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New-York tribune., 1900-04-05

The Committee on Freight Rate Discrimina ton of
the New-York Produce Exchange yesterday held a
meeting at which among other statistics presented
was a statement furnished by the Exchange statis-
ucian. showing the exports Of wheat and corn for
the years 1895 1899 inclusive from the six principal
Atlantic ports, showing the quantity of grain
shpped in fun cargoes the number Of cargoes from
each port and the percentage carried in cargo lots
The ocean freight rate this business is the
from all ports. The inland railroad freight rate
from a common interior point TO Boston and New
York is the same: to Philadelphia it is one cent a
hunared pounds less than to New-York and Boston,
10 Baltimore. Newport News and Norfolk. 11a cents
a hnndred pounds less than to New-York and Bos-
ton. The statistics show that 1t is this business
the conditions of which enable grain TO be trans
ported from interior point to a point OF
sumption abroad at less price via other ports
than the port of New-York that New-York loses
Its greatest percentage of business. to wheat
and corn, the table shows that the number OF full
cargoes from Philadelphia and Baltimore has great
ly exceeded the number of cargoes from New-York.
This fact is more particularly shown to
The number OF full cargoes OF from New-York.
Philadelphia and Baltimore for the years 1895
1899 inclusive follows:
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05

export business to-day in spite of the extraordinary
advance 100000 bushels from here and 40 loads
from the seaboard. There unusual foreign
interest in the futures. the cable exceeding any
total in year. Clearances for tw days were
1172.0Oo bushels. The two days receipts were ID
cars. with 800 cars estimated for Tomorrow. The
news announcements had very little. however TO
do with the advance; the wonderful increase in the
outside speculation the factor, the cumulative
result of the bullishness which has existed for
months. Argentina cables reported further damage
from Hoods. Cables were up fraction. The con-
tract stock, 1854 600 bushels. showed increase
for the week of 24O00O bushels There prob
ably some profit taking. but it was not on great
scale and hardly felt against the volume of
outside business. So far is apparent the bull
leaders are as confident ever. The circumstance
which counts the most with the speculator is that
this year America to have competitor in
supplying the demand
Wheat advanced a cent with the situation some
what like that in corn. The announcements did
not explain the market. Wheat probably sympa-
thized with corn but foreign buying, covering by
shorts and wonderful and mysterious increase in
the general trade the dominating circum-
stances. Prices their best showed 1c 10 1hsc
over Monday, and the close 2c to- Tsc over;
May sold from 671bc 10 Cs14c. and closed at csc.
July touched 6911G69ssc. and closed 89Aa89asc.
Outside markets did we'll this. The local tai
ent was caught short. ST. Louis IN the
predicament. The only important selling seemed
TO be for the Northwest and that was easily taken
care of by the increase in the general trade. The
statistics generally for two days clearances
900 bushels; primary receipts 1907 900 bushels
The Northwestern country elevator stocks. $780,
600 bushels. showed a decrease for the month of
March OF 4,6000O0 bushels. Cables up a frac-
ton. France did great deal OF buying here The
Northwest had 374 cars against 300 cars last year
here there were 10S cars, against 81 cars.
Oats advanced a cent with corn, May closing at
253c. July sold UP the MAY price The country
seems to be bullish on July Oats are mainly in
fuenced by corn.
There wild provision market pork UP at
one time 20 cents, lard and ribs up BIC and hogs
were up 20c Monday: provision stocks proved
less than expected. The worlds of lard 26T-
900 terces, decreased 1O0O0 tierces through March
Armour is. unquesttonably the big holder the out
slider is very bullish. Pork shows an advance with
in ninety days OF about 81 lard OF about s. terce
ribs OF about &c a pound and hogs were up zoe
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago April 4 CSpecaD-Corn advanced
rents to-day and closed at the top. There have
been little recessions, but they have been short
lived There has been enormous increase IN the
outside trade noteworthy increase in the foreign
interest. There has been no important liquidation
by holders MAY opened at 1890, sold between
3Da.c and 41i5c and closed at 41a.c; July touched
42Ac and closed i21sc sellers. All last week
the bull hoping for 40 cents tonight IL is
easy get him put limit on his price. There
has been radical change in the news situation.
Country offerings are small still: there fair
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05
COAL TRADE CONDITIONS.
The Coal Trade Journal saws:


There has been a little squirt Of buying from the
trade in some of the places which awakening
from their winter lethargy, and that is about all
that is worthy OF note. The outlook surely is of
encouraging the owners anthracite
properties. The production during the ensuing
quarter ought to be in OF $500 900 tons
and thus give the opportunity of putting the mines
and transportation lines in shape to a good
tonnage in the last half Of the year
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05
Eummuus.

SUPREME COURT County of New York
WILLIAM z. VER PLANCK as Trustee OF Robert
y. PlanCk o. William Ptaack
Plaintiff.
Stewart. Harry l. RossnSaum and Mary wife.
being fictitious. defendants christian
being unknown plaintiff. Bachmsnn and
People % the state 1f New YORK. Defendants Trsl
County % New Nors-
% Re defendants each
hsrsby The annend~e
complaint this a % ycu-
ans on Plaintiffs ATTORNEYS within davs
% exclusive % %
service failure appear answ--.
viii against ay default cor the
re-. demanded ~ the ldrd complain.
Dated idfn. iSr
SCuESCK A PTNNETr
Pialntlnrs 30 iAhrrty Strf-t Borough o
Manhattan YUrE s.
The forsgoi upon pubiirs-
surstlsnt order 20 ta~ Hon. \ r Ls.-~nce
one ~ he Of Suur-rse a "A
New York Dated 27th las ~ March and rlrI
usith the once % ti-rk III
the Coi.tv 81 q 1frrr COUNTY Court
n use IN city u New YORK ,Burouxn Il Aankartaas
y n Dated March 2S iHlD SCHENtk Pt<NETr.
ATTORNEYS tsr Plaintiff. ~ Liberty IA.nA.sl.4A -
York City.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05
Goparinersbip Notires.

MARK KOSHOFSKI & Cove the under
III signed hereby certify Mr. Mark Roshofski re-
siding M No 2940 Third Ave. New York city. Bronx
Iioro1gh and Minnie Weigand. residing al No. 294O
1sh,rl City Bronx All
tered into copartnershp under the nrm and style
Co. in the dealing of Boots Shoes
and such merchandise be deemed
saId the First o
and until the First day of May. 1908.
THAT the Of capital contributed by the said Arm
as Mark Koshofski the OF Five
thousand dollars and the said Minnie Wegand
two Thousand hundred CS2. 50OD dollars
MARK KOSHOFSKI..
MINNIE wEIGAND.
Dated New York March 10Th. 1900
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05
60 Ubom Ut fflan Concern.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE United

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES or AMERICA To the Marshal OF the south
District n New York Greeting:
WHEREAS. libel and petition
District C0urc of United
trict OF New YOrk the 18th Of March. 1900 bv
La Corpague Generate TTansatlantidue % th-
steamship La B1urgoene, praying for Limitation Of s
liability for loss damage
;ision between the said steamship
British ship the +th
toned PRAYING thst rnonitiou Cou-t
behalf issued. and all persons claiming
damages for damage injury thereby
be cited appear before he said and due
had that II shat thar said petitsoEer
liable for such IN
finally decreed hy tne Court. and
WHEREAS, the said p@ttouer has duly surrender-d s
ing freight TO trustee ouiy appointed pursuant
order q TIE said Court
YOU ARE THEREFORE COMMANDED cite all per
claiming damages for such loss damage tn
Occasioned by said collision. appear
proof n respective Claims
fore Thomas Alexander ESQ Cor'nsss OF The
House Post Oface Building Borough %
Manhattan City New York before the fTth tsv
OF II o'clock nd
commanded such claimants appear and
withir such further
time as This Court may grant and have
such relief be due.
what You have done the premises % voa then
make this Court. together wit
WITNESS. the Honorable Addison Brown Judge OF IN.
OF Southern
trict ot New York at the City q New this es,h
u March. Lord nineteen hundred.
and Cf Independence United the nun
tred and twenty fourth
SEAL SAINT. n. LYMAN. Clerk
for Petiticn--.
No - Cedar New
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05
HEAVY MARKET RETURNS.

Railroad earnings received yesterday fer the last
week in March and for the month showed the fol-
lowing changes compared with the same periods
year ago:
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05
pOsT OFFICE DEPARTNLENT. Washington.

D. G.. March 2d. I90G-SEAI.ED PROPOSALS are
invited and viii b. received this Department
/: Thursday. day April 1870 FOR srr-
nishng such Registered Package Tag Official.
Letter Enval- pes may 0r TIRE
Department and the postal turing
period OF beginning the Ist iay % JULY
l90 Blank forms Gf proposal with full specifications
and samples Of the envei0p-S will furnished
application Third Assistant Postmaster General
PERRY ;. HEATH Acting Postmaster General
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05
fina nriGl Glerhous.

OFFICE OF THE
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
846 & Broadway, New York City.
ELECTION for Trustees of the third
clas Inspectors of the will be
held at the Home o Company Wednesday
Iith April 1900 between OF II A. NJ and II NJ
CEAS c. WHITNEY Secretary
TT,HE PETER COOPER FIRE ms. co, Third
- Avenue corner Ninth Street New York March 26
eOo-An Directors and inspectors Of
tton will be held Monday, day April next
al the Office OF Company open from IL NJ 10
O'Clock z. II. T. q ROSELLE Sec'y-
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
/ New York March 3Ist,
THE Annual Election of Directors of this
= Company will be al Tuesday April
10 1900 Polls open 12 NJ TO p. N.
GEORGE b WOODWARD
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05

General Samuel Thomas sailed for Europe yester-
day on what said 10 be important mission
He is accompanied by his wife and daughter
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05

NOTICE To PROFESSORS OF SPANISH
A competitive examination viii L ;
Naval Academy. Annapolis. Md. beginning Ma 1
u candidates for appointment Professor spanish
u Naval Academy Fc- particulars apply
Superiu endenI ot the Naval Academy Annapolis Nd
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05

Closing quotations the Colorado Springs Min
ing Stock Exchange furnished by William P. Bon
bright & Co., of Colorado Springs
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05

YORK CITY. MARCH @7th. 1soO-sealsd proposals
conditions. will
we'd ono a III.
1909 and place they win be opened in
OF furnishing delivering
either The View Yo-S Chicago Dspots Quarter
masters Department. - Naakeen
Nank-an Drawers confirming % standard and
lIa-ch 9th subfec.
proposals Information
end % Bidding obtained this Office. TIE
Government the t0
posals part Preferences will
fscure conditions - quality and OuCludinE the
u foreign llctic1s manufacture iury
thereCrl being -guaL Envelopes containing proposals
should b. marked Proposals sor Nsnieea
Drawers ndirpsSel Colonel 4 : KTMBALI
Asst. @ ". Gsne-al r. : =. Depot = NJ
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05
TfIE PACIFIC COAST COuPANY.
10 Wall Street New YORK
TUE GALLArIN NArIoNAL s.Nk
Proposals.
FOR INDIAN sUPPLIEs.-De-

tJt(OEOSAl@N FOh INlAAN 1T lsIES.--Ds-
partment Of he Interior Ohce o. Indian Affairs.
Washington %. G.. March 20 1900 Sealed proposeis
ndorsed Proposals FOR beef. -four. etc the
may and jirec'e C1mnnissfon=r u Indian
Affairs. 2S5 johnson Il received
until I O'Clock. 2. ~ % TUESDAY April II fat- tor
furnishing ne indian S-rvtc-. rour. bacon.
beans coffee sugar, and other articles of sub
sistence also 'cr boots and shoes grocers baking
powder crockery agricultural implements paints oils
glass tiHware harness leather. hndnxs.
saGdlsTy. hardware schc1l anI madcal supplies.
and long list % miscellaneous articles. Sealed
pOsalz. indorsed Proposals blankets wooden and
directed = The Commissioner os Indian Affairs Nos y
and 20 Wooster NeW York Citv win Dc recev-d
until ocloek- m. - Tlesday. Nav -. 1900. FOR
furnishing for he Indian S~-cc blankets SOolen ar
goods. clothing. and BIDS
b. made Government hlanSs. Scledues siv
Ing all Information FOR bidders viii be furnished
splcaton % the Indian Office. Washington .. g:
Nos . and - Wooster street New York city -
Johnson street Chicago. IN; the Cornmsssres q sub
sistsncs. T. : A. At cheyenne Leavenworrh. Omaha
ST I4Uis. Paul Francisco. the postnast-rs
Sioux CITY Arkansas Calfw-I Topeka
Wichita. and Tucson. BIDS viii be opened az tns hour
and days above stated. and bidders invited N %
present the opening The Department deserves re
right determine the point % delivery ard reject
any and all bids % bid.
W A JONES. Commissioners.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05
financial Meciinas.

TINE NEW YORK, CHICAGO & ST LOUIS
RAILROAD CO.-The Trnnsfer Books OF Com
many will be closed at clock on SATURDAY, April
isth ieoo preparatory the meeting OF
holders ID and will be r~openec Thurs
day May 3D. 1900 CHARLES y. cox. Treasures.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05

Phs. Depot - Il. Dept. 142S stree. Phila-.
Sealed proposals n oIlczte
be here 4 ". April
for delivery either the Philadelphia. Boston
Chicago dsp0s of Department. Of
pairs LexzIns 900 Campaign Hats with
ventilaors corrugated leather Insertions dS00 Hat
pairs Calfskin Shoes. f1.iDO
Black CaIfsxfn Shoes. pairs light weight cotton
Stockings 135COO pairs light weight Cotton stock
20U0 Recruiting Flag Iaiiiczt-. All
subject per Increase In quantity 70 desired
Department Samples of all articles oe seen
Depots named Early deliveries essential and
and OF deliveries should
be awarded them Bids based upon saHnpses
viii D. considered Bids
for advertised To- VIII be enter
ained Government the right % reject accept
any an proposals or part thereof Preferences
articles OF domestic production or Manufacture
quality and Including in the price of
productions manufactures the duty thereon
being A CT Gt-ARANTEE IN l0e5 q the value %
he mus proposals. CNCICAf-
ANTEED BIDS viii considered The required
ReVe cancelled affixed %
proposals full Information VIII
be application Envelopes containing
proposals be endorsed Pruposas for Military SUP
on addressed Col JOHN y. FUHEf.
Deputy Quartermaster General. T. S. A
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05

Houston and Texas Central Con-
sOlidated Mortgage Bonds.
Notice OF Bonds Drawn for Paymcnt.

The Houston and Texas Central Railroad Company,
ing 1T its possession cash proceeds from sales of lands
covered oy Trust Indenture between Frederick P. Oco
me ar1ners Loan Trust Company OF New York and the
applicable to the purchase Of Houston Texas Central
Railroad Company Consoidated Mortgage Bonds secured
by such lndenture sufficient the price
limited IN Eaid Trust Indenture purchase T5
OF SUCH oonds and II having been that bonds
cannot De purchased below 10
been drawn hy Let under the provisions
lndenturN bonds thereby distinguish
ing numbers hereinafter stated, paid
proceeds OF such land snles satd per
centum Of the value thereo: and accrued interest
follows, viz:
-, so 96 1O2 1ls 2G4 223 244 293 3G0
4S2, 433 434 444 454. 4G5. 7Is 10 TT 7.S. T5l
so. 076 1901. 1902 1905 1913 1919 1901 1863 1911
1878 1923, 1855 1857. 1865 1878 1879
1555 1883 1895 1889 1906 1926 1851 l772 1857
2lS1 2S6 24S. 22ta 24lo. 242O 249O PAL. 252s
2slI. 2s25 2s3s 2s42 2s47 2s54 29os sOe4 1927
1880 37le 1880 39c5-75
The bonds bearing distinguishing numbers VIII be
paid for at the above mentioned
unriatured attached thereto,
Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company. Mills Build
ing, New York city.
The bonds drawn Will bear interest
after sixty days published notice OF such drawing
and 3lst day O MAY 1900
New York, March So 1900
HOUSTON TEXAS CENTRAL. RAILROAD CON-
PANY.
BY TdOs. II. HUBBARD, President
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05

he numbers OF the hundred bonds issued
under the trust deed of tn Chicago and Western
Railroad Company. dated Nov 1879 redeemed by
the operation Of the Sinking Fund. May next at
the office OF Messrs. J. P Morgan York at O5
ANTHONY J. THOMAS I
CHARLES II. RUSSELL A4"A'ees-
BY Edward Greene Atty
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05
SHIPMENTS OF GRAIN.

road are more necessary and probable than divi-
dends on the common stock
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05
GERALD NJ. FENNELL & CO.

CHICAGO AND WESTERN INDIANA RAIL-
ROAD COMPANY.
FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS.
Trustees Office. Room s3 Drexel Building.
New York February d 1000.
HIyEE TRI-STE,ES have this day llesionn ted nv
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05
COLORADO SPRINGS STOCKS.

.And interest. TEX coupon.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05
SAN FRANCISCO STOCKS.
San Francisco, April 4.-The official closing qu
tations for mining stocks TODAY were as follows:
SECURITIES AT AUCTION.

The following securities were sold yesterday at
auction at the New-York Real Estate Salesrocm
by Adrian H. Muller s. Son:
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-06-06
OUR GHEATEST SPECIALIST.

For 20 years tDr. J. Newton Hathaway
has 80 successfully treated chronic diseas.
es that he is acknowledged today to stand
at the head of his profession in this line.
Ills exclusive method of treatment for
Varicocele and Structure, without the aid
OF knife or cautery cures in 80 per cent. of
all cases In the treatment of the loss of
Vital Forces. Nervous Disorders, Kidney
and Urinary Complaints, Paralysis, Blood
Poisoning, rheumatism, Catarrh, and dis.
successful. DR.. Hathaway's practice ia
more than double that of any other spec.
ialist. Cases pronounced helpless by other
physicians readily yield to his treatment t.
Write him today fully about your case
advice, either at his office or by mail.
J. Newton Hathaway, Nj. d., 22x South
Broad street, Atlanta, Ga.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-06-06

"A Washington special to tho At
lanta Journal says it has been decided
by the administration that the war in
the Philippines must be stopped before
the November elections, and the fol.
lowing program has been mapped out
10 recall the volunteer troops q few
days before election, solely for politi
cal effect and to announce that the in
surrection is over. The n, 900 regulars
will be left to police tho islands Osten.
sibiy, but really to do whatever fight
ing may be necessary. News to bea,
out the statement that the insurrec
tion Is over will be sent out in every
available way from Manila and printed
in every available newspaper. After
the election, should Mckinley be re
elected, the Philippine war will begir
| business again.
Nearly all the rOpe used by tn,
United States navy is manufactured II
the Government rODewalk at the Char
lesion Navy Yard. The plant has jus
been thoroughly 0verhauled, and elect
ricalmOtive power has been installe,
teere. At the time Of The outbreak O
the Spanish war the Government rope
walk has been allowed to deteriorate
and the Navy Department was 0blige
w ouy i"' 10 iuohViSies vi supplies GU
side; out tho improvements made sine
then, at cost OF over 800 600, have 8
increased tho capacity OF the plan
that 1t is now one OF the largest rope
walks Ia me world.
For the first time in the history {
the national census there will be a
enumeration this year OF animals en-
ployed In the cities and tow ns. Her.
t0fore the live stock census has bee
confined exclusively to farm animal
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-06-06

FAKIIIER l;YAN'S MONUMENT.-
ie" days ago II monument TO the poet
priest Father Ryan, WAS unveiled at
NorloIk, va, by the Pickett. such
anan chapter, Daughters OF the Contcd-
erary Inc women OF Norfolk erect
Gu Ihe shaft. their !Gon taci.s - tea
posterity that NurIolk was the birth
place OF the poet. The monument il n
cross Of rough Richmond granite, and
1T simply rccitcs the fact that Father
Aoram j. Ryan WAS born at Norfolk on
u certain day, died at Louisville, and
was buried at Mobile.
There was some doubt as TO the
birthplace OF the famous Confederate
laureate, but this WAS set aL rest bv
Mrs. Walter +. l}urrow, who secured
rom various sources indisputable proof
OF The statement on the monument.
According to MIR. G.. j. O'Mailey, of
Louisville, one OF ltyan's relatives, the
iityan family, after leaving Ireland,
Ilved nt HagcrstOwn, Md, Baltimore,
and then at Norfolk, where Abram
was born. The house has been torn
down.
On the day OF the unvciling ad.
dresses and poems were delivered bv
soverat distinguished Southerncrs, and
"lhe Conquered Banner" WAS rccited
after which the United States naval
post band played "My Old Kentucky
Tome" The memorial is surrounded
by IL fence formed OF cannon balls and
oayoncts, and the expense was dcfray-
Cd by contributions from every South
crn states.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-06-06

James Abbott McNeil Whis, Ter,
whose brother was q surgeon in Orr'e
regiment, G.. S. A., is the most inter.
esting foreigner represented at the
Berlin art exhibit this year. Whistler
is one OF the greatest OF living paint
ers. Although an American, he has
all but repudiated his ma. i've land, and
this is forgiven him by his countrymen
because he is Whistler. In his early
days be was student with Du Maurier
in Paris, and he is the original OF the
most amusing caricaturo in Trilby."
Mail reports from the Philippines
show that there has been d steady in
crease In the number OF cases OF bu-
bonic plague. There were thirty cases
In Manila during January, 4S during
February aud So during March, and
during the three months approximate
ly 100 cases OF lepr0sy were discovered
Excellent work is being done by the
Manila board OF health, under the
direction OF Majo Ira Brown, in I'm.
proving the sanitary condition OF the
| city and checking the progress OF the
plague.
| In the line OF general improvement
plaoned In connection with the Trans
Siberian railway, terminating at Viad
ivostock, the Russian government will
establish an electric railway and al
electric light plant. The railway is I,
bo twelve miles long.