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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-06-22

A year or more ago a young
newspaper man named Robertson,
of Fairland, disappeared. He had
secured team and buggy at Sam
Ames' livery stable in Fairland
and started to Grove to do some
collecting. He collected con-
siderable sum of money and late
at night the team returned TO
Fairland without a driver. The
mans friends made a search for
him, but it was unsuccessful, and
although many people believed he
had been foully delt with, yet
some were unklnd enough to say
that be had skipped out. On
Wednesday of this week a fisher
man on Grand river found the
skeleton OF the young man in a
crevice Of some rocks close TO the
rivers edge. The skull showed
that be had been murdered, shot
in the head. The body had been
hid in the rocks. The young man
man bad been married but a short
time when he made the fatal trip
to Grove. He crossed the river at
Carey's ferry on the trip home and
there all trace Of him was lost IN
til bis skeleton was discovered.
-Chetopa Democrat.
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have gone before.
THE GREAT ATTRACTION.
Rough Riders Reunion at Oklahoma
City July Ist to 9Th.

Rough Riders Reunion at Oklahoma
City July Ist to 4th.
The great attraction provided for
the visitors at the rough riders
reunion at Oklahoma City July 1st
to 4th will be the famous repro
.ductlon Of the battle OF San Juan
by the PAINS Fireworks Co., OF
New York. The great spectacle
will be produced exactly as it was
at Manhattan Beach, New York,
on specially consKucted stage
several hundred feet in length and
it will enlist the services Of three
hundred trained actors, acrobats
and supernumeraries. The fire
works exhibited that forms part
of this great spectacle will be-
worth all the ordinary exhibitions
of this kind that one sees. in lite
time.
The ampitheatre that has been
provided for this spectacle will
seat nearly 10000 people and
standing room for as many more
will be provided SO that all can
witness the exhibition.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-06-22

Chicago has spent more than S3o,-
100000 for the purpose Of getting
purer water and still the milk is rem
dered unfit for use by the stuff that
is put in it. The Chicago Times-IIer-
aid suggests that now is the time for
st. Louis to laugh.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-06-22

Emperor William was victorious in
a sham battle at Metz the other day.
The commander on the other side,
says the Chicago Times-Herald, prob
ably knows now how il feels 70 play
the villains part IN a lurid melo-
drama
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-06-22

According to the London Chronicle
the telescope which Napoleon ]. used
to carry has turned up in Turin.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-06-22
Clty Officials,

j. r Sheehan. mayor; j. H. Ledbetter.
marshal w. H. Drew, recorder.
Councilmen l.. O, Couch. d. T Hall, G.,
W. Miller, J. S. Davenport, L. B. Bell.
Joseph H. Butler, postmaster.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-06-22
Cherokee Nation

Capital, Tahlequah. Thos. NJ. Burlington
principal chief; Washington Swimmer. sec
0nd chief; Jos. M. Lahay treasurer; J T.
auditor. mi
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Cherokee Board Of Health.
B. Il. Fortner, Nj. ID. Vinita: +. B. Fite. M.
p Muskogee; d. II. Burk. NJ. d.. Webber's
Falls.
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BAPTIST CHURCH.
Preaching at II a. M and 1880 b. m. Sunday
school at 10 a. M Prayer meeting at 1880 on
Wednesday, nights. w G Patterson. pastor
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Churchas.


PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday school 9;45 a. m. Preaching at IL
5 a. N. and 500 p. m. Westminster League
at 3p m. Prayer meeting Thursday eve
nings. W. L. King, pastor.
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uSunday school every Sunday afternoon at
$3.50. J @ Hicks. superintendent, Preach
ing every Sunday at II a. m, and 1880 D, M.
Class meeting Friday evenings Prayer
meeting Wednesday evenings. Board meet
Ing Monday evenings. I. u. Tyson. pastor
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Indian TerrItorx Courts.

Northern District, Joseph A gill; Judge;
Leo E. Bennett, marshal; q A. Davidson,
clerk; p. L. Soper, attorney. Terms; Mus
kogee, September and January; Miami. Oct
0ber and January Tahequah, October
and April; Wewoka. November and April;
Wag0ner. November and March; Yinita. lst
Monday in December and2d Monday in May
Southern Dist Hosea Townsend. Judge;
O. Nj. Campbells clerk. John $ Hammer,
marshal; W Hgohnson. Clerk
Central Dist. W II. II. Clayton. Judge;
I'D Fannin, clerk; J. ?, Grady. mafshal;
=. ii. Wilkins,prosecuting attorney.
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DIRECTORY
PraaIdent.s Cabinet.
IntarIor panartment

Commissioner Ind. affairs. ~. w. A. Jones
Ind, agent for Ind. Ter ~ Blair Shoenfelt
Ind inspector, y George Wright
Revenue Inspector. Frank .. Churchill
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NJ E. CHURCH.
Teachers meeting 2:30 p M Sunday school
3p. M Glass meeting $3.50 p. M Preaching
1850 p. m. H. Pool, pastor,
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BIG SAnIS POST 40. -. Dept. Ind Ter g.
A. n. I'll. Clinkenbeard, post commander:
John Warren. adjutabt; d. = Warren, quar-
termaster. Meets first SATURDAY IN each
month al ! o'clock D. ID. in United States
court house.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-06-22

II you were to bump your head
against brick wall you could not
feel worse than does anyone who suf-
fers from stomach troubles We have
a positive cure TO Or. Caldwell'ssyup
pepsln. Peoples drug store. DIV
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Royal ARCH CHAPTER No. Is. Meets sec
oud Friday night IN each month in Masonic
hall, b. F. Fortner. high priest; W. i.
Chapman. secretary.
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FRATERNAL AID ASSOCIATION. No. 272.
Meets every second and fourth Wednesday
night - each month ln Odd Fellows half
Onve Martin. president; M n. Edmiston.
secretary.
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sStszks- ODD FELLOWS. Vinita Lodge
fZ@&&& Nc. lS. I.O. o. H. meets each
z5N9<<% Monday night in odd Fellow hail
in Halsell building. G. NJ. Hal
tom. G.; A. g. Masterson. Secretary.
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Secret Orders.

a MASONIC. Vinita Lodge No 5. Il. &
tHANA. NJ meets first Saturday night in
w each month In Masonic hall, Hasell
building. w. L. Chapman. W ~;
Charles Hunt, Secretary.
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NINITA ENCAMPMENr No. II. L. O. o. II.
Meets alternate Thursday nights in odd Fell
lows hall. J. p, Scott, c. p; A. G.. Master
son. scribe.
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ESTHER REBEKAH LODGE No. g. Meets ey-
cry Friday night In odd Fellows hall. Rox-
ana Ward n c.. Ada O'shea. secretary
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90 KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs Phialphian
80 IA Lodge No. IA. X. OF z, meets every
f4sf.zS uesday night In Masonic hall E.
Sff1HM. Rice, q g.; August schliecker.
~ M. OF H.; W. :. Digger. X. Of r. & s.
The Delta independent., 1900-03-23
Top Of the Heap!
This 10 . strong statement but .
truthful ons.
Tongue Greek Coal

u he bsse. busps lonesst. makes hottest
0rs. dose not make . bsshsl Il asAss to
Apeek - eoal. dos sot esae.: opsn snd
~ - pleeee - sooa - ~ sss a. cir
oeyjlso = Pjssty a coal out st mines.
Ussd eaak Aessss Asd spad stables.
Pssttsb rood-the greatest Animal
81 Poultry Regulator.
:. J. WINT0N, DELTA, C0Lo.
The Delta independent., 1900-03-23

Our contemporary last week laborcd
hard TO make IL appear that the present
board d tru ess had done wonders
during the year just psst. While ws
are willing to give them duo ere lit f"-
the good they have done. We do !
believe their ACHIEVEMENTS nave in any
manner bordered on the remarkable.
II they have paid OF $1,000 OF the debt
Of tho town. they have had the revenue
to do it with. and having the revenue
it was their duty to seduce the debt.
The receipt from saloon licenses we're
placed in tho water works fund. and
this should have been quite . revenue
TO the city. Besides. ny the improve
" suts msds in the water wOrks plant
~ ths pssvio. board the rxpsnsss Of
6usnisg il we're greatly rid scrd. the
coal used being cut down ons.third and
the wagss of , second engineer save {.
The rscsipss fsoa the saIs u water were
soos 600 nass last yeas tAsa the year
bseore. Ia the natter Of work ON the
slssst the pssssst council inherited
fund u sons d 30 from the previous
b ard. q which they spsat aboat 81 2OO
Together vith the rosd fund received
from the county last year, leaving only
about 500 now in the treasury to the
credit oe this fund. against about el.OO
ip THE fund Ut this time Isst year. Hss
thssv besa any great amount oe ecooo-
my shous in the handling II this fund?
We thisk sot. BY bungls in the re-
fsnding q The wsterworks bonds voted
lase vas ,hs city h,s besr paying
double interest, interest OIL the old
bonds and interest on tie nsw. Hss
the pressnt board shown any financial
ability 10 this transsctiopi We think
not. Again, at the isst meeting os the
beard Il trustees they virtually made
donation to the csnnssy aid creamery
Of nors thss o2O0 in sssamiag the eSt
Of the sssvics pipe and The snsk Il
laying II to the nsw DocatiOo q ths
dspos. hsstdsa giyiag ~ usw company
the exceedingly cheap rate Of q Ter
month fos hvs years Tor the necessary
amount d vstsr to ruu both establish.
nsnts. while the -four mill 10 charged
- per aooth snd The railroad e:s PER
aoath, beeA seWbtsA wNl - 0ssA lsss
wstss thss ths ep0eissd essaossy asd
eanniag fassosy. We csatlsugs sisgis
isstsnss vhsssin the prssset bsard hse
retussd tsxes in any msaner In this
respect they have utterly failed In car
syins out The pledges oe thsir plstsosn
u last yess to reduce taxation.
The Delta independent., 1900-03-23
1susrse.s sAlA

VNMEREAS. GEOA0k y. pOkxev AND
..1 L.is oss-iy SIs y. ,H ~ z shsss ssr:n
ord ord jSiyiss, in srs and md rsc.rds1 !. - ee q,
R~c"rirr of dsesis NJ Dslts csss,niy ,lnsaAo. In
h.'ok Is. at pas. 3ls, conveyed e y. u. ohsld.n.
u.t.. lying and bsinx in the cous,y u Dslia ana
state Il l'olusss1s,. to-Wit:
quarter u ssuthesss gsrssr II 3 ed . seventeen
o.: in tow:ship snssn e ~, j, sDs,s g ,:nss
any ny e: 81 ssI .
us-d with .sid premisss in tsust. 10 secure The
sssa Ss.s's. /. sas s%.s.s ~. sSs %s:s
shes.on . provided ~ " ~ sses aaA 4. ed #
s s..s ssfs: nss: :sse - i - - . u
pid nrte: snA,. whssssA - sGee - kesons
..s .s ssa .sd % :sss - ! ss:::s 3: "a ! = n
ma a"s.. may sss.'sa 8. e.: r. esY esA:i
6he doe, wh0 nhall shef~upon hssaGne III sue-
esssM y n. o.. =, = 4 y Isty. ~ ~ SAME
sni oSjeeis oS ,sid s,srS Il ssua. III ii -
sSssss., sSs ssi1 4 q. lSsssss. .usss,
vss,sss. liz SS.isssss Sec. ssssss CssS:ny. tss y
issai holder 81 : nuer. b ~ aan 6e~s q
snd subs;ism.d he unde sisnsi 5. ssss:ee. 70
act ipst-ed Al .aii n. sheIdsai.
Sow. therefore. at the ssSseSs - the 'er-1
9sss:d Il a. ss:T - sc:s :s :s .s :s a.
u appoiniuent. snd fer The psirpeee ~ Grclas.
I'm sle noe. !. tAe w"dssaagnsd. y 4 gmssyv
= c.ss.s: =: sesssy ssss ssssrs ~ I~ii'; .
o'eiueh , = ~ aatA day. rsNrsed " ~ ~
pr,ps1y hewinhrissc dssevtbsr. II public ysW-
dse, ~ the bt0nuo biA<,eD, ~ cash u ~ N.
n stsees dSe - tile 9qGpe lsnass n ~ ~ -
Densss. eoWnex ~ Arafa1ao. ~isie of CsessloD.
N sati.fy ssid deAf aisA iness~-t asd the CD -
" 4. EEMYkY. Trusses.
The Delta independent., 1900-03-23
WE SHOW WASH DRI

These are strong lines with us.
55c aud 7Oc. Towels at Sc to S1.25.
The Delta independent., 1900-03-23
E,~i R~, Eysi

why squander money on svery pre-
tender. whose Diploma generally repre-
sents about three we-ka total study
DR.. Braisted, OF Delta. who understand
tho anatomy and pathology Of the eye
can perform any delicate operation re-
quired and will lit your eyes to speet; :
clere for half their Charge" Corr.
spondsnce solicited.
II. X. Draisted N. D.
Delta. Colo.
The Delta independent., 1900-03-23
p,at,s,. Il the sss,ssss nss's Psty.

ptstiesm q the oseIasss 0sa's Party.
We, tie Business Mems Party Of the
town Of Delta. Colorado. hereby declare
our allegiance snd pledge our candidates
TO the plishmsnt oe the following
measures:
The enactment q IN ordinance
prohibiting the sale q iatoxicatipg
Liquors within the corporate limits Of
the :, v Of Delta; excepting Tor medi-
cipsl OF mechanical puspos~s, under
proper restrictions.
II The strict snforcsmept Of auch .
prchibisory ordinance.
III That in Iesyiug ta1cs fos the
yess 100 not to exceed sixteen mills on
The dollar shall be levied for town
purposee. instead OF eighteen mills Nc
levied for the year 1859.
w That the ordinsnce for the sup
precision Of drunken and disorderly
conduct. brswling in public places.
fighting and riotous disturbances of the
public peace sbsli he fearlersiy enfosced.
v That the afairs OF cur town shall
b. managed more ~isclv and fairly snd
With more ecoooay of public mousys.
Resolved. u o. the central committee
appoii tsd BY this convention shall be
empowered to 6il aoy and all vacancies
fsom whatever csuss arising. in The
co ,didates fos the various o@css psmed
- our ticket. A
The Delta independent., 1900-03-23
M.soe 3. 7. Scott. q C.lno..i., .

Naios =. T. Scott. a Calieossia. q
national Chsutsuqsa lsetaess. and oes
Of the most eloquent and elective
tempsrsnes spsskers in this coun-
try. viii deliver . cousss oe Lectures la
Delta pext week. Monday evening in
the Methodist church. and Tuesday ev.
ening in ths Opera Louee. Evsrybosly
in Delta regardless Of their attituds on
the temperance question ought to hear
these lectures. Admission free.
The Delta independent., 1900-03-23

II . possible for ths women o( Delta
10 Gloss tho saloon nos running in the
town. as Il ey have the votea to do il.
The Delta independent., 1900-03-23

Nep~Fera 0oe1s Y0S Na1e.
f. j. Mathews will have for sale and
d~livery between April lst 81 10th.
100 bead Of thoroughbred Hssesos1 bulk.
.,ssiings and two year olsls. SM
The Delta independent., 1900-03-23

rem NAL4-TAseo shoSso osses
II North Osleo. with Aoose, ~.
chasa aaA seoa Wose0 Sagbe. 4
sp0e-soah oopgoio. ~. q Weosy.
The Delta independent., 1900-03-23

At the Band Boys Minstrsls you will
hear first.class music, jokes that are
good and lots Of fun. Read their pro-
gram and see What they o6sr for April
I'd,
The Delta independent., 1900-03-23
,.r'cr ., -rsssr s.rs-rE-s sAa.

nEyAriT HAVING ngEx xADE BY VII
- liam II. Rnbuek IN he pcymsnt u Tie tr-
tsrest dre MsW6 n isAoI 80 hts two res'oj1
promi-soIy notes psyahle % the or'er Of Harriet
n.rH T. ~ isSs. rer"rd.d Man S :, isa, a a 90 pass
"a. in book 70. Of TIE sseoris Of elts county.
def ult In the pay mcnt eftaz~. the rrai holAs.r
n aid mite hiss in writing Iceland violation 9
The covenant. e 'sid deed q ,ru.i, :cs s.s
trust dercribed lor sale usd~f the term. - sd
deed ot trust. md did on the I'd day Of NasrA.
Ism. fl- with thc undersigned - public tsusee.
for ,aii c.s,n'y - D~lts. n nos e. N writing u
raid viol ton. election snd demand FIR sal~.
,. Xrr ,sSr",s III 'qr * pn nsc: c:.:
Zee. b, vsrr = u The power v-~ssd IN e ~ 81
@ Ss. assfssss ",s Srn az ,e .Is shs..sa S =. 80.
be>isles unreid intrsese thes-sSs. and nd tasss
and cs-i. and s'pen- a this trust. will On
SATURDAY APRIL 2i.G 1900.
1t n u'es OK = m al the south fr mt door n q .
e"unsy eonrt h -n,e = The : s.iy Il Dciss sud
sts.- cf Cclo ato. s-li at publ. asrtis, f~e ~.
htxhs's srice The .sa- wtt bring " cash. ~ the
ae-d II rust. sits.te 10 Dsisa e"un,. csisua1s,
IIcis numbered shree ,s'. ..y fel. seven % ssd
twelve l2). " section six teD. sowusht, nhren
Tvs, soutis. al rsnRe nin.tv- "wr go west u tke
axsh prnripsi meridian, eue,airrins ONE hrn
~rnmens survey urrsIser with III discbes. 1isc6-
ss s o. f sss sr1...s *, Z si. sssi.. ssis
ing the Mineral SrrinG dis~h. sworn stasensas
c,prt avst recssd~r Of satN DSisa csssmy: ~
sakirE II aupfry ~ wssss fsop Q ssram eaIo1
the ~ si~r frHn said q .scA; sl,p twelve ~
sAsrru ~ NJ cap ~ senc2 II The Relsef 11>eh
Company; snd the ssAs y re ne q water M.
esh~v with all aud Rgalar the prfvi egrs oas1
aypnrteNsnses tiReool~ - oWztnR.
Dated - beisa. ColasDsae. uosch AZ I2gr.
y. z CLAM.
Trsse,sss oe neBa CIsaty. CsIossda, asA
Prhii~ Trsofer
ir,sss pa,. Nswh . ,ss Arr n. fpJ
The Delta independent., 1900-03-23
N0oosD.

y sxtss shse saa Cluaseus Cu0pney wt1 - NJ
q ~ r1lR9 ~ DpiO - m~01si. Am ~ =
Sse9oya p - ~ - ssse0ao - Asg1uoO -
1s.e.s0 - ~ SssS<Sy ssos ss1G5D -
Ns.'s'~ 9fsAJa. 49,.
e Q o0DsgA 6sI
80 = se1 g . 80
- - - S.e1e = -
.sss.24E
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NJ osssssss ass.


The Busipess Memo party met at the
Cosst Aouss last Friday aftespooo vith
good sttsDdsoee.
Auiissd fsisIso0 wss elected ehsis-
oss snd Z. -. Oeits secretary. After
tsssiOinsry busiesas wss tr.nsscssd
scoissiiees for the various ol6csss 10
- ~sssd fos thts spsieg we're osds -
foj oWe:
0ayue-W. J. 0ounl
Tsvsssss-F. r. Hest, i. J. wissoe
ed Rsess 0soAsy.
fssssssos-Will n. Nstbsss.
C1wk-E L ke1In1x-
The solSo~isG pssssss Wsss eAesss -
. csssssl cuooissD ssA ssshsssssS 10
1lI ssy vecssey % The sSeoss1. II.
Csekiis, NiIliss6 fsisIsoh, Ma LaySso,
A. = &asuhoaO - ~. kIstoosoo1.
U: ssSssnos UsAes1ss sasssAsss
n Dst0oDfO ~ o1pusUu2
The Delta independent., 1900-03-23
O0ssee ~ pooeeeosssO.
LAss owes ~ noss:s~e. %, osAss

D0s0ee - p00ooe0sSo0.
March y. isG0 !
N-siee b hesvbv gsvco Inst the following No0e1
sestt~r BE- Al~A aSstrs ~s hts ~ ewsice =, aebs
nnAi proof In ssVprn of HE cisiui, ssl Utsl
sAsd ~ Of wiIl be igs1e tsase n ton ?. W~ieA
G unty yU1oe zn1 sn-sfielo elerh, % ~ =
Coloss1o, - AVvii =. eS0s, VIZ.
049MAx nAYEH. EE
Cpru hts n. .. Ke ~. IT, eesSsa. M ~ -
hsn - the rssAWe-s SuAssef s0A TIE enWQsUVuq
SUorsks ~ tls NsstAsose guoS - ~ asSooD .
S,w nohsp u ssrta. sosgs - wS0 - - auoo
ertnc pal meridian.
Ne nsnes she tslsc~iNe ~isesssss 10 Fswse -.
eSN.asyus RS q ors slso - euitiSoe11o ~
ent4 lood. via.
I.se u. ksplss. p1es>f cVauvsu6s, 49, =.
eWautns0 sd JeAN q. MNsv1s. oli q opIA. a.
,r Ssa@ Levcn: nsGW
The Delta independent., 1900-03-23

O0o 0osA - os1nuu1A -
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= ~ Sss hs'H~
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-15

There was little in the opening of the
stock market for the new week to attract
attention or TO give any reasonable
grounds for hope to either the bulls or
the bears. Business was dull for the most
part, and although prices were strong dur
ing the greater part of the day there were
no gains Of Importance and one or two
quite severe breaks. Sentiment. however,
has undoubtedly changed for the better.
Where last week it was hard to discover
a professional market man with anything
but pessimism in his makeup many critics
yesterday talked OF the outlook for re-
action and an advance in prices. The short
side is too popular with the public, ii Is
said. There are too many small traders in
II trying to recover the losses made on
The long side. II is believed that a sharp
covering movement may come at any time
The advice given by those that have ex-
perienced this change of heart is to buy
stocks on every recession. 1t may be stat
ed, however. on the authority Of one Of
the most prominent of the bulls that there
Is no very sanguiDe expectation OF an i'm
portant market for some time TO come.
The absence from the street and from New
York OF nearly all the prominent market
people would seem to preclude much heavy
speculation for the present. ]. p. Morgan,
W. X. Vanderbilt, Arthur Housman, j. X.
keene, and John w. Gates are all in
Europe or on their way across. and John
b. Rockefeller. Henry Clews. Jacob Field.
Charles r. Flint, and many others will
soon take their departure.
The break In the steel securities vas
probably the most conspicuous incident of
the day, although it can hardly be called
the most important during the entire ses-
sion until within n half hour of the close
this group was fairly strong and showed
net gains for the day Suddenly there was
tumble in Steel and Wire common of two
or three points in as many minutes. No
large amount of stock came out, but there
were drops OF half point, and even more,
between quotations. The same occurred,
though not to quite so remarkable an ex-
tent, In Federal Steel and some OF the
Others OF the group. Steel and Wire COM
mon broke to 35 IA. the lowest price of
the year, and closed on the bottom. Fed
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-15
MARKET Still SAGGING
Very Little Improvement Noted in
Yesterdays Dealings.
Foreign Influence Buoynnt. But Nir-
tualIy Not n Factor The Rail-
way List Shows n Ftrmer rome
i'm the Graneers Movements of
the Industrinls Very Irregular.

NEW YORK May 14.-Upon the reopen
ing of business upon the stock exchange
this morning there was no practical I'M
proyement over the conditions prevailing
last week The dealings were light in vol
ume and again largely fer professional ac-
count The London market was fairly
buoyant on the easing monetary conditions
at that point and further on the rapid
progress making by the British forces in
South Africa, but on balance the dealings
here for foreign account amounted to very
little. although they were on the buying
side There was virtually nothing new
in the local situation over Sunday with
any bearing upon the general market or
particular stocks.
In the main, the days dealings were
simply a continuation of those of last
week. although ii may be said that the
market showed a rather firmer undertone.
Particularly firmer features were the
granger shares. the Atchison issues, and
Missouri Pacific. The latter stock again
commanded a premium in the loan market
and according 10 current estimates 1t
seems to be virtually cornered.
The resumption of dividends upon the
stock appears to be the basis for the cur
rent manipulation. although there is no
ofiicial authority for asserting that the
payment of dividends is matter of i'm
mediate consideration. The movements in
the railway list were exceedingly irregu-
lar. The coal shares were weak, and
Pennsylvania declined further, presumably
On account Of misgivings as to the Wis
dom of expansion upon which the COM
pany seems to have entered.
There was also a particularly sharp
break in Baltimore and Ohio. which was
unexplained, except by purely technical
causes. The local traction issues con-
tinued heavy notably for Metropolitan
Street Railway, which was sold in anticI-
patton of the announcement Of the new
issue OF stock. although aside from rumors
to this effect definite information was al
together wanting.
The movements of the industrial quar-
ter were extremely irregular. Sugar Rein
ing scored a severe loss. which was par
TALLY recovered before the close Of bust
ness, but nothing definite came to light in
connection with the movements in the
stock. The Tobacco shares were firm
throughout, Fridays violent decline in
American Tobacco having apparently re-
Elected the full extent of the liquidation
following upon the exit of late members OF
the directorate. There were no changes of
any consequence In either the money or
foreign exchange markets. Further ship
ments of gold may be safely reckoned upon
with the course Of the week, but receipts
from the interior seem TO counterbalance
this export movement so far as the local
monetary situation is concerned.
Small attention. however, seemed to be
paid to any Of the ordinary and routine
features of the situation. and in the main
the market reflected as already noted, the
same technical and professional circum-
stances which characterized it last week.