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New-York tribune., 1900-05-24
MORE SUGAR RTMORS.

The American Sugar Refining Company made an
other advance yesterday of 10 points in the prics
OF refined sugar bringing the price 10 % cents d
pound and all the independent refneTies TOOK siui
lar action Reported interviews with sugar trust
officers denied that the sugar was approachii}f
its end but Sugar stock continued to be bought
On the belief that negotiations Tor settlement O.
trade troubles were reaching a favorable pohI
The impression is general that lower WalI street
has been a heavy buyer of Sugar stock. owing 20
tho large nurcbases of prominent houses It an
announcement should suddenly he made thAt 'he
sugar war was over it is quite probable that me
shorts would not find enough stock TO meet thelV
obligations although IT is contended ny some o'o
kers that a settlement of the war would oe a
signal for heavy selling by insiders. Sugar STOCK
sold up to 11714 Yesterday but closed at u4>4 htt
loss for the day of 3s per cent. More than S'f"
shares changed hands.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-24
AMERICAN TOBACCO SELLING.

Friends of the American Tobacco Company main
tain that the proposed International Tobacco com
pany will not interfere with the earnings OF the old
concern. 1t is interesting to note, however thdt
selling of the stock the recent advance has oeeh
considered good by close market observers IN
sidars in Tobacco have made large prohts IN the
stock since the company's organization Inc
American Tobacco Company was organized Win d
small capital and large earnings. but since its
oreanization new plants have been bought and
capitalized. The surplus has been capitalized ana
insiders have received 100 cent in stock which
they have sold to the public The company now
has a big capitalization without corresponding
gain in earnings and higher price for the stock Is
certainly not warranted by it's actual worth Other
industrials of no less merit selling many points
under American Tobacco stock.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-24
NEGRO LYNCRED IN COLORADO
MUCH BRUTALITY SHOWN BY A MOB IN TREAT
MENT OF PERPETRATOR OF ASSAULT
AND MURDER.

Pueblo COL May 23-Calvin Kimblern. the col
ored murderer. reached Pueblo from Denver. where
he was captured yesterday, a Denver and R1o
Grarde train shortly before o'clock this morning
Five minutes later his almost naked corpse was
being dragged through the streets by as many
men as could lay hands on rope around his neck,
followed by a bowling mob of at least three thou
sand persons. The six officers in charge of the
F,risoner made no attempt TO resist the mob.
AS the train pulled into the Eighth-st station
Kimblern pushed out of the front end OF the
smoking car and into the hands of the mob.
moose was cast around his neck. Many hands at
once seized it. Kmblern made only the slightest
resistance Heavy steel nanacles bound his wrists,
and he was helpless. He dragged face down.
ward oyer the railroad tracks The moose ughtened
about his neck and he was undoubtedly dead be-
fore he was hanged to a telegraph pole two blocks
from the station. Twice the rope broke after the
bodv had been hauled up, but the third attempt at
Taneing was successful. After the body had been
rope was cut, and the corpse was dragged nan a
block further the crowd ciamor1ng for hre 10
burn the corpse. ~
some women to dsperse. but long after many in
The crowd had gone home stood on the outskirts
f,oys and young men danced about the body, in
the body TO the waist and q who claimed 10
be a doctor said that his heart was sun peaIlng
The mob then hooked the manacles into one OF the
spikes the side of a pole, where the body was
Norgue late this morning On the journey from
Denver. Kimblern fully aware of the Fate that
awaited him here, but he retained his composure
ana smoked or slept much Of the time.
Kirnblern assaulted and murdered two young girls
at the orphan asylum Sunday morning. He also
tried TO kill his wife.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-24
GAS CONSOLIDATION PLAN

Wall Street news bureau prints the following
the gas consolidation plan authoritative:
II is fact that the right TO convert the new
Consolidated debenture bonds into stock is the
option of the company only. and option
of the holders OF the bonds. The purpose of the
company is TO exchange the common and preferred
stocks of the New Amsterdam company INTO Con
solidated stock sooner or later but the doing of
this may take time. First of all, il may involve
large increase in ConsOli ted stock and in order
get authority make this increase the stock
holders give consent. and this may take time
In order that the New-AmSterdam shareholders
may have something for their stock n the mean
time, the Corsoiidated COMPANY gives per cent
debenture bonds. The Consolidated company. how
ever. contracts retire the CS5entIreS july /.
i?T. hut r. the Cption re a. tin" heFcra
then. L. he company does "etIre before Decemoer
|. 1890 then il retires then fiat, rt pay in;
any interest. If the company fails TO retire before
December l. 1900. then the company pays interest
at per until the time of retirement The de-
benture5 due June l. 1870 but this date was
fixed 5 a matter of form. simply a guard
against possible bitches in making the iutend.d !
conversion into stock
ELECTED A DIRECTOR. William A Read Of
the banking house of Nermilye & Co has beer
elected director of the Bank of Npw-York. y
e. a.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-24
INTEREST IN MR. CAGES PLAN.

Much interest is being taken by Wall Street in the
reported intention of Secretary Gage to suspend the
exchange of the Government per cent bonds As of
1897 and IS of 1903 for the 2 per cent bonds.
which has been going under the new Financial
act passed in March II is said that it will be
necessary Secretary Gage buy bonds this fall
sinking fund requirements. and the exercise
by Secretary of the authority vested in him by
the Financial suspend the exchange of the
old bonds of the classes named for the IS. it is
believed, would doubtless have the effect OF lower
ing the market prices of the former level at
which he could make his purchases terms favor
able to the Government.
The As of 1907 and the 5s closed yesterday slightly
under Tuesdays final quotations
New-York tribune., 1900-05-24
BUYERS AND SELLERS.

The principal buyers and sellers In yesterday $
market We're: w. D. Hatch 6,oO. r H. Bissell e.
Co and z. Jurgensen bought Sugar: r. r. Thomas
& Co. sold. Halle & Stieglitz bought American
Tobacco. Lockwood. Hurd & Co. and w d
Hatch bought Consolidated Gas; Halsted & Hodges
and Chauncey & Co. sold. Moore Is Schley bought
Northern Pacific r. a Fairbairn
bought St. Paul: London sold +. T. Bogert and
c. H. Harris bought Union Pacific common F.
w. Savin x Co. and Tracey & Co bought Sugar
Refining; A. Leo & Co. NJ I, Bouvicr & Co ana
T. S. Young bought American Tobacco: r l.
Seligsberg sold Fahnestock & Co Q.N0 bought
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy NJ c. Bouvier
O.500> c. NJ Dodge q 00M md A, Leo & co. Il .O0m
bought American Tobacco. q. Is. Salisbury t2.0ON
New-York tribune., 1900-05-24

Current liabilities Isc44e49
Available cash balance. s14s'4o42s
GOVERNMENT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. receipts
reported from Washington, S7ss 294: internal reve-
receipts S6To 3a7: miscellaneous receipts, 1896
694 Total receipts for the day 81 800 1856; expen-
ditures. 81. 100000 Receipts for month to date.
32365.6l0 expenditures. $50 655 900: excess of ex
penditures S2S9.390. Receipts for the fiscal to
date S506 O2673: expenditures SAG 521 973 excess
of receipts. $50 400 700 Receipts of National bank
notes for redemption. S655 34S
SUB-TREASURY. = The Sub-Treasury
debtor at the Clearing House 81 1876 It's loss
on balance was SS4.S25. made up by a loss in cur
rency of S79,596 and a loss in coin of 1929 The
days operations included Receipts s4150,264; pay
ments, S4 235, ,099, resulting general balance of
S236,976046 consisting of S221 037.115 coin and So
93Sa31 currency.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-24
SFCTRTTIES 1T ACTION.

The following securities were sold yesterday at
auction at the New-YorS Real Estate SaIesroom
BY Adrian H. Muller SON
10 shares Central Trust Company ...-----.-- 21O1
psT cent -sSserSd sPa s oRiay SR due
July 1910 interest January and July.
30 shares Mexicaa Northern Railway Coulpany-- So
500 shares Ronanza pevelopment Company Al
shares Comranis N~'alvrsica N'szicana.
no shares New York and Honduras Rosaria
'c shares @"f Pa,ersSa sa}S % bSpSs5 ana trust
Company ..--.-. ... -..... .. .-.... .S2st
"a shares Coloriol Trust COMPANY --.-------- $50
lc shares National ''iry Rank,.-. $50
= 10 70 shares Trust Company Of New-York 100
gsSyoer' oga2T . 9S!a 9aPes 9Iy 1 sus ] loS COUPONS
70 shares Lawyers rite Insurance company .Iss
shares Merchants National bank ..-.-.,.-.1Io
- shares National Bank % Commerce. ..-..2 .2S4
shares National Rank of Commerce -2s4>
shsses Eaaf,re Sits F,re I1sS.ance 5orapany ssss
s2'" HGS5er jenefIsTeH ELL, Mills S ,s So%Ssas ,S ass
;s9 o M9Ts9 Ts2,S and fsP5eNT s r. a5sa 5S interest
10 shares Lawyers surety company - 104s
~ shares Rock Islard and Teorta Railroad Com
shares American exchange National Bank Iss
- shares western NarionaI Bans. -. sess
> shares Amercen Exhaage Ns-iousI Bank. .Ias
shares Phenlv Insurance Company of Brook
so Ooo United states Flour Milling Company mrs,
mortgage per cent bonds Nav. isOo -
10 searss United state. Flour Milling company
sao.cc, Ur,5e6 s,e,es Flow M.i8rr corpany arss
~ yfssSe " reg cent AsH3s Nav. 1890 ss1
81 shares United srates -Four Millins company
10 shares Bank Of America .se
shares Electric Vehicle Company preferred. =
10 shares Produce Exchange Trust Company
New-York tribune., 1900-05-24

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.-New- Orleans - Buy
ing, SOC discount; bank, 81 premium. San Fran
cisco-Sight, 15c: telegraph, 172c. Cincinnati-Be-
tween hanks, 20c premium: the counter, soc
premium Boston-Par Chicago-5c premium. St.
Louis 25c premium. Savannah-Buying. par; SELL
ing. 81 per $1,000. Charleston-Buyng. par; selling.
&c premium.
BANK CLEARINGS. - New-York - Exchanges,
$40: balances ss1OsS Ss2. cago-Exchanges
81 637 2sS; balances S,S64, ,736. Philadephia-Ex-
changes S171s1 .s63; balances, s45o, 483. Boston
Exchanges, S1S,562 006 balances. S2.08.347. Bali-
more-Exchanges. 50 0G7, ,979; balances. s450,4S3.
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET.-Can money in
London, 1d11@ per cent Open market discount rate
short bills 31s per cent, and for long bills 3s
per cent. Berlin discount rate, Az per cent Ber-
lin exchange London 20 marks 49 pfennigs.
Paris exchange on London 25 francs 171a centimes.
Paris discount rate, 81. per cent
FOREIGN SECURITIES - British consols for
money 1011s: for the account. 10l 3-16. French
rentes, 100 francs % centimes Spanish As closed
at 7214.
THE SILVER MARKET-Bar silver, Coo Mex
lean silver dollars. 4712c. Bar silver in London.
q 9-16d
GOLD PREMIUM.-In Madrid 81. 95; Lisbon. ~ 30;
Buenos Ayres 1880; Rome. 6.471A.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-24

The Coal Trade Journal says:

Anthracite producers keeping the tonnage
well under control Prices are being held nrm
Soft coal is going forward all the lake ports
and the movement this year is expected to be
much in excess of last season. In the East II Is
said that the contract business is not so brisk
Hopes of a break seem to be entertained. notwlth-
standing the strong features. The tdewater mar
ket seems be about we'll supplied as 1t ever
was and there Is eaSinesS to the situation
which is quite noticeable. There Is plenty of soft
coal available and when transportation facilities
good. they are. the buyer waits for the
far Eastern ports there is quite movement OF
New-York tribune., 1900-05-24
SECURITIES ABROAD

London May %. p. m.-American securities after
a dull opening steader then quiet with very
little business. Later in the day the market
srengt hened and prices advanced The closing
tone firm. Last prices were Atchison. 2614
Canadian Pacific 9524 St Paul, 1874; Illinois Cen
trail, 11512 Louisville and Nashville SPA Northern
Pacific preferred II; Union Pacific preferred. 75s4
NewYork Central 1851; Erie. 1914; Pennsylvania.
66a; Reading, S7s; Erie first preferred. 371; Grand
Trunk, 712, and Anaconda S5s
New-York tribune., 1900-05-24

RAILROAD BONDS.-Market firm. Total sales
amounted in par value to 81 0162OO against 1882 800
Tuesday The heaviest dealings were in the
Atchison and Baltimore and Ohio issues Baltimore
and Ohio Southwestern Division 31as. Central of
Georgia IS, Central Pacific 312s and As Colorado
and Southern first As, Colorado Midland first Pas.
Missouri, Kansas and Texas first As Northern Pa
cif1c IS, Reading general As, Southern Pacific IS,
Union Pacific As, Wabash debenture Bs and Wis
consin Central general
New-York tribune., 1900-05-24
OUTINGS FOR DECORATION DAY

The Erie Railroad offers attractive outings for
Decoration Day. First Of these is the trip 10
Niagara Falls. tickets good going Tuesday
and leaving the Falls for the return before
THURSDAY The trip through the Delaware. Sus-
ouehanna and Genesee valleys is a delightful pre-
iiminary 70 the glorious views at Niagara Falls
Another excursion IS that TO Shohola Glen, a de-
ughtful ride Of 107 miles each way, through the
picturesque Delaware Valley. third trip is that
10 Greenwood Lake Glens. with It's boating. fish
ing and other attractions All the excursions are
at low rates.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-24
SECURITIES LISTED.

The following securities have been added 70 the
Stock Exchange list:
Grand River Coal and Coke Company. $4,000 addi-
tional first mortgage per cent sold coupon bonds
of 1919 making total listed sS9oc0 sSoo0o additional
capital stock. making total listed 81 .9S0G0. tho
Kings County Electric Light and Power Company:
S5.G0000 additional capital stock. making total listed
NO,000tCO Of the National at{nk OF Commerce IN
New-York. $l+400 additional common stock, making
total listed sSo4,i00 Of the Iaclede Gas Light Com
pdnN
New-York tribune., 1900-05-24
BROTHER HELPED HER TO POISON.

FIFTEEN-YEAR-oLD GIRL SAYS SHE WILL BE
MARRIED OR KILL HERSELF WHEN FREED.
Lucia Napolitano fifteen years old, who attempt
ed end her life by taking paris green in her
home at No. IS Oliver-st, yesterday committed
TO the Gerry society's care until tomorrow. The
girl told the Magistrate that she dearly loved Tony
Lapaino. nineteen-year-old elevator boy and that
he wanted her TO marry him. She agreed but her
parents heard of IT and told her she must forget
Laraino until she older. She told them she
loved him much TO wait She says this so
angered her father that he gave her a beating.
She then decided TO take paris green and kill her
self
She told her brother Rafaelo of her plans and he
said IL a good idea He agreed to get her
the poison. and she says he did so. Her cousin.
Henry Monacino. her taking the potion,
knocked the cup from her hand and saved her life.
She told her father in court yesterday that she
would carry out her wishes just as her lib
erty was restored TO her.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-24
FOREIGN ORDER FOR CARS

The American Car and Foundry Company has
just closed contract for export for large num-
ber OF all steel with steel trucks amount
ing 70 about $4,000. This order taken in com
petition with English and German builders and will
lead in all probability TO further contracts of
a
New-York tribune., 1900-05-24
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY RATES.-Money call. 1902 per cent
per cent being the ruling rate. Time money, 2%
as per cent for sixty days. per cent for three
months, $685. per cent for four months and 324M4
per cent for six months railroad collateral
Commercial paper. 31Ad41a per cent for three. four
and six months for the best names, and above for
not well known.
FOREIGN EXCHANGING dull and barely
steady. Actual closing rates follow:
New-York tribune., 1900-05-24

Earnings Of the Chicago. Milwaukee and =, Paul
for the third week in May amounted to sSsa0SI an
increase OF s92,ssS the corresponding period
year ago
New-York tribune., 1900-05-24
STOCKS GENERALLY FIRM.
RAILROAD SHARES INACTIVE.
MORE GOLD FOR PARIs-BoNDs AND
MONEY.

Closing prices yesterday of the principal ac-
tive securities and net changes from tuesdays s
New-York tribune., 1900-05-24
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.

Washington May 23.-The condition of the Treas
ury divisions Of issue and redemption, at the be
ginning of business to-day follows;
RESERVE FUND.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-24
OTHER CITIES
BANK STOCKS.

-And interest. TEX dividend. lex coupon,
New-York tribune., 1900-05-24

Dividend.
Name. Capital. when Bid Asked.
payable
New-York tribune., 1900-05-24
SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE
RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS.

Actual sales-l-Closing- Shares
Open High Low. Fin. Bid. Ask. sold.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-24

Reported by Clinton Gilbert No wau-sto
New-York tribune., 1900-05-24

STOCKS.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-24

The following securities were sold yesterday at
auction at the New-YorS Real Estate SaIesroon
By Adrian n. Muller 4 SON
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-27
KEEPING HOUSE
IN THE ARMY.
An Important Service on the Battle
Field Upon Which Much of the
Success of a War Depends.

The Importance OF the men Of the
Army Service corps can hardly be
over-estimated. Practically everything
depends upon them, for without sup
plies the finest fighting force in the
world would De helpless. 1t is these
men and the detachments told off to
guard the lines of communication that
win battles quite as much as those at
the front-thOugh they get but a small
share of the credit.
To begin WITH the Army Service
corps is not composed of soldiers who
have been trained to perform extra
work 1t is the other way round; it
is made up of drivers. butchers, bakers,
wheeIwrights, and harness makers who
have become soldiers. They are eff
cient before they join the service. and
they are kept up to the mark by con-
slant practice for at home all the
conEnissariat work for men in bar
racks falls upon their shoulders
They are considered nOn-combat-
ants. but they carry arms to defend
the ammunition and provisions in their
charge, and. as they have passed
through the usual course of training.
they might. If necessity compelled.
become an efficient fighting force. and
would if attacked, be able to give
good account of themselves
An attempt to convey a comprehen-
siye idea OF their gigantic task by
quoting mere facts and figures would
be something like trying to determine
the general contour of a country with
search-light- We could only throw a
little patch of light here and there. and
the general impression would be but a
confused mass of details that refuse to
group themselves in any sort of order.
For instance, the mere statement
that thirty million pounds Of provisions
have already been dealt with would
convey no particular meaning to your
mind You would not realize what
the figures meant. A better idea wi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-27

" hilst first mate of the good ship
Flora E Stafford" ne was wrecked of
the Islands in the early part of 1886
After drifting about for fifteen days in
an open boat and enduring most terri
bic privations. Curtis was cast ashore
on one of the islands To his great
surprise he discovered, when well
enough to know anything. that he had
been treated with the greatest hospf-
tally, and his establishment was great
when he learned from the king. Ickic-
kee by name. that he was to marry
that monarch's daughter, Princess
Taale.
The old king declared that Curtis
coming had been foretold in a dream
and insisted upon the marriage. and
also upon the white man sitting in his
stead on the throne The prospective
honor was too much for Curtis at first,
and he refused both throne and daugh-
ter But he was compelled to accept
eventually, being given no choice.
He reigned for three months. At the
end of that time he was heartily sick
of court life in the Carolines. and
longed for civilization, with its atren-
dant comforts. So he maintained a
sharp look out for steamers and made
a dash in a boat for the first that
passed that way.
That the queen did not wish to lose
her king was apparent from the fact
that, realizing what he was about. she
followed the boat out into the water.
reckoning and calling him to return
As he did not she threw up her arms
despairingly and sank beneath the
waves.
It is open to doubt if King Ickickees
action in abdicating in favor of the
castaway was to the liking of his PEG
PIE, for Curtis saw from the deck of
the steamship. which he was successful
in reaching. flames shooting from the
temple, accompanied by the sound of
musketry; a contest for the throne
was on
He was not shipwrecked. but voIun-
tarily went to the Fills in 1859. His
father was a seafaring man. and Rod
ney then was siekly youth who
thought that the air of the South Sea
would suit him better than that Of
Connecticut. whence he hailed. Thus
il came about that he took up his resi-
dence upon one of the eighty inhab-
tied islands-the remainder of the $50
were not peopIed.
He was promptly adopted by the
king Of the island, and married to a
niece, acquiring at the same time the
dignified rank Of prince
When the king grew old Prince Burt
became the virtual ruler of the island.
displaeing the kings brother, who was
exiled to the title of sea king. He
king Of the ruling tribe Of the whole
forty tribes inhabiting the islands,
coded the group to England.
Ilika is the name of a kingdom COM
prising four small islands IN the New
Hebrides- Archipelago. The ruler Of
this island quartette is King Oumalea,
otherwise Colonel John Hobbs, an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-27

tune to drop in quite Unexpectedly for
kingship have found the position,
with all its Disadvantages, most ten
able.
The white king of a savage race has
been the subject Of a good deal of fic-
ton, but that he ever existed outside
the realms OF the writer's imagination,
readers have probably never believed
But he has prevailed in the flesh in a
good many parts of the world, and de-
spite the earth lust which has seized
upon the Great Powers. resulting in the
absorption of any and every little un-
protected isle. there still remain few
white men who are absolute rulers Of
islet kingdoms
Almost without exception those
whom Fate has decreed to be monarch
of all they surveyed were cast up by
the sea after being shipwrecked on to
the shores Of their future domains; and
they have invariably been men who
have followed the sea.
Such was the case of John Curtis,
sometime King of the Caroline Islands
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-27

act the Board of Trade can intervene
between a railway company and its
servants when it is represented TO them
that the hours of labor are excessive
or do not provide long enough periods
Of rest between duty or fail to allow
sufficient Sunday rest.
The board may then order the COM
pany to submit to them a schedule of
time such as would in their opinion
bring the hours of work within reason
bile limits. If the company disobeys
such an order there is an appeal to
the Railway Commissioners, and II
their Intervention fails the company
is liable to a fine of $500 for every
day of its default.
The language of this act is vague
enough and I cannot say that its eff
feet has been great. but it IS another
thin end OF the wedge" and reform
in England. though it may proceed in
curves, does not as a rule lose its d.
reeticn-
The sphere of actual law is not. how
ever. the only direction in which the
state is able to act for the protection
Of labor. There is the second great
sphere of administration The State
may not only enforce its rules on pri-
vate employers, but may also set an
example to them In other words, the
state itself should be the model en-
ployer-the -anti-sweaters' par excel
lance.
This view was strongly pressed up