The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-29
AFTERMATH.

Millionaires have been made In Chicago
during the boom in stocks Men with
Very large means Mt their command
have had share IN most or the large
reorganization plans. and especially IN
the underwriting Of the Federal Steel
American Steel aud Wire American Tin
Plate and National Biscuit enterprises:
also the Baltimore and OHIO reorganiZa-
ton.
one house has written two checks Ton
one customer OF 100000 each. Another
save one Tuesday OF $4,000. A third
house has given two checks for 100000
each.
The big winnings have been maze by
y. b. Reom His profits in the Chicago
and New York markets are estimated by
those Of good authority at s2.o000o0. he,
like Z. b. Armour and Marshall Field,
had a hand in organizing the American
Tin-Plate and National Biscuit concerns.
whose stock has been eagerly snapped up
by outsiders NJ high prices. No one -
estimating Arm0ur's or Fields profits.
but they are known 10 be very heavy
The Illinois Steel crowd, which IS COM
posed OF John W. Gates and John Lam
bert William Edenborn and Isaac y.
Euwood. have taken ont immense pronts
from similar operations. Winnings OF
from $4,000 TO $1,000 have been numer-
Gus
Philadelphia grain exporters were much
interested. says the Record. in cable
cram which stated that the British steam
ship Beeswing had been chartered 70 load
full cargo of grain at Alexandria Tor
London. It is believed that the cargo
will be the frs, of the kind ever shipped
from Egypt The corn is supposed to
have been grown from several shipments
OF seed corn which were forwarded from
Philadelphia, consigned to the Egyptian
government for experimental purposes
soma time ago.
Tho proprietor Of one Of the largest
tobacco plantations In Cuba. after sew
eral weeks effort. has collected from va
Ilous plantations some OF the finest
brands Of tobacco 10 be found, and ne
has turned these leaves over TO two OF
his most experienced wOrkmen with in
structions to make them into cigars for
the Chief Executive OF the United States
tie showed tilt ~ A4lN 'i~tiAaf nA'NA "'-'f
indeed a beauty, and as long as
the average lea1 pencil general IN
the army asked the planter, who Is a
Standard. how much the cigars are
worth. and he replied: Well more than
s35o apiece"
A Boston special says: The Soallans
teaming fraud case was taken from the
Jury this morning because Of the head
line. Guilt IS Evident" which appeared
in tho Boston Herald. This for the
present disposes of the case which, in one
form or another. has been in the courts
FOR tso or three years. Mulrey ana
Scallans were teaming contractors ana
were charged with obtaining money f0r
work never done by means OF d fraudu-
lent system of keeping accounts Mulrey
il now serving a term IN prison on SINH
lar charges.
4 few days ago. says a special from
Austin. Texas. Colonel William Jennings
Bryan notified Ex-Governor }. ;. Hogs
that he would arrive in Texas next Weeh
and Join him IN duck hunt on the Gun
coast IL Immediately occurred 20 MI
Hogg that Colonel Bryan should be IN
vited 10 address the Texas Legislature
A resolution asking C0lnel Bryan 10 au-
dress the Legislature during his WISH
was introduced in the House to-day. III
was tabled by vote of 46 TO I.