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THE OUTSIDE MARKET.

Under the influence Of the decline in Sc.
curity values on the Stock Exchange to-day's
session Of the outside market was heavy and
depressed. Although the losses susta ined
we're In most cases Of small dimensions. they
extended to all quart ers Of the list. and the
markets weakness was relieved by very few
price advances. Transactions were In some
what smaller volume than recent avera ger.
the activity being confined In large degree TO
the lower priced issues. Northern Secu-
rites, which Is the stock usually most ar
fected by Stock Exchange conditions, opened
strong at lo4T and slowly sageed through
out the day until II reached 1851 at the GLOBE
net loss Of y OF a point.
The, Seaboard Air Line issues developed
f beiopW ref ifs selling az low as 2s points
before the end OF the day, recovering the
entire loss. The preferred stock closed at
2nS and the common at 1+H, these also being
thelr final prices last week. InterborouRh
Rapid Transit sold at l4s in the fore part OF
the t day, but subsequently, became weak
Electric Vehicle common exhibited strength
at the opening. being quoted at II, an ad-
vance OF g full! point over its previous final.
It's price fell of sharply, however, at the end
81 the day and 1t closed at rs. Manhattan
transit was quite active. the result Of the
p pesse The copper Issues were firm Ten
tim in several days at an advance of tx
points American Can preferred declined
= OF point to 46h on the exchange OF i.T7S
t shaIei; d Ihs bond department was e1oep-
The transactions in the market to-day
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$4,000 seaboardALss eek se,f % 90
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Favorable reports as to the towering were r.
ceived the cables were lower and the trading such
as II was ieane largely to liquidation, that the
One Arm said; "We are awaiting further devotion
me r Win regard 70 the new crop situation and
OUTLOOK IL the yeather conditions continue
favorable and the prospects good for the continue
progress OF the new Towering. II might have tenn
porary adverse influence the general market in
connection with the heavier movement from the
interior At the moment. however, there Is no dis,
position among the bear element force the Issue
ana sentiment among the generality OF traders Il
sui hopeful OF ultimately higher prices"
MkrAS.-The trading was quiet, with prices show.
ing no material change. In London tin advanced
o. ior spot and futures, closing al ELS los. and
Ei26 Is. o. respectively. Copper there declined
i isr sd closing a. ss, los for spot and Gs1 rs
gi5 5 &c eectrolytc i2toSl1 7bc castings. l2s7i
tin: n .s7Iz 827. d2l1c.
NAVAL SToRas.-SpInts Of turpentine. b,ar.
Common 70 good strained rosin, S2.7S@Sa. 30.
PRoyIsroEs-Pork was slow at Sl2.So4sls for
mess Lard was strong; prime Western. S7en
refined Continent. EL7S; South American, MS.
Iellow. SIC. Dressed hogs, ~ asJfo. Butter
Creamery hrsts. iec. Eegs-Western nrsts, allie.
Chlcsro. Sept. n.-"Provisions were nrm at the
opening. but later weakened under selling. There
Is fair cash demand for both lard and RIBS. Packers
continue to sell January product. The strike is
oveI: Reecioss Of hogs, 1900: estimated for to.
SUoAR-Raw was steady at 4k@l Side. for
centrifugal 90 test and sNc. for muscovados 70
II SOS es.ioc. "'''
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Wheat stimulated by tho Government report
Of SATURDAY. showing. as already stated In this
column, decrease In the crop compared with the
August estimate OF o. 900. 00o bushels and also by
reports OF frost In Minnesota and North Dakota
as well as Manitoba. was active excited and de :.
OF worlds shipments Tor the week amounting 10
e.s72,ooo bushels. of which Russia shipped t22S 90
bushels and the Danublan provinces i.272Oo0
bushels. The visible supply In this country in
creased during the week only Sol 600 bushels against
an Increase for the same week last year Of s26 ono
bushels. Paris advanced 10 to is centimcs and
Berlin u NIX. Budapest was I X. lower. Antwerp
was quiet and unchanged.
The smallness OF supplies In this country WAS
another factor that dAunted bears. Nor was the
Increasing evidence Of large domestic consump.
Armour Co: were large sellers. but the market
ofthe day. The 81. Louis cash market was re ed
very strong. Bull speculation appears 10 have
taken another lease OF life al Chicago. Kansas
City marked up cash prices three 10 four cents,
which looked as though millers were following
the advance The crop Is estimated al $50 600 600
bushels BY he Produce Exchange. gainst 8s7 s2i
ss5 last year and go, oes 0so In 1907
Said one arm: For ten days past the condition
worse sc, and y Is questionable IN our minds II VIC
commercial weight The situation is so much
worse than We have ever had that II is I'm possible
10 say " the price represents IL fully. The short
seller has little In his favor, His chance for gain
Is more In the reactions incidental 70 proht taxing
on bull trades than In anything In the legitimate
SITUATION. The grain grower Ia bullsh and this
argues against liberal receipts. The worlds eI.
port ngures serve to ahow what we have often
asserted, that there Is large reserve that buying
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COMMERCIAL.
Big Leap In wheat-Frost Sends 1t Up
Over -Four Cepts-Enect OF the Cow
eminent Report Also Perceptibie
Corn Responds but Little-CottOn
Acts Rather Sfuhborn-COH &c Lstless

MoNDAr, Sept. 12.-CoTToS.-Spot cotton
was unchanged. Middling, 10000. against
lac. last year; New Orleans and Gulf. 1l.l5c.,
against l225c. last year Sales. ~ bales for
spinning and 500 delivered on contract.
Galveston and New Orleans declined 1-lec;
Savannah. 10; Galveston, 10 6-iec.; New
Orleans. 10hc.; Mobile and Savannah, loc,;
Memphis. 10hc. Sales: Galveston. l,9e5
bales; New Orleans. $500; Mobile. 200; Savan-
nah. 1,9l4; Memphis. so.
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ELECTIONS AND MEETINGS.

New YORK, September 18th, 1904
Notice Is hereby given that the annual meeting
Company will be held at the executive once III
the Company, room 90. lss Broadway. In the City
OF New York, on Tuesday. the 27th day OF Septem
Der. 1904. at ~ o'clock noon. for the election az
Directors and Inspectors Of Election and for the
transaotion OF such other business as may come
A. r. BREWER. Secretary.
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Oats were steady on the spot Sales los 600
bush. Natural white 20 TO 80 lbs: 81 to s7Ltc Corn
quiet the spot. Sales. 900 hush No.
Sent. pricc. Futures closed Nc. higher. Sales,
30 900 bush. Prices as follows:
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THE UNION BAG Il PAPER CoupAyy
2IQd 0uartArly ntyis,.,x

THREE -9gARTERS uAsp PER CENT. on The
psfny has this day been declared. payable October
lsth. 1904 to stockholders Of record at the close
fer books will close at 8 p. NJ, September sOtb,
1909, and reopen at 10 a. NJ. October nth. 1904
w. L. SPARKS. Secretary
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DAILY TREASURY STATEMENT

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1.-THE cash sta,en.r,
OF the receipts and expenditures and deficit OF the
Treasury shows: ~ '
Thfsddp. THIS month FfsedI vsa,
Receipis 81 .74Ss0e sies5s. se3 Sios S4S et2
Expenditures 80. 10000 49, 10000 Isi 92o 7ip
Surplus"...... siss.soS ss75 sosdets2s s7S ON
Ihe receipts from customs to day were $685. as:
from internal revenue 81 O05 $40 and neous
Nss aEs Al bank notes received for re-
The cash statement OF the United 81 ates Treasurer
for Sept. IL shows: VI
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REPUBLIC IRON 2 STEEL CoMpANY.

For the purposes OF the Annual Meeting NJ m.
G1apssy 70 be held on October ieth 1904 the Stock
will be closed at o'clock p NJ. on SeptembeT iotS
1904 and reopened at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. on October
BY order OF the Board Of Directors.
H. L. ROWND, Secretarv
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FINANCIAL.
DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST.
Z Twin City Rapid Transit Company.

r. Twin City Rapid Transit Company.
. New York. September 10, 1904
declared quarterly dividend Of one and three.
ayg, re - ~ per cent on the preferred stock
October, 1900, at the once of the Farmers Loan
4 Trust Company; ien William Street, New YORK
holders who have filed orders. The transfer books
for tho preferred stock viii close on the 18th Of
open on the Ind Of October 1904 At 10 O'Clock A. NJ
c. @. GOODHICH Secretarv
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SUB-TREASURY TRANSACTIONS.

SATURDAY.
Paid by Sub Treasury 10 banks .. a, ooo nm
Paid by banks to Sub Tire sury ....... S2iT I'M
Lossto banks on days transactions, ssDs ooo
SINCE FRIDAY LAST
Paid by sub Treasury to banks go , m "a, nm
PAID oy banksto sub Treasury .....,,,,,. b3s7ooo
-
Loss to banks same period previous week :. sss3So
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In Liverpool spot cotton declined points. Md
ding sid. against 6sed. last year; Sales. 5000
bales: imports. 5000. Futures declined 10 points,
closing quiet at a net loss for the day OF point
U1ccS follows:
The evening world., 1904-06-13
BELONGED TO SUICIDE
CLUB IN BRIDGEPORT

BRIniEPoET. Conn. June lS.-Geo.Es
Wagner was n wealthy German resident
OF this city, His wife and two daugll-
ters. having been Informed by nelghbors
that he was seriously il'' in New
York. to-day locked up the house and
went to that city. Mr. Wagner was a
jeweller By trade. out for years had
been proprietor OF Deutsches Gasthaus
here. He owned much real estate AND
was prosperous and had been In good
health.
Mr.. Wagner was the moving ypiTit OF
a club oi wc!l-lnown German reSidens
first organized as Thirteen club
Later on one OTTER another OF the con-
genial spirits began TO die by suicide:
That gave rise 70 the report that tais
was a suicide club In Bridss2ort;, an a..
the Germans VINO made WaRner's place
thcir headauarters. i Is noteworthy
thai practicnllv all Of the men VINO wee
So-merly Identified with that organixa-
tion have died by their own act. Tnere
is said 10 be one member left. who Is
ieweller here.
The evening world., 1904-06-13
ANGRY OVER JEST
WOMAN ENDS LIFE
Because of Her Sisters Joking
Remark About Quality Of Her
Dinner Nervous Young Mother
Takes Carbolic Acid.

Since the bin tn, seven months ago. O
her child Catherine, Mrs. Catherine
Brown, of No. $50 Lenox avenue was a
constant sufferer. She became a ner-
vnus wreck and was easily aggravated
Her husband. Joseph Brown. who is a
boss decorator and plasterer. provided
every comfort. but she was inconsolable
During a late dinner yesterday at the
Brown home Mrs Olive O'Bien. sister
of Mrs. Brown. tcked Mrs, Brown over
the quality OF the dinner. Mrs. Brown
rose from the table, and entering the
kitchen drank the contents OF bottle
of carbolic acid in diluted form. She
sank into a chair without a moan
Her husband, several minutes later
wondering at his wife's absence. in
yestigatec and found her unconscious.
A hurried call for medical attendance
brought two ambulances from the j.
Hood Wright and Harlem Hospitals
Mrs, Brown was dead when the sur
geons reached the house.
Coroner Jackson granted the hnrial
permit Mrs. Brown. who wES thirty
fye wears old was the mother OF boy
two and a haaf years old and seven
nonthG-old infant tt.
The evening world., 1904-06-13
Herman HaeimeI, of Monroe,
N. T., Ends His Life by Swal-
lowing Mixture Of 0xalic and
CarboIic Acids.
BODY IS FOUND UNDER
TREE NEAR DUCK POND.
Victim Left Letters to Wife and
Children Begging Their For
giveness-Suicide Identified
by New York Acquaintance.

Herman Haehnel. forty-fve years old
OF Monroe, y. Y, manager OF the Mon
roe Cheese Company ended his life IN
Central Park near the duck pond. on
the west side OF the Ramble. to-day by
drinking a mixture OF carbolic and
oSalio ACIDS
The body OF the man was first seen by
boy. who notified Policemen FftzseI-
all and kins. or the Central Park squad
They searched for an hour before they
finally found the man propped up agains'
hedge OF California privet. hidden be-
hind clpnp OF bushes.
He was sitting with MS legs stretched
wide apart and OH one side OF him
Sas , bottle that had contained car
bollc acid, on the other a box still part
~ filler with oxli, acid. Between the
bottle and the box was another bottle
In which he had mixed the two poisons.
A short time after the body had been
taken to the Arsenal 1t was Identified
by Adolph Tode. OF Sixty-first street
Haehnel was well known throughout
the cheese trade in this city. He did
not know OF any motive for the suicide,
unless II was that TIE man had gam
bled away all his money.
A search q the dead mans clothing
brought TO light fve pawn tickets and
two letters. Both letters were written
In German, and one was TO the man :
wife and three children. asking thei-
pawn tickets showed that on June 0 he
had paNncd two watches. one FOR $40
and the other Tor so
The evening world., 1904-06-13
DEAD MAN IN
FRONT OF PRISONER
Body Put in the Corridor OF
the Station House, in View
of Man Arrested for Muir
der,

Italians living in Columbia street.
Brooklyn, have made every effort to
hide the murder of Francisco Pete. of
No. 143 Columbia street.
Pete and man were seen in a
heated quarrel at Columbia and sackett
streets, and later there was the sound
OF a pistol shot At the same time a
man was seen running down Columbia
street.
Hearing the shot and seeing the man
running Policeman Daniel Gill, of the
Hamilton avenue police station. ran af-
ter the man, and after chase OF sew.
eral blocks overlook him. The man
stopped and appeared to be in high
state OF excitement.
Gill arrested the man. who gave his
name as Dominick Dondoni and took him
to the station house. The policeman then
began to look over the district where
the shot had sounded, and came upon
the body of man lying at Columbia
and Sackett streets.
ticn, and there II was found that a
bullet wound through the breast had
caused death.
Thinking that Dondoni would be made
to weaken could he see the body OF the
man who was supposed to be his victim
the corpse was carried into the police
station and placed in front of the cell
In which the prisoner was held.
Dondoni was Indifferent. He turned
his head, and lying on the hard bench
tried to sleep
"Why did YOU shoot this man?' asked
the police.
What's 1t to you?" asked Dondoni.
IT'S none OF your business. Who said
| shot him.
"who Is this dead man." asked the
police.
How do know replied the Italian.
All efforts to Identity the dead man
were futile until after several hours.
when an Italian identified the man as
Pete.
From the best information received
the police say that the men quarrelled
over jewelry, and that the shooting
followed.
The evening world., 1904-06-13
BIG YACHT SINKS
NO ONE ABOARD
The King Fish MysteriousIy
Founders During the Night
After Being lowed to Anchor
age Off Bay Ridge.

The sixty foot sloop yacht King Fish
is resting on the bottom OF The bay
of STEMS Beach, Bay Ridge. her mast
sticking only few feet above the
waves: short distance to the south
and the steamer Ivah Ray floats at an
chor. her captain and crew watching
ment between William Thistle, OF Key
port, N j.. and Frederick Martin, OF
No. SOC East One Hundred and Seven
tecnth street. Manhattan.
Martin owned the yacht until satur-
day night. when he sold her TO Thistle
After the sale she was taken in tow
bv the 1vah Ray and pulled down
the bay until opposite STEMS Beacn
where she was moored TO buoy and
left adrift. No one was on her.
Some time during last night the King
Fish quietly sank. There Is no hole in
her, nor any breach TO account for her
filling with water and gong down.
When Mr.. Thistle learned that his
purchase had sunk before he had ac-
quired possession, he denied that he
owned her. Mr.. Martin. whom he met
aboard the Ivah Ray. which had
steamed down to look the foundered
craft over. urged Mr.. Thistle to per-
suade himself that he was the rightful
owner. The bill OF sale had been
signed, argued Mr.. Martin.
THE bill OF sale be- here Mr.
Thistle caught himself and with pos-
tive emphasis contenjed that as the
boat never had actually been delivered
tc him he could not be held To his
contract.
"lf she hadn't sunk YOU would have
sail she was yours" Numbered Mar
tin.
But she did sink" retorted MIR
Thistle cpnclusVely.
Here the interference Of the captain
OF the lvah LAY toresIailed an en-
counter but the argument on owner
ship went on with growing heat OH
both sides until several smaller craft
gathered about the little steamer. hop
ing for fistic developments. At last
reports the contention was stu i'm prog
ress. while the liLtie sloop was left Ia
her fate beneath the white caps.
The evening world., 1904-06-13
Oscar Pomeroy Howe, the Old
SchooImaster Of Greenwich
Village, Succumbs to His In.
iuries in Roosevelt Hospital.
CUT HIMSELF TWICE,
WITH BUTCHER KNIFE.
Worried Great Deal About His
Inactivity and Feared He Was
Going Insane-Went to Bath
room to Kill Himself.

Oscar Pomeroy Howe. seventy-fouF
years old, who for fifty years was =
school teacher in the public school At
Thirteenth and Greenwich streets. died
in Roosevelt Hospital to-day from stab
wounds he inflicted on himself in his
home. No. 6sS Eighth avenue, on
Wednesday last.
For the last ten years. until he was
retired on a pension in 1902. Mr.. Howe
was known as THE Old Sclioolmaster"
throughout Greenwich Village. He was
appointed a school teacher in the old
Thirteenth street school III 1852. and
served there continuously until the
day Of his retirement on a pension-
Then he was vi,e-p principal Of the
school.
For the past two years the old man
had worried "A great deal about his in
activity, and his wife, Clara, who II
but two years younger than her hus-
band. began to feel alarmed about his
mental strength.
The old man remarked to his wife oa
wednesday that it was the fittieth am
niversary of their marriage. This
seemed to trouble him greatly and he
said to his wife:
Il feel very queer. j am afraid that
l am going insane
She managed TO calm him. and little
later he went into the bathroom 70
shave. When he had not returned In
half an hour his wife went TO the door
and found II locked. She called, but
received no response. Then she went
out and summoned Policeman Flag
man. OF the West Forty-seventh strsot
station. The policeman forced the door
md ma
9, ious on the door bleeding from two
great stab wounds In his side. He had
inflicted the wounds with butehez
knife.
the Roosevelt Hospital. but he never re-
gained consciousness and died early to-
day. He was n veteran OF the Civil
War. He enlisted in the Union Army
frc ~ his home In Mount Pleasant. o..
and rose from the ranks 20 be cap
.ain.
The evening world., 1904-06-13
SUICIDE CLUB
MAN KEPT PACT
Man Who Registered at Morton
House as George Wagner,
Bridgeport Puts Bullet in
His Brain.

A mysterious stranger who has been
Norton House for several days COM
mitted suicide In a room in the hotel
to-day by sending a bullet through his
brain.
The man. who was about sixty years
of age, of forid complexion and well
dressed, first visited the hotel on Friday
night He took a room, registering as
George Wagner. Bridgeport" and hung
about all night as though expecting 10
meet somebody. Agaip Saturday night
he went to the hotel. but did not take a
room. Last night he registered again
as George Wagner, OF Bridgeport. and
paid for his room with fve mark
note. He said he would redeem the
money in the morning. but that German
money was ali he had then.
Early to-day chambermald getting
no answer to repeated knocking on
The man was found on the bed un-
dressed, with a bullet hole through mis-
temple. 4 five-chamber revolver OF an
tlque pattern was found on the bed be-
side him. Drs. Nugent and Leonard
were quickly summoned for the man
but he was dead. further search
OF the room revealed a second revolver.
order and the mans mouth was cut
Il Is believed that he first tried to use
Il and shoot homseif through the roo!
OF the mouth. but failing took the Other
nistol Nothing was found In the room
t" give clue to the identity OF the man
The evening world., 1904-06-13
Injunction to Tie Up Her De-
posts in Various Banks Post
poned at Her Lawyers Re-
quest Until June 22.
SEVERAL INSTITUTIONS
REPRESENTED IN COURT.
PIatt's Attorney Says the Fiasco
of District-Attorney Will Not
Prevent Civil Action Being
Pushed Vigorously.

The Injunction proceedings by which
John r. Platt seeks to tie UP ever,
dollar In any New York bank to the
sredit Of Hannah Elias were adjourned
to-day until June a.
In anticipation Of the appearance Of
Hannah Elias again, there was a surg
ing crowd in the County Court House
when the Injunction proceedings b!
which Lyman e. Warren seeks to til
np any money the negress may have
In New York banks pending the tria
Of old John r. Platt's suit to recover
bss5, ,o0o alleged TO have been extorted
from him by his dusky affinity, was
called to-day before Justice Giegerieh.
Mrs. Elias was not presnt and neither
was john r. Plat, as 1t was only 6
contention on the law.
Mr.. Warren answered ready" al.
though 1t was No IS on the calendar
and the 18th OF the month, and despite
the complete failure OF the District.
Attorney in the criminal proceedings.
James W. OSBORNE, who conducted
Mrs. Elias's defense before Masistrat,
Ommen, did not appear, Washington
Brauns answering for her.
Mr.. Brauns said he had been lead
ing q strenuous life for the past week
He asked for an adjournment until next
week
Want. To Confer with client.
"These papers were served upon my
client In JAIL" said he. land l have
had little time to confer with her. Be-
sides. 1 desire to present the testimony
taken in the Magistrates Court, and
have been unable as yet to secure a
transcript of that testimony"
A dozen lawyers, each representing q
bank or trust company, acted the part
OF listeners, offering no suggestion, and
1t was finally agreed between the law
yers 10 adjourn the hearing until
June o..
The Appearance OF attorneys for a
dozen banks probably indicates that
Mrs. Elias had accounts with that num-
Der Of financial institutions. The suit
has been discontinued as to about half
OF the 1870 financial houses originally
nameH ~ the Platt complaint, and prob
ably nifty others might obtain a dis
continuance as having none OF the
money alleged TO have been extorted
from old man Plat, should they deem
1t worth while. But an injunction for
bidding them TO pay out money they
DO not hold is hardly worth fighting.
Mr.. Bierne, OF the firm OF attorneys
'or John p. Platt. said to-day that the
iasco in the District Attorneys Grim
,nni proceeding against Mrs. Elias does
does weaken the civil action of Mr.
Platt to regain his money from The
negreSs and tne case will be pllsbad
vigorously.