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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-08
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BUTTER AND EGGS.

ST. Louis, March 7. Poultry Firm;
chickens 10: turkeys l3lam14; ducks 10;
geese Az. Butter Steady creamery 20G2s;
dairy l7a9l Eggs Higher II.
Chicago, March Butter Steady; cream.
erv 1929; dairy lSl4M23. Cheese Steady,
1O3,6ilgI. Eggs-Weak; fresh Is.
New York. March Eggs Receipts goa
packugcs; easier; Western at mark %;
Southern at mark 2iM2412,
Kansas City, March Eggs -Lowe5 rs.
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DRIED FRUITS AND NUTS.

APPLES Fancy evaporated, 5Olb boxes,
9A@Ub2c; lib cartons, fancy, l0Rci cartons,
choice, 9l2c; choice evaporated, sac; sun
dried, 61ac
APRICOTS-Per lb, loose, 1olaG11c.
ClTRON-In 1O-lb boxes, 14c
CURRANTS- 25lb boxes cleaned, bulk,
S1ad0c; lib cartons, 9l2Q11c.
DATES -l-lb packages, 7kdSc; Fard
dates, Dc; Hallowei, bulk, cob boxes,
5GI6c
FIGS-Imported, 12ladl5c.
PEACHES Choice new stock, SAd0c.
RAISINS-California 3-crown, H. l..
boxes. ST. 65Gil. 10; Alb boxes, l.. NJ. raisins'
GO@7Oc; 2-crown, l.. NJ. raislns, sob boxes,
TlgM7Mc; 3-crown, l., NJ, T&Qsc.
PRUNES-C California 00-1U0s, &c; S0-9Os,
5lhc: 7O-SOs, &c; G0-70s, 6l4c joGOs, 7c; 40
50s, Sc.
/ Sicily 13c; California wnlnuts, 13dl4c'
peanuts, fancy hand picked, 5l2a6c; No,
| > 4%@5c; Jumbo, I@I4c almonds; Tara
/ coma, 16ml7c per ID in sacks; California
almonds, Zoe; pecans, 1oc; chestnuts, Pied
montes, Sc.
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niohard cooke q co.Is Lettsr.

Houston. March 7.-Advices and CORE
spondence throughout the cotton belt to
the Journal OF Commerce confirm their es-
Innate OF a short crop and rapid move
ment The total crop In sight to March
s 6g4 coo bales From Texas 2647 $40
sim This points 10 100000 or Whereabouts
Tor Texas. The Into sight for the week wa
bsoO more than corresponding week last
wear and $4,000 more since September
than for the same time IN 1901. Liverpool
down 1.32 on spots. up M-6f on contract,
and due TO be unchanged tomorrow.
Richard Cooke & Co.
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Chronicle Weather Reports.
Especial to The Post ]

New York. March THE Chronicle says;
Reports TO us by telegraph from the South
this evening denote that on the whole the
weather has been somewhat unsatisfactory
during the week under review aud the
marketing of cotton mas Deen interfered
with TO some extent Rain has fallen In
most districts and In localities along the
Atlantic the precipitation has been excts'
glVe
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OuinIne. 4O442c per ounce b0ttIe; mof,
prime So 2d02 80 per ounce; cocaine, 500
per ounce; borax, Slsc per pound In loOlD
PACKAGES copperas, 81 40 in barrels castor
oil Si 20 per gallon in 5-gallon packages
epsom salts, Sl75 per 100 lbs in banels'
alcohol. S2.7Oa3,O0 per gallon; sulphur,
50 60 per 100 his in barrels; alum, 40 per
pounds in barrels, saltpeter, &c per ponnp
ST 90; gum opium, S3.s5 powdered opium,
Sass; carbolic acid 40d42e per pound N
bottles; calcium carbide 500 per lOJ' ue
liYered Texns common railway points.
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PANTS. oILs AND GLASS.

White lead, per cwt, strictly pure, SUD,
second grade. $500; third grade, 5000
Tmpentne, per case, two 5.eallon cans
81 Is; barrel lots. ole per gallon Mineral az
paints, 6Oc per gallon. Window glassi w
per cwt, 500. Lipseed oil, best, hel;eu,
69@70c, Ready mixed house paints SlO0tt,
l.5O per gallon, according 70 brand mlneIssdi
paints, 60c per gallon window glass; 90
per cent off January list
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SUGAR.

New Orleans. March Sugar-pull; open
kettle 2IsM3 1876 open kettle centrifugal
36i3i5: centrifugal yelows 3hd3 1916; see
onds 2tm3h Molasses-S Strong; centrltu
New York, March 7.--Sugar-Raw, steady;
fair refining 1916; centrifugal 1b test
37.1G; moasses sugar . ll-l6 Refined
Dull,
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market for futures, IN sympathy with Liv-
erpool opened 1 to . polnis lower After
nuctuntlug 10 points 10 either direction.
Inc close showed net loss OF | point on
all positions. exchange September and Oc
,obcr, the former losing points and the
latter 2
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COFFEE.

New York. March 7.--Coffee-spot RE
'oiiiet: No. I Invoice .. Mld-Dull; Cor
doya sal2 The market for futures closed
ouiet ana net > to Is points lower. Total
sSa'es We're %, $50 bags, including March at
S'S5; April %; May ). 40; June 5, 90; Sep,
tcmner 3 10: October $50, December 90
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eamhlsrs KILLED In a Duel.

Ardmore, /. IT,, March Jude Green
and lin MCGEE, gamblers, quarreed last
night in the Blue Goose saloon across the
line In Oklahoma. one mile west az Rush
Springs. Both drew reyolyers and shot
each other dead.
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sTLEsS DAY
! CHARACTERIZED THE TRADE
a.. Advances--No Oranges
~ A,rive--Slim Demand tor
saos-Meats Are Stronger.

A 10 the wholesale market yester'
n us,,ess throughout. Neither eoun-
nor the city demand were suffl'
csuse a good movement and the
H. In some stocks also contributed
q ness.
and lard made an advance of .
=, lemons arrived and met with a
sale.
on turpentIue have advanced a
o. gallon on barrel lots,
market is bare of oranges, and ar
I are not expected before Monday
q 40 were searcer for the day and
= seld more firmly in consequence.
K aomapd for apples has perceptihly
I. I'd and decreased movement is IN
sice.
400 situation was weaker on account
ssry slim demand and most sales were
i around Ice.
u re on bananas have had to go I'M
I an account Of the lack of ripe sup
hut they will be plentiful in a few
lion advIccs on dates say; "The avail
.rnn,y Of last crop dates is only about
IN boxes which will all be cleared NJ
81 tbis years dates come In 1t Is be-
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APPLES Fancy Ben Davis, 50. 80; iona
than and wineSapS, Sc 90.
BANANAS-LOoSe, Sl.65nl7j; packed
81. 7JM2 90.
,. .ERRIES- SO Ood3. % per bushcl
crate; barrels 50 OFd9. 80.
COCOANUTS- Per sack Of 100 So 50T
3 rs; less quantities., $500.
LEMONS-Messinas, new crop, So 5Wf
3. "a; CALIFORNIA;, 81 1913 90,
RANGES-Caifornia navels, S2.756i3,Oo.
STRAWBERRlES-C "A pints, 50, %
az so
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HARnMARR.

WIRE NAILs-S2.95 base per key,
BARRED WIRE-Galyani2ed, GNdden.
$3.50 per 100 lbs; galvanized Baker $3.50
per 100 lbs.
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HIDES AND WOOL.

81 Louis. March T.--Wool- Easy; medium
grades 18@l7 uEht me ~, lS533@ lf72' he"FS
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Carload lots, (. o. b. cars from millersi
dealers charge from store 5@l0c more per
100 lbs on bran, 2@3c per busnel on oats
and corn, and 10Ml5c per loo lbs on nay
. BRAN-Per 100 lbs, 81. 11ml, II, o-oa
WHEAT SHORTS-Per 100 lbs, Sl'Zoa
$50.
CORN-No sacked, 79MSic
CORN CHOPS Pure. 81 460 ~.
OATS Per hushpl, 5613Sc, -
HAY-Aifllfu, Sl4 80 10 90; choice Tim TIN,
othy, $40 OOmi0.5O; South Texas pralrle
nay, SIS. ONdlO. 90, North Texas ana Iefrl'
tory hay, SIS. O06i1s.O0.
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Naw Orleans Cotton.

New Orleans. March 7.--SpOt cotton nIIn
AT full prices. Sales 1000 bales ineindihg
1900 to arrive. Quotations unchanged. Ine
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Sch Malcomn b. Seavey tAm), Port
Iamna.
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mo were scarcer for the day ana
4 neld more firmly in consequence.
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ocg situation was weaker on account
'sery slim demand and most sales were
4 around Ice.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

PORT or GALVESTON, March Z.
ARRIVED.
SIS Patria CDau1, Hartlepool.
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Sch Malcolm +. Scayey Am), Pori
Tampa.
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Is domaud for apples has perceptihly
4. ,oS and decreased movement is in
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Il re on bananas have had to go UNI
an account Of the lack of ripe sup
hut they will be plentiful in a few
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u,rks. IS bare of oranges, and a
are not expected before Monday.
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!. on turpentlne have advanced {
r. gallon on barrel lots.
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MORE CATRRPILLARS COMING
Insects win iunihiIste City Trees Unless
They Ire Protected

George c. Raymond, of No. 1104 Pine
street, who has made a study of the
caterpillar and its destruction OF To-
liage, is Of the opinion that the city
trees will be damaged more extensively
by the young pests now taking on life
unless owners of the trees take steps
to prevent the birth of the insect.
Mr. Raymond says the best preventa-
tive of the spread of the pest is a
spraying of the trees with a chemically
prepared liquid. Two applications Of
the fluid will kill all the caterpillars
in a tree. and not injure the foliage in
the least Mr. Raymond says people
make a mistake in tying bandages
about the trees, thinking thereby to
keep caterpillars away. The ban
dages not only fail to keep the pests
out of the trees, but cause the bark un-
der the bandage to dry up and die.
According to Mr. Raymond's obser-
vations.it is not too late today to check
the spread of the pest.
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LETTER CARRIERS IN CONTEST
Columbia Ledge OnerS Vacation to Most
Popular Of the Men

Columbia Lodge of Odd Fellows has
prepared the program of sport to be
presented at Shellpot on Saturday. Fol
lowing are the events, time, prizes and
the names of the merchants who have
given the prizes:
Baby show, 2.30. coach, j. and ]. N.
Harman; rope walk over water $50,
silk umbrella, j.. r. Mullin & Sons;
baseball. Columbia Lodge, l. o. o. r.,
and Minqua Tribe of Red Men, Morris
chair for lodge reading ROOM Il. l..
Peacock Company; three legged race,
bicycle trousers, J. Warren Bullen;
shot-put, A3O. straw hat. c. Il. Dubell;
100 yards dash, latest pattern base
mans glove. IA. w. VandeNer & Co.;
heel-to-toe walk, $50, straw hat, II. b.
Springer; pie eating contest. 6, 81, Co
lumbia Lodge: dancing, s; prize waltz,
9. ladies' prize, gold stick pin; gentle
mans prize, fancy alarm clock, s. II.
Baynard.
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FEDERAL GRAND JURY FINDS
BILLS AGAINST TWENTY-FIVE
Big Scheme Of Bogus Naturalization Of Italians Bids Fair
to Be Exposed and Participants PHniShedDy
United States Court

Twenty-two indictments were re-
turned by the United States Grand
Judy this afternoon against persons
concerned in procuring for Italians
naturalization papers by fraudulent
means. The names Of those indicted
were not announced, as they have not
yet been arrested
On the application Of District Atlor-
ney William Michael Byrne, Judge
Bradford issued bench warrants for
their arrest. The warrants will be
served by Secret Service AGENT Peele
and his assistants.
The utmost secrecy TO guard against
the workings becoming public were
maintained District Attorney Byrne
and the others connected with the Fed
eral offices refused TO talk about the
matter. Mr.. Byrne referred the report
es to the secret service men, and they
In turn referred the newspaper men to
the District Attorney.
lt was learned from other sources,
however. that none of the men indicted
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were politicians or men Of much
prominence. 1t was also learned that
there were more than one Indictment
against one man. The next step will
be the arrest Of the men and their ar
raignment before the court
The petit jury viii return on Nom
day. After the indictments were pre-
sented the Grand Judy was discharged
with the thanks OF the court.
John Lemon is awaiting sentence on
this charge and much OF the evidence
was secured by a confession he made
after he pleaded guilty.
Five indictments presented against
Wilmington merchants. whom it is al
legged have been selling oleomargarine
contrary to the Federal law. We're ig-
nOred. There was not enough evidence
to convict them, although IL was shown
that there had been some irreguari-
ties. The revenue men will still con-
tinue to watch the dealers who sell
this product
More testimony was heard This morn
ing in the case Of the Frank Neeland
Machine Company VS.. the Johnson
Forge Company.
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PLUMBERS AROUSED OVER THE
ACTION OF BOARD OF EDUCATION
1t Is Alleged That Specifications Made 1t Impossible for
But One Local Firm to Furnish Boilers
for Public Schools

one bidder This is true. There could
not be others after the specifications
were consulted. They call for an in
ternally fired, portable, return tubular
boiler. This kind of boiler is only
made by the Coatesyille Boiler Works,
at Coatesville, Pa. Mr.. Miller is the
agent for this company.
Il intend TO send a letter protesting
against the award. have been assured
by some members that there will be an
investigation"
Other plumbers seen talked in about
the same strain. They said that the
Coatesville boiler is no better than
other boilers that are sold here for the
same price.
One man who said he did not want
his name used at present, said he pro-
posed to call the attention of Attor-
ney-General Ward TO the matter. The
Citizens Committee also will be asked
to make not only an investigation of
this matter. but of the awarding of
contracts for furniture, coal and other
supplies for the schools.
Bernard DOnohoe, who made the
charge in the Board of Education meet
ing, when seen this morning, said he
is. not yet ready to talk. He intimated,
however. that he had something TO pre-
sent to the board at the next meeting.
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RAILROAD COMPANIES
ARRANGE FOR MERGER

Two board meetings were held yes
terday TO arrange further for the merg-
ing into one company Of the Philadel-
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore rail-
road and the Baltimore and Potomac.
The board of the former company met
at Broad Street Station. Philadelphia,
while the directors of the latter held a
meeting in Baltimore.
It was decided that the consolidation
company shall be called the Philadel-
Dhia. Baltimore and Wash
ington Railroad Company. To
authorize the issue of So
1000 Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore stock to take up that Of the
Baltimore and Potomac and for other
corporate purposes, and to formally
raufy the merger a special stockhold-
ers' meeting viii be held in August
This is all in line with the PennsJi-
vania policy of consolidating its sys-
item into a few large companies.
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If any dependence can be placed in
signs, there will be a lively session Of
the Board of Education at its next
meeting The plumbers of the city are
up in arms regarding the awarding Of
a contract to II. A. Miller to furnish
boilers for two of the public schools.
They claim that the Committee on
Light, Heat and Ventilation showed
discrimination in awarding the con-
tract The plumbers also charge that
the specifications were so worded that
but one make of boiler could be bid on.
They further say that Mr.. Miller is the
agent for that boiler here, and that
other men therefore could not bid on
the contract. This explains why there
was but one bidder.
William H. Heine is one of the sew
|eral plumbers who are up in arms
against the educators. This morning
he said:
"The way the Board Of Education
awards contracts should be exposed.
There have been several instances
where favOritism has been shown. The
faction of the board in awarding the
boiler contract, despite the protest Of
BERNARD Donohoe, the member from
the Second ward, is the latest. Some
|member Of the Board of Education
made the defense that there was but
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FARMERS DELUGE
CORN MARKETS
Gates Corner Comes TO an
Abrupt Termination
PROFITS EXCEED $l,5OO,OOO
Promised Many Millions But Growers
Sold Quantities at Ninety Cents
a BaShel
PROFITS EXCEED $l,5OO,OOO

Chicago. Jelly 1.-THE famous John
W. Gates corner In July came to an
abrupt ten. ial,icl yesterday, when IL
became known that shorts to the ex-
tent OF a good many million bushels
had effected private settlements with
Harris. Gates g. Co., and that the deal
was ut IN end SO far as the steel mag
nate was concerned The July price re-
sponded 10 the settlement by q quick
drop OF l54 ceats TO 654 cents. Later
it recovered fraction and closed at
G5is cents, substantially the price of
the cash article
IL is said that Mr.. Gates profits Will
exceed 81 100000.
To form an estimate of tho apparent
profit by the deal would necessitate a
knowledge cf the average price at
which the property was bought 1t IS
estimated by close observers OF the
transaction that Mr., Gates profit Will
exceed S1.500,O0O This amount will be
divided up between ten or a dozen mill
lionaires who were interested in the
deal Mr. Gates and his friends have
between 4.O00 GEO and 5000 600 bushels
Of cash corn which they musr-dispose
of before the corner can be called alb
solutely settled
The corner at one time promised
many millions of profit and the farmer
whose well-fllod cribs line the tracks
of nearly every railroad entering Chi
cago, is held responsible for the dis
appointing ending Of the corner There
were substantial reserves from the
bumper crop of 1900 and the large yield
OF 1901 This corn has been held fol-
a satisfactory market The farmer did
not begin to take advantage OF the sit.
uation until the price of July got VI
IN the 7Os, and when it finally reached
80 cents the Chicago market was
deluged with cash corn. For awhile the
Harris-Gates people kept the market
cleaned up. but steadily increasing
quantities began coming. and the pros
pect of loading up with a lot of so.
cent corn. which they might not b,
able to dispose of at over 60 cents, be-
came somewhat appalling. Without
warning. they withdrew all support
settled with the shorts and closed tn,
deal
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MEN FOR SOFT COAL FIELDS
Employment Agencies Securing the
Country For Workmen.

employment agencies securing the
Country For Workmen.
Roanoke, Va. July 1G.- Employment
agencies in this city are receiving in
quiries for hands from the coal fields
and agents from that section are scour-
ing the country getting every available
man to go to work About 1000 men
have passed through Roanoke within
the past few days enroute 10 different
places in the fields, where they are put
to work Immediately. The number Of
cars loaded is daily increasing, and
still the demand for coal is much
greater than the supply. The unusual
demand for men is due to the large
demand for coal. and because the OPP
orators are fearing some trouble and
are desirous of catching up with or
ders and have a good force at work
should a general strike of all bitu-
minous miners be ordered this week
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BUSINESS DIFFICULTIES LED
MARINER TO End HIS LIFE

1t was because he would rather die than
face a committee of his creditors that Jo-
seph Gardiner Mariner. proprietor of the
Philadelphia Wall Paper Mills, committed
suicide in Smyrna yesterday.
Mr.. Mariner was heavily involved finan-
cially, and a week ago a committe was
appointed to take action as might seem
necessary to protect creditors interests.
Loss in business and in speculation Is
given as the cause Of his financial en-
.barrassment.
A short time ago it became evident that
Mr.. Mariner was badly entangled imam
cially. II was stated after n meeting or
his creditors, held in New York that he
submitted a proposition 20 pay twenty
five per cent. giving long time notes, with
interest all claims of less than $3.50 To be
paid within a year and larger amounts 10
be paid within I'm two three, four and hNe
years. He said that he could borrow
money and was willing to continue busi-
ness under the supervision of a committee
OF three creditors, two OF whom were 10
be appointed by the creditors and the
other by himself. He further proposed
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BOARD OF MANAGERS MEET
Librarian BOVermm Reports Gifts 70 Ii.
brafy Numerous in June

The board of managers Of the VIII
mington Institute Free Library held
their regular monthly meeting in the
librarians Office last evening. Dibrar-
ian BOwerman reported accessiOns for
June of 3S2 volumes, but as PAS vol
umes had been withdrawn, the net in
crease was 134.
The total circulation for the month
was 14.13S. a decrease of ABS over June,
1901 The circulation was distributed
as follows: 1885 at the central library
523 at Rockford and ESQ at the four
teen schools. The total registration
now numbers 1850, including $3.50
public school pupils, 1874 teachers and
67 out-of-town borrowers.
The gifts to the library during June
were numerous. They included the fol-
lowing: 1877 periodicals and pamph-
lets from Mrs. L. b. Bates; "a pamph-
lets from George II. BOughman, city
engineer: 4 volumes and z pamphlets
from William l.. Hamann, city clerk
3 numbers of magazines completing
set Of Wilmington Board OF Trad,
Journal from John r. Mullins; vol
ume from Charles w. Pusey; l3 pamph-
lets from Miss r. Viola Reeves; q
half-tone pictures from John NJ. Rog
ers: ! volume the Register Of the Ma
tiOnal Society of the Sons of the Ameri
can Revolution" from Howard De
Haven Ross; / pamphlet from JOSEPH
WiggleswOrth, secretary Board o
HEALTH 13 pamphlets from Georg'
Black. chief of police; pamphlet
from Joseph A. Bond chief engineer o
Water Department. and 1 volume from
Colonel A. j. Woodman.
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that the business should be stopped when
ever the committee might deem Il advis-
able. This proposition was not accepted.
David Y. Cowles was elected chairman
and E. W. Hyde secretary OF a meeting
OF creditors held on July s. A rough
statement of the condition of the concern
showed liabilities Of 100000 and not to
exceed $4,000 in assets.
It was shown that Mr. Mariner had
withdrawn from the business in three
years and ten months $4,000. sac 600 Of
which had been lost in stock speculations
$4,000 loaned to friends and cannot be col
lected, $1,000 put in a patent $4,000 life
insurance, and the balance for living cx-
peuses. He had Sl3000O life insurance
$50 900 payable 10 his estate and the bal
ance TO his mother and sister. A bank
holds S55 900 Of the $500 as collateral.
The creditors appointed n committee
consisting of Thomas Waller. of the IN
teInational Paper Company; Edward G.
Ward, Of II. G.. Craig & Co. and Maurice
W. Philips. of Philadelphia. 10 safeguard
their interests. This committee was TO
have met Mr.. Mariner tomorrow
Evening journal., 1902-07-16
EArAL RAILRoAp coLLIaIoN
Engineer Tllton Was scalded to Death
BY Escaping Steam.


BY Escaping Steam.
Long Branch. n. j.. July 16.-Peter
Titon. engineer of a gravel train, was
killed near Branchnort in a collision
yesterday on the New York and Long
Branch Railroad The trains that
came together were gravel and pas
senger which was bound for New York.
Il is though that an open switch was
the cause of the accident The fireman
Of the gravel engine was hurled 30
feet, but escaped with a shaking up.
When the trains came together the
impact threw the passenger engine
from the rails and down the embank-
ment into the Shrewsbury river, where
the engine now lies. II is supposed
that Tilton and his fireman were in
the act of jumping. Tilton landed un-
der the forward end of the parlor car,
and there he was scalded to death by
the steam escaping from his own
wrecked engine.