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BIG REAL ESTATE
DEALS ON The TAPIS

and Leidesdorff streets, 45xsO with an 1s:6x
55. $50. 600; A. l.. Berteling and wife to ]. L..
5o&iS7s. s55 200; Mrs.. KierIy G to Letita F. saw
yer. two flats. 2l2 and PA Frederick street, 25x
1856. $3.50: George Neal 10 j. c Wilson, lot on
south line OF Jackson street, 1876 east OF
Steiner 27 exlS7:6 $500; W. D. Henry TO James
CavanGnEh lot 75xl2O on east line OF Tenth
aveDle. 2JO north OF d street, s2ioO; Mr.. Tour
ney to Mrs. Rickstadter. cottage 1918 York
north line Of Dorland street. 200 west Of Do
lores 25yi25. $3.50; J. K. Shuey to Mrs. Martin
lot 25xl3I:6 on south line Of Page street. 200
west OF Lyon. $780, Jacob streb TO Mr.. Chev-
anette. three fats SOC Green street and lot
$1,000: +. Happersberger 10 F. II. Mckee. resi-
dence 73i Guerrero street and lot 50xi05, $500;
south line OF Waller street. so west of Steiner
S2l25: also, for the Paul estate, about 100 lots
in the Paul Tract three houses on Lexington
avenue and lot T5xll4 with other property in
the outside counties.
A. J. Rich & Co. report the following re-
cent sales:
Lot on the east line of Sixth street. between
Harrison and Bryant. 75xl6O TO Morris ave-
nue., with three-story building on Sixth street
and ten flats on Morris avenue $26 500; south
line of Broadway, between Laguna and Blu
chanan, two fats and lot. 34ijzx137:6 $500;
northwest corner OF broadway and Steiner
street. lot 52:6Xl37:6. $780, north line OF Broad
way, $40 feet west OF Steiner. lot 5Ox1376 $500
horth line OF broadway. 1926 feet west Of Stei-
ner, 60xlSI:6. $500: southwest corner OF Steiner
and Vallejo, lot 62:6xlS7:6. 5000: northwest cor
ner or Leavenworth and Jackson, lot 25xT3
$4,000; west line OF Baker, between Fulton and
Grove. lot 25x125. three flats, $40. 5OO Central
avenue between Fulton and Grove. lot 5oxlO6:3.
two flats $500; three lots in Bernal Home
stead $3.50; five lots I'm University Homestead,
S2O0i Pierce street. north OF Union. lot 25x
1876. $3.50; Bush street, house and lot be-
tween Webster and Fillmore. 27:6xl00 s6500:
Seventeenth street. west OF Castro, lot 26xl5O
$500.
A. NJ. Speck & Co. report the following
recent sales in city and country:
The johannesburg summer resort, eleven
miles from Napa, and including 800 acres OF
mountain land, sold by Paul Goettsche to Theo
Blankenburg Jr.. price said TO be about S12. 900;
lot 25N9O. on the north line OF Harrison street.
between Eleventh and Twelfth, together with
frame improvements Mrs. c. Walsh 10 Mrs.
NJ ID. Harrigan for $500; lot 45xl25. the
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northeast corner OF Van Ness avenue and Green
street. ]. L. Haskell to George w. Haight for
s27.5O
The San Francisco Savings Union has
sold TO the Cosmos Land and Water Com
pany, whose principal place Of business is
in Los Angeles, 16.5SSla acres of land in
Iehama County for a consideration OF
S9l 900; also 1850 acres of land in the Bald
understood TO be $39 200. Five members
of the Cosmos Land and Water Company.
viz. Danel r. Hays, Frank w. Summer,
]. X. c. Hobbs, c. S. Benedict and Thur,
low McMullin. are residents OF San Fran
cisco.
The savings banks. building and loan
associations and private capitalists OF
San Francisco loaned Sl95, 1895 on local real
estate security during the week ending
December 2S. against $685. for the pre-
vious week; The savings banks loaned a
total OF Sl36,925, as follows: Hibernia S6S-
40. German S25.S50, San Francisco Saw
lngs Union S5S5O, Savings and Loan $2050.
Humboldt $lS,SOO. Security $500, Mutual
$500 and French S410O. The building asso-
Citations loaned $1,000. and private capital
lists and others loaned $52,110 One of the
private loans amounted TO $4,000 and was
the Hibernia and Mutual Savings banks
were at per cent. and most of the
other bank loans were at 61a to 7 per
cent. The Humboldt put out a loan OF
a loan OF $4,000 and the German one of
81 900. Releases for the week We're $l43-
7e5, gainst sls4 ,290 for the previous week.
Seven new building contracts of the ap-
gregate value of S3S .02j were filed during
the week. The largest were those of A.
Aronson. amounting TO s26.s25. with GRAY
Bros, John w. Miller and Frederick W.
Kern, for work on brick, concrete and
frame building to be erected on the south
line of Post street. 70:6 east OF Jones
The estate of James G.. Fair contracted
with Andrew Wilkie for alterations 10
cost $4SS0 to the premises rented by the
Hastings Clothing Company in tht Lick
House building, on the southwest Sorner
Of Sutter and Montgomery streets. Mrs.
Isabella Levy let two contracts one Ia
Otto Schroeder for 5000 and the other 10
Henry Hufschmidt for $780, for work
upon a five-story and basement brick
building on Union-square avenue, west
Of Grant. John O'Connor awarded a con-
tract to Christ. Schweitzer for all work.
to cost $500, on one-story and base
ment frame building on the east corner
of l. street and Fifteneth avenue. Mrs.
Lydia b. Fisk contracted with G.. c.
Sweeney for plumbing, gasfittlng and
sewering, to cost s1220. for a three-story
and basement building to contain flats
on the north line of Hayes street, 81 feet
west of Buchanan street.
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HIS DISMISSAL WAS LEGAL.
Patton Loses His Case Against the
Board of Health.

Eighteen decisions were handed down
by the Supreme Court yesterday. Tho
judgment OF the lower court In the man
damus case OF A. T. Patton aEalns- tho
San Francisco Board OF Health 5 ra-
versed. The court holds that Patio.
dismissal from the position OF Health Tr-
spector without any charges having been
preferred against him or warning given
was within the power OF the board.
The judgment OF the lower court IN tho
case Of Cal Childs, accOmpllce OF Pick
pocket John Piggott, convicted OF grand
larceny, was affirmed. The remaining doe
cisions, embracing cases from all parts
OF the State, are as follows:
People vs.. Fuhrig. judgment reversed. Baker
Va Shaver. judgment affirmed: ChurchII r.
FIouruOy et al. order affirmed: People
VS.. Mooney. judgment and order reversed
People vs.. Hawkins. judgment affirmed
People Oliveri Jr.. judgment and ora 10
affirmed: McGee IS. Hayes. judgment and ora r.
reversed: Browne vs.. Sweet et al. judgment
affirmed. Miller ct al. vs. Carlisle et a.. order
reversed; Miller et al. We Carlisle 60 M. $50.
$780, judgment reversed: Costa vs.. silva. 1uI--
nent and order affirmed: Williams .s RlehI n
al. modified and affirmed. Crus0e VS.. Clark.
judgment and order affirmed. Heune vs. County
OF Los Angeles, judgment reversed. Caderuss1
et al. VS. J. s. AntOneln et al, Judgment and
order reversed.
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CHICAGO. Dec. 2e.-warner Miller OF
New York IS at the head Of movement
for new railroad from Salt Lake city
70 San Francisco 10 break the monopoly
Of the Southern Pacific. Mr.. Miller has
been here the past two days, occupying
a suite OF rooms at the Auditorium. He
made flying trip TO Milwaukee. return
ing this afternoon. While not unwilling
10 discuss the Nicaragua canal project, OF
which he was one of the earliest advocates.
Mr.. Miller positively declined 10 state the
reason of his visit 10 Chicago except 10
say that he was interested in 4 trans
portation project"
A number OF mysterious meetings nave
been held in Mr.. Mller's rooms the past
two days, and all OF them have been per
sons representing some OF the largest
financial interests in the East and West
and in California.
One OF them, who for obvious reasons
does not want his name made public
said:
IAN Independent railroad from Salt
Lake City to San Francisco has become a
public necessity and 10 will be built. Mr..
Miller has secured pledges OF ample capi-
tai 10 construct the road and put IL into
operation. 1t is a fact now plainly ap-
parent that the traffic between the United
States and the Orient IS but in its in
fancy and is certain TO have wondrous
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BURNED TO DEATH.
Mrs. Ann Blake Fell Downstairs
With a Lighted Lamp and
Was Incinerated

Mrs. Ann Blake. GO years old was
burned TO death early yesterday morning
al her residence, 24O Ritch street. About
Z o'clock some small boys saw smoke IS
suing from the cracks IN the front door.
and they raised an alarm of fire. which
attracted the attention Of Charles Sire
mier, "a ncighbor.
Mr. Stromier forced an entrance 10 tho
house and saw Mrs. Blake enveloned in
flames at the foot Of a steep. narrow stair
way. The partition near where she bad
lallen was on fire and the portiere at The
toot of the stairs had been burned lie
az once eNtlnguished the flames and sum
moned medical assistance. but the unfo--
'Lnate woman was past all aid.
hen the Coroner's deputies cana N
remove the body they found underneat n
N the remains Of glass lamp which had
contained coal oil. This discovery led "a
Lhg helief that Mrs. Blake had tripped and
Iailen as she was going down the narroyS
stairway with lighted lamp IN her hand
ana that her clothing had been set on fire
by the burning oil when the lamp broke
The deceased was a widow and lived
this city. '-' al
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il was already turning putrid. About a
thousand pounds was thrown overheard
while the vessel was at sea, and after her
arrival at Manila 1000 pounds more was
condemned by a board Of survey and
thrown into the sea.
The matter was taken up by the author
tiles at Manila and IL IS still under in
vesugauon. The surgeons who accom-
panied the vessel were under detail 10
Manila, and when the vessel arrived there
they were assigned TO duty in the Islands.
The investigation properly belongs 10 the
department Of the Pacific, which Is In
ferred 10 this department II IL be found
that the beef was unfit for the voyage
across the ocean. II may have been that
the facilities for the keeping of the meat
on board the transport were inadequate
or that the meat went bad, as II some
times does even on the liners"
Nothing has been heard OF the matter
AT the headquarters Of the Department OF
California, except from the general tele-
gram announcing the sickness Of the men
received by department headquarters just
after the transport reached Manila. a
similar experience came near being re
Of her trips down to the islands with
troops. II was found just before she ar
rived Ar Honolulu that a great deal Of the
beef In her refrigerator had gone bad,
and she had 10 throw 1900 pounds of II
overheard and purchase that amount at
Honolulu 10 take its place.
The TACT that no report OF the case has
been made 10 the headquarters here Is
almost proof that the investigation in
Manila developed satisfactory evidence
regarding the spelling Of the beef.
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JOHNSON ON SINGLE TAX.
The Eloquent fastener Challenged
by the Socialist Labor Party.

Hon. Tom VI. Johnson. the fluent East
ern exponent OF the single tax. addressed
a fair-sized audience last evening at Met
ropolitan Temple. He said that he came
out to California to see the Golden Gate.
the beauties OF which the late Henry
George had so graphically pictured TO
him. He referred TO the hall I'm which he
spoke as a place sacred to the single
takers OF the world by reason of the men,
ories associated with II. the Temple hav-
ing been dedicated by George himself in
March, 1878.
The speaker was introduced by Hon.
James G.. Mcguire and the first thing that
greeted him was a challenge from the So
cialists 10 debate with one OF their war
horses on the subject of Socialism VS..
the Single Tax" Mr.. Johnson declined
the invitation on the ground that his
stay here was limited TO a day. ,rhe East
ern gentleman is a very pleasant and in
teresting talker and presents his argu-
ments in n concise and Ineligible man
ner. His speech last night was short, but
he devoted considerable time 10 answering
questions propounded by the audience.
The nature Of n number Of them prompt
ed him 10 remark that IL appeared that
the socialists formed the larger part or
the gathering.
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Nearly Half of the Thirty-Fifth
Regiment Were Sick.
One Soldier Died From PtOmaine Poisoning
Facts Of the Story That Was TeIe-
graphed Here Some Time Ago.

THE return Of the transport Rio de
Janeiro has made possible the pub
ncauon OF the facts regarding the
poisoning of the men OF the Thirty
18th Regiment. who left on the Rio from
Seattle last October. II was briefly told
g. dispatches that there had been trouble
with the beef and that at one time there
were a great many of the troops seriously
in but the fun story has not been pub
lshed.
The transport left this city Tor the
north 20 take on board the Thirty IN
Regiment that was rencezvousing az
here, and there was nothing for her 70 90
hut take the troops ou board and leave
Tor Manila. The "Trip 10 Honolulu was
made in safety and without incident, but
when two DAYS out from that port the
men suddenly fell ill, with every symptom
OF ptOmalue poisoning he men We're
taken sick all az once. ana al one time
there were nearly 400 Ot them lu serious
danger and badly In need ~ medical at
tendance.
There were only two doctors on the
transport and "a small hospital corps, but
they managed 10 treat the men fast
only one death. that ~ Private Patrick
Clearv. from the effects of the poison.
and 81 was due 10 the prompt work OK the
surgeons and the men Of tho Hospital
Corps that there were not more
The cause Of the trouble was al once
sought fOr in the meat that had been
served out 20 the men. and IL was found
that a great deal of the beef aboard the
transport was unfit FOR food and much OF
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Mrs. Caleb on December 4, a few
days before her death, was not al
lowed in evidence because of the obiec-
tion Of Attorneys Haskell and Gull
foyle. who represented Mrs. Gallagher,
but the substance Of the document
was contained in the testimony of De-
tectives Fitzgerald and Graham, TO
whom the statement was made.
They said Mrs. Caleb had told them
that on the night of October Mrs.
Gallagher, while in drunken frenzy,
knocked her down and jumped on her
until she lost consciousness and that
on the following morning. while she
was lying helpless in bed with a broken
thigh, Mrs. Gallagher struck her across
the face with a broomhandle, breaking
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NEW LINE FROM SALT
LAKE TO THE COAST
Warner Miller at the Head of a Railway
Project That Means Much to
San Francisco.

growth. Consequently more transconti-
rental railway facilities are necessary 4,
even IL the Nicaragua canal project .s
carried out at an early date Ihe cana
is certain 10 be opened, but u may R.
after a long delay. 80.
at Is believed that railroads from Chi
caRO 10 Salt Lake City are unnecessary
now The Oregon Short Line. part OF the
Union Pacific system. the RIO Gran Ia
Western and the Salt Lake and Osd o.
roads now enter Salt Lake. All the Inn
portant roads running west from Chica-r
Connect with these three lines and wou
be more than willing 20 give all the bus.
ness possible 20 a new road from SAT-
Lake City 20 the Pacific Coast. remember
ing the arbitrary policy which the South
ern Pacific has always pursued lu it8
dealings with other lines. President Hunt
ington OF the Southern Pacific has alWl. s.
been the strongest opponent or the pro-
posed Nicaragua canal, but now ne con
make up his mind that not only the car
will be built but that a railroad will De.
which will parallel his line from Salt LAX
10 San Francisco"
When told to-day OF the proposition 90
build a new line 10 the Pacific Coast the
president OF one OF the largest Westerr
roads said:
''It is not TO be denied. an fndependeu.
line should be constructed from Ogden or
Salt Lake 10 the Pacific Coast. I hear
recently from the East there was
scheme to construct such q line"
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the Sixth Cavalry TO some other post, and
the most likely one is the Preside
There Is a scheme on foot. however, to
garrison the home post as soon as possible
by home battalion" from each Of the
regiments al the front Nearly every
one IN the islands has three battalions
with II, and IL IS considered a good plan
20 send one of these battalions from each
one home. It IS time for some OF the
commands out there 10 return. for II Is
held that two years in a tropical climate is
al that troops from a temperate zone can
stand. Some Of the commands have served
heaf!y mat time now, so IL IS safe 10 say
the infantry will commence 10 return
soon. II may be then that some of these
home battalions'' will be the garrison of
the Preside "a
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T67 CORONER'S jury yesterday. in
IN the matter of Mrs. Marcella
II y Caleb. who died in st. Marys
Hospital last Thursday from in
juries alleged to have been inflicted by
Mrs. Mary Gallagher, returned a YER
dict that the woman ''came 10 her
death from injuries received from
parties unknown" BY what process
Of reasoning the intelligent jurors
managed TO arrive at such conclu-
sion IL is useless TO conjecture. Ac-
cording TO the evidence, the unfortu-
nate woman's injuries were either the
result Of an accidental fall or they
were inflicted by Mrs. Walter Gal
lagher.
The statement dictated and signed by
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her nose.
Mrs. Isabella ]. Wolner, who had
known the dead woman for twelve
years. testified that Mrs. Caleb had
made practically the Same statement
TO her.
John F. Beck, a cousin OF Walter
Gallagher, came TO the rescue of Mrs.
Gallagher, testifying that he saw
Mrs. Caleb fall heavily TO the floor In
the kitchen, striking her head in her
descent against the corner OF the cup
board. and that Mrs. Gallagher was in
bed at the time. The jury then retired
and returned with the announcement
In the form Of a verdict that Mrs.
Caleb was fatally beaten by some one.
but who they could not tell.
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God Badge for Lackmann.

Sherin-elect Laclmann will be present
ed this afternoon with gold badqa ~ ~
Office he viii assume with. the first 90 ~
Now Year. Members Of the staff Of Sber-
ih Martin that have been promised places
under his successor and others slated for
pQsiuons under the new Sheriff will meet
with Mr.. Lackmann at ex-Navor E'llart'S =
Office. In the Mills building. ats o'clock
and present him with the Jeweled emblem
Of their esteem III
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Queer Methods Sometimes Are Legit-

DO you know how they unload troops in
the Philippines? Well. they don't do it the
way it could be done here, with our excel
lent harbor and wharf facilities. but new
ertheless they manage TO get men, horses
ana luggage ashore there IN remarkably
quick time. You ought TO learn how IL is
done; very interesting. Look out for the
article on page u Of next Sundays Call.
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Hannah Still in CUSTODY.

Judge Cook has continued the appllca-
tion for a writ OF mandate for the release
of II. J. Hannah, alias James Manley, un-
I'll this morning. The prisoner is charged
with the murder of John Craig in West
moreland County, Pa, May %, 1899 A
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suuabble as 70 who should appear az tt,
legal arresting party has resulted I'm mo
raising OF various technicalities that NAV
result In the release OF the accused. Judrs
but will pass final Judgment this morn
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FAV0RlTES PLAYED
IN BETTER LUCK
Continued from Fifth Page.
Track Notes

Following are the entries for the handi-
caps TO be decided at Tanforan on Mon
day:
New Year handicap; one and sixteenth
miles. purse RGC0.
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steeplechase: short

Declarations due at . p. m. at the Oak
lana racetrack December 30 1899.
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$40. SIXTH FAcE-Fu'uF'y '0uf's' ''''"S
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Time-To 4. :2f: TO =. 4
ch. e.. by st. Carlo-Santa G
St. Cuthbert had all the
Scratched-Osculation 10s
ta1lada flQ
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Time-is :l3t; q. :3t; &. 1o2; e. l27i5. Winner.
Merriwa-Lizzie Hooker. Good start. Won easily. Sc
Winner never extended Donator edge. Good II
Glen Ann disappointment Jack McCabe stopped
Scratched-HiEh Hoe 100. Gold Baron 100.
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JOS A. MURPHY-Presdlng Judge.
544. FIRST RAcE-SeyeH fuFlons'; ssns 'hFs'-yeaF-0
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Times. :l2H; Is, :s5; g. 100. Winner. B. Sc
Glitter. Good start. Won clevery. Second and third
Aluminium played lucky throughout RevaEna Gu
quit while gallopng. Too short for Sister Alice. .
scratched-Jingle Jingle 1O2. Ny Dear s., Ben Ledi
Brown Prince 100.
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Time. 20; z. ;49is; q. I;5; nile io io. Winner
Pardee-Caprice. Good start Won hrst thre uTl.ls-
Spencer eased up and nearly nlpped- IIrate M
stretch. Dubois had rough trip Pins ran poorly. NJ
Standardization 1o2 Meadowlark 1os, Twinkle Twink
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r O unusually large transfers of real
estate during the past week nave
been reported, but that is no eVi-
dence of the condition Of the mar
% crnnd invest
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CHARACTER OF TRADING.

Traders sold the market on the Addyston Pipe
case decision and the advance in money; also Oh
the silly report that the President would put out a
weak message to-day The short interest was
heavily increased by the days operations WINE
offerings by small marginal holders went into the
hands OF substantial interests. Keene brokers sod
throughout the day. Flower & Co. bought BrooK-
lvn RapId Transit and Federal Steel and the same
stocks were taken by other big houses. Weakness
in American Tobacco and Continental Tobacco
was accompanied by reports OF inside selllng
Union Pacific Issues sold off selling by traders
IN the first hour Great Northern was bid up to i7s
by the trading element Pacific Mail was In good
demand The Linseed issues were taken on the
reaction. Burlington was depressed over point
also Baltimore and Ohio preferred. sugar Rennins
sold down two points or more. Peoria, Decatur
and Evansville which closed at 81. on Saturday
opened at pa on professional "tipsters' state
ments regarding the property. The local traction
stocks sold down with the rest OF the list AT the
close substantial net declines shown through
out the list
Some Of the buyers and sellers were: Tunstah &
Co. bought Chicago. Burlington and Quincy. A. n.
Combs & Co GO0O) sold American Tobacco Bell
& Co. 1900 sold Continental Tobacco common j.
r. Williston & Co. q 600 sold Sugar Clark, Dodge
& Co C25ON sold Union Pacific common. London
bought Union Pacific common; Strong. Sturgis q
Co. Post Flagg and F. d. Porter sold MUTT
& Powell (20OO bought Pacific Mall Oinah
American Tobacco; F. W. Savin Co and LOCK
wood Hurd g. Co sold. Lockwood, Hurd q Co.
n NrO and Muir & Powell (2,oo0) sold Southern Pa
cifc. Wasserman Brothers 1900 bought Great
Northern preferred Weaver, Harris Il co. bought
1000 Baltimore and Ohio preferred and sold 1000
Chicago Burlington and quincy P. j. Goodhart q
Co q 900 bought Atchson preferred; Post & Flagg
q 900 and Z. L. Oppenheim & Co sold T. ). GOOD
hart & Co q 500 and c. Minzeshemer co. Q'eO
bought Manhattan; A. w. Morse, d. Lapsey & Co
and c. Gregory sold. Dick Brothers, Flower &
Co. w D. Hatch, p. sproule II. G. Campbell q
Co and A. NJ Kidder & Co bought Federal Steel
J. s. Bache & Co. Price. Mccormick & Co. and f.
L. Sellgsberg ESQ bought American Tobacco; r.
j. Goodhart & Co. 1000 G. H. Bend 5000, H.
Content & Co. (2OoO and w. B. Oliver 1000 sold
Mcintyre e. Wardwell and c. l. Hudson Co
bought Sugar Refining; A. A. Housman CO., W.
SchefteI Bell e. Co. and Halle & Steglitz sold H.
Content & Co. bought Southern Pacific; c. E
Knoblauch sold T. w. Thorne Co.. w. d.
Hatch. II. Content & Co. and j. 5. Bache CO.
sold Leather common. l. s. Wormser bought
American Tobacco: UlmaA Brothers 1000 sold.
H. Content & Co. sold Leather preferred j. NJ
Amory & Son bought Southern Pacific Worden Il
Co sold Simmons g. Slade Q.60) bought Shelters
common: B. C. Williams 1000 sold. Halle e. Steg-
litz q 800 in alp sold Federal Steel and 1900 Sugar