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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-03
GENERAL PRODUCE
Thursday. DEC, 3.-Butter, steady. EGGS,
steady. Poultry, weak. Veal, weak.

steady. Poultry, weak, Veal, weak
creameres hrsts. 2$a#c; eresneries. seconds:
renovated extras. 1sc: renovated drsts. 15c; roll
and REpt dSneE laid e@ eses sa
ceipts. cases included, 1s@1ee; candlsd loss Of
se eases
and checks, per case $500; April storage, car
o eiE sRsges pqs 81 81 OATS fancy twins or
fats, CHOICE lie; twins or Oats, fair e good.
srsE AGu1 Sc 5Pef 40 saas brlct
No block i5c Swiss, No block. isc; dsi
LIVE PouLTRS- Turkeys. large fat, s@1oc
turkeys, thin, small, 6@7e; chickens, hens, large
young, white &c; ducks, yourg, celored s1ac;
ducks sa 7c g9eese fs large s@sc
spring, fancy. IQsc;. springs. fair to good. Sc;
ROSTERS and cuffs &C; ducks fancy. heads s pt
12c; fair to good sslsc: geese, fancy, heads of,
1of SR fsss t1 g HHAs sS fancy per Co.
fancy &c: lambs, yearling, fancy, s1s gre, milk
medium, SIC; heavy, Sc. = go
FIsH.Crsppies, medium to large. Sc; small.
Ca GABBAGENPer r. crate, S. P' ~ pas -
PoTAToEs---Wbite, per bu, car lots, sacked.
eo@s2e;; mixed per bu, car lots, sacked. 5o@55c;
ONIoNs--Per bu. 4uGl5oc
PoPCORN-old rice, per ID, Sc.
| RABBITS-Cottontails, doz, ST. Is; Jacks, doz
DRIED PEAS Fancy yellow, per bu, s15o:
@ea gu ms $rsSi sFsssa fancy 7o medium
sa ia include !. sacks. Fancy
hand picked, s.. 40; medium fair, ST .e5: medium
mixed and dirty, 55@soe; brown fancy. 1925;
brown fair 1I to good, s15o@1.eo; Lima, califor-
n1 81 s. per bf1 Kings. per
W! ssf5 br e
BaldM1s Isl resrs hrs So Tall
ES9Mszicans 81 81 c sizes: s4@42s;
1905 to 25os: LIS; California navels sos. aes
dEMo rs. e fancy as to SIZE $3.50
SWEET POTATOES illinois. per brl, $3.50;
'e5 URASB BI5 fSEs Hoves bril- ss7s
seys, brl, ss.25; Jerseys. bu boxes, s275: Wis
consin Bell and Bugle $50; Wisconsin Bell and
Kisfsr sgl ssEs@s N.,,,s
boxes, $5.25.
Lagos per ksg tsssz s;ts sections
choice white. Lib sections, 12@1sc; amber, Sc;
goldenrod, nc; extracted white in barrels, Ga
q sst5astfd aRoes .s Beans bu s4sea47s
egg plant, doz. 81 so; radishes, per doz punches
dSz s LETTUCE heads de
cry, California, fancy 7sc; choice CSC; squash
per doz. 81 @1.5o parsnips, bu, 75c; cucumbers
doz $1.75; green onions, shallots, doz punches
75@S0c; tomatoes. 4-basket crate $3.50; beets
3 per bu. 40@5oc; caulinower. per dog, $2,25@2.5o
i NEW YORK PRODUCE, Dec. s.Butter-
= Receipts. 4.75s pkgs: firm; extra creamery, Csc
{ creamery. common to choice, 16@241ac; stat
= dairy, 15d21c. ls.
+ Cheese Receipts. 2s42 pigs: market quiet
= state fullcream, fancy small colored September
: be; 1ate-made, 1o14e; large colored September
Z 12c;~ late made, 10Ac; large white, September
= 12c; late-made, 1OAc.
4 Eggs-Receipts, 1907 pkgs; frmer; state an
) Pennsylvania, nearby average best Bic; ives
q tern extras Bic: western thirds to seconds 26@
3 CSC; western frsts. 29@3oc; refrigerated, 22G
% 26c; state and PENNSYLVANIA seconds to frsts
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Railroads entering the yards reported receipts
for the day by loads follows: Chicago Great
Minneapolis & ST. Louis, 4; Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis & Omaha, 70; Great Northern, a;
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, 8; 500 Line, 2;
Northern Pacific, 20; Chicago, Rock Island s.
Pacific. total 66 .a.~
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, Dec. s.-oattle-Re-
steers, $5.20@5.s5; poor to medium, S. 5Od
$50; stcckers and feeders, $2@4.1O; cows. s15
"a; heifers, $2@4.75; Gamers, $1.50@2.30;
western steers, $3@4.25; bulls, $2@45o.
Hogs-Receipts to-day, 2s. 900; tomorrow 49,
600: mostly 10c higher; mixed and butchers
$4.45@4.T5; good to choice heavy, S4.65Gl4.75;
rough heavy, 81 4o@4.6o; light, 1886 GIGS; bulk
of sales, $4.50Gl4.65
sheep-Receipts $1,000; sheep and lambs
steady; good to choice wethers, S3.T5@4.3 3d. fair
to choice mixed, $3@375: western sheep. $50
3sS: native lambs, $4@5.75; western lambs,
$S.50@5.
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WASHINGTON. Dec s.-To-day,s statement
elusive of the $15O. 100000 gold reserve In the
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NEW YORK PROVISIONS, Dec. s.-Beef-
Steady. Pork--Steady; family. SIS 25; short
clear, S13.25@15.50. Lard-Quiet; prime wes-
tern steam 81 --st -
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

DULUTH GRAIN, Dec: 3.--Wheat was strong
today ~ adva an steadily to the close which
everywhere. Little wheat Is worked here
for the. east for it is not to be had. December
was s II 81 aaT was up ac for cash to &C.,
ss5ie 5a oats oats S aaR
Close: Wheat, cash, No. northern, soAc;
n. % %"ra !, 77As No s. 5ac to arrive
Sc; May ST. July, S1ooA oats, 54sses; ' rye,
NEW YORK GRAIN AND FLOUR. Dec. D.
Ter but quiet. Buckwreat Flour-Firm; $4,000
$50 Wheat-Receipts, 1e4,775 bu sales, 6oo,-
900 bu; more active and frmer small north
vest receipts, support by elevators at Chicago
@s4 a-16ci July. soss $50 11-16c. Rye-Ffrm:
I, Q b ad cat. Corn.Receipts, 1880 bu: sales
100000 stronger on light receipts and influential
10000 bu nominal i track White, 41@4Se
| Close: Wheat, December s9Ac: May. S51ac;
July s1lac. Corn December, b05sc; May, 4s5sc.
MILWAUKEE GRAIN, Dec s-Elour-1oc
lower; Wheat-1ac higher: No. northern, $50
2, ssc; sample, ssM5sc. oats-steady; stand
acd, 31@s7Hc: Corn-Steady; No. 3, 457a@
Wheat9Puts: Size &c: bid; calls, s2ssc asked.
Corn-Puts, 42&c; calls, 451sc asked.
KANSAS CITY GRAIN, Dec. s.-olose:
No: 2 hard, 71@72c; No. 5. es@7ec; No. 4, 81
| @65c; rejected. b7@62c; No. red, s2@s41ac:
| No. 3, SO@S2c. Cern-December. Csc; May,
SIC; cash, No. 2 mixed, 391ac; No 2 white,
| 391ac; No. 8, soc. Oats-No: 2 white S6@37c;
| No. mixed, S41a @l35c
ST. LOUIS GRAIN. Dec; s.-close: Wheat
| Higher; No. red cash elevator, nominal; De-
cember. 81 Nc; May, $3.50: No. 2 hard. 7s@79c.
ICorn.Higher; No. cash, a Me-, December,
4l9sc; May. 41c. Oats-Higher; No. cash,
&c; December, SEC; May, s71ac; No. 2 white,
CHICAGO SEED AND COARSE GRAIN, Dec
SS;-Rye-pecember. 81 re; May, 5o1sc. Flax
December, Ole; May, &c. Timothy-December
So; January, $3.05; March. $315. Clover-De
cember, Sill. Barley-Cash, 35@5Sc.
LIVERPOOL GRAIN, Dec. s.-wbeatx-spot
steady; No. red western winter 6s 3D. future
steady; December, IS AID; March, 6s 4Ad
May, IS 3sd, Corn-spot, steady; American
mixed, As; futures steady; January, IS IL sd
March, 3s 1O8sd
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SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK, Dec. s.-Receipt.

Cattle, 6OO hogs. 1000
Hogs-1Oc higher. Sales: 63 26o lbs 81 o5:
90; tso lbs. $50; 81, 2se lbs. s44s. 'Ds' $50
Cattle-Steady. Sales: IA beeves 1 $50 lbs
$3.50: beeves. 1.24o lbs. s4.75; cows. 500
lbs. 81; cows, 300 lbs, $2.I5; COWS, 800 lbs,
1925; 10 stockers, 100 lbs. So. 80: stockers 500
lbs. SO: stockers. 1:o4o lbs, $3.50: IL yearlings
$50 lbs, $500; yearlings, go lbs, s270; year
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Higher; No. 2 red cash elevator, nominal: De.
cenber oil Nc; May, $3.50: No. 2 hard, 7s@79c.
Corn--Higher; No. 2 cash. 41Ac; December,
41sc; May. 41c. Oats-Higher; No. 2 cash,
&c; December, Sec; May, s71Ac; No 2 white,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-03
RANGE OF wHEAT PRICES IN MINNEAPOLIS
THE DAYS RESULTS
May Wheat
CLOSING CASH PRICES


No a., No s Odds
$3.50; No rye
re ) .
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Dec. 2

Prices a big loo to 15c higher. Receipts MOD
crate. Quality not as good yesterday. Prices
range from 81 10 to $40: bulk, S4.25 to $4.35;
common to good heavy hogs are quotab le from
choice lights and good to choice butchers. $4.35
Hogs-e4. 23s lbs, 81 40; IL, 4o2 lbs. 81 10; 81,
$4.25; 81, $50 lbs, $4.20.
Odds and Ends-e. 1913 lbs. s4.2S; 2, ESQ lbs,
Pigs and IInderweights- % lbs, 1913; Il,
stags and Boars-1, $50 lbs, So.
CAITLE-,Receipts light and practically, all
late in arriving; The demand strong for beef
Bulls and veal calves steady Mich cows I'M
changed There was some inquiry for the bet
ter grades of stock and feeding cattle at steady
Butcher steersI 5n i2e sSi lbs, ss sssS
Bate1 her esTs and lbs $50 lbs $685.
Ss'15s; Y y - is
81; l., 1870 lbs, $1.75 - s-'' : - -
sss ss' j. es iSs ~: 80 lbs s4a; 8 1s7 lbs
Stock and Feeding Steers. 1.oeo lbs, So; s.
So lbs: 49, go bs So lbs SS 80 lbs $50 ss$ lbs
| ss7 lbs. $500; 4, 757 lbs 81; 50 S. and H., 41d
4 lbs. Sits; 10 mixed, ses lbs, s1.5o.
oo Stock 1s Cows and Heifers-2, 525 lbs, So; 2
Mich Cows and springers-1 COW and / calf
i SHEEP-Receipts moderate. Killing grades
of sheep and lambs selling in good demand a
steady prices, The supply included but littl,
4 of good quality. Feeding stuff slow.
. Killing Sheep and Lambs--15 lambs 70 lbs
$40; 4 ewes, 12o lbs, $3.25; 81 ewes, 100 lbs
$2.75: ewes, Ito lbs, So
Suckers and Feeders-15 stock ewes, SO lbs
S..
Among the shippers on the market were: s
A. Stearns, Cleveland, n. D.: L. Welsch, j
Moore Wadena; G. f. Ferch, Odessa: N. Giere
Montevideo; f. g: Koch, johnson Hardware com
pany, Hector; W. Hanson Englevale. N. D.
schram & Brudell, Frazee; II. A. Bardsley. Fail
mont, n D.; J. Schmidt. Melrose: Berge & Lau
renee Maynard; c. Gardner Hammond Wis.
AgrelI & Grothe, White Rock, S. D.; J. Hart
Son, Rroweryille: J.: S. Green. Red Wing: He'll
& LOrenzen, Albert Lea Holt0n & Peterson, Ker
yon; Carver. Bjugstad company, -Faribault; r.
Russell, Rices: V. Imholt, Clear Lake; T.
Williams, White Rock, S. D.
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KANSAS CRY 11vr sTocv ~

KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK, Dec. Seattle
Receipts. 5000. including 900 southerns; mar
ket steady: ma tive steers, 3.5OG15.05: southern
steers. S2.5o@3 10; southern cows, S1.6O12 IS:
native COWS and heifers, $1.75@4; stockers and
feeders. s25o@3.7o.
Hegs-Receipts, 5000; market &c to 1oc high
er; heavy, s.: 55@470; packers, s4.55@4 IS;
pigs, $45e64.65.
Scholarships. 5000; market strong; sheep
81. 10; lambs s4.60@5.3o.
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OMAHA LIVE STOCK, Dec. s-cattle-Re-
ceipts, 1000; market steady; beef steers. S. so
@5:25; cows and heifers. S2.75@3 so: western
steers, $2.So@4.20; Texas steers So. 6O@S 81:
range cows and heifers, $22o@3.25: stoeIers
| and feeders. $2.5O@2.75 So NJ .
Hogs-Receipts, 5000; market 5dtoc higher.
heavy. S4.30@4.45; pigs S4.20@44 40
Sheep-Receipts. 10000; market steady
sheep, $2@4; lambs, $780,
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CATTLE IN LATE
AT so. ST. PAUL
SHIPMENTS DELAYED, THE MAR
KEr NOT oVER-sUPPLIED
Prices Hold steady-Hogs Make 1oc
to 15c Advance-The Proportion of
Choice Quality Running Light.

South st. Paul Mimi, Dec. s.--Estimated re-
ceipts at the union stockyards to-day: Cattle,
400 calves. 30; hogs, 300; sheep, 300; horses,
80; cars, Sc.
The following table shows the receipts from
JAM, 1903, to date as compared with the same
period In 1909:
Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Cars.
1889 ss9s s54ss saas ss
Inc. 2,059 s0,759 245,794 201C
Dec. 49,. eoss 80. 49,. 80. -.
The following table shows the receipts thus
far in December, as compared with the same
period in 1902:
Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Cars
1so2..... 3,ois 2sa 1919 1o,ll5 80
Dec. GAL 10 4,041 1902 g
Official receipts for the past week are as fol
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-03

MIDWAY HORSE MARKET, Minnesota Trans
fer. St; Paul. MINI. Dec; s-Barrett & lin
on the retail basis to-day. The outlet howeYer:
was. for the woods. heavy prime drafters being
much sought for. Values: Drafters, extra. SiSl
:. q go: drafters choice $150@1so: drafters. com
mon to good. s125@15o; farm mares. extra. Sls5
also; farm mares, choice S1206135: farm
flames, common to good S10O@120. IA =
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ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK, Dec. s--Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 4;50o, Including 1000 Texans; market
feeders, S2.25@S.a0: cows and heifers, 81 25d4:
Texas steers $2.25@3.9jL
Hogs-Receipts. 5000. market opened strong.
higher; pigs and lights. $430@4.55: packers.
$4a;25@44o; butchers and best heavy. 81. S5@
sheep--Receipts 1000; market strong: sheen
$3@4; lambs, $4.25Gl5. So
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Green salted horse or mules hides,
= large SS,1S , tx
Green sailed horse mules hides,
! medium - ....;....;:.. $50 LIS
Green salted horse or mules hides,
small :.. 1.7o@1oo
Dry flint Montana, Oregon. Washing
ton and Idaho butcher hides. fat .14
Montana bulls and fallen hides 10
Dry ftnt Minnesota, Dakota, Wiscon-
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LIVERPOOL GRAIN, Dec. s.-wbeats-spot.
steady December, IS 47sd; March, 6s AID;
May, IS 31sd. Corn-spot steady; American
mixed, IS; futures steady; January, IS 11ssd;
March. 3s; 1O8sd. E1.Iz's '
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-03
MONEY REPORTS

Total sales, 935. 700.
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3.-Rye-December. 81 1ac; May 551ac Flax
Cash northwestern a7lac; southwestern, Gle
December Dec s1c; May, &c. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
So; January, $305; March. So. Is. Cloyer-De
cember, Sill. Barley-Cash. 35M5Sc.
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|, fancy, per Id, &c:
'erweight. &c; mutton.
fancy, 61s@7c; milk
nogs, light, 5A@6c;
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
TO OBSERVE L1NcoLN's BIRTHDAY.
City Departments, Schools and Exchanges
To Be Closed-Dinners Tonight

Iincoln's Birthday will be observed in this city
today by the closing Of all departments CT the
city government the schools, The exchanges ana
the partial closing Of business houses. II will be a
holiday AT the factories There will he the usual
display Of the American flag on the public buildings
and most Of the large business buildings. and 1t has
been the custom Of many people TO display tl7
flag Ar private houses the holiday.
The Lincoln dinner At the Waldorf-Astoria gwen
by the Republican Club, will be the chief OBJ
servance in the evening in Manhattan. Among the
speakers are to be Ex-Governor Black, who Will
deliver the grafton Lincoln; Chief Justice stat
ford of Vermont United States Senator chester /
Long Of Kansas. Robert W. Taylor. Representative
in Congress from McKinleI-s old district in Ohio,
and F. ". Cushman. Congressman-at-Large from
the State nf Washington.
In the evening the Union League Club, OF BROOK
lyn. viii have its annual dinner. The annual Lin
coin Birthday dinner Of the Chicago Society Of
New-York viii he given at Delmonico's TIL" La
fayette Camp. Sons Of Veterans. will have dinner
at the Hotel Marlborough.
The Lincoln Association of Jersey city, will have
its annual dinner today, the speakers will be
President 6Churman. Of Cornell University; Cen
eral Alexander 8. Webb Cortlandt Parker: Of New
ark; Attorney General Thomas n McCaIIeT. or
New-Jersey. and Henry A. Powell, of Brooklyn
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
TPHOLDS STRIKE StOOI a.
So Long as orderly, Justice G0y"or
,So,ls He Cannot BE 4rTested.

yerdfat If s1nO was rendered by Jury ~ W
c,,nrar,a court BROOKLYN, Yesterday. IN the Ia.
of James ~ FLANAGAN against Patrclran Ni'''7'
KeIIeher Of the Hamilton ave. station. 20 'soo.
40 oae damages for false arrest Flanagan. s'tiA
irs erploye of the Warrington Hydraune f'lhp
works IN South Brooklyn, vas arrested 'h A"=u''
1q71 bv Kellcher on charge of obstrVethfs 'u-
etree+x He was also locked NJ by Patrcinan WIZ
lam THOMPSON of the Hamtop-ave s'atiNh' "'
August on thu same charge and on both OCCASIONS
was discharged
IN the suit against Thompson. Which WaS az
tried Yesterday the testimony was similar 70 'ha'
I'm the first action. In charging the jury justice
Gaynor said in part:
These men had q perfect right 10 &c egt ana
s+on work go and speak - PES ol diL4
tell them ia go to- work. as d stfleN "a5 %. oo
So long as thev did nothing unlawfuly, ana diG hpt
Cbe+rrtCt The streets and orderly, cofeHfi''-
ne Crir,inat offence the officer had no rlght W
make the arrest Capital has a perfect tlShts ~
organize. and has labor taoor mas = PrlI-..
Ti=7h+ fc discuss ali matters hv which they na>
aI9t-ste Themselves and IT is through this, m
large measure that children have been S'7Pi-H
from working sixteen hours a daF. feF bt tt LL1it
discussion public opinion has nssh tpIHlsd' VIII"
has regulated this ,.,-- -. ,rb.t
priee they shall give their labor, that IS thsl Ls
Il, this free country. They have rlght I' ~ -,
.Inr5 discuss matters without being nterteFNa WIN
hv pnIfcen7an They are free men as long as tIt55S
keen within the law and commit no pteHtH VI 'ii-
la~-
Justice Ciayncr read the ordinance relatlns 70
eraa+ obstruction and the jury retired In less than
sr hour they returned with a verdict OF sa cents
for MA
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
COULDN'T PAY DUES, SENT TO JAIL
National Gusrdsmen in Queens County Fear
Practice May Become Prevalent.

The members ~ the Eth Separate gor7Tany. #
Flushing. are worked up over the APPARENT inten-
ton RI their oflcers - enforce the military law
and enforce the payment nj dues and hnes. Il Is
admitted that there had been considerable l7Nty in
this respect IN the Tesf a01 result MANY Of
the men ners are said the company more
for dues ard mes fhan rh.T ran conveniently Da7.
A a result some are said 10 find themselves in
danger ~ military arrest
This was brought home r. 'hern Yesterday when
Captain John p Kleins acting il iE said. on orders
from hcs5qrlarrers zert CORPORAL Silkworthv -
Corona where he arrested IT 2 NeiSs. who is in
ehr rf7e company 20 the extent of S5s- The prl-
vzre II Il SAID. hsS bEen twice court rnsrrislea,
frd has failed 70 pay ;p H unable 70 pay
--esrerdav. and taken 70 the Queens County
Jan where he must. uude- millra~- law. serve out
~ euee and d1Iez
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
DISCUSS MORAL EDUCATION.
Large Attendance at the Convention in
Chicago.

Chicago Feh IL Several hundred theolnrisns,
university professor. ministers and others inter
eSred IN Bible study attended the second session Of
TIE Convention for the Improvement of Religious
and Moral Education a. N" Second Presbyterian
Church here TO-DAY. The convention formally or
gsrized ny tho election II the following officers
Prerder-. Professor Frank knight Sanders, dean
of Yale DIVINITY School FRS vice president. james
r Angel T-esJeut University of Michigan. sec
ond ce-presfden,, Chancellor Kirkland. third vice
president. Frederick p Smith fourth Tjoe-Tresi-
dent Dr G r Merrill. Nfth vice president George
2 F-rr. sixth vice president. Pascal Narrower
secretaries. pr j. T.. Hazard and Ir " r Bit
ting
The afterncor session Ras devoted - ? discussion
- The Promotion - Religious and Moral EdUCa-
tior Considered from the stsndpoints "f the home,
q the dsv school and of Christian associations and
vorlnE DeoUls'S E0Cierlrs-
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
WALL STREET THINKS SALE MADE.
General Electric Reported to Have AO-
sorbed Stanley Company.

Following the conference this week between Of
eeers Of the General Electric Company and VIII
lam q Ehftnav and other representatives OF the
controlling interest ~ the Stanley Eeetvlc Manu-
featuring Company. the positive announcement vas
made yesterday afternoon h~ one Of the wan street
rev-s agencies that the General Electric h8a pur-
cha se4 the stock ct the STANLEY CemFany.
President Coffin and other offeisls OF the General
Electric Company refused 70 coHirm or deny the
report which was. however. generally accepted a.
trf4 r. has been understood for several weeks that
rae0tistfo7s have been going on for the absorption
ef the stanley Cemrsnv ~ the General Eieetytc
fo11penv and that agreement upon terms vas
practically certain to Dc reached General EisetFic
stock Yesterday sold up 2oi closing al ls'4 net
advance of 80 points from Tuesdays last price.
Trenton Feb r-The stockholders Of the Stanley
Fleetri~ Misunderstanding Company met to-day at
The offiea ~ the John A. Poebli1g Sons Company,
hf.t postponed fer I've weeks aetien on tae FFa-
% zed sale to the General Electric Company. ne
citations fey which are row pending
S-hneet4dy Feo lit vas STATED az the general
Cff5ceE Of tre General El@ctti" company m thls
eit~ this afternoon that nothing IS known of me
reported purchase OF The s9rley Electric Conlpany
President Ccinn Is in NeV-A oFk. and the 9taer OF
hCtzls declined to discuss the run1oT
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
ONE FIT" TOO MANY.
"Fakir" Drops in Front Of General Greenes
House and Is Arrested.

An ol5 trick has been worked most successfully
Of late h. Robert MscNshcn. thirty-fve years old,
who saws he is florist. living ct No. 2s5 West
Thirtv-seventh-st.
About yesterday NacNahon caretuAy
dropped some half dozen small ferns he was carry
ing cn the sidewalk in front Of Police Commits
sioner Greenes house in Thtrteth-st- Then he put
MS hand over his heart ard dropped in the street
Several sympathetic pedestrians stopped "a AID him
Between his gasps of apparent agony ne 1old q
pathetic story IF 4 hungry and numerous family
n s7:rpor- for whom he was trying to sell his
ferns Numerous quarters and half dollars were
Forthcoming until Patrolman Perlgo, Of the West
Thirtieth-st station told Dr. Hitzrot of the New
York Hospital x,. ~.
Hun" said TIRE doctor the mans faklr he 8
F"rrteenth-st and Eighth-ave and later at Seven
teenth-st and Ninth-aVe ,,
He was locked Up on the charge of being drunk
srrd dlsnrderlV
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
GAMBLER TO SING SING.
Judge Plat Imposes Heavy Fine on
Yonbrrs Poolroom lan.

County Judge William F. Piatt IS determines
- stop gambling in Westohester County. ana
e,,arv tirac q man IS convicted Of running
roolroon or having any connection with II he
imposes heavy sentence. One man who was
found guilty Of running place in Tonkers was
fined 81 900 while the owner Of the building
was ordered to pay $500 Yesterday William
shannon. who was found guilty Of con-
,7.ctian with poolreor alleged TO have been
run over Canepi's saloon in 1onkers. was sen
fenced hy Judge Platt to Sing Sing Prison ior
one year at hard labor Shannon declares that
he was only q telegraph operator in the pool
room and broke down when he heard the SEN
tenCe
shannon was arrested in Yonkers in RAID 81
an alleged poolroom Falisade-ave. last
August Several others arrested with shannon
are now under indictment and win he tried next
week He is the first Of the many men az
rested in Yonkers in the raids on poolrocn1S
who has been sentenced 20 3 term of impTlson-
r17en+ and The general impression seems 10 hA
that II will have greater tendency 10 sIop INC
business there than anything else could have
done .,
The sentence of shannon acted as bomb shell
in the poolrooun camps. and not het could
he placed in YonSers yesterday. it was SAID ~
was agreed hv the press and the public geneIallN
througnout the cirv that imposing fines on inc
convicted men had effect in stopping thH
game. and g general cry has gone UP or ia'e
for more severe sentences on the convicted men
II is generally understood that ali the men con
yirtad hare3 fter viii receive the same sentence
and efforts are being made 10 throw the rest
of the cases over this term of the court