The evening world. Newspaper, February 26, 1900, Page 2

UNELY TUMBLE IN STOCK PRICES Third Avenue Fell Over Seven Points and Other Tractions Followed. A fierce attack on Third Avenue, com- _ Bined with large offerings of the other had a demoralizing ck market at the op ‘traction shares, we) fect on the st Wall street was In a state of anxiety to-day over the rumors concerning & re f celver for the Third Avenue road were what sent the stock tum DD) bling. They were based on the delay { ef the company to raise $30,000,000 to pay Ite debis ‘The Byndicate 1 Improve the road. med to finance the ‘*s loan, of which Vermilye & not yet completed the corporation's Ca, are the head, | Ste investigation In! ‘affairs, Their delay bas cauned the ru mer of the appointment of a receiver Te speaking of thi ' Chairman of the Stockholders’ ‘thee Commitiee, said to-day: “The road is no nearer a receiver than! x & month ago. are maturing every day that Any one of there creditor y for a recetver for the com-| 9 Frederic P. Olcott ANOTHER “OPEN DOOR!” | FLOUR TRUST RECEIVER, Judge Jenkins ¥: mited Stmtes Wil mittee of the bankers’ 1d @ conference with a commit. fe, ropreenin the directors of the! i tee « ges Raltroad Company in the erp @ Co, at this afternoon. After a ‘ong talk @ommitteen adjourned to separate sce rtain matters were dircussed ee One for the AND DIAMONDS. mS * Conf a Puzzle to Him and He Bas cuses Reitz---He Scores Spendthrifts. MILWAUKEE, Feb. %—Judge Jen- ios. in the United States Court ‘ot the railroad company juced and carefully examined, committees, after dividing seve- , Age getting together again, ne Flour Trust United Btates Milling conrent now collapsed Saturday fact Md not became known ean to-day, | en Judge Jenkins, cillary to Lae United Btates Court of appointed three rece i tine Edward Lauterbach, who an anteroom, reported matters My] eatiafaction at a meeting of KIMBERLEY Ceell Rhodes, providing the De Beers Company to-day When the Third Avenue men with Grew after the last talk, however, taken from the soll had) charce of Lae property ely devoted to the decora- thon of the falr sex plainly disturbed, but neither would say ' @ word, they declaring that any state Ment iesued must come from the bank- were not republics, rit and had securities on the to seize British long conspiring Bouth Africa spoke of the Chartered Company's trans- tlone with De shareholiers w ‘The bankers were aleo silent A proposition is reported to have been Made by the banking syndic Poad that the stockholders raise $. in cash as a guarantee fund. ewer must be given by the road at noon ‘George W iillam Bi it LONDON STOCKS UP. divided Into two ind unimaginative saved thelr lives polls among their coteries ‘ ens Afrikander had teon working for] had He sald that ex President Betta, of the had years and years Orange Free Siate, ago made a vow that Me latter class he stated | If the conference held to-day proves ns with the Chartered . & receiver for the road may Ming. Commany With, sixteen mille, In | htm The tone In the Landon Kets today ¢ ntinued firm throughout, but business was restricted pending the definite reports from » Company owned all th charter extets, tive he drew an eloquent of these mines 100 years hence jas mirroring B iropean civilization in the the far South and prices were New York parity MOONS aala that the Metropolitan was APxlous to get contro Avenve Company. Third Avenue, from a closing price of ‘5-8 Saturday, fell to 131-2 on the.firet look of stock offered. Further offerings "the bears put all bull feeling to and the price dropped quickly (0 below @, and later reached 71-4 pol below the Saturday's closing. At the same time heavy sules Ww made ali around the room. The upry ‘on the floor was tremendous of all kinds were set afloat, er wistorien flew through the street ropolitan | the United States this clty this afternoon of the Third| receipt of furth panded, and tha meh for his eallant rid Hhotes “tlosed brilllantly Owing to the monetary situation here apprehension was American department We have done our duty in preserving and orotecting the greatest commercial asset in the world 5 “CRONE HOLDS OUT AGAINST GREAT ODDS. pointed in New ae and! This gives them power to take the — | pro) verty In this Btate and control It ANOTHEP "8? 1N COURT, feel a giow of incipal sentiment at the presen: the American quarter yed by our local market ageing tendency of WHEAT WAS QUIET AND BEARISH IN TONE. | Wheat opened xteady and n whacte high. | er than Saturday | American Plate. sd by the Hritish falls on t the first hammering a covering 8 caused prices to react some acely for the Bo. New York's opening prices were joward 11 o'clock and Who own $2,000 of o' loc rallied “st strongly , grote, { Boottioh borderers, it slaugoter by| aver that the Hoere galloped off, Kain toward at etly the same result 4 third attemp! to yceupy another wpeciaitios fi z to he points, the latter in Ten- , w York's losing prices were 2 bid: Maren, 1 2-4; July, 7 . 1 dt) May corn, 401-4 arn: Britten postition, | the Depauw ratate Hag invested ation could afford to be} has been made by the ite eurnings, | | BRAYE RESCUE FROM RIVER | Fellow Laborer Jumped Overboard Save His Comrade, Mart Trying. Peter Custom. May one ae Oa ts Kena AlN | Henaence “The third repulse thor ‘® point, and more ¢ Avenue fell back after touching Fose again to 74, an extreme re- The general market rather below best ‘The Cotton Market. ‘The closing pri ordered to ai garde! “thin maar » SM to A: March, 1 © Hoers moved ‘que shy tiward i extolled Gladatone as the e feeling ts strong on andthe (ritien wer ces at rislaagte battles in 81-2, American Tob: } 2 | cupied a konse orderers and fach h eon raiiroad values and|7 yonecond street, jee, movement in the specialties con from a indder leading to a seow at Bast runes ‘and Seposed to cover | ‘There were advanc in, n Pacific Mail, Chic and Chicago. Indiana « urately “and suc ceding In st na POR SHIPPING SUBSIDY, tnmittee Agr: port the Bill by a jer and prayer, GRONJE'S FORLORN HOPE, ‘VICTORIA SENDS MESSAGE Great | Thanks Amorican Peop! water between O12 Wea MSty-s0c- and i }-2 tn the com ey, of Christopher ~~ ets, Jumped into the water and him until res: WASHINGTON M.—The Senate on Commerce, by a vote of Agreed to report the @mipping "PROB BR Tf. UBRLS. © um in. The reaction in in the preferred bid 3 an Deve tee rand Won't Ase cued by men on the ecow. ‘The two wet men refused to go to the Corrigan was taken (o the Deeply Towebed. Duchess of Roxburghe, one of the m Queen Victoria. Ker by Lont Roberts ts not ao close, Writes to Mrs. Adair, who is now repre. yubert's investment of Ladyamith boties of Hoers, ties is yielded only a Hraction jam active and eaRy at tne | the specialties, put at ne! Cronge's! ladies in attendance len of stocks joey, ‘and of bonds #1.21.1m parently, are| Maine YOUNG ARMOUR’S WILL. Left 68,000,000, One-Third of Which Goes to the Widew, the Rest tm Trest te Sens. CHICAGO, Feb. %.—The will of the jtate Philip D, Armour, Jr. was fled for Probate here to-day. | disposes of property valued at $5,000,000, | * ‘8.0.00 in personal property and the remainder in re One-third of the | widow, May EB Armour, and two-thirds | ie given in trust to three executors for ‘the two surviving sons of the testator, Lester and Polity DUT, | D. Armour, jr. » yell you that 1 read both re to the Queen. She was} “ried and much pleased and begged me to express to you her high appreciation of all that has been done by the kindness and generosity of the; H ims Quotations. of investment, with thelr quickly vd Jury investigating , » RAPA Geitiah held an unusually tong Her Majesty knows, * at Ladysmith. The instrument plan of starein vet son-in-law are both front in South Africa. Deputy Attorney - tor Clarke maid his samuntt tor hi in left to the run: Cronies formes who’ are country inade to her app BULLER'S LOSSES GROW. asualtios on Feb. 20 Were 111 tad Twelve Officers Were ‘Do y9 yu think there will te tT eannot any “improbable that t er ef these alternat way occur at any moment, Lord Hoberte's engineers are sapring die@ recently in TALKING NG 10 DOW DoW (qui. Debate Over His might te @ Beat from Paarde- SAVINGS BANKS BILL SIGNED BY ROOSEVELT. ‘vrte™ LONDON, Feo. &—Gen. despatch from . dated Sunday, S, reports iat the Mritish casual- D Were (welve killed and ni: on Ladzemish i ene! Assemblyman Mek men banks to inves the bords ct ihe Chicago and Alt Potermariiavurg a ‘ar Office later issued an addi-/ tonal list of casunities sustained by 190 WASHINGTUN, Fev. B.—In the Sen- ade, under Gen. Buller, Feb (ate to-day Mr. Turley (Tenn) called up the resolution to the effect that M. 8. not entitled r hi ‘and Feb. 2. which includes seven of-+ twenty-three wounded and! MORE CANADIAN TROOPS ARRIVE AT CAPE TOWN. =, y the British arms are wteadtly advan: ed, ‘REMEMBER I HALUBA, . “|| Auniversnry of the Defeat « Death of Gen. Colley 10 Years hbvid Bewh-E) Blsterh of the Maurie o ommeny. wit give tn the Mosreperean Lah the evening cf aren 6 4, Pi, Lammermoor | port of the Committee on the resolution =o mFS ON PORTO fico, Par Oat icin hie for More Time to Argue. WABHINGTON, Feb. %.— debate on the Porto Rican tariff biil. ‘There were few members upon the floor, but the leaders on both sides were a: tive Mr. Payne (New York), the floor leader, announced that no compromise had been made with the dissItisfied Re- publicans and that there would be a conference to-night. The leaders decided to extend the generai debate another da; When Mr. Payne preferred quest for the extension of time, Mr. | Richanison, the Democratic leader, nald: “Tila is @ remarkable requeat to come from the majority. We construe It to be a frank and candid confession that they have brought here a bad bill, and an admission in opgn House to the| country that they have not enough votes | -« to pans it," The Democ he continued, were al- ways magnanimous, They would not strike thelr foes when they were down, and they were not disposed to take ad- vantage of the pitiable situation on the other side of the alse. |, Stl, they felt that some terms should be sed, and he demanded as con: 0 an extension a night seasion ow night and perminafoy, to offer ubstitute in the House on nesday 1 the final vote was (0 be taken. With hese “condition: remal | blundiy of the major Mr Payne smilingly 18 fed that he! appreciated the “generosity” of the lother mde, ‘and, not to be outdone in magpanitalty, he would agiee to the itHone Republican leaders afi > a n with Speaker He. he Porto Rican Ta y that the bil would at as inodified It would ps moat it rT The changes which the leaders have; + Ceelded ‘pon are a further reduction of the duties to be levied upon Amer.can goods Imported Into Porto R.co and upon | Porto Rican goods. DEWEY GETS $9,760. urt twards Him Prise Meney on Basin € Spanish Foree Not Stronge: WABHINGTON, Feb. %.—The United States Court of Claims to-day renderea mon the claim of Admiral vrize money on account of Hon of phe Spanish fleet, in Aded against the Ad- contention that the enemy's| * superior to his and awarded fore | 'UMBRELLAS Exclusi ‘The House met at 11 o'clock to-day to resume the, the re], minority. Soe grant the} accumulation of odd lots of |Lace Curtains, all exquisite ‘patterne—from one to four | pairs of a kind, Hand-made Arabians, Irish Point, _ aio TRIP, Puts Into Halifas Mattered by a ‘Terrific Storm and Short (Special to The Rvening World.) HALIFAX, Feb, %.—The steamer Del- aware arrived here to-tay Afte@n days it from Lor ew York, put in fo vaviteg met erday # storm andi hed her smokes yes: | ok The best’ time to eure a cold do when it fret Lf, Uden’ beltive there wold bea Jatal case of gripe, diphtheria or rp aek vg hpat hpe os Badlghs an cold, I reiteree the head, woee, throat and | Kishin Gatete ceeeec PRICE 28C. AT ANY DRUG STORE. Lord & Taylor, Advertisements for THE WORLD will be re tatved or Posts! Telegraph Office in New York City at ome ree So a sonmroene st ree, bare. tos. We Want MEN READERS Store, apart from its great Dry Goods side that hoids our valued women’s patronage, slice of the main floor, close to th: front emtrance, with all stoc! Ot ry feminine contingent to buy for them, ‘wonkd devin ond tats fi in perfect taste and fullest assortment— Cotton Dress Goods. ve novelties for epring and summer, includ- ing Batiste in dots aud floral designa, Tuesday, February 27th. T willed Silk Umbrellas, | handles of Ivory and Sil- ver, Pearl and Silver, Horn and Silver, Buck Horn, Gun Metal, Ster- ling Silver, and Natural Wood Silvertrimmed,26 | and 28 inch, for Ladies so Gentle 89,86 Value $5.00 to $9.00 Swiss, 2§c. to $2.00 per yard. Dimities, T§¢., 20c., 25¢, per yard. Mercerized Cotton Fou!ards, 45 cts. per yard Pineapple Cloths, 30c. to Ooc, per yard | Linen Crash aud Piqué, _|| 2§¢. to 75c. per yard, -| Madras, Oxfords, Percales, and Fancy Linens, in all the new weaves and colorings, from 25c to Ooc. per yard, Unusual Offering In Fine Lace Curtams. |Lord & Taylor, Broadway & 20th St Commencing «| Tuesday, Feb. 27th, We shall piace on sale an Moench) Constable KCa, at about Vy of original prices Wash Fabri cs. Fancy Dress Cottons, Printed Cottoa Among them are Foslard Linen Lawns, Printed Dimities, White and Colered Piquéa, Embroidered and Dotted Swiss, Nainsook Tuckings and Ailovers, Zephyrs. David and John Anderson's Celebrated Manufacture, Unsurpassed a ial ctyle and Organdies, Batiste, Proadwvay A 1h a. ’ DIED. 2 | BROWN—DAVID J., beloved som af Willem French Renaissance, Cluny Laces, Tambour Lace, Tambour Muslin, all exquisite patterns, Broadway & 20th St Brown and the late Catherine Casey, Funeral Tuesday, Feb. 27, residence, isn ot NO EXTRA CHARAR FOR IT trom ‘ble late and Hb ave, Thence to 12th ot. oad Medion ave, AU 10 A.M. sharp. ny American District Messenger Ofiee TO THINK THESE THINGS OVER. This House is very much of an exclusive Men’ Our Men's Sections are entirely separate, taking up a bi SWURTS, COLLARS, CUPPS, NECKWEAR, HOSIERY, UNDERWEAR AND GENERAL FIXINGS. How many know all this? Men who, now depending their own choosing—and, to the bensfit of their exchequer, ind the handsomest, dressicst things, latest to appesr in America, At Dry Goods Prices! Bear with this long NEW SPRING COLORED # therewed