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STELLA MORRISONPS
MURDERER TRIED
70 CONCEAL MOTIVE
Finger Marks on Her Clothes
We're Apparently Made
With Intentions.
CRIMINAL KNEW THE WOMAN
An Old Admirer of the Murdered
VI oman Under Suspicion and
Police Laugh at Suspicion
of the Elder Nor
rison.
Special to The sun.

West Chester, Pa, May 25.-As re-
suit of the autopsy held today it is now
known definitely that no assault had
been made upon Stella Morrison before
she was murdered in her home near here
Wednesday afternoon. This adds con-
sderabiy to the mystery OF the case and
is regarded as proving that the murder
was deliberate one and that the mu-
derer carefully planned to throw Il e
police off the scent as to the true reason
for the crime.
1t was found that the murderer he'd
pufposev covered his hands with blood
and made fiuger prints upon the woman's
underclothpg. The priuta were made
with care and in no wise rcsembled
marks that would have been made
curing q struggle. The obvious conclu-
sion is that they were made to deceive
the detectives.
This leaves the authorities completely
at loss regarding the motive for the
crime. Several officials still cling to the
original idea that the murder was COM
mitted by the three tramps who were
seen near the house on the day OF the
crime.
Three arrests have been made in fol-
lowing out this line OF investigation. The
authorities at Norristown captured trio
Of tramps at noon today and are holding
them until detectives from this place ar
rive.
Morrison Not the Murderer.
Chief of Police Jefferis and Assistant
District Attorney Lack are working quiet
ly on the mystery and sensational ar
rest is promised later.
q, 4 H., f,fE hn nlA AAr
Morrison was secured by Major McFar-
land, an old constable, who said he
secured it because OF common rumors
concerning Morrison. The police, how
ever, laugh at the idea of Morrison s
guilt, aud the warrant will probably be
recalled.
The man toward whom the suspicious
Of the police have been turned is said to
have been an old admirer of the MUIR
dered woman. He holds prominent
place in the neighborhood where he lives
and in case he IS arrested the affair is
sure to create a sensation.
Chief Jefferis today visited the scene
OF the crime but declined to state whether
or not ne had found any new clues. The
house in which Mrs. Morrison lived is
surrounded by curious crowd. All the
spectators have come from long distances
as the nearest house is almost half milt
away.
Out in the fields and through the
woods several Young men enjoyed them
selves during the morning following thu
whims OF two great bloodhounds. As tbs
ground all around the house has beer
crossed and recrossed by hundreds OF fee
since the murder, the hounds are natur
ally at complete loss.
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Delaware and Washington chemical IN
gines arriven in an inc redibly short time.
The flames had burst the plate glass and
set fire to the canvass awning over the
sidewalk.
There was great excitement in the
store. The flames were beginning to
make short work Of everything. Mr.
Chutok's wife tainted and his father
who was sitting in the store at the time
the fire broke out, seemed loath to leave
and had twice to be taken out by the po-
lice. Officers Lyons and Maloney quick
ly carried Mrs. Chutok into DR.. Simms'
drug store. Mise Longs injuries were
dressed by DIR. Simms. They are painful
but not serious.
The Delaware and Washington chemi.
cal engines extinguished the flames. The
stock was damaged to the extent OF
$l,500, fully insured. The property is
owned by Robert q. Harlnan, and the
damage to it is covered by insurance.
The property, No. 6l0 King street, owned
and occupied By Miss Tuckt was dam
aged to tie extent OF $50, covered by in
surance.
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Leading manufacturers endorse in no
uncertain terms the Industrial Street
Fair and Elks' Carnival to be held in
this city during the week of June Is,
Among the callers at carnival head
quarters, No. S20S22 Market street, yes
terday, were William w. Pusey of the
Pusey 4 Jones Company and Thomas
McCorkle. Mr. Pusey declared the IN
dustrial fair good to the city and an
enterprise in which he thought it was
the duty OF all manufacturing industries
to take an interest.
The Pusey & Jones Company yesterday
contracted for large space in the indus
trial street and MIR. Pusey said the COM
pany would be represented in the big in
dustrial street parade to take place during
the carnival week. Mr.. Pusey heartily
approved the carnival and assured the
managers that he would do all he can to
make the exposition success. "There
are thousands of persons in this city,"
declared Mr.. Pusey, "who are not
familiar with the products of many Will
mington industries. Here is the oppor-
tunity to display those products and inn
press the people with the industrial mag
nitude of the city,"
Thomas McCorkle, president of the
| Delmarvia Telephone Company, is highly
in favor OF the carnival and said yester-
day that it ought to be success. Mer-
chants and manufacturers will be directly
benefited by the street fair.
Filling Industrial Street.
The industrial street is rapidly beirg
filed Ten additional spaces were sold
YESTERDAY. John Govatos bought two
spaces. Mr. Govatos will operate one
OF the exposition's unique features. He
is sole agent in Delaware for the "AIoAie
Nerve Food" An immense bottle cJn
tanning this liquid seated on wagon q
which two horses will be attached will
be driven about the carnival grounds
Mr.. Govatos has six thousand cases of
the food.
A letter to the carnival managers yes
terday from the Young Nomen's Chris
tian Association conlmends the managers
for the donation u space to churches
and charitable associations and wishes
the exposition success With ten new
space takers the list OF exhibitors is now
as follows:
Hartmann & Fehrenbach Brewing
Company, n. Snelenburg 4 Company,
Diamond State Shoe Company, Delaware
Hospital, Delaware and Atlantic Tele-
graph ana lelepnOne company, lillam
Lawton, Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, Homeopathic Hospital, Levy kum-
fort House, National Biscuit Company,
J. 4 j. n. Harman, Lawton Optical
Company, Woodward Brothers, Foord
Bottling Works, George B. Ward,
Daily Republican, Simmons 4 Brother,
Shilling Dry Goods Company, E. I.
Allen, j. f. Garrett, Howe Scale Com
pany, E, B. Riley, s. H. Baynard, Frank
Corbit, Joshua Conner, Diamond State
Steel Company, Edward NIelchior, Y. w.
G. A., Delmarva Telephone Company,
Robelen Piano Company, Freie Presse,
White Brothers, George NJ. Lewis,
Wesley NJ. E. Church, Calvary p E.
Church and Goodman NJ. f. Church,
Crittenton Home, West Presbyterian
Church, S. H. Durstein, w. D. Venn, Of
) Clayton, Del, Pusey and Jones Com,
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SERIOUS TROLLEY ACCIDENT
Buggy Demolished and 0ccu.
pants Thrown Out.
Thomas Calhoun, One of the Occu-
pants, Was Rendered Uncon-
scious and is Now in
Critical Condition.

A buggy containing Thomas Calhoun
and William Carroll was struck by car
No. 90 of the Wilmington & New Castle
railway at Pyle's lane near Eden Pa k
about $50 o'clock last night. .
The buggy was demolished and both
OF the occupants thrown ont.
Carroll escaped without scratch.
Calhoun was found lying at the side Of
the road in an unconscious condition.
The accident was reported to to the
police station and Captain Black hurried
to the scene with Dr. + R1op Smith.
Calhoun was carried 10 hls home in
Pyle's Lane. lie was seriously injured
about the head and body. He remained
unconscious for sel leral hours. His con,
dition is cl itica.
The accident occurred just as Calhoun
and Carroll were about to turn into the
lane. The horse escaped injury.
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LICENSE APPLICATION TRIALS
Arguments to be Heard To-day in
Cases Where There Are Complaints.

Arguments on the liquor license ap-
plications against whom remonstrances
have been filed will be heard in the
Court OF General Sessions today, Petit
tions in favor Of these applications may
b. filed up to Tuesday next.
The Law and Order Society has filed
the following remonstrances: New places
-Cohee & Hill, Tenth and Market
streets; Michael Grady, No. 205 Market
street; William A. Hogan, Delaware City,
Daniel McCusker, No. PIG West Second
street, (wholesale). Old Places-Henry
Feldmeier, Second and Walnut streets;
Michael Lynch, No. l24 King street;
Thomas J.. Leech, Third and Shipley
streets; John Mccarthy, No. LOG Mar ket
street.
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Thielman Will Case.

Additional testimony was taken yes
terday morning before Register of Wills
Crosson in the Anthony Thielman will
contest, Henry Darren of Brooklyn, n.
V. was examined. He testified that the
daughter, Lizzie Thielman had more in
fiuence over her father than wife could
have. The hearing then adjourned.
The sun., 1900-05-26
The Plug Was Blocked.

When the firemen responded to box Il
last night the members of the Phoenix
Fire Company found the plug at Seventh
and Market streets blocked by pile oi
crushed stone and some iron posts. For
tunately the y were n It compelled to use
the plug as the fire was extinguished by
chemical Ell gines. Firemen saw al!
plugs sho lid be kept unobstructed at al
times.
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Decision Reserved,

Tie morning session Of the Superior
Court yesterday, which did not close
until / Is p. m., was taken up with argu-
ment on points of law in the suit OF
Ralph G. Lupton \ Co. VS.. Constable
David w. Hughes, which involves the
distribution OF 1862. 55 in the constable's
hands. The court reserved its decision,
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Russian Subject Naturalized.

Morris Masselman. a Russian, was
naturalized by Judge Pennewill yester-
day afternoon. He is able to read the
constitution and write his own name.
He has resided in this country quite a
number of years.
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In whose interests the
Oxy-HydrOgen Gas Com
pany's case, pc nding before
the Chancellor is held up by
the Street and Sewer Direc-
tors,
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Bath House to Open.

The Board of Park Commissioners met
yesterday morning and much business
was disposed off. 1t was decided TO have
the bath house in BRANDY wine Park a.
the foot of Adams street OF e. on Memorial
Day. The usual rules aud regulations
will prevail.
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Memorial Day Parade.

The executive committee of the Grand
Army OF the Republic will meet to make
final Memorial Day arrangements on
Tuesday next. Each member will have
his final report ready by that time.
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Admission Is Ten cents.

The admission to the industrial street
fair will be ten cents. Z he impression
seems to have gone abroad that the price
Of admission is to be larger. This nomi-
nal admission fee makes certain large
attendance.
Preparations for the big industrial
street parade are progressing. This par
ticuar parade is in charge of John G..
Hartmann, president Of the Hartmann 4
Fehrenbach Brewing Company. Those
anticipating participation in the indus
trial parade should communicate with
Mr.. Hartmann at once.
The sun., 1900-05-26
Trial Trip Today.

The trial trip OF the steamship Mamma
Hata, built by the Harlan & Hollings-
worth Company for the New York and
Baltimore Transportation Company, will
take place this morning. Captain Gill
lingham will be in charge and if every
thing proves satisfactory will take the
boat to Baltimore.
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ONE CENT

John Biggs' Senatorial canvass. Colonel
duPont's press agent booms the two
plans together. This sustains the report
that actual conferences between the in
surgent chairman, Hugh C. Browne, and
Fatrlck Neary, the Biggs manager, have
been held at which the fusion Of Demo-
Gratis and Anti-Addicss Republicans was
declared probable and thought to be
plausible.
Republican fusion does not depend
now on the action Of the Philadelphia
convention whatever. DUPONT, Brt wne
and the Federal oficeholding gang have
decided to unite with the Democrats to
defeat j. Edward Addicks By the
fusion they propose to directly defeat the
Republican party of the State.
The sun., 1900-05-26
moved Farther out River.

The rock drill which has been at work
III the Christiana river opposite the O.d
Ferry Mills for several days, was moved
farther out the river Yesterday morning.
1t is owned by John Kirkpatrick, con
tractor in New York City.
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Entertaining Friends.

Mr.. and Mrs. BENJAMIN Eisenberser,
of near Delaware City, have been enter, !,
tanning Mrs. Ct aries W, Goodail ana n
Mrs. F. r. Wilds, of this city, and =. n.
W. Cloud, OF Aarshallton, during the
past week.
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Excursion TO Port Penn

Rev. Francis Burgette Short, pastor of
Epworth NJ. E. Church, will take the
church choir on an excursion in the
near future to Port Penn. The tug Laura
B will be chartered for the occasion.
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MANUFACTURERS
A|D Street FA|R and
ELkS' CARNIVAL
Mr.. William w. Pusey Thinks
it Their Duty to Take
an Interest.
FILLING INDUSTRIAL STREET
Ten Additional Spaces Sold Yester-
day. The Admission to This
Big Exposition in June
Will be Only
Ten Cents.
FILLING INDUSTRIAL STREET
ELKS' CARNIVAL BULLETIN.

Admission will be ten cents.
Ten spaces for booths were
sold yesterday.
John q. Hartmann will have
charge of the industrial pa
rade.
w. w. Pusey of Pusey *
Jones Company, and President
Thomas Nj. McCorkle Of Del
inarvia Telephone, will aid the
carnival managers.
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Anti-Addicks Meeting.

In the East Side Republican Assoca-
tion rooms the Anti-Addicks County
Committee will meet this afternoon and
discuss number of important ques-
tions,
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Who pays the attorney
fees of Messrs. Hilles and
Spruance, counsel for the
Street and Sewer Directors
in the Oxy-HydrOgen case ?
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The Weather Forecast.

The indications for today are that
cloudy, north to west winds W ill pre-
vail.
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WILMINGTON, DELAWARE SATURDAY. MAY 26, 1900

panv, ]. r. Hudson 4 Company, First
NJ. P. Church, The Home Mission, Will
liam J. Kelley, John Goyatos and Frank
q Mitchell
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Fusion Plan is Progressing.

The prop sed fusion of Democrats and
Anti-Addlcks Republicans is being
workel in conjunction with the plan to
impress the Matte nal Committee with
the idea that the Union Republican
parry is dislntegtating. Every Anti
Atii:ks Z Publican 4 cake fayorably Of
New-York tribune., 1900-03-27
VIII STREET AND EXCHANGES.

o1-TstDE sEC,rTRITIES MARKET. - Market
opened firm closing steady and active s'a'iuaiu
Oil closed at 526a529 against 525uo2S on SatuiuaS
asst prices of other prominent issues were: ma
vsna commercial 1921; preferred. 59Q6Oi2; Baking
Powder 93ae4; Bay State Gas, 1$ql&; Pump
2l02la.; preferred. 66h4q57; Markeen Copper oQi'
Amalgamated Copper, S6l4qS$-; Amsterdam Jas
3OaQ31R; preferred 5Oi2a5l; Rubber GOODS Zeaza'a
preferred SOIadS1; Distilling of America, IasaS
preferred 27a.Q2sI4: Sloss- Sheffield, 2S93o: pre-
ferred 6Slsa6sie; Storage Power 12ali; General
Carriage. 9lsu912.
FOREIGN TRADING.-London traded in about
75 ZOO shares in the local market, buying on pal
ance 10000 shares. The sales were principally
Denver and Rio Grande, Norfolk and Western ana
Baltimore and Ohio. Some Northern Pacific pre-
ferred was sold for foreign long" account Lon
don's purchases OF Southern Railway common
amounted to upward Of 10000 shares
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGES NEW RULE
The Consolidated Exchange has adopted new
commi sion law for dealings in grain. The mini
mum commission to non-members OF the Exehahse
5 1-l6 of a cent a bushel COMMISSION pet"eeh
members is 1-S2; commission for clearances only
for members, 20 cents thousand bushels COM
mission for buying and selling between members
where d name is given up during the day, Is III
cents a thousand bushels.
ST LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN.-Th directors OF
the St Louis Southwestern Railway Company will
meet within two weeks and take up the question
of how much to pay the second mortgage IN
come bonds In July. 1t is authoritatively stated
that 2as per cent will be agreed upon making per
cent for the last year
STOCK LOAN QUOTA rIONS.-The loan quota
tions were: American Steel and Wire common
and preferred .AtchsOn preferred Chicago, Bur-
lington and Quincy, Peoples Gas General Electric
Missouri Pacific New-York Central Northwestern
Northern Pacific common and preferred Rock ISL
and St Paul Sugar Refining. Union Pacific com
mon and preferred, American Tobacco Continental
Tobacco Manhattan, Pennsylvania, Delaware ana
Hudson Tennessee Coal and Iron, Southern Rail-
way preferred. Louisville and Nashville. Jersey
Central, Brooklyn Rapid Transit, Federal steer
common and preferred, 4a412 per cent; Consolidated
,as 2. Third Avenue 1sdA premium; Western
New-York tribune., 1900-03-27
BALTIMORE AND OHIO's ADVANCE.

Baltimore and Ohio common stock sold on
level with the preferred in yesterdays market lts
advance being one Of the features OF the day va
rious reports accompanied the advance out no
news developed warranting the rise In the stock
II was naturally assumed by some people that the
advance foreshadowed dividend declaration AS
far as can be learned, the management of the COM
pany has no intention OF placing the common
stock on a dividend basis at present and In circles
where a few things are known about Baltimore and
Ohio affairs it is said that the great advance In
the stock is due to manipulation, which Is ex-
tremey offensive the conservative people In CON
veopment is TO take place in Baltimore and ONO
nosition affecting the common STOCK the cufrehI
price OF that security Is altogether too hlgh ana
not likely to hold. 1t reported again yesterday
hs made on the basis of single stock issue
New-York tribune., 1900-03-27

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE-New-O Orleans - Com
rnercal 75c discount; bank, 81 premium. San Fran
cisco-Sight 17lAc telegraph, zoe. Cincinnatt-Be-
tween banks zoe discount; over the counter, soc
premium Chareston-Buying par selling, 1-10c
Chicago-1Oc discount. ST. Louis-Par Savannah
Buying. 7jc: selling. T5c per $1,000
BANK CLEARINGS. - New-York - Exchanges,
s9T. .3T3 $40; balances. S59T1,72 Baltimore-Ex-
changes 81, ,354 03I: balances, S431 299. Boston
Exchanges s13 724 AZ; balances, s1004,09 Phla-
delphia-Exchanges S11.01s,43S: balances, S2.267.-
All Chicago-Exchanges, S22,25S Ill; balances,
s., ,29S, ,559.
BANK OF GERMANY STATEMENT-The week
ly statement of the Imperial Bank OF Germany
shows the following changes: Cash in hand In
$50 600 marks other securities increased SO 900.00
marks; notes in circulation increased 22.440.0OO
marks.
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET.-Call money in
London 31aa32, per cent Open market discount
rates for short bills, 1916 per cent, and for long
bills 1915 per Berlin discount rate. AS per
cent Berlin exchange London - marks ~
pfennigs Paris exchange on London. % francs ~
centimes Paris discount rate, 314 per cent.
FOREIGN SECURITIES.-British consols for
money 1O17s; for the account 10l 15-16: French
rentes 10l francs - centimes. Spanish As, 11fs
THE SILVER MARKET.-Bar silver o9Ac Mex
- 9-16d.
GOLD PREMIUM.--In Madrid 1910; Lisbon. A; ;
Buenos Ayres, 1870: Rome, $50.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-27

Conferences between committees representing
the North American Trust Company and the Inter
national Banking and Trust Company are being
held daily. with view To the consolidation OF the
two companies. An official OF the International
company is authority for the statement that prog
ress Is making and that little doubt is felt as to the
ultimate result OF the negotiations Ii has been
reported that In the event OF consolidation the In
ternational company will sink its title i'm that ~
the North American company, but that the charter
OF the international company will be used mas
much as IL Is a perpetual one. The North AmerI-
can company ia the fiscal agent in Cuba ~ ths
Federal Government. and has in contempls tion ths
establishment there of many branch Offices
New-York tribune., 1900-03-27
WABASH PREFERRED.

Wabash stocks have been inactive for long
time and increased buying of the preferred In
Yesterdays active market was thought TO repre-
sent the beginning of upward movement in the
issue named Earnings of he Wabash system
have been growing for the last three years. and
in that time the property has been placed In hrst
class physical and financial condition The in
terest the debelture Bs will begin IN June ana
thereafter the preferred stock will figure
dividend certainty. The company earnings Tor
the third week in March increased N6.Sso making
a total increase of 81 65 06S from July l. Net earn
ings for February received yesterday showed
gain of S129 col February, 1899, and for the
fiscal wear 70 February 2S gain OF S73lO43.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-27

appears at hand. Not because the LONDON oper-
ator has tipped them. but because the time -
approaching when a dividend will be paid upon
the first preferred stock. The Erie ROAD mas oeeN
wonderfully we'll managed since Its last reorsahza
ton and It's earnings have been remarkably heavy;
Both the financial side and the, pnyslcaI soe "a .,
the property have enjoyed great Improvement. anu
no efforts being spared by the manage 70
put the company's preference issues on ies IN d
dividend basis Able management, Oackeu oy IN
dustria development will make the Ere seGuiteS & f
market features The earnings or the Erie ZOE doa
February show gain In gross earnings OF $50 700
and gain In net earnings or slOI -. ror sS snS
New-York tribune., 1900-03-27

RAILROAD AND OTHER BoNDs.-Market
ktrong and active. Total sales amounted in par
value 10 s4ss7.iG0, against s. 900 on Saturday
The heaviest dealings in the Atchison and
Baltimore and Ohio issues. Baltimore and Ohio
southwestern division Sias. Central OF Georgia 5s
Central Pacific 3las and 4s. Chesapeake and Ohio
phs Chicago Rock Island and Pacific 4s Colorado
Midland 1st IS and 2-4s. Green Bay and Western
sebenture BIS. Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf
rust certificates, Missouri Kansas and Texas %
T. Missouri Pacific lst es. Norfolk and Western Is
Northern Pacific IS, Peoria and Eastern income A.
Reading general IS. St Louis Southwestern lists and
Ids Southern Pacific 4s, Standard Rope and TwIne
rconlea Toledo, ST. Louis and Kansas City certifi-
,etes Union Pacific Is. Wabash dehenture Bs and
Wisconsin Central general As
New-York tribune., 1900-03-27
NORFOLK AND WESTERNS EARNINGS

Norfolk and Westerns earnings continue TO in
crease, and the prospects OF dividend on the
common stock this year are. n consequence. very
bright For the third week in March total gross
receipts showed gain of N7,ss4 over the same
week a ago. total of Sl21. +oS for the hrst
three weeks of the month. From July l. earnings
have increased s65.0S7 compared with the
same time in the preceding year.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-27
RULES GOVERNING GRAIN CoM,ussIox

Amended rules governing commissions on grain
were adopted yesterday by the Consolidated Stock
and Petroleum Exchange Under these regulations
the following rates of commission are established
as the minimum charges for the purchase or sale
OF grain. For any non-member i-is cent n bushel
for buying and LID cent bushei for selling For
any member ot the Exchange or for "A Arm one
OF whose general partners II IA member I-s2 cent
hnshel for buying and 1-S2 cent a bushel fOr
selling So
New-York tribune., 1900-03-27
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London. March &c. p. m.-American securities
spened strong with prices showing marked ad-
tances all around on the strength dispaycj "a Wall
Street SATURDAY Business IN Americans showed
ngns OF expanding and outside interests disHIayed
more interest "a the market The closing TONG wa
6Ixa laAS prices were; Canadian Pacific ssss: Erie
New-York tribune., 1900-03-27
ERIE STOCKS AND EARNINGS

London operators realized handsome profits g.,
Baltimore and Ohio last week and on the Ton,a
Exchange the tip has now gone forth 10 hu,,
the Erie preferred Issues. The Erie securities -
been dead for several years but their resurrect,o
New-York tribune., 1900-03-27
CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.

Washington March 26.-The condition OF the
Treasury divisions OF issue and redemption at the
beginning of business to-day follows:
RESERVE FUND.