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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-25
uNII.p srAt,s coMrANY.
Something of u. Identity aud ,h.. Proper
tie. u Cont rois.

The Boston News Bureau has the
following concerning the newly incor-
poratcd company which recently pur-
chased the Old Jordan. old Telegraph
ana Niagara mines at bingham for g.
001.O00;
The incorporation OF the United
States Mining company has been
completed and Il can now be stated
that this company VIII own not only
the Old Jordan mine but also the Tclc
graph group, the liamiin group and
the control 81 the Niagara group,
which properties are recognized IN
Utah nH among the chief mines In
bingham canyon. They have been de-
NelOpcd heretofore for lead. gold ana
silver ORES. and there have been taken
out during the last fifteen or twenty
years more than t2i,o0o.ooO In these
ores. They have never been developed
for copper orcs, although We UNDER
stand that the richest copper ore that
has ever actually been nhippcd from
bingham canyon has come from the
Telegraph mine.
THE experts who examined the
mines report that there ar" many hun
drod thousand tons 81 good ore IN
sight blocked out In these various
mines. The workings comprise about
twenty miles N drifts. ctourcutA ana
tunnels.
"'rhis company will also own n
Hmpltsr site situated on the Jordan
river with "a canal eight miles In length
already constructed, which cost over
tiss, 600 admitted To be the best smell
ter site In Utah. The old rmolter which
was built upon this site VIII be re-
placed later ON by modern reduction
works. There are also upon the prop
critics cyanide mills for tho treatment
OF gold ores, concentrating plants.
companies stores, blacksmith and ma
chine shops etc.
THE mining operations win be under
tho charge ~ some of the most eX-
pefienced men In Utah.
among the directors Of the new
company Will be- Edward A. Clark,
president OF the United States OH COM
nany; Charles n, cole, president of the
Globe National bank; william ~.
Coolidge. nttorney-at.law; Sidney ".
WINSTON. president Of the United Shoe
Machinery company, and w. =. Meteor
nick OF Salt Lake city, the head OF the
banking house OF W. \. Mccormick A
CO.. the largest financial institution In
Utah.
two hundred and nifty thousand
shares OF tho capital stock Of the COM
pany viii be issued To pay for the
properties and TO provide the treasury
win 81 900 900 working capital. Of
witch stock individuals In Salt Lake
city and Boston have taken the larger
portion, while that which has been al
iotted Co the street has been already
oycr-aubacribcd,'
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TnE wEEK's nrsINEss.
Old Hoard snnbb.d. hat na-,ne-s Was
Good just the same.

III the ladies appreciated a good thing.
They would take advantage OF the op.
Iortunity afforded them 10 visit the cx-
changes, where all arrangements have
been made looking 60 their comfort and
entertainment on Saturday, ladies' day.
To-day tho boards were anubbed as
hcrc'ofofv. but despite this fact. the
brokers Eot down to work. and on IN.
old exchange transacted business
amounting To ti.cQ0 Harca. which had
q value of fi1.sso3g.
Daisy was prominent among the
SELLERS, this stocks continuing active at
good figures and changing hands TO the
tune OF eco shares nt figures ranging
from ~ 10 ~ cents. Dalton A Lark was
dealt IN at los. cents where u stood In
good demand. while -Four Aces held
well It's position ~ the day before aud
told freely between u and ~ cents.
Geyrcr- Marion was firm at 70. and Mcr-
cur did business at $3.50. and was fol-
lowed by sales of Northern Light.
which found takers at 80 and aaL cents
and had n closing bid OF ssa.. sunshine
was looked after IN good shape. the
stock hands M 20 30 Will. south
swansea sold at ti.?sN. Sacramento
was taken nj ieis and 80 cents. ana
Showers consolidated made transfers
NJ t.h cents. ana was afterwards bid
for at a.
In the second class Boston De Ia Mnr
was purchased at ~. after which Dali
ton sold Mt :. and Frisco was dealt In
at n. Golden Eagle fell below it, usual
mark by selling at Gn. white Joe How
era looked weak at FIRST but climbed
up % iRis, before transfers had come
60 u halt. Bowers Extension was taken
Mt pA.. and May Day. ON which all eyes
were eagerly fixed, fattcned out n bit
ana sold for ~ cents, buyer 90 days.
Monarch sold for IA cent. Manhattan for
y. and North Swansea for 10, while
cents and was strong at this fgurr. ana
Triumph followed suit. after which
Naieo made transfers az ti.s1ia, ana
Yankee Consolidated continued strong,
the stock being taken up tn iiA. and
closing with a bid ~ iiit.
The closing figures wcrc ne follows.
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MARKET REPORTS.
NEW yOnK MAnKrrs.
MONEY AND BONDS.

New York. March 25.--Money on call
firm at per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. ahgiA per
sterling exchange steady with actual
business IN bankers bills az ASsisIh
for demand and at ls1I az, fpt ~
days. posted rates. ASiIt. and lseis
commercial bills. As2is
silver certificates nomlnaiiy 6oas.
Har silver. sos.
Mexican dollars. s5tk.
state bonds active. railroad bonds
strong.
Government bonds strong; %, los.
", reg a coup. new. i.eai u, reg. i,iia I.
coupon i:ldhi ends. wis. ~. reg a
coupon. 1.l2il.
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WEEKS BUSINESS
IN MINING STOCKS
The Sales Amounted to 473,428
Shares, for SIG, 0ls.45.
SECURITIES ACTIVE TODAY.
Trading spirited On the Old Hoard.
while ON the New, Midnight
Dowers Isad the Cali.

with two calls day. one on each cs-
change. the weeks business In mining
stocks amounted to 4'Si2s shares, the
same valued ut sii6.0i9i5. The clos
ing day witnessed considerable activity
and found the market In fair shape
although In some places there was n
tendency towards lower figures. The
Salt Lake board sold ti.eo0 shares for
sis.sso.3c. whila on the Utah Exchange
sales reached total Of $1,000 shares for
which buyers paid the sum Of uosi.se.
Combining the two. the days record
was sa.eO0 shares. with n selling value
OF si1gs5.35. a year ago the weeks
business equnlcd Js.gls Hharcs. the
same selling for ss.sgi.Os. 80 that the
,nansc In the stock market since then.
IL quite apparent.
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The feature ~ the cab In tho pit 81
the new exchange was vinlght Row
erH. q 900 shares OF this dock changing
hands at figures ranging from ~ to
~. downward scale. Al told. the
sales during the session amounted 10
80. 600 shares. which had value OF
A.0sl.aa. No that deduoting Nc business
above specified. trading In otAcr accuri-
ties was rather duh.
chloride Point came first IN alpha
beticai arrangement. 900 rhnica being
sold NJ u.00is. Then FOLLOWED Dalton
at ccntsafter which Dexter VAS dealt
In at t2h1h. ana paiy-Wcat found n
taker at 5000. Four Aces Oh bust
ness az i1h. while Golden Eaflc was
bought at 81. and Ccynor. Maria made
transfers at 7Sis. Joe Bowers handed
out 700 at ish. ana Monarch SOFA NJ n
cent. In star Consolidated thefr was
trading at fi.0i. while Silver City con.
folldatcd brought ~. and Yankee Con-
aolldatcd did business between ibi and
ltN.
tsi.,r.., ,....e pa.,.J ms f,ttnuss.
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srRArroS srLis 4 MINE.
Independence Goes tn an English syndicate
for % Iig sum.

Cripple Creek. Colo. March 25.-'rhe
announcement IL made herr on what
" considered reliable authority that w.
=. Stratton has sold his Independence
mine to an English syndicate and II
now ON his way TO England 10 COM
pleic the deal. The price u not known
but ~ two experts after a thorough
examination of the property last be-
ccmbcr estimated the ore IN sight at
100000 Il II assumed that the selling
price II greater than was ever paid
Tor "a Colorado mine, AR. Strntton has
already taken over N.0oo.0o0 out Of the
Independence and for the past three
Year, only the ore encountered in de-
vclopmcnt work has been taken out.
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OMAHA IIyr sTocK.

omaha. March .-Caitlc-Rccolpts,
400 Market active. stronger native
beef steers. i.iO1s,ao; western steers,
s.eoui.soi Texas steers. 3.coIi, 60.
cows aud neifers, a.hOni,2s; Gamers,
2.h0n3.i0. Htociera and feeders. 3.sOff
$50 calves. i.cpuJ.5s; bulls and STAYS.
2 COOS. 90.
Hogs-Receipts, 500. Market shade
lower heavy, a.51hn3.ci. mixed, :. 90
I3.C0i light, a.t01a. I'm: pigs. 5000
5.b5. bulk Of sales. 3.a5la.GO
Sheep-i,ecclpts, 900. Market slower.
ycarling muttnnH i.a0m5. 90, western
mnttOnH. i,Oout soi stock sheep. 600
400 lambs, s.j00s.cO.
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Mining New. from Provo.


NNf'NhN
Provo. March 2b.-Wm. Hoffman has
conveyed by mining deed Ia Louis Caf-
far the Suitana mining claim. situated
In the Tintic mining district.
VI. J. Gilchrist has located the Blue
Peter mining claim. situated In Alpine
mining district. ana Frank I. Gum
NELL has located the Little Mcfcur min
ing claims. Noe. I to 4. both Inclusive
ffiFt
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CHICAGO MARKETS.
LIVE STOCK.

Chicago. March s5.-IloFs- Receipts.
1900; Monday. 5000; loft over. asa.
Market generally steady to easy.
Mixed and butchers. tAb5d1.s5; good
heavy. ta,isuifO. onet sale nt ap3is.
rough heavy. tJ.5ou5.os: light. t1.53U
$50.
cattle-Recciptr. 200. Market steady.
Shccp-i,ccclptS. 80 Market
steady.
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DENVER LINn srncK.

Denver, colo, March si.-Cat,ie-Re-
celpta. 500. Market Inn. beef Steers.
a.1SUs, 90; cows, $3.50 CO., feeders.
freight paid 10 river. a.iodl. 70: stock
ers. do, t.O0d5.0O; bulls aud stays.
2.es03. "a
Hogs -Iecelpts. 200. Market aulet
and lower. light packers, l.lsG3,b5;
mixed. a,sSua,o5; heavy, q. i5ag.56.
No sheen.
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Chronic Nasal cathrrh puisona every
breath that Is drawn Into the lungs.
There II prorurable from any druggist
the remedy for the cure OF this trouble.
A small quantity OF Ely'E Cream balm
placed into The nostriln spreads over an
inilamo1 and angry surface. relieving
Immediately the painful innamatlon'
cleanses, heals and cures, a cold I'M
the head yanlHhoa Immediately. Bold
by druggiats or win be mailed for 90
cents by Els Brothers, % Warren
Street. New York.
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Tnr pROMIDr NINE.
Reported sold To Eastern rsriic. for tn.
sam of sg5. 900.

Ncrnal. March s3--Mr. i.ntlmer ~
Salt Lake II here and N going out to
the Hrnmidc mine On Douglas Noun
tain for the purpose uf inspecting u.
u II understood that N his report "
favorable the mine ~ sold 20 Eastern
parties. the sum realized being about
SIS COO
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New York. March j.-International
shares exhibited the most pronounced
strength at the opening. New York
Central making an extreme rise OF ~
per cent. a disposition to discount
an expected favorable bank statement
Impaired considerable bouyancy to the
stock operations. All the prominent
shares were In good demand with bur.
lington, Manhattan and brooklyn
Transit leaders Ia points OF activity
and strength. Material gains were cf-
fccted In some active stocks, leather
preferred, rubber preferred. General
Electric and Consolidated Gas rising
o. points
business was remarkably heavy for
short s'FHion. Profit taking In the
leaders caused sympathetic rcccsaionH
In the genorni market. The rcactionary
movement did not obtain much head.
way, ~ new buying orders came IN az
the lower level and carried prices NJ
ngnln promptly. Continental Tobacco
received good support. and recovered
It's earlier loss. The publication Of the
hank statement. showing n loss In sur
plus reserve OF $4,000 an Increase IN
cash ~ fliooo ana loan increase N
over 5000. 900 was received favorably.
and heavy purchases followed for both
accounts The closing was strung.
about the best. with important gains
all around.
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KANSAS cry LIVE STOCK.

Kansas city, Mo-. March s5.-Cattle--
Receipts. geo. Market unchanged.
Hogs-RecelptH, 1900. Market steady
TO strong; bulk " sales s0G3. 30;
heavy, a.biI3.Ib; packers. 3. G0n3.C5;
MIXED. 5.iina.6ii lights. i003.b5.
workers.. 3,50ni,5b. pigs. a.iOH3.45.
sheep-Receipts. w. Market steady;
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Contractor Hayes ~ the Midnight
Bowers at Tintic. camo In from camp
this morning bearing the pleasing In
teillEencc that In a crosscut from the
is0-foot level. the mipers had cncoun-
tered the vein. which many believe Il
the same az that enjoyed by the Joe
Bowors. MIR. Hayes says the mine II
In good shape. and viii come to the
front at an early date.
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rnr SUNSHINE orrioN.
ssld to b. In Enect, but the rrie. IL Not
Definitely stated,

The "Ncws' has II from a reliable
source that the papers In the Sunshine
option have Just been returned from
BOSTON, and that practically the prop
erty h NOW In the hands OF Mcssrs.
GIi =. peytnn and associates. who
agree 10 take u az good figure, the
price being stated us $3.50 Ia 81 IA share
Mr.. Peyton was out at Morcur today,
and hence could not be seen, but from
those wall Informed Il Is learned that
the deal N ON AMI VIII undoubtedly go
through,
10 the efforts of Mr. Peylon and as
socintes. III due the rcjuvlnatinn of
many Utah mines, among them the
overland, Chloride Point, and other
well known properties, That the gentle
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sidney u. Smith. secretary OF the
Tuscarora Extension Mt Tuscarora,
New, came In from the mine this morn
ing with q number ~ samples Of ear
Donate, Thoroughly impregnnted with
pure quicksilver The samples We're OK
amined by numerous mining men to-
day. nnd pronounced the rarcst thing
they had seen In lifetime.
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men represent sufficient capital to push
things systematically and effectively. u
n fact demonstrated IN former OPERA
tiony. and that the sunshine will soon
he one among It's ncirhbors II the opin-
affairs.
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st. Marks Hospital uses 4. v. Ice.
Before the discovery OF one Minute
Cough Cure. ministers were greatly dis
turbcd by coughing congregations. No
Mccormick building. corner Main street,
First South.
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PRODUCE.
San Francisco, March E.-wheat-
Quiet; May siiok; Dec. Aisg. cash
1i01h.
barley Quicti new seK.
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FIFTY-NIhTH DIVIDEND.
Y. c, NJ, l., Salt Lake city.
March Il. 1899.

Al meeting Of the directors held ON
the 10Th instant a dividend Of four per
cent Tor the half-yoar was declared up
on tho capital stock Of this Institution
Of record March 20, 1899, payable ON and
after April 18Th next, to stockholders
personally upon presentation OF their
stock certificates. or upon their written
order,
n q, wEnnER Secretary.
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TItANsFERs OF sTOcKa

IltANCfsitS VT El'tHH'
Daisy. i9o q igitc: 100 ~ ": 200 q
t2a. s,oot,e ~, buyer 90 days; 1000 a.
42N. buyetD days.
Dalton 4 Lark. 1900 q lose; 1000 a
1Oh.
Four Ac.s 100 a &c: 1900 q ass;
1900 " isa 700 u i3it. 800 n i3A.
Geyscr- NJ afon. 400 " agc. 800 u Igi.
Mercur. 500 $3.50
Northern hfht, 500 q Toe; 100 n 5sh.
Sunshine. ftm SIC; 800 " syis. 100 a.
sos. 100 q SiAi 900 n 30
South Swausss, 300 q tl.22h
Sacramento. iD0O n i9hc. 900 n 70.
Showers Consolidated 1000 a iiitc.
Boston De "a Mar. 1000 " lac.
Dalton. 1000 3 sc.
Frisco, 1000 f6ic.
Golden Eagle rloo Il csc.
Joe bowers. " q iNc. 800 n iSh.
$500 u ish. 800 a 81 1000 u n. buyer
20 days.
Joe IlowefT Exts,aion. 1000 q ssc.
May nay. 600 u b.. seller 20 days.
N.2nrch. 5000 DIX
Manhattan. 1909 q &C.
North swanson. 90 iGc.
Richmond Anaconda. loo q Toe.
Triumph. 900 " D.
vaieo. 500 " tls5ia
Yankee Consolidate. 1000 " i5c;
1000 n 1916. 1000 " ~.
Total shares sold. 400.
Selling value OF StotsA si3.Seo.5e.
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SUGAR

New York. March si.-auEnr-Raw
steady, fair refining az. centrifugal
70 test, ~; molassca sugar. az. re-.
nned, stead; crushed. -. powdered,
5h; graduated. 5M.-
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Chicago. March ss.-May wheat
opened at 61AG5s. sold on To c9A.. nd
Vanccd 10 50,. reacted 20 s0i.. then ad-
Nahccd again 10 s0ts.
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DIVIDEND NOTICE.

The board OF directors OF the Utah
Sugar Company has this day declared a
dividend (No ~ Of sh per cent ON the
capital stock of the company, payable NJ
the Office OF the company. Dcaerot
News building. salt Lake city. on
March list. 1899. 60 stockholders Of
record on March a0th. 1899.
HORACE q. WHITNEY.
Bee. and Treas.
The stock transfer books of the Utah
Sugar Company VIII be- closed on
March 30th, 1899, and re-opencd on
March "a. 1899
HORACE q. WHITNEY,
Geo. and Treas.
Salt Lake city. March 10, 1899.
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STOCK TRANSACTIONS.
Chloride Point. 600 at si,Ools.
Dalton. 900 AZ 2c.
Dexter. 100 at t2s7M.
-Four Aces. 1000 at iaitc.
DAILY West. 100 at si0.b0.
Golden Eagle. 300 nj cue.
Geyser Marion. 200 NJ 7shc.
Joe Bowerr, $40 at ishc.
Monarch. 1000 NJ ic
Midnight bowers, $1,000 at iiac; 5000
at "a. 5000 al ~.
star Consolidated. 100 at u.oi; 100 at
si.OOA.
silver city Consolidated. 1000 at iisc.
Yankee Consolidated, 900 ~ i5iac: 900
nj ibis 800 NJ iiis; 500 at iih.
Total shares sold. $1,000.
Selling value of stocks, si0si,se.
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CLOSE.
CASH.

wheat-No. .. red. 7sG7i,s: 80. Q. 90
H52l No, .. hard winter. GinGCh; No.
2. tiuGsh: No. I. northern spring. 700
~ No. 2. csUsi; No. ., spring, GO
20.
Corn-No. 2. asNH; No. .. N.
uais-No :, s7isuss; No. .. s5AgM.
Harley, q dis.
llyp=6ih,
Timothy-ss5.
TlnN.isf
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NOTICE.

y. e. NJ. l.. Salt Lake city.
March Il, 1899.
The Stock Transfer Books NJ this IN
stltution win be- closed ON March sbih
and rc-opened ON April 9Th, 1888.
n. q. WEBER. Secretary.
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Tickle, once. 81, 8. W. Temple ST.

l. a. DENTON. Ticket Agent. II. q. w.
Ry.. Dooly Block.
II. y. NEsLi;N. Travelling Pass. and
Freight Agent
W. y. MMILLAS. Gen. All.
;h 2. W. Temple st.. Salt Lake City.
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Tho Knutaford Hotel uses p. V, Ice.
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It carries
the mail

The chicago Special. Burlington
Route. carries 20 per cent OF the mall
from Denver TO the East.
No stronger proof Of the REf.fA.
liitirY Of the service this remarkable
train onera can be presented. Trains
that cary Uncle Sans malls MUST
run on time. The Chicago special IL
such a traln--lt II "on time all the
time"
sleeping. dining, chair. and library.
cars.
Leave Denver $50 y. m. Arrives
Omaha $50 next morning: Chicago s.i5
neat evening. Tickets at offices OF con-
Meeting lines.
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NEW GOWNS FOR MRS. HAzEN.
Admiral Dewey's Bride-elect Shopping 70
Her Wedding.

NEW YORK, November At am
only here to do some shopping" said
Mrs. Mildred Hazen, the fiancee of Adj
miral Dewey, who was in this city to-
day 81 am going to my dressmaker' S
nowadays, but l wouldn't say anything
about that 1t doesn't concern the pub
lie, you know"
But" someone suggested, every
woman in America is breathlessly in
terested."
"Oh, no they're not-not in me. It's
the Admiral they're interested in. You
can't fatter me-
She was dressed for the street-all in
black, with the CLINT of jewels at her
throat and wearing one of those jaunty
toque-shaped hats that women affect
now.
Apparently Mrs. W. B. Hazen is a
very happy woman. Her face showed
ii, her manner emphasized It, One
hesitates for just the word to describe.
She is alert, viyacious-with the tenn
pered vivacity of a woman of the
world, woman who gives you the inn
preston that she could fill any position,
from the lowest TO tho highest, with
grace and distinction. While perhaps
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DRUGS IMPOTENT.
Aftsr a Fair Trial, He Blew Out BIS
Brains Drank Four Ounces Of
Laudanum and Declared He Wash
Even Sleepy.

WILMINGTON, Del, November A.
Finding laudanum too slow in causing
death, John w. Jackson shot himself
in the head with pistol in his room al
the boarding house of Mrs. John Floyd
No. COS King street
Jackson was found lying dead on the
floor of his room in a pool of blood
His left hand tightly clutched the pis-
toll.
In the room was found note writ
ten by Jackson as follows:
"It beats the devil. l have swallow
ed three ounces of laudanum, one from
Simm's, one from Watson's, and one
from Harvey's and here l am able tC
write. Will nothing kill me? Am
impervious invulnerable? Well have
cure for all the pangs of doubt-the
pistol. If l am conscious half an hour
from now l will shoot Surely a bull
let would end the trouble"
NOT EVEN SLEEPY.
The foregoing was written with pen
and ink and then is added the follow
ing, scrawled with a pencil:
1.-THE half hour has passed and
am not even sleepy AS l doomed to
fail in this also? The pistol the pistol!
but it is so barbarous! | have taken
another ounce of laudanum, Bring
bursts. No effect. What does it
mean?
~ t,pox
such trouble as L? Now for the bullet
SO o'clock-Was ever mortal so ten
acious of life? What ails me? The
pistol! but 1 do not know how to use
it. l must try. Life has been so hard
l thought death at least, would be easy
But no."
Here the strange missive telling the
struggles with death of the suicide,
ended. The names in the note are
those of druggists.
FEARED FOR HIS MOTHER TO
KNOW.
Another note written by him read as
follows:
mir. and Mrs. Floyd: keep the
shock OF my death from mother. 1t
would kill her. Do not send word to
the house. Send for my brother-in-law
w. M. Francis, at the James Bradford
Co.'S, Third and King streets. When
he comes give him this satchel. 1t
contains papers important to him and
my mother He will have my body re-
moved to an undertaker's. Thanks for
past kindness, and thanks to Mrs. Hop
kins.
JOHN w. JACKSON"
Jackson was at one time a teacher
in this city and had written books. He
was i'll of consumption and this preyed
upon his mind.