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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-11-16
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limited to November 10. The game
will be between the teams of the Uni
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Mr.. and Mrs. Jake J. Disch have re-
turned to the city after an extended
trip through Wisconsin.
The Hold Carriers and Bed Workers
unions met last night and elected dele
gates to the Trades and Labor Council.
. g . TO ia.
Sears the p The Kind You Have Always BOugh
Signature os Ne<XHAtzu
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F. A. Costello, of Wadsworth, ILL.,,
was Kenosha visitor Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ke11ermann
are rejoicing over the birth of a new
daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Susan have
moved from this city to Milwaukee to
make their future home.
Mrs. E. P. Cha1fant and daughter
Beth left today for Chicago where
they will make their future home.
Henry Ha1berstadt has returned
home from the hospital at Winnebago.
He has entirely recovered his health.
Mr. and Mrs. F. McHugh are doubly
proud over the arrival of pair of twin
boys. The event occurred Wednesday
and we extend tardy congratulations.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-12
MINING STOCKS
PRODUCE.


Chicago, May 11.-Wheat dropped &c
bushel to-day on selling caused by
bearish Interpretation of the govern
ments crop report. Corn and oats
each closed Is higher Pork lost 121ac,
lard and ribs 21ac each.
The government crop report which
suggested a yield of 100000 bushels,
gave wheat weak start The senti-
ment, however, soon changed and the
market became strong on reports from
several States of the appearance of
chinch bugs. The buying was weak
hearted and when advices were received
from Buffalo that the announcement of
an early compromise of the labor
troubles was premature, everybody who
had wheat began to unload. The mar
ket declined steadily to the close. July
opened 1sc lower at 71@711sc, advanced
to 72c, declined to Tic. May stop loss
orders were reached at Tic and their
execution caused slump to 69A@
69sc. The close was at zoe.
Chicago received SO cars. three of
which were graded contract. Minneap-
Oils and Duluth got 1870 compared with
$40 for the same day a year ago. The
aggregate at western primary markets
was $4,000 bushels against $4,000
bushels last year. Cash demand poor.
Light receipts and a good cash de-
mand strengthened corn, but part of
the advance was lost in sympathy with
the weakness in wheat. Receipts III
cars. July opened B@Ac lower at
S27s @35c, advanced to SAC and de-
clined to 33Ac at the close.
Oats followed corn Receipts 800
cars July started NC lower at 22A0
227Ac, advanced to 2334c and sold off to
231s @2314c at the close.
Provisions were steady in sympathy
with the strength of coarse grains, but
declined lated under heavy liquidation.
July pork opened unchanged at SS.40,
advanced to $S.45. declined to sS.25 and
closed at $S.27h. July lard opened I'M
changed at S4971a, advanced to $1,000
5.021a, sold off to S4.95 and closed at
S4.95@4971a. July ribs started I'M
changed at S4.65, advanced to S4.77b
and declined to $3.50 at the close
Estimated receipts for Friday: Wheat
So cars; corn 1870 cars; oats 2so cars;
hogs $4,000 head
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-12
LIVE STOCK.

Cincinnati, Ohio, May 11.-Hogs,
easy at s31003.S5.
Chicago, May 11-Cattle, fancy
grades brought s5.4005.50; choice
steers $5.15@5.25; mediums s4.65@4.S5;
stockers and feeders s4.0005.15; beer
steers s4.10@4.60; bulls $2.70@415;
cows and heifers s36o@4.25; calves
S450@7.00
Hogs, fair to choice sS.75@3.95;
heavy packers s3.5003.725a; mixed
S3.6093S5; butchers s3.65@3.90; light
s3.60@3S5; pigs s3.3503.75.
Sheep and lambs, sheep, s425@5.25,
yearlings and mixed lots selling the
highest.
East Liberty, Pa, May u.-Cattle
steady; extra S. 30@5 50; prime So 200
5 so; common So 50@4 90.
Hogs active; prime mediums 81 0f0
o. prime heavy hogs 81 00@4 05;
heavy Workers 81 90; light lor,1ers
So 9O@S s5; pigs So 759S s5, loughs
50 50@3 so.
Sheep firm; choice welhers S. coo
10; common 50 50@3 so; CHOICE lambs
$6 1906 Is; spring lambs SIS COCA 90.
Veal calves Sc 00@6 IS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-12

spso:al - lie Register.
MoEgantown. w Va. May 11.-An-
oiAer q Morgantown's landmarks is
Gorc In the death OF DR.. Henry Il.
I.azYsr, which occurred last night, from
the effects of Brights disease. DR..
Lzziyr vas seventy years old. and was
oas Of the best known men in this sec
tea Of the State. He served with dis
tinciion during the war of the rebel
lion, becoming captain when the war
closed. After the close of the war he
entered the drug business here and was
very successful for thirty years, retir-
Ing two years ago on account of ILL
ness. He is related to the McLures, Of
Wheeling, and other prominent peo-
pie of the State. Two sons, DR.. A. M.
Lazier and Henry B., Jr., survive him.
His wife died some years ago. The
funeral will take place on Friday after
noon at two o'clock and will be con-
Quoted by Rev. A. M. Buchanan. The
internlent will be in Oak Grove, and
will be private.
The base ball team has gone to Pitts
burg, where on Friday afternoon they
will tackle Pittsburg College.
Seneca and Fairmont will play here
on Saturday
Preparations are now being made for
a grand military and commencement
ball under the auspices of the officers
of the cadet corps. Arrangements are
now being made to that end A meet
ing was held this afternoon and COM
mittees appointed to arrange the de-
tails of the affair. 1t will not be given
at the University on account OF the OPP
position of the authorities, but will
take place at the Wallace House. The
intention is to make it the finest ever
given in town. They will have a
strong rival in the ball to be given by
the local chapter of the Theta NJ Epsi-
lon fraternity, which will give its first
annual ball on May 80. This event will
be the most exclusive ever given in
town. Fifty couples will be present,
including the members of the chapter
and a representative from each of the
other fraternities in school and sew
eral Of the w. & ]. players who will
be in town on that occasion. A num-
Der Of Wheeling members are expected
TO be present. John Sweeney and
Harry Reynolds, of Wheeling, are on
the committee CT arrangements.
The p, V. G C. railroad extension
is beginning to be agitated again. The
road has notified people living on the
west side Of the river on She right Of
way to move off Immediately. This is
taken to mean that the extension is
to be made this summer.
Another packet line is to enter the
Morgantown and Pittsburg trade
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-12
FINANCE and TRADE.

New York, May 11.-Commercial Adj
vertiser's London financial cablegram:
The markets here were more active
and rather cheerful to-day Americans
were largely bought well above parity,
but New York hesitated, then receded,
and the close was dull and with fur
Their weakness in the street. London
buyers were much discouraged.
New York, May 11.-Money on call
steady at 3@4 per cent; last loan 3
per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 31A@4A per
cent.
Sterling exchange easier, with actual
business in bankers bills at s4.S6A@
4.S6B for demand, and at $4.S4A for
60 days.
Posted rates s4S4@4S6k and $4.S61s
@4SS1a.
Commercial bills $4.S4@4.S41a.
Silver certificates 61h@621acs
Bar silver 61%c.
In
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-12
METAL.

New York, May 1.-THE market
showed steadier undertone but con-
tinued quite inactive on the whole with
important new features absent. Iron
scored a nominal advance on a more
arbitrary turn in the view of produc-
ers. At the close the Metal Exchange
called pig iron warrants quiet but firm
at s11.25 nominal. Lake copper dull at
$1,000; tin quiet with s25.35 bid and
s25.45 asked; lead steady at S4.421k bid
and s4.471a asked; spelter unchanged
at s6.75 bid and $500 asked. The
brokers price for lead is s4.25, and for
copper $500.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-12
MOUNDSVILLE.

VIM Meighen was at Benwood on legal
business yesterday.
C. H. Senseny, of Wheeling, was in the
city yesterday
John o. Brooks is at Fairmont on bust
ness this week.
Mrs. Lloyd Chenoweth visited friends in
Wheeling yesterday
j. A. Ewing was at Parkersburg on bus
mess yesterday.
d. R. Meighen. of Cameron, was in the
city yesterday.
Attorney d. B. Evans was at Benwood
yesterday.
The members of the Hook and Ladder
company will hold an important meeting
this evening. Besides the regular routine
business to be transacted a new set of
officers will be elected.
Miss Allie Purdy will entertain a num-
Der of her friends this evening at her
home on Purdy avenue.
Samuel Manning of BeNaire, was Wis
itor in the city yesterday.
There are now six families living on
the camp grounds. From this time on the
list will gradually increase.
Dr. j. W. Hickey, of Easton was here
yesterday.
The B. & o. company will have a change
of time next Sunday. Important changes
win be made, which are of interest to the
pubic in general. On the new schedule
passenger trains will arrive and depart as
follows:
West Bound:-No. Z, 7:37 a. M; No. s.
9:i6 a. M; No. Il, 800 p. M; No. So; 9:5S
p. m.
East Bound:-No. Z, 1:07 a. m: No. Y,
1887 a. m; No. 46, II, 30 a. M. No. A, 53
p. m. All the above trains will run daily.
The members of the Eight O'clock Club
were entertained last evening at the home
of T. J. Clark of Ninth stree
c. NJ. Johnson & Co. have been awarded
the contract for the new building of j. T.
Francis, which he will have erected adj
joining the Farmers and Mechanics
Bank
Miss Gussie Cox left yesterday to visit
relatives at New Cumberland
The condition of Frank Blake, Jr., last
evening was much worse He is just alive
and it is thought that he cannot recover.
James jefferson, aged 70 years, and liv-
ing on Roberts Ridge, died at his home
Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was
the father of j. n. jefferson. of this city,
and was well known by everybody here.
The funeral will take place this morning
from his late home
The property at the corner of Tomlinson
avenue and Fifth street. formerly occu-
pied by Mrs. D. A. Dorsey, will be offered
at a special commissioners sale to-mor-
row morning.
The Thimble Bee Society he'd their usual
weekly meeting yesterday afternoon at the
home of Miss Virginia Shaffer, on Grant
avenue.
Rev. j. S.Jewen is at Sistersv;lle attend
Ing the Baptist Sunday School convention.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-12
Mexican dollars 48bc.


State bonds inactive.
Railroad bonds firm.
Stocks-There were smart declines
in the specialties to-day, but the re-
cessions in the railways were fraction
al. 1t was holiday on the Continent
and the death Of an English banker
restricted some of the arbitrage bust
ness, but London took about thirty
thousand shares of the international
stocks. Sterling exchange was rather
easier and money ranged from to
on call with the last loan at the
smallest figure. One reason for this is
that fairly large volume of money
is moving toward New York from the
interior. The crop report was at first
interpreted as more favorable than ex-
pected, but subsequently the bears used
the decrease in acreage" to depress the
granger stocks, which had earlier dis
played considerable strength. Bur-
lington's net loss of over a point was
the largest in this group. The under
standing that the Ford franchise tax
bill would become law was again used
against local shares, the traction stocks
showing net losses ranging from 1 to
points, the maximum loss being in
Metropolitan, in which it was said part
of a heavy line Of shares had been
liquidated. The veto by the mayor OF
the Rapid Transit bill failed to sustain
Manhattan. Covering left the stocks
about the worst and other sympathet-
ically rallied slightly in the later after
noon. The market closed irregular
Among the weak spots were Sugar, In
ternational Paper preferred and United
States Leather preferred, while Tennes-
see Coal & Iron retained over a point
of its advance. Recessions were noted
also in the iron and steel stocks. The
reaction in to-day's market was deem
ed natural by some interests in view
of the violent recovery yesterday,
which cancelled large part of the re-
puted short interests in the market.
Speculation lacked any decided view
and there were marked periods of stag
nancy which were dissipated at in
tervals when sales were made. Real
ization furnished the chief impetus
to the retrograde movement, and the
occasional bursts of strength were
largely attributable to covering by
traders at favorable level. American
Tobacco was dealt in the stock divi-
dend and closed at 1929, as compared
with 102, last nights final figures.
To-day's bond market showed firm
ness on moderate dealings. Total
sales. s2,7O0,000.
United States new As reg. advanced
Il and the IS and IS * in the bid price.
The total sales of stocks to-day
amounted to 631,7SS shares. Quota
lions closed bid:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-12
CAKnoLlc ACID AND SUICIDE.
A Large Use Of the Drug by Those Who
Vant to Lie.


Want to Die.
Chicago. May 11.-Dr. Clifford
Mitchell, Of the Chicago Homeopathic
Medical College staff, has discovered
that p per cent. of the persons who
committed suicide in Chicago in 1898
did so by drinking carbolic acid, and
that a total of 354 persons in New
York, Brooklyn and Chicago killed
themselves by swallowing this drug.
The figures were submitted by DR..
Mitchell to members of the Illinois
Homeopathic Medical Association at
its annual meeting last night at the
Palmer House, and on the strength of
them the society voted the use of It's
influence with druggists to have the
indiscriminate sale of the drug re-
stricted.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-12
DRY GOODS.

New York, May 11.-Bad weather
has checked spot business but mail or
ders for general run of cotsons have
been good. Tone of market strong.
Advances reported Of Nc in eastern
brown drills. Other brown sheetings
and drills show upward tendency.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-12

CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.
Washington, May 11.-To-day's
treasury statement: Available cash
balance, s261 ,003,S25; gold reserve,
1921, 934,774.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-12
MEDICAL.
STEAM BOATS.

CyITY OF PITTSBURG.
~ Pittsburg and Louisville Packet
Leaving Wheeling every Tuesday al p.
e2erv IeT opdaW s n1rF faT
Rates from Wheeling to Cincinnati, $l2
round trip, Louisville s14 round trip
Freight for all points and Louisville.
JOHN NJ. PHILIPS, Master.
DANA SCOTT. Purser.
V. K. SMITH, Agent, Exchange Bank
Building. Tel No. SO. r2y9ea
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Sunday trains between Uhr;chsviile ara
trains daily except Sunday. Aei
Electric cars between Bridgepor4 and
Wheeling, and Bridgeport and Martfr.e
Ferry and BelIaire. ~
Consult agents for general Information
as TO best routes and passenger rates 70
all points.
FOR SALE" ''FO1 hen. Rooms Tor
Rent carGs and porse leases for sale az
REGISTER Counting Room ap2Ok
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EXPRESS COMPANIES.

= iacIiCetu ..--.-.. ............ .l33
= ititSu states ...............-. ~
We.ls-Fargo Observation-Disclosures. .125
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Flour, steady.

Flour, steady.
No. yellow corn s4Ac: No. corn
1850.
No. 2 spring wheat tic: No. spring
wheat 65071c: no. 2 red wheat 1870
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-12
MISCEI.IANEOITS

American Cotton Observation-Disclosures. 351s
DO preferred ......... ................. 9412
American Spirits ...........1 Il
Do preferred ......... .................. 321a
American Tobacco lex. div.) ........... 102%s
Do preferred ANN. ............lH
American Steel and W!re............... 65Ss
Do preferred ......... ... 971b
Federal Steel ..... " 6215
Do preferred ... - 81
General Electric -
Sugar ..:....... .........................14 S3s
Do preferred -. ..............1l6 1853
Tennessee Coal and Iron . 1884,
Western Union 9l5s
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-12

~ ~ sss 81 y sz z 4 Isl
M / oats z65< o. "a: M. 4 white
295k d 505kc:: No 5 white 281k @z91kc.
No. rye SIC.
No. barley 35@41c.
No. ! f1axseed $106@1.1O.
Prime timothy seed $2.35.
Mess Pork, per barrel, $8.15@S.25.
Lard, per 1G0 pounds, $4.90@4.95-
Short ribs. sides (loose) s4.40Q4.70.
Shoulders (boxed) 4A@4hc.
Short clear sides (boxed) $4.S5@4.90.
Whisky, distillers' finished goods, per
gallon, $1.26.
Clover, contract grade S6.35@6. 40.
Butter, steady; creameries 12G17c;
diaries 10@14c.
Eggs, steady; fresh 11&c.
Cheese, weak; creams 101aG11c.
New York, May 11-Flour, receipts,
1000 barrels; exports, 1890 barrels;
market inactive and weak.
Wheat, receipts, 93,400 bushels; ex-
ports, $4,000 bushels; spot weak; No. 2
red S21ac spot t. o. b. afloat and 7Sc
elevator; No. red sic to arrive f. o. b.
afioat; options opened easy on the crop
reports and closed weak at 1as@1Bc
net decline; May closed at 76Ac; July
closed at 75c; September closed at
73ssc; December closed at 74Hc.
Corn, receipts, 100000 bushels; ex-
ports, 212,900 bushels; SPOT weak; No.
2, 40s4c f. o. b. spot afoat; options
opened and closed weak with wheat.
Final prices were unchanged 10 Ac net
higher, but 3sc off from top. May
May closed at 3S7sc; July closed at
381ac; September closed at 38%c.
Cats, receipts, 145,600 bushels; ex-
ports, $500 bushels; spot quiet; track
mixed western 301a @33c; options dull.
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Final prices were unchanged TO Ac net
higher, but asc off from top. May
May closed at 3S7sc; July closed at
381sc; September closed at 38&c.
Cats, receipts, 145,600 bushels; ex-
ports, $500 bushels; spot quiet; track
mixed western 301a@3Sc; options dull.
Hay, firm.
Hops, dull
Hides, firm.
Leather, firm.
Wool, steady.
Beef, steady.
Cutmeats, steady.
! Lard, easy.
Pork, weak.
Butter, storing.
Cheese, old weak.
Eggs, steady.
Potatoes, steady.
Tallow, firm.
Cottonseed oil, dull.
Petroleum, dull.
Rosin, firmer.
Turpentine, easy.
Rice, steady.
Molasses, firm.
Coffee, options opened quiet at I'M
changed prices; closed barely steady
and unchanged to points lower; sales,
1000 bags.
Sugar, raw, weak; refined, barely
steady
Baltimore, Nd, May 11.-Flour quiet
and steady; receipts 5000 barrels; ex-
ports $1,000 barrels.
Wheat unsettled and easy; spot and
month 74@74&c; June 74@74Ac; July
"a. ME, hI1c al
ports 10000 bushels.
Corn strong; spot and month $50
3SBc; June 37B@3Skc; July CSC; re-
ceipts $4,000 bushels.
Oats dull; No. white 1874 oslo; No.
2 mixed 31@311ac; receipts $4,000 bush
els.
Butter steady; fancy creamery 1870
19c; fancy imitation 15016c; fancy
ladle 13@14c; good ladle 11012c; store
packed 11@11Ac; rolls 12@14c.
Eggs steady.
Cheese steady.
Cincinnati, Ohio, May 11-Flour,
quiet.
Wheat, dull and nominal; No red
Tic.
Corn, dull; No. 2 mixed 36A 036hc
Oats, quiet; No mixed zoe.
Rye, firm; No. 2, 63c
Lard, easy at $4.75.
Bulkmeats, quiet at S4.75.
Bacon, easy at $500
Whisky, dull at $1.26.
Butter, fair demand.
Sugar, steady.
Eggs, steady at lie.
Cheese, steady.
Philadelphia, Pa, May 11.-Wheat
weak and 1sc lower; contract grade
May 1874 @74c.
Corn firm and &c higher; No. mix
ed May 37a. @3Sc.
Oats firm; No white clipped 341a q
SOC; No. do. 331a@34c, No. mixed
do. 1919 @33c
Butter firm and 1ac higher; fancy
western creamery 1Sc; do. prints zoe.
Eggs steady; fresh nearby 13c; do.
western 1S1ac; do. southwestern 800
131ae; do. southern 121ac.
Cheese firm and in fair demand.
Toledo, O., May 11.-Wheat lower
and weak; No. cash and May 72%c;
July 72Ac.
Corn higher and steady; No. mixed
34c.
Oats steady and higher; No. mixed
271ac.
Rye dull and steady; No. Sc.
Glover seed dull and steady; prime
new SO 70; October 81 49,.
Oil unchanged.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-12
Trans Run Dy Genital Time.

>-1-1TtIyyEsT EM-CLEVELANr1 a
MN - pITTSBURG DIVISION
r-oins Run Daily. Except sunday. as Fol-
lows.
The record-union., 1899-12-23
MoLINEux TRIAL.
Another Handwriting Expert on
the Witness Stand

NEW YORK, Dec. 22-When to-
days session in the trial of Roland B.
Molineux began it was with the I'M
derstanding between counsel that there
would be an early adjournment in the
afternoon to Tuesday morning of next
week.
Henry L. Tolman, another handwrit-
ing expert, who comes from Chicago,
was the first witness called. Mr.. Tel
man testified that he had for four
teen years been engaged in the bust
ness of making analysis of forged and
disguised handwritings, and had had
from 500 to 200 cases in court
When he was given specimens to
work on he made a study of them en-
tirely alone and unaided, not even
knowing he said, whom the prosecution
suspected to be the writer of the moi
son package address, and the Barnett
and Cornish letters.
The witness said there was re-
markable resemblance in pictorial eff
feet between the Barnett and Cornish
letters and the admitted writing of the
defendant
The record-union., 1899-12-23
FORBES oUTCLAsSED.
McGovern Quickly Disposes of the
Chicago Pugi1ist.

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Terry McGov-
ern of this city defeated Harry Forbes
of Chicago in the second round before
the New Broadway Athletic Club to-
night. The men met for a twenty-five
round bout at us pounds, Marquis of
Queensbery rules, but McGovern out
classed his opponent.
McGovern did most of the fighting. in
the first round.
After Forbes had landed clean left
in the face in the second round, Nc
Govern sent him to the floor with q
right swing on the jaw. He did not
get up until the referee said ten" They
rushed to a clinch Terry pounding hard
with both hands on body and head, but
he could not beat Forbes off, the ref
cree having to separate them after
much difficulty.
Forbes rushed McGovern to the ropes,
where both INDUCED in terrific in-figlt-
ing. Forbes was not nearly as strong
as McGovern, and soon showed that he
had enough of this close work. He
backed away, but Terry went after him
viciously, and caught him with both
hands on the head. Then, with ter
rife right hand uppercut, which land
ed flush on the chin, McGovern dropped
Forbes to the floor, and the Western
mans seconds threw up the sponge.
Forbes was hopelessly knocked out.
The record-union., 1899-12-23
KENTUCKY GovERNoRsHIP.
Goebe1 Has Not Yet Served Notice
of Contest Against Taylor.

FRANKFORT (Ky.), Dec. 22.-The
delay on the part of Goebel and Beck
ham in serving notices of. contest
against Governor Taylor and Lieuten-
ant Governor Marshall leaves anti
Goebel elements in doubt as to the pur-
pose of the contestants. The time for
taking dispositions prior to the meeting
of the Legislature expired yesterday,
only four witnesses having given tes-
timony regarding election contested
counties. The contest committee, how
ever, has power to send for persons
and papers if desired.
The anti-Goebel leaders will have an
informal conference at Louisville dur
ing the holidays to decide whether they
will make a fight to organize the two
houses of the Legislature. They claim
to have enough votes to organize the
Senate, but a majority of the leaders
seem to oppose the fusion on organize
ton, preferring not to show their
strength till the contests are voted on.