The Courier-Journal from Louisville, Kentucky • Page 6

i I ill i I HEW MANAGER FOR THE GIANTS John B. Dau, Former Owner tne New York Glut), SUCCEEDS BILL JOYCE. Freed man Announce That Susie, Veekin and Glesson Ar For Sal Or Trad. COMPLETE REOBQAIOZATXOV. by Andrew Fresdman, President of tb Now Tork Club.

Mr. FVeedmea further aid tbat Amoa Ruale IV7 A Eff TORJC Dec Special, John B. Iy, formerlj owner of the New Tork Club, tho height of nrmt, ku been ecured goaneger of tb Giant for next year. But ti tb announcement mad to-day and Jouett Mccain. the pitcher, wb for veara bar boea eon- Idered tb mala strength of tb team In thi city, end Win- second baseman, ar on tb market to pi-jtp- void or mcbmi" other player enuslly a skilled.

Tbl to the most startling announcement tbat tb local club baa mad In year. Mr. rreedman baa-bad th compute reorganlse-tlon of tb team under consideration alncetb season dosed. selected Mr. Day be eaus of bla popularity with tb base-bell public, bis popularity wit tb player and bio well-known ability a a maa able to get MEEKTX.

tb best work out of a team. Tb Giants bar never won tb championship but twice, la 1M and IW, and both time Mr. Day waa at the helm. Mr. Day will be at the League meeting to morrow, and.

while not representing tb dub is executive session, will repreaeat It outaide. ready to arrange any deals that thlr.kj axe for the beet interests of tb Giants. It 1 known tbat tbe Chicago team la ready to offer Thornton, pitcher, and Connor, second as, maa, for Gleason. but whether tb trad la viewed with faror by tb New Tork Club not known. GLEA8QN.

Two player of tho team. Daxfa and Doyle, ar safe. Mr. -jr-dnjjyh refused to say why bo bad de- MB let Kuala. Meekin and Gleason -m.

"Vryood the fact that no player in the turo will be allowed to use his personal feelings against another player or players to tne detriment of tb club. As to Mr. Freed man refused to talk. MAJ. GEN.

LEE SAILS. Will Lv th Transport On Arrlrml and Establish Temporary Head-" quarters At Marianao. gayrannab, Ga. Dec 1L Special. HiJ.

Geo. Fttxhusrh Lee. com man dins; the Seventh army corp. and stall sailed from Savannah at 4 o'clock this afternoon on the transport Panama, in vessel captured from the Spaniards. Tb Panama waa towed down the civer by two local tug with siren whistle, and those with the Panama's whistle made the air lively for th entire distance along- Savannah's five miles of wharves.

Gen. Lee stood upon the hurricane deck surrounded by his staff officers, hats In hand, while lO.OuO to 15.000 people who lined the wharves bade him farewell and God peed. The Panama carried only the ollicera of headquarters of Camp Onward, with the clerks, orderlies, animals and transportation used by these officers. Khe will go direct to Marianao. near which place tb orp will be camped.

Before leaving Oen. Lee gave some emphatic instructions with regard to transports. The work of loading them has proceeded too slowly to suit him. lie expected the Mobile with the On Hundred and Sixty-first Indiana and the remainder of the Second Illinois, and the Missouri with Z50 hospital nurses and stewards to sail to-morrow. "I presume that we will enter Havana and establish headquarters ther about January said Geo.

Lee to-day. "1 understand that tho city will be turned over at that time. In the mean-lime my headquarters will be at Marianao. The corp will be moved to Cuba just as rapidly as possible, and I expect it all there by January 1. No.

I will not remain on the Panama, but will go right ashore upon my arrival. Cmtry Fenc Dedicated. Key West. Kb, Dec. 11.

The dedication this afternoon of a handsome Iron fence Inclosing- the plot of ground In tb city cemetery In which rest the remains of some of the sailors who were killed in the explosion of tho battleship Maine, as well as four men from the Wlnslow. one from the Vlarblehead. on from the Newport, one from the Tan-ke snd thirty -seven others killed during; the oivil war. was the occasion of one of tho greatest demonstrations ver witnessed here Blag At Koniord villa. TMunfordvllle.

Deo. 11- (Special. The dwelling, fancy grocery and' confectionery of W. Woodson, on Main street, were burned early this morning. The fir started In the store.

The loss was practically total The entire value of stock, fixtures, etc. waa $1,600. with no Insurance. The house was covered by Insurance of tl.ooa OtrnuB Occupation. London, Deo.

11 Tb Berlin eorr- pondent of the Standard says: "It la rumored here that the great Powers concerned nave agreed to a German occupation of the Samoan Islands beginning with UpoU." Xany Workman Killed. Barcelona, Dec. 11 A large quantity of brickwork In a sewer In course of construction her collapsed this afternoon, burring many of the workmen. Eighteen bodies bav been recovered. TALK OF A NEW NATIONAL BOARD John T.

Bmsn Believed To Still Have His Old Power. WHAT EACH CLUB WANTS. President Tonne Bays th Twelve- dab Membership Will Remain Intact Until 1901. is TAJMAirr nf basz-baix OST of th base-ball magnates will arrtv la New Tork to-day for th League's annual meeting. Messrs.

Dreyfuss and Pul- Uam left for Gotham yesterday afternoon. SecratarT-TTeaaurer Dehler 1 already ther. In addition to the agitation of tb rowdy base ban question the League magnate ar talking about the prooabl make-up of th National Board of Arbitration. Ever sine th death of Charles H. Byrne ther has been a vacancy In tb board which has left all questions to be decided by Brush, of Cincinnati; Sod en.

of Boston; Hart, of Chicago; Ro bison, of Cleveland. and th chairman. N. E. Young.

At th League meeting tbl week an entirely new board wlU bo chosen, and th magnates hsv been working th wires for th past month. While It Is believed that th old board will be re-elected, ther is some talk or supplanting one or two members. As a to Byrne the maa mentioned more prominently than others is John I. Rogers, of th Philadelphia Club. At one time Rogers wss oa th outs with the Brush faction in th League, but within the past year be has changed his views about th Cincinnati President.

It Is said, and will support him In every move he may soak. It Is barely possible that Brush and Rogers bav mad a deal by which th latter will, la return for sup porting th anti-kick Ing rule, recatv per. mission from tb League again to charge twenty-Bee and fifty cents admission to th Philadelphia grounds, visiting club to settle with him an a half-and-half basis. Rogers made a contract with tb league In 191 to reguiat his price In this way. but th agreement expired when last season ended.

In order to bar it renewed th Philadelphia Club owner has been compelled to ally himself with Brush and others who control a majority vote. Brush, meanwhile, ts depending on his eld companions in arms, Messrs. Soden. Hart. Robtson.

Vonoerhorst. Wagner." Aboil. Von der Ah and Dreyfus, to help him re-elect the board as It has been constituted dur. big tb past two years. With Rogers la line, too.

It would appesr that the Cincinnati magnat still holds th whip band. Those who ar circulating th report, hewever. that th Brush combination will be- broken speak of Freed man as a possible candidate for tb board. They argue that, as the New Tork Club should receive some recognition because it represents the largest city In tb League. Its President ought to be placed upon a lofty pinnacle.

Whether Preedmaa can command enough votes to be elected, is another matter, say those who believe tbey know which way the wind ts blowing. If Brush has as much power as be possessed at St. Louis last March be ts expected to make it particularly warm for tho dub owners who object to further reforms aimed at disorderly conduct oa the ball field. President Frank Ro bison, of the Cleveland Base-ball Club, will attend the League meeting at New Tork prepared to In th thick of th fight. Although ther Is a general clamor for th reducing of th schedule.

Mr. Roblson said In an Interview that he was satisfied with th schedule as It wss last season and will work hard to bav It tried another season. I am not in favor of having th catchers stand up behind th bat," continued Mr. Roblson In answer to a query. "It will break up all of the beat catchers before the season is half over.

I am firmly convinced that It will not have the desired effect, for 1 don't see how it will materially shorten the games. If the game is to be shortened the men should be mad to run In and off the field. It la a usual thing to see tbe men loaf to their positions after having their turn at the bat. Let then make a rule to this effect and the game will be shortened and win sise Increase the interest." Manager Hanlon. at the National League meeting, will oppose a continuance of the long schedule He Is In favor cf th old schedule of 133 The Baltimore Club got th worst of It In th traveling line last summer and Hanlon says he will oppose the four-trip plan because of Its expense.

Is determined to fight any attempt tw Increase th power and Jurisdiction of tb present Board of Discipline, and declare tbat he will not agre to give th "Brush tribunal th power now held by th Board of Directors, to punish the players and engage detectives to watch the umpire and player. Hanlon deprecates sny attempt at legislation on rowdyism for the reason that be saw none of It laat season. There were a few "unpleasant occurrences," he admits, but bal) players, he says, are not wooden imacs: they are Hkeiy to lose their temper In citing contests, but no further legUlaAiuf Is needed to restrict them. During laat week President ANVk Toung gave an outline of what JKV be expected to take place at th W(renc of th moguls. II stated that thtril-club League would remain Intact untiSLhe 10-year limit bad expired.

He said that this was official, and if such proves to be the case, the present unwieldy organisation will continue until th clos of tb season of 1301. at which period tbe 10-year agree, ment pirea. Boms base-ball writers on th national Leagu circuit bav been trying to make themselves and some of tb magnates believe that at th annual meet-in of tbe League this year the U-cluh plan would be dismembered, but the state, meat of President Young smothers all rumors of that sort. While It be far better for all concerned if two eight-club Leagues could be agreed upon, there seems to be no hope for such aa arrangement until the expiration of the present agreement. Vt IUi twelve clubs in the Held there are.

and always have been, too many tali. enders. These latter teams, of course, could not expect to make much money either at horn or abroad. Th public does not appreciate a loser la any branch of sport, and base-ball is not an exception Last season the New Tk n.f!. one of the weakest drawing cards a borne Base-ball seemed to be dead In the metel oils throughout the season, because Freed-man made himself unpopular with the newspapers and almost everybody alI connected wltb ths game.

Tail-end teams have to depend for much of their nnan-clal support upon cities like New York Brooklyn and Boston. Except at th lau ter place th picking waa very slim last season. It Is said that there Is 'a movement on foot at present to bolster up soma of the weak spots oa the mw uu cen oe accomplished without spending considerable money is a problem not easy to figure out. Freeu-men. however, has evidently taken a tarse-sisea lumnte to th.

in. Kill. of fighting the newspapers and putune a weak tsam in the field represent the no, in nam udhm ntatea. President Young, ia an Interview early In the weesakl he bad It on reliable authority that President Freedman bad offered fci- for live first-class players, but theater had not been accepted. Thai is very commendable on the part of tb New Tork magnate, and at least shows a desire on his part to strengthen his team.

Plrst-claas players can not always be secured for money, but by persistent effort it is mor than likely that Freedsaaa will be abl to strengthen hie oiubt Si and ably Tb THE STARTER Prellinlnani Dertu Next Saturdau ft; New Orleans. JHE PROBABLE STARTERS. Turf Writers Pick KcCafferty'a Han-tin As th Probable Winner of th Event. OTEZS GOSSIP OP THE TTJBP. ATT7RDAT.

December 17, at New Orleans, will see the Preliminary Derby for two-year-olds disposed of. The distance Is six furlongs. of th seventr-oo ntns about tan wUl face th flag. ar Him tin. Hit tick W.

Overton. Cathedral. Ben, Andes. Baa Laserus, Hardy Pardee, Ben Bramble, Bruce. Queen of Song.

Mayb a Frank Esq-. Parker few of sm win not start and a few ther tak their place. Tb winner wttl be found bt th first four with the chance In favor of Mc- Cafferty'a Hlmtlne. says a writer In th Spirit of th Time. Frank Bell la a colt of -i aneed.

but hs nas llnnr.1 shown to be a sprinter, and th same may be raid of Andes, who performed so poor ly th ther day. W. Overton la not her now. but If fit he may be sent down from Memphis hi due time. Hs was th crack Western two-year-old In th early sum- but bis lastern races imww "Tt rloratlon of form.

Cathedral is omy fairish performer, so that it does not appear a bad guess to nam Hlmtln as th winner, with HltOcK ana contenders. Hlmtln has arrrva ana require much In th way or prep aration. Hittlck will be ntta to me nour when tbe race comes oftV Horse specials from euninp --i- arlnelna about ui thoroughbreds, representing the stables of J. J. McCafferty.

W. Oliver. W. A. Porter.

W. DeJy. i. Mages, V. Ja.

nsusn, Woodard. Gil Curry ana outers. Of the four-year-old of 1M worth men tion only Ornament, Imp. Geyser, hat er lou. Ogden.

Kl finikin nick. Th Chemist, Calvary and Satyr won fO per cent, or nor. af their starts. Ehilalab's victories counting only for the jumping game where they were achieved, says tbe Thorough bred Record. That so lew couia uo so bum bearing on the proverbial uncertainties of racing.

When such examples of near the hlejbest oraer or speen as Algol, aiacy. May Fteur Lis. Tlllo, Whit Frost. Iwa de Ore. Cleoohua.

Enchanter. Tea Rose 111 Fervor, Tlmemaker and Ths Roman could not win even half of their races, the sua-a-estioa comes bom that tb capti vating art of "picking th winner" Is ons beset by many difficulties, despite the confident assurance of th noble army cf handicappers. In respect to measure of success Geyser occupies th place of honor with hi clean record of nine straight wins and no Bur for gotng lam he would, doubt, bav added to hi string cf triumphs, tor he was unquestlonsbiy on of tbe fastest horses of recent years. Imp bss to bee credit th greatest number of races won. and moat of them were captured ever high-class opposition.

If th measure of her Improvement should be as great next year aa It was this, when compared with Imp will be the racing wonder of 1SS in the older divisions. Two of the stars of the class. Ornament and Tlllo, winners respectively of th Brooklyn and Suburban Handicaps, went wrong early and tb former has been retired to th stud, while Tlllo Is in retirement for the purpose of ascertaining whether the aid of a long rest will enable blm to stand training again. Th good selling-plater. Bas-quil.

possesses th dubious credit of having started more times than any other horse listed In this table, but Brighton. Charentua. What Next. Dave 8., storm King. Cherry Leaf and Fervor are hard after him la that feature.

From a newsboy to a Jockey. That was the leap in the dark that Peter McCu took Just on year ago. Early last winter a kld could be seen around th Broadway ferry-house, Brooklyn. N. whose only mission In lifs appeared to be the disposal of th evening papers to the staid dtisens of tb town where ther are mor churches than pool rooms.

That newsboy waa young McCue, Pat-sr was then fifteen years old. and tipped the scale at eighty pounds. To-day McCue Is a formidable rival of Tod Sloan. Wnny Maher. "Berry-picker" Clawson a '4 any other of tbe knights of th pig.

skin. McCue Is endowed with good hands, understands pace, can get his horse off and Is absolutely fearless. Patsy MoCue broke Into the riding game Just one year ago. Trainer Jim Dillon bought his evening papers from th Brook, lyn boy. "Say.

ain't you a race-horse trainer." said McCue on night while mak. log change. Dillon owned up to the impeachment. "Well. 1 guess I could ride a horse." "Com and try." replied Dillon.

McCu came, saw and conquered with Bel grave at 10 to 1. and Dillon a few weeks after sold his service to Trainer Tom Healey for tl.SDO. McCue has adopted the Sloan style of riding race-horses. He humps himself on tbe neck of his mount and imitates Tod's seat to a nicety. The day that Patsy made his record at Bennings, he won on L'Al-ouette.

Lady Exile. Knight of the Garter Walk ens. Law and Trillo, and secured second place on Leando. T0-XATS BACINQ CARDS. Hew Orleans Pooling.

First Race Mils; selling: Oxnard. Ml IS; Vic Regal, n. S5; Cecil. t6; Swordsman. Molo.

kJ7. Afra. 87; Partner. Jack Martin, hfo field. K.

Second Race Mile; selling: Visionary. S3, Bright Night. M. la; Bloes, a. Pell Mell 1L, 97, Judge Magee.

UK. fji); Sir Blase. ti; I'at Uarrelt. lua. 110; Chancery, lot, fo; Mr.

Johnson, 100. 115. Third Race Mile; selling: Peg Parka. Locust Blossom, M. Ss; Jim Ho.

83, ti: Hampden. M. Vanessa. Sk, True Light. 98.

So; Jo Shelby. Jul. 10; Preston, lul. Leo Lake, kO. Sea Robber.

hA, Fourth Race Three-qrarter of a mile: handicap: Bister Fox. as. $15; Prince Harry, aa. Andes, JU; Sam Lasarua, Ksq Dorah Wood. 1x0.

Tabouret! ki8, 113; Imp. Loiterer. 1U. Fifth Race Mile; selling: Ptnar del Rio. Trebor.

Our Chance, Mordecai, Mystery. Bequeath. Branch, Tola Simmons, Borden, lul; CoL Frank Waters, lul; Double Dummy, lot; Red. llu. No pooling.

8aa Prancisco Entries. First Race Seven furlongs: purse: Racivan. Fellcite. each; Loo Medanoa! 101: Casdale. ISO; Ocorona, 110; AUyar, 113.

Second Race Mil and an eighth; selling: Daisy F. Dr. Bernays. ffi- Lad, Hurst, Myth. each: Red Glenn.

W1- Ber. nardillo, lot; Lena, 107. Third Race One mils: selling: Susan Powers Tenrica- Cyrii, Mai Hooker, ki) each; Henry C. Beaumonde. Pongo.

Paul Kruger. i. each; VaT Ei Venado VM each; Cabruio, Tanke Doodia. Fourth Race Mile and a sixteenth -Purse: Hugh Penny. Topmast, Fifth Race Six furlongs; selllns- Jesty.

Octuruck. eachf Sweet Will uT lul; StepaboutT K6: Lome, Vemen. Judge Stouffer. 11 eac: Zamar 11., IU; Highland Bell. m.

Sixth Race One mile: selling: Letter Comus L'lm. Boardman. 1 each- Paff. Denant, Call, 1W; Durwad Una Colorado. G.

B. MorrisTlja each. WbMling En trie. TiTat Race Four and a half furlnnr. Dewey.

Candelahr. iit i.u"on'. phy, Wanda Oslri dtanboek SIT" ETaach: Voiseita. i'oo oa a naif xuxloags: Kentucky Feopl New Tork. Dec U.

tSl 4 rmTTcvrrTiONDAr MORNING. DEflKMKKR isns THE c'OTrniEu-Juui Luuioui TEN TO FA6E Red Star ITT: King Bon Tn! frinw.fer itauaiin. MFh: Oscar Gardner. Lulu I F-- MMHIIMI vllle W. F.

Floyd, St. Clout jiariborougn. Anderson. Ky. R.

Michael aels, Broadway Central. I DanvUle, Ky. W. R. Stout, 1 jr Begistered At Chi cay Ho Chicago.

I1L, Dec 1L (Sp iul the arrtvri In Chicago to-da i we Grundy, of Paducah. at tbet frlKKl Henl. U. Boater, of Mr apcis Oreat Northern. 1 Liberty Tor Par).

Vk, 1 1 th temporary release of VL I nag already been ordered iipEATH THREATENS. 1M Fox Chase. Gallahee, loa each. Third Race Four and a half rurh Lncetta. IX: First Light.

117: Hum AT DXJAJSTZ SHOT BY TTVOT ITtTi 115: Blue Klhbon. J. Ill each: ww-bj Urlffo. 110; Sampson. Llxai C.

107 COOK. Tutor. 113: Republic. 105. Fourth Race Four and a half furl.

H. (formerly Prompt), Vu; wah 11: Runaway, 115: Fred Munch, 113: Iyer Amour a Oronn In a ftram. iDi? Kull Sneed. Tally ho viroup xn a Orn- War Maid. 105; Scottle HS.

Fifth Race Three-fourths or a Gov Grlrsrs. 125: Red Bird. 130: White. 11: Back Back, 118; Jewsharr Susie Howie, Taunton, 105 each; Ma: 10u- BTJT.T.TT SEirr S3' Street Saloon Whn th Pistol Waa Suddenly Fired. TBOM "BEHIND.

RIEP POINTS notorloag character whi ABOUT to police circle on several ivoundd at 10:50 o'clock last night by Cook, a hack driver. The shoot- Mr. snd Mrs. E. A.

Hewetl will reception snd ball at the CaU Hous" occurred In Pete Mazsonl's saloon, evening In honor of their 3 Went Green street. Both men had. Nettie May Hewett. i i been drinking, but from what could be le arned it seems that the shooting wu Dr. S.

M. Hamilton will tv- a ata-it provocation. Those who wlt-ceptlon this senlng In hot of lyfni9ll ahooUng; were very reticent Roberts, of Centre ColUt Danville urmmkm My state- Mr. Hamilton Lewis, went sveral weeks ago for hi aealt hi Frot what ooald learned, it seems been Ul of malarial fever. now f.t 1 lat Iiane, Cook.

Jim Connell and an-kins' Glen. N. where 11 doc ther aisvn ver sitting at a tabl In tb He will not return horn inta heraloon Tbey bad been in tlrely recovered. hen for over four boars. A commotion .1 Messrs.

W. A. Watts. W. the table.

An instant later a Huber. Geo. F. Kaat awl several pistol allot was beard. Aa the report ruinill.

and Mr. If. Froch. r'U men at the table scaU cago. Dr.

A. W. DavU ind W. A. I Mis Flora J.

But street. Is seriously 111 of typhoid ess Mr. T. J. Williamson, formerly of) Louisville Legion, but now of th division ambulance company.

First eorp. left last week for Macon, whence he wUl go te the Phi; I Island, where his regiment Is no coed- Mr. Chsriee F. Price wfll be home! aoursuay rrom naa rranctsco to spl week. Mr.

Price has been very suet sine he has been to California, coming bom on a business trip. see 1 During th visit of Dr. Dew hurst city recently. Miss Margaret Merks, vnevi sv sew irirnua to near mm sermon, on "Christ Vn-lta" as nis own pulpit In the Cong-res cnurca at inaianapeus. Th mart poem of Phillips bearing this title challenged the attention of the thei literary and artistic world.

Dr. Dew has given tbe poem a thoughtful I Bishop Thomas alloc, who pre. yesterday at Christ Church turned last night to his home in phis. While here he was the guest Kv. inarles Swell Craik D.

n. see Mr. Rawsoa Waller, of Chicago. yesterday with Mr. and Mrs.

Hoi Hunter. see Mrs. Maxwell Alexander Kllbert. ol cago, who has been Ul at tbe home uncle. Mr.

Samuel Craik. of Crscer Is Improved. see Mrs. Grace Chamber tin. of Ne leans, sister of Dr.

L. W. German Miss Lillian McKee. of Pittsburg, Ps visiting Dr. L.

W. German. 617 street. ess Mr. O.

V. Riley, a prominent att of PinevUIe. with Mrs. Riley, 1 a gu tae iuara rtotet. Th following Kentuckian were i hotels last Bight: Gait Mr.

W. J. Dean, Jr Mr. 11 bus F. Browder.

Rusoellvlll J. 8wlgert Taylor, Frankfort; Mr. H. Smith, Lexington; Mr. M.

H. Bowling Green, Louisville Mr. Sylvester Racist Nicholas A. Rapier. Mr.

Francis Boi New Haven; Mr. W. O. Chapman, 1- fort; Mr. and Mrs.

R. M. Salomon. Mr. Henry F.

Smith. Eddy villa; Ms Patterson. Lexington. Setback's Mr. Warner A Kl BhelbyvlU; Mr.

Ben Wile, Ow nst. wuiard Mr. Klchara H. Ferr, kinsvUle; Mr. Carson, Etanfc Ia.

Bowung. iNew iiavejt; r. ain, iiarroasourg; Mrs. u. Fri dies bo rough; Mr.

Paul M. Moo Ington. Fifth-avenue Mr. L. A.

Araolt. C. Fixer. Mr. T.

J. Thonaj. ttng. Mr. and Mrs.

Richard Mor fort a colonial tea xor Misses buet- Boyl on January at 4 oVtock. Mr. Michael Fromholts M' ate Hirschfield were mam 4 at Hall last night. Tho Cerent ny formed by Rabbi Mueller. a att wer Mr.

Fred Hirschfield, 11 Ljdtbcp, mt. jo xrscn, miss ch. Miss Mr. Morris Hirschfield Fromholts. cercd.

Oiane rose to hi feet, but a romtt i later fell to the floor, crying: monds. of Morton Gap, Kr, and Dr. 1 "jhot. Qulnn and W. Bellman, or aorw patrrJmen Horn and Miller heard the N.

will make up a party mai running in the direction of th twetv that la to mak a trip to tne i sioon met Cook coming out of the door. Exposition and Europe In 1A Tw te hat; the revolver, still containing four class cabins, with six berths sach. I in bla hand, but at sight of th been reserved for them a the Par' fLoer surrendered. He was removed New Tork. early in June 1300.

TBI lV where a charge of malicious P-t to b. gon. about two raonth. VTXTJ visit th most important so in ts It an examination of the wound. Th Germany.

Italy. Ir nad entered the ieft of the and Franc. ieud Just In front of the upper portion .1 9 fiw tr am. Mr. E.

W. HalUday. who 1. th. ro.

nu the left eye? destroying: th her mother. Mrs. Wltherspoon. on ball an1 opUcal nerve. The injuries pa street, will return home Wedneed were dressed and th Injured man re- moved to the City Hospital, where he Mrs.

Ada F. MOler. who has been I now lie In a serious condition. Dr. six weeks at St.

Joseph's Infirmary a A am art said last night that the wound at rh.Min.tiim would In all probability result in Dvuw'i death. jiT Connell. on of tbe eye-witnesses Miss Lixxle Holman. of Hopklnsvlj to tis shooting, said that tbe crowd bad visiting her sister. Mrs.

J. E. Weill bar drinking, and that suddenly Cook West Jefferson street. drev. revolver and fired at Ouant while the titer had hi back turned toward Mis Florence Bak swell, who has Tia statement wM rtaJitlat- spendlng tb past two months witr Df- AMT JJX.

heMh.e we v-w position of the wound It was evident brother, ar. Frank Baa swell, or ki Mni rrom be- vllla. TeniL. wUl return home shortly Christmas. 1 "ir L.b a th lalL would V- Anna J.

Hamilton wUl week to spend a few days In LexU tb post-office, but about with Mr J. W. Shank. She 1 goit threc ywasm ago be fought a duel with a visit the schools of that city. man named Winn at Seventh and Oak streets.

In which both participant were David, of CS West baullv cut. He lost hi position on ac count of this, ana sine uwn naa armed from bad to worse, figuring in Police Court case frequently. Only ye-terdav- morniiur be was arrested for dVnnkenneaa. but waa released on bond Duan ia about twentv-alx years old and acmarried. His bom Is at Seventh and Zan streets.

AT THE THEATERS. OPJmmO OP THE BIO REVIVAL OP "SHZITA5TDOAH cai "AHigb. Born Ijuly KakM a A At tb Avn.u. MACArLETTS "Shenandoah." "A High Born lady" Avenue. Hit tbmple-Meffert Stock Company In scholarly ethical Interpretation la his Rogue's Daughter.

mon. ATMrmrnifford and Huth In "A High Born Lady." Cornelius Donovan Harry E. Ftaher Dr. Plrkwell Samuel J. Adams Buck Ragtime Joseph J.

Carroll Harold Brown W. C. Lowther veiinw Label Lydla Trenaman Beatrice Bunchlight. Fanny Henry Sudden Bijou RusseU Fannie Fan roots Hvpatla Adam rn lnvb.tu. Pearl Ridings Sua Brette loiet f.aner I frothy Dimple Flossy Huth wun.

Du Billy Clifford Ther was no doubt about th hit mad by -A High Born Lady" at th Avenu last night. There never 1 when really bright performance are seen at that it. ferce-comedy with a fair allow ance of fun to the line and situations. But th element of surprise was added to th nJoyment last night. For, how- aver famous Maud Huth and Harry Fisher may be In other cities, their name meant nothing her, and no on expected to see tnM Grangers capture their audience In th Srst few minute so completely that awilaui- greet1 every entrance they mad therea'ter.

Hias Huth I Just such another buxom. cxsid-bsmored fun-maker a May Irwin. ard as a singer of "coon songs she has noi ae i to bow to that fat favorlU of th from th aise of th type usea ra priitiB Mr. Fisher's name, th manager insider him on of th stars. But twlla.

levarthelesa, and few Irish coma. t'Uaa ual him In comicality. i lTil' th beat, thes are not th only I i Xllllw its-m, i Br Deotxe me fci'ov i Is a capital foil tor Miss Huth t. 'Adams adds hi share to th mer. rJt th Eshar sisters danc neat-br Jt Th play neither better nor worse a thousands of similar "skits, but inted as It Is at th Avenu It on of th UvUet vnlngs of mcr- ikni.t enjoyed this CoL Jnenerv ibtmusb.

I 4 i Meffert xtends an Invitation to the Matt I a'oa to see th performance of th Mel-ld and Mas I tm ock Company th last three days -JMJS, ith tiax I Mail Clerk Asleep I Hi Chicago. Dec, 1L One Lei of the Baltimore and A I vhli-h wa. 1 at 10 p. m. to-day by Oi hle uviu an overneateia gtcrv bias had gained considera At before L.

K. Falentlne. a nu whose home la in Bctlevwe, who was aaleep In th a ened, and hia fac and tu.uc slightly burned. M. cek, Ke selects xnursoay.

jm- Saturday In order not to inter. th Other lesuviiies arrange tot boys, companwa -1 ri oay matinee; '-i night; Companlea I and JM. atur. ovitaUne; Companie and L. Batur.

I Mi a- Footlight Kote. i. II orl.tn.l MnananV Which 1 u.i', "a Stranaer In New 7.7 tn. famous fa jt features will Tork' there ar th, IT ii i city early dale, 1Bi 1 1 .1 -ho wer. in the origin al pro 'A Trip to Chlne- fnw whAtn TDey, "f- willand Ther ar Harry Conor, I ii- Harry Uilfoll.

who was th orlg-? I-whoa Imitations of nearly a I rrom a sawmill to a full brass 1 I I ti as well as his whistUng specialty, I 1 'f" of that succeas: Oeorg of that success: Ueorge slJs. who played the pert of Ben Oay; A4 Boyd, who lmpersonaUon ef tbe t0 wlU alway be reboyd a nd Charle W.J.ra! wklvk imrnil A umlr th -A TrlTt hjuiandoah" opens a weea a engage- alacauley's to-night. The war lici thTpitrlotlo character of the tw. tales It kv il out on and de bed' a a vivid bh of with i I kv such people Maurice Ir.li yueahd Uary Hamton. an unusu- ally fine performance Is assured.

Th prices for this emrasrement have been ranged as follows: The entire lower floor, si; nrst lour rows in balcony, seventy-tl cents, and balance of balcony, fifty cents. A popular-price matinee is announced for Wednesday. Durlnar th. ru frws, week, Wal- lack's Theater Nw Vnrlt JulL. Arthur has added two new characters to her rep ertoire Parthenla and Rosalind the hero ines of "Ingomar" and "Aa You Like It." Miss Arthur selected these plays with a view as much to include In her reper toire widely different characterisations i to appear In the dignified dramas which it has always been her ambition to present.

Heretofore Miss Arthur has been seen mainly in roles calling for tremendous ardor, rancor and pathos, and no severer contrast could be offered to such role as the turbulent Clormda Wlldalrs than the picturesuue Parthenia or the mirthful-spirited Rosalind. Rosalind, Par thenia. Ualatea, Mercedes and (io no stra, all of which ar now inciuaea in Miss Arthur's present acting repertoire. offer a tramut of characterisation seldom attempted by any actress hitherto. w- BRIEF NEWS OP THE.

TOWN. Theodore E. Copper and Matilda A. La- chat, of Louisville, wore married at th rectory of St, Augustine's church, in Jef- fersonvllle, last night- Tha alarm of flre from box No. 44 at tM o'clock last night waa caused by blase on the roof of a two-story frame building at 417 East Madison street The lira was extinguished with a Johnson pump.

The damage waa trivuu. Fir completely destroyed a coal shed owned by J. W. Mitchell. In th rear oe MIS West Walnut street, at 1 o'clock yen terdav afternoon.

An alarm was sounded from box No. 138, but th shed had been destroyed when the department arrived. The loss, St Is fully covered by Insur ance- Willi Johnson, th seven-yesr-old son of Henry Johnson, at 1314 Underhill street. waa Injured in sn accident yesterday morning. The boys father was decorating the house in honor of th Legion return.

The boy was standing beneath the ladder on which his father was at work. The father let a hatchet fall and on It way down It severed little Willie's big toe. Dr. A. F.

Schellschmidt was summoned. TOTJZra TDBASEXXE'S FUJI KHAI. Body Arrive Attended By Fellow-Cadets. The remains of George Edgar Drabell arrived in th city late Saturday night Th funeral will tak place at o'clock this afternoon from th residence of Mr. J.

B. Oathright. Xi7 West Broadway. The Interment, which will be private, will tak place at Cave Hill cemetery. Toung Drabella died of valvular disease of th heart at Culver Military Institute, In Indians, which he was attending in his second term.

Th body waa escorted to Louisville by CapC Campbell, of th Institute staff, and six cadets. These will attend the remains until th burial, and will also act aa pall-bearers. Toung Drabelle was a portion of tbe escort of Culver Institute cadets which escorted President McKlnley at the Chicago peace Jubilee, and tb cadet who accompanied th body her were young Drabelle' companions on the Chicago trip. Th young man was nineteen years of age and had attended the Manual Training Mien School in Louisville and waa of high promise. Tb Rev.

J. W. Moore, of the Fourth-avenue Methodist church, will con duct th funeral- services. PLAYS WITH INFIDELISM. STEOXO LECTTJBE- TO MEN BY THE BEV.

KOBEBT NOTJBSE. Agnostic On Who Claims To Know Hothing- and Gets Mad IX Ton AgT "With Him. Fully TOO men gathered at Library Hall yesterday afternoon to hear the Rev. Robert Nourse. of Washington.

D. in hla lecture, "Why I am Not An For the space of almost two hours, he held the undivided attention of his larg audience, and at times deep feeling was manifested by the many present. A feature of th occasion was the music led by the quartet, accompanied by WllkJns' orchestra. Mr. Nourse began hla lecture with an Interesting account of his boyhood spent in the native town of the great freethinker, Thomas Paine, and told how the struggle between lnfldeUty- and Christianity finally ended In Tlctory for the followers of Christ.

He ke of hi own experience In a shop for building steam engines, where all the men ex cept himself and one other wer avowed unbelievers, and how he bad been tabbed and almost hilled by one of hia opponents In a debate on the religious question. He added that before he lert the shop that man and all (he other wer professed Christians. Among the reason he gave for his rejection of lnfldeUty was, that th testimony of a few witnesses who knew a thing was of more value than th testimony of hundreds of time that number of witnesses who were Ignorant of it, cited aa an Instance th conviction of a negro in Virginia of stealing chicken on the testimony of four wit nesses who had seen him steal th chickens, although the attorney for the defense introduced forty who bad not seen him steal th chickens. He then discussed Herbert Spencer and his theories and stated that It waa impossible for a man who claimed not to be able to know anything, to abl to know that he did not know. His own definition of an agnostic Is one who claims to know nothing and gets maa with vou if you agree with him.

A blind man. said he, might as well dis course of color, a deal man ot music, or a dead man write volumes of biology aa an aarnoatic to discourse of God. He save Interesting instances of his experiences with spiritualists and unbelievers and declared that in all th course of hi long experience had never met with or heard of a man who. when brought face to face with death or stood facing some great dis aster, did not instinctively cry out v.A -isvrt whnu existence he denied. He closed with a vivid description of th reformation or a lenow wno naa almost killed his wife and child while suffering from th effects of a protracted debauch, and ended with the dramatic question.

"Can you explain this. leaving Ood out ox tne matter rorigT Stock Market. Lonooa. Deo. IL "auslness oa the Stock Tx- baa dwindled.

Most of tne buna and forelen securities Jiwr, oelng to the absence of eoaunenial sup- AmeHcaa railway securities have displayed w- r.nwJ acUvity dunns tb. laet fiw aaya. Kut tv ber. prices were Irresular In tne iarly part of the week lust passed, although closed strong and belter all round unile the lead of St, rani. Minnaajioiis ana ataniiooa, li-, a noiiiiL Other lui.ua.) were Chicago.

Milwaukee end 11 Wabaab sreterred 1: Wabash debentures Atchison, Topeka and 8snta rs adHiatment Atchison, Topeka and Santa Te preferred louisvllle lad Nashville r-aniTrsl fracinc Cheaapaaae and Ohio II 1U Bola Central ReaJing sold boaos Keail- Ins nrst preferred tteaains oramary i p.riili' t'nion Farlfic preterred twnver and Rio Grande New York Central undaon Kiver Eri. Eri. first pre. creed Norfolk and Weatera rferta 1 Mt.nl ordinary MlasourL ZZrm and Texas New Iocs, Oatorta and Weetern and Southern CT.JZr nas unastUed, tbe rate until Monday 'I SI FINANCIAL AHD COMMERCIAL while three months" bills iiandid (ram I hit to Vr ceav October 29. Oclotw 2X.

October IS- October X. October Beptamber t. September 17... MONETARY. Saturday Evening.

Dae. M. There has bsea a falling off la the volume ef eounter business, as shown by a shrinkage of nearly half a million In the clearings. December is not usually aa excellent month for business and there is a perceptible shrinkage this week aa compared with the corresponding week last year. Tble may be regained next week, bat It can not be said that the situation has changed much for the better as compared now with MT.

There was a small decrease in loaaa and discounts for November, taken In the sggregate. though some banks have ne well. They say bosinsss began te Im prove about the middle of last month and has maintained Itself ever since, but tbe general demand for money has been dun. Rates axe bit per esnt. on good loaaa with per sent.

on commercial paper. Very little call money la ever loaned in Louisville. The proportion of commercial paper continues about the same. Deposits increased over J100.000 during November snd continue heavy. Malta have been heavy and the count ar work keeps the clerks bosy.

New Tork exchange baa been freely offered at par and is weaker. Clearings to-day were balance week's balances The following snows the elsarlngs for the week, the correspond log week of last year and maiesimiiiUng week for the last three months: sesRibce ML U.i. ui bee S. November (Ave days) November If. November 12.

November 5. and; other oorporaOons aitM aountv saw. jUosaa oMUtty i oer Uialby euunty per Sueocer county -er sent. Taylor oouaty anran only mw Munlanbers oounty i t-aiiiwxil county i i.ar:,TT T.ILT.IT 1, 53.6(1 i.49l.5T T.54,X .1. T.OS4.II2S f.MLllS 4.8S4.U tWT 7.SM.31 a.

wt t.M.4' S.T.S1 4. a.7,(ll The sstimlls market baa shown much strength In both riirki and bonds, chiefly due so far aa the former are concerned to the measures ror MwimwiiiinB tesna The most notanie nsv m. been la Osa. which received the most treatment of all at the bands of tbe City As sad Board of Equalisation, the traocniss valuation being reduced (80.00. The stoca nas bad a rtss of Marly twenty points ana per is predicted next week.

The company baa yet to Teeetve the final "boost" that will oome rrom the adjustment of Its back taxes, but this may have been discounted. LoutsviUs Railway eonv- has been more active thaa Gas. out naa h. nottiina- Ilk. the rise.

It strong ever since it waa learned that tbe city mill nn) male. anaflseatorv assessment, but the price has sot advanced much. Bidding for t. 1. mmm trmm a a3USffa.

ana U. smu. k.m ThM ass also been activity ia New Piles ns Traction and a slight advanos tbe old stock. The stock of tne reorss a as11 fKssse a company la oemana airssay. 1 a nn.

and 74 for the preferred. Not much trading has been done in k. tacky Heating Company la te demand around Ha. Bank and trust company sun. -tn Bome demand, but ooiy a few have advaaoed.

ew. In bonds has eontinued. I. and N. mined 4s selling a n.iiw..

a. losva. The staadard Issue ttlnoe hlsh. The new Governments 1M oa local salsa, not toe muw. t.

tlrt has been lignr. maw. astnedav the market was active The fbUowing sales were reported: SS.eae N. O. collateral trust sa ta.oue tu ana i ll.uuv L.

mnm mw.A isnlfted 4. via 10i B. and a'tHs twhen issusd) 1LW BDBllNni v. s. i-a as gut snares N.

O. Traction com shares Lootsvllls Railway com shares Lousrrlll. Railway pref Ws sbsrea Uo.it.vlll. Railway pref. Tb snare.

noi-wr at shares Columbia Trust Co. vllls Railway US' has bsea expressed that Loma- baa not shown more ao- was nxed. ha eltv taxes aggregate aoom th. franchise Is valued at about a million um City Assessor originally catennln- a. have bsea about Una year than last tt would seem that this make the tesumpUon of dividends csrtain, giv-tag a per oent, return at current prices ia ad dition to me prospects However, while the best Investors in the city are buying now the market is noraus may do so until the back taxes ar.

settled. Tnat tbe common should sell for but btUe more k. ia mtr fed. and for much les than other railways situated elsewhere. Is due to this oread tha tbe city will drive a hard Friends of me roao oenc ment must oome soon.

Dots oecaes. must treat the railway aa well aa the tanks and btuauss no Judg- i. In in hu been ootameu court. In this respsct the City Railway Is la a much atronger position thaa the banks and Gas Trading to th New Tork market has bsea vary heavy from tnte pomx ana Mim said to nave maoe a srwv ---The market has been singularly favorable to buvera and as speculators persist la taking ths tonoTside luck baa bsea with them. A greet deal of and H.

stock haa been quietly ab i i k. hona-ade tnvestore as wsU sa spso- utators one broker selling aharea at M. Dar. wg speculators have recently r- -LmImI at money to American Tobacco oa the theory that the sal of it plug will bsnant bt materially. Price of Stock To-day.

v. dta euotauoos Intsrest Is sdded to tb bonds tnat are generally sold that way. Our ia stocaa ana boom. as ouowe, hot maay of them, as. ilium tn which thsre havs Deea no Binai.

Tb figures are tne sign. eat bid aad tbe lowest asked: Bank Stock. Clark county per svaodfor ovunty ver Harrison wounly per Franklin county te Madison -ounty aoot. anmu per cent. Bid.

Bank of Kentucky. 1J i-ans of Bank of Oixiunerc is fcarmers' and lrevers- tsana. German bank. ate OMiuan lo 0.rmea Secisrlty LrfMuevul. lanaina v.w..,y Weatera Bank Nauonal naaa.

National Ben. Cltl sens' National U8 LHiisville City National I'nlua National ua Amiwaa National Bank City Sondav LouisvUle 7s of lt JOT 7s of lsut JlJ LAiuiaviile as of 11 Iwuuisvilis aa Loulsvkil. 4s of l'l lis Louisville 4s of 114 Uansville 4s ol Loutsvuls 4a gold TuMiisvlUe gold 4s, due 1537........... 114 County Bond. lee 1S 1 pat asm Ml ue las 1M 14 let le loe Mofrarkrt oounty per OMt.

Bailroad Bonds, Louisville Transfer 3o. psr JOT 8t, Louis Air Line 1st mor. p. tK. Louis Air Line 3d mor.

p. (0 L. and N. unined 4a u. ana r.

a. Lv" c. and new 112 T7 M. and R. K.

lat mor. 1 p. lis and R. R. td mor.

p. 1H HoWMni Railway K'e LouiavUle ttocauoet ana msss la mor. per cent. boo, la sT H. and 8t, L.

N. lat sold Sa, St. L. Prop, 11 Lw and N. Mootie ana stoats.

turn Naabvllle. Chattanooga aad St. lyols arst is. ut Trust Company Stocks. Ptdeltty Trust aad Safety Vault Oa.

KK Louisville Trust Company Coiumbla Ftnaaos and Trust lis Ulsceiianeoas Stock. Louisville Gas ri Loulsvllls Bndee atock Ul Ky. and Ind. ttridss a) 114 Kentucky Title 'o. 112 Buurbva Stock Tar-! a.

la -Kentucky Wago Works. 120 Louisville Street Railway lu Louisville BtreM Railway 4 N. O. Traction pref 11 N. O.

Traction common i N. O. City and Lake pref. twhea la- sued) 74 N. u.

City aad Lake com. whea la-seed 17 Buffalo Railway atock. 7 Columbus Railway stock Louisville Public Warehouse. ta A. Gas Llaat and Coke aVaniarky aieating Cotupaay hsj It 7s Itt 11 Lit 1' Ul si Ut 7-4 1S' luvs in no Ui 115 11 1 tn 1.114 is 1 1 TUnisvllla Tobaeoe W.

H. Oa em- in. Tohaoeo W. H. Co.

lis Hendsrson Bridge stock. Jtiacellaneoua jtonaav Rendeieoa in water I U4 N. tTcity and Lake i per en. WJ LmilBvllle St. Ry.

to. a. r-entrel Pass. Ry. Central Pses.

Rr- P-o. Louisville Be By. Co. p. "uih-rr.

Railway St Ky and in ariose e- first mortgage. Ev and Bridge Terminal f. T. WHim Louisville Gas Co. P.

st Ohio Falls Car ftprlnaneld Ky. a per i-t. Railway p. e. Buffalo Crosstown.

-Buffalo Railway Ky. Till- Co. Heal e.ia Cnlon Depot Ry. St, Lorn 13 1U 1 It ns4 bond a. per e-nt Ky.

and Ind. nor. Lebanon Water Co. p. e.

bonds. Board of Trad. iet psr 'Zt Ham Albany St. Ry. psr JJJ Psduesn Bt.

Ry. ss. 1st sjortaassj. a u.ht Coke Ce soid f. if ts is IS STOCKS AND BONDS.

eawaxeoswssfawsessasnsss TSir Tork Stock 'Exchange. New Tor. Dec on call steady tuai 4 per cent. Prime mercantile pmjor -aw- cent. Sterling exchange steady, wita now business In bankers' bills at MHCH-M de mand and at for sixty day, ronsa rates and M-bM.

Cxwrnwrcuu mus sajea, Silver certificates Mexican dollars SHe. mate nw Railroad bonds strong. uovernme. The total sales of stocks tsvday shares, molud-n the following: -XTZl mcA a i. 1X.ISI C.

B. and Q-; e- ul D. and R. O. preferred: M.aw "Ualbia Manhattan: Metropolitan: preferred: J7.70 Missouri Psdllo; T.

nremrred: worxner. 'ZZ do praf erred: W.eSS Roc uuanoi Paciflo: do preferred: 1.17 St, Pam: Southsra preferred: x.ow 10.720 Tobacco; J0.73S meoere. rT" 4.SJ5 People-. Qas: Oeneral mactrlo: kTW Paclflo Mall: murar: Tueather pre ferred; 4.521) Rubber; Westsen Union. The stock market waa booming to-day oa normous transactions for the shorts aadaooo many hl-reeord prices vrere exoseoea current upward movement.

London 'ofwed America's upward lead or yesnem-r buoyant on Bt. Paul exosuent statement of the first week la Dacembsr. Larse aatereets were again aggressive buyers locally and had quite a following of commission support. Immense blocks of stocks exchanged handa. wit abundant purchasing orders to oars for realis ing sales.

After a faesttaung ty and strength beoame general again. -staadard stocks were well maintained. All the Grangers advanced from a ellgnv rreouon over a point, the latter In St. Paul. Heavy purchasing orders were placed over night Mis.

sourt Paclno to buy at the opening. Prominent interests to the stock eodeavored to open as high as possible and tne ucr sales of 4.500 shares from jt 9 Tmml eaOBTOK WSS 41 The stock betrayed little feature after the met lurry, but oontlnwad to be closed to the too. Among tne lodmrtrtaJ' General Elect rto. Sugar. Tobacco, Rubber, reo-eral Steel preferred and TSdtsoa mumlnatlng were the features and gained a point or asore.

The rise to Edison Illuminating snsouutsd to points and each In General Elsotrlo and Rubber preferred. The Atchison, too. were oom-pteuoosly strong. The market closed at the best, with a whirl ef bullish sothaslasm. woe tb.

week stocks almo wltaoet exception rose, tn some eases the gains being very large, establishing new hlgh-prto leoords In the Pe -ent movement. Professionals failed to depress values at any time materially, as sew purchasers were ever ready on ooncelons, leaving the beam to cover short commitments at rising figures. Investment buying sustained staadard railway stocks, while spsoalatlve activity waa drifting tn the specialUee and medium low-priced stocks wherein earnings seemsd to b. the Inttlatioa of some divi dend declaration or aa mereass In the prsnt ea mm the ease might be. The dlsssmlnatloa of these dividend rumors generally am following.

One negleoted etock after another would be trotted out to be mstsrlaily advanced, causing groups of 02 too naively and rendering tbe oompiexlon of trading sported. -Ther waa evldeaoa. however, tnat la the aggregate ae Inconsiderable amount mt-stocks were being purchase outright andtafcen out of tbe street. The general market Inverte- t.i. huM dulL with oeciming pnoaa, ui losing but tittle ground, while when starts upward again great activity ensued.

The ma nipulation of klgn-pnosu wa waa often much in, evidence. Railway, which failed for some tiro, to respond to the pwerd tendency, later Joined ruiiy wna a trend of prioea Early tne wea cable communication, paruy mwiv he tne storm, somesrnac restnciaw taM at wtucn sous. 11 Tatoi saw fit to Uterpret tne in rn as not being tne they bad discounted, but Its better reception abroad thwarts tneir nricea. There was mac mw mmm- mg tovorahl bearing oa market ooomUone. November gross earnings were la excess of Mat years exports, wa, the phenomenal record of Mat year aa ere next to iwoove nva thaa ao-oalled barometer ef liuslussa dltlona, the turn snd steel trade, was active a enhanced prices.

The saoaetary stToawsa turned easy and tnere was nine VT rather erratically, but baMeas generally m-ward tbe close. almates regarding the aasowa of loans invested In long bills ranged up to ago.aoe. The Coalers wars smim plana to go tnto effect next mama me a eontrol of the hard an sort and Hudson ranng raeetved substantial support oa the theory that It waa likely to be placed oa a rasuUr dividend Basts ex 1 ma, and Sugar were ooostea uousiuaiaiuy. asrvmg as well as aaotner Metropolitan's Increase te dividend ra. to nsr ceaU was soeompsnssn a -aoord for that specialty.

Mlssoarl raein ra. ealvsd support oa tne floating indsmedness had been paid off. The bond market oispiayso miawn during th week, with tae oansaiiiiiii a ing la th spoculaUv and.nuddi grade arms which have recently assumed prominence. Coaw MderaMe strength manifested througbowt. wit the net Improvements material to maay saess.

U. 8. old 4s regtstere aovsneea w. 'm' Istered and tbe old 4s ooupoa the asw 4s ta th bid prloa. The Trtnancler sayat "Tne statsmsnt ea New Tork olearing-bouse Danaa tor -ending December mdicates aa expansion oC at sat In kens and rr.MZ.ne to oenosua.

me utcrease In nabtllUes, however, as shown in the latter item, makes but little change ta the total of the banks' ressrves, the ecrease amounting to about ons third of a million ollai. It Is evident that the loans have goes to swell banking credits and Incidentally deposits, the gain In cash partly making ap for tb discrepancy between the two Mama, Th net Increase la eash. la fact, very nearly sappllsd the added re-tjni. requirement, and the slat. ment favorable from a banking standpoint to tbat as hs been found for all th money which earns bit tb Institution laat week.

sa aa exempllncatioa of the theory of banking operation outlined by the Secretary of the Treasury la hla annual report last weak the current exhibit of the banks Is peculiarly to" tbe point. In detail the state, ment presents nothing that throws light oa th currant situation." Tb Xxpanaloa In loan caa be traced to three or four of ths larser banks and galna to deposits have been limited tor the most part to about the same number. It la evident that th loan Increase baa been due to a sterling Investment snd collateral buying, al. though there Is a steady absorpUoa of commercial paper. The sctual position of tbe sanaa with respect to cash changes la at vartaaoe with estimates baaed on tbe week's operations.

Currency from tb Interior Is moving this way. as Is natural at this season. Tb amount will be largely aa tbe January dividend period On the other band, the banks are to the Treasury about sa mac aa they gato. The net increase of S1.4M.M0 to cash for the week, therefore, was unexpected. The stem.

Ing ability ef the banks to extend their opera. UoBe to proportion to the excess eash received Is aa argument against lower rates, evea If it does sot forecast any dsgrse of firmness. The direction of tbe sew loans, however, to a matter of lntti As long as they are merely tha tangible expression of deferred European credits they are dependent on fractional exchange quotations sad are luutao to saddsa oon tract ion. For this reason it ta difficult to lodge the future of the money market. The only Inference that rates eaa aot go higher for more thaa very brief period, 'since such a movement would almost immediately defeat itself through gold imports.

XT. S. Bond. Bid. Asked, as.

New 4s, ...........) 12t' Do coupon, .....127 Ldh a a MwajMiiaaiiaawMwemMlllls ess mm 1 1 "i I.