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VLADIVOSTOK MAY' BE A
OYAMA WAITS/ FOR NEWS OF RE
8ULT OF THE SEA
BATTLE. .,^:v
fs BEPORTS OF FIGHT
ARE NOT BELIEVED
8tory That Firing Occurred on Satur-
"W-'yV d*y After Rojestvensky Left Kam-
ranh Bay Aro
Oyama Awaits News. •...:
News from Manchuria indicates that
Oyama's plans are to await the result
of the naval battle, it being too risky
for the Japanese army, to undertake
serious operations while the outcome
OT tne seaflght is hH-tiite^balance»
A 8econd Port Arthur.
Should Rojestvensky reach Vladi
vostok and Togo still be able to pro
tect the Japanese lines of communica
tions the general belief at the war of
flee is that the Japanese will forthwith
attempt to cut oil and invest Vladivos
tok and make of that place another
Port Arthur.
Russians Leave Bay.
Kamranh Bay, Indo-China. (Via
Saigon, April 24.)—The Russian squad
ron, consisting of fifty-two ships, in
cluding the transports, left Kamranh
A Bay at noon, April 22. The main por
tion of the squadron soon dis
appeared in a northerly direction. Six
teen vessels, the Russian cruiser Svie
ftlana, the hospital ship Orel, four Ger
'man transports, seven Danish trans
ports and three Russian transports, re
mained in the offing.
tsm Report of Fighting.
~sSf Fishermen and others assert that
they heard heavy cannonading off
Kamranh Bay during the evening of
April 22.
Ships Not in Good, Condition.
S Although the Russian crews are con
fident of victory, independent observ
ers who got near enough to Rojest
vensky's warships to be able to in
spect them were not unanimous re
garding the efficiency of the squad
ron.
Still Sailing Northward.
Saigon, April 24. According to the
list news received here, the Russian
squadron was fifteen miles from the
coast. The vessels were steering north
ward.
'£•, French Ships Ordered East.
Paris, France, April 24. The for
eign office and other government de
partments were closed today in con
nection with the Easter holidays. A
telegram from Toulon says it is ru
mored there that orders have been re
ceived to dispatch the French armored
cruisers Kleber and Desaix to the far
east and to hold the third class cruis
ers S'assard and Alger in readiness to
put to sea.
Americans Watch Philippines.
Washington, D. C., April 24.—The
I cruiser Raleigh, which some days ago
sailed trom Lubuan, Borneo, for the
Cuyos islands in ths Philippines, has
arrived at Cavite. It is assumed here
that the Raleigh's captain had reason
to believe that some of the ships of the
hostile fleets mieht enter Philippine
waters in the vicinity of the Cuyos
islands and was sent for the purpose
of observation. The navy department
is advised that the gunboat Villalobos
has sailed from Shanghai for a cruise.
It is believed that her mission is to
observe the movements of the hostile
fleets in the event that they might
turn toward Philippine waters.
Printers Strike at St. Petersburg.
.•Ill St. Petersburg, April 24. The
printers
#here
suddenly struck yester
day, announcing their intention of re
fusing to work on Sundays and holi
days. Only the Russ and the Novoe
Vremya managed to appear this morn
ing.
jg-pg. Resolutions are Ignored.
I'#] Resolutions adopted by the congress
"'fof representatives of the higher
schools were sent in a registered let
ter to the committee of ministers and
base been r^tiyped unopened.
SECOND PORT ARTHUR
frV.
Not Credited In 8t.
Poter8burg—Printers
Are on a Strike.
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at the Capitol
St. Petersburg, vApril 24. —Mys-
terlous rumors that another at
tempt at peace negotiations Is im
pending are circulating In high
quarters and the United States is
directly mentioned as the lnterme
sgg,'. diary. The Associated Press has
not been able to obtain any con
firmatlon of the reports and no in
timation of such move has reached
the American embassy, but at the
foreign office, this afternoon an
official inquired, perhaps slgnifl
cantly, when Roosevelt would re
jfl^turn to Washington.
St. Petersburg, April 24.—The admir
alty is disposed to accept with reserva
tion all foreign telegrams announcing
the whereabout of Vice Admiral Kam
imura and the Japanese ships, believ
ing that many of them are purposely
sent out for stragetlcal deception.
... The Novoe Vremya this morning
•prints the rumor that the opposing
squadrons were engaged Saturday, but
no credence is placed in it. -.-j
ALGER NOT IN DANGER.
Senator Was III Last Night But Im
proves Today.
Detroit, Mich., April 24.—-Senator
with an
last
Alger, who was sized
attack of acute indigestion
night, Is much better today and all
danger Is said to be passed
LISTENS TO
ACCUSER
NAN PATTERSON HEAR3 PROSE­
CUTOR OUTLINE CA8E THIRD
TIME.
New York, April 24.—For the third
time within six months, Nan Patter
son, today sat in court and listened
to Assistant District Attorney Rand
explain to the Jurymen what he as
public' prosecutor proposed to do to
convinoe them that she was guilty
of the murder of "Caesar" Young,
while the outline of the people's case
as given by Rand today was practi
cally a repetition of those which have
gone before it differed in some mater
ial respects. Mufch of the evidence
given at the other trials will not be
presented this time, it appears, while
thef prosecution' promises to Introduce
some entirely new features.
Defendant Becomes III.
At the conclusion of Rand's argu
ment, Miss Patterson was taken with
a sudden faintness, but soon revived
and was able to walk unassisted back
to her cell.
Oskaloosa, April 24. H. E. O'Neill
president of the Oskaloosa Traction &
Light company departed for St. Louis
Saturday evening, called there by tel
egram upon business connected with
the progress of the negotiations toward
the organization of the company for
the building, of the Oskaloosa & Bux
ton Inter-urban railway.
It is understood that the negotia
tions are progressing in a satisfactory
manner and that the chancps for the
formation of a company with ex-Gov
ernor Francis at the head are general
ly regarded as favorable.
Should the company be organized it
is likely that propositions will be made
to the people interested locally within
a short time.
WAS CRUEL TO DUMB ANIMAL.
Oscar Garner Fined $5 for Hitting
Horse With Sharp Instrument.
From Monday's Daily.
Oscar Garner was fined $5 this morn
ing in Justice Berry's court for cruelty
to an animal. It developed in the trial
that Garner had struck a horse several
times with the sharp edge of a shovel.
The case asrainst Garner was instigat
ed by the Wapello County Humane so
ciety,. and the state was represented
by the society's attorney, Walter Coen.
Inhuman action against any dumb
animal, if it comes under the notice of
the humane society will be rigidly
handled as the society Is collecting a
fund to prosecute all cases of the kind.
TEAMSTERS ARE DISCHARGED.
Montgomery Ward & Co. Takes For
mal Action Toward Strikers.
Chicago, April 24.—Montgomery
Ward & Company's striking teamsters
were formally discharged today. Man
ager Thorne said the discharged driv
ers did not necessarily mean that they
never would be re-employed. Joseph
Young, business agent of the Baggage
and Parcel Delivery Drivers' union,
was arrested todav after he had shot
repeatedly at four men whom he says
he recognized as "non-union sluggers.'
Incidentally Young fired upon two po
licemen who afterward took him into
custody.
ACTO USEFUL
SPEEDY MACHINE PRESSED INTO
SERVICE TO PREVENT
LYNCHING.
Columbus, Ohio, April 24—A mob
tried to lynch George Copeland,
(colored) today at Mt. Vernon, who
was arrested by Sheriff Shellenbarger
for the murder of Miss Miranda
Brlcker, (white.) The sheriff hustled
his prisoner Into an automobile and
took him to Newark, from whence
I he will be brought to uolumbua.
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DEAN OF THE
STAGE DEAD
JOSEPH JEFFERSON, AGED ACTOR
S L0SE8 LONG FIGHT FOR
& LIFE..,,.
END CAME ON SUNDAY
Ourrounded By Members of His Fam
ily, Famous Thespian Passes Away
At Palm Beach, Florida —. Burial
Will Be Near Buzzard's Bay Home.
Long and Active 8tage- Career of
Joseph Jefferson.
Born Philadelphia, Feb. 20, 1829.
Debut as actor, Washington, 1833.
Appeared In Chicago, 1838.
With Macready and Booth, 1845.
Stage manager, Baltimore, 1853.
Stage manager, Richmond, 1854.
In England and France, 1856.
With Laura Keene.New York,1857.
Created Rip Van Winkle, 1859.
Went to Australia and England,
1860-65.
Died April 28, 1905.
His Famous Parts.
As Rip Van Winkle In "Rip Van
Winkle."
Aa Bob Acres In "The Rivals."
Aa Caleb Plummer in "The Crick
et on the Hearth."
As Mr. Golightly In "Lend Me Five
Shillings."
'As Newman Noggs In "Nicholas
Nickleby."
As Dr. Ollapad In "The Poor Gen
tleman."
As Asa Trenchard In "Our Ameri
can Cousin."
Aa Dr. Pangbloss in "The Heir at
Law."
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OSKALOOSA PEOPLE THINK BUX
TON ROAD WILL BE
''I.. BUILT.
As Marall In "A New Way to Pay
Old Debts."
West Palm Beach, Fla., April 24.—
Joseph Jeffersqn, the eminent actor,
died at his home, "The Reefs," at
Palm Beach, at 6:15 last evening. The
end came after a day of unconscious
ness and after an heroic struggle of
days, which had exhausted his vttajity.
At Jlis deathbed were his w}fe. hls
sbns 'Charl«ErB.' an^tfranfc 'Jfeftersoh
his nurse, Miss Mabel Bingham Dr.
R. B. Potter, and hi? faithful old ser
vant, Carl Kettler.
The end was not a surprise to his
family. Ever since his last sinking
spell, which came after a rally on
Thursday morning and which was fol
lowed by an apparent improvement
until Friday, the family had been
waiting for the end. Mr. Jefferson's
condition Saturday night grew steadily
worse, and the family, who' had re
tired, were summoned from their beds
and Dr. Potter was called. The pa
tient's condition continued to grow
worse all through Sunday and the brief
bulletins from the bedside contained
no words of encouragement.
Started From Indigestion.
The sickness of Mr. Jefferson which
ended in his death was contracted, it
is believed, while on a recent visit
to his son, Charles B. Jefferson, at
Hobe Sound, a few miles above Palm
Beach, where he went to meet his
friend, former President Cleveland. It
is believed that from a slight indiscre
tion in his eating there he suffered an
attack of indigestion. Since his re
turn to his Lome his condition grew
steadily worse, with slight rallies, un
til the end.
The body of Mr. Jefferson will be
taken to Buzzard's Bay on a special
train leaving here this evening, ac
companied by all the members of his
family who are here. It will reach
New York Wednesday morning, and
the family fcope to reach Buzzard's
Bay the evening of that day.
Sorrow at Buzzard's Bay.
Buzzard's Bay, Mass.. April 24.—The
progress of Joseph Jefferson's last
illness was followed anxiously in this,
his Cape Cod home, and the announce
ment of his death last night was re
ceived with genuine sorrow by the
townspeople, to whom he had become
a familiar figure during fifteen years
of summer residence here.
The usual spring preparations at the
Jefferson summer cottage, at the head
of Buttermilk Bay, have been in pro
gress for some weeks, it being Mr.
Jefferson's custom to take up his
residence here about the middle of
May. The house is the second which
he built here, the first having been
destroyed by fire April 1, 1893.
Mr. Jefferson's pleasant ways en
deared him to the people op the upper
part of Cape Cod. who were always
proud of hxs residence among them.
His sons Thomas and Joseph built
cottages here, and Mr. Jefferson also
built a cottage here for his daughter,
Josephine.
It was learned today at "The Crow's
Nest," the home of Joseph Jefferson,
that the body of the aged actor will
tV brought here and buried' in Bay
View cemetery, Sandwich.
FIGH io MERGER IDEA.
Former Governor of Pennsylvania Ob
jests to Move for "Greater Pittsburg"
Philadelphia, April 24.—Former Gov
ernor Stone presented to the state su
preme court today a bill In equity to
restrain the consolidation of the cities
of Pittsburg and Alleghany, which was
authorized by the legislature during
the session Just ended. The court
granted a cautionary restraining order
preventing the court of Alleghany
county, from ordering a special elec
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VOLUME 88 OTTTJMWA, WAPELLO COUNTY, IOWA, TOESDAY, APRIL 25, 1905 NUMBER 2
RAILROADS
LOSE
SO SAYS PRESIDENT OF THE BOS
TON & MAINE BEFORE SEN-
1
ATE COMMITTEE.
Washington, D. C., April 24. The
senate committee on. Interstate com
merce today resumed Jthe hearing of
the railroad rate quesuon. Walker D.
Hints, formerly of tha£ Louisville &
Nashville Railroad company, appeared
before the committee.
Railroads Are Philanthropists.
President Tuttle of the Boston &
Maine railroad annouaced Saturday
before the interstate commission that
railroads were philanthropists. He as
serted that a large part of the grain
west was moved at a loss, and if this
policy were not purapd the farmers
would be burning theil wheat and corn
for fuel. a
This statement is directly contrary
to the conclusions v^hich the inter
state commission reached after a thor
ough investigation of 'the grain trade.
The commission reported that the
roads made an exorbitant profit from
the transportation of.food stuffs. In
the case of the Ne-*£ York Central
alone it was shown tiiat a trainload of
wheat brought a revenue of $6,000 to
the company when tlie expense of haul
ing, etc., was not more than $600.
M. Tuttle gave a good Idea of the
cleverness of the men who are admin
istering the railroad of the country.
"A man who desires to manipulate
rates and get discriminations," he
said, "can manipulate the rate made
by the government a% he can one
made by the roads because both of
them are legal rated,"
Denies Manipulation Theory.
A member of the interstate com
merce commission made last night this
answer to Mr. Tuttle:
"A man cannot manipulate the rates
for the government at a railroad if he
applies the same rate to everybody.
If congress decrees •the means where
by a reasonable rafe may be fixed that
rate will be uniformly enforced. If
Mr. Tuttle wanted *b manipulate rates
made by the government he would find
it as easy as breaking into the United
States treasury.".
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rJf^Bays Many AH Interested.
Mr. Tuttle wanted to give the idea
to the committee and the-country that
the railroads are not controlled by a
few men, but that thousands are inter
ested in their administration. Commis
sioner Prouty of the interstate com
merce commission made a speech in
Chicago some days ago in which he
stated that half a dozen systems con
trolled two-thirds of the gross receipts
from railroads in the United States.
Mr. Tuttle's argument was weakened
by his statement that a railroad was
a natural monopoly and that rate wars
have ended between roads. He con
firmed the statement of Mr. Mora
wetz, counsel for the Atchison system,
that traffic managers make rates for
railways, which has a connection with
the proceedings now in progress
against the Atchison road.
THIEVES IN
CHDRCHES
BURGLARS INVADE CATHOLIC
CATHEDRAL AND SCHOOL
CHAPEL AT DAVENPORT.
Davenport, April 24.—(Special).—
Thieves, who escaped without leaving
a trace, invaded the Sacred Heart
Catholic cathedral and the chapel of
St. Katherine's hall, an Episcopal
school for girls, last night. At the
Catholic cathedral two golden chalices
and the sacred hosts were taken by
the burglars. At the school chapel
chalices and altar pieces valued at $80
were stolen.
GRIEF CAUSES SUICIDE.
Farmer, DespoVident Over Wife's
Death. Kills Himself.
Marshalltown, April 24. —(Spe
cial)—John Pokesta. aged 65
years, a farmer living east of
Quarry, In this county, committed
suicide by blowing his head off
with a shotgun. He was despond
ent on account of the death of his
wife a weke ago.
OBSERVE THE ANNIVERSARY.
M. J. Kinser and Wife Celebrate Gold
en Wedding Anniversary.
Promise City. April 24.—Mr. and
Mrs. M. J. Kinser. of Promise City,
celebrated their golden wedding anni
versary Saturday, and the event was
one of considerable Importance. About
250 relatives and friends were present
This aged couple came to Promise City
a few days after their marriage and
have lived on the same lot every since
Mr. Kinser Is an extensive stock ship
per and one of the well-to-do men of
southern Iowa.
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BIG THEFT
IS ALLEGED
PROMINENT MILWAUKEE BANK
ER ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLING
$1,500,000.
HAS ADMITTED GUILT
Says He Lost thb Money In Specula­
tion Has Long Been Prominent
as a Financial and Social Leader—
8lgns Property Over to Bank,
Milwaukee, Wis., April 24.—Frank
G. Bigelow, president of the First
National bank of this city, and former
president of the American Bankers'
association is reported to have de
faulted the bank's funds to the extent
of $1,500,000. The directors of the
bank have deposited in the bank a
sum sufficient to make the institution
perfectly solid. Bigelow has not yet
been arrested.
Assigns His Property to Bank.
The capital of the bank is $1,500,000
and the surplus of $1,250,000. fiigelow
has signed over property to the
bank amounting to $300,000, making
the net defalcation $1,200,000. .7
No Danger to Depositors.
Aside from the surplus the sum of
$1,635,000 has been subscribed by the
directors to meet any demands which
may be made on the bank. The comp
troller of currency has been notified
and asked to make an immediate
Assistant Cashier Removed.
Henry G. Goll, assistant cashier of
the bank, has been removed, charged
with having been a party to the falsi
fication of the books.
^Notice has been issued by the direc
tors, anncunqlng that a sum has been
subscribed sufficient to protect th& de
positors. Bigelow was in his office at
the bank as usual up to noon, looking
over books and papers. His manner
was greatly agitated.
Arrests to be Made.
Arrangements are being made for
the arrest of Bigelow and probably of
Goll this afternoon.
Bigelow long occupied a foremost
place in financial transactions of Mil
waukee. Only last year he was presi
dent of the American Bankers' asso
ciation. He was also prominent in Mil
waukee's social set.
No Fear of a Run.
While news of the defalcation is
likely to create consternation among
the depositors ample provision has
been made to meet any emergency.
Chlcagoans Lend Aid.
Several prominent bankers of Chi
cago were called to Milwaukee in con
ference with the directors of the First
National bank and promised to lend
any assistance which might be needed
by them. A million and a half dollars
were received from Chicago at
o'clock. At that hour news of the de
falcation had spread to such extent,
as to cause a run on the institution.
The crowd which gathered, numbered
about 200. Those who withdrew their
funds were small depositors and they
are still being paid off l'apidly. There
has been no great demonstration, the
depositors acting calmly.. There has
been no excitement at any of the other
banks.
Result of May Wheat Deal.
An intimate friend of Bigelow said
this afternoon that wheat speculation
was the cause of the downfall of Pres
ident Bigelow and his son Gordon,
both of whom were caught heavily in
the Armour-Gates battle in May
wheat.
Bigelow's 8on's Affairs Affected.
Chicago, 111., April 24. The Chi
cago brokerage firm of Macy & Co.,
of which Gordon Bigelow. a son of the
president of the First National bank
of Milwaukee was a member, dissolved
partnership today.
FORMER OTTUMWAN DEAD.
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Ex­
amination of the bank.
Money Lost In Speculation.
Bigelow's defalcation became known
to the directors of the bank on Satur
day night. He admitted today that the
amount had been lost in speculation
and that he had falsified the books to
cover up the defalcation.
Be
Remains of W. B. Cuppy Will
Buried at Council Bluffr.
Avoca, April 24.—(Special.'—W. B.
Cuppy, one of the best known men in
western Iowa, died at his home here
Friday. He was born in Burling
ton, January 17, 1838, and was
scarcely twenty-four hours old when
the Indians set fire to the cabin of his
parents and were only kept from mur
dering the mother and baby by the
timely arrival of neighbors. From
that time until civilization became the
controlling power in Iowa Mr. Cuppy's
life was strenuous enough in the mat
ter of frontier experiences and Indian
fighting to enthrall the most inveter
ate dime novel reader.
At the age of 12 he carried the mail
on horseback from Blakesburg to Ot
tunmwa and had many narrow es
capes. He lived five years in Ottum
wa and in 1851 moved to Shelby
county.
He accumulated much in the line of
this world's goodB, and was noted for
his good fellowship and genial hospi
tality. The funeral took pi- Sun
day in Council^, Bluffs, where Mr,
Cuppy's relatives reside.
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Vice President Fairbanks Will Repre
sent Chief Executive.
Indianajolis, Ind., April 24.—Vice
President Fairbanks left today for
Washington, Conn., to attend the
funeral of Senate.- Piatt. He will
represent President Roosevelt.
COLORADO
SNOW BOUND
PLUNGE OF WHEAT PRICES
HAS WIDE SPREAD EFFECT
TO ATTEND PLATT'S FUNERAL'.
STORM EXTEND8 FROM TEXAS
TO WYOMING, THREATENING
MUCH DAMAGE.
Denver, Colo., April 24. The storm
that began early Sunday continued to
day and the plains of eastern Colorado
are covered with from six to eight
inches of heavy wet snow. Telegraph
wires are rendered unserviceable and
Salt Lake City was entirely isolated,
early today as far as telegraphic com
munication was concerned. The
storm extended from the pan handle of
Texas to central Wyoming. Little
damage so far is reported to railroads
or live stock. All the streams are out
of their banks and washouts are now
feared.
EARTHQUAKE IN EQUADOR.
Heavy Shock Felt at Guayaquil During
The Night.
Guayaquil, Equador,, April 24.—A
long and heavy earthquake shock was
experienced here last night. ',
UNIQUE POINT
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IMPORTANT RULING IS MADE
DAMAGE 8UIT IN
ILLINOIS.
Bloomlngton, 111., April 24. An
unique point in a damage suit has been
brought out by the decision of Judge
Wright in the Champaign county court.
Last fall a railroad dining car was de
railed and Ralph O. Roberts of Keo
kuk, Iowa, a student of the University
of Illinois was killed. The defendant's
attorney moved that the suit be dls
missed on the plea that the plaintiff
had not Introduced evidence to show
that any person was depending upon
Roberts for support and that being a
college man he really was an expense
to his parents during that period of
life. The judge decides that the point
was well taken and dismissed the
case. An appeal will be taken.
GETS FOUR YEARS
NOEL BRADFORD RECEIVED SEN
TENCE IN DI8TRICT COURT
THIS AFTERNOON.
From Monday's Ualty.
"I have not been in Iowa for over
two years and was not in Albia or in
the fur and hide store of E. S. Fist
in this city the day before the rob
bery," declared Noel Bradford, before
Judge Robert Sloan in tLe district
court this afternoon, when asked if
he had anything to say before sentence
was passed upon him. After a few
remarks by Attorney B. W. Scott, in
behalf of his client Judge Sloan sen
tenced Bradford to four years in the
penitentiary.
Bradford made a talk lasting fifteen
or twenty minutes and denied the
statements made by some of the
witnesses at tie trial. He was arrest
ed in Illinois and fought Sheriff
Cremer when the officer was prepar
ing to bring him to this city. At the
trial he refused to go on the stand
in his own defense, and was found
guilty by the jury April 14, of break
ing and entering the E. S. Fist fur and
hide store on South Market street. He
admitted selling the stolen furs,
valued at $11SIV0, but said that they
were shipped to him by a man who
had been hounding him for the last
two years.
8tate vs. Cornell.
This afternoon the impannellng of
a jury to try t'ae case of the state
against Jesse Cornell of Eldon,
charged with rape, was begun. The,
attorneys in the case are W. W. Epps
and Clyde Sparks for the state and
Jo R. Jaques. Seneca Cornell and
Smith Henshaw for the defense.
ANNUAL EGG ROLLING.
Children of Washington Enjoy Easter
Monday Game.
Washington, D. C., April 24.—Easter
Monday was celebrated by the chil
dren of Washington with their annual
egg rolling on the White House
grounds.
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ARMOUR & CO. ONLY LARGE 8UP*
PORTER8 OF CEREAL IN
-v CHICAGO.
DECLINE OF SIX TO
SEVEN CENTS TODAY
$
8tock Market In New York Is Feverish.
Owing Partially to Wheat Flurry
and to Other Conditions—Northern
Pacific Again on List at 167/a—
Closing Shows a Loss.
Chicago, April 24. The trice of
May wheat continued on its wild down
ward plunge here today, sales being
made at onestlme soon after the open
ing at 61% cents a bushel below Sat
urday's closing figures. General liquid
ation was again the feature of the ex
tremely exciting session.
A Long Drop.
Before the first hour of trading had
elapsed May wheat had fallen to 93^4
cents, a sheer drop of 17% cents from
Saturday's high point. At the open
ing the price waB off 2 to 4 cents,
standing at 96 to 98 cents. Buying by
Armour & Co., caused a temporary
check to the decline, the price hover
ing around 97%. Another break soon
occurred.
cents.
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nuvbugi UiVaA DUUil
d, the price dropping ^Jo,
Support for July.
Distant deliveries were weak al
though July was supported quite vigor
ously by Armour & Co. Heavy rains ov
er the entire winter wheat belt from
Nebraska south to the Gulf of Mexico
created a bearish sentiment in distant
futures. •.
Armours Buy on Slump/,
Before midday another cent was
clipped from the price of May, saleB
being jnade at 92% cents. On the
slump Armour & Oa ire reported to
have bought 1,000,000 bushels of May.
8tock Market Feverish.
New York, April 24.—Violent and
feverish fluctuations in the prices of
stocks this morning indicated an un
settled state of speculation. Operators
were confused in the interpretation ot
the acute weakness with which the
market closed on Thursday last before
the holidays. The return to the stock
exchange list of the Northern Pacific
was another confusing element.
Wheat Slump Has Effect.
To these were added the slump In
wheat of Saturday, indicating the col
capse of the corner, and the flurry in
the market Thursday. To add to the
uncertainly the London stock market
was closed tciday. Efforts were mani
fest to control the market by support
ing special stocks, which had the ef
feet of steadying the market.
Northern Pacific 8hows Drop.
Within fifteen minutes after the op
ening Northern Pacific sold at $1.67%.
This stock has been nominally quoted
at $1.80. During the first hour Union
Pacific sold off some 3% points and a
number of other leading stocks a point
or more. Bear operators were very
active on the short side and they over
sold the market. They were driven
to cover during the second hour and
this caused some vigorous rallies, but
the recovery waa checked before
reaching last Thursday's closing level
and the market became very dull and
uncertain.
Wheat Loses Three Cents.
May wheat continued its downward
movement today, sustaining losses of
more than three cents a bushel./
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An improved demand was mani
fested during. the last hour's trading
and the market became quite steady,
May closing 7 cents lower, at 93. July
was down to 84% @84%.
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Corn Shows Decline, /fjj
Corn became quite demoralized and
at the close was near the lowest point
of the day. May was down 1%@1%,
standing at 46 cents, and July at
46% with a net loss of 1% cents.
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Niagara Falls, April 24.—An un
known ma walked out into the
rapids of the American channel, above
Goat Island bridge this afternoon and
was caught by the current and carried
over the falls. The suicide was wit
nessed by a large number of people.
Dies After Operation.
Keokuk, April 24. Miss Lida Mary
Kerr, daughter of David A. Kerr a well
known druggist, is dead from the ef«
fects of an operation for appendicltl*