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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-28
cash olntations werc al follows: FI.OUR--

Was fairly active and prices steady. Nc. 9
spring wheat, s2d97c.: No g. s5a9ic.; No :. red,
$:n5n1,os No. 2 corn ;scs; Nc: yellow, A'.sa q
tt,.c. No. rye. 7sc Good feeding. barley.
ssai4ec: rair to choice mating, t5G56c. No.
faxseed sl.O1: No. | northwestern. sl06,.:
prime Timothy seed. s3n, Mess pork, per
barrel 81 eoail p: lard per 100 porn5ss % t "a
short clear sides tboxcdl 81 e5dsto. Whifkcy,
bssis OF high vines, rs Clover contract
grade. sloTs. Butter--!;teady. creameries, 13;aa
I,,Er daIri4g i.f,! sc Cheesn-Sew goods,
y, iaiec Esgs-steady at mark, cases inciud-
ed ijGl5,,c.
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Spot cotton closed quiet, Il points lower;
m!ddins uplsnds 1870; middling gulf lS.b;
sales. 754 bales.
Cotton, quiet; m;ddltns. 1870; gross receipts,
49, bales; sales. id bales. stock Us GS5 baes;
export 10 Great Britain 100 bales
Total to-hay at all seaportf-Set receipts.
e5s bales. export to Great Britain. 1885 bales:
to the Continent. ESD bales; stock, :s',Sl
bales
CONSOLIDATED at all ssspor,s-Ne, receipts.
HAS bales; export to Great Britain, c3.547
bales: 10 France, 100 bales; 10 the Continent.
7.4s2 bales; to Mexico 20 bales.
Total since September LIST at all seaports--
Net receipts, 6,9s1.llo bales: export TO Grfat
Britain. a.35sal Sbales TO France. $50. o5e bales
to the Continent, 2.t7l.559 bales; to Japan. H.
ass baleh: to Mexico. 25sll bales.
NEW ORLEANS. La. May 27.-cOTToN--
sEot cotton demand light. offerings scant sales
1870 bales. Including i,lbo TO arrive, Quota
tons revised. All grades below middllng re-
FIT Futures opened auet and from points higher
u Is points lower. At the outset there was
some disposition to hammer July and 10 to'-
low the downward treHd Of New York, Al the
lower levels offerings were freelS taken up
This sent prices Well above Yesterday g close
after an Initial recession below. n the trad,
10 l29a. and finally declined to l?.9e The mar.
ket closed steady, net points lower 10 3
higher.
Cotton futures quiet, May. 1esoai2.7o; June.
is.s5ql:;Io; July, l:.?salsg3: August. 1899
l?.e5; September, ll.03dli.0ii October 1o,5a9
1888; November. l047Tl0.49; December loH8
10 tsi January, l0.5lIlo.53
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CLAY INN !,
ASHLAND, Wa.
Now Open Under New Manag emsnt.

The nearest summer resort To laich-
mond fifteen degrees cooler than Rich-s
mond Why suffer from the heat? I'm
surpassed railroad facilities; ten trains
each way; moderu' hotel; artesian waters
rea sonable rates. Write
T. r. GARY. Manager.
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RICHMOND GRAIN MARKET.
Richmond. Va, May II, 1904
QUOTATIONS.
CATTLE MARKETS.
RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET.
(sales at Union Stock YardsD

(SaleS ~ Union StoSh o'aS''aa
Richmond. Va. May 81, 1904
Receipts for the week ending Monday:
CATTLE Receipts, 26i head. Market fair Al
medium 10 sood 4AGiAe,; common t. t., ia!r
buis. sa ic !; calves So l6Isc. fresh COWS. sss; q
HoGS--R Receipts, 476 head Market shade
higher. Good hogs. a's9aS'iSc.: roushs 4aa'se';
sn SHEEP p"a AND LAMBs-Reeeipts, $50 head.
SHaie; i Ducks. sSsas' spring lambs, sac,
GM.cAs so b,a h Market sH s,4oAT dSd S
b 's5, stockers and feeders 50. :5g475: COWS and
s!,oa4'?s; calves. .s26oa5,75; Texas.fed steers,
sL6oa5.lo. Hogs-Receipta To-day, u oo2 head;
Se hshsr Mixsd ana ,o s,,' g. So
81 SOFA s5 light, aASoai.65: bulk q sales 81 SOC
TO- Sheep Receipts, 1000 Market steady.
Good to choice wethers, s5?516.fo fair 10
choice mixed, $4,000; native lambs, sSa6bo;
srrng lambs, S'eophtV.
NEW yoRk May s,-n p ESs lRes1 ahss
s s,ns. 'sa S sSH .sss so Sce
taiyes-Receipts. 9S2 head Market slow and
CSC lower. Meals, 500 6; mixed calves. ~ 90.
City dressed veals. 6Gsc, per pound; country
RscsIpts head Sheep ANY,. weak; 5o Mint &c.
10 choice here; winter lambs. s5.50l6. %; spring
inmbs $6.50IS.2S; one deck choice, y 90. Hogs
Receipts, 2,lS3 head;. state hogs, $s,l5i llght
OHIO do, $500; mixed, Western, sl6S
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pJENA VISTA SPRING HOTEL.

franklin County Pa.
This well known resort viii be opel, pen, for the
agenent. Cuisine and service Will be. Of the
very best and under personal supervision, Colt
Tennis. Bowling, Billiards, Pool. good Muslu
and varloua other forms Of amusement. The
water supply is from the famous Buena viAea8
dampness by day or night. No malaria or mos
quitoes. For. rates and descriptive boakst ad-
dress Until June 10th
$40 N. Charles ST., Baltimore. Nd.
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eoTvoNsrEp OFF, .MAf,KET,
NEW YuRk May 2L-tpttonssed OF was
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Bankers and Brokers.
SALES.

100 Nash. Chat. and 3. L.,....
1900 New York Central .........
eo Norfolk and Western..n...
1900 N. r.. Ont and West.
Pacific Mall .,.,.......,,..,.
~, PEOPLES Gas, tghicago).",.
Pressed Steel Car, pftl..u..
400 Rep,itb,ic and s., pfd5.....
1000 Read Jig, com ...... ........
s Reading. list pfd. .............
Reading, 20 pfd.............
HOO ROCK Island. com. ......a..
Rock Island. fd...........
:" sioss s' 3D.. 49, 49,. . ......
s. l.. and s. r.. I'd pfd. "a.
200 8. l.. and Southwest, pfd..
1900 Southern Pacific ......,.,...
10 Southern Railway. com. 80,
eco Southern Hallway. pfd.....
ss 'eaboard A|r linz Linz, s efd
800 Tenn. Coal and 1ron.........
so Texas Pacific ..,.............
$500 Union Pacific .............,.
200 United Statea Leather.....
ll0O United States Steel. ~. ,
1890 United States Steel, pfd. n.
200 Va Car, Chemical, CONF.
Va Car. Chemical. pfd...,
400 Wabash, comm. ..........
1900 Wabash, pfd......, ......,
Western Union ,.............
Wisconsin Central .........
10 Wisconsin Central, pfd. .p....
Total sales 1880.
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y. VISIT THE S6
SULLIVAN COUNTY, N. Y. RESORTS
Reached by the New York, Ontario and
Western Railroad from New York City.
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NEW ORLEANS La. May IT, ecre-
tary Itester's weekly cotton statement,
Issued to-day, shows
tyor tho twenty. seven DAYS of May q
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Cotton futures opened steady and closed Il

SPOT cotton closed quiet Is points lover;
mddlns uplands. 1870; middlns gulf, lS,b;
sales, 764 bales.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-04-15

appropriation of two and half MIL
lion dollars to carry out the proVl-
sions of the bill. The stockmen, how
ever, do not agree that this contention
is true, and claim that the census can
be taken for five hundred thousand
dollars. The hearing before both
committees was very satisfactory and
the members of congress were i'm
pressed as to the necessity of having
this law passed 1t was practically
agreed between members of congress
approached and the live stock commit
tee that if the committee appeared ear
ly in December with their case proper
ly made out, they would render their
assistance and that there was no ques-
ton but that the measure would be
promptly enacted into law.
"The committee also called upon
Congressman Mondell in reference to
The bill which provides for the trans
fer of the forestry division of the gov
eminent from the interior to the ag-
ricultural department, and was sur
prised to learn that Speaker Cannon
was to some extent opposed to the
transfer and of course everybody un-
derstands that if the speaker and the
committee on rules are opposed to any
measure whatever, it is absolutely i'm
possible for it ever to be brought up
in the house for a hearing. Speaker
Cannon, however, in his interview
with the committee, promised to give
the matter very careful thought, but |
believe there is no possibility of it
passing at this session.
"The amendment to the Inter State
Commerce act which the livestock men
have been asking congress to pass for
number of years, is sidetracked COM
pletely, because the powers do not
wish to antagonize the railroad COM
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-04-15
Livestock Industry
WHAT National Association is Doing.

~. II
tional Live Stock Association, who,
with several members of the executive
committee, attended a meeting OF the
railway traffic managers at Chicago on
the 25th of last month in demand
for better railway service and return
transportation to shippers, and then
went on to Washington, d. c., in the
interest of several measures, and from
there attended the annual meeting OF
the Cattle Raisers' Association at
Fort Worth, Texas, returned to his
home in Denver the other day. In an
interview he said:
"The meeting of the representatives
of the National Live Stock Association
with the general traffic managers OF
the various lines centering in Chicago
was said by railroad men to be the
most important and representative
meeting of the kind ever held in Chi
cago. There were present the trafflc
managers of all the lines Interested In
live stock shipments. The committee
of the Live Stock Association was
composed of some of the leading live
stock growers and shippers west or
the Missouri river Former Senator
w. A. Harris, of Kansas, was made
chairman of the committee. Inc
brief which the committee presented
at the meeting was a plain statement
of existing condit 'ons and request
that the tonnage system which is now
in force on western roads in hauling
live stock, be abandoned for the rea-
son that it works a great hardship and
financial loss to live stock shippers, as
n
themselves. A demand was made for
a reimbursement of freight rates, the
claim being made that they had been
advanced from ten to twenty-five per
cent during the past five years. A re-
quest was also made that the return
Transportation to bona fide shippers be
restored.
s0The railroad men admitted that the
contentious of the stOckmen were just
and correct; that the service during
the past year had not been satlsfac-
tory even to themselves and tney
promised that as soon as the matters
could be passed upon by the various
departments the requests OF the stock
men to a great degree, ii not entirely,
would be granted. 1t was shown that
the operation of the tonnage system
in transporting live stock to market
by shr nkage and increased feed bills
has cost the stockmen during the past
wear no less than two and half mil
lion dollars, while the abrOgation OF
the return transportation has practl-
calIy added ten per cent to freight
rates.
''The business of the committee in
Washington was not as productive OF
immediate results as was desired, for
several reasons, principally because
this is presidential election year and
congress is fastening to adjourn and
has declared it's intention to pass moth
ing except the general appropriation
bills.
''The matter of a conference with
the wooden manufacturers OF the east
with a view of having the Grosvenor
anti-shoddy bill amended so as to be
satisfactory to both the manufacturers
and stock growers was informally dis
cussed. but it was deemed inadvisable
to present a new bill to congress at
this session because of the lack of
time to get it through both houses,
but it will be presented early in De-
cember
"The committee had hearing be-
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
CITIZENS ARE MAD
AT THE COUNCIL
Think Proper Recognition
Ought to Have Been Made.
War Vessels to Stop Here by Invita-
tion on Behalf of the
City.
RECEPTION TO BE GIVEN

There has been heard nothing but
censure today for the ccunoilmanic
board for refusing last night to make
arrangements for the entertainment of
the officers and crew of the torpedo
boat destroyer Lawrence, which will
be the first ever seen in the Ohio river.
Congressman Ollie NJ. James asked
the secretary of war as a special favor
to have the gunboat and destroyer stop
at faducah, supposlng, no doubt,
that the city officials would prepare .
reception similar 70 those given at
other places where the boats stopped,
at least.
The secretary of war granted per-
mission, but the gunboat was unable
to come, and the destroyer will make
the trip alone.
Last night the council in the face of
these facts, refused to recognize in
any way the visit Of the vessel. and
would not authorize the expenditure
Of any money to entertain the visitors.
Mayor Yeiser said today that he
would do all possible, personally and
officially. to see that Paducah keeps
up her name for hospitality, despite
the action of the council The Com
mercial club will also see that tho
visitors are given fitting reception,
although the details have not yet been
arranged.
1t is likely that the boat will not
reach Paducah until tomorrow. While
the run from Memphis to Cairo could
be made in ten hours, it will not be.
and about IS hours will be consumed,
putting the vessel into Cairo tomor-
row a. she does not run at night. 1t is
likely she will proceed to Paducah at
once and may stop going up, but will
most probably stop coming down.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
MINER KILLED
And Trainmen Injured inWreck
on the C.
Freight Train Ran Into a Cut Of Oars
at McHenry.

Alvin Miller, Q coal miner of the
McHenry mines on the Paducah dis.
trict of the /. @. was instantly killed
yesterday and Frank Warren. a fire.
man and James Ferguson, a brakeman
employed in the freight service of the
road, injured in a wreck at McHenry.
A fast southbound freight train ran
into Il cut of coal cars which had been
left on the main line and Miller, who
was walking along the track. was
caught in the debris and killed. The
trainmen who were injured sustained
their injuries in jumping. Pat Ryan,
OF Central City, was engineer and
also escaped injury by jumping.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
NEW YARDMASYER
Mr.. NJ. f. Mcmahon Resigns His
Position Here.
John Mcdowell, OF Montgomery,
Ala, to Succeed Him
at Once.

Mr.. M. F. McMahon, general yard.
master Of the local Illinois Central
yards, has resigned his position effec-
tive ut once rndl will leave tomorrow
for Chicago, his former home, to
again work for the /. @. in the big
metropolis.
Mr.. Mcmahon came here several
months ago and assumed charge of
the yards when they were in had
plight. BY hard and incessant labor
he succeeded in clearing them of the
accumulation Of congested freight and
now has everything running as
smoothly as it is possible to run the
yards.
Mr.. J. NJ. Mcdowell. of Mont
gomery, Ala, will succeed him here
but has not arrived yet. Mr.. q. f.
Newlin is acting temporary yard
master and will continue as suoh un-
til the arrival of Mr.. Mcdowell.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
DIED AT FULTON
Mrs. Maud Grimes Hudson Sue
cumbs to Malaria.
Was one OF Paducah's Best Known
Young Women.

A telegram received by relatives in
the city, announced the death At
Fulton, this morning, Of Mrs. Maud
Grimes Hudson, wife Of Mr. Thomas
Hudson. formerly of this city. She
died OF msiRrial fever after a brief
illness aud her death was sudden and
unexpected.
Mrs. Hu ison was the daughter Of
Mrs. Agoes Grimes, and was born in
Mayheld, Ky. She came TO Psducah
when quite young and spent her child
hood and girlhood In this city. She
was about 90 years of age.
She was married several years ago
10 Mr. Hudson, an engineer of the
l. o. road and has recently resided
in Fulton. Besides her husband
she left two children, her mother. .
brother. Travelling Engineer Lloyd
Grimes, Of the Tennessee division Of
the J. @. and sister, Miss Helen
Grimes, all of Fulton. She was
niece Of Mrs. Margaret Murray and
Mrs. Mary Murrell, of this city.
The remains will be brought here
tomorrow at noon and the funeral
will take place some time Thursday
from the residence of Mrs. Murray,
on Monroe street Rev. W. II. Pin.
ksrton will conduct the service and
the burial will be at Oak Grove.
Mrs. Hudson had many friends in
paducah who will regret her sad
death.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
Engineer Discovers the Steamer
Half Filled With Water.
Contact With TIE l. O. Tracks at
Brookport Supposed to Have Made
the Hole-Damage Slight.
WHISTLES BROUGHT AID.

The ferry boat Bette owen.
owned and operated by Captains
james and Robert Owen, which phys
between Paducah ana Brookport and
the Illinois shore, came near sinking
this morning. about 1880 O'Clock but
fortunately the break in the hull was
discovered in time TO prevent her 60
ing under and with the assistance of
the Mary N, which came 10 the res
cue AZ the sound OF the distress
whistles, was brought safely to the
Kentucky shore.
The break in the hull 10 small and
Is supposed TO have been made by con-
tact with the Illinois Central side
tracks at Brookport at the 0:3o trip
this morning. Tho boat returned to
paducah and at II o'clock started
ncross to make the morning trip TO
the Illinois shore.
She reached the opposite side Of the
Ohio and was returning when Enei.
necr Joe Flasch noticed a peculiar
rolling motion OF the boat and shut
down his engines.
A hasty investigation was made
aud the hull was found 10 be half
filled with water. Distress signals
were blown and the Cowling and
Mary n. started to the rescue. The
Mary N. bfooght tho boat 10 the shore
and Immediately began 10 pump the
hull out. The hole 10 about eight
inches long by four or Eve inches
wide. and will be easy 10 repair.
The boat will lay of the remainder OF
the day but tomorrow will be run.
ming promptly. The actual damage
TO the boat will amount 20 but little.
the main loss being in delay to her
schedule trips.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
LITTLE DONE IN
UNCLE SANS COURT
Only a Few Cases Before Judge
Evans for Trial.
There Was no Session of Circuit Court
Because the Docket
is Clear.
NEWS OF THE OTHER COURTS

Judge Walter Evans convened fed
eral court for the second day of the
April term this morning.
This term of court is conspicuous
for the few criminal cases settled,
only three cases having been acted on
up until noon today, and no impor-
tant civil cases settled at all except the
compromise in the Roberts & Go. dam
age suit against the City of Paducah.
Tom Reed, color ed, who yesterday
admitted having made a false affidavit
In a pension application. and whose
sentence was withheld until this
morning, was given one year in the
penitentiary by Judge Evans early
this morning. He will be incarcer-
ated in the government prison at At
lanta, Ga. Reed lived at Cypress,
Hickman county, Ky.
W. H. Hollier, white, bootlegger
from Hickman, was fined 800 and
sentenced to thirty days in Jail for
illicit whiskey selling.
Frank Lambert, white, of Hick-
man, was fined 800 ana sentenced to
thirty days in jail for illicit whiskey
selling.
On motion of Attorney Henry
Hughes, Attorney s. d. Hodges, Of
Princeton, was admitted to the federal
bar to practice.
e. d. Thompson, of the Blood
river section of Marshal county,
charged with counterfeiting, is on
trial before Judge Walter Evans this
afternoon. James Jackson also charged
with the same offense, will be tried
tomorrow. The grand jury is work
ing on these counterfeiting cases and
the Thompson indictment was the
first returned and the first taken up
for trial
The court will have little to do
after these cases have been disposed
Of, and will probably windup the
business tomorrow.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
TIME UNCERTAIN
The Lawrence is Expected to
Pass Paducah Tomorrow.
Left Memphis Today But Has Not
Arrived at Cairo Yet.

A telegram from Cairo received this
afternoon by the Sun, stated that the
time OF arrival of the destroyer Law
renee at Cairo could not be determined
on account of several stops the boat
had to make between Memphis and
Cairo.
The commander of the Nashville
wired today that the Lawrence had
started and it could not be told how
soon il would reach the Ohio river.
IL Is presumed, however, that the
residents of Paducah will get to see
il tomorrow.
The boat can go over 30 miles an
hour, but when going full speed it
makes such a swell that all river craft
in the vicinity would he endangered.
For this reason an exhibition of its
speed was not given at Memphis, the
river interests raising an objection.
which the commander of the vessels
recognized. For the same reason the
vessel will probably slow down when
she passes Paducsh.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
JAPs QUICKLY HANGED.

st. Petersburg, April 1.-TWO
Japanese one of whom claimed to be
the Imperial Prince, were arrested
and summarily dealt with when dis
covered spying along the Siberian
railway. They had reached q point
ting road crosses into Mongolia and
within twenty four hours after being
arrested were hanged.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
POLICE COURT

Gus and Guy Dean and Rawleigh
Bryant, boys, were fined SEQ and SIC
and $40 apiece respectively in police
court for throwing rocks at each other,
and their fathers were recognized in
the sum of $50 for the good behavior
of their children.
Robt. Radford was fined $40 and
costs for a breach of the peace, and
Bud Chambers 81 for a drunk.
The case against the l. O. for block.
ing a street was left open, the evil
dence being heard.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
Committee Has Raised $4,000
for X. of p. Home.
The Lodge Last Night subscri bed $500
to The Fund. Making Half
the $1,000.
COMMITTEE MEETS TONIGHT

The committee appointed last week
to solicit subscriptions and donations
to go into the general fund for the es-
Enlistment of the knights Of Pythias
Widows and Orphans Home, will
hold its first meeting since sppoint-
ment tonight and will report the col
lection of about $4,000, it is under.
stood.
The committee was appointed last
week by Mr.. Lawrence S. Gleaves and
given until May in which to COM
piete its work of soliciting So. 900.
and although only few of the men,
bers have found 1t convenient to get
ont and work, nearly half the amount
has been pledged and the members of
the lodge have no aniicipations Of fail.
ure.
Last night 1T the z. p meeting the
lodge members subscribed $500 and
with the amount raised by the COM
mittee will make half the necessary
amount secured within q week. The
committee still has nearly three weeks
and will renew its efforts this and
next week to secure the remaining
SO, 500. All members of the committee
are urged to attend the meeting to-
night.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
rendered an Grafton at st. Pc
tersburg Today.
Russian Force Advancing in Great
Numbers-Battle of Saturday
Reported.
LITTLE WAR NEWS TODAY

st. Petersburg, April 10. Admiral
skyrdoff, appointed successor to the
late Admiral Makaroff, as commander
in chief of the Russian naval forces
in the far east, arrived at st. Peters
burg from the Baltic today and his
arrival was the occasion of popular
ovation. He will organize a new staff.
That OF ADMIRAL Makaroff being ex.
terminated when the admiral lost his
life.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
CIRCUIT COURT.

Judge William Reed, of the Nc
Cracker circuit court, did not hold
court today on account of the federal
court and the fact that he is up with
his docket.
One suit was fled today in this
court. Lizzie Roberts filed suit
against her husband Frank Roberts
asking for a divorce on the grounds of
cruel treatment. She asks in addition
to divorce, the custody of her two
infant children.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
HILL WINS
U. s. Court Renders a Decision
in the Big Case.
Hartman and Pierce Had No Right
to File The Petit
tion.

st. Paul. April 19.-The United
States circuit court this morning
denied the right OF L. II. Hartman
and Pie-ce to file IA petition against J.
J. Hill, for a proposed pro-rsts dis
tribution Of northern securities
stocks. The decision il victory for
Hill.
The court says that intervention is
not necessary to enable the petition
crs to protect any pecuniary interest
or equality they may have.