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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-15
FINANCE AND TRADE.
The Features OF the Money and Stock
Markets.


NEW YORK. Sept. 14.-Money on
call firm at 5ds per cent; last loan 81
per cent. Prime mercantile paper, AZ
as per cent. Sterling exchange steady,
with actual business in bankers bills
at "a SJ%a4 So for demand and at 81 S2Ii
"a S2a for sixty days; posted rates
"a SshG4 81 and "a S7094 S7A; CONNER
clai bills, 81 S1hd4 50. Silver certih-
cates, 59q59Rc. Bar silver, SOC. MexI-
can dollars, 47hc. Government bonds
steady. State bonds inactive. Rail-
road bonds Irregular.
The greater part OF the gains In prices
which were established yesterday and
during the earlier part Of to-day were
wiped out In the latter part of the
dny's trading. A period OF almost
staEnatlon succeeded until the an
nounccment Of the fixing OF the st.
Paul dividend at the regular rate. The
large selling Of the Changers induced
by this news was met by supporting or
ders which rallied prices from the
lowest. Losses were the rule of the
day. however, which extend to a point
In many active stocks. The rate for
money wns not lifted above the lower
level established In yesterdays relapse
and the reaction in prices cannot be at
trlbuted to calling OF loans. II was
rather due to a reconsideration OF the
optimistic views engondered yesterday
by the casing Of the money ratio and
the sentimental effect OF the treasury
departments decision to anticipate, and
the payment Of October interests on
government bonds.
To-day's upward movement has been
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-15

NEW YORK. Sept. 14-speaklng OF
the iron trade situation the Iron Age
says:
The returns from the coke and an
thracite furnaces show their capacity
entered September at practically the
same rate as August, viz. 26l,5OO tons
weekly. While number Of furnaces
started in August, the majority were
small, and their make was Offset by the
quite general low rate Of production OF
the stacks active during the whole Of
the month. We are now, however, en-
tcrlng upon more favorable season,
and n further increase In output is
bound 10 come unless there Is some In
reference with the supply OF raw ma
terinlR.
Tho stocks Of iron show little change
and there is no evidence as yet Of any
chance OF an accumulation.
III the pig iron market We note some
buylhg on the part Of the cast Iron pipe
consolidation. which. It Ia estimated.
took about 10000 tons, including 1000 to
0.VN tons ~ southern charcoal iron. In
sittsbnrg there have been purchases Of
about 10000 tons OF Bessemer pig for
300 delivery NJ &22 so. valley furnace
cable reports from England refer to
some sales for shipment 10 this country
VI BCsscncr pig. We understand that
this Is special iron.
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DETAINED TRANSPORT
Tartar Finally Given Clearance Pa
pers % Hong Kong.


WASHINGTON. Sept. 1l.-clearance
papers have been allowed to the Tartar
at Hong Kong. 1t is expected that she
viii proceed TO the United States at
once. The information that clearance
had been allowed came In a dispatch to
Adjutant General corbln this morning
from Colonel Metcalfe. commanding the
Twentieth Kansas and the troops
aboard the transport. It supposed that
clearance papers were allowed upon the
suggestion Of the British foreign Othce
to the British consul at Hong Kong
that 1t would be unwise to interfere
with American transports. Another
dispatch from Colonel Metcalfe, in reply
to one sent yesterday, states that the
Tartar was no more overcrowded and
that the food was as good as on other
transports leaving Manila. He said
that the trouble arose among the dis
charged regular soldiers who were re-
turning home on board the ship.
The incident Is now regarded as
closed. 1t is learned at the state de-
partment that the representations made
to Mr.. Choate, our Ambassador at Lon
don, on this subject were not in the
nature Of protest. The authorities
here had convinced themselves that
they had no right to- claim exemption
for the Tartar from the operation OF
British law in a British port, because
the nationality Of the ship had not been
changed to American by the mere fact
that she had been chartered for GER
tain specific duty by our officers. But
the basis Of the application to the Brit
ish government was the fact that the
ship had been altered in her interior
arrangements since her original inspec-
ton and the Issue OF the permit to carry
passengers, with the result that she is
now fully in accord with the require
ments of the British law even for the
1900 odd troops on board. 1t is said
at the state department that the Hong
Kong authorities must also have taken
this view, and have acted voluntarily
in releasing the ship, for there was not
time before that act to have heard
from London.
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Ren,nrknhle Rescue.

Mrs. Michael Curtain. Plainheld. NJ.
makes the statement, that she caught
cold, which settled on her lungs; she
was treated for month by her family
physician, but grew worse. He told her
she was hopeless victim OF consump-
ton and that no medicine would cure
her. Her druggist suggested DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption; she
bought bottle and to her delight found
herself benefited from first dose. She
continued Its use and after taking six
bottles, found herself sound and well;
now does her own homework and is as
Wen as she ever was. Free trial bottles
OF this Great Discovery at Logan Drug
co. IS drug store. Only so cents and 81 90,
every bottle guaranteed. 6
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ceedingly dull. The northwest reported
an excsilcat cash demand. but the mar
ket In a general way showed heaviness
until the D. imnry receipts were posted
when positive weakness developed. To-
tal primary receipts amounted 70 l,sai.-
900 bushels, 10000 more than were re-
ceived year ago. The weakness was
increased whom Minneapolis ana Toieao
reported Chicago elevator people buy.
ers OF cash wheat In those markets, ana
during the latter part Of the session q
good deal OF long wheat came on to the
market. Minneapolis and Duluth re-
ceipts were $40 cars, against ISs cars
last week, and ga cars a year ago. CHI
cago receipts were 147 cars, only one OF
contract grade. Atlantic port clearances
OF wheat and flour amounted TO 100000
bushels. There was little shipping de-
mnnd for wheat here. December
opened a shade higher at 7l%9l1ac. Il
advanced to 71&c. then sold down to
70Nc, closing at 70&G70gsc. September
opened at 72972Iic, and declined to
705sc, closed &c lower at 1lSc. Weare
was bidder for September late In the
session. Large purchases OF wheat At
southwestern points for shipment 10
Chicago were reported.
Corn was Irregular, but fairly active.
A feature was the strength Of Septem-
Der, growing out Of the recent strength
of September wheat and the small
stocks OF corn, which made shorts In
clined to get out. Prices advanced
sharply early, but heavy liquidation by
longs followed. nearly all the advance
being lost. The market was rather
easy late In the session, following
wheat. Receipts were $50 cars. The
cash demand was poor, business being
restricted by the high lake rate. De-
cenber ranged from 2S1sc TO 2s& Q2SMc,
and closed shade lower at 2S1aG2S9sc.
September sold as high as 32hc, and
closed NC higher at 31&c.
Oats were dull, and independent fea-
lures were lacking. Prices were up u
0hc at one time in sympathy with
other grain markets, but later this was
lost. There was a capital cash demand.
Receipts were 316 cars. December
ranged from 20Rc to 21c, and closed at
2ONc. September sold at 21lsc, and
closed unchanged at exc.
The market for provisions was ne
elected. There was some firmness
early with the higher hog market and
the good cash demand, but the market
sympathized with the late weakness OF
wheat and corn, and the slight advan-
tage was lost. Most Of the light trad
ing was in January product. Weakness
was more pronounced in October than
in later deliveries. At the close Janh-
ary pork WINS n shade lower at 50 521k0
Q So. january lard unchanged at So AN,
and ribs shade lower at 81 IS. Estl-
mated receipts Friday: Wheat, 125 cars;
corn, S75 cars; oats, 3S5 cars; hogs, 49,
900 head.
Ins isauing futures ranged as follows:
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Special Dispatch to the Intelligeneer.
MARTNsBURG, w. Va. Sept. IA
Prof. L. C. corbett, of the state exper-
Iment station at Morgantown. is. here
Inspecting the orchards of this county
Most of the orchards he is visiting
have been under his treatment during
the past several years for all varieties
Of fruit tree pests, and now show graf
flying results He was recently through
Delaware, New York, Ohio and Penn
syIvania, but says the orchards In
Berkeley county, where spraying and
cultivation have been systematically
carried on. excel any others he has VS.
tied. As an Incident TO the work in
which he is engaged the professor ls ar
ranging with various growers Tor sew
eral barrels OF select fruit from this re-
glon to be placed on exhibition at the
Paris exposition. The idea Is to make
a large showing OF the three export va
varieties-Newtown Pippln. York Inn
perial and Ben Davis-whlch are grown
with such success here. These samples
will be exhibited In the West Virginia
space under the name Of the growers.
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reduced to It's true proportions OF a
bear scramble to cover short contracts
after having oyersoid the market in the
rush Of heavy liquidation on the pre-
csdlng days. Estimates varied widely
as to whether the llquidntions had
passed sufficient lengths to re-enforee
the banks against the present and fu-
ture demand upon their cash resources.
Money continues to move to the inter
Tor. and the banks have parted with
upwards of 100000 to the sub-treas-
ury since last Friday. There was no
evidence to-day Of a further urgent
contraction of credit, but the outlook
for the future is that further lIquida-
ton may become necessary. Foreign
houses were expected to put out con-
siderable sums in loans yesterday and
to-day, and this may account for the
comparative frmness Of the foreign
exchange market. Discounts hard
ened to-day in London and Berlin, in
spite of the Improved condition reflect
ed by the Bank OF England's weekly
statement, and London bought stocks
moderately in New York in continue
ton with fortnightly settlements. The
failure to increase the St. Paul dlvl-
dend is accepted as an intImation that
present prosperous conditions of the
railroads are not so well established,
but that ample provision must be made
against a recession. The extreme de-
cline from the recently high point
ranged from / to points very gener-
ally among the active railroads. The
Changers and Industrlals were espe-
cially affected. In the speclaities
movements were wider. Brooklyn
Transit was under pressure all day,
and in the final dealings broke its pre-
vious low record on the movement, and
fell to 9sK, at which price It closed, 81
per cent below yesterdays close.
Tennessee Coal ranged over S1s points
and closed with net loss Of points.
Sugar, Tobacco, the local municipal
stocks, Peoples Gas, the iron and
steel stocks were all weak before the
close of the day. A number of OBJ
seure stocks showed wider movements
than the average. Pullman. Twin City
Rapid Transit. Mobile & Ohio and Pa
clfc Coast common on second pre-
ferred gained between 21s and points
and KnIckerbocker Ice dropped 81
points. The United States milling
stocks continued their upward course,
and gained IL points each. Bonds
were only moderately active, and show
mixed changes. Total sales, par value,
31.9S5.OOO.
United States bonds unchanged in
bid quotations.
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live STOCK.

CHICAGo-There was an ample sup
ply OF cattle to-day and the lighter
grades wont slowly at lower prices;
good to choice cattle sold Mt So 70GfG 7O;
c1mmoner grades at 81 SOFAS 60; bulls,
cows and heifers sold ct 81 75d5 10: Tex
rs steers at 81 50II 25; rangers at 81 50a
%, and calves Mt 81 25I7 I5 The de-
mand for hogs was excellent and prices
advanced about SC all around; heavy
hogs sold at "a 1904 G5; mixed lots mt
81 3OG4 Is. and llEht at 81 1904 Is; pigs
brought 50 GOA 60, and culls 50 25di TO-.
Sheep aud lambs were stronger under
nm improved demand. lambs advancing
1OIliC; sheep sold NJ s. 0OitS 20 for low
grades. fair to fancy natives bringing
80 1914 40. and most OF the westerns at
81 OO04 Is; lambs sold at Sc 0oU6 20 for
best grades. the bulk bringing s. l6it
Z %. Rccclpts-Cattle. 5000 head; hogs,
$4,000 head; sheep, 1900 head.
EAST LIRERTY-Cattc steady; cx.
trn, s. 7065 o.: prime, So S0d6 90; COM
mon. 50 25a4 90. Hogs-Marlct ACTIVE
and higher; prime mediums. 81 9Odi 20:
best Workers.. 81 S5d4 20; Hight Workers,
81 SOTI So, heavy hogs. 81 G5dt 70; good
ioughs, 81 OOal25, Sheep steady; choice
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-15

CHICAGO, Sept. 14.-Heavy primary
receipts and indications everywhere of
rush OF wheat this way took the life
out of wheat bulls to-dny and depressed
prices about &c. The impression pre-.
vailed that there had been private set
Elements OF all important September
shorts. September corn was firm and
closed &c higher, but later deliveries
were heavy. Oats closed unchanged,
and provisions unchanged TO 7isc lower,
Uncertainty In regard TO the Scptcm-
Der wheat situation made wheat rather
feverlsh at the opening, and for short
time a really large business was done.
Cables were strong and higher, and
this and yesterdays and the bulge In
September. due to the elevator iight
gave tone OF bulllFhnCss to trading
that was reflected In slight opening adj
vances in the deferred futures. The
bullishness gradually disappeared when
terdny's September deal. was seen to
have considerable September to sell,
This nt once relieved the tension In that
respect. and the September premium,
at one time nc over December, Erndu-
ally disappeared.
Rumors Of private settlements OF
September among big shorts were cur
rent. and that gave rise to the belief
that the congestion had bcccn relieved,
The inclination among local profession
ais was 10 sell, and support came prin-
cipnIly from the outside most o. the
commission houses having buying or
defa early. The September tension
once removed the market became eX-
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2
Cash quotations were as follows
wheat@No: ) spring, csH@sSNc; No.
red. Th972iSc.
Oats-No. 9, 22a22hc; No. white,
24c: No. white, 23k42iAc.
4 Rye-No. 2, SIC.
Baricy-No. 2, 37fS4Sc.
No. / hnxseed, 81 OS9l OS1A; n. W.,
! 81 II.
Prime timothy seed, 50 40.
Glover, contract grade. Sc 0OGi7 80.
Mess pork, per barrel, 81 309S 05.
Lard, per 100 pounds, S. 20d5 IS.
Short rib sides, loose. s. 1895 40.
Dry sailed shoulders, boxed, 6G6hc.
Short clear sides, boxed, IS 6OG5 50.
Whisky, dIstilIers' finished goods. per
gallon, 81 %.
Sugar, cut loaf unchanged.
Butter firm; creameries. l6922c; dair-
les, l3alSc.
Cheese easy at 116l1kc.
Eggs firm; fresh. 14lAG14%c.
NEW YoRK-Flour. receipts, 20.635
barrels: exports. 1894 barrels; market
quiet and barely steudv.
Wheat, receipts 26S,200 bushels eX-
ports, g5,1S7 bushels: spot market easy;
No. red 74kc I. o. b. ailoat spot; No.
Northern Duluth, TShc (. o. b. afloat
to arrive; No. ! hard Duluth, SOAc to
arrive: No. 2 red, 72Sc elevator; options
opened steady and Nc higher, and closed
weak at %0hc net decline. May closed
ut 7SAc; September closed at 7SBc; De-
cember closed at 75Ac.
Corn, receipts, 63,375 bushels; exports
91,i0O bushels; spot market firm; NO. 2,
S9lkc I. O. b. atioat, 3shc elevator: OPP
lions opened quiet and unchanged and
closed easy ut &c net decline. May
closed at SIC; December closed ut S5Isc.
Oats, receipts, 29l 500 bushels; exports
1S4 bushels; spot market dull: No. 2,
26kc: No. 3, 25&c; No. white, 2Sd2SlEc;
No. 3 white, 21Isc; track white. TG33C;
options Inactive and entirely normal.
Tallow firm. Cottonseed oil steady.
Petroleum strong; refined New York,
IS 65; Philadelphia and Baltimore, S. CO..
TurpentIne firmer at 4S94S1Ac. Rice
steady. MOlasses quiet. Hay firm.
Hops steady. Hides firm. Leather
firm. Beef firm, Cutmeats steady.
Lard weak; western steamed, IS 65; re-
fined dull. Pork firm.
Coffee, options opened steady with
prices unchanged to five points lower
and closed steady and unchanged to B
pOitns lower. Sales, $3.50 bags.
Sugar. raw duh, but steady; refined
very quiet.
BALTRioRE-Flour quiet; receipts.
12,02j barrels: exports, 6,4lO barrels.
Wheat dun and firm: spot, 1lh67l95c;
month. 1ha7lAc: October. 7l%@i2c;
December. 73iA@73&c; steamer No 2
red, GTA @674sc: receipts 1891 bushels;
southern by sample, 63G72c; southern on
grade, 6Sis672c. Corn firm; mixed
spot SSHd3Si5r; month, S7Ac; October
S6if03G%c: November and December,
new or old. 332ic: January and Febru-
airy, 33isc; steamer mixed. 36NG31c; re-
ceipts, 159.l96 bushels; exports, 2l,S53
bushels: southern white corn, 4lgililc;
southern yellow, 4lIIllsc. Oats firm;
No. . white, 2S029c; No. . mixed, 2Gc.
Sugar strong. Butter firm; Eggs firm.
Cheese lirm.
CINCINNATI -- Flour dun. Wheat
Arm: No. . red, 69isc. Corn firm; No. 2
mixed, 34ikc. oats firm; No. . mixed,
24nc Rye Arm; No. 2, 59c. Lard
steady at S. 20. Bulkmeats steady at
s. 49, Bacon firm at 50 20. Whisky nc
tive at 81 90. Sugar easy. Butter firm.
Esgs firm at ice. Cheese firm.
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New Evidence Discovered.

NEW YORK. Sept. lS.-ApplicatIon
was made to Recorder Gott to-day for a
new trial in the case of William A. f.
Moore, who last year was sentenced to
nineteen years Imprisonment for black
mailing and assaulting Martin Mahon,
a hotel keeper of this city. The appli-
cation is based upon the alleged discov-
cry Of new evidence.
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NEW YoRK-Spot business in cot
ton goods quiet, owing to Jewish holi-
day. Brown sheetings and drills strong.
Print cloths regular, and odds tlrm'
with limited sales. Bleached cottons
tending upwards, large buyers anxious
10 place orders for spring Denims
strong. Several lines advanced nc per
ward. Other coarse cOlored cottOns in
good shape. Cotton hosiery and under
wear well sold for spring and firm. No
change in wooden or worsted tabrlcs.
Linens strong.
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CHICAGO. Sept. bat a secret
meeting of the flint bottle makers as
ISOLATION held here to-day 1t was deter
mined to make n general advance over
present prices OF per cent. Owing to
the rapid Increase OF raw material since
last June. the delegates say another ad-
vance will probably be made within a
month or two.
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The finest quality OF loaf sugar ls
used In the manufacture OF Chamber
laln's Cough Remedy, and the roots
used In Its preparation give It iavor
similar to that Of maple syrup. making
q very pleasant TO take. As a medl-
cine for the cure OF coughs, colds, In
grippe, Group and whoupInE cough II IA
une1ualGd by any other. II .plYAys
cures. and cures quickly. For sale by
agIggiBt5
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NEW YORK - The general market
was stupidity dull all day. with price
changes lacking special significance. Tin
weakened under freer onerings from
local sellers, as well rs from the west.
Buyers refused to take hold. despite
the concessions named. The other de-
partments were nominally unchanged
and featurelcss. At the close the metal
exchange called pig Iron warrants dull
and Aominal at II 90; lake copper quiet
at SIS 20; tin barely steady, with sellers
al $50 IS; lead quiet with 81 6O bid and
q 62ik asked: spelter quiet with s. IS
bid and IS 65 asked. The brokers price
for lead is 81 40 and for copper SIS 6O
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SIOUX city, Iowa. Sept. -"Mys-
ioftous" George iilrwan and Pat Ma
.py. 1T Chicago, were down Tor a M
r"cn-robDd 20 Tonight IN the nsiIr car
riyal. Maloy was clearly nutclassed,
and although he fought gamely was
forced to quit in the fourth round.
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Irthe Rabr is Cntting Teeth.

BE sure and use that old and well-trled
remedy. Mrs Winslow's Soothing
syrup, for children tcethlng. It soothes
the child, softens the gum, allays all
pain. cures wind collie and Is the best
remedy for dlarrhoea. Twenty-Five
.ents a bottle. mW&f
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TUE MONONGAH ROUTE Is THE
short Line between Falrmpnt and
Clarkshurg Quick Time-Flst Trains
sure Connections. When travelling to or
(rom ClarkshurW or West Virginia and
pittsburgh railroad points see that your
tickets read via the Mononguhelu River
Railroad close Connections az Fnlrmont
with H. Il q. trains, and 1t Clnrksbutg
with n, u o. and W., v y +. trains. Tick.
cts via this routc on sale ut all II, 4 O
and w, V. & L. Y, h stations.
HUGH @. BOWLEs. Gent supt.
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welhefh. 8; &C =; eos-necr. q tasf2 50;
choice lambs IS 50db rs; common 70
good. s. 50G5 20; veal calves, s. 0o9l %.
CINCINNATI = Hogs strong and
higher At g 5000 so.
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A LII KINDS OF PLAIN AND FANCY
N PTlEting AN entire new line OF sam.
pies OF Eall Programmes. Tickets and In.
vitatinus at all prices At the lntelllTencpI
lob Printing OficO.
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Petroleum.

OIL CITY = Credit balances. 81 %;
certificates closed at 81 AK bid for cash;
sales. 81 600 cash Mt 81 "A: shipments, so,
sS6 barrels; average, 1903 barrels runs
$3.50 barrels; average, $1,000 barrels.
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Wool.

NEW YoRK-wool steady.
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TotaI nc VOC 4sl.7O0 shares.


The following quotations for National
Steel and American Tin Plate stocks are
furnished by Simpson & Tamm, City bank
building
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REATEsT FACILITIES FOR THE
" Prompt Completion OF orders % TOE
intelligence Job printing Onlea,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-04
For Etna Officers

There was a fashionable afternoon
party at Ainahau, the Waikiki home of
Governor Cleghorn and Princess Kaiu-
lani, yesterday afternoon. The host
and hostess were Italian Consul Schae-
fer, the Dean of the corps and Mrs.
Schaefer. The reception was in honor
of the officers of the Italian cruiser
Etna, which has several days been in
port. Nearly all of the officers were
present in their handsome uniforms
and make striking array of represen-
tatives of the navy of their country.
A couple of hundred society people
were hidden to the affair and most of
them responded. The Governmental
delegation was headed by President
Dole.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-04
Stealing q Girl.

There was an attempt about 10
o'clock last night on the part of some
rough looking men, evidently merchant
sailors, to abduct from a house in
chinatown the daughter Of Chinese
merchant. The merchant was enter
tanning a number of his friends, the
celebration being in honor of some
family anniversary. The daughter had
been assisting in serving the guests
in fact was directing the feast. On be-
ing called on one occasion to bring
more sweet meats she failed to re-
spond. The father hastened to the
door and sounded an alarm as he saw
the girl struggling with three men.
The Chinese at once put the sailors
to flight. 1t was reported that the men
seemed to be drunk.