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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-11

The directors Of the Belt Railroad and Union
stockyards Company have declared the regular
quarterly dividend OF per cent. on the pre-
ferred stock and the semi-annual dividend Of 8
per cent. with an extra dividend OF l per cent
sue Of preferred stock Is $780, 600 Jan and the quar-
terly dividend will amount to SO 600 The com
annual 2 per cent dividend. together with the
extra dividend OF / per cent, Will amount 10
$50. 900.
The American Box Board and Paper Com
pany. which stock is held by local capitalists.
reports net earnings for October OF s109. 000 the
largest Tor any month in the history OF the or
ganlzation- The new price SCHEDULE went into
The Western Union Telegraph Company's net
earnings for the quarter ending Dec 81 are
estimated at s2l5OOOO an increase Of $3.50
has declared the reeaaT quartery Dividend Of
IA per cent? payable Jan. Is.
XXX
One hundred shares of Lake Shore stock were
sold yesterday in New York at 275, decline of
s. Points stock N the last Previous ,S Sss Yoke
Stock Exchange.
A wall-street wire says: 1.-THE story is
ing the rounds that United States Steel earn
dngs this quarter will show 50 per cent. de-
crease
II Is believed that many of the original bulls
In the stock market got out of their stocks too
soon. the advance having gone a good deal
farther than they expected. The market has as
sImed proportions much larger than the pro-
fessional crowd that began to bull a fortnight
ago expected and the same operators have
stocks. Despite the expectation of some inn
portant banking houses that there would be
cessation of the gold import movement from
M he fvha
more gold for import is annomced.-New York
Herald statement over brokers wires.
xxx
A. w. Thomson has the following from Logan
& Bryan Market operators who are working
to bring about bull movement in stocks are
counting upon easier monetary conditions after
the first OF the year to afford market upon
which to take their profits. IL Is quite evident
that interest charges will be lower Immediately
after the big January disbursements"
XXX
Meyer & Kiser received the following wire
from their wan-street correspondents yester-
day afternoon: mo specific explanation can be
offered to account for the movements in to-
days market, unless 1t be that the advance has
temporarily run it's course, and that the in
evitable reaction has occurred. Scores of rum
ors or bearfsh character found their way INTO
circulation and were greedily absorbed by the
contingent playing the market for break The
break in Steel. which was rather pronounced.
earnings of the Steel Corporation for the pres
ent quarter would be unusually bad. IL Is a
foregone conclusion that the earnings will not
be favorable, but no one knows anything about
the exact figures. except the financial officers OF
the corporation"
Regarding the monetary situation In this
country. It is interesting note that the state
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AT NEW YORK.
Grains Generally Higher but Quiet
Coffee In Very Strong

Schcc H very StrOm8s
NEW YORK. Dec. Io.-FIour-Receipts. a. 81
brls; exports. 4.5s2 brls. The market was dull
but steady.
wheat-Receipts 1880 bu. Spot easy; No. Q
red. ss%c elevator. sOxc T. o. b. anoat: No. 1
northern Duluth Sc T. o. b. afoat. Options
opened easy on cables and favorable South
western weather news. Rallying with the West,
they subsequently broke under representations
that prominent Chicago bulls were unloading.
A second rally occurred on talk OF buIlsh
crop report, big -four clearances and a bulish
Michigan state report. and the market closed K
Sc sei July HgslSs closed at size; December.
soat No yellow se So s Whit. S4s
on less favorable weather news light Interior
receipts s, covering and good bull support the
closed at SAC; December. S%Q5iAc. closed at
oats-Receipts. 49, SEQ bu Spot quiet: No ?.
Hlsc: standard white. 4iEc; No. ), sOc; No.
white RAc; No white. axe; track white.
Cut meats dull; picked bellies. sss2zas s7,z.
Lard-Renned steady; continental rl6: South
ssesay; Family SIC snort Clear f2 SIS
COfree-spot Rio firm; No. Z invoice, 7c. Mia
firm: Cordova 7ad12Nc The market for fu-
lures opened firm al an advance OF io6i5 points.
still smaller interior santos receipts and further
unfavorable crop news from Brazil on the
advance there heavy realizing by recent
large buyers. notably Wall street and Cotton
Exchange interests but there was a good de-
mand from abroad and considera BILE Outside buy
ing. so that prices continued firm and the market
closed 15Q25 points higher. with sales OF 1871 $50
bags. including: December. e.50Q6. 60c January.
s.eoGs. roc; March. s.soq7c: May. 7.l5q7 &c;
June. 7.25c; July. 1851 4oc; September. 7B0
7.60c; November. 7e0G7.70c
Sugar-Raw nominal; fair refining, shc: cen-
trifugal, So test 3hc; molasses sugar, 2Yc.
Refined dull; crushed. 5.o5c; powdered. 45sc3
graduated x45c.
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The movement Of new corn is increasing and
country offerings are getting more liberal.
This change of the farmers in their attitude
toward the shippers and the increased move
ment, are the direct results of the decrease Of
1 cent per 100 pounds in the seaboard freight
tariff on grain shipments. When the railroads
knocked 1 cent hundred pounds Off the sea-
board rate few days ago the local dealers
were enabled to advance their quotations to
than y cent a bushel. This advance is bringing
out liberal offerings from the farmers,
to Increase. 's With this favorable condition the
continued cold weather is putting the corn into
better shape for seaboard shipments
The increase in the movement will probably
prevent the public stocks of corn at this point
from showing decrease this week There was
a decrease last week from 10000 to. o. !Vo Dusn-
els. The public receipts Of corn so FAR this week
amount to 20 cars
Primary receipts of wheat yesterday were
sls 900 bushels. against 7s7.ooo bushels last week;
of corn. 32SO00 bushels. against $4,000 bushels
last week Primary shipments of wheat yester-
day amounted to 100000 bushels. against 1ss. 600
bushels the previous week: Of corn, 2ll.OW BUSH
els. against 1885, 900 bushels the previous week.
Clearances OF wheat yesterday We're 1ol. 900 bush.
els: of flour. 1l4oo0 barrels; Of corn. lis,OOO
bushels; of oats 5000 bushels.
800 900 bushels for four days Most of the advices
from that market We're of continued liberal
-four demand and of small receipts in the
country. There has been a considerable break
in the Minneapolis cash price this week
Although the government report indicated
yield of in the seven surplus States over
300 600 900 bushels less than than of 1902 the
comparison apparently is forgotten by the trade
except when something happens 10 remind them
of IL, as for example. the Missouri State re-
port of Wednesday indicating the loss OF Co.
0Oo. 600 bushels. compared with the figures OF the
preceding year.
1.-The millers and elevator people In the North
west who should know the situation" says
W. B. Parsons of the Western Elevator Com
pany ..are bullish on wheat. / think the Ar
mour position here is right. and that he will
win out Those of us who next to the
spring wheat situation figure the Northwest has
marketed So per cent. of its wheat crop. The
bushels compared with ~ 1000 bushels last
year. and this total includes the winter wheat
from the Southwest We know the milling
pacity in the Northwest is greater than II has
ever been. and that the mills have never been
run as they are being operated this season.
They grinding days nights and Sundays.
grind IL figure there will be shortage In sup
plies some time this season There Is OF
wheat There always is in December jan
uary is the debt paying period with the farmer.
But after the New Year look for a
smaller movement and clearer signs OF ex-
haustion The -four demand is the marvel this
season. There Is denying IL. The occasion for
entirely clear. IL Is possible this cours-
try has grown past it's old flour eating limits
This is my theory. Most OF those In the North
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LUith the Grain Brokers;
Present Market Conditions

consttutionaIly bears; but the Northwestern
wheat handlers this season are bulls"
1t is about impossible to follow, accurately.
the Armour operations from day to day-or
from hour to hour. for that matter-but the
best judgment the dongs of the Chicago
market yesterday has 1t figured that the Ar
mour interest dumped a good deal of its line Of
May. The May option. especially. was weak
right at the opening and inside of an hour and
a half sold down to S0h cents This was a
break Of rs cents from the top price wednes-
cents up to the last hour OF the trading when
there was some support from the chief bull in
1%@1% cents under the top price the previous
day. 1t was evident that this support was
from the Armour interest.
The Armour interest is credited with having
got lid Of good deal more May yesterday that
1t took in during the up-turn during the last
that Armour began to accumulate his line of
May openly at 7el. cents and that ne prob
cents. So he can let the market drop around
SO cents and still take good profits.
xxx
While the in and out daily operations of Ar
mour past any following there is a very firm
conviction in the trade the Armour wheat line Is
very large one. in the millions at any rate
The general assumption is this May line is now
of the Armour sort" and that IL would mean
a line Of anywhere from 10, 009 900 to Is 900 900
bushels. There is supposed TO be a great holding
through Lichstern which Is credited TO Ar
though there were To- bushels w fess 5
the Armour Office. Then there would be that
commission houses when they are active. and
the list OF Armour houses Is a long one-C,hi-
cago Record Herald.
crop in spite Of dust and dry weather and thin
growth. according to Kelley. OF St. Louis, who
says: "A crop scare in December is something
much out Of the ordinary. but general specula-
ton happened to be buliishly inclined. largely
on the belief that Armour was about 10 bring
about dollar wheat in his own market-it cer
tainly is his own market-so that traders early
caught on TO the dry weather condition and
proceeded TO kill the crop There Is no DOUBLING
the fact that an unusually small amount OF
rain has fallen in the winter wheat country
since the crop was put In the ground. and the
growth in a considerable area has been
irreparably and cannot be benefited by good
rains, or, what would be much better. good
SHOWS. is hardly probable. Looking back at the
record Of winter wheat crops that have been
'sown in dust and entered winter without sufi-
Gent moisture ito give the plant a good top
growth. II is Curious to note that such crops
have been formed with plentiful moisture and
a luxuriant growth after seeding. The crop OF
1885. which was seeded late. had a thin and
drought, it's condition on Dee being as low
as Si.f. yet II averaged yield per acre OF IL I
bushels and with about the same conditions at
in the DUST produced the largest yield ever
harvested up to that time"
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milling freight; No. red. sc track; Decem-
Corn Corn steady: No. white. 4oc; No. white.
4oc; No white. 3Sc: No. white mixed soc:
No. white mixed, foc; No. white mixed sc:
NO NO: : yellow. 4oc No. yellow. 4oc: No. 4 vel
No. mixed. sSc; ear. foc; wagon market
45ff50c old: 40d45c new
Oats steady; No. white. s7izc; No. white.
Hay nominal. No. / timothy. sil-25; 10. tim
othy. $40
Inspections-Corn: No 2 white. 1 car: No.
white, IL; No white. II; No 3 white mixed.
1, NO white mixed. L. No yellow, /; No.
mixed. IL: No. 4 mixed. 4: ear s; total s9
cars. Oats: No mixed. car. Hay: No. / tim
oossnS: 1 car; No. timothy. 4; No prairie. j;
NO. prairie, 1; total. cars
WAGON MARKET
receipts OF coin and hay liberal; prices
Corn-Per bu. 5iG56c; new. $4,000.
$sds 'S0
Sheaf Oats-Per ton. ssGfo
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CPrices pa.d hy shInnersN'

Prices pad by shippersO
Wool-Local dealers paying for wagon lots:
Good medium merchantable unwashed. lie:
coarse and braid. l5c; heavy merno, l0dl2c:
Western. l2c.
Poultry-Young turkeys. l2hc; hens, SIC:
cocks. &C; young ducks. Sc; springs. &c; geese.
&C per 10.
Chsese-wisconsin. 13c: New York full creams
13c; Swiss, 16c brick. 10; Iimburger. lie.
Butter-Sc: choice. 12Q13c; Elgin creamery,
&c. state 24c.
ERKs-Steady at 25d26c.
Feathers-Prime geese. 3oc per ID; prime duck
&c per ID
Game-Rabbits. socGs1 per doz s1912s per
doz for drawn.
Beeswax-3oc for yellow. &c for dark.
HIDES AND TALLOw
Green salted Hides-No. 1, nc: No 2 s%c:
No calf. loo: No. calf. SC.
Tallow-No. ]. she; No. 2. &c.
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Coal and Coke.
CRetan Prices.)

Bags &c per ton extra. ground floor or dumped
S1sd in cellar. From wagon. sc per ton extra.
~ wheelbarrow, chute or basket.
Drugs.
Alcohol. ss5292 20; asafoetida, 4oc: alum. on
&C: camphor. ssQ7oc: cochineal. Sc: chioro.
form 5sQ65c. copperas, brl. Sc: cream tartar
pure. s293sc: indigo. ssaSOc: licorice Calab
morphine. +. s w. per OF. s2,a5G2 10: Oil berra.
mot per ID. So; opium. ss.75g4. Quinine. p. q
Per or s2SsI ,s oa .s s soPaba ssgsee
EPSON. l%G4c sulphur -four. 2&g5c; saitpeter
o. .oc: turpentine. 639soc; glycerin, isJ,GsOc:
iodide potassium. s. ts92 50: bromide potassium,
einchonIda. 9gsic; carholic acid. &c. cocaine
muir. A3og4so
Bleached sheet!ngs Androscoggin L. 7ilc.
Berkeley. No. 81. &c; Cabot. ne; Capitol NC:
Cumberland. 7Ac: Dwight Anchor. SIC: Fruit OF
the Loom. Sc: r'arwell. Tisc: Fftchviiie &c: Fnli
Width SC; Gilt Edge &C. Gilced Age sac: Hill
7&c: Hope. lac: Linwood. lac; Lonsdaie 7Ec:
io-1 ssc; AndrOscOsgin 81. &c; Androscoss in
Brown sheetings-AtIantic A, &c; Argyle &C..
inch. &c: Dwight Star. 7isc; Great Falls ~ Sc:
Great Falls !. s.sc; Hi Fine .,-c: Indian Head
Prints-AIlen dress styles. sc: Allen TR. 4xc.
Alien robes. DC; American indigo. sc: Arnold
long cloth -. Sc; Arnold Lie &c; cocheco
and puppies. size; Pacific fancy. &c: Simpson 5
u1ournings. sc: simpsons Berlin solids 5i<c:
simpsons oil nnish. &c; American shirting. 4,c:
Kid- finished cambrfcs-Edwards &c: warren
SIC; Slater. &c; Genesse. &c
Tickings Amoskeag AGA. uikc: Conestoga
Cords Ace IKE: Hamilton awninEs. loo = r.
mono fancy. lie, Lenox fancy, 1sc; Lenox Xxx
~ Oakland AT. &c; Portsmouth. HE. sus.
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cars; corn, 1S5; oats, $50; hogs, $4,000 hea
Leading futures ranged as follows:

Cash quotations were follows: Flour steady.
Wheat-No. spring. slc No. 3, 7sc; No. red,
Oats-No. 2. 34xc: No. white. 35G37c. No. 2
rye. 5O1sQ51c- Barley-Good feeding. 3sq37c; fair
to choice mailing. 43Q57c Flaxseed-No. i. SIC;
No. Northwestern. 9Slzc Prime timothy seed.
sass Clover-Contract grade, $I1. Mess pork
per bril- Sill 371kQ11.50. Lard, per 100 lbs sc. 400
642h. Short RIB sides 0oose). $sQ6 Is. Short
clear sides (boxedl, s6.l2hGs25. Whisky-Basis
OF high wines. s1.27.
Receipts-Fiour. 1900 brls; wheat. 1000 bu;
corn. 1880 bu: oats. 2o4 400 bu; rye goo 500 bu:
barley, So 800 bu. Shipments-Flour Is. 700 bris:
wheat 81 800 bu; corn S. 100 bu; oats. S. 200 bu;
rye, $500 blu; barley, 81 600 bu.
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CASH WHEAT MARKET LOWER.
The Local Cash Prices Follow the
Decline I'm the Option Trading.

Following the lower trend OF the option mar
ket the local cash wheat market weakened yes
terday. There a general decline OF 11kc
from the previous days price, which was the
top price for this crop In this market. No. 2
red wheat is at sec. against s71sc, Wednesdays
quotation. No wheat was inspected yesterday
So far this week the inspection amounts to only
three cars. The and oats market ruled
steady. Following is the range:
Wheat weaker; No. red SEC track SEC on
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-11

NEW YORK. Dec 1o.-Butter-Recefpts ala
packages. Market quiet extra creamery, COM
mon 10 choice. isq24ifc: State dairy l5fz2c: held
creamery. lsd23ike. Cheese-Recepts. :, 766 pack
ages. Market quiet State full creams. fancy
small colored. September. 12c: late made, loc.
small white. September. i2c; late made. Ice;
large colored, September. lie: late made. Ice.
large white. September l2c; late made. Ice. Eggs
Receipts. 3,76s packages. Market firm: State
and Pennsylvania nearby average best sic;
State and Pennsylvania seconds TO nrsts 2sG3oc;
Western seconds. 2sei29c, Western extras. 3lct
refrigerated. sec; Western nrsts. sec.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 10.-Butter IN good de-
mand and the market was fair; extra Western
creamery, l5n25izc extra nearby prints. &c.
Eggs steady and demand. fresh near by.
SIC. loss on; fresh Western. sic. loss on: fresh
Southwestern. 30I3lc. loss on: fresh Southern.
2SG2sizc. loss of Cheese steady. New York
fuli creams fancy. n+e. New York fun creama,
CONTINUED ON PAGE II. coll 81
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Money Rates Abroad.

LONDON.-Money 3G315 per cent: discounts.
15-l6G4 and 37sq3 l5-l6 Consols SIS 9-16GSS%
observation-disclosures London, 20m 452xpf for
checks. Discount rates: Short bills, 81 per
cent. three months bills. 3ia.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-11
THE JoBBING TRADE.

Che Q1otations given below are the selling
prices OF the wholesale dealers)
Candies, Nuts, Figs.
Candies--Capital stick candy (brs). 5Isasc per
lb common mixed. 5nc; grocers' mixed so
SIC. Banner twist stick. 71aQSc; Banner cream
mixed. Sc: derby mixed. TIC.
Nuts-Soft-shelled almonds. 15c: Brazil nuts
nuts. l3c.
Figs-New Smyrna. i2c Per ID.
Coal and Coke.
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FIRnER TONE IN EGGS.
Continued Cold Weather Causes Slight
Falling on I'm Receipts

Interest in the produce market centers in
eggs. There is shade frmer feeling in eggs.
owing TO the continued cold weather and O
slight reduction in receipts. If the cold spell
continues a week or longer a substantial ad-
vance Is looked for. Receipts taken readily
at the prevailing prices 25Q26 cents.
The poultry market Is steady and prices are
unchanged from last week Rabbits pretty
well cleaned up The reduction in the price the
past week has stimulated the demand With
the new snowfall dealers are looking for re-
cefpts to get considerably heavier IN few
days.
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IRREGULAR COTTON MARKET.
Liquidation and Short Sell
ing OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
(By A. w. Thomson's wire.l

by A. w. Thomsons WireJ
NEW YORK, Dec. 1o-We had another irreg-
ular market in cotton to-day. with the trading
a repetition of the last few days There was a
continuation of conflicting views the imme-
date course of prices, with further scattered
LIQUIDATION and short selling by the larger local
and New Orleans professional operators on one
hand. with some good buying by commission
houses and support from the leading bull in
terest in an effort to stem the declining tendency
of values Before the movement ends We would
not be surprised to all the options pass under
the 12c basis, when 1t might do to buy again for
turn.
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Big Oil Well Opened.

The National Coal and Oil Company, of In
dianapolis has just opened well on the John
Garrity farm, Washington township. FIVE miles
north of Hartford City, which in the past twen-
ty-four hours gave 800 barrels of oil. This is
the largest strike which has been made In that
neghborhood.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-11
SECURITY TRUST DIVIDEND.
Directors Declare One Payable ON
Jan. 1.

Security Trust Company stock has become q
dividend payer announcement being made that
the company will start Off with a per cent
dividend on JAM l. and this dividend probably
will be increased semi annually.
The directors decided to pay a dividend Jan.
/, although the stockholders did not expect div
idends to begin before their annual meeting in
May The dividend is payable JAM to stock
books will close, ten days before the declaration
O dividend.
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MONETARY.
Rates on Loans and Exchange-Clear-
ings and Balances.

INDIANAPOLIS.-Comme paper, 4d6 per
cent: time loans. sac per cent. Clearings,
81 Os3. 2lO.7 20: balances. s25S. 3O7.S7.
NEW YORK.-Call money firm at 4G6 per
cent: closing bid. 4; offered at 41. Time loans
quiet; sixty and ninety days. per cent; six
months. 5Ia Prime mercantile paper. per
cent Sterling exchange firm: actual business
in bankers bills, s4S3 25I4.S3.35 for demand.
s4.7s 75Q47s.SO for sixty days; posted rates.
81 s0i1Q4sl and sLs4g4.s4A; commercial bills,
81 792s "a 1914.
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NEW YORK.-Bar silver, 54ssc; Mexican dol
lars. Ale.
LoNDoN.-Silver bars. 25nd an ounce.
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PRIVATE WIRE ADvICES ON
THE CONDITION OF STOCKS
Decline I'm Steel Was the Leading Fen.
ture of Yesterdays stock Mar
ket-Amalgamated Copper.

IA. w. Thompson. Indianapolis
NEW YORK. Dec 10.--The movement in to-
days market has been marked by irregularity
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Treasury Statement.

SHINGTON.-Thursdays statement of the
treasury balances in the genearl fund. exclusive
OF the $780, 0o0 gold reserve in the division OF
redemption. shows:
Available cash balance. 422 500
Goid lis, $50, 433
Silver 7,2i, la
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LOCAL SECURITIES;
THEIR CONDITION

The American National Bank.
STATEMENT OF CONDITION NOV. II. 1904
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Regarding the monetary situation In this
country. 1t is interesting to note that the state
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-11
UNITED STATES BONDS
Chicago Stocks.

[By Albert r. Thompson & Co.'S w,
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quehanna, 1s1kc; Shetucket Sw. &c; Shetucket
F. SIC; Swift River, SIC.
Grain Bags Amoskeag. $3.50; American,
$3.50; Harmony s14; Stark, SIS.
Ginghams = Amoskeag 615c; Amoskeag dress
7izc: Lancaster, SIC; Lancaster dress. nc: Toll
du Nord. Slzc
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-12-11

Henry Gillespie was arraigned in
the court this morning on ? charge
similar in some respects to the
above. The prosecuting witness In
this case was a girl about nine years
old and a stepdaughter of the defen-
dant. One or two witnesses were
examined this morning and this af-
ternoon soon after court convened
the defendant withdrew he case aud
entered plea Of guilty before the
court. The court assessed bis pun
ishment at term of two years in
the county jail and the payment Of
a fine of $50.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-12-11
HEAVY PENALTY ASSESSED
To Insult Ellis County Woman
is Costly Proposition.

In the county court late Yesterday
afternoon a iury convicted John
Cbambless of aggravated assault on
a female and assessed his punish.
meut at two wears in the county
iail and the paymaut of a fine of
$1,000. Under the law this is
the highest peusttv that can ne
inlposed,in a conviction for aggravat
ed assault. and so far as the records
show this was the first case ever
tried In the county court Of Ellis
countv whore the extreme ranaltv
was meted out.
The above case went tn trial YES.
terday qorrin., and from the natura
Of the charge against the defendant
II ,ttractad r.rsidarahIa attention