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The Coffee Market.

New York, May 25.-Coffee futures
opened steady at unchanged prices and
ruled generally quiet. Foreign markets
were unchanged, but the primary re-
ceipts were full, and this brought about
some selling which gathered force with
the progressing session, and the market
closed steady with a partial decline of b
points. Sales were 1880 bags. including.
May 3.75 June 37oa3 II. July 800, August
S.95, September 4.O5@4.10 October 415,
November 400 December 4.55Q4 so. Janu-
airy 4.60d465
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COTTON ACTIVITY
WAS SHORT LIVED
Initial Losses Were Confined to
Old Crop
SOUTH DID SOME BUYING
Prices Showed Reactionary Tendency
Under Selling for Both Accounts.
This Was Encouraged BY Favor
able Weather-closed Steady.

New York, May 25.--The cotton mar
ket opened firm. points lower to
points higher, and ruled comparatively
quiet; the initial losses were confined to
the old crop positions and were in SYM
pathy with the early Liverpool cables
which were rather below expectations on
these positions while the new crop was
firmer than was considered due on the
local closing of Saturday. Right after the
call, however the whole market was raj
lied sharply, partly by the strength In
New Orleans and partly by southern buy
ing orders. July sold up from HOG, the
lowest price on the call to 11.26; August
opening at 1867 advanced to 1875; while
September opened at 9.S4 and was rushed
up to 9.9S. The f1rmness at New Orleans
was attributed to the presence of the bull
leader In that market and it was also
thought that the rush of southern buying
orders received here probably originated
from that source. The increased activity
was of but short duration, however, and
the market became comparatively quiet
with prices showing a reactionary tend
ency under selling for both accounts. This
being stated that the cloudburst in Okla
homa was of but local significance; large
port receip's for the day, which were
4217 bales against 1851 bales last year and
full estimates for leading points tonor-
row. Still there seemed to be more or less
uneasiness as to the showing to be ex-
pected from the weekly crop report due
at noon tomorrow and shortly after mid
day when loss of from to points from
the best of the morning had been record
ed. the market again turned firm though
without showing any appreclable in
new high level for the day, July reach
ing II. 30 and the general list level 10 to
20 points higher with the late months still
exhibiting especial firmness. From this
there was a partial reaction under real
net to 10 points higher. Total sales of
futures estimated at 100000 bales.
Southern spot markets were generally
steady and unchanged. The New York
spot market declined 10 points 20 11.9O.
There were denveries on contract of about
1920 bales.
New York. May 25.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding 11.90, net receipts $780, gross 7464,
sales 1920, stock 162, 346
Total today: Net receipts 4217, stock
314 SIG.
Consolidated: Net receipts 1916 exports
to Great Britain POOL. to the continent
2042
Total since September 1: Net receipts
7,555,2OS exports to Great Britain 2,694SS4,
to France 75O,862 to the continent 2,699,S66.
to japan 1874 606
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Cnttnn Seed Oil.

New York May 25-Cotton seed oil
steady.
Memphis, May 25.-Cotton seed oil, car
load lots, per gallon: Prime crude, nom
inal; off crude 25M34c; prime summer yell
low nominal; off summer yellow less
than car load iots, nominal Meal, prime
$19 .506I20 90; cake, prime $1,000.
New Orleans. May 25-Cotton seed oil:
Prime refined in barrels 421sc; off refined
in barrels &c; prime crude. loose &c.
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Baxter & Co.'s Cotton Letter.

New York, May 25.-Cotton was weak
for the old crop to the extent of 2 to 4
points, and that much higher for the
new crop when the market opened today.
Bears had it that the bull leader had
left for the south, but this makes no Inn
preston on the public in general, who
do not believe that the market hinges on
the doings of any one man. The simple
fact is that cotton is scarce for the good
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cash quotations were as follows:


Flour-Quiet
wheat-No. 2 spring. 77Q7S; No. B. 800
rs; No. red, 75ss077.
Corn-No. 2, As; No. 2 yellow 46.
Oats-No. 2, 33QS3A; No. white, S6A
No white 34sz@367s.
Rye-No. 2, so.
Barley-Good feeding, 9S@45; fair to
choice mailing. 40.
Flax Seed-No. /, $1.12; No. /. northwest
ern, s1.17.
Prime Timothy Seed-$345.
Mess Pork-Per bbl. $17.3T1a@17.50.
Lard-Per 100 lbs, ss.S5d8.S S1k.
Short Rib Sides-Loose, $935d9.45.
Dry Sailed Shoulders-Boxed IS. 00@S I2tk.
Short Clear Sides-Boxed, 50. 75@9.S71S.
Whisky-Basis of high wines, $780,
Ciover-Contract grade, s11.5Oq1175.
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New York, May 25.-The drygoods mar
ket is advancing with buying of only mod
crate proportions. The continued high
price of raw cotton is making the naming
of material advances a necessity. Cur
tailment has been adopted as the policy
Of good many mills and is expected to
spread Local jobbers are having only an
Indifferent business
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New ORLEANS cotton Market.

New Orleans, May 25.-In the spot cot
ton market there was a good inquiry for
the staple by buyers for the continent,
which gave a bit of life to the movement.
The sales were 1850 bales, including 450
to arrive. Quotations advanced "a on all
grades.
Futures opened to points higher
Prices, however. were irregular and made
sharp and wide advances and recessions
Advances at one time were from Is to %
points above the closing of Saturday
Longs said that the advance in the mar
ket this morning was perfectly natural
and that 1t was not due to manipulation
Reports from the country were decidedly
unfayorable, telling of violent rain and
wind storms, which did great injury to
the plant in some sections. Cables from
Liverpool were favorable. New York was
on the advance, apparently, making much
of the news both from across the water
and from the belt. The list at the close
showed net gains of points on May and
June, q on July. "a on August, II on
September and 10 to II on the more dis
tant positions.
New Orleans. May 25.-Cotton futures
quiet and steady. May, $780, nominate;
June 1902, nominal; July, 12.39d12.4O; Au-
gust 11.79011So; September. 1013d1O.l1;
October, 9.39@9.4o; November, 9.2069. %
December, 9.2o@921.
New Orleans. May 25-Cotton irregu.
lar; sales, 1850 bales; ordinary Gle; good
ordinary, 10 1-16; low middling, 10 1916;
good middling lie; middling fair, u 11-1G.
Receipts, 1907 stock, S5,SS7.
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Southern Railway Co.

Schedule in Effect May %, 1908.
Trains leave Birmingham as follows:
Clio a. m.-Ho. IS. Tor Atlanta. Wash
ington. Baltimore. Philadel-
phia. New York and the LAST.
Pullman Drawing Room
Sleeping Car Birmingham to
New York. Dining cars.
$40 a m.-No. 10 for MontevaIIo. Ma
plesville. Selma and way sta
lions.
1928 p. m.-No IS for Columbus. West
Point. Wlnona. Greenwood
and Greenville: also Sheffield
and Florence and North Ala
bamn points.
3:4O p. m.-No. 15 new train. for Cor
dova, oakman. Corona and
way stations. Also Blosshurg.
t:45 .. m.-No. % for Admission and way
stations also Talladega.
t;1o p. m.-No. 90 for Atlanta Jackson
vile and all Florida points:
also Charlotte. Richmond.
Washington. New York Ind
the East Pullman Sleeping
Car Birmingham to Jackson-
Vile: also Birmingham to
Richmond Va
$50 p. m.-No. 15 for Blossburg and
way stations.
1920 p. m.-Ho 81 ror Columbus. West
POINT. Winona. 1feRnWoou
and Greenvile. PulE.an
Drawing Room Sleeping Car
Birmingham to Greenville.
OBS p. Mo q for Selma. Mobile and
way stations. Pullman Draw
Ing Room Sleenins Car Bir-
mingham to Mobile.
II 80 D. n.-No. 9s-New traIn-for Allan
ia. Admission and way sta
tfons. Pullman Drawing
Room Sleeping Car Birming-
ham TO Atlanta. Sleeping car
can be occupied at Union sta
tion $50 p. m.
For detailed information and sleeping
car reservations apply passenger office.
Morris Hotel building. Telephone CIT.
C. TIJCK Dist Pass Agent
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and ninety days per cent six months
41565 per cent Prime mercantile paper
41aQg5 per cent. Sterling exchange steady
at 4S7. 90@4S7. IS for demand and 4S4 500
1896 for sixty days. Posted rates ASIA
and 4SS15d4s9 Commercial bills 4S4A Bar
silver 549s. Mexican dollars 421h. Govern
ment bonds steady, railroad bonds weak.
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CHICAGO 'chanoe.

Chicago, May 25.-Wheat. with the ex-
ception of May, showed f1rmness, July
closing with a gain of 14c. Corn was firm
with higher prices all around, final figures
showing July up 1ac. Oats were easier
early but strengthened with wheat and
closed firm and unchanged. Provisions
were weak and closed 5@71ac lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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clearInqs and Exchanges.

New Orleans, May Chickering's a4S4,-
662. New York exchange 81 per $1,000
premium. Commercial paper Soc per $1,000
discount
Memphis, May 25.-clearings $751; 100.
balances $126,344
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s4,s44.s2f.5a

Capital. $1oo,ooo.oo.
Undivided Profits, 100000.
Accounts of banks and bankers,
merchants, individuals and corpora.
tons solicited.
Special attention to collections.
Interest allowed on savings and time
deposits.
q. F. ENSLEN, President.
c. e. THOMAS, viee-Presldent.
&c. f. ENSLEN. Cashier.
e. K. CAMPBELL, Counsel.
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EAsTBOUND.


No. !. from Macon. Albany Columbus.
onelika, Americas. ETC.. AS p. m.
No q from Savannah. Augusta, Macon
Columbus. etc. 1920 p. m.
EleAant through sleepers between Bfr-
mIngbam, Columbus, Macon and Savan-
nah on Nos. 8 and T.
Connection is made at Savannah with
the fast freight and luxurious passenger
steamships OF the Savannah Line from
and to New York. Boston and the east
For more detailed information. beauti-
fully-illustrated matter write or apply to
JACK w. JOHNSON. Union Ticket Agent
Birmingham. Ala.
]. C. HALLE. General Passenger Agent
f. ]. ROBINSON, Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent
w. A. wINBURN. Vice President and
Traffic Manager.
THEODORE d. KLINE, Genl Supt..
Savannah, Ga
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New York Cotton Futures.
npap r4toH Eou, ~
live Stock Market.

Chicago, May 25.-Cattle-Receipts 49,
Geo; Texans active, 10 to 15c higher; good
to prime STEERS 81 90615 40 poor to medium
81. 0O44.90, stockers and feeders So O0@
4.85, cows s1.50Q4.60, heifers So .50d5. 90,
Gamers S1.5la2 so. bulls S2O094. %. calves
50 .50@6.75, Texas fed steers 81. 00d4. 60.
Hogs-Reeslpts $4,000; market lower,
mixed and butchers s5sOQ610. good to
choice heavy Sc. 15d6. 40 rough heavy Sc 80
al 10, light IS. 10Q5.s IS.
Sheep-Redeipts $4,000; market steady;
good to choice wethers 81 750f5 %, fair to
choice mixed 49, 75014. 60, western sheep
81. 1905 %, nhtive lambs S4oOd17 90, west
ern lambs 81. 006D7. 90.
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Bonda.
Treasury Statement.

Washington, May 25.-Today's treasury
balances, exclusive of the gold reserve,
show: Available cash balance s223, 0S9, 279.
gold $10e $50.
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BIRMINGHAM AND ATLANTIC r. r.

Schedule Effective November .. 1904
Read Down. Read Up.
No l. No 3. No. 2. No.4
a m. pm am. pm.
7:10 s:D Lv... .Talladega.. Ar 1925 6:5S
s:35 500 Ar.....Pell City.....Lv 300 5:3S
1000 9:55 Ar. Birmingham. .Lv $40 3;45
Trains run daily. Qulcaest route be-
~ cen Talladega, Birmingham and west
ern points.
Ship your freight via Birmingham and
Atlantic railroad.
J.F. FLEETWOOD. @. p. a P. A.
John c. Solely. General Manager
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Co.

New York, May 25.--Virginia-Caro DINA
Chemical company common STA, do pre-
ferred 49,
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Money on Call,

New York, May 25.-Money on call
steady at 2AG21k per cent, closing offered
at 2h per cent; time money steady; sixty
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seaboard Air Line.

Baltimore, May 25.-Seaboard Air Line
common 24A bid, 241k asked; do preferred
AQ411z; do As S1h@S1A.
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Atlantic Coast Line.

Through Pullman sleeper Birmingham
to St Petersburg. Fla. via Jacksonville.
j. A. Taylor t. P. A.. Montgomery. Ala.
w. IL Leahy. ID. P. A.. Savannah. Ca.
w. Fl. Craig. q. p A.. Wilmington NC
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cRROLLTON SHUnf LINE Raj.
WAY COMPANY,
To Carroilton and 5tansel. Ala. via
Reform. Ala
No. q No. l.
II 90 am Leave Carroilt on. ARRIVE sos pm
II 20 am Leave Stnnsei. Arrive s:45 pm
II 40 am Arrive Reform. Leave 3:25 pm
JOHN T. COCHRANE.
Pres and Genl Manager,
Carrollton. Ala.
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Cincinnati. May 25.-Hogs active, 81. ESQ
600; cattle easier, $2.75q4.75 sheep dull
and lower, i2.25@400; lambs steady, $3.50
l5 40; sprint lambs Sc. 50Gp7. 25.
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Local Cotton Market.

corrected Daily by w. D. Nesbitt- Man.
ager for lnman q Coz
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Let us wire your house.
We do flrst-class work only.
United Electric Co
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Loc Il Iron Market.
neal Stocks and Bonds.

Local otUCEb dIIU bUIIUas
corrected by Caldwell g. Ward. Bankera
2o15 First Avenue. Telephone
1853. See Card.)
o4n@Ln
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Local STAPLE Groceries.

pples-westsrn evaporited. 71t61slsc-
Flour-Fancy patent. $3.50; half patent,
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MOODY IN WHITE DUCK SUIT
The Coat Bntt Ons sO the Chin. and Therein,
They say. Is an Advantage.

They say, Is an Advantage.
WASHINGTON, July 6--When Secretary
Of the Navy Moody appeared in his Office
one dav last week in suit of white duck, the
coat resembling the regulation navy blouse
for officers, with high collar and buttoned
to the chin, everybody told him that it
was an appropriate costume for hot
weather.
Mr.. Moody had his doubts as to the pro-
priety of civilian Of his dignified official
post wearing semi-military dress, but the
doubts vanished when his friends COM
plimented him on his appearance and he
has made up his mind TO wear white duck
all summer.
1t has come to light since Mr., Moody
dOnned this costume in Washington that
Uncle Joe Cannon, the Speaker-to-be Of
the House of Representatives, has several
white duck suits just like those of the Sec
tary of the Navy.
This is hard to believe, for Mr.. Cannon
has always chung, even in the hottest
months, to dignitied black, but men who
saw Mr. Moody and Mr.. Cannon when they
were making their cruise in the West Indies
last winter vouch for the statement that
Uncle Joe was attired in white from head
to foot.
Postmaster General Payne and Repre-
sentatives Foss and Dayton, who were on
the West Indies cruise as Mr. Moody's
guests, wore white duck also, and Mr..
PAYNE intends to follow the Secretary Of
the Nays example in appearing in this
costume while engaged in officia duties.
The suits worn by these gentlemen are
all alike, and they say that the most advan-
tageous thing about them is that as the
coat buttons up close to the chin, the dis
comfort of wearing a shirt may be over
come
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HER ABSENCE UNEXPLAINED.
Mrs. King Disappears From Plainfied
Friends Fear for Her Safety.

PLAINFIELD, n. j., July 0.-Detectives
have been employed to try to find Mrs.
King, who disappeared from the North
avenue station Of the New Jersey Central
Railroad yesterday. The woman left
Somerville. where she was employed rs a
governess in the home OF Alex Mack. to
visit Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Smith Of
Washington avenue, this city She ar
rived at the railroad station here and was
met by Mr.. Smiths daughter. II wss ar
ranged that Mrs. King should be taken
TO the Smith home in carriage. Az she
was about TO leave the station a man called
her out. In few minutes she left the
city on a trolley car In company with the
man.
Later in the morning Mr. Smith re-
ceived a telephone message from Mrs
King saying that she would he in Plain
field that morning.
A little later MI. Smith got another mes
vile, saying that the woman would be- de
laved and would not reach Plainfield until
evening The second message aroused
suspicion and investigation showed that
il came from local restaurant. Mrs King
is believed to have had considerable money
with her and fears have been entertained
as to her safety.
All dav Yesterday Mr.. Smith searched
the city and suburbs for her and to-day
detectives were employed on the case. This
evening IL was reported that the woman
returned to Plainfield at an early hour
this morning and went away again Her
friends fear that she has been drugged
and detained not far from this city.
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WHAT CAUSED ALLISON'S DEATHP
Conflicting Reports start In,estis cation
No suspicion or Foul Play.

William B. Allison, commission mer-
chant of $50 Reade street, was removed, on
Tuesday, from his home, 1855 Herkimer
street, Brooklyn, to st. Johns Hospital
suffering from the effects of liquor and
laudanum. A member of his family said
he was heavy drinker and that he took
the drug to quiet his nerves. When Allison
died, DR.. c. B. Cartright, the house ply
stefan, made out a certificate attributing
his death to alcoholism, hut making no
mention of laudanum.
The Health authorities issued burial
permit and on Sunday the interment took
place In Evergreens Cemetery Yesterday
II was learned that CorOner's Physician
Wuest had reported that Alliaons death
resulted from appendicitis, although no
certificate to that effect had been forwarded
Statistics.
DIR. Wuest explained yesterday that
from the statements made to him by the
members OF the family and the family
physician, he had no reason TO doubt that
death resulted from appendicitis. and that,
under the circumstances, he did not deem
an autopsy necessary. DR.. Byrne said
last night that, although there was no sus-
picion Of foul play. the case would be thor
oughly investigated at the Health Office
to-day at a hearing, TO which the family
physician, Coroner Williams, DR.. Wuest
and the hospital physicians have been
summoned. He also said that whether an
order for the examination of the body would
be Issued or not, depended upon the result
OF the inquiry
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Army and Navy Orders.

WASHINGTON, July 6,-These army orders have
been Issued
Capt. Harold Hammond, transferred from the
compnny and Capt Charles II Bradror pa1 3r6m
the Twenty third Infantry TO the Nineteenth In,
First Lieut.. Percy M. Cochran, transferred from
the Seventh Infantry to the Nineteenth Infantry,
g Fist Lieut., George l. rceter from the Nlne ccn,h
Infantry to the Seventh Infantry, Company b. ''"
Major John {. Scantllng Is at his own request
relieved from duty at the Maryland Agricultural
Majors Thomas ", symons. Theodore A. Bling :
nnf shn els a and GaRs mS 6
.eI First Lieut. Douglas Z bHval Assistant surgeon.
First Lieut.. Samuel A. PurvanCc Fourth Cavalry.
detailed to attend the cncampmcnts OF the Ma.
tlonal Guard OF Pennsylvania during July and
Major Henry d; SNYDER. surgeon; Major Willis
Woodbury Assistant SURGEON Gf First f lieut. rT Wom
r. Noble Twenty third Infantry and First Lieut.
George Clarity second Cavalry detailed az mem =
bers Of the general court martial at Plattsburg
Second Lieut.. Sheldon W. And.ng. Battalion
Quartcrmaster and comm'sary Eighth Infantry,
Leaves of absence granted: Second Lieut.. Mtred
William newman First Infantry one month:
First lieut. George W. stuart; seventh Infantry,
six d"ys Frs, Lieut. Gaaes L. LeRhM N STEs2R
one month: First Lieut.. l.. ]. Waldron, Artillery,
one MONTH Second Lieut.. c. Is. Ross, Artillery four
days; Capt. Frank u. Ramsey Ninth Infantry ten
gron, seven days: Capt +. II, LawtOn. Commits
Sary. nve days.
The following naval orders have been issued:
Rear Admiral W; A. Windsor tretiredl. from
Bayonne. N; j., to home.
Capt. II. y. Mansfield. TO course OF Instruction
Lieut.. G., G. Sweet. to course OF instruction
naval torpedo station.
Lieut.. W. NJ. Crosse and Lieut.. II. #. Smith to
Lieut.. ]. II. Dayton. from Hartford to duty az
aide on stGiY OF Rear Admiral Wise.
Lieut. r. A.. Traut, from Naval Academy TO Com
Lieut., l. b. Jones. to the Columbia. navy yard,
New York.
Lieut.. Y, S. Williams. to the Franklin. navy yard.
Ensign J. +. IIelwcg, to the Hartford.
Assistant Surgeon II l.. Sutton, from Naval
Hospital. Washington, to Baltimore. special tempo.
Xsisant Surgeon o, KOhlha'e. to Naval Hos
Assistant surgeon W. II. Rennie to Naval Hos.
- assistant surgeon W. b. Smith. to Naval Hos,
pta Pensacola.
Assistant surgeon J. s. Woodward, to Naval
\ Assistant Surgeon p. T. Dcssc1. to Naval Hos.
pta Washington.
Assistant surgeon j. D. Manchester. to Naval
Hospital. Boston.
Assistant surgeon a. J. reIgcr. to Naval Hos
plta Norfolk.
A,s'sian, surgeon W. $. Hoen. to Naval Hos.
pta Norfolk.
ACTING Assistant Surgeon J. T. Miller. to Navy
Civil Engineer L. N. Coz, from once OF Naval
Intelligence. Washington To Sparrows Point. Md.
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SUICIDE IN HOTEL TOURAYNE.
Widow or John Skae Kills Herself by TAX
ing CarbOliO Acid.

Mrs. Alice W. Skae, 90 years old, commit
ted suicide yesterday morning in her apart
ments at the Touraine Hotel, 0 East Thirty
ninth street, by drinking carbolic acid.
Mrs. Skae had lived at the Touraine for two
wears. Before that she lived at the Hotel
Manhattan. She was the widow Of John
Skae. who was connected with the Canadian
Pacific Railroad and who left her con-
siderable fortune.
Mrs. Skae for long time had been suf-
fering from neurasthena and resulting
insomnia. She had made frequent trips
abroad for the benefit of her health. In
the intervals she lived at the Touraine
with her daughter Alice, 10 years old. a
companion and trained nurse, Miss Toohey.
Late in MAY Mrs. Skae went to Atlantic City
for the benefit of her health There 1t IL
said she tried to commit suicide on June
"a having in some way got possession or
bottle of medicine containing opium.
The Atlantic City physicians advised that
she return to this city and be closely watched.
since then she had been guarded constantly
bv her daughter and the nurse. When
she was left alone for few moments yes
terday morning she secured the bottle
containing carbolio acid and drank the
contents.
Mrs, Skae was native OF Ashawa, Cam
ada. Her husband was we'll known In Cali
fornia and the Northwest. He began life
ms a telegraph operator, branched out into
mining speculations and 1t Is said, made
big fortune.