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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-03


said: That's the man who killed
mama" Then they took him back 70
the burning building and compared
certain tracks found near it with
tracks made by the shoes Tom Jones
then had on.
They -corresponded exactly. ard
the witness. The holes and marks
and pecu1iarities OF the sole were pre-
cisely alike.
A CONFESSION OF THE CRIME.
.A-paper dated Oct. II. l>9n. pnrporf-
ing to be an account with Ella Jones
the amounts of money pald by the
defendant to the woman AT various
times-was produced by the
who added: Tom Jones gave me this
on the morning after the killing OF
Ella Jones. saving he had kept the ac-
count in order that he might pc abIe
to show. in case anything happened
like this. that he had always treated
Ella right.
This paper was as follows.
october the - 1898
1 I
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-03
OCtOUtT LTIt To IoIo
When i sardded [startedI with kller


- -
- -
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% ~
= nv Mn Beck
I'D ~ w;4oaes oo;d the tracks meas
~ 80 aar,,a.oa ,,;+b Ton, Homes
. .a,,d, rood laadin0
80 49, anno fro,n C,rne,.
..HtI 20 - - 4rocLc Ia,dino
n, ~ banceo"
w."
NH ,,on hear this NEGRO say ON the
,nist 49, ,r;,1 +bat 6n didn't feel
al,f1. :, s;ob+ of Godo.,
49, IL ia 4bio 81 4ba naris-
.;al. -, 40 .o,anar.c 4riai ne
dnIinoa - .nr+hinn-
..Tan, Iona. -, nraacbe,. isn't
hoo.
..uo cove ha.o .vhortnr"
Ma Won over SEQ him ont nreach-
- ..
W. D. -. oo ia nib7o
49, oad;nn Ior-n If he
+nhaoao ha nn
THERE'S THE MAN THAT DID 1T.
The next witness was little seven
ycar-oId Laura Jones. the only known
eyewitness to the tragedy. She is
yory. Mack bpt len,arkabIy jntellicent
fo,. nao,o cbild If he, aoe If first
Che wac > little @hy and dazed by the
crowd and surroundings. but the soil
citor talked familiarly with her for
awhile about the bag of cakes she
was ~clipoinp to so tenaciouslv and
about some red candy the sheriff
would give her later. and soon her
timiditv was cone and Size told the
stony Of that awful nioht al her hum
h1e home
~Wb,t i ,ot,t namao" Nh, Pom he
ran. leaning over the rail of the Wit
ness box, close to n chilo.
Name LAURA 49,.
And WEaf IS your mo1hef name.
Name Ella.
rs YOUR mother ilNinS:
she kliled.
lell me all about what happened
there the night your mother dled.
VINO kilied hef.
MI. Ifeachef Killed hef.
Look around here and see II YOU
can ma n man that killed your
mother:
The child looked but q moment,
then slowly raised her right hand
and pointing with the index finger to
the defendant. said: Wonder he Is.
Mir. Preacher.
w nat $ his name:
Name Mr.. Preacher.
Here get down out OF the chair and
90 close to him and show me which
one he is??"
Still clineing to her bag OF cakes
the child climbed down out Of the
chair and went lose to the defendant
and again pointing her finger at him
said: That him.
Then she turned back and climbed
again into the chair.
He SHOWED NO SIGNS OF EMOTION.
u-bi,o +bi 40
""o SolhS "a ph
: =, 49, I7 =" - ~, 49, ,I ~.
~ arac4orizod - oin.a ~ a,ra1t COWS
+bo+ ha 1onllaa etraiob+ ~ no OIL ;,-
a4aal ~ ITO 49, ~ 7l,u,
Inae H. maood - no.. oe - n;+hnn
u.s. II 80. a. = ~ h'l % II !
Vas onino on al.arnd HIM
- - =. ~
nlele seetiieu - %. q, .niS 'elrloe
hna+ than no,al 40 h.oni "'i nf 10 In
~ ehif+ino Of tho a,a
w. - - a .ha
nraacher canaa, aa55tin,,ad 4ba %so1;ci-
To-. ,yben tba chilI bad ana;o +al.on
va" '
ulyara .,oo,
,,aka1 rl'an - 80.
.yha uu,lNlI 80.
u heard him Enocti,o ~ +bo door-
.IvI,a+ "a noon n'"7 "ooh'
~ i.
..IT,a = u'InoS 'he NE
InSl WHAT va lie 90:
-. ihaina Win an "Ne "ller ShS
n oNf. -.
' N 'i' hN ~ h'i
ma uaIn :.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-03

On cross-eyanflnatIoh -,
field said he based ms pSiiei -
bad only half sense on WHAT "'
E7oHvn Of the boy al hlS me III
because he DC you ne ~" -
ed 10 preach: ASKED II.
Haven You KNOW" - -, --a,.ho-
claimed they'd been called To preach
Yes. but none who said ,heH
4 personal conversation WI" ~
ON the subject.
FOURTH PART IDIOT
George Norwood, a farmer Who ~
in thc same CONN o,,+ > fonrtb
regaT1ied on III. oninion on
IDIOT. ne "S Iotiop
rom aciH = arani temner. |
lie had ! very 'ohSnI - bil ffe
never knew nm - - !" ~ His
lie worked = " ~ ,.aoa ,.ded a.
preaching WIS !ene 80 If ridi-
z very iohhH '"'"7
G'ie, orI him as capable Of
i'ld 70" ,a,,ir ino considera-
executing dI.."
bic thou2ng. him,
On cross" ~, Ianos would
S;'ld ne M lime AZ tbat of which
he stood charged unless upon the
spur OF the moment o NH'" ny
arilN insane. .aa
Nj. !. VI. 'rePli hsN'i .aaa ,.3od
Tom Jones very ~ pu'
him rs 4 harmless. Sllilplc ~ - -.
GRO. Tom worked SeNefdi fe"i' -
him.
TN - ano
SAID ne dla not thihN ! nan-
when ne khe" I'M rs ~ naya,,
Sldefed mn NSi| nhiS"' CIV"
thought INN an dio
cIrFFFPrD SIN STROKE.
who
Nti9on - ~ nhil1 no
raised ON 9"'' lnt = lii
n'S NeiN 'N
tie hno. ~. -oi,d oe = boyo"
Nn'o M"s Ia - had hon half sense !"
,s i na''oh tamnaro-
.niIa+ hara NOT enonob for
n'hara lran,t nothino around there
~. n:1.
ma, eonlun : oeaa nIina ea;d ION,
". abi1a n,orlinn ~. Nm s],tfar-
5o''7. en- e. - na,la mo
: I+ah .nd oftar baino tal[en home
: III NM mi -.
o ""s four VANS 400
apou' our Years 'S''
a MAN OF AVERAGE SENSE.
>+l,c Cbav;c clerk Of the colored
cbIrcb to which Tom Homes appIjed
| fo,. license 10 nraach said those ap-
,,ointad to evan,inc hin, decided that
Ia d;dn,t hove aoouob sense to Dreach
| ~ boxc IN the neiobhorbood often
! n,de Tom breach the witness said.
and made much sport Of him.
andorad !, af GOOD
a,a
~ in.+on N, pom ,cE-
81.
.,Nban Won examined hin, for license
- ,,oo.t 90, f,nnl Ia l-roxv , GOOD
,la,l oho,,4 +ba c.r;r+,n.a lid,.t : >,
WI - aa11l iaah ~ ~ M.
1o = ~ ~ 49, a;1a.4
1s9,,i -, ~ ~, ~ r,ona ;.
". MN a.aan' IA
'i'h I'm "''
pa 3:1... 1
~ "i' 500
.yy.u 10 b,d 100 ,.h con 10 lii!
ao,,Lo H. 40, "
MIX - :
'Ilou5h' = oiu'
| did cnnmi ! ~,
:. ~ -
NJ 'hihh rs was crazy Nhei'
: ,ba. ~ ~
49, 'eoioeo3 oi'
se"in ~ ~ N'o
10 . 20 ~ sJou
-
- 49, nc, =
- ,h'' h0 ii"'
never 'nouSh' ne had el'her the 1elll-
r,4r oonv ~
~. .o
fonsa ~ "
ol+;G5aa e rohllSoi' ieca,,eo'
alol,4 . 'a n , Nv -
lo -. - = rs %,
= ahi.al ! - -. = N's oouii''
- annnni4 ~ s,or"o : i'iuIii sens
- commit 'iS crime with Whicn ne
s'u n.y. ! aet'seu'
ora,.us fo,,d - Tann ! oloous
80 iou.iu ~ lonl Jones mouse
fa,.n nISn' u.s. - 'i'u 'he hlille
b ho' = i"iHs u Ilid 'olieS
%" - :,
| u'iier; ,le next witness, salo
ba(-a 49, LIP y dhu iluS'
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-03
Mormon P~roselyting.
augusta |'lrrn,c

Several months ago. duriu@
to Augusta, Bishop Gambler u".
striking Statment that there
more Mormon elders at work jH
gla than there are pastors Of j.
terrain or Episcopa! churches. 7,
from Tennessee and other -..
States have shown that the Mo-
are as active there as i'm Gcor4.
the MOrmOnS are not confiuing
selves to the South. They ar
active in New England. and. ao".
to the Lewiston journal. five II.
missionaries are busy i'm Main.
they claim to be making cucoa.
progress.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-03

Ambassador Porter denies II.
published here that his daughi-.
Gagged TO a French duke.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-03

Yes.
..Then O went over to Ella Win
ter.s' and told her what had happen
ed"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-15
CLARK'S SUMMIT.

Mr.. and Mrs +. NJ. Thompson, who have been
visiting Mrs. Thompson's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles 4. Ice, have returned TO their homH
at Binghamton.
Mr.. and MIS- b. W. Tenant and son, Walter,
and daughter Winnie have returned from
visit TO their old home at Clifford.
The funeral OF the late Mrs. Harriet Young
took place yesterday from the home oi
her daughter, Mrs. Jerome Morrow, at Gcnburn.
The deceased was G5 years OF age and was high.
ly esteemed by all who knew her Tor her Chris
tian life and good qualities, Mrs. George D..
Beemer, matron Mt the Hillside Home; Mrs.
Jerome Morrow, OF Gcnhurn; Mrs. Hattie Been.
er Of Fort Clinton, o.: Jessie and Floyd W..
Young, OF Clark's Summit,
The lecture for the lDo0-l under the
aupSices Of the Clar;'s Summit Epwo,th league
will he delivered at the Ciarl's summit Method.
ist Episcopal church, commencing on Thursday
evening, Nov l5,swlcn the Rev 4. j. Van Clelt.
of Dunmore, will deliver lis lecture on ''rhe
Battle oi Lite" On Nov. - the Rev. William
G. Simpson, D. D., of Scranton. will lecture on
Life in the Highlands OF Scotland" The Hon
l.. Coe Young, OF Binghamton, n. V, will speak
on "Down in Dixie Land' on Friday evening,
Dec. 81, "a Trip Through the Land of Prom.
Use" will he delivered on Jan. 3, 1901, by Mr.
James c. Shepherd OF Scranton. A grand m,s.
cal and literary entertainment will be given on
Jan II, 1901, by the Philharmonic Trio o.,
Scranton Prot. A. T.. Morse, manager, assisted
by Miss Leila Porter, elocutionist and Others
The Rev. Lyman u. Weeks, OF Sayre, Pa will
deliver his lecture on "Fhe Passion Play'' on
Tuesday evening, Feb, 8, 1901. Course tickets, so
cents, Tickets, 10 cents,
Orders ior the Scranton Tribune can he uis
ut Martin Bolds barber shop.
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MONTROSE.
to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Monlrosc. Nov li.-Commonwcllth vs. Frank
fassett, charged with horse stealing, larceny and
receiving: Jury finds the defendant guilty as
charged in the Indictment.
Frank Smith, Thomas Brick and Michael Burns.
the prisoners who attempted to break Jail last
month, were tried for the oensc yesterday, and
the Jury found them guilty charged.
Commonwealth ". Elmer Tinklcpaugh, charged
with assault and battery and telonious assault:
jury finds defendant guilty first count of tie
indictment.
Carnegie vs. Carnegie proclamation in di.
voice: Awarded.
Rose Cochran VS.. William Cochran. alias sub.
poem in divorce: Awarded.
Commonwealth W.. Grover Crandall. Daniel
Crandall, Benjamin Crandal. Katharine Crandall,
I.ibhc Parks, benjamin Parks, Homer Decker,
Wealthy Taylor, charged with assault and bat
terry aggravated assault and fclonious assault;
William Sullivan, prosecutor. The parties 10 this
case hail from the notorious "Snoky Hollow"
settlement between GrcS Bend and Susquc.
llama, the inhabitants OF which are made mp
of curious tribe of people, whose antccedents
are n mystery, but who in appearance and mode
OF living are not unlike the regulation gypsies,
and over whose dcstinics the ubiquitous kathar.
inc Crandal holds undisruted sway. These pco.
pie are no strangers to our law courts. but they
have usually bcccn fortunate in their itigations.
Queen Kate makes it point to always secure
the best counsel available and she always has
the cash to settle with. The case has been
characterized by very iall swearing both sides.
and the jury will have considerable 'sifting'
10 do The commonwealth is represented by
District Attorney Ralph y. Little and John Fer
e,ison. esq. Ex-District Attorney w. ID. p.
Aincy and s. Bruce Chase, esq. look after the
defendants interests. The is still on trial.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-15

"Thc House mat Jack Built George II.
Broadhurst's new farce, will be the attraction
at the Lycclnn tomorrow evening. Mr. Broad.
hurst ii is said, has conceived farce in this
new play which boasts several novelties. some
familiar devices aptly employed and which is
seasoned with genuine hum0r.
A slight touch of satire adds tartness. In the
story of the farce there is whose daugh-
ter affects socialism, English nobleman mas
queradinS as n paper hanger and a real paper
hanger. who is by all odds the best OF recent
character types introduced to the American
stage.
Willie Slab" created by Thomas 4. Wise.
may he credited w.. heing Broadhurst discov-
cry. He is crude individual, singularly assert
i've and ready methods that win instantly. He
has foil i'll an Irish widow. played by Mrs. An
ME icamaiis, and the two give some very clever
farcical comedy The daughter Of DIR. Jack, a
man Of wealth, is sought alter by a rich baronet,
but she is affected with ideas of socialism, he
disguscs himself rs paper hanger, bent
winning her love. lie encounters a real paper
hanger and a rich widow The latter by mis-.
take falls in love with the real paper hanger.
and there are other lovers and love makers.
Mr. Broaihurst has provided superb support
for Mr.. Wise and Mrs. icamans, the company
including Alfred Klein (wel known Tor his long
association with De wolf Hopper; Charles
Cherry, an English light comedian OF good
rcputc; Fred p. Peters, the original French gen.
eral In ''Why Smith Left llomc;" Herbert iylinG,
Harrison Armstrong, Roy Fairchiid, Alexis Law
Gisiko, Albert Amberg, G. X. Ilenton, Miss Bran.
don Douglas. who played Mrs. Smith in ''Whv
Smith Left Home" here last season; Anita Bridi.
or, who was charninglv clever as Cissy il
''What Happened to Joncs:'' Grace Dudley and
Jennie icanlans, who forsook vaudeville to Great,
the role of Lily Linton, vaudeville artist, with
m up.to.dite vocabulary, who appears but once
in the entire tarcc and that the last act. A
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-15
DURYEA.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Duryea, Nov. Little Marcy township school
board met last Thursday evening in the East
district building for the purpose OF hearing cX.
onerations. After passing upon the business in
hand they decided that their next meeting be
held in the Central Back Road school building
Thursday, Nov. 10, between the hours OF Z and
p III. This meeting is called for the purpose
of hearing claims Of parties in the North and
South district. All persons interested should he
present or have representatives to present their
claims. Only generations granted by the school
board will be accepted this year.
The teachers held very interesting institute
Saturday last. The text books of the reading
courses were taken up for discussion and much
interest was manifested Professor W. +. Mn.
hlv and his assistant, Mary V. Kearncy of the
Hill street school, Wilkes Barre, were present
with their class. having driven up in large
band wagon The class went before the institute
in the auditorium and illustrated the system of
physical culture used in the Wilkes Barre schools.
As exercise in singing was also conducted by the
pupils, showing much proficiency i'll this branch
New reading exercises were given by Professor
Mualy and songs were sung by the class Mol.
lie Michlosky and Hannah Phillips rendered duets
in crcditablc manner. After the pupils dincd
they started home, much impressed with their
visit Professor Regan gave talks pertaining TO
the management of schools. Plans arranged
for The making OF local Institutes more practical.
Night school opened last evening with large
nttpnl1urp
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-15
EMHU RST.

o. W. Mason, OF Dalton, spent Sunday at the
honic OF Byron Buckingham,
Mes Plunmer, Of New Milford was the CUES.
oi Miss Inez Blessing on Monday and Tuesday,
Rev. r. I, Frey visited his daughter, Miss
Lydia, at Stroudsburg Normal school, on ruesdly 8
and Wednesday,
Miss Lou Rogers, OF Hartford, spent Tuesday
with her brother, Professor 4. b, Rogers.
The supper given by the Ladies' Aid society
Of the Presbyterian church at The manse on
Friday evening was well attended, despite the
inclelnency OF the weather and an enjoyable
evening Was spent.
Rev., ". II. shawger, OF Dover, y. j., will
give u lcc.urc at the Baptist church this evening
on ''ren Nights in Bar Room," illustrated with
atcrcoptcon yicws. All are cordially invited
Admission, 10 and Is cents.
Mrs. May L, Frey left on Saturday for New
Milford, where she will be engaged in eylngel.
istip work Tor two or three weeks.
Nj. a. b. Williams is building a barn on his
place here
Rev. ". II. Shawgcr will occupy the pulpit
at the Baptist church Sunday morning and even
ing.
Tie TACT that Miss lne1 Blessing has tendercl
her resignation to the school board will be re.
gretted by both pupils and patrons OF the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-15
NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA

from her late residence this afternoon. Rev A.
u. David preaching the sermon.
Andrew Slocuin, a we'll known and highly ic'
spcctcd citizen Of Gcitt, fell dead yesterday
morning. while milking in the stable. Some
years ago he was found unconscious in his barn.
lie leaves widow and brother. The funeral
will he held tomorrow, inttrnont at Gclau.
Thomas Lydcn T.. A. Mead, I. i. Scarles and
several others arc in Montrosc rs witnesses in the
suit against Cort. Stone brought 10y the authors
ties OF the FREQ Methodist camp meeting recently
held near here
~ W. Gates and wife are spending a few days
with their son, Dr. l.. NJ Gates, in scranton.
Miss Beatrice CLARK. OF Green Grove, is visiting
lrr sister. Mrs +. W. Lewis, and her brother,
G'9,gr T. Clark.
The returns from the recent election held at
... graded schoo! gave Woollpy ten majority in
',r professors room. and Mckinley one majority
IN the other room.
Tho entertainment given hy Lou u. Cake and
his wife. Ella juno Mead Cake last evening WAS
rich treat of music and hunor icr tho large
audience in attendance.
The Thompson Grange will give an oyster sup.
per in their liol Friday evening for the benefit
% one Of their members. Emerson Tucker whose
house was recently destroyed hr fire at Jackson.
:. ID. barnes is loading i'rcc ears with flag
stone Tor shipment.
L.. u. sanford. OF Gibson, is in town today.
wis simpson. Of Uniondlla. is helping Guy
!" Foster in the depot, in the absence of Thomas
l.ydcn, who Is at court.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-15
pITTSTON.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune
Pittson. Nov. H.-John Carr, aged GO years,
we'll known. resident OF Ilughcstown, died
at his home Rock street yesterday morning
after long illness OF miners asthma and dropsy.
For the past twenty years the deceased had
been in an impaired condition from the effects
OF fall from wagon. A wife and the fol.
lowing children survive: Samuel, Joseph, Will
liam. Elihu. Frank and Elizabeth. The funeral
will take place Thursday afternoon.
William Rose. q married man aged about 50
years, died Suddenly Tuesday night at his homo
III Lackawanna lie is said TO have been 4 sut
fcrcr from fits.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western depot
at West PittSton was robbed Of number OF
pairs OF shoes last night. The police officer,
have strong suspicious to who the thieves
are, and arrests likely TO be made tonight.
4 building owned and occupied by Fred Gray,
on Montgomery street. West Pittston, was slight
~ damaged by fire last evening"
Antonio Grcckiporcll, an Italian, employed rs
laborer in No. 5. .collcry Of the Pennsylvania
Coal company met with peculiar fatal accident
late yesterday afternoon. While ascending from
the mine through No. 3 air shaft he was acci-
dentallv caught by the rocking beam OF pump
and SO badly crushed that he died while being
taken TO the hospital
The Pittsion branch OF the Ccutr.l Labor union
is arranging for big ball TO he held in three
different halls on Thanksgiving night. The ball
will he preceded by a monster labor parade.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-15
The Social Maids.

Originality and merit is the motto oi lIuriig
n seainon's "Socal Maids who begin an en-.
gagenicnt at the Gaicty this afternoon. Tie
"social Maids" Organization is a large and cap.
able one. There are SONG twenty women and
eight or ten men included in it. 4 great deal oi
interest ccntcred in the appearance OF MILE Pillar
NORM, the French actress who hls only OF late
bcon mustered into the ranks OF burlcsquc. Mile.
Norm has ambitions in the legitimate, and has
already played such roles rs Camille" and
"Frou Frou," both in Franch and English. She
met with some measure of success in the higher
fields and intends to return to them.
OF the two women IN the show few words
are due. Miss Mabelle Whitmorc is 4 iasliing
danisel and sings a song or two with proper ap.
probation. Miss Ruth Robinson is another come.
ly figure in the ensemble and the Howard Sister,
acrobatic dancers. There are a lot OF new cho-
ruses in the two skits presented and the girls
all enter into them with nerve and vim. George
Il. Beban is Il versatile and entertaining come
dian and his impersonation OF an cXcitablc
French nobleman Is really artistic bit Of work.
Matinee this afternoon begins at 3 O'Clock in or.
der to give patrons an opportunity TO witness the
plrade
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-15
THE MARKETS.
Wall Street Review.

New York Nov. 1i--1hc striking fact about
today's stock market was the decreased volume
of trading. Yesterdays reaction was checked anu
quite an imposing SHOW Oh s,'eg,m ,n WAS :, "'H iic
intermittent buying demand which carried prices
mp with Il rush all through last week The mar
kct in feet dropped back into an affair oil orul.
nary Importance, business continuing on large
scale compared with the normal. but the move.
n,rnt OF prices obviously depending on artificial
stiniulans. Yesterdays sharp decline induced
some selling orders frJm outside sourer1 tllis
morning, but til, powerful support by the bull
pools who are still operating for ali ADVANCE
checked the decline and secured control OF thc
market almost immediately. There was solhc
small buying for London account, but 1t was not
4 pertinent factor in the market. Its probnbc
also that there was some buying from speculative
interests which have been watching for a rcac.
ton ever since the election. Tho buying fell OH
as prices rose above yesterdays level. The most
effective movements OF the day were i'll Pennsyi'
vana and in Northern Pacific. There were vague
r,imors atoat of further deals by the peniisyl-
vana company Of the same character as the ser
les Of requirements of stock in other companies
early in the year. The accompanying strength OF
Baltimore and Ohio, Norfolk and Western ana
some Of the coalcrs was intended to give color
to these rumors. but no authoritative conllrna'
tion was forthcoming. and the stock Of Pennsyi.
vania was highly Manipulated all day I'M,
buying Of MOI tl,ern Pacific, both common and
preferred, seemed OF more substantial character.
The statement Of tho condition of tho company,
issued by the trusts in lissolving the voting trust
and the desirabilty of additional holdings LOT
centralized control. following the dissolution Of
the trust. offered plausible motives for the buy.
ing. Tie trading IN the local traction grew out
OF the statements in the annual report OF the
Manhattan companies as to the progress being
made toward electrical equipment and the friend.
ly cooperation Of the metropolitan street rail.
way. The advances extended all the way from
1as in Pennsylvania to ~ in General Electric.
These stocks about measure the dimensions OF the
upward movement gains elsewhere being for the
most part in sympathy. Consequently when
heavy realizing developed in Northern Pacific and
Pennsylvania. which practically wiped out their
early gains and in fact the whole market turned
weak again and fell hack to an average level.
about as low that Of the morning. There was
final rally. but It was lacking in snap and
was not well maintained. the market closing ir.
regular. Pacific Mail, Linseed Oil preferred and
one or two Of the steel stocks were actively re.
dictionary. Total sales. 922. 400 shares.
The bond market was irregular in sympathy
with stocks. Total sales. par value. 900.
U. s. ietunding 2s declined x and the IS regis.
tered. advanced 1a and do. coupon 9s per cent.
on the last call