Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 18 March 1893 — Page 1

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OF CLOTHING

Formerly owned by Jas. S.Molony,\vill commence on Saturday, March 18. at 2ii East Main Street. Everything will be sold 3o per cent, less than original cost.

Chicago Clothing and Hat Store.

FUNNY, ISN'T IT! How things spreads Here's a man writes us from Lincoln, Neb., and another from Santa Rosa, al., each wanting io sell THE LE3L.A3SriD CIGAR.

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VOL. VII—NO. m. ORAWFORDSVILLE,INDIANA, SATURDAY MARCH 18.1893.

HE OWNS UP.

Thrun, the Insurance Swindler, Makes a Confession.

BIS CONSPIRACY TO SECURE $60,000.

He Implicates His Wife, T. G. UMnsou and H. F. Kaudy—Thrun in JMU at Osh« ko»h—Hanson la L'mler

Arrest.

ACKNOWLEDGED JUS GUILT. OSHKOSII, Wis., March IS. Ferdinand Thrun, the RomeO saw-mill owner who obtained $60,000 worth of life insurance and then burned his house, having' placed there a skeleton bv which he thought his wife could establish his death and collect the insurance, is now in the county jail. Friu.jy afternoon he broke down and made a full confession.

III. Confederates.

He implicates his wife, T. O. Hanson, claim agent for the Wisconsin Central, and N. F. Kaudy. It is understood that he has mentioned others as conspirators, but their names arc not yet given out Mrs. Thrun is under surveillance at Frcdonia, Wis. Hanson has been arrested and will soon arrive at Oshkosh, and Kaudy is where he can be apprehended when desired. Warrants are out for the others.

Tlio Confession.

Thrun made his confession to Gordon E. Sherman, attorney for the Mutual Life Insurance company of New York. The confession tells of along series of bold frauds on fire insurance concerns, cheeked finally by defeat, and culminating in the gigantic effort of last October, which has just fallen to pieces.

Punishment Light.

The Wisconsin statute which most nearly covers the Thrun case is as follows: "Any person guilty of a conspiracy at common law shall be punished by Imprisonment in tbo county jail not more than one year or by a fine of not more than {500."

If there are no technical points of law brought up in the case Thrun basnet so much to fear after all.

Hanson Suspectcd.

Hanson denies all implication in the affair. The first intimation that. Hanson knew more about the swindle than he cared to toll was received by Detective Robertson about a week ago through Hanson himself. Hanson called on William Pinkerton and said he knew Thrun's whereabouts. He was referred to Detective Eobertgon, who had the case in charge. To Robertson he said he would give up Thrun for a monetary consideration, provided terms could be arranged. At that time Robertson knew where Thrun was but, having suspected that Hanson was implicated, asked him to leave his figures and allow him time to think the matter over. By parleying over the price of information Hauson was kept where he could be arrested at any moment until Thrun arrived and confessed.

Part of the Cnnt'esBlon.

The confession says in part: "Hanson notonly planned theswindle but furnished the necessary means to carry it out. After he had takeu my wife and myself into partnership it-was some time bofore the plan we followed was decided on. We Oral thought best to attempt the swindle by having me disappear by supposed drowning. According to the details of this plan I was to disguise myself by the aid of a false beard and a wig and take passage on one of the boats which travel between Chicago and Milwaukee. I was to have a traveling companion. As soon as I got on board, or soon after, 1 was to do something which would attract the attention of many of the passengers, so that they would be competent to swear that a man with whiskers had been on the boat When I had succeeded in attracting general attention Twas to get out of sight and remove my disguise. While I wan doing this my accomplice was to have thrown a dummy ovarboard and at the same time to raise the ory of 'man over aboard.' The dummy would, of oourse, sink, and aftcrall attempts to find the drowned man had failed my accomplice and I were to mention the fact that the man With the whiskers, who bad attracted attention as I stated, was missing. It would be found that he was not on board, and the inference that he had fallen overboard would naturally follow. As soon as possible I would leave the boat and get away, leaving my accomplice to develop that it was I who was drowned. We made trial ot this and it seemed to work all right, but after considerable deiib eration wo docided to take up the plan we loi lowed."

The Woman In the Case.

The detectives in the case think it probable that Hanson has been in communication with Mrs. Thrun ever since her husband's disappearance and, if what Thrun says in his confession be true, has directed her actions in getting insurance. His connection with the Wisconsin Central gave him plenty of opportunity of visiting Romeo without attracting attention and he therefore did'not have to use the mail.

Policies Returned.

The detectives think that Hanson grow very uneasy when Thrun was arrested and did away with all the papers he may have had bearing on the swindle. This theory is strengthened by the ffffct that Thruu's original policy with the American Accident association for $10,000 was returned by mail to the agent at Oshkosh, Wis., on Thursday. The policy was inclosed in a plain white envelope which bore a Chicago postmark. No letter of explanation accompanied the policy.

Arrest of a Burglar.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 18.— Louis II. Mathexu*, now under arrest here for a series of burglaries in Oakland, luu* been identified as the chief man who robbed the paymaster of the Jndson powder works last year, of Si .",000 on the Berkeley train. Matheny is a son of Dr. T. J. Matheny, of Auburn, Ind.

Fatal 9nowslide In Canada. WINNIPEG, Man., March 18.—The report has reached here that a slide on the Mountain division of the Canadian Pacific has carried away the track and snow sheds and buried twelve men. Two have been taken out dead.

Tariff Reform Defeated.

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OTTAWA, Ont, March 15.—Mr, Carthy's resolution calling for a re* form of the tariff was defeated in the house at 1:40 o'clock a. ra. Friday by a vote of 04 yeas to 110 nays.

THE DAILY JOURNAL

CONDITION OF TRADE.

Distribution of Good* Continues Large Despite a Number of Drawbacks. NKW YORK, March 18.—It. (h Dan & Co.'s weekly review of trade says:

Distribution of goods continues large for the season in spite of extraordinary weather, some 'allures and a tight money market. Storms and severe cold have retarded trading and collodions throughout a large part ot the country and doubtless cause much of the monetary pressure, though a larger pan is due to the great excess of imports over exporta Europe is not shipping products from the country as usual nor lending money as much as usual to carry uroduets here until they are needed, and accumulated stocks at commercial centers, with slow collections in the country, make the demand for money unusually large.

Exports of breadstuffs. cotton, provisions, cattle and oil in Fobruary wero but 140,982,331, against $66,301,712 last year, which, with the increase of nearly 38,0)0,000 in imports at New York, inuicutes a probable ex

COSH of imports in

that month of about 115.000,000, against an excess of exports hi the same mouth last year of $21,000,000. Exports in M^rch also have been small at New York, 94,540,000 less for two weeks than last year. Speculation in products has been naturally depressed, cotton being at one time a quarter and now 3-10 lower than a week ago, with sales of over 1,200.000 bales. Wheat is 24c lower, with sales of 30,000,030 bushels, the government report of 132,030,000 bushels in farmers' hands, besides 79,000,003 bushels in visible supply, making it clear that a great surplus would have to be curried over next July.

Bessomer products aro stronger than usual at Pittsburgh, hardware is more active aud coke improves. At Cleveland trade is fair, at Cincinnati whisky is quiet, but tobacco quiet and hrm. At Indianapolis money is close. Trade at Detroit is equal to last year's and in lumber heavy, Chicago reports great demand in farming regions, and active trade In merchandise with satisfactory orders. Storms interrupt at Milwaukee, *but at St. Louis trade is heavy, especially with the southwest, while lead is strong, but flour mills are running half time Cattle receipts at Kansas City are lib'eral, tho tone at Omaha is sanguine and collections are improved at St. Joseph. No improvement is seen at St. Paul, but trade at Denver and Little Hock is fair, at Nashville good and at Montgomery and Atlanta fair. At Columbus collections aro slow and money tight at Mobile business is good. At New Orleans sugar is dull and rice not improved, with money firm but in-ample supply. The iron industry shows improvement. Prices are steady, though extremely low, with less pressure to realize, and a little more deinaud is seen for bar and plate iron and steel, while structural works are well employed, though not at better prices. Copper is steady. Lead firm at 3 9c, but tin *4c lower. The shoe business is large. Cattle receipts at the west are smaller, and bad weather and strikes, or fears of strikes, afreet all railway movements to some extent.

The business failures occurring throughout the country during the last seven days number 220, ascomparcd with totals of 225 last week. For the corresponding week last year the Ugurea were 240.

BOY FIREBUG CAUGHT.

Responsible for Boston Blazes—Lewi* A. Yl right Confesses to Starting the Flames That Consumed Valuable Blocks.

BOSTON, March 18.—LewisA. Wright, a 17,-year-old youth, whose home is at Newton, was arrested Thursdoy night by Pinkerton authorities for lighting five successive fires in the business district. Although young in years, he has shown himself a master-hand iifhiding the evidences of his guilty work. On being confronted with the evidence he broko down and made a full confession. Within two months there have been more than a dozen fires in the business district, oue entailing a loss of one life and &I, 000,000, another the loss of five lives and 64,500,000 of property. In each case there was a suspicion of incendiarism. Besides these there have been a dozen attempts to fire different, buildings, and the work has appeared to be done by the same party. Young Wright acknowledges that he is the incendiary, lie says he had a great fascination for seeing fires and -an uncontrollable desire to set them, lie is bright in appearance and does not seem to be mentally unbalanced, lie was held in bonds of $5,000.

NORWAY SEEKS INDEPENDENCE

Another Conflict. Threatened Between King: and Parliament. CHRISTIANA, March IS.—The storthing lias passed by a vote of 0+ to 50 a resolution asserting the right of Norway to a separate consular service abroad and complete autonomy at home in all matters not prescribed in the act of union of 1S14 as pertaining to the union of Norway and Sweden. The resolution is somewhat more radical than a similar one which was passed by a vote of S3 to 49 last June, and which resulted ultimately in the resignation of Steen, the radical premier, after King Oscar had refused to sanction the decision of the deputies. A repetition of the cabinet crisis and the deadlock of last summer between king and parliament is imminent.

Death of Gen. Iironn.

ST. CI.AIN,* Mich., March 18.—Gen. Simeon U. Brown died here Thursday evening at the age of 81. He was born of military stock in New Hampshire, his father beiug an officer in the war of 1»12. In the late war Mr. Brown was major of' the Sixth Michigan cavalry, colonel of the Eleventh cavalry, and finally commanded a cavalry brigade. He took part in seventy-three engagements, and for meritorious"service at Marion, Va., he was brevettod brigadier general.

Honoring St. Patrick.

CHICAGO, March 18.—St. Patrick's day, although cold and windy, was celebrated by a large parade, which was participated in by the leading Irish and Catholic societies of the city. The procession moved through tho principal streets and was reviewed at the county building by Mayor Washburne and the city council, and at St Patrick's church by Archbishop Fehan, who had celebrated pontiiicai high mass there at 10 o'clock a. m.

To Kntcrtuli Veterans.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 18.—City Attorney .Jones has submitted an opinion declaring the proposed ordinance raising S75.UOO by taxation for the entertainment of the grand army encampment in September constitutional. The citizens' committee proposes to raise 8150,000 more.

At Death's Door.

ST. Lons, March IS. -Ex-Senator David H. Armstrong was attacked by heart failure at the Kichelieu hotel, and, owing to his advanced age, it it feared he cannot survive many hours. Senator Armstrong was three times elected to the United States senate and is well known all over the country.

FRANCE SHOCKED.

Jules Ferry, tho Famous Republican, Is Doad.

THE SAD EVENT WAS UNEXPECTED.

lie Passes Away in Great Agony—A Bullet Received In a Diul with M.Aubertin In 1887 tho Primary

Cause.

FKHHY IS DL AT).

PARIS, March 18.—M. Jules Francois Camille Ferry, president of tho French senate, died suddenly Friday evening from heart disease. The fatal attack was due to tho effects of a bullet striking a rib noar the base of the heart at the time he was attacked by Aubertin in 1887. »lle was seized with spasms early in the morning, and despite every effort made by the physicians who were hastily summoned the convulsions continued to grow in violence until at 0 o'clock in the evening he expired in a terribly severe spasm. Nothing had been kuown of his illness and the news caused a most profound sensation iu Paris. Ferry was but recently electcd to the senate's presidency, and his power was just beginning to bo felt...i* *v*

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Mine. Ferry said in an interview witli* a reporter Friday eveniug: "For the last two weeks M. Ferry had complained of difllculty in breathing, lie would start up in the night occasionally, gasping and choking. Several times he left the table and hurried to a window to get fresh air. His sleep was much broken and his general health suffered in consequence. He showed an unusual lack of energy and an aversion to going out, oxceut when his official du

i" St. .Itri.ES KEIiltV. tics called him. I almost forced him to drive for a little while every pleasant morning and evening. In the last few days hu seetnoil to rceover somewhat his former energy and spirits, although his difUeulty in breathing was increasing. Thursday evening, although he said he felt better than at any time in the last, week, he admitted that his health needed careful nursing if he was not to he disabled for his public duties. He wont to bed at 10 o'clock. Before midnight he awoke with a chill. He fell asleep again, but rested uneasily, finally awaking in another chill, more severe than the lirst one. 1 sent for the doctor at onto.''

Other 1'hyfiiclaiiH Summoned. Other physicians were then summoned for it consultation. As M. Ferry islied to get up tlicy did not insist upon his remaining in bed, although they forbade him to leave the bedroom and his study which adjoins it. At 10:20 he began struggling for breath. He sprung from his chair wtth.sudden energy and paced the room, calling for air and complaining that he was suffocating. This sudden rally was followed by another sinking turn. Alternations of rallying and sinking continued until 5 o'clock, when he raised himself in his seat, looked at his wife fixedly, exclaimed "Save me," and fell back exhausted. His struggle for breath became agonizing and the physicians injected morphia to relieve him. After a few unintelligible words he fell into a state of coma, which ended in death.

Pari* Was Antounded.

The news of M. Ferry's death astounded the city. A few evenings ago he was at the opera, and Thursday he presided over the senate. Hundreds of politicians called at the house during the evening and inscribed their namas in the visitors' book. Extra editions were issued immediately after the announcement of the death.

Loss to the Government.

The general feeling is that although his election to the presidency of the senate was contrary to the wishes of M. Carnot and M. Ribot, his death is a serious loss to the government. In the case of another cabinet crisis he, in his official capacity, would have been the first man to whom M. Carnot would have been bound to turn for advice. As yet the names of possible successors to the presidency of the senate have been'hardly mentioned. ills Career.

M. Ferry was born at Saint-Dio in the Vosgcs, April 5, 1832. He studied law in Paris, wan admitted to the bar there in 1851, took part in journalism and joined the opposition to Napoleon 1IL, being ono of those condemned In the trial of the thirteen In 1804. In 1869 be was elected to the corps legislatif and sat with the left. He quickly made himself conspicuous, proposing the abolition of the court tnat acquitted Prince Pierre Bonaparte, and also tho dissolution of the corps legislatif as no longer representing the people. He voted against vhe declaration of war with Prussia. When the empiro fell in 1870 he was made secretary of the provisional government of the national defense, and subsequently held several high public offices.

In Grevy*s Cabinet.

After the resignation of Marshal MacMahon in 1879 M. Ferry was appointed to a place In the cabinet of President Grcvy as minister of public instruction. Under his administration the Jesuits were excluded from teaching in the public schools, and as a result the ministry was overthrown.

Iterord as Prime Minister.

In 1680 tho ministry-was reconstructed under the premiership of M. Ferry. In the following year his administration was forced to resign in consequence of the public outcry against their policy in regard to the expedition to Tunis. Two years later he again became prime minister and immediately undertook bis disastrous invasion of Tonquin. In the spring of 1885 M. Ferry was hurled from the premiership by an indignant house of the deputies as a "tool o! Prince Ilismarck."

Challenged by Boulanger.

M. Ferry's failure to moet Hen. Boulanger in a duel after having grossly Insulted the latter did much to render him unpopular in France. The seconds chosen were Messrs. Antohin Proust and Ruynol for M. Ferry, and Gen. Faverot and Count Dillon for Gon. Boulanger. Gen. Boulanger insisted, through his seconds, upon such conditions of meeting as would insure a serious combat. These conditions wero evaded by M. Ferry's representatives, and the seconds of the rcspectivo parties failed to oome to an agreement

Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Report

SOON TO BE TRIED.

A. Modern Bluebeard to Answor at the Bar.

CHARGES AGAINST WILLIAil MAWHOR.

Ilo Is to Be Placed on Trial In Iowa for Poisoning His Fifth Wife The Other Four Died Under Suspicious Circumstances.

CHANCES FOR CONVICTION. KANSAS Crrv, Mo., March IS.—William Mawhor, a fanner of Pottawattamie county, la., is to be tried in the circuit court there next week for the alleged murder of his fifth wife. Across the road from the. Mawhors lived the Harris family, the nearest neighbors. On the night of October 25 the Harrises were sent for by Mawhor and told that his wife had been taken alarmingly ill. Mr. and Mrs. Harris immediately went over and found Mrs. Mawhor in great agony. Mr. Harris started for Riverton for Dr. Cowger, but before the doctor arrived the woman was dead.

IIts Wives All Died Suddenly. Dr. Cowger, whose daughter married Mawhor's son, in reply to a question of the old man as to the cause of his wife's death said it was undoubtedly a case of •tryclinine poisoning. Mawhor's fourth wife was taken ill one night and died the next day. Tho body has been exluimed and an attempt is being made to analyze the contents of the stomach. His third wife was Mrs. Martha Cone.

She died near Axtell, Kan., several years age. Since Mawhor's arrest tho woman's brothers had the body disinterred and strychnine was found in the stomach. His first and second wives also died suddenly, as did lii.s brother, who lived with him in California. The first wife died in California about 1S05. A month previous to the death of wife No. 5 Mawhor induced her to take out an insurance policy of $5,000 in the Kquitable Life of New Yorlc. Mawhor was made the beneficiary to the amount of S3.000, the remaining SJ.UOO being divided between Mrs. Mawhor's two children. It is understood that the Equitable will not settle this claim until the termination of the Mawhor trial. When MawJior was searched by the sheriff a bottle of strychnine wnri found in his tobacco pouch.

ISSUED A SWEEPING ORDER.

A United States «Iudge Commands Engl. neer* to Raiso the Ann Arbor Boycott. TOLEDO, O., March IS.—General Manager Ashley, of the Ann Arbor railway, and Alexander L. Smith, its general counsel, appeared before Judge Taft of the United States circuit court at Detroit Friday and made an application for a mandatory injunction against Chief Arthur of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Eugineers and Chief Sargent of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen requiring them to raise the boycott against Ann Arbor cars. Judge Taft allowed tho order as prayed for. It is most sweeping in its terms, and a synopsis is as follows:

It restrains eitlierof them "from issuing, pro* mulgating or continuing in force any ruin or order of any kind," under the rules and regulations of elthor order, "which shall re* quire or command any employes of any of tho defendant railroad companies herein to rofuso to recoive, handle or deliver any cars of freight in course of transportation from one state, to another from and to the Ann Arbor." It also prohibits either of tlicm "from in *any way, directly or indirectly, endeavoring to persuade or iuduce any employes of tho railway companies whoso linos connect with the Ann Arbor not to extend to said company the same facilities for interchange of interstate traffic as are extended by said companies to other railways," and in case nuy such orders have been issued by either Arthur or Sargent, prior to tho service of the restraining order, "they aud each of them are hereby required and commanded to recall and rescind them."

This is a temporary restraining order, aud Monday, March 27, is set for the hearing of the motion for a permanent injunction. As the Ann Arbor has but ono station in Ohio (that of Toledo) its trp.ffic for other roads all comes under the head of interstate traffic. BOOMERS BOUND TO SUFFER.

VnleM the Ktrip fa Opened Till. Spring: 5,000 Will Become Dent It nt e. ARKANSAS Cm-, Kan., March 18.— There are 7,000 families already along the Kansas border awaiting the grand rush to the Cherokee lands. It is thought that the Indians are anxious to close the sale of the strip. If the opening is delayed until fall 5,000 people will be destitute, as they had hoped to get settled in time to put in their spring crops. There is no land to rent at living rates in this section. The families are living in shanties, sod houses and prairie, schooners, and in most part their live stock is in prime condition. In no settlement is there money enough to last until fall.

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Victim Found.

HOSTON, March 18.—The body of the last known victim of tbo great fire of March 10, that of Charles O'Diorne, was recovered from the ruins of the Ames building Friday morning. Mr. O'Diorne, it is now learned, sacrificed his life in trying to save Maggie Flynn. He, according to her story, seized her as she was rushing about wildly and bore her to the e'evator well. He shouted down to have the elevator return, and then— Maggie Flynn can tell no more.

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FACTS BRIKFJjY^ STATED.

Mrs. Stephen Gray committed suicide at l'Mdyville. la., by taking carbolic oid.

The Cleveland Cliff company will build a furnace at Presque Isle, Mich., to cost $-150,000.

Peter Kite, a farmer living near Oakland, HI., fell out of his barn loft and received injuries of which he. will die.

Dr. J. .V. 11. Dodson committed suicide at Walker, Mo., hv shooting himself. He was register of lands iu 1850.

An old negro was burned to death in his cabin near Iloine, tin. Though his hands and feet were paralyzed he lived alone.

Robert U. Dorrnmau was awarded Sr.000 by a jury at Waco, Tex., for the breaking of a leg iu an accident on the Santa Fc road.

Nols Nelson, of Huntington, Neb., was found dead on a railway track at Sioux City, la. He had apparently been killed by falling off the train. •lohn E. Baxter was shot and killed by his nephew, W. S. Haxter, at Pittsburgh, Pa., Friday. They had quarreled over an old family trouble.

Federal Judge Parker lins sustained the decision of the Cherokee court in the case of IJob Taultou, sentenced to death for murder. Taulton will be hanged on the :51st inst.

Mrs. M. J. Rankin was found dead in a shanty in Milford Junction, 111. It is thought her death was iu\e to an overdose of some drug. A little do™, her only companion, was found with her.

An east-bound Union Pacific express train ran into an open switch near Evanston, Wyo, aud the result was a bad wreck, in which 15. F. (Jay, a postal clerk, was killed and Engineer Lethbridgc seriously scalded.

SCHNEIDER HANGED.

President Cleveland Declined to Inter, fero—Dropped the Insanity I)oiljc. WASHINGTON, March 18.—Howard «I. Schneider was hanged at 10:-VJ a.

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the district jail for the murder of his wife January SI, lSfl'i. Late last night word was brought to him that the president had declined to interfere and he seemed resigned to his fate. After he learned that all hope of being saved was gone he lost the. blank, insane look which he has assumed so long and gave every appearance of being of sound mind. The attendants say that Schneider was a master at feigning insanity and they were duinfounded at the sudden chango in his appoaraucc, from that of a driveling idiot to a man of perfectly somid mind. [The crime for which .Schncidcr was executed WPS one of the most terrible in the criminal history of this district. H*' hud for some time persistently cruelly abusvtl his wife, and she had sought and obtained the protection of het rather. Schneider en1r *Yt.r. «1 to Juduc\her to return to him and to leave tlr.s clfy tor tbo west. This was refused, and meet:5i? h**r on the street ono Sunday evening us she was returning from church accompanied by her brother, ho accosted her with a renewal of his demands. The wife still resisted and he iired live shots from a revolver killing instantly the brother and fatally wounding the womuu.

Suicide Near Jitneftvllle, Wis. JANKSVIMK, Wis.. March IS.—Gabriel Uumagc, of Hanover, this county, committed suicide by hanging himself in the hay loft of his barn. He was 5u years of age and had been "flighty" for a month. He studied the method used by a neighbor who committed suicide in a similar manner six inoutUa

Ills Shortage Is #00,000.

GITANXIJUATO, Mexico. March la. A sensation has been causcd by thu arrest and imprisonment of Felipe Osante, a prominent and wealthy merchant of this city, on the charge of being connected with the recent defalcation in the Guannljuato branch of the National bank of Mexico. The amount of shortage is now placed ab $400,000.

Wiia 109 Yearn Old.

KANSAS CITT. MO., March 18.—Washington Dale, colored, generally believed to have been the oldest man in Missouri, died at his home, r.SS Campbell street, of heart failure He waa 10» years old.

THE MARKETS.

drain, Provision*, Ktc. CHICAGO, March 17. -v.

FIJOUR—Steady and dull. .Spring wheat patents, 3 75114.10 Straights, 52.51X^3 00 Winter wheat palents, }3.8G@'I,0J Straights, IM.20fr3.40.

WHEAT—Ruled stronger. Cash No. 2, 73?®^ 73^c May,

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and .Inly, 73'h«f.i7i:,ic.

CORN—Mow and weaker. No. 'i. No, 'i Yellow and No. 52 White, 41 V5.4Pjc: No. 3. March, 41*jc May, 44c: .Inly,

44V#c.

OATS—Were quiet and steady. No, '2 cash, 3K&31 *ic: May, Jtii.y, 3.-»/8e. Samples wen» steady. No. 3, ?0?/,3ir: No. 3 White, 34@35c No. 3t*233c No, 2 White. 35 @3»c.

KYK—Vrry little doiinj No. 2 cash, SOc. :nd May deiivvry. f3»-4c No by sample, 5Urj.Wc, and No. 3. tiVfc tny.

BAIN.rv-'Chuico Barley and steady: under grades .remain dull. Low grades, 3"f' 3Sc: medium salable at 4o^i3e, ami cood to choice fair sale at iifcl fancy, G)«/£»3c.

MKSS PoHK--Jn li^ht demand »nd priccs steady. Quotations ranged at ?17 tt")3M7.47l/5 for regular cash 17.T.4-*» tor March, and

517,5''t.l7.i57l,i

for Mav.

LAIIU—In light reqno-M. urn! ciTerinrrs moderate. Prices naed steady and quotable at £1" 10 @1?.15 for cash 12. !0'&12.15 forMan h: J12.i'0iij 12.26 for May, and 511.25^11.27 for.Inly.

LIVK Poui/ri(Y--lVr pound: Chickens, lHaU 12c Turkeys, 9£CI2'4r Ducks, 11^12'ic Geese, 16.502/7.00 per dozen.

BUTTBR—Cream rv. 22 28c Dairy, IPft^So Packing Stock, JoljJXc. OIKS—Wisconsin Prime White. 75HC: Wator White, 7#e Michigan Prime White, fc'to Water White, 9c Indiana Prime Y» liite, Mfc: W at W it 9 ad 1 7 5 A Gasoline, 87 deg's, 12c 74 dug's, 8c Naphtha, deg's, 654c.

LiguoHS—Distilled spirits steady basis of 11.17 per gaL for Unishcd goods

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