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New-York tribune., 1899-12-17
RECORD BREAKER IN GIFTS.
STEAMERS CARRIED LAST Wfhh "'-'
aos 65 IN MONEY ORDERS FOR RELA-
TIVES IN EUROPE.

The I.ucania. sailing from New-forK Tor Queehs
town Yesterday carried money o'oe'e, e'
Christmas presents from wage earners III ''9 49,,
,rv ageregating s37l. .S03 g. This was 'he ui'lu
shipment for the week On Tuesoay 'n rn,,s
TOOK s241. sol 9s and on Wednesday the o'' LOUIS
oorr,ed sf16 203 o. the three shipments inak'"s
s7,o eos 65 This according to superihtenue"
Elliott is the largest single weeks shlp'ne"' =.
,ronev orders 10 the other side in the his'or! Vi
the New-York PoStotnce .. t.,
..r should say that the average amount sem III
tho money orders this year is close TO SlS' ana
dor,t halleve II will be considered an unucKy NUM-
her ~ inst that sum should be received oy some
~ the European relatives Of the people VINO sehu
&, from, here" said Mr.. Elliott yesterday. oo i''
as can Judge. offhand. the irish on TINS sue a'o
more liberal in their remittances 70 'heii "
g., r,,rone than any other nationality AFTER 'heh
:, .o,,t5 MI, the Svedes The Swedes and inc
Ir,eh seen 10 be exceedingly frugal Inc MONEY
orders are OF all amounts, running from ~ siine'
10 40 In Great Britain. Lots OF people rs'"4''-o
10 Europe from this country. after year U, W.
years work here the Postonce as Jam
They carry back sometimes S2Ooc Or s7VVV' ""u
they get II made into money orders just peioie NV
start An old Swede hobbed in here the other
day and got money orders for Sl,ZoV III HIS o
favor He will draw the money as soon eS "9
reaches the other side II Is a safe WI! Vi "0'"e'
as a man might be robbed or large sum W.
shIpboard If he carried it in his pockets Inc 'he-
atrical people are also great uSeis VI 'i''''N
The money order department OF the Postohce Is
regular clearing house. and our banking business
is far in excess Of Of the big banks. Inc
people IN Cuba have been using many money Orders
OF late We got s1Os.oco from there on Iuesaay'
The department has found 1t necessary 10 iiili'
orders issued there 10 $500 Formerly there was
no limit Exchange there is per cent win 'he
banks. and money orders cost but three-ten'hs OF
i per cent or 30 cents for 500.
''The money orders being sent 10 Europe are d
fair index Of the country's prosperity. added MI
over before and there are more of them. In former
years there would be q good many femlttahceS' pu'
the amounts would be small. -,
The transactions on Friday in the money orcer
division of the Postofiico OF this city numhered
16 4Ss and the money handled amounted 10 $J4O,.
ns2 81 The following tables show the number or
money orders their destination abroad ana ine
amount they represent the ocean liners carrying
iEem week.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.-New-ore Orleans - Com
mercial 81 discount; bank par. San Francisco
Sight 12kc: telegraph, 15c. Cinclnnati-Over the
counter SOC premium; between banks. 1Jc premium
hid and ooc premium asked. Savannah-Buying &c
of: selling, par Charleston-Buying. par: selling
nc premium Boston-30c discount. Chcago-50c
premium. st. Louls-25c discount
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET-Call money In
London 51s per cent. open market discount rate,
8I6 per cent for short and long bills Berlin dis
count rate, 6 per cent Berlin exchange on Lon
don 90 marks J3i4 pfennlgs. Paris exchange on
London. % francs 80 centmes. Paris discount
rate. 3I3 per cent.
FOREIGN SECURITIE IES-Britsh consols for
money 1O1%: for the account, 102 lie. French
rentes. 10 francs % centimes interest Spanish
As In London, Co.'S
THE SILVER MARKET.-Bar silver. $3.50. Mexi-
can silver dollars. 4719c. Bar silver in London,
- J-1Gd.
GOLD PREMIUM.-In Madrid, 1855; Lisbon, A.;
Buenos Ayres, 10; Rome, 6.95.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17
sJTr RECOMMENDED FOR UNION CLUE.

At a meeting OF the Union Club. 10 be heid on
Wednesday evening the recommendation OF the
site Committee that the club buy the three lois az
the northeast corner OF Fifth-avA and Fifty-hrst-
St n portion OF the Roman Catholic orphan Asylum
property. which has just been soid 10 syhuIe"'e'
will come UP for consideration The Site Committee.
consisting of John Mclean Nash, Franklin Bartlett.
Joseph Agostni and Charles ID. Dickey, jr met last
Wednesday night and reported favorably to the
Board OF Governors. which met the same evening
The price OF the plot which ii IS desired TO secure
is 10000 1t is thought that the proposition may
meet with opposition when 1t IL brouSht up
at a full meeting OF the club. as NUMBER OF the
more conservative members still favor the retention
OF the old clubhouse al Fifth-aye. ana 1wentleth-
St Franklin Bartlett when seen YESTERDAY DE
Tribune reporter verified the report that the ste
Committee had recommended the purchase, Dut
added that nothing more definite could be sald upon
he subject until after the meeting Wednesday
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17
MUSEUM STRIKE STILL on.
CANNOT BE READY FOR THE PUBLIC IN
LESS THAN TWO YEARS


The strike was stil OH yesterday on tie 81 900 OcO
addition to the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Thomas Dwyer. Of Cullen & Dwyer told Tribune
reporter yesterday afternoon that if there were no
strike in progress the addition could be finished by
May l. This would include the plaster and car
penter work and the mosaic flooring throughout
the building except the attic and two wing foors
when are TO be laid in wood Work on the north
and south ends, and on the westerly connection
win The main building is completed and the
skNliShts on the north ana south wings are prac-
tcally finished. The ground area OF the addition
Is about p0O square feet, and this is covered
with the exception of about 5000 square feet on the
side facing Fifth-avc.. the space In front being
about two hundred feet long
Mr.. Dwyer said there were not one hundred and
fifty men affected by the strike including stone
settlers plumbers and steamitters. The iron men
were working yesterday. II the strike should end
now the building could be nclosed in six weeks
provided the weather would admit OF work three
days week. and in the mean time work could
proceed on the other parts Of the building Tho
masonry walls however. are covered with can
vas and the building is amply protected against
had weather during the strike. Without any
strike, the building could have been entirely COW
cred by this time. as the stone is practically all
dressed and ready for setting and is lying in the
yard and in the building
General Louis hi CesnOla. director OF the Met
ropolitan Museum of Art. said yesterday that the
addition 10 the Museum would AFFORD ample room
for all collections for ten years. II would cover
an area three-quarters Of that of the present build
ing. When the addition was finished. however Il
must be equipped with cases and It would be neces
sary for the Park Department TO 20 TO the ,eeie-
lature for an appropriation which would REQUIRE
year. and IL would take another year TO put IN
the cases and arrange all the collections The Cen
cumstances the addition TO the Museum could ne
opened To the public In less than two years.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17
BRYAN's OLD TIVE RIVAL counITTED

John NJ. Meddins, OF Lincoln. Neb was COM
mitted to Bellevue Hospital for examination pend
Ing the arrival OF friends on the complaint Of
Police Inspector Thompson in the jefferson Market
Court yesterday morning. Mr., Meddins several
years ago for Congress against William 7
Bryan, and was defeated by 800 votes
Meddins owns some land in Western Kansas and
real estate in Lincoln He has the hal
Cination that score OF men following him .
kill him and secure possession Of his property In
spector Thompson told Magistrate Mayo that fe
was acting for the Relief Committee OF Chancellor
Walworth Lodge, F. and A. NJ, OF which Thompson
is a member
Il merely wish the TO be held for his own
safety. that may communicate with his
friends"
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17
CHANGE IN DOUBLEDAY & WCLURE COMING

rumor is afoat in the book publishing trade
that an important change in the firm of Double
day & Mcclure is impending. Mr.. Doubleday yes
tcrday would not deny that the contemplated
change involved a separation OF the book publish
ING department under his control from the maga-
zine department under Mr.. McClure's control but
said emphatcally that there was no disagreement
between Mr.. Mcclure and himself Mr.. Mcclure,
he said would continue hold stock in the book
publishing house and he Mr.. Doubleday, would
continue to hold stock in the magazine Walter
II. Page is 10 become new partner In the BOOK
publishing business with Mr.. Doubleday, and a
move may he made from the present quarters In
East TWenty-hfth-st.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17
LAFAYETTE DOLLARS ALL COINED.

Philadelphia. Dec 1.-THE coinage OF the fifty
thousand Lafayette dollars at the Mint here for
the Lafayette Memorial Commission has been COM
peted The money will shortly be packed in bags
and put in small kegs. $1,000 to keg. each keg
weighing, when filled, sixty pounds, and be sent
out 10 the members OF the Commission in Chicago
under the Of the United States Express Com
pany. The Commission, under the direction Of its
secretary and treasurer. will then give the people
generally an opportunity TO subscribe for the
dollars until date yet to be decided upon, when
all the dollars disposed of will he taken TO the
Paris Exposition and there sold 1t is expected
that owing to the smalness Of the issue the value
OF the souvenirs will ultimately exceed the price
of 81. which will be asked for them by the Com
mission.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17
COURT CALENDARS FOR MONDAY.

Appellate pivlsion-Supreme Co.rt-Recess
supreme court-speciai Term-Psrt I-Before Beekman,
supreme f eg%%Par, ny -Before Glider
supreme cSSr0SpsS sr@part iRoisrd pts Giesc
ich J-Motons. Demurers; Nos ll7s l75, 1l76, 1l73.
rreerTea @ causes Nos S4l9 4o4o 1904 i2s7 4l23 1850
ss Nes 4 4laa 81 22l :,ots aa 4cG S0 ii25
3a25' go siss 2se5 27Gs clear ''-'' NOT ''-'
supreme Court-Trlal rern-Part VI Before Leyentritt
aGsG''' a.GsS to be sent from Part III for trial Case "n
supreme Court-Trial Term-part vI-Before Freed
J.Causes To be sent from Part III for trial Clear
Supreme Court-Trial Term-paGt VlI-Before Bischon
80 524a eo7g eoso 1851. 2:s b775 57sa 5s22 is2S
sn 4672 sGa 500 o6s 54s 5s 27 $50 tH 5s TsG I4G
Supreme coqr-Tria TermmPSrt Art, yIIIIRefOrs smyth
J.Causes To- be sent from Part VII for trial Clear
n J-Causes TO be sent from Part VII for trial Case
supreme cour,-rrlal Term--Part x-Before Duero J.
an.ss to E Se sent from from Part Part WI for tSaL Clear
Lean Causes to be sent from Part VII for trial
supreme Cour-Trial TcIm-Part XII-Bcfore Rus
sell JCauses to he sent from preferred calendar foi
Supreme Court-soecei Term-Part v-Before scott
J1aases To- be sen, from r Part ~ for trial Clear
tayer Causes be sent from Part " trial
Supreme Court-spec!al Term-Part vII-Before Beach.
supreme CourtTrla Term-Part II--Before McAdam.
osp 5s :ass' iss 4cse sc S Sa 1917 1917 5s
I2o7s. ll407. $40 Davidson agt Mayor, etc clear.
1918. 1923. 4l4. 4O2s. 1886 $500 5l 62S3
$3.50 592 1928 1893. 5y62is COLI co.'s cGa2 53l7 if6
4o77, 55is 4i2l, 3215, 57l9 Clear.
Supreme Court-Trial Term-Pal' IN-Bcfure Andrews.
70 S ;sP Fo% rar II FOR
Court opens a. 1890 a. m. No. l4s4 VIII Il Francis NJ
Woodward at u a. y Wills for probate; John Gun
Michael Wallace Peter Muller. James f. Reilly An
thony r. Maicas. Christian Loos. Katharine stewart
Ann paushen, Mary McE Mo!r, at 1880 a. m; Lima
Schaener al II n. m.
Surrogate's Court-Trsl Teru-Before Varnum s.
Nos lo25 l49S 1909, 1905 1917 1870 l523 Estate Of
John Swinbufne. at 1880 a IN
City Court-Special Term Before Schuchuan l.
Court opens a. 10 4. m. Motions at 1880 A. m
- city CouTt-Trial Term--Part I-Before .Conan ! -
Nos sI4 ll5N 50t2. 1891. 1862 1883 1908 3Ogs 1909
5z29 S22 S2s8 1870. 1895 1903 1882 1894 i23i clear
G. Nos. % -. 1891 sos i7ss so ss4. iii issi
20 lso4 1853 1870. 1855 1856 1902 1869 1871 tiear
,1y Conr'-Tfia Term-Part before Mccarthy ]
Nos 1853. 1850 l7G2 1882 I7i7 1888 i5S5 i6is Ii77
1929. Clear ~ '' ''''' '''''
o. ny Couri-Ital Term Part " Before HascalI J.
Short causes Nos S7i9 1852 25ga 237i aiao 3Se 9a,
800 54s0 2I1, 3610. II6. 1855. 1874 3G7s gG6l
sG5". 1892. 1922 376s 3To9 374i. Clear ' '
REFEREES APPOINTED.
supreme Court.
iy Beach. J.
Newell aga FoWler-Ffnneir H. ls.lehantv
FIELD ast. FowleI-Frar els y. polehanty
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17
pyTBraYs AGAINST A MEMBERS FAMILY.
TRYING TO EFFECT HIS RELEASE FROM Nv
ASYLUM, WHERE HIS RELATIVES
A1.rD HIM

Plainheld Dec. l6 (SpeeaD.-As the iesu'' :,
roronoo hold lsst night in this city by the grand
cheers NJ tho KNIGHTS OF Pythas and committee
from Perseverance Lodge. the local chapter inc
order will probably make an attempt to secure the
release of John I'lrich OF this city, member OF
the order. from the Morris Plains state insane
ASYLUM. where he is now confined The hnigh's
say that Urich is wrongfuly detained there' anu
-. - ,a,.o ov,dence- TO prove that he Is sane
and was Illegally committed. II is expected 'nat 'n
lawyers representing the knights OF & pytnlaS Tr T
habeas corpus proceedings. 1t Is stated that tne
pythians have held no consultation with the mem
~. 90 f-lricbs family who had him sent 10 Morris
plains The officials at the asylum say that their
natient is not in III condition mentally TO De at
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17
BANK STATEMENT AND GOLD.

4 decrease In loans OF S,05l00o In the weekly os''
statement and an increase OF only N66So IN y"
plus were contrary TO general expectation
naturally effective In depressing speculative So
ment The enormous liquidation In stocks 10 "
week led the Street to believe that loans wy.
show corresponding reduction, and this tose'~
with the known movement Of cash In the week s's
gested a considerable increase in surplus sV
legal requirements The actual position OF y"
banks is not alarming. however. In fact, II u W.
encouraeing. Cash holdings amount 20 SH's'a"
with a surplus above the reserve required essA,'
deposits Of s7025S25 against sl6,97S.S75 this tine
year ago The banks of New-York are sound 1h,
have reduced their loans over Nlo,coeo 10 ~ :,
months and they are able 10 furnish accomn',-
ton on good collateral az per cent while supps
ing gold exporters with the money required ~ -.
shipment to Europe And exchange at in'e."
points on New-York s steadily reaching eve :,
which shipments to this centre will be highly p'Vs
able The Bank OF Montreal received sfp'o" 80
from Canada yesterday. making S+o"" ioi -. s
week and other banks reported receipts rom ..
West. The indications are that the banks WI" -,
TO their reserves every week for the heN
months Total gold exports yesterday were s- -, \.
II further exports are made this week they Wv W..
at the end az no gold boat sails unt ss'u
Call money was nominal yesterday at per
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17
ARRESTS IN THE STEWART CASE

G.. Percival Stewart. president Of the defunct
American Investors Company who was indicted
Friday by the Grand Jury. with Il is said four
other directors Of the company. and who was ar
rested yesterday afternoon at his Office No q
Parx Row. was committed 10 the Tombs in 5000
ball yesterday by Judge Newburger, in Chambers
General Sessions. +. Wolff Brown said 10 be the
secretary OF the company. who arrested at his
home, in Bensonhurst Friday night. was also COM
mitted 10 the Tombs the same bail
The companies Stewart said 10 have had at
his place the Granite State provident Com
pany. the American Investors Company, the Amer
lean Investors Trust and The Financial Agency
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17
LONG TINE TO PRESS A COAT.

Ambiguous signs and advertisements occasionally
NEE, the eye in this city Some are evidently In
territorial made so with the object Of impresshg
tho memory of those who read them. Others are
the result of accident. A sandwich man paraded
Broadway the other day bearing one OF the latter
kind II read: "YOur overcOat cleaned ana pressed
for forty DAYS for % cents" passer by VINO asked
the sandwich man why any one should want ms
coat pressed for forty days when plenty OF tallor5
would press IL In a few minutes while the customer
waited received only vacant stare for answer.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17
OPiTORy THAT IS ORATORT.

The oratory Of the campaign spell binder Is fre-
ouen.ly a thing to marvel at One Of TammahYS'
making a speech the night before the last cree
tion caused considerable amusement in an effort
m show that he kept himself up TO date by making
glowing reference TO Maccarons system & OF roHra wra
fertility of the Philippines referred TO them as q
snot ''vhere bright birds perpetually warble ana
countless flowers expectorate their perfume OF t"o
ha air"
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London, Dec 1s. . p. m.-The market FOR American
securities opened weak Stocks were offered freely
and prices broke badly. with declines ranging from
u to 39s. the latter in St. Paul. Lfer there was
slight rally but the close was weak Last prices
were: Canadian Pacific, 937l; Erie, 12; Erie hrst
preferred Si7k; Illinois Central, ia; Union Pacinc
nreferred Is: St. Paul 12lss; New-York Central
13oib: Pennsylvania 6615 Reading. 9A; Northern
Pacific preferred 751.; Atchison. 20 Louisville and
Nashville Sl%; Grand Trunk, T. and Anaconda 49,
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17
s2iOsOl 9S
TIE ST. LOUIS.
s116.3O3 O3
THE LUCANTA.
ss71.so3 81

Superintendent Elliott says the incoming foreign
mails with the return orders and presents Will soon
begin to arrive and will continue to come until
New Years.
Superintendent Fuller of the registry division OF
the Postofice. in the report which he made yes
terday afternoon to Postmaster Van Cott showed
that the number Of registered packages shipped TO
foreign countries last week II .29l in
OF about ~ per cent the number of
packages handled by the division I'm the correspond
ing period OF 1885, which aggregated 5S S02 packages
were follows: BY the steamship Oceanic 5sSi:
Cmbria. 20l46: Trave. 152Z: St Louis 1903: La
Gascogne, 2,469. and by the Lucania yesterday.
Is 425 packages
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17
STATEN ISLAND CLUB'S TRUSTEES.

At meeting OF the Staten Island Club. held at
the rooms. Richmond Terrace. ST. George.
Thursday night the following trustees were chosen
10 serve for the coming year: John NJ Carrere. J..
y. Benton. W. 8. Perry. Ralph Mckee, +. r. Royal.
J. 3. Davenport c. r. Parmele. Walter Durbrow.
William Iangdon. Thomas u. Patterson, Russell
Beecker and Jerome A. King.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17

RAILROAD BONDs.-Market weak. Total sales
amounted in par value to s232459 against si7s9soo
on Friday. The heaviest dealings were in the
Atchison and Baltimore and Ohio issues central
Pacific 3las and 4s. Central Georgia 5s Kansas
civ Pittsburg and Gulf lists Northern Pacific IS
Reading general As st. Louis and Iron Mountain
5s 81 Louis Southwestern lists and 2ds Southern
Pacific is Union Pacific As and wabash denoh'-
lle
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17
4 PLArROOu on RAND4LES ISLAND.

Horgan & slattery the Tammany architects
filed plans yesterday with the Building Department
for three story brick. galvanized iron and lime
stone structure be erected for the city or New
York ON Randalrs Island costing $4,000. The build
ing covers a plot 100 by 6l feet ana VIII ne ue-
voted TO sleeping quarters and payroom
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17
HONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY RATES.-Money on call, per cent. The
time money market quiet at per cent for
sixty days per cent for three months and per
cent for four and six months on railroad collateral,
and above on mixed collateral Commercial paper
rates were per cent for the best names for three,
four and six months. Paper not so well known
ruled higher
FOREIGN ExCHANGE.-Marke steady. Actual
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17
STOCKS BREAK AGAIN.
HEAVY FOREIGN SELLING.
BANK POSITION IMPROVED-fbAh oNHi'
THE BOSTON AND FOREIGN FlNAN-
CIAI, SITUATIONS.

Closing prices yesterday Of the principal ac-
tive securities and net changes from rr'uaS
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17
GENERAL. TRADE CONDITIONS.

"Bradstreets" summarizes business eohu'''o
follows; General trade In wholesale aio n's 18th
featuring lines is auieting down. but me
noting, is undi.turbed by the money s'tuao''
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17
FOREIGN COMMERCE..

MI oRTs OF MERCHANDISE AT NEw-YoRK
Week ending Dec 10 1897 iSos ,sao
llfygoods 81 ,l35n29 si6
General merchandise. 1854, ~ ,go mas oga ton
EStas ,.,,,.,';'.' Tp9o1l6 sl0ii370I sl037S Go3
DrgcOds D2 t4T sss o-- xsS 60. , oo,
General merchandise 3+s 42 54 800 si DO. Az SiS i'm
Totals '''.'..' M6305 T0l slO s97 o2o s582 44e lal
EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE FROM NEW-YoRK
Jan to Dec u 1897 Tlo37 si50 ao5 6iI s,ss so2 ~,
EXPORTS OF SPECIE
For the week.
,l Su,l ''''''''''''''''' NS2O $40. 40 St84 900
'"''' '''''''''''''''' Vbho6 l,uo66O 2I3l,Op5
ugn N unE
krom January /, ~
3 9 S9a 500 lpi Si0ioo 500 s26 5e2 i58
''' '''''' ''''''''' ''l25s1 ido6jNI t6,S13. S5s
io'bs '''''.''. sIao2: 7s4 sSs50s t46 sTc e86 ol4
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17

REFEREES APPOTNTEp.
Supreme Court,
Hy Beach. J.
Newell lgi. FoWler-Eraneis A. p.lehantv
Field agt. Fowlei-Frar els b. Dolehanty
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17

THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS.
GOVERNMENT BoNDs.-Market steady. Final
ali
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17

The Clearing House statement yesterday
follows: Exchanges s25s56.6Sl; balances, $685.
l6s For the week Exchanges. $l,S496472s; bal
ances sol .sO7. .12i against exchanges last week OF
N1l4Oss 435 and balances of $451l7036
The following the changes for the correspond
ing weeks OF the three preceding years: 1s9s-Loans
increased 2465O0 cash increased 81 .76l 100 deposits
increased siOl 100 and surplus increased
500 OT5; 1se7-Loans decreased 81 O46.000 cash de-
creased ST. iS1 0OO deposits decreased S 27s5OO and
surplus decreased s3l6l.375; 1S96-.oans In
creased s3.525O0 cash increased Ss4ii 500 deposits
increased t69Si.9OO and surplus reserve increased
81 .66S,S75.
The following table shows the bank holdings on
&. ba dat
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17
THE WEEKS BANK CHANGES
The following table shows the usual comparative
statement OF bank holdings:

The following shows tho relation between the
total reserve and the total deposits on the re-
spectve dates:
0. Dec. 10. Changes
snece . sl43 0Cp 100 Si41 go 600 Dec. So 73s 500
sgal tenders 80 4s9l1 500 1850 300 Inc. I76s 800
Total rcs,rve S92 $50 900 SOL $1,000 Dec. $4,000
Reserve required -.
against deposits 1sG02l,3I5 lS4sso'OIo Dec. ll36SOo
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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-31
A GHOSTLY COLLECTOR.
Bill VIII be Paid If he VIII Stay
Away.

"Doc" Clawson don't altogether be-
lieve in ghosts, but he had visitor
one night some time since which left
him somewhat less pronounced on
this subject than formerly. A great
many readers of this item will recol-
lect that few years ago "Doc" was
harvesting millet crop in the upper
part Of town when his 'partler, who
was pitching" stopped work very
suddenly. On examination the man,
a tramp, was found to be dead. The
man was buried at the expense of the
owner of the millet. On the night in
question, perhaps as a result of too
hearty supper, the man appeared to
"Doc," as plain as in life, in his dream,
II such it was, and demanded dollar
and a half-bis uncollected wages.
my God, your coffin cost $780," was
the prompt answer, and then, having
partially awakened himself, our friend
shouted like good fellow to his wife,
to get up. II any of the dead mans
relatives will come forward and iden-
tify themselves as such, they can have
the dollar and a half, regardless of the
coffin bill offset. "Doc" don't want
to take any more chances on the dead
man visiting him Of nights, If a dollar
and q half will square the matter.