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Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18

remembered, but in the main the will
shows that the testatrix shared with her
husband and daughter their interest in the
charity which is destined to stand as a
monument to the Wilder family.
In most particulars the will is similar
to those OF her husband and daughter. A
day nursery is provided for. a sum Of 1880
annually being set apart for its mainten-
ance in rooms in the proposed American
building, such nursery to be for the care
Of children during the day while the moth
ers are at work. For the establishment OF
a new free public bath $4,000 is to be
used and an annual maintenance fund IL
provided. The creation Of a corporation
for the administration of the charity is
directed and the executors are named as
the corporate managers.
AS a last request Mrs. Wilder asks to
have the will expedited and It is possible
the foundation Of the immense charity will
be laid within a year.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
At THE PLAYHOUsES
"spudv Parrish Benent.

"sRuu" EaEEhah HenehNs
Had all the people who bought tickets
for "spud' Farrish's benefit come to the
Orpheum yesterday afternoon, one-fourth
Of them could not have seen the bill that
was presented. As IL was the house was
we'll filled and It is estimated that more
than $1,000 will be turned over to Parrish.
who will go to his old home in Virginia,
Culpepper Court House, to recuperate from
the serious illness that has seized him.
II he does not recover there he will go to
the Elks' home at New Bedford in the same
state. The crowd yesterday afternoon was
a hattering tribute to "spud's'' popularity.
The orpheum and the Boyd orchestras had
combined, while the personnel Of the bill
was composed partly Of the orpheum cir
cult professionals and partly Of Omahans.
OF the current bill at the theater Kennedy
and Rooney, Musical Dale and Rice and
Walker appeared, and Mr.. Whitney, vo-
calist on next weeks bill, sang. He took
the place on the program Of 10 Barton,
who had throat trouble. Frank Dunlop,
official Ak-Sar-Ben entertainer, and Carl
Reiter pleased greatly with inpersonations
and monologue. Albin Hustler played a
violin solo, and other specialties we're Mas
ter Dillrance, mandolin; Baby Russell, song
and dance. and Marie Snowden. One Of
the big features Of the bill was Prof. George
Gellenbeck's Juvenile banjo, mandolin and
guitar orchestra, composed Of the following:
Bsnjos, Louise Wright. Gertrude Ebert,
Ralph Gillenbeck; mandolins, Edith Shrum,
John D~illrance, George Wright; guitars,
Louise Ebert, W. Fenwick, L. overmeir.
The committee having charge Of the
benefit was George p. Cronk, w. w. Cole,
]. II. Mcdonald, H. B. Peters, DR.. ]. G..
Whinnery, James Ainscow. w, B. Taylor
and Carl Reiter.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
LOCAL B%REVITTEs.

The Idlewild Dancing club will give a
dance at Osthoff's hall Tuesday evening.
The program includes a prize waltz.
Reserved seats for the oratorical and
musical entertainment at Creighton uni
verslty next Wednesday night may be
secured at Sherman & McConnells drug
store after 3 o'clock this afternoon.
Last evening the fire department was
called 10 si4 South, Thirteenth street, where
a gasoline stove was getting in its work
toward making an ash heap of the resi-
dence OF II. Almendinger. Fortunately a
%neighbor. A. Munski, came to the rescue
and succeeded in pulling the flaming stove
out of the house before any particular
damage resulted. Munsh had his right arm
slightly burned and this and the destruc-
ton Of the gasoline tank constituted The
entire damage.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
Another wOndsrfuI Cave.

CUSTER, s. D., April 17.-(speciaI.)-
The attention of the government has been
called to the Jewell cave, situated about
sixteen miles west of here, which is one Of
the most remarkable OF the subterranean
vaults yet investigated. and II is possible
that steps may be taken owar setting It
apart as a government reserve. Little has
been heard OF the cave, but scientists who
have explored 1t report that there are
miles OF passages and chambers all %aglitter
with crystals, beside which the Crystal
cave Of the Northern Black Hills becomes
almost commonplace. The cave is on
property belonging to Frank and Albert
Michaud and Charles Bush of this place.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
CUTS THROAT WITH A RAZOR
lieutenant Thomas f. Howard Ends
HIS Life in sanitarium It
81. Louia.

ST. LOUIS, April 17.-Lieutenant Thomas
F. Howar of the United states army, and
q graduate Of West Point, drew a razor
across his throat at the Missouri Baptist
sanitarium today. When found by an at
kendant he was dead.
Howard left a letter to his mother. Mrs.
N. II. Howard. Boerene, Tex. He also left
! note for the sanitarium %ofhcials. direct
ing them to notify his mother and the Wal
department at Washington. t7ioc
Lieutenant Howard had been on sick
leave for some time and was under treat
ment at the sanitarium.
WASHINGTON, April 17.-Lieutenant
Howard, who committed suicide in st.
Louis today. entered the military academy
from Texas, graduating In 1898. He was
Arstired in 1899 for disability.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
MEN ARE IMPLICATED
Leaders of the Mob at Joplin, Mis-
souri,, May Have to Answer
for the Crime.

ST. LOUIS, April IA special from Jop-
lin says that the coroner's jury that in
vestigated the lynching Of the negro found
a verdict holding three men. 1t follows:
we, the Jury, after hearing the testimony
at the inquest over the body of a negro,
whose name is unknown TO- US, find that he
came to his death. from hanging by the
neck, and that said hanging was done by
Sam Mitchell, Ed Fields, alias Hickory
BILL" and a man named Barnes.
Fields is now in custody. Ed Smith, who
is charged with larceny during the riot,
has been arrested and is now In jail. 1t
is reported that seven or eight Of the lead
ers Of the mob have left the city and 9TH
ers are going.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18

TYNDALL. s. d., April 17.-(Special.)-
This city had quite q sensation yesterday.
A Bohemian girl living east OF here pois-
oned herself early in the week by taking
strychnine. A local physician wac called.
but she had been dead an hour OF more
when he arrived. The funeral took place
yesterday afternoon. when the conn was
opened at the cemetery the cheeks pre-
scented = bright pink nush. The remains
were lowered into the grave. but friends,
fearing there was sisnS Of life. called q
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
Blaze Starts in Big barn.

Hay in the Omaha Transfer company's
barn at 1914 and 1916 Howard street, was
discovered to be on fire shortly after mid
night and thirty-six horses liberated by the
stable men and run out into the alley. The
blaze was extinguished before the bnilding
or buses and other vehicles had been in
tured, but a good portion of two carloads Of
small part of IL ruined by the fire. The
horses acted with much GOODNESS and some
Nm were d mSS q 10 '1 fbs ~ Han .ne sioe 1921 OF
quietly In the dense smoke and mad no
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
TURF CROOK is JAILED
Get-Rich Criminal in Sentenced to
Eighteen Months for Fraudu-
lent Use of Mails.

CINCINNATI. April 17.-w. w. o'Hara.
the turf commissioner" was found guilty
tonight OF using the mails for fraudulent
purposes and Will be sentenced to eighteen
months in the pe~nitentiary.
o'Hara conducted an extensive business
in placing bets all over the country AMI
collected several hundred thousand dollars,
which was not returned and which did not
lead to promised dividends. o'Hara claimed
he lost the money in betting.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
HOIdup Men Active,

r. IA Huntley, the local representative Of
Associated Press, was held up az 1880
this morning by two men and re-
lieved OF all the money he had in his
pockets at the time, $3.50. The stickup
on Thirueth street between Calf
and Burt. when Mr. Huntley was on
his way home at 2SSS Davenport street. He
did not notice the two men until he was
close to them and they covered him with
a revolver and went through his pockets.
IL was a negro who held the gun and a
white man who did the frisking.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
MILLIONS FOR CHARITY
Wilder Family Leaves Nearly $4,000,00o
to Aid St. Paul.
WIDOWS WILL COMPLETES REQUESTS
Creche and Public Baths for Poor
Citizens welfare Are t. He Pro-
vided h. Trustees Named
in Document.

ST. PAUL, April 1.-THE last will Of
Mrs. Fanny s. Wilder, widow Of Amherst
e. wilder, was filed today. BY his last
Of three Wills made by members OF the
Wilder family the great Wilder property,
or the bulk of It, is devoted to the relief
of the worthy poor of this city, founding
the largest charity which the city Of st.
Paul has known. The estimated value is
from $50 0 900 to $4,000. 900.
The principal provisions supplement the
requests of Mr.. Wilder and his daughter,
Mrs. Appleby. Personal friends have been
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
car Rum Into RuKEr.

Yesterday afternoon an eastbound Park
venue car ran into and telescoped a buggy
at Nineteenth and L~eavenworth streets.
A German from the country and his wife
were in the vehicle. The woman was
thrown violently to the brick pavement, but
Is not believed to be seriously hurt. The
buggy lost its dashboard and was otherwise
severely wrenched. About ten dozen eggs
were broken and strewn In the street. The
was crowded at the time and the Jolt OF
the wheels running over the buggy seat led
70 believe that a human being was
under them
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
PLAN TO BLOW UP BREWERY
Great Falls, Montana, Police Unearth
q Scheme to Destroy stock.
holm Plant.

GREAT FALLS, Mont. April 1.-THE
police believe they have unearthed a plot
to blow up the Stockholm brewery and o n
cert hall and Cuban saloon.
A man named Donaldson confessed today
that he had been approached by a local
gambler, who has since disappeared. with
a plan to destroy these buildings with
dynamite.
Donaldson said the maj had been en-
ployed in the saloon, but had been dis
missed.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
Hotel Men to HOLD Convention.

SIOUX FALLS, s. D., April 17.-(special
Telegram.)-A convention has been called
TO meet here July 20 to 20 for the purpose
Of organizing an association to be com
posed Of the hotel men Of northWestern
Iowa. southwestern Minnesota and South
Dakota.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
Remain. of Prshi.torIo monsters.

sTURGIs, s. D.. April 17.-(speeial)-
I. NJ. Case OF White Owl was in this city
and had with him a huge petrihed bone
from some prehistoric animal Of gigantic
proportions. Mr.. Case has found a veritable
mine of the bony remains OF the mon
sters Of the animal kingdom that ranged
this country in a remote period. He has
written the Smithsonian institute describ-
ing his finds and It is possible that the
scientists may consider the matter worthy
OF their attention.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
Falls from street Car.

Claude Blanchard OF New Orleans. who Is
staying at the Midland hotel, was thrown
In attempting 10 step from a moving north
bound Sixteenth street car at Chicago
into a state OF bewilderment by striking
his left temple on the pavement. He was
taken to the police station, his abrasiOns
dressed ana then returned % bis hotel
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
Aged sheep Dies.

PIEDMONT. 8. D., April 1T.-(speciaL)-
Robert Boyd recently lost a sheep which
Is thought to be the oldest on record. Had
II lived until next September It would
have been 10 years old. Mr.. Boyd n~ourished
II through the past winter on new milk and
eggs.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18

physician. who noticed the peculiar APP
pearance. He used the mirror and the
stethescope and other ordinary means used
to detect signs OF life. but finding nothing,
pronounced her dead.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
Appointment is Confirmed.

ALBANY. N. Y, April I7.-Governor
OdeIl's appointment OF George Wilson Nor
gan of New FORK City to be superintendent
of the state bureau of elections for the
metropolitan district, to succeed John Nc
Cullagh, was unanimously confirmed by
the state senate today.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
NEGRO GHoULS FOUND GUILTY
Jury Returns First Verdict in IndIan-
aPOlis Grave RObbing
Cases.

INDIANAPOLIS. April 17.-sam Martin.
the first Of the band OF negro grave robbers
to be tried, was found guilty tonight. The
bali an hour.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
SENATOR SUTTON
"a Huntington, VT, Does Not Wait
for Sickness.
HE USES
Paine'S Celery
4 Compound
The Spring Health Giver, When.
ever lie Feels cut OfSOrts,
and Thus Maintains Regular
Health and YlgOr.

Paine's Celery Compound is more talked
Of in the springtime in each state, city,
town aad village. than any other medicine
now before the public. It has a place In
the homes OF the wealthy. influential and
intellectual; 1t is the disease banisher that
has the entire confidence Of our men and
New-York tribune., 1903-04-19
FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONDITIONS
c. Schumacher & Co. say

c. Schumacher < Co say:
During the six days intervening between the Htn
18th inst. prime demand sterling huctGdteIi
between 1860 and 1850, but in the afternoon OF
the 18th IL advanced 4.S6S(Fd $500. with Iur-
ther advance Friday morning to 4S6d4s1 and a
corresponding improvement in sixty days sterling
Continental exchange shows Improvement or
last weeks quotations Inc
fluctuations preceding the present advance were
entirely due the uncertainties of the money mar
ket and the present improvement to the treasury
operations Of the last few days. from which "A
lower money market is expected to result. whether
perranentIy or merely temporarily remains 10 be
seen and from this will depend the permanence OF
the present advance movement in exchange, IL Is
rather unusual find our bank reserves as low as
they are at a period in which money had been eX-
pected to he q drug in the market. as IS generally
the case at this of the year If things are
different now il is probably due to the mass OF
,IndiseSted stocks and bonds pressing on the mar
ket and absorbing nordinate share of the funds
which should have been available for legitimate te
trade purposes The supply of commercial 9ills IS
getting less and less from week to week while the
demand is becoming more and more general FROM
all. much of undigeSted SecurlJleS
will have TO he carried bv Europe, just as they
were last year and the bills drawn against them
will go toward supplying this demand 1t may wei
he expe .ted. however. that the amount OF our uI
dirested securities will diminish gradually from
no on
New-York tribune., 1903-04-19

THE Chronicle reports the gross and net earn
ings of 1OS railroads for February. and the results
show that the great increase IN expenses which mas
recently become prominent is still the most I'M
nortau+ feature in the returns. In the earn
ings there was an Of slO461.9St or 19 per
cent; there was an increase operating expenses
of 50 9 16 - per cent In the net the increase
was s961 9s7 Ais per cent, which shows that over
90 per cent of the improvement in gross receipts
has been consumed by larger operating expenses
The gross earnings of 132 roads for February were
Sill 26 24 an increase Of S12S77 1890 per cent;
So roads for the fourth week of March report $tb-
or r46 increase 25OO59 1927 per cent 30 roads
renort for the first week of April $40 1872 % increase
81 300. .37s or 1413 per cent.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-19
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES

FOREIGN TRADING.-Foreign houses were not
active in the local market dealing in only few
thousand shares evenly divided. In London the
general market was steady and featureIess and
consols unchanged.
CRAMPS TO ISSUE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is
made that a syndicate has been formed to take
from the William Cramp Sons Ship and Engine
Building Company issue of $5.GO0O00 per cent
serial notes extending period of twenty
wears secured by S5.o0oOeo per cent consolidated
mortgage bonds out of an issue of $500 900. OF
this issue 900 go will be reserved by the trustees
against prior cages and $4,000 will remain in
bonds are issued to reimburse the company for
captaI expenditures for additions TO and improve
ments on the property during the last two years
THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE. HEARING
The report the hearing be held by the Inter
state Commerce Commission this week with re-
gard TO the business of the hard coal roads CEN
tring at New York may be the beginning of r
government attack these roads under the Sher-
men Antitrust law, is stated by coal road officers
TO be without good ground and misleading The
report was responsible for the decline in Reading
stock which lost over point
STEEL FOUNDRIES INCREASING IT'S EARN
INGS-It is stated by officers of the American
Steel Foundries Company that the earnings of the
company for The quarter ending March 81 were
New-York tribune., 1903-04-19
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

Renewed strength was manifested in outside Sc
curites although the volume OF business transact
ed showed a heavy falling off. especially in some
of the prominent shares Manhattan transit con-
tinued the feature regards activity opening
sales were made fraction above the last final but
on increased buying il rose TO about Fridays high
level then cea;ting slightly Northern Securities
was comparatively quiet; transactions showed a
marked falling off, ard trading was Kept withln
narrow limits Empire Steel preferred was strong.
advancing over per cent above the last preceding
sale. Electric Vehicle shares were steady Cop
per stocks quiet and irregular In bonds
United States Steel 5S were strong. Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Is were about q per cent higher
New-York tribune., 1903-04-19

in excess of those for the preceding quarter an
that it is earning at the rate Vi p -
" 49,, rforred stock and per cent on the COM
NOR If is estimated that by the first of next 5e
the company will earning between S'Oo'0'' anu
100000.
ROCK ISLAND-A Rock Island ofhcer says
never saw the country present such spehuII aip az
pearance before at this season OF 'lle -
p; +, oe,ivod crops of all kinds will be mag
80 I'D pext winter will see such car ana
locomotive shortage as never before experienceu
RANK CIEARINGS.-The total bank ce'' .l. ''(o =.
~ all the clearing houses of the United o'a'es
the week ending April Is were =, - ao5 sa
81 Oh 0O4 Os2 in the preceding week anu
in the corresponding week last year
New-York tribune., 1903-04-19
SECURITTES VALUES STRONG.
FIR DEM4ND FOR ATTR4CTUE Low PRICED
ISSUES
Gain in Cash and ReserUe Hodngs0s ana
Deposits Increase.

Total sales amounted in par value to N'Sie"o'
against s25s6.0oO Friday. The heaviest dealings
were in the Atchison general As, Chicago. Burning
ton and Quincy As Green Bay and Western deoent,
ure Bs Mexican Central AIS. Missouri. Kansas eno
Texas second As Northern Pacihc IS and as E.
sylyania convertible 3Ibs Reading general Is. ST
Louis and San Francisco refunding As, Cnion a
cic first and convertible As and wabash deoentuI
Bs- Colorado Fuel and Iron conVerlole os anu
Consolidated Tobacco As were also active
New-York tribune., 1903-04-19

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.-New-O Orleans = Conn
merciaI. 75c discount; bank, 81 premium San
Francsco-Sight, 121ac; telegraph. 17lzc. Boston
20G25c discount. Charleston-Buying, Lice pre-
MUM: selling 1-l6c premium. Chicago-Sc premium.
Cincinnati-Between banks. SOC discount: over the
counter soc premium. Savannah-Buying, SOC dis
count: selling. 75c premium
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET.-Can money in
London. 3Q3A per Open market discount
rate for long bills 3z per cent: for short bills.
91zG3 9-15 per Berlin discount rate. 2Ss per
cent for three months bills and 2l2 per cent for
short bills. Berlin exchange London. - marks
81 pfenniRs Paris discount rate 21s per cent; Paris
exchange London. q francs 16i1 centimes.
FOREIGN SECURITIES. - British consols for
money. 81 SIS: for account 81 7-l6 French rentes.
es francs As centimes
silver dollars 39c Bar silver in London closed
9 I-I6d.
GOLD PREMIUM.-In Madrid. 35s Lisbon, % co.
Buenos Ayres. 1917.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-19
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.
London New-York New-York

London. April IS. D. m-The market for Amert-
can securities generally firm. under the lead
o. Canadian Pacific. Final prices follow:
New-York tribune., 1903-04-19
FfEp DEN IND FOX
tationS were:
STOCKS.

Closing prices yesterday Of the principal active
securities and ret changes from Fridays quo
New-York tribune., 1903-04-19
ueavy GAINS IN EARNINGS.

Railroad earnings received YESTERDAY 10. -, ~ a.
ond week in April showed the io'O
O--l ~. - Nth the same time year ago;
New-York tribune., 1903-04-19

MONEY MARkET.-MOney call 4 per cent
Time money was quoted at 5G514 per for sixty
to ninety days and 5G5I4 per cent for longer peri
ods. Commercial paper quoted at 515d6 per
cent for sixty to ninety days indorsed bills 5s06
per cent for choice four to six months bills. and
61s per cent for others.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.-Market closed firm.
Act cla cirnrrr rnrc lInr
New-York tribune., 1903-04-19

MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES.
STREET RAILWAY COMPANIES.
Furnished William E. Nichols No Is waII-st)
New-York tribune., 1903-04-19
Amalgamated CopPer.-.

Thursday Saturday, Net
Apr Q. Apr. is. lchanges
New-York tribune., 1903-04-19

INACTIVE STOCKS.
FURNISHED BY William E Nichols Co.. No. IS waHstJ
New-York tribune., 1903-04-19

IMPORTS OF MERCHANDISE AT NETWORK.
ed April
Drygoods ........., So s97. se2I2 aa7 025
General merchandise. S.52T,224 S2S5Si4 1851 419
Totals ....... sii 42i 362 slO50s 742 sI2 534 444
From January /
s5OSf9654 S43tf33l6 ,P32
General merchandise 46 7b2 T20 133O33II3 i3s
Totals .. sIp7 57o a74 si765os 6o0 sI75. s57. 1856
EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE FROM NEW YORK
New-York tribune., 1903-04-19

WEEKLY STOCK CHANGES.
rhe usual weekly table of price changes for the
active stocks follows:
New-York tribune., 1903-04-19
Int period Bid ASKED.

STREET RAILROAD BONDS.
Furnished BY William F. Nichols & Co. No is wan-st1
Int. Int.
rate. period. Bid. Ask 4.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-19
ACTIVE STOCKS.

FURNISHED By william z Nichols & Co.. No Is w.r-,
New-York tribune., 1903-04-19
THE DAYS OPERATIONS I'M BONDS.
Bid Asked

GOVERNMENT BONDs.-Market steady. Final
C euots tons follow:
New-York tribune., 1903-04-19
FOREIGN CONN MERGE.

275. 7es Total sales for the day unlisted
New-York tribune., 1903-04-19

'Includes per cent.
MISCELLANEOUS GAS COMPANIES.
Furnished BY William Nichols & Co.. No 5 Wali-Stf
Int pertod nid Asked
New-York tribune., 1903-04-19

Amer Light e Trac ........
do pref d per cent t--.----.
Bing Gas list mtg 5s. 1875 ..
do stock -.-.-.---.-.-.--
Bing l. II & F ist IS. 1872 .
Buff & q st mtg IS. I9+T .
do stock .-.-..---..-.-...
Butt + & L 60 tst mtg IS. q.
Column Gas co tst IS. 1867. .
ID q 4 T. Z ist Con IS. 1919
do stock ..-----..-----.
Fl W Gas co 1st 6S. i925 -
q Rap g l. Go Ist IS. i949 .
Hud Go Gas lst Con IS. i94g
Indiansp Gas LIST Is. 1920. O..
do stock. .-.........
i. & W v Gas Is; 6s. 1925.
New Haven Gas GO stock &C.
y \ & . + I. & p co stock.
do pref ..---.-....-....-.
Ohio & I q lst mtg 6s. t92S
90 stock ..-...-......-...
Syracuse q ist mtg IS. 1886.
81 Joseph Gas lst IS. 1867. o.
81 Paul Gas g VI 5s. 19t4 .-
Westch l. co ist ng 5s. 1850
do pref stock -.--.---..-
New-York tribune., 1903-04-19
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

'Ex dividend. TEX rights.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-19

4st. Ia6. DiIi6d. I46. BID. .A..4
New-York tribune., 1903-04-19

;aleS Of bonds. s1,346. 500.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-19

2tes 800 22s1oo s
: ss jPP55sSss sssss sss%GSS @n w
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-30
SLOT MACHINES NO
 LONGER OPERATIVE
MORAL WAVE HAS SWEPT SLOT BUSINESS OUT OF LEXINGTON AND IT KEEPS IT OUT OF BlR. MINGHAM.

Chief of Police AWier received a letter yesterday from Chief of Police J. J. Rea- gan of Lexington, Ky, asking if slot machines could be worked in Birming- ham, as moral wave' had swept over that city and prevented their use there longer.
 Chief Wier wrote a short reply that "a moral wave" had also swept over Bir- mingham and that he hoped 1t would stay; therefore slot machines were no longer popular here. The letter to the chief was as follows:
 Chief of Police, Birmingham, Ala:
 Dear Sir: Will you kindly inform me whether or not slot machines are allowed in your city.
 "A moral wave recently swept over Lexington and compelled the abolishment of slot machines in the city. A number of machines are thus left on hand in good condition and would be very salable wherever their use is allowed. A friend of mine has several on hand and if you could furnish information that would en- able him to dispose of them to advantage l would be obliged, Yours,
 'J. J. REAGAN, Chief of Police"