THE PHILADELPHIA IXQTTIBER FRIDAY MOENIKG, APRIL 29, 1898 1 FINANCIAL AUCTION SALES delphia to Lynn, with 1000 tons of coal, at SI. 30. MARITIME HEWS AT PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES The weekly statement of the Bank of France shosvs the following changes as compared with the previous account: Francs. Notes in circulation increased. 6,625,000 Treasury accounts current inc.
.11.650,000 In nnnrl i r.mk 1.fi75-000 LATEST HEWS III REAL ESTATE STOCKS RECOVER, WITH LftRGER SALES A Greatly Improved Tone, Both Here and Abroad THOMAS F. POLLARD. American schooner, Philadelphia to Boston, with 11.000 tons of coal, at SI. 25. P.
T. BARNUM. American schooner. Philadel phia to Providence, with 1 l.OOO tons of coal, at SI. CARRIE A.
NORTON. American schooner. Phil adelphia- to Gardiner, with euu tons or coal, at SI. 15 to the wharf. REBECCA F.
LAMDIN. American schooner. 397 tons; Baltimore to nej west, witn coal, at $1.75 and discharged. CHARLES E. BALCH, American schooner.
Bal timore to Salem, with 1300 tons of coal, at $1.25. CLARA A. DONNELL. American schooner. 991 tons, Baltimore to Boston, with coal, at 51.
Za. NORMANDY, American schooner. Baltimore to Bath, with 19O0 tons of coal, at $1.25. ROGER MOORE. American schooner.
277 tons. vi umingron. n. c. to port spam, with lum- W.
rf. SHUBERT. American schooner, 502 tons. Wilmington. to soutnport.
with stone, on private terms; thence from Savannah to Philadelphia, with lumber, at $5.25 and free wharfa*ge. MARITIME NEWS VESSELS STORM-BOUND. A gale blowing at the rate fifty miles per hour prevailed at the Delaware Breakwater all day yesterday, which preveuted most of the shipping from leaving the harbor. The British steamer Missouri, together with a light tramp steamer, were compelled to come to anchor at the Brown, lust above -the B-eakwater. MARITIME EXCHANGE DECORATED.
The Philadelphia Maritime Exchange will lie decorated to-day with a profusion of flags and code signals. One feature of the decorations, extending between the will be the letters N. S. B. Q.
K. formed by' the international code signal hags, and will mean "we will remember the Maine." SAGAMJRE DETAINED FOR REPAIRS. The British steamer Sagamore, before reported in collision with the steamer Snowflake, will not leave Liverpool until May 4, owing to detention for necessary repairs. RITA DRAGGED ANCHORS. The British bark-entine Rita, at the Delaware Breakwater, dragged her anchors during yesterday's gale, but was towed to a safe anchorage by the Philadelphia tug Protector.
8TF.AMEK TELKSFORA SAILED. The Spanish steamer Telesfora. from Galveston for Man chester, before reported, put in Kingston to avoid capture, sailed yesterday for destination. BARK SARANAC SEIZED. The bark Saranac, from New Castle, N.
S. before reported, has been seized at Iloilo and her cargo deposited in -onsignees' warehouses. ASHORE AND' AFLOAT. The Italian bark Amenia, which sailed from Alexandretta Feb- riarv 8. for Baltimore, went ashore yesterday off Sewall's Point.
but was subsequently floated end towed to a safe anchorage by the tii? Asher J. Hudson. T. iST AM) SPLIT SAILS. The British bark Beechdale.
from Sourabaya. yesterday reported having encountered a terrific storm while rounding the Cane of Good Hone, on February 3. which blew most of the sails from the ves sel and snilt the remaining ones. SHIP SHENANDOAH IN TOW. cablegram from London vesterdav stated that the Amerl can ship Shenandoah, from San Francisco, reacheil Liverpool yesterday in tow.
SCHOONER ETA ASHORE. The schooner Lena Meta was blown ushore yesterday near the mouth of Lewes Creek. Del. A LIGHTSHIP ADRIFT. The keeper of the Lit tle Island Life saving fetation yesterday reported a lightship adrift about one and a half miles off the station and flying signals of dis tress.
TELEGRAPH WTIRES DOWN. The telegraph nnd telephone wires at Cape Henry and Cape HAttcnis were vesterdav reported blown down. PART OF CREW DROWNED. A dispatch from Norfolk yesterday stated that an unknown schooner, hnchored off Chlcamacomico yester day, was piown asnore anu some oi tne crew drowned. SHORT OF BUNKER COAL.
The steamer Richmond from Norfolk for New York, put in at the Delaware Breakwater yesterday short of bunker coal and took on twenty-live tons. A NEW PILOT BOAT ORDERED. The Pilots Association for the Bay and River Delaware vesterdav olaeed an order with the Neatie Lew Shin and Engine Building Comnanv for a new steam pilot boat to take the place of tne fmiaaeipnia recently soia to tne government. The new boat, which is to be similar to the Philadelphia, will be built at a cost of $75,000 and will be ready for service in Ave months. IMRA LINE TO JAPAN.
The increasing com merce between New York and Japan is re sponsible for the organization of a new line or steamers to trade between New York and several of the Japanese ports, which will be known as the India Line. The fleet will fly the British nag ana win include tne ioiiow ing steamers, each with an average carry lug capacity of 3150 tons: Indravelli, Indra-lelna, Indial, Indra and Indrapura. The lat ter vessel sailed a few days ago from Mar seilles for New York to take her place in the fleet of new boats. She will make the line's maiden trio and will lie freighted with Bald win locomotives and miscellaneous manufac tures. Monthly sailings will be undertaken bv the line, and the boats will touch at Mar seilles when not completely loaded for either iNe York or Japan.
The New York agents are French. Edve and the Phila. agents will be named later. Until now the traffic between the Lnited states and Japan has been controlled nv unattached vessels sailing at ir regular intervals and a pioneer effort will be made to maintain this regular- service Dy tne organizers of the Indra Line, the title word of which signifies "Kings of India." If success attends this new undertaking a couple of the steamers will be transferred to Philadel phia and an effort will be made to establish a direct service from here to Japan. LIGHT VESSELS WITHDRAWN.
The Light house Board gives the important notice to pilots and other navigators that at any time after Mav 1 next, the following named light vessels may be taken from their stations without further notice. Nantucket Shoals Lieht Vessel. No. 66: Fire Island Light Ves sel. No.
68; Northeast End Light Vessel, No. 44: Five Fathom Bank Light essel. No. 40: Fenwlck Island Shoal Light Vessel. No.
52; Winter Quarter Shoal Lierht vessel. No. 45 Cape Charles Light Vessel. No. 49: Diamond Shoal Light Vessel.
No. 71, and Frying-Pan Shoals Light Vessel. No. 1. This covers the most Important light vessels along the At lantle coast from the northern part of Massa chusetts to the southern locality of North Car- CABLE FOR WAR PURPOSES.
The Nome Man steamer Adria leaves Boston this morn ing for New York, with a cargo of twenty- four miles of cable on board for government purposes. STEAMERS' SCHEDULES To Arrive Pails New York from Southampton. April 22. Fiilrla Vow York from Genoa. Anril 22.
Spaarndam Nw York from Rotterdam. April 14 State of Nebraska New xork from Antwerp, April 20. La Bourgogne New York from Havre. April 23. T.iinnli New York from Liverpool.
April 23. Noordland New York from Antwerp. April 23. ritinnl Liverpool from Npw York. April 23.
Amsterdam i one irom notteraam. Apru nsittai-rium Rotterdam from N. York. April 28. Fuerst Bismarck Hamburg from N.Y., April 28 Belgenland Phila.
rrom April xt. Britannic N. York from Queenstown, April 28. To Depart Normandie New York for Havre, April 30. Kniser Wilhelm II N.
I. ror Genoa, April ao. Sjiaarndam New York for Rotterdam. April SO. f.mbrlH New York for Liverpool.
A oril 30. Havel New York for Bremen. May 3. Teutonic New lorn tor uverpooi. May Kouthwark New York for Antwerp.
May 4. State of NebrasK-a N. Y. for Glasgow. May S.
I.uc-ania New York for Liverpool. May 7. Bourgogne New York for Havre. May T. Fvlda New York for Genoa.
May 7. Werkendam N. Y. for Rotterdam. May 7.
"vaiser Wilnelm der Grosse New York for 3ra- meo. May 10. Britannic -New York for Liverpool. May 11. Kvm-riianri New York for Antwerp.
May 11. Rotterdam New York for Rotterdam, May 14. FOREIGN MAILS Closing at Philadelphia Postofflce for Week Ending April 30 FRIDAY. For France. Switzerland.
Italy, Spain. Portugal. Turkey. Egypt and British India, per S. S.
La Normandie. via Havre (other parts of Europe when specially addressed), 11. OO P. for Europe, per S. S.
Umbrla, via Queens-town (France, Switzerland, Italy. Sprain, For- tugai, lurKey, cgypi. mm xnnou specially addressed). 11.00 P. M.
SATURDAY. For Netherlands, per S. S. Spaarndam. via Rotterdam (when specially addressed).
4.30 A. for Italy, per S. S. Kaiser Wilhelm II. via Naples (when specially addressed).
4.30 A. for Leeward and Windward Island, per S. S. Carlbbee. 4.30 A.
for Haiti and Carthagena. per S. S. Athos. 6.00 A for Fortune Island.
Jamaica and Sava-nilla. "per S. S. Altol (Costa Rica when specially addressed). 6.00 A.
for Central America (except Costa Rica) and South Pacific portB. per S. Advance, via Colon (Guatemala when specially addressed), 6.00 A. for Scotland, per S. Anchoria.
via Glasgow (when specially addressed). 6.00 A. M. for Norway, per S. S.
Thingvalla (when specially addressed). 6.00 A. for Newfoundland, per steamer from North Svf'nev 4.00 P- for St. Plerre-Mlquelon. per steamer from Halifax.
4.00 P. M. DAILY. Mexican overland (west). 6.30 A.
8 30 foreign registered mail, 6.00 P. malls for China. Japan. Hawaii and Australia, via Vancouver (when specially addressed "via 9.30 A.M. and 9.30 P.
M. mall via New Orleans. 6.30 P. M. and 11.00 P.
M. mails via San Francisco. 9.30 A. M. and 9.30 P.
mails for St. Plerre-Mlquelon. via Boston. 4 00TPtAg.pACIFIC MAILS. ETC.
Mails for China and Japan and Hawaii, per S. City of Rio de Janeiro, close at Sao Francisco April 30. 1898. Mails for the Society Islands, per S. S.
City of Papeiti. close at San Francisco. April 30. Mails for Hawaiian Islands, per S. S.
Zealan-dla close at San Francisco. May 4, 1898. M'ails for Australia (except West Australia), Hawaii and Fiji Islands, per S. S. Warrimoo.
close at Vancouver. B. May 4. 1898. Mailt for China and Japan, per S.
S. Empress nf China (when specially addressed), close at Vancouver. B. C. May 8.
1898. Mails for China and Japan, per S. S. Columbia close at Taeoma. May 14.
1898. Malls for Australia (except West Australia, which are forwarded via Europe), New Zealand, New Caledonia, Hawaiian, FIJI and Samoa islands ner 8. S. Alameda, close at San Francisco. Miy 19.
1898. BEFORE THE REGISTER Two Wills Probated and Several Inventories Filed Thf wills of Sarah Wartman and Eliza beth Yeager, valued at $1200 and $2600 respectively, were admitted to probate yesterday. Both estates are disposed of to relatives. Letters of administration were filed in the estates of Joseph Al. Bechter, valued at $1500, and Anna T.
Stockton, valued at $144X. Inventories were filed in the estates of Bridget Gallagher, valued at $318.33: Richard H. Entwisle, $5333.32: Samuel Lyndall. Charles Schofield, $10,412.40: James C'unnie. S3131.SU: Hannah Shearon, $7273.30, and Robert J.
JACOBS Sc Auctioneers, 227 Sooth street. PAWNBROKER'S SALE OF FORFEITED pledge, consisting of men a ana women seasonable clothing, carpets, trunks, bedding, boots, shoes, looking glasses, pictures and miscellaneous goods MONDAY. MAY 2d, at 9 A. M. at J.
Jacobs Co. 'a Auction Honse. 227 South street. From the loan office, N. E.
corner Fifth and Ine streets. By order of A. J. McGarry. M.
HELLER LARGE SALE OF CLOTH. lng, watches. Jewelrv, miscellaneous etc. On Thursday, Ma 9. at o'clock.
HEI LER Brokers. 22d and Christian. HORSES, ETC Ct $35 Having sold my butter and egg -A route will sacrifice mv seven-vear-old mare and will warrant her sound and kind and safe for lady to drive: she Is large enough for any business, farm or family: can road ten miles an nour and no load too heavy for her to haul; will allow purchaser two weeks' trial to test her qualities: also wagon and harness, nearly new: a sacrifice. James Smiltr. 91S North Koc- ond street.
itGAIN $25 WILL PURCHASE indsome href! Htvlinh rnmnn cH, A years old. Canadian horse; extra fast traveler; warranted strictly sound and kind in all harness: fearless of steam and all objects; suitable for grocer, baker, butcher, family or farm use; also my store wagon, harness, etc; sacrifice: allow trial to purchaser. Apply 464 ionn cignin street. James Martin GREATEST BARGAIN EVER OF- fered: 200 hentl of hnrcoa inH ma rf 10 Ul: Suitable for nnv hnainc- alu, l-t rf mules: also 3 young mares, heavy in fold: 5 suit carts. Can be seen and bought at pasture field.
3439 Germantown avenue. Take Eighth street car. fiV WORK HORSES for sale cheap. N. W.
corner Eighth snri W. Mathers Sons. 7X-FOR SALE A GRAY HORSE. CHUNKY built, (j years old: warranted sound: must he seen; allow trial. 1225 Pine street.
7V FOR SALE Fine driving mare. yCyv Rluge avenue. 2204 WAGONS SECOND-HAND LIGHT 2-HORSE high seat. 4-post top shelving capacity 4000 pounds: also one horse ice wagon. Kanooipn ana mow streets, between Fifth and Sixth JW NEW AND SECOND-HAND ness wagons.
Randolph and Willow, between Fifth and Sixth. Large stock of new panel-body wagons and ice wagons. IM lFOR SALE CHEAP ALL KINDS OF ftagSffi wha rf grocery and furniture wagons. Max M. Retz, 1041 Frankford avi-nue.
BIRDSJDOGJETC FOR SALE A 6-months old St. Bernard dog; weighs 85 pounds and stands 27 Inches high. Address John E. Fisher. 830 North Tenth street.
Reading. Pa. SECURITY FROM LOSS BY BURGLARY, ROBBERY. FIRE OR ACCIDENT. THE FIDELITY INSURANCE.
TRUST AND SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA. 325-331 CHESTNUT STREET. CHARTER PERPETUAL. CAPITAL, ....2,000,000 2,000,000 SECURITIES and VALUABLES of every description. Including Bonds and Stocks, Plate, Jewelry.
Deeds, taken for Safe-keeping, on Special Guarantee, at the Lowest Rates. The Company also Rents Safes Inside its Borglar-proof Vaults at prices varying from $5 to $200, according to size. Rooms and desks adjoining vaults provided for Safe renters. Deposits of money received on Interest. In come collected and remitted for a moderate charge.
The Company acts as Executor. Administra tor and Guardian and receives and Execute Trusts of every description from the Courts, rwrnnrntionn and Individuals. All Trust Funds and Investments are kept separate and apart from the assets of the Company. As additional security the Company has a Special Trust Capital of principally responsible for Its trust obligations. Wills receipted for and safely kept without charge.
JOHN B. GEST. President. CHAS. ATHERTON.
Vice-President. ROBERT M. SCOTT, Treasurer. H. HERBERT PIGOTT.
Secretary. GEORGE S. CLARK. Safe Superintendent. ALEXANDER PURVES.
Real Estate Officer. for Internal and external use CURES AND PREVENTS CoHt. Couijhi. Sara Throat. Influenza, Bronchitis.
Pneumonia, Swilling of the Joints, Lumbago, Inflammations. RHEUMATISM. NEURALGIA, TOOTHACHE. AjTHMA. DIFFICULT BREATHINt Radwaj'i Ready Relief is a Sore Care for Every Fain, Sprains, Brui.es, Falna In the Bark, Chest or Lira Im, It was the First and is the Only PAIN REMEDY That instantly stops the most excruciating pains, allays inflammation, and cares Congestions, whether of the Lungs.
Stomach. Bowels or other glands or organs, by one application. A half to a teaspoonful In half a tumbler of water will, in a few cure Cramps, Spasms. Sour Stomach, Heartburn. -Nervousness.
Sleeplessness. Sick Headache. Diarrhoea. Dys-enterv. Colic.
Flatulency, and all internal pains. There Is not a remedial agent in the wo-ld that will cure Fever and Ague and all other Bilious and other fevers. ai1(v! by BADWAV'S PfT.tS fo quickly as BAD-WAY'S READY RELIEF. Fifty Cents per Bottle. Sold by Druggists.
BADWAT 55 Elm Street. New Xork. STEAMSHIP LINES TO THE KLONDIKE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY FROM BETHLEHEM, PA. OR NEW YORK CITY T6 VANCOUVER, VICTORIA. SEATTLE and TACOMA First-class Steamshia Accommodations to Wranjrle.
Skagway. from Vancouver or Victoria i to runcie. orsi-iiwB. v-v- a I I I nrsi-ciawe. $3U: second-class, $20.
From Vancouver or Victoria to Skaway first- i class, 40; Becond-lafts, $25. Correspondingly low rates to Edmonton, Prince Albert. Aa- TO SAN FRANCISCO $30. Secure at once Tickets and information from H. McMURTRIE, Agt, 3d Chestnut Phila.
E. V. SKINNER. 3. E.
353 Broadway. N. Y. AMERICAN LINE "iM RED STAR ttK. New York Queenstown Southampton.
New York Southampton Antwerp. The steamers performing these services are either British or Belgian. Every Wednesday and alternate Saturday at noon from Fler 14 N. Berlin, May 4. Noordland, May 11.
Friesland. May 18. Southwark, May 5. Mav ZH. Westernland.
June 1. Philadelphia to Liverpool, Pier 64, Phila. WaesUnd, April P.M. d. May 7, 10 A.
rf. Belg' nl'd. Mav 14, 4.30 P. M. Penn' nd, Mav21, 10 A.M.
Philadelphia to Antwerp. Pier AS, Pail. Switzerland. May 5. 8.30 A.
M. International Navigation Company. SOS and S07 Walnut Street. ZOO'S ANNUAL REPORT An Increase of Attendance Oyer Last Year Shown The annual report of the Board of Directors of the Zoological Garden, submitted to the stockholders at the annual meeting yesterday, showed that during the year there were 173,999 admissions to the gardens. The average daily admissions were 477 and the greatest number of admissions was on Saturday, May 29, when 4373 people passed through the gates.
The attendance for the year was an increase of 369 over the previous year. The receipts were an increase of $128 54. At the close of the year the collection contained 1019 living animals, 339 mammals, 421 birds, 23S reptiles and 21 ba-trachians. Don't Worry Circles To-morrow night a "Don't Worry Circle" will be organized at Horticultural Hall Theodore F. Sward, who started the movement in New York and extended It to many cities, will lecture.
The headquarters are at 1752 street, X. Washington, r. C. Teaching the Deaf and Dumb The anaual report of the Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, at Mt. Airy, contains much interesting Information, and among other things shows how the pupils are taught to operate the lino- ltypes.
Mi AUDITED STATEMENT OP The West Philadelphia TITLE TRUST COMPANY Lancaster Avenue and 40th PHILADELPHIA Condition at Close of Business, April 15th, 1898. ASSETS Cash on Hand and in Demand Loans on Collateral Time Loans on Collateral 340.391.00 435.700.00 Investment Securities 156.226.47 Mortgages (First Liens) 268.433.00 Office Building. Furniture and Fix- tures 89.014.21 Other Real Estate Overdrafts 3.714.35 153.37 14.4rtl.35 2.630.02 Accrued Interest Title Fees Outstanding Total LIABILITIES Capital Stock (Paid In $250,000.00 Surplus 100.000.00 Undivided Profits (Net) 13.192.73 Dividend Check Outstanding Deposits 1.295.330.9T Total 81.658.546.20 Stato of Pennsylvania. County of Philadelphia, ss. I.
AUGUSTUS I. WOOD. Treasurer of the above named Company, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true and correct, to th best of my knowledge and belief. AUGUSTUS I. WOOD.
Treasurer. Subscribed and sworn to before me. April 22d. 1898. (Seal).
MARTIN STOTZ. Notary Public. CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS. Philadelphia. April 22d.
1808. We hereby certify that we have audited the accounts of The West Philadelphia Title and Trnst Company from January 1st. 1897. to the close of business April 15th. 198.
and found the same to have been carefully and correctly kept. We have also examined the seenritlea belonging to the Company, and those in its custody, and found the same to be as set forth in the above statement. The market value of the securities1 held as collateral exceeds the loans thereon by a liberal margin. JOHN HEINS Public Accountants and Auditor. To Holders of Lehigh Yalley Railroad Company First Mortgage Bonds Maturing June 1, 1898.
Philadelphia, April 2, 1898. THE LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD CO. gives notice to the holders of Its bonds, known as the First Mortgage Bonds of 1898, secured by mortgage bearing date May 15, 1868. to William V. Longstretn and Edward Roberts, trustees, under which mortgage the Glrard Life Insurance, Annuity and Trust Company are substituted trustees, that it has arranged with Messrs.
DHEXEL CO. to purchase said bonds, amounting in the aggregate to from the holders thereof at par on June 1, 1808. ALFRED WALTER President. Philadelphia, April 2, 1898. Referring to the above notice of the LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY, we will be prepared, on June 1, 1898, to purchase at par, on presentation at our bauking bouse, the First Mortgage Bonds of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, known as the First Mortgage Bonds of 1898.
We have also agreed with the Railroad Company to extend the bonds purchased by us for a period of fifty (50) years from the said date, with interest at the rate of four per cent. (4) per annum, payable "on the first days of June and December in each year, both principal and Interest on said extended bonds to be payable in gold coin of the United States of present standard of weight and fineness, free of all taxes which the company may be required to deduct therefrom. Such of the present holders as desire to procure the extended bonds are Invited to communicate with us on or before May 2, concerning the terms and conditions upon which they may be obtained from ua. DREXEL Bankers Chestnut and Fifth streets. BANKING HOUSE OF HAIGHT FREESE PHILADELPHIA, 402 WALNUT ST.
NEW YORK. 53 BROADWAY. BOSTON. 85 STATU ST. Execute order, in Bonds.
Grain, Cotton and Provisions on the New York, Philadelphia. Box ton and Chicago tiraln and Stock Exchanges for investment or to be carried on margin of 3 to 5 per cent, at moderate rates of interest and 1-16 commission. Interest allowed on margins and deposits subject to check at Bight. Write or call for our "400 Pare 8ecnrlty Issued gratis and mailed free DETERMINING THE FINATiCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE FIRM WITH WHICH YOU DEAL IS AS IMPORTANT AS SELECTING THE RIGHT STOCKS. Prlvtita wires to Boston, New York and Chi cago.
"1 10-SHARE Commission Is wti CITIZENS STREET RMLR0D COMPANY OF INDIAN P0 LIS The transfer books of the Company will be closed on April 30th, 1808, and reopened May 11th. 1898. 1 I no Tl Tl II I TIIHHI llll! Ill IIITMlUUIflB 1 1 tfce Company will be Held tne Citv or jn(jiannpoll8 on Tuesday, May 10th, 1808, 10 A Tne interest coupons upon the rnnanl idated Morteaee Bonds of the Com pany, due May 1st, will be paid upon presentation at the Fourth Street National Bank of Philadelphia. W. F.
MILHOLLAND Secretary. BROWN BROS, CO. S. E. Cor.
Fourth and Chestnut Streets. TRAVELERS' LETTERS OF CREDIT Available in all parts of the world. Issued for any- desired amount. PHII.APELPHIA. REATMNO AM) NEW ENGLAND KAILKOAO ReorcMnlzatton Committee The holders of ftrnt mortgage bonds and other necurities of the Philadelphia, Readlud and New Enzlund Railroad Company are notified that the time limited for depotilt of securities undr th" plan of reorganization dated MATch 14th.
expires on April 3th, 1HW4. Ni, securities will be reeelved after that date unlexn aeeomnanied by a payment of the following penalties: Fifty dollars (five per cent.) opon the nrae mortcaae bond. Twenty dollars Ctwo per cent.) upon the series and series "It" income bonds. Flftr rents per share upon the common ana preferred stock. A j-leTCHER.
Chairman. Philadelphia. April 25. 1808. TO ALASKA bynw EMPIRE LINE 3, VW-f steamers Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois.
Indiana, toneniauifh. Specially fitted with Steam Heat. Electric Light, and all mo era ImproTem nts. Seattle to St, Michael st Appointed to sail about June 15. 22, uly I V.
27. connecting with Company's Beet of new YIKOM RIVER HTKAMKKS. insuring prompt through passage to DAWSON CITY and ot'ier Yukon RiTer Applv EMPIRE TRANSPORTATION CO "7 First Seattle. Wa.b. Or to INTER NATIONAL NAV.
8o6 Walnut Phila. NEWARK. Mrs. Henry Sands. who keeps a furnished room house at 89 Bank atreet.
has turned over to the police a three-months-old child which she says. wa left on her hands by a couple who gaTe the name of Mr. and Mrs. Davenport. HOME HID ABROAD Port of Philadelphia, April 29 Sun rises 5.02 A.
sets 6.52 P. M. High water, 7 21 A. P. M.
Low water. 1.52 A. M-. 2.37 P. M.
Arrived Yesterday Str. Vesper. Watson. New York, W. P.
Clyde Co. Str. Anthonv Groves. Fowler. Baltimore, F.
S. Groves. Schr. Twilight. Predmore.
Fall River, ballast. H. I. May dc Co. Sch.
Gardiner B. Reynolds. Sprague. Boston, ballast. Ilaldt Cummins.
Sch. John 8. Davis. Young. Warren, ballast.
J. L. Nicholson. Sch. Elsie M.
Smith. Hall. Cape Henry, mackerel. Master. Sch.
Flora V. Nickerson, Lewis, Cape Henry, ruackeral. Master. Cleared Yesterday Str. Geestemunde Langen.
Flushing, for orders. Gust Heye. Str. Berks. Sablich.
Gloucester, towing barge Preston, captain Brown, lor Neponset. w. Taylor. Str. Gulf Stream.
Tunnell. Richmond. W. P. Clyde Co.
Str. Elko. New York. W. P.
Clyde Co. Str. Eaglet. Donovan. New York.
W. P. Clyde Co. Str. Anthony Groves.
Jr. Fowler. Baltimore. F. is.
Groves. Sch. Henry L. Pcckham. Harding.
Boston. A. Y. Hanna. Sch.
Elsie M. Smith. Hall. Fishing Banks. Master.
Sch. Flora L. Nickerson. Lewis. Fishing Banks.
Master. Sch. Bradford C. French. Sanford.
Providence, J. L. Nicholson. Sch. William M.
Wilson. Bragg. Norfolk. C. L.
Higbee. Sch. Lena A. Cotton. McElwee.
Fair Haven. C. L. Higbee. Sch.
Carrie A. Norton. Wylle. Gardiner. William G.
Reynolds. Barge Electa, for New York, In tow tug Pilot, A. r. Hughes. Delaware Bay and River News BREAKWATER, April 28.
Anchored at the Brown Shoal steamer Missouri uinaon for Philadelphia; light tramp steamer. Arrived Steamers Richmond. Norfolk for New York; Norman, Philadelphia for Providence; V. ,1 REEDY ISLAND, April 28. Passed down- Cruiser Amerigo espuccl ror Halifax-, N.
S. steamers Manhattan for Belfast: Glenmoor Hamburg; Sam Handford for Stettin; Berks, for Gloucester, towing barge Preston; schooners Golden Sheaf, for Portland; Mary F. Godfrey, for Savannah; Isaac H. Tillver. for Newburvnort.
MAKCCS HOOK. April 28. Passed down- Steamers Gulf Stream, for Klchmona; snip Charles JS. Moody, for San Francisco. MISCELLANY.
NORFOLK, April 28. The Italian bark Amer tea. irom Aiexanaretrs. a. ror Bal timore, is ashore off Sewall's Point; tug Asher j.
ttnason is worKing on ner. LEWES, April 28. Tug Protector went to the assistance of the British hark Rita, be fore reported, and toWed her to a safe an chorage Inside the east end of the Breakwater. W7ind at 2 P. M.
was N. 50 miles. PHILADELPHIA, April 28. The British bark Ueeehdale. from Java, reports lost and Brill sails In hurricane February 3, off Cape of Good Mope, xne orancn ornce or tne muaaeipnia Maritime Exchange reports that a gale of 44 miles velocity is blowing at Atlantic City, N.
J. The telephone is clear from Cape May to Sandy Hook, and there are no casualties re-itorted. BREAKWATER, April 27. In port. 6 P.
Schooners Charles H. Sprague. Maine. Elm City, P. E.
Wharton. Centennial. Ella R. Simpson. John W.
Fox. Norumbega, Richard Lester, Virginia Kulon Lena and Maud, Ethel B. Jacobs, Sa Fox. Hattie Nickerson, Jennie Middleton. Addle Jordan.
Ruth M. Martin, Alice Parsons. Hettie M. Graham. S.
C. Trvon, Hiram Lowell, George F. Edmunds. Mabel Kennlston, B. F.
Jayne, E. A. Cranmer, Thomas C. Raket. Adela Maud.
La tona. Carrie E. Parsons, John Feeny, Elsie M. Harriss, Samuel L. Storer, Annie C.
Hall. E. P. Wright, Harvard. J.
Wesley, Belle, barges Union and Falcon. Imports at Philadelphia SOUR AB AY A. British bark. Beechdale, 7088 baskets sugar, Spreckels' Sugar Refining Company. CARDENAS.
British steamer. Sutherland (cor rected manifest April 27). 200 hds. sugar, Law rence i jo. lo.aB nags sugar, spreckels' Sugar Refining Company.
Exports From Philadelphia FLUSHING. F. O. German steamer Geeste- nmude, 1.2f9,357 gls. ref.
petroleum. 10,000 circled heading, $1500. OTHER PORTS Sailed PROVIDENCE. April 27. Schr.
Kate B. Og- den. for PhlladelDhla. SAVANNAH, April 27. Schr.
Douglass Gregory, ror hllatieltihia. BATH. April 27. Schr. Abel E.
Babco*ck. for Phllade uhla. BOOTH BY. April 27. Schr.
Ellen M. Baxter, for Philadelphia. BARRY. April 28. Str, Watllngton.
for Dela ware Breakwater. CARDIFF, April 27. Str. Trewldden. for Del.
owflrp nliTi hTit LONDON. April 28. Str. Annandale, ror t'hiia- delphla. PENARTH.
April 28. Str. Trefusis, for Delaware Breakwater. QUF.EXSTOWN. April 28.
Str. Belgenland, from Liverpool ir rmjHuipnin. TROON. Anril 27. Str.
-Exe. for Philadelphia. SHIELDS. April 26. Str.
Norge, for Delaware Breakwater. LAS PALM AS, April 23. Str. Fairmead, for Hampton Koads. for orders.
GLASGOW. April 27. Str. Roumanian, for Philadelphia. Arrived NASSAU.
April 28. Str. Luciline. from Havana for Phiifirlelnhia (for coal). PROVINCETOWN.
April 28. Bark Filioo de Negri, from Boston for Philadelphia, in tow of tug Ivanhoe. LISBON. April 28. Bark Tentadora.
from Phila delphia. RICHMOND. April 28. Str. Yemassee.
from Philadelphia. ROTTERDAM. April 27. Str. Charloes.
from Philadelphia. Passed GIBRALTAR. April 28. Str. Hanseat.
from Samarang and xokobama for Delaware Breakwater. TARIFA. April 22 Ship Louise, from Phila delphia for Maseilles. GirR ALTAR. April 21.
Str. Bayonne. from Philadelphia for enlce. BROW HEAD. April 28.
Str. Delaware, from Philadelphia for Liverpool. KINSAI.E, April 28. Ship Cromartyshire, from Portland for yueenstown. Cleared PORTLAND.
April 27. Schr. William H. Clif ford, lor a coal port; senr. j-anny Brown, ior Kennebec and Pniladelnhia.
BOSTON. April 27. Schr. Elvira J. French, for Philadelphia.
A nchored NOBSKA, April 27. Schr. Sagamore, from Philadelphia for Boston. REEDY ISLAND, April 28. Ship Charles E.
aiooay, irom i'nuaaeipnia ior can rancisco. Spoken EAST LATHIAN. British ship, from Java for HpliiviirA P.ranbiriitpr Anril '(1 in lntltnde 40- lonsitude 64.07. FREIGHTS AND CHARTERS WILLOWDENE. British steamer.
Philadelphia to Cork, for orders, with 15.000 quarters of grain, at 5 shillings, snot. JUNO. British steamer. Philadelphia to Amster dam, Kotterdam or Lonaon, with lD.uuo quarters of grain, at 4 shillings, berth terms, July 15 cancellation. KIRBY.
British stamer (previously), Philadelphia to Rotterdam, with 6000 to 12,000 quarters of oats, at 2 shillings pence and 5500 to 11.50O quarter" of heavy grain, at 3 shillings i'-i pence. May. WORDSWORTH. British steamer. New York, Philadelphia.
Baltimore. Norfolk or Newport News to Cork, for orders, with 12.000 quarters of grain, at 4 shillings 6 pence, June. NfiWliY. British steamer. New York.
Philadelphia Baltimore. Norfolk or Newport News to Cork for orders, with 12.500 quarters of grain, at 4 shillings. 6 pence, with the option of Denmark, at 4 shillings 7Vt pence to one port or at 4 shillings 9 pence if to two ports. June. SELMA.
British steamer. Baltimore to Rotterdam, with 15.000 quarters of heavy grain, at 4 shillings and 15.000 quarters of oats, at 3 shillings 6 pence. May. CARLISLE. Britisb steamer.
Baltimore to Cork for orders, with 13.000 quarters of grain, at 4 shillings fi pence, with the option of Denmark, at 4 shillings IVt pence to one port, or at 4 shillings 9 pence if to two ports. June. CAPUA. British steamer. New York to Hamburg, with 12.000 quarters of grain, at 4 shillings 6 pence, berth terms, prompt.
CUMERIA. British steamer. New York to Antwerp. Amsterdam or Rotterdam, with 17,000 quarters of grain, at 4 shillings, berth terms. May.
AVONA, Norwegian steamer Crecharter). Philadelphia to Amsterdam. Rotterdam or Antwerp, with 18.000 quarters of grain at 4 shillings for heavy grain and 3 shillings 4Vr pence for oats, with the option of Hamburg or French ports at 4 shillings lvfe pence for heavy grain and 3 shillings 6 pence for oats. If to Bordeaux at 4 shillings 3 pence for heavy grain and 3 shillings 7Vi pence for oats. JO.SHUA NICHOLSON.
British steamer Balti more to Cork for orders, with 11.000 quarters of grain at 4 shillings 9 pence. May. HARDWICK HALL. British steamer. 2676 tons.
New York to Antwerp, with general t'urn nrivate terms, with the option of 26.000 quarters of grain 4 shillings 2Vi pence. May. ST. REGULUS. British steamer.
1999 tons. New York to Rotterdam, with general carer. on private terms, with the option of 20.000 quarters of grain at 4 shillings iVi pence. Miv. EDDYSTONE.
British steamer. 1451 tons. Gulf nf Mexico to the Lnited Kingdom or ContI nent. with general cargo at 17 shillings 6 luimv form. Mav.
OBERON. British steamer. 1763 tons. Gulf of Mexico to the United Kingdom or Continent with general cargo at 18 shillings, net form MARITIME. British steamer.
1824 tons. Vir- o-inf to the United Kingdom or Continent. with general cargo at 15 shillings, net form. DARLINGTON. British steamer.
1625 tons, Philadelphia to St. Thomas, with coal at about S2.7S. HBEMKRHAVEN. Dutch tank steamer. New York to Antwerp, with 30.000 barrels of re- DiMiTTiv-r noT-mnn Tank steamer.
New York to Hamburg, with 30.000 barrels of refined petroleum, on private terms. NORGE. Norwegian steamer, 2022 tons (rechar- ter). two months, in the West India trade, at 10 shillings. SUSSEX.
British bark, 1212 tons. New York to New Zealand, with varlona Australian op-innm H-h (Tonwrnl citrflro. on private tpmis. EMMA C. KNOWLES.
American schooner. Phil- BEFORE SESSIONS. 1K St Paul 5 ltio do 85'. i 10O do 3O0 do lot Jrva 100 Nor T.i 2uo Pac pf its til 2tM do lots 6iU 10O do 6l4i lOO do BH 41 Penna 56" 1G do do ftti'Z 17 io 100 Reading 8 5000 ltd tien 78 100 4s COUP 1925 3X Trac can. 14 200 do 14 fto do 14 10O do 14 300 85 400 200 do do do do do lots.
14 mi lots. lots. 20 SECOND SESSION. cenoa, jh-'si 50 Union Tr 14i AFTER SESSIONS. 100 St Paul 864 1000 Elec Peo Trac 4s 5 Ger Pass .135 5000 Pitts Gulf 5s 100 Nor Pac 100 do B8 23 1O0 do 100 Penna 35 do 30(MI Pass 4a rlOO 50 Union Trac.
14i FIRST SESSION. CNLIS'D SECURITIES. lOO Bait Con Tr. 2134 4O00 Buffalo City Pas 5s 1000 Cona Trac fc.iec Ac i'eo Trac 4s 5 Uer Pass .135 4 Minehill 55 BETWEEN SESSIONS 2i M) St Paul loo do Stf axi do lots 8 loo do fcti'i 10O do S5 2 Fire Aas'n .355 21 Invst of Phil 65 6000 Pitts Oulf 5s 68 73 Leh Val 20-1 100 Nor Pac 23, 20 do do 23' loo do liMffl 5o do 23 'A loo do 23'i loo Nor Pac pf. il' 3'H do lota eii, 6UO0 IMk Est Imp 4s 101 1000 iUlg Ext Con 4s 101 50 Keadins 8 loo do 8i 5 do 8 1-16 200 do lots 8' 200 do 8i, loo Rd 1st pf.
19 1-18 lOO do 19 100 do 10 1-16 100 do 19 1-16 300 Id Trac Its. 14 5s lOOJ 6000 do 1'KiMi 100 Puoues Trac. 4014 2000 Eauit Illume 1st 5s 102' 20 Pa Llcht rets 6A 7 do 1OO0O do 5oX do 3 do 5000 do 1H400 do 5s 80 80 Mi 804 8014 80 80i 80 80 5H RV, 5 5- 5V4 5 1353i lots looo do 2otm do 2oO do 10 Marsden 140 do lots 5 do do do 2rt 2.15 300 do SO Met Street 2000 do scrip S4 8000 New Pass 5s. 1094 37000 Phil. Rde 1st 5s 25 10 Un Gas Imp.l0rV4 10 do loo do loo do 100 do 100 Welsh Tref 10 Welsh lot.
105 106 106 Com'l 64H Light. 41 655 Reading 400 do 1st pref .8 8 8 8 10 1-16 10 1-16 10 18 85 86 85 86 105 106 105 106 14, 14 14 14 1500 St 1'aul 320 Un Gas 2055 T'n Traction 10 Welsbach. 41 100 do Com'l pf 64 Bonds. $4000 Buffalo Passenger 5s 7000 Consol Traction of 5s 16OO0 F.lectric People's 2ih0 Eauitable Gas 110 100 -'8 loooo Kan City. Pitts Gulf 2000 Metropolitan Street scrip s4 8O00 Newark Passenger 5s 109 42636 Penn Heat rcpts 5s 80 2000 People's Traction 4s 100 370OO Phila Reading 5s 25 6O00 Reading Improv't 4s 101 lOOO do Consol Ext 4s 101 5000 do general 4s 78 100 United States 4s, 1925 coup 118 Clearing Home Returns April 28 Clearings.
$9,264,814 112,016.027 13.250,105 18,866,186 2,858,240 Balances. $1,357,362 6,498,405 1.627,308 2,401.373 487,131 Philadelphia New York Boston Chicago Baltimore Governments Closing Quotations Bid. Ask. 94 V. S.
extended. 2 per cent U. S. 4s, registered U. S.
4s, coupon U. S. 4s, new, registered IT. S. 4s.
new. coupon ..106 ..107 ..117 106 108 118 119 110 111 .118 U. S. 5s, new, registered 109 U. S.
5s, new, coupon 110 U. S. Currency 6s, 1899 102 Foreign Exchange 60 days. 3 days. Sterling 4.82 4.85 Francs 5.22 5.20- Per 4 marks 94 .94 Guilders 39 .40 New York Stocks Sales.
Open. Hieh. Low. 70 11 27 116 106 10 24 101 15 37 81 18 10 11 18 89 85 140 117 83 172 107 32 98 46 92 135 ioi 25 29 44 5 23 KO 107 13 22 89 58 15 37 32 18 9 15 18 50 15 85 Clos. 70 11 2i 118 107 10 24 101 15 36 91 17 10 11 18 90 86 140 116 83 172 104 32 98 4i 93 137 101 25 29 44 5 23 CI 108 13 22 90 59 15 37 24 19 9 15 181 50 15 83 too Am Cotton Oil pf TO 70 11 11 27 27 116 118 106 107 10 10 24 246 2465 Am Spirits loo do pref 45830 Am Suear 4iO do pref 325 Atch.
Top Fe. 2495 do pref 59H2 Am Tobacco 101 102 2O0 Bait Ohio 15 15 670 Brook Rao 37 37 92 18 10-" 11 18 91 86 140 117 84 540 Central of 91 32o Ches Ohio 18 35 Chic. Great West 10 300 Clev. Lor West. 11 lOOCol Fuel 18 18795 Chic.
Burl Q. 90 23764 Chic. St P. 85 272 do pref 140 325 Chic North 117 7765 Chic. I Pac.
2fHl Consolidated 172 172 130 Del Hudson 107 107 470 Erie 1st pref 32 32 190 Illinois Central 98 9H 4H85 Louis A Nash 4rt 4y. 2160 Manhattan EIt 92 93 3905 Met Traction 135 137 572 Mich Central 101 101 735 Missouri Pacific 600 National Lead 29 100 Norf West pref. 44 FOO North American 5 3115 North Pacific 23 do nref fi 29 44 5 23 61 aiftfi 1M Cen A- Hud. 107 108 415 13 13 3O0 Taclfic Mail 22 3142 Peoples' Gas 89 lOO St 58 1BOO Readine 15 2750 do 1st pref 38 Southern Rwy pref 25 230 Tenn Iron 18i 200 Texas Pacific 9 100 Rubber 15 100 Union Pacific New 18 19352 do pref 50 100 Wabash pref 15 590 West Union Tel 85 BONOS. $1115fK Atch 4s 8o 22 90 58 1 38 32 18 9 15 .19 51 15 85 85 8514 85 7000 Chic Ter Tr 1st 4s 81 3000 Pac 1st 6 cp.
113 40O0 Pac sen 3s 58 57O00 Pac prior 4s 90 90 63000 77 78 HOOOTex Pac 1st 5s 9i 98 9000 Tex Pac 2d 5s. 30 90 90, 77 78 97 98 GENERAL INVESTMENT NEWS Matters of Interest About Transportation and Finance Thp Chiraeo. Burlington and Quincy Rail road makes the following comparative statement of business for the month of Marcn: Gross earnings Inc. $671,927 Expenses 2,138,204 Inc. 496,193 Net earnings Inc.
$175,734 Charges 890,000 Inc. 13,798 Balance $639,462 Inc. $161,935 For the nine months ending March 31 the- gross earnings are $32,800,249, an increase of net earnings are an increase of $1,931,178, and net earnirgs, after paying charges, are an increase of $1,806,994. The net earnings so far this fiscal year are 6.7 per cent, as against 4.57 per cent, in the same period last year. The result for the year is expected to be over 7 per cent, earned on the stock.
The extension of the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad to Fort Smith will be completed next week. Train service over it will begin on May 9. A dispatch from Chicago says: "Orders have been received by the freight men of the Eastern roads to print as open tariff the lowest rates that are made secretly by any competitor. This means either a restoration of rates to the authorized basis or the cancellation of innumerable contracts for low rates." The Southern Railway reports for March: Gross earnings Inc. $106,610 Expenses Inc.
47,067 Net earnings $600,194 Inc. 59,543 For the liine months ending March 31 the gross earnings are $15,692,176, an increase of $1,009,942, and net earnings are $5,218,256, an increase of $380,708. Some of the large stockholders of the tT. S. Rubber Company living in Boston have organized an opposition movement to the present management, and are soliciting proxies to be voted against the management at the annual meeting on May 7.
Home important amendments to the bylaws are proposed, and will be voted upon at the meeting, and the management is endeavoring to carry them through. The Wabash Railroad reports for March: Gross earnings Inc. $221,155 Expenses 788,031 Inc. 175,129 Net earnings $369,511 Inc. $45,976 For the nine months ending March 31 the gross earnings are $9,865,579, an Increase of $1,097,167, and net earnings are an increase of $373,406.
The Erie and other New York State Canals will be opened for business on May 7. United States Government bonds were firmer yesterday, the old fours advancing V4 and the new fours advancing Iu London Spanish fours were weaker, closing at 3314. as against 34 at the close on Wednesday. The Bank of England statement shows the following changes for the week: Total rt serve Increased 1,350.000 Circulation increased 161,000 Bullion increased 1,510,565 Other securities decreased 304,000 Other deposits increased 1,336,000 Public deposits decreased 314,000 Notes reserve increased 1,246,000 Government securities unchanged. The proportion of reserve which last week was 39.80 per cent, is now 41.71 per cent.
The bank rate of discount is unchanged at 4 per cent i Bills discounted increased 77,650.000 -I 1 I Sliver in nana aecreaseu The foreign exchange market was dull but firm. The posted rate for sixty-day bills was advanced one-half per cent, on the pound. Bar silver in London was one-eighth of a penny higher at 26 pence per ounce. The commercial price in New York was 57 cents. Both France and the East Indies are buying.
The following comparative gross earnings are reported for the third A nril railroad week of Louisville Nash $378,870 Norfolk West 226,389 Oregon 154,36 C. St. Louis. 260,340 West. N.
Y. Pa 53,400 Chi. W. Mich 34.041 G. Rat.
27,780 Inc. Inc. Inc. Inc. Inc.
Inc. Inc. 70,346 73.858 22.652 3.100 5.442 4,617 Securities at Auction. The following stocks and bonds were sold at auction yesterday: 30 shs Fire Association 3.55(53.55 50 shs Real Estate Trust 95 45 shs United Firemen's Ins 18 7 shs Glrard Nat Bank 69 100 shs Nesquehoning Valley 54 20 shs Trust Co America 6 $1000 City Phllada 6s, 1901 110 London Stock Market LONDON. April 28.
Consols, for money, 111; do for the account. 111 3-16; Canadian Pacific, 82: Erie. 11: Erie 1st pfd, 32; Illinois Central, 100; Mexican Ordinary, 17; St Paul common. 89; New York Central, 110; Pennsylvania, 57; Reading, 8. HAWAIIAN ISLANDS Administration Will Not Change Policy Pending Senate's Action WASHINGTON, April 28.
Professor John B. Moore, qualified to-day at the State Department as Assistant Secretary of State and, in the absence of Secretary Day, received the representatives of governments having diplomatic business with the United States. Among them were the Portukuese Minister and Mr. llatic, Minister from Hawaii. The latter, it is understood, desired to ascertain, so far as possible, the policy of the United States with regard to the Republic of Hawaii in connectioa with the wat with Spain.
It is said he had no information to communicate concerning the report that the United States flag had been raised at Honolulu, the latest mails received at the legation making no reference to such an act. Although it is impossible to' obtain any official information on that particular point, it is understood that the Hawaiian Minister was informed that the administration was not likely to change the policy towards the Hawaiian Islands pending action by the Senate on the treaty providing for the annexation of those islands to the United States. PENSIONS ISSUED Pennsylvanians and Jerseymen Receive the Desired Certificates WASHINGTON, D. April 28. Pension certificates have been issued as follows: ISSUE OF APRIL 19, 1898.
PENNSYLVANIA. Original (Special, April 20 Absalom Cousins. Oil City, $12; James Regcault, Philadelphia, $6: William White, Philadelphia, Edgemont D. Green. Erie.
Robert A. Henderson. Mc-Connell's Mills, John Brown, Philadelphia. $8: Benjamin Crane, Olivia, $10; James M. Patterson, New Kensington, James Gay, Dunbar.
$6: George M. Leed-om. Southampton, William Highfield, Media. John A. Morrow, Newtown Square, $6.
Restoration Samuel Webb, Lewisburg, $6. Renewal and Increase George E. Rugg. Oxford, $4 to $8. Increase Charles McMannis.
Blairsville, .6 to $8: Erastus Robb, Bellefonte, $6 to $12; Daniel M. Kashner, Shamokln, $6 to James B. Hurst. Mt. Pleasant.
$12 to $14; Jeremiah Welliver, Light Street, $16 to $17; John Fenicle, Duncannon, $6 to $8: John W. Ayers, McAlvey's Fort. $14 to $17; William Eckeuford Bradenville. $6 to $10; Edward Beckwifh, Hannah. $6 to $12.
NEW JERSEY. Original Theodore J. Hoffman. Somervllle, Peter McArdle, North Cramer Hill, $6. Additional William E.
H'll. Elizabeth. to Reissue-Joseph Hewitt. Melville, $12. Original Widows, etc.
Sarah Steltz, Newark. Margaret Worthington. Newark, $12; Harriet A. Williams. Trenton.
$8. DELAWARE. Original Caleb H. Sea-cord. Frederica, MARYLAND.
Original Dallas Smith. Boonsboro, $6: George W. Kane. Church Hill, $6. Original Widows, etc.
Eliza Green, Earlton, $8. JULY WHEAT'S RISE Frantic Scenes in Chicago Over the Shoot Upward of Prices Special to The Inquirer. CHICAGO, 111., April 28. Europe's frantic demand for American wheat was echoed by the bears in the Chicago market to-day, when one of the wildest sessions since the war fever began was witnessed on change. July broke all its previous records in this campaign ad sold as high as US cents a bushel.
At the close most of the upturn was lost, July showing only 14 cent advance from last night's figures. Liverpool was wild with excitement, and added nearly 9 cents to the price of wheat, while all other foreign and do-: mestic markets ignored fractions in the rush for higher prices. i The cry about a "wheat famine" which had advanced the price 20 cents a bushel in Liverpool, is being heard from the Northwest, whence all the available supply is to come until the winter wheat crop is harvested. HABR1S0N-PRUYN Well-Known Philadelphian to Be Groom in Albany Wedding Special to The Inquirer. ALBANY, N.
April 2S. Miss Elizabeth Tooper Pruyn will be married to Mr. Mitchell Harrison, of Philadelphia, at St. Peter's Church, Albany, at noon on Wednesday, June 1. Miss Pruyn's bridesmaid will be Miss Anna Lansing, maids of honor, Miss Ellen Herndon Arthur; Miss Jessie McElroy, Miss Henrietta Yates, of Schenectady, Miss Edith Em-berv, of New York, and Miss Harrison, of Philadelphia.
Letters From Perished Whalers WASHINGTON, April 28. The Post Office Department at Ottawa, Canada, has sent to the Post Office Department here several hundred letters addressed for delivery in the United States which were written by the officers and crew of a whaler recently wrecked in the Arct'c Ocean, and were brought to the post office at Edmonton by the captain of the vessel. No postage being paid they were not properly mailable, but under the exceptional circ*mstances prepayment was waived by the Canadian administration and the letters forwarded as above stated. NEWS DOWN IN DELAWARE Special to The Inquirer. WILMINGTON, April 28: A heavy snow storm swept over Delaware early this morning, and the few fruit trees that withstood the rigors of the previous storms, were ruined during the night.
The home of Thomson R. Smith, a manufacturer, of Lincoln City, was robbed early this morning, and $100 in cash and a large quantity of silverware was secured by the thieves. Tfce Sinking Fund Commissioner, of Wilmington, to-day opened bids for $60,000 worth of city bonds, and all the bids carried with them a premium. The bonds bear 4 per cent, interest, and are to be redeemed in 1926. H.
L. Evans of Wilmington, were the highest bidders, and received the entire issue. The 7-year-old son of Thomas Lynch, of Smyrna, while playing with some school mates ran into a barbed wire fence and cut three large gashes in his throat. The grain and hay warehouse of Benjamin Ha lev, at Fourteenth and Scott streets. Wilmington, was destroyed by fire early this morning.
GLOUCESTER CITY. At the First M. E. parsonage last night Rev. Daniel W.
Mclntire united in marriage Albert Dawson, of this city, and Miss Ella Turpin, of CoUingswood. LONDON DRAWS GOLD The Bank Reserve Steadily Increasing Northern Pacific's Earnings Statement The exhibition of our capacity for war as shown by the bombardment of the Ma-tanzas forts took the edge olf the nervousness that was manifestly felt in the stock market and that would soon have been disclosed in a break in prices. Txie delay in beginning active operations was begin ning to wear on the nervous organizations of many holders of stock and it is alto- gether likely that quotations would have fallen but for the news that was published i yesterday morning. As is uMially the case the traders rushed to the other extreme of optimism, and the very men who were disposed to sell stocKs were late in the day buying with confidence in anticipation of the advance that is deemed certain to come as a result of Commodore Dewey's victory in the Philippines, which is now considered sure in advance. This spectacle of a sudden chance in sentiment on the part of the room traders was the only incident of the day, for no one else took any part in the business in stocks.
The opening was firm, with London a moderate buyer, and then the traders suddenly developed a disposition to buy and they caused a general advance bv noon. In the afternoon the trading diminished in volume and prices shaded off fractionally, but still the closing quotations were nearly up to the best made. The market, however, was a very unsatisfactory one because the business was so concentrated. Four stocks, Sugar, Burlington, St. Paul and Union Pacific preferred, furnished two-thirds of the day's business and as tne total sales only amounted to fchares, there was very little left for the rest of the list.
Sugar led in point of activity, and also in strength, advancing 1 per whereas the other active stocks did not gain over 1 per and most stocks made but a The close was firm owing to the better feeling about our naval forces and to an improved situation in Europe. The sharp advance in the Bank of England discount rate, from 3 to 4 per and the efforts that have been made by the bank to attract cold to London, have proved entirely successful and another I etriking demonstration has been afforded of London's control over the money markets of the world. The bank gained 500,000 in gold last week, and as went into the bank yesterday after the account was made up, the measures taken to draw gold are evidently still in force and are proving efficacious. In two weeks and one day the bank has gained 14,000,000, and as some large consignments are known to be on the way the money situation is distinctly easier. The discount rate in the open market, which has been ruling at 4 per has fallen to 3.
with every prospect of going lower. The financial situation abroad is manifestly stronger and the fears of a general break on the European Bourses, because of the decline in Spanish 4 are clearly unwarranted at this time. A reader of The Inquirer propounds the very proper query why the earnings statements of the Northern Pacific Railroad are criticised in this column. The answer is because the statements have a very suspicious appearance. The Northern Pacific is a very expensive road to operate, it has heavy grades in places, it was not built originally in the best manner, and as it is a single track road much time is lost by train crews in waiting on sidings for other trains to pass.
Some expert railroad men expressed the opinion that the road could not be operated as a paying concern for less than 70 per cent, of its gross receipts, vet a few months ago the company put forth a statement that showed operating expenses of only 37 per cent, of the gross receipts. In the subjoined table is a statement of the gross earnings, operating expenses and percentage ot operating expenses to gross receipts in the nine months from July 1, 1897, to March 30, 1898, of the principal railroads that have reported their earn ings so iar: Gross. Expenses P.C. 50 60 72 60 55 60 67 63 77 vortn i'acinc St. Paul 26.102.611 $9,011,013 15.802.896 Atchison Burlington 29.711,14(1 21.283,139 32.8OO.240 19.233.780 Heading 16.834.405 .267.112 6.795 698 10.473.92O 2.827.507 8.238.382 "Wabash 9.805.570 Southern 15.6!)2.176 fieorgia Cent.
4.50-J.762 C. St 10,772.812 It will be seen that the Northern Pacific's operating expenses are at only 50 per while there is but one other road, the Reading, which is operated for less than 00. But the Reading is probably the most favored road sec-tionally in the country, as it has an easy grade in the direction of its traffic all the way. Nor can it be said that the Northern Pacific has always been run cheaply. Its records for years past do not show anything of the kind.
It is true that about twelve years ago President Oakes operated the road for less than 50 per but it was frankly admitted at the time that repairs were being neglected in order to this showing, and as a matter of fact several million dollars of bonds were sold later to put the road in proper condition. The statements of the Northern Pacific road for several years past show that in only one year was the road operated for less than 60 per These figures are for the twelve months ending June 30 of the year mentioned: Gross. Kitnenses. P.C. 62 60 61 59 62 75 6.8 64 64 1889 J890 191 1892 3893 3894 3895 3891 512.184.045 22.610.503 ia.463.74rt 25.151.544 24 66t 458 23.920.100 16 547.210 17.434.9S1 15.4OO.097 14.577.350 14.934.112 12 S1 945 11.821.398 7.102 203 1,584,853 19.8ft3.160 3897 14,941,818 "10 month We have then a claim that the Northern Pacific is being operated for 50 per rent, of its gross receipts, but as against this have the reports of several other important roads for the same period only one of which was operated for less than t0 per and we are confronted moreover with the records of the Northern Pacific itself for a period of nine years, in none of which was it found nossible to operate the road for less than 59 ner cent.
These circ*mstances certainly afford ample ground for criticising the statements that are put out. They present a state of affairs which cannot "possibly be maintained, and there are a good manv rail-Toad managements who would never allow them to be issued in this shape. The sales in the local "larket were 8349 shares of stock and $143,736 bonds. One-ouarter- of the total was in Union Trac-tion, which moved up one-eighth and closed firm, and another quarter consisted of arbitrage onerations with New York. There was little room, therefore, for the rest of the list, and in point of fact no transactions were made in Electric Storage Choctaw, Philadelphia Traction, Western New York and Pennsylvania, New Jersev Traction, Lehigh Navigation and a number of other issues that are ordinarily active.
The movements were unimportant. Pennsvlvania Railroad was a fraction higher, and the foreign selling has abated. Marsden went off in the absence of buving orders to 5, and Penn Manufacturing stock was quite neglected. Bonds were moderately active and were steady. The market closed firm.
Summary of the Board Report George W. Sherman, real estate operator. Fifty-second and Warren streets, has sold the northwest corner of Fifty-second street and Glrard avenue, in the Thirty-fourth ward, to George W. Conderman, for $69,000. The property has a frontage of 530 feet on Fifty-second street, and 461 feet 6 inches on Glrard avenue, with a uniform depth of 90 feet.
The tract Is to be improved at once by Mr. Conderman by the erection of 58 three-story 10-room houses. The location Is one of the best in the Thirty-fourth ward. Armstrong Printzenhoff, contractors, are to make extensive alterations to the Quaker City Cold Storage building, Delaware avenue and Spruce streets, shortly. They Include cellar excavations, lining the walls with insulated material, putting in a new elevator, etc.
The cost is to be $10,000. Builder John Stafford has broken ground for 138 new houses, which he is to build on the square bounded by Diamond and Norris streets and Thirty-second and Thirty-third streets. There are two small streets cutting the square, running from Thirty-second to Thirty-third street. The houses facing the small streets are to be two stories, and those on the main streets three stories high. Charles Camburn.
contractor, took out a permit yesterday to 'build five two-story brick and stone dwellings, each 14.8 by 28 feet, on the west side of Selig street below Leverington avenue. Roxborough. The operation will cost $4000. William F. Dillin, owner, took out a permit to put up sixty-two three-story brick dwellings, each 16 by 70.8 feet, on the north and south sides of Walton avenue, between Forty-ninth and Fiftieth streets.
The cost is to be $225,000, and the work is to begin at once. Contractor John M. Anderson yesterday filed plans for a one-story brick and iron engine and boiler house. 40x48 feet, at Seventy-third and Tinicum Island road, for Fels soap manufacturers. The cost is to be $4000.
PERMITS. Xnmber of nermits issued 23 Number of operations Estimated amount $244,890 John A. Merrick, contractor, alterations, at 2307 North Twenty-secona street. Owen Knieht. contractor, new frame Bhed, 3214 feet.
Country road, west of Decatur street. H. B. Boorse. contractor, alterations, at 1038 Mt.
Vernon street. Arthur Career, contractor, alterations, at Richmond and Huntingdon streets. WilllamP. Bubedk. contractor, front porch.
Bensnlera south of Bvberry road, Somerton. Charles B. Easthurn, owner, chicken house, at 8444 Frank ford avenue. John Adams, owner, additions of third and fourth stories to mill at southeast corner Seventeenth and Indiana avenue. John Mcllven.
owner, alterations to shed. Her, mitase. near Silverwood street. Manayunk. Jacob Myors ions.
contractors, alterations to dwelling, at 2110 Walnut street, i Georce W. Rich, owner, new boat house, at Pennepack below Frankford avenue. Smith Shuster. contractors, addition. 8x14, 720 McCloainn street.
Lewis Roseman. owner and contractor, alterations, store and 4178 Ridge avenue. W. W. R.
S. Stevens, contractors, fire escanes, at 902 Montgomery avenue. I'ettit Ornamental Iron and Fence contractor, two fire escapes on Hamilton Mill, four stories high. Howard and Lehieh avenues. Arthur Cryer.
contractor, alterations, at Ridge avenue and Oxford street. R. W. Bartholomew, contractor, heater and ranses. at 2220 Hanco*ck street.
H. H. Stoddart. contractor, alterations, 1224 Marlborough street. O.
Bew. contractor, frame shed. 10xf, 3H04 A irate street. Charles C. Casnian.
contractor, lumber shed 2440. one-story, at Olenwood avenue and Twelfth street. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Almond No. 2413: 12.9xG0: Almond No.
2415: 12.8x60: Almond No. 2423: 13xfi 1 A. H. Hulshizer to R. T.
Irwin; April 22. '98 $3,000 Birch No. 258 F. H. Brown to German Enterprise Bldg.
Asso. April 27. '98; 12.6x53.1: mte. $1000 Nom. To l'aiiphiii Bide.
Asso. Bambrey No. 2OT.0 N. mtsre. $1SOO Nom.
Birch No. 256 H. H. Brown to German Enterprise- Bldg. April '9S; 12.Hx53.1; mtge.
$1000 Nom. To rauphin F.lUg. Asso. Bambrey No. 2032; 16x52; mtge.
$1800 Nom. Broad W. 73.6 ft. N. Westmoreland Joshua Griffiths to Geo.
A. Rice; April IS, '98; 18.6x100: mtge. $7000 3,000 Cleveland Ncs. 4420 and 22 N. J.
F. Toy to F. R. Gerrv; April 23. '98: ea.
14x50.4; ea. g. r. $60; mtges. 800 1.000 Camae E.
m.8V ft. S. Dickinson G. Westenberger to J. T.
Almeida; April 21. '98: 16x30 -300 Christian S. 54.4Vi ft. E. Fourth St.
W. T. Cope to G. Fogel: April 15. '98: 14.3x66..' 1.600 Camac Nos.
238 and 240 S. Jno. W. Faires to Wm. H.
Rau; April 25, '98: 49x60 13,500 Dauphin N. 31.6 ft. W. Mutter J. K.
McCandless to H. A. Ritter: April 26. '98: 14x65: mtge. $2O0o 750 EiKhth No.
1537 S. T. H. Eaton to H. J.
Hessemer: April 27. '98: 14x43 Nom. Earp No. 2741 S. M.
Burns to G. R. R. Patchel: April 26. '98; 14x50; g.
r. if 48 475 Eighth No. 1539 T. H. Eaton to M.
N. Eaton: April 27. '98; 14x43 Nom. Franklin No. 2035 N.
A. Rittenhouse to -C. B. Koons; April 15. '98; 17x 72.9 1,900 Front and Ellsworth N.
W. cor. J. A. Bickel to J.
Hurshman; April 18. '98; 21.9xl01.llH 7.500 Same sold J. Hurshman to L. Frankel; April 25. '98 Nom.
Fifty-eighth and ViDe S. s. Wm. M. Meigs to V.
Spence Harvey; March 8. '98; 520x955.10 72,500 Gratz XV. 8.. 2K9 ft. N.
Caynca Industrial Brick Co. to E. A. Watson; April 18. '98; 14x50: g.
r. $60 400 GordoD No. 2443 K. H. Sassman-shausen to A.
Sassmanshausen Feb. 19. '98 1.800 Hillary No. 1306: 14.6-x61.9: Hillary No. 1309: 15x59.2 A.
Anderson to E. Smith; Nov. 5. '98 5,000 Haworth N. E.
46.7 ft. S. E. Cedar E. Stocks to G.
Lockhart, April 26. '98: 22x97 3.700 Lex No. 768. 770 and 772 M. Alkus to T.
Jones; April 27. '98; 42x6o Nom. Leidv No. 41u J. Sullivan to R.
Grace: April 22. '98; 20x129.10 6,000 ljex os. hk and tl. Golcl-bucher to T. Jones; April 27.
'98; 42x tto Nom. Lombard No. 410 S. Glrsh to H. Cohn: April 26.
'98; 15.5x45; mtge. $2000. 1,500 Mantua No. JU'9 S. tlorl to J.
t. Sweeton: April 20. '98: 16xlo2.10: mtge. $3500 5,000 Mccieilan No. 1114 k.
A. Mioen to W. Jones: April 2ti. '98: 16x96: mtge. $700 1,800 meteen-ana-one-Quarter ana tjumoenana N.
E. cor. E. H. Bonsall to G.
W. F. Sulzer; Sept. 23, '97; 15x50; g. r.
$72 Nom Same sold G. W. F. Sulzer to R. T.
Bundv: April 26. '98; g. r. $72 1.100 Napa No. 2517 N.
G. trice, to T. Beck: April 1. '98: 14.3x50: mtge. $1100 1,100 To E.
White Jefferson No. 5251: 16x 81: mtge. $2oo0 1,200 Richmond No. J. M.
Benner to Hini-hum- Ai.ril 2fi. '98: 18xlo4: nitze. $2000 l.OOO Sixteenth Nos. 1S4H. 1848.
ana 1856 Abraham M. Taylor to Helen K. Brooke; April 21. '98; ea. 16x100; mtges.
$22,000 St. Bernard N. E. 168 ft. S.
E. Florence: 23.11x97.6; St. Bernard N. E. 216 ft.
S. E. Florence; 24.1x97.6 WIlHnm Patton to John W. Wells: April 27. '98 15,000 Same sold John W.
Wells to William G. Patton: April 27. '98; mtges. $9000. 7,500 Thompson No.
143 C. F. Schoenlng to G. Zwlnk: April 26, '98; 20x53 2,450 Twentieth and Waverly S. W.
cor. Krkii tn A Hall! March 1. '98: 30x60; mtge. $5000 4,500 Tasker No. 1418 T.
Staddon to A. F. Russell: April 22. '98: 16x66.6 5,000 Wolf N. 16 ft.
W. Eighteenth St. (5 lots): ea. 16x67; ea. r.
r. $84: Wolf N. 18.8 ft. E. Colorado (3 lots): ea.
16x69.6; ea. g. r. $84: Wolf and Colorado N. W.
18x69.6; r. $96: Wolf and Colorado N. E. 18.8x69.6: e. r.
$96; Wolf N. 18 ft. E. Bouvier (4 lots); ea. 16x69.6; ea.
g. r. $84; Wolf N. 68 ft. E.
Eighteenth st. (2 lots): ea. 16x69.6; ea. g. r.
$84: Wolf and Bouvier N. E. 18x69.6: e. r. $108: Wolf and Bouvier N.
W. 18x69.6: g. r. $90 OoroA io i ir, tr, Kirkwood April 27. '98 Nom.
Same sold James Kirkwood to Thomas J. Whelan: April 27. '98; sub. sd. g.
rtt Nom. Wolf N. 68 ft. E. Eighteenth 50x69.6: Wolf and Bouvier N.
E. 100x69.6: Wolf and Colorado N. E. 66.8x69.6; Wolf and Eighteenth N. W.
96x67 Thomas 7 W'Vi t.l r. r. Hivtrfrp Grnhnm: April 18. '08 13.000 Wolf and Eighteenth N. cor.
i. 1 T-T i Anril 27. 98: 16x67 1.000 Sme sold J. Kirkwood to T. J.
Whelan: Anril 27. '98: mtge. $2500 Nora. Westmoreland S. 106.3.
ft. West Cwr ii triinn tn Monncrhan: April 13 '98- 30755iA 250 Wilder N. 12 and 156 ft. W. Nine- i i ,1 ni.
A 27 '98: ea. 14x51.6: ea. g. r. $44.40.
1,350 West Mt. Pleasant 140 It. Mower Harrv H. Melcher to Mary E. Tim- r.h "10 '98 70x147.10: mtge.
90O0 14,000 "WM and Eleventh S. E. cor. J. W.
H. Schwerdfecer: April 1. '98: 18x64: mtge. $3000 2.000 Zereldii Nos. 259 and 261 R.
MolTett to i.iiiocnio- Anril 15. '98: ea. 16x72: mtges. $3600 2,400 Camden County Transfers Haddon Township, lots Nos. 9 and 10.
Sec-tinn nln WpRtmnnl Annex Arthur H. Hopkins to James Dunn et al $200 fcrchntvllle Xn. 207 MaDle ave. William M. Shewell to Ruthanna Lowber 2700 Pensauken Township, s.
s. Kogers 110 ft. W. Penn st. John S.
Collins et al. to Harrv Mansfield Camden. S. W. corner Fifth and ML Ver-ct Vlrcinlji Martindell to Paul 400 T.
Sulnn et al 3700 WOODBURY. B. W. Andrews has been re-elected chairman of the Gloucester County Reoublican Executive Committee, B. F.
Springer, vice-chairman, and M. F. Du BoU, secretary ana treasurer. Opg. High.
Low. Clg. Of 40 355 135 65 20li 135 55 23 61 56 5 51.4 514 f3ii 23 23 60 56 61 56 Sales. Stocks. 100 Bait Cons Trac.
100 Duquesne Trac 2 Fire 10 Oermtn 21 Inv Co 73 Leh Volley 730 Marsden 50 Met Street 4 Mine mil S20Nor Pacific 10OO do pref 372 Pennu 27 Penn Heat rcpts Young. $7433.40. 4.
