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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-29
/ EDITOR, VIEWS
What the New York Afternoon Pape'
Say About Yesterdays Trading. T
Especial to The Times-Di spatch.)

1NT - + =
NEW YORK April 2s.-The CONNER
$cial-Advertiser says: To-day's stock mar
Sket moved in regularly way, 1t weakened
very decidedly in the early trading. with
extreme declines of point or more in
\ in the last hour. rhe recovery following
simmed iately upon the news OF the unfaV-
orable decision In the franchise tax mere
8ly showed that the had news" was fully
discounted In the carly trading, and that
short sellers who had overstayed their
market were forced to bid up prices in or
der to cover their contracts.
3a43 Interest centered naturally In thG course
aiof the local corporation shares. All OF
them were weak In the, early part OF the
session. but no weaker than the rest q Inc
announced about 2 o'clock the Traction
move UP almost Immediately and the rest
oo.ooo.sby.a PHILADELPHIA bank. was. OF
course, a purely Individual operation, Re-
NOUS In their expressions that the ster-
ling rate,is still not near enough the ship-
ping point to admit Of any great move,
beginning pemana Sfe1l'rg
The Evening, Post says: Prices were
lower to-day though with ,s general reeox.
ness, variety of reasons We're assisned.
! One of these reasons was an engagement
! of gold for export. The manner IN when
this half million sh,pmenIf was az afran Sen
gold exports, normally due In settlement
Of a heavy accruing balance against this
- H. 1s areer SaaKhs uRR 50
will be remembered that .tthe plan Of the
retirement, Morgan syndicate, had been
A to keep foreign exchange at maximum tig-
ures, but to supplyat those prices all TIE h
These remttances they, of course, pro-
vided chiefly through borrowings from
Europe. They fixed their price for sight
4 i.eO, and on July 10th lost the market TO
& an aggressive mercantile house which
found Itself able to sell exchange at 1881,
shipping gold against y. No such abnor,
en- en- year the god point Mas II faet
4 rarely been touched. SIN It would seem
Z that exchange was allowed TO work mp
high enough before hills we're drawn
to- make some close calculations Of its
own. This Is al the Significance OF to-
days gold enga cement.
gold shipment of 800 900 gold and a gen
eral disposition to anticipate q decision by
the Court OF Appeals sustaining the con-
y precpitAted quite q selling, movement on
J. tu-davs stock market IN the early after
a noon, with the attendant result " a gem
eral decllne IN prices, ~, . -
! enced particularly by the Hartman state
q i,,,,i,i that surplus earnings would continue
to be spent for bctterments.
The Evening Sun says The declining
Z tendency In the stock market, which was
4 first distinctly evident upon the appear
(, ance OF the bank statement on Saturday,
4 was emphasized to-day, when. on light
j.. Z i
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NEW ORLEANS, April 2s,---,CoT'TON-.s
s,rh ME spot cotton market continues very ~,
prices aro offered; quotations unehanEiea.
the opening cali gained p point, or two
more. The trading waa light and a ner-4
yous condition kept pr &c fl detnward
nSnvement set in, which continued to the
close e'', When the list showed net losses on
the day of 7dS points. bl.. 4. -,
Cotton futures barely a0ayo o. ste 1nne BIZ
s i94 July, lo.5dioD;s August 9.7S@S %.
September, s.o6MSs7; October, s c1sSt S;D
November, S.40QI8 AZ December s'4oc1o'fl. &
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j RICHMOND sTOCr; MARKET. ~
Richmond, Va, April 2s, 1908 ''eEE''

Virginia Carolina Chemical common- n!
shares at G3a4. 5I,li'S,,
North carolina as, e, 1872 op9 lo q d
va SIS, new, g; and r., 1g * 5 - ~ s1N sl
81 RAILRoAD8 BONDS, s5
Char, Col. and Aug. I'd rs. C;...1 III $3.50
Georgia Pacific LIST 6'sn c., 1922. l9o @,
Ga, So. and Fla 19i0. =. . 1 idls 80
S &c., an and Az v esma n yon Is, s is
3 81 a aca ~ hy Ks pG r. a. 1885,
Pei, Class 3 s,s, r. g 1929 1895. Y5 1 g -.
R Eik and G Meet Isl Isl g. ss is t ss,s
s. "A. Z. Collateral Trust 5's,. lo3
RAILROAD STOCKS, P 2, X,
Atlantic Coast Line "A'',....1 e GO lS rs
Atlantic Coast Line COM. 1 leg d 12S
d a.. 81. and III Fla list ist pfd g
Nor and West; prd., 4 p, e...19 @, 80 %
seaboard {. Air Line pfd.....1S9S g ERE 5s1s
SontRern Rai,lN W. ], ri, gld i..1SS #s g
Southern Railway com. .....' iVo O 500
s. BANK AND TRUsT cos. II "a
American National ...........l0O l2a
Broad. Street Bank ;2 26 o 2S g..'
M stste 5ont!y' Bank Of va,.$SS 3:
so utiS trust fSast 100 ll2 1leh
INSURANCE. COMPANIES.lf
Va, Fire and Marine.,.....,...2o 87h ~.
a MISCELLANEOUS, VEIN
Amer, lob. Co. pfd., 8 p. c...1oo ~. 100
American Locomotive pfd...10O w 20
American Locomotive com:.,1o0 g -.
Consolidated lob. As bonds. 100 G2 $50
Old Dominion s. S.. ..l00 l2o
Va. Car. Chem, pfd, SIP, c...1o00 ~ ~, ~.
Va, Car, Chem, Collat, r. SIS. 0S go.
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p,EANIJT3 AND PEA MARKET

NORFOLK, VA. April q. THE peanut
market Is quiet to-day. The only change
in prices Is Spanish nuts, which have a
dropped in price, to TIC a bushel Tho
Fancy, quiet at So: strictly prime.
az c.; prime. 2Nc.; low. grades, e.; ma
Chine picked, 2@2A 81 Spanish, 77Mc per s
ana spectle peas 81; clay and red pea g,
SOC. Pennut bags A. bales-eS in y 7 : \
4 PETERSBURG, Y a., April 2S;.ePEA..
77hc,: sellers asking more. Virginia.
Outlet Mt &c. lls} ss3 8{t'
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DRY lGoops MARKET.

& NEW YORK, April q, Jobbers report
little improvementi In dry goods MS the re.
suit Of improved weather conditions. put
lance m Increased trade will be realized
Little assistance is received from tho ex--
port trade, but the price situation Is urle,,
changed, In spite OF the fact that good
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4 g. q q ~ 4 ~
u. 8. refundng 2's registered 1888. ,;f !. 10 L
III. s. refundlng 2's. coupon ..' :: y
u. g. a's glstered .....'. ~
II. IS. New as, registered. \
r, s.. New a s, q coupon. -
u. s. old rcgste i !
u. s. old As COUPON. u
u, IS. SIS registers ~ ~
= ~ .ra,,nrn a;a 4. 10
Atchlson, adjustment s............t,;; x
Baltimore and Ohio 4s............,..,...''}l y
Baltimore and Ohio 31Is:..i; |: 10
13hItlt,lors. MN DIS 10
Central Of Georgia SIS ~ =
Central Of Georgia 1st Inc ~. q
Chesapeake and OHIO ~ . ~ y
CHICAGO. n. and Quincy new d,s...., 90 .;
CHICAGO, M, and st. P. gen. 4s g; !. Io y
ChicaE5 and Northwes tern CON- s.. y. 10
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.overdiscounted SO far as the general mar
ket was concerned, and there was a gen
eral rally, which did not exclude the
Traction stocks. Traders seemed to nave G
practica lily all the declines my conse-
nllenna We're recovered before the close.
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.FIRsT,C LAss STORE,

Moran's Cafe on East Main Street an
ia Attractive Place. Il Al
; Among those who We're rated In the list
as nrst-class saloons and made to pay
\ the high license was Moran's Cafe, at
Twenty-seyentb and Main Streets. This
cafe is conducted by Mrs. Hannah Kane
Moran, and Is dne OF the neatest and
most at tractlYe places In Marshall ard
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NAVAL STORES.

b SAVANNAH. Ca. April 2s,-TURPEN!,,
fTINE-Firm at 46kc. bid !; rece!Ipntts, l,s63
Rosin-Flrm; receipts, 3277 barrels; sales,
los barrel: exports. Ss2 barrels, - 49,
B fCIARLEsTON, S G.. April 2s.-TUR
PDNTIN f. Nominal at acc. Rosn-Nom-
4inal, sE Ad58HA 44a 81 .itlSai ~ 3szt ti5si8
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WALL STREET COS s3p
A Gold Shipment and a Decision Cause
Raid or, the Market.
fsrcciaI ID The Times. DHpatch. }

(SrCclal III lpP il1luleS-pSputSu.Jl
NEW YORK, April 2S,-'rhe opening on
the Stock Exchange was very tame, wisn
changes from the quotations r Of ne on pEs
market gave very little lead, and the NIB
sence of evidence Of trading by any lead.
Ing operators tended further to reatrlct
business the more so MS the commission
houses were doing very little. N
ACTIVE SELLING DEVELOPED:
the he second acd hour hour, led BY the foreign
houses, who had been Idle. or small buy
ers, between 10 and II o'clock. The West
err wire houses Seeed l9 tb nays ses
and traders We're actively bearish, Anal
gamated Copper held MS well rs any,
thing; the s,rength was probn ply nmsed on
that the earnings We're ut least per cent
at tho present price OF copper.
GOLD SHIPMENT THE EsxCUsE:
'rhe sNall special gold shipment was
[ made the excuse for q professional raid on
the market, which caught few STOP Or
stocks rallied rather easily after the first
pressure was over, The Waldorf crowd
| seemed to be taking the lead, but there Is
| some reason to think they are not In the
market for more than moderate turn,
SOUTHERN PACIFIC;
Tho weakest bull account was FOUND IN
|
| Clined. but H. was soCn shaken out and the
price rallied considerably from the lowest.
| LONDON TRADlN'i; !,
| Foreign houses say that London has sold
quite l35.0G0 shares in the past ten days.
which represents practically all the stock
| bought on the recent decline. and prob
nbiy a short position OF about $500 Sales
made n London now would be EFF for , settle,
mont there on My IN ,n ihe lda rel; y
turns and would probably buy stocks on
small recissions,
ST.. PAU, CHEAP:
St Paul came out In some quantity
down leo, at which price there was good
buying order, and II rallied easily, The
| Standard oil crowd Is not particularly ao-
| tive at present but thinks, the stock
| cheap around the present level. especially
las the March earnings ought 10 help IT,
l THE, CLOSE:
J The YAK decision had evidently been
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4 c7f,,T,roNsEEDT OIL MARKET.

NEW YORK. April Cottonseed oil
was steady with bids mostly for late de-
liverles. Prime, {. Q, b,mllls, s4S g /;
prime summer yellow. 4sEsqp4lc;; OF tae sym.
prime winter yellow. 46947c,; prime meal,
S276iy7 10 nominal. ,t ~ 54 VIZ
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:. o,,,s - Gar r7ro nc,sco A.. a 9614
g 4'ou ,,is uth,veatern lst' s....... 98h
st. Louis Southwestern Ms......,;... 90 90
San Antonio and Arkansas Pnss So g.. % S6,1
S Sothern Railwav Observation-Disclosures. 1854
Texas and Pacific 1st g q "
! Inie leu ,,ociflc 4: 1o2%
IT,!i DO iNc 1902 n
= unipll ,,, III iSt,. $500 . Iii
$Wapn s, 81. .. 10TH
M Hvi, ' "a ma =. LA Il
1Vas oas q re & 511o
Wheeling md Lake# Erie s,.......... 81
M, ,,tinn,tn1 ,roha Geo 62
Colorado Fuel con. s. $. 80 Z.
Rock Island As 90 90
~. t.ai - n oorrja1 "a &c
Ta -. q, roiin S!hemical Co com y. e3B
w. S,nroiinng Chemical. Co pfd 122 2
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BOND QUOTATIONS.

Chicago, Rock Island Pac. 's........ 1.o
c. c., g. and st. Louis gon. 4s...... VIZ W.,
Chicago Terminal s sS.2
colorodn and Southern 4s.............5 SS12
MI q r,; T. ~ ian, II q - 9I24
~ Genarni "a ........... S5A
~ 1r ~ S,yrst,, III nanvorf City lat ITO 3
IJorlx ~ y vnlleW4 10sa
T o,;is,ti1,o AMI Ma Oh ST1niflcd Fs.,.... 10l
Mnnso tte C,nnsoiidnted gold Fs.. 1913
~ ~ ,trn n - IjT 70
Mexjcnn Sentrni III NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2GM
Mnn So J, Louis Is raxas %
iis so,ri Sn hand Texas "a s SIX
New York Central gen. S1s s...:.'... 1 19o,r
Nertb e eep gsaeI S.las 1oSR
Northern Pacific ..7....a... ......... 7l1a
M y, St,H, y M Wat arm con ~ 0S a
: s On d ain a nerai a 97
st. L. and Iron Mountain con. 6's,... ll21s
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Cotton futures opened steady and closed
Cotton dull; middling, 1918; net re-
ceipts, 1853 bales; gross G,755 bales st tt Sl

Total tre today at ali seaports-- Net !, re.
eeipts, Us bales export t 1oo 81 es
Britain. PSI &, f RI son rIEo SSls
Consolidated at all seaportsINet, :, r. re-
ceipts ssl74 bales e 1So F 1oo S Mtes
to the Continent. ol,0Gs bales. 4
4 Total since September lst q. e., sea- q
ports-Net receipts Sso 7S5 nae Is ~ ap or
IN, 23 bales; to the ointment 2os9,464 pales.
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RICHMOND GRAIN MARKET.
Richmond, Va. April IS. 1903.
QUOTATIONS
CATTLE MARKET.

y CHICAGO, ILL, April 2S,-CATTI.E,. p
poor to medium, ta.aSG5 !; stockers and
feeders s3a5; cows, IS sl.5aaa,Co; helfers,
S25OG6; bulls. s25OGl4.40; calves, s2:5oa5.5Q;
Texas-fed steers. s4@5. liogs-Slo,y, go
10c lower. Mixed and butchers, So S0@7 "a
good to choice henvy 81. 0g7, Is; rough
heavy, sG.9Od7.05; light. 5sG.70G6; %. Sheep
and Lambs Steady and 100. higher, Good
mixed, 3.76a4 Is; native lambs. s45o@G75;
lWestern lambs, $4.G5M376. EaI \ h q Y III
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NEW. YORK. April rs, -BEpYEsmo,No
sales. City dressed boef steady at 7g9lso,
per pound, Calves steady Neals. Sshoaap
G.50, City dressed veals, 701oc. per pound.
ness to mako market. AGAR OF clipped
lambs at s7,25; deck Of Virginia spring
lambs at 1875 EACH Dressed mutton, ~
sprng lambs, i4GlSc, per pound, 4 Country
dressed, per car, cash. s2boG6, Hogs
No sales Nh 3. 81 Y, 5i;2 ~
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PRODUCE MARKETS.

new YORK, April 2s,-ELoURaaDull
and not so steady. Rye Elour r. awe
Cornmeal-S Steady, Rye--Dull.3 l'ariey--
Quiet 3 co,l ~,
less Favorable Southwest crow neWs,A
sharp advance In Liverpool, large decreasse
In worlds stocks and covering, wheat so!a
up little to-day, but finally yie'uiHeGa l,l "
local unloading and eosead easy Sos at hgn S
Corn n1steadyi No, q, b6Mc. Option market
opened steady. declined under prospecting
receipts, rallied witt wheat and again SOLO
off, closipg iadSsc, net lower. May W, c!osea
Oats Nominal mo 9, $50, Options qulet
and firm closing n shade off with corn,
May closed AZ S9l9n. v. ~.
gWs s.s1n h siesee g95iSe reasd
short clear, sloaao.29. rallaw.IpsSal,lE;
6l70c. Rice Firm. Molasses-lclrm
| CoHee-The market Tor coltee futures
opened steady at unchanged prices 20
decline of points, but ruled very quiet
and tho close was quietMnn the opening
sas spss s R auss sfsaa s,esas
'ISi' rNsteadys st5.ra creamery, 2sc. |;
state dairy, l7d22c. cheese-,,steady;s stats,
! fun cream, small colored lbe. ,ESg !, !
| Barely steady; State and Pennsylvnnla,
STEADY Florida rose, siG5;,. state and
| Western. per $50 pounds, SltooQ. !. 511 ~
Island. sl5oa2,12ls; Jersey sweets, s oG5s
| s75, Cabbages-F Firm; Charleston. N,bogz,
Cotton-By steamer TO liverpool, l2o'
1 .
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) ii Il BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
BALTIMORE. MD, April s.-seaboard
Air Line common, obtsGI25H; do. preferred,
a2a.2ls. Seaboard As, seq bid, Atlantic
Coast Line common, lH9l29; do, pre-
ferred, unchanged.
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snokcraS medium N, I. i, 3. n, e.5oab 81
E,nS,t ara fihnI " S.H0 10. co.
ftiti ara tniit ~, Nh s. Oodp
Eli sis ~ "A III -, 10 OOdD zoo
SSif Ave u Il IA n. H. 90
SRI ers ~ t,r,,s. .OD6p 1870
iTiista r,yI, tr;nt, s, 00dD 90
tTiiisra IL ndii, II b. ,0O6b 800
iriiara nj q ri. 9. 006p IL co.
VIA hnat,s si,iif,i q. 49, UO3b 18. 90
.wra nfets Il 80 000 40. 90
Y IA II IL IA X mi I. .i 506D g. 80
L eaf' Nod .......,.. 0b0l 80
1i,ps ...,., $4.GtSp$ $50
Leaf, medium e. 10y Ky ~
Leaf, good o.VV0p wv
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

X PORT or RICHMOND, APRIL 2S 1903. \
III ARRIVED.
steamer Berkeley, Guy, Norfolk. mer-
chandIse and passengers, old DOMINION
Inc, \, =, !. Y,
River landings and Norfolk, irerchnndlse
and passengers, Virginia Navigation Co,
i&f SAILED, FL n .5 81
steamer Yemassee. Simmons. Phlladel-
pllin Pa, merchandise and passengers,
steamer Berkeley, Guy. Horfqlk. mer,
chlndise and passengers, Old DOMINION.
line,
PORT NEWPORT NEWS, APRIL q, 1908
ARRIVED. #
Steamer. Pallanza, Hamburg.
Steamer Manda, Port Inglo,
Steamer Cebriana Bost tom, s sf
Schooner Henry T. Beckham, Salon,
Schooner c, II. Wenner. BOSTON,. SE
Schooner Alice e. Clark, Providence. u
III a SAILED. HI
Steamer Mandul, Malln0. a,
sehooner General p, s. Greedy, Proyi-
deDce, 4 ~ Ss, l8 NJ 5S !,
Schooner Crescent, Salem,
Barge Florida, Providence. XII Il
PORT BERMUDA UNDRED, April. Is.
~ ARRIVED. III 81 81
Barge EllSo' 5 Mass Nif, IS load lumber
s3i Barge zimmerman, Mayo. loaded lun-Sl
Der, Baltimore, Nd. q. 4. I. IN y
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4 CHICAGO, ILL, April %, -'rhe wheat
market was rather quiet today, and
heavy liquidntion late In the caused n
OFF Off &C. May s Corn nv Vas 81 Ne. lower; July
Was down MQp1ac. with May oats un-
changed and July 1s9Mc. higher, ProY!s,
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q EAST BUFFALO. NJ April 2.TCAT-
Fairly active, l0c. lower, Heavy, s: 3o0
7.4O; workers., s7,25@7 80 pigs. 81. SOaf1, 40;
stags. 35@55O Sheep-Steady. Lam bs--
Strong and unchanged. i9E
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e CINCINNATI, O., n April 2s,-HOas-
Steady at Nd0l5 Cattie-siowergat $4,000
s. Sheep Steady at s3@4,Go Lambs
Steady at NI6. sibil i5$
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OFFICIAL RANGE AND SALE OF STOCKS IN NEW YORK
GALES,

,0hAN0 ft1t .l+4A II itsqls 4ssptiit
700 American Can com. .....4.
400 American Can pfd Z. .......,..,.
American Grass Twlne... .......1
81 American Cotton OIL coirl......4
& no American Locomotive cotri....9
/ $40 American Locomotive pfd....i.S
40 l Ainericati Car r and Foundry....
5000 A. r. md sante Fe com ......
! 100 a., r, aud Sante lie pfd......8
D74O Amnlgannted Copper ......s...
2320O Baltimore and ,Ohio.............
1890 Brooklyn Rapid Transit........
$3.50 Canadian Paclflc..,.; ..i....,.
1000 Chesapeake and Ohio..........l,
4 80 Canada Southern .....!..s.....5
y 200 Colorado Southern com ....s.i
Colorado Southern LIST pfd......E
100 Colorado Southern ed pfd. .n..
1850 Chicago, Mil and st. Paul......l
10000 Chi. Rock Island and Pac...!.f
1900 Colorado Fuel and 1ron..........
1900 Chicago Great WeSter1i....s..
s1f5i C..C.,C. and st. Lotiis..........F
1850 Consolidated Gas ...........,,..
ZOO Delaware and T1udsoi1..........
\ 800 Dell, Lack and Western .........
5000 Erie com. 1850.
800 Erie 1st pfd.....t.
1900 Eric I'd pfd..... ......... ..........a
100 General Electrlc................al
200 Illinois Central ,.............,..'...f
{ i CO I.onIsville and ,Nahvilie........3
1880 Manhattan 3.....,.........
1870 Metropolitan ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
lG5o0 Mexican Central ..'.y..j
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f PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET.
Petersburg. Va, April %, 1903.
The quotations for this market are as
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The Evening Sun says: The declining
tendency In .he stock market, which was
first distinctly evident upon the appear
8af,ce OF the bank statement on Saturday,
was emphasized to-day, when. on a light
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
DISE4SED?-THEN FAST.
Man U'iM Stomach Trouble Says
He's Done So for 80 Days.

Is prolonged fasting becoming a fad? The pro-
prietor of a Turkish bath establishment In Clark
St. Brooklyn, is inclined to think 1t Is, Judging
from a patron that came to the place on Thursoay
This man remarked casually that he had not tasted
food for hrty-nine and that he did not intend
to do so until he relieved from stomach dis
order that had been bothering him for some time.
Men have tasted before, some wagers and
some for the sake of notoriety. but here man
who had gone about 1t quietly and who thought 1t
qt~er tmat the Turkish bath man should express
surprise about it. He not inclined TO talR
il, he said, and refused to answer any QueS-
to his address or occupation, out mao
previously given his name as Edward DE r ForeSt
After some persuasion Mr. De Forest SAID that
he was following the ideas Of doctor in Pennsyi-
yania who believes that the best treatment for
many diseases is long continued fasting:
L began February 5, he said and since that
dav have tasted a morsel or food. For the
four five days it required all my will power
to carry my purpose. Then the desire for food
left me When my appetite returns shall know
that am well and shall begin eating again.
Mr. De Forest said that he slept well and felt
most of his time in reading Every second day he
takes :hree four quarts of pure water at one
time for cleansing his stomach. Once week he
takes q Turkish bath Every two or three DAYS he
smokes a cigar. When he began his fast he weighed
pounds and now tips the scales at lot. He
SAYS that his stomach. Il indicated by his tongue,
was already much improved. but that he would
had entirely disappeared II might be two or three
weeks. The attendant who cared for Mr.. De For
est said that he seemed to be in excellent phySi-
cal condition
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
TOURNAMENT OF SQUADRON A.
Semi-Final Contests Held at Armory for the
Games on March 2S

At their arnory. Ninety -fourth-st- and Madison
ave, last night. the members Of Squadron A. under
the personal direction Of Major Bridgeman. had
their semi final for the big tournament to
he held on March IS In The jumping, where :hree
men are required TO qualifs. those who jumped over
FIVE feet We're Privates Dryer and kellogg of Troop
j: Sergeant Outerbridee. Corporal Bates ana A-tii-
Ger Isnaon. Of Troop >: Sergeants Booraem and
Preni1ss and Private Boch. OF Troop 8
The winners in the head cutting contests were
Sergeant Onterb-2ge, Corporal Homer and Artificer
Putnam, nj Troop , and Private Gillespie. Of
Trou; l.
In the pursuit the best time Was made by
PrlEat" Grace, of Troop Gime. 49a. seconds:
Artticer Fronent OF Troop ttine Ell;2 seconds)
Corporal Holt ot Troop Gime. 52IS seconds) and
Corporal Lannon. ~ Troop ltne. 52le seconds.
III" winners in the t-oaGsWord contests Of last
Tuesday were announced last night. They are
Pr1Ta1rs Delafield. Crimmns and Grace. OF Troop .
and Lieutenant Reginald S4yre. of the stan Of
Tran-.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
OFFICERS OF INDIAN HARsoR Y. c.

The directors Of the Indian Ha-bor Yacht Club in
their annual report sent to the members yester-
day. that owing the existing la hor troubles
we directors have deemed 1t advisable to postpone
the building of the clubhouse. the accepted
plans for which are all ready. until the close Of
the season Of 1903.
The officers and directors of the club for 1873
are as follows: Commodore. Frank Tlford steamer
Norman; vice-connodore, George Lander jr
schooner Endymion: rear-commodore H P Whit
aker. steamer Wissoe: secretary. Charles P Ged-
des: treasurer. Richard Outwater. measurer Nor
gan Barney: neet captain. l.. D. Armstrong sloop
Daphne feet surgeon. Leander p. Jones M Dr
fee feet cha ehaPIain Rev ~ NJ George Thompson; directors
e1-ofhcio; Charles T. Wills. Louis r. Aibereer
John H. Downing, Charles E. Smms Frederick s.
Dorenus. Edmund c. Converse. and counsel r. jay
Walsh
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
COLUMBIA FeNcERs BEAT YALE.

Nev-Hayen Conn, March 1&-Ysle and Colunba
hs5d their third annual fencing tournament this
evening In the Yale gymnasium. Columbia winning
BY the score Of bouts to