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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-16
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, March 15.-There was a mod
crate demand for stocks today and a
slight advance in prices throughout the
list Business was not larger than yes
;erday- while the delivery Of the North
eTn Securities open tocay market was
entirely lacking in the various tone OF
the market The buying was small and
/ somewhat intermittent. 1t was the gen
eral conviction that this buying came
from a short interest. They found only
moderate offerings of stocks and were
obliged 10 bid prices up considerably be-
fore they were able to supply their needs.
The Northern Securities case was the
one point on which the market hinged
1t is evident that aside from the en-
barassment incident to a redistribution Of
securities the financial community has
materially modified its feeling of value
of the Northern Securities device since
the period when its mere mention was
SUFFICIENT TO conjure up buoyant activity
in the stock market Another important
influence upon the sentiment Of operators
was the assurance conveyed in Attorney
General Knoxs statement that the gov
eminent does not intend to run amuck.
This was accepted as an intimation that
the powers now undoubtedly secured 70
the executive and believed to be applica-
bic to many other important corporations
will not be pushed for the present at
least. Stocks of corporation which have
been pointed to as vulnerable under pro-
ceedings based upon the case just de-
termined We're conspicuous in todays up
self and securities of the companies i'm
nediately affected were strong and gave
sympathetic tone to the rest Of the
market. An improved tone in foreign
markets helped the advance until the
London market reacted on the adverse
vote to the government in parliament.
There was some disposition to assume
vote against a strike by the soft coal
miners. who were voting on a referendum
today. The statement Of the full exports
for February did not sufficiently offset
the showing Of agricultural exports for
the period to give much satisfaction.
The bond market was firm and more
active in sympathy with the strength of
Burlington joint As and United States
steel second SIS
Total sales. par value, s1,770.eo0
United States bonds unchanged OH last
call.
Quotations were as follows:
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WOULD SACRIFICE CHILDREN.
Fanatic Members of Holiness Society
Had Wicked Plan.

Bangor Me. March "a massacre OF
children by fanatic members Of the Holt
ness society is believed to have been pre-
vented Oh Beal Island by the prompt ac-
ton OF Washington county and Jonesp1rl
city authorities In breaking up revival
services and forbiGding certain wlerd
rites.
; word reached here today that prepara-
tons were under way 90 offer pr two
children tomorrow rs human sacrifices.
/ aud that other hildren were in peril This
extraordinary situation is the result OF a
rrotracted revival GuBng which scores
+ Of domestic animals have been slain for
burnt offerings
The alarming state of affairs did not bo-
come Known until John 4. Beal leading
citizen Of the .sIond complained 20 ;ae
Jnnesport authorities His warning WAS
followed ny stories. related by fishermen
Who have visited Beal Island. that men
and women leaders of the revival were
tcrrorizing the children and others ~ ;he
five hundred dents Of thu island with
warnings Of approaching death
Deputy Sheriff French hurried from
/ Jo1espo1t. and arrived az the island just
in time 20 rescue young Frank Beal from
frenzied mob - disciples. who had
bound and bHndfolded the lad. and were
subjecting him 70 merciiess beating TO
cast devil out Of him
ResI himself Is not q member % the
s. ETY. but his wife Is a firm believer. She
Is said 70 have agreed that her child
should he slain a. a sacrifice demanded
by the Lord. The sheriff found the BezI
residence bolted and barred while noisy
ceremony was going on within
He burst open the door 20 hrd the boy
surrounded by sccre n fanatics and
was forced 70 draw his revolver.
Then while The inmates huS6ied IN a
corner % the room re unbound the child.
A. soon as h VAS free the lad ran 20 MS
father and the sheriff screaming
Save me. save ne. They are going q
Kill ne ;ouight
While the sheriff Hss busy unty5nE TIE
victim the other members o. the Holiness
society entered The house ard attacked
him Women scratched I'D men purnr-el-
81 him uaiB ~ hacEes against a van and
fre5 over the heads - the ncb
Mrs Peal vss arrested and sent 20
Jo-espo-t where she was pronounced 81
sane ard committed 20 - asylum sherry
Zeal has ssnt word that With a fsw x
ce-t.cas eli re ls7sn6ers have protested
ere new religion re hsz been reinforced
y = hiE squad q deputies
The Holiness crset demands thar -
converts lruro~ertsh ard hurnfsiats then
selves giving al ;hel- Tari5ly wealth %
the ministers 80 re INSPIRED rsDressEta-
t1es q Col TIE i@s6s-s sen to ezer-
cise a hypontsc i-Fuence ever re island
sTs most z whom are i-u-rz1f and SUPER
sritlozs hShsrr.e1 and their farIlez
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COTTON MARKET.

New York. March 15.-The cotton mar
ket opened weak At decline of 15G2l
points on the old and OF 1910 points on
the new crop months The close was
barely steady. with the old crop positions
2a5 points lower. while the new crop
was unchanged to points higher
Spot closed dull 10 points advance.
Middhng uplands. i6.45c; middling gulf.
16.0C. Sales. none.
Futures opened weak. March. offered
1886; April offered 1900; May. 1920.
June. 1850: July. 1870; August I5.6oc
September. 13.75c.
Futures closed steady. March. 1900;
April. l6osc; May. lb.32c; June l632c:
July. lose: August. l5.75c; September.
l3s5c
New Orleans. March 5-Cctton-Quiet
and easy. Miidlius. l6c
Galveston. March 15.-Couon-Steady,
l. 15-l6c.
Liverpool March 15.-Cotton-Spot. mod
crate business done: prices - points lower.
American niddlinC. S56d
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Cash WHEAT WANTED
Buoyed Up Speculative Feel
ing in the Grain Pit.
w AS SLUMP AT FIRST
Then Stronger Sentiment Pre-
vailed Among Traders.

Chicago, March ian Unusually strong
demand for cash wheat buoyed up specu-
/ lative prices today and caused 4 strong
finish. May wheat shows net gain OF
sc and July lssc. Corn is up &c, oats
are "a sc, provisions are unchanged to
Sc lower
Bearish sentiment prevailed the wheat
at the opening on liberal northwest re-
ceipts. Local quotations on May were off
&c to sc at 96i4c. July was down IA
sc to &c at 9l9sc In the absence OF any
material support the market developed
greater weakness, May declining to 95izc
and July TO 905sc. ON the slump there
was good buying of July from an in
fiuential quarter, and prices finally yield
ed. and started upward. Shorts covered
freely on the bulge and there was also a
good commission house demand The
advancing tendency was coincident with
an unusually strong cash demand and
firmness in outside accounts. Reports of
a remarkable shortage of cash wheat was
making TO get material for grinding was
a pronounced feature during the last
feet that st. Louis had sold 100000 busheI
OF wheat to go to Minneapolis. AS the
session drew near the end offerings were
hard to find. In view of this condition
and the active demand closing prices were
at the top. May 9712c and July 93c Clear
ances of wheat and -four were equal to
$500 bushels Primary receipts were
596.4o0 bushels, against 453.1oo year ago.
Bradstreets worlds visible showed a
decrease of 500, 900 bushels. Minneapolis
Duluth and Chicago reported receipts Of
30 cars a year ago.
Heavy selling of the July option showed
itself in the pit and the market ruled
weak. The close was strong and at the
top. May opened &c to &c lower at 5311c
535.c After selling between 5315c and
542sc, the close was at 547:c July ranged
between 81 and 52hc and closed at 521sc.
with a net gain of cease. Local re-
ceipts were 20s cars.
The action of other grains was largely
the dominating influence in trading in
oats. The close was steady at a small
decline After opening isc TO &c higher
at ft1BC 10 May between 1pisC
61.c and 4lc and closed at 41c. July
closed with a loss of sc at 39a1sc. Local
receipts were 1SS cars
The weakness in grain brought out sell
ing orders in provisions early in the day.
For time the market showed some
weakness but with the advance in wheat
and corn a better demand for hog pro-
ducts developed resulting in a steadier
tone.
The close on May pork was a shade
lower at s14.ood14.O21k May lard was I'M
changed at s7.25 and ribs down SC at
s7.2213.
Estimated receipts Tor TOMORROW:
Wheat, - cars; corn 10 cars; oats.
IL cars: hogs, 20 head
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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sc higher. Pigs and light s4.7od5.l5; pack
ers, s5.leq5.i5; butchers and best heavy,
s5.35q5.6O.
ST. Joseph.
st Joseph. Mo, March l5.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 200. Market 1Cd15c lower. Cows
and heifers 81. 75Gi4. 70; stockers and feed
els. S2.85G4-1
Hogs-Receipts, 1900. Market 5Qloc
higher; closed &C lower than best. Light
$5.00Q5.45; medium and heavy. S5.SoG5-5o
Sheep-Receipts. 600 Market steady.
Lambs, $3.50; ewes, S4.25.
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Available Grain Supplies.

New York, March Especial cable and
Geographic advices received by Brad
streets show the following changes in
available supplies. as compared with last
reports:
Wheat-United States and Canada east
OF Rockies. decreased IS75,0J0 bushels
afoat for and in Europe, uncrea sed, I350,-
600 bushels; total supply. decreased. $780,
600 bushels
Corn-United States and Canada. east
OF Rockies. increased Log. G0o bushels.
Oats-t'nited States and Canada. east
OF Rockies increa sed. I2lf, 90 bushels
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CASH Quotations
Cash quotations were as follows:
FipUr-Orffnt b-lf steady

Fiour-Quiet but steady
Wheat-No- spring. s2G95c: No. rcd
9faGf95ac
Corn-No. . 51@4c; No. yellow, 52s.c
0ats-No .. 397.a+9c: No. 3 white 40' !.
d43c.
Rye-No. >. PIC
Barley-Good feeding. s7aic: fair 70
choice mailing 45a55c
Flax Seed-No. !. northwestern. SID
Timothy Seed-Prime. 1910
Provisions-MesS pork. per Dbl SIC So
G14W; ard. per 10 lbs. S7.G7l zQ7 Ia; short
ribs sides Goose). S1o5G7lels. short clear
sides boxed s7.37lIG7J0
Nhiskey-Basis u high wines SIS
Clover-Contrsct grade Sll95.
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@3c; centrifugal. Sc test. 7-16d31sc: mo-
lasses sugar. , u-16Q254c. Refined, firm;
crushed, 5.30c; powdered. ACC: graduated.
4.60c.
Coffee-Steady. No. Rio. 6ssc.
Poultry-Steady. Chickens. I2c; fowls.
14c; turkeys, 15c. Dressed. steady: west
ern chickens. 12d13c; fowls. dry picked.
1870; turkeys, western young hens. 10
TI7c
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New York Money Market.

New York. March 10.-CloSe: Money
on call. l&G2 per cent; closing bid. 1l2
per cent; offered at ia per cent Time
loans easy; so days. 3 per cent; 80 days.
3d3la per cent; months, Siz64 per cent.
Primo mercantile paper. +d5 per cent.
Sterling exchange steady. with actual
business in bankers bills at 4S6.S5G4S 6. %
for demand. and at AZ 9Na4S4 for 60-day
bills. Posted rates, 4SFzd4S7l2 Com
mercial bills. 1891
bar silver. 563se, MEXICAN dj,lars 4rEc
Goyc-":1ent bonds steady; railroad
bonds firm
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Cattle Sales.
tN AND ABOUT THE STOCK YAROA

Tuesday WAS certainly a hummer in
the Wichita market
n NJ Hutchinson of HaVcrhil was
here yesterday with a car load Of hogs
Hutch never fails to come around every
week with bunch Of good hogs
Y Griffith OF Belle Pjaine made his
second trip to tbs market for this week
week. with a load Of fine hogs each time.
II NJ Williamson came in yesterday
from Pratt with stock.
]. NJ. Diest was here from Harper with
hogs yesterday
A J.. Shackelford OF Coats shipped in
a mixed load Of hogs and cattle yester-
day. which he sold at a very good price.
MIR Shackclford was well pleased with
lIs treatment here and will no doubt.
he frequent visitor 10 Wichita here
after
J. r. Davis. representing the Bank Of
Enid . T. was on the market yesterday
with a load Of hogs.
f. T. Egy SHIPPED in a car load Of hogs
from Hesston yesterday.
Sedgwick had one well known shipper
here yesterday in the person Of Charles
Granville. who sells his stun at the best
price
Y. \. ISouse was here yesterday from
Newton He had fine losd of swine
Hugh johnson Of Braman. .. T. had
car load Of hogs on the market yester-
day Mr. johnson is one Of the reg
ulars"
c. s Stuart came in with hogs from
Whitewater and sold them al r fair price
Page House OF Bentley was among the
large number Of shippers on the market
yesterday with hogs.
Beckham & Osthoff. the genuine live
stock me nfrom Sterling. had stock on
the market Yesterday.
H r Pontius. the Udall shipper was
here yesterday with 4 shipment Of hogs
Mr.. Pontius is one or the best patrons
the Wichita market has on its long list
OF shippers
c. G. Handy & Son of Norwich ship
ped in car load Of hogs yesterday.
Furney & Son were here Yesterday with
stock from Pratt They had a mixed
load and sold it for a top figure.
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Established ls76
Israel Bros. Rell EStala Co.
Real Estate and Rents

20 buy Wichita city property OF SecE-
wick county lzad al present Trsces means
iarge returns on your money wichita
Ne can now cEer You were never orereS
before All having business n ocr line
are invited to call or correspond
The Wichita interests OF ncn-resi6ent.
properly and faithfully cared for. Of6ce
second floor. Is North Market street
Israel building
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OTHER LIVE STOCK MARKETS
Chicago

Chicago. March 15.-Cattle-Receipts
$500 Market steady Good TO prime
steers. N5edS.45: StoekeTs and feeders.
S2.5oI430; COWS 81 .s1Fi4 o.: heifers & COG
80. Gamers, s. 610251. bulls $201G4. 90:
calves. $SeO16-25: Texas fed steers. $500
A.60
Hogs-ReceiPts TODAY. 1900. tomorrow.
5o.0oo Market 5lioc higher closed weak
Mixed and butchers S5.So15. So. good to
choice heavy. $. 5.d5-7e; rough heavy. S521
q 80; light. 81 $3.50. bulk OF sales. $3.50
li5.52
Sheep Receipts. lo.0a0. Market steady;
lambs steady. Good 20 choice wothers
s. 90; fair 70 choice mixed. & 5e1!+ -:
western sheep. 3 $3.50; native lambs
&..oca 60; western lambs. s450F5. -
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WOOL MARKET.

81. Louis March 5.-Wool-Steady Me-
dunn grades combns and clothing Ia
21izc light fine. l5rI7;gc; heavy fine. ia
14'ec. tub washed 22iiSiC.
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On the Produce Exchange today quota
tons were as follows
Butter Steady. Creamery. 14dl21zc: :
dairy. I3i-T2Ic
Eggs-Easy at mark. cases Included.
l6icc.
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Market five HIGHER
About 1000 Hogs Received
Here Yesterday.
HIGH WATER MARK $3.50
Cattle Receipts Light an d
Prices Continue Steady.
HIGH WATER MARK $3.50

The market yesterday was one of the
Hyeliest Wichita has seen for cometirne
From ali directions came load after load
of hogs and cattle. Every freight train
that came in brought from one to ten
cars and late last night most of the
pens at the yards were filed.
The top price yesterday was $3.50 and
the market closed five cents higher than
preceding day Kansas City, st. Joseph
and Chicago dispatches announce hogs
q trifie higher. This market is grow
ing stronge: every day and the demands
continue to increase.
Cattle are holding their own nicely and
the market was strong yesterday. Butcher
stock seems to be in demand and SPLEEN
did prices are always paid for such
The indications are now that the mar
ket will be in a good condition the re-
mainder of the week Everything is work.
ing favorably of the Wichita market and
many new shippers who formerly went
40 Kansas City have become patrons of
this city. Prices are Just as good here
as anywhere On earth considering loca-
ton
Hog Sales.
by an arrangement between the pack
erS and commission men, hogs arriving
late in the night are fed. watered and
weighed up on arrival and the next morn
ing sold at the previous days prices.
These hogs are quoted under the head of
early Sales and the fresh receipts. the
sale OF which is governed by the market
for the day on which they are sold. are
quoted under the head Of late sales''l
LATE SALES
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Kansas CITY.

Kansas City. March I5-Cattle-
cents 800 including 81" southcrns. Mar
ket steady 10 strong all quotations
stcacy- Export and dressed beef steers
S4.&ce55-55. fair O. good. = Sssri5a. western
led steers. g +1T4 81. stccl5ars and feeders
t5o54s A.. southern steers $50 f-.
southern COWS. S.5AQ3Z5. native COWS
,-.-.s,Ss9; native heiferS S354I4 -. bulls.
s. 5ecS. -, calves. SSc57s.55
Hoss-ReCei7ts S.o0. Market szlec
higher Toy. So. bulk 81 sales s. as4
SIS. heavy. S5HF55r. packers. ssh. q.
ana light SsSad5.3a
Receipts. SSN Market steady.
81 Se.f56o. fed ewes =. 7504S1. yca-Iin-s
a.. sa5.s,: stockers and feeders s-.-5S4 >
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Local Grain and Produce Market.

Below find sales as made yesterday ~
sample on the Wichita Board Of Trade
basis delivered Missouri river. To get
price Z o. b. your station. deduct kanss<
CITY rate rrorl your -t2tion.
w'heat-No hard. s17e2c; No. 5. SSd9lc;
No. 4. SoGSsc: rejected, ;2GSoc.
Corn-No. . mixed. "a; No 8 sc: No
= white. 45c: No. 3. SIC; No. & Sc.
Oats-No. . mixed. 43c: No. 3. 4lc
Butter-Packing. Ike; country. l6TgSc-
Eggs-Fresh. per dozen. I3c.
Poultry-Young tom turkeys, lie: old
tom turkeys. &C; hen turkeys. 12c; hens
and pullets 7lzc; springs. Ii.dS lbs. g:
Young shaggy roosters SC; ROSTERS lsrec.
PIC: ducks, full feathered sc; geese. full
eea.hered. &C.
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st. Louis

81 Louis March 15-Cattis-Receipts
35eo Market steady Beef steers S4JEI
5eg: stockers and feeders e a5>I3 -: COWS
and heifeEs S-l5r+.pN; Texas steers. $ A.
$40: COWS AID heifers g Ea53 -
Sheep Receipts ~ Market strong
Natives. 81 e}as 20; lambs 81 sec g..
Hags-Rsleipts. 800. Market strong to
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teady 1ezduc
4 SNSa~ CITY


Kansas City. March l5.-Close: WHEAT
May &Gsisc; July. S3as3i.c; cash. No >
4 hand. sJizH%lize No. 8. SSa99izc. No .
/ red, H.o3Qlo4. No. 3. s5assc, Receipts Of
wheat. ia cars
! Bran-S5c. shorts. &C
. Corn-Aay. +6-sI;46I.c July. sI.GSss.c.
4 cash. No. : mixed sc. No. , Sc. No. ?
/ white. &c: No. }. sc
ca's-No. white. iei4G SIZE: No. ,
( mixed nG+ec
Rye-No. . s57esc.
Hsy-Choice timothy. SI0co; choice prai-
ne. s7.-5'7se a.
Butter-Creanery. sea2c: fancy dairy
l7c
Egs-Iss.c
ST. Louis
St Louis. March Is-Closs. Wheat
Higher No : red cash. elevator s. Dr.
track s. e.al o-l- MAY. So. July. So.
Nc hard s-Gs4c
Corn-FIisher- No . cash. ~. track
'sc, May. fsa.c. July. So
Oats-St-ouE Nc. = cash. 20. track.
sIl4742a4c Nay. ~. No white. So
E>ead-Qalet. f4E
Sp~lter-Qu,et 80
PoUltry-C2uiet Chickens So Joe.
springs. tsssa3 = per dozen: turkeys
i3i.c ducks, &c; geese. 5dsc-
Butter-s'ezdy- Creamery. Ss14sc. azi-
~. izGl-c
Egg=-LoSe- iSisc. case count
New York erocnc-
New YORK march 15.-Blztter-Lsuiet.
Fresh creamery. is1E4c: state dairy. a
G1Ic-
Cheese-QUist- State fall cream. fancy
small and iarge. colcre6 ard white. sep
temeer. IL; late made. ie..c-
Esss-Lowsr and unsettled Western
arsts. Isc-
Sug.r-Raw. arm. fair refining. Ills
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Eggs-Iit.
St. Louis
NeN YAK srocuc.

New York March 15-BlzSter-Csuse;.
Fresh creamery. IsG14c. state dairy. a
l-Ic-
Cheese-Quist State fuu cream. fancy
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ug.r-Raw. arm: fair refining. Ills
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SACRED CONFIDENCE

TO publish the names or secrets OF anyone
They cannot bring commerciAiism into the
could for the sake II the almighty dollar. e
be kept sacredly Confidential.
II you cannot call write. Hundreds cur
Hours. from 10 10 L a m. TO 3 p. n.
ings. from ii a. N. to p. m. CONSULTA
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-18
APPEAL TO TEXAN PoPULIsTs
To Withdraw from Any Connection
With Democratic Party.

Dallas, Tex, July 17.-Milton Park,
POpulist state chairman for Texas. is
sues an appeal calling on former Popu.
lists to withdraw again from the
Democratic party. In the appeal he
says:
Eight years ago the Populist party,
with it's bold plea for justice, assumed
formidable proportions. Then came the
fatal and whitening embrace of the
Democratic party. With a vacilation
and insincerity only possible from the
Democracy, that party has now COM
pletely reversed itself. and, in it's haste
to secure the support of capital and a
campaign fund, it out-Hannas the Re-
publicans. 1t is trying to Outbid the
Republicans for plutocracy's favor.
'POpulists, it is up to you. Let every
true man start in with an energy be-
fore unequalled to roll up the POpulist
vote in November. The POpulist party
is now the only party that stoops so
low as to appeal to the common peo-
pie"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-18
STUCK ON WAYS.
Schooner Jane Palmer Not Launched
at East Boston.

Boston, July 1.-THE largest number OF
representative marine men present al a
launching since the old days of clipper
ships was that assembied al V me sar "a Of 81
Boston. Saturday, to witness the launcn-
ing of the new five-masted schooner Jane
Palmer. They were greatly dlsappolnteo
however, when, instead of sliding grace
fully into the water. she became STUCK
on the runs when the supports were taken
from under her and refused to move
A gang of 30 workmen was busy all the
morning. loosening the blocks and props
under the big hull. and just before :,
o'clock all the blocks had been removed
1t was announced that the ship would be
ready to take the high tide about ~
o clock. and when all the shores at the
bow. and the blocks amidships. were
knocked from under everybody "alteu
the ways-but the biggest ship afoat, as
every body called 1t, did not float. 1t did
not even bulge; nor give the least appdf.
ent hint that it would leave the cradle IL
has occupied for more than three years;
The towboats Samuel Little and Sadie
Ross attached hawsers to the stern OF
the ship and tugged for some time. but
the attempt to float the vessel. Nlilldm
F.. Palmer, the owner, with his FANNY,
were present. and his 6-year-old daugnter'
Fannie, was prepared 10 name the mon
ster before she we -."' 81 MT NC
kie. who had charge - D.. O.. nchlng got
aboard a towboat anC ST. 20 boston lie
ndO nOtnlnR 10 Say Az ' hd''SA, put
his men were prompt ia .ying that with
the high tide again about 0 clock in the
morning another trial would be made.
The Palmer was begun three years ago
by Capt Crandall at HarbOr View, who
sold the vessel to the American Marine
Transportation Co, which found itself
without funds to complete her after the
absconding of its treasurer Abbott. The
boat was then bought by William +. Pal
mer of Boston. for $4,000. last May. She
was then turned over to William Mci>ie
to complete. In order to launch her it was
necessary to build a dock 400 feet out into
the channel and 80 feet deep, a part OF
the wharf being removed to accomplish
this.
The Jane Palmer is one of the largest
wooden vessels ever built. She is 2Jtja
feet in length, with 30 feet breadth of
beam