D. L MOODY IS DEAD PASSED AWAf AT NOON

END OF H W : GREAT

BUSY LIFE OF tVANG6U8T. ,

THE

Dnaih Oeowrwi at Hli Horn* at But ^prtbafld^r-Ht HW1 Been 111 With

Heart Failure for Several Weeks, H»j-•v ing JJjjj^gjMel^ Wfcile °» » Western

* our-4S>etclC qt Hli Mfe and Revitw of His Active Career.

EAST NOBTSPIBLD, Mass., D e c 22 — D wight Ii. Moody, the famous evangel­ist, died at noon, today. ^ - „

Mi;Moodj?. w||L atrtckeif dotf'n with an attack of heart "trouble, while" preaching at Kansas pitjjattout Sov^l6and was at once taken to his home at East, Noith-field."' . He _h»4 experienced more. or Jess trouble % with '.. his heart for, 'several years, but did not consider bis condition Berime. Hie physicians who took charge of bis case at Northfleld pre­dicted that he would recover, but he

was* not nnlooked for, although he him self was confident that be wpuld eventu­ally recover and take up his work again.

Dwigbt Lyman Moody was born in Northfleld^ •Franklin county, Mas8v Feb. 5, 1837. He fgfa brought up on a farm till be was 16, when be went to Boston, where he was .employed in a store. He soon "went to Chicago/ 'where he became a successful salesman. He became a professor of religion and spent bit) evenings in missionary work among th& d«8titute in. the clty„ The work grew, and he finally gave up.bis business and de-

Voted his whole time to religious work in connection with the local Y. M. C. A. He "aqon-oiftated a name for himself and af­ter the war established a large and flpur-if-h ng church In. Chicago.. After the great fire ha« weiSt - wltb>." Ira D. SausAy to Great Britain on an eva geltetic tonr. Mr. Miojy was

"8ILVER BOLLAH'^SMITH DPAD.

For Many Years > Prominent New Voik Politician.

: r * * Y a°?K ' ' D e o - a2.-Ex:Alderman Charles Smith, better known as < Silver P 0 ^ " Smith, died today at his home in this city. He had been afflicted with a complication of diseases—consumption, diabetes and several other affments.

Charles Smith was born; in Vienna, Austria, March 80,1851. While he w a s s t m i n Infancy his parents came to this ™% settling o n . the east sidei Y o u n g femtthfsfather, who was a cousin of great PreBtidigator Hermann, acted lor m a n y years as an assistant to Hermann in his exhibitions^and young Smi th accompa^ m e d tbem in several tours of the world. I n 1863 he ran away from home to b e a drummer.boy i n the army. '

Early In the seventies Smith became associated w i t h John J . O'Brien, then a leading Republican politician in this city, a n d in 1884 he was elected to the state legislature, in which he,eerved4uring the years 1885 to 1889. B e was elected an alderman in 18.90 and served until 1893 H e was the sjapreme power in the e ighth assembly districlffor m a n y years.

.•When Mr. Smith established his saloon o n :Easex street on Labor day 12 years ago Which was an event of great impoitarice i n east side history, he earned the sobri­quet of "Silver Dollar" from the fact t h a t on the floor between the blocks of

~ h V f l e a t h |™arb l«„W4te-cemented-40»-^lv^r-doHa^ •box and -2™4C0 more in the, panels of- the

and other fixtures.

PU1URE OF THE ERIF.

I i»7g«r W a t e r w a y aud L w e r Obargea for --" Grain S h i p m e n t * D e m a n d e d .

NEW YORK, Dec 22 —The canal ooniv mlttee of tt e produce exchange has been in conference With the state committee on caDBls, over the rite under which the Erie canal must carry grain between Buf­falo and frewTork to make it an active competIter. • fa/ft business. Gov. Boose-veli's committee j?«;ie onxiens to, be in­formed on this point with a view of mak­ing recommendations in their report as* to the size of the canal they deem necessary.

The opinion was general among -Che members of the produce exchange who were called in thatthe canal thust be able to carry grain for one cent per buBhel, If

the author «ta,nnmbetcf bpoka_^^-sefcJtJiB_t&biaJaoJfflr la futur&buslness, and mons and addresses which Thave had a it is quite probable that a larger water-wide olretrlatlori. Mr. Moody ,1s supposed to have- apoken-to-more people_and.adz. dressed larger audiences than any man of his generation, andjwill be known to the world as the leading evangelist of the nineteenth, century.

Mr. Moody had under his charge many and diverse-religious lntereBIB At North-field throngh his personal efforts, two eofloola bad been erected, both of which hwe been Sustained to a large degree by contributions raised yearly by him. The extens ive TOtsbllBbnient- at - GBicago, known aarthe Bible Institute, was wader his gnbervlsionand he also conducted the workof issuing a great m&nsu^Ugiotia I tolerably good runs, and also shoot tham, books and* pamphlets and. distributing them' in. this country and in foreign lands. These laboiB*were never allowed to interfere with his'evangeHbal Work and he was almost as well Tcnown in England as in the United States. /

*ir»- »€o dy was.*68^ye»ra of >age. A widow, two sons and* daughter fcucvive. The cause bt.death wa* a general break­ing down due to otiVWotk. . Mr. Moody called his wife and'ohfldren

'this morning and told them that the end was net fat oft. The family remained close by Ms bedside all the forenoon. The eva^elTtt-wM'ttBerattrlerironi pain.and OTcnaldn&llfr tflked with -.apparent -ease. About tie- la*5 word* he was heard to

^I-haTeftlwtty* hfftn anam-

w a y will be recommended.

O o b a » flunter\i PVratTS-. ~~'- -•

NBW YOBIV, Deo. 22.—Cuba as a para­dise for huntsmen is the text of an arti­cle In a morning paper. The principal shooting to be had is among the quail. KngllBh snipe are sufficiently abundant to give good sport during the wioter months. Other varieties of game thai contribute toward support, In-Cuba are deer and pigeons, The^latter are quite abundant. The deer are pf Afemajl^red kind. The na'iveB hunt them on Horse­back with packs of hounds and get some

driving'them with dogs.

bltlous men, nob to lay up wealth, but to find work to do' '

Just before 12 o'clock the watchereiaw that the end was approaching, and ex­actly at noon the great preacher passed away. *

M r . Moody'* r.m»t g S r a s o n . KASSAS Onv, Uo . , Dec. 22.—Dwight

_L,.Mpodi:i the evangelist, was -stricken with he%r t toBubTSlrrffilftclty-cn Novenv hiM-lftliiat. while holding revival meet-inpsat Convention Hall. He was com­pelled t o give up his. work here and on the day followfngTsESrted for his home in i t h l ^ a i ^ f ^ j S J ^ a r t ^ M ^ J I c ^ y ^ r o b ^ ably addressed iheKrgeaS^ibwl^sauTOg his stay here Shan he ever faced and he

/ was under a xteairsissiftr "8» fsessfefd-' WslsdliieiffiJn on Thursday night, Nov.

16, fully 15»000 people listening to an earnest eppeal that many stamped as one of "^e^vaagellst'sjgreatest^effdrts.

: - • * - — . • ' . ' • ^

Spaolal 8reapt»B «*»?• «•« "»*««•••. ATLAHTA, Ga.,Dee 22,—Gov. Chandler

has signed the bill pfoblbitihgs the sleep­ing car companies operating in the state from furnishing berths to negro passen­gers except'in coaches' usodespecially fot

" the accommodation ~iA' nrgroeSi Th# measureianowa law. ,

" ffB^cwSt&fc^wtoil'j-Bedy. M^rxA, Dett, 22.-Geu. Lawton's re-

-maihs efepTacjBct iii. the chapel in the I*aco eerhetery ihja morning.. Private setvwes; v/ere held at the residehceand the body was carried to the cemetery by the inembers of^ifie-generaliB Btafl and escbrted; by. troop-1 of the 4rij cavalry. PabUfi^iceg^ll.b^held~later.

A Ohrl i tmM Qif t ftom Camegle , ijoitodit,' -Mfi. S2.-^Ahdrew Carnegie

haaigltv*n;ie2<),ii«)-t6) pidvlde swimming

bathl^anda-n^sanSenttt for Dnnferra; Me. Mn^letter be jays: "This m} .to ther-t6v»trphiTitS,l«#ffMii'*" \ • 5**r •

C o n ^ l o l i t o P a i n t S ' ^ D S . AUBUBH,. Dec. 22 —The cornmiteee

which has in charge the scheme for em­ploying the Inmates of the county Jail will present its report to the boatd" of su­pervisor* tomorrow.- The plan proposed is to set the prisoners to making Bfgos for every oronroad in the. county. I t ia be­lieved that this will not only supply the prlsonere with work, but it will confer a lasting blessing on the part of the com­munity. The cost ot lumber and palst is to be made a county charge.

T r i a l o l R o b e r t 7 K n o x ~ PlTT8BPaa*JQco 22.-~Bob3rt J. Knox.

alias W. B. Bennett, who was arreateav": in New York as one of a gang of swin dlera operating in variotu cities, was placed on trial today on a charge of fbrgeiyattd found guilty. He was're­manded to jail and will probably be sentenced tomorrow. Knox is well con meted, attended Hamilton College and formerly lived in jamira, N. Y., "where nenffaaarmember of the bar. • '

MADMAN FIEES WILDLY 8HOOTS POINT BLANK INTO

CROWD OF WORKING GIRL8.

A t t . m p t i t o H n r d f r a P e d e i t i i a i v | c d » P c l i c V m a n B a t la F i n a l l y O v e r p o w e r e d and. P l a c e d C o d e r A r r e s t - S e n i a t l o n f t i

' E p i s o d e l a a C h i c a g o S t r e e t .

CHioi | io, Dec. 22.—A madman, armed with a revolver, held undisputed posses­sion o f the s idewalk at 12th arid W o o d streets last evening for half an hour and was only overcome and subdued after h e had made two-at tempts , a t murder a n d fired pbTmTblahK in to a crowd of passing working.girls.

Ju l ius Noceett, 60 years of age, was t h e offender. He threw his cap into t h e street and tore a t h i s hair, uttering i m ­precations on al l who passed, Alfred ffisher* accompanied by a friend, turned into 1 2 t h s t r e e t f r o m Wood, and Nonsett thrust out a detaining arm>" In a voice hoarse with rage he demanded t h a t Fisher lead him t o 14th street and as t h e young m a n turned to direct h i m the mad­man drew his revolver and fired a shot a t such close range that the powder blinded Fisher for a^momeht.

Twelftb^street was* crowded with g ir ls returning home from 'neighboring facto­ries and they paused at t h e corner t o jeatch-the-Btrange-actiona of the cragssd-man. ^§hen he fired at Fisher there w a s a uni ted rush for shelter a n d shrieks of alarm. This d r a w , Noneett's attention from his first victim, and h e wheeled about and directed two shots toward t h e fleeing glrle.

Pol iceman Pafriok Mnlvahil l was at­tracted by the shots. So many people were abroad that in was hazardous for i he officer to=Use h i s own revolver and-he bravely rushed upon the. madman rfn^ armed. Nonsett saw him coming and fired when the policeman w a s wi th in a few paces of him. The bul let scratched the officer's cheek. A n Instant later Nonsett was l a MulvabUVs grasp and with the assistance of several crt'zens w a s soon overpowered. .

FFASCI8 K. B * X f E R

Dr. to

>EACf|§ROPQ8ALa teyda SajijBoora WiU t4«tan Thaie of an :*<1 ultable Nature.

NEW YoBK,*Df(fcf.22.—Dr. Ley da, repre­sentative of thi^Boer government in Europe, has^beenl talking to the Paris Matin arid that f a r t of his interview cabled here quotes him as'saying that although-moat fSiropeans, Englishmen included, beUeve/rfh© Boer arms will be successful, yet iw Boers are and will be ready to listen tft-pea/ee proposals, pro­vided they are factable.

Asked regardihgthe safety of t h e mines Dr. LeydB said: ^The mines have been intiu&ed to safe and loyal hands. Pres­ident Kruger ha»; set troops and police to guard fine prSper%J.V .

Dr.-Leyds also expressed grave fears of a rising of blacts 'against whites, massa-oreing both conqiieifjrs and conquered.

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CHILD mmd BY CABS. 8^D F A T E OF A iUTICA

NINE: .YEARS. LAD AGED

W i l l b e A p p o i n t e d Bnnrearor of Uttoa b y M r . S h e r m a n . „

^TICA, Deo. 22.—Francis Kernan Bax­ter will be appointed city surveyor by Mayor-elect Richard Wi Sherman,i proh-ably on Jan. 2, the day the common1

cou hell brgahTzSSfto* the_ ensuing ^year. The appointment will be eeat to the coun­cil ft'a one ot the first commun cations from Mayor Shermau.

Mr. Baxter has held the position .of oity surveyor several times and is famil­iar with the duties of the office. He was at one time the chief surveyor and engineer in the state railroad commis­sioners' department and at present is engagedVJllL ijonductlng_ ji^general en-gineerldg and surveylog buslBeBS In thur city.

Mr. Baxter was at one time chairman o£ the Democratic city committee, and has randered valuable service to his party. He is a member of the Demo­cratic Club.

Li t t l e P a u l Kronte*- Straok b y ' » n E « t -B o a n d W e i t B.tlfaadet P » ' s » h c e r Train— H i t S k a i l w * f r O r M h « d and U e w t h w a s

. i D i t a n t a n e o u i - D e t n l l g ot t h e Oavse/''

U T I C A , Dec. 22.—3Paul Krouser, aged 9 -years, wan killed b y au east-bound paa^ senaer t ram on t h e Central railroad a t 10 SO th i s morning. The accident oc­curred near the D . L.-& W , shops in West TJtica.. The l a d was a'tempting to cross t h e "railroad*- ahead ot t h s train. The train which k i l l e d him w a s the West Shore. Continental limited. Yonng~ Krou°er,ln company: with an older broth­er, JohD,aged 12, and. Charles Ruben , had been playing on t h e river fiatB^ A t 10:3fL they started for thelfbomeB. R u b e n and John Krouser orossed the tracks in safety and w h e n th$y reached the s o u t h side, waited fqr 4he l i t t l e fellow.—His body was thrown In the ir ' dkeotlon'wben the train s truck h^m. ' H e hud beeu walking with h i s headdown and evidently did not see the train. ' '

Wi l l i am B.aken a . D. L & W . switch-m a n s a w the aooldent. He casjed for the body temporarily. The Reuben boy and the elder .Kroner ran to their homes, which are near the railroad. Mrs. Krou­ser hurried-to t h e acene and threw her­self over the body o f the child. She cool 1 not be consoled. - «

The-boy was Instantly killed, bia s l n l l having been crushed. Coroner D o d d t o o k . thecase ,and, at t h e request of thefamAly.k' removed the body t o Kelbaoh'a undertak­ing .tfoomB. Y t t t u g Krouser was the jonttgest son of S i m o n Krouser of John­son street.

N a t h a n i e l 8 D a v i t A r r e s t e d a n a C h a r g e o f A t t e m p t e d H a r d e r — I t I s AU«K«dl. T h a t H e M i x e d Po i son W i t h . t h e D o c -tot'jt F o o d — B o t h H e n A r e i f e l l K o o w n . .

' BROOKFOBT, D>C. 22,—Nathaniel * S. Davis," a well known" resident of this place, was arrested yesterday on a war­rant sworn out by Dr. WylliB A; Sttlman Clarkson, ehargtng faun with attempted murder bypnlxlng poison with fo 3d.

• Davis until xgcently hadbefenffljpjeyed by Dr. Slllman and boarded at the hit­ter's house. , A iBhort time, ago Davis asked permission to get some fruit out of the cellar which he had left there. A few days after Davis's visit the physician went into the cellar in the dark and took several spoonfuls of honey out of a jar and swallowed it. Almost immediately he was taheu- violently ill and for some hours Buffered extremely. As soon as he recovered he made an examination and had the ho hey analyzed. Jt.proved to be mixed with arsenic. Davis was then ar­rested and jiUed.

. TRENTON* TOPICS.

SHERIFF IN POSSESSION.

L e r y H a d * o n F n r n l t n r o a t S ta te B e p n b -lloa.n H s a d a a a r t a r s .

, N R W YOBK, D e c 32.—The sheriff i s in possession of t h e permanent headqaurtera of t h e Republican state committee i n t h e F i f t h Avenue hotel. T h e levy was made o n t h e furniture, book?, pictures and doc-nmeflta to satisfy two executions amount­i n g tofSffiToTSEaffiea by Edgar Fraoken , who has judgment against the committee for speeches m a d e In- t h e campaign of 1898 ? • r — — , —

HlaatonaWf* Vara B a d l y . S«ATTLK, Dae.1'22.—W. W. Simpson

and A. A. Lagerqutst ot the Christian & Missionary Alliance of New Yjrk arrived^ SntheT^anlHiaru'frbniTSr^fc TBeicrs leaving therein August last Mr.-Simpson iays^he-saieslsnat PJassgaa was com

pletdy demoflshtd by armed natives headed by Buddhist ptMsts. Rev. C. T. Shields and wife, Who were hi charge, barely escaped.

* '"toatttmlnod. to Have AU. -NKW YOBk, Dec. ~22.-From Vlneland",

N. J., conies a story to the effect that the home as well .as the newspaper plant of J . J. Screeter is to be sold under the aheTlO's hammer.^ Mr. Street*! is. the PopullBttTlttorto^whom Was~bequeathed about; f#;000 by Caroline P. Dexter, widowiof the toventor of "apgelcake." Stteeter. never came into his fortune, the heirs tyiug up the bequest by contesting the will? and. the ois_eJMraJglng In the. thecourte. He will not take the advice :oMriends-^nd settle wlthlhe heirs.

Osw» g o S c h o o l s H o w A U C l o s e d . OSWKQO, DJB6. 22.^A11 of the public

afld parpchiai schools of thltf 6ity are now ciosedin account of the epidemic of contagious diseases. Yesterday-morning when i t was learned that diphtheria, and scarlet feverhad; broken out on thewest. side the depaitment of education ordered all schools ihthat section dismissed, As those On the east side' had been closed, the-suspeBBioh_ bf^ihstsuotion™ Was com-

- B l i s s M » y Kun W l t b M c K l n H y . N&w YORK, Dec. 22.—It Is said today

that the pendulum of thought among Republican politicians has now awung rrom Elihu Root to Cornelius N. Bliss as the most available man for the eecond place onthe national ticket, because the New York organlzitton can not uniteon HfcRwt«r-MTiSil|S_decllne8to discuss

that Mr. Boot is his candidate. Mr. Root Is said to feel-that the former secretary of the Interior lathe strongest man-forthB

IS OVLY FEEBLE MINDED.

ARSENIC IN THE HONEY PR. WYLLIS A. 8IU.MAN OF CLARK-

EON MADE VERY ILL.

C l o s i n g S c h o o l Exorc i se s—Persona l I n t e l ­l i g e n c e .

H O L L A N D P A T B N T , Deo. 22.—The

A W * t e r f o r d V e t e w s u in the ' Btttte H o i p l t a l » t Utloa.

DlnoA, Die72y^?&oJan8 are wfbrgmrf^P^^*, qp over the sendln£f to the state hospital In this city of Ohaxl^s Anlrewa, an old soldier, whoisaaidto be sane.' The au­thorities of the institution have nothing to d -> with the oa»e,^)nt an effort will be made in Troy lb secure the release of the veteran. It is claimed that Andrews lst only feeble mlarteuSv not insane, and hie friends want him' sent to the Soldiers' Home.

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UTIC4N, ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.

L a m b e r t Terrel l O a t B i s T h r o a t W h i l e D e l i r i o u s .

TJTIC* , DJO 22.—Lambert Terrell, who resides on LibertsrBKtet, attempted sui­cide at 1 o'clock trfts afternoon. He had bsen sick abed for about one week and this afternoon, fettle delirious, out his

fall term of our high school closed for the liolidays on Friday. The following stu­dents "take part in the rhetorleal exer­cise*: Clara _Hjalbert, Laura Roberts, Eleanor Blust^ Qeorge Grisjwold, William Arthur,, Fred BJrat, David Thomas, Har­old Jonep, George Bluet, Gordon EvauB, Lee Norton and Harry Deakin. The school Is very prtsperoup, having a larger, numher of pupils lu atteudanoenow than b*fore in it« history. Thla is commenda­ble to; the faculty- of the institution and to the members of the board of edncation.

Katharine A. Davlpa of Syracuse Uni­versity la home for thenolid-iy vacation.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Knowlton-will leave Saturday for'Philadelphia to spend the holidays with Rev. and Mre. David Garrett Smith. Miss Mary Knowlton who 1B teaching at Westchester, Pa., wDl join them. » •

Miss A. M. Ingham Is visiting relatives at Utlca. , ^

Sie, Shakppeare Club met with Miss le PoLter on Wednesday evening.

MISB Clara O. Fatter, preceptress ofrfcbe pssreiting institute ut Slnjr 81ng IB' the ; 'jruestof'her pare'nts, Mr. and Mrs. S. R Fuller.

The effort ot the city of Utloa to atop the equalization cult was not favorably received In thi-j town. According to one table submitted by the TJtioa equalizers an additional sum ot $60,000 was added to the town of Trenton. This was far from being a fair equalization and all

in the-town-of Trenton, who have a proper understanding of^the situ­ation, would resent such aotWif it had been taken.

The following letters are advertised at the post office: Mrs. D. N. Allen, Miss H. M. Hess. Miss Eva Hughes, K. J, James and Wm. Owens.

John O. Btffg ir'getting 6.500 pounds of milk daily at his cheese factory^ The factory will be open throughout the win­ter. Mr Bagg is paying $1 25 per hundred for milk.

Mrs. S E Lansing arrived here from Greenbush, N. Y., on Thursday and is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Chaa. F, Hamlin., -

Christmas services will be held at St. St. Leo'o Catholic church next Sunday,

die. Terrell was formerly employed by the Youngs bakery as a driver.

VICINITY. —A fox was caught In E. Genesee street,

Syracuse, Wednesday.. —Grace Adams of Johnstown, attempt­

ed suicide Wednesday by taking cartolic

2&Z2£SE^^i£2i2tm**ss^'* taken enonRh t o kltTIer.

of - ^ f e ^ S ^ ^ ^ h e r ^ - ^ ^

' 'diai l iJ^^s^l^KS. of/thotiwhas youui moth^^B^nse its outbreaki fi ^ a B n ^ i n W a s d ? ^ t » e h t i y ^ ^ Shi|

; loh?^dou^ahdJ^^^ption Cure aet« «llkerhagic in casee '<>£ croup. It .has never

"DrrUewey Be»l«Jni IFronl 'the Benents. '"toMitii, ties. "B:-SecTe^ry.MelyUliB E. Dewey of the"board of iegents at noon today presented his resignation .to the regentBV^heJooard[ will accept theresig>-

^-.^^ _, nation this afternoon, DrV Dewey's "blBl©sl»wt1ii!tfa^^^«"Wbjtt^^ jigalth^aJmpairedtbBt hi?w&ntffl remain "iiSiiij^SMS^^r&^^fOtt and

'£Wi$$S&Miij^^^ muff, fnr jacket,

Hiv*Mfflr|:^ulier^urrierB, 814 8. War-i l n i i ^ ^ l y ^ ^ ; ^ . Y.

In control of the state schools. „iMs .successor upon. - " : - . j . -. .- -'.

Ib^ryrandyts is not decided

h * M « * ^ * b becongiiiotfld uvthe

I t i * m a l l r ^ e te ikpieted home to -^pTBffia^BrtSiUaij Ici ^ : . . .

—Robert P. Heron has been appointed vIllage-treasnteE jot Dt)l«svifleJ» succeed E^S^a^tef i i^njd^t iWBoJi j f l fe i

FlUplnds Want Artillery. Njiw Yofik, Dec. 22l—The Herald prints

a London dlspatbh which says that Its correspondent hit #eUable bifbrihation that the FJupteoe haveplsM a large er-t&withacbntinentalftrht fdr.jarailefy. The infbrmant Bays the. Filipinos* have plenty trf money to keep the warLgolag.

* ^•jKa^a^avBaaaMaWswaalawaaBMssaawa* ^

-Bwe^QjdJB^orjObhaa and Oat Olass. We have received, BVutteetrfmporta-

tlon from Limoges, France, some of the fittest pieces made at the Chas. Field Havllapd Co.'a factory. Also j»8pter celyed the largest Btock of rich AmeHcan Cut Glass, at prlceslowefthanthe lowest, at Singleton's Jewelry Storey

New Custodial Asylnam Mt«a»g*r. UTIOA, Dec. 81.—Dr. James G. Hunt

of this oity has been appointed as a manager of the custodial asylum td suc­ceed Dr. Gorton, " >

H o w a r d O Beft*>«mf« Oaje * "' BATAVIA, Dec. 22.—District Attorney

Randall and his counsel are drvsting their entire time to the invcatlgatton of the alleged facts which have been made in the affidafltsjresented by Howard C. Benhani'B attorneys in hisbehalfj and are prepaftflfto opposethe^motion-for a.new, trlaL B Is quite probable that counter affidavits will be made and presented by the people's attorneys.

I b e X a w t o n F u n d Growing; •• - Whtms&tSs, D«cv 22—Adit* Gen. Corbln today <tepo3ited checks. and cash amounting to $3,448 representing contri­butions received by him for tke-heuefltof the widow and cTflldrsn Sf Ma}- Gear Lawton. The total contributions t o this fund to date amount to $4,5|4, including *1,000 promised by the citi¥ehs of Mil-Waukee. .__^

BRIEF N£WS PI8PAT0HE8.

CHtc*GO, Deci 22,—Sol. Smith JRussell wfll retire from, the stage for a year oV more for a rest at the conclUBionuf-hia interrupted engagement at. the Gfand ppera house, i t is saids

CHicAGp^Dec. 22 —David KawauaukA, a prince of the royal family of Hawaii, has beep'visitulg his autit, ex-Queen LU-iuokalani,JriL Washington, and *s On his way to Honolulu. Since the annexation eflthftjsjands-he. has dropped" bis royal title and calls hlmBelf an. AmerTcah cfQ-zsn. •* * ' '..• » . • • < •

• *NKW Yo^JtrDec- 22.—Ed#ard Tlbblta, alias H.-X3". Foster, aUsa "Boston"''Tib-, bits; his been awestediAStaatford^onh., aad lB held for swindling John H. French ftf-^rooklvnuput-4f_Jgfl0 by^he buncj? game. -—v».<. -,*-*» '• .

Stttw YOBK, Dec. 32 —Muller, Schall & Co. will ship $62S,0Ou gold oix the„ateain.~ ship Etruria, sailing for Europe tomor­row. Thisam6untmaybe Inoreasedi •

•. "' **y Or»ta-O:t' Try, «ralit-0' f. .• • -.

OfrGBAIN-'OitheMW; food; drlDk-that take* th*

S d t S w r v a s well as the idult.. , . i l l who try it, Wke it' GBAItfcO has i h | t «eb seal Drown of MOcBa or Java, but it is mSBe f ront u m e m l n a . and the most delicate stomach recefreg It with­out distress.. «theprlcffof coffee. J3iS. aud»5c. per pacltflge. SoldffyaH grocert

Woman, Why?-You have Sallow-Skin, -Pimples,TBraptions, Discolprattpna. Why report to cosmetics and powders to Tiidr the-effects ? -Br.-Agnew's-JMver PlUs iegulateih.6 jyjstem and restore to the cheek the healthful rosyTiloom and peach blush otyhuth. From one to two pills a dose will clarify and, purify the complexion-in short order,. 10c, for 40 dMWkSold byBrougnton & fcravei. -79.

.„« -..^.« .._.w ~. GIVK your lady or gentleman friend one t f i r o a T w t t h r k i r f f i ^ ^ ^ p r o b a b l y l ^ ^ s & handsome s i l v e r Mounted Silk Umbrellas . A fine n e w lot Just-received;

a t prices a w a y down. Singleton's Jew-elry-Store-has-them.

B o m s Market Q a o i a t t o n a . Butter—dreamery V B> K, retail 96C30,

SIOS3, retell S409S. Oheaae » » ""' -dalr

Ka<s, strictly f r e s h , » doi. , H, retnl T?fcur->HaxallJffbfiL $8.00, pr- '

white wheat $4.60, p-aham H3&_

1SU, retail U

tnowosa -Haxall »bbl. $S.0O, pantry $4.00f>«.9S. Gorn and oaU V 100 » « .

$l,00i«r»cs:e" ""

BOtni(ddUa«j3.poarso,S6, One $i, tiay pt< _, O10.flffbaled hay f ioq ta, 8p, rye straw JO, oat

il.OO, sereenlogi „br«oW. A M

ft " "" t6 have, raisapproi rlated $1,200,

—^Roe Brotherp, who were contemplat-tha erecllon of a canning plant in Water-town, have concluded hot to locatotnere. They have decided to locate at Adams.

John Brngdrlusklj the 8 year old son of Frank BrugSxinskl of Syracure ave-huepwas struck by a new York Central engine Wednesday afternoon and serious­ly Injured.

—The Lakeafa» hotel, Blue Mountain Lake, Hamilton county, was totally de­stroyed by fire "Wednesday night. The loss is f4,000.. The house was owned and managed by D. L. Cunningham.

—The'house o n the Henry H. Bellinger farm near Little Falls was burned on Wednesday night. DAhiel Connors occu­pied the~ house and some members of his family had a narrow escape. Loss $3,000. :•-_—James. D. Taylor, who committed 8Ulcide^atWa9Mngtont;T^tu*sdaymarr4ed-a daughter of Hoii. Webster Wagner, in venter of the Wagner cat, then a resident, of Palatine Bridge and Mr. Taylor had a sumhter home at that place. -

—The Daughters pf the American revolution at Syracusi;?>vho have been sewing for soldiers in. the Philippines have decided to hire thevneedy women of the employment society thereafter to make pajamas, sh'tftSj etc. ^IipptWs way i t i s aimed to-4agc<idU^twO directions.

_ V "°'i?*''r^o;',8^w»..'. ..___. 'Comes from

HE CHASE8 WOMEN.

An Ulster pan Annoys Women »«d Girls - on the Streets of Ctlca.

UTICA, Deo. 22 —An "ulster mau" has been very much In evidence ,in the vicin­ity of Lansing, Mohawk and Rutger streets during the past two weeks, and the residents thereabouts are considera­bly excited and are exerting every effort to catch the offender. Suspicion has it that the man is a resident of the eighth ward.

He_ first made his appearance about three weeks ago and has since chased sev eral women and girls residing on Lansing and Mohawk street s. The authorities are trying hard to .capture him. «

F I N A N C E A N D C O M M E R C E .

Stocks , B l a d e and M o o * y . N«w Y O B X . Peo 2?.—Open'ng.—The market

was unsett led at the opening by the ^nnounco-fierrt of the closing of a Boston bank Sugar iya8 mos t conspicuously nffected and- fell 4v< points. A number o f the Internationals and leading speolalt es l o s t from 1 to 1KJ. In Rook: Island a « d Manhattan the losses-" "exceeded 2 points. Metropolitan after dropping IW rallied ii point and support wa i In evidence In other stoclfet. Trading was very active. " ' .

Further Inroads were , made on the prices of sorote stocks, notably t h e Tobaccos and anacon­da, A sharp Upturn In Sugar of 2K, produced a general rally, some of the more act ive Issues ris log over a point. Business was less active on the rise but tho rec jverles were" strongly main­tained a t 11 o'olock.

Noon—Persistant liquidation In a number ot obscure propon let, encouraged renewed attack against the prominent stocks. Liberal ufferteg'a-of the specialties and western railroads unsettled speculation all around and vlnU-nt declines.oo oiirred. Sdgar j l e l i e d to HBM- Some stocks dlppi-d only a pomt but the greater number were off over 8 and m a n y over 8 New York Air lirake slumped 15 po ints A large' pari of the Railing were nttrtbutecKto-Boston aeeou t and calliofr o f loans by t h e trust companies forced Borne selling.

Biooej8S&tondy at 0. « f w » r a t 'Hflil Ex­change steady at 48:VfiS:i87Vi Cor demand and fcV)i<t*8: for 60 day*; poaiwl N»*«s 481K©ir8 and 1SH©4S8!^; comm«ro(iu bills, 480@4S0y4 Oli­ver oertlUoates, 5894iaaOH. Mar auver; 58V6-Mexican dollars, 47ki Qovernmnnt bonds easier.

Western Union . . . t2H Am. dugar 110>4 Tenn..O. & 1 7tfk4

Onf. & West 1»W ArchlBon.." U>« U.S. Usather l'J~ U 8. heather pfd. U/ U.S. ITBreg 118 V. 8. 5'H coup 1>» Erie seconds 0 M West Shore 4'B 111 U . S ^ ' s r e g . new..l33K U.S. 4'a coup new. 183^

Araer Express 187 CUuada. S o . . . . , ; . , w ^ 0. G. C &St. L..-: 51 Dal. & H u d s o n . . . . m m Del. L.. & W 1.0-6 Lake Shore 81-i Manhattan fS N.J. Central I l l No/Pacific pfd . . . . oJ94 N. Y. Central l eow Paolflc Mal l . . . . . . . 88j2 St. Patil & O m . . . . l H Qou.Electric new.l 1G R e a d I n K . . ^ . . . „ „ 1634

' BECOKD OOARD. N«w T O R I . Deo. 23— i p. m.- The market

lap ed into dollnesst and recoveries of.Impor­tance ccourred h e r e and tnere. ungor's ex-tieme break was 7 to >14J4, Conspicuous strength was shown by Anaconda, which ruled «baut_a. point above yesterday's close, although It w a s ' o n e ofThe weaTfBsTlirthe-foroaoon-.- A-uo«* l o w polpt for t h e week waseetablished by a great numbor of railroads.

Stocks closed qu ie t and fairly steady. Atohioon — 17W Whwillng « b B do preferred..... 55% Brooklyn Transit. 6a«t uanada SootQcra. <t% Ohea & Ohlo . . . .^ 28 O B * Q 118

ooctati. Miy* Del* Hndioa. . . . .Ul D e l I » * W . . . . ^ K01& L«ke Shore... .r„.2i0 Louie* Nash—.,. 7 3 ^ Manhattnn !«.... . 67>4 Met St B*Ilway...»4 Mo, Kan* Te* old SO Missouri Psclflo.-. S3 N 3 Central „11JJ4 N Y CentrM.-.—I2G

t^sssst ?° Nor we»t. . . . . . . . .JS« Oat * Wait. Beading . . . . . . . . . lu' Rook Island...*... 10 -aw*o. . . 1» « BtPanl . . . HI St Pan! ft Omaha i u « Boathara Psclflo- S2% Bo BMlwsy pfd. - SOM Ooloa Paoiflo . _ 4f rjo'ou Pao »ia..i 6°K Wstoaan 7

187

do 1st p(d...-., do ed p f d . . . .

ijnor iiAi,i»n. Atu TobHoeo

do praterrad. . . !8* OonsoUdatad ( l u IB? Federal Bteel.......

do pre lerred—. t ies Slec&ig,- «tjrTr5" Inter Paper 18

do d o p ( d „ 64 P»Olflo4MtaHv h\ Peoplo'a GM.... . 98 Poumsn Palso«...l*B) Bttir«rB«fiBerj...lW T«nnOo«l*Ir<m. 1 5 ^

OB Sow it re«...»i DflHaw4i oonp.181 Ufl4'i oonp..—1151 UB6'Hr«g... W

YULE KEP0&T&) I K § A S ^ DEFEAT AT DUNDEE SATO T O HAVE

WRECKED HJ8 W N D . * i

\to* )

A.Bamarkabla Story From London *m- _ r KaTdlnC the Bri t i sh General's Condition ~T*rrlhla ExperlenCea of t h e Retreat Vrom Glaoooe t o Ladysmlth. "\—

Ntfw YOB», Deo. 22.—"QeB^auwB 13.)' Yale, who led the British forces In re-* treat from Glencoe to Ladjemtth, after the battle of Dundee, leaving flen. Sy-monsandall bis wounded in the hands of the Boer« is Iiiflanie,"-88ys a story un­der London date in the evening edition " offche"Wofiar^afr^~" — — - = = ^

"When he arrived at Ladyemlth after a four days march he^waa 111 from the terrible experiences of that march. Hard­ly an hoar's, rest had been permitted on the way as the Boers "were threatening to ont off his forse. It was to prevent such a. disaster that Gen. "V^hlte fought the Boers at? Elandslaagte and Rletfohteln, enabling Yule to reach Ladysmith cov­ered by his forces.

"Quiterecently Gen. Yule was reported - -to have been in some way smuggled out of Ladysmith by the British and invalided ; home, a broken man.9. The responsibili­ties of the defeat, mortification at having to leave his dying oflef and wounded Boldiers in the hands of the enemy, con-nii l iml w»ih t.hn hn.Td ihlpa-hft h«d h l m w t f ei,dared contributed to wreck h i s mind.

" r ^ i s - JB tho story told here, but care­fully suppressed i n print and concealed by the war office. It is a great shock to Gan. Yule's m a n y friends, as the ski l l w i t h which he had ca'rted out h i s re- » treat and joined forces w i t h Gen. White had earned promo Ion for him. - if "

"In""regard to the retreat, ,the story Bars that while Gen. Symons lay dying of > of-his wounds Yule learned that the ttoopn ot the 18th hussars who had gone so confidents (n pursmtt the'night before had fallen in a trap and been taken prlt oners almopt. to a man. Annihilation a}mo%) Glared Yale In the face. To save his force/ thtpe .was JIO course but to abandon his wonndtd, hM suppllep. his stores and his accoutrements and take r,efrige in flight toward the matn force under' Sir George Stewart White, at Ladysmith. — - • ' •-

"While the troops under Yule stole ' away under cover of darkness and. In the ^ midst of a terrific downpour of rain, the-thinly clad residents Hooked into the - > streets of Dundee cursing the commander .. whcTwas ab »ndonlng them and rjiBBbiV almletsly ftbout-ln-ft-very- panlQiaLfeajv WaQs and duraes and the pitiful criesMOT" little children rang in Yule's earn asLin. hot haste he led hli forces fiom Dundee that terrible night, leaving hrs sick and , wounded In the tents at Glencoe at the mercy of the Boers. To stay meant •laughter or unconditional surrender."

A Br.tlsh military' expert referring to *m Gen. Yule's reSfjeat frpin Glencoe^aids • i 5 » 4 «*ThtB fcrvlntr mnvi>inAnfc wft.n c a r r i e d o n t This trying movement"*^ .carried

with very great skill and happily with eompleteauoeesji,..''

GEN. M t T H U E N PEEVI8H.

do 6'a»c<)up.. . . .Uli« AtohlsoaVs . . ' .^ . . 0 » £

do A 4'« . . . . . nii H K * 7 3di 01

Wast Bhorsfoar* )H am AJr Power W4 —

Maw TorJc PrJodnoa ••T«rkat. N E W Yoiut, P e o . £2.-Flour, recetpta, 22,410

barrels: sales. 2 . 8 » psosstefta. State and weit -ern quiet and a b o u t itwvdy, with buyers and pel le i s ftftlOo apart . Winter patents, 18.50a 8.75; wliner iitrHgfiH, |83SOS^5; -winter, e x ­tras, S3tr>&2M; winter low grades, JSJ6C2.40; HInneaota patents , $n.60a?0>; Bakers, I3.H0 © 3 1 6 . Eye flour, market duUj receipts, — barrels; sales, — barrels; fair to good. $3,103 S.25; choice to Candy, 13.803^,50; Wheat, re­ce ip t s . 89,600 bt i s i c l s : s»lc«7 485,(00 bushels; Opened fairly R'eadyln sympathy with belter • ab le s . but decl ined under long Mll lne ' nocounti for t h e holidays. _ March. ab le s . but decl ined under long Mlllne to adjust

ti for t h e holidays. March. 74 0 1 0 » 74J6c; May,,74 UtOMiHo B y e , dull; state, 6do. No. a western, SOHo f. o. b. afloat Corn, reoeiptt , 20,250 bushel*: s».le«. SfiOCO bnsbels. Opened quiet and birely s teady under liboral l__eiiUniTBhlpnieuts nn3-a-let»°BCff l i v e demand. ™= r- " ^ ^ » ~ _ - ^ ^ ^ celi p t s , 117,(00 bushels; whlte._jitat9." 5 laSj l i fe i

45. rfltall tiO? HWm,trfnimBd.bnlts»t)6>tj,oows^ :steer«7H

murrain and g m b b y 4^j5, brimmed TCOI e i t i i i np to 10-fta, V *> 10, untrimmed 10 to 15 » s . each ft

stnall oeaooa skins 90Q96, wool, wathed * * 160 SO, unwashed 1&&18, lamb pglts, each 59Q6fi, shearuiuca 10Q60, tallow In rough, V tv S ran-deredSM®*

Beans, medlnm and pea, 9 bush J1.45, retail 6 o . « quart, marrows $1,70, retail 8a 9 qnart,

Ttoe»-S5<a4lMP buEb,.eetanW. .New csb-) So, retail SOS. Apples, retail, f i bnjih., $1 «S. OttioMBS. retfill 40QS0. eatt-rPotk » bbl- a . a c $ l » , p o r k t » » 7 (

hogs , dressed. * cwtC « .0p(QB,%hj^ .Jp lbJ . refiul 14, shoulders 7. reteJllooi!i, :BolS10TTS 12W. l a r d , kettle rendered,- 6c, 9 * retail 8. B e e f , d r e s s e d « o w t , J 5 0 0 © 6 0 0 , western JS.OOa & W r b © e f s t < a k V f c l 2 f t < ^ beef roMts 12MCil8, porksteak 10, pork roast 10, mutton 8®14, lamb «>sj— • " • " ' — '

D U -B t a C o m p l a i n t A b o u t Qaau O r o a j e y ' t i i t d X u y E D t t l i h a n . - -

LoKDbs, Dec US.—The only newsfrom , South Africa ot the s lghtest Impor­tance up to 8 p. m. today la the report of Lady smith's ability to hold out for .some time tcr come and Gen. Methue'n's mes­sage of yesterday evening, which though •undated, permits the assumption that; his communications have not1 been out. ,

$kn. Methuen's complaint about the rudeness of his opponent, Gen. Cron]e,Ms the. latest surprise of this surprising war, . a» d G«n, Methuen's peevishness Is more distasteful to many people in Grist Britain than his continued silence would have been. • - --• r

There Is no diminution of the enthral-^ asm among the volunteers. • All kinds of, offers are reaching Lord Chesham, who commands the mounted vol-. nnteer1 forces. Members of the stock exchange have already, prom­ised 100 horses irom their stables and *u offer of an Irish contingent of 115 hunt­ing men was accepted ibis mornlQg.

grtvttclB of Tcck.Toungfr broth*-' miy,T!m>, prrcratmc. eatsjTe^ flr u i t u T ^ i c u ^ p ^ ^ g ^ ^ o ^ F a f i s ^ ^

0O18,Veal outleUB, roasta 10Q14, stews 8O10, veal, lire, weighty first quality (6,00, carcass I8.0OS9.00 fT owt,

Honey in comb V fe 14, retail 18, beanrax ISO 18, retail SO, vinegar, piire elder* gat MM, re­tail 20, salt»bbl.SC; retaOJl.06,LsodUgbtndf sal. 10. •" ^Poultry — Ohlok«M » » 10, retatt 12©U, &mW>ie&aua_dffcJlH[OTt-retan MOJLB yonai, ,SS& ducks.14, retail 10; turkeys llttl3, retail 16.

Wood,bard,* cord,4luSStto «tt , 1 ft,$1.76 not split, fi.le split Ooat. xrate; delivered, ton, J6.00, ejtg $5.36, stove $5.60, chestnut$5.75. pea.. $4.80. "

TJHcit Prices P a i d to Produce**! UnoAi" Dec. 21,—Dairy Products—Butter, dai­

ry, lb, 28, creamery, 94. Eggs, fresh, do*., 28®26.

rafl&y—LlvVfowls,*, 7®aturkeyafIOidookt e®10, chickens &JJ9; dressed, fowls 8«J9, turkeys —' dueto 11, chlcki^jf D a U f t - ^ — ^ . J S ^ . ^ .

.j its and Vegetables—Apples, bnall, 50075, itatoes85ia40,beajis, marrow, $2^.50, nudTom

1.85^2, onions «sa40r

dull and "easy. Track _.. _. ^ i M t . -WjUtev...«Masrn,

_ _. . . o n S e t ^ a K e f s T e s a y ' rasHlyfC , ,_ 13.00: mesa, $10.60"; packet, -tiU5(M» 18.00: Pork: s t e a d y ; new meee , ltf00JtJO(O faitiUy. $12.00 ©i-if io; short e&s»yrSll.O0i»iS.OI). IJard, easy; pr ims , western a t w n . $8J»}4 nominal.

KfRi , [ttKxivie, S,tSr pBCSSirast inarkst <prfH State and PenasylTiuila, %Hi!lSa; WMtorn unjrradnd at mazk , lCSS'Xo: western, 9 l © ^ o loss off. S u g s r , . raw, s teady; fair refining, 8 13-16e; contrltugal SO test, 4M<J bid; molasses s u g a r , 3 9-16c. Refined, quiet; crashed, 5 9,16c: powdered, 6Ho- granulated, s-s-tsa. Coffee, qu ie t ; No 7- e5s£o. Tallowr steady; dry, Sc; ooontry, WiOfrz-. Hay, steady; "hipping. 0 * 75o: good ui cboice, 60JSJ55. Hops, market q u i e t ; state common to ctfotoe, lHSS-crop, So: UiP-^iroPf-mimtamiLJWO-erop, 7fl9o; M98 c r o p , - lS^lfic; Paclflo coast, iB8S"Tjrair,-40&bf 19sn crop, nominal; 1888 crop, 7Q9c; 1899 orop . lSfilSo. Lead, market steady;' bullion, 1R.45; K c B s n g « pflco. s+TO*t.7ft Potatoeii, s t eady; Long Island. $l.SOu2:00; N. Y. , $1.25 Q>lSt>; Jersey. #1.2SJ)1.G0; sonthere aweets,

tl.7e®2.!5: J e r s e y sweets , $2 230275 fcraw, quit; l o n g . r y e , ! 604570c: 'short rye ,

60c: oat s traw, 45c. Beans, steady; marrowj S2.10a2.20;'medium. $1.9663.03: pea, $1 90ft SCO: red Kidney; $22oa2.30. Wool, market du l l ; dofflestio fleece, SIQJMQ; Texas dry, 14Q

^_ Dr. WtB. Cargile, of Washita,' I. T: r He writeeir«,Four bottles of Electric Bitters bat) cured Mrs. Brewer of scrofula, which has^caused -her great iBiifterlhg for' yearsi Tei lDle sores would Weak out on her head and face, and the best4octors cbttid glveltto Iheip; but her it^eis^oniplegR-^d-liel^eaiaiJ^ "Ceilent.". This sboWIii riia.t thousands ;nave proted—tnat Meowie Bitters is -the iest woo l ptrj^er^nclnii, .'it's the su-preme remedy tor ecMana, tetter, salt rheum, ulcerEi, "BoilB anifl| iattning sores. It stimulates llver.kldneya and bowels, expels polBons, helps digestion, builds up «hesttength. Only o^seiilS. Sold by BrougbionJ& Graves, ;drugglst6.. Guar­anteed. . ^ , '--• s 8

A VBieHCrcn, BLTODXH will often cause A horrible Burn, Scald, Cutuor Bruise'. Bucklen's Arnica.Salve, the best in the world, wfll kill the pain and promptly Seal it. Cures Old SOree, Fever Sores,

Dressed Hogs—Heary,' »,' 5 0 % Ucht t%©8; Mfe"

,19. vt.

JJlcers, Bolls, Felons, Corns, all SkinJ'din&aa, ~ """ * B*e*n^rnlti-Api>le* Eruptions', Best Pile Cure on earth. Only 95 cents ftbox.-Cpre guaranteed. Sold by Broughton & Graves, drug-^ ^ — x ^

THS Sentinel rMsbwi tise bttvers. Dri Maes' P a i n Pills, "^ne cent a close " * _,.. aiues' Pain Pills, "One cent a dose,"

do No. 8, 16c. per skin less, dairy sklas, So. 1, each, 4SQ50,do. Mo. & each, 2o6»0, lamb pelts, each, freshly taken off, each, 60Q7S, shearlings,

"J3*=2^WB06B8^I^QtlO!r^Sl(3S&.

Cape Town today with a detachment of

Lord Salisbury and Gen. Roberts had a conference with the queen at Windsor this aiUrncon. * —

S t c f i a r r Efsj1* S « p * j t a t l s i Kasife-NBW YOBJC, Dec. 23.—The Herald**

Washington correspondent learns that Secretary Hay has sent a reply to the.; Transvaal government, which has pro-; tested.agalnst the sale of munitions of war by American manufacturers aha"" merchants to the British government. -Mr. Hay's reply reiterates the neutrality^.-6t tfie United States ixriihe-nree«nt--war^ and declares that American citizens in trading with both belligerents vlblaM nor; neutrality obligations. The authorities. have infornfaifon showing that the Boer government has purchased supplies in the United States but the British govttlns ment, appreciating the right of the Amer­icans to sell to both belligerents has sub- -mitted no complaint.

F o r t n s t t c s a Stay B e A l d l s c B o a r s . LONDOK, Dec. 22 ^-There is a grave

suspicion that the Boers are being amply supplied with food, munitions of war and. recruits, with the cognizance ot the Portuguese officials at Delagoa Bay, and that Dr7, Leyds h forwarding them there from Europe. A hint i s thrown ont.that England may be compelled

Batter and Obeese. NBW Tout, Dec, S3—Butter, receipts 2,C0O

packages; -market strong; state .dairy. lt*a iSo: state creamery, 23aWo: western, dairy, 23 <OM<3\ June creamery, *2a25^»o; Imitation, do., 17©22jt factory creamery, 15H®20o Cheese, receipts, 669 imotoigesi. firm; fall3 made, fancy email, 12&QI801 fall made, fancy, large, 1SK&18S; late made, small, lS&lS&c; late made, large, ll*j®Uc<

Western Karkats, England may be compelled to send & -»tnSSSiJ>?&-SS£i.^/iJSenlnRi

w,l?ft» ¥<•& fleet to occupy Lorenzo Martraea. It i s

J.ard Jan., 5;42Vi©5 45; May, $5.0J. Bibs, May. t5.42^», Jan., $5.2505.27} .

OBI6I.6O, Dec -CIosTS«K--WheiHi Bee., 6^0; M y, 699j»C9«o; July. TOW Cora, Dec, SOHo; Jan. 80Jio; May, S3" * -" ~"* Qaxs, Dee.. 22}ic; May, =24o, Jan., $1005: May.flpn

T«utowrtriedy4rrougli|i« • Hay—lioose |lrton. Sit Hops-1899 crop 8&M, 1898 crop._.. Hides, Skins and Pelts—Qreen trimmed hide*;

No.1, 8ccdo. No. iMana-bnus 7c\ hwrse" hides, UBU., # i u v u . „ „ . . f l C T , tjatu, „_,.. TO*,,.-. 1.B0, voal sktas, l(o. 1,18 lbs. and under, », Sov" «6.2^^Jan!t $» 30: May, f i . E O ^

POrk. Dec., $8a0; Lard, Deo,, $527Hi

Dairy; Products—Butter, dairy, » , 84, ereaot" ery, 2&%W. Sags, fresh, doi, 23®«. OWe*»e iSftla. , Flour..;per bbl—Best No-1 pat. $4.0044.3), *$*• hrfWJBB,^raHam$8JM|>t.00) rjr«M.Bor

Beans, per bUft—IJjbas J8.00O3.2O, mediums $3.25, marrows $2.50, pea $8.25. .

Hdney and Byrop-tllover, j », i t buckwheat 12)£ maple syrup, gal, 8ca$l, maple- BVg»rLS>,

;ork and'Urd-Lard, pure leaf, btarreli, B4ft 6H, tabs 6^7,-comp_._ t'_c, o>*. Pork7.sfioi3

767H, InndSirtfirt 10 8, spring lambs 8X09J4>, samage

__^ clear, west Fresh Meats- L

quarters T1©?}*), cows and „_ „ ,_ hogs 5 « ^ , ^ j k 1 0 ^ 7 0 ^ Wr cltutfters 10

tookedMeatir-Hams,», 10, skinned bsmsl lOtf, California hamTf^Tlfv smoked beef )f

sldnaand knuckles 10, bacon 8}«|9, bbl, $y.6p$2S, onttber

dHJCAOO. Dec. 2»-Hoi of. hogs today. 26000 head, tomorrow, 18,

Estimated receipts _ . - ^ - l . tomorrow, i8,co

head; left over, 6,238 bead; market'opened •strong, except pigs, wjbich are shade lower; *opV-*4.M;-ini»d-~a^d_Mto|!«^ good to choice heavy, |3 9044.00, light, ts.mm.10; bulk of sales; S4.05Q4 IS. Oattl* receipts. 6,000 head; choice 'native steersjandTexans active 10@l5c higher:; cows and caneers strong; stockers and feeders firm for best; others weak. B«e»es $440J|6,C5« cows, $4,(jfle,6 50; heifers, $8 25r»5 0O: catmer^ ,$a.0038:tO, stockers and feeders, $8.000490: Texas ted beeves, $4.t035.40.

added that Germany would not sbjectr— - -

. _ Bom* l ire Aistnav Statlosa, -l-S No. 8 Enjtlne House, Llbertv street.

,.- 1-8 Corner Court and James streets. „ 5.' ^T-* Corner Bloomfleld and Floyd avanws>$

1-5 Corner ot James and Domtalok sf *»e"i -1*6 Corner Dominick and First streets. 1-7 East Doitiintck and Sixth street*. 1-8 Locomotive Works. 8-1 Brass and Copper HIUs. 2-3 Corner James and Front streets, a-* Lawrence, near Depeyster street 2-5 Merchant iron Mill. a-8 Corner-James and Wright streets. »

br 3*1-CornerJameB-andsHeaxystrsefcSi:

Buffalo Hauekets. BcrriLO. Deo. S2 ^Spring wheat,' No. 1 white;

745^; wlnteif wheat, No. a red* 71jip. Oora, Noi 3ySfow,35*5c Oats,(No.»*hlte-,1sc. • r:

. ) * Oottoo. .* . - -',» NCTXYOB*, D*°- 22.-JCotton-*sot ootto4

closed qu%t; middUng,upIaiids,7fll6o,mIddUBJt gulf, 1 li-lOo. Sales, - bales.

Cotton futures closed steady; Deo, 7.04d; J in , -7.07o Feb., 7.14c; March, 1 £0s; April, 7 84a; May, %m June,v 29o; July, 7soe; Aug,,» gfta;flept.J

45050^ «gbj|e, M"6*0*'6<,t-'' 8 s°iN o v" 6-,7&, _ , _ , , , ^..C .', " '~ .-'".'if Patroleoan, j * J ^ r y e 1 f e w 6 i W ^ ^ *>*>-a~&"«V—L at_4JJt leah n a e , t b n i m l 5 . eo«ns«7|l7,short* , The B a r y e Lion a t Francis's* No , J » l - s b i p s t a « s t t m w m a n » o k & m o Q K . Washington street.

Corner Court and Kossuth streets. 4t-a CornerThomasandKxpensestreets, , 6-1 N d . l Engine House, Washtaiatoe street. •> B-* Corner DonunlQk aniWa*h3a«^»_stri#*!t, " ~ Corner Court audi cteorgw streets.

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3-3 Corner George and Henry streets 3-* Corner George and-Front streeta. 3-S Corner Jay and Erie Canal. , 3-6 Wilson's Bath Tub Factory. 3-7 Corner Dominlck and Clark streets. &4T Corner Calvert and Doxtater fcveene. -4-1 Corner Madison and Embargo streets. 4-» Corner Liberty andMadlaonstresta. 4-3 Corner omasand_ Jay straets,'

s-e Cornet Thomas and George starests, Cornbr Thomas and James strsett.

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8-9 Cor«erJameaandCh»i!aa«s**etts. e-i ciors«eMadisoaa^Wluisuav stmts, flrS Comer Lock aad Staawbx streets S;-l BJomeBUta Custodial Aavlum. _ „

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