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ELECTION
WAGER IS
NOW PAID
Incident of Mark ham-
Pond Campaign.
CHARITY IS THE GAINER
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE*
REDEEM THEIR OFFER.
Checks Drawn in Favor of Arch-
bishop Riordan, Protestant and
Hebrew Asylums and
the Aid Society.
.■.' • The happy sequel" of : a story was told
. : yesterday, bringing to a close an Incident
; • ■which.- six years- since, shook the State to
Its very center. It originated during the
.[■ memorable ■ Fond-M-arkham campaign,
■which was fought so' bitterly for the Gov
= •'■ ernorship at that time.
• •' ". During the heat of the campaign Rua
. '• sell' J. .Wilson, ""chairman of the Demo
cratic State Central Committee, made
public a letter bearing the sign:! ire of
: Henry H." Markham. In this kt:?r the
'-;' people of the Irish race/were referred to
(" in a slighting manner. " The intention of
making It public was to injure Markham's
candidacy. Although given the widest
publicity, it failed in Its purpose and
Markham was elected.
,- Irwln C. Stump, chairman of -the Re
. publican State Central Committee, pro
nounced the letter- a forger; and offered
a reward of $10iX) for the letter, with proof
• of Its genuineness. The letter and the
proof were at once forthcoming. Mr.
Jlarkham refused to pass upon the au
thenticity of the document. Suit was im
mediately commenced against Mr. Stump
to cover the proffered reward.
Judgment was rendered in favor of the
plaintiff by the Superior Court, and upon
appeal' Co the Supreme -Court the judg
ment was affirmed.
; ■, ■ From. the start the member? oftheDem
cratie State Central Committee, headed
by Chairman and Secretary A. T.
Bpotts, made it known that whatsoever
.• xn'oreey 'was recovered would be devoted
» to charity. ' ■ '■ • •
• ' '.The thousand dollars.' was paid to Mr.
"• "Wilson and he .drew four checks, each
■ ..in the sum of $250. The pleasing duty of
; distributing them devolved upon Mr.
. Spotts. • They ■\vere drawn respectively In
•. . favor, of Archbishop P. W. Riordan, head
• of the Catholic church; Mrs. William Al
■°.- vord, president Protestant .Orphan Asy
; lum; • Arthur G. Si:;: 1 ... superintendent
• •Boys' and Girls' Aid . Society and 'Louis
'•..-'.' .'Gtrstle,- treasurer -Hebrew Orphan Asy
■'• .-'him";. ' Accompanying" each check was a
• .lrt;.L-r; of which- the following Is a copy.:
••■•: ••"•': ' ' .SAN FRANCISCO, July 1. ISM.
■•"•: ' . Patrick AY. ' Riordan, Most Reverend Arch
■.:"■•• 'fci'sfci ..[■ of .Sari Francisco,-, San Francisco, Cal. —
■; ■■■ "s'6ur Orace: • Curing the so-called, Pontl-Mark
'.• 'ham .'.campafgn t : he Democratic part] of the
• : " State -of- California, through Its then chairman,
" '■. '.'Außse)! ' J. Wilson, off.eretl to the public a. letter
'.-';:. which tfie.Dciri.ocra tic party asserted was writ
■V "ieri.-brx Henry .11. 'MarkJia-m. the then candidate
''■'-■' tor- Oo\'ern.o.r 0( the 'Republi.cao party of this
-.-. State, .wherein Mr." Markluuni among other
';-,'■ -thih-gs, deiitiu-nced a rortluii of out citizens as
'. -. ' the ■;''lr!sh crowd.". The' authenticity of this
.letter wa.s disputed by the Republican State
:• Central Committee, and Mr." .Markham himself,
; .then' "a candidate- for Governor, denied that he
•• had ever written. such a letter and denounced
•*• It as a forgery. ■'. •' . . ':-'■'.
■ : '-' The Demworatle " State • Central Committee,
•■'-.' 'through "Mr. [ \Vllso.n,"'lts 'then chairman, as
..-:-: serted the genuineness of. this letter and offered
."■:\.ib . establish, .-judicially that the letter was
'"' genuine! ■.-'.. '• ' ./ •' c
: . -Irw.ln- C. ■ Stump, the then- 'chairman of the
, : ' ■ Republican Ptate Central Committee, asserted
• •-' that said letter vi.&a -a' forgery nd offered a
"' -reward of 'tJ'OOi) f^r'the production of such let
■■ ter., accompanied' with .prgof of. Its genuine
" . . ness-. ;•■ •■ • ' ...
'.'.'.- .The '.original letter- was subsequently pre
•'. '".Bented .by Mr. "Wilson to the Republican State
.'■ • ' :'CeiiXnal Committee," and thereafter -to I). M.
•' •'•.'.Burns, . thie' "secretary' of trie Republican State
■ .'Central- Committee, .with permission to present
•o"• o " '.It to" Mr. Markham for Inspection. Mr Burns
| -..- iulsse.qUenjl-^."p"ijeF<»nl.e"J".the letter to Mr.- Mark
-'.. tafii..- u.aJ Mr,' MarVham either refused to ln
'• - sfect" the . letter Or- to state whether the same
.." was, gpnuln<; or ; not, and 'Mr. Wilson there
: • ."after;, on behalf of -the Democratic State ("en-
••. tral 'Committee -..of- 'California, commenced a
'"":• suit against Irwi'n C..'- Stump, the airman of
. . : - ..the Republican State Central Committee, to
' ./ •. rechvjer the ram! of $1000, which' was the reward
'•' ■offered-, by Mr' Stump on behalf of the Repub
: ".-■•llcan- committee' for the production of such a
.• .-.letter : .and Mr. Wilson, at that time, stated
: , that Ji'e had been.a uthorized by Ills committee
„ " ••' to say that ,in -the event that he recovered Judg
• • ment tor this"; $10(50 the same should be dls
• • trihuted as follows:
. ..- To the Protestant Orphan Asylum, the sum of
". $':' .to' the Catholic Orphan Asylum, the turn
' ' Of "s2.\o; to the Hebrew Orphan Asylum, the sum
.'•-'.'. .of $259, and" to the Boys' arid Girls' Aid So
• clety, the sum of $250, making a total of $1000.
■•..••■ Snbeequently' a Judgment was recovered by Mr.
" ■ ."\v.;ison for' the sum of. $1000 in the "Superior
'• • Court of this city and. county, thereby estab
•;; llsM'ng the authenticity of this letter, and on
an appeal -by J.he Repal)llc';in party to the Su-
V; • preme Cour.t of- this ' State the Judgment In
. favor -of Mr.. Wilson for $1000 was affirmed by
the .'Supreme Court, which amount has been
'. "'• received by* Mr. Wilson on account of this
"■" judgment. ■ I am. therefore, requested by Mr.
Russell J. Wilson; "ex-chairman of the Demo
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DEATH IN FALLING WALLS.
CHARLES GASKILL Killed and Other Laborers In
jured While at Work on a Building.
Charles Gasklll, an aged laboring man, was killed instanty shortly before noon yesterday. Decedent was !
one of a force of men engaged in the demolition of the building on the northeast corner of Powell and Bush streets. J
Shortly before noon the men were tearing down eorae woodwork, preliminary to removing the north wall. Da- J
vld Boger sudenly saw the wall crumblinr and shouting a warning to the other men, rnn toward the street, away J
from the falling bricks. Boger. as he ran, picked up his 11-year-old boy, who was playing about the building, in- ?
tending to take him to a place of safety. ?
Followed by Gaskill he ran out through what was once a doorway. All that remained to mark its location )
waa two stout pillars, about eight Ceet high and two feet thick. As the men ran toward this opening one of the J
pillars commenced to tumble, and as they passed in front of it the pile of masonry f«ll with a crash. The con- J
cussion of the falling wall had shaken it from its foundation. • ?
Boger, with his boy In his arms, was knocked down and sustained injuries, which, it is thought, will prove fa- J
tal. A compound fracture of both bor,< s of the left 1* g, an ordinary fracture of both bones of the right leg and ?
bruises all over the body are supplemented by internal injuries. The extent of the latter could not be determined j
yesterday. t
The boy's Injuries were not serious, being only sprains of the right leg and foot. Both father and son were at- J
fended by Dr. Bunnell and Dr. Rinne at the City Receiving Hospital. J
Gaski!l was not so fortunate as his fellow-laborer. He was slightly deaf and, not heeding the shouts of T. 11. j
Wagner and others, stood for an instant. This proved his undoing, as the mass of brickwork toppled over on him. j
He was killed instantly, being crushed in a terrible manner. j
Decedent was a native of Maine, 76 years of age. lie was originally a seafaring man, and a sturdy, hard- j
working man. He leaves a daughter, who is married, in this city. j
The third man of the party, an Italian named Michael Ratto, did not follow his companions through tho door- J
way. He reached the sidewalk from the opposite side of the pillar to the others, and to this fact he owes his es- }
cape from injury and, possibly, death, j
When the excitement which the accident created had subsided it was found that tho men had left a place of }
Bafety when the alarm was given, and thus imperiled their lives*. From the place where the bricks lay to the J
edge of the sidewalk was a space of thirty feet, in any portion of which the men were safe. )
The house in course '>f demolition was the property of Fletcher F. Ryor, son of the late Dr. Washington J
Ryer. It was ;in ancient structure, and was giving way to a four-story building, in keeping with the times. The J
walls, though thick, were not strong, the plaster crumbling and not holding the bricks together. j
Contractor V. F. Connolly, who was removing the old building, was prostrated when he learned of the death )
of one of his men. "I left them working here this morning, and at that timo> warned them of danger from the rear j
wall. I '.eft orders for them to put a couple of braces against It. Had I been here I would have seen to it that the J
work was properly done. I did not think of danger from the small pillar in front, as it was so thick and short. \
The Jarring given by the falling wall was too much for it and it fell over on the men." j
J. \Y. Flinn, agent for the Ryer estate, was a block away when the accident occurred. He heard the crash and ;
saw the great cloud of dust that was thrown up. When he found that the men had been Injured he did his best to J
relieve their suffering. }
Immediately after the accident District Engineer Shaughnessy of the Fire Department was summoned. With a \
force of men he pulled down the Powell-street wall and a section of the north wall that remained standing. Before J
doing so, be ordered all people out of the adjoini-- house, the foundation of which might be disturbed by the con- J
cushion. j
cratlc State Central Commute* of California,
to Inclose herewith his check for }250 tor the
Catholic Orphan Asylum, and a like amount
has this day been forwarded to the Hebrew
Orphan Asylum, the Protestant Orphan Asy
lum and the Boys" and Girls' Aid Society, in
fulfillment of the promises of the Democratic
party of this State to establish the fact that
the letter referred to was genuine, as asserted
by the ' Democratic party, and not a forgery,
as asserted by the Republican party of this
State. Kindly acknowledge receipt of inclos
use and believe me, very res £',:,,-™T.c!
a. a . o r io,
Ex-Secretary of the Democratic State Central
Committee of California.
"UNCLE TOM'S CABIN."
The Good Old Drama Is Presented at
the California Theater by a
Competent Company.
The nrver-failing attraction, "Uncle
Tom's Cabin." ranked as one of the
American stage classics, was put on at
the California Theater last evening for a
run of nine nights. That the drawing
Qualities of thiß dramatic chestnut— which
seems ever fresh to the amusement public
ant' lias fo often come to the rescue of
the box office— havi- not in the least been
diminished by afre was attested by a full
house.
Tlie play was presented by a competent
and well-b:ilfineed company, nutde up
mostly of well-known professionals. The
character of St. Clair, however, was por
trayed by an amateur. Dr. Frank B. Rob
inson, arid the audience manifested great
interest in Ills performance of the role.
Dr Robinson acted the part with all the
Brace and ease of a professional, speaking
his lines In a very natural manner, and
appearing perfectly at home on the stage.
Uncle Tom was admirably played by
Khvs Thomas, whose songs wen- sweetly
surig Miss Edith Hall, from the Tivoli,
proved an ideal Topsy. Uttle Rosie Ben
nett as. Eva was remarkably clever. All
the other characters wore well taken.
Quarrel Ends in Broken Heads.
John Patterson and E. R. Palmer, resid
ing with their families in the rear of 1155
Folsom street, engaged in a neighbors'
quarrel last evening ami as a result both
men were taken to the Receiving Hospital
with broken heads. Palmer was hit on
the skull with a club and sustained a
fracture In the scuffle which followed
tlie blow both men fell over the banisters
of the stairs and Patterson's head was
badiy bruised. H« was rendered uncon
scious from the injuries, but neither man
is very dangerously hurt.
Evening Fires.
An alarm was turned in from box 73 at
8:30 last evening for a fire in the two-story
dwelling of F. O'Neil at 50 Lang
ton street. The damage was $150, and the
blase was caused by an overturned coal
oil lamp.
Box 6;! was turned in at 9 o'clock for a
blaze in the three-story frame dwelling of
D. Garrison at 510 Stevenson street. The
fire was caused by firecrackers and the
damage was $2*.
THE SAX FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JULY 3, 1898.
LIQUOR DEALERS
AID MERCY'S CAUSE
A LARGE SUM IS DONATED TO
THE RED CROSS.
The Fifty' Thousand Dollar Mark
Reached — Interesting Notes
of the Workers.
But a month was devoted to collect
ing $1,132 25 by the retail liquor
dealers' committee, and yesterday it was
turned over to the local Red Cross Society
to be used in carrying on Its work of
mercy.
A letter of appreciation was sent.
Fifty dollars was received by the State so
ciety yesterday from the Centerville society,
the proceeds of a Red Cross entertainment
given at Decoto, arranged by Mrs. Scrlb.
< 'ther amounts received were: I)lxon, $2 50;
Vacaville. $20; Lincoln. $10; Hopland, $6; enter
tainment of little girls of Selby, Contra Costa
County, $22; Belvedere, $5; Centerville, $00; Mrs.
Merrill and Mrs. Howard of Mission San Jose,
$4 Brannan Island School, Sacramento, do
nated by seven children, $10; G. W. Wallace,
Commercial Traveler, $6.
The Olympic Club Wheelmen and the Olym
pic Cyclers are making great preparations for
the ball game to be played on Sunday, July 10,
at 2 o'clock, corner of Folsom and Sixteenth
streets, for the benefit of the Ked Cross So
ciety.
No. 16 Post street and the offices in the
Spreckels building will be closed on Monduy,
but will be opened as usual on Tuesday morn
ing.
Donations were received at the State rooms
from Lob Angeles, Taeoma, San Muteo, New
ark. Wrights, Cayucos, Fowler and Center
vlllo.
The Ptate society asks all branches to s^nd
In a full report of their work so that they will
be represented at the big public meeting to be
held soon.
Native Daughters Red Cross Aid wish to ex
tend their thanks to their many friends
for their kindly assistance at the lowa drill
held In Mechanics' Pavilion for the benefit of
the Red Cross Boclety. Especial thanks are
given to Mr. Bower of Westerfeld Rake-. Mr.
McLaren, superintendent of the park. Mr.
Phll.eley, the florists. Mr. McClellen of Burlln
game. Las Lomas Parlor and Buena Vista Par
lor.
There Is a large supply of comfort baps on
hand at 1C Post strc-et, and after the Fourth It
is hoped many ildren will come down and
help to fill them. It has been found the chil
dren are very helpful in this department of the
work and they cn-'oy It also.
The ferry hospitality committee will need
fruit and sandwiches this afternoon and Mon
day, and it is hoped that kindly disposed resi
dents will help.
Postmll have been received from Master Ar
thur l.'rysdßle, Miss K. Wall, Mrs. Bakwell,
Mr. F. L. Randolph. Mrs. G. H. Orrv. Mrs.
A. Drysdale. Miss Alync Miss F. Elliott. Mrs.
Evertc. Miss TJernett. Ca*h 150, Stamps 300, Miss
Kllnghart, Miss Olivo Hyde. Mr. H. St. Guar,
friends, maklr.g a total distributed U. 750, con
trlhutlons will b_- most thankfully received.
Tr L. Cobb of Chicago remembering what
the sanitary commission had done for him
during the civil war joined the society yester
day.
I The following letter was received by the State
Department from school children on Brannan
Island, Sacramento County, inclosing: $10:
To the Red Cross Society, San Francisco,
Cal. : We are sending; the soldiers a small do
nation ($10), which we collected from the Bran
nan School District. We only wish we could
do more for our soldier boys, but we have done
our best, as our school Is rather small In Sac
ramento County. With three cheers for the
army and navy and a Hip! hip', hurrah! for
Dewey, we are the
PUPILS OF BKANXAN SCHOOL.
Brannan Island.
Donations were received nt 16 Post street
from five friends, Mrs. Goldsmith, Mi,ss Weber,
Mrs. Rosenberg, Gertrude Kuhn, Mrs. L. E.
Morftanstern.
The following sums were received yesterday:
San Francisco Laundry of Henry street, $15;
collected by J. J. Feder, $S 60; memberships,
$23; employes of Getz Brothers, $7 75; employes
of O. E. Whitney. $20; Mrs. F. Hufsehmlrtt
$."•; Miss Louise Hufsihmldt, $2 CO; B. L. Han
f<Td (second subscription), )2; Joe Lynn, 25c;
Blanch Carr. 25c; Bessie Nelson. 50c; retail li
quor dealers, $1131 '.'0; total, $60,863 14.
Patriotic Music at the Park.
The Park Band will render the following pro
gramme to-day:
March, "American Republic" Theire
Overture, "Rienzl" Wagner
"Entr'acte and Air de Ballet" Massenet
Patriotic song, "The Sword of Bunker Hill"
Col vert
Selection, "The Bohemian Girl" Balfe
Overture, "William Tell" Rosulnl
Trombone quartet Selected
F. K. Tobln, George Schelner, E. Bell
man, L. Koltz.
"American Battle Piece" (patriotic) Tobani
"The New Champagne," vocal polka
"Dewey'a Victory March" Donlgan
Police and the Parade*
Chief Lees had a consultation yesterday
with his captains regarding arrange
ments for the parade to-morrow. It was
decided that the entire force should be
utilized in patrolling the line of march.
Four men will be stationed at each cross
ing from Main and Market, where the
march begins, and the remainder of the
force will be scattered between the cross
ings, so that the streets will be kept
clear.
Divorce Suits Filed.
Lizzie F. Conway filed suit for divorce
from her husband, John F. Conway, yes
terday, alleging desertion as a cause of
action.
William Cruickshank has applied for
a divorce from his Wife, Mary J
Cruickshank. The plaintiff alleges infidel
ity as a cause of action.
ORDER OF BRITH ABRAHAM.
Golden Gate Lodge of the Or#er Brith
Abraham has resolved to keep in good
standing all its members who have en
listed or may enlist for the war and that
the lodge shall pay to all such the sum of
$25 as pocket money. In the event of
death on the battle-field the beneficiary
of the deceased member will receive the
sum of $500.
Ladles' tailor-made suits; latest designs; wo
give credit. M. Rothschild, 211 Sutter, r. 8 & 7.
EXPECTED
LIBERAL
SUPPORT
Local Liquor Dealers
Disappointed.
MEAGER RED CROSS FUND
WELL KNOWN RETAILEBS DE
CLINED TO CONTRIBUTE.
Committeemen Discuss Their Griev
ances r.nd Speak Harshly of
These Who Did Not
Help the Cause.
The funds of the Red Cross Society were
increased yesterday by a liberal contribu
tion from the Ketuil Liquor Dealers' As
sociation of this city.
The amount is not so large as the gen
tlemen who collected the money desired
and had reason to believe would be forth
coming. There are 4500 retail dealers in
this city, and the promoters of the move
ment estimated that the average would
be considerably over $1 for each dealer.
They expected to secure fully $15,000.
After three weeks of the most energetic
canvass throughout the city, the volun
teer committee secured $1168 7J. This was
secured only by the expenditure of much
time and of practically dollar for dollar
of the amount collected. The committee
of which the members labored so zealous
ly in the humanitarian cause was made
up of nine of the best-known dealers in
the city. The roll of honor reads:
Henry Adler, president.
Jesse Marks, vice
T. M. Ferguson, treasurer.
J. E. Krumb, secretary.
William Koeder.
Joseph Parker.
E. W. Osborn.
Charles Green.
Kudy Fishbeck.
Now that the incident Is closed and the
labors of the committee have ended, the
members are discussing thoir experiences
In their unselfish labors. What they have
to say is not complimentary to some men
whose prosperity, it was supposed, would
prompt them to do something for the
men who are at the front lighting for
their country.
"Pop" Sullivan, of the Hoffman Cafe,
is one of the men who was handled with
out gloves at the last meeting of the com
mittee. A subscription blank was left with
him for three weeks. At the end of that
time a well-known number of the com
mittee called for it. lie was struck dumb
when he found that there was not an
entry on it. Mr. Sullivan, who is credited
with a yearly profit of some $25,000, had
not subscribed a cent!
The committeeman turned away more in
sorrow than in wrath, fearing to voico
his feelings in the frame of mind in which
he found himself.
Down at Frank Garcia's, on Montgom
ery street, opposite the Occidental Hotel,
the Red Cross cause received the same
chilling reception.
Matt Storn, the widely known horseman,
was at the bar when the committeeman
called. He was about to drink a social
glass, but the reception accorded the Red
Cross representative stayed his hand.
The refusi..! to aid the cause was couched
in such s'.rong language that Storn and
his friends would not taste the liquor.
They paid for their drinks, left them
standing on the bar and vowed openly,
that they would never again seek enter
tainment there.
The representatives of the committee
received a similar reception at Obermey
er's, opposite the Palace Hotel, and we're
practically ordered out of Mangels
Brothers' store, Franklin and Hayes
streets.
J. Bogan of the Louvre, with his army
of employes, could only collect $5. while
the Baldwin Grotto contributed just $1 50.
Among the liberal contributors, in addi
tion to the splendid workers of the com
mittee, were M. E. Hornleln of the Cafe
Royal, J. P. Dunne and Charles Ascher
of the Baldwin Hotel.
The movement was Inaugurated in an
unostentatious manner by Harry Adler,
proprietor of Frank's Billiard Parlor.
With big-hearted T. M. Ferguson, he, in
common with the remaining members,
Bpent their time and their money in the
cause. With the support they had reason
to expect from the men who did not con
tribute, they would have made a showing
in keeping with their expectations.
BURGLARS FIRED UPON.
Three of Them Meet With a Warn
Reception From Charles A.
Carr, Gunsmith.
Three men broke into the store of
Charles A. Carr, gunsmith, 350% Third
street, shortly before 1 o'clock yesterday
morning by forcing open the front door.
% Carr sleeps in the store and was awak
ened by the noise. He waited till they en
tered, and seizing his revolver fired at one
of the burglars as he struck a match. The
three promptly fled from the store and
Carr fired another shot at their retreating
figures. He does not know whether either
of the shots took effect, but all yesterday
the police in the southern dfstrict were on
the lookout for a wounded burglar.
The burglars were seen by Carr to run
along Harrison street toward Fourth, and
that was the last seen of them. Carr no
tified policeman J. J. Reilly, who at once
communicated with the Southern station
office. The attaches at the Receiving Hos
pital were instructed to hold any man
taken in for treatment for a gunshot
wound, but no such man appeared. An ex
iiminution showed that nothing had been
taken from the store.
Played With a Fire Alarm.
Henry Krey was arrested by Officer
Flinn last evening for turning in a false
alarm for fire. Krey asserts that he had
no intention of calling out the fire depart
ment, but wished to secure the services of
a policeman. He was coming along Kear
ny street about 6 o'clock and saw a
drunken man lying in the gutter at the
corner of Clay. The fire box on the cor
ner he took for a police telephone and pro
curing tjie key from a neighboring drug
store turned In an alarm from box 21. To
his great surprise the fire department re
sponded instead of the police patrol, but
the latter soon made its appearance, and
in company with his drunken protege Mr.
Krey was taken to the California street
station.
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Wanted for Pilfering Onions.
Two men, believed to be E. C. Ander
son and Andrew Jackson, and said to be
employed on a morning paper, nre being
sought by the police. Early yesterday
morning thoy were observed near the City
Hall with their arms full of young onions,
which they claimed they had "found."
The police say the men are old offenders
and nad evidently taken the vegetables
from in front of Homo dealer's store,
where they had been left by a market
gardener.
Patriotic Policemen.
A hundred yards of red. white and blue
bunting tastefully draped in front of the
California-street station attest the pa
triotism of the police officers on the down
town beats. Over the door is a picture of
Commodore Sohley. and on each side good
lithographs of Admirals Sampson and
Dewey. These decorations, set off by
the large flag recently purchased by the
officers, give the station quite a Fourth of
July appearance.
Nearly Asphyxiated.
Mrs. Beaby. residing 1 at 5 Birch avenue,
narrowly escaped, death by asphyxiation
by ; gas last evening. She was found lying
on the floor of her room In an unconscious
condition by her sister. Mrs. Johns.; and
was taken to the .Receiving Hospital,
where Dr. "Wetmore soon had her out of
danger.
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Physicians recommend the Crystal warm sea
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We will offer, commencing Tuesday,
July sth, a special purchase, of 650 pairs : •■
EXTRA QUALITY NOTTINGHAM, GUIPURE , ; y
and FISHNET CURTAINS in -a ; splendid ? j,
variety of new patterns. •:".: ; ••• fi-y'^l ■ i
PRICE, &fl FZ(\
$I. t>U pair.
The above Curtains are in both : white " ..'•'• ;'•... :: '[ .. „
and ecru, are full 3' 2 yards long, are also ;;V-- ■'• ■•;
extra wide, and at the above price are the .;::•;•.•: -••,
best values ever offered by us. • ../."■•':;-.V.>. .:.. r' : :'y'y\
We will also offer this week 2 cases
WHITE SCOTCH LAPPET CURTAIN MUS-
LIN, 36 inches wide, in dots, fancy stripes
and figures .....:...:. : ....: ; 10c Yard ."
, 1 case 36-inch PRINTED ART DENIMS,
new designs and new colorings ••-:-•-:•••
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SUPPLY OF WHEAT
.iEMARK'.BLY LOW
BABELY ENOUGH TO CAKRY
OVER TO THE NEW CROFS.
Believed to Have Touched Bottom and
Will Show an Upward Ten
dency for Some Time.
Owing to the Fourth of July, all wheat
and cotton exchanges will be closed from
Friday, July 1, at 1:35 p. m., until Tuesday,
July 5. The week just closed has seen
quite a reversal in the sentiment control
ling wheat prices. Early in the week the
market was devoid of support. The very
thought that wheat prices had favored
prospects ahead met with ridicule.
The argument was heralded about that
England and France were heavily short
on wheat In American markets. This
weight alone would keep the market from
advancing. People who were so inclined
overlooked the fact that foreigners were
selling what they could not deliver. They
were hedging spot wheat held in foreign
elevators. While this sentiment of bear
ishness was accumulating. Armour and
other wise operators were quietly buying.
Letter's wheat has been gathered into
camp by Armour around 80 cents for spot
and 73 cents for July. The condition has
improved materially. Wheat has gone
from weak into strong hands. The mar
ket is in a congested condition. Outsiders
are heavily short. They have followed
Dame Fashion, and have to face losses
at the present time.
Conditions do not warrant wheat selling
under 70 cents. Many States are reporting
disappointing threshing returns, Illinois
showing the yield at ten bushels, against
the Government report of fifteen bushels
per acre. Indiana, Ohio, Missouri and
Kansas continue to report severe damage
to the crops, too much moisture and cold
weather being the causes. If reports re
garding the crop are true, and there seems
no good grounds to believe them other
wise, the wheat crop of IX9B will not be
more than an average one, and In this
connection must come the. basis upon
which prices must stand this year. Every
wheat-growing country on the globe has
small reserves to carry Into a new crop.
The holes to be tilled up will require an
immense amount from the coming crop.
While there is no definite Information |
regarding Russia s crop prospects, yet i
enough is known to say they are very dis
couraging, and must exert an influence of
no little Importance in the near future.
The receipts of wheat at primary points
during the past week have never been bo
small, showing the very small reserves in
farmers' hands. The high prices pfevail
ing during Letter's period brought out
every available bushel of wheat that could
be scratched up from bins. Never in the
history of the United States has there
been so little wheat to carry over from
an old to a new crop. The liquida:ion by
July longs is over. This pressure uidud
the bears, who seized the opportunity and
pressed their influence. Snortlrg wheat
has become very fashionable. Armour,
who is now In full control of tli« market.
Is not always disposed to shape his ac
tions upon the lines of speculative society.
The spring wheat factor from. now on will
play an important role. Conditions are
claimed as brilliant. July and the tlrst
part of August are trying tim<?s for spring
wheat. Should any accident overtake It,
foielgners would not be slow in accepting
changed conditions.
It was pointed out in last week's review,
qs well as the previous week, that Sep
tember wheat might sell at or near 6fi
cents in the Chicago market and around
$1 20 for December in t\e local market.
The prices reached wore w^i cents in Chi
cago and $1 21% in the lotiftl market.
Basing calculations u?on conditions as
they appear at the present time, it looks
as If wheat had touched bottom and will
continue to show an upward tendency for
some time, or at leas'- until farmers' de
liveries grow into large proportions, which
seems unlikely. They have been educated
up to dollar wheat, *nd will not be anx
ious to sell at what appear unreasonably
low prices. Farmers aro. financially able
to hold their grain for suitable returns.
This Item will sho* its effect in a manner
not to be mistake:'- Barley, while some
what higher, nan not the element of
strength Its friends claim ffcr It. Un
doubtedly a drawing V"t active market
will characterize the trade for some tfme.
Wheat in Chicago market closed at 70^
cents for September and in local at $1 30? 4
for December, and barley |l 19%.
R. E. MULCAHY.
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