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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-04
Elsewhere.

MAY 3.-Trade in cattle to-day was
moderately minated at ruling prices, with the
bulk of sales at s4.5oa5: fancy grades sold at
s.. i0G5 so; choice steers, S.05d5.35 mediums. A-55
Q475; beef steers. Ag45e; stockers and feeders.
50. sSd 10; bulls. 81. 6oQ4.10; COWS and heifers. $3.50
@4.25; Western steers. $.2O@5.20: Texas steers,
s.. S0d4- 30; calves, AQ6.s5.
prices. Bulk Of sales So. a .s21s: fair to Choice.
9.TTe93.SO; heavy packers S50H3.75; mixed,
x.ssd3. so; butchers. Ss.65aS.S5: lights. $.6og3.S5;
There was a lively demand for sheep and
prices ruled strong. Colorado wooded lambs. 500.
ferior lots bringing 81. 25a47 common to prime
shorn sheep, Sc. 50g5. Is: fed Westerns. A9595.l5.
Receipts-Cattle. 1880; hogs. 5000: sheep.
IA. eco
KANSAS May 3.-Cattle-Receipts, $50
natives; $50 Texans: light supply Of Strengthening
grades; trade was active at steady prices; stock
es a shade lower. Heavy native steers. 1900. 10;
medium steers. 81 45a4- 80: light weights. s5.s5@5.so:
stockers and feeders. S-75G515; butcher cows
and heifers. sS9475; Gamers. s2.sOq3: Western
steers. s.. 75a4-7s Texans. Aa4eo.
ferior quality: trade was active and prices un-
changed. Heavy. S.70Q3.s0: mixed, t3.55Q3.7 IS;
light. $. 4sas 7s,s; pigs; ss2sas So :,
| grades: the few offerings were quick sales at
steady prices. Wool lambs. S.25a5.5o: clipped
Z. IVES g scG4'ss; ssockers and fesders' "a 80 a5as.
culls. S225q3.25.
NEW May Receipts 2.2sa
Market steady on light supply; steers. st5cgs 20:
tops. S.G; common oxen, 81 20; rulls. s32Q41e:
cows. $2d3.s0. Exports. i40 cattle and 5.073 quar-
tiers OF beef; tomorrow. 40 cattle and 2.ss7 quar-
tiers.
- Calves-Receipts, 6.102. Market trihe firm:
common to choice veals. s.. 50G5 .75.
y Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, {. 223. Market slow
for all grades: good stock steady; under grades
weak: unshorn sheep. s4G5.50: clipped sheep, 80
q; wooded lambs sac sc: clipped lambs, $5G6.l5:
clipped cuIls. $50; spring lambs. Sa5.50 each.
Hogs-Receipts. 1888. Market slow and lower
at g. 906415.
ST. LOUIS. May s.-cattle-Receipts. 1880. IN
81 ~. ~ TA.Ana - -. A.
choice native shipping and export steers. $500
SIS. with fancy worth S-s5: dressed beef and
butchers steers. A2en4. 90: steers under 1000 lbs.
A4a5: stockers and feeders. S-leu4-S: cows
and heifers. $e444o: bulls. S25df25 Gamers.
and heifers. S2.50Q4.25.
Hogs-Receipts $500. Market weaker. Pigs
and nghts 9.so0s.75 rs; packers. $s.7oqs-S; butch
shsse-ksosip&s. Liza ,Gsskse steady. Native
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VITAL STATISTlCS-MAY 3.
Deaths.

Jessie Phares. fifteen years. Montcalm stree4
pulmonary tuberculosis.
Beula Logan. one year. 1913 Bridge street. dipth-
eria.
William Smith. thirty-nine years. $3.50 Shelby
street, hemorrhage OF stomach 4
Lila Barber. sixteen years. l11 Kaper street(
typhoid fever.
Sarah Davis. eighty-two years. 1914 North SEM
ate avenue, old age.
Samuel Emiley, seventy-nine years. z3 Moth
Illinois street. senile debility.
Carrie r. Millikan. forty six years. 1915 PART
avenue. peritonitis.
Louis PoehIer, seventy -four years. 40 Madison
avenue. tuberculosis.
Arthur speckman. eight years. 40 West rwen-
ty-seventh street, tetanus.
James Hancock. ffty-three years. z3s ParkeE
street, morphia habit.
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The Clover Leaf Deal.

If the deal now pending in New York goes
through the Clover Leaf system will become
a part of the NJ. K. G. T. John d. Rookie
Teller is said to be the moving spirit in this
transaction, and the first step was taken
when Charles Miller was elected president
at the meeting held in Toledo. To Mr.. Mill
er was assigned the duty OF acquiring all the
stock possible, and IL is now understood that
he has been successful in getting the most
be done till the road is out of litigation.
which Is expected at any time. Mr.. Rookie
Teller can put his boat system on the lakes
and this connection to the Southwest to-
gether and have an independent line COW
ering a great scope OF country.
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ranged as

Cash quotations.: Flour steady. No. 2 spring
wheat, 7lq72hc; No. 8 spring wheat, SSq71c; No.
2 red. 75@7sc. No. 2 corn: sac; No. 2 yellow;
Bic; No. 3 white, 2slsQ3O.c. No. . rye, 5sc. No.
2 barley, 3SAc. No. / naxseed. $l.12; Northwest.
81. lS. Prime timothy seed, 81 IS. Mess pork.
per brl, IS. 55GS. 60. Lard, per 100 lbs. S.10Q5.lI1.
Short-rib sides Qoose). A.4oa4.70. Dry salted
shoulders (boxed). 41zd4%c. Short-clear sides
boxed). A.soG4so Whisky, distillers. finished
81. IS.
Receipts-F1our, 10. 900 brls: wheat. 1900 bu;
corn, SIC, 900 Blu; oats. 52s. 600 blu; rye, $500 bu;
barley, 20. 600 blu. Shipments-F1our 11,000 brls;
wheat, 5000 blu; corn. 1884, 900 bu; oats. 3S3,000 bu;
rye. ]. 600 blu; barley. 500 blu.
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NEW YORK. May S.-FoIlowing Mondays
sharp rise and yesterdays break. tin made an
upturn to-day on increased demand and gener-
ally favorable news. The other departments
showed no radical changes. At the close the Met
al Exchange called pig iron warrants quiet with
$10.7 bid and $1 asked; lake copper quiet and
unchanged at 49, 25c; tin frmed with Is. Sc bid
and $3.50 asked; lead firm with Attic bid and
4.42kc asked; spelter unchanged at 6.75c bic and
&c asked. The brokers' price for lead is 4.l5c
and for copper 1sQ1s. SOC.
ST. LOUIS. May 3.-Lead firm at 4.coc: speiter
strong at 6 7Oc,
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At Chicagc-Clearings. s2s. l57, 7s2; balances. So
s4o.i21 New York exchange. premium. Sterling
exchange: posted, $4s71sG4ss11; actual. 81 So
4s6%: sixty days. A.s4l1G4S6.
At misunderstanding 81. 665. $50.
At New York-Clearings. SOS. 591. 43s; balances.
81. 0s0. s95.
At B~oston-clearings. s3i. Ss5. s2l; balances. S.
las. e5f.
Al Baitimore-ciearinss. S. 17; balances. ST.
427, 6S3.
At MISUNDERSTANDING. $50. SIS. $40; balances.
81. 34.223.
At st. Louis-Ciearings. s5.sss. 500; balances,
SOL. 953.
At New Orleans-Clearings. 81. eco. SIS.
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Oils.

SAVANNAH, May 3.-Spirits OF turpentine
closed steady at Acc. Rosin opened firm and I'M
changed; closed at loo advance on n and above.
Quote closing: A, B. c, ID. s1.05; E. A.15: F.
$50; G, $.S5; II, 81 As; i, $50; X, SLIGO: NJ. Sis;
n, $40; window glass. $2-35; water white. SEQ.
OIL CITY. May 3-Credit balances, 13. Ger
tifcates. no bids. Shipments, 60, 6SS brls; average
shipments. $3.50; runs, 100. 504; average runs,
100, 447.
WIIMINGTON May 3.-Spirits Of turpentine
steady at 41Q41hc. Rosin firm at CSC. Crude
turpentine steady at SL35Q2.5o. Tar firm at s1.l5.
NEW YORK, May 3.-Petroleum dull. Rosin
firm. Spirits of turpentine steady at 44Q44lkc.
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cash. and May. c75 asked; October. a.D asked.
oil unchanged.
MINNEAPOLIS. May 3.-wheat I'm store. No. ]
Northern. May. 0%c; July. TikGs1Sc: September.
essc on track; No. l Northern, 707sc; No. 2
Northern. $3.50; Ne 1 hard. 7%c. Flour steady
first patents. .75a3s5; second patents. 2.55G3.65:
first clears. $.Io02.so. Bran, $685. per ton
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Dry Goods.

NEW YORK, May 3.-To-day's business has
been Of average proportions. but at increased
number Of inquiries in the market after staple
cottons. The general tone was very firm in brown.
heached and coarse colored %cottons. Prints firm,
and staple lines tend upward. Ginghams strong
and scarce. Wooden and worsted dress goods
quiet. Silks very firm and well sold for fall.
Print cloths dull but firm. Jobbing trade good,
cotton dress fabrics in chief request.
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LOCAL GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
Trade Good, Prices Firm and Mer-
chnnts Doing Good Business.

In all lines OF trade there is much activity, and
while there is no unhealthy boom. there is gen.
eral Improvement and a steady tone to prices.
While no large margins are made on goods sold.
the results Of trade are more satisfactory than
at any time In the last six years. and merchants
are taking a very cheerful view OF the situation.
Fruits and Vegetables are In good request ~
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good prices. Poultry. eggs and butter are easier
on increasing receipts and less demand. The
flour and provision market are both steady and
a fair business in progress.
The American Sugar Refining Company yester-
day advanced the price Of all refined sugars sold
by IL &c a pound. Standard g-anuiated was thus
placed at 5ssc. against Sac yesterday and 5hc a
month ago. The movement was quickly followed
vance was really begun in London. where refine
sugar prices have been hardening for some days.
II was forced by the decided frmness in raw. SUI
CARS. which cut down decidedly the margin OF
refiners' profits. Imports Of raw sugar in the
United States during March increased 1o2Ooo,oD
pounds over March. 1895. and in the nine months
since last June the increase was fully a thousand
million pounds
The local grain market is more active, still. re-
ceipts fall below the actual home demand OF all
cereals. Track bids yesterday. as reported by the
secretary of the Board Of Trade. ruled as follows:
Wheat-No. 2 red nc; No. } red. S7@7lc; April
nc: wagon wheat. G1c.
Corn-No / white. s5h No. 3 white Zone color.
s51zc: No. 4 white. s2t&c: No. 2 white mixed. SAC;
No. 3 white mixed. 34isc: No. 4 white mixed. sIg
33c: No. 2 yellow, 34G34l1c; No. 3 yellow, SAC; No. I
y%ello Slqs3hc: No: mixed. SAC; No. 3 mixed.
34c; No. 4 mixed. 3lG3Sc; ear corn. Csc.
oats-No. 2 white, Slc; No. 2 white. 3oEc: No.
2 mixed. 2Shc; No. 8 mixed. CSC.
saS.5O.
Inspections-wheat: No. 3 red. . cars; No. 4 red.
ls cars; No. 4 white. 5; No. 3 yellow. 2; No. 8
mixed, IA: No. 4 mixed, 3; no grade. 8; no estao-
lished grade. i; total. 4s cars. Oats: No, white.
2 cars; rejected. /; total. : cars. Hay: No. l tim
othy, i car.
Poultry and other Produce.
prices paid by shippers)
Poultry-Hens. SIC; cocks, &c; hen turkeys.
young and fat. Sc: young toms, Size; old hens. &C.;
toms, Sc; ducks, SC; geese. &c for full feathered,
&c for plucked: capons. fat, lie; small, SQl0c.
Cheese-New York full cream, 1Sq14c; skins,
case: domestic Swiss. 1sG14c: brick. 1Sc; linn
burger, s12c.
~Butter-Choice. lOc: poor, easc; Elgin cream
cry, 21c.
Eggs-10hc.
Feathers-Prime geese, soc per Id: prime duck.
10G17c per Id.
Beeswax-3Oc for yellow: 2c for dark.
unwashed, 17d1Sc; tub-washed,
20q25c; bury and understandable, sc less.
HIDES ETC.
Green-salted Hides-No. /, SIC; No. 2, TIC; No.
I calf, 10c; No. . calf, Size.
Grease-White, Sc; yellow, 2l2c; brown, FAC.
Tallow-No. 1. &c; No. 2, 2l2c.
Bones-Dry, $l2Ql3 per ton.
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william F. Mattocks and Emma Maiissa Hick
man.
Herman f. Stoub and Minnie Homire.
william Schmidt and Mary +. Hall
John w. Gregory and Rachael r. BroylesL
John w. Fahrner and CLAUDIA vansburg.
George A. Hoecker and Rosa Lena Monroe.
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Hfrfha.

Lettie and Arthur Dye. 2202 Miller street. girl
Gertrude and julius KellermeyeT, city. girl
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lante. spann avenue
boy.
Margaret and James Hflsabeck. sss Warren ave-
nue.. girl.
ware street. girl.
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Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS. May 3.-Cotton steady; sales,
5000 bales. Ordinary, &c; good ordinary. 4ikc;
low middling, 5 1-1Sc; middling. 5 n-16c; good
middling, 0 5-16c; middling fair, 6 13-l6c; receipts,
5.242 bales; stock. $50, sos bales.
NEW YORK. May 3.-Cotton quiet: middling.
6%c.
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SALES OF REAL ESTATE.
Ten Transfers, with q Total COnsid-
Grafton Of &6,7SS.

Instruments filed for record In the recorders
elise Of Marion county, Indiana for the twenty
four hours ending at 5 p. m. May 3. 1883, a. fur
nished by Theo. Stein. abstracter OF titles. cur
ner OF Market and Pennsylvania streets. Indian
apolis. Suite 229, first Office floor. The Lemcks~
Telephone I760:
Harry G.. lockwood to Fred ID. Stills Ct
al, Lot -. Stanton and FTanciss addi-
ton VVlvV
John A. Hosbrook TO Clara Ellen Pfttman.
Lot 54. Hosbrook's Prospect-street add
IOn ~
George Wolf ct al. TO Charles NJ Ryder.
10 Is, Windhorst <&.0o
Charles Bolander to Louis W. Poehlsr.
Lot "a. Jones's Pleasant Valley addition. No0
Susan McKernan TO Harry b. Smith, Lots
90. 81 and 81 Yandes's subdivision Out
lot ls LoW.0Q
Mary l.. Ray to Avis Ellis. part north
west quarter, Section g. Township Is,
Range 3 LsO-00
Frederick w. Rottkamp 10 Christian W.
Schroomeyer, Lots 2. 26. q and 2S
Jeck's first addition. ......-.......... 1,700oV
Albertine Metzger to William Iron, Lot
rs, Metzgers East Michigan-street addi-
ton ...----...-..... ...."s Wv
Arthur V. Brown TO Jesse NJ. Myers. Lots
% and % MiIler's subdivision Yandes
subdivision Carson's farm. UQ0
Charles l.. Klusmann TO Emanuel Goebel.
part southwest quarter. Section 81.
Township l6, Range i..............-. 90
Transfers. 10: consideration~...-.-...2.U&oo
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AGOOD MONTHS BUSINESS
THE LOADED CAR MOVEMENT OF
APRIL BUT ONCE EXCEEDED.
The p, ID. q Il. to BE Recognized
and Personal Railway Notes.

The train records show that In April
there were received and forwarded at In
dianapolis over the fifteen lines 1852 cars.
IS. s74 being loaded. the heaviest loadeG-car
movement in any April, with one exception,
In the history of Indianapolis lines-that in
April, 1893. when the heavy Letter grain
shipments were passing over the Big Four
lines. In April. 1895, there were handled at
Indianapolis SO. 1856 loaded cars: in 1897, TO-
$40: in 1896. s0,s71: in 1895. So.SS7; in 1894. To-
2s: in 1898. 73,S4s; In 1852; $685.. and in 1891.
7e,74S. There has never been a year when
the local traffic tonnage has been as heavy
as In April this year, the decrease in bus
iness being wholly in the through business
east bound, as through business west bound
last month was the heaviest ever known.
The transfers over the Belt road. which
largely represent the through business, were
in April this year but 72,3 cars, against
81. sO1 IN April. 1895, a decrease OF TO- 0l. and
the Belt road records show II 1T the west
bound movement OF loaded cars was larger
than last year, the falling off being entirely
in east-bound business. Reports at the city
freight depots show that the platform bus
mess and that in the bulk yards was con-
siderably In excess OF April, 1898; only in
export shipments of cereal products. pro-
visions and live stock do the shipments Of
last month east bound compare favorably
with former years.
Annual Meeting OF Vanderbilt Lines.
At the annual meeting Of the stockholders
OF the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Railway Company. held in Cleveland yester-
day. the board of directors submitted the
following report for the year ending Dec.
81, 1885: Total earnings. so, 753,6SS; operat-
ing expenses and taxes, $13, S2S, 0l9; net earn
ings. S6.S2o,663: increase in gross earnings,
$4S5.96l; increase In operating expenses and
taxes. S3&.52S; increase in net earnings, &c.
40. Paid dividends. 7 per cent, $3a62, 655:
surplus earnings TO credit income account,
$3.50. $40. Total mileage of track operated. So
had expired, were reelected for three years:
Cornelius Vanderbilt. Darius o. Mills. j.
Pferpont Morgan, James Schoenmaker.
The nnual meeting OF the shareholders
OF the New York, Chicago & St Louis Rail-
way Company was also held in Cleveland
the year ending Dec. 81. 1898, shows total
earnings. 1851, 42l. an increase of $576. 23:
total expenses, taxes and terminals, $5.449.-
go: net earnings, So, SOS; total liked
charges. $3.50. 391. The earnings from freight
trafic increased siS7. los and from passenger
traffic $S,ScS. The average rate received per
ton per mile was $40 cent, the average rate
received per passenger per mile was I.5
cent; decrease in net earnings, S2,000.1i, or
62 per cent. This unfavOrable outcome. il
81 stated, reflects the prevalence OF abnor-
ally low rates and more than usually keen
competition In the classes OF business upon
which the company IS obliged to rely for its
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LIVE STOCK.

Cattle Scarce and StrOnE-H0gs and
Sheep Active and strong.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 3.-Cattle-Receipts. go;
shipments. none. The supply continues light and
the demand good at good strong prices. especially
on female stuff. All sold early.
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muttons. clipped. s42@5: lambs. S.B: spring
lambs, s6.25@1o.
CINCINNATI. May s-Hors active AZ 0.150
SIS.
Cattle slow and steady at s275d5.
Sheep strong at sS64.75 Lambs. A.so0&
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President Woodford, of the Cincinnati.
Hamilton g. Dayton Railway. is in Cincin-
Eati and denies that the vanderbilts have
secured a controlling interest In their stock
as well as In that OF the Monon. The stock
OF Woodford. Taylor. Zimmerman and Shoe
maker Is held by a trustee, under bond. so
that none of these can sell without the
consent OF the others, and this contract is
not affected by the death OF Taylor. Presi-
dent Woodford says: One of the strongest
arguments against such a story Is the fact
that the Taylor stock cannot be sold with
out the consent OF Zimmerman and Shoe
maker and myself. i cannot explain the
cause or reason for the repeated rumors.
or. rather, statements. except that they are
started for stock Jobbing purposes. Posi-
lively there viii be no change whatever I'm
the management or ownership OF our road.
trust this statement will settle for once
and all the false stories that are being sent
cuf from Wall street
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A joint meeting was held In Chicago yes
terday between Eastern and Western
freight men, The subject under discussion
was the equalization OF domestic and ex-
port grain rates IN accordance with the
Views expressed In an opinion recently
handed down by the Interstate-commerce
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Suits aggregating 100000 were filed
against the Columbus, Hooking Valley &
Toledo Railroad Company in the Federal
Court at Columbus. o., yesterday. The
Guaranty Trust Company, of New York,
asks Judgment for s2.OS7, 500. which 1T claims
Is due on principal and interest OF bonds.
NJ. Z. ingalls, and George III. Gardiner sue
the same company for 81 $40. 761 due on 1880
5-per-cent. bonds. The same plaintiffs also
sue the Columbus. Hooking Valley & To-
ledo Railroad Company and the Hooking
Coal and Railroad Company for 81, 19S, $50
due on 1,6e3 joint mortgage bonds.
Promotion for MIR. Moore.
Superintendent BLIZZARD. of the Michigan
division of the Big Four. has announced
that Engineer of Maintenance of Way
Moore. who has had control Of the track.
bridges and buildings along the division
from Benton Harbor to North Vernon, will
be placed In control Of the terminals and
yards at Louisville. succeeding o. E. Selby,
who is appointed assistant chief engineer
OF the system, with headquarters at in
cinnati. 1t is understood a substantial In
crease In Mr.. Moore's salary follows this
enlargement of his duties.
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TINE cam

p. NJ. time IL in BLACK fgures.-Trains marked
thus: DAILY. SESleeper. P-Parlor Car. O.
Chair Car. D-Dining Car. f-Except Sunday
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-12-29
PREPARATIONS COMPLETE.
SENATE AND HOUSE IN
PERFECT ORDER.
Keeper Dexter Looking Out
For The Comfort of The
Members.

Everything is spick and span at the
State House. and as clean as new pin.
All preparations have been made for the
coming of the solons and the biennial
session of the Legislature, which will
open its doors on Wednesday. January
3rd. The whole building is in such per-
feet order and so neat and clean from
dome to cellar, that one shovel full of
dirt could not be gotten out OF the entire
State House.
A marked Improvement has been made
in the arrangement of the desks of the
members in the hall OF the House of
Delegates. The spaces between the four
rows of steats in front of the Speaker S
desk have been widened by encroaching
slightly upon the space between the first
row and the Clerks table. The gain in
space will greatly accommodate the mem
bers who occupy these rows, by permit
ting them to pass in and out OF their seats
freely, and enabling the pages and off
GERS OF the House to deliver documents,
stationery ard other articles readily TO
the members.
Mr.. Charles H. Dexter. of the Depart
ment OF the Superintendent of Public
Buildings. who has had the preparation
of the two chambers of the Legislature in
charge, has. wherever possible, widened
the spaces between the rows of seats,
whose crowded condition heretofore has
been a great inconvenience to the dele
gates. Everything is in readiness for the
General Assembly. 1t could convene to-
morrow If necessary. In addition to the
new arrangement in the House, its hall,
as well as that OF the Senate chamber,
has been busted. swept and furnished,
until not speck Of dirt is left. The
committee rooms have had equal atten-
ton, and the cellar apartments have been
brushed up and white-washed, and made
most inviting in appearance.
Besides. the cleanly condition of the
State House, since the last Legislature
met, decided improvement in the ar
rangements to prevent or extinguish fires
has been made. Water has been intro
duced in every part OF the State House,
with eight plugs and hose and attach
ments. with fire extinguishers enough to
meet almost any emergency of fire that
might threaten this venerable historic pile
and the precious relics slowed in it. The
House and Senate have been rewired
and the telephone and telegraph commu-
nication are complete. There is a new
telephone from the Chief Clerks room
to the Speakers room. The ventilation
and sanitary arrangements are the latest
improved and complete. The engross-
ing room has new carpet, and presents
bright and CHEEKY appearance. All
the heaters have been gilded, and the
rotunda has fresh coat of paint and
"banana stain" from dome to marble
base. All the members have selected
their seats. and every care has been ta-
ken by the efficient keeper. Charles H.
Dexter, for the comfort of the members
and Senators. The State House was
never in better condition than il is now.
and is in readiness for the Legislature,
were it to meet tomorrow.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-12-29
A Historic Gun.

An old cannon in the rotunda of the
State Capitol attracts the eye Of all visit
ors. This gun, with three others of simi.
lar make, vas found in St. Mary River.
at the place where Lord Baltimore land.
ed. The cannon has been in Annapolis for
sixty years. and at one time was on the
State House hill. then removed to the
Land Office. and at the request of Gov
ernor Lowndes it has been mounted and
placed in the rotunda of the Capitol. o.
foundt be four guns in St. Mary's River,
two are at Georgetown, one at Leonard
town. St. Mary's county. and the other
is here.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-12-29
Bargains in Shoes,

Sample lot of Ladies Bright
Dongola Shoes, lace or but
ton. coin or square toe, regu-
lar $I.25 value for.
Ladies fine. imported CalfSkin
Shoes, lace or button. kid
or patent leather tips, silk
tips facing, those are very
fine and stylish shoes. worth &
$500, special price. ..... q
Boys Satin Calf Shoes. good
wearers with slugs in heels,
regular price per pair $3.50. !.
Misses genuine bright Dongola,
lace or button Shoes. regular
81 90 kind.