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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-06
The stock Market.

New York, Dec. 5.--There was a great interest and curiosity manifested in Wall street to-day regarding the presi- dents message. When it was published it was found to be so free from mat ter calculated to affect the value of securities that the course of prices was left to the influence of technical causes. The recent view of professional traders has been that the message was to prove a ''bull document" and they bought stocks recently under that conviction. Upon the publication of the message it was natural, therefore, that this ele- ment should sell to take their profits. But the chief effect of the anticipation of the message was to curtail operations in the stock market. This tendency was emphasized by the absence of tele- graphic communication with many points in the country owing to the storm and the consequent falling off in orders to commission houses from out of town customers There was not entirely lacking, also, the proverbial disposition of stock exchange traders to a feeling of tin1idity over the advent of a session of congress. There is some- thing of the prejudice in Wall street against some of the measures which the statesmen assembled at Washing ton design for the public welfare and a desire to be let alone in methods for the profitable employment of capital against which congressional legislation is at times directed. The prevailing tone of the market, therefore, became increasingly heavy as the day wore on. There was a period of comparative strength in the morning, especially in some of the stocks which showed strength last week. Metropolitan Street railway mounted strongly AZ points and then reacted 31a on realizing upon the increase in the quarterly dividend to an annual per cent. rate from 5 per cent. rate. Pacific Mail and the Iron and Steel stocks continued up- wards, but reacted sharply before the close, particularly Federal Steel. Sugar fluctuated quire iregularly on the vary Ing rumOrS concerning the SldluS or the competition in the trade. There was rather notable advance in group of the Gould stocks and some of the low priced railway shares were also strong. United States express rose to STA at one time, but reacted to 55, and Ameri- can Epress also dropped 5 points. The majority of the standard stocks were, however notably dull and for the most part heavy. This was especially true of the grangers and the Pacifcs There was some firmness manifest in the coal CTS on the strength of the colder weath- CT.
 The bond market was decidedly more active than stocks, and prices were bet ter maintained though there was a re- action from best prices in the late deal- ings. A number of lately dormant is- sues were brought into activity and moved sharply upwards. Total sales s5, ,SO5, ,OOO; United States 3s advanced E in the bid price.
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ROUGH TIME IN NEW BRITAIN.
New Haven Defeated After Hard
 Game

New Haven Defeated After Hard
 Game.
 New Britain, Conn.,, Dec. 5.--New Britain won the polo game from New Haven twice this evening and at the end the crowd showed considerable animosity towards Referee Lush New Britain lost a goal on fouls which left the score to at the end of playing time Doherty devoted more attention to slugging Bone than to his legitimate work at half-back and as result two fouls were called on him and was warned that another offence would ne- cessltate his being obliged to leave the surface. There was very scrappy pugilistic encounter between Bone and himself though New Haven's rush was greatly overmatched. The real fun of the game was during the eleven and a half minutes of overtime play, when the men taking advantage of the new rules relative to fouls slugged freely The winning goal was caged by McGilvray in 9:14. Score-New Britain 4; New Ha- ven 3. Rushes-Bone g.; Russell l. Me- Gilvray 1. Stops-Burgess 39; Latlons AS. Fouls-Doherty 2; McGilvray 1; Bone l. Referee, Lush; attendance 750
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-06
FORMERLY OF NEW HAVEN.
Young Harry Durand Died Recently in
 Texas.

Young Harry Durand Died Recently in
 Texas.
 Master Harry Durand, youngest son of MT. and Mrs Howard w. Durand, formerly of this city, but now residing in Brooklyn, died on October 10, in Forth Worth, Texas. The family was travelling in the southwest at the tune. The boy was taken i'll with infiamma- tion of the bowels while on the train between Denver and Forth Worth, and died shortly after reaching the latter citv As the train was entering Forth Worth it jumped the track and MT. Durand, the boys father has sued the railroad for $10,000 damages, claiming that the shock of the train Jumping the track was a contributory cause to the death. MT Durand was formerly in business on Orange street i'll this city. FUNERAL OF MISS ANNA M. FLAD
 The funeral of Miss Anna M. Flad took place yesterday morning At lo o'clock short services were held at the late home of the deceased, "A sylvan avenue Rev. Edward H. Fisher, pas tor of the Zion German Lutheran church was the officiating clergyman At 10:30 o'clock services were conducted at the Zion Lutheran church, of which the deceased had been much valued member. Rev. MT. Fisher during his re- marks at the church paid glowing tribute to the deceaseds Christian char atcer and exhorted those present to em- brace Christianity as she had done. The school children beautifully sang one Of Miss Flad's favorite hymns, and the choir, of which the deceased had been connected with touchingly sang that most fitting song, Nearer, My God, to Thee" Teacher Dressler presided at the organ. The floral offerings were many and beautiful, and mutely told of the esteem in which the deceased was held. After the mourners and friends had taken last look at the deceased the remains were taken to the depot, from whence the body was taken to Middletown, where interment took place. The pallbearers were John Hofacker, Paul Loos, Leonard Heile- man, Herman Hopp, Christian Miller and Frederick L. Neebe. Stahl & Son were the funeral directors in charge.
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MRS. EDWARD McCARE.

Mrs. Edward McCabe, wife of the late Edward McCabe of Howard avenue, and mother Of Dr. F. M. McCabe of Or ange street, died at the residence of the doctor Sunday evening after five days illness with pneumonia. Mrs. McCabe was born in County Cavan, Ireland, and came to this country over fifty years ago. She was married in New Haven. She had six children, of whom three are living, John Edward and Eugene. Two brothers, John Conlon of Franklin street and Patrick Conlon of Bradley street, and one sister, Mrs. Margaret Smith of Putnam street survive her.
 NELLIE McGUINNEss
 Nellie F.. McGuinness, twenty-five years old, daughter of Patrick McGuin- ness, died at the residence of her father at 193 Hamilton street. Sunday after a lingering illness. The funeral will be held on Wednesday morning and re- quiem high mass will be celebrated at St. Patrick's church at o'clock.
 MRS. HELEN STREET BRUNER.
 Many friends and relatives in this city have been called upon to mourn the death on Wednesday last of Mrs Helen Street Fleming, wife of Daniel P. Brun- CT of Germantown, Pa. Mrs. Bruner was the granddaughter of the late Col onel Thaddeus and Martha Street of Cheshire, Conn.,, and was the daughter of the late Dr. James Fleming of Har- rlsburg, Pa., and of Mrs. Jeannette S. Fleming, who for the past few years has been making her home in German town, Pa. She underwent an operation in Germantown at the hands of cele- brated Philadelphia surgeon. She liv- ed for week after the operation.
 Funeral services were held at her home, 5O1 West Chelten avenue, Ger mantown, Friday noon, and three cler- symen officiated. The remains were taken by train to her former home at Harrisburg, Pa, where on Saturday morning they were inferred beside those of her father and grandmother
 Mrs. Bruner leaves a husband, mother and a brother, William Key holds Fleming of Harrisburg, besides many relatives and friends to mourn her loss. Mrs. Bruner was niece of Henry A. Street of this city, Rev. George E. Street of Exeter, N. H.: F. F. Street of Hartford, and cousin of Mrs. Mary L. Peck of 55 Wooster street and Mrs. Roberts of Townsend avenue, New Haven.
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THREE WONDERFUL MARKsMEN
Adolph Toepperwein, Young Petmecky
 and Joseph Tumlinson.

and Joseph Tumlinson.
 Adolph Toepperwein, the youngster who has been astonishing Londoners by drawing pictures of Commodore Schley and other notables with a tar get rife, is of German breed, as his name shows. He is of the German type also-burly, blonde, blue eyed jovial, and phlegmatic. He is the son of small farmer who lives just south of the Helotes Hills, fifteen miles north of San Antonio, Tex. It is a country especially adapted for the development of perfect sight, the air being always pure and thin the light mellow and the surface of the land a constant green from the never changing cactus and mesquite. Tn this country every body sees well. A person less than fifty years old wearing glasses is look ed upon as one sadly afflicted. I do not think that the distressing incident of little child peering through spec tacles has even existed there. We dwellers in the cities, where night is turned into day and the winter climate turns day into night and the electrics burn nearly always, pay dearly for the privilege.
 Young Toepperwein was known as remarkable shot in community of good shots when he was ten years old. He has been familiar with the rifle since he was big enough to hold one up, and has used it steadily in the field, where blowing winds and run ming shadows and different lights force a man to learn all that there is to be learned of the science of projectile hurling. He is not only strangely efficient long-distance shot, but he is a wonderful trick shot, and it is trick shooting that he is doing on the other side of the water. Severing swinging strings and splitting bullets driven against the edges of knives and snuff ing lighted candles fifty yards away | and boring holes through silver dol lars tossed in air, are matters of ev- cry day practice with him. It should be said of him, too, that in these ex- hibitions he uses always the single ball of .22 calibre. Many people who have seen William F. Cody career | around the ring smashing glass balls with a Winchester carbine, are not aware that the colonel uses a shell '. loaded with fine shot, but that is what he does. He does not use the single | ball in the carbine for two reasons: He could not hit anything with it except at infrequent intervals, and the Win chester bullet has a habit of flying a mile or so and killing the inoffensive 1 stranger standing on the corner not meaning any harm.
 Toepperwein, before he took to shooting as a business, had dreams of becoming what he called Ia artist" meaning thereby a newspaper cartoon 1 ist. He used to practice on the San Antonio Express, furnishing 1t with meat-axe illustrations for the glory of seeing them signed 'Tep' in large flowing letters in the lower right-hand corner. The picture of Commodore 1 Schley, which he makes with 200 bull
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-06
DEATH OF SAMUEL A, BOOTH
4 WELL KNoWN TALE MAN AND
 ATHLETE.

Pitched for the Varsity Nino and Was
 President of the Athletic Association
 Mrs. Edward McCabe Dead.
 Samuel A. Booth, Yale 's4, died on Saturday morning in Minneapolis, Minn., after painful sickness of sev- eral months. MT. Booth was one of the best known members of his class, hav- ing been pitcher on the university nine and president of the Athletic associa- tion during his senior year. and mem Der of Skull and Bones. After his grad uatlon from Yale he taught two or three years at the Shattuck school in Fari- bault, Minn., and then settled as law yer in Minneapolis, where he has since been, and where he msde himself an enviable position in the esteem of his colleagues and in his profession. The body is to be brought east, the funeral services to be held in Bridgeport, Conn.,, where his family resides tomorrow af- ternoon at o'clock.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-06
LADIES' T. A. B. SOCIETY.

A special meeting of St. Agnes Ladies T. A. B. society was held in the Elks hall in the Insurance building last night. Guests were present from all the other temperance societies in the so- cisty and company numbered about t50 fter initiating ten candidates and act ing on eight applications, social ses- sion was held, during which speeches were made by many of the visiting off, cers. A luncheon was served and an informal dance enjoyed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-06
,NTERCoILEGIATE DEBATE.

The fifth annual debate between Yale and Princeton will take place in Col lege street hall at o'clock this even ing. The subject for debate is 'Resolv- ed. That the United States should an- nex Cuba"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-06
1.-the Rnby Is cuttlng Teeth.

Be sure and use that old and well-trled rem edy, Mrs Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup, for children teetbing It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind collie, and Is the best remedy for dlar- rtloea. Twenty-Five cents bottle.
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Government Bontio,
ChicarO Market.

Reported over private wiro by H. C. Friedman & Co.,, Bankers and Brokers, 10 Wall Street, N. l.. and 763 Chapel Street, Room and 8, New Haven. N. A, Tanner Manager of Local Branch.
 Opening Highest LoWest Clnsa
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NEw roHx STOCK MAnnEG

Opening, Highest, Lowest Quotations On the New York Stock Exchange, reported
 by Prince X Whltely, Brokers. l5 Center
 street, New Haven.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-06
At., Top. < s. ne gen z 4s... 9S
Bid Asked

At, Top. < S. Fe gen As. 9SA 9s19 At, Top. X $. Fe adj. gen 4s 73,a 74 Brooklyn El. 1st IT. Go. cts 6s.. 90 92 Brooklyn Rapid IT. Cog 5s. .105 105ta Central Ky of N. J. 2 mtg 5s. .113Hs 114 Chi, k. l. & Pacific ext. 5s. .. .105i4 105h Ches. & Ohio gen g 415s...... S9H S9A Erie 1st Con. prior lien 2 As. .. 93 93T Manhattan Ky Con. mtg 4s.... 9IA 95h Mo, Kan X Texas 1st mtg As S91a S9& Mo, Kan. X Texas 2d mtg s 4s 65H 66 Mobile & Ohio gen mtg As. ..... S0A S1H N. Y, Ont. X West. gen mtg As 103 103A N. Y, Sus & West. gen mtg 5s 901l 92 Nor. Pacific prior gen mtg As. .101I 102 Northern Pacific gen lien 2 s.. CITE 69
 Oregon Short Line Con. 5s. .11O ill Phila. X Reading gen mtg 4s.. S4A S4A Rio Or. X West. 1st mtg 4s.... 901g 91
 Southern Ky 1st Con. 5s.... .1041a 105
 St. Louis x Southw. 1st mtg 5s S1I S1A Texas Pacific 1st mtg 5s. .107 1077a Union Pacific As. .......... ... .1011A 102
 Wabash Ky Co., 1st mtg 5s. .1111g 112lt Wabash Ky Co. 2d mtg g 5s. .. :. 9o1s 91
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CInainr Prices.

Following are the closing prices reported by Prince & White;y. Bankers md Brokers, 52 Broadway. New York, and i5 Center st., New Haven Bid Asked
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WHEAT:
NewYork Cotton Exebangs.

Reported over private wire by H. 0. Fried. man X Co, bankers and brokers, 10 Wall Street. N. Y, and 463 Chapel Street, New branch.
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Active Quotations of Bouds

Reported by Boody. Mcclellan x Co.,. Bankers and Brokers. 57 Broad-ay, New York, aud S7 Orange Street. New Haven
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Total ...... ....,.... ........$1, ,519, ,21S 16
 State of Connecticut,
 County of New Haven, ss.: l. Robert Foote, Cashier of the above named bank. do solenlnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
 ROBERT FOOTE, Cashier Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of December, 1S9S FRED. B. BUNNELL, Notary Public. Correct-Attest:
 LYNDE HARRISON,
 GEORGE T. BRADLEY,
 w. T. FIELDS, df if DiroaAnrr
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EtmaMe1nl.

REPORT of the Condition of In,. NA- TloNAL NEW HAVEN BANK, at New Haven, In the State of Conneeticut, at the close of business December 1st, lS9S
 RESOURCES. Loans and discounts........,.,$ SS0 763 09 0verdrafts, secured and unse- U' 'Tse1 S bonds to secure circula.
 tion ................... ..... 32O 900 % Premiums on U. s, bonds .r. 24679 70 Stocks, securities, ete.m........ 362,254 21 fixtures .... .,..... ......... 3a,ooo % holders .............. 1,694 4o Internal Revenue stamps ...,.. 660 % re reserve i1V ageats) ,.. ......~. @ TOSS % bankers ...,.... ............. 1se 60 Due from approved reserve ,o, oo, oo Checks and other cash items 2,704 B Exchanges for clearing house.. 3,726 09 Notes of other National banks. 13,000 % : els. els and and Gents cents ............ ~ ~ 400 % Lawful Money Reserve in Bank, viz: Legal Legal tender notes 20ooo % 30, 1875 40 Redemption fund with U. s.
 Treasurer (5 per cent. of circu-
 lation) ... .. .... ......... 14,4O0 %
 LIABiLITIEs. . Capital stock paid in. .. ......$ AGA, 500 % Surplus fund ... ... ....... 203, GOO % Undivided profits, less expenses
 and taxes paid ............. 49,9Oo 4I National bank notes outstand- Due to other National banks. 6,S81 90 Dividends unpaid .... ........ 1895 % Individual deposits sub
 ject to check. .$ ,003, ,759 99 Demand certificates of
 deposit .......... 3,973 10
 VI, ,oo7, ,733 % Total .... :. .. .$2, ,059, ,295 55
 State of Connecticut,
 County of New Haven, ss.: I, Robert l, Couch, Cashier of the above named bank. do Soemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. ROBERT I. COUGH, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of December, 1898. CHARLES ID. CURTIS, Notary Public. Correct-,Attest
 WILBUR F. DAY, E. HAYES TROWBRIDGE, LOUIS H. BRISTOL, dc It Directors,
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REPORT of the condition of THE SECOND
 NATIONAL BANK OF NEW HAVEN, at New Haven, in the State of Connecticut, at the close of business. December 1st,
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REPORT of the Condition of THE MA TIONAL TRADESMEN'S BANK, at New Haven, in the State of Connecticut. at the close of business December list, 1898:
 RESOURCES.
 Loans mad discounts ........,.$ S69, 213 34 cured ". ............. 69 12 ton .......... ......... .... 15o0oO % Stocks, securities, etc.. 12S,233 75 Banking house, furniture and
 fixtures 50,O00 00 Revenue stamp account ......... 948 Al Due from National Banks (not
 Reserve Agents) ....... ...,. 111, ,5S1 54 agents ........l. ..... ...... e9,24oo1 Checks and other cash items. ... 6620 GA Exchanges for clearinghouse .. 14,327 07 Notes of other National Banks. Il, ,535 % Fractional paper currency, nick
 els and cents ..........a..... TIP & Lawful Money Reserve in Bank, viz: Iegastender feegie notes oSs oS oo S -s5sse s5 Redemption fund with U. s.
 Treasurer 0 per cent. of cir
 culation) ........ ........ !. 6,750 % Due from U. S. Treasurer, other
 fund -. ..... .........!..... 4ooo %
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REPORT of the Condition of In.. NA- TIONAL NEW HAVEN RANK, at New Haven, In the State of Connecticut. at the close of business December 1st, 1898:
 RESOURGES
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REPORT of the condition of THE NEW HAVEN COUNTY NATIONAL BANK, at New Haven, in the State of Connecticut. at the close of business December, 1898:
 RESOTPHES
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Total ...... ........ ;. .$1,519, ,21S 16
 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in. .........$ 0,000 % Surplus fund .................. 120,000 % and taxes paid ....,.....,... M sr 5s,e21 o4 National Bank notes outstand- ing ....... .... ....... 134, 400 % Due to other National Banks..... 73,459 4s Due to State Banks and Bank Dividends. unpaid .............. 7200 Individual deposits sub-
 ject to check ..... .$7S2, ,S67 or Demand certificates of
 deposit N. ....... 22519 42 Certified checks ..... 1,155 so Cashiers checks out
 standin~ .. ..l...... 10000 % -S16, ,542 29
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Opening Highest LoWes
The Republican., 1898-04-07

at was the funniest thing ever saw in
courtroom, laughed the veteran of the bar,
who was enjoying an informal smoker with
his brethren 81 was in the new west then,
trying to get a good start One of the resi-
dents had mysteriously disappeared, and his
wife was arrested under suspicion that she
might be responsible for the fact. l defend
ed her
"On the stand she was simply irrepressi-
hle. | only got to ask her one question.
That was more than plenty. She talked
precisely as though she were wound up and
could not stop until the handspring was
completely relaxed In the midst of her
TRADE she was interrupted by an inquiry by
one of the jurors.
"'Who are you talkin' to, Bill Spriggins,'
she shouted. 4 don't low no cattle like
YOU to be quizzin me Fl you don't know
how to treat your betters, III learn you,
you pin-headed coyote. Eff my husband was
here he'd perferate you mighty quick, and
| know it. But | kin take care of myself
ef | am lone woman I'm here to tell what
l know, and I'm goin' to do it if it spills
blood
There was no staying her deluge of words
and the Judge was at last driven by sheer
| desperation to tell the jury to retire and do
the best it could with the facts in its posses
sion.
when the jury came back Bill Spriggins,
as foreman, stood up. to give the verdict.
| We find,' he said that this here man
Meekham has disappeared at the hans of
some persng or persings unknown. We find
further that we are unanermous in surspect-
in as how he mighter been talked to death
his deputies to hold her.'-Detroit Free
The Republican., 1898-04-07

up ag'in a hemlock tree, and there was
bark knocked off O. the tree halfway
round and three foot up. The gun was
actually quiverin' yit, as if it hadn't
hardly give its dyin' kick. l picked it
up and went back to Tom. Jest as got
there in come Samantha and the hired
man, and we worked Tom home by de-
grees. The doctor from the Eddy hap
pened to be at the mill that night and it
didn't take long to git him. After he
had Strengthened Tom around and made
him comfortable Samantha took up the
argument ag'in.
~'Who'd a-thunk, says she, that bear
o'uld "a
Samantha says Tom, bears amt
the pint. The pint is that amazin' gun,
and when | git around ag'in,' says he,
I'm goin' to spike it and bury it down
in the fur corner of the old stone lot, >
says he, with stones top of it three
foot deep
Then | knowed that Tom had come
square round to the pint O the argu-
ment, and seen that logic was logic, and
| went home feelin' that all you got to
do when you got your p'ints right is to
stick 20 'em, and nothin' kin down YOU
Did Tom git any bears? Well, as
been tryin' to tell you, bears want the
pint, but believe they did find a couple
o bears in the paslur' lot next day. One
of 'em, they said. had a hole through
him You could shove a stovepipe in, and
out o t'other un. which must a been in
range O the first un, they took so much
lead that have an idee he must stopped
all O. Toms load, and all O Toms broth
or Sims load, and all O. Samantha's
dads load-there bein' too much vim
to the gun for 'em to have time for stop
pin III the first bear"-N. Y. Sun.
The Republican., 1898-04-07

At dinner party which Lord and
Lady Blank were giving before the ar
rival of the guests much discussion was
held as to questions of precedence.
One question especially puzzled them,
and as there was q minute or so to
spare Lord Blank went to his study to
get information from "Dubrett." Mean
while some of the guests had arrived,
and among them the two about whom
there had been so much trouble as to
precedence. And then Lord Blank re-
turned with "Debrett'' in his hand,
and called out: 81 was quite right, my
dear, Lady Smith was a Jones, and he
is a mere nobody" The Smiths no
longer dine with Lord and Lady Blank.
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