all reasonable
facilities for conducting an investiga-
ton. yet it is thought best the first in
quiry shall be made by her own com
missioners. The request of the Span
ish government. therefore, was respect
fully declined. Capt. Sigsbee will be
recognized as the one to direct opera
tions and to send down the government
divers for such inspection as he secs
proper to make.
For a short time it appeared that the
Spanish were likely to attempt to pre-
vent any work on the wreck of the
Maine other than they should direct.
but a stiff demand that our right be
recognized resulted in the Spanish ac-
knowledging that the wreck of the
Maine is extra-tcrritorial and part of
the sovereign soil of the United States.
This decision promises to establish an
important precedent in international
law.
Associated Press correspondents
claim to observe great preparations for
war in the manning of various portions
of our modern system of coast defense
at this time, but the war department
says it is but the carrying out of plans
which have been maturing for two or
three years. 1t is also alleged by the
correspondents that the L. 5. infantry
forces at Fort Sheridan (Chicago), Fort
Leavenworth, and Fort Riley (Kansas)
have been armed and equipped more
completely and arc ready for call at a
moments notice. new 20-knot tor
pedo boat has just been launched at
Herresschoff's yards, Bristol, r. l., all
completed. Extra large forces of
marines have been sent TO the Norfolk
navy yards to put into commission two
or three fighting boats there. Secre-
tary of War Alger is said to be hurry
ing troops to the forts about New York
| City.
Read Admiral Thos A. Selfridge has
just returned from two years absence
in Europe and was met at the steamer
by a telegram ordering him to report
at the Brooklyn navy yard at once.