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Evening star., 1915-12-23
TURKISH STATEMENT.

CONSTANTINOPLE, December =, via
London, December 23s
Along the entire northern front our
troops are approaching the barbed-
wire entanglements of the enemy
trenches.
On the Dardanelles front near Seddul
Bahr there have been temporary ar
tillery and bombing encounters. Our
artillery on the Anatolian coast of
the strait successfully bombarded
Mortoliman and the landing places
at Tekke Burnu. Near Mortoliman
We sunk two small boats and near
Tekke small ammunition vessel. In
one sector cleared of the enemy we
found provisions of all kinds, sufti-
cient for an army corps for long
sands of tents, blankets, stretchers,
one mortar near Aghime Dere and
many mortar bombs hidden in the
ground.
On the Irak front lin Mesopotamia)
near kut-el-Amara our artillery
sunk two enemy monitors and caused
an explosion on board another by a
direct hit.
On the Caucasus front an enemy attack
in the neighborhood of Id lin Turk
ish Armenia) December 20 cost him
eight officers and 800 men, while our
losses amounted to only one-third of
this number.
In a magazine on the Golden Horn a
quantity of dynamite exploded. Five
soldiers and ten civilians were kill
ed, and a number Of civilians were
wounded. One house was burned.
The Golden Horn is a narrow inlet of
the Bosporus, separating the main
part of Constantinople from Galata
and Pera.
Evening star., 1915-12-23
WILLS FILED FOB PROBATE.
Soldiers Home Inmate Leaves Es-
tate to Masonic Lodge.

Charles w. Stewart, William +.
Hackett and Edward F. Slanker. trus-
tees of Mount Pleasant Lodge, No. SO.
F. A. A. NJ. for the lodge, are named
as sole beneflciaries of the estate OF
Charles W. Brotherhood. a resident of
the Soldiers Home. who died December
Is. His will was executed October IL,
1915. and names Edwin A. Swingie as
executor.
BY the terms of the viii Of Levi X.
estate 10 left to his wife. Emma H.
Donavin. She Is also named as execu-
trix.
linesworth is devised to his wife, Belle
Holiingsworth. His will. dated March
s. 1916. also names his wife ~ sxecu-
xrix.
Evening star., 1915-12-23
LONDON UNDERGONE STEADY.
Increased Business Follows Bankers
Plea fo- ic Economy.
Der 23.-Money WA

LONDON. Der 23.-Money was
in increased '.efaand for holiday re-
quirements today. Discount rates were
steady. American exchange was slightly
easier at 4.I3is for cable transfers
The stock market maintained a steady
undertone on favorable war news The
bankers appeal to the public on the
question Of economy was followed, curl
ously. b. Increased business in British
and French war issues at rising prices.
Rubber and oil shares had a good
tone and copper stocks were strong on
American advices.
American securities maintained a
steady tone with only moderate sales
recorded A fair number OF American
gold bonds changed hands
Evening star., 1915-12-23
GERMAN STATEMENT.

BERLIN, December p. via London, 3:t1
pint
Western theater of war: During the
fighting yesterday a brave regiment
of the SD Landwehr Brigade recap
tured the summit of Hartmanns-
Weilerkopf. The enemy suffered ex-
traordinarily severe losses and left
% officers and 1880 men in our hands.
We are now busy clearing some por-
tions of trench on the northern
slope, which is still occupied by the
French.
The figures given in the French re-
port of yesterday evening regarding
the lighting around Hartmanns-Wei-
lerkopf on the 21st instant are ex-
aggerated by at least one-half. Our
total losses. including all the killed,
wounded and missing, SO far as at
present ascertained. amount to 1,100
men.
There is nothing to report from the
eastern and Balkan theaters of war.
Evening star., 1915-12-23
CAIRO DECISION EXPECTED.
Reapplication for License May Be
Ruled On Today.

A decision by tse excise board on the
reappli,ation Of the Cairo Apartment
House Company for a liquor license is
expected to be reached late this after
noon or tomorrow. Following the con-
clusion Of testimony yesterday at the
third hearing devoted to this applica-
tion. the board today Inspected the
Cairo building, on Q street between
10th and 18th streets northwest. Those
who testified yesterday were Lieut. w.
ID. Williams. U. S. coast guard: Capt
H. O. Dalton. y. s. A., and Arthur d.
Kinne. They failed to corroborate tes-
timony given earlier in the case to the
effect that policemen in uniform had
been seen drinking at the Cairo bar.
Evening star., 1915-12-23
Building Permits.

Building permits were issued today
to the following:
Harris Shapero, to build three dwell
ines at 3925-27-29 9Th street north
west; architect, George T. Santmyers;
builder, Harris Shapero; estimated cost.
$4,000.
H. r. Howenstein, to build four dwell
ings, from 1920 to 1926 street north
east: architect and contractor. H. R.
Howenstein; estimated cost, $500.
o. w. Menk, to repair dwelling at 4S
Channing street northwest; estimated
cost, $125.
Miss Lucy Madeira, to repair school
at 1928 18th street northwest: esti-
mated cost, 5000.
Evening star., 1915-12-23
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, December 23.-Butter-Un-
changed.
Eggs-Unsettled: receipts. 1888 cases:
frsts, 2Sa2Sk: ordinary frsts. 261kc27;
at mark, cases included, 22a28h.
Potatoes-Higher; receipts. eighteen
cars; Michigan and Wisconsin white.
6sa7S; Minnesota and Dakota white. 10
ais.
Poultry-Alive. lower; fowls, liz;
springs, 12k; turkeys. 16.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, December 23.-Butter-
Steady; receipts, 6,698 tubs. Creamery
extras coz score), 34k ass: creamery
(higher scoring), 351aa36: firsts. 2sha
33k; seconds. 25ka2S.
Eggs - Weak; receipts, S,722 cases.
Fresh gathered. extra fine. 35a36: ex-
ira firsts, 33a34: frsts. 31a32: seconds,
29a30. Nearby hennery whites, fine to
fancy. 45a4S: nearby hennery browns,
37a40.
Cheese-Firm; receipts, 2.174 boxes
State. whole milk. fats. held. specials
Tx atty; do. average fancy. II; do
current make, specials, 16Z alt: do. av-
erage fancy, 16Ka1
Dressed poultry steady; fresh killed,
chickens. 15a27; fowls. 13a17h; tur-
keys, 23a25.
Evening star., 1915-12-23
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, December 23.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, $1,000 head: dull: bulk. 90a
$40; light, 5.50a6.25; mixed. 5.90a6.45;
heavy. 6.05a6.50: rough. 6.05a6.15; pigs.
4.25a5.25.
native beef steers, 5.s0a10 IS: western
steers, 6.20as.20; cows and heifers. 2.8Oa
$50: calves. 6.25a9.66.
sheep-Receipts. 5000 head; firm;
wethers. 6.10a6.S0; lambs. 6.S5a9.50.
Evening star., 1915-12-23
Foreign Bank Statements.
LONDON.

LONDON. December 23.-The weekly
statement Of the Bank Of England shows
the following changes:
Total reserve decreased f2l.O0O.
Circulation increased 963l 900.
Bullion increa sed fso9, ,952.
Other securities increased R5,5S5,000
Other deposits Increased E4,564,00O
Public deposits increased E99S, 900.
Noes reserve decreased $4,000
Government securities unchanged
The proportion Of the banks reserve to
liability this week is 2268 per cent: last
week It was 1855 per cent. Rate Of dis
count, per cent.
Evening star., 1915-12-23
WALL STREET MARKET
BROADER AND HIGHER
Coppers, Oils and Rails Leaders in
the Activity and the Ad-
vancing Trend.
Southern Pacffc's Great November
Earnings a Factor-Motors About
the Only Weak1ings.

NEW YORK, December 23.-While
the market was more active than on
| the previous days in the week the chfef
feature of the session was the more
positive favor shown by operators to
the high grade rails, New York Cen
trail being in the lead.
Baltimore and Ohio responded to the
splendid October statement. and Atchl-
son, Norfolk and Western, New Haven.
Northern Pacific and Union Pacific all
made good gains, these stocks hguring
in the market movement with more
show of interest and better strength
than for weeks past.
Most of the copper and oil stocks con-
tinued to climb under the stimulus OF
higher prices for product, gains OF 1s
to 1 point being quite general in this
list
Mexican Petroleum made a new high
at 1o51a. but did not hold the full gain.
Chino Copper. Tennessee Copper and
Utah all made point betterments.
Steel Common Holds It's Gain.
Texas Oil was more regular than
usual Inspiration Copper gained q and
Anaconda ia..
Steel common made II point gain and
held the better part of the advance
throughout the morning hours.
The motor shares were on the TO-
boggan. General Motors making the
longest downward slide, when, after
opening points off at 4so. it dropped
by stages to .451. or practically So
points.
Maxwell Motors were soft and "
lower. Earnings of this company Tor
the three months ended with October
81 were s1.425.4s9 net, and this was in
creased by s71,320 other income. max
ing the total net income $1.496,s09. The
publication of these figures did not
have any effect on the stock.
Studebaker Yields Gain.
Studebaker rose u early. but dropped
back again for ~ net loss.
Profit taking was in evidence here
and there on the rise, but the absorp-
ton other than as mentioned was sat
isfactory.
There were more spectators in brok-
ers' offices this morning than for many
days, which would seem to indicate
willingness to follow an advancing
market.
New York Central reached the high
est point in two years when 1t toucned
1861 Gains of three-quarters, of
point were made in Norfolk and Western.
B. & O, Atchison, New Haven and
u in Union Pacific.
Eries were heavy. Lake Erie and
Western and Nickel Plate were strong.
Southern Pacific Strengthens Rails
Earnings of Southern Pacific for No
vember gave the rails a new strength,
the report showing the enormous IN
crease OF $1.ss6.346 in net earnings Tor
the month named-the largest compar-
ative gain ever made by the company
in monthly earnings.
Gross earnings for the month 1ncreas-
ed s3.50S, 900, with an increase OF W.
44s72T in operating expenses.
THE whole market stiffened. with the
srcention of the motors, in the after
noon.
Evening star., 1915-12-23
FORMER P. o. EMPLOYE DIES.
Aquilla Fletcher Moulden Passes
Away at Louisville, KY.

Aouilla Fletcher Moulden. who for
more than fifty years was an employe
of the Post Office Department. died
Monday at the home of his daughter.
Mrs. Charles Burhans. Louisville. KY.
Mr.. Moulden resigned from his posi-
ton in the Post Office Department De-
cember 81. 1914. following continuous
service from the date Of his appoint
ment June !. 1853:
Interment is to be In Glenwood cems-
terry, this city.
Evening star., 1915-12-23
ITALIAN STATEMENT.

ROME, December 22. via London. De-
eember 23s
In Giudicaria valley Monday night our
artillery and aircraft effectively
bombarded Fort Por. of the Ladaro
group. Tuesday the bombardment
was successfully renewed. Two
enemy aeropianes, which went up in
the course of the action. were at
tackled and forced to retreat.
In the Terragnole valley detachments
of the enemys artillery which at
tempted to approach our positions
were counter attacked and repulsed,
leaving some prisoners.
In the Sugana valley our artillery fired
on the railway station at Ledico.
where movements of troops were re-
ported. On the Asiago plateau Tues
day an enemy aeroplane offered a
mark for our artillery, and was
forced to land by reason of damage
done it's engines. The pilot was cap
tured.
On the rest of the front there is moth
ing to report except a few shots from
the enemy's batteries against Capo-
retto basin, and an attack by enemy
aircraft against our positions at
Podgora and opposite Penma. No
damage was done.
Evening star., 1915-12-23
RUSSIAN STATEMENT.


PETRoGRAD, December e, via Lon
don, December %:
In the Riga region our artillery sue
cessfully cannonaded German aero
planes and captive balloons. Near
Shlok. on the Island Of Dalen. an ar
tillery duel resulted in our favor.
In the region of Jacobstadt and Dvinsk
our artillery fire dispersed Germans
who were carrying out works near
Arbidian, Illukst and Tennenfeld.
South of Vidzy there were successful
encounters with enemy scouting
parties. Our aviators again bombed
enemy trains travelling toward Svien-
tsyany.
In Galicia west of Trembowla, in the
region of the village of Tiuzkov. the
enemy carried a height before our
lines. One of our detachments as
sumed the offensive and charged the
enemy. capturing about fifty prison.
ers. The retreating enemy was sur
prised by our patrols and cavalry
scouts. who took another forty men,
including three officers, and also a
large quantity of arms and ammuni-
tion. South Of Buczacz in the region
Of Chinielew we frustrated an at
tempt by enemy forces clad in white
uniforms to approach our trenches.
On the Caucasian front on the night OF
the 18th our scouts on the front be-
tween the village OF Aka and Mount
Putiuzeff, twenty-five miles to the
southwest. vigorously attacked the
Turks, and after driving them from
the trenches made an advance. The
Turks brought up reserves and deliv-
cred four counter attacks. all of
which were repulsed. We inflicted
heavy losses upon the enemy, our
artillery cooperating successfully.
In the region of Van our detach-
ments drove back an enemy detach-
ment of $50 men and occupied Binor
Pass, twenty-five miles southwest of
the town of Urumiah.
In Persia our troops occupied Noveran
Kun,
Evening star., 1915-12-23
FRENCH STATEMENT.

PARIS December p, 2s3S p.m.s
The night was relatively calm over the
whole front. To the south of Arras.
in the vicinity of Beaurains, our ar
tillery kept up its destructive fire
against the positions of the enemy.
In Champagne there was fighting at
close quarters with hand grenades to
the east of Navarin farm and in the
sector of hill 1913.
In the vosges. at Hartmanns-W Weller
kopf, the situation is unchanged on
our left where the counter attacks
of the enemy are proceeding. Our
right continued to make progress
yesterday.
Evening star., 1915-12-23
NEW YORK SUGAR MARKET,

NEW YORK, December 23.-Raw su-
gar easy; centrifugal. $50; molasses.
4.12; refined quiet.
Sugar futures opened easier under
scattered liquidation. At noon prices
We're s to 8 points lower.
Evening star., 1915-12-23
NEW YORK LEAD MARKET.

NEW YORK, December 23.-The metal
exchange quotes lead offered at $40.
Spelter not quoted. At London, lead.
s29: spelter. ESQ.
Evening star., 1915-12-23
NEW YORK.
LONDON MONEY.

LONDON, December 23.-Bar silver,
Is 13-16d DER ounce. Money. 4a4A per
cent Discount rates-short bills and
three months. 5M per cent.
Evening star., 1915-12-23
Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES
Washington Railway pfd.. 10 at ssh.
Mergeuthaler, 10 ut 1I2.
Ianstou, 10 at 15, at rs. 10 at 49, 20 at IS.
After call-Mergenthaler. 10 at Ill. 10 at III,
10 at 1I1L.
Aelx D,.sn
Evening star., 1915-12-23
Americana Telephone& TelegraphCo

A dividend Of Two Dsllars per share will be
paid on Saturday, January Is, 1915. 70 stock
holders Of record at the close of business on
Friday. December 81, 1915.
Evening star., 1915-12-23
Money to Loan

Secured nv Fist Deed or Trust IN Real AssS'
Prsvafline interest ard commission-
roeeoh 7 Weller 6ot r e. NV.
Evening star., 1915-12-23
NEW YORK COTTON.

members New York Stock Exchange. New Yor::
Cotton Exchange and Chicago Board Of Trade,
Evening star., 1915-12-23
WEATHER.
Unsettled and Warmer Tonight;
. Tomorrow Partly Cloudy.

For the District of Columbia, unset
tied and warmer tonight. Tomorrow
partly cloudy; lowest temperature to-
night about thirty-six degrees; fresh
southerly winds.
: For Maryland and Virginia, unsettled
and warmer tonight. Tomorrow partly
cloudy; fresh southerly winds.
For West Virginia, partly cloudy to-
night. Tomorrow fair and colder.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the reading of the
thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Yeste pm. AZ;
s pm, 81; IL midnight, "a; today, 4
In, 80: s am, 26; 12 noon, 40; 2 pm,
46. Maximum, 46, at 2 pm. today;
minimum, rs. at am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum. 3S; minimum. 10.
Barometer-Yesterday pm, 1924;
pm, 1924: IL midnight, 3O.2O; today,
4 am, 30.15; s am, 1910; IL noon,
1892; 2 Pm, 1882.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water
at 8 a.m.: Great Falls-Temperature
SO; condition, 150. Dalecarlia reservoir
Temperature, "a; condition at north
connection; 100; condition at south
connection, 100. Georgetown distribut-
ing acknowledgements 33; condi-
ton at influent gatehouse, 20; condi-
ton at ef1uent gatehouse, Is.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1915-12-23
NEW ORLEANS.

ton opened on the local market today at
an advance of to points on the
nearer positions. in sympathy with a
good Liverpool market, but heavy SELL
ing met the rise and caused a sharp
slump, which amounted to II to Is
points on the most active months. Half
an hour after the opening prices were
to 10 points under yesterdays close.
Futures opened steady. Opening bid:
January. 11.72: March. 1905; May, 1924;
July. 1851 asked; October, 1916.
Profit-taking by scalping shorts
checked the downward movement. but
without bringing about much of a re-
action. At noon prices were within a
couple of points of the lowest
Evening star., 1915-12-23

AMERICAN GRAPHOPHONE co.
COMMON DIVIDEND NO. 43.
A dividend (No 49, OF and !three-quarte-s
1X9e) per cent has been declared upon the
common capital stock of the American GRAPHIC
phone Company, payable January l. 1915. to
stockholdeFs Of record at the close of business
December Is. 1915.
Evening star., 1915-12-23
NPESETT|NG STOCKS
MONOPOL|zE MARKET
Laiiston Was the Leader in Activity,
With One Point Advance
in Price.
Mergenthaler Also Holds Small Gain.
No Transactions in Bonds.
Dividends Declared.

The typesetting stocks monopoiized
attention today on the local stock mar
ket. to the exclusion of almost all
other trading.
Lanston monotype was the leader
and the price was 2 points above the
bid figure of yesterday and a point
above the last previous sale, sales
being made at 70, with this price bid at
the close and So asked.
Mergenthaler advanced in the early
trading to 172. a point gain. but reacted
to III and closed at 171A. Investors
have been acquiring Mergenthaler on
the earnings, while Lanston strength Is
also due to reports of very good earn
ings and dividend prospects. The only
other transaction was sale OF RAIL
way preferred at S3l2.
Bonds were entirely neglected.
Evening star., 1915-12-23
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, December 23.-Wheat-
Spot No. / Manitoba, 13s; No. 2, not
quoted; No. 8, 12s I'd: No. Q hard win
ter, new, 12s Id.
corn-spot American mixed. new. ss
Evening star., 1915-12-23
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, December 23.-Cotton-
Spot easier: good middling. 79S; mid
ding, 1853; low p1iddling, 7.19. Sales,
5000 bales; for speculation and export,
500 bales. Receipts, 5000 bales.
Futures-Near months. quiet; distant
steady. December, 7.44; December
January, 742h; January-February.
7.41; February March, 1854; March
April, 1886: April-May, 7.31: May-June.
726k; June-July, 7.23; July-August.
719; August-September 704: Septem-
ber-october. e.s7; October November,
6.s21s.
Evening star., 1915-12-23
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. December 23:-Flour.
firmly held. Pork, steady Beef. steady.
Lard, steady. Molasses. Arm. Hay,
quiet. Hides. quiet. Leather, firn.
BALTIMORE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. December 2s.-Wheat-~
Firmer: spot No. red, 1.25M spot No.
red western, 1924: December No: 2
red. 1.25H; January No. 2 red. 1.25h !;
steamer No. red. 1.1sh; receipts.
corn-Firmer; spot contract. old.
7sA; new, 76A; year, 76A; January.
76A steamer mixed. 73A; receipts. IT,
1922 bushels; southern white corn, 76;
southern yellow corn, rs.
oats-Firm; standard white: 47a47h:
No. 3 white, 45Ha45.s; No. white. 41ha
AZ: receipts, 110,26s bushels.
Rye-Quiet No. western export.
1.00ha1 OF; receipts, 11.S74 bushels.
Hay-Quiet: No. timothy. unchang-
ed: No. / clover mixed. unchanged.
Grain freights- Firmer: steamer to
Liverpool, per bushel UNCHANGED: pick
ed ports. per quarter, 13s 6da14s jan
uary.
Evening star., 1915-12-23
Dividends Declared.

The American National Bank will pay
per cent quarterly dividend jan
uary 1, books closing December 20. The
regular quarterly dividend OF per
cent will be paid January 10 to stock
holders of the American Security and
Trust Company. Books close December
81.
The Farmers and Mechanics National
Bank pays the regular mi-annuai dlV-
idend of per cent January ), BOOKS
closing December ~.
Condition of the Treasury.
The condition of the United States
Treasury yesterday was:
Net. balance in general fund, s101.-
4s2,343.
Total receipts. s2.067.269.
Total payments, s1,5s4.56o.
The deficit this fiscal year Is Sol,-
0ee.115, against a deficit of s5o,olS,4S2
last year, exclusive of Panama canal
and public debt transactions
Evening star., 1915-12-23
Southern Pacific Strengthens Rails.
CURB STOCKS.

owot.t,ons furnished BY ". B. Hibbs Co..
rrsmhars New York Stock Exchange.
Evening star., 1915-12-23
LIVERPOOL REPORTS CAUSE
FRESH WHEAT STRENGTH

CHICAGO, Ill. December 23.-Wheat
developed, fresh strength today in
fluenced by Liverpool reports of con-
tinued urgent European demand. Be-
sides. predictions were that world ship
ments this week other than from
America would be light. Exporters ap-
peared to have raised their bids as
compared with yesterday. and offerings
of futures were readily absorbed.
After opening u off to up. with
December at 1.21a. and May at 1.23 to
1874. the market underwent moderate
sag, but then rose all around above
yesterdays level
Evening star., 1915-12-23
BRITISH STATEMENT.
LONDON, December %,

LONDON, December Z5s
Last nights statement reads: During
the last twenty-four hours there has
been artillery activity on many por-
tions of the front. principally about
Fricourt, on both sides of La Bassee
canal and at Ypres. Our artillery re-
piled effectively.
Evening star., 1915-12-23
Corn Prices Harden.

Corn hardened with wheat. The fact
that the weather was favorable was
Offset by continued sma1lness Of re-
ceipts. Opening prices. which ranged
from the same as yesterdays finish to
haA higher. were followed by a
slight decline, and later a general gain.
Oats were governed chiefly by the
action of corn. Trade was light, and
narrow.
Scattered buying on the part OF COM
mission houses gave frmness to pro-
visions. Weakness in the hog market
was largely ignored.
Lard was relatively heavy. It was
said stocks of lard were accumulating
and that packers were hedging.
Assertions that New York interests
with French connections were good
buyers led to a further wheat upturn.
the market touching a new high price
level for the 1915 crop. 1t was said
export sales today would aggregate
/ .O00,0 900 bushels. The close was nerv-
Gus, IN to 3 net higher. with December
at 1.24% and May at 1.25h.
Despite heavy selling, the corn mar
ket went to the highest prices yet this
season. The close was unsettled. at
u to Nan net advance.
Trading increased in the first two
hours Of the afternoon and became
rather quiet in the final hour.
Further gains were made on oil and
copper shares and the rails were strong
throughout
Evening star., 1915-12-23
WAR OFFICIALLY REPORTED
AUSTRIAN STATEMENT.

VIENNA, December =, via London. De-
cember 2S,
Russian theater: At some points there
have been artillery encounters and
skirmishes.
italian theater: The activity OF the
Italian artillery against the Tyrol
southern front continues. On the
other fronts there have been some
isolated artillery combats. An at
tack OF one enemy company near
Dole, on the Tolmino bridgehead.
collapsed before our fire.
Southeastern theater: Near Ipek we
recently found sixty y-nine guns, which
had been hidden in the ground by
the Serbians.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-05-06
.CHIROPRATIC.
Chiropractors adjust the course
of thedisease.
Don't fail to see the play at the
opera house Friday May 7.
A Diseraceful Affair.

About midnight Sunday the
negroes raised a regular row in what
is known as the old post office.
Shouting and stabbing was their
entertainment. Officers Hayden
and Graves put stop to the racket.
At the trial Tuesday before Judge
Green, Genesis Baker was fined one
dollar and cost for resisting an
officer. There were several charges
against Nancy Kelly, she was fined
$25 and cost. a stay of execution
was ordered by the court pending
her absence from the city and she
was given "a hours to make herself
scarce.
George Baker, who was badly cut
during the fight, was not able to
appear and will be heard later.
1t is SAID to be the worst scrap
we have ever had. Such things are
a disgrace and such people should
not be allowed to hang around the
city.