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New-York tribune., 1900-05-23
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY RATES.-Money call, 1@Q2 per cent,
2 per oent being the ruling rate. Time money 2z
Qs per cent for sixty days, per cent for three
months 3Q31h per for four months and 3s4Q4
ner cent for six railroad collateral Com
rerciaI paper 31zQ45 per cent for three. four and
six months for the best names, and above for
names not so well known.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.-Market firm. Actual
closing rates follow
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23

The American Steel and Wire Company has filed
the following statement with the Secretary Of State
of Massachusetts, dated March 1:
Assets-Real estate, buildings and machinery s79,-
S957; cash and debts receivable. Sl2 0SO 1885, stock
in process $l3 i29 3S9; miscellaneous g. $50; total
S107 79S 231 Labilities-Capital stock, $50 900
debts s. 34 102; reserves, 81 93S profit loss
surplus, $12 1SS. .791: total. s1O7 79S, ,S31.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23
financial.
New Amsterdam Gas Co.
$40 3KD AVE-. N. Y. CITY.
Tc THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
NEW AMSTERDAM GAS COMPANY f:

a meeting OF the Board o, Directors NEW
AMSTERDAM GAS COMPANY. held 18th day
of May. 1900. the following preamble and
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS. Arrangements have
which the holders OF the Preferred Common
stock Of this Company exchange their stock
for Debentures OF the CONSOLIDATED GAS
COMPANY, payable June 1st. 1910, and bearing
interest at Of So per annum upon
following basis. viz For every share Of the Pro
''ferrei Stock Of this Company Of the par OF
'One Hundred Dollars SloO,, Fifty Dollars $50,
said Debentures and FOR share of Common
stock OF this Company of the par value OF One
Hundred Dollars tS1ts0. Twenty Dollars $50 in
said Debentures
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED That IN ths
opinion OF the Board Directors Of this Company.
1t for best interest OF the stockholders that
they should exchange their stock for the said Ds-
'bentures the mentioned"
the Intention to Debentures
par stock Of the Consolidated Gas COM
pany at Ninety Dollars (SieN per
par Hundred Dollars (s1oOl
All stockholders desiring exchange their securities
terms mentioned deposit their eerr
Gates with The National City Bank.
Street York. before the 18th day Of luna.
1900
issued exehangeable Debentures OF the Consoi
dated Gas Company
Directors Company and its largest stock
holders will deposit certificates The
terms above mentioned
Stockholders not d@positms securities ths
deprived OF the right Of oonvsr-
sion
New Amsterdam Gas Company,
| By JAMES JoURDAN, PreaadenA
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS.-Customs receipts
reported from Washington s1014031; internal reve-
nue. receipts, Se51 273; miscellaneous receipts,
Sls5207 Total receipts for the day, 2,1605lS; eX-
penditures 1885 600. Receipts for month to date,
S31 SO8 223; expenditures $90S60O0; excess of re-
ceipts 1888 Receipts for the fiscal year to date
1884 26; expenditures s444 731 973 of
ceipts $59 45S313 Receipts of National bank notes
for redemption si66 02O.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23
COLORADO SPRINGS STOCKS.

Closing quotations the Colorado Springs Mn.
Ing Stock Exchange. furnished by William P. Bon
bright & Co.. of Colorado Springs:
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23
EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE.

Port of New York. 1898 % 1899 s aoo 80 1900 100 50
May %. S12 IS, B22, ,232 SO
From January 1-. 1872 2SS 6S 1S4 1995S5 240 9S35o5
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE SALES.
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fff H0f- c,roCLyc
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23
STOCK VALUES RECOVER.
SHARP ADVANCE IN SUGAR.
AND MONEY.

Closing prices yesterday of the principal active
securities and net changes from Mondays
prices We're:
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23
OTHER CITIES.

.And interest. TEX dividend. tex coupon
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23
SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE
RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS.

Actual sales--i-Closing- Shares
lOpen High Low. Fin. Bid. Ask. sold.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23

lean silver dollars s7Isc Bar silver In London.
27kd.
GOLD PREhfIUM.-In Madrid 2610; Lisbon A. $50;
Buenos Ayres, 127 70; Rome, 647L.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.

Washington, May 22-The condition of the Treas
ury divisions of issue and redemption at the begin
ming of business to-day follows:
RESERVE FUND.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23

Open High Low Clos
| ing est est. ing. Sales
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23
ENLISTED.

Total sales for The 4O8 81
Daily camera., 1900-05-14
What Puzzled the Boy.

II was stopping for few weeks with
an American friend on his sugar plan
tation in Cuba" said congressman
who recently visited the islands, "and
one day as was riding alone came
across one Of the wagons loaded with
cane broken down in the field. A hind
wheel had come off. and the driver Of
the oxen, a boy about Is years old, was
taking things as cool as ice, not
even having unhitched his beasts.
when did it happen?" l asked as l
got down. Hours ago, senor, he re-
piled. And haven't you reported to
the overseer?' No. senor.' But why
have you wasted all this time when
there is need of hurry?' Will the
senor tell me- he replied as he lazily
scratched his head, what has hap
pened to the wagon? Why, a wheel
has come off, of course Then will
go up to the mill and report. 1 should
have done so long ago, but l wasn't
sure Sure of what?' you dolt OF
whether the wheel had come off the
wagon or the wagon had come off the
wheel Washington Post.
Daily camera., 1900-05-14
Foreign but Pertinent.

A North Omaha Sunday school SUI
perintendent always conducts the les
son review in his school. He spends
about five minutes in explaining the
lesson, and then asks: Nov, has any
one a question to ask?" Last Sunday
he explained the lesson as usual, dwell
ling at length on it's chief thoughts
and wound up with the usual ques-
tion: "Now, has any one a question
to ask?" A member Of the boys ju-
nior class raised his hand. well
what is your question:" asked the
superintendent. Please, sir, are we
going to have picnic this SUMMER
Omaha World-Herald.
Daily camera., 1900-05-14
Looeootee OIL and Gas.

State Geologist Blatchley, who has
visited the Loogootee oil and gas field,
in Martin county, Indiana, says he be-
lieves the resources OF the wells there
would pay local company to operate
the wells for home use. The output is
not and will not be as great as that
of the wells drilled into Trenton rock,
he says. He found eleven wells, seven
OF which were producing either oil
or gas. He advised that the wells be
sunk to Trenton rock in order to in
crease the supply of gas. The geolo-
gist will make an official report on
what he found
Daily camera., 1900-05-14
FuNNYoRArHs.

Bloomstein-Do you believe that
marriage is failure. Goldstein Gold
stein Sometimes it Is better than .
failure. Cohenheimer got SIS, 900 with
his wife.
Sixteen boys went to the canal on q
summers afternoon to SWIM" said the
teacher, but five we're told not to
bathe. How many went in?" Six
teen" said Sam.
Mother-Now, Daisy, can you tell me
the name of the insignificant little
worm by whose industry am enabled
to wear this silken robe? Daisy-I
know. The insignificant little worm is
papa.
Oficer-I understand that you and
Private Perkins were calm and col
lected when the explosion occurred at
the powder magazine. Pat--Well, sor,
1 was calm, but poor Perkins was col
lected.
Colonel Brown" remarked chap
pie, sis the finest after-dinner speaker
l know Of" Why" said his friend,
with some astonishment, II never
heard he had any ability in that direc-
ton at ALL" well. he has. I've
dined with him several times at vari-
GUS places, and after dinner he always
says: That's all right, my boy, I'll
pay for it,"
Excuse me-" said the detective, as
he presented himself at the loor of the
music conservatory, but l hope you'll
give me what information you have
and not make any fuss" What do
you mean?" was the indignant inquiry.
"Why, that little affair, you know"
81 don't understand" why, you see,
we got a tip from the boarding house
next door that somebody here has
been numbering Wagner, and the boss
sent me down to work up the case"
Daily camera., 1900-05-14
sson.sA Les. rnp.r.a.t Nowadays.

Large portions of the stomach may
be excised, or even the whole may be
removed, with no very great mortality,
and in successful cases with wonder
fully little effect on the patients di-
gestion. The stomach hardly occupies
IN our present opinion so important a
place In digestion as it formerly held.
We know that it is rather a preparer
for the exercise Of the digestive or
gans of the pancreas than an active
digestive agent itself, and that one of
its functions is to render inoccuous
many of the micro-organisms which
enter with the food. So that we can
understand to some extent the small
amount of interference with digestion
produced by even considerable resec-
tons Of the stomach.-Lancet.
Daily camera., 1900-05-14
Believed Earth Was Flat.

Joseph W. Holden, who died at Otis
field, Me-, last week, was the Professor
Holden who for many years preached
the theory that the earth was fiat. He
started life as a farmer and was very
successful. He was at one time a
trial justice, and at another member
of the state legislature. He got his
notion of the earth's flatness by sit
ting up several nights and noticing
that tie water in his mill pond did
not run out when, according to other
theorists, the globe was upside down.
Philadelphia Times.
Daily camera., 1900-05-14
More Synonymous.

1t is told of a retired farmer that
after returning from a continental tour
on which he had long set his heart, he
was narrating one evening to his
friend, the doctor, how he had visited
"the majestic lake of Geneva and trod-
den the banks of the blue Leman." 4"
Excuse me-" interrupted the doctor.
THAT, my dear sir, .
replied the farmer, Il know very we'll;
but are you aware that Lake Leman
is the more synonymous of the two?'
New York Tribune.
Daily camera., 1900-05-14
Comment on Poets Fee.

We read in an eastern newspaper
that certain distinguished poet re-
ceived $3.50 for a sonnet. But such a
price need astonish no one. 1t fire.
cuently takes a conscientious poet
fifty years to write sonnet worthy OF
such financial rating. You can't turn
them out three day and get that
price for them. The prolific poet who
writes for the magazines at railroad
speed generally winds up in the $40
class.-Atlanta Constitution.
Daily camera., 1900-05-14
PARDON ros I,sMocxp.r NAN.
Dae Haa s.s.ias I" I.pfss"~sas 70
savs Has r~ !. Brssh. {.

oavo H1s Ta In Breth. I.
Columbia, 8. c., Letter.)
Charley and Eugene Mills are twins.
They lived in Spartanburg county up
to two years ago. when Charley. con-
victed Of highway robbery. was sent
to the penitentiary under six years.
sentence. The brothers resembled
each other so closely that only those
who had known them from infancy
could tell one from the other. Eugene
was the "black sheep" and, as boys,
Charley frequently suffered punish
ment on his account. Gov. McSweeney
has just decided to grant full pardon
to Charley Mills, indisputable evi-
dence being presented that for two
years the young man has been wear
ing convict's stripes for crime Of
which he was innocent, but which was
committed by his brother.
While the present assistant attor-
ney general was magistrate in Spar
tanburg, A. ]. Phillips was held up in
the highway and robbed of his watch
and some money. The victim had
Eugene Mills arrested, and at the
hearing before Magistrate Gunter the
man admitted his guilt and was SEN
fenced to serve 80 days on the chain
gan. When the sentence had been
served Phillips, wishing to further
prosecute the case in the Sessions
Court, pointed out Charley Mills to
law officers as the hiShwayman who
had robbed him. At the trial Mills
pleaded not guilty. but made no men
tion of his borther being the guilty
one. So he was convicted and SEN
fenced to six years at hard labor.
Only recently did this miscarriage
Of justice come to light and now the
innocent man will be released.
Daily camera., 1900-05-14
Bat That Was Long Ago.

When Queen Victoria visited ireland
in 1849 she spent brief time in Bel
fast. She was accompanied by the
prince consort. AS he gazed at col
lection of linens in the white linen
hall, his royal highness conceived the
idea of an international exhibition of
the manufactures and products of the
world. On the return Of Ppince AL
bert to London he consulted the late
Earl Granville, who corroborated his
views, and the result was the great ex-
hibition in Hyde Park, London, in 1851;
the first enterprise Of the kind the
world had ever seen.
Daily camera., 1900-05-14
WAY TO safety MADE EASY.
Platform and Staircase Fire Escape
Adjusted.

Platform and Staircase Fire Escape
Adjusted.
Occupants of the Telephone build
ing would have comparatively little
difficulty in reaching the ground in
case of fire. A new fire escape has
been adjusted to the sides of the west
elevation Of this building, which is not
only adequate, but in its construction
less disagreeable than such devices are
apt to be on the fronts of tall struc-
lures where some respectable efforts
have been made at architectural
beauty. The new escape runs from the
level of the upper floor to within eight
or ten feet Of the sidewalk. each floor
being connected by stairway and bal
cony to the one below. The device is
of steel throughout, and consists of,
first, a narrow balcony, which runs
along the window stills of the upper
floor. This balcony is rallied in with
steel railings, so that persons in
hurry to get out cannot be precipitated
to the ground. The balcony runs from
near the corner of the building to a
distance of some twenty feet back.
There it connects with narrow stair
case, also rallied, which runs down to
the next floor, where second balcony,
the exact counterpart of the upper one,
receives the people. This method Of
progress is maintained to the sill of
the second floor, each being provided
with the platform, where exit can be
made, and the balcony along which
the escaping persons can run and the
stairs to approach the ground. The
last balcony runs about eight or ten
feet from the sidewalk, and is pro-
vided with manhole in the northern
end, through which a woman could
lower herself and drop without injury.
OF course, the device is provided with
water pipes, through which streams of
cold water can be forced to prevent the
escape from becoming too hot for use.
Chicago News.
Daily camera., 1900-05-14
Preventing Hail by Artillery.

What has been regarded as an old
superstition has now been verified by
experiment. An Austrian experiment.
er having proved the usefulness of a
small vertical cannon discharge,
through six-foot conical trumpet, in
preventing hail and diminishing light
ming. 800 stations, with rapid-fire guns
and bombs with time fuses, have been
established In Lombardy, Italy, for
the protection of vineyards from hail.
Daily camera., 1900-05-14
Pretty well Divided.

In Louisville, KY, there are Dem
ocratic central trade union and a Re-
publican federation of trades union,
with corresponding split in each la
bor union.
Daily camera., 1900-05-14
Shortage In Army Stan.

The shortage in the staff OF the army
in the Philippines seems to be increas-
ing, and the heads of bureaus are Sc
riously considering the advisability of
legislation providing for a large in
crease in their respective departments
for service exclusively In those as-
lAndx.
Daily camera., 1900-05-14
Nur.mberx.s opt,e., works,

Nuremberg, Germany, has an elec-
trical and optical works which em-
ploys over 1000 men, besides a large
scientific staff, and which in 1897 ex-
ecuted orders aggregating $4,000, 900.
Daily camera., 1900-05-14
NAN. Activity.

A reasonably active man walks
about 297 200 miles-more than ten
times the earth's circumference-in "a
years. just walking about his house
and Office.
Daily camera., 1900-05-14
Tll "a ylEIRA
,.ifAx !. x.rn

It Is healthy to yawn, according to :
French physician. who says it is a.
efIicacious in its way as gargling the
throat in cases OF sore throat, buzsing
OF the ears, catarrh, and like troubles
Daily camera., 1900-05-14

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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-05-18
GA TO 7IA.
Bears the hIhs Kind You Have Always Bought
a''; !; ''' &M72 1; :; &: y

Eighteen-dollar- and-ffty-cent suits
are selling for $15 ut "The Fair" 1t.
GREATEST reduction sale OF the
season now on at "The Fair" 1t.
ANY man can dress well by buying
at "The Fair"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-05-18
School Report.

Superintendent Halves furnishes the
STANDARD with the following report
for the month ending May llth:
The number enrolled has fallen off
"a since last month, it now being for
the city 100. The attendance has
fallen IA, it now being 648. The loss
in enrolment last year for the month
was 81 and in the attendance so, SO
this month is a considerable improve
ment over the same month last year.
There were Id cases of hardness and
the per cent. of attendance was "a.
274 pupils we're neither absent nor
tardy. The total days attendance
earned were 1852.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-05-18

A mass meeting has been called
by the Mayor and President of the
Chamber of Commerce, to assemble
in the court room on Saturday even
ing at s 80, to discuss the proposition
of celebrating the Fourth of July in
becoming style, and if necessary, to
appoint committees and get to work.
1t is hoped that there will be repre-
sentative gathering of our business
men, to the end that if a celebra ton
be undertaken it will be properly car
ried out and on scale creditable to
the capital city.
Oily got bit on the crucible story
which was waited in from the Tenino
stonequarry few days ago. 1t was
to the effect that a crucible, evidently
fashioned and used in a prehistoric
age, had been exhumed from solid
block of sand stone, while it was be-
ing prepared for building purposes. 1t
transpires that the crucible had been
found in a nearby blacksmith shop,
and as it presented an antique ap.
pearance, the possibility of fishing for
gudgeons was at once suggested, and
of course Oily was the first one to bob
up his little nose.
The City Council are again making
an effort to secure scaling of the
city's bonded interest. The bond
interest payment is now delinquent
some 1924, 900, and the aggregate is in.
creasing at the rate OF $1,000 per an
mum. The council are trying to have
the rate of interest reduced from six
to three and half per cent, when by
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-05-18
Farm for Sale.

A highly improved and finely To-
Gated farm, in this county, for sale
cheap on easy terms. Apply for par.
tioulars to ]. F. KEARNEY & Co.'s
grocery store.
April 90, 1900. If.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-05-18
Notice to Poultry Raisers.

If you have any chicken that you
wish to sell, take them to the Tony
Faust Restaurant.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-05-18
METEOROLOGICAL.

a.f.- -e,r-! of temperature and rain
a. for ra~ wc"a 'u''inI Yesterday, Ma,
- & f-,u nrr,nr,! k"l't nui kindly furnished
III. -r,>f.Aup ~ NJ. " o'IonnOr:
f.p AZ ~ Ruiv
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-05-18
Convention then adjourned.

We promise to save you 20 per
cent on a suit of clothes. 1.-THE
Fair"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-05-18

WHEN in the city make "The Fair
your headquarters. 1t.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-05-18

COME in and see our mems suits
whether you buy or not. 1t.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-01-06
NEW YEARS AT
THE WHITE HOUSE.
The PRESIDENTS ANNUAL. RECEP-
TON TO ALL CALLERS.

Etiquette of DreSs-DispEmy by the
Array ana Navy GRicers--I'orcign-
ers In Their Dress of Stute--Hand-
shaking ExtrnorGinary.
AS compared to the brilliant court
receptions of Europe there is very little
in the social functions Of official lie
In this democratic county which
would be regarded as Strikingly ciab
crate or gorgeous. The nearest ap-
proach to the European court fUnr.
tons is unqGcStionably the New Years
reception at the White House. liz
point of brilliancy and formal display
il oyerStcpS all the social events at
the national capital On this day the
CHIEF executive of the nation receives
in state the vice president. the mcn-
berS of his official household the
of the supreme court Of the United
States, the foreign legations. senators
and representatives in congress, off.
GERS of the army and navy. officials Of
the District of Columbia and such of
his fellow citizens as choose to pay
their respects to the president on that
occasion. TO the president it is 10
holiday task, as he must go through
the ordeal of shaking hands with S0tn
or 10000 people.
Although the New Years reception
begins an hour before noon. cl3.'tu;A
demands the wearing Of aftvlHn>n
dress. AS there is in this country u9
officially prescribed court dress. there
is nothing in the apparel of the d.plo-
matte and civil officials of the govern
mcnt to distinguish them from othr!
well groomcd men on formal occa-
sions. The officers of the army and
navy, however, appear iii full dress
uniforms and present n brilliant en-
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-01-06

try the cure herself. SO each cut -
generous strip of the plaster. mCistcn.
ed and applied it and sat down, hands
pressed tightly over mouth, waiting
for the plaster to dry.
Naturally wheIf the drying process
was completed they found it mpos&i-
Bile to speak. So they had recourse to
paper and pencil to describe their fjrst
sensations aH mites and were soon
ready to pay their respects at the
shrine of Somnos.
While the young folks had L"yn en-
jOying themselves in the parlor Mr..
and Mrs. Hatch had been in the sit
ting room. he with his paper and she
with her knitting. 1t was the wife
who looked up and said:
'Iachariah. don't you think it would
be a good plan to get some of that
plaster and see if it wouldn't hcip You
swear off snoring for the Nrw Year:
It's dreadful! If YOU could only hear
yourself Snore, you wouldn't stop at
trouble or expense"
"Perhaps-som time" replied Mr..
Hatch, manlike. without taking his
eyes off his paper
but don't you think you had better
try it tonight and start the New Year
right?" persisted his wife. You don't
want Mr.. and Miss Lovcroy TO go home
and say that they couldn't sleep be-
cause You snorcl so loud
81 suppose so. Don't bother me. Send
Myrtle after some if you like replied
the rather g0uty tempered Mr.. Hatch.
"N0; | believe | will go myself and
not let the girls know anything about
it." And his good wife laid down her
work and started for the drug store.
The druggists surprise gay" way to
aStonishment as Mrs. Hatch demanded