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Newspaper

Philadelphia Times

Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1897

Page

9

Philadelphia Quakers Hold Edge Over Yorkshire Amid Tight Day One

At Sheffield on June 28 the Philadelphia cricket team posted 225 in reply to Yorkshire's strong attack led by F S Jackson. Wood Cregar and King top scored for Philadelphia with 52 50 and 49 while Patterson defended bravely for an hour and a half. Yorkshire finished with 77 for no loss, Denton and Wainwright contributing and Lord Hawke guiding the fielding sharpness.

Sheffield Sussex Brighton Yorkshire County England Philadelphians Yorkshire Jackson Lord Hawke F. 8. Jackson Tunniclife Brown Peel Wainwright Moorhouse Denton Patterson Wood Cregar King Belmont Bohlen Baily Lester Thayer Pl Jackson Bowers Belmonter B. W. King Coates Percy Clark Bally Ralston Den Ton Telegraph C. Thayer Bairstow Peele W. B. Yeewr Wainwright B. Brown J. B. King Coates, Jr F. H. Bohlen Et Desteerteses C. Wood B. Pumaren C. Fargerace Weeane Wainwright Nesses Chinveses Philadelphia

Army and Navy Changes Amid Retirement and Promotions

Washington June 28 Colonel William J. Lyster of the Ninth Infantry at Sackett's Harbor N Y is retired by age. Promotions follow in infantry cavalry and naval orders detailing new colonels majors captains and lieutenants across units and stations.

Washington William J. Lyster Ninth Infantry Sackett's Harbor N. Y Michigan William H. Powell Eleventh Infantry Clarence EB. Bennett Nineteenth Infantry Twenty-first Infantry Stephen P. Joselyn C. H. Bonesteel Edmund L. Butts Cavalry Anson Mills Third Cavalry N. 8. Carpenter Seventh Cavalry James Jackson Second Cavalry William A.thomson Fourth Cavalry Hugh J. McGrath Samuel G. Jones Roe Cavalry H. Hutchins Torpedo Montgomery W. E. Sewell Relief Vesuvius G. R. Evans Terror C. Blockinger Island Yard J. M. Bowyer Bureau of Ordnance

President nominates diverse federal and military officers

The President sent eight nominations to the Senate including Listoe as Consul at Rotterdam, Henry Fink as Collector of Internal Revenue for Wisconsin's First District, Clarence Ide as Marshal for Washington, and Marine Corps officers Frank Denny Charles McCawley and John Rowan. Naval Cadets Stuart Smith and W G Broesbeck also named as assistant naval constructors.

Washington Senate Listoe Minnesota Rotterdam Netherlands Henry, Fink Wisconsin Clarence W. Ide Frank L. Denny Quartermaster Marine Corps Charles L. McCawley John H. Rowan Stuart F. Smith

Senate confirms broad list of promotions and postings

The Senate approved multiple nominations including Henry Fink as Collector of Internal Revenue for Wisconsin's First district, Hector DeCastro as Consul General in Rome, Irving Dudley as Minister to Peru, and several other ambassadors and naval officers. Postmasters named in Michigan include C. H. Closser, S. Foster, and W. Jenney.

Washington Senate Henry Fink Wisconsin Hector DeCastro New York Rome Italy Irving B. Dudley California Peru Thomas C. Dawson Iowa United States Rio de Janeiro Frank C. Denison Vermont Woodstock New Brunswick Frank Dillingham Auckland New Zealand H. 8. Harkins North Carolina North Carona M. W. Sutton Kansas C. H. Carlton Eighth Calvary G. C. Remey

O'Connor Held on Charge of Stabbing Wife

Magistrate Wilhere yesterday set $600 bail for Martin O'Connor of 1238 Vine Street on a charge of stabbing his wife Mary in the breast with an oyster knife. Police found Mrs. O'Connor in a pool of blood Sunday. O'Connor was committed to jail after bail was set.

Wilhere Martin O'Connor Vine Street Mary Foley

Markets Rally as New York Stocks Hit Year Highs

The New York stock market surged with heavy volume and rising prices, closing near the day’s best as bonds gained. Major gains came from Manhattan, Illinois Central, Atchison, Louisville and Nashville, New York Central, Reading, St. Paul, and Western Union, while trading included 440,877 shares and $5.5 million in bonds.

New York Wall Street Manhattan Illinois Central Atchison Louisville and Nashville Big Four Missouri Pacific New York Central Wabash Southern Railway Omaha

Gossip of the street finance and rail interests review

Financial notes from Philadelphia show bank clearings at 6,473,933 and balances at 1,442,172. Maine Central declares a 1 percent quarterly dividend payable July 1. Chicago bulk shipments last week 50,991 tons, down from prior weeks and last year. Federal receipts list 312,792 in bank notes for redemption. internal revenue 909,803. customs 721,406. miscellaneous 22,174. Coal trains report 38,462 tons week ending June 26, down 10,727. year to date 962,407, down 84,774. Stock quotes: West Chicago 103 1/2, North Chicago 229, Biscuit 51, Lake Street 10 1/2, Diamond Match 129, Straw Board 20. Coal July output set near 3,000,000 tons. some interest favored 3,500,000. Reading anticipates July price rise of 25 cents per ton. Atchison May gross 2,508,000. net 463,038. Eleven months gross 28,179,177. net 7,354,388. Heyward leaves B City and Suburban Railway for assistant to president at United Traction, Pittsburgh. Chesapeake and Ohio eleven-month net up 174,579, signaling a strong year. last year carried over 147,340 after charges and a 7,110 loss on a gondola. Minneapolis wheat traders note July wheat hedged by Armour in Chicago and New York. $0.10 spread to September seen as unfair. London Economist warns of Austrian Hungarian petroleum monopoly moves with Standard Oil, Rothschild, Nobel, and the Russian government. counterproposals discussed.

Grain And Produce Wheat And Corn Market Roundup

Receipts and shipments detailed for wheat corn and oats with erratic trading in Chicago and light export inquiries. Prices and standards listed for No 2 grades and car lots. cotton steady at 8 cents. feed supplies moderate. provisions brisk in a jobbing market with varied bacon and ham quotations.

Grain and flour markets steady amid firm demand

The market for flour and rye showed firm prices with dull trade and small lots changing hands. Refined sugars remained firm as hay and straw offerings held steady, while live poultry supplies were moderate and dressed poultry prices stayed firm amid quiet trade. Butter and eggs traded weak to steady with quality discrimination shaping prices.

Srunda City Mills Oggies AICS Western Tate Pennsylvania New. York

Prices of Oil Steady. No Bids on Certificates

Prices for Pennsylvania crude held steady for July. Certificates showed no bids with credit balances at 83 cents. Shipments totaled 180 067 barrels and runs reached 104 258 barrels.

New York Petroleum Pennsylvania Old City

Franklin Bossford Dies on Yacht in Jersey City

New York June 28 Franklin Bossford marine designer and yachting editor of Outing died by his own hand today aboard the yacht Larada at Jersey City. He was 43. Officials believe his disappointment over the Larada failed to meet expectations for the fastest steam yacht afloat drove the act.

New York Pfranklin Bossford Outing Jersey City

Acquittal in Roxborough Burglary Conspiracy Case

Spencer F Stillman William Howard Harry Ennis and Howard Barnard were acquitted yesterday of attempting to enter Walter H Snyder’s Roxborough dwelling with intent to steal and of conspiracy arising from the same incident. Stillman Howard and Barnard had prior offenses. the court required each to post 500 bail to keep the peace. Ennis had prior trouble but was discharged after a warning.

Spencer F. Stillman William Howard Harry Ennis Howard Barnard Walter H. Snyder Roxborough Stillman Howard Barnard Baltimore Ennis

Bold Tramp Lodged in Jail in Burlington Attack

Irene Haines and Lena Pugh were attacked by a tramp on the Bridgeboro pike near Burlington. Haines was seized and thrown from her bicycle but resisted until bystanders alerted authorities. The tramp was captured and jailed.

the Times Burlington Bridgeboro Irene Haines Lena Pugh Miss Haines

Bloomsbury Woman Sentenced for Assault

Judge Herr jailed Irene Duckworth of Bloomsbury for two years in the State Prison for assaulting Mary Ann Cullens. Duckworth treated the sentence as a passing incident.

Tee Times Flemington Irene Duckworth Bloomsbury Mary Ann Cullens

Washington Notes and Political Moves Abroad

Speaker Reed will not attend a Detroit Republican clubs meeting on July 18. Manuel Torres y Sagaseta and Ernest Subikurski are named Mexican Consuls in Baltimore and Philadelphia. Crumpacker proposes civil service exemption for jobs under 600 dollars. Grosvenor urges Republicans to sit July 5 as tariff debate looms. Davis seeks 6000 dollars for families of three Italians lynched in New Orleans. Lee in Havana says his son had no role in the Russ report leak. King promotes Hawaii annexation under the treaty terms. Ships reach destinations: Cincinnati to Horta Fuyal, San Francisco to Piru, Oregon to Tacoma. Massachusetts sails to St. Johns, Phin to Impek, Alliance to South.

Reed Detroit Manuel Torres Y Sagaseta Baltimore Ernest Subikurski Philadelphia Crumpacker Indiana House Civil Service Senate Grosvenor Ohio Davis Committee On Foreign Relations New Orleans State Department Lee Havana Heeclares King Utah Morgan Hawaii Cincinnati Horta Fuyal San Francisco Piru Oregon Tacoma Massachusetts St. Johns Phin Marblehead Impek Alliance Newport

Plan to reorganize Sol icitors Loan and Trust Company into Solicitors Securities

A reorganization plan approved by the committee proposes forming the Solicitors Securities Company with 275000 capital, offering 5 percent preferred stock to creditors. The new firm would purchase assets of the old company, repay debentures and depositors, and issue deposit certificates at par with 3 percent interest from 1897. Creditors not debenture holders would share in the new certificates, and maturity shifts to January 1, 1904 with reduced 3 percent interest.

Solicitors’ Loan and Trust Company Solicitors’ Securities Company Spors’ and Trust Company

Farmer John B. Charles Falls Twenty Feet From Cherry Tree

Special Telegram to THE TIMES reports John B. Charles, a prominent Manor township farmer in Lancaster, fell twenty feet when a cherry tree limb broke. He sustained a broken leg and spinal injuries with severe internal damage, and his condition was described as grave.

the Times Lancaster John B. Charles Manor Township

Farmer John Hinton Found Hanging in Orehill

The body of John Hinton a well known farmer was found hanging from a tree at Orehill in this county this morning Authorities believe hard times led to his death He had attempted suicide yesterday but relatives intervened

the Times Hollidaysburg John Hinton Orehill County

Fausto Depaola Sentenced to Fourteen Years in Penitentiary

The case of Ki Ing Nicholas Ruggerro near Bangor ends with Fausto Depaola receiving a fourteen year sentence from Judge Scott at the Eastern Penitentiary. The court notes a potential twenty year term could apply.

Timms Easton Fausto Depaola

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