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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-28
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.

New York and eastern demand, &c dis
count buying &c premium selling. New
Orleans sc discount buying par selling.
Cincinnati, St. Louis and Louisville de-
mand par buying, 81 per $1,000 premium
selling.
The local market closed steady, sales 900
bales, of which exporters took 700 bales and
spinners 800 bales. At New Orleans spots
closed easy with futures quiet, September
nominal, and remaining months of 20
points. The Liverpool market developed
hardening tendency, with futures quiet
September up 2 points and remaining
months off point The New York market
closed quiet, futures very dull September
of points, with later months off to 2
points.
Hubbard, Price & Co. say: "The Liverpool
adyices this morning indicated an ardent de-
sire upon the part of the September shorts
to cover, aided, doubtless by the demand OF
those American shippers who have freely
sold good grades September clearance from
America and are unable 10 procure the
grades required because OF the damage to
and latcness Of the growing crops. Southern
ity Of the receipts, but the movement of the
crop TO market does not yet show the Increase
looked for Our market has remained very
dull. showing the bcnrish feeling by slight
decline. Great curiosity is expressed ns To
the result Of the account of stock In Liver
pool, the statements being expected tomor-
row."
The recent extraordinary rise OF nearly 20
per cent. In the prices Of cotton battling ma
torial In the United States, says the Man
chester Guardian, brought about by the nc.
ton Of the cotton bagging trust" gives im-
por,ance 10 the question u the prospcc, uI
large supplies being sent to the States from
Dundee and other European jute manuiac
turing districts. Already the exports oI
jutc manufactures 10 the United States from
this country are important, the quantity
sent ththcr during the eight months ended
ON the 3lst Of August this year, having
reached S2,722, 900 yards against - 200, j0O
yards during the corresponding period In
1857. and - ii2, 100 yards In 1850 The total
value Of The exports OF this year are put
down At 16l6. 7i2, or at the rate Of Ia per
yard. The rate Of import duty imposed ON
tnlinN NiNAllF - ~ w h'iifs oih " hffHlH
not unreasonable TO suppose that profit
able trude ought To be done In exporting
this material 10 the United States In view Of
the recent extraordinary rise. II Is stated
that the managers OF the trust have calcu.
lated the possibilities Of shipments from this
country. and are not afraid Of being unable |
90 maintain the prices Notwithstanding any |
supplies which may go forward hence.
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GENERAL TRADE.

Eggs had q slight advance today owing 10
some scarcity in the market. Flour adj
vanced l5c per barrel, and pigsfeet have ar
rived and secured market price for the
season.
Hides also secured stiff advance today,
the outside figure being quoted.
Grain in store at the elevators; Corn,
0,0l2 bushels; oats, IS, GA bushels, and wheat
533 bushels.
In the New Orleans market sugars remain
unchanged with prices very steady Mo
lasses nominal. Rice In good demand, with
prices steady and well maintained.
THE CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Chandler, Brown a Co., Of Chicago, TO
Ogden Fontaino a Co., Memphis New
York was heavy seller Of wheat early IN
the day through several commission houses.
which caused a temporary decline, but
Hutchinson stood pat on his holding OF
September and October, aud shorts In Sep
TENDER rapidly advanced prices Of latter In
their efforts TO settle and bid up prices from
Sl.Oi 10 tl.20 with scarcely any sales be-
tween the two extremes. This was the
feature Of the day, aud frightened shorts In
December covered enormous lines as the
market advanced, while heavy holders who
have now large profits, materially increased
their lines Crop reports from the north
west are growing from bad TO worse, aud
high prices from now on for wheat seems
inevitable. Clcarnncos today at New York,
5000; curb, 0s1so."
A telegram from st. Louis states that "tho
remarkable advance in September wheat At
Chicago created less Of n stir than was antci-
patcd, aud there was no unusual excitement
In the pit During the session IL leaked out
that J. d. NJ Keller, the well known st.
Louis miller, was caught In the Chicago
deal on the short side some claiming for
over 100, 600 bushels. Mr.. Keller stated To
an Associated Press reporter that ho was
! 5000 bushels short, that he had the wheat
and would ship It TO Chicago for delivery by
special freight train tonight Every ayaila.
BILE ear ON the east side will be brought into
rcquisItiou tonight, and large amount II
wheat will be landed In Chicago before the
close Of the month"
"rhc Chicago Daily Ncis will say Of the
remarkable course pursued by September
| wheat today that IL IL the outcome Of cor.
ncr In that option by II. y. Hutchinson who
has been buying all Of the September wheat
offered lately. that, rs only three days re-
manned for the shorts 10 settle their trades
In, They went into the pit this morning and
began 10 bid against each other, with the ~
suit that the price mounted rapidly; that
when II reached ti.25, Hutchinson sent the
shorts word that he hal little wheat Co
sell. that they 1ockrd TO his office, where he
disposed Of 325. 900 bushels at ti.2j Ia a very
short time; that he then, after telling those
Of the shorts who were still waiting that
wheat would go 10 a. within a week, lac
went away to his club, leaving instructions
with his brokers b. sell the shorts all IA
wheat they wanted ~ " -, or buy all they
would sell atfl2t There il a suspicion that
Hutchinson also has most Of the December |
wheat, and In consequence that option went |
up ~ 81.
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Lemons, 8,0o@3.5o per box. Bananas, 500
@2.00 per bunch.
EGas,-Steady. Boxes, 17c cases, 1Sc.
Reconsideration layers, ~. 6o@3.O0; layers,
$2.75; California, $2.60@3.00.
BUTTER-Butterine, loo; creamery, 24c;
dairy, lsc; country butter, i2kc@15c.
CIpER-ozark, $3.50 per brl, and $3.50 per
half brl.
VISEGAR-Per gal, I0@l2o.
VEdErABLEs-0nions, sl.75 per brl. Cab
bage-Loose, ST. Louis, 5@0c; Chicago, so
&c; kraut, per brl, $780, half brl, $3.50 Garlic
50c per 100. -
PoUTRY-Chickens young, h.76@3.6O;
mixed, 81 90; hens, $275@300.
PIcKLEs-l}rls, $3.50; half brls, s4.00
PoTAToEs-Firm; sl.75 per brl; sacks, Csc;
sweet, $3.50 per brl.
NuTs-Coooanuts, 800 per 100. Peanuts,
Virginia, 4ISG1Gc; Tennessee, farmers stock,
3I19lc-roasted, 2]1c higher shelled, o@7c;
Pccans, Texas, 00yi2c.
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Live Stock.

CHICAGO, H., Sept. 27.-The Dropers' Jour
nal reports; Cattle-Receipts, 49, head,
including 5000 head of Texas and western
cattle; shipments, 1900 head Good cattle
steady, common lower. Choice TO extra
beeyes, S8.16@6.50; common TO good, $1,000
$40; stookers and feeders, sl.90@3l0; COWS,
bulls and mixed, $1.35@2S0; Texas steers,
$200@290; cows, sl.75@2.20; natives and
half breeds, $2.75@40O; wintered Texans,
$235@3.S5.
lIog3-Receipts, 1850 head; shipments,
GOO0 head, Market stronger; mixed, $500
$40, heavy, $5.S5@6.5O; light $4,000. 10;
skips, SO. 50a5.40.
Shecp-Receipts, $500 head; shipments,
1000 head. Market steedy; natives, S2.75@
$50; western, s3.20@3.75; Texans, s2.75@
$780, lambs, $3.75@555.
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NEW York, Sept. 27.-Coffee - Options
steady; sales, Al, 600 bags, including septem-
per, SlSo5@l3,2o October, $12. 25@f2.4S No
yembeT, $ll.66@1l.75 December, sil.2o@
@1l.0o; March, $40. so0piO. 95; April, $i0. so(q
ll.oo; May, $i0.Ss@l09O; July, 5000. Spot
Rio quiet and steady; fair cargoes, 14}Ic.
Sugar-Raw, quiet and nominal Rice
Steady, light demand.
CINCINNATI, O., Sept. H.-Whisky-Steady;
sales, $50 barrels finished goods on basis
Sl14. Butter, firm. Sugar, steady. Eggs,
firm at l6c. Cheese frmer.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Sept 27.-On the produce
exchange today the butter market was steady
and unchanged. Eggs-Scarce and higher,
1SQl0c,
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CoRS MEAL.-Standarl, S2.3532i0, city
pearl. s2.4,ot25o. pearl. $3.50, quiet
BEASs AND Prls-Nayy beans, $3.50 me.
dlum, 500.
oar MIAL-ln half brls $3.50 from store.
CKAcKEHs Soda, treble extra, g. ginger
snaps, sjs(eau; assorted jumblcs i0tsi2c
cream crackers, shCfpc.
fLnUH-from storc, common, t375OtlO0
family. a. 1894 49, choice, Si.JOCIl ~, fancy,
tLgnou5.O0 extn fancy, t5.l5CG5. IS, patent,
t5.6OaIa.Tb very strong.
CRACKED wnKAr In half brls $3.50 from
store.
lloNiSY AND GRirs--From store, 1875.
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Cash quotations were a. follows
flOur-Quiet and hrmcr patents, o. OpG1
6.i0 hakcrs', In sacks, iiO0gL2j. winter
A.7jCt5.l0.
40. ? spring wheat ii.iC@L2s; No. 3
spring wheat s0d9lc. No. red, Sl.iG No
2corn, i0Isc, No. oats, 2a,.c. No. 2 rye
"a &c, No. barley, nominal. Ne. nax SEED
fi.3i. prime timothy seed, ti fOCfi.52
Mess pork. Per bfl, nlHhttH2is. lard
Per iu0 lhs, 30. 55ttiO.55js short ribs, sides
loosc. ts7OCts52is.
Re1cipts-Flour. ilOOo bfls. wheat, 720
bu. corn, ~. co.. bu, oats, $4,000 bu, rye.
lO.OpO bu. barley, 1900 bu
shipmrnts-flour 2s,UUp brls, wheat as
OJD bu. curn lG2 OoO bu. oats, i7i,OJO bu.
rycili ,0oO bu, barley, $500 bu.
ST. louis. Mo. sept N.-Flour strong
whcat-Oash strong anil higher. Options
Unsettled. Tho opening was A6gic
lover aud with discoungiug cablcgrnms the
market weakened OF fraction. With good
buying reaction resulted. The sharp al.
vance IN Chicago shnrpnrl the demand, and
for tims prices andyauoc,l but the close
was heDt below yesterday NJ. ? rel. cash,
gisc October. y1c. closing piisc bid De.
ccmbcr, psoirDi &C. closing i,isc May, tLO2a
CitOlA.. closing tiO2A.
CONFIRM hut dull. No. 2cash. sos. C3lOc.
September, to0pto,sc, closing nj lOc bid.
MAY, NAr, closing nt dA'.r ltd.
Oas-Dull. No. cash. 2ia2J.c; October,
2ic; September. 22Ac bid. November, 23ac
bid. year, 22isc bid, NAV ~ &c bid.
Brn-unchangcd at o..
FlnSsccd-tt -.
Curnmeal-unchangei ~ a. iOd2i6.
Ryc-unchnngrd. Ma 2 sic
Hay-Dull aud neglected. prairie, N.Oo9
$50. timothy, tiO.500tiaNl.
liuttcr-Rulet aud unchanged; Creamery,
isdnc. dairy, i59i7G Eggs-ttcady for
good stock at iSc.
Proyisions-Strong AMI higher. Pork
tiA 2iOtihhO. IAri-l'rime steam, nomi.
nally firm. Dry nlt shoulder
$500, longs aud ribs. $50. short clear
o. - nacnn-Shouldert tS75. longs and
ribs, ias7,. short clear 'ioi2k. Hams
90 bO@iAO0.
Recelpts-Fiour. 1900 bfls. wheat, 1900
bu. corn, 5000 bu, oats, $500 bu; rye.
900 bu. barley, 2dOo bu.
shipments Acup hrlE wheat, a.
90 bu corn, 00co bu, oats "a 600 bu. rye,
400 bu, barley, 1000.
kASs.s Cry, Mo-, s,pt gI.-wheat-
Stronger No. 3 red. cash, SIC asked Ocio.
Der, s4ifc bid. s0c asked nrccmbcr, salcs az
SsCtssi.c, May, u5o bid, nlC asked. No 2
soft cash. a2c bid, poc Askod October, p2c
bid, December sales at 81, May, 800 bid.
ti. 90 asked.
Corn-Quiet No. cash. Sc askcd; octo.
Der, S2jtc asked; the year, 90 asked.
oats-No. 2 cash, AS asked, October,
2Oc asked.
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IsesI.furs.

CoRN-From store, white, SC; MIXED. 59c.
from lcyce OF depot, white, In bulk, sc, In
sacks, 5ic. mixed. In bulk, i7c, In sacks, 5oc.
BR,S-From store, Sc from lcyoc or de
pot $3.50
HAY-Choicc, from store. p0c, car load,
frnm leveo or depot, .l6 5oCti00O, prime.
from store sOCts5. car load, from leycc ~
depot, ill50. prairie from store, SSCtisc, car
load from lcyco or depot. slo 6OCtii.OO.
OArs-from store white, Sc. mixed a3c
from leycc or depot white, In bulk. 82c, Ia
.ncks, sac, mixed, In bulk, 30, In sacks, Sic
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LANm-Choicc, IiS@5c; common TO good
per head SiGm3OO.
HoGs-Choicc light, G'G6ISc; good, 5J4CGc;
common, 5Mblgc,
CArrLE-Choicc, 3h@3lIc; good, 2H@3c;
scnllawags, li4m2Ac;
snrm-Choicc, &c; medium, 393JSc; COM
mon, 81. 600 90
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HrokI.Ians.

Fim-M ackcrcl half brls, No. 1, tsSo. No.
2. 500 ION kiL No. 1, ti26, No. 2, ais.
Dry herring family, pc per box.
foo. PRopucu-Strung mess pork, NG COO
1875, sugAf-curcd hams i2htJl3ifc; break.
Tact bacon, ilCpi2c. bacon, clear rib sides,
l0Gc. shoulders. pAc, bulk pork, clear sides,
p,sc. clear rib sides, pAo, long clear, O,sc,
shoulders, Sisttsa.c.
L,np-rccs, pl.dpNc. half brls, 10000
lOlsC kegs ioOp6giONo choice kettle, iOls
Wlti.c. Firm.
Pos Fsu-Barrcls, $780, half barrels
AO0 Kegs, l2OO
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COTTON Markets.

The local cotton market opened steady and
closed steady middlinR, ol4c. Sales 1900
bales, including $50 bales last evening Of
which 200 bales TO exporters and 800 bales
10 spinncsL
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THE RIVERS.
Steamboats, Leaving.


Arrivals-Arkansas City, Natchez City Of
Nicksburg st. Louis; Kate Adams, Arkansas
Civ; De soto, Cincinnati.
ID Observation-Disclosures City st. Louis; City
of Nicksburg, Natchez; Kate Adams, Arkan-
eus INV
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Co,,ou s,.,, ,,ro,lu,,s.

PRIME CRuDE OIL-37@3sc, prime summer
yellow, I2Glijc, new l6c, primo summer
white cotton seed oil, l3@l5c; OF summer
yellow, lO@i2c choice cooking summer
yellow, i5@l7c; cotton seed meal $1,000
1900; less than car load, clI5O@ls.6O; of
cotton seed meal, Sl0.00 less than car load
lots, 5000.
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AS I've. Low changes.


PAS from indigestion, dyspepsia, and too
hearty eating. IL relieved At once by taking
one Of Carriers Little Liver Pills Immediately
after dinner. Don't forget this
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s,.sc Of ,h. ni,er..

OTTicr SIGNAL sTHyicr, 4. 4 A,
MrAfHis Tenn, SEPT n, SAN.
The following observations arr taken AZ all "a.
tons named ia tho 18th meridian time which Il
one hour later than Memphis time.
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CLEVELAND, o., Sept. 27.-Petroleum-
Steady; $. W. 1l0o, 79sc.
WrLMINGToN, N. C., Sept. 27.-Turpentine
Firm; 3SHc.
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Groceries.

CANNED Ooors Pine apples, Al. so Peaches,
2 lbs, standard. ~ 80, second, ft2h roma.
toes, 2 lbs, standard, unc, = lbs. standard,
n 10 Strawberries, n. % Hnsphcrrics, si4 40.
HaCkhCrrics. ti a.. Green Cages 81. IS rcaru.
t20n. flums IS. Asparagus, A. -. Green
corn, ti.iO. Green peas i21 Cove oysters.
full weight. I H.. siuo, 2 lbs. si.Oi Urht
weight, On, 2lh, i'Sc Condensed milk Crown.
t5Ht Eagle, F5N. Swiss, t5n Salmon.
tl15ttli0 Sapliucs, thUOOth IS. mustard
mtlincs, 500. Mackcrcl, els, herring
vnckcrcl. tiO5.
suoAH-ruc white, Nc. or white, c:
yellow clarified, 1AwSc. refined A, NJ, stand.
hrd granulaicd, sA@shc, powdered, $50,
cut loaf, $50, firm.
CoTTIr-Common, il'.c. ordinary, i5tc,
fair, i0lfc, prime RIO, isc, choice 10 fancy,
Ia. old government. nCt32c. strong
saginaw. ~ 3OC,i 80 per brl; Ohio
river. tiHal.2a per brl, SIS, line, a. $50
lao, coarse, ti.i0oti.ih, pkts 2A@7c.
Ricr-Louislana, o@5Ac, Carolina, o.,
quiet
C,Sptu-suck, all sircs, In brs, pals and
brls paiic. fancy assorted, pgiSc, extra
fancy, iSCt2ic firm.
CHErsE-prime flats T0sifc. New York
factory, sCinc full cream, ilGtii Jtc Young
America, iiaiiisc.
Soar Asp CASpLrs-soap, 3h6g5c; can.
dies, full weight, pi,c.
ffAnCH-3A6Nitc.
MntAHsrs=l.ouisinnn common 90 fair, 20
Ct2,c, prime, choioo, 33a3sc, fancy lO64dc;
centrifugal, common 10 fair, 9ct3,c, primo
10 choice, SOgiSc; syrup @a,Oc, quiet
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INcnANnr orn1ArinNa.

Ordinary, 7Nc. good ordinary, SIC; low
middling, csc, middling, CSC, good mid.
ding iOc, middling fair, lO,.c, fair, nomi.
nal.
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Many corrox srArrsrsr.

impors-M &C n n. 81 MAT n ~, 80
l. A n. H. X, n. Nal A. n r., ga C.. O. q +
W. r. n, a.. X. C., ~ a n r. H., iio. IN H. u,
isli Tenn. Mid H. r., -. steamers SS wagons
ioo Total. 1854 bales
EHpors-L AN. Il r.. ~, c, O. as wRR.
tsa l., n O.. a 7. H. H.. ii9 steamers north. til
Total col bales
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Wool
Now York Dry Goods Market.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 27.-wool-steady
and unchanged.
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NEW York, Sept 27.-With the jobbing
branches of trade a very fair demand was
present.
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RUPTURE CURED.

Or. 4. NoBLR.
ereciaiisi IN N. Cur. II Ruy,ur, aud al, Te,r. a,
Chronic Diseases. Male o. Female
DuFTvht cuhkp WITHOUT TuE KNtFR ON
IN hindrAncs 70 business hv me a.ai..t.a
ron f-d Truss snd ofios Treatment
In piteases Of Nemsn. T. ali their iorma give
Immediate Iglifi AMI permanent curs wv
Structure. Hydnecs aud NafIrtssir IA al f,..,,.
Of hes-i ni-esseA cufud IN shar time / rfsstrt,e
etcfy $50 J nlg ltus-cs malC sni ftil AL
iof names and sdflrsss Of cute ,-s.is b.
once ~. 90 LHIrfI.ay
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MUSTANG LINlMENT

CURES PILEs, BURNS, CUTS, CoRNs
BRUISES. CllLDLAlSS A fRosTDIILS
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
MONEY PER CENT. NEW YORK Ex-
CHANGE Leo PREM. SELLING.
Cotton steady-Middline Cotton, o a-4o
Sales Today, 900 Baies-The Tone
of the General Market steady-Meats
Strong,
APPRAL OFFICE,

THURSDAY EVENING, Sept q, lsss,
Money in active demand and ample sup
ply at the banks rates 8 per cent
The clearinghouse report is as follows;
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MUSTANG LINIMENT

CURES FOOT ROT. sHOULDER-R0T.
BCllEW-WoRM AND sCAB IN SHEEPl
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INV YORK.

Spots opened steady and closed quiet,
10 5.lCc. Sales. $40 bales. QUO.
tations were as follows Ordinary. 7,sc;
good ordinary, i.i0c; low middling. iOc.
middllng, 10 7lGC good middling, 10 &c
middling fair, ilHc; fair. l2c.
Futures opened steady aud closed very
dull, Ne follows September, aO3@aG5, octo.
Der. 0.0i@aG5. November, a0l60G5: Dc.
ecmbcr, p.CCtaoC7i January, a73@07i. Feb.
ruary, osi9os2 March, ooaapi; April,
e.us@oo, May ioOG@lO0s. June, iOIl
@loib, July, io2o9io22 salcs, 4I,iD
bales.
WV uuiuANa
The spot market opened steady and closed
easy. Middlinr olsc. Sales l,25N bales
Quotations were as follows Ordinary.
1916. good ordinary, sNi6c; low mid.
ding. 5-iGc, middliug e'Ec. good middling.
10 5'i6c.
Futures opened barely steady and closed
quiet as follows September. nominal
October e.S2@pSS November, 0.i5Ctp 10
December, 0iGdoi7. January, 02Ida q
February. o8a93i; March o42c,a. ia
April. o6i@a62 May aOda0i; June
eo0@e7o July e7s@oso sales, 1890,
bales
DAILY rom AND INTERIOR MOVEMENT.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT.

E EsSsSi: Il Il P SST 81! 81. day. Day. ISL ~.
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A PATTY.

1t must be evident to all unprejudiced
observers that the Republican party is at
great straits for a ticket to nominate at
the coming convention. There is no lack
of ambitious statesmen in the party who
are eager and anxious to lead the party
in the campaign. But several of them
are men who have presented themselves
with unvarying and monotonOus regu-
larity during past conventions, and to
whom the hope deferred of attaining a
nomination has made them not only
heart-sick, but desperate. OF these the
principal figure is John Sherman, who
has been the favorite son of Ohio almost
time out of mind. Cold and uncon-
genial, he yet maintains a strong follow
ing that has grown more persistent at
every recurring convention. Allison has
hitherto doomed up ineonspicu0usly when
greater names than his divided conven-
tons; but Iowa and Nebraska are strong
ly for him and his hopes lie in his accept
ability as a compromise candidate.
Harrison was the fayorite ION of In
diana four years ago, and the determine
tion TO stick by him to the last this
time has been openly declared by
his manager, John G. New. Then come
Gresham, who will have a powerful back
ing from all sections OF the country b
men to whom the names of old leaders
are positively distasteful Depew, to
whom the major part of the New York
delegation are openly committed; AIger,
who has the powerful support Of Che
soldier vote and the old Logan influence,
and ingalls, Tor whom NarmotIl and the
Southern carpet-bag element will fight
TO the last gasp. In spite of all that has
been said by himself Blaine has an n
thusiastic following from the Pacific
States and Colorado. and ii. as prephesied.
Arkansas. which is second i'll the call OF
states at the Convention, leads off with
her fourteen votes for the pIamed knight,
distraction will settle down upon the
body at the outset. The advocates Of
each indi7idaal candidate are convinced
that he alone is capable Of leading the
party to victory and the wreck of blasted
ambitions which is sire to be the result,
whatever the outcome, BODIES i'll for the
success OF any ticket the Convention
may nominate.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-20
rHE HIGH SCHOOL ESSAYS,

We give space in this issue to some OF
the essays delivered at the graduating
exercises Of the Butte High School. Want
of space prevents the publication Of more
than half Of them to-day, and as it would
be an act of injustice to abbreviate any
of them. the publication Of the remain
der is reserved for next Sunday. They
are, as any can see who reads them
very creditable productions, breathing
the ardor of youth for higher efforts tG
the attainment Of the ideal embodied in
the fayorite class motto: per aspera ad
astra." They will recall to many who
have since met face to face the stern
realities of life so glibly talked of there
their own hopes and high resolves, and
many viii renew their youth with the
memories thus called up. The essays OF
this graduating class will compare ia.
vorably with any delivered under similar
circumstances elsewhere and are cred.
liable testimony to the work of the
teachers under whose auspices they are
developed.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-20
WHO n WHAT

Gresham and Phelps are fayorites
among Colorado Republicans, and the
Denver Republican advocates the nom
ination OF the former. New York Repub-
LEANS want Depew and Gresham, al
though they have a lingering hope that
something may yet turn up to thrust
Blaine to the front as a sort of fortune
of war.
We do not exactly understand how ii
is, however. that Gresham receives such
cordial endorsement in the East, since il
is understood, in spite Of equiyocal
denials, that he is at heart a free trader,
or at least favorable to a reduction OF
the tariff. 1t may be that it is hoped by
placing a strong prOtectionist at one end
Of the ticket and a tariff reformer at the
other, that the Republican voters of both
the West and the East will be con.
ciliated.
But what then is left of the issue? On
what grounds do the Republicans pur.
pose standing? What promises Of re.
form do they hope to go before the coun.
try with?
The party has doubtless become con
WINGED by this time that it can hardly
hope for success by the old deception Of
protection which signally fails to pro
tect the masses; and row begins to set
the necessity OF a tariff reform. But i
will leave itself in a most ~unfavorablt
position before the country if it does no
seize n horn or the other of tn.