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LIVELY FIRE IN CHINATOWN.
THREE OR FOUR MEN SAID TO
BE MISSING.
AAe k1remen and Police Do Not
Think Any Lives Were
Lost.

was an exciting fire at 324 /
e.iee. al 6:2O o'clock last night The
~. lure is OF brick. with much f1imsy
"oouworK, such as partitions, and the
Ae'uil was a fierce blaze in a few min
utes.
the time the department was on
nu names were streaming from the
e.ounu moor windows. and few min.
1'es iater they had shot to the upper
p"i. oI the house. where they soon ate
"way the supports of the roof.
hundreds of people had now assem-
oeu-men, women, children and the
i0iers VINO swarm to fires. Among the
oiiiooKers were several hundred excited
ChineSe, some of these had fled from
.he house or the vicinity with their
worldly belongings.
Il was pretty fight between fire
men and flames, and it seemed for a
time that the devOurer had the best of
H. -Patient, stubborn fighting was be-
ginning to win when part of the roof
Ieil In, covering Firemen James Gilsen,
James Knapp and Assistant Foreman
James -O'Meara
They're killed." yelled somebody in
the crowd, but the cry was false. Chief
Guthrie and his assistants at once be-
gan cutting to set free the imprisoned
men, who were able to talk, though
weak from the shock and suffocation.
They We're released in few minutes,
whereupon they walked away without
difficulty. Beyond a few bruises and
slight scratches they were not hurt
The work of subduing the fire requir-
ed more than an hour, for it was a
blind, stubborn blaze that kept break
ing out in unexpected places. 1t prob
ably began in the back part of the
bulldings-origin unknown.
The upper part of the building was
used as pawn shop by Chinese. A
family also lived there. The ground
floor and basement We're used for lot
terry agency and opium place.
AT a late hour last night a number
of Chinese insisted that three or four
of their countrymen We're missing, and
they thought the missing men had been
destroyed in the fire. The firemen,
however do not believe that any lives
We're lost.
Shortly after the fire broke out and
when the interior of the building was a
cauldron of flames. a Chinaman said to
Officer Maley: 'One man up stairs
Him no come down. Maley said that
if the man hadn't got out before that
time he never would get out. as the
whole interior was then burning
fiercely
Some say that Chris Weisel owns the
property, and others that it is owned
by some nonresident. The loss is about
$1,000.
1t was stated late last night that
when the fire started 81, 600 in coin was
cached away in a drawer or safe, and
the proprietor of the place kept a guard
stationed to see that the debris was
mot disturbed. The money will prob
ably be recovered Gin bullion) after the
heat has decreased sufficient to an ex-
animation.
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BRIEF NOTES.

A gasoline tank at Cunningham S
boiler shop on I street exploded yes
terday morning, but did no serious
damage.
Anaconda, the horse that won the
2:O4 pace at Detroit yesterday in 2:O6,
2:O6EA, 2:O1, was bred at the Haggln
ranch in this county
B. Seward has petitioned the Superior
Court for letters of administration upon
the estate of Samuel Tomas, deceased.
Annie c. Heiser has asked the Su
perlor Court to appoint her admins
tratrix of the estate of Andrew Braun,
deceased. H. G. Soule is attorney for
the petitioner
William Sperry. who tried on Friday
to cut his way out of the County Jail.
was yesterday arrested therefor as soon
as he was discharged by Judge Hughes
on a vagrancy charge that was defec-
tive
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CLOSE CALL.
Brakeman Mauzy's Narrow Escape
From Death.

Fl. H. Mauzy. a freight brakeman in
the employ of the Southern Pacific
Company, had a narrow escape from
death Friday night. He was on top
of car while the train was passing
through a tunnel two miles east of Emil
grant Gap, and in stepping from one
car to another his head struck against
a timber, knocking him sensefess.
MauZy says that when he regained
consciousness he was clinging to the
running board on the center of the car
roof with deathlike grip. He was
treated at the Railroad Hospital, where
a half dozen stitches were taken up to
close the wound in his scalp
The record-union., 1899-07-23
sLoT-MACHINE CASE.
Objection Made to BailiR Higgins
Selection Of q Jury.

The case of George Eagan, charged
with operating nickle-in- the-slot ma
chine, in violation of State law, was
yesterday continued in Justice Ander-
sons court by consent, until Monday,
August 1st. and the Justice instructed
Bailiff Higgins to select a venire of
forty jurors to try the case.
Hiram w. Johnson, Eagan's attorney,
objected to Bailiff Higgins being ap-
pointed to select a venire from which
to choose a jury.
Justice Anderson said he had no dis
erection in the matter as no showing
that Higgins was disqualified had been
made.
City Attorney De Ligne objected to
any except Higgins selecting the venire,
unless proper showing was made that
he was disqualified
MIR. Johnson said he would make
proper showing by affidavit on Friday
next, and with that understanding the
matter rested
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WHARTON RELEASED.
It Was Shown in Court That He
Had No Property.

z. F. Wharton was before Superior
Judge Johnson yesterday for examina-
ton as to his ability to pay the $42O
which the court had directed him to
pay his former wife for the support of
their child
Wharton testified that the only
wealth he then possessed, besides a few
personal effects was $50 in money. On
this showing he was directed to pay
SO of that amount into court, and was
then ordered released.
Wharton claims that he had settled
with his former wife for 1900, and
that he has her written agreement to
that effect.
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Weather Reports.

The Weather Bureau reports show
the highest and lowest temperatures
yesterday to have been 81 and 30 de-
grees, with gentle northerly winds and
and clear or haZy weather prevailing.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday were 81 and 53
degrees, and one year ago to-day 81
and 53 degrees
The average temperature was IA de-
grees and the normal IA, showing yes
terday to have been a day of normal
conditions for the 22d day of July.
River 8 feet, 8 inches and falling.
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Articles Of Incorporation.

The following articles of Incorporation
were yesterday filed at the office of the
Secretary of State:
Pursuit of knowledge of San Fran
cisco; Chinese company for mutual
Improvement. Directors, Lai Thong.
Chin Hee, Lee Yung, Chun Yung, Chun
In, San Francisco; no capital
Grand Legion of the Order of the
American Flag, Dutch Flat; to encour-
age patriotism. Directors C. Runckel,
G. H. Runckel, John A. Runckel, Geo.
Johnson, Frank La Camp. Dutch Flat,
no capital.
Home of Fraternity, San Francisco;
for mutual benefit and social improve
ment. Directors, Chin Yon, Hob Kong,
Lun Chun, Yung Chu, Looh Jen, San
Francisco no capital.
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CH1NAMAN DROWNED.
An Unknown Mongolian DeEber.
ately Commits Suicide.

According to a story told yesterday
morning a Chinaman deliberately COM
mitted suicide by drowning a short dis
tance below the city. The story ema-
mated from two men who stated that
while they We're down the stream fishing
a Chinaman jumped into the water and
started to paddle for deep water
One of them said he cast his fishing
line and succeeded in fastening the
hook in the Mongolian's clothing. This
enraged the latter, and turning, he
snapped the line, swan out into the
stream and went down.
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SERIOUS CHARGE.
w. p. Harlow in a Peck of Troub1,
Down in Arizona.

William P. Harlow, our own Bill,
is kicking up a big muss down on the
Arizona border, one that promises to
make him the subject of international
complications.
Harlow is District Attorney of Santa
Cruz County, which borders on Mex
leo and embraces the American portion
of the town of Nogales. Recently four
men were "fioateG" across the border,
and once on Mexican soil they were
put to death, and this RESULTS blamed
on Harlow, who has been indicted by
the Grand Jury of the county for kid
naping and malfeasance.
A press dispatch from Nogales thus
explains the incident: Harlow or
dered Deputy Sheriff to arrest four
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NEW CODE COMMISSION.
Governor Gage Names First-Class
LAWYERS.

The announcement comes from Los
Angeles that Governor Gage has named
for Code Commissioners ex-Supreme
Court Justice W. c. Van Fleet, A. c.
Freeman and George J. Denis
The first two named were former Sac
ramentans and rank among the ablest
lawyers in the State. and it is said that
Mr.. Denis is also a lawyer of excellent
requirements.
With men like these to revise and
codify the laws the best results may
be looked for
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BERsAGLIERI GUARD FUNDS
The Sbarbaro Embezzlement Case
Goes Over Till Friday.

The matter of A. Sbarbaro against
whom two charges Of felony and a like
number for misdemeanor embezzlement
are pending, was further continued
yesterday by consent of all parties. un-
til Friday next
The reason for continuance was that
the matter could not be disposed of
In one day, and that, owing to the in
ability of the attorneys to appear on
Monday it would have to go over until
the latter part of this week. One of
the felony cases will be taken I'D first.
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Indictment for the Bank.

In accordance with a decision of the
Supreme Court, rendered last Decem-
Der, Judge Johnson yesterday gave
judgment for the National Bank of
D. o. Mills & Co. against the county
for $S,75O90
This was the sum paid by the bank
as taxes for 1898 on it's personal prop
erty, under protest, and for the re-
covery of which it recently sued the
county. White & Seymour were the
banks attorneys.
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To Set Aside a Homestead.

Lizzie Keenan,, Charles Keller ana
Lulu Fitzgerald, heirs at law of Emma
Horstman, deceased, have filed a petit
tion to the Superior Court to set aside
the decree of May, 26th setting apart
to Christ and Emma Horstman as a
homestead twenty-five acres of land on
the Jackson road. The claim is that
the decree was inadvertently made.
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A FEW POINTERS.

The recent statistics of the number of
deaths show that the large majority die
with consumption This disease may COM
mence with an apparently harmless cough
which can be cured instantly by Kemp's s
Balsam for the Throat and Lungs, which
is guaranteed to cure and relieve all
cases. Price, 25c and SOC. For sale by all
druggists.
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Police Court Gases.

In the City Justices Court yesterday
the sentence of May Hunter, recently
convicted of stealing $3.50 from
japanese, was further continued until
Thursday next to allow her attorney;
j. Frank Brown, time in which to file
a motion for new trial.
The cases of Chin All Coy and Chin
Coy, charged with cruelty to animals,
was continued until tomorrow.
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Hotel Arrivals.

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
yesterday: DR.. c. w. Nutting, EN-
gland; John C. Weinder and wife.
George Strachan, New York; DIR. Rug
giles, Stockton; v. E. Amann, San
Francisco; L. r. Fields, Portland: !:
Robert B. Rothschild, G.. B. Corwin,
San Francisco.
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KECoRD-UNlON, SACRAMENTO, JULY 2s,

citizens of Nogales and force them
across the line into Mexico, where they
were taken and Immediately shot by
the authorities of that republic without
a trial This rash act brings up an
International question, and has created
Indignation on both sides of the line"
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Lower than the lowest-35c linen
warp Japanese mating 19c yard by the
bolt; 40c quality, &c. Millinery of the
latest trimmed hats for S1.25 to 81 95;
200 dozen misses and children's hosiery
from &c pair 75c towels for 4Sc dozen
at Sacramento Home Supply Co., ], 7th
and Sth.
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Steinway, Emerson, and Ludwig
pianos improve with use. they are high
grade and have stood the test of time.
A. ]. Pommer, sole agent, cor. Ninth
and J streets. ~
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The best gas stove on earth. (Schnei-
der & Trenkamps) burns either gas
All prices. Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son, 221-223 J street 9sGi
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Str. Undine leaves N street every
Sunday for Tittemore Grove. Music
furnished. Returning at l a. m. Round
trip 80 cents.
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Hardman pianos never lose their tone.
They are the highest grade made. We
also handle Chickering, Harrington, and
other pianos. Wiley B. Allen Co., 415 K. =
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Try the Ell Dorado, S26 J street, for
a glass of steam or lager
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Valley will be pitted against two of
the Sacramento teams, and some in
teresting work may be expected.
The record-union., 1899-07-23

Watermelons on ice at the c. C. c.,
1902 K street
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Ladies' open-face silver watches of
American make at So. H. C. Hotfilter,
jeweler, S24 K street
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''Wieland's Extra Pale" Lager, S1.1O
a doz. quarts delivered. Blauth, 407 K.
Tel 291
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Transfer Co, 9O6 K, either phone
See Capital Sac. Van & Storage Co. 81
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Large variety of electric fans and all
electrical fixtures. Tom Scott, 3O3 ]. ST.
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Phone Lands, 1913 Third, wood, coal,
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Ask for Egg Chocolate at Fisher, 800
K street.
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A-For morning. P-For afternoon.
sSunday excepted. MONDAY excepted.
T. H. GOODMAN. Gen. Pas. Agent.
PhiIlips-Judson Excursions East

PhiIlips-Judson Excursions East.
THE LATE IMPROVED CAkS AND
managers to Chicago and Boston; also
for ST. Louis, New York, Philadelphia
and all points cast. Great scenic route
by daylight.
An eight hours visit to Niagara includ-
ed, or immediate quick passage to Bos-
ton and New York
Each excursion a really select party,
from sea. to sea, not a mixture of second
class tickets.
Leave Sacramento Tuesdays, a. m.
train. c. j. Ellis, agent Southern Pa
cific Company, will furnish proper ticket.
The lowest rate obtains our best accom-
mediation.
San Francisco office. 10 Montgomery st.
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OPEN AIR CONCERT.
Music That Will be Heard at the
Plaza This Evening.

The Native Sons band will do the
honors at this evenings concert on the
city plaza, with r. c. Hopkins as di-
rector. The following excellent pro-
gram has been arranged for the oc-
caSiOn:
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PART I.
l. March, Major Andree" ......... Hall
2. WaltzeS. "ImpaSsioned Dreams"
.. ......... ...... Rosa
g. Selection, Bride Elect" .Sousa
4. Ia Serenade, 'Wayside. Chapel (G.
p; Wilson);> (b) .'Thompson's Cake
Walk new (Sadie Kowinsky)
5. Medley, Gems of the Season" "......
...... ............. ............ Chattaway
PART II.
6. Overture, Diamond Hopkins
Z. Operatic selection, "Erminie" ........
~ - .Jakobouskis
8. (a) Cake walk, .'Blacksville Wed
ding (Robert Cone) CO. when
Dewey Comes Home" Qee Johnson)
9. Grand medley of popular songs:
10. Galop, up to Date" Lewis
America
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DIED.

Pine wood, $3.50 cord. Cady, 215 L.
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Whisky Hill Wells Office, 631 K.
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CAPITOlA A.

THE SEASIDE RESORT OF CEN
tral California, four miles east of Santa
Cruz. Surf bathing. Hot salt water
For hotel accommodations at moderate
rates Address FRANK M. SMITH, Capt.
tola, Cal. For rent Of cottages or camp
Cal Note-Railroad fare, round trip
ticket, good for so days, $780, Ask your
local railroad agent for Summer Excur-
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THE SADDLE ROCK
RESTAURANT AND OYSTER HOUSE
FIRST-CLASS HOUSE IN EVERY RE
spect. Ladies' dining-room separate
Opsn day and night. BUCKMAN & CAR
RAGHER, Proprietors. No 1919 Second
street between and K. Sacramento.
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EBNER HOTEL,
116 K street (between Front and Second).
BOARD AND ROOM, 81 TO $3.50 PER
day Meals, 25c.
Renovated throughout and electric
lights in every room. Prices to suit the
times. ABEGGLEN & NYGREN, Props.
TURCLU HOTEL,
sos X Street.
CONDUCTED ON THE EUROPEAN
plan strictly first-class; hot and cold
baths free to guests; electric cars pass
the door. FRANK MEYER Prop.
THE METROPOLITAN,
427h Street.
AN ELEGANT MODERN ROOMIN0
house, centrally located Rooms in suites
and single at popular prices. Travellers
solicited. MRS. E. J. G. KETCHUM.
MASON FAURE.
RESTAURANT DE FRANCE AND
Oyster House, 427 K street Qormerly near
Golden Eagle HoteD. Meals a la carte
at ali hours. Family Orders. Banquets
and Wedding Parties.
L. FAURE, Proprietor.
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Washington stock Exchange.

Sales-reguIar call. IL O'Clock m-Capital Trae-
thsier Linotype. 10 at 2Si 10 at at a st at 3oi
10 at 2Oi. 10 at 2o34., 10 at 2o4, at 2oi, 10 at
at 2o4ls. 10 at so4i Aft.r Cail"Mereent -s e.
Linotype 10 aO4l4. 10 At a04l4 10 at aO4As. 10
2o4Ss. 10 at aOiS 10 al s64T. capital Traction
District Of Columbia Bonds g. 3o-year funding
funding f1 Rs 1Is. i biz water stock iO' bid $685.
Miscellaneous Bonds.-Metropolitan Railroad IS
1854 bid: I2!h asked, Metropolitan RAILROAD cert
tndebt: A. l15 bid. Metropolitan Railroad cert in-
i29le bid. Columbia Railroad 81 mort. 5s l1Il.
bid ll2t2 asked: Washington Gas 90. series A. Ca
llSh bid Washington Gas Co. series h, 90. IlsI.
Lid. L. ;. Electric Light deb imp. 6s Ii6 bid
llIia asked [. 5. Electric Light cert. indebt Gs.
l1512 asked Chesapeake and Pot omac Telephone IS.
lbs bid American Security and Trust As, 100 bid
Washington Market Co. LIST Gs lI2 bid Washing
ket Co. extn. is. liz bid. Masonic Hall Asso..Ia-
tiin 5s, los bid. American Graphophone deb is.
National Bank Stocks.-Bank of Washington. $50
bid Metropolitan AS bid, $40 asked. Central 10
los bid. Citizens, $50 bid. Columbia, 100 bid iss
asked Capital; rs bid. West End. III bid. i2z
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies. .Nationai SAFE
Deposit and Trust l2s bid, 40 asked. washingtos
suFity and Trust 1877. bid, 200 asked. washIngtou
sdi nsn psI pos 81 bid, 20 asked, - -, -
g BID; fStomas 76h 10. RI asked. Arlington.
national Union i2,s bia cs:pmSia' i bid, iis
asked; Riggs, S. DO sss aes d Peoples. biI
Title Insurance StocEs-sssaI Estate Title IS bid
Columbia Title, 5h Lid, estsd. District Title ~
bid. 3s asked
Railroad Stocks,-CspiesI Frl ti1n 94at bid o4zs
asked. City and sGba'saa, 571s bid IS asked
Georgetown and Teneytcy-rl IS bid.
Gas and Electric Light Ms Ss.-washineton Gas
.56ss bid. 554 asked. 9.C-getown Gas IS bid
L. s. Electric light -? be
Telephone Stocks.-Ch, scBaGse and Potomac, =
bid, II asked. FefrHav2als- Al bid.
Miscellaneous s.osks.-gS ssenthaIcr Idpotype
20i1s bid 2oAH eckrd. Lccstcn Monoiype, I7H lid
IN asked. Lns7toSr GsFphcPhone i31k hid I3I
asked American 6repeor sons Ereferred I3x biJ
13S4 asked. Pneumatic Gun Crfriage 20 hid "a
asked. Washington ASrfet 10 bid Norfolk al
Washington Steamboat, 125 I'd.
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WORK OF LUTHERAN SYNOD,
Election of Officers and Hearing Re-
ports of Committees.

Special From Staff Correspondent
WESTMINSTER, Nd, October 2}-The
session of the Lutheran synod opened this
morning with the report of the committee
on theological semnaries, made by Rev. c.
5. Albert of Philadelphia. The report
showed a deficit of 500 in the matter of
payment of interest on seminary debt. A
motion to accept this deficit and provide
for its payment was passed. Individual
subscriptions were asked and received to
the full amount The committee on audit
ing the treasurer's report reported the ac-
counts to be correct, and that the synod
was indebted to Mr.. James over S4OO. The
report was adopted.
The election of two clerical and one Law
directors of the seminary took place, result
ing in the choice of Rev. W. +. Parson of
Washington ID. c., elected on the first bal
lot. On the second ballot, Rev. W. S. Freas
and Capt. Emanuel Herman.
The election Of treasurer was then taken
up. No nominations Were made, the custom
of the synod being not to make them. On
the second ballot Mr.. Cornelius Eckhardr
Of Washington, d. G., was elected to the
office.
The Zion Lutheran Church of Washing
ton, ID. C, was reported as being one dollar
short in its appOrtionment, which was
not correct, the pastor. Rev. a. Homrig-
haus, 50 stating the next day.
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Vnndals Deface German, Monuments.
BERLIN, October 2342-Vandals have de-
faced the newly erected monuments in the
Sieges Halle. The noses and hands of sew
en- of the emperor's ancestors have been de-
moliShed.
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Decided Improvements in Stocks at
New York Today.
PARTLY DDE TO SHORT INTEREST
Good Buying of the STANDARD Rail-
road Shares.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS


Special Dispst,h tic The Evening star.
NEW YORK. October 23-An improved
demand from commits sion houses and a
further reduction of the short interest re-
suited in higher and better stock market
this morning. The business was well dis
trlouted throughout both departments. the
short interest being responsible for the
gain in the industriais In few instances
the demand was urgent. as wide fluctua-
tons between sales clearly Indicated A.
every point of activity substantial gains
were recorded. the unchanged quotations
resulting from a moderate demand rather
than from some more definite restraining
influence.
Early in the day good demand for
American Sugar was encountered and the
advance in these shares soon extended to
neighboring issues. The Traction shares
were strong, the buying of Brooklyn Rap
Id Transit being extremely liberal in
amount and subsequently forcing Manhat-
tan and Metropolitan into a sympathetic
advance. The newer industrials were
bought in rather good volume. but this de-
mand was not of the best character. Tn
usually large transactions in the Leather
issues were recorded during the day. the
interest which began the movement several
weeks ago continuing to buy literally
New York Central, Pennsylvania and the
Granger issues We're in especially good de-
mand from commission houses Burlington
and 81. Paul moved up easily under the
volume of this buying. and the entire rail-
road list nrotted by the advance. Union
racine shares were strong and Atchison
issues showed the presence Of very large
and confident buying demand. Room pre-
actions are especially optimistic as To the
last named shares
The days operations were at times al
most buoyant. and no regard was had for
the factors which have hitherto acted as a
deterrent to new business Money rates
were quoted at per cent early I'm the dav
and later this rate was advanced. Around
the rate of 4 per cent call money stocks
were most active and at the highest level
Bankers are again confident that money
VIII soon begin to return in volume from
natural causes and no longer seek to dis
courage new business.
With bank clearings throughout the coun-
try making new records for industrial ac-
tivity. and railroads operating to the fun
capacity of their rolling stock the time for
pessimistic commitments can scarcely be
considered oppOrtune. One large operator
relying the evils of over-incorporation
and capitalization of the concerns in
corporated, is thought to be heavily inter
ested in a declining market. The present
movement in the shares of such properties
is likely to develop into a contest to test
the staying powers of this particular short
interest. The chances for success are
about evenly divided between the two in
tereSts.