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The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-27
IN AND ABOUT THE COURTS
lfERWIN LAND CASE STRICKEN
 FROM DOCKET.

Order Issued by Judge Torrance Yester-
 day-New Trial in Insurance Case of | Mrs, Murray ys. N, E. o. P.-Sutts fOr
 SI7,OOO DamnSe-COnviction in Jewel- | ny Case-CIty Court Matters.
 A decision was handed yesterday af- ternoOn from the supreme court of er- TOTS by Judge Torrance dismissing the | famous "squatter" land case of Mer- win vs. Merwin from the docket. The case is one familiar to people in and about New Haven and has been hang ing fire in the courts ever since Oc- tober 1895. The late ex-police officer, William Merwin, and his wife, Eliza, of New Haven, acquired a large tract of land in Woodmont years ago and it is said they laid claim to 1t through what is known as the "squatter' claim.
 The land was of no great value years
 ago when the Merwins, the defend-
 ants in the case, took possession of 1t,
 but since that time it's value has in
 creased until now it is worth quite
 large sum. The plaintiffs were rela-
 
 back the property and brought action
 of ejectment against the ex-police otfi-
 cer. The case was brought to the su-
 perior court in New Haven in 1895 and
 heard before a committee who filed
 report of it's doing and many differ
 ent hearings ensued
 After this the original defendant died and three sons of the defendant and others were by order of the court sub
 stittuted, and the complaint was amended accordingly. The substituted
 defendants then demurred to the
 amended complaint and Judge Rora- back overruled the demurrer Subse-
 quently Judge Shumway rendered judgment against the substituted de- fendants, from which judgment they appealed The plaintiff demurred to the remembrance and the court sustain ing the demurrer overruled the remon- strance.
 Judge Torrance finds error and orders the cause be remanded and the case stricken from the docket Thus ends a remarkable case of litigation. The Merwlns who were the plaintiffs repre- sent the interests of the family and brothers of George F. Merwin, who is president and treasurer of the old and well known firm of the Hubbell X Mer- win Co., master carpentr builders of this city. Their claim was that the land in dispute together with much other adjoining land was inherited property belonging to the Merwin farm and inherited from the father and grandfather of the MerWin brothers. The Merwin farm occupied a large part of what is now that part of Woodmont- by -the-Sea, which is so densely occu- pied by cottagers, the land for the cot tages having been sold largely by John Welch Merwin. who inherited as his 1 part of the Merwn farm much of the | section bordering on and adjacent to | the shore at Merwin's Point. John 1 Welch Merwin owns and resides in the old Merwin homestead which is on the main road in Woodmont on which the !, Pembroke hotel is situated Others of l the brothers are William H. Merwin, 1 who resides at No. 45S Elm street and | Charles H. Merwin, who resides on | Bishop street and who own property | west of the trolley car line and near l the part of the shore where the Mer- win Beach restaurant ls William Fl | has shore cottage on his
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-27
1rMELRY CONVICTION.

The first conviction in the trial of the jewelry cases before the city court was secured yesterday in the court by the prosecution. The case on trial was that of Elbridge l.. Howe, senior mem Der of the firm of Howe X Stetson, who was charged with selling a piece of silverware bearing a false mark. The defendant, through his attorney, de- murred to the allegation in full. The demurrer was overruled and the de- fense refusing to plead further was found guilty by the court and fine of $1 and costs imposed. The defense immediately filed notice Of appeal to the court of common pleas.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-27

that on January 14. 1902, the New York
 stock brokers transferred 5000 shares
 in the Old Terrible Mining company to | the defendants in return for the equity in the building, 149 Congress avenue, | which is now occupied by Bernstein's shoe store and which, it is alleged, was appraised by the defendants to be worth $4S,S00, with mortgages aggre-
 gating $20.000
 It is claimed that the property was owned by Donnelly on January 1. 1902, and that Crofutt was acting as local agent for Meloy X Co.,, with Church and
 Calhoun associated with him to further the deal. On January 6, says the writ, the defendants conspired to defraud the plaintiff out of the 5000 mining stock shares and that Crofutt and his associates, Calhoun and Church, while acting ostensibly for the New York brokers in reality co-operated with Donnelly and Moorhead in represent ing that the value of the property at 149 Congress avenue was $4S.000 and it could easily rent for $40OO per year. as well as being able to command ready market in the event of Meloy X Co., 8 desiring to sell.
 This valuation is claimed to be three times the amount of a proper apprais al, but on April IA, acting under the ad- vice of their agents the New York brokers allege that they transferred the mining stock shares, afterwards discovering the alleged fraud and de- manding a re-transfer which was re- fused. The attachments were served | by Deputy United States Marshal Phil- ip F. Bowers.
 Property owned by each Of the de- fendants and located in Chatham, | Crown, Haven, Pearl. Prince streets, | Howard avenue. Second. Halock and | other streets. to the number of twenty | four different pieces, has been attached. |
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-27
VALUABLE NEW HAVEN PROPER

TY ATTACHED IN A SUIT
 A United States circuit court suit with seven defendants and with the United States marshal's return of at tachments placed on twenty-four diff ferent properties of the defendants was filed in the town clerks office yester- day. The plaintiffs who claim $lI0O0 damages, are Andrew D. Meloy X Co., the stock brokers of 25 Broad street, New York The defendants are Fred erick w. Donnelly, real estate dealer and owner and Andrew Moorhead, the tea merchant and real estate dealer and owner, together with William Cal houn, John w. Church, Charles s. Sco- vile, George Phelps, the Crown street and builder, and Willis Crofutt of East Haven. The action is brought into the federal courts be- cause the parties to it are residents of different states. It is returnable to the United States circuit court at Hart ford in the October term. Gross, Hyde x Shipman, the Hartford lawyers, will represent the plaintiffs.
 The allegations as set forth in the writ of attachment are to the effect
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-27
WELCH POINT, MILFORD, BOUGHT
 BY SYNDICATE

A syndicate, composed of Allan w. Paige, w. T. Hincks, Charles E. Stagg, w. B. Brotherton and E. l.. Nettleton, has purchased from Mrs. Harriet Nal lett the tract of twenty acres of land in Milford known as Welch point. The George w, Miles Fish oil com pany formerly occupied the land. At torney W. T. Hincks, one of the inter ested men, said yesterday morning thta they had purchased the point, but said that their plans had not been def- nitely settled. The point juts out into the Sound on the east side of Milford Earbor.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-27
HEARING POSTPONED.

The hearing on the application of Leonard B. McCrann for a license to sell liquor ta 59 George street was postponed yesterday by the county commissioners to July ?.
 The Trinity German Lutheran church trustees will fight the license. II is claimed the intended saloon is within 200 feet of the church.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-27

They Knew -Towne--Judging from what D'Auber says, all his ac- quaintances must be very shrewd peo- pie.
 Browne--Why, has he been boosting about it?
 Towne-Ycs, indirectly; I heard him braegng that he didn't owe anybody a dollar.-Philadelph Press.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-27
F-~-|=777777777777-77 STATEMENT OF BUSINESS
Of the Mutual Benefit Association for
 MaSonS

MaSOnS.
 A statement of the business-the first quarter-of this association, has been issued and sent to all members and must be pleasing to them all It was organized March 15 to succeed the old Masonic Mutual, which failed last De- cember, and had BIO members at organ ization. On June 15 there were 722 members. Six deaths occurred during the quarter and benefits of $534S7 were paid on each to the benef1ciaries. There were no claims of any kind against the association and about $1, 400 in the treasury, There is every reason to be- lieve the growth of this association will be rapid.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-27

He Knew.-She--I never saw a mar ried couple who got on so we'll together as MT. and Mrs. RiGby.
 He-Humph! know! Each of them does exactly as she likes.-Brooklyn Life.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-27

The saving of a few cents on bottle of Vanilla Extract will not atone for the an- noyance of having dessert that is lust Il little or in flavor. Always buy Burnett's
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-27
RELIEVED OF FOUR DOLLARS.
Woman Quickly Apprehended by the
 Police Yesterday.

Police Yesterday.
 Elizabeth Hicks, a colored woman, stole four dollars from John M. Camp bell a white man, yesterday afternoon, and was caught in her home, No. 33 York street, last night, by Patrolman Barry of the Howard avenue station. She had the money.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-29
RANGE OF WHEAT. PRICE IN MINNEAPOLIS
Kansas City Grain.

SID; corn, Gle; rye, 5s1ac; October, 42Sc;
barley: 49@5sc.
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THE CASH TRADE
Flax Firmer-Corn and Oats Recover
Rye Steady.

Flax F1rmer-COrn ana oats recover
Rye Steady.
FLAX-There was a t1rmer market and
prices. averaged about q cent higher all
around No. sold at $16S1A spot and at $1.6S
to arrive. Rejected sold at 81 Sc. Minneapolis
received p cars, against &c last year, and
shipped 2. Duluth had Is cars.
Closing prices: Minneapolis-Cash, $1.6SA;
to arrive, $1.6sA; January, $1.6s; May, s1.70az.
rive, $1.691; January, $1.69; May, Sill.
CORN-The market was frmer. Some No.
8 yellow brought soc; No. 8 yellow closed at
&c. Receipts, cars; shipments, car.
OATS-There was a tendency towards re:
covery and all prices ruled higher, yet the
market was unsettled. No. 3 white closed at
4lAc.. Receipts, 10 cars; shipments, cars.
grades. Coarse corn meal and cracked corn,
$21@21. %; No. feed $21. 5O@21.75; No. 2 feed,
$22@22.25; No. feed, $50. 50@22. IS; graduated
corn meal in cotton sacks, at the rate of $3.50
per barrel.
MILLsTUFFs-Bran in bulk is quoted at
flour middlings, $16.75@17; red dog, SIS. 50@19:
feed in 2OO-lb sacks, 81 per ton additional in
100-lb sacks. $3.50 per ton additional. Ship
ments, 1875 tons.
BARLEY-There was firm feeling in good
mailing barley. Feed grades, 540D56c; malt
ments, cars. go '@E-..# ST. =.
RYE-Rye was little flrmer to-day. No.
3 closed at DOC. Receipts 2 cars; shipments,
s cars.
: HAY-Ful! prices are hard to get and
the market is easy as quoted. Up
land, fancy, $7:50@7.75;, upland, choice, $40
diam NG S. t&ofRy ~ eSoos, SS
straw, Choice, s45oa5; wheat and oat straw avs
81. so. Receipts, 80 tons.
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GAINS ARE UNIFORM.
Wall Street Operations Open Quite
Auspiciously.
BUT THIS DOES NOT LAST LONG
In the Final Hour the Whole List
Gives Way to the
LoXest.
BUT THIS DOES NOT LAST LONG

New York, Jan. 2s.-There were quite uni
form gains of small fraction, running up to
R, scattered all through the list In the open
ing dealings. Amalgamated Copper rose rs
and st Louis & San francisco ~. The mar
ket was quite animated, and some heavy
! DOCKS changed hands. International Pump
fell Ia. Professional traders realized on yes
teFaay's purchases. and their sales were large
1 enough TO wipe out the opening gains. Some
| or the prominent Specialties yielded below
Yesterdays close, notably Amalgamated
Sugar and Peoples Gas. Railroads were bet
| ter supported, but their movement was small,
except Rock Island, which reacted l.. A few
}stoeks showed strength, New Jersey Central
rising 8: Westinghouse Electric 2h. with a
| reaction Of "; Pittsburg. Cincinnati, Chicago
& St. Louis rs, and Glucose. Linseed and
Tennessee Coal point.
When the pressure against the specialties
relaxed, buying developed in the Southern
Railway stocks. II Blocks of 5000 or 1900
shares of the preferred were bought, advan-
cling it over, point. The general market be-
came frmer and the western and Pacific
stocks rallied. Great Northern preferred rose
2i@ and Lackawanna 3. improvements of
about a point were also made by American
Tobacco preferred, Rubber, Chicago Terminal
preferred, International Power, Minneapolis,
st. Paul & saut Ste Marie preferred. and
Colorado & Southern first preferred, while
Hooking Valley preferred and General Ellie
trio declined as much The whole market
reacted again when Amalgamated and Sugar
were forced point under last night. The
movement generally was very narrow both
ways. s&zE 50, -
The general market was dull and heavy
after midday. Declines reached a point in
Delaware & Hudson and is in Chicago q
Eastern Illinois. Among the dormant stocks
there were sales Of Nashville, Chattanooga
and St. Louis. at all advance of g. American
Express and United States Express IA.
Smelling preferred gained point. The lack
Of support in Amalgamated Copper, despite
reports OF another advance in raw copper,
encouraged the traders to put out heavy
short lines, and it broke to 70. Other lead.
ing stocks made further declines, particu-
lary Missouri Pacific. which sold under 102.
Iowa Central preferred lost point. Toward
o'clock, there was vigorous demand for
Rock. Island, which rallied it 2a and pulled
up the general list trit1e. $50.
~ The whole market gave way again in the
final hour to the lowest. after sharp rally.
Amalgamated Copper broke ~ below last
night and many leading stocks a point or
more. The closing was quite active and weak
at about the lowest.
Bonds were moderately active and firm.
Stock quotations reported for the Journal
by Watson Co., Chamber of Commerce,
Minneapolis. % a..A
Closing figures are bid. u
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:COVERY IN WHEAT, MAY CLOSING 7511c
The General News Was of 4 More
Encouraging Tone, and Short
Covering Followed.
RECEIPTS LIGHT ALL AROUND
Cash Demand Here Good-Generai
News and Gossip of the
=. Grain Markets.

Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, JAM ".
Wheat turned about this morning ana the
market had the first good reaction from the
continued depression. At noon May was up
to 75A@75%c, against yesterdays low point
of 73%c. The general outlook at the opening
was more favorable than for ten days or
more. Liverpool was ssd up and closed !sd
higher. Receipts were light here, ana the
later figures for the primary movement
showed a light movement. Corn and oats,
after leading the declines for several days,
hrmer and higher. St. Louis was active
in the cash trade and reported some fair lots
sold to go south There was better export,
inquiry reported from late yesterday. Wlth
all this it natural that the Shorts, many
of whom had been short for some time, should
think it advisable to take their profits May
opened ssG73sc higher, at 74$4c, and showed
continued strength. There has been good
break in prices of all grains, and with gen
eral liquidation by longs and spasmodlc Gov
ering by shorts, good many old contracts
have been wiped out. The average or prices
all around is considerably lower, and Tor
that reason it would not be surprising to see
better prices temporarily, yet unless shippers
and exporters take hold or crop scares come
out it will be hard to maintain any material
advance ana a lower level again later is
likely.
Primary receipts were $4,000 bu, against
$4,000 last year, and shipments I06,00o bu,
against 269,OUO Du. ClearanceS wheat auu
aour equaled 653, 900 blu, Minneapolis had III
cars, against 237 last year. and Duluth ~
against Al - 80 ...-..
Firmness ruled through the session and at
the close there was a squirt to 751ac Mime
apolis May closed at 7okc July at 1850 and
January at 74hc. Chicago May closed at 1878
Q79c.
Tho cash market was better all around
than yesterday. Good demand ruled. In all
grades there was a tendency to move closer
to the May price, and No. 2 northern sold
as close as lie under for good lots. No. 1 was
salable at the full May figure. No. also
moved UP notch the best lots, selling
at 21bc under. No. 1 sold at 74A@751sc for
the extreme range No. northern sold from
721sc to 74c, the bulk Of it at 1880. No.
wheat sold at 711A@72Ac. Rejected and no
grade sold from Coo up to 72c ......'
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SEEING OVER THE TELEPHONE IN 1903
Brooklyn Eagle
]. Jones-How is your eyesight?t
Smith Well, II can see people pretty we'll
over the short distance: telephone, but IL /
am In Now York aud I want to see the person
am talking to In Chicago I have to use my
eyeglasses
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-29
MONEY REPORTS

NEW YORK, Jan. 2s.-Money on call easy
at 2@2la per cent; closed, bid and asked, ~
@21a per cent; prime mercantile paper, 4@5
per cent; sterling exchange steady, with ac7
tual business in bankers bills at S4.867s@4.87
for demand and at $4.84A for sixty days; post
ed rates, S4.85 and $4.S8; commercial bills
$4.ssA @4ss7s; bar silver, 55ss;; Mexican dol
lars, AN; government bonds, frmer; state
bonds, inactive; railroad bonds, irregular. Elk
change, 1922, 52S, 679; balances, $17,642,S77. /
MINNEAPOLIS - Bank clearings, $1937, :
35O33; New York exchange, selling rate SOC
premium, buying rate 30c premium; Chicago
exchange, selling rate soc premium, buying
rate par; London 60-day sight documentary
$4.8S%.
ST. PAUL-Clearings $685., OOO.19.
BOSTON, Jan. 29.-Exchanges, $21, lO2, 252;
balances, 81, 742,077.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2s.-Clearngs, s16.-
1874; balances, 81, 657 1923; money, per cent
BALTIMORE, Jan. Chickering's, $685.
OH; balances, $s7e 1857; money, AZ per cent
PARIS, Jan. 29.-Three per cent rentes, 100
francs % centimes for the account. Exchange
on London, Is francs 10 centimes for checks
BERLIN, Jan. 29-Exchange on London. 20
marks 441a pfennigs for checks. Discount
rates: Short bills, 1k per cent; three months
bills, 1B per cent.
CHICAGO, JAN 29.-Clearngs, $4,000, 1874
balances, s., 1872, $780, Posted exchange, 4.S5
for go days; SASS on demand New York ex-
change, soc to 4oc premium. -s>s
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WEDNESDAY, EVENING, JANUARY %, 1902
zoo Wisconsin ds bF Gent: q ssa ~ ~ g
LONDON FINANCIAL
consols and Quotations of American
Securities.

,a Lemon Jan ss:-copsels for money, e4ss:
Atchison 70R: Atchison preferred, 99A; Balti-
more Ohio, 1o6; Canadian Pacific, a16M:
ern 23,A; Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul,
1855 L; I Denver & Rio Grande. 44A; Denver &
first preferred, 81; Erie second preferred, So;
ILLINOIS Central. l43A Louisville 6 Nashville,
l09; Missouri, Kansas q Texas, 251s; Missouri,
Kansas Texas preferred. "a; New York
Central 1865. Norfolk & Western, 577s: Norfolk
& Western preferred, e3s4 Ontario & West
ern, 34A; PENNSYLVANIA. 1914 Reading, 80;
preferred. 32k: Southern Railway, 1919
Southern Railway preferred. 81; Southern Pa
cific, 61%; Union Pacific, 1045s; Union Pacific
preferred, 9OA; United States Steel 44Ac;
United States Steel preferred. s7A: Wabash,
Is; Wabash preferred, 4S; Spanish Fours, 77k:
Rand MiEes, 1875; De, Beers. 44A.
Bar silver, steady, 25kd per ounce. Money,
2!s@3A per cent. The rate of~discount in the
open market for short bills is 8 1-16@2h per
cent; for three months bills is 31s@3M per
cent
Gold premiums. Buenos Aires, 1860;
Madrid. IS; Lisbon 80.
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State Grain Inspection.

JAN 20.
Inspected NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Northern
No. ! northern. 49, No: northern, As; No.
3 Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul - No. 2
northern. Z; No ,, 3: rejected, q no grade 5.
!; No. northern, Is; No. 8, L.
500 Line-No. 2 northern. /; No. 8, 3;
rejected, 2; no grade, 2.
. Northern Pacit1c-No northern, 2; No.
Chicago. St Paul, Minneapolis e. Ohaha-
Ne;2 northern, l; No: IS; rejected, ;.
Total-No. l northern, %: No. 2 northern,
7s; No. 3, 25; rejected. IL; no grade, 49,
Other charlottesville. winter wheat, 1;
No. 3 corn. 1; No. corn. 20; no grade corn,
2: No. 8 white oats, g.; No. white oats, S:
Nos oats, Z; no grade oats, 4; No. 2 rye, 2;
no grade rye, l; No. 3 barley, 1; No. i bar.
ley. z: No. $ barley, 2. No. 1 flax. 10; re-
5ected flax, 3: no grade fax g.
Cars Inspected Out-No. northern wheat.
y; Ne: ? northern wheat, a.; No 5 wheat wheat,
81; rejected wheat, 1; no grade wheat, IS:
No. 2 winter wheat, s: No. 8 white oats. 4:
No. white oats, 4; No. barley, 1: no grade
barley, /; No. rye, 5; No. flax, /; rejected
fax 1.
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Late south Dakota Corporations.

Special to The Journal
Pierre, S. D., Jan. Particles Of incorpora-
ton have been filed for the Buffalo Oil COM
pany, at Pierre, with capital of $4,000; in
corporators, A. E. Florence, L. r. Hugh and
j. E. Evans. For the Rain Water Motor
Manufacturing company, at Pierre. with a
capital of 100000; 1ncorporators, Edward A.
Rein, E. Powers White and Oscar Nelson.
For the Business Mems League, of Mitchell,
with a capital of $4,000; incorporators. A. e.
Hitchcock, H D. Butterfeld, r. r. Bowdle,
l. w. Seaman and o. L. Branson. For the
Evangelism Lutherische Christus Gemendie.
at Hartford; trustees, John Halfort. Louis
Willig and August Kluck For the Citizens
State Bank. of Castlewood, with a capital OF
$4,000; incorporators, w. Fl. Armin. F. D.
Barrett, W. NJ. Smith, c. T. Topper F. X.
Gorma1i, A. F.. Paulson and E. Walter.-Goy-
ernor Herreid has issued commission to T.
Lloyd Hollister, Of New York, as commits
sioner of deeds for South Dakota, in New
York.
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Kansas CITY Live Stock,

Kansas City, jan -cattle-Receipts.
5000; beef steers, S5@655; Texans, s4@5. So !;
cows and heifers, s2-75@5-25: stockerst and
feeders, SO. 6094.S5.
gs-Receipts, Il, 900; strong; heavy. s6.4o
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MEMORIALS FOR THE DEAD
for Judges Elliott and
Hamilton and j. w. Losey,

Special to The Journal
Madison, Wis, Jan 29.-Memorial exer-
clses for three prominent Wisconsin
jurists and attorneys who died recently
We're held in the supreme court Yesterday
afternoon, arguments in pending cases
being suspended while honor was paid
the dead. The three for whom the exer-
cises were held were Judge Eugene S.
Elliott and Judge Hamilton of Milwau-
kee, and Joseph w. Losey of La Crosse.
The memorials for Judges Elliott and
Hamilton were presented with appro-
pirate accompanying remarks, by General
c. F. Winkler and George P. Miller,
Chief Justice J. B. Cassoday making re-
Spouse on behalf of the court to the me-
mortal for Judge Hamilton and Justice
c. V. Bardee1 to that for Judge Elliott.
The memorial for Mr.. Losey was pre-
scented by Judge B. F. Bryant Of La
Crosse, Justice R. D. Marshall making the
response