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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-20
THE TRADE " CHICAGO

Chicago oct 70 (Specian Wheat ana noi ''' 80
own to-day. bur u closed at cons iert'e
from the bottom so that while 81 '''>'l 20
market early r seemed 20 he "a rather '''"
finally The range Wa only i.c. and t'f tri P''
were i.c 10 i.c under M,dne- iay. D'0'in 'i 'i
at 7oa.u,o-.c sold between ioi-c and U.s. ''' 49,
M lie. October closed at 6qisc. which WAS ~
count There was "A wiieuin- out of ff' r 49,.
Nav spread 70 3s.c n the goose. compared VII"
Wednesday night. and only Be- carly in me- a.
Liverpool was SD 20 isi lower Ihe eI KS =.
four DAYS have increased Co. Non bushels, II .''N,
II the Increase for the week m.sh 'r
million bushels Northwestern receipts t'-+'' ,A
"A little ahead Of last years 49, cars c'iNi''' ,,s
N7 Here there were ll5 ears. compared WI" "a.
Seaboard clearances were $4,000 bushels ~.
a narrow professional. speculative trade W." ,sA
buying chiefly against puts I'm Che A-' "
nrmness of corn proved help to wheat ,..o-
Corn was strong dpplns d ltt.e Dtip 1885, =,
ing within a range of as, and nnt.y '.''"e a
10 AZ over "Wednesday December opener a. a,
3o2.c sold between 3oi.c and 5l's'. ana 'h,.A
s0i.a 3ossc October closed az 5l'ic me Nay -
Is becoming more active. ar i-'sc Re'e'P" "a
much more moderate than they We're N' ',l
day. with $50 estimated for to-mofro" 30 80 ~
was I'D 10 '.d lover C1earan'es "e'' r
bushels The tone was helped to-day oy -.
feeling on rates soma seaoo~. .ha,,er
claiming that room could be had about ~ ''~'-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-20
CHARACTER OF TRADING.

Talk IN the room Of bull combination against
the shorts was effective in checking bear enthusi-
asn in tho morning. and buying by Standard OH
brokers and houses representing other important IN
terosts impaired strong tone TO speculation IN
general London bought about 1000 shares on
balances In tho afternoon a general reaction on
set IN many cases early gains and at the c.ose
there were more net losses than gains. LouisViHe
and Nashville sold within a fraction OF ITS best
price of the year on heavy local and foreign buying
Bull points put out on Tennessee Coal ana
Iron and the price OF the stock advanced over a
point As soon as realizing sales began In the
afternoon bear traders sold the general list Some
or the buyers and sellers were
Price Mccormick & co. q 900 and Halle & Steg-
Htz 900 bought Sugar Refining, j. S Bache *
Co 1900 sold r. Clews & Co. sold Southern Pa
clhc e s Wormser and a. de CordoNa co.
bought s. PAUL Kendall Whtlock sold. Wasser-
man Brothers sold Wire n Content Co. sod
Brooklyn Rapid Transit London bought Atchison
preferred. Worden co. $500 sold. H. C. Taylor
sold Federal Steel r A Peabody 1000 sold Man
haitian & : Wormser bought Peoples Gas. Fl
Content a Co bought Sugar. Ralston q Bass
1000 sold ". T Calhoun bought Wire; Hedge
Lounsberry & Foster 1000 sold " p. Beck
10 ,rW bought Union Pacific common, J. NJ Shaw
S co. c sq.a .o4 Ho Watts 0 S5 6ong6f
s. Paul Wells Herrick e Hicks and Domlnick q
u..lNick sold II. Allen 4 Co.. Go9l, j. ; bearns
Cn) r. r. Ames GoM and De Cordova & CO. 900
sought Northern Pacific common; W B Lawrffnce
Son q 90 and Andrews & Crisis 610 sold. Halle
q Sfeei'z (5oW and traders bougnt Peop.es Gas.
a. Blair l00 bought American Tobacco. C.
H ass s-o9z gag bought M sGo1 street
Railway. A.. II. Combs 60. C.5oO bought amer
Rehn.ne Honisman 600 sold. tScnuyler
bought Brooklyn Rapid Transit. q , Mormser
preferr6i. $ Bache K Co. 1000 sold D Barnes
G"W and Bel q Co. 1900 bought southern Rail
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-20
STERLING EXCHANGE AND MONEY.

The monetary situation. as far as speculative IN
terest is concerned IS centred IN the sterling ex-
change market Owing 10 a special demand for
bills in connection with the Central Pacific read
justment. and also 10 tho slow movement Of cotton
and the advance IN ocean freiGhfs together with
the comparative ease IN money sterling rates
have advanced Bat the advance does nor fore
shadow gold exports. although there are orders n
this market for gold n rates advance 10 a profit
able gold exporting point. There has also been
demand 10 cover short interest IN fhe exchange
market. created early In IN season I'm expectation
u easy rates This fall The current demand for
bills is special demand that will not develop
into "a permanent demand The chances ao NOT
favor gold exports although some OF The metal may
be- sent abroad II fh- strain % the foreign nnanca
situation becomes Hcute There IS no evidence
however that monetary conditions abroad ".u
grow wore In facf. they have grown better in
the last week The Bank ~ England made M
change ir i's minimum rate Of discount az the
weekly meeting yesterday. and open market dis
counts continued 10 rge under last weeks leyel.
Tn tho local market call money lent at per cent
with exceptions at and per cent Time money
was shade easier in tone with little business
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-20

Railroad traffic IN the South continues on an
enormous SCALE and the shortage Of cars has be-
come so great that the Louisville and Nashville
Company and the Southern Railway Company have
both declared that IN no circumstances VIII their
cars boz permitted go south OF Louisville Evans
VILE end Cincinnati The big business I'm the South
!q not due 20 cotton traffic for the tonnage OF this
product is light bur 20 general mcrchaudise traffic
both uorthbOuud and sOuthbOund An idea OF the
volume ~ traffic the Louisville and Nashville is
furnished hy It's report OF earnings for the second
week in October which showed gain over Che.
same week last year OF over $4,000 IN the same
time Southern Railway gained over SupO From
July gross earnings Il Louisville and Nasty llc
have Increased q 10000 and Southern Railway
1S3f 500
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-20
rHr nAY.s orERArIoNs u srocks.

Stocks were in good demand in the morning.
and prices were generally higher In tn after
noon dealings realizing and renewed operations
for the short account caused SLOW reaction
In which losses were. as q rule. confined K"
fractions while AZ the close there were only
Few more net declines than advances Trans
actions were fairly well distributed ana com
mission houses reported increased acNNlis On
the part of customers. With the exception III
the few high priced stocks the genera -lSt -
81 q level which ought naturally 10 appear 10
the speculative public, and just as soon 4S '"e
money market becomes more ieNJiaple 10 tA-
tended operations in securities, the puhlc DOUBT
less will engage actively IN the market Mean
while the chances favor a rising price leNel.
II NAV stiN be good policy 10 sell stocks Oh ~.
rallies but operations conducted on long uIAe
considerations rather than on passing lhlu
ences appear safe enough for Well protected
sealers The professional bear element has not
given ND its hope OF lower prices ana IL nellrNeS
that the sterling exchange market VIII luI"lS"
Il with ammunition for further excursions on the
short side OF speculation.
Of stock market trading ia The last te" days.
Believers in a coming n1 hu" HioNriile''1 ID.
stocks may derive considerable ENCOURAGEMENT
from the course f business FL bonds. for an ac-
five bond market generally precedes an active
stock market The current bond market Is NOT
wanting i'm attractive propositions, u"ln 10Y ui'
investor and slelGator. Based on interest re
+,,rr The nich-rriced issues are not likely 10
en,oal much 20 buyers but IN the cheaper issues
,be return is sufficiently large 10 warrant buy
ing al '"' PiV D. ei,,sos ror,rt ~,
higher rang 81 Ha." ..-,e - rs',rsa,,i1e5
fN'eIieh' "tH'a"H l .r-. ,.,.er needed ,..
properties ana ~ '''' W l.-.,..',.. f..,..
organization. Recent a'4' az 5
were conduD leo ul''" ''-y ca ---.7 r.,..+
times. ana very nara "5ti' 49,. ,.,7
charges We're SO adjusted mat defaults "0u'A
be iruoesihle i'm The worst OF years. Nhllr SUI
hcienr margin was leil i'T ''s',i 'u@ ,-,
ferred stocks good p"sllI"n. 'al''"
are taxing IN" m'rtS'1r 'SS'FS -.
under par ana ar OF a"0u- 20 al i.
this sort are mace on l"e - VI ." ~
aud its cnance 'l "'Ih4i 49, -.
reasonable 10 assume t.4eN ,''HSS ''. 80.
and per cent. no" se.lnS II"m 80 10 w. " ID
work 10 "a much higher lfNe, lio"a'N 10 %
and 80 per cent basis ., r...ao
In me 'uIlth 'ia "'' '- - -,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-20
>r1DvoRK DAILY TRIBUNE FRIDAY. OCTOBER 20, 1899

Pittsburg say that n large wire, nall rod and steer
mill plant will be built In the Monongahela NaH'y
next spring as the result Of the formation las'
week Of .he Union Steel Company. with capl'a-
izaton OF 10000 which. IT IS said, VIII ne IN
creased 10 sl000OVN Compared 70 the American
steel and Wire Company this Will be small con-
Germ. The promoters Of the new plant say that
Il has not been formed 20 fight The American steel
and WIRE Company but to take advantage or
promising opportunity 70 make money.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-20
AMERICAS SECURITIES ABROAD.

London. oct ~ p m-American securities
opened steady with prices for tho most part above
parity ANerward they were he.ow the rest but
subsequently prices sfreng' henod ard closed strong
The demand was moderate Last prices were
Canadian Pacific. 95i, Eric 1873. Erie first pre-
ferred 87a. Illinois Central ISL. Union Pacific
preferred. 7sa S. Paul l2a,. Ncw-York Central
1891. Pennsylvania. s14: Reading. lo', Northern
Pacific preferred. r.. Atchison. 2lia Grand Trunk
~. Louisville and Nashville. @.. and Ana
conGa 90
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-20
srrrr AND WIRE COMPETITION

Holders of the manipulated American Steel ard
Wire stock doubtless Will nor sell their securities
because Of competition although they may because
q rnanipulatonj and the announcement that
rival 10 the wire Combine" s IN process Of forma-
ton at PittsDurx has not yet induced selling
Of American Steel and Wire stock Advices from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-20

l46 per cent. Last week = was TC. aD, ~
Rate Of discount unchanged at per GEM, rrance
The weekly statement OF the Bank OF
shows the following chances. ecconnts current
increased $4,000 francs. gold IN HAND 81 S2s y,
frsgcs and Silver in hand decreased 400" francs
FoREGN MONEY MARK 1,rEc, d.c %2n'y ya,e
London lig02per cent open ns per cent FOR long
bs Berlin discount rate IL; per pfe GGn ' Paris
exchange on London 20 m TranSs So eentmes paris
exchange on London. - francs - "
discount rate. ga per cent , eo~
FOREIGN SECUR1TIES-Brltisn, SonSIrrlS ro,.b
none o srancs isis confines. Spanish 4s in Lon
don o. ---, >fox
, hre - dollars &c Bar silver in LONDON
26asd. o-o- r,.ho, Al
Ruonos Ayres 1870 Rome. 80
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-20
RI.IL .rIrSr on MANHATTAN

Bun "ups" ou Manhattan are many and varied
~ three chief reasons for buying the stock. ac-
cordng TO ID Wall street operator. are that the
company's earnings are improving. that interests
connected with Metropolitan street Railway have
absorbed large amounts Of the stock and that
urogr,ss ls making with the company proposed
change frl Do steam 90 electricity Current tips
10 buy tho stock based on these s0-cted r"1-
SONS bun they are NOT likely 10 appeal 10 SUBJ
stautial class Of buyers The Manhattan company
makes great promises. but results are not in pro-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-20
RECORD BREAKING EARNINGS

A long hst Of favorable railroad earnings was
reported yesterday for the second week In October
with the heaviest gains by the Chicago Great
Western. Louisville and Nashville Southern Ran
way Toledo and Ohio Central and Hooking valley
COMPARED with tho same week last year increases
were 49, follows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-20
INTEREST TREATMENTS.

The sub-rreasury yesterday paid out 10 holders
NJ Government bonds about $500 on account OF
interest proponents under the recent order OF me
Treasury Department.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-20


Amer Agricultural chem .
Amer Agricultural Ga. pr D..
Amalgamatei copper .-..-.
American Bicycle ..-.---..
American Bicycle pref. .-...
American Book Co..-.......
American Wl0.iens ....-.-.
American W0ci.ens pref.
Ana Air Power ~ y ".
American Gfaphophone go.
Amer Graph.pnone Qf..-...
Am Press Association .-...
Am Soda F.In. com ..-.-.
Am Soda foun. lst n 800.
Au Soda Faun p pf......
Amer. Typef0uncers' ......
Amer Heat sugar CO. com o..
Amer. Beet sugar CO. pref.
Amer Writing Paper com .
Amer Writing Paper pref
Barney g. 6. Car pf......-.
Bay state Gas ..-.-.-...-- ..
Bliss f.. W. com. ..........
Bliss. H. vs., pret...........
Bk.n Wharf & ". com -..
Bk,n Wharf q ". PREF b..
British Columbia Copper ..
Carter-Crumo pret......-...
CrIlu.0ll Company -..--...-
C.r Fireworks com -..-...
Cor. Fireworks pref. -.-.-..
fs.- r.f Tel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-20
MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES.

Furnished by Frederic H Hatch. No 30 Broad-'')
STOCKS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-20
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.

The daily Washington Treasury statement issued
yesterday. covering actual results OF two days ago
compared with the last preceding statement, is as
fr.f
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-20

roorcfal 81 30 discount. bank par San Francisco
sight. Zoe. telegraph. &c., 'lnclnnau-Over the
counter zoe premium p. i~efH nhnss pan ga 20
Ing, par over s. Ch4r.stoH Buying l-ge ds-
count. selling. par Boston ..c and 80 Z-3r DIS
count Chicago 500 discount So Louis. s. dis
count
BANK CLEARINGS. - Nc~-lork Exchanges,
go ga 775. balances SO5St 81 Boston Exchanges
~ "a 706: balances s. 81 4sl Baltimore Exchanges
g szlzn; balances. &siIss Phiadelphia - Tx
Changes Sl5 s1s 90. balances = 20 I'd Chicago
Exchanges $246 67.z2i. balances, Nzbs.1os
FOREIGN BANK STATEMENTS. The weekly
s.sternenf az the Bank Of England shows The fol-
laying changes. Total reserve increased $4,000
rtr,r-is+ion decreased tZj9OJl bullion increased
~ as otber securities decreased 1910 other de-
nosts decreased II l3s u" public deposits increased
f5s3 90. notes reserve increased t-Nvg ana Gov
Lon Of tho Bank Of England reserve 70 liability IS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-20
IRREGULARITY IN STOCKS.
REACTIONS FOLLOW ADVANCES.
FEAR OF GOLD EXPORTS ENCOURAGES
BEAR TRADERS STERLING EN-
CHANGE CONDITIONS.
IGE CONDITIONS.


Closing prices Yesterday Of the principal &C
tive securities and net changes from Weones
Sa,,e iosf sales were.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-20
BONDS

TRUST AND SURETY COMPANIES.
Reported by Clinton Gilbert No . Wall ST.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-20

In. Int.
rate. rerl-l. 10 A-hrI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-20
SALES At THE STOCK EXCHANGE

RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-03
0UADRUPLE WEDDING.
Four Brothers Married to Four
Sisters at One Time.

Canal Dover, O., Jan. 3-A most re-
markable wedding has just taken place
at the small village called Trail, ten
miles north of here, four brothers being
married to four sisters. The four knots
were tied at the home of the four sis
ter brides who are the daughters of
prosperous farmer named James Hoch-
stettler Their ages range from IS to
28 and the ages of their respective hus-
bands vary only slightly. The groons
are the four sons of John Sumers and
are energetic young men of good habits
and some means.
The ceremony of marrying the four
couples occupied almost an hour, the
same clergyman performing all The
four brothers and their wives will live
within a stones throw of each other.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-03
Steamer Paris Has an Exciting
Adventure at Sea.
Lifeb0at Works For Hours Try
ing to Reach a Wreck.
A SHIP IN DISTRESS.
Exciting Incidents Absorb
Passengers and Officers.
All of the Sailors Saved Ex.
cepting One.

New York, Jan. 3.-A11 sorts of ugly
weather kept company with the steam
ship Paris from the time it left South
ampton at noon on Saturday. Dec. "A.
Aside from the storms, however, the
trip was uneventfuI until early on We'd
nesday morning. Then word went about
that a steamship, apparently in distress,
had been sighted over the starboard
bow. There was a heavy sea on, and
the wind was high and clustering.
Captain Frederick Watkins, without
delay, headed the Paris straight for the
troubled vessel, which then, to the eye,
was only a speck.
AS the distance between the two
steamships was closed it was made out
the one in distress with three master,
with black hull and funnel, and that it
was flying the British flag, jack down.
It was seen, too, that the topmasts were
gone, and that from the stern dragged
a sea anchor, composed of two SparS
1ashed, a coil of wire rope, and hem
pen hawser, the whole making a drag
of nearly a mile in length, and serving
to keep the steamers head well up to
the wind. AS Captain Watkins watched.
the passengers also watching with
breathless interest, a signal f1uttered
from the fore masthead of the Distress
ed vessel. 1t read:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-03
MORE WORK OF
THE POISONER.
Second Member of the Knicker-
booker Athletic Club
Is Now Believed to Have Been
the Victim
OF THE SAME PERSON
Who Caused the Death of Mrs.
Adams Recently
And Attempted the Life of Cor
nish by Mail.

New York, Jan. 3.-The Herald says:
There is strong likelihood that the fact
may soon be established that Henry G.
Barnet, who died at the Knickerbocker
Athletic club on November 10, ostensi-
bly, from diphtheria, according to the
death certificate made out by his ply
sician, was murdered by poison, as was
Mrs. Adams, and that the same poison
was used to take his life as was uti-
lized in the case of the woman.
Cyanide of mercury was administered
in each case. The body of Barnet has
been exhumed and it is said that suffi-
cient evidence has been obtained to
prove that the body contains traces of
the poison named.
There is said to be little doubt that
the person who caused the death of Mrs.
Adams is also responsible for the death
of Barnet with this difference, that
while he did not intend to kill Mrs
Adams, but Cornish the death of Bar
net was deliberately planned.
Barnet's death was surrounded with
several very suspicious circumstances.
He had not been feeling well for sew
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-03

Speaker Street for speaking slightingly
of President Mckinley on the floor of
the house yesterday. Street made the
remark that Mckinley was controlled
by the trusts and that he allowed
mbalmed meat to be sent to the SOL
diers. The resolution went over under
the rules.
The consideration of bills on third
reading was taken up shortly after the
opening of the house. The Buell. bill
requiring county treasurers to pay de-
inquent road taxes to cities of the third
class for the improvement of highways
and sidewalks, was the first bill passed.
The Harbaugh bill requiring annuar
settlements to be made by township
treasurers with township boards was
the second bill passed. Its passage was
by vote of 81 to 4.
On account of the absence of Repre-
sentative FairchiId, caused by illness
his two bills in relation respectively
to liability in railroad accidents and
liability in the shipment of stock, were
passed over and the Weilep bill provid-
ing for the regulation of fraternal bene-
ficiary- societies, was taken up on third
reading.
The bill was passed without opposi-
tion, the vote standing 79 to 10
On motion of the speaker pro tenn his
bill esta blishing a court of common
pleas in Cherokee county was called up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-03
at sn11st abandon the vessel :"

L
An order rang out on the Paris to
launch a boat. Like a huge hawk, the
Paris slowly made a wide circle about
the ship, while Captain Watkins decid-
ed from which direction he would make
the attempt at rescue.
Those with good glasses reported the
, vessel in distress was the Vindobala, an
oil tank steamer, and that they readily
made out the figures of several men
crouching under the deck house amid
ships, on the lee side Life boat No. 1
had been made ready, and the moment
the engines stopped over the side it
went. In it were Chief Officer John
Bradshaw and nine men,
AS the boat struckc the water and
before the tackle could be cast off the
Paris gave a lurch that ierked the life
boat up on end, almost out of the wa
ter The brave crew was submerged
again and again. but every man held
on TO the thWarts with an iron grip. Fl
naIly a lurch 1ooSened the strain on the
remaining tackle and the boat was free
Now and then the sea would appar-
emily swallow up not only the little boat
but the big ship it was trying to reach.
Then the two would be thrown upOn the
crest of giant wave as though thev
were nothing more than chips. At last
the lifeboat was within haiIing distance
of the Vindobala.
Glow many have you on board ?''
cried Chief Officer Bradshaw through
his megaphone.
''Twenty-four, all to1d." came family
back.
Amy passengers?"
mo-
"Send US line" cried Bradshaw. but
his message never reached the ship
AS he spoke squalI, accompanied by
a cutting hail, overwhelmed the little
boat. For time the ship was obscured
and all attempt at communication was
abandoned. 1t was half an hour before
the squan passed and the slanting
downpour of hail ceased.
The next attempt made to establish
communication between the boat and
vessel was by means of sea anchor,
which was thrown astern of the Vim
dobala. This device dragged and
swerved around toward the Ifeboat and
was watched with deep anxiety. The