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HIDES. rALLow. WOOL AND HOPS.

HIDES AND SKINS-Culls and brands sell
about 1c under the quotations. Heavy salted
steers, 1oc: medium. sGs1zc; light, S1ac; Cow
hdes S &C. da soDd s@c o aa e1 KIP 9c Ga
13c; dry Kip and Veal. 15@1516c; dry Calf, I7o;
Sheepskins, shearlngs, 106l3oc each short
Wool 35G6Oc each; medium. 70Gl9oc; long Wool.
s0cQS1 10 each; Horse Hides. salt 81 1902 Is
for large and 81 for small; Colts. soc.
TALLOWm,No rendered. la4l4c per lb;
WOOL = Spring Clips - San Joaquin and
Southerns. months. 7Q9c; years staple 6dSc
FoothiIl and Northern free. 10GD12c: Foothil
and Northern defective, SQ10c: Nevada 9G12c
Humboldt and Mendocino. 11Q12c.
Fall Woos-
Northern Mountain n..........................7 eSSc
Southern ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. sly arc
PlalnS t31tbc
HOPS-lS9S crop, 10911c per lb for ordinary
12Q12hc for good and 13T15c for choice to
fancy from first hands
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LIVERPOOL FUTURES.
EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO May 19.-CATTLE-Th small
supply to-day was quickly taken at strong
prices. Fancy grades brought IS 5o95 60; choice
steers, $5 $500 40 medium, 81 S044 95: beef
steers 81 1904 70; stockers and feeders. SAG
5 25; bulls $3Q4 25; cows and heifers, $3Q4 25;
Western fed steers, 81 60@5 40; Texans, $4Q5;
calves, S4 50G5 70.
HOGS[There was an active demand and
prices ruled fully 212c higher. Fair to choice.
So S0G4; heavy packers, SO 6063 S21a; mixed.
So 65Q5 1713 butchers, 81 7o11 rs; lights. So 500
80; pigs, SO 35Gl3 75
SHEEP-Trade in sheep and lambs was active
at the recent advance. Sheep brought S4 751
So; yearlings. So 5O@15 65; shorn lambs. 81 Esq
rs and wooled lambs. Sc 50d6 75.
Receipts-Cattle, 20O0 hogs. $4,000; sheep,
1000
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POULTRY AND GAME.

The last of Eastern this week arrived
yesterday. The market shows no change wor-
thy of note
PoULTRY-Live Turkeys. 12@18c for Cob
blers and 13@14c for Hens; Geese, per pair,
81 so; Goslings, 81; Ducks, 81 50Q5 80 for old and
$ 50Q7 for young; Hens, 81 5095 SO; young
s6a6 So Broilers, 81 SOFAS so for large 81 500
so for small; Pigeons, 81 25d2 50 per dozen for
old and $202 so for Squads.
GAME-Hare, 81 Rabbits, 81 25 for Cotton
tails and 81 for small.
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PROVISIONS.

There is nothing new in the situation Prices
for almost all descriptions are firm.
CURED MEATS-Bacon Sc per ID for heavy
S1kq9c for light medium, 10h411c for light, 12c
for extra light and 121s013c for sugar cured; ;
Eastern Sugar-cured Hams. 11d11hc; California
Hams, 1OQ1otkc Mess Beef s13 per Dbl: extra
Mess Beef. sl4; Family Beef s15G15 so: extra
prime Pork, s12; extra clear, SIS: mess, s16
Smoked Beef, lie per ID.
LARD-Tierces quoted at 51165%c per ib for
compound and 71aG7Ac for pure half barrels.
COTTOLENE = Tierces 6M46sc; packages,
less than 300 lbs. lib pals, so In a case exc
3-lb pals. 20 in case Stsc; lib pals, u in
case SIC; 10-lb pals, 6 in a case, SMc: 50-lb
tins, / or In a case. 77sc; wooden buckets, 20
lbs net. s1ac; fancy tubs. so lbs net, 77tc; half
barrels. about 10 lbs, TIC
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F1o1rR AND M1LLsrUFFs.

FLOUR-California family extras, SO 60G3 75
usual terms; bakers extras, 50 4093 so; Oregon
and Washington SO 1908 As per Dbl for extra
50 25I3 40 for bakers and 81 30q2 so for super
fine.
MILLSTUFFS-Prices in sacks are as fol-
lows usual discount to the trade: Graham
Flour, IS 25 per 100 lbs; Rye Flour. 81 IS; Rye
ira cream Cornmeal. So %; Oatmeal. 81 5OQi Is;
Oat Groats 81 70: Hominy, SO 25Q3 So; Buck
wheat Flour s4Gl4 25; Cracked Wheat Sc rs:
Farina, s4 so: Whole Wheat Flour. SO SO; Rolled
oats (barrels), Sc 55G6 95; in sacks Sc 35QI6 rs;
Pearl Barley IS; Split Peas, 81 SO; Green Peas
lbs.
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BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS.

Cheese continues to decline, as the market is
overloaded
Butter and Eggs continue steady at un-
changed quotations.
BUTTER
Creamery-Fancy Creamery 1sk@17c; sec
onds, Ice.
Dairy-Fancy, 15c; good to choice, 13@1411c;
store. 11412c per ID.
CHEEsE-Choice mild new, &c; old, Sc;
Young America, 10c: Eastern. 1Sa15c
EGGS-Quoted at 15G16c for store and 1TG18c
per dozen for ranch; Eastern. 161a@17c.
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Hogs are a fraction off, as packers cannot
pay &C and get out even Four cars of Eastern
arrived and more the way. The other
descriptions unchanged.
" be -sai tstes from slaughterors to dealers.
BEEF-7& QS1sc per lb for Steers and 6bG7c
for Cows.
VEAL-S6S1kc per lb.
MUTTON-Wethers, 7G711c; Ewes 7c per lb
Handspring. SGshc per lb.
PORK-Live Hogs. 515G5%c for small 5s.6
57sc for medium and 5d51sc for large stock
Hogs and Feeders, 4&eD5c; dressed Hogs
@slsc-
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.
SUMMARY or THE MARKETS.

Silver unchanged.
Wheat firm Barley advancing rapidly
Oats and Corn firm.
Rye remains dull.
Hay shows more strength.
Middlings advanced. Bran firm.
Rolled Barley higher.
Beans and Seeds unchanged.
Linseed OIL and LucoI marked up.
New Potatoes coming in freely
Cheese lower again.
Butter and Eggs steady.
Poultry stands about the same.
High prices reported for Aprieots and Pears
oregon fruit crop deficient
Citrus fruits quiet.
Provisions unchanged.
Hogs slightly off.
Other Meats unchanged.
Grain Bags weaker.
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THE LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK. May 19.-The Commercial Ad-
vertiser's London financial cablegram says:
The markets here were stagnant but steady to-
day. Americans opened hard and London and
the Continent bought up 10 half point above
was about at the opening level.
Tintos were sos. Anacondas were 12& on
American buying in the street.
CLOSING
Canadian Pacific, 100%; Northern Pacific,
1855: Union Pacific 461s; Grand Trunk. S; Ana
conda, l2s4 bar silver. uncertain, 2Sd per ounce;
money. 1NIL per cent.
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OREGON.

PORTLAND. Or, May 19.-The local wheat
market is struggling under the handicap of
tonnage and buyers are Indifferent about
doing business at the rates demanded. WaIla
Walla can still be worked at SIC, but Valley
is apparently under the ban and some of the
others bid from ic to 115c more Blue stem
is quoted at 59G6Oc
WASHINGTON
TACOMA. Wash, May 1e.-The local wheat
market fell off 12c to-day. Club, 561c; blue
stem 591hc
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON. May 19.-Consols, 110 5-16; silver,
Esd: French rentes. 102f 45c: wheat cargoes off
coast, quiet and. steady; cargoes on passage
sellers at advance 3d.
LIVERPOOL, May 9.-WHEAT-Firm; wheat
in Paris, steady; flour in Paris, steady; French
country markets, quiet weather in England,
rainy.
COTTON-Uplands 3ssd.
CLOSING.
WHEAT-No 2 red Western, firm, 5s I11kd;
No. red Northern Duluth, firm, 6s 3D. Fu-
lures. firm; May, nominal; July, 5s sgd; Sep
tember, 5s 77sd.
CORN-Spot American mixed old, firm IS
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EXPORTS OF WINE.

Exports Of Wine from this port by dur
ing the first four months of the year were l.,
S44 500 gallons and 2S3S cases. against 1,S35S00
gallons and 1866 cases for the same time in
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BANK CLEARINGS-

NEW YORK, May 19.-The following table.
compiled by Bradstreet shows the bank clear
ings at all principal cities for the week ended
May 19. with the percentage Of increase and
decrease compared with the corresponding
week last year:
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CALIFORNIA FRUIT sALEs.

NEW YORK, May 19.-The Earl Fruit Com
pany sold and realized the following prices for
California fruit at auction to-day: Alexander
Peaches, averaged 81 60; Clyman Plufns, aver
aged 81 63.
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1 so; Reds. 50 so; Blackeye, 81 1904 25; Buffers,
nominal Limas, So 1904 05; Pea, 81 25dl2 40; Red
Kidneys, 81 25a2 40 per ctl
SEEDS-Bro~n Mustard, nominal; Yellow
Mustard, Prose; Flax. nominal Canary Seed
2Ac per 10; Alfalfa, Sh@9kc; Rape, 3931ac
Hemp, 4@4kc; Timothy, 4&d5kc.
DRIED PEAS-Niles, 81 1892; Green. 81 log
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CASH IN THE TREASURY.

WASHINGTON, May 19.-To-day's statement
oi the condition of the Treasury shows: Avail
able cash balance, s264. .Os4, 5SS; gold reserve.
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DRIED FRUITS. NUTS AND RA1s1Ns.

DRIED FRUITS-Prunes, &c for 1880 S, So
5kc for 5o-6os. 494hc for 6o-7Os. 3k93%c for
7o-SVs 2&asAc for so-so's. 21s92%c for so-1Oos
and 2S2ho, for 81 Sgse ,g1s for
peeled: Apricots. 12sn1sc for Royals and 14a15c
for Moorparks; Evaporated Apples, saskc; sun
dried out: Black Figs. out Plums. nominal
llkc for unpitted and 4t66c for pitted; Pears.
3d9c. according to color. etc.
RAISINS-3&c for two-crown 4&c for three
crown 5%c for four-crown 4k6sc for Seedless
Sultanas, SIC for seedless Muscatels and 81 20
for London Layers; Dried Grapes. 2&63c
NJTS-Chestnuts 7c per lb; Walnuts 5Gsc
for hardshell 10G11c for softshell; Almonds sd
&c for hardshell 12d13c for softshell 14a16c for
papersheli: Peanuts. 667c for Eastern and 41k0
SC for California; Cocoanuts. 81 50G5.
HONEY-Comb, 106l1c for bright and S69c
for lower grades: water white extracted 7A6
TIC; light amber extracted, 7c; dark, 5a51hc
per ID.
BEEsWAX-25Q27c per ID.
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

Dullness still characterizes the market No
change in quotations.
BEANS-Bayos, 81 4O@1 80; Small White. 81 80
az 10; Large Whites. 81 5oG1 60: Pinks, 81 FOG
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WEATHER REPORT.

N2Oth Meridian-Pacifc Time)
SAN FRANCISCO, May 19, 8 p. M.
The following are the seasonal rainfalls TO
date. as compared with those of same date
last season, and rainfall in last twenty-four
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SATURDAY. MAY 20.

NOTE-In the above exposition of the tides
the early morning tides given in the left
hand column and the successive tides of tbs
day in the order of occurrence as to time: The
second time column gives the second tide OF
the day. the third time column the third tide
and the last or right hand column gives the
last tide of the day except when there are but
three tides as sometimes occur. The heights
given are additions to the soundings on the
United States Coast Survey charts. except
and then the number given is subtracted from
the depth given by the charts. The plane OF
reference is the mean OF the lower low waters
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Cash QuotatIOns were as fol1oWs!
Flour, quiet and firm: No. spring wheat.
730731kc; No spring wheat 6S172hc; No. 2
red 741k@76c; No. 2 corn, 33c; No. 2 oats. 2712c
No. white. 3Oe; No. white. 2s@2sAc; No. 2
rye &c; No. barley. 35@40c; No. fax seed,
per barrel IS 15@S 20; lard. per 100 pounds, S. 10
as 121a; short ribs sides Qoose), s4 5og4 so; dry
salted shoulders (boxed), 4A@41ac: short clear
sides (boxed). 81 95d5; whisky. distllers fin
ished goods, per gallon, 81 26; sugars cut loaf.
UNCHANGED: clover. contract grade Sc 1905 20.
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BRADsTREETs ON CONDITION OF TRADE

NEW YORK, May 19.-Bradstreet's of to-
morrow will says
The feature of the trade situation this week
Is the renewed strength of wheat and other
cereals iron and steel and last but not least.
raw wool which has heretofore Jagged behind
other staples in a discouraging way. Inc
nrice-making features in cereals are not en-
tIrely of encouraging character being chief1y
the less favorable reports as 10 the growing
crop West and Northwest ana aqaances or ora1. In
toward a higher plane in the face OF a dis
couragingly small export business caused In
some degree by the continuance OF the strike
of grain-handlers at Buffalo, checking the
movements of large quantities of grain to the
seaboard. The added strength in iron Is based
Largely upon heavy buying of pigiron in the
Central West. syInpatheticaiiy i4hnencing IN ud a1
prices at all @ into bIas but u these ad
vices and the new plants projected to be built
apparently do not reassure consumers, VINO are
of next year at present prices. Excitement in
iron is not confined entirely to this country.
leading British markets, but sample OF the
irregularity caused by the immense current
world s demand is furnished in the case of for
eigners seeking supplies in this country at the
same time that orders for rails have been
placed by American companies with the Eng
lish makers. Foreign wool markets continue
above American, heavy sales OF Australian
woods for re-export are made, and heavy sup
porters of this class of wool are nearly ex-
hausted at Boston Aside from the exceptions
noted the tendency is toward steadiness In
prices and most provisions, coffee and sugar
among groceries, lead and copper among met
ais, and cotton and It's various manufactures
among textiles are all reported unchanged on
the week Speculation in cotton lags. notwth-
standing good trade advices from home and
abroad, and rather less favorable crop reports.
Lumber, as for long time past, continued in
excellent demand. Building activity is wide
spread. prices hold all their old advances and
the tendency is apparently still upward. Re-
fined sugar Is in rather better demand but
raws are rather quiet at last weeks decline.
Hides and leather strong at old quota
tions a new feature reported this week being
a good demand for some grades OF upper leath-
er for export account. Less favorable weather
has tended to check distributive demand
tall, but in the wholesale lines trade is regard
ed as very fair and even satisfactory for the
advanced stage of the
Wheat including flour, shipments for the
week aggregate 2,212 206 bushels, against 1884,
1874 bushels last week, 4064, S32 bushels in the
corresponding week of 1898; 2655, S62 bushels in
1897; L 9O6 COS bushels in 1894 and 754 O23 bush
els in 1885 Since July i this season the ex-
ports of wheat aggregate 2o5. 71C54 bushels
against 2S6. 4S7, ,455 bushels last year. Business
failures for the week number 166 against 16s
in 1897 PIG in 1896 and 206 In 1895.
Business failures IN Canada number IS,
against 81 last week. Sc in this week year ago.
2l in 1897 % in 1896, and 25 in 1896
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PoRTLAND's BUSINESS.
NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET.

PORTLAND. Or. May 1s-Clearances, s277,
996; balances S3S 342
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Mornin. Session.
Board
so Equitable Gas. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 12H
25 Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar. so
80 Hutchinson Co................. "a 621h
$4,000 Los Angeles Ry 5s.................lO7 lO7 S715
rs Vgorit Powder Observation-Disclosures. S7i5
80 N1gorlt powder. ....,.-....-............. 90
Afternoon Session.
Board
10 Hawaiian Commercial & sugar11s 25
so Onomea Sugar Co..................45 * On
10 Mutual Electric Light. 1fs 00
10 S Y Water. ..................,...1o9 1o9 "a
dW EIsorat toWoer .t-................ 25n
$4,000 Z per cent bonds. ds............... los 100
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NEW YORK, May 19.-FLOUR-Receipts.
1870 barrels; exports 9S4s barrels Generally
firm; winter straights, So 6063 60; Minnesota
patents. So 9OG4 TO-
WHEAT-Receipts. 1915 bushels; exports,
16. 994 bushels. Spot dull; No. red. sac spot
and to arrive (. o. b. afioat; No. red seize,
elevator; No. l Northern Duluth SAC, f. o. b.
aloat to arrive. Options opened firm on active
foreign buying and local covering, following
bad crop reports and strong cables. Later
broke 1asc under all-around liquidation. but
advance. May s0&qS2c, closed Slasc; July.
Is 1-16D79hc. closed 7SAc: September, rs 15-164
1850, closed 77ac; December, 7297s 13-16c,
HOPS-Dull
HIDES-Steady.
WOOI-Steady.
tive all day. and in the absence Of pressing Of
ferings from producers the market ruled un-
changed and featureless. There was nothing in
foreign Western news to alter the ideas of
local traders. At the close the Metal Exchange
called pig iron warrants quiet, with s11 25 bid
dull and easy with s25 so bid and s25 so asked ;
lead, dull. with 81 IS bid and 81 so asked; spell
ter quiet with Sc 75 bid and 81 asked.
Brokers' price for lead is s4 rs and for copper
sl8 75G1s.
CoFFEE-Options closed steady, net un-
changed. Sales, 4500 bags. including July, SIS 15:
November, s5 45. Spot coffee-Rio dull; mild.
sUGAR-Raw, firmer in tone. Refined, firm.
western creamery, 1561shc factory 11h@13c.
EGGS-Receipts. 1880 packages steady; West
ern, 13@14c; Southern 11&c.
DRIED FRUITS.
NEW YORK, May 1s.-California dried furits
EVA eIEVAPoRATED APPLEs-common. 7aSc;
prime wire tray, S%@9c; choice, 9h9919c; fancy,
i PRTNE NEs-51l a91lc.
APRICoTs- Royal, 11h@14c; Moorpark, 14@
PEACHEs-Unpeeled, sha1114c peeled, Esq
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CLOSING Quotations.
FRIDAY. May 19-4 p. m.
SUN, MOON AND TIDE.

United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Times and Heights of High and Low
Waters at Fort Point. entrance to San
Francisco Bay Published by official
thority of the Superintendent.
NOTE-The high and low waters occur at
the city front (Alission-street WHARF about
twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point;
the height of tide is the same at both places.
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MINING STOCKS.

Following were the sales in the San Fran
cisco Stock Board yesterday:
Morning Session
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.


CHICAGO, May 19.-Claims of serious dam
age by Hessian flies light receipts and re-
ported drought in Russia started wheat trad
ers on the rampage at the opening. The pit
was flooded with buying orders by the bulls
and shorts were forced to cover. AS result
&C was added to last nights closing price
during the first half hours trading. Profit tax
ing on the bulge, however, checked the up-tlIrn
and sent prices off a cent, but outside demand
took care of the liquidation and the rally from
the break was prompt the decline had
been
After that the market ruled quiet within
narrow limits until the close. Reduced esti-
mates by prominent statisticians Of the winter
wheat Weld encouraged buying. July opened
a shade higher at 73a4d74c, advanced to 749s
Gi74&4c declined to 1850, and closed with buy
Corn ruled weak, influenced by favorable
growing weather and increase in the country
movement and slack cash demand. July closed
sc lower
oats declined under liquidation and short
selling due to favorable crop reports
Extensive buying of lard by packing con-
Germs and higher prices for hogs strengthened
provisions. Pork advanced TIC, lard 71a@lOc
and ribs &c.
The leading futures ranged as follows;
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INVESTMENT BOARD.
Morning Session.
Morning Session.

SAN FRANCISCO STOCK AND EXCHANGE
BOARD.
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On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter
market was steady. Creameres, 12@1S11c; Dali
ries, 1OG13c. Eggs, steady; fresh. INC. Cheese
steady; Creameries. 9G10ac.
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Family Retail Market.

Common Eggs. .1712@-
Ranch Eggs, per
dozen ........ZU ZUd-
Honey Comb, per
N b..........12615
Do, extracted. ..-@1O
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LOCAL MARKETS.

EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
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Turkeys, per ID. :. 1920
Ducks, each. .75cGI 90
| Geese. each. 81 2541 50
Pigeons, pair. 50Q6O
Rabbits, pair. g ~ ~
Hare, each. -. 1oq ~
The evening times., 1899-01-24
TITLE TO AN EARLDoM
Organ-Grinder Claims Estate ,
William Henry POwIett

London. Jan. 24.-With the death of
William Henry Powlett, the sixth Earl
OF Powlett. which occurred here Sunday.
begins an interesting dispute concerning
the succession to the title. When the
earl was young he was harum scarum
fellow, and it is stated that on one occa-
sion, when returning from abroad he
wagered that he would marry the first
woman he met on landing.
Whether this report is true the
TACT remains that he married the daughter
OF pilot at Landport, after a brief ac
qualntance. son was born, but the earl
subsequently repudiated paternity and
separated from his wife, whom, however
he supported
A man, claiming to be this son. adopted
the title of Viscount Hinton, which is
borne by the heirs of the earls Powlett
ana he has for years tramped the coun-
Try with a barrel organ on which was a
piacard declaring his parentage and as
serting that he had adopted that method
OF earning living because his father re-
fused to assist him though no fault of
my own"
His wife accompanied him in his wan
derings and the couple are frequently seen
on the London streets. The deceased earl
married twice after wedding the pilot's 9
daughter, and recognized son by a third
wife as heir to his fine estate, Hinton St.
George, near Crewkerne, which is worth
some thousands of pounds annually. IT
is stated that the organ grinder has gone
to that place prepared to occupy it.
The evening times., 1899-01-24
KILLED WITH AN AK.
Madman Literally Chops Farmer
Ira Crandan to Pieces.

Cory, Pa. Jan. 24.-Late yesterday af-
ternoon Ira Crandall, aged 20 years, a
blind farmer, was pounded to death by
an ak welded by Emmet Bouton, 60 years
old, a crazy resident of this city.
Bouton had made arrangements several
days ago to come out to Crandall's place.
a mile from town, to chop wood for him
yesterday, and he did so. Last night Mrs.
James Colegrove, the wife of Crandalls
neighbor, heard terrible screeching She
came to the door in time to witness the
entire tragedy. Here is her story:
In the first place 1 heard a peculiar
noise, blood-curdling screech. I dropped
my pail and rushed to the door, 1 saw Mr.
Crandall coming out of his door, and then
I watched him. Bouton was screeching at
a terrible rate. Crandall ran up to Bouton
and shouted, Hush that noise!' AS he ut
tered these words, Bouton turned on him
with the ak. When Bouton struck him the
first blow Crandalf rushed to the barn
The madman followed, striking the de-
fenseless farmer again and again with the
sharp ak. At the barn door the old man
threw UP his hands and sank to the ground,
bleeding from a score of wounds in every
part of his body"
The evening times., 1899-01-24
ANTITRUST BILL.
Sweeping Measure Introduced in the
North Carolina LegfsIature.

Raleigh, y. c.. Jan. 24.-The only bill
SO far introduced in the legislature
against trusts is sweeping in its provis-
ions. The author of the bill says it is
based on the Missouri law, which the su-
pIeme court of that State has decided to
be constitutional. The question nov
arises whether it can run the gantlet of
the United States Supreme Court. The
bill declares all pools, combinations and
trusts Illegal and attempts to make it i'm
possible for any trust to enforce its con-
tracts in North Carolina by declaring such
contracts void and providing that any
purchaser from any company which is
member of trust can plead the provis-
ions of this act as defence in any action
brought by such company and in bar of
recovery. The present State law desig-
mates the attorney general TO represent
the Commonwealth in suits, but this bill
deyolves that duty upon the various so
licitOrs and allows fee of 500 il convic-
tion is secured. 1t is probably fact that
in no State in the Union is the feeling
against trusts stronger than ii is in North
| Carolina The American Trust Company
| is largely the cause of this feeling
The senate has passed bill TO enable
| married women to contract as femme sole
| The opening prayer in the house yes
| terday was by an evangelist named Lea
| witt, who caused considerable amusement
| by special prayer for Governor Russell,
who, the evangelist declared, so great y
needs our prayers at this time"
Bills were introduced in the house to
require railways TO provide separate v ait
| ing rooms for whites and backs at all
| stations, 10 give judges the power to de-
bar attorneys from practice in courts, tc
amend the constitution by providing foi
an equitable distribution of the publ:
school fund between whites and negroa.
! and TO allow voters of either race liy ms
in township TO vote a special tax fol
| public schools; 10 allow the Wilmington
and Weldon Railway TO change its name
to the Atlantic Coast Line Railway o.
North Carolina, to ratify the conso.ida
tion of the Petersburg Railway with til,
Richmond and Petersburg Railway. under
the name Atlantic Coast Line Railway O
Virginia, and 10 incorporate the same il
North Carolina.