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Closing Quotations.
A. tho close Of the stock market the
following stocks had changed in price
since above quotations. there being nc
change in balance of the closing prices:
RAILROADS.
Atchison. Top and s. Fe. COM, 1O071a.
Baltimore and Ohio, COM, ll4A.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit. 7SA.
Chesapeake and Ohio. 1875.
Chicago and Great Western. com, "A.
Chi. Mil. and st. Paul, COM. 1904
Denver and Rio Grande, CON-, 81.
Erie, LIST pfd, 51N.
Erie. I'd pfd.. Al.
Great Northern. pfd, 14Iis.
Illinois Central. 146k-
Interboro Metropolitan, pfd., 44A.
Kansas City Southern, CON-, 46a.
Mexican Central,ctf 25h.
NJ. S. p. & s. s. M, COM, lSsh.
New York Cen. & Hud. r., 13OA
Norfolk & Western, 40.
Northern Pacific, 147A.
Pennsylvania, 134A.
Reading CON-, 1561s.
Rock Island. conn.,, 31as.
Rock Island, pfd., TON.
Southern Pacinc. com. 1225s.
Southern Railway, conn.,. 31i4
Union Pacific. COM. 1885.
Wabash. conn.,, 20ss.
Wabash, pfd.. 3D.
Western Nd. 1881.
INDUSTRIALS.
Amalgamated Copper, S4is.
Am Beet Sugar. conn.,. 37ss.
Am. Car and Foundry, pfd., S1a..
Am. Cotton OIL. CON-, 061s
Am. Ice Securities. 30h.
Am. Smelling & Ref, pfd., 9312
Am. Tel. & Tel, 1S0.
Am. WOolen. pfd., 103h.
Anaconda Copper, J01s.
Colorado Fuel & Iron, conn.,, 4lla.
Col. & Hooking Coal & Iron. 63h.
Consolidated Gas, N. Y. H4fs.
Distillers' Securities, 41A.
Peoples Gas of Chicago, 1l4as.
Rep. Iron & Steel, pfd., 81.
Tennessee Copper. 4lA.
L. s. State Cast Iron Pipe. COM, 33.
L. s. Realty & Imp, COM. 81.
L. s. Steel. conn.,, COT.
l.. s. Steel. pfd.. 1191a.
Utah Copper, JOn.
Va. Car. Chem, CON-, 50i..
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WHEAT CONTINUES TO RISE
NEW HIGH RECORD FOR MAY
IN CHICAGO.
Upsetting Feature Today Was Liver
pool Break-Charged to Realizing
Sales and Other Causes.

CHICAGO, May 25.-Wheat continues
to rise. Shorts were given a taste Of
punishment this morning, when first
prices were made on May contracts
from $1.34A to $1.35A. This was a
new high record for that month and
the price was established regardless
OF the fact that Patten was ready 10
sell wheat to bidders at the market
price. There was q reaction a little
later to $1.34N. July wheat opened
with wide range around s1.1Sh to
quickly to s11sh. held later around
$1.1Sh. September sold $1.1Ok up to
$1.11M, and rested later at $1.1OA.
The upsetting feature for the trade
this morning was a break in the Liver
pool market. the price coming un-
our strong advance yesterday. Cables
explained the break on the other side
as due to realizing sales, general rains
over the dry sections of Russia and poor
demand for cargoes.
Conflicting Reports.
Advices from the southwest are con-
flicting. some confirming and others de-
nying the news Of yesterday, which
claimed promise Of only 10000 600 bushels
Of harvest for both Kansas and Okla
homa.
All efforts to get an expression from
James A. Patten as to who the big shorts
are in May wheat, who have not yet
seen fit to come to the captains Office
and settle. have failed. Well posted peo-
pie in the trade express the belief that
there is an important eastern short in
terest, chiefly Wall street dealers. They
declare that the short selling by these
people dates back as far as the big oper-
ations of Love & Co., some time before
the suspension Of that house.
Those who have dug into the matter
and are more or less posted on the Pat
ten inside operations say that Liver
more, the big eastern plunger, and Regi-
nald Vanderbilt. together with other III
advised followers of the Chicago bear
house, which quit business, are among
those who are standing out and refusing
to cover short lines at Mr.. Patterns
prices.
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Authorities of the Naval Academy at
Annapolis recently forwarded to the Navy
Department a report of Investigations
looking to the establishment of the course
of physical training for midshipmen on a
much br- '-- -
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KEPT THEM GUESSING
FIuctuating Character of Deal
ings Upset Brokers.
TRADING SMALLER TODAY
Wide Diversifcation Of Interest Is
Continued
AMERICANS FIRM IN LONDON
Heavy Liquidation, Notably in Read
ing and q. S. Steel, Influenced
Irregular Price Movements.
AMERICANS FIRM IN LONDON
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, May o5.-Suci fiuctua-
tions in prices as were noted In today
stock market and the general character
of the dealings reflected no little uncer-
tainty of mind on the part of traders
in general, and likewise denoted the ao-
sence of aggressive manipulative pro-
cesses in either direction. During the
greater part of the business session
trading was conducted upon much
smaller scale than of late, although the
dealings continued to exhibit the wide
diversification of interest which has been
the feature of the market for a long
time.
There was a virtual absence OF devel-
opments of Importance in the news OF
the morning or with the course or the
day, calculated to influence sentiment
strongly in either direction.
American shares were firm in the Lon
don stock market, but operations here for
foreign account were in limited volume
and showed small excess of sales. The
London stock market was however gen.
orally firm with somewhat rampant
speculation In progress In the so-called
Kaffir stocks.
The local stock market opened generally
above Its closing prices OF yesterday put
subsequently moved irregularly through
out the day. Quite heavy liquidation.
which was however. apparently of a pro-
fessional character, was conducted In
number of recently active stocks and ap-
parently this selling cut some figure in
the course of prices of the market at
large. These sales were especially heavy
in Reading and the United States Steel
shares.
Little influence on Copper.
A further advance in the selling prices
for Copper metal had little influence upon
the quotations for Amalgamated Copper
stock, which also fiuctuated within mar
row limits.
Rather more attention appeared to be
accorded to the continued advance in the
grain market particularly as the days
weather report indicated the prevalence
of rather unreasonable conditions through
out the west. Routine announcements, in
Guiding those relating to earning state
ments and dividend declarations, fur
nished no particular surprises.
was more devoid of features of particular
interest than has been the case for some
time past.
Activity converged upon the same gen.
eral set of stocks which have been the
leaders In that regard for many weeks.
Some of the more extensive changes in
prices were. however, noted In compare
lively inactive issues. such as Western
Maryland, Chicago and Alton and Della
ware and Hudson
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NEW YORK CURB PRICES.

Quotations furnished by f. F. Hutton CO.
members New York Stock Exchange: Thomas l.
Hume. manager. 1901 St NV
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The World of Finance and Trade
Washington; New York; London.
new YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co.. bank
ers and brokers. Hibbs building. members
New York Stock Exchange, Washington
stock Exchange and Chicago Board of
Trade.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO. May 25-Wheat for May
delivery advanced to a new high mark
for the season today when it sold on In
itial transactions at l.35h per bushel, 1c
above the best figure of the previous ses-
sion. The advance was due to covering
by belated shorts. The market In gen.
eral, however. showed an opposite tend
ency, and opening quotations on the
more distant months were a shade to nc
below yesterdays closing figures. The
market was bearishly affected by more
favorable weather reports both in this
country and Europe. The foreign crop
summary reported general rains through
out the drouth-stricken regions in south
ern Russia. and heavy rains were also
reported In Kansas and Oklahoma. A de-
cline Of I'D at Liverpool also prompted
lisa to 1.lsK. advanced to 11e. but
dropped back again early In the day to
1.1SA. During early trading the May
delivery held within the opening range Of
Corn opened weak. but soon became
strong on active covering by shorts. all
deliveries advancing to new high marks
for the season, May. which opened u
after opening a shade higher to haas
lower at 7OM to 7Oh. sold up to 7ON
Oats at the start were 3S higher to Y
lower. May opened at 625s and July at
shDf6 70 OO1k. VI u lliiic Tie may uSutcTy
held at the opening figure, but July eased
OFF to 55 cents.
Provisions opened unchanged to &C
higher.
Liverpool Grain Prices.
LIVERPOOL. May 25.-Closing. Wheat
Spot, No. . red western, winter. nomi-
nal; futures quiet: July, 9s 1Ad; Septem-
ber IS 7ssd; December, SIS 4ssd. Corn
Spot firm: new American mixed (via Gal
restonl, 6s Istd: futures steady: July,
0s Jssd.
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RAILROADS..

= Upen. High. Low. 230.
A., I 4 s. r, com. 1U9ss 1O9s. ...... 1908.
A.. T. & s E MD 80
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Ing around this village. each OF whom
comes as the one best bet Of his native
town.
Many Recruits Are Sore.
The only trouble just now ls that the
speed clutch was thrown wide open on
the jump, and It Is difficult to tell lot
OF them from the rheumatic patients
who hobbls about the corridors Of the
hotel Just because a young fellow Is
walking about on a stick or crutch In
this town does not necessarily mean that
he Is afflicted with the rheumatism. It
is an even money shot that he Is an In
fielder Of the Giants.
There are so many candidates for the
various jobs that each Of them cut loose
at the start, and when the afternoon
practice began yesterday their arms
were cresking like a barnyaSd gate.
ArlIe Latham has suggested to McGraw
that ea.a o. the inf!eliers carry can
Of lubricat!ng oil on his back so as to
oil up the wings and stop so much noise
on the diamond.
In a farce game they put him up 10
bat against Durham, one Of the new
,D.tchers The big Indian. silent as
usual. walked up to the bat. and on the
first heaye laced the ball over left field
fence for a home run. on the next try
he cracked 4 plank In the fence.
Latham saws he Is one % the greatest
natural hitiers the game has ever
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known. II he does not get a regular
lob as catcher he may be kept as
utility batter.
schaefer Looks Good.
schaefar. the new shortstop from the
Coast, Is another boy who Is making
them all take notice, He is working
Ike a Trojan all the time, and though
his arm IS a little sore now, his held-
Ing Is little short OF marvellous His
strongest rival now is Fletcher me
phenomenal lnfelder, purchased from
Dallas last fail. He Is a second Hans
Wagner In covering ground and throw
Simmons. who came In with the party
from New York yesterday. Is another
strong candidate for an Intleld JOB. He
Is another slugger. Simmons hit well
over 300 In the New England League.
In the outfeld Devore and o Hara are
strong rivals, but Heller and Cocash
are just as good. With all this array
Mccormick and Cy Seymour dropped
In to-day. and can hardly walt to don
their spangles and mix It up in the
practice game.
This afternoon Joe McGlnn!ty came
In with US on visit to McGraw. He
Will leave Tomorrow, as he says all he
wanted was an unconditional release,
so that he could do as he liked about
getting another job. Joe and McGraw
had long talk. but the outcome was
kept secret, The Iron Man" Is In
clined TO stick to his iron foundry bust
ness and not enter baseball again. He
will go from here to New York,
The following players have reported
for work: Pitchers--Marquardt, Dur
ham, Waller, Crandall, Holmes Cooper
and Raymond; catchers - Snodgrass,
Wilson,, Schlei, Meyer, Robinson and
Phil Bresnahan; infelders - Merkle,
Fletcher, schaefer. Simmons and La.
THANH outfelders-B. Meyers, Devore,
o'Hara, Heller, Cocash, Mccormick
and Seymour.
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Many Horses Being Worked
Daily at the Sheepshead
Bay Course.
BY VINCENT TREANOR.

A THOUGH no authoritative an.
~ nouncements on the future OF
local racing have been made,
preparations for the early spring meet.
lhgs are under way at the Sheepshcad,
Gravesend and Belmont Park tracks.
Every fine day sees the horses quartered
there exercising under saddle. At the
bay as many as seventy-five horses are
being prepared for the early campaigns.
as many more are being put through
their jogging work al Gravesend, while
out further on Long Island, at Belmont
Park. several strings are getting daily
work.
Billy Hogan, one OF the cleverest
trainers OF steepechasers In the coun.
try, is at Belmont with Agent and other
good ones. Agent was the annual cham
pion last year. He has wintered ex.
tremely well and, as Hogan says, Is as
good as ever. Hogan has signed up
Patsy kelleher for the coming season
upon liberal terms While he has no i'm.
mediate plans, Hogan will likely follow
the Canadian circui!. this year.
Tully Coulter and Dos" A,ac are getting
,heiE strings In condition a. shfp,heal. rh5
could be raced over today. Sever has suca
early care been taken with the course i.
has been narrowed twice a dav Tor the pas'
az winter lie sutteei rom III TOO 's great Ia a
apopie1y would result. lie has hal Ma to '" Diet
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spatch flashed over the wires bring
ing news OF the most tr!ghttul cal.
amty OF the century San Francisco
had been struck by an earthquake al
rs A. NJ, and the entire city was
acquainted In San Francisco, | was anx.
ious FOR the welfare of my many friends
and Immediately hurried 20 Los Angeles
and that night got aboard the Los
Angeles Examiner special and arrived
on the scene the following morning.
me sight viewed as ! stepped of the
ferry on the Frisco side was picture
OF death, ruin. wreck and destruction
snail carry fresh In my memory to tho
grave.
relief fund lad Been al stated, aGs "o 20 Wses
nearly everybody contributed re-.
!sponded with check for $1,000. Ow.
lnE. to the disaster. McCarey had tho
Nelson-H errera fight postponed for a
few weeks, which was acceptable to
both parties.
Tho day following the boxing car.
niyal !, IN company with "Megaphone"
Cook, peddled papers on the street
corners OF Los Angeles and swelled
the fund $751; more,
The fight was booked for the last week
In May, and everything went lovely UP
TO 8 o'clock the time FOR the Weighing
~ NIl'n INV HtIItId purity thmpeTeI
with. the scales, making It Impossible to
weigh In on them. McCarey and I
suggested that we go TO Barney Blooms
Turkish bathrooms, on Third street,
where there was a physicians scale, to
weigh In. ! proceeded 10 the bathhouss
70 wngn, expecting Herrera there also.
| waited for three-quarters OF an hour,
and commenced TO think Herrera was
not going to appear I stepped on the
scale before the officials and statehood.
er, ana Was we'll under weight.
About o'clock arrived at the club
house and demanded that Herrera weigh.
but be refused, stating that he found Il
impossible 10 mako weight after eating
n hearty meal. ! allowed him two
pounds grace. stu he refused Then |
offered Too fight II Re weighed l1S or less
In desperation. finally raised the
weigh to 80. and stu no refused.
The fight was all OF.
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Hurley and Griffin
Ready for Battle
at National A. C.

x Tot in long time have there been
M so many good bouts billed 10 be
= fought at the loca! club stays as
there are at present All the club man
ayers have used excellent Judgment In
matching up the fighters. and, as a re-
suit. there should be plenty OF good,
fast scrappIng witnessed within the
next few weeks
Tomorrow night Hugo Kelly viii meet
Joe Thomas at the Fairmort A. c, for
zen rouadS: on Friday night Battling
Hurl-~ sn,. Sash with Charley Grimm
for ten rounds at the National A. c.;
on March Young Corbett" Will tackle
Johnny Mario at the Fairmont a. c.:
March Mickey Cannon and Cyclone
Johnny" Thompson battle al the Ma
tionsl A c March frankie Sell will
take on Patsey CRoy1l Drisro' Al tho
Fairmont A, C.. and March Il Joe Cans
boxes Jaeez White at the National A. c,
alag.
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Famous Fight at Philadelphia
Brought in $4,000, of
Which the Champion Re-
ceived One-Half.
The life. battles and career OF Battling Mel,
son. the lightweight champion OF
the world.
Copyright, 1905. By Battling Nelson.)
BY BATTLING NELSON.
CHAPTER Xxx.

X ny lie. battles and career have
M certainly been strewn with many
ava pitfalls and thorny paths, as
these pages will testify.
After almost q years hasgfins to Sc.
cure the second Britt match. which was
fought At Colna, Ca. Sept ., 1896, be-
Ing blocked by the Britts on various oc-
casions. my manager. Billy Nolan. came
very near throwing a bornoshell into
tho match.
While the Bri,ts and the club pro.
rioters were lighting over the selection
OF referee, no other than Billy Nolan
and sat In our cottage, two blocks
from the ringsIde. wranglng and argu.
Ing regarding the percentage Nolan was
70 receive FOR acting In the capacity OF
my manager
After q lot OF jaw!ng compromised
with Nolan, agreeing TO give him 80
per cent. Of all my net winnings 40 as
10 keep peace In thu family.
Ny victory over Britt, which gave
me tho championship. quickly brought
mo into fame and fortune. was
snapped UP BY several theatrical agents
and In sixteen weeks tour OF the
country received i:l.4cO. or 1881 % a
week.
Il va. a. :he cni NJ this tour that
got chance 10 nsh, Terry McGovern,
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partners. This Is where | nrst intro.
duCed Roko into my training and found
It very beneficial, and have used 1t ever
since, and attribute my success, IN
measure, to It's Use.
As result Of two weeks training, dur
ing which | played Roko every day, l
stepped into the ring 10 meet Terry as
III as n fiddle and az fast as lightning.
We met at 1873 pounds ring weight. We
drew the banner house a. the National
Athletic Club n s23,y9i, OF which / re-
ceyed a guarantee OF 5000 win. lose or
draw, with privilege ~ 81 per cent. Of
the. gross gate eceIpts, which amounted
10 Nl.99l This Is a worlds record for a
'lN-rOuud fight, and over three times as
large a house "a has ever been drawn
before or since a. this club, and l am
using Harry Edwards's word when max
Ing 'l!s statement
After keeping McGovern waiting about
hfteeI minutes lie commenced to be
come cold and fld-ety. He put on his
oyerroht and walked around the ring,
and finally came over 10 my corner and
made inq TRY as to why was so slow In
gett'n' ready.
! onl" looked up at him and said,
Don't worry, Terry. youll get yours
soon enough That got him red-hot
and he complained ~ his managers Sam
Harris and Joe Humphreys They both
came over and tried to get mo 10 hurry.
but l only laughed al them, 80 they
went back 10 Terry's corner TO try TO
humOr their champion and keep him
from Worrying about the fight.
After about tErcr-Guagt"rs OF an hour
the fight fans hccImc anxious and were
yelling Flight fsh'" Thinking that
had gone IA" enough aud that had
MrG0yegn norEl up to a high pitch
| put Oh the finishing touches and was
rpaIE FOR tho hell
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Columbia Makes Clean
Sweep in Basketball

Yale started of last night as u they
were going to break Columb.a's record,
and for the first ten minutes Of play
had the lead. Then Columbia woke UP
and scored goals In such rapid success.
sion that at the end OF the half the
score was IS to In their favor. The
second half was slow, both tears seem
Ing TO be third.
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Jo TVoAAs
IN AVS
DAILY
SWIMMING
STUNT
AZ
SRAVEoRD
LOCAL TRACKS BEGIN TO STIR
IN PREPARATION FOR RACING

That a. times he felt he was staring. While
practically recovered, he has .pst about
thIFtY pounds The dieting. long daily
ieres. have saved his lie. When the bugle
blows he thinks he will be as good as ever
Iheres nothing the matter with Dos AsNc.
Hes as robust and healthy as ever win
Yer OF i'lsness has made him fight bug.
Re has more done at his finger tips about
NE clove.wiedcrs than he ever knew about
the racers
sara'oSans, that s some NJ her citizens
Who own stock IN the racing association az
racing during the coming Angus, Wiz
Brighton on OF the circuit, there Is no rel.
son why they shouldn't get 4
rumor tina, cannot BE- verified saws that
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Drey1uss Hands
OuerQuakerCMb
To NeW Owneys
THE biggest baseball upn.aval OF

THE biggest baseball upn.aval OF
the year Is to come off In Phila.
delphia to-day when the control
OF the National League Club Of that
city will pass from A. B. Potter and his
associates into the hands OF three Of the
best known politicians In the Quaker
CITY and Billy Murray. the ex-Jsrsey
CITY, manager, who has been the boss
q the Phlllles on the playing field for
the past two seasons.
"AH the stock held by the men form.
Ing the Philadelphia Baseball Club AT
the close Of the season just past has
been bought up to be turned over TO
& Durham, except the com.
paratlvely few shares owned by Mr..
Murray. who recently took over The
Dreytuss holdings. supposed to be in the
neghborhood Of 5000.
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domes, dig out your dope books and
begin the work Of injecting the ginger
into the grand old burg OF Manhattan.
This time McGraw wants to make Il
certain, and YOU had better stick around
for the big show. Ten days will yet
elapse before the regular crew drifts In,
but Notwithstanding that fact there are
twenty-seven young ball players speed
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tIlal ne dgl eco 10
to give a $4,000
purse for II. ! was
to receive 81, 900
bonus and Herrera
and | were to cut
{ h e remaining
$4,000, 60 and 40 per
cent, winner and
loser. respectively.
on the morning OF
b April 10, Just as I
was going for my
daily spin on the
road al Fairv!ew,
HN. GyNrlnrr H.
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ara 81 al my NE
| had often wanted
20 meet Terry. as
| had understood
that he was the
greatest Of them
all In his day.
As soon as the
match had been ar
ranged | went TO
Gssington, Pa, to
TT a n for two
y eeks. KID Abel,
Frank Mckinley,
liughle Mcmahon
md Eddie Kelley
ere my sparrIng
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Defeat Yale in Final Game Of
Season and Hold Un-
broken Record.

COLUMBIA can surely claim tho col
leg!ate basketball championship.
~ a. by their defeat Of Yale last
night by q score OF 10 to Il the Morning
side Ave finished the season with clean
record Of victories. Columbia has played
all the best teams In the East, and has
mad an easy time with practically all OF
their opponents.