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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-03
Temperance Men to Meet Here.

The quarterly meeting OF the repre-
sentatives of the Catholic temperance
societies of the Lehigh region will b'
held at the opera house on Sunday after
noon, April %. The Young Mems Corp,
yesterday elected the following as dele.
gates to the convention: Peter G..
Gallagher, John Meehan, Peter Nc.
Monigle and John j. Brogan. A com.
mittee was also appointed to banquet
the visiting delegates after the meeting.
In the evening the delegates and peo-
pie of town will be entertained at the
opera house. special effort is being
made to arrange program of unusual
merit for this occasion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-03

The contest for mine foreman's com
pass and tripod, which was entered into
at the opening of the fair of the Young
Mems Corps, closed on Saturday even
ing. The contestants were Conrad
Greising, of Jeddo, and John j. McNelis,
Of Drifton, The former collected Sill. 40
and the latter $54.5 Mr. Greising was
presented with the prize by Mr.. McNelis
and he thanked the committee for their
impartial and honorable methods. The
compass is one of the best ever seen in
the region
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-03
Band Ball Tonight,

With the close of Lent people once
more look about for the pleasures of the
world, and their thoughts naturally turn
to the annual ball of St. Patrick's cornet
band, which will be held this evening at
9annes' opera house. The band boys
have made preparations to accomodate
all their friends and others who may
desire night of good wholesome en-
ioyment. DePierros orchestra has been
engaged to furnish the dancing music.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-03

in every respect, the establishment
being run on business principles and
the state saving thousands of dollars
every year, at the same time providing
better uniforms for the soldier boys.
A new bill has been presented by
Chairman Hasack of the ways and
means committee. 1t is intended to
make political berth for some one who
is expected TO do some of the work of
the attorney general. The new Office is
called solicitor of the commonwealth
and his duties are to be the collector of
taxes from delinquent corporations.
The salary attached is 81, 900 year.
Nissley.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-03
New Coal Syndicate.

1t is reported that syndicate of an
thracite coal operators from Luzerne
and Lackawanna have arranged to take
100000 acres of coal lands along the line
of the Western New York and Pennsyl-
vania Railroad in the northwestern part
of the state. The Leisenrings, Kem-
merers and other hard coal operators
are interested and it is expected to
develop tonnage that will add about
100000 year to the receipts of the
railway
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-03
FckIey Soldier Killed.
From the Hazleton Sentinel.

From the HaZeton sentinel.
John Boyle, of the First Nebraska
regiment, was killed in the battle near
Malolos several days ago. Such was
the substance of telegraph message
from Washington. Deceased was %
years of age and resided in Wilkesbarre
since about seven years ago. At the
first call for volunteers he entered the
army. His parents died when he was
quite yonng and he was taken into the
home of Mr.. Keeney at that time of
Eckley. He is survived by two broth
ers, Patrick j. and Bernard, both of
PHILADELPHIA
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-03
PLEASURE CALENDAR.

April 3.-Annual ball of St. Patrick :
cornet band at Yannes' opera house.
Admission, so cents.
April First annual ball of St.
AIMS Parish band at Yannes' opera
house. Admission, 80 cents.
April 22.-Second annual hop of the
Good Wills Athletic Association at Yam
nes' opera house. Tickets, % cents.
April 29.-Benelit hop at Yannes'
opera house. Tickets, 25 cents.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-03
Lehigh Valley Railroad.

Special low rate excursion to Wash
ington, d. c., Monday, April TO- Rate
from Freeland, So II, for the round trip.
Tickets good going and returning on all
trains, except Black Diamond express,
and good for return to and including
April 20, 1899. For particulars apply to
Lehigh Valley ticket agents.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-03

killian Miller and family have re-
moved from the corner of Centre and
Carbon streets to the Moran property
on East Front street. The building
they vacated will be occupied by John
c. Boyle, lately of Wilkesbarre.
John Bellezza now occupies one of the
store rooms and dwellings in the Camp
bell building, corner of Centre and Lu-
erne Stree1S.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-03

Witness its unrivaled average daily cir
culation, exceeding $4,000 copies,
and an average exceeding $4,000
copies for its Sunday editions, while
limitations of its plan of publication
in every important city Of the coun-
try testify to the truth of the asser-
tion that in the quantity and quality
OF it's contents, and in the price at
which it is sold 1.-The Record has
established the standard by which
excellence in journalism must be
measured.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-03
The Philadelphia

after a career of over twenty years
of uninterrupted growth is justified
in claiming that the standard first
established by its founders is the
one true test of
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-03
SchuylkilI Miners Jubilant,

The committee of the Schuylkill Coal
Exchange has fixed the rate of wages to
be paid miners in that region for the
last half of March and the first half of
April at per cent below the So. so basis.
The miners are in jublant spirits over
the fact that this rate is a raise of 4 per
cent over last month, and is the highest
rate of wages paid for the past six
months
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-03

Arthur Brill, a Hazleton boy who
served on Admiral Dcweys flagship
Olympia in the battle of Manila on May
l, is homeward bound on the cruiser
Raleigh which is due at New York in Il
few weeks.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-03
The Pioneer

one-cent morning newspaper in the
United States, "The Record" still
LEADS WHERE OTHERS FOL-
LOW.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-03-02

- 9iefer sage lamb elm
srpbes Dstti9ptmmen i'm Rapiglio
Su Mailanb itatt, bas cine sroBe 3uz
idauermenge berbetlodte. GA 8eperz
Der I'm bic Iilberns Mebaile, ipelde als
9rsis aussefebt mar, nabmen barun
She'll, unter ibnen 20 SeuerpebrmGnz
ner unb II 3pIpG9tsr. Die Siitun5
betrug $50 Mstsr, bic 2ufttemperatur
u, iens bes Wafers Z 8rab Gelfus.
Die S6pimmer famen ale glidli9
an bas 3iel unb itieeen fpie roth geIptz
tene 8rebie aus benz Wdfer, UNI banu
einen fleinen Sauerlauf na6 Der entz
fernten @drbsrobe SuriidSulegsn. Nur
@iner ging ldnsfamen S9rittes bur9
bas saffenbe publitum, I'm gu Seissn.
tpis unempfinbli9 er segen bic raube
Cuff 5ei; es mar Der Sieger nit benz
beriibmten Hamen gantu, benz man
nadiaet, bab sr aud bel Sempsrutuz
rem unter NuG ieben 5pe.ien Gag elm
Bah i'm Sreien nebme.
Gin Ginpone BON
Saint Manbe fanb i'm luxembourg
parte in paris elm iOrsfGltis perbiilz
tes Pudet, in benz er gu ieiner nebers
raf6ung cine Glfenbeinfdniberei aus
benz slften S%ubrbunbert BON srubem
fiinItlerii6em Wertbe entbedte. Gr
beponirte feinsn Sunb iofort beim pps
liaetcommiFGr bes @isrtels, Der bic Die
rettion Der Natipnalmuieen bapon in
&snntnib fsbte. 0isies 9unitpsrt lit
iiderli9 aus irgene einem Wuieum
ssitoblen iporben. Sin DRAFT. Der nod
an benz Gabmen bling. beutet an. bab
es BON elmer Wanb berdbeeriFen muir
be. llnten befinbet Ii9 elm papiers
I~treifen nit Der 4ufi9rift: r@inbano
zines Mebbudes. Glfenbeini9niberei
aus benz eIftsn Sobrbunoert." Sine
anbere @titette tragt ben 8ermert:
,@lfenhein : Mebbu9bedel aus benz
Sabre 10l4, entftammenb Dem Sdabe
bon 8amberg, S0nigli9e NatiOnalbi,
bliotbet BON Miin9en." 9as @ert
felt oben cine &reusigungsIcene bar.
Gin r0mii9er Solbat rei9t Seius auf
benz &reuae nit Der Spite I~einer2anSe
ben nit Giiis setrGntten Sdpamm,
pGbrsnb our Re6ter tiu 5~lueiter Sois
bat ibm bic Settle bur9iti9t. Die Sim
ger iteben um bos &reuS berum uno
ipeinen. llnten limb Rarter Icenen Der
psridiebenen M%Grtprer barseiteIt.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-03-02

ter bon 80 Sabren Deri6ieb nab i9pes
rer &ranf6eit Or. meb. 9ubolpb Dats
tenberg. = Der 9aFirer bes @srbaus
bes Der 3immerer, 9riepentog, bat BON
ben linn anbertrauten 9elbern 1913 M.
unterI9lagen unb 1T nesbalb in llnters
fu6uns se3ogen porben. = Snfolge
mangelnberS i9erbeitsporte6rung beim
Seniterpuben itiirste bas 9ienItmGbs
den Gad Qppel in Der 9iint9eritraBe
aus einem Seniter Der eriten Stage,
brad beibe 8eine uno einen Mrm uno
peritarb mad mebreren Stunben i'm
&rantenbauIe.
G6reti.
9dggtpDI. SIN Seusrpsiber erz
trant Der 5 Sabre alte &nabe Sobann
Speiadsr BON Sesenitorf.
8ertf6ttonz lie N b NJ
gen. 9ier braunte bas benz Sets
tions9ef Satob Sruninser sebDrenbe,
bor penigen Sa6ren neuerbaute WoRns
buus unb Staaung, ppuftGnbig ntes
Der.
8iet. Die GtteIte 9ielerin, SrGus
lein Gunier, lit i'm 4Ites BON 81 Sab
rem seitorben.
9onbo. Der gantpnsf6iiler 8its
torip 9iopanoli ptrungliidte, inbem er
auf Der Studs unb Muroeriago iiber
cine Selspanb binunteritiirSte, mo er
nit 5eri4mettertem S4Gbel aus Der
8onbasta geaosen tpurbe,
8pspDl. Sn Der &dierei
Sberriiti (9eSirt Muri) fieI Der Senz
nsntne9t Suber BON 8osppl in bic
Sirtenitanbe, pelae nit beiBer Sirte
gefiilIt mar, uno mar iOfort cine
2et6e.
Sreiburg. Ster itarb i'm 4ltsr
bon So sSabren 9raf 4maOdus BON
Sissba9. Der Batter bes gepei. Rds
tipnalratbes.
Sr9enbauen Der bsibeiras
tbete So s: iGbrise Qbolf &dsi purbe
BON einem 3uge ii6erfa9ren unb auf
Der STEELE getObtet.
Oeiterrtid= ungarn.
@ien. Der Coolidge Spfrat6 ST.
Claus, friiberer profeFor Der Diener
llniOeriitGt, lift, 66Sabre alt, seItorben.
= Der Rsitor Der Diterrei9i59en Wiiz
litdrjuriiten, @eneralaubitor in penz
iipn Martin 9dmianiti9, Der erit Dor
tur5er 3sit ieinen 81. @eburfstag feis
erie, lit 9eitorben. - Oils We9IelfGlz
i9er purbe Der 9u6balter 2uisi Scots
ii, RuBborferItrube pobnbaft, perbafs
tet. SIN @tablifement Der Sirma
9erion 80bm &c RoIentbal in Der
Miiblsafe fanb cine 8enainerplpfion
itatt, pel9e ben Sob Der @rbeiter Soz
bann &urei9. WenSel @alter, Sofepb
S9ent unb Rubolpb Stabler i'm Sc
fOlse bate. - Der 9Oitcontroneur
Srieori4 9pprac5et f~tiirate ii9 aus
Dem 5eniter ieiner i'm s~tpeiten StOdz
fuerte bes Sauies go. 10 am @r5ber3o9
Carl : Plab befinbli9en DObnung auf
bas Strubenpflaiter berab unb Sog ii9
berart f6pere innere 8erlebungen gu,
baB sr na9 tpenigen Minuten itarb. =
Der ebemalige Sfficier uno Silfsbez
ANTE Der @iener 9olisei : Direction
9lleranber 8seier, ipel9er nit ieiner
Satin in prebburg 8etriigereien perz
iibt bat, 1T bier perbaftet unb benz
2anbssgeri9te eingeliefert pproen.
9p6enbG6 d. Der "a Sabre alte
@eri9ieber Der iddf. Staatsbu9n 5r.
Sabn gerietb spii9en bic Buffer Sipeier
0aggons unb erlitt 10 f6pere, tnnere
@erlebungen, bab er turse 3eit oarauf
peri9ieo.
2nrembnrg.
2uremburg. 9eitorben 1T i'm
Otter BON Il Subren Sr. 8arl Semen,
%peniionirt:r SecretGr Der Stubtperz
ipaltuns unb bis gu Ieinem Sobe Sc
cretdr Der Sanbelstammer.
G9teruad. Sier 1T i'm alter
bon GA Sabren Sob. g. 9nepper.
Stsusr> uub @cctfen $ Ginnebmer. ses
ftprben.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-03-02
ynrembnrg.

2uremburg. @eftorben 1T i'm
Otter BON Il Subren 9r. &arl Semen,
peniionirt:r SscretGr Der Stubtperz
ipaltuns unb Bis gu ieinem Sobe ST.
cretGr Der Sanoelstammer.
G9ternad. Sier 1T i'm alter
bon GA Sabren Sob. g. 2nepper.
Steusr> uub gccifen $ G%innebmer. ses
ftorben.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-03-02
Sahien.

DRESDEN. Sein 50jdbriges
SienitiubtlGum beging Der Steusrelnz
nebmer 9einr. 9pttl. 8roppe auf 8eis
Der Siri4. = @uf Der 8ubnitrsde SDs
nigsbriid &lpBf9e lieb iit tur5 Dor
Der Station 2ausnib Der bel Der reis
tenoen Qbtbsilung oes 1. 6eIodrtiQez
RE : Regimentes go. IL bienenoe &es
fruit S6Gbib in ielbtm0rberii6sr Obs
iidt bonn 3use iiberfabren. @r puroe
cine Strede nett seI9lsift uno Cnt!ebz
lid Osritiimmelt. Der SelbItm6roer,
Der 2S Sabre alt lit, bate bereits funf
Sabre in aIgier ais ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
aebient.
: aue. Die Oerbeiratbste ~20idbriss
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-03-02
Rropifs Sannouer.

Sannpper. Don Der StrdBens
balm purbs Der taubitumme &aufs
mann &drl 9roB iberfabren. SIN
8rantenbauIe mubte benz 8erun9liid>
ten bds linte 8ein amputirt iperben.
9rpB ftarb iebod baIb nu4 Der Sps-
ration. @r mai perbeirutbet unb @as
ter bon 8 Sinoern. = Wai9inenbirecz
tor a. .. Sir9peser, elm @brenbiir9er
u~nIerer Stubt, 1T i'm 80, 2~ebsnsiabre
peri9ieben.
SuSerftabt. 9neGt sSSacobi,
Der ben poItomnibus Der Strede 9us
beritabtzS erSberg gu fabren bate, ,rs
fhoB in !6ersberg bic &0Gin beg N!;,s
fbes 8riiger aus uHporiidtisteit. Der
Sbdter tpurbe perbaftet.
@lse. @uf Der Poppenburser
Gbuufee itiirate Der 40iGbrise Maurer
Seitmunn, Der ii9 in ansetruntenem
3uitaube befaub, BON Ieinem nit Sola
belabenen 5ubrfpert unb gerietb unter
bic &Gber. Wan fanb 'Seitmann als
2ei6e auf.
Sarburg. Grtrunten 1T Der IL
Sabre ate Sobn bes S4lOFers &arl
paul.
Smmenrobe. Dem Idermdnn
8ofe brunnte Der grobe Sof nieoer.
Sc piro 9raubitiftung Oermutbst.
S;rubirs BtitfaIeu.
teinurt. Sn Der 8ebr>
munn'fben 8renneret %erplootrte elm
s. eItiQirdppdrdt. Sn fur1er 9eit
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-03-02
6rcie Staot..

9ambur9. SberItlieutendnt pc
ter Gbriitel peterIsn, cine namsntlidJ
ben GIteren SSambur9ern betannte pers
fOnli6teit, fpurbe in ieinsr @obnung
in Der Sru9taIes in Gimsbiittel ais
2ei9e uufgefunbsn. Die poliseiGrSts
li9e unteriu9uns ergub, bab Der SOO
infolge altersf4pG9e einsetreten 1T.
4eterien mar SO SABRE alt. = SIN @ls
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-03-02

ftppil6 AuuihtStIh
Stettin. 9sim S6Iittf6ublauz
fen auf benz 8orflutbtanal brad Der
13idbrise Sobn bes MoItereibeIibers
Wdgner elm unb ertranf. - @s9en bic
u~npertbeli6te, 20idbrige Qlpins9eilts,
bic ibr n%suseborenes Sinb umbrd6te,
bat Der 9eridtsbof auf 4 Sabre &c
fGngnib ertannt.
Semmi n. Sn Der MaI6inens
Gabrit bon flintmann IL. 2oren3 tpii<
tbete eine 6euersbrunit, burd pel9e
Elm GROCER S6uppen nit @uBeiientbei=
len iotpis nit ieinsm 8orrdtb BON Seu
uno SGdiel in Gihe eelegt ipurbe. =
9eItprben 1T bic dlteite @intppbnerin
BON Semmin, bic peripittpete Suupts
Solamtsrenbunt Sobanna Meper, I'M
102. 2ebensiabre.
9rabpn. Quf einem Reubau
i~tiirSte bas 2r~sppeubaus Elm unb pers
f6ittete ben Mdurerpolier 2iesner
uno ben arbsit.r Sburmann. 2iesnee
erIitt III cine GopfperIebung. S4urs
mann puroe erI9lusen.
8retfeubagen. Sn unierem
Na9barborfe DoItersoorf brad in els
mem @iebitallf oes Sdnolsrs Sobdnn
S6mulenbers Ssuer aus, peldes ii9
in iur5er 3eit du9 auf bas DOpnbaus
eritr.dte unb Oiefes fOpis ben 9isbitaa
p%patanbis sinGi6erts.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-30
BUYERS AND SELLERS.

Some Of the BUYERS and sellers yesterday were
SUGAR. F. Mead bought Baltimore ana ONO
Housman G. Co. bought. Baltimore ana oiio p'
ferred-London, Housman bought o.Io"S' - 90,
g. co sold Sugar-Hallc SteghN Wv"
bought 4. s. and WAN hhpu's 1" -
terbury bought. Brooklyn Rapid lransl'-h'"'
g. steelitz C2OOM bought. American loDacco
Strong. sturgis G. Co. bought; Price McCorhIcA %
Co sold $50 Louisville and Nashvllle-'' D
Bearns and II. Content bought sugar."
Co 2CoM Louis Levy coco and carlisle a 70,
% ooN bought; D. Gordon C25c0). J. j. Manning' ana
Tghman Rowland & co. d.OOO SOLD nc" -,
Central-T G. Buck bought Sugar-Tower q oner-
wood and f w. Savln d.O0o) sold. America" ~
bacco-Tower & Sherwood sold lWV' brooA'y'
RAND Translt-Hedge Lounsbery q foS'eI uoue' ,
NO Hollins Wheeler j. S. Bearns soio' ~. "''
1ondon and oliver sold. Brooklyn Rapio ''""','
-G B. Hopkins bought 1909 sugar
Co bought 25OO; Tilghman. Rowland 'o'' a. odn, n
vIuiston Elngwood q OCW. w b. Lawrence u,ooV
gold Chicago Burlington QunfyDJ.a rn Nd houeht
ton sold Brooklyn Rapid Transii-h. Dui%"" yeach
100 american Tobacco-Holllns %, -,
foeb G. Co OCO sold. Pennsylvania ~ 6dm am ojd
hwrob e. Atterblry bought 1000; 5 fOSt oSVU 80
prooklvn Rapid Transit-Floyd q Mpol - -, Island
II Conent bought; De Cordova sold ROCK IS,ai,e
rIoyd e Moore bought St. Paul.R II. l. IhoinHH Nnid
houpht 900; j. NJ Martin and j. VI. Ai"0,E "V,rEoolIvn
Torfh American-Muir & Powell boliShI y,I ~ :!
IISonid Transit-Wormser bid up. St raurr. "a
Ames bought: J. NJ. AmorX soid' 70 cro' eoId / o91
Baltimore and Ohio preferred-haIle, oiiwer
bonght 1000. Atchison preterre" hho,,bt sugar
bouSbt I 900 81. Pau-De CordoVa po"S"' '''
De Cordova bought.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-30

Amone the banks which will pay dividends In
January are the National Broadway Bank. per
cent semi-annual: the Leather Manufacturers Ma
tionaI. 8 per cent seml-annual: the Mechanics Ma
tIonal Bank. I per cent: the Eleventh Ward Bank
per cent semi-annual; the Merchants national
rank 3is per cent semi annual: the Irving Ma
,,onal Bank 4 per cent semi-annual: the Fourth
National Bank, 3ls per cent semi-annual; the ORR
entail Bank S per cent semi-annual; the Bowery
Rank per cent semi-annunl; the Garfield Ma,
,iomai 10 pcr cent quarterly; National Bank OF
Gommerce 1 per cent semi-annual the Columbia
Bank 4 per cent semi-annuai: the Hanover Bank .
nor Cont. the Importers and Traders. 10 per cent
se,ieannuai: the Chatham Bank, per cent quar-
te rly; the Bank of America per cent semi.annuai M
cnnt semj-annual; the Seventh National. per cent
Phenix National. per cent semi-annual: National
panL ~ the Republic 4 per cent Ninth National
PanE ner cent; East River National per cent
The Peoples Bank. per cent semi annual; Con-
tinantal National. per cent semi-annual; the Ma
tionai PARK 8 per cent semi-annuaL
Among savings banks tho Emigrant INDUSTRIAL
New-York tribune., 1899-12-30

.r,.,er1am Gas 23125: preferred. SaS' Huooe
cnods asG2s; preferred 7ea7s: Distilling OF Amer @
~ -Gs preferred 22s.p23: Sloss-Shefied' -'tpSl'
,nra,forred 6s07O; Storage Power. l334nlfi4'
r,opr-rCN TRADING.-Transactions for 'he hht III
e,an account were light. Arbitrage housV'
o5out 1O00 shares OF various issues.
EXPORTS OF WHEAT. .-"Bradstreet rtPo[,T foT
exnorts OF wheat, -four included as av1ainst
~ week as aggregatng S6O.551 bushels asans ms
5si2 ia bushels last week 69262J ousnehso usnho1s in
& 2s5 0si bushels I'm 1897. 201 1913 hushes ~ ~,
iss IiS5S bushels I'm 1895 and 3ls6f03 pust'' n ~
ereeate los siis7 bushels. against Il? 9-' S we're
g. eSaS The exports Of corn for the weeh ~
1oe 90 bushes against $4,000 bushels ast tSne'
SO 7I5 bushels in 1898. 4oSso ousheS ,sa5 and
go bushels in 1891 since July J. lSe tne aTanst
"pts of corn aggregate l2l 635li5 bushes aea'n'
So 9i9639 bushels In ls9s . .,ta
SILVER EXPORTS. The steamship CampsihIaa6; sai Ia6
sann, for Europe to-day WI tH,g Ike our houses:
ounces Of silver shipped by the do,9Tins s
Ievisohn BROTHERS, 1900 ounces, ana LinlHe'i mann"
& Forshay 10000 ounces ,,
DIVIDENDS DECLARED-The central Nat'oHa,,
Rank has declared a semi annuai ulVldellu IL III c
per cent payable January .. The Harlem say NIiSs t
Rank has declared interest at the rate OF per cent
year nayabe January II. The Newly ork SaNlnss
Bank has declared interest at the rate OF oH Pe'
cent year. -.
AMENDMENTS APPROVED.-The Board OF
the amendments to the Gratuity FUNDS Dylaws PR o.
posed bv the special committee having tne mate
In charge. and these amendments WIN ue otIan
ted 10 the members of the Exchange lor rd'"'n
ton at q meeting to he held on January -
CHANGE IN KUHN LOEB & CO.-Solomon Loeb
will retire special partner In the nahkins iLn
Of Kuhn Loeb & Co December 81, when inc
partnership expires by limitation. Mortimer H.
enters the firm which will continue under the
81 q Kuhn Loeb & Co.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-30
JANUARY DISBURSEMENTS.

January dividends and interest disbursements III
New-York will aggregate sl65 00O.OOo; at Boston
10000 600. at Philadelphia s25cooGo total for the
three cities of s22oCOOOO0 on January interest
natures on a large portion Of the National deo''
and the Government will pay the quarterly interest
on the per cents. Savings banks VIII make heaNS
disbursements and all financial INSTITUTIONS J" '.o
city will make enormous payments In January III
many instances payments due on January have
been anticipated this week The aggregate amount
of interest and dividend disbursements due on jan
uary will be larger than at any preceding interest
period on record The year just closing mas peen "
prosperous one for Industrial and railroad COM
panies for banks trust companies ana pahAI'h
houses as reflected In increased DIVIDEND returns
The following table shows the various railway an"
,,drs,rial companies which will pay dividends In
January the amount Of the payment IN per cei't
and the date OF closing and opening OF transfer
Ike
New-York tribune., 1899-12-30
PROSPEROUS IRON AND COAL TRADES.

"The Engineering and Mining Journal VIII say
to-day that producers and consumers IN the ITO"
market have been resting in the week. preparing
for the struggle over prices which is coming ahoNt
the middle Of January. The market for hnshei
,natcrial Is weak only in spots. the chle "eaAh's
beng I'm sheets Considerable transactions nave
takon place I'm pig iron In small lots. ana some OF
this has been for delivery in the third quarter ot
lep Ressemer iron Is still So at PittsburS. Ihe
market for iron ore has shown unusual activity
and firms are purchasing which ordinarily DO not
come into the market before spring. rms year
anthracite coal trade goes out with cold wave
prevailing that has brought strength 10 sagginS
market The years output Is over At"o'W tons
nearly 800 900 tons ahead OF last year. an Increase
Of about L. per cent. while prices have averaged
hotter than FOR six years. The market for anthro-
cite is good In all consuming territories. The sea-
board soft coal trade shows no lessening OF the
activity that has prevailed many weeks. Pro
duccrs however. In an easier position In tht
the shoal water ports down East are now about
ont OF the market. Demand from along Long ISL
and Sound at New-York Harbor and In the all rail-
trade is unabated. while definite figures are not
forthcoming. the years output or the -couefles ~
fully % per cent greater than that or lNM
New-York tribune., 1899-12-30
MONEY MARKET FACTORS.

call money went high as 10 per 'e'' S'S''
day but the greater number Of loans were '''''
nnder 10 per cent The money market year !, pI', ,
,icalv over and contrary to expectation uiS'u. -
arce IN the closing hours has not Developed III"
known movement Of money In the "e'h S'Hh,S''
considerable increase in cash and surplus ho'uI"N'
w. 80 ,a,,s borl, statement. but as often has been
,ho case the statement may again disappoint popu-
lar expectation The most important deVelopnen'
IN tho monetary situation yesterday was inc reGi
Ton in tho London and Berlin discount IaltS; ~
s,rngn monetary outlook is more prOnlS NE tHdI u
US a week ago and the drop in diS''uut rdl,, =
NAV have important bearing c 90 LA SviIi
,r,nnt from here More than S"pVH Eoh VIII
90 to-day.