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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-05-06
WANTED. FOR SALE, ETC.

FOUND. HORSE BLANKET on Summer
street last week. Owner may have same
by proving property and paying for this
advertisement. Enquire at Ga Summer
street.
For SALE CHEAP New, heavy two
horse lumber wagon with body. M. ].
Caldbeck.
| WANTED-To buy or to rent, medium
sized tenement, about ten minutes walk
from scale shops. L, S. Hooker.
F. A. SCOTT & Co. want is cars of
maple sugar, for which they will pay the
| highest market price.
WAGONS. have a good stock of new
wagons. Come in and look them over.
B. F. WEEKS, % Pearl street.
MRS. c. ]. HEoN, IA Passumpsic
street, nurse.
BABY CARRIAGE FOR SALE. In good
condition, nicely upholstered and almost
new. Will be sold reasonably. Enquire
at this office.
PH9TON AND CONCORD WAGON FOR SALE.
Both in good condition and will be sold
at bargain. Enquire of John H. Ryan,
st. Johnsbury.
EGGs-HATcHING EGGS. Rhode Island
Reds, Barred Plymouth Rocks, and Rose
comb, White Leghorns. One dollar for
thirteen. From great laying stocks
Harry Daniels, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
FARM HAND wanted for the season.
II. N. Penniman, St. Johnsbury, w.
WANTED-Good laundresses. Enquire
at once at the Avenue House.
EDGAR F. ELLIOTT, Magnetic Healer,
II ST. John st.
For SALE OR EXCHANGE. The Calhoun
Matthews farm, 240 acres, near East St.
Johnsbury; also the Duck Pond farm. and
about 80 acres of bush land in Waterford.
Inez Goodall.
THE BRooKs-TyLER Dry Goods Co.
have a full line of mems summer under.
wear for IS, so and Is cents.
REWARD oFFERED-We will reward
anyone to their satisfaction if we can
show them our line of carriages and har-
nesses. BUNDY & WEEKS.
WANTED-AN EXPERIENCED girl or
woman for general housework in small
family. Modern conveniences. Mrs. AL
fred E. Watson. Hartford, Vt.
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Union Mission Studies.

The third in the series of union mis-.
slorary meetings will be held in the chapel
of Grace Methodist church, Friday after.
noon, May 8, at four O'Clock All ladies
are most cordially welcome. Following
is the list of topics:
The Peoples of India, some of their
general characteristics, Mrs. w. A. Little.
lndla's great Famines and Plaques,
their Causes and Prevention, Mrs. Elisha
May.
Every Day Life of English Residents,
Mrs. Henry Fairbanks.
The Attitude of the Indian Peoples
toward their British Conquerors, Miss
Martha ]. Hall.
The Women of India, Mrs. H. N. Turner.
Twentieth Century Idolatry.
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head and bruising himself quite badly.

head and bruising himself quite badly.
George c. Thomas, former resident
here, took one OF the leading parts in the
M. l. 7. theatricals played in the Hollis
Street theatre in Boston, a short time
ago.
Elmer E. Robinson has had the mis-
fortune to run a meat hook through his
left wrist. The injury was very pain
full one.
Miss Annie 0. Maloney visited her
home in Newport, Friday.
Patrick VIM left Tuesday for a short
visit with relatives at Millers Falls,
Mass.
Mrs. G. A. Woodward and son Harry
of Morrisvile are visiting at Ethan
Carr's this week.
Charles Howe OF Brattleboro is visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. c.
Howe.
Editor L. P. Thayer of Vermont called
on his friends last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prudent HenauIt are
visiting friends in Sanford, Maine, this
week.
A. L. Bailey is in Boston on business.
Fred Desrochers is visiting friends in
Sherbrooke.
George K. Harrington of Chicago,
formerly of East ST. Johnsbury, has
moved here to live
F. H. Adams OF Boston, one of the d.
rtctors in the Farmers Mutual Cream.
cry, was in town last week, taking &C.
count of stock in the creamery.
George Swasey of Newbury visited
friends in town Monday and Tuesday.
Henry Michaud has moved to Provi.
dence to live. Mrs. Michaud will re-
main here until the last of this month.
Mrs. George Asselin is visiting friends
and relatives in Littleton and Lancaster.
Miss Blanche Gould of Plymouth, who
has been visiting friends in town. re-
turned to her home Monday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-05-06
Deaths.

At st Johnsbury, April 20, Dorothy L.,
infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Day,
aged 1 year, 10 months
At St Tohnsbury Center, May 4, Turrell
Hartman, aged So years.
At st. Johnsbury Center. May 4, Mrs
Lucina (Pierce) Wheeler, aged 70 years and
m onths.
At the Hospital for Consumptives at Chi
cago. April rs Eusti ]. Batchelder, aged ~
years, 20 months 6 days,
At Hardwick, May /, Nathan Field, aged
60 years.
At Rochester, N Y. May 1, Emily Norris,
wife of E. c. Bosworth, in her 4sth year,
formerly of East Barnet.
At Cabot, May 1, Mrs. Emily Haines
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-05-06
Civil Service Examinations.

The United States civil service com.
mission announce the following exami.
nations: May 26, immigrant inspector;
skilled woodworker; mechanician; labo.
ratory apprentice; nautical expert;
May 1921, craftsman and engineer.
Particulars of the salaries of these posi-
lions and application forms may be
obtained OF Frank Lanctot, clerk of the
local board, at the st. Johnsbury post
office.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-05-06
W. X. G.. Notes.

Chamberlin W. R. c. will have a
"Silver Shower" at G. A. R. Hall tomor-
row evening, the program to consist OF
piano solos by Miss Margaret Gorham,
vocal selections by the Summervile La.
dies quartet, Rotations and an obstacle
race. There will also be a short play.
"A Business Meeting" Refreshments
will be served. Admission 10 cents.
Hours to II.
The regular meeting of Chamberlin W.
r. c., will be held Thursday afternoon
at 80. Special work will come before
the meeting and a full attendance is re-
queSted.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-05-06
Births.

At Burlington. April 30, daughter to Mr.
and Mrs. M. II. Buckham
At North Danville, May 3, daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. George Stanton
At St. Johnsbury, May 8, daughter to
Mr. and Mrs Robert w. Simonds.
At St Johnsbury, May 2, son to Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank W. Robinson.
At Dorchester, Mass, May 8, daughter
to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Poland Rankin
At West Burke. April %, daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs Z. E. Silsby.
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st. Johnsbury, and Katherine Graham OF
Springfield, Mass.
At west Burke, Maya by Rev. {. G. Gorse.
Verne Spencer and Matte Duval, both OF
Burke
Ross, Arthur Miller and Miss Mile Parker.
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Marriages.

AT cambridge Mass. April %, by Rev.
DANIEL Evans, Herbert j. Warden formerly of
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WEATHER RECORD.

At Bingham's Drug Store. for the week
ending May s, 1903. -
New-York tribune., 1903-01-29
HE BLAMES BELLEVUE.
Coroner Says Suicide Should Not Have
Been Free.

Paul Fuchs thirty-one years old. OF NO 44i
Tenth-ave who had left Bellevue Hospital Wnere
he had been under treatment in the alconohc Varo'
only short while before. nearly severed his head
from his body with two r1zors in a oaroer snop
at No 5S5 Tenth-ave., yesterday Coroner Scholer
censured the hospital officials and the Cnarlties
Department, saying that he understood the man
had been discharged cured by Dr. Frederlck W.
Bauer while he being transferred from 6elle-
vue Hospital to the City Hospital, on BackWelFs
Island
Dr. Bauer declares that he did not dlseharse
Fuchs and that though his name appeared on tne
list of patients be transferred 10 the City HOS
pitaI Fuchs did not appear when his name was
called before the patients embarked for Black
wells Island Coroner schoIer says that the man
committed suicide because he was insane from
drink and hints at investigation
About o'clock Fuchs appeared in the barber snop
@, M 55a Tenth-ave and was shaved While IN
the chair he looked up and down the counter at
the razors. From there he went to the shop at NO
565 three doors away George Mails the PR
prietor was in the kitchen. in the rear, Win MS
wife and Geerge Carroll. journeyman was nxlns
a door On a clothes press in middle room Inc
door of the clothes press was swung IN sucn
manner that Carroll could not see VINO entered the
shou but he heard footsteps. Thinking 1t was q
customer he waited until he had driven screw
and then started TO go into the shop. AT tne door
leading into it he could Fuchs standing in front
of mirror with razor in each hand
well tho nerve Of that fellow; shaving hirnselfE
exclaimed Carroll
He then walked into the shop. and to his horror
saw that the man at the mirror was saving MS
neck with the two razors- Just as Carroll neared
him the man fell TO the floor and died few minutes
later
Ths Bellevue records show that Fuchs walked
into tho recention ward at the hospital Tuesday
and said that he had been drinking heavily and
was sick He placed in the alcoholic ward
Yesterday he ordered transferred TO the Clty
Hospital That is as far the records at Belle
vue go. l.. =, ..
DR. Bauer said the patients about to be trans
ferrad were not in custody and could DO as tney
pleased. When the time came for the BOAT 70 starr
thew were marched down to the pier IN a oocy N
charge of an orderly. If any OF them cnose %
leave the line they could &c so ana Ie o. ~ aIe
to take care Of himself in the eyes OF the BeLeyue
authorities he would not have been sent mere Win
a group of patients in charge OF a single oroSr,ys
but would have been brought In a WAGON Nc
said -. -s-.L.
The authorities at Bellevue said last night
that Fuchs was turned over to an orderly. VINO
gave the man into the personal care OF Dr.
Bauer.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-29
HICKS ARNOLD.

Kick. Arnold os Arnold. Constable Co.. died
Yesterday at the Waldorf after e brief illness he
was stxty-gtx years old For some time Mr.. Arnold
bad made frequent trips TO his farm near Tarry-
town 10 superintend building and other improve
-nsn-s ae took cold last week. but was
able 10 be ct the store on Saturday ne seemed
much better Tuesday. but yesterday he had
-a1sa.s pneumonia developed and he died Mrs
l-noId and his brother-in-law. F. A Constable
were at his bedside.
Ny Arnold was the nephew OF Richard Arnoio
"a tho sor-in-Iaw Of James NJ Constable, the
founder Of the drygoods house. which dates back
more than sixty years. When a boy his uncle took
him into the store and he grew up in the business
xT 7t,.e5 . o,,;e+ life He was greatly beloved by
bis efaeleyes many of whom have been pensioned
Mr ArnoId's home was ar No East Eighty
third-st but he was staying at the motel Nhlle
sc-ns alterations were going on The funeral Will
be held in Trinity Chapel Saturday morning
Mr. Arnold the last of his family He was
director Of the Bank OF the Metropolis a trustee
a, ths Bowery Savings Bank and member Of the
zye<t-y of Trinity Parish.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-29
CAPTAIN JAMES soYDEN.

Fre7port Long Island Jan. 2S-Captaln James
Bovden -ho is said to have been the Oldest Wrecker
On the southern Long Island coast and representa-
tive of the Nerritt-Chapman Wrecking company
died to-day He was ffty-nine years old. Death
.,,1,ad fror7 4 coz1lplication of diseases
Captain Boyden a native Of Newly Aork Clly-
He came to Long Island when boy ana TOOK
un his residence at Ocean Side formerly ChrisIian
Hook AS he grew TO young manhood ne naturdly
+oot- 70 The wafer as most of his relatives fol-
-. ,b. bav When still in his teens the captain
was anpointed member of the local wrechlns ere"
under Captain James Smith, the WrecSirg MASTER
Of the district including Christian HOOK. ABOUT
thirty years ago Captain Smith died ana CaPla4l,
Boyden took his place, looking aIOeF M ~[- -
+te Marrit Coast Wrecking Company. When the
firm went out of business he made representa-
tive Of the Merritt-Chapman Company captain
Bovden's territory extended from Fire Island "
Long Beach. -, ,,1=-,- tho eldest
being George q life saver at Point LOOKOUT
New-York tribune., 1903-01-29
NEW SCHEDULE MONDAY
EleUafed Raib Dad to Comply Then,
Says Railroad Commission.
NOW BEING COMPARED AND VERIFIED.
IsY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TR.BUsB.l

[BY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TR.BUNB.I
Albany, Jan. 2S-The schedules Of time tables
for the trains on the Manhattan Elevated Rail-
way Of New-York are still under consideration
by the Railroad Commission and will not be
made public before to-n1orrcw afternoon SPEAK
ing about them to-day, Colonel Ashley W. Cole
president Of the board, said:
The train schedules submitted by the Man
haitian Elevated Railway Company yesterday
being compared and verified with its sched-
ules Of November last which trains were
run in December, to see what amount Of addl-
tionaI transportation is furnished as to number
of trains, the number of cars and the improve
ment by the reduction of headway. 1t VIII
not be possible to complete these comparisons
Of schedules before tomorrow night 1t is prac-
ticaily certain, however, that the schedules VIII
be put into effect on Monday, inasmuch as the
discrepa ncies thus far discovered are only
few
The report of the result of the commissions s
investigation of the service to the public rem
dered by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit system VIII
be made public here tomorrow by the COM
missioners.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-29
SCHOOL MEN CLOSE CONVENTION.

Albany. Jan. 26-The forty-eighth annual meeting
of TIE Nsw-xurk state Association of School Com
r1issioners and Superiatendents closed tonight
These officers were elected
President Erwin 3. Whitney, Of Chenango Forks.
F3rooule County; first vice president, Winfield A
EolcoEnb. Of Fredonia, ChaUtauQua County; sscond
rlce-presi6eut E6RiE :. Comstook, OF Brainaro,
Rensselaer, County; secretary H Irving Pratt. OF
Orwell OsUego County; treasurer, Frank l. Os-
r-znder OF Masonvlile. Delaware County; leg1sla-
rive committee John L Stevens, Of Orearo; z 3
Cousrock Of Rensselaer,; J. Coleman. . Madison
The convention this afternoon adopted resofu-
ton faVoring the States payment II tuition for
non-resid-nts in high schools under the direction
q the Department Of Public Instruction This
evenings programme included g discussion OF Ex-
tension Work in the Schools. by Professor L. H
Bailey: z discussion From Ihs Commissioners
Standpoint" by Myra L Ingalsbe, Of Washington
County and John 6 BizeI, Of Malone with closing
ADDRESS by D z Atnsworth, Deputy Superin-
tenzeut Of Public Instruction An informal re-
ception 70 the president, Erwin 3. whitney, ef
Chenango Forks. Broome County followed and
closed the convention
New-York tribune., 1903-01-29
DIED.

ARNOID-on Wednesday January 1o' ISoS- ElCAS Al
mold. Notice Of funeral hereafter
rIyyER-on wednesday, January = isoo a. MS MS az
residence Madisoa-st Patrick pIsver' GsaI.y
hereafter
r,vPrNcTOS-At Croton-ou- Hudson, on Tuesday jan
uary a. Harvey P. Farrtngton in ne $50 yeaT o1 So 81
~ T-ain leaves Grand Central Station at $50
a Internent private
FIAGG-on wednesday morning January . ts. a. M, R
late residence No. Al West rss-si sa-
yos At Sc Thornass CHURCH sth-sve and SD G.
FRIDAY January So 1908 at s:So i4 a.
lawn Boston and Philadelphia, papers please copy
cooDMAN-January 27. her home in Lenox- Mass;
~ Sichsrd Goodman, her SD year Funeral
a. Trtniry church Lenox. Friday st 2Se p m
,,,,-ru- ~ ,,o,aav January 26. John Hnds, aged 81
years Funeral services at sas ess as West s R ss5 on
THURSDAY af.ernoon January p at z'So p m 6ura4 a.
Clyahoga Falls. Ohio
HrBBARD-suddsniy at her residsnee no = Mest gtn
- samuel + NJ D Funeral service fr9T asr
late residence at o. Friday January 3D. kindly
omit flowers
kNoA Es-I. Knox FUNERAL from her late residence.
NJ a. West Twenty-ffth-st, on Friday January 80 at
II O'Clock.
zxrpsoS-ar Newark n. J.. Tuesday. January q;
Msrtina wife OF william Falls Ryerson and
sanSbter OF the late Peter M ana Mary A Ryerson-
Funeral services at her late rssiaencs no @ 21s
Pornpton. N j.
SvrDNsoRE--hares A. skidulore Of the late James
n ana Louisa sKdnorsso dso Funeral from All saints
"a ia1iyss and friends invited 10 attend
s,srrH-suddenIy on January es Robert r. Smith.
of the George L smith. IN his ooth year
ssS,,-- an Friday evening January so O'Clock
interrent Hudson, N Y Hudson papers please copy
oMrINsoN-suddsnly. Piainheid. n. J.. Harold W.
Tsmlnson. aged 81 years
New-York tribune., 1903-01-29
WASHINGTON ALLsToN FLAee.

Washington AIlston Flagg, OF the Stock exchange
er,n of Post Flagg Of No. IS Wall-st, died early
Yesterday morning at his home, No Il West orty-
eighth-gt MI. Flagg. who was the son OF Ine 4a1e
D Tors6 a FlaSE and q brother Of Ernest Flagg,
the architect was born in 1850 His Wall Street
training began il 1876 In April. 1883. with George
p Post f.. Nj Flagg founded the stock brokerage
4-u Of Post & Flsgg. af which he continued TO De
q member until his death He was eiecIeo 20 nc tle
So E-xctaree on June g. 1888. He director
Of the Robins Conveying Belt Company and mem
her of the Union Racquet and Tennis RIDING
AorristoWn Morristown Golf. and Midday clubs
and the Downtown Association Mr tiags leaves q
,,-iaozv who WAS Miss Anna D. Robins, and three
children The funeral will be at St Thomass
Church at 2:so O'Clock tomorrow afternoon The
burial will pe in WoodIawn-
New-York tribune., 1903-01-29
THE WEATHER REPORT.
yesterdav's Record and To-day's Forecast.

washington Jan. 2s.-The Rocky Mountain region 10"
nrsss,re is advancing and deepening
T. has beer attended by southwest winds II its
vae+arn quadrant brisk northwest wfnos ana Sho"
, rs rear Pressure abnormally low throughout s
,artor OF the country and the weather continues couS
and unsettled with fog the coasts and a4one 'he
Great Lakes -. :,
There has been light rain along the East GulI coast IN
England and regions. aud Snow mas Ia4iei
IN the rakoas the Rocky Mountain region ana ram of
snow IN the plateau region. Rain has also fallen N Ca-l
fornia and Oregon ,-.,
Continued high temperatures prevail IN me Nlssipp
Valley and the Southwest the Atlantic II Is niuch
colder in the Dakotas and the Northwest
The Colorado low pressure will move eastward ihufS-
da giving rain Gulf States the Middle MISSISSIPPI
and ohio valleys ia the Upper mississippi val
lev the upper lake region. the Dakotas and the ROCKY
Mountain and p regions; the temperature Will Ia4
sts-nJv in Kansas the Southwest and the Upper ana
Middle Mississippi valleys
7, will be colder Friday the Lower Mississippi sa4ey
and generally west OF the Appalachans .,., -.
There will Friday in the eastern oisLl4c.s ao
sno ar rain in the region. The WINDS along tls Al
be mostly south increasing
Thrscay night; on Lake aaeH4s@H oiis ~
high southeast TO winds will prevail -,
Steamers departing Thursday lot EuTopean Pr 80
have light south winds and fair weather 10 te GrAna
Banks. z.,..s - ur.,.as ao,,b.r,
N-eska Northwestern Missouri and Western loWa7 and
+ro-, warnings have issued for Southern California
and the Interior of Northern California
New-York tribune., 1903-01-29
WEST SIDE REPUBLICAN CLUB DINNER.

The largest dinner in the history OF the west
SIDE Republican Club viii take place at the Wal
oo-f- s1o-js this evening. 10 commemorate the
birthday CT President Mckinley The speakers VIII
H. Leslie q Shaw. Secretary Of the Treasury;
Henry c Payne Postmaster General; the Kew
Frank II. Bristol. pastor Of 1ne cnurch "hlcn
President Ncp,fn1ey attended in washington; Lewis
Z Carr Of Albany: Assemblyunsn James + Rogers
and Mayor Low. The president OF the cfnp' hlch-
arc 7. Greene viii preside and act as toastInasleI
among the many guests expected are l-aeulefan'
Governor Higgins, Francis b Looms. <ass-SLe
s4orats 20 ts4a state Controller Miller, Collector
strszshan z number Of the justices OF the su-
prene Court and about twenty-five mernDers OF
the State legislature About seven hundred nell-
bers Of the club and their friends VIII SIT Gown 10
dinrer, and in addition some two hunoreo Noiie
viii occupy seats II tire gallery
New-York tribune., 1903-01-29

Wilhelm Jordan born at Insterburg. Prussia,
in 1873. took the degree of Doctor Of Philosophy
and lived for years in konigsberg and Leip-
sic. In 1s45 a charge of atheism drove him out of
Saxonv. and he went first TO Bremen and thence,
in 1873. to Berlin. Becoming a member OF the
National Assembly he considerable reputation
orator Of the Left. and occupied the position
Of Marine Counsellor of the German Empire for
many years. He lived for many years in re-
tirement at Frankfort. In addition TO history
Of Hsyti he wrote many poeticaI works, inspired
by his liberal political opinions and Hegellian
philosophy Among these were The CLOCK ano
the Canon" Earthly Fantasies songs and
Legends of Lthuania," The False PRINCE, trans
lations OF the works Of Sophocles and Homer and
many OF the Shakespearian tragedies He attempt
ed a reconstruction of the Nibelung poems, wn1cn
be recited with much success in the cities OF Ger
many. and also in America.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-29
MARY HusTAcE HUBBARD.

Mary Hustace Hubbard died at her home, No z
West Ninth-st.. yesterday morning. She was the
widow of DR.. s T. Hubbard. a prominent physi-
clan in this city. who died IN 1924. and who was a
trustee OF the College of Physicians and Surgeons
vice-president of the Academy OF Medicine and
president OF the County Medical Society.
Mrs Hubbard retired apparently in good health
on Tuesday night, and death probably occurred
from coma, due 10 old age. She was in her
eightieth year. She had lived at her home in
Ninth-st. for forty-nine years She was the young
est daughter of Benjamin Hustace, New YORK
merchant. and direct descendant OF ROBERT
Heustis. OF the justices of West Chester under
Peter Stuyvesant Two survive. They are
W. c. and s. T. Hubbard
New-York tribune., 1903-01-29
GEORGE MUNDY.

George Mundv, formerly the Editor and pro
prietor OF The Brewers Gazette dleo on ueSo"E
ar his home No $50 Lexington-ave., Brooklyn at
+ba age of eighty-fve years He was porn IN
Leicester, England, and had lived in Brooklyn
more than half a century. He retired about n1teeh
wears ago He was an active Republican. especially
in the interests Of the party IN the I"7'S a
W. where he had long lived. He was one Of the
Oldest members of Holly Lodge, Sons OF St George
and 2 member of ST AIary's Protestant EplscG99pal
Church, at C1asson and Willoughpy aVes olooA4!i L.
he leaves four sons and a daughter.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-29

The removal of the tariff coal has not helped the
situation in Boston yet and it is hardly likely 10
DO so for time. according 20
COAL c.. C. Arnold. a coal man of Bos-
STRINGENCY ton He had a word to say about
IN BOSTON. it yesterday at the Waldorf-As-
toria. 1T is wrong to believe that
the removal of duty foreign soft coal,' he de-
cIared would mean immediate reduction in
price. Foreign soft coal costs 81 cents ton less
but it all goes to big steam consumers, and does
not get on the general market. English coal has
risen Is cents ton abroad, owing to the American
demand Not only Boston. but other Eastern
cities are pressing in their demand for foreign
coal. and there is ready market for all that can
be brought over
New-York tribune., 1903-01-29
THE PASSING THRONG.

Indiana has had another run Of oil. and the
scene is near Marion according TO Luke Scott. Of
Indianapolis who is interested in
NEW oil He remarked about It yester-
STRIKE OF day at the Park Avenue Hotel:
OIL IN "OH in the Hoosier State is by no
INDIANA. means giving out, and every little
while a neat little strike is made
At present in the tract near Marion. there are
than a hundred wells working about to be
bored. A st. Louis company has Just bought
tract of $50 acres OF oil land. and will sink a
hundred wells the one tract. oil is running
about ten barrels every twenty-four hours, and IS
worth 81 10 a barrel