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New-York tribune., 1900-05-18
IRON TRADE CONDITIONS.
"The Iron Age" says:

THE Iron Age says:
The situation in the iron trade shows no improve
ment. Buyers generally are still waiting. and are
not attracted by lower prices offered them in
ducements to cover their requirements The con-
ditons preyailing at Pittsburg: the great seat Of
the iron industry, are not encouraging. The busi-
ness being placed is at special prices and on
special terms. 1t is extremely difficult to make
quotations, even such staples OF the trade as
Bessemer pig iron and steel bets The nominal
price of Bessemer pig iron is being sustained by
the association, but offers are being made from
manufacturers of pig iron elsewhere at lower
prices, without resulting in sales The outlook in
dicateS continued settling of prices and at the
moment no influence appears in view of sufficient
weight to arrest the downward tendency. In a
situation of this kind 1t is well to consider what
may possibly be of a reassuring character. We
have in this connection slight rift in the clouds
from the West. Reports from Chicago and Cleve-
land indicate that consumers in those sections are
being forced by their necessities TO purchase
several months past. This may be due to transient
causes but naturally the hope prevails that 1t
may be the forerunner of Improvement which
often comes from the West Considerable interest
attaches to the possible closing down OF many iron
and steel works during July and possibly August
1ne Anna gamated Association strongly favors "a
movement of this kind in order to reduce prOduc
ton, and thus enable manufacturers TO maintain
prices which will insure the continuance of high
wages. This action, If II should be general may
cause quite a furry in certain lines to guard
against scarcity while mills closed The gen.
eral expectation is entertained among pig iron
sellers that much larger volume of business is to
be experienced within the coming month.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-18

premium. st. Louis-l0c premium Savannah
Buying. par; selling. 81 per $1,000. Charleston
Buying, par: selling. lsc premium
BANK CLEARINGS. = New-York = Exchanges.
sls1. 712: balances. s9.95o,422. Chicago Ex-
changes S2S 650 434 balances, s2245.972 Philadel-
phia-Exchanges. s17.356.5l9; balances. 81. 7656A
Observation-Disclosures, sl9. $50: balances, H.52.5o3
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET.-Cal money on
London, 2d2tS per cent Open market discount
rate for short bills Si per cent and for long bills
81. per cent Berlin discount rate. Az per cent.
Berlin exchange on London 90 marks 5Ola pfennigs.
Paris exchange oil London. 25 francs 7ls centmes-
Paris discount rate. 81 per cent.
FOREIGN SECURITIES-Brit consos for
money 1919 for the account, 1915 French rentes.
l0l francs Is centmes. Spanish As closed at % 40.
THE SILVER MARKET.-Bar silver. 6oc. Mex
lean silver dollars. 47l3c. Bar silver in London,
279-16d.
GOLD PREMIUMs-Tn Madrid. 27;5o; Lisbon.
$3.50; Buenos Ayres 1890; Rome 6.42la.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-18
BROOKLYN WAREHOUSE BONDS.

Activity in Brooklyn Wharf and Warehouse bonds
said be due efforts by certain holders put
the bonds higher. the theory that the Pennsyl-
vania control of Long Island will favorably affect
the Brooklyn Wharf and Warehouse Company
Regarding the affairs of the company 1t may be
said that the ST. 600 of per cent bonds may be
converted into $4,000 900 per cent bonds and that
the present bondholders will receive the balance in
preferred stock income bonds The coupon In
default is being bought. and it is understood that
the valuations of the company have been materially
cut down
New-York tribune., 1900-05-18
NORTHERN PACIFIC DIVIDEND.

The Wall Street Journal" says that it learns
from excellent authority that the advance in North
ern Pacific common is inside buying, based
wholly on confidence that the stock can safely be
put on 4 per cent dividend basis next month. The
earnings fully up to expectations of the man
agement, and sufficiently large to justify such
positive action in regard to dividends on the COM
mon stock. The earnings stated to be ncreas-
ing the of about $4,000 day last year.
In the circumstances the buying of the stock is
confident, and the buyers predict important
rise on this movement
New-York tribune., 1900-05-18
BONDS.
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN STOCKS.

Transactions in Yesterdays stock market were
made up in great part of the operations of pro-
fessional traders. Prices were firm at the open
ing. but in the greater part of the day they
moved in a most irregular manner. ending, how
ever at small net gains in the majority Of
issues. Sugar Refining and the Tobacco stocks
declined under attacks from the trading ee'
ment. and outside of covering of shorts sup
port was given The railway shares were gener-
ally firm and higher, Missouri Pacific and
Atchson preferred. which declined on selling
supposed to be for pool account Liquidation
was noticed in the preference issues of indus
trial companies and in the traction shares Buy
ing of Burlington continued good and some
what better demand was reported for St Paul
owing 10 the Improvement in earnings shown by
the company for the second week in May. st.
Paul has already earned its dividends. and the
surplus for the year will be enormous. The stock
is not dear at its current level. although the
bear element argues to the contrary and the
time will doubtless when the stock will
sell many points above its current level and be
in good demand from people who are afraid
to buy il at III. St. Paul. Rock Island and
Burlington are worth holding. The movement
of Burlington stock in the last few days sug
gests to some minds that developments favor
ably affecting the company about to take
place. Irrespective Of possible developments
Burlington as an investment is safe and at
tractlVe purchase.
Despite the better tone of trading in the last
few days the public has not resumed operations
in the market. Commission house customers
apparently afraid to engage in speculation
and the greater part of the current business is
composed of the operations of professional trad
erS and few pools that still actively en-
gagged in holding their stocks for higher prices
. Advances caused by covering purchases not
followed by outside buying, and a sagging mar
ket following technical rallies therefore to be
expected The end of the Transvaal is now
In sight, and peace in the South African repub-
lies Will be followed by a change in foreign
money market conditions which will have an
important effect upon the local situation.
The heavy decline in American Tobacco stock
carried the price of this manipulated speciality to
its lowest price OF the year and 43 points under
its best quotation Of 1899. The ostensible cause
of the six point break in yesterdays market
was based upon the report that COM
pany TO fight the trust will be Incorporated at
Trenton this week. II reported in we'll in
formed quarters that interests close to the
American Tobacco Company were active sellers
of the stock short tie day before the announce
ment was made that a new company was to be
organized The general market closed under a
reactonary tendency.
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS
- GOVERNMENT T3ONDS Market s+aaa,, u,;..,
New-York tribune., 1900-05-18
MORTON TRUST CoNPANys OFFICERS

The following have been elected officers of the
Morton Trust Company. with which insttutio,
the State Trust Company was recentlv merged
President. Levi P. Morton: vice-president Thomas
F. Ryan; second ace-president J. X Corbiere: sec
retary. II. NJ Francis; treasurer w Redmond
Cross; assistant secretary. E. e Varet; trust off,
Ger and assistant secretary II. b. Berry The fol-
lowing have been appointed the Executive Com
mittee L. J. Berwind G. G. Haven Joseph c
Hendrix. ]. n. Jarvie. George Foster Peabody
Thomas F. Ryan. William c. Whitney and A
Wolff
New-York tribune., 1900-05-18
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD

London. May II. 4 p. m.-American securities aa
Vanced at the opening and remained steady until
near the close. when there was a reaction in soma
parts OF the list The market mainly infu-
enced by the movements in New-York and closed
irregular. Last prices were: Atchson 81; Canadian
Pacific. 9G4s: ST. Paul. 1197s; Illinois Central 116.
Louisville and Nashville S2ss: Union Pacific nra
ferred, 75%; New-York Central 134a; Erie 12s,
Pennsylvania G6Ts Reading. o; Erie first preferred
3s1s: Northern Pacific preferred 20. Grand rru,L
rs, and Anaconda g. h'
New-York tribune., 1900-05-18
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS.
GOVERNMENT BONDs.-Market steady. Final


RAILROAD BONDS.-Market firm Total sales
amounted in par value TO 81 COZ 900 against SLIT
300 on Wednesday. The heaviest dealings were in
the Atchison and baltimore ard Ohio issues Balti
more and Ohio Southwestern division 3hs), Ches-
apeake and Ohio aus. Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific IS, Colorado Midland first 2-4s Colorado
and Southern first IS. Long Island As Norfolk and
Western As. Northern Pacific 3s and Is ST Tou,s
and Iron Mountain 5s St Louis Southwestern
lists and 2ds, Southern Pacific As Union Pacific 4s
and Wabash debenture Bs. 10
New-York tribune., 1900-05-18

were active buyers in the local market Total net
purchases were about twenty thousand shares
WABASH REPORT.-The report that the wa
bash company is making effort to secure an
entrance 70 Pittsburg by making some sort OF
deal with Wheeling and Lake Erie. either through
consolidation close traffic arrangement, cannot
be confirmed at the Wabash office.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-18
financial.

THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD CONPANi-
Office. Broad Street station
PhiIadelph!a MAY ~, ~
TN ACCORDANCE with the advertisements "
December II notice Is hereby gwen ,hS 4 MA
,incateS ~ the CAPITA. stock OF THE fENNSt
RAILROAD COMPANY, to be issued Tor s, ~ ready
rants denosited during month OF May. Will ~ on
sor delivery al rraneer Department
broad street station. Philadelphia on June Lo.n
deposited June on July Aosos Ao3 sHyss SfNS
July August IA ISV0 . sarrstary.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-18
HONEY AND EXCHANGE

NioNhf RATES-Money on call I1za2 per cent
per cent being the ruling rate. Time money oII
y" per cent Tor sixty days. 3G31a per cent for three
months. 3G3A per cent for four roorth 80, 80 as.i &C
per cent for six months on railroad coiIa,nraI
commercial paper. 3l@t414 cent FOR three four
ana six months for the best names. and oho,.a o..
names not so well known "
FOREIGN EXCHANGE-Marke, firm, -
closing rates follow: o'uai
New-York tribune., 1900-05-18

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS.-Custom receipts
reported from Washington. s53s. .91S: internal
receipts 81 156G21 miscellaneous receipts S131,-
67s Total receipts for the day, II s27 224 expendi
lures. 81 AIS 900 Receipts for month to date S25-
$50 $50: expenditures so 1900 of expendi-
lures S19413S. Receipts for the fiscal year date
s497 925: expenditures S49 973 excess of re-
ceipts s5S, 800 $50. Receipts of National bank notes
for redemption s616 CAB.
SUB-TREASURY. The ub-Treasury was
debtor at the Clearing House ST. los $50 Its net loss
on balance was sSs594J, made up by gain In cur
rency of S54177 and a loss In coin of $94O122 The
days operations included Receipts S3.034 143: pay
ments. 50 800 O9O resulting in general balance of
S22s s99 consisting of s233 O1916i coin So $780,
$50 currency.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-18
SECOND WEEK EARNINGS.

Railroad earnings received yesterday for the sec
ond week in May showed the following changes as
compared with the same week last year:
New-York tribune., 1900-05-18
Sixty DAYS.
Bankers posted rates were:

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE-New-Or Orleans Com
merciai, o9c discount; bank 81 premium San
Francisco-Sight. l5c: telegraph. I7ikc Cincinnati,
between banks. l5c TO 20c premium: over tba
counter. Dc premium. Boston-Par. Chicaeo-so
New-York tribune., 1900-05-18
COLORADO SPRINGS STOCKS

Closing quotations on the Colorado Springs Min
ing Stock Exchange. furnished by William p Bon
bright & Co.. OF Colorado Springs:
New-York tribune., 1900-05-18
RAILROAD SHARES FIRM.
TOBACCO STOCKS DECLINE.
PUBLIC NOT IN THE MARKET-BONDS
AND MONEY.

Closing prices yesterday Of the principal active
securities and net changes from Wednesdays
New-York tribune., 1900-05-18
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.

Washington, May I7-The condition of the Treas
ury divisions of issue and redemption. at the be-
ginning of business to-day. follows:
RESERVE FUND.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-18

FURNISHED by Il. I. Day & Co.. No. 1 Broai-st)
Yesterday .To-iav.i Yesterday To 5av
New-York tribune., 1900-05-18
OTHER CITIES
BOSTON STOCKS.

'And interest. TEX dividend. TEX coupon.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-30

Some time ago a fellow got up a
little book giving hints on how to be
funny. Copies of this book are evil
IDENTITY In common use by the funny
men connected with many of our news
papers. Witness this specimen joke
attributed to a Chicago paper:
He-Who is that ugly old woman
over there by the plano?
She-Oh, that's Nine. Cosmetlque,
the famous beauty specialist.
The book tells just how to make this
class of jokes in bulk. The same idea
will do for a whole batch. 'He" asks:
"Who is that baldheaded mann "She''
answers: THAT Is DR.. Quacknostrum,
the Hair Remover man." Again, He
asks: What Is the matter with those
crying brats?" And "She" responds
"Their mother has gone to lecture ON
the training Of children" Once you
catch the Idea you can produce funny
things Of this kind automatically, and
If you are funny man on news
paper your readers will laugh every
time and other papers will quote your
jokes and give your paper credit for
Observation-Disclosures.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-30
Not Piefy, but Pork.

The following bit Of nonconformist
humor is taken from THE Earring
dons," an English romance. The speak
ers are Mrs Bateson and Mrs. Han
key. worthy wives. but not altogether
above feeling a certain pleasure in
showing up the ways of husbands:
They've no sense, men haven't"
said Mrs. Hankey; that's what's the
matter with them"
you never spoke truer word, Mrs.
Hankey," replied Mrs. Bateson. 'The
very best of them don't properly know
the difference between their souls and
their stomachs, and they fancy they
are a-wrestllng with their doubts when
really 1t is their dinners that are
a-wrestling with them.
Now, take Bateson hisself," contln-
ued Mrs. Bateson. "a kinder husband
or better Methodist never drew breath,
yet so sure as he touches a bit of pork
he begins to worry hisself about the
doctrine Of election till there's no liv-
ing with him. And then he'll sit In the
front parlor and engage In prayer for
hours at time till says to him:
'Bateson,' says |, I'd be ashamed
to go troubling the Lord with a prayer
when a pinch of carbonate of soda
would set things straight again."
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-30
Caratunk.

Mr. and Mrs. George Morrow OF Show
hogan are the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Collomore Willard. also Mr.. Nesbit.
Mr. Langley, the photographer, is in
town. As he does first class work he
should have a liberal share of patronage.
Mrs. Leafy Surgeon of Boston is visit
ing relatives in this vicinity.
A large number from Bingham and
Caratunk attended the basket picnic, Sat
urday. All seemed TO have fine time.
Mary Clark and Eda Baker are both
engaged to teach at the Forks. Their
schools begin, Monday, Aug. 27. Miss
Clark at the Bridge school house and
Miss Baker in the lower district.
Miss Theo Moss OF Kents' Hill is the
guest of Mary Clark.
Miss Edith Gibbons and brother
Ernest OF East Madison are visiting at G
S. Williams.
Base ball is all the rage now. The
boys have organized team with Ed
Sterling rs captain. After little more
practice it is their intention TO challenge
others.
Leda Sanborn is teaching where she
taught last spring. w.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-30
Libel for Divorce.

To the Hon. Justice of the Supreme Judicial
Court next to be held at Skowhegan in and for
the County of Somerset on the third Tuesday Of
September, A, d. 1900:
Carris Il. Reed of Starks In the county 0,
Somerset and State of Maine, represents tina;
she is the wife of Fred NJ. Reed; that they weve
married at Cushing, Maine, on the sixth day Of
June, A. ID. 1882 by Rev. Mr.. Hanscome, "a Minister
Of the Gospel. duly authorized; that libeant has
resided in said Starks in good faith for more
than one year next prior to the commencement,
OF this proceeding; that said libelee has treated
your libelant with extreme cruelty and has in.
ficted cruel and abusive treatment upon her; tina,
at Providence, Rhode Island, to wit at said
Skowhegan on the first day of February A. D.
1897 said libelee utterly deserted your libean.
and has continued such desertion ever since
being more than three years next prior to the
filing of this libel; that said libelees residence
is unknown to your libelant and cannot be as
certained by reasonable diligence.
Wherefore she prays for divorce
Skowhegan, Me-, August 18th, A. ID. 1890
CARRIE Z. REED.
State of Maine. Somerset, IS.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th
day of August A. ID. 1900.
GEORGE W. COVER.
Justice of the Peace
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-30

Everybody's proud of this sort OF
Grandpa, and he's proud of himself;
proud of his clear brain and active body.
There are other kinds of grandparents
that we can't be proud Of Weak OF
body and feeble of mind, we can only
pity them. They no more live; they
only exist. What makes the difference
between these two classes of old men
A sound stomach and plentiful sup
ply of pure, rich blood. DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery strength
ems the stomach, purifes the blood,
and increases the activity of the blood
making glands. 1t won't make old
men young, but ii will enable old men
to assimilate the food they eat, and
so strengthen them for life OF rea-
sonable exertion.
II suffered for six years with constipation and
indigestion. during which time I employed
several physicians, but they could not reach my
Springs, Carroll Co., Ark 81 felt that there
was no help for me; could not retain food on my
stomach; had vertigo and would fall helpless to
the floor. Two years ago commenced taxing
DR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and little
Pellets and improved from the start. AFTER
taking twelve bottles OF the Discovery was
able TO do light work. and have been improving
my age-oo years. I owe 1t all to DR.. pieree
medicinesr
Old people often need a laxative
medicine. The best for them Is Dr..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-30
MoOre's Mills-Canaan.

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Moore of Skowhe-
gan we're in this place, last week, visiting
his mother and calling on old friends.
Mrs. Halle Williams and Jessie Kiddei
were the guests of Minnie Williams last
Thursday.
Mrs. Wesley Burrill from Pittsfeld and
niece, Mrs. Ida Lyon Runnels. with hel
brother, Herbert Lyon and Mrs. G. A
Williams visited Mrs. Mary Burrill and
daughter, Lucie, Wednesday of last week
in So. Canaan.
Misses Effie and Carrie Horne from
Pittsfeld visited among relatives in town
last week.
Mrs. WILDER Mitchell and little sor
arrived at Col. Fifield Mitchell's, last
Friday, from Brunswick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tibbetts ano
family from Hartland and Mrs. Lucinda
Stevens passed Sunday at Ansel Good
rich's.
Mrs. Randall Fernald has gone &c
Lakeside to campmeeting.
Alice Goodridge is at home from Gin
ton for a few weeks.
G.. E. Farnham and wife passed Sun
day with friends in West Athens. w
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-30
East SkOWhegan.

Farmers were very busy In this vicin-
ity getting their grain, last week, which
is very good and some have finished and
Others will, this week.
George Foster of Canaan cut and
bound six acres of oats, last Saturday,
for Henry Richardson and the work was
well done, and will finish his job of three
acres more, Monday, II nothing prevents
Isaac Bean and son of Canaan reached
home, Saturday night, with two two.
horse loads of veal calves to be sent to
market, Monday morning. They are
hustlers after veal calves.
Alton Eldridge from Boston, visited
his uncle, Bradford Stearns, last week.
He is house carpenter by trade and Il
steady young man and saves his money.
Elmer Ames from New Hampshire,
visited his aunt, Mrs. A. Richardson,
last week. He is craftsman in knit.
ting machine establishment, good posi-.
ton for steady young man.
A. Hopkins from Detroit, visited his
brother-n.law, John Buzzell, last week
They had not seen each other for 1G
years. Haac Buzzell of NorridgewocE
visited his son, John, Saturday.
lSdaC AluSS IcLuIucu HUN Ills WISH
down-river, last Thursday, leaving his
relatives and friends as well as usual.
Mrs. Drew Holt is very low at this
time.
Mrs. A. Richardson Is still improving
slowly and walked with a little help
from the sitting room her bed room
Her sister, Mrs. Cross is still with her.
Virgil Holt, the stove peddler visited
his family few days, last week.
$500 A. r.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-30
The BIbuIOus Dane

When the police In Denmark find a
man helplessly drunk In the streets,
they drive the patient In a cab to the
station, where he sobers off. Then
they take him home. The cabman
makes his charge, the police doctor
makes his, the agents make their claim
for special duty, and this bill is pre-
scented to the landlord of the estab-
lishment where the drunkard took the
last glass that did the business. No
wonder that certain landlords protest,
saying that proofs are insufficient and
that some alleged victims sham intoxi-
cation to get into trouble landlords
against whom they have a spite.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-30

The celebrated Mamertine prison fur
nishes an important scene In Sienkie-
wiczs story, "Quo Vadis." 1t Is locat-
ed on the slope of the Capitoline, In
Rome, and, according to tradition, 1t
was begun by Ancus Martius and later
enlarged by Servius Tullius. Jugurtha
s said to have been starved to death
here, the accomplices of Catiline stran-
gled by command of Cicero and Seja-
nus the minister and favorlte of Tibe-
RUS, executed. Church tradition has
consecrated this prison as the place
where st. Peter and st. Paul were con-
fined by order of Nero. Historian Hill
lard says of It.:
"The Mamertine prison Is hideous
vault divided into an upper and lower
portion scooped out of the solid rock
and lined with massive blocks In the
Etruscan style of architecture. A more
heartbreaking place Of confinement 1t
Is not easy to imagine. According to
the traditions of the church, st. Peter
was imprisoned here by order of Nero,
and the pillar to which he was bound
and fountain which sprang up mirac-
u1ously to furnish the water of baptism
to his jaIlers, whom he converted, are
shown to the visitor. There Is no rea-
son to doubt that Jugurtha was starv-
ed to death In these pitiless vaults.
Here, too. the companions of Catiline
were strangled 1t is a curious fact
that the chances of literature and his
tory should have carved two such
names as those of Sallust and Cicero
on these Cyclopean walls"
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-30
STATE OF MAINE,

SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT, IN VACATION.
[SEALl Skowhegan, August "A, 1900
by me, the Undersigned, Justice Of
said Court, that notice be given to the Libeee
by publishing an attested copy of the same,
successfully in the SOMERSET REPORTER, a
newspaper printed in S .owhegaD in the
County of Somerset, the last publication to
be fourteen days at least before the next term
of said Court, to be holden at Skowhegan,
within and for said County, on the third
Tuesday of September next, that he may then
and there appear in said Court and answer
thereto, If he see fit. 3w33
WIN. p. WHITEHOUSE,
Justice Supreme Judicial Court.
A true copy of libel and order of Court thereon.
N. w. BRAINERD, Clerk.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-30
ALL THE NEWS
from Som erset Towns
BrtghtOn.

Mr.. and Mrs. Uriah Whitehouse went
to West Pittsfeld, Saturday, where they
are employed by c. F. Seekins.
Charlie Decker went to ST. Adams, last
week.
Isola Farrin returned to her home,
Sunday. She has been visiting her aunt
in ST. Adams.
Rev. Mr.. Lombard preached at Union
church, Sunday.
Cora Butler started for Skowhegan,
Thursday, on her way to Pennington to
attend the fall term of Pennington Nor
NAL school.
Miss Edna Flanders and sister, Mrs. Z.
B. McQuillan of Skowhegan, have been
visiting relatives in town.
Tommy Farrin has gone to Waterville
to work in the paper mill.
Will Allen of Wellington and Allen
Hayden OF Sangerville were in town, Fri.
day.
Raymond w. Stewart of Hartland was
in town over Sunday. B.