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NEW YORK MONEY-New York, Jan
l3.-Money on call steady at per cent
Prime mercantile paper 5@6 per cent
Sterling exchange steady, with actual
business in bankers bills at S. 86%004 81
for demand, and at 81. SS64 1914 for sixty
days posted rates. $4.S4@4.841a and S4S71b
GD4.SS; commercial bills, $4S2ll@4 S3; sill
Yer certificates, 5S1@@591ac bar silver. 59c:
Mexican dollars, 47h
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT-New
York. Jan. 13.-The weekly bank statement
shows the following changes: Surplus re-
serve. increase, &,949, 625: loans. decrease
II, 55S, 900; specie. increase. $1,2G4 400; legal
tenders, increase, $3,76S,S01; deposits, in
crease, 1884 300; circulation. increase
SS2, 500. The banks now hold SIG, 707, $50 in
excess of the legal requirements.
FOREIGN FINANCIAL = New York
Jan. 13-The Commercial Advertisers
London financial cablegram says: "Busi-
ness in the markets here today was very
small, but the tone was excellent. based
on hopes Of good news from the Trans
vaal, which the professionals began to
anticipate In markets bare of stock
Consols up %. led the rise. CheaD money
helped the cheerful feeling American
securities shared in the Improvement. but
the trading was of minute PROPORTIONS :"
TREASURY STATEMENT-Wash
ton, Jan. 13.-Todays statement of the
treasury shows: Available cash balance
$685. So; gold reserve, $22S, 562 1884.
BANK CLEARINGS.
st. Paul, S761125 9S
Minneapolis, S.5J5.922.
Chicago I94C2.S20.
New York, 500, 654, Az
Boston, $24,0S4 ,O7S
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Wheat c,,l enh spA 6iA
January $500. 1T. t4 q e-s9 ~ e71%-5S 67&
May ISs5s - 6 5sas sSis-& 6S3s
Corn oo7, ., eo7z al aO7s 3OM
January ...'. Is9aa q iS91s 81
May .........'' 90 3 Sat n I5A1II 241kI34Js-N
July ..........' oT7s o-|4
0} }s5aary ~ e s4 II ~ ~ q
N {sspafg i IL 5 81 Is ~ i 5 *
SsSpary 81 81 ei4 Is IL IL
short Ribs 79,L
S NAN ..... 5 S215 5 S. so 5 o21z
Cash quotations were as follows: Flou Vt
steady: winter patents %. aug DIV,
straights, sSS 20; clears, g 5000 ~: 6 spJpiEnGg
samples, So. S0@3.90 patents, s.. SggtS o. o.
straights, 2.65G3; bakers, = 2Gg2. 81.
Wheat-No. 8 spring, 62@6S19e; No. z RED
Si%c. Oats-No 2, 2Sc; No. 8 white, 25@
SS6I42c Flax Seed--No. / and Northwest,
81 80 Timothy-Prime. 81. 35@2. 37ls Clover
Contract grade $S.l5qS.S5, I pork iod 1is
Sc. S505. IS. Ribs-Short sides Qoose). $3.50
u5 so Shoulders-Dry sailed (boXed), 512
@55sc Sides-Short clear (boxedl, s.. $50
$50. Whisky-Distllers finished goods,
P RaeeEfp a0F $sOo6 q bbis wheat $500
bu; corn, 4O2, 600 bu; oats, 10000 bu; rye,
1000 bu; barley, $1,000 bu Shipments
Flour. 5000 bbls; wheat, $4,000 blu; corn,
600 bu; oats, 100000 bu; rye, S,Co0 bu;
barley, 2,00O bu; On the produce exchange
reameries. 226I2Sc; diaries, 17@25c Cheese
Firm at 1890. Eggs-Steady; fresh. lie.
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ter, hogs; Durham & Co., Janesvill
hogs; G. w. Dodge, Madelia, hogs.
TRADING PROFESSIONAL.
Bulls and Bears Have the Floor on
Stock Exchange.

Close. Day.
Bar silver, New York.. 5Sas
Call money, New York. 3 31z@5
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BEARS WERE MUZZLED
HAD CONTROL OF WHEAT MARKET
AT OUTSET, BUT PRICES
WERE ADVANCED
DEALERS MOVED CAUTIOUSLY

AS q Result, the Efforts of the Bears
to Raid the Market Were Prac-
tfcally Without ResuIts-COrn Of
ferings From the Country Were
Not Liberal and Prices Were Well
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Were Steady.
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Amond the shippers on the market
were: g. Gardner, Hammond, mixed;
A. H. Burg, Elysian: hogs; r. Larson,
Sargent, hogs: B. Wilkes, R'ceville, hogs;
Reinhart & Co, Alta Vista, hogs; l. NJ
Weston Havana. cattle and hogs; Dona-
hue & Carter, Twin Lakes, hogs. A.
Danvers. cattle and hogs; Long Bros,
Arlington is loads sheep; ". Weisner,
Spring Valley, cattle; G. Blaisdell, Spring
Valley cattle and hogs; Fairbanks &
Prairie. hogs ! Goodrich. & Hardness, Du
rand. hogs; M. Kinssl;a, M,llville, hogs;
NJ K Wolf, Kellogg, hogs; d. II. Flynn,
Blakely, hogs; Pettis & Chapel, st. Pc
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Comparative receipts:
Total for today (estimated0 ............ 90
A week ago .................-...... IL
A year ago .......................... ....... "a
heifers. $3.75@4. Is; fair to good, S3Q3 80;
thin cows and Gamers, s.. 25@2. So; choice
BUTCHER. steers, 500. so; fair to good, SIPS
4os a yea pulS 5s cbocs e tnci
cows and heifers, $780, fair to good
S2.5G@2.75; common and tailings sg.250
2.o0; heifer calves, $3Gl3.50; choice stock
So 1903 so; common and tailings, s.. ESQ
$50; steer calves, s375Gl4.35; stock and
feeding bulls $2.50@3. 25; stays and oxen,
s2.75Gis 56 mixers and springers s25045.
Receipts were light, hardly enough to
make a market. no quotable change in
prices on any kind of stuff.
tot two all
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The total receipts thus far in January,
compared with the same period in Janu-
HOGS.

Comparative receipts:
Total for today (estimated) ...........1 $50
A week ago Observation-Disclosures. 1857
A year ago :. ................. ............1,3 4
Quotations: Mixed and butchers, $4,000
AGO; heavy packing and rough, $4250t4.4 40;
good to prime light, $4.50@4.60; stays and
boars, $1.50@3.50; pigs, 3.75@4.21.
Hog receipts about the same as
the corresponding day a year ago. The
market was active, with prices 71a@1O
cents higher at the opening. The ,..,,-e
was weak with a loss of 21a cents of the
gain. The bulk of the good hogs sold
at $45714@4.60. Packers sold at 1880
4.4O and pigs at &26 Representative
sales:
Mixed and Butchers
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A week ago Observation-Disclosures. $50
Quotations: Fat sheep. So 75@LJO; stock
sheep, $2.75@3.75; feeders, $3.40Qf fat
lambs, $4.75@5.75 stock and feeding
lambs, $3.5G@5; buck lambs, $3@3.5o; bucks,
81. 50Q2.75.
Receipts were heavy but largely con-
signed to feeders. Prices were fully
steady, with good demand for all kinds.
REPRESENTATIVE sales.
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Mrs. Jennie De Wolf catherwood, OF
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OCEAN FREIGHTs.

Cotton Savannah to Boston, per
bale, S1.25: TO New York, per bale
s100; to Philadelphia, per bale, 500; ia
Baltimore, per bale, 500; via New York
Bremen, SOC; Genoa. COO; Liverpool 45c:
Reval, roc; direct: Bremen. 4Oc: BARGE
Iona. 55c; Genoa, soc; Liverpool. 4Oc:
Havre, 45c; Reval, via Bremen. Sc !;
Trieste, 55c; Venice, 5Sc; Naples, SIC.
Lumber-By Sail-Freight strong Sa-
vannah to Baltimore, per NJ, $3.50; to Phil
adelphia, $500; to New York, 500; to Bos.
ton and Portland, $3.50; crossties, "A feet
base, to Baltimore, lie; to Philadelphia,
171ac; TO New York, 1Sc.
BY m-Lumber-Savannah to Balti-
more, $500; to New York, $500; to dock,
$50; lightered-to Boston. TO dock 50 90.
Naval Stores-The market Is firm; me-
dunn size vessels. Rosin-Cork for ogders
Ss per barrel of 80 pounds and per cent.
primage. Spirits, As Sd per 40 gallons
gross and per cent. primage. Larger
vessels. rosn, Is sd; spirits. As. Steam. 100
per 100 pounds on rosin; 9Oc on spirits,
Savannah to Boston, and size on rosin,
and soc on spirits to New York.
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New Orleans Jan. 11.-Track very
heavy. Lord Fairfax, who landed the
first race, was the only winning favorltes
though Panchaun in the third narrowly
missed victory.
First Race-Six furlongs. Lord FAIR
fax, to and to 5, won. with Samivel.
Z to and to l, second. and Scottish
Grit, 60 TO ], third Time 1:1S
Second Race-One mile Tickful, Z TO l,
and to l, won with Barney F., 10 TO j
and even, second, and I he Bobby 10 to
l, third. Time 1i7.
Third Race-Selllng, one and three
eighths miles. Monongah. 4 TO 1 and to
5, won, with Pancharm, even and 1 to 2,
second, and Eudorpha, 50 to l, third
Time 2:2719.
Fourth Race-Sellng. seven furlongs.
Col. Cassidy, TO l and 2 TO l. won, with
jim Hogg. to and to !, second, aud
Trebor, to 2, third. Time 32.
Fifth Race-Selling. one mile and twen@
~ yards. Judge Quigley. Is to l and TO
/, won. with Water Crest, 2 to 1 and to
5, second. and Lexington Pirate, to Ia
third. Time 1:47.
Lord Neville finished second, but was
disqualified.
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But the Exciting Incident Was Not
Under the Canvas.

Collins, Ga, Jan. IA circus gave two
performances here to-day TO a large
crowd, Notwithstanding the inclemency of
the weather The people cheerfully wad-
cd through three inches of mud and wa
ter for five hours this afternoon, and all
seemed to be happy until the great show
of the day started, outside the canvas.
Some one approached Lewis Griffith
a negro. and asked him If he had used
some objectionable epithet. Gnffiths re-
the reply with drawing a pistol the fus-
ilade commenced. Charlie Rewis, "A young
man employed by d. a. Tyson as clerk in
his saloon and Griffith opened the ball
by firing at one another at short range
Instantly It seemed as if everybody had
been expecting "a hot time in the old
town" and enough guns appeared to make
the writer think he had been ambushed
by a regiment of Beers.
Griffiths pistol was shot out of his
hand, but he managed TO gather 1t with
his left and retreat at doube-quick time
down the railroad track. He managed
to reload on the run and fired some left
hand shots at his pursuers. Grffith's
troubles were not over yet, for the section
smeled trouble and opened up on him,
causing him to take to the woods
Rewis still pursued and fired one shot
after they had disappeared from sight,
and it Is supposed by some people that
Griffith has passed in his checks
The negro who was shot here Christmas
day is said to be past recovery
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WANTS TO GET PHOTOGRAPHS.
Steamboat Man MarrIed-Lnmb to
Run for Treasurer.

Brunswick, Ga, Jan. 11.-Mr George c.
Nipple contributor 10 the Ladies' Home
Journal, has written Mr.. C. w. Deming,
from his home in Delaware o.. expressing
a desire to visit Brunswick and photograph
some of the girls of this city. He men
tons the names of several of them whom
he thinks would make good subjects for
his pictures. Mr.. Deming will invite him
to visit Brunswick. Mr.. Nipple is not a
professional; he is engaged in railroad
work, and turns to photography simply as
a pleasure and a recreation.
Mr.. Ed Dudley, one of the most popular
steamboat men on this coast was married
this afternoon on Cumberland Island 10
Miss Ethel Bunkley the daughter of Mrs
William Bunkley of Cumberland. Both
Of the contracting parties are exceedingly
popular, and their many friends are show
ering them with congratula tons.
1t is certain now that Hon. Thomas w
Lamb one of the oldest and best known
politicians in the state, will be a candidate
for county treasurer lie win have OPP
position from Treasurer Lee and Capt.
Ben Fahm. and this race. in particular,
promises to be a lively one.
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| This timepiece came 10 this country on
! the NaYhower, and has been kept track
! of ever since. The case is OF gold, IN
is much thicker than are cases in this
day. 1t is beautifully inlaid with prec-
ious stones and highly ornamented.
Williams & Co, bicycle dealers Of Jack
sonvn.e, have been taken in on a forged
check for $50 bearing the alleged signature
of F. S Long vice president and general
manager of the Atlantic. NalGosta and
Wes ern Railroad The name Of Charles
NJ. Lewis a respectable business man. was
used, ana the fraud was discovered too
late, as the party is supposed to have left
for Atlanta. The police are after him.
The whaleback steamer City of Ever
EFT Capt. Laverge. arrived at Port Tam
pa Tuesday morning from Cartaret for
cargo Of about 1000 tons of phosphate. It
is understood that che Everett has been
bought by a large fertilizer manufacture
ing concern, and WHY make regular trips
from that port with phosphate. She Is
an object of considerable interest 10 the
majority Of people who are unfamiliar
with vessels Of the "whaleback" class.
Beginning Jan. %, there will be a meet
ing of the conyocation Of the Episcopal
Church of South Florida at Orlando, to
which the clergy ana lay delegates are in
Vited. AL the same time and place there
viii occur the annual meeting of the Wo-
mans Auxiliary of the Board Of Missions
OF South Florida and Of the Daughters of
The King of The entire state. The meet
ing Will continue for several days Rates
Of one and one-fourth fare have been
granted by the railroads for the round
trip.
A hold-up took place near Chpley
Monday evening. John White. justice OF
the peace. and w II. Duncan. deputy
sheriff. who live about six miles south of
Chipley, came TO town Sheriff Allen paid
White 1925. White and Duncan started
home about dark. Just as they reached
the town limits. two men appeared with
drawn pistols and demanded the money
that Sheriff Allen had paid them. They
paid over at once. White and Duncan
came back to town and gave the alarm. A
possee went back to the place of the hold
up, but failed to ascertain who the rob
befs were or where they went to.
Tampa Herald There is no change in the
strike situation at julius Ellinger & Co.'S
cigar factory In fact, the matter Is at
last assuming rather a disagreeable as
pect The men objected 20 the discharge
of Isidore Suarez, the house manager, and
declined to work If jose Arrange, the gem
eral manager of the syndicate factories,
entered the house. These complications
were finally capped off with the demand
for a clock to be placed in the work room.
II seems that the syndicate plan is proving
rather unpopular and that the men do
not like il, while on the other hand oil
those who are good workmen are en-
ployed at other factories. and thus the
syndicate factory is left at a disadvan-
tage. 1t is understood that there is real
~ little or no prospect of settling the
strike very speedily, although efforts have
been made to do so.
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FLORIDA.

The Spanish Club will erect a new club
house at Tampa embracing theater, HDra-
ry and club rooms. The club is in ex-
cellent financial condition.
Capt. Mckay, formerly United states
marshal, located at jacksonville. and later
on Gen. Skaters staff. states that he has
shipped $4,000 head of Florida cattle 10
Cuba in the last twelve months to be used
for beef and to restock Cuba farms
The Pensacola board of public safety
he'd regular session Wednesday morn
ing. and among other business elected
John Baker chief of fire department. Mr..
Baker has held the place for some years
and the appointment has been received
with entire satisfaction,
The Gainesville docket was so congested
at the late term that Judge Hooker did
not succeed in cleaning il up. but must
hold a special term al Gainesville as soon
as he has finished up the regular terms
on his circuit. Six homicide cases await
his convenience for trial at Gainesville
A new railroad is to be built from White
Springs. on the Suwanee river. TO Well
born. Columbia county distance Of nine
miles. II. G. McCrarv and f.. b. Wild Ion
of Gainesville have the contract for CON
structing the road and viii at once set to
NtIh AhtN nope 10 nave the Inc com
peted in niue days
n. +. Dutton & Co. of Gainesville have
ginned several hundred more bal, s. Of cot
ton this year than last. Everything taken
into consideration, the price received bv
the farmer for his staple has been better
this year than last, ard as a con.euuence
the season just drawing TO "a closa has
been more prosperous than for several
years.
The report sent out from Pensacola
that every male citizen OF Milton goes
heavily armed is greatly exaggerated. No
such th!ns is known as far as appealing
TO the Governor for troops is concerned
No such thought has been considered
Negroes are leaving Santa Posa county
every day. however, but no further trou-
bic IS feared.
Gen. w. p. Hazen who has a winter
nome at Thonotosassa, is the owner Of
something rare In the way OF a watch.
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Onrfen Man Offers Reward for Those
Caught at His Beds.

Darien. Ga, Jan. 1.-THE campaign
against oyster thieves in the waters
around Darien has begun. The owners Of
the oyster beds are greatly wrought up
and propose to make every effort to stop
the business of procuring oysters from
private property
Fish Commissioner p. c. Moore with
Deputy Sheriff Hopkins and others, in
GLIDING Mr.. w A. Wilcox. the owner Of
Egg Island. left here for that island Mon
day evening Commissioner Moore had
heard that there were men at work get
ting oysters from the beds within the
lines protected by law. and expected TO
find a few men slipping in and out of
the prescribed limits; but when he ar
rived on the island he and the others Of
his party were surprised to find whole
fleet lying off the shore while busy ne
groes surreptitiously gathered the oysters
and conveyed them in small boats 10 the
larger vessels
He Immediately went to work to pro-
cure the arrest of the men, but found it
difficult 10 catch them. He finally sue
ceeded in capturing ten men, two barges
and "A number of small boats. The boats
and men were brought TO Darien. where
the latter were placed in Jail. The evil
dence in these cases is said to be direct
and conclusive.
Mr. Wilcox is quite indignant at the
manner in which his property has been
taken without his consent or the asking
thereof. He has offered a reward of $50
for the conviction of any owner of a
vessel which carries off oysters from Egg
Island, SIS for the conviction of the master
of such vessel and IS for the conviction OF
any person hired to gather the oysters.
1T is hard to get the evidence" he said
ITO convict these men. but l am deter
mined that they shall not destroy my
property"
a large amount of oysters has been re-
moved from his beds by steam and sail
ing vessels, which means a very great
loss. If he can stop the business now
however, there will be no permanent dam
age, as the quantity of oysters on the
beds of Egg Island is practically unlim-
tied.
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NIishnps to VESSELS.

The British steamer Heatia, from New
port News, before reported sailed for
Philadelphia. had to go on dry dock there.
The Chilean bark Hindostan, from Port
Bakely for Coldera, has arrived al San
Francisco leaky and with pumps choked.
The Norwegian steamer Fortuna, before
reported, arrived at Havana after being
ashore at Alacranes Reef.
The British bark Altoona, from Rosario,
Nov. 5, for Boston, has put in at st.
Thomas with rudder head sprung.
A dispatch from Beaufort, N. c., states
that the schooner Frank s. Hall. from
Georgetown, Dec. "a, is at Ocracoke, leak
ing 800 strokes per tour- Has transferred
deck load TO schooner Lizzie s. James.
The schooner Carrie E. Look, from
Jacksonville, which has arrived at the Del
aware Breakwater, is leaking and will be
lowed TO her destination.
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Notice to Mariners.

Pilot charts and all photographic infor-
nation will be furnished masters of YES
sells free of charge in United States hy-
geographic Office in Custom House. Cap
tains are requested to call at the office.
Reports of wrecks and derelicts received
for transmission to the navy department.
Tompkinsville, N. Y, Jan. 9.-Notice Is
given by the Lighthouse Board that re-
pairs having been made, the electric
buoys in Gedney channel, New York low
er bay, have been relighted. SANDY Hook
reports that the lights were not burning
at $50 p. m)
Boston, Jan. 9.-The lighthouse inspec-
tor gives notice that flashing gas buoy
placed to mark the wreck of tug Reso-
lutte, in Main Ship channel, Boston har-
Dor, has been taken up, the tug having
been raised and removed
Notice is given that repairs to Vine
yard Sound lghtship No, A. having been
completed, she will resume her station on
or about Jan. Is, and relief lightshlp No.
=. SRI aerarily marking the station, viii
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Shipping Memoranda.

Jacksonville, Fla, Jan, l11.-Entered,
steamship Seminole, BearseA Boston.
Cleared, brig Jennie Hubert, Rodick,
New York.
Key West, Fla, Jan. 11.-Arrived, steam
Snip City of Key West, Bravo, Miami, and
returned; schr Orient, Nassau
Charleston, S. c., Jan. n.-Arrived
steam yacht Sapphire, Southport, bound
Havana; steamer Iroquois Kemble, New
York.
, Carrabelle, Fla, Jan. 11.-Cleared, schr
Addie Charleston. Pennison, New York.
Pensacola, Fla, Jan. n.-Arrived, schr
Avona, Dill, Havana
Cleared, steamships Chalton CBr). San
derson, Cardiff via Amsterdam; Torino
(Br), Penwill, Havana; ship Drammen
Nor), Andersen, Queensborough,
Fernandina. Fla, Jan. 11.-Cleared, schrs
S. B. Hubbard, Burroughs, New York
Laura c. Anderson, Harris New York.
Sailed, schr Canaria, Brown, San Fer
nando, Trinidad.
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"sLASHER'S" QUEER EXCUSE.
Says He Cannot Help" Running Wo-
mems Dresses.
From the New York Journal

From the New York Journal
Washington. Jan. 9.-"Jack the Slasher,"
who cut valuable dresses and sealslSin
coats in New York, Philadelphia and this
ci,v and for whom the police had been
n1rrfHs' mi he was ar
rested in this city, is All .1s<<aa'1.al
police, a fascinating study to psycholo-
gists. His name is Max Krebs He
comes from Dresden. He is "a years Old
and by profession is a civil engineer.
The authorities are in a quandary as to
how to dispose of him. They suggested
the wisdom of returning him to his par
ents in Germany. He begged that this
be not done He did not want his rela-
tons to know of his disgrace or the singu-
lar mental af1iction that brought him be-
hind the bars. He will probably be sent
to an asylum for a term. Krebs realizes
his position and deplores his own mania.
To-day he told his strange story.
81 am unable to resist the temptation
to cut the dress of any good-loo1ing wo.
man and I have followed one for hours
waiting for Il chance to 90 IL. When
this feeling comes upon me. I mingle with
the crowds, in stores or elsewhere and
when "a good opportunity presents itself
l do the cutting. I always have my
knife well sharpeued and generally carry
it open in my pocket or up my sleeve. 7
have cut as many as five dresses in a
single day.
This talk about my being a pickpocket
is all nonsense. l was arrested in New
York in December, 1887 on that charge,
but they failed to prove it, and the fact
that l was a dress cutter was never
thought of I have had no occasion to so
into the pocket-picking business. AS to
how l have lived since l came from Ger
many, when a mere boy. il is of no con-
Germ to any one save myself and my peo-
pie. l will say. however, that during
my residence In this country l have never
turned a dishonest penny"
In his cell Krebs appears nervous. PAGES
the narrow floor constantly, and eats
sparingly of the prison food. His face Is
sallow. and his pale blue eyes and light
chestnut hair accentuate the pallor of his
face