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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1901-06-08
STOCK TRADING
WAS L|STLESS
Industrial Shares the
Prominent Feature
in Narrow Market.

Stocks displayed very little activity
to-day ut the opening. business being
sharply curtailcJ. The initial prices
were much confused. and fractiona!
gains and losses were scored In IL"
same group,
The conspicuous feature in the early
trading was the Increased activity In
the Industrial quarter. which d!splayed
smart gains on fair support American
Snun continued It's upward movement
OF yesterday and touched 20 rs. COM
pared with IS last night: the preferred
Was up IL points to s.. The Copper
shares were about as fortunate. at a
gain Of u.s. points over last nights
final figure. which was I'D ~. Other
firm features In this group were the
Tobacco shares. which were up from
81 10 l 10 points. Tho opening In the
Railroad lis: was dull and extremely
confused. With losses prcdominatinT
In sympathy with lower prices from
London. ST. Paul and Northern Pacific
we're hammered down over point.
and Missouri. Kansas Il Texas and
baltimore & Ohio rs and IL per cent
respectively. On the other hand. Mis-
souri, Pacific and Iowa Central ~ese
up about as much. In the traction list
business was at standstill. no price
being quoted on either Manhattan or
Brooklyn Rapid Transit during the nrH
half hour.
Tho spec!aitics were fairly active
Over 5000 shares OF u. 8. Steel COM
.nor sold for 10. compared with 30 IL
last night.
Tho marke, rallied sharply during the
second hour on brisk buying Of the
prominent railroad stocks. Miss our
Pacific was lifted il points. TO us IL.
and st. Paul IL: points. TO lss. while
coppe- wus UP to Y? 3.+ q net gain OF
nearly } per cent. Delaware. LAcka,,
wanna 4 Western. Texas Pacific and
Pacific Coas; common ALSO responded
Wi. gains OF . to J points. lenseed pre-
terrea, however. was on full points. TO
u.
The closing WAS active and extremely
weak, with prices 70 points below
" rhe total sales Of stocks to-day we're
$500 shares.
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The Cotton Market.

The cotton market opened steady to.
day and ut an advance o: I TO : points,
Cables were again higher than antIci.
pated by local traders. noting n gain .:
5 points on heavy genera! buying. while
private cables stated that the bear scare
was stil! IN force This. together vita 4
buliish chronicle repor; OF week south
ana bad crop news. gave our market a
!irm start. July advanced 6 points. 10
$40. August : points. TO T.fs and Ortob.:
7 points. to I.3t After the call. profit
taking sen; III. marke. on severa!
Weather reports showed clear and Ia
vorable conditions east o! the Mississippi
Valley and showers In the West.
To-day's port receipts were early csti-
mated ut 1000, against 1874 last week.
The opening prices were: June. 81: TO
s.l1: July. SIS 10 $50: August. 7.S9 TO 7.7o
September. 739 to 40: October. rs TO
7.3: November. '.3l to 7.ae: December.
7.st 20. 10; January. 7.3s: February. 7.3S
The closing prices were: June. 500
TO 500: July. SOS to sos: August. ISL
TO is: September. 7.:6 to ~; Oeto-
Der. ~ to -: November. 80 to IN:
December. ia to ia; January. 7.3 70
7.os; February. 7.e6 to III: March, 10
q tn Naricst steady q decline. :.
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Or. PAINE FACES
SUIT FOR $4,000.
Man He Drove from
Wife's Room Wants
Damages.
tsp.el., tn II. Evening world,

l
BOSTON. June &. The criminal pro-
ceed!ngs now hanging over DR.. Sumner
Paine. whose shooting affair stirred up
Beacon Hili a week ago. may prove the
east Of his troubles. Within a few days
| ne will. Il Is said. be made tho defend
ant in a suit for 5000 damage. tho
plaintiff being Peter F. Damn. whose
hcadbong dash across the common was
p:ecip!tated By Or. Paine's revolver
shots.
The causes alleged In tho prospective
suit are. FIRST. assault by DR.. Pa!ne
driving him from the house by revolver
shots. which caused great fear In
Damn: and. second. Islander by the
statements made publicly concerning
Damm's relations with the doctors wife.
Mrs. Paine "a still At the Hotel clar-
endon with her daughter. Since the
| evcntful night she has been under the
caro- OF a physician.
Rum6rs md countcr-rumors Of making
w OF difficultle. between husband and
wife are shattered BY Mrs. Paines de-
c.A-at.on that under no circumstances
should she consent to a reconciliation.
Because OF DR.. Paine's talk Of suit
| for divorce Mrs. Paine has retained ex-
Senator william a. Morse to took after
her interests Mrs. Paine has not de-
! cided whether she cares to indulge in
cerned with the providing for hersel!
| and little girl. To this end she IL GEEK
| Ing employment in her early vocation
| q. 4 sienographer.
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NO TRACE OF
STOLEN $4,000.
Bunch OF Money Sent
to Rome IN. W Bank
Turned Into Paper.

No trace has been found OF the 5000
package Of 81 and 5? bills stolen in tran
sit from this city 20 Rome. ~. Y. l. wos
sent on tho evening OF June by the
Fourth National Bank. At No. u Nassau
street. to tho First National Bank in
Rome. Tho Fourth National Is tho de-
pos,tory hero OF the Rome bank.
I'VE sent tho money" .said c. II. Pat.
tsrson. cashier Of the Fourth Satio,al
Bank. to an Evening World reporter TO-
day. ''on June s. It wns packaxe OF 81
and - bills. Our own messengers took
tho package to the main of,lce OF tn,
American Express Company. at No. IS
Broadway. and we hold their receipt for
It.
''lt should have reached the Rome
bank next day. II did not. Instead
tho express oompany's agents In Rome
took to tho bank there n package con-
ta!n!nE slips OF brown paper
1--WE were hrst notified Of II by the
eApS"S Company UcEc Hlter tHey tOUno
out It was not tho package they re-
ceived from us. We have also heard
several times from the Romo bank In
regard to II.
I'VE have nothing moro to do with
II. We hold tho express company's
receipt. 1t n up to them. They must
settle. We lose nothing"
". f. Long. agent at the broadway
office OF the American Exprcss Com.
pany. told Tho Evening World reporter
when nrst seen about Il. that ne had
heard nothing OF such an occurrence
except from the newspapers.
II certainly would have heard Of n"
no said. ~ such thing had hap.
psned. We do ship lots OF money for
tho Fourth National Bank. l don't
know whether or not We sent 1900
TO Rome on June S. II would be hardly
worth while boxing II up
When confronted later by Cashier
Patterson's statement SIR. Long said:
II should b. very sorry to contradict
Mr.. Patterson. II ha made such q state
ment. cannot say anything more
ebous the ulaktss.'
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rev. DR.. u. d. Coz. srnior minister OF thu
ING ., Ii. coii.r,s,. R.sorm.a csarss. rImA
avenue and forty-et:h,h street. A. the even.
mig r' g; M' Ams'e.
A. he Protestant EoIseopsi Churrh Of the
tIeAvsnly ReH. Aad!son Avenue and Tusntr;
Youth street. there viii be = special musical
; ,e, :, Afternoon. IT,. nras: :s,
All 0lortous" will Be sung ofiertory.
Rev. Dr.. Dean Richmond Rabbit viii preach
70 morrow morning. In tbs Protestant Ep!srorAi
Church Of tbs: Epiphany. corner Of Tompkin.
tn. Maxim and ths Marr.nE Of Life and
IN .hs evening h. .I' coating. HI. sS:,s. {: ?!
: ::Sss 9: se.e:i sse' .; GO Il:
Hsno%rt Love. tbs policeman evangelist. will
.?aAk At the Mount oii's< Presby,sr.an Church.
Eresxrsen avenue. corner Of TroutnAn str'e!.
TO- ton %o. ~. T s.s The pastor. nsr rsa'
regular meeting on Ta..i.y evening. ''N "
ner Avenue baptist Church. corner Of Decatur
!aI oa m: car...l.n'sy Of cnti.A. il
aSsa Int" .A.. church az i..s e sunday ss III.
church win rmain ooen for ssriess all sum.
n ms ;, Maiden A,.na. P,sy..rian c,ursa.
last Sanday-fosty.eV OF whom entered on pro.
fession II faith. Tho Home Department, Of the
sunday.arhoo has grown from hn.~n msmS. n
Jan. l TO mov than three hunirei June ].
A lawn festival. which opened yesterday for the
beneht OF the Methodist Episcopal Church Home.
Brooklyn. Will be continued to-day. There are
special attractions provided for young aud old
Ths home Is situated on Park place. corner Of
New York aveaue.
Revival services ars boinx conducted In tho
Twenty fourth Street Methods, Episcopal Church
BY Rev. Dr.. II. g. PArdinston. evangelical Of ths
New York East Conference. 4 number OF laymsu
from other churches are assisting IN tho EarviesS
4 bust Of tbs hate Rev. Or. J. ". Brown viii
sohrtIy b placed In 81. Thomas's Protestant, Epi,
eopai Church. The Young MEMS Association Of
tie parish has contributed The sum Of 81 500 fol
the pufposs Of placing 4 cross over Dr. Drown'i
grave In wotdlAwn Cemetery.
The Rev. Charles Russell Treat Memorial Yuud
has ben started at st. Stephens Protestant Er,is
eopsl Church foe the purpose OF erecting q char
eel ~in;ow 10 thu memory Of the late rector
Tho sseoni annual meeting OF the Acton.
Church Alliance will b. hsld In the Dsrkeie,
Lyceum on Monday evening ns1t. Bishop Potter
President OF the Alliance. will make an address
together with Rev. ". 3. Rainsford. Me,srs
FIsks. Frederick warde. ?. r. Markay and other,
Al the wsshinxton Square Methodist Gpiseopa
Church the pastor. Rev: Or. John j. Reed
received seventeen personi into communion laa
Sunday. Chiidrsa's Day will b observed b.
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REAL RULERS OF new YORK no. 2
GEORGE w. PLUNKlTT.

In person "Plunky." as he is called
by his intimates. is tall. angular and
awkward. restless and voluble. He
Is dfty-nine years old, but doesn't
look It. His sparse head OF hair is
just becoming gray and his mustache
10 white in spots.
Up to few years ago he wore a
pair Of whiskers that in vaudeville
are styled "Galways." They we're
long. carefully groomed and of the
weeping willow" sort "Plunkys"
eye. which Is OF q mild. washed-out
blue. suggests the contour OF his
restless figure-that OF an interroga-
ton point. He wears a silk hat with
a bob-tailed coat most OF the time
and a diamond In his shirt front
which locks to weigh about nve
cara,s. The wstth-chain which loops
over his :ow-cut vest suggests q gid
ed Brooklyn Bridge cable. "Plunky
talks rapidly and in jerks and a great
deAl about himself.
Ten o'clock every T 2, +. e. b ,sa.
N.Y. siand in the Tweed Court House.
Civ Hal! Park. The head bootblnek.::
who 10 an italian. reeeives .PiunkyS
mail and hands II out a. me H,c'n's ciSsr
"se,.sae up pit IN one corner Of 81. mouth
and wse rattan cane a. FL, Ss susn s, in
nj. oS,cc betwecn 10 and Il. Then he
d Gis s urSn Ibis route" Never =
morning goes by but thu. he wT ,sn m. M
way genially Into the once o! the nsnr
OF some official department.. the Mayor
coming frst. ,.D,,, a..
IL enerKeticaIly engaged In seeking
either for pat n,nage or contracts, ana IL
uniformly successful. Al night he plays
politics in his district: combating the
pestiferous 1.-THE" McMnnus who ~ en-
vious Of his isadership and for years
has sought to deprive him OF It. Once
in . while "Plunky" shows up at the
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CHURCH NOTES.

tbs sunday.s.hcn, OF this church with apsro.
PIRATE s,srria.s BY the .ehooi IN the mornins
and q musical ftr!ss by the choif. under the
direction o: Or. +. ID. LAWSON. In the svsninT.
The Meihodis, Episcopal churches Of State,
Island have formed . union for the promoter
OF denomiHationai inte'srs In Richmond County.
Re.. Howard |. Jones. of ii. baptist Church
Of the Epiphany. Madison avenue And silty.
sermons on Tn. Tsmpta,lon, 0, Jesus"
=, n ~: 2; D wynn h.. E.,xn.d the p..tors.s
OF the AbJsAiniAn Daptist Church. but viii con.
TIM" I" oeeupy the pulpit until Sept I.
During the summer the Noun, Norris baptist
Church. Rev W. c. DittinG. d. D.. pastor. viii
Sf p.r. Nh aas'es.;
who Ia. served a. Or. hitting. a,soeia,s. h.;
Rev. Jaha C. Wilson. sr.ps.,or o, the Pur,.
e., e" Conversational CHURCH. Brnnkiyn. who's.
w health rendered him unable to eontinu. the
S:csm. s :aa esln., .s't Of hat eAgf h..
OF the Soush Consrs~ationAi Church.
Rev. Alex Me0arn. pastor Of the s.eona
rfs:oy's,ian chunrh. has declined the rsiI sI.
Church o: F!ainhe!d. y. J.
RsT. Edward Everett Knapp has bsen called 10
"a, n. ra,t'ra's OF tbs cea,rai Bsp,is Church,
L,r sidney Hcrbsn Cor. III rsees,iy pastor Of
the Lee Avenue CONGREGATIONAL Church. IrooSiyn.
aas accepted call to the bethany Conxrsrstioaai
chTroh: T-a,h avenue AMI rhir,Y.ht,h street. liz
80 - s'' -" euRieA ~ once.
rev. Dr. william u. Poit, vicar OF 81
Ihomaas Protestant Episcopal Church, Eas, sis.
tsenth street. has resigned to accept the rector.
'hip 81 Zion Church. wsppingsrs Fails, ". r., Of
Which Rev. Prescott Ersrts. son q william ~
Evass. was In charge until he become rector Of
chfi't Church. Cambridge. Xsss.
Rsr James L. LAshsr. formerly Of E,i,abs,a.
town. y. y. has accepted the eu,acy Of Carist
Protestant Epi.onpsI Church. ot which Dr. Jacob
g. shipman IA pastor.
The rsctor.e-ct Of 81. Tnomas's Protsstsnt
Episcopal Church. Rev. Or. z. II. stirss. 10 ,ry.
Ing 70 RAYS. an endowment fund Of $SIO, 600 tor
N" church he Il leaving In Chicago. lie has had
his own life insured for 800. 900 for the bsnen;
OF the church. paying the hrs; premium himself
The Hopkins Street German Presbyterian Caureh.
brooklyn. has paid on debt OF 80. 00O
Rev. James n. sili. eurats o! tbs Protsstant
Episcopal Church Of the Rsdeemer. has resigned
Mt.
Tao Greenwood BaptiH Church. Brooklyn. viii
held services Tomorrow In the basement Of the
nns new structure thsy are erecting corner Of
Seventh avenue and Seventh street, The paxoy,
Rev. DE- Robert bruce Hiii will prsach morning
and evening.
nav Donald Sage Maskey. d. o.. pastor OF the
CoIlexiate Reformed church. accompanied BY hts
family. sailed last week for Scotland. vhers he
viii spend bis vacation.
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unique crusade agains; unfortunate wo-
men. ..Plunky" organized number OF
benevolent citizens In tho movement
and provided several women OF ttis
class with facilities to return to ths!r
homes.
He h liberal at election tine. and 10
credited with having spent 800 IN
mig hi In saloons In his district. lie has
never taken a drink In his life. and. cx-
cept around election time. rarely goes
Into place where liquors are sold.
y saioon-kccper named Donahue once
took exception to "Plunky's" view Of
the saloon question rs a factor in politics
In forc!ble mancr. Donahue used u
heavy cane to present his end Of the ar
gument. and "Plunky" was laid up for
repairs for several weeks.
.'I'lunky" has already outlined his at
titudc in the present compaisn. He
says: II nm FOR his 'whiskers.' nrst.
last and all the time"
'whiskcrs'' Is the pet name By which
some OF tho Tammany leaders call
Richard Croker
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Democratic Club. though he has really
very little liking for the crowd that

Democratic Club. though he has really
very little liking for the crowd that
frcQuents that institution.
Most OF "Piunky,s" political career
psen snd s.n ASany so h..
in the Assembly as far back as 1856. and
has appeared In the Senate Mt intervals
OF three or four years ever since 1851.
vetoed by a Governor. This may be OK
"Plunky's" bills are int,Hduccd by other
''sssse e1 W, Tho n dSn, MIND ys,oes
signed for .'Plunky" are those creating
Museum OF Natural History. providing
au,hori.Ink the construct lion Of elevated
railroads and directing the laying out OF
the houlevands. He Is a member OF the
f pnkt The !: t Hre' sIde. tim" s,,r,e, leader
IN Tasnmany Hall. Also he i, one OF
do 1ih lucy or He IA: no.a;n YESd 10
cate. which other leaders arc said to
use to- enrich themselves.
Plunk!tt gets his money In about as
cal game ju., nss.'i FIST Tsy he is' poi:
tician pure and simple. After thai he
is a contractor lie knows something
Or I tie rud,msn's Of h. ostsns, ,hs e1 ALL
and sewers: open and Improve streets
and that in doing SO they are compelled
to have sand. asphalt. stone. brick. pipe
"PiunKy" also know. where these
materials can he bought at the lowest
prices and. under the influence OF
friendly city otilcinls OF the orsani'
zat!on." sold a. the highest prices;
.Piunky" also knows-Nnd tho list OK
tenemehts and a substantial bank roll
test that !act-how to convince these
friendly officials. that. some considcra'
lions Of public interest being equal. he
should he favored.
He actually sells the city something
for what he gets out OF it-sand. stone
and other things-lnd " he MANAGES to
get better prices for hls Vork-or the
work more easily than his competitors.
the fact Is explained by HIS friends.
as being due to his service to the party.
"Plunky" probably knows moro about
the actual work necessary in the city
frJm year to year than any other poli-
teal contractor.
He makes no pre,ense OF conceal!nE
his ambition to wax wealthy by using
his political influence. lie Ia a shrcwd
business man and manages to draw \
very fair sort Of a contract. A dozen
anect.otes OF "Plunky's" business pre-
science are related. One OF them Is
that ne rented stable to the city
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REGIS WOUNDED IN
TWO DAYS DUEL.
Affair Likely to Be Con-
tinued by QuarreIling
Seconds.

PARIS. June. S-Ths duel with
swords which was begun yesterday In
tho Pare des Princes between Max
Re<is. tho Anti.Semite Mayor OF Al
yiern. and n. Laberdesquo. an Algerian
journalist. and which was adjourned
after nineteen resultisss rounds had
beeen fought. was resumed this morn
Ing. 81. Regis was seriously wounded in
tho forearm. coplous now OF blood
resulting. and the duel was thercupon
stopped.
The seconds. however. subsequently
became involved In q lively alteration
which will probably lead to another
duel.
The Mayor OF AlEiers 10 marvellous
swordsman and has fought many times.
He and II. LEIPZIG fought for six rounds
Dec rs. 1859. without result. and re.
sumed the. nigh, next day. when both
were wounded
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GAS OUT. i
Eight Foo1 ldrare-Suss) Does ~ %.
sratx1.

School Ma'ams have troubles q
their own. Their work Is OF q nero.
destroying character and frequsntly
tho question OF food Is serious ono
with them.
The right selection OF food viii
euro dyspepsia and many othseI dc.
orders OF the body. 81
Sadie Cromer. l9l Olney avsaue.
Marion. O.. says that after sho had
suffered from stomach trouble FOR
years and without being able to Ind
food that would agree with her. ne
mali was induced to try 0fAoe-.
Nuts. Tue trouble with gas and ner.
vousness coming from indlxeo6eet
disappeared. and her own testaneo4s
says: II gained In flesh SO much t4qS,I
now I am heavier and better tleAgl
have ever been during the eeonfS
years nave taught school hers. 81
my stomach does not cauaos -
the least trouble. i can cat 'aay8lnlef
I wish. but still continne ~ b
Grape Nuts Food. for I H. & h
know OF its valve y II
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PRETTY SHIRT WAIST GIRLS
WILL COMPETE FOR PRIZES.
The Evening World Offers Their Friends and
Admirers Chance to Elect the Most Charm.
ing of Them All Summer Queen.

u there . girl with soul % dead who
has no. yet adopted the pretty and
charming shirt wa!st7 II %. she would
probably be worry hard to find around
New York. on every side We So the
bright, cheerful garment which seems
10 cause the wearer to put on happy
disposit!ou when she dons II.
Did you ever notice the fact that It Is
seldom the M.tempered sirI who has a
.hirt waist on. There seems magic
,nau,nes connected with It. How often
have We heard girls say during the
winter months: ION. how wish It was
~arm enough to wear . shirt waist"
Tho time has come. and 1t seems now
that every Girl In tho land 10 wearing
one.
especially lovely and charming In the
.hirt waist, although sometimes It seems
that theirs Il such regularity Of pfetti'
ness mat Il would Be hard to say which
looked tho nicer.
Tho Evening World has decided to
give tho friends and admirers OF these
especially pretty shirt-wa'st girls
chance to help them Win me shirt
waists. The first prise Tor he pfsttlest
s,rl will be half dozen hne shirt
waists, the tecond a quarter dozen nns
shirt waists. aud the third prize one fine
shirt waist.
Photographs should be sent In. a. they
will assist tho Judges in reaching de.
eis!on.
Following 10 tho ballot:
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"PLUNkY," THE PICTURESQUE,
ANOTHER OF OUR RULERS.
George W. PIunkitt,
District Leader, Who
Has HIS Office at a
6ootbIack Stand and
Has Made $780,
600 Out Of Politics.

The Epening World introduce,
today 10 eitisens of New York
another one of its ruiecs-Geo,ge
w. PunkRf. who bas made
81. 500. 900 in politics: zvbo began
life as boy of the streets on the
speer West Side nearly half = CEN
fsry ago: <vbo bent into politics at
about the time he began to go into
barber shops; 7oho Is nou,-and
has Seen 70, many years-the
Tammany Leader of tie Fifteenth
Assembly District and one of tie
most unique figures in tie political
arena of the city.
These histories are 4vritten 7oRh-
ct malice, are truthful and are
boM iast,oetipe and Interesting.
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LONDON STOCKS DULL.
shares were. Heavy -
General Selling.

A dull and lIstless tone psrvsded tho
trading At the LONDON Stock Exchange
to-day. and prices were generally lower.
caused By the presence OF lAres o..
der to sell sonsols and English fait.
way stocks for the purpose OF trans.
ferrinE an important Investment int
hish.class and div!dend.pay1nS ADsss.
can stocks.
The money market was decidedly
easier.
In tho American department dulness
was the rule. and bid and asked quota
lions we're wider than usual. Bid prices
were IL to 81 below New York's chs.
Ing OF last night: Offerings Of stoeks.
nominal The chief declines we're q
Union Pacific common. Atchison commo0
and preferred. Southern Pacific and
Reading common. all OF which were ~
IL per cent.
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GroRGEW. PLUNl11TT.

about 100000. Later on he rented it 10
sosne one else for onc.twentieth Of tina,
sum.
himseit-.wss tint he and aro,hs;;
s!ovnd Tor something o. Other ,S,;, a ID
=, Albany nnky I ,Sa, HIS i n frons
OF his property to cut nrother teinM
out. thereby enhancing the value OF hin
own holding and dcprec!1tinS the 'a'"o
OF the other fellows.
on In tho contracting line long ocio!c
any one else. Vie also knows how tn
convince officials Of corporations VINO
lions that he Is the the man Tor the Jos.
Sometimes when "Plunky" becou.e.
reminiscent. he relates. with great snsto
some OF his ventures In procuring DE-
Is extremely frank and ingenious on
these .oceasions. and rather takes credit
TO himself than otherwise Tor worklsS
his political influence to the utmost cx'
"Plunky" is unique unto himself. Hc
knows more about the methods thnt
succeed In getting voter than any other
leader in Tamn.lnny Hall. He makes =
mysteries OF naturalization. and OF con-
vincinE them that Tammnny Hall J. tho
ore political or-am!xation that they.
WANT u tic UP 10. W HeUcNcT IHcSc ID
Tammany funeral. an excursion or a
delegation to be sent 20 Sta'e or ma
tional convention. 1t Il 'Piunky" who
makes all the arrangements.
All minor details relating TO organiza-
ton Of election and Assembly district
matters are referred 10 him. He lives
somewhere In the Fifteenth Assembly
District. but during tho course of TWEEN
ty-four hours ne can probably be found
IN more places In tn" city than any
other politician or contractor.
''Plunky' Ia credited with many char
ita ole acts. one OF which. "A few years
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1901-06-08
The Wheat Market.

Tho local wheat market opened easier
to-day on heavy rains throughout Kan
sas. enough hardly a. weak as ex-
pccted. This was partly due to tho
narrow limits Of trade. prompted by
tho uncertainty OF Mondays crop re-
port.
Foreign houses took very little part
on either side. Corn opened steadY aFd
was sustained by crop news.
n New York's opening prices were 81 etp.
rs IS: July wheat. 20 =